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RADIO 



SCREEN 



STAGE 




Sroi* No. 4 



NEW YORK, TUESDAY, JULY 4, 1933 



56 PAGES 







oes with Harvard Accent Too 
Mfy t for Coast Studio Caster 




lioa Angelea, July 8. 
XTnnoticcd and morei or leas 
passed up is the castlngf director, 
he wlio -has to produce anytl»Ine 
the imagination t)f a scenario 
iwriter can deyise. Siamese twins, 
double for Durante or a, lad witli 
Mix fingers on his left hand are re- 
41«tota he can fill standing on his 
liewL - Others aire; noJt. so simple. 
5*er hay© to ire done the hard 

On notice of a minute, casting 
4Urectors have to produce the near 
Impossible. Many have their nerves 
4oing nip-ups following screwy re- 
aiiests from the studio. One caster 
turned grey trying to locate trip- 
lets^ three yeeura old. seemingly or- 
dinary request but all the Crip- 
lets Itt California were eithier under 
or over the trey marlc. 

If a prop man gets a request for 
Bomethtng uhusual, he as i. rule 
can hare the article built. Not so 
With the caster. What he heeds 
must be able to walK. 

At For, a request was handed to 
Phil PrejBdman to locate two 
negroes with a Harvard accent 
Though he searched right, the edu- 
cational screech was not available. 
Same studio has been searching for 
months for a Ave -year- old boy 
With an Irish brogue. 

Rogers For Goat 

Some time ago, same studio was 
looking for a family of five or six 
youngsters. Kids had to be able to 
vftct and bear a resemblance to Will 
Rogers. 

Though it's out of the! human 
Mement, Paramount had to enlist 
the aid of the casting office to lo- 
cate four cigar store Indians. After 
•: the pfop depattifHent had exhausted 
itaelf in its effort to get the In- 
dians, casting department was ap- 

(Contlnued on page 66) 



Welcome Ohosts 



Sounds like '28 and '29 In the 
nite spots and roadhouses. 
Everybody talking about and 
seemingly In the market again. 

The generally improved pat- 
ronage in the nite spots is be- 
ing ascribed to the profit mak- 
-injg. 



SFF milGT, 
THH SLIP FUST 



Practically Only Chance 
After Leaving Majors Is 
Short Time with Inclie 
Producers 



>ART^REP 
PAYS OWN WAY 



Easiest Way Idea at 
Snininer Resorts Has 
Set Bandmen Weeping 



^ The cut-rating summer resorts 
are playing hayoc with established 
orchestra leaders and ' musicians 
■wrho decry the easiest way policy 
whicii some combos, usually college 
kids, take of working for - their 
keep' piu3 $7 to $10 a week per 
toan for expenses. A swank Korth 
Carbllna resort is paying $150 a 
*eek for a 14-plece collegiate or- 
..^xAestra^ plus^board-«na "lodginff.^--- 
One niifnor maestro is taking his 
l-qulntiet o»f jazzlsts to an Adlron- 
^ck r^rt for $35 and an oppor- 
tunity spend a comfortable 
JJ^cash on the cuff. Attitude, is 
«»at this will permit rehearsals and 
l^urance of sticking together, at 
'be same time being away from the 
city and at least staying out of the 
fed.. 



Omaha, July S. 
New idea In repertory companies; 
developing here with organizing of 
Folio Players. Company will begin 
on a cost-sharing and cooperative 
plan, each member paying for his 
or her own costume and all sharing 
miscellaneous expenses. Group Is 
starting without any cash on hand 
and has no financial backer. Plaa 
is to do standard works, first pro- 
duction 'Hamlet.' 

No profit will be shared for time 
being, all receipts going into a fund 
until, organization can defray own 
expenses. 

Studios at KOIL have been 
loahied gratis for rehearsals, and 
company will be ready to show In 
three weeks. All twenty, or so mem 
bers of company are employed 
locally, so that company will make 
orily one night stands In nearby 
towns to enable members to hold 
down jobs in daytime. Qfferis from 
three surrounding hamlets are on 
file, yet the players havie attempted 
no publicity or bookings. 

Motivating force, director, chief 
player is Hart Jehks, now writinjgr 
continuity for KOIL, whose experi- 
ence includes eight years in New 
York, five with Fritz Leiber, and 
three with Walter Hampden. Most 
of members are recognized local 
amateurs, but some experienced 
actors, besides Jenks, are included 
in cast. Nearest thing to opposition 
Is a summer repertory company, 
Magee Players, but they attempt 
nothing so pretentious, aiming to 
show along with pictures. 



MEN LUCKIER 



Film Men Can't See and Don t Want 
Ufft or Radioers in Same Code 



Hollywood* July S. 
Femma istar*, upon going off 
eontraet at • major atudio* have 
a hard time maintai ing their 
•tarring atatua. 

Male playara get a batter break. 
Some of the latter manage to get 
back into the contractual fold, or 
do better aa free lancara. All aeem 
to make better money aa free lartce 
playera than under contrnct. 

Gals when dropped by major 
studios, while they cling to the 
star rating, fall off In earning 
power. There are but a, few ex- 
ceptions. 

In recent months Mary Astor, 
Tallulah Bankhead, BiUie Dove; 
Leila HyamSr Barbara Kent, Doro- 
thy Lee, Dorothy MackalU and 
Anita Page have slipped from the 
major studio contract lists. They 
have been more or less inactive 
since their terms washed up. Miss 
Astor, Miss Kent and Miss Dove 
have married and are not so In- 
terested in screen careers as in the 
past. Dorothy Lee is singing with 
the Phil Harris band. Miss Hyams, 
Miss Page and Miss MackalU each 
have done a pair of pictures alnce 
leaving their former home lots. 
They Work Infrequently 
Tallulah Bankhead has returned 
to the Stage with little interest 
shown in her by the major studios- 
• (Continued on page 48) 



A Socking Natural 



Far Rockaway, L. I., July 8. 

• Glean-up boardwaklk conces- 
sion of the summer season at 
this resort probably will be the 
old 'Sock Me Hard' baseball 
tossing game with a new twist. 

Instead of the usual colored 
boy a;s a target, the conces- 
slohaire is looking, f Or a. sockee. 
who resembles Hitler, For 
Far Rockaway, he figures, this 
will be a natural 



'Billies Ballish 



Continued pickup of the call for 
the race and hillbilly record in the 
souffi'TfSFlircWtfdTteAiVi^ 
Increase its list appreciably In this 
field. Bettering of the price of mar- 
ket and a spurt In activi .y among 
the textile mills is. held accountable 
for the upping oC the southern rec- 
ord market. >' 

In response to tbe demand Victor 
Is scouting among the radio outlets 
down south for some of tho better 
known hlllblUy talent 



Naked Exploitation 



Newest exploitation stuht re-: 
ported from Paris comes from 
the medical profession and not 
the theatriei, according to a for-r > 
cign letter in the 'Journal of 
the American Medical. Assn.' 

Handsome and stylishly 
dressed young woman has 
been invading the consultation 
rooms of dermatologists with 
a plea for the removal of tat- 
too marks. Display necessi- 
tates the removal of her outer 
clothing to reveal the name of 
a proprietary pharmaceutical 
preparation. Explanation is 
that the remedy cured her of a 
lingering disease and^ sh^^^^ 
Its name tattooed as a token of 
gratitude. Now she's tired of 
it. 

The few phy.siclans who are 
fooled and offer treatment are 
told she'll return but she never 
does. Meantime the name 6t 
the medicine is stamped on the 
medical mind. 



BVAirS UD OFF; 
BOOZE nOWlNG 



Lid is off on Broadway. 
. With publicity of . the U. 3. At- 
torney in Netw York having axled his 
enforcement . squad, the towp went 
wide .open with booze. 

The economy move In ousting the 
ofHcial Government staff and plac- 
ing any enforcement worries on the 
local police is a gag. 

All the spots are now rooting for 
a shot of likker to come down to 25c 
In highball form, .. 

Booze prices went down over the 
weekend. With repeal in sight and 
beer on Sunday, the reformers must 
be happy in the heat. 

Aired Coast Mystic 
Now Selling Acid Pifls 

Los Angeles, July 3. 

A. P. Range, who as 'Daddy Ran- 
go,' was one of tho local air mystics 
who went off the ether on a recent 
Federal Radio Commission ban, has 
now turned medico and; is contactr 
Ing. local stations for time., 

His new business . Is the dispens- 
ing of fHealth and Happiness* tab- 
lets. Which he claims will cure most- 
ly all Ills by the removal of that 
acid condition. 

TIME AND NAME CHANGES 

Former Stars Glad to Again Show 
At. A"y rice 



Because the legit actor migrates 
to Hollywood and the Hollywood 
actor talks or sings over the air, 
as well as the fact that much screen 
material is adapted from stage 
shows, would indicate a relation- 
ship among these three phases of 
the show business. Conceding that 
there is this relationship, Hayeltea 
are prepared to show to the Qov^ 
ernment, if necessary, that there la 
no reason why. all should come un- 
der the same code roof. 

Film spokesmen hold that Actors' 
Elqulty has problems which are dis«- 
tinctly of the legitimate field, tho 
same as the Hays body haa inter- 
pretations which could, only be 
made of picture conditions. 

Had Equity been successful In 
any of its prfevious attempts to or-* 
ganize the Hollywood actor, then» 
film people admit, the situation 
might be entirely different. So far 
as things go now, wlien a legit actor 
or producer quits Broadway for 
Hollywood he crosses a very dis- 
tinct line of demarcation. •. 

The phases of show business are 
claimed so entirely different, despite 
the nelghborllness of dei^llngs, that 
picture advisers do not see even how 
separate entertainment codes can 
later be co-ordinated. 



Hartford, July 3. 

Mary Nolan appeared for two 
days at the Cameo theatre here in 
conjunction, with five other acts of 
vaudeville, two feature pictures 
iit}A \n -Sid^tiionM^^?^^ .contests,, for 
an. admission price of lOc. 

Last week Agnes Ayres visited 
the same thcaire at the same ad- 
mish. 

Stellar names attractions that 
only a f6w years ago drew around 
$2,500 weekly for pcnsonal appear- 
ances are said to be getting less 
than $75 for two day appeararices 
at the Cameo, 



Jungle Folk Beg for 
Air Tom-Tom Whoopee 



Brussels, June 21. 

Tom-tom manipulators are get- 
ting scarce In the Upper Congo and 
natives, not being able . to do their 
dances except now and again, are 
becoming restless,- 

Their chiefs have petitioned for 
a wireless transmitting station 
where one of ' the rare " tom-tom' 
bangers can .perform before tho 
mlke.^ 

Receiving " sets in ' the villages . 
would pl6k up, the notes, wild 
whoopee would again- break out and. 
melancholy, . natives r could again 
grin: 



No Giniitiicks at Century's 
Honywood Stuaio Exhibit 

Chicago, July 3; 

bscar Rosenthal,- builder and 
owner of Hollywood studio at the 
World's Fair, declares nothing 
smacking of racketeering, will be 
permitted at the concession. Be- 
.sleged by chiselers, but turning 
thena all down because 'We will 
take no liberties with the good hamci 
of the motion picture Industry,' 

Propositions for screen and voice 
teatfl.-frQm iireheral - nub ile - turned: 
down. Meanwhile concession has 
contest tieups with Universal and 
Paramount and other deals pend- 
ing with Metro and Radio. 

Currently Jack Sullivan, formerly 
of Moriom:am, and George Jcftk<^ 
lV)rmorlv With C. C. Burr, are co» 
direpting n .short with Roscoe Atc<l 
and. Dovo'.hy Al o.s, with public loolc- 
iivii on. 



VARIETY 



p ICYU RE * 



Tuesday, July .4, 1933 



[lan't Duck That Hollywood Thing 
No Matter fhere You 




Hollywood, Jiily 3. 
Rettirhlng ttpjn four mopth^' 
■vacation Richard Walr 

lace decl<w;ed that no matter ho^ 
far theirHpllyiwpodlah' 
never gets away from Hollywood. 
/iJot that the ^prtd has gone Holly- 
'wood, i)^it th^ p^regrinationB of tW 
icture colony "have thei)tf^'t>ojf)bing 
up .all- -over - the . world, .wJth -the- 
' traveller likely to ibump into a Pal 
Ronie, Budapest, .or 

©ther. way-6tops in rthe old world; 
Atcordihg to. thiB returned direc-. 
i any-Ptreet-inany foreign court v. 

i try plays.. , sop® ^iy"^U®.^ 

Hoily wood Tnugs. So many 
countered oii - a world's trip that it 
looka as, if the . entire population 
sp^nt its time enriching Cooks or 
TVagbn lists. No naatter how they 
try! to g^t away from it, th^ir comr- 

••Wrays- 

Wallace fell py^r Harry voe 
Brown, . ilonald Colman, Charles 

jfoyer, . fi^^^ Poniriier;; B^thold 
Vlertel, George Mtfrjon, Jjf., Saliy 
Bl?tne; J»nd VPtherS; Paris. ; At 
linie^^iirink hi?' visit to ^he Pren<si» 
hptsp,<)t .was' he -^permitted to forgelt 
.HollyV<iod." , '' . ^/ 
Fe^ps and . Charjes , i'uffy . greeted 
liiijo/ ftndv spent -most of .his- visit 

" asking fluestlorts about "aoayyiboA. 

Periin Ho»t8 Them 

: BerliaJwias paying hps.t to Rod 
ia i Roqtiie, .Vllma^ viB^ivky, I?aul 
nrKobrter, Joseph- ;jpfsterna<jfcl, 
dai-nett, Robeiet .^^^^ GlR^pn 
G.ow'lahd and others who. talk^;, 

Hollywood. AftiBrL_Eerlln^iGuUiver 

•was a picture name to .Wallace. 
i:x)hdon trotted out , Clyde Cook, 
Jamed Finlaysph, Alexander , Korda* 
Irving Asher,' Charles .liaughton, 
Jeahette . MacBc^t^ld;, Boh . JElitcbie 
atid<a 'flbck.<>£ .others, niorp fnt^f-. 
ee^ed jn Hollywood boulevard than 

iPlpead'lttyr . ' , "■■ 

Piily in Rome did he miss a 
Hollywood riaitive ! but then .only by 
two <lays,.and the inaii wfts .again. 
Marry Joe- Brown. Liatter biirned 
at Italy because . he. couldn't find, a 
beriefit tp' TStage-nian^^gei. so ducked 

put. . ' .. . 

; Wallace, hit . Berlin a Jfew days 
Bf'tei- Mitleif -started . hi^ >?len of 
teWpr, AW of the ; picture people 
who caine uhd6r his ban had lied 
across the border to Prague, 
*n alert city, which immediately 
iBtarted to promote the refugees to 
start a picture industry Irt the 

town. • _ 

Oh the way home, Wallace 
stopped at ttavan'^ where he 
walked into Frank Borzage and 
Sidney Lanfleld. ^ 

Arriving back in HoUywopd, 
Wallace looked fpr famUiar. faces. 
There were few to, be .found, 
seemed as if elverybo^ was Jn Eu- 



LEPERER STORY MESS - 

TWo'^t Radio .Must Be Revised for 
Foreijjner— Others, 

Hollywood, 
Story dlfflcultles on lour yarns 
has the production, schedule at 
Radio in a mess. 'Troubadour , and 
•Romance in Manhattan,^ both^nc- 
ured for Francis Lederer,. haye 
.been tossed to Uie writers. r, 

vision. 2*^M 

Sidney I^nfipld, engaged . ^ij 
rect Lederer's first, wa^ switthed 
tb 'Aggie Appleby,' the final" Con- 
stance Bennett picture. After, go- 
ing • over the .. story,-. Misa.- Bennett, 
threw up her hands and asked for 
another story. '^Aggie'. is hOW belner 
=f«writteh-a& tbe -flrst^ealture . tot 

jlelen MacliJr'. ' . ■ . J 

Meanwhile, 'Beautiful' was okayed; 

by the «xec3 as an Ann. JTardirtg-; 

Glive Brook picture, Bropk'S first; 

at Radio on his threP picture .«0n-^ 

tract. Englishman wpnt . over the- 

Wory and decided it didn't suit his 

talents. He asked to be-withdrawn. 

from- the cast.- Studio -.de.cld«^lp. 

iiave the yam re\critten to fit 

Brooit. . .: . - . J,^ 

' I^hfleld, .who has; been on the ?pt 
four w^^kV, has fiVe W^^elts left^be- 
bdre he has to report to 20th Cen- 
tury on iwo-piclure contri^ct there. 
jpo:sslbiUtips are that fte'li ^9 
Zanutk organization without hav- 
ihg d5«6'aMSrthl«g'-for trttt 'Bdpney at 
Badioi. 




i Treasure Hunt Lands One Oar 




wiix mAhoney 

IT ■» • ' ■ • - 



, The.lios. Angelep JHerald. '^Jxpress' 
said: "Will Mahoney Is a pjnasli hit. 
The -audience .theer<?d him. ,Hls 
falls, hift comfedy and famous xylo- 
phone dance brought many of the 
audience to their feet to; flhout 

bravo/' 

~.~ irection. . 

rAlPH \. G. f-ARNUM 

1560 Broadway 



COCHRAN With fox 

Uondoo P'***'"**'* Pi'O'*"*'^'' 
Ally and' Advisor 

Ix)ndon,. July 3» 
I Charles Cochran has bpen placed 
under contract by Fox with the title 
of associate produ<^€r. He "wrlll act 
also as .literary adviser for the or- 
I ganization. abroad^ 

I s. R; Kent In New TTork an- 
nounced the appointment of Arch 
^elwyn as associate producer ana 
[cpnfirnied Cochran's status with Fox 
; abroad.' . " ' 

Dim EXCHANGE RATE 
NETS U.S. STAR 




V6n Steniberg and 

jUibitsdr Pals 
Aftes- 1f«ws' Fend 




r^WHTrE 
OVE METRO A HUNCH 

I Hollywood;/ . ^ - 

Metro Is planning a picture based 
bnitheillfe and subs^aucnt tragedies 
bf-Bvely'n Nesbit,-Harry-Thaw^d_ 

Stanford White. P.i<iture wilj^prob: 
kbjy be direpted by Clarence Brown 
I >No -past set as yet, but studio is: 
talking of a Clark' Gable-'.Jean.H^r- 
fpw.- Franchot Tone combination for 
thP three wain characters; r\ r 
! .... . ' -. ' L '- ' . .u '■*_■■ 

knorr's SBced Drive 
! His Fault 




k ¥ • • • • 



INOEX 

BurleSflue 
Ghattfer 
Editorl^ji 4. . . 
Explpitattolp 

Dm .Reviews 
Foreign Film' IStiews. . ; . 
Foreign' Show News. . . 
House Reviews . . ..... • ? 

Inside— Legit 
Inside—Pictures 
inside-^Radio 
Legltiniate ... i «.....■••• ' 

Lettfer List 
Liter^ati 
Music 
JSfew=A?is 



j " Rewind ot golf cost Arthur j. 
knorr, production manager of the 
bapitol, n: T.. ,$750v Knorr, who Is 
I member of .. the . 'HjUlcrest' .Golf 
^iiib of Janiaica, Long ,ls?apd< hit 
he white ipiU irit6 a car driven l>y, 
tnne .i). Gleason, of Forest HiUs^ 
,nd the ball oji-ashed the windshield 
and cut her. . . . 

.Tliis happened Jast August, but 
Lhe award was given to Miss ^1^" 
;on last week by Justice Nicholas 
;. Pette, who ruled that the, sliced 
all was not an • 'act of' God, 
Jnorr's -defense was that the ban 
was= driven straight down the fairr 
Wiajr, that a gust of wind carried ;it 
iff, the course. 

Miss Gleason, . who sued for 
1,000,. is. a sister , of Helen .Glea- 
lonr of the Metropolitan . Opera 
;pmpany; 



i Holly woodi 

i .All is .again sweet |and, serene be 
twepn'.Fhrnst Lubi^^^^ tind Josef 
Vpn Sternbierg on the Paramount 
Jot, fdllbwing their long no-spea)t 
fevid arising froDfi t^e Ippde. Ve- 
nus' jWpisode, . Dove of. peace de- 
scended a few diys ago when they 
made a. .point of dining" together 
publicly in the Par commissary 
1 Split between the two directors 
'came wlien Von Sternberg- dis 
ilairhed. JeM)pn8^biiity,:^fpr .^^^^^^ . cal 
ib^e. of .'Blonde y^niis,' asserting the 
story :WaB " forced- upon him. Lu - 
bitscfr challenged tliiSr saying-that 
his directorial ..cojleajgue had In- 
i^iisted oi^ n^akini^ 'Venus' the way 
it. WAS turned out. The, feu^. grew 
' iintij it' semed to be chronic, with 
everyone expecting fireworks when 
trie / two retyrned, to P^ after 
absences.^ : . _ .. ._ ■ . , .. : j, 

i Pof ..seypral. day?; , .they walked 
Iround, each . othejf, ,lwith, ; Marlene 
biptrich iwddin? . coolly to tubitsch, 
But suddenly , the, meggers went, 
into ei. huddle .and came , out two 
hours later " smiling and shaking 
hands and sittihg, down tp cheese 
knd suds together; 



Liondon, June 21. 
Bebe Daniels' stipend ..calls lor 
$20,000 for the picturift she is mak- 
ing for B. I, P., to ,be computed in 
pounds at the fate of exchange ex- 
isting at thej signing Of the contract, 
Ben LyOn wanted her to be paid In 
dbliars,.but B. L P. refused. Lyon, 
howeVpr, made his own oontralct ip 
dollars. ajid, with the fluctuation in 
In thP rate. Miss Daniel's pay is in- 
crea,sed by about '$4,6|)0!. 

Sally Bllers' contract for one pic- 
ture here cails'for $10,000. 

Coast Coirralesceiits 



?£^eiiieiil:s Em 



. Hollywood, July 3. 
Studio placements remained 
steady during the past; week, slip- 
ping, only .60 . below th€( previous 
weeii's total, . Extra, i assigfnments 
totaling A0i58 :Were nued* with the 
topi set a call for 326 people on 'Only 
yesterday,' Universal picture grind- 
ing exteriors, on the •F'irst National 
street ,seU.> Biggest , day, June 30, 

grossed 890. .calls. - 

Despito Fourth Of July holiday 
this week, outlook Is bright with a 
strong .Monday aidlngi 



Jackie Cooper left the Hollywood 
hospital June 30 following .10 days 
there- recoyecing from an, appendix 
operation. 

- Condition of. Dorothy Sampson^ 
also there, much better, following 
a peritonitis operation June .24. 

Dicic ' Foweil, at "the Cedars Of 
iiObanon, rapidly recovering from 
pnieumonia attack. 
! Herbert Somborn, another Cedars 
iDf Lebanon guest, also better. 
1 Norttiah Kfasna, in the ifime Iiost 
jpjtal for. medical treatment, in fair 
condition. ^ " 
i BotlT Dixie Lee-rCrosby and her 
newnborn son, Gary Evans, doing 
nicely at Cedars. 

Following a miiM>r op at the 
Santa Monica hospital, L. Wolfe 
Gilbert, Jr., son of the lyricist, rest- 
ing comfortably. 

Margaret Sullavari back at work 
ion' ,'Only Yesterday' at Univefsal. 
fifter a. daiy in bed diie id ruianlng 
a rusty nail into her foot on the set. 

Ben Harris, agent, seriously ill 
with blood and kidney trouble at 
the Glendale, Calif., sanitarium. 



Only report received so far by A« 
C. Blumenthal Irbm the tieasure 
hunt at the bottom of the sea some- 
where In the Wept tndies, 
the expedition had retrieved an oar 
from oniB of the sypposediy sunkeii 
vessels. lumey put $7,500 into the 
scheme, biit he ballted at sending. 

camera and sound men at , the last 

fi. •• ■ ■ 

minute. 

And now the camera and soiind 
tra^K (Union dem¥vnds two weeks' 
salfuty,.- yriiich the. minimum* 
amouiiting to. k bit. over $300., .If 
Blumey, upon , his return Irom: 
Europe, does not pay the lens men 
the union power to 

'li^usic in tjife Air,? ; current,. 
'44tii~Street,' N';. Y." .Show Is flrs^i 
cUclt. Vy Beggy Fears (Mrs. Bluni- 
enti).al) .whose name wjis dropped 
from tiie biUine Recently when th^ 
couiE>le quarreled and. split. . 

Blumey. went .. \ .i story .abouj, 
sunken gold-laden ships jafter being 
sold by tuvo down .town men who 
had, promised to finance the. proj-r, 
eci. . Yajsn spuh by.vA./.Hiatt Verlll,. 
an author, told of l'6 Spanish gal- 
leons having gone, tp the bottom 
during a hurricane, carrying, .$^|0,-. 
000,000 in gold. That was in 1635, 
the casualty bieiiig near Silver 
Shoais/142 miles lii^^^ 'ot Haytl, > 

.talk *G6tr (umey 
Estimated cost of th6- expedition 
was $16,000 and ' the other backers.; 
could only raise half that sum.' In', 
a swanky Park avenue apartment 
Blumey listened to thO story and 
finally piped: 'If you fellows are 
screwy enough to think there is 
gold in the seal, I'll stick in the rest 
of the coin.' • 

In - Bltimey'S-lmind' at . the .tim'^.»„ 
ho'weverr was= the. Idea pf- ma^ , ^ 
sound picture: Cameramen were 
summoned- to. :Cfinter_wJth . him. at^ 
the Waldorf Astoria. ' Equipmei^ 
for aquatic shootinfe' was assembled ; 
at ' the - -Pathe-BKD ' Offices at the 
cost of f »00. Then' Blumey started 
lo wbrry^what tf 'there .was no 
geid" *ecoviered— then there would 
be no picture. • He forthwith re- 
fused to send the cameramen, can- 
celling that-part of the program on 
^he eve of the' boat's saijing. 

The lens men mad6 a complaint 
to their union which is afflliated 
With the L A. T. S; E. Fred Demp- 
sey; of .the L A,, upon "verifying the 
iact, that Blymey had arranged to 
send the men, declared that two 
wi^eHs' salary "must be forthcoming* ^ 
If ndt then the stagt! hands at. 'Mu- 
sic in; this Air' would be called out, 



; I 

King Cinched for Fonr 

Hpllywoodj July 3. 
Henry King has been given a 
new .. four-picture directing deal 

■vvith Fox. ,„ ^ 

First under the contract will be 
'The House of Connelly,* starring 
Janet; Gaynor. Story is 'by Paul 
Green, .now at Metro. 



UHian Gisli^s «e^^^ AftCT 25 YcafS flw 





thelma Todd's Hubby 
Agenting Cameramen 

Hollywood, July 3. 
Pat De Cicci has. turned agent 
and is handling cameramen, In 
partnership with Charles Brown, 
formerly, of the Joyce- Selznick ; 
Agency.' They ate. a part of the 
Franlf -Orsatti offloe petup* 
'; De~ Cic<?i's wife, , Thelma Todd, ar- 
4-ive's 'here " Jiify 7 from Europe, 
fetoprping oft at 'her hOi# '.in_M 
chusette over the.. Fourth and- lhen 
|fiyiniB..'yv^st. . ;' 



News from, the Dailies, 

Nite Clui)S 

Obituary 
Outdoors. . . , 
Pictures 
Riidio . , - 

Radio Reports . . • - . * * ' 
/Spprts ,,,....<'• ••• ' * • " 
Times ^q,uare_, . . ..» . . . • • 
Vaudeville. .'. . . 



Hollyy^Qod, July . 3. 
i After a three years' absence 
1 krom the studios; Lillian.' Gish is 
hegotiating with Radio. Miss Gish 
I is in Europe, 
i Deal is understood to be a salary - 
I tlus-percentage. ^ 

Last picture made by Miss Gish 
I was 'One Romantic Night' in 1930 
for Unitefd Artists, 

I IVIiss Marion May G6 

Back with Thalberg 

Hollywood, July 8. . 

' Frances Marion . plans to leave 
heF«="for="Eur6pe-next=w^ek-for=.a 

vacation and a story confab with 
Irving Thalberg before the producer 
leaves for Hollywood. 

Miss Marion left Metro's writing 
Staff several months ago after a 
number of years On the. lOti an- 
nouncing that she would; in the 
future, free lance, indications are 
that she will return to the irtudio 
to write for Thalberg when the 
producer i*eturns. 



Samuel of Theatres and Wife Suing Each 
bthei-^upbaiid Too Busy Makin^^ M^ney 



Spririgfleld, Mass., July 3. 
Samuel Goldstein, head of the G. 
B. Theatres Corp,, has been sued for 
separate support by his wife and he 
in turn is suing for a divorce for de- 
sertion. 

Goldstein testified at a hearing in 
Probate Court that a. young' woman, 
who was in his Bast Longmeadpw 
home on the morning.Of Nov, 8, 1927, 

.when:;;a.j»riyat€udeteotM M^^ 
Ray L. Goldstein made a nocturnal 
visit, was a nurse who had been sent 
by a doctor to care for hirh. Thieaitre 
owner ' testified that between 1927 
and 1933 he spent $44,460 on his 
wife>, $14,460 on one of his daughters 
and $4,845 on the other. 

Gold8t«)in contends thM his wife 
had contemplated a separation and 
expresised pleiiaorie -wheii he left 
their home. He said he wOuld sup- 



port his two diaughters, but would 
not live with his wife again. 

He testified his health had b,een 
bad since 1925 and was made worse 
by his wife's nagging and accusa- 
tions, and he had to. take care of the 
children when she went on bridge 
parties, and that all this interfered 
with his business. He declared he 
was too busy making money to take 
care of himself until 1929 when he 
^duria TiFs 'hMltff "Warworse -thaTr he 

had thought it was. 

Mrs. Goldstein testified that "the 
reason she had withdriin a divorce 
suit laist January was because her 
husband intended to marry a di- 
vorcee with one child. Her separate 
support action followed. The Gold- 
steins weriB married in 1908. He is 
a brother of Nathan M. Goldstein, 
also of the G. B. Theatres Corp. 



;. July 16 (NeVvVoirk- to . Chilei, . 
Myrt vail, Mr. and Mi-s. Bobby 
Btowtt '(Soilthefh Brlnce) . , 
' July '6 '(I^evir York to Loiidon) Ar^' 

(hur Kelly (Aquitariia). 

;. July 1 (London s to - New YOrlf >> 

GuS Ybrite (Americaii Farmer). 

July i (New York to London) 
Yoi-k a,nd King (Lafayette). . 

July i (New York to Madrid) 
Lester Ziffren (Westerland). 

July 1 (New York to Russia) 
Walter Camp Jr. (Reliance), 

July 1 (New York to Genoa), 
Richard CJrooice, Olga Petrova 

^^*uinO^ 30 (New York to Iceland) 
Mr. and Mrs. Marc Connelly, Edna 
Ferber, Mr. and Mrs' Ralph Pulit- 
zef ; Titn Wd^Mrs: T^-rt" Samuel3r-Mr..r 

and Mrs, RUssel Crouse (Kungs- 

holm). , 1 .,^ 

1 June 30 (New York to London) 
(SSeraTdine Farrar, J. E. Otterson, 
(Seorge Britt, Savl Grampton 
(Coluinbils). - ^ . 

i J'une 28 (New York to London) 
Murray SHverstonO (Bevepgaria). 
i June 27 ' (l^aris 'to' New Yori<) 
Itfiudy Lawrence (Europa), 



Tuesday, July 4j I^3S 



riCTVBCS 



VARIETT 







In Pictures Gf muses Make Flops 

Karf Frewnd Says *NuU' to*Arti«^ 
--All Start Out for Money 



SomebQdy mentioned tic 
.films. Kari Freuhd looked ut». He's 
the Qerman cameraman that. Unl^ 
-^rsal brpuffht over and turned Ihtb 
al" director. Soni^. of the most' ar- 
tistic films in picture history are to 
His credit— 'Variety/ 'Metroijolls,' 
Vthe Last Laugh,' and In this coun- 
try 'Baclc Streiet,' others, 

'Artistic pictures! 'he said. 'Nuts!' 

•Nobody ever started out to make 
liW artistic flop,' he said. 'N£lme ttny 
director or picture , maker in the 
World. They started put on th6 idea 
of making some money with .the 
picture. If it gets good notices and 
nobody buys any tickets, thiey Im 
mediately are feenulses— they have 
made an Artistic flop.' 
'• Pictures are oiily entertialnment, 
Freundsays. 

Boloney. 

• 'When you realize that a picture, 
any picture, is' only entertainment 
for 75' minutes, then you can start 
ir^akifng .good pictures. It's . a'l busl 
ness— eht^rt^inment business. It'.s 
npf. an. art. That's boloney, that, art 
stuff. A fellow who paints pictures 
can maybe flght for his principles 
and B'tarve, and '50 years after" he's 
dead, his picture is recognized a^ 
flile and he's a genius. Same with 
a writer. Never with a moying pic- 
ture. . A picture of one or two years 

api'is.^ead. . It's, flnlshed.; - 

,','You say 'Variety* was a .flne pic- 
ture.. When it .was made it , was 
— cp^tainijr-fine! — Today-it-isn't worth- 
sjijreehing, except as a historical 
relic, of the pld days. Same -n;ith 
..any other picture. If they yrere 
Kpod five years ago or bad Ave years 
ago, they |re terrible today. So. why 
kid anybody?' concluded Freund. 



A Mugg Walks 



, Hollywood, July 3. 
Departure of George Seit.for 
the east has left Max Winslow 
sad. 

Seit was ther only golfer oh 
the lot whom Winslow flgiired 
to beat. 




Death Nips Triumpk 

Excitement o( Approacliiiifir Success in 
Believed to Have Killed B^jby WUson 



Universal Made Musical at 
Astoria* L. !.» for Undbr 
$lSO,pCK) in 21 Pays-^ 
May Try Six More Fea- 
tures at Same Place 



Chill by Par on 
Chevalier's 200G 
Hais Two Bidding 



Hollywood, July' 3. 
With Paraniount and Maurice 
Chevalier still at odds over -the 
actor signing a new contract; Jesse 
Lasky and Metro have both propo- 
sitioned him to come ., under their 
banners. Metrp Vants him for 'The 
Merry Widow,' while Lasky is re- 
ported to have offered him a two- 
picture contract. 

Under, his old contract, Chevalier 
received $150,000 per picture and a 
percentage from Par, ... To re-sigii, 
he asked $200,000 anicl percentage. 
Studio slghified its willingness to 
boost the ante to $175,000, but the 
actor is holding out. 

Understood Chevalier is favorable 
to ■ Lasky, - as* it was the latter, :_vz:hile 
with Paramount, who brought the 
Frenchman to this country. 



Socialite CGcks 



Hollywood, July S. 

Judith. Allen, Boston debutante, 

gets the fcmme lead in par's 'Too 

liluch Harmony/ featuring. B.ing 

Crosby,.. Jack .Oakie and Skeets: Gal- 
lagher, scheduled to start Wednes- 
day. (6). 

Miss Alien, who was one of 80 
jgirls tested at Par's . Long- -Island 
studio, and was given a lead spot 
in. De Mille's 'This Day .stnd Age,' 
clicked ahead of over 100 girls 
tested for. "Harmony.' Edward 
Sutherland directs. 



Sidney-Murray Series 
In Wind for Columbia 

Hollywood, July 3. 

Ilalph Staub. is dickering with 
George;' Sidney and" Charlie Murray 
for the cohiics to be featured in a' 
merles of six two-reelers to be re^ 
.leased throiigh Columbia. Deal also 
contemplates one feature length, pic 
Only the njiatter of terms remains, .to 
be ironed .out. 

Bill" Woolf ender of the- Edjvard 
Bn^ftU ofllQja is setting the d^al. 



Wihcheirs Story Price 

Hollywood, July 3. 

It's $25,000 and not $15,000 as pre 
viously reported that Walter Win 
chell received from the Zanuck 
Twentieth Century Co. for the Win- 
chell story of Broadway. 

The columnist has again signed a 
contract to represent Jergens on the 
tfi»ioommoncihg Sept, 3, for' 39 con 
sedUtive weeks. 



SAMMY LEE CEMENTED 

Hollywood, July 3, 

Sanimy Lee handed a new year 
contract by Fox as dance diredtbr 
Pbssibillties a're 'that he' will' k^t 
a chance to direct foUojiving pro 
ductlon of the 'Movietohci. ITrolics, 

•Lpe lias b^en on the lotf. fof 'the 
past year".' 



REDUCED SALARIES, % 
FOR HARDING, BENNETT 



Hollywood, July 3. 
BKO has Signed new thtee-pic 
ture deal with Ann Harding at 
about i 40% cut of her $94,000 per 
picture. Deal gives her a perCert 
tage; 15% oVer the gross doubling 
the negative cost; 

Before starting on her Radio con 
tt-act Miss Harding will do one out 
side, picture^; She has an offer front 
Twentieth Century, also from 
Metro, to do 'Biography,' and is 
asking $75,000 for the assignment. 

Radio also . made a • deal with 
Twentieth Century for Constance 
Bennett to do one for them. She 
has two to do. at $60,000 plus. 16% 
of the profits, and two at a flat sum 
reported at around $60,000 which 
Radio gets her' for. Her previous 
Radio' salary was $6,000 weekly on 
a 52-week contract. 



LA takes Crepe, Pro teui 



Hollywood, 

With Los Angeles having a new 
mayor inducted Saturday (1), the 
town went puritan. AH speakeasies 
and gambling houses had shutters 
up, with the result that establish- 
ni^nts .elsewhere in the county got a 
heavy play over the weekend. 

Expected Los Angeles and Holly- 
wood ,wiU retnain puirltahlc until the 
middle of the month. 



When a Cluck 



Joan Insists on Gable for 
'Dancing Lady' Lead 

Hollywood, July 3. 
With Metro having tested more 
thari a score of leading 'men, and 
with Joan Crawford holding out for 
Clarke Gable, production has been 
stopped on 'Dancing Lady,! while 
the, studio is endep-voring to have 
Gable, return., .from VanQouver. 



$600 DAILY FOR STUDIO 



Films . can bet produced) almost 
50% cheaper in the east than this 
west. Biggest jtent is studio over- 
head. 

In the east four walls and gen- 
eral facilities can be secured, for 
$^00 per day while in Hollywood 
it's twice that. Eastern talent is 
cheaper. VVith the Atlantic end 
faster than the Pacific* 

UniversJll is the first of the ^major 
companies to make the test since 
the advent of sound and it has co'me 
to theiae cOnclUslohs. ,. It' can't see 
breaking awjiy from the Hollywood 
investment ientlrely but . it admits, 
that as the result of the experiment 
it will make a portion of its 33-34 
schedule iii Greater New York. 

Other companies, watching the U 
experimenit, -.indicate- more hope for: 
eastern production of a permanent 
kind than thia Atlantic has had since 
its first acquaintanceship With film 
production. 

Two angles -hold strong fprlthe 
east. "FirsT "is that tialent cto be^ 
reaped from the stage . while • it is- 
^nder- thbu_N^w. York Jinfluence , and 
before it 'has a chaiice to go Holly- 
wQdd on salaries. Second is that if 
majors can make pictured ' ai'otind 
New; York under the gUise of unit 
productions, for th6 same distribu- 
tion channel, however, they can out- 
wit political 'situations which are 
admitted, by som6 pf the producers 
themselves, to be 'as much a part 
of. the Weist Coast e'nvirohtiieAt, as 
the sunshine and natural scfenery. 
\J9al,ou8ies' 
That Paramount failed to make 
ia .go of its Astoria, Long island, 
jplant is no longer a criterion about 
eastern productionj, among film men.' 
The. story ,. about .the difflcultles 'of 
the Par organization at that time 
and. futile effort to ameliorate execu 
tiye jealousies 'is now well known. 
Under the. leadership . of: a coxtipara 
tively neutral authority,' so 'tar as 
company: politics are ' ' Cond^rn^di 
such as ERPI;' picture sp6kes.itien 
feel oiie of the niain ' bariribrs' tP 
production In the east!' should ' be 
eliminated. 

carl Laemmle, as the result of 
•the pioneering' effort, now has two 
juniors. One is his own son who 
will remain < west ahd the other. is 
his son-in-law, Stanley Bergerman. 
Latter is the h^band. of Rosabelle 
Laemmle and he is talking of iCol- 
lowijng up the company's first , ven- 
ture in the east with at least six 
npiore features. 

A few years ago a department 
store executive, Bergerman claims 
he completed 'Moohlicht and Pret- 
zels' in. 21 d^ys at' a cost 6f around 
$150,0j0oi. Picture; he ^aid, was only 
3. days over' schedule and $15,000 
abqve budgfet. Other , reports/ how^ 
ever, haiye it that 'Pretzels' in 
present stage cost slightly under 
$100,000. 



Prep Behbolt>py wias asking 
an old boy about a cluck. He'd 
heard the boys classify certain 
of the girls as clucks and he 
wanted to kiipw. 

Explanation was: 

'A cluck is a girl who. If 
you're dancing with her,' makes 
you flash a $1 bill behind her 
back for someone to cut in and 
take her away.' 



Doug-Mary Divorce 
Rumors, Via Loaella, 
Ires Hollywbodians 

Hollywood, July 3. 
Hollywood .burned iat the treat- 
nient Lpuella O. Parsons gave .the 
Mary PiCkford-Douglas Fairbanks 
split story. Colony h&s known of 
the marital rift and figured silence 
would be kept as neither party iii 
tends a divorce. 

With the Parsons mention. It sort 
of caused the local ihOh .to turn 
thumbs down on the columnist who, 
was supposed to enjoy the cbnfl 
dence of Miss Pickford. 



jB^airbanks-Plckford -rift' ru- 

niors - have" been around" "for "months^ 
As recently as four, weeks ago Den- 
nis P. O'Brien, of O'Brien, DrlscoU 
& Raftery, New York attorney for 
both principals, denied anyofllclal 
action, although admitting having 
heard the reports. ■ Capt. O'Brien 
opined that in. any eveiit any di- 
vorce action was remote. 



LA BENNETT DECIDES 
TO BE GOOD 'ITTLE GIRL 



-Maricne In Person 

Marlene Dietrich will do a per- 
sonal appearance- at the opening of 
her- 'Song of Songs! (Par) at the 
Criterion, New Ydrk. 
. Picture. 'Openg oh a two a day 
poUcy . July; .1,8, Misis Dietrich being 
du,e,>a.ck ,in New, Y0|rlc f royn Europe 

on that.day., 



Hollywood, July ' 3. 
Constance Bennett thtew off the 
hi-hat when threatened with con-., 
tetiipt of court, and appeared be- 
fore Ralph H. BlUra Saturday (1) 
and aniswered all questions of the 
attorney, who was taking a deposi- 
tion in tlie $15;O06 commission suit 
brought ' by Joyce & Selznick 
against her. 

"When ■ subpoenaed before ' BIufA 
Juhe 10 the actress, on advice of 
her attorney, Neil S. McCarthy, had 
let all of Blum's .questions float by, 
and when this got -monotonous; she 
got up in the middle of one qu6s 
tion and walked, with Blum getting 
a court ordei* commanding that she 
give 'Suitable ansWers. 

Suit is for Miss Bennett's share 
pf the 10% due on a two, picture 
deal whereby siie received $300,000 
from Warners. Studio paid half of 
the commission and noW the agency 
is . trying to collect the remainder. 



Hollywood, July 9. 
As it does to all men, death 
came to Bobby Wilson. Saturdar 
(1) morning at Metro 'studloa 

where, after a Ilfetinie of struggle 
he was about to receive ' recogni- 
tion, at 56 years of age. 

For 40 years, Wilson had been a 
kno-4k- about comic. "The last 20' 
yeapia lie spent in burlesque, > 
putty- nosed buifCoon knowing more 
about Irish Justice and Water-in- 
the pantia than the subtleties which 
are supposed to go hand-Irirhand 
with refined pomedy. He flipped a 
mean pilg bladder, but knew little 
about flip lines. For the past .10 
years he had been principal cqmlo 
with Tom Dalton's ^JTrblics', bur- 
lesque on Main street, the fdbl alf- 
do'v«rn-and-outers, Mexican and- 
;Chincse patrons. 

- When^ Metro was looking for an 
actor to play the bum burlesque 

.comic', in 'Dapclng. Lady,' the Joan 
Crawford picture, Ben Piassza in- 
sisted that the studio give Wilson, 
the once over. After getting a Idad' 
of hiiii, studio decided he was' jake 
for the bit. 

. Build Part 

After the flrst day's rushes, WU- 
son created such, a favbrai>le iiU'* 
pression that his part Was elat- 
orated, built up for the run-'of-the^ 
picture. Studio became so \iA- 
pressed witli his low comedy woriE 
that-he:was. conBidered loir a . con-'' 
tract. Saturday morning he went 
to the studio to make a test, for it 
term contract, hut the Qrlm Reap- 
er booked him Atdt. 

No doubt his end was hastened 
by t'he ezoltemeht cauffed through 
the recognition he was receivihg. 
; From lowly burlesque to an 'asso- 
ciation wJAh the Crawfords, B^jiriy- 
mores, Oables and other pictute 
big-wiga Was possibly too ''touch 
for him. 

His rocoignitlon and demise are. 
hot unlllu the chairacter played by 
Nat Goodwin for years in ipaul. 
Armstroiis's. 'Iti a Blaze of Glory,' 
the story of ia broken- do'wn bur-- 
iesque cowte- who went out a. big' 
^an'. 



Geo. Rosener^Hero 



Hollywood, July S.- 
George Rosener became the herb 
of Laguna Beach Saturday (1) when 
he saved the liVes of the daughter 
and son of Haydeh L. Hufeheis by 
leaping aboard a runaway auto- 
mobile and stopping, it: on the brink 
^of=a=cliff-==overlooking=:the=Pacifio= 
Ocean. Children had been left in 
tlie car by their, father' wheii the 
brakes jarred loose and it; careened 
down a short hlU. headed .for: the 
ocean, , 

Rosener v/itpessed the ,sppe<lirig 
.qar.gaip, n^qmentum, jumped on .the 
running; board, .seized ,thc wheel .jvh^i 
iamjja^d;. cm .the .;bi»kea, . , . 



Cumiuings-Ievy 



, Ijondon, July -3. 

Constance Cummings was mat" 
-ried-to Bcnn Levy here^ today. 

Actress and dramatist had been 
engaged for some time. 



*Park Avenue Ladies' 
Become Night Workers 

Hollywood, July 3. 

Because 15, A. pupont lis "night 
minded,' the 'Park Avenue Ladies 
company at- Universal has been 
=Av6rkihg=untll=.near-^midnight-^since 
beginning production two weeks ago 

Catering to the director's prefer 
<?nce, the daily shooting schedule 
has been arranjgbd to. run from 10 
a. in;. tO;10 .p.m.,-'and often consider 
ably later. Among those on the 'Owl 
sch<j(lule' are June Knight^ Sally 
6'Ni5il, ."D'orothy • Burgess, , Mary 
Carlisle and Nell Hamilton- 



Relief Fund Aiimng 
At 1,200 Not Gning 



Hollywood, July 8. 
i Motion Picture Relief Fund 
iaunches a heavy caihpalgri this 
week to attain a 100% goal in con- 
itribiitions froni ' those of the fllAi 
mob who can afSord to give. This ' 
iwrill be the initial activity of the 
organization's new president, Marlon 
jbavies, 

I ContFibutors .to .the Fund now 
jtotal 2,600. Accprding to the rec- 
jords,'Mlss Dayies figures that there ^ 
are another 1,200 at the studios not" 
Wi9klng in who should. Fund re- 
loLuests 50c out of every $100 earned. 
I AV the present time ME'RF is 
handling 600 cases, or approximate- . 
ly 11600 piersoris based .<wi ah aVer* i 
{jjso of ttj^ree. to- a family. 



Metro Tenris Par's 

Forgotten McKiimey 

Hollywood, July a. 
F/orlne McKlnney has been giv*^'^ 
a term contract .i>y Metro. Hti^ 
first picture will be 'Dancing Lady:' 
Mis.s. McKlnney was under contrad. 
o Paramount for two years, but. 
ad only one featured part during; 
he IJerlod. 

j Anita Loiilsc, former Radio coA- 
trac£ee_. whoJbLad.^UI?c^e^ 
is being tested for a Metro cpU' 
tract. 



FOX HAS 'CANAEY* 

' 'Ctrarid Cp.narj'-,' novel by A. i 
Cronin, has been taken by Fox for 
l?rompf^Iming. 
Jnteridod for Warner Baxter. 



YAkmr 



r tc T a R E s 



Tnmaay, Jnly 4, 193'3 



Screen hk Retarmng Witb 2^600 
Secondary Houses Now listed; 
Theatres Have Choice of 3 Terms 



Despite the edict of the American 
Newspaper Publishers Assn., Which 
caused all the major picture coin 
panies and first run theatres to di 
yorce. themB^Iyes from it, advertlS' 
Irier . Is comfngr; hack to the - jacreen 
with a bangr. At present some 60 
. companies are engaged in produc- 
ing approsloiately BOO commercial 
subiects per year representing a to 
tal .productfOn • budget estimated -to 
exceed $1,000,000. 

,Some of these commercials, con- 
tiilning . obvious advertising, have 
beeA booked into as many as* 2,600 
theatres. It is reyealed by film ofll- 
clals., 

Major companies, which pioneered 
in the field, are resentful, but spokes- 
ineii admit thi^y are helpless. Tjbe^ 
npW^P^Por prbnunciaibento was dlr 
rected chiefly sit them cihd tholr bigi 
first run theatres, as the chi^f ppre- 
s^t in sho^.' business threatening 
llnea|:e competition with thie diajlies,. 
They hacl .f o disindntlQ^ costly aidver- 
ti^ing fiet-ut>s "ohco an4 they are 
certain that, if they aittesipt' to i^e- 
ehter into the department' which 
they once 'Obhtrolled it will ohly re- 
vive a war with ed^itors which tills' 
tltno milrht bei-serioUB and far more 
expensive' than th* revenue which 
thoy could derive from advertisers.' - 
.>' '" . ^ No 'Answers ' • ' 

Despite the faandiii-ofC attitude of 
the. injljbrsi the acceleration adver- 
tlslhg is- getting., on Bcreen,: said' to 
take ill many iniportant second ruiis 
as '^elL as houses in lesser grades, 
1$ expected eventually to- draw an- 
other; warning from the ANPA. 
"What revenuis, these screens are di- 
verting, from newspaper columns 
icathiiot Jie . fiigurediyby the - experts. 
Neither can tiiey 'even iitempt' lio: 
estlnlat^i.. thet effect of such adver-' 
tislng oh tiE^e thefttre goiiig public or 
what exhibs are earning by project^. 
Inglt. 

Comrmerdkl. jprbjectlon today is re-* 
ported 'to be divided. Into three dls-' 
tihct classes,' With as iteahy different 
tet-khs fdr theatres booking the pic- < 
turea- of each. ' ' • 

In the first category tiie producer 
derives his income from^the adver- 
tiser,^si9lUng the latter on the need", 
to. Invest some Teal money ■ in : the.i 
production. .The exhibitor: gets ho-^. 
thing f0r i^howlng- such shorts, the. 
entertainment value of the material, 
being , held up :as well as the isingle. 
that he is, getting screen fpd^er for. 
.nqthing,.; 

jjust -the opposite, Jia true of the 
Becpnd cl£iss. Lilttle pretetiise is made 
■about subjects conilng under this' 
heading being anything more than 
advertising. The exhib is paid' half 
a cent a head or less for projecting 

The third commercial departmeht 
is allotted to . trailers. The producer 
collects from the local dealer as well 
as the national advertiser. From 
these collections he is able to. pay 
the, exhibitipr^on an average of .75c 
per thousand attendees. Firms igo- 
ing in ;for trailer ads are cpmpara- 
tively -few, picture epokesmeri ex- 
pressing the belief, that , a firm in 
N^w Orleans has this end virtually 
to'itseif. 

The company there, calling itself 
the Motion Picture Advertising Ser- 
vice ' Cotnpany,. InCi, is ' advertising 
that its subjects are Irt technicolor, 
and 'advises the. exhibitor: 

IThese shorts •will be iri compe- 
titiort with radio and; the minimum 
time on the radio is one minute. I£ 
theatres wish to participate in the 
profits such as have been enjoyed 
in radio, and the- gradual selling of 
national accounts is going to secure 
this profit for theatres, Ve cannot 
Jeopardize the future. Therefore 
these playlets niust Of necessity not 
exceed one minute.' 

The 'final class^' is designed for 
utilities., hotels, railroads and 
steamship lines, etc. It' is rented to 
the exhibitor at slightly less, than 
the cost of ia legitimate short. No 
halne Is mentioned .Unless It happens 
to be that of a boat, hotel sign, and 
'so-forth;'-^Shorts-.of,-this=^tXPje^^aM 
generally produced along travelogue 
lines. They a.re reported not popular 
with -the advertiser because copy is 
conveyed only Vik the subconscious. 
This is the one; class oif advertising 
wh(ch^ film spokesmen hold, has not 
been frowpe^.upon by the.ANPA. 

<6n Average the shorts in. All 
classei^ cost ^^2i000 apiece, estimators 
Including in that average o'ccaislonal 
high charges by ERPI. 



Saenger Theatres' Loss 
Oiily $23,000 for 3 Mos. 

New. Orleans, July 3; 
In his 'three. . inonths as receiver 
for* the JSaenger Theatres,: B. V. 
Richards ' has shown a net loss of 
$23^000. 

It's a remarkable showing con- 
sidering the banks' cloising and 
present chaotic financial condition 
Of the south. 



Medliatli,' W 
Oke in Newark, but 
Innoc^iie' Nixed 



Newark, 

The police censors refused to' al- 
low. 'What Price Innocence,' - 
ulied ' for Proctor's next 'weeli; to 
play .Newark. It'fl a bad break for 
the hoyBe, as they had the lobby all 
dolled up with a teasing campaign, 
and it looked like money coming. 

The censors maintain this is the 
kind of, picture they -keep oiit of 
Newark. Maybe! Only one won- 
ders how -the house record of the 
Capitol is held by. 'The Naked 
Truth' and almost shared by 'The 
Road to Ruin<' 



RKO ilPPEALS FOR USE 
OF ROn NAME IN R.C. 



Despite the fact that the old Rbxy. 
New Tork, had granted RItO an ex- 
tension of 30 days recently to con- 
tlhue the use of the IRoTcy' name ph 
the stnaller of the . two ^^lo City, 
theatres— ^upon. request of H. B. 
IVaf^in— It was learned that ^KO 
has app^ed this case to ,the U. 9* 
Supreme- <7ourt. Papers were filed 
Frfday (30) hyMkO in Washington. 

Xiooks .llke after Franklin negoti- 
ated the extension, the RICO people 
carried through their appeal plan, 
aa had been . expected. The deal 
With. Franklin fstayed the. old Roxy 
from 'asking for an immediate in- 
junction order, although this stay 
would have been aiitbmatic as soon, 
as RKO filed its appeal. : 
' The , Rk:o ..appeal Is being 
prosecuted on behalf of the circuit 
by the Irving. Trust, as receiver for 
the company. It is directed against 
Howard S. Cullman, receiyei* for the 
old Roxy. 

The- old Roxy claims right to Icon- 
tlnue use of name .of, 'Roxy' as per 
contract with Samuel L. .Rothafel 
(Rpiy) himself. Similar .claim, is 
made by RKO, . on various- and dif- 
ferent grounds. 

Original dtecislon was in favor of 
RKO by; Judge Francis Caffey, of 
the Federal District Court in New 
TOrk. Circuit Court' in New York 
reversed Jud^re Caffey's decision by 
a"2-i' opiilion.' - - - 




YORK AND KING 

In the middle of the Atlantic 
Ocean we're really at sea, however, 
Mr; George Black Is not at sea, nor 
is he perplexed nor In a, dilemma for 
an attraction the . weeks of July 17 
and 24 at thie Palladium, London. 
He awaits us. 

On board the d. S. 
LAFAYETTE 
"We Are Here." 



Another RKO Salary Cut for Execs 

pRankliit Orders It for All Receiving Over 
$300 Wkly.^-Secs' Hours Reset 



'Baby Facb' Meets Censor 
Trouble in Chicago 

Chicago, July . 8.- 
. Warners 'Baby . Face,' booked for 
the B&K <jhlcago next Fcfday (7)» 
has been held up by the censor 
board. 'Midnight Marriage' <Cq1) 
opens instead. 

Whether 'Baby Face' will get a 
pink ticket after cuts or whether 
the ban Is 100% will probably be 
settled after the usual exchange-! 
censor wrangling^ 




USED BY INDIE 



Portland, Ore., 
J. J. Parker changed two picture 
titles on current shows at the 
Broadway and United Artists. 

Broad-way exploited MO's The 
Nuisance' under the title 'Never 

Give a Sucker a Break' and It looks 
like a biz getting wrinkle -with sales 
appeal. United Artists has FN's 
'iLittie Giaqt' publicized as 'Little 
Caesar in Society.' 



Lioew's Relinquishes Op. 
Of Gt. Lakes Th., Buff 

Buffalo* July 3. 
; Great Lakes theatre, recently re- 
linquished by Mike , will not 
resume operations under Loew 
management; although the Chip- 
pewa Theatre Corp., the subsidiary 
of Loew'sv Inci has taken oyer the 
house, Thi9 was stated here Sat- 
urday after Loew officials had been 
present all week and had completed 
the details of retaking the house. 

Future plans for the operation of 
the house are undecided. 



Radio Good to Five 



=Holly woodr July- 3.- 



Flve contracts handed out at 
Radio last week, one to a player 
and_ four, te directors. 

Recipients of the new termers 
were. Richard Dlx, three pictures 
during the next year; IJrneist 
Schoedsack, tour films, one year; 
Otto Brower, six months; J, Wal- 
ter Ruben, bn^i ypar; John Crom- 
well, four pictures, 'one year. 



Trade So Encouraging 
B&K Ma; Restore 

Cute to Staff 



Chicago, July. 3, 
Sharp Upward trend of ..gcofsses. In 
the.Bal^ban' & Katz loop houses has 
pepped . up, the .entire organisation.: 
Cbi<^ago, Oriental, United Artists, 
and Roosevelt have all . bieen in the 
black, for jseveral weeks and the 
mar$In of profit at the <3hlcag6 In 
partl^uliar iias become notably big. 

At . a recent, gathering, of execur 
tives Walter Immerman, y.p. and 
general manager of "BScKt Inti- 
mated .that 'if the. grosises kept up 
for six months the organization 
would. .f)e able to give employes a 
raise to counterbalance the three 
or four cuts the f^taff has tak'en in 
the past two years. [■ 



Fox Stockholders' 
Meetnig on Reorg. 
Set for July 21 



A special stockholders' meeting 
of Fox Film scheduled to have 
gotten under way Saturday <1) to 
reconsider the company's reorgan- 
ization scheme, has been postponed 
until July . 21, on , order of... JMgtl.ce 
Bernard Shientag, oif the N. T. Su-' 
preme Court. 

Postponement came bn petition 
of minority stockholder, James A. 
Cleary, who claimed Insufllbient 
notice to stockholders had been al- 
lowed by company on the plan and 
he asks for appointment of tempo- 
rary . receiver for the. company ^ 
Hearing on the matter. Is sched-. 
uled Wednesday (S) before Judge 
Shientag. 



PIC STORY SO EXTENDED 
RAS^^HOLDERS SQUAWK 



Minneapolis, July 3. ' 

Sbhie time ago W. A, Steftes Is- 
sued a number of H^e passes to 
friends for his sure-sealer World 
theatre here. Now he says that he's 
getting some squawks froirt theise 
I>a8s holders because he's ■running 
tho'jsame picture too long a time. 

'Be Mine Tonight' is, in Its 12th 
week . at. the house, and several of 
the Annie Oakley owners complain 
that they're beinj^ gypped, because 
they don't have en.ougl) chance, to 
use the free ducats yrhlch are hand- 
somely e^ngraved on metal and . In- 
closed In' a leather case. 



J« ; J. Frankliti iii Biclyn 

J. J. Franklin, brother of Harold 
Franklin, was alated to take over 
the managerial reins at tfae^ Albee, 
Brooklyn,' Monday (3). 
- Marvin Parks, manager of the 
spot, got a leave of absence and is. 
returning to • the -Coast; Parks is 
supposed to come back east around 
Aug. 3, with the hopes .of another 
RKO house. 



{Regular office hours, for execs sind 
sees, besides a out In 'weekly pajr 
for e^fecutives receiving o'ver 1300 
weekly, have b.een pirescribed in the 
latest orders froni Harold . Franklin 
to his RKO department heads, . just 
when th'ey were 

going to clear up some at the RKO. 

Whether Frahklin la cutting his 
own pay oir how much has not Vet 
beeii indicated. The cuts, 
known, would range from 10 to 20%i, 
It's the second salary ' Cut irtr tho. 
RKO home office foi^'oxecs. 

'Different bfflce hours have ijee'ii 
set f<>r the execs as. against theijr 
secretaries. AH e:«ecs in tlie hOmA 
office "are~to Teport:at 91:30 and quit 
at 9 : 80. The sees must ,come on : at 
9. qijlitting at 6. -This would leav^e 
the e.xecutlves with > no secretarial 
assistance , iafter & pv< m. The sees 
additionally, if -working overtime^ 
can't collect suppoe money for such 
workk Supper money has been cut: 
by Franklin's oconbmy ruling. . 

Prevlouslyj certain sees in ceFta:in 
divisions outside , of the regular the-p! 
atee Operating field were paid so- 
.much-.per hour for overtime,' Tbia. 
was ordered out someitlme ago. , 

Latest RKO salary cut. comes- in 
the face of official Washington's an>-i 
nounced stand urgii^ ithat ealariea 
be kept up under the iRecbvery Aetw 
Franklin, as president of KAO»( 
dra'w^s $1,600 weekly, which is tOp la 
the eastern end of the company. The 
next nearest salary, is received by 
Phil Relsman, head of the film bookr 
Ing, office, with Herschel Stuart comw 
ing after this. Others coming with*, 
in the economy ruling are Louis CoHii' 
hen, head of the veal estatei dlviitl 
sion; and Bob Sisk, head- of <i>>ubU 
licity.-:- 

As far as known, the ruling Is stHi 
in the memorandum phase,' with' 
-execs a-walting Franklin's own irfltlflf^ 
'step towards a cut. 



IS 1^ flayers, : 
Fivoi Scribes Off Payroll 

Hollywbbi^, July 3. . , 
' New contract list issued by Foa; 
last week has eight players and 
five .wri^terq off. , the payjFpll, 

Players who ha-ve peen dropped, 
are ..Alan Livingston^/ Jb^e,'. Mo^lca^ 
Budd Rogera, .IC!ahe . ' jlichmond,' 
Harry Woods, Joan; Bennett^-.tZnt^ 
O'Connor, and. i/Lerle ' Tbttejn.liiii^ ' 
Latter two were brought heire from. 
England for 'Cavalcade.' 

Scrlyeners mlsislng from the new. 
Ile1| are Stuart Antiiony, Vera Cas- 
paryi William A« Drake, Horace' 
Jackson" and Charlotte Millei". 




on 




Takes Pix Into Southern CiaUforniaf Towns 
Long Devoid of Them 



Los* Angeles, July 3. 

Southern California's first mobile 
theatre circuit has come into exist- 
ence. Four .small towns Ir Santa 
Barbara county, devoid of picture 
entertainment for several years, are 
included in the setup. Seven con- 
secutive playdates presently consti- 
tute the schedule f or eacli . change of 
program. 

Movable theatre chain is operated 
by iJska Wilson and Frank Rice, 
who constitute Standard Talking 
Film Service here. Initial layout in- 
cludes Ouadalupe, Arroya Grande, 
Moro Bay and: Cambria Pines, towns 
ranging In population from around 
1,800 to less than 1.000. , 
' Promoters have acquired the dark 
pic houses in these four towns, wired 
them for sound and installed per- 
manent screens. Balance of equip- 
ment,^ all Western Electric, Is trans- 
ported by truck, along with the com- 
plete screen program of a feature, 
comedy^ njsws and other QhOrts. 

Presently, outfit shows two days— 
Satt|rday ^iiitd. Sunday— at .Gauda- 
lupe; Monday and Tuesday ' at Ar- ' 



roya Grande, next two days at Cam - 
brlia, Pines and . winds up the week 
Friday night at Moro Bay. 

Attractions Uaed 

Warner, Columbia and Unl-veirsai 
features are used to top the pro- 
gram, the product of these three 
companies, not having been sold to 
nearby exhibs. Admission tariff is 
30c for adults and a dime for the 
yourigisters. P. A. Coons, veteran 
Chautauqua man, travels with the 
outfit as manager, along with one 
operator. 

Trade has jstarted briskly, with 
the promoters satisfied that as soon 
as the populace of the towns Is 
awakened to a realization that regu- 
lar. weekly^.^cx:kejL^-jhgwj,_^w^ 
staged, biz will show a substantiai 
gain. 

Gaudalup© is noted for the fact 
that, among its 1,800 inhabitants 
there i? not a single American resi- 
dent. Some 20 or more, dlffei^ent na- 
tionalities', from the ^our corners of 
ilifi earth, live ther^, and the cloisest 
picture house oppositlbh iis l^ jiilles 
away, at Santa Marie. 



AMFA Noiiuhatioiis ' Madci 
First, with Nptice Lat^0jif 

Admittedly riled over reports that 
knother press' agent' association' is: 
being- considered, in ' the east, and 
that it riiay draft, its own code for' 
Ropaevelt, AMPA boys'logt no tl.m_ei' 
They immediately nominated the" 
most prominent publicity and adver- 
tising directors, many of -Whom - 
haven't attended a meeting in years; - 
to high offices. - They sent but pub- : 
licity stories-abouti.the A.MP A: *odei 
etc. 

The facts, as reyealed later... .by 
some of the older pub. men, . -who; 
didn't know they had been nonciiT. 
nated. until the same day they .Tead> 
their names and received letters .of. 
notificatibn at the same time, don't 
jibe with the AMPA shake-up. Some 
of the old timers refuse to be 
drafted. 

Dignitaries who refuse to be con-' 
scripted point out that code talk 
for advertising men is the bunk. 
They figure that anything even sug- 
gestive of .a code would only serv*/ 
to center .attention the press agents' . 
way. With that would come -a lot 
Qf^homo^offlce^^^o^^^ 
something went" wrbn 
would be referred to. 

AMPA selections for nominees in-, 
elude John Flinn for president;. Rut- 
gers Nlelson, y. ip.; Raul Benjamim 
treas.; Al Sherman, -sec, 

Directorate: Hal Home, Mervln 
klrsch,. S, Charles. Elnfeld. William 
i^eri^iison, ipaiul -Gullck, Oabe Yorke, 
Edward Finney. 




I^esdaj^ July 4, 1938 



MUST JELL 50 CODES INTO 1 




Warners Pretty Groucl 
May Pirefer It Altogether Alone 





er 




Warners Is seriousily considerilig 
& lone wolf policy. There Is open 
talk in Its home office of the possi- 
bility of resigning from the Hays 
organization, and of opposition from 
the brothers If Will Hays attempts 
to use the Roosevelt Industrial code 
to step Into a dictatorship. 

There are cbnversatlpns ._aifeQttt 
Warners being roundly dpubie- 
cfossed; thatthfe staf raiding' agree- 
ment has been made a Joke, i^nd 
that from now on WB may sign 
stars at random when they please. 

Also, with the WB stock quotation 
mounting after- the Wilmington de- 
cision there is cocksure conjeipture 
- among: Brotherites . that . ERjPI. will 
bend in such a way that maybe, in 
the wind-up, one of the newest and 
most powerful set-ups in the indus- 
try Is likely to be WB-WE. 
• ■ Haysites have always listened to 
the Warners! In big membership 
circles the brothers from tinnie to 
time have been regarded as greedy 
rich children Who have tried to grab 
all of the popslcles. - 
^ The anti-trust finding of the Wil- 
mington court against ERPI ar^ re- 
garded apparently as secondary by 
Warnerites. * That is nothing biit a 
pot shot, they say. Their goal Is the 
arbitration proceeding with Western 
Electric, which, the chancery court 
at' the same time has decided In 
their favor land prde_red_f6r:_qpen 
court. That $50,000,000 involved is 
ki'lot of money, the Warnerites and 
WE know. 

Another Answer 
Should there be such a merger, 
Warnerites have also an answer foi: 
exhibitor litigation against ERPI 
in the event the present temporary 
injunction ruling? ojit non-inter- 
changlbility, compulsory buying , of 
parts, etc., is included in the final 
decree. The Brothers and the elec- 
tric could' be' "k^pt separate so . that 
what damages. If any, were levied 
against the electric In the future 
would have ta be paid by the elec- 
tric and not WB. Friday (30) War- 
sTierites even insisted that Western's 
attitude toward the Brothers is de- 
cidedly^ friendly. 

. Regardless of rules and regula- 
tions, and "the demand of the 
Hays Organization for specific proof, 
Brotherites are set in their belief that 
what the Zanuck-Schienck group did 
was unethical. Industry spokesmen 
simply are referring to the record; 
that the non-raiding agreement kept 
one producer from persuading play 
ers to travel from another producer 
until at least the- last 30 days of the 
contract; Then other producers are 
conceded to have been afforded op- 
portunities to make offers. 

It hasn't only been the twentieth 
instance that is riling the Warners; 
It has been innumerable other illus- 
tratlbfis &f the: 'cross,'- they allege; 
Like they were able to thrive with 
out the banks, some of the bolder 
Brotherites are certain Warners can 
proceed, without colleagues in the 
Industry, 

Lookto Will Hays- 

Again, Haysites manifest a pa- 
tience. They are hopeful that Will 
Hays as personal conciliator be-- 
tWeen the Warners and Twentieth 
may ahed the true light oh all situa-. 
tioris iand continue the Brothers in 
the flock.' They, are even optiniistic 
tliat another mee'ling of the directo- 
rate may be unnecessary; that every- 
thing should be ironed out in the 
interim. 

As one ot the first dashes away 
frdm a Hays stack understahdlhg, 
Warners is bolting on 1933-34. sales 
meeting. Instead of holding its con- 
ventions now, as all the other ma- 
jors per undcratandlng during the 
===^moritorium=troubleT-the"-Brotheps--are 
talking about, a contract meet irt 
September, 

Thfeir attitude is that after all. of 
the other companies have had their 
sales flash act, they will -come out 
with theirs. The exhibitors won't 
huy, anywfiy, until they know what 
Warners is going to make, they say. 



Checker Shudder 



In bickering with an exhlb 
over the percentage deimands 
for *Gold T)iggers,' Warners re- 
mained adamant and wound up. 
the argument with, 'It's 50% 
and a checker, br nothing.' 
- To which the exhib retorted; 
'Make it 100% but no checker 
and it's a deal.' 



I Majors' and Indies Miist 
Re a c li an A c c p r d-— 
Haysian Strategy of Pit- 
ting Warners (H. M.) 
with F6k (Kent) to Has^ 
ten Pkikl Code — Chains 
and Exhibs Oke 



DISTRIBS BALKY 



ACADEMY DOES 
ANABOirr- 




Hollywood, July 3, 
After pointedly ignorlng^the Pro 
ducers association In starting its 
own proposed code, -tl^e' Academy, 
through Lester Cowan has crossed 
Itself and Cowan has tendered Hays 
the cooperation of all branches of 
the , academy Imnifedlately. Upoii 
Hays' arrival here. 

Recently the Academy has been 
going around with a chip on Its 
shoulder, feeling Itself Independent 
arid, contrary mimded to anything 
tlie~ producers . "did , or" "suggested 
Present reversal suggests .they want 
to climb aboard- the bandwagon be- 
fore the seats, are all filled. 

Academy had completely Ignored 
the Hay is ofllce by stepping Into the 
exhibition field In Its endeavors to 
draw up Its Idea of what a code 
should be for the picture Industry 
under the terms of the National Re- 
covery Act. 

Day before Will Hays' arrived 
here Acadeiriy sent 6Ut letters to 
the M. P. T. O. A. and Allied States 
asking for their desires iand" for In 
formation to be included In the 
Academy version. 

Information asked for In quea 
tlOnnaIre form. Included such ques- 
tions as: ' 

In what respect is producer-dis 
tributor ownership of theatres ad- 
vantageous or disadvantageous to 
the Industry? 

What value are annual announce 
merits and advance selling? 
Block booking 
In what' respect Is block booking 
advantageous or disadvantageous. 
To what extent. If at all, does it 
limit the exhibitors' ability to select 
programs? 

In what respect are the so-called 
'protection' or 'clearance' ' schedules 
advantageous or disadvantageous 7 

How important as a means of 
sustaining regular patronage at the 
theatres are tlie so-called box of 
flee names? 

To what extent will normal the 
atre business be restored due to Im 
pr.oveme.nt in the general economic 
-situatioft?" 

To what extent will the return of 
normal theatre business depend on 
the quality or type of pictures? 

If quality or type is involved, 
state generally the directiori in 
which, changes should be made 



Hay$ in Star Chamber Sessions 
On Schenck Charge of Espionage 
And Resignation from Producers 



Baby Crick's ..Crack 



Hollywood, July 3. 
took a six-yCar-old girl . 
to pronounce the .crispest 
criticism on pictures,. Fidget- 
ing in her chair during a 
screen perforriiance, she fl- 
naily blurted, out: 
, 'Why do the same people 
do the sariie things 'all' the 
tinie ' 



While inajor -int«rests are rec««s-> 
ing. to permit sale* coriveiitiona arid 
to diigest code th'eoriaa advanced -to 
date, and while independent groups 
air* attempting' • unite " 'their 
mi the entire industry is 

setting itself for a final formula of 
fensive -within the buai itielf, 
before August. 

The Hays, organ izati , it became 
knpwn over .the. wasH-sri.d, will de 
lay the industry's march to. Wash 
ington, if necessary, in an effort 
not only to smooth iridepehderits 
into' some sort of a line but also to 
appease its. own. membership. How 
50. or more cedes can be assimilated 
by the industry's coordinating com- 
mittee, which later will be aug- 
mented- to -include indis ppoducers 
so 'as. to be truly representative of 
all industry departmentSf re-drajFt 
everything into a singly master 
document, return the same to all 
the various factions for further dis-. 
cussion and authorization — :how all 
this can happen even before 
is answered thusly: 

What the textile Industry did the 
film iridUStry can do; The' picture 
code, machinery Is already set up and 
once it gets under way It will move 
fast. If Will Hays can't make fllm- 
dom hold that line during the pre- 
. llmlnarles, Geneiral . Hugh . Si. John- 
son can. Regarding dren. J'ohnsori 
all . branches In the business, after 
studying his cryptic handling of the 
cotton men, say that the tougher 
he is, when filmdoni has Its day, the 
quicker fllmdo'm will return home 
I with a new set of laws .which will 
be as pertinent and vital as anti- 
trust -acts. 

It's a U. S. ' 



CASEY CONFERS 
IN WASH. OVER 
STUDIO CODE 



Washington, July S. 
Local theatre men noted the pres 
ence here Friday (30) of Pat Caaey. 
Report Is Casey prpbably held a 
conference with Gen. Johnson, the 
Industrial administrator. 

It Is surmised by the showmen 
that Casey must have conferred 
with Gen. Johnson on the . code for 
the studjo labor on the Coast. Casey 
Is the representative of .the "produc- 
ers association In Hollywood. In Its 
relations with the craftsmen. . 

Nothing leaked as to the exact 
natur-e of Casey's ' visit or oif the 
result. In Washlngtou the belief Is 
that anyone seeing Gen. Johnson In 
advance of actual proceedings for 
an Industry does so by Jnvltatldn. 

Casey left town without confiding 
in ariy of the showmen. 



Thalberg Iridefinite 



Hollywood, July 3 
■Still indefinite when Irving Thalr 
berg will return to the Metro studio. 
According to' execs, producer is now 
in Scotland and is riot due here until- 
th'p middle of August. 
=Tt=Returning:==here;~his=-'prbduction- 
and supervisory powers • will be de- 
fined for him. It Is likely that 
in addition to producing a group of 
eight pictures himself, he will also 
supervi.se the product of Bernie Hy- 
man, Af Lewyn and Larry Wein-* 
garten, cla,<9sed as supfervisora by 
the studio. 



Realization, that it is the law, and 
not a voluntary agreement which 
can be side-stepped or violated 
without penalties, suddenly seemed 
to seep liito the business during, the 
past week. With It, Warners and 
United Artists, opposed to the uni- 
form contract, keystone of the ex- 
hibition code, from the start, let it 
be understood that they will .con- 
tinue hold . -oiit - rag^nst- such 
single-way dealings with exhibitors 
Hays, li: is now revealed, put H. M 
Warner on the coordinating 'group 
oppoisite S, Kent, knowing the 
twOi have divergent views, amd. fig- 
uring strategy as the best guide 
In the language of Haysites, Warn.- 
ers is on the spot. If they don't 
ride along,- and If any members in 
the .final outcomi':. try to kick over 
the maj6i> code bucket, Indiistry 
spokesmen are pirepared to let them 
deal as iridividu.ais with Johnson. 



Circuits and the Motion Picture 
Theatre Owners of America were re 
pj>rted._Mond ay ,(3 X to^ b^ virtually 



L B. DtENiES SHEARER 
LOAN DEAL TO 20TH C. 



Hollywood, .July 3f. 
R^i>ort8'"have been current here 
that 20th Century was negotiating 
with Metro for the services of 
Norma Shearer for one picture as 
photograplis of the stat had been 
taken to the United Artists' lot by 
Breri & Orsattl agency. 
; .Louis. B.. Mayer, denle.s. that, ajiy 
such proposition Is being consid- 
ered, adding that neither Century 
nor any other company c'ould ob- 
tain the loan of its foremost star. 
Understood that Century Is 
sniouldering over the refusal of 
Metro .. to loan Clarke Gable, and 
will keep on with open negotiations 
for people whose contracts are 
about to expire everywhere. 



in accord; Distributors, however, 
are not. "They have a lot of work to 
do on their own code which neces- 
sarily is Closely aligned with th,e 
box office. Sales meets— getting the 
1933-'34. routine started— have de- 
layed distribution's formula. It Is 
know, however^ that If dlatrlbs hold 



out against certain MPTOA de- 
mands that organization will pre- 
sient the same individually to John- , 
sjon In open court. Will Hay fl; Is/ 
handling production, No date today' 
(Monday) wis set for his return 
east, although he is expected back 
within the next two weeks to get 
the code mill grinding. 

Over the Weekend, after thorough 
perusal of the textile code and 
the- government procedure through 
which it was realized, picture code 
formulatoris were convinced they 
will .find it necessary to make but 
few changes in intended memoranda 
tor Waslmifrtph. 

Conceding that getting , people 
back to wbrk at fair salaries is the 
government's motive, they maintain 
that filmdom only 'through the me- 
diuni_ qf jair practiCigs can do this, 
^s contractual form.s"in fllrn^ 
essentially involved, film leaders 
hold the Industry's code, in order 
to be effective, mu.st incorporate 
certain details which other indus- 
tries may be able to boll down to 
generalities. 

(Continued on page 19) 



Holl^ood, July S. 
Cominlttee on the Prbducers' as- 
sociation, coniprislng Ben B. 
Kahaine. Winfield R; Sheehari and 

Emanuel. Cohen, sits, as a court of 
inquiry Thursday (6) to take action 
on . the charges' of Joseph M. 
Schenck that one ■ of the' company 
riieimbers of the association ts 
guilty of espionage and attempteiS 
bribery, 

"Trio also will take a.ction at thia 
time on the resignation of XJiiite4 
Artists from the Producers'. assocta-r 
tlqn which was teinidered in a letter 
from Schenck tO; the asisociation, 
arid In . which the charge^ of alleged 
uridia'rhanded deallrigs were; apeci-' ' 
fled. 

The resignation proposal aind 
charges, were made following the 
stormy session ' of the producers 
Tuesday night' (June 27) at which 
Warner Brothers . served notice ot 
quitting .the producers' arbltrati<m 
agreement At this meeting Abel 
Carey Thomas, ' attorhey for Warn- 
ers, is asserted to have charged 
Schenck with violation of the agree- 
ment. 

Always Squawki 

While V Schenck refuses officially 
to state which company he niea'ns 
In his charges, he did say at a presiai 
conference a tefr hours before the 
Warner-called meeting tiiat!: 

'Warners are always yel^ng be-, 
fore they are hurt They think thai 
because they have made money theiy 
can control this Industry. It la 
because they , have made money they 
can control such artistry as George 
Arliss. 

•The producers' ' a g r e e m e a t 
wherein . no employee is allowed to 
accept a Job at another studio, or 
whereby one studio 'cannot negotiate 
with a person «mployed - a,t, an- 
other studio, is virtually slavery. 
Twentieth Century will never be 
party to such an agreement. 

•My brother, Nick, pleaded with 
Harry Warner riot to accept Dflirr/l 
Zanuck's. . resignation. That an- 
swers .any allegation that . Metrtf Is 
behind Twentieth Century.* 
Thomas Missi 

It Is understood that "Thomas was 
brought to the coast by Warn*ra 
with the Intention of bringing suit 
against Schenck for violation of the 
agreement, but that they- ilnally 
realized that although Schenck 
signed the pact as United Artists 
representative, he could not be rcr 
garded as a member In iany actl6.t 
taken by Century. 

.Deciding against a suit. It Is said, 
Warners took the other method, 
that oi; breaking away from the 
agreement; 

However, slgriatbrs to the paCr 
agreed under Its provisions that no 
company would withdraw until 
after It had been In operation two 
years, and then only on six months* 
hptlcC. Agreement yet.- has more 
than a year to go. 

Other cprtipany members nptifiei 
Warners that they still consider 
that company a part of. the agree- 
ment despite the Withdrawal at- 
tempt, pointing out that the action 
of "Tuesday night Is Illegal undor 
the pact's provislonis.' 

Secret Conferences 

Will Hays arrived here Friday 
(30) and Immediately Went Into 
secret confabs with other associa- 
tion members on the .Schenck- 
Warner fiareups. As yet Hays has 
refused to make any corjiment on 
the Issues Involved. 

Another aiigle was given 
Wormy" Scss^^sIbiir'wH^ 
went into the yelling stage and ac- 
cused Thomas of Implying that 
Metro and Loew stockholders wera 
back oC Twentieth Century, Gold- 
wyn screamed that he would givo 
I-IOO.OOO to charity If such allega* 
tlons could bo proved. 



« 



VAKIEtr 



P I C ¥ 



BE S 



Tuesday, Inly 4, 1933 



Market CEinlis to New Top on Eve 
Of Holiday; Loews Break Huroogh,* 
Warno's Poshed to Double Top, 6^ 



By AL GREA80N ' 

Capitalizing -week-end trade re- 
ports or large optimltim and the 
President's definite pronouncement 
against temporary stabilizatlbn, the 
market went into a fresh burst of 
speed yesterday, altectihg securities 
and commodities both. Wheat was 
UP 4 cents, cotton gained. $1.50 a 
bale, and the industrial averages 
made a new peak for the entire re- 
covery around 105 in the Dow Jones 
Index. 

Amusenients took a cautious part 
In th6 upturn, with L.oew's breaking 
through Its former top to touch 
24%, wiiile Warner Brothei^ on Im- 
pressive volume around 70,000 
shares moved ahead to a double t<»P 
6^> , touched once before this 
year. The ticker performance was 
especially convincing, since this is 
the B6asoh at which therti Is gen- 
erally a falling oft: in the country'fi 
heavy stecfl business, and there, ijvas 
4k holiday Just ahead , which might 
be 63fpectt!d to attract profit- tajiing 
in view of the tremendous adviahce 
the irtaritiet already has scored, 
arounting to something like 100% 
(Continued on page 24) 



COURT TOLD lOEW'SBAS 
NO INTEREST IN ACENCY 



Harrises Extendiiig 



ittsburgh. 

Harris Amusenient CO,, which soiti 
out to "Warners three years ago. Is 
apparently out to extend Its thea.tre 
holdings. Outfit has just taken over 
Lyric in Oil City, running its pres- 
ent string of houses to five, and 
Irons are said to be in the flre for 
the acquisition of several more. 
Harrises have one other house In 
Oil City, the Dirakie!. 

Senator Prank J. Har.rlH is presi- 
dent of the Harris Aniusemient Co., 
although believed to be in. active 
Control of extension policy Is John 
H. Harris, until a. year ago aone 
manager for "WB here. 



WITH ROBINSON OUT, 
ROXy CHAN(B SHOW 



Clarke Bobinison qiilt the Badio 
City Miiaic Hall late last -week fol- 
lowing -an argument with Roxy. 
Dispute Is said to have broken, oiit 
at a production cabinet meeting 
with. request made for his resigna- 
tion and Robinson -being nothing 
loath. 

Robinson reached the big boiise 
from the old Roxy and stepped Into 
the production breach following 



Yesterday's Prices 



Net 



BlKb.Ijow.lABt cliKe. 



400 Am.. Beat.. - . 

1.400 Col. PJC. 20 im 

800 ConB. F... 4H 4^. J^f ^ 
l.aOO Con. P. pf. 12 IIH 11%+.% 
7.100: BOiBt K... 80% 84Vt 96 ,+1 
0,000 Fox A.,.. 8«/6 J^A J/'fli 
— 12.600 Loew-.-^. . ^-24%. 53.«i. 24% + % 
4.100 Par ots.,.. 1% 1% 1^ + 'A 
1.500 Pathe .... » 1% 1% 1% , „ 
7.100 Fattie . , 8% 6% 814+ ?* 
102,000 RCA 10V4 10 10% + « 

8.000 RICO 41t 4 .4 ," 

30 Univ. Df,. SO 80 iO +1 

81,000 W. B 0% m «% + % 

200 W. B, pfv. 21% 21% 21% + % 
BON PS 

«3,iM0 G«ii.T. cf8 4 4 4 + Vl 
8,000 Keltb .... 40 40. 40 +2% 
8,000 lioew :. ... . 80% .80 80% 
25.000 Par-F .... 18V4 18% 17% +1% 
ParrP ,,..17%. 18 17 +1% 
81.000. W. B..... 88 80 86 + % 
CURB 

100 Col. P,.., 20.% a>% 30% + % 

lOQ Tech 8% 8% ,8% — % 

300 TraoB-L .. 8 2% 2% 




Following the statement to VARiBrT, 

June 20, ttiat Loew's bad an Inter- ^ ^ 

est in Ahe Donahue & Coc a^ver- jRQ3jy.g enforced absence due to lii 
tisihg agency. Attorney Joseph Nu- health and shortly after the theatre 
nan, Jr.. mentioned in open court, on Ujiopted Its film -stage presentation 
-the sairte AAid that lipew> had no I policy-. His work Is understood to 
Inttircst^In fhe~ageiicy; — IhaTe- Wn weU- fieg^^ 

.iAttorney Nunan. counsel for I>on- monitors 
abue & Coe, mSde this remark at -vHiether or hot the Robinson In 
the hearing beld in th6 matter of gja^^^. jg ^ factor isn't known, but 
the old, Roxy iecelvership before planned stage show for the 
Fedetta Judge Francis Gaff ey. The j .^g^j^ (Thursday) Is cold, 

lawyer added he was also prepared | ijii,ia was to have ha4 .R;oxy and his 
to prove the old Roxy receivership | Qaiig on the stage. .It would hav6 
owed money to Donahue & Coe. I iparked the firdt appearance of Roxy 

land his xadio troupe together' In 
about two years. It - jibM with 
Rbxy's Ihtentlop 6f occasiohatly.talE- 
liig an 'In . person' part iii tbe stage 
finir rnnloKc Toll^ Aff presentments at the Music Hall but 
JNiy VIHli^Ulo vdUeil Vil L^hi^h Intent h^ yet to be In- 

laugurated. • . ^ 

Los Angeles, July 3, Roblnson>s duties as art director 
^. * will- now bo assumed by Vincent 

Managerial confabs on forthcotn- j„ charge of the 

ine film buys, scheduled to be held costume department. 
In San FranQiscb and San Jose early 



l^lttsburgh, July 5^ : 
.Proposed schem^ here foi> a book- 
ing combine of indiependent ekhlbl.t-. 
ors fell through here last week when 
parties couldn't reach an agreement. 
Syndicate was to have beeii spph" 
isored hjt a prominent, thieatre owner 
locally, with, a central pfflce for all 
indie booking, but terncis couldn't 
be Agreed Upon and plaii collapsed. 

•a" series of nieetlngs between In- 
dependent theatre, owners had prog- 
ressed almost, to the point ot or- 
ganization when a number of houses 
refused to string along.' Promotor 
could baye counted on at least a 
dozen theatres but idea w?is figured 
worthless unless all of the 50 indies 
in Pittsburgh proper came In on it. 

Exchanges were said to have been 
antaeohlgtic towa,rd9 .combine, .jal- 
though this had"no.thihir t6Td<rSvlth 
plan's failure. 

%de^rH' Oked in Ou 



this week, have been called off by 
Charles Skouras, who With Reeves 
Espy and J. J. Sullivan were to have 
addressed both gatherings. 

Instead, the northern California 
district liuuiagers will hold their J 
-own- product. dii3CUssioi» . meetings. 
AH ..buying of product handled out 
of, here by Skouras and Sullivan, 
instead of . in New York as has been 
done for the. past, several years. 



No Bin Fox Deal 



Bosenbexg on Pic Biiys 

IXK3 Angeles, July 3. 

Mike Rosenberg, operating head 
of Principal, Is in Seattle, to dis 
cUss film buys for next season In 
the Northwest houses In. .:^hich, he 
is a partner. 

Rosenberg expects to be away 10 
days. 



Hollywood 



Briefly r«written (sxtracts from 'VanetyV HoHywood BulUtln. prlntvd 
each Friday in Hollywood, and added t9 the regular weakly 'Varlaty/ 

Tha Bulletin doe* not circutata other than on tha Pacific Slop*. 

News fnon^ the Dailies in .Los Angelea will be found in that customai^ 
department. ^ 

Phillip Favershain gets Juve leadFrederick Schllck. Both are unprjtK 



In 'Female/ with Rutb Chatterton, 
for Warners. 

,Ken ipifaynard's 'Daring Danger' 
starts, with' Alan. James megglng/ 

Chester Morris bajnded the top 
spot in ITs 'Kid Gloves.' ■ • 

.NeW Deala 
Ernest Q. Scho^sack and John 
Cromwtell have, made new deaitiwlth 
Radio to direct four plz. each. 



Steve Roberts directs . the mUch 
postponed 'Lives Of a Bengal 
Liapcer,' starting July - 6 at Para-, 
mount. .Tops are Gai^ Cooper, 
Fredric March and Richard Arlen. 

'Swift Arrow,' Indian picture to 
be produced by Charles Rogers, will 
be made In Technicolor. 



After nine months of preparation, 
indications are that Metro's /Ta,rzan 
and His Mate' ivIU get . started next 
iveek. 



First for George .Blackwwd under 
his new Warner contract Is the 
juve spot In 'Red Meat.' 



Warners is negotiating witb 
Katherine ^j^hepherd for her story, 
'Newspaper Woman,' wanting It for 
Kay,F^ancl8«. 



WB Movas Up Two 

'Female,* Ruth Chattefton picture 
at Warners, scheduled for produc- 
tion. late In July, Is moved up. to 
a July 6 starting date. William 
Dieterle - will direct Studio also 
moves up the Barbaf'a Stanwyck 
film, 'Ever in My Heart,' going In 
July 12. 



duced plays. 



Austin Parker, 'at Warners ' 
adapt 'Broadway and BacdL*' 

Universal has Hans Era.Iy t>n at 
termer to write. 



M. K. Jerome writing the nuni. 
bers f or *The New Deal/ Myrt and 
Marge feature being made by Bryan 
Foy. Cblinette directing dances. 

Medburyr Putter Make Up 

With John Medbury and- Walter 
Futtter making up' their differences, 
the comedy writer returns hero 
soon to resume his gagging and 
titling for Futter shorts. 



George Hopkihs'' comedy, IJnex- 
pected Pleasure/ will be produced 
on the -Coast this fall by IjOw Can« 
tor and Tink Humphreys, with 
Qenevteve Tdbin In .the lead. 



Jack Pearl arrived at Metro for 
'Big Uar' today (Monday)-. -Ed 
Wynn- Is scheduled to arrive July 
12 for his picture at the. samo 
studio. 



Smith and Dale landed here 'Sat« 
urday .to., make two reelers; for Co* 
lumbia. 



Sol Lessor's serialized 'Tarzan* 
has been booked at tbe Paramount. 
First time the deluxer ha,8 used a 
serial. 



Chieago^ July 3. 
'This Nude World,' ' previously 
banned by police, . opened at the 
Castle today (Monday). 

After. two weeks of strife, house 
obtained.^ a permit Over protests 
from civic bodies. 



.San Francisco, July 3. 

The nudist, film 'Back to Nature' 
is booked for two. Bay district 
houses opening July 14, and. handled 
by Floyd St. John of Co-operative 
eixchange, who has western- rights 

Herman Cohen opens It at the 
Strand for . 40c top, -while Morgan 
Walsh takes it for the T & D, Oak 
land, at 5bc. 

Film played several days out of 
town in ah effort " to get general 
audience reaction, which was con 
eidered quite good. 



Los Angeles, July 3 
Attempt of Pox- West doasf, 
through Charles "Skouras, to acquire 
operation: of -the Los Angeles as a 
ee<;ohd downto-wn first run house 
failed to materialize when Joo L'-o, 
^operatof.Of the Los Angeles for W^^ 
iiain Fo3C, . broke off riegbtlalions: 



iPeeved Writers Quit Academy m 
Imf of Gull A 



Hollywood, July 3. 
_hafib.nB of Wit^^ 
Skouras' plan wais to throw stage 1 ^^jj^^^^^y are beginning to pour In- 
Bhows into the Los Angeles In op- ^hat organization foll6wi;iig the 
position to the Paramount, . just j passing of a resolution by the 
around the xjprner. Selected first g^reen Writers' Guild Friday night 
run plx would be xeserved for ^3()) ^j^^t ^jje j„g„l,ers reisign forth- 
Loew's State, at present the circuit's L^itjj from the Writers' brancb of 
only, downtown first run.- the Academy. 

Leo would have considered a pro- j t^y^ig action culminates a smolder- 
position that called for the top plx feud that has been In evidence 
to go Into the L. A., but couldn't h^^^^e^Q factions In the two bodies 
eee any advantage In the deal as gjngg the Guild was reorganized to 



tniggestcd by the F-WC. 



N. Y, to L. A. 



.Lou cnayton. 

=^=^:>JU= Jolson.,^^^ 
.. Jack Pegler. 
, Jack Robblns. 
Chic Sale. 



L, A* to N. Y. 

Jeane Cohen. 
.Inez Courtney. 
Cliff Edwards. 
Charles Wilshln, 
Dave Dreyer^ 



later vote for a closed shop for 
scenarists. 

Screen. Guild at a heavily attend- 
ed meeting; voted almost unani- 
mously In faVpr of the resolution 
I drawn by the exebuti-ve board, de- 
^pite.^ a ^-pre.aedSngL-blltier 
-which a minority attempted to'stem 
the tide of opposition to members 
holding allegiance to both bodies. 

Of the 124 writers In the Academy 
.scenarist branch all but se-ven a,lso 
I belpng^o the Guild and In view of 
the few Guild members refusing to 
step out It is estimated that when 
the flood of resignations halt there'll 
be less than a score' reprei^entlng 
this branch, 



At the stormy session members 
pt- the ■ executive:, board . .an.d,..<t>ther 
leaders minced no words In. their 
chatges that no employee at a etu 
dio OQuld expect a square deal in 
the Academy and that It -was . vir 
tually a company, union, working 
Nvholly for the producer. 

Minority members, attempted to 
ridicule these assertions, but- they 
•were sno-wed under in the vote that 
passed the; resolutioh. 

John Natteford, John Meehan and 
Harvey Thew were elected to fill 
vacancies on the board brought 
about by the • reducing of Howard 
J. Green and (Srover Jones to. as.sb 
elate members through accepting 
producer berths aind the absence of 
Laurence Stallings. 
'''"i>ei3sl6if""t6^^~CW=j^ 
Academy was prompted by a. re 
port read early to the effect that 
executive committees of the. Dra^ 
matist Guild and Authors' League 
had agreed to stand back of the 
Guild in any action It mights take 
although It was stated that such 
promise could not be ratified by the 
full memberships of those bodies 
..until late in the summer or fall 



David, Lewis" is new story depart- 
ment . chle:f at Radio concurrently 
with his other duties as associate 
producer. Alexander McKaig, for- 
merly In the position, returns, to 
New York.. 



Lanfield Expensive 

Sidney 'Lanfield Is ^ out -of Radio 
without , having directed a jpicture. 
Hi^- stay -on-thei-ibt-obst the Studio 
around $10,000 for salary. Claim- 
ing he was engaged to direct 'Aggie 
Appleby/ now abandonied, Lanfield 
is stated to have refused to take 
another assignziient. 



LeRoy Prinz wants to film several 
sequences of his Paramount pic- 
tures in the closed Pantages, but 
is stuck because he can't find any- 
one around with whom to make the 
deah 



After using Randolph Scott In 
five westerns, Paramount has loaned 
the player to Radio, for a parlor 
picture, 'Sweet Chance.' 



Joseph Konroof, who -Wrote the 
novel, 'Coronet,' Is being brought 
here by Paramount to work on the 
next Josef Von Sternberg- Marlene 
Dietrich picture;- 



With Herman Mankie.wlcz replac- 
ing Donald Ogden Stewart as super- 
visor Of the Jack Pearl pic at Metro, 
present story has been discarded, 
been assigned to prepare an entirely 
new yarn. 



Correspondents' of foreign news- 
papers and magazines are smiling 
again. Falling of the value of the 
dollar is adding something to each 
check, due to the changing ex- 
change rate. 



Metro, which nosed out Para 
mount in . the purchase of 'Gaby 
Deslys,' from Jack kirkland and 
Melville Baker, has - now sold It to 
the latler company. 



Universal has givU Zalsu Pitts an 
eight- plcturie; eontract, to run two 
years. She can do outside -work. 



--Louise Falzerida Resunr^ihg 
'WiTlIam . Hackney Wlir ^m first 
of the . resumed Louise FaZenda 
series of two-reej comedies for U, 
starting July 7;. Series bf.six wa:s 
interrupted last year after the third 
when Miss Pazerida temporarily re- 
tired from pix to assume the role 
of motherhood; 



John Farrow hopped from tiharles 
Roprers to Metro to script 'How to 
Handle a Lady. 



Belgian Advise 

Radio bringing, over Brigadier 
Constant Franke, Belgian army of- 
ficer, as technical . director on the 
next Constance Bennett yarn, based 
on a -warrtlme femme spy. 



_ _ ^ O'Neil _here fro m New 
York Vd" sTgR^ Kis^WafHep termer. 
First two pictures are 'Wild Boys 
of the Road' and 'Red Meat/ 



Darryl ZaiiUCk Is after Frances 
pee for the femme topspot in rTbe 
Bowery/ 



Paramount has bought TiAst Cur- 
tain,' by Morton Barteaux and Al 
fred Davis, for Sylvia Sidney, and 
'Man Who Broke His Heart/ by 



Fox has optioned Jame^ O'Keefo, 
business, manager of- the studio 
music department, and Sammy Lee*- ' 
dance director. 



Burton Lane and Harold Adam- 
son, Berlin contractees, are the 
latest of several sets of tunedmlths 
considered to -write . songs for 
Metro's 'Dancing Lady.' 



Eskimo Wants Dough . ( .: 

Alleging he was to get an add^^, 
tional llOO for each ./^eek be .bad .' 
•worked'; Ott - Igioo' if it was feleasedr" 
as a feature, Ray Wise, Eskimo ae- 
tor, has filed suit against S<i6tt<^* 
Artie Productions for $3,610. 

_____ (U 

First film to be made by Grover 
Jones and William Slavins McNUtt 
under their new Paramount -writing, 
directing, producing contract will 
be 'Captain Jerico/ by Max Miller. 



Larry Darmour will releiase his 12 
'Mickey McGuIre' shorts through 
Columbia. Comedies have been re« 
leased by Radio for -six years. 



Alexander Pantages due back on 
the coast Friday (7). Ha^ been ia 
New York. 



Jack Kearns' Agency 

Jack Kearns, fight xnaniger, turn- 
ing agent and has organized tbo 
Kearhs Agency. Capitalized at $25.« 
000. Edward I. Beck aind Nina Beck- 
nell are directors. 



Paramount cutting rooms are 
flooded with 10. pix in the editlhif 
stages this week as a result of pro- 
duction rush whlch.put s.tudio .ahead 
of schedule. Only two in production 
currently, the lowest film peak in 
months. 



Ambassador management want 
to make Arthur Jarrett leader of 
an orchestra at the. Cocoanutr Grove 
to follow Abe Lyman, when latter 
leaves late this summer. 



_ . .. Topping". 

, While 2Xrth X!entUiy 1^ financinBr 
Roscoe Turner's entry in the. Na- 
tional Air Races .as a*bally, Colum- 
bia is dickering with the air ace to 
co-star with Jack Holt in an avia- 
tion pic If the aviator wins the 
Bendlx Cross- country! flight trophy. 

Chiarles Laugh ton due here froni 
England Thursday (6) for 'White 
Woman' at Par. 



Paul Sloan will meg Par's western 
special 'Lone Cowboy,' the Will 
Jiaines story. 



Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Jack 
Kirkland, Melville Baker, John Mc- 
permott. Marc Connelly, Ferdinand 
Rondon and Martinez Sierra ott 
Par's writing payroll. 



Charles MacArthur. returned from 
Europe. Metro hasn't assigned hlni 
afiyet. 



_ Spanish picture, "Woman,' ^n pro* 
ductidn'at'Tox W6st^Tff-Witb-eata-= 
Una Barcena heading cast. 



Cliff Webster, vet vaude pit con- 
ductor at WB Downtown replaced 
by. Herman S, Heller on orders from 
the studio. 



Through a change in venue the 
alienation of affections suit of Mrs. 
(Continued on page 45) 



itkmal Huddle Body to Hock 
Idiotic Censors Is Idea of SI 



San Diego, Gal., July 3. ■ 
A naftonal consultlne 1>od7 to 
bring tho theatre-goinff public In 
closer touch with the picture indus- 
try and help to eliminate Ill- 
advised censorship and similar 
problems through striking at the 
source of the trouble was advocated 
before the local. Parent-Teacher 
association Better Films Confer-? 
«nce here by B. V. Sturdlyant, Fox 
.West-Coast division manager. 

Stur^ivant also stressed the pos 
sibiUty of. goverrimental dictator 
flhlp over films "under -the Ropse 
velt recovery act, 

piscusslng his proposed national 
coQBulting body on better fllnw, 
Sturdivant took the position that 
worthwhile" organlzatidiis, partlcu 
larly women's clubs and Parent 
.Teacher asctoclatlons, should im- 
uediately form such an organiza 
tlbn, which, he said^ should be rep 
resented in every section of the 
eovintry, with the country as a 
whdle divided Into districts. Dele 
gates from the latter then should 
have quarterly meetings with cep 
resehtatlves of producing and ex 
blbitlng organizations, as well as 
the Hays offlce< 

Discourage Censors . 
'Siich "a plan,' Sturdivant. said, 
fwill have, a tendency to discourage 
the establishment of incompetent 
and, politically controlled censor- 
ship organizations which have not 
succeeded in the past because of 
jobvious reasons. Such an organ- 
lieatlon could 'work admirably under 
present conditions, and should the 
film industry be placed under a fed- 
eral dictatorship, such a plan would 
prove equally as effective.' 

Discussing censorship of plctur^, 
sturdivant said in part: 

'No other business, art or profes* 
plon is subjected to so much 111 
advised, unintelligent, unwise and 
politically controlled censorship as 
Ifll.' th'e picture Industry. I hold no 
b^Ief for the promiscuous- uise- .of 
(iu^sttonable dialog, scenes .or. se- 
quences when they have no bearing 
^n plot development, but often such 
are necessary, and they should be 
handled at all times within the 
bounds of propriety.' 

Sturdivant dwelt at length on the 
;National Recovery Act, which, he 
pointed out, it wag the duty of the 
industry, as well ais others, to con 
Sider in the light of a war-time 
emergency. 



(Miid's M Tax Over 40c 
Won't Affect Cmemas 



FELD-CHATKm SETTLE 

2 Weeks* Salary Washes Up Their 
Large Contract Claims 



Paramount settled the, breach: of 
contract claims of Milton Feld and 
Dave Chatkln for two Weeks' salary 
to each. The two former Publlx 
theatre operators alleged a. claim of 
over $90,000, together, against the 
company. Peld claimed something 
like $51,700 and Chatkin's claim was 
around $40,000. The amouiit of set- 
tlement wasn't detailed but flguted 
to bb aroUhd $1,750 to each of the 

twonieh. 

Settlement was effected after the 
parties had assembled before Su- 
preme Court justice Gavegan, In 
New Toi-k, to try the Issues, Mon- 
day (26). 



Recovery. Chisel 

— - "'M 

Although Gen e r a I H U g h 
Johnson is reported to have 
more publicists cm his staff 
than any two majw film com- 
panies, literally dozens of spe- 
cial service organizations have 
sprung, up since the. enactment 
of Roosievelt's Industry rehabil- 
itation program. 

Most of these organizations 
are trying to sell the Informa- 
tion which can be obtained 
free of charge.f rbm any and all 
of the Johnson press agents. 
They are calling their own 
work 'a service* and charging 
as much as. $60 per subscrip- 
tion. : Liatter entitles holder to 
information on recovery pro- 
cedure from July, '33, until '35. 



VAKIETT 



ast Producers Are ToU That 
Govt Will Not Frown Upon Any 
Cuts on Salaries Over 

CABINET MEETINGS OFF 





Franklin Slop* 'Em »» RKO tar 
Over Summer Anyway 



ALLIED TO MAKE NO 
HOVE ON THE CODE 



Hollywood, July 3. 
Hays organization a^t Its meietihg 
today (Monday) told the director- 
members that for worl^>"e 0"t thia 
Harold Franklin has recessed his j national recovery act code and hav- 
cablnet meetings at RKO for about I Ij. function the orgahlizatlon 

a month. Intermission Is slated L^^uld name Its own control board 
begin immediately and continue un- ^T""'" ^; . 

:tll after the .termination of the clr- consisting of studio heads as mem- 
cult's Mldsiunmer Festival cam- j berg and they would be responsible 
palgn around Aug. 1. to the Government for conditio! 

' "f/'lt/r"'''*" the industry, 

altogether, I ^ • ' il 

cabinet meetings at RKQ usually The Government wants people 

attended by all heads of depart- L|^Qj.,jjng^ sympathy for 

Iments. Formerly they were held | . . .^^^ 



EXHIBS 




OVER 



Columbus, July 3. 
The State of Ohio Is to place a 
X0% tao^ on amusements, both 
houses of the state legislature hav- 
ing okayed the new law to this ef- 
fect Saturday, and the governor Is 
expected to sign It almost at onCe 
But,, knd. this is a big but too, few 
film houses of the state will be at 
fected by the new taxation. 

Governor White's sales tax plan 
flopped miserably lalst week and the 
legislators then set up plans of their 
ewn for poor and school relief. The 
amusement tax is for poor relief 
;enly. ptlglnally planned to be ef 
fectlve on all admissions of 26c or 
more, the M.P.T.O. of Ohio, with 
Pete Wood as the guiding force, 
stepped in fast,' showed the solons 
that It would cost as much to col- 
lect as It was worth and viola!, the 
legislators passed the tax law cf 
fectlve only on admissions, of 41c or 
xhoreV" Wlth pt-actlcally every film 
In the state now operating at a. 40c 
top, this is not so bad at that. 

LfCglt iand concert stuff Is recog- 
nized as hard hit and will probably 
•be out completely soon. It is 6x- 
peoted> y^lth baseball men already 
stating that Columbus and Toledo, 
both American Association towns, 
will lose their pro baseball teams 
after this year. 

College football Is also weeping 
and wailing. With praictlcally all 
dance spots dropping admissions 
^r.Qm $1 plus tax to 40c a head, with 
no tax. Original estimates arc that 
this new tax Will net over $1,000,000 
per year for relief. 



Omaha, July 3. 
Motion Picture Theatre Owners' 
Association .and Allied Exhibitors 
met In convention at liOyal hotel 
this week. Eftort wap concentrated 
on ffamlng code to qualify under 
federal industrial act Code wUl be 
submitted independent owneria for a 
vote of conflrmatloh before it Is 
put UP for federal sanction. Main 
points of attack in code wert block 
booking, .-length:, ot I tlme. .bfetwoen 
first and second runs, prices, and 
producer-owned theatres. 

Film exchange executives are 
hopeful that suburbans— «»peclallyr 
will have to adopt more established 
policies and that throat-cutting 
coupon gags will be ostracized, 
liatest outbreak along this line was 
first suburban showing of 'Caval- 
cade' accepting coupons. Exhibitors 
contract with distributors forbid 
this, so Ironfleld, Fox distributor, 
had' house checked and made blUr 
ing on basis of full admission for 
each customer. This Is only one 
of squabbles caused by coupon sys- 
tem, and both exhibs and^ distribu- 
tors would like- to stop it. Only 

Say out seems to .be a general re- 
lotlon In neighborhood prices, as 
product can't be readily Improved 
to glve- fbiks exceptional bargains 
they look for from neighborhoods. 

Voting on code by exhibitors Is 
expected to be completed by July 
15, and acceptance of code will fore- 
cast contest between exhibitors and 
dl^trlbutbrs. 



Baltimore, July 3. 

Allied is apparently pledged to a i . 
policy of watchful walUng as farl^®**"* 
as the Roosevelt administration's 
pet Industry Control bill la con 
cemed. - - Allied - Is scheduled ■ to 
make no overt move to formulate 
any policy or code regarding the 
Control Blli, but will wait untU ac 
tlon Is taken by other organiza 
tibns in the picture business before 
it dtself decides upon any particular 
plan pt resolution. 

This waiting policy Is based upon 
AUied's assuD^ption that the Con- 
trol Bill does hot affect directly 
the Indie ^exhibitors, since the con 
trol bill touches only thosb enter 
prises doing an Interstate business 
It may touch the producers and 



SSwelSTutrL"^m."^ anyone earning over weekly, 
were cut down to two sessions per and that choppmg of salaries above 




COAST 

ITS NABE MATS 
A HEADACHE 



that amount would be countenanced 
and backed by the Government if a 
howl is let out by those aifected 
was the essence of the conference.- 
Dlrectors of the Producers asso- 
ciation met this afternoon (Mon- 
day) with will Hays presiding for 
enllg^itenment on the industrial re- . 

covery act. code. 

Sundry Co-ordination^ Plans 
Hays had numerous coordination 
plans which he submitted to the 
body and told. . members^ ]iie. would 
cohfeir with all persons here inter- 
ested in aiding the recovery act. 
Wants their Ideas and suggestions. 
He Is expected to offer concrete 



Los Angeles, July S. 

Mtor or leen^^r SJtlo'SSl W^t^o^iSi lousWr matiSS I rrmulaloT^TfarT a^'ju;tm^;;Si 'il 
tiltr* Scu^L With holdlSJ:?^n (excepting Saturday-Sunday) have ^jgher paid people in the indus- 

rrtharorsS^b^ -^s^t, "^^o^^^^^^^^^ 

SSe *»ri:ranrdle"r- f£^^^^ 
erajor .to the real, of the = ^ 

For this reason Allied Is plan- affernoo^ Performances ence being ll«^^^^^ 

nlng to make no move but to await have been abandoned as unproflt- of the Screen Guild. Meanwhile 

any codes that may be setup by the ftble. ^ , '"T^?^^^?.^?^ f« ^hl 

producers, distributors and na-4 Two^ elrcult houses that continue ewn independent conclaves on -the. 
tlonal circuits, and then only will an aftemoon-nlght policy daUy are theory that the recovery blU wlU 
set up its own policy resolution to the Wilshire and the WesUake, for- giy© them fewer hours, more par 
meet the situation as brought |mer In the sorca lled excluslvo Wil- [ .and employment f or th ose a t prea- 
abouTTy "ttio^Haw" gi^up^ 

MPTOA close to the mldtown park «>®a"PK Indications are that the Al Coha 

. . .a^_.^ I the same name. Not a single lodlel ._^,|| gifher disband or seek 



^ ^ .declaration that they would shun 

"SJuse" manag'ers and circuit heads r*%>rJ'Vthln^r wouW 
are aware that downtown first and claiming that Washington would 
subsequent run, houses get a blgl neyer pay aUen«o^^ 
matinee play, particularly froin concielved code, 
shopping crowds, but they have also [ 
learned to their financial loss that 
any attempt to compete with the 
downtowners, by running dally 

. ^ ^ — ^ I mats In the nabe houses, is reflect- 

vant fly to Ne]ir York late this ©d in night attendance, with its; 
week. I correspondingly higher b. o. tariff. 

Musiker Levant takes leave of Result has been , that most of the 

absence from Fox for a vacash, I nabe houses, now open their doors. ..a --^o-^v „ 

while Writer Behrman goes east I nightly at 6:30, instead of getting to paying Harry Kosch an add! 
for the Broadway production of his I under way at 2 or 3 in the after- I tlonal fee of $10,000 for his former 
play, Tiove Story,* ■ n^nn. I nervicea as recel^oer of the old 



week had the Control Bill ex- 
pounded and clarified by the gen- 
eral counsel for the national Allied 
-groujp, . Abram F. Myer^. 

Behrman-LeYant Eait 

Hollywood, July I. 
S. N. Behrman and Oscar Le- 



FILES OBJECTIONS TO 
PAY FOR ROXY RECVR. 

In registering further objection 



Compson, Dilloway, Ches. 

Hollywood, July 3* 
Betty Compson and Donald Dill- 
oway have been given . top spots 
In the second Chesterfield produc- 
tion .'Notorious But Nice,' starting 
at the Sennctt studios July 8. 
Uichard Thorpe will meg. 



Psnnsy's % Squawk 

Philadelphia, July 3.. 
At a meeting last week, the gen- 
eral M.P.T.O. Industry code was ap- 
proved by the local branchy save for 
two clauses. Dave Barrlst, local 
delegate to Chicago, was Instructed 
to fight the score charges and. alsO 
guarantees oh percentage play dates, 
liocal group wants definite ruling 
on both.. 

Pennsylvania censors, .generally 
targets for criticism, .were, praised 
for holding up .'What Price Inno- 
cence,* and pirbtesti ' were sent ' to 
Columbia for making It and the 
Hays ofllce for allowing It to be 
made. Claimed It was the kind of 
a picture bad for general business. 

Two protests also sent to War- 
ners.- First on 60% rate on 'Gold 
Diggers' and other for not specif y- 
.Ittg the rest of the elglit specials 
on this year's contract. M.P.T.O. 
group claims 'Gold Diggers' should 
be in this list, 'Warners denying. 

Aylesworth, Pere, Dies 

About to start on a brief vaca- 
tion, M. H. Aylesworth, president 
0C..;NBClajidJR^O,^ 
instead to attend the burial "of his^ 
father. Dr. B. O. Ayleswprth, 73, 
who died suddenly Saturday (1) in 
a Denver sanatorium. 

Dr. Aylesworth was a chancellor 
of Drake University, Des , Moines. 
He a.lso had been president of Colo- 
rado State Aqrricultural College at 
one time, " 



Some bside Stuff in Peim. Bar 

Matter of CoFs ^Innocence' and Indie Exhibs 
'Agreeing with Censors 



ven If 'pictures- are clean and 
wholesome. If the adyertlslhg and 
"exploitation implies otherwise cen- 
sors will not hold, the bag in de- 
celvlnf ' the public. OMctal notice 
to this effect was served upon in- 
dustry leaders during the past 
week. It Isn't Just one state or 
City, It's general on the part of 
U. S. censors, according to picture 
guardians. 

Matters came, more or less to an 
obvious head in the past few days 
with the Philadelphia treatment of 
Columbia's 'What Price Innocence.' 
The picture, / pronounced aa harm- 
less aivd even Inane by most of 
the reviewers; Including VARiBrrr, 
was held up. Philadelphia's board 
has had the reputation of being es- 
pecially harsh on sex during the 
past decade. 

^^There-^iB'^an^ Investlgatlon^-now 
underway as to how exhibitors of 
Pennsylvania and Southern New 
Jersey happen to. agree with the 
censor board. Columbia's ex- 
chahise manager reported to the 
home ofllce that he wa!s, certain 
most of the theatre owners au- 
thorizing the banning resolution. 



had not seen the feature at the 
time. In neutral sources of the 
business a 'sensational revelation' 
is promised at the conclusion of the 
investigation. The picture will 
probably^ be " re -reviewed the 
Philly cutters. 

Noise Excuse 

Meantime 'innocence' Is proving 
little, more than an opportunity for 
other censors, to make noise. Re- 
ports reaching picture headquar- 
ters are that time and again a 
board has okayed a picture, stib- 
isequently okayed by the news- 
papers. Just to be made - fopls of 
In the eyes of the public by ad- 
mittedly misleading exploitation. 

Circuits are conceded as much 
offending in this kind of advertis- 
ing as Indie exhibs. The press 
books prepared by home offices are 
scrutinized and pasfjed upon by the 
-Hays=-bfnce- before- -they .^^^ are- en»i^ 
tered into circulation. Distortion 
of the book contents, plus original 
interpretations" or 'selling Ideas* of 
the manager, exhib or^house press 
agent arc now being blamed for the 
current censor mess, one that 
Hollywood can In no way alle- 
viate. 



services as recelypr of the old 
Rbxy, Columbia Pictures, through 
Attorney Rosenblatt, of the .Nathan . 
Burkan ofllce, filed additional ex- 
ceptions Wednesday (28) before 
Federal Judge Caffey. Columbia Is 
a creditor with something like a 
$1,500 claim against the receiver- 
ship estate. Present receiver of the 
theatre is Howard Cullman. 

Among Columbia's exceptions Is 
one concerning Kosch's employ-^, 
,ment of _H. NewlnS m assistant at 
a weekly salary of . $400. Also, the 
employment of William Fallon, in a 
publicity -Job at $100 weekly. It 
was charged by Rosenblatt that 
Fallon, on the last week of his ent- 
ployment, didn't, eVen show up; Jo^ 
work. 

Other objection by Columbia, 
were on the question, of talent < 
salaries at the old Roxy, claiming 
several acts received unduly high 
salaries, not commensurate with 
their past pay in theatres.- . 

it was indicated at the hearing 
that the matter of finally settling 
KoBch's status might go over to the. 
fall. 

Ad Agency 

Also brought up In one of the 
lawyers'- observations to the court 
was that the question of the re- 
ceivership estate's alleged claims, 
of certain shrinkage money from 
^diy£xiiain&^--^xsiis^,r--^ the 



Donahue & CoC agency, would also 
go over until- then. 

In the meantime, the lawyers and 
other parties to the case have been 
given , until July 24 for settlement 
of presently disputed facts and 
generally clarify their cUeats' posi- 
tion In the matter. 



VAIOBTY 



P iC T 



E G ROSS C S 



Taead*;-,' Jo^ 4, 1933 



Holiday Exodus No Help to LA; 
i IHap: HelF Healtliy 24G^ in Z 
Its; 






$5»500 I'VILLPS BEST 

Harlow Gable Town's To<pB 
Lbew'a — Otherwise Off 



at 



libs Angeles, July .3> 
^That four day holiday which was 
pretty much prevalent locally sort 
of took th,e sails out of the local 
v'toouses over the: week-end and Inde- 
pendence Day. Polka hit . for the 
beacheisi mountains and other near 
by spots Friday nlte (30), and that 
•hqrt, 

■ iBeside the ' fouriday holiday^ the 
national air races which started 
July l and run Inclusive . to th? 4th, 
helped Jab picture box office returns, 
-with theatres heavily hit Saturdayv 
One hew house, the Criterion, was 
added to the first-run list, peopeijed 
after six moiitha of darkness and 
operated by its original owner, T. "L. 
Tally, with 'Barbarian' nlte of (30) 
lit a i2 gaiBf^ Lotii of cereinohjr, etc., 
• gave it failr start. 
' .Chinese still proves to be the 
-leadier of the caravan with 'Gold 
Diggers of 1933' in its fifth week 
and possibly anothet four or five 
etahzas to gb. 

State- wlth 'I Loved You Wedhjss- 
day' and Ted Ploritb on stage leads 
the rest of the field, looking as 
- though :it will dp around : $16,600. 
Paramount^ • on thei other . hand, 
slumped oft with 'Jennie Gerhardt,' 
that was figured for two. weeksj go- 
ing^ out at the end pf the current 
•stanza With, around $16,5d0. 

-dagney nome 1^ $till local magnet 
^ftiid Ills 'The Mayor of HelV is bol- 
sterihg ti^de considerably' at the 
.two Wairner hd.U8.eS'-oVer . the - take ,of 
B^vera]! precedliig w^eks. 
- !®bcr6ts' bows ,out of the Tbwer 
iifuesdjiy (4) after, i 17-day ruti, al- 
lowing Jolsdh's. 'rialleliijah I'm a 
Bufti*^: tp^ follow Instead of 'I Cover 
the Wiftiter JFron^' previously adver- 
iiefed and-'WhlcH will cPpid nestt. 

.RljCQ,- After two webks: with fair 
,but not* encouragiiifg returns on its 
stiige policy, s]|biighe,d off a bit With 
•Cpcktall Hwr.V . ,^ \- 

'~^V.iEetiTnatei:f or- TMs- Week" 

. Chinese' (Grauman) (i2;o28; 60- 
n,BO); 'Gold Dfgeers 6f 1.933\(WB) : 
■arid-: ptage shPw ' . (5th - .WeekJ; jStlll 



EveryiAiii^i Wham! Bang! 
And Horrah! at Cincy's B.0 



Cincinnati, July 9. 

. Snappier prPduct as a whole on 
the ace. screens this week and biz 
sounding a 4th Of July bang. . 'Hold 
Toiir MahV is the loudest box office 
cracker.-, 'Melody ' Cruise' is sky*!- 
rocketing the Lyric beyond Expec- 
tations, a^nd 'What Price Innocence' 
is sweet fireworks for the Palace^ 

Camera- Sharkey fight clips aret 
bulking the Grand's receipts. 'Gold 
Diggers';' sparkling in fourth week. 
.Only fizzle in pack' li^ 'Be Mine To- 
nlight,* held by Universal for fifth 
week at the Tiny Ufa auditorium, 
aind why. Is what. has .film row guess- 
ing. 

Estimates for This .Week 
Albe« (BKO) (3,300; 26-50)— 
•Hold Toiir Man' (MG). Gable- 
Harlpw fetching lovey-dovey trade, 
to tune- of $10,600, okay. Last week 
Vpnnle Gerhardt' (Par) . 18,100, swell, 
tne ' Clricy locale ' of story helping 
biz. 

.Palace (RKO) (2,$00: 25-66)— 
•What Price Innocence' (Cpl). Added 
advertising and -flash sex frpnt 
swelling take to $7,000, good. .Xiast 
week 'Hold Me Tight' (Fox:), $6,300, 
f^ir; 

Lyric (BICO) (1,285; 25-60)— 
•Melody Cruise' (ftkO). Ej^tra ad 
space in dallies an aid for $8,600. 
sopko. ' Last week . 'Cocktail Hour* 
<Col) $3,700, n. s. h. 

Keith's .(Libsbn) (1,600; 26-40)-^ 
'Gold Dfggers; (WB). In fourth and 
final week; a record nin for thl^ 
house and a rarity f pr any Clncy 
theatre in recent years, pulliiig $4,- 
600, fine. Last Week, $6,800, great. 

Granid (BKO> (1,026; 16-30)— 
^Eleyehtli :.Cpmniandmeht*_ . ( Sta;nd)> 
second local showing, with Carhera-' 
Sharkey bput clips ; added for full 



Louisville, July 

Brown was forced to substitute 
'Bondage' for 'Bed of Roses' at last 
mihiite; due to change on general 
release ' datb - of Constance - Bennett 
film. RIalto goes str^ght pictures 
July 7,. drpjpping vaude for sumulpr 

Loew's beauty revue and 'When 
Ladies Meet' whipped hot weather 
for theatre last week and coniibined 
.sia. of , Je^n iiarlbW ~and\ Clark 
.Gable expected to knock box off de' 
votees of dex this week. 

Ted Claire dolpg well as succes' 
sor to Al Belasco as m. .of c, ait 
RIalto. . 

Estimates for this Week 

ILoew's (a,400; 26-40), 'Hold Your 
Man' (MG) with Harlow-Gable 
cpmblne and Muriel Klrkland, for- 
mer . ^tbck player here, getting big 
$6,600; last week <When Ladies 
Meet' and beaut revue, $4,900. 

Rialto (Fourth Avei.) (3.O0O: 26- 
30-40-60), 'Girl in 419* (Par> and 
vaudeville; $4,200, weak; last week 
.'Little Giant' (FN) and vaude, $4,- 
700, okay. 

Strand (Fourth Ave.) (1,786; 26- 
40), 'Jennie Gerhardt' (Par). Oft 
at $2,700 ; last week 'College Humor* 
(Par), $3,200. t 

Brown (i;500; 16-26-40), 'Bondage'. 
(Fox), • With last-minute change 
from 'Bed of Hoses' will do well to 
get $1,300 ; last week 'Melody Cruise' 
(Radilo)i fair at $1,600. 

Alamo (960; 15-20.26); 'Pleasure 
Cruise' (Fox); $900, bad; last week 
'Professional Sweptheart' (Radio), 
$1,000. 



_ _ _ week., Looks' like $2,600, okay. Last 

iioiaifiVT^pflirir^eat^ 



heavy advance over the holidays. 
}^puld hit arpuhd the $18,000. mark. 
'La^t week biggest slncp ; openingi 
$19,000, meaning neat profit, 
." .Cr):erion (Tally) (1,600; 25-40), 
•a?he Barbarian' (MC?) . and stage 
8.how. Stated off at fair pace with 
$2 premiere and will do oke In get-!- 
.tingvsirbund $6,600. '. - 'r- 

.. Downtown (WB).v(l;800; 25-70), 
■.?Maybr pf Heir (WB) and vaude- 
ville. This Archie Mayo pix. with 
Jlmmy^ Caghey loolcs like a. healthy 
$11,500. Last week ,'Bx-Lady' (WB), 
•jiPt so keen- at $7,500. 

Hollywood (WB) .(2.756; 25-65), 
*Mayor of Hell' (WB) and vaude- 
ville. Cagney al.Ways helpful here 
BP around $12;500, plenty good. Last 
wieek 'Ex-Lady* (WB), not hot at 
all around $7,80Q. 

Los Angeles (Wm. Fox) (2,800; 
16-25), 'Dangerous CrpSsroads* (Col) 
and 'Sucker 'Money' (Kent). Just a 
iBlow creep here to about $3,900. Last 
■'week" 'Yes, Mr. BrdWft* (UA) and- 
•Love Is Like •Thkt' (Chesterfield), 
had tough struggle to get $3,400. 

Paramount (Partma;r)' (3,696; 25- 
■40), 'Jennie Gerhardt' (Par) and 
stage show. Pic seemed to have 
been ballyhooed wrongly, forgetting 
Dreiser b.o. value with result take- 
,ofE day only $2,000 and may come 
:home with around $15,500, which is 
off. Last week 'College Humor* 
(Par), second -week, helped by 
'Couple of Bing Crosby personals, hit 
$16,600i blg.^ . 

. : RKO . (2,956; 26-40), 'Cocktail 
Hour' (Col) and stage, show.. Noth- 
.-ing much enticing In dpuble fare 
here, but the Carnera -Sharkey pic- 
'"itures a,re a -locai -scoopr helping, tQ. 
$6,600, after a very weak Friday and 

• Saturday, when only an aggregate 

• $i,200 was clocked. Last Week 
.'Meloay Crylee* (RKO), pretty good 
at little over $7,000. 

. State (Loew-Fox) (2,024; 26-40), 
fl Lovbd Yoti -Wednesday' (Fox) and. 
■ stage show... Got corkiijg. good start 
and should do an easy $16,500^ Last 
week 'Reunion in -.Vienna' (MG), 
with Ted Ploxito help, nice $16,000. 
Florito also current.' 

Tower (Principal) (950; 2S-40), 
^Secrets*' (UA) (3rd week). For final 
id days of Plfckford picture going 
Put' (4) 'an even $5,000, which is 
profit for house. 

Two Branches Ratify 



'Girl Missing' (WB), split WegK, tl7 
800, mild; 

Family. (RKO) ,.(1,000; 16-26)— 
'Love Is Like That' (PD), and 'Un- 
known Valley' (Cbl). Spilt week. 
$1,000, blah. Last week 'Bondage' 
(FojQ, and 'Shiek in the Night* 
(FD), $1,700,. fair; enough. 



$15,000 for ladieis' 
And 'HuinoF' at 

Dominate K.C. Films 



■ 'Hollywood, JuTjr"3T" 
Technicians branch of the Acad- 
emy Thursday (29) ratified the 
new by-laws of the organlzatipn 
at a iticctlnT att.cnclea by 120 of 
the. 234 members. 

Actors had okayed the new 
rules the night before, .Directors; 
jjroducers' and Writers are expected 
to put their okay Pn the by-laws 
■this w(»^ 



Kansas City, .July 3, 

After a number of Sunday open 
ings the Midland has., changed to 
Saturdays. All other dpwntbwh 
houses opening either Friday or 
Saturday and It left- the huge Mid- 
land with, a weeK-old .picture . on 
Saturdays against the new opes 'and" 
it" hurt. House retains Its '25-cent 
policy, but the exclusive, tag on Its 
pictures is off. Films will be avail- 
able to other houses in both Kansas 
Cities after due protection. 

This week offerings : average bet 
ter than for some time. Newman 
has 'College Humor' and after a $21, 
800 week with Cab Calloway, big, 
the Mainstreet is showing 'Melody 
Cruise' to fair biZr Last week^the 
heat breaking all June records, busi 
ness wsLS spotty. 

Manager . George iBa.ker, of the 
Newmart, put over a surprise on his 
Saturday midnight audience when 
he gave thpm^ ?GPld Diggers' without 
•aiiy-pTeVlous'ahnouncemehtv Picture 
was not set for showing for a couple, 
of weeks. -He wanted the reaction 
and . got it. 

Estimates for This Week' 

Liberty (Dubinsky) '(860; 10-15-20) 
'Parole Girl* (Gol) .and 'GHrl. Missing* 
(WB). Grinding along for fair 
$i;80(). Last Week 'Keyhole' .(WB) 
and 'Private Jones' (U) alsb $1,800 

Mainstreet (RKO) (3,000; 25^40) 
'Melody Cruige* (Radio). Looks close 
to fair $6,500. Last week 'Womah I 
Stole' (Col) and Cab Calloway band, 
doing four and five dailyi capacity 
at .all times with ^ome customers 
standing in aisles for late shows; a 
biff $21,800, 

Midland (Loew) C4,Q00; 25) 'When 
,L ad leg Meet' (MG).'. . Opened, Satur- 
day und^r"'cHaiig6" Of "Trolicyr=seems 
best for some timp and and prob^ 
ably $16,000, excellent.. Last week 
'Barbarian' (MG) on six days $7,900, 
fair. 

Newman (Par) (1,800; 26-40) 'Col- 
lege Humor' (Par), A. ewell $9,000. 
Last week 'Private Detective 62' 
(WB) $7,000, oke. 

Uptown (Fox) (2,040; 25-40) 'Little 
Giant (FN). Nice $4,500. Last week 
'L'lly TiM-iiei" (aVH) C3,000. 



'DIGGERS' AND HOLD' 
$11,700, INDIANAPOLIS 



Indianapolis, July 3. > 
In spite . 'of Unprecedented hot 
weather 'Gold Diggers,' at the 
Circle, and 'Hold Tour Man,' at thb 
Palace, are running a grim ralce for 
honors' this week. Lpoks like thp 
former will finish in front with a 
healthy $.6,600, at least two grand 
better, than, anything the house lias 
done in Week's; Plans being made 
to hold over the' attraction. 'Gable- 
Harlow 'film should wind up around 
$6;200.-.:_...::^.: :^y- r " 

These- -two houses hurting' 'Ar^.-. 
zona to Broadway/ at the Lyric. 
This house is in its first week, minys 
vaude. 

With tne indiaBaraarkrtDwnTnay- 
be left with pnly three downto'-wn 
first runs next week unless unset- 
tled affair^ at the Lyric are 
stralirhtened out. At the petition 
of the land owners, a court order to 
vacate the ' property Was served 
Saturday ' on ' the Fburth Avenue 
Ahnusement Co. operators. 

Estimates for. This Week 
Apollo (Fourth Ave.) (1,100 ; 26- 
40), 'Best of Bnemles' (Fox). Noth- 
ing but pyerflp'w from other houses 
this w:eek; won't be able to ring up 
mprie than $2,000^ bad. Last week 
'I Loved Tou Wednesday' (Fox) a 
satisfying'- $4,000. 

Circle (Circle) (2,600; 25-40), 
'Gold Diggers' (W^); Whipping the 
town and .will . warrant a holdover 
-with a,t least $6,500. Last week 
'Working Man' (WB) a fairly good 
$4,100; 

. .Lyric (Fourth. Ave) (2,600r 26- 
.4j0),. 'Arizona to Broadway' (Fox). 
Gallant bid for business In -first 
week -without vaudeville^ and may. 
come out with ' fisiir $3,800. Last 
week 'Emergency Call* (Radio) and 
vaude a creditable $6,000. 

Palace (LoeW) (2,800. 25^40), 
'Hold Tour Man! (M-G). Not up 
to expectations With little more 
than moderately good $5,200; 'Gold 
Digigers* cutting in. Last week 
'Waterfront* (UA) '$4,200, mediocre. 



Philly 30% (NT Because of Ae 4di; 
'Jennie/ 9G; Heroes^' 14G, Okay 



'College Hpmor/ $12,000, 
OK, Newli; Weather Break 



Newark, July- . 
The same story of: the weather; 
continuously bad for bpxofflpe. It 
cooled a little Sunday but too la,te 
to keep them hbme and unless the 
Weather man has a heart It's going 
to be Just top bad oh the Fourth. . 
. .-However, 'College Huitnbr' opened 
okay iat the Paramount-Newark and 
thay hit . a nice. $8,000, with jmbre 
hoped.' Just to be perverse -they 
decided hot to open 'Baby Face' yet 
at the Branford and ere holding 
'Gold Diggers' for one day oyer 
three weeks. 'Reunion in 'Vienna' 
at Lop-w's ought to break $10,000. 
while It's hard to tell what the fight 
picture^ will lift Proctor's tp as they 
had to open withput.aunouncement. 

The Little .couldn't take It any 
more and quit. It'is a shame, Hitler 
wrecked, this for the oWners who 
bought . the place to run .Germa.n 
flickers In. 

Eatiniates for This Week. 
Branford (WB) (2,d66; 16-30-60- 
60-65), 'Gold Diggers' (WB) (8d 
week). . Pretty sure of . $8,000 and 
better with a cold Fourth/ ' A' nice 
engagement anyway with thb sec- 
ond, week despite weather reaching 
$10,200. 

Capitol (WB) (1,200; 16-26-36-60), 
'Elmer the Great' (FN) ;and 'Girl lii 
419' (Par). ' Ought to skirt $6,000. 
Last week .'Little Giant' (FN) and 
'Eagle and HaWk' (Par) okay with 
$4,600. . 

Loew's Stfite (2,780; 15-75), 'Re- 
union' in Yibnna' (MG) and vaude. 
Probably over $10,000. Last .'week. 
'Waterfront' (UA) good at nearly 
$12,000. 

^Jewark (Adams-Par) (2,248; 16- 
76),. 'College Humor' (Par) and 
vaude. Looks nice and should be 
good for better than a neat $8,000. 
Last- week Terror ..Aboard' (Par) 
caMe a tewible ciNSPper -with $4,500;: 

Proctor's (RKO) (2,300; 16-76), 
'Melody Cruise' (RKO) and Camera 
fight, a nd vaUde. F ight films should, 
niake l;his num ovef~$10;000. - Last- 
week 'Ann Carver's Profession' 
(Col) shaky at $7,000. 

Terminal (SkPura$) (1,900; 16r 
60), 'I Loved Tou Wednesday' (Fox) 
and 'She Done. Him Wron^ (Par). 
Repeating the West picture a. good 
move and maybe' ^his ' will- iswing 
clear over $3,500. Last Week 'Devil's 
Brother' (MG) and '(jlrcus Queen 
Murder' (Col), $3,l6d. 



Q.T.niNJI„4tli'sEffeM 



Niew Haven, July 3.. 

A quiet Week Is in store for film 
houses with the town "deserted in 
favor of holiday vacation spots.. 
Ne^ftlelght weeks- will probably be 
light .oned. " " " " ~ ~- 

LaliSt week Palace' played I^nny 
Ross three days as stage fare feeler, 
with results okay enough to asi3urc 
additional bookings along similar 
lines. 

. Paramount plugging . heavily 
showing of . Car nerar Sharkey fight 
filmsV Nabes are playing return en- 
gagements on 'Farewell to Arms' 
hereabouts. 

Estimates for This W«ek 

Piaramount (Publlx) (2,348; 35- 
50)— 'Gambling Ship' and 'Perfect 
Understanding;' Getting but mild 
attention- at $5,000.: Last week 'Cp.l- 
lege Humor* . (Par) and 'Sunset 
Pass,' $6,300, so-so. 

Palace (Arthur) (3,040; 35t50)— 
'Hold Tour Man' (MG) and 'When 
.Strangers; Marry.' Summer slump 
will pfbbaBIy Thpia "lhls~t^"m-=tair 
$5,000. Last week 'Nuisance' (MG) 
and 'Loved Tou Wednesday' (Fox) 
and Lahny Ross on stage got a nice 
$6,100, with Ross credited tot, a big 
share of bla. 

Roger Shernian (Wfi) (2,200; S5- 
50)— 'Baby Face* (WB) and 'Silk 
Express* (WB). Set for a low $3,- 
600. Last week 'Detective 62' and 
'Melody Cruise' (RKO) took a bad 
llpldtic: nt $2,700. 



Montreal So Wilted 
Even Coofing Plants 
Don't Appeal to 'Em 



Montreal, July '31 
Severest heat Wave for a quarter 
of a century struck Montreal since 
June 25 and held up to July, with 
unprecedented drop in'- grosses, and 
empty theatres. Fans took to parks 
and outside resorts, despite frantic 
efforts of film men to represent the- 
atres as ice-cooled. At that, they 
were the coolest spots in town, but 
customers refused to be shown. 

Palace, with a humdinger, "When 
Ladies Meet,' would ordinarily have 
hit five figures,, but if heat holds 
will be lucky to get $7,000. Week- 
end national holiday Saturday (1) 
took most peoplp ^nit of town With 
poor showing on.best days of week. 
CapitPl shows 'Reunilon In Vienna' 
and 'The Nuisance,' another dual, 
but $6,000 Is best estimate. Loew's, 
another house now running brace of 
pIx, has .'Peg o' My Heart! and 'Pic- 
ture' Snatcher'; has the seatage-but 
won't get them filled any day with 
gross no better than $6,500, Princess 
has 'Good Companions' and 'King of 
the Ritz' and Will do well if it hits 
$4,000. Imperial and ' Cinema de 
Paris with average French films 
should get $1,500 and $700, respec- 
tively. 

His Majesty's goes darlc indefi- 
nitely aifter a mediocre week on 
'Moonshine and Honeysuckle,' Nabes 
Without exception In the red. 
Estimates for This Week 

His Majesty's (Ind) (1,600; 26- 
1.50) dark. Last Week,: 'Moonshine 
and Honeysuckle' (legit), about 
$3,000. 

. Palace (FP). (2,700; 60) 'When La- 
dies Meet' (MG). Fine picture but 
hieat-will-^kill-it Jwith-$7,0O0^aUbeat. 
Last week 'Hell Below' (M-G) $7.- 
600. • ' 

Capitol. (FP) (2,700; 50) 'Reunion 
In '"Vienna* (MG) and 'The Nui- 
sance' (M-G). Looks $6,000 Is about 
the limit. Last week 'Little Giant* 
(WB) and 'Our Betters' (RKO) 
around $6,500. 

Loew's (FP) (3,200; 50) 'Peg o' 
My. Heart* (M-G) and 'Picture 
Snatoho'r' .ai-0). Not Uablo to ex- 



PhUfedelphla, July 3, 
Scorching Weath6r and the un- 
precedented holiday eicodus will 
hold the week's grosses way down 
and there'6 nothing big ehough as a 
boxofflce draw to offset theiae con- 
dltlPris. CoUrit it a 30% below aver- 
ajge week and .ypu'U hit close to the 
truth, 

•Gold Diggers' ' ended Its stay at 
the Stanley Monday (3), giving this 
big revue four weeks, s-W tried 
hard to plug and push the musical 
to beat the •42nd Street' record, and 
did as far as days were concerned 
but not as regards figures. Better 
than $66,000 indicated for the fUll 
fbUr Weeks, with the rauge going 
from $25,000 first week to $8,500 in 
the last. 

•Jennie Gerhardt,' despite plenty 
of attention In the dailies and extra 
advertising, hajsn't set any. world's 
records at the Boyd. It gets pnly a, 
single week acpordlng to present 
plans with 'When Ladies Meet' 
opening Wednesday. There's just 
4 small chance, however, that '<3er- 
hardf may be held for a few days. 
In its first Week, ending today 
(Monday) it won't beat $9,000, 

The Pox has 'Arizona to- Broad- 
way' arid Phil Spltalny and his 
bunch oh the stage. A sad $12,000 
seems in. order unless ralrt Mohdaiy 
arid Tuesday drives soirib bf the riiob 
back . from the shore. The Earle 
has . Milton Berle on the stage -and 
Barthelniess' 'Heroes for Sale' . on 
the screen— a fairly likely cohtblria- 
Uon. Might get $14,000. 

The Stanton figured for some Itn-. 
proveriient with Cagney's "Mi^yor of 
Heir but it hasn't befen shown in 
the biz so far. Nothing pver $7,000 
possible and likely to hit nearer 
$6,000. ^ 

Karlton has 'Cocktail Hour* 
brought in when 'Professional 
Sweetheart' proved a complete dudj 
and Bebe Daniels' filmi, moved here 
from Boyd will pi;pbably get a.coni.- 
plete ^eek which would bring Kar^- 
ton's next change to Tuesday, sainb 
date a?. Boyd. Attempt- will prbbT 
bably -be made^ howevpr, to return 
to fornaer policy of Friday openings. 

Arcadia gets 'a ilrst-ruh in 'Per- 
feet Understanding/ with Swansdp 
:on-TburBday and-may-do-flome-tTado— 
despite film's alleged shortcomings. 
On the same date, the Stanton gets 
'I Love That Man,' to follow 'Mayor 
of Hell,' Stanley's next, .opening to- 
mprrow (Tuesday) is 'The Eagle 
and .the Hawk.* 

Estimates for This' Week 
Arcadia (600; 26-40-60), 'Reunion 
In Vienna' .(MG). Second showing 
which should be profitable for this 
smart little house; $2,400 indicated. 
Last week 'HeU Below' (MG), $2,200, 
mediocre. 

Aldine (1,500; 40-66-65), 'Be M*Ine 
Tonight' (U). Reported for third 
week despite riiild trade. Figures 
for around $6i600 this week, a? 
agailnst last week's $8,000ii giving it 
a little better than expected on fort- 
night, 

Boyd (2,400; 40-55), 'Jennie Ger- 
hardt' (Par). Chances of holding 
beyond week not big. 'When Ladles 
Mpet' (MG) likely, to bow In on ifti 
or maybe Wednesday, • Sylvia Sid- 
ney picture figures for $9,000 or 
close to It, 

Earle (2,000; 40-66), 'Heroes for 
Sale' (FN) and vaude. Milton Berle 
on stage. Fairly good combo and 
$14,000 not unlikely, despite holiday 
exodus. Last week 'Murders In the 
Zoo* (Par) and vaude. Weak $13,000. 

Fox (3,000; 35-65-75), 'Arizona to 
Broadway' (Fox) and ^tage show 
with Phil Spltalny drchfestra on" 
stage. Ordinary $12,000 forecast. 
Last week 'Best of Enemies' (Pox) 
and stage show, $13,500, not so forte. 

Karltbn (1,000 ; 30r40-50), 'Cock- 
tail Hour* (Col). Moved here from 
Bpy.d when.,. 'ProfesiSionai Sweet-, 
.heart' (RKO) fippped with $1,460 
In three days, 'Cb'cktall Hour' will 
get $2,70O In filling out the weeK 
and ought to stay three more days. 

Sianiey (3,700; 40^55-65), 'Gold 
Diggers' (WB), Will get $8>500 or 
better in fburth. week; 'Eagle iand 
the Hawk* (Par) in on Tuesday. 

Stanton (1,700; 40^ff5), 'Mayor of 
Hell' XWB). Should boost house's 
recent dismal average to nearly 
$7,000. 'Girl In 419' (Par) last week 
hauled a bad $5,800. 



ceed $6,500, Last week 'Central Air- 
port' (WB) and 'Jimmy Dolan' 
(WB) about $6,000. 

Princess (Ct) (1,900; 50) 'Good 
Companlons'^^ilegal)^ j«X(L JKin^ of 
the Ritz' (Regal). Maybe $4,000". Lcisf^ 
week 'Ann Carver' (Col) and 'Sol- 
diers of Storm' (Col) $3,500. 

Imperial (France-Film) (1,900; 
40) 'LeS Bleus de I'Ambur,' $1,500. 
Last week, '28 Jours do Clairctte, 
$1,260, . 

Cinonia de Paris (France-Films) 
(000; 25') ^Theodore & Cic' (2nd 
wefek), $700. Last week pix grossed 



$750, 




"Ttfesda^ff; July^4i 1935 



Tourists Keep Loop Awake N^hts; 
I 'CoDege Humor' look like SSOM 



B'KLYN BLOOEY 




Chicago, July 8. 
-One thine has been remarked bjr 
lobp showmien ct>ncgl:nlnff the tourist 
traide. It Is especially evident at the 
latd performances. For the past 
several years attendance after 9.30 
^. m, hais conisifsteritiy fallen off so 



Unimportant B. 0<, Entries Don't 
Help— May Get Weather Break 

* Brooklyn, July 3. 
Blooey, week hereabouts. tJnim-' 
portant plctutea not helpingr at the 
box offices, although sudden cooling 
from intensive heat "miiy prdve a 
b.o. ^windfall. • 

Estimates for JHia Week 
Fox (4.000; 25-35-50), rTrlck for 
Trick* (Fox) :ahd st¥ge showv "Cow- 
l boy . team of radio headlihlng the 
: ■ ■ Stage with. Wesley Uddy. -Around 

Than Oflfset 4th, Tacoiha wo;oo6,.mtid. i^ast week 'jim Doian* 

' ' (WB) did $13,500, good. 

Loew's Met (3.400; 35r50-76), 
'Hold Tour Man' (MG) and yaude. 
Should produce $17,600, under ex- 
pectations. Ijaist week 'When Ivadles 
Meet' (MG) did $2?.500. okay, but 



*Peg' and Diggeirs' More 



S. A. Battle on B^way, Bennett s 70G 
Topping Harkw^Ue's Oke 40G; 
'Seven; 20G; 'Samaf anif 



Tacpma, July 3. 
Three -,day holiday with weather 
bright made theatres dull; 

_____ j comahs like the outdoors; but the 

Sat the. laat khow Tg^netiily found good attractions gave the; outdoors 

a^ ljalf empty audltprium. However,: reat opposlsh. D>|?ers' Is seU (^ox) ^nd vaude. 

tlfe^ World's Fal? ylsitors get the: for. nine dayd at Mufs^^ heading stage bill 

.cinematic urge Just about that ^ime , get nlc6 pifece of do«fb. ,P5— ^ Around $14,000, better than average^ 
iila the box offices have been busy; with plenty of bally and gold^ront. L^g^, ^^^j^ .^^ (Po^j did $lli- 

aa 'late as 10.30. Over the hpUday . • Roxy exploiting 'Peg p' My HeartV^^^ 

weekend B&K will «ell tickets right; with street tap daticer, while street", , Strang 'Baby Face* (WB). In re 
up to mid<i/ight tp accommPdate th? bannered for 'Hell Below last half gj^j^ $7,000, eo-so. Last week 
owls. J of week. Navy offlcers^ npw her|^ .^^^^ /pjjy $6,000, 

Presumably toiifists living Jni guestS," giving color, tp showin|f . and K^j^l^ 
downtown Hotela 'ind not having; excuse for press' dope. ' 
ta'!worfc don't Wanjt to go to; tied; Estimates '+or; This Wiiek , 
fdd' early; . After l^cstlng irom^peil" ; f^^^ eSic ^riar^irick) (1;400; 25). 
sightseeing .thdy: start wanderWig, .^^^^j j^j 6f 1933' (WB). Siiper- 

atbund the downtown section l9<>Hr Uiusical has it^= way, expected to ifp 
in^f entertair^mCTit, . vi nihe day; '^ifeek loofe around $4.290, -I 

■ILoop Is in a milch happier frame Last wreck Tomorrow at Seven' I 

of mind than for a long time. TWsj (RKQv : two days; close to $900;, 
week the ChlcagP may dee »«,0.000!l .j^^ioay cruise'; (RKO), four days 
with 'College Hiimor' (Par) 'A™ •[11,700, good; 'Perfect Understandri 
Harry Rlchman' wOiile the: Palace i^g. (UA),- thti^e days, expected 
has an putside iiJchance tp ff^adn: ••^^50 , : / 

over $2^00 with Jack Benny jiliral^^ ft (j-VonHV (1,300; .W-25);: 
'Professional .Sweetheart' (Radio). ;l «pe^ o' My Heart'. (MG) and 'Hell 
These sock J grosses, will result fl*piA:h8elow' (MG), split. Selling these . 

acomblnatioh of the right shot*" and 1 ^ell, en route .to $3,600, good. Last lintp the rialto coffers,. That godsend 
a.-. ihPlIday bteak ' ektendirig frPm; week; 'Devil's, Brother' (MG), TTast [ pf bllsteirlrig Bostohrthe east wind;] 
Saturday to Tuesday. Departmettt ; wbrkers*' (MGi . Split,' okay at $3,200, Ending a sizzlpr heat wave that had 



WEATHER SHIFr 





Same Story for B'ham 
This Week; ^Sing;* $I,20a 

Birmingham, July ?. 
Fourth will be a mild week here- 
abouts with the hot weather, etc; 
Vaudeville remains over , another 
week at Ritz as an experiment.. 
Estimates For This Week 
Alabama (WUby) (2,800: 25-35r 
40)^«When Indies Meet' (MGX 
$6,000. liast week International 
House' (Par) '$7,000. 

Ritx (Wilby) (1,$00; 25-40)— 
'Cohens & KfeUys In Trouble' (U) 
and vaude; probably last week of 
stage show for a while; $3,000. I<ast 
week 'Out All Nlghf (U) ji»d vaude 
^3,300. J 

Strand (Wilby) (800: 25)— 'BeloW 
the Sea^ (Col) and 'Ann Carver's 
Profession' (Col) : on split. $1,000: 
Last week i Love That Man' (Par) 
about $900.; 

Empire (BTAC) (l.iOO; 15-25)— 
20.000 Years in Sing Sing' (WB). 
JBest week in several; months , at 
$1,200. 



Boston, July 3- 
Ole Boreas la blowlhg ^ekels l'^ 



Bfppes and pther places will be closed 
jOfopday and all„of this, is supposed 
Jticjilp swell I the flood of out*df^ 
^yrfk patronage.. : > About i,pao,oflO 
ppopi^ are expected to cpme to. ;the 
world's Fair in si? days. . 

Harry Richman's deal with the 
Chicago theatre has c'reaited some 
tallc locally in that he gets pier 
"centage on -top of a salary guar-;- 
antce. With a holiday stretch and 
aL^'Btrbng box office film Rlchman 
IbWcd to carity a^ay a satchel full of 
IfcSth^ oitL the smart terms he oh- ' 

uiiL' Estimates for This Week - 
"•^Shicago (B&K) (3.940; 35-55-75) 
-M<306Uege Humor* (Par) and stage 
tfhow; 'Got $6,600 Friday and first 
— ildewalk--h61dout!9..since-mldwinter. 
With tremendous July 4th week' 
end looks like netir $50,000^ sockoi. 
Added midnight performance Sat- 
fiun-Mon fPr' holiday mpb. 'Cpllege 



Musicsds and All 
OK; 'Housed $7|9Q 



on mgrs. 
Dailies talk It Over, 
lioldjijm' $12^^^ 

Washington, July 3, 
'TIS brutal with. 3.000 government 
employees ,olt the payroll, the mpbs 
■beating -It— but- of : town-.ahd™^well, 
that's, enough alibis for the boys. 

Faxle.is endeavoring to pep thingis 
up with • a- Ju ly Ff oltc but With the 
biirrent shov^ It .Isn't, helpihgr. much 
ais those without frolics. and< the 
like; doing Just about on a par 

Humor^'will gpjnto; R^^^^ being gar 

follow-up week afteir Chicago en- j hered by/the HarloW-Gable combo 
gagement. Harry Rlchman head- J at the Palace.. 

liner but on previous appearances Midst fighting tor. business local 
never was pronounced box office po J managers have been sitting in with 
credit is largely given Him. I^ast il the newspapers to giet cutr in rates 
Week 'I LiPve You Wednesday' (Fox) 'I and other concessions and are doing 
got okay $32,000. 1 right well with it. Rates have been 

McVicker's (B&K) (2,284; 25-56) reduced In two Instances; a dra 
—'I liPve That Woman' (Par), matlc page set up in one where 
Holidays should up, total to $7,000 heretofore news of the theatres was 
or so. Last week 'WPman^I Stole'^l previously, scattered from one end 
;tCoI) grossed $5;50O. 1 of the sheet to the other. In gen 

-Oriental (B&K) (3,200; 30-40.-65) I eral PO-operation frPm the dailies 
i— 'Gold Diggers' (WB) (2d week), is being shown that is helpful to 
pown to $24,000 for second stanza the theatres, 
because of holiday. Solid for seven in the midst of It,, however, War 
'days but slowed down Friday when', ners gets into battle With the Hearst 
strong ' competition from . Chicago I 'Times' Pver the constant free space 
and Palace materialized. Last week, 1 given, the Cosmo pictures and the 
i$35,000. consequept shortage for their own 

i Palace (RKO). (2,583; 40.-65^83)r-r- 



theatre men using ice-bags to keep 
optimistic, suddenly blew into towii. 

bringing o\it cloaks and - furs even,l Seattle, July 3 

SSf ^J^r'bSS? SIS."2ffi ^ivree m^ical^malO^ th. 
hopes for a record Fourth biz. me^sr and three^^^^ 
Us^mlly Hub Fourths are hotter'n actually helping a bit. Fifth Ave- 
the Place wherP the snowballs melt: hue has 'Ij^ternationat House^ 
east winds ate wont to stick around Music Box has 'Gold and 
three days at least, so this hpliday Boxy ^has .'King of J'^-^^HJ;, iSi 
week should be better than any cor- with heaps pf baUy and nf^jspappr 
responding one in. some years. tids bigger ^than J^^JS^^Li*^ 

As a result, there's a decidedly also shoved in a midnite preview, 
better feeling around. Several spots Cf 'College- Humor, 
have particularly good shows, which . All Hamrick houses had winners 
makes .it. huiittdlhger; stuff for. patrpttll^^^ nioved for ex- 

reaction. Weather holding thou-, tended showings: 'Waterfront' from 
sands in town that ptherwise would Music Box to Blue Mouse; 'Melody' 
Join the exodus tp the outdoors, and from B lue Mo u se to Rex, where 
good show0; i«rpvc~b«it' boostersrrstage show. 'iaue~ia:6nday "Jam 



fProfessional Sweetheart' (RKO) 
aiid vaude. Palace finally caught! 
the escalator. Spanking pace looks 
like $25,000 -minimum this week and 
may go higher, - jack Benny on 
radio popularity looks entitled to 
big chunk of . glory, although pic- 
ture well regarded and drew nice- 
notices. Last week was also better 
than recent averages when 'Melody" 
etuise' (RKO) garnered $17,000, 

OnTted Artists (B&TC) (1.700; 35- 
65)— Warrior's v Husband' (Fox). 
Came in Wednesday (28) and not 
doing well. Ellssa Landi, Mar- 



- Esti m ates for This Week 
Columbia (Loew) (1,263: 15-25- 
40)— 'Sunset Pass' (Par). Will get 
about $.1,100. 

Earle (WB) (2,424j 25-55-50-60 
70)— 'Heroes for Sale' (FN) and 
vaude. Not so good with a possible 
$11,000. Last week 'Baby Face' 
(WB) just about gathered $13,000. 

Fox (Loew) (3.434; 15-25-35-60)— 
•Midnight Mary' (M-G) and vaude 
In spite of Heatst campaign this 
one headed for low figure, maybe 
$15,000 Last week. 'Girl In 419' 
(Par) gpt $15,900, weak, although 



jorie Rambeau and David Manners .1 having Stoophagle. and . Budd' ..to 
on marquee not magnetic enough. . itelp. 

Holiday should: help to. fair $6^000^ « * /wm a k«1'- i2';.i^'Ui?n-Bft- 
^LittiW*bianF tm mr^tl^Pi^^T^ (wB)^ Hell 



txiil second week garnering $3,300 
Prit last four days. 



'HOLD' FIGHTS ST. L 
HEAT FOR $12,0001 



: Louis, July 3 
Up goes ihe thermometer and 
down go receipts. That about sums 
up, the situation this week. At least 
the managers are laying the drop at 
the' Weather's door. It may be they 
•.are. justified, for things were pick- 
ing' up. until the temperature climbed 
. tp: atouhd ,iQO: .and;:tns.isted jon; sta 
ihg there". " 

The State where Gable and Har- 
low ate - doing all ri ht is week's 
high light. 

Estiin'ates For This Week' 
Ambassador (Skouras) (3,000; 25- 
3r»-55) 'Men For Sale'- (Heroes FPr 
Sale:) (FN) and stage show. ■.Fair 
$^15,000. Last week 'Detective 62' 
(l«N.) .$14,000. 

F"ox (Fox) (6.000. 25-35.50) 'Arl- 



fpr still another week, milking it 
for" everything, possible; about $2, 
500 this week. Last week, $4,000. 

Palace (Loew) (2,363; 35-50-60)— 
'Hold Your Man' (M-G). Should dp 
best in town, meaning $12,0.00. Last 
week 'Peg o* My Heart' (MG) 
$14,000. 

Keith's (RKO) (1,830; 15-25-35 
50 )_'What Price Inhpcerice' (Col) 
Sensational campaign -but won' 
better $3,500. Last Week 'Melody 
Crui ' (Radio), $5,800. 



ISraf; for ofieHsFot* lnnsddlttp'ir"txr| b.oree''^ over 'lour clays after! 

good stage and screen, throws a big $4,500 first week, but prPfit 
community party in presenting- 100 angle Is dubious 

^^''i^l^'^ffl^fl.V^J^nH^ ^^^iftS Paramount playing tip Sylvia Sid-^ 

as an . orchestral surprise. ISeith s a'hn-ira 'r^nnia fiprhardt' title 
has^triple success^ln flght^p^^^^^ 

good photoplay and wow blU topped | ^f^^^ waif h^in^ 
by Al Trahan.' 



Broadway Is ' witnessing one 
those b^o. duels currently betw^n. 
Bed oit Roses,*' whichi with, a hand * ^ 
some $70,000, is riding far ahead of 
Hold Tour Man,' which looks for 
only $40,000. Latter, figurp Is good^ 
but under expectations for thP 
Gable-JIariow picture that received 
a strong opening campaign; indicat- 
ing intentions on the part of it« 
sponsors to hold the film over. .. 

The Bennett film Is the biggest 
thing 6n Broadway (actually on 6thL 
avPnue in Radio City); and for com- 
parative biz looks to have crowded 
'Hold Your Man.' Campaigns on 
both plugged the s.a. angle. 

Otherwise the Broadway grossea. 
are struck 1 W by the long holiday 
week-end taking many away from 
the city until after Tuesday, the 
Fourth, although some may havo 
been Induced to stay, in town by th» 
ralnstorth that : hit town Saturday 
(J) night. It is a weathenbreak, 
coming after some very ' intensive 
heat. ^ 

In approach to normar o.o. is "To- 
mprrow at Seven,' which i» sendtog 
the old Itoxy above average at $20,- 
000. "Ke'-up with the ■ American 
Legion oh this film currently isn't 
higbtyv regarded;.- Satisfactory h«t 
not sensatl^naVls 'Mayor pf iHelV 
the new CagrieyVfilm at the Strand, 
headed- for $22,000. . W;ir b© held 
over oil: that figure, probably mprp 
t as a policy . and ' habit on Catgne ' 
' Items rather than \yhat the b.o. may 
indicate. . - • ■ . ; ■ 

•At $18;600, 'Samararig' Is hitting 
okay oh the Ppener of Its two- week 
stay at the RivpU 

Estimates for Th\» Week 
Radio City Music Hall (5,945; 35- 
55-75) 'Bed of Roses' (RKO) and 
stage show. Bennett picture ' crowd- 
ing ^Broadway grosses and gauged 
by its week-end start looks tp reapl* 
above $70,000. Last week, 'Melody 
Cruise' (RKO) did aU right by this 
spot and Itself for $64,000. 

Riarto (2,000; 36-50-66) 'Woman I 
Stole' (Col) (2d . week). -^-Being 
stretched for an, extra four days, 
although finishing its first . seven 
day-sJor^falr_J$I0M0*--Slcatclifiyer. 
ma y he due to fact tha t Par ha s let 



Orpheum is another bright spot,, 
and 'Gold I^iggers' grows fatter. 
Scollay has gala negro show, so It's 
like old home week for the amuse 
ment hungry, populace. 

Eatimates for This Week 



rule here again, the other half being! 
'Hold Me tight.' ' 

Estimates for This Week 
Fifth Ave. (Evergreen) (2,406; 
25-40), International House' (Par)., 
Expects to see $7,000, helped by, 
Saturday nite preview of 'College 



Majestic (1,600: 35.65-76)'-'Gold| J*"^}^'^ (^^'^V v,^«^®?«oo^o^^^ 
Diggers' (WB). Going stronger in Uh Vienna' (M-G) had class appeal. 
Its second week, thanks to talk and but just a fair $6,100. 
incessant exploitation by Joe SaxeJ Roxy ( J- VH> (2,3.00: 25-35), 'King 
$16,600 likely; first week, $15,000. of Jazz' (U). Stage show helps 
Keith^s (RKO) (4,000; 35-56)-:- here and reported to be permanent 
'Big Brain' (RKO) and Sharkey- policy; a good $6,000. Don Smith 
Camera fight film -vaude^ Headed mdef as m.c. Last week 'Cocktail 
for nifty $17,000. Last week, Pplly Hour' (Col) slumped to slow $4,800, 
Moran and vaude. along with 'What Paramount (Evergreen) (3,106; 

25-40), 'Jennie Gerhardt' (Par) and 
$16 000 Jack Goldstein's scrapbook .jjold Me Tight' (Par). Neat $4,600, 
fattened pages by Pony's crashing ^ag^ ^^^^^ 'Warrior's Husband 
all the papers in f record way. (Porf) and 'I Love That Man' (Fox) 

Orpheum (Loew) (3,000; 30-40-50) i^ mft 
—'The Nuisance' ' (MG) and vaude. _ ... oe 

' - ' Music- Box (Hamrick) (900; 25- 



Hitting for swell $14,600. Last week. 
'Wheii Ladles Me.et' (MG) and 
vaude, sd-so, at $13,000. 

State (Loew) (3,000; 30-40-50)— 
'Hold Your Man' (MG) and one act; 
special vaude and liand, Sunday. 
Film disappointing. Weather help 
Inff build to okay $9,500, possibly to 
add a. grand mote. Lpit wsek; 'Mid 
night Mary' (MG) pleaded, one act 
Sunday special stage bill; fair con- 
sidering, at $9,000 

Met (Publix) (4,330; 30-40-65)— 
*Cover Waterfront' (UA) and cork 
ing, stage program. .Film, delights 
•tciidlence. -First time-" *UA - film- has 
played a Publix major within 



35), 'Gold Diggers' (WB). Box 
office lines and total will be great, 
$6,500; may ppssibly do three weeks 
Last week 'Waterfront' (UA) 
started slow, but built, local author 
helping; good $4,700. 

Blue Mouse (Hamrick). (950; 2S- 
35) , 'Waterf rdht' (UA) . Frdffi acRSS^ 
the street for $3,200, good. Last 
;wreek 'Melody Cruise' (Radio), plus 
beauty parlor operatives contest, 
$3,700, 

Liberty (J-VH) (1.900; 10-25) 
'Hidden Goldl JCU) and -Andy Glydfe'a 



'The Giddy Age' for $4,000, okay 

memorv * Publix' house's nrevYously I ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^"^^ Beauty' (Shef ) 
haTtwo RkS feSlJ: "^MaS a^hajhe Ironmaster' (Mas), double, 
Ed Smith lavishly lauded by every- I **<'^^ 



body, many telegraphing, for enter 
prise In putting on Junior Sym- 



Coliseum (Evergreen) (1,800; 15 
.25), 'White Sister' (M^G). Only 



phony, a triumph. But picture only $2,400 in sl^c days and yanked. Last 

heading for $14,000, - n.s.h. Last week '42d Street' (WB). $4,200. 

week, 'Jennie Gethardf (Par) and Rex ' (Hamriclc) (1,400; 25-35) 

stage show, not so good at $15,400. 'Melody Cruise' (Radio). Extended 

Scollay (Publix) (2;800: 26-35-45- run from Blue Mouse has stage 

55)— 'Little Giant' (WB) and Harlem show, 'Blue . Monday Jamboree' held 

Hot Chocolates, ;negrb shows always over four days; If $2,500 for four 
wow at this spot; rosy for $12,500, j aays, okay: h6u.se reverts to subse 



zona to Broadway' (Fox) and stage 
show. Poor $8,000. 
=^l=.Grand:i=Central==^CSkoura3)=^(2,00.0;;^ 
25-35-56) 'India Speaks' (Radio) and 
'Strictly Personal' (Par). Mild $3,200. 
Last week 'Ux-Lady* (WB) and 'To- 
morrow at Seven' -(Eladlo) $3,800. 

State (Loew) (3,000; 25-35-56) 
'Hold Your Man' (MG). Good $12,000. 

Missouri (Skbiiras) (3.500: 25-35- 
50) 'I Lo"6 That Man' (Pat). Week 
$4,700. Last wftek. 'King of Jazz' 
(U) and 'Mind Reader' (FN) $5,200. 



huhkadory. Last week, 'Emergency 
Call' (RKO) and vaude, off at $8,500. 

Paramount (Publix) (1,800; 25- 
35^60)-r-'Hold Me Tight* (Fox) and 
'Silk Express' (WB). Program off, 
but biz good, rising toward fair 
$C;ff00r"XSgt=we6i£;"-'l>i'ivat6"^D^ 
tive 62' (WB) and H3reat to Be 
Alive' (Fox), only $5,600. 

Tremont (Indie) (1,600; 25-35-50) 
— 'Bo Mine Tonight' (U). Building 
nicely, but undoubtedly nipped by 
nearby 'Gold Diggers* . opening. 
Former pleasing all, however, and 
with continued weather break, 
house being non-cooled, might hang 
on another week or more. Fourth 



fjuent grind at 15 cents. La.st week 
'Tomorrow at 7' (Radio) great at 
$4,500 



-week— shouldi--brlng™= $4;O0iOi^=^ =t^ 
gro.ssing $3,500. 

Fine Arts (600: 25-35-45) 
'Cougar' and 'Latin Love,' with lion 
hunter Jay C. Bruce in person. Ex- 
pected $2,600, superb. Last week, 
•'Maedchen' finl.shed four weeks run 
record for house, with icpcord 
gros.ses fot this spot. Last week 
$1,200, making total for the run 
i'i.iOOi. iream in the gr3i,vy. 



its 'Gambling Ships' plctur? go over 
to the Ppposltion RIyoll. I^ast week. 
Jimmy Dolah' (WB) under $7,000, 
off. 

Rivoli (2,200; 40-56-76-85) 'Sani- 
arang* (UA) (1st week). Okay $18t- 
500. but not sensational. One jnocet' 
week before this one sails away to 
make room for 'Gambling Ships* 
(Par). Last week, ^Lilly Turner* 
(final>-2d week), $U,600, not bad. 

RKO Roxy (3,526; 26-40) 'I Loved 
You Wednesday* (Fox) and '3ig 
Cage' (U). Splitting week between, 
them plus aid of full week p| 
Sharkey-Carnera iftght films arid 
house looks to over-reach itself fpr 
a good $12,600.: Big Tialf of the week 
comes by .way of -' 'I Loved You 
Wednesday' (Fox) shbwlng strong 
week-end Income. Last week, split 
between -Adorable' (Fox) and 
'feupernatural' (Par) bad, $8,000. 

Roxy (6,200; 25-36-56) 'Tomorrow 
at Seven' (RKO) and stage show. 
T:--up with Am.ericah Legion isn't 
heading 'to expectations,, with the 
$20,000 indicated being the normally 
gdod gross under conditions. Oft 
last week with 'Emergency Call' 
(RKO) at $16,100. 

Strand (2,900; 35-65-75) 'Mayor of 
Hell' (WB) (1st week). Due foi 
holdover, although first week's biz 
far - from sensational at' expected 
$22,000, but okay. 'Baby Face' (WB) 
below expectations at $16,800. but 
not bad. Lasted only one week, 
-eapitol (MOO;- 35--^5- 99^^1,66) 
'Hold Your Man' (MG) and stage 
show. Has a, chance for around 
$40,000. All right but the Gable- 
Harlow combo Isn't doing what ex« 
pected tp do for some reason. Prob- 
ably sufEerlng coimpetltion of 'Bed ol 
Ro'ses* at the Music "llaU whieii 
looks like cutting in; : Last weeb 
'When Ladies Meet' (MG); $49,700, 
okay but isllghtly under expectations 
Hollywood (1,543; 25-34-55-75- 
85-$1.10) 'Gold Diggers' (WB) (3rd 
week). . Really the 5th week of thi* 
film, as before coming herb was in 
two weeks at the Strand, At $22.- 
000, handsome. Last week even-bet- 
ter, $25,300, and looks good for at 
least a couple of more weeks. 

Palace. (IJOO; 25-40-55-75) 'I Loved 
You Wednesday.' (Fox) and vaude, 
Having a most satlsCactary week 
with the Fox; film proving atbovo 
average and program- as a whole 
aided by Sharkey-Carnera fight film 
for maybe $12,000. That's pretty 
nearly twice what 'Ann Carvpr'fl 
.Profe33ibh'p(G61)-=aGCompUshcdi.wccl( 
before at $6,300. Vaude stays in 
after Idtja to drop it for tlio .sum- 
mer. 

Paramount (3,6G4; 35r55-7r>) 'Col- 
lege Humor* (2nd week) and .stage 
show. Look.>» -around $20,000 with 
the hoU'.l:J,y wook^isnd proving not flo 
inducive for bl?: her'; and the hold- 
r>v'-ir perio'l can't hn citftd fia forte. 
Last wcok. In;; U %3'jMO, 



tAlOEtY 



E C ROSSES 



TueBdajV Jaly 4, 1933 



4lli and (Hd Sol Sock hovidence; 
Grosses N^ H.; Even 1%ger$ Off 



~ ProviiKlKje, July 3. 
iBoorching hot weather hi'oke all 
Atahdiiig recbrOis for. 30 ^ears, nlp- 
jptine In the bud one of the most 
Cdlden opportunities for the thea- 
trea. H6at, >hlch :Set In the early 
l»ari of ' the last stanza continued 
inhabated through"^ Sunday wlien 
thuhder showers cooled, things oft 
considerably. 

' Ekhlbitors started the last week 
with Plenty of good • prospects. 
Weather seemed to be okay, and 
picture fare exceptionally bright. 
But ' with & ' icouple of exception*! . all 
stands on the main stem took a ter- 
rlflc walloping. 

• 'Gold' Diggers,' which started the 
9iIaJeBtic off- to a capacity .t>ace, and 
had the advantage of glbwihg no- 
tlceff in the' press as well as the 
Word.-of-mouth,' fell by the wayside 
because' bf the 'heat,, and proved a 
dism&'l spot in town. 

• Feature now in- "its second week, 
llaje&tlc figures feature As. far from 
being milked dry in these parts, and 
.With half a break in the weather it 
Will go over the top in' royal style. 
Already the picture is ?it a dlsad- 
vanta:ge as Friday and Saturday the 
mercury was too high to entice the 
fans, who find there are many beach 
resorts handy in th^se partsl 

. . The surprise of the liast weiek .was 
ihe 9plash the RKO Albee made with 
an •allrcojored revue -on . the .stage,. 
.. and ..'.yifjiat . Price Innocehcb' oh the 
ecr^eni Outside of the Paraniouht, 
' ^hidh showed 'College Humor" on 
a twin bill/ the Albee wap the best 
bet in town. This in: spite of some 
of the stiftest opposish in town, and 
the terriiflb heat. Splendid showing 
was largely due to the stage show, 
'Connie's Hot Chocolates'. Live en- 
' iertainment fans boosted the. show 
plehty on the street. 
Chaiices fbr.a recovery from last. 
" week's ' setback brightened a trifle 
With t^e break lii the hot weather 
Sunday. . However, 'every spot suf- 
:,fered Friday and Saturdia-y, two of 
' the:.best dietys, and very, little- pick- 
' VP was noted Sunday. .- On. ..top^bf 
Ithis iheri is "a~"great exodus of -mer- 
■ ryihak<^irs h61idayri>ouhd, and every 
exhlbitolcl. Js figuring on ia. .deserted 
"houserstor^he-JP.ourtB, 



-Try^ng^outTforeign; - made, films for 
the first time- last week, -the small- 
toSrti' Community' 'theatre in Centre- 
dale, just, about a; 16-minuie rid!^ 
from the downtown section ofProvi- 
. dehce,.. reaped a' golden harvest :.with° 
ia thtee-day showing of 'Maedchen 

- In Uniform',;, the German film. Fea;-? 
ture got pleiity " of ■ free; "publicity 
fromi the' newspapers who carried all 
typies- of ' 43tori'es and reviews. Be- 
oaiifie' of^ the splendid, showing, the 
management is bringing it back this 
stanza for a two-day screening, 
litost of the biz from the highbrows 
throughout the State. 

Last Saturday 'night (1) saw the 
-beginning of the long expected beer 
garden ; threat. Accompanied by 
little publicity, the nearby beach re- 
sort, Rocky Pointi opened its beer 
garden, built toehold 1,000 or so. A 
floor show with 17 people was staged 
with spectators' allowed to see. the 
show gratis. No cover charge and 
beer g'oing for lOc; a glass. Crowd 
fairly .good, but- had ballyhoo been 
put on better, resort would have 
made a clean-up as floor show was a 
"IcnookOut, In the line-up were sev 
eral isliorus girls seen with Fddle 
Cantor's *Kid From Spain'. .Resort 
made no attempt to capitalize, oh 
that angle. 

Next. Saturday night will see the 
liloslng of the iModern, dramatic 
stock house, which has been open 
since last February with legitimate 
attractions at 55c top. Season very 
successful, hjat house closing . to 
give company niembers ai. rest dur 
,ing -the hot weather. . Reopening 
set for l,abor Day with company 
returning intact. During the season 
.the company gave many Broadway 
hita Jthelr™ stock , debut. 

"With the Modern dark, number 
of closed houses will reach tour. 
Two Vaude . houses, Metropolitan 
and Fay's, dark for the summer, 
Carlton; ifegit stand,, went dark 
early, in April, 

■Estimates for is Week 
Loew's State 13,200; 15-40) i'Hold 
Your Man! (M-G) .and "Vaude 
Marliing time like the rest Of the 
(Stands despite, the drawing power 
of liarlbw and Gable. Indications 
are very poor and- there's nothing 
that can possibly happen to put. the 
gross over $6,600 at the most; low- 
est isince house went vaudeville 
Last week 'When Ladies Meet' 
(M-G), a fact that feature was 
plenty high-bi-ow coupled with the 
heat was responsible, for a slide of 

— »7^000r-offr=-=^-:-.^..i=.^.v.=.. 

Majestic (Fay) (2;200; 15-40) 
'Gold Diggers' (WB). Here is a 
swell dish that is taking it plenty, 
on the. chin because of old man Sol 
Feature enters second stanza very 
meekly -with two of the best .days 
turning', out rathe* -slim pickings; 
unless there's a. pick-up and a break 
In.' the weather this wetek.iwilj not 
^o over $5,500 at the most. First 
week started off with a bang, but 
'•'the weather man cavight up with 



Lincoln becides Yaude. 
Better Wait ^1 Fall 

Lincoln, l^eb.; ' j uly '3. , 
. The long.-waited for rain finally 
fell ahd cooled oil the surrounding 
country a blt^ which will make the 
general b;b. outlook a bit brighter 

Vaiide given a- try at the Stuart 
last week with a.hlll-blliy band was 
okay, but - no. stage bill to follow 
here.. The Rialto was set to step 
into the flesh picture currently with 
a stage show again .after the. foot- 
lights, have, been dark only a week, 
but changed its mind. Doubtful if 
valiide will go - in aigain much before 
Septeihber. Excessive heat and 
usual .j^umtner disinterest is given 
for the failure of stage shows to get 
going. 

The third house under the stand- 
ards of the Independent Theatres 
opened, with the Liberty's call for 
patronage last Thtirs. (29). House 
is playing to the bronc opera mob 
and goes for a dime-all-day. Cal 
Bard is engineering the booking 
ahd will split weeks with a serial 
in all the time to keep , the payees 
interested. This'is the iirst exclu- 
sive . tUjrn ' to pictures . and . sound 
made by this house in its.. 35 years. 
The usuai thing happened on the 
opening— the screen didn't get in, 
and the ' boys had .to hang, some 
muslin while .'the vanguard, was 
buying tickets, but ho one 'noticed 
the diff. 

Bert Stern,- managing the. Lincoln, 
is trying to get the town preview 
conscious . and talks of instituting 
one a: , week, thereby giving the local 
pop the chance to be night- lifers: 
First on schedule is 'Melody Cruise.' 
Stuart has possibilities of going to 
bat with 'Hold Tour Man' and its 
sexy combo. 

Estimates for This Week 
Colonial (LTC) ,(660; 10-15-20), 
'Diplomanlacs' (Col). Makes a neat 
bill here; good ll.OOO. La6t. week 
Temple Drake' (Par) and * 'Son of 
the Border' (RKO), split, $65(). .- - 

Lincoln (LTC) (1,600;- 10-15-25), 
Melod y CrulselJRKO). He lped b y 
ftKeyle^ir|Yiday_jil^^^'s^^ 
nice $2,000. Last weeir-r'Pictufe- 
Shatcher' (WB) and 'Nuls^ihce* 
(MG), split, did very well, $1;800. 

Orphegm (LTC) (1,200; 10-15-25), 
No Other Woman* (RKO). About 
the same: $500. Last week 'Tomor- 
row at Seven' (RKO) and 'Untamed 
Afrloa' .JWB) dawdled, ^1450. 

Rialto (Indie TC)' (1,100; 10-15^ 
25), 'First Tear' (B'ox). Second 
showing worth $1,000.. I^aVt week 
Seventh Commandnient (Indie), on 
percentage, but made everybody 
happy; an excellent $2,400. 

State (Indie TC) (500; 10-15-25), 
•Cocktail Hour' (Col). Will have to 
stretch to get .a good $1,000. Last 
week 'Circus Queen . Murder' (Col) 
did okay $1,100. 

Stuart (LTC) (1,900; 10-25-36-55- 
60), .'Hold Tour Man' (MG). Has 
neat prospects of $2,900. Last week 
International House' (Par) and 
Beverly Hill Billies on stage did 
okay $3,000. 



jDetroit's 5 1st Rnns 
Oby; Kll Rolmison 
Aids ITei' to $18,000 



y Detroit, July .8.. 
Holiday week should help .all 
houses left open. . Closing of .the 
RKO-^Downtown untll-J^uly -30 leaves 
five first run houses open. 
t .'Gold Diggers' at. the State Is 
doing all righti but Juist that and 
no more. Picture was held off too 
long. Jf played.' hot, might halve 
beneflted. by bally. . 

The Fox follows , a close isecond 
with 'I Loved Tou Wednesday' .and 
Bill Robinson on stage. Qombo will 
do bkay. . The. Michigan with 'Jen- 
nie Gerhardt' doing okay. The 
double bill at the Fisher, 'Gambling 
Ship' and revived 'King of Jazz,' 
fair. .The. United Artists goes into 
its second week of 'Hold Tour Man' 
and not so*, forte. Hard to vnder^ 
stand, but^this one is Just so-sb in- 
stead of big as expected. Ma,y have 
been booked . too early. World 
premiered here for the. M-G-M con- 
vention. 

Last week JJIold Tour Man' . did 
well;; but still disapjiointing 'with a 
gross of $7,200. . Biigrger was ex- 
pected.. The Michigan with 'Col- 
lege Humor" went well for $10,800, 
while. : the Fox with a stage show 
and 'Hold Me Tight' fared well for 
about $^12,500, The State got a . slim 
week with 'Prtvate Detective' at 
$3,200. The' Fisher with a second 
week of 'When Ladies Meet' took 
$6,200.. The Downtown for its. clos-. 
Ing week with 'jProfessibhal Sweet- 
heart' disappointing, $2,2p(). 

Estimates for This Week 
ichioan (P-P) (4,046; 15-25-35- 
40-55), 'Jennie Gerhardt' (Par). 
Okay at $9,000. Last -week 'CJpllege 
Humot' (iPar) went fox" a big $10,- 
800.^ 

Fox (Ihde) (6,100; IB- 26-35-40-55). 
'I Iioved Tou Wednesday' (Fox) 
and 'Going to Town' with Bill Rob- 
inson on stage. Big biz, $18,000.- 
Lastsweek 'Hold Me Tight' (Fox) 
ahd stage show so-so, $12,500 

State (F-P) (3,000; 15-25-35-40- 
66), 'Gold Diggers* (WB). A smash 
115,200. Last week 'Private De- 
tective' (WB) brutal, $3,200. 

United Artists (P-P) (2,018; 15- 
26-36-40-6B), 'Hold Tour Man' 
(M-G-SIX (2d. week). Didn't- merit 
a holdover; $6,500, blah. Last weelr 
same picture only $7,200. n;s.h. / 

Pi8her-tP--i)_C5A65i 15-25-35-j|0), 
I^GambllngShlp' (Par) ari?l j:e-Issu?d 
'King oSTJiazz" <U>. AllTight-tradej- 
$6,800. Last week 'When Ladies 
Meet' (M-G), in second week; Okay 
at $6,200. 



DENVER GENERALLY UP 
DESPITE HEAT AND 4TH 



Denver, July 3. 

In spite of the heat three of the 
deluxers are above -last week, evi 
Gently proving .fans' really \v£iiti6d 
to M&b their • programs. Week-end 
trips to mountains and hundreds of 
picnics planned for Fourth will keep 
grosses down. 

Aladdin, Denver, and Orpheum 
Tare -di^awing ^ steadily _but.. not any 
too strong on the whole. Crowds 
are bkay at the Paramount, but 
spotty at the Denham; 

Pasidena Tournament , of Roses 
band giving matinee and night per- 
fOrniahce at. the Orpheum Fourth of 
July oh way' to World's Fair. 

Estimates for This WeeK 
Aladdin (HufEihan) (1,500; 25-40) 
'Private Detective 62' (WB). Up to 
$3,700. Last week 'Hold Me Tight 
(Fox) turned in, only $2,800, 

Denhani (Hellborh) (1,700; 15-25) 
'Parole Girl'. (Col).. Off,, only $2,200 
Last week the . made-over 'King of 
Jazz' (U) did fiiir, despite the- hot 
weather and turned in $3,100. 

Denver (Publix) (2,500; 25- -50) 
jC^lIege Huriior' (Par) . Biz - socKo 
here cbhsrderlng,-$9iOO0T '=^Ein?t weelr 
$4,700, not good. 

Orpheum (Orpheum) (2,600; 25 
30-40), 'Loved You Wednesday 
(Fox). Same as last week, $5,200 
Last week 'piplomapiacs' (RKO) 
did just about as expected ' arid 
turned in only $6,000. 

Paramount (Publix) . (2,000; 25 
40), 'The Barbarian' (MG). At 
$2,300, okay. Last wefek 'Devil's 
Brother' (MG) <lid dose to $2,500 



PK BELOW PAR, PLUS 
HEAT, SO PTTT GIVES UP 



Pittsburgh, July 3. 

Generally inferior product, to 
gether- with terrific heat, promises 
little this isession. Present Indica- 
tions are for one of the poorest 
weeks, of the summer. . Rlngling 
Barnum circus in today (3) and to 
morrow won't help any either, and 
those who aren't circus-minded will 
probably take to the open road any 
'nray. So, all in all^ it loOks like the 
red ink again. 

Best of the lot appears to be 
'Mayor of Hell' at the Warner, After 
trying to^make Cagrney a Stanley 
draw for a time, boys are. smarten- 
ing upi and spotting him right where 
he belongs. First-rate melodrama, 
with star getting away from his 
wise-crackiiig roles for a change, 
and should beait $5,000, an all-right 
figure. 

Otherwise, however. It's' h.s.h 
'Barbarian' at Penn will have plenty 
tough sledding. Novairo has never 
-beenla -draw .here. Breaking a ter 
rible . $6,^00 will -be a struggle. Same 
goes" for 'Baby ' Face' at Stanley 
Stknwyck has "iiever developed into 
a local draw either and $7,000, if 
that, will be top. Fulton hovering 
around an . indifCiereht $3,000 with 
'Made on: Broadway,'., while: ..$2,000 
looks like best Davis can do. with 
'Strictly Personal' arid 'Big Brain.' 

Reported closing of a Couple of 
first- run sites here during July and 
August has as yet failed to rifia- 
terializel AH of them rinay stick 
operi, probably figuring- it's just as 
cheap that waiy. 

Estimates for This Week 

Davis (WB) (1,700; 25-30-40) 'Big 
Brain' (RliO) and 'Strictly Persortal" 
(Par). Weak combo and ho cast 
names, which means rock bottom or 
close to it at $2,000. Last week 'It's 
Great to Be Alive' (Fox) and 'Super- 
natural' (Par) about the same. 

Fulton (Shea-Hyde) (1,750; 15-25 
40) 'Made on Bfroadway' (MG). Not 
so bad at $3,000, considering the fact 
that this ■houBe,-being,sans:'a=LCQOUjag 
system, has more to/;cOnterid with 
from the heat than any othet spot in 
town. Last week 'Self-Defense' 
(Mono) yanked after, four days to 
brutal $1,150, a new lowi 

Penn (Loew*s-UA) (3,300; 26-S5 
50) 'Barbarian' (MG). Correctly 
titled, for business is going to be 
little shOrt ' of barbarous. Maybe 
$6,500, plenty awfuL but the chances 
afe even against this.. Last week 
•'4?oHege Humor* IPar), a -neat click 



at 114,600, and a neat bundle of 
profit. 

Stanley (WB) (3,600; 26-36-50) 
'Baby Face' ■ (WB). Sexiness bf 
theme won't get !em. ' Stanwyck has 
never managed to d.evelop a local 
following, -which wlil additionally 
mitigate against this, one's chances. 
Maybe $7,00.6, probably not< Last 
week 'Jennie .Gerhardt' (Par) wound 
up fairly strong at $10,000. 

Warner (WB) (2.000; 26-36^60) 
'Mayor of H.ell' .(WB). Right spot 
for Cagney and this sort" of picture 
will do him a lot of good after a 
flock of 'straight wise-cracking roles. 
Looks like town's best bet this week 
at $6,000 or thereabouts. Last week 
'I Loved Tbu Wednesday (Fox) in 
seven days nbt sb bad at $4,200. 



$8,000 for 'Diggers' 
Au$picioa$ Rebpener 
For Music Box, Port 



Portland, Ore., July 3. 
Circle (indie) upped its second 
run admish from 16 to 26..cents for 
current showing of 'Cavalcade' 
(Fox). Also splurged on exploita-. 
tibn. Odd quirk of ^Cavalcade' is its 
rebound action. It failed to get go- 
ing at the start here, but picked up; 
speed on the . later Japs. Looks like 
it could be shown 12 . months later 
at a premium. 

'Be, Mine Tonight'- closed a strong 
isecohd week; at HamrlCk's Oriental, 
dropping off some the.; last half. 
Fii'st week was big at that house. 
Followed by 'Silver Cord,', which 
looks just fairish. . 

Plenty of outside opposish. Al 
Barries' circus did - an okay > twb 
days: Night baseball - getting atten- 
tion. But the big duciat selling 
racket is still the dog races at Mult- 
nomah stadium. Estimate average- 
attendance" "Weeklir — at 60,000 - or 
more; 60c admish is just- a starter. 
Pari-mutuel bets .are $!2,i and .the 
nightly cash turnover is ' severe 
blow to picture, grosses. 

Estimates for This Week 

Broadway (Parker) (2i000; 26- 
40) 'The Nuisance' (MG). Ex- 
ploited as 'Never Giive a Sucker a 
Break,' arid answering for okay 
$4,500. Last week 'Made on Broad- 
way' (MG) with Baer-Schmeling 
fight pictures, good at $6,300.. 

United Artists (Parker) (1,000; 
25-40) 'Little - Giarit' (FN). Should 
connect for fair results, around. 
$3:600r-Last week— 'WarrlorSe-rlJus— 

flriish, getting $4,200, good. 

Music Box (Hamrick) (1,600; 25- 
40) 'Gold Diggers' (WB). Piling 
them in for. what looks like start 
of Ibng rUn. First week big, around 
$8,000, and may Jiold for' three or 
four more weeks. •• . ? . ~ . 

Oriental (Hamrick) (2,600; 26-35) 
'Silver cord' (RKO). Connecting 
fairly for about average biz for this 
house at possible $3,600. Last week- 
'Be Mine Tonight' (U), second 
week, nicely for $3,200; first week, 
big $4,600, 

Liberty ( vergreeri) (2,000; 'f5- 
25) .'Bondage' (Fox). Hitting a good 
averagei pace, and should close- for 
$2,800, good enough. Last week, isec- 
ond of 'King Jazz' (U), okay at 
$3,100; first week strong, $4,200. 



HOTCHA CAMPAIGN ON 
'BABY FACE,' 22G, S. F. 



San Francisco, July 3. 
Town emptied over week-end as 
thousands left from Saturday to 
Wednesday. 

. Wai-fleld is selling its current. 
'Baby Face' as real hot stuff, billing 
it as 'not for children,' which Is 
the first time that line has been 
used here in moriths. Publicity and 
'art Is of a broad-minded nature, 
and show' is doing the biz of the 
town. Proving a cleanup at $22,000, 

St. Francis stands a good chance 
of doing okay with Lee Tracy in 
'Nuisance' and '1 LbVe That Man' 
as- lower half- of_the- -douhle._bill 
at 40c. top. House holds tb.a pretty 
good average, coming out on the 
right side of the . ledger with sur- 
prising regularity. 
. 'Jennie Gerhardt,' with iSylvia 
Sidriey, is no great shakes for the 
Paramount, : as . neither the title nor 
the stair mean muOh- here. 

lihited "Artists begins the. first of 
what may be a series of revivals, 
with 'King of Jiazz' now holding 
the screen and possibly 'Kid from 
Spai ' and others coming along 
later. 'Spairiv and !Rain' have never 
played any other,, local houses and 
house is: off to poor $8,000. 

Fox hitting under at $7,500 pace 
with 'Soldiers of Storm' and 'For- 
gotten,' while Fox-Wefet Coast's 
naborhood -El Capitan continues to 
'a raw"-s wcl5gaTir':'bijf-^ft=-lts^^^econd 
week of stage shows, with 'Today 
We Live' on screen nnd Eddie Pea- 
body as m. c. 

Estimates for this Week 

■Fox (Led) (5,000; 15-25) '&*oldiers 
of Storm' (Col) arid 'Forgotten' 
(Allied). Off at $7,500. Last week 
was very good $9,700 on 'World 
Gone Mad' (Maj) and 'Kiss of 
Araby (Allstar),. 

Golden Gate (RKO) (2,844; 



Minn. State Is 
Droppii^ Orch; 
Innocence' 8G 



. Minneapolis,, July 3, 
Thanks to a . trio of standout at- 
tractions arid a cool wbek -end, July 
grosses are off to a fair start. But 
considerable room for improvement. 
Hottest June oh record probtibly 
the main factor for worst aggre- 
gate summer show biz in lOcal his- 
tory. Some of the grief may be oc- 
casioned by the numerous beer gar-, 
dens which have sprung tip, too. 

The three trade pullers current 
are 'What Price Innocence,' 'Rpi 
union in Vienna' jand 'Hell Below/ 
at the Orpheum, Century and State, 
respectively. In addition you can*t 
overlook 'Be Mine TOnight,' which 
continues to profitable business in 
its 12th week at the sure-seater 
world. 

fublix and JRKO again have the 
local first run field to themselves 
as a result of the indie Lyceuni's 
fold .last Friday. Following three 
losing moriths this 2,600-seater 
cried quits. 

This week also' will be the last 
for the 16-piece Malerich -Madison 
orchestra at the State (Publix). Re- 
ceiver for the Publix : Northwest 
circuit is said to haVe giveri the 
theatre a limited period to justify 
the pit show arid occasional stag© 
name policy, but with weather and 
other conditions mitigating against 
success additional expense was too 
much of a hurdle to negotiate. 
After a kiddie reviie next week the- 
atre is expected to . return ' to 
straight films. This means, that 
Minneapolis again will be sans 
flesh-andrblood, -. except . for an oc- 
casional Orpheurii stage show, and 
until the Minnesota is reopened by 
Publix in September. 

Estimates for. This Week. 
State (PUblix) (2,200; 65) 'Hell 
Below' (M-G). Back to Saturday 
opening with pleasing all-around 
show; maybe $7,000. Light. Last 
week 'International House'- (Par> 
$7,300 for eight days. 
: Orpheum (RKO) <2,890; 40) 
IWJiat Piicejfapbcenee' (Col). Sei^- 
sationally sold by Manager "JaJiHc 
Gross 'with big exploitation and std 
campaign;- Jf_jtraAe_JhLQ.M8_jj? _ mayi_ 
top $8 ,000. good. - Last week, -'Melody 
^uise' (Radio), "gJxTnrdarhalf-dayst- 
$3,000, light. 

Century (Piibllx) (1,600; 40) 'Re- 
union in Vienna' (M-G). Strong at- 
traction for this house in center of 
shoppiing district and catering 
.largely .to femme and class, trade; 
play's prestige rifiearis ' more tharii' 
cast names; Theatre Guild produc- 
tion did business here last season;' 
may hit $6,000,' big. Last week 'Jen- 
nie Gerhardt' (Par) $3,400, fair. 

Lyceum (CllfCord) (2,600; 40) 
Now dark.- Last week 'Viennese 
Nights' (WB) . and Lou Breese or- 
chestra and . Singers, |2,000, bad. 

World (W. A. SteflCes) (300; 50- 
75) 'Be Mine Tonight' (U) (12th 
week). Probably $1,000 and still 
Iiirofitable. Last week $1,300, 

Uptown (Publix). (1,200; 40) 'Jen- 
nie Gerhardt' (F'ar). Mbved here 
trorii Century and maybe $3,200, 
prettyvgood. Last week 'Adorable' 
(Fox) $2,800. 

Lyric (Publix) (1,300; 35)- 'Girl 
in .419' ,(Par); Title and flashy front, 
helping, but film just so-so, at $2,000. 
Last week 'I Love That Man' (Par) 
$1,800, weak. 

Grand (Publix) (1,106; 35) 'Ador- 
able' (Fox) and 'Waterfront^ (UA), 
second run, split. Probably $1,500, 
fair. Last week 'Today We Love' 
(M-G) and .'Grand Slam' (FN), first 
run, $1,000. 

Aster (Publix) (900; 25) 'Secrets' 
(UA) 'Picture Snatcher' (FN) and 
White Sister' (M-G), second and 
third, runs, : split; Lucky to, top 
$700, fair. Last week. 'Elmer' <PN), 
'Gabriel' (M-G) and 'Sunset Pasis* 
(Par), first run, $750. 



65r-Coektatl-'Hour' (Col) and , vaude.. 
Vaiide hasn't been so good of late, 
and this pic isn't drawing. Sharkcy- 
Carnera fight pic rushed in Sunday 
saves house from flOp, upjping house 
to $13,000. Last week's 'Melody 
Cruise' (RKO) even with Phil Har- 
ris, a big local fav, got but $12,000. " 

Paramount (Fox) ; (2,700; 30-40- 
55) 'Jennie .Gerhardt' (Par). Title 
doesn't hielp ;and Sylvia Sidney is 
nil locally, so . the gross is accord- 
ingly at $9,000. Last week saW 
about ■$1^,500. on 'College Humor* 
(Par).\ 

jSt. Francis (Fox) (1,500; 35-40) 
'Nuisance' (MG) and 'J LOve That 
Man' (Par). Hitting it off neatly 
Jit $8,000, "while last week's 'Ex- 
Lady' (WB) ■ and iSupernatural' 
(Ear)^lut_an,.ayjeragei$C,OO0. , 

United Artists (i7406;""^25^5^50)- 
'King Of Jazz' (U). First revival 
and getting about $8,000, r.s.h. Voa- 
sibly others will follow. 'Water- 
front' (UA) got $7,500 on its deuce 
and last week. . 

Warfield (Fox) (2,700.; 35-65-66) 
,'Baby Face'' (WB) and stage show. 
A pink ticliet for the film in pulling 
them in to good $22,000. whiJe 
week's '1 Loved YOu Wednesday' 
(Fox) got but $16,500. 



CrtW*.AJto)Wt yi<UWHyr> Ii6NP0W> T<teplKi«e TafMPto <— t 



FOREICN FILM NEV¥% Z^^^'J^^fJir^Xi^^^^^^n 



Hider Makes Wedge 
For U. S. Pictures in Hungary 



Budapest, June 22. 
A HungarlAn picture critic voiced 
popular feeling recently when he 
wrote: *Hell HlUerl Hall to the 
Oeripan chaneellpr,, who has de- 
livered- us trprai . dull and Idiptlc 
Crerman film pperettaii and from 
dull and unimportant German stars, 
and made room tor good American 
l^tctureb In Huiigfary agal^^.' The 
betteir class piihllc la not sorry to 
gd without German pictures, but 
the majority still has to be eiiu- 
cated to Amterlcan talkers instead 
I of German musicals which they can 
understand. 

), A, shortage, of pictures had made 
, itself felt during the last sl« weeks.^ 
Some distributors are holding oyer 
.<Sermani' pre-Hltler pictures until 
•the comlhg season because they 
think that feelings, strong against 
;German4>rbducts momentarily, m^y 
\te.a;ppie!ased'by that time. Jn con- 
i^equence .th^ro. Is greater demand 
:for American, .product than there 
has been since the advent of talk- 
i«rs. 

' Budapest .dlistributlng branctites of 
; American producing companies, were 
'.active all through the season. Be 
"low are the^ statistics of the. sea 
soh's rel^ses: ' Length of run re 
' fers only to the first-run houses. Of 
Budapest's 14 premiere theatres; 
ibhree sfat aboyo 1,000, seven are 
overhand four .'under BOO seats.. 
'M-<a-M Releases 
'Po8.sessed' r. .2 weeks 

'Tarzan' .4 

•Hell Drivers' .......... 4 weeks 

♦Mata Harl'.... *.3 weeks 

•Champ' . ..2 we'eks 

'Eibn of India'. 1 week 

'Emma' ...<r.l week 

•<^rand Hotel*. . . . ..... .3 weeks 

•Lettjr I,lnton'.....;...i2 weeks 

( , , ,'Araene LiUpin' ......... 2 weeks 

'Passionate plumber*. . .1 week 
^' "AU these were ghown with Ger 
-.^an- -synchtonizatlbh..^.. 'Hell : Drlvi 
" " and 'Grand Hotel' were^ .ex 



Brisson's Fiiin Paves 

for 2 or 3 More 



ITALIAN 10- REELER 

Souadrilli Would Exploit Fascist 
Subject in New York 



'libhdp^^^^ 2; 

Carl Brlsspn, who made 4: cleanup 
in: London 6h 'Wonder Bar* and ,a 
revival of .'Merry "Widow* after a 
vain try Iri plx three years ago. Is 
set for two and maybe three talk<- 
ers as a result of an advance peek 
of his first Indiei, ^The Prince of 
Arcadia,' >rhlch has' a British dau- 
mont release. 

Brisson' getting $4,000' weekly iand 
15%* oir the net, with tilt to $6,000 
weekly if the option for a third pic 
Is taken, up. 

Deal tosses 'The Gay Hussar,' 
musical, IntO' temporary discard, 
piece owned by iBrlsson was all 
set this summer; vehicle b.r.'d by 
MOSS Empires. 'Hussair' . how goes 
over to tiext winter iat earliest. 
Moss !^mplc^ -Agreeing. 



ITALO-GERMAN 
fllHHOOK-IIP 



Rome, June 25. 

Faust Squadrlill, who did bits In) 
Par pictures while curator. In the 
Li. a. Museum, has grabbed pfC the 
American rights of 'Black Shirts,' 
A 10-reeier of iE^cismii 

Plan Is first to thrp.w a gala Iri 
Washington under plug - of Ita,llan 
iBmbassy arid tKeh'' toss the Iplcture 
Into the Hipp in N. Y. for the 
Italiah colony. . 

Squadriui made' a picture four 
years ago called. 'Tripoli,' which 
burned Mussolini whp cpnflscated 
the negative. After three years, the 
thlfig wetis squared, the offending 
sequences dipped and the film re^ 
leased. 








New German Quota Law Bars Jews 
In Production; Old Ratio Stands, 
Elastic Clause Gives Govt Leeway 



Poland Bans *ThC DoVie' I Oerman government hjis at last 
jruiaim^aii9 Aitc x^uy^^ definitely spoken Ph the matter of 

At Reauest of Mexico Jews. Ofllclally now comes the edict 

from the government , Itself that 
Mexico City, June 29. jews arp not to be allowed In the 
As the result of efforts made by production end pf ' films, 
the Mexican charge d'affaires In Up to now thei German govern 
Warsawi the Polish government has j ment has consistently denied any 
banned 'The Dove,' starring Dolores thing ofticlal In the Jew baiting In 
del Rio, from exhibition In Poland, sofaj as films are concerned., i^re 
announces the Ministry of Foreign viously orders had gone out to film 
Relations. compainles^ Americans Included, to 

Picture was yanked after showing fire all Jews. These were, however. 
In a local cinema for three days last | called the activities pf Nazi party 



year, on the grpiind that It alights 
Mexlcp a.hd her people. 

I^atighlng' at Ufe,' a recent Fox 
prpductlon, dealing wltli an outlaw 



members, and were neyer given, bfflr 
clal governmental cognizance. The 
new and official version of the matr 
ter Is contained In the new German 



who finds a happy hunting gi^und I kontlngeht law which was prp- 
In liatin America, Is offensive to nounced Saturday (1) and became 
Mexico, too;, and the authorities | operative Immediately. 



have taken steps toward' forbidding 
the picture. ' 



, CCohtlnued on page 48) 



Berllh.v Jline 29., 
Efforts of Dr. Joseph Goebbels, 
head of the Hitler propaganda 
bureau, to effect co-operation be- 
tween Italy and Germany, have 
borne definite fruit In film matters. 
Goebbels, one of Hitler's right hand 
men. has devoted .cbnsldera,ble time 
to the matter, even making a 
lengthy trip to Rome to see things 
-throughi- 

As. a result of Gpebbels' aictlylty, 
a;t least , two big deals have been 
made. PlttalUga, Italy's most Im- 
portant company, has agreed to try 
at least four pictures In Itallah- 
GettWan'^^erislonHr"' Company- -will 
send actors ^rtd stafts to New-Ba- 
l-belsherg ._f prL th©_J3«rman yerslpna, 
although making- the originals in its 
own studios In Rome. ' ■■ ~ 
Bigger deal, than that seems to be 
the formation of a new company to 
be called Italfonosapf. That com- 
bines the Itala Film Cp. of Bsrlii^ 
with Fono-Roma and Soc. An. Pro- 
duzldne' Films, generally known as 
SAPF. Both the latter cPmpanles 
are Italian. First named fcompahy. 



'QUEEN' POSTPONEMENT 
FREEZES IIP $200,000 

Liondon,. June 24. 
British & Dominion suddenly an- 

^'^"IllJf * i^®"^- ^.'^^t*"^* I Itala. is a German company although 

of 'The Queen.' starring Jeannette I^V^^;^^^ » baking in tbe 



^b Kane anid Eric Pommer . are 
Iiif New York for conferences with 
Sid Kent on Fox's foreign produc- 
tion. Pommer Is due to go back to 
Europe toward.the .end of . the week^ 
with Kane possibly holding pn a few 
days longer In New York. . . 

Fox still has been unable to make 
up Its mind what to do abroad, al-^ 
though It's pretty definitely com- 
mitted to production therie. Con-' 
ferences over' the Fourth . of July 
holidays were to filially deplde 
where Fox would produce In Europe, 
how much producing would, be done 
and under what conditions. 

It Is still Fox's deslre-to- productf^ 
both French and German versions 
with Pommer in charge.-^ -TtTncertl 
tud3 on the German ■ question has 
been the stumbling block, with Kane 
and, Pommer here on a hurry <sall 
from the Fox proxy to tell him how 
much_they think can be done and 
under what cdndltidns • tliey believe 
it can be handled. 

A complete production orga,nlza' 
Hntt b aa alread y-been set ^^p by 



M.apDonald and Herbert Marshall, 
had, been postponed. The reason 
given was that , there would not be 
sufflcleht time" In view of the Im- 
'pending departure of both stars for 
.•'Hollywood 

It had been given out that , close 
to $300,000 was to be spent oh the 
production, and United Artiats had 
agreed to advalnce about half . that 
sum agrainst a releasing agreement. 
For nine weeks' Samuel Raplj^^elsqn 
' lias been her$i WPrklng on the qcen 
ario. MerrlU White, Lubltsch's film 
cutter, was brought over,, as well as 
Eddie Kronjager to handle the cam- 
era. Sam Taylor arrived a fort 
night ago to direct. Arthur BchWartis, 
here pn a visit, was . requlsltloqied 
to write the music, and. Herbert 
.^rulkshank, press agent, arrived 
..two days after the -whole thing, watf 
called off. 

' British & Dominion ofidotals state 
■the 'picture win go Into production 
later ihls >year In Hollywood' and; In 
the meantime,' Tkylor wlU probably, 
direct another subject iJr them. 
So convinced Is British Domln 
-ijibn-that tihe flnlahed "atory isri!t. im- 
'media.te'ly ' fprthcoming that decision 
was jreached to postpone the venture 
. and make good the obliga,tlpns In. 
curred thereby. The vtrorklng staff 
mentioned will have to be compen- 
sated as well as the players, which 
will result . In an Immediate paying 
put pf about $200,000. 



past. All three companies will noW 
work together with a vew to coyer 
ing. both countries. 

Cpmbined strength of the three 
companies ..gives, .them. .-.* f^y^o^Wng 
capital of .$240,006 besides the iias-- 
suranPe of assistance from either or 
both governments. 

Italy Is the only cpuntry that has 
thus far showii any Inclination to 
work with ..the ^Germans on trade 
matters and the deals worked put 
Indicate that the Germains are not 
wasting any opportunities. 



Czechs Making First 

Native Musical Film 

Prague^ June 21. 
A group of leading Czech film 
players have gone to Blatnlce, Mo 
ravia, for the production of the.firj8t 
native film operetta, 'St. Anthony,' 
music arid text by the Czech com 
poser, Kara Benes, Svatokup Inne 
manri Is regisseur. 
Vlasta Buriart, the, com 

edlan^-ls in^-Warsaw,!,. >.jwprk 

ing at the Palangr-ag studio In the 
film, '12 th Vessel,' based on a Rus- 
sian subject "rho Czech-Polish 
dialog was prepared by Professor 
Szjokowskl of the Prague Charles 
University. Music by V.. Dan, text 
of Ciech songs by Jan Mottl Regis 
seur Carel tiamac; Tpbis recording 



STUDIOS FOR HOIIAITD 

The Hague, June 25. 
, I Holland to get two .new film- 



Italy Thinks Up One 

Rome, June 21 
Nothing is likely to be, done at 
present with regard to the proposed 
.• studios, One is nearly ready at I quota system which Italian film pro 
Eindhoven, managed by Philips, duccrs want imposed. This because 
•Ltd. There the first film to be shot the tariff truce and the Economic 
will "be the one on the life of Will- Cpnference proceeding In Liondon 

'larnrof^'OraiJ^r^TRis^tTrdior^iif^'^^ 

also do dubbing and synchronlza- advisable at the moment, 
tiori of silent films. ' What is probably going to be done 

Another studio Is planned for is that a new tax will be laid on all 
Amsterdam; company called Cine- I foreign films dubbed here.. This will 
tone, Ltd. Studio to be 105 x 64 have to be paid over and above the 
feet. It will -be ready in; tw^o j ordinary fee charged by the censor 
months and company also . intends | ship commission for viewing dubbed 
to produce gramophone discs. ' foreign pictures. 



Kane for FPx In Paris and this com- 
bination la ready to start grinding 
at the drop of a signal. 

Norse Pobfic Cinona 

Control Wins at PoH 



Oslo, June 23. 
City Council has yoteid down a 
propojsal to permit the managing 
board of the municipal picture thea; 
tres to negotiate, for the transfer or 
rental of the houses to. .private In 
terests. 

Means that the theatres continue 
under municipal control until such 
time as sentiment for private own 
ershlp Is strong enpugh to bring the 
matter, up again. .With ppUtlcal line- 
up here what It la, It'p not likely for 
amy further suggestion of'movlhg prl 
vate ownerishlp In for some timie. 





FORDIRECrORS 



Italian governments la trying' to 
get togcfther a world cpnventlpn. pf 
pieturie directors. Invites are going 
out to' all leading' meggers all over 
the world to attend a 10-day meet 
In "Venice to talk bVer what can be 
done, about keeping . plcturea Inter' 
eating and getting Into them a con- 
stantly- flowing line of new Ideas liar'gely by the 



Kontingent laW had been ex- 
pect;ed July 1 with cbnalderablei 
trepidation, but, for entirely differ- 
ent rea^sons. Americans had been ' 
fissured the kpntlngent law would 
be somewhat softer and were' cen- 
terinep, their fight bh a blind booking 
clause which would allow that type 
of trade to Germans. . . but. bar It to 
f oreigUers. Americans wanted .to; 
be aillowed to bpok their films ^bllnd' 
In Germany as well as the Euro- 
peana, arguing that the claiirse 
mieide cpmpetltlpn unfair. 

Sea Loopholes 
The Jewlah .clauae was. somewhat 
of a bludgeon, it turning into the 
mpst' Impprtant paragraph .of- the: 
new law. No ofllclal report on It 
yet tP either the Hays office In New 
York or the Department, of - Cbm- 
meriee In Waahlngton, explalmible 
fact that George 



For Tricks on Retdnis 



and methods. I Canty; U. S. Department of Cbm- 

Manner of Inviting the directors merce film expert, la on the ocean 
has been decided to be through ofr I (Continued on page 81) 

ficlal chahnela. Haya Organization. 

In..th6 U. 5.; <3hambreiSyndlc«je.. lo I m.wt .^-gt .-W% - i . w% -J 

Fitince, Splb in Germany, and slml- YAf* VtotS DSUTOQ 
lar bodies elaewhere have been ^Ptl- I n • • i n i •! ' 

fled ofllclally of the Intention to get »a tjm Rrjnch KtIuIiS. 

togetiicr^nd-^ked— t6-^b-6pera.te. I jrf gy y— f *^ . 

Then Individual invites will go but 
to all recognized. picture compainles 
to naiue their best directprs and 
assigm tlicDi ^b the. cpngress. 

Date set Is Aug. 1, 19314. Sanie 
date also joarks the opening Of the j 
third International film contest In | 
that city, that contest holding for 
20 days. In that m^^i ^or the past 
two years all companies have been 
asked to submit their best pictures 
In original language versions for a| 
world contest. Paramount won the ; 
contest both years. 



Gines Gets Sandra Bavel 

Holl3rwood, July 3. 

Sandra Ravel, who appeared In 
Metro's 'Three French Glrla' has 
been contracted by Clnes, in Rome, 
according to wbrd received here. 

She will appeajl in 6, merles of fea- 
tures for the Italian company. 



Europe Challengiiig Hold of U. S. 
Filins in South American Markets 



Lpndon, Jjii'ne .24, 
The Joint. Inveatlgatlbn commlt- 
tc . of the Cinematograph Exhibi- 
tors Association and the Klnematb- 
graph Renters Society, which . h,aa 
been looking into some 30 cases of 
Irregularities In returns by ejc- 
hlbltors to renters, has- imppsed thie 
bUTtlTig of percentage bopklngs tp 
these exhibltora.. 

The. cases dealt with Include re- 
selling bf tlcketaj using two rolls 
and only accounting for one; not 
returning all tickets sold and falsi- 
fying numbers Inre'^ums. 

More than a' score of managers 
and other emplbyees were dis- 
missed,, having been tbund resp.on-' 
slble- for defrauding -their employ- 
ers, as well as the renters.. 

investigation revealed, a decided 
Increase over / the preceding 12 
months, . and It is eatlmated that 
American releaalng concerns over 
here were, defrauded of more than 
$6,000,000 in the past year. 



Hung^ary Jumps Impost 
On Titled Fihns 500% 

BudSipest', June '23.- " ~ 
Government has raised the tax on 
superlmppsed titles 600% for such 
titles as are not made within the 
country. Tax used to be abo'ut two 
cents fpr each title. That remains 
except in the case of titles manufac- 
tured, outside of Hungary, In which 
instance ..the tax becomes about ten 
cents per title. 

Most American films coming Into 
t!.j country are given sub-title 
treatment, there being Insufflcierit 
market for complete dubbing or 
Straight' ^erslonlrig. 



Lawrence Loses Father 

'^Eaffdy'lbitrrrBwjeT^Mirtrff-lread^far 
Europe, arrived In New York Sun- 
day (2) on a hurry trip to attend 
the funeral of his father, Alfred 
Lawrence.-, 

The elder Lawrence died suddenly 
of, a heart attack late Monday (26) 
with his son boarding the first boat 
out of Paris the following day. 



Buenos . Aires.. June 23, 
American producers are getting 
greater .competitibn from . Euror 
,peang, J n , this .market .weekly. ; . Most 
of the leading foreign companies 
have either ejs.tablished branches 
here recently, or appointed agents, 
and all are making a hard fight to 
establish themselves and cut into 



U. A. ENVOYS GO ABROAD 
TO KNIT COLUMBIA GAP 



Arthur W. Keilly, United Artists 
lreasur.er.and head :bf- the company's - 
foreign department, leayes for .Eu- 
rope tomorrow. (6) on a dual, task.' 
He'll start prpductioh actiyitieB for 
hlia company pending In several Eu- 
ropean spots and he'll attend tp the 



the pie which previously has been unscrambling of bis ' company's 



pretty nearly all American 

Making some headway, tQP. Many 
more European niade pictures be 
ing shown around at the various 
theatres than heretofore. Several 



holdings abroad from those of Col- 
umbia. 7 

Columbia Pictures has been doing 
most of its business abroad through. 



^r^T^l VJ.^i. nr\p.fl hm,«.« 1, W United Artlsts, but has now decided 

spread out on Its own. Means 
that tr. A. 



gone completely European and the 
Europeans are also doing more ad 
vertislng of their product than they 
used to. Answer to that is that 
the houses are getting the pictures 
at lower rentals than the Amerl- 
.:cana. a3k.,and . .the, Europe ans hav(> 
also shown an inclination to throw 
a good deal of the money they're 
getting her right' back Into adver- 
tising with the Intention of build- 
ing up good will for themselyesi 

Country has several pretty larpe 
Italian, German, Spanish and Brit- 
ish colonicflj which help the exploit- 
ation of these fllma. 



will have to get moro 
product elsewhere, although' the 
company has been acquiring dis- 
tribution rights In England and. 
France from indep.endent companies 
for the past year. 
^-^urrajT^S llVCrsloffgr^^ 
British, chief, preceded Kelly by a 
Week, sailing last Wednesday .(28) 
on the Eerengarla, He had been la 
the U. S. lor five weeks, with a 
two week visit during that time to 
Hollywood to oversee production ac- 
tivities arid the jrest of the time 
Bpoht in co.nXabs; with Kelly. 



VARIETY Tiieflflay, Jrily 4i= 193^ 




While extravagant plans for future production clamor 
for your a^fenHon^ tHere is undoiifete^ 
thought in the back of every exhibitor's mind - 
"WHAT ARE WARNERS GOING TO DOr'# That 
question could be answered now • If witthe answered 
soon - and answered in a way that will increase still 
further the hew cbrifiderice with which Warrie^^ 
have inspired the trade • But right now we believe it 
absolutely vital that nothing should interfere with the 



proper exploitation of i the kind of pictures Warner 
Bros, have painstokingly planned for your protection 
this summer • Here at last is the kind of summer line-; 
up you've been demanding for years— a line-up with- 
out a let-up ^ showisi held rigidly to our highest mid- 
season standard - attratitiohs strong enough to stiihd 
up in hot weather as ?ensatiOtlally as have "Gold 
Diggers/' "Little Giant," "Picture Snatcher/' *^The 
Working Man," and others •Now that you've got 
them, we know you're as anxious as ive are fwt to 
neglect them! •That's why we haye purposely delay- 
ed our annpuncement 6f 1933-'34 product* so that 
yott may concentrate your Whole timfe* and effort up-' 
on the full development of their profit possibilities! • 
We believe it will be to your best financial inte^^t to 
devote every waking hour for the next 10 weeks to 
the strongest possible promptibn of "CAPTUREDl*** 
WITH LBMJE h5WARI>, Doug/ Fakbanks,^^H^ 
Paul Lukas, Margaret Lindsay-CAGNEY IN "THE 
MAYOR OF HELL,"* another I Am a Fugitive - 
"GOODBYE AGAIN/'+ BFoadway's longest-run 
comedy hit-KAY FRANCIS IN "MARY STEVENS, 
M.D.,"* first story of a woman doctor -^ ARLISS IN 
"VOLTAIRE"* - CHATTERTON IlSf "FEMALE/*^ 
best-seUer by the author of "MilIie"r-jOE El BROWN 
IN "SON OF THE GOBS"^ - CAGNEY IN "THE 
FINGER MAN"* -and the remarkable new star team 
of EDW G. ROBINSON AND KAY FRANGIS B^J 
"I LOVED A WOMAN"^ •We don't have to tell you 
that properties like these, rightly handled, mean big 
money • We do want to remind you that this money 
can be collected and banked now • So let's keep our 
minds on business-torfay ^.y business m There's plenty 
of it if well go out and get it! 



u 



VARIETY 



VARIEYY HOaSE REVIEWS 



Tuesday, July 4, 1933 



hperial, Toronto, Pats on Pip M 
As Vaufs Swan Song k Dmhumi 



.Toronto, June 30. 
Oiily house In; Canadia now- play 
ine vaude, the Itoperlal, wijl fade 
Irioin the yariety scene at the clotie 
of current week, This yrill 

leave the Dominion without a. single 
yaude. spot from, coaet to odast. 
Week-to-week changes of policy 
have .been many, the. closing date 
for vaiude heing repeatedly post- 
poned' as businesis showed spurts. 

This time, it's definite. RKO 
vaude is out and presentations are 
in, latter to be staged by Jacfc Ar- 
tiiur, neiwly-appointed Imperial 
manager under tlie new NathanSoh 
regime. Arthur will work with 
Sorls Morrow, drawing on the Buf- 
falo preisentatlphs for some of the 
acts .jaiid working these in with 
some of bis own proteges. Morros 
is sending up a ballet master this 
w(6ek ahd the Igiperial wijl put In a 
permament house line. 

According to reports, Nathanson 
and his henchnieii are partial to 
stage preaentatlons and there is talk 
of . assembling these here under Jaclc 
Arthur supervisldn and routing 
them to the major spots, in ST- 
Can's 20Q-theatre ohain across Can- 
ada. Nathanson faas' also stated 
that he believes 'the orchestra is a 
living link between scrieen and audi- 
ence, and ihuslcluis will be engaged 
to the limit ©f our appropriation for 
tills purpose.' This substantiates 
the feeling among, the band boys 
^,that orche&traa wfll onc« alsain be 
placed in FP-Can's key spots. 

But if thie cuirent bill at the Imr 
perlal is vaudeville's Bwan song in 

" Canada, this is -a lusty one. Meat 
oiC the stdge show is Henry Santry 
aiid his Soldiers of Fortune, with 
Esteile Fmtls getting • bilUng. al- 
though inost Qt Santry'iB singles re- 
ceived, as much applause as -the. 
' blonde t^pen George Givot, also 
new to this town, . scored sensa- 
tionally. As a matter of fact, this 
HKO valedictory got one of the best 
audience-resppiises in many moons. 
~" The «uidins^-.-liand^ -of- -Arthur- "-Is. 
seen this week In that he ha» 
nv^rged the house band with.' t^n- [ 
try's l2. musicians. It's probably 

— the-biggest^aind-iever Beenljoinjtbft. 
Imperial's ' Vast stage and Arthur 
has given the whole bill a flash ef- 
fect that, lis ciommendable. Major 
part of the bill is played In a pleas-. 
Irig full-stage set which Arthur 
staged from material on band, al- 
though oiie would never guess it. 
There are .appro^mately 40 in the 
three, tiers of musioians and stag- 
ing; "dipew~^- nice, hsind- when the 
traveler parted, a reception unusual 
in. a- town traditionally icold. ^ 

George Givot holds deuqe spot In 
'one* before, the silver drapes, the 
radio, lad's Greek dialect monolog 
proving' a real socko clinched by his 
.Harry Richman take-off. Givot 
had. to beg. off. Then gantry's 12 
noise-makers parading from the 
rear of the house and on the stage 
to take their places 'among the boys 
of the permanent . pit ban^. There 
are the usual drills and solo step 
outs, but this is a colorf ul aggrega- 
tion -of tune- makers and tonal ef 
lects. are .outstanding. ^ . . . . 

The two Marsh Sisters are used 
for ilow-tempo high kicks in uni- 
Hon and a synchronized acrobatic 
that, drew heavy palm-pounding 
The blonde and brunet are on later 
for: a toe number to Saiitry's war 
bling>. Esteile Fratis is heavily 
plugged and deservedly so for her 
clever tap work. The Dudley. Broth 
ers, colored quartet, also drew heavy 
.appl<a,use. for tbeir Mills Brothers 
imitations and customers wer€~loath 
to let the boys go. Olihcher was 
the appearance of a colored tot who 
did a hot. tap number with full 
credit to Bill Robinson, 

Stage bill runs 72 minutes and, 

— ^being. .-jnbstly^.musicalj there.:.is_no 
overture. Feature is 'Private De" 
tective' (WB). MCStQy; 



more likely, a combination of both 
plus the Century of Progress Kx- 
positloh, ' whose myriad - mobs are 
displaying a tendency , to seek their 
cinematic relaxation in this houise, 
^chvfi&ri hai9 played -the house be- 
fore, doing 'well but not exceptional 
This- trip his riecord may be brighter 
and his takings better. Arithmetic 
Improvement should proce^ from 
an. advantageous deal put over for 
Riohman by Sam -Bramson of the 
WUUam Moitia,:. office whereby 
Richman besides a salary gets per- 
centage: when the igross goes above 
a moderate figure; It seems likely 
to do so. 

Joe Penner and: Ernie Stanton, 
Zelda Santley with her. clever Imi- 
tations, and George Compo, an 
tunusing pantomimic acrobat, filled 
out the rest of the show. Joe 
Cherhiavsky'is musical calisthenics 
agaiii got over shappily. This Bar- 
num of the baton makes the over- 
ture a cannonading; .Public thinks 
it's, swell. Land. 



CHICAGO 



Chicago, June 30. 
A. line of 16 chorus girls trained 
by Fred Evans and backgrounded 
by the production department for 
two number^, both pr-etty, is about 
the. only difference between the type 
of show at the Palace this week 
and that at the Chicago. This es- 
sential similarity becomes crystal 
clear when stepping from' the 'one 
theatre into the other with only 
a^ short time, interval and a couple 
of blCfcks in- between. 
: Chicago^ is plaiying vaudeville but 

-Tefuses---tp-admit--it^.oEvJ.autlnfe-Jhe, 
performance that way. Production, 
as such, has been reduced to a 
minimum for economy sake. This 
fairly obvious . and not. very im- 
portant observation is naturally 
BXiboTdlnate to the dazzling f iact 

"thaf the Chicago is doing excellent- 
business .and has, done . excellent 
business for several weeks. 
' This week the cayse of the busi- 
ness may be Harry Richman, op, 
partly 'College Humor' (Par), or 



CENTURY, BALTO. 

Baltimore^ 
Apparently Impersonation 
i^eek. Three out of five" acts" had It 
and; only last weekr there was Sibyl 
Bowan with a routine of imper-' 
fionatloD. If It keeps up they'll be 
Mick' to mimicking Chaplin. 

Radio continues .to be the field 
tor the. inipresslonists, with both 
Sid. -Gary and' the Col, Stoopnagle.. 
Biidd dolug somebody, else's theme 
BOns„ This field must be getting [ 

criamped. Both .acts do an impres- 
sion of Singing Sam. 

And there wais Harry Savoy, . who 
still finishes with John Bariry- 
more In 'Richard HT bit* Under- 
stood Savoy wants to eiit this nuin- 
l>er, but the managers, want It in. 
The act could 4o without the num- 
t)er. it has a . tendency to slow the 
turn besides clashing with.the com- 
edy,. ' Audience doesn't know 
WhetKer fo take It seriously-oF'-notr 
and by: the time they have decided 
that it's strictly on the square. 
Savoy comes through with the com- 
«dy-Une^:-^y i -Bcar^-helI-:0^ jofJSaatL 
^voy was the standout click of 
the show, and his scoring on com-, 
edy proved too: much of handicap 
for the following. Stoopnagle turn 
to overcome;^ Savoy., had' them all 
laughed out by the time the riadio 
pair arrived, and wben they did 
they, stayed only tO' minutes, a 
short routine for a- talking, comedy 
act. 

It so happened tfiat~lher pame Of\ 
the bill was the weakest .on enter- 
tainment, and indicates once, more 
that vaude will have to depend on 
vaude acts and not radio turiis for 
entertainment. Col. Stoohagle and 
Biidd arrived on' the stage to the: 
big .reception of ,the show and de- 
parted with the smallest round' of 
applause^ 

Show opened with three click 
turns in succession. Case Bros, have 
developed their talents along the 
somersault line, ahd are- doing 
looping stunts . that are surefire. 
Carrying a special backdrop, atidi 
of ..course,, ..Marie,, .this. .tJiriii. has 
everything in the acrobatic ' line to 
make it a standout. 
' Sid Gary started with everything 
against hfm. He opened cold with 
the audience, apparently antagonis- 
tic. By the time( he was finished 
warbling they didn't want, to let 
him go. It was -a remarkable ex-- 
hibition ol^ buildup and talent scor- 
ing. For this Gary has a tremen- 
dous pair of pipes. He could fill 
-two houses the size of the Century, 
and this hOuse seats 3,400. "With 
those liings Gairy doesn't need a 
mike, even though his is something 
of a radio monicker.. With those 
pipes he can stand right out there 
and sing.. 

- ■ In the three «pot came- Savoy-,and 
his femme partner, with Savoy 
working at top form. Knocked' 'eni, 
took, an encore arid could have 
stayed, longer. 

In the closing spot, was the Car- 
rie, . Eddie and Satanoff Revue, a 
recently formed aggriegation. It's 
a . six-person dance; flash, with 
Sarahoff doing the discoursing be-: 
tween numbM-s. , Saranoff didn't 
look up to his usual high mark 
when caught. His routine ..is 
somewhat , changed. He's doing 
hardly any fiddle work, just a 
couple of chords for comedy effects, 
ahd he's not accenting tliat fdetik 
you,' which was formerly prop to 
his; comedy. 

Carrie and fiddie. Open with a 'fine 
•Dracula' nuiriber and finish with 

=an„o^rientalj.ja.dagiiL\=.il2..-b^^ 
the attendant dressing" of the stage" 
is effective. '^Elsa Long, has the 
stage to herself for one operatic 
selectloh that she handled capably, 
and Alfred -Brower contributes the 
Russian dance bit. : All .in all a 
meaty -turn to -give bulk to. any 
vaude show. 

On the screen was 'The Nuisance' 
(MG) and the regulation Metirotbne 
news. Business fair at the opening; 
performance Friday, 



STATE^ N. Y. 

Six mctM for an 80-mInute show 
this week, strong on comedy but 
rathw overboard; on • dancing, 
thoug;h of different sorts. Ono rear 
end collision On the steps, ' but 
Otherwise laid, out with a due yalu 
atlon of contrast That 80 mihut<e[9 
is all yaude, for Ruby Zwerling's 
Senators get cheated on an over- 
ture. 

liOadofr Is Fiance -and Jj» iPeil 
in a perch actt with. two . perch 
stunts iand a finish on a trapeze 
set sideways tO' the audience, to glv^ 
full effect to the revolutions; of .the 
woman. Makes a showy finish and 
lends 'variety to th« turn, but the 
hard work Is in the 'perches, one 
being, rigid with a bicycle atop, the 
other ^ a timber bamboo that bad 
soine In the audience nervous, 
'l^ricks are over nicely^ but hurt for 
best effect, by an overplay on tim- 
idity by the woman, who by the 
way, is rather husky for the top 

stpry. of a: perch outfit. Faking Is 
such an. obvious iappeal for laughs. 
ot applause that It fails to get over. 
Act would be better without this 
citimsy comedy. 

Chilton and Thomas were,ohe of 
the show stoppers, with a' dance 
routine that is built up with nov- 
elty. They could get over nicely 
with a straight dance routine on 
i;he strength of the man's, steps and 
the wonaan's vivacity, but they build ' 
with novelty bits, ^.hurdle affair 
that seeims ' to have . been forked 
out from the old sword' dance, taps 
on china plates, and a set of three 
round tables of -varying heigfatB, 
Wnich. Is the nearest modem hoofers 
have come to the old fashioned 
pedestal clog. The man does steps 
the old minstrel men never would 
have dared In the circumscribed 
space, but the. general Idea Is the 
same, ^th broke out applause in 
the middle of routines and tapped 
out 1$ minute?, with - the audience 
wiUIng to take more but not having 
the heart to ask. Could have gone 
to the trey with good reisults, 

Relss, Irving and Bellas have a 
tough moment following these fast 
hoofers with a dance opening that 
is just the usual st^ll, and it was 
not until they broke over Into the 
comedy that thorandlence' sat iip; 
Comedy is a rather futile imitation 
of Jimmy Durante, but It scored 
with the . crowd, ahd they were ois 
Ho-a-good-hand 




Aunt Jemima, replacing Keller 
Sisters and Lynch worked in white 
face and except for a few awful 
moments when she Insisted on wad- 
ing through 'Stormy Weather' she 
was friends with her listeners. 
'Weather' Is not in Tess Gardell's 
genre and she 'would be well ad- 
vised to come In . out of the wet. 
Much better- with her-<<)ither. songs 
—and the dance was the. knockout.' 
That's .'What gave her the chance 
to come back for a repeat Instead 
ot a perfunctory bow. 

Ben Blue was the same old story- 
They know the act, but they like 
it, and the cafe blackout went over 
as though It- had', not been done -a 
dozen times In the hurley shows 
arOuhd the; Square this season. It 
was more a triumph of personality 
than material all the way through, 
but a triumph. 

Closer is Rosita and Rambii, 
backed by the Paul Tisen or- 
chestra ^and Tamara to give them 
a chance to "catch their' breaths. 
They did close to 15 minutes with- 
out, seeming that Ipng, in spite of 
the sameness of the three dances. 
Tisen did one nicely played number 
with Taniara warbling' in. . appro- 
priately. Singer on earlier with' 
her guitar. 

'Picture Snatcher* (WB), a Silly 
Symphony, a Universal crime short 
and the niewsreeli Just short of 
three- hours. Business light Friday. 

€hic. 



EMBASSY 

Varied program, with many fa- 
miliar subjects and views. Ind- 
dentally, the Embassy Is. going In 
for too .;many re-issues of the 
Magic Carpet series. ^ This is . the 
fourth or fifth week in a row where 
material of this kind, which .wa^ 
shown a year ago, is yp for revival. 

Boys -..^nsust have ' found, things 
pretty tough during the liast week 
to have hunted up an exhibitor 
leader for a lipeech. Ed.Kuykendall, 
new Motion Picture Theatre Own-! 
ers of America: h^ad, hitndlea his 
camera debut 'well, howeirer. Ed 
passes the picture problem of quan- 
tity and quality directly lip to the 
public. Evldehtly the audience toPk 
it for granted because there was 
neither hiss nor hurrahi - 

Both houses had 'Washington's Ih- 
dubtry advisory council. .Embassy 
adde'd .'ail intei>view with Siecretary 
Perkins which should win this 
woman executive many picture 
friends. 

Fox sports department, as usual, 
was on the Job. Although unable to 
show tiie Sharkey- Camera go. It 
worked Primo In for a bit of by-, 
play after the fight. . 

Only one hiss. Iii the house for 
Hitler — and It: had him in semi- 
doseup this time; Adolf, It Is be- 
coming more and more apparent, is 
igetting passe at the Emb. 

Opening Of the Great Lakes to 
Gulf -watervay at Chicago by 
Spealter Rainey, Mayor O'Brien's 
hductlOn of , a new bus line, and 
Congressman Peyser's definition of 
Federal clearance, were . among 
other of the. more pointed news 
Items. 

F-H afforded an Interesting study 
of the kings of. |Sngland and Iraq, 
upon the latter's arrival in London. 
Both ' houses- had it, but the "Em- 
bassy, this time by allowing greater 
footage, screened a better subject. 

Every year about this time they 
bring snow down from the Colo- 
rado mountains for siimmeii skiing; 
Texas girls ride bikeis; Sokols 
manifest calisthenics; Isle of Man 
has a motorbike .race; N. T. rookie 
cons . pet their diplomas} Crermans 



PALACE, CHICAGO 

Chicago, . June 30. 
' " A reading-bf-'the-tea leaves^ gives 
a clairvoyant pictu.re. of crowded 
houses, lobby standees,, and profits 
th is fveeki This happy arrangement 
of pleasant circumstances can be 
credited to Jack Bennjr whose popu- 
larity, 'wasi never so frankly con- 
fessed by the public prior to his 
radio career. Whait the air did for 
Benny 'Wais. to make hliu a house- 
hold charalcter. And if any doiibt 
is expressed as to the Correctness 
of the diagnosis of tbe reception ,he 
got, then the clincher ought to be 
that Mary Livingstone, certainly a 
newcomer to fame, was hailed with 
-remarkable enthusiasm for; a .mere 
-^and-company.'==She^shacfisjBfiiinyis 
radio following. 

It is Benny the radio favorite that 
will bring them into the half dozen 
RKO mldwestern- . .houses he is 
booked, to play following the Pa.lace. 
But it's Berihy, the poised veteran 
of vaude, revue,- and screen, that 
will entertain them aftier they're in. 
Which is by -way of suggesting that 
what Benny 'learned In show busi- 
ness is the solid merchandise behind 



taiste of the wine crop; tne swl 
yodel and Geisha - girls visit war- 
ships. WaZjf. 



TRANSLUX 

iilke the Old Roxy, the Luxer, in 
Its class, is going in fOr the pro.^ 
verblai; all- day show. This week, 
without skimping on Its newsreel 
matter and Including a cartoon, th^ 
hoube throws in a feature-length, 
'Forgotten Men.' At the end of the 
feature Is a line to the effect that 
it Is an exclusive booking and ihat 
no other neighborhood theatre ih 
Greater New York will show It. 
. New policy jnay . work as long aa 
the Lux Is able to keep away from 
features as old ' as some of the 
shorts it had been projecting, if it 
slips into fouirth or fifth run on th^ 
longies it will lose Its identity alto- 
gether. The house had better watch 
its exploitation -or else Its newsreels 
will rate the goi-by. 

With the dallies filled with Otto 
Kahn, Luxer, uising Paramount 's 
subject, was the . only house with 
coverage Saturday. . Par . also 
shb'wed better editing of the AW 
bany repeal ratification than the 
Em., allowing Al Smith sufncleht 
lootage to get over some real- 
laughq. 

P'athe, while not having the same 
slants of., the latest, leg in the Am*., 
berjack's cruise as F-H, which 
[Showed Mrs. Roosevelt boarding the 
boat, capitalized what it had by. 
dlgiglng Into the library and getting 
the Roosevelts on..a siSttilar.trip IJ 
years ago. . ' 

Universal also stepped ahead of' 
the Ebibassy on the lost filer story. 
As well as covering ■ Mattern's 'ar- 
rival In Moscow It also had recent 
views of his mother^ 
. A number' of novelty clips were 
In evidence. Paraniount Interviewed 
SO-year'^-old daughters of . a father 
who had fought In 1776. This was 
one of the most unusual stories of 
Its kind ever . newsreeled. Same reel 
also, got a different slant .on Japa».' 
hese baseball .which Is ' creatine, 
mirth. It showed the grandstands 
In regular football cheering forma- 
tions. Universal, after pletxiring a 
speedboat that actually seems to fly 
over the water, shO'wed a plane en* 
glneerlng three gliders. 

Pathe obtained an Interview wltl!,:. 
the Buck Brothers right after bh^ 
had been sentenced for kidnappi^'.' 
and during which; he- i9houte^,(. 
'frame-up.!' ^ ,■ • 

Newsreel jprogram. was led off by; 
Pathe's view of the Italian airmen, 
wlHT a r e fl ying-to-t^ie-Wor-ld^-Faii 
It claimed to show them taking bfC, 

Waly. 



the flashy radio window-dressing 
that -will excite public curlbsity and 
lyhicfa makes Benny, In a sense that 
he never was before, a box-office 
draw. 

. . Show, was poorly booked. Directly 
following the opening Five Wonder 
Girls, a dancing, albeit acrobatic, 
turn there was another dancing act, 
Ray, Realy and Roy. And then there 
was Jans and Whalen with a sub- 
stantial devotion to- hoofing. This 
tbpheivy' structure had to be car- 
ried by Benny, for' the secondary 
headliner, Frances Wllllarixs, while 
getting over nicely was a trifle too 
New Yorkigh to be embraced "by 
Chicago as one of its own kind. 

Those -Ave girls ..do not .make the 
adjective -Wonder' seem hyperbolic. 
They demonstrate -some- 57- varieties 
of cartwheel, : somersault, and con- 
tortion.- Furiously fast in pace, the 
act seems, if possible, to suffer f roni 
too much speed and too little change 
of pace.. This thought can be am- 
plified by pointing out the lack of 
sex- appeal that results from the 
man-like physical ' stamlha dis- 
played, plus unattractive dressing. 

While, the Three Danciiig R's as 
Roy, Realy and B,a,y flubrbUt thena- 
selyes are representative expoiiehts 
of the sort of heavy-isoled tapping of 
the trio type, the boys couldn't fol- 
low those five, girls. It was like a 
faint breeze after a strong wind. 
Benny, uses these, lads for a couple 
of gag fiits later in the- bill.. :^ - 

Jahs. ia.iid Whalen pleased the 
audience. That report should pre- 
cede and niay alibi the fact that 
there isn't hardly a new line or a 
dieyiation in business throughout 
the turn. Jans is . eveij telling that 
'you're next' wheeze about the. lady 
ba:rben Other conilcs,-. abandoned! 
this; one at least two years ago. It 
does not appear that Jans and 
'Whalen have in-vested a nickel or a 
moment's thought on material in 
the past seven years^ Only their 
polished style could get away with 
the constant repeat bookings 'with 
the same old stuiff. . 

Dan Russo and his pitmen, triin 
in - white flannels .iand.. spolrt coats 
went, up, on, the "stage as part of 
-Bennx!gLlongg6t_se^on^^hIs^ 
erjack vaudeville orchestra 'Ts~ex^ 
tremely versatile. 

On the scrieen the Palace has a 
light-hearted dido from the Radio 
studios called 'Professional Sweet- 
heart' which will, help the house 
climb up to $25,000, or better, this 
■vyeek, Followers of box office re- 
ports know just how nice that will 
be after the last two months. 

JLand. 



G. O. H., N. Y. 

The good old G.O.H.'s million dol- 
lar cooling plant (six 1914 model 
electric fans) was; working overtime. 
Saturday, afternoon, but - It didn!t 
help. Inside and ^utfiide it was 
hotter , than Mrs. Gerson's oven, aiid 
tougher bn the acts than anybody^ 
At least the customers didn't have 
to come. Most of 'em proved it by 
staying away. 

.. Four acts and dancing all.the wiay 
thrbugh the bill; Radcllff© ; and 
Rogers,., ;colored ' duo that usually, 
finishes on the hoof, stuck to sihg- 
ins and talking virhlle sitting or 
standing still. In declining to lift 
a leg, they couldn't be blamed. The 
other: .acts were not so fortunate 
because dancing is their business. 

Three of the four,; turns runnings 
with a double feature the first half 
are new as far as^the files indicate, 
but recording them under the New 
Acts classification on a day like 
Saturday -would be like slugging a 
one-legged midget on a hospital 
cot. 

Jack and Betty Willing opened 
with a dance fiash that holds three 
other people, besides the featured 
couple. liatter are comedy eccen- 
trics; whosef pedal hoke isn't bad at 
all,, thanks: to the 'girl. Boy is a 
mechanical' comic for whom the 
best way would be to lossen up a 
bit. There's a blphde sister team 
and . another boy who dances 
straight, in e'vening clothes. Those;, 
evening clothes'- were ahother'brlght— 
idea for two o'clock in the' after- 
noon in all the heat, but he'd, prob- 
ably rather' be classy than fcomfbrt- 
able. 

Ross and RiigseU, who seem to be 
an experienced inixed couple and 
look . familiar, despite the unre- 
corded , monicker, took - over . . the 
deiice and eased ih. Both capable 
people and with some brighter 
chatter up ahead they wouldn't 
need to No. 2 it- anywhere. Colored 
team next^to -closing, followed by 
the Ramos Serenadcrs. 

Ramos appears to be the .leader 
of the six-piece Filipino string; 
ensemble. He's the Dave Apollpn 
of the South Seas ;in his manner of. 
m,c,'iri,g, and supposedly a comic' 

.A^iFiJi pirio comedia n^ would be. 

something new and uinqvre,'"'^T5irt"=" 
Ramos only gives a slight hirtt of. 
how one would look and sound. The^ 
other Philies just play. Dance tearni 
unbilled, Is Jose and Edythe, who 
have headed their own flasli acts 
in the past. 

•A' Study in f?carlet' (KBS) anfl 
George Arlisa' 'The Workinj? M.in' 
(WB) comprise the twin fllm bill; 

Blge. 



Tuesday, July 4, 1933 



VARIEYY HOnSE REVIEWS 



VARIETY 



MUSIC HALU 

It's patriotic -week fct tRlei" Hadio 
City Muslo Hall. Enough for two 
countries, In fact, it your patrlot- 
lem la divided. Not that It Isn't 
good— It'B plenty okay on produc- 
tion, etc.— but wbat a wearer-outer. 
Basket parties might camp out for 
hours In the Hall and like It, but as 
an evening's entertainment It sort 
of overdoes a good thing. 

Just so that our British cousins' 
sensitivities aren't ruffled by the 
Independence Pay braggadooia of 
tiB Americsatts, " a gracious.- tsxirtay 
to the •Folklore of the British Em- 
pire' Iff ■expressed by a mixed choir 
of the Kkdlo City's 60 singers, in a 
potpourri of British airs that went 
back to MaxweUtoh'a Braes of 
Maurice' Baron arranged 



c. personality on the bill 



PALACE 



any m 
itself. 

Three of the Ave acts under New .fe^ause the Palace to losing less 
Acts. DeLong Trio opened well with 1 with Us kind of vaude than it might 
acrostuff. The Pour Bachelors, straight Alms, vaude la staying 
from radio, mukt rely on what mild »^ef «• ^^J'^l}^' ^i^}^^\^J^lVi 

ether rep they have to carry them P<>"cy changes In a y^^^^ T^li®" 
Into a No. 2 groove. As a straight I ^KO head man changes his mind 



qufirtet, otherwise, they'd probably 
never be penciUed-in for no other 
season but that somehow this type 
of barber shop act hasn't been found 
to the general liking of the bookers, 
in recent seasons. .Harmony quar- 
;tets, particularly if fortified with 
cbnvedy ■ variations, have always 
made; an impression with the vaude 
fans, and the closer to a nubpr- 
hqod they came, the better they 



In the middle of the week it's not 

Noisody has figured that It's may- 
be the kind of vaude that counts. 
There's nothing enthusiastic about 
the 5^ act setup: current. It's budget^ 
dry entertainment. BuUt for ecoii- 
omy reaa<i>ns '.and not for amuse.r- 
ment' value' to customers. 
' Th'^re was a little excitement at 
the Palace backstage . Saturday 
(change day) matinee,, or maybe. 



went. The3achelors, alth6ughftrst U'or the loud speakers which op 
„ ^ . reviewed In 'SI when their radio nUtL-v in reihearsala went 

g^°?r.2;ivS?the^^^^^^ the making evl- S^^y \he ?S^t. riS 

*ASn"WH«.*«Sev S^Sll^^^^ ^*fl®.Tr~'if' the Three X Sisters, harmony trio 

in thltTutYhev SVd It te^^^t^ itrom the air. . Additionally, the girls 

*^*irJ' Vioii -^Hno «^^^ saluting the audience, as a ges- Lpound it toueh to follow the pit 

wVre fSfurfd in th? chSS «"*^' synchronize. piJ„o accompaniment at one stage. 

Pteerce were f^ture^^in progresses It takes on an] just one of those things and 

overture ^whlch Erno Rapee ^^^gg^p^^^^ appearance of awk-- 

Charles Previn maestroed. wardness. Some rehearsing needed 

First Dick lielbert at the console there, 
btarted, followed by the Roxyetes, | uarmon and Ciaxton (New Acts) 

Is Josephine Harmon with a new 
partner again and registering a 



rep waa still in the making, evl- |g„e^y during the deuce spot, with 

the Three X Sisters, " 
from the air. . Additloi 
found it tou(?h to fi 
piano accoiiipanimeht 
Just one of those 
hardly a break for the girls. They 
were compelled to yodel minus mike 
to get away from the .loud-speaker 
static. 

Apparently some excitement lin- 
gered biackstage. Maybe It was the 
mid -section comedy click. Art I sudden reaUzatloh that vaude was 
wHAFAin me iienta were i Frank with his a. k. stuff and Vivian j to Btay another week. At any rate, 
^^!2^?flop^tl J iSibS^kd to^^ r^^ atralghting and contrlbut- a couple of sUp-ups occurred in -the 

i^^l^iSc^evente nrVed^^^ dance specialties was another opening act of the Three _CrystaJ^3. 

the historic «ven!».precettmg_juiy i^^B^^^^ ^ Fta,n\^ never lets roller skating act, two ^ boys and 



the end until the curtailns close In. 
Thejr should split out into a whoo- 
pee for the finish. It would, very 
materially Improve their final score, j iXondsiy is bargain night at this 
Show runs 65 minutes without an y£^,j^_f|i,ner house, with profea- 
overture. ^ * sional tryouts augmenting the regu- 

Film program limited to "How jj^^. act bill. At a 15c balcony 
Your Man' (Metro), and a newsreel. L^^j^^j gSc lower floor admish, house 
No time for anything else, ■fusi- plenty of bargain seekers, 

ness Sat. fairly good In face of the ij j j^.^,^ the eastern sec- 

heat and the assurance of a thun- I ^^^^ ^^^^ nearby neigh - 

dershower. If the heat lets tbe l.^ , 
house should do well, though there J '>*>f^*»°^"^- . 
are complaints from the residents 1 Current show is made "P of ts 
that the house is hot kept cool that have mostly played the higher 

Chic. priced vaude houses hereabouts, 
with several of the turns one time 
rated as standard;. 
- iPour tryouta preceding the regu-. 
lar vaude, with only one turn, the 
Oweh Fallon Calif ornians (comedy 
T. Li. Tally, yeteran liOS Angeles {.band), rating attention from the 
exhibitor, chose an inopportune J bookers. Later on, the 4.»Mar Cellar 
night on which to stage his come- duo, four. Juves with a barrel full 
back, through the reopening of his . p( talent, wiU be ripe for almost any 
long-darken^ Criterion. His |2, kin^d of va\ide show. The ydiunig- 
premiere tonight was a decided dls--j steris, two boys ahd two girls, dance 



ad an hors d'ouvro to the British 
overture. Then followed the Am^er- 
Icah slant, 'Independence Bell,' 
. BUthptuottsiy: i)roduced In four 
wherein the lights were 



A, 1776, in Phlladelphiai J. P. 
Coombs (probably tislng a lapel 
inike) was highly effectlye with the 
inarratlon as through the scrim 
Margaret Sande and Nicholas Daks 
with the ballet corps did their mlhuet 
«h the ^Yankee boodle' theme. The 
Three Graces (Jack Press, accom- 
panist), and the entire company 
participated in the. sundry taibleaux 
depicting the dawn of freedom, the 
sighing of the Declaration, the Lib- 
erty Bell, and the Spirit of '76. • 

The show wasn't htdf over at this 
iioitit. John Wummer.broke it Wp 
with a flute , solo here to pave the 
w!ay for the 'Ballet Master's Dream,"" 
I'atrlola Bowmaii scintilla;tlng as 
the premiere danseUse. It wsui a 
beautiful numbc , M. Vodnoy as the 
ballet maater and Oscar Llfshey as 



down on his. characterisation and 
just when the expose seenis immi- 
nent he tightens up and exits in 
legit manner. Ann Pritchard Co. 
(New Acts) closed. 'Eagle and the I 
Hawk- (Par), augmented by twoj 
WB shorts and Hearst news on 
screen. 

Abel, 



FOX, BROOKLYN 

-Entertainment right through the 
staige show la pretty thin this week, 
and so was the attendance that 
greeted the bill's unveiling at the 

Compared to 



girl, and the girl slipped once, as 
did one of the boya^ . Jj»st one . of 
those things. The trio has okay 
tricks. 

Vic Oliver and Margot Craiigie, 
who fin next-to-shut, add laughs 
to those mid-way of the bill by Lulu 
McConnell. But Oliver could well 
eliminate some of his chatter. 
Coiipile itenas altogether oCtside. 
Miss McConnell, In her customary 
'bridge game* sketch oyer easily. 

,The closing number current. Is 
Miles and iCover. A modernistic 
danice flash, which for the moat 
part isn't native to vaude. That's 
the jnechanical gyration of five girls 
opening ahd at closing. The best 



three months .the current I " ,r.J*» .K,.«^r.' «,.mw which M 



pianist, backed by the ^ballet cprpsi two or tnree momna ^ne - ^ number which Miles 

again, but In its generaUy efllective^ sampip Is not only a bad case^f | „ „^"K6ver do In reverse Isn't es 
ness It waa wholly Miss Bowman's, toppling but an Indication that the JJ^jally sightly or wnualng. 
Then the newsreel. on the giant pursestrings are bein& tightly drawn | Pecjajiy sjfJitjy ^^^^2. Xv 



screen; which somehow lends some 
thing extra to the news magazine, 
foUdweid by a holdover dance.iiiun- 
l^h' 'Spooks,* which utilizes ^he 
I'i^mlhbiis paint effects so effectively. 



and a policy calling for easy coast- 
ing through the: balance of the | 
summer Is In effect. 

It's one of those ahows that never 
seems to get started. Which here Is 



The'ROxeyetteis and M. Vodnoy aa | due aimply to the fact there _ian't a 
the magician went through Bdixie In 
tiflta!te and highly original choreog 



If the Palace goea over thia week 
the fam end Will get the credit, 
anyway oh the books of the econ 
omy awingera; No doubt that the 
showing of the Sha/key- Camera 
fight film helpa. 

Main feature la *l Loved Tou 



yAjMiy' that'^ greatly to the credit the . old Roxy came an act,. Cowboy 
-ot-Mihe-dance-stager. — ^ — -r— — UPom^8-Roundup,-heard over one, .of 



smash act In the stage load. Routed vjrednesday' (Fpx), which, ought to 
from the previous week*s stand at K^^p qqi^q more, but until vaude 



Million Dpllar, L, K 

Los Angeles, June 26. 



enough. 



CRITERIGlN, L. A. 

Los Angeles, June 30. 



appointment' ior tln,e grey haired 
theatre mart, custpmera^ being few 
and far between. 

Chboaing the eve of a four-day 
holiday on which to reveal the L. A, 



and sing Vand one la exceptionally, 
proficient on the" sax and clarinet. 
Act is anapptly dressed and if the 
combo continues to wprk together It 
should be heard from one of these 



picture fans his present-day. views aays. 

on exhibition. Tally made his Ini- I Bourbon Siatera, pair of falrljr at- 
tial error, and staging an advanced j ^pg^g^tyg femmes who do mostly tap 
priced premiere '^ith a^ Metro- acrobatic stepping, follow and 

Goldwyn-Mayer ;weak alster^ (^he Lj^^ g^^^d as can be expected. The>. 
Barbarian^) aa the screen feature Fai!?„%arid of eight, ilus Fallon, 
also demonstrated a lack_ of the j - ^^j^^ ^ ^gi^ar 

acute showmanship for^ ^^^l^^'i.B^ At who Inject plenty of novelty In 
pioneer exhib was for so manV ^j^^^^ ^^^^^^^ a little more 

"'^^S'}^!^^^^^ Single 

femme warbler, , not announced by 



it to the fore as one of downtown 
L. A.'s . most inviting playhouses, 
yet Its location, • two blocks oft the 
main stem, and a question of Sulta-: 
ble first-run product make the Ven- 
ture a questionable one. - 
Inaugural was marked by Ihe 



'Bed of Roses' (RKO Radio-Con- 
Stance Bennett), the feature. Biz 
fair., opening night.. . _ 



PARAMOUNT, L. A. 

Los Angeles, -June ^9. 
Utilizing the several hundred iu- 
▼enilea ettrolle'd ior their recently 



New York's minor atatldns, WINS 
It dlrecta Itaelf principally through 
Jhat medium to the kid liatening 
element. For the adult and likely 
for anyone aibove an eight-year in- 
telligence quotient the thing la bad 
enough on the air. 



ia used for better than merely filler 
stufE-for--iBu^eak-.film_endi_tho_ ?al 
ace la question mark. -^hdn. 

MET, BROOKLYN 



With Harlow-Gable for the film 

. "transported to headlines, the Metropolitan, Loew's 

the stage It can't help biit generate Brooklyn ace house, apparently felt 
an air of ajnateur night. that the show did not matter 

In honor of this Cowboy Tom im- | greatly, -and In the .roaster, of na^Oj, 



Ray €roman, m.c.. Who apologized 
for her delay by saying ahe hadlorr 
gotten her muslCi Too bad she 
located It. 

^ Going right into the; regular vaude 

presenirof a dozeriTso:' minbrl W *\*^^?>.*",K^»ifi*TtU^ 
film liimlnarlea, with the veteran Pa*r of veta in vaiid,e, wl^^^^^^^ 
Charlie Murray acting aa m. c. and assisted by an equally talented .boy, 
being put 6n a spot tWugh failure and gW step^r, billed as th^^^ 
of several 6f the promised 'names' "Ot Twins- Kerjr does his oldtlwe 
to make their appearance. A clever contortionist stuff, utlU^ng various 
bit of covering was done by J6hn Nizes of barrels in which to diaport . 
Mlljan, who, after aeveral futile j bimself and provides plenty of go^, 
attempts by Murray to . get re- 1 comedy to start the bill off with a 
spouses to Introductions, Informed p>ang. Miss Weston makes a brief 
the m^ c. that he had been using I appearance at the finale; right after 
the- wrong list, and substituted one 1 the boy has done & marveloua tap. 
of screen personages known to be 1 diihce-, using his head for a -mat- 
in the- house. . .board. . ■ 

Incidental to the screen program, j In the deuce spot, Moro and 
which In. addition.! to the feature I Frances repeat In toto the comedy 
comprised several short aubjects, | muaieal act caught and reviewed 
.Tally presented Roy Russell, a ro- j a couple of weeks ago at the Down- 
mantle tenor, in a short repertoire I town here. Man knows how iO' 
of selections. An unprogrammed handle a violin and guitar foi: com- 
pfanist, accompanied, subbing for I edy efCectis and pair clicks nicely. 
Marie Golden, who had been widely J Alvarado and Jean, ballrdom 
advertised to appear. Russell ^ has 1 dancera, follow, revealing clasa. 
a likeable personality and a 'fine.j purlng a co stume change Jullta 
^:enor-voicer7irWchriie handjear-nlce^^ 
y. One of his three numbera was a combo Spanlah- American song 
in German, and the few cuatomersUhat fits in oke. Flack iBrOa.. xylo- 
out frojit rewarded.:hfm nicely.^ plajr classical and pop 

A short, made up of ancient film numbers with precision and have no 
shots, created considerable diver- | trouble registering. 



bpened school of dancing, Fanchon & portitlon the presentation dresses ^alues the blU looto 

Marco staged a lavish Kiddle Revue Itself .up In western fashion, and It sji better show than it looks on 

as the current Par stage show. With I that also foes the b^kdrop. the paper and Stuart and Ij^ JJ^P 
no talent expense, other than the staee tend and the rompln^^^^ 



regular house line girls, the pro- 1 Qae Foster disciples.^ Even the en- 
ducers went the limit on production semble bits : re away below stand 



.and 'Costuming, and have given L^ A. 
a juvenile phow that rates hljsh In 
..entertainment.. 

With close to 200 kiddies, the 24 
house girls and the Rube Wolf band, 
stage at times Is over-crowded. 
Fanchon has done a; good directorial 
job, and the Initial performance this 
alfterhoon moved without a hitch. 
. Singles, team, trios, and -In up to 
Ensembles of from 40 to 60 kiddies 
are presented: in a kaledescoplc 
array of color, with the Juve. efforts 
Interspersed by two routines by the 
line girls' that add the necessary 
touch of professionalism to make it 

. .a well rounded, though overly long, 
performance. Running close to 75 
mins. at the opening, show will have 
to be pruned considerably If house 

_ Jirants- to -g'etL-that- jiecessary„turji.-r 
oven 

' 'Finale has: been^ built into a lavish 
tableau,, with the entire assemblage 
massed in front of the band. 

Par has '.Tennie Gerhard t' (Par), 
News and .Betty Boop cartoon on 
- -eePeeri; - vBiz- big at -initialert. withr 
hundreds, of children amOhg. the pay 
customers.. Edtoa. 



ard. Both the first and second 
numbers. In- which the girls alter- 
nate from cowgirl to Indian regalia, 
unllmbered routines of beginner de 



not kill off the acts through too 
much incidental patter. For a f am-r 
lly house the value of a seatlesa 
pair of tropserS: Is to Vbe questioned 
as" a . comedy adjunct,, but other- 
wise they were . helpful In keeping 



ORPHEUM, N. Y. 

Just how deserted New York was 
on. ttie week-end was evidenced at 
Loew's . Orpheuiin where" eveii the 
Deutsche Eaat 66th streeters mUst 
have scrammed elsewhere to cele 
brate. Late afternoon show wasn't 
half, capacity, although . well, scat 
tered and through this voluntary 
dressing the house : didn't look so 
bad. 

.•'Teddy King overtu ring from tbe 
Ifit. with a novelty specialtyi and 
doing the applause routine from the 
trench, may pave:the way for a new 
r.eyoluttDn^n''variety-hou3eT)resenta-=--- 
tton. For spme years npw, Phil Fa- 
bello has been a trail-blazer with 
this sort of intimate presentation in 
the RKO. nabe houses, and King is 
another In the line of personality 
m, c>conductors who can inject .the 
necessary note of intimacy •^hlch. 
the, orthodox sequence of vaude 
ftcts seems to lack; especially If 
routined in formula manner, sans 



efforts netted complete silence, 
p'inale . steppery, supposedly Of 
Spanish kinship, was equally with- 
out dlatlnctloh. 

In the. line of specialists- there's 
a whistler, a talking juggler, a com- 
edy., dancing team and . an adagio 
trio. The whistler, Roy Wallin, had 
the first inning and got away nicely 
with a rendition of 'Poet and Peieui- 
aht.' Cowboy Tom and his menage 
took the next 10 minutes for a mix- 
ture 'Of warbling and trombone 
blowing that even left the program's 
kid admirers, if there were any in 
the a,udience, cold. _ _ 

The Indian in the. troupe got down 
qin his'- knees and .crooned a lament 
about .wanting to go back to the 
trail of long ago and revealed a 
"voice and stage presence that meant 
well hut were totally out of place. 
Xater. the . .r.edskin,_.dpuble.d .on: the 
trombone, and did better by him- 
self. Besides & rangey lad who 
gave voice to a couple of hillbilly 
laments to the twanging of a gui- 
tar, ■ Cowboy Tom brought on a 
Indian-clad tumbler for a couple 
rounds of cartwheeling. It was all 
pretty dull. 

.Rodney and G6uld, dead-pan pan- 
tomimists and eccentric dancers, 
took up the proceedings from that 
point and spread some good cause 
for giggling. Ensuing niche had 
Wesley Eddy, the spot's standby 
m.. c; pouring a . melodious croon 
into a mike, l&ter.to be joined by 
four instrumentalists out of his 
band for' a potpourri; of hot synco- 
pation, wltli the combination scor- 
ing the^only noisi^handou^ accorded 
"duririg the entire Verfdrmahcer 

Edwin George came next with a 
line of gabbing and juggling of sorts 
that garnered him a neat sendoff, 
and Dolores, Andre and Dmitri 
brought the event to a finale with 
their dive"rting collection of adagio 

bits. 

On screen is 'Trick for Trick' 



sion, while a travelog of China, 'a.nd 
Pathe News filled ln satisfactorily. 

Following the premiere, Criterion, 
a 1,600-seater, will go Into a grind 
policy with weekly changes,' Includ- 
ing Incidental stage- presentations 



Next to close' spot allotted to Bee- 
I and Ray Goman, In aa cieVer a 
comedy talking act as has been seen 
hereabouts In many moons^-, Girl- is 
the comedienne, with her partner 



Eddie Horton presides at the newly I l»*"^"*»ft^® straight, with occa- 



installed organ, and will likely be- 
come a fixture, aa his renditions, 
proved highly acceptable. Edvoa. 



sign and In either instance their | up the tempo of a bill which might 
- 'have lagged without a continuity. 

Opener Is the Andressens in their 
standard perch act, wIth_two perch- 
routines • and spaced by the wom 
an's ground tumbling and upside 
dOwtt danciwe. Latter* Is not as 
much of a novelty as it used to be, 
but ahe sells It nicely and the finish 
in which ahe Is whirled around like 
a flag atop the staff is a clincher. 

Stuart and Lash hop right in 
for their first bit, fhtroing Harriet 
Hutchings, who got off on her left 
foot, heading backward. Crowd did 
not care much for her old-fashioned 
nightie; they had heard of the trav- 
-elihg -salesman and the farmerls 
daughter before and were not in- 
terested. They^ -perked up^ - when 
she went for a change and ap- 
plauded the 'Harlem Moon' bit, but 
the opener is a ball and chain. Still 
she got back by request and not by 

No question about Charles Tfittir- 
• blin. He's good for aboUt every so 
often arid thid return was not too 
often. Same old stuff, but the same 
old hit, as well, so that made It 
evens. 

Stewart and. Lash next for what 
was left of the act they had been 
borrowing fironi and .then .Samuels 
Brothers Revue, which ia^ rather 
important billing for a six-act of 
straight dance routines. The three 
boys dance smartly and in nice 
unison, two of the girls coming into 
the last bit without pulling down 
the average. Youngsters deserve 
applause for the fact, they can do 
a three-man comedy acrb act with- 
out going nance. Showing it cart 
be done, though It isn't done often. 
Third- girl- does=one=legmanla^and- 
iacro with a couple 'of months' more 
practise before she can get the 
Mady leg swing, over properly. She 
docs it, but awkwardly and with 
eyident effort; other work good. 
Turn needs a smarter 'finish. 

Closings number is 60 much like 
the opening one, except for' the 
addition of the two girls, that the 
Odeo. audience does not realize that It'A 



ACADEMY> N. Y. 

■" Maybe" it was too hot Saturday 
afternoon to ■ expect any business. 
Thait might account for the fact 
that the customers In this emporium 
-could- be -counted without going into 
three figures. And the great droves 
that stayed .away from the theatre 
will never know what they missed. 
Because the current Academy lay- 
out' reaches a new low for enter- 
tainment value — and for the Acad- 
emy, that's saying a lot. 
. There's a. good opening act. Four 
Nelsons, jugglers, know their busi- 
ness. "Three men and a girl, and 



slonal lapses Into comedy. They 
mop up and ha,ve to beg off. 

Irving and Lester close with a 
series of hand-to-hand and other 
balancing stunts. Boys have" nice 
personalities, work easily and have- 
no^ trouble holding the customers 
In their- seats. 

Oh screen, 'Eagle and the HaWk* 
(Par). News, pictorial. House about 
three-quarters filled on night 
Caught. JEJdtWi " 



(Fox). 



RKO, L. A. 



Los Angeles, June 30. 
How long the revival of vaude. In 
combination with the Horace Heidt 
■ Stage band policy, is going to con-- 
tinue at this house is problematical* 



at least It would aeem so to any- 
all good at the hoop stuff besides casual observer In view of the 
knowing about showmanship. brutal biz. Instead of Improving, 

Second act not so bad, either. | the take at the b.o. gets leaner an* 



Allen and Kent.' Two lively young- 
. aters; boy and ^glrl, who dance. Then 
they drag out papa arid ma.ma to 
do some . more dancing. In the 
bid days Allen knd Kent, when it 
was just the old folks, did a better 
act, but why kick? Current turn is 
-okay deucer and : probably deserv 



Teanier, ' with no telirrig' when, the' 
RKO mbgUa in N. Y. will call a- 
halt. 

Current Show, is the best of the 
three since the stage policy was re-> 
vived here. Luster Bros., tumblerai 
and acrobats, ^ offer a lat of. routine 
and' no^veity 'stuff "that Ht^pte ther 



ing of a good deal better spot , on the ghow off hic^iy. in the deuce spot. 



current layout. 

.b'Donriell and Blair are In the 
trey with their old-fashioned, old-: 
time knockabout act. It was fairly 
funny once. It's pretty clumsy to- 
day. 



Diavey Jamieson, with his daughter, 
Louise, and his veteran father, pro- 
vide three generations of dancing, 
which reveals an intricate array .of 
hoofing of the three .different ages. 
Daughter does the modern stuff, 



Steve Evans, next to Shut. Is a -;^f 

„^ni«fA wflfltU of fimo. Wo'fl a Jamieson s dancing is reminiscent of 



complete waste of time. He's . a 
good-looking blonde boy who does 
bad imitations of unimportant or 
forgotten people.. Nearest he gets 
to ^^musement isv in a Joe Brown 
drunk number. Farthest from anyj- 
thing in a pretty terrible Lon 
Chaxiey thing. 



the 90's, and ddd goes back 40 to. 
50 years with his old-fashioned 
clogging arid Irish jlgfging. It waa 
diversified fare, and enjoyed by the 
handful of customers on hand at 
the opener today. 
Larry Rich, with Chcri, iand IrIa 



Snooks' Paramount Orchestra Monoh^n, a snappy blonde dancer, 
closes. Just a band act. They his uniml clowmiag us^^^ 

probably don't play any worse than P/t ^U'^^i^^^J ?K 

girls for specialties help a mtle, ' '"""T^"'"^ ^"-^ ^^^F^^'"**" 



but the turn just doesn't mean a 
thing. ■ 

For booster purposes there's the 
fight picture oh the screen plu.s 
'Girl In Room 419' (Fox). The fight 
picture got the bird from the audi- 
ence, making if that much plea.H- 
anter Tor the house manager. 

Kauf. 



some""Ya"Sf"f (yuTrhe.*~and" fo?^ 
up Rich warbles Laugh, Clown, 
Laugh,', which he has been doing for. 
the.qe past several years, and which 
ho putH over oke. 

CloslnK the regular vaude portion 
is Cliarllb Ilili. in a romedy piano 
a^.t;' fts'.'rtBtofl by l\\i\.h Gillette, a 
conu'ly bU>n<l(> with ti high aopranO 
(Conlifiuftd oti page 44) 



16^ 



VARIETY 



FILM REVIEWS 



ifiiesaay, Jiily 4, 1^33 



MAYOR OF HELL 

^arncf Bros, , pxtiductlpn .and' release. 
Starring JameQ Cagoey. With Madge 
BVa'ns, Allen ° ^ionkins, Arthur Byron. 

, Directed by- Arclite THayo. Screen play by 
Kdward Chodorov. Based on atory by Islln 
AuBter.- Photographer.^Barnfey McOill, At 
Uie "^trand, N,* Y.t ' Juh6.29. - Runhlhg time, 
87: niinut^B. - ' ■ " . 

— latsy ^ ,v . . Janee Cagney 
Dorothy Orl .........Madge Eva^a 

''Mike Allen Jenkins 

xbompson: ; , . ; ; . . < .Dudley Digges 

Vudge GUbert-n*. .;7-'«'««-^-^ Arthur Byron, 
ffimmy^ i, .'.Frankl« Darrow 
WattereV'.Vkv;;i-...:'.V.;.:wnilam V. Mong' 
.'Butch . . ; .', . .'i , . , . , Mickey Benn^t 
lazyV . . . , .'. .Sidney Miller 



6a,tlsf€^(^t6ry> .*veh though: both. 
Ihe;€i^l6cr and - the plot have .uh^e^ 
eirable items.' ; , A " competerit cfu?t. 
«nd able 'direction- mlniihlzcT- effect'' 

^ of .these faults. StoFy> is of a' killed 

r^forrtftlng/a refoi^^ . 
' Cae^ that Jekyll-Hyde chatr-r" 
iac'ter. All 'done: for a^ blonde, nurse.' 
Blement .i^f interest for.'.thfl b;o; is 
the. 260 or ^o [boys .^rhp 'particij^tf. 

An the: picture. Pftrtlfjularlj^Frankie 
Darrow. r ..iae'8' oiie^ of the leaders' 
and althdush; Cagiiey 3s aa good as 
-usup,!, Dalrro.w' ;and. even Dudley 
Digltes " cop important ktteiitldh, 
Pic&es'is the abusive superintend-^ 
ent: of the boys* reformatory.- 
■' P"ictUre has its tearful moments 
which, should ' cajrry. / It.'s llffhter 
moment^, which air^h't many, are 
carried mostly • qh ; the reverse 
through the kids' pactions and Allen 
Jeiikins. Jenkins plays a stooge 

: gunman and handy "inah for Cag- 

••ney: ' :■ .'^ 

Story iget6 a good start, eihowlnsf: 
the" kids workllng a street racket i|j ' 
■watiching' autos and caarrylng , pn , 
petty thievery*.-' -'Then jthe iuv^nile 
court 'sessions sPJrelinS; tSj' w.: kid^i. 
goiugr awfiy; - That's a .twJg!li, 4!,0-^^ 
minute exhibition of par^|ital com,. 

; plicfaiion'sr' ; Th^J'^aP^arerit aim" is to 
get bv^r how- the klda.^arA:prQq|.Udt*r' 
- of eriVlropmeht^ momy, ' ■CHjasfc.an^tf * 
wOrKs up ' iii6c6Bfltarjr riyirtiiath'yv- to. 
(ckrry. the/Ki5S;alatt^.;, V'V- 

" The •■ 'tiig ■ iterii ' I wiiiich [bustotoWs 
hive " '"-swinlbw :la >tH^t - while Nrevr 
fonhiii^ kids; Ca^iney; stlqkp; to his 
tradd.as a gang leader',L<3et#fltiuBh-- 

■. est for - logical a'cc6pjanCT . V^ 

■ kills . ft, clcoBseiJ in^.Jils .g:a|ig .wJ^Hft,- 
Btill playlW a salfttly, *ole attiOng. 
th6 M^. ::'<Jf; ^oUrpe, he Teform?.' 
aU<teether/ ttlihselt<'9,nd-;oth^rfl^^ 

ihe,iinish._'\;;.; . ;,. '••"t^ 

HoWeve^i wilieti -th|9 kld^ thfm)^ 
■elves tire '. th4 i^^etbrrfatoiy- 'alfitt' 
cause the.deisitfi of 'the^^uipert^'that'Js' 
an bftslde point. '•Etert, it' .looks Jike 
alble-* direction in - the^ handUrig . pf 
voting DaiTdw, ?W111 jflull the itemi^ 
-— over-without-:adv,erafijcfi.actio n from? 
customers. 
iPhotogrftphy is' okay. Madge 

^Eviins does_a good Job here and is 

easv tb.lpokl'at.^rtUr-'tv-^';--:. , -y^ 
"While haying" tbe 'IriiCmfewOrfc .6t 
a junior ^tg HoUse'Trfit'sf onlyAthe 
Tramewoi-k. Story isn't stf strong. 

STian, 



plotting- against the husband's real 
enemies, a conniving oil official who 
had. the desert bandits in his pay 
to' wreck the coiftpany managed by 
the husband as a! means to estab- 
lishing his own 'dictatorship over 

the oil. fields. ■■ 
;Jnte.nt is ;meIodraniatlc, but the 
treatmerit is piBtrtrcuWiy smooth ancb 
Innocent of oVerdione- herpics with" 
out sacrlAcc of .'action, a/ middle 
course . that -: works' : out entertaihr 
inglyi l^oah Beeily. plays a copiedy 
bii^ for all it's -wc^th in laughs and. 
:chuokles.'..\ .: c. .'>■•' 

The acting is iengaigihg In its jsim'-. 
plicityr Fay •;'Wray>has-. a -semi~walk-=- 
through r.ble', pu\ ,,4r,esae$ ; it attrac- 
tively and . plays pit .^with 'agre'eable 
grace. .Raq'ueJ *Forrea'-..cbiitributes 
heV ■ temp'^stUQUis^ 'self ' '' itj .; 'several 
Comedy sequen^pcA-ftiiid Donald 'Cook 
-manages . a difficult J,uvehl)e - . role 
.-with .:a 'good d^^ai .pf . experthess,' 
Photography '; ' e^ccellent. and . the 
biackirrounds , in'-thc; restraitied but 
eib4ij;ont vein of the veiry best :tech- 
'iiI4Ue. ■^ * JCttsh, 



SAMARANG 

(Silent) 

.B^* .!^. Z|eidn>aii <) .productiQn. tiriltcd 
Artists 'r^^pAse. '.Plrected by Ward. Wing. '■ 
A'sobclate producer, Chorle3:..Hunt; stwy, 
Lori 'Bara;'«aito:ri ToA) J.' Geraghty; must- 
jCal. .supervision, Abe Meyer: - score, . Sain 
K; WlHtcIand; photographer, John; C. "Ctiok. 
SabmnTlne photography, Stacy Woodward. 
At. Kivoll, To week June 28.. Running 
time. 50 m^ps. 

Pearl Dlyi^r . . . ., ; , . . . i. . . Ahihant; 

Hi? • Sweetheart . .. i ....... . v ; Sai-Tn 

His Iilttle 'Brother.'. . . . . ........... I^o-Hai 

His' Brother.*. '.^ .'. v. '. ; . . .i. .'• . .Mnmounah 
Captain ot S&hootier.'. . . . . : .Ghang-Fu- 



llJ^OMANi^TOlPS 

Colu'iii^iiii - iiroduotlofi. atid" release.' - Statis 
Jacli HWt.' Pay Wray • featured! . J Directed 
by Irving Cummlngs. •-•Story.: by Jdseph 
Hergeahelnier; adaptation by Jo. Swerling; 
cameraihan-, Benjamin" KUne; assistant di- 
rector,' Da-via, Sehnan;. .Hrfti e.ditor, Gene 
Havllk, ..At RiaUoVvN.' y.ii'we^k- Jilnp 28. 
Running time,- 70 mlnsv ' , ' . ■'■■ u^-i^ 

Jim Bradler. , . .Jack Holt 

Vlda Corew; .. . Fay Wtay 
General Ray oh Noah • Beery 

•fereslta ....... .*'.. . . r. Raquel Torres 

Corew. .M ...Donald, Cook 

Lehtz ..:.-.......'.;r...;... Edwin Maxwell 

Di'leker ■ . . . . . . iCharlea Browne 

Blxto . . ... . IFerdlnand Munler 

Murdock .,.......:.'J-,^:-..i..-.-.:. .IfCe Phelps 



Jack Holt hasVibeen making pic 
tures like this If or .years and has 
prospered. There's nothing espe 
cially distinguished in the output, 
but it is all fetnihently saleable ma- 
terial. Factory-'product, but factory 
product; of a Wccissful kind, ."With 
a ready market a.nd satisfactory re- 
turns. .Thl,s one grades-, as good 
commercially. 

On the Btbry.side it -has -the sup; 
port of jToseiih Hergeshelth6r, a 
shrewd maker -.^of magazine.: flctibn: 
thbrouighly ' abreast' of his market; 
and a succeBsful judge of public 
taste.. Jo Swerling has turned, out 
an excellent .••adaptatipn^'-simiile', di^ 
rect, a workmarilike job,' which term 
: vchTaracteriaes ... the'-:- production,. . 4il 
V around. Critics'r'wont' rave" oyer iti 
but It belongs to-' this great bulk bt 
commercial iftlm that forms th6 
backbone of a natlpiial indus.tify. 

This time, the ibciile is the North 
African oil. fields, a setting th'ajt 
■lends 'Itself -to engaging »atmosi)here, 
with :itS' wastes of d^esert and bands 
of galloxiing ' horsemfen, . sturdy men 
in llrien'eVenihg clothes arid a hero 
ine beautifully garbed, but discon 
tented with her-jpt. StOry lias to 
dp with the strong -Jaclc Holt, rough 
and ready hero of the Wild • lands, 
who wins the wife of his - friend, 
. then Ahds her un-worthy and casts 
her off — a made-to-order role f Or 
Holt; 

This player, is a peculiarly- con 
sistent name on the . screen. He 
^piSBn't^eJtperlment— in— versatility 
Always . his Characters are rough 
And tough, . ignorant sometimes, oc 
casionally uncouf', but always the 
key to. the appeal is in the char 
aCter's innate sense of honor. This 
Whole story swings on. .that point 
and -therein lies its punbh. 

In the p]a;nting of the yarn' there 
ts ground for the belief thiat Holt 
Is plotting the husband's fuln tP 
win the woiiian-^certalnly, the hus 
band thinks so. Instead, the denoue 
ment reveals that 'he was counter 



Big towns may figure, nothing: un- 
.Usjial' in" several '-bafe' flashes <)f la- 
native- girl;, i^ut i.h 
ilif<^Iu'ded. :aind : -.-good exploitation 
:iEth^{d f iiiii^vone thrpu'gh- satis-^ 
ifoctbriiyj' >: "^MB^ploltatibn -anifi^ls 
-iJiTfusually/i^^^ 

f?' StPry •.IS' siniple, ai.nd .piaye^ .-by ..a' 
native cast. Boy and. girl; with -girl' 
the daughter of a chief." Boiy is" too 
popir ' to '' win i^ri^h^(al . ponsenit and ' 
takes tP, p.Mirl -'divlii^^^ Illfl'ypunger: 
btojfchfjjrjjemulaie^ a^ 'sudden 

iihpulse iethd' the youngster' iii caugKt' 
«)y: tt^sharft. He di'ea So the^^lder 
'i>rPther liot .only getis his pearl and" 
the ^irl, Vbiit he 'aidb kills- the sharlc.. 

Many ^places wher? . the .-titles, -in , 
this 'silent. -"piCtute are -more dra-' 
iriatlb- t.haii - whfet; • follows; ' Actipii- 
does "ttot^ always eiqual fhc'hei'aldlng 
aiid' sometimes too miich is inferred 
but not shown. It'ff; a matfer-of; 
opinionr4b-^-hatiexteiitJ[tJcaii affect 
feneral reception. Photography 
thrbUghout is admirable, 

-Romantically the' picture lacks a . 
flinch: ■.yet "the- film "carries'*; a sort' 
of balance of dramatic po-wer in 
the big ' fish flgKtInfe"TOne -another 
tO; destruction. This comes in the 
opening sequences and later. 

That the picture is silent is bound 
to' offer relief to', some. But -being 
silent isii't going to. detract; where 
the;, film is ..handled properly. ' 

Film'dlEfsolves into Undersea shots 
rather in ^harrative order. A Jelly- 
Qsh is shown absorbing a crab, a 
starfish . devouHng clams. iLater, 
thjeife's' a'prejtty. good battle b^twe^n 
an .Octopus arid . a shark. 

'Ward "Wing shot- this footage' and 
it couldn't have been any cinch."" 
Some snakes, too, with - a reptile 
crushing tir small .deer, a .more 
dreadful, kick than the later shot 
Of a' snak'e coiling arcund a >natIV,ei- 
Lioria .Bara, .credited with "the 
Bt.P,iy', is" the wife of "Wing' and" a 
sister of ''Sheda Bara. ' SMii, 



Mmiatiire Reviews 



'Mayor of Hell' (WB). Cag- 
ney film "With competent cast 
in a story of how *a killer ends 
brutality In a bPys* reforma- 
• 'tory .and. refornis the inmates. 
Has outlirie pf ia: junior 'Big: 
;HoUse.'' Offers pxplOitatlon 
'easii-y. 

^Wom'an I Stole*; (Col). Typi- 
cal Jack Holt tnelo, well mad^ 
•ahd-dependaWe, program prpd- 
uct. ■ ■ "Stpry. frpni 
kergesliefme^ novel, 
* 'SaintiranjB'^ (tJA). Silent rfar- 
rative'bf a South Seas roinarifee 
Virith miich tP be exploited and 
if handled .jpiropeirly bias gOod 
chance. Stibmeu^iiiie shots of. 
Undersea anemones fighting are ' 
ihterestirig anif" okay.' 

«ripW Your' Man'"" (M-'G). 
Jeaii _ Harlow and .Clarke 
'Giablo. ' ; a ireal ^mpney ipic- 
buiit. iur'bund Atwp " very 

, syiui>atHefi<; young under- 
Wb1rldeh», and their hard- 
boiled'' roni'an'ce. Most prbin- 
isinep' . bpz ' office prpst)ect ■ 'in 

- niohthis. 

'Bed Roses' <Radio). 

■ Cbristajice'^ B^^ starrer in 

drab, sex tale of familar 
pattern 'biit . designed for fair 
%6x Ol&ce attentlpn.. ' Pert 
Keiton's,' Mae-Westlsli debut in 
fiicicers will haVe 'em talking. 
Joel , McCrea.' ' . the. male lead 
ap4 ' count-, with the 

...;fiaps, 

' -'Return: , , Casey- Joiies' 
(Mon'P^. Pair cast- rianiejsi wifst- 
ed' bh-yiiihspl^ prpdUctioU: 
iinirispiring ' script. be 
,wHpPped iip iiii^tai ;-,divl-, 
sion.;tpw.ns.' ' 



HOLD YOUR 



MetT0»<36Wfwyn-Mayer; produc,tion' and - re-.' 
lease. . CorstaTS . Jcaii .Harlow aha .Clark 
Qabie.- Directed ; by -^Bttift Wood. ^Btory, bx 
Anita Xoos, adaptation by Miss. Xoos and 
HO-yiraid. Bnjoiett .Jtogefs; lnclden](Jil -soiig,. 
Nacio, Herb' Brown and Arthur Freed; 
iiaueraman.' Harbld ' Rosson; fllihi eflltor, 
FVank. Sumvan.' At ..OfiP.ltol,. N. T., week 
June 80/ Running .time, 8Q mjns, • . , 
Ruby ;. , . . . Jean Harlow 

eddla ;..::ii..-."..V.4i..".V..,-..Giark Gable 
Ai „ . .- . . . . . .-. .:. . ; . . . . . ; * • ... .stuart^urwin 

Gypsy -.Dorothy Burgess 

Bertha .Muriel Klrkland 

Slim r.r.~.7.': .-.-rrTT-.-^-GaTry Owen- 

Sadie ; . . .... . Barbara^ Barondess 



XuBf^"Mltchen-s-s-5-»-rT* 
Mlas Tuitle 



Lily Mae Crippen., 

Mrs. Wagner ; 

R^verdnd Crlppen.. 



T/JEllizabeth Patterson 
, .Theresa Harris 
lanche Frlderlcl 
....(^eorg^ Ree4 



Tomorrow at Sevien 

Jeffersoh Pictures , production and . Radio 
release. Directed by Ray Bnrlght. Ches- 
ter' Mjorrld ,.a.hd Vlvleiine Osborne .fea- 
tured. Btory and dialog," Ralph Spence: 
Chi^rlee Schoehbaum, photog, ' At old 
Roity;= N-. ■•"*'. i "week ■ Juno 30. ■ Running 
time, 66 mlns. . 

Nell VBrodetlck . . ; , ; j. ; Cheater Morris 

MaYtha 'Winters. Vlviehne • Osborne 
Clancy .r. ..<<./Fran'k . McHugh 

Dugan ;-AIlen' Jenkins 

Drake ......Henry. Stephenson 

Winters ......Grant. Mitchell 

Slihpns. .Charles Mlddletoh 

Mdrsd^n ... .Oscar Apfel 



wT^W" ;. pjpiessure. murder myistefy 
which'-doesh't move- as ^'f agt as'iit 
shpyld. ' Uses., all^ the .-cvstomary 
tricks to d'eVelbp an elementary 
master ■{ mind criminal . theme arid 
successful orily on the comedy end. 
H^re-'as -well, as in other ,depart-^ 
ments the ' laughs are ' .drawn 
tlirough a; 'stereotyped medium— the 
familiar team of clown, detectives. 
' Characters are a young murder 
mystery novelist, ah old million- 
aire supposedly devoting his for- 
tune to the capture of the murderer 
who's terrifying the nation, the old 
man's male secretary and the male 
see's daughter. The .criminal calls 
himself the Ace of SpadesI leaving 
the customary, marker near the 
body in addition to warning 'em in 
advance and nariiing the hour. Ideh- 
Jtity:jji^he ■ Ace^JgLjrett^^ con 
cealed until the finishT""''""'^''™^ 
For those who walk in ori this 
one at the. middle, viewing the first 
half , after the solution has been re- 
vealed< Will hold littlC amUsemerit 
Only the antics of the comedy flat- 
feet. Prank McHugh and Allen Jen 
kins, can sustain atteritloh; Ches 
ter Morris and 'Vivlenrie Osborne, 
featured, and all the others play it 
In stock fashion.. Little name 
strength to redeem the geri{:ral 
••jhortcomlncfl. Big'e, 



- -"top -type of cbmniercial product- 
and a release that looks sure for 
better tha*i average attendance, 
both on the strength of its high 
score leads -and' on "word^pf mouth. 
Story has the popular Character, 
with special refere'ricp to, the ifem- 
inlrie interjest. Running time of 
nearly ah hour and a half lOoks like 
it's. -overboard on. footage, but the 
story attstains itself -throughout arid 
only" th^ watch' tells Jthe tia;le. ' 

Anita l»os knows her fans and 
here an author 'seems to haVe;been 
able to. have' her way without top 
much interference., . She ladles out 
the! sentiriient In heavy portions, 
mixes ^ a generous flavoring ot 
brtstlirig -fast 'dialog Pt ' comedy 
draoHi p.utpose,, and the results are 
emirieritly";elatisfactory in ''terms of 
entertainment. Story :n>erit is abun-- 
dantly supported by expert playing, 
especiaUy on the -part "of : Miss Har- 
low, .arid the . production is of th^ 
highest grade'v 

There seems to- have been some 
'uncertainty ' ' Pn" .- the^ .part . of. the' 
studio, as tP the story's ethical 
values, tierolne is a hard-boiled 
gold digger iri the. early passages 
and ' coast reports Were ' that '• there 
had . beeri! remakes . and juggling pf 
the .'earty"'inotiVation tO whitewash' 
the , character. Apparently, .it. was 
the '-first Versipri" " that- •reached trie 
Capitol; and there is ground . for 
the view that the choice -wasf the 
right . one._ 

-.^ othiiig ■ -wrPng- With --the. ethics 
of the situation, in Which both' prin 
cipal characters, start as unworthy, 
for 'it is Vthe honest .Ibvej-.: they ifind 
in each other that wOrks out their 
regeneratlbn. " That outlirie ought 
to be. censor-proof. However^ there 
is one detail that it might "be 'tactful 
to. pmit: Some of the by-play in a 
sequence with a Ibt of reforinatbry 
girls in chapel singing, 'Onward 
Christian Soldiers.' works out to 
comedy effect in a few details and 
is pretty^sure to give offense. EpI 
spde Isn't vital, anyhow. 

Earlier sequences have plenty of 
ginger, but the torrid details are 
handled with the utmost discretion 
while cPnveying a maximum of ef 
feet. These deal Vtrith the campaign 

'Of-the-'SmalK crookr^ddie.^CiSA'bleX 
to makO' Ruby, presjented as a girl 
vaguely hard to get and still no 
better than she should be. Bringing 
of the ttvo together is a sequence 
worthy of an O. Henry* Eddie and 
a pal (Garry Oi^en a^d doing very 
Well indeed with a- minor role) Work 
a fast 'poke switch' on sidewalk 
passers-by. They get caught and 
laddie takes refuge, in a strange 
flathoUs^. Seeking cover he crashes 
Into Ruby's bathronm while Ruby 



is, in the tub. Story is sot in action 
ft-om ■ the. start^ 

Eddie gets 90 days when he's 
tricked into driving another crook's 
'hot' car- and com.es out, unrpgepe- 
rated and seeldng new sources of 
income. A. badger scheme ie framed 
with one Of Ruby's chumps and in 
the mix-up Eddie finds he loves the 
girl and .socks the sap,' uninten- 
tially -kills, him, , and the violence 
is supposedly justified by.ithe rinan's 
sudden realization he' is fond of the 

■girl. I 

' Eddie makes his ' getaway, but^ 
Ruby is -caught and- gets..two. yeats 
in the reformatory, a., sequence 
-worked"" orit~OJr"^he ■ screen r ^a- 
model of .taste, aild judgment,, arid 
at , the' tome time a. series of scenes 
Which. are. right both in strong bu.- 
man cpmedy aiid a good deal of. 
di^amatlc .force. Nothing of the kind 
has' b^en 'better done. on .thO: screen' 
tor graphic' clarity, ' reallsrirt,' and 
i^till.t^e material, is entirely innor, 
cent jDf the sordid angle, asi^ocla ted 
with 'the locaie.^ 

. A .swift action finish pUts a satis- 
fying period to the rpmance; Irather 
hard tP take iri some particulars 
btit a 'w.ell sustained finale. In Which 
iEddie crashes the refpi-matpry on- 
Visiting;, day, eludes, the m'atirbhs 
and persuades X Viditing .minister 
to marry him' and ' Ruby before .the 
police'; catch upi: to him-. -t^ -, . 

One of the'-mPst proriilslhg ihPney 
pctures ri the last < four- rinbhths/ 

-Ri 



BED pif ; ROSES 

Radio ' prodvictlon and- release - . starring 
.Constance Bennett. Gregory : XiaCeiva ' di- 
rected. Original and screen play, by Wanda 
l^uchbck; -{Additional .dialog.--; Eugene -rthack-.^ 
rey. Camera; Charles-. Rosher; musid direc- 
tor: Max St^lner: assistant director, Ed- 
ward •Klliy.-' A' Pandr*-, S. Derman pro^ 
Ruction. At Radio;. City Music Hall. N. Y.. 
week June . 20. Running tln^«, 70. mlns: 
Ijaiiy .Evan's. . V.:. . . : V. . :Cohbt(lnce Bennett 
/Mike. ■ . . i ; •.*. r: .-. ; ; -. Joel McCrea^ 
Palji:e .'..'.''.:-..'.l. ....'.John Halllday 

>4lnnle..i v: . ;. , ..... ... . .Pert Keltqn 

Father .Doia,n.-;.. .;Saniuer Hinds 

A. S0-15O .flicker^ 'Bennett .will have 
to bolster it. "While lackirig in some 
of the elements - wjilch distinguish 
previous roles •> where she essayed 
glaihorpus : ladies, - the.; wanton-' 
woman stuff should .find better- gen- 
ei^al box office appeal than the pre-- 
ceding sojp>hlstication. 

Story iri itself is formula. It's* 
tawdry and unwholesome . in the 
main: It's . therefore to the greater 
credit pf the artificers, inclliding the 
star, that it was-made as igyjnpa- 
thetic as it evolyed, towards the 
end . As a rapacious female. Miss 
"^erinett's characfeflzattorr^ hewB" 
.close'to^--the_lin e- almost a ll -the wav. 
It's, even broader as regardis Pert 
Keltbn. her buddy, in thb .racket of 
trimining '. the masculine of thib 
specie. ' The "regenerative "^loye - atuffr 
with / Joel McCrea takes it out of 
the gutter; where it starts and 
stays almost all of- the way... 

Both gals are alumnae of a re- 
form schqol and the rp.lling-the- : 
lush stuff on a Mississippi steamer 
bound, for New Orleans leaves noth- 
ing out. Then coriies the- big love 
affair and Miss Bennett walks' out 
on the engaging N. O. publisher, 
John" ' Halllday, whom .^sjhe has 
hooked in a- manner that /likewise 
goes into all of the' details on the 
mddus operandi of landing a chump. 

It's- a short idast",^ but Pert Kelton 
stands out hi^ad and. shoulders' 
.above everything with a Maywest- 
Ishi hip-rolling, nasal -twanging,: 
get.-yourrjm^rit rQutlne..,',w^lch IS" 
somethirig 'of a' surprise. It so 
eclipses the. rest of it, including the 
star '(In sonie .of those 'scenes she 
riieikes, a iStpoge out pf Benni^tt) that 
it evidences ah unsuspected mag- 
nanimity pnl the part: of the star or 
a physical handicap 'Which for- 
fended any further editing. Miss 
Kelton, a dancing comedienne." out 
ot'Zlei^feld mlislcals -andiyaudevlHe; 
dries not suggest the robust 'Miss 
West in ^bUIId, other tban. iri. general 
demeanor. Hers Is a more .slinky 
Variip; ; Wise " cracking ' and ' ever- ef - 
fectjve. With the chbi.cest, phrases 
handed to .lier. ' -- • • ■ i: "' 

.'Bed of ptoses'. is gpod b: o. as a 
label," It: VisUggesti "the negated 'No 
Bed of jRoses' (which probably was 
the. -briglriai 'title) ; Arid 'Willi permit' 
the exploiters . tp do their sex 
bally 'to -the- fullest over -the suhi-: 
TMerr : "There's enough.: : moralistic 
tPprbff, including a syjiibolic" clergy- 
rifian who 1/S ratheri dragged into the 
picturie, to Offset any olficial aggra- 
vations. Abet. 



-FALLING FOR YOU 

(BRITISH MADE) 

London, June 17. 
Galnst^orough production, released through 
Gaumont-pritlsh. < Directed- by Robert 
Stevenson. In castt Jack Hulbcrt, Cicely 
GoUrtnoldge, Tamara Desnl, O. S. Clarence, 
Morton Selten, Alfred Drayton. Length, 
7,080 feet. Previewed Prince E<^wiard' thea^ 
tre, liOndont June 15. r 

A well-made even, if machlnft- 
made story, bn Wbich Hulbbrt, the 
director^ and .Douglas Furber, the 
lyripist, worked intelligently. Plot 
is of little- consequerice. ; ' 
- Hulbert and Cicely, ..CoUrtneidge 
put bvifr .their; same bag -of tricks 
iirli^ndlflf^rerit-setting, whichr-ls-all 
the public desires. Hulbert. shb-virB 
he is ah bxpert ice skateh and his 
scenes bn the'-ifrbzeri lake; in iswlt- 
zerland mafre! a, romantic -backgrbud. 
It; is here" 'he. meets a'" princess, 
plai/ed by Tamara-. pesrii; a newr 
comer to the screehl who -was one 
of the dancers' in 'Casaribva.' " She 
is youngr beautiful and a riemarlc.- 
able. skater., 

.Picture . is roar farce, .plus slap- 
stick and knbokabout, but so "classi- 
ly dorie that, with the popularity of 
.the stars,, it should chalk up an- 
other, success., Jolo. 

NO FUNNY BUSINESS 

(BRITISH-MADE) 

. London, June 20. 
: John jStafford production, releas!^d through 
United Artists. Directed by John Stafford 
iand Victor Hanbury, In cast: Gertrude 
Ijawrehce, Laurence Olivier, JlII . Esmond, 
Qibb McLaughlin and others. . LSngth 0,80U 
feet approx. ;' running tltne,' 70' mlns. . Pre- 
viewed- Adelphl theatre, Lbndoh", June io,. 



If is surprisirig that ari 'artist, of : 
Gertrude Lawrpnoe's standing shfijiid: 
accepi; so friVolbuS a .Scenario for a 
Starxing ■ vehicle -in pictures, sup- 
ported" by a cbhapetent company. 
With - admirable direction. ' - V 
A- married cbuple.-haVe :gotten on 
each Others nerves and decide^ to ^ile 
divorced; They both- go- to thel- same 
detective agency fpr evidence. This 
agency makes it a pPint to try tp 
bring coUples together. They hire 
an attractive young man to pay at- 
tention to the wife, and a fascinat- 
ing' girl to perform the same fuhC'i- 
tions for the husband..' The co- 
responderits . fall in Ipve and thiei 
married couple make.it up. 

There, are a couple of musical 
nuriibers and a lot of smart, clean 
comedy. The entire production 
breathes class, but the whole thing 
Cries- out for plot. J OZO. 



The Lone AvengeF 



THE^ONLY GIRL 

(ANCLO-GERMAN) 

London, June 20. 
. Ufa Gaumont-Brltifh production, released 
through , Gaumont-BHtish. Directed by 
Friedrloh Hollaender. In cast: Lilian Har- 
vey, Charles. Boyer, O. D, Clarence, Ernest 
Theslger and others. Lensthi • 7,500 feet. 
Previewed Prince Edward theatre, London, 
Jtinc 10. 



Another Vairi atempt to turn out 
another 'Congress Dances.' - Llliari 
.Harjtey,t^_En£hsh jgl^^ made 
her film reputiitlon.In (5ermariVrwas 
tlie heroine in the Ufa 'Congress 
Dances,' and ever since, they have 
been trying to duplicate this suc- 
cess. This is a corisclentiOus at- 
tempt to present musical romance, 
in German court settings and with 
deft directlbh arid casting. 

Everything within reason was 
given to, this production, and it will 
make an interesting feature but nb 
smash. Jolo. 



KfiS productloiT Woria Wide feTeHso- 
through Fox. 'Stats Ken.Maynnrd. Direc- 
ted by Alan James. Story and; continuity 
by Pbrredt Sheldon, Betty Burbrldge, Cast 
Includes" Murler GOTdon. James^MarcuSi- Al- 
Bridge. NUes Welch, W. N. Bailey: Ed 
Brady. Chas. King. Jack Rockwell. Clar- 
3nce iQledert. At l«ew's New York thea» 
Ire "one day," June -27.- oh- double bUl. Run» 
nlng tlme 68 minutes. 



Fbllows general outline of the 
'avenger' titles, but just befbre the 
epd-it jibrifiPs through "^ith a pequence 
that., pulls it out of thfe mud.' Soriio 
mysterious visitor Is prowling 
around "to clear the name of his 
dead father. .. He reveals himself 
to his friends 'arid plants 4 gag. " Not 
knowing which .. of two suspects did 
the actual killing, he writes, that ho 
does kno-vV and will come and get 
him out of the saloon at. eight 
o'clock. His friends hang around 
and help scare- the real culprit into 
revealing his guilt. Sriiartly_staged, 
it forms- one. of the best bits of com- 
edy drama found In oats oratorios 
In a handful -of months. It should 
satisfy in its habitat. 

Ken Mayriard usual self but sup- 
port gets nipre chances to act than 
usually exist in- bridle dramas. 

Chic, 



Retur^ of Casey . Jones 

Chadwick production; Monogram release.. 
Features -ChaSr -Starrett . and Ruth .Hall. 
Directed, by J, P. McCarthy. Supervised, 
by Trerti Carr. Stpry by .John, P. Johns. 
J. P, McCarthy, Harry' O." Jones, nflapta- 
tion; John Mescall. caTinenai John A. Stran- 
sky. Jr...sound. Cast Itfcliides Robert £!•< 
liott, Geo, Hayes. Jackie iSearl. Geo. 
Walsh, Margaret Sedden. G. D. Wood, Geo. 
Nash, , .Anne .Howard. At Loew.'s ■ New, 
Tork "theatre" bine dayV Jtmfe . 27 on .double 
bill. - Riiinnlng time; -57 -minutest ■- ^ 



Good names wasted on pretty im- 
possible railrbad yarn. Unlikely that 
hauling the immortal Casey in by 
the slack of his overalls will help: 
riiuch, if any. He's nierely .hro.ug.ht. 
in to serve as r. model to the young 
engineer hero of a thin . story In 
which too much reliance Is "placed 
on cuts of railroad trains .tush Ing 
madly over the countryside. Sorifie 
of the photography is good, which is 
about the best that caln be said for 
the picture. Sound, settings, script, 
dialog and direction, are. all below 
par. 

Ruth Hall, Cbarles Starrett and 
Geo. ..Hayes do most .of the -vs'ork, 
with Marga ret Seddori. and .Tacki " 
^afl=In~forTjitTi:==^ — ^ — VMa^ 



Cecila Parker Again Set 

Hoilywobd, 
Cecilia Parker again gets 
f^mhie lead with ken Maynard in 
'Daring Danger,' starting Wcdncs-^ 
<lay (B), Allan James directing. 

William Gould, t rank ~ Rico and 
Fern Emmett are al.so in viiut. 



Tuesday, July 4, 193$ 



VARIETY 



IT 




DID THE BEACHES LOOK LIKE THIS? 






BROADWAY LOOK LIKE THIS? 





IS THl ANSWER r 



A campaign modele<l after Ae Rivoli's will enable YOU to turn the crowds 
from the hot-weather spots in your town to the box-office of your theatre ! 



2. 



Dtr^c^ed by 
WARD WING 




Windows everywhere! three on Fifth Avenue. Black, Start 
ec Frost, world famous jewelers, Nippon Yusen Kaisha steam- 
ship window, Southern Pacific display halts crowds. And 
more than 100 key spot locations all ballyhoo «»Samarang»*l 

Samarang Club. «♦ Permit us to strip to the wabl '* — that 
slogan started a furore that crashed the front pages of the 
New York dailies. Arrest* on the b«ich, petitions to Mayor 
Frankel of Long Beach, 8,pp0 Samarang Qub members 
signed in four days — all started as a gag, now seriously 
becoming a national organization t 



3 . King Futures Syndicate ftill page feature stoty on shar^- 
* octopfis battle appears in 200 coast - to - coast top spot 
newspapers! 



M Radio air waves plug«Samarang»»— Abe Lyman, Rudy Vallee 
^* play Samarang Love Song. Director Ward Wing describes 

exploits over WGR. R. H. Macy's Boys Oub endotsea 

picture. 

C Startling 24.sheets blanket city. Vivid l-sheets plastered aU 
over big circuUtion subway boards, 50,000 tabloid newspa- 
pert attract the natives. EUipf Service plants more than 
18,000 shark-octopus photos in merchants* windows. 

Stunts attract attention. Marathon sitter on marquee arouses 
curiosity. N> T. G; Paradise beauties stage hot Samarang 
Dance.,Ward Wing lassoes python as repottert cover story. 
And many othw exploitation higWight$^ that kept tbe crowds 
flowing steadily ittto the RivoU I 




RELEASED EY 



Produced by B. F. ZEIDAAAN 

U N 1 1 E D 



ARTISTS 



He's oh his tdes . • . biilrst- 
ing to tell you about what 
he heard and s^w at the 
AtlanticOty G>nventtQll.Is 
he happy ! Who wouldn't 
be... with the swellest line- 

• \ . .... 

_ ^ r 

up in' FOX history (to be 
modest about it). Yott'U 
congratulate him! 

Watch next week's trade papers for 
a striking announcement from FOX 



Tuesday, July 4, 1935 



P I C T 



E S 



VARIETY 



1<> 



EXPLOITATION 



By Epes W Sarg^ent 



Flasliing tiHe 

lashipB the title on the sign, in 
a shadow box i8-on& way- to make It 
sink In and after lohby use the Idea 
can be laid off to a store window. 
Gag hi on the lines of the old Pepper 
ehost ti-lck and calls for a fairly 
large sheet:- of pTate glaffs. Jn the 
cities -iWa-lcan . be Qbtelned_from ^ 
glass house which cuts down broken 
show windows. It should be about 
243t30 inches, but the dimensions are 
unimportant if the box is built to 
Ht the . glass. 

Box is lined with black flind the 
slass set in at aih angle of 45 de- 
Krees, starting a few inches from the 
front. There is .sumcieht headroom 
to allow of a; recess in the front 
of the box in which Is placed;_a card 
lettered with the title, but ^n re- 
verse. This is lighted by a strong 
flasher lamp. Title , should be in a 
bright color on a black oard. 

Remainder of the sales copy Is 
painted on the glass with a space 
left for the title. Matter wlU show 
only when the flasher lamp is lit, 
so use a slow button. . 

Useful for the Inner foyer for an 
underline, where the box can be 
made, a permanent display. 

New Parade 

Small town stunts are generally 
Kood, for the cities If made big 
enough. Parades are particularly 
good for the medium sized spots 
but they can be used for deluxe 
bouses If built up. In numbers. .. 

They are so useful, that as a rule 
they are overworked, and come to 
lack novelty; but a tbree-legged-par-- 

ide Is new— ir the idea is not^and 
■•'can .be put oVer for plenty of at- 
tention* 

Sahie old gag of two boys with 
their adjoining legs tied togethfer at 
the ankle and above the knee, as 
In a three-legged race. Boys go 
over a moderately lone route with 
tickets to all who take part and ex- 
tras for the best pairs of marchers. 
Usual banners and a nplsemakers, 
it possible. , ^ a 

Nothing to keep the girls out of 
this if the temper of the town per 
mits. 



Commerce offer locale for the 
nudists; also wiring "Will Rogers to 
that effect. Likewise that town had 
:ma8s 'meeting of antls,""lead ; by"~W; 
C. T. U. in protestations; 

Sobottka says he has many ap- 
plicants and is. golhg ah^ad with the 
colony-^but it is Icnowh that his ex- 
chahgei is soon to book 'Back to 
-Naturie-- (Monogp"am-)-and-thi8 yani 
looks to .buUd big interest for that 
release. 



Coiinmercial CopieB 

One indication of the wide spread 
of the exploitation Idea following 
the general use. of stunt stuff for 
pictures, comes fropi . General Elec- 
trics Schenectady publicity depart- 
ment. 

A one- ring circus recently played 
the town and the O-E men Invaded 
the lot, taking plct^ires of the perr 
formers and the trained seals listen- 
ing to the new portable phono- 
graphs with extras of the seal with 
a fan and an alarm clock; 

It makes acceptable art -for the 
small town papers,- and gives the 
big company /a plug at the cost of 
the prints.. A d02sen.ye&rs ago 'a 
large commercial company would 
have scorned such, an idea, 'Now 
they're all in and giving the pic- 
ture expl6it;ers a hard run for th? 
money. 

:Ju8t>Gift 

Navarre .theitre, Brooklyn, start' 
ed to window card its giveaway gag^ 
building up business. After a de- 
scription of the articles It adds In 
large type: 'No c ontest. A .ei_ft_t?. 

-every -women patron.' - . : . . " 

It gives emphasis to the idea, for 
a* number of theatre have used other 
schemes with the terms vaguely 
stated and the pattons finding, that 
only a, few- were participants. In the 
generosity. 



All for a Dollar 

Omaha. 

— New- nianager,-V -Brownv- of Or*, 
pheum, tried something different in 
exploitation by triple tie-up with 
the league ball club and a restaur 
cant, nana .blUs ,and posters blurted 
a 'three-ln-one ' elght-hour-of-fun* 
-bargain: f oir. one , buck. . Lay put .con- 
sisted of one admission to league 
ball game, dinner at Chat N' Nibble, 
and admission to theatre, all good 
only on July 2. Split on each week 
was a 40-80-30 proposition with res- 
taurant getting large end. Customer 
saves jfrom 30 to 50c.. on deal, price 
at ball park being 40c., theatre 40c,, 
and dinner ordinarily being 50c. to 
75c. 



Bebatiiig 

Colonade theatre, MUlersburg, Pa;, 
has a hew form of split. Tuesday Is 
a tough problem so all whom at- 
tend, one Tuesday are given a re- 
bate on the following Tuesday. 

Another stunt which ha8-:w©cked 
well In some instances Is to ma^ke 
a combination of matinee and night 
ticket. Purchase of a ticket at the 
night pHces carries a matinee ticket 
good only, on week days. Tickets 
are given only on . application to the 
dQorniah to prevent too promiscuous 
a distribution. They were' given to 
all purchasers at first, but It was 
■found stray kids blocked the en- 
trance to beg the stubs from the 
childless; 



practice for the remainder of the 
run of 'Gold Diggers' at Grauman's 
Chinesel 

System used Is for -a publicity 
man with the mike in his lapel, to 
halt various people on the way out 
from the show and ask them their 
opinion of the picture. Their replies 
go but in ^hls way over the radio 
from KFWB, the Warner station, 



Carried the Banner 

Middletown, 0. 

H. . Bamberger, of the Para- 
mount, threw a party for the 'Llb- 
erty* carriers In return for their 
distribution of 4,000 throwaways on 
'Hell "Below' In the magazines they 
delivered. 

Novelty was that instead of the 
usual tack card signs, the boys 
marched down to the theatre carry- 
ing a painted banner three feet high 
and about 30 feet long. 

Ostensible reason for the tie-up 
was that 'liiberty' gave the pic four 
stars, as set forth in the throw- 
away.... 



-Wanted the Trip- 



le 



Cool Slogans 

Manager who- has an . air condi 
tloner that is new this season and 
the flrst~ltt— town-started Tto splash- 
alogans about the frigidity, even 
posting a pign 'Overcoats to hire', in 
the lobby. Engineer who Installed 
the; plant had warned him fgainst 
too low a temperature and he kept 
the house around 66-70, but a lot 
of the regulars complained about 
the temperature and one .Wo.man 
threatened to sue him because' she 
contended she had contracted .the 
flu. 

Inside of a week his business was 
off 10% and he' was worried. Spv; 
eral of his best customers told nlm 
they were staying away because the 
house was too cold. 

In view of the steady tempera 
ture he decided it must be Imagina- 
tion but Imagination was costing 
him around $2B0 a week or . more 
That's why -his slogan how, is:; .'.- : , 

'Not cold: just comfortable.'' 

Two Contesti 

Ben M. Cohen has been running 
the State theatre, So. Manchester, 
N. H., for three or four months, and 
that makes a manager a veterain 
these days. He reports two recent 
contests. 

lOne was a balloting for the most 
•popular graduates of the local' high 
school, with pen and pencil sets to 
the boy and girl getting the largest 
number oi: ballots. Paper printed 
-the. ballots and a local Jeweled • supr 
piled the sets, Cohen furnishing the 
idea. In connection with this stunt 
schoolboys and . girls ran the thea- 
tre for an afternoon. 

Other contest was also worked in 
the paper which printed each day 
a picture, of one of the 'Gold . Dig- 
gers' chorus;- -When- -12 -had— been 
run the contestants picked the' five 
prettiest, to test their ability to 
judge beauty. Those Adjudged the 
best pickers were presented with 
tickets.; It was a nice way to get 
the paper to use a dozen smashing 
"double column cuts: 



Seattle; 

'Melody Cruise' (Rad) was helped 
on Its way to Increased gross at 
Blue Mouse, and holdover, at Rex, 
both Hamrlck houses, largely by 
beauty parlor 6pera.tor8. contestr 
^-Two-Tonnd-^rips- to I^t A. «lven; as 
first prizes to; winners. This, cost 
nothing, as steamship, company 
went for the advertising.. Each 
-winnep-also-g'ot-five-diBi3*-at-aJEIol 



Booming Beer 

Beer— placea -are .-goirig .ln_fQr. ex.-. 
ploitaition in-a large way^ particu- 
larly those in summery spots. Later 
on tiiey may get back to the old 
inertia, but right now they are up 
and coming. SoiniB of the press 
agents for the resorts can . hold up 
their own with the theatres, chiefs 
ly because they.ar'e.bld th,eatre men* 

The palms, Milwaukee beach, 
takes a nicety displayed 70 lines for 
Its floor show. It uses Ave acts, 
and the turns are Intelligently sold. 
Shows -are booked for two weeks, 
which gives them an edge, and. 'With 
1,600 capacity the enterprise can af 
fordltQ Bpend... 



Near Nudism 



Seattle. 

Herb Sobottka, former Orpheum 
manager here, now Sheffield Ex- 
change .local boss, takes the . pen- 
nant for high-powered press- 
agentry by way of hot news dope 
on starting a nudist colony near 
Seattle. 

The 'Post intelligencer' grabbed it 
"-f Of "a -se ven - column-streariier-rhead— 
line on Page 1. in an early edition 
and carried it front page right on. 
through; A news service had It on 
the wire six times, with Spokane, 
Portend. Denver .newspapers play- 
ing it .for front page. Richfield Rer 
porter ..(ace radio news) u.sed .it 
twice on the air. 

.Wenatchee, Wash., broke into the 
limolight by having its Chamber of 



ly wood, hotel; likewise ior nothing 
for same reason. About 100 girls 
entered contest; 350 beauty parlors 
contacted for the publicity; all were 
boosters. : . One of winning glrlS 
came to b. o. with |60 last night 
for block of tickets. New stories 
galore .and first full page cA-op ad 
for Hamrlck house, also obtained. 
Only cost to theatre wtis $29.60 for 
printing. 

Golddiggers Got SiWej , 

Frank McCaoe, manager for Cri- 
terion theatre, Oklahoma City, used 
silver coins hidden in various i^laces 
oni- some vacant Ipts located, in the 
north part of .the city, for a treasure 
hunt, and his publicity notice stated 
that 'Gold Diggers ,,of 1933' would 
find' much hidden ' ti-easure bidden 
on the lots whose location he named. 

Using shovels, picks, hoes and 
even table knives and forks for dig- 
ging Implements, a large number "of 
people, both' young and old turned 
out a.:d much fiin and some excite- 
ment was had as the silver turned 
up and in the most unexpected 
places. 

Cool Banners 

;T he Usual heavy banners are out 
of place In a summer lobby and yet 
there Is sales value to the banner 
that IS needed for the best b. p. re- 
sults. The simplest . solution is to 
use cutout letters, strung from, fine 
wires. . 

Another, good stuht is the old' fish 
net, draped across the lobby, with 
the cutout letters hooked on. Varl 
ant of this is the ten nis'" n et, 
Irig ttfe same puirpds^^^ 

For above the iiiarquee Work 
coarsis chicken netting :is given the 
preference and this can. even be 
used for across the street banners, 
if the cutout letters are inade to 
face both ways. " It Is better, how- 
ever, where the netting is used for 
iat one-face sign slrice the backed up 
letters are. apt to be confusing. 

One effective display can be made 
with a string of tennis racquets, 
each carrying one letter of a short 
title. 

Where the solidly stretched cloth 
banner must be used; the curse can 
bo partly lifted through the use of 
light color for, the baclf ground. 



On Wheels 

tndianapolis. 
The Circle, to exploit 'Golddiggers 
of 1933,' advertised for 40 girls to 
apply at the boxofflte with roller 
skates. As a gag the line, 'Bring 
your own pillows,' Was added. Three 
of the girls actually did bring pll- 

The plot, iiatched In the fertile 
brain Of Ace Berry. IS to have the 
girls skate about the city in bath- 
ing suits with signs; across their 
backs calling attention to the Circle 

screen -fare. 

"Chief of Tbllee Morrisy . stepped 
into the picture and said that the 
girls wQuld be arrested If the stunt 
W8is carried out. . .That, restsons 
Berry, would provide plenty of 
newspaper publicity so the original 
plan Is being pushed to completion. 



left to Right 



Omaha. 



Film Code 



Current program at~~Paramount 
Included feature, 'When Ladies 
Meet,' first of iserles of shorts on 
'How to Break 90,' by /Bobby Jones, 
and the short. *Nothlns Ever Hap- 
pens,' travesty on 'Grand Hotel.* 

Schlatfer, pub' man, capitalized 
on Bobby's slow rep with femis by 
arranging blUlp^s both on marquee 
and in dailies to read 'When Ladies 
Meet' 'Bobby Jones' 'Nothing Ever 
Happens.' > 

Hikitag 'Diggers' 

Hollywood. 
While spotting, lapel microphone 
Interviews from the theatre - lobby 
only occaslbhally on receiit Warner 
pictures Pver KFWB, the Intention 
now Is. to. make this a twipe-a-week 



Back to the Boards 

"T' Los Angeles. 

After i>eing off the display boards 
for more than a year, Los Angeles 
(Wm. Fox), only downtown flrst- 
run showing double features, has 
launched a city-wide advertising 
campaign, for a ao-day period, with 
a weekly change^ House Is ■ using 
60 twenty-fours- and 126 six sheets, 
which is biggest billb oard ahowlh g 
it nas ever us^ 



(Continued from page 5) 
Varibtt in the past six weeks hsts 
enumerated inost of the tliought on 
wages ^d hours. Fair practices are 
under aiscusslbn now and no at-> 
tempts, even" " curi'entlyj tiave ]beeh" 
made t.o arrive at hours .and money. . 
That, it is held> will have to bei 
Ironed out by each branch . of the 
business, especially theatres which 
have an (estihiated 10 employees for 
every one In prpductibn . and. distri- 
bution. 

Belief was expressed Monday by 
picture leaders that industries 
which work out their own codes Will 
not ^be under the supervision Of in* 
.dividual administrators. Becoming 
a law, spokesmen figure the code, 
once authorized, will be subject to- 
regular legal channels. 

Indies Are Willing 
Taking the onus oft Industry, 
minorities "when they get to 'Wash'- ' 
ington on code day, by banding ' 
many small groups together as pos- 
sible, including indie producers, la: 
the theory upon which insurgent 
exhibitor leaders are. now proceed- 
ing, ' 

Allied states, . Harry randt's 
New York following ahd that pari 
of the Theatre Owners Chamber of 
Commerce, as well as other groups 
which can see. their way,, will linite, 
'unless' thje .preaent-scheTne" shatters 
In the meantime.: 

Already the leaders In .vecent 
r.ieetings^nre referrlnft to, their for- 
mula as 'a unified code J, fSfi^ liiallet 
Is crashing on Hayslan iartd X^TOA 
efforts with Indle chieftain empha- 
sis thiiat fhe simoh piires must have 
their -awn formula if - they arP to 
get any recogTiTtion at the capital. 

All of the insurgent exhlbs ,seein 
unanlnfous. on one mt^tn f -mature for 
their code; This Is th3 policy ad- 
vocated by Charlie O'Rlelly of, the 
TQCC that the dollar be rPcog^ 
nlzed; In other words, that tho 
purchasing power deterihlne the 
picture run, 



U Starting New Serial 

Hollywood, July 1.3; 

'Pirates' Treasure,' featuklfis 
Richard Talmadge, is title of n^t 
serial to start at Universal. Script 
Is now being polished by Ella 
O'Nell, with production to begin In 
three weeks, under supervision' of 
Henry MacRae. 

Other writers on the Chapter 
play, working with Miss O'Nell, 
are George Plympton, Basil Dickey 
and Harry O. Hoyt. 

/Pirates Treasure' Is Miss-.O'Nell's 
36th serial for Universal In 12 
years. Ray Taylor will direct. 




Creston, Ia» 
L. D. Parrtt, acting m.anager of 
Strand, Indle. 



Charles City, la., 
J. C. Collins has taken over Hll- 
dreth theatre, succeeding C. E. 
MOsher, transferred to Nebraska. 



Long Beach, L. I. 
Lido theatre, summer pic house, 
reopened for reason. 



Coiist's *$ and Sense' Drive . 

Los Angeles; 
. Only changes in the standings of 
the district managers at the close 
of the eighth week of the Fox West 
Coast 'dollars and sense' drive had 
Al Hanson ilt. A. City) going out 
of fifth place Into third spot, held 
^by Dick Dickson, who drops to the 
Hanson position of last Week. 

Drive has five more weeks to go, 
witii. George.. Bowser's Beach dlvi-' 
slon holding top spot, for the second 
conseeutive week. 



On the Recor d 



Universal has had a 10-ihCh 
doiible-faced record prepared for 
'The King of Jazz' which is. suitable 
cither for lobby worlc or radio 
broadcasts. 

No announcement is included, but 
the suggestion Is ottered that the 
announcer malte , the introductory 
spiel, cover the turning of the rec- 
ord and wind ub with a last word. 



Los Angeles. 
Back from a short leave of ab- 
s.ence, Morse J. Rabwin has re- 
sumed nianagemerit of the F-WC 
Granada at Wilmington. Harry 
Denny, who subbed, has not been 
assigned. Toni Olson has been ap- 
ipointed™nianagor=6£==the^iECUit!5U 
California, Bakersfield. replacing 
Robert Cotton, who moves over to 
the Fox, Bakersfield, as assistant 
managen , 



Los Angeles. 
Max Sinker of the Alvarado has 
completed his deal with Fox- West 
Coa.st I* whereby he purchases all 
eauloment of the house. He now 



operates the place under complete 
ownership. 

. Buffalo. 
Victoria, west side neighborhood 
house, owned and operated by the 
Mitchell H. Mark Estate for 20 
years, has been leased to Basil Bros. 

Sa.n Francisco.. 
Following changes In theatre 
ownership reported by Frisco Film 
Board: 

Lincoln, Oakland, from Golden 
State, to -Julian Harvey. Rex, 
Clovls, from J. Kneester to John W, 
HjucknalU Shastona,' Mt. Shasta, 
from Robert Patterson to A. Shorak. 
RIalto, Oakland, from Wally Feehan 
to C. A. Welch, Jr. Richmond, 
Richmond, from John Peter to Tom 
Beiessis. 

Along the Russian River, S. A. 
iBartlett has reopened the Monte 
Rio. and L, Si Mdrphy has re.- 
opened the Guerhcville for the 
summer. 

Long closed, Broadway, Turloclc, 
reopened by Aaron Wagner. 

Milwaukee. 
Fred S. Meyer, general manager 
of the Alhaihbra during the seven- 
year tenure of the house by Uni- 
versal, has taken over the theatre 
to . operate it under his direction 

personnel or policy is contemplated 

San Francisco. 
Rufus. Blair has left as press 
aKcht of Fox theatre, going to the 
Paramount lot, Hollywood, under 
Torti Bailey. He will , be Kuccoeded 
at the Vox by John del VaJio, who 
leaves the as.si.stant drama dp.sk on 
Hearst's :CalI-BuIleti ' 



Inoompleto 

None of the indle codes. Include 
ing those of the 'producers, is com- 
plete. Allled'S and Brandt's outfit 
are just getting theirs underway. Al- 
lied until the past; yeek refusing to 
participate In code, conferences or 
talk formula. - Indfe producers- at 
the meeting at Which they were to 
ratify a code 'drawn by exhibitor ex- 
perts slmplj^ turned \ the formula 
over to a cohimittee of 12 and or- 
dered, that it be re- written. The 
producers,, however, In.Tiisted that 
the clause agalndt double features 
be..;excised. 

As further proof of the relation 
between exhib and produror, Abram, 
Myers, - Allied • represenlatl ve; was 
present at this session to volti veer 
counsel. 

X>ne of -the -strongest -of the-lndlP 
producers, Monogram, while having 
its representatives at a:U of the 
small sessions, this week will de- 
cide whether or not It will enter 
the Hays organization. 

Brandt'* Yteaion . 

Explanation as to why he brought 
about formation of the Independent 
Theatre Owners' Association was 

J??5<Jo_ by .^..Bran^ at a' meeting 
which half filled one of the Astor's 
lesser ballrooms and which was de^ 
signed primarily as a recruiting 
campaign. Brandt pointed out that 
the parent group, the TOCC,. 
mits affiliates to -membership and 
tha.t- he felt .th6,-real indle: needed- 
the protectibn of alNlndie 
group. Should the affiliates refuse 
to ride with . O'Reilly, which they 
already have indicated they will do, 
on the dollar Idea then the. TOCO 
will be left w:ith less strictly indie 
meml^ers to back, its code than. . 
ITOA;^ randt claimed. 

The executive committee idea, 
introduced by the MPTOA, is being 
copied by most of the insurgent 
groups. Formulas are no longer 
being, dlscu.iscd with the mas.ses, 
the exhibs, as well as .producers, 
finding they can get no where when 
the floor la made avjillable to all. 
Instead exhlbs are being asked- to 
"Wlts~ln=T:hclr"=HugB^tlonS7^to— thp- 
varlous committees. 

As the suggestions come In thO 
exec group are supposed to work 
up a formula. When two or niOrp 
groups are ready then they \vili go 
calling on the others^ and through 
.tl,>i.s rotary sy.stf»m maybp arrive at 
uivj ci>nclu.«!i(m of a 'unified 'COdft,* 



20 



VARIETY 



Tuesday, July 4, 1933 



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A COLD FACT 

diout RKO-RADIO'S 
HOT WEATHER HITS 



Directed byWllltamSeiter from 
Ihe sfory by Maurine Watkm 
Metho C Coop«n prodveer 



Every showman R^^^ 

this time that "weVe not 

keeping 'em on iceT' 
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RKO IS RELEASING 
MONEY PiaURES NOWl 



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VARIETY 



21 



The Stanley (WB)-Westeni Electric 

Decisioii 



' "Verbtttlnr decision herewith xus-rcndered *it Wilmtnetonv-Del., June t28v- 
1933 by Federal Justice Jolin P. Nlelda in tlie motions for preliminary 
Injuhction, as described therein in equity, made by; Stanley Co. of 
Ahterica, Inc„ General Talking Pictures Corp., aiid Dupvac Radio Corp., ^„„„„.».u.^„. 
JTplaintiffs against American Te^^onCpand T^^^^^ 

Blectric Co., Inc.,. and Electrical Research Products, Inc», defenaants. „ i . *• j*;" 

Actions -brought in. the. JLTjateaiatates: C.Cu the district, at jpela 



reproducing equipments* you agree 
that all theatres operated by you. 
or by your associated companies 
shall Install, our. reproducing 
equipments (which you agree are 
hereby adopted as the standard 
equipment for such puropse) I 
wherever and as rapidly as In 
yoiu* judgment conditions permit, 
and we will supply such equip- 
ment as rapidly as we. are able to 
after receipt of orders there-, 
.for.. . . / -j ! 

SUnilar , exclusive, agreements arc 
in the contractual letters of Prod" 



Wilmiiigton Opimon Analyzed 
In News Story-WB Victory Over 
WE Caled Smasher in Court Annak 



The Decisioii 



filed on this motion shows that cerr 
tkih restrictive agreements contained 
in the licenses or leaseis made by 
Products are inherently lUegal^the 
import- of which coxild not be 
changed by - testimony. Thfese re^ 
stricUve agreements are: (1) The 
tying agreements in the licenses or 
leases of Products to exhibitors, 
whereby exhibitors agree to pur- 
chase from Products all repair and 
replacement parts for the repro- 
ducing apparatus and equipment 
leased by Products. (2) The ex- 
clusive agreements In the con- 
tractual letters accompanying the 
leases, of Products to proiduc,ers 
whfereby~lE>roduceJS8~Ttgre6 to: dis- 
tribute Alms produced on the pro- 
duclncr- apparatus only to exhibitors 



Motions for prelin^lnary injunc- 
tlpns are made on behalf : of plain- 
tiffs In three equity suits brought 
under section 16 of the Clayton Act 
to restrain defendants from alleged 
violations of section 3 of that act 
and of sections 1 and 2 of the Sher-. 
Irian Aott . 

In their nialn brief plaintiffs state 
the measure of relief so>ught by 
these motions for preiimlhary in- 
junctions. 

It Is therefore submitted that an 
Injunction pendente lite should 

issue l^ereln in^all three cases en- | guppHed with Products' reproducing 
joining and restraining the defend- ^nnaratus arid equipment, 
ants from enforcing directly or In- *PP*'^>"^ *"'* equipmwin.. 
directly Ihe restrictive, clauses of I The tying agrieements on the 
the so-called leases of reproducing part of exhibitors to purchase re- 



equipments, whereby the exhibitors 
are required to obtain exclusively 
f rorii Products. (Electrical Riesearch 
Products, Inc.) all repair and .rer 
placement parts for sald_equlpment 
and to permit Products to Inspect 
thelaame, and charge the exhibitor 
therefor, under- the guise ot render-, 
Ing service thereto. _ In. addltlori^in 
the suit of the Duovac Company, 
an injunction should Issue, pendente 
lite enjoining and restraining the 
defendants from directly or indi- 
rectly enforcing iaiyy of tb6 pro-^ 



pair and replacemerit parts from 
Products aire found in all the 
lidenses or leases made by Products' 
of repif educing apparatus or equip- 
ment to exhibitors. For example, 
in the license or lease, dated July 
29, 1931, from Products to Stanley 
Company of America (PlaintUTs 
Exhibit, .VoL-ni, Exhibit J) we find 
the following agreements: Section 
2; (b) . . it Is agreed that all 
additional and renewal parts and 
assembled parts for the equipment 
shall be obtained from Products arid 



dorsed 'accepted' by the producers. 
These ' letters accompany the licenses 
(recording license agreements) of , 
producing appariettus and equipment 
Qf Products to the producers. The 
licenses are for 16 years/ 

Choking Competition 

The' exclusive agreements In the 
contractual letters require produceris. 
to refrain from distributing the 
talking motion jplctures to theatres 
and. exhibitors who have not ac- 
quired reproducing equipment from 
Products. As the result of these 
exclusive agreements the supply, of 
talking motion pictures would be 
substantially closed to exhibitors 
who dild .not install reproducing 
apparatus, and eqiilpiaaent purchased 
from Productis: These exclusive 
agreements are bound to restrain 
exhibitors from using or dealing in: 
goods, wares, merchandise, ma- 
chinery, supplies or other com- 
modities of a competitor com- 
petitors of Products. 

I find from the proof submitted 
In support of the motions for pre- 
liminary injunctions that the tying 
£tgreemerits contained Ini the licenise 
of reproducing equipments by Prod- 
ucts to exhibitors and the exclusive 
agreement in the contractual let- 
ters of Products to producers, In 
fact, have substantially lessened 
competition lb interstate commerce 
and will, so continue unless defend- 
ants are restralried. 



Duovac's Squawk 



Diiovac Corporation, one of 
the three plaintiffs In *he Wll- 
hiingtbn monopoly suits against 
the electrics, Is manufacturer 
of vacuum, tube devices, which 
are claimed to constitute 
around 84% of the total re-' 
pair and replacement parts in 
talker equipment. 

Total repair and ^ replace^ 
mcnt charges is estimated to 
be equlvalerit to apprbxlmately- 
37% of the total installation 
charges or costs 'of reproducing 
equipment. ^ 

It ■ was the* Duovac^s conten- 
tion that the tying agreements 
which ERPI made in fllmdom 
prevented Duovac from mar- 
keting Its devices. 



INDUSTRY BENEFITS 
MOSTIY BY DECISION 



Biggest benefit to be derived from 
Federal Justice Nields' outlawing 
of the restrictive equipment con 
tracts in talkers:ls-to be derived- by 
the Industry-at-larg6, rather than 

by the three plaintiffs themselves, 

?odky,' says Dean jPound, Ve seek I individually or cpllectlyely. That's 

, „ ^ . . once more, by limiting Xreedom of through judge Nields' opinion open- 

Tlsions of the producing license that all repairs to the equipment contract, to protect those who are ing the way for liidle producers and 
agreements whereby the producing ghall be. made as specified by Prod- | su|}j^cted to economic pressure Qxhibs. besides the regular fold of 
licensees of Protjucts are required ucts. Productia may from time to Ugalniat unfair advantage on the J readjust their exist- 

to obtain exclusively from Products time, at the expense of the ex- of those who have greater eco- f^™ "nnMr™ 

repair and replacement parts for hlbitor, supply and Install such freedom. The Clayton Act 

producing . appa,ratus^ . spare and renewal parts as may, in g^presses this modem trend in Of the three plaintiffs, only war- 

The motions deal with covenants its opinion, be necessary to the sat- legislation. Section 3 of the act pro- ners by virtue of its ownership of 
In agreements the effect of which isfactpry operation r.nd mainte- jj^^jita tying agreements and exclu- Lji^ gta^ley Company stands to reap 
may be to substantially lessen com- nance of the equipment. 3^^^ agreements whose effect may immediate benefit from the do- 

petitlori in iri^terstate commeirce in Tliese tying agreements found in h>e to substantially lessen competl- ^ • mh.*,_ *hroiiPh the outlaw- 
the-talWng-motion picture- business. %o"'U^^^^ repro- tion. Siich agreementa We con- f»s»on- inai s wougn^^ 

Roughly-i that business is handled duclng apparatus and equipment talned In the licenses 6t reproducing ing of the . service cnarge le^. 



and the exhibitors. \ The manufac- | rendered Th ore effective and bur- j ^^d 'lii t^®' c<^ntractual letters of | stand to save Something like. $7,000 
turers— makey-the— recopdinff-equlp--^densomiB^ 



ment for the producers of films. 
This equipment records sound and 
photographs action In timed rela- 
tion on the films. The manufac- 
turers also make reproducing 
equipment for the exhibitors. This 
equipment synchronously repro 
duces the sound and projects the 
a9tlon on the. theatre, jacteens. The 
producers, use the recording equip- 
ment in producing the films.. The 
exhibitors use the reproducing 
eaulpment In the theatres. 

The plaintiff, Stanley Company of 
America, Inc. (Delaware), Is a sub- 
sidiary of Warner Brothers, It Is 
an exhibitor, owning a chain of 
about 160 theatres. . The plaintiff n 
Duovac' Radio 'Corp. (Delaware), ta 
engaged in the manufacture of elec 
trical devices, including va,cuum 
tube amplifiers arid photo electric 
cells. The plaintiff, General Talk- 
ing Picture Corporation (Delaware), 
. Is a manufacturer ef talking motion 
picture equipment. 

In each case the defendants, are 
the same. Western Electric Com 
pany, inc.. Is a manufacturer isis 
above defined. American Telephone 
and Telegraph Company is a de 
fendant. holding 96% of the capital 
stock of Western. Electrical Re- 
search Products, Inc., herein called 
'Products,' supplemerits the busi 
ness of Western, by licensing under 
patents and leasing producing and 
reproducing equipment and also 
furnlshirig services relatirig to the 
Upkeep of the equlpmerit. 

blayton Act 
, Section 3 of the Clayton Act pro- 
vides 

it shall be.;. unlawful - for _ any 
person engaged in commerce, in 
the course of siich commerce, to 
lease or make a seal or contract 
for sale of goods, wares, mer- 
chandise, machinery, supplies or 
other commodities, whether pat- 
ented or unpatented, for. use, con 
sumption or resale- within thb 
United States or any territoiy 
therof or the District of Columbia 
or any insular possession or other 
place under the jurisdiction of the 
United States, or fix a price 
charged therefor, or discount 
from, or rebate upon, such price, 
on the condition, agreement or un 
derstandlng that the lessee or pur 
Chaser thereof shall not use or 
deal In the goods, wares, ma 
...chlnecyr=jnerchanfllser-.«upplies=Qr— 
other commodities of a competitor 
or competitors , of /the lessor or 
seller where the effect of such 
lease, seal, or contract for sale or 
Such condition, agreement or un 
derstandlng may be to substan 
tlally lessen competition or tend to 
create a monopoly in any line pf 
commerce.' 

An examination of the niinleroua 
affidavits and voluminous exhibits 



the licenses. 

Section 7. 'The exhibitor agrees 
to pay to Products upon rendition, 
of invoices therefor its standard 
charges as from time to .time 
established for any repairs to the . 
equipment and for ani^ additional 
equipment or spare ojr renewal 
parts, furnished." of supplied by 
Products and to -pay the trans- 
portation charges thereon. . 

Section 11. 'The exhibitors shall 
provide access for Products' rep- 
resentatives, engineers and me- 
chanics of the theatre and to all 
parts thereof where any of the 
equipment may be, at all reason- 
able hours, ^or the purpose of su- 
pervising the installation, and 
from time to time f or thei purpose- 
of examining and inspecting the 
equipment, and shall grant to 
Products full opportunity to make 
such adjustments therein, aud re- 
pairs thereto as. In the opinion of 
Products, are necessary or desir- 
able.' 

Section 13. 'This. agreement and 
/or the rights of the exhibitor 
hefeunder and/or the license here- 
by granted shall, at the option of 
Products, terminate and come to 
an end in tiie event of any breach 
or default on the parts of the 
exhibitor with respect to any of 
the converiants and ' conditions 
herein-contained on- its-part to be 
perfprmed. . . .' 

Section 14. 'Upon ternainatipn or 
expiration of this license by lapse 
Of time or otherwise, the exhibitor 
shall surrender the equipment to 
-JPfoductS-lh -gpod- order And cori-. 
ditlpsi, . .. . .' 

Section is. 'This license shall be 
for a term of ten years from Sep- 
tember 22, 1928.' 

Section 22. '. . . . exhibitor 
agrees to pay to Products the 
charges provided for in the pay- 
merit plan hereinafter set forth; 
said payments to be made at the 
time and in the manner provided 
herein which time and .:manrier 
shall, be of the essence of . this 
aigreement.' 

(1) $17,192.43. (2). A Iweekly 
rental charge' of $40. per week. 
The exclusive agreennents In the 
contractual letters 



agreements Illegal and Void. United 
Shoe Mach. Co. t. United States, 
258 U. S., 461; Iiord V. Radio Cor- 
poration of America, 24 Fed. (2) 
665; affirmed 28 F. (2nd) 267 
(C.C.A.3) I halve not listed the piar- 
tlcular licenses and contractual, let- 
ters of Products containing the 



weekly, or 9l7>Q0 per day* 

The Stanley company, actual 
plaintiff In the case on the Warner 
end. Is a theatre subsld of W.B, 
operating around 150 theatres. En- 
tire Warner theatre system carries 
around 450 houses and $7,000 figure 

covers all these. 

General TalklnF Pictures 'is the 
and distributor of 



WilriilngtPn, Del., July 3. 
Complete . reoriganization pf the 
picture industry's equipment set-up* 
with straight-jacket licenses and 
arbitrary servicing fees ruled put, 
arose on the horizon whpri Judge 
John P. Nields in U. iS. District 
Court here last week handed down 
ah opiriioh declaring American Tele- 
phone and Telegraph* Western Elec- 
tric and Electrical Research Prod- 
ucts guilty of Illegal monopoly. 

Opinion was a smasher . In the 
local court annals and practically 
told the plaintiffs to write their own 
preliminary injunction decrees. 
Former Jndge Hugh M, Morris, 
counsel for plaintiffs, said decrees 
would be presented and signed- 
within a few days. 
^ At the least, they will riiean ex- 
hibitors and' producers now bound 
under ERPI equipment contracts 
can Ignore them throughout the rest 
of the protrdtted litigation. Con- 
tracts, or agreements, are declared 
'illegal and void.' liCgalers hero, 
judging from the tenor of the opin- 
ion, see little chance of modification 
or reversal later. 

No 'Testimony 
This is based largely on the 
'sentence in the decree which: holds, 
-'certain restrictions' In-the license-- 
aerreement are inherently Illegal, the 
Import of which would- not be 
changed by testimony.! Two agree^* 
ments are specifically .naentioned— 
one covering charges for repairs ^nd 
replacements for exhlbs, and the 
other involving leases, under which 
producers are forced tp distribute, 
films only to ERPI-equlpped houses. 
These both are now outlawed. 

Opinion Is in three .suits In equity 
charging Sherman and Clayton Act 
vlojatlonis; Plaintiffs istre Stanley 
Co. of America, General Talking 
Pictures Corp. and Duovac Radio 
Corp., each in a separate suit with 
defe ndants the same i n ea ch, De- 
"layed an'unusuaniy" Id1ng~time;. tne 
opinion came a fortnight after a 



illegal agreements dealt with In this „^„^.„, 
opiriion because they are numerous 1 manufacturer 

??e*es'"oHrSiKln'SS*-lnju^^^^^^ talker equipment The 

may be so drawn as^ cover them.' Duovac Corp. manufactures vacuum 
John P. NielOs, J' I tubes used in such equipment. 



HJ^ Milkp m ERPI Service Charges 

Monopoly Decision Means Saving of $5»OO0 
000 Annually to Show Biz 



Hiddletowii Aoclion 



MIddletown, N. July 3. 

State, Stratton iand Show: Shop 
theatres here will be sold In fore- 
closure July 11. Houses have been 
operated for the past two years by 
O. S. Hathaway as receiver for the 
First Mortgage Bondholders Pro- 
tective. Committee. 

Action, In a way, follows the ter- 
mination, of the long and costly 
litigation against Plibllx; charging 
that circuit With having forced the 
trio of houses out of business. 



Noii-Uiiioii Crew Jams 
Comeback of 

lios Angeles, July 3. 
Employment of non-union crew 
and operators threw » monkey- 
wrench Ihtp the stage phase of the 
accompanying I combo 



show Frldajr night (30); 
iipenses from Products to producers I which marked the reopening of the 

iarlllustratedin^the-cohtractual-l^^^^^^ 

ter of Products to Paramount rj, Tally's re-entrance Into the 
Famous Lasky Corporation dated Kj^gj^^j.^ flgi^, ^ result, the $2 
May 11, 1928 (Plaintiffs' exhibit 18), ^^^j^^^ inaotat as the fiesh end 
paragraph S ot tills contractual let- concerned, was a hurriedly 

ter provides, as follows higgfembled affair, with Charles Mur^ 
'6. In order to promote the use - m.c'Jng It as best he could. 

^""""^K^^ '*'i*'i''^Jv.iu« Hitch came when the mustclan's 

rMS;;;°aS«r°s!;! """""" 

ductlons and for our (Products') ' been btlled. 



Total service charges collected 
by Erpi since the latter started in 
1927 estimated at $17,600,000. 
Elimination of such service charges 
Is one pf the many phases called 
for in the injunctive opinion 
agaihs^f " the " el6ctF^^ as" hiaatded 
down last -weeic -by Federal -Judge 
J. P. Nields. 

It is calculated that the Industry 
stands to. save spmethlng like 
$5,000,000 annually this way oh the 
Erpl side alone; . RCA. Phptophone 
has' eliminated its service charges 
and is selling equipment outright. 
General Talking Pictures (DeFor- 
rest) has never collected such 
charges, so far as known. 

Figures are taken from the brief 
filed by [Wa.rners In the monopoly 
action against A. T & T.;. Western 
Electric arid Erpi. 

Additional savings which the In- 
du3try-at-large may gain through 
purchasing their own replacemient 
parts on equipment is open. In the 
charges which , were filed, against 
the . electrics', it waS stated that 
ofttimes certain parts would be 
charged againqt the equipment 
consumer Tat^'prices^'rearf^^ 
times al high as could be bought 
In the open market. 

Addltlonaily the Industry-at- 
large stands to cut out the 'emer- 
gency call' fees. This fee was 
charfTQd by the electrics whenever 
called to repair parts above and 
pvfer the regular service charge 
thing. 



story in VARtDrr questioned the de- 
lay and pointed, out the matter was 
of vital importance to. the. picture 
Industry. Gravity of the matter was 
not entirely realized In this qua.r- 
ter, up to that time. 

The blank check' for the' plaintiffs ' 
to write their own inclusive decrees 
came In the last paragraph which 
read: 

T have not listed the particular 
licenses and contractual letters of 
Products ' containing the Illegal 
agreements dealt vwith In this opin- 
ion because they are numeroiis and- 
substantially alike. The decrees for 
preliminary injunction may be so 
drawn a,s to cover them.' 

The ERPI contracts on Installing 
reproducing equipment and govern^ 
ing fees fpr replacements and re- 
pairs is called a 'tying agreement.' 
The equipment coritracts or 'con- 
tractual letters' restricting distribu- 
tion of films by producers are called 
'exclusive agreements.' Outlawing 
of both is based on SectlPn 3 of the 
Sherman. Act which makes., illegal' 
any agreement designed to prevent 
use of a competitor's wares. 
'Burdensome' Provi ions 

Citing the ERPI lease to .Stanley 
dated Jiily 29, XdSX as lan example,' 
the opinion says this leaSe was made 
'more burdensome' by special pro- 
visions under whicli (1) the exhlb 
agreed to pay the standard charge 
upon' rendering invbices- for repairs . 
and renewals and to pay franSporta- 
tlon; chsirge's on replacements* (2) 
exhlb was forced to provide ERPI 
representatives with access to the 
theatre arid, grant opportunity to 
make full adjustments on equip- 
ment, (3) ERPI at its option could 
termina,te : the agreeriiients for 
breach, (4) the exhibitor was. re- 
quired to surrender the equipment 
upon termination, (6) that the 
agreement extended 10 years, and 
(0) that the exhlb was forced to 
comply with the 'payment plan/ 
starting with $i7>192.43, in the 
Warner contract, and with a. 'week- 
ly- rental charge' of $40. 
= - Ab- an-iexarrtplco£=itho=4excluslyjaL; 
agreements,' the contractual letter 
from ERPI to Paramount- Famous 
Players-Xasky, dated May 11, 1928, 
is cited. This Recording License 
Agreement was for 16 years and 
was marked 'accepted,' like all the 
reHt, The monopoly trap was In the 
fifth paragraph, which 'you agree 
(Continued on page 23> 



22 



VARIETY 



'ADVERTISEMENT 



Tuesday, July 4, 1933 




SWEEPS TO TOP 



Hit Plays and Best 

si 




m 







Rates Program Outstandn^ One 



Plays of proven box-ofBce merit, 
stories ivhicih have demonstrated 
their appeal by- appearance iii . na- 

. ttotial magazilhes, and scenarios by 
the ' screien's most talented Writers 
for^l th^ backbone of the Columbia 
i93a-^l:934 pk^ogram. ■ It is a collection 
which would be impossible to ' sur- 
pass and difficult to equal; 

'Headiher the list.are. "I^dy for 9. 
Day." -from the magazine serial by 
Damon Ruhybn. which wiir be di- 

.rectied . by Frank Capra; "Bilan's 
Castle/' Irbm the' pli&y by Ziawretice 
Xtozard, .be . dirbcted, by *^ank 
Borzage, and two plays by Laurence 
Stalliiigs, authbr of "fhe Big Par<; 

-,.j»deV.jpidjcbiau^^^^ "What Price 
Oiory?", WMch wiii^ directed by 
Xkewls Mil^stoh^ 

"Twentieth Century/' the sensa- 
tional stage cpidaedy^\b^ Ben Hecht 
And Charles, ilac Arthur, who . have 
prjoyen. tlieliniscilves to be one of thei 
most 'Capabia writing^ -teams in the 

theatre; ''The. Party's bv6r," the 
Jiilaxious comedy . Bti«e . success by 
Danliel Kusell, and "Ninth Giiest." 
the < famous mystery play. by. Owen 
Davis, are among the other Broad- 
way hitis 'Which will appear , on the 
•creen -tinder the Columbl^i^embleiai. 

' "The Mbst Precious Ttifhg \n 
Xafe,!' froni the McCall's Magazine 
serial by' Travis Ingham; ''Once to 

jgyggr Woma n/* ba sed on '^'Kalelde- 
acope lirK/rtBeT5b8m<npoiitai^^ 
azine story by A. J. Cronln, famous 
aXithor of "Hatter's . Castle" and 
"Grand Canarjr"; "Fog," this Satur- 
day Evehlhg^ Post' serial by Valen- 
tine Williams and Dorothy Rice 
6ims, and ''Black Mooit," from the 
.Cosmopolitan Magazine serial . by 
Clarence. Ripley, .aire some of the 
'published stories and- novels acquired 
by Columbia for their next year's 
plOEcraim. 

George Seitz, noted director as 
Well as playwright, has contributed 
**Above the Clouds." "The Lady Is 
Willing," "Let's . Fall In Love," 
••Criminal Within," " lind Date," 
•Produce the Body," "Hello! Big 

-jSoy" and"Take the Witness" are a 
few amohg the 'many stories— of- 
prpyen bOx-office appeal after en 
. Joyii.>g. large ' circulation which . will 
form .Columbia's 1933''-1934 program. 

Huge National Ad Campaign 
Columbia Program 



Sales Force 

Surprises Execs 

Atlantic City, N. J , July 8.—. 
A sensiational sales develop- 
ment, probably uifprecedented 
in the business world, floored 
Mayor Harry Bacharach and 

• the local committee of welcome 
and the Columbia Home Office 
eicecutives at the opening of 
Columbia Pictures Corpora- 
tion's convention today. Sales- 
men 'among: the assembling 
throng brought with them ap- 
proximately 400' signed con- 
tracts fpr pictures in the 1033- 

~ Zi schedule • to be announced 

■ and discussed, in the course of 
the. conventions. . " 

These contracts represent 

■ sales to exhibitors; of produc- 
tions not only unseen — but con- 
cerhinir which very little ad- 
vance information was avail 

. able when the contracts w«r« \ 
slgned!'- 

This. astounding gestur* of,; 
buyer's confldence is not. only., 
unprecedeiited in the filth in- 
dustry, but is regarded as a 
precedent in the business world. 
As a ' manifestation of exhibi- 
tor's :faith in Columbia it is un- 
paralleled; 

This sensational opening gun 
-L-OtJthe- con'ventioh,' in thorough" 
keeping with Cblumbla'ff-March- 
Forward campaign,- proved the 
keynote of the opening, gather- 
iiig. instantl y establishing con- 
fidence TOalTi6rx«rlris^n-tip — 
turn in events at hand, but that 
Columbia has taken its position 
in the vangfuard of the national 
. March Forward Movement. 




Columbia €!onced.ed Enviable 
Status on Strength of Con- 
sistent Boai-Office Product 



No amount of - ballyhoo . or loud 
promifses, .but only surefire, con- 
sistent product is the one and only 
road to a place amoilg the top rank 
majors. It Is unanimously .conceded 
in the industry that Columbia has 
swepi^ to this high rating by the- 
continued flow of successful box- 
offlc3 pictures. 

Descending upoii Atlantic City, a 
solid phalanx of confidence, grit and 
purpose;- Columbia's ^aies force, 
happy , in knowledge that Columbia 
Pictures Corporation has taken a- se- 
cure place in- the forefront of the 
induiati^, ■ reflects renewed and 
-strengthened faith 'in jnarch ing- for- 
ward to greioLter trluttiphs. ..V - ■ 

All know that Columbia's un- 
rivalled postio'n is due to cardinal 
principles, observed by Columbia in 
a degree new to the industry— 

A consisteint -fine pi'oduct! 

A steady isupply of .box-office and 
audience satisfaction; the tatter 
brings the results at the former! ' 
' Powerful support of a fine" product 
with unusual' exploitation skillfully 
marshalled for the benefit of the eX' 
hibltor. 

Consistent reiSo'gnition of the ex- 
hibitor as a showman' whose barom- 
eter of : success, is the box-office^ and 
placing at. hi$' Commahd' showman- 
ship box-office material! 

These principles, strictly adhered 
^o by Columbia, have forced it . to 



(^pra, Borzage, HOestone, 
Industry^ Ace IX^^ 
On Columbia s New Program 



Studio Full Blast ! 



ColumbilEi studios are . oper- 
ating at 100% capacity com- 
pleting their, present schedule 
and starting the 1933^84 pro- 
gram. With five pictures In 
production and three ready to 
start shooting within the next 
day or two, - the studios \ axe . 
working harder than ever> be^ 
fore. "Fury of the Jungle," 
"East of Fifth Avenue,? "Man" 
Of Steel" and "Goih' to Town'* 
are for the 1932-33. schedule. 
"Lady for a Day," "A Man's 
Castle," "The Lady Is WUling" 
and "World's Fair" are next. 
sea^on'<s product already in pro- 
duction or nearing completion^ 



111] 




icence 
A Knockout 



I 



Price Innocence?", Co 
latest release, is proving 
Columbia's, greatest «uc 



Columbia Pictures Will conduct an 
Intensive advertising campaign In 
newspapers,. ..'fan magazines^ and 
radio brpadcasts in connection with 
their 1933-1934 program. The radio 
broadcasts will be conducted over, 
local stations , and thrpugh nation- 
wide' networks.' In line with their 
policy of employing Bhowmanshlp to 
put bver showmanship pictures they 
have increased their advertising, ex- 
ploitation and publicity departments, 
and; theatre owners everywhere ni.ay 
"Be: asstlfed that the Columbia^^ l9S3- 
1934 .pictures will .be backed up by 
the greatest advertising^ exploitation 
ahid publicity campaigns ever wit- 
nessed in motion picture history... 

♦*Brief Mpmeiit" Ready 

''Brief Monient," one of the most 
pretentlbtis productions on the, pres- 
ent Columbia schedule, is hearing 
completion. This is the filming of 
S. N. Behrman's comedy hit which 
had ah exceptionally: long run on 
Broadway last season. Carole Ijom- 
b.ard and Gene Raymond head the 
cast, which includes Donald Cook, 
Arthur Hbhl, Reglnal Mason, Janie- 
- gdn-Thomas, 'Theresa=Maxw^.:J!lorr^ 
ence Britton, Irene Ware and Her- 
bert Evans. David Burton directing. 

TWO MUSICALS TOE COITJMBIA 

Columbia has provided for all 
types of entertainment .in their 
1933-1934' progranti. ForSeelng the 
return to popularity of musical pic- 
tures, they are readying "Let's Fall 
In Love" and"Hello! Big Boy,!' .built 
on romantic themes and with score 
' by- America's foremost songsters. 



Columbia Garners 
Leailing Writers 



Columbia Pictures has assembled 
"some ^f the foremoBt-screen writers 
in preparation for the greatest year 
in Columbia history.. Having. ac 
quired the rights to outstanding 
Broadway hits, popular novels and 
original,, stories, they are sparing 
neither expense nor effort in their 
endeavor to see that this material Is 
given expert treatment in its change 
to the screen. Among the writers 
who will be responsible for Columbia 
stories during the id33-1934 season 
are jo Swerling, Laurence Stallings, 
Ben Hecht; Charles Mac Arthur. Rob.- 
ert Riskin, Owen Davis, Edith Fitz- 
gerald, Damon Runyon, Jules Furth- 
-man^ Norman Krasna.-A- J- Cronln, 
-Edward. Paramore, Ethel Hill; " Al 
Cohn, . Lawrence . Hazard, Ferenc 
Molnar, Travis Ingham, Courtenaiy 
Savage, Valentine Williams, Dorothy 
R, Sims, Clements Ripley, Lawrence 
Pohle, Brian Marlow, J. D. Newsom. 
Joe Chisholm, Itarl Tunberg. , Dore 
Schary and Lew Lfevenson_: 

Star-Stadded Casts 



"What 
lumbia's 
I one of 
cesses. 

■ Even torrid weather, arch enemy 
_of_the box-office; has. failed to regis- 
ter a .dent ih"receIptlS" wherever this 
fine pictuire has been submitted t6 
the public: Nearing the close of the 

-J,'-, ^—^^^^ ^ 4. «*„„^ second week at the Cameo Theatre, 

the foreRonr ana-have^ **8e-jg^^YOTkr^hls-produotian-4s Juti^ 

..-^ ^^^^..^^^ principal topic of the theatre world 

enthusiastic predic 



for even greater future progress 

For the coming season Columbia 
will advertise direct to the public in 
a huge campaign reaching almost 
100,000,000 pe.ople through the me- 
dium of newspapers, magazines and 
radio broadcasts, timed to the ex- 
hibitor's play dates, thus aiding the 
esthibitor- tO' attain the utmost, in 
box-office receipts^ from Columbia 
Pictures. For this a most generous 
;budget— the largest ever planned for 
Columbia — has been provided. 

Columbia has carried the exhibitor 
along in its Forward March and will 
continue to. Its product is selected, 
produced and exploited for the show- 
man in the knowledge that Columbia 
can achieve success only in -the same 
degree as its showmen exhibitors. . 

Columbia's definite prOyen. policy, 
of . pictures made by showmen lor 
showmen, with generous provisions 
for every needful accessory and 
auxiliary support, has earned and 
captured this priceless and.unprecer 
dented exhibitors' confidence and 
support, as evidenced by the hun- 
dreds of contracts .. already signed 
and received. 



Colunr)bia Pictures have acquired ■ 
the services of the Industry's most 
capable directors to handle the mega- 
phones for their 1933-1934 program. 
Hayihg selected the pick of story 
material, they are taking every prei* 
caution, that everything worthwhile 
is added in the transfer to the screen. 
Frank Capra has already ..started bn__ 
"Lady for. a Day," the feature based 
;6n Damon Runyon's famous Cosmo- 
politan story. .The cast for this pro- 
duction includes Warren Williams. 
!May Bpbiiion, Glenda Farrell. Guy 
Klbbee,:Wa,lter Cpnnplly; Ned Sparks, 
Jean Parker and Nat Pendieltoh, .and 
from reports it is a ptoture that will 
rank as one of the gr^eat ones of tltie^ 
year. 

iYank-;Boraag.ej Who; ma<le . s.creeni 
history with "Seventh Heaven"' and 
"Bad Girl," has "Man's Castle'^ in 
work. This .pl. ^.'e Is based on the 
romantic play by Lawrence Hcuardf- 

liewls Milestone is another a.ce dU 

rector who will be seen in the Co- '; 

iurhbia studios this season. .He is 
known throughout the motion pic- 
ture world for his work on "All 
Quiet oh the Western Front'* and 
;"iYont Page." Milestone will dh-ect^ 
.several productions to be written by 
Xiaurence -Stallings, author of '.'This- 
-Blg-PaTade'-and.CQra.uthor_pf "What 
Price Glory?" and "Cock -Eyed"" 
World." 

Additional directors who will di'-j, 

Colunibia's March Fbrwiardj 

Group for 1933-I9^~iTrclude-Gllbert- 



An example of what exhibitors 
may expect from Columbia in the 
way of f.'btg name" casts during 
1933-1934 is revealed by "Lady for a 
Day," the first picture completed for 
Columbia's hew program. The cast 
of this feature, which was directed 
by Frank Capra, includes Warren 
William, May Robson, Walter Con- 
hoily, Guy Kibbee, Glenda Farrell, 
Jean Parker, N^d Sparks and Nat 
Pendleton. Jean Parker Is the 17- 
year-old actress, who haS' been hailed 
as the screen discovery Of the year 
for-her-wOYk^lir-«^What-Frice-Inno- 
cence?". 



CARRpn. "GOIN' TO TOWN" 

Hollywood, July 3. 
Nancy Carroll will have the fem- 
inine lead in Columbia's "Gpln* to 
Town," due to start production this 
week^ Victor Schertzlnger, who 
megaphoned "Cocktail Hour" for 
Columbia, will direct. Nancy ap- 
pea;red in "Child of Manhattan" for 
Columbia earlier this season. 



Leading Qiains Book 
Hfhat Price Iimocence?'' 



Columbia's "What Price Inno- 
cence?" has achieved such over- 
whelming instantaneous success 
wherever played that, although it 
has just been released, it has already 
been booked by" RKO for preferred 
jjjaying - time, and by the Publix> 
Warner, Ldew's." Skouras,^ and Other, 
circuits. 

This- immediate response from 
leading chains and the. preferred 
time accorded this feature prove 
more effectively than any amount of 
praise tremendous box-office poWer 
of this feature. "What Price Inno- 
cence?" is the ahswer to the show - 
mah's prayer-^that paradise of which 
exhibitors dream but which they 
seldom encounter. 



Columbia's Yr. Book 
Becomes Best Seller 



The Columbia 1933-1934 An^ 
"houricement Bookestabllshed-a- 
record by becoming an imme- 
diate best seller. Exhibitors 
everywhere deluged the Home 
Office for their copies of the 
Columbia Book with the re- 
sult that the first edition were 
depleted two hours after the 
books were 6ft the press. The 
second edition will be issued 
shortly. Exhibitors are urged 
to apply for their copy at once. 



Among the 
tions ' for . new box-office records 
greeting this picture, that of the 
^'Showman's • Round Table" is char- 
acteristic. Under the heading, 
"Here's a Mortgage Lifter," the pub 
lication" declared — "For outright 
showmanship it is a..natural and the 
production can be sold with" the 
added support of government ap 
proval." 

"What Price Innocence?" has en 
dorsement and support such as. 
never before has been rallied be- 
hind a motion picture production. 
Judges, and other court officers; 
educators;, parent^tcachers organi- 
zations; leading religious orgahizar 
tions; eminent sociologists and wel- 
fare -workers from Coast to Coasts 
stand solidly behind this picture with 
the declaration that aside from its 
fine entertainment value it consti- 
tutes an instrument of rare social 
importance, .. 

Little -wonder that it is breaking 
box-office records and proving the 
outstanding sensation of the hour! 

"What Price Innocence?" is pre- 
cisely what Showmen's Ro.und Table 
termed it— "a showman's natural, 
charged with dynamite!" 

Never have the leaders of thought 
throughout the nation arrayed them- 
selves with such unanimity behind 
any amusement offering. 
"Written and directed by .WiUard 
Mack, a .veteran favorite of the le- 
gitimate stage, with" a large fpllo>y- 
ing from its patrons,' as well as 
among film fans, the production en- 
joys the advantage of his appear- 
ance in the cast, which is headed by 
Jean Parker. ,Thls 17 -year-old 
screen discovery gives: promise of 
reaching stardom through the re- 
ception accorded "What Price Irt^ 
nocence?". Minna Gombell, Ben 
Alexander and Bryant Washburn 
also are featured. 

From every standpoint the picture 
is. one exemplifying Colunibia's su- 
premely successf ul policy of pictures 
made by Showmen for Showmen. 



Miller, David Burton, Eddie Buzzell. 
Albert S. Rogell, Lambert Hillyer 
and Roy Wm. Neill. 



"World's Fair" Holt's Next 



Jack Holt has been awarded the 
coveted role in "World^s Fair," the 
Columbia Picture .which will glor- 
ify Chicago's Century of Progress 
Exposition. This is a story by 
Robert Stlsklh, ~bne~Of '=Columl>la"'f 
outstanding writers, who spent 
several weeks in Chicago collecting 
material. 

Holt has just 'finished "The 
Wrecker" and it looks like a busy 
season for this popular Columbia 
star. Albert S.. Rogell* who di- 
rected "The Wrecker" and "Below 
the Sea" for Columbia, will do. the 
sanie for "World's Fair/' which will 
be one of Columbia's early releases 
on their 1933-34 schedule. 



COLUMBIA LEADS 
IN SHORT SUBJECTS 



Columbia has assembled for their 
1933-1934 program a variety of 
short . subjects which will complete 
and improve every motion picture, 
•program no matttjr what the feature 
niay be; - They" arenab : designed that - 
they will provide the needed diverr. 
sification and balance. 

Prominent in the list are 26 two- 
-reel comedies starjjng popular stage 
comedians,- movie comedy headliners, 
outstanding radio- personalities, . and 
a-dorned with beautiful girls. They, 
will brim with music, rhirth and' 
novelty. "Scrappy"" and "Krazy. 
Kat" are two of the most amusing ' 
and best beloved of the popular car- 
toon comedies. A One-reel sehaation 
that will sweep the nation is "March 
of the Years," This is not a carr. 
toon. It is a series of" headline- 
stories gleaned from the headlines; 
of yesterday and re-enacted. It un-^ ' 
dotrbtedly will prove a box-office at- 
traction worthy of being featured on 
the n^arquee on every theatre in— 
America. 

Columbia is introducing something 
hew in the short subject field with 
"Minute Mysteries," which have ' 
proven their appeal in JL.iberty, De- ■ 
tectlve and ^Western : Magazines^^^ ^a^ 
are being: syridicated'by the Chicago. 
Tribune. "Screen Snapshots." one 
of the most popular of all short sub- 
jects, will be with us again, but t^^y . 
are a new series of "Snapshots/ 
greatly improved and embellished. 
"The World of Sports" provides 
something different Again. This one- 
reel series of shorts cb.vers every 
field' of athletic endeavor and should 
prove a great audience builder. 
"Mickey Mouse," "Silly'" symphony" 
and Travelaughs with John Med- 
bury will provide additional diver- 
sification. 



Buck Jon^s aiid Tim 

Columbia announces for 1933-1934 
twelve Outdoor, Western. Action ana 
Melodrama's, which have proven in 
the past to be consistent box -office 
leadei'Ei. Players of established pop-, 
ularity will form the casts. Buck 
Jones and Tim McCoy, outstanding 
stars of this type of production, 
With an enormous and . enthusia.^tlc 
following, will play the leads in this 
frroup of pictures. 



VARIETV 



2S 




Wide Open 
By Posilnre Decisipii-Appeal in Doubt 



No more aweeplns opinion was 
ever handed the film, biz thaa.that! 
which was rendeired by- Federal 
JudgjB John P. Nields,"Jr,, in Wll- 
mlngton/.Wedhesday (28). By his 
opinio A "fffl'^reeorded^^^^^^ and all 
tying: agreements and restrlctivia 
conditions Imposed on any oompeti-: 
tlye phase of the electrical . end of 
talkers, are outlawed. 

The electrical ■ talker m.iarket is 
thU9 declared, practically wide open 
frbm studio to exhibition and even 
unto music. 

Judge.. Nields' opinion looks to 
Iihpel two iirtiiortaint move^ '.'wtthin 
filmdoni. , Both I are known to',be^ on 
the. way, ,.1. -., 

(1) BeprgjEwiizatioh of the ele<;^r)[i; 
cal talker field by .and of the eleb-: 
tries themseives/; .■■ . .. 

* (a) V:e«i)plng''6't' the whole of ' flittir 
d&rtt' ^owairds "ai t»W ' d^al iroiW 'ihe 
electrics. >' '■ 'V': .' 

(Besides" ; Judge' -. Nields* diiia^ipft^' 
impelling the ; electrics towards 'the 
first move, anojlw, force, actwittng 
r€;organizatiohi.,9^ .the talkec ,jr]aia,(T. 
tejps by the eie.Qtrj^s is. the ^afijnftl 
Industrial Recdyery ,Act. Thi|s act 
of itself - is &iniWd agalfist 'ihondp- 
oly: The ■ sec^xVid.' tiiove Is 'lau'^'nit- 

■ tiiwii. ; .v/''^'.''-'' ■■ ■'■ 

fiBsssided whi6<hLit ;iodic»*eft','_by. 
faict ,o^ th^ first , move, that A.'.' T; 
& T., nbr Western. Electric, i^c^ 
HPJ^I's tixif^king, ;pf . prosecuting, i an 

SiOn.,,.. ' ; A,, 

. string . S.tuff . 
•'TCwii • angiieis besides those mdyes" 
wiiibli ^ arfe '. irrtdii^ . away taLclf lhg 
agliiitet ally app^l are: '-i 

Plrsb^That Judge Nields* opin- 
ion is bluiitly expressed and .;Calls 
the restrictive agreements Illegal 
on their'face' In language that adds 
tljalt the illegaUty of the restrictive 
ali^ej^j^6iiit^ '^ouji* not . be. changed 
.by,i^es£fmpny/.V:'' ..r-:...-:. 
.j$/6«jond-;-Thptt: ..the court would 
— httyeT'^d—i'ectuirer-the— posting— of^a, 
very high bond that might rUn Inito 
ntflmdhV .according to money dam- 
ai|^''^ialms \vhich may be riiaie by' 

the- plaintiffs; ' V^^nf^y^ "^'l^***^^ 
( WB)i . Genieral. ; Talking I»lctur^ 
.(DeForest) and' the Duoyac .Oorp. 
lia^t named is ia. manufacturer of 
Vacuum tubes used In talker equip- 
ment. 



Closiog lOSdi Sl 



Cleveland,. July 
Follow/hg^ J. Franklin's 
parture as" city mknager he^e, the' 
RKd people have decided to shut 
down the 105th Street theatre, be- 
ginning July 7. Frank Hlnes is 
presently In charge of the Palace, 
fbiiiherly. handled .by .J., j, Frahklih.: 
Bert Hensen has been transferrei 
from Troy, N, T., to. handle pub- 
licity herei. 

. Indications point to Nat Holt 
Oupervising local RKO operation 
again with .the idieparture. of J. J. 
jFrankiin. 



Indiik. Lyric's Par Deal 



Indianapolis, July t. 

Quite a flurry locally because the 
Lyric has booked- Paramount pic- 
tures. It is the flxBt time since the 
advent of sound that Paramount pix 
have been shown at any dbwntown 
liouse, other than the Indla,na and 
.Circle. ~ Ijyric has been showing B 
pix and yaude. The axe was ap- 
plied to vaude last week. 

Booking arrang^ndents in the past 
have' been_conftned to second choice 
"Uhlversaf, RKO-I^^ and Fox. " 




WB Victory 



(Continued from page 21) 

that all theatres operated by you or 
your associates shall Install our re 
producing equipment,* 
. . Findirigs 

Judge Nieltfs- findings— on these 
agreements were packed into three 
paragraphs: 

'The exclusive agreements in the 
contractual letters require producers 
to refrain from distributing the 
talking motion pictures to theatres 
and. exhibitors who have not^, ac 
qiiired reproducing equipment li-om 
Products. As a result of these ex 
elusive agreements, the supply of 
the motion pictures would be sub 
stahtlally closed to exhibitors' w^o 
did not install reproducing appara- 
tus and equipment purchased ■ from 
Products. Tliese exclusive agreer- 
megts are bouQd to restrain exhibit 
"prs' from using or , dealing in -goods, 
— wares, ^merchandise, joiachlttery,. 
supplies or other commodities of a 
competitor or coronetitors of Prod' 
ucta. 

I find from the. proof .submitted ia 
support of the motions for preliinir 
■nary ihju'nctidns- that, the^- "tylSg 
agreements contained in licenses -W; 
reji^oducing equipment by Pr'pducfts 
to ..'exhibitors and the exclusivfe 
agreements, in tiie contractual' "lef 
'ters of Products to producers, in 
fact, have substantially lessened 
cdmpetition in interstate Commerce 
anii will so continue unless the 
defendants are restrained. 

'Today,' says Dean Pound, 'we 
seek once more, by limiting freedom 
of contract, to protect those Who are: 
subjected to economic pressure 
against unfair advantage on the 
part of those ■?Vho have grea.ter' Geo*- 
nomiq freedom.' The Clayton Act 
. ..(aQntinues -.Judge lNieid3X ,.6Xp^^ 
this modetn. trend in legislation. 
Section 3 of the Act prohibits tying 
ag:reements and exclusive agree- 
ments whose effect may be to sub- 
stantially lei^sen competition; Such 
agreemohts are contained in the li- 
censes of reproducing equiiiment ,'by 
Products 'to exhibitors and in the 
conljractual .letters • of Products tp' 
Droducer's. "I'hold tho.ie agrepmenta 
Illegal and void ' 



.Minneapolis, July, ?.. 
• Pubiix emerged victor in ii;:.btlfe.f 
iu t" iiOt fight with vRKOf" here Wer- 
Syhat wias. claimed- to be double feia-; 
uringi "The scrap wsus precipitated 
>y ■■ the 'RKd ."/Qrpheum- scheduling 
What Price' Innocence,' heavily' 
ballyhooed and advertised sex pic- 
ture, to open with an 'audience pre- 
view' in- conjunction with 'Melody 
Cruise' -last Friday (30) night. 
STewspaper anid other ads stated 
;hat patrons could come afs late aS 
9 ■• p.m. And; -wltnoss two. complete, 
leaturesr" 

After, -appeirj^nce. .9Jt_ad^ _ P.ublix_ 
objecting to ^rhat it claimed to be 
ilouble-featurin'g served notice on 
;he RKO exchange that unless the 
-arrangement -Wete^a^^^ 
rescind Its .purchase " of 'Jtf^lody 
Cirulde' for .Twin City Subsequent 
runis and out-of-town spots. L. E; 
Goldhammep, • • excha'nee. manager, 
immediately ^brought pressure to 
bear oii Manager Jack Qrdss of the 
Orpheum to eliminate the 'preview* 
p£ 'Innocenceil -Pointing out -that 
newspaper and other ads already 
had promised the public the pre 
view. Gross at first was adamant 
in refusing, to alter his program but 
finally threw oiit .the preview. 

Tinder the changed, schedule, 
'Mielody Cruise' went put at 6.30 
p;m. —Friday, the . jorpheum:: .was 
closed for an hour and 'What Price 
Innocence* opened at 6.30 p.m. to 
big business. But the change caused 
Gross plenty of grief, with numer 
ous squawks from patrons who 
cia.im.ed they ..didn't know .the pre 
view was out and 'v<rho had expected 
two features for 40c. 

Up to a. few months ago, preview 
showing of ensuing week's picture 
was regular Orpheum policy <m 
Friday lilghts, with the customers 
getting a vaudeville show and two 
feature films and shorts for the 
single admission of S5c. The pre 
view of. the .second feature^went pn 
[about. ili30 p.m., after the con- 
delusion Of the- regular -performance 
There apparently was no objection 
:on the part' of tfie exchanges and 
•Pubiix. and the arrangement was 
inot construed' ad : double featuring. 
N.Q iagreemcnt ■,wias . ma^^ 
continuance -so that, in Gross' opin- 
ion, Pubiix had rttt. grounds for the 
stand whi'bh it took ith RKO> 



WBHDKVS.ERn 
ONliGALPOIHT 



Wilmington, Del., July 3. 
Chief . Justice James Pennewill 
sitting in Chancery Court Thurs- 
day.. (29)- denied the 'application : of 
jElectrical Research Products for 
imodification of a restraining order 
!i3s,ued .against. It .in the .^uit of 

Vitaphqne. CprpI; 

j IbRPI asked' i>ermldsion to take, 
action, outside the Vltaphone suit; 
't6 prevent VitAphorie from pros- 
'ecutlng the riult.. Also asked re- 
lease froirt the -clause- In the order; 
restrainihg. . it from reopening , ar- 
bitration. Court recently over- 
ruled BRPrs pleifc that Vitaphone 
is barred; from bringing suit, be- 
cause of an arbitration agreement. 
Thlsl . was : argued, .again this week 
and igain held . ir-sufflclent in lawi 
Vitaphone . charges viplatloa of 
patent license^ agreements on 
equipment.. •.'' 



ERPl Despite Appeals Possildity, 
StiD Heavy-^Hearted Over Decision; 
WE Eguipent in Over 5,N0 Houses 



Columbia sales convention got . un- 
derway in Atlantic City July 3, go- 
ing until July 6. Jack Cohn is in 
charge. 

About 136 sisileSmen and exchange 
representatives were scheduled to 
attend. Coast conference opens in 
Los Angeles July 9, with the com- 
pany's sales head, Abe Montague, 
presiding. Western representatives 
are - reported to number 60. 



REVAMPING OF 




■With '. .millions owing them from, 
major companies .acd 'with their 
equlpnient slightly over , 
representative, theatres in th$ U. S„ 
there to s|ta.y for at least 10 yeaurs 
accprdlng cpntract, iJRPI be- 
lieves- itiself better able to stand, the 
bloiwc mete<J out of Wilmington than 
had the same occurred four years 
ago. 

Non - interchangeability waahedt 
Itself up, without court aid, abjput 
three years back. ERPIItes claim 
that • during the past yietir and 
half they have also y'luntarlly re^^ 
liaxed enforcing computeory pur"- 
chase of equipment parts; "Neverr : 
the less, it is conceded, ERPI ; had- 
the, right to reyive. both clauses in 
its reproduction formula . to full- 
strength ^. until the Federal CotUift; 
temporarily enjoined both practice^, 
'last ■■week; ' . . i 

High' " 'fiRPI executives InimedIr 
ateiy '■denied any irttehtloh; of ^the' 
company to regain Control of -tWe' 
iequipmeht field 'by bUyiiig up. 'fhie- 
jodds and ends manufactUFera.'^ of- 
lequipitient - arid ,.parts> .which . Kaye^ 
(Undet^bid. the Western subsid trpiii! 



Hoilywood, July; 3. 
Academy is preparing to seek 
ifurthier talent Cohcessipritf fn' the ^j^^ start 

Iproddeers'L /arbittatibn^^ . j ^; otlersoft, EftPI hbad,.4id j«)t, 

which has. been in existence nearlyj jcancel fris. reservation/ for ^ J^^^TOr. 



ARIZONA SOLONS AGAIN 
SPIKE lot TAX BILL 



Phoenix, Ariz., July 3. 
F"r thft second time wthin three 
months an attempt to rush through 
a 10% admission tax has been de- 
feated by the. Arizona legislature. 
-At-the^same-tUno-th«-soloAsladQD.tei 
a stiff luxury sales tax, imposing a 
tariff -on tobacco, beer, wine, candy 
and other comniiodlties. 

Credit for the defeat of the tax on 
theatre admissions, which would 
have invoked * 10% penalty on any 
priced ticket. Is attributed to a com- 
prehensive campaign staged under 
the Slrection of W. H. (Bud) T»l- 
ller. Fox- west Coast tax chief. 
Lollier. came here from Lob Angeles 
for both tax admission fights, and 
submitted data which had an in 
fluencing efiCect on the solons. 

As part of hla campaign, lx>lllet 
had mimeographed copies Of his 
recoimmeiadatlohs Siade Up "and 
handed to every member of the leg. 

' lsl£Lt>\lI*0* ' 

Much of the data, it is figured by 
industry leadem, could be utilized 
to oppose amusement tax bills in 
other states where such legislation 
is threatened^ 



a year. 

• When drawn up following last 
:3ummer's fight between; the pto- 

• ducers aTid the Academy, the agree- 
ment with the latter body provided 
that the pact be tried for a. year 
with the -suggested — :Academy_ 
changes and then be subject to 
further conferences, . 

It is indicated that the Academy 
wants to have' -something -to say 
regarding ' the recent imbroglio 
-which- had .Warner Bros._attemptirig 
to withdraw from the pact. Atti- 
tude of the prbducer employee 
grpup.' is that .such ;fiisput"e3"iy 
studios— mj6lvti-Jtiav«-^^ 
talent rights, . which " the ■ Acadeniy 
spught to protect in the changes 
insisted on last, year 

Within the next two weeks the 
Academy's committee on th<s agree 
nient will meet to draw a list of. 
changes based on experiences with 
the pact during Its 12 months 
existence. 

Academy producer agreement Is 
headed by Frank Capra. Other 
members are Fredric March, Lewis 
Stone, Frank Lloyd, Henry Her? 
b» un, Joseph I. Schriitzer, J. A. Ball, 
Cedric Gibbons and Howard J. 
Green. . Substitate will be appointed 
to fill th^-vacaitcy— caused by the 
resignation of Ralph Block, 



Studio Phcements 



Boles in Tiinf Cycle 

Hollywood, June 3. 

John Boles will be starred in B. 
F. Zeidnian's untitled screen oper-. 
etta which ILTniverisal •will release 
on next year's program. 

gtory embraces Amierlca's musi- 
cal history for .the past 100 years. 
'Victor Schertzinger, who is to di- 
rect, will also write the music.. 



Menzies on 'Alice' Tricks 

Hollywood, July 3. 

William ■ Garneron Menzies; for- 
tnorly art director at U. A., arid 
Fox, is at Paramount. 

He will work on the story of 
';Alice in Wpriderland' and lond 
technical aid an to special pho- 
tography and trick -shots 



Arthur Jarrett, dancing Lady,' 
Metro. 

Maude Eburne, 'Park Avenue La 
dies,' U, 

Warner Oland, Heather Angel, 
Frank Conroy;— Irene Bentley, 
BYank Atkinson, Roger Imhof, 
'Charlie Chan's Greatest Case, 
Fox. 

C h a r I e a Butterworth, Henry 
Travers; 'My Weakness,*^ Fox. - 
• Joseph Sa^urers, 'All American^ 

Richard /Tucker, 'Only Yesterday, 
John Stahl-Unlversal. 

Madge. Elvans, Otto Kruger, 
Louise Closser HaJe, 'Beauty Parlor, 
Mietro. 

. Richey Craig, gaggring 'Sons of 
Gobs,' WB. 

Lilyan TajBhmap, Too Much Har 
moriy,' iParl 

William Gargan, 'Beautiful,' Ra- 
dio 

Eric Linden, 'Family Man,' Ra:- 
dio. 

Arline Judge, 'Blonde Pblsori,' Ra 
dio. 

Conrad Nagel, Sam Hardy, Ferdl 
nand -Gottschalk, Mitchell Lewis, 
Kitty Kelly, 'Ann Vickers,* Radio 
-Ben Hendricks, Jr;, 'Rafter Ro 
mancei'^Radio. 



Wells Root, adapting 'Hide in the 
Dark,' Radio. 

Adrian Morris, 'Wild Boys of the 
Road,' Warners. 

Heleri Freeman, TUte's Worth 
Living,' Fox, 

Spring Byinton. Jean Parker, 
Ollln Howland, 'Little Women.' RKD 
John Ford, director, •Patrol,' Ra- 
dio. 

Agnes Christine Johnston, script 
Ing, IStlngaree,' Radio. 



12 HOUSES ORDERED 
aOSED BY COURT 



Milwaukee, July 3, 

■When Clarence H. Bfolton, re 
celver, reported that he was unable 
to operate the chain at . a profit, 
Judge F. A. Gelger ordered the 
claslng of 12 Statewide theatres, 
eight in Milwaukee and four else- 
_where .in the, state. _ ^ ^ 

Efforts are .being made to reopen 
-but -a*^ present -there does -not "s^em 
to be much' of a chance. 

The theatres affected, formerly 
part of the Fox-Midwesco- ciialn 
;are the Garfield, Modjeska, Mirth 
•Plaza, . Princess,, , Sft vp$;„ "TiVpli v and 
'Uptowri, Milwaukee; the Lakel Ke 
nosha; JefEeries, Jariesville; Osh 
kosh, Oshkosh; .a.nd the State, Ra- 
cine. ' 

The chain was adjudged bank-: 
rupt in a vojuritary action in DCla 
ware. May 26. An application to 
have the entire- matter sui'Tnitted 
to Judge Geiger's court, here, 
now under consldera)tIon by the 
Delaware court. 



Contracts 



Hollywood, --Julir 3, 
In addition to 'his current two 
=l)iotupe?=deal,— Paul=Muni»=^haB=signa» 
tured a five-year contract with 
Warners, which permits him to do 
ijf)me stag© worlc each year. 

Fox took up options thl.s week on 
.Tames O'lCeefe, biz mgr. of the stu 
dIo mu.slc department, and Sammy 
Lee, cl-xnoo director. 

Jane Mnr£in, now writing con 
tr-ict, Iladio. 

Muriel fihovor, story editor, Ster 
lini;,. 
(Ulori-t 



p'(^{in' trlit>' despite the' injuriction atid' 
the- fact that until riow'he hW b^h' 
an important part- in Hays direc>i' 
torial confabs- for an industry cdde,; 

Before exhibitor licensees c&nj: 
make cry move to collect, the ppeii- 
ent temporary injunction ■'must be; " ■ 
replaced by a court decree, after 
appeals .frorii the 3a.me and . their-: 
dispositions have been recorded; 

Just what ERPI. is going- .to ' do' 
was not niade clear o.ver the ■v/eek- ' 
end; If it follows , old" lines,- iw»d 
those pursued by the parent organ-; 
izatlorir - Anierican- JCel.^-and— T^.Wr-ltl- 
will appeM a nd .appeal. The presf^ 
^nT't^jmporary injunction may .oe apr!' 
pealed. ..' If sustained and a perma-; 
rient injunction -lis granted the ptec-t' 
manent ntay be- taken t6 the higher' 
court. 

Appeals and Years 

Before ERPI, if riecessary," can 
carry the case, to the U. S. Supreme' 
Court, it must prove sufficient dis> 
agreement among judges sitting 'In 
the Circuit Court of Appeals. . "1 
If successful in obtaining right to 
conduct all. of. these, appeals, . £}Itpi: 
can continue the present action over- 
a period of years. The U. S. Sup.. 
Court has the reputation of keep- 
ing .h^any ..ca^efl_on.. its_calendar tot' 
five years before acknowledging 
them. Meanwhile no. more . service 
charges or restrictive dealings by 
or, through ERPI 

Spokesmen for General lectric 
who have follCwed the litigation i*e- 
sultlrig in the present temp, injunc- 
tion report the sister electric,, de- 
spite Its currently bold exterior, is- 
faking the decision very hard, to; 
heart. inside. The boys for the other 
electric see In ERPI's original llfr[ 
Icerise structure, the $et-up which 
more or less sold A. T. and T. oft! 
the whole sound idea. If that Ic|. 
to be deriiolished then the. very", 
premise ot icontlnuboB aewieeKairidv 
perpetual contract, witlrrguaranteesi 
of income the same as the tele--' 
phone, Is out of the window.. 
, Cpncierriing . the trial Warnefites' 
are looking for a firial decree b^if 
JQccember, 1933. They are cpuntlngr 
:on the trial coming up next QcTo- 
!ber and that efforts to appeal, judg- 
ilng. from the language of the initial 
iopinion, will be unavailing. 



Cliff Edwards on L. I. 

Hollywood, July 3. 

Cliff Edwards is headed for New 
rork, where he'll play the Sid S»1t- 
vers part in. the film version of 'Take 
a Chance,' slated .to start July 20 
at the Pa* amount Long Island stu- 
dio. ' with Lav/rence Schwab iri 
charge of pr )ductIon. 

Later ho goes to- London for- 
vaude datcM. Italph Farrium booked. 



PAE. SWITCHES M'l/EOD 

Ilollyvvobd, July 3. 
Norman McDcod is put as direc- 
tor of J'ar:unount*s plropo.scd "Tillio 
xn<\ Vi\tH' tC) co-.star Williarti C.' 
^^i<U.^^.s and All.son Skipwortli. 
' i.fe WOH Hwitched tov,pr«>par.T,tion. 
>rf 'Alirp in WondL'rl.-xru]/ which. 
I IP wi/l rri 



i24 



VARIETY 



Pic TUB ES 



Tuesday, July 4» 1933 



Metros K.C. Saks Conclave 

Xotsa J3oin*»r— Feli^^ _Wbels It *10th 

Championship Year' 



Kansas City, July ,3,, 
Optinirsm, gpoS"~felIoWshIp arcd 
pep were the outstanding features 
. M-'G-M senfii-natlonal sales 
convention held here. It was the 
liu'^est meeiiiig of Itis liliid ever' held 
her« and miany prominent offlcrals 
of the organizatipn were present. 

An eiitertainmen|; committee 
headed by Bill Ferguson; chief ex- 
plointeer, of .New York, and consist- 
ing of ^. i). Coleman, Dallas; Hal 
.Ellas, Sah. Fraiiclsco; Morris 
Abrams, Minneapolis, was sent here 
several days before the openine^ of 
the convention and the inembers got 
busy. 

When iFelix Feist, sales ma.naiger, 
and a party of 'Champs' ttrrived 
t'hey ?vere, met by a reception comT 
in.ittee, with a brass band at .the 
station, . and given the ifreedoni ;bf 
the city, beifbre being escorted , by a 
la,rge police escort to, thefr hotel 
where everything was waiting; ,Ac-' 
cording to Mr. Feist the new sea- 
jsoii has been designated as 'Metro- 
Crpldwyn-iwrayer's ioth Chanipion- 
ship Yealf.' 



J 



160 Attend 



Among the 150 members of the 
|fe;t;ra .-organlza.iibn. .frAW— out .. .of 
tbyrn-were HaI-Roach,^E]..' MJ i^aiin,-' 
ders, western sales . mariaigier; T. j. 
Connors, ■ .southern sales manaiger; 
A, P. Cummihgs, in charge of fllm; 
exchanges; C. P. Deesen, head of 
the^ <;ontract department; Jay Gbve, 
head .of the sales department; 'F,-:C, 
■Quimbir, .in charge of" shbtt p^odue-: 
tions; iioward Dietc, aAvertisihg di- 
rector; Walter l^. jl^^yiler, Caiiadian 
sales;. C.B. Kessntch, southern -dis- 
trict' manager; S, A. Shirley, middle 
west district manager, and Si Sad- . 

TteiV diepartmental ' miana'geKrr JaTnos- 
MicLeod, New Yprkj^ and Selwyn 

— i2evinsonr^os.-AngeleSr-wei^e.-flhance^ 
and -. m aintenance committee and 
co-ope;'alea".wnn . the^ n terUtiiiuiynt - 
cbmmittee in making the show a 
success. 

H9^1 Roach wbiile' here gave a 
months' ,irial contract to BobertQ. 

.Nesbitt, local girl. Miss Nesbitt .is 
a blonde and reseinbleis Miriam 
Hopkins. She will leave at ,; once' 

"for Holly wood. 



U,A.'s Insistence Places 
^ J^)lsc«i Ahe^ 

Lbs Ang;eles, July , 3. 

Through insistence, of United 
Artists exchiangie that its 'Halle- 
-lujah, I'm a Bum- be given prie'ce- 
dence over 'I Cover, the Waterfront*' 
the Jolson- pic follows- 'Secrets' 
(UA) into the Tower, dowritbwn 
flrst-run. As a result, 'Secrets' is 
being held over through Tuesday 
(4) with 'Hallelujah' starting the 
following day. 

House had already^ advertised 
'Waterfront' as its current^ attrac- 
tion, figuring to pull 'Sebrets' at 
the close of last week (end of sec- 
.pnd - week of coast premiere), but 
the demands of U. A. necessitated a 
quick >shift. 



M. SHEA lEIS GO ONE; 
TURNS BACK ANOTHER 



Bufralo, July 3. 
Great Lakes; flret.-run downtown 

hoiis^ was ^relinquished by tbe Shea 
Interests this week and will reopen 
late in. the. sunimer under Loew. 

The: -theatre; 'liart of the "Shea 
chain sliice 1931, ^has beenrclosetf for; 
several veeks. The house, owned 
by local, interests, was originally, 
leased to Fox wfth subleases to 
Iioew and finally to Shea-Publix. 
The Publix craisb left large rental 
arrearages owing,- and the -owners . 
recently commenced action aga,inst 
the original lessee. 

Roosevelt, east side nfeighborhood 
theatre, went back to the Rosings 
from Shea Saturday night, 
— iFIrst house- to- be .relinquished : by . 
the IPcal Shea chain. Wiir continue' 
_sanie_price_and- JJQlicy, J ■_ 



BOSTON BIJOU SUCES 
RENT IN HALF FOR RKO 



"Bofifbhr'Juiy t. ' " ' 

Negotiations are reported com- 
pleted ..whereby RKO will continue to 
operate the ]6ijou, grind, for an addi- 
tional five years. New rent deal 
h<6gotiated by L.ouls Cohen, head of 
the .RKO . realty division, cuts the 
house rental fee in half f rbmi $40,0'00 
annually to around $20,000, for the 
next two years, 

Understanding is that it antes oh 
the third year, of the new lease, but 
ixtent not given. 

Beer Garden of Lyri 

Lyric, local RKO deadhead, on 
which RKO has been paying a 
ground rent of something like |14, 
" 000; looks- Hke-lt will be turned over, 
to- certain .local business men for a 
beer garden. 

RKO has been able to get its rent 
cut down to around. $7,000, thus mak- 
ing the. beer garden.thing: a .feasible 
•'dealT'" ■ - - 



Trans-Lux Directors 
Under Fire in Court 



orations 



Wilmington, July 3. 

Accounting and injunction suit 
filed- in Chancery Court Thursday 
<29) alleging the affairs of Traris- 
Lux ■ Bayllght Picture Screen Cor^ 
jporation. baye befsn conducted in an 
extravagant and wasteful manner. 
Suit filed by R. Hall, owner, bf 
100 sha rbs. 

,uirect'5r^=~made-=1hdividu 
dants and court is asked to restrain 
them from spending company 
funds except iii normal course of 
busjihess. Court also askbd to order 
an accounting by; directors of funds 
spent to keep present management 
in control of otherwise spbnt ab- 
normally. Hearing set for July 19 
on application for preliminary in- 
iunction. 

Hell has a suit pending to deter- 
mine validity- of the directors' • elec- 
tion. 



New York 

. • Albany, July iS. 

Herman A. De Vry, Inc., New Tork? 
t>lctur«s; $20,000. ' 

Wilkast Theatres Corp., ; 
thea trica l; 100 shares no par. . 

Crown Prodnctlona Corp., t Manhattan; 
tbeatrlcal; 100 ahares no par. 

Schnlman Bros., Amusement Co., . ; 
Manhi^ttan; theatrical; 120,000. 

The O'llynn^ Inc., Manhattan ; the- 
atrical; 960 shates— 760 preferreC, 1100; 
200 common, no par. 

7In-D€Ktl' Amusement Corp., Ineola; 
tbeatrlcal; $10,000. 

Blchmond Pictures Corp., Kew Tork; 
pictures; 100' shares no par.- 

Star^eon Point ..I«dge,. Inic., Evan; 
'Operate- amusement. -resoi;ts; 200".Bhar.eB.no 
par. 

Perfex Pictures Corp., Manhattan; plc- 
turesj 260 'Shares no par. 

M. F. Theatre" Corp.7 Manhattan; the 
atrlcal; 200i shares no par.' ' 

Arctams PIctnres. Corp., Manhattan; 
theatrical; $10,000. 

Circle PIctnres, Inc., Manhattan; the- 
atrical; $1,000. 

Orchard Beach Amtisements, Inc.Man. 
hattan; realty^ amusements parks, 
beaches; ?^00O shares— 1,000 prelerred, 
$100; 1,000 commpn, no par.- 

Prodncers Share, Inc.,- New Tork,. pic- 
tures; 100 shares no par. 

Celeron Merry-Go-Ronnd; Inr., Celoron ; 
amusement' devices.' all kinds; 60 shares 
no par.' .. . 

Extension Theatre Corp., Kings; the 
atrlcal:. $l,0OQ. 

The Tale Pnppeteers, Inc., Jlanhattan ; 
theatrical; $12,00a. 

State Amnsemeni Co., Inc., New York; 
amusements all kinds; 200' shares. h6 f>ar. 

'Bod' Pollard ' Productions, Inn.. . Man- 
hattan; pictures; $10,000. 

Plx Theatre, Inc., New Tork,; the 
atrlcal; 1,000 shares — 500 piref erred, $100; 
'600. common, no par.- 

Steel. City Theatre Coirp., Lackawanna; 
theatrical ;"i00 shares -no 'par. 

jnifoadwa,y Comlo Opera Co.,. Inc., Man- 
hattan; ■theatrl6ali-46,000. 

Choice Films, Inc., Miaiihattan; pic 
tures, '.fllnis; 10 shares no par. 

Classification of Shares 
B.eil Amusement Corp.' 

Califorini 

Sacramento, July- 3. 
Keairns Agency, Inc. Capital stock, 
$26,000; none Subscribed.. Edward X 
Beck, J. li. Kearns, Ninia Beoknell. 

Fa«hl6nette, lUc; . :C&l)ita]| stock; $26.,-. 
000; none subscribed. .Ma,da)6h Barries, 
Alice B. Weiserr Aimoe' L. ParrlshJ 

California Sound Studios, I.td. Cap- 
ital stock, 10,000; subscribed. $30. Ham- 
ilton Steel, Kenneth Broeker, Denver 
Dixon. : 

'Fanclion ft' Marco School ot Dance,, Inc. 
Capital stock", 600 shares; -none, sub- 
scribed. Marco. Wolff, Fahchori Simon, 
Harry Wallen." 

Permits to sell stock issued to 

Cnpltol-Ix>hK Beach Theatre Oorporn- 
tl6n. Theatre operating. Permitted to 
Jssua-Jill=l,.Oftfl;jhnresj,jjaT_^$lj^^ 

Fortune, Iiie; Amusement. PtrirTTttcd 
to isWue . all- 100 shares; par $100. 

News Dispatch Company. Newspaper 
publishing. To Issue three shares out 
ot 100; par $10. 

Fictitious Firm. Names 

Los Angeles, July 9. 

International Group Players, Holly- 
wood. B. E*. Cllyo, Doris Lloyd, Harriet 
Breast, Leyland Hodgson,' 

Screenoraft Prodnotlons, Hollywood. 
Sam Katzman, -A1 Alt. '• 
'. Hart Players,, Signal \\\W. Harvey H, 
.ilart, Jqhh It. Benwcll. 
' 'Atixoiia AVronglers/ Los Angeles. 
Charles Hunter, Calvin Short, Eugene 
Patterson, I>a ' Verne Costollb, James 
Barron. '*• 



CONVENTION 

)k mm 



Stiick Market 



Motion Picture Theatre Owners' 
of Amorica. iB^ oonslderinig Holly- 
wood as. its c6hventlbiv~city^f or 
next. fall. Although furtherest 
away for most of the owners' or- 
gani^tion executives figure the 
coast lure will be suffloietit -bait to 
-send :.members_iappin|P sa-yings ac- 
countis. 

Exhib execs are recalling their 
best attended convention was in 
Ia A* eight irears ago. 



Op. Union Ym 
In N. 0. Arrested; 
Stench 




New Orleans, July 3. 
Three members of the local mo- 
tion pictures operators >uni6n in- 
cluding its president, - Arthur 
Chateau, have been arrested and 
placed under, $2,600 bond for an. al- 
leged placing of stench , bombs , in. 
theatres.; 



Omaha, July 3. 
Stench bombing of Stiraiid theatre 
in . Council .Bluffs . was attributed to 
unions..: ' Theatre has emptoyed hbVi'- 
uhion help, since it was taken, ov&r 
as an independent by Morris Cohn 
from Fox some months ago. 

Bomb -wais a home-made affair 
and was tos&ed on wdlk in front of 
theatre doing little damage though 
:stench remained • after, show opened. 
Second bomb was found iinex- 
ploded in rear of theatre, and police 
hope to get a clue from It. ' 

Witnesses saw bomb tossed from 
car carrying' three naen and bearing 
Nebraska-IIcensi^-but-culprlts-baye 
not ' been rdunded in' nor blame 
definitely, placed. 



2— Bombed— in~Altooh»—-- — '■ 
AJtoona, July t. 
The; peace and quiet .which has 
marked the th'eatrd ' and moving 
picture operators .in their disagree-.- 
iqrient of the-' l^iast three- months, 
during which the operators have 
continuously picketed the theatres, 
has been broken twice in less than 
a 'week, last Friday night and the 
preceding Saturday night. 

Only two of the theatres involved 
in the trouble have -been bombed, 
the Olympic and Capitol theatres, 
operated by the Altoona Publix 
cpnipany which has A. N. Noto- 
poulos - as its president. .The Al- 
toona Publix company i's'also' belng 
sued by the operators for $11,000, 
claimed- for -violation of salary , con- 
tract. 

All of the theatres , have joined in 
offering $600 reward for information 
aiid arrest of the bombers. -The 
bombs used are. th.e size of .a walnut 
and contain an ammonia preparation 
which on both occasions had driven 
the theatre patrons away. The liquid 
is so strong that a part of .the floors 
of the tbeatre have had to- be ^rc'- 
placed. 

An arrest was made last Friday 
e'vening fpllowing the bombing but 
the jnan ' was exoneraled'' by police 
after questioning. ' Liocal police were 
all set to completely cover all the- 
atres Saturiday night btit no par- 
ticular watch was kept when the 
last bombs were exploded. 
■ Metnbers .of ,.the local operators' 
union are jointly operating the 
Lakeinont jPark .tbeatre this year, 
contracting ^ith the .Enipire stock 
company and dividing the proceeds. 
The season thus , far has been good. 



(Continued from p.ige 6): . 

since the beginning of the preiseiit 
upturn. 

"Bonds did well in - the -face -<)f iBr 
nevf high for some of . the foreign 
curreincies, specifically $4.46 for the 
British pound, and a corteisponding 
decline or the dbllar. Buying -de/7 
maiid came -conspicuously; thto , the 
speculatlve^Tlhe's, "ifeflected: by 
point advance in. the Paramount 
6.%'s,' while N.IiOew 6's held steady, 
and TVarner Bros, made moderate 
progress. 

• .Subsiantiai. naturie . the new 
spurt was indicated in the way the, 
big industrials led the way^ - with 
Steel at a new top at 63, and Tele- 
phone: breaking through its previ- 
oqs. best by a fraction.- Closing 
prices were close to the best of the 
A^.y, with volume in excess of 6,000,- 
000 shares on the session;. 

Index at . Pe«|k 

Last week ended with the Pow 
Jones indusbrial average at its re- 
covery peak, fitandfng just over 100 
at the close. There were scores of 
new tops throuchout the list while 
the active amusement issues ruled 
in most cases somewhat below their 
best since the beginning of the new 
deal.. An exception was Warner 
Bros., which ^as within a fraction 
of its 1933 top of 6^. Bull tips of 
a. vague nature hav^ been going the 
rounds in reference to Warners and" 
seem to have attracted attention. 

Loew's put on a good show, get- 
ting consistent support above 21, 
but apparently governed by a cau- 
tious, clique policy.^ At this stage, of 
the upturn a play, in -such low -priced' 
shares as Warners 16 fairly easy tp 
attract. High priced pivotals are 
presumed to have led the advance, 
supposedly baving by now done 
ampl^ to discount improvement. 
They're rather beyond a timid spec- 
ulative flyer, but it .is a simple mat- 
ter to take up any one of the low' 
range stocks whibh oh the surface 
haven't done much to keep abreast 
of the upward surgre and by draw- 
ing attention to it, attract a fol- 
lowing. ' It isn't necessary t6 have 
-anything, to. base _a._mo.ve.,. on, the 
move itself provides its own mo- 
mentum now in 1933 just as it did 
in '29. 

.— It-BPies. wi thput_sajrlngjthat t here 
is ho; logic in buying a . stock just 
because it, has proved laggard so 
far. Rather that very circumstance 
ought io be a danger signal, in the 
a.bsence of any other factor. 

In general the amusements ought 
by now -to bSgin -to shbw_, something 
for next fall. La^t stfmmer the 
movement Upward that culminated 
in September had its preliminary 
tremors just after Independence, 
Day and the amusements were 
prompt to get Into it. Producers at 
this time are announcing their re- 
lease programs for the coming sea- 
son and fhey seem to indicate nor- 
mal rates of output. The worst of 
the su mmer_lull is nearby and at- 
tentionHEurns to' expecfed seasonaT 
iactivity just ahead. 

. . Old Tops Obstacles 

High lights of the week were the 
indisposition of recent spectacular 
members of the theatre group to gd 
through their former tops - conclu- 
sively with the general market and 
the tapering off of market opera- 
tions in such issues as Columbia, 
Consolidated Film and a few other 
minors. In their stead a new cam- 
paign opened in Pathe A istock, 
based apparently on. trade and 



Street rumors that the companyv 
might {igalh become active in prg.. 
duotng, taking the ground that cer«. 
tain RKO defaults had released it 
from, a noni-piroducing agreement 
enter«d into upon sale of the com« 
pany to the Radio ally^ 
.. If any such thing is in prospect, 
it probably is in embryo at this 
tiihe, but the story waa sufficient 
to carry the 'old . A stock to a hew 
top fOr the^ear at. 6%. Price dosed 
hear that )evel on a heavy turn- 
over approximating 20,000 shares, 
on the week.. Another new top was 
that 6f Loew's preferred at 73%, 
volume. here being only 200 shares. 

The .Betback in Fox appeared to 
have run its course. Recession ap. 
parently represented, dlissatlsf action 
of scattered long stock with the re- 
organization plan calling -for a new 
outlay by holders to maintain their 
stock poi^ition unimpaired. Formal 
announcenient was made that the 
bond holders and banks had under- 
taken to underwrite the new stock 
issue, providing funds for the re- 
demption of the outstanding bonds 
and payment of bank loans. At any 
rate, the controlling interests in the 
property were able to absorb any 
further 'offerings of stock around a 
steady level ' near 3. Volume here 
■waei rather impressive considering 
the extremely narrow price range 
between 2% and 3,% suggesting that 
the figure \^s practically pegged. 

Prices of bonds in the amuse- 
ments, were featureless and sub" 
stantiaily unchanged, with the ex>... : 
cepltioh of a sharp jump of . .more 
^Ihan 4 in RKO debentures- to a-v 
double top ^at 23%. Volume AVas 
small here ^d the demonstration 
may have been a mere gesture. 
Cdmpahy;; of cdurseris ln receiver- - 
ship -and' the June 1 bond- •service 
was defaulted. It seems a strange 
time to organize a. market front. 
. JSlsewhere ..changes were frac- 
tional, except for a three-point ad- 
vance in Warner Bros, debentures. 
Wild fluctuations here are not to be 
explained .except on the basis of _ 
speculative operations. One day 
during the week the liens were ofC 
nearly 4 and the following day re- 
gained nearly 3. Bonds on their 
.merits have ho business to wander 
like that. 

— -^Phe- two -Paramount- liens ^dld.. 

practically nothing in a price way, 
only interesting detail of their per- 
formance being that the 'Olde*" 6'ef~ 

-agaih-conflEmed.their-pr£]ntum_pver_ 
the newer 6%'s, spread being about 
a full point throughout the week 
and maintained from high to low. 
Certificates of deposit in both is- 
sues did rather well in relation to 
the uhdeposited paper, at times sell- 
Ids a^'trifle higher in a very 'thin* ' 
market. 

The setback in Technicolor, fol- 
lowing its spectacular burst of 
speed; appeared to have been 
checked. Transactions fell off eharp- 
ly in volume and the. price r<ecov- 
ered to- 8% where it appeared to 
flatten out. Market operation ap- 
peared to be in hand with only the 
future to tell -w^hat the objective of 
JthfilJiJifl.ueLjffi.11.1. bCj ■whether to ride 
an investment in a business/ or 
take proflt on a speculative play. 
-Columbia vbtingjstock,. traded in; On 
the Curb (as dislinguished frbm the 
trust certificates on the Big Board) 
appeared , to be holding an edge in 
pried over the certificates, but deal- 
ings were too small to be fignifl- 
cant. 

Flareup of an old ■Wrangle in 
Trans-Lux found no reflection in 
prices. Stock held about even 
around 3, .ending the week with a. 
minimum ijaiil of an eighth. 



iiABIK'S SEGOHI) AT MONO 

Hdlly.wdod, July 3. 

Edwin L,. Marin gets his second 
directorial assignment^'with Mono- 
gram on 'Heads Up,' now being 
readied, for production. 

Adele Commandini. is adapting, 
from the original story ' by Jeff err 
Bdn Parker. ' , 



Max~6l^T^' "Dlyoirce^Su|t=^=^^ 
San 'Franciscoi JUly 3^ 
Max Graf is being sued for di- 
vorce by his wife, the former 
Hertha 'Babe' Kaths, ex-Pollies' 
giri, who asks, for division of com- 
munity 'property .and custody, of. 
their two year old son. 

Graf, with his brother, Xrouis, 
started a picture concern .. here a 
number of yedrs ago. They are 
now in the radio transcription bUHi- 
ndsls. 



• ■ « « 

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• » » • 



Summary for week ending Saturday,. July 3: 

STOCK EXCHANGE 

Sales. ^. Issue and rate. 

?• IS2 iAnierlca ri Seat . . . 

8.800 ConsoK Film........... 

8,200 Columbia P. vto........ 

6,400 Consol. Film .pfd 

28,200 Eastman Kodak (8) . , . . 

38,600 Pox, Clasa A 

277,400 ..Qen. Elcc. (40c.)....... 

-Keith, pfd...v. 

63,-200 Loe-BT (1) . ... .-; 

200 Do pref. (0V4) 

11,000 Madison Square Garden 

. Met-G-M : pref. (1.80) . ; . 

.7,600 Paramount cfa. ........ 

.7,000 Pathe Exchange,;...... 

ol2'S55 P^***®- Glass A...;.... 

277,800 Radio Cfeip.... 

10,700 RKO 

00 . Universal pref 

210,800 ..wrarner Bros....-...../.. 

*,/v^ -..P" fM-'-.-.i .......... 

• 70,300 Westinehouse 

CURB 




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HlKh. 

4% 
loyj 
12% 

84 

3% 
W4. 



m 
1% 

10% 
4.% 
33% 
.m 

48% 



'Low. 

" S% 
8% 

17% 

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7:^% 
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30% 
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48 

78 
JW 
17 
23 V6 
38 



200 Columbia Plcte.. .. 

1;100 Gen. Thea. B. pfd, 

1,000 Technicolor ...... 

2, 800 Trans Lux . . . .... . 



_1 fflO.OOO . «cn, .Thoa. Ert. 
20'^ '32,000 Keith C's, MC, 

=:48=^-=i2rooo'=Eeew-^'i)r"'4iT-: 

2,000 Pathe 7's, '37 



•••.♦•"•»4»«« •' 



471i 
4% 

r>% 

12 



61.000 Par-tTam-Lasky 

110,000 Pnr-Pub hWn, 

2.000 RKO debs C's. . .. 

418.000 Warner Bros. O's, 



. O'b, 
50 . . , 



... n 

48 

... 70 
... Wfi 

.... ir.'4 
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30 



20 
7% 



4% 
40 

7.') 
13 
12 
20 
33V4 



20 

m 

2%, 



.4% 

.75 ' 
14 

12'vf, 
35% 



ei 



0.200 Parrl'ub 

ver the Counter, 

Roxy, Class A 

(Jrn. Thr. of.i. sold $12,000, 4, 3*4, a»4, off »4 
P(U'-F-L cfs. HoUl $3.0()0. H!«, 14. 14/ up 
Pw-Pub' cfs. sold $3,000. .34. un 



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Tuesdays, July 4, ,193$ 



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in "DUCK SOUP". their funniest picture, 




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"ALICE IN WONDERLAND." Backed byl'eams of publicity on 
The Search for Alice, thi$ picture released during the 
Yuletide season becomes the greatest nqtural holiday 
.ottraction ever produced. 

DIETRICH...the one and only MARLENE in TWOMORE PICTURE^ 
Directed by Josef von Sternberg. 

"DESIGN FOR LIVING"... Noel Coward's smash hit— play of the 
year, with Fredric March, Mirianri Hopkins, Douglas 
Fairbanks, Jr. Directed by Ernst Lubitsch. — 

^50 YEARS FROM NOW" . . . one of the biggest exploitation 
pictures ever conceived. 

'THE SEARCH FOR BEAUTY" . . . already the newspapers of the 
country are flooded with publicity on this picture. It means 
money, money, money to every exhibitor. 

''CHRYSALIS"...with Miriam Hopkins, Fredric Mqrch^ George Raft, 
and Frances Fuller. Another big smash hit play. A sure-fire 
success as a screen entertainment. 

ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON". . .with Gary Cooper, Fay Wray> 
Neil Hamilton, Frances Fuller, Roscoe Karns. The runner-up 
for the Pulitzer Prize. One of the most delightful and 

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They will shower down gold for you! 



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WC. Fields, Charlie Ruggles, 
Jack OaWe, Wynne Gibson. 
Pirecfed by Leo McCarey-- 
75^00,000 people wditin^^ 
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Dprbthea Wteck> star of 
''AAaedchen in Uniform'' in 
a picture that promises to 
be even more sejisqtibhat. 

''Death Takes a Holiday" 

with 

Fredric March, Clqudette 
Colbert, Sir Guy Standing. 
Sure to be. another ^'Or. 
Jekyll & Mr. Hyde'*! 

'The END of the WORLD 

Directed by Cecil B. DeMille. 
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Hollywood Productions 

Week of July 3 



YPietures now filmihgi or about to stftrt, are jisted below alphabetically 
by studios. Symbols are; D— Director, A^Au*hor, C— Cameraman.) 

Tory of the Jungle* 
(1st week) 
p— fioy Wm. NelU 
A— 'Horace McCoy 

liawrenco Ponle 
D6r6 Schary- 

Cost: 

J(kck Holt 



FOX 

Tftddy, the Next Beet 
Thins' 
.(6th week) 

jj Harry ■>'Ii*chin|in 

X-^Gortrude Pase 
Bdwtn Burke 
C— John Seltz 

Janet Gaynbr 
Warner Baxter . 
Harvey Stephens 
Margaret Lindsay 
Fiske 0'Hara 
Una O'Connor 
Merl? Tottenham 
Roger. Imholl 
'Shanighal jiXadncss' 
: (8tU weelf) 

D — John Biyetone 

X— Frederick H, Brennau 
Austin Parker 

C ^t>ee (iarmes- 

Oast* "' ' 

Spencer Tracy 
Fay. "Wray 
Eugene Pallette 
Herbert .Miiiildln 

lAWm Worth Uvliig' 
(((th week) 
D— John Ford •• 
A-^a«nes Gould Cozzens 
•'Paul Green 
Jan^ Storm 
C — Geo. Schnelderman 
Cast,:- . 

"Will Rogers 
Vera Allen 
. Louise Dresser 

Marian Nixon 

'^alph Morgan" 
Boots Mtillory 
Howard Lally 
Andy DeVine 
Roger ImhofC 

•The rast Trail 
(4th week) 

^_I^^lime8 TlAllng 

A — ^Zane Grey . 

Stilart Anthony 
C — ^Arthur MlUer 
Cftflt * 

George O'Brien 

Claire TreVor 

El Brendel 

INTERNATIONAXi 

(WlUls Kent) 
'The Road to Rain'' 

— (2nd week) 

i>— Mrs. Wallace Rel 

Wally Shire 
A— Wally Shire 
Cr— James Diamond 
Cant 



Claude. Blnyoh 
. FranK Butler 
C — Charles Ijang 

Maurice. Chevalier ' 
Syiyia Sydney 
Bd. Everett Hortoji 
Arthur Plersoh 
Douglas DumbrlUe 
Nydia Westman 
Grace Bradley 
Arthur Housman 
.'Big ISxeentlve' 
(6th week) 
D^Brle C. Kenton 
A— Alice D. G. MIHcr 

Xiaurence StalUngs 
C — Harry Piaohbeck 

Ricardo Cortez'i 
Elizabeth Toung . 
,. Richard Bennett 
./. Sharon Lynne 
Dbrotby Peterson 
Barton MacLane 
•DDok Soap? 
(Ist week) 
D-^Leo McCarey 
A^ — Harry Ruby. 
Bert Kalmar 
Grover Joned 
C— Henry Sharp 

Four Marx Brothers 
• Edward Arnold 
Margaret Dumont 

I'm No AnseV 
(ist week) 
XK^Wesley Ruggles 
A— M«e West 
Cast: 

Mae West 
Carry .Grant 
. Gregory Ratotf 
<Too'Mu«h Hnnubiijr' 
(1st week) 

J>^Bdward Sutherland 

A— Jos. X. Maiiklewlcz 
Cast: 

Bine Crosby - 
Jaek Ojikle . 
Harry Green - 
Bk«ets Gallagher 
RADIO 
'Glory Conunahd' 
(eth week) 

.D — Christy Cabanne 
A—- Christy Cabanne . 
F. McGrew WlUla 
Comm. Frank Wead 
G— Al Gllks 

Bruce Cabot 
Betty Pumess 
Florence Lake- 
; Arthur Lake 
Jbhn.Darrow 
Frank Albertson * 

-Margfttat Seddon_: 

'Ac« of Aces' 

(8rd w^k) 
Walter Ruben 



C— MerrUt Gerstad 
Cast: • 

' Margaret' Sullavan 
Jbhh Boles 
Beriita Hume 
Marie .PrevoBt 
Franklin' Pangbom 
Gay Seabroblc^ 
Ruth Clifford 
Edgar Norton 
Robert Mc Wade. 
'Peanuts'. , Byron. 
Jean Hart ' 
Herbert Corthell 
Caryl Lincoln • 
Hugh Enfield 
Walter Catlett 
Edna May Olivier 
June Clyde 
Betty Blythe 
Barry Norton 
Sidney Brac'ey 
, Dorothy Christy 
Jean Sorel 
Cissy Fitzgerald 
Sheila Manners 
^Crauford Kent 
Kerdinahd Munler 
Mabel Marden 
Oscar Apfel 
Onslow Stevens 
Tom O'Brien 
Kiatalle Mborhead 
Lucille Powers 
Bertoh Churchill" 
Joyce Compton 
Noel Francis 
James Flavin 
Leon WaycofC 
Arthur Hoyt 
Geneva Mitchell 
Dorothy Grainger- 

"The Invisible ManV 
j (iind week) 
.D— James Whale 
. A-^H. G, Wells 
R. C. Sheriff 

.c.eB.t.;..... .. 

Claude Rains 
Dudley Dlggea 
Henry Travers 
•Una O'XJonnor . . . 
Forrester Harvey 
:mUy Bevan. 
Allan pinehart 
■ 'Gordon of Ghost City' 
(Serial) 
(3rd week) 
D— Ray Taylor 
A — Petet B. Kyne 
Blia O'Neill 
Geo. Clympton 
Basil Dickie 
Harry Hoyt 
Ralph Adair 
Het Manhetm 
C— ^ohn Hlckson.. 
Cast: 

Buck Jones . 
Madge Del laniy 
Walter MlUer 
TortrRltketts 



PROVIDENCE ' 

(Continued from page 10) 

the brisk pace and threw It tor a 
fall; off at $6,000; 

Paramount (3,200; 16-40) 'Jennie 
Gerhardf (Piar) and 'Paramount on 
Parade.' Going this^ stanza not so 
"good; scorcfiihg "sun InSM turned 
things tipsy turvy at this stand. 
Prospects hot so good; gross not 
likely to tut $4,600. tast week 'Col- 
lege Humor' (Par) and 'Destination 
Unknown' (U) showed surRrlslng 
strength in the face of the ma,riy 
obstaicles; came through for $5,300, 
but largely because of the first pic- 
ture, secowd getting- plenty of 

ICTlOClcS * 

RKO Albee (2,500; 15^40) "Big 
Brain' (RKO) and Va;ude. Falling 
by the wayside with the rest of 
them; gross will not go beyond 
$6,500 in.the face iof haindicaps. Last 
Week 'What Price Innocence' (Col) 
soared on a lucky buildup with the 
all-colored revue 'Hot Chocolates.' 
No doubt that stage show' was the 
thing that got the coin, as all the 
talk centered on the dusky troupers; 

RKO Victory (1,600; .10-25), 'Obey 
the Law' (Col) and 'Silver Cord' 
(RKO). Poorly balanced bill, lat- 
ter feature second run, and oke only 
ior the highbrows, and not. for. the 
patrohajge coming' to this stand, a,s 
a consequence' the fans are giving 
It the horse laugh. Gross will not 
tilt $ly500. Last week 'Sundown 
Rider' (Col) and "Woman I Stole' 
(Col) also suffered because of the 
heat, off at $1,200. 



Heat and Holiday Duo 
Sats Balto Bi)l Coin; 
'Nuisance' Best at 136 



Baltimore, July 3. 
Sweltering weather combiiied 
with an enticing three-day holiday 
are conspiring to deliver one of the 
worst week-end blows to theatre 
business currently. E^xhibs through- 
out town have been praying for 
rain"oveiv'the;'W'eBlc-cnd to keep the 
customers in town, but the fates 



lalling Union Co-Op Hon 
f 3by Gives Birmingham 



VOTE AGAINST DUALS 
IN MILWAUKEE SECTOR 



Mllwa.ukee, July 3^ 
Double^ feaitures, as well as gift'-; 
or premiums with admissions to 
Milwaukee county picture houses, 
were Voted against by the MPTO 
pf Milwaukee county last .week. 

Organization represents about 
85% of the theatres In the greater 
Milwaukee district. 

Yiblatidns will carry a forfeiture 
of playing dates. 



Cooper Takes Riverside 



Birmingham, July 3» 
Taking a swing at whit he calls 
'unfair competition/ R. WUby 
has given stagehands and operators 
two weeks noticie. effective Saturday 
(8) in all the -WilbyrKincey- houses 
here. Move will affect union men 
in Alabama, Rialto, Ritz, Strand, 
Galax and Trianon. , 

The notice ca.me like cl 
cause Wilby Relieves union men iaxe 
working against him by , making it 
1 possible for fifteen cent pictures and 
vaudeville in two local houses. Tern? 
pie and Jefferson, both using con- 
secutive run" pictures. 

Union men believe Wilby is prln- 
clpia,ily concerned with the Jeffer- 
son, a house that has been run co- 
operatively by the unions. It was 
stairted about 30 weeks ago With 
straight stock, 'the Edith Ambler 
stock company Was engaged and all 
receipts over the am:Qunt due the 
company and expenses was passed ' 
around' among union men. 

Sometimes they received 'flyo 
sometimes :te» dollars a week. About 



, Milwaukee, July 3. 
Riverside, former RKO house, and 
recently operated locally, was re-( 
opened last Saturday (1) under the 
management of A. J; Cooper, op- 
erator of houses In several cities.,—.- — ^ - 

Cooper has a ballet of 14 dancerp five weeks P?"^^ 
and six stage acts, with Dave Miller | at , Jeff erson to Include pictures, a 



and his orchestra on stage. A fea-" 
tu're picture also. 

Two chahBfes of program ■ each 
week.. 



60), ^Arizona to Broadway* (Fox). 
House in the doldrums badly And 
-not getting pictures quite strong 
enough to i>ut It out of the( rough, 
in the slough of despondency to. the 
tune of $2,600. littst , week In the 
Same weak groove at $2,400 for 
'Best of iE3nemi6S' (Pox). 

Stanley (IToew^TJAr " (^.*00 { 26^ 



customers in town, but the fates 35.40-65-66), 'Midnight Mary' (MG). 
apparently aren't with the theatres Uq-^ ^g^^gg foj. ^Yie marquee but the 
this time, because there was notn- g^Q—. getting word-of -mouth build- 
ing in the, ozone to keep the folks kj_ ^hlch should manage to pull 
from climbing Into the family bus boxofllce to at least fair $11,- 

and gassing it fdr the seashore or ^jjj^^ •Waterfront' (UA). disap 



one hour stage play and va^udevllla 
for 15 cents. House has been en-; 
Joylrtff good business at the acal^ 
of 16 cents anytime. 

First of all, the stagehands and 
musicians wanted to ishoW picture 
houses people of Birmingham did 
want stage shows. ' Reason number, 
two was to get thd .union, mem*, 
bers a fewrdollars every "week. " T 
Several weeks ago a representai-; 
tlve 0^ the lA was sent here, to try 
to straighten matters out. He 
asked ihe union., to _clos_e the J^ 
fersori in order to keep other unH^ 
men working. The- boya ..wotkln^^ 
at Jefferson than asked him what 
was going to become of them* lA 
man had no ansWer. 

Stagehands and musicians say 



A-^ohh Monk Salunders 
H; W. Hanemann' 



Helen Foster - 

Paul Page 
Richard Hemingway 
Richard Tucker 
Nell O'Pay 
Mae BuBch 

M£TRO . 

'Another liuigaage* 
. (0th week) 
Jk— H. H. Griffith 
ATT^Roae . jE'ranken... 
C — ^Rny June 
Cast: 

Helen Hayes , 

Robert Montgomery 
Louise .Cloaper.JHale 

Henry" leavers 

Irene. Catte'Il 

Margaret Hc^mlUoa 

Hal K. D.awson 

Mltvor Watson 

John- Beal 
-T—Maldel -Turner 

'Eskimo' 
(l<tth week) 
D— W. S. Van Qyke. 
A — ^Pcter S*reuchen 
C — Clyde Do Vlnna 
Cast: 

All Native 

'Afarch-ot Time* 

(4th week) 
I>-^Wmard Mack 
A— Moee Hart 

Mdgar Allen "Woolf 
C— Bill Daniels 
Cast: 

Alice Brady 
Franh Morgan 
. . RusseU Hardl^^ 
Madge. Evans 
.Bddie QulUan 
Ja6ki9 Cooper 
Mliskey Rooney 

'DonclDgr Xady- 
(3rd week) 
'I>-^Rohert Z. I/e'ohard 
A-T^ames Warner Bellah 
P. <G. Wolfeon 
Allan Rlvkln 
C-^liver Marcrh 
Cast: 

Joan Crawford 
Franehot Tone 
'GfftHrMlteheU - ' 
I^ank Morgan 
Jeftii Malln 
Ted Healy 
WlAnle Llghtner 
■Tard' Back ' the CtoeV 
• (8rd week) 
I>^E:dgar Selwyn 
Ar-r-Eldgar Selwyn 
Ben Hecht 

liCe Tracy 
Mae Clarke^ 
John Holllday 
Otto Kruger . 
- - Glara Blandick 
Peggy Shannon 
Charles .Grapewln . 
HElTBOFOUTAN 

. (Monogram) 
'Otflbping Romeo* 
■ (let week) 
. D-rRpbti Bradbury 

j_..J^Rpbt._N:i-Br.adbury.^_ 
' C — ^Archie Stout 



TTKOOTaBrBuckley-- 
'C — Henry Cronjager 
Cast: 

Richard. DIx ' 
Elizabeth Allen 
Eric .Linden 
. Bill Cagney ■ 
.*rheodore Newton 
Art Jarrett 

'Sweet Cheat' 
(let week) 
l>-^Wm. ■Seller 
A — ^Earl Baldwin 
Cast: 

Ginger. Rogers 
Wm.. Gargan 
Dorothy .Wilson - -- 
Arllne Judge 
Pert Kelton 
Bill Caghey 

'Uttle Women* 
(2nd week) 

'"_tV— Ctio.' Ciikor ■ ' ■ _1 

A — ^Lbulsa May Olcoft 
Sarah May Olcott 
Victor Heerman; 
C — ^Henry Gerrard 
Cftfl 1 1 

Katharine Hepburn 
Joan Bennett 
Frances Dee 
. .. Jean -Parker 
Paul .L/Ukas ' 
Xioulse . dosser 
Erlc^ Linden 
Henry Steplicnson 
Spring Bylngton 
John David' Lodge 

'Ann Yicfcers* 
(Ist week) 

l>^^ohn CromwcU.^- 

A — ISIncIalr Lewis 
' Jane Murfln " 
Caat; 

Irene Dunne • 
Edna May Oliver 
Conrad Nagel 
Briice Cabot 
Sam Hardy 
Mitchel Lewis 
Kitty Kelly . ^ 
Ferdinand Gottsonalk 



Wmi Desmond 
France? Ford 

WARNER 

— 'Footlight-Panide' — - 

(3rd week) 

D — ^Lloyd Bacon 
At— Mark Canfleld 

Manuel Seff . 
James Seymour 
O— Sol Pollto 

Geo. Barnes 
Ca^t : 

iaimes Cagney ' 

Joan Blondell 
Ruby Kcelor 

Dick Powell" 

Hugh Herbert 

Frank McHugb 

Arthur Hohl 

Gordon Westcott 
— - — GlalreVrDodd 

Dorothy Tennant 

Renee Whitney 

Juliette Ware. 

Hermain Blhg 

Paul Porcasl 
" Guy Klbbee:-^' 

"Wni. Granger 

Chas. Wilson 

Philip Favershtim 

*WIId Beys of the Boad' 
(3rd week) 
I>— Wm. Wellmttn 
A^Danlel Aliearn 

V Earl Baldwin 
-C— Arthur.Todd 

Frankle Darm , 
Dorothy Ceonan 
Edwin Phillips 
Anne Hovey 
Arthur TToHl 
Grant Mitchell 
Claire McDowell 
Stetllng: Hollowajr _ 
Shirley Duns'tead' 
Chas.. Grapewln 
Henry O'Neill 
Rochellc Hudson 
Ward. Bond ' .._ 
Minna Gombell. 
Adrian Morris 
'Red Meat' 
(3rd week) 
-D — ^Al Green 
A — David Karsner 
Kehyon 



uu e"-*"""© ~ I UUVr vvaicriruiiu \\jx^r- ■ tauuBciia^uo -— ^ 

he mountains. . , pointed at the bdxofflce, doing only they are not going to close tlie Jefv 

|_-_Ex9.?u?..:fr^^^^ "■' |feMOJi_MQauseJt_is Jhem^t^^^^^^ 

was wide and handsome. BySatj — . _ kr^^fl for most of them. Tnilead 

iirday night there wasn't anybody 
in town, but a couple, of night 
watchmen. . Even the theatre pwn- 
hers-^hemselves.--had^-gone-away— fpr. 
I a three-day vacation from their 



/l..^#.n. r^«>4 of closing present plans are to car- 

New German Quota tiaW ^ the matter to the publle-ln-ii« 



I current boxofflce headache. 
1 As the result of having the three 

I best days of the week shot, there 
is nothing but sighs and breast- 
beatings to report for boxofflce do- 
ings. Red smeated itself over the 
books, and even those theatres 
whicsh count no jfent for their, sum.- 
mer Weeks werel having a tough 
time sticking to black ink. 



— (Gontlnued-from-page-11) 
I Berllnrbound. Pending receipt . of 
any complete version of the new 
[law, brief messages to sev,eral film 
companies from their Berlin offices 
indicate that there are a numl>er of 
loopholes whicfi may save things 
from being as drastic as they seiem. 
' First Is the- fact that seemingly 
the law applies to produbtioh only. 



-advertising campaign of Bome soti;. 
and let ^ohn Public decl^e^iyhlcls 
house to patronize. ' . 

The Wilby houses aliSo have thelt 
story. They say they cannot <jom.-; 
pete , with 16 eent shows, with thef 
high overhead, high cost joiC pic- 
tures and that , it Is either ciosie up 
the -unfair competition or else th^ 
union 'goes out. 



the most steady of boxofflce win 
riers In Baltlm6re,"ls this week cov^ 
ered with gore: Dropping from a 
recent $11,000 average to below 
$7i000 for the current week With 
i «Big Brain' oh the screen. House 
Is in a sweat and on the spot cur- 



that sense, thus leaving a loophole 
tor Jews In distribution, the depart- 
ment Ajwericans are most Interested 
In abroad. 

Also there Is a clause readlA? 
i 'For cultural or artistic rea.sohs the 



vaude names and pictures. 

Best "results of the session- will 
be garnered by the Century, which 
is riding nicely with an excellent 
I combo of . Vaude and picture 
strength in Col. ' Stdopnagle: • and 
1 Budd besides a neat flyOTact lineup 
and 'Nuisance' With local fav Lee 



enment and Propaganda may per- 
mit • the employment of foreigners 
in individual cases on the request 
of a producer of a picture/ That 
seems to be an out. The word ?f or 
elgners' Is used here to Include 
Jews.. In. Gerjmany. toda,y under cur- 



Harry Gfich 



OHarry Glickman, bperator of at" 
state rights excha,nge^ the 9tli« 
Avenue flim "buiidlng, "tiinieff "last " 
week to the U. S. Court In New York 
with Ills' flnancial troubles^-- ^ 

Petition in bankruptcy filed . 
Glickman gave his liabilities 
$9,068 and assets $626. 



receipts is considered a foreigner, and that, 

'Midnight Mary' started slowly at assumingly, also puts aside the 
the Stanley due to^ lack of name jews. It's the usual 'Aryan para 
strength, but picture Ts sUrtrng "tO" g"i.a^p^^^^ 
build nicely on comments. • 



*A«ifle Appleby. Maker of g^/n'^/sutheVlahd 
(Isrweek). ■■. 

Jb^MaTkvSandrich I ■. . - -cast, y^- • ij^v,,, -i-j. 
i^I^oseph O'Keaseling Edw. G. Robinson 



CastV' '•' Cast: 
Bob Steele 
Doris Hill. 
Geo. Nash 
Gordon DcMaine ' 
Dick Dickenson: 
Ed., Brady 

FABAMOtMT 

iWny to liove' I 
' (3rd week) 
D — Norman Taurog 
A— Gene Fowler D — 

Bcnj. Glnzcr A — 

Wm. Hurlbut 



Huxnphrey Pearson 
Cast: 

Charlie Parrell 
Helen Mack 
Wm. Gargan 
Bruce Cabot' ' 
. H^len Bi-oderlck 

VNlVBRSAIi . 
*Dat\n<B Banger* 
(1st week) 
D— ^Alan James 
A — ^Alan James 
_C — Ted McCord 
Cast: • 

Ken Maynard 
Cecilia Parker 
Frank Rice . 
Fern Emmctt 
Q>ark Avenue Ladies' 
(let week) 
I>— tE. a. duPoiit. 
. A^Wm; H:urlbut : — — 7 
"J5hn^FrinreiB=^L-arkln= 



JUho Knight 
Neil Hamilton 
George E. Stone 
Mary Carlisle 
Baliy O'Neill 
Dorothy Burgess 
Edmund Breese 
Richard Carle 
Oscar Apfel , . 
'Only yeeterday' 
(5tli week) 
•John At. Stahl 
■Ficdcrick l..cwia Allen 
Jolm M. Stabl ' 



Kay Francis . 
Genevieve Tobin 
Murray Klnnell 
Geo. Blackwood 
Robt. Barf alt 
Robt. McWade 
J. Farrell MacDonald 
Henry Kolker 
Walter Walker 
Sam Godfrey 
B. J. RatcUffe 
Paul Porcasl . 
<BiiTeaa of MUslng Persons' 

(Srd week) 
D — ^Roy Del Ruth,. 
A — ^Robert Presnell 
0— Barney McGiU 
Cast: .. 

Bette Davis 
Pat O'Brien 
X^wls Stone . 
Glehda Farrell 

...iL. - Gordon westcott _. 

-^v-ijM 1 o.n- Jpn kins— 
Ruth Donnelly 
Marjorlc Gateso.n 
Wallls Clark 
Hugh Herbert 
Noel Francis 
Chsirlca Wilson 
Adrl,an Mofris 
Clay Clement 
Tad Alexander 
'Female' 
(iHt week) 
A— Gone Mai;kcy 

Kathryn Scola 
Cast : 

Ruth Chattcrton 



Estimates for This Week 
Century ^Loew-UAr (3.000: 25- 
35-40-55-65), 'Nuisance' (MG) and 
vaude. Elxcellent vaude value cur- 
rently, headed by Stoopnagle and 

I Budd on a return visit. • Picture is 
well liked, , according to notices, and 
on all counts Will figure to put this 
house-across okay $13,000, in a. week 
that is meahlhg ilah biz through - 
out town. Last week 'Made on 
Broadway' (MG) held nicely to $13,- 
900, being helped by a strong Cath- 
olic play in this town for the Notre 
Dame Glee Club on thie stage. 
' Hippodrome (Rappapbrt) (2,600; 
25-35-40-55-65), 'Big Brain' (RKO) 

1 and vaude: - Vaude end Is hopeles.?. 
currently for its lack , of marquee 
value and: the picture is likewise 
handicapped. This is fatal in a 
house that has. built itself strictly 
as the home of bi<s names and big 
shows. House is showing the ef- 
fects of last-minute decisions in 
picture and vaiide bookings. Down 
■brutally to $'7,000 this Week, Pre- 
viously hardly better with $8,700 for 

hiilf e crf-Jimmy - Doian'- .( W-B) . 

^^' KeltFrr^irSefiariberggf) (2;400T 25^^ 
30-40-50), 'Gambling Ship' (Par). 
Badly treated by the critics, and not 
quite the type of subject for tho 



Oviis and Conflictions 
Here, too, however, there" If an 
out, since Jews who Tiave servea 
in the War for Germany have tri 
numerous circumstances been given 
permission to call themselves Ger- 
man for purposes of work. , 

A conflicting provision appears/ In 
the same" Aryan paragraph, . calling 
for tlie "admission of "exhlbillbh 
privileges 'under certain circum- 
stances' of pictures made by for- 
eigners of German, descent, That 
calls - for offlcial interpreta.tion 
which has not come yet. . • 

On • the actual kontingent hiatter 
the same law as was used, last year 
still holds, same provisos being 
carried through for tiie currient 
year*. This calls for the barring o£ 
Alms dubbed Into German outside 
of Germany a,nd for a 2-1 kontitf- 
gent arrangement. One additional 
clause allows the Minister of Pro- 
paganda to allow fi\rr\a to enter the 
country above the ' regular quota 
llmitn^f^'C 'advisable „for_politlc^^^ 
cultural purposes.' This would take 
care of any films coming out of the 
rtalo-Germanic alliances which have 



aulte the type 01 suDje»;t v'" — 7"^ — iV? . , , 

matron.s who shop so persplringly been sprouting, without, giving Ital- 



In the vicinity . of this boxofflce 
Overhead on this house, has been 
shaved considerably for the sum- 
mer and helping on the bobks. But 
not .so muoh at the front gate in 
tho probable $3,000, off. 

New (Mechanic) (1,800; 25-30-40- 



lans a special otttside standing ofll 
daily. 

Whole matter is somewhat con 
fu.sin;,' due to the scGming tendency 
noted in German film circles to 
quiet down on the Jew niatter. 




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Tneediiy, July 4, 1933 



VARIETY 



3S 



Local Etkr Advertising Down to 
Ail-Time Low in the Provinces 



in 



Baltimore^ July S. 
nadlo Btatidns outside of the two 
itey towns ot Chlctigo and New 
itork are ijeginrtlng to w6rry Be- 
tloysly about • the sharp break In 
local accounts. For a time it looked 
like local time was building, but 
the last six months have seen a 
terrific decline In in-town advert 
tislrig/ It's now almost 100 % nia- 
tlohftl advertising. Stations have 
about quit fighting for local trade 
by this time, their heated efforts ol 
•the past months having ||pne little 
good. . Their one hoiie now is 
what's* known as better tithes. 

Survey of stations in this vicin- 
ity shows tha:t the total time of 
local accounts oh th6 ether is less 
lhan 5%, and it would be even less 
than that if It weren't for the spot 
announcements. 

Local merchantu don't understand 
about institutional advertising, 
good-will and consumer-conscious 
nesB, They still can't get accus- 
tomed to the idea of haVihg a so- 
prajio warble into a mike and sell 
two-pahts suits; So that the local 
merchants use the ether strictly 
for cold impersonal spot announce- 
ments, tor special - sales, new 
policy, ot^new management, Or new 
iocaiibh. 

^pot Stuff Only 

They use' the ether just as they 
do the newspaper, and- -look upon 
the station 'ftiuch as they do the 
printed piagei It is strictly to get 
across a special idea- For this 
reason, while national advertising 
thay have dropped^ ^ off 'in new - 
papers as compared with the rise 
of national radio advertising, there 
has been no such similar decrease 
In local newspaper advertising. 
That has held ijp remankably well, 
much tci the cna,grln, of the radio 

managers who have _been talking 

themselves blue" in "the face trying 
to get department stories and 

— othCTS~"of'nme~BawRr~category--over 

-^-»n^their-siftfl. ,of the f^cg. 

But the switch . from jiagei . to 
tnihes hasn't come about, since the 
department stores all take the 
stand that the housie wife wants to 
Btudy the ba>*gains listed, and 
won't be able to catch , them on the 
fty when quoted over the loud- 
bpeaker. 

Competish Too Strong 
But what hurts more, than any- 
ing else is the fact that_those few 
local advertisers wlib have tried 
radio soon^ backed awfxy. And the 
explanation for this back -away 
move lies- in two items. a§ re- 
counted by both -the local -a:dver= 
tlsers and the stations. The first 
Is that , the loca,l ady.eryfier_fears_ 
and cannot stand up against the' 
progra:m quality offei'ed by na- 
tional advertisers. The national 
advertiser can afford million doUair 
names, the local advertiser must be 
satisfied with ta'ent that he can 
pay off in apples. ■ 

And other than the money avail- 
able for talent, there's the prob- 
lem, of talent that's available for 
^ "any rtaaoft in^h«T)rovinces- Local 
advertising has held up in Chi and 
NY because the local advertisers 
have had^genuine ether talent avail- 
able, but the Only thing around the 
emaller burgs is the amiteur boys 
and girls from the musical colleges 
and the high school glee clubs. 

Besides, when , national adver- 
tisers, ^ant to go ,,on the air badly 
they manage to - find . a- way. despite 
the fact that business is .^not so 
KOod, After all, the national con- 
cerns are .practically all stock 
outfits, say the local statidns^ in ex- 
plaining the situation, and iney 
xan spend the stockholders' money. 
But- the local merchant hasn t any- 
body but himself to supply the 
money for ether advertising, and ii 
there's no likelihood ' of the coin 
coming out of the "business, . he s 
not in the position.to dig clown to 
supply the hecessary monies lor 
radio exploitation. 

For this reason, the . stations are 
■looking particularly for better eco- 
-. .nomic conaitlons to. , better their. 

"=^™hanc'oro^=Wii^ 
vertising coin.- 



LUCERNE CONFAB ENDS 



24 Countries Sion Wavelength 
Change^— Govts. Must Ratify 



Brusjisels,-- June 24v 
International Radio Cbpferciice at 
Lucerne, Switzerland, called, to rer 
vise the allotment Of wavelengths 
and which, has been on since May 16,' 

has .ended. 

Rusjsia, refused aldmlssion to. the 
1927 Washington conference, hid 
observers at Lucerne. Not being a 
member .of the Internationai .-Union, 
Russia .could please Itself in the 
matter of wavelengths and pro-" 
grams. 

Final agreement arrived at was 
sighed by representativeis of 24 coun 
tries but muist be ratified by respec 
tive governments before being made 
public. Meantlihe, Eurojpean nianu- 
facturers of receiving sets havO to 
wait for station-finding scales which 
the shuffling of wa,velengths will 
change. 



WHAM Ups Salaries 



• Rochester, N. T., Juljr 3. 

WHAM, here has boosted 
salaries of Its personnel by 
abput^l2%r effectlver July-3.^-~ - 

Announcement advising the 
staff of the move remarked 
that the operators were .k6eip- 
ing their promise made at thfe 
time salaries were reduced, 
that with the first indication Of 
a business pickup pay envel- 
op^s would be iippied. 



Network s Heads Fed Up with 



Trying 








S. F. 'NEWS'-KYA 

Tie* up on Coast, if Materi 
Will Be a Surpri 



ingr 



Those wad Stones (tf 
Choras Grk :m .$. A; 
to Be Draimtlized? 



SHELL OIL'S 2-H0I)R 
COAST KADIO SHOW 



, San Francisco, July 3. 
Second .of. the Coast oil concerns; 
to : go ' radio . within- a fortnight ia 
Shelli /inrhich on July .10 begins a 
once weekly two-hour period on Don 
Lee-Columbia chain, emanating 
from KFRC here. Program is the 
old Blue iMohday Jamboree^ "which 
will get new talent and a new name, 
'Shell jaoundupi.' 

E. H. Saunders, ad chief of Shell, 
is currently in Hollywood, o.o-'ing 
acts for the ishow. Sauhdiers "idea, 
worked out by the Jj Walter Thomp- 
son, agency^ is to devote the first 
liour to the best talent "lie can find 
and buy, and the second hour tp uh- 
tveM^m^cterifflrhoplng^^o- pronrdte 
bunch to the first bunch, 

tin^e^ '■ ■ 

Shell contract with the netwOrk is 
on a week-to-week basis, 
' Guitflt Is also using announce- 
ments on KJBS^ ania taking a lot of 
ad space ta plug its 'super, gasoline' 
which is being sold at three cents 
a gallon less than formerly. 

First oil station to start the sea^ 
son off was Standard which is 
bankrolling 'Standard On Parade* on 
NBCf. " Associated Oil Co^ is-the-sole 
holdout, but probably ^iW sponsor 
some of the football gamiBs. 

Richfield received its news period 
lor another 52:week6, while aiimore 
oil signed iagain for another year of 
its 'Circus.* . 



Chicago, July 3; 
Wrigley's chewing gum -^iHbapk- 
roll a South American trip for three 
persons a's a. material-^gatherinig 
junket for next season's resumption 
of the 'Myrt and Marge' programs, 
Myrt Vail and her production man- 
ager, Bobby rowh, accompanied 
by the latter's wife, will sail July 15 
frOm* New Tork on the 'Southerri 
Prince' for a two months* trip. 

Plot t^ylst for next year will use 
South American locales. One re- 
port around Chicago is that the two 
chorus girl characters are to acr 
cept South. American th^tric^l :en- 
gagements in the story and that 
complica-tiOns of the type; Often re- 
ported from the Latin countries 
will be virbveh into the iscript. 

' Myrt Vail, and Marge Damerel are 
both former vaudevlllians. Profes- 
sionials here believe , that the girls, 
;in exploring for new script Adven- 
tures, remembered -some of the 
stories' which have " ffoated "back 
from South America frOm time to 
time about performers who accepted 
bookings there^ 



San- Frahciisco, July 3. 
Last of Frisco's radio-unafiiliated 
dailies, ScHpps-Howard ; 'News' Is 
flirting with KTA, third of NBC'c 
local stations, 

If a tie-up is made it will be 
unique, for the 'iNews' dislikes radio. 
Secondly, KTA is regarded bV the 
papers as a bad boy, carrying as it 
does a SZrweek contract with 'Shop- 
ping News' for a nightly newscast. 

Daily 'News' has lookliig 
over the eHaborate studios con-, 
striicted in tiie' Hearst 'Call-Bul- 
letin' building for its broaclcasts 
oyer NBC's KPO, and in the indie 
'Chronicle' which oii July 8 •. starts 
over NBC's XGO, figuring mebbe on 
building studios of itsi own if a,nd 
Avheh a, KTf A marriage takes pla;ce 
'Exami is in with KFRC, of 
CBS-Don Lee. 



MEHCAK AK CONFAB 
WHl START MY 10 



COAST'S PRESS-RADIO 
RELATIONS STRAINED 



Mexiico City, July 3. 
Widespread benefits for Mexico, 
the United States and all Of the 
nortlierh PanrArperican countries 
are expected -to result - from the in- 
ternatibnal cbnfiefence on radio 
starting here July 10, arrangeffientH 
for which the Ministry of Communl 
cation and Public Works has com- 
pleted. Ministry announces the ma- 
jority of the invited com»tries-rr 

Unlted States, Canada, Newfound- 

land, Cuba; aua^6Wata,--Honduras; h^^ 



Networic offlclais declare them- 
seilves faced with the . problem of 
putting . a damper- pn the commer-"- 
Cla.1 broadcast attended by large 
audiences. Introduced originally as 
a siiiecial Inducement for bringing 
clients ihi the practice has devel- 
oped In va Frankenstein which, 
the air moguls admit, is hard to 
control. 

They now point to the hiring by 
Cild Gold of Carnegie Hall for 
a public performance of last 
Wednesday's (28) broadcast of the 
Fred Wariiig variety show as the 
apex of what the execs describe af 
a confusing situation. Radio, they 
say, has made enough enemies 
without stirring up ^idditional and 
easily avoidable ill tvill in the the- 
atre operating caiiip. 

But what most bothers the net- 
work majorrdomos Is an altogether 
different by-product of the public- 
ly performed broadcast. This is 
the habit of performers on the 
program playing direct to the, vis- 
ible audience- 

But the nub of the situation, say 
tiie network piiotSi is that the ad 
agencies have gone Broadway. The 
agencies let themselves be in-- 
fluenced ^y the heads of their radio 
departments-r who . have , ambitions 
of- becoming producers and these 
department heads in turn, aver the 
chain men, let thertiselyes be in- 
fluenced by their comics and ga,g 
writers. 

High reaSMre.-^^ 

lue-penciling of continuity com-'; 
irig iroin such "sources, assert" 
these officials, has become a major 
chore ot the network's program de- 
partment. TO them a suggestive - 
gag is ^ suggestive gag no matter 
how It's cleaned tip or remodeled, 
despite this-^-attltude ^the- 



Digging 'Em Up 



Cox's KTAB Berth 

San Francisco-, July 3. 
Frank Cox is the new commerciaJ 
manager for the Oakland studios ol 
KTAB, operating exclusively on the 
"OPDosite side of the bay. 



Hollywood, June 3. , 
KMTR *s digging up all the an- 
cient stage melos to present, lialf 
hour editions of samie Sunday 
nights. First, last night (2), was 
'Scarlet ""Letter.'' East" -Lynne,'- 
'David Garrick,' 'CamlUe,' to fol- 
lo.w. 

-These, versions are being adapted 
by Thomas - R* Mills and Kenneth 
Von ;Eggidy. Casts include Wini- 
fred 'Nimo, Carol Hennigan, Mil- 
dred Meade, Fhil Tead, Von Eggidy, 
Glennon Hardy, and Howard Rus- 
sell. They are m.ostiy former 
stock- pia.yer is.. 

Coast Gas Price Jump 
tJps KFAC three Spots 

Los Angeles, July 3. 
KFAC garners three indeipendent 
gasoline accounts in the rush to 
advertise following an additional 
one cent tariff on gas. 

Ready 'power will comniercial 
Harry Starr in a daily iS-minutc 
piano^and singing act; Elixir Gas 
Co will sponsor the morning 
Country Church of , Hollywood, and 
Whippet .Gas -. will . pay for tho 
thrice --WC^kly^philiiSOPhiCia J}Jk£, 
by G. Allison iPhelps. 

.Haws' 100% Departure 

Chicago, July 3. 
R. Calvert Haws is entirely off 
the World's '. Fair ' payroll. John 
Clayton, last week inherited his job 
as chief of radio activities. 

For a time another berth foi 
' Haws was pondered. 



" Sair~Francisca, -July-3^ 

The dailies and the stations are 
getting chummier every day, but 
they don't mean it. They're alBlI 
ating with each other in hope^ pf a 
Jot of 'mutual benfjftts, .but there's 
always a Dampclean 'sword hang 
ing over this fraternal couch. 

Latest example of the sword's 
falling, came thisi week as a rOsult 
of the Camera- Sharkey fight. Ralph 
Brunton had . signed, with JKestern 
Union to broadcast that wire outfit's 
blow-by-blow descripticri of the 
fracas. 

•.- Witho^arrangements all. completed 
he sent his " station T>.a. out to plant 
some publicity on the event. The 
p.ar-.not -only- roet-wlth. rebuffs 
the Hearst publications threatened 
to kick KJBS out of . the dally time 
schedules If the broadcast went on. 
Brunton told the Hearst outfit that 
he had gone to a lot of expense pn 
this scheme and didn't feel like 
dropping it;- 

So Hearst's 'Examiner' and : 'Call 
Bulletin* pulled some undivulged 
strings with W. TJ., and that firm 
"notified KJBS it wouldtf f be"able tP 



Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and agencies still rush in a few min- 
TBe — Repumre — of-^paTiama--have -„teg--tefoxrg-ti^^ Bhpw Is due to gp 
prrtmlflPd \ o send deleg ates, .and ex- ^ith a set of gags that have 



pects sohie 45 or 50 radio .expertflToT\,e^ rejected and revisea m vise 
attend the sessions, which "will be hope that the program' department 
the first of their kind held in Mexico, can be Jiigh- pressured into ap- 

Ministry explains the conference proval. , .x. * 

Is one of the international regional I nBC, which introduced the studio 
meets stipulated by the world radio audience id§a, says It Is now try- 
congress held last fkll In Madrid. ing . to discourage newcomers froni 
Purpose is for groups of nations taking advantage of Its 700rseat 
to get together and figure out means studio In the New Amsterdam the- 
for meeting ether problems that are atre building. Web's headmen ^d- 
common to^ them. mit there's nothing they caa dp 

^Federal government is Intensely, about closing this layout «ntnjl^^ 
interested in the conference becausfe operations are ftioved to 
of thf offoTtf Mexico has everted City, and that wOn't be until npxt 
during the past several, years to de- j January, 
velopiandieiicoura the use of Its^ 

^*RSblic has 58 broadcasting sto- l irijllll>« FfltUDineilt SeiZGlL 

tions7inoit-it-TOcir^^^ 
City^ but most powerful, pf which 
are near American border towns, 
and 24 radio -telegraphic stations for 
national and International service 



supply the stations with the .fight 
I descriptions. 

On the morning of the fight Hearst 
I notified the broadcaster he could 
luse ,«. flash If he wanted, but he 
didn't wanna* 



Chic Sale Dickers for 
lii-Laws' and Air 



Los Angeles, July 3. 
Chic. Sale Is negotiating with 
KFAC to take over the daily serial, 
'In -Laws,' and play the character 
of- the old nian now being enacted 
by Tom , Br6rieman; ' iitithor 'Of ' the 
script. 

Sale had >sc made, of the 

chapters of the serial with himself 
Jh the part, here and left here last 
Saturday (1) hoping to interest one 
of the chains In using him on th^ 
air in. this feature. 



4o 



Fitch-brand of hair tonic switches 
ila air ainiiatioh from Columbia to 
NBC in the fall. Account has obll 
gated itself for a Sunday niglit pc 
rlod on the blue (WJZ) link Sept, 



24. *Tenn is "f or the "13 weeks rifitTit 

mum. , , 

Fitch has a musical idea in mii'd 
but no talent baa yet bieen booked. 



Indie Off Air 



Brewers Eth^riang 



"San Francisco, July - 9. 



San Francisco, July 3. 
KFWI is off the air since Graybar 
Electric Co. seized $25it>op worth ot 
equipment for which the station still 
owed. Western Electric technical 
material was purchased by the in- 
die stiatioh recently whenlheljread- 
caster's old equipment was declared 



With renewed vigor, radio sales ^^^^^^^ 
men are chasing the breweries now .Q^jgoiete. 
that Acme, western company, has ..^adio Entertainments, owners of 
fallen for the ether. + the station, continue tp maintain a 

Coast malt and hop outfit starts | telephonic connection, answering all 
Julj^ 17 on NBC's entire western 
hookup, going as. far East as Reno, 



with a variety show that features 
Meredith Willson^s orchestra, :Mary 
Wood, soprana; Irving Kennedy, 
tenor, and thfe Doric quartet. 

Other firms are auditioning, but 
haven't signed. 

Moss* Break-Ins 

Holly virood, Jiily 3 
Paul Moss, former New York 
agents is after featured film players 
-with the ultimate hope, of getting, 
them on ah air commercial. 

His idea isi to initiate them to 
radio over local statlone for small 
money and then take . those who 
click eaflt for possible, chain siJOts.; 



COOPEE FEEELAJTCING 

Chicago, July 3. 

WlUis Cooper has rcalgned as 
chief of the continuity department 
of Columbia here.. He continues, 
"how ever, ' f o" aotTibf-twd-'-CBS-pra^ 
gram.s— 'liailroads of America' and 
'Lives at Stake.' 

Coopei will fjeelance. 



telephonic connection, answering all 
questions about programs with, 
'We're not sure, pf the definite hour 
wfe'll be back on/ 

. Situation, however, isn't so bright 
aa the old equipment -can't be used- 
arid there isn't enough dough for 
thP new stuff, let aloiie buying more. 

Graybar is trying to peddle tlie. 
seized equipmeht, and will Jet it go 
for about -f 10,000. \^ 

jPreitiium on Auto Radios^. 
Linen Pants, Hotel Rooms 

Chicago, 

RCA "Victor office here is around 
600 orders, beiiind in meeting the 
demand for automobile radios of the 
type retailing for $39.50. Other 
companies are also meeting a strong 
Wna:°^Wa:rd' {J- ulo , .x ad iosr— ^hese- 
have been the only kind of radio 
.sets which have been moving here 
for months. 

Right now in Chicago linen ^plts. 
for men, bathing suits, and auto 
-radios — ar^e-^ppare ntly t hg ...only 
things, outside of mcalis and hotel 
rooms, that cannot be obtained 
wiihout trouble. 



VARIETY 



lir deep appreciation to Messrs. Merlin H.^A^^^^ 
Royal, tycoons of the National Broadcasting Co., for their bouquets 
following , Al Jolson's performance on the Kraft Phenix Cheese 
Corp; program, with the Paul Whitemanorchestra^ This, the first 
two hour radio cohimercial air show, madelts debut last Monday 
(June 26), at 9.30-11.30 p.m., EDST, via WEAF and an NBC chain. 
Many thanks, too, to Mr. John U. Reber, executive vice-president 
of the J. Walter Thompson agency. 



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TveficUy, July 4. 1933 



VARIETY 



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Company fNc. 



SVtli 1933 



Dear, a1; 



^ ever heard. great- 
^«^t you t<^^^rJL was ve«r 



^^ithfuuy yours 



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VAWEETY 



RAVI O 



Ontstafldnig Pirograms on the Air 



<Thi« and Next-Week^ July-4 ta 10) 



(Texaco), 



NEW YORK 

(All Time EDST) 
TUESDAY (JULY 4) 
Ed Wynln, Don Voorhees, \Graham McNamee, 9.30>10 p.m. 
\VEAJ''KBe*-- (Hanff-Metzger.; 

\ Kato Smith (lia Pallna), 8:30>8:45 p.m., CBS'WABCp AUso Wed. & 
ThtirSr) (Bktten-Barton, e^c); 

Julia Sanderson elnd Frank Crumitf Parke r Fe nneiry, Jack Shilkret 
orchei^tra, Wackstone. Piantatioii/ 8'8.30 p.tn., WEAP-NBC (Blackstone 
Cigars)V 



Dr. Huco IU«MBCeur« YleniiMie prosram fr<Mn Badlo City llu^ic Hallf 
»WJZ-NBC l-LM p.Ba. 

Arlhiir Briabane* Walter C. Kelly, The Revelers, Al . Goodman's orch«B- 
tra, WJZ-NBC, 9-9.S» p.m. (Good Gulf Gasoline) (CecU, Warwick & 
CecO). 

Goldman-Band, Edwin Frankp Goldman, conducitlnff, from the N. T* U. 
campus, 9^30-10 p.m., WJZ-'NBC,-" " - -- ,^ 

Frank Criimit and Jiilia Sanderson, 6.80^6 p.m., WABCrC^S (Bond 
Bread) (Batten, Barton, etc.). 

Chicago Knights (Frank Westphal orphestrft). 7-7.30 p.m., WABC!-CBS. 

The Gauehoa^ Vinoeht Sorey conducttmEr, with Tito Guizar, 9<-9.3d p.m!, 
WABC'^Sa 



Raymond Paige's orchestra and sololtjts, Califbrhla Melodies, from Doii 
Lcie chain, on the west coast via WABC-CBS. 10-10.46 p.ta. 



Xiiffht Opera Gema, Channon Cdllinge 
11.16 p.m. 



WABC-CBS, 10.46- 



Eddy Brovyn, violinist, with miniature syth phony maestroed by George 
Shaekley, 130-9 p.m., WOR. 

Footlisht Schoes directed by Geo. Shackley, Lewis Reid announcer, 
9.30-ilO p.m., WOR. 

WEDNESDAY (JULY 5) 
Fainnie Br{ce,t George Olsen Music (Chase & Sanborn Tea), WBAP- 
NBC, 8r8.30 p:m. (J. Walter Thompson agency.) 

XfOndon Econo mic, C onference, Internationial.. broadcast, report by Wil^ 
iiaih !Hard, NBC-WEAF sIiort wave rebroadcast from BBC, liOndon. 

Potash aihd Perimutter (Jos. Greenwald and Lou Welch), WJZ-NBC, 
8.S0-8;46 -p.m. (Feeni^mint). 



The Poet Prince, ITBC service from Radio City Music Hall via WJZ, 

_lW6-i.ll.30 P;m.^_ . *^ 

Irvin Sr 6obl^ and ~Ar Gbbdm p.tn., CBS-WABC 

(Good Gulf). Also Frl„ same time (Cecil, Warwick & Cecil). 

rCftjjy^^ Allen (White Owl cigar), 

||.80-10 p.m., CBS-WABC (Batten, Barton, etc.). 

^ .^rsd Waring's Pennsylvanians and Aunt Jemima ('Mandy Lou'). 10- 
10.10 p.m., CBSrWABC (Old Gold) (Lennon & MitcheU). 

jEdwln..C.. Hill, jiews.. I0.i0-i0,46_p.m., CBS- WABC. 

iWdwark Symphony Orchestra, RobL Crawford, director, from the City 
Stodtum, Newark; 0.30^10.80 pi.m., WOR. 

— — 

THURSDAY (JULY €> 
Rudy Vallee-Fleischmanh variety program, including Gilda Gray* 
Willie and Eugene' Howard, Herts Bros., WEAF-NBC, 8-9 p.m. (Fleisch- 
manh's Teaat) (X Walter Thompson). 

■ Cap'n Henry's Show Boati^ Including Roas, 
Ahn#tte Hanshaw, Muriel Wilson,. Molasses n" January^ Don Voorhees 

orchestra, I^EAF-liBC, 9-10 p.m, (Maxwell House Coffee). 



Floyd Gibbons, tfao' Worid's S*aCnftep6i^errT^ 
to WJZ, 8; 46-9 p.m,- 



■ jS^m"!^!!^ ^T'ii*'. ^y ^^^y half h6ur with Freddie Rich's orchestra, 
V.9V.-1V p.m., wABC-CBSz ' — '■ ■ ^ 



. Voorhees atchestra. Jack Smart, Gordon Graham, TKlng Arthur 
and His Arabian Knights. 8.16-8.46 p.m., WOR (Horton's Ice Cream). 

^Bronz Marriage Bureau, 9-9.15 p.m., WOR. 

a'i.^^^! JSf^ffy- Sherman Keene directing, Grenadiers Quartet, 
Walter Ahrensi 10.80.11 p;m,, WOR. ^ ^ 

FRIDAY (JULY 7) 
Cities Service hour, with Jessica Dragbnette, the Cavaliers (Henry 
Shoite, Frahk Parker, John Seagle, Elliott Sha^, Iiee Montgomery), 
Frank. Banta and Milton Rettenberg, Rosarie Bourdon's orchestra, 

WElfiF-NBC, 8-9 p.m. (Citletii Servrc^ Gasoline)/ 

Tbfn Howard,_Jeannie Lang^ Ted Bbrfiman, Herbert, Polesie, The Sing- 
ig - Clerks^ Harry SaTter'r or^eislra*- 9-9730 priftV-WEAP^N^ 
^Foods) (Benton & Bowles). 

Ilka Chase, Hugh O'Cohnell, Lee Wiley, Paul Small, Victor Young 

orchestra:, WEAF^NBC,'9.30-I0 p.m. (Ponds' CreaiA) ( J. Waltor Thomp- 
son). 



Irvirtg Aaronson orchestra from Riis Park. Long Island, 7-7.30 p,m;, 
WOR. 



Woodbury revue, with Roxanne and heir orchestra, Al and Lee Reiser^ 
Jack Arthur, 7.30-8 pjn., WOR.^^ 



MONDAY (JULY 10) 
A&P Oypslea, Harry Horiick directing, Frank Parker, WBLA.F-NBC, 
9-9.30 p.tn. (Atlantic & Pacific). 



n P*"' .Whitaman orchestra, with Deems Taylor, m.c, and variety show, 
9.30-11.80 p.m., WEAF-NBC; on split hookups in Some territories (Kraft- 
PhenU Products) CJ. Walter Thompson). 

CUcquot Glub Bsklmoa, Harry Reser directing, 'Rosey' Rowswell, 
Jimmy Brierly* NBC- WJZ, 8-8.30 p.m. (Clicquot Club Ginger Ale) (Dan- 
ielson As Son agency). 

Sinclair UUnstrels (Gene Arnold^ Chauncey Parsons, Bill Childs^ Mac 
McCloud, Clifford Soubier, Harry Kogen directing), NBC-WJZ but of 
Chicago, 9-9.S0 p.m. iSindalr Oil). 

Jack Froiit (sugar) half hour with Sam Herman, Josef Pasternack's 
orchestra and guaat artist, 9.30-10 p.m. (Gotfiam agency). 

Ethel Waters, colored, 11-11.16 p.m„ WJZ. 

'Back Staged with BOrris M'orros from Paramount theatre, N. T., 
ohestra ana aololatfl^ 8.80-9 p.m<, WOR. 



AIM Wallenstein'e Slnfonetta, Veroni Wi 
p;ni., WOR. 



10.30-11 



CHICAGO 



(All Time CDST)" 
JULY 6 TO 11) 

Aihoa W Andy, NBC-'WMAQ, 10 p.m. Also Thura;, Frl., Mon. 6b Tues., 
same tlme^ (Pepsodent) (Lord & Tliomas agency). 

WEDNESDAY (JULY 5) 
Clang Lit V Em, NBC-WGN, 9:16-9:30 a,ni. . Also Thurs., Fr!.,^ Mon. 
ft.Tuea. same time. (Palmolive Supersuds) (Lord & Thomas). 

Littia Orphan Annie, NBC-WGN, 6: 4B to 6 p.m. Also Thurs.. Frl.. Mon. 
& Tuea, aame tluML (Oraltlne) (Black-Sample-Hummert). 

^.^ ^ . . THURSDAY (JULY 6) 

Railroads of America, CBS-WBBM. 8.46^9 p.nu Also Mon., same time. 
Weetj^al mxsheatra, Qleo Club. (Joint railroad account). 

AU-Star ^sebedl Game, WBBM, 1-3 p.m. Pat^nnagan, annouader. 
One time only. (Primiar Beer) (Green, Fulton^ Cunningham agency). 

trf'f^^ P * Also Tues., same. ( Palmer 
House) (Lora ft Thomas), ' 

FRIDAY (JULY 7) 
-Phn Baker, with Harrv McNaunhton. Roy Shield, orchestra. Merrie 



'Andre . Kostelanetz presents Mary Eastman. Evan Evans, orchestra, 
choir. 9.30-10 p.m., WABC-CBS. . 

,Lou Holtz, Grace Moore, Lennie Hayton's orchestra, 10-10.30 p.m.. 
J??^5-p?3i::(j5^steraeld> agency). ' 

SATURDAY (JULY 8) 
. RoK Battle concert ensemble, WEAF-NBC out of Toronto (via CRCT), 
1.30-2 p.m. 

Week-end Revue, vajrlety show, NBC-WEAF, 4-6 p.m. 

Inter<iollegiate . Spring Regatta, crews from Harvard, Tale, Cornell, 
California; Washingrtoni/IJ. of Calif., from Lbns: Beach, Calif,, NBC-WEAF 
hookup, 7.46-8.16 p.m. 

-_rofe orchestra, Conrad Thibault,. WEAF-NBC. 9-9.15 p.m. 

(Philip Morris Crgaret) (Blow agency). " 

vB. A. Rolfe orchestri^ . with Rudy Wiedoeft, WEAF-NBC. 10-11 p.m. 
' (:^udson -Essex) (Blackman agency). 

. Philharmonic Symphony orchestra, Willem van Hoogstraten conduct- 
lijg, WJZ-NBC, from Lewisohn Stadium, N. Y., 8 

8 3^-"l5 p^S^^TSBC^cTBi?**"^*^^ from -Fairmont Park. Philadelphia, 

.^f'R?* Little^ Symphony orchestra. Philip James conductor. With Olaa 
Attl, harpist, 8-9 p.m., WOR,. 

SUNDAY (JULY 9) 

marimba orchestra, WEAF-NBC, 10,30-11. a.m, 

1 2^t^°n T?°^wi^ fi^^^S?^^*"*".^/''*'*? CfiT^iioX theatre, N. T., 11.16 a.m.- 
-iisfi & variety show, with Maria Silviera, Hannah 
fflfi 'wofJ?**^M t P'ck pennL ,,XbmJWcLaughii Four Minute 
Men, Waldo Mayo, Yasha Bunch uk conductinff. ' . . . 

Bert Lahr, llomay Bailey and Lee Sims, Leo Carillo, Rubinoff's orches- 
tra, WEAF-NBC, 8-9 p.m. (Chase & Sanborn CofCee) (J. Walter Thomp- 
son). 



Men, Neil Sisters, NBcJr win Aij, a.ao to 9 p.m. (Armour) (N. W. Ayerj. 

Phil Harris brctiestra. with Leah Ray, NBC-WLS, 8-8.30 p.m. (Gutei) 
(J. Walter Thompson). 

• , ^ . SUNDAY (JULY 9) 

Silk)"^5SJi?*WMSrV**^ Alice Joy, NBC-WMAQ, 9.19-9.46 p.m. (Real 

(mJe^M^lSSS?*'*^^^ 
o- i . . . MONDAY (JULY 10) 

Sinclair. Mlnstrelfc wlt^^^^^ Parsons^ Gene Arnold^ Chauncey Parsons. 
WLB, 8-8.80 p.ni. (Sinclair Oil) .(Federal). «, ^ 

wraiflRL^ "^^^ NSC- 

vtruNJC, i-9.80 p.m. (Carnation) (Erwin, Wasey). vi ^ v, 

- -TUESDAY (JULY 11) 

/^•J ^"U* or^bstra, NBC-WMAQ, 8-8.30 p.m. (Blue Ribbon Malt) 
(Matteson-Fogarty- Jordan agency). • ' 

1 _ LOS ANGELES 



TUESDAY (JULY 4) — : 

^ . „ (All time PST) 

■G<rtden JVmnorles,' KNX, in honor Stephen Foster anniversary Svm. 

b5 D^iS^^Sff f J'^^^ '^'^^l^^^^e oTe^l and viX" nTsingl?g 
by Drury Lane, 8:46 to 9:45 p.m. (Pasroe Concentrates). 

THURSDAY ^July 6) 
'Theme Program,' 8:16 to 8:30 p.m.. KFWB. Jabk Joy's orchestra and 
cnorufl oc iz. 



GiSSv^S t ^S.-^' ^^'^^^^^^ of exploits of Post and 
cheSJM^^H^t'i^^ «<^nii-classio . 

™ ,iu« . SATURDAY (JULY 8) 

Regular weekly prograins: In Laws,' comedj^ serial, KFAlc, Aul^iirrt- 
Cord sponsor. ^ Every night but Sunday. 'Frank witanabe^ and Hon 
R oJalr^cS*^^ every merht but Sunday; KNX. Sponso^ MtSfon 

TUESDAY (JULY 11) 
"Kings' Men,'^KFWB. Male quartet, with Ken Darby, Buddy Li Rad 
Robinson and John Dodson; 7 to 7:46 p.m. ouaay ui nad 

THURSDAY (JULY 13) 

1 S*^**^V*iP*^^ 9 ».m,i -KHJ variety program, with Brown and 

oJTciir^Dis^irss^ 



Col. Louis McHenry Howe, President Roosevelt's secretary, 10-10:16 
Pj.mi, WEAF-NBC, Walter Trumbull Interviewing liim on hational affairs. 

' Radio City Music Hall Concert, Roxy (S. L. Rothafel) as m.c, with 
^St^o Rapee's orchestra, choir and soloi.sts,. 12.15-1.15 p.m,. WJZ-NBC. 

Borrah Minevitch harmonica band. WJZ-NBC. t-T.16 o.m. 



SATURDAY (JULY 16) 
Hollywood Bowl Concert, 8:15 to 10 p.m., KPI. 

SUNDAY (JULY 16) 
TPhe Wanderer,' romantic narration with orchestration backi-rrtiinH 
KFWB 9:30 to 10 p.m. (Kelvinator) (Hammell agency); ^^^^B^o^rvA, 

MONDAY (JULY 17) 
'Makers of History/ KFI, dramatization, 8 to 8:30 p.m. (Purltas Water) 
(McCarthy Co.k 



'Good Taste Is 
NBC s Only Rule 
On Song Lyrics 



According to John Royal, NBC is 
not trying, to set ftp a wail o£ strict. . 
oensorship ^or the. wiriters and pub- 
lishers Of popular inusic. The n^t« 
Work, Its program head asserts, 
has no code other than that of good 
taste which It'^ trying to enforce. ' 

Fact that NBC has been putting 
a blue-pencil or a complete 
thumbsdowh on one song after an- 
other is no Slgti that the web is 
tightening up. It's merely that the 
roleEises have been running - that 
way, declares Royal. 

if there's any' phase that radi. 
dislikes, declares Royal, it's cen- 
sorship. Whatever is censored, he 
says, is open to. controversy as a' 
rule, and even if radio must beware 
of setting up rigid lines there are 
certain limitations that can only 
be left to the bifoadcaster's; judg- 
ment. And when ' it ^comes to ex- 
ercising this Judgment the NBC 
program dei>artment' feels that it is 
more capable of. doing it than 
anybody else. Royal admits that 
it may make inistakes; biit those . 
are chances it alone must and will 
take. 

All he asks -of - - the -pop music-— 
men is to 'abide by the simple rule 
Of good taste.' Asked tor si deflni- 
tioh . Rbyai said that all the pub* 
lishe^r had to bear in mind for the 
air was the fact that lyrics haye as 
their receiving point the home 
where children are as. much the 

axidience' as .the adults. 

Referring to the circumstances 
that NBC's disapproving finger of 
late has been laid mostly oh num- 
bers from, screen musicals, Royal 
said that protesting publishers 
have' expressed themselves -as un- 
able to understand ..why .his de- 
partment . should.. OhjLect..to_lasong 
when the ditty had already been 
passed aa okay by Will Hays. 
NRC, Royal said,, wants the pub- 

liishers. to know it is-not^taking_ita . 

standards from Hays, any more than 
it expected tho picture industry to 
follow NBC moral dictates. 
Stiff — eensurshlp damp bei ng — 



brought to bear by the air webs has 
resulted in tho publishers exercis* 
ing extra caution and doing their own 

biuei)ehciling of lyrics in>, advance^ 

Case in point occurred last week: 
when Harms, Inc., which' bias taken 
the score for 'Moonlight and;.Pret« 
JfBls;'— Rowland and Brice'a musical^ — - 
for Universal, turned Mck one of 
the picture's numbers, 'I Took Your 
Picture Off the Dress' with the re- 
quest that Al Siegel, -Its lyricist, re<- 
vise one of the Veriaes. 

i Line that Harms ceiiSored in an- 
ticipation of acfIoh"&om~theTadiOT^ 
element read: 'You had that thing 
but you didn't know what to do with 
It.'--- 



Many Airiiig Gratis, but 
One Station Admits It 



Hollywood, July 8. 
A weekly 'Amateur Night,' dur^ 
ing which anyone who thinks ha 
can do something' will get a 
chance, has been instituted by 
KMTR. There'll be no hook. 

Announcement is a laugh to the 
insiders in view of ttie hundreds 
of unpaid performers already oh 
local programs but not so. labelled* 



Wolf Adds Par Air 

Spot as Pearce Tourd 

Lios AngeleS, July 8. 
During the absence of Al peairca 
ieihd hla galng on a vaude tour 
through the northwest, half hour 
broadca.'jtta from^ the stage of the 
local Paramount, ovier KECA, will 
be handled . by Riibe Wolf, house 
m.c. 

Program Will be apart from the 
regular stage show; being put on 
for the 30 min. evening interval 
PPly^ .._wi_th:_ a special radio- talent, 

utilized7^^-=-^: "^^ 



FORD'S 18-STATION STARTEB 

L.um and Abner serial, launched 
by combined Foird dealers over NBC 
last night (Monday), started off 
with 18'stations oh the hookup and 
a guarantee of 26 weekia, 

All broadcasts, four 15 -minute 
periods and a full half -hour Friday 
Jvlght, originate from WTAM, 



TttecHlaj, Jtily 4, 1933 



R A D I 



VARIETY 



37 




ACCORD BREAKS DOWN 



The Hague, June 26. 
International Radio Conference 
•t Luzerne aissolved without result. 
Holland, Luxemburg, Greece, Po- 
land, Finland, Sweden and Lithu- 
nia refused -to sign agreement. 

Holland refuses, not because it 
«ot another wave-length for short 
wave, but beciause it would have to 
»lgn away its 1.875 meter wave and 
band it to Roumania, while it 
would copie in with the powerful 
Russian BtiBition of Kharkov, both 
©n same 1,345 meteif wave. 

The sending of Kulzen is not so 
powerful as the jftussian and It is 
feared that Dutch waves will he dis- 
turbed by Soviet broadcast. Dutch 
experts who attended this ponfer- 
«nce fear that as the conference 
ended in a breakdown, with many 
controversies unsolved, a big mud-r 
die will result and one station will 
«poil broadcasting of other^. as no 
tatiflcation is In sight on a compro- 
mise which would satisfy opposing 
■parties. 



out Week 



Rmwals 



Maxwell House Coffee. Show 
Boat Idea swings into its third 

13-week cycle July 6 and over 
49 stations on the NBC-WEAF 

Jink.. — - 

Bayer Aspirin^ Has added 
another 13 weeks to its third 

year run on tiio I^BC red 

(WEAF) stri Invoiveil are. 

46 stations. 
G. Washington Coffee. ig- 

natured with NBd to return its 

Sherlock Holmes.- series,. : Sept. 

27 over 36 stations on: the 

link. 

Tidewater ?a1e« Corp. 

Another 13. weeks for its thrice 
weekly musical with Dolph 
Martin's unit and the Travel- 
ers quartet. On 16 GBS sta- 
tions. 

Larus & Brp. Co. (Edgeworth. 
tobacco). Effective July 6 ex- 
tends its Corn Cob Pipe Club 
show into a second year. Coast 
to coast WEAF lii»k of 40 sta- 
tions fitauds. 



CBS GETS CREW JUMP 



Will Ether Regatta From Blimi 
NBC Must Lay Wire 



lioa Angeles, July 3. 
CBI§ has tied up the Goodyear 
blimip; dirigible balloon 1h-^hese 
parts, for coverage of the collegiate 
crew regatta at l^ong Beach next 
Saturday (8). NBC is laying sev- 
eral miles of phone wire to reach 
the niarine stadium, .fi 

Columbia will have Gary Breck- 
ner the blimp reporting the 

races Over~ short wave equipment: 
Material will be picked up at KHJ 
and rebroadcast over the , chain. 
Both webs going heavy; for the 
racesi particularly because it's the 
first timO Harvard, Tale and Cor- 
nell crews have been out here. 



Pacific Ad Body and Big Stations 
Start War on 'Agency Fee' Routine 



CBS BaHdng at 
Film Titles as 



A COUPLE 
YOU 



SHOULD KNOW! 

FRANK and FLO 

8A|J^DA WOR, 9 p. Mi 
TiMsday^' Wednesday, Thurid'ay 



fo:gaR" 



WJZ 

NBC Netanfk 
Jack Frost Sugar Hour 
Manarmeat NBC 
ParNial BIrMtloa 
JaiRM F. GllleipU, 




CANADA'S NATIVE PLAY 
AND OPEN AUDITIONS' 

/pbironto, July 3,; 
A Canadian draina to be written 
land played by Canadians will 
ibe undertaken Immediately, says 
Thomas Maiier;. iieWly apj^Inled 
program director for Uie Canadian 
I BadlO Commission; 
. Command has also gone out that 
blanket avdiiions must be given in 
order that the complaint may be 
removed that major parts are beinr; 
[consistently given to one clique. 

Maher also claims that staff writ- 
ers of the CRC are preparing pro- 
grams foi: children and. educationol 
periods. The chief aim Is to make 
Canadian programs national and 
free from, advertising. 

I Warners Sniffing at Stsffs^ 
Foots and Resnmes Tabs 

• f 
Hollywood, July 3. 



RAMO N A 



iSINGS 

an«1 
PLAYS 
PIANO 
"AND HOWP 




With H WmtEMAHl 



EN TOUR 



MBO METWORK 
TIGtOB^ BECOBD8 



Isham 
Jones 



ON TOUR 



DIreaitton 
Ck)l'iinbla .Bi^o««Icai*tliic ByaUm 



Air tabloid editions of \\/a.m 
I pictures, used to exploit current 
films at wamer houses, have been 
r ?*ivm«>'i- Thev were ha lte d^ after 
Warner stars put In a squawk;that 
the characters In the air dramas 
did not do justice to the parts. 
Celebs jpointed out that listeners 
might think the radio performer 
was the screen player. 

After two weeks, and claim 
that valuable _e35pl6itatipn waslost^ 
' jack Warner ordered the halfTiour 
jplays back pointing out that no- 
where in his stars' contract was 
there >any thing : to halt radio dra^ 
I tnatizations. 

On Pifeggy Jpyc^ Serial 

Chlcasro, July 3. 
Peggy Hopklps Joyce in a drama- 
tization oi her oyrri memoirs, 
•Transatlantic Wife,' has been of- 
fered to NBC here by Fritz Blocki. 
letter would write the radio adap- 
jtatlon, rlghts to^jwhich he qontrol.s, 
besides "acting as Miss Joyce's" agent 
in the matter.' ., , 

NBC has iisked' for an audition 
ahd Is interested for the fall. The 
Joyce program would be; broadcast 
from Chicago. 



Question of eliminating the name 
of the picture to which a song be- 
longs Was liaised at a fteefin^^ last 
week of the CBS prognani depart- 
ment. Officials argued' that the. 
angle was not only being oyerdOhe 
but that the fllni producers were de- 
riving heaps of itee puljilcity. 

Contention :was that the picture 
men with publisher outlets were 
taking advantage of thelr-rigrts iin- 
der the restricted number cla-use In 
the copyright law and were laying 
it on too tt»lckly for the network 
to BwaUow. Point was made that 
from the" viewpoint ot attraction 
plugging a song taken from a 
screen musical dlftered from one 
connected with legit production- 
In the case of the latter the show, 
as a tule. Is playing on Broadway 
only, while a picture gets general 

reieai^e itt **' 
country;.:.. . , 

•VVhat Instigated the discussion 
was a remark made by one of the 
program ^monltof^ that^— Wame^^ 
Bros., after flrat releasing the tune 
I under the titie of 'We're in the 
M^Ti^y TJnw/ ch anged the nag^e^J^o 
'The Gold :Dlgger Song' with the 
Purpose, It was declared, of getting 
in an additional plug for its •Gold 



ios Angei^s, July 3.' 
Wiar is brewing between legiti- 
,mate radio- advertising agencies and 
advertisers who, In buying time di- 
rect, have been deducting 15% from 
the stations for 'iagency fees.' Cam^ 
paign against the fee was launched 
last week in Sacramento at the an- 
nual meeting o£ the Pacijfic. Associa- 
tion of Advertising Agencies, which 
noW is . questibnalrin^ iall stations 
for evidence of the practice; 

Chief burn Is against one . exten- 
sive time buyer in the west who, 
it Is claimed, not only deducts the 
•agency fee* but also charges oft an 
additional 15% for 'brokerage fees.' 
Claim Is that this particular adver-r 
tiser does business on the 'take-it- 
or-leave-it' plan. With commercial 
accounts currently not too numer- 
ous, some stations have agreed to 
the double throwback rather than 
lo^e the ac<!ounts. 

0ig Stations Co- ojperate 
iMajor stations are co-operating 
with the association In its endeavor 
to secure ethical arrangement be- 



Tween th6"broadc«ratersr-Such ethics - 
are said to be .sadly_.missiiig Cn the 
Coast. Another reason for co-oper.- 
atlon is the stations' desire not to 
be considered unfriendly to the as- 
sociation whose memberis ciontrol 
some of the Coast's most valuable 

accounts. 
. Association Is also but to wash up 

the so-called 'dumniy' agencies 

th&t are virtually nothing but house 

a^ndes which some advertisers 

have organized as a. departmeht in 

their own concern to get that 1B% 

benefit from the stations. 



RADIO'S 

★ ★ ★ ★ 

MVSlCAIi DIRECTOR 



GOODMAN 

GULF GASOLINE 



WITH 
IBVtPr 8.' 
COBB 



Diggers' flV im 

It was decided at the meeting to 
take no action until the matter had 
been referred to network higher- 
ups.- 1 r- 



ALJOUON'S AIR RETURN 
FOLLOWING 2-HOlJR Wr 

Al Joison departs for the coast 
the! 4ih and will make thevwestern 
trek by easy stages "to dodge- the 
prairie crosjslrtg In the heat. Jolson 
Is set for bonder-Bar' at Warners 
as an all- starrer,, cast- to Include hlB 
wife (Ruby Keeler). It will start 
In August or September. Jjervyn 
LeRoy inay direct. 
_. Before scrannmlng^ for Hollywood 
and Mrs. Joison, which latter Is the 
main reason for his going to the 
:coast, Joison put In. some hard 
licks with thfe fan mag interview- 
ers. Th« Warnerites have already 
started a bullder-upperipg foir Jol- 
sOnV publicity breaks to fall simul- 
-tanedus-with .his.-fllm!s relea^se. or 
thereabouts^ 

Joison is also iftore or less set to 
return to the Kraft Phenlx Cheese 
-picogratn— on-rWEAS'— NBC— M^nday^ 
nijghiksi being particularly Impressed 
by the J. ; Walter Thompson agen- 
cy's disposition to dicker with him 



WABC 
WRD.-KRI. 



WITH 
ABXUCB 
BRTOBANS: 



WJZ 

» F. Ji. 




Summering: m White 
MqantmnM_ 

JACK CURTIS 

CURTI$ and ALLEN 
Palace Theatre , New. York 






LYMAN 



.AND HIS 



CALIFORNIA ORCHESTRA 
C«lombla BroadeasilD* Bratcm 
>HILLIP'8 dEI^TAL MAGNESIA 
Tatm.. Wed., Thvn., 8:46 io 9 VM. E.S.T 

COAST-TO-COAST 



ABC' 



Visitors at NBC, Chicago, 
Doubled iSy Exppsitioii 

Chlca.go, July; 3.. 
Rubberneclt wagons pointing )Mit 
the sights are Including the^ NBG 
studios, atop the Merchandise Mar^ 
.as^^egulai?-partrOfrthe-spiel.-^Most 

of the conducted tours make ad- 
vance arrangements with NBC to 
pilot the . customers through the 
hushed halls and plate-glassed 

rooms. ^ ^ 

Yokels ratte the radio studios a 
highlight of the city Jaunt. . In ad- 
dition to the rubberneck parties 
1 officially organized other groups 
[ from conv_entlons, etc., also axr^yc 
at the . studios ehifnaisse.' . 

NBC census-taking of visitors 
Indicates that whereas 800 a day 
was average before the World's 
Fair opened, the daily tially is now 
climbing toward 2,000. 



on the Idea of doing* some oi! his 
broadcasts from Hollywood or Flor- 
ida when and If his wife is making 
pjlctures on the coast, or . a wlntei- 
viacation becomes -necessary. John 
y. Reber, v^p. of the Thompson 
agency, has expressed, himself gen- 
erally amenable to the idea, par- 
tictiiarly~ln view of .Jolson'ff- big- 
click Juiie 26 on the initial two- 
hiour broadcast . with the Paul 
Whiteman orchestra. 

BEACriilRE STOPS 




IN SONGS 

raioiDAiBR pimm;>ram 

Tttdeir 10:30 p. ta. CBS. 

irectlon, MonrUoa * Wlniaer. 

Park Central JloteV 
,Keir York City 




KFWB HI-JINKS, JR. THREE 



Coast NBC's 2 52-Wkers 

, July 3. 

Two rineWais' xjn NBC are f or ' the 
Richfield Oil Co. which has signed 
for another 52 weeks of its Rich- 
field Reporter, quarter hour neW^ 
cast done nightly on the network 
by Sam Hayes. 

Gilmore Oil Co. stays for another 
52 weeks of its Gilmdre Circus on 
the sanie chain. 

Mack Manages KMTR 

Hollywood, July 3. 
Gus Mack has been elevated to 
manager of KMTR, succeeding W. 
Austen Campbell. Latter stays on 
as time salesman.. . 



. JOE 

HAYMES 



Steel ier, Atlantic City 
WABC-C.B.S.— >Wed., Fri., 



Coiumbi 



Brunswick, 
Records • 




Variety Period Will 

Fill I.. S. Vacancy 

Thursday hour on NBC, left va- 
cant by Lucky Strike last week, is 
being filled with a variety line-up 
headed by Ray Perkins. This 60-: 
minute sustainer makes its debut 
next Thursday (6). 

With severar commercials holding 
options on this NBC^WBAP stretch, 
talent on this sustaining show is be- 
ing set on a week-to-week basis. 

CECIL AIII) SALLY'S PEESONAL 

Seattle, July 3, 
Cecil and iSally, CBC air act, to 
opbn at Fifth Ave. (pyetgreeii) 
TO13^8r-^jTJbhny--Patriek-4GeGll.)--ls» 
Ideal boy, starting on radio here 
under ill-fated ABC of Banker 
Linden, now serving term in Walla 
Walla prison." 

Helen Auddifred, known here for 
her dramatic work with Duffy 
Players a few years ago, member 
of company to show her 



Hblfy wood, July 3. 

Because the kiddies would rather 
play the beaches than appear on 
the air, KFWiB has discbhtinUed for 
the Sumnier Its Friday Sight Junior 
.HI- Jinks, which has featured boys 

-and -girls- -Of --graminarJland high. 

school ages. 

Program, commercialized by 
Franco Bakery, which has the Sun 

dky Night Hi-Jjrika Off the fame 
station, has been considered one of 
I the best novelties On the coast and 
his resulted in the discovery o£ real 
talehi among kids. 

piXAT AEtlTBir 

Return of the Mills Bros, to per- 
sonal appearances and the air has 
been set back < another month. Post- 
ponement on the advice Ot the 
medic Who has been treating, John 
Mills, now recuperating from pneu- 
-monia. Doctor -suggests the boys 
refrain from all work until Aug. 1. 
I Quartet had been set to open for' 
Loew in Ealtlmore during July with 
six consecutive weeks to follow 



There IS Something. 
New Under th'6 Sunl 






IN MU^iiC AND SONG. 
mmvw^ A v-i Saturday. 6:45 P- !>• 

WEAF "wiiw. 7:15 P. *;. 

Thursday, e}«5 P. M. 
Pw-Mwal LjlaaaBOBWrt DAW. HCAVY .1 



BEST FOODS 
MUSICAL 
GROCERY STORE 




MUSICAL PIRCCTQR 

WEAF S:gg'Se^ 



(TOMMY) 



(BILLY) 



REIbLY^aniMiOMEORT 

NOW IN LONDON PLAYING VAUDEVILLE 

Making records for Decca and broadcasting regularly from 
May Fair Hotel for the British Broadcasting Corporation. 

PERMANENT LONDON ADDRESS, CARE VARIETY^ 



SB 



VARIETY 



RAD I 



Tuesday, July 4, 1^33 




Hot L A. News 



Hollywood,. July 3. 

Warner Brothfer^'Tstatipn, KPWB, 
Is niakins: an effort to reduce to a 
minimum the ' plug announcements 
In commercial programs.; Consid- 
ered hot news here where selling 
talk ha^ been allowed tb run. ram- 
pant... \. 

So far the sta;tlon hsis only lost 
one account because of the attempt. 
This was Aetna iiife lnsura.nce Co., 
which ref used to curtail its copy on 
•4:n Anterlcah Family.' serial. Con- 
tract was torn up by mutual con- 
sent. 

In line with the proposed policy 
Warnerg .has reduced its own the- 
atre plugs by half. These announce? 
mehts, advertising all Warner 
houses , and current pictures , in . the 
territory, .are oa nlnei different times 
during the day. 



Yv9tte Ruflel Sustaininn 

. Chicago]; July, 3i 
Yvette liugel, veteran vaude ' so- 
prano/. will get a sustaining bulld- 
ui^.oyer WBBM here. , 



LOU 
HOLTZ 



76 Pickups 



Chicago, July 3. 
Fact that something like 76 

-cadlQ„ o.utlets are^ scattered 
through World's "Fair 

"TgroundB makes, possible some 
unusual 'prodvction*: proerrama 
from there. Colunmbia; handled 
a speciai show of this charac-.. 
ter last Thursday (29), at 
which time Id engineers and 

- three, ajnin.© u n;c_e r s, Bobby 
Brown, Harold Fa,ir sind Har- 

. old Parks, were uSed. 

Program gave . auditory 
equivalent to the lap dlssolvies 

. of the cinema. .Skipping around 
the ezpositioh grounds at will; 
the program offered a varied 
picture of the activities, 
ranging from the motordronie 
ahd illlgator farm to the- En- 
chanted Island fpr ; Children, 
meanwhile mixing. little 
science and industry with the, 
midway ejccitemeht. 



Radio Chatter 



East 




Frank Munn, NBC; tenor, flne 
singer from the control man's view- 
point. 

Waldo Pooler (WCiY) plays two 
of the four principal . roles in 'Joei 
iarid Eddie,' sketch. ^ > • 

Arlefte' Jackson, singer,, and the 
RoUickers, male quartet^ now work^ 
ing with Dick Leibert on ?Q"EC: ' " 

Jim' Healey, scircaster tot an Al- 
bany newspaper, and .<?het Vedder, 
WGT announcer, sang a duet, with 
Hesiltey in the Albany .studio and 
Vedder jit ' art,; amplifier in , the 
broadcasting Tdom " at Schenectadjr. 
Believed' the' first time" sttiiit htis 
been pulled' with- vocalists at sepa- 
rate points, although worked-before 
with a singer and instrumental ac- 
companist. 

The Pickard Family are now feed- 
ing their hillbilly line over "VSTGAL, 
Lancaister, Pa." 

Phimublnoff has settled his busi- 
ness differences with the RCA book-, 
ing office and he's off one-nighters 
for a while, 

Harry-Reser-and-hls-Glicquot-oufcv 
flt play a week at the lyietropolltah, 
Boston, July 21. 
Abe Schecter is off the n; Y. 'Dally 



WABC 

EVERY FRIDAY 10 P. JVI. 

Cfiwterfirllji 
am 



THE GREEK AMBASSADOR 
OF GOOD-WILL 




©IVOT 

This We«k (June' 80) 
IIMPERIAL, TORONTO 

Sole direction 
:1d19 Broadway, New York 



"Tlie time has come," 
the WalrbB^sald, 

"To talk ot many things; 
at Shoes and Sitlps — 
Of Sealing- Wax-^ 

Of CABBAGES 
And K(NOS/' 

AUSTIN STRONG 



Monday. . 

Wednesday 

Friday 



w 

E 
A 

f 



Air line News 

By Nellie Revell 

-Kate- Smith will loav^e--le^EaliitttJn_Sept'3mbar atter tw.> .years with 
that sponsor. One reason said to be that she objected to some of the 
commei-Qlal copy and anbTnor that : $hi^ wants to resume broadcasting 
over a nationwide n^tworlc-^La Pallna takes only 21 outlets. 

Formerly 

Givot has been affecting that dialect since the early 1920'8 
when, .he, .in company with. Amos 'n' Andy ''then Tcnown a.s Sam and, 
Henry) used to entertain Chicago; listeners ^ith a Greek routine built 
around this 'Yes, We Have No Bainanas' spng.. They were a radio trio 
earrting their keep as members of the Paul Ash unit at the Oriental 
theiatre, Chicago.; 



Warhow's Extra Prograin 

Part of the CBS idea to biilld up musical leaders as. w;eil as singers 
ia .Mark Warnow's 'Curtain . Calls' program, speicial half hours Saturdays 
and Sundays. Now he is given a SO'-mlnute period glorifying hia work 
and entitled 'Presenting Mark Warnow'. Warnow will also conduct for 
Mort Downey, upon the latter^is return from abroad. 



yKMCA> New Seri 

•The -Friendly Yoice',' new dally series of programs, starts on WMCA 
thii^ week. i'h'e Friendly Voice has nothing to sell,, will not discuss; sex, 
family troubles, love affairs or the stotk market That's why it's friendly. 



Extend for Irwi 

Vic Irwin and his Cartoonland band have had their NBC <:ontract ex- 
tended through the summer and. are.being shifted to WBAF's 7:30 spot 
Wednesdays. Stage presentation of ' tiie unit is also being concocted for 
the Radio City Music .Haill. 



WOR Coin Conii^act* 

fJohn Ga,n[ibling ha|.s beea signed for six monthi) -more by E. R. Squibb 
& Sons for the WOR" gym classes. Other: new contracts on that station 
include llv J. -Heinz Co., 11 weeks; .Kreml Hair Tonic, d9 . weeks; Chrysler 
Corp., '4 weeks';. Crystal Chemical Co. (The Outdoor Girl), 13 weeks; 
.Bumfcnrd 'Chemicttl'Cb.;. 2G weeks; B. F; Goodrich Co., 5 -weeks;. Drezma, 
Inc.; 40 wiseics.' 



. , ' 8hilkret'« Vacation 

Nat^ShiIkret',wlll take 'his first real vacation In 18 years when he sails 
.for 'E;tiro£>e.'' During; his absence brbthcrr Jack will . take over his. baton. 



KERN-HARBACH^HWAB 
CHRYSLER CANDIDATES 



Chryler Motor Co. Is considering 
going NBC in August, with a series, 
of original operettas by Jerbmo' 

K^rn and Otto ^ Harbach~"with , 
Larry Schwab as producer. Each 
program would run an hour. NBC 
Artists' Service is go-betwoien for 
both authors and producer. 

On . las.t ether connection 
Chrysler btthkrolled - the late" Pi© 
Ziegfeld in ' a; musical . autoblo* 
graphlcial idea for 13 broadcasts^ 
the produjcer collecting $5,000 per 
program. That was in the spring 
of 1932 and the outlet was Colum- 
bia. 



No West Coast Brewery 
Has ail Air Program 

Angeles, July 3.- 

Those expected beer accounts 
have prpved all froth. 

Although legal brew hais been a 
fact for more than two m,6nth8 
now, not a single Coast brewery or 
distributor has spent a cent on a 
radio program of ah L. A. station. 

However, the bieer dispensers are 
still .considered' hot, prospect^: b/ 
local advertisers. 



LEOKi 




, , Oklahoma oh Broadvvay 

. Jimmy. Ya'n, the . short ,"e.nd of the hillbilly outfit over WMCA, says 
Broadway Lp9ks like Old Home Week In Oklahoiria City. He met four 
Of . his /gownsmen one /a'f tiBrnooh---Carl Hubbell, the Giant pitcher; the 
isio Waher boys, also of baLseball .fame, and I(oscoe H. Ates, 



department handling Lowell Thomas 
news gleanings. 

WXYZ; Detroit, put out a special 
tabloid telling about Itself and the 
Michigan ' network for. distrlbutioii 
the week before at the national ad- 
vertisers' meet in Grand Rapids. 

NBC sales department has lined 
up -a^fiock otJiew.' accounts for Au-^ 
gust starting dates. Final signatur- 
ing of these contracts Is now In 
progrres?.'. Donald Shaw and. Cliff 
Glock are responsible for bringing in 
that . |Poird-deiil6r backed 'Lum and 
Abn^r' hookup. 

Bdtii NBC and Columbia's home 
office^ 'liW^aperi^^ 
skeleton' shifts during July Snd 
Aug][ist. 

They're auditioning them for cli 
ents at NBC at the average rate of 
six a day. _ 

Earl Stauffer, formetly with Cur 
tls. Publishing, Phllly, now on the 
commercial staff of WGAli, Lan' 

Sigmund Spaeth has a new pro 
gram idea thait the NBC program 

-tlepartment-is-Ustfening to^- 

G. W. (Johnny) Johnstone, NBC 
manager of press relations, vaca 
tioning at his Flushing' manse owing 
to .the serious, condition of Mrs. 
Johnstone's mother. 

, Irving Kaufman . set for some 
Master Arts shorts. 

Ed Dukoff no loiiger p.a.'lng Har 
old Stern, ,but George Liottman do 
iiig the entire publicity, tor the 
Hotel Biltmore . roof tncludirig the 
Stern orchestra; 

Ted Husing m.c'd . Gliy .tomr 
bardo's Pavilion premiere^ 

Mrs. Lucy Spencer,, conductor of 
WCAE's 'Market Place,' morning 
shopping, isurvey, iias resigned. Re- 
ports that shie will tiSike over a sim- 
ilar post with a rival, station. Oh 
the air slie hag been kno^n as 'Alice 
Abbott; 



^ Iberty-ahd LteenM 

•Ajhong The gentleiiiei^^ on radio who are -still enjoying their 

liberty because they had no license to get married are: George Givot, 
Enrlc Madrlguera, Charles Carlile, Phil Regan, Lou Holtz, Conrad Thl- 
-baultr— Joe^lxle r. Charles Bak er. Keith M cLeod, L ouis Dean, Andre 
Baruch, Fre'ddle Berrehs, Fred Waring, Pred' ±tlcn, Will~OBbomerSlngln' 
Sam, iEmery Deutsche Les !l(eis, Arty Dunn, Jacques Fray, Marib Brag- 
glottl. Don Lang, Tom Waring, bob Tapllnger, Ralph Kirbery, Tommy 
'MvT.Hnig.^1' v , "*'y^^*»° f- T *"b''«' t Arthur. Frank Munn,. 



Leonard Stqkes; Lenny Hay ton, Billy Jones,. John Fogarty, Joe Kabn, 
William Shelley, Arthur .All*»n Frank Parker, Harry Horllck, John Babb, 
Bill McCaffrey^ Paul Sabin. 

it is -worthy" of note, however, that most of the radio . comedians are 
married. Ed Wynh, Ja,ck Pearl, Eddie Cantor, Jack Benny, PhiI~Bak6f, 
Teddy Bergman, Tom Howard, Betfl Lahr, Ray Knight, Ray Perkins, 
Amos and ' Andy, ' and Burns and AUfen. Proving thatf a wife ddesh'^t 
-always take the joy out :of life^-^r maybe a sense. pjC humor helps to stay 
married. • 



LENNIE 




AND HIS 

CHESTERFIELD-HOUR 
ORCHESTRA 

EACH FRIDAY 10 P.M. 

WABC 

Direction 
MORRISON and WINKLSR 



.Short Shots' 

Phil- Splfalny arid orchestra iioW at the Fox theatre / Phi ladelphia. ... . 

After shelving eight pounds, Helenei Daniels, NBC songbird, found that 
a_giapefcuit^dlet.wasj»ff.ectln5^h^^^ . . . There ^re rumors that George 

blseri moves- IntQ the hbtei spot vacated by^ Paur Whlteman 
Miller, baritone, who serves also as Kate Smtlh's pianist, has returned 
to Columbia as ia sustainirig feature.... Charles Kushln, WRNIT baritone. 

rescued a girl from^ the surf . last weeK. .... .. NBC .Is grooming Ninon Bunyea 

for radio. Rehearsals take place in her penthouse apartment. . .'.The 
Magic carpet may be heard four times a week this fall. .The. Funny- 
boners,- whor- have . just completed a series of recordings for Columbia, 
may switch to Victor. ...Del Casino, baritone, with Anthony Lane, guitar- 
ist, have started on WMCA on a six months' contract. . . .Patrick Cardinal 

Hayes, Archbishop of New York, will broadcast from Syracuse over the 
'Columbr4":network next-Tuesday- (11) . . i . Flo -Merit -(Talenti and . ^Merlt; 
vaudeiviUe), doihg a song cycle Sundays over WRNT. Arthur Downing, 
composer, presides at the piano.... Frances Paperte' back on the air 

after a year's absence.. ...Andre Kostelanetz, Columbia conductor^ will 

vacation in Nova Scotia. , . ,.Don Bestor, Walter 6'Keefe and Ethel Shutta 
.to be featured by that chocolate, according to reports. .. .Now, that she' 

has left Hollywood to resume swimming, Eleanor Holm is constderlng a 
radio .offer of a cosmetic account oyer CBS. . ...Austin Strong, literateur, 

who tells NBC. listeners about 'Cabbages and Kings', is at his summer 
home on Nantucket Island... Lee Sims and Xlomay Bailey won't appear 
at the Paramount, . N. -T. The " Capitol <LbeW). . made ajbetter after 'arid 
they'll be there July 7.. ...'Roses and Drums' is off uritii Sejjt. . 3 . . . . 

Marie Gerard,, opeiratic. soprano^ has teamed with 'Wee. . Willie' Robyn, 
tenor, for WOR. . . .Valentin de Parera, husband of Grace Moore, leaves 

for Hollywood this week to direct a picture for Fox. Miss Moore remains 
h6re for her Chesterfield ' broadcasts. 



West 



Charles Hamp. back on the Coast 
looking for a spot around the L,A. 
following his close-out withWBBM, 
Chlfiftgo, _ 
ShelUJailJsvm^siaiiOlme^sig^ 



next week on KNX and KHJ, Los 
Angeles. Oil cpmpany has been off 
the air for three months, 

WithvJack Garter busy on a couple 
of other variety programs, Dayid 
Ballou takes oyer the weekly KNX 
(Hollywood) Parade. 

KFWB and the L. A. 'Record' are 
on speaking terms again. Trouble 
arose after a f few swacka at jpro- 
grams,, with the 'Record' claiming 
(Continued on page 49) 



Scrambled, (^lptes . 
Irv Cobb clairiis to have a caricature so lifelike that he shaves by It . . . . 
Guy Lombardo, in addition to owning two speedboats, has purchased a 
5G-foot cruiser qn which he will live this summer oft Long Island 
Brother Leibert has a boat almost the .same size. . . .Plenty ot dance 
periods on the air these days.. NBC alone offers mord than 50 weekly oil 
Its two networks. . . .The beer program on WOR featuring H6lene Daniels, 
Patsky FUck, Charles Carlile and Freddy Berrens' orchestra, moves to 
CBS the first we6k " In August Eunice S., Adams, NBC sales depart 
ment, now .M Joseph H. Cope, continues ^Vlth the buslnesa: offlqe. . . 
=Paullne^-Alpertr--WOR?s^Kot^^p^ g^LX 
quartet from that station. They start July 13 i *. Jmriiediately 'following 
his Saturday night broadcast, Frank Luther flew to Wichita, Kans., to 
spend the Fourth with his mother. .. -Paul WlUteman will not be heard 
In any hotel this summer. He will play one- night dance stands and do 
his twp-hotir Kraft-PhoenIx program Mondays. .. .N. W. Ayer has signed 
the Courtney Riley Cooper circus stories for Scott's Emulsion starting 
Oct. 15.... Ettiily Nathan returns to ^SVOR's press department Aug:. .i.,.. 
iJarl Oxford, former radio, etc., sent to the Coast by Harry Bestry .to 
play in Marlon Davies' new picture;. ...Erno Rapee le^ft town to hide from 
show business for three weeIcB.« 



Moa.t 118.19:910 P.H. Toes.: IStSO^l A.M.. 
Sl»t.t 9:S0<9"P.M. 

— ,.-._Nioaix¥ 

ST. MORITZ .HOT^L. NEW irOB.K 

Sole Direction UEBHAN BBBNIB 
1010 BroadwAjr, New Toirk 





WNINA 



I "The Haunting 
Romantic 
Vaieeoit Radio**- 



WABC 



COLUMBIA BROAOCABTINQ SlVOTCM . 
TUESDAY I SATURDAY 
7 l».M. I 7i18 P.M. 
Mkt. CBS 



"Melody Hoadllnei*< 

SATURDAY 
9:1SP.M. 



PHIL 



REGAN 

WABC 

Columbia BrdadCMting System 

THURSDAY; 



Featured in 
Columbia .Revue 



11:15 P.M. 



^ "The Laaa Who Cornea from Dixie 
With a Song That's Meant to Cheefk 
So rwttc If er in and You'll Begin 
To Find Happineaa la Here." 

BETTY 
BARTMELI. 

RICHFIELD OIL PROGRAMS 

WABC III WEAF 
Monday 10 P,M.|t|Friday 10:30 P-Md 

WABO NETWORK 
Thursday, 6:30 r.M.. 



Direction CBS ARTIST BUBBAtr 



RALPH 




"THE DREAM SINGER*'' 

J. B. WILLIAMS 
PRCKtRAM 

SUNDAY NITE 

7:30 WEAV 
WEAF It'l "Pacee ot 
Mldolto W Komnnce" 
Dully Except ft ^0^^ »m 
Sunday 14-1 Sunday 5-30 P."*' 
MGT.^NBO ARTISTS BOREAC^ 



VARIETY 




MBArr.PHENIX PROGRAM. 

^PMnw Taylor 
«anaif .Dr«m*f Band 

f„gAF?New York 

It now turns out that General 
icrtors waB wohg and Al Jolson 
JSb right.' During the wrangling 
StSi^the a,-M.-Tep8 laat^^ 
SiVled to hie sudden withdrawal 
S^to the Chevrolet progrMn,;JolBon 
SSSted that he was the best Judge 
S^what would, test bring out^hls 
{JiSts on thft air. He submitted 
Sne production Idea after anotl^er. 
but they never got beyond the, sug- 
ceAtlon stage. On this Ktaft-Phenlx 
SatJ^^h unveiled last Monday 
i2«) night, JolBon was guest star, 
and the warbler-comi0 was ^allowed 
to carry oiit what he had In mind 
fbr the Chevrolet stanza, ^rom. It 
he fBrtierged vindicated and with 

colors flying. . . .' . , 

Jolson gave them showmanBiiip 
thlB night, entertainment of an 
emotional wallop and quality rarely 
heard on the-.4Ir, and, what s morev 
linnrissive testimony to the fact 
that In radio, as In other entertain- 
ment fleids, he remains In a class by 
himself. . It waa^sterling stuff for 
the ether which he . Revealed In the 
nk'tfciuctlons he buflt around the A 
Cantor oh the Sabbath,'. 'Frivolous 
Sal* and. . *S6nny Boy* numbers 



U^S SINGER 

with experience on major New York 
•^tlon wlBhes t6' kffllate with good 
male quartette. •< 

AfidreM EDWARD HAAS 
•1^80 Cheliea J9t« X*w York 




;JENHIE GOtDSTEIII 

' Star ^antt 'iDirectresB > ; 
of Prospect Theatre, Bronm, N. 
epoBwmd fry Miofi OrwoMnaa ^lM>ei 

rt JByeiy, Frjlflay at 7:80 9. nu 
>.WHCA 



LEE SIMS 



an4 



ILOMAY BAILEY 

OhsM 4k eiinbiwB Bow 
;imAV-inB<I Network, S-» VM.. 
UteMtloa «l9B(TpM A. HlUf AN 




^ ncftb wAwjiq'S waif ' 
GOIUD HOUR 



Through It all ran the good old 
hoke, but a hoke that dipped deep 
into elementals for the rocking chair 
niob, and the. kind it reVels in with 
tear ducts wide open. The Winter 
Garden reminiscences that led up 
to Tve Got to Sing a Torch Song' 
was strictly local in character, and 
the gag monolog was much too lopg 
for the purpobes Involved, but even 
there the emotional punch^^ w^^ 
Ictcking, 

Happily matched with Jolson on 
this marathon occasion was another 
showman, Paul Whitcman, and. to 
the bandman is due much credit for 
the smooth way he fed the guest in 
their frequent colloqtules. To White- 
man also fell the role of introducing 
Jolsdn Ih al couple of his numbers, 
and it was. good m; c.'ing. 
r Whiteman's own program of mu^ 
sical selections was neatly balanced 
and he Offered a cdncert of wide: 
appeal. Despite the inclusion of 
'Bolero* and *An American in Paris,? 
the repertoire's choice source of 
musical fare for the more discrimi- 
nate tuner-Inner were .the selections 
from 'Carmeni* with thiB Toreador 
aria acceptably vocalized, and the 
Victor Herbert medley. Participat- 
ing in the pop portions of the. list 
were Whiteman's regular warbling 
entourage— Raniono, Jack Pulton, 
Peggy Healy aiid the Khythm Boys. 
J>eems. Taylor, composer and news- 
paperman,' contributed the a.hnota- 
tions to the musical numbers. His 
ndtes were brief and quietly en 
lightening^ , ,^ 

Pace of the show was spiritedly 
maintained until . if got to around 
the hour ^nd a halt point, -and ;even 
after the lag had set in JolsOn came 
up with his smash bit of narrative 
and dramatization knitted around 
'Sonny Boy.' " This helped s«nd the 
proceedings on to a, swift finale... 
;• Without a performer ot name , of 
the Jolson mai^itude how this af- 
fdir- will manage to hold the sus- 
tained interest of its llstieners for 
two hours- on succeeding Monday 
nights is problematical. But no 
question that with this first show 
Kraf t-Phehix achieved the- major 
pai't'^of its - purpose of bankrolling 
ihe ' 18-week ' series, a ceremonious 
intrpductlbn of a new brand of salad 
dressing. 

Only station taking the program 
tor the full two hours is W?3AF, 
For the first hour it's also sched- 
uled on WJAR,. Providence; WTIC, 
Hartford; WEEI, Boston; WTAG, 
Worcester; WC3H, Portli^nd, and 
WI'IT, Philadelphia. For the sec- 
ond hour It gets release over WQT, 
Schenectady. 

Ad matter Is deftly ^Inserted 
throughout. Copy , reading,, . or a 
dramatized, bit, once every 15 min- 
utes for the first hour aiid a break 
each for the two halves of the sec 
ond -round bf thfe clock. . Oaec . 



SHELL ROAD REPORTER 
Dramatic Sketches 
COMMERCIAL 
WAQC, New .York 

last summer Shell Oil bought five 
five-minute periods a week from 
WABC and had Louis Dean do a 
Burton Holmes on famous spots in 
the U. S. and Canada, recommend- 
ing them for vacationing autolsts. 
ibis year the refiner has Itaken two 
IB -minute" sjpasmis weekly oh a IliiR 
of .10 . CBS -outlets in the east and 
resorted to dramatized adventure 
stories. In each narrative the 'plot 
contains" some reference to 'good* 
and 'bad' gasoline. , 

Tale unfolded last Thursday night 
(29) had ah auto rabe a^ Its back- 
ground and mixed up in the prpceed- 



CONiSUMERS' INFORMATION 

SERVICE 
Pood Talks. 
Sustainina 

WGY, Schenectady ^ 

Ten-minute . luncheon talk once 
weeklv sponsored by State Agricul- 
ture and Markets Department to 
increase consumption of products 
grown by New York farmeirs. Simi- 
lar talks deUvered over one or two 
-other stations^ - One-artlcle^of topft. 
or drink discussed each weeK, dJsr 
courise beThg timed to coincide with 
its appearance on the market. 
Recipe folders and copies of chat 
offered to listeners. 

Skilled hand of a newspaper man 
in preparation of talks is «vident, 
the manuscripts unfolding smoothly. 



gi-ouhd and mixed up m the prpceea- "/**••''^ ^r^'»„^„~_ *yifrf^ ia rehetl 

Ings were the elements c«>o»^ed nh^^ oveJ?lmp&/il'^^^^^ 

g^bling. double crossing, «elf- w^r - Jfon . and an over^empha|W^ 0^^ 

flee and romance. For. sound effects jaents oi ^^rL. A,ea por some 

the race was under way when helwiyeB 
made the discovery, he returned to 



maoe tne aiscovery, ne r«iuiucu ciiTiini<T» 
his pit for refilling, this time with THE FUTURISTS 
good petrol, although Shell wasn't Orchestra 
mentioned, believe it or not, and won JP^mmercial 
the race. Noise effects of the pro- CO MM ERC^^ 

tm^ea an^^anothCT lad biUed^ Sunday nteht from tne 

sS St/Se^orterto describe the Roadsld^ Rest, * 
jxavg ald' maps give.n away bvthe^^^s^^^^^^ 

■*nner. 'what of an insUtution In the 

- . 1 metropolis because of the maM 

^'OU R WOOD MOUNTAi N business this (and affiliated, ^pot 

With the Frank Luther Trio on the Sunrise boulevard) does in 

DraSia; Sons. catering to the motoring masses 

e.^riofniAn : • The Futurists vamp off with 

w"jz! New Y<..k ■B?SSn Stad,,' a novel slgnatujj 

southern mountain' country should their dance music in usu ^^^^ 



Ether Slants 



Eddie Peabody was the first com- 
mercial to christen NBC's new 
broadcasting studio on the Radio 
iilm lot in Hollywood. A favorite 
|h L.. A., banjbist filled the new hall 
with an audience. It was his Wth 
weekly^ -program «or- Safeway 

Peabody Is by far thie best ban- 
Joist heard over radio oh the Coast, 
He dropped the" plunking long 
enough to show he was almost 
equally proficient with the Violin- 
He also warbled a few bars, just 
enough to prove to his l/stenem he 
should stick to strumming. Safe- 
way is judicious in keeping the 
commercial pl ugs to a minimum. 

There's a saying among the radio 
artists that if yon'"^® sustaining for 
any len^h of time you'U stay that 
way aiid never get a commercial. 
May smghi Breen and PetM- De- 
Rose are classic examples^ of thif» 
along With others. ^^^^^^J^}^ 
likable early a.m. WEAF duo 
saccharlnely heralded as 'the sweet- 
hearts of the air'^P their Planor 
log and uke-vpcal chores In highly 
acceptable manrier, they certainly 
haven't gotten any commercial air 

^Sttle Jack Little almost about 
the same time; but On CBS, Is ditta,. 
He's on almPst every morning— « 
used to be 9.45 a m., how advanced 
to 9, a,m.. and also once or twice of 
higlits via WABCtGBS— and while 
it's • a gool medium for him to plug 
his s«f -authored Bongs and also 
build himself up «of the occMlonal 
personal apps he makes, it hasnt 
gotten Wni anywhere Wlthr- a spon- 
sor. 



fetch a modicum of general a,p 
p^. They're surefire for. those 
communitifes where hillbilly enter- 
tainment rates high. Anothei^^parr 
tlcular source of attention will be 
found among that element inter- 
ested in Amerlcah folklore. 

Programs are quarter-hour af- 
fairs, on a, late, evening schedule 
Fridays. They're ' 



FIVE STAR FINAL 
I Dramatized News Events 

Su s tiai n i nth ' '". — — — 

WMCA-WPCH, New York 




RAYMOliD BAIRD 

Makinfl Paraeal Appearances 

^mir U; ValaeewjChlMm 
...^■ly.Sl^iOfphevia; »*• lIolMS 
fair n, Hfl^poi, Mlnneapoli* 
• Aitg. 5, Orphenin, :Bt. Fam 
AoTf U, Main St., Eaaaaft Ol^ 



«LADV FOR A DAY* " 
Dramatic 
Remote Cbhtrol 
30 Mine. 
COMMERCIAL 

WABCi New -York; ^ _ 

This half hour broadcast made 
•dr^atiza^ibii^ I radio history. It was the first time 



The Harmonians are a nice mixed 
trio at 9-9.15 a.m. on WBAF. Helen 
Bernard and Marvin Drake otthe 
trio were also caught in solos, rang- 
in* from "Wa-Da^Dah? to "I I^pved 
You Wednesday* type 0' so^^^T* W 
Bounding nice, especially bo «afly 
in the a.m. amidst the cooking les- 
sons and beauty sales, spiels. 



based'on therbett^ taip^^n hlTlbiUy I that a . dwmatlc . radto 
Knte with" the Frank Luther wa^-P^J^^^^ 
mixed threesome interpolating the (the^^'wness aem^ 
uhwiriding of the tale with chanted J« ^^^J^Jew 'y^^J'^^^^ 
Verses from the »o*« S!^X «*^^tekedw 

opposition, .attempted^ elopement .Apart from th| f^^l^^^S^eS&rl^ 
and eventual marriage of the dpughty I *<^ion8 t^'^jf^^^broadcast, 

coloring, than «jUon.. Of f^^* of 1 forthc?Sing CO- 

a n d cxct t ementr-tfae ro was n on e . | ta . blnidization of a tortncoming 




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ARTHUR TRACY 



The Street Singer" 

"Bvvty Moa,-Wed.-WI. 
»:15.P. M., E. D. S. 
WABC. Coast to CoMt 



BUn 



EDDY-BURSTON ORCH. 

Summer Season 
FELTMAN'S MAPLE GARDENS 
COMBV ISLAND, NEW »OBK 
Kidnatfemeipt Tom O'Connell 
' '%litlV Broadway . 



This one can claim for Itt^elf the 
title of Graiad Gulgnol . of the ahr. 
n> a tah takeoff on 'Marph of Time,' 
but Vhereas the latter , rah the. 
^amut of: the week's hews, and 
mixed the light with the dark, this 
WMCA version limits Itself to de- 
scribing in dramatic form the most 
tragic and shocking excerpts from 
the news columns.' And. it lays on 
the horror pretty thick. Qn for .15 
minutes nlghUy, 10 o'clock EDST, 
and for sensitivo. sleepers it won t 
mak% for peaceful, dreams. .. 
, 'Oh bhe recent program the adap 
tor of th'e day's hews culled as three 
choice Itehis on© telling of a ;child 
undergoing a. serious operation - and 
the hospital lightis suddenly going 
out; a mother fainting and. letting 
her infant drop from a five-story 
window, and a bomb explosion plus 
the shrieking terror. 
■ Last Thlarsday (29) night's sam 
pie started off with the dramatiza 
Uon^:ot:a^^a^^ner^dI:eaminf_pf be^^ 
robbed and, incidentaliyshooting Jiis 
grandchild. Continuity then skipped 
to the' African jungle for an iepisode 
of baby strangling, trial of a woman 
for Voodoo by the. chief of a tribe 
and her extinction at the stake to 
the accompahlmeht of beseeching 
screams. For the third item there 
was dramatic version of the -Shar 
key- Camera weighing in formali 
ties, details, heing . at wide variance 
with , those reiiorted . in . thfe dailies. 
jSesislon here got a break from the 
fight; itself. The knockout occurred 
in time for its announcement as the 
program's closing hews bit. 

One hovel touch about this show 
is the prelude effect of a newsboy 
shouting 'Extra!' Declamatory pal- 
aver weaving through the nightly 
adaptations of the news smacks of 
its 'March of Time' predecessor. 
Here it's '1933 swirls into hist;ory, 
in place of 'Time Marches On- 

For the clientele to which WMCA- 
WPCH directs, itself the Eiye Star 
Final idea has rich possibilities of 
consistent appeal.; Better regimen- 
tation arid balancing of "s adapta- 
tions and a diminishing of the hor- 
ror should help in that direction. 
Ca st is - uniformly okay. . -but^the- 
hSfiThawlclhi-ifWd^^ 
palaver by announcer A. J. Aiexan 
der is no treat to the car. 



a SjtSle'UV^l/Siff wU^'JSe ^ '''''^^aiL.S'''ii^n^'^iZr 
^ - > derived from.a tendency : R"nyo\r°^«*'L^^^^ 



hibre^Tban Gebrgi. ^^^-^ {^cC ^^.T^ &^ 



values, makes one wonder, at the 
wisdom of Columbia acftuieseing to 
this sort of exploitation. The Monr 
is given, away. 100% hy the weU- 
done short-wave broadcasting; 

The staging was done In the maJn 
saloon of the ^QUeeh of Bermud^ 
with a^ cast comprising Frank- i*. 
Boeder; Herbert H. .Hyman, Alice 
Freeman,. Rosemary Lee a'*". 
McMunhi That was the cast given 
out In advance; no player credits 
were-alred on the actual brpadMSfc 
The parts of Dave the Dude and 
-Apple-Annlej - theJ^ttfitjMhe^ 
*^Oomes the >Iiady for a Day ^e 
title) were excepUon«Uly weU teeat- 
Id. It's probably irom a P«}>^8l»e; 
T^iiTiynn^torv. its posslbiime fl IB 
— itlrx 



frintifei's ink suggesting Brf»x^.«^' 
leal than In Its ,^»^'«aa^zatton. 
However, the fllmlitttlon jjafl J^-J^^ 
At least. iBhould^xceed the merits 
of the ether tlramatizatlpn. Aoei. 



Odec. 



Jack Connors m.c'ing floor show 
ion Saturday nights at Excelsior 
House. Snyder's Lake, II. Y. Some 
iicte Kew Toi-k -booked. 




40 



VAStmTY 



MUSIC-NITE CLUBS 



Tuesday, Jid J 4» I933 



Radios Dictatorial Pose on Music 

to Medianical^Passe 




Music men declare, ^hdt If radio 
|>eUey«a! thdi , the publishers seek to' 
get their songs played ofi the air 
cbiteiiy as a' meand of .stimulating 
thfe sale! of sheet copies it, is l$.bor7 
Ing. under a. delusion. Using hroad 
casting for this purpose, they say, 
long ago became of secbndalry Jmv 
ipdrtanco. The American Society, 
aver the publishers, gives prime 
cohsideraitloh to air usages In de- 
terininihg its membei' rati|igs, aiid 
for this reason the Individual mem 
bers of the music Industry try. to 
'pile up for themselves as many per 
formance points as. poBslble.' For 
thlei reason, they add. a song banned 
troin the air means being deprived 
pf .43o many usa:g& points. 

- THese same sources point out that 
radio's' dictatorial attitude toward 
the music trade Is' not .gaining It 
any. good will fof the future;- They 
further call attention tg^ this fact 
that the mechanical, interests, .when 
sitting on top. exercised a similar 
attitude and are iiow coming;, to. ihe 
music men for favors/ 



GEIGER'S NEW PLACE, 



(?«tte' .GelgCr is coming back' ihtb 
the. r«*adbouse field wlth-^the lioftg- 
' vuC <3tfuhtry Cltib,' swftnk'HHaBtirigs- 
bn-the-Hudsbn/spot 'which GUshcie 
Vbo operates the - snooty Cliaremont 
on' itlverside driVe, New York, has 
been ' keeping' in . good ' order 'since ' 
1928, ';thbugifi dark all the while. 

George Olsen wUl be the band atr 
traction with Mrs.' (Ethel 
jShutta) ais .co-feature. . Opening Is 
fibheduled for July 7 pending the 
completloia of a '860-400 capacity 
pa'vilHoii .and' a. jBwimtnlng pool., TJie 
nlne^hole golf course has, been well 
maintained right along.:' ' 



Victor's Taknt Himt 



Ely Oberstein of the RCA- Victor 
'home office recording Ia,bg is slated 
for a trip to .Chicago thei latter part; 
of July to gather local radio and 
band talent. Chief i i^iir pose of the 
gathering Is for the Arm's low- 
iprlced. Blue Bird label. Contracts 
will also be made for the 'Victor 76c 
group. 

, Recording will be: done at the 
company's Chicago studios.. 

VdOee^s Victor; Dnksr^ _ 
AtCiitJUte 



ile'ciassiflcatlbns of publishers, 
have been- put off -by -the^. American 

Sbqiety's board of. dlrectorisv' until 
this Thiit-sday (6). Meeting Called 
lor. the "purpose last, .w^^ took up 
so. niuph. .of ! .tbe board's time listen 
ing to petitions aind^protests froih 
•pubUsIiei^^ seeklnjgr PfO^ 
was.. decided iq po$.tpohe the actual 
■rei^tiHnigT 

Jtms Jifios^hejrtid at last Thurs 
^day'b .meeting, ^er'e Joe Morris 
Muisio Co., -^iBltio-ijang, . .tnc.>< .and -E 
Art; Iiahdry, band lea der and m.ci, • iR^ Marks Music , Co. - Morris land 
45 ll*lilli avuuue. New*. York, listed. |^vf«: rfr« i nr n ^ nf i V'np fftn:a >'9»'» ^t *'«^W 

over $10,000 to liabilities whenvfiiing — " ' ^ . . . ' . . > 

a voluntary petition In bahkriiptcyv 
iNo^sets. ' 
. IL'ahdry Is currently lioew's 
Paradise, Brohx, N, Y. Ci 



tQMBARDO, EAST AIJID W|ST 

From PaVfillbn to Dell^Sr irttere .and 
9aek Again in Hotel i Nov. 



'i^B.to cl^s A. Robbing Music wants 
a,v.^.bst, .io,' iL/L: iMaflo, Sam 'Fdx, 
Santly ian'd .'Witmarks also being up 
ZoT. ,reclassiilcatibnl., 'Witmarks . Ibbks 
;to joii\ farm's, :6eHln ^nd Fbist' iri 
jcl^s-'Ajd." ■ ' 

jack Bertell oh Own '• : •" 
Jack Bertell, hlgHt- club booker,"' 
is lib ' longer ' asStfclited with 'Max 
Hart. Has his own .offlCe.'now. 



Guy Lombardo brought In Pepl- 
^jno,. and . I^hodai ..^ancerst. from, the 
\pell87~Chrcago "roadiio^^ 
" Pavilion 'Royal, L. I. roadhbuse en- 
gagement. Neila Goodelle, with 
jjbmbiardo. iri Chi, shifts over to. 
Buddy Rogers* shc^-w at the' College' 
Irih, ' Chicago; T 

libmbardo doesn't go Into' XtifS 
Roosevelt Jiotel, New "Tqi-k, . until' 
Nbveinber, I'nstiead, bf Ills us\iaT 
Iiabor_^, Day reopening, .owing tb'-a' 
promise -to Sam-.^Uare- ot'tfee-DelIsi;. 
Chicago, to retUrit In late August,' 
up until i^ov. 1. The Chicago Pair 
dbesii't coriciude'untll Nov: 1. Har^,' 
whb" hiiiB bebil doing • the^' Cream-'Of 
the . riite life ■■ businesd' vii^lth the 
LOmbardos^, Wants. .'thienJiJjTja'ck ' fbr^ 
the flriale of the fair;' = 



jClpse tlR -Sl^ 10^ as 
Everylwdjr G^l^^ 

Chicagb, ' j;iiily 3i 

Entire RCA . 'Victor organJzatibn 
wlJl close down the .week, of July 
. 17.^ 24' tb a^iow all' .'employes to take 
their vacations , at one time. . .Vaca 
tloiis will be at full salary, . 

Instead of the usual staggered 
vacations covering the entire isum- 
mer and inevitably causing some 
upheaval in the orderly functioning 
of business, the decision' of a gen- 
eral shutdown was iitiade. Nobody 
will thus take over -vvrork w.ith which 
he :ii9 unfamiliar during • the .1 iftb- 
;Bence of the m:ari7' who. --<5t;dlriar Illy 



fills; the JblK 



ROMANCE Ain) CBEDIT 

Hollywood,: July 

Cbnsumiifs' Credit Cblnpaiiy : has 
■iRiOght 26 -l&-Tnin;-spots-on-4CF WB^ 
fbr discs Of 'Romainoe in " M^sic, 
featuring. Donald Noyls and: jJa^ 
Bal){ni ;an,d, his band. .1 , , 
'..^Program i« a.Supdaiv: nlghterf.; 



RCA Victor has put Rudy vaUee 
under exclusive contract for its Blue 
Bird brand of 20o records. It's Val- 
lee's -ilFst' 'eturn to the cheaper 
istencllis since his break with the 
Durlum outht. Val,lee has already 

turned put thr,6e' platters undbr his 
Blue Bird agreement and is slatCd 
to do three thorc' of them this T^reek. 

yipton ■ ha^ . clbse^ royalty cbri- 
tracts.with: a -substantial number of, 
publishers allowing, for payments of 
tic ■ and. ;t.%c a side on Its. lower 
^priced output. 



Sharp SiuDDier Shiinti In 
Sales of Sieet Masic 



. - jShei^t..' music ...business the 
past, week , took, the sharpest^ 
slump it's .experienced since' 
the beginning of :the. year;. 
Trade attributes the,, tumble. 
m.Qre to . t^e slipping of recent 
; outstanding '.sellers ' from their 
peaks tha^' t^e fact, that thjis' 
time of the year , usually marks 
the ushering in of the summer 
doldrums. 

Six best iifeileris for the >\reek. 
.ending June 30, as reported by, 
the leading sheet distributing' 
sources in the east, : were: 

in . the Valley oit . the Mbbn*. 
(Morris). 

•Stormy Wea;ther' (Mills) .. 

'Sweetheart Darlln' - (Rob- 
bins). 

, 'Hiawatha's jC^ullaby' (Don- 
aldspri).* 

i Coyer Waterfront* 
"(Famous). 
; *Sbng of the- Nile" (Robbins). 



JOE PANrS GOOD BREAK 

Popular Owner of Woodman«t«n 
' Inn Probinbly Reopening House 



Joe Panl wUl prob^ably reopen his 
'Woodmaristen Inn ' bri the Klngs- 
1>rldge road in -Pelham> Nr durr 
ing the summer, after getting a 
1t>reak from the municipality, .which 
.cut- a highway thi^ough his road- 
hpuse grounds. City paid Panl 
around $112,000 for ; the privilege; 
This «nabl6d the veteran restaura- 
teur to pay off the .mortgage and 
move back his inn, which now en- 
joys the additional good fortune of 
being: Etituated on ' Impbrtaht 
highway^. .. 

Panl erijoys; an excellent,' riep' 
among' ^ew 'York .restaurant gniieh.- 
One claim to fa;ne is that Peini war 
the first to grow and . introduce 
broccolito to the metropolitan gour-' 
met's;- 



keda$#ciitioii Stafl 



A. F. M. DISCUSSES 
SMALE PROBLEM 



, Chicago, July 3. . 
American' Federiatlon bf Musi- 
clans'- conyentlbn. at i.the 'Palmer 
House brought forth, considerable 
discussion on ..the ticklish subject 
of under-scaling. Chicago and New 
York locals, in particular have, been 
Imposing stiff flines. fand drastic dis- 
cipline: on ibffejiders during the past 
few moriths and the ptrobleiri is rec- 
ognized as widespread- and^ hard -to. 
handle. 

A rule i was suggested to Impose 
upon booking- agents some 'guaran- 
tee that under-scaling could ;not.be 
accomplished" ijy the^ tf ick, how 
common, of thrdwirig in specialty 
entertainers' -with' a . dance band as 
one means - of meeting .competition, 
by a rouhdr about bargain, that ac- 
tually .was at the. expense of . mu- 
sicians. 

Musicians'-. union voted down a 
reduction -In .-sala,ry_ .from--i,3-Q..005iiJo 
$1S,000 annua-liy, for President Joe 
N. Weberr — - —~. — — ^ — 



leah Ray Wins Oat in — 
L A. Ambiissaiior's Soil 



GalVfeSton, 

Ariibassador Hotel ., Los An- 
geles, was denied injunction to pre- 
vent Leah Ray from fiinging with 
Phil Harris; orchestra by district' 
court here. Miss Ray is now appear-: 
irig with Harris at' .the Hollywood 
Dinner club, arid in weekly broad'' 
pasts bver NBC on the Cutex pro^ 
grarii. Defense contended girl's con- 
tract at $6,600 per year, ending Dec. 
31, 1933, with ^ hotel company was. 
void becat;se ii wis iaigned by a mi- 
nor. Counsel for tbe.hojtel company 
gave notlcB of :appeai. , ; t 

Miss Ray jumped hief coritrajct 
when denied, the opportunity, to slng- 
■with Abe Lyrilan's orchestra, which 
succeeded Harris 'at the ^hoters Co- 
cpanut Grove. She appeared iri court 
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J< '.^- 
Hubbard; ~ " • — — '- • 



JACK ROW 

ON ASCAP m? 



DAHL BOliBLIN& 

• ' ' -L o sj -ArifeeleB 
, DahI's. orchestra, now 



..Ted .,Dahrs. orchestra, now .at 
Leightpii's cafeteria, •will, double at 
the Cinderella Roof, startipg.Satur- 
:day;(8); Z;-; ' 

Dabl 'Will ha've a 15-;aian.combl- 
-natiori. at trie se.c!ond- spo.V 



Joe xftoss^alked^from/the-El-Pa 
-tlor-VillejE^Streaina,^ ^ 
the' night: -fbllowlng hl^ opening, lasi' 
Thursday (29). due tb alleged flnari- 
cia.1 difficulties. . ^ ,. 

him oif, says the bandman', two 
nights in_;advance.. -When' the .s'ec- 
orid ad'vance 'wasn't forthcoming by 
'closing ^Thursdayv. Mosf avers ke, 
imade it* his. final' exlti 



-— Peter : Emma's .orchestra playing? 
jat Matt's. Stockade, new sea-food 
restaurant, rieit to Mid-City Park, 
In iMenarids/N. Y.- 






Pavilion Royal, N. Y. 

(G\JY LQMBARPO) 

. - Valley Stream, ^ L. 1., June 30. 

. TS^hat) , . draw . . .]the Giiy. , Loriibardo 
orclje.stra ,'really 'l;ias was well evl- 
jderi'ce'd '^^ori -Its' biieritag •■vlrhen- -a 
jreritial i^torni;' ' witii plenty' ■ Of . thb' 
jefh^reat fifeWorks^ didn't encout^ge^- 
lanybody motoring down to Mer- 
rick ■• jfoad -for-:-any. . opehlpg^.J.' .But 
apart -fjrom.., the eyer-jfaithfiil ..tjin^ 
pa(n.,alleyi^es| .to. oi;«rho^- a! Loriibardo 
openlrig...is" s'briiethi'ng' akin 'to a 
command' perfot-riiance— what w.Hth 
Lbriibelrdb rating : am'bng the '! top* 
i plugs "bri the nation's wire-way'ed— 
i there .was a faealthiy ^turn^oUt ot: thci 
:'riP,t-'sQ-obiigatory^custQmersr:Wi>;l.c 
jglyes, a..Yeriv; .goi()d . idea all^ ,'rouridj.; 

;' , ,• ;T.he ; tiiombardoswcut . thieir D.eiis'. 

i engagement in- Chicago (Morton 
[.Grove, 111,; roadhouse) shbrt not to 
[disappoint. John Steinberg, ' who 
; swears, by the , boys. John (arid 
Chrlsto also, when Chris was with 
Steinberg) - will bring i out; the rec-. 
ords on slightest provocation to, 
compare the. day-by-day totals' 
with other attractions; . as evidence, 
of the vLombardo draw for them. 
Now that . ChriBtb . is selling Trom.- 
m'ers- beer, Joia Moss and Jacob 
Amron are around riiore with 
Steinberg, ' both bfeirig 'in also on 
this, 'the class i^bu.rban restaurant 
aroun& . Ne^y =yi)'rlt' for-'many years. 
.."Jjiiope^^have been, ot her -spo ts' starfe^ 
ing up off SRa^nrsea3on"afl;ei'~3ear' 
son, but ,th© .Pavijlbn is now .. an 
Institution among riietropolitan 
roadhoiises. 

The Lonibarclos enjoy a rep .all 
their own with the' younger set 'on' 
th e hoof, \ vHb take their Istieppirie 
very seriousry77rK©'-LonibardO"Styie 
of -- mufelci has 'done <.n\OFe :<to 'popw-- 
larizetithe eccentric rberideri-outteri- 

headrtprhead*. amd ..irfistrJcpurThead-. 

UDOA-mv-shoulder stvle of stepping 



'With the younger bunch, than any 
other dance orchestra in rAmeri- 
Ca. Having arrested the fancy bf 
thiis new ' school of stejpipers, the 
Lombardo .style has forced the cre- 
ation ,ot special slow rhythms of; 
popular: songwrltingf. In.' 6r,d^r to' 
give- the . boys, and- , girls ^ something^ 
to "step to.-' '.: - 

The boys brought In with them 
Pepino arid RhOda; dancers, who 
were at the Dells- Vi^lth . the band. 
The dance team .does its Svaltz,. ec-, 
centric : arid smooth foxtrology. 
Chores ; in ifice mariner arid' is a 
'good Iri't'erlude between darices. :' 

Stinday nights .at. the PaVlllori 
will 'probably be' the hottest -thing 
around Ne*^' York again. It's pro- 
fesslPrial iriight arid somehow they 
all turn out ior .the Lombardos arid 
. John. :Stelnberg* . , , . , . , . . , 

No couvert,. . but a ,$,2.'B0 arid $'3 
minimum, check < weekdays' and 
'W'eekerids respec,. with the min- 
imtim ■ thing Pbtaining ..for ._ late 
diners holding oyer after 10:30. ^ 

■ Ahel, 



EL PATIO, N. Y. 

Valley Strearii, L. T., June 28. 
Rosita. arid Ramon have moved 
'their El PatlP down to Merrick 
road at ValliBy Stream on the site 
of the former Caistllliari Royale and 
j.set up ' a class' spot -which 'should 
get • ah., ^elerilent-^all-^lts— .o-vv-rt from 
.-the?TTOrth="shoreHli=i^=terrltory=arid 
th? Lido and Atlantic . beaches. Al- 
•ways .an attractive interior, it is 
well suited .to the smart, sho-w., 
.which lookb solriewhat overboar'd 
6tL 6vt!rhc!a'd' for - a not toti great 
capacity. • " ; » 

i--JMentyj-j>f:.xappQrtunitx^r_ey«ryi 
.bodyi ito..:get o.ut okay. If the, bu$tr 
,nfpa Is .t.bere, .alth.pueb : the. $,? club 
,c|ijiT^^r. tb.e .$2 mlnlm.um, check 

(Continued on, p3^ge,i^4)'..' [\ , 



M0(is Wanted Pay-Off 
in Advance, Walks Out 



Faces at Simplon 



- Clark, and DeLys..are.riow the fe|^- - 
tures at the Club Simplon, New. 
York, succeeding, the Yacht Club 
Boys 'Who have been at. the nitery 
all- year. - Lar^ 
remains. 

Vivian Vance frOm the Slrixplori 
goe^ intP the Forrest club. New Or- 
leans. Yachters' are slated for the 
Piping Rockj Saratoga, Iri August' 



NEW JOINTS 



■From r -PavJ lion.;:Jlby a'le 
Pierre Roof Starting Vfi 



iHotel 
!Bahd¥ 



A' '^ock ■ bf riew nltb 'spots in and' 
arbiind Kreiy: YPrk^with hevr! shp^si' 
Guy Lombardo returried! ^ith. his' 
ibrchestra tb the Paviilori lR;6srai on 
: the Merrick rbad, to , ., nb bbrivert,', 
:$1.50;'and ^2 dlnri^rs.'..- ' .''■■^ •'-'-" 
Iftptel Pierre roof iriduct^ed .rienry 
■r- .^^?.f ;or9!}estra . Jiirie • i^9. ' - wlih. 
!^Darl.b and' '"biarie, ''dance^^^^ Efnest 
I Charles and Barbara Blarie ' isup- 
■port.. .. , ■ . _ ■ 

" l^ew show at the swank; Embassy 
club now holds QlPrla " Graf tori. 
Marguerite, and LeRpy,, dancers; 
Jane Vance and Ben Glaser brches- 
tra. , . ■ , - 

Guis Van's Harbor at Rbckr 
away Park, L. I„ 'Van and 

Howard Deighton's 'Eye Dears' 
revue, with Denhiker-Kirig oi-ches- 
tra, at ho cbuvert and 86c to .$1.75. 
plate and table d'hote diiiriers! 



»,5iii!Rid[el 



■ No job and other worries caused 
Tk&y Groff, yioliriist, fbrriie'fly with 
the Cincy find Detroit sybiphony 
orks, to end_ His 'fife in 'a.'leap 'frbm 
the 11th floor of' the .lEn,ciulrer Eirdg. 
"^he'-^olldnwin^'TTOr^ --btf ^rs 

of , positions . ;were coritiritifed Iri 'le.t- 
ter,s addressed tp ttroit, who 'lived 'at 
Chilp," 6.; near .here.' fate'-was 4k," ' ; 



,.J^ek RobblQs l£|,th^.pf>oposed suc- 
cessor to Edgar. F., -Bltner, resigned,, 
orii the board of the i American so- 
ciety*; It la deemed very likely, al-. 
though it wUl be II' surprise to. the 
ti>ade.- Robblris' well-kriown .re- 
calcitrancy has kept him away from 
admlnlstiiatlve matters of th^ 
ASCAP for 'many years despite Ids 
high standing as a . music publisher. 

' Accbrdlngly, Robblns sitting An 
with the pbwers-that-be of the So- 
cletjr Is v<iulte Unusual Within the' 
trade, ailthpugh the etkndlrig of hia 
Am would 'warTarit it. 
' Bilrier ■ (t'eUt's) ' realgried vplUn- ' 
taiil^y.after suhdn;^ jiffs' with the' 
members, dating back. to . last win- 
ter wheii, at the -arinual - riieetlng- of - 
the ASCAP^ ?|i*X Bbsb, songwriter,' 
openly cj^itlclzed the .Spclety and its 
ddp-iiriistratiori. Itii^,. .who.ls high- , 
ly 4'ogarded as a; business executive, 
and ai riiusip, man,- to.bk umbrage and, . 
offered to resign, then arid, there, ' 
His- resignatioii ; wa» rejected, but 
the] Foist v,*^!). and generil manager 
has': 'slrice lost his enthuslasrii. for 
society affairs. 

This strained feeling within re-, 
yolvos over a feeling that a - self- - 
perpetuaiing board has not done 
rieJht by the'rank. and . file, of the 
industry. 

Rbse> 'for '-examiple, - 'a A-. 
^origwWter' 'whb' earned -heavy .roy-* • 
altli^s Sufficient to -: start '- 'him as a '' 
ie^it pr0.ducet ■ of " 'riiuslcai sho ws," ' 
offered himself as' 'alii Texample, ''al.< 
the time, of hb'w Careless 'the classf 
iflcatipn <:ommi|ttee . of ; the; Spclet/ 
had been, In that hei was atill - col- 
lecting Olass A- royalty money iCrom' 
the ASCA^. Rose felt that he didn't 
rate sucht "tbpTTmofiey consideration _ 
in y lew of his lessened pop .song' 
output, necessitated .tbT9Vf>ri his iii'- 
[creased concern -with his stage pro- 
liuctlons. 



AT JERSEY aUB 



Rogs.FentOri "pajnoa^ on, the Jert 



jsey .' shore .whiclv ;l:^tlp li . Mau^ ' ice. 
i(fbrmer Maurice Abrahami^, cloak- 
■room concessiPnaire) -has takea 
ipyep .frbrii Frank Ford gr<^ssed |8,<i 
<000! on two .nights i . last week' 
;' It - ila- holding over. Fannie Brlce*. 
':Eddy 'Ltiichin. orchestra~jCor the -J'ulif. 
i4thi week-end for' flye riiore days; 
' Some ' 1,800 people attended, in 
jthpse two nights against. 650 people 
•the same, two' nights a year ago. .- 
I /With MIsa Brlce and the band 
la^ir b' . D^nria - and Medranno. 



^ftRATOGft-MAMEr^OI^ 



So Sounds for This Sgmmer-* 
; Setting Expensive Floor Shows 

Saratoga seems'; to '.he pr,etty well 
set '.for the. Apgust' racing season; 
With ^ the word, I Boi.n,s;. i^^^ 
the^e, ypn't be .niucji trouble. 

Sc 'tjar only !a1i ' iioward, who 
owns^the SSmbassy ! club,_2!ie.w _Yoriti 



}has his show- at the, Plplrig Rock 
iset.!, . I ii-B 'an eicperisiye eritertalri- 
ment 'i^or/ th^ .mbnth headed by 
Heleri Moi-gan •at' ,-' ?2;(lf66 r " Yabh't 
Club ]^6ya; who just ;clb^bd at the. 



by 

Yabh't 

, oya, .who just .closed at the. 
Simpibn 'ciub,, '■' Neit^' '.'.York, at 
^1,7B0; Henry King . ' orchestra,' 
^1,400; Goday's, Tango band, $600, 
and Olive ..Brady and idr dance partr 

' The • Rrooic, - Arrbivhead" or Lldb" 
• Venice ,are.n;t, : set yet as tP their 
'ty.^e.i.'of' .shows. ^ 

. . p'f I recent- years, , .bwlrig to .the 
stringent embargo bn gambling, 
etc., none: of the riianagementa 
dared' splurge, on blS shews* s*^* 
for ah occasioriai name 
band. 



RockweU'8 Bad Spill. 

Tommy Rockwell, of Mllls-Rock-i 
well, injured in a motprboat spill 
isn't fully, recovered and cannot 
make the iHolly wood trek. w;ith Jack 
Rbbbms. ' .: Latter shovefe oft this 
E-Week,"bftKwillH9tAll=ln=.CJbdiMSftjli' 
Irig acts, bands, tetc.,' fpr several 
days. 

Rockwell may--join hlrii there arid 
both contihue' to the coasts 



— ■^i>^V+s"bn-^ndLlJarclieMra_^ 
Cleiyeland opened"' new ToDrace 
Garderi at Thbmi's Jefferson hotel, 
l^lrinVnfe'ft'^m.* *- ' '" ' ' " ' 




Tuesday, July 4, 1^33 



Pkonograph Discs Are Now Liability 
for Naine Bands-Made Top Common 



Where recoM^ meant BottiieiihliiB 

Itiat, they ate . how a }}^W\ty tp 
X recotAing artlBt, particularly K 

> if any' tromlnenqe. • ■' .. J 
*^i«ahher In which the hinterland 

' iittttlons play and re-play name 
SSds" records on. Blipshod .radio 
nrbirama Is forcing fsom^ of ythe ar- 

S plioiiograph ' aisft's Of the latest 
Sn«SB. hoping tt»t thus they will 
.. not he etherised by the cut-rate 
' tire; grocery, pa'tent medicine, (or- 
She tellei* and kindred type .o( 
ioob- catching, retdio commercial 

advertisers. . . 

This typ6 of sponsor relies almost 
wholly on a progtam pf Paul White- 
Oman's rec&fdsr or Guy 7 
wbords; etc,, to TOftke up a Program. 
•While forced by the. Federal Radio 
' ■Commission tb announce that these 
are ■ records; the sole announcement 
iiBually runs ' something HKe this: 
•we will now offer a half hour of 
John Doe's dance orchestra, elec*^ 
Really recorded; playing for you 
' ihe latest Broadway hits through 
the courtesy of the Blotz .Beauty 
Farlors where a marcel can be :had 
ior;" etc. 

iberty 

-The recording companies are baf,- 
•llcd by this practice. They hay^ 
V printed on the labels - a., warning 
" ihai 'this disk is not licensed lpr 
broadcastingr pnrpbses,' but it . has 
been .held that -the. 1?urchase of the 
i-ecprd tor .75c.> implies- a w^rr^nty 
lor the purchaser to dp anything he; 
will' with it, , , . : 

. The song copyright owner cannot 
join with the recording companieB 
ih arty test case because the sta- 
tions are licensed to tile ASCAP for 
" the privilege of publicly performing 
all copyright- music, whether on a 
record or otherwise.' :'' 

BERLIN AFTER 50-50 
DE1U.4TJM0_IIA 



INDUSTRIAL PEP TALKS 

New Source . of Revenue for RCA 
Victor. Recbrdino Dept. 



Chicago, July 3. 
Ihcreaslngljr ' 'impbttaht to • RCA 
Victor as ia sourtb" of revenue is the 
making of-' regular iBchedulci of 
phonograph records to be used .in- 
dustrially.- At present the Chicago 
branch, headed by B. W. Young; IS 
cuttiifig 37 discs: for.General Outdbpr 
Advertiislng each Week, 76 for the 
independent Grocers Alliance, and a 
varying number , to be used with 
istereopticon stills for the Visomatic 
Corp. 

""'TGeneraT " .dtitdooTT^ecord^B "made 
regularly .Tuesday from copy 
px-ovided by the company and des- 
tined, to be heard the following 
Mbnday at 37 sales meetings in that 
many citleW throughout the country 

jLC^SItiuSHNlTE 
UFEBMMS MUSICIAN^ 



Dubious yictory? 



Chicago, July 3. 
Music Publishers' b^eball 
team, which played about 15 
gamcB last year, failed to or- 
ganize this siimmer. Ezcepr 
tiohally hot Jiin^"' evidently 
sweated the 'athletic notions 
out of the boys. 

However, last year thb Music 
Publishers team may have been 
too .good. Most of the games 
3ve"re.. played with orchestras 
and the ptiblishe'rs had a h&hlt 
of defeating the bandsmen.' It' 
may haVe interfered with th* 
' pluigs. 



Big Bands D^ging Out Around $SW 
MontUy from Pubf (or Arrangements 



CHANGED 0HQRU$ 

I 'Hold Your Man' Now Okay for Air 
and Film 



Hollywood, July 3. 
Dave breyer has returned to New 
York to cbtnplfete dfetails on pdbr 
lishiiig detUH b e tw ee n 'Berlin;- Irto;, 
and Radio, and United Artists Btu-. 

dios-,. ' ; 

Negotiations call for the forma- 
tion of subsidiary companies- foi' 
Radio and each of the producfers 
releasing through . United ' Artists, 
•witl^ Berlin holding half bf the 
Btock in each, 

Expected that Dreyer will be back 
here; in a inonth; ' 



kan^a^ . July 
Night cliibs,-« dinner clUbs, danCe 
clubs, big; lit$le and iridifeerent, are 
being: opened- aU oyer the town' and 
its suburbig: ' Promoters" are all set 
oil making a kiUihg with the hew 
beer, bivt- ither^vl wHl .b'^. tnapy^/dis-. 
apipointmehts' as price cutting has 
already .coiiimehced and tajci driv- 
ers report that they are deceiving 
practically no benefit fro*ti the night 
places. 

"The musicians,- however, are get- 
iihg~a--break-as -nearly - all . of the 
clubs are using orchestras, and. a 
number are offering pretentious 
floor shows. Slot-machines get a 
nice play and - open gambling can 
he found at. somie of the places. In 
fact the-tawji is wider open than for 
years. 

• On e of the n ewest bjg ones. The. 
jCotton Club/ nia'de fts~ae;fuE Tasr 
Veek— at-^lO'lr^and-.Jiolmes— stre^ 
iand thatis 'a. lofeg ' ways out. Max- 
well McGregor is the manager. It 
iboasts of " the lar&est cabaret and 



like the M QI' l^^y^^^ 
MilWadiee's Munciaj 

Bc^^ Garden Concerts 



Milwaukee, Jiily 3 
Milwaukee's Philharmonic or 
chestra, which has just completed 
its regular season of : concerts . at 
the Alhambra under the direction' 
of Frank laird Waller, is now be- 
ing heard, in the city's first sum- 
mer symphony programs .at., the 
Eagles club. The . purpose of the 
concerts is ' to tide oyer the mem 
bers of the orchestra during the 
dull Bummer months, to giVe those 
in search of gbod muslb. a, iplace. to 
hear it and to establish in Viennese 



Before Jack Rbbbins left for Hbl- 
lywood to assume hew duties with 
Metro in the studio, his Bobbins 
Music Corp.'s publication of Jean 
Harlow's song, . 'Hbld Tour Man,' 
was sapolioed to conform with -the 
dictates of th6 radio executivies., 
Jjarry .Ijowman of CBSraccordingly 
passed 'Hole Tour Man' (theme 
aong from Metro's Harlow-Gable 
film of the same name) for radio 
broadcasting. John Royal of. NBC, 
Who had similarly balked, Is like 
wise reconsidering the matter. 

The:, cho.rus. _oniy . met jwlth disap_ 
proval. 

f — ■ 

WORLD DISC RICHTiS GO 
WITH SiayOBRT HOU) 

The effect of the decision against 
Thonias M., MacFarlane .(profes- 
sionally .Sandy. MacFarlane) in a 
auit for royalties against B...Pavi8 
^ COv Ltd.,' Australian music pub - 



garden atmosphere a real ^^^^. ^SX 
place for local.people. to take ^ / jewnpaig ^r ^^^.^^^^^ 
:fair guests who -may wand^ up to Pf^^g^iJ^^SI, 'granted. Whe^^ 
see the beer city. I™.. °. -n.^*. -To_.,^o«ri/.v fnr 



A foreign music pubirsher doesn'l 
want dance maestros to fe-oijches-; 
trate his publications^ " 
infring<nnent of cppyright, a move 
whlcli IfS being watclied with ' 
in Aiherica!,! . , _ 

In America ihls hasbe^n ajhe*^-;^.; 
ache for many years, ^ It's not ppjy, 
minimized the : sales, of orcheetrar . 
tiohsi but it's lead the publisher to, 
pay 425 to $50 to the leader 
these special arrangfttrents.: — 

The big baiids around the coiintry 
collect 425 an arrangement for at. 
least 20' tunes a. month, or 1500, The 
average is usually higher. The 
bands, 1 without ; thinking of any 
chiseling, ai-giie that the quality 6f 
their -music -necessitates . such, spe.r.. 
cial attention to the orchestrations. 

From the publiishers' viewpoint, if 
they pay for the arrahgernents, it 
guarantees good plugs, but th6 die-' 
hards, who argue that they don't 
p^iy (although, too often, it's sus- 
pected th.i,t they kvc. "just as acquis 
escent), maintain ' that if all the 
publishers give up, they'll all be . 
back where they started. Since 
every' leader will have a special ar- 
rangem^ht of every tune in their 
books. It'll mean the ipublisher must 
still ilsht tb land a plug. 

Tjhe pay thing seems to be on- the •> 
upbeat, particularly as. regards the > 
i.-^-i>ii_i.>%;a v>an^a ,^« i'<i<ii/k commer- f 



li be hence uruiiBwwn. : v*"; — —. -t- 

, ... .. miil Biiblicensing the B. Davis company 

had at the custotnary price, ^be. 

kind of a cbmfortable garden we to makejre preasinBB 
have Sen in Buroyean pictures but | in Australia. 

■■• . i ■ KAAri 'aKflAlnt' from 



-tta nCe. flbbr in. town a n d al s b ha s 




Idisi ta Ditty Selling 



lioa Angeles, July 3. 
Joe Skilton, traveling, representa- 
tive for G. Sch'irmer, arrived, hefe 
this week and .will be approached 
by local ! jnusic dealers who .are 
anxious to work .out some, itabiliz- 
ing measure' for (iheet music sale, on 

the- coast 

^ Schirmer has a store locally and 
the dealers, thipk that the present 
Bituatioh can te adjusted tb beh^ikt 
all Vbh^grned^ if th^' roverninent's 
industrial contrbl idea is applied tb 
conditions Tnefe. ', . 

Freeman aiid Matthews 
Goiirtpld;e Their Merger 

' Los Angeles, July 3, 
Merger of the Freeman and; Mat r 
thewu muKl6 ."ccrtnpanies has been 
Completed. As a result, L. B; . Mat- 
thews moves from his presentloca- 
tlpn In the Birkel Music. Co, build-, 
ing in the next two weeks, to the 
Freeman- Mattlicws store... 

Jobbing house retains John De 
keyaer and Ray Wesner of Pree- 
man's, and' Frank R. Codwin of 
Matthew's' as department heads. 

Bestor on Lake 

Don Bestor's will be the orchesr 
- tra- on tbe-Sliow Boat .- plying liake 

starting on the renewed Nestle 
• ogram over NBC in August 
ostor. succeeds Phil Spitalhy's or- 
chestra oh the chocolate show- 
.Ethel Shutta iind 'Walter O'Keefe 

aj'f xcjiattcaciiciUL 

Bestor closed at the Hotel New 
Torkei', Barney Rapp wucceedlhg 
him. 



a spacious lawh and wldie Veranda, 
'making' accommodations for" 800 
Igu^sts'. 'Dori 'R. Torres directs the 
band and Johiihy O'Connor is the 
m, c 

Nearly as far ..out, .at 91 stree; 
and Prospect, newly opened Tacht 
(Club where Hank Lishin and his 
'Columbia Broadcasting orchestra 
keep 'eiDh 'Stepping; Red Fields is 
direfctor Of the floor show which 
has. Helen Sa-vage, Charlotte Van 
Day and a good looking- dancing 
chorus.- Nice dance floor and no 
^coiivert charge^t-. Jn_fact_ there Ifr no 
'convert charge, at most of the legiti- 
;mate. places- and the. tariff for- food 
•and drink is no higher, and in some; 
piace.B lower, • than downtown* 
: ■ A popular close-in place is the 
Silver Slipper. Vic Allen , produces 
the shows, and last week offered 
;the Honey. Sisters, Carol Chappele, 
iKen Wilmarth,, working in froj[^t pf 
a snappy band, v 
r Shi-k^^ar"Gai'denH,^eyeral miles 
.'towards St. LouiSi continues, to be 
!a... popular, resort, a,nd. offers a nice 
eVenipg'? entertainment. 
: Kathryn Duffy's 'Freslj. ^Faces' 
company has been there for sev- 
leral' weeks". Show consists, ot 15 
people including Fern Lewis, Anna 
[iMay aiid Jonnie Haymes, Emil 
iZarek arid jbaTi Johnson, Close to 
• th^theatf ical- d istri<:L .il'ithe. Club 
Frolics, bperated by Johnny Flynn 
and Tommy, Dixon. . Murray Stat- 
•ler's band from Omaha is f.feature-a 
and Ave -acts bf vaudeville given 
on the floor. The place, is getting 
a nice play, Gloseby is the Club 
Leisure, where 'Shag,' Uhles is host, 
arid where Mark Ehart's 'band - is 
a feature. 



which has long ]^een absent froni 
tiieiL local scene, ^ - 
■ Waller directs lighter claaseB,- 
After the regular . symphonic pro^ 
grams on Thursdays Raymond 
Brown leads the dance jiiinibers. 
During the othei- days of the ?w*ek 
35 musicians under BroWn play 
dance music and light classics. All 
for a 25c general admission. 

Jack Milk-Adds-Anothet 
; Catlog; Going to Coast 

■Tack Mills has -taken^ oVer .th^ 



ciitalog of the Lewis Pubusnmg vo. 
and added It to the Mills M;vsic 
Inc., list. Lew Schlessinger headed 
the Lewiy .outfit: Included in its 
library wer^'t'he scores, from Colum- 
bia Pictures musicals turned out 
during the previous screen talk and 

tune cycle.- ; - ' 

■ Mills leaves this Friday (7) with 
the missus for the Coast^.with th^ 
intention of combining a vacation 
with a look-in on » musical ^contact 
possibilitieW around the studios, 



who irrankly claims: to have b^ilt 
himseif ihrbugh the giye-.up sVis. 
tem. Thin same pub, pays any- 
where from $5 to |25 per plug, ac- 
cording to the artist and the , star 
tlon. 

Leadert Whb Pcmand- 

' A publisher of a film musical Is 
'said to be giving, up; riiore than-: 
brdiharlly because he Wants to- 
make a showing for the film com-, 
pany on the number of iiadiQ plugs. 
. The following are, pome; leaders 
:v(ho miak6 no bones ietbout their de- 



^JacFariaarie thought otherwise: 
when he sued the Sydney firm for 
heavy royalties, computing his^dam- 
age claim to run to £30,000 for 12 
songs which Davis marketed ^In 
New South Wales. ' ^ 

Julian T. AbieJpS, American at- 
torney for Davis, went to Roston 
tb take the deipositions of MacFar- 
iarie, forwarding thern to Sydney 

froin-wheride f -J^clsion has Just.| ^^^^ s^eciarorchestration at- 
li^nj;etuniiyn^ 

& :<^<?-. /fny^JfJ^^Ss ^^1^ and. the pSb-^. 

alty infringemefat claii^s. 1 iishef-s. mtast contribute. $28 a :tune 

: Brunswick as the world copyright j. special .-. orchestrations:. 

ijwner of th e M a cFarlane recordings • - 



:^j^,mer-&f^tW-Ma cFarlanft recordings Hurli ck^^i-4a6^4 &P ftypslefir 

was privileged to sub-license Davjs r^^^ , Qabortte. Lopez, Bestor, ' 



jto make impressions .from an ex- 
Wted master plate *he>ntip^ 
Ddes for local marketing. This W 
ithe first time this pblnt on the in- 
ternatibrial icopyright aspects of a 
teoording was threshed out, Attor- 
ney Abies, cited thejBriUsh copy- 
right act as authority, tor Davis a,nd 
Brunswick's legality, and was sus- 
tained through W. G. Forsyth, Da- 
Ivi » solicitor in Sydney, upon tnal. 



Olsen, ' Osborne, Lopez, Bestor, 
iLown, Berriie, PoUiack," Cummins,: 
iKemp, et al; 

IROnnNS SONG PICKER , 

PICTURES 







V Jack RbbbiriB left for Culveif City 
to taice up iauties next vireelc in th^ 
iMetro studios, to sit in on,musl9al 
Iflini zproduotlon and -to^cpntrtbut^ 
his Ideas, and experience as a pop- 
■ular song picker itor -benefit of film 
.boxpflice. Robblns has long con- 



'\ ..^ jteniaed that pop songs. If properly 

The entire Tin Pan Alley map may be radically changed f inqorporated \n films, , can be madp 

The enure xm ^ hnnnens to help the na- j i^^^^-^ ^ ^ material, and at the 

tinie. prove commisrcial for 



same .-rr.r- . - . - 
tlie usual. song, puWIcatlon. 
. Robbins closed his deal with J, 
Robert Rubin* the. I^ew's-Metrd 



V AUey map muy, --.f : " , , aiI^ 

^f^^B^kitxt^m-^^MiL^. _ 

fiXfto- brS^e?2^ a day's sale of sheet music, ai wti<J6. j j^^^,^ corp., latter figure repre- 

sie pri^es^s teco^^^ <ii«<^""' ^^ound 5,000 I ^^,^„tary 50% s^^^ 

sale prices, IB u » b 1. during his absence , at the Studio. 

Th^fund of SnTta^^^^^^^ popular music which the rad p de ^ ikrger; profes- 

.^r^^ ^^f^^^^S^cS^ssS;^^ ^'"^^ through -Rob. 

S?^SSSfcS^lo^Sr ^^^^ to.the tin:pan 

alley creators. 



irmingham, July 3. 
Night clubs are becoming thick- 
er around Birmingham than demo- 
crats. With the Rocky Ridge Club 
opening last week the total has 
jumped to four. All are doing a 

i-fair- business: '> j — v-- 

h=Rt>ckyHRidg*=iB=being^Op£nM.-by 

George M. CoUum and is giving two 
floor shows nightly -With . $1 per 
couple cover choige. Highland 
Park Casino was the first to open 
For years Birmingham did not 
have_aj night club of any sort. .Club 
Fiorentlnfe^was orre-Qf few. to be- 
come a ^ success. PfofeHsional ta. 
[ lent is being used at the clubs. 



Tn one breath the rank and file of the ASCAP feels that a spirit of cor- 
dia" eJte^lTshoSd obtain, as a mearis to insure a united front against 
tiat old dS^bS Radio. Almost in the Same breath are aired, all oyer 
aglin? ^hf usukl Sfluawks against the administration of the 

^ The'^publishers particularly are particularly rankled by the egomania 
of E C Mills who talks the men down who pay his salary-and that of 
Ge£ Bucl^hrt he's the best informed indivi.Jual in the music indus- 
try's rSatons with the radio and other music license, payers that certain 
caution and HlL progression must obtain, .etc. Buck f« the sole other 
officer as President is said to trail more or -iess with Mills. Mean- 
flmt the pubs Hng to Sork out their individual economic salvations, 
realll that they Si't be bothered too much with administrative pr In- 
S?^^JSHtiS matters,-a8- they, must perf^^ 
Siaiiv-their- Tatings--in- -the-society,-f ^^^^^ 

"^S^S'?Jcl.mS?dog daysh^r, again, its a repetition of the same 
atory-a hit doesn't mean anything, and the society must furnish the 
economic sustenance whereby the publisher can continue, his buHiness; 
And with it arises the same old squawk about not getting enough from 
a^billion dQJlar business-ra dio— w hose life blood Is furniahea by the tin 
pan alleyites, who feel they arc Ttoelng constantly draineerad not suffi- 
ciently succored 



allows for a larger; profes- 
sional start bpdget through Rob- 
bins having recently put on Mack 
! <?oidriiarii; '^oe --Bantiy- = and . other 
,'hlgh-poWered raldld a<?t landers. 

Jack Bregman - w*ll be general 
manager of Bobbins Mtislc Corp. 
during the executive y.p.' 
In California. 



The Philadelphia favoHle 

BILLY HAYS 

and his Orchestra 

HU'ppljrlng', rhy thins 'of ,the 
mbrtient and tunoa of tno 
• times at the La. Ca.sa Bce- 
taupant and broadcasting 
via CDS. Naturally thfty 
are .featuring: 

"Mold 104" 
«'8werthc«rt Darlln' "- 

"Lo»« Soiig*' 91 the Wll« 

"KoW tour Man" 
"Ut't Make Op" 
"I'm Thru Sayino •'•" Th™ 

ROBBINS 

MUSIC CORPORATION 
llll 199 SEVENTH AVENUfi l||| 
III • HEW YORK.»^ Wl 



42 



VARIETY 



TueBdajt Mj 4, 19S3 



.'s Mayor Agrees wiA ABA That 
JttepL He^ StoR B(#^ 



New Acts 



'GOING TO TOWN' 

Tab Starrino Bill Robinaon, Ada 

Ward _ 

Fox, Oefroit 
All colored «how built for picture 



IrUBLff 
VAIKOUT 



Minneapolis, J^ly J. 
Vaudeville has failed to stand up 



ment Association this week will at^ os^^ jiinmie spots where tried and goes out, 

^mnt hane ud their 46th con. i)artments not to ask actors to ap- i6 girls, Pearl Baines. ''^'"^ L^^porapil^ at least, next month. 

Sn lnres?than thre^ moh^^^^^ at clubs and other^af- U^3q„ett^ Swan and ^^f' *Thn ^^^^^ pibllic' has i^ot 

bMnSenlhe i«alnst be^^^^ The Mayor said he would | g^^^^^ . ..^ «..k„k,« «ni 



oteerine in New Tork. The ABA- send a letter out! to thftt effect, and 

SuSfvan cas?a?ainst 'Major^ Edith also present the actors' case jn a 

wSr5«nrup^In East 5Tth street public speech j^^^^^^ gets the op- 

cburt tomorrow (6) before Magls- portunity to slip it in. 

trite Jonah Ooldstein. " The A^^'^ e^®"^*"** , 

Record Bbice the first arrest oa iect 25% of the proceeds tronVr' 

Aoril liJa 44 convictions out of benefit shovirs in which its meml>ers 



John J. Priedl, PubllK, has not 
lost faith in It and probably will 
Choir. I bring it back in the fall. He be- 

Show has everything but comedy. ^^^^^ ^j^^^^ ^j^^ policy was Installed 

Also the choir la used .f^.TI too sdon. in the record-breaking 
»A Diaved here seems , slow but stiu 

-the aJdlence xeactlon. W plenty hot weather. . . _ . 

favorable. tn the Twin Cities, Priedl Is ^V- 

xiQuuru oM.^-w — — ^ ™<.„iw»r<. i With Roblnson as tbo star, show ing his pit show policy an ex- 

Apm 11 J* 44 convictions put or Wibenefit shows la WW t at the State, here, 

attempts. The charge against 'Ma- [appear, and to dlsbui^e this money n««^^ fro'Ji,**"* ^otton ^ corking pit orchestra, a 

jor" Ward, treasurer of the ActorsJ among ♦he various theatrical pnar- ^j^^ Parade, 'Stormy ^eathe^and singers and an occa- 

Memorlal Foundation. Is th«> usual ities. Slo far it haa collectcd^on^hly Happy As sionaV stage name act. The policy, 

one of soUcWng funds without a two -shows, ^^^^^ the cream of plc- 

Ucenser-ln-the first^hearing-hetoteWans-. f^^^ ^'^iSILlSSi' r& get over, tu?^; has been very well received, 

Judge Goldstein last '^ek^lt was iighed by f all. ^ M^^^^ business is considerably below 
charged Miss Watd and thePounda-.|bersblp card gived a l^' ot actors an g^"^^^^^^ to be funny. One L^i^^t the entertalnmw»t merits, xlue 

tloft used the names of .prominent alibi arid opportunity to acQune g^ene (prison) might easily be ellm- the heat and other adverse trade 
actors Without permission, stating which they never had before When K 

the funds would go toward a jtte- approached by a P^""*^***^ to P^^^^ hid usual 

mdrlal for actors. Salesmen were xnoter. L«^m«»- feW gags t^^^ «. >, « 

alleged to have been jE>ald com-| s„„i^j^„ *he welffi^ FJGilflton TrYDlT SOBUl 

mission to bring m the coin. I centage of proceeds from benefit J^eu cnose^^^^ UUDglUU llJUgtfVUUl 

DanIel Frohmat-,testifylngagalnst gj^Q^g that finds Its way to the I ^^yt doesn't Using a routl^ 

Hiss ward, said, 'The needy actor ^ ^^^ In whose name the show is that can compare with any of them 
wants food, clothes and a place to ^o^oted is 2»%. The promoters he had the audience all the time he 
rtayr-not a mem6rial/ | ufluaHy wind up with: 72«^ior them- I worked. . . . 



factors. 




FEW 
EXPERIENCED 




I— Chain ISsnitem Eesponsible-— 



etc.. tte^t etc. 



Prpnounpi J selves. The actors who make the 

Miss Ward admitted haying W| benefit possihle get nothing , 
office boy sign Helen Morgan's name.p 
to lettefa of SDlicltation, t>ut her at- 
torney contendea this waa done by 
Miss Morgan's authorization. It was 
also testified one of the phoiie so-^ 
Ucitors called himself Coyea Ter- 
rell, and that If anybody on the 



buke Ellington, will follow Cab 
1 Galloway Into the Texan theatre 
The choir seemed all right but territory which Paul -Short books 
didn't do much In the line of singing j,„t pallas, taking In six towns 
with the exception of ^he opening ^^^^ ^ ^^^^y^ theatres, mostly ex- 
numbpr that was i«>t enough or a p^.^^^^ stands which have beein 
*"ahoJ?mlght put a nice spiritual turned back. Calloway recently^ s^t 
numbS in the spot now held toy the a precedent -for a colored 2>and to 
Swan and ilee prison scene. click heavily in the south, when 

Outstanding as usual was the pjaying the Interstate houses; 
San Diego, Cal,;. July 3. | piano playing of Harry Swanagan. Bjungfton band with Irving Mills 
ContempMW ..o*.nat.on we* in ^^^^^^^ 



ru^-«>i.t..u^t^h,^ Conway^ -gSfi.S4g&,!g»»- ^^'^SSJ^Z 



SS' iirt^S^fr<^. th, f^-i^^ M west C6«. t S^g^U^^^^ 

I.ast weeK a oe b . . ' houses ha^ received a temporary g^n aild should be able to pick up a currently In LlverpWH 

setback.- through Inability of clrciitt j dollars here and there. 
I execs to come to : an agreement with • 



land iierc One of the 
IbEST of the few EXPE- 
RIENCED MGRS. 

lATUBERTT 

which means in theatre 
parlance 

I AM OUT OF A JOB 




GREAT BUSINESS! 

R.K.O. Coliseulrii New York 
(Thi. WMk, July n 



tetlon w« f Pl„ th, vaudjl ANN fWTCHARD,** 

shows here three or four days, with «° n\nt. Four (Special) 
two dteys In Bl Centro and one day | opphoum, N. Y. 

m Caleiclpo. 



6M0Wks.t«ft 



Ann Prltciiard has beea. around 
with flash acta before. This time 



Th© World's M68t Famous 
Psychic 

NOW BOOKING 

FALL INCAGEMEM 

AL BURKS 
Fermnal Ifanager 

MILES ING ALLS 

CURTIS A ALLEN AGENCY 
PalaM Thftatwi Pld«., Now Yotk 



Benny's Fast Start 

Chicago, July 8. 
A $».fidO opening day- -Erlday_l 

wiea uwt. - I (3«. breaking the house record for ] 

Jack Qoldlo in tails and topper is that day of the week, Indicated a 
the sole male in the act, with the U2B,00O-|30,0O0 week for the P^ace 
sibleV sistersr«rMupleofWds, with the Jabk 3enny^-Francea^ll:- 
- . . 4 ♦...;^= laldteff with concerted stepology nams- Jans and Whalen unit- show. J 
Provlde^ce goes straight Pl*?*"'^®^ I * w,"]? evidences Intensive appUca- qy^^^ ig i„ on a J5.000 guarantee 
[July 15, reducing the RKO vaude ^.j^^^to'^S^'Voutto^ over $20,000. It may I ll — — 

book by another -tul^ week. ha^ had much practical^xper^^^^^ on the week. | ' ^ ^'^^,^1 ^ZTI^S^l 

Total RKO playing time shrinks {pom their appearance. The ^bley j^ra middle western 

1 1 to six weeks. girts j^^^^Xn^y, tiSr^tSfl i"s RKO we eks following the Palace. 

[contrastliig.' The bfeunet has morel - - 

Grabs Date on Wing I style axid Personally, but the 



DEER IN STAGE REVUE 



I Animals, in 



'Forest 
Vaudo 



Ni 



for 



blonde^ who appears JjVjIifJ* 
San Pra,.cUco, Tuir ». I e^r^ tt^^^^"^- 
Colored show? 'Change Tour I q^^^^ J4lss Prltchard'a vis-a- 
liuck,' opened at the Capitol SUn- I ^jg^ working exceedingly Jiard^^ as 
day (2), supplanting the burlesque do tbe Slbleys. Miss Pritchard does 
Ss been iVTtor several years. some -solo ^epplnr and dg^^^ 

Show was supposed to go Ihto the poslte .JjJJ^e Jjt 
^H>lden Gate for RKO, but a 12.day SSf^"„5SheriSie^^^^ doesn't get _ _ 

layoff facing Jhe troupe caused gtarted. -Maybe that costuming la a novelty six deer wlU be seen 
to-taik bu8lness"wUh Johnny-t^^^ doesn't quite register. - ^ -^^-^^^ — 

smith, who booked 'em for. fourj ^he piajiiste ^^'^i^'lffiSS^ftr ivS Niaoml Kalea will have the lead 

SlL''?e?yne?LsT?:*s^l'm?V^^ in the cast wlU be 

feadine from manuscript all the Louis Hadmore, John Prince, Maye 
while. She could lighten it. ^ Tomlin, Thos. Clifford and Louise 
For the people and the grade, it's. Hoyden. Chorus will consist of 12 
a good enough flash, probably not ^^^j^ voices and 16 dancers. All 

going over the budget and shaping I .. ... 1- ; 

up fairly well. 





'General Executive Offices 

iOEWBUIlOINC 

A.N N E X 

leO WEST 46^S1> 

BRyatit 9-7800 NEW YORK CITY 



told there will be 88 people In the 
revue, which will be offered In the 
vaude and picture houses; 



Ithe an$wer to your dif- 
Ificui-ties and mine is a 

l''jOIN AT ONCE*' telegram 



LOOK! at this SHOW- 
MAH'S experience: ah^ 
BACKGROUND 

18 years* experience, rahslns from 
Treosttfer, Auditor, CootrsLCtlns 
A^ent, Railroad Contractor to 
Manager with the lebding Amer- 
ican CirMue*. 4 Seasons prior to 
1>?T AiulBtant Treasurer with 
'ninglinit 'Brw. and' Harnoai Jfe 
Bailer OnatMt Show An Saitli. 

1027-19a6 Manager Rita Theatre, 
-Blmiliichain, ...AIa.,_..i7pinb!aation; 
Vaude-Film House. . Operated bjr . | 
Interstate ADausement iCo., until 
1929. then Sold to RKO, After 

In proflt 

jwrcentage over entire RKO Clrr 
cult by over iOfl9& . better thaa. the 
next\;n line which was the Palace. 
Chtclsko (see Voice of .RKO. -Issue 
of Feb., 19*1), was run sway by ''| 
aaper'^howmen because of dif- 
ferences of. opinion. 

1931, Manager Alabama Theatre. 
BlnbiBciiam^ Ala. one of the ten 
11.000.000 Publlz palaces^ buHt la 
1927. Combination. Vaude-Fllm 
policy playing RKQ Intact Units. 
Was subject of editorial. |a. flam 
Katif column (see Publls Opinion. 
Dec^ 1931) for Ezploltatloo Bx- 
tnMHfdlnaiy- that- got^ house- better 
than iCOOO pn tho week fn •"sl*="" 
day town the 'week before jChrlst- 
mas. The average business of the 
house was around lO.SOOi Super- 
showmen discharged me the next 
week. 

1932-193S up to now I dislike to 
mention. 



F&M Hub Splurge 



HARMON and CLAXTON 
Comedy 

15 M.in».; Two (Special) 

Orpheunir N*- Y. ... , . ^ 

•Josephine Harmon ,ahd Connie h Harry C^purfaih Is going in for 
C]laxton may have been around for big shows booked by F&M for the 
some time. Miss Harmon certainly pui,ii|t Metropolitan, Boston, with 
has, in single and duo, cblefly with jjj^pj.y_^j^^gQj.,g eiicquot Club Es- 
Georgia Sanda as P^a^ologist. Miss ^^^^^^^ face for 

^^i.^^fl'l I^iLl foil f?r Mies the stage on their debut' July 21. 
gSSSi^SSeSJ^SJirlS. Evelyn Brent a^dHaJry Po^^^^^ 

Backdrop is a Hollywood studio, another combo for the Met on July 
Both have been layoffs too long. 7 with a big show built around them. 
Jo squawks about the boycotting on Unit 111 labeled 'Hotel Syncopa- 
her stomach. Mlss Claxlon, a nice ^^^^^ ^.^^^^ ji^^ ^j.^ |n for 

up with special song material. 



I Not a b«id record and I am still a 
lyouhg guy of 42 summers and. a 
I TOUGH WINTER IN 1932-33 



I A Showman vyho understands 
people— •Poopio who make Profits 
iPbssiblW 



OBNBBAL ITANAQKB. 



MARVIN H. SCHENCK 

BOOKIMA MANAOEB 



In the trey on this flve-act. layout 
the girls did plehty okay. Ahel. 

DeLONG TRIO 

Acrobatic 

4 Mins.; Two 

Orpheum, N» Yi 

Three nice-looking girls in acro- 
contortive routine. Some interest- 
ing formations, with a three^hlgh 
announced trick as -the^. topper-offer. 
iThe ^contortive. stuff— OIL A _J|tep- 
ladder platform is nefitly done and 
with dispatch, sans any gruesome- 
ness, but in smooth, matter-of- 
course manner. 

Girls are all nice and slim, In- 
cluding the understander as well, 
Femininity of personnel and the 
type of work make them a bit 
different as openers. No stalling, 
and they're off In four and a half 
minutes. -i^^l 



Colored Floor Show's Tour 

Cotton" Club floor show from the 
Harlem cabaret is goliig out again ■ 
with a neiv band, Mills Musical 
Playboys. Ethel Waters Is retained 
with it for some Loew theatre book- 
ings. 

buke Ellington's was recently with 
Mlsa Waters oni the theatre tour. 



I The theatre Reayer managed was 
Ithe BEST date on the whole 
I RKO route. ASK BIG 
TIME ACT7 



Commiali by Default 

Lou Irwin, who sued Ruias 
Columbo, now on the coast, for 
around $1,2C0 commission on the 
latter's Woodmansten Inn, New 
York, roadhouse engagement last 
summer, 'has been given Judgment 
by default. 

Louis K, Wasser acted, for Irwin. 



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1243 West 30th Street 
Des Moines, Iowa 

Telephone 5-5952 



VAStETY 



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I Receivers Resented Salary 
Pact Ties: Chains Booking Own 
Theatres Again, No Med 



>Wl>ne t*»« '>ookcrs weht thrdiigh 
the motlonfl of holding a meetine 
liSist week, thereby keeping the 
eeniblance of asisalary agreement 
and VHUddvllle booking pact alive, 
the agreement to all Intents and 
purposes has ceased to exist; In- 
ciiructlonB to the booking offices 
from the circuits' theatre heads 
iave-been to -disregard the agrees 
ineht and go ahead -with their book- 
ing and salary setting without ask- 
ing quotations or any outsiders' 
permission. 

With the reins off, the major cir- 
cuit bookers are now booking their 
own ahow9 again „and|_once m^ 
talking real money with actors aiid 
agents. One booker declared that 
lor a couple of weeks the former 
agreement's participants' will pro- 
ceed with some ca,utl6n as far as 
again spending Jieavy moAey is con- 
cerned, but that within another 
month or IBO the big coin will be 

back. . , ■ ^ ■ 

The bookers say the. only way to 
prevent the return of salaries wbich 
they believe were disproportionate 
Is tbrougb the bookers* own judg- 
ment and self-restraint, but with 
competition to be stlffer than ever 
next season, no solution to the sal- 
ary problem -10 anticipated- ftom 
that end. 

Pact Salary Doubled 

i>ttbiiai' booking of Burns and Al- 
ien for the Paramount, New Torki 
at 13,500, double the |i,75b salary 
set for them under the four-circuit 
agreement, which wias responsible 
for the circuits splitting last week, 
Is still burning uP the three, other 
chainsr RKO recently lost the act 
on a $1,760 offer and Lioew holds a 
two-week centract at 92,600 per,, 
-which it wants Bums and Allen to 
play out at a cut. Lioew refused to 
meet the Par's offer. 

Lacw. BK.O.. and Wt«T»ers deliv- 
ered an. ultimatum to Fublix to ef- 
fect that if the, 13,600 Burns, and 
Allen, dfiite went through ^e agree- 
— -mentlwouid -be^declated-oft; _P!ibli?. 
refused to cancel it, stating th^ the- 
atres are in- receivership, and. that 
thei receivers: desire to^ run their 



One Answer 



lAik Angeles^ July 3. 

The "Westlake, F-WC house 
here, played flye stage act? and. 
band one day (mat. and night) 
at a total outlay of $76 for 
the show. This comprised a 
„10-piece orchestra, dancing, 
sextet^ two double teams and 
two singles, totaj oif 22 people. 

Another , of the circuit's house 
managers saw a near-^cftpaclty 
house for the show. He called 
up the booker and offered him 
$20 for a siinilar outfit for his 
. house fw oiie day. 



DIAMOND 'OPPOSITION' 



Dick Bergen Warns 
Agent*— State- Lake 



RKO 
Cause 



Chi 



Chicago, July 3. 
BiHy Diamond's indie booking of- 
fice, has been declared opposition by 
HKO. That Diamond ^will book the 
State-lAke in opposish to the RKO 
Palace wbeh the former reopens 
July 23, is the reported cause. 

Dick Bergen, RKO's western 
booker, called all the franchised 
Chicago agents in last week and ad- 
vised them of the declcration, 



Chesterfield Calls NVA Patients 
Ingrates ; Mrs. Murphy Stays; 
New &ranac Rdes,No IbQ 




RKd booking office has decided 
to let the agents* problem hold over 
as is for the summer. The cutting 
won't happen' until fall, If at all, and' 
then only: lf~f ound necessary. 

Trouble was antlcipiated prior to 
[jast week^s moving of the booking 
office to' smaller quarters on the 
11th floor of the RKO building Jn 
Radio City, with the bookers figur- 
ing lack of space would cause con- 
fusion and crowding. But a new 
rule limiting the number of agents 
on the floor to one from any biie of- 
fice at a time prevented the ex 
pected rush-hour subway crush. 

Another new system designed to 
relieve the bookers is also in effect 
With the bookers all In private of- 
fices now, they are seeing the agents 
one at a time. IVs easier_ on the 
bbbkersYttian the agents/lbecause'lil! 
an agent doesn't happen to be on 
the spot when a spot is open; the 
.chanceajatfe-hfi'Jl miss. It- 
There, are about 100 agents oper 
ating under the 60 franchises, but 
the condition of the books keeps 

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NO PAYOFFS BY aUB 
BOOKERS INVESTiaTED 



New York club booking field is 
under investigation by the District 
Attorney's office. Frank Harrigan, 
of the D.A.'s staff, commenced to 
ask questions this Week. 

Investigation Is the result of 
compiaints against alleged gypping 
by club bookers. . The usual 
charges, says Harrigan, most al- 
leging n6 payoff. 

All previous Inqutries ' Into tbe 
club business were impaired by the 
refusal of injured and comiplainiiig 
parties, generally actors, to testify 
when the cases reached court. Con- 
sidering current .conditions and 
what little any gyp booker has to 
hold over a complainant's head as 
a threat,. Harrigan expects there 
won't be. much trouble, froni that 
source this -iime. 



Picking Spots 



The New Toi-k- layoff musir 
clans' curbstone 'office' at 48th 
street and Broadway, where 
the tboters congregate daily 
for calls, how has a, branch. 
It's at 4eth street and Broad- 
way and operated by tbe 
cheaper priced-musician9;-Only- 
the maestros and high scaled 
boys are privileged , to take the 
suii baths on the uptown spot. 

Anybody looking for a band 
at 4«th and offering peanuts is 
immediately advised to try 
46th. , 

liast week one of the 4Sth 
•. istreet boys receivedi an offer of 
$6 a week and board from an 
eastern summer resort's Jjocial 
director. T<i rather Join 
the reforestation army,' he 
squawked. 'You get $7 a . week, 
and butter with your mealis.' 



MO Obys $2,000 



No License 

l«w King, indie booker, was re- 
manded to Special Sessions when 
arraigned in Sast 67tii street mag- 
istrate's court. New York, last 
week. 

Charged with operating minus a 
license. 

Mills Bros. Act Dependent 
On Brother^ Recoyery 

Mills Bros.-Don Redman Band 
unit will not open for lioew's in 
Baltimore July 7, but. starts out the 
14th In, Waehington-provldlnff-John- 
Mills ti the Brothers act la fully 
recovered. Stricken In Chicago two 
months iago witli penumonia, he bas 




Loss; 



t>wn — ttie ntpo o ; ' without d ictati o n th enwawa y from t h e fl o or most of ^^6,, convaleflcing in his h o m e near 
^ «<.^<.t«« I jjje time. ' 




V 





RKO again changed its mind 
about the Palace, New York,, with 
Harold B. Franklin last week re- 
scinding the "order which would 
have sent the house Into straight 
pictures again-aiid its eighth change 
of policy within a year 

Wtb jvaiidflims, including cheap 
five-act blito and' second-run films; 
the house- is dropping about |2;000 
a week. That loss has been okayed 
by RKO «■« bett er than th^ $3.500 
the PalaV;e woiilff drop, if darkened 
As the Palace is now operated, 
the only problem is to l|nd the 



policy — that will lo se th e l east 
money. They've stopped looking 
for one that may show a ptofit. 



A. new set of rules governing the 
conduct of patients at the NVA 
Sanatorium, Sarianac liake, N. Y,, 
will be Issued this week. They are 
being drawn up by the NVA Fund 
committee (Henry Chesterfield and 
William J. 1^) in New York, One 
of the rules wUl deny patients of 
Opposite sex the privilege of mixing 
or visiting each other in the rooms. 

Repocts In -New— York of condlT; 
ttons/a the San iare that the place 
la ill an uproar as concerns the 
morale of tbe patients.! The pwiie 
started tw;o weeks ago with the sud- 
den dismiissal of four signers of th« 
petition which asked the removal of 
Mrs. Katherine Murphy, the Sart's 
superintendent. Instead of cleiaring 
up the situation, last week's visit by 
Chesterfield and lice only added to 
the confusion. 

'Dumping/Off Grounds' 

Chesterfield Iri his specdh to 
patients called^ the petition signers 
'ingrates.' He and LiCe asked any- 
one who is dissatisfied to_^'say jo^ 
and that 'different arrangements 
will be made for them.* Tommy 
yicks, a patient, will i* transferred 
to Liberty, N. Y., known in Saranac 
as the 'duihplng.oft groundif.'. ?etty 
Huntington^ one of the six dis-^ 
charged patlents,-has-already: been:_ 
sent there. 

It was considered strange that , 
neither Chesterfield npr-lUe. men-- 
tloned Mrs. Murphy in their 
speeches, coneidering that the whole 
situation revolves around the super- 
intendent. It appears that as far 
as Ihey are concerned that problem**^' 
Is ?ill settled and the woman super- 
intendent stays regardless. Attitude 
of the patient© Is that any future, 
complaint agalnM Mrs. Murphy wiMt^^ 
be ah automatic request for walk- 
ing papers.- 

In.New York yesterday (Monday), 
jDee declared he^haa not received a 
^eclfic— chafge- agaiiist -Mrs. ,Mur-- - . 
phy. 'Their only- complaint Is that 
she Is too strict. But that's the 
wa^ we want her to be,' he declared. 
^FollowlniriBeiF" speeches to -the- 
others, liCe and CJhesterfield called 
on the bed patients, They, too, were 
advised that they would be tranti- 



from opposition circuits. 

If Publlx wants to break its 
word by hiding behind a receiver 
ship, there's nothing, we can ..do 
about i^^ declared Harold B. 
Franklin. •RKO Is booking the 
fehowB and acts it wants and is not 
aff ected . by .'. any agreements,* he 
stated, by way of stating the pact 
is officially off and out. 



BABY HENOERSON, NOW 
leHUBBYBOl 



— Philadeliphla,. July. 3. 
Bsiby Henderson, child vaude- 
villian, was killed on the street 
here Wednesday (28) during a se 
vere electrical stofm. She was re- 
turning home froni a neighborhood 
picture show when a bolt of light- 
-- ning -struck--a— -high~T-tension wire 
ever her head.; 

Baby Hendwrison was 16, having 
just, graduated from high scbool a 
week ago. She was . on the stage 
since four yearg old, playing all the 
circuits in musical acts and as a 
single. 

KELLER SISTERS HURT 

irk Injiiried When Auto Hits 
l>uck in N. «!• 



$790 PUNE FARE TOO 
STRONG FORGONE WEEK 

Baltimore, July 3. 
Senator Murphy traded one week 
at the Ambassador, St. Liouis, for 
six week's for loew opening at 
Jersey City, July 14. Will play the 
Loew*49 Century here week of Aug. 
14. ..' > 

Just 15 ^ minutes -^kept -Murphy 
from accepting, the Ambassador 
date for July 7, that quarter hour 
being the extr.a..tlme needed for the 
plane to make the St. Louis- Jersey 
City hop. With a week looming 
like a year these days, Murphy fig- 
ured he could still save the week 
by chartering a. plane, but tossed 
the idea when informed the fee 
woiild be t79Q. ._.^. 

Ustfogels Retaining 



Keller Sisterd, .(Keller Sisters and 
Lynch) were injiired Friday (30) in 
an auto smaishup near. . Higbland, 
N. j;, while jumping from Wash- 
ington to New York. They were on 
ah all-night drive to make the cur- 
rent week's show at Loew's State, 
New York. 

Seveh stitches were taken in 
Taddy Keller!.^ forehead, just over 
the eye. Nan Keller lost all her 
teeth. Fr.mk Lynch was. badly 
bruised. . The- giria were . tal<en to 

=""=tKe^Bii2:ai5€tiir?N"^Jr^hospHa^^ 

transferred to New York, where 
they're at home. 

A non-pro. Washington mend of 
the trio, who was driving, struch a. 
telegraph .pole, in attempting to 
avoid a truck.' 

Aunt- Jemima (Tes« Gardcna) re- 
. placed the act on the State's bill. 



Hollywood, July 3 
Abel Lastfogel and Ruth Morris, 
of the William Morris agency, left 
here Saturday for New York by 
way of San Francisco. Eastern 
hpp .will, be by air, _Mr^;. Lastfogel 
(Prances Arins) went alorigr 

Lastfogel returns here late in 
August for six weeks. No changes 
-made in the local Morris office dur-^ 
ing his recent stay. 

Charles Wilshin, who came west a 
month ago to head the Jack Cur- 
tis agency here" during the latter's 
-absence in iJurope, returns to New 
York this week. Expects to be 
back in two months, after winding 
up his affairs in the east. Gus 
Adanis .in charge for Curtis during 
the interim. 

Capitofs Stage Band 

Polfcy with Spitalny^ 

Phil Spitalny opens .at t'he Cftpi'T 
tol. New York, next week (7) for 
an indef run on a wcok-to-wcck 

basis. . 

During the Spltaloy engaKernent 
the hou.se rovci ts to a Ht.age barO 
policy.. 



Cincinnati. 

The colored roadshow unit is set 
for seven weeks with Loew's and 
Will play the scheduled eecond week 
last. Redmian, Who has been barn- 
storming New iSngland with dance 
dates, will extend them until the 
bpenlng. 

N. W. Vode Bookiiigs 

Seattle, July 3. 

Marion Olive, Lewis Brothers, ^nd 
The Daflne Franklins, l)6oked by 
Playland park, as special attrac- 
tions, twice daily Indefinite. 

Ralpb Blrkenshaw six-piece band 
booked for Hamilton-Mills cafe cir- 
cuit in China by Edw. J. Fisher, Inc., 
to sail In August, opening in Sept, 

Brock and Thompson, dance and 
novelty teamj also boked for China, 
sailing and opening same time. 

York-King's Annual 

York and King jailed for London 
Saturday (1) for four variety weeks 
I in London, , commencing July 17 with 
a pair at the Palladium. 
Team returns Aug. 16. 



2 MORE NAME BILLS 
BOOKED BY BLOMBERG 

Two more name Shows, In addition 
to the fo^iir .previously set, were 
booked in .New York last week by 
Nate -Blumberg for the Palace, Chi: 
cago, and the rest of the middle 
Western RKO (Orpheum) time. 

Tom Mix and his . Morris olBce 
road show open July 29 in Kansas 
City, with four more weeks to fol- 
low. Combination bill headed by 
Roscoe Ates, Pickens Sisters and 
Hal LeRoy starts July 22 in Des 
-Moines for-f our- weeks Jn all... 

Blumberg has booked up the mid 
die western time with six name bills 
in a row. They commenced this 
week with 15,000 guaranteed against 
percentage. Jack Benny-Frances 
WiHiams-Jins arid Whalen show 
at the Palace, Chicago. 



Indie Cleve. Hipp Defies Circuits 
With Bis Money Bilk; Oeaning 



Cleveland, July 3i 
Charles Doty's answer to the cir- 
cuits' burnup over his booking of 
heavy name stage bills at big money 
for the local Hippodrome, is that 
he is not in the show business by 
choice, but that the circuits them- 
Kelves forced 'him into it. In. de- 
fy iW't^eTcTfcuit^ 

agreements and booking arrange- 
ments, Doty is doing the buniness 
of the town., 

Tabloidized 'Scaridalfl,' which 
grcssod $21,000 and . ;tho Toarl- 
Whilcmnn read show have .alrcAvly 
played the house and for the cur- 



rent month the Hipp has a seric 
of name bills set. Bill Robinson's 
colored unit starts" it next week' (7) 
to be followed by Gene and Glenn 
on 'percentage and Gab Calloway at 
$5,000 straight. 

The Calloway booking at $5,000 
caused the.blg burn on the circuits' 
part, egpeclally-Loew.*. ,'^bccause -tht: 
..colored band's salary under .the cir 
cuit agreement had been cut to $3,- 
750.' 

Doty is. a rea.] e.slate millionaire 
Sviio waK lor<:e<l into the Hhow' bi-/ 
when iiKO gave up j1s.loa.se on the 
Hipp, wlilcli he oWne. 



ferred if dissatisfied. 

Miss DeVerei's Relapse 

, Miss. Huntington, who returns to 
the NVA's care, but not at the San, 
and Miss Frisco DeVere, two of the 
six dismissed patients, both were 
far from cured when told to leave. 
Mi^ DeVere returned to»New-Yorkf 
where she is since understood to ' 
have had a relapse. 

Since the six were ousted in a 
bunch, thiere has been but one other - 
departure from the San. George 
McCormlck left last^ weiek, . pro- 
nounced cured. His "leaving 
said to have nothing to do with the 
petition. 

Leonard Crowley, John. .Dempsey 
and John Louden, three others of 
the six discharged, have established 
their owtt place near the NVA San 
and are reported planning on run- 
ning a benefit show. They have 
ordered placards riding, 'Grand 
Beneflt^ lor:^ the:.Behefl.t J5f_the_l)i8- 
charged NVA Patients.* 

F-M WILL BARNSTORM 
ITS DANCE FESTIVAL 

Hollywood, July S, 
FaricboH & Marco's danee festival 
to be staged at the Hollywood Bowl 
night of July 1€ will .be trouped to 
various coast towns following the 
one night engagenient. Ada Broad- 
bent will be the featured dancer; 
with the ballet comprising more 
than 100 stepper.^. . 

Bowl orchestra will be batoned by 
Rube Wolf for the F&M portion of 
the entertainment. 



HOIltf Gnil- IN PEKSON 

Eleanor Holni, as song-and- 
dance single with a piano player, 
opens for RKO Aug." 5 at the Pal- 
,aGe,.-ChlC^o^==^^;;z;rr;:L~,,^^ 

Ml.ss Holm won't show any ot the 
swimming responsible for her pres- 
ence, in the show business. War- 
ners, which signed Miss Holm after 
.she ooppcd a couple of Olyirtpic. 
title-." last summer, dropped ht/'re- 
ccntly. 



VARJBTY 




Bills 



NEXT WEEK XJuIy 6) 

7 —^— TTO5^^^ (June 29) 

Niimerals Tn oennectTort With Mils below Ind.eate opanEngi ^ay of 
ihbW; vi/hether full or spiil week 



RKO 



NilW YORK CIT\ 
Pnlace (8> 

Stewart ' & Liash 
■ CPoiir-to-flll) — r — ■- 

(1) 
CryatftJ 3 

8 X Sla 

yic Oliver . r 
JHfles & ko.ver Bev 

4cadem3r 
^ let half (8-li) 
Oae & Athetig.Co 

Heller RHe> 
(Two to fill) 
_ 2d half (12-14) 
3 Keys 
(Ifo.'flll) . 
• . JTd Jialf (6-7) .-. 
A- & O- Falls - 
Kessler. Ba3(ter & D 
Aosrus &r Searle . 
JjCo G«^rlIIo • ' 
\y,llUd. Creasrer ..Or 
. . CoHaemn (l>„ 
Oene Dennis . 

. "Albee (S) . ' 
Oedrffe ' Be'attjr 



CHICAGO 
F)Alac« . (7> 
karre I>eBaron Co 
~4TrasheB ^ r~: — 
Helen Morgran 
Benny Rubin 
Pabo Moreno. . 
Frankle Jaxon Co 

' (30) • 
'5 Wonder Glrla- 
2 B Bros 

Senny.^ Ijivtnsaton 
Williams & Bloom 
;Jana. & ..Wlialen . . 
'■ DAViBNPOBT 
, Kelihrs (1) 
Marcus Rev^ . , 

ibiS^ MOINES 
' - . .Keith's (8) 

Marcus Rev. 

SEIIfPjSTEAD 
V RIvoll ■ . 

'1st half .(iB-H> ■ 
•Bill-. Attronaon ! ' 
Bellit.A'.Laftib 
Mile'a ^ Kover. . ,,• 
(Xfrtr to'flllV . 
. . .iat JisK ,<1-A) 
HQt' Aai-lem 
f I I • II ' I III Vi. i f t 



WARNER 



BpllJSj MORROS 
;:JAPk POVirELL 

Vi8«!oiidl^.i'i: 




PARA^r(l:>UHt;/^£V)^•V^Rk ' 

.' LeDbY 4 SMITH 



Beth Blue. -.-.^ . 
(Three to, fill) .. 
(1) . 

.. .Kanni .Rabina'n A H 
Ray. 4t .^arr(son:<- o 
Don Albert?! -Orch', 
James Barton 
"Honey Fara •. 

1st halit (1-4) 
I)av,ey, Jon^s Co ' . 
.^^Aarbn JSc BrodisrlcH 

^iflionAlA; TicnMs^ ,i 

'l/es delHis 
(One to fill) 
. 2d half . .(6.-7) 
Stanley -2 & H 2 
Solce & Mar^h 
-3-^K-eyff- 



Heller & Riley 
Rtmii'cs' brch 

BOSTON 

Kelthfg (8). 



Barry & Whltledc^ 
Larry Flfnt Orch 
4 Franks 
(Two to nil) 

Russian Gantnes. 
Joe - 'May & . D 
Al Tro^han 
Latry Flint Orch 
Parker :& Sandlnb' C 



;'.^KANSAs. cm- " 
. rHf^iiatriBet (8) 
Jack Benny .Rev 

''MBWABK.: -. 
r.-i'VimsUitfe (7) - 
Hot Harlem - . - 
PitOVIDENOE 
AlbM(8) 
.Bar!, Jack Se'rB 
Ray ^ Harrlaon 
Sylvia . Frboa 
Bob -.HoRo . . • 
Mann, Robina'n & M 
: ; i -. . - (1) 

.6. Buccaneera 

Hutn & Strum " • 
C Fredericks Co 
Oeorge Bei^tty 
t<lvlni¥ Jewelry 
' TORONTO 
TT^Imperlal— <3Q) — - 
6 .lill^lnp 
Qiorge Olvoti'. 
Henry .Santrey Bd; : 
XRBNTO^. 
^-Capltol- 



BUZABBTH 
Bits 

tst half (7-10) 
Cherry & J Prelsser 
-(ThTBe- tor flU)- — . - 

2d ha,lt- (4-C). 
Mickey KInisr 
Tom, Dick" & H 
Walter Walters 
Bruce & . Dawson 
B'way vs Holly w'd 
. ,rHII.ADBLPHIA 
' . Barle (7) 
3 .Victor Qlrla 
^Atttjt. &:. J?oufflaa 
Arnaiit . Bros 
Johnny Perklna. 



12 Arlstocrata 
(30) '■ 
Hollywood Rev 
Sibyl. Bowan 
.Owon-McQIvney-^'. .- 
Milton Bnrle' 

WASHINGTON 
Barle (7) 
Maldle.& Ray ^ 
Denxarest & Sibley 
Anii Prltchard C6' 
W & J Mandell * 

• ' (30) . 
Johnny Perkins 
HofCnian Bna i.i 
Arhaut Bi?oa . 
T &'B Wonder 



JTEWr.TOBK CITY 

Do-Re-Ml 
^Lattib^artl.' 
JoAes ,& ;.KulI .. 
WlnK .Wafr-tr ,- 
(One to^ .-flit): ' 
: BBOOKLYDF. 

Vaiiffbo De -Leatb 
XiucUle.'Pa'Ke. ' 
lipwe A-Hlgh : 
7'' Trojana..'.' ^ ' 

BOStoN; 

; Jf fltronolltaiL_(7> 

GtlUaaml^" Vrq9^~ 
Airren &-.Bcoderlck: 
Fox * B;:ent 



Kay->Fayre.i:>'."'-- 

Jamaa 'MeUonv ' " ' 
PBIIjApE]>pBU(A 

.... , Box .(7). . J . .J 
Harmonic)!, Masters 
Lane Sis 
Molly Picon 
Jay C: Fllppen 
ST. JA)mS 
. ...■;-.»OX:..;(7>,' V,... 
Donald 'Novfa -. 
Kthiiir' Broa- 
(One ..to ; All) * , 
^— iroIWJiEBTHR -^4. 
- PoU (»> 
j^anny Rpaa. . 



OD 



Week of Jiily 3 



1st half (8-11) 
4 Nelsons 
3 .Keys 

Clittord'A; Marlon 
Jones .& Lee 
: Zd.. halt (f-7) 
3 of Kind 
Hall.'& Dennlson 
F.rank (Saby 
Ldmas-'Tr'' ' 



OFFICIAL DENTIST TO THE N. V. A, 

DR. JULIAN SIEGEL 

.:16<|0i Braadwa7' 

Tiaa^e>ek^ Ro^actK AUa,.Msi7-, OUve Wafd 




NKW YORK iCJTY 
' ' CWitol (7) 

RU^h iS: Ayers 
Sims & Bailey 
Fr6d Keating 
B 'Mlnnevich . Bd 
Phil Spltalny Orch , 

. Bouleyp^rd . 

. - ist_haif (7-10)_ . 

Arthur^"PelIey XTo 
-Steve Evans 
Rciss '& Dunn 
Melino & Towneg. 
Lte -Twins Co . 
. 2d half (ll-iS)' 
Fn;rm Fables 
Bovfird Sla,-&. M 
Fred Webfeif G6 
Bert WfvUon 
Coleby & Muri'ay' R 
Orplic,um , 

1st half X7-10) 
Winnlfe Se' Dojly 
Caltes .Sf.orr • " 
M ' Mbntg.omecy 
HaTry Rose' 
Dos Baker' Co ■ ■ 

2d halt (il-l3). , 
Arthur PetleV Co 
WHton:=Sfs 
Eddie Bruce Co 
'Job LaurliSi. Jr 

Piirndlse (7) . 

4."Castlng Pearls- 
Tito -Oulzar 
Stratford. & Mayb'y 
Mells. Klt-k & M 
Sammy Krevolt 

' State (7) 
Paul :Sydeil & 3 
Shell Barrett 
Job Morris CO 
Ray Bolger. 
Harriett Hoctor Co 
'r* . BROOKLYN 
. -Gates -J1t*_ 
-ist ^lair (7-io>r.- 

Larlmer & Hudson 

Ray Saite 

Frank Donia Co 

Bert WdltOn 

COlby & Murray R 
'2d half (ll-TlU) 

Alexander Bros & E 

Caltes Broa 

RelSB & Diinn 

Paddy CUff Co 

Lee Twins Go 
MTetrorxiillfan (7) 

Hale OJi-lfl •. 

CooKle Bowerfl 

Keller . J3{s & L' 



Herman. Tlmberg^Co 
3 Goasaoka 

Valencia ("7) < 
Oeorge Prentice 
Hackett & Carthay 
Me'dley'^'A; Dupreei • 
,Pat Robney & Jp 

BAIiTimORB 
. '.Century (7) 
Lea ch' LeQulIlan 
TlBlfrfott -HUtchltiia 
Joe >^ay & D 
Shaw & Lee " 
Art .Landry. . Orch 

BOiiTON^ 
Orphjeiiin. (7), 
Crubers Oddities 
.CaVlcch'ib 'Si Liner. 
Walter Walters Co. 
'Vincent O'Dbhriell 
Art: Frank - 
iSO'muela^.Broa Rev 
■' . JBRSEY CITY. ; 

..' •'■ ibexv'o ay ' ■ 

Alf Loyals; : • 

Mickey, Feeley 
'Milvln SlHT-:- 
"Senator: Murphy • . 

Ross .&; Edwards! 

Rojfg & Meiyo ' 
NE\i^ARk 
State (7). 

Mickey King 

Buster Sh.aver .Co 
•Jay MUIe . 

Reiss, Irving;. & R' 

Verna Hawoirth Co 

NEW 'ORK.EANS 
State (7) • 

Taketa 3 
King, King & C 
Pease. & Nel'soii 
Frank Convllle 
Vernon Rathburn Go 

PALISADES 
Loew's (7) 

Aerial Dc^GtroIta. 
-Nada ^ Errile Perez 
"^onrtan=='^=^='-™ 
PROVIDENCE 
. Xdenv'a (7) . 
Paaquall Br'o3 
o:NelH- &'. Manera 
Wnti.Ifall 
Chas Fpy Co 
B Jarie Cooper Co 

WASkllNGtON 
, Fox (7) 
Tliomaa ,6 
itTAtry'^ SaVoy 
Nan Halperin 
KUchen Pi«:ate(» 
minola ' Olee Club 



' Oanteirbnry, ,M> B. 
" Ist half •(3-6) ■ 
Dekker & Pan- 
Aatlll 4c Fontaine. 

2d half (6-8) ' 
O'Shea .& Joan 
Famous: 3 

Dominion . 
'Andre a- 

. New -Vli^torla . 
Jeahett'ci dcott ' 
-Be»m» .24.iBabecr — l 
Pnlladlnm 
Wlere Bros 
Lamb & Belllt 
Wright 'A Marlon 
IT .PORD 
nper 
Jphn ,Myrdd|n\ 



.'ISUNGTOK 
V Blue- Hall 
Ist- half <3-6) 
Keynotes Coiijcerty 
2d, halt (6-8) • ' 
D.ekkec & iFan . 
Asttll & Fontaine 
I.EWI8HAH 
>. Palais .'■ 
Georg escQ Orch- • 
SHEPRrROS BUStt 

Andre 3 

STREATHAH 
, ■ Palace . 
Qeoriresca .Orch 

STR ATFORD 
~^^~BWiHawHy-t- 
JohnMyrddln 



Pktore theatres 



NEW YORK OITX 
Paromooat (S9| 
(2d weok> 
Jane Fromaa 

6oy" 'AtWelt 
al Le,:Bor 

Jack PbWell 
'College • Hunioi^ 

BovT <80> • 
Vaughn De Leath 
Lucille Page 
t>opa. &° lioyia 
Trojiana ,- 
Nash & Fately 
Dsit^e ScbbOleri •■ . 
'Tomorrow, at Seven*. 
CHICAGO 
Chicago (S9> 
Harry : Blohnira 
Joe Penner 



Brnle Stontoa 

Zelda Santley 

Qeorga Campol 

Chemiavaky 

Bvanv -Ballet 
.'Collego •Hupioi' 
~ — "BKTBOIT - 

For (SO) 
'Ooln*. .to -Town* 
filURobtnaon 
Ada Brown 
Swan ' &' Lea 
Woodin Gboir 
'Loved Wedneaday. 

ST.vKQVlS 
. AmbasMidor (30) 
Britt 'Wood. 
Kearney Walton 
Harrlfl'S -& L 
'Men Fo^ Sale' 



CHICAGO 



' BTackliawlr- 
Wftde Booth f •• •< 
Ruth Pryop .. • 
Diana & DeMar 
Deane- Jania . - 
Hat Kemp Orch 

Beach .yiew. 
Rolando a; Ve^ditta 
Ch^asen .TWlAs - 
Rlt^le.^'Ramblera : - 
Maurle :Moret Orch 

Bls^utfok 

Bobi Bpjiaiinoa 
Norm Sherr 
yeVhd Buck O^ch 

. 5^afe .D^AIqx.. 

irehe 'Cl^orgo 
lary - Stone - 
Velyn' Hoffman 
inrlco Claual , 
1 HbYtiiian- Orth ' 

■■;"fcb«i'p»re« ,'/' 

HeW-n' 'Moreen ' '" ' 
Qeorfcle Prlco 
■CbUette; ;Siii;- . , 
'4:. Albee aia,. 
Rose 'Djferlnif" . ' 
Florence, i|k;Alvar<tf| 
^^dtti Qerun^ppcli. 

ciab IleWItt - r 

^Dorothy .Bfarrla . 
Sally Joyce' •' 
Morey -Carter 
'Cookie': SIdelt , • 
DorotbjK HahCord- > 
Al Mdnda'a Orch 

Nancy Kelly 
Nellie Nelaon . 
Flfl D'Oriay ^ 
Jnlla Gerrlty 
Maria d; Elliott , 
aenriett A Oreen 
I7lllat> A Dnpree 
Bddle Court Bna 

( .Clnb LeiBiure 

Jean sAr .Delia- ' 
Deaoi:ee, Alexander 
liawrence Walla 
Irene w;«aon' Ortbb 

Club . Shalbniir • 
Ann ' Hammond 
Helen Nafe ..• ,. 
DeRonda A Barry 

- -Al—Leslhg-- 



Bllly Brenneir- - 
JeaH< A Bob LeMair 
Uacpla 'TaVera ' ' 

Ted 'W^nM .Oreh. 
Andrea Harsh 
^ed' ^ngle - 
Parker Glbbs 
O Waahburh. 
DlcK .cnnHfte 
5 Uaxelloa . 
BafSa & Blafr— 
Sanlkmy"Walan 
9 Luoky .Qlrla 

' Mite^nil'a 

Rolando .:d: Verdltta 
-Owen Gordon 
Neecee .Shannon 
Virginia.' Buchanan ' 
Bob'Wyatt- • " ; 
Mavrla Moret Orch 

.j(jBiiiipiie RiiVDin) 

XiX»lo.'Biiirtram 
TJiB, liiter'hri Dades 
A-nn'Mfe Andre - 
Jack Tvinlcli;; ^ ,r 

.iiinQel^ oinb 

Firank- ' Sherman . 
Art. Buckley 
Phjrlla Noble 
Margaret^ -Titiwlrehc?' 
, Ji!)«(,.Buc Wey, ■ Orch 

Old Heldelberc .. 

<World'B Fair) 

B.Kratstnger- Orch 
Heidelberg ' Male 8'. 
Boy Dettrlch 

§ei:ri Louie 
nngty Five Bd 

iriibat Cnaino' 
iWoM'B Fair) 
Ben BerAle >■ 
Buddy. Rogers 
Tom Gerun < 
Carter ^'FaBhi6n Sbo' 
uale A Meyers 
Buddy Howe '. 
Bt^djr' &- Dblevaa 
3:ThclIlerfl 
Be0,.B[ee & .Ruby.latt 

PabeUoa . Bapanol . 

(World's. Fair) 
Oarcla's R'l S'h Bd 



NEW tOllK.QtlT 



Bal Musett)?. ' - -. 

Anita < & Millard 
Leonard Keller 
'George Pierrot 
Madam , DeFerbault 
L' Apache- Orch .- 

Blltmore. Hotel 

Harold Ste^n Oi;ch 
Ann ' PeiiKtngton 
.'Stone :& VecnOn - 
Hier;mait'oa BroB^ . 
Capetton -&° Blddre^ 
Tito Coral > 
Lalanda ' . . ^ 

Barry TTeVttfe = 

Hermande'z Broa 
Jameaw.otth Bd 
Ceiitral Ptb Caslnrt 
Pancho Orch 

;Clnb Osterman 
Jack Qstermc^n 
Osterman Rev 
Mike DursO O^c 
Cotton ;,Clnb^ 

Ethel Wateirs 
a D Washington 
Henri Wesael 
Swan A Ltie. . 
Anlse-Bbyer ; - -•- 
Rpy Atkins 
Nicholas Broa ' 
T.eltha Hill; 
Elmer Turne.r 
Normnh , Aatwood 
4 Flafih • DeVIU • 
Necpciemus. • 
Alma'dmith 
Little Blt» ■ 
Bobby Sawyer 
JImmIe Baskette . 
MUls' Mira ' PlaVboya 

Duran A Moreno - 
-X'Otktiio B^reta ' 

. El iOarron 
B.,B B. 
MaicweU. 
■Otto Malde. 
Kenny ■& : Lew-Ia ■ 
Be.rnlce Poe 
Buddy Wagner Or 

El PatIo 
Roslta & Rambn 
Frances .Maddux' 
Taniata 
Rhys & Owens 
Arthur .Brown 
Edwardo Biahcb' T 

Embassy 'Clnb. 

Ben Glasec Ore 
Gloria: Grafton 
Marguerite & LeR 
Ja.ne Vance 

._;H(i;- _^ _ 

cD ann yii.Jttcal 
Jack White 
Bonnie Poe 

Harbor Inn 

Gus Van 
'Eye Dearn' Rev 
Dennlker-KIng- Ore 

Hotel Pierre 
Henry King. Oro 
DatTo & Diana 
Bfnst Chnrlc^ 
B.arba|-.a BJi\ne 
IIollywoo«T pardons 
Kendall Capp*, ' 



:Barl- C.ar.p9n ter- - Or .i 
F Henderson .Orch ' 

H'lyW R'stnUranl 
Kendall Cappa 
Cpllette Sla ■ 
Frank .Halliard ■ ^ ' < 
Blanche Bow . 
Marquerlte A. Leroy 
Chna ■ BaVte Or ;. ,' 

btial ..iiiBxIni^on . ' 

Ernie Hoist. Orb" 

hotel:- MonfcMir ' 

Whi:'lS$i>.tti_Pjrc . 1 

Hotel N;ew Yorker 

Barney Rapp Orch 

Hotel Pennsylvatala 

Rudy .iVnUee...Orc.. . 
Alice. Faye 

ot el Roosevelt 

Rpggy ChlldsV. Or.c 
Marden's Blvl^ra 

MIciccy Aitliert 
Gertrude Mesen 
Fritz & J Hubert 
■Kathryn Raii'd 
Martha-^Bay- 



Buddy Lake : 
tibu Pearl Orch 

' » ' " . 'VI .* ' 

Cbllece tan 

Jackie Heller « 



,Emll' Co.Iema.h Ore. 
Nut Club 

F •& ^ Brjtto'n Bd 

.Par(|dlHi: 
N '■ t O 'R6v' ' 
Jahrir . •J^reelnah' Oirc 
Park' C^dtral ''Hotel 

Buddy Kennedy 
Rd<Miel parlez, > 
Ijert I^o,wh 'Qrc'' 

'Pnvnioin 'Royal 

Peislnb'"&''Rhbda^-:: 
.diiy . Lonibardo: Ore 

BtiastonV-Arta 

Joe: Moranlz £|rcb 
Aenee .Laura ' ' 
NMckoIas' Hadartck-' 
Borra 'Blr6.; :'r 
Misha UsBDofI 
SImplon Club 

Clark & -De Lys 
Larry Slry's Orch 
St. Moritc Hotel 

Leon Beiaacb Orch 
Alfredo's Orcb 
Gypsy Nina; 

St. Regta otel' 

.Meyer Davis Orch 
Small's, raradlae' 

'Black Rhytlim' R 

Nyra Johnson 
' Meers A Norton . 
.^3 -Spoed .Demongi. 
;Geo^Walker==n:rT.-^ 

Wni ' Spi'llnian 

3 Palmer Brpa 

May Ale»\ 

Chas Johnson' rch 

Taft GrlU 

Geo .Hall brcb 

Tlie Tavern 

Eddie Jackson 
Jack Murray. Oro,- 

. . , Waldorf-'Aatprla 

Nina Lnughlln ' > 
Ja^k Deiiny Qrch 



Ben Bernie 
Abbbtt^arai:. 
Buddy, Ro^CfS 

i CionsreW. Bfotel 

.:(*QftiJ]jtbnB Boom) 
Vin^^ent Lbpez "~ 
Robert Royce 

Clnb Alabam 

'E^velyn Neabit 
-J7on -Harangoa'— re 

. j ; Clob .Udo 
Vrglnia Washington 
.jaUz Kelly 
Galnba. & Bell 
Jlmmie Nooban Ore 

' : Clnb- Maaaoe - 

Al Qarbeir 

Arf^^W^at- — i-;^r^'- 
Billy" Russell 
Buddy - Beryl 
^dna , Leonard . 

'- brake Hotel 

'Fowler A. Tainiar'a' 
Jane Carpenter 
Clyde -McCoy .Orch 

Edgewi^tcr .'Beaeh 

Mark Fisher 
Esther Tqdd 
DeRonda & Barry 
Art Carroll 

HoteI_^rdlnc 

( < (The TavMn) 

Edna May Morris 
Mona A Marino 
Clyde .Snyder '•:■ 
Phyliff .Rae ., • 
Eddie Meakln'a Ore 
' i '' 'Hangar' .' 

( otel LaSaUe) 
Ctias. Kaley 
Siita. . Annla- 
Helen 'O'Shea 
Pauline -Baleou 
Paul DeWf^qs. , . 
Aberr Twins - 
Johnri^ ttkmp,'OF.cn 

[ Hl-Hat Clnb 

Dick 'Hughes 
.Lp,oy-& Mack 
Dprotlty. Norton 
Bliaa ■ft'-Ash- -. 
Effle Burton 

Jeffery Tayera 

S&nimy.: Clark 
6 Saccoetta 
Babe Payne 
Ray Parker Orch 

G & F Durund 
Frankle A Johnnie 



Palmer 



onae 



V.eloz-d^X<>'oadal^ 
SStly -Sweet ' 
,M|ldced -.Qc.eh- , .. 
Lorraine Santachl 
Joaephlne Buckley 
Abbot Dancera 



Richard Co|e Urcb 
Paul Cadlieux ' 
RlcUard Bennett 

Paramomt 

<Nan) BlacicAtone 
Billy Carr' 
Aurlole Craven 
Sid. Lang Orch 

PlaygTOoad 

Beanie Oreen 
Al: Ttajse .Orch 

PMte Ship 
(World's Fair) 
Texaa Oulnan; Gang 

... Sky High Clnb ■[ 
Juniori'Small - 
JEBdwIna Merahon 
Francetta Mally 

Morgan ■ A- Lowe 

Leo, Wolf Orch 

. Tern^ce" Gardens 

tiiilu B'atea 
Loma Ruth.. 
Connie Bee 
Roy ftita A Route 
Lamberta 'BaiUet 
Don Irwin Orch' 

The pal 

"f^d Lewla .Orch 
.Th9 Bi^wery 
Ralmondt Orch 
r— 7:Vwilty;-Faljr — 

CUft'WIneiilir' 
Don F^rna'ndo Orch 

.Viititor Vienna . 
' .'.(Wf>rld'a Pair) 
Eddie She4ai>y Ore 

via lago 

B^be : Sherman . 
Stefano A' Serena. 
W'Iki: Bird < '. : 
.Wanda :Kay ., 
Al Itandler ^d 

idb ciub' 

Ahi ' 

Ethelr.Norrld >'i 
.Yvonne - Mbrro^ 
Bddle Sduth 'drch 
Billy Ora;^ Rev 

m Oiob 

Sbphle Tucker 
Ted Shapiro. 
Billy Scott 
Jimmy- Rogers 
The Selbya 
Mildred Tolle. 
Sunny O'Dea 
O & 'C -Herbert 
Julea Stein Orch 



ya^riety House Reviews 



BEO, X. A . 

(Contlixued from! page 16). 

jrblC'b.lhat she kri()W8 Tt0W''t((> handle 
for rdflults. ' HlTl attempts" rtf'tt'ftce' 
the orjgln of presenit day -aongs. back 
to the cuckoo .and -Bob White calls* 
and. provides' a Iqt o£ humpr, .w^th 
IS^lss 'O.iliette herself ' dl'3P^ylng a 
bit of . pomedjr, ln; h"er opening hum- 
ber, and then' registering solidly, 
singlnef 'Songs - of Songs' after a 
good imitation of Mae West. Act 
grarnei'ed the applause honors, and 
deserved •what if g.ot, 
..l^eldt land his. band do around 27' 
mins., including a coiiple. of hot 
band.' numbers, ind.lyldual and group 
"sereett'onff " and .several comedy-bits 
.that clicked nicely. Rich a;hd Gherie 
da a. bit-'of clowning •With Heidt, 
winding up ■with ia," lovis bit between 
Gherfe and- Jierry-Bowert, .dlirnlnutive 
cornet player with the Heidt outfit, 
that\dreW;plenty. of laflfs.i: ^qr. their 
finale, Jleidt. sent , the band into 'a 
^atrlo.tie - -overture,-- that ? featui^ed 
Hairbld Mbo're,' vocalist, and htvd..the 
Itandful.iof customers 'worlfed up as 
the ' drapes folded^ .. . 
■ On screen 'Cocktail . Hbur* (Col.) 
and' 'NeWa; - travelog a,hd a -scrap 
book;: ■ JUdwa: 



JUTZ^ B'HAM/ ALA. 

' Birniihgham, June 
■ The-jkitC ■ ^Hmariiy ' khoifrn as a 
vaudeville house, is to Birmingham 
Tvhat: V the- : Palace 'vdnffe i was to 
Gptham, People, expert., vaudeviUe 
iand Are. ;not going . tp .attend this 
place without it, it seems. 'So B. B., 
.V?ilby_^.of Wllby-Kincey, aft*r' tak-^ 
Ing. it o'ver,' ■ ha's'Feopehed"' ■witH "Ttt 
cheap class of vaudevlllbithat is a 
steprdo'wn -from the--=day« of RKO 
aiid . the . 7bld 7 intefstttte r Circuit; 
Hpyae^ljias. n^w /sea^s .and "new dec- 
orations, ..! 'Old', seats iwere uncom'-. 
forlable.' ■■ '•' '\ . ' 

Reynor' "Liehr -' hbiEids the stage 
show; made up of 'otte' of severs,! 
iinits playing . WHby houses in- the 
Southeast. Show smacks of cheap- 
ness from curtain to curtain and is 
badly in , need of some new. mate- 
rial. As is, show ..could ' get by in 
Montgomery, Chattanooga and such 
toWns" that have nevdr-' blamed a bet- 
ter-type of show, -but -with LioewSk 
RKO and i.Panchon-' and Marco 
.sho.ws remem.bered.h_ere, it's no sale. 

Lehr has recruited a very rilcie 
line of girls and they loo^ swell. 
Lehr "is lirobably the. only real ex- 
perienced trouper in 'the lot. The 
•"Bomedian,; for example, ■ la'^'so Inex- 
perienced he. doesh'^t read ■lines with 
confidence^:.! In fact, the- whole show 
with the exception, of Lehr, recites 
tt?rHiies-T mqc]ianiGa.llyj 



With. a. good- demand . Ipcally for 
i hdfepferident . ' viau de, ' ' some" of, the 
units - down this' way are! losing an 
opportunlt3);;'to make isieverai weeks 
by not . making "a .fe&Uy,: fiincfere 
effort. 

.Three houses in Birmingham are 
now. .playing independent vaude- 
ville, Two.'.are: playing at 15 cents. 

Ritz is. -getting . 30 and 40' "cents, 
business fair; picture, 'Out AH 
night' (U).- Bobbie. 



Dignifyingi. Craps 

' .Another one of those new spe- 
Lyjtait y publisher s jA the j£*ress^' 6f 
the .Woolly" Whale, "E^fat bb^^ 
the concern is- Juat' as cockeyed as 
the name of Its. sponsor. Book is 
"The Palingenesis of " Craps,* mean- 
ing In plain language, 'The Regen'e- 
rattlbn of the |Grall6ping tibminoes.* 

IPrfce of 'the boot' is" $2, 'though 
it , contains but 24 pages, tiot . of 
art work; goes with it,^ of course. 
AutHor Is T3dwar"d "li ' ' ' 



ttdiAY w60p, l:: A^ 

^ Hollywood, June 30. 

■ .With the high pressure ball'y 
SP^&, the Hollywood . is - offering 
pleasing .stage entertainment this 
-Week but no more. than!.that. ' Show 
as it runs won't brlngr 'anyone, to 
the -theatre "and it won't kteep any- 
one out;' Budget has been' boosted 
from, the usual $1,100 to |1,700 this 
week, with the policy getting, a 
slight change from straight . vaude 
to a one similar to Horace Heidt at 
_the RKO. 

Regular pit baiid bt el^lit: has 
been augmented, by- another' eilght 
and goes , on the . stage following- 
the . .f pur .acts, with . Teddy, , Joyce 
m.c'ing, and., halndling .ithe. qtlcR, 
Joyce got .away to a fair .gtart .with 
the locals' likihj* his 'fast chatter, 
albeit on the blue side. .JBand is'a" 
.fair i'combd- •' Howfev6r,"^it Wotkff 
minus' the Heidt 'novelties.''' 
. : Joyce contributed a . soft • shoe 
..dance iand: St,... ylpli p- ; golo as hip . j)er- ; 
soi^ai .shar9„.,,Don . Re,dinpri'(ji ".ypcj^li- 
ist, Scored wth prie number, .Kath- • 
lee.n' feiegette' 'trPlJfed but a fjist'ta'p-' 
piilg "rdutirie, ' the bnli/ P'ne 'oh 'the 
bill,' . and • -gathered • .' fair • resiits. 
Chrita, hula dancer, did a chorus 
but just got by. For the .finale, 
band played 'That's Why. Darkies 
Were Born,' with Pred "Scott," one- 
time picture star, soloing. Scott 
has a pip of a baritone voice and 
knows hpV tp use it. 
.' Vaude i)6rtion -opens with the 
Three Preehands, hand balancing 
and perch act. Boys have played 
everything arpiind here, but are still 
pke for an opener. :They. have.suf-. 
ficien^ new routines ,to ' fool the 
.audience. Wilfred Latell, with Syl- 
van Belly,. deu6ied.,^-Hi3'familiaif:;dog 
impersonation is still' oke in this 
spot, particularly with the kids new 
, that school, Is but. 

Three Jacks and a Queen next. 
Adagio quartet have .cut their act' 
to thred minutes, a smart idea for 
this, novelty." . Two boys and the 
'ffipl work in white against a black 
background with; the third member 
vvovking. In black.; Stage is dimly 
lighted with the- thircjl boy invis- 



ibles Girl Is thrown around appar-* 
Antly staying in the air for a num- 
ber of tricks... Short running time^ 
doesn't give the audience time to 
tire pf the tuieki -— - -V- - 
. O^qy Cummings and lorence 
Roberts follow. Hoke comic ia stlil 
grabbing laughs with his knock, 
about; i" gags and business, though 
he's too blue for a naborhopd houses 
Here he w'as a- near-stopper, . 

Business " .even with', last week, 
'Mayor from ^Hiell' (WB)'. the fea- 
ture. Bobby Jones g-ol f short, car- 
toon comedy, and Universal News 
clips rbunded but theibill. Oall. 

JOiBEE, BROOKLYN__^ 



Bill looks. light on paper, but plays 
satisfactprlly. Jamea Barton in tjio 
next-tb-shut spot gives it weight 
aiid balance, particularly in BWok- 
lyn; Where he has a strong follow- 
lhg.^.; His was" 'the ' pnly' name, but 
helped .considerably. - Probably the 
pull - -for Sr rather . good, .showing. -on 
this .Saturday afternoon, was the^ 
fllm; feature, 'I l/oved You Wednes- 
day'.' '(Pox), "the .WairnerrBllssa 
^ndi subject that bias be^h .doing 
well feeherally at the box offlce. 
". Outside Of .these two" itenis it w'as ' 
a - 'sP-flo . layout without lobby 
Strength,* but the; vmaterial . was , 
nea^tlyi blended for;, an engagi 
hour 'of jBt'age. . 

Qpfining;^^ weire Mann, .. Robinson 
and... »;aftln. afte?- ;p^H.. Prabello's , 
6V;^rtur.e; Turn Is a ni|xed dancing ^ 
threesome w.|th., ".their, own piano 
player;- 'Two bbys 'of nice " appear- 
ance -«,hd' good irtiahners Sind a tall, 
slim ' girl ^ with a graceful 'dancing 
alKle. i».Ln]4irieroUs dlviaions .and. a : 
remai4cable high, stifT-legged kick. - ' 
Simple dance. flo^Ir is well routined 
f or . variety, mixin^^ ta.p^, acrbbaticn 
And ft, bit of piH>ducHbri7sfglStljrne3s. 
. lifaont'l Hay and Eddie' RobinsoiC. 
made.'d '■welcome comedy 'int;erlude " 
in the. No.- 2 niche. Pun 'Is -a little 
rowdy,"^ mbst~bf it having to' do with' 
the wonian's bulk, 'She opens with 
^ blues- number,' dressed, in a akin- 
tight, .evening... gpwn, obviously t<> 
call .attention to her poundage. lur 
terruption by jnan paves the "way 
for crossfire gags, fair. Man stalls 
with slow" at^pplng while woman 
changes to fluffy, short-skirted bal- 
let dress., and they- go into a bur- 
lesciue adagio ■with accompanying 
-gags.=— Punch of the finislv is the 
shrimp mUn's getting .away With 
the .feat of holding the super-dread- 
naught Wonnan in an adagio ppse. 
mbre 6r less straight! for. a gag 
walk -off. "• - 

El. Chicb orchestra, staged for the 
Palace -sbme: time . ago in a foreign 
newsnaoer. tie-up. reappears much " 



changed in routines and vastly im 
proved. Music is provided by a 
group of ten men in upusual ar- 
rancrethent, trick being, three br four 
guitars Ho background doft, -persua- 
sive ihuslc;-- Before, the "' orcheistra 
there is a succession of " Sparilsh 
specialty people, working 'simply in 
their native style and attempting 
irpthlnp ambitious.: strength of -the - 
little offering. is Its authentic Span- 
ish atmosphere. ..Its spopisor is. the 
Spanish newspaper. ' 'La Prensa.* 
Music has the Castilllah lilt." primi 
dpnha : sing's In the characterist-Ical-- 
ly throa-ty Spanish voice ► and two 
speclalty,.dancers . perform With tho_ 
usual twitching hips arid swirling 
skirts. Leader plays violin In the 
Orchestra and contributes One song 
through a meg>'\phbne in. a pleasant... 
voice. . ■ 

Birto.n was 'received ■with ac- 
Clairil, telling " a Hebe gag ^or the 
opening and then going' Into, his 
well-known . but ' always a,muslng 
'Mad Dog' story, a classic. Ppi* a 
finish' he dPes a moment bf slow, 
absentijnlnded Jtap . dancing. \, An 
artist whatever he does, "his inter- 
lude in this bill gave the whole per- 
formance a touch of real entertain- 
ment which, ■was needed in the spot. 

Honiey Pamilv for the geta^way. 
Thrpe' boys • and . three . girls in tho 
.acme :t?f .gymnastic style .have madb 
their tuirn. standard as attested by 
; the frequency pf their metrbpblitan 
'appedraiice-s lately. An important 
elertiLeht 'lrt- th^ir appeal Is the ab,- 
■sende pf.oircus parade...- Instead: of _ 
sawdust front 1 the Pamily\tiikeS-th"»" 
line; of.,a: ;grpup of youngsters a.t 
■plav. Girls are trim and Shapely 
aid look more like schoolastic gyn» 
candidates than professional acro- 
bats. 

Phil. Frabellp, housse pit leader, 
rjites as. a lobby name here and his 
contribution for this week explains 
his local following. He puts a neat 
topical touch to the bill this week, 
capitalizing Independence Dav by 
having his boy.s work tpv. sparklerf* 
with ItGjhts out as a detail of a 
patriotic - medley, played before a 
atpreopttbott flag thrown on tho 
drop. "Rush. 



^liif'ris --Freelance " 



Betty -Hooper, the young . Wa,'3h- 
in'gtOn girl, who wrote '"Virgins in 
CellbphiOLne,' is on the coast writing 
fan magazine stories for 'New Movie* 
on a freelance. basis. ■ 

Also going into 'the freelance mag 
ftcild is, Winifred Aydelotte, formerly 
in the dramatic department of the 
L.i A.:- 'Record."' 



tiiesdny, Jiily 4, 1933 



EDITOR I At 



VARIETY 4S 




Trada Mark Reslatered 



ffabUabed Weekly by VABIBTT, be. 
Sia Sllvernaan. Prealdent 

154 Weat 4.6tb Street New York City 



SUBSCRIPTION 
Annua). • Foreign* . . 

pingle Coplea. » • • • • • • •.• • • » « . . » » «16 centa 



Vol. Ill 



120 



No. 4 



IS YEARS AGO 

(Jp'row Variett and 'Clipper*) 

IilUian ilusBell was in New Yprk 
recruiting tot the nayj. Her daugh- 
trr, Dorothy, wad a yeowoman. Suf- 

r proiiouweed her physicsilly 
That was IB years agp. 



Recent wreck of the Hagenbeck 
cii'cus ttaln, crashed by an ^rtpty 
troop train, cost owntrs abput 
000.000 in daniage claims. Chicago 
attorney was trying to g«i helrs to; 
eue, but show people beat him to it 
by paying unasked. State law re- 
qulried the proprietors to pay $5,000 
lor each death. . 

Circuses in Kentucky told not to 
show In wheat raising peotipn; Crop 
time and wheat ' importaht then. 
M«ant loss ot a day when the' clr- 
cus 'came; For the same reason mo$t 
circuses in the mid- west were miss- 
ing' dates. 



Inside Stuff-Pictures 



Nick Schenck's vetp on the deal for policy reasons is the Inside why 
Clark Gable was not loaned by Metro to 20th Century for 'The Bowery'. 
Schenck's nix was based on the belief that such a loan might be re- 
garded by other companies as positive Metro aid to th6 Joseph Schenck- 
Darryl ZanuQk organization. , 

, Louts B. Mayer is repoifted to have favored the deal, and to have been 
indifferent to mutterings of other companies. Nick Sclienck nevertheless 
insisted that the Gable loan offer be withdrawn in prder net tp add 
further Are to charges of favoritism. 



White flq,t investigation was still 
dragging along without getting-any- 
where. 



Prominent author, currently writing for a itatlonal niag,, recently ran 
the gantlet of .prohibitions and suspicions which ke^eps all but the most 
elect and strictly certified visitors off the sets -where speola,! numbers 
for . forthcoming musicals 'ii.nd revues are being m^de. 

Writer was allo'wed; on to get a professional Interview. Thei next day. 
it .'was announced .^hat_lhe .author^^ pn the payroll of a rival 

prpducer making a similar feature. First studio execs are^Butning; "fligur- 
ing the interview request was a blind to get a peep at the forbidden set 
and that the second studlp has taken unethical advantage. 

Something, not generally known is that George Canty, formerly head 
of the picture division of . the Department Pf Cpmnxerce, is responsible 
for Jack Sharkey having become a prpfiesslonal boxer. It happened 
some years ag6~in 'BPStorir '" ' ■-•>■ 

Part of the fleet was anchored off Beantown with a gob aboard repped 
as being rt^ther classy 'with his mitis. Canty, then a local pfllcial, was 
in charge of a charity boxing: event, and needed talent. The prdSlem 'was 
to get Sharkey ashore aind keep him there for the show despite Sailing 
orders; Canty arranged, and . so unto Carnera. 



Los Angeles Is overcrpw'ded with ex-house managers, and others 'with 
a yen to operate picture theatres^ seeking locations in which to do their 
stuff.- -Principal, hitch .in any deal is that few of the prospective operators 
have money. 

. MostlVi they want a house where they can step in without cash and 
demonstrate to the owner or lessee just what they can do in. the way of 
picture ' house operation; Fe-w deals have been cpnsummated along .the 
lines spught. • 



Legit producers were raiding Vaud 
..-lor talent, '.Ac tors sckrce. . Start - pf " 
the movement which helped to pull 
down vaude..' 



Now it was the n.Uslc pubs suffer- 
ing from pap0r shortage. Paper 
mills undermanned i-nd paper scarce. 

'clipper forecasi; 106 plays headed 
foj B'way when, the new season 
opened. 



Opinion- of Federal • Judge J* P. Nields In the matter of outlawing 
restrictive agreements on equipment ' in fllmdom comes a.round seVen 
months after the acUon was' brought. 

This "would Indicate how voluminous the papers and- other matters 
brought on in this case must be and the long ahd intensive study ieind 
analysis which was given the matter by Judge Nields. 
, Pa,pers on file in the case are stated to be around three feet thick If 
stacked. 



aO YEARS AGO 

■{From 'Clipper') 



Harry Mlier was building his 
People's, theatre pin the Bowery. .It 
"^asnrTiratter~of Tuffleient- note-to- 
call for attention that the -baleony 
was . to be carpeted. Usual thing 
was cocoa matting, regard6d as 
plenty good enough. ' 



Included in 'Inside Stuff' last week was an item commenting on E. H. 
Grifllth having slipped an extra on the. set $100 for a directorial sugges 
tion. Inadvertently part of another story was added to the Griffith mat 
-ten—The-misplaeenient-referred-to^ .producer-cuttIng_hims elf In on st ory 
credits. The producer is not' Griffith. 



Hobson IBros. circus on the rocks 
In Sturgis, Mich. Band got out an 
attachment, but Mrs; Hpbson held 
a chattel. mortgage. 



A Fire iKing, advertising for a jPb 
told he could do seven first cliass 
acts. 



0.ne of the Forepaugh show- fea- 
tures was a strong man who could 
lift three men and a horse with oni 
finger; . Probably done with a con- 
cealed harhess,"'TDut~lt' an^zedn 
farmer. ' 



Duprez- & ■ Benedict lannounced. .a. 
minstrel troupe of 60-70 men, at an 
expense of $.600 a day, whicli -works 
out at less than $10 a man. Board 
was thrp-Wn in. 'Number of :m6n ih 
"the street parade was more import- 
ant than their value on. the stage.'. 



Schrode Bros, calling themselves 
the 'Acrobati3. ProcyonSi' Meaning 
they were' tumblers. 



Harry Warner advertised, 'he 
would spend 'August and September 
walking a' i,'300 fopt rope, across 
Niagara Fallig. Star stun t was 
wheeling a cook .stove to . the middle 
of . the rope , and cooking a meal. 
Cbitcluded by. JumplHg. from- a traj)-. 
eze to the water below, using an 
umbrella. 



Hollywood 



(Continued from page 6) 

Marian Y. Read against Claire 
Windsor will be tried locally. 



Exhibitors are squawking, an^ If they'll lend an ear tp some pf the- big 
league ball parks they'd probably hear the club -owners whispering, 
'Move over.' <» ' 

An insight on the attendance at St, Loulis 'was recently displayed by. a 
New York dally which notated that a four-game series between the 
Browns and Senators had drawn a total of 3,200 customers on the four 
days. 



inside Stuff-Radio 



The J. Walter Thompson, agency, representing the Kraft-Phenix Cheese 
Co., which occasioned its Al Jolson^ Paul Whiteman broadcast as a meana 
to Introduce a new salad dressing, claims that it has never 'exjperienced 
such immediate reaction to a n©W-prpduct ln its career ef merchandising. 
Grocers and dealers have reported to the Kraft company'is eastern dl8» 
trlbu^tors that women have iiterally simpered into stores with this sort 
pf TPUtine, 'Now, I'll ^ust bet you don't know What I wont t^day. You'll 
never guess In a million years', and when the new Kraft dressing product 
Was given 'em by the experienced grocer It's bepn the sami'S rputine 
surprise. 

All this was relayed because the. physical advance , merchandising cam- 
paign pf making dealers stock up With wi. unknown , salad product ^ 
fraught, with the usual trepidation, and iseemed to have. bieenV cchserva- 
tiVely greeted, hence the grpcers and dealers themselves were apparently 
Very miich s.urprlsed When selling out their modest initial prders prbnto 
and having to reorder toot sweet. The dealers; have also .relayed the 

raves - for the -new-jplson-Whiteman-air— shpw-— i. ■. \_ 

Bt^eaus'e physical distribution is such a. time-^killer, Kraft (a Chicago < 
outfit) wasn't ^particularly concerned Whether: Pr npt a . natlpnal hookup 
for the two-hour show was cleared through the f apt that cither commcr* 
cial sponsors monopolized certain hours on the yaripus split sub-circulta 
of the NBC. Accordingly," Paul Whiteman Will carry, thp Kraft 'show 
through the summer on a modest basis,: ahd Al Jolson will most likely 
return , in the. fall. . ,Then,_it^ is figured, all jnerchandising arrangements 
of the product will have been set in brder to oonforih 'with the anticipated' 
spurt in sales 'jvhich. Poison's return to tlie two-hour- .Kraft- 'Whiteman 
.variety show will entalL 

Jolson. is highly pleased with ' the prospect becatjse unlike his past 
commercial radio work, the ' two-hour peiriod .doesn't necessitate any 
frantic stop-watch signalling to him, (behindT.the.-mIke), hence he Isn't 
made nervous by the.time; liinitatlpn. This has, "been something hew to. 
the star Who used to keep' his. Winter' Garden ''eividrences Ibng. past inld-. 
night ad iibbing pop;, ditties, apart :fr6m the regular book portion of his 
revue." •— ■ — r-^-;- 



A coast station Is reported to havp discovered that despite its prize 
weekly commercial program it 'has been going into the red to the tune 
of $300 a week. Whilei the station hais b^en pn the wrong side oiT the 
ledger for several months, the pWners ' thought that the big commercial 
■wbuld.get it" off'. the nut. But a riecent chec k up- showed that this, too« 
was being mismanaged. T"^"" "■ , - """"T" '~- 

Claim .of the .owners Is that omiployees, to niake a sho'wing, have beeii 
.getting t6p .high.,priced.talent ^n. Jhls .oneLj^rogram and more 
money , on the sho-w than Wa§ 'being ' contributed " by "^t^^ 
account. 



For the first time since the organization of the chains,^ the AdVertlslnfif 
Federation of "^America last week; beld an annual pow.-wow without a 
single rep from either NBC or Columbia .i«:esent. .,jBvent.v.^^^ at; 
Grand Rapids, Mich., and represented alniost oVery advertising M 
tion or club in this country, / 

With the flurry of pew business for fall demanding they Stay on the 
job, sales moguls from' both network camps decided to^ Ifet the alhnual 
'handshaking go until the next convention. 



Twenty-: four sheets posted for the return to pic exhibition of T. L. 
Tally, vet Ijos Angfeles flh owiuau, upuii lila le ae quioition of the Criteri on- 
(L. A.) from Pox West Coast, carried their own 'welcome' message. 
Streamers at the bottom of the boards read: 'Welcome back T. L. Tally, 
first film exhibitor.' 



Nde Stut-Husic 



to clean up radio' programs assertedly npt fit fpr children, wenc tp a 
Coast station asking for free time. .They wanted the- broadcaster to 
allow time to ta,lk against the 'iJerhicibus influence' bit the. daily opmio 
-strips an^ Sunday -paper lull , cpmic Bupj?ien>ents.- Group, . which 
claimed that sonae of the funnies teach Crime, violence, and' vblgajrlsm 
to children was turned down. 



. rought within the purview of the decision declaring as outlawed all 
irestfcictive license^ agreements in thp talker field, which r Federal. Judge 
Nields of Wilmington rendered in the case of Warner Bros, and others 
against. ERWJast week, was the dealjwhich E. C. Mills, as trustee for 
the Music Publishers' Protective Association; made with thb electric In 
1927. This latter contract expired . Sept. 6; .1932.. 

Moving, papers In the monopoly, suit against the electrics, which led 
to judge. Nields' sweeping opinion^ indicated. that Mills after making. an 
exclusive license . agreement with ERPI later demurred about that 'ex- 
clusive': angle In a letter to ERPI, but which rescinding move apparently 
neither Mills nor ERPI ever made public. HoW much revenue music lost 
while this .exclusive clause was. abided by to the fetter was not brought 
out 'duHhg the Wilmington hearings. 

Thei Mills agreement, maide Sept. 6, 1927, gave ERPI exclusive syn- 
chrSnizatlpn- rlghts-to copyrights- eon trolled ^iby - MPPA members, which, 
rights restricted such reproductions to equipment manufactured -only by 
ERPI 'and allowed thb electric the privilege of sub-llcenjing others using 
-Its^equipm.cnt.. For this , exclusiye arrangem pay a 

minimum royalty of $100,000 for the first yea^^ a yearlliere^^^^ 

a?ter, 

;In Qct. 1928 Mills repiidiated the . exclusive rights granted ERPl, with 
the plaintiffs in the case, remarking in their brisfs that Mills was likely 
influenced here by ah apprehension that he might be violating the antl-. 
trust laws. One other license granted by Mills was to RCA, with, this 
right -having-been preserved in .the. Mllls-ERJ»I agreement. 

; Some time after the ERPi' agreement had" been consummated Mills 
resigned, from the MPPA tp head -NBC's music publishing combine, and 
John G; Paine replaced him as trustee. Mills, when NBC's publishing 
thing dissolved, resumed as general manager of the- American Society of 
Composers, Authors and Publishers, but not with the MPPA. 



Even though a contract for time has been slgna|;tur^d with NBC, return 
of the 'Shetloclc lHolffles sketchCs-fbr-G. -Washington coffee^ 
still problematical. Order for facilities contains a ciausiE> granting the 
bean packer the privilege' of canceling up to and wlthIre. 4B days of the 
prog ram's restart in g date, Sep t. 27. NBC reserves the same right. 

For the repefat show^oiTtlTeVHoun^M (Jto 
notice of cancellation Is 30 days. 



-nr,;.vp rflfrirm<Tig wniTiftf^ who wcfe active out west tecently. trying 



Abe .Lyman's interest In-.tM^radlo affalrfSjof Affiliated Products, InC,- 
drug and cosnietic combine; eitendsybeyond the iperfp 
man Is npt only a holder of ^,.^u|>slantlal block of stock in the group, 
which Includes Phillips Milk of iMagnesia Toothpaste, Louis PhlUIpe Lip- 
stick, and-the Edna Wallace. -.Hopper brands, .b^ naember of. 
the Affiliated^ProductS board of . direcibm^^^ ' - " " ; : _ 



^~NBC— Artists- SeryIce~Is-agaih-T6piidly entrenchcci...-when-4ti comes_lo. 
booking the Fleischmann weekly Thursday night '.variety affair. A f «w 
months ago all the netWbrk gbt was aii occasional placement out of the 
hour.. ... 

On last Thursday's X 29 ). session "tW l?BC t»o^ 
sible .f of.f our of the Ave acts*. 



parties is the nierglng of the. best features of the standard music, agree* 
nients handed out by such, firms as G. Schlrhier, Boosey & Co.,. and Carl 
Fischer. Wiiat the SPA says that it's ..most concerned about .in the 
drawing iip ot a uniform 'cp'v;enanl' afe a^ and terms to":goyern 

the mechanical and other similar rights. Writer^' re^is aver they are not 
insisting upon a mlnlhium rpyaity cut on Sheet music, preferring tP leave 
that" angle to open barter as. i-t now prevails. 



Albert Kaufman back on the Par 
lot after.a talent hunt In- New York. 



Aline MacMahon gets the femme 
lead In 'America Kneels,' which 
Warners has changed to -The World 
=ehamgcS*™~" ' — ^ 



Ichard " Bennett's option wUl. not 
be renewed at Par. Actor is out 
Aug. 1 after spending most of his 
current year's contract in bed due 
to illness. 



.^Ginger, Rogers will, star In Radio's 
Sweet. Cheat.' William Sqlter. dl,. 



-Just how the college youth are up on thelr jazzlque is evidenced by 
Berry Welles II. ahd W. A. Burnhani/ Jr., in writing 'Time' magazine 
champipnlng Jack Powel! is the world's greatest drummer as against 
'Time's' contention In a previous article that Spnny Greer of Duke Elling-. 
ton's outfit rated tops.. 'Time' editor \came^ back that Drummer pp^yell 
enjoyed a well-earned t^putation as an (eccentric dololst, but went Into It 
further by singling out ^Vic , Stan King, and Greer as the three 

tops among dance orchestrds. 

jSiirton . (spelled Berton, actually) has been highly regarded above all. 
He's currently with Dave Schooler at the old Roxy on Broadway, pre- 
Xer rin^g^pcr rna nent . engagements-ratlicr than traveling with dan^^^ bands. 
Bw-ton has been variP^i?sly~Witlf^tHir=top"^ orchestras 
King is with Bert Lown at the Park Central hotel, New, York. 

Highly eistmatcd now among Jiazz-minded professionals is Gene Kroppa, 
barnstorming With Mai Hallctt's combination Jn New England, Kroppa 
has also been around, last with Russ Colombo. He has i, style all his 
own, both for dance, and splo hokum. 

Proce.»53 that the Songwriters* Protective Association and the standard 
publishers are using to arrive at a standard writers' contract for both 



Publishers outside the membership Pf the . Music Publishers Protective 
Association who demurred from: the 33 1/3% settlenaent agreed between 
the reorganlzers of the Morse M. Preeniah Music Co. of Los Angeles and 
the MPPA are being jpald. off in. full. Settlement quota 'Was based on the 
amount shown as putstanding to publishers on the Preenian books when' 
that jobblngr flrni "was'taken pver and merged- as--the Pireeman-MalthewB 
Music Co. All publisher debts due. from, the old .Preeman setup are,, how^ 
ever, being cleared through the MPI*A 



Watching some of the -piersonality' dance , jnaeistros.' around the . road- 
houses and cafes do their stuff so strenupusly,. 'while , the musicians de- 
vote seemingly solo attentl.on either to their musip notes or to the cus- 
tomers, without looking at. their leader, ' One wonders Just how muChrHor 
little — attention the unionists pay to the maestro. Judging by the total' 
lack of interest In the up-front man's antics,, either the boys have their 
own ideas or they sense the rhythms automatically without bothering 
much aboiit the le?ider. 



A Belgian Music National Propaganda Committee has been founded In 
Brussels with the pbject of making better known the works of Belgian 
composers, .song writers, librettists, etc. 

Many celebrities enrolled in the movement, which has the sympathetic 

suppprt-'of the -goverhmcnt.-r.fJCfie^bi^^ 

25% of the national broadcasting stations' programs for-Belglan compos- 
ers and authors. 



Ramon of Rarnon and RoHlta claims some sort of distliictlon for hav- 
ing first introduced, tango orchestras Intp New York. Ramon recalls It In 
connection with the present Eduardo Bianco tango t>ahd from Cuba,, 
which he Just brought Into the El Patio rpad'^ouse at Valley Stream, 
Long Island, after some tiffs with the. imnilgration authorities. 



VARiETY 



I C eiT I M A T C 



Etch Gardens, Udest Stock in 
World, Opens for Its 41st Season 



Denver, 

Opening to a packed house lost 
Week for the first time lii nine years, 
the Ellitch Gardens theatre got awsiy 
to a flying stiirt on its. '41st season, 
Wl^ich makes It the oldest stock 
theatre' In the world. The crowds 
the rest ot thc^wpek proved the 
PQpiilarlty of the lowerfed tariffs, 
tic to .75c this year, as against $1,2B 
top last - year.- 

Ellltch Gardiens was started Iix. 
18^0 by Mr. and Mrs, John ElitcH, 
Jr., on land that was at that time 
♦away out.' John Elltch waisi an 
abtpr and athlete and had planned 
for years to own a park and sop. 
Mary EIitch and John came to Den- 
ver and spent five 'yea^^ Idoklhg 
for a spot for their park and eoo. 
Th« place: has. becdine bo famous: 
that last year a book was written 
about *The lAdy of the Gardeha'— 
Mary Elltch libng— by a lifelong 
friencl. Mrs. Catherine Dier, of 
Denver. Miich of this story Is from 
that book 'by special permission of 
. theicbpyrlght owner/ 

The i<ady of the Gardens, M^fy 
Elltch Long^ has bebn the . guiding 
star df that spot where parients of 
IJienyer can turn their youngsters 
loose ..with. ■ a feeling of . security, 
and thousands .iwre set free in the 
— park-on-ther-weeldy-ohlldren's^ day^ 
«very Tuesday during the 8ummer» 
The park opened in May, 1880. 
on the mornlhg set for the dt>enlnfe 
ikiary was *n teai:^ It Was raining 
and looked as though the opening 
woiild be a flop. Typical of Colo- 
rado, the sun. Came out and most 
ot.tienvev riioyed into Elltch's 

the day.' , • 

' John Elltch was popular with 
tictbrs. of that day, . and on the 
ojpehing 4ay many of his old 
friends came from- the east and 
west to be present, included were 
IP. T. Btumuna* Julia Marlpwe» 
- ipharies J^Lbbott-and! Hia wite>. Maif-. 
gie Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. 
gtratton (General and Mrs. Tom 
Thumb), Edgar L. Davenport, Eu- 
— gene-Field— .(then— working- -on- the-| 
Denver llepubllcan'). and others. 
i»eter Satriano's baind dispensed 
inusib for the opening of the the 



With Walter Edwards, Margaret 
May, Ernest Hastings, Win. Burress, 
Rolinda JBainbridge, I^enora Bradley 
and Lilliati Dalley In the cast. Other 
plays of the first year Included 
•Reaping the Harvest*, 'Our. Regi- 
ment' and 'Th0 Rajah*. - 

Mantle as Best Man 



In NbVe^nbor, 1900, Maury Blitch 
married Thbmas Iiong of Denver. 
Burns Mantle; now- a- N. Y. critic, 
wis best man; At that time Mantle 
was critic on a DenVer paper. On 
their wedding trip around the world 
they were enter tJ^ined royally. 

In 1916 John M. Mulvlh}U assumed 
management of the gardens, and In 
1920 took over .the theatre. , He died 
In 1930, and Arnold B. Gurtler, hto 
son-in-law became president aihd 
manager of tl^e park And theatre; 

Included In the ictors and ac- 
tresses who appeared at Blitch the- 
atre are the following: George 
Arliss, Blanche Bates, Sarah Bern- 
hardt, Cecil DeMllle, Wm. DeMUle. 
Margaret Pealy,i , Minnie Maddem 
Pi8ke,~Douglas Pkirbanks, May Ir- 
win, Plo Irwin, Harold liloyd, Ad- 
dison Pitt, Antoinette Perry, Milton 
Sills, libwis Stone, Blanche. Walsh, 
Henry Woodruff, David Wairfleld, 
George Brent, William Carey, Pred- 
I eric Ma rch. Helen Me nken, Edward 
G^ Robinson, Selena 'Boylb;^'Sylvia 
Sidney and many others. 

The way -actors felti-At_feeliaig;. of- 
fered a season at Eltch's Is told In 
a responise by Bruce McRae» .liewls 
Stone, lead, was held In Boston on 
accoimt of Illness; In the family. 
McRae was asked to substitute, and 
although due to sa: for Europe the. 
next day bis telegram read: *Oi 
course I will cbme. There Is no 
other spot on earth that would lure, 
me from my yacatioiu In Europe. I 
consider It it privilege to play at the 
Gardens because I . love the plsLce, 
and all actors feel as i; do.* 
~ The^openlngr play-thls -seaspn was 
'fH>rsaking AU Others!, and the di- 
rector Is Addison Pitt. He appeared 
I In th e cas t ot 1901 at. th e pa rk. T he 
leads are Margafo CflWmbre and 
Donaid"Wbods. 
R. B. McCoy, Is treasurer, and Fi 
who probably 1 



STAGE RELIEF 
nSOWNFOODSTATIOir 

Stage Relief Fund has worked put 
a new plan tp .aid needy prof es- 
slonals. It applies eispecialiy tP 
those who are- keeping house. A 
•store' will be operted from which 
foodstuffs will be distributed, this 
replacing, at virtually no cost* the 
former method of glying applicants 
<ioupon books redeemable -at -Shops. 

Idea, which partially solves the 
problem of a rapidly diminishing 
cash balahcei Is credited to. Mollib; 
Steinberg, who has been handling; 
the. Funds' JTftdip appeals fpr aid, 
She has made .coritacts With Vari- 
ous- diatributors of canned fobds 
and last week Collected 39 Ksases of 
merchandise, all donated. 
• The food store will function 
something ; like the Fund's clothes 
shop, where, numerous articles, of 
appAifei have been collected— and 
distributed, after being cleansed and 
rejialred. Food stbre will be opened 
with some formality, attendant pubr 
llcity expected to attract: further 
donations and a Wider variety of 
eatables. . ' 

The Actors' Dinner Club, which 
has been operating in affiliation 
with the Stage Relief, imPved from 
the Great Northern to the Wood- 
stock hotel Friday (30K 'Che club 
has been quartered at the former 
hostelry , for the past five months, 
serving dinner nightly. During that 
time 64,779 meals were served, 40;010 

-being -f ree. _ .r. . t : 

Almost from the start there have 
been differences between the hotel 
management and the . club's dlrec-* ; 
tors oyeir the. cost of the meals. 
Any- person may dine at the club's 
tables for 60 cents^ but tickets are 
distributed to applicants, without 
money, at the recommendation of 
the. -Stage Relief, N. V. A., and 
Actors' Fund. Weekly donations to 
the Stage Relief from legit show 
casts have been turned over In total 
to the club, which Is also purchas- 
ing dinner, tickets. 

The,. Stage JEieileCs weekjy state- 
ment: 

Preyipus contrib's ; . :-$58,819 
Contributions ...... * • 19 



Phy$ Out of Town 



shady; LADY 

Philadelphia, July 8. 
This 'm^uslcai "which, opened IMV 



Tuesday waa all set to stay a sec- 
ond week, but a Very last minute, 
decision took It out Saturday with| 
an immediate Netfir York opening; 
set* Show Isn't really . ready for: 
Broadway, but, on the other hand. 
It wouldn?t have been much *norei 
ready lifter Wbiaiw 
agemerit probably figured on getting. 
Into the Big Stem while there Was. 
a dearth of attractions. 

•Shady Lady* hais .two thing$ in 
Its favor for a mild. xun:..Jarat.. the, 
lack of competition and, second, its 
dirti A typical summer show, lifirht- 
ly hooked up arid placing plenty of ■ 
emphasis on the gals, on comedy, 
on bff^color lyrics and, .to some ex- 
tent, undress; It lays ito claims tp . 
subtlety or originality. , 

First night . at- the-Forrest ..hfirej 
had the Philly crowd gasping. 
Show opened with a ;flash of a 
model, nude to the wa*st, and not: 
posed somewhere in the distant, 
background either. Not touch bare, 
skin after that except In a, comedy ; 
sequence, but plenty of blue lines., 
Helen KanCi the star; had one num- ■ 
ber, 'Where, Oh Where, Can I . Find i 
Love.' that was a darb for Inriuerido, 
butnhlsrwaant the only lyric thatj 
sizzled. Lester Allen, pomedian, ha^i^ 
several smPklrtg lines and nearly 
everybody in the cast Was allotted 
at least one dp'*^^®. 

'Shady lAdy* has bnly one set," 
being divided into two acts. With 
three scenes in allir -Story-concerns: 
effort of young artist to find the; 
girl he married one night after be-, 
coming potted at a .night club. He. 
doesn't know her nftuie or address, 
but thinks he would recpgnize the 
face so he Invites girls by the hun- 
dreds to his Long . Island home. At 
the -same time, he is dping an illus- 
trating job that requires a 'shady 
lady' type, so he gets a girl from 
a reform school. That's Millie — 
Helen Kane— arid she's plenty 
tough. There's a mix-up when a 
quite different type of girl arrives 
arid the artist mistakes her for the 
reform school graduate. He ajsks 
her to strip for; the modeling and 
she .has . gorie through part way 
when Millie arrivjes, senses the mis- 
take, and maikes her scram. 



piloduced .drama; designed for the 
explpitatlpn o% .surcharge passes 
which tiow seem to have entirely 
replaced the more, conventional 
two-for-one ducats. 

Horace Sistare, veteran of the 
tlcket-puahtnigr " PxirfeertradmlHiater- - 
Ing- technique, will attempt to ap- 
ply , his tricks, tp 'I^^red Husband.* 
The same tricks kept 'Family Up- . 
stairs' in- the' Cbrt 'for 28 weeks. 
But 'the Studebaker - terras ariari't .as 
favorable to longevity as the Cort's 
and that '"'^^^t be considered in any 
guess. 

On - the asset side of the ledger 
can be listed puck's wide acquaint- 
ance and personal populairity in 
Chicago, a balanced-- performancer 
an. attractive set, a laugh-studded 
farce handled by competent , fare- 



eurs, ,. .- . 

• Scrit»t is slow and gabby in the 
first act but moves swifUy . there-, 
after. Plot is stereotyped but ea^iy 
to forgive amid the laughter. Ret 
Terry's lensthy^ difficult, and brit- 
tle role was sustafiied thrpughoutr 
Without a lapse of .ttiempry or a 
false emphasis in tempb: a genuine 
dempristraUon of P*<>«ed^ionar com^ 
pltbnce. : John Gallaudet's llght- 
and-shading in the farce by-play 
Ssp.stood out. 



PLOWBOV 



Total » . . ^ . ... » « » » $68 ,839.' 

Disbursements "•••T* • ^ • • i^* • bfi.^^O^ 



Balance 



• * • • 



$2,683 



, For a time it looks as' If Millie 
_had_been_llie_mysterious midnight 
bride, but it finally ttirnS out that 
it was the • demure young thing. 
Charlie Purcell is the artist and 
Louise Kirtland, the heroine, with 



Max, Hoffman,- Jr., as 'a friend oz 
the ai;tlBU . Lestpr;Allea as a night 
cliib prbprietbr trying to promote 
and Helen Raymond as an elderly 
but kittenish lady .with- money 
blarneyed by Allen into becomijrig a 
red-hot type of to. c. 

Miss Kane, Very plump Indeed, 
buf Worklrig ■ hard, goes .iaicross 
nicely :and although she dpeisn't do 
a sirigle 'boop-a-doop' Ti6rself has 
the same method of delivering her 
numbers. Purcell seems - unhappy 
atoid the jazzy dbiqgs and Hodman, 
his dancing slowed down, la not: so 
startling. Miss Kirtland .is attrac- 
tive, but' not notable-on the vplce 
end and no Whirlwind the .few tlm^s 
she tries to dance. 



iioliyWood. June 27. 
Drama in three «tcM, by 

Htll^ , I*ittl© theat re, Ju ne , Zl. 

Piul Fort for his first play, has 
written the story of; an^-year-old 
iftd who hais never, read, wnai, 
E?er7S>y Should K^prn; 
father's farm he has .acauiredjsome 
biology from the cpws and chickemf, 
Sut Sot much. His brother, mar- 
ried for several months, announces 
that an heir is expected. The^^oy. 
doesn't understaiid. His mother, 
having died when he was bprn, the 
boy is raised by his father, who be- 
lieves such information-unnecessary 
to the boy s welfare. 

A new housekeeper and her 
daughter come to live with the boy 
and his father. The Sirl becomes 
aware she is to haVe a- baby, the 
boy admitting responsibility for her 
conditiPn. Her mother sends her 
tp a nearby village for an pperation. 
Again the boy ^dPesn^t .understand._ 
I His father denounces mxo. ana 
-makea the -boy move 40 _thb 
During the night he returns to the 
house, finds his father with the 
housekeeper, and shoots him, for 
wbat reason, the r.uthPr failed to 



offering, With . the following pro^ 
gram: 

ing Performance 

^iitik AixLUseiiieiLt Oafdens - 

.May 1, 1890 
Cpmedy Sketch— BanjoiSts 
Mont— The Mbntgomerys— MariiTe 

The Little Athletic Wonder 
M.i8S :Mi ie 70I9. 



knows more theat.rlc«il history and 
persons than anyone in Denver,, Is 
his assistant. Joseph Hplicky is asr 
Blatant director, G. Bradford Ash- 
worth is scenic dirbptor, '4tid Mar- 
shall G. Robertson is . .publicity di- 
rector. \ Arnold B» Gtirtler is presl- 
dent and: mana;ger; Geprge^gpbert^ I 
treasurer, and E. M. Lynch, secrp: 
ta,ry. 



alto-Getliiig Grand 
Operav2 Vocid Sto^^^ 
In for Snmmer Season 



The Great Knockabout Comedians, 
Sihgers~and Diitc 
Bailey and Reynolds 



I Torontb'is Carne^e Hall 
Kivi^ Its Facrtiftel 



Chariea W. Goodyear. 
Comedian 



Van Auken and La Van 
Champion Triple Horizontal _ Bar 
Performers ot the Wprld 



America's Youngest Singing 
Dancing Soubrette 



andi 



Charles C. Schillino 

•the Quaint; Comical Musical 
Genius 



Miss Rosa Lee 

I'lie Gifted • and Refined Balladlst 



i 



Ed 



The San Francisco Twins 

— t; Nealy and Sully — John 

Australian Marvels 
The Emily Zola Troupe 



John Elltch died in San Fran- 
cisco, Mar^ 10, 1891. He was 
tPjiring with a vaudeville cpnapany 
And was stricken with pneumoriia. 

Mrs. Elltch decided to carry on. 
She Improved the park conUnuously, 
had the then smallest locomotive 
and ears In the world built to order, 
laid a mile df track through the 
r8haded-^gcpurias;;;AndLJnst^^ 
steam carrousel and other attrac- 
tions^ 

The theatre was run with vaude- 
•viUe for two years, followed with 
flVJB years of light opera, when Mrs. 
Elltch decided tP swing to stock. 
With George R. Bldeson directing,; 
..•HeteneV by Martha Morton, openedj 
on May 30, 1897. James O'Neill and 
Jane Kenmaric carried the leada. 



Toronto;. July 3. 

Massey Hall, will have had Its 
face lifted by the time the tjoncert 
season opens here in October. 
Through, the Imagination and. gen- 
erosity of Hbii. Vincent Massey, 
former Canadian ambassador to the 
[suited- States,- -the f rbnt. of Can- 
ada's 'Carnegie ^all' will be torn 
out, a new architectural motif em- 
bpdied and the entire decoration 
; mbdernlzed. < 

» Most imikortarit ^rlll be the low-, 
ering of the entrance lobby to Street 
level arid the doing away With the 
present steep and difficult stone 
Stairways. An immense fpy^ir will 
also-, be- constructed. .4n :,marble .;for 
entre^^act exchange?. Several rowri 
pf seats at the rear of the cirches- 
•tra will be sacrificed tp make room 
for lounge rooms. Other rows will 
be torn put in - the upper balcony 
to provide- space" for an- upstairs 
promenade... House seats 3,000. 



CAMPUS GBpUP TOUBINGf 

New Haven, July 8. 
One more itinerant foupe, with 
iieadquartcrs here, gpt. undei; way 
last week. Group, known as Ac- 
tors' Associated,, will tour Connec 
tlcut shoreline" towns during sum- 

Directed by S. Wesley McKee, 
company includes these ptofesslon 
alts: Volney Hariipton, Helen Pea 
body, Edmbnd Ryan, Jack MoBrlde, 
Betty Smith, Arthur Gould, Barbee 
Lee, Hilda Prank Reis and Dor 
othy Hyde. ■ Teohriical, end Is han 
died by John Ross. Some of troupe 
lure ex- Yale Drama School riiem 
bers>i 



' Baltimore,' July 3. 
Baltimore gets Its first summer 
season- of grand . opera, opening ..with 
•il TroVaitore' July 9. 

It will .be grartdopera however, on 
a democratic scale. For this grand 
opera will be held in the Mayfair 
Gardens, a beer and dance, spot. 
Gardens located: in .the Sports 
Arena, which has a grandstand 
seating 6,000. 

It was. originally planried to hold 
the. opera-out of dpora in the Home- 
wood Stadium of Johria . Hopidns 
University, brit the Mayfair Gai-deris 
arrived with a'^betier Iridbbr propbsr-" 
tlon drie to' its Immense seating 
capacity.' 

(^and-stand seiats will be tariffed 
at 40c, 66c and 76c; table iseats will 
retail at one buck^ while box- pewS 
will gp at (1.60 per. 

Operas will be ^ven bn the Suri^' 
day and Monday of each week; isame 
piece both nights. . Known as. the 
Baltimore -vSumitner- Grand Opera 
cpmpany. It will be under the man 
agement and direction , of Antoriib 
Rosslttb. Pasqiiale Rasclgno pf the 
Ravlnla Park Opera will he the con- 
ductor. Those featured Itt tl Trbv 
atore,' Which will be- condensed 
slightly, are' Rosa Buska, Pasquale 
Ferrara of the Clii Clyic, EdUardp 
Albano of the Metropolitan and 
Marie Powers bf Ravlnla. Douglas 
BIddlson, local baritone, also ..In a 
prominent spbt. 

Week July 16. and 17 will see 'Car 
meri,' with Cartoela Ppnselle fea 
tured. 

Cpmpetiti 

_ In competiti on -tp-the Baitlmore 
Grand Opera, wlU be the Broadway 
Comic Opera company which opens 
at the Casino in Carlln's Park. Com- 
pany is headed by George D'eFeo, 
who clicked with a week of grand 
opera at: the Maryland last winter 
and has been at Carlln's before.. 

DeFeo is opening with the 'Mas 
cot' and plans to stick to oomic 
operettas orie a webk. 



Allen.' Is 'Immensely fi^nny most of' 
the tlnie ttfid- very sllly the rest - pf 
it — an 80% click.' Twice he has to 
disrobe for laughs, but he helps the 
Show oyer many, a 'rough' spot. 
Helen . Basrmond; is funny - :in her 
scenes with Alien- and Audrey 
Christie .is . cute in a small role while 
Jack_Doiiohuei dees ene-gppdLdance. 
specialty. 

The. chprus, npt .remarkable for. 
Iboks,' works hard, .and. deseryes ■9- 
boost;'. Music Is'nbt nPtewprthy, «|,1,-: 
thpiigh 'Swingy Little Thlrigy' has 
plenty , of possibilities; 8kva ^tbpt. 
Bud Green, Jesse Gi-eer and Stanley 
Adams contributed songs and lyrics. 
Teddy Hammerstein staged, the 
book, with .credit; and Donohue put! 
on the moderately, effective 'dance 
rputiries;' ' ' " 

All .in . all Harry Meyer's - new 
musical, virtually alone in the field, 
may get six weeks. Watert.. 



explain. ■■ - _• . 

In ithe morning the .entire affair 
is cleared up with tlve father -a,d- 
mlttlng he had neglected his sons 
education. The girl returns, ^n- 
riburiclng she Will riot undergo the 
pperation. The boy plans to marry 
her after he IS released from prison, 
where' he must serve a term for 
shooting his father. ... . * 

Locale is a Swiss village, where 
iS-year-old youths niay have . little 
knowledge of life. In this cPuntry 
the story Is an unbelievable affair 
that fails ta. bold Jnterest. 

-For a first play. Fort shows 
knowledge of the stage, but has the_ 
failing of most amateurs in over- - 
writing speeches and is inclined to 
be philosophical. For the legit the- 
atre It is worthless/ but for the 
small, arty, groups, who love to get 
down tP earth . without paying Eu- 
gene O'Keil royalties, it might earn 
a few doUisirs for its . author. Were 
it riot for Oliver HlhsdeH's work- 
marililce direction and professlonU 
cast, it would be a rather tlresoniie 
eventrig. ' = 

~ * Russell" Simp8onr7ms~^e dour- 
father, , givecr a nice performance, 
but W^ hampered with stilted 
lines, as was . Richard Beach as the 
son. DaVid Carlyle, the married 
son, ^haS little to do but . stand 
ai'burid and listen. Bpdil' Rosing, 
thb unfortunate girl's mother, has 
a thankless part. Best perfonrianee 
comes from Mabel Marden, a shrewd 
village gIrL Bettys Brown, the 
WToritfed felrl, .is f^ir. Darwin 
Rudd; ■ the' marshal, handles .his 
small liart expertly. Call. 



^IRED HUSBANDSr 

Chicago, June 29. 
Har^.Puck producUon of fkreie ln .ttire« 
acta (one set) by Larry Xohnsbn. Piiek 
and Rol Terry billed. Cast includes John 
aallaadet Beatrice Leiblee; PMlIlp t«rd;^ 
'Verona Sampson. Joye Stevens, James 
Ballne, Charleis Seel. Presented at Stude-. 
baker. Chicago, June 25 tor extended en- 
Sraeemeht at ^.20 top. 



Previously and better known as 
,-!Ma^7JlBj)Jher_Husband,'_thlS-silght- 
riy old-fashlbried farce has. seen 
service In^ stock and is still cap- 
able of providing cutrate audiences 
with their mohey's worth In giggles. 
Harry Puck as producer, stage di- 
rector, aiid star has mounted the 
show witl^ good taste, cast it with 
a shrewd eye for types arid knowl- 
edge of his actor's capabilities.. 

It is a far better production on all 
counts than is typical ot Chicago- 



TRAiN SCHOOL TtROS 
Iowa City, la,, July 8. 
- Plenty of as^irarits-f or- the stage 
here. With 17 coriimunltlea in three 
states sending representatives for 
the cast of high school amateurs 
tP present a play at the University 
of iPwa in July. .'The Wisdom 
Tooth,' by Marc Connolly, is the 
vehicle. 

^Bach of the 23 memherti of the 
cast has done outstanding work in 
high school dramatics. Training 
will cbntinne until Jul y 20; 



•Never Touch Mo' for Chi? 

Chlcagp, Jiily 3. 
'Never Touch Me' by Larry John- 
I son is in prospect for a local prp- 
dUQtlpn at the Gar rlck. ^ 
1 Kettering may put" it on. 

/Hired Hu£A)andB' by the same 
1 author Is current at the Studebaker 



Toe^ayv July 4^1933 



LECIYIM ATE 



VARIETY 



47 



Code to Set Minhnum Wai 
r Actors: Eouitv Has Own 



^t0t step to co-ordinate legit Hartford Loses Stock, 



plmyr interests for the purposes of 
obtaiit^ng succor under the Nation- 
la Industrial Recovery Act, /will be 
the framing of a code of fair prac- 
tices by the managers (and pro 



Plenty Trybiits Lef t 

Hartford, July 3. 

After six weeUa of Stage shows 
by one coitipany, 



ducers). That -was decided, on at I ducer organization 
ft meeting of th^ National Alliance staging perforraainces every day. 
«f' the Theatrfe ikst w«ek in the kartford suddenly 
OI ine *y • The otlier l t»»e l«eit picture 

•theatre League rooms. TJie . pinery _ => . . 

groups will await the managers' 



FLOCK OF 'RHAPSODYS' 

Austin's Tank-Town Clean-up Show 
To Be Duplicated 



It is virtually certain that the 
managers' code will seek to set a 
minimum wage for legit actors. 
That is the answer to Equity com 



^Broadway RhapsodyV completed a 
long touring season at New Orleans 
June 24, playing four weeks at the 
t^uhurban Gardens there, after being 
booked in for two weeks under a 
guarantee. Vaude revu6 -which 
traveled In trucks started in West 
yirjjiniaj playing many repeat dates 
in picture, theatres In the section 
before touring, southward. 

Bob K^rr,. who conceived the Idea, 
plians three or four , similar shows 
for the road liext season. Gene 
Austin, who topped 'Rhapsody' and 
wafl interested in the show, will 
probably again team with Kerr 
Austiii is New Orleans doing 
radio broadcasting. 



\%mM Pop on Pacific Slope, kt 
Only 3 Low Scale Legits Current 



Most of Cast Is Set for 



'HONEYSUCKLE,' RURAL 
CUCK,HnSBlG 



out of 
For a. while 100 
or more actors found eniploirment'. 

The Thacher players at the Pal- 
aov ' mbved to Worcester, Mass., 
t||» TJew York Theatre Guild play - 
ars disbanded and the producers 
of tryout shows pulled out after a 
T^f^'^ Tit^memherTlr'^ h^^^^^ weeks of bad plays and . bad 
iS? U»<S^Sly^^™SSs^ business.- - .the latt^rr ^ however. 
SinaSS' Sove-wiW probably be promised to return in a few weeks 
ft Sse to Equity which at a spe- with 'Lwly Chatterly's Lover.' 
ttel Sen session, did ixot touch Connecticut as a whole, however, 
Jle low compensation matter for is ^producing more legitimate shows 

understood the actors' -organ-than^ajvy ^^herstate^the Un^ B^sion:"^'^ 'a regular legit basis 
teatlon is considering a different at this morn^t. .;fi"^°?t *>'^2 t)ne-da^y stand b^^^^ 
solution of the problem. | comm^ J^^^^ S.g'^ elude Manchester ajid 

barns, miniature theatres, hotel | ^Slon ii^iJ^VSi," \ 

It is a hill billy show devised hy 
Lulu Vollmer who specialifzes in 



lx>s Angeles, J uly ' 3. 
I With 'Pinner at Eight' folding in 

QprPtfkTi *Takp a GhaiiCe' San Francisco Saturday (1) there 
dCreen laise <t v^nmivc ^^^^^ ^ ^^^^ show playing on the 

TWO Broadway musicals, 'Take a QQ^g^, ifs estimated that there 
Chinee* and 'Music in th6 Air," now 16,000,000 people and a dozen 
set for picturizatioti. letter will b6 cities located west of the Rockies, 
made by Fox on the coast, calls for sounds good, but legit producers, 
the' payment of |40,t)00 as against k^^.^ j^j.^ about convinced that the 
10% the gross. 'Chance' win be jj^^j^ .^Q„.t pay over $1.50 for a legit 
made independently for UnlversaU ^^^^j^^^^jj^ ^hen they're not so 
and Will be shot in the former Para- ^^^^ conscious^ 
mount _studio, Astoria, starting jJuly currently, there are three 
20. "Both are slat^ fOr autumiv or- ^^^jj. attractions dri the .Pacific 
winter release dates, neither to be I - - . - v * m_.-^ 

ezhibited while the attractions are 
still oh the boards. 

'Chancie' will be produced by Iau- 
rehce Schwab in the association 
with Rowland & Brlce 



slope, all playing in L. A. trio are 
Henry Dtiflfy's production of '20th 
Century,' with Eugehlfe Leontovich 
and Gregory iRatofC, selling at $1.65 
at the El Capitan. The co-opera- 
tive 'Nine o^Clock Revtie,' produced 



able juvenile lead), Lillian Roth, 
Dorothy Lee ^ and Joan Marsh, 
panaea j,rvi" -----^ on Broadway last 

larly titled, is cuireht at the Mollis, g^^^^^^y ^-^^ running 31 weeks. 

" ^^^»^ar lerit basis. I, ^j^, the few attractions 



•Moonlight and Honeysuckle,' ex- 
panded from tl»e radio feature simi- 



ivn x\u,witniu I live o v^iwv *»cvMii, »»» 

- -Engaged -so-far, ate, Jimmy JPynn. by- ^Eddie: Lambert at -the- Music 
Ike Edwards, Buddy Rogers (prob- Box and selling for the sanae price, 
. .t- • T.miom ■Roth. I - .~ 1.- ■ ■ . -r^ ■ 4Cn/%«.f t\t 



Code Ready July 11 

Word has been sent to the Recov- i ^jtoriums and hotels 

ery Administration, IhaL the code| 

for show business would be ready 
on or about, July 11. Dr- Henry 
Moskowitz of the Theatre' League 
was appointed to contact Washing- 
ton and will visit government of- 
Hcials there this week. In some 
Quarters it was thought that be- 
cauise of the mass of work invdlved 
In the effort ^o straighten 'out leadr 
Ing basic industries, the theatre 



MINNEAPOLIS GOES 1 lJP|iS£i: armS?.n»?f 

' which have rarely had: shoves in 



remaining, at the 44th Street. 

'AUCE IN WONDERLAND' 
STARTS SO. CALIF. TOUR 



IN.TOT«WN'flfRANGLE|=^jj^p^ 



Los Angeles, June 3. 

•Alice in Wonderland.' .-Pro- 

Ku^S^SiTSy'B^^^eSel du^ in San Francisc5 by^ the 

„ T, ^ l! ".V^uif^roaLay fthapsody', R^^^ .^..^ _ 

. MinneapoUs, July 3. Austin .with , Bro-^away «na,p ? ! ^^^^ ^ith:. .a :ca8t.-:0f: .40, -begins, its loca^^ has - beat his- -nut— 

-The -nailves here were aroused at and others. ■ ^ first Southern California dates for Fox Uuring-the past season. Dulfy was 

• — ' Braw from radio lans was. Ill o 



and George K. Arthur's 'Sport of 
Kings* at the Holly wbqd Playhouse; 
seliing fofr $1,10. All are in Holly- 
wood. ■ 
Belasco and Curran, producers of 
'Dinner at Eight,* . are the only 
Coast legiteirs getting more than a 
buck 60 for their attractions. It 
has been an bn*and -off Season: fr/ 
them. Two weeks ago. they closed 
'Music in the Air' at the Belasco 
here after going $20,000 In the red 
on a two week engagement. .'Dinner' 
has made money for them, but their 
entire : season is dipped in red. ink. 
Only One' Off Ntit 
With the exception of, Duffy, no' 



in,xn.^ eivurt ^ first southern California dates lor jjox during- the past season. Jjurcy was 

Ing basic industries, ^he theatre J^J^ the Marcus Show Braw Sev^Sd in West Coast at the .Arlington, Santa on the red side-until -he got 'Coun-, 

jproblem would "ot be^ reached for newspaper i ^ T „wJ1he cto^^ July 5. sellor-at-Law,' which took him but 

™any months, but enthusiasts for a^he^t- Minneapolis IS a 'hick' church auditoriums where the p^ss BaT^^^^^^^ A dozen co-op 

participation in the Presliaent's J*; }^|,„rgcause the mayor banned in a week WJ^V^^j^ JSg. only lA the F-WC houses, is set ventures have been tried. bUf with 

covery plan, are confident that the J^owii uc.j^^uo Account of 'ob- stand there^ls a local raxiio piug, | ^ ^ ,„^,„/,i„„ oiv l *t.-. ^> — *• — ^* A-i*,,.- y ^^. 



on xne pem. wi. ♦v«+ +v»c i*Ti*iniireftted' edition OI tne nuiicjrou^^m."^ f-^^r — , 

Is predicted on the expectation that t^^^^^^^ I Wilshire and Golden uate. . rn^ 

their enterprises wil ^of b^ engagement is lor two 

acknowledged as coming within the "ot^ he ^g ^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ of tracted amounts.. Top «^"ff ^^^J J* L|lL^^^ July 7-8, tour winds up 

ken of the Recovenr Act. ^^Jf, Sieged prudishness. A com night is $1.10; with thejnatine^s^ 

While the dramatists, in part at J"^"^, j^,^ frbm A. B. MarCus 4hd and 55 pents. George W. Gatts has i ^ub, 

l*,ast. are holding »l<>°L?Tan?s U^d^^^^^^^^ Sf Paul the attraction, with Fred Jordan 

— ■conLeren^es, labo^ full weeK-^d: was 

M Tons Greeter 



Up' at the Mirror last Thursday 
(29). because. with a cast working... 
for buttons and a nut ..of $1,000 she 
couldn't make the grade. 
• '• At present, there is- but one new 
production hoyerlrtig on. the put- 
side; 'Low and Behold.^ a co-op re- 
vve. produced by Leonard Sillman. 
Plexre " vffls" ~o'rlglnaiiy^T)rDduced' at 
Chicago July 3 I tbe Pasadena Community PlayhoUsfe 
Dramatic repertory companies and. is scheduled to follow 'Nine 
toS^ ; r. r^nds^md.r <M.vK p^focl. Revue' ^hit^^^^ 



Tents Dams We^^^ 



. , ,;;^orrthe best business m years.! A dozen legit producers .oi tne 

"■rv.;r'v;"; ^r^^^i.'annw at Wst. l the show would not have to be toned Seattle. Wash., July 3. mhiB *ia taken to be in advance re- shoestring variety are talking to 

ManSSs^^ there^^^^^ George T. Hood, for it years as- ^^^^^^^ themselves afong HollywcK>d b^^^^^^ 

back sSgrwLes.^^ u^^^ The day following the appearance Lociated with John. Cort in, Pacific however, haven^t been nu- 7f*^^' « ^^l^Ing to anyone 

j^ducing back stage wages. the ade. the police department Uj^rthwest legit) and after that j_e"^^ have nothing to get a 

wiaTe sessions from t^^^^^ ^^''^ ^'^^^'^ K?aw & Erlanger rep here for 12 ^/^^ Jn this"^ wide prairie territory bankroll on. There's no angel monejr 

Will be sessions from time to "m j ^^^^^^^ hnihnarfl advertlsinir. I y^^^^ has.given up show bte to be- °y°„,t ^s much opposition as for- I fioatlng by for them to grab. To 

^ome a boniface. -Hood has bee^ 



rotigU^TlTimm^^^^^^^^ 

Ss and working conditions, the Newspaper editorials also appeared 

iSer ?3ng^princlpally considered, condemning the show and its-post- 

From that direction the changes ers 



^lll come, it is expected. 
Equity^s - Wage Posi 
Equity is hesitant about the min- 
imum . wage. It never figured be- 
ing forced to consider such a prob 



Rust, however, Stood his ground 
and, defying the police,' refused to 
hav^ the heralds and 'other bill- 
board advertising removed. The 



made assistant to the general mian^ 

ager oif Louisa C; Frye, Inc., which I v . >,^^^,^, l?c*o*« 
owns and operates the Frye and | Dan Ci GurryS IliStatC 
Stevens hotels here. 

Applying' showmanship to . inh 
keeping will be Hood's duties, with 



them, the main stem is in Melan- 
choilywpod. 



uumu «,u T Keeping win ■w—.-^-, — .— 

midnight-performance.^ was given \ tbe Frye presently, coming under his 



jiiB iuiAJcu w wuji'n*"^'^ — — r I without police interference, but the 

lem and is inclined to believp that police department is threatening, 
establishing a minimum is hot the I ^ow to proceed against the Or- 
proper solution to absurd salaries pbeum manager and to attempt to 
Which members have been forced to have the theatre's license cancelled, 
accept out of sheer necessity, with Minneapolis has j^st elected 

cases where players receive as low ^ liberal mayor, A. G. Bainbridge, 
as onerfifth that of the lowest stage veteran showman, who .campaigns 
hand wage. on an open-town platform. 

Were a minimum tried. Equity ' 
.-would- have to.- set : it _:a;t "Jeast .,$40 
weekly, since regulkr members 
should receive more than the chor- 
isters. Equity isn't confident mem- 
T)er8 w6ul(ff not evadS the; yegula- 
tlon if decided on. Next step wi" 
come automatically and -at the 
hands of the managers. Equity has 
one idea in correcting low. salaries 
—•that any player receiving $25 or 
less- shall be' paid for- rehearsals,- 
■^:Equ'i{y"Velieve¥;'T^^^ if^a $40. 

ihinimum should be named there 
would be an inclination on the part 
of managers to pull down the $60 
to $75 per Aveek actors towards th6 

io-wer-maxk. -, ..^t.. 

•lib i's possible that the" stage.!^^ 
and musicians will offer -.their con- 
tracts with the managers- as codes. 
Certain It is that the managers .will 
seek "for contractual changes, Since 
the managers will be the first to- 
formulate a code, the other grburs 
will have a chance to dissect it and 
inject elements into the final form 
that, would be sent to Washington 
for approval. 

j: Same -would- apply . ,to.;;ih£JB^ 

tistb' Guild, which,, however, may 
be whipped into line by the coast 
Writers who in^3isted on being, rep- 
rceentcd in the picture industry's 
code. There is, no doubt that the 
picture- end, working entirely apart 

h'om- the letsil, in b e tt er organiaed 

all afouhd; 

Manager, say the authors arc 
V)ath to participate in the recovery 



niovement because they , do not care 
to place the Biasic Minimum Agree- 
ment, under, scrutiny. , Hpw.eyer, 
should the authors stand on the 
outside, there would be no reason 
virhy . the managers could not sub- 
mit the agreement to Washington 
and seek the adjustment of unfair 
practices they claim are contained 
in^the. ciaus^ ;thei:ein..-i..;i- ^--.i ; ' t^^^v. 

The. authors say they are not sub- 
ject to. the Recovery Act biecause 
they receive ho set wages, wprkihg 
entirely on. royalty basis. The 
position is they are not ac- 

tually of ^he - theatre. That-^might 
apply to writers whose, works do 
not enter the theatre, but the Dra- 
matists' Guild occupies a difCerent 
slatuBi. supplying the product for 
the stage; .having, a say in casting, 
attending rehearsals an^ contribut- 
.ing in other ways. 

At last week's meeting the 
I. , T. S. E. was represented by 
Ideal No. 1 Qt.the 'jtage hands. .Mu- 
sicians' -loGal-unl&h.;-iJiiniJarly,J^^ 
Tes5iTtea==tlT?r=musfc i an s— feder 
its national body. WilUam A. Brady, 
managers'- chairman, whose efforts 
started the Recovery movement, 
was unable to be preacnt because 
of a foot ailment. . If he is still con- 
fined the committee, will meet with 
him at his home so that the code 
Will be ready before next Mon- 
day (11), 



Valued at $7,05t Net 

Estate of the late Dan C. Curry,, 
general. JDtianager for the late .Flq. 
Ziegfeld, was valued at $12,584, with 
a net value of $7,057. Mrs. Ethel 
curry, the widow, and two daugh-. 
ters, Martha and Marye, share the 
residuary estate, each getting $1,800, 
Helen Magee, set forth as a friend 
of the deceased, received personal 
effects valued at about $1,600. 
Mrs. Curry holds notes amount- 

tor -AS Thousanae Cheer." thelrying | ^J^^^ ^h„„„^„ „». ln.olvent at 



AL FRESCO OPERA AS 
CLEVE. REALTY LURE 



general supervision. He will te- 
model the Frye to nmke it a replica 
of a . Klondike roadhiouse, with bar 
and all the trimmings. 

Ethel Waters Engaged for 
New Music Box Revue 



Berlin -Moss Hart revue which Sam 
H. Harris will present at the Music 
Box early in Septembeir. Selection 
of the colored warbler followed Ber- 
lin's idea that several iiumbers in 
the score would be best hahdled by 
Miss Waters. Latter will work 
solo, possibly supported by a col 
qred girl quartet 



his death, two weeks after Curry's 
demise. She stated that at a recent 
meeting of credltbrs " if was e^sfiv 
mated the producer owed about 
$1,000,000. 

The Ziegfeld notes are. said to 
represent money loaned, to Ziegfeld 
by. Curry. Another uncollectible 



fed girl quartet. . JJ note is for $250, signed by one Rich- 

Revue wfll be headed by M ard Bennett: 

Miller and Clifton Webb, balance of 
the caisting beliig Incomplete. 



Inez Courtney Set: ^ 

Hollywood, July 3. 
Inez Courtney; who closed in '1)1 li^ 
ner at Bight' in San Francisco Sat- 



Nell Kelly Bankrupt 

Nell Kelly, giving her address as 
.t.be :Mayflower ho^^^^ to ■ the 

bankruptcy ^^way ou^^ a petition 
filed in New York last week. Papers 
stated that her liabilities totaled 



urday night (1), ..enroute to New $4,302 and that her assets wore unv 
-York where she will go into the Joe known. ^ 
eook musical. pthor name that ^"^'^ 
otted by Ralph G. TParnum. gave m her petition was Mr«. Ar 
• nold SloUz 

NEW 'MUSIC' PEIMA DOHKA 

JDcslrce Tabor will enter the. cast. 
.^f=-^M=u.•^iG-=in=-ihfi--^^^ 



MA6IG-MUSIG EEVUE 

.'an-Francisco, July 3.. 



Street, N^ Y., this week, replacing 
Natalie Hall. Plan lor Viviennc 
Segal to take over the prima donna 
assignment fell through on salary, 
terms. Miss Segal was in the coafet 
'Air' company which stopped after 
two weeks. , 

Miss Tabor will remain with the 
Bliow for the Chicago engagement. 



~~Stcve Shcjiherd ahff X)on WalFcr 
are dickering to take over the 
Travers theatre in the swank Fair- 
mont hotel, where they hope to do 
what they call a magical musical 
revu^. 

Shepherd is a , vaude magician, 
while Wallier knows song and dance 
stuff. 



Cleveland, July 3. 
Outdoor opera theatre over^look^ 
Ing Lake Erie, with capacity for 
6,600, is being completed by H. , A. 
and R. B, kangesser and will , open 
July 20 with Hand.el Wadsworth's 
light opera company in 'Said Pasha.*~ 
Owners - are real estate men who 
are building. theatre to ballyhoo their 
land and ad jbinlrtg ariiu9ementrparT(»- 
Will be modeled after- St. Louis' mu- 
nicipal opera and Ravlhia's in Chi- 
cago, with, a twQr.elevation istage 
flanked by willow trees. Company, 
including 150 si , Is made up of 
local talent. 



Louis Macloon has temporarily 
abandoned the coast and is in New 
York with the Idea t)f promoting the 
production of several j>laye. H« 
also plans" a summei' stiSck' StrMys- 
tic, Conhi 

The spot is the .speed-boat plant 
which he operated for a time sev- 
eral years ago. Several boats, were 
completed—and then, came . the de-.. 
pression. Selling price waifj to h^ive 
been 50 G's. 



'Uncle Tom' on Coast 

==JlQlly4KO£<d.=JiiJjf=Ji;^ 



CSilmor Brown is reviving 'Uncle 
Tom's Cabin' at the rasadena Com- 
munity Playhouse, , oliening tomor- 
row (4). 

Ralph Freud has been spotted in 
the title part, Emmett Vogan as 
Simon Logree, Ruth Covell Levl«6n 
as Topsy and Anita Denister as Eva. 



English Agaits Hold Dp U& Ads 
With Threats Over lahor Permits 



London, June 25> 
tondon- agents hav.e not yet ex- 
hausted their entire bag of trlclta. 
their latest Is. about the limit In 
audacity. Quite & few Americans 
here ready to take a chance In sp- 
ing out with a . unit to the provinces, 
in order to comply with the Minis- 
try. of Labor :.-egulations, it Is lieces- 
sary for the Americans to Une up 
a percentage of English acts with 
the outiat. Agents here are u ware 

: of ■ tlxe situation; and some ox them 
have put it to good use. In some 
instances they have gone so far as 
practically blackmailing the Amer- 
icans Into faking certain acts, rer 
gardless of the Value. They even 
try to blackjack them into paying 
fancy prices 'fof^ acts not worth it. 

— - While n<E>thing-is done ,lhjthi& onen, 
there is always a veiled threat they 
(the -acts) "will be reported .to the 
Ministry of Labot as riot being es- 
Sentiial. ' An Airietican act was go- 
ing through ' this., situaitlQn 'when 
they suddenly I thOlight; of. the! Va- 
riety Artists ITederatibn'. They con- 
sulted this body, with the result. the 
agents climbed down several pegs, 



ShaW*s Aut<KObit 



London, June 2?. 
• George; Bernard Sliaw has- 
writtep his own obituary no- 
tice;^ which has :l>efen .delivered 
to the 'Daily Herald* |been 
paid for. 

It. is said he has. received a 
fat check for it. 



Pollak Falls Dead as 
He Leads Prague Ban^ 

Prague, June 20. 

Egon Pollak, at one time the mu 
slcal director of the Chicago Civic 
Opera, and previously in slmllv 
lioalttohs In Leipzig, Vienna, 
[Frankfurt, Berlin^ dropped dead, 
while dltectlng a g»la perfprmance 
of *FldelIo,' In the German theatre,: 
with Elizabeth Rethberg, of the. 
1 Metropolitan opera, ready to sing 
the chief role. 

Pollak had opened with the over-^ 
ture arid the music of the. quartipt 



Epidemic of Musicals 

e iD the Atttinnn 



More Matbiisoii Shifts 



T<jf:ontO, Juno 30. 
• Latest : FP-Can. changes o^f^^er 
the N," Im Nathanson regime ise^s 

tuio ,w — , --. the transfer pf.Ho'^ard Knevela to 

when he was suddenly overcome., the managership of the Capitol at 
With great effort , he inotipned to ,]yi0ntreal. Formerly manager of 
Professor Georg SzeU (several >(||^ Imperial here, Knevels was 
times the leader of the St. I«uta|.^g^jjsferredrthree weekri ago as diai- 



the seat of honor In the old choip 
house, where Dr. johnspn Is sup-- 
posed to have presided. . Geritghty 
wrpte in the visitors* bopk: 
'Where Johnson sat, sat I, 
I and gpod friends arid ale; 
i l-iBf^ef steak and kidney- ple- 
That Johnson iate, ate I, • 
i, and stout friends and ha'e! 
What more for man than these? 
Pie, and goo* ale, and cheeseJ' 



Phiiharmbnic) who was sitting In 
l a box to tafce his place. PQlla,k 
I with eflCprt left the orchestra arid 
went .back- stage' where he col- 
lapsed.' 



trlct maniEigfer' f or southwestern On 
tarlo.- >T 

Arthur is now manager «f the; 
Imperial here,' FP-Cari.'B" ate house. 
! Larry Berg; fotmerly' dfetrlttt iriaii- 
ager for Quebec, with headquarters 
Vt-the 'Gapitoi, Montreal/ takis ovm 
the Canadian West Coast territory* 
iwlth headiq^uarteifs at Vancouver. 



Maridel an Early Out 

William. Mahdel (vaude). Who en 
tered the, B|:ltl8h. aniateur golf 
agema cnmueu uuwm ocy^».». j^-o^f ■ champioriflhip, . Was beateri in the 
atid the atSt is .now Staying ^li^lthftjit opieriing qualifying , round, 
fi^rther hlridriSmce, - . > .. --i . .^-^ — 



In Gcnmuiy, SoH for 



Vienna, June 25. \ 

"Ernst , Toller's ndw play, Tli'e 
Blind <3.oddess,' which, was done 



.. Handi Afcroas the vSea . i ^y^^>^^, 

'Vioiets*' Eiiis ,1 . A - AocOrdlng td private cables here, ieariy Iii the season With ihuch sue- 
•'»wird ' Violets*' fln'l^hes^ at pi^ry; Godfriey'Tearlei prealdent of Brl«^ ;at the Balmund and later in 
Lanfe ^fuly S, .after' iiio has been wrohgly_ reported Uij^ ^ggason at Prague was sold for 

riidriths' ruri. It Wirt be succeeded in^^:^^ ^^J.^A?^'" It"^ I ptbd^^^ England arid Amer- 

by-^'teill In Savpy' esiily .W Septeirtj-. there: of- •retaliation' hece lor the at- _ ■ ^ translatikl' 

-.bfe:il.*ti6 :whi?le of &e revolvlrtV;hltUde of -Equity In Ainerlca. 0«- S oJiiL^^ 
st^S^4«5n>e feinQVed' 4nd^ say they and adapted by Norman A4exm^ 

h?d?aSlKt?in^^^^^ close harmony with vrtio h^ a «<>«tr/«t .out for pr^uc- 

put in servfce: ■ * " Umfericari Equity and all discussions' Uons of his verstoii at the Gat^ prqduc- 

■ _ . --"I afe' harmoniou s; atro; London. There are inquiries w^""^ .^^^^^ 

maud's ;^'.•:'^G^.t«;^ ... ^ '^^l^^iiS^cSi^s* is. o^^^^^^ 

^d. and 1, Uriiv^rskl threw -a cjocktall party blacklisted In, Germany, aS are all :were the following. 

l^.'»^5?^S^^^,i«'^°Ji±^^|the works by this author. \ ^^^^jt^yi:!^^^ 



(Continued '.frota -page ili) 
ploltfed^ accbrdlhg: ' to ' ' Amorldah 
metho'ds, with much success. 
. b'Oie^ pict;riri>s releasei by Metro 
(were : 

•Big House*. . . ...... • • .2 weeks 

<6rlhg **Jih Batk' Xllve' . weeks 
•Pardon' Us*'. -. iV. . . 'jwe^k . 

•Red-Hea'dea WoihaW ; . 2 ;<(re<ikS; 

These' Included Hbiijrwood pro 



SwaffinWax . 

Louis Tussaiid, head of Tussaud's 
Waxwor^cs: Museum,: has asked, 
b^eiri graAted; permission to " 
Hann^W.'Swaffer. 



5^. 



Title for l^ilmer- 

iThe daumont=-Britlsh- outfit s. Is. 
scheduled for a knighthood, with all 
indloations pnlntipg to the hpnor 
being conferred upon; Michael Bal- 
con,- managing director of Gains- 
borough productions. 



rhV "arrival of "RoS-^la 'Bocque; and I "^^^^^ ^'i^^^o'^ 
Vilma .Banky,. here. on th^lr way to 

Hollywood after completing twoj ^ |» • 

.-productions on. thie Gontlnerit . - 



iV *)IJ^fLo^vhfaimiya: at the G.-B. studi<^ got' Into an ar- throughout the country have a de- 
The world premiere Of the 1^^^ Igumentwlth the Austrian make-up pressing effect on amusement busl- 
tion of 'Bitter Sweet -wul be-given i^— — pj— -^^^ 



Politics in Business .-• , 

Lack of tret cost COnrad Veldt 
two film coritiacts with Gaiimont- 
britlsh, tepriBsentlng.. a loss to the 1 
Genrian'Star of abotlt $25,000. Veldt,, 
diirlhg the filming of ♦! Was a Spy* ! 





.{nan I s umcnii- w itn .mw. Auoirmu uicuvo-ui^. I pressing enect uii t«i»ui»ci*»«ifc . 
- ^ : .^™^" ljni5>rihF8ub3ecr^^^ 

at the Cariton' here, Aug; iX^ -ine i )urt^,__ iry^t^.!. tti^ia*. onH oiil -^. t..: —.^k.^ 4«c>'>iA/iiia4'a ^aat- 

'~Carlto5r~lsva Patampurit )i . . 
th4' ■ 'Bitter $x)<reef productl,<)n 



at the Carlton here, A^gj- 21* Trie [ Hitler^_JVeldt boosted Hitler and all 
ICSntWTiS a Parampunt houses This got to the ears of 

th4 'Bitter S^eef productlpn' a K^^^ Ostrefs, with the result .Veldfs; 
United Artists release., iriformal understanding he was to 

j . play lead In 'Ghannel Crossing* a nd 

- Two Sk e t c h e s oh B il l — [ fal^ bwri " " ' ' " ' — — 



■ — I wo 9K«i«;n«» wii t ma o.w.n scenario, oc 'Tne WandefknB 

With sketches considered pasl^e as jew/ both io be doiiia by G.-fe., failed 
music-hall ^are,: In these dayd of to -materialize. ; 
speed-vaudeviUe,. it is surprising to — ^ 
find two sketches" in one bill at the I Just Misses Again 

Loridoii palladium, week of June 19. 'The Mocking Bhrd,'- produced at 
Will' Hays arid his scholars do one the. St. Martin's theatre June 22, to 
df their UsUaV- and Douglas Wake- the second effort of an . author 
field and. company play one of their | named iLionpl Hale. When the first 
several returns in 'The . New . Garage, U^as produced, the critics predicted 
which is. a big laugh, but has played he,Was a playwright of much prom- 
this house too of t^, | Ise. Generally agreed that he still 

Important newcomers are Billy 
Wells and the Four Fays tornado of 
hoofing. Act Is What Is ' needed 
here, but the salary will be the bar- 
rier to^ constant . dates. Edwin 

Styles, back after Ariierlcari sojourn, 
comperes plea.slngly. He la -in for 
three weeks. 

Duke Ellington, In his second and 
last week, still drew capacity. Last 
week's grosses were $16,000. Pal 



'Nagana* V« • • • • ••• • ^1 week 

■ 'Back Street' . . - 2 weeks 
tra westerns: " •DeWtrir Rides 
Again,' 'The Texas Bad Man,' 
'Rider of Death Valley,^ liaspo of 
Rio "Grande,* were riot released In. 
. . deluxe .houses but ran slmultane- 
Cape Town, June 4. rousily in half a dozen second-run 
Rains, slorma and. OOld weatter | ^j^^^^^^g u>s Berlin production had 

better luck: 

•Furif von deir Jazzband.'? weeks 

show- -hoiisea- wlth inadequate .heat- .|: 
;ing Is a fact otl. 



By H. Haiihon 

Cape Town. June 4. 



Missing A d van ce^Age^^ ^ 

Paigel's'ClrcuS, mysteriously dlsap- 
ipeared frorii Maritzburg (Natal). 
The' mystery' has been cleared, as 
iBurns was found In Chariestori 
(Natal), where he had :gone to be 
^married. 



•JohAny stlehltEUropa'.l week 
•Die unsfchlbareTPrbnri^ wefeks" 
•Der Bebeir . .... -3 weeks 
'Ki'lininalreporter Holm'.' 

'■' ' .'.1 



just missed. 

isir Nigel Playfalr and Gyles 
Isham revived Edmbnd Rostand's 
.'The- FaritastlcksV i at -the _ Lyric^ 
Hammersmith, Jun^ 21. An artistic 
production, favorably received; 

9-Day Run 

Shaftesbury theatre 'If I Were 



week's grosses were $16,000. Ba;l- I yoUi' the Shalom Alelchem comedy, 
ladluni management wants Ellington I transited by his daughter, Tamara 
fr^r. vi tMr-A wAftk. hut .orevlous en- 1 lasted nine days fiua 



for a third week, but previous en 
gagements forbid. 

Malone at Leicester Sq. 

JJnlyJmgortarit. incident at Leices- 
"ter' Square tHeafre, week lOi. Is the 
appearance of Danny Malorie, Irisn 
tenor dispovery. Terior originally 
bpoked some months ago, but failed 



^ , , Gus 

Yorke was. specially brought over 
from New York to play lead 

-Melghan.-Gplf_ If art- 



Tommy Melghari is here doing, all 
the first nights and renewing old 
frieridshlps. Before the war he 
opuKpu aufiic. *Mwi»v»».»..*-e,^f "^ifl- 1 played over here In 'Broadwa-y 
to put in appearance, claur>ing trie j^^^^g, support of Seyn^our Hicks. 
^^;,„„^,«^ ,,^,.0 ..««<„,JtaMft- Lots of I jjgjgj^^jj g^yg is ovcr hBro on a 

holiday and his principal object Is 



Grunt Season On 

The wrestling seasori Is on liere. 
Jack Robinson, jui-Jltsu ejcpert, has 
arrived. Reported that Ben Sher- 
mian and Wild Bill Riley will come 
over in July* I^osslble that Douglas 
Clarke, heavyweight wrestling 
champion of Europe, may visit the 
country, 

Bosweir* Circus 

Boswell Bros. Circus attracting In 
Cape Town. Star acts are the Six 
Gay Gordons, Scottish entertainers; 
Alwlda. and Partner, comedy Jug- 
glers; St. Moriz Skaters, Buck War- 
ren and Chic Cooper, western act; 
Renaldo TriOj trampolihists. 

British and Universal Pictures, 
.Ltd;-, new independents-scored , a-suc-. 
cess at the City Hall, Johannesburg, 
with Edgar Wallace's 'The Fright- 
ened Lady.' 



acbustlGs- were ■'runsuitable. rLpts of 
writs and couriter writs, with cur- 
rfent appearance as. compromise. 
Boy has nice aippearance and pleas- 
ing Voice. Reception, was most ein-. 

couraging. - -. .. 

. LNewcomeEfliar«:- Ag.nes:Georee De 

Milie. relation of the famous De 
Mines, classical dancer;. Harry and 
Dan Downing, comedy spiel, fUhny 
and can harmonize; ,Le Blanch Du 
Charme and-Rayi-"C6htlnental danc- 
^erisi - De Wblfe.. Metcalf and Fprd. 

May Features Pay ilion 

Only American on London Pa- 
vilion, bill, week of June 19, Is Bobby 
May, who stands out. Rest of pro- 
gram has too many double comedy 
tttts: actual number being four. 



to attend the Ryder Cup golf con- 
test. 



•Fraufelri Paprika'.;... ; 4 Weeks 
• 'GrriSs und Kuss Veron- 

Ika' 8 weeks 

The last two mentioned pictures 
were the season's hits here because 
they starrSd E*ranclsca Gaal, pop- 
l.uiar Hungarian actress, for the first 
time in picture;.. 

Columbia Reledses 
•No Greater Loye'.... .4 weeks 
'The Criminal Code'. week 
•Charley's -Aunt';. . . v • >>1 week 
'War Correspondent'. i .1 week 
' 'No Greater Love' was excellent 
b. 6. * 

Paramount Releases 

'Case of Clara Dean'.. 10 days 
'The Blonde . Venus' . . . .3 weeks 
•Love Ma Tonight'. .. . .3 weeks 
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' 

6 weeks 

'Movie . Crazy* .2 wieelcs 
'Trouble In Paradise*..! week 

•Ave Ceasar* '...3 weeks 

-*De vll-and-the-^Deep* . .1 week 
•King of the' Jungle*. .2 weeks 
'If I Had a Million*... . .3 weeks 
•Evenings For Sale*....l week 
Ail these were Shown tn the orig: 



Vienna,; June 25. 

Tweiijity new- operettas have been 
ari,i^ouriced .for production- in Cen- 
tral Eur<)pe. next s^a^son. Bulk of 
thom ,<are scheduled- fpr prpductio^n 
in Vleriria. Nptably aiiipng these 
Frans liOhar's operetta, •Giuditta,' 
to wl^ich Beda and Knepler dellv? 
ered the libretto. This will be done 
early in the fall at the State*a 
Opera, with Richard Tauber. and. 
m.a,ybe, Jerltza playing leads. 

Others .. include: a, -new onei 
Oscar Straus, with; a.- teit .of Gru^n- 
wald, Oest^rreicher and - Hirschfeld. 
AnpjUtif^ Oscar Straus opua in^ 
lab^ratio^ with tha Hungarian coui'- 
poser, Albert . Szlrmay^,, for - whiclv 
an AnAtriari librettist will call in the 
help of a :HungarIan; . *JiOve on. the 
Danube,' by Edmund Eysler, and 
.^U^eljnti, Sterk'S .new text version 
of . l^opular - Eysler classjic. ' rother 

.'SJtraul^iniF^r-' ■ •'.;-:0. ■ 

Paul ^brahaiii, .has f^.^new one for 
a . , ^&3ti , iOf Ai^ve^ Saybiif Brunp 
(^ran^c.nstaedten,. has i^vjro.new ones 
with texts of his .dw;!^;. , Jeaii Gil- 
berVs .latest with te^t.of Brammer 
and '^'e^r is . called' |THe Lady, with 

[ the Rainbow'; . Liso 'Ascher's with 
text of Lothar and Herz, ca:iled 

' Waltdr Kollo'has'a 'fiarclcaiV com- 
edje ;wlth niuslc; WIW Roseh- iik^^^^ 

Wise; . August Pepeick" set to music 
a play by' Horst anxJ POlliacsek; 
Eduard . Kunnecke has 'A Trip to 
Youthv*' bMod on- Jenbdch arid Iterz 
book:: there Is a new one' by Bernard^ 
Grun for a Wilhelm Stferk t6xt, arid 
a Robert Stolz opus, 'Gloria and 
the. Clowp-V Also Ralph -Benatzky, 
Michael Kraii'ss, and, Emmerich 
Kalmain promise shine with 
soni'e new stuff., . 
' There are distinct •.-Indlcatlohs. - 
that all the prose theatres will 
plunge into musical, coriiedies. as. 
during the past seasori -did the 
yolks and the Kanimerspleld; The 
Josef stadt has billed Oscar Straus* 
♦Mother of Pearl' fpr September pr 
October, -w^h Fritzl Massary, who 
created tii^chlef pji,rt.,of ttl.is opus 
in B^i-lln. Two managements are 
" btddih"^ ■for' .a musical^.erslbn of 
Jerptxi^ K. Jerome's fCady Fanny 
arid ' this Servant Problem,' and 
ther e is a talk pf th4' *Vg,gab9ri<l 
I Kln'g* being done here for the first, 
time.' 



Announced ' that Molly Lament, r . ■, ■ _ „^-„i«n bn<i 

South Alrlcari fllhi actress, will visit inal .Enghshrspeak.lng version and 
her native country In December on jshoV^d better returns than these 



a holiday. 



Earns Own Postage 

Dominion theatre,' Ltd., the. de- 
funct $2,000,000 concern, dividends 
' Of which were, guaranteed by Drury 
Lane theatre and Moss janapice, just 

T)aid"Itg^ast-dlvidend.--^^- ——-^ 

It was due in April, but there, was 
hot enough money to pay for send- 
ing out the vouchers. This neces- 
sitated putting the $28,000 dividend 
money on deposit, and with the iri- 
tefest accrued the vouchers were 
sent out. 



Vienna) June 26.. 
Arthur Lpwenstein> tvhbse success 
ful.feareer.ln Germany af_a coriduc- 
^oFandTheatre .dtret^or cariie Ib'ah" 
abrupt end owing to the; fact that 
his grandfather was a Jew. arrived 
here with ambitious plans to collect, 
the cream of boycotted' musicians 
and to go on. tour w^th them Iri 
France, Englandi and maybe Amer- 
ica. 

Hopes to get support abroad, In 
particular as he intends to offer ex- 
ceptlottal . program ranging .from 
classics 'to ultra =ino dj rn5- -and "7^0 
serve up his stuff with A-1 ore 
tra arid soloists. 



Chiarop Defeated .* . , 

. J::0'he^«t -the^.cleanest arid ."cleverest ^ 
heavyweight boxing . contests was 
fought at the City Hall,. Cape Town, 
when Clyde Chastaln, American- 
boxer, krioicked out Jack O'Malley, 
Australian ex-champlon, in the 
eighth round of a 12-rourid contest.. 
Gliiststaih put over some clever work. 
For some unaccountable reason the 
crowd booed both m^n, .but the ref- 
eree and local press say It was one 
of the best bouts seen for some time. 



Carl J. iSorine, ^^sldent irianliglrig 
director of MGM Films (South 
Africa), Ltd., receintly- went to Eu- 
rope via the air mair route. 



OmSEt: IN ZURICE^- 

"IZurrcTiT-June -Z3r 



Geraghty Goes Lyric 
Totri Geraghty, who Is over here 
with Douglas Fairbanks, visited 
the Cheshire Cheesd, and was given 



NOVAEEO IN LONDON 

London, July 3. 

Ran\on Novarro is bopked.lntt) the 
Palladium for a personal' appear- 
ance July 17i, 

picture star has been toUriiig the 
continent for the past month. 



.. / . ' — — 

First Swiss presentation of Sean 
b-Casey'S, 'The Plough and the 
Stars' in Its German adaptation by 
Erich Glass was given at the 
Kuechlin theatre In Basel. 

Piece was • presented by group of 
young players. Leading local dally, 
Easier 'National Zeitung,' boosted 
play by reviewing it twice, recom 
. mending it to theatregoers. 



synchronized in (Grerman: 

"'Strangers in Loye' . . . :.l w^ek 
. . /This. Js th(f. Night* , . . . ; 1 .week 
'Ladies of the Bi ^House' 

1 week 

Or. the German pictures released 
by Parairipuht; 1 

'Gils^*^ ••••••••••••• .wcbIc 

'Grosser Bluff' .1 week 
•Madbriria, "w6 TSlst^u'.! week' 
•jekyll and Hyde' was Para- 
mourit's best riioney maker this sea-, 
son, though press was bad. The 
LUbitsch picture, 'Trouble: in Para- 
dise',' got the best press riotlcfes in 
a long tlmie, but no b. o. 

Fox Releases 

'Bast Lynn'..... ',.2 weeks 

'Yellow Ticket! 2 weeks ' . 

'Delicious*. . ...... ..... .1. week.. 

^-^Heartbreak'- -».«.» . . w .. 1 -week, 

'Chandu* 1 week 

'Careless Lady*. ...... .1. week 

'Sherlock Holmes'......! week 

'Merely Mary Ann*....l week 

'Golden W^at*. . ........ .2 weeks 



Siars High Dive 



(Continued froni page .1) 

Madge Bellamy and Eleanor 
Boardman, both f orriierly In the bis 
money, work Infrequently. Allc4r 
and Marcellne Day, when, thel^ 
work, are in Indies. ' May McAvojr 
Is . thinking of cpmlng back, but 
has done nothing .since- leaving.. 
Warners four years ago. Laura La 
Plante has made two features slncaf 
she left Universal two years ago« 
Leatrlce- Joy,. iSue Clarol, Esthei: 
Ralston and Vllma Banky prac-. 
tlc£illy passed out of the picture 
when they were dropped by majoc 
studios. Same for Molly O'Day 
and Sa,lly O'Nell. 

Most .of the male playerS whq go 
off contracts "g'et"~soMB~ sort" ofra" 
chance for a comeback. Not so 
Iwlth the-'fenime players who, as a 
xuliB, - when' they, art pusted by 
majpr studios, find little work 
available' Unless at the ' Iniile Stu-. 
dlos, where It riever lasts long. 
About one year after they are 
away fromi the major releases, they 
have .sliped into the catagpry„ 
lesser - players. ' ' •' ' -' 



And two pictures synchronized in 
German: 
'Over the. Hill' week 
'Congorlla' 2 weeks 

'New fork from Dawn till Mi - 



night,' compiled here frbrri old 
Magic' carpet^ and ri^wsreels, was 
Fox* . greatest success this season; 
It. .only. ra.n:.-for.ua . week Iri\^threo_ 
deluxers, but had a long run 
smaller houses. 

•Warner- First National 
'Alias the Doctor' . . . . . . 1 week 

''Women from Monte 
Carlo' . . ... .1 wefek 

'Union Depot* I. Week 

'Hatchet Man'; ..1 week 

Mr. 5C\......... ,.1 week 

•I Am a Fugitive' 2 woek« 

_lMatch. . King'. . . ..1. .'svcek 

^-'One -Way— Pa3sage'-.^...-.-l-W.eek-— 1- 

'42nd Street* 3 weeks 

'Jewel Robbery'. .10 days 

And a German pictui-e."'Die Hcr- 
ren vom Maxim,': which ran on 
.1 week. 

Altogether 65 American pieturc.>i 
released in Hungary during pno. 
soson, riot couiitlnf? Unlvcf!^ay'» 
scvc .1 Berlin- mad Ofi Rosult.s flat'« ' 
factory, though lew smashes. 



TiiM»yv July 4, 1933 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



49 



hside Stuff-Legit 



An error In the N. T. 'Journal's' daily ad copy for 'Take a Chance* 
caused embarraBsment last week at the Apollp box office. Ad stated 
that the beat seats for the night performance were $2. Copy was in- 
tended for the matinee. 

A buyei? of four tickets insisted the ad called for best seats at $2.20. 
He bought four tickets at $3.30 after it was explairied that the price was 
feduced from the original $4;40 top. isiext day the patron came to the 
box office and exhibited the 'Journal' ad. Treasurer thereupon refunded 
the difference. Three other people in line made the same claim and also 
secured a refund. This money was deducted from the agency's weekly 

***'C^dhce' closed last Siturday (1) and is laying off thlg week. i)u'e to 
ftt Erlahifer's, Chicago, early next week. 



Among professional orefanizations which deposited in the closed Har- 
rlman: National (N. Y.),. is Chorus Equity .which had a $6,0Q0 balance. 
The InternWional Assoclatlbn of Actots and Artistes (Pour A's) which 
holds the A. F. of charter for the. stage (Equity is a- branch) had 
$0 000 at the Harrlman, Largest depositor in show business is said to 
be the Joe Lebiang estate and the ticket agency, whose balance was more 

than $100,000. / r«« 

By means of a loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 50% 
"©tthe dopositSTa-re expected to be paid out_thia we.ek» 

Switch of Philadelphia booking of 'Shady Lady' which spotted the 
show at the Chestnut Street instea-d of the Garrick, was made because 
cash was not deposited with the Garrick.management to cover advertis- 
ing costs prior to thie premiere. That requirement was made by Samuel 
p B. Nirdlinger who explained that because of the delay in getting the 
show in shap^, he figured the deposit would assure its debut^on the an-, 
libunced Jpremiere da:te. 

Garrick will not go: into pictures, Nirdlinger booking legit attractions 

there next season. 

Chicago production of 'The Man Who Changed His Name' which opened 
June 2B at the niinbi^ wa^ not reviewed by YAWEJrT. . Show opened cold 
obviously miscast and Insufficiently rehearsed. A review under the cir- 
cumstances of the opening night was deemed unfair because on top of 
Everything else tiie actors were competing with a noisy ventila,ting 

This play by Edgar Wallace was produced in New Tork .in 1932. In 
the ^Chicago, company .James Hall, film and- musical «omedy juvenile, 
made'bi$ d^but in the; drama:.- 

Maro Connelly, the 'Green Pastures' kid; upon arrival in New Tork 
from the coast last week, Immediately denied there was any friction 
With Paramount over his writing 'Alice In Wonderlanid', adding that he 
not only would turn out the script but very much liked to do It. 

Friday (30) Gonnelly-and -a. .party_-Of -writers sailed for Ireland aboard 
the Kungsholm, the north capes and Russia are Included In the itinerary. 
Among the dozen In the group: Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Pulitzer (Margaret 
X*ech), Mr. and Mrs. Art Samuels . (Vivian Martin), Russel Crouse and 
Allso- Smith, . Mrs. Marc Connelly (Madeline Horlick) and Edna Ferber. 

'Both Tour Houses', i^axwell Anderson's Pulltier prize play, finally 
shut down at the Guild, N. T., last Saturday (1). Award was formally 
Announced on Friday in Ittie final week (9th) of the original engagement 
at the Royale. Show tiieV piayed two w^^ ahd return for 

''~what"was'l;b hWe~beeh a single week ijut the repeat lasted six weeks. 
' Counting the Phllly date and the try-out week in Pittsburgh, 'Houses' 
iad a season of 18 weeks, lii all. Is slated for the road In the fall. 

In discharging A; H. Woods from bankruptcy Judge Patterson over 
rilled specifications filed by an objecting creditor, noiamg that nd.irrwBu 
" larities had been proved. 



THREE NEW SHOWS OPEN 
AGAINST HEAT IN LOOP 

. Chlcagq, Jiily 3. 
Chlcc^gb's legit was at the mercy 
of the weather last week. Unques- 
tionable spending tendencies were 
not permitted to develop because of 
the skyrocketing mercury. Three 
dramas, newly arrived, "Her Majes-, 
ty, the Widow* (Pauline Frederick), 
'Hired Husband* (Ha)fry Piick), and 
•Main Who Changed His Name' 
(James Hall) nursed their individ- 
ual hopes through first weeks that 
saw audiences of 100 . persons and 
grosises that sounded like the jani- 
tor's weekly salary. Holidays and 
a moderate weather break, this 
week might put any or all oif them 
on their feet. Another seven days 
like the last will probably thi-dttle 
the trio, 

Ch!ara<sterlstlc of Chicago, 'Gay 
Divorce* barged into the Apollo 
(Monday) ^I.th scanty adviance j?ale 
Musicals are apt to be strictly win- 
dow and agency last minute sellers 
in this town. TDlvoTce* Is the first 
musical to test - its sails -in-- the 
World's Fair breezes. It will , be 
joined a week hence by 'Take a 
Chance.' 



Low Water Hark for B way Legits, 
Hipp Pop Opera Tops Town, $17,000 



Estimates for Last Week . 
'Alien Corn,' Harris (D-i,684; 
$2,75) (4th, final Week)* Around 
$16,000 in heat. Veiy good. Show 
disbanded here. Katharine Cornell 
goes to Europe for balance of sum- 
mer. Cliaiked up big profits at 

^*5ii5rier at Eighti' Grand (D-1,207; 
$?.20) (3d week) Not a smash but 
got through its second wieek in all 
the heat to above $10,000 and should 
pick up with some cool evenings.. 

'Her Majesty, the^ Widow/ Cort 
(C-l,io0; $2.20) (2d week). Pauline 
Frederick In light domestic comedy. 
Star got raves and play friendly 
pats from scribes; Attrabtion avold-i 
ing cutrates In. a house Identified 
with nothing else for past six 
months. EsUmated at. $3,000 .first 
weeic Company came from 
Pacific coast. ; ^„ 

'Hired Husband,' Studebaker (F 
l,2B0-$2.20). (2d week), .Attraction 
liked and may have chance to groove 
if able to Btick for first couple of 
weeks. Terms give hbuBe first $1,- 
700 so attraction took small loss on 
inaugural stanza. Nice notices and 
good production. .Farce a natural 
for cutrating If conditions half-way 
normal. 

'Man Who Changed Hi? Name,' 
Illinois (D-1,336: $2.20) (2d week). 
This one opened too soon. Only a 
week's .rehearsal and ragged per- 
formance with actors going up In 
lines brought down a torrent of 
critical raps. Auspfces trylhg to 
whip production . Into better . shape 



in hope of steadying for a (share of 
Wbrld's Fair traide. 



roadway enters July with a total 
of seven attraction^, including pop^ 
grand opera at the Hipppdromb. 
Even that constricted list seems 
okay considering the almost unin- 
terrupted heat throughout June. 

Continuing to stand out is the 99 
cent top operatic venture at the 
Hippodrome, selling out regardless 
of temperatures. I^ast week's gross 
was around $17,000. which, was 60%. 
more than the nearest legit con- 
tender and trebled aiiy nbn -musical. 
Opera, will stick another week after 
this, tiierieafter going into open air 
dates. Final date here will be July 
16, last bill being 'Tho Barber of 
Seville'! As It needs no ensemble, 
that portion of the company and 
part of the cast will appear In a 
Newark stadium same night. 

So confident are the pop- opera's 
sponsors that it can repeat, the 
troupe is booked back Into the Hipp 
for three months starting In Sep 
tember. . " 

Virtually certain that the number 
of legits Will drop under last ybars 
low mark of six. shows, With sum- 
mer musicals missing, the only 
source of supply will be the rural 
try-outia which started Monday. 
Weather would be a. factor and this 
week's cool start may entice man 
agers to relight! 

Tbere are ' only two musicals, the 
holdover 'Music In the Air* und ar- 
riving 'Shady Ijady*. which drew 
plaudits in Phllly last week. 'Biog- 
raphy* is staying another two weeks, 
but 'Both Tour Houses*, also slated 
tb stick, stopped at the Guild, while 
.'Take a Chance' also endbd its ynn 
engagement at the ApoUo. 'A Church 
Mouse! revived at the Mansfield 
folded after one Week. 

Estimiates For Last Week 
'Biography,' Avon (30th week) (C 
830-$3.36). Engagement extended 
two weeks to July IB; heat , last 
week hurt, especially Saturday; but 
nearly $6,000 and some profit. 

'Music in Air,' 44th St. (33d week) 
(M-l,39B-$3.30). Last three weeks 
then Chicago for balance of sum- 
mer; business around $11,000 . last 
week close to cushion. 

'One Sunday Afternoon,' 48th St. 
(20th week) (F-969-$3.30). With 
cool weather start this week should 
hit capacity stride; bettered $6,000 
last week. 

'Shady Lady,' Shubert (ist week) 
(M-l,39B-$3.30). Piresented Inde- 
pendently. (Harry Meyer); tried In 
Phlla. last week and touted good 



edy may go along to light money; 
around $4,000, but better this week. 
Revivals 

'Another Language,' Waldorf; re-r 
vival sticking. 

. 'A Church Mouse,'. Mansfield; 
vival oft Saturday; one week. 

Grand Opera, Hippodrome; pop 
opera makinj? excellent showing. 



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CURRENT ROAD SHOWS 



Week July 3 
'Alice in Wonderland,' Arlington, 
Santa Barbara, July 5; Egyptian, 
Los. Angeles, 7-8. 

'Dinner at Eight,', rand O. . H„ 
Chicago. 
'Gay Divorce,' Apollo, Chicago. 
'Her Majesty, the Widow,' Cort, 
Chicago.^ 

'Hired Husbands,' Studebaker, 
Chicago. 

' an Who Changed His Name,' 
Illinois, Chicago. 

'Moonlight and Honeysuckle,' Hoi 
lis, Boston. 

'Tomorrow Turns Back,' Selwyn, 
Chicago; 



Radio Chatter 



Future Plays 




'Love Comes of Age* by .Clemence 
Pane and Richard Addinsell; has 
beeii taken by Delds Chappelle for 
fall. He wlil also do 'The Mocking 
I Bird', by Lloner Hale, previously 
1 known as rThe NakedrXady'.. .. 

ENGAGEMENTS 

Louis Beaumont, Howard Hull, 
Angus Duncan, Barry McCollum, 
1 Lillian Savin. J. . K. Kelly, Edw, 
I Favor, Arthur Mack, 'John Fer- 
guson. 



(Continued, from plage 38). 
the Warner staitlon couldn't take it, 
so diplomatic relations were severed. 

Thomas R. McTammany and Wil- 
liam H. Bates, Jr., Modesto, Calif., 
seeking a new station powered at 
250 watts. 
KOCW, Chlckasha, Okla*. moves 

to Tulsa. ^ . ^ 

WCAJ, Lincoln, Neb;, wants ^to 
double its power, with 1,000 wattage 
sought. 

Except for broadc asting govern 
ment reports WEW, St. Louis, will 
be silent until Sept. 1; 

Victor B. Pitts of Raton, N. M., 
has applied for a nisw .rtation permit 
with 100 watt power. 

'Ethiopian Club,^ Negro comedy 
serial, is a new program on KMTR, 
Hollywood. Frank Bull and Vblney 
James,- previously, at -the station, do 
the characterization. 

Charles Leland flew to Chicago 
from the coast for an NBC audition. 
—Stuart H[amblen, .KMTR, program 
producer, in Texas on vacaition. 

Martha Quigley, formerly singer 
with the Chicago Opera Company, 
On staff at KFAC, Lbs Angeles. 

Renaldo Marl scal's marimba band 
lands on KB*WB, Holljrwood, for a 
15 -"mlh. commercial,-, ibhce . a week. .. 



thing; opens Wednesday (b). 

'Take a Chance,'' Apollo. Closed 
last Saturday; played 31 weeks; 
laying off, opening at Erlanger's, 
Chicago, "next Week. 

'.The .Ghost Writer,' Masque (3d 
week) (CD-700-$3.30): With hand- 
ful of shows reinainlng new com- 



Lucille LaVerne's Revrnd 
Died at Under $1,000 



Los Angeles, July 3. 
One legit, '20th Century,' got 
money last week, while the rest suf- 
fered from b.o. malnutrition. Henry 
Duffy got away to a real start with 
'Century;' Well cast and exploited, 
it got. $10,000 on Its first full week. 
At $1.60 top, that's business. 

•Nine O'clock Revue,' co-op mu- 
sical at the Music Box, did $2,100, 
sufficient to pay oit with a little, 
left for. the principals. 

George K. Arthur's 'Androdes 
and the Lion,' another co-opper, 
closed to $1,200 at the Hollywood 
Playhouse Saturday after three lean 
weeks; ^ 'Sport .of Kings,* another 
Arthur production, opens tonight , 

(Monday). . , * .« 

Lucille LaVem^'s revival of 'Sun- 
Up? at the Mirror" got nowl^er^ on 
its first week. Slipping In without 
advertising or bally, dead from the. 
start. Week less than .$1,000.. 

Seattle Opera Halts for 
Two Weete, to RiesWe 

Seattle, Jilly 8. 
Slump hit the town with longest 
days of year, week before July 4th. 
making folks isavp for outings. So 
light opera, at Metropolitan took a'^- 
dive. 'The Vagabond King': with ' 
Ruth Altmah and Jas. Liddy, took 
slap at estimated poor $4,000, hetivy 
red Ink. . . , 

Management has decided: to close 
house for twb weeks, plahiUng re- 
sumption July 17, with new leads 
and 'The Chocolate Soldier*' Sup- . 
port Is local professionals, with 
home talent choirus. 

This spot Is well bankrolled and 
so will resume if name leads can 
be had at right flsure._ . . 
't - ' 

Treasurers Strike Piitched Up 

Chicago, July 3. 



Strike cialled some weeks ago oy , 
the Treasurers Union againi>t 
Washington Park racetrack has 
been settled. Union and track are 
doing biz. 

Hbwever, Washington Park Is 
closed at present. . 



Midwest 



NON-SMARTINQ 
TEARPROOF 

Here's what yoii've been 
wanting — . for ' off_ stage , 
and oh. A real " eyetash 
"darkerreTT^erre "that^-g^oes" 
on. righf the first time and j 
fhat won't run, srf»ear or 
smart with tears or per- 
spiration; Positively non-stnartlngl 
popular mascara with the profession. Pe 
harmless. Try the NEW. Maybelline. Bl 
flrown, .ySc at any toilet goods courtti 





■ EYELASH BEAUTIFIER 



Harriet Cruise, iafter leave of a-b- 
sence of two months; has returned 
to WBBM, Chicago. Olga .yemon, 
another soprano, has also joined 
that station. 

Jack Russell's orchestra, but not 
Tex iGuihan,' will broadcast frbm 
the Pirate Ship at the World's Fair 
tlirough WBBM. ; 

Jim 'Romance' Cook wIH spertd 
his vacation from NBC* Chicago, 
playing with the Summer Little 
Theatre at Charlevoix. 

Frank Mason,- John Ellwj)od ;iarid 
.A.=A. .S.ciW5fe,^I.?Eom J^^^ 
hattah, were Chicago visitors last 

Jean Paul King entertailiied sight- 
seeing out-of-town relatives for 
three weeks In Chicago. 

Palmer Clark conducting a series 
of^ 100 radio discs made by RCA 
Victor's Chicago plant for Harold 
Weasel, who sells them to the ad- 
••ortisiTip' iinrtortaUerR of AmfriP.T.. 




This DMdeiid? 

Over 160,000 depositors will receive 
a dividend of almost one million dol- 
lars for the three months ending / . 
June 30th, 1933. This dividend is 
at the rate of 3% per annum and 
maintains our record of uninter- 
rupted dividends during the 74 
years of our existence. 

UNION DIME 

Established x8$9 
Sixth Avenue and 40th Street, New York 




VARIETY 



LITE R A¥l 



rntsAKfi Mj 1939 



Holy Moses 



Editor Qt . a southern newspaper, considering adding a New Tork col- 
umn, wrote an eastern newspaper friend, aslcing advice.. Local scribe 
sent back these- one-word estimates, which, hd calls /hoiophrastlc ap- 
praisal' of the columns. 

^uthemer deicide'd to buy a new comic strip Instead. 

It goes Sylthout saying that these are nol' VARtETT's ratings. The boys 
can't sue for calling them iiames when no one knows what the words 
inean.' This is' the hardest slam VAmHrnr ever , received from a good-time 
contributor. 

There may be 15 damage actions in the definitions below but as, usiial 
bhances miist be takjp^n: 

Bri . . . :., . i ..... . . .Abecedarian (1), 

Broun . ; . . , ,., i . .......... . . ;Lambent (2) 

Chapman . . . . . . ; . . . ^ r" •.• • > • • • • .Omnifaribud (3) 

.F. p. At. . . . ... • . • . . i • • • • • • • •.• • .Macaronic (4) 

Gauvreau. . . . . . . . ... . . .... .Ek$typal (5) 

Hellin^er: , . . . .-. . . ... ..Prolix (6) 

Kitchen. . ; . ......>..> ..J^elpnosophistic (7) 

lyiclntyre. . , . .Bucolic <8):. 

Sejdes. ..... • . v .... . . • « .Pia.i>py (9) 

Skolsky . . . . . . . 1 .... . . .pesipient (10) 

Sobol i:. .... • . • . . • ^ ■ Ontogenetic (11) 

Sullivan . : . . .......... . . .... .Rodomatade (12) 

T-f-5icy.*„t •.* •Fo^fTfliiTi (1^). 
Wlnchell . i • • • • • • • • • • • • Diiaphore (I'^T 

Yawiti. ... .... 



, . . . Epiphenomenal (16) 



(1) 
(2) 
(3) 
(4) 
(5) 
(6) 
X7) 

m 
m 

(10) 

(11) 

(12) 

(14) 
(16) 



Alleged Transia'tions 

Elemehtitry, my dear Watson, elementary. 

When he calls you that, he smiles. 

Jl little of this, a little of that, and it all fills space. 

Grood English, good Greek, and gdod heavens! what, poetry. 

He heard about Brisbane's Income. 

Proving that one gag can be stretched out to fill twd columns. 
Ju$t a, kitchen and dining room Snooper. 

Hural. correspondence from the big city, and how they love it! 
SDivlrig serious problehis for those whose Hips move when they 

read.' '• ' ' 
Moles for the masses. 

H6nie town boy who makes good, and admits It. 

The sun rose yesterday, .as exclusively predicted in this columh. 

Daily nosegays from .an old-fashioned garden. 

He makes 'em ^wea-t. 

Another ar^nient against the seven-day week. 



F.iehtirig jn London 

Hell popping in London for circu- 
Iatt6n supremacy between Dally 
'Herald' and Daily 'Mail,' with Dally. 
*£|jcpress' rtinninig a fair third. 
- I^t year ia contract was negoti- 
ated between the London newspa- 
pers, designed to do Away With com- 
peting for circulatloirby distributing 
^free gifts^ The *Herald' charged 
"by the 'others; with having broken 
the agi^eement^ and now comes out 
announcing a net sale of 1,760^000 
:! per dayir -The average -sale lor .the 
'Mail' for the entire, year of i932 was 
1,765,914. It has long been claimed 
that th e 'Herald*^ is not publisiilng 
its full dirculatiou. l^l -montfa-it^ 



touched, the 2,000,000 mark, but this 
Is being carefully concealed. 

The., Hon. Esmond Harmsworth, 
chairman of the corporatl6h. Which 
controls the 'Mail,' made a. speech at 
the company's annual meeting last 
week, in which he boasted that for 
ii years the 'Mall' had enjoyed the 
.'largest circulation, and that board 
had decided not only to maintain 
' this pd£iltion, but the resources oi 
■the r company, financial and other- 
wise, w6uld maintain the paper's 
■ supremacy.. 

Meantime, the 'Express' is re- 
ported to be giving away suits of 
clothes as circulation bonuses, and 
inside: information is. to the..effect it 
has passed the 'Mail's' top figure. 
There are, howevier, st^' many dis- 
torted rumors it is impossible to de- 
cide which of them are correct. One 
thing Is certain — the circulation 
»flg ht is c osting them all oodles of 
knoney.. 



No Gentlemen 

Kay Boyle's 'Gentlemen, I . Address 
Tou Privately' wastes a lot of ex 
qutsite prose on a 'couple v Oxford 
members of the queer sex. It 
might better have been called ' id 
Home week in L© Hiavre.' 

,1 -._Her .; -he?o»iif ^y^ could -call .him 
that, was";one MuH3ay' wHostG^^ 
for holy orders In England and then 
scrammed for Normaindy. The 
love -interest' was^ supplied by 
Ay ton, ah Amierican. educated In 
Oxford and on leave at Le. Havre 

.from a ship where he was second 
mate^ One look at Munday and the 
leave turned into desertion, 



fPost'. Changes 

> 'Saturday Evening Post' going in 
for more daily paper advertising td 
bally the 'Post,' and likewise changed 
thei typography around a bit Includ 
. ,lng the ^vtritch of the table of con 
\;fe_rits to.-the second page instead, of 
befng~^h~£h"e7's^cOfld'"page-lrom-^^^ 
' back cover. 



New Dumping .Ground 
Booksellers, who have for some 
time been denouncing the dumping 
of 'rema-Inders,' or unsold books, 
into the drug and cigar stores at 
prices much reduced from that at 
which they originally retailed, now 
have cause for even greater' comr 
plaint. Woolwoi'th stores have taken 
on remainders, offering ' unused 
books of fiction at a top price of 
20 cents. 

Publishers represented thus far 
on the Woolworth remainder list 
are Cape-&.. Smithy Seans and the 
Mystery League. Ftrs'i-nameiJ no 
longer in existence, having gone out 
via bankruptcy and its book stock 

Mystery League sales outlets have 
been other than the regulation 
bookstores; leaving but Sears to an- 
swer for the remaindering of. /what 
used to be $2 books for 20 cents. 



Promiseuoua Lil>«l 

Any Town, any date. 
Mgr., Varibtt, Inc. 

It has been brought to our atten 
tion that in Vabibtt of some date oh 
Page 109 an article appeared under 
the heading: 

'Dumbbell falls three flights: lan(ds 
on top.' 

Wo wish to advise that this article 
mentioned Amos Useless, our cUent 
Story goeis on to state, thiitt after 
Mr. Useless landed on .his head at 
the. bottom of three flights of stairs 
lie knew as' much as when he 
started. 

.This Is a. gross and mallcidus: 
statement. Our client Mr. Useless 
demands a retraction oh. the ground 
he fell down but tw.o flights and the 
question of his general knowledge 
did not enter Into It Mr. Useless Is 
of reputation aiid character and we 
deiiland for him that you print a 
retraction. 

It ypu wish we ' Will forward our 
idea of what the iretractipn Bhduld 
consist of but In any event we must 
insist that you giye the retraction 
! the same display type at the top of 
the story as you did for this, mal- 
icious article. 

Very truly. 

Bumps and Bumps, Attys.. 

Taking the usual routine; BumpGi 
and . Bumps were advised that their 
domahd for retraction would be in- 
vestigated. An Investigation re- 
vealed thSLt Mr. Useless fell do^rn 
but two and a half flights and the 
story was inaccurate in mentioning 
three. However^ the investigator re-, 
ported Mr. Useless would have fall- 
en three flights and might have been 
still golng,^ only- In tnrlng. ttt grab 
.something nn the way his arm. 
struck the ankle of a girl standing 
near by and he landed In a hori- 
zontal position, in the middle of the 
third flight. The girl, According to 
the report, has started a damage ac- 
tion for $60,000 against Mr. Useless 
for assault 

The story '.appears to have been 
Inaccurate , as well In the, statement 
that Mn Useless landed on his head. 
He Just landed. Whether Mr. Use- 
less was as dumb when he stopped 
as when he started the Investigator 
said could hot be detei mined; that 
the Impression In the neighborhood 
was nothing could make Mr. Useless 
dumber," 

These facts were reported back to 
Messrs. Bumps and Bumps, with the 

loT i rjrftrh ^^nfn nwttrt ttiA» in t1|e l^tm/^ 



Kidding the Scions ^ 

Preparations are . uhd.er. way by 
a new group to get out a monthly 
mag satirizing Washington in gen- 
eral and its lawmakers In particu- 
lar. Group claims to h.aye the right 
to the title, 'Washington Merry-Go- 
Bound,* which will go on the mag's 
maatheiEtd; 

Will be Issued under the corpo- 
rate name of the Capitol Publish- 
ing Co.' 



. Out -of. the .Grave 
'Police Gazette' is to get a new 
lease on life, with Harry Donnen- 
feld the new Samaritan. Donnen- 
feld, who hajs a string of hiags, ac- 
!qulred.the^tltle_and jEormer mailing 
list of the defunct pink *un~ for 
somethlhg like '$760 the other day, 
Now getting ready to reissue the 
mag In the style to :whlch it!s. been 
accustomed. 



in Citi 

Smith & Haas have just Issued 
'Cities of Sin/ a survey of Oriental 
and ... sub-tropical, vice conditions. 
Book takes;, title ffbnrthe-fact that 
each city is . separately treaited. in- 
stead of heihg ' generalized^ Places 
visited are .Yokohama, Hong Kong, 
Shanghai, Macao, Port Said and 
Singqipore. . 

Hehdrick de Leeuw has •made ia 
colorful survey, writing with Inside 
knowledge but .aiming, more at a. 
popular appeal than an exact analy- 
sis. The author never holds up his 
hands ' In" holy horror,- nor does, he 
Sermonize. Result is far more con- 
vincing than the usual book along 
these lines and makes interesting, 
if somewhat sordid, reading. 



Bestsellers 



Best Sellers for the week endlnfl July if as reported by the 
^ American Nevirs COf, Ine. 

Fioiion 

'Anthony Adyerse* ($3.00) ;....,.«,..«•. t.^,*^.... By Hervery Allen 

'Sleepers East' ($2,00) , . . . ; ..« • . .... .By Frederick Nebel 

'Little Man What Now' ($2.60) .,.>***.'.**«***'vo*f.Sy H^na Fallada 
'Zest' ($2.00) .................. ..«......«....3y Charles O. Nbrris 

'Wife For Sale' ($2.00) .......r^..^..^.,,^.,.. .By Kathleen Norrls 

'Album, The'~t$2.00) .... . « .;. ^ ..... • .... .By Mary Roberts. Rinehart 

Noh'Fiotioh 

'Marie Antoinette* ($3.60) .......... .V.'. .... • •> . .Eiy Stefan Zweig 

'100,000,000 Guinea, Pigs' ($2ipQ) By Arthur Kallet and F. J. Schllnk 
'House of Exile' (SM) v.... .i..ByvN6ra Wain 

'Arches of the fears* ($2.76) i... , . . . . .By Halliday Sutherland 

'Jiilla- Newberry'^ Diary^ ($2.60) By Margaret Ayer Barries and ' 

Janet Ayer . Fairbanks 
* ($2,76). . .. . ..... ; . . i. . .'By Bruce Lockliart 



Cha'ng98 in Cihey 
Frank W, Rostlclc retired as proxy 
arid editor of .the Cincinnati . 'Post' 
last-week,. folio winig his. return .from 
a brief European vacation., The 
'Post' is In the Scripps-Hloward 
chain, which Rostock joined in 1900 
as. a sports writer and general , re-, 
porter ori the Akron :^Press.' Later 
Roistock was sports editor of .; the 
Cleveland 'Press* and the Cincy 
'Post.' In 1921 he was made busi- 
ness mgr. and afterwards gen, mgr. 
of NiEA, Service, Inc. He organized. 
Achie Newspictures and beeame 
>us^ mgr. of the 'Post' Iri 19215, pripr 
to becoming president and iedltor. 

Rostock's 'successor is Carl D. 
Groat recently (Editor of tiie 
Toungstown (O.) Telegiram' and 
former news editor of the United 
Press Associations, 

The retirement of Rostock was 
ho "Surprise among the press boys 
In.Ciricy. Several moriths sirice Joe 
Torbett. was shifted by Scripps- 
: Howard from the New fork 'World 
Telegram', to .the 'Post* as managing 
editor. Torbett soon maidei changep 
in the paper's news, style and local 
editorial policies. .He likewise, 
cleared the city room of femmes. 

On the Cihcinriatt 'Enquirer' 
Rbger .Ferger, adv. mgr. since 1921, 
recently resigned to become general 
sales mgr. of the Pacific Coast, divi- 
sion for the. Barron O. Collier or- 
ganizat.lbn,~with headquarters ih 
San_FranclscO. His post has been 
filled by" "GebrgV^HecTifoIt "former 
sales and advertisiner mgr. for the 
Pliillp .Carey Mfg. Co., roofing firm. 



., On the Loose 

Blue Ribbon Books, founded by a 
quartet of publlshlrig houses as a 
Joint reprint affiliate for books pre- 
viously Issued Tiythemr is now h^^^^ 
der private owheFshlp. Eugerie Rey- 
nal, who conducted. Blue Ribbon 
Books since its establishment, has 
bpugfait control of the concern from 
Harcourt, Brace, Little, Brown, 
Harper and Dbdd Mead, the four or- 
ganizers. 

Will have a wider fleld to draw 
reprints ;from with the casting ott . 
of lines from, the four parent pui>- 
lishers. 



That Wirichefl thihg 

Talk about a Walter Winchell 
feud spread arbund after a couple 
of raips here against Wlhchell. 
Nothing - beyond a dlilerence of 
opinion. 

Impression was that .Winchell had, 
bben doing, too mtich out of turn 
talking around the New fork night 
clubs last winter. Walter denied it 
denied anytlilng, so that's the way 
It stands, now^a standofF. 



Show Giveaway Folds. 
'New . York Amuisements,'. hotel 
thrbwaway, has folded. Supposed 
to be. for the summer riionths only. 
Sheet cQuIdn't cope with the dimin* 
Ished jadvertlslng this summer, de- 
spite the jCact that summer months 
should have iirought an upturn in 
tourist tirade to the hotels. 



Garretys Wo od 'Bawirtg 



Of all the New York newspaper- 
men who have exported to Holly- 
wood, made and stayed good; Oliver 
H. P. Garrett is reported by writing 
cronies to be one of a few. 

'World' reporters who worked, 
with Garrett and ha-ve kept in touch 
with him say that he still drives 
around in a battered car, but has 
nriounted the bank account over the 
$200,000 hurdle. 



tion bver a half of flight bf steps it 
would be necesisary to biing out the 
assault action and the matter it 
dumbness. The attorneys did. not.re- 
jply and no retraction was required. 

Thus was anbther libel suit averted, 
it becomes a question whether a 
libel action • against a newspaper 
should. J avoided or tried. In one 
action agalnat Varibty which was 
tried with the hope, that the. Judg- 
ment would be. given, against this 
paper for 6 cents the Jury gave a 
verdict for the defendant with costs 
against the plaintiff, everything that 
VARiEtT didn't want But as a mat- 
ter of courtesy, when a Vawbtt re- 
porter thanked a Juryman he said: 

'Oh yes, that's okay." You belong 
to No. 1, don't you?, (referring to 
the Elks). "Well, that's all right, too.' 

In another action also' tried and. 
where the Judgment was against 
Variety for 6' cents the Jury' recom- 
mended .in Its verdict that VariStt 
m^'ke some sort of fe'tractibh'fbr'the 
plaintiff. Again thanking a Juryman, 
he replied to the Variett man: 

'Be nice to that fellow. Give him 
a good retraction.' 

Asked> what kirid of a : retraction 
should be made when the Jury it- 
self only thought the man. was dam- 
aged 6 cents' worth the Jurynian 
said he didn't care, only to make' it 
nice. ' liecommendatiott' i(wried~:no- 
authority and Was not followed. 

As more lawyers seem to come 
into their overcrowded field and the 
safety first campaigns cut down on 
ambulance chasing^ there appears to' 
be more lawyers who find time to 
write letters about clients liHe Mr. 
Useless, who demand that their lo- 
cal reputation .remain' untarnished.. 
In all' cases where Inyestlgation. Is 
made, tlicre Is - uncovered as a rule 
some Inside stuff about the client 
that tiie client didn't tell his attor- 
ney, in the end both attorney arid 
client are happy to forget it. 

Of course in time it might be 
■fi gures ::that ^ new spapers didn't 



Immediately retract biit Investigated 
all squawks that the Messrs. Useless 
aYid their attorneys would be so 
diminished that -wheft a threat of 
libel did comiB along it would only be 
froni a pei'sun of standing who could, 
riiaintain his position arid a; retrac- 
tion would be in order. 

Arid then the ambulance chasers 
would have to keep ori chasing am- 
bulanbes or something better. 



Literati Twin* 

'Little ilan. What Now?' a best 
seller in England and Germany, and 
Simon & Schuster's burrerit book of 
the Month selection^ , is a good illus- 
tration of a: twice-told tale that iriay 
^click is.etter the. second time thari 
the first Anybody who has read 
Vina Delmar's . 'Bad GIrV has read 
all the essentials of Hilttle Man, 
What Now?' and many of the de- 
tails. In style alone does Hans Fal- 
lada differ from Vina Delmar. 

Fallada claims to have written his 
in Berlin in 1922, and Vina Delriiar 
had hers published in New fork in 
1928. 



In Soft 

Literati summering at f iaddp, the 
beautiful Saratoga Spririgrs retreat 
left by katrinka Traisic for the use 
of writers, musicians and artists, in- 
clUde.::,Ruth.Sjticko.wi.I^ul3 Ada^^ 
Who penned ' 'Dynamite^; .Grace 
Lunipicin, of 'Take My Bread' fame; 
Albert Hjalper, 'Union Square'; Eve- 
lyn Scott '^'Eva Gay'; John Wheel- 
wright poet and contributor to, 
'Hound arid Horn'; arid Charles f ale 
Harrison, who Is completing a novel, 
'There Are Victories/ scheduled for 
fall publication. 



babbirng';7nrSciehce '' ~ ' 
Most, recent of the Gernsback§ to 
enter the publishing business is 
Madelon .Gernsback,; daughter bf 
Hugo Gernsback, who is miked up 
with a lot of scientific and pseudb- 
scieritiflc mags. 

Unlike her father, Madelon pre- 
fers the book kngle, and under the 
nairie of Science PubllcatKins is han- 
dling book-length stuff of the type 
the elder ' Gernsback uses in . his 
mags. Making her headquarters at 
the Gerrisback plant on lower 
Broadway.. 



Vet Passes-/ 

^=Arthur-A^^Hay,=65i=who=wasri3enti 
from New York to Los Angeles in 
1901. as an organizer of the Typo- 
graphical union and to Induce Wil- 
llarii Randolph Hearst to start a 
morrtihg daily in Los.AngeleSj the 
'Examiner,' died June 29 in Los An- 
geles. He has for many years been 
a member, of the 'Examiner' com- 
posing staff. He Is survived by a 
niece. 



Licked Again 

John S. Sumner has lost his third 
flght againdt alleged obscene books. 
This time it's 'Sane Sex Life and. 
Sane Sex Living,* by Dn H. W. 
Long. Majgistrate preyer found 
nothing wrong with it. 



Chatter 

. .'Shepard's Pie,' a • novel with a 
riewspaper backgrdund, authbred'^yf 
M. V. Atwood, member of the edi- 
torial staff of the (?annett publlca- 
tinna af gonftrftl headq ii arters In 



Rbchester, and Amy H. Croughton, 
writer of a column on. pictures for 
the Gannett papers is now appeiar* 
ing .In serial form in the Gannett! 
dailies. 

Lester Zlftren sttiled Saturday (1) 
on the Westerland for Madrid, Spain 
where he will Join the staff of the 
United Press, He will be the brily 
Ariierlcan In the Madrid bureau. 
Ziffren has been in the New York 
U. P. bureau for the past yeai", .but 
previous to that spent several .years 
for the service In South America. 

In the futwe Random House, will 
publish Eug^ene O'Neill. The author 
is coaling over from his now bank- 
rupt publishers; 

Up in Manchester, N. H., there . Is 
a drugstore proprietor who is a 
poet, Walter Hard. His new book, 
'Mountain: Township* (Elarcount 
Bi^ce), will make its appearance iri 
August, 

Joseph Herbs t author of 'Pity is 
Not Enough,' and her husband, John- 
Herrmann, have reached New York 
froni l&Iexicp. 

. Putnam, which cashed in hand- 
somely ori 'Married Love/ has a 
blo^r of Marie Stbpes, the 'Atarried 
Love' authoress. Which It expects 
to get the same sort of attention 
that the sex book did. 

Virginia Hersch doirig 
novel Iri Canada. 

Houghton Mifflin slttlrig pretty 
with four books by Pulitzer Prize 
winners on Its forthcoming- list 

Although the winner pit the an- 
nual Harp6r contest, f br a best novel.' 
Will not be anriounced until Auig. 
It's been made known that tiie wln- 
rier, already determined, lis an. un« 
icribwn, and the winning book 
first novel; 

Mrs. Frances Chandler Klrkpat- 
rick, 43, daughter of Harry Chand- 
ler, publisher of the Los Angeles 
•Times,' diedat her Hollywood home, 
July 1.- Deceased is survived by 
her husband, a son and a daughter. 

Although Anne Austin's 'A Wicked 
^W5Wan;*^^W«nR':t==^be^iOTit=^until=^ 
fall, Robert Innei Center has al- 
ready sold the picture rights to^ 
MGM. 

Eva Le Gallienne has written a 
boolc, and Longmaris, Green will 
publish it in the fall. 

May Massee, who headed the 
chilidren's booic department at Dou- 
bleday, Doran, has gone over to 
Vilcing in the. same capacity. 



^eAji Wy 4, 1933 



TIMES SQUARE ^ SPORTS 



VARIETY 



51 



Tm TeOiiig You 

By Jack Osterman 



OSTBJRMAN'Si DECLARATION 
IJP INDBPBNPBNCB, 

Four Bcor* *nd 20 years ago, no 
jp^tt's -wrong, that vas an address 
a place in Gettysburg. Any- 
;^y, If my memory eeryea me 
jrtght, and In these tough times it's 
JucHy If your memory even serves 
fov, when you carft get waiters to 
46 It, it eeenw to me that a lot of 
lellows signed their names a 
piece of paper, especially one guy 
gained John Hancock. 

I know he was one of them be- 
cause since 'then I've had a night 
«lub of iny own and a lot of fellows 
ibaye asked me to. sign my John 



Nazi Button Gift 



SPEECHES BY SECONDS 

Harry $r£tnd-s Leap Given Send 
Off by ISO Friends 



Number of people In show 
business have been receiving 
Nazi buttons and^ propaganda 
in Oerman post marked en- 
velopes. Only a few know 
the:, dpurce. 

One of the receivers claims. 
It's a writer vacationing above 
th9 Saar Basin. 



Hollywood, July 3. 
"With 150 friends present, Harry 
Brand was given a bachelor ban- 
quet June 29 as a farewell party 
before his marriage, to Sibyl Lcavy, 
which took place July 1. Promi- 
nent film, newspajper, political and 
business lightg were present at the 
affair. 

Arrangements were supervised 
by Mark Kelly, sporting editor of 
tiie Li. a. 'Examiner,' who func- 
tioned as toastmaster. He talked 
40 seconds, Brand 45 and after that 
it was every man .tor himself. 



Camera, First Odd$-On Contender, 
Wins with One Punch; Little Biz 



Of yegetablea neatly laid- out .with 
the assistance Of Eddie Bowling (not 
the .actor)' and the card from Lee 
and J. J. was a gem. 
I declare it ducky of all the boys 

^ . who isent me flowers and for a mo- 

amco^ to bills, promissary notes, I ment 1 thought Jean Malln was 
^ and I oblige tlx<ini. but I don't l back_ at _his old club, I declare It 
_,gjj^- 'Jack Oflterman,* I obey their was a grand kick to sef my ei- 
Wlshes and sign John Hancock. I boss L«bu Schwartz buying mer^ 
J often wonder why they call it j.chandise in my own joint and fur- 
a, grand and glorious Fourth aiid ther declare that I am going to 
:what prompted the shooting oft of work very hard this coming season 
flie ^trackers. Of course, if burn- because it's going to be a tough 
hig your hands and- igetting . sparks winter and the baby -is growing so 
In your eyes is considered grand fjast bV Christmas rii probably 
*nd glorious then maybe I'm have t6 buy her evening gowns. 
^yfrong. Be(ci,use Halph Wonders put in a 

Having my own spot, in the city. Columbia wire, the programs must 
this year. It's the first time in my be good or else and . because— and 
life I grayed for rain over the | this is the head BECAUSE of^ all-— 



Na MORE BEANS IN LA. 
Till CTTY FATHERS A( 



Now a Commoner 



Hollywood; July S. 
Those courtesy auto license 
plates iissued by Governor 
Rolph proved a dud. A vaude- 
radio artist, haled before 
justice on a speeding charge, 
was given a five-day jail sen- 
tence, the governor's . special 
plates not meaning a thing. 
After some manipulating the 
sentence was changed to .a $25". 
fine. 

The entertainer hiis returned 
the courtesy plates, his car 
now carryingr a plebian license. 



week-end. (If the roadhouse own- 
'ers read thisi. I'm. only kidding). 
Of course opening- in June is 
really a more daring stunt -than 



I had money in the Bank of U. S., 
I had RKO stock. Building & Loan 
in Phllly and Goldman -Sachis. All 
securities tha;t people told me to 



BtevO Brodie ever thought of, but put away and forget, 1 put it away 
my partner figured it would t^ike and THEY forgot «.bout It. 
two naonths for the taxi drivers to I ARE TOU READING? 
get used to my name and then 
September would take care of itself 
<we hope). But to get back to In^ 
dependence Day, it's gi eat to be in- 
dependent. Talk to Mike DursQ, 
the leader of my orchestra. 
(WABC every Juesday and Thurs 



League 



lx>s Angeles, 
- Police .^corhroisslon . -Will, not con 
slder any more applications for 
tango or other bean gamies in Los 
Angeles, aside from the beach re- 
sorts, until after City Council takes 
action on a control ordinance, now 

being drafted. 

In spite of the ^^requency— wlth- 
which the commission has refused 
permits during the past two weeks 
for gaihes of this niaiture in the 
downtown and Hollywood sections, 
I applicatione continue to flood the 
depwtnient. Strong:.pi;e8sure_bM 
to bear by theatre interests and 
various civic organizations prompt- 
ed th^ new police stan^.' 

iMenco Splits Casino Take 
In Gambling on Border 



Beer Garden Shows Oot 
By N. H. BoardV Riding 

Concord, N. H,, July 3. 
TKat~^eer and dancing dont miji 
Is the bellifef ot the State Beer Con- 
trol commission, Wliich has forbid- 
den the sale of beer where dancing 
Is going on or an entertainment is 
being presented. 

. The latter ruling is interpreted as 
sounding the doom of projects for 
beer gardens, 

GUests and patrons of unlicensed 
places will not be allbwed to bring 
with .' them a,nd. • consume ' on the 
premises beverages witli more than 
1% alcoholic content. 



Columbia i's three games ahead of 
t tsvci, ^««.— , |RkO in the New York Motion Pic- 

day nights and he'll tell you that ture Baseball League with eight aulipaa a».^,.ao„ nf 

thTMusicians'Union was parUyre- l wins out of nine games thus | granted l^uls^^wed. ^Aine^^^^^^ of 



Mexico City, June 21. 
Appears that legalized gambling 
18 booming along the border- Tatn- 
state' government has 



Won 
€ 
4 
4 



Lost 
1 

« . 

3 

3 

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■1 
0 



eponsible for starting this entire played 
independent Idea. In order to have The standings: 

band in a night club you must Team 
have an affidavit, your picture Columbia ....... 

taken and be fingerprinted. All RKO 
.xnuslcians with mustaches must get, Ej-pi ............. . . 

-above. the..Bcale: as. soon as, tltey UjBC ».«.♦.»«'»«•»*• 
ehave they're eligibie for a cut;TThe studio . « • . • • • • • 

iMjys are allowed to give you Warners 
the notes they want, but you must p^j^ ... 
Klve cas h,^ — ^ ■■ — ^ 

Ah, but this is an independent. -«*MiJirf^l?C 
country. Since beer has returned, MAKRlAi»E.>3 

tut in order to serve beer J^^^ P*^" J ^^'^dy. new manage 
must have a license. Serving heer ^^^f/^"^^^ Cleveland, and 

and liquor SSmtte 'mc^^ daughter of 

unlawful. Ahl but tws^ to an m^^ ^^^j^^^^ race-track 

dependent country. Kleins _^'f^^ Lj„„er were married in New Cum- 
COrner. which used to ^® Z?"*^" SJa W- ^a., Ju^^ 
Square, is the l^ome of .the black beria^^^ 

ehirts, red shirts and all the ojjej p^^terson, Nassau, Feb. 11. Just oh- 
Bhlrt-boys who haven't got a shirt J^^^^.^^ ' 

to their backs. They make speech- ^^^^^ Leavy, non-pro, to Harry 

'Brand, in Las Vegas, Nev.. June 30. 



Brownsville, Texas, concession to 
establish roulette casinos in thiree 
towns— Matamorosi across from 
Brownsville; Nuevo Laredo, over 
the line from Laredo, Texas, and 
Reynosa, about 60 miles south of 
Hidalgo, Texas. 

Concession -provides that — state 
take a 50% rake-off of the proceeds 
of all three casinos, money to be 
used in financing the building of a 



Accuse House Organist 
lii Attempted Stick-Up 

BufEalo, July 3. 
David McGill, relief organist at 



By JACK PULA9KI 
After putting, up one of the best 
exhibitions in his career for 
rounds, Jack Sharkey dropped on 
his kisser when ponderous Primo 
Camera of Italy smacked ^,him With 
a low, right uppercut and he was 
counted out, with 50 seconds of the 
slxtii round to go. That occurred 
Thursday (29) at the Garden Bowl, 
Long Island City, and Sharkey's 
one -year ownership of the world's 
heavyweight title was bver. He was ' 
crouched and the short blow was 
unseen by even most of the fight 
writers. 

There was some question about 
Sharkey's right to the title because- 
of both Schmeling fights, but Un- 
prejudiced observers Aold he clearly 
defeated the German last summer^ 
and the pictures proved it. He may 
not have been a great champ, but 
he has color and is credited . with 
being the top boxer among the 
heavies. Oamera will probably go 
down as the clumsiest champ. 

However, Walypu Primo is an im- 
proved fighter^ muchly so over two 
years ago, when iSharkey defeated, 
him on points. But because of 
Sharkey's smart exhibition for. five 
rounds, then hf s sudden eclipse last 
Thui'sday, the kidnap stories that 
sent him scurryinig to: Boston to 
visit his kids five days before the 
fight, and the switch in the hettihg. 
provide an aura of doubt that will 
,iiot be cleared, up. until it is. proven 
Carnera is really king of the heav- 
ies. A match withi Max Baer will 
tell the story. 

Gamblers Hedged 
Betting odds opened at 8 to 6 oh 
Sharkey.' So niuch Carnera money 
turned up that the price droppjed to 
evens, and when the men entered 
the ring Primo was the faVorite— ^ 



tourist highway liietw 
ville and Ciudad Victor la. First 
time state has sanctioned gambling 
in two years. 



Shea's Riviera, North Tonawanda,. 18 first tinae a contender for pre-^ 



being held as a result of sin alleged 
attempt to steal the week-end re- 
ceipts from the. theatre. 

When the watchman entered the 
house early Monday he was con- 
fronted by a masked man with a 



mler honors has beien on the long 
end. Sonie of . the gamblers stated 
that after laying the price on Shar- 
key they then wagered 11 to 10 on 
Carnera, the day of the match, and 
cleaned up. Tliree weeks before the 



pistol. The watchman, observing contest It w^M reported along Broad- 
that it was a toy, grappled with the j (ij^t the wise money would be 
Intruder, who escaped. on the giant Italian, flr9t of his race 

After searching tlie house, police ^y^^^p i,^vyweight crown. 

ment. Nooses and chairs^ to that would topple jack— but back- 

hold the watchman ahd cleaning ^^{^,.^3 ^nd not on his face. The 



women had been prepared. 



si Handed 
WkenCai 



es panning the millionaires 
creaming for ei 
Which reminds me 



screaming for equality. I Qroom is publicity director for Jo 

"® f',/^®4i." "S! seph M. Schenck and Twentletl 

abmeoiie asked a socialist it /^^„t„;„ -pintnrfia. 



should have two cars would be give 
one away and the fellow said yes. 
He then asked - if he had two 
houses would he give one away and 
received the same answer. He n- 



Twentieth 

Century Pictures. 

Lora Lee to Louis N. Payne, New 
York broker, in Reno, June i9. 

Vanda Hoff to Paul linger, Kill- 
Ington Township, Conn., July 1. 



tios Angeles, July 5- 
William Randolph Hearst's power- 
ful editorial spell ovex the voters of 
Cidifoirni was broken faist week 
when the legaliaatlon of parl-mu- 
tuel horse racie betting was okayed 
by the voters of the state by a twb- 



annoiincing that he would construct 
a course in San Diego immediately 
for a winter meeting. Also at Ar- 
cadia, 20 miles from Hollywood, 
work is "being resumed on a' track 
that was started a year ago adjoin- 
ing the Ttucky* Baldwin estate. 



'ownshlp, conn., •'"»y*; to-one count. This action by the 

receivea ine aniiic — 1 Bride is the former wife of *'aui | ,^ ^^nt^rt^a ±0 result in 
:,nally asked the,. Socialist it ne na^ vy^^e^an. Groom non-pro. 

*_i « — .^,.1^ y,a civ« one* away ' _ aii.^_4.^ t.a 



two ties would he give one^^away | "j^^ora jJale Alberts to Louis Van 
and the man answered, .No, * Ecker, technical dhrector, in 

have two ties/ Yuma, Ariz., JTune 27. _ 

AVid now, as i spiend Georgia WlllTam^^^ concert vloHtt- ^ p^ovai ol in« lu.. .......... 

,Fourth. of July af * J!!T.plLe that ist, to Lai Chand Mehra, lecturer „ ^^^^^^^^ shock to the 

VAwm staff, I hereby dejjlare tj^avi^^ ^^^^ . who figured that 

the boys on the paper have been| Dorothy Redik6r Scott. Al- L^^,,^, 

that after many 



electorate Is expected to result in 
Southern Gallfornla -going after the 
fashionable winter trade that in the 
past has been making Its seasonal 
abode in Florida. 
Approval ot the turf measure at 



communities lu the Southern Call 
fomla district are also keen on 
: ;raw3kj. promptjons .and jt_Jis under- 
stood several communities are sub- 
scribing liberal amounts to subsi- 
dize jockey club enterprises. 
Palin Springs, w at present: is 



ice to. me; 
squawks Blgelow flnaUy got a new 
.ribbon for his. typewriter and that 
When I gave a preview Party to the 
press the other .Tuesd?.y, , Pulaski 
was the first to show up and^Leo 
('Morning Telegraph') Fontaine 
was the last to leave. I declare it 
was a swell tribute the opening 



night for all my friends, to hear 
with me while the cooling system 
failed to work and with all the^^x- 
dtement I lost my vOlce, (The 
baby chewed up the tickets and 
you're going to make trouble for 
me!) Hardly able to talk aboy^ a= 
Whisper, Rocco Vocco suggested I 
Bend for Milton Berle. I told Rocco, 
that Berle stole niy voice. Any- 
way this is. one time that a throat 
===X!lOS6d="up"=^b6f OW the- nlght=-clubr - 
anthem, 'Stormy Weather.' I de- 
clare It was, swell of everybody who 
got up and also want to declare 
with great enthusiasm that Jack 
Pearl didn't sign the tab, but in- 
sisted on paying. How radio 
changed you Jake). .1 declare it was 
fine Of John Shubert, Jr., tO go to all 
that trouble to send me three boxes . 



Mrs. Dorothy Redik6r Scott, Al 
bany pianist and WGT radio artist, 
was married to Jdartln V. Freden- 
-hagen, aerOlogist of American Air- 
ways, July 1. Couple invited l)y 
Mrs. Frankllh D. Roosevelt to spend 
part of tlieir honeymoon at\ the 
White House, the bride having 
often appeared as guest artist at the 
ExecuUve Mansion while Roosevelt 
was Governor. 

Ivan St. John, western editor for 
Photoplay,' to Marcia Wall. July 1. 
Groom waw former husband of Adeia 
Rogers St. John^Hyland.. . 

Constance Cummings and Benn 
Levy in London, England. July 3. 
Bride is the screen actress, groom 
the dramatist-scenarist. 



COIiLEGE ADDS 3 COUBSES 

Iowa City, July 8. 
Demand for university instruc- 
tion via the ether has been such 
as to lead University of Iowa au- 
thorities to announce that broad- 
casting of courses will be contln 

^ed. ^ 
Three new courses go on tnc air 

July 24 for a month. 



tiieir campaign in the L. A. and S. F, 
papers of the publisher would be a 
death blow to horse racing advo- 
cates in.the state for oiwe a^^ for 
all. 

Though Harry Chandler, publisher 
oif the L. A. rrlmes,' has always bieen 
opposied to racing and betting, his 
sheet was nowhere neair as vitriolic 
as the Hearst pUbliciitions. The 
Hearst group lined up the long 
hairs, educatbrs, vromen's clubs, 
clergy, pioliticlans and pubUclty-in- 
cUned spouterj to condemn racing. 
Even Gov, Rpljph, who had vetoed 
on4 racing bill and who did not 
want to commit himself on the Is- 
sue of the referendum measure, 
signed it, but made it known that 
It would have hp. chance at the 
hands o^f-:the, /vo^^^^ 



Pojsularity Dwindles ' 
The attitude of the Governor In 
the matter Is said to have decreased 
his popularity among the more lib 
eral minded in the state. 

Returns from the polls got the 
race track prompters very active 
with James W. Coff roth, who for- 
merly operated the Tla JUana track, 



sports writers were fairly divided 
in' their predictions, but at least on6 
named Carnera the winner, with- 
out any ifs, ands or huts. 

Sharkey was unable to land a left 
hooic, the punch that felled Primo 
in their previous meeting. Carnera 
caught most such attempts on his 
iipliftedi right .arm. Jetck switched 
the attack and landed some corking 
rights on the big man's chin, but 
the former circus wrassler seemed 

tContlnued on page t4) 

BIRTHS 



• Mr. and Mrs. Toin Breneman, son, 
June 24, Los Angeleis. Father Is 
g the -Lucky- Uaiawm estate. 1 ^^nager of KFAC-KFVD, Los An- 
Chambers of Commerce in various ^ Mother Was BUlie Dunn. 



geles. Mother Was BUlie Dunn, 
radio piano player on the coast, 

Mr. , and' Mrs. Raymond A. Diinn.. 
daughter,. June 25, .;^ollywo.od, Fa- 
ther is in sound dept: at Fox. 
Mother is daughter of Dave Thomp- 
son, Hollywood agent. 
Mr. and^Mff; Blfig" CfoiUy, etm, 



a fashionable S. C. if;Sott, is also Hollywood, June 27. Mother is the 
said to be receptive tb .the erection former Dixie Lee, screen actress, 
of a track with the hotel Interests Mr. and Mrs. Ray Helndorf, son* 
liberally inclined toward supporting at the Cedars of Lebanon hospital, 
such an, enterprise. Figured in this 1 Hollywood, June 15. Mother Is the 
community that it can, easily in- former Maxlne Mitchell, dancer, 
veigle trade from the" east: coast if I and father is the -Warner studio 
It has the entertainment and amuse- 1 music arranger, 
ment commodities to provide for its j Mr, and Mrs. Carl Haverlin, 
guests, besides the perpetual sun- 1 daughter. Lbs Angeles, June 36. 
shine. Father Is seaes manager of KFI- 

rom Under KECA, Los Angeles. Mother is 

The It: .w track which has been Virginia Fiohrl, former picture 
operating with 'nose' betting at Bur- player and radio singer. _ ^ , 
bank also now is free to work wide Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dorse^, 
open and wHl let the bettors play daughter, June 9, at Santa Marl^ 
their money without restraint. Calif. Father 'operates the Santa 

Only racing plant In the state Maria theatre there, 
which is fully Siulpped to operate Mr. and Mrs. Winiam Gargan. 
immediately under the provisions of son, Los Angeles, June 28. Father 
the new law lAw, which becomes ef- Is stage and anreen actor, Mother 
fectlveJuly 17. Is Tanforin. outside was Patricia Kenny., stage actress, 
of San Francisco, where a summer Triplets, two girls and a boy, 
m^rbn^thSTiOTor-ByBtcra is-now born 

being conducted. room engineer at Station WGT. 

Passage of the betting measure Schenectady, and Mrs. Strong, at 
will probably hurt Agua Callente Ellis hospital, that city, July 1. 
and Tla Juana, Callfornlans* havens Weighed four pounds each, 
for excitement and amusement. Mrs. and Mrs. Kendall Capps. son 
Propagandists from those resbrte July 3. in Long Island City, -N- x 
were very active in the campaign Their second child. Father .Is .fi 
to tftft-.'it the refe-rV-rKlum I dancer.. 



52 



VARIETY 



TIMES S4I1IARE 



East 



Two men w6re held for Special 
Sessions in the Coney Island court 
for and selling pirated soner sheets. 
Arthur Hoffman, of .Feist's, com- 
plainant. 



Liidwlg Satz and Jos. Rumsbinsky 
have taken . the Public theatre, oh 
2d avenue, and will operate with 
Jewish muslcalo. 



In the Circuit Court at Niswark 
RCA, Ibst a suit brouffht against the 
ArctUrus Radio Tiibe Co., of New- 
ark, for $37,0.32, alleged to be due 
as royalties oh. tubes manufactured 
by Arcturus. 

'The Glacohda Smile,' Ci^ane Wil- 
bur's adaptation of Aldous Huxley's 
fiction, will be tried by Elizabeth 
Miele at her Summit playhouse. 



M»m«mH^M.<iiiiiiMiiiiiLMi;iiii»Mii«iaiiMMiimmimiHi^.|iHHHHHii^iiiiiiiHiHiMHmiiiiiHiHw^^^ 

News From the Dailies 

/ j 

This deparUnent eontaim rewritt^ theatrical nei»s items as published during the week in the | 

j daily papers oi Nev^ York* Chicago^ San Frandi^o, Hollyvfoo^ Variety) tak&s no \ 

credit for these riepfi itens; each has been rewtitten from a daily paper. ■ 



clinic hospitai with a bullet, in his 
heaid. 



Washington fired 270 snoopers 
from the local blotter squad last 
Week. 



. That Tommy Manville- Claire 
. WiadaxM^ Jiitgh off jthe schedu^^ 



Fred Astaire's marriage to Mrsi 
Phyllis B. Potter delayed. Sh6 de- 
sires first to obtain legal custody 
of her baby son by her flrst- mar- 
rlage< 



. Jamaica (L. I.) referee h^rs the 
uncontested suit of Mrs. James E\ 
Bj9i.rtoh>. reserving decision. Pend- 
ing, decree Mrs. .Barton hsis taken, a 
put -in her temporary alimony; It'9 
down to $7& a week. 



Claire Cole, dancer, In 'Music , in 
thd Air,' gives the air to Edison S. 
liOtt, 2d* in the White Plaihs court: 
She: gets $16 a week when she Is 
working and another sawbuqk whbn 
she's idle. 



Breaking of the rope on/ .. paintr! 

.er'6 scaffold on the south exterior 
wall of the ^Hippodrome dropped one 
painter 50 feet Wed. (28);. "The.other 
ntan clung - to • the ropes - and 'Was 
saved^ Geo. Dietz in -.Flower .hos* 

' pital . wlthi- a fractured - skull and 
ipterhal hurts. : 



New Organization; ' the Assocla.te'. 
DirectorB,' will launch .lin operetta, 
?The Opera Racket,' as' a first, pro t 
ductioh. Allen K. Foster at the 
helm.. 



-Fritz lileber, who h^is clung to 
classic roles for years, goes modern 
this week at Elizabeth; 'N. J., where 
the Broadway players are present-, 
Ing 'The Ijate Christopher Bean.' 



.the Radio City Music Hall, told 
the judge he was merely trying to 
collect a bill. She ^old the court 
his amorous attentions were annoy- 
ing. Case, dlsmissedr but the bari-: 
tone w*s warned. . 



Harry L. Cort* Son of the laite 
John Cort, plans to. ehteir produc- 
tion. y7i\\ make four offerings next 
season, starting with, a niusical re- 
vival. 



Hassard Short back from London. 
Staging 'As Thousands Cheer' will 
be his Arst engrossment. 



Dorothy Benjamin ■ Caruso,.. wlldPW 
of - the late Enrico, to marry a. Par 
risian' doctor Who formerly prac- 
ticed In Philadelphia. 



Heavy 'Storm Saturday night (1). 
blew down the t^ht of the Robert- 
son Bros, circiis In UtOttg Island, 
imprisoning about 40Q people under 
the ca,nvacl. Five were sent to the 
hospital ^nd Kboufa dozen, others 
given 'first' afd dh' the lot. 



B'way Assn.. offering prizes to 
those who do . the most business 
with restrained displays. Deplores 
.emulation - of gaudy- theatre fronts 
by stores, and seeks correction. Also 
to oust pushcarts. 

Dmitri O3trov has completed the 
adaptation of Roark Bradford's 
'John Jflenry' stories. Due in the 
.'fall, but may have a summer' try- 
but. 



Frenph .government bans import 
of American raw .film stock for 
three months* 



State Emergency Relief planned a 
series of cphbeirts in public parks to 
give work to ■ unemployed muBiclans. 
Offered $15 a week for 22 hours* 
Work. Scale is $70. -NO' concerts. 



All recent presdwork for Marlon 
Talley leads up to. the 'anhounce- 
ment' Sh^' is to return, to the coitcert 
platform in the lall. Maybe opera 
the. following year.. 



Four men pleaded guilty in Brook- 
lyn to a charge of unlawful ciitry, 
superseding serious charge of at- 
tempted burglary at the Terminal 
theatre May tit All were given jail 
senteiiceEli 



Hiufiyj/Stratton^^ come'! 
dlan, in -J^Ilevue In'/a.^serlous condl-' 
tijon. To'dk an overdose of yerohal 
after writing a farewell no'te to 
Janet ■ Jordan, cabaret performer, 
who did hot return his interest, it 
is said. 



.Chicago opera company at the 
Hipp- freed of Sunday vioiation- 



failed to qualify as opera expert. 
Could . not swear ■ it was -opera- and 
not a. sacred concert. Cecil May- 
berry, OrltBindo' - Craf ord ' and Ray 
(Jallo told to go home. 

. Actors' Dinner Club shifted to 
tiie Woodstock. 



Victor MenlUe art chief at Radio 
City^ in place <5f Clark RobihBon,, 
who quit 'last weeic. 



-Edith Wardj-.who us.es -.the .prefix 
of 'Major,' in "Jforkville court last 
week charged with soliciting funds 
without -a license. She is head of 
the Actors' Memorial Foundation, 
which was denounced by Daniel 
Frohman some time ago. Charged 
-.she.has collected about $6,864 in the 
past six months, of which only $6 a 
week has been spent in alleviating 
distress. ' 



•Cabbages and Kings' at th6 Bar- 
bizoh Piaza closed Wed, (28) 
Ope'hed the night before. 



Jury awards $25,000 to Hazel 
Setzer for injuries in an auto crash. 
Defendant was Sarah Davidow, sis- 
ter-iin-Jaw. of ^ J. J. ..Shubert. 



Real winner of Camera- Sharkey 
light is Emeliai Tersini, who slapped 
a plaster on the Preem's . winnings 
to satisfy -.a Judgment obtained in 
her . British breach suit. R^ord of 
:he judgment was filed In a N. Y. 
court prior to the scrap. 

Herman Shumlih. will not produce 
on his own account this season. 
Has read scores of plays without 
finding, anything worth while. 

Paris .dispatch says Rex- Ingram 
has embraced the. Mohammedan 
faith and will assume . .the vhame of 
Ben Allem. Nacired . Ben. Incideh-' 
tally, he will give ;up the produc- 
tion Of motion, pictures. 

Court refuses apjpllcation of 
Rockefelleir Center to discharge 
mechanics liens on the property .by 
filing a hondi.- Holds . that a bond 
cannot, be offered after the lien is 
filed. Lien Is by several materials 
companies against a sub-contractor 
who tailed to pay off In spite of 
the iCact that be, was paid all but 
18,998 of the face of his contract. 
Liens amount to about $15,000. 



, Surplus animals in Central l*ark 
fsoo offered for. sale, but - only one 
bisbrt bought for $76. Circu8:es. not 



looking for more mouths to leed. 



When Col. Lindbergh took off In 
his test flight Saturday at Cald- 
well, N. J., the hewsreel men were 
unable- to- obtain satisfactory... shots, 
so he came back and did it all 
over , a.gaih > for their . benefit. 

'ttadin City: i,^ be Increti^d by the. 



Dr. Samuel . Rosenblatt issues a 
Warning against unauthorized at- 
tempts- to; collect-.-money- for an al- 
leged memorial to his. father, the 
cantor. 



Reported that -Claire.JLuce, dlvorc 
Ing Clifford W.. Smith, is to. ,get 
$1,000,000 in lieu of alimony. Law- 
yers deny, but rumor persists^ 

■Back in 1865 Kate.Mayhew played 
the boy Sam |n 'Ticket of Leave 
Man.' Now , she's playing Sam's 
grandmother in its revival at Proy 
incetown Playhouse. 



Douglas Fairbanks, Jn, reported 
successfully . to have passed the 
pneumonia crisis and oh the road to 
recovery. 



Otis Skinner celebrated 'his 75tK 
birthday Wed. (28). 

Natalie .George, cashier in a 
Times Sq. restaurant, got tired of 
telling Albert Pearson she would 
not marry him. Tuesday night they 
quarreled. Pearson is in the Poly- 



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Surry Players, at Bar Harbor, 
Me.l will opei\ with 'The Youngest, 
with John Drew Colt in the lead 
Underlined are '.The Crime at , Bios 
soms,' a new British mystery play 
and"''On Approval.' 



Nick iSchenck slightly injured 
Thursday when a taxi in which he 
was a paissehger hit .a flr^ dgpl. .ear. 
Slight cut did not reqiilre medical 
attention. 



Judy. O'Day, actress and writer, 
asking $250,000 from Henry A, 
Wood, a broker, alleging breach of 
promise. Ih N. Y. Supreme court 



Rex Weber back oh the showboat 
Buccaneer. Had been out to' fill 
another engagement. 



Humbert Sebastian fined $3 .Fri 
day (30) for carrying a sahdwich 
board on Broadway. First result 
of the new drive to clean . up the 
square. 



.Chorus auditions at the Shubert 
tomorrow CVV'ednesdiay), -(Thursday 
and Friday. Inexperienced girls 
considered if they are lookers. 



' Roy B. McDavidson, guest at the 
Hermitage, fell out of his ninth 
ifloor . wlhdpw Thursday. (29) 
Crashed;;ejg:ht.aw broke 
his fall, but npff his k"afS%h jammer: 
according to' Bellevue physicians 
Just a slight bump on the head: 



Body of Fatty Arbuckle lay in 
state In a local funeral parlor; but 
few vi^sltors. 



Bcniamino Riccio, radio singer, 
who was arrested some time ai?0 on 
thft charge that he had a.ssaulted 
yinry Sahlih at the fjtacre door of 



Macy'ii revives parking- rack for 
bikes. To . be .cohtihued only If a 
sufficient number patronize. Other- 
wise it's Just a . press stunt for -the 
Roxyettes, sly of whom were , the 
first . users Sat. 



erection of two more buildings., to 
complete the double-block 5th ay. 
frontage. One will be the Italian 
building and the other, it is hoped, 
will' house- German Interests^ -^ f 



ducted himself li^iproperly towards 
her 12-year-oId daughter, according 
to police :.'eport. Police had pre- 
viously failed to act on her accusa- 
tion, she said. 



Freeman Lusk, Los Angeles, habe 
paper publisher. alcqUItted of . man'- 
slaughter in connection with . the 
death of Mrs.- Edna BorreEtoh. 



Lawrence Tibbett and his wife 
returned to Burlingame so tha,t ' aii 
expected heir may be born In Cali- 
fornia. 



C. J. Foersteri actor, awarded $2,- 
600 damages against Travis Banton, 
fashion designer, and Joe E. Brun- 
ton for injuries suffered In a trafll.c 
accident. - -> - - : ■-• 



■ Norma Talmadge and George Jes- 
sel returned to Hollywood after a. 
two months' vaude tour. ' "■. 



Charle8_ Butterworth and Wife 
robbed of $16,000 in gemis iii a day- 
light holdup at their Beverly Hills 
home by two bandits. 



, Loretta "Young given approval of 
her contract with Twentieth Cen^ 
tury by Los Angeles Superior Court. 
Okay necessary, as she is only 20ii 

Death has cla,Ihied 28 persons 
conniected with the motion picture 
Industry In Hollywood since Jan. U 

A second Investigation into th^ 
proceedings of the Pacific Shore Oil 
Company, owned by the Princes 
M'DIvani, has been launched by the 
Los Angeles District Attorney's bfi - 
fice. .Princes are the estrange^ 
husbands of -Mae Murray, actresflu 
and Mary McCormi.c, singer. 

Settletnent for $4,000 in partial 
payment, for $46,3.36 worth of furni? 
ture: by Gloria Swanson has pre- 
vented a sheriff's -sale of tlio 
actress' furnishings. 



Clarence Brown, Ken Maynard, 
Hoot Gibson; Paul Lucas, George 
O'Brien, Henry Kinjfj^ yictor Flem- 
ing, and Douglas Shearer "iffewTn the 
Motion Picture Day events (3) at 
the National A^i^ Races in Los An- 
geles. 



Lucille Friml, daughter of the 
composer,, has been -granted the use 
of $2,962 remaining from, the $6,000 
trust fund provided by her. father 
by order of, L. A. Superior Court, , 



Nipo Strongheart, Indian aictor 
and lecturer, was restrained from 
selling his house by L. .A. Superior 
court, pending , settlement of a claim 
by his divorced wife. 



Petition to legalize Suhda.y danc- 
ing in Los Angeles and .to. allow 
sale of beer in dance halls sub- 
mitted to L. A. city clerk. 



• ~ Wavelie I. Brown, dancer, won 
a divorce from Tyler Brown, con- 
cession operator,' in L. .A. Superior 
Court. 



Charles Barber was released from 
a whiskey selling conviction in L; A. 
Sup'erior; cpur.t becayse of lack of a 
r^ egulatory ordinance in that city to 
proniott uquor sale.' r~ 



. Estate of the late Daniel C. Ciirry, 
i^.m. 'for the Zlegfeld interests who 
died two days after hfs employer. 
Is $12,584 gross and $7,067 net, a:c- 
cording to s<ihedules filed for' the 
transfer tax. Notes to the aiirhount 
of $46,i660 given Ji>y Zlegfeld for 
loans, disregarded as Is a .note for 
$250 made .put ."by 'Richa.rd Bennett. 

'Whistling in the Dark' given by 
two summer cO's. this week. At 
Suffern, N. Y. and Lake Chautau- 
qua. 



Decided to hold opera, at the New 
York Hippodrome Indefinitely, since 
it Weathered the hot spell last week. 



New dry administrators to ignore 
speakeasies and _ concentrate on 
illegal breweries. 



Thelma' Todd, Charles Laughton 
and Sally Eilers back from Lun'on 
on the .Eurppa, Sunday. 



Coast 



Mrs. Gertrude Wise, awarded di- 
vorce from Ray Wise, aptor, in Los 
Angeles on . ground of cruelty,. 



Because she -was serving on a 
criminal trial jury, Dorothy Bell, 
actors' agent, was. unable to appear 
in a Los Angeles Justice court on a 
charge of passing Worthless checks. 
Her hearing was continued. - 



Charge of automobile theft 
brought against Sadaklchf Hart- 
mann, writer, dropped in Los An- 
geles because, of lack of evidence; 



Nancy Nash, actress, booked In a 
Los Angeles Police court, on a 
charge of disturbing the peace, and 
subsequently released on $100 bail. 
Miss. ,Nash, after crashing into a 
police .car, is alleged to have slapped 
tlie=7>fflcer8'=face3r=-^=--^^^^---^^ 



William 'Curly' Guy, acquitted of 
the murder of Captain, Walter Wan- 
der well, ordered to leaVe the coun- 
try; voluntarily or by deportation, 
by Labor depiartment officials. 

Mrs. Nancy Collins, magazine 
writer, lashed Allison Janiison, 60, 
with a horsewhip ki Sah Diego, 
claiminfif that the man had con 



'Doc' Walz, showman, filed suit 
in Los. Angeles . for $2,043 kgdinst 
th& Bird- Wonderlahd,-Inc., Ltd,, and 
C. B. Glick, stating that the con- 
cern had sold him a 23-foot python 
which only measured 18 feet. 



l^homas 'Tommy* O'Brien, prize 
fighter, and George - Twomey, ar- 
rested in Lios Angeles charged with 
robbery oC'thei United .Artists the- 
atre in. Pasadena, Match . 5. Foiir 
persons "Wfere locked in the • man- 
ager's office and $200 taken. 



Ariene Bancroft, Al G. Barnes 
circus performer,, has recovered 
from injuries received three months 
ago.from .a.56rfop.t trapeze fall. 



Oliver Hardy, actPr, is defendant 
in a $60,000 damages suit for alleged 
battery filed by his sister-in-law, 
Mris. Mary. Pence Hunter, In Los 
Angeles. A divorce suit is pending 
between Hardy, and his wife, and 
it . was at Mrs. Hardy's home .where 
Mrs. 'Hunter' .asserts she" was 
punched in the face. 



- Hope Anderson, radio singer; un- 
derwent ah operation for appen- 
dicitis in. Los Angeles. 



Ruth Helen Davis, actress, dra- 
matist and former director of the 
Belmont, L, A., has been awarded 
the Lady Keeble scholarship at Ox 
ford.. 



Hollywood, film studios used 6,288 
womien . extras in May as compared 
to 5,938 in April* according to the 
Cal^. Dept. of Industrial. Relations. 

Claiming that her . screen, career 
had been interruptejj. to' the Value 
Of $5,760, in an accident in which 
Joe Egll,— casting direfetorr^kpplied 
the brakes too fast, Alberta Vaughn 
filed siilt Iri Los Angeles against 
the caster for that amount. 

Furnishings in the home pf Pau- 
line Stark, actress, and' Jack White, 
producer, were sold in Los. Angeles 
on court order thfit the proceeds 
be divided between the divorced 
-paif."'^— — r- ^^ ^=:.^^=^=^=,=^^^i==^=...^^ 



Lurine Plank, actress, is recover 
ing from an accident' in a rehearsal 
In the Forest theatre, Carmel,' Calif.; 
in which her clothing caught fire. 

Leslie B. Henry, -Pasadena broker, 
filed a deposition In L. A, Civil court 
in defense against the civil suit 
brpiiiBht against him by Mrs. Char- 
lotte Shelby, mother oC Maty Miteis 



Minter, stating. In part, that IM 
aided Mrs. Shelby in conceciUne hSf 
assets from her daughter. 

Los Angeles City Council ««keA 
the j>oIIce commlsBlon of that ctM 
to suspend actlbn aj^ three* appiicA 
tlons for tango licenses. 

Frank Borzage. director, rente* 
dirlgrlble to drop flowers on bM 
wife OS she steathed into Los AvSi 
geles from Honolulu; 

Ernest Westmore, film makeup 
man, given the custody of his I0i« 
year-old daughter. Foither and 
mother divorced, have both rematw 
Tied. 



Mid-West 



j\[flque Malloy, Chicago promoter, 
sought .Primo Camera to: shadow 
box at the World's FWr" and charge 
gate admissions for watching him. 



Rev.. .Phillip . Yarrow . oX the .H-. 
llnols V411gance Society, the Chi- 
cago equivalent to Boston's Watcli 
and Ward, , lost a collection" of ero- 
tica when his landlord attached 
them for back rent. Yarrow paid 
off and got his property back but 
denied the books were smutty. They 
were standard textbooks' a sex ho 
told reporters. Yarrpw has recently 
been censoring shows at the 
World's Fair. - 



. William Thomas, 26, of Taylor- 
vllle, Illinois, was pinched follo>y« 
Ing an unsuccessful robbery at* 
tempt on the -boxofllce of the Key- 
stone theatre, Chicago. He at- 
tempted to escape the . cops who ar« 
rested him and was shot and critic- 
ally wounded. All for $25. 

Georgian von Drake, 23, a dancer, 
employed to impersonate Aphrodite 

in a GrPAlf f^flrnivnl tlio rlAntnry 

Of Prpgress Exposition, fell on a 
slippery surface and fell back into 
the water. At Chicago Memorial 
hospital It -was stated her Injuries 
were painful but not critlcaT. 

Scholl Manufacturing, Company 
presented the footsore and weary 
chair-pushers, . pavement-pounders^ 
and uniformed guides of tha 
World's Fair with complimentary 
first aid kits for burning tootsies. 
Those asphalt - walks have been 
tough on the help and the -SchoU 
firm .figured it weis good exploita- 
tion as the lads would probably tell 
visitors about the kits. 



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Staae: Ben Blue; Roslta and Banioi>i 
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VARIETY 



53 



BrMdway 



' nene RacoVpr in from Parle, 
JiioolnB at the Glaastone. 

**%?tTecaroe, ,of that annual RKO 
^rt *toumam«nt7 . . , . 

^Tteile Bakef on a strict reducing 
b inder lih ni, d 'o supei;viBlpi|. 

Heaiys lidtiw n«ar Saratoga 
ijorned down,, spoiHhg his pummer 

^SScne. Wif<f Of Kelcey Allen, go-: 
m in Spain, but he no like buUr 

®W?Uiam O'Neal, the tenor, In 
Brooklyn hospital with intestinal 

^Jack.' of the larritz, smalliist 
l^keep in thirst nick-named 

' ^'SSTpepper hack in tovrn after 
Dlaying a -colosiBal route. He >fras 
•Lwav two weekiB. ° 
*rRafael Alaveta out of the Bl Gar- 
rtbjnanagement, Peter Anselmo 
continuing the BBB spot ;^ 

AVeek-end over the Fourth ex- 
tending from Friday .until tomorrow 
' ^Wednesday) for ■some people. 

Jaclc liait passed up the Gamertt- 
Sharkey- matth. First heavyweight 
championship he missed in 26 years. 

Jerry Wald no longer with Xoii 
Irwin's office; ex-tadio; editor doing 
freelance ' mag i 'Work radio 

celebs.'' y y y ■• - '"' 

,Walt«fic QXeefe and Roberta Rob:_ 
taaon ^Mrs. 6'K) vacashlng In 
Maine at a summer spot .they 

DolgofC and. Torke and King 
were bon voyaged Thursday and 
lYIday respec With special galas at 
Coffee Cliff's. 
~ "Savliigton Crampton, pt th« J 
'V^Utfer Thompsoii agency, Londonr 
ward for. fa. quickie , vacash on thf 
•Columbus*/ junib 3.0.' 

•Ja6k Peglef," the Lord & Thomas 
picture ad specialist, attending 
RKO and nPa^amount conventions 
In jChicago, ■ thenqe to coast. Ti-' '■■ 

Polly Morfih.is. looking for a.twpr 
and-(i-halfryear old. girl to- adopt. 
Her adopted son, John.' Michael, 16, 
Is -headed fpr a career as a lawyer. 

■Helen Gallagher's chop hpuse on 
|E2d street Just' west -of Broadway 
a. natural. Placet was originally 
Al, Ben and Jack's and later Eve- 
lyn- Nesblfs night club. . 

Eiirega Eloy Davis, of the. RKO 
office, has completed the play on 
which she . has < been workings with 
lAUlan Okprt. ; ^TJhtll they . change 
their .minds ^'s 'A Broadwa.y 
Broad.'' 

A. P.. Gustavo Kieller, hotel man, 
22 ]$<ast 47, „a'" voluntary, bankrupt,. 
|61L'8,000 in.liabiliUes, Indeterminate 
assets, ile is president of the. R. C^: 
Hotel Corp. (Hotel Gladstone), 114 
East BJ.. ,. •' _ 
Jit. tverybpdy'^ running arpund 
with whom the Broadway columnists, 
— «y-they-ar c. It'a th p blgg oo t y eaP: 
for two-timitjg since Washington 
let% oV Vlrgini^. The boys : haven!^ 
bedn uiiaitilmeus M, any. one cpiiple 

ln;iweeli^ JXv-"--v... :* - 
At a recent testimonial dinner tp 

Willie Macfarlfl^ie the golf pro gave 
credit to three men. Oak Ridge 
members, for .helping him win the. 
Miitrdpolitan open. One of the trjo 
was Hariry. Warner, who, saJd Mac- 
fa^ld.ne, helped him with .hip put 
Uiig. 




'Emperpr Jones;' 
Dhlne.' 
Robert Heger 



'Adding Ma- 

to replace Otto 

Klemperer in Berlin after 8 . years. 
i>f Vienna. 

Bruno Granichstaedten's new op- 
eretta 'The Card Castle' to be world- 
premiered .in Copienhagen.' 

Klemens Krauss off to Dresden tp 
rehearse world-'premiere Pf latest 
Richard Strauss opus 'Arabella.' 

Bulgaria's ex-:klng sees. Sil-Vkra'S: 
Victoria play fpr third time, and- 
pffers Congrats tb: author and play- 
ers. 

. Count, . Mensdbrff and. Ex-king 
Ferdinand of Bulgaria occupying 
box at dress-rehearsal of Sassmann 
play. 



C H ATT E 




Hollywood 



Wm. K. Wells has returned to 
town. Is at the Bev-Wilshtre. 

Stench bombing dying out after 
thoi^e arrests.. 

Eddie Hitchcock four 
walls and a roof ^ 



Sbbfty "Heifistiaw's romance busted, 
Douglas Byng getting over laryn- 
gitis.. ■• 

Harry Fpster' taking marital 
plunge in July. 

■ Columbia to film Minutes 
Alibi' over* here.' 

4 Tom Webstef, Daily Mall ; c!ar 
toPnlst, divorced. 

' Thelma Todd .figuring on fcpming 
back In November. 

■Suzanne Liehglen - here, biit only 
to watch , at Wimbledon. . 

Cliff Whitley's 'Show Boat' sta 
tionary attraction at Margate. , 

Lelghton Brill plays tennis with 
his boss, Oscar Hammersteln U. 

Edwiii Styles auditioning for new 
Drury Lane musical, 'Ball Irt Savoy J. 
. Honey r>cw. cafe popular rendez- 
vous of American acts and agents. 

Xipwis Milestone .^taking day off . to 
see 'Dinner at Eight,' at the: Palace. 

■ Francis Mangian says he'll estabr 
lish production offices in New 
York. 

Georgie Harris brea.klng In 
vaudeville iict between making: pic 

turesi ■ ■ • 

Frances Double wpn a. divorce 
from Sir Anthony Lindsay-Hogg, 
June 14. 

. Oscar . Hammersteln 11, off tp 
Swltjzerland, to put his youngster 
to school. , ; 

Percy Athbs grabbing a cpuple 
days. In. Alfredo's bungalow:, . -at 
Shorehaiu, :, ' ' 

I/ynri Harding turning, down of 
^r to go to America tb. stage 
Henry VIH.' 

Charles Coborn,. octogenarian, .off 
oil a' iOiS-ta^Ue. hike fr-pm LdndpnVto 
Bournemouth. ' • . . 
Irene Varibr,ug:h m?iklng .her first 

, talker appearance in .'The Hea,d. 

[ggesfe^-yb ar i of th e F amUy.^ 



M. Manaase' 



Berlin ready to greet Lillllan Glsh, 
due here .In European.. trip. . 

Irving Thalberg will leave Bad 
Nauhelm' July 20 to returp to ;U»e;A. 

Lil D&gbver' ''narrowly escaped 
death In a. motor , accident last week. 

Jan Kleptira has signed a con- 
tract with i "Universal to n?ni at 

Hollywood. . L .• - . . ■ 

. Henri Garat, Frehch star, has re.- 
■ turned his Ufa contract tp play Ifead 
In the ne^ film, 'War of the Valses/; 
and has lef t' Gerihany. 

Following- vliit of Clayton Sheer 
han German Fox Film announces 
that at least tdur pictures will be 
produced In this CPuntiry this yed,r. 

Elizabeth Ber.gner has signed a 
contract .with pUaries B. Cochran 
to play lead in a play by Margaret 
Kennedy to be produced in LondPn 
,. ,in the faJli . ■.. 

Annabella. French femme star and 
a paeh among .German fans, stated 
on leaving Berlin ishe will play her 
next-butrone fllqi In Germany,f prob- 
ably directed by Reliihold Schuntzel. 



-side in 



Erin La Bissonlere arpund after 
a. protracted illness.' 

Coast defenderiB doubt there Is. a 
Jack Campbell any more. 

Rebecca threw, a luncheon party 
for all her femme clients; 

Edward Bakeman how associated 
with iiou Dom booking agency. 

Harry NorwoPd eastbouhd after 
two weeks as a Holly wbodlan. . 

Hugh Herbert writing a bbbk on 
his' 25 years' experiences in vaude. 

Madeline Sheffield back in town 
from ingenulng with 'PollpW Thru.' 

Max Winslow thinks Sharkey 
crPssed him up in taking the pow- 
der. .,: 

Robert Montgomery gplng rural 
fpr four weeks on his New Tork 
farm. 

Henry King hopped to York, 0.. 
to buy a four passeniger yf&co 
plane. 

Now It's' all the orange juice you 
pan drink -fbr a nickel jix downtown 
spots. ' 

Charlie Wllschln will forget about 
the Hollywood^ agency .business after 

next- week. ^ \ , ''j. 

Mario, former maltre de hotel at 
Sardi's, New York, now at the Clpb 
Xia Boheme. 

Will Haiys and fSiinily' summer 
ing at the Buster Keaiton home at 
Santa Moniciu- 

Earl RePd,. the Vine-Hollywood 
traffic copper, has given" out his 
10,000th ticket. 

Three Octaves warbling with the 
Ted' Florlto show' a,t Loew's State 
for Its second rweek. 

Hollywood had a preview of the 
Fourth of July when a Vine street 
fireworks stand went^ffi • 
Members of the L. A. Times 
dramatic department equipped with 
heat little pads for their notes, 

J.. J. Sullivan broke 100 at; Lake 
side, but In doing It strained a 
tendon sb severely he's laid up. 

OLouIe Llssner blew in from New 
YPrk and hbpped right out again 
for a vacash In Northern California. 

Loiils B. Mayer will speud his 48th 
birthday celebratlngr Independence 
Day "at'"his'' Santa" Mohlca-Vdomlclle. 

Hollywood mob hitting down In 
the dark belt for their midnlte eh- 
tertainm^ht.- Just a hot weather 



be HBeUe Helene.* staged by thi 

Fereno Molnar back home after 
several months. Meeting his new 
son-in-law, Qeprge Sarkozy, prom- 
ising young author. Molnar com- 
pleted new novel, with' locale In 

Their eook has been with Mr. and 
Mrs. Goth, this country's foremost 
actor couplft for 26 years. They 
furnished a cottage for her and 
Mrs. Goth cobked the festive dinner 

Miss' Hungary 1933. Julia Gasd. 
thought she had landed a million- 
aire from .Buenos. Ayres. He was 
identified in a small tpwn In Rou- 
mania ais being maii who disap- 
peared thvee years ago. 



loop 



Paris 



Irene von Zilalhy to 
Eingland, 

John van Druten 'and Aurlbl Lee 
holiday-making. 

BuschlnSky burled to world, writ- 
ing historical drama. 

Walter Straus, Oscar's youngest, 
oft to Paris cutting for Par. 
=.=iiwJteJjBrltza descrlfej^ 
presslons of monarchs, dead and 
alive. ; 

Otto , Klemperer approached to 
conduct October till April in Los 
Alleles. 

Al Woods lays hands on Rudolph 
Lothar's latest 'The End Begins To- 
njorrow." 

Prof. Curtis Canfleld and Amherst 
Masquers due at Castle Theatre in 
Schoenbrunn with "Front Page,' 



Prince , George and party at the 
London Palladium .in tinie tp see 
Duke Snilrigtom .1^ 
. DeLaszlP's pprtralt of Anny Ah- 
liers' af his Bond Btreet exhibition 
Is creating interest; ,a 
Gerda Dahl, touted as 'Zfelgfeld 
Follies' star, put of Prince of Wales' 
revue after four days. 
; Twb Ipcal actd - already lined up 
to do copy 'of Lasslter brothers, as 
sobri as boys , go home. 

Peggy AshcirPfl finally slgiipd^or 
screen. Will play opposite Conrad 
Veldt in 'The Wandering Jew.' 

Cyril Lawrence, former Lew Les- 
lie manager, trying jraudeyllle; re- 
yue, circus as provincial tourer. 

Harvey Watklns, Harry Crull and 
Jack Curtis At the Cafe Anglais 
Wishing over- the old Keith, days. 
• Wyn Claire and Erlp ; Bransby 
Williams marriage invitations but, 
with event scheduled for June' 29. 

'Over the Page' to take to the 
sticks, with Gondos brothers, orlff^ 
inally In West End cast. Included. 
: - Despite ; Inclement, weather, only 
Show pulling icapaclty throughout 
was the Aldershbt AnriualTattoP.'- 
i Lady Charles Cavendish (Adele 
Astaire) . visited by her mother In 
Anticipation of addition to family.. 

Patricia Burke in "As You Like 
It.' Open Air theatre in Regent's 
Park, l^ daughter Pf Marie Burke. 

Mr. 'G,' formerly Maude Court- 
ney, and Mr. ,C playing American 
parts "in British films as Findlay 

Friends of Sam Glucksteln, one 
of Jde Lyons : directors, thf«w 
champagne dinner to celebrate hie 

^B^JnaV?* Mills, son Pf Bertranti 
Mills, off to America for talent for 
his father's annual Christmas clr 
cus-at Olympla. . iA„^>r 
JPhn Murray ™Tfh 
thePage* to take to thp stlcks.;wlth 
Condo^ brothers, originally In. W^st 
End cast, be Ihcludedi 

Rumored here M. Mitchell to, have 
eiclusive bookings . wheh John 
Southern takes over the Garrlck 
for vaudeville In Scpt.^ 

ReiUy and Comfort to . stay_a.t 
Joseph Huston's house during their 
week at Liverpool. Huston is Eng- 
lish head of Woolworth's. 
.^CharJes-Kullmar.^Amer^ 
New Haven, anS^^ leadmg tBMor=In 
Berlin State Opera for three seasons 
here recPrdlng for Columbia. ■ 

Mary Newcomh doing 25-mlnute 
■ telephone monolog as curtain raiser 
at Ambassadors besides playmg . In 
^hen Ladles Meet' at the Lyric. 
• don West suing Moss Empires 
pver 'Sons o: Guns' tangle, with 
Moss' Winning the day. but each 
Bldrordered to pay own expenses 



Idea. 



Rabbi Ertiest Trattner of • New 
York here vacation visiting with 
his former co-workers at First Na; 

-^*<^arles Buggies flew l«ick from 
his N. Y. vacash and claimed he-s 
sold on air . travel :but. was a bit 

Joseph, -M. Sbhenck uses Ws 
yacht on week-end trips .Instead pf 
spending the period at .his Mexican. 

- Lynp Farnbl "togged. |he^. pub 
iiclty personnel pf United Artists 
with HilTEiPrne and Ed Finney the 

guestsJ , ^ ..1 

George Marlon, Jr., .and family 
returned from three months In Eu- 
rope. He's negotiating for a Par 
writing contract . . .. 

■ Vincent Lawrende . gplng .^frpm 
here to be bej»t man at the wedding 
pf Benn W. Levy to Cpnstance 
Cummlhgs in London. 

Harry Brand pulled a fast one 
on the mob in ducking by plane - to. 
Ijas Vegas to get knotted to Sybil 
Leavy. Couple ribw yachting. 
. ^_production unit that was wprk- 
"ihg its head Pffi^ on a proPPlfs stage 
at a major studio slowed down at 
11 p. m, for a breathing spelL Peo 
pie sent out for beer and were fluaf 
flng,lt when the president of the 
company ankled on the set. 



Alexander Pantages here. 
Hal Halperih foUrth-of-Julyed 
hear Chicago. 

Francis X. Donegan paused here 
California-bound. 

Billy Diamond took, the long 
week-end in. the rustic: retreats. 

Arch Reeve and son Bob devoted 
all Monday (3) to Inspecting Fair. 

Milton Figer; radio editpr Mem- 
phis 'Commercial- Appeal,' In town. 
-John Alcock, ex-'Trlbune' desk 
man, left NBC press division Sat- 
urday (1). , , 
■ Al WUkle gladhanding the local 
press on behalf of the Paramount 

isalea jheet... . : 

Lou Cowan now- has an 'and com- 
pany,' having hired an assistant, 
Harry Miller. '■ ' 

• Orchestra Hall, safter grind policy; 
will try a protracted booking with 
'India Speaks.' : . 

Dick Czerwonky's philharmonic 
will hold a Polish music festival at 
Auditorium July 17. 

Floyd Gibbons bankrolled a beer 
and piretzel festival for the press 
atop the Palmer house. . 

Barbara Bellamy. Elsie Miller, 
Jeannette LaMar, Joan Dancy at 
Streets of Paris, World's Fair. 

Town noted censors' liberality on 
FN's • 'Little I Giant* which passed 
with mpst of the belly laughs in 
tact*-- 

After six . weeks as manager «f 
Columbia's transcription dept. Bert 
Crane has been replaced by Mpnroe 

, pon MerxlfleldV'jaclt Vaf IckriSun 
dra Love placed for temporary film 
work ait Hollywbo4-at-FaIr by MIlo 
Bennett. 

JPP Branskl aiiJ E dward-Saun» 



Budapest 

By E. P. Jacpbi 



Latest profession taken up by so 
clety debs Is jazi singing . In night 

clubs. , ' A 

Open-air ballet and opera at 
Count Esterhazy's chateau, at 
tracted 9,000 visitors. 1 . , . 

Marlka Reokk to be starred m 
English picture 'The Gipsy Baron, 
directed by Carmine J3allone. 

Oscar Fodor, manager Pecs the- 
atre, one of the hlggest In the prov- 
inces., attempted suicide because he 
couldn't pay electric light, bill. 

Gilbert Miller, Budapest's best 
publicity agent. Visitors he JPer- 
suaded to come were John van Dru- 
ten, Auriol Lee, Alfred Savolr. 

Count Teddy Zlchy enrolled _ as 
professional -boxer. Also managing 
weral^boxln€MCOntest8r^Zlchy~.one 
of the oldest aristocratic families 

Actresses going in for athletics 
Lily Keleti Won 400-yard sprint 
Girls from Belvarosi theatre formed 
rowing club. Vlgszlnhaa girls go for 
Rrcli6ry* 

Max Morton to. take oyer Fova 
rosi theatre next season. Re»n- 
bardt's close friend,, his first, win 



ders back In the Selwyn boxofflce 
after 4 year's iabsence. With Col. 
Bin Roche still at the helm. 

Dan Goldberg writes a film chat 
ter column " and condUPts a kiddle 
club besides managing the Imperial 
theatre, Brunswick, Maryland. 

Renee Howard Interviewed H. I* 
Kaufman iand the hext day be<:ame 
the thh:d press .agent the Congress 
hptel has had In a months' time. , 

Storm and cloudburst caused a 
24-h.pTir 'postponement In Texas 
Guihan-'s : openlnig at . the. Pli*te 
Ship, former Dance Ship, on the 
Midway. . 

Geofge Ade, Frank - Vanderllp, 
Ople Rieiad, Brand Whltlock were 
amohg 'Fress Veterans of 1983' that 
the present* World's Fair Invited tp 
a feiiniPh. - ' . " -^^ ■ ^ , ^ 

Gaston Alciatore, New Orleans 
and Chicago restaurateur has an 
eating place in the Belgian Village. 
Opening .night, J'une 30, was ♦3.75 
per couve'rt. i , v 

T RKO sales convention moved Into 
the Drake hotel as the Parampunt 
ditto starring-George Schaeff^r, JPe 
Uhger, Nell Agnew, Stanley Walte 

moved out. . ... , * 

' Bob Glllam, Paramount publicist 
in-chlier, aeroplaned to ICansas City 
to visit his folks and will pick up 
the Parampunt party in L. A, for 
the coast confab. 

New use for Cossacks attached to 
'101 Ranch' show at Fair was dis- 
covered. They became a guard of 
honor for Princess Alexandra Kro- 
potkin, lecturer, when she visited 

the expo. 
Illinois theatre staff for 'Man Who 

Changed His Name' Includes A. B- 
Lee, manager; EUean Qulnlan, 
press; Norman Buckley, stage man- 
ager; Ben. Lewis, treasurer; GilHen- 
nlngs, assistant. 

■ When Charles Correll (Amos- ■ n 
Andy) asa\iired an 86-foot prulser 
to live oh . during the summer~Tila 
partner, Freeman Gosden sent him 
an ornate commodpre's: uniform 
Just dripping with epaulets and gPld 

braid. • , , . , 

'To -Morrow Turns Back' being 
put on locally for two weeks at the 
Selwyn Includes Isabel Randolph, 
Charles Harrison, Antoinette Rochte, 
Dean Jager, Marian Palmer, -Mar^ 
sharerantrCarl-IeRej'iroldr,: Carle- 
ton Guy, Richard Earle. 

Morris Herbert and Charles Salis- 
bury with Pauline. Frederick pro-- 
ductlon of -Her Majesty the Widow' 
at Cort. CPastguard cast. Includes 
Grayce Hampton. Tom Chattertoh, 
Carlyle Moore, Jr., Fred Bpll, Isabel 
Withers, Laurette BuUlvant, Boyd 
Irwin. 



By Beulah Livi 

Masculine youth of France now 
taking to plusfours. 

Walter LIi>pman of N. Y. 'Herald*. 
Tribune' back In town. 

Brlcktop returned from Biairrlt^ 
and l8 back at her own place In 
Montmartre. 

Pola Negri has rewarded her 
N. Y. secretary, Estelle Dick, with 
a vacation abroad. 

At the Hutton-Mdivani wedding 
the gifts to the uiihers were hand- 
some «old cigarette lighters. 

Theatrical prPfesSlon moUrnlnff 
the death of Paul Daubry, come- 
dlan-slhgerrauthor-oomposer. 

Marlene Dietrich hiding from: 
photpsraphers at the opening ,ot 
Richard Tiiuber^s VIbnnese operetta, 
Eleanor Boardman stepping out 
With Harry d-Abadle d'Arrast ait 
the 'Ambassadeur^s' and ' 'Mott 

Julien Duvlvler Is protesting In 
the French press iagainst the Ger- 
man version of his film, 'Poll d*. 
Carotte.- 

First of the English Players sum- 
mer season offerings, "The Green' 
Bay Tree,' at the Theatre Albert* 
Premier. ' 

Gabrlella Besanzoni, contralto of 
the Scala at Mllan^ making her 
Paris concert debut ait the Salle Ga- 
veau, June 23. 

Paul witsensteln; one-armed con- 
cert . pianist, is playing a- 
handed ' concerto written - especially 
for him by Ravel, 

F. C. Copplcus of Cplumbia Con- 
carts Corp. returned tb N. Y. C. on, • 
the Bremen. Ditto E. M. Newman* 
the travel-lecturer^ . 

Raoul Guerin has .been^slgned by 
jean Marsaij to be featured In the 
bier revue which will' open at -the 
Coucou next season. . 
- -Mrsi^PaiimerrHall here -ftpin lion- 
don to give two. song recitals at the' 
Salle Debussy under jpatronage of 
the. British AmbassAdpr, ' ^_ _ 

Radio, station LL recently broad- 
cast the entire performance of thfr 
Folles Bergef^ with commentaries 
from the wings by Paiil Derval, 
director of the Folles. 

Jeff Dickson, American sports 
promoter, ■ practically commutlng- 
between London and Paris in the 
interest of the stadium he Is put«^ 
ting up in 'Westminster. 

The Irving Netchers have taken 
an apartment at the Royal Monceisiu 
and will remain in Paris until 
Jenny Dolly has recovered suf- 
^clentiy to go to the Riviera. 

Paris has a -stage deicoratlon .ex« 
hlbltlon at the Galllera Museum* 
where 60 models of sets represent^,. 
Incr best works of most noted 
Frenc h the atri cal de signe rs are on 

view. I.- ■• •' ' ~ •' ^ 

Ramon -Novarrb, Kurt Weill, Vic- 
tor Marguerite, Damla, Pblttire, 
Regina Crewe, Dorothy Farnum and 
Harriet Bu r ke, all dro pping-!"-**^ 
the Boeuf-sur-le-Toit to hear Mai*!- 
i&nne Oswald slnff 'Surabaya. 
Johnny.' • . . ' 

Plprre Bellanger, French brldgo 
expert, has accepted Ely . Culbert- 
spn's challenge for a threorday 
tournament at the George V, July 7* 
8 and 9, for a stake of 10,Q00 fri^^ 
to be donated to a Firench charity. 
One hundred and eight deals tflU 
be played. 



Helnricix Glueckismann cbiigratfr— ' 
7*. 

Irma LaszIo oft ib Brussels to play 
in radio, 

Septenariah Welngarther cppduct- 
Ing concerts. ; ' ... 

'Mothei! of Pearl' due here with 
Massary In fall. . 

Bruno Walter to conduct Gluck 
opera In March. i . ' 

Frita Busch and Joseph Krips to. 

jroplacoJfcudPlf.H.e6er. j 

Tauber tft star In' Lehar's 'Schppn 
Ist die Welt' In London. 

Gyimes passes up bid to make 
shorts and -revue films f or Fox< 

Sieg:frled Geyer retitles his latest 
Pne hour before dress rehearsal. 

Opera projects reduced admish in 
fail with max of 10s and mJn of 30c. 

Ernst Krenek's newest, called 
'EmperPr Karl V,' under contract 
'With State's. :' 

.Hermann Bahr's 70th birthday tO- 
be commemorated with Burg revival 
of 'Der Melster.* 

John van l)ruteri touring. Central 
Europe and writing new comedy for 
Dame Sybil Thorndlke. . 
. JHarry .J,;./Gell jail .h^etrup y?^^^^^ 
emergency decree for ne'wsreels. 
Local Par. and RKO men backing" 
up Fox vlewrpolnt 

Jbhann ISlrauss " thei&tre, ^Ired, 
rebuilt and renamed Scala In fall, 
1931, to open as legjt stage undpr 
Rudolf Beer. Seats 1,356.. 

The Hague 

.By M. W. Etty-Leal 

Ainstgrdaffl t<r getr a new =^^8man- 
theatre for cabaret shows. Lpuls 
Davids to be manaeer. W*^^ "^'^^ 
only 350. 

Last year we had as -a novelty, 
here tiie first Dutch girl cricket 
team, this year's Is a femme foot- 
ball team. 
Paul Abraham, Hungarian eom- 
(Continued on page 64) 



C H A T T 



(Cont)Aued from page 5Z} i '"r''r--^--^{ytrT^^^ cominR 

looser, formerly popular In Germany, S to Sa^an^fofa^^ 
Conducted Concertgebouw orchestra I bac^^^^ ^^^^^ 



ito Amaterdam foir one night. „|w^^*a on"a'basebjai p66l/ but haa 
, Theo FrenkeU Dutoh ucto^ going tou^^^^ bwk to bed. N^t serious. 

to SP^n to «^PP«a'f *\m^^itd- Xe you writing to those that you 
Barilsteyn Co., Soundmm, Ltd., L^^|^^a^?a„^6ind elsewhere that 

•Kuiiaal* cabaret at Schevepingeh good 



Ciarnera-Sharkey 

(Continued from page 
lltUe affected. Such socks^ merely 
miide him angry, and in trying to 

„ I even up h© boxed the champ's ears, j 

Word is about that Mrs. William Early in the flght he literally flung 
woru » _.. Sharkey across the ring, aJmost 

through the yopes. But Jack re- 
mained cool, wialked Into the big 
guy, hooking to the body, jabbing 




NIGHT CLUB REVIEWS 



£1 Fdtio, N. ir. 

(Continued from paffe 40) 

fop supper is a bargain price for 
a show that holds Rbsita and 
Ramon, Frances Maddux, Tainara,' 



tOthe"^S and7rosBinrthe and Owens, Ar^ur..Br6wn, 

to tho mid-sectloh. He did most of tthe ESduardo Blapco Innported tango 



leading until the sixth TOtind, 
First Ave rounds gayie at left^t 



g2i5L, oSVaf^^^^ a?»^d B%y^ ^ -'^"^ '^^^'^ 

f^r&r gSS Okay to-go-home a.d 



Jeanne LaFaun left the lodge for three to Sharkey, with on© round 

'"""* even and one; possibly Cameras, 

during which he did no damage. 
Sixth round found the gob flounder- 
ing about. He later, claimed thait 



orchestra; and Joe Mosia* dance 
combo^ Moss is. unique among dance 
bahcl^ leaders throUgb .hlS yShadow^r 
boxing istyle of maestrolng. Hes 
the l>ave Rubinoft of Jazzapators. 
(Since this opening Moss has left 
this/spot). 



f erent type of band in that It's more 
musical than In the past. It's 
strictly for the. hoof now, since 
they're in a spot to give out dance 
music chiefly, and much less hokum 
entertainment, The Commanders 
also hav© their routinies along those- 
llnes but In this present berth* 
tUey'J:© primed principally for hoof- 
olo^y, \A.pel. 

CLUB LIDO 



, N. Ji^ July 3. 

Lboks like this Jswanky roadhouse' 
ja set _ for. a. successful summer,, 
lis . spot). . Open only two. weeks it Is already 

Ramon is running the place,^ With ggj-y^g ^ tremendous play and be- 



Jersey 



Tom jHoward 
vSpeed boat fan. 



By* Wet Nelt© ' 

whippet 



and 



two body blows afCeCted him*- . i^tnon is running mo ■»»•"- i gg^jmg n ireniouuuua piay «iiiu DO- 

may be so, but it is true that when ijiQ^y shayne. cabaret booker, in fori joj^.^ the. season Is really ofllclally 
^^^^eS a flock of iigsaws J- Wdly «^kc«^^ off Broadway, tor. » % 

' bS"^ pSr^klng^eUS^SS^^^ to «ay: «ot made up his gjjv^ J^^^.^^^ ^.wn the ^Mer- 

(gas) ah'd Improving. . . I "i^""*- 3 . | rick highway. ^oeh 



ipeea Doat xAii. .1 Bert Ford, after a two ryear Qiege/] 

: iLouIs Sobol gives the shor6 nue q£ ozonlng, will leave the lodge soon 



Bpiots d quick 0.0. ^ ^ 

: yinnle Richards gives the West 

Eiid Casino a play. _ 
A boat line nOW between Tonkers 

and Atlantic Highlands. 
> A Meyer Davis unit for th^ Moft 

terey Grill, Asbury Park. 



No Life 

It was. the most orderly assem- 



Cliib psterinan, N. V. 

New Tork, June 29. 
Jack dsterman experienced 



pull; " This lad-^has- been- around,: 
:worklng Various . New Tork nite 
clubs. His impersonations of Lau- 
der, Chaplin and a panz singing a 
parody on 'Brother Can Tou .Spare 
iC Dime,' went big. When caught 
he did an Impromptu ventriloquist 
bit with d waltOr that should be 
left in the show for some time, as 
It wUl &tand up as a laugh producer,' 
Siarlon Rich and Frank Bernard, 



I to! resurh© work. Expects to go Into I 'bia^e that ever attended a heavy 
-"t "^-ri? SeSlSof^ Arl- weight championship flght. There 

zonrpo?tcdrd3%^^^^^^ little enthusiasm. Perfunctory 

hup but his legs still refuse to func- I plaudits greeted the men when they , ^ . _ . i-rtne-H break on 

A Meyer Davis unit ror xn^ jaonr tio'n/xhat boy w The fans refused to get typical osterman ^^uen . rptta. .Marion ±«cn ana u ranK isernara, 

erey Grill, Asbury Park. • . Tou can't stop Jerry Vpgel. Dur- excited,, either, when Dempsey. and the cipening of the olub bearing nis Acrobatic dancers; Zdra Lee, dan- 

George Trench; vaiide, operating I thtf past month every patient Lp^j^^jgy ^g^^ introduced. Looked name when his voice went back seuse, and Sue Chrysler, nifty, blues, 
a dance haU at Highlonds.j • . here received novelties from, abroad, j^^^ everything for Ln htm and he couldn't do his stuff: singer, round out the rest of the 

rB. S. Van Dine at Bradley .Beach oandldate f or tlUe 'King of the Good hJJ® ^u^t in itsS created a U,^ - ^^nr:^ ^l^li^^^i^ onWtfst show. Harry KUby Is producer and 
penilng one of those creepers. simarltan Club.' ' granted. ^That In Itself .creat^^ 

; A flock of phoney dough being Jack Casey, 

shoved along the Boardwalk, Ijong j jj, boy; after a month of obserya- ending even did not create any wild 
Branch. '' ' l4'I<^.•. iriflrm'a.rv riAnkrlment. I Avnif Amanf. Avr ATif 'AmoTiGr Carnera's 



lovea oiong me- jouaiuw**.**, 1 ooy, aiwr •ai..moMni ui uus^t^vo.- i.vuuiiie »»4vi v^^*— — -r? "-.--^ 

ranch. ' '-^ ' ' . tlon, left the Ihflrmary departmeht excitement, except dnio 

Maggie CUriei, at Fair Haven, |^o^ ah up patient, vjrith two nieals ] 
)esn't'thlhk much- of the three-- jn , the dining room. . : xg f^j. condition, the 266-pbund 



doesn' 

-point-two. • . . ■ 

- Milce Jacobs, ticket broker, a 
a- edTlnrthe-wool New Tork to Fdlr 
Haven obmmuter. ' , 

Einll BoreO and Vivian Jdnils a 
two-hlght booking at Vivian John- 



- - , 1. «»i As for condition, the 260-pbund 

Bin Coyle, LA.T.S.]E3. wlio « ttallan looked to be ' In the . pink, a 
M.G.M.^ing; shot; two large Pictures, iSS\l»*r*L f^r Siisc^ through 



-..w — , I. booker of the shows here: . Miss 

64th street, oh the isite of the fofmer I Chrysler sings In a plenty torchy. 
5 O'clock Club, but ah open door I manner -and sells every song for, 
i>Tdbe rhsfedd.— Th^r-b^n wlrfcfrpg'eAty--:-'^^^^*^ «oy^ »t5Ji^:-hgs- 
monopolized the closed 6 O'clock] 



letween dance numbers Don De" 

...v— r — - - - , i tiieo and Wally Brown, table-tb- 

room - has been moved, elsewhere,, table _ songster;?,. j)uah it llttle piano" 



Xeia 'Madcap' Edwards, who. saw L^ark, looked In great shape. H he Osterman Is bif own boss, wiin patch the or6t(^d. Sltjidted on 
aboS? three y^rs of bed at_ thd | S,3„.V^„,eked cold h© gave a ^r_eat [ H-^^^ I^^^^^^^^^^ 

the flnanclal nnder- | gj^^j^^^y g -j^^ j^^^ ^^^^^ ^g^iir^^ 



Bon's,. Monmouth Beach. i about tnree years ot oeu ni. y"'*! wasn't knocked cold he gave a great 

- Dick . McAllister, MlMky comic, loage. Is taking th©. cure during t^e grf^^^ahce bf^ b that way. Bdt f*-S,/Pi^^ 
lives at Fair HdV)?n. and plugs the summer at a private camp. She P«"??r* . , gome mlndS— thait 
itirg upon any ^ ^ fe^y w^S^ th£ilS^?v^ 



here for his kindness to all the the- the but Is qualified by the possibility ter, bringing back a hot room to Club Must Be Club 



»Th©^SaVoY.*'toVm6raeS^^^ house In r^i^anks ore d^^^ W thinking of v»rhat hiip- i ogtermdn put the Club Rlchman 

Asbury Park, open for the iarst thn© .Apderdon of the Pbntlao theatre pened to his protege, Ernie Schaaf— | on the map for 10 weeks last win 

In two -yedrs ' ^hOwlng pl^ l t.<v-..> ir4n<inaaa tn n.11 tlin the- I {-v.^ ivnt ia. mioHflAH hv f hA nttsglbilltv 

-When th(^ Sail Reinb, Long 
Branch, goes floor show Harry 
KUby will do the producing. 

HUgh O'Connell does his Pond 
brba&aSt from WJBI, Red Bonk, 
-while-appedrlng in- stock - thdre 



rPdrk aUnnner" colohlesf ' jfoltd 



atrlcdl curers. Mdybe his . Initials, t^at those' who bet oh the gob 
A. B. A., stand for Actors' Better- ^^^^^^^ ^^ g^^ ^^at way* 
ment Ass't. ' . • . v »: 

<"Happy Benway (that's me) has 
received the best report In- four Attendance for under expecta- 
yi!ftrs,\.^l©flnlt6 ImpToyemeht .wJth. a tlons. Much.thah the Baer-Schmel- 



Brbddway after none had been Ini 
existence for some months. This 
gave Danny Healy .and Jack White 1 
the^ Idea of the Club Ha^Ha. as a 
hot spot,- which caught on pronto, 
with the Rlchman easing, off sharp. 



—whUtf-anpeaflng in- Stock th6re. ~ yiars, .^leflnjlte Improvemeht .wJth. a tlons. Much.thah the Baer-schmei- with the Rlchman. easing, off snarp- 
Barbwa MacDohald of 'Strike Me general okay. Looks like the start w ©vent drew, although higher ly. It's now , a 10 and 26c... btfer 
— Pink'-ls-booked Ihto-the Club Lldp,4of ..H^ rar4-en; .-Hsed. to get a . .|3 .and_H 

sea -Olrt. against $201,000 for Bder; h^^^^^t t^^ to^ut his own 



Chariib Haines still commuting 
from Atlantic Highlands to Loews 
Vi»fftinr tWft TRrrtTi-r. Ajud he.llkes It. 



Don Ladlia, Ma|rtln,Beck'3 $pn^lnr 
law, and Walter Graham, dog . show 
judge and 'wrltet', In tjie real jestatej 
blz'tiageth^r dt w:est*End. . I 
- Jake Glnsbetgidnd. I?aVej Bch?xe^^ 
' , a couple of -Coney .Island con-1 
cesslonalres, bulldfhg d sporty arena 
dt Lak^Wood. Plans . call for a hltei 
cftib In one of the Wings. . . . 

Katherine Alexander appearing 
for one week In stock at Elizabeth, 
N. J. .Next week she opens at 
Spri; i Lake 'djSd' will . travel back 
and forth from , her ■ Eatontown 



Worcester,. July 3. 

With what Jias been facetiously 
termed *iSIgKt clubs' springing up 
^ke, mushrooms t^^ Worcester 
apd vicinity since brew's "comeback, 
thi s st aid Old New England clty_ 
took oh a gay aspect the last few* 



.nere. took ott a gay aspect tne lasi lew 

HiihmPline Latter drew 48.000 paid I Osterman looks to put his own ^^ j^g gut some of the operators 



Ted Hiising on air first 



*Stan Eld back from West Indies. 1 : -^ault. 
. Peggy w;all passes through. from ge^^.^g for' the former, speaking 
"om Ciearir gbttlng' hitcfied In ilrdin loW .wave slatlon on^a, truck 
AuBUsti hear the bowl. Graham McNamee 

.emeu's here * (26-27) best biz in | gcooted back to the studio. 



spot over , in a Dig way, tie nas 1 . i; . -^^^^ . 

ithe trimmings and a perfect set-up afe o'f^J^or a- 3°" "o"^ tne license 

in d highly comfortable rouui, bul l commi ssion. ^— ^ — — ^ 

TtftH, nAinmbla and NiBC broadcast above all, VARiHrrT^s tub columnist This week the local bommlsslon- 



several years. ^ , , stv. 

~ Ed Sanborn broh ^dickering with 

radio commission.. ,. . , , . 

Dune MacDbnald pulling 'em out 
. of thaLfturentian Ldkes. " . 

Dorothy .Tennant ru,nnlhg show 
at Krausmann's, another pew, caba- 
rot 

Vllia Maurice, Montreal's, ritziest 

to good biz 



: Motion picture "cameras 
the knock-out :dead on. 



caught 



Blanche Bow and Barbara Blaine 

-of the Hollywood Rest -ar©'. set .for ... -• . , . 

thb -opehlng show at the .Addison nite club, repPene* 
(formerly West End Shore Club), Wednesday (28). 

class hlterv. gaiximy Watk^ns unit More general i 

Snd Irving E^wsSds, m.c, are Montreal houses, now all In red, un 
ou.^ . - less taxes slashed/und; vmlnors ad- 

Farm, Asbury Park: Gene ^ardos, 
Hollywood - hotel. Long Brwich, 
•Happy' Felton, Jenklnson's, Point 
l»leaaa:-.t; Paul Sabln, Vlylan^John- 
8bn's,:-J!ilonmouthi,B_eAchn ^^^^ 
Klrsch. ClUb Lido, Sea Girl; Myroh 
Moore, Allenhurst Inn, ■ Allenh«tfst; 
Tick' Warden, Deal Inn,: Deal, 
Geore^ De Costa, Rlvervlew TdVlerll, ^ 
Long Branch, and Ra? Schury, I 
Pleai^ant Inh, Red Bank. 



hds his own Individual style ^ o& I ^D^in-gea-n' the charters of these hot - 
ni. c.'lng a fast room,, which should to determine whether they 

catch on ?"ick with i^e recognized on the same 

cated nite llffers. Mike. Durso heads «i.,i,r. c...nnn*.fari liw 

the CBS band and there's . also d Jasis^ as clubs supported by mem- 
CBS wire- to pick both the band pei;shlp dues, 

and show, with Osterman. Abel. I Fire appears; to be directed- at 

: J i^tlaiS Av A. dubr- hottest of the hot 

9nes.. Atlas has .I)een running fioor 
^ho^ a|id has been mecca for the- 
suh '.dodgers. 
Licenise-oommlssion' holds -attttudo- 



RIIS PARK, N. Y. 

(IRVING AARONSpl^)^ 
Neponslt, L. I., June 30 



Harry Balogh . (gh silent) . .an- 
houhced In place Of Joe Humphries, 

who sufllered a stroke after the . j ^^^^ jjj,g parK at neue|_ ^ . ore distinct 



jNepons t, 1^ 1., June ^. ^^at most of these spots are 'busl- 
The . Jacob Rlls S'ark at Belle I - ^^^^ are distinct 



eanesaay Aa»7» , for amplifiers was raised and low- 

More general rumor of closing -all ered for eaoh announcement. Balogh 
. . . «ii ,.«ri iin- i^^g armory announcer. 



Stroudsburg 

. J. Bartholomew 



New system was used in, giving 
I the results. ' Announcer told how 
each judge and the referee voted and 
why. Not necessary for the main 
1 event. 



Bart Dutton and his band open- r New lighting system Work^^^ 

ing at Tarrlcks Hbf Brau In the Lamps ^"^h ^^'^ff^^^^^^J'^^.ff^f b 

pap.- : : . ^ ^ * = Inumber, but the 60,000 wattage was L^„^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ 

! — . ' OA Ann. urnttri iViorA .thfl.n . the duster: j-a .ii«-,r« ■ ^^^^^ 



Cross isay Blvd. route), is a muni- 
cipal development although the dinj 
ing' casino Is -a concession, to. Llnz. 
& Fuchs, Who Operate the Lobster 
(siea-foodery in the Times Squdre 
sector). Irving Aaronson and his 
reorganized ' Commanders are the 
attraction ■ to . a table d'hote „_$1.25 

-and -$1.7.6- club, dinner,. 

Playing In a room that has 2,000 
capacity dhd . which books banquets 
" * ■ casino cldlms 



from' organized! clubs such as social' 
and, civic organizations. 



LETTERS 

When Sendlnr for MnM to.. 
VAKISTY Address Alall' Clerk. 
PQSTCABDa. ADVBttTiailtO or 
OIUCVLAR LETTEittB WIIiI> MOT 
BE ADVKRTIS^ED 

H^^TTERS ADVBRTIBEb IM 

.... .ON)SlJSSi;B,p.NIJt 



^ap.- : . ., . ^, - 1, J. ■ v..^ — . ana sucn, tne aining casino 

/At Heijnlg^s rodeq Id the first a,t- I go.OOO watts more, than the clusterU-^ have grossed up to $20,, 
traction at the Pocono Horse Show I pf lighters at the Stadium. Less l some week-ends dlone since 6pen 



,000 on 



9on.Qt^r.,Dlan« 
Browne' Kea 
Boy-d Warron- 
B^r,w^^ Irenq 



rQuiids.^ , ^ . t>oT,n*.vi l eldre and notsohard on the WorkJ-1 Ing this .season. That's plenty .of ^a^c6tarfc Daisy 

Frefcl Waring and his ™nsyl- ^ _ business but poss" ' * ' ' 

Vdnlans. playing • one-nlghter atlinSPress. 



Lakewpod . Park.;- 
' tJhcle Pete and 



business biit' possible because of the ■ 
m^ny concessions, • location, right J i-an^^ick . 
next to the beach, and. taking In ' ' — — — ^ 



[ Uncle Pete and Louise, f rom | Balogh pulled a Huinphrles In ln- | I'hr'Trom&'s'beer aT^^^^ 
iWAAM, orie-nlghtlng under aus- troducing Hans Blrlde jCGermany)- , Trbrnmerfa Is jsdld to have a, 
jplces P. O- S.. <>f ^A. „ as; coihlng from California. Birkie ftiggg. the room, it^T^^^ 

r Ted Baxter and his Terrace Gar- Kj^^^ ^i^j^ the fiice they have,; judging by the man^ , 

aen. orchestro played^ for the post- I her In which the walls are plastered 

HS? Wl^SSS^J^il^?^^ — I with heralds of the Tromme? brew ' 



Sarifinac Lak^ 

By Mappy 'Be^iway, 

Ign. on, a local theatre, 'Hell B^- 
ibw' with 'Dbctor'd; COi^vemion.; 

Frisco DeVere; after a two-y6dr' 

Weffe. left the lodge for New Torki'i Fox Movietone . screw snot uov- i . I 'J'ni, "Z' Th'prp^ arft "other brands 

"Tolin Louden iett the lodg0 and ^fnor Plnchot, placing crown on the Plenty of ^mptles among cheaper products Th^^ are other brands 

has-.chartered- a cottage, . downtown,. .!qu^^^ Idssohi pagedhl. Ueata a surprise * Many on the shelf M^*!."^^^ . 

jbhhnempWPf WtPh^T^^^ early and got /- Aaronson must use -the^^^^ 

, lef^ tho- lodge ior downtown ozon. W - .attraqtlon . , .at J-^J^^^^l!^^^. closer. Front rows filled very slowly, g|« ^'^He VlSS^^eH^l^^^S 

- Andrew Molony-ln-hls-glory re- -Raymond K-nlght, - NBO -<3uokoo F --^^ T;;nni.v ' Hitrhest nrice 

hearsing ft heavy part with a local Hour's Ambrose J. Weems, together for smaller mone.y. mehest price 
Sloductlon. ■ - With Mrs. Knight, golfing at Buckl reported was $45 down front. In 
Betty Huntington, after d year's Hill. other -shows $100 a ticket was not 

ozoning, left for the Big street with | infriequejit 

'S"S°w'^.kir writes:, .-Best Rmm 



Prior AUan 
RaivlaU Fred 

Troo Dorofhy 



By, Fr^nk foully 



'wishes. Tou'll never. get well wor 
rylng about It.' ■. ■ 

Walter .Magnolia,: left., for JJ^s ,^ ^ ^ 

'^Ordn^e.=called-°hom6^b y . J.lltiftsa . „ot |^^oldest^June^eyLe^ 

his'father Lbu. ' • • ' • ' M lidurehbe- Vail's novtel done; 

^- Fred 'Bones' Bachman- subject of ' ! Ax -calls it : Juan-lesrPansieS.' 

favorable reports. :Can now ffo to. a '' Dagmar Godowsky back. to Carls- 

*^^^eirp^pS?s"*stni confined l-Qp^^Fkust SquadrilU Rome com^. 
ted, S going through thl^ fight ^Ith mutor. , . ^_ . . 

- omiiP a irrittv curer. • ' ' , Irving Thdlberg had a, little Op m 
'LWn VoS lYff t^^ ■ « . 

tteivTo^kf She W out after hear- Albert Tddieudikl Joins Paderew- ■ 
itj^ft v«>nr of cUrinB-'hereii- ' ^ 1 ski after; July '4. „ •' 

Q&^uStl\ the lodge George Anthell - deep . In, hl^ mu. 
Jith Ml uo 'Okay. , .H^ sfdy Meal i of .'/C^ucllde' again. • - . 
SSJitoWiln^^ W^a "wMlft^..;T., , • .) r Hollywood, neW . Juaprlos-Pl;}.^ 



nltery, where Mlstlnguette operated 
last summer, has had lousy -weather 
breaks. . - - ' ."J ,' ■ . . •- . ■ ■ ._ 

"Charlle?°'^^dns = TTuddllng with 
Somerset Maugham in - July. 

Da BOutteau's' poulpe (octopus) 
getting -great play as a fish course. 

Laurence Stallings the father 
qonfessor of the wooden-legged 
brigade. .. ' , 

Kay Boyle declaring this the 
Vilest of all climates scramming to 
the Tyrol. ' ' • *. 

Helen GHUland .ln beige pajdmas 
and red jacket and. beret, the looki- 
of-the«-monthv' "'. 



but. — - . 

via WOR. It's-a -new combo for 
the: commandant of th6 Command-, 
ers, who left most :of his men in 
California . when the sunshine" got 
'em last winter. Ralph Napoli is 
the sole holdover, A iglrl songstress, 
in the "current: manner, has - been 
added for the vocals. ) She's Ruth 
Brent (nee Burns) Qf the . former 
Alex Hyde girl band , combo. She 
-doe^ .her-^stint;-quiti6:; acfcep^^ 

Tli6 new Commander, .' I's a .dlf- 



'288 W. 18d . St., N0W Sork; City 
ftly NoW' Assortment' of GREbTINP 
CARDS Is Now' Readn 2t Beantlfill 
CARDS <Uid FOLDERS. Boxed* Fost- 
'pald, for 

— Oner Dollar— 




DOdkLeT ON NOV/ 
•TO MAKE UP*, 




I 



MAKE 



WO 



i N S T 1 t 



U "T I O N INTERN/ 

Shoe^ for -S^^ge and StP^f ^ 



ATION ALS 



VARIETY 




6 B I T U A R Y 



I two automoWl© accidents some [Treiich SjIV ExpO PailS 
months ago. For the last few years ' 
he had been, with a iNew Tbrk bfok- 
erage office. Survived by his widow, 
a son 'and a brother". " 



■ RQSCOE (FATTY) ARBUCKl-fe . 

jlQSCoe, ?a^t,y ,,'Arbuckle dl<id 
jiflie 2a |n hiS :|3ulte: <it, the PaxH 
Central Hotol,- i>^th wals ascribed 
to^a heart attack;.-. '[ 
tA.rbu'cW9/caine- into ,prornita<jn*5p' 
the days wljen the Mack 'Sjenr 
^..i iiejtt ,$ereen cpnjedies weriti in their 
heyday and he was one; of -the most 
prominent; sttirs" of a ' group wtiicTi 
' iiisbluded Charles Chaplin, Mack 
?"' ig4ri^ln; Jess ' Pandy/. fe^la ..fea'aha; 
:g|n. TurpJn and a scprle of. lesser 
li^hti^;'. '■ ', 

■ He: rose- to tl>e_, front, rank ahd 
When his.'hal^'^ , ^^^^ .afhxed., to . a 
IpeV. ..contract ]^e.. was' brought, on 
for -si tour - ot the' eastern cities i^t© 
make.' personal ,-. appearances.- In 
Boston a pii^ty.- was given in his 
'h<|nbr ■ at a 'ioadlioiise iii Wdburri; 
a 's.uburb( arid this' was .followed* 
bjTi a, sha.He4pw.n_ suit' by, the. hus- 
ll'and ■ of one.; pif ..the o'ntejrtii.iners. 



but was taken" 'by 'hiis' parents to' 
New York when" he was lour years' 
old. Admitted : to* the Ne\v:. lYork 
ibar, :lie €a'V^ iUp .jtbe; practice pf ,law 
;to .join Vjijtagjraph as. .a, ^^rlter,. .20 
yearg/ago, and _^t different times 
■wtis associated in cprtedy ■ writing, 
[with Mack' Serinetit aincl Thomias. H; 
Irjce.. 

■ 'Later he- was*^ iiarold 
lljlojrd writing stafC arid isuppUed 
tjhe cohledy for .this star's .ritiost 
irifiportahl "films. 

Tie "IW;. survived" by two sisters; • 



. ; Robert A.'' feirriet, 79,; playwright 
;and libre.ttl^t, , ■d:ie-d , in". Neyr J^ovX^ 
'Jupe 27. iEie. began his .writing, ca- 
Ireer aa the jibpettist fpr thp. .Cadets, 
a "Bostori'^T.'airiateuS 
AmPng the books was .'14«2,' whlcn 
played to $30,000 in one weeH and 
was talten by Edward E. Rice for 



SYLVIAN KARP 

Sjflvian Karp, ' 27,' assiistiant dii?ec- 
tc«r at the Warner-First Na,tional 



Unauthentic Boob Bait 

Chicago, July 3. 
•Streets of Parii^* at the "World^s 
Fair, has been repudiated by the 
French consulate here. 'Taint 
French and 'taint official, said Con- 



studlb, died at the Hbllywpod, CiaUf., ■ . , , , ,j 

hbspital, Jvie 29. from a fractured Reine Waller, and please would 
Skull suffered Iri an au^i acclderit tb6 exposition remove l^e colprs of 

was re- I ^ P^?^® World's Fair 



earii^i* the sa'nie day. 
:turriing_ from 'th^ studlQ "where, he 
wa^s "wbrkii^B pn. 'Red I4^t' at the 
time. Mr. Karp had been at War- 
ners fot: five years. 
•'•He •is 'feur'vived . by. hii father and 
riiiothcr. ' , 



oblijred' by taltirig down the trf- 
icblor.' 

Frenchmlen attending a sCientifi<^ 
convention in .Chicago, were 
rej>utedly horrified by the alleged 
replied, of their" fair capital as 
'painted on canvad and jsold to 
■shock ^lie !,(*.merican farmers. 

Consul, who iiadi actually- cPn- 
sidered ieriving Pfficlal ' sppnsorship 
to the cpricessiop, was reported 
.. - . . ^- ^ ■ . rjhuch xelie-V^ed at the caution that 

iSfJ^l^^SS&.'^rM.Sai;;^^^ rejection of the in- 
fer- some time. ^ ■ c l.vitatlon 



. eERT. DAVIS 

- Bert. pa:vis,- 35, nead of the music 
publishitij^ firm of B. r>a,vis & Cp.. 
Sydney.-.AuBtfaUa,>died~ Mter 6eem>;"l 



DIXIE TOinUSTS MOST 
NUMEROUS AT EXPO 



Chicago, July 3. 
Chicago >as long flattered itself 
at being a suriiirier resort for south- 
erners.. Although the town sizzles 
plenty In warmvweather, the Mason 
arid Dixon bpttorii-siders evidentljr 
didn't notice mere Chicago heat. 

fhis Veir the'sputhern invasion, 
beciEiUse ot the World's Fair and 
better cotton prices, is larger than 
ever-befpre' by .common agreement. 
While np Census is possible, it ap- 
pearei that r>ixie as an area has; 
sent a. higher proportion of tourists 
tp^ the vixppsltion than any other 
se'clion of the cPuritfy. 




•who alleged ■that his ' wife, tinder 
agife; had b.e^n 'ic>r'opured' .tP ipcrjorrn" 
in^^e-"ceri"tTyr, ■'"-V 'TT'T' ■ '■--"" -'■".7"'^'' 
That rather . dinariied the glory , of 
the tri bW _ ,this^. .wa« folio v/e'd 
^shDrfly^ 4Jter"v by th'e ; deatfiv in ighie' 
'Sr; Francis hptfel, • San' Praricisco; 
of Virginia Rajipe'. a: screen actrjessi, 
while attending , pne of Arhuclcle's 
parties. Those, who Imew . the linr 
aide of that ""affaif , fdt that, the 
comedian was scarcely to be 
Wameiil, but the public outcry wais 



liSI MEMORY 



^JOE^SCHENCKL: 

Who Passed Away June 28, IGSft 



GUS VAN 



.1. 1 :; 



'prtofeissional pi:o.dactipn at. the old. 
Garden theatre in Madison. iSq. 
-jstirden. • He .also wrote- 'Excelsior 
Jr." for ibe •and" was .tli^ author of 
ITobasco,' 'Prince Pro Tiem,' ''the 
tiPVers- pf -Pj"orancLi*---*Jack-' and -tlw 
feeanstalk',': -..'My-.J^adif./- -jfrid. 'ttliree 
Little Liambs.' 

. Survived: ifcyi his" widow, ".two 
daughters and four' sons. 



WILLIAM J. SHIELDS 

. .:Dr^ Willianu J.- SWeldSr. eiL-Jpr 13 
years physician with the Ringling 
Bros.-Barnum and Bailey circus, 
fli'ed Saturday June 24 in. Cleveland 
Icl.inic' of. a: ■ cerjebral thrpmbosis,-. 
tifter art illness oiE twP Viripnths.. 
When the circus 'Opened the pxeU^' 
lent season Ifr Madison S<iuare Gair^' 
den in New" YPrk ih April, Dr. 
Shields--was^3e^-^or-min^llh^l4utifi§ 
despite "a convalescence from' a.^se"-. 



JPavifl ls.weUJ«IlQWn to the Amerr 



Streets of i>aris' leading money 
ponc'ession. Exposition; raised -prices 



ican sons I>«blisji?rs. 40c . after eight p, m. for gate 

annual, visit to th^ States almost ,^ , ^ , t^^^^^^ „ ^ 



an 



every, year. 

His"\(rife ani^ child, Wrvlve. 



admission, formerly a quarter. . 
, Spoor . Spectaculum ■ reduced to 
IScj children fref ^ . Gerieral' ten- . 
deniy dcwnward with sole excep-^ 
tioh' of 'Paris.' ' 



EOBBY' WILSON 

i Bobby^.Wijs'J.n, •B6j coast b.urlesaue 
!comedian;.. idled -sudLienly". of .lieart . 

^failure ."July ■! on tl;ie Metro lot in KallS, CaiTlival Head, 

iCulv.CT City^/wJhtere toe had-.g^ 
a:-te$J..!'. 

'\ Wilson 'had been a member of 'Tom 
iJalton's Ji;ollies fburJes.que. in Lp^, 
.Angeles, ^or. the pajst.io, years. He | 
"is survived .'by. his wilev 



Receivijr for *Days of 49' 
Concession at Chi Expo 



•Days of 49' Garilp the Gentyry 
oif Progress ^Exposition, went into 
receivership last week. Judge Wil^ 
11am J. liindsayi however, ^ppolrited, 
N. J. Wagner, .manager , or the con- 
cession to. act as receiver. A judg- 
ni.ept for $1,707 held by Mrs.- pelen 
-Morse Beesley resulted" in the re- 
1- ceiyership. 



C-: . IRELAND , 

. H. Ireland, 63, secretary* df ths 
Jbnes "cburiiy" fair f^^ .years; 



Concession is located near 
Is Pound D^ad in Bed ^S**^ "street end of tlie Fair vrhere 

' ;Conccpsioriaires have had tough gp- 
iliig, , Abdiit " 200 actors- iot atmos- 
pheric ^tt parts Iri saloons, gamr^ 
bling halls|..and the. other standard 
isettings for a wild west-^camp have 
been employed at 'Days of 49^r 



Cortland, N. Y ., . July 3. 
. Joseph kaus, 69; of therJCius car- 
riiyal slipws .Which played here last 
\veek, was found, dead in bed Stin* 
diay, in the family living car at -the 
D. ii. & W.- yards, • 
Besides, his ^yife, Mrs. JUlla' Hon):- .1 



Jbries couriiy fair for. many- yeai-a, .Besides ms \jriie, Mrs. juna ±ion»- . • «. rA«-^*«« 
ide^ptlfled yifh, a^^^ interesls^'; sheck .Kaas, -he is survived by f wp I iNatlrvOllgrCSS . V9$m€I6 



died. Pf ' leakage of the heart-, in 
tii'ubuque, la." . •; 

H^s widoyr,. and 
survive. . 



ren, 



daughters, TiUie arid .Trestle Kaus; 
three ^oris, Joseph, Wiliiam C..«i^nd 
A doip^ . J. Kaus, all with the shpw: 



FRANK BROOKS 

Frank,; J. Brooks, 64, stage man-, 
ager of . the .Quiricy theatre, . Quincy, 
Mass.; died.ijune.2j8. He, had bp?;^. 



tremendous and in resporisie " " to 
sentiment Will H. Hays banned the 
comedian's - piotiires- ■. td— a-AVait 'tlje- 
outqome - of his trial, tying up 
something' like '-ISOO^OOO on the 
ehelves' of Paramount, which w^iA 
about .'reaedy. to; la-unch •i;he;:-..nfew 
product. 

Arbuckle was 'thrice tried aiiid 
Anally 'ucquitted— by Ta jury,-- btit 
Hays' efforts to lift the ban 6n' his 
pictures was cried down by the 
■women's organizations. The ban 

THE MINIEIR BOYS 

SD-' . TOM'-' .^iionci: 



was contlnuipd and; the fllmf^i ' w^itih 
.w-ere flni'riced .ty Jos. Sclienok' for 
release—thtdugb - Paramourit; ■ ireV'^r 
came out pf ...thp<r i.caris. . .For .. ,6^y"7 
eralS ; years lie struggled.^ . along, di- 
recting ,"■ iildture^ ' undir " " ariother 
name, conducting a night club , in 
lios Angeieis and riiaking occasional 
' vatudeviire .appearances.^ ■ A ; yfear 
ago '.Warne,f s; declded.,^^ Tisk a, .se- 
ries of shppts,' ja'few of whic.h 'haye; 
.been released, . !wi^hou.t- .'bpp.ositidri 
but without^ material draw.- It was 
figured, however, the bulky 'cpme 
^dian. was on hi^ wfiy back. He 'had 
juJit beVnT given a staFfing cdritiSct 
byvWarners... 

About a' year agp- li ~ wasr" mar- 
ried to Addie McPhail,' also of the 
. screen, who survives. 

Funeral services" under the aur 
(Bpices of New . York Lodge, No. 1 
B..P, O. E., v-ere hold at the under- 
taking parlor on Saturday and the 
remains will be taken to Hollywood 
by hie .widow .for interment ...In 
■ Crypt iri- JPorest -ia,wn-GemeteEy.,F 
ncral arrangements were handled 
by Wm. La Hiff; who was the host 
at a party th*> evening Pf the come 
dian's death. 



JOHN GREY 

John Grey, CO, ■ screen writer and 
comedy gag man, died June 27 in 
Holly Wood after a iingeriixg ill 
nesH. He was born in California, 



ver.errlllTiessTTHHe,-w£<:s an .qldTifipe 
friend,' pf John Riitigling, who Inr 
duced him to join ithe show several 
years ago as- physician. ' _ . '-^ 
Interriient "in New Torfc. ' — '"^^ 



L.e.e: : K%ri't>ac^»- ' '47, many , year? 
j)ri the j3tag?,.'d^edi'ruesday,! June 20,. 
at :his home- -in; Akron, O^i = following 
k lengthy illnesk " Since retiring 
from the stage he had been iden- 
tified-^ forr $everal~yeai;s with- the 
ipirestorie Riibbe'r Go. , here. For 
inore than 20 years he was connect- 
td with the Hanlon Superba Corii- 
harty a---th"eat!rical 'troupe'.- .- 

Survi-ved by -.ai 'wido-Wj .two -dauglT- 
ters . and one isbn. 



i G ep RGE ,T.' cLap H'Aiyi , : 

I fi'ebrge" ''V^y "(jiapharii,' ••one-ti'me 
iinfiriager' of the Tiiateher, fririirose 
< fe • ■ West's 'Minstrel : ' SWo"v7 -ari'd '" tof " 
] larmaTiua.'. Bleekef Hal); •': >Alt)!any , 
died June aS. at hds '^ojri^i' on. the Al- 
bany- Scheniectadyiv;Rbad.-; . He had 
been, in thei-^btej ..as well as, in..th!B 
show btwiness, ^aiiagipg ii?ns ,a^d 
x^ist^iT^rantjs in,^jie District. 

-i"'SiIf Yjyef"'byT~6tC'' ' " 
brothers. . ' . 



1-;. 



-rrr 



GQRDON, <WRIGHTER ..• 

■ . Gordon ;,Wrighfer, 'leB,' cjied- in 
^prlhgflcld, -Mdfe.S.,- 'of hea^ 
\^6r many ypairs he' -'was cdnriip'iitec 
-^vrlth ■ th5i 'S, -Poli "interests as 
-rii^riagcr. , jHe wa.i^ also fisspciated 
'-irit-h I -some - of- - 'tlie ..lafgeri .pircuse.s 
suoli ^ , . Rlngline Bros, ari*! the 
:ri'orepaugh & Sells . outfit. Survived 
iiy. his widPTV*. Ihterriient at Union 
dale, ' •" ' '" 



SfekUYLER GRAY 

-f Schuyler- Gra-y,-^5, died-lh-Stam - 
ford hospital, July 2, following 
ari_"_ oper'aitTon • recently .performed, 
HP served on the intelligence stiaff 
of the War Department, triansfer 
ring from an .air unit. After the 
war he capitalized his . service as 
technical director of war pictures 
at' various Hollywood studios, 



__*yaiage' a Gift 

5 Chicago, - July 3. 

Oriental Village, World's Fair, 
has" been' taken ci-ver for .operation 



employed in various theatres at Bos- j,y jEpnie Vpurig, Ed; Carruihers 
;on b^forp going ^.o Quincy. Born in \^^^ Edgar . Sphboley. PrdcticaU^ a 
New York City. | gift frorii ' ' PWhers of coricessipn, 

who are ' hpri-showrnen, 
FRANKr-Lr-jSAVAGE , ■ \ [-,^Pung— ^vlll-:^ ingtt^ll-^^ 
Frank, L.. Savase,! 38, neiwiapaperr- girl show as' attraction.' 
maiii died' in ItosevDier Calif; !-lIuri.'e.--j-^ takp oy^r old^ 

26; He ihadfbeen actlvp. in newsija- Mexico is off,!\vlth thiat concessiori 
Per work in New "York, New Orleans, ineanWhile without a " director, as 
Philad^lplHia. Sa^ . Aritpnip and- Tx«s | fe. S. Millard is no longer affiliated. 



GhiC^go, July 
Determined e/fprts; to .-. get thQ' 
State- Cong.ress reopened and alm^d 
-for the tourist /trade i"hayen't^ 
.ceeded as yet. N^ of riian- 

agerial finesse can get.; around that 
solid mountain, pf ' $16^000 back sal- 
jaries bwlrig the unions.'' 
{ ".Thit's $ot to be .taken" care q% 
[before any thing_ else will happen. 



Park's tjib Try BHef 

- youngStpwnj-Orv-Jiiliy -9;~- 



Ang^Ie^. 



Father, B3, *f M. . H. Aylesworth 
pf NBC iind ; • RKO, found ' dead liw 
his bed in' -a' Denver^ sanatarlum 

July 1. 



F^risco-Buriey Try 



William H; tlgher father of Harry 
Tighe of vaude and radio, died, in 
JSTew Haven. .June. 21« 



! 'Herbert Harris has lalkert b"ypr 
|he Embassy from. Dan MarkjOWii^ 
iind about July, S -wili. .op^n. bUr- 
!es<jue' in th^ Market street house' 
. vhich has .lhad more policies -than 
II fibp h&S alibld." 

, Harris, siPn .o'f -Sam,, -wha^ J^sed ,tP. 
bi^ ;'.^iaijf, ,pf %(iyiii}rtiBi,Xi '■ JSt- ilarris>-4s , 
iinderstPod to h£k-ve a deal on with 

tam-;Gbldberg* bijrley 'impresario of . 
los" Arigeles; ■ 

randmother, 84, of Erie C- Ken- 1 i kouse is npw dark, it's most re- 
ton, fiUn directpr, dii^d at h^T Holly- I cferi^ tfplicV havihg faded after three 



•Mueicial coiAedy tab at the Idora 
iPark' 'theatre proved" unsuccessful 
ia'rid .the .'House is dark . again a,f ter a 
■wefek of ' the, BeJrt MoirtPn Musical. 
I Pey^ie, cdmpany. V.Hppse had been 
.!dark for the past two, years. 

Troupe , switched to the new- 
iHeldelberg beer gai>den at the park 
as fioor show; ' 



Father ot. Hjaxiy 
moiir, of ■•viSiudeville, 
in •!New- -YTork. 



libu s^y-; 
Juriei ' 29' 



■ San Fraricisco,: July 3. 
Dick Wilbur, old time ^tock man, 
has - an ' anonymbins quickie bur- 
lesiitie ptitfit in. tTie TC^i^riey, -ia. 300- 
s^t^r heiar the police istatlon on 
I Kearney street. ' : 

. Troupe in said, to be cleaning up^. 
though the take is only about $^5 
ia,^dayi 



wiood "home June' ' I? 



days. 



(SrcDses 



^Fbr ' fc-Or^ilit^ ••yfeeW^Wielr ^Juiy --^)-: 
I ' '■ '""Al G.-.Bar'n'e* ' ] 

i -July is. Seanile": ' ."'EllCfiBburK; 6. Tglil'. ; 

■a. .Walla Walla:; 7. Mbactiw, . Idallo? ■ 

f- _■_ i - -7- A- •nxisT*" Tia*r**a*- Aniv\- 



Burlesque Placements 

Milt Schuateri Chicago, made the 
jFoUo-wlng. burleiiaue .placements last 
Week:' Louise . Kellar. ' Jeanne Wil-- 
liams, Irene Young, Star and Gar- 



t i« 



I ■ • i -r- ....... 

AIE SHOW BEITEIIS ^ 

, " pmai)'9., July 3. 
i .Recent air , 'rftc^^,' ji^tted $1,200' 
^roflti of -which .IBOQ Will go to pay. 
pffi'the-'last^ of a.riiT?e--'0rand deficit 
.Pn;.;tMJll!3i.Htt0MJ..J^emalnder^^^ 

. _. , be" pVo-rated ' tp Ipsers on last 

ter,' Chicago; Vfera,' Thprne;' 'Gem, Urcar's' shovr. ' ' •' 



BpbkaneT .OV .PWB^. , WalK) fa 

j Hagenbeck-Wallace . . , 

i July 3. AukuBto. ' Me.; 4. 'RocJcland: 
•Watervllle; 6, Banepr; 7, . LewlBton : . 
perlln,'' N-. "H.i lo; Bldddford-Saco. Me. - 

I Ringling erbs,-B. & B; '; 

".Akron, ■ 



. July 3-4., ' PlltsbuTKh: 



HALSEY E; HilANWARING 

Halsey .E. Maxiwaring,. 5«,. man- 
ager and direcJpr_of..Ah^_Palace,.hp 
tel In'^San iPranciscorand-lcriown-^^ 
picture and stage people, died June 
2e following a heart attack. Hp is 
survived by his widow and a Bis- 
ter, Mrs. F. .G. Cornell of Ngav. York. 

LEWIS P. HUNTING . 

Lewis P. Huntlng.-whp was on the 
vaudeville stage "for 22 years, died 
in Fair Haven,. N. J., June 29, a? 
the result' of injurie.*) .sufjtained in 



Canurals 

(For current week— Week July 3) 

_ Alamo JBxoo: Lead-vllle, _ 
B. & B. : Lyndhbutk, "Va^ . ' 
B«c)finan & GcreUr: BloominKlon. 
BIc State: MexJa. 

Bloom'-B Gold Medal: Champalj?i>-.Urbi»na. 

Copplnfr. Harry; NantyRlo. 

Crafts 20 Bir: "Wayward. 

Curl/ W. S.: -WashlnKton. 
. Endy'Bf .'Budd Lake. 
'-' O.Tllcr's; FestuB; 

GIbbs.'W. A.: Lyndon. 

Olbsoh'a Blue Blbbon: Linton. 

Golden Rule: TounCBtown 

Golden V.iUey: Oak Hill. 

Goodlnp. F. E.. Am. Co.: 

Great Baistern: Lincoln. 

Great Squtbem: Mt.- -Vernon. 

GruebPrK's;"-Mswc;- "BIoOmih»(doJC. 
=^GtHf^eongty^ext<-r.^Mo;= ^^ - - >— r^— 

Hansen, All: Mound GIty. 

Hujfhey BrOB.:D6levan. 

Jones. Johnny J.: WllkeH-Barre. 

KeyHtone Attp: Oakland. 

7.,andcs. J. L.: Scott. 

LanK. Whitehall. 

Lewis. Art: Marlboro 

McFarland. Ed: Irvlnr. 
. New Deal: J^Fayette. T«inn. - 

Noi'thweBt«m:Coldwater. 

Knodcrafis: Loeuut ' Grove. Okia. 

Sol's Liberty: (Falrl Marion. 

West "VVorld Wonder: Nanhua. fi, H, 

World'ii Fair: BoonvlUo. 



.cHlcigo;. joha'riria'Sla<le, Terroi?ial* J I First sho'B^,"lri 1931,.- ' broke ' eyen' 
I Clev^landr jObSf les^^^^^l^^ last year's event in the red 

I Alien for. Harry Rogers Show; . Zita | largely due to had weather. 
p.nd Marselle, Melody 'Lane. Playei-. 

BpDEO COIXECrtEl) 

. ; Perry. la., "fuiy 3* 

Peri-y gave- natives arid : visitors; 
more : than r its. share- pf..Wt^rtaii)ir 
. , ^ . ■ . .Imerit.'in -. four- day rodeo and 

(Contintied frPm page 1> hemi-darni, faitf ; grounds being 

pealed' to. ,p6ys managed to dig up I utilized,' There v/as >ufflciertt cash 
three. I {in the three -day roded evefat tp 

When Paramount was producing j draw some of the better. :known 
>Mfidame Butterfly? , it seeded— an-|-nameB.: 
easy matter . to cast the dozen' 



Barvar(d Accen t 



girls Cialled for in the script. A 1 
hunt in the local JapaTiese; quar- 
ter failed to find any maids, ac: 
qijairited .. with the"" ways " of the 
GeishiEi; it took three weeks of ad- 
vertising in California Japanese 
papers before the dozen were lo- 
cated. 

All casting directors believe that 
writerB. were created, Just .to make 
hfe7''tough-:r7l'0T-— the — ca 
getting h,T.rder all the time. With so 
many novelials and writers who 
are without previous picture , ex- 
perience. In the ' old days . regular ; 
picture -writers stuck, to' a "for- 
mula with few new tricks included 
in their -yaitns. No!w 'lads want to 
show how much they know 'a,bou,t 
the outside world. 



Show Takes to Boad 

Masslllon, O., July 3. 

J. .Evans, t^lpneer Massillori. 
sliowman, -virin launch his own mo- 
torized ..circus here within the next, 
few days. This city will be the 
scCrie. of a two day opening stand, 
.iand rpute^. will take the " sho-vv into 
better kr^P^wn^^^^ smaller ,^towns of ^ 
:^^Ghlo,-=for-two-a«d'?three=4ay=j^ 
Howard Peters,. Canton showman, 
.will have the sideshow, .cookhouse 
and pit show.- 

New circus will move on a -fleet 
of .small motor trucks, will have an 
ar^na, without 'toji 160 feet, 
with sealing accommodations of 
J, €00. ■Will have a merchant tieup 
at all stiindet 



VARiETT 



More Than Justl Another Banc! 
A Miniature Entertainment Road Show^ 



^ tells the story (issue of June 20, 1933) 



WW 



Ifamor^ with Haliett 
Big 134,000, Met* 
Diggm* ' Own House 



Boston. June 19. 
Met 10 a live spot with Mai Hal- 
letfs band on stage and 'College 
♦HumoT* on {icreen. 

Estimates for This Week 

Met (Publlx) (4,830; 80-50-05)— 
'College Humor* (Pan and sta«e' 
show. Mai Hallett band on stage^ 
and combo looks like banner week, 
tMM9, magnificent. Ijast week, 
lilttle Giant' (PN) less than cdmfy 
at $12,500. 



MAL 



BoBion *Trdveler^ 

Mai Hallett and Band Tops Prograiii 

If Mai Haitet, Bbsloii orchestra leader, ever doubted 
his popularity in this section of the world, he must have 
been almost overcome at the joyous reception given him 
by a packed house at the Met yesterday when he opened 
a week's engagement with his versatile band. The audi- 
ence did everything but stand on their seats and cheer 
and they would have done that with a little encourage- 

Mai, as if pepped-up-anew iy the. wacmth_oi„tbc„wel- 
come> offered some snappy musical numbers, with van- 
ous members of the aggregation contributing novelty 
solos. And how that band can play ! Opening with a 
fast jazz number, the program included a Deauti^ui 
arrangement of "Mandalay," the ever-popular St. 
Louis Blues," excerpts from "Rose-Marie,' 
the Indian love call, arid a whistling genius called Kay 
^ Wally,. a -new number featuring the drummer, a group 
with the pianist as star, and finally "Lest We ^or^t, 
a military medley. ^- 



Boiton 'Evening Amencan* 

Mai Hallett Beta Reception 

By HARLEIGH SCHULTZ 

Two things happened at the Metropolitan yesterday 
which seemed in their dual way to prove two thlncs. 
First, that happy show times are here again. Then that 
good shows pay. for the house was so crowded we had 
to stand through most of the pragram. But^ it was all 
worth it, stage and screen. Mai Hallett arid"band lopping 
a de luxe footlight bill . t. 

The stage show is one of the finest the Met has ever 
presented, and we all know it has set forth some mighty 
good ones. The Hallett orchestra is one of the best we 
have heard, and its reception is in the nature of a triumph. 
Its specialists are each and all capable in stellar degree. 



BOOKED SOLID UMm LABOR DAT'-^BUT 
AVAILABLE rOB THEATRE ENGAGEMENTS FROM LABOR DAY ON 



AlL-Communicatiom lo 
CHARLES SHRIBMAN, Personal MaMgewient 
Little Building, Boston, Mass. 



Graieful appreciation to Hy Fine, Harry Gourfain, Eddie , Cuddy, Myron Shillman, 
Ed Smith and the entire Metropolitan Theatre Staff for their hind cooperation 



RADIO 



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64 PAGES 







• 1 



ir Duzz DamDnage 
Sliocks Mpk witk Censorship Threats 



Minneapolis, July 10. 

Elected OA an extreme liberal with 
the theatrical: element'? full sup- 
port andi always known ampiig his. 
friends for his broad-mindedness. 
Mayor A. G. (Buze) Batnbridge, vet 
flhOWiMan. and mainaginer diredtdr ot 
tbe ^hubdrt theatre .drajnatic stock 
•icdmpanji:, heis exploded a bombshell 
in local illm circles at his admin- 
istration's outset by promlsiner to 
'clean up' Alms. 

In hi9 Inaugural address ' to the 
iclty council, the • mayor announced. 
i>lanB -for 'proper regulation and su-, 
xiervlalon of motion pictures by a 
committee 'charged with viewing 



New Horror 



For the first time in 30 years 
sandwich men appeared on 
Fifth Ave.nue last week. 

Two men, with masks simu-. 
lating the mugs of Xiaurel and 
Hardy, strolled along advertise 
Ing Loew^s Zlejgfeld which has 
a third run picture policy. 
. Supposed to be an ordinance 
barring such advertising from 
New York's ' class business 
thoroughfare, but the cops said 
- - they— knew— nothing— about It 
and wouldn't interfere. Even 
the ..street laimps blushed. 



Sims m advance ana recommenaing, 
changes, which will be made with- 
out delay.' 

It will be the first screen censor-, 
ibhip in the City's hidtory. Even 
through the 'reform administrattbn'. 
of Bainbridge's predecessor, W. A.. 
Anderson, who prohibited 'Crazy 
jQuilt' from showing iiere and un- 
s^ccessforily opposed the sale, of .3.2 
beer, nd effort ever was made to 
iiiterfere with any motion pictures 
of -to reauire the toning down Tof 
film advertising matter. Except -tn. 
a. Ife^ isolated Instances in the psist. 
lO y^ira' when the mayori' acting 
■ on individual complaints, has 
«t0t»ped in and halted a picture, 
-everything has gone on the etcreens 
'Md censorship' in any form -never 
aucceedM. in getting a foothold. 
. Fifm and Adv. Censorship 

('Recent adniinlstrtttions have 
failed to provide proper regulation 
for .the showing of pictures and«for 
*; ^P!^^. B-upervision of the a dve r- 
tl^iiiiE; of phortopia^^ throtighout the 
cUy/ said Bainbridge in his inaug- 
Mf A address. 'I/ikewise they have 
b^n soraiewhat derelict in enforc- 
inic: certain ordinances having to 
*» with the regulation of theatres 
• tl^mselves. Because of this fact, 
t 4ntend to appoint without dcliay 
4 motion picture and theatre cOm- 
■iHtee which wiU havei poorer and, 
•'^Mthority to view^ "niotion pictures' 
in' 'advance of their sh3'vi-ing and 
»e»6omm,end cuts and changes, and 
■ inspiect all advertising matter 
^tended for. .use .in connection with 
-Showing of thc. e films, a:nd to 
-(eoiitinued • bn-page -44)--— — 



A LITTLE IKXIE 
GDiGERDOWN 
SODIH 



fox W BOOST DESriTA 
AS ZIECFEID OF rails 



■ Dallas, July 10. 

Dalltui^ as a capital of a! new field 
of fertile show business. Is being 
ogled, for the fiiJl by .sundry J show 
interests. 

The hunger in and around Texas 
for live entertainment may put Dal 
las on. the map as a show center for 
central booking purp oses. _^Branch 
offices there, are. being considered. 



Hollywood, July 10. 
^ox will attempt :to steal Sam 
wldwyn's thunder- by launching a 
^ttUcity--- campaign -billing -Buddy 
•eSylva as the 'Ziesfeld • of Pic- 
tures.' Studio figurps that his first 
WCture, 'My Weakness," will be 
«rong enough to stand the com- 
^ison with the late stage pro- 

Goldwyn, Ih his publicity for the 
l*»t two years, has . pointed that 
** presenting gals to screen audi- 
*|»ces ho has donned the cloak of 
^•egfeld as the fetnme glorifier. 



New Orleans, July 10. 
A greater liberality throughout 
the south and southwest, including 
not only open Itkker selling but 
gambling, is loosening up this ter- 
ritory as. a hot. spot for bands and 
attractions. 

In Texas, particularly, some of 
the best known places now have 
gambling casinos attached, hence 
the economic ability to book big at- 
tractions.. . -. „__.-■.: ..^:r. . 

'Tennessee is another state that's 
pepping a bit. Hotel JPeabody; Mem' 
phis, is.bboking rotating name band^ 
starting with. Herbie Kay. Hotel 
Claridge, also in Memphis,, just 
opened Bobby Meeker's orchestra. 
Both of these hotels have no ^am- 
(bllng afflliations but beer figures. 
Oil, cotton and wheat markets are 
further, factors in the south taking 
on some ginger, 



Radio Show 'As Is' 

May Become Picture 

For the first time a radio pro- 
gram as is, may become a film flick- 
er. " Paramcunt and Jack Arthur 
are in negotiation for the Standard 
Oil series, 'Johnny Hart in- Holly- 
wood.' 

Arthur is 'Hart'/ on the air. 







Experience Makes' Indus- 
trialitts Showmah-MSnded 
^World's Fair Under- 
goes Numerous Changes 
as BoK' Office Reports 
Point the Way. 



Caterers Predict BVays Comdback; 
REINS ^^^^ Have Re-educated PqbEc 



1ST AID TO FLOPS 



.Chicago, July 10. 
As the World's Fair bargei into' 
the tell-tale month of Julyr the 
need for showmen and showmani^ip 



hat been Mknewledged. There have 
been , enough fiascos amonQf ' and 
eentraeted with, the liifl nioney« 
making concessions to have brought 
about a moire congenial attita.de on 
the part of the exposition itself to- 
ward 'the a*nus homo showman. 

Proprietors of the auccesef ut en- ' 
tertainmentt' are pereone of consid- 
erable moriB weight and prestige 
than they were 4ive westka ago. 

Even the engineers, business men,' 
aiid astronomers ot the administra- 
tion building are getting showman- 
CContlnued on. page 63) 





•L 

ASATiUM 




Canny 



Holly wood, July 10. 
Donald, 14-yeaT-old son ot 
Gus Kahn, gets a five case note 
from Ben Bernie for supplying 
him with half a dozen or so 
gags. Eddie .Cantor decided he 
also wanted some gags, from 
the youngster,. He wired . Ber- 
nie. 

liatter replied, 'Stop. Tve ex- 
clusive on. the. kid. Tou can 
have the old man.' 



<liJ)AT2SM 




Commercial pictures, under a 
hew impetus, may become one ave- 
nue through- which new talent Will 
be discovered for the-screen. 
. A few .tests „of people, used in com- 
mercials have -already been made by 
one studio following recommenda- 
tions of house managers of the mid- 
westerri division of a national chain 
which recently has played' a number 
of ad films as 'cheaters.' A juve, 
v«rhose-name- isn't - given' and. Whose 
origin (commercials) Isn't talked of 
too much, is getting preliminary 
training at 'one of the Hollywood 
plants. 



Chicago, July 10. 

Nite club an' cafe managers 
catering, to the World's. Fair mob 
are eager for a type of womanhood 
that nature seems not to have fash- 
ioned. They want' girl performers 
with voices forceful enough to sur- 
mount all table noises, and at the 
same time they must be under 20 
years of age and possessed of exub- 
erant s. a; 

Auditions - for cafe talent are a 
daily occurrence now, but those 
women obviously qualified to enter- 
tain are given the go-by due, to age. 
They're rated old at 25 here and 
decrepit at 30.- In consequence the 
choice hwrowiff down to sweet y&ang 
things with .thin voicM, fresh from 
sustaining radio triumphs, who 
meet the pulchritude test biit have 
a struggle winning respect for their 
entertaining. 



With Imminent repeal and the up-: 
trend, veteran restaurant meii,, 
New York . mentally see the rebirth 
of Broadway.^ A Broadway com- 
parable with, the halcyon sfeni nt 
yesteryear. 

The rehabilitation street 
that's become drably akin; to the 
Bowery and Coney Island Is dea* 
tined to regain the glory that once 
was, according to the belief of bid 
time caterers. Repeal will bring 
back Broadway, It Is argued, for 
what the speakeasy has accpm- 
pllshed-^t least th3 class, apetfk-* 
has been an appreciation of the cul- 



COOD WILL REVUE IN 
PARIS FOR CHEVALIER 



~ As" a bid~"to relh?itate~hiiHgeir "In 
the hearts of his countrymen, Mau- 
rice Chevaliar returns to Paris in 
a ne*r revue at the Casino de Paris 
next October. 

Chevalier fiet the deal with Du- 
frenne and Varna, Parisian im- 
presarios, on his last visit to his 
nativb land. Producers sold the 
Franco- American film star on the 
good will idea as the prime reaison 
for a comeback over there. ' 



FOREIGN EXCHANGE A 
BREAK FOR ACTORS 



European currency situatipii has; 
caused a peculiar situation among 
show people. Those who went to 
Europe to retire and live on their 
incomes are. flocking bkck on every 
boat. On the other hand actors 
who never wanted to go to Europe 
before are actually anxious to hop 
boats now. 

For those abroad on Hnilted in- 
comes.: the situation has become too 
to ugh. - Wliere $ 50 a wcekr^oTraF^bir 
more, previou.5ly made comfortable 
living over there possible, the dollar 
has fallen ao much it can't be done 
for that price any more. 

But from the . tandpbint of actors 
going over to work,_ they are getting 
30% or more for. ' European work 
than they did a year. ago. Acts are 
generally paid off in coin of the 
realm, the exchange thuH "helping 
them, 



inary arts. The liquid- emporiuma 
with theilr recent trend toward, gas- 
tronomic superbness, has educated 
the public again In demands for the: 
better things in food and Jiwids. 
Fifteen years have transpired since 
Volsteadlsm became a tact and. 
through the speakeasy's sundry evo*. 
lutlons, from the lowly blind pig: to 
the deluxe establlEhments, the pub-> 
lie has learned what to expect and. 
what to rejec'. 

When fcame the realization that 
getting a drink was too easy In al- 
most every community, the thirst 
catereria recognized that something 
beyond bevet-ages was necessaory. 
The basic desire of the average citi- 
zen, to he: in- a nice environment vbaa 
written a page in tbe history of 
prohibition which bomewhat offsets 
the crime andt the skullduggery, 
bribery and lawlessness against 
which background .19 set even some 

of thejiice8t_nite spots. ^ . , 

The speakeasy lads have been v 
lavish in setting up deluxe diirfng 
rooms, going as high as $70,000 for 
appointments. With this came >the 
$l-.a-drlnk tariflf and the high food 
scale to replace the hectic era of 4iie 
nite clubs wlien ofie was - truly a, 
sucker in planking do wn $3 and $4 
a head for the privilege of parking 
the body,..in a . close. . stuffy uphol- 
stered room. A quartet couldn't go 
Into the more, popular nite clubs 
(nee cabarstsy without spending $20 
as a inore or less fixed charge cbh- 
sidering Jthe $1 and $1.60 tariff for 
the dirink rnlyers on top :o.f the .C 
and $4, atid "sometimes' $5, couverts. 
(Continued on page 21) 



Figure B'way Beer Gardens 
Better Than Bulh Displays 



Tjong anticipated infiux. of. :beer. 
gartlcris on Broadwa y, seems to~ be 



get f i ng closer to reali ty, .b&scd • on 
the cliclc of the I*abst pavilion on 
the World's. Fair grounds in Chi- 
cago. ' , 

Instead of paying .fancy tung- 
sten .ad prices for a' small Broad- 
way sigh, figuring, is that , the -brew- 
ers can get an even better bally by 
running a , fiizable beer garden to 
Hupplomcnt the electrical advertis- 
inpr, tho-iCL> char;*incr off any res- 
taurant losses to advertising. 



PICT 



ES 



Tuesdkr, July II, 1933 



ers, Agents Puttii^ Teeth 
h hoposed Mutual Benefit Pact] 



'Blossom Hme ' for U 



Artists, -Managers' association,! 
comprising . most- of Hollywood's 

agents, ahd the Screen/ Writers' I ; Universal closed plctur^ 
<3<iild. atiB cementing a pact which, rights to 'Blossom Time,' legit mu- 
■When finally ratifled by both slcal basied oil the life of Franz 
eroups; '^111 -bind the agents to C. iShubert. Deal was In' the mak-j 
handle no wrlt.e|i!S i3ut thos^ in the Ing for several wieeWs, but was in- 
Guildk In turn the writers will volved and held up because of sev- 
agree to do^ ho business with agents I jeral autho^^^ rights, luis the for- 
' elgn angle on music. 

Ilyons & Lyons agented the deal. 
Production on' the film ill b6 
made on the Coast. 



^ther than AMA members 

S'urther teetH In the propoised 
agreement would force guild mem 
btrs to declare a strike against a. 
'fltiidip: - that . unfairly -barred .: an.' 
AKTA .aerent from' doing business . on] 
.•the' l0t.. r r 

•First mfietlqg;. on-, the, .proposal,; 

rawri up by cortjmlttees rof .the; 
two .organlzafloriis, wa,s held 'Thxirs 
day nlgjht (7)V .at' which 3^ a'g^eriti 
. members passed; sCavorably- oh- itbe. 

{'igi;eeff»ept. .: .It-^ thejn .formally' 
urined oyer %6 . the .iorganizatlpin'si 
attbrneVj , Itialpii' Bium,' ' to mialke; 
eUierht technical changes 'to give' lt| 
legale status ' •and' ' force. • 

, Sunday Prbyi 




No, Sab! &ik 
Lbi|g (^^^ 



Hollyw'obd, 
Xfteir sending ' invitation to 
l.| Senator Huey Lopg-' " , appea,r as' 
guest af' tlie' Writers' Ciubi ori .his'l 
i«'l49P^^s; visit, here, bid . was .with-' 
^provisions in.Urkwn fQliowing a storin 9f . proteatJ 

During, unemploymi^ of a client; fe-^IJS^ 
ke aceht ahair suDOlv a wflttwn r*^'^" " -"^"^ honored, 
le ^agent snail ..supply , a wrltton.l invitation was sent by Monte! 



WILL MAHONEY 

.Will Rogers, in the lK)s Angeles' 
xamlne'r,' saiai "Graviman liais -Will; 
MaJhoqey;, the , cleverest one .maii ac ' 
tor in yaudevijle ahd musical com 
edy. Mahoney plays the xylophbnel 
better, with his fe,et. than I .bav<il 
heard it i)layed with hands. Hej 
was such a hit, he knocked old 
Hollywood batty." ! 

Direction ! 

RALPH G. FARNUM 

Roeseyelt Hotel | 
Hpllywood, Ca|. j 



Among .the. 
the 'suggested-.' pact, ..are 



the-ageht shall .isuppliy::- a: writtiern 

•tat;iAent .twice,, a^wL^ d^taiUngjU™^^^^ ^ZJ^I^r Jl^ ^T^ \ • 
iW eiforts. ihade: tb secite the.fdr^ [^^^"^'^•."fJ^ W club. 

iibr wdrk. same in 4he case of M ^ 

i^tten^pted. sale. pf original stPries.; i^.^^Jti. « J / f "t,*'* ^ ? 

paired frpm. the AMA or tlie G^ild.: f^J?^'^^? the board andi 

. .feecr^et^^rU^nent^^ "T ^uey an 

te:*ei^eeiiJ:^nt^ i." v<tation-to stay aw ay.' 

etrajn the , cpjiip^inisatipn of a , writer 

iniipuld also hp subject io expulsion a w m • . 

«f the agents, from the AMA: ilnlllir LCMiW jUTYiyCS 
. .' No clause, in- a contract giving ii« j i tk« 

cfent^^^^ ^^^^""^ '^ttprney ?6ji ,a j . His ^to .Fhoe HiSDai^ 

Ih..-«ase.:an,aeent-'is .barred from la 

~lot:^he matter-wiU -be. investigated 

by the. Cluild's-. Commission .of cbnv 

ciliation and .arbitration and if it 

is found , thei^t the studio actiov isi f**"**"' 

t ft>i .,i ' i gaining wild 

jfdrbid any "- - Its writer's^ .iromil 
Ivrpf'kihg on:- that partieukr lotl'*fh; 
(dttse the * ag^^nf is fbuiid , ]l)Yanie- 
^tfrthy. th^ri : the Guild nieiSiberfp 



FDHUYOL 
FORWBOII 



TheyV^'taikihg; around thfe Metro 
dfflee in Ne**?: York,- of thb ' adViS- 
ahility of Arthiiir' lioew taking' iip 
t<bine > hl'ce quiet' safp sport ' like 
g' Wild animals ) Hla air crash - 
Rppsevelt li^ld ;{dunaay-(ll>-T:saw^ 
th^ irtiih pf fthe fourth ^Arthur Xbew 
i>)ane. <since° November^ : . 

liOew. a licensed pllptd was at the 

.»-.bifedk th'eir cbntrafets t«t^'¥h'^ rSKfe ' ' "V*"^** for-.his 

i^eiit. Withblft redress to" thi-'l^ti if f { P<Wh.. . .Th.e.i^ne, .was cpm- 
fg^ ' • •'« .■ /. • V - ■ •V I pletielyi ruined but lie. managed to 

^ATl hetweWii ' Wiltei-s fel^.iJffiLi'^ll?!^ ^^^^^ t 

iiV heird iti' scratches. After;, a, day's rest 

m^nt by the aiJ^tS UX^t^ A^J^ 

ciliatlbn Jongj^S^^ 

of both oreranizAlions. l^air/PoWs Wne crashed 

'an4, Oa:^talii i)Iion yitik ItlUed, Loew 
4sc^piiig with' a sh'aicing ufii ,In be- 
tween a Are broke out In his hangar 
dt' Roosevelt field destroying i>pth 
his. plaiies. 

After his South African, crash, 
Which" occurred'-bn-'aproposedrpund 
the world .trip, . LioeW '^promised his 
mother to stpp flying for the rest 



Hbllywobd, July 10^ 
It rtobk iota Genjtury fpur weeks 
toi corral a chorus of 16- girls, suffl- 
,clent]y Upholstered .frbiit ' and rear, 
to. flU- the ranks of a Beef Trust 
chorus fpr 'The Bowery.' Plenty of 
chorines answered the call, but 
their figures were all boyishly 
bobbed. It was thought for a while 
that lt wpuld; be necessary to fill out] 
the .isals with ..Iamb's, wooirt the' 
cheating s.a. of many a hot-Jookihg 
femmp star,; but finally enough' 
femmos showed up to make the se- 
lection of 16' comparatively easy. 

Requirements were that . girls 
Should be young, weigh 160 pbun<j(4 
-and-not-be-oVer-fl-ve-feet-in-hel'gMi. 



ii^^lnbers . Pf both .^rig;anizitioh 

In .the east on ..one of; his- periodic 
trips ..Leo .Morrison swung Bill 
Frawley intp '.,Far^mpuht under:, a 
long.-teriuer* It's for six. months. wLtbi 
balance of .flye. years in .Pptions. Fo)- 

lowing l^ad opp; Mae West iu .Tm J "i^^"^;; '°,„"°^/y'"f, 'Ij* J*^* 
^Tp Apgel.:: pS?,lpans Frawley, i.tp New $irk ^^l^n 

which ; he had. pn.the stageJ/' ,. ; 

Frawiey's ' last"' "Broadw4yr^~^^^ 
•was 'Ghost Writer,* which \clpsed 
SiatUrday .night ;(8)', actbr leaving 
fpr'i'.coast next day_'by 'pla 

n 



Haven for Petty-fashers 

' ' ' i ; 

Laguna Art Colony Soft Landing Spot foi; 
Hollywood In-Betweeners 



Holly woPdf .July 10. 
E<ti^ • Work held up the past 
week despite the loss, pf a workings 
day on- the Fourth;. Total of 4,168, 
even b.etibr than 'the previous week- 
by 140 placements. 

Top "day, July 1, saw a total of 
960 people working. Jphn., 
Stahl's 'Only Testelrdajr;'. kt' t^rii-i 
versal, ■ cpntinu'^ti the' biggest user 
of day-check people. 



Oithoic As^^s fjrize 
for I&^r 1^ 



1. 1 1 . 



^■ ■■■\. 



■When those filling the requirements 
did show- up. it was found that few 
knpw anything about chorus rou' 
tiUes !^nd most were hauli ng arou nd 
too much in the rear to throw the 
body around ,to any great extent. 
Some .old gals, who wouldn't admit 
it but smacked of Billy Watsbn,' ap- 
plied for the Jobs, but they were 
over the age limit. 

Gals are now in trAlhing, with 
hope^i that they'll compare with' the 
burlesque queens pf two decades 
ago Kfho tfipped, but not lightly, 
iacrosis the stages of Galcitys, Troca- 
deros. Star and otHer standard - 
named burlesque ' houses ' ot the 
Hyde Bebman era. . 



A contest, with prizes of $1,000 for 
'clean' stories mpst-adaptable fbr re- 
productipn in motion picture, form, . 
will be conducted next yeiar by " the 
Literary Awards : buhdation of the' 
U. S. CathollP ;I»resB associaitipn 
Under a plau ijuggssted' to thaif body 
at Its recent cbnviehtion in Chica^P 
by the Rev. Wilfrid Parsonis, S. J., 
editor-in-chief- of -^the weekly •'Amer'- 
Ica' and chairihan of the iLIterature 
Bureau, • Oontest - tied lit ■•■ with "a 
campaign by the C; P. A. to create 
a demand by the Catholic public at 
: east for pictures both clean and en 
iertainlng.. > ■ /■■ '■■'r- 

In 1932. -Ahd "1933 the. Literary 
Awards Foundation coriducled ' np 
competitlonr clue to the uncertainties 
of the financial situation, but "with 
interest that ^as accrued to the 
fpUUdatio;!,, there, now exists a fUnd 
lUore thau. siciflaplent to pay for the 
proposed, prizes In th^. stpry-fpr-.ther 
film contest. 

The stories would not be sce- 
narios, ■ slft'cb 'techiilical . knowledge 
possessed-' \iy' those 'cixpehenced in 
the i)icture-writiht,-' buslliej^s tebuld 
bi required foi? thfes'e. 'iTiidfer ti'atiier 
TifsD!iiij» — pliBth-r-thb-^wi nnlng ta Jes 
would be protected by the C P. A. 
and'would'be Pifered to tbe'filh^^ iii- 
dustry - under" CPnd'ttibnS pfes^rving 
the -integrity, pf; th^ story;:khd ' its 
u jjderlyiiig philosophy»iThe < C. P. ■ A. 
f nd, the .winn^ng..vlr^iter would share 
l^^.^b^JiOTPflt.s o.f such a^^Q,. the.as^- 
spcja^t^pn's fh- ..e, being applied to the 
Literary AWards Foundation Fund. 
The plan, hai^ .be^n ' discussed with 
pe^taiii ;pim ex^cuitives. 



INDEX 






,46 


- Burlesque 


61 


' -Chatter 




editorial.: 


51 


• Exploitation 




ilm Reviews......... 




Foreign Film News..'.'. 


... 21 


Foreign siiow News:": 


••^. 54 


House Reviews- .. ... . . . 


...16-17 


inside — Legit 


"' 62 


Inside — Music .... . , . . 


47 


Inslde^Plctures 


61 


\lnalde — ^Radio 


44 


InsIde^Vaude 


.61 


L~egitimate 




="Letter^List===T-.=r=r:TT-r=.=»=,=;r. 






.. 56 


Music 


-.45-'J7 


News from the Dailies. 


. . 60 


Nite Clubs. . . ... — . • 


47 


Obituary 


61 


, ;Outdpo.H's 


63 


Pictures 


2-38 


Radio .«•*..*',..•.,...•«. 


..39-44. 


Raflio Reports .......... 


.. .42: 


Talk! ng Shpr'ts ........ 


.. 15 


TijTi^s j^quare. . . , . . v 


... , 57 


VaudcVillb 


..48-49 



frpm .his promise, buying a coUpie 
n^w planes immediately: 

Bemie as Film Star? 



Chicago, July 10. 
■'Radio pictures is reported' inter- 
ested in Ben BernI.e. for a picture iii 
th^ fall after the maestro 'winds up 
W.lth the World?s Fair. Radio's in- 
terest, Priginates with H. N: J^-wail- 
son, fprmer editor ' bf 'College 
Humor,' Bernle wrote some humor- 
oUs articles for 'Humor' and Swan- 
son. 

Story - to give Berpie.. a role as 
chief kibbltzer to the Ibv© interest 
is being sought. . Meanwhile the 
Bernie coast trip has a secondary 
aspect,. a proposed coincidental band 
j.ob at the Cocoanut Grove. That's 
also under dlscussibri/ '-. 



Teit Ulric, 'Judge' 

Lenore Ulric -was. tested by Fox 
JasLjK§^,i;^Jth__^t« if 
the tiling turns out; ""^'"^ 
Paramount made a t6st of Walter 
G. Kelly., the 'Virginia Judge,' mon- 
ologist, recently turned legit. 



GUS PEOXY 

Hollywood, July 10. 
. .Meti'o is looking for an actoi'' to 
impersoTiate Guh Edwards in 'Stage 
Mother? 

Edw.u-ds waH under contract to 
'the. studio three yearej ago. 



Coast Injureil 



Hollywood, Jyly 10. 
. Hoot-Gibson will remain in bed 
; .Cedars of LbbanoU hos- 
pital for the next three weeks due 
tp .injuries in a plane crash at the 
National Air races, July 3. Iffe 
broke three . ribs and • three lumbar 
vertebrae. 

Eileen Percy doing well at the 
sarnie hospital after a. second, ab- 
dbminaX opteratlon. Similar .op has 
Mrs. Leb Forbstelrivin St. .Vlribent's. 
She i^ expected to leave " a 
couple of days. 

Dorothy Samsbn will be out of 
the Hollywood hospital; where she 
is recovering from a peritonitis op- 
eration, in 10 days. 

. Injuries suffered by Jack. Mc- 
phee, actor, in an auto accident, 
first thought fatal, are serious but 
UOt critical. He is improving - 
idly: 

Dorothea. Wieck recovering at a 
mountain camp hear Hollywobd 
from slight bronchial illness. 



¥cNop0r«DressIer»Bit(K 

in Metro Stage Yarn 

Hollywood, July 10. 
Metro has . unshelyed 'La Belle. 
Dolly,' theatrical story, and has put 
Arthur Caesar to work on it. Yarn 
is .for . Jackie .Cooper, and probably 
Marie Eircssler, with Charles Reis- 
ner to direct. 

Caesar has also gone to work on 
'Penthouse,' with Frances Goodrich 
and Albert Hackett. 



July 20 (New York lb' Lbndon) 
John W. Hicks, Eugene -Zukor (Ma- 
jestic). 

. July- 19 . (Loiidoh .to iNev/ York) 
Erik Charfell, Clifford C. Fischer (fie 
de France), ' " 

Juiy liz (Loudon tp New York), 
Eric Wpjlhelm. and partj^,' Prof. 
Stern, Norm^ Shearer, Irving Tbai- 
berg ^(Majestic)....; 

July 12 (NeW York tb Paris) , Mrk 
Ludwig Lawrence, Mr. and Mru. 
I'iedelba-um (Olympic^. 

July- I'i rNe w Jbf k "to Africa^ Ckri 
Sonin (Bremen). 

July il (New York to Paris) Hert- 
drifc. Willem Van Loon (Bremen). 

J Uly 81 (New- York to Panama) 
S.^ul Jacobs (P'enn^yiVania). 

. Jiily $ (T^^ew York 'to :C'aUfoTnla) 
.Joey Ray, Lou Clayton' (Jf'ejinayl- 
yanla); ' ■ " 

jjily S (London to - New York) 
Edna Beaty Herbert Marshall (Ber- 
engaria). . 

July 8 (New. York to Genoa) Judge 
Mitchell Erlanger, Nina Morgana, 
Mrs. Adolph Zukor (Conte di Sa- 
yoia). 

July 7 (London New York) 
Barbara Bennett, Morton Downey 
(President Harding). 

July 6 (New York to Berlin) Kurt 
Sfell (Deutschland). 

July -6 (J'l^'rtr York to Paris) J. 
'^iRPbert^Rubinr^Ahdre^MaurbisH^Mc-^ 
Clure Bellows, SamiJcl Untermyer 
(lie de France). 

July. 5 (New York to London), 
A. W. Kfelly (Aquitania). 

July 4 (San Francisco to Alaska) 
John Barrymore and his wife, Do- 
lores Clbstello-Barrymore (-Ruth 
Alexander); ^ 

July i (Los Angeles to; South Wp- 
ton) Dbhald Crisp (Amerika)'. • 

Julys (Paris tb New York) Clay- 
\on Sheehan (ManLattan); . 



Laguna Beach, July 10. 
Thl« krtistic ' beach town has be* 
cpme a popular Jandlhg place for 
Hollywood- writers and other film 
people suddenly bereft bf incpme or 
languishing between Jobs. 

Laguna liylng scale la 
cheap '.pompared to Hollywood's, 
has been made that way by 
many .resident painters' ahd literati" 
who have, little or nb money, and 
can buy .pnly. what, is cheap. /Ypu 
cau!t. .speudva. lot of ., money h^B 
^ithout ajt-ousing suspicion. 

Laguna has also taken a subtle 
part in film affairs by acting aS a' 
backbone stiffener • for scribblbra 
afraid of Ipsing their jobs. .Know*, 
ing they can cPme here and llye iur 
definitely pn. .th$ few ^ centuries 
sj^yiBd upi giyeq .them more indfa- 
peqd^nce Ip talicing to supervisory 
Ijagunti,^ .iB only ^5 milep irbm 
Holly wood, near enpugh to keep Jn 
touch , with studios and agents. ' - v 
.Except July and, August 

when city i[oik..come here for a. va- 
patipn, cottages can be .i; rented, iot 
as low .,as llO . per.-mpnth. For {16, 
a styllsh..;bungjalbw .can be hadf 
Add. another dollar br two for gas'; 
light and ter,. and the r^nt bill is 
pajd.. .Fopd .. .; , cheap, :. except . in 
re'stai^rautis: catering to tourist 
^trade,. au4- i.nobpdy . . dressps. up, . 8p 
there's liitle, plqthes. expense. 

Artists hpr.e : are . having the skine 
trouble unlPading paiptings as .In 
other. ,;pl§lpe8,. purid ^he . art .galliei^. 
lists articles of food, household fur^i 
nlshings, or other thingp the canvas 
daub^s will accept ,in lieu of 
moiiey for their works, 
. Many picture people . have all 
year . ..round ^ homes in Laguna^ ,wb^re 
you don't.' , have , to 'ihrbw big pf^V 
ties.. ' . Amipng" .them" axe " Arthur 
Caesar, Charles' : Relsner,. Charlf)s 
Kenyon, Bess ' Meredyth,..i George 
'Roesner, Ray. Grifflth, and Fr^'drip 
March; '- 'in .' between " jobs, .-.thp,. 
writers., comp .he^e tp dope out orig' 
inal'si - Y(;it^ b'plyjthe arty raves .'pf 
.canvas daubers, for, , Interruptlpn, 



Uj Replaces Harlow 



; HollywPod, July 10. 
. . Myrna - Loy instead of jban Har- 
low gets the femme lead In Metro's 
'Bombshell,' story of a Hbllywbod 
star. ■ 'Itnderstbbd reason for the 
dwitch'ia: tha,t 'certain angles of the^ 
story; It. was/ felt, might react 
against MIss"^ Harlow, due to i>ast 
Incidents In her life. :| . 

Warner Baxter has the- oth^f 
lead.- ActPr, borrowed from Fox \ 
for two pictures .at <Metr-e,- is - also 
set for- 'Penthouse.' r -f/ " 

- . -.- . ■m -- -T ■ \ -iV.., 

- .• •■• v.- ., •■ ill 

flarlow^Lombardd Band as 
'Spirit of American Youth^ 

Walter Wanger; Metro 'iassociato 
producer, ;is silH-iiot bn^ihe idea of , . 
combining Jean .Harlow and the GUy 
Lombardo. orchestra .as co-,attra<5* 
tipns in a'Picturejof American youtli^ 
holding that both best exemplify th*. 
'spirit of wyng , America.' , . l?, 
. ,Loi)ibardp 'has asked' for an ind^ 
ppistponement pf ithe idea for Xh/ff 
prime, feaspn. thiat'. he .doesn't kno;^ ' 
of' any band.'bavlrjig clicked in filni'i^ 
' . Wangfer's' ldekllWas^t^ itip " 

life of ia popular orchestra' leadft^ 
more of a cbihposite than bio8;raph^" 
ic4ii • ajj' reg'ards Lorabarffp 
brothers/, '• ■ ' -■■ ■■" 



MG'» 3-Way Starrer 

, Holly woodj July 10... 

'The Paradise Case,' English novel : 
by Robert Hichlns,^has been bought 
.by Metro as a three-rway starrer for 
John and Lionel Barrymore and 
Diana Wynyard. 

No writing .assignments , but 
picture is slated to get goiTig as soon 
as Mi.ss Wynyard returns -from Engi» 
l and la te_jn_AUgujt. Lf- 

Par Signs Ida Lupino 

Paramount ' has gone to England 
for a new fape, Ida Lupinb, 17-year- 
old daughter of Stanley Lupino, 
w. k; British comedian. .1 
Signeel to a termer by P.ir, Mlsi?< 
Lupino Is to report to Hollywood in 
August.' Sh^'s Ween in London mu- 
sical compdy aind on the drani.T; 
I «tage: there. 



Tuesday, July 11, 1933 



P I C T ■ B E S 



VARIETY 



FILMS 




REAL 




Par s Elaborate Talent Testing 
Dept in East to Dig Up New Faces 



Fiaram6unt has decWed to go Into 
f^e talent testing thin? in the east 
ion a more, substantial biosls than in 
"^e past and has started organiza- 
tion of a new department to handle 
Edward Blatt; dIrTCt6r,. arrived 
in New York Thursday (6) for the 
purpose tagingf. some of the 

tests. 

' Blatt was formerly a legit pro- 
ducer In New Tork and is figured 
'£0 know some of the material avall- 
' dible. He will -work with Oscar Ser- 
iih, who has been in New Tork for 
the past three months looking: up 
iiew faces. . They Will be given sey 
^ral' people ai» aids and studio space 
■will be made available to them for 
an indefinite period. 

Proposition ai3 now outlined is for 
Blatt to rehearse whatever new tal- 
ent is found, working with the ac- 
tors for periods of a week or longer 
'to.preparo them for camera emoting^ 
Theii he. will direct them lii test 
scenes^ the tedts to be -more com- 
plete and definite than they have 
Iteen in the past A capable, camera 
-man will be assigned to handle that 
end of it expertly, and all the scen- 
'«ry and Qostumes designed will be 
put at the department's disposal 

Paramount's idea is that too many 
good prospects are lost by incom- 
petent tests,, hurriedly made by per- 
ebns not sufficiently acquainted with 
-Istudio conditions on the coast as 
Well "as talent possibliities in the 
east. Only actor Paramount found 
Vlii' the test routine during the past 
'^buple— yearis is Mae -West, while 
quite a number of good prospects 
were dropped ohl)r to .ishow up at 
othbr studios and make good. New 
— wgyrtt*g~t hought, will remedy tlii sr 



CHEVALIER'S $150,000 

Asked $200^000 from Par But Less 
Via Metro for 'Widow' 



ItoUywood, July 10. 

Sidney ^aiiklin will direct Mau- 
rice Chevalier a,nd. Jeahette ■ Mac- 
Donald in 'Merry Widow' tor Metro. 

Understood that Cheyalier made 
concedsions to. Metro from the 
1200,000 asking price for Para- 
mount's renewal and is . getting . less 
than $150,000 for the picture. 




Better Times, Better Piz, 
^.Better Public Feelings 
'New Deal' the AnsWer in 
..Almost .Every . Sector--- 
New Englluul alid Chi- 
cago Particularly Strong 
— iSbiith and Mid^^*^ 
Right Behind 



Coppers and Planes Are Studios' 
Aspirin for Headackes m Findii^i 
WOdemess Hideouts of Actors 



Actors Take Tip 
From 

FormOwn 





Hollywood, July 10. 

Number of members the 
Actors' branch of the Academy are 
following the example of the screen 
writers and are forming the Screen 
Actors' Guild, Inc., with the view of 
bolting fron) the Academy. Incor- 
poration paper? have been filed at 
Sacramento for the body by the law 
office of McAdoo & Neblitt. 

Majority of the members of the 
Actors'^ branch have been holding 
s^ret meetings with a view of 
withdrawing from the Academy and 
in some.. way affiliating with the 
Writers' Gui ld. as far as code and 



EXPECTED EARNINGS 
CANNOT BE ASSIGNED 



liOS Angeles, July 10. 
Ruling one cannot assign what 
exists in expectancy only, the Ap- 
pellate coiirt reveFded 'a judgment 
handed down by the Superior court 
in favor of Vera Orkow against 
Harrison Orkow, screen writer. 
Orkqw made a settlement with his 
wife whereby she was to receive a 
third of ail his .earnings from his 
literary output. Document signed 
'by Orkow statedl T do this that her 
future may be happier than the 
past, and secure.' 

.i.Xiater Mrs. Qrkowsued for. divorce 
in New' Tbrk>_ asking jEor alimony, 
which she was disallowed. Since 
then she claims he has been work- 
ing at the Warner studiO here at 
■|400 a week; Defense contended 
during the Superior court trial lie 
Was not employed as a writer and 
therefore his former wife was not 
Ibntitled to the third split. Ijower 
court held the assignment covered 
ill earnings, but the Appellate .divi 
s'ipn reversed this judgment, ruling 
brkoW .couldn't assign .future earn- 
ings that were ' vague .and no' 
secured by some contract or definite 
assurance of continued employment; 



The theatfos of the; nation are 
starting to- atage what . beiBins to 
ooic like rieai recovery* with a posi 
tion on orosses for this time... of the 
year, that indicates a steady 
ward swing ia. finally here.. With 
worries for the sumrtier season not 
so pointed mm they weror theatre 
men are- looking' forward .to big 
strides ' in the fall. 
Better times, better pictures and 
better ■ public feeUng all around 
are contributing strongly to the 
upward^ trend shown . by grosses 
frOm coast to coast; While the in- 
crease in business, runs to airound 
10% as compared to May, despite 
that July ';, Is alwiiys seasonally 
poorer than the rlast month of 
spring, it is much grea.ter than that 
in some spots, ' 8uch« '\ as for ex' 
ample, Chicago wliich haci tlte? Fiiir 
(Continued on page 62) 



cooperation is concerned, New 
player group, will have no connec 
nion with Equity, it is claimed.' 

Leaders in the.' movement- ^ are 
Ralph Morgan, Chester Morris; Alan 
Mowbray and James Gleason, with 
about 160 actors, mostly from the 
stage, interested. 

Academy announced that Chester 
Morris and Alan Mowbray were not 
asiaociated. in any way with the 
formation of the. Screen AetOrs' 
Guild, and Ralph Morgan and Keh' 
neth Thomson are said .to .admit 
their activity. The Academy . claims 
Ralph Block and Oliver H. P. Gar- 
rett formerly tried, to interest actors 
in forming such an organizatioii biit 
nothing caihe ~6f ft b.ut"the under 
standing, now is that Al Cohn is 
sponsor of the new efCort to put 
actors in association such as was 
incorporated, ' which would work on 
similar .b£isis as the Screen .Writers* 
.GjiiVi._.. 



I^di6's 2 Air Films WiU 
Be Produced iii Germany 

Hollywood, . July 10., 

Capt. rnest Udett, German air 
ace, is talking contract with Radio 
'as technical director for two forth-, 
coming air pictures, 'Ballon Buster' 
and "The Red Knight,' pictures to^ 



Co-Star Baer, Velez 



: Holly wood, July 10. 

Originally Intended '. as a Shiearet*' 
Gable co-starrer,\ and . latej:. with 
Joan Crawford replacing Miss 
Shearer, iletro'is 'Prizefighter And 
the Liady' will have iitipe Velez" and 
Max Biaer, heavy Weight champion- 
ship contender, in the top spots. 

Josef Von- Sternberg had the di- 
rectorial assignment for one day 
but walked wheh'he and the studio 
failed, to aerree on story points, Jack 
Conway wi meg, with production 
"sched'uled "to" start Jiily 20", " 



Swanson Sticking at RKO 

' Hollywood, 

'Radio is negotiating the renewal 
for One year of H. N. SMvansort'^s^ 
contract as supervisor. 

. Swanson camife to Radio as story 
ed|itor, but was later given a berth 
as producer. 



4 Stories Lined Ujp at 
20 C. for Con; Bennett 

Hollywood, July 10. 
Constance Bennett's first produc- 
tlon:jit_2Qjth..Cjentury will_be ^ 'Moulin 



NOW SHOW HUNGRY 



JOCK WHITNEY STARTS 



Social 



Scion . jMoy<9# In On 
Lot To Begin Prod. 



Pathe 



Hollywood, July 10. 
Jock Whitney has .arrived to stiEUit 
his Technicolor j>rpductibn company,; 
establishihg offices this week on the 
Pathe lot. Melville Baker and Jack 
Kirkland are working, on the first 
story, which as yet lacks a title. 

Joel McCrea and Dolores Del Rio 
have been tentatively yrrittert in as 
leads. Players nientloned have put 
in the past t^o weeks inakinig color 
tests in anticipation. 




Scribes V Actors 



TicUer Contrads 



Hollywood, July 10. 
Studios have' recently been makk<- 
ing more use of the flattery angle 
in contracts to get -balky, artists to 
come down in salary demands. 
Clauses are Inserted in .contracts 
promising actors a ..chance to .dir 
rect, writers a chance to supervise, 
and directors ian- opportunity to be- 
come executives; 

'Clauses are not binding on the 
studio and ohcO the artist hais his 
name on paper the studio is apt to 
forget all ' about the promise. 

Vanity ticklers have .been used 
mostly on writers lately. One 
scribbler at a major lot has ' been 
bragging to his friends that, he'll 
soon be made an associate pro- 
ducer, as it's in his contract, l^zecs 
are^laughing; as they intend keep- 
ing him on scrlptis. 



Hollywood, 
Now its Metro that Is feeling the 
pent-up peeve of Jack Warner. '■ The 
pout - this time is about a score of 
governors. Warner accuses liOuls 
B"; Mayer,' of sc'obpihg all- of the 
studios but bf the honor of enter- 
taining' the chief execs oit the 20 
states who arrive here July 28 after 
attending the CrOvel(4i6rs' coifivehttdrii 



Rouge,'- by Lajpn De .Brie, and will 
probably be the first of the initial 
quartet to be put into work. The 
others are' 'Miss Lonelyheart,' 
'Troubl^e Shooter' and the story re- 
cently purchaised from Walter Win- 
cheli. 

Studio in seeking the loan of Mark 
Gordon and Harry Revel from 
Parattiount to put tunes to the Win^ 
chell yarn. 



U's ^ake a Chance' Screen 
Musical Set ; 4 Wks. Sked. 

liilllan Roth goes into the Row- 
land & Brice-Larry Schwab 'Take 
a Chance' screen musical ifor Uni- 
yersai instead of ' 'Ginger jRogerS 
Letter was called in by Rttdloi which '■ 
has: her for three pictures, so she 
couldn't come east. 'Chance' with 
Schw:ab and Monte. Brice cO-direct- 
ing, starts at the AstOrla (Li; I.) 
studio July 26 6n a four weeks' 
shooting, schedule. 

Balance of Cast set so far com- 
prises—Joan- Marsh,— June - Knight,- 
Liilian Bond and Jimmy -Dunh^ 
Schwab is liii Chicago this week, 
wher6 Buddy Rogers is playing, to 
get the latter for the, juye leiad. 

'Chance' will be made for U with- 
out direct studio, supervision. U 
sent Stanley Bergerman, Carl 
Laemmle's son-in-law, east . to 
3upervise3. -& B.:«L4?JI^^^ 
Pretzels,' recently complpted. 



in Sacramento. 

According to the Burbank pro- 
ducer, it Was his origihai idea to En- 
tertain the- govs, passing it on , to 
Fred .Beetson of the Hays^ bfnoe 
with the suggestion that each studio 
blow the trumpet for ^ few. apiece 
Apportioning of the Honorahles .was 
spiked when word trickled dowi|[ 
from. Sacramento that. Gqy. .Rolph 
had: promised to deUyeir.ail 20 of 
then|- to Mayer. 

Warner .Was so incen§ed that^ 
when the If ays. office asiced. hjm to 
entertain his share of the 8R- Army 
and Navy fliers who were- here for 
the National Air races, he said: 
'Give my share' to Mayer.' 



Awahmg Dick Powett^s 
Recovery for Tirade' 



Hollywood,. July 10, 
Warners will hold up prodlicti<io 
of 'Footlight PaCrade? uhtil^ Dick 
Powell is sufficiently recovered to 
work instead of Stanl€>y Smith 
playing the part. 

This was after the studio received 
numerous squawks frohi exhibitora 
ihCorming them to keep the PoweJl^^ 
Ruby Keeler tej^ni intact,. ^. : 



Hollywood, July 10, . 
call of the wild that has 
players - ducking- ; put - of —town 
hideaways in; the woods, and moun- 
tains as soon . as . a picture is fin- 
Isiied gives plenty of headiaches . to 
studio heads, especliUly" in, view pt 
the. 7j5% of films that need doctoring .'^ 
after previews. 

With all of California Considered 
a summer playground, actors hay6 
the habit of hitting for the quiet 
places as soon as the ° last scene of 
a picture is taken, without lieavinjg 
a forwarding address. If they do 
divulge their destination it generally 
is Some. spot away from teiephbnp,-. 
telegraph or other normarineans of 
communication. 

' Studio '«xecs^ witli a release date 
to meet and with retakes 'necessanr 
to patch "up 'a 'i»lctiii;ej .0rpw iferej; 
hairs after every fllm trying to 
round up the cast. Then It is when 
they ciirse those cabin anjd shack 
retreats in. the woods that tiiei piay.^ 
ers annbuhce as their hideaways* 
but always K^ep ifecret so far as,.tiho 
location is concerned. It's always 
back of this mountain or thiiat' oxiei 
but' mountains are ; huge "afCalrs out 
here' and finding one of the dpots 
from a hibernai:tng actor's directioh 
is worse than fli^ding. the proverbial 
nieedle In the hay stack. 

Enlist-Cpps 

Recently an actor i^ot out of tpwik 
before the studio "gOf atouhd tb tell 
him lie was wanted for retakes bii a 
picture. Best 'they could -learn 6t 
ms 



whereabouts was that he was 
hitting' it for the Siertras and should 
be : on' the road Somewhere between 
here and Bishop, 300 mlleS away. 
Studio got the state, highway patrol 
working on the job; with" eVery mo- 
iorcycle cop oh the three-century 
stretch watching for a cliap thajt 
looked like aA' actor. ^'Chap wai 
found .with, his brbiten down car at' 
the side of the road and was brought 
btu:k to Hollywood, on the> back of 
the cop^s motprcycl«fi 

Last week Radio wanted Walter 
Huston for retakes but all anyono 
knew was that he wais" at a cabin 
somewhere hear Bl^'Sear. dtttdlo 
hired an aerbpiahe with loud speakier 
attached' to fly ■over the territory 
,wlth the. pilot announcing to the 
wilderness, 'If Walter Huston heart 
this,. w:ill he please report, to Radio 
studio at once.' ' 

Four hours later Huston was at 
a telephone, ireported in and. Was 
back at the studio in grf^ase paint 
the following noon. He was doing 
a splb' on horseback thrbugii Ute 
foods' when he :g6t. tho air'Sent 
•uinmons. 



Hollywood, July 10. 
Joan Marsh and Ltillian Bond 
booked through Ralph G. Farnum 
for 'Take a Chance' leave by plane 
for New Toi?k Wednesday (10). 
June Knight will playi part she 
created on stage , In picture .'instead 
of Ginger Rogers. Miss Knight 
leaves for New York this, week also. 



Schiiessler Resigns as 
Radio Caster; to 20 C? 

Holly wood, July 10.' 

Fred Schuessler, casting director 
at-Radlo, hsis -tendered hisr resigna- 
tion effective July 22. No successor 
has as yet been appointed. ' 

Believed here that Schuessler will 
return to. the ; United Artists' lot as 
casting director for Twentieth Cen- 
tury. 



Vidor-Boardman -Sue^ 



Jjoa- Angeles, July 10. 

King "Vidor and Eleanor Board- 
man, as owners of the Hotel. Tray- 
more, iios Angelcfj,- have filed a 
superior court action against. Emil 
Schoepp, lessee of the property, for 
non- performance of the lease. 

Asking for $3,391 back rent and 
the return of. the premises. Simon, 
& Crarbus repre.sentlng the plaintiit. 



Canriel Myers Cinches 

Lion in Her li^ 

Pasadena, July' .,' 
Carmel Myers has . finally, qoI^ 
lected a; screen cast to appear, with 
her in.liion in JJer Lai*,' and thtf 
show Is scheduled to Open if. the 
Pasadena Playhouse July 18. Pro- 
duction with Miss Myers was de- 
pendent .Qn_ber..gettinjL.fiLm-fila 
for the., other parts. 
-Company will include Claudia, 
Morgan, Albert Contl, Alec Court- 
ney, Frank Dawson, Anne Kingsley 
and Ruth Warren. Play is by D. S. 
B^irchild. 



™-Goileen Eorgets.Pix^^ 

With no Metro assignment on tlie 
horizon, Colleen Moore Is now in 
New York to spend the summer, 
with her husband. 

During her absence studio is try^ 
Ing to locate a yarn to fit her. She 
has. a year's contract and was 
loaned out. to Fox for 'Power and- 
the CSlory,' but has made no picture 
on the home lot. 



VARiETY 



PICYHBES 



Toesda^, Jnlj !!• 1933 



CoL Studio Shuttered by Union 
Walkout Over Soundmen s Qaiuis 



iHollywopd, July 10 
Unless the Producers' Association 
comes to their aid today (Monday), 
Columbia -will capitulate to the 
unions ■which went On ,.strik«. Satr 
urday following demands for union 
pay scale, 

Afeanwhlle Pat Casey ■ who was 
due here l^hursday mornirig arrives 
Wednesday night (12). Casey be 
fore leaving New Tork Infonhed 
Victor Clark, labor contact for the. 
Producers* Association that Colum- 
bija were slgntitors to the basic 
agreement ahdi also informed Wll 
-11am- Elllotr head- of . Ithe lATjSE .ib^ 
this efEect.' Elliot Is . expected to 
notify unions here which was: not 
dome before 9 a^ m. M?^^^^'' that 
those who: went out on sympatl>y 
must return, leaving soundmen the 
only holdouts In this case. 
- • -.Twentieth- Century Is also- de- 
clared ;by unions not to be signatory 
and will have to sigh the sanie 
agreement as. other Independent 
studios before they begin their first 
licture, 'Bowery' set for Jiily 17. 
24 Hour*' 

Soundmen's Ix)cal No. 696 served 
24 .hour notice on the Columbia 
studios that, .it i^U^t sign the 
prevalent wage scal^ for producers 
outside of. the Producers' Associa- 
tion 'basic scale or the unions would 
pull their crews. .Not obtaining' 
satisfaction, the .strike became op- 
erative . at three o'clock Saturday 
afternoon, throwing 700 .people out 
of. work, and efCectlvely shutting 
down the studio . 4ther than the 
Executive, find writing dejpartments. 

in the strike some 360 to 400 
union men went out, the unlonsi 
ibupporting the soundmen being 
cameramen's local,. 669; operators' 
' local, 150 ;' editors and laboratory 
workers', 683,' and bperatprs',. grips 
and property men, 37. 

The walkout stopped work on two 
featuries and a, short. One of the 
feiatures was "Pury of the Jungle,' 
with the liiilt on location at Mall- 
bu: Other feature, 'Mike' and a 
short featuring Will Mahohey were 
working at the studio.' 



MG's 3 Roadshow Fix 



Three pictures, .over .and above the 
46 on this year's, prograni, are not 
being sold by Metro nor are release 
dfites flguried. , They are~ 'Eskimo, 
'Dinner at Eight' and 'Night Flight,' 
all of which will be $2 In New York 

Pictures will go into Astor, N. Y., 
but not set which will b6> flrsti 
around Aug, 1. 



R<^7lireat^s 
Reprisal m 20th s 
IxKm-ttitBMGM 



studio contends that wHle they 
were not members of the Produc- 
ers association lyhen the basic 
agreement was signed that, now 
tieihg members, they are ~ entitled 
to . the protection of that document. 
They put up this argument with 
.Harold Y. Smith, business iagent of 
the soundmen, but the crews were 
balled but just'.the aa,met 

' CoU Ev.eh 'Below Indies 

SpUn^men clainpi that .Columbia 
" paid lower scales thian even out" 
side Independent companies' scale 
which' the union demanded Colum- 
bia sign.. Sam Brlskln, Colunibla 
exec, says this is almost 260% more 
than.they are paid 

Scale demanded, by unioini 1^ $176 
for firct. soundmen and mixers, 
while Columbia has been paying 
from $65 to $86. Second soiindmen, 
who include recorders and channel 
men want from $87.60 to. $135. They 
were scaled by 'Columbia at from 
$46 to. $65 weekly: 'Third soundmen 
ask $70 with the old figure $35-$40 
and assistant soundiptien, who pre 
viousiy received $20 to $26 now 
want $50. 

'As a result of the walkout car 
penters and other studio mechanics 
were laid 6ft with Brlskln sta.tlng 
that the studio would hold out in 
definitely- as Col., would not ac 
ceed. to what , riskln termed the 
arbitrary demands of unions. 

Smith, of. the 'Unlbn,- states that 
Col. has been operating on a bond 
agreement for 17! months withbut In 
any way ;maklng a move to straight 
en' out the sltuiatlpn and .conform 
to the union requirements, forcing 
effort to arrive at a pjroper 



Hollywood; 
Effort of Darryl .Zahuck, of 20th 
Century, to tendporairlly farm out 
How£|,rd Estabrbok, with whom" he 
has a two-picture ' writing contract, 
has resulted. In a jructlbn between 
Metro and Charles R, Rogers. Prob'- 
ability the matter will go to the 
Academy on. a question of violated 
ethics. Case stirred up anew the 
matter of reported affinity between 
Century' and Metro. 

Estabrook'd first script at Cen- 
tury was 'The Bowery.' This film, 
because of - changes In cast, was 
delayed two weeks; Zanuck. couldn't 
hold the second, story he had. slated 
for the writer and decided to find 
a loan-out spot for him« Joyce and 
Selznlck, Esta,brook's agents, were 
told to peddlb' Wm for one picture 
with ihe writer set to come back 
to Zanuck for a second at a future 
date. 

Itogersi handed the writer 
'Straight Arrow' to read, he ex- 
pressed a liking for' it and the pro 




YORK ahd KING 

. The diplomats assembled, at the 
World Conference • in Lbndon can 
find surcease from their important 
cbgltatlons by attending the Palla- 
dium during the weibkB of July 17 
and 24. 

-JCbLe__trIvIallties and comicalities 
of Tork ktia King- assure World 
laughter. 




MlMSCdDE 
OF ETHICS 



Hollywood, July 10. 
Following the approval of the 
new by-laws of the actors branch 
of the Academy, Adolphe Menjou, 
chairman of the actoris branch, has 

notifi,bd all .members of the prob- 
lems now confronting the inembers. 
Committees will be appointed dur- 
ing the coming week to handle the 
various activities of the branch. 

Plans are being. made for a mem- 
bership drive also, now that the 
Academy has decided to discontinue 



th€i subsidy from the producing 

ducer told the .aj^eucy .-iHwrt-be-^wasXcompajjieg. — M^pe — «*ri«fTOTi» 



ready : to close a deal with Esta 
brook.' In fact, Rogers considered 
it closed. Then; Metro protested* 
istaylhg • if had— closed -dlr«ct-vw.ith.. 
Zanuck. for the writer, on the same: 
day. 

These crossed wires set off 
the spark.-^ Rogers yelped he had 
priority, charged that there was 
collusion, .between. Century and 
Metro and said he would take the 
matter to the Academy. Esfabrook 
merely smiled..' 

lAter Estabrook and James .Glea- 
f3on went off the 20th C. payroll, 
their chore on 'BoWery' having been 
announced as completed. 



RKO Wants Al Peairce 

Hollywood, July 10. 
Pollowing a record draw at the 
RKO Golden Gate; San Francisco, 
AI Pearce and Gank are being 

-n€gotlated-for^,by^_BiaLdjlrL=stu^^ 



one picture ■with options.: 

Contract will be effective after 
Peirce has broadcast bver ' NBC 
from New Tork within six weeks^ 



Will Rogers' Fiile Incog 

Hollywood, July lo:. 
Wary Howard, one of the chorines 
In. "My '."yv"eakness,' at .'Fox, Is the 
daughter of Will Rogers and work 
Irig Incognito on production with 
put his knowledge. 



STATE RiGHTERS IN 
POW WOW ON CODE 



Bringing matters to a head for a 
quick completion of the Industry 
code, 6abrlel Hess, general counsel 
for: the Motion Picture Producers & 
Distributors Ass'n, has Invited all 
ihdie regional dlstrlbutbrs to meet 
Wednesday (12) at 2 p.m. at the 
Hayis office to diiScuss and. project 
their, side of the code. 

Facilities of the Hays headquar- 
ters' have been made javallable- for 
the state i>lghti3. Around 36 have 
received invitations to be present 
Hess himself will liot be present, 
Hb Will be. on the Coast, but he . has 
asked Louis Nlzer to help bring the 
state Fighters together. 

On Monday night (10) Indle pro 
ducers of the Pete Harrison-Pat 
'Powers-in^oup-were-Blated-to_^Q_Intq 
session once more. This was the 
postponed session froikh Thurs 
day (6). 

Majbr side of the .codification 
thing lulled over the week, owing to 
Will Hays' presence pn the Coast 
He is expected , ta return east around 
the first of the week, when It is ex 
pected--alI=sI^es-.will...foregatKer^to. 
huddle for the final codification. 



'bur Gang' Matures 

Hollywood, July 10. 
.'Our GjEing* in the next series 
grows up for the. first,- time since 
its ihceptioh 13 years ago 'with the 
signing of Emerson . Treacy .and 
GAy Scabrobk ' to play the father 
and mother of one of the charac' 
tfera in the hew season's g.rbup." ' 



will be. drafted dealing, with the pay- 
ment of dues' and the handling of 
delinquent members. '.Election of 
new bfflcferj* Will- also be..-called~with- 
in thb next two weeks. 

Branch will also draft and adopt 
a code of ethics and practice to bind 
members together and will also In- 
vestigate working conditions of both 
contract aind frt.e-lance players;. 
Code will be Crafted by a committee 
of 10, as yet not appointed. A.ctors 
will confer With producers before 
arranging the code. 

Robert- Montgomery and George 
Irving will represent the actors on 
the Academy'o committee to decide 
details of working conditions which 
will b© presented to.Hhe National 
Industrial Recovery Act investiga- 
tors. 

Also up for action within the next 
fortnight by the actors will be an 
investigation of the practices in ne- 
gotiatibns and interchange ' of con- 
tract talent by major, studios and a 
report, on ! he system as It . has been 
in. operation by the studios for the 
past yean > - 

Agents will also come In for spe- 
cial discussion when a draft Is. sub- 
mitted, of an actor-agent-prQducer 
code under consideration by the 
main Academy body. 



CONSOLIDATED NOT 
IN ON COAST CODE 



, Hollywood, July 10« 
Without Consolidaited Laboratory 
i^present^a l»-th6-i:roup;--Clnenia- 
lAboratories Association was 
formed last week to fbrmulatb a 
code of practice for coast labs. Con- 
solidated Is connected with the Mo- 
tion Picture Laboratory Asso, 
formed In New York for similar 
code reasons; and hence stayed out 
otithe^lacai oxg,^ ^, 



Representatives of '17 developing 
and printing > plants, mostly small 
ones, are In? the Cinema Lab. Asso., 
which named H> K. Bachelder, af- 
filiated with no lab, as chairman. 
Roy Davldge and Multicolor are the 
only sizable plants in the local 
group. 

Work fitartB shortly to draw up 
a code on' employinen't, wa.ges, etc., 
Which will then be fitted to that 
■ J drawn up in the east. 



Player Loans StiH Mythical Despite 
Hays* 'Sjiirit of Co-op' Talk 



Rogers' IHaeddieii^ Seqpd 



Charles R; Rogers has botight '8 
Madels In Boot,^ German sequel of 
'Maedchen In tJnUprm>' ' : . 

Picture will be entirely remade In 
Hollywood by RoiErers for Par re- 
lease. 



Stuart Out of 
RKO on Notice 





Herschel Stuart !was given his 
notice at RKO l(M9t Wednesday (B) 
by Harold Franklin. He Was al- 
lowed foiir weeks .salary .fLhd quit 
Immediately. In. his memo to Stu- 
art, Franklin laid, the ouster to pol- 
itics. To executives and others. 
Franklin volcb4. further objections 
tp. Support his action. 

Stuart had been w:lth RKO 
firound 14 months as general man- 
ager pf theatre' operation and his 
let but came as a. distinct sur- 
prise to the trade. First Ink- 
ling that he was out came to Stuart 
from phone, calls of the trade dall- 
ies who had received official notice. 
. Stuart ha,d been, a miainsprlng of 
RKO theatre opbratibii since Frank- 
lin's advent Into the company. He 
Joined by Invitation of Franklin and 
Is known among the most practical 
theatre men In the biz.« 

He reached RKO from Fox 
where he waS: under Harry Arthur 
in handling the Fox-Poll operation 
In New England.. Arthur also, for- 
merly, worked for Franklin, Stuart 
having been associated . With Frank- 
lin In. Fox West. Coast. 
As operator of the. Pbli circuit, 
oug ht that p halnT^hiCough- 
depresston months on a paying ba-. 
sis 9.nd .when Harry Arthur finpilly 
assumed personal , operation the clr^- 
cult~^asrable-to- meet- not--only.- a 
greater, portlbn of Its. bond Interest, 
but'aisb part of Its back taxeis. It 
was from there that Stuart came 
to RKO to assume actual pperatlon, 
Franklin having other duties par- 
ticularly Radio City during. S. L* 
Rothafel's. enforced ' abiaence. 
_^ It^ was first thought that the 
dropping of Stiiart was an econonby 
move by Walter_ Brown, assistant 
to M. H. Aylesworth and general 
looker -over at RKO. It was Brown's 
idea that with Franklin, aia RKO 
theatre operator, haying Stuart 
on the payroll ais well made one 
theatre operator too many and 
Franklin is president. But Frank- 
lin's action was exclusive of the 
Brown suggestion. 

Stuart's future destination in the 
business is not ^known. . It is un- 
derstood he is considering three .or 
four propositions. 



.-i — ^ — _j 



ACADEMY WINDING DP 
ON CODE DNinCATION 



Hollywood, July, 10. 
Special meeting of .the' writers' 
branch of the Academy .will be 
held this evenin? (Mon.), for the 
purpbse of a discussion of the pro- 
posed new by-laws. If approved at 
this meeting, they • will become, ef- 
fective July 30. 

Acadehny emergency committee, 
worklnir on~Ntttlbnal— Industry Re- 
co'vei^ measure held - a meeting, 
with the technician's branch; , film 
editors and assistant, directors Sun- 
day morning (9) to work out plans 
for the code, with art directors and 
camera maintenance divl&lons to 
riieet on the fsaihe' matter tomorrow 
(11) and the camera department 
meetliiir the^lSthf""'"'^"-^^^ 



'Heaven' Shelved 

Hollywood, July lo. 

'Chance at Hea'ven* has been 
shelved by' Radio becaAJse of casting 
difficulties. Originally bought for 
Joel McCrea and Dorothy Jordan. 

Al , Santeli; wlio was to ' 'direct, 
will meg Ann Harding'ji 'Beauty,' 
Instead. 



Hollywoodi_ July 10. 
Despite the Hays' office ballyho^> 
that all majors are showing a ' 
isiilrit of co-operatioii 
name . players,' lndica,tlon f rbm re- 
cent experiences at the studios la 
thiat there is anything biit teain 
work in this regard. 

Studios are still Jealously guard- - 
Ing. their name possessions a,nd will 
only loan if they can get the lloh'a 
share In the swap. Few loans are 
bfBlng made that do. not 'carry a^. 
exchange prbvisloR, Tot . a play^; 
wanted the borrower . muist gener-v- 
aUy agree to exchange some otliei^ . 
actor "wKo: Iri alna'os't ' evety .'case. ' is 
hotter at ^the box office thah the 
one asked for. 

There haye beeh: several Instances/:.: 
lately of Iban dieals fatllns through- 
because- tl^e studios, approached foe - 
supporting -players- and-^secondary/ 
stars, have demanded that the pros^; 
peotWe borrower exchange top 
names In the agreement. 

A Polite 'No' 

Producers, are ibqLuawking 
many of these counter-demands 
not made in . good faith and are, 
fact, a round- the-cbrner way 
saying ,'no.' 

.'Case In. pbint came up last week 
which had one of the majors booing 
the Hays office" fspirit of cb-operatipn' 
announcement. Studio {No. 1 asked 
for one of Studio No. 2's contractees 
for a picture that Is expected to be 
one of the) .. outstanders on . the first 
company's program, player would bo 
loaned; It was explained. If Studio 
No. .1 would consent to passing oyer. 
a star, rated much higher at the, box 
oill$!e. 

Loan Tell through, however, not 
because of the unwilling:ness to^, 
miake the trade, but because of the' 
inability of, the borrowing studio ;tb.' 
rearrange its; production schedule. 

Significant feature of. this incident 
was that thja execs, bf the studio -ap«. 
proach.ed /admitted that its pict,yer., 
going Into the rival 'company '9.. pic-' 
ture would give th^^ actor inore pres- 
tige and . populurity than any . film 
it hfl« htm thla vear. Tet, it 



stuck to Its demand for the other 
company's player, which eventual- 
ly resulteed' In nixing of. a deal. 



SHOW PRINT COS. 
CODE ON PRICE BASIS 



Baltimore, July 10. 

Refusing to stand quietly by and - 
watch everybody else formulate 
jcodes, the show l>rlnt Companies 
axe at present round- tabling It and 
making their own code. Most o^ the 
code-fbrmulating Is: being done in 
the South Atlantic : states,', thbiigh. 
a good deal of the Industry organ'*: 
Izlng Is. taking place In Philadel-.' 
phia, which has long been th«. 
center of Indle show printing. > m . 

Around. Phllly, Baltimore and 
Washington; there are shpw' print-.- 
ers T7ho • have . plants ' In their back 1 • • 
bedrooms and who sell posters that- 
cost them five dollars for four, Just 
to get the business. 

Organization of the shoW . .printr* i > 
ers into one group will eventuate inis. 
the formulation of a standard prac-: > 
tlces code and, of most Importance,i<,.. 
9. standard set; of prices in an ettovt 
tojclll oft the cnt-throatlng. Willi: 
ask for .standard . rates all over thei < 
country and a penalty 'for- thosfti '- 
compahies which break aWay fromi ; . 
the price agreeinents. 

Is being concentrated on .those 
firms dphig printing for theatres* 
only, . and Includes .such companies 
as the Chicago Show Print, the 
C!entral Show Print, the Globe 
Poster Corpr^nd- -others - of— that- - 
type. 

Many show' printers, by the way, 
are earning the enmity of many 
exhlba M present by shipping out 
notifications of a . substtuitial in- 
crejase in poster rates, based on thje- 
rise in paper stock prices. Prices^ 
on paper stock. are so erratic at tti'i^^ 
t|m« 1;lrat"the=milla=^won^t-guararttfiO" L 
prices on stock beyond .a 10-day.«v 
limit. - ' 



Wilk Back in N.Y. 

Jake_Wilk xe.tyrned..to the W.iV-,|' 

ner home office ' yesterday (Mpix-i-,, 
day) after a three weeks' stay on 
the Coast. 

He was out thVre completfnfi; liJio- . 
up of stories on the new season. 



Tuesdar, July 11,. 193S 



PICT 



E S 



VARIETY 






MERGER 



KAO Theatres as Separate Unit Is 
PossiUe; RKO on Picture End 



Possible settiner up of Kelth-Al- 
bee-Orpheum theatres as an Inde- 
pendent unit is In the wind. Idea 
Apparently is to separate KAO from 
JseKO picture influence. Under such 
a setup Harold Franklin would have 
<$omplete gay. 

Friendliest "of 'relations are stated 
to- exist betv^en Franklin, and the 
Mike Meehan diirectors. When the 
Meehatrt group and RKO were un-. 
able to agree on neutral choices for 
the, KAO Board, Franklin, accord- 
ing. to official acijounts, settled, that 
phase for both sides. Although his 
contract so far has not been signed, 
Franklin is reported to feel that 
his election to the presidericy of 
the KAO Board is as good or bet- 
ter than a contract. His election 
Is "slated to be for one year. 

The Meehan group, through Mike 
Meehan holding 20,000. shares of 
KAO, enjoys equal representatioh. 
with RKO on the KAO Board. Each 
bas five representatives. Three 
neutrals, , apparently, were named by 
Franklin. Meehan- group, addi- 
tionally, has active representation 
on . theatre . operation, through the 
election of Malcolm Kingsberg as 
vice-president. Official RKO indi- 
cation would have Kingsberg next- 
in-charge to Franklin. 

Name Change 

If and when the KAO 3epara,tion 
la to occur it would leave RKO with 
active operation of the picture, end 
only and under such conditions the 
RKO name might be retained, dis- 
solved or changed on the theatres. 

The setup of the stock ownership 
In KAO presently has the Meehan 
group and RKO approximately 
holding about one-third of the KAO 
preferred stock outstanding. RKO, 
however, owns all. the KAO. com- 
^^om-: --^-^^ -■ — ^ r — -r 



HOPKINS' FIRST TALKER 



Roland Younorr Maybe Diana Wyn- 
'yard in Arnold Bennett Tale 



Arthur Hopkins Is ^et to begin 
•production of a'talker, his first pic-" 
ture venture. He'll direct it him- 
self. Eddie Dowling promoted the 
venture, and arranged the money 
end. 

Picture will be entitled 'Great 
Adventure.* It'a ah adaptation of a 
hovel by the late Arnold Behnett. 
Roland Toting is set tor' the cast 
and attehnpt is b^ing -made to get 
Diiana Wynyard to. play ojppbsite 
Young, 

Shooting will be at' the Astoria, 
' iiong -Island . studios . and . to start 
as soon as, 'Emperor Jones,' cur- 
rently being made there by Krlm- 
sky & Cochrian' Is completed. 



J. D.'S CO. OFF 
ON BANKERS' 
ADVICE 



Hollywood, July. 10. 

All negotiations being made hers 

by First Choice Pictures have been 

called off until September, or la,ter, 

and contract holders have been re- 
leased from their agreements. 

PoatpAn^mftnt- wn g n nnniinrA/1 .hy 




Coast Prod. Ass n to Be Reorg.: 
Wide Open Talent Bargaining Again 



One or More Meetingis Al- 
ready Held— -Combo, In- 
clusive of RCA, Would 
Cover Equipment to Ek- 
hibition— Not First Time 
Weld Hdis Beein Broached 



Talkinfi with U ori Production and 
Par on Theatres 



eoa THEATRES 



.An effort is being made to bring 
about a merger i Warners and 
RKOi At least one meeting along 
these li.nes.ha^ been held between 
Harry Warhr, Dayi Sarhoff and 
M. H.^ Ay|esworth> Noihhing definite 
so far biit the idea is alive and ' hot'. 

As RKO is allied with RQA and 
NB(j, a combo with the; house, of 
Warner ^ would Include many ave- 
nues in the amusement field from 
equipment to exhibition and broad- 
casting. Something like GOO thea- 
tres- in siich a combine, .Aim 
producing facilities for upwards of 
80 films a,nnually. 

It's not the first time such a^ Weld 
has been broached, but a new effort 
is being made to bring the two com 
panics together. 

Some of the surface advantages 
are that, a Warner tie-in with RKO 
would land WB squarely into the 
New York metropolitan district> and 
through affiliation with Warners, 
RKO would tie in with a successful 
studio operation. 

Warners is. currently operating 



Sam Katz.was still dickering for 
a place in the production end of the 
biz, according to' latest accounts. 
Company mentioned is Universal 
Talk stated to have taken place be- 
tween Katz and the Ijaemmle outfit 
hinged pn Katz producing" coin as 
Well as pictures. I^othihg is known 
to have resulted. 

Apparently Katz. Is dealing for a 
comeback two ways and while eye- 
ing production is still angling for 
theatres as well. Hts name has 
come up in Publix as a probable 
choice to operate certain Publix 
houses on a partnership basis, same 
as Par is. doing with other opera- 
tors. 



Hays Qunning 
About Recovery 
Draws a Blank 



Hollywood, July 10. 
Following a half dozen confer- 
ences with heads of various stu- 
dios on what Hbllywood would like 
to see embbdied in its national re- 
covery code, Will Hays has found 
but one question that seems to 
bdther all of them. This is wheth- 
■er or not the government can be 
^•encouraged to force the studios to 
leAd each other name film players. 
As to more important phases 
that should M.Included in the code 
from the production end. Hays Is 
understood to have drawn a blank 
at his several chin-chins with the 
producing chiefs. 

.Manner in. which Hays is han- 
dling the Hollywood end is to visit 
different studios each day and talk 
the code thing over with the &xecB 
to> get their viewpoints before he 
can j formal producer meetings. 

Hays has had such studio con- 
fa?, y with every company holding 
xn-embership in the Producers* As- 
sociation with the exception of 
Warners and Educational. These 
.._»te.. slateal- for ..this .jy.eek J,nd. . then, 
wiir follow a serie,' of rbuhd-table 
talks at which tbe desires ot. the 
production end as a whole will be 
brought out. 

To date . Hays is understood to be 
disappointed at the dearth pf coh- 
stsfuctlve suggestions from the 
Hollywood producers. -However, 
. _h e'a . bee n given a _few_ smile s., w hen 
ho'"has found the 3ame story at 
these studio conferences. The 
smaller majo s, with a limited name 
list, howl that they can't make pic- 
tures unless the other fellows Will 
play ball and pass pvcr th.*. known 
personalities, while .those stu.dios 
with heavy name lists claim they 
caii f>nly dp their share by holding 
on to. their ptars for their own pio- 
turos; 



.r. jy, Williams In letters sent here 
to , . his various prospective pro- 
ducers. 

First .Gholce head, in the lettere, 
stated that his bankers advised 
against starting activity at this 
time because of the present uncer- 
tain status of the Industry. - Ijetters 
did not mention who the bankers 
were, but said they were the same 
group with whpmi he. had worked, all 
alpng. , _ . . 

Wlliiams' only known signed con- 
tract, that with Larry Cebailos for 
a series of shortd, is among those 
called oK. Prospective deals with 
Harry Sherjnan, Burton King; Emtl 
Jensen, and other- independentvpro 
ducers, have also been terminated. 



GUILD'S POWER OVE 
MEMBERS GETS TEST 



Hollywood, July 10. 
A meeting 'of the Writers' branch 
of the Academy tonight (Monday) 
to ratify the . proposed new constir- 
tution and by-laws, Is considered: a 
test of the strength that the Screen 
Writers' Guild has acquired with Its 
recently passed resolution calling 
upon all Guild ;. members in the 
Academy to cult "the latter organl 
zatlon. 

With aH but seven of the 124 
Academy writers also holding mem- 
bership in the Guild, It is a fore 
gorte conclusion that the Academy's 
writer . branch will b0 virtually 
wreckeia If Guild members obey the 
~e^ict: trp Ta ' SSturday, hfOwever,- 
less than a dozen Guild writers had 
sent in their resignations. 



Sheelnii Won't Wait 



Holl y wPOd, July. 10; 
■ "wi^tii Fo^^ 

held in New York July 21, Winnie 
Sheehan will not await the arrival 
of Sidney R. Kent on the Coast, but 
leaves here about the 20th for New 
York and then to Europe. He will 
be accdmpanied by Edmund Burke, 
writer. 

Kent is due at the studio some 
time in August duHng Sheehan's 
absence. ' 



around 450 houses with RKO han 
dling. about 92. These are open 
theatres. WB has around 60 or 60 
closed .spots and each compahy pro 
duced around- 6l9 to 60' films annually. 

W. B.-Vy. E. and RCA 

Speculation is open on how the 
RCA link in . such a .merger would 
affect the present Warner status 
with Western Electric. It riilght 
eventually mean replacemeht of 
W. E. equipment, by WB for RCA 
Wire in studio and theatre. War^ 
ners has been previously but uh 
ofilcially reported as . considering 
such a move though thfese rumors 
never crystallized into anything 
tangible. 

Recent decision " of "Federal Judg"e 
Nields in Wilmington, against some 
of Western's equipmeht contracts, 
Is also interpreted as a factor on 
this angle of the naerger. " 

So far as the studio end goes, it's 
aa matter, of conjecture . as. to h.ow, 
or whether production would - be 
combined oh one lot. The Warner 
Burbank lot is figured to be big 
-enough— to— handle-aU--if—necessaryT^ 
On the other hand. Radio, has the 
biggest single stage of any lot. Addi- 
tionally there is the Patlie studio 
still owned by RKO. 

Both Warners and RKO have been 
the prime Objectors , to Darryl Zan-- 
uck's methods for the newly formed 
20th, Century, oompany. RKO's 
squawk came by way of Zanuck 
trying to take Constance Bennett. 
The Warner complaint is ipore gen- 
eral. 



KAT2 TRYING 



RECOVERYFLAN 
TO FEED S 000 
MORE IN FIX 



Hollywood,. July 10. 
General Hugh Johnson, indus- 
trial administrator' of the National 
Recovery Act, has laid down the 
law so far as the picture industry 
is concerned with orders that labor 
be put to work immediately, with 
■a n e xp e ctati on-^t^t at an additi pi 
5,000 people will be added to the 
studio payrolls in the next two 



Coast branch of the Produceraf 
A.ssociation (Hays) is understood to 
be set for a. general reorganizatioa 
with the likelihood of several con- 
stitutional amendments shifting the 
setup of that body as a result of the 
Joe Schenck -Warner Bros, difflbul-'" 
ties and fact tiiat Schenck .has tenr 
dered the resignation of' United 
Artists, from that group. 

The changes are to. follow the 
election, pf officers this week. Un- 
derstanding is that Ben B.' Kahane, 
president o£ RKO Radio Pictures 
will succeed Louis B, . Mayer, who 
has held the chief post for a couple 
of years. 

Hess West By Plane 
, Gabe- Hess, general counsel for 
the Hays office, has been summoned 
west to assist Will Hays, still ou 
the Coast. Hess left Monday (10) 
evening by plane. 

It Is further given that the re- 
organization plan would call for the 
elimination of the arbitration clause 
in the association agreements. This 
would throw the field wide open for 
individual bargaining without pro- 
tection. 



months. , 

Conferring with Pat .Cais^y in 
Washington, Johnson laid the bur 

den' of getting the law started 
throughout the film industry on 
the former's shoulders, not only for 
the majors but all studios. 

Government let it be knpwn that 
it isn't Interested in th6 prpblem pf 
the high- salaried pepple, but is in- 
tent on providing a minimum wage 
and a maximum of working hours 
for labor in studios and theatres. 

Upping number of people on 
payrolls 'fy 40% is expected to be 
accomplished by cutting the week 
ly minimum. of hours from" 48 to 30 

Casey is on his way to the coast, 
arriving here Thursday (13) and Is 
to work out his plans ih two weeks 
returhlng: to Washington to get 
Johnson's okay.: Code will be put 
into effect no later than Sept, 1, ac 
cprding to present indications. 



U 



PLAN IN PRODUCTION 



Universal City, 

All writers at Universal will 
henceforth work directly under the 
associa te-producer to whom the'y_are 
"a!jsigne'3r~h'n"d^r~i^ 
Carl Laemmle, Jr.; Is putting into, 
cfifect for next season's product. 

Ppst pf scenarip editor has ibeen 
ibPlished. and Dale , Van Every, 
whp .held this ppst, has been made 
an asspclate producer. Albert J. 
Cphtii cpntlnues as stpry editbr, 
handlini^ all purchase negotlatipnfs. 

'Tprh* Reed, writer, was also ele- 
vated 't6 ah a. 



Pat Casey left New' Yprk Sunday 
(9), for the cpast tp Jpin the CPde 
conferences there. He had recent 
ly returned from Washington. 

Casey will linger west a week or 
10 days after; whlqh he will . prob 
ably accompany Will Hays on the 
latter's return east. 



BAND LEADER FORMS 
INDIE PICTURE FIRM 



Meyer Davis, the orche.stra leader, 
has formed his own indie film pro 
duction cpmpany, Prpgressive Pic 
tures, tp make jihprts and features 
in the east at an ii/dependent studip. 

Mpnte Shaff, asst. prpd, manager 
at the Vitaphpne Brpoklyn studio?, 
is asspclated as v. p. In charge pf 

N Y. radip cplumnist, is secretary 
and head pf storieis and talent.. AH 
have invested mpney with Davis 
who is the principal backer. 

A series with lienny Rubin is net, 
the initial shprts tp be pf the radlo- 
mu.sical genera. E. H. Kleinert, 
whp made the Master Art series, 
Alexander T..eftwich, Lin Hhaw .ami 
Joe S.anney will variously direct. 



ALIGNING CHAIN 
OF #^511 HOUSES 



A hnutually operated circuit of 40 
or 50 theatres in th6 south, extend- 
ing from the Atlantic coast to 

^xaa, may r egirtt-from-^lie-euprent:— 
joint visit to New York of Karl 
Hoblitzelle, Bob O'Donnell and ft. 
V. Richards. They are negotiating > 
with the Publix receivers, for the 
combining of the Publix southern, 
towns with the Interstate and 
Saenger groups on a straight oper- 
ating basis. 

It is reported they may also see 
Ed Schiller of Loew for a possible 
operating arrangement on stage 
shows in the southern territory. 

The combination favors a con»- 
bined operating bureau embracing 
the theatres, film buying and vaude 
booking. If materializing the vaude 
booking office in New York under 
Charlie Freeman wlll_ start In Sep- 
tember with or a weeks' of 
plaiying time. 

METRO'S BIG SECRET IS 
THALBERG'S NEH PROD. 



. ,,'Hpllywpbd^ July_ ip. 

The first story to engage Irving 
Thalberg's attention on his' return 
to Hbllywood arid the Metro lot Is 
being kept a profound secret from 
the other execs, the secrecy being 
to hold the script and its. idea, 
away from .. the others to prevent 
It beihg uised for other thah Norma. 
Shearer, for whom it is intended. 

Charles Mc Arthur is here With 
the script, but has shewn it tp no 
phe. He wprked bn the idea with 
Thalberg at Bad Nauheim. He will 
return tp New Yprk in about twa 
weeks to work with Ben Hecht oh. 
a play while awaltihg Thalberg's 
return from abroad. 



H'wood Disappointed! 



HoUywPpd, July 10. 
Jack Jj. Warner went on the. air 

=saTrdffi^Tir{nTt" (.9X"f»wn KPWBr^ 

WB;3 own radlp station in Hplly- 
wood, with an Important message 
on the picture bu.siriess ahnp.unced 
us his .subject., it was expected he 
would tear into other prpducerg. 

Insle.'id he ran a half hpur, plug- 
ging 'Gold Digcrers,' uslne Sid 
Orium.'in, Morvyn liii Roy ..and 
<»yf'rybf)'ly iJ> the stui'Hp tf> help plug 
th" pifturft 



Tfi^sdaj,; Julj; 11,. 1933 




i6ao^t Smik, 
[kow Anmseinents to A 
Warners at 8; RKO Goes 




5 



By AL GREASON 

The amusement shares shot Into 
th6 limelight yesterday (Monday) 
when iJractlcully all the active Is- 
Bues liioved Inter new . high grQund 
on a combination o£ Influences, 
■Warners churned around in t^e- 
-mendbus volume, Bolng to a new top 
at « and holding, its best price Ol 
the day to the closing gong. Turn- 
over was more than 90,000 shares, 
Svith blocks of 4.000 and 5,000 shares 
" ehanglrig handTin th« last half-hour 
when prices, were at their best. 

Obedfent to trade reports of a 
possible merger between the two 
units, HKO kept pace with the 
movement in Warners. Volume 
here was arbunfl 36,000 shareer, and 
tii Uke manner trading reached a 
crescendo in the late fleallngs when 
the price got to 6%, within a frac- 
tlbti of its besjUfor the" year. , . 

Movement in tljese two attracted 
attention to the iroup, with Loew s 
beneflttin& in Its capacity as the 
leader. Stock isbt to another top at 
27%, pushing through/its former 
Ijest by a full point and holding near 
■ Its best until the finish; 

Eox was taken in hand earlier to 
the-fiesaion ,f or a run^up. clbse to its 
recent '93 top, with volume -heayy 
here likewls?, to the ttine , of nearly 
80,000 onjthe day. CQlMrobia took 
oniy a minor part in, the fljirry, 
time ; .doiftinat€!d the. 



Yesterday's Prices 



aoo Am. Seat. 6 
. 1,200 Col. P. cfa, 22% 

800 Con. film. .« 
■ 8,800 Do pf.. . 
1,700 .Bast. K«a. 
21.200 Fox ...... 

18,100 Jjo&iff'e », 
800 Do pf.. . 
400 Mad. Sq.. 
' 6,100 Par-P cfs. 
' 13,4p0 Fathe .... 

3.«(I0 Do pf.,; 
184;00O RCA • ...v; 
7,200 RKO ..... 

■40 Univ. pf . . 
i 01,100 W* B..... 

i38.060 Oen. Thr,. '6 
'. i^OOO. Keith. 60 
2.000 .... 93 

05,000 Far^am., 20 
. 80,000 Par-Pub . . 26% 
' -2,000 Path© 76 
210,000 W. B...... 89% 

; CURB 
* 200 Gen., T. pf. % 
t 200 Tech. . .... 6% 

4ieo Trane-Ij 8 



18% 
84 
4% 

27% 
71% 
5 

2% 
2% 

m 

12Ui 
B% 

80 
8 



IjOW' 

8% 

ai%. 

A% 
12% 
81% 

.8% 
24% 
71% 

■.4% 

2 

.1% 
.7% 
11% 
' 4% 
28^ 

• e% 



Wet 
X<ast chRe. 

.6%- % 

21% -r % 
5^+-% 

18%+ % 

.82% —1% 
4%+l 

27% +2% . 

71% +1% 
6 + % 
2%+ % 
2%+ % 

. |%,+1-^' 1 

m + w 

V 6% + %• 
80 +2 
. 8 +1% 



4% 4% - % 



BO 

83 

2s: 

26: 
76 



BO +1 

88 . . 
20 . +1 
•26»A+ .%' 
.76 

37% 89 +1%. 
% 

8%- % 
3 + U 



I 



Milestone on Soviet 

PoKcc Story for €bl 

Hollywood, July io. 

D^ath of Nickoli Kourbouf, ctpry 
of the Soviet secret police, vlll be 
X«wis Milestone's picture for Co- 
lumbia. . Director Is now In Mos- 
cow getting atmosphere scenes. 

Most of production is to be made 
at the studio. 

Blaiik to Operate 
New Co. for Par 
Nek-Ia. Houses 



fUi^oii Erpi PedsMHi 



Electric's Appeal Move Depend 
ment Overtures Denied 




If R. C Gets Par Rx, 

N:l^ Par Goe^ Into 
Loew^ Sbte Pblicy 



' A Paramount deai Vitb liadlo City 
to 8l»ift itS; product : there on first 
tun, status qiio Just how with Par 



Reorgahiza;tion of the. lAiBlix 
theatre setup Ibwa and Ne- 
braska has , apparently 'been com- 
pleted. New compatiy is In prdceas 
of. being formed to Include these 
spots. It's to iie a separate firm 
with A. H. Blank as operator, ac 
co:rding io accounts. Axoiind 50 
theatres in Par's Iowa-Nebraska 
ariea. 

Expectcitions are that lank will 
virtually close for same as. he has 
been in New York for several days 
on the matter and Is. trustee in 
bankruptcy for the properties. 
. ' The ■ Publix Investment In the 
properties Is to be protected by 
possession of, a preferred issue of 
stbcks on the new. company, with 
Pa^r and Blank sharing BO-BO In 
the profits, 

{^election of Bla,nk is ;along lipes, 
set up by the Par reorganiiziiition' 
committee, namely to reorganize 



list VlmsM Broadwaj^ 

(Subject io Change) 

Week July 14 

.Paramount A ^Disgraced* 

(Par), „ . 

Capitol — 'Midnight Mary* 

(Metro). 

Strand — 'Narrow Corner^ 
(WB) (13). 

Rivoli 'Gambling 
(Par) (12). , 

Roxy — 'Best of Enemies' 
(Fox),- 

. Musio .Hall — "Professional 
Sweetheart;!. (3iladlo) (I3)i, 

Mayfair -tt 'Hell's Holiday' 
(Superb) (12), 

Rialto r- 'liauphln' at Life* 
(Ckpitol), , 

Week July 2i 

IFtivoli -:- 'Gapiblihg Ship* 
(Par) (^nd ' wk).. , _ 
•Mayfair -r. 'lavage Qold' 
(Aiiteh). • ' 

f2 Pictures' 
'Pilgrimaqe' (Fox) (Gtvlety)' 
(12) ' 

'Soho of Sohfls' (Par) (Cri- 
terion) (1«), ■ 



ilm« 

'Poil de * Carotte' '(Pathe- 
Natap) (French) (Buropa> (7th 
" \veekT. 

'Lockende Ziel' (Bavarian) 
(Vanderbllt) (5th week).": 



4. 



whtch for; a ... 

market- which In .mort^^^^^^ bonventioning, , ..... ^ - . . 

Bpectij: was^,flulet arid In9lin^ to .fePJ 2^*'-«i-««iF iB« ^BToadwav Par the prbpertles and turn them <»yer 
moderately reactionary. W.0UI4 result the Broadway Par j j JL^^^ion to the best and most 

Iriterpretatioh: of. the sudden ac- Koine Into wliat'ja. called a Loew's "P^*^^ ^^^^^ theatre man. 
ttvliy ot the amus^nleiate^on the g^^^ pj^yg tts ■'nk a former owper of some of 

LS'SSxSitrtl^lS^ . «d ^ould the N, T. I to get ba^. Exact date of. the 

foreign exchange and merger talk, .! piij:i;4Ke fts^ own Ptodu • 
togilbthctr vftth ihe f acti that .thfl | ,in that ev«nt. the Par would gd 
ground had heen prepared by prop- vaude In competition with: the 
agandft oyer the last .two or three lg^^g yjj.^„^.jij^g with presentatiotie 



takeover is .open .iand that's mostly, 
up, to Blank,-.. 



RCA, Gi. SUE HWD 
SOUND EQUIP. OIltFiTS 



Hollywood, July 10. 
RCA. Photophone and General 
Electric. filed suit today (10) In U. 
S. District Court against Balsey & 



■ Phillips, .Holl ywood sound Record- 



. Ing Equipment Company, and Art 
Beerv Is Barauni No. 3 Reeves, charging sound recording 
J . . . pitent Infringements, . 

Hollywood, July 10. plaintiffs iasjt accountli>g of 
iwallac^ Beery for the third time; piloflts. 
Ht-^peag-as- P . T: Bftrmim In pic- | ' — 1_ 
tures: Metro, loahfed him to ' 20th 



aBauaw «v«;i .wo «.€»pk . ^- "T'tsta.te or :contmue witn preseniauons. 
wi^elcs^ forecasting 6: major n»ff «et p^^^^^ 1^^^^^^^— be cdmpar- 

op^tatlon In ^i^arners. The Times r^^^j^ ' 

BaUiite brokeraeb branches had had ^j^estlon of depriving the N. T 
nmtsr of the Tatter, while the ^es" |.p > p^ r^ n^^^^iT^ t ^"'"p ^" Tmt-an im 

timray of «*>P*^JKohn, of I'^ra- l^j-tant' tt> Par' Jas- plaping the pic- . lures; jaewo - - — i: _ . , , . urn 

»oti&t,.th'the,recelverdhip he^^^ which has cast him in a. YouilS Reillfaardt- at -WB 

had>^ijmr^ theinarice^ return : thorough differ- fli^ .ba6ed oh the life of the show- * wMlvwOod July lo" 

onstmtion on the basis-, of foreign I, r- : ^ .^^^ . . . . ' . Holljrwood,. JU|y i«. 

prbfiis Vbft tyrhthg foielgh ^1^^^ previously did k Barrium :<3ottfrled ReHihardt. Bon of Max 

intd a^lars; :K<«a^e<^art»^:proflt^tS^ or^ i^l^^^^^^^S:^^ 

Par. first run, | Metro. "as an assistant director. 

;Any deal with . Radio City i-WWld 



fEom ihfs'source had taken the pic- 
ture ^hd of TPafamburit from red flg- 
vr<$ii td ttlack'lHt the .last six: moQthjs^ 
Bokdel %ere /firnii, but lacking, in 
the speista^^lar movements of last 
week,- f'breigh exchange < was ex 



ii<>t be h»r the entire Par program, 
.hvit 'WbuTd' be on:, a eelectlvb basis 
Wjith R. C. after cotnmitment of four 



Ho 



"^f « TS/*i?fh ^^^^^ the Rivoll has c<m»e out. 

cited _and acUve, witK the . BrW?^ M commitment to the Ri- 




-pound touching $4,83 at one time.. 

vrithln a few cents of Its gold parity, 
Buifflclent lr«lasbn for stimul&tthg 
speculative imagination In this di- 
rection. 

Warliing ' ItinorM— 
'With all . markets going ahead 



There's PO (commitment to.- the RI-- 
alto, but a certain number of - Pars 
turned do^n by R. C. would ^ be | 
available either to the N. Par or 
that house, as wanted.; 

>Par, Brooklyn, if back in the Pub- 
lic iold this fall, does toot figure in 



department. * 

Alf Goulding starts work today i recording contracts m uBt be 



IndicatlohB w6 that Electricm: 
Research PfodViptS' has not yet 
elded whether It will take an appeal 
to the Circuit Court of Appeals on 
the opinion outlawing all or part of 
the existing equipment contracts In 
the biz.. Erpl,. as weill as.A* T. & T. 
and Western Electric, defendants 
In the Isspe, most> likely will wait 
before ' embarking on appeal until.. 
Judge Nleids hands down. his decree 
In the. case. It inay be some tlm^''- 
this weeki.,^ , -^-'^ 

, Just; •vyhat is In that decree, iwltini 
probably detbrmlne'Erpl^ path,, .' .r,^. 

There lias- been talk around or 
Erpi angling for a settlement on th&' " 
matter with the plaintlfts^ but bfB« 
cial hbtiqe from- [Erpi headquarters' 
'lends no credehc(|,tb these accounts*'-''' 
liegal Interpretation of the situaMirt 
tlbn would have It .that Erpl's blg« . 
geist concern Is the poisltlbh of Gen*. 3V 
eral Talking Pictures (DePorest) Iiv-s 
the Issuest Involved; The Dei^prest.j.- 
outfit Is touted' as the one ha,vins<-^ 
the grounds which the electrics 
nibst, likely would consider as ten^ 
able In the. issues Involved. Of*, 
ficlaliy there's nothing this way. 

The DeForest Anole 

;Thb DeForest thing had Instances 
filed in.thelp court briefs of alleged 
restraint -of iifad'el^ "One_ cQn<?firned. . 
aii arrangement with. Ufa* some 
time ago, to Ihstal DeForest equip- 
ment In the , old .Cosmopolitan the- 
atre when Ufa took that place over 
fop picture exhihitlon In New Tork ,, 
more than twb years agb. 
~ Tf was cltid In the briefs "that Ufa, 
had tb dispense with: DeForest Wheii;; 
it wais notified by a major company: 
that the latter could not provide It 
with films for cxhlbltlop taniess 
Erpi equipment was Installed in ttie 
theatre. The' allegration was that^ ; 
the major company contract with' 

jBri>l— compelled this mo3Mj OBL-the 

company's part. ,1 
Various reports., pf . exhibitor iWJ^i t 
tlon, subsequent to the decision, to 
enjoin Erpi from continuing, servic- 
ing of equipment ahd charge, ' are 
-seeping^lntit>--'N^w^-^y©FJer-hut-^)ay- — - 
ments for service ire not being held 
up, it Is'Btatfed. 

Erpi, Insisting servicing Is essen- 
tial to malhteiaslitoe. of «equlpment 
(y?hlch"^by the way is ovmed 
Elrpl undex* -Its ^ licensing agree- 
ments) Is expected to fight against' 
loss of this revenuei; Contehtlon 
may be that .nothing is mentioned' 
about the iservlce charges In. con-.'-- 
nectlon tvith the restraining fea- 
ttires of the Wilmington decision. 

So far as the intetchangeabUity.: 
angle Is concerned, Erpi considers; "• 
that this became .a dead issue four 
years ago. 



-with till WrketB ttolhe ahead l»x *ol«l *his naii, .aoBH nov 4ibui» *« A i> rin-ildihe starts work today 1 recoraing »;uii«a«« Z.TJ^^* <Z 

came Ihio the ;.week.end financial it ^^^W^^"^ 1 tfe short fpr Radio with a, new jset^^.^^^^^^^^^ f ?eJue spbt t^ ?b«bw. 

contract. 



reports. : Specuiktors and the Gov 
''(dontinbed; on :page 24) 



r Radio City, -Brooklyn Par - would 
cihtlnue, however, as first run in 
1 Brooiily.n. 



f ENN. CENSORS M 



Jessel Spots Himself , 

George Jessel is negotiating with 



i 



Paul Kelly at 20th 

Hollywood, July 10. 
'TVi^entieth " ' signed 
Pittsburgh,. July 10. j P^^l ^elly; for^ ^^uble ,Shoo^n' 
PennSylVaWa' censors continuing Kielly.. yrho ^ has just .tolosed An- 
thei^*^ whimsies', latest • picture - .t9 gel,' will coine to Hollywood by 
comb, urtder their ban. being Con-; I at^to, accdmi>anied by -his wife, Dor- 
stanc© Bennett's .'Bed ' of " BbseV has a tilc- 

whibh was :, . . 

tirety. Film was to haye plaiyed | .Kelly was brought out here by 



S. N. Behrmaii and Rowland "V. 
Lee put in time traveling to New 

. y^B^^^S^^^ I :X"iOrk .last.w.eek tb_Jine jout jfarn f or 
Halperinl)rothers to produce a T»ic- -"^.^^^ 
I tu're starring, himself and another produciioii, 
Viith Norma T almadg e; \^^^ Corporation wiil make 12 

Radlo^w^s -Frames Dee fbraiil^reel^ ^loine^les/for Cplum-. 
additional four pictures, She has 1 oia. 



two more to go on her present .con 
I ttiact. Company also angling -with 
Bfenita Hume for three pictures deal 



Clacifieig, Agent Contraeis 

Charles F. liowy, attorney . With 

tirety. Film was to have played | .ii.e..y was oxougni> «u. ««r« I ASmy^'SUJts' 
L Stenley this week but had to be irnivers^l^last year tinder an option »^St?ee VeJtei^^ cS^^^ 
yariked at last mlnutje. contract, but was used in only one I committee 

CjiiMbusly^ plct'ure tiia-t ■ replaced I P*.9*^^'f^« 
4t -WaiJ. ' Teniple^ 



'Lambert Hlllyer is writing: an un- 
titled original fire department, story 
I tor Columbia which ■ he "wHl 
meg.^- 



L. A. to N Y, 



okayed only" a couple of days before 
it bpenfed. .'Temple Drake* had. been 
banned;, toorseverar^eeks ago but:] 
was passed through after a flock of 
eliminations had been .madei , 

Workings of different censor 
beards Is perfectly exemplified by 
fact Lthat 'Bed of Bqses' went 
through in • Ohio untbuched ^hlle 
•Baby Pace,* Vhilch passed here with 

oplyjft^mlnpr-deleti oh^^fy^ 

banned in Ohio. "~ 

Incidentally, the Stanley is pink- 
ing 'Temple i)rake* here, advertis- 
ing that 'children under 16 will, 
positively not be admitted.' 



clauses in agency contracts, and 
also answer legal questions' at a 
meeting- Wed hesday .night ; (1 2) . . 



Colleen ' lk6oTe: 
Jake Wilk. 
Doris Warner. 
Robert Gessner. 
M. Van Fraag. 
Johp R. Plreuler. 
Joan- Marsh, 
liillian Bond. 



N. Y. to L A. 



PEGGY ASH BENlffY SET 

•Hollywood, July 10. 
Fej^y Joyce and Benny Rubin 
iiaVe been- sfghed for leads 
Walter Wlnchell's Broadway rou- 
elcai by Twentieth Century. 



Jack Robblna.' 
. Bill Prawley. 
Ed Wynii. 
iLou Diamond.' 
Waiter Abel. 
,Luigi Luraschl. 
-tRadie- Haw-is. 
iJcrry -Hprwln. 
Gabriel Hess. 



Pinch Hitting for Gering 

George Somhes and Al, Hall . will, 
direct 'Torch Singer* at Paramount 
1 replacing Marlon Gering. Latter got 
relief to go to France where his 
mother IS seriously 111, 

Zelda Sears and Eye Green are 
coUabing with Morris Levlne. on 
treatment of 'Hall of Justice,' Metro. 

Ralph Graves is Vrltlrig an orig- 
inal, 'Style,* for Edward Sihall. 

Frederick March switched into 
part Intended for Douglas Fair- 
banks, Jr., and Gary Cooper put in 
March part of 'Design for Living,' 
at Par; ar a result of ^'airbanka' 
illness in N. T. 

Screen Tempt* Crooner 



.Otto BroWer has signed a hew 
one-pic deal iat Radio to direct 
'Rodney.' 

C. C. Burr will: produce .Seyeral 
full length comedies for; the indie 
market, -following his -split ith 
Educational. 

Writers' club plans to wlre-lta 
auditorium for sound and to revive 
silent ^era practice of periodically 
showing unusual filmsr: 

Radio Is negotiating with " Doris 
Anderson for her story, 'Very Gal- 
lant Lady,' for Constance Bennett 
30th Century purchased 'Born to Be 
Bad,' by__Ralph jQrraves, also for. 
Miss Benhett,-T>r-*vf- " - 

Frank Darlen is currently In 'Dis- 
graced' at Paramount and 'Paddy 
I the Next Best Thing' at Fox. Wprks 
one spot days, the other nights. 

Started four years ago, March of 
Time* finally went -Into the can .at 
Metro Wednesday (5). 



'AUCE' OPENS 25-bAY - 
RUN IN F-WC HOUSES 

Holly wood, July 10. w) 
ipiaying -matinees— only ReglnaJd - , 
Travers' "stage- production Of' 'Alice 
in Wonderland*, assembled in San 
.Francisco, opeped c. ; 25-.day" r^^ In 
20 southern ,Callfornif^ Foit ^*''.*!' 
Coast, houses ^it ti»e Egyptian here., 
July 7. Two-hour. show replaces thec) !.':. 
regular film faro $1 top, kids 2B'ci', 

-Cast Include Kathleen. Shermaniv : . 
Peggy Bethers, Elsa von Dedekan;'. 
Patsy Vellou, Helen Eliot, Mont*^W) 
gomery Mohn^ .William V BiBsellf'n-; 
Peggy Thomson, Alfred Johnsbn|(>^ 
FranH Sanders, Sam Herbert, .WH-i' 
liam .Cornec, Barbara Cox, JebiiT^* 
Oilman, Edward -Harding* Richard 
Musselman, Robert Ette and Elgin 
CaWson. ' Settings are by 'A. A. Mar- 
tin, lighting effects, 'tarry Lewis,;.- 
and masks. Alberta Martin. 

.Oscar Kantner of F-WC, Is han-"" 
dling the advertising and Ellsworth 
Martin is ahead. Company is play- 
ing percentage with the circuit. 

Dates set, in addition to the Egyp- - 
tlan, are: July 10, Figueroa, L. A.; 
Ill; Wilshire, Beverly Hills; 12 and 
15, Criterion, Saffttt Monica; ^l4r- 
Cabrillo, San Pedro; .15: Granada, 
Ihglewood; 17, California, Hunting-, 
ton Park; 18, Uptown, A.; 19»,: 
Golden Gate, L. . A.; 20, Alexander, v .- 
Glendale; 21, Auditorium, Pasadena,; .> 
22i -Fox, Pomona; 2i,.Fo.x, Riverside; 



Screen TempU CPP*"®*- Al Lichtman and Sam Bfschoff 

- tTniverra,! " dickering -.with R^ss-'^J^'^j^^^^jin^^ ^„ the Tatter's- KBS 
Columbo for a one-pict.ure.with op- l****? /n^„*7l„«ri A« *.^tr« ^n-k ' 
tioim H^t. Crooner's radio and f (Continued on Page 30) 



26, California, Sap Bernardino; 26;,^ 
Pox, Redlands; 2-7, '28, 29, Balboa,..», 
San Diego;. 31, Au&. 1, 2, West ... 
Cbast Santa Ana; 4, FoX, Pullerto»«- 
Bi'Fox.'Bakersflcld. ' 



Tuesday, July 11, 1933 



P i C T II B E S 



VARIETY 



PAR PEEKS OVER TRENCHES 



fith No Theatre Experience, Reisman 
k VP. Over RKO Theatre Operation 



with iHerischel StuAtt but of the 
BKO theatre setup, H. B. Franklin 
faas reorganized the home office 
setup and Phil Reisman Is noyr v. p* 
In charge of theatre operation under 
Franklin. Reisman has never oper- 
ated one or more theatres. 

Reisman has been In charge of 
film buying and. booking for RiCO, 
Mso with the title of v. p., handed 
him by Hiram S. Brown undeV 
^hose auspices he first came to 
BKO. Prior to that he had .b^en 
eeneral sales manager of Universal, 
and before. that was sales manager 
ior Pathe. 

O. K. Film Sales Rep 

Known as among the best film 
'sellers in the biz, Relsinan's hew* 
duties elve an all-covering ■author- 
ity over RKO theatre affairs, second 
only to Franklin. Looks like he will 
also have some say .on vaude -.book- 
Ings^ or what's yleft of It at RKO. 
The vaude thing "is also 'ni6W" 'Co' 
Reisman^ 

The head yaude booking assign - 
inient was one which Franklin hftd 
previously handed to jEljeisman but 
later revoked when indications 
pointed that higher-iip authority 
figui;-ed It no go. Offlclally, however, 
there Is now ho chief of RKO vaude 
bookings. 

Rest of the RKO theatre settip 
remains unchanged from a person- 
nel angle. 



Final P. L Exam. 



An sinalysis of the $6,000,000 claim 
of Publlx Theatres against Publlac 
Enterprises, In addition to a' final 
balance sheet of .the PE subsidlsiry, 
showing exact liabilities and assets, 
Is expected to be filed today (Tues- 
diiy) with Henry K, Dayls, referee 
in: bankruptcy, by the, PE trustees". 

Hearing befor^e Referee Davis 
will probably bis the last in the PE 
examination of officers. Adjourn- 
tiient will be taken only If the balr 
ance sheet and the broken-down 
$6/000,000 item aren't ready. 

Paramount Publlx accountants 
have been working on this alone 
for nearly two months after .In- 
sistence by large creditors of PE 
that management fees, charged PE 
theatres by Publlx,. be detailed iii 
breaking down the $6,000,000 claim. 



PAGE CONTINUES 




Xmas Set as a Deadline 



Disclialrge from Bapk- 
ruptcy May Sooner 
Than Expected— ^National 
Economic Recovery Re- 
flected in Par's Improved 
C o n d i t > o n r-r.F o r e i g n 
Weekly Yield $80,000 Net 
— Tlic»atre Gross^ Up 



$3,000,000 ON HAND 



Ptablix's Theatre 

Reorg. Committee 
- — 0.0% Al Htefe 



The theatre reorganization, '.cOna- 
mlt'te in Paramount " is presently go- 
ing oyer all leaser of Publlx houses. 
These include those , owned in whole 
.or part by Publlx, taking in the 
Publlx Enterprises set-up of around 
226, as well as all partnerships. Six 
attorneys are on the Job, .with each 
having a- section of the country as- 
sigrn^dv As data is collected and 
Burveys made, leases will be thor 
oughly analyzed and plans for action 
laid. 

Depending on what shows up in 
the final compilation, theatres will 
stand on- leases now in force or 
leases will be disaffirmed or aljust- 
ments made. 



CANADA'S INDIE EXHIBS 
APPOINT C(M)P UNITS 



The Independent exhibitors of the 
Canadian West are establishing 
groups for cooperating booking and 
buying under the sponsorship of 
Associated Theatres Limited which 
has been operating in the' ea'st for 
two years, under a Dbminlpn'XJbv 
ernment charter, with Oscar R. 
Hanson as president'. 

Thirty exhibitors of Alberta have 
ok-ganized with the foliowlng of 
-fleers: W. J. Liong,_ Bdmohtpn; R^ J* 
Grant, Wetaskiwin; D. B. Tree, Stet 
tier; W. H. B. Shatp, Didsbury; M 
Beatty^ Bed Deer, and H. T. Xong 
of Calgary, manager. 

Associated boasts a membership 
of 65 independent exhibitors in On 
tario. Theatre owners of Manitoba 
are also forming an association 
which has. requested affiliation. 



3IDWIXI.'S BREAKDOWN 

Chicago, July 10. 

Byron Bid well, head of the. Bala 
ban and Katz art department, is 
■ seriously 111 from a nervous, break 
down which doctors attribute to 
overwork. 

Bldwell has. been with B&K for 
years. His boss, Bill Hollander, 
sent his personal physician to see 
that everything possible is being 
done for Bldwell. 





CO-OP GESTURE 



Baltimore, July 10. 
Eocat'exhibs and exhib organiza* 
tions will make no unified demands 
to the -exchanges for any particular 
concessions in the current buying 
sea son. In the past, th©_«?hlb or- 
ganizations have occasiohaily passed" 
various resolutlojis copcerning pro-: 
tection, percentage, biock booking, 
tylng-in of ishorts, prices, etc., all 
of which was set tip . as a sort of 



Fox Fdms' Present Administration 
Obyed by Court; Rcvrship 




Landi and Fox: Qnit 



Hollywood, July 10, 
Bretich beitween Fox and EUssa 
Landi, which started -w^hen the ac- 
tress walked out on .' retakes of ^ 
Loved Tou We'dhesday' and refused 
to do 'I'm a Widow,' became perma- 
nent when her contract,-, ruphlng 
until Nov. 31, ' was abrogated by 
mutual consent. 

Understood she's had offer 
from 20th Century. 



PAR 




buying-eodei — — — ■ 

But, human nature being, what it 
ls>- the 'buyers' <5ode never lasted 
beyond the"^rst week. . Each_ex;hib 
found himself stretching the code a 
littl6 lA otder to grab pictures be-, 
fore his competitor got them. As 
a result of the Individual stretch- 
ings, there was no code left at all 
within the fortnight. 

Liast year, for instance, the exhibs 
got. together on the question^ of 
Metro's percentage demands, and 
the exhibs agreed to lay ofE Metro. 
They did stick to this agreement for 
about three months^ and then the 
strain got too great and the result 
was that the exhlb organization it- 
self split in two, with all the exhibs 
making a rush for the Metro prod- 
uct. 

This year the exhibitors have 
given up as hopeless any attempt 
to get themselves to ' stick to any 
agreement on distributors' methods 
They .are now saying that . competi- 
tion la 1;he- life -of trade-ahd.-that 
each exhlb must work out his own 
salvation. Each is going out to get 
the. nipst favorable deal possible, 
and let the other exhibs worry about 
their own problems. 

It marks aboiit the first time in 
many buying seasons that the ex 
hibs have miftde. no attempt, to get 
together on some sort of buyers' 
cdde^. '- " • "" "' ' ' ' 



With the autumn or by Christ- 
mas at the latest. Paramount should 
be. out of the trenches. It may not 
be over the top. that quickly -but 
.odds are long t<» reach dei|r sail' 
ing based dn-ihe dnt'ouraging posi- 

tion the company now enjoys com- 
pared to the ituation of two 
months ago. 

Hope in inside circles is that the 
Par bankruptcy can be discharged 
earlier than at. first anticipated but 
how soon after Sept. 14,. when all 
Creditor claims must be in for ap- 
proval/ isn't predicted. 

Before-Christhxas the theatre-sit- 
uation as it concerns Publlx Entei;- 
prlses.-and .other large subsidiaries 
which are in bankruptcy or receiy- 
ershlp, ought to be virtually cleaned 
up. "dredltor cli^^ in~all~of ~th"6s"e 
will be in before Sept. 1 or shortly 
thereafter. I^. E. reaches that im- 
portant date first, with; ail Its claims' 
to be filed for okay or scriatchlhg 
by-July-26, 




ALLTHRD 



Setting 'Song' in ' Chi 



- ^Song of ^ongSi'-Dietrleh's- first- in 
a iohg spell, goes Into Chicago a 
week after Its two-a-day road show 
opening in New York, at Criterion 
July 18, House in mind is the Mc- 
Vicker's, but. not okayed as yet . oh 
a road show basis for Chi. If not 
that, it will be pre- released on a 
continuous release policy. 

John C. Flinn made a hurried trip 
to Chi last Week, returning east yes- 
terday (Monday) to discjuss engage- 
ment proposed f 5? liiretTST.^^ " ~~ 



Pivar, U Associate 

Hollywood, July 10. 

Ben Pivar has wound up hls.pne- 
pic deal with tThiversal and has 
been spotted as associate producer. 
'Two Sons' is his first feature. 

Pivar went on the salary roll Fri- 
day (7). Prances Hyland is doing 
the screen play. 



In all directions the outlook is ex- 
pressed within Par as bright . right 
jioyr. .Jin addition, to t^e deficit of 
$l,i630,0b0 wiped out since PP went 
into receivership in favor of Par- 
aimount Pictures Corp., the distrib- 
ution department has been taking 
handsome strides. _ 

No Prod. Money . Worri 

Presently it is declared by a high 
official that the (distribution de- 
paf-thient has .around $3,000,000 on 
hand and it will not be necessaiy 
tp'go outside to borrow money for 
the studio. . ' 

(Sreatly . improved condition of the 
Publlx theatres and the sales hopes 
on film, based on recent releases 
and a . nunlber of pictures to see 
the screen between now and late 
fall, are combining to spread op- 
timism.' within and outside Par 
ranks. 

-From foreign distribution, Par is 
.getting an average^ of... $80,0.00 - net 
weekly, laying its hands on every 
possible source of income from 
abroad. 

In the theatres, los£res at« contm 
ually lessening throughout the 
country. Condition at the moment 
in New England is declared' espe 
dally good, better than any other 
pari: of the country. In the south 
and middle west, rising -prices - of 
cotton, wheat, com, etc., are having 
the effect of steadying theatre-. at^. 
tendance .If not pepping It up 
notably in many spotis. 

SotJth; Midwest Up 

_.--.From Florida, whlph.. Jias ..been 
hard hit,, come reports that things 
;doh't,lp(5k half b-d now while Pub- 
lix's most important key, Ciiicago, 
has jumped ahead wltliln the past 
f eyir ■^eeka:'" ."While some ' Chicago 
bu^ines^a is naturally attributed to 
the Fair, generally Improved condi- 
tions and better shows are also 
given credit for the .upswing. It 
is further noted by Par officials, 
the rise in Chicago is not entire- 
ly-cOnfined"^to-the lo6p-but-=extendfr 
to all neighborhoods as well. Last 
week the Chicago, Chicago, finished 
seven days at $54,400, biggest gross 
for that' house In over^'twp years. 
'College Humor' (Par) •yras the pic- 
ture* with- Harry Rlchmian oh the 
stage. 

While . only a few weeks ago no 
one was certain In Par where sal- 
aries were, coming from. It att All, 
(Continued on page 44> 



Downpour of receiverships and 
bankruptcies In Parampunt,, large- 
ly over theatre subsidiaries' follow- 
ing the equity -proceedings against 
the parent . company , in January, is 
.believed over. In order to avert any 
more, with the cost they involve^ 

Par has adopted a poHpy of .doing 
everything possible to keep aiddl 
tlonal subsids out of the courts, 
-publijc Theatres" Corp~o'n6~of~the' 
five major arms of Par-Publljc, is 
receiving the most attention In that 
direction. Although this company, 
set up as a . direct subsidiary . of 

^ th e .op eration-and-ata^ 
ment of all theatres, is without 
funds,. Par' is trying valiantly to 
save It from going through a re- 
ceivership or bankruptcy route. 

This policy in connection with 
Publlx Theatres) Has resulted in the 
settlemisnt of two lawsuits so far. 
One,- a settlement - of $15,000 with 
Charles M. Foxv is interesting in 
view of the fact Fox, a former con- 
struction department executive, re- 
cently obtained a default judgrment 
for $43,000, The other settlement 
was for $2,500 in the Milton Feld 
and Dave Chatkin suits prior to 
being tried. 

'Anxious. to. Clean Up 
On top of getting his default 
judgrment; FoX' had appealed to the 
courts fpr an . order to show cause 
.why;Par BhPuld nPt be thrown Into 
receivership. This show cause 
order would have been heard some 
time this fall if the settlement of 
t.he-judginent,_ y?hich,^aB. inviolate,, 
hadn't been made. 

At the moment Publlx is virtual 
ly dead as a company. Without 
fuiidfij and' hot aeti7e" in tlre'ispeftf 
tion or management of theatres, it 
lives only as a name. On operat- 
ing-management matters out of 
the home office, its place has been 
taken by Theatre Management 
Corp-, formed a few months' agro 
wcith Sani Dembow as president. 

Despite that Publlx, Theatres Is 
ready to be burled forever. Para 
mount figured It was cheaper In the 
long run to settle the iFox and 
Feld-Chatkin. suits rather_.than face 
expenses of bankruptcy, attorneys, 
etc." 



Chase Bank saved the Fox Film 
reorganization plan and incldentallr 
aided the company to thwart a. re« 
ceivership attempt by a minority 
stockholder, James Cleary, Thura* 
day (5) in the N. T. Supreme Court - 
before Justice Bernard Shlentagr^. 
As a result the JPox Film's speclai 
stpckholder . meetings .to considers i 
the Plan go on as « eleheduled for 
July 21 and 22. Opening day's ses- 
sion Is at 10 m. 

, Throuifh the bank's president^" 
Winthrop Aldrlch and counsel. 
Chase agreed to waive Inclusion of 
a particular clause In the new plan 
which would, have had stockholders 
release the underwriters of the new 
plan from any an'd all liability to 
the Fox Corp. arising since April 1^ 
1930. 

• When ' was done, Cleary, 

through counsel; .agreed to a dls^ 
contlnuanPe of his suit. 

Chase'' Ba.nk : Saved . the Day 

- justlce^-^-Shlentag; however, 
making the decision, known, gave 
credit to Chase fo*!* saving the situ- ^ 
atlon. The judge. also compllniente^.,'1 
the firm . on. Its. present admlnistrar . 
tion as headed by S. R, Kent, cltlnff. 
It as competent. As_the. same time 
in view of this and hls i>6lief that .^ 
the new plan in general is for the 
best Interests of "thei company^ Jus-, 
tice Shientag indiqated that' Te.«° 
celvetshlp wo.uld' have beein out of 
the question anyway. 

It was Justice Shlentag's opinion 
that tinder the new pian stockhpld- , 
-ers - whd-m|ght- ohly:- get- tt-part- of- ' 
their investment otherwise, stand > 
to get more advantageous 'resultaf' 
through the hew plan. . 

Several; of the Fox. hlgherups at-. 
tended the hearing, including Sid- 
ney Kent, president; W- C. Michel, /, 
executive v. p.; U. S. Sepator Dani^i ' 
O. Hastings, receiver .for General. ' 
Theatres, and. attorneys RIchar4 ' 
D wight, Balph Harris and Otto 
Koegel, of the downtbwn flirm of, 
Hughes^ Schurman & 'Dwight. gen.-,' ' 
oral counsel for Fox, who hlEindlCHii , 
the present situation for the corn'r' ' 
pany. ' 



Arliss' Rothschild Pic 

Hollywopd, July 10. 
Sam MIntz and Maude Howell 
will write the story based on the 
life of deRpthschlld, head of the 
great banking house. Intended for 
Ge prgie Arllgs: first at TWehtleth 
'Century;^ "^"^ ■ 



IGngf ish" Haey Gets 
Tonchy; lliriKitens, 
So Warners lay Off 



• Hollywood, July 10. 
Warners has temporarily dropped 
plans of producing 'Klngflsh,' a. pro*, 
posed picture dealing with the chiar- 
acter and political , exploits of Sena- 
tor Htiey LPH^g M iiPUlsiaha, fdildw*-' 
ing the - Solon's warning that he 
wPuld sue the company If they made 
-tbc presejit, script. . 



Only overhead oil the yarn, 'vrhlcb 
was originated on the lot and 
scripted by William 'Bankln and, ., 
Brown Hplmes, Is the writer cost. . 
Probability Is that the idea wlU be. 
permanently . shelved. - 

.Exceptiopal precautions haverbeep 
taken in preparatipjri -of- 'I Xioved-a 
Woman,' starrlhg Edward <}. Rob- 
inspn, so that this story dealing with 
the life and buslnesSvaffairs of cele- 
brated Americans vpf .the '90'a shall 
not cohtafii llbeTouS material; 

■Sensitiveness of relatives to the 
repute of historic characters, as well 
as that of living celebrities for their 
own 'scutcheon,' Is making- the 
studios step, carefully In preparing 
blographicai matter for the screen. 



Bill Schneider "...k at Par 
Bill Schneider, has resigned from 
Educational to return to Par as 
chief of the secretarial staff , tp 
George J. Schaefer. He succeeds 
Jerry Fowler, who is planning an 
extended vacation In Europe. 
Schneider wais formerly with Milt 
l^ld In Publlr. 



Olmstead at Col. 

Another- ad man long with Para* 
Tnoun t ^ Publ lx ^ HWliigs'lnlu -^aluing^^-^ 
bla* Monday (17) when E5d Olm- 
stead joins that, company's pub- 
licity division on exploitation under 
Lpu Goldberg, also a Publlxrtralned 
advertising exec. 

Olmstead, who has handled .vir-- 
tually every important Publlx hpuse 
frpm coast to. coast. Including the 
opening of the New York de luxer, 
has been with Par ■i3_ years.. He. 
wa^i last in Boston for the circuit. 



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Tuesday, July 11, 1933 



L A. Pick Up as lags, 
'Samarang' Good for $5J)0; 
m State m^^^ 



Los Angeles, July .10, 

"With air races, holidays, festivals 
and tourists trade perking.. Chi- 
nese continues the outstander' with 
•Gold Diggers' Jn Its sixth week. 

State Isr 61ose on Its heels . with 
When Ijadles Meet.' Much of draw 
here, however, also can be attrib- 
uted to Ted Fiorito, In his third 
week on stage. In moneiy, 'Ladles' 
tops the town. 

Paramount, with .'Gambling Ship.' 
will currently clip around 116,000, 
a proflf, but 'Silk 'Ibtpwss' lj^-too^ 
.fragile to meahvmuch for the tWb 
Warner houses. 

'Samarane/ topping a double bill 
at the IjOs Angeles, Is hopsting the 
turnover " above previous weeks, 
Jumping to over $5,000. 

Estimates for This Week 

Chiitete (Grauman) (2,028; BS- 
|1.65>, -Gold Diggers' (WB) and 
stagd show <6tli week). Ham Beall 
stunt campaign keeping picture up 
tQ early pace and looks like |17,<)00 
with four weeks at least to go. Last 
week over |21,100. 

Criterion (Tally) (1.600. -40). 
*Barbarlan' (M<3-) and stage show 
(2d-flnal week). Fades out with 
around "-|8,O06. "~^lrst week - got 
around $4,600, not enough. 

Downtown (WB) (1,800; 25-70), 
.Silk "SixpreBs' <WB) and vaude* 
Not the kind they e;o for in thls.sec-. 
tion; liicky to reach. $6,800. Last 
week 'Mayor of Hell' (WB), very 
crood at |9i800. 

Hollywood (WB) (2.766; 26-65), 
'SU'k Express' (WB) and vaude. 
May hit 17.600. Last week 'Mayor 
of Heir A^^^ne 111,000^ 
' Los AngeVes. (Wiiii 'Fox) (2,^00; 
16-26),^ 'Sainarang*. (Zeldman), and 
IClss of Araby* (Freuler). Jump- 
ing take to $6,200, best in long while. 
Last week •Dangeroiis Crossroads'- 
(Col) and 'Sucker Money' (Kent) 
tough sledding, . $3,600. 

Paramount (Partmar) (8,695; 25- 
40),' 'Gambling Ship' (Par) and 
"Stage show. — Cannot squawk on 
around $16,000. Last week 'Jennie 
Gerhardt' (Par),- catiAe througli 
aided by holiday, (15,800. 

RKQ (2,960; 25-40), "What Price 
Innocence?' <Col) and stage show. 



No Slimmer Exodus, So 
j^.H. Not Suffering Much 

New Haven, July 10. 

Fans seem to be sticking. :f airly 
close to town this summer, with 
business showing a reasonable re- 
sponse for this time of year. Last 
week, weather inan played Santa 
Claus for film houses by producing 
a wicked holiday that drove every- 
body Into picture spots for some 
nlco-bii.-^ 

Following up recent ' succesiB of 
Lanny Ross. Palace Is ofCerIng 
Jamies Melton on stage for four 
days. ■■■ 

Estimates for This Week 

Paramount (Publbc) (2.348; 35- 
60)--'Dlsgraced' and 'His Private 
Secretary.' Not . bad considering at 
$4,200. Last week 'Gambling Ship' 
(Par) aihd 'Perfect Understanding.' 
$4,500. 

Palace (Arthur) (3,040; 35-BO)^ 
'Midnight Mary' (MG) and 'Arizona 
to B'way' and James Melton, on 
stage. Triple bill should get good 
$6,000. Last week 'Hold Tour Man' 
(MG) and .'When Strangers Marry' 
were swell at $7,900. 

.Roger Sherman (WB) (2.200;. 35- 
60)— 'Mayor of Hell* (WB) and 'Pro- 
fessional Sweetheart.' House has 
had' a decided letdown slnce^Gold- 
Diggers* smash. Probably . fair 
$4,000. Last week 'Baby Face' (WB) 
and 'Silk Express' (WB) light at 
$3,300, 

$W FOR 1ST WEEK 
OFUBERTr,PQRT.,VODE 



to. around $7,000, fair. Last week 
'Cocktail Hour' (Col), $5,800. 
* State (Loew-Fox) (2,024; 2«-40), 
.^hen Ladies Meet' (MG) and stage, 
show. With Fiorito ias stage bal* 
ance. above $19,000. Last week I' 
Loved You Wednesday' <Fox), good 
at $16,300. 

Tower (Principal) (950; 25-40), 
.•Hallelujah. I'm a Bum' (UA). Hay^ 
Ing struggle to reach $3,600. Sec- 
ond and final week' Secrets' (UA) 
sbovred no.proflt for house a,t $3,200. 



WEATHER TOO NICE E 
DET., BDT BIZ NOT BAD 



Detroit, July 10. 
Business suffering from the - too 
nice weather. The Michigan ia get- 
ting the biggest share ^f the busi- 
ness with the Fox also doing okay. 
The reissue of 'WhOopee*. is coupled 
"With JSamarang' at the United Ar 
tlsts but win not make' dough' for' 
the operators. "Gold Diggers' con- 
tinues to do a fair business f oUoW' 
_ing.a good first week. 

Last week' the Fox with 1 Loved 
Ton Wednesday' and Bill Robinson 
unit on stage led the town and 
house got plenty well with a gross 
of $20,000. Holiday Tuesday helped 
all other houses but the Fox topped 
thehi all* The next In dollars was 
the State with 'Gold .Dlggeit's),^ which 
took $17,000. The Michigan had a 
so-so week at $9,400 with 'Jennie 
Gerhardt' 

The U. A. with a second week of 
^old Your Man', was not. so forte 
arid wound ; up with $4,700, ■: The 
Pishei" with a double bill of 'Gajn- 
Wing Ship* and 'King of Jazz' did 
okay at $6,500. 

Estimates for This Week 

Michigan (P-P) (4,046; 15-26-36- 
40-56), . 'Midnight Mary' (MG) and 
Carhera-Sharkey fight film. Okay 
for $10,600. Last week 'Jennie Ger- 
hardt' (Par), $9,400. 

Fox (Indie) (5.100; 15-25-36-40), 
'It's Great to Be Alive' (Fox) and 
stage show. So-so at $14,000. Last 
week 'I ■ Loved - You .. Wednesdfiy' 
.^(J?ox) _.and:i[iagalshp w fof 
$20,000. ~ 

State (P-l») (3,000;' 16-25-35-40- 
65). 'Gold Diggers' (WB) (2d week). 
Nice on h.o. for $10,000, Last^eek 
very nice at $17,000. 

United Artists (P-P) (2.018; 15- 
26-35-40-65). 'Samarang' and 'Whoo- 
pee' (UA), reissue. Biz weak, $3,600, 
Last week 'Hold Your Man' (MG), 
f4.700i 

Fisher (P-P) (2,665; 16-26-35-40), 
rDlsgraced/ Pretty good at $7,000. 
Last week 'Gambling Ship' (Par) 
and "King of Jazz' (U), another mu- 
aical relesue, fair at $6,000. 



Portliand, Ore,. July 10. 
'(Sold Diggers' setting pace the 
burg, hasn't . seen -..for several laps 
of the film trade. It .opened Ham- 
rlck's new Music Box arid promptly 
ran the gross up to four times the 
old. average,._.:L«ooks good : for five 
weeks. . - - 

Town has vaude again for. the 
first time since the Orpheum folded, 
olpln^ \ Evergreen's Liberty started Its 



vaudefllm policy with 
booked from Kelghley 
Seattle. 



five acts 



& Boscoe;. 
First picture urideir new 
policy 'Hold Me Tight' (Fox) and 
going fairlyi Too early to tell 
whether vaude is getting by on riov-- 
elty alone. J. J. Parker won Some 
extra blss by exploiting 'The Nui- 
sance' as 'Never Give a Sucker a 
Bteak.* Title clicked for attention 
and grossed better - than-expected. 

Another perpetual winner Is, 'She 
Done Him Wrong,' now In its fourth 
ddwritov^h stand at -the Indie , Co- 
lumbia. Picture In its ninth week. 
' Garnler, mental psychic, drawing 
feriime response in the- Liberty- 
lobby. Doesn't appear in the; aUdir- 
torlum, but getting mezzanine lobby 
break that helps. 

Estimates-for-Thi«-W«ek 

Broadway (Parker) (2^000; 25 
40) 'College ^umor' (Par). Answer- 



ing to exploitation and an okay 
$6,000. Last week 'Nuisance* (M-G) 
well sold and grossed $4,600. 

United Artists (Parker) (1,000; 
26-40) 'Hold Tour ManV (MrO). A 
goiod 11000. Last week lilttle Giant' 
(FN) $8,600. 

Musio Box (HamrlCk) (1,600; 26- 
40) 'Gild Diggers' (WB) (2nd 
week). Still lining them up; should 
see istrong $8,000. First week a 
smash for $12,100. 

Oriental (Hamrick) (2,600; 26-35) 
'Tomorrow at Seven' (Radio) shar- 
ing exploitation with India Speaks' 
(short) and holding for fair $4,000. 
Last w^ek 'Silver dord' (Radio) 
$3,300. 

Liberty (Ehrergreeri) (2,000; 16- 
26) 'Hold Me Tight* (Fox) a,nd 
vaude. Nlcioly tor |8,80il> on* first 
week of vaude film, five-acts. Last 
week 'Bondage' (Fox) $2,700. 





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St Louis, July 10. 
It's the sanie story about 'College 
Humor' here, too. Critics, not en- 
thusiastic ahout .pi<i but the cus- 
tomers are, as evidenced con- 
clusively- by the numbers in .which 
they are turning out. First show, 
starting at IX a.m. had waiting lines 
before. Oakle, scored, tho: wlnnlnB 
touchdown, iii the last minute of 
play. 

Looks like the most black ink any 
theatre has seen here in many 
months. Management is expecting 
close to $20,000 and may get It. 
That would mean a profit of be-, 
tween nine and 10 grand. Stage 
show, orchestra arid a lot of pay- 
toil having been dispensed with for 
the week; Credit being given to 
manner In. which attraction was ex- 
ploited, and are the p.a. boys 
happy! 

While that's the week^s standout, 
one or two other houses stand to 
make ends meet and have some- 
thing left over. Marlon Davles Is 
a ^surprise at Loew's, arid Donald 
Novis; radio singer;. Is getting some 
attention at the F-Oz. 

Estimates for This Week - 
AmhaMnrfoK' (air ourafl^ rSiOOO; 26- 



Hills.' Cut Scales for Summer a B.O. ' 
tcmk AD Over; 1%ers' 13G at 40c 



35-65), 'College Humor' (Par). Very 
good at $19,000. Last . Week 'Men 
for sale' (FN), a mild $10,000. 

Fox (Fox) (6.00O; 25-35-50), "Best 
of Enemies' (Fox) and Donald 
Novls on stage. Fair $9,000. Last 
week 'Arizona to Broadway' (Fox) 
got about the sanxe. 

Grand Central (Skouras) (2,000; 
25^36-60). -Be; Mine Tonight' (U). 
Poor pace»- -only $1,800, Last week 
•India Speaks' (RKO) and 'Strictly 
Personal' (Par), $3,000, okay. 
■ .Loew's State (LoeWs) (3,000; 26- 
35-66), 'Peg o' My Heart' (MG), 
Good biz at $11,000. Last week 
•Moid Your. Man'._(MG), .a..blg 
$16,700. 

Missouri (Skouras) (3,500. 26-35- 
60), 'Life of Jimmy Dolan* (WB) 
and 'Professional Sweetheart' 
(RKO).- Much better, -$0,000. Last 
week 'X Love That Maft' (Par), blah 
at 13.600. 




Golden Gate $23,000 witK Radio Troupe 
and Warfield $22,500 



. i San Francisco,. July ..W,?. . 
The Al Pciarce Mdlb show (NBC) . 
at the Golden Gate Is the sensation 
of the town. Attendance records 
being smashed and. riot since. Jolsori 
Cra.cked the town wide open at the 
Warfield in '27 has therp beeii such 
jams. 

CHfC Work has the ether show 
booked, oh percentage arid current 
Ihdications poirit to a possible $2.3,- 
000, if not more. Which means 
mebhe as high as. $8,000 for Fearce, 
out of which he xnust pay salarleis 
to . some 20 jpeople. Six shpws a day 
Over the weekend, and added to 
Pearce is the Camera- Sharkey fight 
plx held over from last week. 

Warfield, . too. Is skimming right 
alone with 'HoJld .Your Man,' Oh stage 
i3-AIIeeh:-Stanlfey_and- houig e after 



biz with a heavy, campaign, designed. 
Playing to an entirely different 
type of audience as the' Gate Is get- 
ting many non-theatre attenders. 
■ Paramount, too, has jumped with 
'Reunion in Vienna.' A W; C. Fields 
comedy arid a Bobby Jones short 
tossed in for good measure here. 
• .Town's, two double bill houses are 
finding the going tough this week. 
Estimates for This Week 
Fox (Leo) (6,000;. 15-25) 'Vampire 
Bat' and 'Love's Like That,' both in- 
dies. Doing Just fair at $7,300. Last 



week 'Soldiers of Storm' (Col) and 
'Forgotten* (Allied) $7,600. 

Golden Gato (RKO) (2,844; 30 
40-66) 'Professional Sweetheart' 
(Radio) and stage show. AI pearce 
and NBC gang; also Carnera-Shar- 
key film to $23,000, possibly an all- 
time attendance record. - Last week's 
'Cocktail Hour* (Col), bolstered by 
the Carnera plx froiri Sunday on. 
$1:3,000. 

Paramount (Fox) (2,700; 30-40 
65) 'Reunion In Vienna' (MG), Hur 
rled- In : to - save .- 'Jennie Gerhardt' 
(Par). Looks like okay $14,000. 
Meagrre $8,000 . on, six days for 
'Jennie' last week. 

Sti Francis (Fox) (1.600; 36-40) 
'Private Detective' (WB) and 
'Jimmy J:>oIan' (WB). Not up to 
inua>\J6tO0O. "'Mrulsajnice'_j(MrG).. and 
'I Love That~Mari'^~ (Pa,r)— oWr^Ht 
$8,000 last week. 

United Artists (1,400; 26-35-50) 
'Perfect Understanding* (UA). 
Swanson pretty good here and $9,000 
isatlsfactory. Revival of 'King of 
Jazz' (U) last week all right at $7,- 
600. 

Warfiefd (Pox)' (2,700; 36-65-65) 
'Hold Your Man' (M-G) and stage 
show. Big money week here, too, 
and may come close to $22,600. Last 
week best in town with 'Baby Face' 
(WB) hotly advertised. $21,000. 



Cab Calloway Had 'Em All 
Dancin^r, So Fix Biz Off 

Louisville,, ^uly lit, 
■ Cab Calloway attracted 6,000 
people to the Armory on the nljBht 
oi; July 4; Negroes and white per- 
sons danced on the same fioor, 
although not together. Pretty good 
for south of Mason and Dixon. 

Harness races at State Pair- 
ground proved unpopular on Fourth 
as so .many free ways to find en-^. 
tertairimeht. 

Rlalto starts straight film policy 
with 'I Loved You Wednesday.* 
Prospects for return ol vaudeville 
Iri September : are .good* : .Loew's 
may alGlo do same. 

Loew's trying foyer stunt with 
num encased In ice 'biit still living.' 
Hey-heyl 

Estimates for This Week 
LooVs (9,400; 26^40). 'Peg o' My 
Heart' (MG). Good for $4,000. Last 
week 'Hold Your Man' (MO), 
$4,200, nifty, 

Riatto (Fourth Ave.) (3,000; 26- 
30-40 •'SO), Loved You Wednesday'- 
(Fox). Slow tiade, $3,100. taat 
week 'Girl in 419' (Pair) and vaude. 
$3,000. blah. 

Strand (Fourth Ave.) (1.780; 26- 
40). 'Arizona to Bi^adway' (Fox). 
Oft at only $2;000; Last week 'Jen- 
nie Gerhardt' (Par), too heavy, for 
hot wealther, but $2,600, not bad. 

Brown (1.600; 16-26-40). 'Bed of 
: Roses' (RKO). Bennett draw n.s.h.. 
$900' only.; Last; week 'Bondage' 
(Fox)i with heavy hokum/ not so 
gdod for dog days; $1,100 is poor. 

Alamo (960; 15-20-26). Tilfe in 
the Raw* >(Par). Off. $1,000. Last 
week 'Pleasure Cruise' (Fox), $900. 
$900. 



'DIGGERS' AND LOETS 
$8,000 EACHi MONTREAL 



vMontreal, July iO. 
Heat wave moderated and Inde- 
pendence Dayhollda.y plus Canadian 
National Day helped some to ini- 
prove grosses, but :summQr . slump Is 
definitely here with no relief in 
sight .for next .couple of months. 
Relatively to size and admlsh, Prln- 
cesH did best In town and repeats 



Good Companions'; $6,000 last week 
should hold up to a further $4,000 
currently. 

Palace shows 'Gold: Diggers of 
1933,' another bell-ringer; looks 
$8,000. Capitol has-a brace, 'Silver 
Cord'.an^ 'Professional Sweetheart,' 
which should turn in around $5,000. 
Loew's double Includes • 'Hold- Me 
Tight' and 'I Love That Maur*- Dunn-. 
Eilers and Lowe-Carroll combos 
may yank gross to. $7,600. French, 
film houses not likely to 4o more 
than just get by. ' 

Nabes uniformly red with much 
talk of considerable closing, MO" 
torlng. tennis.' golf and swimming 
getting most of the usual fans. 
Estimates for This Week 

Palace (FP) (2,700; 60), 'Gold 
Diggers of 1933' (WB). Warner 
opus would be big grosser, but fans 
will wait cooler weather aiid ivabes. 
As It Is, $8,000 would be welcomed. 
Last week 'Ladles Meet' (MG) suf- 
fered same way at $7,000. 

Capitol (FP) (2,700 ; 60), 'Silver 
Cord* (RKO)- and 'Professional 
Sweetheart' (RKO). Make a nice 
dual with $6,000 best hope. Last 
week •Reunion in Vlerina' (MO) and 
"t'he -Nuisance^ (MG) did better than 
hoped at $6,000. 

Loew's (FP) (3,200; 60), 'Hold Me 
Tight' (Fox) arid 'I LOve That Man' 
(Par)i House is holding' up pretty 
well and star names inay bring 
erross to $7,600. Last week 'Peg o' 
My Heart'- (MG) and Ticturc: 
Sriatchet* (WB) $6,500. 

Princess (CT) (1,900; 50), 'Good 
Compariions' (Regal) and 'King of 
the Ritz' (Regal) (2d wCek). 'Com- 
panions' did big hlz and ..accounted 
for good gross Of ^6,000. May gCt 
another' $4,000 currently;. 

Imperial (France-Film) (1,900; 
40), 'Claire de Lung' (French).. May 
get $1,800. Last week 'lAa Rleus de 
rAmour' (French) $1,G00; 

Cinema de Paris (France-Film) 
(600; 26). 'Theodore & Gier (French) 
(2d week). May gross $600 after 
last week's $800. 



MlnheapoUs, July 10. 
Reduced admission prices 
such attractions as 'Gold Diggers of 
193S* are ;a real bo3^ office tonlC this 
week.. It's a. heavy shot in the arm 
for several of the grosses. 

The State probably , couldn't have 
picked a more propitious time to 
have , cut its price ' than in cOnjuric-i 
tlon With the highly exploited 'Gold 
blggiers.* The drop frbm 55 to 40c. 
in Itself was sufficient to rivet 
plenty of attention on the ace Pub<* 
llz house .which now is down to the. 
same night scale as the lesser Ceri- 
tury and RKO Orpheum. But to 
have such an outstanding attraction 
as: 'Gtold Diggers' mark the change . 
Is almost to monop.ollze the spot* 
light, despite the slashes at other 
loOp Publlx theatres and the Shar« 
key-Carnera fight films at the Orw 
phgum. 

TJie public's euribslty regarding 
the new deyelopmerit wais piqued by- 
teasers in the Publlx newspaper ads 
and on the theatre screens urging; 
the puhllc to watch the newspapen; 
for 'sensational news' on Friday. - 
With the State down from 65 t6 
40c.. the Lyric and Grand from 35 
to 26c., and the Uptown from 40 to 
36c., the Century (Publlx). and Or.« 
pheum (RKO) are remaining at 40c. 
No change Is contemplated at th^ 
60 and ,75o. sure-seater ' World* 
where 'Be Mine Tonight* is in its 
18th successive week at a profitable 
olip ill the face of all the epposltlon..^ 
Slnnett. mind reader, probably 
means as much, if not more, than 
the picture. 'Midnight Mary,' at the 
Century, but to£;ether as draw rO^ 
suits are light. The Orpheum, ap^ 
parently the home of fight pictures^ 
now, is playing up the Sharkey* 
Carnera films with 'Cocktail Hour,^ 
feature being minimized in the ads* 
Same house did big a few weeks ago 
with the Baer-Schmeling pictures 
and also breeizes through a neat 
winner last week with the sex film« 
•What Price Innocerice.* Mayor of 
Hell' is quite an attraction for the 
Lyric at Its new low price of 25c and 
looks set for a big week. 

With the orchestra out, of the 
State, ' the Lyceum closed , and no 
stage , show at the Orpheum, th<Q 
town again Is without any fiesh-: 

ahd-blood entertainment for the 

current week on British film, ''The I fimL t -tee^n-man y wepk?. hut it 



Bill Wellman Delayed^ 
Hawks Gets *Orchitf 



Hollywood, July 10. 

Howard Hawks will meg 'Shang- 
hai Orchid' at Warners In place of 
William. Wellman, who. was slated 
for the picture but Is tied up on 
'Wild Boys of the Road.* . 

Warners had a one-picture deal 
With Hawks and elected to use its 
option for a loan-out from Metro 
so that the Richard Barthelmess 
feature can get Into production by 
July 24. 



doesn't seem to matter to the box 
office... The Orpheum, however, has 
a number of stage shows booked, 
starting with the Jiack Benny unit 
July 22, 

Estimates for This Week 
State (Publlx) (2,200; 40)-^'Gold 
Diggers' (WB). Looks like biggest 
week -for house in- months,, despite 

abisence -of :flesh-and-bloo.d an^ 

lower prices. A big bargain at 40c. 
Splendid advertising and exploita- 
tion campaign for picture helped al 
lot. 'Day i& Life of : Chorus Girl* 
shown in all local Publlx houses 
two weeks- and one week , ahead of 
•Gold Diggers^ aroused plenty of in- 
terest in film. State itself has been 
plugginis; It for nearly a'mottth. Fri- 
day opening again. May topi $13,000, 
very" big. Last week 'Hell Below' 
(MG) and band and singers, $5,400; 
light, on eiXr days.. 

Orpheum (RKO) (2,890; 40)^ 
Sharkey- carnera fight pictures and 
'Cosktall Hour* (Col). Fight films 
the draw. .Bebe Daniels means Uttlo 
to box ^office, " but ttttracti've-title — 
pulling some customers. Looks like 
$3,000. light, with Saturdaiy opening. 
Last week 'What Price Innocenc.^* 
(CM). $7,600. very big. 

dentury (Publlx) (1,600 ; 40)—* 
'Mi.dnlght Mary* (MG). Title and 
lack of cast names a . detriment at 
this house which caters largely to. 
feminine and class trade. Slnnett, 
mystic, in persoUi .added attraction, 
but not drawiiigi About f2.5bo, 
light, indicated. Last weOk 'Reunion 
in Vienna' (MG). $5,000, good. ; 

Uptown (Publlx) (1,200; 35)— 'Llt- 
Ue Giant' (FN), and 'Peg o' My 
Heart' (MG). split. Nickle jeduc* 
tlori in price: helping, a little, Per* 
haps $2,000, fair. Last week 'Jennie 
Gerhardt' (Par)^ $2,600, good. 

Lyric (Publlx) (1,300; 26)— 'Mayor 
of Hell' (WB). Dime cut In scale, 
together with Cagriey arid greiat 
title for this plot, stimulating trade. 
May top good $3,200, Last week 
'Girl in 419' (Per), only $1,900. 

Grand (Pubiix) (1,100; 25)— 'Pri- 
vate Detective' (WB), and It's Great 
to.Be.Aliye' (Fox), split. First runs 
dori':t go so well here, but jprice slash 
""Singing ihTsbme^custbiflefsr-^Looks-^ 
like $1,000, light. Last week 'Ador-. 
able' (Fox), and "I Cover the Waters 
frbrit' (UA), loop second runs, split, 
$1,500. fair. 

Aster (Pubiix) (900; 25)— 'Pick 
Up' (Par), 'The Keyhole' (WB), sec- 
ond runsi and 'Silk Express' (WB), 
first run, split. Maybe $600, fair. 
Last week 'Secrets' (UA), 'Pjcture , 
Snatchers' (WB), and 'White Sis- 
ter* (MG), second and third runfi, 
split, $800, fair. 



Tuesday, Jnlf II> 1933 



P I C ¥ 



E €flll$SES 



VAMETY 



Ou $54,400, Onental $27,000, 
Palace 





,000 in Loops Kg 
4th; lUs WL Okay, Too 



Chicago, July 10. 

E*ourtli of July week, with its 
iiappy sequence of - holidays— Satur- 
day, Sunday, Monday, Tuesdaiyr- 
encouraged the Loop. Chicago got 
$64,400, Oriental, $27,000, and the 
Palace, $30,000. . . , ,„ 

This week thia shrinkage will 
(bring the Loop back to more modest 
totals, but still not bad. By now 
it appears that dreaded July and 
-ftorrlble August may not be half- 
^ad because of th6 World's Fair. 
«rhfeatres in the past several weeks 
'iave .been, eh^rins. ih the crowds. 
Estimates for th* Week 

Chicago (B&K) (3,940.; 36-55-76) 
.*Mldnlght Mary* (MGM) and stage 
Bhow. Figure big. $35,000, . or there- 
iaboiits for reforni school opus. Last 
fweek 'College Humor* (Par), with 
tiolldays and extra shows ran up 
'ia riproaring $54,400, best gross In 
ISeven months, and one of four best 
{weeks houS(» has had In tW6 years. 
-Picture moved over to Roosevelt, 
«»aH a block «.way, to lap up the 
p-est of the downtown cream. 

' McVickers (B&K) (2,284; 26-66) 
fRQToea for Sale* (FN). Weak link 
in the B&K chain. Light groissea 
.consistently. Estimate' $6,000-$6.000 
for Heroes.* ; Last week 1 Loye 
^That Woman* (par) took $6,20.0. 

Oriental (B&K) (3,200; 30-40-66) 
.«GoId Diggers'- -(WB)- (Srd -week); 
Going Into third week and' still 
strong. Holidays helped second 
^week gross top smart opening pace, 
rrhird week of $20,000 expected after 
holiday stanza's $27,000. Warners 
appropriations allowed house better 
-than usual exploitation. Good- 
iooking girls in costume circulating 
through Loop atop a sound truck. 

Palac* (RKO) (2,683; 40-65-83) 
^Anh Carver's Profession' (Col) and 
vaude. Opened very well; expect 
#23.000, which will be nifty. Helen 
:Morgan, Benny Rubin headlining. 
tlASt week the Jack Benny vaude 
unit chiefly credited for climbing 
couple of C's over $30,000. That's 
nearest to the Olsen-Johnson house 
record any gross, has .come in 
months. 

UnitecT Artists (B&K) (1,700; 36 
66) 'Mayor of Hell' (WB). Maybe 
)r-y-nic«-41-2rC40--on-4hia-one.— Town, 
walked right by 'Warrior's Huis 
iband' (Fox) last Week, which got 
ionly $8,100 on seven days. 

THERMOMETER DIPS, 
CINCY GROSSES RISE 



COLUMBUS VERY OKE 



Better Pace .Than in a Lono Timi 
'Wednesday' Strong $9,Q0O 



CdluAibus, July 10. . 
A much better week in prospect. 
Weather played hob with the b. b.. 
everywhere last w-eek but .cun-ent 
pace is much above recertt averajEjes. 

Ohio with a ;. profeeslonal local 
talent show, with Bert Frohman as 
m. c, added to th<5 film will dp the 
)ig end and then some, but the nut 
1^ plenty high iahd hopes- of beating 
it are practically nil even " with 
greatest exploitation in months and 
more months. 

Palace is doing fairly well With 
'Melody Cruise.* Outstanding event 
is fourth week of 'Gold Diggers' at 
the Grand, setting ai mark for long 
runs in recent years. This one will 
gather in about $25,000 for Its long 
run— heavy for the small house. 
Estimates for This Week 
Palace (RKO) (3,074; 26-40)— 
Melody Criilse' (RKO), OfC okay, 
$5,400 in sight. Last week 'What 
Price Innocience* Just managed to 
hit $3,600. 

Ohio (Loew-UA) (3,100; 25-40)— 
I Loved' You Wednesday' (Fox) and 
stage show. Set to hold ud after 
splendid opening, should do $9,000. 
Last week 'Hold Tour Man '(MG), 
rnigHty nice at $7;400; - - : 

Grand (Neth) (1.100; 26-40)— 
Gold Diggers of 1933' (WB). In 
fourth and last week, should gather 
$2,700, nice. Last week good for 
$8,700. 

Broad (Loew-UA) (2,600; 15-30)— 
'Ganibllngr Ship' (Par), and 'llth 
Commandment' (Hof). Double bill 
looks good for $3,000. Last week 
'I^eg o' My Heart' (MG). and *Wom- 
en Won't Tell,' a fair $2,600. 

Majestic (RKO) (1.100; 15r30)— 
'Whoopee' (UA). Revival oil well 
and should better $2,200. Last week 
'Cocktail Hour' (Col) not so forte 
with $1,800 take. 

After Big 4di Seattle 

Lets Down a Bi^ Biz 
— ^StiH-OMiHGenerjrf 



Humor,' $7,200, B'haiii 



Birmingham, July 10. 

•College Humor' looks like a, 
cleanup tltiis Week at Alabama as 
the week's best draw. ■ 

Ritz after two weeks of trying tp . 
puU through with vaudeville goes 
back to straight pictures this week 
at. a. two-bit admlsh. 

. Estimates for Thi Week 

Alabama (Wilby) (2.800; 25-35. 
40), 'College Humor* (Par). A neat 
pile of jack at $7,200. Last week 
'When . Ladles Meef^ (MG) not sio 
hot from business angle; beauty 
cPriteist pulled the gross up to $6,- 

:50o... 

Ritr (Wiiby) (1,600; 25), 'Peg o* 
My Heart' (MG). Doubtful of, $1.- 
500, .Last week 'Cohens and . Kellys' 
in Trouble' (U) and vaiide, latter 
roasted locally, arouiid $2,200, poor. 

Strand (Wilby) (800; 26), 'Big 
Cage' (U) and another picture.. On 
split, $1,000. .Last week 'Below Sea' 
(C61) a'hd 'Ann Carver's P^ofession^ 
(Col) mild, very. $800. 

Empire _.(BTAC) (1,100 ; 15-25) , 

'Oliver Twist' (Moiiid) arid anotheir 
pictiire yet to come. On split will 
get $1,000. Last week '20,000 Tears 
in Sing Sing' (WB) gOod week at 
$1,500. 



B'way Trade Eases a Bit After 



Bullish 4fli Biz; Tvt. Detective 
1; Par Us m M 17ffs 





Washington. July 10, ■.. 
With . bbttom bf the summer 
slump about reached the bOys have 
their, feet pit ground and are siz- 
ing up the situation. Gieneral move 
began this - week to throw good 
shows into breach and through 
widespread exploiting evisrybody is 
convinced the upturn Is near. 

Met is making an heroic effort to 
put 'Forgotten Men* Into big money 
through ballyhoo and tie-ups with 
Veterans and patriotic organiza- 
tions. Opening lilght was staged 
with all fanfare of a premiere. Pic 
got good start and bids fair to hold 
up to big $8,000. Corking reviews 
helped. 

Barle Is backing. 'Jennie Ger- 
hardt* as another 'Ba-ck Street* al- 
though tack was bad with press, 
House pelted for comparisons and 
n-->ers gave it, and 'Jennie' suf- 
fered. House is getting femmes 
though in droves at mats, arid if 
nights carry through should come 
out o. k. 

Both stage spots are angling for 



Cincinnati, July 10. 

Cooler weather over the week-end. 
/aided considerably, at the box offlcOi 
with the town nothing to bawl 
about. Business not sensational in 
any downtown picture .parlors, but 
generally better than okay. 

The palace is doing Tiieely with 
^Midnight Mary? at $12,600, while 
Albee lftdtcates $9,600 on 'Bed' of 
Kosies.' 

Both ;the,Grand;and Family spurt: 
lug, $2,800 and $2,200, respectively. 

Estimates for This Week 

AlbeV (RKO) (3,30t); 26^60) "Bed 
-'-oE Roses' (RKO>. Constaiice Ben- 
nett large typed;" pulling $9,500, 
okay. .Last week 'Hold Tour Man' 
(MG), $9,900. 

"Palac«-(RKO)-(^,600 r "25^50)- 'Mid-- 
night Mary'. (MG). Weekend start 
-points to nice $12,500. Last week 
tWhat Price Innocence?' (Col), $7,- 
000, okay. 

Lyric (RKO) (1,285; 25-50) 
•Melody . Cruise' (RKQ). -Carryiijg 
on .in second W'eefc for. $5,600, oke,- 
fpllowlng dandy $8,600' in iflrst seven 
days. A. surprise b.o. sweetheart, 
especially after so-so notices. 
V Keith's (Llbson) (1,500; 25-40) 
' 'Private Detective 62' (WB). Wil- 
liam Powell the main pull: for $5,500, 
good. Last week "Gold Digigers' 
(WB) in fourth week brought a 
hefty $6,700; its take for a month 
^being slightly ahead of three weeks' 

iz on '42d -Street' at this house. 

. rand (RKO) (1,025; 16~30) 'King 
6C Jaziz' (U). Trade on. opening day 
for til is musical revival was best 
tlieatre registered in many weeks 
and rush continued over weekend. 
•Looks like $2,800, with prospects of 
holding;, on .for a second' wfeek. Front 

• 'leventh Commaridment' . (Stand), 
second showing, and Camera- Shar- 
key, ftght film, $1,900, fair. 

Family (RKO) (l.OOO; 16-25) 'To- 
xnorrow at Seven' (RKO) and Car- 
hDra- Sharkey scrap shots, first half, 
followed by 'Drifting Souls' -(Maj), 
$2,:00, big. Last week 'Love Is Like 
That' (FD) and 'Unknown Valley,' 
split week, $1,600, good, the latter 
pir drawing swell and overcoming 
l>'>'>r start in first half. 



Seattle, July 10., 
Sofhe let down this week f pllowr 
ing surprising, brz last week, with 
July 4th helping beyond expecta- 
tions. Lots of people out of toWn, 
but those who stayed home went to 
shows, judging. iVQxn reports . from 
b.o.'s 'Gold Diggers' jumped intp 
big lead, doing capacity niost of the 
time. This one set for three weeks 
and may go to fourth. Opening 
beat •42nd Street* by about a grand 
here. Still looks big this week for 
'Diggers.' 

Downtown biz looking iipi merr 
chants, report gains. However, sub- 
urban theatres finding things, slow. 
All except Egyptian, Bagdad, Vene- 
tla,n, Arabian , and Granada . below 
two-bit scale, figuring the pal night 
gag, which makeis the others 16 or 
under. This pal stuff started here 
by the neighbors about eight 
months ago, as a deluge. Means 
simply- two are admitted with one 
paid ducat. Mia.riy. give, duals to 
boot. ~ ' 

Estimates for This Week 
Fifth Avenue (Evergreen) (2,400; 
-26--j4ft):;,'The N.ui3angel^(MG)._W,ith 
Camera- Sharkey fight pix looks to 
do j^ood $7,600. ..Last week 'Interna- 
tional House' (Par) okay for $7,100 
Roxy (J-vH) (2,300; 25-36), 'Cir- 
cus Queen Murder' (Col) and stage 
show, indicates $5,600, fair. Last 
week 'King of Jazz'„(U) a,nd stage, 
good at $6,600. 

Paramount (Evergreen) (3,106; 
25-40), 'Midnight Mary' (MG). 'It's 
a Great Life' (Fox), dual, former 
getting all the attention, anticipated 
$3,600r last, week 'Jenhie Gerhardt' 
(Par), 'Hold Me Tight' (Par), dua.1, 
bad. didn't get the matinee biz after 
the parade as did better located 
house, around $4,000. 

Music Box (Hamrick) (900; 26- 
35), 'Gold Diggers' (WB). second 
week. $6,500 fine; last wieek, same 
film, great with 50 straight midnight 
mat doing capacity, also holiday 
crowds greit, helping surprise for 
wow $9,600. 

Blue Mouse (Hamrick) (950; 25- 
35), 'Life of Jimmy Dolan' (WB) 
Last_weeX' Water 



New flock pic pictures on, Brpad- 
way do riot app'eisir as strphg as the 
batch thatt canie in to grab oft the 
Fourth 6f July trade la$t week, b'it 
with 'Private petectlve 62* at the 
Music Hall leading ;f<3>r . between 
$68,000 arid $70,000, depending .on 
weather, there shouldn't be any 
heartaches. MUsic Hall's chances 
to keep up in the 70's, after its 
enterprising $77,000 over the Fourth, 
are considered fairly gobd on the 
strength of the week-end takings 
and the hetter weather, In or out of 
theatres, that cariie along yesterday 
(Monday). 

The RKO Roxy was aided last 
week for a profitable $16,000 by 
activity around Radio City . aind 'I 
Loved You Wednesday,* which had 
a haif week ther© at above average 
business. This week the new R65or 
falls back to about $12,000 ori 'Ann 
Carver's Profession,^ four days, and 
'Cocktail Hour,' three days.. 

After holdover of three pictures 
m a rtm, until it looked like old 
times at the Paramount, the hpxise 
doesn't rate so lucky on 'I Love 
That Man,' which came In Friday 
(9). It will not hold this time: Pic 
ture started out weakly arid will not 
do over $22,000. not so forte, but It 
could be woirse. 

Other neiw pictures,_ except for 
two operilrigs toriiorrPw^ (Wedries 
day)^ are at the lesSer important 
theatres, Including old Roxy, Blalto 
and Mayfalr. . 

From indications_Rialto will be 
about the best of thii trio with an 
expePted $11,800 or better from the 
first Metro picture Arthur Mayer 
has booked, 'Made on Broadway.* 
In the past holdovers have been a 
mistake on several occasions down 
here, with pictures, on slides during 
second week, catlnif up profits of 
the first seven days. 

New pictures tomorrow include 
the long-awaitied 'iPilgrlmage' at the 
Gaiety oh two-a-day basis and 
•Gambling Ship,* bought from Par, 
at the Rivoli. Oh July 18 a; second 
roadshow comes to town With open 
ing of •Songs of Songs* at the Cri- 
terion. Metro has not yet set either 
the picture or the reopening date for 



tr^de With festival season gag. 
Doesn't help much unless they have 
the talent although the papers gave 
the idea a nice ride. 'Hold Tour 
Man' , is doirig second week, at: Pal; 
ace oin sheer appeal of Gable -Har 
low teaming. Advance stuff Which 
hailed it as hottest sex drama ever 
filmed flopped when they got Inside 
doors, but pio win still do. nicfr. fig 
ure. Move -helped opening. . 'Gold 
Diggers' wound up third week at 
the Met Thursday, making a total 
of four weeks at first- run .house? 
Final week was. pretty low but was 
worthwhile considering nut. Suc- 
cess lay in keeping up exploitation 
till bitter end. 

Estimates for This Week 
Fox (Loew) (3,434; 16-25-35-50 
60), 'Hold Me Tight* (Fox) and 



'Mayor' rtiay stick , a third week, if 
keeping its good pace. Otherwise, 
'Narrow Corner* cbrines in Thursday 
(13). 

With the house nut scaled aiway 
down, 'Golddiggers* Is playing to 
plerity. of profit at $18,600 and caii 
come doWn muph lower than that 
without being shown outside. It 
should last quite a while yet 

'The Capitol is doing light biz at 
a probable $25^000 on seven-day 
retention pf 'Hold Tour Man,' with 
Gable -Harlow names^ but the Riv 
is not so hot on its second week of 
iSamarang,' a ^freak. ' Will clock 
only about $12,000. 

Old Roxy shoved aWay ahead last 
Week, getting $23,000 front 'TOmiprr 
row at SiBven,' but currently doesn't 
hope . for - more than $18,500. Pic- 
ture is •It's Great to be Alive' but 
with scale riPW up to 66c top in- 
stead of 35c; ' . 

Neither the Mayfalr with 'Sphinx* 
ripr Palace; playing 'Melody Cruise* 
are in- for strong money. Former, 
a riiurder mystery, will be under 
$8,000 while Pal looks to. only about 
$7,000. : Jim' BartPn heads the vaude.. 
bills at the latter. . 

State Is handing It tP the Palia.ce 
in strong fashion currently with 
'Hell Below' p^rovldirig strong draft 
there. Theatre's stage show headeid 
by Harriet Hoctor and Ray Bolger. 
If the weath«i" doesn't ,hurt^ week's., 
gross rinay . end up around $18,600, 
much betteir than of recerit Weeks. 
Estimates for This Week 
Capitol (6,400; 36-76^99-$i.66)— 
'Hold Tour Man' (MG) (2d week) 
and stage show,' Gable -Harlow 
around $25,000 on the holdover after 
a first week of $40,000. Picture this 
Week doesn't have the competition 
it did over the Fourth. 

Hollywood (1.643; 26-34-56-76-85^ 
$1.10)— 'Goldiggers of 1933* (WB) 
(4th week). Strongly supported by 
the New York public and will, get 
$18,600 ciirreritly for a good deal of 
profit .iat low-overheaded house. 
Last week the musical got $20,800. 

Mayfair (2,200; 35-56-66)— 'The 
jSphlnx' . (Mono). Failing to . excite 
and unable to reach- $6,000. Last 
Week 'Silk Express* (WB) . same. 

Palace (1,700; 26-40-55-75)^ 
'Mftlndy rnilBPi' (RTCO) (g<1 run) anfl 

vaude. Lucky If getting $7,000 with 
chances : -for topping that very 



the Asjlur., -giaXX Broad 

way's best payers this week are the gjender. On the previous week the 
holdovers, notably 'Golddiggers, in i - — ^ . . 

Its fourth weelt at the Hollywood, ftt 
around $18,500 and Cagney's 'Mayor 
of Hell,' grinding out between $17.- 
000 and $18,000 at the Strand 



Fnaplis lyric Stay]5 
Open, 'Jemiie' $3,700; 
'BW Weak w $3,800 



Indiahapolis, July 10 
_ 'Gold Diggers' in its. Second week 

vaiidei Eflefs arid Dunn doing Usual at the' Circle continues to' set the 



o^ k. trade here. Headed for satis- 
factory $19,t)00; Last week . 'Mid- 
night Mary' (MG) stood up better 
than expected, $20,400. 

Earle (WB) 2,424; 25-36-50-60- 
70), 'Jennie Gerhardt* (Par) arid 
-vaude—Ballyhooed as second '.Back- 
gtreet.* Femmes like it and if 
njghts hold up should get a riice 
$15,000. Last week 'Hierbes for 
-Sale'— (FN) - was weak with. -light 
$11,000. 

Palace (Loew) (2,363; 15-25-35- 
50-60), 'Hold Tour Man' (MG). Sec- 
bnd week will get nice $7,000 on 
strength of Harlow-Gable team. 
Last week pic did best in town with 
:big $14,000. .-Sex expioitaUon. upped 
opening; . - 

Keith's (Loew) (1,830; 15-25-35- 
50-60), 'Bed of Roses' (RKO). Ben- 
nett in declasse role appeals. Should 
see nice $8,000 for eight days. Last 
week-'What Price Innocence?' (Col) 
opened o. k. following sex bally but 
slipped arid was yanked Wednes- 
day. Way off with $3,300. 

Met (WB) (1,683; 15^26-35-50-60), 
'Forgotten Men' (Jewel):; 'War' bally 
and tie-upjj With Vet and patriotic 
units. gave it big send-off. - Holding 
up so far and headed fot big $8;000. 
Last week fourth downtown week 
of . 'Gold Diggers^dld meagre $2,500 
which, considering it was a matter 
of milking it anyway, was o. k, 
Columbia (Loew) (1,263; 15-25- 
lpoksi.$2,500, poor.. Last_weeX' Water.r. Ji3:-40), *It's jGreat to^-^Be: .Alive' 
front!-=(UA)=big==enoughl^afci43T504L:j^jpox)T~^ 



after week at Music Box" 

Liberty (J-vH) (1,900; 10-25). 
'Parole Girl' (Mas) with nice lay- 
out Pf shorts, en route to $3,500, 
slow; last week 'Hidden Gold' (U) 
big first half week, then weak, for 
fair $3,800.-. 

Coliseum (Evergreen) (1,800; 15- 
25). 'Cavalcade' (Fox) getting along 
for around $3,400, good; last week 
'White Sister' (MO) slow, .si.v; days. 
$2,400.^ 



business if .it has names. Headed 
for nice $2,500. Last week 'Sunset^ 
Pass' (Par), kicked usual $2,000 for 
we.stern. 



MG'S TECHKICdLOR CAETOONS 

Hollywood, July 10. 
Metro on Its new soasori program 
will make a series of cartoons in 
t<!ehnir'olbr. similar to the Billy 
Symphony.' ideas. 



pace and prospects for at least 
$5,000 are- bright: Ape Berry IS 
thinking Of holding It over a third 
week. First week wound up with 
a rouslrig $7,000, to the _envy of 

everybody: 

—Lyric remains -open— '^ith- H^nry 
K. Burton taking charge of the 
house as the . result of an arrange 
ment with the ground owners, who 
went to court last-week-to-=Oust the 
Fourth Avenue Amuseriient Co.* of 
Louisville, previous operating corit 
pariy at that spot. Theatre Is In 
its second week without vaude, al- 
though a stage policy Is planned 
next month. 'Jennie Gerhardt.' the 
first iParamount film ever to plaiy 
the Lyricr and headed ' f jpr ' a 'f air 
$3,700 despite confusion existing as 
a result Of conflicting stories In 
local press regarding closing pf the 
theatre. 

Estimates for This Week 

"Apolib (Fourth" Ave.7 (l.lOO; 25 
40) 'Bed Pf Roses' (Radio). Con 
stance Bennett always a bet lri..thl8 
theatre; seems tP be weakenirig a 
little but her name will, mean $3,300. 
hot bad. Last week 'Best of Erier 
rhies* (Fox) a bad $1,700. 

Circle (CJlrcle) (2,600; 25-40) 
'Gold Diggers' (WB)< (2d week). 
Still going strong for $5,000. May 
hold a third. Last week a swell 
$7,000. 

Lyric (Burto ri) C2,0 00;:r:.I 25^40y 
"'Jennie Gerhardt' ~TPar). Second' 
week rininus' vaude and first under 
new ownership; film getting enough 
women to turn in fair $3,700. Last 
week, 'Arizona tp Broadway' (Fox), 
$3,400. 

Loew's Palace (2,800l; 25-40) 
'Made on Broadway' (MG). Can't 
off.set panning of Its atory by local 
critics; will mean a weak $3,800. 
La.st week 'Hold Your Man' (MG>, 
$5,300, good.. 



Carnera-Sharkey fight . pictures 
helped to get a good $11,800. Fea- 
ture was 'I Loved Tou Wednesday* 
(Fox). 

Paramount (3,664; 36-55-75)— -I' 
Love That Man' (Par) and stage 
show. Drift isn't there arid $22',000 
wilt-be tops;. ' -Last Week, ■ Becoiid of 
'College Humor,' the gross stood up 
okay to $27,700, profit now that 
house nut has been chtseler away 
down. 

Radio City Music Hall (5,946; 36- 
66-76), ^Private Detective 62' (WB) 
and stage show. Clicking the bell 
for between $68,000 aiid $70,000 With 
a possibility of getting over latter 
with .any break in weathef at all. 
A '^^etter shdwlhg was "made over 
the Fourth of July week, house 
flndirig 'Bed of Roses' a winner to 
tune of $77,000. 

Rialto (2,000; 35-60-64), 'Made on 
Broadway' <MG). _ Doing., okay, at 
Ijace suggestin g $1 1.800, but doubt- 
ful of holdover unless buildirig. A 
10-day stay of 'Woman I Stole* 
(Col) proved disappointing.- $10,500. 
It shouldn't have been held mpre 
than a week. ^^.^ -...r,-,^=,^ 

Rivoli (2,200; 40-65-75-85), 'Sam- 
arang* (UA) (2d week). Will wind 
up its stay here tonight (Tuesday) 
no more than $9,600, under hopes, 
'Gambling Ship,' snatched from Par, 
opens tomorrow morning (Wednes-. 
day) . •:■ initial seven ■ days of -''Sahi-^ 
arang' fairish $16,800. 

RKO Roxy (3,525; 25-40), 'Anri 
Carver's Prpfession' (Col), four 
days and 'Cocktail Hour* (Col) 
three days. A total of $12>000 for 
this duo appears., the. . maximum, 
considerably behind previous weeks' 
profitable $16,000 on *I Loved You 
Wednesday' (Fox) and . -'Big Cage* 
(U). 

Roxy (6,200; 25-35-55), 'It's Great, 
to Be Alive' iFOx) and stage show. 
Indica,ilon6 point to around $18,600, 
maybe better, but not so good now 
that the ccale is upped from 35 to 
.55c after 7. p.m. At the old scale the 
house last week dragged down $23,>- 
000 on IToriiorrow at Seven* (RKO). 

low' (MG) and vaude. Talking tho 
town for a big hunk of cash this 
week, maybe $18,000. Last week it 
was $15,000 from 'Picture Snatcher* 
(WB), nice. 

Strand (2,900; 35-55-75),. 'Mayor 
of Hell' (WB) (2d week). Exhibit- 
ing nice draw and will be betwixt 
$17,060 and $18,000. May holijl over 
a third woejt. First seven days the 
latest Cagney attracted $21,700, 
goo 



10 



VARIETY 



Tuesday, July 11, 1933 




FyUy Loob Blah Tlis Week ladies' 
Best widi SW, laudui^' 14Gi 



the button and letting the house 
slide to a terrible $6,100. 

Keith's (Schanberger) (2,600; 25- 
30-40-50) 'Disgraced' (Par). Its In 
the general a^. parade, and the 
house Is spotted beautifully on the 
shopping street to entice the bar- 
gain-hunting matrons who want to 
tahe a rest from the heated paye- 
mftnts. On all counts will build up 
nicely to |4,000, nlftleflt In some 

Buffalo Seems to Be |'^»- aS^S^afaCf^i 
Rounding That Comer S5S'.S..*l,*»tS5S: 

Tiuffalo July 10. New (Mechanic) (1,800^ 25-30-40- 
ton. have four excellent^ W^kfjtt | BuSK^Sa?" ^0:V30-40-55). 



Jittery WeaAer Makiiig Pro^dence 
Hot and Cold; Temp. Down, Biz Ups 



Philadelphia, July 10. 
Pretty dismal prospects for this 
week's trade in the downtown pIct 
ture houses although a coume ot 
the new films received mqre^an 
ordinarily enthuslastte notices 



this town at present, 
this one will help mightily, arid on 
the general rep will hold despite the 
somewhat Inconerniouis appearance 



«-L,.'c!f otiIaV n.T»d "When liadleS Meet ■ i ' /-n-rr-nK' aia<rA I «JVI«OWUt»fc juvvub* uvup «t'*"^» 

S^S fioyd hJveihe best prospeots, | ^e^ of^,?^«l'„i^O> | of this pleture In this h^,use. Maybe 



^J^VP^ -l^owea what It m^nt to 

600, but won't^get a jecjnd^W^^ (Vb)/ Dual 

•Sweepings' opens tomorrpw. (Tues g^j^g goo\i, $7,000. Last week 



day). ■ . Tiffe' on 'Big Cage' (U) arid 'I liove That 

^*^„^ffiS&?>i^iri aMtagS MiS^ (W 14.900. average^tor 



the iscreen «uiu mvi^j * m^^.. — ~— ^ i ant<in<^ 

headliner. with Jay Flippen aisp on spgng. >gj^ . /g^^oo; 25-40)* 'Gold 
the bill; $14,000 likely, hardly saUs- „,H.PP (SMa) (Aju^ . ^ f. ^^^^ 



Diggers' (WB) (4th week). 



kriockied all grosses down. 



than a week.i 'Internatiprit^l House 
In tomorrow.,. .. , 

•Be Mine Tonight' ■ wirids up a 
three-week stiay and -no }^?^ 
$4,500 is indicated for .^Is third 
week. -Which was tacked. on .a^t^r 
better-than-expected start of t^is 
picture at Aldjne. Alter that- the 
house goes dark jtot the symmer. _ 

Indications art now that Bpyd 
may make the . «uri\mer going. Usu- 
ally It has closed during July and 
August, but Jwith Maatbsium out pf 
th'e picture, the de luxe Chedtnut 
street house has a chance, of stick-, 
ing the hot weather through. 
Ettimaiep for thi« Week 

Aidine (1,800;- 4br65-65)r-'Be Mine 
Tonight* (U). WiU probably get 






WITH S. A. 
GETIViGlli 



the b.o. a.t low $2,100. 

Stanley <IiOew-UA> (3,400; 25-36~ 
40-66-66)- Hold Tour Man' (MG). 
The honey of the town. Best in 
months at the indicated $17,000, 
walloping figure. Previous session 
Pnly fair for 'Midnight Mary' (MG) 
at $9,900. 

2 MUSICAL REISSUES 
VERY BULLISH IN Pin 

Pittsburgh, July 10. 

It's THold Your Man' this week 
arid the Penn Is holding its breath, 
watching the :tumatiles click as 
they haven't clicked in a month 
of .Sundays. Opening was the big- 
gest here in months arid whole setr 
up is a b;0. natural thait can't pos^ 
slbly miss< Ultimate gross depends 
entirely upon " how many have . bceri 
.saving up their nickels, but from 
present indications, the Harlow^ 
Gable reunion can't help knocking 
off a sizzling $16i000 at the least. 

Also in -the money are a couple vOf 
musical reissues, both of them 
proving the biggest kind of sur- 
prises and kriockirig all previous 
prognostications into . a cocked hat. 
Fulton has 'King of Jazz,' off to a 
flying start, and showirig signs of 
hitting above $4,600, a, great figure 
with everything considered, ^hlle 



General Uiptrend Helps I . providence, juiy lo. 

v*«^ma«^««M >^ , Weather giving Providence Show- 

UnCOln'S Cineiria B.O. S men the jitters. This hot and then 
A^UVUiiRa •"•w ^^^^ ^^^^ has them all up a tree. 

Lincoln,. Neb., July 10. i^ow for the last thtee of four weeks 
The heat wave having lulled and the weather has tjeen so that the 
thiei lads along theatre row haying average exhibitor can't do any flg-. 
uncovered some pretty fair product K^pjng; 

foip the season, grosses are averag-^ j^^t week especiiAlIy when this 
ing up with pretty fair play xalUng theatre men were all set to take a 
all around. ' . , , . nice sleep over the holidays, the 

Beht Stern of «ie I^incoln last .j^^^y^^^ ^qqIj a high dive from 98 
week churned up a red hot opening I thereabouts to a cool 60. Biz 
ori 'Melody Criilse'; thia week, hes ^^^^^ so quickly that the stands 
playing hvd thie conriectlon he-, ^j^^^.^ have a chance to get 
tween national recovery and 1.00K- breathing spell until the beginning 
hg Forward.' . the new week when the mercury 

Biz appears vfry pnerally on the I ^^^^ seeking new high records. / 
up here-^not only at the shpws. Nevertheless there Isn^t a show- 

Estimates for Thi« WesK ^^^^^^^^^^^ j these parts who isn't thank 

Colonial (L.TC) (660 . lO-iB-20), ^ weather h^s the tem 

■^^^ ,^"fSr lifS^rJif wiekK p^iamerit of a prima donna. The 
corner ^ ^a»^4760. lAst ^eek D^ fast stanza Just when things darkest 
maniacs' (Col) held for the full ^ a complete abo.iit-face in 



Cruise' (RKO) -with hot explplta 
tlon went through to a neat summer 
gross at this .spot, .$2,4D0. 

Orpheum (LTC) (1,800; lO-lB-25), 
XSreat to- Be Allve'^ (FoX) and 'In- 
dia Speaks' (Col), split. Typical 
small take stuff, $600. liast -v.eek 



Cloudy weather with the ther-^ 



mometer bringing early spring-like 
weather, drove holiday merrymakers ,. 
to the theatres instead of the 
beaches. • Biz kept up at bWsk pace 
until close of week. 
One of the most remarkable build-> 

No'otrerWomanJ'lRk^^ l^t ^^^.^ff^ ^^'^ 

&tt«s' (RKO), bilstered on the which started the stanz^^ 
ifljtt'ha.lf fair $750. and came through at the closing 

•^State Indie TC) <500; 1.0-1B;.2W. with a gross t5^,'Ton"*fn*four 

'Don't Beton IiOve"(U). Has cllcky as much as figured on. in lour 

looks, in for an okay $1,400. Last days the business garnered brought 

week 'Cocktail Hour' (Col) only the receipts ^well over the $13,000 

moderate $900. mark. Lvcklly the weather broke 

Stuart (LTC) (1,900; 10-26-85-65- when it did because the picture, 

60). 'College Huriior' (Far). Ought «Hold Tour Man,' seemed to estab- 

to ring the b«l here. Town is com- Hsh a new low record since tno 

pletely dependent Pn existence of starid went vaudeville, 

the university and judging from the Another buildup of note was Gold 

turnout accorded a prevle^v two Diggers' at Majestic. Picture now 

weeks ago. .ifU. get a pretty neat m its third week, holding over be- 

$3,200 In all. Last week 'Hold Tour cause of showing the second week. 

Man' (MG) pulled hafd on the First week Old Sol hit a terrific 

opening and mats to make a.very wallop at this picture, which ap-. 



attractive showing, $3,000. 



.. BaltlriiPre, July 10. , „.,„ ^ „ 

*v".o— .-J- - - -J « .,1 1 business on the u^grfwle current- I ija^vla Ijl^ Iti blg^^ 

about $4,500 in .third and final veek, jy ^^^^ having ts^iteri the sHids [ of the summer with 'Sunnyside Up.' 
Fortnight was AH that wafl o"^^ I badly last week; Weather is a Looks llkd a $3,300 week easily, a 
Inally intended, but when . opening 1 j^ygg^l^ j^jg^ better product; also no ^^r^ Daviis hasn't touched 

pltce waJs faster thiwi-expeoted, *:^^ UjQij^^ bpposlsh as was the case | gj^^Q^ 'Bondage.' House has been 
six days were tacked on. I^t week i j^^^ .^g^jj a^ltbough lart weiek's hoi- 1 pjaying double features here day 
$5,700, prfitty f air. . ^ .„ _^ ^ Iday sessiort didn't hurt as much as 1 ^^^^j^tg,.^tb Sheridan Square.- but 
Arcadia («00'; 25-40-50)— 'Peitect ^^jp^ctgd when the weather turned U uttle dubipus about the GaynQr- 
— ^?Tiderfftfmdii^sV-<PA ) > ^^^»t run ^^^^ sh a rply into winter clasBlfi- j garrell rev i val, d e r i de d tn ffhancft it 
lor a change, but nPtices were «o 1 cation. ^ , > „ only at the. one hoyse. Looks now 

unanimously- condemnatory ..that -w^eather this week broke from a jj jj.g^^I^.bave stopd up at bPth. 
Swarison picture got' off to a bad [hot start into, a severe rainstorm - ^^^y^ 'Children over 16 not ad- 
start. Won't get more than $^.200. on Sunday (9), which cooled the ^^,^4^^, bUling, and femmes flock- 
Last week, 'Heuniori in Vienna' totirn TJicely and ga^e Jndicatioris^oi j^^^^ should get along with 
(MG) got $2,^00, eiuite good. helping the box offices for the rest .g^^j^y. ^^pj^ Drake.' Orig- 
Bovd (2,400; 40-55)-^*When L«t- of the stanza,. . - „t*». inally baniied by the censors, all 
-dies Meet' (M<j)i Good iibtices and it's feriime ! week currently, wiui ^j^^ g^l,agq^g„^ .^ajj^ of .^linjinatloris 



Hub Pretty Fair 
This Week-Hoses 
llary Bes t 



Boston, July 10. 
Fair, to mlddlin* would he the 



peered to be on its way to seta new 
record for the house. Secbrid week 
'Gold Diggers' showed excellent 
strerigthi and house so enthused 
I that it decided to keep it for another 
week. Second week gross soared to 
$8,000, almost twice as much as it 
first seemed house would get. 

This week . appears ., similar to 
I what , happened the last stariza^. 
Cooler weiather Sunday after two 



torrid days.. Bills fairly good, and 
with h alt-T- 



fl bri»gir^ In the weather 



there's no reason why the stands 
can't duplicate last week's feat, and 
come out front from scratch. 

Loew'ia State and the RKO Albeo 
ahead so far this week; 'Peg o' My 
Heart' at Lpew'ig with Bill Hall of 
radio headlining the vaude. 'Don t 



vies meev iju.vr.fi .^^^^^^ — - , — . . ^ .- , duuo«h^^'*v -v — 1 Cape Codder's phrase for the kind Bet on Loye' at the Albee with Bob 

fairly good trade; $12,6001 Indicated, the r<ipd s. a. Pumplrie won<t help it much but a $10,000, or . jocal houses are doing cur- Hope; principal name on the variety 

Last week 'Jennie GerWdt' (Par) two registers^^^ Majestic as the home , of bill. 

- - 'is crooning .Happy days^ at th? garner will have tougheled-' *^''"''*' . — 



$9,600V poor. 



_ . ,„,«„„r.«T, . Estimates for This Week 

^^^S?^^^?^Wghlrig W <™> . <^^n 26^0-40). 

Fox (3,000; 3B-B5-76)--Laugnin^ jj^, ^pox). Revival 

at Ufe' tS^^^ receipts -without of Gaynor-Farrell musical . a,, but., 

Molly Picon and J.ay Flipp^^^^ ^ ^ prise click, indicating that the 

stage,. About. ^14,000 jndica^ea. ] * ^^^^^ j^i jj^e- for- -wJnnetf s: money, [tune cyclers back again with a. ven.- 



G61d 'Dtgeew' is the outsta^^^^^^^ the Modern closed 

spot, doing weU. 20 weeks of stock. Reopening early 

Showmen regard these weeks as Jn September. Encouraged by the 

the ebb interlude of the year, showing the Coriimunity theatre. 

Week-end, with a s6cond ieast wind Centredale. made with the German 

blowing in, as the ace In the hole, fiimi 'Maedchen in Unlfonn/ for five 
had cool weather helping consider- I days spilt oyer in two weeks. 



ably. 

Estimates for this Week 
Majestic (1,500; 36-55-75), 'Gold 
Diggers' .(WB). - Doing .well in . its. 



Last week •Arizona to "jo***^*^ ig Constahce Benriett at the Hip- geance. Neat $3,300, . excellent, in- ,„eek, and expected $14,000 

(Fox) and stage show, way ^ver ^^^^^ ^^j^ 'Bed pf Roses.' In dicated on basis of openirig 'figures. .jj creamy, tast week, with 



podforiie With 'Bed pr Kosea. .im i dicated on oasis 01 openi«e,nBi"CB- 1 be creamy. - ... .. 

both the Hipp and the Stanley it hLast week 'Strictly Personal' (Par) jj^^jj^g^y ^^^^ unusual cool weather 
means a bettering of the gross [and 'Big Brain' (RKO) pretty slug- U^j. Boston Fourth, house did a 
average of the past four weeks, arid gish at $2,100. . fine $15,500. 

on (1.000; w-4u-ouj.t- «^^ at the H.iPP. Fulton (Shea-Hyde) (1,760; 16- ""g; *jthV8 . (rko) 
Diggers' of 1933\(WE0. ,^oyejd^^^ 1 ive v /. 



expected figure vfltb Sliarkey-Car^ 
nera fight pictutes helpirig a lot. A 

^SST'xiMO;^ 80-40-60)^'Gpld 



•Bed of Roses' (RKO) arid good 



Diggers' of 1S33 .1WXJJP. , i«iwyc«i.^*j I .^jjj^^^^ Another 

irfteFfo~ur~weekfl-at . Stanley. -Sh^ , . [reissue, and" another surprise click. 4 .yo^^^^ .. Headied for bkay $15,000. 

get around $5,600. Last week Cock- j^—^ y^f^Q ioYrn wanders around skyrocketing house to $4,700 in hb^st week 'Big Brain* (RKO), fight 
-tail Hour' (Col), also eepond run, .^^^^^^^^,1^^ . Century, baxjks d of heat and lack of cooling 1 gj^^^ g^jjjl yaude, $11,100. 

$2,800, under average. the' nirinlrig. having nothing to com- Uygtem, w*»*ch certa^ Orpheum (Loew^s) (3,000; 30-40- 

" _ .. . .. . „. „ « B^6)7 r'Midhight -Mary'r :(MG)--a,nd 

the Hawk' (far). i»iB**PPV*"""e | twP'othet ace spots, uiri in «i» 10 r I vaude. Pleasing bill, biz building 

arid won't stay beyond week ;^ $11,- not the type of filcker for the fans p«nn (Loew's-UA) (3,300; 26-35- niftiiy. $14,500 will be s^^ariky." Last 
«00 indicated. Last week 'Gold Dig- i„ ihia, house arid the stage has 5Q)^ '.liold' Tour Ma«' (MG). A b.o. U^^^^j^ .jj^jgo^jjcg, (mG)' arid vaude, 
gers' (WB) had strong $10,000 in nothing extraordinary. natural th^ couldn't miss if, it ^^^t go hot at $13,600.. 

fourth week.. . • ■ New theartte goes-out of its con-. h.^^ State (Lioew's) (3,600; .30-40-50), 

Stanton (IJOO; 40-55)t-;1 Love .tract' list this week, deserOng Fox of the other lactprs don't mean a .jjg^gg on Broadway' (MG) and one. 
That Man' (Par). Ordinary $6,600 and Cpluriibla ,for .a. Universal l.^hing .^hen orie like this comes Bpeclal bill Sunday Pf vaude 

-"^ 'piece, the- foreigw-made^^^ no trouble l^^^^ ^^^^^ juat fair, likely to hit 

Tonight,' which Is getting notices Ujjtting a sizzling $16,0pp, which Is Ujo ooo. Last week 'Hold .Your Man' 
and some results, though the house pj^^ty okay and isilmost double last v arid one act, special Sunday 

Is not the resort of the a.rty type h^eek's takings with 'Barbarian' ^^gj^^l^. 206, nice 
for whom this picture was Intended. vj^Q) 18^^^^^^ I " .. •.« .i. . 

Estimates forjhjs Week Stanley (WB) (3,600; . -m. 

Century (Iioew-UA) (3,000; 25- .q,gj^p|Q j^j-aj^^. (Par). House pink- 

36-40-65-65) 'Girl in 419' (Par) and j^g this orie, with kids under 16 

^aude, Art Landry band o»\,„YJ« banned, but original censor ban, to- ,i..,„„„ w.^o 

I'OitrUm for^headUner is gether^ with -Plenty of telk_ abmt 1 

strong enough to mean much, while eliminations may hurt. Should eTet ^ ^^.^nd. combination for 

the fiicker is itself poor competl- ji() ^„ rtg^^^ I^t week, in- JJJj^'^/^^^^^ 

tlon for the hotter and stouter stuff [ J^tion of Sharkey- Camera figM ^"r*;^,^*; ♦tf^i^^^^ /g 800- 25-35-45- 
elsewhere. On^^the whole, goes as | g^tures at last miriute^was ajlfe g^Scogy (Pu^^^^^^^ 

saver for •Baby Face' (WB). About l^^^^ vaude. Far below average, at 
$11,000, firie. OK fiK tin\ expected. $9,000. Last week 'Little 

Warner (TV^) (2,000: :25-35-60), .(WB) and corking Negro 

•Heroes «<>r Stde' (WB^^Heavy. ghow. swell iritake for $11,800. . 
stuffy. material ^f or sv>w« Paramount (Publix) (1,800; 25 

none too well done either, wMcn [ 95.50^ . 'Baby Face' XWBj , and 



Indicated. •Ma;y6r Of "HelV (WB) 
got $7,200 last v«^eek. 

U's First Choice 



Hollywood, July .. 

Lucille Lund, Nprthweistem Uni- 
versity co-eia, is leading in the race 
for a film contract in the UniVersal- 
/College' Humor'.,. National beiiuty 
contest. ^ ^ 

Miss Lund, frorii Buckley, Wash., 
was picked l>y Carl Laemmle, Jr.. 
from the first group of 26 photo- 
graphs forwarded to the studio by 
the New t??HJ«*E!^'" IFIf ty photos 
Jn all will be selected by the^ judged 
from those submitted. Winner goes 
Into U's 'The All-American Girl. 

Grid Yam Title Switched 

Hollywood, July 10. 

Andy Devine, Mafy Carlisle, Hich^ 
•ird Tucker, Herbert Corthell and 
Paul Hurst added to the . cast of 
•Satui'day's Millions* at Universal. 

This Is the pigskin pic formerly 
titled 'All- American Girl'. 



_ ii^^j. . _ 

a^ downbeat for .the house and not 
more than $12,000 is probable, a 
drop of three grand from the hand- 
some take of last week when 
Nuisance' (MG) climbed fast to 
finish: at a .walloping $16,800; 



Met' (Publix) . (4,330; 30-40-65), 
'i Loved Tou Wednesday' (Fox) and 
fine sUge show headed by Evelyn 
Brent and Harry . Fox. Will be 
lucky to get $14,000 at this season 



hTpp6dlWHBr-t%paport-)-^^ 
26-35-40-66-65) _'Bed of Roses' ( p^,Qj. ^3 500 i„ prpspeot. Last week ' ^'^"^^"^^ A^.^r;. 



(RKO) and Vaiide. It's all up. to 
la Bennett currently, with Rappa- 
port still, hedging on the show cost 
during the summer .spell. Bennett 
Is doing okay by herself and Rap^ 
paport. who will make money on 
the lowered house expense for this 
week. 



•Mayor of Hell' (WB) excellerit at 
$5,600. 



suits, for comfy $8,000, Last week 
'Hold Me Tight' (Fox) and 'Silk Ex- 
press' CWB), little better than fair 
at $6,100. 

Tremont (Indie) (1,600; 25-36-50) 
•Be Mine Tonight' (U) (5th-last 
>5veek). Just lukewarm, at $4,600 
Deserves better gross, though, and 



Lloyd Keepji Megger 

Hollywood, July 10. 

Clyde Bruckman, Harold; Lloyd's 

, Looks like $11,000, lyhlch director in recent pictures, will meg 

will ' mean plenty of profit on_the kjj^ comedian in 'Cat's Paw.' 

wer 'waTTVeS^^t'ker. ^Ig He reported today (10) to work [ better than poor, at" $3,600. 
Brain* (RKO) taking it brutally on ' on the script. 



Samuel Bomes, operator of the nabe 
houses; Liberty and Hollywood, is 
bririgirig the picture this week tor 
its first showirig Iri Providence. 

Film' booked for first half at the 
Hollywood, arid last half at the 
Liberty. Fans who wanted to see 
'Maedchen' ^lad to travel four miles 
to thie small village of Centredale, 
ust over the city limits. Plenty of 
Interest iri the picture Iri these 
parts, and itfs npt unlikely that 
Bomes'.' will make money at both 
stands with 'Maedchen.' 

titimates for This Week 
LbeW*8-State-(3;200i 15r40), 'Peg 
o' My Hlearf (MG) and yaudeylUe. 
Mafiori to^vies not. much of a draw- 
ing card here, but newspapers: are 
giving tii'e! pictui-e swell breaks.. 
This coupled with nice vande show 
should keep it Plose to an . okay 
$9,500 If weather is kind. Last week 
'Hold Tour Man' (MG) started off 
at miserable pace, despite fact that 
Harlow and Gable plenty liked here. 
Build-up started Monday aind put 
this <sne over in swell style for 
$13,900. 

Majestic (Pay) (2,200. 15-40), 
Gold Diggers' ( WB) . Started third 
week meekly, largely - due to hot.. 
-weather;-but^here's no -reasort-why — 
this cdrklng good film shouldn't be 
able to get' more Jack out of this 
town considering the poor, siart the 
first week, and the swell build-up 
the second week; " Looks like at 
least $6,000, nbt bad. Last week the 
gross tilted $8,000 after what 
seeriied a hopeless start. Picture 
will get around. $20,000 for three 
.weekSr^if^t^comes^htOHgh,.. tnlf, , , 

Paramount (2,200; 15-40). 'The^ 
Rebel' (U) and 'Gambling Ship 
(Par). Latter picture is being fea- 
tured over the former, but tne 
cricks are being more kind to tne 
universal film made abroad than 
to the other. Like the other stands 
week started rather badly, but gooa 



film pleases patrons, pulled from th6 ^Ece fOTa nlck-up to put it ovei- 
Hollywood following. Last week X?lm La^t we?k 'Jfennle Ger- 

i (Continued, on. page 62» 



VARIETY 



V !' Iff 











OM 
RKO-RADIO 




1933 



1934" 




lESLIE 
HOWARD 



BlS is an adYertisement to caXtyisW^ 
attention to a book advertising the 
:RKO-RiU>IO Program for 1933-34. 
It -will be handed you by the post* 
man or an RKO-RADIO salesman, i 

It is important that you get a eopy for^ 
two reasons* 

First, it is_ the <Mbly advance summary of 
oiir forthcoming product that you -will see 
before the new season begins and secondly V; 
it is an answer to a frequent question in 
this industry; **Can motion picture pro-, 
diicers ever learn to sell a film in a smcere. 
merchandising ' manner?? 

In this book y6u will fiiid few superlatives 
and no figments of the imagination* 

IN THIS BOOK WE TALK ABOUT PRODUCTIONS, 
NOT PREDICTIONS. 

it seeks to m^ke one important point 
. * . it is that RKO-RADIO will con- 
tinue making first rate 
pictures Jr-Inthe-season 
just closing no program 
was more consistently filled 
with substantial audience attrac- 
tions : r. noother producer turned out 
so man^Td^fiiiile^h^ 
list is longr^e will not repeat it here. 

But we will , repeat , that Tour studio^ 





ANN HARDING 



Tuesday July II, 1935 



VARIETY 



13 




under the direction of Merian G. Cooper, is committed to 
a plan'to surpasfs that enviable record in 1933-34.^ 

Tiie frequency with which this <;6mpany turned out suc- 
cesses is prciof that they were not accident, but the 
product "of an organization geared to the production 
of successful shows, with the genius to conceive and 
the resources to prodl^ intelligence. It is upon a 

riecord of accomplishment that RKO-RADIO presents 
in this book an outline of its forthcoming program 



ThiTbooEmtentionaUy^G^ 

every picture that RKO-RADIO will produce during the 
1933-34 season. You know, and we know, that is not practical. 
In a business as kaleidoscopic as this, almost journalistic 
in its reflection of shifting public tastes and interests, a 
producer's course must be laid to grasp every new oppor- 
tunity, to acquire new books and plays, to sign the new 
stars that swe^p across the theatrical skies. 

Oiir plans and our resources permit us to grasp these 
ever rising opportunities • • • because we want these 
things . • . and So do you. 

In this book yOu wiU find productions not . predictions. 

You will be told about pictures ac- 
— tually-paadeoir^in^r^ufition. About 



''Green Mansions" — ^tove 
be/one' 0« reach of si 



books and plays that have been 
bought and will be produced. About 
stars and players signed and cast. 

The list is too long to -talk about 
here , but it includes such notable 
productions as "A]VN VICKERS'' 
by Sinclair Lewis, beyond doubt 
"today^S greatest" dramatic" property 
with IRENE DUNNE in the most 
coveted role of the year. "GREEN 
MANSIONS", W. H. Hudson's ma- 
jestic novel of idyllic love with the 
stars of *'Bird of Faradise'% 
DOLORES DEL RIQ and JOEL 
McCREA. FRANK BUCK'S "WILD 

"Son of Kong"— r//ie Cooper- 
Schoecfsacllc b/g s/ioiy of 7933 



*'Yfi\di Cargo** nature 
saves her greatest 
thrilU for Frank tuckl 



IRENE 
DUNNE 




CONSTANCE BENNETT 



FRED ASTAIRE 



DOUGLAS 
FAIRBANKS, Jr. 



"Little Women" 
— dear fo fhe 
hearf of every 
woman 



JOEL 
i^cCREA 



-''i'"4 



DOLORES 
DEL RIO 



Wm, 



"A Cbonco of 
H«flven-!-''ivrtf- 
leo down fo 
earfhl>/Vfno 
DBffitor 



f/MM 



m/M 



WM 



*'FitgWv from CtprY^—filnied in 
Arabia, where Lawrence reigned 



BERt 
WHEELER 





''Cfcope #0 Porodiie"— love 
ond dangei in the wfiofing seat 




CARGO". Somerset Maugham's ♦*OF 
HUMAN BONDAGE" with LESLIE HOW- 
ARD, Louisa M. Aleott*6 LITTLE WO 
MEN'% heloved by every Womau of every age 
with a brilliant east headed by KATHARINE 
HEPBURN, who will also be seen with 
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Adolphe Menjou in 
ING GLORY", John Barrymore in -FUGITIVE FROM 
GLORY", UONEL BARRYMORE in **ONE MAN'« 
JOURNEY", the new Cooper-Schoedsack romantic 
sensation "SON OF KONG*' and the musical ex- ^ 
travaganza staged in the clouds FLYING 
DOWN TO RIO" with Fred Astaire^ and music by 
Vincent Youmans. These are but a few. The 
vehicles of CONSTANCE BENNETT, WCHARD DIX, 
ANN HARDING. IAENE DUNNE, KATHARINE 
HEPBURN, FRANCIS LEDERER, 
JOEL McCREA, DOLORES DEL 
RTOT" D O ROTH Y— J O R^D A N 
^EELER AND WOOLSEY, 
BRUCE CABOT and others 
of our galaxy are equally^ 
^impressive to the eiaiibiior: 
who looks at the new season 
product with a keenly analytical eye. 
You will find a cross-section^reprcsentativc 
of a ^gram planned to produce only Qutstanding 
shows far the simple comnwit-^sense re^n tlwt 
they are the only ones thut are profitable.^ 




ZASU 
PITTS 




JOAN' 
BENNETT.' 



GINGER 
ROGERS 



.and 





SHO 

that will make em say 
THE WHOLE SHOW 
WAS GREAT! 



Cubby the Bear 

Mw star of 

A.SOPS FABLES 
AMOS N' ANDY 



Sogtew's famoM corteon. 

{Th* ebov* 9 or* Von Stvraii onlRioltd 

cerfooM) ' 

av cuLBERTSO^^\ ^ 

In^My Bridge Experiences*-' 



CLARK ond McCULLQUGH 

EDGAR KENNEDY cind 
FLORENCE LAKE 

CHARLIE CHAPLIN 

HEADLINERS 

BLONDES ond REDHEADS 

MUSICpMEDIES^li^ Roth Ening] 




PATHE7REVIEW 

VAGABONDS.- 



THAI M<Mn •mnM» 



•iwuM necvctraNi 



MERIAN C GOOPER, cxccutivc pRooum 



>*lVe9day, July ll* 19St3 



FILM REYIEWS 



VARJETY 



IS 




Jimmy McHUGH and Dorothy 
FIELDS 

With Jack Osterman, Pickens Sis- 
ters, Ben Alley 

9 Min^. 
Mayfair, N. Y. 

Master Art* 

^.bbrev^ated mweical of fair en- 
tertainment appeal with the' soiig-' 

■ writer^, Jlmrtiy; McHugh and;. Dot-, 
dtby Fields on top . of a citst' that 
includesi.Jack Osfepinan,, the t»ipk- 

.«ns Siajera .i|Jid..B^n .AJtoy; .T^her^ is^ 

erious!^ >9iE);94 tal^iit ifljmohfir, thede . to,, 
havjei pjpdyided a.shoit of . twice thlat 
length, had i Ma^ter^ -Arts' -^an^^^ 

Not niuch idea behlh^, the musi- 
cal brief sis it'.lsi' beiriff mo)p!tly;^Sinje^^ 
ing, but there's* hp reason >jirhy jthere 
couldn't h^-ve ,been .more .taUsi O.s-1 

■ terrnap wflis ' aroutid^ to . wi^ebrack, 
"but, app^irentiy wasn't :.grly,en^ much 

* rope iii •tfiat ..:.dirft<stl<>ri.* He does, 
m," c!, with- half 6t "flhort diBvotlnff. 

• itgelf ' to ,;'what'^i. 'suppo?ed. to be ^^a 
' beo^^t, ' but 6ut$ide ' o£ Introductions 

Jack": 1$ Wgeiy • oi^idoki^r^ Too; 

i bad> , . /. ^. •-, ~ r- . 

Dorothy; fields . d<):^s most, .of the 
work. She opeh$- With;' a. yocW . biti 
lateir on doing two . hum])ers«. This 
Ivalf of thi^ McHugh-Fieids . so'ng- 
' scribing. team not' only tosses out 
'a voice which records well, but has 
the screen ' personality to go along 
with it 

While Miss ields ' photographs 
well, generally -^the.-. shprt li&aves 
much wanting in .. the. way .of camr 
era results.; Print Us ofteh below 

■ poor in projection. ' ■ ■ ' . 

pickenia Sister ■ knd B^»n Alley 
each do a singleton. Former not 
well liked by the'camera, but Alley 
sets a pretty ^6t><l!l^^: break by the 
lenses. That, Osti^rifaian persdriality 
seems to know nrf' screen barriers, 
though a 'couple.; times . ' he- looked 
right into the inside' of the camera 
' to see -w^hat it Wais lik9. ' Char. 



. W. C.. .FIELDS 
, *The . Barber Shop' 

20 Minti. . 

Rialto, N. Y. , 

Paramount 

New chapter in the W. C: Fiields 
. series, which Is probably .the most 
consistently entertaining .line'^^pf 
two-.reelers currently coming :.t6 the 
trade. This one isn't quite' ...the 
■^"equal of ^Tlre- -Ap6thecary;^but-^it- 
lias sustained' merriment growltig 
out of Fields' fine knac^ for sehil 
eccentric character... ■ v '^ ' "* 

Vaudeville comic that he ls;;Fi§ld8: 
has the rare gift' of ' creating his 
?medy— atmosphiftrfl,. swi^Hj^ 



jpronto and. right away, a trick thS 
0tudio-trained clowrt3:'.'d6h-t. know.'' 

Here Fields is; :i^xtroduced . as'- S 
Tillage barber, casually honing hle» 
razors in front of his shop .and 
carrying oh trivial gossip with 
passing villagers. Simple device; 
but the gagging, establishes the 
requisite situation instantly. Series; 
by the 'way», isi alfc of Fields' own 
writing. . , \. r-r v 

Nothing i^artlcularly brilliant 
about the coUectioi;; of gags iand gag 
situations that miake.Up' the -two, 
reels, except , that : they all. hang 
upon the ; comedian's . individual 
style of humor. A hen-pecked hus 
band, ifor Instance^ la a weltWorn 
laugh subject, :b\it done In . Fields' 
shyly nervous M^tyle, '-'^ it ' b^icomes 
fresh and funny all oVieragalri. 

Subject is Kolftflir^d -with slap- 
stick and hoke vand is .^^Scrranted to 
register with prfetty much. .any grade 
of audience foi^^UlJ;*altie. Rfliih. 



MELODY MAN 
Songlog 

5 Mins. ■ ~ - 

Loew's^ N. Y. 

Master Arts 

Musical filler in which a, silhou 
©tted- - figure urges song • and. an 
nounces numbers. In the issue 
caught are 'Ho Hum.' 'One Little 
Rain Drop,' 'Were Toil Sincere?' 
and 'I'Ve Got the Bench.' Apparent 
ly part of a series, but without dis 
tinguishing numbers or titles. 
'' Words are thrown on the screen 
Imposed, on vague landscapes which 
miove -frtifti- bottom itft^iedp dr frbha 
Side to' side. • T^HtttW5& iibicbriAeij4 
tion,'as a riile; With 'th6~wcfrda, only 
thft 'Bfench' sonif being dhiiSely illus- 
trated. Vocalist has a' vary 'white,' 
tenor which grows tiresome- even 
within the Ave minutes because of 
its lsLck,of warnfth £^hd soior.'Cf/ilc. 



THE PEANUT VENDOR' 
with Armida 
11 Mins. 
TransluK, . Y. 

Paramount 

.Armida in black and white, sing 
Ing and. dancing,' is cut Into" the 
cart66n matter-' of this I^ar .Screen 
Song ih an'''effecitive -inianttert'" ^A. 

LJilitla==Mief -Jhat_jwJil_^^^ 
Scourge, to any show, " ' 

A^ ATrriida .is'.perfbrmlng behind 
the Jumping ball as lyrics' of 'Pea 
nut Vendor' come up from the hot 
torn of the film, she. changes cos- 
tumes twice : without stepping out 
oCthQ picture, a. quick cut of the 
fllir^ accompHshftig that sllckty,. 

Background of the.cartoon divi 
slon is a' zoo. For a finish the ani 
mals are dancing. It all gets ; 
laugh.. Char. 



♦JAZZ. A- LA CUBA' 
Don Azpiazii Orch 
6 Mirtfi. 

Jtialto; Y. ; 

Param6unf 

...Cuba's - top orphestra, Don A^pla- 
zii's. Go^bo, is, featured in '-Jazz a Xa 
Cuba,! whfcli intersperses' the rumba 
rhythms with att'^r'acftive shots^ -of 
: aavftnai 'chiefly Hhode . best : f amllia^r 
to the average, .tourist, such, " as 
Sloppy . Jo.e's, the Grari Casino Na-; 
cibn'al, -^the Malencoh drive,' etic, 
Ag&tnst :thei: attractive 's^ceriic shots; 
.the, Azplaziii orchestra does* its- Cu- 
ban, rhythms in the ,sam.e .superla- 
tive stylie which took this band off 
the, island ' republic ^tci Broadway.. 
ai>d-tq -the capitals of Europe, where 
presently, . .. ; thcty are stlU holding 
forth* .. , " ' 

'v Don.. A'zpliazu . does tW;o. musical 
ni#ii)b(E)rs, -popping off .thp^^ast with 
a pair of very rumba steppers. - The 
Doh'^s b'a,hd is unique in ; it3 ft^ld, 
isHaHng honors as 'the; foremost ex'-' 
pqhehts'of 'that. $tyle of music with 
.£4^n^£l!tq l^uona, ' th&' emi Aent'' ()u;- 
han compqi^err and the Antlbal Cu- 
ban ■"orchestra, '.rio^v'loh'' th€i 'New 
'S?ork.^alr waves..< Azpia^u shquld 
ba-re-bqoked by'.Pat foji :^q'me naore:; 
stuff. ■ ' . 

f'hls short, althQVigh: a ;1933 cojfy- 
rlght, and ': under ..the hew Para- 
mojunt; Prpduc tlons, . inc^ delineation , 
lis., probably' a holdover, made soihe ' 
^pn<th^. ago;; and just: reaching the 
releasing schedule;; Abel.-'- 

WrABI^^N TIGHTS' 
With Charli Chass 

cbT^Wy • ^ ■ • 

20 Mins. . 
Riyoli; New York 

Metro 

Chciie' with- three ' Other is" make jip^ 
a 4)uartet and sing a couple, of times 
dupirig . th« -film; Not bad, Stuff, 
startb and ambles ' along; okay, 'but 
has a, weak, finish, Doesh't matter 
much what'i in the thing, as the 
story apparently was. intended to 
bCr and is, .sc'Eewy,_.but. Chase;.man- 
ages . to. . hold ends together for .a 
'Smooth effect and > isomo 'i. 
Okay program matter. ' 

Setting 1?.. the .; American - Legion 
convention in Paris', "with his bud- 
dies. Chase gets involved . wUh the 
French police over' a m^l'.bheick.' 
The boys Join the Foreign Legion^ 
after' Chaso already- has' met; up 
•^I tb a bli i n de-^ho-was-on-her-way- 
tb Algeria. Glbcify ; Araiblan stiitt 
follows 'and wlndiip is Chase and 
the ' girl running . «t . sideshow df . hla( 
Arab .Pal'^. haremi at resort. Photo'g--' 
raphy :. okay. . . ^, i -; , , Shan., - 



fflimabire Reviews 



'It's Great to be AHve' (Fox). 
Try- for musical fantasy that 
pans out %t something less 
than zero. No names> no 
broisid appeal and some nice 
music sunk in surrounding 
mediocrity. 

fl Love That Man' <Par)» 
Entertaining story of a high 
pressuirq coh man and. a gtrL 
Well, made and- acted. Ed- 
mund liOwe, Nancy 

'Priyate Detective 62* (WByi 
ilncoiivlnclrig plot' w|th. tob 
:much that's impossible, hence 
the' dramatic situations are in- 
credible and the comedy mo- 
ncu'ents ludicrous rather than 
humorous'. ." William -PoWell 

. and Margaret Lindsay f or th^ 
marquees oxily. 

, ' 'l^ajFle on B.roadway'. 

' (Metro). . Robert Montgomery, 

: Sally Eil^rs, "Madjgfe Eyaitt?>r 
Ivan Lebedeff (latter in i; bit)* 

, will ha.ve to -.carry - th.ls i loose 

; and somewhat light saga of a 

V lii'Tppwerjed.. p.a. 

'The Sphinx'' '(Mono). Mur- 
der hiystery, . fairly well cast,; 
with sufHcIeiit . menace a:n<l 

',;suspehi3e to get by .jdkay. 
.Stars Lionel Atwill as a dealf 

- iihute: 



women kidnapping the sole surviv- 
ing man. Then, when the idea is 
planted, it Is as suddenly dropped. 
Whole treatment Is.fjaU qf.simll^-. 
build-ups san* climax< Edna 'May; 
Oliver, among the best , Of the 
femme comedy types, does wofiders 
with an altogether vapid role. Best 
gag of the picture is her declara- 
tion, re disposition of the .§qlp; male, 
that 'posterity is jyst..arpu,y^^,.the 
corner.' And thajf'S- an oldife. ' 

Fqital defect of the whole pro- 
duction and idea is that-, it tries 
vaguely to blend claip -^^TOUg.lcal._ 
corrifedy atmosphere with I6^--cpwi-T 
edy of the burlesque Whe;el 'Irllphe 
justice' type and the result Is sacj^ 
to behold. It misses effective --low? 
comedy by -a mile; and'^ lt-doesh'Jt 
achieve at any point: thie -cljiss ifth- 
ta^y goai-,lt vaguely .>iitt^:at;7-(.:7^' 

. There are no nameja, upon; 
to dei?end; f on marquee, help ahaVwe 
effort g6€ts- dowhvas one ,of^./thOTe 
things that come .out of thejgimai?,- 
Ihg; uneKpJainable and ..Unpt«iW:J> 
able Hollywood*.. ' J^M^ft*,. 



I LOVE THAT MAN 



Charles R. Rogers prp<iuctl6n and Para^ 
mount Teleaoei Nancy- Carroll, Edmund 
Lowe featured. Directed' te Harry Joe 
Brown. Story by Genft.Towne Std Grahaii\ 
Baker. Dlaloe hy . ^^Y. RoWi»Wiav'>5WI!?» 
Krasner,: photog.. -'AJi . Paramcwnt, *; JjtferX.V 
weelf July 7, Runnins tlta^C.W »n'9»iSv>- 
IBraJna' . StapW; . lvV^r.';"..*Jdtnvii4y«K^ 
Grace CtorH. .-.7..; • •.'•'>• • '^*»f»^^ ^^r^ 
Labels. .'t^. . « . i.. i.. v. « . r» .-^ • . . •i-r^'ew f|,ady 
Driller V;,.. " 
Mousey 
Bthel 
Dentist 
A.ngelo . . ..). 



dtc&tlhg the age of thiis short; Aix-^ 
hrey Scotto Is: credited for the dl- 
.rectloirt from Ta. story — ^siich .'hs; ,ft 
is— by George N. Burnis of the stel- 



. . Robert ; Arrastfrong 
....■;W«ren Hymer 
,;,-.i)otothy Burgess 

I^ta; JklberWi' 

' '■':'> '.V;';v 

T:dmuhd Lowe is, liere;' .v^prrtty 
bad boy for;a^ sdlldi seven i^elSj, yet 
Jthe likeable' 'kind. jWhenVhe • dies 
at the finish it's ,vthe -squarer for 
qvery thing. Net / ri^i^ult "is ^ix 
tertainlng ;pi'ctuc€^ well madfii' 'and 
.expertly played. . 
Lowe,- as 'Brains' Stanley, marries 



MADE ON BROADWAY 

Metro production and release, co-starrins 
R,0.bort MontBomery and Sally Ellers. Dl-' 
reeled by Harry Beaumont.' Based on 
Courtney Terrell's original, 'Public Rela- 
tions.' adapted by Terrell. . Camera. Nop* 
bert Brodlno; fllm editor, William S. Gra/. 
"At the Rialto. N. Y.. commencing July 0. 
Running tl ' 05 mins. 

Jeft Robert Montgomery 

Mona ................... . . . . . - .Sally ISilen* 

Cliilre , . .Madge Eyaoa 

Terwllliger ^ . .Kugene Pallett* 

Mayor Starling. .C, Henry Gordon 
AdSlo ;.. i . Jean Pnricer 

Rainon ... . . ... . . ....... r ^^an I.«bedeft 

Mayor's Seicretary.r.;.'.'*. ... ...David Newell. 

Sir. Leped Is ............... ^ . , - Vince Barnetl. 

phuUz . . . .". ; . -V.- . . . .foaeph Cawthorn 

A lightweight,, loose flicker. P.a. 
thieme has been done before and 
better. "vM&ritgomery is not particu- 
lar^jrohVfncing ,as^ the demon pub- 
lic "rwiwbhs couhseflor who has the 
mayor :^Td';hts'' political iSnderlinga 
constanOa^^^ pitgihg-' him to; square 
Jourrialtstlc- imto-ogitdis.' Rejferences 
to Tammany -festa Wishes -the jazz 
mayor's ideiitity quite .eadily^ Prin- 
cipalis the 'fllW:«W^<>!^ script 
troufiie.^- ., .•> "• -..o ' 

It "^tArt<£. iQosely'and proceeds that 
way iall of the way^ v Sally Filers is 
co-8tia,rred in ap. uh^ertaln and ulti- 
mately*" nnsymjiathetic -r. rble, - . A- 
would-be . suicide, ..'She' is rescued by. 
the p.a., who mSjtjkmbrphoses . her 
into a publicity notJible. Shq starts 
little double-dealing on. her own,: 
and after getting out of a iuurd^r' 
mess, through the efficient ofUcea 
of her guardiaii public relations' 
counsellor, the latter suddenly gets 
wise that he's being double-dealt 



lar comedy pair.. 

It's silly . fodder. Burns alighting ■ . , ^^i* <ioiti, o^ono fininh; 



ner to take up 

cleaner;. Grade —Allen jis^a .liwrsfr I 
maid ' and the illrtatlbn encounter 
leads to some of thelt-r character- 
istic crossfire. jdLftel. - 



'HUSBAND'S REUNION' 
Comedy . 
2 Reels; .20 WinSf. _ 
Rialto, . Y.. .. .. 

Sen'ndtt«P'ar 
Walter Catlett and' Nora Lane are 
pirominent" in this Sennett-fP^ slap- 
dticker having to do with a reunion 
of Miss , Lane's .present ■anil, =ex-;hus- 
band, the. latt-er .CatletL,. 
. Runs 20 minutes, and - manages' a 



Up to then he'd bf^n'>A:%^i?h prfiif ., 
isurevcon.-r.manj.^ always. lft;^JaM 
girl |np.hages t.o stay nice, in a^ w^% 
after meeting . hlmr falling in l«ry< i 
and. teaming up,- "always thinking |. 
she -can straighten liiih ■ <»ut;" " She. 
almost succeeds, 'but the past reap-' 
pears to ruin.'her - plains. 
. 'Brains' . . dabbles. ..in everything 
■from, gasoline savers T to' 
caskets. . And the kind.Qf guy"#ho 
seldom misses. . But 'after eadh 
day's take he turns .chumP' ^ 'ttho 
gambles it all away.M irhe. .picture 
of this extremely ille^.itlmate.^fel 
low was clearly, forcefully, hatu 
.tally drawn . by.; thte aUthT>iri3. I>1 



nice quota of laffs 'throiigb;: an, j>b .-.|. rector has carried the b^tdh'JalOthiir:: 
' bulloonery. VrNb the'»;s8cme;;path3-and^7^ 



vlovis sequence , of 
pa'hlc, but will not 



b6re> 



.either; 
Abeh 



^ASL EiEP I N T H E P £ ET ~ 

p!}tt*TT<>dd.:i'^ 
18' Inihs.- 

;New York, N. v. I 

Roaich- Metro 

Good pupiber j frbm tl»la .iQ.omedy 
pair.' B"ack froin"- the store to get. 
supper without having the landlady 
find 'out; they : becbme ilhte.r.iested.. in. 
the plrl next door, who^ is to" be 
i^vlcted if .she dpes.,iii9t pay her r^nt. 
, Oniy ;way'to get the money seems 
to • ' be th6. \ ;dance., hall, . . so . . they 
hostess," Vamp' ishov^s ' ' bite ' *o'f . 
tickets she's won, giving the fleet 
action and ZaSu Pitts tried to c6py 
her, unfortunately picking, up. a re- 
Itormer on the snoop. They're still 
-Shy thO; rent, but another girl gets 
$20 for a black eye, so ZaSu blacks 
Theliiia Todd's eye, and they save 
the penniless Qiie. 

Well sustained .little yarn, which 
suggests' there was inbre before 
they reached for the ishears, but 
still enough to Interest. Smartly 
played for sustained laii^hs. Chic. 

^^THRILlisjOF THE RI NG' ^ . 
■19 Miiisx' r ' ^. ■ • f 

Translux^ N. Y^ 

An Interesting, if .^bme'tlmes poor- 
.ly photographed, - compilation"* ' of 
highlights of big /fistic bja^ttles frbm 
Dempsey-Firpo ..down to' the pres- 
ent, but not including the Schmel- 
Ing^Baer and Carnera-Sharkeyi up- 
sets. . Apparex^tly .^ssembl^d': h?f or^ 
those encounters;;, .s.ho^rtlrpbih to 
Schmeling as still ..the .:chaihp and 
.Jista-Xrarnera...and; . s 
'teniijfeirs. for crowii^' i^a, hijention of 
Baer '.at -.alL'- ' ' 1 '' ( i .' 

Big 'boutSy cbveired-.- include all of 
any iniportJihce since Firpo was 
'downed .by Dempsey . and all the 
fouls •■ that have . occurred. . Schmel- 
ing- Sharkey battle is the best pho- 
tographed. ' A running narrative ac- 
companles-the-silently-shotifllmi 
■ .blsliributor of short isn't credited. 
Apparently it has , been thrown to!-_ 
gether by the various ' ihdi'es' . con- 
trollinjr fight films,, notably Sohen- 
shlnei who gets rights to most.. 

Char, 



BURNS and ALLEN 
^Walking the Baby' 
10. Mins. s . 

Paramount 

This is. an oldie,, but somehow 
not iii the files. 'It's "hot Of thfelr 
bestj. stretching, a few gags for 10 
minutes, but "'the'- now well-e^iab- 
llshed ether rep of the dizzy cbtti- 
edy /pair should -carry- this for ficime 
nice bookings all over. 

It was made by Par under the 
1932 Paramount-Publix Corp. aegis, 
thia copyright line for that year in- 



It^s Great to Be AH^e 



p^piei' :and.']j^.w;e tolJS '4'\<*i'-i- 
gehi ■; ;• pertorriiartce; T-here's 
.Nap.^sy .V (patijpoll,-. whb^ Plays^,' 
3ymp.ath^caliy and-. t|ri<Jie _^ 
ihgly-4:-in otlier words, iisXh"!^-^ 
arroir.-jrt ay 
ttractlve titie^vrib 



Picture's 
l-nomer,.... 

Robert Arifustropg and^ 
Hyiper .aire a. ccHiple of mius 




^ — (WI T H SONGS) 

'Fox production and release. Mualcal 
t'antasy ' with Raul ' RoiiUen, Gloria' Stuart, 
EHlna May Oliver, Herbert ° Mundln- and 
;Joart .Marah^ 'Directed; by Alfred .Wetker, 

Story by John D. Swain; adaptation;, Paul . ■ , 

Perez;, dialog:, Arthur fCober.V'. Moalc apd nvho do SO much .cOmeqy thM their 

'A'^i"' S«tS;w'^*i' i»Si'i?^^^ *vrn to ^the ;aerious, when 

J^9'-ori8?;°«'*y^ Kly'^rr^'R^nnr^ttoe! one of them shoots .'Brains,' . think 

«6 mips. • Ing he> ^qq^ledf is. rather'/a'vShock 

caci6A ' iifartf A TtnA Rouiten l ihG: surprise. But they".'!hi8i'naee to 

^'^•^ "^"^----^^i^ stuarj laul^Ue^e they^^elbSf and 

........... Heirbert iiiiiidin because they constafttly threaten 



Dr. £>rodwell 
Broolc's....i.,w. 
Toots* • 4.* 

Al I Morain ; 

Mrs.- WHton;.. 
Dr, .Wilton 
Perkins.:.. 



.••••••««,•* >• • J.Q&D ■ BA&rfili 

>;>.. Dotothy BiiCKess 

i.-i i ;vEilfinia--DunQ ■ 
^.......Edward Van Sloan 

..i. '.Robert Gtelg 



A cast of demonstrated worth and 
all the elements of a firSt-class fea- 
ture have here been assembled, but. 
the net result Is unhappily below 
even minor .program, value, the re- 
sult of a weak, .straggling Idea and 
a treatment tq match; Weighs in 
at extremely lightweight status. 

Finished work. looks as though It. 
niight have . been through many 
studio- mutationSf subject to the 
whim's of many minds and the rc::^ I 



violence in a comic 'way the shoot 
ing climax Isn't altogether, out of 
place. ' Armstrong and .ijyrtter " Com 
■ prise a team that can be. developed. 

■Bige. 



ind 



returns to Madge Evans. . All 
tVjls motivation may have been' 
more plausibly: planted, originally, 
but as cut. down to 6B- inlnute3-^and 
a very good Idea In - view of every- 
thing--^it. evolVes into- a- loosely con-.- 
nected- se.q^uenpe. 

•'•Save; for 'jitohtgomeryls nfp play-, 
ing,.' -'which '1ifiS;\. the p.a. assignment 
well, .there Xpn't. much .to .distinguish' 
;fhe film. Il|iss.£vans is a modern 
^Ivdrpee stilt , Ibve jiflth her. ex-" 
^ponse> - |tnd .-'Eyg&hi^' Pailet 
confidential .- E>tifle^ 'lefsr mn'^H '■ out 
of his -jishd of. it^"'.but--fo"r"^tbfe riest 
(jne --wdttdeira why-Mfss Eiiers'j9h.<>uld 
;^iiliape-i>p.'so rest 
.6f. the oVara,cterd'in'' ttfe' plot.' • 
r ^hatClt-'haS. wound UP' flrst-run- 
nlng '>o|i'...the ,^creen ot- the Indie 
Rialto; 'pn-Bfp.aaway(Tind-s61d-away 
■from Lb§w.'"s .o'wn .house?, vbest 'tells 
the .-story on this Metro release. 

AJfeh 



j(f;i|rit jQepman ^B^.A;V 

-■-:r-r^.~^.rlinf.-JfUn?(-^8. 
.Ati-'jeiiiiieika p;;bdu(:tl9o.-.dlri^ted ^by Fraoe 
, ;SSlt»„-'' .eamefe-' Fraiu -.Kfl<;li'«. ; Se.tfl/-'" Mas 

'< (^eefelder^ "JivaXe^ Tonl'-ThpiDB-. Scctoitplay, 

-•. ^ J 

was 

_ _ the 

M|izl press wa s at tagtelng • him for havinp 
atisaclatea with J«wA and. ' 'Marxists' ,to>'. 
much).. ' , ' V. 

Old Man Brai)d:....'.y.vv.'..;;'.0ttb 'Wernicke 

Hfs" "wife.......'.-ii-.i,,i;.".,:.iSllae AaUnger 

PYltz Brartd. ..i:i.d.i.i'i'.^einz -Kllh^eitljerft 
Frau IjOhner. . . . . ..'^'v.Vv , . .rHedda . I>^ii^t)acb 

Erich, he<c son... ....Rolf 'W^nkhaus 

Anton Huber...i:..i.r...>...>>J'oe ' StOeckel' 
Genovevei.'. .. Helma' Rtfe^sken- 

Old .Baumann.. ......Fritz 'Ofeiner 

His 'Wl'fe,.'. . . .Magda ,Xjena 

Anpl ....;.....<........'...... . Vera CJesseio 

Turrd w , . -i v . . . . . ; ; ; ...... M.ajt ^W«ydnor 

Schmltt. . i:'...-;.?. . .Manfx«jl-i:Ko.einp«I<'TUot 
Jewlslf Fact'plfy.-l j.Budolf -Frank 

Spitzer.'. . -V. .>-'i..'i</.',.'»'.>»v*}^beb.-ICaspar 



"suit 'isv a-n ainazingly^awkward bit H'^^'^'A*^' 



of filming. They've salvaged a 
handful of catchy tunes, but the 
story ■ and idea, after they got. 
through with' it; wsra^^' beyond sal- 
yalring in the cutting roohil 

Central idea has to do with a 



Private Detective. 62 

Warner ' Bros, production ' and' release. 
Directed' (jy - Mlot(ael;,iCurtii;. •.' StaWInfc IffllJ- 
iiam. Po.well. ■ WI^lv Marsarot' LJndsay-. Ar- 
thur Byron, I'OEtdth' '3DonheIlyV>'Gord6n iWiest' 
colt. ■ Author, 'Raoul Whltefleld;. Jlcrecn 
play .by • Rian. ' Jp^mea; ' camera. Tommy 
Gaudlo. Dialog .director, Arthur Grevllle 
CoU&is; art, Jack Okey; Aim .edUtbr, Harv 
old McLernon. At the ;Raaio City Music 
Hall; 'week July 8. Run)>ihgjlmeL 07 mins., 
..••.iWillla'ni Powell 
,M'affl;arG6- LlT(^8°ai^ 
...... .-.4 «....'•... • .N. Rdth D^iuieHy 

.Gordon yrhActAt 



Dondld. 



Amy.\., 
Bandop' 



.'• ...... . 



Whl tey ,...,..,« .y. .. 4 ..... . : James- . BeU 

Rogdn , . , ... I i . Artnpr ■Hbhl' 



Lboks douhitfujl 'wllhqiyt '^uppart 
WilifaJn.Pdwefll and. MjM-gar)^ pmA- 



sibuatlon In which there is, only say' iehjy :iht<!^f'est an3'^U;^fj^apd 

— ^ ^ -'-^' theife is' a ~ moderate 'amuSemctnt 

ivalile but for the^ihaHi. the'sforyfof 
'Private Detective is- iindonvirtc- 

•ijiff,;'. ■■ T.' 

- ' Formers. I)"..: SI operative, fiowh. bn 
his luck, lands as a private detec.-^ 
tivej throu,gh accident. He fallia for 
the jglrl whom he was to- frame and 
everything ends hunky-dorV. Ead 
gets reinstated in the U. S. Service 
and wins the girl. 

A3 It unfolds on the . screen It's 
episodic and disconnected. Powell 
does some- admirable work, both In 
the comedy moments and elsewhere, 
but so much^ of the action is Im- 
plausible that it curtails real cus- 
tomer satisfaction which coul.d have 
reacted to Powell under better story 
Condltlo.qs, , 
AmQng -.the /unsolved items In the 
.story .'is 'how come the figuresi '^'} 
in the titie; how Powell, after being 
Ind^cat^djis^ .tijtbjiy broke and yflth- 

6 u E ra^sH reia'^sfrbaggsg^rnu 

with a $100 overcoat at the pa'Nyn- 
bro^cers; -how Powell's' deteotive 
p.artner could have known the .' girl 
carried a pistol; why P'owell was 
reinstated in the U.. S, service; how 
a pl.stol would, lie uncovered on top 
of ."in ash can on a busy sidewalk; 
iiOfJ^ides other implausible stuff. 

The dialog In general i.^ hU right. 
I>hf)tography I3 simple. • C.a.st,' a.s | 



one ; man left in a woman-ruled 
^wOfld, jand the action, of con^edyJn> 
tent;' siu'rroiiitids the calling of ' a 
world . convention at ■.which ail the 
fta,(iOfis ■.argue in .song their "-clalra- 
upon, the precious male — In 'br^ef 
a possible idea, for a musicsil short. 

In blowing It up to feature' length, 
they have kicked the idea all 
around. First they tacked' Oh a 
roniantic comedy introduction which 
takes better than half ^tn hour to 
-plant, worked in a low. comedy but- 
ler' In the ' person of the usually 
funny Herbert Mundin and propped 
lip the- whole 'weak structure- with 
mobs of fluttering girls with no spe- 
cial aim and small connection with 
the development or the story, 

Raul Roullen has done ,ni);eiy 
el.sewhcre in congenial roles as a 
personable leading man. Here they 
make him . a self-centered lady-'. 
kille£l^working at Jhat jprofesaion 
'wTth' great" eSrneslhe8s"l.nd"^efEr6iTf- 
ery, apparently with the vajgrue idea 
that they coUtd "create another 
Chevalier. The result is altogether 
synthetic,, because it Isnt a 'Che- 
valier situation' and Roullen Isn't a 
Chevalier. They waste half an hour 
or so demonstrating this. 

Story is constantly going off at 
tangents. They have a- long se- 
querioe to develop a travesty idea 
on a femnle gang.ster in a world of 



a whole, dofts a good job. llhdn. 



It shoiild''1^ e^jjjalhld;: that Ai- - 
In Germany; -'doe'ski'jrtbt staitd, fpr ,|Sex 
Appeal,' but/ for *aturtn> Jibtellung' 
.('storm troops'>''iis/that'thi>!hUndred 
thousands of bro^wh ''shirts ihai'ch- 
Ing ' all . -over Gtitmany^^ ^re " called 
'Si A. MaennerA .. Under ' agief^they 
are caned 'H.' j;; ' .meaning "hitler 
irugehd.' 

This .picture '"v^as put;: dver in 
gratfd style at the U'fa.PalaSti,THclth 
^Itlijir; vG.pebbels, ' General iv31om- 
berg - .and. ,. some .;-'of . the^ others big 
bosses .^present: -In the" 'flesh;; :Vith 
vii}Xii6riid9 -fl^^^ the 
h<>ua«-i^hdr-thorusafiida guardlii^alL. 
the avenuea::\Qf ...lipbroach.-^ ■• •". "^' 

Strange ■to>':s4ty,. only.- a fetv^vdaya 
' Bjfar^re' the pi'ejml'et^e, the' piQtMr&cwas 
bitterly' attiK!k0d,^VT the. Na^l^^^ 
(Mi: the ;grouhd>thdl.>the;'f|iaie^^^^^^^ thd 
S. A. riu^emejtt';,inF^s-ftbo.^.s 
theme to 'be^'haitdled-'py cbmmeijclal 
film producers who, although their 
own blood-test might be -1Q0% 
Aryan, had not minded ;lnlxing ' with 
Jews and Marxists -sLs 'Ibhg as the 

fliljdiiig- w£w .goodf-r-- - ' '^^ 
.. The . .jpapers howeveSr, evldentlyv 
got orders tbi . pipe do^n, with the 
f tinny result th^t all the r.ealt. Nazi 
presB> in surprisingly short nijitlces, 
just - sulkily - admit the su(^cess and 
sincerity, of that flfst 'Super ^Nazl 
Production,' with all the praise &,nd 
eulogy left to" such papers as. were 
supposed to be "liberal or; deniocratlo 
before March .6. . 

American ayailablllty of the.i.'plc- 
ture would be nil from any ordinary 
entertainment apgle. . Rated .. as an 
historical "document, however, the 
picture might draw, crowds. to houses 
owners of which don't- mind their . 
adOlicnccs booing . and throwing 
things at": the Screen,; as long, aa 
they come in at all.' No- klddihg, the 
"picturb--'mlgiit=--be-a--blg-mbney-maker-==- 
in houses catering to serious minded' 
and politically interested audlenced. 
I have personally adV|sed.the.LOndpll 
Film Society to book the picture for 
their, highly select ahd highbrow; 
members. 

As a production, .the .thing , Is weU 
made and quite above average. 
Photography is .good, and the 
crowd scenes are excellently hait^ 
(Continued on page 20) 



16 



VARIETY 



VAMETV HOUSE BETIEWS 



Tuesday, Jolj 11, 1933 



PALACE, N. Y. 

An overtone nroduction overture, I the beans oi ine moaeiH.ar© vi0imi«i Clean-cut "pccWty Rh^w on e| 



PARAMOUNT, N. Y. 



right yrlng and oft. Opens wltb a 
supposed -window Bcene\ where only 



the beans ot the modeli.are visiWe 
_ _ through 



show this week Is mostly the Tea 
tro di Piccoli, a $5,000 pupp6t show. 
'X% $5,000 it inlght be expected to 



Broadway competition. 




TRANStUjf 



EMBASSY 



over her© they ifet a show that's Home of the Fox-Movleton© and 
over her© tney gex ^ «• . jj^^g^.^etrotone reels has the edg© 

Wlea than to De ^e,. the " Trans-Lux, -where Par, 



show number. ' "-«°''"«'^ *.om™wL.o... Bfll works 

The shappk 

be more oiE a drawing name than I ment, as usual, _ls in the n^xt to i ---^^ 

it is, but as an entertainment the closing number* 'Cubana. wh6n the ^j^,^^ against the whole 

Piccoli is a distinctive novelty eh- Roxyetties trot out. Snappy pre- 1 j^^^ j^^l^QpojItiin the- I usually noor© 

tertainnient, departing from all fa- clslon and accurate '"ovement^tim- ^ ^^^^ Feature Is 'Melody [found at the Bmbassy, which this I JpUij^ and U reels fail heir to flrtit 
irtiliar picture house paths and a i„g ijrlngs that J^^^^^ (Radio), on second uun ^"M^^. ton-heav* with a lot of light on Broadway, but at neither, 

genuine article for both children point for reaction. Cul»h melodies Layout 1b shrewdly picked week I8 top-hcayy wun a. lo* v , Is there any-; 

Srid adults. by the pit and Miss Qtera down weak^^^^^ detect newpreel matter of little moment. Jo^^^^ MuJh 

The Pax Is trying mightily to get front <or » song, ajt«r the [being that it is everboard on 8^^^^^^ niakes the kest bid for at- ^» ^^Ib program that could re- 

baJC some or all of that $5,000 Pj^^^iJ^ J^^J- tifen f ?«n vl^w Pj**' t SSSS wSh tendance with throwh^together Jlase any week or notvbe rel^sed at 

^^SSr^^^i^^ S r^^S^f aj\Sh:t.^??KB short of hits from ilstic l»aUleB un- a^^ 



I when 
them. 



act bill depend upon that depart- title of Thrills of the King,' JJJfgna *^ 



Bros, and 



''proba.bly complied from .fllni con 



abuntlance. There's too much of It, 
with the routine of newsreel cllpB. 
riinnine «7 minutes In Itself, a 
longer show than the house used t© 

glVe». ' : \ 

Emb leads ott with President 



«pli a^ containing '400 performers 

In its advertising, without explain<- , .^'i — — 

iiie the '400' are rag dolls on strings. Finest lighting piece and f f®®* ment principally. 

rSh^^sh^itr^^^r 

S^5;^J!!fw W kfow SStzy'iu'Sc -wwfe t^^^^^ a Par screen song, and 'Blue I Roi^evelt returri^^^^ 

^Moment Musicale' is the title of foriiatlons ^fund P*-"*^^^^^ A serves of the Night,' a Mack Sennett re- tlon, »^„f<>:JSJrSSi?t1e ^hm^^^^^^ 

th^ bvei-twre, and Just a title. In- U^^*? „ iiietaT cove^ etartef; I leasliie through Pa^. ^V^-^^^hA oinLtLn down't 

Vt^trVstSirtrb^^^^ SSs'lpe? show, the Trans-la truly less of albrief glimpse Of Ellsworth and Bol 

Jnd dancers In addition^^o th^ Pft shadows on a darkly Pa4^ed drep.^ l&iS^iS^t^^o&sifpS Sth straight newsreel house, 1 

^^i^l S5fn«n?c?me*^^^^^^^^ ^fi^St ?SSd'Sec?of ?he ^vS a c"??flonde- trick developing a lot tertainment It may be considered a t ^^-^^''^they^^.m lake'^^^^^ cut-In 
Jrefettd'SiSSSI?^^^^^^ Show at least has more Soffat A^ctlca. penguins, icy 

^tSfSotS S 3fe*£M!!. J- the ^l^gery | variety. And too much of news- | lanes^otc 



Charles I'Jf^i^, «»at aren't even near news I ,A;«°',,^f SmUh vJuh^'hiB 

^Iw kives them the kick. Has oxcepr , . . i« ♦i,^ I E"n»PBes . Of _ Al Bmnn wun^ iub 

— „ ^^.^ , , rentiy with the pit mostly being 

if S another effort to follow the^Music ^n accompanist for Dick Llebert at Jjonai ?JJJJJ*J.«„t somersaults and run. 



:|Sgr^»S^^^^ tecome tiring 1.1 the long 



Hall style and seeihs as out of place the organ. 

as .previous atteml)ts. Beuvell and | Feature, private petectlve 62* 



zippy back flIps: to. mix with the 



,6nd Al later on the golf links. It 
Leading oft with par coverage of may be news^ut on a^new^^^ 

' gram isi of perhaps more importanco 



too often clutters up newsreel 
shows. T-Ii reels apparently didn t 
find Smith down on Xiohg Island but 
squares by having something on 



and another later in^the show^^^^^ V^-l Ket°siBte;"m;krs' a sfehtly foTl I JJf ^^^^^^ VJj;^ 

sLt the same ^ait and too similar, I That's BpiUing eome biz and the "'^^'"VL^ ^alr stand but In their "2;"*^. 

Stuairt and liash supplied the de- | g|o„g spiel from London, Ger 



and all alone, telling a few gags and Ube past four weeks aided, of 



mount.: which: is Often ehowgh to fj^ 7„Ssto Tdmw of t theatre No.; 3^ ^^^^^ U. S. S. »• H'™heVe's an interesUng little spiel 

i>rompt a change In material; While ;?Jg \h<i Roxy Influenced BhoWs are ^ e^^^^^ celebration. . - . ^ from Hugh S. Johnson on the show. 

Carlllo isn't doing the telephone bit, Maintaining i certain drawing pace stoOges male ^"J.J^'^S^L J^S^ " f The Recovery Act administrator 



Harry Burns Is. Between the two | not to be discounted. 
ita now about as. familiar to the 
Broadway audiences as the first two 
ifiies of Lincoln's Gettysburg Adr 

.dress.: .'-M.. ,;_-.„,_.. 

•I lioV^ That Man* (Par) is the 



Shan. 



I workers this pair, strohg arming | 
their etufe over, ' 



from Hugh S. Johnson on the show. 

■ - , — .— - ^ • but anaging TO groups are Included, the n!i^Jni,Ii^ the situation as It afiEects 

keep within bounds J" the i^udtence ,„ ^„ot. {^ff^l'^l^irS^oi 

MPT RROOKLYN approach. >^e^i^^Pf"^^i« ment Pathe sister reels Pl StershSfc^^ 

Mbly BKUUIWl^in items is a medley of paro^^^^ oamera dose to L > 

Good staging heli^s-the currents by- the straight, member ^and t^^^ 



_. though perhapB 

^*l^'^*^ -^,t^iS^?.ii!^roYSr^l^ on her wedding day I ^aJr^rAmwi?^"?^"^^^^ *i2 

itcW.'"lt"^*in't drawing against I layout here cbnslderajly, so .^b^M ?rosB-flre^has^ ce^^ ^^^^^j^^^'J J ab^^^ Pathe also delivered some- I by Roy Howard, president of 
Sb heat Friday night, but on merit a weaklsh vaude bill turns into a X'^^^JS^JXSnl to ^""^^ and pr^aratlons the Scripps-Howard newspapers. Jle 

OulhttO build before the week Is nicely acceptable show. Not »any the comic ^« fj^?^^''^;^® w« iTrt 'o^^ Arctic hop, whichjs^among rounded up In Japan by FOX 



over. 



MUSIC HALL 



"New York, 



high Bpots, but It playa smoothly I Barton . switched £'0^, sights missing at the Emb. I iVid elves listeners good xeasons 

and workB out for entertainment, week routine at the ^Brooklyn Albee ^o other steals against FM and thy Japan should be Included In the 
Chester Hale girls start the pro- in minor details, but the act shapes jjj^^ current at the Emb, are In JhtOTiiatlonal scheme of things re-» 
ceedihgs. They're on roller skates Up along rfmllar genCTai ^ secession from thei 

I for the time being, which Is quite stead of '^''^ t*iifi Tiesr ■ . . _ ,^ i e*«u o 

somethiiir. DOuble dozen gals in^ using one 



for the time being, which Is quite stead of the Mad Do^ ^^flfr„«l« vorce thing at Reno with side shots League of Nations. Howard's 1b U 

' - ,„g one about a «o»Pl« of the place for light interest an^ JSJVoice and records well. 

just arrived at the .QU^^^^ Interview with Wiley ""|oth houses have the English vie* 



_ Grand Prix race at 

swimming meet at Jones'- 
jCarnera and a kangaroo" 



9tances-of-sOx 



timate skating tut 



liv ttollcr art ao SVuiHh ^i^ millions he was after. He Was wing «♦ Atlantic City. WCTU con^ 
S^SSt^Son™sn't on his way somewhere when Far ventionr and marble championBhip* 



Sf7?hSa ?n tock??ouid takeoff of the I ^^iong"' Ie8fler~item8 that may be 

!^^htinf atSbShS^ Not^ TO^^ *° 1*^ ihe lr He bSnds^^^ Canada., seen only JSisidered of some news value, 

i? aSlcSv'^SeSW. ^^orW^ oui^Sy L*Ad??a5J?^^^ at the Emb, Pathe has a stronger p^e^ent here but missing at the 



tpg of the Roxy created shows al- r^"^^ ^j^^ Russians doing their his stories are really thumb-nail 
ways has been an outstanding item ^^^^^J'j^j^ 3^ yj^jgg^ platform InCt 

and what has mad© them »itt«F«"t 1,^^^^^^. stage, and the gals Gracella and Theodore supply the 

on the -whole from pther^e luxe ^ an the way around. Gives ||„aie with their nicely framed 

types. That's, aqide from their ex- ^-j^^''^^^^^ gort of production tang, adagla specialty, ©ne of the 

pense in staging and liumber or per- .^g^g ^^^jlj^ Capitol last wee that have thought of back- 

fOrihOris. I Kumber two act Is COOkle 3bw- | g^oundW tt^ 

/ At least two or the numbers in- f^j._ ^^lo romped aWay With thlrtgs. Igort of Idea. Here it's the 'Sleeping 
dicate this deficiency rather glax>- 1 gj^gy j^anher of doing his lmitA- | princess' scheme for. the ©pening, 
Vngiy. diie of these Is 'Cubana, I ^^^jjg Impersonations impressed fahd a cavemaii idea for . the finish, 
Which opens with a double piano I ^j^^ ^pooklynltes quickly and they I slight dramatic them© running 
solo, on a raised stage, against al ^^^g jt up. I through the dances in both cases 

•dfop with an undistinguished paint- 1 Romby and his Radio Gang spot- to give theni point beyond the mere 
ing ©f a cock fight painted upon it. I ted the center. Two men and - - 

Emma Otero, singer, stands between U^o women, with another gal at the 
the : pianos, which are ©ncased in I piano. It's singing with gestures, 
overlong coverings to glve.them an I jjostly gestures.. Bomby, Js pre- 
bversize effect. I sumably the plump male who does 

. The lightms oii this number is j the announcing with a smirk And 
such iis to diminish rather than to k^ush In the mouth.. None of his 
enhance the pianists work, and the I announcing can be understood. The 
presence of Miss Otero, besides, others all sing near-Operatic tunes 
With a stage as big as the Music I a near-operatic manner. None 
Hall's and with the eye throw dis- of them have worthwhile voices and 



skill of balance and grace of pose 
which is the mainstay of most turns 
of th© kind. 

Nothing - in the Palace current 
show to put It on the front page, 
but It makes satisfying entertain 
ment, and with strong screen sup- 
port—which It doesn't happen to 
have this week r— It might have 
meant business. Ruah^ 



tarit from any " spO the. bouse, 
failure to strike more definitive light 
and color atmosphere on the trio of 
performers shrinks the number for 
reception. ' . „ , ^ - . " 

same goes for ' ig Top* number 
which opens With a good flash of 
the Music Hall ensemble coming out 
from th© Sid© platform against 
colored dressing tables which turn 
out . f rpm behind the curtains. A 
barker pahtomiries on the, stage' but 
without any lighting support mak^ 
Ing his motions unintelligible to the 
audience from iriy kind of angle and 
hardly comical. Doesn't raise any 
kind of interest but rather a lagging 
leeiing of delay for the actual cir- 
cus thing. When that cbihes it's 
Bee Jung doing her 'high trapeze 
work. This small performer on her 
— "Tilgh" trapeze without the array of 
-multi-colored costumed, people on 
the stage, and if -working alone on 
that big stage under a single spat, 
"would probably increase the punch 
of her reception manifold. 

Five numbers in the show, the 
final being 'Ghapeau Parisien.' On 
the Order of the Usiial de luxe fash- 
-—^■^iOh-BhOw, but bearing a more de- 
==^«^=^ached-^f e6Hng=.Bomeho w - .than=-lhe. 
intimate sense such thingSv should 
give. Here again the background 
coloring and lighting are sombre and 
uninteresting. Roxy has made this 
fashion show different than others 
hy Introducing a pit of pantomme. 
Has a male hip weaving; character 
flupposedly showing off the. mani 
• kins -to a couple of customers. 

Staging well done here. The two 
women customers are by the wings 
«n a ©mall dory stage or something 
' Ti^ieb later Blides back into the 



the chorce"bf numbers" "fsTrone'^tOD: 
happy, either. . , ^ , 

Herman TImberg fortunately fol- 
lows and picks things up again. It 
takes plenty t© pick things up at 
this point,, but Timberg did it with 
ease at . the Friday night show, 
Timberg's turn is the same one he's 
been dolnjg; with Timberg, Jr., but 
good, for sufllcieht laughs to satisfy 
anybody. „ ^ 

. Scr<een end Of ..the . show Bupplied 
by 'I Cover the Waterfront' (UA) 
and a Hearst newsreel. Biz Friday 
night about three-quarters and 
okay. Kauf. 

LOE;W'SSTATErLrA. 

Los Angeles, July 6. 
Third week of the— Ted Piorito 
band on stage starts by building 
over the previous pair, having as an 
aid the picture, 'When Xiadles Meet' 
(Metro). Only V trouble With the 
st4ge fare is that the orchestra re- 
lies entirely on old numbers. While 
the unearthing of the faves of the 
past years iei shrewd showmanship. 
|i XuU.dose of- thjB,rwith:n©-<!«^ 
ditties to, giv e a change, of .pace 



plug for the . chief exec over here I lux includes th© takebff of the 
with men and women In the street I Raibo air armada for th© Chicago 
asked their opinions of him, new I Fair as of the most Importance. On 
deal, etc. I two different occasions girls ar© 

U's most Important contribution I spotted vacationing on snowy peaks 
Is th© Jewish pageant at the Chi-^ I in COjoradO, probably on program as 
cago fair. The balance of the ma- cooler-offers, /the Hearst reel sel-j 
terlal It sent over Inmost anybody I dom misses an opportunity for a, 
could have forgotten aboi^t. Air I plug. This week it's -the Chester 
races and stunting at; Los Angeles, Hal© Glrlia at the Capitol ©n roller 
at- both houses, covered excellently 1 skates as buildup for a skating act. 
by Paramount. It would be nice If Tied Into program in line with rolled 
the newsreels could forget some of I ©raze around just now. 
those carnivals In Europe th©y j Magic Carpets short 1b *Th© King-* 
dig up every year. They all look I dom of Sheba,' which was first ref 



alike. 

. .Fair. take, at, b; 
noon. . 



. Saturday after- 
OKar. 



leased in 1931 and Is new brought 
Biz light Saturday matT Ohar.: 



HIPP, BALTIMORE 



gets monotonous. 

To counterbalance th© -strictly 
musical presentation, a line of girls 
is on for the finale for a hot num- 
ber and the closing fliash consists of 
40 kid banjoigts strumming away 
on a back, platform. -. v 

FiOrito*B vocalfstB, Lief ErickBon, 
Betty Grable, Muzzy Mjircellinp and 
Bill Carey, ficore effectively. Nice 
set, good lighting and smooth milie 
control all contribute to the per- 
formance, . Jjenif, 



. Baltimore, July 8. 
This heuBb is' pttlng an^'OT 
ally lucky break currently, or the 
book©t> Is extremely clever. Maybe 
It'B both. For th© hoiis© Is work- 
ing tindor a peantit budget for 
vaUde this week; and didn't expect 
anything much for Its money. Was 
delpendinir ' ehtlrely on the flicker, 
•Bed of Roses' (RKO) With Con- 
Stance Bennett. AH advertiping 
concentrated ©h th© picture .and de- 
voted' no space t© the vaude at all, 
except f©r an Insipid, piece of in- 
stitutional lining such as 'also gala 
stage show.* 7 Gala ptage shOws 
without dependable nam© talent 
turn but to be bloomers 9ft times 
out Of ft 100. This- was tho-lOOth 
time. 

On paper there was nothing that 
hinted , a ray ©f h^pe. But on the 
stage these five acts came through 
with entertainment. People who 
come In this week for Hippodrome 
vaude: will not be disappointed. 
They won't . come in for names, for 
there are no names.. But. th© lineup 
de monstrates o nce moi^ and J>ow^ 
fully that vaudeville is biggSr than 
any of its parts or, any of the. in-; 
.dividual memberis, on .• and off the 
stage, who think that vaude de- 
pends on them. 

Show opened to fotm .with . 'the. 
Four Vespers, a neat tumbling and 
hand-to-hand turn. The fout-men- 
have an extremely fast turn. They 
finish in a whirlwind of teeter- 
board work, with somersaults to 
catches as the main stunts of the 
latter routine. Interspersed are 



occasional flashes' at comedy.. In- 
jected without forcing or stalling. 

Kirk and Lawrence have their 
type of novelty all to themselves. 
Nob'Cdy Tra'B evcr"qulte-Bbtten-the 
knack of handling the prop ponies 
the way this man can do it. It's a 
laugh Just to see him jog the horse- 
head across the stage. But there 
the act ends. It would pay divir 
dends If having a little real ma- 
terial. They have a swell basis for 
a Btkndout act, an idearthat's-inTT 
class by itself. But after the open- 
ing twb minutes It goes no place. 

Hllbert and • Skelly are two girls, 
on© piiayihg th© piaiiO and filling 
th© waits with some gOod dancing, 
especially high kicka, while the 
other devotes herself to Impres- 
sions, finishing With a Charlie 
Chaplin, which strange to tell, was 
a riot with this-hous©. And no kids 
in on this show, either, but mostly 
women in to .get a load .ojC Constance 
Bennett.- ■ - 

Gross and Ford were next to clos 
ing with talk and singing. ThC 
femme Is especially okay with her 
selling of: '4^nd Street.' Audience 
could staind mor© Of the . same. 
Spend much of the turn finishing 
with a Chevalier-D^Orsay Impres- 
sion. Their comedy chatter Is old 
in' spats, but-Sbmehow effectlveLW-ith 
thi^i house.' " - . . .. 

" ^n tW closinf se§5ibii'lira^ 
person. _da,nce flash, .'Rhy thmania, " 
which contains three girls who do 
challenge work, a good adagio team 
and a pair of hoofing singles. The 
adagio on the Oriental bit la good 
enough, but they could, do without 
-the— Bowery -number. ■ -The daneihg 
singles were bke, especially the lad 
With the heated legomania. . 

Busine.ss was good at the firsil 
show Friday, the first time in the 
past month. 



PARAMOUNT, L. A, 

Los Ang©les, July 6. 
Not attainlnjg__ the standard Bet 
here by Fanchon & 'Marco, current 
show needs one sock applause act 
to round out the stage entertain-' 
ment. .Draw has been supplied by- 
Marge of the raidio teSHi. Myrt and; 
Marge, who Was apparently respon- 
slble,. according to the applause Bhei 
garneredr-for— the-^-capacity-.^rst — 
i^Ow. Rut Miss Damerel, While 
pleasing to the eye and ear, doesn't 
oflCer. anything to . tear the house 
dewn durlnr wha^ is announceiS' 
her Initial stage : appearance. 

Band lingers, longer than its ac-; 
customed . Opening :number for some! 
acceptable Clowning and a RuhP. 
Wolf trumpet eolo* Regiiiatioiv 
deuce spot vaude crossr fire .team^ 
Burt and HIckeyi follow with l^ugh 
teasing material,' not ; all of. it new 
or ftpotless,"but-^kay. - ' ,' - 

Closest approffoh to a panic la 
furnished by a five-year old,. Little 
AUeeh, who emacks 'Stormy 
Weather' p^ross the iootB Ih y«t 
style. . 

Single production number IB 
built around 'Gypsy Fiddles,' with* 
a qpartet of girl vlolini«ts, th©. 
chqrus line and Jack. FjfOS.tj . barl-t:i 
-tone,:-performinp:- Neat but nP t^Bgn^l 
s&tional. ■ 
Marge followsi opening a b»t 
stiftly, but easing down when wh© 
goes Into a snatch of ra:dio con-! 
tinulty with Glen Boles follingii 
Does about 12 minutes, including a 
■nlccly-iendered vocftlliniggLber', , ... 

Finale, an attempt at Harletn heat 
with Marion O'Connell isnaUe-hiP* 
ping between contortion 8tunt«, 
uecms out of place on thi« Htage. 

Jbeny% 



Tuesday, July 11, 1933 



YARIETV H4NISE REVIEWS 



VARIETY 



17 



tttine to himself and was forced into 
extra bows. Quite a recommenda- 
tion, considering that two comedy 
turns preceded him. 

Directly in front of Rose Is Mar- 
shal Montgomery. Uses a special 



STATE, N. Y. 

It shouldn't he a burn to tip oft 
house manager Al Rosen on vaca- 
tion that Friday night's attendance 
was excellent. The draw is Metro's 

*Hell Below' and just enough stage drop setting of a Chinese cafe with 
• 'a blonde waitress character assist- 

ing Montgomery and. his dummy. 
Novel opening has the dummy 
working alone and without Mpnt- 
gomery's presence in front. Mont- 
gomery has his stuflE well timed and 
he romps. 

Caites Brothers coming after the 
bpiener, Winnie and Dolly, get thfe 
first laughs in the layout when the 
lights go olf . No imitation stufE by 



TROCADERO, LONDON 

liondon, June 26. 
This is a part of a chain of seven 
houses operated by H. Sc G. Kine- 
mas, Ltd., with the Hyams't^rpthers 
at the head. liouse is typicrtl vMgh- 
borhOod, located in the Elepaant & 
Castle, a thickly populated district, 
with about the biggest toll of un- 
employed In London. Wlieh the Hy- 
ams built the theatre it created a 



show to keep 'em interested, 

BlU was kept to Rve acts because , 
of the film's length, Harriett Hoc- 
tor and Ray Bolger divided head- 
line billing. While both are essen- 
tially dancers, there was no conflict 
because the slim Bolger is as much 
a comedian as he te an eccentric 
hoofer. 

Pleasant to note the development 
of an artist like Bolger. He got his 
best chance In 'Scandals,' but it- 
didn't g:o to his head. Bolger, no 
longer a Jumping- Jack, g:ot to the 
house with topical chatter. The 
'Cabin lii the Cotton' routine for a 
finisher took Bolger to the exit on 

^l^i^l^i6^t!^trittS:noi SScKy I ously in this act which. la^st year^^s 1 Hnso„ "and Dean, the latter 
who^ c^^^^ as /Flashes of l^.' ' ^^^^^ terminated a 'Crazy' se 



as they got into their harmonica 
playing, with attendant effective 
comedy, the act ran away. Should 
the Waidmans dope out some better 
gags for themselves, they'll stand to 
click well anywhere. 

In addition to Miss DeLeath, who 
since first comliig Into vaude has 
developed into a smart entertainer, 
current stage complement has IjU- 
cUle Page, dancer, Between these 
two lirid the "Waldm^in lads there's 
enough sock on the show to satisfy 



sensation as the biggest house in anyone looking tor 55c. entertain 
England. It was said to have a ment In fie t, it's worth more than 
capacity of 7,000, but the actual fig- that. ' 

ure Is around 6,000. It ■is^lill the ^ page, In excellent form, is . ... - 

biggest house in England, Policy Is (,„ twice, smartly Imptessihg on producUon system that aims for a 
- u «^Y^wHr„r thfir I doublc and sometimes treble- fea- U^^,^ occasions. Not only very maximum of sight at a minimum ot 
the boys, who are celehraUng their ^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^ dincer Is cost; Just on the strength of 24 

26th stage anniyers^ry,^^^^^^^ I aisrmore San X UtUe oSginal In | girls near the footliglit»^arid a.acoro 



ROXY, N. Y. 

Method of presentation rather 
than the substance of the show it- 
self cdntinues to save the original 
Roxy entertainment. Intrinsically 
the five acts^that enter Into the pro* 
ceedings are not espeoially impor- 
tanti but the hookup with a stag© 
band, salesmanship of Dave Schooler 
and a background of 24 Gae Foster 
girls, blends it all into a «how that 
has a world of flash for the clientele 
attracted to this house by the low 
scale. 

The line enters into the biiild-up 
in an important way, aided by a 



to Miss ttpctor, who closed the. 
show. 

The late Flo Ziefifeld ^as right 
about Miss Hoctor. No classier 
artist 6n the boards,- today's Pav- 
lowa. That certainly looks right In 
regards to at least most of Miss 
Hector's performance. Settings used 
were simple but attractive. Three 
danclnef boys fitted In nicely while 
she changed.- 

Joe Morris had the keystone spot. 
Dorothy Ryan, the well appearing 
blonde warbler In the turn, knows 
how to use the irilcrophone, but 
doesn't need the amplifying stuff. 

Shell* Barrett, down front the 
Ha Ha club added to the class 
part of the show. In appear- 
ance and performance She counted, 
the Impressions of . several pic- 
ture stars In rugged song bits 
standing, out. Paul Sydell and hlis 
balancing dogs opened Interesting- 
ly. Quite a trainer.- He applies eauil- 
Ibrlstic stunts to canines to a 
£:reater degree than others and 
does not depend upon one dog; 

Good show, as good a combina- 
tion bin as offered along the street. 

Ibee. 



Caites' mv^Bef»-y ee\3 "s^quote^ This week house has acquired the 

ception. JTheir douW^^^^ habit and gone 'Crazy^ i 

closes entertainingly, as usual. help it along, it has a biU of 10 

Only four girts to the line, "with acts, headed by the . Neir Cb'e 
seemingly Baker using six previ- | jjj.Qtherg .Co„dos brothers and Col- 
having 
season at 



rjust — ^. 

specialty team being used sounds Uhe Palladium. Austin Cple acts as 
like Frank and, Madeline compere, introducing the acts^ and 

Couple of snappy youngsters .who jjiQ-^^j^ing .^ 

trot put in 'one' after the opening shOw opens with a 25-year-old 
tramp scene of Baker's, do -a zpstr. gjient of the cowboy type, withithe- 
ful dance. 'gang* sittlhg on the stage and 

Winnie antf Doily are the openers, razzing the. actors. Then the turns 
It's ring and trapeze stuff of ah Tin- are brought out. in rotation,; with lots 
usual kind with a special full stage of interruptions, 
setting of a sailing: ship's frame- some of the acts are quite good, 
wbrk. The two opert the show with The Sensational Carsbns, knife 
a kiclc. throwers, kept the locals on tenter- 

Teddy King ahd his pit orch pull hooks, expecting sonaething to hap- 
a community overture in which the pen. and disappointed when nothing 
?e?enT»and boys participate with did — for burleaoue 



the routines she has devised. It's 
that as much as any other factor 
that delivers her for. strong ap- 
proval. 

Supporting acts are liowe aiid 
Hlte, rather funny Mutt- Jeff team, 
and the acrobatic troupe. Seven 
Trojans, who close In the midst of 
a flag-waving display. Krith the Gae 
Foster Girls In the red, white and 
blue pattern of Uncle Sam ahd a 



or more of bandsmen beyond that 
makes a swell peopled stage and 
me.re numbers have a tendency to 
make the proscenium space look im- 
portant. 

Heavy assignment goes to two 
turns. liamberti, who roughens up 
his buffoonery to the limit for thlA 
dkte, and Jones and Hull who go 
even further in stepping on the re-^ 
liable old hoke. Foi^ purposes of 



drop of eolumiisr oi flags on inarch I this peculiarly naive Broadway cli-^ 



bits of chatter. Looks like this step 
is taking hold here, with King mak- 
ing plenty headway as a local fav. 

Shan. 



Act gave scope for burlesque 
bit, which was good for laughs. 
Rusty and Shine, one colored and 



upstage. It's laid on pretty syrupy 
but serves the purpose Intended. 

Wesley Eddy Is the m.c. over here 
and from all Indications had a fol- 
lowing. Over ahd above the m.c.'ng 
and band driving, he does a ven- 
triloquism bit that's . cllckful. 

There's also an 'amateUr show,' 
with several menibers of company 



entele, the results are perfect. These 
two turns supply wholesale quan- 
titlea- of low . comedyj. the main" in^ 
gredient of the layout. 

Methods aren't always very fas- 
tidious, but they get results. Lam- 
bertl's business with the old shoe 
and the flit guh; for Instance, Is far 
from the Tiffany standard of tieat 
cbmedy, but the audience response 
here was the pefect allW. In Uke 
manner Jones and Hi^W go to their 



Leicester Sq., London 



London, June 27. 
.Harry Foster has assembled a 
colored troupe for the basis of his 
Leicester Square program. They 
were recruited from various places,. 
Including the Cotton. Club, 
York. 



HOLLYWOOD, L. A. 

Hollywood, July 7. 
Well-balanced blii 
Joyce held over for a second week 
for the presentation afterplecie fol- 
lowing tlie four acts, Joyce sells his 
personality and scores with a medl 
ocre band and so-so talent. Robert 
Twins, Juye girl tappiBrS/ Erllne 
Bollng, aero dancer, Bernle Myers 
tenor, and Audrey Farncroft, oper 
atic soprano, work in front Of the 
band. All are pleasing, but have 
little to do. Band contrlbs three 
numbers, all hot. Standout bit Is 
New. I Joyce's Umber leg dancing. 

Vaude portion opens with Chap 



going Intentionally bad for laughs 
Asi Joe Flop, the short of the Mutt- 

theother;-Clarke, formerly of eia^'l'? SJfn^L^'Sinf Vn a^f^^^^^ flnfsh wltfi- an acrobatic bit, » 

ahd Ritchie, do a deliberate steal ^^"I/CY"^^^ of one of the boys over 

Of Manny and Roberto' '^^^^^^^ four chairs In tine. That called for 

I as awful ^comedians, precede |ddy's 
first ventrllo bust. A novel Idea 
that works out aa wanted.. Of the 
three, routines by the Foster liiie. 
their puppet huitiber is the hesl» 

Screen catches 'It's Great to be 
Alive' (Fox), On final de luxe turn- 
over Friday night house was doing 
fair on population. Char, 



costumes. This Is particularly ruth 
less as Charlie Manny has Just re- 
vived the act CblUnsori and Dean 
with Teddy J^o' thelr 'Dentist' sketch, with the 
wiin xcu y 1 ^^^.^ ^ patlente, as recenUy 

done at the Palladium. 

Five Magnets, four women and 
one man, in miscellany of music and 
song, which natives here Just love. 
Condos brothers are still supreme In 
the art of fast hoofing, but the boys 
are very anxious to do comedy, and 
as comedians they are still the best 
hoofers around.^ ■ ^ , 

There are plenty of 'blackouts, 
and any amount of dirt but the lo- 
cals Just eat it up. Show lasted two 
and a half hours, but It did no.t 
seem a minute too lonjg for the audi- 
ence, with everything being appre- 
ciated, only one gag of Austin 



Some half-dozen scenes are filled I pelle and Carlton, man woman i.^^j^.^^^j^j^ deaf ears, 
with specialty acts and the affair Is I hand balancing team. Chappfeue [ 
titled 'Dark Doings,' produced by does a rollr-over up a flight of stairs 
Clarence Robinson. In the troupe, are carrying Miss Carlton aloft. Pair 
Cllsabeth . Welch, Alma Smith, Arlta work salesmanship to a degree and 



Fifteen thousand people paid for 
admission on opening day, and with 



G. O. H., N. Y. 

Saturday's sultry matinee found 
a substiantlal number of the male 
customers in the balcony stripped 
down to their undershirts. Sartorial 
code prevailing here ma.de it. okay 
from the management viewpoint, 
biit the mixture of b. o.'s arising 
thereiCrom, particularly when the 
house ifans were halted for the 



an. encore, and they supplied It with 
a vocal duet. A song session as a 
topper for an acrobatic thriller 
doesn't reoommend Itself, but her» 
the- returns -were eminently satis- 
factory which disarms comment - 
then ahd there. 

By way of supplying quieter In- 
terludes for change of pace, theri* 
sure Jack Holland and Miss June 
(new billing brought about by the 
protest of June Knight, the temmo 
member) ; Do, Re, MI, girt harmon- 
izing trio from CBS and; rounding 
out the show for tltf Closing spot; 
the Wing Wah troupe of Chinese 
equilibrists. Opening were the four 
Step Brothers; colored quartet of 
steppers, a whirlwind for speed In 
the authentic Negro inanner. 

Value of the Foster girls U not 
to be disregarded. This line and 
the way they Use It does wonders 
for the performance. Girls open 
the stage Interval with a brisk rou- 



prlces ranging from 12c. to 60c, looks vaude Innings, created for the more tine, attractively dressed In scant 



»ay— Five Ho t-ShotsHgom-Bro' 
Tiny Ray, Troy Brown, Sammy 
Van, John Payne's Jubilee Singers 
and others. 

After the first show a long comedy 
ecene was deleted, with Foster 
switching the show around for the 
first few performances Iii an en- 
deavor to secure the best results. 

For more than an hour the audi- 
ence's were regaled with about as 
fast moving ain ehtertaliimeht a^ has 
been seen here since Lew Leslie's 



>ete— opening act tor any 



like first day's Intake was around 
^ijooOr-There-see ms to bo no dou lrtr 



house. ^1^^^"%. , house will gross $18,000 for the week 

singing duo. «<>"o^'' ^Ij^it irtfl**^^ of six days, which will be the best 
two numbers, a h^t^oP«n|' ^ business of any hotfse In town. In- 
imitation of the ,f If eluding the West-Bnd, whether pic 

Topsy and Eva. Latter number has i^*""" » ■ - — - ' — — 



the girls doing a strip change. 
They're good performers With noth 
ing outstanding to offer, but brief 
ness of their act shows intelligence 
on their part. 

Frank Melihb and Co., knockabout 
hoke dancing trio, next. Too much 



.^Blackbirds:' It Is a regular hotcha falling, face slapping and meaning- 



tlme-klller and entirely enjoyable. 
With thie exception of a. few mo- 
inento when Elisabeth Welch tries 
to get ritzy. 

Remainder of the show Is made up 
of the j>ermanent Jackson Girls, 
Stetson the Juggler, Neil McKay, 
Valletand Richardson, operatic duo, 
De Wolfe, Metcalf and Ford, with a 
sort of after-piece 'The Street, Pip- 
er's Dream^' wherein a penniless 
Scotch piper asleep on a public park 
bench, has a beautiful dream which 
Is visualized., on . the stage.- Sntire 

^how. Is splendld^value-f or .the-prices- 

Colored troupe must have been 
cleverly advertised, beciause the re- 
ceipts Monday were $500 more than 
the previous Monday. Some word of 
itibuth should dra^ West-Enders to 
the house during the stay of the 
high yallers. ■ Jqlo: 



less gab to take this act out of the' 
ordinary Plass, but they fare well 
with a fast tumbling finish. Will 
Aubrey, next to the presentation, 
with stag gags that are out of place 
In this house. 



tures or legit. Vaudeville program 
only cost $1,600, which Includes a 
troup Of 10 Trocia-dero Angels. Pic- 
ture Is 'Half -Naked Truth' (RKG), 
but it Is the 'Crazy' business that's 
pulling. 

FOX, BROOKLYN 

Brooklyn, July 7. 
They tOss the folks a lot for their 
loose change over here, the same 
las at the Roxy, N". T., under the 



Business off at Friday's mat, with ^ame manigement, and that, no 



a weak draw feature, 'Silk Express' 
(WB), getting the blaihe. Bobby 
Jones short and Universal news. 

Call. 



RKO, L. A. 

TjbrAngelfen; July 7; 



doubt, is what the chary .«how- 
shoppers want out in this neck of 
the terrain. It won't be so cheap 
from now oh as It has been, how- 
ever, ..with Fox (and Roxy, too) up- 
plng Its price to 55c. Formerly top 
was-35c., with the extent of the cut 
under Xoew's Met and.RKQ'S, Albee 
never any fun to those houses. 
Fox makes money at over $10,000 



P'atrons seeking gross quantity 
and. not so Interested in the quality f or $11,000, depending j>n the varying 
of the entertainment will .welcome 



ORPHEUM, N. Y. 



cost of the shows. Both the Aljiee 
and Met have to get much^ more 
to knock. Same -was true of the 
Brooklyn Par, when operating, . but 
If It reopens iftround Sept. i, Publlx 
will have the overhead neck and 
neck with the Fpx. 
While both this house and the 



the RKO'S show this week with 
open arms. It runs Just short bf 
three , which nieans 8c. ' an 

hour afternoons and 13 coppers per 
hr. nights. 

No robust vocalizing' leaves soine'^ 

thing to be desireci in the five-act, . „ _ i o^^^. ^^i' j^^^tw-...,, v 

layout this first half at the Orph. Camera- Sharkey fisticuffs; a Negro ,^ prices is expected to have the 
Otherwise the quintet of acto, from | floor, show and _the Horace Heidt | gflfgpt lassoing better pictures for 
oipening to final disperse good va- 
riety entertainment. Harry Rose 
sings, but It's not counted in the 
general Observation. The femme al- 
lure Is In Doc Baker's 'Flashes of 
1933,* ;whlch carries fPur chorines. 
Looks like an okay first half on biz 
with 'Pipture Snatcher' (WB) head- 
ing the film end and to which the 
vaude lends fiaiir support , 

Fact that the layout spreadsjhas been shifted bodily :froni the 
(comedy niore or. less consistently floor of the colored cab for an hour 
for around 40 minutes of. the ag- of darktown performing that taps 
gtegate 66 of the stage end, should the audience to death. Songs are 
make this program take okay. The mainly from 'Lucky Day,' colored 
htiraor comes rather cbntlnubusly, musical that played here a year and 

=-Btartlng-:-Wlth-^Calte3.=Brothers^ln^^.hal£iago..^^^ „ 

deuce and sprinkling right through their precision' hoofing acceptiibly tiring, feither, though It could be 
to R6s|e, who is next to clbslng.'. artd Alma Travers sings several trimmed for swifter results by 10 

That kind of stufiE Is a body numbers to *good effect. Line of ot: 15 minutes, 
builder for the b.o. for the regulars eight girls rather ragged. Overtime on F&M unit partly 

who trapse in here from this neigh- Heidt band is on as a separate cauBed VfidUfy night, at the last 
borhood, A couple bf blue* spots unit after the fight picture, doing performance through Vaughn. De- 
in Rose's chatter could go- by the 1 17 jninutes bf music thM lit topped Leath applying the air brakes ahd 
boards and looks like he uses ah by the ieaderls drumstick J ugglifig.i^ Al Wald- 

overabundance of Hebe, but here A glee club imitation of ah prgan man, who admitted they 'rieyer went 
okay. Rose in his customary ener- is a neat Idea. ovef this eood before.' Waldman 

getic manner romps off an easy win- Business about thrcc.-flfths down- hoya' blackface turn was seriously 
ner. When caught he had every- 1 stairs opening show. Leny. 'impeded by talk at the outset, but 



sensitive olefactorles an Impression 
decidedly marked, 
muggtness of the afternoon and the 
little comfort to he derived here 
there was a sizable turnout With 
the kid contingent equally substan- 
tial. 

Topping the guest list for the 
stage occasion was Agnes Ayres, 
no whit less pulchrltudlnous-and 
-certainly Important .company....-for. 
the G; O. Hi customers. For her act 
she did a windy Bpiel on her pic- 
ture pasti sprinkling her remin- 
iscences with such names as Ru- 
dolph Valentino, Cecil DeMIlle, 
Wallace Reld. To the mob here It 
was a piquant autobiography right 
from the source and rapt was the 
attention they gave her recital, with 
this even going for the youngsters, 
to whom the face ami iiame could 
conjure up little tamlllarity, If any. 
They rewarded her heftily for the 
visit and as an. encorce she Sit- 
tempted a pop ballad that vocally 
was t>retty bad,, but siifflced to gar- 
ner her an additional vote of ap- 

prbval." 

Preceding and following the per- 
sonal appearance were two dancing 
turns, but neither had any trouble 
wakings thie grade. -Al Norman, In 
deuce; had the first crack at the 
stepping art. Also a couple of yoimgr 
sters Who shook a fast and oddly 
loose- jointed eccentric and brought 
them up unanimbbsly pounding for 
more. Other hoofing act was the 



costume of striking canary yellow 

luep-maJclng-an a rresHng — 
opening, with the Step boys on tor 
the climax of the dance routine. In 
ilke manner the girls supply a pre- 
liminary buildup for the song and 
dance act of Holland and June anA 
finally they've contrived a Geisha 
ensemble as. Introductory to the Chi- 
nese troupe at the finish. These 
things are expertly doiie and have 
a showinanly etfiect in establlshtng 
the Importance of the specialty peo- 
ple, with Dave Schooler working aa 
m/ c, to the same end. . 

It -might hot be amiss,' however, 
in weighing the general effect of 
the staging, to suggest that, dressing 
the bandsmen in shOrt sleeved pblo 
shirts gives them a sloppy look. 
Schooler, leading them, calls at- 
tention to the slipshod aspect of 
the band by wearing a paLrtlcularly 
trim niess jacket of white. 
. Feature Is 'It's Great to Be Allve^ 
(Fox) which needs all the support 
It can get from the stage. An espe- 
cially amusing Mickey Mouse chap- 
ter contributes a good deal to the 
total score. Attendance at this Fri- 
day' evening ,perfbrmance half, ca--'" 
pacity or less, weather being sultry. 

Bush. 



Cbideh Gate, Friiico 

San Francisco, July 5. 
Cliff Work has had nothing but 
sell-outs for this RKO house since 

r^v. - ,^ i-nrKo.* -D..i»<; r wiiiio wm •.•>«» v..^,. -urv..^^ ..v<',....t^ v..'.^ .. he Opened Al Pearce and his radio 

_ .There s .a sex fe^ture,^ Wh.|^Pr:ip^e p^^^y j,^^^ ^^j^^ better" at a Lovejoy troiipfe, a lihe Of eight re- gang .(NBC).- XJpening. day^s. attend.-; 

Innocences ,f„v v^^^ academy grads, a ance record was smashed, and 



bahd^ — plus newsreel.. In seeking to 
draw those interested. In dipping | 
Into the fountain of sexual, knowl- 
edge; the patrons of the manly art; 
the connoisseurs of sepia hpoferyl 
and choral worki and the followers] 
of stage band divertlssmerits, the- 
house bias not succeeded in furnish- 
ing anything outstanding. 
Earl Dancer's Club. Ebony revue 



both houses to Justify 20c. moire for 
adults. At the 35c. s^ale, fbr some- 
time In effect now, both hotises have 
also worked up a certain clientele 
favoring their shows. 

Policy on bbth sides of the' East 
riV(MncalTs"^or'^~To'ng" afternoon: or^ 
evening's relaxation, usually over 
three hours, and sometimes nearer 
.to. four if the . picture Is a; longie. 
Stage bills, closer to a. vaude lineup 
of eight acts, played in a presenta- 
tion background, than most plcture 
houses try, almost always eat up 
an hour br niore. 

This week"69"--minutes go : to.-thc 
playing, of ^theiStage.show.^Ajid~iWLt= 



slowr motion contortionist and a 
mixed team of two exceptionally 
spi:lghtly misses when it came to 
dLshing oiit the more Intricate tap 
designs, and a little lad of likewise 
capable proportions in the same 
field. Laist three drew heavy on the 
applause. ..^ _ - '—- "- 

Tail end *of the bill went to Bar- 
ney C! rant for his tintype-hlllbllly 
conglomeration. There was the 
usual- plying of the harmonica, fife, 
minstrel bones and guitar, the coy . 
leering out lat the audience, bits of 
barn clogging and the regulation 
costume getrups for acts, of this 
type; Included in the. routine here, 
"w^s ji "burresque acrobatTc TbTt , that^ 
lTfeIped""^galh er"^th'e~^gTg^^ "^THey" 
liked the efforts of the trQupe herp 
and did well by it on the farewell, 
Alexander Bros, and Evelyn filled 
the ppenlng niche with a ball 
bouncing povelty that at least 
pleased the kids, 

llouse Is on— tlre'"filnul5~^atTu'c 
standard this l}alf; with 'Peg o' My 
Heart' (Metro) the current. With it 
there's a new.sreel and a Mickey 
Mouse. Uilcc. 



since thien there has been a turn- 
away, every first matinee with hold- 
outs in the lobby by noon. 

It looks like a top money week 
for the house and ito chief attrac- 
tion, and with a straight percentage 
deal from the first dollar everybody 
:.will make . dough.— Pearce, _ with a_ 
payroll of around two grand, stands 
to gross arbund $8,<l00 or more for 
the act. . 

The Pearce act Is a dally radio 
matinee, two to three p.m. over 
NBC's western network. Formerly 
it was tl'i^e Happy Gb Lucky gang 
on the CBSrDon Lee chain, but left 
tliere less- tlian a year ago after 
-cbnmiissioTT differences/ Since com- 
-1ng=tb''=NBe=^:hc^?hour--has-^bulltHo- 
considerable proportions until now 
"it is one of the Coast's outstanding 
shows and the best money- making 
radio act to hit a westet-n show- 
hou.se. NBC doesn't got commission 
from, this dnte, nor dbes the chain 
pay T^rce^ for 4xis -radio- shoWi Ha 
.<)upplie.s all talent, paying out of ht^ 
Awn pockPt, and NBC permits him 
to pIUfiT his publics aopoarancejj— th« 
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Last year Warner Bros, smashed precedent with the first ad- 
vance trade showing of newrseason product* You came-~you 
saw— you tofi^Af solely on the basis of the production quality 
those first great 1932-'33 shows demonstrated. We promised 
you nothing then about later releases . But we gdve you 
everything. We didn't even mention *%2nd Street" or **Frisco 
Jenny^" or " Woildng Man"^^ or **Little 

Giant" or Cagney You got these and many other great 
properties without a syllable of obligation on pur part. 



So. now again we invite you to give Warner product an eye- 
j^^itneMj^iii.^^^ exchange and see the last of the 

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BROS. See "CAPTUREDr- see "GOODBYE AGAIN"— see 
"MARY STEVENS, M. D/'- see "VOLTAIRE*^ wd ^*NAR- 
ROW CORNER'* and "MAYOR OF HELL." See for the first 
time in your experience a summei^ Mne-up witliout a let-up 
See whether your faith in Wdtner Brps^ was Justified! 

Then let that decisipii grtude you when tt'^ time to buy for 
next year. Throw out all the reams of praise others have 
showered on Warner 3r6s. forT^viyingr^^^^ 
Discard the judgments of hundreds of exhibitors and trade 
observers as to Warner Bros/ 'leadersBp^' ai^^^ con- 
sistent quaUty." BE YQUR OWN ^UOGEt 



If these pictures convince yoti that weJhaye dealt fairly with 
you this year, you Will probably want to detS wilh Warner 
Bros, next year. 

If you arfc impressed hy the way w^ are finishing this season, 

.J 

you can judge for yourself how w^ will sti^rt the next. 
For we unhesmtingty submit 

as samples of the product }ye wiU giP^m tn^^933'^34. We 



don't pn)Wse you that on some arbitrary lijs^ 

there will be a suddfen mjigic^^ production 

quality. We honestly don't Mi^ve we need a shot in the 

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arm or ai new lease on life. 

• * * 

We -ve: been in ther^ trying evfiiiy minufe on every produc- 
tion, and we^re going to |l£efet> oni tirying to make every 
new picture just a littte better than the last. 

Our pictures for next year wpn^ be much better than the 
ones we have to show you now . • • But w6 do proniise you 
they'll be just ajs good. For Leadership is the sharpest spur 
to huriian effort VriT And neiO^ yeai^s^^ EictUrcss 
will be produced by ^00 Imnian bdngs are grimly 
determined to retain this title . . • ... 





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Variety House Reviews J 



Golden Gate, iC^isco 

(Continued from page 17) 

only deal of its kind on the Coast. 
As to sponsorship he has a . cooking 
preparation, which Is on twice 
we.pkly, a,nd a food company which 
starts onciB weekly July 14. On 
sponsorship deals the network bills 
the bankroller for stations and tal- 
ent turning over check for the latter 
.to Pearce. 

At the Golden Gate the troupe 
does four shows dally, the op^inirig 
mat being broadcast to the entire 
Coast direct from the stage.. This 
means that the gang does its regu- 
lar stage show three times daily, 
.and a new show each afternoon, ex- 
cept -Saturday and Sunday when 
they're not on the air. 

As a vaude act the Pearce gang 
Is no more, vaudeville than a rodeo. 
It's strictly a radio show done on 

_ihe_^tage_alway8_in^ front of the 
omnipresent mike. But wh'etliei' it'i^ 
vaude or not doesn't count so ipuch. 
What does matter is that the boz- 
'Offlce is bulging and the customers 
jbeat their hands ofC. Proof of the 
act's reception. Js . in. jLhia..tl.mlng. ..It^s_ 
supposed, to run 45-50 minutes, but 
cthis night did. 77 minutes because, 
of encores.. Didn't get off the stage 
until nearly midnight. 

Pearce does the m;C; job and little 
else except to straight for the 

-comlcsr— He-brings-on-^MabeLTodd,- 
comedienne and. singer; Cal pearce, 
brother, who sings; Tony Romano, 
Juve warbler and guitarist, Tizzie 
liish (Bill Comstock), burlesque 
cooking expert; Monroe Upton, 
Xlnglish . character, comic;. Mprey 
AlAsterdam, comic; Three Cheers 
aiid Rhythmettes, vocal trios; Andy 
Andrews, comic singer; Marjorie 
Truesdale, juve chanter and hoofer; 
Jackie. Archer and Homer Smith, 
pianists, who provide the act's only' 
musical accompaniment; and*^ Car- 
lyle Bennett,' tenor.. AH score de- 
cisively. 

Just to maliie siire, house booked 
four-vaudt^ acts. But they're needed 
here like an Eskimo needs electric 
fans. After initial mat they were 
clipped to . three and five minutes 
apiece. And as vaude acts, they 
stacked up as pretty weak stuif. 
Bee and Ray Goman did a few gags 
and hoofed a bit for the best returns 
©f the four. The Zaros, roller- 
Bkaters, opened, working briefly on 
d- raised plaitform. Morton and 



JisWel Juggled and told joites they 
oughtn't have told. Ethel, Lewis 
and Joe danced poorly. 

Screen feature, Trofesslonai 
Sweetheart' (Radio), blended per- 
fectly with the stage offering. Added 
was the Sharkey rCarnera light 
reels, which opened Sunday of last 
weekj but held Over for thl^n, to 
pick up a few extra dollars. PocK, 



FOX, DETROIT 

Detroit, July 10. 

'Keep Cool' offers a lot of flash 
and. an all around enterta:inlng 
show. Bill comprises five acts, in- 
cluding the return of ROss MacLean, 
who played just a few weeks ago 
in 'Scandals' at the sttme house. 
Other acts are Ollvene Johnson,. 
Stadler.and Rose, Pickard and Seal, 
and George Campo. 

One Imprbveinent made' was the 
importation of_a_greater p art of the 
line. Locally recruited group lacked 
class and ability. Present troupe 
offers the producer, Alexander Ou- 
mansky, something to work with, 
and the difference is noticeable in 
the-first show; — 

Set in two parts, first a beach and 
then a night club. Both ^ tasteful. 
With sets built by the house crew, 
big Item of cost is eliminated. 

One routine, on the beach scene 
has the girls dressed in the new 
rul>b"eT^1fffthlngr~Buits7 ^r-nicer-flaflh- 
for little money. This is a tie-up 
with the maniifacttirers of the isuits. 

MacLiean and Ollvene Johnson 
both offer vocals. Not too highbrow 
nor to low down, both help the show 
for prestige.. .For the real socks, 
however. Master Eugene and Campo 
deliver. The seal, a novelty thesis 
dayis, is. the first act of like nature, 
seen around here, outside of out- 
door showis, in a long while. 

Stadler and Rose do three rou- 
tines, their rag doll number, ah 
acrobatic hot routine, and a ball 
room. All three okay, with the rag 
doll, as usual, the standout. 

For the overture Sam Jack Kauf- 
man, permanent m. cl and director 
of the orchestra, sticks to popular 
numbers. Idea is perfect for this 
house and for this time of the y£ar. 
Frankie Connors, singing With: the 
overture is a likeable youngster who 
has a good pair of pipes. 

Picture, 'It's Great to Be Alive,' 
and newsreel. Biz good. Lee, 



PALACE, CHICAGO 

Ghicagb, July 7. 

Jack Benny got the Palace out of 
the trough last week and it looks 
as if the Impetus will carry over 
into this Week. This is not to de- 
tract from, such box-office mag- 
netism as reposes in the names and 
presence of Helen Morgan :;an.d 
Benny Rubin, current twinklers but 
good business, like bad, frequently 
runs in cycles. 

Bill is slow. There Is a lack of 
sock throughput. . Even the Four 
Plushfers, who are in perpetual mo- 
tion, did not offset the essential dog- 
trot at .wiilch the show unfolds.. 
Karrie, L^Baron and company 
missed distinction by a mile but 
got friendly appreciation for trying. 
This Is the sort of dance turn that 
follows well- trod paths, hands in a 
nice uneventful performance, and is 
erased from memory before they've 
finished their bows. Which lAay be 
a harsh interpretation; after all the 
ability to get over is hot -to be 
brushed aside, 

Rubin worked through the show, 
with the orchestra, with -the Four 
Flu8hers",;~wtth"T*apa "Moreno— and 
with Helen Morgan. He spotted and 
timed hia bits adroitly ;and piled up 
if not a mountain, at least a hlli of 
laughs. He was reported to be 
working while- lU JPtlday-And^ it sb 
his perfdrmiEtnce was doubly com- 
mendable.. 

Helen Morgan helenmorganed 
four songs. Papa Moreno, who 
super-stooges: for Benny Rubin, 
ough't to have a paraerrajph to .him- 
Tselfr— For-years he-toured-ATaudev-llle- 
as a Spanish dancer with that other 
Spanish dancer, his daughter RoSita. 
Bit by bit; giig by gag. Papa Moreno 
built up a cbmedy routine about a 
bull fighter who describes his pro>- 
fession In .mutilated English. It may 
now be read ..from the. dais by the 
clerk of the senate ~ that Papa 
Moreno has become a full-fiedged 
comedian and his bull- fighting rou- 
tine a classic. 

"Under new acts, Frankie Jaxon's 
orchestra is reviewed in detail. This 
turn closed the bill. Columbia's 
'Ann Carver's Profession' on the 
sllversheet. Ldiid. 



MG BORBOWING SCHOEBSACE 

Hollywood, July 10. 
Metro Is negotiating- with Radio 

for the loan of Ernest Schoedsack 
to direct 'Malibu,' wild animal pic- 
ture, which Metrq contemplates 
making in the Rockies this tall. . 



ALBEE, BROOKLYN 

Almost a good show at this house 
currently^ It was just a matter of 
routining when caught, Saturday 
afternoon. By now It. probably 
plays well. J. J. Fi>ahklln Is thct 
new house manager here and for 
his inaugural proceedings he was 
handed as nice a quintet of turns 
as could be desired.. 

Donatello Brothers open the pro- 
ceedings. Despite ' the billing , or 
anything else they want to believe 
it's a sextet. Musikers and dancers. 
Starts oft with three boys musicians 
and a girl dancer.. Then pappa is 
introduced. And then mamma. 
Fortunately pappa and mamma, 
both are entexjtainers.. . so all that 
amateurish introducing business 
doesn't hurt too much. It's com-; 
paratively easy to become a pappa 
aiid mamma. What gets them the 
applause Is the ifact they , can play 
those musical instruments the way. 
they do. 

Walter Dare Walh is deucing and 
doing as well as usual ' with his 
goofy acrobatics. 

George Beatty in the center, 
gropye ls a natural. His easy .chat- 
ter and song delivery are made to" 
orderi — A-slngle-tht*.t-caji_.stand:-the. 
pace tot If .minutes and go over, 
solid, -without the use of props : or 
stooges. Is isomethln^ these days. 

Three .X Sisters, from i-adio,. In 
jpenultimate, drop the show cbnsld- 
erablyP" Nice'Cfbonin^'and the mob . 
recognized them with an ovation, 
but too slow and on tob long. Drops 
the pace too much. Probably bet- 
ter to have switched theii* spot with 
Beatty's. 

Beih Blue closes the show. Blue's 
Tnaterlai-I s-not-what- -It ■ could be alL 
the way through, but he knows how 
to dish it out. About all he retains 
from former turns Is the Russian 
dance thing, just as well. ' He's got 
three boy stooges and a nice blbnde> 
for good effect In toto. Some brush- 
ing, up of lines and some new ma- 
terial are undoubtedly f6i*thcbming: 
They'll help. 

Whole lineup Is pretty good, with 
a few minor fiaWs - here, and there, 
but, as mentioned, needs rearrang-^ 
ing. One fortunate thing, from the 
management's standpoint, is the 
Phil Fabello overture, which opens 
the show. Anything can follow on 
that overture, because It's show- 
manly and calculated to wake up 
the customers. So the management 
doesn't have t j. worry about getting 
an opening turn to start things. 
After Fabello an act is actually 
number two, not opener. 

•College Humor* (Par) is the big 
attraction on the white sheet and. 
biz Saturday matinee, a plenty hot 
day, very much okay. Kauf. 



County Receivership for 
Essanay Studio, Chicago 

Chicago, July lo. 

Cook county .appointed a receivei) 
last, week for the old Essanay- 
studio at 1349 Argyle street^ 
Studio, still owned by George K, 
Spoor and used for occasional edu>^ 
cational picture productions, owes 
113,176.20 on i929-;'30 taxes. 

Spoor has a demonstration, of hia 
wide film at the Worid's Fair. 



Pickford's War Horse^ 

Hollywood, 

Mary Plckford has .protested 
against the use of story material 
in Radio's 'Rodney,' which she as-* 
serts Is similar to that she has in 
mind for her next picture. Actress 
claims priority on the idea. 

Both yarns have, to do with ^ar 
horses. Miss Plckford's story is 
being developed by George Hill. 
Radio yarn Is being written, by. Al-. 
bert Shelby LeVIno. 



Fox Title Changes 

Holly wood, . July 10. 
^Will-Rogers' Pox- picture, JLtfe's... 
Worth Living/ wHi be retagged 'Dr. 
Bull.' Studio will also change 'Lady 
Cop' to; 'Woman and the Law.' 

Preston Foster gets the inale lead 
In the latter with James Tinllhg 
dirfi.cWng.^^ 



Diggs Shifts About 

Hollywood, July 10. , 
]^lchard. Dlgg.s has been taken ofC 
the Paramount >.pto;ry board ' to be- 
come assistant to A, M, Botg^prd 
in handling writers With WJlUam 
Wright. 

Latter's former aide Is becoming 
assistant to B. P. Schulberg. 



COL'S 12 COMEDY TRAVEIGGS 

John Medbury TravelafCs ' which 
are to be produced in New York by; 
Walter Futter will be released 
through Columbia. Deal calls for 
12 of the short subjects. 

The release, arrangement was 
closed last Week by Putter after 
patching up with the humorist with 
whom Futter had some dlfCerences. 




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Overloading France on ES. Film 
Spurs Native Embargo Agit 



like nothing can stop pathe-Nataii staff Cut 

from administering *1 - ^ , , 

Arouses Labor Enmity 



TjOOICS 

■ France 

healthy slap against the U. S. and 
the world in the torni of a definite 
film bar for onesi year. New quota 
law, which' was due July 1> has not 
been Issued yet, and considerable 
wjrartgUng Is gdirtB on over the mat- 
ter in -political . circles, but admitr 
ted In well intormed foreign busi- 
ness circles that there is little hojpe 
of ah. outcome favorable to- film im-. 



July 1, 

Considerable disgruntled agitation 
has been started liore by Pathe- 
Natah's rigorous economy .slstshes 
during the past few weeks; Opera- 
tors were, most he^ivlly hit at first 
with staffs in the booths cut froin 
thriee to two operaforis. 
Labor unions in allied trades are 



Situation In France has been made 1 backing the operators' kicks, polnt- 
worsfe in the past few weeks by the Ing out that with unemployment in 
American companies' attempt to France jgro^ 

caph in on foreign exchange. All Pathe-Natan is a particularly tough 
companies, majop 4nd minor, have one. Pathe-Natan i? the biggest 
been shiPP.lner every available foot theatre chain Europe^, and it is 
of film abroad In tbe h0p6 of quick feared the littler fellows^ follow 
--inoney.-at^a_lacGelerated e xchan ge suit, 
rate, with the result the market, "es 

pfeciaUy^ in France, Ipo^s >®*"e:| r^^^„ Cllhnhr 
flooded. Anti-U. S; partisans lA | UCmKlII OUppiJ 

Paris, are quick to notice this and 
_use. it ..f or^ their argu ments^ .■ ... . 
Imports Piled Up 
At last count there were about 410 
imported films, mostly from the 
TJ. S., at the Paris censor ofilce, 
! -.. aiting passes oil : entry. That is 
more than, sufriclent for tlie market 
even Wftliout~~COTi5ri[der a t l6n o f tberl 



COUS FIRST BRITISH 



Miller Megging. 'Lady. Willing' With 
Leslie Howard^ Binme Barnes 



liondoh, July lO^y 
Columbia, hegins work on produc- 
tion, of its first British-made next 
Monday (7 ). Picture is 'The Iiady is 
Willing', adapted from a French 
piay. 

tlilibert MfUer lb niegglne a.nd the. 
cast Includes Leslie Howard, Blnnle 
Barries a;nd Cedrlo Hardwlcke. 



PEACE NEAR IN 
TONS SOUND 




Si 



American filin. companies were on 
the waiy to a settlement over , the 
differences with Tobis on foreigh 
royaltjr rights, yesterday (Monday^ 

Indication was that a : definite 
agreement would b6 reached . before 
another week" passed, basis of the 
agreement haiying been reached and 
.awaiting okay all around. 

Trouble arofe" "after the agree 
rphof /«/^».n9i>ae with 1? Oftrmana I m^nts reached at the Paris paltent 
be ready within the coming year. I ^''tth?^^!^^^,^ V 
Which gives the French Producing ^nd eight^fore^^^^^^^ ^^^^.^ Numerous objections 

^rms the chance to squawk to the | Germans and one foreign I n March. ^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ j^^^^^ ^ 

-I p . .| : f c «U 1 complete breakdowj^ for a. while, , a 
Gennan tXlleS petpaCK second meet in Paris last year lead- 
Prague, June 30. ine to the appointment of a com 
of the Czechoslpyak mlttee of American filmers to arbi 



S in May, 2ft 



Berlin. July 1. 
Only. ine feature films weire 
passed in Gerinany during;. May> five 
of thent.being Gerinah -and. four for- 
elgn. All fbu r foreigns. it happens. 



125 or so - French films ready or to 



were American. 



government that the local made 
product is In danger of being shoved 
aside or drowned out i-- the mael- 
stroih of foreign product. 

Last year's French contingent 
law, still in effect, is a comparative- 
ly liberal one, allowing films to be 
imported without bar except for 
the fact that films must be dubbed 



. The 

film interests to foster domestic film 
production is again shown by a de- 
cision of the Gzechoslovalc govern- 
ment, that foreigners planning to 
^^'^^^''Sla':^^^] open filth studl^. in C-J-gov^ 
provisos of that sort.; That; the must employ artists whpar^^ 
antl importers are shouting, has Slovak citizens, especially in films 
brought about the cuirent sltua- In the Czech language. 
tlQji The new decree is aimed chiefly 

Chambre Syndicale, Trench film against German refugees driven 
trade body, pretty well dominated away from Gerpiany, who dre plan- 
by producers, has passe 1 a resolu- ning to continue their former activi- 
tlon, asking the government to bar | ties in Czechoslovakia, 
all imported films for one year. 
That, they claim, would give thea- 
tres in France a chance to catch 
tip, without hurting local made 
films. Government thus far has 



Slump of Dollar Abroad Proves 
An El Dorado (or Film Companies 



HICKS' FOREIGN 0.0. 



Parsirnotint -International Boss. 

Tour 



On 



from foreign department 
business has gone up about 25% 
for all U; S. picture companies dur. 
Ing tbe past 30 days. That's duo 
almbst entireiy to the fact that dol- 
lar fluctuations abroad have made 
money obtainable abroad wdrtla 
about 36% mpre than it was. 

ituatioh, fr6m an Amisrlcan film 



John W. Hicks, new head of Par- 
amount International, sails for Eu- 
rope July 20 for his first 6.0. of his 
company's European offices. He'll I 

visit all the European spots and| ^ prettier, than 

make a general survey of cpndltloj.s JJ^^^P^^J^- ^ money 
besides acqualntmg himself with his ^ discount to a premium, 

various staffs. Eugene^^uko^^^^^ ^^^^^^3 previbusiy the 

appointed special foreign department l^^^^j^j^^ filmers were better off- 
representative, goes with him. - ^^^^^ ^^^^^ possibly afford it— to 
Several other comings and goings leaye their money abroad to ac- 
in the Par foreign ofllce include tlie cumulate, they now can bring casl» 
departure. of Saul- Jacobs' for Pah-, home regularly and enjoy a' profl^t 
ama, where he will become special qjl it. 



sales representative, and Jerry Suss- I immediate result is that all tho 
man .for Mexico, to ..handle ., Some- foreign departments have gone in 



speQlal assignments. Geprge Welt- 
ner. Hicks' assistaiiti bias just re- 
turned from a Mexican survey. 



$200,000 Frozen in 
B&DV ilueen'; May 
Finisli Film on Coastl 



paid no official heed to the request, 
but, especially in view of the failure 
to reiach agreements on stabilized 
currencies at the London Economic 
Parley, is giving French alarmists | Her 
a chance to argue, 



Australia 

By Eric Gorrick 



trate the matter. lAiidy Lawrence, 
Metro's European chief taln> is head 
of this committee. 

Lawrence lias been negotiating 
wlth- Tobis on the-home-grbunds-itor- 
the past cpui>]le of months, and had 
just about reached an amicable 
conclusion when he was suddenly 
called to. America by the death of 
his father. , 

. E. Otterspn currently in 
Europe on what was Intended as 
strictly a vacation, but indications 
are he will put the flnishlhg touches 
on the compromise deal while there. 



New Belgian Producer 



Brussels, June 27. 
Sjrdney, Jiine 9, I Films Artistiques^ new pro- 

Majesty's theatre, Sydney, duclng company with headquarters 
wlil^pass oiit of existence this week in Brussels, will shortly commence 
OnTrbalmTom^s from the fa(it I with ^the revival of 'Maid of the a filnx entitled 'ApparelUa^' ('Get- 
of ^tt,5Kit«ra In Trr«nr^ 5ir«, a irainat I Mountains.' ting Under Sail'.), by M. Raymond 

House was originally opened_ in | viuette. 

The picture will be produeed in 
French atid Flemish, niostiy at' Ant- 
werp, with M. Luclen Musslere aiid 



that exhibitors in France are against 

embargoes of any sort, but even E; J. Tait 

this angle is hurt considerably by r^^> ertiployed in the Bielbourne of 
the Pathe-Natan hookup. Pathe- ^f,- company and later rose 

Natan, France's leading producers, with his brothers to complete con 



theatre, 'Bi:u8sels,~ In the leads; 



_alsb own Eucope's iMeest. theatre^ trol iyU the. organization, changing. | Mn^^ Pare 
chain and It is. this company that to WllliamSon-Tait Ltdi • 
proposed the embargo and has been The old theatre has always been 
fighting for it to becor-.o official. regarded as the premier legit house 
" " of Australia and has witnessed 

. within its walls some wonderful sue- 

B'ways Comeback ^^'^S'^^^^r^ future the i 

old theatre win be remodeled to I 
make way for a dry-gpodS store.' 



London, July Xd, 

Script trouble, is said to have 
figured. British & -l^ominion's 
freezing arojund -$200,000 of the pro- 
posed $300,000 prPductlbn cost of 
'The Queen' co-starring Jeanette 
MacDonaid and Herbert Marshall. 
After much delay.it was decided to 
call the whole thing ofEj_for the time 
belhg anyway, and possibly com-' 
plete the; production in Holiywood. 

Both stars meantime were paged 
by ■ Hollywood along with the im 
ported American technicians— ^Sam 



for frenzied finance. :Nuniber of tho 
companies are unavoidably gar^W- 
Ing in foreign exchange, but all 
companies are calling in francs,, 
pounds and pesetas as' rapidly as 
they can get.tiielr^ hands on them,, 
and turning them into' . dollao'S to 
benefit by the . Current rates of ex- 
change. 

From Red to Bjaclc 

Tipoft on the situation is best seen 
in the Paramount matters, where, 
that company testified pn the stand 
in New York last week that foreign 
monies ..coming Intp this country 
have risen sufficiently to turn its 
books from red to black. Para.-' 
mPunt is averaging about $80,000 ^ 
week frpm Europe iand rushing ill 
that IhtP the . company coffers in 
New York as rapidly as available. 
Pointed out that this Is not all net; 
and -that Borne of- it-ihay have, to bft_ 
returned to take care of obligations 
abroad, but figured that the money 
when sent back, may be.pheaper .and 
certainly It's doing some good . at 
hand here. _g 
Under normal conditions Amerl- 



Taylor, director; Eddie Cronjager, 

camera;. Merrill White, L.ubltsch'8 I can film compainles leave about 25% 
head cutter, and others. of their net receipts abroad in banka 

Samson Raphaelson was , alsP there. During the past year or so, 
brought here to work on the script however, that has been considerably 
and Arthur Schwartz, American 
composer, is still on this Side work 
ing. on. "tunes for the picture. 



switched about, almost from day to 
day, to take care of current situa- 
tions. .In a number of spots money 

wag frtrolhly armimiilated by local 



Stunt Man for Lead 

Berlin, July 1. 

Salto King, double in many Ger- 
man sensational films, who carried 
put hazardous feats in 400 films in 
the last 15 years .and was severely 
injured 49 times, is to play lead in 
a film called 'Hell's Speed.' 

Doctors state there Is npt a bone 
In his body which ha^ hot been 
broken at one tlnie or another. 



(Continued from page 1) 
Latter tap was to keep the riff-raff 
out. 

Re-educated 

The $l-a-drink thing, plus the 
fancy scale for good food, has edi»'- 
cated a clientele which Is all set to 
patronize the legal 'lobster palaces' 
and, "what's ffibre, pay mrofe"for"13^^^ 
said, crustaceahis and . wine than In 
the pre-prbhibition days, say -. 
tsiiraftt men. The legalized b6er 
thing, proves , it, they point! oiit. 
People are pkiyinisr 3-for-$l (that's 
$8 a: case pf 24). for imported 3.2% 
beer When even, in prPhibltlbn days, 
you could get hlghrpbwered. brew 
for $6 a case.. Of course there are 
the 3-for-25c bottle beers as well, 
but 



Sameness No Help 

Australian exhibitors are puzzled 
by the cycle methods of the Holly- 
wood producers. 

"The cycle craze has been' evident 
on the Australian screens with the 
advent of gangster, babk-stage, war, 
air— and-jail— pictures in. rapid sue- 



Germany's Loan Scheme 

Safe on Guarantees of Capital 



The Film 

founded., at. 



BerUn, July i. 
Credits Bank, lately 
initiative of the 
A 



their action solely confined, to. either committee has been appointed to 
upon trains' or ships. Exhibs say. supervise the workings, 
that the sameness, of the stories is Members are Mr. Sqheuermann 
doinu business over here no gpod. | Bokies (Renters),. Engel 

(Theatre Owners), Mehkel (Tobls), 



Busineisa 

•Cavalcade' still a smash all over Kiitzsch (Ufa), Dr. Pllder (Dresd 
Australia. Picture will gross the ner Bank), Raether (Ministry ot 
biggest scale in memory.: ' ' Propaganda)^ Strehle. (A^fa); and 
Other attractions pulling well In- wehner (studio Owners). This 
It the willingness to pay bootleg elude. ^The King's Vacatipn,V 'Luxury Committee has now stated the basis 

prices^ for ^"^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ J upon 'which credits will be grintedf 

galized beer, evidences how educated night Is Ours, Tell Me •'■omgnt, • • 
the American public has become to 'Jack's the Boy ' 'No- Man of Her" these are. 

the above-pat- p rice scales! JiL^"'' tJ?® ^^^I^A^I^Ali^'^J'S?; ^o ducers must sh ow, a complct 

at'i~^-Al^i^i^--touFlstii-^I^„^^ £or-wor-t> and a com 

, . w . 1 i . • terily not not i . . . . ^ ... - 
abroad, who pay 75c a cocktail ma' 

Bermuda bar reconcile themselves 



rny not noi. .i^r;. ,, a* plete cast together with proofs that 

Legit is fair with Maid 6f the ^„ ^i„^^^^ ^^^^ 4,„i,„ „^„„-ij. 

.Mountains' and^'Our Miss Gibbs.' a". "ehts have been fully secured:; 

that at. least :t should be the McCoy Athene Seyler and Nicholas Hanneh a contract with a^ renter must; also 
even if the British possession is have proved an artistic failure over be shown. 

charging boptleg prices, here, Ernest Rolls' 'Honi Soit' | The producing firm or individual 

should build into" a solid hit. Revue 
Is fast-moving and' fyll'of entertain 
ment. Rene Itiano is the featured 
r 



.DEEP SEA FILMING 



Henry Diamant-Borger has com- 
pleted shooting of "'Miqucttes et sa. | 
More' (I^Iiquet.te and her Mother"). 

Con.';iderable footage on the film 
was taken by Diamant-Berger arid 
a li'rench ca.st in New Vork several 



must be a member of the 'Spio.' All 
rights secured from authors, com- 

po3er3- ^.,a nd all -ar tists — contraots 



Brussels Oeluxer Opens 

Brussels, July 1 
Eldorado, jruSs.els latest cinema, 
with "lifts to mezzanine and balcony 
j opens July 7 Arlth 'Les Ailcs BrJsee.s' 
-^riwnths ntrov ot-h<^r Khot^-bein.^--t^ken-U(JBF^ 

fU)o.^rfl \h<- ocan liners f^nroiUfi to Kilni Aubert prodnrtion. The prodiicers and renters must 

N'f.n' Yor U iirifl l);ic-k. I Housp soat.s 3,000- I then give l:»illH which 'thfj Qcedlt 



must be transferred to the Credit 
Bank. A credit contract can then be 
made wblch. must be gruaranteed .by 
the suppliers of! the raw film", by the 
Sound equipment contractors, .by. 
the studi.0 owners a.nd the 



Bank , discounts xip to 70% of the 
total production costs, the remain- 
ing 30% must be provided by the 
pirodiicer himself. 

Representatives of the Credit 
Bank will supervise production In 
order tb keep down costs, and vrlil 
later assist in renting In order to 
secure greatest measure of explolta- 
tioh. 

The bank also offers its services 
to private financiers who wish to 
have some supiervlslbn' exercised as 
to the spending of their money on 
film production. The Bank takes no 
part, of any excess profits produccl 
by particularly successful film, 
but merely expects the return of its 
^dvaiTces Jind Interest." -- — 



nioney embargoes. In England^ 
those conipanies could aifford to do 
so, allowed their money to accumu- 
late in the hope of getting a better 
exchange break. Now almoist all 
majors .have e'vltched completely 
and are dragging over every penny 
they can. 

Still several spots in central Eu- 
rope, where cash cannot be exported*' 
But the most important spots 
abroad, frpm - "an American film 
standpoint are Paris, Ldndpni. and 
Madrid. Spain has come up in .fi- 
nancial possibilities for American 
fllmers In the past six months to a 
remarkable extent; advancing . in 
that time from one of the lowest in 
the" line of important - countries tp 
the third. It's the one. spot where 
business has definitely gone tip for 
U. S. pictures and takes up a goo<l 
deal of the loss suffered in Germany 
and several other cbuntries. 

Germany's Hitler situation haa 
also helped American; flint- export 
business somewhat. Number of 
countries have Shut dbwn pretty 
hard o.n German . Rrpd_uct, With U;:&. 
films naturally' getting the breab 
Germany had. built up a consider- 
able hold in: Its foreign market, diir- 
Ing the past couple years, Germany's 
export business being second Only to 
that, of the U. and In ,soine counr 
tries being better. Came ■ the Hitler 
regime with its antl- Jew angles and 
the resultant embargoes everywhere 
with the result that Germany's ex^ 
ports flopped ail down, the line and 
the Americans Were- ready to take 
advantage of It. 



Foreign Bally Resumes 

Paramount has started, re-issu- 
ing 'International News.' ^a foreign 
office weekly paper. Used, to be 
called 'Pararnount- Around the 

JVtrotld^L=It-hasnlt..b.cen:.is.«njcd4h=oviJr- 
a year. Albert Deane, edits the .sheet, 
along with three other house organs, 
in between regular; Jobs. . , 

Luigi Luraschl leaves for Holly- 
wood 'Thursday (13) to take over 
foreign publicity from the studio 
-a;a>?le — ^f-i)i^\aFanio«n*.-.^-H5»^ll--work 
with Albert, iJftano, ;),.4 t.hw h.o. ron- 
tact in U(-\v Vork. ' 



1 irAB T) TTWF.^ ftATffBtT! 

russcls, July 1. 

Though there is little money i 
olrciilatlon, due to unemployment, 
low wages ami huge home loans, 
men ,are to be found courageous 
enough to open now cinema houses. 
Two venturers have opened a flno 
little, picture". ;»all called, the. Mera- 
Wl«^li'^Cinema^^lt-lH-rated?seoond=clas«^ 
but is Huporior to many enjoying a 
hix^her .rf<.ting. 

The buildng was originally 
(»r"Cli>d for a lai'ge goods, store, but 
wlu'n (inirfhf'd the merchant -ventur- 
t?r,s ')uld hot'a'lventure 'and .quit, 
— Tj^)P prif.fv is. .about a^^uarter dol??._ 
I j.r, whil'^ fh<» rhf>ap{»r seats are as 
lOvV t.s IH- (•oi\\H 




My Weakness 

Lilia"*! Harvey, Lew Ayres,. SkJ Silvers, Charles 
Butterworth, Hiny Langdbn. Girls! Girls! Girls!... and 
stili more beautiful Girls! B. G. DeSylva musical pro- 
duction. Directed by David Butler. 

Pilgrimase 

Hcnrietta Grosman, -Heather Aftgel, Norman. Foster, 
Marian Nixoa Stoty by I. A. Wylie Directed by 
johftFbrdi 

Paddy the Next Best Thine 

Janet Gaynor, Warner Baxter. Remember "Daddy Long 
hbrig Legs'^? Fronfi Gertrude Page's novel. Directed by 
Harry. Ladimaii. 

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case- 

Eirl Deifr Biggers* Charlie' Chan adventure. 

Warner Olandi Heather A;»g?l- 
Hamilton MacFadden. 

the Good Companions 

-MuMcalLromance bsised' on J. B. Priesd^'s best seller 
and stage smash. With Jessie Matthews.. 

Doctor Bull 

^ * ^ WiM Rog^, Louise D><esser, Vera Allen; Marian Nixon, 
Ralph Mdtgan. From the sensational selling novel, 
Xast Adain" by James Gould^C^n$r-DifSt«hby^John^ 

Ford. 



Thft Power and the <ilo ry 



spencer Tragr, . Colleen Mooic^ Ralph Morgan,^ Helen 
Vinson; Jesse Lasky pioductioft; DiiW^ by William 
iC Howard; 

Walls Of dold 

Sally Eilers, Norman Foster. Froni Kathleien Norris' 
American Magazine serial 'afnd popular novel. 

He Knew His Women [Tentative Tukj 

Warner Baxter in further adventures of "The Cisco Kid," 
O. Henry's fani^ils chirarter; foodoose on the Bowery ' 
in 90's. 

The Worst Woman in Paris? 

^ Adblphfe MeWjoii^ J<An 
— Written an^direadl bj^ Mbnta Bell 

Berkeley Square 

• • ' L^ H&ted^ Ittnk Bt^ Beryl 

Mercer. From John L. Baldcrstotf s B^^^ 
Directed by Frank Llpyd< Jesse L. Laslcy production. 



Spencer Tracy, Qaire Trevor, Ral^K Morgan: Directed 
by Irving Cummmgs. 



■■v 



James EKihn, Sally Eilers. Story by Mauri GrasKin and 
James Seymour. f 

My Lips Betray 

Lilian 'Harvey; Johii Boles, EI Brendct From the play 

^„.8ieiisation.hy Atdla^Orhdlc^,]^^ 

The Last Trail 

IZinc- Griey stoty^ diebrgc CyBrien, El Brendel, Claire 
Trcvipr^ J>irmcd by James Tinting, 



Tue8d»7« Jul; ll, 1933 



VAntETT 



The World Moves On 

Based on an original screen play by Regmalcl Bfeirkeley. 
Directed by John Ford. . 

Fox Movietone Follies 

Musical super production with every star on the Fox lo^ 
and 300 of the world's most beautifU girb> 

■^Hoop-tai- ■ — - ■- - -—-.---^ 

Clara Bow, Normanr Foster. /With Chicago World's 
Fair Background. Directed by Frank Lloyd* 

I Am a Widow 

John Boles, Ralph Morgan.. From the story by C N. 
Williamson arid Sidney ArundeL 

Frontier Marshal 

George O'Elrien. Based on the story by Stuart N. Lake. 

Untitlc^d Picture - 

Janet Gayhor, Lew Ayres. Based on the Broadway stage 
success, "The House of Connelly*' by Pdul Green. 
Directed by Henry King. 



There*! Always Tomorrow 

Will Rogers, Zasu Pitts, Florence Desmond. / Frank 
\Borzage production. From the 3attirday Ev^iing Post 
story, "Green Dice," by Antie puneron. 



Kiss and Forsef"^ ~" 

Henry Garat in a spicy, delight^l musical romance 

iMiisic:iiHh<HIMr 



Broxidway's current outstanding musicsd hic^. ics ninth - 
month), by Jerome Kern and Oscar Haminetstein 2nd 
Watch for important cast announcements. 

David Harum 

will Rogers. Based on the famous American classic by 
Edward Noyes Westcott. 

In Your Arms 

Lilian Harvey. From the story by Sig Herzig and 
Maurice Hanlihe. 

Peking Picnic 

. Jes$e Lasky production. From the novel by Ann Brieve. 
A brilliant cast is being selected 

I Come from Hell 

El Brehdel. Comedy riot by George Marshall atid 
Andrew Bennison. 

Dressed to Love 

From the Parisian stage hit, "Prcssmak^ of Limcyjaie*^ 
by Alfred Savoir., 

As Husbands Go 

Philip Merivale. From the stage hit that rati for a year 
_. on Broadway byJRachcl CrothcR, author^ o^^^^ 
Ladies Meet." Jesse Laisky production^ 

Th^ Favorite 

James Dunn, Sally Eikrs. Roaring, rollicking story of 
the race track. 



Woman and the Law 

Preston Foster, Qaire Trevor. Story by Judidi Ravel and 
Lowell Brentano., 



Odd Thursday 

Warner Baxter. Based on the story by Vera Caspaty. 

Orient Express 

Heather Angel, Normaii' Foster^ Herbert Muiidin. 
From Graham Greeners novel. Directed by Paul Martin, 



Frbin" thrwai~jam^ stor^ foi«v«-iir the~ 

vbcarts df millions. Directed by Eucgene J. Fpidc. 

Marie Galante 

From the sensational story, by Jaccjues Duval * . . A 
tremendous cast is being assembljcd. 

The Grand Canary 

The story sc<>op of the year. A. J. Cronin's novel^ higK 
ranker in alt b^t-seller ratings. 

Unfitied Victure ^ 

Ulian Harvey, Charles Boyer. Musical special directed 
by Frederick Hollander. 

Three on a Honeymoon 

An original story built on unusual rpman^ theme. 
Details will ht annpunccd- wheit advisable*^ 



Nerve 

GeorgeO'BHcnrrRoarihg,^ r^^ 
the story by Peter B. Kyne. 

4leepers^ast 



FroavJ^rederick Neba*s:Iugh-spieed,,best.sci!ing^ novel. 
With an important cast. p — 

The Constant Nymph 

The outstanding best seller and Broadway hit by 
Mat^m^ Kennedy. Withi a cast worthy of its bigness. 

Three Against Death 

Marion Bums, Kane Richmond, Harty Woods. Directed 
by Qyde Elliott. 

I Was a Spy 

Herbert Marshall, Madeleine CarrolU Conrad Veidc 
Directed by Victor SaviUe. 




24 



VARIETY 



PICTHRES 



Tuesday, July Ih 1933 



Pttblix Balks at Charge for Cuts 

Minn. Division Spends $150,OOQ a Year for 
Adv— rObjects to Petty Layout Toll$ 



Minneapolis, July 10. 
Publix h^re has rebelled at the 
local newspaper practice of chare- 
ing theatres for cuts used In the 
Sunday drama sections' lay-outs. 
Durinir the last two Sundays the 
Pubilx theatres were without rep- 
resentation in these lay-outs. The 
only cuts to be published were those 
bt the Otpheum, World, the 10 and 
16c irrind theatres and several of the 
neighborhood houses, all non-Pub- 

Minneapolia is said to be one of 
the few c'ties in the Unitied States 

_wkere _n6w^ajaers_ jjMre^^^^ 
Publix makes it plain that it Is not 
engaged in any war with the news- 
palpers; and thdt it has served no 
ultimatums on them. 'We simply 

, haven't the money to spen4 on pub- 
licity cuts/ it told the newspapers. 
'Every dollar of income is going Into 
contractuiil obligations. In view of 
the fa:ct that we spend inore than 
1169,000 a year on newspaper, ad; 
vertising for our 22 Twin Gity the 
atres and pay a higher rate than 
that chax'ged ordinary commercial 
advertisers and, in view Of the fur- 
ther fact that our rate is pupposed 
to Include a certain amount of pub 
liclty, and that we are not given any 
whatsoever during, week dayp,. we 
leei that we' should be entitled . to 
the cuts without cost.' 

The cost for ihfe newspaper cuts 
eets back Publix approximately $100 
a weeki or $5,200 a year, no Incon- 
Biderable Item in these tough times, 

. it-la-pointed . out, 

As yet, the newspapers show no 
Indicationis of yielding In the mat- 
ter, while the Publix theatres ap- 
palrently are able to gO along with- 
out the lay-out cuts. 

Syracuse Casoaldes; 2 . 
Fold; Riviera on Block 



Court Holds .Custoiiier 
To Blame for Injury 

Ottawa, July 10. 
Declaring that a theatre manager 
Is not obligated to provide ushers 
to escort patrons to seatSj.Judige E. 
J. Daly In th«i Ottawa civil court 
refused to award damages to Rose 
Alma St. Aniant In an action against 
the Francais theatro. 

Plalhtlic claimed she had Injured 
her ankle as a result of a fall while 
proceeding to a seat In the theatre, 
A Jury awarded hier $100 damages 
but Judge Daly declined to accept 
the ded8iohn6f"tlir"JW^ 
there was no ;ustiflcation for allow-^ 

ing any award. c 

W.C.T.O. IN CONY. NO 
IKE 3.2 BEER AND Pn 



, _ yFa©user^N.-X . 
Summer casualties on the Main 
Stem will be restricted to th6 Para 
mount, which folded on Thursday, 
It Is indicated. A secondalry hoys^ 
to dark6n was the Ritz, unable to 
make the grade with a double fea 
ture policy, after an . equally dis- 
astrous try with stock burlesque. 

Closing of the Paramount, while 
not wholly unexpected, camiai sud- 
denly, with only 12 hours' advance 
announcement. This is said to tue 



/Milwaukei), July 10. 

The W. C. T. U., which held Its 
convention at Milwaukee the past 
week, is going right after this beer 
thing in Congress, >,nd In addition 
to that plans itin attempt to Influ- 
ence the national Jlaw makers for 
higher standards In the production 
of motion pictureis, accprding to a 
legislative program mapped out 

Maude Aldrlch Graham, Oregon, 
head of the W. C. T. U. department 
on in^otlon plcturesi 1b a firm be- 
liever In legalized censorship and 
claims the present grade of films Is 
responsible for the breakdown in the 
general makeup of Americ an c hU- 
dreh whose sense ot right and 
wrong hUB been thoroughly muddled 
by the kind of Antertinmeht they 
are offered in today's "cinema pal 

£tC6S* 

In her report to. the convention, 
MIsa Aldrlch said that censorship 
obtained through the cooperation of 
social organizations and" theitrea 
had never been successiful and ncVer 
could be. She wants the task of 
eliminating objectionable picture 



A Tip 



Syracuse, K. T., June 10. 

A tip for exhibitors: If you 
want to. foil burglars, furnish 
the cop on the beat With a key 
to the theatre. 

Manager of the Franklin 
'here did, and when the patrol- 
man on the early morning 
trick stepped In to look around 
a burglar fled. Offlcer com^ 
mandeered a car to chase the 
machine in which the thief and 
his accomplice fled, knd mad,e 
two arrests. 



Stock Market 



I dtlFFITH, SWANSON 
VIA DA NEXT SEASON 



XContinued from pstge 6) i ward to a new peak at 32%, holding 
«rnment Itself have come to toarH* l*g f»*°« *"hh* ^"^^1^^^ 
that the big gamble on the depre. and fln^JYn^ntfl *c32eSi^tS 
dated doUai^ commodities and more than 3 points, ci^rrenuy the 
X getting out of hand. Stock is Belling at «»°'«^*^an^f;«^ 
Even the most enthusiastic bulls times its low ; }ate wjnter. 
hav? turned to the belief that the one o« the lars^t relatlw ^^^^ 
present need Ib for a resting sPace the^ group.^ W«nertf wm 

rSady expressed at 70 cents In terms the week h0re were BubstentiaJ .at 
X foreTS SrSdes, there must Um.OOO shares, PP*"^*^^^^?^^^^^^^^ 
Some a time it which It Btrlkes a In the «n«se™^»V ^in ^hI 

bSarice, a stated level that limits lenglng most active Issues In the 
Its speculative possibilities. The general list . . 

President is loftth to declare a lower Firework* m a - 

legal gold content which automatic- I spectacular campaigns in RCA 
aUy would check advancing prices I generally drew attention to the 
, «r I and there la almost no limit of In- ^hole amusement MCtlon and at 

A picture this season from D. W. fl^tlon that would be possible If the this time the fireworks In RCA Jijr 
Griffith and one from . Gloria Swan- I present pace of soaring Becuritles | sphrcd the idea that the whoi© 
son Is not looked for by United k^ere to be maintained. group was ^due ^9f.J^ f^y j^ J^^ 

ArUatalfromjpMBent signs and will T he Adminis tration i s cohc erned approach of its a«"Y®-*^^ 
not bTkinounced on the Bch^ule- with another pfiseTf^he PrIce cam- son. ^e^lJ^^s^^^jr. ^JffS^ 
of productions to? ahnouncement it paign.^ The^ ^**'**,»?r^i!^,inn^n ^ "a 

the national convention in Chicago a^n^^^^ Circulation 
Thursday (13). Both are part own^ nljtl^*-^^^ recent bull tip In the stock 

niiSS^ton each from Chaplin. JSgJon,--JJ^^ jtem 

Fairbanks and PIckford win be an- X;^^^ carrying turned **t^rmri^^^^^ 

nounced and sold. Sam Goldwyn rTspecuIation/ taking on goods Issuer was t^^ SSJSSn 

will provide five, one more than was far beyond demand in the '«ar that pecOnd 

anUclpated a few weeks ago. If he might later on be caught with J»owjt naa It waa 

Eddie Cantor makes two, a total bare shelves In a rising market, j^^. ^^j^j^^^^^^ ^^ch of tho 

of six is a possibility. S^^"'^?*^ J^Sf ^u^*"^^^ the ledger-resultea 

Reubrts of formation by Mary has not kept pace with accunxula- j„g „ foreign balances 

PicMoM of a pViSucing Unit in asJwo" of goods and ^.P^'^hat mJC ^o"^^^ depreciated dollars, 

A-icKiora ° - „ _ r being set up that niay . ^ ^^ j^^,^ gj^ce a hard- 

soclatlon with other stars of^Holly- become unwieldy. Sessed major film company has re^ 

wood may mean more from Miss business running, along at a Sorted nroflts of any kind that the 

PIckford; Richard Barthelraess, I brisk pace. Industries have changed ^tement was received with Jubila- 
among <)theM, is mentipn^d in tbl^^ — . . . . _ 

connection, together with Frances ministration. ' Certain trades were probably the development is not 
Mirlon. Bcenwlst, whfl> would join willing to cooperate when the de- important as It looks on the sur- 
nrTner^finently. pression was at Its worst, but things I j^ce. In the trade the feeling i» 

iii£rJI^«r!Sn4iifti Leon l^e and 1 are better now and they are raising Ktat foreign branches have beea 
Monroe Greenthal, I^^^^ Farmers were all for Urged to make the largest possible 

Sammy Cohn of UA are Chics^go l^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^ bringing on a flow of 

in advance of the Thursday oon- | ^j^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^j^^ gQ ^Q^^g Now that 1 money to the home offlce for the 

the price Is above a dollar they see | time being. It is likely that sooner 
the situation differently^ These are ©r Hter the drift will be the other 
only a few of the excesses of specu- I way, particularly on any material 
latlon that Imperil the whole 'new | recovery of the dollar ,ln world ex- 
deal' at this time, {change, * V 

Amusements Marked Up Whatever the eventual outcome* 

These under-the-surface factors the preaent figures put a new as- 
were Ignored by the ticker laat pect on the company^bonds, to- 
week. tt-ices closed Saturday close gether with va^^ 
to the top for the whole movement, reorganization deal calculated ta 
particulJly > the amusements, [i^^^^^ 



ventlon openings 



Exlub Attacked; Umons? 



Milwaukee, July 10, 
Stepping from his automobile 
which had been forced to the curb 
sedan containing two men. 



material handled by the govern- 
ment. 

Hfiim. and Dakota JUfied ^ 
h Affiance on a Code 



Minneapolis; July 10. 

^ y More than sufficient dues .have 

due to the fact that two picture I been pledged by Minnesota «3chlh- 
deals were hanging fire. iters to underwrite the estimated 

In an probability, when the the- $6,000 cost of operaUng Northwest 
atre reopens In late August, It will Aljied States, independent theatre 
be under new ojperating manage- 1 owners' organization^ for a luii 
ment. Now under lease to the Em- year, W. A. Steffes, business man 
pire State Theatres, Publix subsidl- ager and- president, .announces, py_ 
ary, chances favor its acquisition I the end of this month, Steffes 
by the Schine interests of Glovera- 1 claims, all of the SOO exhibitors do - 
yille shortly. ing business in the state will be 

A second offer for the theatre, I signed up as dues- paying members, 
made by RKO, is said to be defl- I giving the body 100% representa- 
hitely cold. It was based upon a I tlon aixiong. independent theatre 

"^gOollng "arrang:6ffieTi;r'whith--would- owners^^ — ^- ' ^ 

have made the Lioew circuit a third North Dakota independent exhib- 
Interested party. Htors also are fully organized, says 

Andy M. Roy, Paramount man- Steffes^ and they will be afllliated 
ager, meanwhile will vacation. Iwlth Norlhweeit Allied. South 
Riviera theatre, South Side de Dakota exhibitors are now effecting 
iuxe neighborhood house, wis bid I oreanlzatloii. 

In by the bond holders at a mort- j Steffes is In receipt of 218 powers 
gage foreclosure sale last week. | of attorney from exhibitbrs giving 
Plaintiff In the action waa the lin- Abraham Myers, Allied Sta.teS' 
.cdrnrAlUance Bank A: Truat Ccu' ot cOuhsei; . authority to represent 
Rochester. . Property was struck off I thiem before General Hugh Johnson 
to WilUam W. Gerber, representing I in the Industry code matter under 
the bondholders, for $60,000, with [the national recovery laWi 
the purchaser assuming taxes of 

$1S,000 In iddilibh: I *• i o j /\ 

Bidding was brisk, with Myron DllDlIISKy bUed UVer 
J. Kallet of Kallet Theatres, Inc., I nnu^****^ 1?-.m1^SA«m 

of Oneida, operating the Regent 30 Theatre ExplOSlOIl 

here, the principal competitor of Kansas City, July 10 

the bondholders' representative. Edw;ard and Irwin Dublnsky have 

Harry Gilbert, as receiver, has been sued In district court at Leay- 
beeu operating house. Reor- Lnworth^ Kan's., for 110,000 . damages 
gahlzation is planned, it was said.. | as result oif an explosion in the Or- 

pheum theatre there Aug. 20, 1930 
. J _ , , . d _» I Albert R. Evans, machinist, called 

.rdome'a InconapJcuous $tarl ^^^^ ^„ ^^^^ refrigeration, which 

A>* ^ 1 1ndianapolis, Y . Lxploded. Is the plaliitiff; J O. 

===.Aftel:^a^apse_Q£.jnQrA^hftn.^l; 

years an ^Irdome- picture house has '^^ basement to cut off a 
again made its appearance In town. I ^^j^^ cooling plant was 

killed. Evans charges he received 



Manning Silverman^ operating the practically all of the acUve issues ere. --^^ — 
fSu Ld Murra^. independent In which finished week near for the 6^^^ 
nabSa. was so badly beaten , that he tMr hest.a^^^^^ ahead gV jrrat'^whlc" the lien had 

had to be tak en to the co^"ty new y ground. ^^^ ^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^g^^^^^ days. 

emergency ho splt^ wf«^ot vc?? spISLcular except in Movement rg f lit e ol der O' s were4es»- 

Hls ■asillants oscap^ before the Thi s"ptia''^a'rorthe"p^^^ 
arrival of police, ^he license num. \ ^^^^^ ^^w high levels were re- ^Jff^Sih issues hSld the bulfc oi 
ber of the car used by Silverinaji's Uiarkably well maintained. Prac- f^S- eaL tTthe Xsel t^^^ 
attackers was that of a business ticiUy everything from the hlue tjelr gams to tne^cjo^^^ 
agent of a Chicago iinlon. 1 chip Eastman Kodak to the humble resenting ^Ins of 11 and 12 re- 

Warner Bros., some time during the -^^^j^^j *" 

_ I six trading ddys established a new ■garner* Bros. Hens advanced irj 

Con, Cummiiigs, 20th C. S*"*, A" , ^^^'^^^^^ w^*^^^^^ while the Loew bonds 

v^u* ^««<uu>ue»y I Profit taking Saturday shaded these .^^^^ 'j^^ but 'firm, closing the 

Hollywood, July 10, peaks someWhat, but the final aVer- I ^^gj^ at 83, np 2.% on moderate 
Constance Cummings has been age waa but slightly below the best. |^J^,gJ^^.^long, preferred stocks did 
signed for a long term contract ty I Loew;s set a top at 25% and car- [j^^^ ^ >„ell as the bonds, in most 
Twentieth Century. She IS due ried to the finish with the loss of cases showing minor losses on thci 
wl V« notrthftr le«3 than a point from the best k^^eek, 3% net in the case of Loew's 

SkeUhood Is that her play- I M^^^ement here has been very cau- | preferred, which Is not as large aS 



, -u^ V. T»^«« T.^«« wno. tlous. Every new adventure into ht looks In view of that atock'a re- 
wright husband, Benn Levy, Eng- Kj^j^ ground has been followed by, cent sharp run-up. -Unlveraal first 
llsh dramatist. Will also be Blgnedjj^ minor retreat, a rest at a lower preferred slipped a bit further, go- 
level and then a new drive at a I ing to 28 for a losis of 1 on negligibly . 
new goal further on. , Result -prob---l-dealings. - —. — 
ably is that the stock's market posi- I The senior Pathe Issue went 
tlon Is excellent In the respect that | ahead. j>.erslstently for a gain of 1% 
it is free from a top heavy specula- at 7%, ippaf ently on the stOry that 
tive structure. it may become active in picture 
Columbia Pictures , increased mbd- making, walking out on the old 
crately In volume .and pushed for- | RKO agreement. _. ^ 

'Summary for week ending -Saturday^ Jiily-S:—- . 

STOCK EXCHANGE 



wright husband, Benn Levy, Eng- 
lish dramatist. Will al ' " ' 
by tiiat organization. 

Incorporations 



Operators of Broad Ripple park, 
reasoning^ that crowds were not at- ip ^ ^ j^^^^j^g 
tending; downtown houses because *^ • • 

W the heat, 'opened an airdcm^^^ MISS STUABT IN CANTOlt HC 

a In their playground bounding the tj^va^* 
^etrfh dtv limits Hollywood. July 10. 

Unfortunately; the night was one Gloria Stuart has been borrowed 
M the coolest this summer so plans from Universal for the ingenue lead 
for another slknvlng of pix have in the modern secUon of 'Roman 
Jeen taWed JoTthe time being. Scandals' starring Edd.e Cantor, 



New York 

^ Albany, July 10, 
Solar TaBdiir Plctnrea, I^td., Manbat- 
ian-; picture buslnesB;-. 110,000, — r- • - — 
Baymark Theatres; Inc., Manbattan: 
theatrical; 100 sbareo no par. 

Fean tan Theatres, Inc., Pen Tan; 
theatrical; 60 ataafes no par.- 
-Bowers .Eiodactlims, Inc.. J/fantaattan; 
theatrical: |1,000.. ' . 

Sharefkin AmnsMnent Corp., Kings; 
amusement places all kinds; 9&j000. 

MoUoB Pletore* Kahibltlon Corp., Hew 
York; general pictures; 200 sbares no 
par.' 

. Chance of Capital 
Aadlo-CiBema, I^c* Bronx; 13,000 
shares— 1,000 jSfd. 1109; 12,000 common: 
no par reduced . to 1;T60. shares: 760 pfd. 
$100, 1,000 common no par. 

United Projector and film Corp.. Buf- 
falo; 6,000 shares no piEtr reduced 1.600 
shares no par. . 

California 

Sacramento, July iO. 
MoBognija Prodaotlmis, Inc. Capital 
stock, 1,000 shares; subacrlbed,. 93. Ia 
RyaOr A. Bosche, M. Wollman. 

CUifo. de Paree, Inc. Capital- stock, ,100 
shares; $30 subscribed: -Peter Dokes. 
MIna N. Marco, Bell Newman. 

CertiAed copy of Rainbow Pictures, 
Inc.. city of Dover, Bel.. Changing. name 
to Pioneer Pictures, Inc. 
Permits to sell stock issued to: 
Romanco Prodnctiona, Inc. M. p. pro.' 
dttctlon. To laane 30 shares eut of 2,000j 
no par. 

PVinchon and Marco School ot Dnnce, 
liic. -Dancing school. To issue BO shares 
oiit of 600, no par.^ . 

, ._ r' Oklahoma ..^ 

_OkIalioma Clty,_July I*. 

Itrlfc'B7l1feaii«»7"tec7r"VJ^itonBi5rOkl3r- 
Capltal stock |7,«00. Incorporators, C. 
.O. Richardson, U. D. Rook, both of 
Sayre, and C. C. Rook, "Watonga. 



Judgments 



Iiueocherj Bulwark Realty 
j, P. BrAdford and 
H 



Mark A. 
Corp.: 1770. . 

WafllmB. Iitct 
others; costs: $94. _ 

Chippewa Theatre Corp.: 
GoploD. Inc.; 911,80ft. 



. ^1©33- 




High. 


Low. 


•■ 7-. 


•% 


0% 


1% 


22>A 


e% 


14% 


6% 


80% 


46 


.4%. 


'% 


30% 


10% 


26 


8 


26% 


m. 


73% 


36 . 


■■•Jy 


1% 


90% 


18% 


2%. 


% 


Z 


% 


7% 


1% 


1^% 


3 


B% 


1 


3D 


10 


7 


1 


21% 


, 4% 


M% 


19% 



Sales. Issue and rate.' Zllgb.' 

4|700 American Seat ....^.c*.. 6% 

4,600 ConsoL Film .6 

10,400 Columbia P. vtc......w......> 22% 

9,400 Gonsol.- Film pfd. 12% 
12,800 .Eastman Kodak- <8). .<;/.«•*.•..• 86% 
22,000 Fox, Class A...... 3% 

642,000 Gen. Blec. (iOd).... 30% 

000 Keith pf di.... >.. 20 ' 

40,000 Loew (!)','.....;...'•.....•.•..«'. 26% 

. 200. Do pref. (d*,4).....««>>M*»»-i»-''l* 

.. ii7O0 Madison Sq. Garden . ....... . . . . ,' 6% ' 

..... Met-G-M'. pref. (l.$8).<i.>...i...' .. . 

43,400 FaramountS cfs. ....'•.....* .2% 

11)100 Fathe Exchange;.. ............. 1% 

20,700 Pathe, ' Class 'A.'. ......... ...•..« 7% 

;' 600,1)00 Radio Corp...;..... •.••...>> 12%- 

27,600 RKO . ^ .> i ' 4% 

. 100 Vnlversal pref.;,.^ ..».•• .80 

10,300 "Warner Bros. .....^v...**..*.** 7 

600 Do pfd. .. 1 .... t;.. ...'..••.•...* 21%' 



178,106. WestinghoUse,. 66% 



23 

% 
10%- 
3% 



CURB 

600 Columbia Picta. ...... , 

3^800 Gen, Thea. B, pfd..... 

. 1„200 .Technicolor. ..y . . ... ........ .-. 

000 Trans Lux'. 

BONDS 



28 
% 
8% 
8 



• t- 


1 


-.50. 


.20% 


84%- 


48- 




-=47'i^r- 


20% 


4% 


. 26% 


C% 


24 




38 


12 







$101,000 Gen, Thea. ............... 6%. 

.20, 000 . Keith .6'S,. Ji6. ....... .60. _ 

33,000 Loew .-6'H;v'46.-.Tr.>T....-.i-;/... 83 - 

==ai,000--Fathe=:7^S,--i37Tr7-jir^TrT.-TTTir»Tr^^ 
301,000 Far-Fam-LtiSky O's, .•47.......... 50% 

708,000 Far-Pub. 6V4's, '60.. i 20% 

8,000 RKO debs O's........ 24 

473,000 Warner Bros. O's, ' 38 



Xiow. 

e 

.4 

1»% 

11% 

81% 

3% 
26 
20 
2S 

70-^ 
■ 4%.. 

• * 

1% 
1% 

6% 
9% 

-4- 

28 

e% 

20 
48 



19% 

% 
8% 
2% 



4% 

48 
W 

-75. 



Net cbg. 
iiast for. w lb 

.4-1. V- 
+ %! 



+3% 



6% 
4% 

21% 
12% 
84 » 

3% 
80 

ao 

24% 

70 - 

4%':-''^ 
17% bid 
2% +1 



1% 
7% 

12 
4% 

28 

.694 

20% 
.64% 



+ ^4 
+1% 
+2% 
+ % 
-1 
+ *A 
- M 
+7% 



13t4. 
13 
22% 
35% 



-83- • ■■ 

25 
45 
23% 
37% 



- % 
+2% 
•42% 



411 
412% 



Bid. 



Aflked. 
1 



Produce Exchange 

41,300 Fat-Pob. 

Oyer the Counter, N. Y, 



■2% 



'A JL ..... Roxy, Class A .... ; t • 

<:en. The. KqUlp. cfs. sold 913.000, 4%, 3%, 4%, net up %. 
Far-Pnm cfB. sold $0,000 «d Zn, 15, 26, up net 11. 
Par-Fub cfs, sold 413,000 @ 26^ Xi^ 26%, n«t up 11%. 



Tuesdftj^ July 11. 193$ VARIETY 




Pictures 



"THE SONG OF SONGS", q statue by S. C Scarpitta 
inspired by certain incidents in Paramount's motion 
picture, "THE SONG OF SONGS" A Rouben 
Mamoulian Production, starring MARLENE DIETRICH, 
with Brian Ah^rne, Lionel Atwill and Alison Sklpworth. 



,iSi45t, "THE SONG OF SONGS" is Dietrich at her best! 



26 



VARtEfIr 



Tiiesdtfy, July 11, 1933 



AND THEN COMES 
THE CAKE! 




...w Announcements 
for 1933*34 all look 




MORE POWER 
TO THEM! 



They'll need it 





Watch for the Antiouncement of THE MAJOR COMPANY in 
Motion Picture Heriald/iss^ 15th; Film Daily^ issue of July 

i2thj MotionPicture Daily, issue of Julyllth;Variety^next week's issue 



PI CXVR E S 



VARIETY >f27 




By Epes W* Sargent 



Trick Contests 

With the youngster^ out of school 
and full of pep. It's the time of year 
to revive trick contests for , off 
nights. They do not cost' much to 
run off, get a laugh from the adults, 
hrliig in proud parents and help 
along generally. 

>Pie-eatlngand watermelon munqh- 
Ing are, of course, standard stunts* 
but there are loads of othws, The 
ice creani stunt Is very popular, the 
gag being to lap up a. half pint of. 
chocolate cream in the. shortest posr 
slble .time without the aid of a spoon 
or finger. Another Is eating a:n 
apple, a string of the fruit being 
suspended from a batten by . five- 
foot cords. This Is also without 
ha,nds. 

Another laugh -getter is feeding 
the kids soda crackers while the 
orchestra or a phonograi^h rfe.Cdrd 
playa - 'PoP- Goes the Wea sel' o r 
. some slinilar tune. Kids have to 
,whlstle at each pop. Mlss-outs are 
disqualified until only one remains. 
Needle threading contests for boys 
are good fun, and the girls can get 
a chance driving three two-inch 
hails into a plank in the quickest 
time. 

It all helps to jazz things up and 
even cuttings- a hole in a sheet and 
letting the boys make faces through 
it will help, the main essential being 
-to make it knoivaLithal therelll. J>e 
something doing that particular 
night every week. 



some representative women to come 
the opening mat. and collect on the 
word-of -mouth comment. Where 
time presses, some otlier. and more 
immediate means should be used. ' 

But do not make the mistake of 
overselling. iDo not announce it as 
a greatest or biggest. Sell it merely 
as real entertainment for the intel- 
ligent. Say it's, something every 
woman of culture should bring her 
husband to see, Raise expectation 
too high and nothing will , seem 
right 



Selling right Films 

Boxing bout,3 on the.mar.auee .ha,ve. 
Isold fight stories - and . .fight films, 
generally with kid boxers,, not only 
because they are cheaper, but be- 
cause they work harder. Trouble Is 
that it's diifficult to bUlld up the ring 
so it will get attention down the 
street The figures are dwarfed oyer 
on the next block. 

One way to get around ■ this" and 
.^nlarge^: ,the. fight, is to use . a, 
shadowgraph sheet and one strong 
spot. Will work only after sun- 
down, but is reasonably good during 
twilight, and will stand, out better 
than a 24-sheet. ' . 

Trick is to give the boys plenty of 
room and tell them to stay away 
from the screen. At a proper dis 
tance they caii be enlarged in 
shadow to 10 feet high, and that's 
big enough to be seen a block away. 
The closer they come to the screen, 
the smaller they become, further 
b ack the figures a re larger, but less 
distinct, idea is td determlhe the 
distance which gives the greatest 
size with reasonable sharpness of 
outline arid hold: t^e boy» -to that 
stage. 

Phonograph Layoff 

With so many radio and other re- 
cording artists in the pictures, par- 
ticularly the shorts, there is almost 
constant opportunity to lay ofC some 
of the exploitation to the phono 
graph stores. Couple of years ago 
this was' the regular thing, but it 
appears to have dropped off lately, 
though the idea is as good as ever. 

The theatre advises the record 
«ellers in advance What acts are 
booked, and the records are listed in 
window display or. on a package 
stuffer with copy "readihg, ' 'If ydii 
enjoy the .work of the Slam sisters 
In 'Bumped,' coniing to the Strand 
July 10-11, you will enjoy these rec- 
ords. If you like their records, hear 
them from the screen.' 

Record sellers supply the printing, 
' the' house contributing the-material 
for window Work. 



Benting.a Store 

. Theatre with eitbres on either side 
of the lobby was taking a loss on 
the vacant shops until' propositioned 
foir half the space of one of the 
stores for a candy store. . Negotia 
tor explained he did hot heed all the 
space, but the rear could not profit 
ably bevcUt off. 

Deal was closed when the theatre 
promised to cut a doorway into the 
auditoriuih and partition the rear 
of the store to give a room to which 
patrons could retire tot a sdda. or 
ice cream during the show or oii the 
way out. 

Probably much of the trade would 
— haye.goheJn_through_the front iioor. 
anyhow, but making It easier did. 
seem to. help, and the confectioner 
pays his rent regularly. 



Selling Something 

Recent, sales copy on an over- 
stressed - dramatic feature a man<- 
ajger felt would not appeal strongly 
to his patrons was put over With 
this sales' copy. 

If .you don't care for ; heaVy 
drama: thejse warm . nights, drop in 
arpurid_2|L ,4» _ or lOf en joy th e 
sprightly shoi'ta and' tfien spend, a 
comfortable time in the lounge read 
Ihg your , hewsp.aper, or just relax; 
[ng after jthe.vheat and hard work of 
the day.'.' H» vfent on to sell all of 
the' shorts -by 'titles',, with stress . on 
the players in the coxhedy. 

One patrpn told him oh the way 
put he had never enjoyed an evening 
more. It gave him a new slant pn 
the . pojislbilities of the theatre, and. 
he's become a regular patron of the 
loun'ge. 



"What sells the ticket is not always 
the feature. It does not pay to ed- 
ucate a clientele to- -come or stay 
away according to their valuation 
of the main event. . Sell the house 
from every, possible angle. For 
years the Rialto theatre, in New 
"ifork, had a regular " patron who 
never saw half the show. He had 
a seat spotted where he could lean 
his head back against a prop and 
go" comfortably to sleep. He was 
troubled with insomnia and the 
music helped him; to doze 6ft. So 
long as such a patron doesn't snore 
his . money . is as good as anyone 
eise'si 



Solid Comfort 

Manage^r of an Intimate house 
got a new slant on cohifort when 
a stout patron who had a fondness 
for palm beach sultd complained 
that the upholstered seats were too 
hot even in a cooled house. Next 
tirnc the" obese ticket buyer came" 
af ound he was provided with a 
square of oilcloth. The idea, spread 
and- now the theatre boasts a dozen 
oilcloth seat covers which not only 



act as non-conductors but save the, 
seats from perspiration. 

It was th'e same man who 'was 
told by one of his regulars that she 
was anxious to see a coming fear' 
ture but. that she :.ad to. go on to- 
a party and did nPt Want to soil the 
light party dress. He told her to 
come down anyway and see him as 
ShOr' entered. He provided ah old,' 
but- clean sheet, which was spread 
over the chair, fully protecting the 
daihty party dress. 

Comes unde^r the head of spe- 
cial service, but that sells seats. 



Got Around It 

Managers who -supply paper 
drinking cups free find they are apt 
to be wasted. In hot weather 
children will take several drinks 
during a visit, and use a hew cup 
each time. : It mounted up.. It was 
feared that the installation of coln- 
oi>erated eup. ^ dlspensero woilld be 
regarded as a chisel and be resented, 
Something had to be done. 

The solution, was the .Instaliatioh 
of the coin-operated dispensers, but 
with a sigh .stating, that the. ma- 
chines were opierated for the beheflt 
of the local day. nursery. Each 
week the sign adds. 'Last week ( — 
were turned over to the Niirsery 
Fund,' to show that the gag was on 
the . level j and usually this Item was 
gOQkl for a couple of lines In the 
daily paper. 

the grag workeid so well £hat a, 
similar _tna«a)Jn0._haa_beeh_ installed 
Irt the lobby,: w.ijBr a bottled; wetter 
company 'and the. Ice factory mak- 
ing it a three-way •cpntributiPn.. 

Cl ass Sevnioni 

Something a .llttl0 different in 
dchobl stuff is . being worked -thisl 
year in a house ih -a residential sec-^ 
tion. Before school . closed the' ideai 
w£ia canvassed of holding a reuhloii 
of each class in the public scSiooil 
durlng-the-summerr-yacatipn:^planS:.6t- 
the teachers were consulted and all 
who were to remain in town were 
permitted to select wine Tuesday or 
Thursday afternoon foir. -a get-to 
gether. 

.After the - dates .. were set: Jhe 
classes were hiptlfied of their .-spot 
Ohly about 20 of the' teiachers ex- 
pected to be in .toy[n but the. Others 
gave their list to these, and through 
the summer every, pupil will be the 
guest of the theatre. Idea hack of 
the scheme Is that, while from 20 to 
35 are admitted free, there'll be 
members of the other classes who 
will pay to meet the deadheads. Idea 
remains to be proven, since it . Is 
sch^uled to start July 11, but the 
promoter thinks It will help hold the 
kids to his house as against the op 
position. 

iSliding Scale 

Just to have something to talk 
about, a manager tacked a reliable 
thermometer alongside the hox of- 
fice and offers a rebate of one cent 
for each five degrees of heat above 
Kft. Tf thft tftBipftnttiiro in 70, he 



cut price. People com^ down to 
see how much off they get an* it 
makes for a lot of funny cracks 
which sends the patrons Into the 
house in good humor. 

Might not be so. good where the 
skipper Is not a glib tiaklker, but this: 
man makes , business through^ his 
contactd. It's hdvertising when thd 
man on the stteet tells his friewt 
It's hot enough to save 'Be at the 
Oent. 



On Ice 

Most theatres using the poster in 
a cake of ice set it. in the lobby, 
with or without an estimate con- 
test on how long It win last 'That's 
been current for years with ho. new 
angles cropping up. Here's some- 
thing difterent, at last 
. Manager noted that a restaurant 
had a display case with foods dis- 
posed around a cake of ice in the 
center. . ot_J;he tef rigeratbr. _Blp_ck 
supplied the chill for the surround 
ing display. Tickets to the restau 
rateur and the ice plant results in 
.a_. couple :.ot ._windo.w cards being 
frozen into the cake, and now the 
theatre gets as much advantage as 
the restaurant. Works so well that 
the manager Is planning specially 
painted cards instead of the ready 
print to give the cards individuality. 
If this is done the card will also be 
lettered, with ai, one-line appeal for 
the eatery's special for that day. Qf 
cotirse oil paint will be .iiised. 



Mickey Contest 

Miekey iiou^'s la^t 'Mickev'a 
Gala Premier;* a parody on a Holly- 
wood opening, is capiAle of yield- 
ing a differ^ht sort of identlflcation 
contest that can woipked Into 
something of real thterest. 

Play' It up as the cleverest series 
of cu4c«i(tures- ever in one screen 
collection and offer smalt prixes for 
those who make the most complete 

idwiificiitiMi.^^^ M 

prcbabh' be stumped by *he . door-- 
keeper, who Is Sid (Sraumatt, "but 
most of ' them can spot practically 
the entire cast so makie neatness 
one of the judging ppinto aot you 
may be swamped t>y ties. •' 

If you can obtain copies o| tb? 
caricatures, blow them tip for the 
lobUvi and then hold them to did- 
vertise the. sCars themselye* When 
they happen alone. H*e'43i a short 
that ean he sold for feature value 
ilTiahdiednEtroperty; 



Bareback Contest 

Aiight not wprk in . some tbwnSr 
where., they're censorious, but it's , 
pbsdibie in many places to take ad- 
vantage . of the backless hathihg 
suits for a new style contest. liimit- 
ed to '^ust enough girls to fill the 
8tafee<! A draple 'Is hung to cpncea.1 
tiheir heads and some barrier erected 
to cut slightly below the waistline, 
which , leaves only their backd ex- 
posed as they stahd or sit with their 
faces away from the 'audience. 

New bathing suit i$ promoted for 
a prize- for the best back, voting 
Ing either by ballot or istpplause, ac- 
accordlng to whichever gives the 
best results In the house using the 
scheme. Best Idea is to lead out only 
the winner. 'Where* votes are cast, 
numbers above the posers giye the 
only clue. 

This can -be worked up -for one- 
ntght they keep away from the bath- 



chops the ticket price to 2^, and 
It's <'22 when the mercury climbs 

toV75. 

Reduction Is not much of an in- 
ducement, but it is something t(> 
talk about and seems 'tO' bring In- 
sufficient extra trade to offset the 



/ 

/ Anoieiit Lbne vChig 

•College ' Humor* getting, one d£ 
biggest campaigns seen in St IjouIs- 
in long' thne. Department, ^stbyes 
cracked tor tiei-up. ads and 'Win^wr. 
sp8i,ce, teasing on sct^n and hpectiit 
lobby ia.nd 'froht. 

Christy Wllbert dug up atttltylMted 
Ford with buggy Iwdy which 
anihiins around tpwn^ - 

Bettcti Snow 

For years managers have, .been 
building snow- mintages andr . using 
cut ti^ve' paper Mown- up from a 
hopper. Tbls . gav9 a «0od effect, 
with the snow mos^y gotee- U9 -in 
the center and down on the sides of 
the picture; 

Newest device is a little more dU 
flcult to make, but gives A; much 
more reairstlc . effect EUderdc^ id 
drawn into the bottom of the hlopper 
and blown up the sides-ot the device, 
which are masked in to form, i 
chute. Strikes aealnst a curved cell 
Ing AhnvA thft pictu re and slowlv 



FohH Parent Appieil 

ill Zeilort^v St ]»uis Ambassador 
manager,' faaa novel lobby dlsplaar 
this week» liOtCal photographer cbn^ . . 
ducted baby coiatest with, about 300 
(entrants. 

Ail photographed in 11x14 color 
photos: and .entire Igroup of .pictures 
on di^ay In lobby. Figure to bring 
Ih some business as. fond parents. 
must^rst-bny-xticketsJbeforeuJHiew.'i.^. 
ing little Uatry. 



~ Caught the Eidt 

.. ; New Haven. 

As a means of holding kid fan 
thtei^eiStn^araiiiOunt a»4nged~a free' 
ktiom for youngatei^ as a goodwill. 
gestui;e in a tleu|»' with local .news- 
papers. Bheet.rpit a grbui> of advs.^ 
sponsbred by -^ifherchantSt and. ad- 
mlssioh to .show waa gained by a 
saleli receipt trpm. any merchant 
Hated. *x 



floats down. Once down, it falls Into 
the hopper in the -usual way and Is' 
again sent up the chutes. 

Just a0 simple to work, once it's, 
made, and the Construction difltlcul-' 
ties will' not tax the average stiage 
carpenter. 



liUCUle C^teason, George Barbier. 
iDonald Me^k» liOive, Honor and 
01i4 Bidby;* UntreraaL 

CkineTiftTO '^tohlii^ Julio Hay- 
don, EIIsabetb\ Patterson, Berton 
ChurclkiU, 'Ito8C<K» Ates, 'Golden 
Harvest,' Charles !R. Rogers, Par. 

Sfarlon -Orth and, Xjester Cole,, 
adapt, 'Three ■ On .a->-;Honeymoon,' 
Fox, 

Blanche Frlderlcl. Geog'ge "Walsh, 
Warren Hymer, Ksther.' Muir-, Har- 




Council Bluffs, la. 
F. R. Felker has reopened the 
Broadway, having leased It from 
the Blank Interests. Former man- 
aiger will operate as an independent 



DyersviUer la. : 
Etta Gray of Bbone .has\rleased 
the Plaza here and will operate it 



Akron, O. 
H. Hall and J. Cobak have taken 
over the management of the Port-' 
age, neighborhood house here, tot' 
.ih'erly operated' by L Fuss and H. 'G. 
Coon. 

Norman' Brltton^ formerly of 
West Salem, now operating the 
Opera Housb; 3ellevnie, 'whiclx for- 
merly was managed by C. E. Hall. 

The Wallace, Wooster, formerly 
a Schlne house, dark and will be 
dismantled. 



Stamp Cards 

Chaiiglng oyer an old. idea Is to 
provide patrons with cards con- 
taining lO blank spaces. Each space 
is printed with one letter of the 



Ijelpsig, O. 
, J. Stechschulte has been ap- 
pointed, receiver for the Mystic the- 
atre. R; E.. Wanamaker is the ope- 
. rator. 

word-^prosj^er-ltyi^hd-nine-metch^ --Dan-ftoblns has-leased the Butler,- 



Sell Ladies 

Probably 'When Ladies Meet' can 
be sold on the appeal that it was 
a real Broadway hit but the man 
ager who rests -content- with that 
=-€ffSft"^ir"l63lnr the-T5>6st*"ah^^ 
this picture. It's one of thoise rare 
combinations bf good dialog and 
good acting in a competent setting, 
and it should be seen by a class 
of persons who do not ordinarily 
go to a picture theatre. 

Contact should be made with the 
better womehs' clubs to interest 
them in the coming of the play, and 
every effort made to get them in. If 
the picture is in -for a week get 



ants are provided with stamps, 
which are pasted into the proper 
space -wheh a purchase amounting 
to $1 is made. Grocer gets the 
doubled 'p' as the mbst^likely fb get 
the bulk, of the trade, all other 
stores have only a single letter and 
purchases must be made at all nine 
(with. (2 buys at the grocery) to be 
gbod-for ajfreejEtdmissiony- - 

rate of '^2c. per stamp, which makes 
the take 20e. per admission arid vir-. 
tually amounts to a 2% discount on 
the part of the storekeeper. 
.' Not a "very strong ineerttlve, but 
there- is some appeal to the Idwi of 
something _for hbthing,. .and .that 
gets extra trade. .In return for "the" 
fact that many cards wUl not be 
filled, the merchants pay for the 
stamps, which are not\gummed. 



Elkhart Ind. 
Sidney Holland, formerly with 
Publix, has: assumed charge of - the 
three theatres of the_ Elkhart 
Amusement Co. :here. 



Niles. O,, formerly owned by JOhn 
Peru*zl. " < 



Council Bluffs. 
. R. Felker, former manager of 
the, Broadway, Council Bluffs, has 
leased the house from A. H. Blank 
and Will operate it as an inde- 
pendent 

x==^HatoidiJ3,=^Bachear=^nmnager=.^£= 
the Palace. Burlington for nine 
years, to take over management of 
the Capitol, Clinton, Iowa. Law- 
rence 'Wegener of Clihton, former 
assistant manageif, paramount, - Des 
Moines, replaces:. Beurnes in . Bur- 
lington. Both houses are operated 
"by Cehtfai"State3 Theatifd Corp, 

Publix has cloEled the Palace, Ce- 
dar Rapids, and closing the Palace, 
Waterloo, this week. 



PlattevUle, Wis. 
Francis Fischer . htus taken over 
management of the Gem. 



Slouz City, la. 
A. B. Frledhan has been elected 
president, of .the. Interstate Amuse- 
ment company, recently incor- 
porated with $10,000 capitaL ,Sol 
Shulkih is vice president and 
Nathan Dax, secretary-treasurer. 



Syracuse; N. T., 
J. Karp, proprletOF-Of the Camebr 
will have the town's first beer gar 
den tied In with a picture theatre. 
Karp proposes to develop now'.va- 
cant property adjoining the neigh- 
borhpod. There will be a dance' floor. 



Ottawa. 

Leonard Bishop, formerly man 
ager of the Rideau and Mayfalr, Ot 
tawa, has pane to. Midland, Ontario, 
where he has: taken over the man 
agemeht of the GaitltOl fot:' iiEi'aiAOUs 
Players Canadian. The Capitol 
waw formerly the Model before it 
was rebuilt arid was operated for 
many years by the late A. A. Bugg. 
fotmer mayor of MIdlahd. 



Eastoh, Pa. ' 
Harry Hartman has relinquished 

the ;-Lyrlc, ■N6rtha'mptbn'--near-herer 
the new owners being Jack Green- 
bersr and James Clark, of Philadel- 
phia, who have started to improve 
the buildirig and, expect to reopen 
Labor Day,. Hartman opened the 
house 24 years ago and will .retire. 

West iSalem, O. 
True Jackgon has acquired the 
|.opera-hou3e--a:nd^wiH=reaiter-for-r6=' 
opening it within a few days. 



Clinton, ilai 
Harold D, Barnfes, for nine years 
In charge of the. Palace theatre. 
Burlington; has been appointed 
manager pf the Capitol theatre Jiere, 
The Central States Theatre .'cbr- 
porAtloh operates both houses. L, 
J, Wegener succeeds him in Bur- 
lington. 



old Huber, T>ert Kelton, Herman 
^Ing; Fletcher Norton, .OsCar Apfel,- 
Johh Blelfer, Ferdinand MUnler, 
•The Bowery,' 20th Century. ^ 

Niinnally Johnstbii, Ilenry Le|»r- 
man, wrltlriig on untitled ptory, 20th 
Century. 

William Harrlgan, 'The Invisible 
Man,' yniversid. 

Howard ESsCabrook .tnoveis from 
20th Century to Metro following, 
completion of 'The Bowery' script 
..Itay Harris,' adajptatlon-Mliaiog, 
'buck Soup,- Far. 

Claude Blnyod, Frank Butler, 
adaptation, 'Ctolden Harvest,' Par. 

Joseph 'Mankiewicz, adaptation, 
'Alice Ih Wonderland,' Par. 

Harry Schultz, 'I'm No Angel,* 
Par, 

Mary Howiard, Adrian . Rosialy, 
Harry Langdon, 'My Weakness,^ 
Fox. 

. Maidel Turner, 'Beauty Parlor,* 
Metro,^.ahd 'Worst Woman In Paris,' 
Pox, - 

T. .Roy_.Barne8j.f .Danclng^ 
Metro. 

Norma. Cecil, James Donlan, 
'Life's Worth Living,' Foi. 

Sdward £verett Horton, 'Design 
for Living;' Par. 

Allan Dinehart, Walter Connolly, 
Clarence Muse, NOel Madison, Fred- 
erick Vogeding, 'Fury of the Jungle,' 
Col, 

Wallace Ford, 'Going to ' Town/ 
Col. 

Ned Sparks, 'Lady Sal,* Radio. 

Harold Ehtwhistle, 'Little Wom- 
en,' Radio. 

Edwin L. Marin, 'Head$ 
Up,' Mono. 

Torbeh Mejrer, Tillies of 
way,' U. 

Maureen O'SuIU van, 'Stage Moth-, 
er,' Metro. 

-. - -Fay -WrayT-^Tammiany - Yo lihg, 'The, 
Bowery/ 20th Cehtury. 

Glive Brook, 'Long Lost Father,' 
Radio. 

Robert Benohley, 
Radio. 

Dorothy Wilson, 
'Family Maa,' Radio, 

Fuzzy Knight, 'I^one Cowboy,* 
Pa,r, 

:li:r)chene_ Hua«OH,:_DeweyL Robins 



son, untitled, Richard Thorpe di- 
recting, 'Invincible,' 



Contracts 



Sam Mintz and JLieoriard Pras- 
kin«' get . cohlract exiehsrbn»~wlf*r 
aoth Century. 

. Pretiton FohIqv, contract plckUp; 
Fox. 



Z9 



VAIETY 



TuiCB^hj^ July 11, 1933 




rom the 







in a 3 STAR SHOW ( 
CRAMMED WITH 
1^ W D - P U L I ! ( 



r 






Says the 
National 
Exhibitor 



KKO 




The liule Napoleon of wildcat finance . • • life and love 

With 

GEORGE E. STONE 
EHILLIPSJI O LM ES 
FAY WR AY 

Afinna Gombell? Reginald Owen, 
I^ tan^ lloirdr^e glnal d Mas^o 
Sam nardy, Lucien Littlef ield 

Directed by Georg e A rchainhau d. Samml 



Bischoffi msoeiate 




Tuesday, Juljr 11, 1933 



PICTHIIES 



VARIETY 



29 



HDFFHANSEWS 
UP91NMNVER 



Warner BrackeU PaganoJ )|^|| Aca4 Bj-laWS 
Walker on Brown Storyl (H^iyed by Meggcrs; 

Produces Hesibte 



Peiiver, July 10. 
Uarry Huffman, who last year 
. startled Denver by tylne up the 
Orpbeum with his string here, this 
week organized a company which 
includes several the Denver'i^ 
'Sacred 36' (society) and leading 
jlnanclers In a theatre chain that 
is the strongest Denver has seen. 
This puts Huffman in control ot 
nine theatres, the Deliver, P^ra.- 
mount, Aladdin, Rialto, Tabor,. Or., 
pheum, Broadway, Bluebird and 
Bideawee. 

The hew company, f brmed to op- 
erate these houafiaJsJQenerai Thea- 
tres, Inc.,' and in addition to HufC- 
man as preisideht. Includes Cliaude 
iC Boettoher, Wilbur Newton, W. "W 
Watson, Frazer Arnold, I#. C. 
Brown, J4>hn Evans and Horace 
Bennett. The caipittiliisatlon Is for 
$60,000, and the company will op 
erate and lease theatres In this 
territory* For the present, their ac 
tlvltles win be confined to Denver. 

By the first- ot August Fanchon 
- MaTco-Tjtage^hpws-wlll-^gO-lnto- 
the Drpheunif the Denver will be 
used for : class. A pictures for the 
downtown, whilO the Aladdin "wriil 
take other class A Alms inore suit 
able for its neighborhood. It is lo 
cated two miles but, in a coihbiha- 
tlon business and residential section. 
Tlie Rialtp will continue second run. 
Vlth the. Tabor the same, with 
stage shows. Stage shows at the 
Orpheum will be made Up of names, 
with the lines staying here. Fan 
chon & Marco will put. In a pro 
ducer; Stage ishows at the^. Tabor 
win continue as at present, with the 
flame lino, - but with vaude acts 
changing' each week. 

Huffman will continue to manage 
the Orpheum for the receiver. The 
house made $8,000 over operating 
expenses In April and May, but |5, 
000 was set aside to cover expected 
losses in July and August. 



HoUjrwobd, July 10. 
Eriiest S. Pagano, Fducationars 
scenario head, has left the com 7 
pany to go .with Warners on a two 
picture contract. Pagano and H. 

M. Walker were given . joint cori^ 
tracts and will script Pa.gaho's 
original, 'His. Royal Highness,', for 
Joe E. rowii. 

Warners will produce three 
Brown features by February for 
.the: new progranu 'Son of the 
Gobs,^ to be directed by l^loyd 
Bacon; is to be first. Paul Gerard 
Smith, who workeB on.. the script, 
stays at Warners to do another for 
Brown, working on the stpry with 
Ben MarkSon. 



Karkff Agam Set at U 



Iffter Freehncing 



Hollywood, July lO. 
Boris KarlofC was set on a new 
straight two picture deal with Unl 
Versal Friday (7), and will be star 
red in 'The Return of Franken 
Bteiri'. 

, Monster sequel was written by 
^Tom Reed; and will be megged by 
Kurt Neutnainn. U is also dickering 
to bring back coim ciive itnd-the 
rest of the original cast of 'Frank- 
enstein* to support Karioff. 
, . KarlofC's option on his old con 
tract was not exercised On June 
following' his 'Mummy', understood: 
to have .demanded more money |* took 
a vacash and free lanced. 



Film Reviews 



POST-MORTEM SUIT 
ACAINST ARBOCEE 



Hollywood, July 10. 
Directors branch of the Academy 
okayed the byrlaws of. that organl; 
zatloh with the exception of recom- 
mending an amendment, to the sec- 
tion referring to ratification of 
codes a:nd pacts by a inajority of 
tbe board. Amendment calls for a 
two-third okay instead. 

Producers' branch decided tb cast 
its votes by . mall, having- the next 
week in. which to do so- tiatter 
have suggested that, since the 
Academy won't recognize produc- 
tion company dominance and wants 
separate corporate members, a new 
branch, composed of individual 
producers, be organized. Jesce 
LiEisky, iSam Brlskin and William 
Wright were appointed as a cbm- 

m^tee to work this out. 

Arsix' hour jneetlng of producers' 
preceded the producer's branch 
meeting.' At that time It was agreed 
that the. prpds would ratify the by- 
laws as individuals^ but when the 
I ^TOiifStltutlon ~ls In effect; the com- 
panies themselves would retain 
their Tights to: act oii important 
Academy members as they see fit. 



S. A.-Maiui Brand 

(Continued from page 15) 

died.. The screen play wisely Intro- 
duces a lot of comedy relief into a 
sombre theme.' Otherwise it's un- 
speakably naive, with all the Naxi 
characters snow white angels and 
all the others, Communists and 
Jews, blacker than the devU coUld 
possibly be. 

Only exception is a Communist's 
daughter Who has been assigned by 
the Bolshy leader to lure young 
Fritz iBra.nd (the 'Si A. man') by her 
charms and make him a istool 
pigeon: She falls genuinely In love 
with him, however, and saves him 
by her timely warriing that , his life 
is threatened. The Soviet agent Is 



Los Angeles, July . ID. 
The late Roscoe Arbuckle and lO 
other film people were^named ias de 
fenda,nts in a Superior Court.: suit 
filed here to collect $84,548 -from 
stockholders of the Southern Callr 
fornla Realty Co. by Fred W. Dlet^ 

zel, Thomas R. Lee and E. w. Ad- I ^ J |> 1 IV. 

anisr-holders--i»f-^gold-^infclng-fund^-j|g|m50|| 
bonds which haVe been defaulted. r > J 

The picture . fojyfc are Buod^.^ 
amounts depending on the.^ nuinber 
of shares in the real estate company | 
they own. 

They are: LoU Anger, $9,628;. Ros- 
coe Arbuckle, $5,789; Harry Brand, 
$1,206; Sid Graiiman, $6,789 ; Joseph I 
T. (Buster) 'Keaton; $6,'r89; Joseph ( 
Loeb, $2^ 894; Louis B- Mayer, $2,894; 
Harry Rapf, $1,447; Joseph M. 
Schenck, $10,131; Irving Thalberg, 
Joe TopUtzky, $6,613. 



Sues for 750G Libel 



Snlgar Seeks 13G 



Los Angeles,. .July 1.0. 
As a result of an auto- accident 
In Chicago last September, In 
which he lost the sight of -his right 
eye, Andre de SegUrbla has 
brought suit In Superior court here 
for $13,625 against the Continental 
Casualty Co. Defendant, accord- 
lng~to~t hft suit, had ins ure d th e f or^ 
mer opera singer, how Ii^ pictures, 
againsf^ injury. 

De^egurola is seeking $10,0001 
for the loss of the eye, $2,100 for 
total disability at $100 a week, ! 
$1,126 for doctors' bills and an ad- 
ditional $400 indemnity. 



Los Angeles, July 10,^ 
Richard Hargreaves, husband of 
Helen Ferguson, actress, and for- 
mer president of the defutict First 
National Bank of Beverly Hiils, 
has filed . suit against Emerson C 
Eachel, H. A. Comey, directors of 
the bank; James E. Henderson and. 
"NelllerEurata Taylor^, stockholders; 
H. F. Schilling; receiver; .and Al 
bbrt M; Gardner, former governor 
Of Maine and attorney for Hender 
son and Mrs. Taylor, charging libel 
and' slander and asking for $760,000 
damages. 

Alleges that the -defendants were 
responsible fpr his discharge as 
conservator of the Park Savings 
bank of Washington, D. C., a post 
he assumed after the Beverly bank 
Went under, by ciroulatlng false 
information about hita. Says he 



looks "and a Russian accent; also he 
drinks a lot of vodka,, and. when- 
ever he Isn't plotting to kill oft Hit- 
ler boys, he wears a Russian blouse 
and is surrounded by loose women. 
Jjhere Isn't really much a 
story,' the whole" thlngf "belttigra se-' 
rles of incidents loosely knitted to- 
gether and leading up to the m- 
umphant climax of Hitler's grip for 
power.* There Is one very good and 
really dramatic scene of the young 
Hitler boy (exceHently played by 
Rolf Wenkhaus) getting from his 
mothe r t^^ lot t ftr whi ch hi s fath er 
wrote her Just befoH he feU in the 
war, an admonition to bring up 
their small boy to be a decent man 
and a good German patriot. (There 
othing in the leter about mak- 
ing a Nazi but .of him, because at 
that time, with Hitler; still a- ser 
geant In the airmy, there wasnt 
such a . thing.) 

There, are alsb several crowd 
scenes with the Nazi war cry 'Juda 
verrecke!' ('Perish Jewry') sound 
Ing on the screen. There is also the 
absurdly distorted caricature ot a 
Jewish merchant who, early in the 
story, fires the hero because he Is 
a Nazi, having to take him back and 
to make a ludicrous escape to 
Switzerland after Hitler's . triumph 
No Jewish, actor was found to take 
that part, and the Christian who 
pla,yed it made-a very bad Jbb of the 

This picture is doubtles the fore- 
runner of Several similar ones, with 
one, ^Itlerjunge Quex' already 
nearly through the Ufa studio. 

There probably will be ftulte a 
few productions of this 'kind, with 
the one reviewed here certain to 
stand out as a documentary record 
of a- certain epoch in German his- 
tory jfiT'. FraenkeV 



In the pond. "It Tseems authentie 
nudist colony stuff with Germany 
the chief exponent. . Holidaying in 
the nude, as presented here, is 
strictly' a physical .culture .move- 
ment, apparently taken quite seri- 
ously by the disciples and . with 
nothing smacking of sex . except the 
hip measurements as calculated 
ifrom the reiar. • 

Nudists foregather for exercises, 
in fields and groves. Thb exercises 
are violent in. true German turh- 
vereih style. As ; good a tipoflf as 
anything that the morons' idea Of 
what the sports a.re lilce is all 
wrong. 

Picture makes clear the essenti- 
ally proletarian, membership of the 
nudist moveinent in Germany but. 



mainly characterized by sinister Jn.. France It's more of . a pose and 
- .- -.— . ^^erlca definitely an Ism. Lite 

the camps (behind high Walls) 
is revealed pictorially as far as the 
restricted camera angles perinit. In 
general the subject ia interestingly 
treatbd and expertly photographed 
In-Tjredominately <5erman techniquei- 
Meanwhile it might well be given 
moriB complete billing as 'This Nude 
World-^Lookihg North.' Land. 



THE SPHINX 

ondgram production and -Mieaae. St'ara 
tlonel—AtwHfc— -Directed— by^hU.T^RoseiH— 
story: Albert DeMoitd; pbotosraphy, Olll 
Warre'nton; recording. John A. Stransky; 
Jr. At ayfair, N. Y., weok startlne Mon- 
iay. July 8. Running time, 83 mins. 
Jerome Breen. . . . . i . ■ . ..... . Lionel Atwlll 

Jerry Crane. .VSheUa Terry 

Jack Burton Theodore Newton 

I'errence Hogan.,, ................ Paul Hurst, 

Bacigalupl .v... . ^ ; ..Lula . Albeml,.' 

Inspector Riley..: .... ... . .R<»bert Ellia 

Janks .......I... i..Iiuclen Frlvai 

Dave Werner. ■. ; . . . - ...... .Paul Bl« 

Mrs. Werner;......... ....Lillian Lelgtaton 

Curran ............ .;. V i-. .Hooper' Atchley 

Prosecutor * . .Wilfred Lucaa 

Casey ,°. i . . .George Hayea 



wgyirogos ed Of haying w recked ^hg-] — THtS~NtJDE WOR LD 
closed bank. 



4-Way N^wsreel Tie 

Plttsbui-gh, July 10. 
Plans, months old, have finally 
gone through for a radio newsreel 
tie-up between Warner Brothers, 
Pathe, KDKA and^ the Pittsburgh 
""Press? " Theatre's newsreel . sbuiid 
tra.ck, giving descriptions of news 
events, together with notables, etc, 
supplied by Pathe, will go on KDKA 
twice weekly, with the 'Press' the 
sponsor. 

In return, Warners got a certain 
amount of ad display space each 
week from the. /Press,' In addition 
to a plug from the station, each 
time the reel . goes oh the . air. 



Back to Classroom 

. Hollywood, July 10. 



Robert GeSsher, . whose Indian 
book; 'Massacre,' Is to be Paul 
Muni's next vehicle, fblio.wihg ^The 
World Changes,' has complet:ed cbl- 
labbratibn on the > script at War- 
ners and Is' o.n his way back to New 
York, where he will resume his pro- 
fessorship of English In New York 
. - J^'hjvgrsityjhjs jCall^„ _^ 

Writfer is jitopping .off isevefal 
weeks at his home in Michigan. 



Lyric, Indpls., to Remain 
„QpentVode Maybe 

Indianapolis, July 10. 
. After a week of uncertaintly. It's 
definitely decided the Lyric will re.' 
main open. The Fourth Avenue 
Amusement Company, tenants of 
the Wash. & 111.' Realty Co., was 
ordered to vacate the theatre wheu 
an order of Probate court declared 
a 99-years lease forfeited and turned 
over the theatre to tlie. grouna 
owners. 

The owners, desiring- to keep the 
house open pending the making of 
a lease with a penhanent tenant; 
entered Into .an: agreement with 
Henry. .K. . Burton to. Operate the 
house. Biirtbn will present a sum" 
mer season of Paramount picture's, 
furthering plans made by the FAA 
Go. it Is understobd the house will 
go into vaudeville by ^ept. 1. 

Burton, associated ,. with, his 
brother, Courtlaiid i). Burton, in 
Burton Tlieatrlcal. Offices, a booking 
agency, formerly managed the 
Lyric, and Is at present local repre- 
sentative of United Theatres Com- 
paiiy, owners of B. F. Keith's thea- 
tre. The persphri61 of the Lyric 
staff, other than the change from 
A J. Kalberer to Burton a,s maha- 
-gerrW^H-Ferrtain-unbhanged^, — 



Ms 6 Sidn^y-Marrays 



Hollywood, July .10. 
Columbia Is working on a series 
ot aiit shorts with George Sidney 
and Charles Murray in their fa- 
miliar team-up. Contract includes 
.a,n -option for. .an., additional half 
dozen should these work out satis 
factorlly. 

Deal was engineered by Freddie 
Fralich. 



Fox Has Herzig Script 

Fox has taken 'Lottery Lover,' an 
brlglnal—story— bjr-SId -Herzig, -wha 
did the 'Moonlight and Pretzels' 
screen play. 

Maurice Hanl'ine oollabed- 'on 
•Lover.' 



^Laughing at Life' 

Misses Major Spot 

Hollywood, July 10. 
Mascot's 'Laughing at Life,' on 
which several deals were in negotia- 
tion, for majbr release, will go out 
oh the state right market after all. 

Nat Levine was unable to make 
satiBfactoi*jr termer, with ffiajorr on 
the 176,000 indie. 

picture opens in New York July 
18 at the Rialto. 



<'THI3 NAKED AGE') 

Chicago, July '1. 

PIctoriat visits to nudists, colonies In 
America, France and Oermany. Imported 
by Mike . Mlndlln. Illinois, Indiana, Wis- 
consin rights controll^ by. C. E, Beck. 
National distribution by Monogram^ Pre- 
sented at Castle, Chicago, for extended run 
opening July 3.' Hunnlpg time, 02 mlns. 



SPLITTING UP JOSEPHSON 

1 Pittsburgh, July 10. 

With the resignation of Gilbert 
Josephsori as Main Line district 
manager for WB, Pittsburgh ter- 
ritory has been completely re- 
allgnedr- with=all--of==Josephson:s 
houses being divided among three 
remaining district chiefs, C, J. 
Latta, Jimmy Balmer and Tom 
Fordham. 

Latta, Who has the naborhood 
houses here, ■ gets New Kensington, 
TarentUm, johnstowjat- EonOxa 
State CoUegfe; Balmer, of the West 
Virginia territory, takes McKees- 
port, and Fordham, ih the Brie divi- 
sion, get« Butler. 



Wiecke's .Support . 

Herbert 'Marshall sailed on- the 
Bcrengarla from London Saturday 
(8)- to join Charles Laughton' and 
■Walter Abel, who preceded him to 
the Coast, all to appear in support 
of Dorothea Wiecke in 'White Wom- 
an.' Laughtpri and Abel both left 
for the w'est last week, . A'bel* from 
Broadway le gits by car. ^ 

W!..'le abroad oh vacation, Laugh - 
ton inade 'Henry the Eighth* for 
Alexander Korda^ 



Brj^ktop Sequel 

Hollywood, July 10. 
. Jean Harlow and Clark Gable will 
make^ a^sequel to 'Red Headed 
W(o1nan'"un8er the title 
Woman In Paris.' 



RADIO SHOKTDTO EBROI. 

Hollywood, July 10. 

Leon ErrOl has been given a con- 
tract for three shorts by Radio. 
Comedian arrives the lirat week" Tn 
August to make the trio. 

William S. Gill office agented the 
deaL 



It is understood that New York 
state will not see this film because 
of censorship and that the Chicagb 
engagement is the American pre- 
miere. Chicago City censor board 
passed it as a pink (no children) 
but protests from civic bodies re- 
sulted in police Interference and a 
two weeks' postpoiiemeht. Afpres 
ent the theatre accepts an arrest 
slip daily pending the^ formal trial 
of the case. If the decision should 
go against them they are liable for 
$200 each day the picture Is shbwn 
In defiance of the police. 

When the film opened and for 
several days thereafter the 300-seat 
Castle had waiting lines three deep 
a half block long. After the daily 
paper reviews explained the innoc- 
uous and purely_. educational _nature 
of the film attendance droppod: off 
but was still, good. 

Obviously 'This Nude World' has 
two characters. First what the title 
and the lobby exploitation lead the 
boobs to expect and hope for. Sec- 
ond.- what is actually delivered- 
Oddly enough the Chicago censors 
rejected the brlginal title 'This 
Naked Age' but allowed 'This Nude 
World,' a twisted perspective tbp 
much for most Showmen to under- 
stand. Newer title was theatrically 
the better one, 

Ciyic Organizations blew up at the 
mere suggestion of a picture deal- 
ing with ' nudism. Protests were 
-real,-not-publlclty-frame.sf^nd;.^he 
police were alarmed. Of cour'se, 
none of the protests in advance of 
the opening could have bean written 
by, anybody who had .seen, the film. 
It was just a squawk oh 'general 
principles. 

Money-making ppssIbllltlGs with 
this property arc good. But trbuble- 
gettlng chances are equally reliable. 
-It -depends==bh'=the"Corhmunlty:"and 
each exhib must decide for himself. 
Boplcings will come frbm downtown 
houses with drop-In trade rather 
than houses with steady clientele. 
. A moment's refiectlon indicates 
that the whole, picture had to be 
photographed from the rear. There 
-Isusbme -mingling of the sexes - in 
the scenes mostly semi-longshote. 
'There isn't anything more shocking 
than a'lot of naked po.steriors romp- 
ing ia the woods or splashing around 



Acceptable mturder.- mystery ma» 
teriat depending mostly on menace 
and suspense but also having more 
cast strength than the average in- 
die. Fair returns are probable if 
dated properly Good balancer for. 
dual bills where the other feature Is 
something in ai lighter vein. 

In a production way^ ^Sphinx* 
j>oints the way ot Monogram in its 
efCort to turn out pictures which at 
least have nwre of the major stamp 
than indies usually attain, but spot- 
ting Lionel Atwill us a deaf mute 
deems like wasting this fine actor. 
As a result, AtwiU isn't the whole 
picture. He's about SO-SO on appeal 
with the murder mystery side and 
the pretty fair comic relief supplied 
mostly by cop characters. Paul 
Hurst goes, nwlty out fypnt in Htlrr 



ring giggles. Wisecracks of the re- 
porter (Theodore ., Newton) aro 
neither very original nor funny, with 
Newton about rating at the bottom 
of the otherwise above average indie 
cast. 

He and Sheila Terry, Opp -him^ 
were both loaned from Warner Bros. 
Credits list them as by courtesy of 
the Warners, something not Usually 
done ' on loans. 

'Sphinx' isn't a bad stbry even it 
it tips that Atwill is. the wholesale 
murderer at an early stage of the 
game. What It conceals is the fact 
that he has a twin brother who's 
deaf and dumb. It's the latter who 
prbvldes the alibi when corned the 
trial. Though a little far-fetched, 
defense upsets, testimony, bf witr 
nesses who said the murderer had 
spoken to them, whereas even the 
State's doctors prove the accused 
has been a deaf mute since birth. 

Much of the action concerns ef- 
forts of the reporter and cbp friends 
to nail the murderer subsequent to 
acquittal, with love interest height- 
ened through the girl's associations 
with the killer. 

Technically, newspaper sequences 
haven't- received milch care. Re- 
porter Writes his b^n headlines 
While In' another case the girl scribe 
tells her story to a dictaphone, then 
puts paper in her own typewf iter. 

Char, 



'Delugre,' Marstpn 
Sues KBS for Salary 

Hollywood, July 10. 

Discharged, after working twtf 
days in 'The. Deluge,' John Marston 
filed suit against KBS for $291.65 
which he, asaerts is due him In sal-j 
aib'. Actor, waij to get ?350 per week 
during making bf the picture, hut it 
let go at any time during, the enr 
gagenient. was tP be paid his salary 
tp date plus bne-half Week's salary. 

MarstPn v/ants $116.65 for the twp 
days, pliia $175 for '' e hj|,lf week, 
sinion & Garbus are attorneys for 
thd plairitllT. Demurrer filed by 
KBS"^lastHvirpT?k^=w3S^over=ruled'^by-=^ 
Municipal Court Judge Gfrefen. 



ANNA a.'S COMEBACK 

Hollywood, July 10. 
Anna Q. Nllssbn, who has been 
oft the screen for the. v pwt six 
years, retui^^'tTiIs" Week Tlnrs featv' 
ured part ih 'World Changes* 
which Mervyn Le Roy . directs toi; 
Warner Bros. 



SCI 



VARIETY 



PICTVRES 



Tuesday, July 11, 1933 







Allied 



Office*: 729 Seventh Ave.»' 
New York, N. 



; . Pathe Siudios,. 

Culver City, Caj. 

bude Bandit, The. Western story of retribution. Hoot Clllson. Dir. > 
Melford. 66 mlns. Bel. May 1. Eev. June JT. „ . . 
leventh Commandment, the. From the play by Br^don ,?leml|^g. Mft^t^i) 
Marsh, Theo. Von Bltz, Alan Hale. Dir. Geo. .Belford. .,64 mlnai Rel, 
Feb, 20, ■ ■ ■ ■ . ■' 

Offices : 1640 Broad w«y> 
: ..New .York,, N. V. 



Chesterfield 



June Clyde.' . Wm', Collier; 
66 inlns. • Rel. Feb. IB. Kev. 



FcPflotten. Original. Story 
Jr., Natalie 'Moorhead. 
June" 6.' 

I Hive Lived. A elrl's attempt to live down her past Alldh; Dihejhart, Anltaf 
Page, Aileh yincent. Dir. /Rich. Thorpe. B6.1 June l5.' ':,.■]■ 

Coluhibia ^^•?'#^?S;fc/%^?; 

Ann Carver's . Profession. Woman lawyer , saves her husbatid' In a, .murder 
trlalv Fay Wray. ;Gene Raymond. Dir. Eddie Buifeell.^ 71 mlns. Rel. 
May 26. Rev. June 13.' ; . ' c 

-Below _the^Sea...A„t]irilHns taJe of treasure on the ocean floor. Ralph -Bel- 
lamy, Fay Wray. Dir. Al Kdgelir 79 ffilhB. -Rel.^Ap^l^'^5,-:-Rev.^ JAne 

Gallfer.nia Tralli. The.^ A buckaroo hero who' comblheS- old" wotld gsllintry 
With dciahing twentieth century action.'. .B.uck> Jones, 'Helen .Mack, Dir. 
L>ambert Hillyer.-. 67 mine. /Rel. .March. 24., 
Child of .Manhattan. Stage, piay by Preston Sturgea. ,Rp;nance of- the dj[me- 
' a>'dance. Nancy 'Carroll. John Boles. Dir. Bddld BiizzelK,.:73 mlna^ 
.Rel.. Feb. 4. ReT...Feb. :14. ' ' 
ircua iQueen Murder, 'The. Murder 'under.- the' "big; topi.' Adolphe Mjenjou, 
-Greta- Nlssen._JD»iriu_BoyLWIIHam Nelll. 66 ihfns,- BeL April 10. Rev. 
Mays. ■ ■■ """^ V 

Cocktail Hour. Girl lUustrator narrowly escapes' mlssjlng the right man.'. .Bebe 
Daniels, Randolph Sqott.' Dir. 'Vfctof Scbertzinger. - 73 mlns. Rel. June 
6. Bey. June .,6. "• " ' 

usSollnl Speaks, The 1931 address with n<^wsreel shots. Interpolations by 
Lowell Thomas^ .74, mlns. Speclial. Rev.. Mar. -14. 

Nioht of. Terror. Bela Lugosl and his. haunting eyes'-^blood-curdllng' suspense 
— mysterious disappearances. Bela Lugdsl. Sally Blahe.^ Dir. Benjamin 
Stoloff, . 66 mlns. Bel, April Mi Bev. June 27. ; ' 

Parole Qlrl. From Dance of the Millions.' First offender, sent to. jiall^ plots to 
be, revenged pn the man -who put heY .there, but It boomeitines :Mae 
Clarke, Balph Bellamy ^ Marls PreVost.' Dir. l<ddle Cllne.' 67 minS; Rel. 
Mar. 4. Rev. .April H. • 

Rusty 'Rides Alone;. Tim McCoy curbs crime at every -turn with bis ever- 
faithful police dog pal. Tim McCoy, Barbara Weeks. Dir. D. Ross 
Iiederman^ 58 mlns, Rel. |Iay 26. 

Silent Meni- Tim . McCoy western original. Florence Britten.- Ir, D. Ross 
l^nirjn&ni- Bel. Mar.;.::^.. ' • ■'. 

8eldlerl|r>«f the Stq/tn, llhib^^ first Aim featuring the 'U. S. Border Patrol and 
ithe piirt play.e<3 by planes. Regis" ToonAres^- Anita' vPagev--: DIr.:^D.iJloss. 
. v^derman. 69v.9>ln8; Rel, .^prlt 4. Rev. May -23., / • 

So- This Is Africa^ Original. Whitokeir . and Woisey Igo to'AfHca with some 
v^^tame' Hons. HajCquel - Torres. Dir. Eddie Kline. -'67 mlns. Rel. Feb. 24.'. 

■JRiey..'April/26;- ■ '• _ ?•' - . 

'^tate Tr^Aper... Otie^lnal, .Story ot;.a war between two gas companies. - .Regis' 
Toibmey,. Evalyn Kn^PR, BarbQi|ha Weeks, Ray Hatton. Dir. D.. Boss 
IJedermttn, 68 minsJ Rel. Feb. lO. Rev, Mar. 28, 

The. Woman I Stole.. Jack Holt. a swaggering overlord of the oil fields who 
dutblujira doublecrossers. Jack Holt, Fay Wray. Dir. Irving Cum- 
mings. 64 tains. ''Rel. .May 1. ■ '" - - 

Treason. -Original. Kansas after the civil war. Buck Jones, Shirley Grey.' 
D]|r, Geo. B. Seitz. 62 aalnsi Rel. Feb. 10; 

Uhknown Vailley. A full-of-fight western drama^ replete with unique sltua- 
, tionS. Buck Jones, Cecilia Parker. Dir. L>ambert 'tilllyier.' 69 miris. 
Rel. May 6. ' 



Thestt. tabulations iira compiled 
front information aupplied by the 
various prfMluctlon oompanles and 
ehecked up aa soon as pbsiible after 
release., llrtina js blven ,when re* 
ease dattfs are definitely set, Titles 
are retained for six months. Man- 
agers who rsceive servtoe subse' 
qiient to tliait period should pre- 
serve a cplpy of the. calendar fof 
reference.';''-" ■ ■' ,; " 

The running tinie as given here 
is presumably that of ths projection 
room showings ani^ (Min oniyappfox- 
mato tWe ., actual relsaso length In 
khoss: states, or communities ' where 
flftcal or stata censorship may result 
li . deletions* .Running time in. the 
rsyi^ii'ws as .djivsh In 'Variety' carry 
this actual time clicked in : the^ thev 
atre after pasMg<l!>y the New York 
stats csns^riNiir, 'iincsi pfciures are 
reviewed only in actual - theatre 
showings." 

While Sver^ effort is mddis to hold 
this 'list 'accuirfite^'ths information 
supplisd, may not, always be correct, 
even though official. To' ebtain'the 
fullest dsi^rss of exactness .'Variety' 
Wift' ispprsctatis 'tho.'cordpe.ration' of 
all managers wlw may note discrepir 
aiiciesii 



(Continued from pag;e 6) 

organization to produc<e) six pictures 
for. Ignited Xrtlsts release.: '.Pictures 
'would' average $160;d,OO in cost. 



Mary Aistbr will be 'William 
l»0W«eirB "li«»dlngr~lady in Warners* 
The Kennel. Murder Case.*: Michael 
Curtiz directs. 



On leivvo:. from ' Metro, .'writing 
stale, .t^n Gdrdott' .g:oea. to New 
York in -August to stage his play, 
Undesii^ble liiEidy.' Nancy Carroll 
will be starred. 



Story of a gir^who-dldnH-kho'w, 
lard Mack. Dir. Wlllard Mackv 64 mlns. Bev, Jiine -27. 



To obtain rights to .'The BarKer7 
Fox'had to give Waniers 'The Mod- 
iem Hero* to use as^a Paul Muni 
picture'. ' "Joseph ' MoncUre ' March 
tind iBra^dley - King ' are doing a 
trea1;ment on 'Barker.* 



When strangers Marry. Drania against the' menacing. mAjglc "of the trppics.' 
Ja:c^ Holt, Lilian Bond. Dir. Clarence BsLdgen ' 68 ihlns. BeT.' March 20. 
. --'Bev. iMay 30. ' 

Whirlwind, The. A round-up of thrills . apd .action. Tim McCoy, Alice Dabl. 
J3ir. p. Boss Lederman. 69 mlns. ^Beh Ma.rch 14. 

Woman Stole, The. A swaggering overlord, pf the. oil fields. Jack- Holt, 
-Fay Wr«iy. Dir. Irving Cummlngs. 69 mlns. BeU May 1. Bey, July. 4. 



First Division ^^T' ^S^^^Stk^' 



Releases Also Allied, Chesterfield and Monogrram 

lack Beauty. Anna Seweirs famous book. Esther Balston. Alexander kirk 
land; Gavln VGbrdbn7'Hale Hamilton. -Dir. Phil- Rosen— €B niinsi- Bel. 
July 16. 

Dassan. Life, . customs, morals,, habits and whatnot as lived by. the penguin 
birds on 'Penguin Island.', Cherry Kearton produced and dlrectedr Two 
running' times: 38 mlns, and 61 mlns. Bel. June 16. 

Dude Bandit. A clumsy cowhand turns to the disguise of a romantic dude 
bandit- and solves -a murder. Hoot- Gibson, Gloria .Shea. Dir. George 
.M#lford. 66 mlns. BeL. June 15. - 

Forgoiten, A kindly Jewish immigrant.- father, cast ' off! In his old age by 
his sons, brings them to their senses. June Clyde, William .Collier, - Jr., 
Ijee^ Kohlmar, Natalie Moorhead, -Jean Hersholt, Jr. Dir. BiChard 
Thorpe. 67 mlns. Bel. May 1. 

Jungle Bride. A murder suspe<it is shlpv^recked, with his captors, in the 
jungles. Anita Page, Charleis Starrett. Dir. . Harry Hoyt and Albert 
Kelly. 62 .mlns. .Bel. May 25. Bev. May 26. . . - 

Love is Like That. A seventeen-year-old youngster .gets': mixed up in a couple 
of domestic tangles and a near murder mystery.^ John Warburton, Bo- 
chelle Iludson. ; Dir. Bichard Thorpe. 65 mlns. Bel. May ir'^Bev. May 9. 

liver, Twist. The famous Charles Dickens classic. Dickie Moore, IrVlng 
PIchel, . William Boyd, Alec FranClS, Doris Lloyd, Barbara Kent. -Dir, 
William Cowan, 74 mlns.. Bel, May 1., ; " . . 

Phantoni Broadcasts A radio crooner attains phoney fame. when his'accom 
panist secretly does his singing for him. Balph Forbies ,'Vlviehne Os 
borne, Pauline Garon; Dir; Phil Bosen. 71. mlns. Bel. Aug. 1. 

Return.' of Casey Jones. A young engineer surmounts his difficulties through 
the .spiritual Influence of the hero of his boyhood.' Charles Starrett, 
Buth Hall, Jackie Searle. 67 mlns. Dir. J: ' P. McCarthy." Bel. July 10, 

Be'v^ ;July.'4..-. 

Shriek In the Night. A murder mystery in a /Swanky Park Avenue apart 
ment ■ house. XSittger-^Rogers, Lyle- Talbot, ■• Dir.. Albert 67 mlns, 

Rel. June 16. 

, The. A deiaf mute and his twin brother are Implicated in a series of 
crimes wherein fdUr: stock brokers are murdered in the same manner; 
.Lionel. Atwill. Sheila I'erry, Paul Hurst. Dir. Phil- Rosen. :62.. mlns, 
Bel. July 3. 

Strange People^-^Thirteen men and 'women, twelve of whom recognize each 
other as; nienibdra of a-.murder. jury, find themselves gathered in the 

~ house of the - murdered n^an, near midnight ' of a. jatormy nlgM.i jTfihn 

DarroW, Gloria Shea^ tiale |Iamilton. 64 mliis. Rel. June 16.- 



Firrt National niKiVffKfk v. 



londle Johnson. The female Public Enemy No. 1. Joan Blondell, Chester 
Morris. Dir. Bay Enrlght, 67 mlns. Bel. Feb. 26. 

Central Airport. A triangle in the aviation game. Bichard Barthel mess and 
- Sally Bllers. Dir. William A. Wellman. Bel. April 15. Rev. May 9, 
=^EImeir^theJSl*eai..=^Basebftir s^^ Joe E, Brown, Patricia Ellis. Dir. Mervyn 
LeRoy. 64 m'ihs. Beir~XprinZfr"R€V:'"Mfiy-30.==^^^'^-=-^^^ 

Employee's Entrance. Original ^ve in a Dept. Store.' Warren William 
Loretta Toung, AllciB Whlte« Dir. Roy Del Buth. 74 mliis. Bel. Feb. 11 
Rev. Jian. 24; 

rand Slam. A burlesque on the popular bridge fad, Paul Lukas^ Loretta 
Young, Frank McHugh, Qlenda Farrell. Dir. William Dleterle. 67 mlns, 
Bel. March 18, 

— r^eroes focji:Sale. Po^t war activities of American vets. Barthelmess^ 
I,<>retta, Toiiung. .Rtf, Tune 171 -~ " ^ r ^ 

l-liiy Turner. iSide shows and grlfters. Buth Chatterton, Geo. Brent, Frank 
Mctiugh, Dir. Wm. A. Wellman. 66 mlns. Bel. May 13. Bey. June ^0, 

Little Giant, The. Boblnson as a comedy gangster. E. G. Robinson, Mary 
Astor. Dir. Boy Del Buth. 70 mins. Bel. May 20. Be'v. May 30^ 

Mind Reader, The: MInd-readIng as a new racket. Warren William and 
Constance Cummlngs. Dir. Boy Del Buth. Bel. April 1. Bev. April 11 



Studio: Pox Hills, 

Hollywood. CaU 



Marian Nixon^ 
60 naini. 



Hers. 



>;/:/;/ 



. Fioritt^s Four , Weeks 

1!lorito ';- orchtiistra .-play's — ~a 
fourth; 'wisek " at lioew's S.tate and 
then a week at the West 'Costst, 
Long Be&ich, before -going' to, Badio 
for a shoit. He retoihas to the St. 
Francis nptel, 'Frlsico, ' Sept. 6 to 
start a .year's contract.' 

Lab Turns Brevir'ery 
First Hollywood bre'wery gets 
underway this week in 20,000 sciuare 
feet of space at the Howard Hughes 
Multicolor Laboriatory. Water dis- 
tilling iond ot^er. eauipment used by 
th'e l«ib for fllin work ^111 be put Ipto 
siervicei to turn cut 200 barrels a 
day. 



Adorable. Original. With musio; Janet Gaynor, Henry Garat. Dir. Wnux 

, Dleterle. : 86 mins, ° Bel. May. 19. ' Bev. May 23. 
After the Bail. British made; Lovie at a diplomatic ball. Esther Ralston. 
Basil' Rathbone. Dir. Milton. Bosmer, 68.. mlns. .Bel. Mar. ■ 17. Rev. 
Mar.^21.' 

Arizona: to Broadway. James Dunn, 

Jiine.23'.' .,..' ' . ; 

Bondage. Original. Drama. ;Dorothy - Jordan, Alex. Kirkland; 
teU. 67 miiis. Bel. Biair. 31... Be'v. April 26. . \ 

BroSdway Bad. Story by Wm. B. Llpmari and W;- W: -Pezet. • Modern drama; 
Joan Blondell/. Ginger Bogers, Bioardo Cor tez, Margaret Sedden. Dir. 
Sidney, Lanflbld. 61 mlntu Bel. - Feb. 24.' Bey. Mar. 7.^^^^ 

Dangerously Yours. . Society thief' and girl detective!' Earner Baxter, Miriam 
Jordan, Herbert Mundin. Dir. Frank -Tuttle. 74 mlns. Bel. Feb: 3. 
Bev,'. Feb, 22. . 

Five Cents a Glass. Love, music and. beer.. 
B,el, Juno 30|. 

Hello sister. - Stage' play.- Jas. .Dunn,- Boots Mallory,. .ZaSu 
Bel. April 14.' Bev;.' May d. 

Hold -Me Tight, i^ve /in a depSHihe'n^ Stbref. JaS. Dunn, 

\;pAyli: BxMet^^ .Bjil,' May 26; Bev. May 23./' ' v:- 
Humanity. Original. Physician who se(eks'''to "save'^fiis son frMn~&' wbman^i^ 
' Influence. Boots Mallory, -Alex, Klrkland, .-Irene Ware. Dir, John Fran> 
ciS DllIiqin. Bel. Mar; 3.. Bev. April 26. . . 

Loved- Yoii vyednes'dsy. Stage play. of four tangle^ ilveSr ' 'Warner .Baxter, 
/Bllasa, Landl, Viotbr 3pty, Dir.' Henry King. . Bel. Jiine 9.' . Bev. June 20. 

Internal. Msthlhe. Frpm the niftvei by dar) .Slbbbda. Drama. Genevieve l^o- 
bin, Chester Morris. Dir. Marcel "Varnel. 66 mlns. Bel. FelA 10. Bev. 
<slei Dillon. Beir Mar. 3. Bev. April 26^ 
It's Greiiit it9- Be. Alive. ..An .only mSn ih a 'world of beautiful wonlen; Baul ' 
Bbulien, Glorlik Stuart^ Herbert Mundin. Dir. Alfred Worker. BeU 
June '2. 

.Life In .the RaWd Western drama. rien, Claire Trevor. . Louis 

King, Bel. June ^6. 

Pleasure Cruise. Play by Austen Allen. JealoUs husband trails his seagoing 
wife. Dir. Fjfiank TutUe. Bel. Mar. 24. Bev. Aprir4. 

iailor's Luck.. Original. Boniance of a ll; S. -Navy gob, Jas. Dunn, S^lly 
Eilers, 'Victor Jory. Dir. Baoul Walsh. Bel. Mar. 3. Bev. Mar.- 2L 

Smoke Lightning. From Zane Gray's 'Canyon Walls.* O'Brien, N«I1 

O'Day. Dir. David Howard, Bel. Feb. 17. 

Trick uf or JTrlck. Stage play of same title. Balph Morgan, Victor Jory; Sally 
'Blane. Dir. Hamlltph McFaddehr 68'ibinB.' "BeL'Apiril 21.- B^v. JunelS^. 
Warrior's Husband, The. Stage play by Julian Thompson. An Amazon who 
had a heart. Elissa Landl, Marjoriei Bambeau, Ernest Truex» David 
Man.nei's. 'Dir. Walter Lang. 74 mins. Bel. May 12. (Lasky produc* 
tibri.) , Bcvt' May 16. 
7oo In Budapest. Original; Mystery story in a foreign zoo aiid an animal. 
Loretta 'Young, Gene Baymond, O. P. Heggle. Dir. Bowland 'V. Lee. 
B:'.; April 28. - Bev. May 2. (Lasky production.) 

. Freuler Associa|es ^""^•.^."vj'VS^rNl V. 

De'adwood Paasr- 'Orlgihal. Western. Hidden treasure and government agents. 
Tom Tyler, Alice Dabl, WSlly Wales. Dir. J. P. McGowan. BeL Mar. 16. 

Easy Millions. Original. Beputed millionaire loses his Job. ah Inheritance and 
almost .his sweetheart. Skeets Gallagher, Dorothy Burgess, Dir. Fred 
Newmayer. Bel, June 30, - - o 

Klss-ol. Araby. Original. Saharaf story of British army and Biff, with love 
interest. Marie Alba,'' Waiter~Byron, ' Claire-Windsor^ Din Pbil-Bosen.. 
Bel. Feb. 23. 

Penal Code. Story of a boy's regeneration surmounting, complications. Begis 
Toomey, Helen Cohan, . Bobert Ellis. Dir. George Melford. 62 mlns.' 
Bel. Jan^ 16. Bev. Mar. 7.. 

When a Man Rides Alone. Bobin Hood of the West' and some daring stage 
■ " iBoac-h__holdups ,and fast riding. ' Tbm Tyler. Adele Lacey, Duke Lee. 



Phil Gersdorf.went off the Charles 
Bogers payroll as publicity chief last 
week.- '- Bill Danzlger, brought on 
from New .Tork, takes, oyer. the. 
reins 'with Paramount' splitting 50<-^0 
'with Bogers on his pay check. 



Arthur Beck and Sam' 'Weisenthal- 
will release a series of six pictures' 
through Universal to be' made . on 
that lot. They -will, make features 
at. |l^Q,000r each with capital ob 
talned in iSan- Francisco. 



Radio is held up again in starting 
'Sweet Cheat.' Universal is holding 
it. up as it is using Zasu Pitts in 
a picture. Looks like another two 
weeks before Badio can get going 
'W'ith the production. 



Badio signed Wynne Gibson for 
four pictures. Iiatter quit Para 
mount "When ' she refused' to switch 
her contract from Par-Publiz to 
Paramount Productions. 



Donald Crisp is on his way to 
London via the canal. Is going to 
confer with Brltlst International on 
a directbrial-^assignmenti-^ His- wife, 
jane Muirfin, due to a writing con 
tract with Badio was unable to ac 
company him. 



W, % Burnett is working with 
Balph Block and Brown Hblmes on 
a script of an unpublished novel to 
star E. O. Boblnson under super 
vision of . Bobert Lord. 



Fa,ul.6anglln here from New Tork 
to complete script on Beniiie 'Zied 
man's untitled musical for. Universal 
release. 



Badio took up option on Worth- 
Ington Minor this week. He has 
heen r handling test direction. He 
will be given a directorial assign- 
ment shortly. 



Contracts of. Sam Mintz and 
Leonard " Praskins have been ex 
tended by 20th Century. 



Ffix 



Offices: 860 Tenth Ave., 
.New York, isi 



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Dir. J. P.- McGbwan. BeL Jan. '29r 

Offices: idg.,- Radio -Clty,_ 

New York^lty 

Cheating Blondes. (Equitable.) Twin sisters tangled In . a murder mystery. 
Thelma Tbdd, Bolfe Harold. Dir, Jos. Levering. 61 mins. Bel. AprU 1* 
Bev; May .23. •. 

Curtain at' Eight. 'Story of a murder mystery by Octavus Boy Cohen. ReL 
June. ■ " 

Free Love. Rel, May L 

Gun Law. Vesterh, Jack Hoxle. Betty Boyd. Rel. May 1. 
Sing, Sinner, Sing. Torch singer marries a millionaire. Paul Lukas, Leila 
Hyams. Dir. Christy Cabanne. Rel. May. 

Trouble Busters. Western.-' Jack Hoxle, Lane Chandler. Bel. May 16. 

Via Pony Express. Jack Hoxle western. Marcellne Day. Dir. Lew Collin. 
Bel. Feb. 8. Bev. May 9. 

Woman. in the Case, The. Zita Jobann. Woman is framed for a crime to 
shield hlgher-up& Bel. June. 

World Gone Mad, The. Story behind present-day conditions'. Evelyn Brent. 
Pat P'Brlen. Dir. Christy Cabanne. Bel. Mar. 1. Bev. April 18. 



Sturllbs: 4376 Sunset Drive, 

Hollywood, Cal. 



Mayfair 



Offfces: 1600 Broadway^ 
New York, N. Vi 



Alimony Madness. Story of alimony evils. Helen Chandler, Leon Waycoff« 
-Dir.' Breezy Eason. 66 mlns. BeL Apri; l. Bev. May 9. 

Behind Jury tioors. Newspaper reporter nhearths a jury-frainlng case after 
. many adventures. Helen Chandler,. Wm. Collier, Jr. Dir. Breezy Eason^ 
67 mins. Rel.. Dec. 1. Rev. Mar. 28. ' " 

Her Resale Valiie. Story of a disgruntled .wife. June Clyde. Geo. Lewis. 
Dir. Breezy Eason. 63 mins.' Bel. April 16. Bev. June 27. 

Justice Takes a Holiday. Original. Father love drives a convict back to 
_JalL^ H, B. Warner, Huiitley. Gordon, Audrey Ferris.. Dir. Spencer Ben- 
nett. dS mins. Ber. Feb. Bev. April 25. 

Revenge at Monte Carlo; Dlplbmacy in a small European kingdom. Jose 
Crespb,. Wheeler Oakman, Dorothy Gulliver. Hit.' Breezy Eason. 69 
mlns. Bel. Feb. Bev. May 2. 



Studios: Culver City,- 
Callf. 



Metro 



Offices: 1640 Broadway, 
New York, N. V. 

Barbarian, The. R'ani'on Novafro as an Egyptian guide who -is really a prince... 
Myrna Loy, Reginald Denny, Dir. Sam Wood. 80 mins. BeL May 12.-. 
Bel.. May 16. 

Clear- All - Wires,- Plcturlzatibn-of the recent roadway hit- about a foreign 
correspondent.. Lee Tracy. Benita Hume. Dir. George Hill. 78 mlns. 
Bel;. Feb. 17. Bev. Mar. 24, 

Devil's Brother^ - The. Operetta 'Fra Dlavolo.' Laurel and Hardy, Dennis 
King, Thelma Todd. JaA Flnlayson. Dir. Hal Boach. 91 miiis. BeL 
May 6. Bev. June 13. 

Fast Workers. John Gilbert as a skyscraper worker. Bobert Armstrong, Mae 
Clbrke, Muriel Kirkland. Dir. Tod Browning. Bel. Mar.^0. Bev. Mar. Sl> 
Gabriel Over the VVhIte House. Froitn an anonymous noveh ~The V. B. under 
a dictator. Walter Huston, Karen Morley, Franchot Tone. Dir. Greg- 
ory La Cava. Bel. Mar. 31. Bev. April 4. 
Hell Below. The submarine heroes of the World War. Bobert Montgomery* 
Jimmy- Durante. Madge Evans, Walter Huston. -Dir. Jack Conway^ 
Bel. June 9. Bev. May 2. 

Hold Your Man. A smart al6ck crook who escapes everything but love. 
Jean Harlow, Clark Gable. Stuart Erwln. Dir. Sam Wood. BeL June 80. 
Bev. JTuly 4, 

Lady of thb Night. Night life in a great city, Loretta ToUng, BIcardo Cor- 
'"==f=^==tezir Franchot-Toner^Una-Merkel.-^ Dlri:JKllliam=J^ 

Looking Forward. The story of a great London departnient store. BaW <»• 
the English stage success. Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone. Dir. Clar- 
ence Brown. 93 mins. Bel. April 7. Bev. May 2. 

Made on Sroadway. OriglhaL Press agent power in politics and society, 
Robt. Montgomery, Madge lEJvans, Sally Eilers. Eugene Pallette. Dir.' 
Harry Beaumont. 70 ttilns. Rel. May 19. 

Men Must Fight. Picturlzatlon of the Broadway play. The war problem In 
' 1040: Diana Wynyard, Phillips Holmes^ Lewis Stone. Dir. EdgfV Sel- 
wyn. Rel. Feb. 17, Rev. March 14. 

Nuisance, The. Lee Tracy as an ambulance -chasing lawyer. Madge Evans, 
Frank Morgan, Charles Butterworth. Dir. Jack Conway. 84 mlri. R«L 
June 2, Bev. May 30. 

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_* CART GRANT * MIRIAM HOPIONS „* C»iWVRLES UUGWON^^ 
^ FREDRIC MARCH « FOUR MAIOC BROTHERS «JACK pAKIE 

★ GEORGE RAFT * CHARLIE RUGGLES * SYLVIA SIDNEY 

★ ALISON SKIPWORTH *MAE WEST « DOROTHEA WIECK 
*-WALTER ABEL *BRIAN AHERNE ♦ ADRIENNE-AMES 
*LONA ANDRE « RICHARD ARLEN * GEORGE BARBIER 
*MARY BOLAND « GRACE BRADLEY « GEORGE BURNS 

★ and GRACIE ALLEN ^ KATHLEEN BURKE * RICARDO CORTEZ 
*MARI COLMAN * BUSTER CRABBE *W. C. FIELDS 

★ FRANCES FULLER * SHIRLEY GREY *ROSCOE KARNS 

★ JACK LaRUE * CAROLE LOMBARD * BARTON MacLANE 

★ HERBERT MARSHALL * GAIL PATRICK * LYDA ROBERTI 

★ RANDOLPH SCOTT *SIR GUY STANDING * KENT TAYLOR 

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(Continued from page 30) 

Peo o' My Heart, ^om the famous play. Marlon Pavles, Onslow Stevens, 
Juliette Compton, J.. Farrell MacDonald, Dir. Bobt. Z. LeonPi'^d.; Rel. 
May 29, Rev, Ifay .23. 

Raipbiln and the Cmpreet. The Russian , overthrow and its caii it. John, 
Ethel an 1 Lionel Barrymore.' Dir. Rich. Boleslavsky. Roads low time. 
133 mins. Rel, March 24. .Rev. t>ec. 27, 

Reurfion In Vienna^ From Sherwood's stage p Ay: - Exiled royplty Returns for 
a lasjt fling. John Barrymore, Diana Wynyard^ Frank Morgan. Dir. 
iSldney 'Franklin^.. Rel. June 16. Rev. May 2, 

Secret of . Madame Blanche, The. Based on Martin Brown's play "The Liiidy.' 
Irene Dunne, Phillips Holmes. Dir. Chas. Brabin. ' 83 mins. Rel. F^b. 3. 
.-, ReVi ;Feb.. .7. 

Strange Rhapsody. I^Ve story with a babkgrouiid of Sarajevo and tne assas- 
fllnation 'which priedpltated the World ..War. Based on the. Hungarian 
play of the! same title. Nils Asther. Kay Fraincls, WieiltiBr' Huston. Dir. 
:Ricnanl Boleslavsky. .Rel. July 7. 

Today- We Live. An English girl ambulahce-drlver during the war. Joan 
Crawford. Gary Cooper. Dir. Howard : Hawks. Rel. April 21. Rev. 
AprJll^lS. 

WhatI No Beerf Buster Keato'n and Jltnmy Durante ■ in the beer racket. 
Phillip Barry, Roscoe Ates. John Miljan. Dir. Edward Sedgwick. «f 
inllhs. ReK. Feb. 10, Rev. Feb. 14. 
Whe'ii . Ladles .Meetl. Based on * Rachel Crother?' Broadway ftiuccesB,^;. Ainh 
.::...\.'JIaxdiiig,' BDbert Montgomery, Frank Mor^fan. Dir. -Hairy. Beaumont. 

„ Rel.. June' '23.' '.■ June;' 27." ~" , ■ - - ., - 

White Bleter The. . Based on the ,f anions . F.. Marlon Crawford Helen 
Hayes,. ;C3ark., Gajile. ;Dlr. Victor. Fleming. Rel. .Aprn i4. .! 

Office : 723 Seventh .Av«.» . 

NeW VorK, N. . 

Breed of !the Border.; '-Western In whibh an auto racer turns cowboy. Boh 
• 'Steele^ MiArlon Byroii. Dir. R. K. Bradbury.: 53 ihlnBr^Rel;-Mari 
■Rev. May''!?.''. 

Mver Twist; Dickens' story. Dickie Moore. Irving Plckel, Wm. iBoyd. Doris 
Lloyd. Dir. Wm. Cowenr gO .inlns. Relr Feb. 28. Rey, AprlL 18. 
Stranoe Adventure. Sob sister and- detective /avenge a .millionaire. ::R'egla 
Toomey. June Clyde. Dir. PhU Whitman and Hanipton Del Ruth. 60 
mi ne. Rej. Fe b. 14. tlev. Feb. 14. 
~T?iTl(ng'nslorih"r~Tea8:^^i^^ far f rom-^homer-but-gets-hl s i na n . B o Il 

"Steele; Doris Hill. Dir. J, P. McCarthy. 76, mins. Rev. June 6. 

: 5861 M arathon-St., Paramount Offlcee : 1601 Broadway, 
Hollywood, Calif. raramoum - - • N«w.York, N.Y. 
Bedtime Story, A. Original. . Chevalier adopts a baby. Maurice Chevalier,' 
. Edw. Everett Horton, Helen Twelvetrees. Dir. Norman .Taiirog. 85 
! minis, Rel, April 21. Rev. April 26. 
ColleaiB Humor. Comedy. Blng Crosby, Jiack Oakle, Rich. Arl'en, Mary Carl- 

~ isle. Burns and Allen. Dir. Wesley Ruggles. 6624. Rel. Jline 30. 
Crime of the. -Century.. JJie.^j'rom the Eui-opean stage play of same title. 
Jean Hersholt, Frances Dee, Wynne Gibson. David" liandau. Dir. Wmr 
Beaudlne. 6624. Rel. Feb. 24. Rev. Feb. 21. 
bead Reckoning changed to Turn Aboard. Original sea story by Robt,.PreB- 
nell of a Flying Dutchman of today. Shirley Gray, Chas. Buggies, John 
' Ktelliday, Verree Teasdale. Dir. Paul Sloane. 6046. Rel. Mar. 24. 
Isgraced. Story of betrayed love. Helen Twelvetrees, . Bruce Cabot. , Dir. 
, Earle C. Kenton. 6740. Bel; July 7. . 
Eagle and the Hawk, The. Stoiry of the Roytfl Flying Squadron In the^ World 
War. Frederic March, Jack Oakle, Cary Grant, Carole Lombard. Dir. 
Stuart Walker. 74 mins. Rel. May 19. Rev. May 16. 
Prom Hell to Heaven. Romance story based on play by Lawrence Hazard, 
with a race-track slant. Not a racing drama. Carole Lombard, Jack 
Oakle. Dir. Erie KentOn, Rel. Feb. 24. Rev. Mar. 21. 
Qambling Ship. Explanatory title. Cary Grant, Benlta Hume. Dir. Louis 

' Gasnier. 6331. Max Marcln. Rel. June 23. 
hello, Everybody. Original radio story by Fannie Hurst. Kate Smith. Ran- 
dolf Scott, Bally Blane, Dir. Selter. 6288. Rel. Feb. 17. Rev. Jan. 31. 
Irl In '419;' Tht. ' Mysterious beauty in a hospital drama. Jas. Dunn, Gloria 
Stuart, David Manners. Dir. George . Somhes, Alexander Hall. 65 mln^.- 
Rel. May 26. * Rev. May 23. 
— Mar-Bodvouard^Ar^uslcal comedy Rtar_a nd her hired 'sleuth^ W;>mne Gib 
son, Edmund Lowe, Johnny HInes, Marjorle wnite. Dir. Wiu. Beaudl- ' 
Rel. July 21. 

t Love That Man. (Rogers production.) Romantic drama. Edmund Lowe^ 
Nancy Carroll. Dir. Harry Joe Brown. 74 mins. Bel. June 9. 

International ' House. Farce comedy. Peggy Hopkins Joyce, : W. . C. Fields, 
Rudy Vallee, Stuart Erwln, Sari Marltza. Burns and Allen .Cab Callo- 
way. Dir. Eddie Sutherland. 68 nains. Rel. June 2. ReV. May 30. 

Jennie Qerhardt. From the Theo. Dreiser story. Sylvia Sidney, Donald Cook, 
^iary Astor. Dir. 'Marlon Gerlng. 96 mins. Rel. June 16. Rev. June 13. 

Lady's Profesiilon, A. Story by Nina Wilcox Putnam. Speakeasy prop, mas- 
querading as riding master. Geo. Barbler, Sari Maritza. Dir. Norman 
MacLeod. Rel. Mar. 3. Rev. Mar. 28. 

Luxury Liner. From the novel by Glna Kaus. Grand Hotel on shipboard. 
Geo. Brent, Zlta Johann. Alice White, Verree Teasdale: Dir. by Lpthar 
^endez under B^P. Schulberg. 70 mins. Rel. Feb. 8. Rev, Feb. 7. • 

ama Loves Papa. "Trials of a henpecked. Chas."' Ruggles, Mary Bolaftd; 

Lilyan Tashman, Walter CaUett. Dir. Norman McLeod. Bel. July 14. 
Man of the Forest. Western. Hairy Carey. BandOlph gcott, Vema Hlllle. 

Dir. Henry Hathaway. Bel. July 14, 
Midnight Club, The. London Jewel thieves. Geo. Baft. Clive Brook, Guy 

Standing, Alison Sklpworth. Dir. Geo. Somnes and Alex Hall. Bel. 

July 28. 

Murders In the Zoo. Orlglnal~by Philip Wylle ttnd Setbh L ' MlUer. Drama 

largely held to a zoological garden". Chas. Buggies, Lionel AtwIU,' Gail 

Patrick. Dir. Edw. Sutherland. 6667. Bel. Mar. 17. Bev. April 4. 
Mysterious Rider. Western..' Kent Taylor. Dir. Allen. Bel. Jan.. 27. Bev. 

June 6. 

No Man. of Her Own. From the novel /No Bed of Her Own.' Clark Gable, 

Carole Lombard, Dorothy MackallL Dir. Wesley Buggies. , December 

special.. Bev. Jan. .3; • ' ■ 
Ick Up. (Schulberg.) A girl of the people and a service station sheik. Sylvia 

Sidney, Geo. Baft Dir. Marlon Gerlng. Rel. Mar. 31. Rev. Mar. 28. 
JB|gn of the Cross, The. Spectacular version of Wilson Barrett '« play of 

Roiaw'persecutloh of t Claudette Colbert, Fredrlc March, 

Elissa Landl, Chas. Laughton. Dir. Cecil B. De Mllle. 118 nains. Begu- 
' lar release Feb. 10. Bey, Dec. 6.. ' 
Song of the Eagle. Beer problem from the angle .of ;an honest brewer. Chas. 

Btokford, Rich. Arlen. Jean Hersholt. Mary Brian. Dir. Ralph Murphy^ 

«6 mins. Bel. April 28. Rev.* May 2. 
Story, Of Temple Drake, The. F)rom Wm. Faulkner's 'Sanctuary.'' The stOry 

0f an oversexed girl. Miriam Hopkins,' Jack La Rue, Wm. Collier„ Jr. 

Dir. Stephen Boberifc: 168 mine. Bel. May ^1^^^ 
Strictly Pejreonal. (Rogers,) Original by Wllspn Mlzner and Robt. T. Shan- 
non oh the matrimonial agency-racket. Marjorle Ram beau,. Eddie .Quil-; 

Ian, Dorothy Jordan. Dir. Ralph Murphy. Rel. Mar. 10. Rev, Miu-. 21. 
Sunset Pass. Zane Grey western. Tom Keene, BandOlph Scott. Kathleen 

Burke. Dir. Henry Bathaway. 46; mlhs. Bel. May 26. 
Supernatural. Original. Odd 6tory of a tranisf erred soul. Carole Lpmhard, 

BandOlph Scott, Vivlenne Osborne. Dir., Victor Halperln. 66 mins. 

Rel. May 12. Bev. April 26.. 
—TonlghjL Ja_Ojirs. Noel C oward' s 'The Queen , Was in the Parlor.' aaUdette 

CoibeitrFrederi c March , Alltsgn-Sklpworth.- Dlri-Stuart -Walker. _J8fiL 

Jan. 13. Bev. Jan. 24. 
Wnder the Tonto Rim. From the Zarie Grey story. Stuart Erwlh, Verna 

Hillie, Bay Hatton. Dir. Henry Hathaway. BeL Mar. 24. 
Woman Accused, The. From the story in 'Liberty^ by ten well-known authors. 

Girl accused of murder with abtlon chiefly on/a pleasure cruise. Nancy 

Carroll, Cary Grant, John Halll.day. Dir. Paul Sloan. Rel. Feb. 17. 

Rev. Mar. 14. 

f>*:««.:n^l Offlees: 11 West 42d St., 
principal New York, N. v. 

^Jungle GldlTd:^T>nmlr'--Wvm 

Rel. Feb. 16. ' ^. , 

VMdoo. Travel. Voodoo ceremonies in Haiti produced by Sergeant Wlrkus, 
'White King of LaGonave.' 4 reels. Bel. Feb. 15. 

Offlce: R.K.O. BIdg., 
Radio City, N.Y.C. 



DIplomahlacs, The. Wheeler and Woolsey are sent by an Indian tribe to 
bring peace to the Geneva Conference. Dir. Wm. Selter. 69 mins. Rel. 
May. Rev. May 2. 

Emergency Call. Exposing racketeering In city hospitals. Bill Boyd, Wynne 

Gibson, William Gargan. Dir. Edward Cahn. 61 mins. Rel. May 19. 
Goldie Gets Along. Movie-struck girl who works the beauty contest racket. 
LIU Damita, Chas. Morton, Sam Hardy. 68 minis. Bel. Jan. 27. Bev. 
June 6. 

Great Jasper, The. Novel by Fulton Oiirsler. . Dlx as a motorman who turns 
palmist Blch. Dlx, Wera Engels, Edna May Oliver. Dir. J. Walter 
Buben. 83 mins. BeL Mar. 3.' Bev. Feb. 21. 

India Speaks. Travelog of India with Bichard Halliburton as narrator. ir, 

Walter Futter. 7.7 mins. Bel. April 28. 
King Kong. Original. A 60-fooi ape Is captured ih the wilds and creates 
havoc when it escapes while oii exhibition in New York. Fay Wray, Bobt, 
Armstrong. Dir. Merlan C. . Cooper. 100 mins... Bev. April 7. 
Lucky Devils. Original. Glorifying the picture stuiit men. Bill Boyd. Win; 
Gargan, Dorothy Wilson. Dir. Merlan G. Cooper. €3 mins. Bel. Feb. 
3- Bey. Feb; 21. 

IMart Hunt/ Junior amateur detective, captures jewel thieves. Junior Durkin,' 
Mrs. Wallace Beid, Virginia' Henry. Dir. Irving Cummlngs. 64 mins. 
Ilel. Mar. 24. Bev. May 9. 

MelQdy Cruise. Musical h6yeity^ which takes place on a world cruised Charlie 

Buggies, Phir Harris, Greta Nlissen, Helien Mack; Dir. Mark Sandricb: 

' 76 mins. Bel; June 23. " • ^ 

Men of America. How a small town Inhabited by Amerlcahlzed fbrelgners. 

gets rid of racketeers. Bill Boyd, Dorothy Wilson, Chic Sale. Dir. 
^- - 67 mins.' Bel. Dec. , 9,- 1932. , ' 

MIohkey'a' Pawi The, W. W. Jacobs mystery story of a hoodooed charm. C. 

Ahbrey 'Smith, Ivan Simpson. Louise Carter. Dir. Wesley . Buggies; 66 

nnins.''vRel.; Jan. 13. , Rev. June 6. 
Our 'Belftert. From Maugham's play; English high society. Constance Beh-' 

nett^Gilbert -Rolandi- DIr. -<3eo;— eukorj^84 -min9, -Reh— Mar, ^^1 

Feb. 28..-. _ ' ■ ■. 

Professional Sweetheart. . The story: of. a .radio singer who is forced to five 
up t6,her»publlclzed-an'gellc character, ^hen. Her greatest desire is to be 
niiughty-naughty. Ginger Rbgfers,- Norman Foster, Gregory Hato/r.-'Zasu 
Pitts. Dir. William A,- Selter. 73 mins. Rel. June 9; ; V 

SatltBr - Be Good. Original. The ineet's In again. . Jack Oakie. _Viviertne Oa- 
borne, George E. Stone. Dir. Jas. Criize. 68 mlhs. Rel, Feb.'^10. Rev.' 
..Feh..28.'" 

Scarlet River.'- ioture conipany Aims a Western fUm. Tom Keene, Dorothy 
Wilson,' Roscoe Ates.' Dir. Otto Brown. -64 mina. -Bel. Mar. 10. Bev.') 
• May 30. . 

silver Cord, . The. Mother lovie carried to exciess. Irene Dunne,. Laura iXOpe 
grewB.. Joel. M cCrea ; Fr ances Deie. Dir.' Jo hn CjrOmwell. 76 mlhs. 

Bev. May~9; ■ -^tt— — ^ — 



R.K.O. Radio 



Studios: Hollywood, 
Calif. 

Big Brain, The; A small town barber becomes a big time gambler and 

«rookr-George E^ Stone. Fay Wray. Phillips Holmes^ Lilian Bond. Dir. 

George Archalnbaud, 72 mins. Bel. June 16. — 
Christopher Strong. From Frankau play. Story of a daring English avla- 

trice. Katherlne Hepburn, Colin Cllve, BiJHe Burke. Dir. Dorothy Arz- 

ner. 77 mins. Bel, Mar. 31. BeV. Mar. 14. 
Cross Fire. Action western. Tom Keene, Betty Furness, Edgar Kennedy. 

plr. Otto Brower. 56 mins. Rel. June 30. 



Bel. May 19. 

Son of the Border. Action 'western. Tom Keene, Julie .'Haydon; Crielghton 
. , .Chaney. Dir. Lloyd Nosier. 66 mins. Bel. May 6. 

Sweepings. Novel. . -Biographical study of . a morchant prince. Lioh'et. Barry- 
more,- Alan Dlnehart,. Gloria Stuart Dir. John Cromwell.: 77 mins. Rel. 
April 14; Bev. Mar. 28. 

Tomorrow at Seven. Npvel murder- mystery. - CJhiester Morris, VlVlepne Os- 
borne. Frt^ik KcHugB. Dir. Bay Enrlght. 62 liilns.- : Bel. June 2..v Rev. 
July 4. 

Topaze. ' . From , the istiige play of that title by Marcel i^evost. French story 
of an innocent who gets wise to the 'way of municipal graft. John Barry-? 
m'ore, Myma Loy, Albert Contl. Dir. Harry D'Arraet 80 mins. Rel. 
Feb. 24. Rev. Feb. 8. " ' 

I lnii-tfkfl Artifttc Ofncea: 7^ iB^venth Av*., 
Uniiea AITISIS New York, N. Y. 

Halleiujah;. I'nv a Bum. Al Jolson Introduces the new *rhytbmlc dialogue.' 
Jolson, Madge Evans, Harry Langdon, Frank .Morgan,. Chester Conk' 
lln. Dir. Lewis Milestone. 80 mins. Rel. Feb. 8. Rev. Feb; 14. . 

I Cover- the Waterfrontl Adaptation of Max Mlller'ei bpst .seller about his 
exploits in the San Diego harbor. Claiidiette Colbert, Ben Lyon' and 
Ernest Torrence. Dir. James Cruze. 70 mlhs. Rel. May 12. R^v. May 23. 

Masuerader, The. Based on John Hunter Booth's adaptation of - Katherlne 
Cecil Thurston's novel. Cousins of identical appecu^nce change places, 
with ' intriguing political and romantic results.' Ronald Colman, Ellsst 
Landl. Dir. 'Richard Wallace.' 76 mins. Rel. Aug. 18. 
Perfect Understiindlng. Swahson' original laid In England. Gloria Swoinaon; 
Laurence Olivier, Genevieve TobiUr Sir Nigel Playfair, John HaUloay, 
Dir.. <^11 Gardner. 84 mins. Rel. Feb. 22. Rev. Feb; 28. ' • ' ^ ' 

Samarahg; Love amid the. pearl divers lin Malaysia. Native cast. I^lr. Ward 
Wing. 60 mins. Rel. June 23.'^ Rev.' July .4. 



MPLS. CUTS IN 
ADMISH NO 





■Milineapolis, July 1,0. - 
With pirlce levels in general ad- 
vancing yigorbusiy and -with iniich 
kgltatioji within ithe trade^f or bopst.^ 
ihg 9f theatre kdmlssion prlcesl thtl 
Minnesota .Aniusgmeht .CJp.,,. Publli 
Northwest corporation -inow Iii. re- 
ceivership, has emb&rked on .a pol- 
icy of cuttiiie..jilght prices : at- ^ Its 
Twin .Cjty" houses; 

Under the new schedule, 
stead of ".5Bc wlll'be .ftie top admls-^ 
slon in Minnieapoli^ ^ild ' St. Ftiltii. 
The State and- Paraniottht, ace Twin; 
-jcity thieMreiS,. •dr.Q]^ jrrom 56c, in- 
cliidlng tax, to 40c after- 6T30 pioV 
The Lyric, ichlief B Lousief, ahd ' tliiB 
Gt'artd,.'tiki^fe;^^rst iili'd^ 
cut from 36c -to;. . The 'tJipitbwna 
In . 31 Inheapolis and .$t. Paul, .slasli 
from iOd to: 3Be, thie-BeconcI i'iduc- 
tlon 'withiri a yeiar. for. these leading 
nelghljorhobd theatres,' which for- 
merly; charged r66c.r Th'd Century, 
Minneapolis, rema-Ins alt 4pc, glvlnig 
two .;ip!cal. houses the saihe. night 
- -scale.- - Hoth-JwilI_QPer ate with a 
straight flint policy, 

rph i 

; The Publlx .price ..cuts! put the 



Crete. .. .aiage piay. M an t ries to hide f r on ^ his Wif e a ecrets-ghe^retenda-not- -m'ftv«M-^rth thrt intr>TMtn na *iia* ' 
to know. Mary Plckford, Leslie Howard. Dir. Frank Borzage. 9& mlnuT^-^^^ wo .in^rvnc^,,fmi^ 
Rel. April 16. Rev. Mar. 21. .i 
Yes, Mr. Brown. Farce cohiedy with music,' laid In Vienna. Jack Buch'anAh, 
Margot iGrahame atfd Elsie Randolph. Dir. Jack Buchanan. 69 mins. 
No' date set • - ' 



Studloi Universal 



Clty,^ 
Calif. 



Uniyertal 



Ofnces: 730 Fifth Avf ., 
New York, N. . 

Be Mine Tonight* Comedy-drama. Love story unfolded In scenic • beauty ol 
Swiss Alps; Starring Jan Klepura. Dir. Anatol Lltwak. 86 mins. .Rel. 
Mar. 231 ReVi AprU 18. 

Big -Cage, The. Original. Man against beastj different .frdm Jungle .Alms. 

Clyde Beatty, Raymond Hatton, Anita Page,- Andy Devlne. Dlr.^ Kurt 

Ifeumann. 78 mins. Rel. Mar. 3. Rev. May 16. 
Cohens and - Kellys In *Trouble. Comedy. Famous team in jstdry. .with, nautical' 

background.' George Sidney and Charlie Murray. Dir. Gebrge Stevens. 

Rel. March 23. Rev. April 18. 
Destination Unknown. Adventure op a rum runner adrift in the Faciflc. Pat 

O'Brien, Ralph Bellamy. Betty Compson. Dir. Ray Gamett ReL Mar. 2. 

Rev. April 11. 

Fighting President, The. Newsreel assembly of the life of F. D. Roosevelt 
Screen lecture by Edwin fi. Hill., Special release. Rev. April II. 

.'Hidden Gold. Tom Mix pals with bahk rbbbers to locate hiding/ place of their 
loot Judith Barrle, Ra;y Hattpn, Eddie Gribbon. Dir. Arthur Rosson. 
68. mins. ReL Nov. 3. Rev. Marl 28. 

King of ttie Arenat Ken Maynard In a circus story. rown, Roht 

Kortinan. 6 reels. Bel. June 18. 

King of Jazz, The. Belssue, with Paul "Whlteman, John Boles. John 
Murray Anderson. 9 reels. Rel. May 18. 

KIsa Before the Mirror, The. Powerful drama of liuinah'' emotions.' Nancy 
Carroll, Paul Lukas, Frank Morgan, Gloria Stuart Dir. Jas. Whale. 
€7 mins. Rel. April 20. Rev. May 16. 

Lucky Dog. Touching and dramatic story of devotion that exists between a 
man and his dbg. Chl6 sale. Dir.- Zlon Myers. Rel. April 6. 

Nagana. Tropical drama. Tala Blreil, Melvyn Douglas. Dir. fi*. Ia Frank. 
Rel. Jan. 26; Rev. Feb. 21. 

Out All ight. Comedy. Slim Summervllle-Zasu Pitts. Dir.' Sam. Taylor. 

Rel. April 13. ReV. April 11. 
Private Jones. Comedy In which a slacker flnds' hlmiself very much In tiie 
war. Lee Tracy, . Donald Cook," Gloria Stuart Dir. . Russell Mack. 70 
:. mins. . . Rel. Feb. 16. Rey. March 28. 

Fiebel, The; . Napoleonic story in the Austrian .Tyrol.' .Vflma Banky, ''LuIs 
Trenker, Victor; Varconl. (Foreign jnade.) Dir. Luis Trenker, Eldwln 
Knopf. Sel. June 1. " " • 

Rustlers' Roundup, The. Action Western with Tom Mix, 
Henry MacBae, 66 mins. Rel. Mar. 16. 

Terror Trail. Original. Tom Mix western. Naonii Judge, Arthur Rankin. 
Ray Hatton. Dir. Armand SchaefTer. 55 mihib Rel. Feb. 2. Rev. 
•Feb. 14. ■ ■ 

They Just Had to Get Married; .. Matrimonial adventures of a newlyrlch 
£ouple._:-Blim_ SjimnicrVUIe^ Za su Pitt s. Dir.' Edw. LudWlier. 71 mins. 
Rel. Jan. 6. Rev. Feb. 14. ^ ^ — r— — ... ' . . • 



RKO' Orpheum In a tough spot,^ and 
local film, bli'bles : predict tUhey may 
lead tp iih adnilssibn slashing war... 
The Orpheuhi, with its 40c lilght. ad- 
mission, will ' bie oii the; same price 
level as the 'State and, C4ntury, 
Which are in, a much . mbre advan- 
tageous pqsit'lbn. 'with, regard to 
screen product. Publix 'Will reopen 
the 4,200 >-seat Minnesota abbiit Sept.. 
16^^ but price and policy have mCl^ 
been decided lipon yet. 

Reason given for the present price 
cuts by Pilblix, contrary tb the gen- 
eral trend. Is a desire to play' to 
more people.. In .Justlflcatlpn of the 
move, it also Is pointed ' out thai 
'prices at the State arid Paramount, 
'in MInpeapolls..and St. Paul, . re- 
-spectlvely, ne've'r yvtire adjusted be- 
fore to the "declimng ' price trend 
generally. - Morebver, thb move Is 
described simply as 'a. fhimimer 



prices may be tilted back In the fall 
If cbhditlohs justify. 

The Aim trade, however, sees In 
the nibve a desperate' effort rto halt 
the recent alarming: decline In. bust-, 
ness. Due probably In large part tb 
the very depresjped economic condi- 
tions locally and the record-break- 
ing heat, pafronai^e Has been ^ery 
poor in the l^lii Cities the past 
several mbntiis', and the Publix rb- 
celvership hds failed .to make the 
expected progress, ' deisplte' -reduced 
theatre rentals .and other curtail- 
ment of operating costs. Another 
factor, it is believed, to a. poorer 
outlook, now confronting the theatre 
ancl other lines of industry in the 
territory as a result of recent heavy 
crop damage. ' ' ~ 



Studios: 



Warner Brothers 



OfHces: 321 W. 44th St , 
NewYork, H. Y. 

Baby. Face. Thie story of a hard-boiled girl who.rea,ched the top. Barbara 
Stanwyck, Geo. Brient. DJr. Alfred E. Green.' 71 mlhs. Rel. July 1, 
Rev. June 27. 



Bette Davis, Gene Ray- 
67 mins. Bel. April 8. 



Ex-Lady. An experimental marriage stnkes a an&g. 
mond. Frank McHugh. Dir.. Bobert Florey^ 
Bev. May lis. 

42d'"Stl»«*t"=A-muslcal--production-witli-the--theatre,.as^the=^backgr^^ 

Daniels, Warner Baxter, Btiby Keller, George Brents Ginger Rogers, 
Dick Powell. Guy Klbbee. Dir. Lloyd Bacon. 89 mins. Rel. Mar. It. 
Rev. 14. 

Girl Missing, JVo girls cleVerly foil a kidnapping plot. Qlenda Farrell. Ben 
Lyom' Mary Brian, Peggy Shannon. Dlr: Robt. Florey. 69 mins. Rel 
...Mar., 4. Rev. Mar. 21. 

Golddlggers of 1933. New version of Avery Hopwood's stageplay done as a 
sUper-muslcaU Warren Williams, . Joan_BIondelI. Dir. Mervyn LeKoy. 
d4^lns. Rel. May 27. Rev. June 13. ' 

Haunted Gold. Search for gold In. a haunted mine. John Wayne. Dlr, Mack 
Wright 68 inlns. Rel. Dec. 17. Bev. Jan. 17. 

(Continued on page 37) 



Diggers' Phjing Dales 
Eiceed ISO in Pitt Zone 



Pittsburgh, July 10. 

Playing dates for '^6old-I>Iggera^ 
have far exceeded brIginaJ esti- 
mates, topping record -breaking '424 
Street' by a wide miaiigln in this 
territory. Originally allotted 180 
days by Warners in the Pittsburgh 
iione, it now Iboks as if .musical 
smash will get twlcb that v 

Given a week - in " .'Johnstown^ 
^heeling and Erib, regular split- 
week tbwns, at iOc above' regular 
admission scale, picture In baqh case 
has' been held ever for 10 days. 
Subsequent runs In these spots, as 
well as in Pittsburgh proper, are be- 
ing extended prior to opening on 



expectations arrived at from other - 
dates. 



Gores Turn Tango as 

Qpposish for Theatre 

LoS Angeles, July 
Gore - jBrothers. ;are^planning to 
open a tango parlor In thefr prop- 
erty next tb the t>ome theatre. 
Ocean Park. Game Will be. the 
largest In this section accommo- 
dating 200 players.. 

Another parlor.- wIH be operated 
on prop.erty fprnieriy owned by Pox 
West Coast at - Washington and 
Vermont. F-WC is fuming at the 
idea which is figured to make a 
dent In the . Botilevard'a take. 



VARIETY 



TuMdtjr Julr 11. 1933 





/Wfi/wh IvJtwcmf until Cvf^mlm! 



¥ 




P IC T ORES 



VARIETY 



87 




CALENDAR OF CURRENT RELEASES 



(Continued from page 35) 

KflviiQle. The. A woman flnde herself the wife of two men. Kay Francis. 
Georse Brent. Glenda FarreU. Dir. Michael tJurtlz. Rel. Mar. 26, 
Kev» April 4, 

Ino'» Vacation, The. From a . The king takes time 

out to visit his first w^Ue. Adol?l. 62, mlns. Rel 

Feb. 28. Rev. Jan» 24. 
Life of Jimmy Oolan,' The, From a recent novel. Prizefighter finds regpner- 

ation. Doiig Falrharika, Jr., Lioretta Young, Aline McMahon, Guy Klbbe 

89, milns. Rel.. June 3. Rev. June 20. 
Mayor of Hell, The; From Tselln Auster's drama. Reforni school background. 

Jas. Cagney, Madge ^Jvans, Franhle DarrbWi Rel. June 24. Rev. July 4. 

One Way Passaae. Love develops for a prliaoner. Kay Francis, William Powr 
ellf Dir. Tay Garnett. Time. 69. mlns. Rel. Oct. 22. Rev. Oct. 18. 
Icture Snatciher., The. Seihl-gangster story of a news photographer Jas. 
Caghey, Patricia Ellis, Alice White, Ralph Bellamy. Dir. Lloyd Bacon 
70 mlns. Rel, April 19. Rev. May 23. 
Private Detective 62, Fromi a fl<5tlbn story. 'WiUlam Powell, Ma.r 
say. 67 mlns. Rel. June 17, 
Ilk Express, The. Mystery drama . of silk shipments^ Nlel Hamilton, Allen 
■ Jenkins, Dudley Dlgges. 61 mlns. Rel. June 10. Rev. June 27. 
Telegraph Trail. Difficulties ericouritered In the building of the. telegraph. 
John Wayne, Frank McHugh. Marcellne Day. Dir. Tenny Wright. 65 
mins. Rel. Mar. 18. Rev. April 4. 
Untamed Africa. Thrlllins African adventure. Under supervision of Wynant 

^ D. l*u6bard7T;ATG;Si * Rel. April- 8;r — 

Wnx Museum; The. Original. (Teciinicoton) Mystery and thrills^ In ;a waji 
wotkSi -Lionel Atwlll, Fay Wray^ Glenda Farrell, Dir. Michael Curtlz. 
78 mlns. Rel. Feb. 18. Rev. feb. 
Working Mart, The. Original. Romance in the shoe business. Geo,._Ar1iss, 
Bette Davis P|r, John. Adolfl. 77 mlns. R^l. May 6. Rev. April 25. 

1501 Broadway, 
New York, N. Y. 



World Wide 



Between rightlno Men. Conflict between the shetp men and cattle raisers 
Keri Maynard. Ruth. Hall. Dir. For.-est Sheldon. Time. 62 mlns. Rel 
Octr-lfr."— Rev. Feb. f 



Constant Wbman» The. From Eugene O'Neill's play 'Recklessness.' Conrad 

Nageli Lelia,'Hyams. Dir. Victor Schertzlnger. Rel. April 23. 
Lone Avenger, The. Original. Keri Maynard western. Muriel Gordon. Ir. 

Alan James. 61 mlns. Rel. May 14. Rev. July 4. 
Phaiitom Thunderbolt. Ken Maynard Western jn which he helps Coyote 
Gulch get the railroad by cleaning out a-gahg. Francis Lee. Dir. Alan 
James. 6i mlns. Rel. Mar. 5. Rey.. June 27. 
Study in Scarlet, A. Sherlock Holmes story. Reginald Owen, June Clyde, 
Ajina May Wong. Dir. BdW; L. Marin., 73 mlns. Rel. May 14. Rev. 
June 6. 



Hertha's Erwachen (Protex) (Ger.). Delicate life problem. Dir. Gerhard 

liamprecbt. 96 mine. Rel. March 10. Rev. March 14. 
Holxapfel WelM AHes (German) (Capital). Comedy. Felix Bressart. Dir. 

Vlktbr Jansoii. 85 mlns. Rel. Jan. 1. Rev. Jaq. 17. 
Horizon <Russ) (Amklno), Jewish search for horiie. Dir. Lev Kuleshov. *2 

"mlns. Rel. May 10, Rev, May 16. . 
HOuee o f D eath (Rus s .) < Amh rlnp)i^^ a3ied on D o3toievskyV-»fei-^ir^g«q-- 

erov. 79 mlns. Rel. Aug. 12. Rev. Aug. 16. 
Hyppolit a LakaJ (International) (Hungarian). Fast farce. Szekely 1st 

van. 77 mlns. Rel. Jan. Rev. Jan. 17. 
Ich Will NIcht Wiesen Wer Du BIst (Interworld) (Ger). ^Musical. JDlr. Ge»a 

von Bolvary. Hiald, Froehllch. 70 miiis. Rel. Feb. 15. Rev.^eb. ii. 
Ivan. (Garrison) (Russ.). Trartsformatlon of peasants. Ir. DoV»ienko. 83 

mlns. Rel. Feb. ,L Rev. March 7. 
Kari^aradschaft. (Asso. Ciiienia) (Ger). isensational dramaV Alex 3raniach, 

Ernbt Busch. Dir. G. W. Pabstl Time, 78 mlns. RcL Noy. 8. 
kelne Feier Ohne Meyer (Ger ) (Germania). Musical farce. ifigfrled Arno, 

Dir. Carl Boese. 83 mlns. Rel. Oct. 28. Rev. Nov. 3. 
Korvettenkapitaen (Gef;) (General). Military farce. 75 mins. April 1. 

L« Bal (iFrehch) (Protex). Domestic comedy. Dir. Wllhelm Thlele. 83 mine. 
' ReL Oct. i; Rev. Oct 4, 
Laubenkolonle (Ger.) (General). Dir. Max Obal. mins. Rel. 

Ma,y 16. Rev. June 6. 
Lockende Zlel, Das (Ger.) (Bavaria). Musical. Ricliard Tauber. Max 
Relchmann. 86 mins. Rel. June 15. Rev. June 20, 
i Clebllng von Wlen, Der (Ger.) (Europeian). Stolz musical. Willy Forst, Ir 

Geza von Bolvary. 75 mlns. Rel. June 1. Rev. June 13. 
LJubav I Str^st. (tugoslav) (Croat). Drama of life among. N. .T. Imlgranta. 

Rakel Davldovic. Dir. Frank Melford. 60 mins. Rel. Dec. 15. 
Lulse, Koenlgin von Preussen. (Assib. Cinema) (Ger). Historical. Henry 

Porten. Dir. Carl FroeUch. Time. 92 mlns. Rel. Oct. 4, 
Lustlgen Muslkanten, Die. (General) (Ger.) Musical farce. Camilla Splra 

Dlr,-Max-Obal. 80-mins. ReU.-May .30 ., „_ 

M (Ger) (Foreroco). Powerful dramatic study. Peter Lorre.' Dir. rltz Lang 

95 irilns. Bei: April 1. Rev. April 4 and April 18, 
Marlus (Paramount) (Frencii). Marseilles satire. lexander Korda 

103 mins. Rel. Jan. 1, Rey. April 25. 
Maedchen in Uriifbr (Filmchoice) (German). Poignant drama. Thlele, 

Wiecke. Dir. Richard Froebirch;; R^^ Rev; Sept; 27. 

Man Brauch Kein Geld. (Capital) (Ger). Musical farce. Dir. Karl Boese 
Rel. Nov. 10, 

Men and Jobs (Russian) (Ariikino). An American engineer -looks at Russia 

Dir. A. Macheret 70 mins. Rel. Jan. 1. Kev. Jan. 17, 
Mensch Ohne Namen (German) (Protex). Poignant drama. W*rner rauss 

Dir. Gustav Ucicky. 96 miris. Rel. Nov; 1. Rev^ Nov. 16. 
iWwml-Oljer-Morokko--(iE>rorexy-tGer); — See Cing Gentlemen-Maudltr 



Par-Prudence 




With Theatres 



Indications are that .Publix' not 
only wiir hold on to the BrobWyn 
Paramount but. will also continue 
an oper&ting Interest In other spots 
wherein the Prudence Conipany 
has an underlying realty Interest 
with Par. Around eight or nine 
houses this way over the country. 
Appears that the firms have made 
•an amicable and feasible adjust- 
inent of all. 

One probability is that Mort 
Shea will operate the Brooklyn 
house for the joint account of Par 
and Prudence. 'Reopening date not 
I jtnowni, -An- unofflclal_Ji,ngle -is. tijat. 
I^r.iidence arid~-Par mdy havie cbmie 
to an agreement whereby rents go 
on percentage and the two share 
alike in the profits. 

iSituation points to quick work 
by the two sides with the Par re- 
organization committee, as headed 
by S. A. Lynch and the trustees, 
making plenty headway towards 
settling Par's theatre worries. 
The Brooklyn predicanveht was 



Miscellaneous Releases 



Cougar. (Sidney Snow.) Jay Bruce captures mountain Jions with bare hands. 
,70 mlns. Rev. May 30. 
Iflh Gear. (Goldsmith.) Auto race story, Jackie Searle, James Murray, 
Joan Marsh. Dir.. Leigh Jason. 66 mins. Rev. April 18. 
Sucker Money. (Kent.) Expos* of , fortune telling. Muscha Auer, Phyllis 
Barrington. Dir. Dorothy Re^d- and Melville Shyer, 66 mlns. Kev. 
April 11. 

Taming of the Jungle. (Invincible.) Animal training methods. Rey. June 6. 
What Price' Decency.- (Equitable.) From 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 



i ■ 

Companion Wanted. (Glaumoht-British,) Romance with music and singing, 
visualizing the dreanl of a spirited young girl. Annabella, Jean Murat, 
Duvalles. Dir. Joe May. 88 mlns. Rel. Junie 3, Rev. June 6. 
-Foot6tep»-ih^he-IN»aht — <^i^iitnn nt-Ttrltlsh>. Baaed on the tfiystery nov el^ 
by lirs. e. Fraser Simson. , Mystery story of a rudely interrupted honey- 
moon. Benita Hume. Dir. Maurice Elvey. 69, mins. Rel. April 18. Rev. 
May 16. ' v 

Idht and Day* (Gaumont-Brltlsh;) Farce comedy of a thlef chase in .a wax 
museum. Jack Hurlburt, (Cicely Courtneldge. 76 mins. Rev. May 30. 

Red Head, The. (GaUmont-BritisH.) Based on the famous novel of the 
same name by Jules Renard; A story of child-life. Harry Baur, Rob- 
ert Lynen, Catherine Fonteney. Dir. Julien Duvlvler. 90 mlns. Rel. 
May 26. Rev. May 30. 

Savage Gold: Conimander Dyott's thrilling adventures with savage hunters. 
Pomm. Dyott.- Dir. Commander George Dyott. 67 mins. 

Wives Beware. (Regent.) Farcical story of a would-be cheating husband. 
Adolphe Menjou, Claude Alllster. Dir. Fred Nlblb. 61 mlns. Bev. May 30. 



Morgenrot (German) (ProtieJc), Submarine warfare's cruelty. Dir. Gustav 

Ucicky. 80 mins^ Rel. May 15. Rev. May 23.- 
MoriU Macht Seiri Giueck; (German) (Capital). Farce 

mins. Rel. Dec'; 16. Rey. Jan. 17. 
Namenshelrat. (Gerrilan) (FAF). Drania, Din Heiiiz Paul. 90 mlna . Rel 

Jan. 1. Rev. Jan. 17. 
Noc LIstopiidowa (Polish) (Capital). J- Warnecki 

96 mins, Rel. May 1. Rev. Hay 
1914. (Capital) (Gler.) Prelude to the world war. Time, 

73 mins. Rel, *Sept 1. ' 
Oberst Redl. (Capital) (Ger). Spy thriller. Lil Loos. Ir. 

Karl Anton. Time. 79 mlns. Rel. Aug. 30. 
On Demande Compagnon (Fr.) (Auten). Musical romance- ir. 

Joe May. 85 mins. Rel. June -1. Rev,;- June 6. 
Paris- Begiiln (Protex) (Fr). Musical. Jane Marnac Dlr, Augusta Genlna. 

90 mins. Rel. Dec, 15. Rev. Jan; 17. 
Pension Schoeller (Schneider) (Ger), Comedy wltli rotisic. ^er""*'; JHn*?'*' 

Schultz. Dir. George Jacoby. 90 mlns. Rel. Sept. 17. Rev. Sept. 20. 
PIrl M indent Tud (Arkay) (Hung.). Farce. Dir. Stephen Szekely. 75 mins 

Rel. Jan, 16. Rev Jan. 31: 
Poll de Carotte (Auten) (French). Drama of adolescence.^ Harry Baur 

Dir. Julien Duvlvler. 90. mlns.. Rel. May 16. .Rev. May 30. 
Potemkin - (Buss) (Kinematrade), Sound version of Elsenstein's classic. 70 
mins. ReL April 4. 

Purpur iind Waschblau. (Capital) (Ger). Dramatic comedy. Hansl Nlese. 

Else Elster. Dir. Max Neufield. Time, 86 mins. Rel. July 30. 
Reserve Hat Ruh. (New Era) (Ger). Military farce. Fritz Kampers. Lucie 

Engllsche. Time, 94 mins. Rel. Aug. 11. 
Return of Nathan Becker (Worldklno) (Russian) (Xlddish). Comedy. 
fihplB Q flna Mllman. 72 mins. Rel. April 1 . Rev. ApriL2& 



precaFlbus for Par as othjerwise tne' 
house would have to go ie and 
subsiequent run. This would have 
eliminated Parambwnt from any 
kind o£ a product showing prestige 
there besides cutting down thei 
possibility of ever retrieving its in- 
vestment in the property to any 
substantial degree. 



Foreign Language Films 



Because of the slow movement of foreign films, this list covers one 

year of releases.) 
(Most of these available with English titles.) 
Barberlna. die Taenzerln von Sarisoucl. (Capital) (Gen). Musical comedy. 
Lil. Dagover, Otto Gebuebr; . .Dir.. Carl Proellch, 83. mlns. Rel. Nov. 20 
erlln-Alexanderpiatz (Ger) (Capital). Strong crime drama. H elnrlch 
George, Maria Bard. Dir. Phil Jutzl. 90 mins, Rel. May 1. Rev. May 16 
rand In der Oper. (Capital) (German). Musical drama, Gustav Froelich 
Dir. Carl Froelich. Rel. July 19. 
Broken Vow, The. (Capital) (Polish). From Krystyna Ankwicz, 

M. Cybulskl. 89 mins. Rel. Aug. 25 
Gentleman Maudit (Protex) (FrenchT. Mystery drama. Rene Lefevre, 
Harry Baur. Dir. Julien Duvivier. 78 .mins. Rel. Jan. Rev. Jan. 24. 
Icwn George (Russ.) (Amkino). A clown saves , the nation. Ir. Soloviev. 
6a mlns. Rel. Aug. 21. Rev. Sept. 13. , , . 

Das Nachtlgall Madel (Capital) (Ger). Love in Hawaii. ir. Leo Lasky. 

80 mins.- Rel. Jan. 15, Rev. Jan. 31, 
Daa Schoerie AbenteUer (German) (Protex). Romantic comedy. Kaethe 
von Nagy. Dir. "Relnhold SchurtzeL 83 mlns. Rel. Dec. 1. Rev. Dec. 13. 
David Golder (French) (Protex); Drama. Harry Baur, Dir. Julien Duvlvler 

90 mins, Rel. Oct 1. Rev. Oct 26. 
Der Ball ((jierman) (Protex). Domestic comedy. Dolly Haas. Ir. Wllhelm 

Thlele. 83 mlns. ReL Oct 9. 
Der Brave Stiender (Gfer) (European). Fast comedy. Max Pallenberg. ir. 
, Fritz Kortner. 90 mlns. lite!.: April. 1. Rev. April 4. 
Faische Ebemann (Gcrinan) (Protex). Farce. 
86 thins. ReL Oct 1. Rev. Oct 23. . , 

Der Hauptmann von Kopertick (Kinematrade) <Ger). Comedy. Max Adalbert 

Dir. Richard Oswald, 96 mins. Rel. Jan. 15. Rev. Jan. 24. 
Der Schwartze Hussar (Protex) (Ger.); ciostume romance. Conrad Veldt. 

Dir. Gerhard Laniprecht 90 mins. ReL Dec. 1. Rev., Jan. 3. 
Dos Noches (Hofitberg) (Spanish). MusicaL Conchita Montenegro, 
los Borcosque. 65 ins. Rel. May 1. 
_D^nha_d'iinaJtlofte_(£ijrl£l£)-lLtallaii^ ^raTic^scfL Bertlni 
'Olr; Marcel L'Herbier. 85 mlns. Keir^March-lr' -Rev^Mar^h 14. 



i Tage Mittelarrest . (iGerman) (Capital). Fast German farce with all-star 
cast Dir. Carl Boese. 80 mlrts. ReL May 1. Rev. May 23, 
runter und Drueber (Ger.). (Germania). Musical comedy. Dir. Max Neu 

feldT 85 mlns. Rel. Dec, 16. Rev. Dec. .20. 
Ine Lle'besnacht (German) (Capital). Farce, Harry Lledke; Dir. Joe May. 

82 mlns. ReL May 1. Rev. May 23. 
Ine NacHt In Paradies (Kinematrade) (Ger); Musical comedy. 
90 niins. Rel. Feb. 1; Key. Feb, 28. 

68 mins. Rel. Feb. 1. Rev. Feb. 7. 
False Uniforms - (Russ.) (Amkinb). Dir. Lopashinskl. 63 mins. Nov. 
18. Rev. Nov. 29. 

Frau Von Der ivian Spricht (German) (General). Mady Christiann. Melo- 
drama. Dir,^ Viktor Jansen. 75 mins. Rel. April 15. Rev, May 2. 

riederfke (Kinematrade) .(Ger). Dramatic operetta based on <3oethe's life. 
Mady Christians. 90 mins. ReL March 16. Rev. Peb,- ,<!8. 
-Gefahren - Der--LTCbe iGerman-)- (Madison)._..Se,X_..dj:ama^ Tony Van Byck. 
Dir. Eugen Thlele. C5 mlns. llel. May 1. Rev. May 2. 

Itta Entdeckt Ihr Herz. (Capital) (Ger). Musical comedy. GJtta Alpar, 
(Gustav Froelich^ Dir. Can Froelich. 90 mins, Rel. Oct 4. 

lorta. (German) (New Era), Transatlantic avlal Ion drama. Gustav Froeh- 
llch, Brigllie Helm. 76 mlns. Rel. Nov. Rev. Nov. 1. 



Rhapsody of .Love. (Capital) (Polish). Hardships of an iart career. Agnes 

Petersen. Mosjukine., Time, 89 mlns. ReL Aug. ?6. . 
Scafnpolo (Kinematrade) (Ger.) Cinderella romance, Dolly Haas. Dlr, Hans 

Stelhhotr. 93 mins, Rel. Apttt 1. Rev. April 11, 
Schutzenkoenig, Der CGer.) (Germania). Max Adalbert *>■ 

Franz Seitz. 90 mlns. Rel. April 15. Rey. May 9. 
Shame (Amkino) (Russ). Problems of new Russia; Vladimir <3ardin. Ir 

Sergei Yutkevltch. 76 mins. ReL March 1. Rev, March 14. 
Sniper (Russ.) (Amkino); The war terrors. Dir. Timbshenko. -61 mlns. ReL 

Aug. 26. Rev. Aug. 30. 
Song of Llf^ (Ger.) (dubbed English) (Embassy). Art and photography pre- 
dominant Dlr; Granowsky. 70 mins. ReL April 1, 
Soviets on Parade. (Russ;) (Kinematrade). Historic record of current Rus- 
.Bia. .66 jnlhs. ReL.JFeb.J Rev. Match .7.. 

Storm Over Zakopane, The. (Capital) (Polish). (Synchronized.) Danger In 

the, mountains. Time, 89 mins. ReL Aug. 26. 
Theodor Koerner (Ger) (General . Historical drama. Dorothea Wiecke. 

Dir. Karl Boese. 80 mins. Rel. May L Rev. May 16. 
Traum von Schohbrunn (Ger.) (General), MuslcaL Martha Eggerth. ir. 

Johannes Mey«r,- -85 mlns. .ReL . May 15. Rev. June 6. 
Trols Mousquetalres, Les (General) (French). Duma's, classic with songs. 

Dir. Henri Diamont-Berger. 128 mlns, Rel. May 1. Rev. May 9. 
UlanI, UlanI, Chlopcy MalowanI (Polish) (Zbyszko). , Musical comedy. 100 
mins. ReL Jan. 1. 

Ulica (Capital) (Polish). Life of the newsboys. Ir. Alexander Ford. Time. 

73 mini3. ReL Aug. 25. Rev. Jan. 31. ; 
Unknown Heroes. (Capital) (Polish). Polish police activity. Mary Bogda, 

Adam.Brodzicz. Time, 89 mins. Rel. Aug. 25. 
Victoria und Ihr Hussar (Kinematrade) (Ger). Viennese operetta. Michael 

Bohnen. Dir. Richard Oswald. 90 mins. Rel. April 1. Rev. April 11. 
Voce Del Sangue (Synchroart) (Italian-German), Dubbed into German, 70 

" mfhs. :ileL Ap^^^ . ~" ^ 

Voice of the Deserl, The. (CapitaO (Polish). Algerian st^y.'" authentic 

locales. Adam Brodzicz, Mary Bogda. Time, 89 mins. ReL Aug. 26. 
Walzerparadles. (Ger.) (Capital). Musical comedy. Charlotte Susa. Dir. 

Frledrick Zelnick. Rel. March 1. Rev. March 7, 
Weekend In Paradise. (Capital) (Ger). Farce. Otto Wallburg, Elsie Elster. 
Trude. Berliner. Dir.. Robt.,, Land. , 81 mjng. B.^}. Noy...i, . . .... 

Wenn dem Esel zu Wohl Ist (Ger.) (Germania), Coniedy. Charlotte Ander. 

Dir. Franz Seitz. 85 nifns; ReL April 16. 
Wenh die Soldaten (Schneider) (Ger). Military musical. Otto Wallburg, Paul 

Heidermann, Ida Wuest Dir. J. Fleck. 85 mins. Rel. Oct 27; 
Whither Germany? (Kinematrade) (G!erman): Difficulties of life. Hertha 

Thiele. Dir. S' T. Dudov. 71 in.s, Rel. April 16. Rev. April 25. 
YIdishe Tochter (Tiddisil) (Quality). Old-fashioned ' Yiddish drama; yiddlsh 

Art and Vllna Troupes. 75 mlns.' Rev; May 23, 
Ylskor (Yiddish) ((31orla). Revamp of silent. Maurice Schwartz. Dir. Sidney 
Goldin and George Rolland.- 80 mins. Rel. May 15. Rev. June 6. 

korck-(GermanHProtex),-HHistorica^drama^— J\S>^ 
I Dir. Gustav Ucicky, 90 mins. Rel; Nov. 1. Rev. Nov. 27. 
Zapfenstrelch Am Rheln. (Whitney) (Ger ). Mueical farce.^ Charlotte Susa. 

Siegfried Arno. Dir. Jaap Stfeyer. 90 mins. RcL Feb. 1. Rev. ieb. 7, 
ZIrKus Leben. (German) (FAF). Circus drama. Dane Haid. Dir. Heinz 

PauL 70 mins. ReL Dec. 15. Ilcv. Jan, 3. 
Zwei Herzen und EIn Schlag (German) (Prptex). Operetta. Uli^n Harvey. 
Dir. Wllhelm Thlele, 90 mlnS, Hel. Sept. 1. Hey. Sept. 13. 



Libson Takes Dayton RKO 
House for Sept* Openiii|g^ 

Cincinnati,. July. 10. 
ike Llhsbn and Bert L. Heldings- 
feld and associates havei taken over 
a second house which they let to 
RKO. First was a theatre in 
(jrand. Baplds, and last week they 
leased the Strand, Dayton, 0., .lrom 
Lawrencie 'and Mrs. HeS9, ~"0f ' In- ■ 
dlartapoils, Ind., o^ers, the group 
operating under the name of Dace 
Theatres, Irtc. 

Libson announced that the Stx-and 
will b<B reconditioned for reopen r 
In g ear 1y~~ln — September, HCheduKr 



calling for new stage cgulpnierit. 



JOSEF 




key to Address 



AmWnO, 723 Seventh >Vve, . 

As.soclated Cinema, 154 w. 6611); 
, Eavaria Film, 148 W. 48th. 
I Capital Filrii, 630 Ninth Ave, 

Kmbassy Plots., 729 Seventh Ave., 

European Film, 164 West 55lh, 

Filmchoice, 33 West 42d. 
i Foreign American, 111 West 67th, 

ForemCD— 15fiO.J3r.oadatay.^ _ 

Garrison Films, 729 Seventh Ave. 

Gehciral Foreign Sales, 729 7th Ave. 

Germania, 22-33 19th St., AMoria. 
i (ieorge .Schneider; 575 Riverside l^r. 

Gloria Films, C30 Ninth Ave. 



Harold Auttn, 1560 Uroadway. 
Intcrnat'l Cinema, 1499 First Av*-, 
Interworld Films. 1540 Broadway. 
,T, II. Hoffbcrg, 729 Seventh Av«-. 
.1; 11/ Whitney, 350 ICast 72d. 
Kinrmatrade, 723 .Seventh Ave-. 
Madi.son I'icts,, 111 West 57th, 
New Era," C30 Ninth Ave, 

..Ji<Lrlale...Flinis,...a.O Ninth Ave. 

I'rolcx TradintT, 42 E, 58th. 
(auallty PictH.. C30 Ninth Ave. 
.Syncho Art, 630 Ninth Ave. 
VVorldkiiiO, 1501 Froadway. 
Zb>8zko FlJiri, 2.74 Madlf-on 



Has b^eh selected by Bala 
ban A. Katz as the World's 
Fair Conductor at their 
Greater Chicago theatre. 



Mae Tinee of Chicago 
"Daily Trihune** says—^ 
"-^ — also Josef Cherniavsky, 



arid his orchestra are there-r- 
and I .assure You colloquially 
that you ain't heard nothing 
yet till you've listened to this 
band play under the direction 
o£ this great leader. THIS 
TREAT ALONE IS WORTH 
THE PRICE OF ADMIS- 
SION.'; 



^'ORCHESTRA WORLD" 
says — 

"CHERNIAVSKY'S ECCEN- 
TRIC STYLfe or CONDUCT- 
ING PUTS HIM i THE 
-SA^M E--G^l^^ R-E--WI TH- 
RUBINOFF AND WITH 
CHERNIAVSKY AS A 
SPARRING .PARTNER THE 
"SILENT" MAESTRO HAD 
BETTER LOOK TO HIS 
LAURELS." 




But tkere's only one organiza- 
tion ttet -Gati-give-jyou.-g*eat 




entertainment* 



We furnisk everything from 
single vaudeville acts to full- 
stage presentations, by the day, 
by the week or for an entire 

season* 



F. & M. STAGESHOWS, Inc. 

- 1560 Broadway^ New York City 

(A Subsidiary o( Faachoa ^ Marcp» Inc*) 



Taesdajf July . 11, 1933 



R AD I 



VARIETY 



i9 




RADIO 




Agents Spurn NBC Artist Bureau 
Take Over at the $40(1 Weekly Asked] || 




NBC'b iartlst jbureau Is how con- 
elderlng eliminating Its stage book"; 
Sner department, and turning over 
theatre representation for Its con- 
tract acts to an outside agency. 

Beasoii is economy. 

ThQ networ k last week made the 
proposition to several stage book- 
ing agents, offering a straight re- 
tainer o£ $100 a week rather than 
a commission' deal, and so far no 
takers. ' 

The agents approached all asked 
for a commission deal, from ac- 
counts. NBC wants the $100 weekly 
straight figure to cover-representa-; 
tlon for^U its acts, a;nd no ispllt in 
event ^ proceeds frpni— the-. bookings 
exceed* that figure.. It would save 
NBC about three or fpiir times the 
$100 by eliminating operation over- 
head of the artist bureau's present 
and own theatre booking staff.. 

Handling stage bookings at NBC, 
besides Harbld Kemp and Bill Mc- 
Caffery, who are how. chiefly con- 
cerned with advertising igeiicy con- 
tacts, are Chester Stratton And 
Buby Cowan. 

Due to conditions in vaudeville, 
and the little stage time now avail 
able,, the NBC artist bureau, like 
other agents, has been^ the red 
ftll year. 

NBC Artists Service last week had 
Its first substantial spurt in theatre 
bookings since the beginning of the 
year. .Major placement on the, list 
-_was_the-fly-6_weeks .ablalnefljtor, the^ 
Pickens Sisters. 

Route obtained for the Pickens 
trio is a joint RKO -Warner 'affair 
with the girls playing their first 
date at the EarJe, Washington,. July 



Radio Heckler 



Chicago, July 10. 
JBen Bertile avers the :.most 
annoying kind of heckler is the 
m^ugg who gains a command- 
ing position near the micro- 
-phone: at-the-Pabst Caslno-and. 
waits until Berhle is In the 
midst of a vocal. Then , the 
heckling takes the form of a 
persistent beckoning motion 
With the finger. No hiss ever 
could break up an actor llk<9 
that beckoning gesture, says, 
Bernle. 

Invariably, what the guy 
With the silent heckle wants is 
an autograph. 



Chicago Hasn't a Dozen 
Agracies Equipped to 
Handle Radio Programs 
— ^Ats of Make-Believe 
an d Bu ister Brown Show- 
men ' — Agencies Won't 
Spend for Experienced 
Producers, or Else Afraid 
of Them 



0[PT|NBC Cuts 11-12 P. M. Rate and 
CBS Reduces k 64:30 Niche; 

WouU Boost llioicel^ Span 




Informal 



VET. PINCH-HITTERS 



iowa city, July 10» 
.A^__new^_^ j»dlQ .... fieflnltlojai. 
Delegates to the Uhiversity of 
Ipwa's -first, conference on 
■ radio education were told, by 
Eugene J. Coltrane, Washing- 
ton, b. C, educator, that radio 
Is a tool of Informal rather 
than formal education; 

Seeing how some take it— In 
h^gligee. be4i or with beer, no 
questioh as to the informality. 



Chicago, July 10. 

Les* than a dozen advertising 
agencies in Chicago are equipped io 
produce a radio program. The others, 
are bluffing. .And relying on the 
itfnoranc'e of advertisera to .cover up. 

-Either -most of the- adsncie* don't 
understand or won't pay the price. 
They will not, or possibly cannot, 
hire competent department l|e*>(l"- 



Canadiaii Phoile Cas. 
Peeved Because 
Handte Natl Hookups 



Pops &tid Liouis, colored duo, set 
for three-weeks'" at Baftflclo, Tbronto, 
and Chicago; the Three X Sisters 
got one, the Albee, Brooklyn; Don- 
ald Novls lietted a consecutive junip 
from St. Ix>uis to Chicago, and the 
Bex Cole Mountaineers were given 
.the current week a.t the Academy, 
New York. 



Ford Dealers Qying 
NBC About 1850,000; 
l^r {rM to Action 

Sudden stepping out of Ford deal- 
ers on the air has prompted General 
Motors to give earlier consideration 
to Its ethei- activities for fall-^han 
originally planned. Reservations for 
four half -hour weekly periods have 
been placeol with NBC by the car- 
making combine. The subsids G. M. 
figures' on plugging are Buick, Chev- 
rolet* Pohtiac and Fisher Body. 

Added last week to .the station 
lineUp-taklng^e-Ford-backed-Lium-|-nia7iager, and-prlnt-a—lotrot fancirl owned— eKY—outrlghtr— but-siichr-ft- 
and Abner show were eight more brochures describing the 'proiductlon prospect is cold, 
outlets, making a total of 22. Time department.* i Telephone companies. <Df the west 

contracts okayed by the Ford deal- Networks 8/nf pathetic \^^^ provinces are annoyed • because 

ers call for a minimum of 26 weeksi ,^ ^ a * * the two railway companies, C. P. R. 

which means a total Income to NBC ^^^^ ^^..^^\f "l°l°„>^y?i°„.^° i^^ N. R. . .bv mea ns of theln 

of around $850,000. r?._^*^rr]^?rL°A^i"^!f„ have landed trans- 



Suds Phtfers 



"Xos Angeles, July" lo. 
Pretentious series of transcrip- 
tions have' been produced here on 
spec for the brewery trade by Fre6r 
man Xtang, recorder, and Harry 
Eafnshaw of the Earnshaw-Toung 
agency. 

Platters, which utilized a BO-piece 
symphony orchestra, are now being 
auditioned by Aiiheuser-BuSch. 



Yip 



Over Commish 
Brings More Yippers 

Los Angeles, July 10. 
- In an argument over commission 
for stage appearances, Arizona 
Wranglers have split with their or-, 
ganlzer, lioyal Underwood-, and are- 
now on their owh at .ItFI/ .Gow yiP-^ 
pers had been a KNiX act for three 
years. Sincie splitting^- Underwood 
has organized another group oi cow- 
hand singers and s.tringers' arid goes 
KNX with .tliem under title- of 
'Range Riders.' 

Wranglers have been doing a 
•cQupie of months a.year on the jrpad, 
piostiy In the Northwest. Perform- 
ers w6re guaranteed $50 a week, ex-i 
penses and a 40% share In the jprof- 
its. With new bookings In the dft- 
•Ing, the cowhand's kicked against 
taking the smaller erid^ 



Winnipeg, July 10. 
Because of the tinoe, .which 
This as much as anything keeps I changes four times across the Do 
Chicago playing permanent second I minion, the Cana.d.ii^n Radio Com 
fiddle to New York. jAnd the bluff- n^ission is dividing Canada In halves, 
ing'agehcieii anBh't'fpoling~anyb6dy~.1with Wiri^^ broad' 
Many, agencies here have radio 1 casting point for. the. West. . Hector 
production departments. They even | Cbarlesworth . Is now touring the 
brag about them. But they -Won't wedt ajid E. li.' Bushhell. from To- 
stand Investigation. They're dummy ronto, is here for auditions with a 
set-ups. They clean out a clothes view to booking chain programs, 
closet, move in sonie files and a Local hopes. 'had .been that the 
desk, appoint the boss' nephew as CPC would buy the telephohe- 



With the brisk trend for fall buei. 
ness once again brlngiiig to. the fore 
radio's predicament of hiaving its^ 

inidome limited by the clock, both 

NBC and Columbia aie trying to 
stretch span of choice hours 
through a process of dipped rates.- 
iNBC is offering the hour between 11 
and midnijght. at half the regular 
evening rate, while CBS Is reduclng- 
the tap for'6-6:36 p,m. to two-thlrdo! 
of its usual night-time price. 

Once they succeed In Inducing- 
coinmerclals to fill thiese periods on 
the outer rinis of -what-ls-known- ai- 



Auto Finn May Launch 



TTn 

charge - of- radio -jproductlon goe^ ^f the Ddmlni<Jn wide CHC 

oVer to NBC or CBS :a,nd the net- " ' ^ 



works, play straight for him,' They 
let him borrow an idea or two; they 

2d Proffram This Week I supply him with a giib iine of con- 

' vcr.Tation, & semi-technical studio 
vocabulary — and presto, a showman 
is. born. 

Alternative to . calling in. the net-^ 
works, which has certain obvious 



programs; 



There's a possibility of Hudson 
Essex bankrolling a second program 
on NBC. Stanza in mind would run 
a half' hour and use a mixed choir in 
addition to B. A. Rolfe'a band. This 
would make .Rolf e double from the 
hour show he's doing for the same 
account Saturday, nights. 
" If . approved by the account: the 
half-hour period will debut, either 
Thursday or'Frlday evening of this 
week. 



Walsh'^ Grid Show Will 
Resume Air Sept. 22 



G^iierail Foods has set Sept. 2Z as 

the .'resilmption date for Its All 

drawbacks, is to bring in anyone of I American football show on Columbia, 
the yarlbus radio veterans or free- Friday even^pg. stanza will again be 
lancers. These experts are glad to m-c'd by Christy Walsh who will, 
pinch hit and are willing to cover as last season, recruit grid^ cof^^ 
for the agency. Often they serve the and stars. ' 

purpose admirably and eyeryone is I Contract Is for 13 programs and 
satisfied. Especially the agency that a link taking In the basic and Don 
never thinks of sharing Its 16% with I Lee (I»aciflc) networks a,hd .10 sup 



WfBiring's New 26 

option on Fred Waring picked up 
by Old Gold for another 26 weeks. 
Renewal elective Aug. 8. 

Remaihdi^r''of "program due for re- 
vision within the next few weeks. 
Type of talent hasn't been decided. 



I the freelancer who saved Its face. . . 

Admittedly the prizie boners made 
I by advertising agencies here have 
been in radio. Froni the air comes 
most of their headaches. Yet 
strangely enough they trust Buster 
Brown Just out of college with this 
department; refuse to consider pro- 
fessional showmen, and flounder 
along with their fingers crossed and 



plenlentary eta,tions. Session 
carry the Fbstum. coffee tag. 



will 



the 'cholce hours, the chains hope to, 
be able to prove that thei 6-6; 30 and 
li-lS night niches ore equal In' 
value to any othdr evening^ spot; 
Hence the device of slashed rates 
as the first step. 

- Situatldn Is' one- which has con-,- - 
fronted' commercial broadcasting, 
since Its Inception, Time was wheni; 
^advertisers . refused tb^Iay coin dix 
the line for any evening spot either- 
side of the 8. to 10 p.m. stretchy Tfalo j 
attitude was founded on the theonr: 
that the average family wasn^ 
through dijnnier before 8 o'clock; uid ; 
that tho average set was dimnied '° 
around 10 o'clock; bedtime . for the 
average family. It iook- Pepsodent, 
with Amos 'n' Andy In a 7 o'clock \ 
spot and Lucky Strike atid Its 10-11 
o'clock series to refute' thlis theory. - ' 

'~ Co9es Factor"' ~~ 

It Is the networks* contention now- 
that listening habits have Under- 
gone a radical change and that this; 
change will be further Influepcbd by. 
rthe-trade^odeK-belngTB^etTiiirby-thef-;- 
Nationa.1 Industrial Recovery Act: ' 
Wbrklhg- bours-of. -employees under ^ 
the various codes-being, subtnitted,- . 
they point out, will make for earlier 
home arrivals and later retiring 
hours. 

Columbia is calling, its new 6-6; 30; 
price a 'transition' rate and, like the 
NBC revised 11^ to mldnitje tap, goes ' 
into effect July 15. New rate card 
being issued by NBC on that date 
will also eliminate the penny part of 
the Individual station- rates In tho 
half and quarter-hour columns, with 
the odd cfehts here earried over to^ 
the nearest dollar. Network says It 
Is noaking the change so that com- 
putation will be easier -for- all c6n-v 
cerned^ 



Grofe-Gross Operetta 

Ferde Grofe and Ben Gross, radio 
editor of the New York 'iJaily News' 
I are' collaborating on an operetta, 
•Down the River.' 



NBC Switches 



General reallocation of duties for 
the staff in the NBC program de- 
partment on the New York end 
slated: to take place within the- next 
two weeks. Affected most will be 
the. production division, particularly 
those now handling dramatic pro- 
grams. 

Several drastic shifts in the musi- 
cal phase of the department are also 
under way. 



6, 2 AND EVEir 

Sah Franciscoj July lO. 

As the Hearst ban on KYA con- 
tinues because of the lalter's news 
bnoadcast. by ^Shopping .News,' the 
■Examiner', has jerked . its - Comic 
strip gtherlngs from that station, 
shifting them- to KFRCj with-which 
the Tax* is afflliated. 

Opposition 'Chronicle* is; already 
on KGO . with its comics, and now 
releases them on KYA also, broad- 
casting them at the same time 
KFRC iS-^JH -With the . ^Examiner' 
funny stuff on Sunday mornings. 



— _ , Gross is finishing the libretto be- 

a prayer. While being so. sffiigy on k^^^ ^^^^^^ goes into a huddle with 
the radio production department end, j^j^^ 
] nevertheless pay big salaries to ' ' 
copy-writers for newspaper aind 
magazine layouts. 



GOGOjCOLA BETUBimsrG 

After more than a year's absence 
Coco -Cola is figuring on a return 
to radio as soon as it can set on a 
station hookup and progriam. 
- ^Air release for the beverage wjll 



again be NBC. 



Mofle NBC-Minded 

Chicago, July 10. 
Molle Shaving cream, is . all lath- 
ered up and ready to spread itself 
over an NBC network out of Chi- 
cago. Expects to start- in Septem- 
ber. 

Type of show undecided. 



Quiii Ryan 3d Radio 
~ Coinineritator on Expo 

Chicago, July 10. 

Quln Ryan, of WGN, becomes : the 
third hired radio commentator to 
broia.dcast observjitlons on the 
World's Fair. Ryan ifr .Jointly paid 
by Dodge Brothers', automobiles and 
Havollne Oif to tell about the expo 
six nights a week. 

Palmer < House pays Floyd Gib- 
bons I'or similar chores, while NBC, 
itself, has Burton Holmes on the 
payroll to report the Fair through 
the. eyes , of a globe trotter. 



100% Amateur 

Cincinnati, July 10. 

A new commercial, account for 
WCKY, Covington, Ky., is the 
semirweekly iau m. 15 -minute blast 
of the Union Gas & Electric Co., by 
Laura Judd Bryant, the firm's 
home service direqtor. 

Dialog by Fred Toy of the com- 
pany's publicity department. 



$161 AGAINST SINGEB 

Judgment for $161.50- has been 
entered against Everett Marshall^ 
singer, by Lyons & Lyons, agency, 
Which sued for Tour weeks at> $37.50 
a week commish. This w£t-s claimed 
due. on the Westlnghouse program 
which the agency .alleged it booked 
for Marshall. 

Through Julius Kchdler, a,ttor- 
ney; -judgment— for the full amount 
plus costs was awarded L&L. 



GEBMAN BEF SAILS 

Kurt Sell, U. S. representative for 
the German Broadcasting fiystem, 
left for Europe last Thursday (6). 

He'll, make a short survey of home, 
cgndi tj.ons .bef o re. ret ur ning.„h!6re in 
about six Weeks. 



New Lane for 'Growin^ Up* 

Hollywood, July 10. 
Citrus Granulated Soap has con- 
tract, for 'Growin' Up,' comedy se- 
rial, for a daily ■ 15 minutes on 
KMTR. 

Had been used until recently on 
KNX. 



KFAB^KFOR Competition 
Stiffens Under New Deal 

Lincoln, July. 10. 

Ad staffs of the two. local radio 
stands, KFAB and KFOR, are In 
greater conflict than when the- two i 
outlets'" werW InBeip^hdeiit o'^^ 
other. Same Stockholding group 
recently aciquired both statiohti.. 
CBS time hot used by the 5,000-' . 
watt KFAB was handed 250-watt •" 
KFOR, giving the latter equal or i 

hiore^natlonal taleilt" ' ' 

.Ad rates of the larget* Btatlop 
graduate to the ratio of - 1 to 3. 
KFOR. (Covers the lociil trade area 
aiid has equal chain time, which Is 
all local advertisers care about. 
KFAB, according to its ad DCddlers, 
reaches out a good bit farther, but 
is in a tough spot because it's hard 
-to -find advertiBeirs~bere~Who are~ihr7^ 
tereated in the hirand^byways. 

KFOR, until recently in the Se-. 
curity Mutual Life Bldg., has re'< ' 
quartered in the Lincoln hotel. 
KFAB has the same arrangement at" 
the Cornhusker hotel. 



Hollywood, July. 10. 

Latest film celeb slated to go on 
the air is Mickey Mouse; Follows 
the sighing of a contract between 
Walt Disney and the Crane and 
Monroe agency, which will handle 
the film rodent for ether. ~ 

New agency is composed oif two 
former Lord & Thomas men. 



VARIETr 



Xuwtlmjf Julf 11, 1933 




OUTSTANDING PROGRAMS ON THEAIR 



NETW ORK S HOWS 

(This and Next Wcek^ July 11 Id 17) 

(Ail -Time EDST) 

TUESDAY (JULY 11) 
Kate Smith (La Palina), 8:30-8:45 p.m., CBS-'V^ABC. 
Also Wed & Thurs. (Batten-Bartbn, etc.). 

Julia Sariderion and Frank Crurnit, Parker Fennf"y. 
Shilkret orchestra, ^Blackstone Pantatlon, 8-8:30 p.m., 
AP-NBtJ'" (^la'ckstone ' Cigatff) . - 

Raymond Paioe'a orchestra and soloists, C«ilifonjla 
Melodies, from Don Xee chain on the west coast via WABC- 
CBS, -10-10: 45 p.m. 

?ISSf?: 3K;? p iS- NB^^^^ (Texaco) (Hanff-Metzger 

._'agency)^..._^_._ — ----- 

The Goldbergs with Gertrude Berflj, Jamiea Wa**"^' ^f^' ' 
8 p.m., NBC-WEAP. Also Wed , Thurs., Fri. & Mon. Pep- 
sodent) (liord & Thomas agency) . 

Amos V Andy, 7-7:15 p.m.; NBQ-WjZ. Also Wed, 
ThSV Prl. & Mon. Bebroadcast for the midwest and west 
10 p.m., CDST (Pepsodent ). 

Clara Lu 'h' Em, Louise Starky, Isabel!© Carothers and 
Hden kino.. 10^lS-10;30 a.m.. NBC-WJ^. Also ^ Wed., 
*hui-s.. I'ri. and Mon. (PalmoUye) (Lor4 & Thomas agency). 



— rnttiiTGVphsrira 

ThuS*. Frf. & Mon, (OvalUrie) (Blackett- Sample -Hum- 
inert)— .1 

Ben Bei^nie oi-chestra, with Jackie Heller, 9->: SO p.m., 
NBC-WEAP (Bliie Ribbon Malt) (Matteson-Pogarty-Jor- 
dah tig^ncy). ' ^ 

Lowell Thomas, 6:46-7 p.to., NBC-WJZ. . Alab^ Wed.,. 
Thurs.; Prl. St Mon..(Sun OU Co.) (Roche, Williams & Cun- 
ningham a,genoy ); ^ ^ 

Household Musical Memories, Edo«r \ ' 
Jotef Koeetner orchestra, 10-10:30 p.m., NBC-WJZ. (Hous<i- 
hold Finance Corp.) (Charles Daniel Pry agency). 

C; cr Nr^. StadlVm Concert, WUIem Van flo~OB»fr«ein 

conductor, 9-10 p.mc, NBC-WJZ, Alsp every other day of 
j^eweek.' . 

''mippy,' 5:30-6' p.m., CBS-WABC. Also Wed., Thurai, 
Prl!- & Mon. (Wheaties-General Mills) (Blackett- Sample- 

?SoSSr')carter, 7:46-9 p.m„ CBSrWABC. Also Wed., 
. . Thurs.; Pri. & Mon. (P'hllco)^ . 

WEDNESDAY (JULY 12) , 
Fannie Brice, George Olsen Musio (Chase &. Sanboru 
Tea), WBAF-NBC, 8-8:30 pm. (J. Walter Thompson 
agency.) 



•Lero Listen to HanrI*,* Phil Hairia^and orchesitta, LmmW 
Ra)C9-0;30 p.m., NBC-WJ Z (Cut ey) (J. Walter Thompson). 

Andre Koitelanet« presents, with M«ry Epatman, Evan 
Evana, ,9:30-10 p.m., CB 8-WABC. 

SATURDAY (JULY isr , 
Rex Battle concert ©naemble, WBAy-NDC put ot Toronto 
(via CttCT, 1:30-2 p.m. 

Week-end Revue, Variet y show , NBC-WHAP, 4-5 pjn. 

Ferde Grofe orchestra, Conrad Thibauti, WBAP-NBa »• 
9:15 p-m. (PhlHp Morrl$ C igarot) (Blow »g^noy)< 

b: . Rblfe orchestra; with Rudy Wiedoeft, Wmp-^ 
10-11 p.m. (Hudson-Essex) (Blackihan agency). 

Phllharmonlo Symphony; 'orchestra, Willoni van Hoog' 
straten conducting, WJZ-NBC, from Lewisohn Stadium, 
N. Y., 8 ; 30-10: 15 p.m. 

Philadelphia Summer doncerts firom Fairmount PArk* 
Philadelphia, 8:30-9:11 p,m., WABC-CBa 

■ Glen Gray ahd Caiaa Lonia Orchestra, 7: SO-8 p.m., 
WABC. __ 

The Witching Hour^ Qeorgia Gravea, Sl*'"*^ Smith, 
Richard Maxwell, Dart Bethmann, Earl Waldo and Dana 
S. Merriman orchestra, 11:30-12 p.m, NBC-WJZ. 

SUNDAY (JULY 16) . 
Alfredo's marimba orchestra, WEAP-NBC, 10:30-11 a.m. 

Major Bowes* Capitol Family from Capitol theaitre, N. Yh 
11:16 a.m.-12:16 p.m., WBAF-NBC, variety «how, with 
MariS"^ilviera, Hahhah-'-KI«'n» Nicho^ 
Dennia, Tom. McLauaMin, Four Minute Men, Waldo Mayo, 
Yaah*. Bunchuk conducting. 

Bert Lahr, ilomay Bailey ' and Lee iima, Leo Carillo, 
RubinofPs orcheatrtt, WBAF-NBC, 8-9 pjn. (Chase & San- 
born Coffee) (X. Walter Thompson). - 

Col. Loula MeHenry How^ President Ropserelf s secre- 
tary, 10-10:16 p.c, WBAF-NBC, Walter Trumbull inter- 
viewing him on national affalra. (RCA Victor.) 

Radio City Music BUI Concert;, Roxy (Si L. Rothafel) as 
m.<?., with Brno Rapee'a orchestrq,, choir and soloists, 12:16- 
1:15 p.m., WJZ-NBC. 

Berrah Mineyitch harmo nica >a hd, WJZ-NBC. 7-7:16 p.m. 

Df. 'Hugo Riesenfeld'a ViiBhnese program ^roih lladlo City 
Music Hall, WJZ-NBC, 8- 8:80 p. m; 

Arthur Brisbane, Walter C. Kelly, The Reveler*, Al dood- 
man'a orchestra, WJZ-NBC,. 1-9: 80 p.m. (Good Gulf Gaso- 
line) (Cecil, Warwick * Cecil). 

Goldman Band, Edwin Franko Goldman conducting, from 
the N. Y. TJ. campus; 9:80-10 p.m., WJZ-NBC. 

Frank Crumit and Julia Sanderaon, 6:80-6 p.m., WABC- 
CBS (Bond. Bread) (Batten, Barton, etc.). 



THURSDAY >(JUl,Y 18) 
Bronx Marrlaga Bureau, 9-9:18 pjn, WOR. 

•Men ot WOR,» variety, Sherman Keeno dlfectlngr, Qren- 
adiero Quartet, Walter AhrOne, 10:30-11 p.m., WQR. 

Merle Aleoek aoprano, 9 -^9:30 p .m., WMCA-WPCH. 

Merle Johnetoh'e Saxophone Quartet ana Pauline Alport, 

plahiet, 7:46-8 p.m., WOR^^ 

FRIDAY (JULY 14) _ 
Harold Stern'e orchestra; 8:45-9 p.m., WOB (Crystal 
Corp^). , 

Olive Kline, soprano; Sol Shapiro, cohductlhg, 9-9: 30 p.m., 
'WMCA-WPCH. — r---- ■ . . ^ , . 

Commonwealth Opera Co., Gabriel STneorit, coftductlne; 
from George Washington Stadium, lO-lJ. p.m.,. WMCA- 
WPCH. ^ 

Hendrik Willem VanLoon, lecturer. 8: ;30 p.m., WBVD. 

SATURDAY (JULY IB) 

— Wd^t-Llttle Symphony. ofcheatra, Phinp_Jame%^.c^ 
lng» with Olga Attl, harpi st, 8-9 p.m., WQR, ^ 

Chandler GoldtHwaite^ organ recital, with John 
baritone. 10:30-11 p.m., WOR, 

SUNDAY (JULY 1ft) 
Irving Aaronson orchestra from Rlls Park, Long. Island, 
7-7:30 p.m., WOR. 

. .Woodbury revue, with Rbxanrie and her orchestra, Al and 
Lee Reiser, Jack Arthur, 7:30-8 p.m.. WQR. 

- Red Lac<iuer-and--Jade,-(Beorge-^hackley,jiiriactl^ 
Ruysdael, narrator, 6-6:30 p.m., W OR. 

Margaret Anglin Presenter with Chandler Goldthwalte^ 
organist, , 6: 30-7 p.m, . WOR^ 

Choir invisible. Vera Osborne, Annette Simpeon, Veronica. 
Wiggins, John Qhine, David Croawell, George O^Brien, Jack- 
Keating; George Chackley, direcUng. 8:30r9 p.m., WOR. 

Modern American Composers, Lambroa Callimahoa, flutist; . 
Vivian Fine, pianist, 8-8 :30, WEVD . 

MONDAY (JULY 17) 
Back Stage, with Borris Morroa from Paramount theatre^ 
N. Y., with orchestra, soloists, 8:30-9 p.m.^ WOR* 

Alfced Wallenatein'a Sinfonetta, soloists, : 30-11 p.m.,^ 
WOR. ' ' 



Potash and Perlmutter (Jot. Greonwald and Lou Welch), 

WJZ-NBC, 8:30-$: 46 p.m. (Feenamlnt) (McCann-Erickaon). 

The Poet Prince, Nl^ service from Radio City Muialc 
Hall via WJZ, 11:16-11:30 p.m. 

Irvih S. Cobb and Al Goodman'* orchestra, 9-915 p.m., 
CBS-WABC (Good Gulf). Also Prl.', same time (Cecil, War- 
wick & Cecil). 

Guy 'Loinbardo's otcheaCra and Burn* and Allen (White 
Owl clgar)/9 : 30-10 p.m<, CBS-WABC (J. Walter Thompson). 

Fred Waring'a Pennsylvania and 'Mandy Lou,' 10-10:30 
p.m., CBS-WABC (Old Gold) (Lennon & Mitchell). 

Edwin-Ci-Hiilr news, 10:30-10:46 p.m., CBS-WABC. 

Willard Robinson's Deep River P ™ ' 

-_^__NBC-WZ. 



THURSDA'^ (JULY 13) - • 

Rudy Vallee-FleiaOhmann variety program, including 
Grace George, Cliff Edwards, Larry Adier, Joe 

WEAP-NBC, 8-9 pm. (Plelschmann's Yeast) (J. Walter 
Thompson). 

Can'n Henrv's Show Boat, Including Chasi Winninger,, 
Lahr&" RVsi Annate Hansh'aw, Muriel Wj^^ V^o'^^;; 
»n' January; Don Voorhees orchestra, WBAF-NBC, 0-10 
p.m. (Maxwell House Coffee).. 

Floyd Gibbons, the World's Fair Reporter, NBC service 
from Chicago to WJZ, 8;4 6-9 y.m . * 

Columbia Revue, variety half hour with vFreddi 
orchestra, 9:30rlO pjm., W ABC -C BS. 

Wayfaring Men. 9-9:15 p^m., CBS-WABC. Also Men. and 
Sun. . _ 

John Henry, Black River Giant, 10:15-10:30 p.m., 
WABCV Also -Sun. at 10 p.m;— 

Floyd Gibbons, :45-9 p.m., NBC-WJZ. 
(Palmer House) (Lord & Thomas). - 

FRIDAY (JULY 14) ^ ; 
Cities Service hour, with Jeesica Dragonette, the Cavaliers 

(Henry Shope, Frank Parker, Jphn_Seag.le, Elliott Shaw, 
— Monf gomery), ' Frank-Banta and - Milton^-Rettenberg, 
K?arie Bourdon^8 orchestra, WEAP-NBC, 8-9 p.m. (Cities 
Service Gaaollne);.. 

Tom Howard, Jeannie Lang, Ted Bergman, Herbert 
Polesie, The Singing Clerks, Harry Salter's orchestra, 9-9:30 
■JjSh., WEAP-NBC (Best Poods) (Benton & Boyrles). 

Ilka Chase, Hugh O'Connell, Lee Wiley, Paul SmaU^Victor 
Young orchestra, WBAF-NBC, 9:30.-10 p;m. (Ponds* Cream)/ 
= :(^,^fl.lterL Thbniitson ) 

Andre Kostelanetz presents Mary Eastman, van Evans, 
orchestra, choir, 9:30-10 p .m., W ABC-CBS. 

Lou Holtz. Grace Moore, Lennie Hayton's orchestra, 10- 
10^30 pim* WABC-CBS (Chesterneld) (Newell-Emmett 
agency). 

•First Nitrhter.' with June Meredith, Don Ameche, Carlton 
ftri^kertS Cliff sSb NBC-WJZ (Cam- 

pagna Italian Balm) (McC ahn E rickson). 

A..«,nii,. Wniir with Phil Baker, Harry McNaughton, 
wtrrlZen^SSi sf. ers, Roy Shield orchestra. 9:30-10 p.m.. 
NBC-WJZ (Armour Packing) (N. W. Ayer agency). 



The Gauchos, Vineent Sorey conducting, with i ito viuizar, 
9-9:30 p.m., WABC-CBS. ^ 

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round, Jean Sargent, Day W Percy, 
Men About Town, Gena Rodemich orchestra, 9-9:30 p.m., 
NBC-WBAF. (Lyon's Tooth Powder) (Blackett-Sample- 
Hummert). 

American Album ot Familiar ^Muslc. Frank Munn, Eliza- 
beth Lennox, Ohman ind Arden, Bertrand Hirsch, Gus 
Haensehen ol^hestra, 9:30-10 pjn., NBC-WEAP. (Bayer s 
Aaperln) (Blackett- Sample-Hummert). 

MONDAY (JULY 17) ^ . „ . 
A&P Gypsie3, Harry Horlick directing, Frank Parker, 
WEAP-NBC, 9-9:30 p.m. ^ (Atlantic & Padiflc). 

Paul Whiteman orchestra, with Deeme Taylor, m.c^ and 
varietv show. 9:30-ll;30 pjn., WEAP-NBC; on split hook- 
i5 iS^sJmrUrritories (l&^ft-Pheni* Products) (J. Walter 

Thompson). 

CUcauot Club Eskimos, Harry Reier directing, 'Rpsey* 
Rowswell, Jimmy Brierly, NBC-WJZ, 8-8:30 p.m. (Clicquot 
club Ginger Ale) (Danielson & Son agency). 

Sinclair Minstrels (Gene Arnold, Chauncey Parsons, ill 
Childs, Mac McCloud, Clifford Soubier, Harry Kogen direct- 
ing, NBC-WJZ out of Chicago, 9-9.: 30 p,m. CSinclair Oil). 

Jack Frost (sugar) .half hour with, Sam Herman, Josef 
Paeternack's orchestra and guest artist, 9:30-10 p.m. 
(Gotham agency). 

thel Waters, colored, 11-11:15 p.m., NBG-WJZ; 

Morgan L. Eastman orchestra. Gene Arnold, Lullaby 
Lady, 10-10:30 p.m., NBC. (No N. Y. release) (Carnation 
Milk) (Erwlh Wasey agency). 

LOeAOHOWS 



CHICAGO 

(July 12.18) 
(All Time CD8T) 

WEDNESDAY (JULY 12) 
Quinn Ryan at the Fair, 6:45-7 p.m., WON. (Dodge Broa. 
Motors-Havoline Oil) (Ruthrauff & Ryan agency). 

TUESDAY (JULY 18) _ 
Haopi ness House, Jean ^^"LKing . Peggy Da^^^^^ 
a.m., WBBM. (Household Finance) (CharleriJanlel-Pry)^ 

FRIDAY (JULY 14) . ^ 
Ben Bernie orchestra, WENR-NBC. 11-11:30 a.m. Pabstr . 
ette Cheese. Supplementary to night P™gram^ for wme 
company's malt; (Premier Pabst Sal^s Co.) (Matteson- 
Fogarty-Jordon agency). 

SUNDAY (JULY 16) 
Chicago A Capella Choir with Noble Cain, WBNR-NBO, 
3:30r4 p.m. (sustaining). 

MONDAY (JULY 17) , „ , „ 

Singing Lady (Irene Wicker), daily except Sat. -Sun, 
WGN-NBC!, 4:30-4:45 p.m. (Kellogg's^Com Flakes) (N. W. 
Ayer agency). 



LOS ANGELES 



NEW YORK 



. (July 11- m _ 

(All Time EDST) 

-TUESDAV, JULY 11 — =, ,^>, 

Light Opera Gems, Channon Collinge conductor, WABC- 
CBS, 1(3:46-11:15 p.m. 

Eddy Brown, violinist, with miniature. symphony mac- 
stroed 'by George Shackley, 8:30-9^ p.m., WOR. 

Footlight Echoes directed by Geo. Shackley, Lewi id 
announcer, 9:30-10 p.m., WOR. 

Percy Grainger, composerVpianist, • 16-10: 35, WETVD. 



(JULY 14-21) 
(All Time PST) 

Al Pearce and His Gang, KFI. - 2-2: 30 p.m., variety pro- 
gram every afternoon excepting Sunday. Sustaining. 

In Laws.' KPAC, 6:46-7 p.m.. comedy serial every eve- 
ning but Sundays. (Auburn-Cord). 

•Hon. Archie and Frank Watanabe. KNX^xomedy serial, 
7-7:16 p.m., every evenings hut_ Sundays, (Marlon R.ATray 

Co ) — '■ — ' — 

•Globe Headlines, KHJ, newspaper serial, 8-8:l& p.m., 
Tues., Wed., Thurs. and Prl. (Globe Mills) (Dan B. Miller). 

SATURDAY (JULY 15) 

Hollywood Bowl Concert, KPI, 8:16-10 p.m. Sustaini 

SUNDAY (JULY 16) 

English Coronets, KPWB, 9-9:30 p.m., dramatization o£ 
English history. (Barker Bros.) (Ray Alden agency). 

Franco Hi-Jinks, KPWB, 8-9 p.rriV variety program with 
Johnnie Murray, Vivian Knight, Nelson and Knight. 

(Franco Bakery) ^ 

'David Garrick' KMTR, 7-7:30 p.m., dramatization, 
tainlng. 



Relnald Werrenratli, barytone, :45-8 p.m., WMCA- 
WPCH. ' 

WEDNESDAY (July 12) 

Newark Symphony orchestra, Robert Crawford, director, 
from the Newark Stadium, 9:30-10:30 p.m.j WOR. 

Market and Halsey Street Playhouse, " Roger ower, m.c; 
Lee Cronican, conductor, 10:30-11 p.m., WQR. 

Beniaminp Rlccio, baritone, 9-9:30 p.m., WMCA-WPCH. 

Gregory Matusewich, English concertina virtuoso, 8:30- 
8:46 p.m., WEVD. 



p.m. 



MONDAY (JULY 17) 

Makers of History,' KPI, 4ramatIzatlon, 
(Puritas Water) (McCarthy Co.). 

— _ TUESDW (JULlri8) 
California Melodies, 6-6:45 p.m., Ray Paige's orchestra 
and Eleanor Barries' interview with Darryl Zanuck* Sus- 
taining. ' ^ ^ 

The Guardsmen, KNXi 7:13-7:30 p.m., male qua^rtet. Sus- 
taining. ^— — — . . 

Golden Memories, KNX, 8:45-9 p.m. Old songs by Drury 
Lane, organ and Violin accompaniment. (Pasro Cpncen- 

THURSDAY (JULY 20) . 

French history (O-Keefe & Merrltt) (Bmll Hnaaclier ^xra 
Associates). 

•Fraternity House,' KFAC, 8:30-9 p.m., variety program 
with William LeMaire, Robert Wlldhack, Barbara Gaie 
Sherwood, Singing Sher.woods, Harold Isbell (Arrowheao 
Water) (McCarty Co). 

FRIDAY (JULY 21) 

Tai»estries of Life. KHJ, 8:30-9 p.m., semi-classic orcnefl 
tration (Forest Lawn). 

Optimistic Do-Nut Hour, KNX, 8-9 p.m., variety piograi 
(Davis Perfection Bread Co.) (H. C. Bernstein agency). 



Tooflday, July 11, 1933 



RADIO 



VARIETY 



41 



Air line News 

By-Nellie-Revcll- 



2 Major Wek 



On hearing tliat Busch Brewery bad decided not to brocidcast, 3chlltz 
Brewery also cancelled Its option for time, not -egardlng local breweries ' 
mim competition. It seeins that the only way radio will ever get national 
teer accounts is to land one hiir one and the rest must follow. Pabst 
is the only Wfif, one on the air, and that plug is chiefly for malt syrup; 

Ijludy's Rescue 

dliyer (t<ord) Wakefield fcu;ed deportation l{t$t week. The company 
which had bonded him went broke and 11,000. cash deposit was required. 
Rudy yallee, who had only met Wakefield w^hile he was guesting on his 
progfam, put up the cash and rescued Wakefield from Ellis Island. 

nines* Forces €ronin« OfF 

Frank Cronln of the 8alada Tea Tlihers.^ Trank and PlbV , became. 
«erlouBly~in. Mm. Croniri tried td'cari^^ tot three per- 

formances last week. Then Ohman and Arden, piano team, and Gordon 
Orahain, baritone, took over the program, 

WLW Reunions 

'Don Hall, leader of the NBC trio,' holds open house for aily and all 
artists wh** ArHv« in New York from WLW. C incinnati. In addition. 




-•^U^^OWS TV«*W — ■ ■- ^ -■w mmm m.^^i^'tM.: — ^jt-.T^j- — .^nr-— - — — - -:-m : 

Poft acts as general advisor concerning, the radio situation in the east. 
He Is a graduate of WLW. 

Bob Simmons' Mountain 

Robert Simmons owns a mbuntalh top Tip-state called Mt. Pooch. The 
imagers resented BoVs tenancy, as his home Is In the center of the 20- 
acre berry patch from which they had derived considerable Income. But 
Bob told 'em to continue te help themselves. 

Mrs. Barlow's Loss 

Mrs. Howard Ba rlew became homesick last week and had her suitcases 
packed for Portland, Ore. Two hours "Beiere-lraiTr-time-she-recelved: a 
wire telling of her mblher's death. 

Olsens Up the Hudson 

Although George Olsen and Ethel Shutta each now has, for the first 
time, separate commercial programs via NBC, they will be heard. together 
on that network iroih the Lbngue Vue Clubj . Hastings; N. T. There Is 
also an offer from a beverage sponsor for. the two, starting in September 
over Columbia. 

8helvino Symphony 

The N. T, Capitol's sympho^iy orchestra wm be shelved during Phil 
Spitalny's regime at that theatre. Phil appears on the stage and broad- 
casts the NBC programs each Sunday with Major Bowes. Spltalny opens 
there next Friday (14 ) ; 

Back in Circulation 

Mention last week of the bachelors on radio brought no end of- addi- 
tions to the list— Abe Lyman, for one. Also Lew White wants it dis- 
tinctly understood he is heartwhble (well, nearly so). And Spine other 
men on radio have recently been returned to circulation— Rudy Vallee, 
Hugo Marianl, Curt Peterson, Freddie Rich and Bill O'NelL 

Before Radio 

EKhel Waters was a scullery maid at I1.3S a day. .. .Wilfred Glenn of 
The Revelers was a sailor.... Benny Payne, pianist with Cab Calloway, 
gang a solo twice every Sunday in church. ...John B ab b was a^ iano 
salesman.... Mary Eastman was In Heywooa aroun's 'Shoot the Works'- 
.... Frank Mason, v.p. of NBC^. was president of International News 
Service, and before that a foreign correspondent. .Will Donaldson, ar- 
ranger for 'Men About Town', was a dry point etcher. . . .David Preedihail 
was a playwright and producer. . . .May Singh! Breen was a piano teacher 
....Peter de Rose was a horticulturist- and atill Is....John Royal was 
a reporter on the Boston •Herald'.... Alonzo Dean Cole, WQR's 'Witch', 
started the daUy bread stufit as a portrait painter. That was the first 
Stage. The second was doing comedy parts In ten-twenty- tWrty.... 
Bugh B. Ddbbs, NBC's 'Captain Dobbsle', built children's playgrounds 
....Channon Collinge, CBS conductor, was an VEngUsh cotton manu- 
lacturer. 



How They Spend Their Holidays 

Mary McCoy lS- showing-her.-±w:o_thoroughbred saddle horses at the 
horse shows on Long Island and Connecticut. . . ..James Melton Is cruising 

.In his new yacht.... Gladys Swarthout and Frank Chapman have gone 
to a dude ranch near Denver to rehears© for the revival of 'The Merry 
[Widow* at the-Central. City Opera House .1... Ralph Klrbery fishes In New 
Jersey.. .^Pickens Sisters are playing vaude until Aug. 16 when they go 
to Hollywood to make a picture.. i.Olga, Countess Albanl, commutes to 
Atlantic City between broadcasts.... The Slzzlers a-re In Cleveland for. 
the summer. . . .Lanny Ross goes to the Westchester Country Club to golf 
....Ray Heatherton boxes with Dempsey whenever the ex-champ Is In 
New York. ...Welcome Lewis It at Rye, swimming and golfing.. >. 
Edward Nell, Jr., spends, his spare time taking pictures; he's an expert 
photographer.... Johnny Marvin is at the Thousand Islands, .. .Ray 
Perkins Is at Milford, Conn...., .The Three X Sisters are making stage 

jappearances and film shorts /...Major, Sharp and Minor have taken a 
|»ent house.... Phil Cook Is teaching the baby to say ^erry' wid 'Jerry'. 

Short Shots 

Muriel Pollock sails for Europe Aug. 4; she will also appear for one 
Week at a supper club In Paris.... CBS is booking the talent for the 

, charity ball at Newport next week, network carrying the broadcast.... 

'Agencies; report hewrty co-bperatloh . from' all stations.;^ .Any cdmedian 
making the Old Gold executives laufeh can land that prograta. .William 
(Bill) Card has left the Mort Mlliman ofllce to Join Harry Bestry's staff 
....Mort Downey returns to this country next Thursday with three susr 
talning periods a week.... Ed Fischer, formerly with 'Radio Guide', has 
Joined the Jay Faggen staff.... N. W. Ayer agency has a policy, handed 
down from the original organization, that they will not handle beer 
accounts. . . iEdwin C;^ Hill is now under Herman. Schaad's management 
....Carolyn Gray, ciBS pianist, Is at her home in Pittsburgh, .. .Vic 
Meyers, Charlie Davis' fiddle player, has Just bought, a new fiddle with 
the coin the others* donated— grudgingly. .. .Irvin Cobb's contract with 
Gulf Oil has been renewed until November. . . .Andy Sannella's orthestra, 

—In addition te air work, at the Mllton-Polnt Casino, Rye, for the summer. 
Mrs. Sahnella has gone to Indiana. . ; .Geprge Burns and Grade- Allen to 
Hollywood in two weeks to make^th© first of three pictures for Para- 
mount. .. .Ethel Waters has received three offers from: Europe.. ..While 
Mae-Qu6stal awaits the. iitbrk, Bonnie Poe (who .sound-tracks Betty Boop , 
^injhe ca^oojis) wiU PlfX^^iiy in Vic Irwin's WEAF Cartoonland bro^d- 
castV. . .Eddie Powell, Floyd Neale, XrlRuf'Tff^ 13Clt6tnm«y 

dwindle to a bachelors' trio Dave Dreyer has returned to Irving Berlin's 

office after a. month in California. 

Scrambled Notes 

Bert McCurtrie. In charge of commercials at CBS, spent last w6ek in 
Detroit.;;. Eddie Paul, who maestros the Paramount radio hour, taught 
Vallee how to handle a baton— and has a letter to prove lt....Val and 
Ernie Stanton have split. Ernie Will do straight for Jo© Penner on 
Pleiechmann next Thursday; .. .The dog days bring Don Carney renewal 
of his Horton^s Ice Cream and also a new Sunswcet Prune Juice contract 
tor 26 weeks. 



NBC and Columbia has entered 
Into one of those gentlenien^s agree- 
ments not to do any sniplns: .pf 
talent from each other's managie- 
iiient or contract lists. Embodied 
I In this oral , understanding; is. a 
; provision .thai forbids talking;^ busi- 
ness with an act until the latter 
has broken off completely with its 
previous network connection. 

What actuated the adoption, say 
I the webs, is the practice by mike 
attractions of using the other chain 
to get a boost In guarantee or sal- 
"sry wheiFir got a^ 
[ renewal time. Ah act, as they de- 
scribe It, alpproaches the. opposition 
air circuit with the Idea of only 
getting a bid that can be taken 
I back to the original alliance fpr 
heading of barter, aver the net- 
topping. It may all come under the 
works, but they have no intention 
I pic allowing the acts to use them 
as cat's paws; 

NB C o « weve ral occasi ons recent 
ly has taken the course of tipping 
l oft Columbia thfit an attraction 
from the latter camp had been oyer 
to talk about 'switching allegiance. 
In each Instance. NBC 'says. It 
found upon iniqiuiry that the artlst's. 
contract jwas approaching the ex- 
piration date and . thi parties con- 
cerned had already entered Into re- 
newal jaiegotlatlpns. 

H-W Signature Two 

Mprrlson & Winkler have taken 
over management of Arthur Tracy 
(Street Singer) iand 'Easy Aces.' 
Tracy's switch followed thie-e^fphra 
ticn of his two-year contract with 
the CBS Artists Bureau. 

'Easy Aces' (Goodman Ace) were 
free lances heretofore. 

Coast CBS Starts 

-Frogiaiii Commuting 

Los Angeles, July 10. 
Don Lee-Coluinbla chain is effect- 
ing a plan of switching its programs 
between here and San Francisco to. 
get the benefit of publicity. 

Web figures that programs over 
one station eventually lose out in 
newspaper plugging, whereas if they, 
are switched occasloiiany as to 
source there's an txeuse for bally- 
hoo. 

Acts to do the 'guest stunt' will 
be commerclalers with sponsors ex- 
pected to pay the bills. First L. A. 
regular broadcast iCirbm Prisco will 
be General'Foods' "Bell and Martha,' 
a daily at KHJ. BlU will be spotted 
two days, July lt-14k from KFRC, 
San Francisco;; 



Chain hcoine from Time Sales 



January 
February 
Mar^ 



1933 
|1,839.88& 
1,742,784 
1,997,463 



April i... 1,690,177 



May 
June 

Total 



»...*..«« 



January 
February 
March. 
AprU 

May. ' t..*. • • .* * • • • < 
Juiie 



1^669.194 
1,612,139 

410^451,642 



193a 

$941,465 
.884,977 

1,016,102 
776,487 
624,266 
653,056 



NBC 

1932 
12,636,447 
2,671,609 
2,864,783 
2^649,892 
2,305^448 
2,(^81.466 

115,108,645 

CBS 

1932 _ 
$1,348.8412 
1.319,4H 
1^436,050 
1,364,692 
1,326,994 
.916,830 



193i 
$1,989,497 
1.924,778 
2.164,434 
2,196,800 
i2.101,525 
1,931,166 



li930 
$1,418,979 
1,347,874 
1,662,629 
1,574,523 
1,731,409 
1,509,224 



$12,307,189 $9,234,638 



$692,114 
750,621 
1,116,626 
1,076,103 
1,065,362 
1.057^230 



1930 
t644,686 

-692,943 
726.093 
706,442 
642.782 
592^248 



"Total 



T4r795;;343- — —$7^017722 r-$5j761s946 — $3,904,191: 



feb Kz Descent Slows; NBC 27% 
Below jmie of 1931 CBS 





CBS and Agencgr- Get 
Hill Straightened Out 

Differences biatween CBS and th<e 
l^rwln Wasey ad; agency over con- 
fiicttng contracts signatured by Ed- 
win C. Hill have been straightened 
out. News' commentator starts on 
a .series for the Barbasol. razor 
blade Sept. 11 over the same chtaiUi 
It will be three 15 -minute evening 
periods a week with contract call- 
ing for a minimum of 88 weeks. 

As part of the deal Erwln Wasey, 
which represents Barbasol, has 
agreed to tear tip the contract Hill 
made with It direct ahd to book him 
through the CBS Artists Bureau. 
Agency's original plan had been to 
plug the blade through HiU over an 
NBC link, 



BBOUO TIVE SflGNALS 

Bromo Quinine. Is making Its de- 
but on the air this fall through 
the time signal route. IVs buying 
time on around 30 stations, . each 
cpntract calling for a minimum of 
10 announcements a day for six 
consecutive months. 
Gong ringing starts Oct., L 



— — ' — M 
• Pearee** 2d Bankrotler 

San Francisco, Jiily 10. 
Another sponsor has been landed 
[for Al Pearce and Gang Mi NBC's 
Coast- network. Bankroller -Is-Dur- 
kee Famous Foods, which, begln- 
I ning July 14, will pay for one quar 
I ter hour weekly for It weeks. Goes 
to nlfiis . Stations xt, iJbm; western 
I chain. 



'NOTHEB 8 FOB WAIDi 

Sterling Furniture has renewed 
Jerry -Wald. for height weeks on its 
WMCA Sunday nlte commercial. 

Nat Brusiloff and Jack Arthur 
are associate artists, Wald doing 
the chatter. " 



Downward glide ^^^^^^ network ln» 
come from tinia sales sUgh^ 
stemmed during June. Decrease of 
sales not as .wide as for May;- G6m<> 
pared to June of 1982 last month's 
ntake itpr NBC was 27% off, whil«i 
Columbia was 40% down. 

CBS time bUlIngs last month cam^ 
to $553,066. comparted to $916,830 f|» 
the same month one year aga>' 
Former figure is also $^9,000 under 
the same month for 1930. Though 
NBC's revenue, last month did not 
dip under th6 June, 1930, level, dlfa 
ference Is a bare $3,000. NBCs 
turnover of - facilities this Juha 
brought It $1,612,18.9. For the same 
month the previous year it coUectOii 
$2,081,466^ 

For the first six months of ctxfm 
rent year NBC's time income Is now 
30% less than for the same period In 
32i Last year' at thiia time NBC 
had piled up $15,108,645: this year 
finds the web with $10,451,642 Mt: 
date. 

CBSsIs 88% off for the first stz 
months, as compared to last yea& 
That network had $7,701,722 at the 
halfway mark last year. Current |« 
$4,796,342. . 

From Jiow oh the netwpirks are sJcm 
pected to show leiis pt a lpss montb 
by month as autunm apiiroaches. 



'Airing Fpreioners 

HpUywood, July 1% 

Greta Eeilar, Vlenhese stage 
and radio performer, here on a ya« 
oatiph, .iand Frederick jBCpllaender, 
composer, at Foac, will feature, oh 
tonight's (Monday) NBC 'Holly- 
wood On Parade' program. 

Bill Is a plug for Radio Pictures' 
Little Wpmen^' 



Accounts' Bid for Dealer Ear Reason 




To the average advertiser the 
dealer, and all other elements hav- 
ing to do with sales SAd distribu-; 
tlon of the product, rank In almost 
equal. Iniportance to. the consumer 
when It comes to directing ' his air 
entertainment; With several of the 
networks' major customers the 
dealer Is given prime consideration 
in both the confectlng. of a prpgraip. 
and Its spotting. If the dealers are 

advertiser' 



s6ld~6nL a~prbgram 
genet-ally figures it has pretty well 
achieved its purpose. 

This angle has been largely re- 
sponsible for Sunday afternoon and 
evening periods being regarded as 
among the choice spoti* of the week 
by advertisers. It Is the one day 
that the dealer can be depended on 
to be within range of his radio. 

Increasing tendency to make sui-e 
that the time picked Sos J^roadcast 



1b convenient f pi- the dealer ear Is 
reflected. In the large number, of-riea^ 
ervations for autumn Sunday eve-^ 
nlng spots on the chains. With NBC 
particularly It looks as though Sun- 
day nights will be the first to be 
blocked off as air sold. 

In order to get to the dealer .el - 
ment it has become a common prac*' 
tice for an a.ccount to shift Its pro- 
gram from a weekday J;o a_^ahday 
^pbt. "^'Recent'""cas6"^ls""th©"~^6ird' 
Breiad show (Julia Sanderson and 
Frank Crumlt) on WABG. Bak- 
ing company mioved from Friday to 
Sunday matinee because It wanted 
the dealers, and even the flrm^s em- 
ployees who deliver the loaves to 
the stores, to get an earful. View- 
point by the baker is that It's as 
Important to sell the dealer and 
those who contact the dealer a.s the 
consumer-listener. 



CBS SiftES HAS TOP - 
WEEK SINCE LAST FAIl 



CBS sales department last we^ 
turned In the best week of new an* 
renewed buslneias since falL One 
contract constitutes a newcomer tp 
the network; two represent old a<J« 
(bounts returning to the air this 
autumn, and live come tmder tlif^ 
heading of extended buslnesB. 

New one is American Home Ttoij^. 
ucts Cbv wHch siwrfis a BeM-hbu? 
Sunday mat Sept 24 over 20 sta^ 
Hons. Returning eommerclals ar*- 
Garborundum Co., Nov. 11, and 
(General Foods' Postum, Sept 22^ 

Renewals take In Gold Dust Tld«; 
Water Oil, Jad Salts, Kolynos tppth.^ 
paste, and General Mills' Wh«atiefl^ 
Involving the 'Sklppy* serlaL 

HALTEX oir hbc 

'Maltex, breakfast food. Is steiM 
ping out on the NBC red (WEAlO 
link, Aug. 19; with ia weekly half 
IxoXLT, cbmbining a bl6graphicatTliC'«* 
ture with ah brchestra. Dale' 
Carnegie will talk on little knowia 
facts about well known people anW 
George Shackiey wiii conduct the. 
band^ 

Contracts an around are for the 
minimum 13 weeks. 

(-' ■■. J' — -. — 



CBS AeCOUOT SIGNS 

Carborundum Co., of Niagara 
Falls, starts its annual Saturday 
night run on dBS oh Nov. IL Like 
the paist two years the connection 
will cover 13 weekly half-hour. pro.K 
grams with the entertainment pf b-^ 
vid^d by a home to^sm band a nar-" 
ratpr on Indian folklore. 

Station deal embraces 11 banle' 
and five fiupplemenjtary spots. 



42 



VARIETY 



RADIO REPORTS 



Tuesdaji July 11, 1935 



POTASH AND PERLMUTTER 
l.tw Welch •nd Joe QreenwAld 
Serial 

^JC&MMERQIAL 
WJZ, New Yorlc 

Transition of the Potash and 
Perimutter saga to the ether ex- 
pertiy handled in ev^ry ivay. Mon- 
tague Glass has so far turned out 
ia series of scripts that snugiy fit 
mlko requiremeijts, liOW Welch arid 
Joe Greenwald hot only malclng. it 
easy to visualize the partner chari* 
aeterSr but wring out of their lines 
everji'. serio-comic possibility. The 
Staging Is deftly i^nd compactly 
done* Castingw of support players 
also leaves nothing wanting; 

Programs caught were consistent- 
ly los^ded with la^gh fare and re- 

' vetfled' a' smart touch at : keeping 
plot and dialog snappUy paced. It's 
the partners back at their old bick- 
ering over buslne33j>relia.tives, and 

, yrhat hot, but the eletaent that will 
lifcely.be resporislble for giving the 

' serieji general air appeal is the 
skelr of sentiment. 

Aitiitched to the Potaiah and Perl- 
mutter ether version is the Peen-a- 
— inlttt— taffr-with— Health_Pro.dlicts 
Corp; l^olng the check Signaturing. 
Spotting on. NBC allows for . 15- 
m'lnute evening installments Mon- 
dayia. . .Wednesdays and. .Fridays. 

„ Plug 4j limited to a brief drama- 
tliied interlude at the opening of the 
prbgram. It's all in good taste. 

Odeo. 



DREAMWEAVERS 

With CKauncey, Louisa and Sylvid 

^ H aines and John lyielivtyre. 

8uitsrnrng~~ :^ — — '-^ — 

KMPG, Beverly Hill* 

'Novel musical combo, comprising 
orgiAnliat and lirace Of guitarists,: 
one using an electrical plcfcup for. 
sustained tones. Banging out black, 
ahid white selections Interspersedj 
with hlgh<class' pop- and prod.uctlon 
- tiineis. They instlU a sobth'thg, rest-. 

^ilut-mQOd^.that sh6t|ld bring relaxa- 
tion .and br<sak dotvn . i^^ 
ance for sOin'e spbnsor, . 

As° caught here they are' on 9-9 :^0 
p.m., maybe a trifle' too early for 
the^: jus.t-bef oreTbed. spot . in •.. whl<di 
the. prograin, .belongs. Set\v;een jaum- 
;bei:ls[ ; there ax9 sllgiit snatches' . of 
p'o^etpy; Hot ehtlrbljr essential tbiiti 

Jw^eU delivered by Johh.'McIhtyre.' 
' .Haines' is a former coast theatre 
'niaiiuiillst, ' ' lieny, '. 



LUM and ABNER 
Chester LaUck> Norris Qoff 
COMMERCIAL 
WEAF, New York 

Afterlcnocking-about-througb-lhfi. 



south and mlddlewest for several 
years without making much of an 
Impression, Lauck and GofC recently 
sold themselves and their rural 
background act to the Ford dis- 
tributor for the Cleveland district, 
with WTAM as . the outlet. The 
team did ah- unusually' fast click 
locally, and the results garnered by 
the Cleveland Ford d6alers made It 
no hard task for NBC to- Sell Ford 
reps in 20 other cities on the idea 
of h6oklng in on the .Iium and Abner 
program. , 

Theirs is a flve-rtirob weekly, ar- 
rangement. From: Monday, to Thurs- 
day, inclusive, it's a IB-mlnute in- 
stallment lilghtly pf their script 
serlali while on Friday night, 10:30 
to 11 EDST, the program goes va- 
riety under the title . of *Ijum and 
Abner's Old Time , Sociable.' 

Script Is little chairiged from the 
routine of past years. ' ' It's still 
stodglly framed, ' devoid ' of keen 
cTiaraeternportrayal'^-aind-'-'the stuff 
that digs into the emotions, whether 
it be sehtlmentaUty or humor, and 
made up of rambling , dialogs and 
plots that, seem to have neither di- 
rection nor purpose! 

It is obvious that the script phase 
of their shq^ has only in small 
measure^ if any, been responsible 
ti>r their clicking in the Cleveland 
area. What undoubtedly has put 
tlkem over Is the Friday hlght va- 
riety ^how. 'Combined here" is adroit 
TguttnlniiT^cety-balanced a nd good , 
entertainment and ',a touch - of the 
hovel. • 

For the first (9) of the sociables 
broadcast over the hookup the Lum 
and Abner .teani ' imported . Annie, 
Judy aind Zeke . and Major, Sharp 
and MinttT, two hamiony teams from 
the regular New fork NBC list. As 
aiiLiaU around_yarlety bill for mike 
purposes this 'same~Friday^nlght 
spasm had practically all that it 
takes to hold and beguile the average 
attention. Od(ec. 



STERLINQ HOUR 
Variety Show 
60 Mitia. 
COMMERCIAL 
WMCA. Now York 



BiST FOODS 
MUSJGAL 
GROCERY $TOR^ 

HARRY SALTER 

iMUSiOAL blREGtOR 

Friday; 9 P. M. 
yV;li/\r N.B.C. Netvi^prk 




SINGS 

and 
PLAYS 
PIANO 
«AND HOW!" 



iQLENN GRAY and CASA>LOMA 
ORCH. 
30 M i . . 
Su'staihing 
WABC, New York 
. Quite a network. Is afforded the. 
unique Glen Gray Cask lioina : or- 
chestra by CBS of -Saturday nights 
fBom 7.30 p.m. EDST .ijntil 8 P,m. 
The large hookup, as Indicated In 
the dope sheet of , the network,. Is 
worthy of this orchestra which Is 
dhe..of -the outstanding things In the 
Straight musical School on the a,lr.. 

'The Gray Casa Lomaers already, 
have a rep with the college, bunch 
for their records and are drawing 
well , ait the Glen Island Casino in 
Westchester, ; N. T. -Th)6Ir brand of 
dansapation is a smooth brass 
School of. rhythmic .loxtrotology 
which- sounds unique unto itself, and 
liii short order the ; Gray . .combo 
should shape up as something in- 
dividual just like, by now, the fans 
can't mistake the liombardos- style. 

When a band can achieve that, at 
this late date, amidst an avalanche 
of the most ultra dance comblna 
tlons extant,^ that- orchestra has 
something. This goes for the Casa 



Wifh FAi 




WHITEHAN 



EN TOUR 

. MBO NSVWOBK 
TiprpB BECOBDS 




Janes 



TOUR 



-DUectfon 



Colambia Broadoastlnir Sjstcm 




ANb HIS 

'.CALIFORNIA ORCHESTRA 
Colombia BroadcastlDs Syatcm 
PHILLIP'S PENTAL-MAGNESIA^ 
TiM., We^ nihn.. ft;46 to 0 VM, KA.H. 

COAST-TG-COAST 



'W A B C' 



Seven Sterling furniture, stores, 
two In Manhattan and others In 
Jersey, underwrite this haphazard 
60 minutes over WMCA with Nat 
Bruslloff's orchestra, Mildred HUnt 
and Jerry Wald as the mainstays of 
the program. Running a full hour 
and evidencing a pred' ^osltlon by 
the furiiiture eompiany to Invest 
heavily for. local ballyhoo, ohe won- 
ders why two 30 niln. periods, twice 
weekly, wouldn't have been a better 
idea. If nothing else it's bound id 
tighten up the.;generai proceedings. 

. As it' Iq, even with the plenitude 
of ..commercial iplugs heraldlhg the 
pre-inflatlo.n Prices, free psisses and 
the giveaway offer of 'a party oh 
Broadwiay (theatre, nlte clubs; etc., 
tour), it's too mi'uch of the talent, 
itself. Brudiloffl : gives but a' suc- 
cession of .pops, breaking It up only 
with a medley of old-tinie favorites 
a .shqw medley .such, as from 
'Three Musketeers.' Mildred Hunt 

ieprises.. VQcaUieidiQS-; and Jerry 

Wald's chatter' stint Is In two sec- 
tions. One durlngr the first and the 
other the second half hour of the 
program.' Fi:ed. Waters (nee Jacik 
Miller) also vocalizes- under that 
.nom-derWMCA owing to his CBS 
sustaining bookings. 

That, there's sufBcIeiit. public In- 
terest m the Sterling company's 
hour iHust hiave been conclusively 
'esta.bllshed from the in-person 
turn-out by a. sufficient number of 
Interested fans who write, in .for 
tfeB~^p<! a l» adu i l ttlntr-to-^the^Man-^ 
hattan theatre. The show Is . ether- 
ized from the' theatre which houses 
the WTVIG A' Studios, and judging by 
the audible audience applause there 
Is seemingly , a sufficiently generous 
representation .lisuaily on ' . hand.. 
These, passes are giveaways for; the 
asking at .any' oi'^ the seven stores 
(this . usually calls for a renewed 
reference" either to the-addresses oir 
to the Sunday 'News'). 

Wald, who mentions to his Broad- 
way' pals that he now occupies the 
same time (9-10 p.m. BDST Sunday 
night) that WincheU had is seem- 
ingly essaying to simulate the 
Broadway .columnist. . .He should 
slow down his spfel as he. hasn't the 
diction for the. staccato' Floydgil)- 
,bonIsh delivery. Result is a- bit too 
ofteii : haltering, and faltering, and 
a curious running-together of suf-' 
fixes .and consonants^ especially of 
the 'sh' sound. It made for at least 
one embarrasing combination. , 
, .WaTd!s chatter Is the orthodox 
Broadwaj-Hbllywood school, all 
about . the recent crop of divorces, 
rumors, a familiar gpagi or two, and 
the like, proving anew that any- 
body who applies him or herself to 
that type of reporting can grasp the 
hang- of It- almost Immediately. 
However, he does his Stint well. 

Abel 



WAYFARING MEN 
iorial Sketch 
Sustaining 
WABC, Now York 

It's hardly a pretty picture that 
tbls^Trerles, authored by "Archie 
Coates, presents. Effectively drama- 
tized Is a slice of the contemporary 
American scene that has received 
scant mention, from newspapers and 
periodicals. 

Some years ago^ the. American 
xliillle's and mags carried pictures 
received from Russia show^lng 
youngster ragamyfClns who, up- 
rooted from their homes hy eco- 
nomic Chaos and famine;, were grlyen 
to roving, from place to place and- 
tiad become a problem to the Soviet. 
'^Wayfaring . Men' dravys a canvas 
closely related, to the ..story' these 
Russian photos told; Coates' young- 
sters are ^projected as a by-product 
of the American depression, and his 
tales tell of their wanderings by rail 
and hltch-hikej their fraternizing 
with hardened boea of the ijungle' 
and .their temptations in the quest 
for food. • . 

Coates tries to soften his narrar 
live- .VdUtlL Jom.ance,. but these rfde-_ 
lights only serve to helghlen the 
poignancy of the theme. Among 
lis wanderers is a young gM from 
an Iowa town, riding the rods in 
boy disguise. Here and there a. 
youth of the recently recruited hobo 
clan, penetrates her niake-belleve 
and the discovery Invariably, as 
Coates- pictures It, arouses the In- 
stinct to protect and^ see her safely 
through. At the present stage of 
the serial, there's a character, Slim, 
who^s ' urging her to go back home 



liOma bunch. 



Abel, 



GEORGE HARVEY'S ORCHES 

TRA 
THE ADMIRALS 
COMMERCIAL 
Discs 

WGY, Schenectady 

Five-nilnute discs run off on al- 
ternate nights, plugging DeSotO and 
Plymouth cars respectively. Har 
vey's unit is heard on DeSoto pro- 
Hgrani. while The 'Admirals, male 
singers, take the Plymouth' slot. On 
both entertainment is subordinated 
to advertising— too often the case 
with platters. 

'Harvey Is the. high" pressure 
spieler as well as warbler with the 
bdiid.- His voice is ; not unpleasaiit, 
but he Wears out a welcome with 
too much top speel chatter. Even 
the . brch' is dragged in to demon 
strate One of Harvey's selling 
points.. ..It sounds Jike a .pretty fair 
unit, : particularly in playing fast 
numbers... 

Same direct pull-in plugging , (in 
eluding reading of 'telegram' from 
the factory.) is a feature of waxers 
on . which the Admirals take to the 
musical -sea.' Boys sing pops with 
piano accompaniment in wah-wah 
style. Good but. not unusual" 
--T- — '. , Jaco. 



UNCLE PETE'S KiDDY REVUE 

Songs and Comedy % 

COMMERCIAL 

WSEN, Columbus ] 

■ Novel part of this children's hour 
.a,hd a half, spotted every Sunday at 
noon, Is that the youngsters, num- 
bering sometimes more than '40 
play un to the m,e. in such fashion 
'fhat^c'offird5^-^=rmiff"^hr6ughout=7the 
period. 

The kiddles do their stuff in true 
Juvenile fashion, being accompanied 
on piano by Helen Quigley vrYvo 
coaches them before each broad- 
cast, Pete does the annquiiclng, 
supplies the fun, acts as end man 
and what not. MOfe" thttTr-150 
(mostly parents) watch the broad 
cast each week in the main dining, 
room of .the Jefferson hotel here. 

No salaries for youngsters, the 
sponsor paying for the time ani 
then donating prize's. 



ANTOBAL^S: CUBANS 
Rumba Orcheatra 
:)0 Mint. 
Sustaining- 
WEAF^ New York 

Antobai's Cuban orchestra holds 
forth at the Malson tlbyal, one of 
New: York's swankier -nlterles,' at 
one time a 'rigidly, enforced dosed- 
door membership proposition.- With 
Increased liberality, the establish 
nient has kept pace. 

As ftcia been the wont of many of 
these swank spots, the best In 
cuisine, .vintages and entertainment 
Is usutdly to be fouhd there, .to .at' 
tract, the.smart clientele .to 'which 
this sort of cafe .caters, and thus the 
Malsoh Royal finds itself oh the 
ether map "Wa the Antobai's Cubans, 
a topnotch rumba combo which silso 
switches Its routine to T»lffjr contem 
poraneous American music - 

In the main, however, their spe 
claltles riin to the Cuban school of 
music,, featuring the latest evolution 
In Cuban-American music, the son 
foxtrot. It'# '4/4 rhythm against 
a Cuban maracca type of orchestra- 
tion and makes for a highly cbm 
pelling brand of foxtrotology. There 
are also,, of course, the authentic 
brands of native -(jubanollsms, 

There- is - also- Marion Sunshine, 
who brpught over the Don Azplazii 
Orchestra, a couple of years ago and 
also 'wrote the American lyric to 
'Peanut Vendori^ -' She eSsaiyed i 
vbcal of 'Hold Me' In rather uncer 
tain voice, further marred by i 
dragging accompaniment through a 
desire, seemingly,' of the orchestra 
-to keep pace ■«*'lth -her-very^ slow-de- 
livery. 

- On at Siaturday night, "the; An- 
tobai's Cnbans rcLtk a mid-. week spot 
where'-th^ weeKenders will' afford a 
larger listening audience. Ahel. 

MARILYNN MACK 
Spngs- 

.15 Minii*^ 



Sustaining 
WOR, Newark 

Miss Mack is a 12-year-old 
youngster who did a personal with 
the Benny . Davis gang at the Capl 
tbl theatre on Broadway last week. 
She's bt 'the Baby Rose Marie schopT 
of -precocious songstresses,— having 
.mastered the ultra-modern school 
of 'song interpretation, and conning 
the cream of tin pan alley's current 
crop of songs to offer on her pro 
granis. 

Miss Mack has been a Saturday 



RIVAL FIRHS FOUOW 
EACH OTHER ON NBC 



Scheduling of two shows i^elling 
competitive products one after the 
other on NBC's blue link (WJZ) 
Monday and Wednesday nights, has 
arbuijed comment. In. the advertising 
trad^. Programs involved aire Eno 
Crime f Club and the Potash and 
Perimutter iserial. 

Crime mystenr is bankrolled by 
the Harold F. Richie Coi The Potash 
and Perimutter acts plug Feen- 
niint and is carried on the payroll 
of Health Products Corp. 

Discovery that the network had 
inserted .one prograni bn top of the 
other brought ^a. -protest, from Eno 
and an intimation that when the 
current time cbptract expires NBC 
is not tp expect a renewal. 

Eno;, Salts-Feen-a-mint situation 
is said tq.be without "precedence in . 
-chaln-brpadcastingr at-=^least. for the. 
past three weeks. 



and wait, for him. 

Installments of the Coates yam 
have so far been deftly- caat and 
directed, and sound effects have 
been in favor. Coates knows his 
way .around when It coihes to. set-; 
ting it dO'wn on "paper for the .air; 
CBS has these episodes scheduled, 
for: Monday, Thursday and Sunday 
eyenings. — bdcc. — - 

RUBIN GOLDBERG'S EXCURSION 
Talk, SongSf Musi 
COMMERCIAL 
WEVD, New. York 

Among^; Yiddish speaking fand In 
Greater New York, Riibln Goldberg 
rates as a versatile entertainer, and 
as a personality who's all things. to 
the one and same program In a 
class by himself. Goldberg gets his 
own,, accounts and dishes out the 
pl'ug^ bulld^ the progrram, warbles, 
wisecracks,. e,ngages., In cross-fire, 
recites poetry a,nd even stages one- 
man blackouts.. Goldberg shifts 
from one commercial payroll after 
aihother but he's never long without 
some connection. Currently he's do- 
ing mike duty for the Rainbow line 
of steamers -that ply between- Ma,n- 
hattan and . Coney Island. 

It's an engaging affair that Obld^ 
berg . has framed to put over the 
Raiinbow brand of excursion. Insln 
uatingly worked into the program 
are sbund effects- ' simulating the 
surf,, boat whistles, murmur bf deck 
crowds, ° etc, ' and . the . impression he 
essays to convey is- that the enter- 
tainment coming bver the- air Is all 
part and parcel of the divertisse- 
ment thS,t goes along with the boat 
ride, 

Goldberg does most of the air eh 
tertaining himself. For a couple of 
Interludes only he brlng^' In a ro-r 
busto tenor who delivers himself of 
operatic arias to the accompaniment 
of either an accordion-or erultar, And. 
there Is also a femme partner to In- 
trude 'bccaslbnally as the foil for his 
wisecracking.. To maintain the deck 
entertainment Illusion Goldberg 
makes frequent and lengthy .use. 
of the studio applause device. It's 
no more disturbing, than the sort of 
clamor deriving, from the usual side- 
line patronized program. 

Hooked up with the plug Is a 
giveaway In the form, of free rides 
to. grade or h^gh school children 
who ha've recently graduated with 
hpnors. Odec. 



Only Tire Account Set 
Is Firestone pn NBC 

Only tire account; deflnitely set to: 
start a network campaign In the fall 
is. Firestone. Program will back 
LAwrence Tlbbett and Richard 
erobks-t<>--NBG--the-latteF^P^^ 
September. 

.Same arrangement will prevail as 
last season, "Tlbbett arid Crooks al- 
ternating in the weekly 
spot. ' . . 



MI $SOIJBI MEBGEBS 

"WasRingtoriT-Jlily-li)^,-- - 
Merging of two Missouri stations 
takes KGJZ from Grant City to 
Springfield, Its title passing to 
KGBX, Inc., in the latter city. 

B,oth stations had their time cut 
in; half In order nbt to; interfere wltfe 
each other and KGIZ hops its p!?wer 
from 100 to 500. watts. 



RUBY 
NORTON 

Summering m White 
MouMmhs 

JACK CURtis 

CURTIS and ALLEN 
Ralace Theatre Bldg, Neyy York 



FRANK FERNEAU'S ORCHES- 
TRA 
Sustaining 
WSENi Columbus 

Frank Ferneau . puts 'bh a, real 
broadcast' as . a' 'sustaining feature 
six nights each week. Outside of 'a 
sweet 10-piece orchestra, loca,l list- 
eners are treated , to vocalist Rus- 
sell S if rit, formerly of Russell aind 
Mack vaude, and the . Mayer Sisters 
Trio. Combo entertains nightly at 
the town's only beer garden, Tav- 
erjOfil—Gardena, aP-me_miles ou tside 
the City. WSEN picks program up 
from there and spends Its Own 
greenbacks for the job. 

Program, cbntalns minute .amount 
of plug stuff, but offers snappy 
monolog by a station announcer 
who gets to the spot himself every 
night. Sifrit wows with a nice 
voice and the sisters are more than 
acceptable. . 
"^Talent^c6st^oo-^hlgh-^f or -a--'locab 
commercial but Is . the town's, out- 
Stander. 



a.m. Interlude, and just been pro- 
moted to a Sunday night 8-8;15 p.m. 
EDST spot for her pops. She vamps 
In with 'Baby Parade' and has a 
full orchestra back-up. 

Songaloglhg Is -highly prof essioriaL 
and should readily find some kid 
product sponsor to undierwrlte it. 

Abel. 



"Badlo'B roveUest Xark" 





IN SONGS 

FRIOlDAini: PBOORAM. 
I'rlday 10:30 p. m. CBS. 

Irectlon, Horalaon & Winkler. 

. Pfirk Central HOteU 
New York City 



There IS Something 
New Under the Sun I 

THREE 
ROBERTS 
BROTHERS 

IN MU^IC ANb SONG 
Different t 

VvFIAK Mertday. 7:15 P. M. 

Thursday. 6:45 P. M. - 
Paraonal Managsmeiit .DAN HEALVI 



Foi' That Boy Vatii 




Just, completed nine months as " " 
InJIftchingtonls i'M^^^ 

MBC MXTWOBK 

Season as "Sklppy" (Elec. franfl.) 
Address Variety, New YotJk, or. pbo.rie 
HAokensack 2-6246-W 



llttc^ay, July 11; 1933 



B A Di O 



VARIETY 



I I I "l 11 I I IM I I I 1 M I H I 1 I I i H 11 1 I I H H I I H n )t jj-j:* 



BADia CHATTER 



Renewds 



East 



-VVGOC (iSclienectady) Players un- 
aer direction of Chester Vedder, off 
the air lor the Bummer^ 

Floyd' Tk. .^alters, theatre orgari- 
Jet also act?^ as piano accompanist 
tor singers over WGT, . 

Al Mainaux, manager ot^NewarK 
Jnternattonal Lieague ball team, and 
a yattde tenor during the wlntep, is 
jiot doing much broadcasting this 
Qummer, . Coaching ^n .base- Ifnei^ 
■ hoarsens his voice, 

Alice Joy and family haye trans- 
ferred f ot the summer months from 
her Liong island home, to a Chicago 
apartment. . . 

Jack erlffln'fl orchestra, with 
Agnes Andrews, singer, broadcast- 
Jog 'from The paks, Philadelphia, 
oyei* "WIT and CBS. 
. Buddy Cantor now. . floing^.a pic^. 
tore name interviewing rputlne for 
WRNT, New Tprk,.Sa,turday nights. 

Easy Aces have" taken over the 
Jack Haley s* apartmierit .in JjTew 
•York for the Summe*. Haley s are 
but on the coast and the Aces arfe 
oh the other end , bf the country 
making shorts for Warner Bros. 

Madge West, WSM, Nashviller 
dramatic director, is calling it a 
vacash. 

They're still auditioning the Mutt 
-^ijdrJeil-^idapta^t4<m-at-NBi^ 



LOU 




George Corey lias beien transferred 
back from Cincy to the New York 
office of J. "Walter Thompson. 

Rlggs and Moke,, oldest df Pitts- 
burgh air teamis, reported to be dis- 
solving. ^ 

Stephanie Diamond, WCAE, Pitt, 
now. doing ' Station's daily 'Market 
Placie,^ succeeding Liiicy Spencer, re ^ 
.signed." 

Lloyd Huntley's band oh WWSW, 
Pitt, twice nightly ■ from Willows, 
Oakmont rbadhouse, 

Tom' Wllmot, dramatic iactor, 
"WCAE, Pittsburgh, also doing, con- 
tinuity- work and. now writing sta- 
tion's .morning Mixing Bowl pro- 
gram. 

Jesse .Kaufman, manager,, and 
Frank MuUoy, ' press- agent at 
WCAE; Pittsburgh, both ex-news- 
papermen. ° They. used to work tOr 
gether'bn the. "PdstrGazette.' 

Lynn ' Morrow, 'Post-Gazette's* 
i'adlo--editor-:and--W-WS-W:ie-hewB— I 
casteir, back from a vacation in Can- 
ada. " ^ 

Paul. Foreste^ and Gus Lampe, 
organist and manager of the. Eckel 
theatre, Spokane, marked their 
30,0th broadcast from WSYR- last 
Saturday,,. 



order> witta CBS for a la-week 
extension, effective Sept. 26, 
for its three-time weekly apot 
ballyhooing of Jad Salts. Hook- 
up involve,!, eight basic and one 
supplementary stations. 

Koiyhos 8«l^* Co. Continued 
its "Just Plain BilV serial on 
CBSr out of New Tork starting 
Sej>t. 25. Contraict <!alls for 13 
basic and one_ supplementary 
outlets on the basis of. Ave ItJ- . 
minute evenliig periods a week. 

Richfield Oil Co. Giving its 
Grantlahd Ricie-^Betty Barthell- 
John Golden .stanza another 
run of 13 \>c.eks oii NBC, 
Icctive with Aug. 21. 
' Jergen Cok Returns Walter 
Wlnchell to hte . Sunday night 
spot on' NBiC Sept. 3. Start- 
•tlng NbvV .« . program will be 
given a rebrbadcaat to 11, west 
l^coast -Btations.-^makli^ 29- sta- 
tions altogether. Contract is 
for 39 w^ekSi dating from Se|>t. 
',3.''' 



Romberg Says Radb Not Ready M 




Midwest 



-^AUKlHlamsopLNB C Ohiciago pub- 
Hcist-in-'Chlef, baB hired Kenneth 
Frye to ' replace John Alcockj de- 
parted. 

jOe Ko^sther, WMAQ musical dl- 



ixhAxlt makes ooiitact 

Indianapolis. July 10. 
After waiting for months, ViTKEF 
finally able to make gpod as. ^ 
outlet' for NBC. ^Jonstructioh of a 
new .traninnltter has held., up tTie 
arrangement since January. 

Station, using but one chain pro 
gram a day until- It (can arrange to 




rector, hobbling I u«e 

coSi^it?SSr m'.^^S^^^--^^^^ 

open from a.-: flrecracKer, 

:Charles Lyon can only talk .about 
-his-1933- vaeation-ln:-the..past-,tenBe 
hOwi 

Daggett & Ramsdell have sta,rted 
a beauty school of the air on WGN, 
Chicago, thrice weekly at .2 p.m 
Spieler is V. E. Meadows. McCann 
Eirlckson placement^ 

• Fitch, shampoo, autumi> starter, 
is audiUonlng to find the right tal 
ent in Chicago^ WHl network over 
NBC' 

. WBBM haft . retained Norman 
Bfljry. erstwhile announcer elf 
WIBO. defunct Chicago station 



Sigmund Romberg doesn't think 
radio wHl be ready for original 
operettas and musical comedies. foV 
at least another year. Listeners 
haven't as yet begun to weary of 

accepting the niedium . as strictly a 
reproducing butlet, and- until- this, 
reaction sets in radio can con- 
tinue in its current vein. 

Advertisers and their reps who 
have approached him about writing 
original operettas for the air, have 
evinced some peeiiJiar Ideias regard- 
ing his end .of show business, Rom- 
berg declares. The merchaiidislng 
element evidently, harbors the- im- 
pression that all a legit producer 
has to do is to call in the score cen- 
lfectorrtoss-hlm:a libretto-and-^say i- 
*Have this done a week from iiori- 
day.' . / 

Anyway,, that's the mode of pro- 
cedure that commercials try to go 
by in dealing with; Jiim. They tell 
him that they've bought time for a 
program elated io . start in, three 
weeks and they'd like to have Mm 
tuni out an operetta In ser*.»r form 
right away. When he Expostulates 
that things can't be done that Tfay 
rth© advertlsep-wr^the-^ency— re 
torts: 'That's okay, turn but a fev 
sample proglparoii for. audltton and 
if -we decide .to go ahead, 5^ou can 
keep writing the rest, tliriee or four 
weeks. ln< advance.' Romberg states 



he tells them that operettas canntit 
De wr-Itteii oil thjs basis fpt radio 
or any other m<ediuni; 

.•Don't Iteaiize Cost' 
But what puzzles hini rAo^t at>out 
the attitude of the adyertisliig gen- . 
try ts the way they- react 'Wheri.,thei 
Upend for origlnal'muslcal works Is 
<iiuot^d. They talk abotit spendinis 
10,000' for time facilities and ap- 
proxinctately the same for a iajune 
cast, but when advised^ that tli 
original material, plus the extra 
codt of prchestratibnft and multipie) 
orchestra rebcsarsald, will run .from 
$3,000 to $5,C00 they start' retrbat- 
i)g from the ldea,alt6gether^ 

To do justice both to .the program 
and himself a composer would have 
tbnnsStT^yrlR'Omijsr*^^ 
era! sets of rehearsals so that hie 
can- correct the mistakes and. loose 
parts in his work before, the music' 
Is released over the air. And, he 
adds, these eztna, sessions boost the 
program's expanse substantially. 

A manuscript wWtten for ractidi 
states the composer, would bo 
worthless for either pictlii'eB or th« 
stage; Stich a score Is " directed 
strictly to. the ear and its iat^r 




WABC 

EVERY rRIDAY.IO P. M. 

C|)it0trt;ftel1)i 



AL 



iUIDIO'B 
MeSlCAIi DIBECXOB 



GOODMAN 



GASOLINE 



WITH 

mviv B. 

OOBB 



WABC . 
WBD.-FRI. 
9 P. M. 



WITH 
ABTHVB 

bbisbAnb 



; WJZ 
OUNBAY 
• P. M. 



every day. -with his T.30-« 
'morning revt^ille* .of coirhlitg con- 
sole stuff via WABG. 
From the 'Radio City Music Hall 
FRC gave KGIR, Butte, . Morit., an |.i)ick Lelbert on 'WBAf -NBC brings 
To «#f another orgakt Thaipsody at ,8-8.30 

Radio commission reversed f ^<>»' V' iS*?^^ 
amlner R. H. Hyde by granting ap- Xew ^*^9-0^^'^-*J^^-^.f^ 
plication of KGDt for license re- Imanuajl consoto of tM «»f*2, «« 
newal IRKO Roxy. Plenty of bullder-up- 

KFH, Wichita, Kan., noyir on fiill, perlng for the theatre goes with It. 
time instead of ..flve-sevcnths. If s yariouriy Phrased «very morn- 

When the District of Cblumhia ing. One time It baUys R. C as a 
court of, appeals remanded the ap- pl^ce you must. ▼Islt when coming 
plication of WOQ, Kansas City, tojto New York. Anoth<». ^w™©_«cr 
FRC, latter denied i-eriewal of an I ca,sIons the mention of the bko 
onerating license to that>station. \ ROxy as the place for the t^rue ap- 
KGNO. Dodgeveity, Kans., gets j predatlon of the cinema und6r ultra 
Increased power, going to 260 wattSil auspices. Most hanal has to do 



Plenty of o^^ Bluff every morn- | was short otjhe ^^^l%^f^JSti^ 
itC^- Wm^i ,.»<k**ki w*w aam I previous week by the band's treat- 
ing. Fred ^elbel starts CBS day, |^^^^ •barmen,' while the finale 

medley of war Bbngs did well With 
sound effects, but failed to rate bet- 
ter than lust another one of those 
patriot mergers. 



unlimited, time. 

The Wayne Kings (Dorothy Janis. 
pictures), exjpebt their family addi- 
tion next month".. 

Al Buettner, back at WISN, Mil- 
waukee, from' California. 

Don McNeil, WTMJ„ Milwaukee, 
has left that station for NBC. 

Nathan PiiUer, NBC, added to 
"WTMJ/ .Milwauk as announcer 
and oii prbdiictibn^ 



BEN MARDEN'S RIVIERA 




COLEMJtN 

RIVIERA ORCHESTRA 

WABC— WOR 



-PeraoDOl-SlBiraKeiiwnt 
BEN MARDEN 



West 

'Studio Whispers,' an air film 
column, mainly .used' as a plug' lor 
Warner pictures, , has been resumed 
On KFWB with George Fischer do- 
ing the i^plelihg; . Weekly 16-mln 
program' had been off the station 
during the shutdown of the Warner 
plant, 

„ Don Oilman, of NBCs San Fran 
Cisco office. In Hollywood for a cou- i q^iq^ f reau'ently 
pie of days telling wonten's clubs ou^gjae support. Most of It was 
all. oh«»,t th*. air I gi£;^..pping. and slipshod program 




LANG 



„an€l._h!«_ 



TRUE ANIMAL STORIES 

WABC 

Coast-to-Coast Network 

Monday— Friday, 5 P. M. 
Columbia Broadcasting System 



with plugging the Roxy ushers as 
putting; more than casual motion 
Into their iask of punching your 
ti<jket; ior the tishera, give ^ut- the 
most vlj^-ul^ personal service, 

Ansrway, WhitiB knows how to get 
that stuce out of the Wurlitzer. He's 
no novice on the air, having done 
bis stuff, for NBC direct from his 
[.own organ- studios ort Broadway. 
White; incidentally, Is unqule in 
that he does no little radio com- 
mercial work along with film 
shorts. Ann Leaf, from the Para- 
m6unt theatro, is likewise recall- 
able for her air comnnercials with 
Ldula ..Katzman's orchestra on the 
Fred Allen program <Llhtt). 

Paul Whitemian went It all alone 
for two houris istraight. on the sec-, 
ond lap of the Kraft-Phenix series 
<\^EAF) last Monday night (3). 
The performanccr though musically 
still without, peer on the chains. 

for variety and 



adaptation . for the stage or screen 
would necessitate practically 
complete rewrlte.- 



Xhappies' New Outlet 

Hollywood,^^ July -10, 
'Happy. Chappies' (Fred. Howard 
and- Nat Vincent), ' sustainer at 
jKJDC. JtoiLja. .year,. Ig . pfl_.lliat. sta-_ 
•tipn. 

.Pair have been dolnir plaiio- 
warbling and now eo to' ' 1CE)L'W', 
'Burbanik, commercialed Ibiy' the.. 
Federal Outflttlng Co. 



Graham- McNamoe who came west 
to broadcast the = all-star baseball 
game at Coinlsky Park for NBC 
was pulled after the seventh Inning 
and Hal Totten finished the broad 
cast .Sidney Strota, Chicago pro 
gram director/ did- the; pulling, after 
MeNamee's insufficient knowledge 
of baseball became increasingly ovi- 
dent. 

McNamee was alternating every 
other inning with Totten, a baseball 
expert, and^ the contrast was jpaln- 
ful. A few .sainutes after Strotz 
silenced McNamee a taiessage came 
through from NBC in New York 
making the same suggestion that 
had already been carried out. 



Chesterfield whirl of Friday (9) 
came through With a crack, melange 
of entertainment Grace Moore gave 
them a choicely balanced group of 
three numbers with her Interpreta-,, 
tion of the 'One Fine Day' aria from 
'Madame Butterfly,' particularly, 
settling on the tor, rich in melody 
and fine lyrical shapings. 

CrosS'^'fiTe, blackobt hits and anec- 
dotes that constitiited the Lou Holtz 
contribution had enough laugh jolts 
to satisfy the most fastidious cue 
tomer, while the Lennle Hay ton or- 
chestral innings maintained their 
usual high level of rhythmic <iual 
;lty. if it caiv go on building theni 
like this one the clg account should 
have nothing to worry about 



JENRIE GOLDSTEIN 

|9tar ania BIrectrem 
ot, X^OBp«ct Tb«atre, Bronx, 191 7. 
QpoDBored by J«llu OroMman Bho^s 
vety Friday at 7<:30 p. m. 



all about the air, 

\ Frederick 6. Bownian, KHJ, Lps 
Anjg-eles,"t6 take charge of" sound ef 
fects. 

fiUgene Grant back on the sales 
forc e of KPI, Los Angieles, 

KSW Is the new police transmit 
ter for Rerkeley, Calif., 600 waitts, 

Great Southern Land Co., as 
signed license of WGCM^ MIsslssip 
pi City; Miss., to Grace Jones Stew 
axt 



balancing. . 

Almost half of the first round of 
th^ clock was consumed by. the five 
movements of Ferdle Grofe's 'Grand 
Canyon Suite,' Deems Taylor doing 
^the descriptive spieling, and at 
times it was hard to distinguish 
his voice above the forte playing 
of the band. Rounding out this 
hour was a set of vocal calesthen- 



Frigidaire dealers are commer- 
cialing a dally half hour musical 
program oyer KMTR, Hollywood. 

Copper. Electric Co., Inc^^ of 
Lowell) Ariz.,, awarded new station 
license to operate at 100 watts dur- 
ing the daytime. 



ics-by the-Rhydiin-BoySr^hot-tune- -tion-of-the true trouperis-adage-that- 



encore from the saime trio and a 
dancie medley with Jack Fulton on 
the lingual refrain. Taylor prefaced 
the last Item with a suggestion that 
listeners roll up the carpet and 
warm up their tootsies. 
About midway of the second hour 



KTAR, Phoenix, & temporary i^y^^^^^j^^j^ fed them -Rhapsody in 
permit to operate nightly with BOO ^jy^.^gajn jfg g^f^ to say that 
wat^, pending observations to ae- \ 'Rhapsodyl mus t now chase^ cer- 
clde wKethej- tlils should be SHadr t^ij, per'centage of llstenei's away 
permanent. I and seemed an unfavorable choice 

KGZT, muny police station at 



Santa Cruz, Calif., will be com 
pleted by Sept. 30. 

Hilo Broadcasting Co., Ltd.,' of 
Hawaii, granted a new station II 



with other selections of the type, 
and less familiar. In the Whiteman 
repertoire. It's getting to be a 
•Love me, love my dog* combina- 
tion—If you want to hear Whltc- 



cense at 100 watts.. To operate eight I nian you've got to listen to the 
hours daily. I •Rhapsody.* Or you don't have to. 

. WPFB, Haltiefeburp, Miss-, silent I And how many come .hack once 
during J\ily. I they?ve picked up another proKram 

Pioneer MercantlJe Co., Ea"herB- they like? 

(Continued on page 44), I 'Dance of tho Hourw' arrangement 



Major BoWes and the Capitol 
Family took John, D. Rockefeller's 
94th birthday . as occasion for a 
public tribute via WEAF-NBC Sun- 
day momlhg, while Immediately en- 
suing the Capitol hour, the NBCs 
affiliated hookup (via WJZ) Was 
made the occasion of another birth- 
day party* this time to Roxy. 

It was S. L. Rothafel's birthday 
and seemingly a surprise. . .-He 
started to say soniething and the 
Roxy gang gave out instead a 
'Happy Birthday to Tou' greeting. 
This^ semed to break up Rothafel,. 
so he impressed Harold van Duzee 
liito service to warble 'Lauigh, 
Clown, Laugh' as his exemplifica- 



ilUMMAY BAMUOf 



Chase * Baabem B< — 
fUttvOom MOmOM A. MBOMMi ' 



MANDY LOU 

with VBKD WABINO'S JIVBiO 

OLD GOLD HOUR 

WKDMEBDAT, 19 P.M. 

WABC <^»—»»'S;r§SS*~*^ 



PHIL BAKEJI 

fipoDBored by 

ARMOUR A CO. 

Fri., 9:M-9 H., ,,ODST 
IWKAQ <N.B.47.,' dihtiao} Network 



the show must go on regardless of 
i^entlment or other untoward Inter- 
ruption. Later Roxy conducted an 
overture, aimounclog Erno Rapee's 
absence at the Robin Hood park In 
Philadelphia, where the regu)a,r 
Radio City maestro is doing: liis 
baton act as a guest, conductor thiM. 
week. 



Roxanhe^ lemme maestro on 
WOR, has a nice orchestra and nice 
support in Jack Arthur, et al., for 
the Woodbury powder and . soap 
program Sunday nltea. With an or- 
chestra leaderess as a feature it's 
a natural for any beauty product. 
She's been a staple interlude on 
the Bamberger station for ho UU 
.tie time and the program's smooth 
uhinterrt^pted. unfolding of sortg and 
tnUfjio is tllbute to .some KtiUivt nvi\- 
erull»simo behind thiu air show. 



JOE PARSONS 

AS 'EDELWEISS JOE' 
MiNi.Watf.Frl, •:!« P.M., COST. WMAV 

SINCLAIR . MINSTREL 

very Mbn., 8 P.M., N.B.C. 

cmoAoo 



ARTHUR TRACY 

"The Street Singer- ' 

Kwrj iroB.-Wed.-FrI. 
9:iS r. M.. E. i>. B. 

, ..KABO^C<HMt:.io-Coaitt 



TED 



Dim 



EDDMORSTON ORCR. 

Bninip«r Season 
FELTMAN'S MAPLE GARDENS 

CONET I£il.A>(D, NEW YORK 

Mano i yen iCTit Tom _1 0*C6nnelI_ 

' 18M Droadway 



RAYMOND BAIRO 

Kext Week ( july 14) 

PALACE 

CHICAGO 



44 



VARIETY 



R A D I O 



Tiiestlajr, Jiily 11, I933 



ORDER gJBTHiS 
ONMGALS 



trndtesslng:. of f^mme talent 
for publicity purDoses Js out as far 
is concerned. Policy put 
into effect l>y the network's: pre?s 
department forbids the staff grolng 
out of its way to cater to undraped 
figure' requirements of newspaper or 
niags. 

NiJ-C p. a*8 have been told that In 
future they are- to refrain from- 
anatotnical exposure; 



AyEE AGENCY CHANGE . 

— — SI\aJseup__In the New York oflHc e 
N, Wi Ayer agency has Hy^- 
Hodgson out aff .and 
in charge , of the radio departmentV 
Douglas Coulter replaces. 

Coulter; - who - also:- -holds a^- v.p. 
title, previously isupervised the pro- 
gram building of the agency's air 
business. 



Joa Lucias, one-time Paul White-> 

iHSTrite7~playiTi8r-^ith^iis--\^^ 

orchestra, . at the. Sagamore 
, Lake George. 



Manlike'ii Hawailans at Newman's 
Tjalce-Etous^;: Sarp-tpga. liake, N. Y., - 



TREGREEiC AMBASSADOR 
OiF GOOD-WILL 

GEORGE 
GIVOT 

Tlils' Weeic (jruly 7) 
SHEA'S, BUFFALO 

Sole Direeti 

Herman Bernie 

1619 Broadway, New York 




\0 \' ''^'vV 



DUMB 
CRACKERS 

ROBERT 
BURNS 
PANETELA 

WABC 

Every 
Wednesday 
Evening 
at 9:30 V. M. 




N 
D 

Dir.: WM. MORBI8 AOKNCY 




IiEONi 




Mon,: 12-12:30 P.M. Toes.: 12:30t1 A.M 
Sat.: a:3Q-» r.U; 

miohtLt 

ST. MOiClTZ HOTEL, NEW YOBK 

Sole blt«ctlon HERMAN BERNiS 
1019 Broadway, New York 



Showman-Mayor 



make recommendations as to the 
fitness of this material 

'Certain rules and regulations will 
be drawn- up. by this .'committee^, all 
directed toward the one objective 
0 ' cleaner motion pictures for those 
who Jittend that type^ of ' ehtertaln- 
ment. I personally, shall exerdise 
proper supervision tVieatrical 
attractions of other types and. oyer 
advertising used t6 exploit tiiose 
attractions.' 

His Liberal. Campaij^n' 

Baihbridge's attitude is regarded 
here as all the more amazing in 
view, of the fact that he stood for 
a wide open town in his campaign' 
and made his opponent's banning ot 
'Crazy Quilt' a leading issue, prom-r 
ising there would be no more 'such, 
foolishness' if he were 'elected. He 
.attack ed the forme r malypr for 
dri'. ". g. away business.^ffomT^iyn^OT 
apolis ;by his narrowTihindedness 
an(| . pointed out the loss of em-' 
ployment that resulted for^ local 
stagehands - and musicians. * The 
Parm'er-Labor*" "party- -rgarve -the- 
'Crazy Quilt', episode, as one of its 
reasons for refusing to indorse An-! 
dersbn. for re-election. 

George Guise, the mayor's private 
secretary, and chief adviser, is -also 
a-K)'ne-tim€>T-s"hawjnan-jKho also has 



. NBC's -progriiiri department is bringing renewed pressure to bear upon 
comniercials.ahdll^^^ algencles to get their listings of musical nuiiibei^ 
in within 10 dttys , before broadcast. General practice among outside 
producers. of slipping these in Just under the line, bompiaina the network^ 
is maktng 'lt 'toiigh' to'che6k;' ln time or\ copyrights and^restrlcied 'numiie^ 

-permissiQna..,._,j...._^, ", .'" ' ./ " 

;Web's. riilej 6t limiting /a Wp ti^^ 
the, red (W.EAF). or. blue, ("V7J!Z) link, say the agency 'i>roducers, Is largely 
responsible for this situation. Orchestra leadiers. prefer to take a,' chancre 
of escaping the bliie pencil by gettihg theMist in as' late as possi^^ 
^rgwnient_.raised_byj^ batoniers _that. they haven't' ample time In which 
to have orchesli^tei aiyd rehearsed" a substitute; ntiinber -l^ net- 
work no alternative but to pass, the original selechon. 



had:.a. reputation for broad-minded- 
ness.. .He gave" up the. city editor- 
ship of the ^Star' to ke the... post, 
but has beeti city . m.anager for the 
Miles' theatres^ in Detroit and a 
house hianaiger for Publix,,RKO and. 
Pantages. Film circles recall' that 
when he was private seciretary for 
■the late 'Mayor^ Ny e-here-- theJeitteiL 
halted 'Birth of a Nation.' 

Bainbridge has operated local 
dramatic stocky iEor practically 20. 
yeairs. He also has been a' circus : 
press agent, legit road show ad- 
vance inan and company manager, 
legit: theatre and delyxe" .picture 
house . manager and operatoir of.mu- 
.sical comedy stocics. 

In his inaugural message, Bain- 
bridge also advised the city council 
that lie plans to submit for approval; 
a proposal, for free use of the mun- 
icipal a,udltorium for the presenta- 
tion of. light and grand opera- by: 
performers recruited entirely from 
local citizens. 

During his mayoralty Inoumbencyv 
Bainbrldge's dramatic stock, at the 
Shubert, wiU be. operated for him 
by John Dilson^ his stagie director. 



PariMmounf 



hside Stiitf-^Radio 



Soconyland Sketches,, now entering, a .fifth season with NBC, rates as 
the champ long run dramatic program , on the air. Standard Oil of New 
York launched, this . show through Batten, Bar ten, . Durstlne & Osborne 
agen&y in 1923 and it'£i : been on ever since. Arthur Allen, Of thsi original 
cast. Still collects a- paycheck from this source. Current hookup gives it 
eijgrht stations' ih the; upper eastern area. 

Just before each year's contract for time is due to expire account, takes 
a .survey amokig listeners to deterniine whether to go .on with the sketches. 
For '{i couple, of programs Allen steps out of character and tells the. 
public, that Socony is ready to- give them any type of .pi-ograni they pre-^ 
fer if they're fed, up with this one. , And iensuing ';Vote each year has 
been oyerwheiming:ly In . favor of continuing the script show. 

Henry Fisk Carlton aiid. William Ford Hanley have been co-authorlrig 
the Soconyland continiilty since the series'" inception. 



New NBC irate card, efltective July 16, has the. four stations whifch 
previously constituted - the nkountaln .group-Split ,ih two. Adyertlset's can 

now ffliy— Tteny w r i l ii i l g }«:^t^T-3ft^kft-(?^^y— ^ifehoi^t.— ha-vlifi g 



and Billings, or -vice .veysa. First two, towns retain tl^e. mountain- group, 
label while the other pair are to be known as the nortli mountain, group. 
Network; figured that, by breakinjg up the. quartet it would haye a better 
chance of haying. p,enver. and, Salt iAke City tacked on to ohe of the 
basic- (red; or blue) links, ^ ' . 
.-Under the revised card ddmmerclals may now also . buy .Montreal and 
Toronto separately. . Previous they had to take the pair or else: Same 
:-acrangement applies to Sa rt' Diego and Pho enix, included In the Pacific 
supplementaries. ' ''■ — '~~ — — — ^- 



Plerre V. R, Key, editor of v the ♦Musical iiigest' and .;emlnent muslo 
critic, has issued 'Pierrip Key's Radio Annual' from his ow'n^ publishing 
company, probably the first yeat* book of its kind, in broadcasting. 

It's a coinprehensiye volume, over 450 pages, with much space devoted 
to alphiabetical. listinjE; 6t all radio artli^ts and a,l8o the bommercial iapon- 
sors. This is niatt'er usu^^^ conned -from the press depts. of both major 
chains, but in the' Key volume it Is permitted to run extensively, Elab- 
crate charting of all radio stations on both Sides- of the Atlantic, as to 
call letters, their corporate ownership, power, etc., along with a, supple- 
mentary geographical and alphabetical list (according to states) of these 
siame . stations, is also included. / 



LENNIE 
HAYTON 



AND HIS 



1 



-^HESTEREIELDJJOUeL 
ORCHESTRA 

EACH FBI DAY 10 P.M. 

WABCv' 

pirectioi/ 
MORRISON i^nil WINKI.RR 



(Continued frOni> page 7) 

now no one has ahy doubts in that 
direction.' 

Puiblix reoi:ganiz9,ti6n Is progress- 
ing" ' at ,a,~ "swift— pace, -Since_-_the- 
trustees, C. E. Richardson, Bugehe 
Leake {|.nd C. D. Hilles, took hold 
less than six Greeks ago, Fubllx 
stands around 75% reorganized. 

•This work is handled by the Re- 
organization Committee, appointed 
by the trustees, chairma.ned by S. 
A. Lynch. It mean J that of Pub- 
lix's 800 houses, around 500 are al- 
ready completely reorganized, or oh 
the way to be, and that within 60 
days Publlx as a wi^ole will have 
had its new deal. Reorganization 
Committee has been .at "work only 
around 30i days. 

The 500 houses mentioned, are 
either alrieady or aboiit, to be seg- 
regated into new iartd ,sepa,rate 
compainies under operation of resi- 
dent and experienced showman. 
Latter will operate on "an owner- 
ship basis with JPublix_.:sharing in 
the profits and: additionally have 
its :. underlying investments pro- 
tected through ownership Of stocks. 

Ej.- y. Richards blew into New 
York yesterday (Monday) to talk 
things over on the Saenger reor- 
ganization. He Is likely to be here 
several days. 

L^JEJxcfiEt_lthat reorganization of 



New York and New jtunglaroi^tcrr-T 
ritories are in the Works, exact de- 
tails aren't known as to how or. 
■ who will b^jthe Publix: partner-op 
erator, or Whet)ier any are deft-/ 
nitely cbnslderied. Whether John 
Balabah gets Detroit or John Tren^ 
die is "Understood to be open.^ 



(TOMMY) 



(BILLY) 



REILLY and COMFORT 

NOWIN CONDON PONYING VAUDEVILLE 

Making records for Decea and broadcasting regularly from 
May Fair Hotel for the British Broadcasting Corporation. 

r>ERMANENT LONDON ADDRESS, CARE VARIETY 



Reports persist on Cosist that If. NBC and its Los Angeles outlets, KFI 
and KBCA, split^ that KNX, Paramount Pictures studio station, will go 
under the NBC. banner. Known that within the last .two weeks chain 
technicians, have been testing the fleld. strength of KNX, althotigh no one 
lofriclally will adniit tlhat it has anything to do with the severing oil the 
present setup. 

Contra.ct between NBC and EJairle" C. Anthony, owner of the two present 
outlets; calls for. a reviewing of ti^e agreement before Aug. 31, although 
•contract bias two years to run. Both sides are known to be dissatisfied 
with the current arrangement with negotiations still in the talking state 
and reported , as likely to go either' way. 



Radio Chatter 

(Continued from page 43) 



field, Calif., has a television licensow 
. FRC will h e ar lli ^ tt pp licati o it o f 
Acme Broadcasting Co., Huntington 
Par-k, calif., for the facilities of 
KFAC, Los. Angeles. 

Ted ^Dahl's orchestra from Cin- 
derella Ballroom, new remote at 
KFAC, ' Los Angeles. . 
'Charlie ISchols , and Rhythin 
Itings, colored orchestra, goes to 
•KMTR, Hollywood, for a: half hour 
daily, ..^ 

Absence oif Jack Joy for a Mex« 
loo vacation has,. Rene. Hemory 
s.winging- the baton before KFWB's 
staff Orchestra. 

. ' WA AW, Omaha's local broadcast- 
ing station, .mof ed into niew studios 
Wednesday (5). 

Ned Bailey, exploter for KPAB, 
Omaha, has ■ recovered from pto- 
maine; 

WOW, Omaha, added new weekly 
program when John' Chappei be- 
;gan .'Twillghjt : R^verlea'. ;ji;ne 25. 
progra,m. was .Chappiella^at KQY 
two -years ago'. . .,■• 

-- John. - Henry,-KOIL,.^ Johni - GlUen,- 
WOW, Omiahia, both back from NAB 
convention. 



'SHERLOCK^ FOB THEATBES 

-KBC'8,...:SherlocK Holmes', ftver 
people troupe-, has been set for soma 
eastern stage dates by Loew com- 
nrtenclng July 21 in Washington. 

Serial has been ott the air for ai 
month, but r^tu^Jis in September^ 
Loew' holds, options for stage book-* 
ings. to. beTrtayea meifiiwhile.": — ■ 




Regardless of what, unfavorable treatment the print media accord 
radio in the statistical info' sent but by them, NBC sales department In 
-its-promotion- niaterial-must.xef rain., from making .any coinparisons with 
newspapers or. magazines. This Is according to an order Issued by M. "H; 
-Aylesworth, NBC prez takes the attitude that the network must sell Its 
facilities on merit and at no time make comparisons which might be 
. construed as an. attack on another medium. 

CBS, until recently, had mantalned this saine policy. Departure came 
when' it issued" a-statlstlcal-brochure. -Odds on Radio', in. which .the_ results 
obtained by advertising using both radio and print were compared. 



Radio's o\vn showmanship transpires behind the scenes In the advertis- 
ing agencies, According to Show people -who have occasion to contact the 
larger agencies on big deals. The sumptuous east side office suites contain 
elsbijrate private dining rooms with French chefs and all the trimnilngs. 

Al Jolson was particularly impressed by the replica of an English 
honie which has been transplanted into the J. Walter Thompson agency's 
offices in the Graybar Bidg. AH agencies of that calibre feature , imported 
marble and statuary as part of the bullder-upperlng for the client. 



Gus Arnhelm, Jimmy Grter and . Phil Harris, who have been successive 
Orchestras at; the CbcoahUt. Grove, L. A., were autliorized for commercial 
disk recording by the. Frank .manag of the Hotel Ambassadoi", more 

or less unbeknown to the bands. 

Now Phil Hairris is on WMAQ (NBC), Chicago, for Cutei, while the 
Competitive WiBBM (CBg) in Chi also features the Harris orchestra on 
an electrical transcription on lbeha.lf Of some ah ti- gray hair preparation^ 



Frigid air . in . the Paraniount theatre' on roadway did tricks to Jine 
Frpman's voice so she bowed but of a four- week booking at that house, 
preferring to return there in September. 
. Miss Froman remained two weeKs at the Par-bnt-found-that-the^oolT' 
Ing plant didn't. do hei* any good vocaliy. She.opehs July 14 6n CBS. for 
Frlgidalre booked by Morrison -Winkler. 



Novelized version of Lula VoUmer's- 'Moonshine and Honeysuckle'^ -pre- 
sented in serial form over NBC, will be . published in the fall. Publisher 
Is Lavere L. Fuller, of Albany, N, Y., who ha^ done book reviews In 
-dcamatizfid- form .over , WGY. 



Chase & Sanborn tea had to make a last minute switch of Fannie 
Brice's routine last Wednesday (5) after the Walt Dianey office refused 
to grant pcrm^sbi .to do a burlesque on 'Mickey Moyse' ove.r the air. 



-- Sehcdulcd^ppearance-of-Marlene-Dietrich on the Fleischmann show of 
next. Thursday (20) is off. After the booking had been made through 
Paramdunt, as an exploitation hookup for the 'Song of Songs' picture, it 
was found that the star doesn't plan her return froni Europe until Sep- 
tember. Account Is now negotiating to put Miss Dietrich on the week 
.she lands, in New York. 



- GYPSY 
iNINA 

"The Haunting 

Romantic 
Voice of Radio*' 

j^js^ WABC 

Columbia broadcasting system 
TUESDAY J SATURDAY 
7 P.M. I 7:15 P.M. 
'Met. CBS 




"The time haa come," 
the Walras said, 

"To talk ot many things: 
Ol Shoes and Ship»— 
.Of Seatllnc-Waz — 

Of CABBAGES 
And KINGS/* 

AUSTIN STRONG 



Monday 

'Wedneaday 

Friday 



w 

E 
A 
F 



5:15 P.M. 

N.B.C. 
Network 



PHIL 



"Melody Headlines" 

SATURDAY 
9:15 P.M. 



RE G ft N 

WABC 

Columbia Broadcasting System 

-THURSDASV_ 



Featured .in 
Columbia Revu6 



11 :1S P.M. 



"The La^a Who Cornea , from Dixie 
With a Song That'a Meant to Cheer. 
So Tune Her In and You'll Begin 
To Find Uappineaa la Here" 



BARTHELL 

RICHFIELD OIL PROGRAMS 

WABC III WEAF 
Monday 10 P.M.||lFriday 10:30 P.M- 

WAItC NETWORK 
Thursday, 0:30 T.M. 



nirflciioii rns arti.st iti'KKAii 



Taesday. Inly 11. 1933 



MUSIC 



VARIETY 



45 



Drafting Four Music Trade Codes 
- For Fmaltoirsolidati^^ 



Corpmltiee repreBenting the four 
iriajor organizations In the sheet 
ihuslc buslnei3$ are separately at 
work drafting proposals for a gen- 
eral code to fovern the Industry un- 
National Industrial Re* 
covery Act. After the four coihnilt- 
t^8 have completed their Individual 
^pdeis and had them okayed by their 

respective, memberships it Is pro- 
posed that the grbups get together 



Oldtiiners Return 



CAFE'S $33,000 WEEK-END 

Smash Big At Pabst Casino With 
Ben Bernie 



Imminent repeal and genisral 
liberalization sees the comeback of 
some weU known, bohif aces of pre- 
war- Broadwayi John Wagerieir, of 
the old Relsenweber's, is return- 
ing with William Grosso and John 
S. Buzzinl, .also vet hotel and cafe 
men, in the management of the 
Mayfair Beaich Club at Milton 
Point, Rye, N. T. 



Chicago, July 10. 

Pibst Blue Rlbi30n CaslnO at the 
World's. Fair grossed 933,000 oyer 
the July 4 weekend. This may hang 
up a; record for a cabareti 

Ben Berhle ho longer aiterhates' 
with the College Iniii but qonfihes 
hlrnself eJcclusiyeiy to the Casino 
where he works from six jp; m. to 
two a^ m,; Maurie Sherman arid 
Buddy Rogers orchestra take the 
afternoon and :tea dansant isessions. 



This la the old Wa:inwright estate, 
and appoint a central conamlttee lo which is being outfitted with cab 
consolidate thei four codes Ihto a | anas, etc' 
8ing;Ie set of regulations for filing 
with the NIRA administrators. 
—Gall For Haite-^ - 

Miisld. trade associations Involve') 
have been urged by Washington to 
speed , up their tasks. Word re- 
ceived from this source last week 
was to the effect that the GQvern- 
ment was anxious to have all trade 
codes on file within six weeks. At- 
tached to this call for speed was a 
-wanring-tlutt If Hn^InatRrtaT^alled- 



Walter Kalfenberg, another old- 
time restaurateur, is tied, in with 
this-new- venture. 



MDS as Skerman-Clay 'S 
Music SMpper East 
Of Rocky Mountains 



Sherman, Clay & Co.,. San. Frah^ 
'ciscb~JobberB, has arranged to have 
the 'Mhislc Dealers Service, Inc., do 
the shipping direct for S-C dealer 
customers located east of California,, 
Oregon and Washington. Jobbing 
firm will con tlnuie to serve its cii.sto 



to show results within that time the 
admihlsti^atora 6t ' the ~ a,ct~ ' woul'^ 
proceed to draw up a code for It. 
. Four trade group's which have 
committees working on the code 
.assignment are the Music Publish 
ers Prptectlvj^ Association, <the 
Music jpublishers' Association of the 

U. S., representing the standard mers in these three states from the 
-and Bchoolbook- end ef the ^uslnessrh^sco base. 
the Music Retail Dealers Assocla- Sherman, Clay is the first Jobber 
tlon and the Songwriters Protective | to effect a hoolVf?._'?^.:!lll^°5i^L!' 
association. On the MPPA repre 
sentation with Xouls Bernstein as 
chairman are Boiiby Crawford, 
Charles Mllier, > Jack Bergman, 
Wa:lter Clark and Saul Bornsteln 
Standard division's committee Is 
composed Qf C. J. Sengstack, pres. 
of Clayton III. Summy, £]. I>. 
Gunther,. of Schroedier & Gunther, 
Harold Flammer, of G. Schlrmer & 
Co., William Kretschmi&yer, of Carl 
Fischer, Inc., and -R. J. Ostburg, -of 
Theodore Pressor Co. 
Because of a misapprehension of 



the publishers' distributlhg combine. 
Figures that time, postage and ship 
ping charges will be saved by mak 
Ing the delivery direct from Nfsw 
York to those of Its accounts located 
inconveniently from the Coast. 



Brown, Henderson Back 
Together for a Film 

Hollywood, July 10. 



Bobby Crawford, leiyes New 
Tork for here July 15 to. look Into 
what was required under the NIRA. I the picture end of the music busl- 
ineasure, the standard iiubllshers I ness. 

association a couple of weeks ago Also due. here soon, are ILew 
sent on to Washington as its code Brown and Ray Henderson, who, 
a copy of a trade pact it had en- although split, are expected to re- 
teredlnto with the sheet dealers at t"™ together for one Picture at 
Joint conference In 1931. The Metro ■ which they promised to do 

'in return for the loan of Jimmy 
Durante for 'Strike Me Pink.' 

After that, it Is understood Brown 
will go to Fox to writCi 



COMPETISHBRINGSNAME 
BANDS TO SO. CALIF. 



LiOS Angela 
Lots Of southern California band 



Hpllywopd, July 10. 
Mae " West will make . no more 
phohograph recordings, figuring that ; 
the one release she cut for Bruns- 
wick isn't helping, her film draw f-nv 
because one-lung stations are play- 
ing the. disc to death. 

Star feels that the over-plugging 
will make people tired of her method 
of delivery and that the monetary 
return isn't sufficient to risk killing 
her personality. She hais been ap- 
proached by Victor to make some 
more platters but named so high a 
figure that there's been no answer 
from the re<;or.ding company. 



cpmpetish is anticipated for the fall 
•The swank Pasadena community 
is to have a name band in Vincent 
Lopez when the ultra-conservative 
Huntington hotel opens with a sup 
per dance policy. ' . Coooanut Grove 
in . . is planning to bulid a,; band 
«rbund--©lcfc^PoweH-or-AiM;--J«r:r-ettr 
whil e Gus Arn heim, who did well at 
the Beyerly Wilshlre".m a neWTrot>mr 
returns in the fall. 

That means that the Biltmore, L 
A., and the, Roosevelt in Hollywood 
will ialso have" to take on hame 
bands. Ted Florito will return to 
the St. Francis, Frisco, and Ansori 
Weeks Is at the Mark Hopkins, 
-where-he Js more oxJtes9.of ajixtu^^^ 
Tom Geruh, now at the World's 
Fair's Pabst Casino, Chi, will prob 
ably also, return to his part -owned 
Bal TabariUi S. F. 



Coast Hunkers 



Wibnark Denied Top ASCAP Rating, 
Argur PuturrScore Manipulation 



West Off Platters 



Lewis Sipiairit Over 
L D. Hoofbs Meant 
$1,200 m Pittsbargh 



NIRA administrators returned the 
digest and advised the MPA to get 
together with other associations In 
the trade on a code that follow the 
requirements ' of the emergency re- 
covery bill. 

In: arriving at a -codie, the -music 
Industry la required to take Into, ac- I Hollywood, July 10. 

count the following four provisions Aaron Gonzales* 12-piece orches 
of the recovery act: (1) hours Of opened last week in the -Blossom 
labor, minimum wage and union re- I room of the Roosevelt. 



Musikers Move 



latlons; (2). the preservation of 
equality of opportunity In the ac 
quisition of material; (3) the ellm 
Inatlon of unfair trade practices In 
the ' exploitation of material, and 
(4) the elimination of unfair trade 
practices in the distribution of ma' 
terlal. 

Jbhn G. Paine, chairman of the 
MPPA board, declared that when 
the pop^ publishers c^me tq deal 
with provision i^oV 3 h^ would sesk 
to have Inserted a clause prohibit 



Don Carper's combo has switched 
from -the Lighthouse, Gompton* to 
the Del Mar hotel for the summer. 

Both booked by David HiUman, 
who also has Jimmy Grler at PIsmo 
Beach for a one-nighter July 16 at 
a. $500 guarantee and percentage. 



PAUL ASH AT FAIB 

Chicago, July 10. 

Paul Ash goes- Into the Pabst 
I Blue Ribbon Casino at the World's 



. I Fair July 17 for the afternoon shift. 

Ing plug subsidizing of orchestra Bernie plays nfghts. 
leaders . and vocalists, whether the | Ash has an eight week guarantee 



consideration be In cash or other 
forms of gratuities /^uch a.s the -pay 
ment. for speplai arrangements 
turned out by some, one on the 
leader's staff. 



with options. 



CAKGItL JOINS BAGHELOB 

Jerry Gargill has given up his 
ofllce and has allied with Walter 
_______ „ _ ,„ I Bachelor in the latter's offices 

J£WISH SOC/S (HiAlBE The Gilda Gray- Whltey Kaufman 

Society of Jewish Composers, ohe-nlghters in New England dance 
Publishers a;nd Songwriters ia try- | haU territory is the first itinerary. 
In g to col lect some of the ra dio 
Wbney and on behalf of J, & J. 



Specht's Summer Dates 

Buffalo, July 10. 
Paul Specht with a new 18-pIece 
band opened tit Olcott BeafcK near 
Marks proved that he was the I here. 'Aggregation traveling by 
copyright owner to the number and bus and headed fer New England 
the Jewish Society .was denied Its | gummei: dance spbts 



Kamen, Jewish music publishers. 
The Society made a claim on CBS 
and E. B. Marks in connectlori With 
a Tlddlsh composition. 



claim. 



Darling, Tjyihs -.a re f^^^^ 

dancers. 



Teek-8 iGardem 

Buffalo, July 10, 
Buffalo's first sidewalk cafe a la I 



Revised Lyric Passes 
John Royal and. Frank Black 



Parisian boulevard restaurants has I (NBC) have okayed the revised 
been opened at the. Teck Garden, lyrics of 'Hold Tour Man,' a Rob- 
adjoining the Teck theatre. Prcm-: bins song for broadcasting, 
laes have been decorated for Con- CBS previously passed a dena 
tinental effect, with Mickey Dee's tured lyric after both webs held up 
orchestra appearing. Dave Gold- the Metro theme song as too hot- 
tierg managirtg. * cha.. 



Los Angejes. July. 10 
Plantation, Culver City, shutter 
ing with the sheriff making his 
entrance left the Art. Kassel or 
chestra "twlddUng theijr thumbs 
while deciding whether to stick west 
for something to pop or scram Chi 
wards. Dave Wolf was operating. 

Ray Helndorf acquired a son and 
a termer at Warners the same week. 
Contract is a five-year affair handed 
out as a result of his work on "Gold 
Diggers' and gives him the top ar- 
ranger's salary currently at any of 
the studios, Helndorf has been 
splitting his time between WB, UA 
and Radio but now has to confine 
himself to the homi^ grounds. 

Al Dubln hopped down to Del Mar 
to write lyrics on 'Roman Scandals,' 
claiming he couldn't scribble at the 
studio. Eddie CJahtor wants to send 
him to Cleveland In the hope of get- 
ting better choruses. 

Buddy De Sylva and Dick Whlt- 
Inr are going to hold a tonsil piarty 
at the Cedars of Lebanon hospital 
Immediately after the completion of 
'My Weakness' at Fox, which. De 
Sylva is producing and Whiting Is 
scoring. Each possesses a brace of 
tonsils that make surgeons drool at 
the mouth, so they decided to - go 
under the ether holding hands. 

Final pair of songs for 'Roman 
Scandals' are 'Qut for No Good,' 
rhythm number, and 'No More Love,' 
torcher which Ruth Etting will sob 
It's come to screen tests for or- 
chestrators. Several of the first 
numbers from IHoHywood Party' at 
Metro^ arranged by Maury pe Pach, 
will havfe tiest recordings to ascerr 
tain how De Pach- writes for the 
mike. 

Sherwood Beasley at the Club 
Ballyhoo, Hollywood, released his 
entire band and hired 10 hew men; 

Artie Mehlinger, former coast rep 
for Remick, back In Hollywood from 
San Francisco,: where he~had a new 
doWritown nlte club all lined up 
until a permit was refused. 

Studio composers campaigning 
for soundproof rooms. Clialm that 
under present conditions the boys 
are unconsciously stealing from 
each other because tunes seep in 
under the door when a writer Is 
stuck for a. number. 

All of the songs In Metro's 'Holly- 
-wtrod- Revue "of 19 38 • are^)elng-au 



l»lttsburgH. July 107 
. Com^i>lalnLby-TedJL.ewiajP_v£EJ-he 
Wil»pws' pr.ictlce of allowing dinner 
guests ic dunce for th>? remainder 
.>f the evenJng brought the band 
leader ain idjustment fron manage 
mer.t. Lewis played a one-night 
stand there last week. 

Door charge of $1.50 per person, 
with another $1.50 minimum inside, 
was -made— for - the J^ewJa.. engage- 
ment, but those coming early were 
permitted to get by without admis 
slon and dinner took care of mini 
mum< • ^ 

Band ieader was in for. $1,000 for 
the night aga;in8t 60% of the gross 
-Management decided to avoid 
trouble by declaring Lewlis in for 
a percentage of the dinner- gross, 
with result that he carried away 
around $1,200. Incidentally, he 
brought out the biggest dance 
crowd of the season. 



thored by Rodgers and Hart with 
the exception of. .'Hot Chocolate 
Soldiers,' by BroWn and Freed. 

Don RIcardo's nine piece tango^ 
rumba and dance orchestra Is at 
Cal-Neva Lodge. Late Tahoe, tor 
the summer. 

L. A. musicians local has pro 
hibited free ; tryouta by bands for 
.becr.=*gaFden^^unles3^t»exmiflai0ja^Junu 
writing is . first Obtained from the 
union. 

Gordon and Revel were guested 
on the Happy- GO-Lucky hour over 
KHJ last week with singer.i from 
the Abe Lyfnah baihd warbling their 
numbers. 

Gus Gaeel's combo now at "Topsy's 
Roost, Southgate. 

RodsfTs and Hart are back at 
Metro, having Written one none, 
'That's Love,' which Anna Sten will 
iiing in 'Nana' for Sam Goldwyn. 



Of tlie five majoi" publishers who 
have recently been ' on the tapig 
before the classification committee 
of the. Anierican Society of Com- 
posers, Authors & Publishers seek- 
ing an adva:nce in their ratings only 
one. Mills Music, inc^, will come 
in for a extra divvy when ASCAP 
distributes the second quarter roy- 
alty pium the latter part of this 
week; Boost accorded Mills at last 
Thursday's <6) . meeting takes - him 
from class BB to A. 

Setback for Witmark . 

Surprise outcome of laist week's 
classification committee proceedings 
was the overwhelming turndown 
given M. Witmark's petition for a 
nud ge fr om class A to/AiL G eneral 
: mpression lii the traclenfiadr beenT 
that the. advance here was In the ' 
bag and that there only remained 
the matter of the committee taking 
a formalvoteon.lt. Argument that 
led to the unfavorable action was 
to the effect that the Warner pub- 
lishing; combine In asslgnihs recent- 
ly certain picture scores. Including 
Gold-JDiggersLof_iaa3,r..tQ_itaJSfiro^ 



or Maestro Coming East; 
Harris to College Inn 

Ben Bernie Is ahxlous to cOme 
back to Broadway in , the fall. He 
lias been in Chicago for three years 
straight and Insists upon a New; 
York spot this season. 

He is now concentrating solely on 
the Pabst PavillQn on the Fair 
Grounds. Buddy Rogers has suc- 
ceeded him at College Inn, Hotel 
Sherman. Phil Harris will probably 
reopen the other Sherman, hotel nlte 
club room, the Bal Tabarln, In the 
fall, and both 4}ahds probably altei^- 
nate. 

Harris closes at the Hollywood 
Country Club, Galveston, In.. two 
weeks, plays- some Texas theatre 
dates and, comes to the. Hotel 
Schroeder, Milwaukee, before going 
to the College Inn to succeed Rog- 
ers, who shifts elsewhere. SeymOur 
Simons is currently at the Milwau- 
kee . hostelry. 



ick .subsid so that the latter firm ' 

could— maintain. . Its class. A stand- 

ing In the Society iiad made the 
Witmark outfit undeserving of the 
contemplated boost. Had the Wlt- 
m^-rk request gone, through it 
would, have been In the same classi- 
fication with Harms, Fel..t and Ber- 
lin. 

Other major publishers whose 
-petitions— for- -advancement were 
turned doWn were Ei. B. Miarks, Joe 
Morris and Robbln's Music Corp, 
Marks and . Morris each had asked 
for a. lift from ^thelr,_present BB . 
rs.tlng to cla,ss A* while Rdbbli^ 
aimed for the AA, classification. 

-Publisher classifiers at the sianiei 
meeting made quite a number oC 
changes . In the lower brackets with 
Blbo-Lang, Inc., one of these. B-L 
firm was moyeed from class G to 
F after the full classifications board 
which Includes writer representa^ 
tion had reversed the unfavorable 
decision of the strictly publishers 
committee. Among the' boosts 
handed out by the writers' commits 
tee was the .AA classification foi; 
Charlie Tobias. * 

Royalty plum due iCpr splitting up 
this week Is expected to. come close 
to the $425,000 distributed for the 
first 1933 quarter. ' 



Composer at Roach 

Culver city, July 10. 

Marvin Hatley is back on the Hal 
Roach lot to write' the tmneg for a 
musical short series starring Billy 
Gilbert and Billy Bletcher. 'Rhap- 
sody in Brew,' first , short, already 
in production. 

Hiatley was on the -Roach lot for 
five yiears,' leaving" last' year; ' " He 
wrote . the Laurel and Hardy 
'Cuckoo' theme musle. 



GOODHEABT EZOinBRATED 

illy Goodheart, New York man 
ager fdr MCA, accidentally killed 
a. young boy on Merrick road, Long 
Island^ last wee k whi le driving. The 
booking agent has been . exoheratei37 
it being established that the young- 
ster ra^ in front of his car. 
( The Godidhearts have a couple of 
ohildrenv ot~ their own, which hag 
made it j^rievous issue for the agent 
to. Recapture his nerve as a driver. 



^OITABANIE£. SCAB£S SINGER 

Chicago, July 10. 

Despite the smacko $30,000 gross 
of the Jack Behny road show at the 
Palace la.st week, Mort Singer has 
sidestepped the attraction for his 
houses in Sioux City and Cedar 
Rapid.s that were to be included 
with the rest of the Nate Blurhbcrg 
time laid out for Benny. 

Singer was afraid of the $5,000 
guarantee in towns of that slise. 



A. C. Actiyily 



Atlantic city, July 10. 

Gus Edwards Is putting on tlie 
week-end shows at the Rltz- Carl- 
ton's new summer garden. Red 
Nichols* orch now there for the- 
dsLitce music, succeeding George 
Olsen, who was the opening attrac- 
tion. 

Fourth of July week-end saw the 
music publishers, and song pluggers 
here for the Olsen opening; also for 
Fred Waring at the new , Gateway 
Casino, and for Isham Jones' return 
debut at the Hotel An^hassador. 
Jones was there last summer and a 
CBS wire accompanies him once 
more. 



Busse at Rice Hotel, Tex.» 
Other Band Shifts 

Henry Busse Will shift over from 
the Rice hotel, Houston, to .Galves- 
ton in two week's to. succeed Phil 
Harris at the Hollywood Country 
Club. 

At the Br^kier hotel, Dallas, Bernie 
Cummins, succeeds Herbie Kay, who 
shifts to :he Peabody. liotel,' Mem- 
phis. Cummins closes at the 'Trianon 
ballroom, Chicago. Jan Garber. fol- 
lows Cummins into the Trianon be-, 
sides — hanuilng - -the-^eastfoamers* 
conlmerci.:,! radio account. 

Earl. Burtnett is another new shlt*^ 
to the Lakeside Tark, Denver, Gene 
.Quaw/cohtlnues at the Cosmopolitah 
hotel, V) t)enver. Both combos are 
etherized by KOA, Denver,.: a west 
coast NBC affiliate. 



iorito On the Go , 

Los Angeles, July 10. 

Ted Piorito's orchestra will play 
one moro week at LoeSv's Stiate, 
following the current one, and then 
do a stanza at the West Coast, 
Long I-teach, before going to "Radio 
to make' a sliort. 

Returns to the St. Francis hotel, 
San Francisco, Sept. 6, to start a 
year's contract. 



46 VARIETY 



MUSIC 



tuesdafr, July: 11, 1933 



Bands and Orchestras 

Week of July 10 



Permanent address of bands or orchestras wiU be published 
without charge. 

No charge is made for listi in this departnient. 
• For reference jiuidance, initials represent: H-^hotel, T — ^theatrOf 
p-^urk, C:7-cafe> D H-^ance hall, B— ballroom, R—restaurant< 

As far as possible, street addresses in large cities are also 
included. 



A&i-onabnk lis Park. Nepohslt,! 

Xj; i.m N.. y,. " ■ 

' Aftne*. ChaB., care Kennawajr. .Chicago. 

Aleifande*, Dan, Lyndhutst Pav., Sny- 
der' a iJalte; N. T. J*- . • 
Xlsdort; U, J;. M Liberty St.. Newburgh. 
Aini<l6n. A.. 012 E. 3th St.; PlIrtt.^Mloh. 
Andtus. Bud. WBSG» ElmHrft. N. T. 
Arand. Henry^ 043 Broad N«*"'«v»« 
ArUtocratfl 4.yfm\ HuBhefl)/ 404 BlaMdliia 
St.. Utica. N. T, : ^ . . 

Arkelh.Xee. KVr. Ta<;Qma, Wash. 
. Armbruater. J, U.. ;b. A. Gj. ^MffaW. . 
— — Arnliel .-Gurt St. FtanclH H..._Sftii , ^ran- 
ctoco 

Aeh. Paulrckrt Wm: Morris; Chicago.. 
Atkltis. a. p7. Sou 0th A«e.. Dea BIoln«s. 
Averill. Bud. Booa Bros.. I*. A. - , 
' Axt; DiV Wm.. MtQ-M Studio, Culver 

• Glty,-CaL' 

B,„. 

Bactenari. ,iew. 21111. Central. Chi; 
Bait^Ji ^MaVnwd. CrysUl T.. KnoxvlUn. 
Baltew, ' Smith. Forrest C.-, New .Otleana. 
Bariiatxl. B., 830 Wi Morrell St., Jackson, 

-jiiici f.. ''. _ . 

■- BarAfitfoesi. uan, "C"'AiBt>ainr,ehk — ■■ — --- 
Henr^?S;<'6arth; 8216-N. 6t|i St.; PWIa... 
Barton'.. Herbert. MB 6th Ave.. N. -T. Vi' 
Baallif Joa^v -eii NO. 14th St,, Neyrark, 
w •' J ■ ■ • - " 
Bauer, BV .67 Or Rocheater. 
y - -' '■' * 

• Baum, Babe...220 Rose St.. ^Reading, .Ps.. 
Baxter. Phil, WDAP. K. C. • .. 
Beaaley; Shetwood, Club. Ballyhoo, Holly- 
wood. Calif. • 5 ( 

Beban. WaUehrNBCr .S.F. - j;.^ . ^ 
Beckley. Tm 102 fi:^8th fltrWil ingtoa, 
■©•U: ' •■. 

- - Beltdbcoi Wn,: St. Voiitz K.'. N.,T' ^ . 
~'Beltbh*a. '^yhcopatera.-- -Box - 1803, . Weat 
Paint- Beafiht Fla. ' <•...; . 

:. Beimett;-. 'Dave. . Station . WJJD, Palmer 
House. ; Chicago. ' > .• ,^ ... 

BehtMy. Billy, KXO, El Centro. Calif.. 
BerWwlt*.' Abo.- K<?W.' Portland, Ore. • . 

- Berge, B.,' 67 Grand Ave.,' Enfclew.ojsd. 
'K. ■ J. ■ •• ' • •• ' 

Berger. W. J.. 6449 Penh. . Pltts- 

:burgh;"- ' v.. ■;■ '■ '. 

Berlin, Paul, .4288 Archer . Av.e., Chi. 
'^"Bdnklo, 5en, Sherman. H„ Chicago. • 

Berrehs..'Preddlo, GBS.-.'N. T:=sC.' • 
. , Bestpr,' Don; lAke George Show Boat, 
.take' deo'rgVN.-Tr- f V; • 

Benford, Jack. Jack 'ft Jill Tavern, Port- 
• Iand,-'Ore.- ^ - • 

Bfddlck, Jimmy. Santa 
-Mohlchi- Calif ' - . ' . . 

• Bfaiiett, BtUy,- Log Chateau, cne-ln- 
.Quebeo. «, . - 

• Black*. Ted. 1010 Broadway. N, C.. 
Blaufura. "Walter. N.B.C.. Chicago. 
Blve Rhytbm.- XSottttti Club, -N.' T. . C. 

. BlnmenthaVH Oireh:; Sovereign H..-.Chl-' 
*Bgo;-'" 

' ' Bob'e ' Bunhyslder9^'' 80' e; Haverhill Btt, 
.liawrencf. Masa. . . v" 

' B«hv ' Iflscho, Bns., •Waldorf-Astoria, 
'Nv TV-. ' ' ■ ■ » '•• ' / ■ 

Boulanger, Chaa.« Ocean 'View Park, <Nor- 
lolkj ya. . . . : • . 

< Sowiey, Ray, 21 -Beacon St., Hyde Park,' 
•Maas,--' ^ •■ 

Boyd, Tommy, Sacramento H., Sacra- 
mento, Calif. ' " 
Boyle, .BlllT. COpIey-Plaza H., Boston. 
Boyle. Marian, KHQ.. Spokane, Wash. 
Brandy's' , Singing Bd., 'Parmer's Park. 
.Xansmg,.Mlcb.. . , ... ''.^ , 
Br&sbln. Abe, 'KJR.' Seattle. 
' Breesikln. - Daniel. Earle T,,' Washington. . 
. Breuer,' Ted,-^. Charles Inn, Burdln' Lake,' 

Brlgode -Ace.' Coney Is., Glncy. ■ 
. B'way Collegians, WallM Lake B., .De- 
troit; - 

; Bh>udy. Dave, Grant T.;' Pittsburgh. 

. Browta, Murray, FolUea and Club Rbyale, 

.Chi. '• 

• Brownagle; ., ' 022 Oth'^ St., Harrlsburg, 

-Pa. '. i '■■ ■ ■■' -r' 
• " ~ Bryanti -W.- "Terra 
Haute, Ind. 

...Buckeye Wonders, 649 .Main St.. 
Akron.. O. , . • 

Bunchuk, Tasha. Capitol T., N. T; C. 

Burk, Milo. -Brockton, Mass. ' 

Burke, Chick. Amesbury, ;Masa. 

Burke's Canadians, ' New Constant Spring 
Calif. - 

■H.. Kingston. Jamaica. 

Burtnett,.EarI, Lakeside Park. Denver. 

Bums. Jimmy, Lido 'Venice H., Sand 
Wl<£h;,Ont.:' , 

Burson. Bennle. McFadden'n .B,. Oakland, 

Bii&se,- Heiiry, Rice H., Houston. 



CaUoway, Cab. 709 7th AVe.. N. T. C. 

Candullo;' Joe, Pelham Heath Gardens, 
Pelham. N. Y. . 

Ct^peroon. Fred, '401. B'way, Camdeti. N.J 
\ Gappo,^ Jos:. I4akealdf Park; Dayton, O. 

CarUn,' Herb;^ Guyon's B.'R^.- Chicago. 

Carberry. Duke, WAliSole, Mass. 

Carpenter. Earl, Hollywoo.d Beer .Gardens^ 
Pelham. N. .Y. '";,'•'- 

Carper^ Gordpn, Lighthouse B;, Compton, 
Calif. . .; - • . , 

Casa 'LtMna, Gray, '700 7th Ave.. 

•N: y^ t, .■■ ... : . > 

.Caaa- Nova, Greenwich Village. Dayton, O. 
. CasalSv M... A40 Pine St.; WllUamsport, 
■Pa. . ' '• 

Cassldy.. Vancouvei^ K.. Vancouver, 

B.'C 

•Ca'vailave. John, Murray* li Patio. New 
Haven, '.Conn.,. 
C*v<ito, Eta. .Flotilla Club. . Pittsburgh. 
Cave. Don, Itrtlckerbocker H., Holly- 
wood. Calif. ' . 

< Cervone. 602 Blackjfttfne Dldg., 

Pittsburgh. ^ ' ' '/. « 

"^' Charles. Roy. Golden Pumpkin C>, Chi. 
I _L Chlld^ Reggie. Rpose^elt M.. N. T. ,C. 
1> Cfii(o-lE-Revelers, Station WJBO, New Or 
; ''leans. . ' ' 

ChHstensen. Paul. WKT. Oklahoma City. 
Qhrlstlan, Tommy, Palisades Amus. Pk., 
Palisades. N. J. 
=^ChrlBUe.=:Jac^., JWl^^N. Ormsby Ave.. 
Louisville. • 

. Church. Ross, Buckeye Lake P.. Buck 
eye Lake. O. _.. „ 

Clarke. Bob, 1000 Roxbury Rd. { Co 
lumbus, O. „ . , 

Clarke. Herb. L.. unlolpal Band, Long 
Haaeh. Cat' 

Coakley, Tom, Athens d, Oakland. Cnllf 

Coleman, Emil, Riviera R., Englewood, 
N. J. . 

Cole, King, Solomon's D^ H., L. A. 

Cole. Richard, Palmer House, Chicago. 

Coaley, Ralph, 1110 Grand St., Wheeling, 
W. TTa.' 

Connecticut Collegians, Green Lantern 
Jan, Saratoga. N- T. '' 
Coarad, H.. 1068 Park Ave.. N. T. C. 
C!i>ok. Arthur. WXYZ. Detroit. 
Cooler^ FWtr, Mapl* View, Pittsfleld, 



Cooney. Bernard. kWG, Stockton, Calif;. 
A^?"' C™?**' Edgewater Beach H.; Point 
Claire. Quebec. 

Coyle. L. H., 210 B. 10th St.. Easton, Va. 

Craig, Francis, Hermitage H., 'Nasiiville. 

Crescent Orth;. Armory. Middletown. N Y. 

Craft. Charlie. Frolics Club. Chicago. 

Crawford , •JBuStz;" 2113 Pennsylvania 
Ave., N. W.. Washington. - 
.Crawford; Jack, Coney .Island, Cincin- 
nati, 

^^^^SP'^ti Waldorf-Astoria Roof, 

jj A*. ■ 

Culien,' , South Boih 

ton. , ■ •" •.■ ,!.. 

Cummlhgs, Johnnie. . Webster ., Canan- 
dalgua; N, Y;-'- - — — 

Cummin's,- Bemle, Baker H., Dallas. ' ' . w 

Cummins. Leo. WTIC,' Hartford. Ct.. 



Dahl. Ted; Leighton's Arcade. L. A, 

Damski, Henri, KJR. Seattle. 

Dantalg, Ell,* St. George H.. rooklyn, 

N. Y. .' . 

: Dantzler. T.. Westward. Ho^ff., Phoenix. 
^P'Artrl's Prch,, 61 1.4th 6t,. Norwich; 
Conn, . \, , -. 

Da^gherty, Bthery, Jardin Lido, Arlington 
H..-Waahtn^rton, n. f!. . . . 

Davis, Meyer, 18 B. 48th St.^ N. T. C. 
Davis, Ch«s., Hollywood R,, B'way A 
48th St., N. y. C. 



Davis. Eddie, Moris R., 144 Bleecker St., 
N. .y. C. 

Davlaon, . Waltr Malnstreet T., K. C. 
DeForest, Don, 171 King St, Portland, 
Ore. '->•••• I- 

J)e. Francisco. Louis. Fox Studio. West- 
wood.- Calif. .. ..... 

Delany. Jack. KLX^Oakland, Califc 
Delbrldge/ Del., 404 Madispn T. BIdg.. 
Detroit - > ., 

Denniker-Kln^ Orcta., , Far 

Denny, jkck,! Waldorf-Astoria H.. V.Y.C. 

Dewees^ Lowell. 1200 Jackson St.-, Spring- 
fleldi, f II. ,! . • . , 

Oltmar«, Ivan, KOL, Seattle. 

Dolbler. Geo.. Cafe de l4ree. L. A.' 

DonaineTOniU.. 22 4th 6t..-7:roy; N. Y. 

Donnelly, W. H., 280 Glenwood Ave.> |S. 
Orantfe,^ N. J. 

. Domberger, Chas., Mt Aoyal 6nt- 
real. • • 

.Dougherty, Dbci. Adelphia H., Pblla. ' 
Dowell, Boots, Cotton C'San Diego. 
Duerr. Dalpb. 11404. Orirille Ave.. Cleve. 
Durso, Mike. 151 W. 64th St, N. T. a 



BW-Burtson. Maple G.i ^eltman's. 
Coney Island, N. Y. 

Edmunds, Glen, Elk'a C, L, A, 
^Bdson, Bda, Leighton's. 7tb ft, R* way. 

Ellington; Duke, TOO Ttb Aire., N. T. C. 
Blmwood Band; 872 - Van Nostrand Are., 
Jersey City. 

.'English, Brick. Valencia. :B.. S«mta Ana, 
Calif. ' 

Eppeli 6786 N. 7th St, Philadelphia. 

Bpplnoff, Ivetn, College Inn, Cblcagoi . 
^Efloksoni Harry, Saltalr Beach Co., Salt 
Lake City; 

BsIIck, J.,- -New .Madison H., Seattle, 



Fay. Bernard, Faytis, Providence; 
Farrell, F., Inn, 4 Slie'ridan :Sq.. N. T. C. 
Feeney, J. M.. 226 B;. 11th St; Oaklaind. 
Fabello, Phil, Aibee T., Rrobklyn. ' ° 
Fagan, Ray. Sagamore H., Rochester.. 
Farr. Aaron, Miami Beach Country 
Miami Beach. 

^Feldman, Joe, 1068 B; 08th, St. Cleveland, 
Ohio. '..'<)" 

Ferko, Joa A., 600 W. lenWood.' ., 
Phlla:. Pa. • 

Ferron, Chas.. ' Poll Pala«;e T.; rldgenprt 
Conn. 

Feyl. J. W., 878 River St.. Troy. N. T. 

FIo-Rlto.. Ted, M. C. A„ .L. A. . 

Fischer Carl, Malestlc D. U., Detroit. 

Fischer, C. L..^^ 2122 WiM Ave., Kala- 
maxoo;- Mich.. . . . _ " 

Fisher. Buddy, Hollywood Barn, 6|ly- 
wood. 

Fisher. Mark, Edgewater ^ach H;t, Cbi. 
. Flnaton, Nat, Par. Studio, Hollywood. 

Fltzpatrlck, Bddle. N.B.C; S. F. 

Foard, Don, 1410 Reed Ave., Kalamazoo, 
Mloh.' 

Fogg, A. M.; 174 Beacon St., Portland', 
Me. 

Forbstein, Leo. Wamer-FN Studio, Bur- 
bank. Calif. 

Friary, George. Rockland, Mass; 

Freeman, . Jerry, Paradise R.^ '40tb ft 
R'way^ N. Y. C. 

^..grjeso, J. F., Strand T., Stamford, <Jonn. 

Froist Jack< Station W JAR, Providence; 
R, I, 

: Furllett Frank, Vanity Pair, 
®" 

Galvln, J: 'J., Plaza T., Worcester, Mass 

Garber, Jan, Trainbr .B. R.; Chi. 

Gardner, C..C.,15:n N. 24th St, LineoliD, 
"Neb," '■.'-■-' -' ■ .- • ■■ . 

' Gaspare, - Dick, Lido < Club, 

Long" Beach; N. Y. 

Gates, Hal. KOER, Long Beaoh. Calif. 
, GatbA, Manny. Alcazar H.; Mfaini; ' 

Gaul, Geo., Washington, D. C. ' 

Gaylord, ;Chas., La I^oheme, Hollywood. 
. Geidt -Ai:, 117 S.'. N. j. Ave,, ''Atlantic 
City. ' 

Gervlii, Hal,,,1626.Gough St. S. F.. 

Gerun. Tom. Chez Paree,' Chicago, 

Gibson's Blue Devils. I.:0. O. F., Ball- 
room, Baltimore. 

Gilbert. Peggy, TIvoU C". L. A. 
■ . GUI, Kmerson; Totem Pole B; 
ton. 

' Olllert. Prank, Detroit Yacht C, etroit. 

Ginsberg, Ralph, Palmer H.; Chi. 

Glaser, JBten, Embassy Club, N. Y. 

Goff, Mark. Briggs R;, Detroit.- 

Goldberg, Geo., Celestial R., B^y Shore 
Park, Baltimore. Md. 

Golden Neal. WOR, N. Y. C. 

Goldketfe. Jean. Book Tower. Detroit. 

Gonzales, Anron, c-o David HlUinan, 
flollywood, Calif. 

'=-Gon?ales,^S.«N.,-.310.JE,.^lih^,JtLjjyita 
Ana, CaK' 

Goodrich Sllvertown, 160 Wadsworth 
Ave.. N. y.- C- . 

Goodwin, Hop, 20 S. Church St., West 
Chester Pa. 

Gorrsl'l, Ray, 404 Madison T, Bldg., De 
trolt. 

. Graham, Paul, Jenkltnson Pav., Pt. 
Pleasant. N. J. 

Grass, Chet, 2040 S. Corona, Denver. 

Green," G. P., iOl W. 65tH St., N. Y. C. 
; Green, Jimmy, Beach View Gardeps C., 
Chicago. 

Oreenough; Frank, Blltmore H., Santa 
Barbara, Calif, 

Grofe, Frcde, 103 Norma Rd., Tcaneck. 
N. J. ■ 

Gross, Prentlfl, McElroy B., Portland, Ore 

Greer, Billy, 1002 Main St, Davenport, la, 



. Grler, Jimmy. Rainbow Gardens.. L. A, 

Grlselle, Tom, WBAF, N> Y. C. 
. Oumlck, Bd;. 80 Reynolds Are,. Provi- 
dence. 

Gutterson, M., Valencia T„ Baltlmors. 

- ^H--'-^— '■ 

Haas, Alexander, 264 W. 76tb St;. N.Y.C 
Haefely, Geo.. Luna Park, Coney Island, 

N, Y. 

Haines, 'Whltey,* Tavern Inn, 188 N. 
Bend St.. Pawtucke't R. L . 
Hall, George, Taft H„ N. T. C 
Hall, Sleepy. MCA> Chicago, 
Hallettt Mai, car^ Chas. ShrlbmaA; 
Little Bldg,, Boston. 

Halstead, Henry, Miieblebach H„ 
Mo. 

Hamilton, Geo,, AirpOrt Gardens, L.- A. 
Hammond, Jean, Sky'.Rootn, Milwaukee.. 
Hammond, Chestlne, KIT,. Yakima. Wash; 
Hamp, Jahnny, La Salle Roof, Chicago. 
Hancocl^ Hogan, . Jefferson H.. Birming- 
ham; 

Handler, Al, V|a Lagoi Chf. 
Harris; Phil, Holljrwood Gardens, Galves- 
ton. Tex. 

Harkhess, Bdd(e, 2510 Van Ave.. 

HaVrod, Bud, Toeng's R;, 1007 B'way.. 
N.. Y. ■ • 

Hatch,- Nelson, Old Mill ^a Garden. To-- 
rOnto, Can. 

Hatch, Wilbur, KNX, Hollywood. 

Haney, Ad., 26 Capitol; Bt^ Pawtucket 
R. I. -- • ■. -.: ^ ■;•.' .'. -. ■ 

Hays, Bill, - Cathay Tea , Garden, Phi 

Heldt -Horace, Hillatreet T;, L. As-' 

Henderson, Fletcher. Holiywpod Beer 
Gardens; Pelham, N.- X.. 1 . .:L 

Henry. Tal., caro NBC, -.-Til "BtB ' V, 

N, y. c. ••'.' .,. 

Hewitt Al., NBC, Boston, Mass. 

Himber, Rltihard, Eissex House, N. Y. C. 

Hineif, Earl, cariB' Bd Fox, 'Grand Terrace, 
Chicago. 

Hirabak, A.> 1128 Gottman St., PltU- 
burgh. - • -' ' 

Hlte; Lea, Cotton C.;: Culver City, Calif. 

Hobbs^ Frank, St Catherine H;, CatA.lna 
island. 

Hoirman, Earl, Casa.de Alex; 6hl. 
HofTman, L; O.; 78 Ernst St.. Buffalo. 
Hogah, Bill, MCA; L. A. 
Hogan, Tweet, CHianel Lbke, III. 
Hoagland, Bverett, Rendezvous, R„ 
■BaIboa,-^lif 



Holden, CalllQ, Laguna Qdach. Calif. 

Hoiman, Bob, Tivoll C. L. A. ■ 

Holmes, Wright Martinique H,. N. Y; C. 

Hopkins, Claude, ROseland B, B'.way. and 
60th St.; N. y. G. 

Homick,' Joe, NBC 8. F. . 

Hueston. Billy, 1668 B'way, N; T. C. . 
. Hyde. Alex, carft .Wba; Morrlsi Mayfblr 
t. Bldg., N, Y. a 

I 

Inniis,,Jld» Huntdngtoh, 

Irwlfi; Don. Terrace Garden, ChL 
Iseminger^ BlIU Hagerstown, Md. 
Isltt. Doug.; .Battb, Mont ^ ' 
lula, Felice, RIvoIl T., Baltimore, 
lula, :.Ruf(lnor Cltr Park . Bd;,'^Baltlmore. 

J ■ • , 

Jackson's Jazz, 18 Chestnut St; lovers- 
vllle, N. Y. 

Jaffy, Gilbert; LeIghton'sSArcade; L, A. 

Jansen; Edward, HVI, Tii'coiaa. Wash. . 
"Jehle, John, 76 DrIggS Ave., .-.Brooklyn. 

Jenkins, Polly, 'and Her Playboys, WCAU. 
Phlla. 

Jot^hsftn, C, Small's Paradise, N. T. C. . . 

Johnson. . Gladya KTM, L. A. 

J ohnson. . Johnny,-. <M. C. A*°, N^ T. C . 

Johnston, Merie, 161 W-. 40th St, N.YX.: 

Johnston,' O; W., 46 GrQTS Ave., O.ttarnu 

Jolly -Joyce's ' Sim.. 916i.i7 Walnut St, 
'Phi ladelphla. 

Jordan. Art -6241 Norw»D)l St., Phlla. 

Jones, H,' I.. NasItDia'ir B.; San Diego,- 
Calif. . . ^ ^ 

Jtfnes, Rogaiu KVOS, BelUngbam, Wash. 

Jones,-' Isham. Ambassador H.. Atlantic 

^orgnt'sen, Rvitiir .1285 Sheldon St; Jaok- 
son; Mich. ' -'" : ^ • : 

- Joslin. Chas.. liver Spray B.. Long 
Beach, Calif. . 

Joy. Jimniie. Variety, Hollywood. 
Joy, Jack, KFWB, Holiywpod. 

Kahn; Art Coffee CUITs. 70t Ttli Ave.. 

N. y.' o: > ■ '• -■ 
Kahn.- Harry, 6210. Galnor Road,. Phlla., 

Pa.- ■ '■ 

• Kahn, Herman, Capitol -T., Newark; NvJ. 
Kahn, Roger W., 1607 B'Wa^, N; Y, C;, 
Kails, H., I^do . Venlc'fi . C, Boston. 

- Kamas, AI,'Bwa'nee B. It,' Washington. 
Kardos,- Gen^. Rpseland'B. It.-N.- Y. C. 
Kassel; Art. M. C. A., L. A. 
Katzm^n. Louis, 1780 . B'way, N.. Y. C. 
Kaufman, W., 28 N. lOth St.. Labanon, 

Pa. .. ■' 

Kay, Herble, Peabody H., Memphis, 
Kayser, Joe, Music Box,. Chicago. 
Kayser, Kay, Bal Tabarin.i S,- F. 

- Keegan, Ross' B.« 22 Gold St:, Freeport, 
L;- -I; '-■ . 

Klefer; Bert 447 R. R. Ave.,- Pen Argyle, 
Pa.' " ■ , '. ■ 

Keller,' Wm. 4115 ei'st'St, Woodslde, 
L. Li N. Y. 

Kennedy, Clem., KTAB,-.8; F. 

Kennets, Larry, 801 Keenan Bldg., Pitts- 
btirgh. 

Kentner, ' ., BenJ. Franklin H., Phila. 

- Kerr, Chas., Adelphia H., Phlla. 
Kibbler, Red; Recreation Pier, L6ng 

Beach.. Cat 

Koestner, Jos.. If; B. C, Merchandise 
Mart. 222 Nortk' Bank Dr., Chicago. 

King's Melody, .63 Mueller St., Blngbam- 
tbn/-N.=Y.- ....:...-.■...;..:_■:.' 

King. Henry, Pierre BC,,- N. C. 
.''King,, Wayne, Aragon-B, R,; Chi. 

Kline, M., 5466 Spruce St, Philadelphia. 

Knapp, Orvllle. Cafe de. Paree,' L. A. - 

Knelsel, E.. Blltmore H., Atlanta. 

Knutaon:- Ef>llng, President .H..'- K. C. ^ 

Keshan, Harry. NBC. Chicago. 
:' JCozals. Jl|ii. ' Station WLPL; Chicago. 
' KratzlnRfer. Ed.- World's Pali';: Chi.' .' 
^iK^usgrlli; Walt 847 .Claremoht Bl ,; 

< Kriieger, Art 'WISN. Milwaukee; 

Krumholz; G., R. O. Box 404. New Bed- 
ford, Mass. 

Ky te, Benny, tatlon WJR, Detroit 



.1821 Grant Ave., S. F- 
errlmac St.,. Lowell, 



La Ferara', 

Lagaase,. 
Mass. 

Lampe.-Delr MCAv -Chi,— 
. Lampham, 'Clayton, Luna Park, Coney 
Island, N. t. 

' " Landry, Art 4B -Sth .Av'e., N. Y. C' 

Lannetd, M.. «BB'b Cellar. Hollywood.- - 

Lang. Sid, Paramount. ChL 

Lange, J. V., 27 Abbott St.; Lowell. Mass. 

Lanln, Sam, .care CBS, 485 Madison Ave., 
N. Y. C. . 

Lanln, Howard CBS, N: Y. C. 

Latge, Rolph, Rlchleau H., Quebec- Can. 

Lawe; Bcrnle, Pattis C, Des Moines, la. 

I^efcourt, Harry; 27-10 Newtown Ave., 
Astorlarl^""! ."- ' ■ —- '^~==^=-=^^^^—^ 

Leikowltz, Harry, Casley H., Scranton, 

. Leftwich, Jolly, Oceanic H.. Wrlghtsvllle 
Beach, N. C. 

LeRoy, Howard,. Vanity Pair, Chicago. 

Levant, Phil., MCA, Chicago. 

Levin, Al, 476 Whalley Aye,. Niew.Haven. 

Levltow, Bernard, Commodore H.. N.Y.C. 

Lewis, Ted. The. Dells, Morton Grove. 
III. - - •' 

Lido Orch, Suite £0 Loew Bldg., Wash- 
ton, D. C. 

. Llppman; Sid, AmbtuSsador H., L. A. 

Lofner, Carol, Graiid H;, Santa Monica. 
Oft 1 If. 

Lombardo, Ouy, Pavllon Royal, pyn- 
brook, L.. I. - 
Lopez, Vincent Congress H., Chi 



Lorraine, Carroll, Playground, Chi.. 

Lowe, Maxima, Shorebam H-. Washing- 
ton." .-. ' • '-■ 

Lowd, Howard O., .4106 SM^St, W.. 
Washington, D. C. 

Lowe, .Rfmie, Nanking Cafe, Des, Moines. 
^Xowo, Sol, Manchester' Tt, l>. 'A7~'~ 

Lown, Bert, Park Central, H., N. Y, C, 

Laury. Paul, Schuler'^ Grosvenor B,. R„ 
Mansfleld, O. 

Ludeke, Prank, Davenport Spokane, 
Wash. 

Lund, O. M., Coliseum B. R.t TacOma. 
Luse, Horley, Wilson's B. R;.- L. . A. 
Lyman,. Abe,, Ambasaador H., L; A, 
Lynn, . Sammy, 2000 Wichita St.. Dallas. 



M 



Peters- 
Santa 



Maedonald, 
burg./ 

Mace, Art, Rendezvous R. 
Monica, Gal; 

Mack, :Dave, Paris Inii, L.' A. 

Mao.k. Ted, Muehlebach,' .K. O..- Bto. ' 

Madreguera. Enric, c-o Vartety. N. Y, C. 

Major, f; J;, 8007 8d St, r Ocean Park. 
Cal. 

Maloney, R. B.. 800 EUnor St.; 
Tenn. 

Mhnthe, ' Firands; . Madison, 

Wis, 

Marburger, H., Rosbland- B. R., N. -Y: 

Marshall, Red, H&ci6nda la Ramble, Wil- 
mington, Cdlif. ,. 

Martin, Freddy, BoBsnrt Hm B'klyn, N. 

Martin;- Slim, Edgemorit ' Club. Hollywood.' 

Masiim,'^m, Seneca H;, ' Rochester,: 
'Mason, Bobble (Miss), New China ., 
-Youngstown,. Ohio...: ■.. 

Maupln, Rex, KYW, Chi. ~^ ^ 

MauMce, Jack, KGFJ, L; . . 

McCarthy. Huey. Lake Arrowhead. Calif. 

MoCIoud,- Mac, care Paul Cohen,. 64 West 
Randolph, Chi. 

McCoy, Clyde, Drake H., Chicago. 

McDaniel, Harry, Edgewood Inn, Albany- 
Plttafleld Road. ^ 

BlcDoweii, Adrian, Town ft Country C., 
Milwaukee. 

McEnelly, B. , Spring- 

field, Mass, 

McGay, ;J., Detroit Country. Club, -Derroit. 

McGowan, Lobs, care: R; W. Kahn. 1607 
Brway. N. Y. C.. 

McIntyiM._JAmg9._ Chateau Laurier. )t- 

McVeas. L. S.. 1221 B. 83d St. L. A. 

Meeker. Bobby, Claridge H.. Memphis. 

Mella. Wm.. 01 Bdwin St.. Ridgefleld 
Park, N. J. 

Memphlsonlans. 02 S. Main St.; Memphis. 

Meroff, Ben, ,'MQA, Chicago, ' « 

Messner, Dick, London Terrace- H., N.y.C. 

Meyer, M. P., . 026 Biroadway,. Brooklyn, 
N. Y. ■— ■ — . ■' * 

Meyer. -4520 Camas - .-Phila- 

delphia. 

Meyerinc.b; Herb, States Hofbrau; -Si- 
Meyers, Al, 0200 GIrard Ave., Phila. 
Meyers, Z^uls, -Zenda' B., L. A.- 

.'Meyers, Vic, c-o ;Dave Tiepp, - Seattle.' 
Miles. Dusty. The Roof; ICenosha.. Wis. 
Miles, Jack, Granada C, . Chicago. 
Milholland. H. I.. KGA. Spokane. 
Miller. Gladys, KOMO, Seattle; 
Miller, Jack, Press' Club, Montreal. 
Miller.' N.,' 121 Williams St;; Chelsea, 

Mass. 

Miller. Vie, Loew's State, Syracuse. 
Milan, 'Bert, Eastwood: Park, Detroit 
Mills, Floyd, 786 Fayette St., Cumber- 
land, Md. 

- Milne, Del, 876' B.. Washington St. Port^ 
landfi.Ore. 

Miner-Doyle, 1102 Middlesex Bt„ Lowell, 
Mass..^: _' _ . ' 

Minlcb, Ed., llbX Prospect Ave., Scr£if=~ 
ton, P^i. ; 

MIntz, Herble. Granada Club. Chicago. 

MIsheioff, Sol. Commodore H:. -N; Y. a 

Mitchell. Alt 4 Reed St, So. Norwalk,- 
Conn. 

Mohrman, Mabel, KJR; Seattle. . 
Morton, Fran., Italian Gardens, Spokaiis, 

wash. 

MoUno, Carlos! Congrea^ H., Chicago, 
r MoOre, Carl, care - Kennaway, >€hl, . 

Moore's, Dinty, Washington Amis, Ma- 
maronock, N. Y. i . 

Moore, Prybr, Schaber's C., L. A. 

Moore, Tom, Cinderella B., Long'Heach, 
Cal. 

Morey, Al. Worth T.. Ft. Worth. 
Morris, Glen, -Silver Slipper. Baltimore; 
Mprtier. V., 8137 10th Ave. S., Min- 
neapolis.' ' 
Moss; Joe. ; 48th St.. 



Napoleon, Phil, - NBC. Nt Y. G. 

Nappi. Bill. Tutwiller H.. Bir Inghan, 
Ala. ' 

Nash, Len, cen Naish's Bam, Compton, 
Cal, sv, 

Naylor. Oliver, WaIton>^, Phlla. 

Neff. Art 0228 Sprace Sl^ Philadelphia. 

Nelrbauer. Eddie. Frolics C, Chi., 

Nelson, o^zle, CBS Artists Bureau, 
N. Y. . C. 

- NelsOn, .-Tom./. Roosevelt H., N. Y,- C, ' 
^Newman, Alfred, U. A. Studio, Holly-' 

Nichols, Red, Ritz Carlton H., A. 
Nolan, Bob, Fisher T., Detroit' 
Noonan. Jimmy, Lido C. Chi. 
Norman, Jess, 1770 Green St., 



O'Brien, Tom, Baranae .Lake H„ Saranac 
Lake. N. Y, 
O'Connell, Mark. :dl6 W. 98th ^t., N.Y.C. 
O'Hare, Husk, Canton Tea Gardens, Chi. 
O'Hearn. Travo, LeClair R., Mollnv, IIL 
-Olsen,- George;; 1619 B'way; N. Y. C. 
Oleen; Guy. .Bugles Aud„ Seattle.- Wash. 

Olson,, pie; Commodore. C, Vancouver, 

B C ■ -. - ^ 

, bppenhelm, W„ BenJ. Prattklin H„ Phlla. 
Original George 8, Dariceland, ' Jamaica.^ 
L. I, ' ' 

Original Yellow Jackets,. Siimmerland 
Beach,. Buckeye J'ake; O. ' 
Osborne. Will, , Post Lodge,' Larcfimont, 

N. Y. ... :,■-'.. 

Orlando; Nick, Plaza H.. .^C. 
Owens, Harry. AUthers Colorado 
Springs, Colo. 
-Owen, , Delos. , WGN; 



Paige, 'Hay. 'Statron KHJ; "L. A. - : 
Parisian :-. Red Heads; 22 W. North St« 
Indianapolis.^ 
Parker, Dud,. 230 Hart Si;, B'klyn, 
Parker, Ray,- Jeff ery Tavern. Ghi. •- -r 
Parnell, Chas., Hartford D. R.; San Ber- 
nardino, Cat. 
Paso, George C; RosevlUe, O. 
Pearl, Lou, Club Shalimair, Chicago. . 
Pearl, Morey. 2413 Hunting Ave., Boston, 
Pedro. Don, .Morrison H.. Chicago. 
Peerless Orch., onmouth St. NewiMrt 
Ky. 

Pemberthy, Goo.. Venice b;, Venice, Calif, 
Pendarvlfl, Paul, Jonathan G„ L. A. 
Pettis, Jack, Wm. Pohn H.', Pittsburgh. . 
Peyton,. DbCj Syracuse H.. Syracuse. 

r.'Ni^-!i[f» . — ^ , ^ ^ _■ J 

Peterson, B., Tivoll T., liliqhiBan , cltyT 
Ind. 

PfelfCer's Orch., 1342 Pal ., To- 

ledo. 

Phllbrlck's Orch., Younkerls Dept. Store, 
Dps Molnea, la. ' 

Plcclno, A., 800 N. 8th St., Reading, Pa. 

Pierce, Chas;, Midway Gardens, Cedar 
Lake, Ind. . 

Plpp's Orch., Sullivan's, Edmonton, Can, 
. Pollaclt, Ben. c-o MCA, N. Y. C, 

Pontrelli,. Nick, Ptilace B. H„ Ocean 
Park, Cal. 

Powiall, Walter ft Rudy Bundy, care 
Leddy & Smith, 220 W. 47th St.;'N.''y. C. 

Pradb, Pred, Amerlckn House; Boston. 

Price, Larry, 8116 N. New Jersey St, 
Indianapolis. 



- —Ralstonr-Jack;— Station— WOIi;—Wa8hlna»- 
ton, D. C. 

Radin, Oscar, M-G-M. Studio, Culver City 

• Rodriguez, Jos.» KFl; L. A. 

Rapee, Erno, Radio -City Music Halt 
N. y. C. ■ 

Rapp, Bar^ieyr New Yorker H., 
Rateius3en, .F., 143 Graham Ave., 
Bluffs, la. '' 

Ray, Alvind; ifEK?, S." F. -r 
Read, Kemp, 530 Ashley Blvd., New Bed- i 
ford, Mass. 

Red Domlhos.. care of B. K. Nadel; 
W. 47th St;-. N: Y; G. " ' 

Redmaii; Don. 709 7th Ave.. N.Y.C; 
Redmond. George,. Ship C., Velilce. Calif. 
Reese, Gardner. 1619 Broadway^: N.' Y. ' 
Relsman, Leo. 180 W; 57th St. N. Y. C. 
Relyea, Al 'Buddy,' New Harmony Hi; 
Cohoes, N. Y. 

Rendleman, Del Monte, Binning- 

horn, Ala. . „ / 

Reynolds, Lou; 600 Central "Ave;, 
meda. Gai. . ' 
Rich. Fred. CBS. N. Y. C. 
Rlckltts. X. C; Kosciusko, ' Ml 
Rines,-J08., BIkS H.; Boston.' 
Rittenbaud, J.. U. Artists T., Detroit 
Rlzzo, Vlnceiit 'Sylvania H.', Phila. ': 
. Roanes' Pentt. Comm'pdore .B., /LowelL 
Mass, . :■ 

Roberts, .Joe, Auditorium lEIotel, Chicago. 
— Robhins, ^ammy,^: McA1pJp1.il. Jiu 1, . 
Roberts, Miles, jB Sheldon' St., Prw7.~iirL" 
Robinson. Johnny. Olynkplo . H.. . Seattle. 
Rogeirs, Buddy. Collei;e Inn.. Cbt' 
Roky.. Lepn, syiticuse H.. Syraeuiwi; 
Rplfe, .R. , A., Ill W. 67th St. N. Y. CL 
Romanelll, I.. King Edward H.. Toronto^ 
Romano; Phil, Pine Sault Inn. Albany* 
Schenectady Roa:d, N.i.Y. , ., • 

Rosenthal, Harry, 1660 Broadway, N Y.C. 
. Rossman, Harold, Bagdad C Miaittir 
Rothcblld, Irving, Follies: Bergere,, Cht 
Ruhl, Waraey, . Michigflin Tech,, HQugh* 
ton, Mich. ; ^ 

Russell, B;; ing Cotton H.. Greensboro. 



Qua#, qene, Arlington H, ilot Springa 
:ArlCt 



Sampletro, Joe; KOIN, Portland, Ot«. 

Sanders, Job, -MCA, Chicago. 

Sans. P., 215' RIdgewobd Ave,, B'kiyn. 

.Santaella. Salvatore, KMTR, Hollywood. 

Schara, C. P.; 624 B'way, Buffalo, N. Y. 

Schlll, J.-. Aroadia B. R., N. Y. C. . 

Schubert, :Bd., .84 Arthur St,"Xawreiicb, 
Mass. >• ■ . 

Bichllmiskl,' .-.Station 'WCFL;. -Chicago.' 

Schwartz, ., 810 Court St., Fremont; 
Ohio.- -.;-f ...■'. ■-'•-: ■.-• -.. •' 

Scott; L. W.. 000 Dllbert. Bpring<< < 

field, O. . , , 

' Scott; Frank, v 2ai4 : President . St;, - Brook- 
lyn^. N. Y.' '.iv ' ,•' '--i! 

ScottI, Wm.. Montblalr- -N. T. C'.' 

- Seldenman, Sid, Mayftower - H.; -Wash. 
Selvin,' -Ben,- cAre Col, :%ecbrdlpg, OS etk-- 

Ave. 

Setaro, A.. Paramount Studio, .Hollywood.' 

- -Severtu GIno. KHJv ' L. '• A. . - »' •: . ;'>. '-.- 
Shaw; Rusisell, 'Valols Conntnr' CluV 

Valols, Quebec.' • 

^ Shays. Bu«id, ■ Sb'ub^rt Theatra .Bldg;r 
Philadelphia. Pa,r , : 

Shreasley. . Eddie. 'Vienna Oardehs; W'orld's 
Pair, Chi. ■ ■ 

Shepard,. Chas,, KFI. L; A. 

Shield, LeRoy, NBC, Ch|ca;g6. 
—Siaell;— Curtis.— Hollywood. A. C*. Holly«- 
wood. 

Sleff. Solly. Palace H... S. P.' . 
Slmmonds, Arlle, Playland' Park, 8oQtk 

Bend; Ind.' ■ • •.i o. 

. Simons.' 'Seymour. ' 8chroeder H... 

Serger, Lod, S, S. Panama.^ Santa Monica, 
calif. ' . "- : ; 

Sinking -Sherwoods; 'KPAC. L. A. 

Siry,-. Larry,. Simplon C.. N. T. ,C.-.> 

'Smithy ~ Beaslej^ Rosemont B;, B'klyD.- 

Smelln, S., 100,.W. . Ruchte}: Ave^ Akron, 
Ohio. ' ■ ■•■(;'- 

. Sbrey. Vincent, , 485 Madison Art^ 
N. -Y; C. .. . . 

Sosnlck, Harry^ MCA. Chicago. 

Specter. Irving. WOKO, Albany,. N. T. 
.. Specht, Patil., .Alcntt Beticb. Buffalo. - . 

Spltelny. Phil, Park Centiral H.. N. Y. 4X 

Spor. Paul, Paxtoh Hotel, Omhha, Neb; 

Springer, Leon, 184 Livingston St.i' Bklya. 

St . Glaiir^ Jesters; Prince Edward H.«- 
Windsor. Canada. 

St Georgb. GeOi. 2166 .Belmont Ave... N-V. 

Stafford, Jesse, Sweets B.. Oakland. CaltC 

^telnei'. Max. Radio 'Studio. Hollywood. 

Steed, Hy., Station. WMBC, Detroit 

Stern, Harold, Blltmore H.,'N. Y. , 

Stone, Marty, Radisson' H., Minneapolis.' 

Story, Geo., Wong'S C..; London, ..Ont: " 
■ Strauh, Herb, Buffalo Broadcasting Cor^ 
Riiffalb. ' ! 

Strissoff,. Vanderbllt H., . Y, C. 

Sweet . Al, 29 Qufncy. fit;/ Chlcagbu. 

Sweeten. Claude. KPltC. P» 



TelUer, Ray, Falrinourit H., ft F. 
Teppas, J, J., 533 Glenwood Ave., Buffalo. 
Teeven;''Ro)r, Regent T.. Grand Rapids, 
Mich. 

Thompson's Virginians,' Venter. T,. At* 
lantic City, S. J. 
Tiloff, Andre, Surf C, Miami Beach. Fla. . 
. Tobias, Henry, .Toteih Lodge, Ayfrilk. 
N. y. 

Tobler. Ben, Rosen^ont B.. B'klyh. - 

Tolland. Ray. Detroit Leland H.. Detroit. 
■ Traosr AI. Hyde Park G.. Chicago. 
.. Traveler, Lou,:' Casino .G,; .OOean Parib 
Calif. .. ■., . '. ■" ■ 

Tremalne, Paul, CBS.. N. T. C. • 

Trevor, Prank) '-iCOIN; Portland; 'Ore. " 

Trim, Anthony, Roseland 'B. R., N. J. C. 

.Turbotte, . . G60.,:. 90 -Orange ' St., Man- 
chester. N. H.':. . • •-" .•■'' 

Tufpham. Edith,' Topsey's? Roost So.utn* 
gate, Calif, r • - • 



,VaIlG6;.Riidy, 111 W. 67th St, N. *. C. 

Van Gleef, Jltnmy, -41 Paterson St; 'New 
Brunswick'.. N.- J. . .4 '•■ 

Veniitl, Joe, Blossom Heath Inn, Detroit, 

Victor, jamesvE.,' 522 Fifth Ave.; K. Y. C. . 
. Vis'an. Rdb; 6211 Llnwood AVe., Cleye- 
land'.' /' 

Vlto, King; Rose Room D, H., L. A. 
.. Vogel, Ralph; 2502 Coral St., Phlla . 

Voorhees, Don, NBC, N;' . C. ■■■■ 

W 

Wagner, Buddy; Commodore H„ N. 'f. G; 

Waring'«.Penna., care O'Connor, Ham- 
mersteln T, Rtdg., N- Y. C. 

WAltefs, Lou, 1007 104th Ave.. 

Walker, Ray; 201 St James Pi,, 
lyri, N. Y. ' 

Weber. Thos,. Breakfast C, L. ,A. . 

Weeks. Anaon, Mark Hopkins H.. S. F, 
_-JV,eems,iJlBd. Jdnc.oIn. Tavern. Chicago. 

Weldner, Art, 44 Wawopa^Strr'Sr^Pi'^-^^ 

Welch, Roy, Pulton-Royal, Brooklyn. 

Werner, Ed., Michigan T.. Detroit 

Wesley. Jos.; 317 12th Ave.. Milwaukee. ■ 

West. Roy, Roosevelt' H., Hollywood. 

Weston, Don, Ichmohd H.. Nor 
Adams, Mass. 

AVetter, Jos,, ., 'Scranton,. 

Pa. • .. 

Whldden, Ed., l25 Dikeman St., B'kiyn, 

Whiddeh, Jay, Mifamar H., Santa Moni- 
ca, Cal. 

Whltemah, PAul. 
, Whltyre, Everett 

Wilkinson; Raul, 
Wilmington, Del, 

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MHSIC-NITE CLUBS 



VARIETY 



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NIGHT aUB REVffiWS 



Ben Marden's Riviera 

Port iLeft, -N. J„ July 7. 
,Ben Marden and Sam Saivin's 
Riviera at Fprt lUeie, on the Jerisey 
flliore, Ju8t across the pew George 
WaBhiherton l>ridee, Is the current 
top money -getter, in inetropolltan 
testaurant operation. It's unques- 
tionably the blBgest suburban res- 
tfturaht grosser and one O.o,' 'will 
BuifBce to explain just why. 

Mangingf on • the;. i>alis^ides cliffs, 
acenically and geographically this 
roadh'ouse is the top spot for- lo- 
cation. It rivals'" any of the Cote 
d'Azur <?afes for - situation, , hence 
the Riviera nomenclature, for the 
outdoor dining On the terraces, , or 

.^near the rails . o'visrloqking the. wa- 
ters, exceeds In natural beauty the 
charms of any spot at Ca,p..d'Antlb.es 
.with the Mediferann6art below; 

(Structural, -beauty o£ the grim, 
g ray Ge'orge Washington bridge, 
with the twihKHnKTlIgWs" ''^fie 
iflanhattan skylinei f Urhlish a setting 

; . that's .more. UHei a / movie . set. All 
'this> of course, is k buelnesf^-gcttier, 
lor in the summer particularly it 
ineahs a cool rereat. 

With ail these • advantages It'ig 
little wonder that the $1 tariff on 
the -G. W. toil bridge doeisri't/loom 
at ail as a handicap but, on the 
cOhtrary, probably has created a lot 
of unanticipated business for the 
- bridge— itself; — A— car:'-^oing--f roim' 



the Pirate. Ship. Meanwhile those 
folks from lo'wa and Arkanis^s may 
hear about' the Guinanlted along 
with the Streiets of. Paris, Days of 
'49, and the other 'naughty' places. 
Guinan individually is, with Ben 
Bernie at ' the Fabst Casino, the 
outstanding personality on the 
grounds.. 

Incidehtally, while Sophie Tucker 
and numerous other cafe topnotoh- 
^rS were all mentioned for World's 
Fair hlppodronjin,?* Guinan is the 
only one to actually materialize. She 
is certain to become a talking point 
for the . yokels. . And whether the 
exposition itself knows it, thiat's 
what the 425 -acre show heeds. 
1 Aight how the Guinan gang iis 
giving three performances a. night, 
Austin Mack ahd JackvRyseeii con-^ 
duct the two" orchestras, which 
alternate, . It's decidedly k big en- 
terprise and . John Stlen will- be 
plenty busy keeping the machinery 
lubricated. Ra;lph Cook, Dick LAne, 
ESfiterrnftwd-^azeltonr— ftrrd~ Tex's- 
rcgular galaxy of hotcha dispehsers 
are doing their istufE. Place is built 
to ' resemble -a bpat,- • - Bow, - or 
schnozzle., of ship points toward 
midway. Gangplanks on each side 
forms the (entrance and exit. Bark- 
ers and staff are in. nautical uni- 
forms, while the hatcheck girls, etc.. 
represent lady pirates. Tex herself 
looks very summery and epiflfy in 
flowered chjlton. Land. 



local personality girl and a favorite 
here, with Bemie , Armstrong, her 
husband and .former organist at the 
Stanley, as accompdnlst, Jimmy 
Conrad's band, a Pittsburgh outfit, 
IS on th« danco end, dishing out 
some excellent syncopt^ion, and 
there's a gypsy string trio for floor 
music between dances. 

It's a nice setup for Klein, and 
spot is cool, which should give it a 
good summer break. It he can stick 
It through until fall, It should be 
even better then; Seating capacity 
is around 350, aiid just intimate 
enough. -' . . . 

Maoagement intends to change 
shows once every two weeks or 'so.' 

Cohen. 



Pennsy Dance Promoters 
Blaine It OB TorlfrPriced 



KSb's New Director 

Des Moines,' July .10. 
E, G. Barrett Is new program' di- 
rector , of kSO hereV Hei succeeds 
S. A. Cisler, who goes south to an- 
other ether spot. 

. Barrett is relinquishing- all. pres- 
ent, business connections to devote, 
fMli time to KiSO. 



^L^-.- — -. — Pickens-ln W^il.m- — 
. , I^ickens Sisters will get a lieave 
of absence from fiBC in August to 
go to ^Hollywood -on-one -picture :f or 
Paramount. 

Morris office set them. 




Bertell Drops Coimnisii 
Suit Vs. Jean Malin 

Hollywood, ^iily 10. 
Suit of Jack Bertell, New . Tjork 
agent, against Jean Mailn for .$1,300 
in commissions for assertedly .ob- 
taining Malin his job with this Club 
i«{ew Yorker 'in Hollywood has been 
dropped before 'comlrig to trial on 
motion of Bertell's attorney, Roger 
Marchetti. Chief point Involved In 
the legal dispute Mv&a whether Bur- 
tell, who ;had nb . license in Cali- 
fornia, cq^ld .represent. talent here. 

Malin and Mona Ray, thi-ough at- 
torneys Ziagon ahci Aaron, .filed suit 
last week for W50 in salary as- 
_aertedly_ ^e_i.thfim after t.bey_.had 
been discharged without notice by 
Marigold Gardens, which operates 
the^JPjantation ..night club. .I^air 
1 who had. a joint contract .were let 
out Jan. ^3. 






Manhattan to li'ort Lee, not .. via the 
Holland tunnel .. route,' is assessed 
80c. .--each way. That $1, 'therefore, 
might, figure as an additional' cou- 
veH' charge even -before, you're In 
the- place but, sb- far, thie turhover 
h&a been heavy and it has by no 
means -been ~ a- kee.p.6r-away > r - Not 
when" the Riviera' turns away 1,000 
people Of Saturday -.or « Sunday 
night, by acttlal count;,. 

T'he' location, cout>i<^d with a pop 
scale, no couvert . (there's a < 12.25 
regular dinner, and a $-3 shore din- 
ner) with entertainment, makes the. 
floor shovir relatively, 'iinlmportahtv 
The' JBmll Coleman orchiestra, . of 
course, is. no tHvial- factor. 'Th6 
justly tam.ed Coleman sy ncopatioh 
Is an unquestiona^ble' lodestohe'wiih 
lts.<dj^nce-compelIihg rhythmsl 

Floor, show -proper - Is m.c.'d by 
If ickey Alport, .ex-BostoM oonferen- 
der. There are. also Gomez and 
"WftliOna,"T>allroom~ dancers;— Ger=- 
trude Niesen from the air- waves, 
who 'impresses 'better, mlcrophoni- 
cally than in the flesh;, the en- 
ergetically clever Pritz and Jean 
Hubert; Kathryn Rand and Martha 
Ray, floor ^how specialists, Aug- 
menting' the crack Coleman is a 
-tango.-band, whioh Is.-more on .the. 
rumba. - 1 '^ 

During the >ibP> sptill tfiis. l8~uh- 
Questionably the best buy in New 
York for location, flash and cuisine. 
There 4re three , dining rooms. The 
main Interior holds .the floor Show, 
with the paradoxical situation of . a 
ringSld«i I6c6,tiqn being inferior to 
the. places -at the- rails . overlooking 
the Hudson river. ' There is an- 
'other outdoor - pavilllon restaurant, 
strongly reminiscent. J of the Edge- 
water Beach hotel (Chi) in situa- 
tion, where a supplementary dance 
band does .its stuff when the mag- 
navox isn't carrying Coleman's mu- 
"sic from the larger interior. The 
third dining room is an enclosed 
marine grll, great for cooler weather 
. or when it starts to rain, but more 
•r less useless during the hot spell, 
excepting to accommodate the over- 
sow. Ahel. 

PIRATE SHIP 

(WOniLp;S .FAIR) 

, ^Chicago, July 3. 

Texas Guinan lis ^oh the wagOn 
here, a rearwagbh with wheels and 
a spigrot out of , which comes beer. 
TIrs rolling bar Is both a chummy 
chariot on- which' La Gulrian can 
visit with her guests and a dandy 
novelty. It Is said , to be the only 
on* .of IJts kind in.AmeiUca and is 
indibputably the only one in Chi- 
cago. 

• Ai'«u.nd 1,000 persons can sit down 
to beer and Joe Spagat's iEood on 
the main floor of the Pirate Ship; 
upstairs there's probably Sis much 
irOom again. .Which Suggests that 
the mistress of the premises can 
do plenty of business arid never 
have an overflow problem. 

Right now Tex. Is getting 55c 
couvert, and in her first few days, 
or rather, nights, patronage was die- 
cidedly encouraging. Tex gets a 
share of about €vei:ythlng In sight, 
from cou verts to beer, food and liiat 
check. It's a vei*y . s-iveet \contrAct 
negotiated by Jack P'in^, whVknows 
his way around, the World's Pair as 
the pf dmoter- operator of the Midget 
JllMe^____^_^._4L._ 
Place opened as the Dance, Ship, 
but got nowhere in. that capa.city., 
Obviously an attraction was needed, 
antl Guinan supplies .that n<ied with 
her gang— plenty of white femirilrie 
fle«h — and that carnival spirit. Just 
who Will respond to her presence 
•s too tough a gues.s. It looked like 
a fairly cosmopolitan crowd, heavily 
iprlnkled with (;hir.iKoans. Tex is 
popular with iho stepper.s her<! and 
that" felemenl " whi[>ri going to the 
6XP0 will probably start or end on 



LONdUE VUE, N. Y. 

(OLSEN-SHUTTA) 

Hastingsroii-Hudson, July 7. 
This .spot; four miles north of 
Tonkers, has been -a . landmark in 
past yearg for its natural scenic 
beauty and othOr'advaritagfedUS sur- 
roundings. Dark for five years or 
So, Gene Geiger, with fresh backing, 
is attemptinje: to restiscitate it as a, 
roadhouse, with. an eye: pairtlcularly 
to luring the Westchester set. 

Scenically, Geiger has every ad- 
■vantage In the Lorigue Vue which 
Is of a kIndriBd ownership to the ex- 
pensive Ciarembht restaurant on 
Riverside drive, New York, There 
is a swimming pool. & golf course, 
tennis courts and every other, coun- 
try ; blub a,dvantage.- to au^eiit .tl^e 
Inn proper. 

This has been renovated ifor the 
Gebi^I5Isen"b^rchestTa-Eth«lShutta 
advent so what was formerly the 
front porch is now a verandah with 
a dance floor belpw: — excepting thiat 
the dance fl^ooi',,such as it is', IS. the 
natural concrete. A pavillion effect 
has been lent it but, as conditions 
warrant, Geiger . niust . certa,lnly 
plarf^ to build-' another- daince floor. 
. Ev-eirything about thje:..xenture evi- 
deiices fast' wbrk. John Royal for 
Olsen put in an.JSIEC wire toute-de-n. 
suite in time for the prerhiere. With 
a minimum of advertisini? aiid .prep- 
aration, the Olsenites and , Misp 
Shutta debuteid. In the pair, oh 
their, radio rep alone, Geiger has no 
email draw. , If businiess doesn't; 
materialize ■ it- can only mean that 
It's a bit too much of a hbp north, 
what with Ben Riley's old estab- 
lished Arrowhead Inn on Riverdale 
avenue a;s the flrst encounter eh 
route. Actually, it's only a 45rmto- 
ute drive. But still, the New York 
City bunch proper; and^with speciaV 
eye to the Westchestetltes, the kids 
blight to giO! for Olsen's nrtusijc and 
Miss Shtitta's' nice personality and 
highly effective delivery. 

As It developed, those ever lovin'; 
music publishers saved the day, or, 
rather, the night of the opening. 
Their turn-out counted, although 
the pavillion Is so constructed in 
sections thiit quite a gathering may 
not .Impress as being' too much. 
That's never .deemed an advantage 
when It should be the other way 
round. 

Within the , inn. there are sundry 
ieetiring and other rooms, including 
a grill and. loungfe which get a .nice 
play, by themselves. Ahel., 



Diance promoters out the one- 
nigh ter triail have so fat-, this season 
had personal bankrolls se- 

verely clipped, with the toll of these, 
fellows going broke reaching uh-> 
precedehted proportions. This state 
of affairs, say observers, In the 
booking eiid of thie business, is pri- 
marily due to the fact that the gates 
have been pegged -fir above what 
the respective comniunlties can' af- 
ford at this time, arid the promot- 
ers have resorted to suc>» strategy 
m the hope of recbvering tho stiff 
guarantees exactfed by the bands. 

One state in which promoters have 
been hard hit since the current sea-? 
son stirti-d is Pennsylvania. Fold- 
u(ps ..jilong bbth" the e,astern~^ihdj 
v^est'ern routes, of this state ;^ave 
been ' by thie' score. J.'t!? be an 
every-day event for prbinbters from 
this region' to writ6 or wire New- 
Tfork booking office pleading that 
they be permitted to cancel a.ttrac- 
tlonS bookea cn the ground that they 
can See no way of getting but un- 
der the high . guarantees agreied 
upon. One < promoter in Wilkes- 
RSarfii^thC wfee:: bef ore-'p'ut ^hrouglt 



AM Lyman's Cocoanut Grove, L. A., «nBagement.calls for some urius^^ 
ally foiiS^terni^ a 60,% discount on 

food ^beverages The nite spot ^.^^^^^ "^^"^^^ 
View -of his predecessor Phil Harris being «P.o"<^*l f '^^y. *^^>'.^^®i 
1125 for a trIo7 iiw for Leah Ray (now en tour wth Uarris);„,|250.to 
Art' jSat^^d 4100. to Dorothy Lee, -whc^id some bits in Pictures to, 
taiing 12.12B. Lester Prank of tho tiroye figured the Lyman organization. 
Which includes versatile artists, would save the niapagement the^extras, 

PurtSore, an angle figured In that Gus Arnhelm at the Beverly. 
Wilshire 111 Beverly had been doing business JJ« 
There was talk of the B. W. building a roof garden for the Arnhelmites, 
but- instead Almhelm went bu tour and the supi^r dansaM^^^ 
journed Until the fall. Prank didn't know about this until too lat€: 



three such requests Involving three 
top .rating .bands, 

• Too Tough Guapantees-. 
. There are less than a handful 

bands, de^laro thes^ booking agents; 

Which on the road, are worth ifuar-. 
^ntees from'V.iOOO lb tl,26'd a night, •' 
but it iia^ become the general prac- 
tice for combos of ' minor pulling 
powers and standing to deinaiad 
similar purses. 

' Encbui'a^ed ' by ' the bne" or two 
topnbtch attractions -played the -j-,- 
early part of ,the season, the piro- ^ 
nipter goes on. a: bookirig. spree and 
t^es up whatever is available at 



BeetoWai of local; autonomy upon local No. 802, ?Tey^ Ybrtt. will W _ _ 
iave to-come- froih the Americain Hederation of Musicians I Jrlies^'^^^ present condltioiis in 

, board. - IJelefeates frbii the Nevl^ Yo^k branch brougM the suwect up jlj^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^.p^^gj^^^ .^j^^-^^ 
before the federation's annual gathering In Chicago wit^ •**\« .*°"'^f'^"pn ^^^^^^^ p^^^^^^^j. today it takes Just 
finally voting "to turn It over to the international, bbard fOT ^^^pj^ bhe^night brodies for 

: Co ntention made by. the l ocal . 802 reps was tp eflf^tjiat the N^ ^or^. And the noke empty and hit 

organization has prjoved amply capable oT'f oyerning-itSToyapaffairs^nd^^^^ ^^^^ ^ ,j, tha* 

Jor this reason it should now be. permitted .to «16ctjts. own ofliceije Inst^^^^ 



bf continuing to have them appointed by Pres. Joe Weber, 
j Convention ailso voted down a proposal to Repeal tho tegdlation re^ulr- 
hig trayeiing. members , to collect a third above the local scale on p.11 
Engagements. 

The- new .«ongwrlters«^ : protective Ass'n ' contract " .approved by the 
ASGAP and the MPPA is. now declared to hold a fiaw* So: far as the pub- 



field- over. ' ■"' . 

To meet: the he^vy gu^i?ant.ee..tW 
•proiiioter puts the tiap- at $i-or 11^25, 
Vftien 76c 'or BiOc Is what the town's, 
followers of 'the ••polished -.arena can 
Ideally afford. Exception in jtJje cases 
c|f the chosen handful of attractionsV 




Mayf air Rdof, Pitt. 

ittsburgh, July 2. 

This spot, atop the Mayfair hotel, 
has had probably the niost check- 
ered career of any hite spot in town,; 
Years ago, as the Chatham. Roof, It 
was the class spot of the burg. 
Things moved further out, Chatham 
became Mayfair, roof . . garden; 
slipped until it. became a couple of 
years ago a junior edition of Gofftie 
Dan's cellar under one of those two- 
bit policies. ^ . . 

Since -then It has^rled to stage , a 
comeback, but no use. Now Eddie 
Klein has taliien it over, installed an 
atmospheric Shanghai bar, deco- 
rated the spot with palms and other 
summer effects and. made it look 
lllre^something-again,^If-Klein»GanU= 

put it over, nobody can. 

For one thing; iKlein has a def-. 
inite nite crowd following around 
here. Policy is moderate, with a 
60c. coTjvcrt on week nights arid 75c. 
on Sa;turday.. in addition, it's the 
only place around ofteririg. a floor 
showT and a pretty good one at that. 
Opening bill had Peggy Dolan, 
singer, acting as mistress of cere- 
monies; the -'VernonSi a nifty ball- 
room dance team; Dorothy RuHhey, 



Thus, as Julian T.: Abeles, representing a number, of publishers, ■ has 
cbritended, if a sonig is a flop and the royalty retwh tc th* writers only 
a; few hundred dollars, the publisher wHl, take: the. financial rap. through. 
heavy legal^fees aind expenses far in excess of what the writers could. be 
liable for: The present SPA prbviso merely calls for royalties being put 
aside in eiscrow pending adjudication of infringement claims. 

. Idea of what jeffect air plugs may have on the actual sales of sheet 
copies Is obtainabie from the current status of' the numbers In the 'Gold 
Diggers of 1933* score. ^ 

Despite the fact that the 'Gold Digger Song* has been getting from 
New York ou1;lets 10 plugs to every one by the 'Shadow Waltz' the 
'Shadow' copies In the same area have been selling 
other ditty. 

'My Forgotten Man', dramatized In the picture but barred from either 
Of the national nets. Is selling well whereveir the musical has been 
released. 

Leo Reisman wanted 1200 a week more for himself to maestro the Con- 
gress hotel, Chicago, Pompeilan room orchestra, or a tilt from |400 to 
$600 personally,, hence he quit the Chi hostelry, leaving Vincent Lopez 
as the soiename band In that hotel. 

Ix»pez holds forth In the tTrbah (ballroom) room, which seats 600, as 
I against the Pbmpeitan'a 350 capacity.' Reisman instead put in his Carlos 
hMblino OrChOstra,:^blch .gives but both tango and dance music. 

Reismah's reason for wanting more was that he had fixed heavy ex- 
penses in New York, where he niaintains two homes,. ofllces, etc. 

Paul White^ari re<Jeivej3^ 13^^ .. -bour 

Kraft- Phenix' program via WEAF arid a limited NBC chain. Kraft Is 
concentrating on the vast New England buying territory to first introduce 
the new product. ♦ . 

. Whiteman is barnstorming darice dates out of New York, but must re-- 
turn fo*" his Monday brbadcasts!.. Al Jolsbn will return to the two-hbur 
air show in the fall and in thb meantinne some auxiliary: names may be 
added. 



prices 

of lesser Inriportarice it'S ah entirely 
different story., . 

; Another , ajigle . that's been Jaising 
havoc With the promoter gentry is 
piO bloblr-booklng^ system th^t thia 
leading booking office In the busl^ 
ness still exercises. In order to get 
the few surefire money-making at-^ 
triactions on this office's list the pjrb-r 
motor finds that he must also In- 
clude a group of '"Class B units and 
at guarantees not much below thowB 
agreed to for the topilners. 

' Osterman vs. the Heat 

The summer heat iias taken toll 
I on Jack Oistermari's nite club. He'S 
shut down the main" cafe proper 
until the fall. 

j The upstairs retreat is still oper- 
ating, ahd will, continue with , 
intimate style pf entertainment, 
Osterman doing the general gr«*ter 
dtuff as the host. He and Harry 
t>eitsch are co- partners .on a 33- 
47% split, Deitsch contributing all 
the financing,. 

! Among the ■ casualties Is Mike 
Durso's CBS band . beirig ousted. 



Irving Mills Is changing the name of the. unit at the Cotton Club frbrii 
Mills' Musical Playboys ba:ck to the Blue Rhythm band, 

Previous switch in titles had been instigated by an idea Mills had of 
associating w;ifh the barid and his personal sitanding of a developer of jcol-^ 
ored attractions, but found the Musical Playboys moniker didn't catch on 
from either the air building or publicity angle. 

It waa off-^and-bn-again-Finnegan- tvrhCther Jack Rbbbins goes to Hol- 
lywood irito the Metro studio with the MOM' officials cbbling on musicals, 
"15Trt'^Me"TrmisiC^in3b]iBher-"Hhovcd^ofl-=ovcr--the--w^ 

for a time whether the New York music man would be needed for coun- 
aelling on screen musicals, but Metro figures it will continue spotting 
songs in pictures judiciously. 

Hal Raymond^ Wall strecter who rote coUoge shown when at school, 
is backing Bob Miller's new Superior Mu.sio Co. 

Miller was former, band mahagcr lor Witmarks and. credited with 
starting many of the firm's hits. 

Ira. Schuster was professional manager with Millor <!n at Witmark'H 
but is now a!lso out and suing for breach ol contract 



Fred Warino'a Pennsylvanians 
opens Aug. 18 for a repeat tbur of 
Pennsylvania one-niteris. Only six 
Weekis will have intervened between 
thO: first dates arid the repeats. 



tVelcome to Our Family. 

MICKEY ALPERT 

Niew ' YorTt. 'loves your iir- 
tlslry and la thft.lllng to 
your nightly fterfo.rmancefl 
at Ben: Mardcn's Rlvlcr.i-^ 
the' - nhow-pl.icc of the 
world. -Thanki) for featuc-. 

-.^^■SW E CTH EART==D A BLI NUti= 
"LOVE' SONGS OF THE 
NILE" 
"LET'S MAKE OP" 
"HOLD YOUR MAN" 

"HOLD ME" 
"MARCHrNQ. ALONG 
TOGETHER" 

'robbins 

MUSIC CORPORATION 
■lit W SEVENTH AVENUE |||| 
■III « «.« MEW YORK • • • lilt 



48 



VARIETY 



VAUDEVILLE 



Tuesday, July 11, 1935 , 



FriedTs Ueas on Vaudfilm 



N. W. Partial to Strong Film Fare— Says 
Weather Dented Stage Show Chances 



Minneapolis, July 10. 
Iiatest cbnpliision forced on John 
3. Publix division, mainager," 

foUowingr. another experiment with 
pit shows at his ace local house, the 
State, and vaudeville la a numbiar 
oi! . out-of-town spots In conjunction, 
with the screen programs is that 
as far ias this territory is coh^ 
cefned» ordinary flesh-and-blpad' 
entertainment doesn't augment the 
. grosses sofnclehtly' to pay for the 

-added- expense: i.nyolyed. As a - 

suit, pit shows are out at the State 
ahd yaudevllle la bding discarded 



The Greatest 
Mind in the World! 



> 

'i 



^ENE 
DENNIS 

PSYCHIC WONDER 



NOW^ BOOKING 

rALL ENGAGEMENTS 

RKOAIbee^Bldyii,^^^ 

Next Week (July 15) 



A. Ti. BUBKB 
PwmhmI liiirtigiB" 
muss 1NOAIX8 

■Bsprowntetlvo- 



over the circuit, for the present at 
leadt. 

Boxrofllce results, showed that in" 
tills territory you can pull 'em In 
with strong name stage, attractions, 
like the Mills Brothers,, sia well as 
with pictures, but that ordlnstry' 
pleasing and first-rate live enter- 
tainment means little to the gate. - 
Friedl admits, however, that the 
pit show policy and the vdudevllle 
probably dldnt have a fair test at 
this time bepause of record-breaking 
heat. They probably yrttl get an-> 
other chance to demonstrate their 
box-ofBcei-worth in the^fait if-condU 
tlons are more favorable, he -says.' 
Moreover, stage shows headed by- 
nanies may be spot booked Into the' 
State from time to time durinsr the 
next few months before the Minne- 
sota theatre reopens. 

The pit show policy, with a. large"; 
orchestra and singers, also failed to 
click at 40c top ait the independent' 
Lyceum. That house, too, claims 
-that— it-s— going— to-j:eopen_Jn_A.u^ 
gust if it succeeds in bbta,inlhg, 
sufficient desirable film product. Iq 
this ca,se, also. It is asserted that 
lack of topnotch pictures, general, 
conditions^ the theatre's .poor loca- 
tion, etc., mitigated aeralhst the. pol- 
icy having a fair test of its box- 
oifflce worth. 



Switch from Vaude to 
Twin Bills— Shutters 

Rochester,. July iO. 
• Regent tWatre, operated by Pub- 
llx,' has. closed .for tlte summer. Busl-- 
ness.went flat following switch from 
yaude to double- features. 
' This leayes four strictly first run 
houees, as the ^RKO Tempto uses, 
niodtly subsequent run. Several of 
the smaller .nabes also are stauttlng 
during .h»t weather. Iioew'fl Roohes 
tdr Is makinB a 'plagr for the Jctd 
trade with, dime Saturday morning:, 
■shows* 



Loew After Mare Local 
Taknt Shows in Syracase 

Syracuse, N. T., iuly 10. 
It looks like a home talent sum- 
mer on Syracuse vaudfilm stages, 
iioew's State, with two winning 
weeks hung up by made-ln- Syra- 
cuse shows, la casting about for 
others. RKO Keith's also is talk-, 

Ing^ terms yrlth. a local hotel dance 
orchestra, among others; 

Harry >F. Shiw, of Ijoew's, started 
the cycle by giving a week's en-, 
gagement to Roy's Oain^, radio- 
combination sponsored by a local 
furniture house*. Shaw, an ex- 
trouper, produced the reyue, and 
doubled as m. c Film was 'Water- 
front' (UA>. 

Surprise, however, came lemt week 
when the Sonya Marens Dance Re- 
viie~QutdPe#~Roy'B-Qanff.-~At^least<^ 
that's the way Sha:w flefures It out; 
for the acconipanylner picture was? 
•Peg o* My Heart' (M-G) and 
Marlon Davles means little here. 
ReVue was put on in 'one/ avoiding 
an increase in stage crew, and was' 
played wholly by an organist. 



GHOST DOESNT TODDLE, 



m WEAIOirTIKIEES 



it'a Theatrical Weekly,' so 
called, - skipped publication again 
last week, but the staff reports this 
time it was more of a. Jump than a 
skip. As far as they know or are 
concerned, the scandal, jiheefs Is 
sue Of July 5 was its last. 

When called upon by the editor,; 
Paul Swlnehart, for $1,000 to keep 
the sheet golnff, the publisher. C^F. 
Zlttel, advised him that aa he 
(Swinehart) had been running the 
publication since it resumed a f«ew! 
weeks a«o, he (Swinehart) might as; 
well dig up the coin hlniself, too 
Zlttel also owed Swinehart about 
$600 in salary,. In lleii of wiilcli 
Swinehart bad been working for 
promises, and ZIttold Swinehart to 
dlgr this u[^ also, it he could, but not 
trom'ZU. 

None 0^ the staff had been paid 
off for weeks. 



Work Repeats When 

Radio Combo Clicks 

Sari FranclscOr- July- 10. — 
With AI . Pierce and His Gang, 
radio act, opening to. record busi- 
ness, Cliff Work will take a chance 
on another Coast ether attraction 
next week. Cecil and Sally, chat- 
ter tearii, are booked to open Wed- 
nesday (12). 

Both bookings airranged by Bern 
Bernard oh a percentage basis. 



BOIL DOWN BEVUE 

Hollywood, July 10, 
An hour vaude unit Is beinjg 
framed of the 'Ninel o'Clock Reyue,' 
which closed Sunday (9) at the 
Music Bole here. 

Tab edition will Include all tl^e 
performers, in the legit version. 



Loew WiH Try Oat 
Gi?eaway Stniit for 
Air Show on Stage 



Giveaway tieup between a theatre 
and a commercial radio advertiser, 
tried thus far around New York by 
the old Roxy and Fox, Brooklyn; 
has been arranged by Loew witU 
Phillip Morris cigarettes. This is 
in c<>nneotlon with the Ferdei Grbfo 
booklnig at the, Metropolitan, Brook- 
lyn, next week (14). Customers 
will receive free cigarettes. 

Grofe may go to the Palace, New 
York, the following week with a 
similar tleup made by RKO if the 
date goes through. Billy Jackson 
and Charlie Yates handllrig the deal. 




General Executive Offices 

tOEVBUILDmC 

AN N E X 

16b WE Si*. 46**sf> 

BRyant 9-7800 NEW YORK CITY 

J. H. 



OBNBRAI. HANAOl 



MARVIN a SCHENCK 

BOOKINO MAMAOB. 





AT 










« JUNE 





BREAKING ALL 

FOR 

SUMMER SEASONS 





Management ARTHUR LYONS: LYONS & LYONS 



Tuesday, July 11, 1933 



VAUDEVILLE 



VARIETY 



49 







SET AT $3JW 



Publii.' booking of Burns and Al- 
len for tlie Pajramount,' New Tork,. 
next week fM> at $3,600, which in- 
curred the wrath of th© other, cir-- 
cuit participants In the vaude 
«alary agreement^ has heeij emu- 
lated by lioew's buyihg the act at 

^.ihe-BJune .aalary for thelJtoBimJiBg. 
;week 1(21) In Washington^ 

RKO Is also understood to have 
iput in a hid lor the turn at that 
Agure. It originally wanted Burns 
and Allen, for the Music Hall, but 
the Far date shuts that' off. 

The new $3,500 salary Is double 
the $i/?80 value placed on Bums 
and Allien by the circuits' salary 
committee and fl.OOO more than tlie 

— _«ct?s_prfi5fi0Ma top salar y In the 
variety houses^ 



Surefire 



CrhicagOi July 10. 

Yaude comics have discOv-. 
ered ;the best local' • gag for 
Chicago ts any allusion to the 
comfort stations and the costs 
thereof at the World's Fair. 

So much conversation among 
the public on this subject thai 
by now they 'get' a,ny refer- 
ence. Moat of the gags the 
comics tell among themselves 
won't be used from any plat- 
form.. 



fFHEt AmeOES W 
TO BUFFALO' FOR 12,500 

An offer of $2,S0O a week is at 
tracting Ethel Barrymore to* the 
pop priced variety stage for the 
first time in her theatrical career 
starting In 18gi6. At th e age of B4, 



ABA ASKS TO CONTINUE 
ANTI-BENEFIT GYP DRIVEI 



With the fining and sentencing 
of 'Major* Edith Ward, of the Ac- 
tors' Foundation, Inc., last week. 
Assistant District Attorney John J. 
Sullivan . and" Magistrate Jonah 
€oIdsteln completed their drive 
against gyp benefit promoters in 
isrew Tork; Sullivan hung Up a 
record of 46 convictions out of 65 
cases prosecuted Mnce the drive 
(Started- April 11, last. 

A petition from the Actors' Betr- 
torment .' Association, which, has 




WKS. THIS F lU 



Gireuitft* Exec Says Straight 
Pictures No Longer Go 
Alobe in Many SpotS7>— 
^They Want Quality and 
Quantity* — Good Vaude 
wiUI Picf ures "tlie Aiiswef 



Adherence to Salary Pact Cost 
RKO-MK $7,000 in On Last Week 



OFF THE N AMES 



been co-operating with city offl ^ ^ 

dais in the drive, and the various I g^'g^^^j^^jj^';;^™'^"^^ 



Miss ' Barrymore opens July 21 at 
the. Capitol, New York, For the BOc 
customers she'll do Sir James Bar- 
rio's 'The 12 Pound Lopki,', with a 
cast of three in support. 

After the .Capitol, Misg; Barry-, 
more goes ; to Washington for a 

week at Warners' Earle; She then 

lays off a week, because she doesn't 
care to play more than, two weeks 
in. a row, and follows , at the HKO 
Palace, Chicago, week of Aug. 11. 
On Aug*. 1.8 ' she opens at the Indie 
Hippodrome, Cleveland. Nothing; 
yet set to follow, but KKO and 
Lioew; may play Miss iBarrymore 
further. 

On the same bUl at the Capitol 
will be a Negro choir organized by 
Harold Arlen, the white songwriter, 
and led by him on the stage. 
Miss Barrymore's last variety 



The Loew circuit will Qive vaude- 
vilte a fair trial ail over this com- 
ing season, declr.res Col. Ed Schiller. 
lt-jnay_mean a Loew itaflflJtgjjk-gt 



RKO Fixing Oyerhead 
For Rest of Heidt Run 

liOS Angeles.. Joly l®' 
RKO theatre, after three unsuc- 
cessful weeks of Horace Heidt jpol- 
icy, have made a deal with him to 
remain oh a, week to week basis from 
Julyn?. — it will also cut" gewemr 
overhead around 1.1,000 weekly, with 
Heidt agreeing to eliminate three 
men and with the yaudfevHio sec- 
tion of the stage show's appropria- 
tion cut ^150 weekly. This was done 
after the house lost more than tlO,- 
^)00. on a three weeks' try of the 
Heidt policy. 

Future will have Heidt working 
as a separate uniti. precediing the 
staige sh ow, with w hatever attrac 



theatrical guilds and funds has 
.ibeen sent to Chief Magistrate Mc- 
Donald requesting the investigation 
be continued further. Sullivan and 
Ooldstein intended to rest their 
case with the Ward conviction and 
use the evidence gathered thus far 
as a eruide for remedial, measures 
that will be recommended to the 
ptate legislature. 

Miss Ward, 60 years old, admit 
ting the charge of soliciting funds 
without 9. license and. .other allega 
tlons, was fined $600 and sentenced 
to 90 days lift the workhouse. The 
workhouse sentence will be sus 
pended if she pays the line by today 
<Tuesday) 



at two-a-day and |2 top.' At the 
60-760 Capitol and In the other 
picture houses she'll do four and 
maybe inore dally. 



New Champ's 4 Wks. 
At Expo, $1,000 Dail; 



25 or 30 weeks of playing time in 
October, as against the 12 weeks 
the circuit is now booking. Loew 
intended io make the vaude experi- 
ment this season, Schiller stated, 
)ut it was late and conditions were 
not favorable. 

It Is Lioew's opinion from present 
belief and past experiences that the 
iatralght picture policy is not the 
best policy for the majority of key 
spots — ^tbat the vaudfilm combina- 
tion, properly booked and balanced 
at both ends. Is more desirable to 
the inajority of patrons, Schiller 
said. His intimation that straight 
pictures are on the . decline aa the 
surei^t policy In many, spots was 
ihOi flirst time euch a declaration 
has come from an Important circuit 
theatre operating head, although 
the theory has been e:^pounded In 
lesser circles all along, 

Schiller Qualified this statement 
with the ' explanation that, in the. 
Licew circuit's opinion, audiences 
are no longer satisfied with qiiallty 
or quantity only, but want and de 
mand both. A straight picture 
show If the picture Is good may 
represent quality, he stated; a com' 
binatlon show of bad picture and 
plenty of bad vaude comes under 
the heading of quantity. They can 
no longer .be sold, said Schiller. The 
(Continued on page 60) 



iUes Walks Out 



tlons the house can get on guaran- 
tee and percentage, as was done 
with Earl Dancer's Ebony Club re- 
vue, the current- attraction. 



BALTO'S 2D BIG GARDEN 
Wnn SHOWS-DANCING 



Baltimore, July 10. 

Second entrant Into the field of a 
major beer gardens; folloDving the 
click of the May fair Gardens under 
the direction of Howard Burman, Is 
the beer-^and-dance spot to be 
known as Forest Gardens, an out- 
door location. 

Sjpotted within the grounds of 
Carlin's Amusement Park, on -Uie 
northslde, J. J. Carlln has opened 
the purs^ on this one, which, is out-, 
fitted in the . rustic style. Flrjst 
band is McKlhhiey's Cotton Plckersi 
Garden has a stage and runway for 
th« chorus fixed up. Show Is labeled 
Sid Field's 'Follies,' with Madge 
Carmel, Brighton Sisters, Maxine 
BrazlUe, Ethel Torres and a 14-gal 
chorus line. Will do two shows 
nightly. 

Take Is similar, to the May fair, 
two-bits .and 40c., depending on 
weekdays .or Sunday. 



Chicago, July 10. 
Salaries set by the four major 
variety circuits for themselves and 
each other cost RKO and Balaban 
& Katz about $7,000 in two deals 
made for stage shows Isuat week, 
The bookings Involved were the. 
Jack Benny rFrahces ' Williams- Jans 
and \. halen bill at the RKO Pal- 
ace and Harry Rlchman at B&K's 
Chicago. 

On .straight, salaries, instead' of 
the percentage terms necessitated 
by the agreement's limitation,, .the 
theatres could have had the fsame 
shows for abCut $11,000. Forced to 
play them on guarantees and per- 
centage, the shows walked out with 
$18,00.0 for theiuselves. 

Richman at the Chicago, which 
grossed— $625000— with- 'College— Hu^ — 
mor' and the singer, could have 
had Richman for $4,600 straight, 
figure disallowed by the salary 
pact. . Instead Richman went In 
for $2,600 and percentage. He left 
town with $8,500 In his pocket 

The Palace did sehsat'ohal" busi- 
ness with the Benny show;, which 
received $9,500 against " a $5,000 
guarantee on the week's $29,000 
gross: Same bill at non-agreement 
values would be priced at around 
$6,500. 

IjOu Upstone of B "^K Is . on a- 
booking trip. In New Tork this week. 
Whether hell adhere to the agree- 
ment prices Isn't known. Nate 
.isiumberg just returned from New , 
York where he arranged f or a ise-' 
ries of money name bills for the 
Chicago and RKO middle western 
(Orpheum) time. 



Owing to an eye injury to Buddy 
Douglas of Pettett and Doujglas, 
current week at the Eturle, Phila- 
delphia, for Warners was' cancelled. 

Douglas* eye was hurt by an ex-i 
plodlng firecracker on the Fourth. 
He Is expected to be okay for re- 
sumption of bookings in a weelc or 
so. 



RoBCoe .Ates, who was to have 
• headed an RKO percentage _ stage 
show for Chicago and the middle 
western (Orpheum) time, has 
walked out on the deal and the 
nhpw is cold. Ates had confirmed 
the booking by wire, but RKO says 
no attempt will be made to collect. 

Pickens Sisters and Hal L.eRoy 
" were set toir the same bill. Both 
hold contracts, which RKO will play 
out with regular v^nde bookings in 
the east. 



Primo. Camera opens July 23 for 
a four week guarantee and per 
ceritage run at Spoor's Spectaculum 
on th© World's Fair grounds, Chi 
ca go. New heavyweight champ Is 
guaranteed $1,000 a day. 

-With straight pictures the expos- 
ition theatre has been reported 
grossing around $200- a day. . , 

Harry lienetgka Is handling Car- 
nera for vaude. Prime played- Steel 
|.Pler, Atlantic City, last week for 
$1,600 dally, 

Prime plays next week (14) at 
lioew'B State, New York, at the 
same $l,000-a-day guarantee and 
percentage terms. 



HOOO Colored lab 



Ottawa, July 10. 
Twenty Jobless American vaiidO' 
yille performers and professional 
dancers tried to get to Ottawa for 
an mternational Dance Tpurna; 
menl' at I>una Park, but were 
turned back at the border. Some 
tried , other -ports of entry ^alpngjthe. 
St. Lawrence River as 'tourists' and 
managed- to reach the CJanadlan 
capital for the week's engagement. 
Immigration officials, did some |. Pilot Taken To Hospital In Vermo.nt 



011111, liittle Chillun,' colored legit 
shp^ which closed on Broadway 
last month, la being .tabbed for the 
Picture houses, with a New "York 
opening at the" Paramount set for 
; July 21. 

show is legit With interpolated 
spiritual singing. Par booking is on 
'a. straight $4,000 calary basis, with 
\ Eddie Meyers agenting for the pro- 
ducer, William Rockmore. 



MIDGETS' BUS BURNS 



comparing of notes, however, a:nd 
the dancers were escorted the 60 
miles back, to the border in their 

■ own cars' and sent hornet . . 

'The Tniernational Dance Tourna- 

"+wcr»t' was^ruincdr^ 



Accident 



Bennington, Vt.,: July 10. 
Ike Rose's midgets lost all t*?***^ 
belongings and their JJhauff cur wiXH 
WrlbusIy^^iijSWfl^ 
The bus in which the troupe makes 
Its jumps burned. 
Fire started while repairs were 

Max Gordon has placed Bob Hope polng 
under a three year contract which was injured 
^ill star him the third year, Danny man, underneath the car at the time 
^ - ' was badly burned and was removed 

to the hospital. 



Gordon Has Hope 



Collins agented. 

Hope't) first show for Gordon will 
he the kern-Harbach ^owns by 
Hobcrti' next .season. 



Rose pjaccd the Joss, 
and the bus, at $?.«,000. 



wardr<obe 



GEORGE 
TAPPS 



CREATOR OF 
THERYTHMIOBOLERO' 

MOST UNUSUAL TAP 
DANCE EVER AnEMPTED 



Daitctng the Wcefe Amay^mt 
Completed 20 Weeksh-Count ^Etn f 

Paramount, New York ("Vanilie«") 
Paramount, Brooklyn ("Vanities") 
Loew's State, New York 
Michigan, Detroit 
Chicago, Chicago 
Club Chez Paree, Chicago 
Roxy, New York 
KKO Albee, Brookiyn, N. Y. " 
RKO Palace, New York 
22$ tlub, Chicago 
Chicago j Chicago vK^Mi^^Rsv) 
Shea's, Buffalo, N. Y. 



EQUALS 20 WEEKS 



Plus 


1 


Plus 


1 


Plus 


1 


Plus 


1 


Plus 


1 


Plus 


5 


Phis 


1 


Plus 


1 


Plus 


1 


Plus 


5 


Plus 


1 


Plus 


1 



NOW UNDER EXCLUSIVE MANAGEMENT 

MORRISON 4^ WINKLER 
Corporation 



90 



VARlEtt 



Ttiesdaj, Mlj 11, 1933 



A^Tariety Bills 



NEXT WEEK (Jiily 13) 
THIS WEEK (July 6) 

Numerals In oohnectlon with bill*, below Ihcl.cate openino ^ay 
•how, whether iFuli or split week 



RKO 



NKW. TOKK CITX 
Palace (7) 

Case Broa & M 
Ch & J Pralsser 
Stewart * Laah 
Jim. Barton . 
Oracella & Th'd6re 
' Academy' ' 
ist half (15-18) 
• Cii Sc' J 'Prelsaer 
(three lo flliy 

Ztid' half (12-14) 
'3 Keys .■ 

Willle-W«.'»t-&-JjIc_:- 
Ti«wt8-& Moore ' 
•2' Daveys- 
4 Queens 

BROOKT.TN 
. Albee .(IR) 
n. Sailors 

' dene'.DenTiia' 
(Three to flU> 

(8). , . 
Bortafella Eros' & O 
Watter -Dar?: • Wahl 



lifarr Lilvlnffstori 
Francfes Williams 
Murray Bloom 
Jans & Whaleh 
(8) 

Marcus Rev 

IIEMiPSTEAD 
BlVOlt 

1st half (16-18) 
Hunter & Perclval 
(Three to fill) . 
. ist halt (S-rll) 
5 Clay. Boys 
-Baice-Ar^arsh — 
Haymakers 
Frank Giaby 
Miles St Kover 

Malnstreet (8) 

Jack Benny ReV 
3 -R-Br.os ' 
.Mary Livingston 
Williams & Bloom 
Jans & Whalen: 



Thanks to 
.___MAByiN SCHENCK 
' HARR'?^S»VOY^ 

KraRMArf THOMAS 



rOEW'S WASHINGTON 
This We^. July 7 
LEDDY & SMITH 



NKW' TOBK tm 

DauIt'&Xa IiTarr- ' , 
Sanami & Michl 
Crertrud^ rNteseq 
-gowe &^Hita 



George Bealfy 

Ben Blue . 
■ . . 'BOSTON ; 
Keith's (16) ■ " 

fStarrtey 2 & Harris 2 

Keith Clark 

Ben- Blue Co. 

Larjry Flint Orch - . 
' Nina Caponi 
• Notre . Dame GWo C 
(8) 

'A.usBte' & Czeck. 
4 Franks . ■ 
!Barry &• Whitledse 
Imrry Flint Orch • 
. Bemice Claire 
liaurice Colieano 
CHICAGO 
. Palace (14) 
Kanazawa. Japs 
Heller A Rellly ' ._ 
Edwin C. Hlir 
Al Trahan & Co. 
Ual licRoy . 
Barbara McDonald 
Dorothy Dare 
Raymond Balrd 

<.m ., 

Karre LeBaron Co 
4-. FlUBhers ." . 
' Helen Morgan. . 
-fienny Buibln 
Paca -Moreno; 
.l^rankle Ja;coti Co 
AECATVB 
Unroln (12-13) 
•Shaftle AXane' C*. 
• DBS- MOINES^ 

. KeltlL's 
trtt half (1S-18> 
'.Jack Bfenw Rev 
• R Bros 



newabk , 

. Proctor's (ia> 
,Jlm Wong Tr ... 
Bdlce & Marsh 
LMIlfltii: Shade r 
Leo CatriUo 
Rimacs - Orch' 

.. V ■•: ■■■C8)-. 

Hot. Harlem . 
PBOTJOENCE 
Albee <B> . 
Earl Jack & B 
Ray & Harrison 
Sirlvia FrOos 
Bob Roe 

Mann Robinson & M 
SIOUX CITT 
Keith's (ia> 

Marcus Rev 

ST. PAUI.' 
Orpheoin 

2nd half (19-21) 
jack Benny R^v-.' 
4 R Bros -v '. ■• 
Mary Ltvingflt9.0 
Williams &; Bloom 
Jans & Whalort'. 
STBACUSB 
Keith's <14> 
H Barrett's Qro 
Irene Beaslfey ' 
TBENTON 
Capitol . 
Ist half "(1«-18) • 
Larimer & Hudson,. 
(Four.to. All) 

2hd half '(19-2iy 
State'-'Broa^ ' > . ; 
.Ch & J Prelseer 
(Two to Jill) 
. 2nd: half (12-14) - 
Dei Oauchis 
L^'on Navara 
Hunter & Perclval 
Davey Jones .Co ^ 



WARNER 



ELIZABETH 

BltK 

2d half (18-20) 
Bert Walton 
Aiidre Diival Co 
(Three to All) . 

2d. half (11-13) 
Delivery Boys 
Chester Fredericks 
JOnes & Rae 
Rimacs < 
(One to All) 
PHILADELPHIA 



7KStirlo-a4) — ^ 

Madie & Ray' 
Chester Fredericks 
Harry Rose 



Ingenues 
(One to All) 
(7) 

3 Victor Girts 
Belett & Lamb 
Arnaut- Bros •• 
Johnny Perkins 
12 Aristocrats 

WASHINGTON I: 
Earle. (14) 
3 Enterioilds. i 
carl.- Shaw 
Pickens Sis. . 
Penher & Stanton 
<7) 

Madie ."Se: "Rtty--": — 
Demarest ^ Sibley 
Attn Pritchard 
Wm & Joe Mandell 



Fancbbii & Marco 



BROOKLYN 

, . ; B'ox . a4):, 

Do-Re-Mi , 
'Jones ft -Hull . 
Ooss - ft ' Barrows . 

•BOSTON 
~ Metropolitan (14) 
American' Opera Co 
Jay. C 'FUPPen 
... Dayton .- 

K«lth iW 
HeYman Hyde , - 
.Morgaqi,- & . Stone 



Lovey Sistera - 
RedJD.oaab.uft ft p 
' phh;adelfHia ; 
.. . Fas (14) 
Lambertl. 
Liicnie Pagd 



Kveiyn^Brent 
Harry Foi t ^ _ 
SPRINGFIELD 
•A Poll 
. -,1st half, (14-17), 
Lanny Ross 

ST. LOUIS 
Fox (14> 
'Shuffle Along* ■ Co 
WATteBBUBT 
PoU 

2nd half (18-20) 
Lanny Rosa 



London 



Week of July 10 



Canterbury . M. liv 

Ist halt (10rl2) 
Ohayo 3 

H Kenny ft Ptnr 
2d halt (13-lS) 
CoIIInson^ ft vDean 
4 Albions 

' ' Ddnklnlon 
John 'Myrddin 
BiaX.TON 
Astoria 
Renee ft <)odfrey 
.BettyHobbB'.8 
'Earle ft' Auatln 
'Masterslngers 

■ ., i;ast ha».. . 

Prenilto 

Jan Ralflnl Bd 
FINSBURT FABK 
!'!,'• 'Astoria . I-. 
Billy Co.tton.Bd 
Rale 'da - Costa 
Elsie Caxtlsle <i 

hollOwax. . 

' ' Mn'rlborongU 

Johh-.Myirddiit .■ - :-. 



ISLINGTON 
Blue Hall 

. 1st, half: (10-12) 
Collinson, & Dean . 
4 Albions 

3d bait (IS-IB) 
Ohayo 8 

H'KenAy ft Ptnf 
lAWlSHABE 
Palace 
Bream's' 24 Babes . 
Jeanette ft-- Scott 
Peggy BayAeld 
OLD KENlP BO AD 

Astorlil 
Billy Cotton .B4- ■ 
Rafe da' Coatti 
Elsie Carlisle ' 
STBAITOBD 1 
. ■ Broadway < 
Jain RalAni .Bd ; 

Stbeatham • 

R'ehes ft Godfrey - ; 
'Betty Hobbs* 8, 
'EaM'i 'ft Austin 
Mastersingers 

- ■ ■ i 



OPPtCIAL dentist to THE N, V. A. 

DR. JULIAN SIEGEL 

luOjt Broadway 
Tbii Wefk: Nat KalMhsIm, 'Ray Cumrolno 



Loew 



Cabarets 



Pictnre Theatres 



NEW TOBK OITT 
-7 Paramount (7) . 
Teatro De PIccoll 
Leo CarrillO' ' 
Beuvell ft Tova 
'Love That Man* 
B6«y (7> 

Do-Re-Ml 
Lambertl . • 
Holland ft Juno 
Jones ft Hall 
Wing. Wah Tr 
Dave Schooler 
'Great To Be Alive' 

. cmoAoo 

Chicago (7> 

Chic Sale 
Buck ft B^bbIes , 
Lea Ohezzia 
Ghernlavsky 
Evans Biallet 
'Midnight Hary^ 



(14) 

Donald Novis 

Jack Powtilt 
Sunny O'Das 
Prances Pay 

DETBOrff 

' FOX (7) 
Ross MaoLean .. 
Georges Caihpo ,C6. 
Master Bbgene " 
Frank Qonnors 
Olevene. Johnsoq . 
Stadler. ft 'Rose ' ' 
Pickard Co „ 
'Great To Be Alive' 

STi LOOTS • • 

• Fox-" (7)' ■■■■ 
Donald Noyls 
King Bros' ft O 
Large ft Morgner 
Ernestine Myers 
'Best of Enemies' 



St. orits Hotel 

Leon BelaaCo. Orch 
Alfredo's-' Orch 
Gypsy Nina 

St. Bosis Hotel < 

Meyer , Davis . Orc.ljt . 

SmaU'e.r Pasadlae 
'Black. Rhythm' R 

;Nyra- Johnson 

Meera ft 'Nottbn 
3 Sf»eed 'Demons 
Geo - Walker 



Wm . dpetlman 
3 Palmer Bfos 
May. Alex < -• 
Cbas Johnson , Orch 

. TafI Orin 

Qiio Hail, ,6rc.b . 

, Hie -lajVeri;. 

Uddle Jadkson 
Jack Murray .Oro *' 

—Waldorf-Astoria^ 

Nloa'. Laugfalia 
Jack Denny Orcli 



CHXCAQO 



NEW. irORK CITT 

Capitol (14) 

-. AyT:eg -ft -.Rene Go ., 
Rlma .& Bailey 
Fred Keating 
Borah MInevltch Co 

. .'"^otdevard t 

., ,l8t half . (14-17.) 

'Olynipla'a Co 
Wilton Sia 

.ji-ceddy.Cral 
Galta ,Broa. , 

'Ralph- Olsen' (So ' 

2d. halt (18-20) 
Bloridy Emerleh 3' 
Pettlt: ft JD.ou5iaa 
BlUy : Kelly. Co 

vBId iMatlbn ' Co 
Muyfalr, Rey. .. 
.Ocpheuni' 

ist, half (l-i'-lT) . 
"toave Jone'3- Co ■■ 
•Frapk Dbhia Co 
• Bill TclaaU Co. 
Roxy. Enfl 
. 2d half (18-20) 

Olympla'a Co 

L'M'rr ICrftTH'T-ft R- 
Reiss ft 'Dunn 
Buck & Bubbles 
Koaette & Luttman 

ParadUe , (14) 

Alf 'Loyal's X>6gs 
Sheila -Barrett 
Hall & Dcnnlson 
Brenia FltS! & M 
Burno W & A 
State (14) 
SetBe Plash 
=Belllt-=&.^La.mbL=.^ 
Senator Murphy 
Kellct- Sis & Tvynch 
Herman Tim berg 
Lee 2 Co 

BROOK LTN 
Oaten Ave. - 
1st half (14-17) 
Togo '& Cliio 
Zingone 

Buster Shaver Co 
Kddie Bruce Co' 
Rosette & I/uttman 

2d- half (18-20) • 
Great .Johnaon 
Uobbie Carbons Po 
Freddy Crnlg Jr 
•A I VArdi Co 



Metropolitan (14)' 

3 DeLong Sts 
Uton Boys 
Toe' Morris Co 
'Relas IrVln'a* ft*-R 
Ferde Grofe Co 
Morris Orch 

Viletfcia "(14) ' 
liector & Ddreeii' 
Wm Hall: Co . 
'Arnaut ' Bros - 
Chas Foy Co' 
Mills ftiKover Rdi^ 

BALTIMORE 
Century (14) 

Stonewall 3 
Harriet -HoctOr Co 
Pat Rooncy ft. Jr 
Norman TnO'rnas .5. 
(One to fill) ■ 
BOSTON, 

UoBton. U|> : 

Paxlmoa 
Cookie. Bowera 
Slim Timbllh Co 
Francis & Wally 
jrerma^ Ha wor th Co 

(One to nrrr " 

JERSEY riTK 
Loew's (14) 

Mickey King 
Sibyl . Bowan 
Mills & Gfeen 
Mel la Klrk/& M. 
'Kitchen Pirates' 

NEWARK 
State (14) 

Ofa. Co 
'Radio Acep 
.«tratt:.4:=ftJMLikXl>'r^. 

Don..Lee & Trudlna 

Runaway 4 

PROVIDENCE 
Loew's (14) 

Kam "Tal 3 
■Vincent O'Ddrtnell - 
M ft A Skelly ' 
Medley & DUJh-o . 
3 'Samucla 'Broa Rv 

PALISADES P'RIC 

Loew's (14> 
Franco ft LaPcli 
Joe Mandlfl 3 
(One to nil) . 
WASHlNGTdN 
Fox (14) 
Tealro Del I'lccoU 



Bal Monette 
Anita ft Millard 
Leonard Keller' 
George Pierrot 7 ... 
Madani DeFerbault 
L' Apaehet Orch 

B'Utmpre otel 

.Harold Stern ' oVch 
Ann Peonlngfori ' 
Caperton ' ft Blddle 
Lalanda 

Barry DeVlne . 
Hermandez Broa 
Jameaworth Bd 

Central P'k Caslnii 

Pancho Orch 

cottoa.. Club. 

^;thei:,wate,r,s- — - 

G D Washington 
Henri Weaael 
Swo,p ft , Les 
Anise Boyer 
Roy Atklila 
Nicholas Bras 
.neltha Hill : , 
'Elmer' Turner 
-Noitmdn ' Aatwood 
4 moBli , pevria 
'Necoaemua 
Alma Snilth 
Little BIta 
Bobby S^nwydtf , 
Jlmnile BaaUe(te 
Mtlla Mua Playbpya 
■■ . . . I 

EI Gariron 

■ B Et' li' ''■ 
Maicweli - 
Otto Malde 
Kenny ft Lewla 
Bernlce- Poe 
Buddy Wagner r 

r—.- EI -Patio 
Roslta ft Ramon 
Franc.eifif Maddux 
Tamara' 
Rhya ft Owens 
A-rthur Brown . ^ 
iSdwardo Blanco T 

Embdsf)^ Club 
Ben Glaacr Orp, 
Gloria ■ Grafton . 
Marguerite . Si LcR 
Jane Vancfe ' 



Hia-lla Club 

Daiiny Healy 
Jack White 
Sheila Barrett 
•Jerry Beigan 
Jerry Blan chard 
Dolores Pcrrla ' 
.Lllltan- Fitzgerald . 
RathiAndrewa Orch 

Harbor Inn 

Gus Van 

'Hy« Dears' . Rev . 
Dennlkcr-Klnfir Ore 

flot^l Plerro 
Henry King Ore 



Darlo ft Diana 
Ernat Charlea 
Barbara Blana 

Hollywood QairdoBS 

Muriel Tj<$e 
Kay ■ picture : , 
Ronald Brauka 
•Rejrnard' ft Stacey - 
P- -.Henderaon 4 Ore .. . 
fiarl Carpentler Ore 

H'lyw'd R'stonrant 

Chas. Davis Oro 
Chaney & Pox 
Fi*ank Hazzard; 
Blanche Bow 
Kendall Kappa 
Capt. L BarrlsoH 
- Barbara- Blain 
Marian Martin 
Alice Kellerman 

.Hotel Lexington 
Ernie Hplat pro 
irQfel. MoijtclAir 

Wm ScotU. 
Aotel;N.e.w Tforkor 
Barney Rapp Orch 

Hotel. Pennsylvania 

Rudy: Vdllee Ore 
Alice Faye 

otel Roosevelt 

Reegy Chiids* Ore' 

Longue: Tue 

George . Olaen Oro 
Ethel Shutta 

Marden's Riviera 

■Mickey— Al.pert-; 
Gertrude -Nleaaen 
Fritz ft J Hubert 
Kathryn' Baiid 
Martha Ray 
Kmll Coleman Ore 
Gomioz ft Winona 

Paradlso 

N T O Rev 

Jerry Freeman Ore 

Park C«n'tral Motel 

=Btiddy^^.Kcnnetly,,^ 
Rachel Carlez 
Hert Lown pre 

Pavilion Royal , 

Pepino & Rhoda 
Guy Lombardo-Occ 

RuBslaa Arts 

Joe Morantz Orcb 
(tenee & Laura 
Nickolaa Hadarick 
Barra BIra 
Mlsha UsanoR 

Slfttplon Oiqb 

Clark ft D6 Lya' 
Larry. ,Slry'|f Orch 



Blochiuiwk 

Wade Booth ' 
Ruth Pcyor 
Diana' ft D^Mar' 
Deans - JaniB < 
Hal -JCemp , .Orcb 

> < '.:'BMieh Ytojir 
Rolando Ai-Verd^tta 

Xsrlns. 

Rltzlo RAmblera 
Maurle -Ma^t Oroh 

. Bismarck 

Bob Bohahnon 
Norm Sherr . 
Verne Buck Orch 

Irene George ' 
Mary Stone 
Evelyn Hoffman 
Enrlcb' CIAqsI 
B Boflman Oroh 

Caf« do Fa>«e 

■Francis Renault 

Bronson ft.Reneo 

NelUe Easton 

Rosalie 

Helen Nafe 

Geo Burnett Orch . 

• ^ ■ 

Cbes Faroa 

Helen Morgfn 
Georgle Pric'o 
GoIlQtte Sis - 
4 Albes Sis 
Rose Deering 
Florence ft Alvarex 
Tom Oerun Orch 

Clnb DeWltl 
Dorothy Harris 
Sally Joyce 
Morey- Carter- 
•Cookie' Sldelt 
Dorothy Hanford ' 
Al Mandel's Orch 

Clob Udo 

Jeneva -Washington 
Hank. (MlUsm . ' 
Bobby Caston 
Clarence ^Weema 
Lola>, . Porter. 
Jimrnjr; Nonno prch 

cinbi^lmnra 

Jean, ft Delia 
Desoree.' ' Alexander 
Lawrance: A 
Irene "Wilson, Orch 

ciab .Ka Masaae 
Al Garbell 
Edna Leonard 
Eldna Mae ■ 
Buddy Beryl 

Art - West •■- 

Ektrt Willis orch 

Clnb Boyala ' 

Nancy Kelly . 
Nellie Njslson 
FIft D'Oreay 
Julia Gerrlty 
Marie ft Elliott 
Bennett ft Green 

K-tllap. ft Dupree 

Eddie CJourt ^Bns 

Clnb Shallmav. 

Ann Hammond 
DeRonda ft Barry 
Al Lesing 
Buddy. Lak9 ' 
Lou, Pearl Orch 

College Ina 

Jackie Helier 
Abbotteera 
BH^dy Rogers. 

;CciqBrssa lBI6it«( 
,(Joe .fJrbaii .Rfoonf) 
■Vincent XopeB 
Robert Royco 
Clabi'AIabam 

-Evelyn . Nesbiit 
Don Barangos' Ore 

Drake Hotel 

Fowler ft .'Tamaria 
Jane Carpenter 
Clyde McCoy Orch 

, Edgewater Beach 

Mark Fiaher 
Bather Todd 
-DeRonda: ft Rnrry_ 



Siabe Pa^ho 

Ray Pasrker Orch t 

K-» Olab 

George Oliver 

iBni;r"-Harre):o , ' 
J'n ft B'bby L.emoir 
Leo C&t^ - '•"■• ' < ► 

P ft OJ>oran - 
BiRy ' BriStonotF 



Johnny Mangum . 
DomlnlQue prch . 

lincom Tavern 

Ted Weems Orch 
Andrea Miarsh 
'Red' Ingle. . ■ 
Parker Gibbs 
C Washburn ' 
Dick C.unllffS: 
5 Maxelloa 
"Baron' ft Bllilr .\ 
Sammy Walsh' 
0 Lucky Girls 

Maronrs r 

Rolando ft Verditta' 
Gwen Gord6n 
Neecee Shannon . 
Virginia. Buchanan 
Bob Wyatt . 
Mauris Moret Orch.- 

Metropole Hotel 

(Bmptre ^pom) 

Lolo <Bai?tram . '••■^ 
The Inter'n'l Dades 
Annette Andre 
Jack Tunlck. 

BHnaSt Clnb 

Frank Sherman 
Art Buckley ; - 
Phylls Noble 
Margar^eC 'LSw^eVice 
J09 . :BuckIey.,Oroh: ' 

Old Heldelberff 
(World's Fair) 

E Kratzjnger Orcb 
Heldelbet^ Male' '8 
Roy-ITeltrtch ' 
H^rr.Loui?. 
.Hungry Flv? "Bd . 

,Fabfi^,"0ai8iw?. 

(World's Fair) 
Ben Bemie 
Paul Ash ■ - 
Buddy Rogers . 
Carter 'Fashion Shd 
Dale, ft • Meyers 
Brody & Delevan 
3 Thrillers 
Bee .^ee- ft Rubyiait 

Palmer Hoose 

.VelOB ft. .Totonda 

Sally Sweet. 

Richard Cole Orcb 
Paul- Cadleux . 
Richard Bennett 

. paramonnt: 

Nan Blackstoos ■ 
Biljy Carr 
Aurtole Craven 
Sid .Lang Orch 

I ' - - ...!■.... 

Plai;^on04 ■ 

Bernie .Qreen 
Al Trace Prch 

, , . . Plirate Ship . 
. (WflVld^S Falr>' 
Texas -Gulnan - Gang 
Ji;ac)c Russel OrcU . 
Austin Mack Prch 

Sky High Club 

junior- Small 
Edyrlna Metahon-. .1 
Fraiiceitta.- M.aUy.' •■, 
Mbi-^fan 'S EoWo •-• 
Leo 1 Wolf OrcJii - 'r 
Jules . Stien .\Prch , , 

Terrace 'Gardens 

Lul« PAt?3 ( 
Loma Ruth 
Connie Bee 
Roy Rita ft Route 
Lamberta Ballet 
Don- 'Jlrwtn Orch. ■■ - 

Tiie Dells' 

'Ted- Lewia Orch 

The Brewery 

Ralmondi Oroh 



Art Carroll 

Hotel Harding 
(The Tavermy 
.Edna May Morris 
Mona ft Marino' 
Clyde Snyder 
Phylla Rae 
Eddie Meakins Ore 

Hangar 
( Qtel LaSalle) 

Gliasr^Kalejr^=:=::,i 
Szlta ft Annia 
Helen O'Shea 
Pauline Baleait 
l*aul DeWecs 
Aber Twins 
Johnny Ham'p Oreo 

; lU-Hot Clab 

Dick Hughes 
LRoy ft Mack 
Dorothy Norton 
Bllsa ft Ash 
Eflle- Burton 

JeflTery Tavern 
Sammy Clark 
i jiaccoetts 



Want Vaudei 



4f3ftnHniiPd i;rrtn» page 49) 



predent-day Qh6p|)ln^ . audldnceg 
want a g<)<)(3l . picture with, ja , good 
vaiide bill, a coniblniatloii, that cCjnir 
hlnes th0 cQtrnmon deflnltlon of a^el-T 
Ity an;d quantity.: 

Hiatory 

ttoew-a, ventured Schiller,' has l>eeii 
Intrinsically a variety circuit froin 
its birth. His traced the circuit back 
to the days When Marcus Xo6w, th0 
father of the. comblhatlQll 8ho\l^ on 
a circuit basis, had to flght tor his 
vaud^e supply against ^ great, oddsj 
and stated the j>ro-v,aude seniimehtei 
that preyaiiisd iij those days are still 
present In 'the. .Loew . organization 
.t.Qday, and for. sound 'business .rea- 
sqins. , '"' - -; ..' '.. '.'":.. , . ' 
„.jVtie?it the quiafltyri^uintity Idea, 
Senilis .yttij^jatioTO^ recent sltua^ 
tion'^lii'' tiie ' , where a i'oew 
house U in* dOWtttdWh: 'diJpbkitlbn to 
1:iydrt)thdrs^%he^bthiBt3;a^ 
tb th'eir 'filin 'policies, ■^biit 'the yatide 
was none too gdod; Against o'jc>p6sir< 
tion from within its own ranks, 
lioew -spSht -some --money lo'n . the 
:shows and ' its vaUde: exceeded ^ the; 
competition's in equality. .-WLtii- its 
same., pictures, plus; thQ a.dded. qual-' 
ity st«^ge shows,' the li>ew house 
cajne aut ,on top.:- 
•'•'- 'iTtiamea-- 

— =--There-^fll-4)6iJfeMliik mea' bh'the 
lioew - stajg^e bills at - high 'salaries 
than in th<d past, Schiller declisuredJ 
It is better t9' speft'd /the .moiiciy' fot 
standard entertainment tbah fbr 
•name' .acts'^that'doia't d^a/W, he-sa1d. 
li^rbm ' past : - ex|)erience8: the . . I^oe w 
cirgUit, wh^ch up to.-.now-<lia^:>beeh 
the, most proiiflc ■buyer of , heavy , sal^ 
aried .talent, wiU< steer '(iiear. of .tbie 
majority of fancy money turns, 
having .foupd (that the aitrac.tioha 
that really, draw <:an. be counted ,oh' 
the fingers of .two hands, .with: a 
couple .of fingers' to spare. The 
synthetic headliner is out, Schiller, 
stated, and its' place will .Vbe.-. the' 

Siiality act, which Lioew' believes its 
atr'ons ftdw virant'. ' 



P^iitages Fays Social Call 
On Cliicago; Nothing B^t 

Chicago, July 10. 
i' After spending 3ef.veral days-:-ib 
Chicago - - Alexander- .Pantages ' an 
noiinced that he .hkd made no: ai^ 
rangements whatbver about this 
terjritorjr. . Meanwl^ile, . Pantageft 
.wgus. in, conferences with Billy .Dia- 
morid with,. a vle,w to. Diaipond, who' 
i^hbt'tly starts bqokLng . the .State- 
_.Lake, . becoming, the .Chicago partner, 
of ' the' , Pantiges'.-'Flsh6r - Haiiijld 
yaude. setiip'.''^' ■ ' , ''' '" '^ . '■ 

Senior Pantages ■wm jacpbmpa-j 
nied b^ ttpdney; Pantaggs and ,enT 
tertaiiie'd fiie vaudb'vhle'coiohy' her^ 
lavishly at the Hotel Morrison Iti 
his suite. Pantkefes kfept biisy' re.^ 
newing old aeqUAtnt%nc6s. and mak> 
ing new contacts/ ' He expects' to 
be back "in Chicago" in a couple^ of 
weeks. ] 



Fa% Markus' 




Weds in Fall 



An indie vaude book of. major 
playing time proportions wiU result 
this ; fall , from a .Wholesale renewal 
Qfi stage shoy/s in the M. j. Comer- 
fpr4.^hquaes In New York and Penn- 
Sj^lvitniai Cwnetjtcjrd's own New; 
,Tork booking . office, Amalgamated,' 
hf^aded by Faliy Mafkus,' Expects to 
be, buying acts 'for 10 .weeks: of tlnie 
In the 'C.omerfbrd thett^^^ alone: at 
' the start . bt next seasbn. 

What'ev'er outside. ' indie time. 
Markus can •.pick . up for the ofTlco 
may spread ' the Amalgamated book 
tp'if,pT 14 weeks, ' It is" figured. 
^laAjorityijOhg^bn^^ town's 
set";' tot' "vaude 't'eturrf " tried staige 
showEt 'as a feeler .for a short time 
last year. All of these, plus others, 
'.will 'fan in tO" the vaiide column jn 
September -ahd- October.' 
• '' Towiid exp^ted 'to open immedi- 
ately. -With- yftude are Gingham ton 
and'* li^lmira in 'New ;'rork a,nd 
•Wilkei^<-Barre,: Scranton, Hazelton, 
Ppttsville; WiUiamsipoct,- Mauchutik^ 
Syre.a,nd Towand^ Pa. 
+^^arfcu8— i9ummep--book_comnEiaeflL_ 
Middletown, N. Y., and Middleton, 
Hairtf ord, . So. Norwalk .'and Gre-ii.n- 
w'ich. Conn,, all split -w-eekG^, 



•Los -AngeleSr-July.lO^.- .} 
■ • -Alexander-' Pantages .r.e t u-r n:ed 
from New York Friday (7),'claim| 
ing, his ■ mystftry, /citcmit,; is . all seti 
but refusing to divulge, any ,infor-f 
ma^tjon; His, Hollyhood house, sup4 
posedly the key of- the situation, 1^ 
in.. a nj^^uddlet .whiifh-Ciannpt-.be- un-j 
'taneJed .before Jv!u^.; 4, whe.^ there 
.will 7 he,., -.a. .meetlpg ..between -the 
property , .owhers,- ;Fox. -Westcoas^ 
and; Pantages to determine the dis-l 
position of the, proRerty. 1 



Va.nlty~S'ailr • 
CVifr Wlnehtu 
Don Fernando Orch 

Victor Vienna 

(World's tf*a[r> 
Eddie Sheetaby Ore 

Via Laeo 

Bcbe- Sherman 
Stefano. ft .Serena 
Wi_kl _B|r(i .. 
Wan'da Kiiy' ""^ 
Al Handler Bd. 

100 Chi 

Ahi 

Ij3thel .t^orrlB 
Yvonne Morrow. 
Bddle South Orch 
Billy Gray- Rev 

S26 Oluh 
Sophie Tucker 
O ft C Herbert 
Roy Smcck 
Buddy Howo 
'Mildred. T'ollo 
Jules St^in orch ■ ■ 



and^ ; 

;'r;V'^''"Lbs- Angeles,. 'July 10'., 
' . Panohqh' & -'-MardO :'is '-ift^r Jai'ckj 
Pearl and the Abe*Lyman band fori 
tlj.e P5irampui>t -heEe' a£ter.i' •thej 
Dutch .corn iq completes'" .is Meti^O:. 
plQtiire. ,, ; , r , i 

If they go into the Par it will bei 
on .a percentage basis. . | 



GIEL BMU BOMESIGK— 

I 

ManteU, after two years in 
Philippine Isla,nds, India, Burma ahd 
Straits Settlement, goes- to Hong- 
.icong for further dates for Ed.waid 
J. Fisher, local booker. 
. Betty.Benn and six piece girl band 
are -returning after two years in 
jiMOjg^p artp.f world, j?vh|rethey did 



well, but got homesick for America^! 



SEPEATING FOR 

Ted Clare arid the harmonicaing 
Waldrtian Brothers (Ted and Al> are; 
gPiner to the Coast 'July 21 on a re-l 
peat for Pantfhon-Marco. 

The in.c. and brothers have be6n 
spot-booked out of NeW York by 
b'&M, ju,9t retuirhing from an -en- 
gagement at tho RlaUo, lyouisvillo.'- 



SJ^C;A^ Baffled by: Dog 
Tirainei^s Breakdown 

-^Syracuse;' Nr^:r'July lp,- 
' 'One of >the^:mpst''perplexing anU 
niai ';prpbl^8 to confront the S. P*. 
C." A. here re'dults; from the mental, 
collapse of Sanchos: Morales,- and 
his conflnement to .Wlllard State 
Hospital, following a period of de-ii 
•tentioh at ■ the ' SyriUiuse . Psycho- 
pa tiiic Hospital. 

Morales, .vaude and .plrc'us dPg 
trainer, suffered * nervous break- 
down while driving .through Manx 
lius, :neair here, w.ith his 17 caninei, 
actors June 16. Police transferred 
the dogs to the S. P. C. A, which 
'pa^noti jdeterpiinP' what dispositipn 
tp ^m^ke of thein legally. 
. . , In ■ ladditjion, , .there'^ . , the cp-re-^ 
lated problein. of special diet, bxer* 
else anid continued training. Teni* 

Serameht^i,. tjje dQ|;s mus^t be .ponx 
ned ija' ■separate Vstalls and cagesr 

Thairs 25-Ducat Baggage 
Car Deal for Northeast 

New . Ybrk, New Haven & Hart< 
ford railroad breaks a 60-year pte^ 
cedent this month with a new bsig-i 
gage 'ruling , that , will provide a freai 
baggagei caV" for 25 tlcketsr Pre« 
vlpusly in order to get its own car 
a show -had to buy KO, tickets. 

Same 26-tlcket regulation go€« 
Jnto effect on tbei .Bostpii '& Albany; 
7>pad<. ■i'he two . lines do . mpst pf .tha 
tiieatrlcal hauling in ^ew England. 

Sam Than of RKO put. the deal 
over. . 



mjn;SS STOTS BITDB 

' Baitimbre, ■ July 10.' 

Budd, of . Stoop.nagle and Budd* 
fihished Wis'week here at "the Doew'a 
Cehtiiry In bed, grappling with a 
seveifb. case "of ' laryngitis. 
' Sb bad- hb rem'airted in tb wB tvir© 
days 'b^ijrohd.- the. dated seven rather 
thiaih ^ak'b a"6lHtattbe 'bf heading back 
to Nbw> York 'Still under the we'ather. 

Col, Stpopnagle cohtthued the" a6t 
with . Harry SaVPy, on the bill* 
-doubling fof . Budd. 



,, W^Jiei* and .if PUblix reassumea 
operatiprt. ' bf .the rpbklyn Pafa-^ 
mount, Ch'ariie Davis wiH be m. c* 
and orchestra, leader. Davis and 
Borris Mprros have been in a hadi< 
die- pn-ther"^3ituationrall— wjeek.: 



Davis, currently at the Hollywood 
restaurant,, has a rep as an m.. c*/ 
having remained four years straight 
at the liidiana thSatPe, Indianapolis, 
and also eight months at the B'klyn 
Par. 



"^Chicam TillF^O.^^ 
ilUati Anderson, pfflciai Queen ot 
the Worldls Fair, along with Lor^ 
raine Nevchs and Ruth Hardy, her 
Iadics-»in-waltlng, .have formed -« 
trio: aitd turned pro, They are a 
prospective' booking for the inaugur- 
al bill at the State- Lake theatr 
July 23. 

i .LUAan rtpsedala Goodman 
coaching them. 



Tuesday, July 11, 1933 



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15 YEARS AGO 

(j'fow VAWBrrr and 'CMppefY 

overseas units entertain be- 
hind the trenches -virere teady to go, 
hut tied In red tape. WIU Morr 
rlssey, who had been given a loving 
cup six weeks before on the eve of 
' his supposed departure, feared the 
donors would ask for the cup back. 

Recent Hagenbeck-WftHace rail- 
road smash resulted in placement pf 
xnany orders for steel cars. Barnum 

"^&nganey~anarTllngllng-ishows^^^^ 

ready all steel^: 

All 22 scenic Studios pxoundN. T. 
were closed on account- of a labor 
jam. Three branches of mechanical 
labor had an association riot allied; 
with the A. F. of li. Demanding 
more coin, holding up about >30,Ppa 
worth of. ordersi 

■■ T hfrft w ere 17 legit attractlojiis 
on Broadway and all were making 
money. A ribtable summer. Seven 
were n6n-muslcali3. 

Producers were blasting at lios 
Aiigeles 'Times,' which iwrii^ em^ck- 
Jug ^he business for. alleged poor 
' and Indecient fllms. 



Mllwaukiee exhibitor iinnounced 
that for the duration of the war a 
letter .?om a soldier overseas would 
be equivalent to a pass If presented 
by his mother. 

Goldwyn pictures announced its 
stars for 'IS-'IS. Geraldlne Farrar, 
Mae Marsh, Pauline . Frederick, 
Mabel' Normand, Madge Kennedy 
and Tom Moore. Each would t - ^e 
flix to eight features. Also s! -'ex 
.Beach stories. 



Al. G. Fields minstrels were 
readying. For the 2ist year th6y 
were to open Macauley's theatre, 
lioulsyllle, I<abor Day. 

■ \- 

War Dept. was framing its own 
t&bs for sonie of the ciomp theatres. 
Two or. three acts and an eight 
■eirl .chorus. 

50 YEARS AGO 

(From ^Clinper*) 



Elliott Family, which recently had 
been In a jam with the Children's 
Society, took space to advertise 
they were the only family 'allowed 
by law* vo perform In public. They 
were the Arst to use a revolving 
table for their feats. Now mostly 
used for . pony acts. 



Osmund Tearle and Rose Coghlan 
broke that San Francisco hoodoo 
by wowing 'em In 'Silver King.' 
Tirst show to be a hit in weeks. 



'Old' John Robinson's .circus was 
headed for the Coast. A coastwise 
steamer had been chartered to take 
.*hei_.show.. from San Franclisco to 
Oregon for a tour. In Octob'Sr the 
show: was to. go to New Zealand at 
a transportation cost of M0,000— 
circus figures. 



'Clipper' report<id an accident to 
Zazel,.. a - well-known- -performer 
Rosa Rlchter, who proclaimed her 
self 'the original Zazel,' wrote the 
paper she was perfectly well ahd 
with the. John B. Doris show. 



. liocal sportsmen staged a race be 
tween. a horse ihd ^a catamaran 
from New York to Stony Creek 



Conn.," aTdlstaince of . 90 miles; The 
boat won, getting the right wind, 
and the horseman was plnched:..lpr 
cruelty to, ariiroals. 



Rentz-Santley tried Rice's old 



success, 'Evangeline,' 
A diid In lilverpool. 



England. 



'W.'^'C.'" "Coup, wFo ?ecehtry Tm'c 
g)llt fr-om the permanent show In 
Brooklyn, opened a muiaeum under 
canvas at 112th street and. Third 
avenue in New York. Featurie was 
* Humpty Dumpty' troupe on the 
stage. 

Front wall of the People's theatre 
')n the Bowery, in process Of con- 
Btruction, was blown m by a heavy 
windstorm. 



Inside Stuff-Pictures 



Automobile, refrigerator and other merchandise give-a-ways, promoted 



jy the theatres from local merchants and dealers, as an offset for de- 
creasing biz, is urged by Charlies p. Skouras In a letter to f'ox West 
Coast house managers. Pointing out that the sudden event of hot feather 
over most of the Pacific coast a week ago has had an alarming effect on 
the circuit's grosses^ the F-WC operating head notified the theatre execs 
that increased effort must be made to combat the attending counter- 
actlrig s-ttractions. of summer. . ^ 

Skouras points out in his instructions that 'pur experiences in the past 
where these glve-a-ways have been successfully followed up, have resulted 
m increased gross business.' Further pruning ' of pjperatlhg expenses 
during ihe summer months Is also urged by Skouras. 



Biirlng ihe making of Rowland-Brlce^Unlyersars 'Moonlight arid 
Pretzels', screen musical, In the east, Stanley Bergerman's U salary of 
|1,Q00 a Week was shifted from the Universal City payroll onto the eastern 
triiislcial. BergCrman, as the producer, was five weeks on the picture, 
three bif which were during actual shooting, and two weeks of prepara- 
tion. Budget of ^100,000 ran $10,000 over the mark. Original title was 
Shoot the Works', a deal for |100 or Bp havihg been arranged to clear 
that monicker from Heywood, Broun's defunct stage niuslcal,. but the 
name of the theme song of the film was substituted instea.d. 

It was at Rowland-Brlce's suggestion,, as ia means not to assume 100% 
respprislbllltyr. that Ber^eFinan-:and Kaii-Fl»und wCr^ 
in on the production. 



After one of the lengthiest court trials In the annals of the Federal 
court in New York, Otto Goeh^l and other officers and salesmen of the 
NationdlDlversIfied Corp.,:rec*elyed jail sentences and. stiff ;flnes.a,s_the 
result of a 13,000,000 sales' stock promotion among Catholic laity, allegedly 
for the miisrepresented purpose of financing secular film prpductibn. 

At the time of the 6pera.tlons some three or so years ago the names 
af Eddie Dowling, the actor. Cardinal Hayes, and other prominent Cath 
ollcs were, used without authority to Interest the investors. Volunilnous 
testimony Introduc e d by 'the Government's prosecuting assistant d.a., 
Rosehblum, circumstantially convicted the promoters oi tne 4Nati9iiaJ 
Diversified company^ 



Mae Tlnee in the Chicago 'Tribune' explained why she 'was dropping 
the free time table of features in the various loop theatres.' She wrote, 
'Because thea,tre managers have seemed unable to state the exact hours 
when their, feature pictures will be. shown we are discontinuing .the 
Film Timetable until they can assure us that the schedules given will 
be^-accurate;' " 

ITrlbune' critic walked In at the Palace and found herself In the middle 
of 'Professional Sweetheart' (Radio) and similar occurrences have hap 
pened in B&K houses. Showmen tried to explain that where extra shows 
were necessary during big weeks managers could not be responsible for 
changes of running time. 



Inside Stuff-Vaude 



Edith Ward, who uses the title of major, supposedly through her con- 
nection with the women's motor corps, formed here duihig llie wai, was 
convicted in the Family CPurt, N, Y., last week of soliciting funds for 
alleged charitable purposes without a permit from the Department of 
Public Welfare. Because she Is 60 years of age ft 90-day jail sentence 
was suspended, but she was fined , the miaximum iampunt, 1500. 

Miss Ward and an attorney, . EdWard Tdwrie, said to be her husbaiid, 
had drawn complaints from the Actors' Fund for years, the latter clftlm-- 
irig that persons asked to contribute moneys confused Miss Ward's activl'' 
ties with thPse of ihe fund. . For the pftst. yeaj; or so Miss Ward headed 
the Actors Memorial Foundation which vras incorporated. Purpose was 
to establish a sort of stage museum, also to set. aside burls,! lots In a 
cemetery near New York. Previously her sohcltors Sought .doriations for 
the 'Jobless Actors' Fjund'. 

At several recent hearings, the district attorney'^ office (jhareed that 
50% of the money collected hy the Ward .coterie , 'went, for promotion 
purposes. Equity was brpught into .the niatter. When the' Actors' Fund 
siiowed letters asklnig for donations purpo^'tlng to be signed by Helen 
Morgan. Miss Morgan said ^^he had never authorized the use of her 
hame^ High pressure methods over the telephone were also used, several 
prominent actors supposedly doing the soUcIilng, Asked whether some- 
one In her office used the name of Conwaiy Teatle ovCr the phone, Mlsa 
Ward stated a youth dubbed Coyen Terrell had been employed by her 
and_that_the p^tsr oil the othe r end of the line must haVe 'biee n mlstaLkeri . 

The mbneys 'collected, according io the cahv^^ Inlenaett for 4"" 

'memorial' fbr aiQtorii. Miss Ward admitted that but of 15,930 collected 
since Jan. 1 only |24fr. had , been disiiurBed to actorst! 

The 'Foundations' conducted a dinner dance at the St; Moritz hotel 
sometime ago and the disposition of the receipts was never explained. 
Persons WTieriliblicrfed by phone oif~letterplf Tibt asked ibr-directrdona- 
tibns were asked to buy tickets for tables ftt the Casino, Central Park, 
prieisumably 'tinder sbme percentage arrangement. 

The case ftgalnst Mliss Ward was pressed by the Actors Fund, Equity 
and the Actors Bettermerit Association. Miss Ward said ishe was known 
bn the stage a!3 Marie Clark, 'the girl with the auburn hair*. Tbwne at 
one-time-^rote-vaudeviHe-sketohesi-amonq tlMim 'Other People's Mflnfiy^»^ 
in which the late Gerald Griiffin appeared. 



Sam Goldwyn has approved the exiienditure of an unusually .large 
ambunt of money for special exploitation on md From Spain' in the 
British Isles. Budget is not stated biit is much larger than either 
Goldwyn or UA has contributed to any pictures bn release abroad. 

Kid' gets the special campaigns within a couple weeks in starting on 
general release In over 100. theatres day and date. Picture has played 12 
weeks at the Adelphl as a readshpw attraction and been held for release 
elsewhere until now. A. Wv Kelly, on his way to Ijondon now, will 
Bupervise local British tJA representatives In applicatibn of the special 
campaigns. 

' Ex-stenoiT who worked as a waitress In a svgrank Beverly Hills, Calif., 
eatery' frequented by pic people decided to capitalize the earful of film 
colbriy lowdown she used to get while waltzinET the trays amongst the 
tables. All the dirt was noted on the cufiC In shorthand, then typed at 
home and sent to certiain New York mftgs which paid the gal handsomely 
for the grapevine chatter. 

Her Identity iets the writer was kept secret, but when she suddenly 
blossomed . out in swell duds — ^her dally stipend as Waitress being only 
60c plus tips — the management sniffed a rodent and gave hCr a ppwder. 



First. Intimatipn that Plckfair was for sale was when Douglas Fairbanks 
cabled a real estate, agent about -a month ago tp show his home to the 
Seiznlck brothers. This Was the first - time. Miss Pickford learned . of his 
defsire to get rid of their home. On Sunday ' (July 9) an advertisement 
appeared in the daily papers announcing the sale of Plckfair with com- 
plete furnishings and 12 acres bf grounds. Advertisement says agents 
are .authorized for immediate sale and to quote a price of less than 60% 
•bf the original cost: to the present owner. 



Action of Harold B. Franklin, circuit operator. In citing the financial 
benefits resulting from the ellminatlbn of vaudeville at Keith's, Syracuse, 
N. Y., 4rew a return fire from- the local 'Herald' d^^ 

Statement by i'ranklin was . printed In the current Issue of RKQ's 
'Now', house organ, and in it the circuit head said that ifor the week of 
June i3,-the-KeIth house earned |1,429 . more than d^rinig thb cprre- 
sporiding week last year. Inference is that stralgiit pictures as a -policy 
draws better than vaudfilm, swelling: earnings there. 

'The Herald' writer countered -with this: ' 'v 

.'Looking backward to the week In 19 3 2^ you find that the Keith stage 
bill was provided by the Loew circuit,, which. Temlnds that such uhit 
shows were not exft,ctly popular. Moreover, this pa,rticular bill's only 
semblance of a 'name' r was .S,IIi^ Timblln. . 

'The picture for the. week was an. English talkie, 'Reserved fbr l^adiies.* 
Aside froni LiCsUe Ho-ward, It 'ftlso was lacking in 'name' apipeal. Th^t 
perhaps explains why the booker augmented the talkie program with the 
Schmeling vs. Sharkey .Jlght films, 

It is reasonable to suggest, I believe, that the three-lii-one bill for 1932 
was inore .expensive than .'Melody Cruisei', the screen headline played 
for the corresponding week in 1933, The latter, lacking a single star, 
shbuld not have cost much more than 'Reserved for Ladles''. 



In a recent press announcement ot his return to vaudeyill^, Gys BtUl 
points with. t)r'ide tb-'the fact that for years he was the' chiamiilon Indian 
club swinger for both heavy, and . light Clubs. A^but "30 'years ago. HUI 
distributed . tp the vaiidevllle aigents and some, theatres phptpgrieiphie 
enlargements of himself stfthdlng amid a forest of oversize dubs^ with 
a blazing legend, 'Gus.Hill, Champion of the World'. 

Then he made a hU as managet of farce cpmedles, generally '^bm a 
.comic page, derivation, and he started to reclaim the g&udy art work. 
It was gossip at that time that he paid as high as $50 to. get some, of the 
pictures off the walL Now it's a brag, again with'vfiude looking to get a 
more immediate . boost than, the legit. 



Frank DeVbe X'ecently played - RKO's Prospect, - Brppklyh, four -. tlmds. 
within six weeks to become a:< neighborhood Jav.: When -^the-house- folded 
DeVoe practically folded with it, fbr he hasn't played another RKO date 
since. .It looks like he's a bne-^house actor, says DeVoe, but he adds that 
he wouldn't have played the Prospect fbur times in a row for peanuts, 
either, without RKO's promise that further time would. probably result. 



Greta Garbo's trick of showing indifference to the press works only for 
Greta Garbo.. Young fenmle writer, fairly successful elsewhere, arrived 
in Hollywood last week on spec, and was greeted by several press boys 
in need of copy. 

'Wait until tomorrow'i said the authoress In a Garbo manner. Biit the 
boys never came back, she hasn't scratched the news columns yet, and 
indications are that the lack pf ballyhoo may rob her of the chance to 
get a job as a film scribe. 



Woblworth' B-ahd-IO Wain wtiS 
Jr.'s travelog bn contemporaneous Hitlerlzed Germany but it fell through, 
Young Vanderbllt got scme footage with a sound truck, leased, via United 
Artists out of Paris, but not enough to make anythlnST. 

Woolworth stores had been molested in Berlin during the height of 
the boycott by the Nazis on suspicion— since officially denied— that the 
.WoplWorth family was of Jewish origin. 



^Current Interest in the stock market is putting new life into some of 
the small film investment companlies iiere which have hot been function-^ 
Ing of late. They are again niaking the rounds of moneyed people seek- 
ing cash to reinvest In film projects. 

Some of the finance groups have started selling stock again ilk their 
companies. - It Is figured in the general loosening up of coin some may 
be steered into independent film production. 



^ /i£»a,ramount bankruptcy had been an ache to the foreign department 
and has taxed the wits of the linguists whb have had to transpose • all 
the legal happenings Into 69 different languages A^d dialects. 

In every country where Paramount product Cls sold, the whole affair 
and Its ramifications ha,B had to be explained legally. In some instancey 
the trahscriptlons had to be made in the language of ia country where 
only Paramount's newsreel crosses the border. 



sWaf^fb^nbTa^ 

becoming admirers of radio pfersonajltles. Prominent femme player,, fall- 
ing for an etherizing pianist broadcasting in the east, scrammed from her 
studio to meet the man face to face. 

She brought him back to Hollywood where she Is now hosting him. 
When the star left her lot, It was supposedly because of a part she didn't 
like. 

When 'King of Jazz* was made by Universal three years ago It was 
heralded as 'thb Paul Whlteman picture', ' All exploitation was based 



on the Whlteman name. Bing Crosby was in the film as sin also ran, 
being one of the Three Rhythm Boys, then singing with the ^Whlteman 
orchestra. 

Billing in newspapers ads for the reissue of the picture in San Fran- 
cisco reads, ' 'King of Jazz', starring Bing Crosby with — !— ' 



Lots of inside on the Herschel Stuart thing at RKO. Although never 
handed credit for it, that certain product became available to Radip City 
is directly attributable to Stuart. 

- It was Stuart's idea that brbught Fox product to RKO. Phil Reir^mah. 
did the buying after Stuart figured . the way to approach the deal. Sid 
Kent,, at the time, was on the Coast. 



Louis B. Mayer phoned. Nick Schehck expressing himself as fed up. on 
musicals upon the scrapping, of Metro's second 'Hollywood Revue'. 

Edmund Goulding, Hbward Del tz, Herbert Fields and almpst every 
other writer took a crack at It, with the studio's attitude finally being 
that Broadway scriveners couldn't get down tp earth fpr the film fans 
on this one. 



Record run for a. cartoon is being claimed by Walter Laritz for the 
•Pooch the Pup' short; 'Hot and Cbld/ now in its 12th week at the Pil-. 
inarte in Hollywood. Animated film opened oh the bill with 'Be Mine To- 
nig ht,' w hich is still run ning at t he a r£y hous e. Lantz h ead s Univers al's 
cartoon "department on the coast. ' " : 



At least three film beauty cpntedts Currently. Both RKO and jpara- 
mount, latter In 'Search for Beauty* film, are tying in with local papers 
In all keys. Par tried It last year In the 'Panther Woman' contest and 
unearthed Katherlno Burke. Universal also has a 'Miss Personality' 
quest tied in with the Hollywood exhibit ftt the World's Fair, Chicago. 



---New=-wage-scaleF^giving-75%r-of--^^ 

increase? ra.nglng of rom , $2.50 tb $10 a week, according to c^ssiflcatlons, 
went Into effect July . 3. 

Scale for which the Lab union has been flghtirig since 1930 went in as 
a result .of the negotlatlonfl at the recent lATSE conference in New York, 



Palriaimpunt has its own preview spot in the east and is now using 
Stamford, Conn. From time to time in the past Pat woiild preview pic- 
tures at the Par, Brooklyn, in advancfe of release, on the q.tx without ad- 
vertising them. 



I^ECITIM ATE 



IVesdaj,, July 11,. 1933 



Plays Out of Town 



Tdmorrow Ttirns Back 

ChlcaffO, July 3, 

Wrlttea and produced by Marcetite. S- 
Bnffl&nder. Staged by Carlton Brlckert. 
SettinfT destfrned by Nat Burns, constmctr^ 
.ed by Lawrence Phillips, painted by Emll 
NeleUck, Opened JOly 2 at SelwVn. Chl- 
jcago at $2.20. '" ^ , « 

Clarke Trowbridge, i , . . .. .Charles Harrison 
Dr. Thomas Brackley i.vDeah Ja^Rer 

Steve ; . . ^ . Carleton Ouy 

Emmallne ...... V, ..... i . Antoinette: Rochte 

.Claire.", . ....... .. .. . i - . . • arlan Palmer 

Jim Sts^hton....... orshall Orant 

Jane Kingsley ♦ . . ....Isabel Raodolph 

Margy SprlBht ?®>'S*''J" 

Robert SUnton RIchaM < Barle 



'Tomorrow Turns Back' wa^ 
called 'eemehtuin' when t>roduced 
at the Woiheri's Club theatre in the 
sprlngT; Its current relhcarnatldn 
at the Selwyn with professional 
cast' and scenery Is a result of a 
^tubhorn but expensive self.-c6nfl- 
dence on the part of the authoress 

—Wh o has angeled her own show. 
Best mathematieat— cajeulatlons 
around the .loop mentions $10;00Q as 
the price Mrs. Englander will pay 
for eratifyihjgr her hobby. Selwyh 
was eruaranteed for two weeks. 

— vAs a play obviously "fated for a 
quick deniise and already subjected 
to ■ a terrific drubbing from the 
dailies, it is not necessitry to dwell 
lengthily upon the plot or theme., 
Suffice that the dialog is rejplete 
with confused and half-baked 
analogies . A prolog in a dentist's 

■ office d6V«lopB-^he-potnt4esa-thesls- 
that life Is. like the cementuni on 
a tooth. Later in tho main part of 
the narrative life is like the grand- 
father's clock in the corner. These 
foolish ramblings: would unqueS'^ 
tionably have been deleted:. ha.d Mi^/ 
Englander riot conttolleil ^the money 
as well as the script. 

Out, of tho whole enterprise the 
average person will remember 
chiefly that Isabel Randolph strug- 
gled valiantly and with consummate 
poise to inake the play ' st&nd up 
and did succeed .in making her 
characterization convincing. Toward 
tbe end of Act H something like 
tension and drama is achieved for 
a few minutes, but this cannot sell 
an unskillful hashlAg-bver of the 
stale subject of mother's boy friend 
and growA-up daughter's respect- 
abiUty. 

Mrs. Englander, said to be a suc- 
cessful business woman, has taken 
a bitter dosage of adverse criticism 
for liaving nursed her dream. Her 
refusal to cut the script or the di- 
rector's tongue-in-cheek fallurei to 
Insist ' oh the elimination of the 
more palpable absurdities left her 
-wide open for those shafts of Jouir-: 
naUstic. Satire. 80 far as her money 
cquld provide well-built sceneby 
and assemble a passably able 
dramaitis personae, 'Bhe got what she 
paid for. ' Land. 



SPORT OF KINGS 

Hollywood. July 3. 
Farce. In three acts, two scenes, by Ion 
Hay. Produced at the Playhouse by George. 
K. Arthur and the International .Group 
Players. Director,- E. JBl, CHve. Cast: Mar- 
Jorle Bennett, i;>eyiand Hodgson. Arthur 
.Treacher, Rosamund Merlvale, Clare Ver- 
der». Herbert Bunston, B. E. CHve. Grace 
C. Durkln,' Reginald Sheffield, Mary Gor- 
don, Opal Cotton, Byrne Grant,- Brio Snow- 
don. Gerald Rogers, Hyram Hoover, David 
Cllve. 



■haded, and Leona Roberts waia 
superb as a faithful houaekeeper. 
Elizabeth liova -wem bright In a 
company that Included Owen Davis,' 
Jr., Hunter Gardner, Arthur Hughes 
and the reliable Fan Bourke. 

— ^Hth-^^lf^^-W^I*'^''' rfehftftrtml, the 
company gave a finished perform- 
ance with no sign of the straw that 
is apt to crop up. in summer per- 
formances in the country. Lang- 
ner has considered touring the pro- 
duction before New Torki 



This Ian Hay old-^tlmier was 
Jected with insulin this , week, and 
revived by George K. Arthur's In- 
ternational Group Players in inter- 
eisting fashion, but riot in a riianner 
that wiil hold long at the box office. 

With this neck of the woods in 
full swing on its Rummer season, 
and everybody bieating it for beaches 
6r mountains when the day's stint is 
done, play, despite sponsorship by 
many film celebs, will have tough 
golnig— even- f oiL_t wo^ weeks. Per^ 



AMERICAN PLAN 

Long Branch, N; J., July 10.. 
Comedy In three acts by Mapnif Seff 
and Milton Lazarus. Produced at the Elks 
Audltorltim, . Red Bank, by Barrle Stavls 
and Phillip Oelb. Director, Milton Smith. 
Cost: Hugh O'Cohhell; Ben t.ack|and. Den- 
nle Moorei Peggy Hastlns. David Leonard, 
Fred Knight, Robert Mulligan, Jerome 
Sheldon, Jimmy. Fallon, Frank: Camp, Ross 
Chetwynd, Eugenie Reed; Gall Henshaw, 
Maude Eichele. Horace McMahon. Alvin 
Gordon^ Lionet Dant«, David Kurland, 
George W. Smith, J. DeWltt Spencer, Wil- 
liam MctCnlght. Jr., Cecil Stavin, BIddie 
Harrison, Walter Po^vers, Frank Day. Car- 
roll Jordon, 



This is the first of a seriea of 
nine new plays which Biarrle Stavts 
and PliiUip Gelb, a coul>Ie of riew- 



UNCLE TOM'S CABIN 

Pasadena, July 6. 

Pasadena Community Flayliouse pro 
ductlon .of ' George L. Aiken's dramatlza 
trow of Harriet Beechor Stowe's 'Uncle 
.Tom's Cabin.* " In three acts^ 27 scenes. 
Gllniore Brown' siipervlslng director, -Mor- 
ris Ankrqm director. Cast: Helen Stern, 

'Bertram Boog,. Harr^ Shumway, Joseph 
Hamilton, Marjorle ^ane Austin* Con- 
stance Crowder, Ralph Fruedr Murray 
Teats, Charles Levlson, Al French, 'Wil- 
liam Triest, Henry Hinds, Margaret 
Clark, Ruth Dyson, Anita Denlston, John 

. Hallam, J.ane . Lootburrow, Ruth Covell 
Xievlson, Ann Buchanan,- Braynaird Clark, 
orris Ankrum, Bmmett . 'Vogan, Made, 
line Holmes, George Lynn, Robert "Welch 
Thomas Browne Henry, 'Virginia Lykeiis 
Br6wn, Harry Shumway, Leslie Abbott, 
Richard Kline.- ' 



centage arrangement with f h^^tr -^^jj^^vfli p^^^ are "putting on^ 



members .• gives the play a better 
chance than, would a cash proposir 
tlon on wages. 

E. E. Olive again has dorie the 
direction -.-4>t the-- piece and ' handles 
the coniedy. part, both Ini Arl man- 
h<er. He has top-riptch support in 
iiylarjorie Bennett, Leyland Hodgson, 
Herbert Bunston and Arthur 
Treacher, who-«arry' the play, along 
in near last tempo. 

Theme-^f-*Sp6rt-of--Klngs!_la 
of two race track addicts 
through a wager, induce a puritan 
to pUty the' nags. 



hside Stuff-Leidt 



— flt gn nn ttift Cra ig theatre. N. Y., reads th at th e legit liouse ia for rent 
or sale. It was built several years ago but iwa bu6u ulu^bst-CQitttmioinis 
dark, having had only a few attractions. Lighted approximately six 
weeks In all^ tells the story of this project. Understood sharing terms 
offered kept away prospective bookings.' . _ 

The Craig is one of four theatres on W:est 54th street erected at the 
end of the theatre building iioom. The others are the New Yorker, Man- 
hattan arid the Ziegfeld. All .but the latter abut on the elevated road aitd 
none but the Ziegfeld was ever operated at a. profit. New Yorker absorbed 
a lot of Fortune Gallo's bankroll, while Arthur Hainmersteln went broke 
trying to carry the Manhattan (first called Hammerstein's). Both of 
those theatres include office buildings which were expected to be i(>rofit« 
able realty. The Broadwia.y which B. S. Moss tried to operate with pici 
tures, legit and vaudeville is at &3rd street and like, most of the others 
reverted' to the first mortgage, holders. 

Idea of spotting theatres along the L road is credited to Felix Isman 
whose selling ar^utnent was that the ground could be bought for less 
ntioriey than other Broadway sites. It wiaia also flgiired that the eleyated 
structure would be raz$d 'and uritil such tlnie the nearby theatres will 
probably be bloomers. Only house In the group buHt to keep out ttie 
noise of the elevated trains' (s the Manhattan. 



who. 



JORDAN 



As produced by the Pasadena 
Community theatre, , fUncle Tom's 
Cabia' Is neithier fish nor fowl. In 
fact it's so bad that, the audience 
leaves the house lOvlng Simon Le- 
gree and hating Tom. Production 
was an opportunity for ; the. Play- 
house group to revive 'Tom' as it 
has been done for over half a, cen- 
tury in this country.. - They parsed 
up that bet by throwing together a 
cast which knows nothliig about 
Tom actings a .branch..bf histrionic* 
which Is'^ entirely, separate from any 
other di'vrislori of the art. 

Direction, to. a great extent, Is to 
blame. 'Tom' is filled with lines that 
are great theatre. Not great to the 
present generation but gufhciently 
stronjgr to invoke laughs. In this re- 
spect, production riiust be Staged 
with the tongue in the cheek. It is 
:Tlmpo8siin©~tiy"TiTOdernlze itr "ItHahotildr 
have been staged in the Same man-, 
net as the revival, 'After Darki' 

Of the long- cast, no performance 
could be singled but as good, in 
fact, they're all bad. Production it- 
iself is fair with only backgrounds 
used. 

"Whole thing looks as if the Play- 
=r^hQuae=-WgH^afFaid:-o £-OfCend ln^ the 
highbrows by presenting a hfe-man 
'versibrt. of 'Tom,' which would have 
clicked, so substituted an emascur 
lated version which will bore every- 
one. In so doing, a grand Oppor- 
tunity was missed to produce the 
play as did the Players' Club in 
Nftyr York last month to four weeks 
of capacity business. But there, the 
cast was filled with people who re- 
ceived their, early training trOUping 
up and down Uie country in 'Tonl' 
fhow«. Call 



Pelham Manor. N. Y., July 8. 
'Jordan,* a new play by Mary 
Kennedy. Direction by Harold Wins- 
ton. Starring Peggy Wood, with 
Marie Carroll, William Lawsori, 
Georgette Harvey, Yivienne Baber. 
Olga Burgoyne, Joseph Scott and 
Robert Harrison. 

Written several years ago. 'Jor- 
dan' was presented for a single per- 
formance by the Stage Society in 
London. It is the . most Impressive 
of the tryouts in this section so far. 

Guthrie McQlintlc considered the 
play at one tiriie for Margaio Gill- 
more, but the plan fell through. 
Mary Kenl\,edy, the author, is also 
actress. She is the wife of Deems 
Taylor , and co^authored 'Mrs. Part- 
ride Propents.' 

While the subject of miscenegar 
tlon and its tragic results Is. apt to 
prevent its commercial success, the 
play will cause talk and should get 
attention from little theatre groups. 
It is beautifully written and as per- 
formed here by an excellent com- 
pany. 

Play concerns a blind aristocrat 
(Peggy Wood) living in the midst 
of wasting cottonlands. A. young 
graduate of a northern agricultural 
college, Son of a white man and a 
coloreid mother, . com6s to 'work the 
plantation and is successful The 
girl falls -in love with him, hut the 
negroes in the household are Sus- 
picious of his dark cOlorlhg. The 
boy worships the blind girl and they 
are 'wed, rixuch to the horror of the 
few people who realize the bo3^s 
background. . Three months later,.] 
when the girl realizes that she is to 
have a .child,.ft neighbor unwittingly 
mentions her negro inate. In' a 
beautifully written scene she wrings 
a confession from her husband. She 
stabs herself calling for. him to fol- 
low, which he does. 

The local production reveals two 
or three remarlcable performances, 
particularly that of a colored boy, 
Joseph Scott, making his first ap- 
pearance. Georgette Harvey like- 
wise scores heavily as a colored 
nurse. 

Miss Wood plays with partipular 
beauty and with emotional strength 
in that final scene. William Lawson 
is an excellent choice for the other 
leading role. Among others con- 
cerned, Marie Carroll is convincing. 



in the. Elk's Auditorium, Red Bank, 
Ni J. Arid in their Initial try they 
ring the. bell as this piece by 
Mannia Seff and Milton Lazarus 
has something. 

Story Is a burlesque on the gang- 
ster situation in U. S. today. How- 
ever, that's what m:ay kill it, the 
mob angle* when and if it. gets to 
Broadway, as the ;ganff cycle may 
prove to be washed up. 
|— wwgt^ ri^nnnnftii fta 'The Phau- 
tom,' a gang leader, and-Ben Lack- 
land a!s 'Windy' Whaleri, newspaper 
reporter, are bke. They milk every 
4augh line for. all it has and easily 
split the acting honors. 

Story opens with Whalen getting 
.'Knuckles* RomolO (O'Cbnnell), a 
half-witted bouricer iU: a speak, to 
agree to become The Phantom,' 
who really doesn't exiist, but is used 
by Whalen to hang every unsolved 
gang murder on. With WhaleU as! 
hlf> press agent 'The Phari torn' be- 
comes one of the. . biggest ~ gang 
leaders in. the country. No one 
realizes, he is just a harmless sap. 
The paper clips pour in. from all 
over the country telling of his ex- 
ploits and. he becomes "famous until 
-without Wlndy's kriowledge lie do- 
nates 100 grand to fight prohibi- 
tion. 

This move brings down the wrath 
oC-a tough Chi (mob and just when 
eight leaders .in various New York 
rackets are discussing the. bumping 
off of *The Phantom' on the terrace 
of his penthouse during a party, a 
plane fljrs by and machine guns 
them to death. It's the Chi crowd, 
and they meant to get 'The phan 
torn,' but he escapes. This makes 
him more of a big shot than ever, 
Without his p.a. 'The Phantom' 
starts to slip, but the last act re- 
-establishesi hittk. 

•This piece 'is advertised as 'prior 
to its vN: Y. appearance,' but no 
one is Set to bring It in^ On open 
ing night the Shubert^ were in the 
audience which might mean maybe. 

fitavis* previous connection with 
the theatre was with the' Morning 
side Players, while Gelb. is . a scenic 
deslsfter, Npltie. 



Erlai\ger's turned down an offer to rent the Crfticty, N. Y., for $104,000 
fo r on e year^ Explanation wias that tlie taxes knd mortgage interest 
exceeded that" amduntr^HOUBe'^lth-a direct Broa^ 

used principally for picture explpitatiori ^pr about five years. In. 1929 
the late A. L. Erlanger was ofi^ered a riiillion profit for the Gaiety and the 
adjoining Fulton. Latter has ^been lighted -but briefly for the past two 
seasons. 

Fox relights , the Gaiety "this' 'tveek ^o-exploIt-'Pilgrlmage'-. — Arrange* 
nnent for .12 weeks calls for $3,600 weekly; 



DIVINE DRUDGE 

Providence, July 4. 
.Play In three acts by Vlcki Baum and 
John Golden; adA^ted from Miss Baum's 
novel, 'And Lite Goes On'; staged by Alex- 
ander Dean, - and- produced, by - Raymond 
Moore for the first time on any stage at 
the Cape Playtiouse. .Behnls, Ma$s., Moa 
day evening, July 3. 



THE NOBEL PRIZE 

Westport, July 6. 
A comedy In three acts by Hjalrhcr Borg- 
mah, adiipled from the 'Swcdisrh. Pro- 
duced at the Country ' Playhouse by Law- 
rence trangner. Direction. Antoinette 
Perry. Otis Skinner starred. 

— Exper-t — direction- Jjy__AjLtoinetts. 
Perry and a better-than-summer- 
titfio performance brought . added 
values to^this play fromi the SWedr 
Ish, which opened Lawrence Lang- 
tier's sea^n this Week. 'Play der 
pends oh the development of its 
principal character for strength, and 
Otis Skinner can hide its lightness. 
With . Skinner the play ..can stand 
attejxtloja,^.j;LJs;^nQt_>n a vehicle 



Evert In Its ^unfinished state it is 
safe to say that Miss Baum and 
Mr. Golden have fashioned a popu- 
lar success in 'The Divine Drudge.' 
It may be that they have lost some 
of the original story's ' delicate 
qualities, but it is evident that the 
piece will not suffer as. a result of 
the changes. 

No little amount of enthusiasm 
greeted the production at the first 
performance, which- ran through 
smoothly. But little pruning Is 
needed in the first two acts, but it 
Is evident in the third, that at least 
16 minutes or so must be, chopped. 

'The Divine Druds;e' is laid amid 
the pccstoral atmosphere of the little 
old town of Lohwinkel in the Rhine 
province of Hesse. "The story 
centers about Ellsa]}eth Persen 
theiri's. pitiable effort to escape from 
.seven years of domestic slavery to 
her husband, the Herr Doctor who 
must "be waited on hand and foot 
while ~he pursued -his— 'great— idea?- 
which -v^rould. put an end to all dis 
(Continued on page 62) 



Current Road Shdws 



'Dinner at Eight,' Grand, Chicago, 

^ _ . 'Her Majestyi The Widow/ Cort, 

at present, but a moSel "of iTne"dl=~|'eitieagov^ 



rection and interesting playing. 

Story by HJalmer Bergman con- 
cerns the dissipation of the triumph 
of a Swedish scientist who has won 
the Nobel prize after years of effort, 
through the debts of his children. 
He doesn't mind th6 ..debts as much 
as he does the discovery of a forged 
note, 

Armina Marshall stood out in the 
supporting cast with a performsmKiie 
that waa deftly and amusingly 



'Gay Divorce/ Apollo, Chicago. 
'Hired' Husband/ Studebaker, 
Chicago. 

'Torhorrow Turns Back/ Selwyn^ 
Chicago. 

'Business Before P i e a s'lu r e,' 

I Figeuroa, L. A. 

'Nine O'clock Revue/ Music Box^ 
L. A. 

'Sport of Kings/ Hollywood Play 
house, L. A. 
'2l>th Century/ Bl Capitan, A. 



A Broadwa/ show hews gatherer tor a dally had a two weeks' vaca- 
tion, which he spent at the race, track. He made no mention of the 
yacash tp his wife, who is opposed to him betting on the ponies. Each 
finy hft l^fMhf* h'M^fffr-Rfl--4h^vrfh^Ff'>*'' ff t*"» jo h, 4h ei found out. 
However, it was just at the end .of '^he fortnight during which the lad 
nicked the bookieS for $2,500. 

Then came the squarer; He selected" a traveling bag^ slipped a |S00 
bill inside and sent the gift to the wife in advance 0' his reporting home. 



Courtney Burr has settled a $10,000 claim with Equity by paying |2,500 
on account and agreeing to pay the. balance, of the indebtedness arising 
out of the 'Walk a Little Faster' fiop from future iiicome. 

This permits Burr to go ahead On legit .production next season. He has 
two plays lined up. 



BROADWAY REVIEW 



SHADY LADY 

KuBlcat comedy in two acts presented &t 
the Shubert .July B by Harry Meyer; acore 
by Sam H. Sept, Bud Oreen, Jese'a Qreer, 
Stanley Adanisi book by Estelle Morando; 
Biased by Xheodore J. HatnmersteUL; 
dances by Jack Donobue: Helen Kane, 
Lester Allen, Charles Purcell, Helen Ray- 
mond, Max HoSraan, Jr.. liouls Klrtland 
featured. 

Richard Brandt............ Charles Purcell 

Tracy....,,. j.. Harold Webster 

GeofCrey. Benson. . . . . . . .Max Hoffmann. Jr. 

Frandnc. , .Audrey Christie 

ClarlEse. ........ ^ ....... . .Pfayllys Cameron 

Sonla Vivian . Vernon 

AJ Darcy..-. ,..;Ije8ter Allen 

Peesy Stetson.. .iv. LoUise Klrtuind 

MUlle Mack .Helen Kane 
LUIu Stetson... i........... Helen Raymond 

Taxi Driver.............;. William Header 



Several Broadway wise guys, 
having seen 'Shady Lady* open in 
Philly, touted the ^show as a. sur- 
prise good thing. . Either they were 
off their feed or are Just wrong 
giiessers-^worse than the fight ex>- 
perts. Maybe for cut rates — maybe. 

A colorless nriusical comedy. No 
laughs,— merely a few sfilckers. eked 
from coarse or vulgar lines. -Story 
is quite out of taste for the stage. 
Has to do: mostly with girl paroled 
from Bedford Reformatory. 

An artist illustrating a novel 
called 'Shady. Lady' secures the girl 
as- a model; He has- a privateL.worry. 
Seems a year previous while stewed 
in a Greenwich Villa^d wet spot he 
off and married a damsel, who, 
after the ceremony, had slipped out 
of tho taxi and disappeared. This 
marital mate is a guest at the 
artist's house. At first he takes her 
for the Bedford grad. with their 
wedded status supplying the cur- 
tain. But his best friend falls in 
love with the prostie. That's the 
way they've fixed; it up for Helen 
Kane, featured player, and Max 
Hoffmann, Jr. (her hubby). 

Hit of the first night was the 
acrobatic dancei routine Of three 
choristers and chorus boys. That's 
the way the performance regis- 
tered, but at - least it goes to the 
credit' of Jack Donohuc, who staged 
the numbers along with Teddy 
Hammerstein. Donohue, formerly a 
chorlsteri scored on his sole en- 
trance with a session of nimble 
stepping,' making other solo at- 
tempts look passe. 

Miss Kane, of abuhdant- .figure, 
wears costumes whiph accentuate 
"tlio curvei 

sons back as an individualist, in- 
troducing the 'boop. a dobp' 'style of 
singing. No longer a 'booper/ Miss 
Kane continues to handle lyrics in 
bdby talk 'fashion, at which she ex 
eels, while most of her Imitators 
have passed out. Perhaps it is 
strange coming from, this plump 
actress, but it's likable 
---Among..^JJl6=jiumbgrs. ^^'Isn't It 
.^well to Dream?' siing by "^JHaflea 
Purcell aiid Louise Kirtland; 
'Swlngy Little Thingy,' trioed by 
Audrey Christie, Hoffmann and 
Lester Allen, stood out. . Miss 
Kane's solo number. 'Oh, Where 
can I Find Ixive?' got something 
on -rendition.' Helen Raymond 
proved a real trouper as a middle 
aged widow gone -gay. 6he be 
comes mistress of ceremoniea.in a 
night club, takine the name* ot 



'Shady Udy' Contiiiiinig; 
ifear Week-End Fiiiisli 



'Shady Lady,' which opened last 
Wednesday (6) at the Shubert, 
N.-T., cime close to a fold-up Sat- 
urday. One set, low cost musical 
had a fair second night despite the 
lambsistlng by the reviewers,' then 
started to fade. Chorus was paid 
off but the principals had to await 
an auditor's count because of a 
small .guarantee and percentage. 
Latter arrarigeftieftt accounts for the 
number bf players' featured. 

Helen Kane the principal featurO 
is said ' to have Invested |2,500 to 
get the show started. Miss Kane 
was to have received (1^000 weekly 
salary, after the fourth week In- 
cluding rehearsals^ Show rehearsed 
nearly six weeks, Miss Kane getting 
nothing to date, according to re- 
ports.. Money due the chorus for 
over rehearsals was paid on the 
train-aicter the-<;ompany-started.f or 
the Philiadelphia try-out. 'Lady' 
seemed to be well regarded there 
but that opinion was reversed on 
Broadway. 

Harry Meyer who presented 
'Lady' is unknown- -In-show. circles. 
He is said 'to have written the book 
which is credited to Estelle Mo- 
renda whom he recently married. 
His backer is Leo Kahn, who is in 
the driess buslneias. Numbers were 
inserted .from time to time by vari- 
ous contributors and Irving Caesar 
Was called in to fix the book during 
the Philly date. Caesar demanded 
and. received ,$1,000 before he at- 
tempted to gag- up the show. 

Aniohg '.the: errors was the use of 
the late! Jack Dohohue's, name. John 
Donohue', iin -accomplished dancer- 
who has been. £iide to Bobby Con- 
holly, the dance director, was pre* 
vailed upon to use the name ot 
jack.. Doihphue staged the dances 
and contributed a solo number. 



HAYNES FILES FI^ 

Daniel Leo Haynes, colored legit 
iand screen player, took, his finan- 
, cial ills to the Federal court in 

^*»«-3«f'^f.**^®v*^J-sea=-^^York-la&t-weck. . ^ _ 

With his admission of bankruptcy 
Haynes filed a schedule declaring 
that he owed $C,116 and had no as- 
sets. , 



'Texas Shapiro,' with Instructions 
to greet the guests j 'Hiya sucker. 
One of her numbers, 'Your Type 13 
X3offiirg^=^Backj' a-^good^^idea. ,11^^ 
could haive been better developed. 

•Shady t^ady' is a one-set shoWt 
with little production outlay indi- 
cated. That goes for the costumes, 
too. With few summer revues in 
sight and a mere half dozen or so 
attraotiom' on Broadway, it was 
figured the pldce- should get by. 
That Is to be hoped for because ot 
those involved, but.it is doubtful. 

loee. 



Taeaday, |tily H, 1933 



VAniETY 



53 



HIPP OPERA IN 
INDEF. DUE TO 



lURNAWAY 



Instiead of closing this week, 
ipopulor priced grand opera •which 
kaB been drawing capacity at the 
hippodrome, N; T„ will continue 
indefinitely. Open air dates, howr 
ever, win he played as scheduled. 

The operatic venture staa'ted out 
With a 66c top, but after the first 
week the front half of the house 
;«^as at 99 c. Its policy of Latin 
ioperas has' been changed . and' with 
« Wider scope, the draw cpntlnues 
without let-up. Fourth of July 
night approximately 2^,600 persons 
were turned away. 

-j'or the.._opfill_!air the is 

.11.66 top, first outdoor, date; being 
l^unday (16) in the Newark, N. , J. 
stadium, whichi with seats on th^ 
flat, will have a, capacity of 25,000: 
- Other- open- -air . jdates-- are .Boston., 
Uuly 20, and Providence, 23. Plan 
to play the hangar, at Akron, O., 
awaits word from Washington as 
to when the new airship Macon 
n^lll return to Akron; 

Action has been taken by Claudio 



llorder' Set as Stage 
Fhy and Filmiiig Both 



Hollywood, July 10. 

""^laarxatfi^-wiiifw^ 

at the Canities*,' which he wrote 
with Rufus King, on money adir 
vanced by Paramount. Prodvictlpn 
goes liito rehearsal July io in New 
York and Edgar MacSregdr is re- 
turning east to stage. 

'iShow may be spotted In the for- 
mer Earl Carroll Music hall, now 
the " Casino.. Following the stage 
prbduction Carroll may come to the 
coast to supervise the film , version 
for Paramount. 

Par's arrangement is similar to 
that with . 'Shooting $tar^ a set bid 
for the film rights being gui^ran- 
teed, with ihe ultimate price depend- 
ing on the length of the Broadway 
©figagemerit. 



DILUNGHAH $7,337,703 
DEBTS SURPRISE BW 



Frigerio> an American- bom ban-, 
tone; against Alfredo Salmaggi, - 
rector of the Hipp opera, to enjoin 
the manairenient from using his 
^ame in the billing. Frlgerio quit 
"the organization July 3. -after fall- 
urie of the manageinent to increase 
his salary as protolsedi he. avers, 
but his name has been, used In the 
billing on the front of the house, 
be says. 

The warbler was with .the: Metro- 
politan foj threia years, his cohr 
tract expiring last spring. He re- 
jected another three-year term be- 
cause of the Met's policy' of re- 
stricting the outside activities of 
its sinjgers 



EQUITY REFUSES LEGIT 
PERMit TO AGENCY 



:Morrison - 'Winkler, agency has 
been denied its application if or .an 
Equity permit to enter the legit 
casting field. 

Equity's Council ruled that, at 
this time no further permits would 
be granted, indicating that the Mor 
rison- Winkler, office may again ap 
ply later. 

Understood Equity'^ attitude is 
the" riesult of a contention by . the 
legit agents' assibciatloh, which 
stated that there is so little busl 
ness for those who- have permits it 
would be uhfair to - recognize -new 
candidates. 

Only hew permit, issued in: the 
past year was given Agustina Ma- 
son, long associated with the Fack 
ard agency. 



Claims Rewrite Made 
His Play Pro-Hider 



Los AngeleSi July 10 
Charging that his Hitler play, 
produced- as 'The New Dictator,; 
was ruined by the manner in which 
it ■ was rewritten, staged and cast. 
Maurice Armstrong : has filed suit 
In , .Supei-Ior Court against Haven 
And Eairl MacQuarrle and John 
flfotl, doing busl^iess as. the Los 
Angeles: Theatre Guild.. Defendahtia 
produced Armstrong's play at the 
Egan and the latter wants his con 
Iract with them,, giving them 60% 
pt the playi cancelled; 

In his complalht thio author 
claims that is . script, which he 
tailed 'Whom the Gods Will De 
•troy,' was dis torted and that nevi r 
"ttnes and "scenes were inserted 
Vhile those he wrote were cut out 
'Also that one character was elim 
Inated entirely a^nd that no comedy 
■Was allowed to ;|;emain, leaving a 
heavy drama throughout. Also that 
publicity Was sent out to the effect 
that: Armstrong had just returned 
irom Germany, here the play^had 
'""been prohibited, ^thoughTthis" was' 
Untrue. Armstrong asserts tha. 
the rewriting j»rDceaa made the 
production pro-Hitler, exactly the 
«l>ppslte to his treatment. 
, He values the script at $100,000 
«tnd asks the court to rescind hi 
«?>ntract with the Guild and pro 
Mbit It from further producing the 
play. 



Show Business 



Ix>8 Angeles, July 10. 
Cui^tomers of the Nine o'clock 
Reviie' at. the Music Box, when 
'ohecldng~tlrelr hats, -received^ 
foui; service Charge passes 
from the hat check girl. 

Two for "Buslhess Before 
• Pleasure' at .the Flguerba and 
a pair for. 'Sport of Kings' at 
the Hollywood Playhouse. 



Legit Code to Aim at Reform of 
(Nd Ticket Gyp Abuse, Competition 



Of Skoestringers, Labor Terms 






Although known to be in flnahclai 
difficulties for some tinie, the sched- 
ule of liabilities totaling $7,337,703 
filed by Charles B. Dillingham last 
week caused surprise along Broad-, 
waiy. Assets listed are $108,603, 
mostly made up of debts due him 
amounting to $83,943. 

it is believed that inost of the 
liabilities involve trahisactlons . in 
which he was a pattfter wlth^taff- 
late A, L. Erlanger ahd the late 
Flbrenz Ziegfeld. The trio operated 
the New Amsterdam, N. T., Colonial, 
Boston, ahd were in on the Illinois 
theatre, Chicago, also heavily In- 
volved in Brlanger's^^ Phlia. While 
hie schedules an obligation to the 
Ziegfeld estate of $500,000, there is 
an Item of $1,825,605 as represented 
in , the first mortgage on the Er- 
langer theatre, Phila. That house 
hak beeh a white elephant since it 
was built. 

Dillingham was obligated to the 
A. L;' firlanger. Amusement Enter- 
prises (one of the Erlanger activi- 
ties) to the extent of $696,169. Other 
large items Included $798,535 due 
the DUlInghan Theater Corp.; con 
tlngent liabilities of $1,600,000 based 
on ' guatiantees of leases and mort-^ 
gages of the Erlanger estate; $307,- 
157 to the Clevehanha Theatre Corp. 
(Gaiety and Fulton, N. T.) ; $650,000 
due the New Amsterdam Realty 
Corp. 

Unexplained Is an item of $250,- 
000 .due the estate of Ann W. Penn- 
field. Indicated owed on tickets is 
an item bf $28,000^ duie Tysbn & Cb., 
ticket , brokers. . The list shows that 
$100,000 Is due Joseph McCarthy 
for royalties on Hippies,' the. last 
of the DlllinghaM musicals. 

Last year Dillingham lost the 
Globe, N. .T. in which theatre he 
staged many successes including 
the Montgomery and Stone musi 
cals. At the time Max Gordon's 
The Cat and the Fiddle' was cur- 
rient. No full settleipent was ever 
made and Gordon is listed as a 
cifedltbr to the extent of $25,000; 
Hou&e -was- -f oreblbsed on- actibn of. 
the Spears Securities Corp. which 
held a second mortgage of about 
$226,000. 

Among personal debts owed are 
Marion Davles, $10,309; Ifving Ber 
lln, $2,O0O, and' Mllllcent;^ Hearst, 

^ooo: " T " 

Lawson's 'Success Story' 
Angles for El Capitan 

Hollywood, July 10.. 
Negotiations are on for a Hbl- 
Ijywobd production of 'Success 
Sfory,' with Joseph Schildkraut 
starred. Show aims at the El Capi. 
tan. 

John Howai'd LawsoPf . the 
thor, Is arranging the deal him 
self. ;lJis contract at Metro lis - up, 
but lie Is staying on. to cbmplbte 
''script, of 'Treasure .'Isliand-.? 



•One Sunday , Afternoon* which 
!-Hlj!rureB to span-the summer-at— the 
8th Street, N, T., may hold over 
•j-nto next season, but facias the 



B.&G. After Chevalier 
For L,A. 'Gay Divorce' 

Lbs Angeles, July 10. 

talking 

termi9 with Mauirice Chevalier tb 
star in their ccast prbductibn of 
The Gay Divorce;* Show will probr- 
ably be B&C's next at the Belaseo. 

'Music In the Alf ,' with only a. 
two weeks' run here, opens at the 
Curran, San Francisco, next Mon- 
day (17). outside money was ob- 
tained - by . Belaseo and Curran to 
teopen the show, and the . nut has 
Beeii~trimmed; 



^i)BTJMS' FOR SHUBERTS 

Hbilywood, July 10- 



Edmund NCrth and Jameis. Gow, 
currently finishing the. script ph 
'Giant Plane,* a Uniyerisal sky film 
intended for Paul Lukas, have sold 
their joint play, 'The Drums, Pro- 
fessor! *~tb 'tire-ShUbert« 



problem of competing with the i>l<f- 
ture version of. the . play» due for 
release In September. Show i..la_ 
making a rim of: it after a waver- 
ing start. 

Plan is for 'Afternoon* to outstag 
the film on Broadway and to avoid 
booking opposite the picture out gf 
town. Expectation is t hat, the p ic 
ture win cover an hay towHr^thiir 
three months, with the show com- 
ing along with the original Mage 
cast and attracting legit patronage 
plus a proPbrtlbh bf picture hbuse 
patrcns. ' 

Afternobn* opened at the Little 
and Parambunt quickly bcught the 
screen rights fer about $25,000. The 
management in order to jparticipate 
In its share of that coin, operated 
the show at a loss the second and 
third weeks^ Bank moratorium 
came along at that time, affording 
an excuse for a quick fold, while the 
picture money gave , th*^ venture 
about an even break, production 
cost being less than $5,000. 

At the time the screen rights 
were disposed of, it looked like the 
'show wa,s a .bust and ho provision 
wais made restricting the release 
date. Producers of 'Afternoon* have 
since asked Piar tb set back the re- 
lease with the picture people, insist- 
ing on turning it loose as scheduled. 

'Afternoon' was produced by Leo 
Peters, professionally known as Leo 
Bulgakov and Leslie J. SplHer, 
latter formerly with Werba's Jar 
maica (N. t.) theatre. James 
Hagah who authored it Is on the 
coasts the play winning him a pic- 
ture; contract, 



RELffiF FOOD STATION 
OPENS, FUND CASH LOW 



The Stage Relief Fund's newest 
activity, known as the commissary 
department, will start functioning 
today (Tues.) when a wide assbrt- 
-ment of food- supplies will be avail- 
able free to professionals in want 
who are housekeeping. The dis- 
tribution quarters is backstage at 
the Royale, N. T., which will prob- 
ably be used uhtil the new season 
begins. The food was contributed 
by wholesale grocers, and further 
donations are expected to keep the 
department well stocked. 

Heretofore the f und_ has dii^tri^ 
uted food books, .merchandise to 
the. value of $3 being bbtainable 
frbm grocery stores. It was figured 
that amount of food would keep 
two persons coinfortably provi- 
sioned . a w.eek. Fund has been 
ispVndIng' about $150 on the food 
books, which the commissary de-: 
partment. will obviate. 

Appliciants will call at the ad- 
ministration qfficea in the Manhat- 
tan theatre building, where requisi- 
tions, bn the. cbmmissary' will be 
issued, ' instead bf the food books. 

Weekly .cash statement up to 
JE!ri4*Y_BhoWi3 ^he smalle^ balance 



Cast is same as for the local. pro- 
duction with exception of Adar.MayT 
who has been replaced by Katharine 
Crawford. 



STA^ SCREEN 




William Fr^iwley, featured in 
'The Ghoat Writer' which closed at 
the Masque, N. T., SatOrday (8), 
was signed by Paramount, for the 
new .Mae West picture, 'I'm No 
Angel,'^ previous legit con 

tract for 'Hunky . . Dory.'. t'lie. ._Jb^ 
Cook , musical-' which starts rehear 
sals this week, threatens -to ditch 
the. coast, assignment. It is PiraWT 
ley's first Hollywood shot, the actor 
Insisting he would make the trip 
by plane tb take the camera jcb 

'Hunky Dcry' Is to be produced 
by the Shuberts. . J. Shubert re- 
fused to release Frawley, although 
Cook expressed /himself as being 
glad that Frawley had a chance at 
Hollywood" and Is willing tb selbct 
another player. Frawley's contract 
said to be standard form calling fbr 
a minimum of two weeks. The 
comedian declared that if the man- 
ager had the right to dismiss him 
upon the payment of two weeks 
salary, he should have the same 
privilege. Frawley scored In '20th 
Century* this piast season, attracting 
picture talent efeekers at the time. 
' Understood that if such an. ar- 
rangement Is not acceptable tb the 
Shuberts, Par will, handle the case 
if. it reaches the courts.. 

Another actor In- the Cook, shew 
whb received picture bffers after he 
signed with 'Dory* is Stanley 
Smith, he intending to remain with 
the show, however.. 



Eastern tryout will be given A"?- 
21 at Atlantic City. 



OPEEETTA FOR JERQ^A 

jSiginund Romberg is worKlnfi on 
a score of 'A Night in Venice, 
which will star Maria J6ritza under 
-the-'Shubert6^aegis.^=^.^^ — ■ ....=:^ 
An Albertina Rascb ballet will 
be featured in the operetta, 



PLAYWRIGHT BANKRUPT 

Henry J. West, playwright, o£ 22Q 
West 07,th street, took the debtor 
plunge in Ne"w York last week . 

Liabilitifea tot.M $2,735 aiid .iH^ets 
$57, 



.since the relief movement started : 



Previous Cohtrib's 
Alice M. Chrlsdle. 
Other cpntrjb's 



• • • • ». •> * « i 



Total disbUrsernents. 



Balance. 



$58,839 
lb 

Z 

^58,881 
67,131 

.._$1.750; 



TRAViXERS CHECKS At B.O. 

Chi<;ago, July 10. 

'Dinner at Eight' at the Grand 
and 'Gay Divorce' . at the Apollo 
(Vaxry a tag line In their ads reading 
'Travelers Checks Accepted.' 

For convenience of World'.s Fair 
viHitofs; 



Meeting qt legit theatres inter- 
ests and grXfiips scheduled fbr Tues- 
day (11) when the fi^st draift bf tJie 
cede tb bo submitted to Washington 
under the industrlai Recovery Act 
was to ! be . drawh up, was postponed 
until later this week. It was de- 
cided to confer first with the Rer 
covery Administration to the 
procedure, and. for that purpose Dr^ 
Henry Moskowltz of the Theatre 
League, who Is acting fpr the Na- 
tlbUal Alliance of the Theatre, Is 
now at the capital. That shbiv 
business .will be recognized was ih- 
dicated when Geh. Hugh S. John-, 
son, the ^-Recover-y— head,- made^ian-^ 
appointment following a request 
fr.bm._.the -Jahfia'meh-. within a ..few:. 
hbUrs'. 

The . managers, whose code will 
.first be submitted to the other 
groups. Including stage hands, mu- 
sician^ and Equity (th-s authors aro 
still holding pflC from participating 
In the movement), have > virtually 
completed the list of problems 
Which they; seek to have adjuisted. 
"As with other codes .already bent 
to Washington,, the managers' di- 
gest is one of - generalities, rather 
than specific points or principles. 
Attack Oid Ticket Gyp 

The salient features' are .conten- 
tions of unfair competlllpn and 
practices, an^ among .^the matters 
bh' which the managers seek relief 
ate the gyp ticket situatlbn, the 
cheap admission thing that has 
cropped up In the past two seaLsons, 
-the shoestring Jnethod of_prpducing 
and . an adjustment of condltibhs' in 
the cbhtracts' bf " theatre unibnlsts, 
.Managers, say that . exacting. . of 
excess prices on tickets for hits is 
one of the legit theatre's chief ills. 
The problem is as old as Broadway, 
but- none of the moveirtents to cor- 
rect the alleged unfair practice has, 
ever even apprbxihiatedi success. 
The. hope is that the Recovery offlW 
clals vnu come for til with some way 
to .control or eliminate gypping. 

Established producers further 
aiver that It . Is unfair for a short 
bankroll newcomer to Invade Ih^ 
field with cheap casts which are 
often not paid off and 'flood th^ 
stores with throwaway slips ex- 
changeable for tickets for 50 cents 
per ticket. As such admissions are 
virtually five or islx for one, man- 
agers operating albng legitimate 
lines say tliey canhbt compete with 
the shoestrlngers. One. coi'recliy^ 

(Continued oh page 64) 



Equity Won't HoM Hoase 
Liable for Show's Debt 



Chicago, July ► 
Nat Burns' action against the 
floppo Civic Operetta cgmpany is 
still going from one court to another 
in a not very effective search to 
date for asisets of the defunct but 
unliquidated corporation that owes 
a dozen or so Equity members 
$1,600. Burns is the assignee, for the 
various claims. 

Stagehands and musicians' Unions 
which were, caught ih the same fias- 
co last, spring have held the Civic 
Opera building responsible, and will 
not permit their members , to worlc 
there until their bills.i.ambunting. tp 
$9,000, are.pa,id. In consequbnce,, the 
Continental Illinois Bank, .receivers 
for the property, Is expected to pay 
oft-th e -two u nlons. 



Equity Conservative 

Meanwhile Equity council in New 
York voted down as too dra.stic and 
radical a suggestion that tloey fol- 
low the other two Unions and refuse 
to allow their mfernbcr.H to play the 
Civic Opera house while the $1,600 
debt of the lafit tenant is u.npaid. Up 
to=no w eff or ts^at " law=ta"^^lbcate^"ei th er 
the officials or the alleged funds of 
the company which presented' Rob- 
in Hood' and 'DcScrt Song' last 
spring have been unsuccessful. .. 

Herbert John.«jon of the Civic Op- 
era building has been cited .for July 
1 5.1 a. Debtors' Court- to answer ques- 
tions of Kquity attorneys trying to 
dlscovei asftete. 



RECEIVER FOR BLUMEY 
AFTER ZANFT DEFAOIT 



A. C. Blumenthal .again reached 
the public prints, when a receiver 
of his assets was appointed In New 
York upon request of the Pennsyl- 
vania State Banking- departmient. 
Latter took over the Bankers Trust 
Co. of Philadelphia because Of its 
financial difllcultles' and it was 
found that Bluihey was responsible 
for $28,029i bwed the, bank by John 
Zanft. 

Seems that lumey endorsed 
note for $32,vC0 as an accommoda- 
tion for Zanft, Latter pbtalried a 
loan from the Bankers Trust bn the 
note. and paid bff $4,000." Bank therf 
Ibbked tb Blumey fbr the balance. 

lumey avbided iservlce In the 
matter and that explains why he 
secretly, boarded a liner for Europe 
last month, not caring to have the 
trip Interrupted by- the court proceed - 
ings.. He. had -leen .btdered into court 
June 13 for c>camln.atIon, , but he 
failed to appear. When princ ipals 
are absent from fFe . country in sulTj" 
cases, it is Usual for the request for 
a receiver to be granted. 



Taking 15G Flop Off 
Shelf for Second Try 



San Franci.sco, July 10. 

Bela.sco-CuTran -Duffy have taken 
their 'Music in. the Air* out of the 
storchou.sc to open it at the Curran 
July 17. 

They tcssed it back In the bitso- 
ment rocontiy when they dropped 
aroun(J $15,000 In two w«ek.s in Lbs 
Angoles. 



Cable Aadresa: 



QfOfXCBL 8 St. Martin's Ftaee, TtnifiRlcar Bqaara, 
XONDON; Telephona Temple Bar B0«l-50i» 



''inagrcN' SHOW news z'^:^>:^s:'ij^tstt&i»%^^.i^ 



Jap QioriiKs Strike ReM ^ Pay 
^^^eJlat fi?6s Stars $20 Month 



By BURTON^CRANE 

Tokyo, Juhe Ifli, ' . 
. Demands ot striking ShochlkU' 

' r.0y up girls .hay© switched t^ie ' cal- 
oiuihs .onto t^e salaries- paid thie 
ladies . of the ensemble. ,a.nd ... have 
°the» theatrlbal oohcerifL standing oh 
bn^ foot and 8tammerins;v 

The! whole Tokyo "revue" coihpany 
of -230 girl$, (there'a, another one iii 
' Wes^^n ' Japan) ha? walked out and 
the stars have gone With thenct^^ahd 
ar^ leading the..t>attle. .^pokesV 
.woman tor the grpup,l9 At^iss 7^«lky 
Ikq iii;i'zui;io0, who has .^a^ top .|b)Ul<|- 
ihgr in every Shoqhlku ..reyue st«KS6d 
during the- past two years in' thip 
part of . thd C50untry« With the girip. 
are- id . pit > m'iislcians, who . ptarted 

- the^roub* -but— got -nowhere! . urit|l 
the ^irls Joined^ them. 

-.Salarie?^ yare. unbelievabiy . . smfi^l|. 
Miss .Mizunoe complains that..evjeji 
she ^ets ,i|ii9 ,mpi;9. .tHan 86 ye^i a 

..month;. Regular, chorus ■ line, gets 

'.-between ■. 20 arid ■ 30 -ye^. • Yourilgf 
sters breaking In (the - ones. 'who 
do."..th^ friightened fawns "and " th^. 

"hearty of . the: floyers in ■the'.wood'|' 
iiandV to^-^dahce s'cenes) get .eitlier 

• hi^thjng or Itt yen a,m o4th; for', jthey 
are . booked, as apprentices. , , ^ i j 



Starrat f20 a Mtfnth 

Yen' -at', present is worth 'appir6xl- 
"tnat€|ly two-bits; • .:So you can ii^rure 
that "^^ th'e '.^d. 1 reviio singing .'and 
dancirii; pt'ar of "th6 Tokyo re^.on 
j(s 5i.uijjfhg,' dowiv'.tho .m 
envelope' of $20 ■ a monithi of, '%i^\tL 
week> . seven days, a week -.and tw^O 
three-and^arhal'-liour shows'-a- day^ 
: ;..G(irls'. demands, ,'qre for ; bette^ 
wages, . lunches - at ihe theatri>-'bet4 
-^r- 'in^t)otHiL;qtiaKtjr ,And;l.;S^W 
. ba'hitary dressing r'ooma and.pay to^ 
. f lime ^n rehearsal, ■'" "r 
"' .' Ilibw. :pirifee8 .. .for Bta,rs' . stand .out 
ii^J 'Jlhe ino.r©" sharply . 
the contrast with flguces 'patd 0ut4 
aide talent 'drafted, from." the. con<t 
-isect' stage. ' Tour' correspdndeni 
knbws -positively- ^( due "to tho. '^t 
that \hV' was sent, a tel^raiu .^"iil<)'. 
teiided , for "somebbdy cilsey thftt i^lr) 
-bbhcer't' singOi's'vhf^yeyb^.li jEMki4 -Ui^ 
toV-l'/QOQ ; yen for' "a^^S^day moniilm 
Hoi himself .played & Week b£ tfatite-t 
..4tr-day at a flg1irb..whiOh ^tilcl .Iti^Y^ 
.'Wotited' out Oil a ti&i»nthiy 'baisirs it 
i,30Q, yen. . Both' those prices .Were 

?>l9i^^d )rA .dee'p-e^eipreiss'ioA^;^^^^ When 
he. yen.. Was. worth., attnost 50 ;cen|^; 

Thero' appears to . have .beeii .sL 
gradual change In Shbchiku revu^ 
i»olicies .since they were first Iritro^ 
duced about three years ago. Tbei^ 
comedy, d'lnclng; aitd .Vocal taienl| 
was drafted frotn 'th<> 'japanes^ 
legitimate , stage and there was 'a 
-good 'deal.;^of humor,. Nbt. jenoughj 
but a lot more "than at present 
ven then there' was a tendency 
to ape the Parisian type of revue, 
which you aire suppos to be able 
to' enjoy without understanding. 
Scene designers ran to e itravagant 
effects,- Now- they have- discovered, 
it seems, th^t outside talent costs 
money and that "playwrights want 
to be paid for really funny sketches. 
So they have eliminated both. 

On June 15 your correspondent 
caught the opening of ''Merry-Gbi 
•Round,', a new revue by the Osaka 
Shochuku Reyu© Troupe, at the 
Osaka Shochikuza. Played aboilt 
-an hour and a half with a Japanese! 
talkef and .'Pick Up.' few btfy 
and girl dialogs which left the 
audience cold because they weren't 
.furtny, three ' or four songs Which 
fell with soft thud about the 
fifth row arid the' rest dancing. 
.. Iiots of • dancing; Too much danc-j 
Irig^anid only two in the' cast who 
I seemed to- have any idea that danic-j 
ing meiint something more than; 
foUbiwing a routine. One . of themi 
.was Miss Akikb .Asuka, who .r^lly 
can step. She wasvthe . star, both 
in. billing and perfornlance. The 
Other Was a man who did an Amer 
-jUjftnjndlan dance; to a c horus of 
Swiss mountaineers. Couldn't find 
his name on the program. 
At the end of May the Tokyo 
' ^ Shochitu troupe played ^ve dayd at 
the Kabukizai ace house here, giv- 
itis a program whiph lasted four 
'hours. Then the production was; 
cut down and mioVed to the Asa-, 
-^^rkusa ; !ShoChlkuza-^-(alao.Jj0UrTfik 
That's 'Where, the Strike, broke out. 
Your correspondent saw the pro 
duction at the Kabuktza. Highlight 
; of it was 'Manhattan Madness,"^ 
with .the techniaue largely bor 
rowed from 'The Bie Broadciast' 
and other Amerjjpari films fed.tur 
ing radio namesT^' 

Miss Fumiko Kawabata; Amer 
. iqan-.barn. Japanese, did some real 
'stepping and also sang thr^e of 



four songs in English, Went over 
well. ' ' Tlien . came 'Midsummer' 
Nijght'9 Dream,'; .. cfiamined With 
'i^.8.g. dance ..numbers, -lots of work 
for revolvltig istage, colorful 
Sf^^B .aiid. talk); .talk^ .talk. . -pE^fioducers 
apjE>d7:ently afraid "iio' , ^ut. Professor 
Tsupouohii's trainslatlph. of the i^r^ 
of - Ay on. Tour 'cQiT|Bspondent lef t 
after' It, had been, going tWo' hoiira 
and Was somewhere In the third 

act.;.. ' . " . ' 

..D^piire toil save . money .oi^,. Writing 
and acting .talent^ -jpoiioy^ ;o^^ 
only irfrls (and there are hot mbrje 
than threb four girls in the 
country , Who. can. put .OVer.fi. spbjBT In 
a i>ig house) and tiie. iaimo^t total 
a.bsence ot hiim.or look; to be kill-. 
Ing 't,he":TeYU.e^ifprm^, , . - buter^iMn' , 
ment i|i. the lar^,- tliiefi^es .her^. 
Meanwhile the' little .houses .In 
Tokyo ' and' Osaka, .which forgelt 
ahout spectacular effecta and con^ 
ceiitrate ' ' bri humor^ ' .boritinue .'ib 
ipftck tthem. .in every; night 
. t° "^tucn to ^h^ strike: 

^hd.9'hiic<jL ;,has eipres^ed ■ \ Fiil!lng7 
\^ess itb..discuBBVthe matter: Aftef 
'ali,^^^'!haa: iotff;. Jee^^^ its .tc^; 
•yues : WQui d Improve. ' .With about 
16^ "of their' ipresent dance nUm- 



bprs . and.. ,1^e ellmlnatibn.. bt about 
30,"^ ' of , the prosent da^cera, '^ttet 
aiik why need ' 240 girls fbr a re- 

gijhe- girls' d_emarid t.9 be paid fot- 
rehearsals iseems .reasonable. , I've^ 
attended sontte of them. At times 
th;^y qeeined . almost .brutal. Hbur 
after bour-^and the giris ordlharlly 
dbn'tv W^ar-Bho^s and areh^t. used to 
them, AjCter j^b^ut, ,.ftvevhb,urs of 
steady-JlibQflng clore of b^ turn Is 
a sign' for everybody to flop doWH- 
bri'the stagei, take oSv the dancing 
slippeirs and' examine, thb poor' lit-^ 
tie dogs. Dance routlhbs, like the 
Japanese . shows,, are. ^jphysicaUy ,tob 
long; Have, iseeu Miss Asukai col-T 
lapse, xegulariy three times a diay 
yneni --comi ng oft ftom . an , e'lght- 
mtnute toe dance number to muiUc 
wUh a tempo liomething like thai 
of 'When Tdba. Pl^iya the Rumba 
on the Tuba.* Eight minutes! 



'After Ditrk' a Bet 

' ''I>>n.don, July 10. 
-i'After Dark' at the Vaudeville la 
a reasonably effective, rjeyue: Nelr 
son iKeys. la fe&tuired j 
, , /^how has an eveh bhance of Click- 
ing. 

1 ■■---'. 

^TJKE EXTENDS STAT 

London, July 10. 

Return of Duke .Ellington has been 
set back to August Following his 
current (third) week at the Palla 
dlum, London, he plays four concert 
dates in Holland .and then the weeks 
of July 21 and 28 at the Rex, Paris 
present plian has the Ellington 
unit boarding the 'Majestc* Aug, r 
fbr the trip back. 

B. and O. Routes 



Rolls Fkn^oses ReTile ! 
Circuit in Antipodes 

Sydney, June 12, J 

Ernest C. RoUa intehds to build 
H- thba*|"e-oHri»-owh-ta-.plfty-reyue*»- 
^114. who la the m. d. of Jni^rfta}- 
tlonal. Attractloiui, li^td:^. say« he ,wIU 
'create a revue circuit here. . It thb 
Intention of the .bobniainy ,to: make a 
talker of one ot the Rolls! revues. 
Clarkson .Rbsb, , English Cbmedlail, 
jx^ay becbi^e 4jasoclated In ;th9 projr 

iect " / " • ■■ 

Ernest C. Rolls first camb tb Aub" 
tralla with ..Jennie jBensen, under 
cbntraci'tb TiYbljl^ theatrbs. ifh/a act 
Waa.. ' ' , bYbri wccBS«)Cul* but Rp^i 
entered . .^to . the producing , land 
8taglnip>'Sunny*.fbr,I^uf€t N^^yjlfMy .i 
'Biiteifltig tab ; reytib^. fleli^ prbPer, 
Rolls has enjbybd marked success. 








tbb Mi %sk 1A IJijttdon Montk 
Stl at Capadtyj Nets %m Week 



i London, V July. iO. I 
tA company haai Just been i^rmedj, 
W.lt^ a 9ap^tal;of $200,0.00,.. with fU-<^ 
rectorate inciudihg . .Eri^c QhiBirbtt, 
Brio 1i!9^bllhel,in ani^ Clifford Fischer. 
Obiect, Is to 'produce Chareirs ^iays 

rphe . .first . (Show wlU be *Whl]t4 
Horse Imnu' apd if this goeis .over 
thby wHI next stage 'Gasahova.'; j 
Thb third show -wUl'be a musical 
adai^tion ' of "Charell's , pictur^ 
'Congress Dancef,' , . ; V i 
-^rio J.toll- tb'^. -New. Ybck on th^ 
Majestic Jiily: 12 to. make arrange^ 
ment tor suitctble thbatrb, bn,Broa!d| 
wiiy. batb bf production around 
September. ' ^ 

The (ks^ty numbers 12, ihcludih^ 
ProfilStern, Gjerman producer. Plan 
is to engage ion casts fOTiibe 

productlous, tb wh>h bn^d negotia- 
tions have been opened , w.ith cer- 
talta ' AinbrlcaiiL' producers, among 
thbm= iJed Harris and Martin Beck. , ; 



(Continued from page 46) 

.."WUtlainBOii. Ted., le of Palin» K., 
Charleaton, - B. C. ■ . . _ , ^ 

Wilson, Clare. . Midlsoh Oardena, Toledo. 

WlWon. Meredith, NBC. • SI' F. 

WlneSrenner, W. S;, Mffl Frederick St., 
.Hanover, . Pa. . „ ..^ m Mk 

-Wlnelahd. Metropolitan Studio, 

'Holbwood'. 

iWlttenbrock, „ 1*08 T St., Sacrameoto. 

CaL.. 

'.Wltt'»tel'n; Eddie. New: Haven.- . 

WoMj teo, Sky Wgli. Club, Chicago. 
.Wolf, Rube,, care. Fanchon & Marco, 
Hollywood.' ' . ■ . 

iWolohohr Johnny, El Patio B. R..: S 

Woodworth, - Jullali. . Palala P'Or. N.T.C. 

Wray, Roily. KPOX. ' Long Beach. Cal. 

WrlKht. Joe, 410 Mllto Bids., S. F. 

Wunderllch, F., 158T B. leth St., B'klyii. 



Taw, Ralph; KERN, BakersAeld. Cal. 
"ToungT '■Mjn'ty7 4300- Pijrehlos Dr., El 
Paao. 

Z 

Zahler. Lee, Darmour Studio. Hollywood; 
Zooper's Arabian Kivlghta, Kceso Harbor,. 
Caaa Lake, Mich. ' "'■ 



Mai: Hallett's . new combo now 
comprises '. -Frank Carle, formerly 
_with.^McJSAelljrIs,^ot;che3tr^^^^ 
kroppa, ex-Russ Columbo" drum- 
mer; -Jpe Cabareno, bass; saxes. 
Toots Mbndello (of the original Hal- 
lett combination),' Pete Johns-< and 
'iiyle (Spud) Murphy^ -who als.o at- 
rangbs; Vic Mohdello,' guitar; trum- 
pets, Frank Ryersoh, Dale McNickle," 
Cliff ^ettereaii; trombones. Jack 
Jehney, Ted Sklles; Jimmy 'White,' 
Ollie Ahearn,. Irene Taylor, Tom 
Hardy, entertainers. ' 



(Continued' from page B») 
method suggbstbd: fa. thttt ill such 
embryo 'ibbwiaaen be .'requlcbd to 
post, bonds ensuring the paytnbnt 
6£ all obligAtlons. -Coupon, shows, so 
conipllbatb the ticket angle that 
three of four dlff'erent prices ma^ 
apply to. the same row or location: 
Differences of opinion over the 
fairness of the accepted agreembnts- 
with the unions may not be Ironed 
out In the coming meetings tb weld 
the codes. If not, Recovery oificials 
will be expected to make definite 
-rulings from which theire, can be no 
appeal. It Is understood that a 
survey of the rules and agreements 
of the stage unions is being made 
by theatre interests not managerial 
Union Contract Reform. 
This report will probably be sent 
to Washlhgton along with the reg- 
ular agreements -between the -unibns 
and managers, which the latter now 
contend are either out-moded' or 
unfair. Same applies to the basic 
agreement of the Drathatists Guild, 
expected to be submitted also 
whether the authors remain -oixt of 
the conferences' br not. 

Despite Its status as a union. 
Equity is known to be dissatisfied 
with" conditions laid down by the. 
other stage.urtlons. Officially Equity; 
will 'make no comment ^n the situ ' 
atibn» but admits, the serious prob 
le]n(i that its members fa'Ce In coin- 
batting' abnormally low salaries. ' ' 
"William A^ Brady, Whose ihdusti^ 
and ' spirit brouight about the Re 
covery movement^ stated that there 
is np inclination to bear down on 
any of the grbiips in thb legit field. 
General , theme /is that the various 
theatre . 'factions have gone their 
own way long enough and now is 
the_ tlme^ to act in " concert .for the 
common good. . 

Indications are that the Reco.v.ery 
Administration points to hearing all 
.co-related - industribjs at one tim^< 
That might mean that the picture 
industry would be combined with 
the stage groups, consolidating all 
amusement codes, 'i/he legits .would 
welcome such' a set-up, one of their 
'main""cbmplalnts^b6i^^ 
of -tateht developed on the stage to 
Hollywood— an -unfair practice, say 
the'miinttgers. All other group's not 
heretofore mentioned have been 
asked to' submit codes ^ to the . Alli- 
ance of, the Theatre. Included are 
the casting agents, against whoni a 
charge of unfair practice is made 
in thb ^Broadway to Hollywood 
problem. 



Mistinguett to For^ 

Jn Folies-Casino l^w 

Parls,_ July li 
"Vtrith Gepile . Sorel, ■' Ittf b" the 
Casino de on . a . sik-months* 

bbhtract - nest season, Cheyalier 
signed -^fo'r '.thrbb mbhths foilbwihg 
thb..Sorbi bngagembnti and an ottbr 
being made to. Ramon 'No.va,nto. for 
thb- remaining three monthb--though 
latttbr deal is hot closed^the FoUbsr 
fie^gerb . mahageiiaS^nt , 'has been 
Scoutlng.'arb'uhd.'fbr''a Mg ha'nib; lln 
c'bmpetii^tbn^ is 'noW ^^ci^U'^ 

icaiiy Cbrtain that Mistingubtt . will 
^ t^e 1934 headllner. 
, ,, Jean .Gabion will .i^gain, be :>Cist;In.- 
guett'a-parttaer._i,iA,'iwmbbC of iie,W 
acts are already being lined up, and 
a. strenuous efforl: is 40 .be made t^ 
bri'ng back, the erstwhile -glory' of 
the Folibs in inOVeity find lavislinesB 
bf 'prbd'ubtion.' ' " ••>.'■..•■ 'i 



FOREIGN REVIEWS 



, ' liondoh, July 2, 
Not, slncb' thb "days 'Of ' ••Journey'bi 
End', and 'The Barretts ot ltViimpolo 
Street' haa Xondon had such -a hit 
as Gilbert " Miller's' 'Christopher 
Bean,' Currently 'at the St. Janies. 
Since rshow Opened, May 16, H haa 
Played to , capacity, at every, per- 
formance.. 

• Grosses bach svb'ek never •^'afy.- al- 
ways being around ;$9,6§0, Which ia 
capacity.' 

As overhead 'is not 'more than 
$4,760, Ti((illbr Is hettihg an easy 
i4,.740 each Week, With bbst seits 
bobked up hionths in advance. 

'Nlsli-Qwynn'* Again 

v'Eight' •years agb "Herbert WiicO^ 
directed a production of 'Nell 
Gwyhn* over, hbrb .With. Dorothy 
Gish if! the title rolOr- It is claimed 
It ^tlll !^qlds/the, record for having 
gi;osse^ more ,trt""Ambrlca 'thim any 
Brttlsh . film, ; .haying netted over 

$5oi(>;ooiD: . ' ' ■•" """ ' 

. . Nb'^ "Wilcox, .aunouhces the "pro- 
duction of a talking )>icturb. on the 
same gilibjebt' With Anna Neagle in 
the. title role. This follow? upbn 
her completion bf the part of- Sari 
Linden in 'Bitter Sweet'.' • 



^^aiic--a7-Boldog«agei^ |- 

('Dancing for 'Hapfkinesa') 

Budajpest, June 26. 

Musical comedy In. threo. acts, itook i>y 
Adorjan Bonyl,. -lyrics- by Andor Szsiie*, 
niualc by Lagoa Lajtal,.iat the Buda Sum- 
mer theatre, June < 17. Cast: Ter^ Fejek; 
Slagda Kun, Lily Berky, Csortos, Oy'ergyal, 
Bekaoay, Qozoiv iB'tc.. .^.^ ^ '._ 



Biida Summer theait'e usually Ms 
^e ' bhiy theatre oi>bn -' during the 
aummer months and tiibreforb can 
chobsb ambng' tHe bbst artists,' Job'' 
less . 'after .the_^$«^on^ „closbi.._.Thls 
year thrbe other musicals are riiii- 
ning besides -the one. In,", thb tradi.^ 
tiohal ^Summer theatre: ' *A. Kiss^ 
That's AlU' which is siich a hit that 
Magyar theatre, usually dark after 
the end of May, proposes to play 'If 
all- througtat the summer, and two 
burlesque revues: 'My Wife's Pants,' 
and ^AH Aboard.*- iDbbPite .the com 



petition, .'iSuicIng tor .nappineSsTfs 
a success and deserves it. 

Plot - Is more sound than'- tha'i . bf 
most, musicals. About 'a 8w<^t .littlii 
Chorus girl to -whom iih blde'riy <;eie-' 
brated composbr takes a. fancy; Glri 
loybs a youiig repOr^r* but .boplng 
the .composer may help her ln lier 
bareer. goes out to supper with hiniL 
Mother turns lip and compiosbr, dis- 
covers that she- Is the- girl he Ibved 
20 years ago and whose ' memory 
haunted him In thb resemlancb he 
found In the girl, who is really his 
daughter. He gives the eirl the 
wherewithal to marry her reporter 
and disappears agrain. 

Csortos "was fine In the part of 
the old 'Composer, Teri Fejes )S so' 
fascinating one forgeta. that .thb onb| 
thing she lacks for such a part Is 
good looks." Gyergyai is funny a? a 
conceited actor. Somb very, good 
dancing and good staging; Iliooks 
as if 'Dancing for Happiness' had 
come to stay.. Might be a good pic- 
ture proposition, too.. 



' ! Mrs.' Wallace's Jewels -Sold 

■The ' late Mrs'. ■ ISdga.r Wallace's 
"jB#bl*^were^bldTrtrTiuctlonTto-settl»— ^ 
her estate and<rea1l2ed"in the neigh- 
borhood bf |14,(|00. 

\j$toa.oh'a 'biscQveriea' 

'-Douglas "Jd^akefield, brother -in- 
laW bf Gracie: Fields, and Billy Nel- 
son,, ia discovery Of Hal Roach dur- 
ing his recent trip to; Europe,- are-' 
due In Hollywood on July 11^ to be- 
gin work almost, immediately on ar«. 
rival. = ''■ •"'•-'••-■ • '■ '■-.''■ ) 

They ht^Vb 'a' 12 months* contract 
withv Roach, with four years' option 
on ^ their "services. 'Edith .Fields . 
(MrSi Wakefield) was -due to sail, 
toOk hut bkpectatiOh'bf thb stork has 
made it Impossible. 



' Jeanne Aiiberf iii Vau'd 

. Jeanne Aubert. opened tf^ip fort- 
night at Moriseigneur Restaurant, 
June 26, pulling .capacity. Harry. 
Fbster, who -bobkbd hbr, ij^varrtfUg- 
4»iJsLiJfew_»ibekftzlnziittldb^^ 
her, with Palladium likely apot. 

Twb Bulgakoy Phys 
Lead Soviet Fidl l^ 



GIVE ME A RING 

London, June 2S. 
MuBlcal comedy by Ouy Bolton and 
Weston & Ijee. presented by Moss Empires, 
Ltd., , at the Hippodrome, June 23. Show 
produced by William - MoUlson, supervised 
by George Black. Music by Martli} Brooii«s. 
Dances firranged by Fred LesU.e. 

PeK87 ' .ES^elyn Laye 

Jack Brookes Ernst Varebea 

Cllit Iteed ...;.." John "Garrlck 

Mrs. Trellis; ertha'Belmora 

Scotty Will Fyfte 

Tony ...... >..'^ .'.V. .'. . . . .~.'Gina-Malo 

Bill Marks...; .... ..Bud Flantigan 

Jim Strong. . . ... . t I, .Ch^sney Allen 



. through... the period^ ..of 're.--' 
hearsals, stories wer;e fioat^g 
around London's iElialtb to the 'effept 
that 'Give Me a Ring' was in a ^tate 
of confusion — -that no one. knew 
where he stood — no bne had a part 
^there was no book— there was< ncj 
music. William. Mo'llison, who 
staged it is too Wily to let .himself 
-ia^r-anythlng-llke^ this. 



It was, therefore, no surprise- to. 
those who attended the premiere to 
be regaled; With a workmanlike .eh^ 
tertalnm'enti . 

There is about as nfiiich plot as 
you'd expect in a musical coniedy; 
Virith a first rate cast and a few 
specialty people. The. jokes are 
machine-made by -experienced and 
professional artisans^ and, despite, 
persfstenl pTugglngrThere^'Is ^n^^ 
evidence of an overnight songi' hit. 
No money was spared in the pro- 
duction, and the whole thing is 
reasonably good entertainment. 

Nothing much to be said, for or 
against. . Seems to be a case of .a 
shipshape effort by experienced 
showmen £o put on an entert'aln- 
jnent intelligently, with the ihgtedi- 
ents that comb to hand at. the 
••moment. Jolo. 



Moscow, June 20. ' 
. Michael Bulgakov, author.- 
'Days of the Turbins,' has two playa 
scheduled for autumn,-both well ad- 
vanced In rehearsal.' First will !>• 
'Flight,* a story of the American 
Civil War period, written, like the 
'Turbine,' from the point of view oC 
thb Whites. Second will be 'Mo- 
Here,' based on the life of that play- 
wright. - 

■ Both will be produced by the 
Moscow Art theatre. ' 'Flight' was 
written many years ago but was 
barred by the censors^ They have 
nbw relented — sign of the times. 

Autumn plans of the Moscow Art 
include the revival oj! a Russian'' 
classic: Ostrpvsky's- 'Talents and. 
Adorers.' 

The Fillat Of the Moscow Art, a 
younger but- no less effective off- 
sheet of the famous theatre, is pre- 
paring 'Mr. Pickwick,' based on the 
Dickens' novel. It will also produce 
'tiles,' by Aflnogenyev, which is now 
running in another; theatre. 

A Soviet version, of -'Traylata' will 
be- ready for .its premiere about 
September at the musical studio of 
Nemirovich-Danchenko. 

From Odessa come tidings of two 
braii,d-new operas, both the firist 
full-length wdrks of young Soviet 
comlposers: •t*krtl&an,' by Composer 
Visslli Smikalov and 'Tragic Highly' 
by-Composer DaishkeVIch. Bbth will 
be.piit bh at' flie Odessa Opera, but ' 
Moscow - produotlon is certain If 
they prove half-way acceptable. 

'Burlesque' Mediocre 

Paris, July . • 
Luclen Rosenberg, former'director ^ 
of the, Athenee theatre, was .thi 

jw&ek aw^iaJfiiJLanAlndeii^ 75.- 

.000 francs in court for the los3~Dy" 
'the , American Iplay. 'Burlesque, 
.^which hb had secured from the Mar- 
w:^n agency with the aBreement 
that Mstrcel Pag^pl Would do the 
tr-anslation and aoaptatigns.- 
• After starting the French version, -i 
Pagnol. refused to continue work. Qrt 
the .-ms., . claim i the , .subject "vvas 

'^too7toediocre;^^=^. ^^,=.^=,=^=,,^ 

Rbseiibei'g, thua deprived of Mio 
play, brought suit. TheatriCcOl bu- 
reau, In turn,, sued Pagnol, 



ight Opera Prosperu 

Brussels, July 1- 
Brussels opera house, The-itre 
de la Monnaie, now doing more busi- 
ness with operetta than it has done 
for years past with opera. 



LECITiM;4TE 



VARIETr 



SS 



Loop s 6 Just Half Dozen Dp on '32 ; 
* Ga y Di yorce Gets Raves , $14^00 



^ Chicago, July 10. 

Chicago had five shows last week, 
Will have six this week, with 'Take 
i. Chance" at the Erlaiig^r axlded. 
^an "Who Changed Efis Name' did 
a quick flop at the Illinois and 
tolded in midweek, unable to grab 
enough to pa.y sbigehands and mu- 
0iclans< i 

While six showis Is not a great 
number for a world's, fair sum- 
mer, it compares rather favorably 
with last summer's total 64 zero and 
the previous summer's one-show 
status. Except, for the exposition, 
it is reasonable to suppose none of 
the present bookings Would have 
miaterialized. 

Estimates for Laftt Week 

'Dinner at Eight,' Grand (D-1.207; 
._|2.20) 14th week). Holidays and 
iniider weather helpt^^ a Jot here, 
Snapped -back and hit hear |18,000. 
House is refrigerated anyhow And 
that's a strong asset for longevity ^ 

'Gay Divorce,' Apollo (»t-l,606; 
$2.76) (2nd • week). Critics went 
gaga> over this musKsal. Raves 
bound to help. Paced around 
OQO, okay for four-set, small chorus 
attractipri. Dorothy Stone, Joseph 
Santley, Luella 'Gear on the mar- 
i_^ee.-Ought_to.. hasfl_Blfie _eT^ser 
nient. Forest Harlng, J. H. Del 



BQndlO and Elise Chisholm here 
With comparty. 

. 'Her Majesty, the Widow,' Cort 
(C-1,100; $2.20) (3rd week). . Pau- 
line * Frederick show adop^d cut 
rates after first week, a wise pro- 
cedure for hbuse and type of attrac- 
tioni Climbed *o |3,700. 

'Hired Hiisband,' Studebaker 
(F-1,250; $2.26) (3rd week). Some 
improvement here; Harry Puck 
farce can turn profl^t around |4,00p 
or less. 

■ 'Tomorrow Turns Back,' Selwyn 
(D-1,086; $2.20) (2Kd week). Kew 
York won't allow house to cut rate, 
thereby blocking best chance of 
show ,to stick around. Selwyn open 
first time in bver year, but unhappy 
vehicle by local amateur dramatist, 
MtEircelite Englander, took brutal 
laceration from critics. First week 
jgross around 13,000, ^ 

TEC^ FOLDS FOB SUUMEB 

The Teck "Players suspended 
Saturday aft^r a ten week stock 
season. 

Business done by the troupe fur 
nished surprise of the season with 
the organization set to reopen im- 
mediately after Labor Day for win 
ter run. A. number of company 
members _.are staying in BufCalo 
over tlieimmnielF;^ 



New York Legit Index 



(For Entire Season of 1932-33) 
(This season's Broadway shows and the dates of issues In which the 



Vawbtt reviews appeared.) 



■Abaent Father, The*..,.. 
'fAcademy Dramatic Arte 
•A. QftOdJWoman. Poor Thing'....* 

•i^iice In Wonderland*. .■■..» i 
■'Alien Com*» ;,........'.*.••.«•••• 

*A|perl<!aBa' ...,•«•»»•«...■••.••<•• 
'American Dream* ..«••«.•... . • 

■ •'Anatomist, The' ..,...»,...»►•■.«...• 
'Anybody's . Game' .»..••....".«•«•• 
*A Saturday .Nlgrht' 

. i*Auttimn Crocus'. ......•..•«..•••• 

.Tlad Manners* J",^^ 

•Ballyhoo*. .riS'S; 

•Barrister. The'... *S ?2 m 

.:9Before-Momlngr i ^ a'^'qS 

^Belmont • Varieties* • • • 

'•Best Sellers* • S%«'m 

*Best Tears' 2 o« 

•Bidding High* • • • • ^^Ji'li 



'10-26-S2 
2-14-33 

1- 17-38 
12-20-82 
,2-28-88 

10- 11-82 

2- 28-88 

11- 1-82 
11-27-32 

8- 7-88 
11-22-32 



>••«•.«••••*•••*«** 



•Big Night* 
•Biography' . . 
•Black Sheep'...... 

•Both Tour Houses' 

'Oamille* 

••Carry Nation' 

'^KJliiTsa.lls' 

'Clear All Wires' • ' 

!*Coihlc Artist, The' ............. 

'Vonquest' « •• 

•'Criminal at Large'..,... •• 

'^ark Hours, The' ,.•....■»• 

fDangerouB Corner' • 

'9ear Jane' • 

'•Depression Qaletles' 

'dinner at EJight' > • 

^ubarry. The' ....>,•.,••.••...••• 

impress Eugenie' 

.•Evensong* ,,,.•.....••••..»•.«•«••• 
"'Tar Away Horses' vr.'. .,.'..«.••.*■ 

•PlrebiriS' i • 

^ny Ing Colors' '» 

■VoT Servlcea Bendered' •• • 

'forsaking All Others' 

^our o'clock' .,.«..,•• 

^'Qay Divorce' ..*...« • 

'''Ohost Writer, The' 

.fQlrls In Uniform' I. 

•Girl Outside, The'...,..,.. 

•Good' E!arth. The' • •. 

•Great Magoo, The' • 

'''Greater Surprise' 



12-20-82 

10- 18-82 
8-14-38 

11- 8-32 
11- 1-32 
11-22-82 

0- 20-32 
4-25-33 
2-21-38 

10- 18-32 

11- 22-32 
11- 1-82 
11-22-32 

2-7-88 

10- 26-32 

11- 20-82 
11-20-32 

2- 7-83 

8- 28-38 

11- 20-82 

9- 20f-a2 
4-18-83 
8- 7-33 
2-21-38 

12- 0-82 
6-27-33 

1- 8-33 

11- 1-32 

10- 26-32 

12- e-32 

11- 15-32 



>Hangman'« Whip' ?-2fi-33 

.^er Tin Soldier* 

'.^ere Today' - 

,'fHilda Cassldy* 

^Honeymoon*. 

'Cummin' Bam' 

■*1 Loved Toil Wednesday',.. 

'fincubatbr' ... ^. ........... ^ 

,flt Happened Tomorrow' 
•Jamboree*' 



4-11-33 
0-13-32 
6. 0-38 
12-27t32 
4-11-33 

10- 18-8> 

11- 8-.S2 
6- 0-33 

11-20-32 



'iceeping Expenses Down'.. ...... 

'lAmbs' Gambol* ..',....,..•<•... 

'Late Christopher ■ Bean* , 

'Late One BvenliiK*,'. 

'Lilly Turner*. V ...,.,.>•.., .• t • • • 

Little Black Book'. • 

H^lttle or Boy" .............4.' 

'Lone Valley*. ,'....,« 

!Louisiana' . .'. < 

Lucrece' «•;..•••,,,...,.,«*,•«.* 
'JMad' Hopes, The' . 
•Man Who Reclaimed His Head' . 

Marathon^ - - „„ 

'Marilyn's Affairs' ...... .... 3-21-83 

'Masks and Faces'..'. ....... 3-^i'S2 

iMtisk-And—the. Fac e' .......... 5-16-33 

^Melody' •••••■,•.■...■...««...,...• 

Men Must Fight'; 

'MusiC: Hall Varieties' 

'Music in' the Air* < 

'Nine Sine Street' ....i.......... 

'Nona' 

'Or Man Satan' ' 



10- 26-32 
4-25-33 

11- 8-82 
1-17-33 

0- 27-32 

1- 3-88 
6- 2-33 
3-14-33 

8- 7-33 

12- 27-32 
12- 0-32 

9- 13-32 
1-31-33 



~ 2-21^33 
, 10-18-32 
11-20-32 
11-15-82 
6- 2-33 
10-11-82 
10-11-32 
2-31-33 
JO-11-32 

.'3- 7-88 

•Party's .Over,.,T-he'. _ j4-.4t33. 



wTtK" the 
It is the first 
than 20 years' 



Stocks Concentrated 

In, Around Worcester 

Worcester, July 10. 

Poll-Elm street theatre has been 

dolled up for advent of stock, which 

opened 'i^^ 
Thatcher players, 
time in the more 
history of tbe house ^that dramatic 
stock has been presented there. 

Incidentally, four stock companies 
are now operating within a 26-mile 
radius of Worcester. A week ago 
thfi - .Galloway players opeped In 
Brookfleld and they have been play- 
ing to excellent houises, ~ LASt Mon-^ 
day the Abbot Players started at 
Whalom Park. in . Lunenburg, while 
the Galvin Players are in tbelr 15th 
week in Fitchburg, 




*One Sunday Afternoon' 
Other One. The' 
'Our Wife' 



Passionate Pilgrim, The! 

•Peiwock' 

'Perfect Marriage' . . . 

'Pigeons and People' , . . 

'Red Plaiiet' .,..•;.......< 

'Rendezvous' ;..,<.....'....'.....<. 
'Run, Little Chlllun' 

'Saint Weiich' 

'Shakespeare Theatre'....;'.. 

'Shooting Stat' . • 

'Shuffle Along of 1033'..,......... 

'Sickness of Touth' 
'Smiling Faces',... 
'Stork js Dead; 

'Strange Gods' 

'Strike Me Pink'., 

'Success. Story',.,. I..' 

'Surgeon, The'....... '.>••.. 

'Take a Chance'.. 
Tfittle Tales'- .... 
'Teotro de Piccoll' 

'Tell Her the Truth' 

•They All Come to Moscow* 
•'-Three' Cornered Moon' ; .'v . .r. ...... 

'Three Penny Ojpera' 
Triplets' 



••••••• 

• 4't • » • • 

••«••••••••• 



IL* •«'••••••••••• 

■ ••••«••«•••'••• 



10- 26-82 
10.18-32 
11^22-32 

1-24-33 
12-20-32 
10^^18-82 

3- 7-33 

1-I0r33 

11- 22-82 
6-20r33 

.1- 3-33 

I- 10-33 

0- 6-82 
8-27-32 
.4Tl8r33 
3- 7-33 

10- 4-32 

11- 1-32 

II- 20-82 
6- 6-33 

1- 3-33 
11- 1-32 

5-10-33 

3- 21-33 

4- 18-33 
0-27-32 



' lios Angeles, July 10. 
Fourth of Julv proved no money 
getter for the legits. Too much 
competition . from the NationiU Air 
Baces. Extra mats 'weriellttle more 
than a 'labor of love. ' '20th (Century* 

Strong on its third week at $8.So6, 
Houde loses ..one •' performance 
weekly-,-^ln^dar-k^bndays--due-to 
Eugenie Lieontovltch claiming the 
nine performances weekly too much 
for her. Usually light, the Mbnday 
night laydCC won't, dip the take 
much. 

'Nine O'clock Revue' folded at the 
Music Box Saturday (8) .after six 
w.eeks. Final, stanza got |2,80i)< 
With a nut of |1,6O0 co-oppers c(uit 
with short money, libw and Be- 
hold,' another co-op revue, opened 
tonight (Mon.) to light advance. 

'Sport of Kings,* George K. Ar 
thurls production at the Hollywood 
Playhouse, opened to a weak start, 
English comedy failed to land with 
the locals. First week. got. under 
|1,500. '. Cast and house In -oh. per- 
centage of gross. Rejuvenated 
'Business Before Pleasure/ with the 
Carr Brothers as producer-stars, 
reopened at the Figueroa Playhouse 
Frldfty (7). Opening night was poor 
despite flooding of the town with 
-service— charge— passes. — Ple^e— did 
lean business for three, weeks in 
Hollywood two months ago. Cast 
then, as now, oh a co-op basis, got 
chicken feed for its efforts. , 
Estimates for .Last Week 
'BusiniQss Before Pleasure,' Figu- 
eroa Playhoiise (ist three perform^ 
anceB>--{C-l,100-|l.l'0).J>epending-on 
service charge passes, Carr Broth- 
ers reopened this house which hdjs 
had few attractions in the last two 
years. Opening was from hunger. 

'Nine O'clock Revue/ Music Box 
(6th and final week) <R-966-$1.66). 
Ducked to $2,300. after a lean six- 
week Struggle. '.IjOw and Behold' 
opened Monday; 

'Sport of Kings/ Hollywood Play- 
house (Ist week) (C-l,162-$l;65). 
Weak starter at |l,600. Too Eng- 
lish' for local eonsumption. 

'20th Century* El Capitan (3d 
week) (C-l,671-$1.65). Strong at 
$8;800 with ladvance, indicating it 
will hold 
weeks. 



Loop and B way Even on Show list; 
Turnaway N. Y. Hipp Opera on Indef 



DOWN EAST SUMMER 
GROUPS IN FULL SWING 



Crawford Notch, N. H., July 10. 
A ^oup of players qailitig them- ; 
selves "The Forty-Nlriers' has open- 
ed a new summer theatre In the dial- 
ing room at Notchland Ihh. Their 
name denotes the admission, 49 
cents.. They: are. specializing In old 
time melodramas iand the first was 
'The Drunkard/ to be followed by 
'Rip Van Winkle,' 'Treasure Island'; 
'Fanchbh, the Cricket/ 'Nellie, the 
Beautiful Cloak Model' and others 
of years ago. 

Among the players are Elizabeth 
Kimball, Irma Smlthton, Beatrice 
igeach^ iDpna^ 



Richard A. ; Moody, Gordon QifTen. 
Arthur .'Sachs and James Furngss; 
Cai^i Allenisworth, Jr., la director. 



OgunQult, Me., July 10, 
The new Ogunqult Theatre opened 
last week with 'Stepping Sisters' 
featuring Blanche Ring. The com- 
pany Is the 'Manhattan Repertory 
and Is under dlrectioh W alter 
Hartwlg, 



Besides. Miss Ring, tjie cast tn- 
cludeis Hilda Sppng, Julie Ring, 
Daisy Athertoh, Leo G. Carroll, Carl 
Benton Reld, Lygla Bernard, CecUe 
Walff, Cynthia Blake, A. J; Herbert 
and Violet BessQn. . 



•Twentieth Century' 1- 3-33 



$iffl .An Hour' 

Two Strange Women' ;..> 

'Unto the Thirdf 

'Vanities' 

'Walk a Little Faster' ..... 4 

'We, the People' ; 

'When- X«dj|es Meet'.,.......,.,, 

Tiddlsh Operetta.... 

'Toshe Kalb' 



6-10-33 
1-17-33 
4-2B-33 
10- 4-32 
12-18-32 
1-24-33 
10-11-32 
1-31-33 
10- 1-32 



OUT OF TOWN 

(Shows this season which opened out of town and never reached New 
York. Also out of town revivals or local productions.) 

^Aniher* ••...........*..•..•... * * 

'An Amazing Career.' ........... 

I'Angel' t 

','Apple Cart, The'... .-i 

. ^ed; and Coard* r*r 

•Between- 6 and 6*. '.•.■..••■• 
•Black Cotton*. 
•Bridal Wise'.. 

•Brief Moment' 

•BrIniflnB Up Father". 



.,,«,,,.,....* 

.•.a......... *. 

..•a,,..... 



•Broadway Rhapsody' 

Cantor-Jesisel i^t-, . .-. . . , . 

'Captive,. The' . . i •. 

*CeclI and Sally* 

Chicago Operetta Co. . ^ 

'ChilllnRtons. The' • 

— rCounsellor-at-Iiaw' ■^^...^^^ 
•Critics' Search of Actor* 
•Cuckoo in tho Nest' 
^^rano de ■ Bergerac' 

^ctrolt Civic' 

^Ixle on Parade' - 

^oomsday Circus'.., i a •>,,,, . 
Dorl^ Kenyon* . 
TaUen Angel' ., 
;FanSiiy Skeletons' 
TPamlly Upsuirs 



• > • • « • • 



•••••••••••• 



fidelity Ineured' 
TV)ols Rush In* 
•Forward March', 
-^yunny -Man' ^ "TV 

Orand . GuiRnol' 

Ward Boiled Aneel' 

•Harlem' , 

SJata Off' 

wdda Gtihbler' 

yer Majesty, the Widow' 

TJlred Husbands' ,,. 

HuiriDty Dumpty'.... 

^n Abraham's Bosom' 
insult' 

'Intermission' 

•T." .15* SprInK'.,..,.. 

Justined Murder* 



• •*••«••«•••'•• 



6-16-33 
e-16-38 
6- 6-33 
11-16-32 
6-0-33 
1*17-83 

10- 4-82 
1-I7f33 

11^22-32 
1-31-33 

I- 24-33 
a- 7-33 
1-3^33 
3-21-33 

1- 24-33 

11- 20-32 
3:2fc33 
e- 2-33' 

12- 20-32 

II- 8-32 
12- 0-32 

2- 7-83 

2- 28-33 
1-24-33 
6-2.1-33 

5- 30-33 
1- 3-33 

6- 8-33 
■8-30-33 

10-23-32 
- 4-2C-33 
1-10-33 

6- 10-33 
10-11-32 

fl.l3-.T.T 

3- 21-33 
S-16-.13 

7- 4-33 

0- 20-33 
n.l.-)-32 
10-23-32 
lO- 4-32 

1- 17-33 
«-23r33 



Klne Henry VIII' 
LaUder. Sir Harry 

'Low ' and Behold' 1.. 

'Merry.- Go Rftund' ....... . 

'Merry "Widow' (revival) 

'Mlnsky's . Frolic' .-. .,...•>. .'^ ..... - 

'Mr. Mnry Sawyer' ^ . 

•New Dictator' 
'Night of August Sixth' 

■'No Money to Guide Her' 

'On the Make' • 

'Passing .Show'. < . . . ,;, . . * .... « • • ♦« • . 

'Petticoat Town' 

'Plain Man and His Wife'......... 

'Plow Boy' r. . i i .'.,,. . 

'Professor. Tim' .,,-..,....a.a.a*.» 
•Pure in Heart'... 



••••••••• 



12-13-32 
12- 6-32 
6-23-33 
11-20-32 
11-22-32 
. 4-25r33 

10- 2.'t-32 
€-20-33 
6-27-33 

11- 20-32 

6- 2-33 
9-20-32 

11- 1-32 
1- 3-38 

7- 4-33 
4-11-33 

10-11-32 



Up. for the next three 



Open Air Opera Hula* 
Venture m Fairmoonl 



Pygmalion' 
'Real Thing. The'. 

.•Red Robin'. 

'Riddle Me This' 
'Rookery Nook' .... 
'Ro?e of Flanders'. 
'Sea Wife". • 
'Second M.iri, ' 

'Shady XAdy' 

'Son of Perdltioti',.i... 

'Spite .Bride' 

'Strange Goda' 
'Sugar Baby' ......... 

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Theatre Unit. Inc. .....>.• 

"roo True to Be Go.od'.*. 
'Too Young to Know' . . 
•Trii) 10 PrcsHburg. A' . . 

•{25 An Hour' 

•Under the Covers*..., ... 
•UndrCBS Parade' ......... 

nTptowri Players',., 

'Very Grcit M.m* 

'Virginia Sales Sketches' 
•We the People' ........ 

•You Nevpr Got a Urcak 
•Young Ideas',... 



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Philadelphia, July 12. 
. Open air grand opera has been 
added to this yearns program at 
-Robin Hood Dell in Falrmouht Park 
Season opened Thursday night 
with first concerts being conducted 
by AIeza.ndier iSinallens. Opera . wlU 
be given twice a week starting to- 
night (Monday) with concerts other 
five 'nights including-: Sunday. 
-'Aida' is .first opera with. Anns 
Roselle, BYederick Jagel of the Met, 
Martihe-Rossi and Kathryn Melsle 
singing. 

Erno 'Rapee, 'of Radio City, con- 
ducts. th6 symphony- concerts from 
Wednesday of this week to Sunday, 
inclusive. Sinallens conducts the 
operas. " Elghtr-open^ra-w^lll-be-pre- 
sented in all.. Katharine; Smith, -so- 
cially prominent. local girl, is the 
premiere dahseuse of a . ballet ot 
20 to be used in the .operas. 

This is the fourth season of the 
Robin Hood Dell programs which, 
are given under the, auspices. of: the 
Philadelphia ' Summer "CSncerfi A 
ga<rtatloni==^^The=:orche8tra"='l8=^comr= 
posed, .for the most ipart, of Phlla.-. 
delphia Orchestra, miembers. 

The season will last for .eight 
weeks and has been preceeded by a 
sweeping subscription campaign. 
Five dollar and three dollar tickets 
have been sold, with the latter 
putting the thing Over. 



Peterboro, N^H„ July W. 

The Peterbpro Dramatic Festivals 
were inaugurated Jiily 4 at the Ma- 
riarden Theatre under the. direction 
of Howard Inches. This is described 
as the first attempt in the United 
Stjfttes-to- found- drama-festlvalS- of 
the type that have a wide vogue In 
Europe.. . ( 

The bpening play was "When 
Ladies Meet' and. the cast Includeci 
Jane Kim, liouls Jeah Heydt and 
Roberta Reatty. 



CoHegeDramaticsHby 



Forecast that Chicago's Ijoop 
would be more a center for IcKlt 
shows this summer than Broadway 
has about worked out that wav. 
There are six attractions In Clil- 
cago'' this week, same number as In 
Niew York, but the latter dounts one 
more by Including the pop grand 
opera at the Hippodrome. 

That August will see fewer shows 
here is virtually certain. Chicago 
Is querying this end for additional 
legit prospects because despite the 
fact that the world's, fair Is more 
iattfactive at night than during the 
day, the Weight of visitbrs- is exr 
pected to mean a measure of good 
business for theatres. 

This week there ar0 63 conven- 
tions In Chicago, and there are 800 
such me<?tlngs scheduled there be- 
tween the first of June and No- 
vember. 

The Hipp _and I ts ope ratic troupe 
continues to do the only real "busl=~ 
ness on Broadway and In seven 
nights (no Iriatinees) the grpss bet- 
ters $17.00Q. So consistent has been 
the business that the engagement is 
indefinite. , 

Not counting try-outs In the sum- 
mer show shops, production activity, 
for the new. season has started. 
First musicals due , In are. 'Htinkv 
Dory,' which begins rehearsals' this 
week, and 'As Thousands Cheer.' 
AlR" In rfthftflraai la the nftW Ignore 



Ulrlc show, . 'East of the ^un.^ 

Nothing in a new show wav . in. 
sight for a month except a revival 
here iand there. 'Shady liady/ a 
muisical which opened at the Shu- 
bert last week, appears to have Ut- 
ti0 chance. 

Estimates for Last W^ek . _ 
'Bioflraphy/ Avoir (»lst week) 
830-$3.30). Final w6ek was (Guild's 
outstanding attraction this season; 
around 97,000 Itttely; Was slated oft 
July 2, but extended two weeks; 
tours in September.^ 

'Music in the Air,^ 44th St. (34th 
week) (M-1t395-|3.^0) ."Contimiance 
after ■ another two weeks not -de- 
; elded; making slight profit at ap- 
proximately 912,600; however, Chi- 
cago ° date now slated for autumn. 

'One Sunday Afternoon/ 48th. St. 
(21st week) (F-969-13.30). Ran weU 
ahead of pace early past we6ki but 
hot last half afCected gross; over 
J9^,Qi)0 and profitable.^ 



Alnmni from Profesh 



Syracuse, July 10. 
Siwhmer season at Syracuse Uni- 
versity ■staS'ts Wediiesday-with the 
production of 'Uptown West,' by 
Lincoln Osborne, linder the super- 
vision of Prof. Sawyer Falk, head 
of the dramatic department. 

Company is largely composed of 
professional alumni, fetuming for 
the summer vacation. Includes 
Baldwin Smith, WHHaiinC' Shea, Ann- 
ette Hastings, Lloyd Hartman, Mark 
Johnson, Milton Hall and Margie 
Ann Kaufniann. 



Rival Summer Co's 



'Shady Lady/ Shubert (2Ad we6k) 
(M-l,395-|3.80). Drew general pan- 
ning; after mid-week premiere had 
fair second night with eimall iponey 
Saturday; doubtful. 

'The Ghost Writer/. Masque. 
Closed Saturday, after playing threei 
weeks; picture ott^fb reported;, 
business around $3,<I00. 

Oth«r Attractions 
'John Ferguson/ Belmont; 
vival; opened Monday. 

Grand Opera,^ Hippodrome; sea- 
son now indefinite; biggest gross at 
pop prices topp^ at 99 .cents. 

'Another LanauageT' Waldorf; 
vival; final week. 



STOCK COUPON SCHEME 

mm coHPETmoir 



with the Berkshire Theatrei Work 
shop offering a,, summer .season of 
repertory at lialdenJBrldge, N, T„ 
and the Berkshire Playhouse doing 
likewise at Stockbridge, Mass., not 
many miles away; the first- named 
group, in reading notices acconi- 
panylng Sunday ads. In Albany dis- 
trict papers, -emphasizes that it Is 
not to be confused with, the other. | 

The Workshop's productions are 
stsiged two evenings weekly at the 
Nell Gwynn theatre, while the Play- 
house's presentations are offered six 
nights and one matinee weekly at 
the Community thealtre. The Work- 
shop has nine plays oh Its schedule; 
the Playhouse has announced 10 and 
may do • more. First -;nanied . .group, 
charges' a . 50, . cent . admission, the. 
second. a scale from . $i to |2.50. 

SMITH I^OBQETS IT 

HollyWobd, July 10. 
Prospects of difficulties ahead and 
little biz to gain on the coast has 
promi?ted Paul' Gerard Smith to call 
off his co-op" reV'ue," 'FootlIfh"tiB and 
Fancy Free.* Musical was to play 
coast engagements, and then , hop to 
ChlcagG for the Fair. 
• Smith may revive the pi'oject this, 
fall. 



liincoln,. July 10. 
Ray Weaveir's players did not 
leave., .to.- open as .■scheduled' lastr; 
Mon. (3) in Council Bluffs; la. 
Ray's company operating always in 
conjunction with a food product 
company who distributes coupons 
for admission with . a etervice 
charge, ran aground on the .new: 
ruling in' tlie recov^iy act that 
I deems such methods, of merchan- 
dise unfair competition. This kills 
Weaver's mutual_|^d_8chem .and 
removed the Council Bluffs stand 
from the picture. 

Present plan calls for a small 
town circle, seven one night stands 
with a 350 ■ mile circumference; 
Company _ will, headquart,er, here,. 



Fntnre^Plaq^ 



'Last Pages/ by Martin Mooney, 
will be done by Rich Hopkins and 
Walter Heyer in the fall. 

'They Shall Not Di / by John 
,Wexley, who did 'The X«flt Mile,' 
has been taken by the Theatre 
Ouild. It's about the Scottsboro 
oase. 



O'Neill Players' Barn 

William J. P'NeiU and his Play- 
ers Theatre movement will hop 
from Lake Placid to Carmel, N. T.,. 
as being more convenient to town. 

House is a remodeled barn with" 
a seating capacity of 300. 




MGM STUDIOS 
CULVER CITY, CALIF. 



VARIETY 



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Tuesdftf, I11I7 11, 1933 



7 Ways to Get a Headache 



3y-Pierre. deRohan. 



Typical news ( ?) item as it might be reported by rvarloua N. Y. col-, 
umnistis^ 

(^rf JSnlfivaii An the .'Daily News') 

As QjKciu^ively predicted in this column two years agro, the social Miss 
M^ry Nlppupskl vjWas ntatrleiJ yesterday to Adolf Paskudhiak, popular 
bus boy at Chllds Sixth Avenue, where the Dawn Patrol gathers nightly 
. ^» .AVpnder how Orchidaceous missed that one! ... .The bride is one of 
the ritzy Tenth Avenue Nlppujpskis, as revealed in this pillar eight years 
ago, and orice was on the upbeat with A- C.. Blumfen thai.. . .Apropos, 
Blumey tells me Orchidaceous was wirong again Sat'y— about the Jimlnle 
Walkers expecting Sir ^tork. ...They are still Okay for Sound but as 
exclusively predicted , in this column 14 years ago, this very, very^ iaoclal 
Senator Wild Bill tiyoris is inspecting the sltzeeayshun and someone may 
become Incoherent any day now. 



rishanc in the 'American') 

Six.thousand years ago when the world was in the grip of a depression 
\mu5t i^e7uiia^t^~to~da^ 

problem by putting the Egyptiins to work, building pyramids aj; Gizeh. 
But even in the rnldst .o£ their enforced ikbor they found tim© for mar- 
riage, realizing that this is Nature's inexor-able law. 

iTesterday; in' New York Mr, Adolf Paslcudniak was married to Miss 
Mary Nippui>ski. A few. hours later in Cetroit, Mr. Alfred P.. Sloan, 
president of ; Genierai Motors, said to this Writer: *If all the energy wasted 
through private ownership, of the nation's water power .-were saved. 
President Bposeveit's reforestation recruits could use It. fo build pyra- 
mids more endurable than those ol Egypt.' 

~- Tht H I h '^f^ ^pi«>t^>^g^-frtn-^arflt>lnn-^ ±n think ffl,l>jVijj-;._ . , 

In thei meantime, Adolf Paskudhlak aiid Mary Nippiipskf are legally 
and morally married, and all the bitter lessons of history cannot .change 
that. Nevertheless, a single gorilla, could whip boith of theni in the same 
ring, 



. _^ . (Mark;_,flellinffer in the 'Daily Mirror) \ 

She called him L>ive).*lip and he .called her Snaggletootli, l>ut these we're 
not their real. . na.raes. 

- Fir^t^ however, perhaps { should explain that . this is the story ot 9- boy 
• Bind a girl. 

My secretary; a most amlablei young man, interrupts to remark that 
jno8t-,Qf.joay..atories: are_ about a ^^b and a girl. . Of jcourse Jie ought to 
■knowt for It is one of his tasks, oh the rar^ occasions whence gets~9o'wn 
the office in time to do any work, to go! through the^ naail and select 
' stoHea of the 'right, length to All this space. 
-But this is the. story of a boy and a girl. Just a simple little story, the 
kind— ^(for tw;o columns). 



(.Z<mia Sobol in the Evening Journal) 



Poor little Creep J^nes! . ~H6w my tender' heart bleeds for these fur^^ 
tive figures that flit through the Flaming Forties since the crash at 
Broad and Wailing Wall 1... And how one of . them is married— Mary 
Nippupskl, a winsome lass with a winning smile, ankled up to the altar 
yesterday with a bus boy from Childs Sixth Ave. 

How that, starts) me .Powh Memory Xane! . . . .It was at a table In this 
very restaurant, that the gent who writes this column first decided to 
b&cbfhe"a playwrights . . .Snapshots. . . .'potshots^. ; . the bid family album 
.... .That was seven years, ago and we had conie down from Connecticut 
looking for a job on- a tab. .. .Phil Payne turned, nis down without an 
Interview. . . .The great Walter Howey said 'No" then noting, our misery, 
.changed it to: 'See me again sometime.' ... .We were feeling pretty low 
when we dropped , in at Childs that night, but .there, only six tables and 
a spittoon away,, sat Winchell Smith. 

Summoning all our courage we approached the great play- doc tor and 
told him. on our naive, boyish, way that we wanted to write a play, and 
aisked his best advice. . . .Without hesitating ' an instant. Smith replied, 
*Doh't'. ■ . 

But we wrote a play anyway . , . .and now Phil Payne is dead, Walter 
Howey has long since been exiled to Chicago, and only last month Win 
~ chell 'Smith spoke the- tag line of his interesting career.... But the gent 
Who writes this column is still with you, leading you Dowh. Memory 
Lane and . wondering if. thie thirteen-year-old heiress of his lares and 
-penatcis ha's changied .much; since , he :last. saw her . by , daylight, three years 
ago Poor little Creep Janes! 



(Sidney Skolsky ' in the 'Daily News') 

Mary Nippupsky was born at a very early age. In fact she tells me 
that eyen she can't remember the occasion. 

The date was April i,. 1916, and the place a farm- house on the spot 
Where the New York Stock Exchange now stands. 

When a kid Mary, never liked to wash dishes. Now she won't have to, 
for she is married to Adolf Paskudniak, who was a dishwasher before 
being promoted to bus boy.' - - - - - 

She is sijn feet 3 inches, tall, weighs .98 pounds, .and has three false 
teeth aiid a' defeatist complex as the result of ia childhood argument with 
her mother. . The first word of English she learned wajg 'We'. .The first 
two words of. any language She learned were 'we- we'. 

iShe. eat'at only stcawb.errjr ^mo.uss^ and .soft-shell crabs for breakfast, 
•Which led Irving- Hoffman, to. make , that famous wise-crack, ".'ph^ what a 
pal was Maryi* 

She has seven moles on the left side of her hose and sleeps in twin 
beds, or triplets if she Can get them. Her nightgowns are all Navy blue, 
just to remind. her. but she never wears them, preiferring to sleep in a 
ridding coat and pale pink galoshes. In the summer she sometimes wears 
ear muffs to bed also. 



Ext«nsiv« Theatr* Library 

New York's public library at 
Fifth avenue and 42d street has 
established a special theatre divi- 
sion, which with 70,000 books about 
the jstag^ affor ds th^ world 's great* 
est - source tot . reference ahd^'rer- 
search on the the&tre. A glass en- 
closure in the third floor readlhs; 
room has been set aside for the dd- 
partnient, while down a short flight 
of stairs, the Vast, collection 6f stage 
lore is . giiarded available for 
perusal. 

The theatre iaection' has been In 
the makihg for several years, lack 
of funds being the principal rdasoii 
why its completion was set back.: 
The department not oiily is . in- 
formative on past theatrical and 
motion picture history, but Is kept ' 
to date by clipping$ from news- 
papers. A corps of girls clip, fro.m 
five New York papers, one Lbs 
Angeles {daily and one Lbnddh 
paper. Clippings are filed and in- 
dexed, so that every , event concern-, 
ing legit,, vaude and .plctufe theatres 
and . productions; s^ -can be- 

checked up at the library. Old 
clipping' boblcs .cover the British 
stage and extend as far back at 
1673. 

Acquisition of the late vDavIi 
Belascp cQllection, contributed by. 
his daughter,- Reine Gest, and Ben 
Roder, Is credited with doing much 
to' complete the ; department; The 
Belascp collection Includes 16,600 
sepgfg ttt Items, In clu ding 4 , 000- 
books, pamphlets and prompt 
books. Many photographs are In- 
cluded, also part bf Belasco's pter- 
sonal library not disposed of by 
sale. -Pres(&nt, too, Is the- Ada 
Rehan cbllectlon of Illustrated 
prompt hookS:' and bound .ir0luna^^ 
of playbills covering the history of 
Daly's theatre from 1879 to 1899. 
Estate of Augustin Daly turned, 
over the press books .covering a 80 
year period. 

"Books onr-the -history- of-the .istago, 
dramatic criticisni, biographies t^d 
texts of plays oid and new -Include 
the Robinson Locke (publisher, of 
the Tbldeo "Blade') collection, con- 
tributed in 1925 and covering the 
American road theatre frbm 1870 to 
1930. The library has had 19th 
century English and American 
prompt books since 1906 and such 
references have been of value In the 
reviving of old classics; What with 
the photos and data available the 
reviving of 'After Dark' several 
seasons ago in Hoboken, was .&ided 
by the library collection. Sarnie ap^ 
plied to 'Camllle' as done In Central 
City last season... Research also hag 
been ^ made for 'The Merry Widow,' 
due there soon. 

The .motion picture^ .section 
promises to become a rich field. On 
hand now is a complete file of press 
sheets from Paramount, With other 
leading companies' also contributing 
press books,, with thousands of 
stills. Latter Include a collection 
from, the late George Klelne, inter- 
esting "because Of " their early film 
origin. The vaudeville collection iii- 
cludes .quite a collection, of books pn 
magic from the. S. R. tJllispn .Cpilec - 
tion. The late Harry Houdini col 
lection, however, is In the Con 
gressional library, as' willed by the, 
magician. 

Books on criticism include some- 
thing' like : 600 pamphlets . from 
James Heunneker and another 
group from Brander Matthews. 

The Shakespeare Collection of 
first folios is a notable one,, .al- 
though kept in another, aectibn of 
the library. 



J^VaT[er~Winc1im-in--th^' Daily- Mirro^^ 



Very, very interesting. . . .I -mean about the ■yielding of Adolf (Chllds 
Vlth AyeriOo) Paskudniak ahd that kid from Hell's Kitchen— begya pod- 
•"-ildon, Xth Avenoo. ..iAs^. indicated here editions ago, they have been on 
fire since he was kited to bus boy oyer the heads of his betters, i.. 
Wonder what Aleck and Broun think of that?, ...Flash!.... The new 
groom's troubles have Just begun. .. .It's after you've reached the top 
5^'that~the"-pop-gun bombardment starts;, .t.-. We caji .remember_all tha JKay 
_jback_When _ we W ere hot yet head man. . . .Sleeper jumps from one lank 
town to a worse . . ."^^e'SThg'a'Kei'riHe'^lH^^^^ 

we had a hole In the seat of our only trousers,. ..: .Wonder if Mrs. W. 
eVer thought then that her April millinery bill would be $19,841,63, net! 
.. . .Flishl— Orchids to Cantor, Bcrhie, Mack Gordon, My Girl Good 
Friday, Zanuck, Ellison and LdU HoUz,.. . .Scallipns to Hitler and That 
Fellow I 



{'Chatter' column, VAiuBTr) 

Adolf, crockery wrecker at Childs' on Monday (10) «wore to cherish a 
rease ball front lOih Ave. 



Best Sellers^ 



BMt filers for the week •ndlng July 8» reported by the 
:Afnerican Nftws Co^ Inc. 
— Ffetion —- — 

'Anthony Adverse' (13.00) 4 •...t.>..«.... By Hervery Allen 

'Sleepers East' ($2.00) ../.....«.*•••• •:•*•*• > • • • '^y Frederick Nebel 

'Little Man What Now* (|2.60) ..«....x.*.>*>« •••••• 'By Hans Fallada 

'As the Earth Turns* (|2;50) >...;.u*o:i>>>>>>By Gladys H. Carroll 

'Album, The' ($2.00) ....«• .By Mary Roberts Rlnehait 

^Grand Caniary' ($2.60) .t..^. ....;.*;;... By A. J. Cronin 

Non-Fiotioh 

'Marie Antoinette' (I3>60) . , ; . . .. . . f . ... . . .By .Stefan Zweig 

'100,000,000 Guinea Pigs' ($2i0p) By Arthur Kallet ahd P. J. Schlink 
'Hbuse 6t Exile* (|S,00) , . , . . . ; ... . . ... ; , .... .. By Nora "Wain 

/Julia :Newberry's Diary' ($2.50) By Margaret Ayer v^arnes and 

Janet Ayer Fairbanks 

•Arches oiC the Years' ($2.76) . , , , , . , . , , . ^ ... .By Halliday Sutherland 
'British Agent' ($2.76) . .By Bruce Lockhart 



Ihteresti /Too 

Usually a biography Is a' boresome 
array of historical facts or. In an 
effort to gain Interesti enibroldered 
with romance to the end that it may 
be^ entertolnlng J£_nolLauthenti^^ 
his biography of Edmund Kean (CQ7 
lumbia University Press), 'Harold 
NeWcombe Hildebrand steers the 
middle course. He has contrived a 
gripping picture of the gifted. If 
highly erratic English tragedian 
(one of the foremost of all. times), 
and yet his chief aini has been to 
reconcile and correct the three 
hitherto existent works on the sub- 
ject. 

~At this latig'"cigy~i t Is diflU xiult^ If 
not Impossible, to bring forward 
new material, but the author has 
checked .discrepancies In the prior 
histories, comparing dates and facts 
with collections o£ playbills and ms. 
in the British MubOUm, Harvard li- 
brary, and pother' sources.- In com- 
memoration of the TOOth"afirtiversary 
bf the. death ot the tragedian, he 
has presented In a single narrative 
the authentic material derived from 
these various sources in a complete 
and' comprehensive whole.. It is a 
book to'be found ""oftthe-shelyes of 
all theatrical libraries, but It Is, 
moreover, a, volume which can be 
read with interest; 



ino Bad Times 

Formation or a new book publishT 
ing h6use in these, days of bankrupt- 
cies Is news. Hence, Percy A. Lor- 
Ing and j. B. Mussey win the fu.r- 
edged streamer head over the an- 
-nouncement-bf-the establlshinent bt 
Loring & Mussey, general book pub- 
lishers. '.< ' , 

Loring ifi ylce-presidbht bf Charlea 
and.AIberi: Bphl, and retaining his 
cpnnectlpn with the Boni establish> 
meht/ while conducting his own eh* 
terprise. Mussey new to the pub* 
llshlng biz, but familiar with liter* 
ature, his father being a famous his- 
torian. Preparatory work for the 
Loring- Mussey firm hieing done- but 



Mrs. Kersey on Own 

Mrs. Merle W.'Hersey again pub- 
lishing on her own, having severed 
her connection with the MerwU Pub- 
lishing Co., for which recently she 
had edited a couple of mags. Mrs. 
Herisey has set up shop. In the heart 
of Times Square, and gets going 
with a. pulp called 'Gun Law,' an ad- 
venture story rnag. 

Merwil continues under the guld- 
.ance of Harry Donnenfeld, whb ob- 
tained control some time ago. Asso- 
ciated with Mrs. Hersey in her new 
publishing venture is Fred Lee, 



igest' Peps Up 

iterary Digest' Undergoing many 

changes under the' new 'editorship 
of Arthur S. Draper, whb went to 
the weekly from the 'Hurld Trib.' In 
addition, to a, new makeup, the *Dl- 
giest' -wiil run; news pictorial covei;s 
in place pf the reproductions bf fa- 
mous art.wOfkBwhich-has been- the 
style for a long time« With- that the 
^Digest' gets nearc-' tO;. its competi- 
tors, 'Tirne'"and .'News-Week.^"' 

An important innovation in its 
editorial content is the rnCiusioh of 
original matter besides the.: usual 
news summaries and pick-ups. Re- 
write will continue to be the mag's 
forte, however.' 



Sbbol's New Deal 



Louis Sobpl, New York 'Evening 
Journal' columnist, has signed a 
new contract with the Hearst eve- 
ning rag for three years dating 
from, next rivonth, .when his present 
termer expires. 

New deal also okays Sobol's radio 
commercial work and also rescinds 
past salary cuts, Which reinstates a 
tilted salary. 



Squaring Chi Pride 
New York 'Daily News,' the Pat- 
terson -McCormick tabloid affiliation 
of the Chicago 'Tribune,' deyoted Its 
editorial page last week, two days 
after . Sidney Skplsky's essay on the 
Chicago Fair,- to cquare the pan. 
tThdef the "captiPh ' 'Mr.- Skolsky at 
the Fair,' the 'News'— with obvious 
deference to its Chi affiliatipns — off - 
.set .theV. Broadway pan- 
on the Fair by stiiting, 'So we take 
this opportunity to urge everybody 
who can do so to see thj Chicago 
fair . . .' Skolsky had called the 
Fair a glorified Coney Island. 
.. Comp.arins. the advantages of a 
trip to Chi as against a Bermuda 
.voyage, for exainple, the 'intra-city 
interest by New Yorkers in Chi- 
cago' is Century of progress w set 
forth in more or lessr tburisF 
agency manner. The editorial even 
went into deta.Is on how tp get there 
and the various routes pf travel 
from New York to Chicago. 



Anthony Hope 'Hawkins Dead 
Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins, 70, 
whose 'Prispner of Zenda' virtually 
established its own definite school 
of fiction, died in England July 8, 
after a lingering illness.. 

Followi his Zenda stories "he 
wrote a number of novels .aiont? 
various lin es in w hich-Tigor of plot 
was mated to delicacy, of dialog. lie 
was knighted in 1918. 



Forgoiten Man Gags 

'Ballyhoo' has a new gag by which 
It hopes to again attract to Itself 
some, of the attentloiT^ it. received Jn 
the hey-day of..its publishing carCefT 
rThb^mag r wilWrint=ln jeach=.Jlaa^ 
number of 'Situations Wanted' ads 
free of charge, written by the Job- 
seekeirs themselves. 

Requisite is that the ads be clever 
and the mag reserves the right to 
reject those that don't get the 
laughs. Remains to be seen whether 
those wijo haven't eaten for ex-^ 
tended periods still possess a sense 
of humor* 



of the Bphl offices, but the organi- 
zation hias already secured mid* - 
town office space. 

Loring and Mussey win publish a 
general line, with the first volume 
under their imprint late. in. August. 
It Is 'The Ravenelle Riddle,' by E. B* 
Black. 



Roy Howard's 'Beat' 

Recent publication In the Scrlpps* 
Howard papers of the story of Roy 
W, Howard's 'interview' with the 
Emperbr of Japan-r— the first the 
latter ever granted to an American 
press scribe— Mharke'dthe first signed 
news tale the' dynamic, head of 
the S-H string had typed in ten 
years. 

Howard scooped the rival Asso* 
dated Press by remaining In Japan 
after his traveling cbmpanion, Kent 
Cooper, general manager of AP 
(who, with Howard, had been dined 
and wined by leading Japanese gov- 
ernment officials) left to continue a 
toiir around the world. . 

Howard filed a 1,000- word story 
(at 13 cents a wbrd) on his 'beat,' 
which was largely an atmosphere 
yarn, a rule bf the court preventing 
him from quoting the Emperor. An 
indirect, Innocuous 'goodWIU' mes- 
sage from the Japanese ruler was all 
that Howard could give S-H readers. 
Nevertheless, the ihtervieW; was a 
real score i~- journalism fpr the 
United Press, not only In the U. S. A. 
but in Japan» where many of the 
large newspapers are U. P. custom- 
ers. 



Add thi 'Un 

Add 'kosmos' to the list high 
literature mass. It will be Issued at 
Philadeiphia . .birmphtjiiy; with brict 
verse and short, fiction which 
Hjalmar Giirsen, the editor, says 
will be both orthodox and experi- 
mental. 



Mags Use Novels 

Actipn of 'Redbook' . in jrynning a 
bopkrlength novel in each issue, be- 
ginning with the August number, is 
being picked up ah-oady. Two Tower 
(Continued pn page 63). 



not rAvealecT by^^-*!-*^ 
ANY Investigarion 

The Story of a banker who 
ruthlessly pursued power 
and money— and, more than 
that, the delicate story of 
his three richest posse s- 
sions, . Patriciai Cofa"aiid 
Clara. ^ ■ ■■ ' • .»2. 



PRESIDiNjll 

MACAULAV-,381 4th AVE 



Taesday. July 11; 1933 



TIMES sqaARE 



VARIETY 



57 



lin Hats of LA Air Races Mulf 



Los Apgeles, July lOr 

Deeplte poor ehowmanship, the 
ITatlonal Air Baceis In Its four-day 
istand here drew between 126,000 
and 150,000 persons, with an av- 
erage take of $1 per person. 

If & drcus or theatre werd con- 
ducted with the same disregard for 
the paying customers as the flying 
«xhlbltions July 1-2-3-4, they 
wouldn't last a week. 

Oh the day caught (4), the races 
and exhibitions were scheduled to 
get underway at 10 a.ni. At 11 
those who ha.d planked down 60c, 
11.60, |2.60i $3 and |4 for this once- 
a-year ihrill were shifting for an 
easy spot a,nd. 'wondering what 
price entertainment. By noon one 
_©f_thiO_ local, radio stations limped^ 
In on the ad'dresi" systen^ oc- 
casional' straihs from popular song 
records could be' caught between 
the shouts of half a dozen barkers 
bearins down on a prospect si- 
multaneously with hot dogs, beer, 
popcorn,, crackerjack, fresh roasted 
peanuts, California's, old favorite, 
orange Juice, cocarcola, coolie 
hats, sun glasses, umbrellas (no 
rain. Just sun), cushio ns, pro- 
grams; in fact, wltH"eyerythliTg^but- 
what the suckers had « paid their 
~ money for. 

Soothe the lavage Breast 
By this time an announcer had 
taken over the , address : system In 
an endeavor to hyp up the mob. 
Management of the ailtalr tried to 
be considerate, and announced that 
a chap and a gal. Who had taken 
'their first flying lessonp on the day 
the show opened (1), ,werie now go- 
ing into the air In blah-blah ma- 
chine for their final Instructions 
in the,, hope that they might solo 
before the races ended that day. 

UJtfortunately, things weren't 
iBynclironized between announcer 
and managenient, for the gal never 
took to the Wr, having been ex- 
cused, it was announced, because 
of. a bad sunburn. 

According to the announcer^ the 
boy soloed, but so far as the cus- 
tomers could see, the pilot could 
have been Turner, tJdet, Falconi or 
any other experienced flyer on the 
field. He flew oft the field, and 
wasn't again seen for fifteen min- 
utes. In the meantime the audience 
stared Into space. 

Pickfdrd Takes the Spot 
Finally, at 12:30, Mary Piqkford, 
official* hostess of the day and start- 
er of the Thompson trophy race, ar- 
rived in a cabin plane, escorted by 
six army fiyeris. Greeting her as 
the plane taxied to" the front of the 
grandstand was tiie Standard Oil 
band^ wjbiich had given the cus- 
tomers the only value for their 
.money so far. 

While Mary was taking advan 
tage of all the camera shots, and 
ttie announcer W£is using Webster 
..Jtb--describe' her" arrival^ tTibse" who 
had paid the gate fee of. 60c and 
bleacher tax of 12 (like this bum) 
.were, shouting, ' tart the show, 
start the show.* 

By this time (two and a half 
hours, late) six. planes . had . lined 
up oh the field, and after lall the 
Plcicford hurrah, the saps were told 
that they would witness a precision 
;parachute. Jump. This was worth 
the money, fortunately, as were the 
races and stunt exhibitions follow 
Ing. For the next three and one 
half hours one got thrills In ex 
change for a good sunburn. The 
Italian,, Falconi, was .built, up . oyer 
the address system, -and received 
deserved applause. 

dutsidera Hipg Show 
A little after four, however, the 
various announcers, decided that 
the saps had parted with their coin 
to be Introduced sight- unseen to 
every person this side of China, 
'As~a result the tSermanrUdet, toofc- 
to the air with the crowds left 
in ignorance as . to who was flying, 
The minute' he started to stunt, 
however, the " cry went Up, 'Udet, 
Udet.' After about 10 minutes of 
this the announcer awoke to the 
fact that it was an air show and 
not" a cocktail '"Iparty, ' and ■ inf ornfed 
- ..I^be jmob ^ t^^^ 

Bace management didn't cemen 
any friendship with the local dall 
ies, either. Complimentary ducats 
apparently cost too much to print, 
or someone had writer's cramps 
There was plenty of crabbing o.n the 
part of the news muggs. 

•It was pointed out that this Is 
the second time the National Air. 
Haccs iiave been thrown to Ia A., 



Ouch! 



Los Angeles, July 10. 

Adding Insult to injury, .a 
tango parlor will open across 
the strei^t from the Fox- West 
Coast home offices in a building 
f ormerisr occupied by the cleric 
cal overflow from the circuit. 

Place will -have room for 160. 



15-5 Cabs Appear in Clii 
As Drivers Defy Boss 

Chicago, July 10. 
After months of jockeying the 

inore .or wholesale .peey.e_ 

against Chicago's .high meter ra-tes 

burst forth a week ago when over 
500 Checker cab drivers voluntarily 
reduced from 25-10 to 16-6, the New 
York rate. ., Checker . company itself 
through corporate affillatioh with 
the so-called Yellow Monopoly is 
against the reduction, biit up to 
now the courts have favored the 
drivers and gone against the 'com 
■pany, 

Attitude Of the Yellow Cabs, 
which are sUU 100% on tbe 25-10 
rate is that when .the World's Fair 
is dyer they rrtay consider reducing 
but they're hot passing up those 
remunerative hauls to. and from the 
Expo. 

Chicago has the highest taxi , rate 
In the country and possibly in the 
world, but drivers feel that It's 
League of New York theatres, I better to keep busy at low rates 
through Dri Henry MoskoWltz, has than be parked all day without pas- 
serve^ notice' on the;th^direet?}rT>r|^infirs"at'hlgh"^^ 
Totum Lodge, Averiil Park, N. Y., 
that the league will institute pro- 
ceedings unless the director squares 
having given a, Fourth 6t July en- 
tertainment based 'Take a I 
Chance.' 

Warns other, hotels and suminer 
theatres that oopyrlght infringe- 
ments will be prosecuted -by the . 
leiEigue, 



N.Y. Leagne Wans Resorts 
On Copyr^ld Yiohlioiis 



UCHMANN USES TACT 
ON LEAPING STICKUPS 



Okay, Sucker, Drive Cross-Country 
If You Want to; It's Lots of Fun 



And Cheaii, Even If You're Gypped 



Marc Lachmannj who drove with 
his wife to the Coast and was held 
-up— ott-ar-highway— at— night— sonie— 
« A [where in Illinois, writes back to his 

.!ullwaukee Beer Spot BrCadway pais that the stick-up 

. t*.w M • > -r* " ' X men were hopheads, hence he didn't 

To 254 of Residents put up a fight. 

Ijlilwaukee^ July 10. They,; took the Lachma,nns'.. cash 
Wtth a total of 2,105 taverns and and also ripped the ridlb oyt bf the 
restaurant^ holding the new city par, but wouldn't take the American 
licenses, Milwaukee now has ©he | Express checks, 
dispensary' for every 254 of Its in 
habitants. 

Only 241" men "api>lied for bat- 
tenders' licenses which makes it 
look as if there might be a shortage | 
In those properly caulpped to push 
the stuff across the bars. 



N.Y. Kke Come-Backers 
Demand Place in Son 



Tip to Mayors 



Minneapolis, July 10> 
•Randy' Merriman, local vaudevll- 
lian and night club performer, who 
campaigned for Mayor A. 6. Baln- 
3rldge, veteran showman, has Of- 
fered to piUt on his iact In the may- 
or's outer office gratuitously to en- 
tertain the throngs of visitors who 
are calling to see his honor. 



A petition to mark -ofC lanes for. 
bicycles in Central Park iias already 
been sighed by several thousands of 
enthusiasts of the 'come-back pas- 
time.' Bike riders contend they 
should hav<d the same courtesies 
given roller skaters, there being 
several paved roadways restricted 
to the park skaters. 

Skaters are also rolling along , in 
the park roads used by motorists, 
but the cops have chased bike rid- 
ers, especially at night. They 
claimed a violation oh the part of 
the riders, an old law requiring 



•Hollywood, July 10. .. 
, you want to drive across 
country ? All right, sucker, fill the 
hack up with gas, oil and water, 
lead the Missus, lock up the family 
residence and get going. For a man 
to hanker after a coa.st-to-coast 
motor, trip Is much like a woman 
thiinking of buying a new dress. 
She's going to get that dress somcr 
how. 

Take it from a guy Who has made 
the trip eight Umes, it's a grand 
vacation, but from the time you 
leave your home state you're a suck- 
er. That New York or California 11- 
cense is th e okay for ever y gar age- 
man and hotel keeper between the 
two states to put on the gouge. But 
yiau can beat the rap, make the trip 
In good style for much less than 
two round-trip railroad tickets— 
and have a much better time. 

The writer and his best pal and 
crltlG have Just completed • four 
week trip from Hollywood to New 
York, at a cost of $390., That in- 
cludes; everything. There was no 
-cheatingH>h-th«^triPrTeveEything_iz^ 
laid on the line. 

Every evening was speht In a 
hotel. Statler in St. Louis, Buflfalp 
and Detroit and the William Penn 
In Pittsburgh got |6 for twin beds 
That was tops.- Elsewhere they give 
a better break to the tourists. New 
York iaiid Chicago are the best bets 
for hotel rates in ihetropolitan cities. 
Times Square hotels are pushover 
for short doughs In Chicago, out- 
side of the -Loop -and despite the 
Century of Progress, accommoda-- 
•tlons equal to the. best can be hiad 
for XZ pier day double. 

Set Back 1>39q 

Here's the cash outlay for the 
trip: 

Gas, 490 gals 
Oil, 73 qts. 
Repairs .... 
Hotel, food, 



|83r.22 
21.90 
13.30 

264.70 



Among the hosts calling upon the Hghts front^and back on machines, 
mayor In quest of political jobs are 



numerous performers and execu- 



One evening laist week a tandem 



tlves now out of employment. The l>^e ^PP^^if °K^^^^r.n 
mayor's office frequently resembles 'Wden shakily by two m^ru Ttob^ 
a theatrical agency. His private fWy^t^e first machine ^of; 



secretary, George Guise, Is a one- 
time theatre manager; his stenog- 
rapher, Alice Halvierspn, Is his 
ticket seller at the Shubert theatre. 



in 20 years . in Times Square. 



Total $383.12 

Trip was made in a medium 
weight eight cylinder car (Chrysler^ 
Which averaged close to 15 mlles' per 
gallon for the 7,025 miles. Gas runs 
all the wiy from 15 to 30c. per gal- 
lon, which includes the various state 
and the Federal taxes, Former, in. 
somie states Is 2c. per gallon; in 
others, 8c. Eastern oil is standard 
at 30c. per quart. 

Actual driving time on the Cal. to 
N. Y. trip was seven days. Return 
trii) was made in six days. To New 



All on the House 

.. .^..-Keystone, Ja., July iOt 
Just a round of pleasure, saiis 
cost, to natives In this community. | 
Business men are furnishing free 
pictures weekly. The town Is put- 
ting on band concerts every week. 

In addition dramatic organlzar 
tiohia ' are • presenting shbWs fre^ l 
quehtly. The Legion is doing its bit 
by staging athletic exhibitions at 
least once a week. And when there | 
1^ iLPthlMgr scheduled, there is fish- 
ing and swimming. All without ex- 
penditure of a thin dime. Wotta life! 

MARRIAGES 

June Marlowe,- actress, "to Rodney 
S. gprlgg, non-pro. In Camarlllo, 
Calif., June 2. 

Laura Lee^ actress, to Louis 
Payne, broker, in.. San Francisco,, 
June 29. 

Ann Cunningham, one of Three 
Nell sisters on NBC, Chicago, to 
-MalcotaLi-J-enningSi of Hay s Mac- 
Farland agency, at Crown ^piht, 

Ind., July 6. 

Dorothy Jordan, actreiss, to Merian 
e. Cooper,: RKO. producer,. .«ecre,tly 
in Williams, Arizona, May 27.. 

Loretta Ihrlg to Ncal Smith, July 
8, In Lo& Angeles.. Bride In the 
office ;of the treasurer, Fox West 
Coast. Groom is general auditor- 
f of Fay-Filni"exchanees. - 



and that as a result the tin hats 
directing It should have absorbed 
some knowledge Of showmanship; 
Puzzle to the show people, l.arc- 
abouts Is how the meiet pulled the 
crowds It did, with fio little thought 
given to mob appeal. 



1m TeDing You 

By Jack Qsterman 



A CAFE 
HIMSELF. 



OWNER TALKS TO 



Soliloquy 

So .1 opened In July . , i^ill right 
did I know What I was. doing... 
the heat got me. . .but everything 
Is going to be okay. Everybody 
says -the two rooms are beautiful 
and If i could only find some way 
of going to sleep and waking Up 
after Labor Da,y, my troubles 
would be over^ i.Yes,. I paid . fOr 
that last shipment of Ice cream... 
all right, so we .haven't got D.C. 
current. ; .hook the thing iip to the 
garage next door; , .they know me 
I used to keep hiy car there... It 
all comes back, to me now I had 
a car once when Shuberts were . In 
flower and 1 was a red, red rose... 
okay, attendant, I'll go quietly, but 
give me a room with southern ex- 
posjiEfi-and let me_.o.ut_At_nights_so_p 
I can go to the Club... so help 
nie I'm absolutely -sane. 



Qepre$9ion Gag 78,995, 



Patsy Flick insists that things 
are so tough they are now Using 
6old Borscht for blood transfu- 
sions. 



"Description ^^ ^ 

And Jimmie. Cannon looked at a 
guy the other night and said, 'That 
face is playing hookey from a 
totem . pole,' 



igure It. Out 

Bljly Glason reports about a 
waiter in ia downtown cafe askinfj 
a customer, "What do you want. 



tea In a glass or with .lemon?' The 
patron looked up and said, 'What 
kind of English is that?' 

The indignant Delancey St. 
waiter yelled, ."Don't laugh, Bpme 
people like tea in a cup or with 
Cream.' 



Logi 



Speaking of beverages, a beggar 
stopped Harry Bestry on Broadway 
the other night and said, 'Please 
loan me lOc for a cuii of cofCeej 
I'm very nervous/ Bestry got out 
of it with, 'Don't be. silly, coffee will 
make you more hervbus.* 



ifficulty 

We had a little trouble with our 
stooge, Siimmy Cantor, the other 
night so we cut his salary. Just 
steak WITHOUT French fried 
potatoes. 



York, trip was made on routes 6$ 
from Los Angeles to Santa Fe, N. M:, 
86 to Trinidad, Colp., 350 to La 
Junta, Colo., 50 and 50S to Kansas 
City, 40 to Pittsburgh and 22 to New 
York. 

New York to Cal. routes traveled 
were U. S. 9 from New York to Al- 
bany, 20 to Butralp, 4 (Canadian) 
from Buffalo to London. Ont, and 
Detroit, 112 and bsick oh 20 to Chi- 
cago, 32 to Davenport, D^ Moines 
and Council BlufCs, 30 and , SOS froni 
Omaha, to North Platte, Neb., 
Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyo., and Salt 
Lake City, 91 thrpugh Proyo, Utah* 
and Las Vegas, Ney., to Daggett^ 
^gl;rthien~66 'baie k into -Lr^7 — Most— - 
of the east-bound trip was made .on 
the National Old Trail. : Majority of 
westbound trlr> thie Lincoln High- 
way. 

Best roads encpuntered were In 
Calif prnia a,nd Wyoming. Worst, 
New York state, between Albany 
and Buffalo. During latter part of 
May and. early June there were 
about 100 . miles of detours on the 
whole Journey. Of the 7,000 miles, 
about~2o(» IS unparvearTHOBl of it on 
the Old Trail. Unpaved portion, 
however, is well graded gravel 
where the only trouble; encountered 
was flying stoties, one of which Went 
through the writer's windshields 

West 40^ East 30 

, For speed and comfort, the best 
roads are oiled grayel. Car handles 
better at high speeds. Most of the 
western' roads are 40 feet wide, while 
eastern states stick : to the 30 -fopt . 
higliway unless In the newer roads. 

Easiest towns to go through are 
Indianapolis, Columbus, Buffalo and 
New York. Toughest Is Wheeling, 
W. .Va. Narrow winding streets ln_^^ 
the latter make It a jig saw puzzle' * 
fpr the tourists. ittsburgh Is hp 
cinch for- the stranger.- 

In buying gas. and oU, it's wise 
to patrPnIze gas stations operated 
by the large oil companies. Thcty 
have nothing, to sell but gas and oil* 
The wayside garageman can always 
find spmethlng wrong with the best 
running car. Here's where the mo- 
torist, lipne too auto- wise is a suck- . 
er. Before he gets away from the 
joint, he has left a few bucks for 
work that Is often unnecessary. 
There is also a mpb of small garaee** 
men who manage to shove nails In 
tires. That's still a favorite trick and 
a paying one. If .lt Is necessary, to 
patronize the. gyp garages, the mo* 
torlst. should always keep his eyes 
open. 

A trip of . this kind Will convince 
the motorist that Americans know 
little or nothing about distance. 
Stop at any small town, aeAc the 
distance to the next . town and. 
you'U get as many different an^ 
swers .ais people you ask. If the 
■actual , distance is ..45...miles, you'Jl 
be told that '"it's any whiaro- from 30 
to 60 miles. Garagemen ate the 
worst offenders In this respect. 
Forget about distance and maps^ 
If you are going from New York 
to Los Angeles, routes noted here 
are the .shortest and best. High- 
ways -are plainly marked. T4iere's.- 
little chance of . getting on a wrong 
road. Maps, are mostly confusing. 

White Li " 

Throughout the west,' small 
towns off the main highways try 
to divert tourists by having gar* 
agemeh tout the route through 
their village as the shortest line 
bptweeh twp main towns, ' Again, , 
stick to the maiii. highways. Short 
cuts are Invariably the longest. 

Remember that every section of 
the country has lis. peculiarities of 
(Continued on page 61) 



Osiermahia 

-At the present, writing It's too 
Jiot tq^ Jppk. for Jokes. . .Nice of 
Llpyd Pahtages to u.4e the title 'I'm 
Tolling You* In hlS' column... We 
thought VARiErrY copyrighted that 
for,. us.. . .Oh well let it go.. : Ills 
Dad may stfvrt a circuit .again and 
.Wje;ilW'Kant=io^-play^^t>^ 
can you do.. . Those radios In autos 
are a great as.sct. . .it used to be 
that you would take your car Into 
a garage and tell the man there's 
sorhcthlng ' wrong With the valves 
...nowadays you .say, 'I can't seem, 
to get WABC. . .You must drop up 
and see me . sometime. ...ARE YOU 
READING? 



RINGSIDE FOR 14c 

Mexico' City, July 6..' . . 
Ight fans^ availed themselves 6f 
bargain show In, great numbers at a' 
local flstics; arenai - -r- — r - 

Ten four-round boiits and radio 
reports of Camera -Sharkey argu-~; 
ment for 14 cents ringside and eight 
cents general, 

BIRTHS 

Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer Cassldy, 
daughter, July 2, In New York, 
Father 1.6 a theatrical attprney. 

Mr. and Mrs. Ben Boyer, son, 
July 7, in New York. Their third 
child, .all boys. Father Is.Wlth thQ., 
M-ax- Gordon office. 



vAHmrr 



TIMES SQW AWE 




Tuesdajt J11I7 11, 1933 



Broadway 



Blta Welman Westporting It for 
the summer. _ 

Ijeo Morrison In "on a xiulckie. 
from Hollywood. 

Phil Aijler maklniGf the rounds j universal spending three days each 
With Eddie Blatt. J In pow-wpws. ' t j i 

Swinging doors on the now open- Laura liCe, Aim player, and ^^ouiaA 
ddoi- ex-speakeasles. Payne, non-pro, ^ announced their 

Joey Keith playing baseball to secret marriage here m June, and I 
keep Ih the CatskUls. | ^'^---'SS&^m Hollywood, I 



ATTE 





LQDdon 



I'the Circle and the closed Indiana ] 
for receivership. Chai«es misman- 
agement. . . , . 
Efficiency men at the 'News' get 



Paris 

By Beulah Livingstone 

, Norma Sheareir and Irving ThaU 
berg en route for Scotland.'' 
- -Beth BerrI huntlnjg a studio for>— 
her summer dancing school. 

Jeanne Kent, ex- wife of Robert 
Armstrong, Is teaching contract 
bridge. 

Ramon Novarro has departed for 



Herbert Wilcox suiters nervous j owner Fairbanks to spend a couple | London and will sail home the mid 



Billy lAhia <>Penlf>e an ^Pen bar L^^j^gp^ has joined par's publicity Ing's wedding. 



breakdown. 
Charles Gulliver lit Audrey^ Polnt- 



and lunch counter at 43d and Madl 

sdhii. 

Jeane Cohen Isn't going to Europe 
after all. She's oft to Hollywood, in- 
stead. 



dept. John del Valle of 'Call-Bul 
letln' succeeds Blair as Fox p,a. 

Mrs. Marguerite Cohen is seeking 
a divorce from her; husband,- Louis, 
whom she married: in a stage wed- 



Davld Burns best dressed Ameri- 
can actor oyer here. 



of thousand dollars .. to move the 
editorial department from the ninth 
to the fifth iBbof. _^ 
Manny Mafcua moving to Fort 
Wayne to watch over the Emboyd, 



die of J^uly. i 

Emlle Natan piloting Henry Garat 
and Lily Dainlta f roni set to set on 
a visit to JolnvJllie.. 
Marlene Dietrich's half -Inch false 



Paramount, and Jerterson there. Ho eyelashes are responfliblfe for a sud 



A. •Pettljohn of Hays ofQce heaves Carl Nlesse here to worry „ ^ -^.^^jja^ 

t won't talk, about the Terminal, Alam 



her|9, but 
•Sally Who?' closed at the Strand 



T>^i^«A« uTiA K-ari Freund cashier. She charges he was cruel, 
Eric Pommer and Karl Freund | ^^^^ alimony ; just a dlvOrce; 



lunching to talk oyer the old Ber 
lln days. .... 

Cecilia Ager, who goes places for 
Vawbtt, reverted to Hollywood for 
tw6 months. 

Charles. ..Levy; . the Broadway 
ticket .spec making annual motor 
—trli^^o -coast.— -. .—^^^.faahlon.— — 
A Brown Derby on the Boston 



son 



Biransby Williams . late t 
Ill's wedding, to Wyii Clare, 



for his 



Mexi co, D. R 



Rainy season's, on. 



— - ^ T, „ i Beer surtax reduced to almost 

Post Road Tipw near Rye. But not nothing to help biz with U. S; A. 
In the Hollywood manner. Local print smashed a newsboys" 

Jerry Horwin back to the Coast Jg^^j^^ by giving papers to the Job- 
today (Tuesday) after two months | j^^g 

In Lojidon film production. Federal government to spend 

Appendix operation took Arnold -j ftQQQjjQ building a; hlghwa:y Tla- 
Kort put of Biography' at the Avon. ^jjjj^gg^j^^jj^ 

Harry Southard replaced him. Reorganized Mexican symphony 

George P. Morely, box <>«»f®.3^«' orchestra giving six Sunday Bee- 
sole manager^ of the t^^nj*^ 

(N. T.) Arms hotel. It s his summer Theatres and cinemas report biz 
<>ccupatl Qn . -sHglitly-better^than-4ast— summer^ 

th??S'miS"t wm?~u^^ 

rssTssas.. th. Four* b!i£ff%j5S»igf&^^ k^^asp'-'sssv^ ' - 

of July it rained at the sho'e re^ | g^*^" automoDues irom impori^ <irVaainer room. 



, visiting Italian actor, 

Cozsy. I ippearlng in repertory at the Poti- 

Kenneth Collins SP®"*. ^» JiSSrexten^^ his engagement, 

dodging the fl?«/^«^»»®»»;^*»®;Svl*t ^nheui?^ ' with Yvonne Prlh- 
got out an injunction t^^^^ Boyer is closing 

J^k Morris due^her...^ 

pe^^nce by a party at a road i "W^lSSs 

Topcoats -^\^?J^J^t^^.^^?^ 
patch.'^ 



Tpm Burke again broadcasting 
for Rrltis^h Broadcasting after four- 
year rumpus. . ^ 
Cihenia grosses all over England 
down by 15^ in comparison to last 
year's takings. 

Douglas Fairbanks, seeing pre- 
miere of Mary Pickford's .'Secrets' 
at the Adelpht 

Lew Morris Iwught Plaza picture 
house, BosQombe/ and building new | FsJr . Haveh 
one at Worthing. | there. 

llBsrtTrankauradyertislner-meet 



By Was Nolle 



Burke of 'Llmehouse Nights' fame. 
- -Gloria Qllbiert» 17-year-old Bos- — 
ton ballet dancer, doubling at the 
Mbntmartre after the Ambasisai- 
deurs. 

Sacha Giiitry Is writing a sketch 
in Ave tableaux for Ceclle Sorel's 
opening at the Casino de Paris next 



Harry Warren back at the San winter. - .• 
Remo with his unit for the secondl Though , her operation Is pro- 
year. 1 nouhced successful, AJmee Sempio 
The death of Lewis Hunting at I McPhers6n Hutton i's stiU too ill to 
glooms show folk! see yiisltors. , ^ .>». 

' Mary Garden greatly pleased wl«-h 
the-bUst-of— herself— ln--thft-role-of 



^ ^ . , I The' honeymooning Alexis Mdl- 

The Dill & Barnett circuses play ^^^^j^ expected back until the 



Red Bank and JiOng Branch, re- 



on -Six JBOrtsecutive . days or 
nights. ' 

Choice 5th avenue and B'way lo-. 
cations advertising rentals on aij^.^pj., 
percentage arrangement of ^^^\ j^a_ne^ 
eroda businiass turnover. 



Yorke's dressing room. . . ^ i „«^n»ii,/iiv 

- ' Hella~-Kurtv tiie latest-scheduled I spectiveiy. 
Town has a tiew American offlciaV^ fop of the Wprld club,, nltery, 

Iname— 'Mexico. D^ F./ instead pf | i^^^Y Ground Sebt. opens on the roof of the' Asbury 

Criterion i Park Elk's club^ 



Mexico City. b;p.mWi^^T^ral|^*5^: ^ue around Sept, 



Managers advised by civic au- 



'2?^J'^«l"- ^? iJ iT'* A«,.<fa«i« thorities they must start shows on 

B,^.. .Shauer took that ^^A^^ a t of advertised: times or _be. 

July .- 4 excursion. First time this . . . 

for*erly.iiabltual of an.cjo^«J;*^« Dollkr continues strong. Average 

been on the water in^wve^^^ rate 3.6» pesos per one. 

'^^'^^^^ot^hSiW T?nVv«ISS^ for- formal ratio Is two for one. Those 

elS^Srha^^n'^aSSn^^^^^^^ S. currency In 



l^'^T'^.^'t^^:!^^^^ intended to be. i victim of a 



wnat causea ?l« ^^^P^"**^ P^^^^ sand Sunday show, es 

^ Mannheim answered, c^ped into a crowded street, serious 



Fresh Fields' at the 
getting another, llbnury deal, mak 
Ing the fifth since opening. 

Charlotte Greenwood and Joe 
Coyne may appear-together, in. 'She 
Couldn't Say No,' In London. 

Rumored Vivian van, Dam has 
leased the Piccadilly from Sept. to 
operate- as Revuedevllle hou^e. 

.Market porters competing' in a 
basket-carrying competition . for 
prize donated by Charlie Chaplin 



The Chateau, once one of thie 
high- price spots at Long Branch, 
now a two-bit *club. 
Maj. John zanft . and -tlto. wife,. 



fall, as they leave Lake Como for 
Venice July H. then go to Spain- 
Marcel Berirer's 'La Saiamandre,* 
dealing with the ultra-modern miss, 
has been accepted for fall produc- 
tion at one of the boulevard the* 

Aliiert Dleudonne is preparing the ' 
scenario -of- Victor- Marguerltte's 



Hattle Carnegie, guests ait Herbert celebrated novel, 'La Garconne,* 
Dreyfus' Deal place. kaw which is coming to the French 

Edward Roberts takes a bow at """i" •. ^ 

the i^Sprlng Lake showing of his • s<'^®®"' 
'Forsaking All Others.' 

buTJ^S?r%f TrtiriS Vi^e l^^^^^^ -plays, but hasn't seen any- 

— thine she likes as well as ureeo 



Marc .Connolly's "mother, .Mrs. 
Mabel L. Connolly, is taking In the 



C^ia"S;j;di^ put ^.TWnSeir \ «"Pi>!y^ I ^aSSrJS? 



'wriw Eight,' due to breakdown, with 



Johnny Johnson and band set^fOT ^--^^^ and film colonies co- 

onmou.n n«.«.. *,p«„s , operating Yi^r^t*" drlv«^o*rSi 

Joe Nagaro's combo replaces clety's Wg emergency drive t 

yww. w " ■ _ jT ■n' At.-. 1 ^.■.■nAa *-n Band hfl.o.ir 20ft more strand*. 



what, caused his increase In avoir 
duppls. -a 

•Injatlon.' I ly- gored a 70-year-old man. 
Broadwayf arers . who Pa98 the uv J? ^^^j 'na i ^ . „^ 

hert's penthouse Perphed aloft the ^ ^^It ^^^^ Install. M»n3to>» arraoglng for his . passage Branch. ed Americans. , T„fa«,«tinn-i 

office structure, although its been I ^^„„4_art^^„ naaaeneer trains I >i?J»e.^ „ i„ h-v- Price's, Long Branch roadhouse, A feature of the first Interoational 

Condos Brothers In **^«oi®;,**^T- opens for the 75th year with Jo Salon of the .Clnematograph^ls the 

ing signed contracts, to tour in ( "hv _ « . — i — _« _t_t*^.« 

revues with oppoisltlon manage- 
ments. 

Richard Lindo, for many years > 



Muriel Forbes Robertson replacing: I the summer at f«w|»ionable New 
" ioJ?a««l «nA ftf the Three I Monmouth hotel, Spring Lake.^^^^ 

L theJ 

Long Branch. I ed Americans. 



band and 



. „^„«., ... gasoline-driven passenger 

up for over three years. . , anfl to filash fares 

.Holt^le. giving out that sartortaj. and to^^^^ ^ ^^^^ 

^^^2^~^'^V'^\.^t?!if^l^^ ^^i}^\\ Mexico lias 300 earthquake sources, 
coat-and ^"^M buttonMU Cent^l>^^ of them along Padfle - coast 

Park. West of a Sunday. Lew Clay- , ; ^j.^ south 'maiorltv havlns 1 Kicnara jumao, i.w tuauj 
ton will still bet Holtz. was on his JJJJJ J**®^^^^^ and manager of Drury 

W td the lake for some sculling. M^PP^SiJ^ grace another ne theatre. Just died recenUy In , p^^hin. , ^ 

Harry Gerguson, better known as of postage stamps, air mall- MTargate. ■ Kenneth Roberts m.c.'s the open 

Prlnee Mike Romanoff, freed from pej^JI Po^wtge^ia^^.^^^^^ ^ , ^ox Films a^^nglng for seriM ^ the Colony, with Betty 

the federal detention pen last week. J™^^^^^^ and the Dayton Boys In 

•made a byline for the Tave . 
ordered a double sirloin. Before . | their product.^ | The only open beach along the 



Woodward's 

Hlnes. . ^ 

Sidney Solonxon week-ends at 
Jim Farley's Deal estate, and drops 
iry and manager oi^ijrury^ Ross-Penton to hear Eddy 

theatre. Just died recenUy In JJ,,- 



Jackson | dally filming pt visltoi^s who ara 
given return checks to come and 
see themselves on the screen next 



eating -the well-known cuffer 
picked ' it up • In both hands and. 
kissed' it. Upon leaving he told the 
hat check girl he'd slip her some 
coin iwheh he gets rich. 

Running through a- sequence of 
*Beggar's Holiday,' produced from 
the^ .Damon Riinyon story, 'Mme. 
- La Guimp,' is considferable' mention 
of the name of 'Dr. Michel,' in dlar 
log. The show mob who knew 
:Dr.. ' Leo -Michel, back in: . New. 
iTorlt got' a great kick out of the 
mention when the picture was pre- 
viewed on the Coast recently. 



day. ■■ 

The Komarowa ballet from, the 
Folies Bergere is now appearing at 
the Elysees-Palace in Vichy in tho 
new revue, 'Alio, Marseilles T—IcI, 
Paris,' with musical numbers by 
Charles Courtoux. 

Mme. Sylvalne, author of 'Toucho 
et Douche' at the Fontaine, has 



St Louis 

^y H. V Monic 

Georgfe Tyson ordered by bccullst 
to wear glasses. 



Americans here predict big sue- I gbore is at Sea Bright One buck a^uuw»« -v w.« 

cess for 'Road House' for Axnerlca, permission tags is the thing at all completed another comedy In which 
but Walter Hackett standing ont other places. ^ ^ ^ she Will play latjr this season, as 

for big dough. ^ tTA«,i t*«w.i ^ Shubert, .Leah Salisbury, j^^^^ Jacques has decided ta keep 
Dave Burnaby and Henri Leonl Harry Tugend, Shepherd Traube J^" x,^ „ii -un^ 

,r«,i>«ir *rn«.. Brad. I and Ira Gcrshwin amottg the chat- 1* **5.ircroSrXg soclff pf the 



have Ifeased the Kasbek from Brad ..ruw..«.s 

hury-Pratt. to be used as a try-out ter^ at the opening oi the Red Bank Grtmde semalne season, the Btol des 
for new floor talent;^ I Player's 'American Plan.' | ^^^ta i.itR. which hitherto took 

Dudley ; Clements here vacatlon- 
e after 80 Weeks with 'Of Thee I 



Britt Wood, rube comedian, went ing after BO weeks 

— J J ^.^^^^A I at^^t ^j^^ due in 'Give 'Em Cake, 



San Francisco 

By Harold BbCk 



on air for Ambassador and wowed 
air fansi • •. — 

Ambeissador plahnlhg " to pilnk 
ticket 'Baby Face.' First time to 
be tried here. 

Donald Novls. NBC tenor, sing- 
ing, at the Fox. First big time at 
this spot lately. 



Sing,' 

new Sam Harris show... 
■ Ivor Novello- has three offers from ] 
America for his latest play, 'Pro- 1 
scenium,' currently .iat the Globe. 
One is' from Herman Shumlln. 

Gladys Cooper talking of produc-!- 
Ing 'Raits of Norway* on Broadway I 



Kansas City 

By Wiii Rb Hushes 



Petits Llts, which hitherto took 
place at the opera, was held this 
year at the Ambassadeurs with Rip 
and Naklta BallefC as masters of 
ceremony, and Fany Hetdy, Mau- 
rlcet, Spadoiini, Gaby' Morlay and 
Gitta Alpar on the program, 



double feature policy for one week 
(6) to present 'Be Mine Tonight.' 
^ , J Kid business gone to somewhere 

Al Greenbaum s back. „„i- in deluxe houses here. Something 

Rush Hughes back from an auto ^ attempt to get them 



Grand Central departs from herself, repeating role she played In 



London. Closed here July 8.' 
Gilbert Miller hais option for U. S. 
on 'Richard of Bordeaux,' and wait 



Vic Allen to New York for a four 
weeks' stay at the Monte Carlo 
night club. 

John. Golden is down from Omaha 
doing some special, work . for the 
Malnstreet. . 
Lawrence Lehman, manager, of 



Pragne 

By Edward T» Heyn 

on 'Kicnard 01 Boraeaux,' ann wan- I xiawrence ijenmnn, manager. i .ir£!?5^"ai^.t^?f^.?fi4^ill?<T^ 
ing for Leslie Howard to give It the the Malnstreet, in Chicago to catch ^S^^^i?\V^ti^%- ^ ^ ' 



^ftC ft t ion* 

Roy ikoward arpund here for a 

few days 



back in fall. 
Ambassador sign shop discontlh- 



. Ti»iiA- oil ,m In aniued with outslde shop doing work, n^arry A. s. Frere-Reeves, Joint 

Marjorie Haller all cut up m | Understood union demanded twp niahaging director of Helneinann's, 

auto accident. men be kept on full time. the publishers, In the South of 

Nina Hinds has landed her fem ^j^g^ ^^^j^ of smoking at Mis- France in July. 



trio on KFRC. . goiirl huge success. Policy may be 

Jennison Parker bought him a hatJ extended to Ambassador and Grand 
With a red band. . , Central, under samb control. 

DPn Gllman in Los Angeles fori a,.* a™v< 



Once over, with View of starring 1 Jack Benny's act. 
Howard in it. New federal beer licenses ready 

Edgar Wallace'ii daughter Pat to July 1, and numerous dealers are 

" ' ■ not taking .them out. 

Harry Portman, . formerly with 
Loew's official family, now; head of 
a Mrge chemical company, here. 

Hugh Studebaker, local radio an- 
nouncer iand artist, 'bias, gone to Chi-' 
cage and will free lance until some- 



Simon Rowson's paper, which he 
was t6 have read to the Glasgow 
Exhibitors' conference on 'The Five 



by Emil Lilkovib. ^ 

Director Jdsi^f Hlinoffiaz, chief of 
Brno firm Futurum, on way to the 
United States to study film thea- 
tres. 

Among the German newspapers 
and publications refused entry into 
Czechoslovakia from Germany are 
•Filmwelt' and 'Fllmwpche/. ; . . . 

A. B. Film studlP, subsidized, in 
Us annual meeting reported it had 



some Rotary speeches. 1 for a week for first time sihce house 

John Washington McKenzie, old K^^^^^^^ j^^g years ago. Managie- 
Tiyoli tenor, dead at 78. ^^^^^ thinks 'College Humor' needs I 

Estelle Loveland leaves Aug. 8 help. 
for a round-the-wprld trip. Several 'College Humor' 24-sheeti3 

Van Fleming, ex- Van and Don^ posted upside down and Its effect 
bacfc in—town, .- Don remalniiULilL . a^rlot.— Theatre Ji^ 
Milwaukee, calls on first day and posting com- 

L. J. Schlalfer thinks this Frisco pany swamped. Not ah accident 
weather i's the berries after last Christy Wllbert and Max Pless 



Stage shows out of Ambassador Year Plan,' cancelled at the last thi^^ ' «n inr!^^^ 

r a week for first time sihce house | minute, at the request of his dlrec- | Herman Gould, of the Liberty, has | an incpme_Pf 418,082.70 crowns anu 

tors, 



Indianapolis 

- By-Bill-Kiley— 



^onth'd Chicago heat. , > 

Charlie Leohai'd dashed to Holly- 
wood to meet the wife and babe, 
returning from the East. 

With, every industry forming a 
■^■ii>.code, Emii Umanri gags that he's 
'''**Tgof one, too, but it's, in his noflei 
- DorSti^yMacl^^^^ 
fashion texpert in a Denver hospital 
m'Purning .the loss of her appendix. 

During the summer NBC is giving 
office staff every other Saturday pff, 
In addition to two weeks vacash 
with pay. 

With their company conventions 
here Barney RoSe, U, and Bill Wolff, 
RKQ, figure oh a relapse when 
they're over. ^, 

Pair of western sales conventions, 
have Just .concluded, here, RKO and 



ner of Central Theatres advertising 
departmeht ardent baseball fan. 
Wilberi doesn't know whether to 
root for the. Pirates, his home team, 
or the Cardinals. 

Cullen Espy had Kid Regan, for- 
mer fighter now sports writer oh 



Jack Flex leaving Loew's Palace 
In the: lurch for a couple of weeks 
to vacation in the east. 

The atrny of urchins who used to 
beg ' pennies off theatre-goers has 
disappeared. PerhajB to ■& boys' 
campi for. the summer. 
Walter Whitworth, 'News' critic. 



tKe"^'St5F,'""^all"^^t«ftmeTl'^.p^"over- who':u 
bringing a fighter here. Kid was all how gets down to work In the eafly 
set to back him in a local arena houris to' dodge the heat. 



when pug prospect got a kayo. 

KMOX and Ambassador got to- 
gether to select local Blng Crosby 
oh 'College Humor.' Station con- 
ducted preliminary auditions and 
six finalists went on air Monday 



Ben Lags was busier, than the cat 
on the tin roof during his recent 
visit, to town trying t6 get Sbitte. pf 
the 'local poster business^ 

'No Betting' signs are tacked up 
all over the new greyhound racing 



(10). Winner to get a week on Amw track, but groups here and there 
bassador stage at salary of $60 with money changing hands, 
while runners-up get month's .psiss 1 Stockholder of the Circle Theatre 
to theatre. * Co. Is suing company that operates 



sold his riding horsed, and is vaca 
tioning m Chicago. Irwiri Dublnsky 
is pinch hitting for him. 

Lawrence.. Sherwood, who - 
delved his A.B. at Kansas Univer- 
sity this^pring, has join ed t he an- | 
nouhciiig staff afKMBC. ■ 
Getaway day at Riverside July 4, 
and those ' Who claim to know say 
the promoters will take a loss; Pf 
from $20,000 to $75,000 on the meet. 



was paying a 10% dividend. 

Edith Holland, a singer from 
Canada, has been engaged by thp 
City theatre of Aussig (Ustl), North 
Bohemia, for the next season. _ 

The new company, Victoria, starts 
making a musical - film, -—LoyP- 
Parade, based oh tuneful operetta 
of Ernst Wolff ; in both Czech and 
Germaui ^ - 

Ferdinand Hart, a new . member. 



Benny 'Merhoffi's 'orchestra in the of the Vlnohrady City theatre, en 

gaged for the new comedy nim, 
'Dog's Life,' produced by Moldavia, 
regisseur Mac Fric. 

Last performance in its theatre 
given-by-theJJrania,=-iGfirnian.^edu-: 
cational society. Next season it 
will have an up-to-date stage in a 
new building how in course of erec- 

The Czechoslovak government 
prohibited the performance pf tne 
German old classical 'Hermanns- 
schJacht,' by Kleist, under the aus- 
pices pf the Bund der Deutschen, 
as several actors of Germany were 
scheduled for leading roles and pro- 
German outbursts were feared. 



Hotel Muehlebach for couple weeks, 
^hile Paul Pendarvis doing one- 
highters. Then he's, back to 
Muehlebach, - 

Mr.-^ahd^-Mrsi^Goodmah-^Ace- 
CBasy Aces'.) are on visit before 
going to New York to make shorts 
for Warners. Ace formerly col- 
umnist and amusement editor for 
the ."Jourrial-Post.'^ 

MGM's sound truck, enroute to 
the sales conventipn, was stppped 
by highway patrol, and npt until 
the Governor had been called, was 
the outfit allowed to proceed. Of- 
ficers said the truck was widet than 
the law allowed. , 



¥ I ME S SUVA RE 



VAmETY 



59 



llarc Lachmann In town for the 
liammer.. ^ , ... . 

K. Vani i»raa!g:* diecided flVe w^eki^ 
-4^^y»u»raift''.'gniift.- ' ' ,■ _£] \_ 

Bert JLevy^'Iias iflVen '.lip .'iiboKlfteV 
J)ort6f*a orders.;. . ". ' V ' -V ,,v . 

Jane'Hlntoii ifh this week oliii ejitec 

yir^lnia Woods , ithe .Ijosp for 
h, minor operation. 




C H 4 T T E 




Loop 



Al Rule In frdm' Mlchlgran, .. 
Sfcyride's 40 cents cut to '25 cents 
1>cMre-8 p.m." > • . 

Victor Grabel band hli'ed for fre* 
concerts &t:expio. 



^Ith Waldo Ives, after ^Swo yeairg of 
niarriM llfei • ' " 

.Jordan &. Ja<fksQn, 'Gobs of ioY 
to"'£felt.''Lake' and' Oedeh ibeatres. 
eSaistward -bdiihd; 
_ llttiy thte^tre float In July ,4 pa 

Geprge> Somnes 'nioved to' Patbs ra^fevgrot fourth prize, only theatre 
Verdes^ far, from, "the mobi ' ■ . float to land a, cup, 

' Phil Cohen "back froih N. ' ^iJver Lake opening race meet got 

^here he conferred on ASCAP mat-^^ 

J u-.-^ow v.i.« i,n.««^A Silver. Uake^ race track opiened 

Pandro Berman hap leaf e^^^ weeks' meet. First in state 
foriner King, Vidor home in 'P.eyerly k^^g^ new pari mutuel betting 

Hills. . plan. . . 

Jpe, Mankj;ie,wlcz buying , a yacht IJ, ¥5. Dalgleir 6f Hamrick circuit 

and insists ' on being addressed . as land^^'d a 2Q-pound king salmon: in 

skipper. ~ ... ... - . .. 

Hollywood going for the ping 
pong parlors -similar to- those.- . -on 
Broadway. ■', ; ,.. :■ i- '-t • 

I. Robisrt Broder,;, e^-RKa atn 
torney, returning to. New York after, 

ehort visit here. . ., 

-Harrison— ^arroU_^ha\dT- ■■ ^fi!^ 



Seattle, harbpr,. and that's some- 
thing' " , ^ / • • 

'Jack: Atkins, nfiainager Tanforan 
track;' 'will, be;' general mgr, of 
Seattle rale© track, which . gets go- 
ing Auig. '2; , 

•; Ridib ° apiiear^ to have some 
vogue on local stages. 'Blue Mbn- 

;s^'tc;s^iSH^oJrs^:i^ 

"'^^^llS^ln'to^' on his Way . ^l^S^-the' Swedish hos- 
LOU Metlzgcr in to^o-^" .^to ihe P^tal recovering from a major ope 
xovK. ration. He ^itiects to be able to 

'j^jci^^y {.return to Hollywood shortly, 
has -sidi- SeVenr .montha of fiard luck at 
, : •[ tallyrHo Ii^i? culminated in fire that 
over • the ^ipied out this |86.t)06 roadhouse, 
weekend to look over the colbr^d cosUlest near this b^^ 
revue at .the Hlllstreet. ... [operator, .hs^^rotvly. efcap^d. 

Bin McCurdy o.nce-overing |ibny,7, 
wood fo r talent and .plays for the 



home from.. New 
Sprekles in. San BlegOi 

Walt . Blsney's. latest 
Mouse cartoon, 'Premier,' 
Grauman as the.hea^yy., 
ClifC,.. Worfc in town 



ofis 



By Les Rees 



Plr.yhbuse, Portland, Ore, 

Marion Spltzer hits Jtily IBth .Is- 
sue of. 'Satev^port'. .with .'The, Girl 
With the Golden ]e:ye.Uds,^^ . .; 

Col. . Jack »ffos? '^gi„*>.pard ^ Fbur per cent" wine going over 

Dick Ariel's yapht.frpm ?fc akifC. The. j^gp^ 

colonel iahded, in thov water. ' . . i^ocal beaity parlbr; hai'.ali blonde 
Harry Joe BroTsri^.bac^.Jfrc^^ .jr pp« . 

appearing at 




poui^d girl 

Met?^ |or her Xiik^^'^^i.M^^y^?^ 
Helen, Hayes, probaWjrfeatu^^^ :jbhii SHbrnian, !Star\ drama ,ed 

Letter «4dref edJWhy dbn^ bic¥ at work Tagaln, aftei- lU^ 

come up some night,' Hoiiywooa, i ^ » , 

Cal.,' was delivered tb Mae West. ; " - Valter Abel, TWln Cltirlte, stopped 
Geoyge ClUoqrIs CQjnlng^to »Wtro, K,^^^.g^ - ^ Holly wobd.tp make 
from -New York for .'The l«t6 1^,^^^^^ .. ^ ... 

Christopher Bean/ liart he did on f w .A- Steffeij, hought .JRed Head. 
*^MlSlSe Thfek. B.^ ^. 'k^iiets fp^liis sun.,seater 

sec, tried to dispute, the rfeht^, ^ori^.theag.e^^^ ^ flesh-^nd- 
touievSf? ^tttpmohUe on j^ blood \hls, ve^^ m% time Jn 

*Arth?i ' fisberg thihW ■ he-i ©an f^*J^Sf IKte^^^^ Paramount booker 
Btand Chl'a 100 W the "*ade b<>tter '^gyn 

thar Califs sunshine, so- Sotatomed ™*^^^ Qleason, student 

east last week. The ti.m topi' ■ I nur^ iroga lowa, , . , 



Oakland 

By Wood Soanes 



Mlml' AgugUa Is In 'the bay area 
to do Oscar Wilde's 'Salome- at the 
Greek theatre on the. University of. 
California campuis,' August I. 

Cliff ord . Paul (Babe) Brown, 55, 
stage electrician and superintendent 
of the .Oakland . Auditorium, died 
suddenly. He will be succfteded. by 
William Baull, his asslstaht. 

Bmlyn Williams' 'A Murder Ha!a 
Been Arranged; had a Ibcal hear- 
ing- when the Fauclf Players, ama-, 
teur group, heard regularly in- radio; 
presented.', it sit th» Ebell club. 

Einlyn WUllatns* *A :i4urdei!' Has 
l^en Arranged' was plvejri .its flr§t 
local-hearing- by an amateur group, 
the -Faucit Players; ■'•Whb ordinarily 
appear in radio programs on KlUC, 
naBt^fe«k-=ettdi — — — "" --^^ 
jAbe Simon/ for. years Asso- 
ciated. Press teleferapher; Qh the 
Oakland TribuneC bbwed to the me 
cl^anical' age when -his Morse tapper 
was replacied by a pHnten Simbii 
gits i pension'. 

'Yie Liberty iPlayhoufle, .bnUt . by 
Iho ia:te Harry W. Blebbp, and 
cradle for. mahy Broad,way .stars, 
has bieii takeh' by the Golden State 
chain. About $50,000 will be ex 
pended' reihodeliiig^ . ,. ■ •■ . 



emplbyed making a regular poke 'o< 
dust. 

Harold; Simpson, back In, the b^rg; 
after' seven weeks on the road ''with. 
KGW's radio act 'Covered Wagon. 
DaySr' Simpson confabbing V|rith 



Arthur Lyon In town to see Jadc, 
Benny. vau.4e. ,unlt,, . . . • 

Jack iibrbwitz has a new Llndy il 
6n a different street. 

Mexlciin ^'villafre hired Joan COr 
lette froro bu^Jisaue." ' • 
Ruth Morris, • Abe ! lastfogel. 



a\ithpr Bob Redd, of KGW w|M) may ^^1^,1^^ Arms lA town, 
put, out. another radio thriller. . g^nny Meroift orchestra opens 

^^^*!r ^^?fV^il" ^^-^F-o *oo* July 13 at terrace Gardens. 

Gordon; Wright p.a."d a fast one ^^^^ Cha^e terminated his em- 
for the Liberty by crashing the loud „ioymeht a,t HoUywood-at-Fair. 
speaker system at the dog races, r s. Douglas sold two Irish 

Track l»<>'^n^8 .»iav« bee" gt^j^es (no gag) to Collier's, 

nightly gate of 10,000 persons. Mario Pranno of Pranno and 
Wright figured a.tie-up and used the j^^^ dance abt, has opened a studio 
speaker hbrnis at thle races for Lib- I ij^e 



erty exploitation. 

Ted Ganible fixing a civic celebrstr 
tioi^ for J. J.; Parker's 18th anniver- 
sary in local show biz. Parker has | 
always operated leading' flrst-run 



0: M. and Helen Samuels up from 
New Orleans to look over the big 
carnival. 

Abe Cohen of the.. Kedzie now 
ihanaci:ing Randolpih in Loop for 



11am" PlB'i'ce ^dut- «J the ' CoIutnbW,- 
publicity 'd e p a r t hi e n t. . WlllWm 
Wlcice^sham; In.- 

Ada Mae has been booked by 
Panchori & Marco' tb' virtay.' a week, 
at the PariliiouAt here ana -one, lit 
the Warfleld, ISan Francisco, 



picture weeks ever. 

R; C. Langfltt; iormerly- iassti mgr. 
[ the Bmpreiss; goes to ^the Riviera^ 
St. 'Paul, as chief of etafC.' 

Next RKO-Orpheum stage show, 
^vaudeville 'Unit headed ^y Jack 



Sh^^^ Bi^nny, due week of July 22 

A^^SS?^^ AlthS?ESbei-as?SS .the Sfebmennfe-Baer flght films 
fcfSte^ng^l^rw^Se'^^^ to 
out scripts surrounded by TOlrrors. Bill Bl|K>n s B^ . 

SrSf cXP ^S*ou^ «jSJ is U«»a«a. -without John Aldm- 



Intended month^s vacation la Hono 
lulu. 

United Artists' employees-covldn't 
get their checks cashed last, wieek 
after^ a cpuple of stlck-:up men 
cleaned out the bank across the 

etreeC > ' , . 

State Labor Commission ruled 



Employees^ iafld patrbns beat ,up 
and captured 'bandits who attempt- 
ed to hold up .-Arabj[an )srigKts' night 
club; 

Authoritative sources declare 
Publlx will not reopen 4,200-seat 
Minnesota theatre until Sept. 16 'at 
earliest. ■'■ '■ 

Dave . Davidson sent here by Co- 



July 4. Question never came up f^se' Jack dross exploit wnat i-rjce 
vafn-fl ' I Innocence." . 

Ken' Maynard not so. hot for the |Kld f^^^^^ 
aii- after Hoot GH)flon's crash dur- dl0 Ruben s 15c ^In^^^ 
Ing a race betweeh-the two at the tafees, less than ?lx months after, Its 
Air Races.,. :Dltto Gibson.: still In /ofj^fij^^^a^ ^elalm^e Mine 

Doris Warner returned" to New. Tonight: . IS in its fourth month at 

Lyi»rtd ;tnj«trt: .^Thirteenth,, week 
LeRby. which was suspected when I started last Friday. , , .. 

she aVk^eT She.)was™n th^^ 
Wiift nSSfv" • " 7"., T'T. ■- .'• ",,. ;I hip Seventh Street theatre,- usfn^ 

T^iv^i^^yMW^t^^- "o^-tlfm^i'^'.on a dail 
on the profits bf Budwelser^ Is re^ j ^ 

siK-e-seat^'r,," where "Be Mine To 
rilghtV Js m its 13th week, Just 
installed, cooling systeni 

Merie Potter, 'Jburnal! britic, gave 
full lengrth reVISw and top 6rA rat 
l ing to 'Three Little Pigs,' a ' illy 



:HoWiard Banks, drama Instructor 
at Technical High iSchool. and Jean 
Peter Spbtt, former U; of C. student; 
found romance. In rehearsals tor the 
Tamaipals . mountain- play. They 
■wiete. married recently* 

iBilml Aguglia, who .has been ap 
peaiPlng 'in Sah FiranciSco's . Italian 
quarter since her. return from- South 
Anierica, gpes to the Greek theatre 
on August 1, at- the University Of 
California, to : play . • Oscar Wilde's 

.'Salome,'_..j,.l ; 

Vaudeville, washed up at the Ful- 
ton, moves " to the Premier, , xe- 
placlng negro burlesque. The Ful- 
ton venture, set Will' Cbi^an's angrel 
back about $5,000. Instead bf 10 
acts^ weekly ehange,' CbwaiA will 
now try ilx apts twlc^ "♦ireekjy. 

iSrink kester^. marine, editor." on 
the bs^land 'tribune,' ."Wbjn thj& 1250. 
prize in the hatlbnai essay .cont.eat 
conducted by United Artists ais iprp- 
.motlon for 'I Cover the Wa:terr_ 
frtnt.* , Kester . made perspnaljaij? 
pearainces at the : Rpkie, where the 
Miller _ story iiilay,?.d^ ,•■«;!>''';,. 

The ' "Welcome ^^ome^ dinner an- 
nbuhced by, the Elk*. In. favpr of 
Fraii^ < Newman ,wafl , mysteriously 
called -oft at the 'eleventh hour. Re- 
port that Fox West Coast ofHcIals 
did not look with favor on: *he pro- 
ject since. Newman Is -.not- a major 
theatre - manager now. 

hPhe U.C. summer session-' llttle- 
tlieatre started Wednesday night 
(5) . with 'The Merry ; Wives of 
Windsor/, featuring Nestor PiBtlva- as 
Falstaft. Edwin Duerr Is directing. 
Last Saturday the :U>G/Experimen- 
tak theatre ^took-a^ fling ioutside the 
campus \Wtth Karel Gapek's /The 
MakrOupolos Secret/ 

Vaudeville, produced by Will 
C<iwan, has been launched at the 
Premier a"fler' four uhsttcbessfur 
w^eks at the Fulton. sLatter house 
is] dark hut there is talk that Gene 
Ebey,^ son Of .' G^brge, lessee, of the 
thieatre, is contemplating a return 
to; dramatic, stock under which the 
house bnpe iRourlshed. 



houses, formerly with Jensen- Von | ^j-on Jones. 
Herberg; then with F-WC, 'and Henry Shapiro back from four' 
finally, extricated frbni recent chain ihonths on the road, ahead of the 
tangl es w ith -. indie bwniersh ip of l.j«an GallbWay' band'. 
cKoTc^TpfppeTflea •'~ : ^—7-|—rlDoTrald7NovlsrJackPowellr Sunny 
J. J. Parker' qub' 

in a publicized statement oh show I ; Judge Freddie Goldsmith frbm' 
biz. Parker figures the tough breaks I New. Ybrk is Ben Ehrlich's hbuse. 
have been jgrood medicine fbr the real 1 guest while seeing the World's 
shbwman. Believes that end bf the Fair, 
'chain era* hai brought better pic- j Several bonoesslons water-aoaked 
tureia arid product" that^ the •iiidie I following cloudburst and tornado 
.exhibitor can sell. I that caused $750,000 damage irt Chi 

; Hal White aults ipolitlcs for shovf. cago area. ^ , ^ , . _ 

biz. Hal was formerly secretary to Palace answered no funds .when 
Mayor Baker. White how goes tP Wm, Morris office slapped attach 

2ajj5r^jH^'nent--on-Ben--Blue--ior— $1,01) 



manage tne nouse wnicn . — i . „ 

Baker built years ago before he commlssiOTB. • _ - 

took UP pbUtlcs. Samtfr house gave „ JSlS'und for sS wik?fn 
a starf to the careers ot Theodore. «oasttJOund J®' ^^''tJ!^??'^^* 

Roberts. Marjorle Rambeau, Edward JJ^^^ ^Sng blU 
Everett Horton. Jimmy Gleaapn and 1 li^^yPfg;^* as the man 



others.' 



'II 

By Hal Cohen 



opening, to the publl? July '22,,ia)Jt^r-. 
belnig eloped ' for .' oVer r fiye. .years.; 
Gate. ' receipts - ,wlll.i , :f or ■■■ unem-, 
ploye'd relief.. •.•.'.' • '■•-.»- • 

Big salt in u. S,'«t>istrlct fcQurl 
by the Soci^lte. Anbhyme .Civile .de 

Produpteurs de iFxomage de Roque- i ing tp :u.nrji * o*«*;» 

fbrt^ilalhst M, Wirf« ?0?>?>P;.h55?tPt^ sbort,^at Stat_e. 



junction and :damageff rising' but of 
cheese distribution, 



Seatde 



A. Ghatworthy, . M-GrM. sales-, 
man, called home from the Kansas 
dlty sales' convention by the death 
bf his sister, Mirs;: Earl Eden. 

Mayor Balhbridge carrying out 
campaign pledge by leading move- 
nien t .for-4ree^civic Jight-jaJid- grand 



By ' Dave Tripp 

F^-ankie and Katie, air act, booked 
for JUahita Park. 

Seymour Kail has orchestra at 
Lake Lucerne .r,esprt. 

Don Smith up from L, A., as ,m.c. 
>vith Roxy stage shpW 

Vic Meyers bapk at the Rose 
■T-ornff^TButlcrT'Saturda^^nlgfitSr-^ 

. Clark Gable and Mrs, Gable stop man with local exchanges for many 
off on way to Lake Banit for vaca- years iand now .Fq3( s. Omaha ex- 
tion. change manager, here to move his 

A] Barnes circus got capacity at family to its, new residence, 
n^iat, fair night, at $1.50 for' reserved . Julian Faik, tormerjy at tfv 
«oats. : Wayne, is neW assistant manager 

l-^arrell. Jn char.actor readings, af at' the RKQ-Orpheuro, ,f"C««f^;;^^ 
'Triaribn dance hall after season . in Clayton Neary ^h^. ^"J^ "^5;"^^^ 
^■^anuaa. ■• ■ .the .Pingw- Ames' theatre. Cedar 

A<lole' Walker 'sues .to break bonds ] Ttapicls 



opera in municipal auditorium 

'Reunion in Vienna,' at the Cen 
tury, the . first picture in several 
months to win the coveted 5-A top 
lilting, from Merle Potter, 'Journal.. 

.'Be Mine > Tonight' grabbed by 
Publix for;lts eiitire circuit outside 
of Twin City first runs which W, A. 
Steffes landed for his sure-seater 
IbcaV houses. ^ . , , . 

tom"Bu?kerm1aS^tgisa^^ 



Poith^Jhre. 

.By ;j«mi»p t. yyatt 

iJ. J. Parker figures? on splurging 
>tbout two i^rahd to' exploit coming 
pictures in adviELnce of th^ seasbn'. 

iPred Kranitv creator , of Gilmore 
ra'dlb circus, in.to-wh for a fe'w. days, 
visited, a few bf the local mikes, and 
giiested some, roars, on the indie 
ether.^ .'.,'• 

Burley is back, this tlmb' at the 
Columbia. <lndie), where Dick Fraser 
has a troupe of the gag ahd peel 
opera. Eddie Hayward -Works 
straight. Renee and Dorothy White 
db thp peeling. 

Homer Gill's first vaude bill at 
the Liberty had Fred Pisano, Four 
Gobs,; John Ronierai, Moret and 
TEJrn^Trio'ah^CrautrerD^CaTr^Co, 
programmed. It's a new start for 
vaude in the dorp. 

Address all future mall to Rear 
Admiral Ted Gamble at, the Brbad- 
way. Gamble won the gold braided 
title as m.c. of riveir regatta. Got 
a flag in his hat and gold buttons 
on the naval bvd'S", 
1 Bill M cgurdy^andJggJ^'Vniite Will 
reopen liamrlck'a old Music Ebi as 
a road show and legit house," New 
name will be the Playhouse, Prob- 
able opener w^lll be 'The Only Girl/ 
just closed In .is. F... 

^old prospectors are go,lng through 
the canyons with a fine tooth comb. 
Formerly deserted Oregon stream ,*( 
ar'i^ populous with panning outfits. 
No big ctslkes, but thousands o£. un- 



Varlety .Club's annual picnic at 
Dravp ]^ark, . '; i' 
: Stanley Fields, the screen heavy, 
plptting ft .Visit here with relatives 
this .summer. ■„ 

Variety Club picnic, at Drave. 
Park, . Neville .Island, drew a ca 
pacity crWd. 

Fr^nk Butler turning out . 'Pbst- 
dazette'S'- radio column." -Lynh. Moir' 
rpW ph vacia.tlon:- 

Mrs. . John ^ H.. .Harris* . mother, 
Mrs. J. M. Miller, here- from Hplly- 
wbod;fo» a; visiti " . : 

lEI'mer' Kenyon tb ' forego- his' an- 
nual- vacation In Europe for" a flrst 
visit to Hollywood, '! 

the Ringling show's business h^re 
last •W'eek tapped last yeiir's tiklngs; 
by a ^Wide* mairfein.'; . ' ' 

The Mike CUlliertS fulled out Ifi^t, 
week for their 'annual. ■fortnIf(ht, y4r 
cation at the" Shore. ' , ' 

Earl Wright, former press agent 
at the Davis, now publicizing his 
■vtrlCe. Jane. Moriey, a psychic. 

.Kl.-.er J. waiter, veteran legit 
agent and with Jflhn Cprt fPr years, 
here ahead of ■ 'Forgotten Men/ 

To look at X«ou Brageic now pne 
would, never picture hlni- as avgyni 
instructor, which he •was. once, . 

George '.Jaife,. -of local : burlesque, 
and quite . a:. iBolitlcal flgUre. may 
run for city council in the fall. 

Sunny O'Dear— she was Martha 
Bpnlnl .backiihome-^now dahclng at 
Chl's 225 Club with Sophie Tucke*. 

Before he turned' to the theatre 
business Roy Rowe was a college 
professor down In North Carolina, 
Lois Miller, singing-organist, go* 
injT to Bethseda, Oi, late this, month 
for a Chautauqua- costume reeitAl 
Kenny Kenfleld In Atlantic City 
cbaperoning the eight -winners' in 
Harris Amusement company cbn- 
te'st. 

All- the hewsreel- companies', al'e 
presenting Honus: Wagner • ':WitK 
shots they took at i^cent Wagner 
Day. 

p:en Coff man,; veteran artist, hhd 
Warners have parted company, with 
Sam Stern now constituting the art 
staff. 

Red-headed Magldson Twins -now 
working as entertainers on -i?, liner 
plying between -Detroit aihd ■Chi 
Cjago. 

Warners sponsoring Parampunt's 
'Search for Beauty' contest -locally, 
with finals slated for July 20 at 
Stanley. 

johnny Phelps, Until recently 
manager. xit- the-Regent , now -w dtlL 
Loew's In Cleveland under H. M. 
Addison, . 

iBefore he pulled bUt for the coast 
Vlnce Barnett took Stewart . Mc 
Donald, WB v.p., for a typical Bar 
nett. ride. . ' . 

Jack Bruce in to'wn for a short 
time en route to Cleveland, where 
his band will summer at Wlllowlck 



Who organized the military usherii ' 
for B&K. baok visiting the old drill 
grounds. Purely sooIaL 

;Paul Capp Spending several wiSeks 
in New Torte Meanwhile BrothMr 
Dave bboked Half Pint Jetxon ol^^ 
chestra Into Palace here. ' 

Ella Ungar ' couldn't stanff ' ttiis- rt 
mldwestern •' electric . storms, xe- . 
turned precipitately- to the pea;c9> 
afid security of Callfprnla. ' : ' 

Ticket scalpers made a eleanup'* 
oh the All-8tar baseball game at-' 
Comlskey Park^ thursday^ KC>* > 
Ducats sold for as high' as $12. > ' 

F^rances Williams took out hei^ 
spnft T Shot, the Works' on thO • 
urging of RKO «zecS that It meant i' 
nothing to mldwestern audiences. > 
. Nice dlstinetlpn . _ 'Tomorrow. 
Tunnr Back' at Selwyn blllff 'stajBO 
dUrectlon by Carlton Briokert and ^ 
stage management by Nat BuriiB.' 
' i One rainstorm paused a postpottOtr 
nient ot Tex Gulnah'0 opening > on > 
the Pirate Ship and two nights later 
another, stoirm broke down the Tnast* 
i C. T, Charaok of Warners ih«- 
atre3, .Philadelphia^ now with Leo-i^ 
Selteer, walkathon promoter -who - 
hka'Race of the Nations at White'- 



Eddie Klein has dispensed with a 
mistress of cereriibnies at Mayfair 
Hotel Ropf, with . Jackie Beekman 
taking over job. 

Two-year-old Joan Kalmine. ,thc 
Harrys' pride and joy, walked off 
with the junior bathing, beauty con'- 
tcst at the Wl' picnic and next day 
had her tonsils eUpped, Quite a 
week. 



City., 

I Ben Bemie's, invitation, over tho 
radio to World's Fair visitor/^ to, . 
have .their .inall sent care .of him 
hka been accepted literally by lota 
of the peasi^nts. 

Gharlle Alihblt here on social', 
visit rehe^tred his- "friendship with * 
Frank WestphaU "WBBM musical v 
director. Years ago they were Wert 
and Charles in vaude.. 

Janies Rennle .closing with. 'Allen<i 
Com' and . with nothing in .fslght 
spumed . the . lead in 'Tomorrow, 
turns Back/.. and the critics vindi<* 
Gated" his judgment by razzing the- 
show. 

Francis Renault goes - Into hew 
' Cafe de Paree (eit-Cc^ee Dan) with 
Earl Bronsbn -and Irene Renee, 
Nellie Eastori, Rosalie, H^len Nafe 
and George Buraetfe Parisians, 
Dan Baroni is bossi'- 



-rr; 



'I ,Heleh Burchcii? .'Bishop, from ihuw 
sipal comedy, injured in ah autO;; 
aopldent. . . 

'Police still ^ ieuardlng heme of .i 
Fred Schmitt, orchestra leader e^- 
Pl^lled from' union. . , 
,'J^red . Slack, California musicfs^n, 
here ' on vacation, accidentally shot 
himself in the fboti 

,Geofjg:e Frahtz, purchasing agent 
Fox Wescb, back, f roni. three-weehs 
honeymoon to World's Fair. 

■Mrs. : Helen Hansell, 23, wife of 
Ralph Hansen, radio and theatre 
musician,.' died- following long 111< 
niesSi- 



Sheflleld exchanges distributing 
'Godna Goona* in all their terri- 
tories. I, T, Sheflleld due here 
soon, r 

Mary Belle Wood Of the Fpx divi- 
sion headquarters ran off to Colo- 
rado Springs and married Roy * 
Seward, securities salesman. 

Emmett Thurman, secretary of 
the_RoclyrMt^TOA,_ fined J8 in po- 
iice ' c'ourt "for taking the rTgM bf 
way and havinig- no braJte certifi- 
cate, 

JPrank Roberts has returned 
Denver, after having charge . 
maintenance at Dos Moines >^ 
Publlx'. To be head of accbur 
and mnrntrnanro. J** 

,Dpn Darraph ha.n left for,^, 
(Continued on page 



60 



VARIETY 



T I hi E » »QU/iBE 



Tufesday, July ti, 1933 



East 



II in Ml 1 V t-l WlrW«*t I IPTfrl 



.Tiicly O'Day, former showgirl, 
asking 1200(000 of Henry Alonzo 
-^ ^ood. S he o ays-tt . 
marriage but reneged before the 
coremony. Wood's lawyer contends 
that he is a penniless clerk and not 
a prosperous business man. 



News From the Dailies 

f', , .1.. .'i.^. . ^^aU I./.. /i«.«n MrtriHeh ■front a dailu toaper, ■ 



crcdU for these ner»s items; each has been rewritten from a daily paper. 



u r ui «.i I I I nil n i l I. 



1 n ul l 14 HI"*) II 1 1 ' • M iiJi *> -nt i I n-ii I n I 



axd newspapers, back In San Fran* 
Cisco from the Orient. 

Arthur Vinton, actor, ordered ftf 
Superior court. Los Angelea^ to pa^ 
his former wife, Margaret . ArnX"*' 
strong, actress, |4,0il back alimony; 



Wy,. Brundage,. head^ UiMonA::!l!^K ^lSi?f 



Brundage drch, and Ernest Pierce, 
a member of the band, killed m 
Monticello, July 3, by a taxlcab. 



of the properties, plaintiffs have 
filed a bill for an accounting 
against the Cecilia Investment Co. 
of Chicago, the N. Y, Morning Tele- 
graph. Inc., the General News Bu- 
reau of Chicago, Moses Annen 



Richard Hopkins and , Walter 

Hever have signed to produce Mar- „^ _ 

tin Mooney's 'Last Pages' next sea- berg and Walter Hv Annenberg, both 

e^an Mooriey wrote 'Ghost Writer' of Cliicago, .and Cl^irence. C. ver- 

whi'ch they are now showing at the nam. Herbert Kraiiser and Leonard 



M. Howard; the, latter .trio located 
in New York. 



Masque. 

George M. Cohan celebrated his 
pr.th birthday July 4th. Probably ,65 
recrapkers on the cake. 

Fight started In the Renalssahce 
theatre, up in Harlem, Monday 
njght (3). Someone cried Fight. 
Audience thought it was 'Fire.' 
Two XPiro meh s lightly hurt. 

''baHgerous Corner* to be the next 
Wee: & ^^eventhal revival. At the 
Waldorf, probably next Monday, 

■"' . 1 fli«^ «rithl Irene Rich heads 'Late Chrlsto- 

Transfer tax appraisal filed witn . Bean' at Castle theatre. Long 

Morris Green and Frank McCoy 
newest producing team, announce 

s.crea or ouo i» — - — 1 Lenore Ulrich in 'East 6f the Surf 

cS iT^ g 1 1^ benefici aries as their first. It' s^by Bosley Crow- 



Judy O'Day, formerly of show biz, 
told the New York Supreme Court 
she left It to the stars to confirm 
her love for Henry Alohio W;ood, 
72 and millionaire flour merchant. 
Star angle cahie up. during her at- 
I tprriey's argument for a bill of par- 
-ticirlars and the-rlght-to-qul^z-yW)od^ 
before trial in thC |200,00p breach- 
of- promise .. action. 



Jewish Appeal plan to furnish 1 of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 
transportation for 30,000 German | Hollywood. 



Clarence E; Brickson, Dougla)* 
Fairbanks'' business manager, an^ 
nounced in Los Angreles the ap- 
proaching wedding of his daughter, 
Gail, to George Pesler Atwood, in 
New York. 



Jews moving to Palestine . started 
in Los Angeles -under the directloij] 
of Eddie Cantor. Samuel Goldwyn 
is endeavoring to secure positions 
for artists barred . under ' the Hitler 
boycott, 

R. T. Bennett, Negro, toli police 
in iBl Paso, Tex. that he killed Mrs. 
H. k. Buchanan, film executive, by 
strangulation, • last winter, In that 

'city. 



Five ta,ngo game permits author- 
ized by the Los Angeles police com- 
mission, with Mayor Frank L. Shaw 
promising a personal investigation 
into the grants. His action prompt- 
ed by the filing of three applications 
from men intending to open "on Hol- 
lywood blvd. 

Southern California Methodist 
Conference In" Long Beach,, Calif., 



, ^ . resolved to expel from church mem 

Paramount theatre-m conjunction I berg^ip anyone who drinks beer or 
with the Illustrated Daily News, j^^^g j^^y business dealings with a 
Los Angeles, Is sponsorln^r a |1,000 ^^^^ seller, 
prize contest to find the perfect man i . - 
and wbmah for Par studio's 'The 



, Ruth Fallows, stage actress, filed 
suit In Loa Angeles Superior court 
against Nancy . Carroll, actress, and 
her husband, Bolton .Mallory, for 
$11,321 damages, for Injuries su£-> 
I fered In automobile accident.' 

Velma Lee Oist, actress, . filed suit 
for |S0,000 damages in Los Angeles 
against Mr. and Mris. David P, Yail, 
asserting that' she was Injured in 
ah automobile accident involvihg 
the Vails. 



Search, for Beauty.' 



the ouriug 

Plains, N, Y., , ^ „ * 

Frederick F. Proctor, who died Sept. 
4, 1929,. at i6.2OO.9OO gross and $6.- 
83G,679 net: Bulk, of the estate con- 
sisted of $5,568,554 In securities, in 



. Mrs. Myrtle Lee Hardy, wife of 
. 6Uver-Hardy,-actorr-flled crqsia com.- 

xT -r ^1 , ni<wi o..!*^. In Tni« plaint for divorco in Los Angeles 
H^L. S^ischer .flledju^^^ court. alleging thit 

Angeles Municipal Court against „ losgea were too 

Sue carol and Nick Stuart for $100 | Hardy s^gjmbUTjg losses Were .too 

weeks before, asserting that his 
wife went on periodical drinking 
sprees. 



on an unpaid silverware bilL 



are the Actor T li^und an gr- f he N VA ther and WiA. D pbois^Latterr-dld- 



Amendments to the Chihuahua, 
Mexico, divorce laws aim to make 

I divorces faster. f^r Ameri^^^^ 1 Harold Duflly, real estate agent 
I reducing "»e residence requ^^^^ jrene Rich, actress. ari>al|ned 

to le^ays and by decreasing the K^^, manslaughtei- In Los Angeles 
tax zt> /a. I af ter a c oroner'tf - Ju ry Jhad accu sed 



for 150,000 each. 



'The Pagart Lady.' 



Move to foreclose ja mortgage of 
$4,650,000 on the Taft, Times Square 
hostelry, was made In: the New 
Yo'rlc Supreme Court on ground of 
"non-payment of interest. Part of 
the hotel is built oyer the lobby 
of the original Boxy, 

Eleanor Johnston, described . In 
_ the- papers as a Los, Angeles picture 
'acfressr was rianied co-respon- 
dent in a suit for divorce filed by 
Mrs. Mercedes M. Wright, wife of 
t>a. silk merchant, in ^the White 
Plains, N. Y., Supreme Court. 



. ... .... differences out of court after the 

John P. Manning, Professionally I ^^^.^^^ - j^^^^ sued to determine if 

Jack Collins, found dead, at his ho- i ^ .. •. t.^ .*u« 

tel Sunday (9). Heart troufcle. 



■ . _ , , , j Thim' of -reckless driving in a,n acci' 
Zita Johan, Joyce Selznick^ und ag^t in which a nian was killed, 
the American Play company settled jj^jf driving the actress' car. 



■" Armenian Day at the \y prld'3Falr 
caused a riot over a display of tho 
Armenian national . colors. ' ' Arch- 
bishop L^qn Toutian, guest of 
honor, refused tovtalk until the flag 
was. taken dpw'n. Fear of political 
consequences to Armenians in So- 
viet Russia Was the r^ither cOmpli-, 
cated explanation. Young patriotn 
resented the Order to haul down the 
ensign, and a free-for-all flght in 
the Court of the Hall of Science fol- 

-l0Wed» — ^ ^, : : 



" Artliur Loew crashed his. plane 
at Roosevelt field. New York, last 
Sunday (9), biit got olf with a few 
"bruisesw Machine cracked up When 
it landed on one Wing. 



she was under contract to the 
agency, to .pay it 10% of her' earn- 
ings. 



Mrs. Carrie Loew, widow of the 



Heleii Kapka, actress, was robbed 
of $142 worth of jewelry at her 
Hollywood home. 

Greta Garbo's feet wer^lsaid to be 
the most beautiful In Hollywood, if 



Through Its pickup of an option, 
United Artists, Hollywood, will rent 
[stages on the Educational lot with 
\2(ttb. Century to' produce there.. 

Claiming she is not getting the 
proper parts, Adrienne Ames has 
asked for her release from Para- 
mount. 



late film magnate, to marry Max not in the world, by Dr. W. Lee Atis- Radio has handed Ginger Rogers 



Minzesheime'r this week. "tinniC and 
place not stated to avoid a mob. 



Claire Ray, actress, and once wife 1 ..^ „ -r^ > „,„ „ .i,„^„ 

'vifr^pr Nat*»' kavinbnd Broad- Abbott & Dunning plan three 



tin of Dallas, at the Texas Chiropody a year's contract. 

Society convehtioh. Kay Francis* 

were considered next best. .1 Monogram has spotted 'VSrilliam 

r— I Lackey as , an associate ^producer. 

Diamond ring valued at $2,500 and Formerly he produced independently 



wrtir nnnr AMni^ A. flfppfoh I PiayS ZOt IHC Coming t^e^Uli, xxcac XJiaUlOmi ring va.iU«?U n-c if*,wvv ----^--^ ^ : 

iTsiS^^mr wartJkeri^in to^^^ lost by Sidney Blackmer at Agua for the company. 

.i!*-^l"?-r!P5'«l^!i^A,.„ iJ? :°7^^Z^ 'Dead Level.' Caliente. Mexico, was recovered by — 



•the Atlantic City jiollce on a tech 
nical chkrge' of stealing an auto 
-from New York -City. Sh6 denied 



Caliente, Mexico, was recovered by 
the actor from the resort's swim 



XLVK.- x,cw -L^.v^. « , Kathleen - Leon, answering Fay | ming pool. 

the theft allegation, explaining that Webb Vallee's question before trial 

the - car's salesman had agreed to tells the . court she was married to , ^v„n;coatu..»«co — — — 1 " v — \,— " ~ « V«~^ 

let her try it out for a few days Graiy Leon, adagio' dancer, Xmas ih the Los Angeles territory given are Jose Moj^ca, singer; Ernest Bel 

and she was still giving it the eve, 1931. Mrs. Vailee asked seven ' - ■ — ^- i «u^- 

sample runaround. Case cleared and questions, but the court allowed 



Ed Perkins is sponsoring concerts 
and ballets every Friday night, be 
ginning Jiily 21, at the' Greek the- 
Concessionaires In beach resorts I atre. Los Angeles. Booked so far 



dismissed. 



only that One. 



I new . hope when rail rates -were 'low- 
ered for the summer season. 



Media. ., police put Valadia 
Snow, chorine, . under duress on a 
charge of contracting a second 
m'arriaige without taking legal "pre- 
cautions about the flrst. Samuel 



Renee Marvelie, actress, alleges 
that her landlord threw her down 



Cher, . ballet;. Olga Steeb, pianist; 
Jose Fernandez and ballet, Lulsal 
Qspinel, singer; Michio Ito and' 
ballet. 



■ Mabel Wayne, who wrote 'Ra,- 

moria,' in. a collision with an 1 ^^q" fligijts of stairs, and has. sued 
armored truck Saturday. "Truck ^ superior court for $50,000. 

got the worst of it, the driver being *^ . 

v.vr..w v.,^,,-. , killed. Car also struck a woman I . . ^qov 

Lanier, who claimed he married her wheeling a baby carriage, kiMins L,,^*5*™°"P.Lui^^bo^ 
13 years ago when she was 13, was the mother but not injuring the program without J^or^^ 
responsible' for the charges. Sec- child in the carriage t*'*^- wo^«o I in.r to ereneral manager Schaefer, 



'Uncle Tom's Cabin' held for sec- 
ond week at Pasadena Community 
Playhouse. 



ond spoiise named in the bigamy and Benjamin Shiverts, with whom 
warrant was Ananias Berry, dancer ' ^* ^«.^«-«,..- 



I 4 I ijruEra.iu wiLuutio »«^..A«,.....b. i Elizabeth Whltc Saulsbury known 

Miss WaiSI fng to general manager Schaefer, in legit as Lucille Flaven, filed %ult 



— Promise to.- drop- further publica- 
tion of the thins won 'Vernon L. 
Young and Irving Moch, publishers 
of the 'Brewers' Outlook,' a dis- 
missal in the Tombs court. It was 
testified that solicitation for the 
mag intimated to prospective- ad- 
vertisers that space in the 'Outlook* -|: 
would facilitate getting beer 
licenses. 



she was riding,- were not danger- 
ously hurt. 



A, C. Blumenthsll in receivership 
at the instance of thie Pennsylvania 
state banking department on behalf 
of Bankers Trust Co., 'Phila. Suit 
was on a note for a loan to John 
Zanf t, endorsed by Blumey. 



addressing the Par-Publlx regional m Reno for divorce from James 
convention in Los Angeles. Saulsbury, non-pro. 

Dorothy Bell, agent, held .over.:tQ Gove^bnor Rolph has Peter B. , 
the L. A. Superior court on charges Kyne, author, under consideration 
of passihg spurious checks. as a member of the state racing | 

commission. 

Edward Belasco, legit producer, 
won suit in L. A. Small Claims 



Northwestern Mutual Ll^e Insur- 
ance Company took title to the loop 
building contaiihihg the Chicago 
Musical College and the Punch and 
Judy theatre_^Rec.el3?er8hiR..of. _ tho^ 
jJrbperty was thereby avoided. 

Second tragedy connected with 
i aeroplanes at. the Chicago World's 
Fair killed Joseph Adrey, alias Wil- 
son, parachute jumper. Posed on. 
the wing of an aeroplane as Uncld 
Sam, Wilson jumped in the glare of 
spotlights with the bands pliaying aa 
the climax of Fourth of ' July fire- 
works. Parachute didn't open. Wil- 
son's body struck the lakei. with, 
mighty force aiid never ca,me up. 

Corner's Jury probiiig -death, ex« - 
pressed the opinion the man was in- 
. experienced iahd had misrepresented 
himself to the World's Fair a^ a pro- 
I fesslonal to -get a job. There was 
no defect In the parachute. Adrey:. 
had recently worked In a. Chicsigo 
restaurant as a dishwasher. 

Making a hasty exit With a lion 
at her heels. Marjpriei Kemp of tho 
Lion Motordrome on the expo Mid- 
way made ' the doOr Okay, but 
sprained her ankle. 

Both exhibitors and projection- 
ists are eliminated from the new 
examining board, for motion picturo 
Operators in a compromise arrange- 
ment put through in Omaha. Resi- 
dence requirements are reduced 
from 60 to. 30 days. ' 



.» .« . » .-.>....,... Found at last In Hollywood, two 

won suit in X.. A. »m^^^^^ who dislike publicity. They 

court in which an owner of animals _ K,tr.riora -«rhr» . i-rthH^fl 



vangellcal revivals holding forth 
in 'The Big Tent' hear TDetrOit at© 
headlining Alexander Kaminsky. 
'Imperial Russian violinist to- Czar 
Nicholas IL' 



.tack* Cohen tells the Columbia 
sales convention in Atlantic City 
company has appropriated- $500,000 
for nevVspaper, magazine and radio 
advertising. 

Tho Little Church Around the 
Corner reports -that June saw .21 
more bridal couples pass through 
its Old Licht Gate than the same 
month in 1932, but on the year so 
far the weldings are- 50% under. 



Reports from Boston that Libby 
Hoiman may return to stage in 'As 
Thousands Cheer.' 



Chas. B, Dillingham a voluntary 
bankrupt in U. S. court. His lia- 
hillties are $7,337,703, offset by as- 
1 sets of $108,063. Assets are mostly 
monies due him from various 
sources. Ziegfeld estate is creditor 
for' $500,000. 



assertedly .Kir^d'by TBeiasCo sUed the 
producer for $50 rental. . 

Los Angeles City Council voted to 
restrict tango games to the "Venice 
beach area. 



Coast 



•Ossip Gabrilowltsch. returns from 
'abroad improved in health, and. 
leaves for some, cpncert dates' In 
California. 



• Due to her age and her. Rood recr 
brd. Magistrate Jonah, Goldstein 
suspended a 90 -day sentence to 
•Major' Edjth Ward, of the Actors' 
Memorial IToundatloh, Inc. con- 
victed of soliciting funds without a 
tternlit. 'Major' Clark said that for 



Warner Brothers-First National 
aitd the 'Evening Herald and Ex- 
press,' Los Angeles, are sponsor- 
ing a better baby, contest. 



L. A. Board of Supervisors voted 
$7,500 to aid in- financing the current 
season of concerts in the Holtywood 
Bowl. 



years she' was Tcriown Iri the thestfe 
ai» 'Marie Clark, the Girl with the 
Auburn Hair.'- 



John S Daggett, radio annou ncer. 



Petition In bankruptcy that Stan- 
islaus Zbyszko, the rassler, filed in- 
\ eluded a.s liability $18,243 breach- 
\ of-promise judgment obtained 
\agatnst him by a Bronx girl. Same 
ii \ourt the same day had the assignee 
a°~$r?;550^Ti Wrt^lBT^^?^ 
kainst Primo Camera asking that 
Xchamp's recent bankruptcy move 
set . aside. 




suing Marguerite Daggett for dir 
vorcc in LoS Angjeles. 

Arrested on suspicion of man- 
slaughter, Haroldr J. DUfifey, real es- 
I tate salesman, driving the car of 
Irene Rich; actress, was implicated 
in an accident in Hollywood in 
which one man Was killed. 



^'^T^UT" Saf F6nic:""aa^ttTo^ 
A. Superior court to change his 
name to Paul Gregory. 



Furnishings of tho home of Tully 
Marshall auctioned in Los Angeleg, 



,ily Racing Form' Chain be- 

lUhvolved in a receivership suit . , . ^ * 

*hA Wilmington, Del. Named In ; The Mexican mdustry department 

H«A>ceedings were the Walter reports a. shortage of boor for do- 

Of Cori> owner of the stock mestic con.sumption. due to export 

irtff rtiily Racing FOrm Publi.«5h- to the United States. 

^'^''^^V^td^of^SS'^^^ nrW. for fumlslor the United 



Gene Raymond, actor, asserted by 
Santa Monica, Calif., pollcel to have 
accidentally set oflt a box full of sky 
rockets, injuring ;twq children. 



aire -two - burglars who - robbed 
Gouverneur Morris, author, of $4,000 
in . jewels. .Stlckups wrote the au- 
thor a letter of protest against the 
newspaper publicity given the affair. 

New trial has been ~ grranted 
Eleanor Boardman in the $1,266 suit | 
of Lucien Wheeler, private, detective, 
who collected evidence for the 
actress; in her divOrce action aeralnst 
king Vidor. 



Palomar Pacific club. Palms, 
Calif., asserted rendezvous for film 
people, raided by newly organized 
Los Angeles vice squad. Fourteen 
men arrested. 



Superior court In Lbs Angeles 
ruled that so long as a. Contract be- 
tween an actor and his representa- 
tive Is a personal relationship, Mrs. 
Gertrude Dolge. widow of the late 
Grant E, Dolge, agent, could not 
collect $500 on a commission trans- 
action between Dolge and Ed Ken- 
nedy, actor. 



Helen Twelvetrees. .'actress, in an 
indictment by the Federal grand 
Jury in Los Angeles, is asserted to 
have evaded her Income' tax to the 
extent of $1,056. NacIo Herb Brown; 
composer,. Aj^as also Indlctfed, alleg- 
edly owing- the government $3,465. 
Charles A, Buckley, Fox-West Coast 
executive, was indicted for $114. and 
-Harrr-Mt-WhiteT; of-Metror $189.— 



Frank' Woods, chairman of the 
Motion Picture Employes' code con 
ference. announced In Los Angeles 
that plans are being formulated to 
aid 17,000 unemployed extras as 
part of the. Roosevelt xecov^ry plan 

■ p. F. Glazer. writer turned pro- 
ducer, awarded a life membership 
iinh honorary scroll by the Academy 



r 
1 



(New York Theatres! 



(7/tcm ALWAYS A 
BETTER SHOW^^RKO! 



Money earned by William Far- 
num, Jr., 12-year-^ld actor, was as- 
sertedly used by his mother to pay 
for a face rejuvenation which 
caused her death, according to 
testimony given In . L. A. Superior 
court in a criminal trial against the 
doctors Who pierformed the opera- 
tion. ' 



Richard Dix, actor,; and his wife, 
the former Winifred Coe, separated 
in Los Angeles. Incompatibility. 

Carole Lombard in Reno to get di- 
vorce from William l^bwell. Incom- 



patibility. 



Mrs. Lillian Asher filed suit for 
divorce in Los Angeles against 
Ephralm Asher, fllni producer, 
claiming desertion. ^ 

Mary Ince, actress, said to have 
slapped several policemen .in Holly- 
wopd when they tried to arrest' her, 
wS^ "pished "bh' pr 
months and her driver's license was 
suspended fpr same period by L. A 
Municipal Court. 

Bench warrant Issued for J. Ken- 
. nard Hamilton, radio entertainer, by 
Los Angeles Superior Court, after 
his former wife alleged he was. three 
months behind In alimony, 

Hoy W. Howard, of Scrlpps-How 



ailO PALACI vif^ 

MELODY CRUISE** 

with CHABUIS Bi7GOtES. 
plut RKO Vaudavllla 

RKO a6thST.te/V 

Wed to Fri., July 12 U> 14 

"Qp.CKTAIL HOUR" 

and 

'Th« P9St Of Mary Holmes' 



R K O 61 S T . ^Ar. 

Wed to FrI., July 18 to 14 

"COCKTAIL HOUR*' 

with BEBiE: DAMIBLS 



Held b«er-2«d Week 
j«Bn Harlow. ClarliJJabI* 
in "HOLD YOUR MAN" 
On Stage. Benny Davia & I'H^n tten 
Friday— On S«reen:/ v-MM"»9X„ 
.Mary" with Lorettt 

Stain :f «e 8lmi Md •I*'"!' 
Bailey, Fred Keatino, Bor- 
rai» K'iniiv)1rl> 
OtI OM 



LOElV'$3WAYL.iS-a 

am 



ffK}N.'»FRl- 



THE SCBElSN' 

"HELL BELOW" 

'ataoa; Hvriett Hoctor, Ray Ool»«;j 
Friday: "I Cover tha Watorlronl 



TnMmy, July 11; 1933 



BHBLESflUE 



VARIETY 



61 




JOSEPH URBAN 

joB0pb Urban, "Who won diatihc- 
tlon Witb designs for seitings In the 
]ate Flo Zlesifeld 'FolUes' and other 
productions, died at the St. Begis 
BQtel, N. T., Monday (iO). He was 
01. Dllrect canelQ was heart failure, 
following treatment for kldjney 
trQu]i>Ie at the Sit. Qlnial hospital. 
Ee "Waiis reported dangerously 111 
ahout a year ago. 

Urhan'a reputation- as an artist 
and architect over here came when 
he was approiaching middle age. His 
last nbtable stage contribution was 
the designing of the Ziesfeld the- 
atre. In his earlier years, however, 



Was In the stage presentation of 
T>iasiiQnd IjIV with Mae West 



JACK BALLY 

Jack Bally, 73, uncle of Hal Boach, 
died of heart attack July 8 at the 
Boach studloi. Culver City, Calif., 
where he. had been living and work- 
ing in various assistant capacities. 

Body will be cremated With, ashes 
sent to Elmirai Vli T. Two sisters 
survive.. 



a music teacher, died July 6 at his 
home In Boston. 

Marston made his debut In New 
York m 192< and later appeared 
with the San Carlo Opera Co^ 



FRANK G. PARRY 

Frank G. Parry, former manager 
of the Baker and Gaiety theatre^, 
Bochester, died In Buffalo Wednes- 
day (6). He leaves a wife. Funeral 
services and burial were in 
Bochester. 



Maybe a Break for the Comics: 
Herk After 'New 





EmM 16 Wks. JIOOO Per Show 



ED F. KEALEY 

Ed F. .Kealey, associated with 
WilUam Fox In the inception of Fox 



. Flings, died In Bockaway Beach hos 

he 'won high pralise' and numerous pital July 5 of perltonlUs. He Was 



Cross Country 





prizes In his native Austria for .hi$jfor lonig .vaudevilie booker tor Fox 
work In designing end aipchltecture. I theatres, and at the time of his 
Among the citations was the CJzar^s death was superintendent of the 
prize for a bridce across the Neva Fox MoVietpne building. New York. 

sr. First kn<^^n assignment here ;. He Is survived by a son, Joe 
^as-wlth-other-^atallo decflOUe. Kealey, cameraman in H oll y wood, 
the Austrian buildings at the St, wno new irom tne coast "r tRe^K^ 
Loui6 world's fair ' neral, and three sisters. Interment 

Funeral will be at Campbell's j *" Calvary cemetery, 
Wednesday (12) at 2:30 .p. sm 

8IGMUND 



actipr, died July 6, at her home In I During the long stretches west of I attempt will be made to attract 
Port Jervls, N. T. Deceased' is sur- the Mississippi keeping the car at some hew faces to th<B talent end 
vived by six brothers and four sis- 65 will make it nicely. With stops according to 1; H* 

ters. I for gas \ and meals, 600 mlleai can jjgyjj^ while for the flrist time W 

be made in 12 hours' driving, y^^jg g^jj^^ a^ttention may be paid 
Sounds like ia lot, but its npt. ^j^g comedy department in ad< 
Drivers should switch every two K^^j^gg through engagement of 
hours, pushing along at that rate, to fix up. the standard ^. bltq 

coast-to-coast trip can be made in ^dd fresh material for a change^ 
six days without any trouble. j rjjjg shows wlU open up with, the; 

Tou'^lMlnd the natives a friendly I iQ^^g^ operating overhead on record 
lot, willing to Impart all sorts of Lr^j^ eastern wbeel burlesque. With 
inlQrmailon,. J>ut _ uauallyl_mQre^n-h principals .jand. i«__chorus ; girls , 
terested in your section of the the shows wiU be able to navigate 
country. Wise guys should keep for $900 or Sl.OOQ in salaries. EUm- 
thelr cracks to themselves. In ah-^j ination of the two traveling stage 
other man's country, you're the [hands, different shipping , arrange- 
ments for coi^tumes aiid scenery and 
use of busses for all Jumps will 
I . .„ ^ X 1- . combine to trim about $400 off the. 

them. Meals will be the tough problem. ^^^^ troupes as against the over^ 

Don't, let anyone scare you about It's not so bad if you use y^"' kead that prevailed at the start of 
the de^rt. It's a cinch. Best time : ?^«»_:*>il*.!!*!i_*f^L season. These economies went 



(Continued, from page. 67) 

which natives diQn't care to be re- 
minded., ^ In. Il]lnpis.ltfl-floods, Kan- 
sas has its cyclones, California its 
'earthquiakes. it you must refer to j 
them call floods 'high water,' 
clones /high winds,' and earthquakes [ chump, 
'shakes.' Better still, don't mention 



MOOS 

nSigmund MobsT'^s, neaa of uni 
leasing department, 



versal's 



died 



DEWITT C. YOUNS 

DeWitt C. TbUr.g, 64„ died June, « . ,« , », «* i t 

29, at his home in Cblumbus. 0., jTol. , ^^^^^^^ , ''Tii^ 

loWa beart attack. He had been | Angejes._ f_rom_he^^^ 

rethred from the stage for 15 years 



During .his , career he Jiad playedlen- 
gagementis throughout the United 



vated by an Internal operation four 
months .ago. Moos, a boyhood 
crony ot Carl l^emmie,. was with 



„. . >. « -^v;! I the organization 16 years starting' as 

States and Europe as .a member of g^i^g^^n and later brought to the 

°- ^'^."'i^ qoast. He was a native of Germany 

and brother.- The- two appeared In I - . . . * 



a hoop rolling and juggling act at 



In Memory of a 
XOVINO nUSBAMD 

an d 

DBVOTED FATHBB 

J. J. ROSENTHAL 

"Who departed July. 12, ;1923 

Eathiyn.. Oateiman Bosenthal 
Tack Ostennoii Bosenthal 



A widow- and .\ step - son survive 
Body will be sent to, Germany for 
burial. 



MYER BYREN8 

Myer Byrehs, 93, actor, died at his 
I home in IjOs Angeles, June 29. The 
actor, who appeared in films and on 
the stage, is survived by six chil 
dren, 27 grandchildren, and 17 great 
grandchildren. 



the Hammerstein's yicturia. Palace] 
and Coliseum, in Liondoh^ Winter- 
garden iii; Berlin, and Casino De I 
Paris. 



HENRY C. WILSON 

Henry C. Wilson, 64, former vaude 
vlllian, died in the. French hospitali 



They also were with the Bingllng N. Y., July 6. Billing of his act for 
circus several seasons, the Primrose years had been 'Wilson's Bears and 
and Doekstader's Mihstrels, Biley Statue Dogs.' 

and Woods show, and the' old B> F, I Funeral arrangements were by the 
Keith circuit. The brother, " .|nVA Fund, and interment was in 
also of Columbus, survives. [Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn. 



O. M. DONALDSON 

Orren M. Donaidsion, ' i^t, whoHa^ 



RICHARD H. LINOO 

"Bichard H. Lindo, "for 20 years 
liferent times during the last 20 j manager of Drury Lane theatre 



years published several small news- 
papers and magazines in Hollywood, 
died there- July 2, He bought the 
Hollywood 'News'i weekly, -and- con 
verted it into a tabloid weekly, 
'Holly Leaves'. This publication 
later was acquired by F. A. Hart 
well and became the nationally cir 



to play a game with yourself, . It I Empire wheel expects .to start the 
two are driving, try making 190 .jg^,^^ ^^^^.j^gq^^ ggg^g^j^ ^^g, 15 
miles every iwo hours. That's 



I mweB every »wu huuib. j.<iuvp „r^^irc «> nltivln? time 

Sister, 26, of pat O'Malley, screen Lard driving, but it can be donc ^lth 16 weeks of playing time. 



ing; Best Food 



to drive the arid sections of Cali- 



fornia, Arizona and Nevada Is the [ bet is to look for the cafe doing 
early evening. The thermometer | the b6s£ business. There's usually 
will register as high aa 125 degrees 



is the best restaurant in town, All i j^^^ effect in '32, but too dose to 
natlves-JMiy.e_jtfeMiLJavmite8 ^ Best I H,^ ^ .^d-^f-the season-te-do^ny-geodr^ 

Frahchi roducera 



a reason for that. As a rule It's 
good food. In the smaller towns. 
Like the cold In Montreal, lt'«- not [^jj^ restaurant which looks the old- 
as-bad^s-lt^ounds^-SiX:^ou,rs-|.^g ^ mb re-than^likely-the-best- 
drlving will take you through all | Don't worry about cops. Oh the 



Herk is also considering restora- 
Ition of the franchise system for 
producers. Last season the showa 
-weFe--all— wheeU4)roduced. 



of the desert Just remember that ^,^^^^^^.,3 jj^g^ ^^ip^ o„iy three were 
on dvery transcontinental :trip, Ar- 
thur Brisbane sees - enough out of 



encountered during the 
: jaiint. One handed out. a 



The 16 or more weeks^ will include 
four in New York city, the Bay- 
whole mohds' two in Brooklyn and theil^ 
ticket Cientral in Times Square, and prob^ 
a Pullman window to fill two days' [ t^at^'was' out'l^lde "of iL^nAon, Ont! ably Empire's^own Irving Pjfce ©li 
columns -of raves about what the I „^ , ^^.^ ^ j.^p ti^ere/ -You fork 14tK street. The_Whe©l wiU sUok 

. . 'reT$rto re Xper who informs ^f^^^^^^ JStftk;;"^^!. B 

you that if you care -to appear In ton the most 

^''^^";.nimii^w-^n^ 

n^mit "e? in the ^ Baltimore, A1-! 

limit, but permit 60 in the ^^e 'providence, Worcester and 

open country. Brideebort 

All-in-all it's a great trip and ^^^^^^ -BSore Is the only spot 
cldently an education Inexpens^^^^^ depending on the status- oC 

it. affords the traveler an oppor- «^ kon Nlckel-Herk situatioBr 
tunity to get an eyeful of America J, * ^^^^^ 



desert will be If they ever get suffi- 
cient water. Yon won't be able to 
see that far ahead, but you'll en- 
Joy iti At no time aire ybu farther 
from a garage or service station 
than 15 miles and during the desert 
trip you'll hit Las Vegas, a wide 
open western burg.. 

Before hitting the desert, garage-, 
men will try to sell you water bot- 



tles, shovels and whatnot. Don't | and a chance to realize that opm 
cker, they're unnecei 

And don' 



be 



a sucker; they're unnecessary. J „„,uies other than New York and |j^n^i-^^ 



•t be .scared If yonr engine Log Angeles thrive, that people ""J* said to havO discussed 

steams like Old 999. There Isn't LutsidO of these two centers are |5J?l^^f_«„*.'°_7^,"»J* 
a car made that'll, go through the [iiappy and contented, 
below-sea- level country without 



boiling. 

Forget the Femmes 

-Don't pick up hitch hikers, par 
ticularly the gals. 



Glutton for Punishment 



A few of those 



I peace terms for the coming -year. 
Want Vaudevilli 
To bring about the addition of 
'new faces' to the. burlesque ranks, 
[ Herk says he would like to attract 
some vaudevillians to the wheel 



London, died at his country home 
I in Kent, June 21, at the age of 63. 
He had been in retirement for 

Lsome.yearsl 



JACK (MANNING) COLLINS 

John P. Manning, known oh the 
stage as Jack Collins, was found 
culated 'Hollywood Magazine'. More ^ead in his bed at the. Bensor hotel, 
recently he was an editor on the | New York, July 9. Death was due 



Columbus, July 10. ^ 

... Heat doesn't mattier to some folks, j g^'^^g 'jjjjjgf ly c^j^edians. In buri 
femmes are wise to the Mann Act, Qjenn Anderson, 19, came to Colum- jiegque now the eomedy department 
make a good living with the shake j^t. Vernon, O., Saturday ,g practically meaningless, with 

down after atate borders are ^j^^ ^he local burlesque show, that's left of the clientele waritlnig 

crossed. Lads who hitch their way Ki^ej. sitting through half of the L^j^jy ^^le strips and reading news- 
across the country usually ca^ry a gi^^^ ^^s overcome by the. heat papers or yawning When the comics 
Boston, bag. with some college pen- and removed to . St. Francis hos- [are on. 

naht atteched. That's | L Herk-figures. the stripping may be. 

of them are reform school grad- Discharged in a short while, the | lessened and the comedy reistored; 
uates. If you are alone and iuust|youth went right back to the the-jt© a semblance of Importance 
have company pick your pai' with Utre where he was' again overcome [through the use of a few new comics 
care. There are eome nice kids the heat and agsdn removed to [and some badly needed new or 
beating their way across. the hospital. He remained ever I changed material. If this Is carried 

To vary the monotony, -It's-best [ night the second time. -jout-it will be a complete about-face 

in policy for Wheel or any kind of 
modern burlesque. 



West Hollywood 'Tribune'. He is 
survived by his widow, two sons and 



-In. Memory of a Real IVlend 

J; J. ROSENtHAL 

mho. died July 12, 1923 
, JOHN CARNEY 
Bottoa (MaillMii 8auu<) 6vd«ii 



1 



to heart desease. 

He had recently played in 'Street 
Scene' and 'Counseller at Law'. 



a daughter. Latter is Jui'e Hayd.en, 
picture player under contract to' 
niidlo. 



WILLIAM FISHER 

William Fisher, 65, old-time acro- 
bat, died at his Hollywood home, 
July 4, of heart trouble, after a 



JOHN COMOSH 

John Com'osh, 78, one-time mem- 
ber of the wbrland family of circus 
acrobiats, .died at his home in Corn- 
ing, N. Y., July 4. 

Comosh gained^ a reputation In 
his day as a regular performer of a 
triple somersault He retired at 32 
to go into the coal business.. 



JOSEPH H. SMITH 

Joseph Hayden Smith, former clr 

iingering"lW^^'Fi;he;wor^ ^'J!''^^ SSLr^town 'S^s'*^ 

Bingllng Bros in aerial acts, and -^^n* ^S^^.J^p^^*^^^^^ 

TJubsequently was-on-the-Baxnes,- 

Barnum & Bailey shows. He worked tucky and ^"J;"'"*** 
In pictures as a double until 1926, 1 <>« Buffalo Bill Cody. He was a 



, when he opened, an acrobatic school. 

He li^ves a wife^ two dibghters^ 
professionally , Pearl /and Billy Be 
Gay, and his adopted son, ^PaUl 
Howard. 



performer with the Buffalo Bill and 
101 Ranch shows. 



HELEN CARLYLE 

Helen Carlyle, 40, screen and 
stage actress, died at the Hollywood 

:ADA~KLEIN~' "~ rhWplTairHbliyweoar June 30,-from 

Ada 'Pa;tsy' Klein. 47, daughter of a complication of allment^s. deceased 
Alfred Klein and niece of Ghas. was the former wife Hampton 
Klein, the playwright, died July 6 i^.^Srl^^^ 
alilirj-^ " a: complication of\^^.^:^^%Z 

She first appeared with Sam adctom 
Bernard in 'The Girl From Maxims' I IRVING MAK&iuw 

In 1890. was in the original cast of Irving Marston, 42, who was 
Three Twins' and most recently concert barytone before h6 becarre 



Wheel Cook Toward Actor Union 



ABE MINSKY TAKES ON 

As ft Extends Its Reform Aims 6otham.fmiiiybreach 



stepping beyond Its original pur- 
pose, ,which was to protect players 
against no payoffs by theatres, the 
new organization of burlesque Ac- 
tors is now 'aaid to be cohsldering 
sui:gesting othet reforms and busi- 
ness regulations to the hurley man- 
agers. The Empire wheel, which 
previously had okayed the organiza^ 
tiori, was understood last week to 
have commenOed an. Investigation 
upon receiving rei>ort8 of the actors' 
additional alms. 

- The-members-arenow openly-<lis— 
cussing hew working, conditions in 
the theatres and general Improve- 
ment in backstage conditions. Al- 
though the membership Is composed 
strictly of principal i^ayers, they 
are also reported taking up the cud^ 
gel for the chorus girls on the 
grounds that ensembles are being 
overworked in^^lHd B^^ 

Originally the organization sought 
only to prevent further payoffs with 
LO.U.'s, such as those handed Out 

actors by Mlnskys* Bepublic, New 
York, last season, most of which 
still haven't been redeemed by the 
house. 

The organization Is conducting it8 
business with the utmost secrecy. 



and, so far, has held closed sessions 
only. Original membership of BO, 
including about 10 Women, Is said 
to have doubled. Identity of oificers 
Is also under cover, but the lea)dirtg 
light appears to he Tom Phillips, 
producer-actor. 



Borlesqne Placements 



Milt Schuster, Chicago, made the 
-following-burlesque, placements last^ 
week: Nazarro Hallo, Charles 'Pea- 
nut^ Bohn, Star and Garter, Chi- 
cago; Frank and Winnie Sniith, 
Sammy Weston, Hazel Smith, Qay- 
ety, Milwaukee; Benee Bayne^Lido^ 
and Lavonne, A. B. Marcus show. ' 



LOVELOBN come KERBS 

=f"Harry ""Strattqnr'burleBque "wmilcr 
has recovered and Is recuperating 
at Bfelievue hospital, New York, from 
poison self-administered in his hotel 
room last week. 

In a note written before he swal- 
lowed the poison Stratton attributed 
his act to disappointment over a 
love affair with a burlesque chorus 
girl. 



- Abe Mlnsky and Ed Bovenge^ 
have taken a lease on the Gotham, 
on 125th street. New York, for hnt-m 
lesque with a fall opening. It yill 
be opposish to the Minsky's* Apollo 
on the same street. 

This IS Abe^Mlhsky's second bre^ 
from his brothers since the death of 
Billy Minsky. Ho split from the 
Minsky - Weinstock combine last 
year to open the Gaiety on Broad-i 
way with istock burlesque in parti 
nershlp with I. H. Herk, but the. 
breach was healed when the oppos* 
Ing outfits made a deal that closed 
the ho-use. . - : _ ._. 

Minsky-Weinstock at that time 
were running the Central. 



7AFFE WABtf AGAIN 

Pittsburgh, July 10. 
Burlesque — whether wheel of 
stock hasn't yet been detennln6d— « 
will return to Pittsburgh next month 
wlVeh^^eedrgeWffr 
ety t^ieatre. Through with vaude, 
which flopped last winter atter a 
three-month trial, Jaffe . intends to 
return to continuous burlesque' with 
pictures. 

Variety, formerly the Academy, 
was a burlesque house for 15 years 
until la«t winter when Jaffe decided 
to take a 'fling at yaudfllni. 



62 



YARIETY 



Tiyegdaji July ll» 1933 



C H A T T E 




Providence 



(Continued from page 69) 

tan^ Idaho land Wypmlhg with 
'Spanl^ Idea/ stage unit. Alms at 
buUdlit(sr up « route, Blghteeri In 
cast, including stage band; 

Des Moines 

.:By R. Ay. lyiotfrhead 



Hale Cavanagh in Chi. 

A. H. Blank back to New Tork. , 

Tlsh ilevltt Just finishing her seb- 
'oiid novel. 

Patience Wilson, Met: Opera; bal- 
let, visiting. 

- Sally Bates and Pare 
liorentz, visitliig.. 

.Paramount's double feature policy 
.a suttiiner life-saver* 

Rose's. 'Crkzy'Qiiilt' coining to the 
- OrpheuiA^ this jinonth.. L 1. . ■ 

Rodeos , in sieveral small Iowa 
"towns' doing good blsS. 

jack; Benny's show RKG" 
Orpheum, July 15 to 18. 

E. G. Barrett succeeds S. A. Glsler J 
as program director) KSO; 
• Public community alng in the 
Greenwood park 'bowl' no go. 

The Marcus, show, into the. RKQ 
Orpheum . ifor a week with three 
show "changes, doing well, i 
r Ethel Liivingston, whose aerial act 

-^i^ra^i-<Y«gKllgH^f-Jt-t«Ar-vtAw'g 'B'ftiirth | 

•of Suly cel6bratioiii, a local ' glrl- 
^known as Ethel Garland.' 



stock season, caught the limit of 

liincoln D. Owens, klrkviUe tjenor, 
who recently won a television con- 
test at Loew's State here, Joins 
Roxy's Gang; 

'Be Mine Tonight,' whose elate at 
the. - Emipire f ailed.' to . materialize, 
due' to withdrawal of Skourases, 
finally will get a showing at the 
I Eckel. 

Municipal whoopee party to -be 
tossed by the Republlcah admini- 
stration and organization at Thorn- 
den Pt^rk, July 19, :wlU have Gus 
Van and Irenev Beasley a£^ beadr 
liners, 

Garry . Lassman, recently at the 
Diana, Medina, for. WarnerSi re- 
turned to his old post at the Avon, 
Utica. ' successor at Medina is 
Ffatiz Westphal, formerly at' the 
Strapdl Syracuse. - 



(Continued frotn page. 10) 

hardt' (Par) and 'Paramount on 
Parade' -(Pac)^-Teviyal, also among 
the leaders, and oke at $7,000. 

RKG Albee (2,500; 16-40). <Don't 
Bet on love' (U) ^nd vatide. An- 
other lightweight film tha,t will have 
to depend upon the live entertain- 
ment to pull it thrbugh. With half 
a break gross very likely will be 
around $6,000. Last week "Big 
Brain' (RKO) was a. nifty number 
at $7,000 despite.a very bad start. 
, RKO Victory (1,600; 10-25), 'Si- 
lent Men' (Col) and 'Ann Carver's 
'Frofessioii' (Col). Mbre;of the type, 
of a bill suited for the patronage of 
this house. Grpaa should be In the 
neighborhood of $2,000,: oke. -Last, 
week 'Obey the Law' (<3dl) and 'Sil 
vet Cord' (RKO), $2,100. . 

JACK BENNY THE BIG 
B.O. NOISE IN K.C. 



By Rex McConnell 



- ^ -Kajnsas -City, July 9.-- 
The Mainstreet, ^Ith . Jack 'Ben-^ 
hy's Revue the - bi|r noise, le set f er. 
another of Its ' big wdeks. A few, 
seasons ago Benny :\«as.Ju8t another 
act on the Midlahd'a ibill,, but. npw 
with his hbst of radio follbwefSi he 
I is Just about the whole shbwi Heavy 
dis^lay adia in. the. paperd .fo,r..^ls 
show; with only, a little square. In 
the corner telling that 'Professional 
Sweetheart' was the $creen offerlnET. 
;T.he Newncta.n. which enjbyed an 



DIVINE DRUDGE 

(Continued from page 62) 

eaise. All the while Elisabeth 
realizes that she - has missed real, 
love, and that her beauty has faded. 

But with the comlngf -of - Peter- 
Karbon, rich, worldly, impulsively 
kmd, she gets a new vision of hap- 
piness, and iSees in Peter one who 
would rescue her from tedious 
household routine. In the final test, 
however, £:iisabetb sees that as her 
husband had his 'great, idea' she' 
also, has her;. 'great duty.' So, .she; 
petmits Peter to -ride awa.y, resum- 
.ing her dusting and innocent piano 
and violin duets With inoffensive^ 
Herr Markus. 

Mady Christians' acting as Elisa- 
beth reveals a fine senise of drama,; 
She is beautiful, as well, in a stately 
bloiide .way, -Walter .Gilbert was 
admirably, ce.Bt as Peter .Karbon. 

One of the brighter moments bf 
the evening is the portrayal " of. a.- 
'seductive film actress . :l>y Tamara 
Geva,. who heretofore was knOwii as 
a revue dancer. 



B'way Comic Opera Co. 



develand 



.—ByijQIeni? C.jPiilleri 



/ William ' C. 3Qt?el, former .manager 
of .HiEinna, opening Weet Richfield 
Tayerh.' : ,' • ," ' 

;^.-.Herfcert_Elwoll,._muslc crick_for I her^e Alharabra here, 
-^eeflee,' spending vacatlbn In (3eH. Jacob Cosey, mayor o£ Mas 
'Indlahapolii^'cbmposingi ■ - -U8illoh,^-O.,:4tnd.lamoua tpj" his march 

. Mit^i Mitchell, singer at- Aller- to Washington! D. C., years aigb, in-' 
.^tbn'9 roof gardenr slgheid ^or role .terested financially lii new. beeir 
jn Ai, Jolsbn's .'Wonder Bar.' i g&t-den spot .at Summit Beach Park, 

:^thaTine .Kick I Kelly, star of Akrbii, ^ 
Play Miouse, Joins Hanna's sum- Adolph Buehrig, Jr., Loew's man 
/mer l^toek in 'Anbther Language,' | ager, sponsors weekly give-away 



Ringling-Barnum cirous invades 
Ohio for s.tay of ten days. 

Falls theatre,': Cuyahoga Falls, O., 
inistalld ear phones for hard of. 
hearing, 

Paul Tremaihe and his band from 
Lbnley Acres, doing one-rnightiers 
thrbugh Ohio. 

— 01dlgraj;id_Qpera_housei operated I ^, „ - • , ...i. ,/-« •, 
cooperatively by " locaT tifnrbB ~staw t^^'^^V 

hands, foldj until neitt fall, lese Humor,' held It fot the ^second 

Frank, Phelps, Cleveland Warner seven days and - Is alsp showing: the 
zone manager, here for opening' of. screeii tests of local prospects in 
•Gold Diggers of 1933,' at Alhambra. the 'Search for" Beauty' contest ' 
• Cab CalloWay, and his ' Cottoh At the Fox Uptoyrh the annual 
Club orchestra, due at Moonlight Jnly Jubilee stajge show is In. prpgr 
ballroom, Meyers Lake park, -her e,^| ress In ebhnectibn with 'Plye^ Cents 
Sunday, July 23. 

Pick Crus^ger, youngest of War- 
ner. Bros., managers'' in. Cleveland 
district, ' back as manager , ot War- 



a Glass' featuringr Bqddy Rogeni, 
home to wner,^^ which' may 'mean 
something. '- Last : week's., I)uflines8,- 
at , the' house,, w^ helped by. a tie-up. 
With, a refrigerator pottipany with, 
seve^ of theJcbolers^giyen.ftwayt... 
_ Estimates .for This Week ..' 
Liberty (iiubinslty) (860 ; '10-16- 
20), .'Ex-Lady* (WB) arid *KIng 
Kong^ (RkO), split. Looks fair for 
$1,800. Last week i ..'Parole Glrr 
(Col) and 'Girl Kissing' (WB) same. 
Mainatreet (RKO) (3,000; . 26^36 



~ t:!harles Dpty tfves all his bbys tabloid, telling _of recent Hollywood •profes'slonai. ' Sweetheart' 

at aipp a $6 ' weekly •raiTO,vmaklng happe^^^ - - - 



7em 'first ones on rlaltb. to "get a 
■^age .boo9t, 

'George. .Young,. ,• burlejsqtte .. pro 
jdiiceri , ■■■ leaving . to . take . oyer man 
/aisrership ;of Coney- Island's Lunia 
^Park .again. . • 

: Acchie Beli, . 'News', drama cil(!k, 
' iiad 'to- give up annual trek to'^Qu 
'rppe fbr Mackinac Islands becauM 

of ill iiealth. 



listing advertisements of. a. dozen 
merchants neat t'he theatre^.' 



Harry Kahn Ippking lik;e his own- 
I son '.after .six weeks of. "diet. 

txtr Rappaport starting summer 



(RKO) and Jack Benny revue.; 
Latter was given the works on .pub- 
licity aiid was- oh: the - air over 
WPAP the evening before the open 
ing to let- his radio followers Imow 
he was here in person wit|i his boys 
and girls,' "Will probably hold strong 
foe a big $18,000. 

Midland (Lbew) (4,000; 26);^ 'Hold 
■four 'Man' (MG). Strong pace and 
the ropes were up . Saturday and 



Ml nudivn. ... Atlantic Citv "weekendlriBr With the ropes were up oaiuiiaay ana 

Regis^Duddy, .majiager Of Keith's ^"^^^ city weeKenumg witn g^^^^. loo^g gop^ for close to 



■ 105th, eloped with Colette MpGlnty, 
.but; W^ forgiven by her race-track, 
ow.ner-fatiier 

Howard' Kfraus heading new Chi- 
cago' .company backing Rainbow 
'Gardens, opehihg With Ralph Web 
ster'd band arid Nat Nazarro,, Jr., 
as m. c. 



Cincinnafi 

By Joe Kpliing 



dansant admish cut to a 



. Zoo 
.illme. 

Bill .ElIiptt, L X T. S.. E. prexy, 
at home for brief stay. 

Coney Island track to have 42 
day meet starting July 31. . 

Floyd Carver's diving hordes the 
free attraction at Coney Island 

RKO houses have cut Out pre- 
views and the , cricks seem peeved. 

Thomas .Dixon talked to business 
riien here on national recbvery cru- 
sade. 

Charlie Bocklet, c}ty editor .of 
•EhfluCrer/ tipped ,as ' Gincy's new 
postmaster 

Lew Heck, vet editorial man of 
'Times- Star^'. in line for trustee of 
Southern Railway. 
, , Pred. .Beebe on ha,rid to promote 
iriternatiorial. rbdeb if Clncy business 
men kick in. to $20,000 fund, for 
prized. 

'Barker, for the Star^ Fountain 
Siciuare humpty-dumpty, yelps: 
'Only 8l>i;e show' in town.'. It's 
vttudeburly^grindins at IB cents, 

Raipli Hitz has taiicen the 'Nether 
land Plaza under his wins for the 
Emery estate, with Wm; O". Seel 
—bach replaolng-Jbe R>elcM ap. .mgr.^ 
.Miniature cinema- in new union 
r railroad terminal, had switched from 
neWsreels to features, raising 10c 
ga{e .tjt> two . bits for adults an<i. IBc 
f or kiddies, 



family. 

Herman Blum doesn't; plan to 
open the closed arty Europa before 
oetober. ■ 

Cesare Rivoli here with DeFeo 
for a change. Instead of -the 'Mem 
ories Of . Opera.' 

Eddie Mechanic' taking an In- 
frequent Universal In' 'Be Mine. To 
night,' for his New. 

Some ;day' Rudolph Berger Is go 
ing to get an appropriation to "fix 
that sticking office door, 

Lon Ramsdell of the Cbnomac 
Amusement . Park hurt in an auto^ 
accident over the Fourth. 

Bin Saxton. ' city manager . f or 
Loew'g, ofli.clally on the Mayor's 
civic reception cbiririiitteei 

George Gbugh of the censor 
board, in Chicago for the Fair, and 
Marie Presstman on the job. 

Hon. Nickel reverts the hurley 
Gayety to two-a-day for his col 
ored show with .Mamie- Smith. 

Thomas Lyons leaving WCAO 
without a commercial manager 
while he struggles with bronchitis. 
Thomas Lyons, cbmmerciial • Vice- 



$16,600. Last week ^When Xadies 
Meet' (MG). got a' dandy, break with 
the change 'to Saturday opening a,nd 
went bver the advance estimate, 
hitting $16,800. 

Newman (Par) (1,800; 26-40), 
'College Hutupr* ,(Par) .(2d Week). 
Probably . about $7,000, oke. , Last 
week fpbled 'lots of the wise ones as 
the. frothy feature hit a big $11,000 
Uiitowh (Fox) (2,040; 25-40), 'Five 
Cerite a "Glass' (Fbx) and stage 
show.-' Looks like near $4,200,' good. 
Last Week 'Little Glaht' (FN) $3,700, 
fair. 



mommsE' Hooo, 

MAY HOLD OVER, DENY. 



Denver, July 10, 
'Melody Cruise' at' the Aladdin is 
doing business. Jt it keeps' tip It 
will be held a second : week. Stand 
ing them up and tWo large palrkirig 



president .of WCAO, Just coming are Jammed With cars and park 



arbund from u~ iiege of '■brDnchltls. 

Herb Morgan doing < the midnight 
oil rojitlne with 'Gold Diggers* and 
'Hold Tour Man' campaign^ on the 
fire. 

'Gold Diggers' 'finally dated in 
Loew's. Stfinley, With ..Warners hav- 
ing agreed to the standard protec- 
tion code. •ir.ijsF. 

Izzy Rappaport figures July 21 as 
the end of summer and on that date 
returns the Hipp to big show- and 
names policy. 

pjjward. .Burman advancing to a 
place with the btlier' amuseriieiit 
tycoons of Baltimore following the 
click of the Mayfalr Gardens. 



Winnipeg 

By Matt Corbett 



Syracuse 

"By^Chester-Br-Bahn^ 



airplane 



tour 



Cinema Critics' Club of local fans 
will hold an outing and field day 
at Bahnhof, Sunday (16). 

Victor W. Frankr former manager 
of the Empire and RItZj Is in train- 
ing on a- Skaneateles farm. 
• Fox's 'Best of Enemies' is recelv 
Ing a spilt- week showing at the 
Bckel as '6 Cents a Glass,' original 
tUIe. 

William Faversham, at Clayton 
lor the Thousand Islands summer 



E. 
ride, 

Hector Cbarlesworth 
through west. 
.-J3,^L;; Bu3hne ll. Toronto, l a.udltlon: 
ing Winnipeg radio acts. 

Horse racing does a week at 
Whlttler and Polo parks. 

Rumor says Earl Hill to return 
with his stage band to Capitol. 

Horace Stoven, CKCK Regina, 
told to scout for western talent-. 

'Good Companions' does outstand- 
ing summer business. Britishers 
rayingi" 

Conklln & Garrett circus was here 
with Elks at old show grounds, 
West Kildonan, 



trig. Spa'ce .on,;Street&!.' Is at;a pre 
riiium.'for blocks. Three-reeier ori 
'Krakatoa' on the same .program Is 
Causing plenty of talk around town 
and conibinieition of two mtike's pro 
gram a natural for the Aladdin 
crowd. 

■ Other first, ruijiners- doing. 'fairly 
steady but ribf strong. HlaWatha, 
rieighborhobd, yruns 'Be Miri,e To-* 
night' 13 days going 'strong. Prbb 
ably first time filrti evei' ran longeV 
in a subse<q[uent than in first run. 

Film houses having strong com 
petition from -'Slash In • prices - frbm 
$1.26 top last yiear iat EUtch theatre 
to 7Bc. top this year.' Crowds hold-; 
Ing better than in years at the sum 
mer stock. 

Estimates For. This Week 

Aladdin (Huffman) (1,600; 26-40) 
'Melody Cruise* (RKO).. A nice $4,000 
augurs a second week if biz holds 
up. Last week 'Private Detective 
62' (WC) took in a fair $3;bOO. 

Denham (Hellborn) (1,700; 15-26) 
'Circus Queen Murder' (Col). Up 
also to $2,600. Last week 'Parole 

=GlEr^-.(AQl)^=mojL.$J?.m^-J 

Denver (Publlx) (2,600; 26-35-50;) 
'Hold Your Man' (MG). Oke but -no 
panic for Harlow-Gablo, $5^000. Last 
week 'College Humor' (Par) turned 
in $6;9G0 for a fair week. 

Orpheum (Orpheiim) (2,600; 25- 
30-40) 'Mayor of Hell' (WB). A nice 
$5,500. Last week, - 'I Loved You 
Wednesday' (Fox) fair, $5,200. 

Paramount (Publlx) (2,000; 25-40) 
Whoopee* (UA). Mild for the Can- 
tor revival, $2,500. Last week 'Bar- 
barian* (MG), $3,300. 



Baltlriibre. July 7. 

. Comic opeipa In two acta. Musto bjr Bd- 
mond 'Atidran. Ensllah trtiitBlatloh ' and' 
adaptation of the book by Theodore T. 
Barker. Directed and presented by Oeorge. 
DeFeo. At Carlln'a Park Casino. Qaltl- 
more, July . 6; 



About 10 years ago Georso DeFeo 
br6u£;ht : his opera company into 
town 'and set them up at the Arenia. 
in Carlin's Park, arid proceeded to 
tear ofC a tremendous suriimer sea- 
sortu SRO was the ruie^throughout, 
joth for the comic .and the grand 
opera. Gilbert and Sullivan, headed 
by De Wolf. Hopper, secured such, a 
fbundatiou In town at that time 
that^ the Repeat' on the G. & S. oper- 
ettas have kept the little arty Guild 
theatre going- for years. • 

But that.-Waa i& year? ago fbr 
DeFeo. Carlin's in 1923 arid Car- 
In's Park In 1933 are not the Same. 
Amusement parks are not whb,t 
they, used to be. 

But Carlin Is a fighter, and this 
year Is makirig^ a determined eftort 
to- bring .back .prosperity. . to ..the:.conj^ 
cesslorialtes. Who are complaining 
Of' being lonely.. The DeFeo Im-' 
'portatlon Is one stet> in' the Carllri 
fight , for husiness, and within the 
same Week Carlin operied the Fbrest 
Garderis, a really excellent beer 
garden, as his second move fbr bet- 
ter times. 

Carlin had the right Idea. But 
DeFeo dldri't follow It up. DeFeo 
la an established name In operatics 
locally. He was one of the stand- 
but legit features of the past season 
when he pack 'em -In for a, week at 
the' 'Maryland with grand opera. 

He may' do It here. But he started 
bfiC badly with an' unfortunate 
choice for a curtain ringer. To the 
great mass of theatre-goers 'Mas-' 
cot' Was almost uriknoWn. And un- 
knowns are not the thing to open 
a 'coriilc - opera season. After De-r- 
Feo had 'been estaibllshed for three 
or four weeks and had them com- 
ing, theri he might have taken a 
chance ° bf ringing, in ari In-.and- 
outer. But to start things oft hei 
sTioulid have' selected some' closer 
and more generally knoWri. 
' He's' doirig ' -a. quick rightrabout 
for the - following Week when he 
faces in the correct direction .with 
''Chimes of Normandy,' which would 
have been a much-' better first 
choice. Maybe DeFeo can rectify 
his Wrong next Week. Biit it's likely 
-that the damage: is already .done.. It 
was the plan to remain through the 
summer; but if there's no biz for 
'Normandy* DeFeo will pack and 
scram. He's taking a. licking with 
'Mascot.' 

DeFeo has a fairly nice oompany* 
ail Equity-stamped, here. In 'Mas- 
cot* the leading 'V'era Myers shows 
off- to excellent advantage with 
young but ample pipes. On the 
comic ,end the old reliables, George 
. Williams .and Wilbur Cox, demon- 
strate their long training by prac- 
tically .carrying the entire show on 
theli* ishbulders; They are ad llb- 
blng plenty; apparently, and doing 
the legit stuff ' In a burlesque man- 
ner, but theii^ coriiedy business was 
90%' of the 'show's entertainment. 
One bad spot in the . coriipariy is 
Bert Pennington Young, Who spoke 
with remarkably poor: enunciation. 
- Show is capably mounted and 
costumed jf or this, sbrt .of amuse- 
riient park productlbn In the,: stbck 
manner; The seating is a bit crude, 
however, the, plain folding chairs 
and the plank bleachers looming as 
eyesores in this day of cinema 
lavishness; 

. And finally, one Important note 
that may riiake this comic opera 
venture a proven- diid. '■ And that's 
the -hot cbmpetitlon bf grand opera 
at - the Mayfalr Gardens, which is 
offering grand opera with Metro 
polltan, Chicago Civic and Ravinla 
Stars at prices as low as 50c. Just 
two days a week, at the Mayfalr, 
butHt'^may-mean^headache-tOvGar. 
Iln*i3 on those days, Sunday and 
Monday. '*! 



Film Spurt 

(Continued, from page 3) 

crowds and money In circulation, 
locally to help. 

Fact that B uffa lo is picking " up 
stoutly 'afrd~lh© middle west hstB 
shown nice gains, are pointed to as 
indicative of a definite upturn. Iq 
the pmahas and the- Des Moines, 
long tinder foot bf bad times, the 
patronage at theatres has climbed 
slowly but steadily since May, 
"Texas also offers notable gains in 
virtually every key, while througir- 
biit the south generally the the< 
atres have pepped up ^ on the wave 
of. encouragement brought by ris- 
ing cotton ,prices. 

Detroit Slowest 
, Detroit, Ibrig . hit hy the banlc> 
ing moratorium and. depressed 
local conditions. Is seemingly slow- 
er than other major keys in grind- 
ing Its way but bf new lows but 
at the New York home, offices of 
chains bi>erating there, It is said 
Detroit appears a little better oflj 
than it was In May . br early In 

Jime.'""''; -■■"-^-■-TT- — 

The condition in May found the- 
atr^e girbsses a long: w^^-y ' off but 
Wlthi the decline fairly Well check^ 
as coriipared to May of the previ- 
ous year. > At the tiriie this was 
hailed as an en«^oumging sign. On 
the basis of . strength demonstrated 
since then, It Is .belie'ved. theatres 
nationally will make, their lorig- 
awaited turn in J^giist or shortly 
after.-^. 1-^ '■ — — ■ '■ ■■ — 



Everi. If the level of grosses for 
the coming month should not go 
higher thari last August, the the-, 
atre Will .still be considerably 
ahead by. virtue .Of the large fixed 
bharge k'eductibns riiade'slrice theri' 
for :lbri'ger pro^t .-at - the same;iri«-.. 
take. 

New England and certain parts 
of the east are^ exhibiting the best 
pull out of the. red, with the middle 
west arid south right behiri'd. 
. -: -Employri^ieiit .Uj»-.- ....—^ 

Manufacturing activity, re-em» 
ployment and industrial optimism 
is greatly "sliding the east, wlille In. 
the midwest Jumping grairi and live 
stock prices are doing their bit. Ill 
the south, which gauges itself more 
on cottbn than anything else, thd 
uigei.iBainB_.made 'b y thia cbmmo d«t 
Ity In the past two months. If 
bringirig nioney into circulation. - 

While in theatre circles boosts Ih 
attendance , are attributed im- 
portantly -to notably better product 
during the past month and cur«< 
reritty,- there is considerable Iri* 
cHriatlon to give credit to many- 
other factors. The 'New Deal' the 
country expects.:, from the Roose^ 
velt adininistration, industrial plck« 
up ' here and there, rising stoclc 
market arid grain pricey, return of 
beer and hopes, for repeal, new 
banking regulations and less 
hoarding, are considered at the 
same time.. 

Even in the Ismall. towns. W^^re. 
activity has Increased and riiore 
money Is in circulation, response 
Is immediately noted by the the^ 
atres, The 'public has stayed away 
so long. It Is considered natural ttf 
Want . some: amusement. . for .. . a 
change. This Is: indicated by bettel^ 
levels of business attained on poor- 
er pictures than last, year or even 
a few riloriths back' Iri most In-., 
stances. Also, when a sock picture 
coriies alongl the response Is more 
defined. 

Last week, the Chicago, Chicago, 
did $64,000 on 'College Humor,' the 
first time the house has gone over 
$50,000 in over tw-o years. Figures 
also show that all of Chicago is 
greatly improved, but again the 
Fair Is not given all the credit 
since away out In the. neighbor-' 
hoods the gains are .significant. 



DOROTHEA ANTEL 

tiio ^..12d: St.;. New York City 
air Mew Astortment' ot OBBBTIKO 
CARDS U Now Ready. 21 BeaOtlfol 
CARDS and FOIiDBRS; Bosed, Post- 
paid, for 

One Dollar 



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VARIETY 



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Literati 



..(Continued li-om p««e 5ft). 
fiction BQags, 'Illustrated Liove Mag-< 
azines' and 'MyBtery Magazine' ' are 
following Bult. . 

Although the August . numbers of 
. the two Tower mags . ;have already 
l^een^run off, Tower will lieverther 
)^s^ get the book^length' nbyele; in 



I will Toe abl e 'to spend th ti. t year ^n 
I J'rance in comfort. 

Harry Hahs'eii has g'one to Europe 
to get away from, books for. a while. 

James Truslow Adams will do . his 
ibpok on the American Civil War" in 
[England, of all places.-; 

That the. late Eonri Byrne, still 



that issue by throwing i: im in as aeiis well evidenced by the fact thai 

Appletbn-Century will getvout an 
Bupplements. | ^^^^^ ^^r^ collection of his short 

(Storied, 

■w^ j^v^^^^AY i<.*o<.+ Tiii to :Would-be scribblers: -Phil 

John K. Oh^PPel> latest addit^ ^ ■ destroyed a full 

at WOW, Qinaha, announced the ap- 1 ^J^^J^^^^j^ before he was satisfied 



Hold Memoirs til ^35 



J. J. EVANS SHOW 

Canton, Q.„ July 10. 
Designed with the idea of keep- 
ing the nut to a minimum, quick 
jnoxemsnt a,nd still ret aining a ll the 
features of tjifi^verage circus, J.>r' 
Evans, dean. aC^eastern. Ohio show- 
men, of Massillbn, has launched a 
20 truck motorized circus to play 
medium sized towns. Show opened 
at MasslHon, June 28 and 29, to 
turnaway patronage, with scores of 
friends of the sponsor on hand to 
wish him success. Show is .iwell 
framed; perfprroahc^; better than 
many of "the present day~ motorized 
units, - <& 

Opening performance went off 
smoothly, rian better than two hours 
but has been cut down -to a:n hour 



Tops 200,000, but Optimists Expected 
More 



«r«tvirnfl.te date of Dubllcation for th6 1 """'^m.v'"'^" '"^"""? r -^'f T~"'l;".~^ I and; 45 minutes for the joad.. While 
^fiJl^tion 6?Gene"rS^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^ State Fair,* e^^„ . trained stock contributes the 

ti^a^Blatlon^o; oeneja^^ became a' best-sel|er. . bulk 6f the program there are seV-' 

diary. Chappel.Jximeelf a Russian, j ^^^^^^ Trefusis, who is Scotch, eral oth^r standard circus acts, 
has been in possession ot has had her fir§t novel in English ] which round-out the program. , In- 

ineiholr since the Generals «eaw published only recently, ^ given the 

about 1926^ Translation has l»een ^ _ , „ 

coveted sometime, but oj^ing to^^^ ^ I^^lbowitz, g2SieT%eTse^ and ^SSd 

the public until earjy in 1^35. ten by Fred D. Pasley, New York continue with show at nearby 

Memoirs supposedly inside dope correspondent of the Chicago 'Daily stands, until it gets running satis 
-about Russla-in.::the-War *b well asi-^^ 



Chicago, July 10. 
World's Fair attendance climbed 
well iabbve 200,000 dally over the 
July 4th holidays; but'failed to meet 
the 300i00O mSrk whl<Jh. the -opU- 
ihists iset. In general the optimists' 
have' been giiessing wild since the 
Fair opened. 'More impirtiial observr 
ers think the expo has no kick com- 
:ng in view of the far from com- 
plete recdy^ry from hard times. 

Oifflcial figures, for the firri^t and 
second Chicago World's Fairs; 



some of its dealings in J&pan and ..j^^^' 
the Orient, \dhappel is a nephevf of ' 
the General, and aided in the tran^ 
elation. 



Corey Ford sort vented his 
splieen on Dudley Murphy, director', 
In 'C611ier8^ of July 8 through the 
jnedi iim of a " short _ Btoty; . ^'liibn 
Man.' Fbrd and Murphy^ had a 



L A*^^ Beaches m Slump 
Over Foiu*^ 



libB 



July 10. 



Evans show will make niuch. Ohio 
territory and already a month of 
Eastern Ohio cities . and ;tb\(rns, 
.some with population of 200,000 has 
been contraciied. ' Show . will play 
tw.o days in Ja: town; with a ten day 
advance merchant - ticket tieup, 
whleh; is designed to. insure . the nut 
before . the shov?^, . iarrives in town 
Banner ^le in advance, also . for 
.additional r.eyenue..- In larger cities 
ae.veEftl-locfl.tinfi fl will be played, t^e 



. . , Beacb season, Virhich got away to j^^^^ moving every: two days to a 

battle during the fna,king of 'Sport a bad start with .a. cold -Decoration different pw^^ No par- 
Parade' at Radio. Ih the 'Collier' Day. tind a subsequent ;twb weeks of I ade given, but Callibpe and band 
article, Ford uses the character of overcast vreatheiv did badly 

•Dennis DUffv' director it fits four-diy. holiday, fticluding July 4, Evans shbW is presented In an 

« i. Ill 1't>«-i,«w; ♦oiik^.^.i n.iit due to' lack of exploitfitioh Of the open arena, ho top; 80 x 160 feet, 

^rphy.li|ce :a Wkches and^cbmp^ion ofvthe Na^uslr^ six 30 foot fe; froni; which 

basted in no uncertain Vn^nner. ^^ek.end. LattTr drew 100.000 peo- {J|w"^^^5ji„5*S wJi;,'*^^^^^^ 

pie to the Municipal Air field and ^jxceilerit co^ 
Cphen Back to Mags ^ j another eistlmated 100,000 who filled ^d. Arena hais seating capacity for 

Alfred A. Gohen,.vwho relinquished 1 the cornflieida^^^ iioads adlafcent to j ^qo, ajj^^^^^ With the 

Jhiis film fan- niag:,, 'Screpnlapd,' some airport. merchant- ticket; adnifssibn to 

time ago to return to the practice of Consequently, beach cohcession^ [pverybody Is a dime y^ith 10 cents 
law, is planning to re-enter the pub- aires, who hoped to get off the.'nut nipre tor the reserVes. Seats flank 
llshing biz. : Cohen hap formed a Lver the Fourth, wrotp . the week- J^ygwr s^^^^^^ «v"?h7bJnd 
new- organization call^ publish, ng Lnd In red. and all little chance of JJ^J .^^^S^j^^X JSg^ and bSe 
Properties to serve as a. holdint leaking d profit on. the JaeMon aeem jjng-^v^^^ 
company for .a number jpf iiiags ^ff. .i •• ends.- . 

which he is.novf. negotl?^tlng:tQ pur- i,ong Beabh, Hermosa and Re- Ev£ins, Who trained all his own 
chase. Deal for the mags, is expected [^on^o .^^nt haywire, with 'Days of stock, acts as equestrian director, 
to be closed In . about two . weeks; | . 49* and wide open gamblirig .under Evans . for many years has been 



Showmen Hypo Expo. 



XHI EXPO ATTENDAttCE 



July 1... . . . 

July 2. v.. , 
July 3. . . 
JUiy 4. ...... 



• • *i *■ • « • 



1933 
93.044 
117,709 
244,742 
'232,472 



1893 

106,032 
48,756 
105,977 
283,273 



Totals-A-- . . . :;-,-.-^l«87,927^ 644,03$ 



^GLIY CO. MAY ISSUE 
COM BOOK TO EXPO 



film fan type. staged. Result Was that what little trained and sold stock to . leading 

money the Itegit beach Bpot& had a circuses of ..the counti^ for more 

Pillot'e Mag Job' chance of getting -Wap diverted to .than 20 years. He also owns all can- 

For many years with Publix. Xeo the one hiefht- fetaiid gafnljlers.. vas, seafs,.':props,. and hiajority of 

' r»l ci„ii;. the. trucks.'. Show, moves on . some 

Turn Down,, eally 20 .to. 26 trucks, semi-trailers and 

Venice, Santa 'Moriica - and Ocean private' cars.- Outfit has Its" own 



Icagb;' July 10. 
Palttier House coupon ticket books 
^._thel,-W-orld's Fair-may haVe some 
competition from, a similar coupon 
book which will also be peddled to 
the ^public over, the radio. Wrigley's 
Gum and .John R. "Thompson . (res 
taurants) .are both possible spon 
sors bf sUch an enterprise. 

yarious concessibiifi which are hot 
Included in the Palifher House- cou 
poh books have been approached by 
"the promoters of' the new book 
Nothing Is set, .however, and it 'is 
far - from assured -that- the second- 
book Will go through. 

■Pa,lmer House coupon books cbn- 
taliilng^ $4.15 initickets for $2.50. have 
-been: selling •well through the ■ efforts 
of Floyd Gibbons over an. NBC 
hboTtup." Prei^umably Wrigley or 
Thompson like., this particular type 
oif- advertising hookup because the 
profit from the .coupon ticket books 
■WflUld- p ay fo r the radio, time . 



(Continued from, page 1) 

consciouisT "Some of them are' starlV 
,jnig to think of themselveia as sho'w.'. 
men. By- the practical schooling of 
running a $25,000,000 show they 
have become, or are , becpml.ng, 
showmen, a type of person they 
^formerly held • in . low esteem to tlie 
"extent of not considering it neces- 
sary to consult any of them. 

■irhose bashler's reports -have 
smartened fhaily nbn-'Showinan. 
Sheer necessity has driven Induis- 
trlalists to cultivate the arts of the- 
atrical ballyhbp and salesmanship, 
to diagnose and treat demonstrated 
mistakes along the lines and by the 
logic of sho.w business. Weekly or 
senii-weekly^ visitis to the grounds 
give vivid evidence Of the confer- 
ences and confabs that have oc-, 
curred and the 'ways and nieans de- 
vised to. overcome the ' palpable, de-; 
flciencies in appeal. 

Many Problems .. 



Plllot has joined the Nabprhood 
News Publishing Co., New: ■York, as 

an.^xecutiv« On circulation and ed |Tpa,Vkr'bi^t;artd-btj t' • pleiasiii-e spbta; I fight "plant: ~ ■ 
Itcrlai work. Company, PUblisWngi^^ operating ple^^^ ' 'P'"'^''"*' '° ^ 



a mag on .the west Side, of Neiiv Tork 
and another for east side consump 
tlon, has Just gone into Westchester 
County with a third. 

When last with Fublix, Plllot -was 
associated with the chain In the ed- 
iting of 'Publix Opinion' 



liPiageantJs dispensed vltlLfbr au 



.Subsidized Poetry 



out tlie week, end^ None ' of the ?Pf '^"i^ and Morris Family, versa 

beaches went in fpr any advertising ^a'SS'?ou5Sr o?a^obSc^Svr 

or publicity. Chambers Of Commerce cjudlng some excelleht risley num- 

of air beach towns pleaded tvith the bef s. . Act scores , aiid gets the p^r- 

bperators-of cbnc'esslpnis to db jsoihe formance .off to "a fast start. First 
combined advertising And got noth-- clown number follows presented by 

thing but. Cbhversation. / . Wihtfers and Ellis.^ Evans next prcr 

Catalina, Reeling that ; business | ^^^^^^^ 
would be hone-: too heavy, operated 



Emma Morris performs creditably 
After publi^ing l^ag.;'Poetry.' I two' o^i^s ti^ee'^a;^;, ^b;;^^^ f urls' ^b^ta^ 
lor 21 years, Harriet Monroe will be forced to make an extra run Tues-. traps, closing with a heel-drSp. 
able to get It out for the next year ^^y evening to get the hiob home. ! Three Freborns do a nOvelty jug- 
at least with no. tt»ore headaches. B^g|jj^gg .jjQ^g^ygj.^..^'j^Q-.^Qj^gl^^^ turn and close .."with a perch 

The Chicago poetry enthusiast has Lj^ji^j. the Fourth week-end of last -Emma and Beb. Morris of- 

recelved a grant of $5,000 from the y-ar .. - fer. a pleasing balancing act oti the 

Carnegie Foundation to carry on: T 'Shahces are thit d .number of cOn- JSses^'arJ '^^^J^^^^^ ^'nlkt ^SiS 

few daytsi Southern California doing the rldlnig. Mounts are well 

... beaches have always been a prob- I trained. Windjjp_wIth^W3Lltzlng and. 

Chatter llem to' Outdoor Lhowrhen. Night RSnelng on the hippodrome track. 

Mack Kralke is out .of :Sanford K^ai„ggg. always Jight and any j ^ofie and ^•"t' »>arrel jumping.. hpld 
Greenburger's International Literary _* dnvtim*' o no«iti'nn kilUs th*> the-next spot, Emma Morris. 

Bureau [5»^d of daytime^ op position kUls thP contbrtion^ novelty. - holds : the 

.beach trade. ' - - • .... . . 



"That Sam Sparks,., whose, book, 
"pible Stories You've: Never Heard,' 
is .getting. laughSj is really .the.ps.eu- 
donyih for" the "wi'itlng team of .S^.m 
uel William Frederick. and....iii58lie 
Gordon lilcCabe. 



fieirtW MatlQck Okay 



San Francisco, July 10 
Bertha; Matlbck; aerlalist with' the 
Pearl Buck has gone; .back to I Barnes -sliow; V\rill te relea.sed f^^^ 
China . after .he ..greatest adulation a Ibcal . lipspital this week to. rejoin 
.. an. American scribbler has ever. had. I the tricjc^jn ■JWyoroing, 

Allen Rayn ond doing a 'study bn't . She fe'lj 25 ieet' in San Mateo 
radio for McGraw-Hill which he will seven weeKs ago, fracturing her pel 
.call .*Hello, Everybody r . vis, but. Suffering -no bther injuries 

William Faulkner is a;'pappy. [because her father brbke her fall 
Edna Ferber has gone to Norway 
V^ith a group including Russel, . QmrcnurTTTTni 

Crpuse and Alison Smith. U. a. DUi!<P. m i l ili r iB, 

Just when the bostume' stbry Is Oklahoma City, July 10 

swinging back into favor, Robert W. -William E. Wijes, assistant United 
Chambers has given it up for the states district attorney, Wednesday 
time being to do a novel Of present.- L„ornlng filed six cases against Col 
.day hf^. called 'Whatever Love Is.' ZaOk Miller of 101 ranch and others. 

With the sales mark <jf her 'House foj. collection of alleged unpaid ren 
o£ Exile'- nearlfig 25,000. Nora Wain jtaie on lahd held ih trusf by him' in 

.Kay county, Idhoma. 

The government seeks $708 as un- 
paid rentals , on l,?20,aci;es, .Suit alsp. 
was filed against Virgihiia Miller 
valieg^^-^'TC^Tsn^sp^aOTrc 



LETTERS 



Wlien Semllne for Mail to- 
^.v^YAKlEXXfAddrcss-Mal^CIerkv^^ 

TO^iTCARDS. ADVERTISING or 
CIRCVI.AR LETTERS WILL NOT 
DE ADVERTISED ' 
LETTERS ADVERTISED IN 
. ONE IBSUE ONLV 



Artier Charica 

t'lArh .Sylvia 

Delrnoro Gooteo B 
I>bdHon .M 0 
Jlarrlfl Winia.in 



Hill Joo 
Jacquet 
Kuhn Bobby 
R««d B 



EOGERS Olff MIDWAY, OFF EXPO 

Chicago, July IQ. 
Nat Rogers, who negotiated most 
of the concessionaire contracts for 
the ■World'(^ Fair, is no longer con- 
nected with .the expo adminietration, 
■ Rogers, is now- managing the Fly- 
ing Turns ride on the midway. 



stage and the miss gets a big hand 
for new routine. 

.. Evans pbnies, piresented by the 
trainer, prove pleasing bit.. Winter 
and ?311is,. .clowji. number, Jbllows. 
Floyd Lin'n and Ed Mbrris. offer 
hand balancing. Freborns are pre 
scnted again in a juggling a;nd bal' 
ancing .turn; riding ponies and dogs. 
Miale and buggy, presented by Billy 
Morris.^ Morris comedy acrobats ex - 
celient... . / : 

J.. J.' Evans Is general niianager 
and owner; Sherlock Evans,. ais-sist.-; 
.int manager and announcer; Dick 
Leonard, general agent in charge of 
advance; ... Howard . Peters, .manager 
sideshow- and. Commissary; Grant 
Rowe, in charge of stock; and Billy 
Winters,', producing clown. Tommy 
Osborne has a very creditable six 
piece band. 

Howard Peters, Canton showman, 
has a freak animal sideshow. Later 
he plans to add several platforrii at- 
tractions and a girl revue . He also 
has the cook house and grab joint 
on the midway; 



Cireu3 Scants BiUing, 
Uss^ Mpre Adv. Space 

Canton. O., July . 10. 

-Rlngllng>^Biarnum Circus Is. using 
less paper In the advance and is 
spending more nioney with the lo- 
cal newspapers this r^eason.- 

Instead of an ad every other day 
previous to the show's date, new.s- 
papers are using froni 6 tO 12 inches 
dally and Sunds^y^ 

-Advance billing crews touched the 
downtoy^n tjistricts. lightly and used 
but few banners in this territory. 
Local blllpostlng plants however 
landed good ' contracts and covered 
practically all Idle stands controlled 
,by them. 



Receiver Runs ..Fair 

Independence. la,. 

There will be a Buchanan county 
TaTr Augr 16 td~19, biit IC Will bb 
under the wings of a receiver, John 
M.. Rowland having been named to 
act In that capacity on petition of 
Floyd Breese, creditor of the assocl 
ation. 

Rowland, secretary of the falr,_^ Is 
to run "the 1933 ifalT^' vehlure' and" 
conserve assets and hold all profits 
for the benefit of creditors. 



PEESISTENT CEASHER 

- - -r^JVtilwaiikcepJu]y=10r 



K. ► Millard, right name Stanioh 
Milorad, who jumped two bohdh' 
totaling $2,000 here last «ummer, 
was arrested at the World Fair oh 
a charge oh operating a confidence 
game al his Old Mexico cohcosslbh. 

He was returned to Mil;v?aukce to 
answer .9,n Indictment of Illegal entry 
into this country. He has been twJice 
deported. 



CARNIVALS 



C.ijrrent week: — (Week July 10) 

T^ndcrtoii-Slrador: T.awren<e. 
13. & B. : Lyrichburk, "Vo; 
Beckman-* Gcrety: Decatur. 
Bremer, Claude; FerRUB FallH. 
Cetlln & ■Wilson: Montgomery. 
Copplnp. llrtrry: JohnBtown. 
Crafts 20 BIk: Oakland. 
RDlden neil No; 2: Ktilwcll. Okla. 
Orcat.'Eastern: Mulllns. 
Landen, J, L. ; ■ OWi^Vatomlr. 
Lewlflp.Art: AycrH,- JWaHH. 
Mar.kH:, >Iammonton. 
Pearson. C. T5: : Atlnhth.' 
Sol'd Liberty: vVnderHon.. . 



cimm. 



With no Intentlbn Of pointing the 
.finger at .any irtdivlduals, it may. be 
stated that the exposition .h.ias de- 
veloped conspicuous problems call- 
ing for the pulmotor of sho'wmaii- 
shlp. These Include: th<B 39th 
Street area, .bitterly nlcknaimed 'the 
great beyond.' Hollywood, . Spoor's 
Spectaculum, Jantzen Beach. Carter 
Magic ShoVi^, Fort Dearborn Masr 
isacre, Oriental Vill age an d others, . 

Tb . keep the record straight It; 
should be parenthetlcaliy Inserted 
that some of the 'wrong guesses 
have been made by showmen them- 
iselves; but this need in no way 
\yeaken the thesis^. that more, and. 
better. shbwina.nshlp has been. need- 
ed and hai^^.jrrad«ally mateijaMzed 
as the need created the supply. 

. , Showmanship' Fteepected 
1 .iHlgh command of the exposition . . 
is justifiably proud -of 'what fheyr^' 
accomplished during and agfdnst 
the depression. Exposition has thc^ 
outward appearance, bfi and seems 
.headed for,; Success.. Npthwithstand" 
Ing!;'. showmen believe aind assert 
that, painful experiences cbuld. have 
been avoided by a little preliminary 
respect- fpr what ' show buisihe'ss 
could teach. Anyhow, early or late, 
the exposition Is how more shpw- 
nnanly— a[Trd--t>bservers^belIeve~that — 
shoSvmanship, so labeled and, called, 
will be Increasingly prominent. 
■ Hollywood Studio has In isome re* 
apects been singled but by persons 
from the trade as the mbnumental 
muff. This has been built tind is 
joperated by Oscar' Rosenthal, a coni . 
tractor. But while " up to now the 
trade has. seen overlooked oppbr- 
tunitles, sciattered atithprlty, .uncer- 
tain plans, it. looks as if Rosenthal 
is being smartened to show busi- 
ness and is starting to surround 
himself with right guessers. 

It's been almost top easy to crit- 
icize the Holly wbod Studio, but the 
essential fact is that it's basically a 
good attraction and they are apply- 
ing larger and larger doses 
showmanship to put it ovbt-. 
may be a costly education, 
they're learning the lessojis. ' 

..NeW Dressing 
.Nearby Is Spbor's Spectaculum. 
They've pepped their ballyhoo here 
and are letting kids in free. Jantzen 
-Beach-Is- trying- to .overcome a poor 
location and the 39th Street end 
renamed the *Ralnbow Gate' Ig 
struggling with . 'CO -operation from 
the exposition to get the crowds 
down that fair. Oriental Village 
called In three showmen, Ernie 
Young, ted Carruthers and Edgar 
Schooley, to administer o:kygen. 

Fort Dearborn Massacre Is rei- 
pbrted changing itself into ia Ha- 
waiian huia-hula show, arid Gartelf i 
the Great's Ill-fated mdglc will 
probably, be- replaced by something 
nipre in-the public fancy than leger- 
demain. 

All through the grounds are evi- 
dences of altered . policle.9, new. 
ballyhoo, brighter, and larger signs, 
louder and cleverer ..spielers. A si 
street that comjiiliLlned has bee* 
given. emergency service in the. form 
of a Greenwich Village, created by 
giving part of the open ■ air Grant 
Park ^irt bazaar free space .to set 
up their canvases. By this iatroke 
of shpwrnanslvip. ..the exposition: 
hopes to divert ' midway crowdis 
down the side .street so that coh- 
oe.s'.slon.s located thore can get 



Xurreri'F^veek— (Weelf "^^^ ^0) 

Al Barnes 

July 10. Kall«pcll, Mont.; )2, 
.Oreat FhIIh; .13.-14, UultC; 10, 
ThcrmopollH, Wyo. 

Hagenbeck- Wallace 
July 10, PortKmouth; If. Uavptliill. 12, 
fJIoutOHtfr. 13, Lynn; U, Na«liua; J5, No. 
Adame. 

Bingllng Bros.-B. & B. 

July 10- 1i; Clevei/iniT; i:;, 'IdleiJo, 13, 
Adrian, H, JaokHon, 15, I'ond.'u 



Unkitisable Goes tkt Expo 

icago, Jiily 10.. 

Oh the jjitc. vacated by the captiv 
b.'illoon -which wJxs ruovcd. to the. 
SO'th ,Strcct end. of the cxpoHltion for 
safety icaaons, L'ew Dufor will in- 
Htall a new concc^Mlon called ' ark- 
r.vt Africa.' 

Hfiuoer-Jip women from the jii 
los Will be the big attraction.. 



THE 0HICA1»0 PAILV NEW^J, FRIDAY^ JUNE 3Q, 198$. 







WV BJERiVm IS REALLY THE STdR OF THE WORim FAI 




1^ 






WITH all due respect to Kath 
aiine Cornell, the one tbea^ 
rlcal {tenon whom ottt-of-towners 
wish moat to see daring their Chl- 
<:ago visit is Ben Bemio,' 
• Vations ptcketo liare Inoufiiht In 
this report at Tarlous times durlns 
the- iast fortnight; A half-doxen 
disintevejsted f rletids haTO confirmed 
this, -and m'r own iexperlence lias 
been that four incomlne fiimlUes, 
one. from Massachusettilt one from 
JEitijD^urit, onto from mchigao and 
bQe from Pliiladelphla, hav» asked 
me, almost as ther trrived, *«ow 
can we iee> Ben Bernler Fire col- 
lege boys from l^entuckjr, fl«it to 
me h^ & friend, almost patated aa 
-theF urged me,.- from- my. fancied 
Tpoat ot ▼antage' as a. drama crltle,- 
to Introduce fhem to tb» gieat man. 

Being pretty innocent myself tn 
the W99S of the ikighit clubs and of 
radio, I Could only direct them to 
the litM^Dtff^ th» inndmacMer; such 
«s Che <iii>liege Inn and the Blue 
BibbOn Casino, but iho other ieye- 
3Bi«^ t leOk a soait tn the latter em- 
porium to watcli lit. Berute and his 
world's fair puVUc, 

In the wMo roacbeo of tkeCartft* 
wero gating t^robablf t«0» ^»!« 
and, «lnco it ^aavferiy^ betoM W 
CMcafiio PWbHc cwtfd *rrl^ 4t TO 
«b#to<is tht* W pdr O*.^ 
giwUi .tliMleM ttOtt unties 

ii>eU4o40 |n Mlatlon to tboirbraAe 
tOif^s,. liOnsorTAflf^ i^r 

' «ity*0 -ilgtiUtte Item TiiuilHiimvw 

WM ¥o iil»o4^tl»V w dd«»4o Mtk 

from iliem «i^cniBittioBa ot •S«e^ 
tion and detii^^ 

It was . 0ometfai|ner like tliia*. X 
thought, arben WiWam 'JTejWla 
Bryan .used to »»ceff e thO ampwe , 
of midland audiences. ? H« Jwft 
cUches, pet Ph'M^^oirfto W 
^ere 'irtioMy bis and Wj* «»*rpjA* 
uc bad:t!omo to know, to/ioolt'fiflr 
and wetconiO.- 

And aa I watched tbo ' conoect 
progress, with lilr. Bemle .going 
Uirougb his repertory icoiprecsar; 
tlbnal tricks, hiA bland gib^ til 
WaKOr Wincaiell, his bat^-moc/klng. 
batt-frlendly introducUooji of solo 



performers. It was apparent .why ho 
makes so few changes in his reper- 
tory^ Tbroug^ radio he has becomo 
tbe creature as well as the dafiiog^ 
of the tiiassea who do not hanker 
after the bright, the new, the>^ .wlso 
and, the smart. Tbey want to 0eo 
him do tho-thtngs they bear him doi__ 
week in, week oiiti on. the radio, 
they taw carried lip:;i;|ar, verr 
far from Broadway em. the sleek, 
wltrsnapping and bwd world; oC 
New York. is aflready a sort . 
of folk-legend, a genii&l friend who, 
thanks to bis genius: for pokingfun. 
at his ftdvertising sponsors as well 
as himself and his Irays, has placed!; 
himself close to the affections oC 
the arerage citisea(. 

SometimO arountl 9:lS^n-^bo— 
evening t&at I ^iratcbied him Mr. 
{terhie concluded bis concert. Then 
catBle the deluge*: Up f rom theHoor 
camo yeung people; with a heavy, 
sprinkling of adults, bearing menus, 
envelopes* all kinds of p^per, do> 
mending Autographs. It is a nightp 
ly rito at the Casino, and Mr. Beiv 
nle Is «t«pardd. PhtlosopblcallF 
be seiitti btmselt 4n a chair, drawa 
e^Hti ^ pocket » sharpened pencil 
giia bogliis. mtjUl bO writes and 
BttOkoa lio directs a ilOw otamtablo 
^dMAtor at hit beaming petltlonerA. 

liowlf Oie B«id SiMid. 
dnee beJEOre bis fhoir wa» ended 
a irouAg jUKA bad spruhg upOb^o 
Wd «taiid and prOMttted A papor 
while Bennie was WAv^.bli^^tOn^ 
Hxea the baadmaito^ M sigdo^b 
tilt IM^i^ :wttli to alffitri^HMd^^ 
'«lr th%t I M fbougbt lilm HMdittg 
a: vdiwl^ bci iiow liMn^^raitli 
W«a Oft ft «w>areiit jto iwi; tbat 
.fvbi «irller eneovkti^ bad lioed ifitH 
iMtotfMpb lMiM» too; 
1f0t % goofl tirentr mtadtos the 
^mlti iMM^'inNmiid.'liiift -wlillflh.'^: 
wt^ifi^ ^iSMri^p^ whonver 
Ui^r ^ii^<Mtlt^''»««Llie ^Mi^e dowst 
lo ilk itble aitd aat witb #len4il 
^hUSk jfc tMbloa show took'OYortbf». 
AOof. Bit t owdd «eo «cor«a ot 
dluei» tttrttlng Ibetr ^fyea ftotii oron 
<ho iBoiuallly «lad and rouiqBr 
euH^ iohtM^ ot fb0 tnodels, overt; 
now aiid tben, to look upon ^« 
Beimle witb an e ap tie ssl on. ottond- 
nesa mt onoe patbotlc aad comic. 

He is Indeed moiw itaore ilike a 
favorite vlltage j^ostmAstor tfaaa 
litke in old maestro, tor an im° 
mease -responiBd . baa . come as the 
r^folt otiits aortal Jest, 'mve your 
i)tt|U, aent In fare ot me." >-For 
;3iilkf tie nsed thlS' line as a radio- 
pleasantry^ Hundreds, peibaps thou- 
sands, ot listeners have taken bkB 
at 'bis word.- - TO tbe Casino come 
stacks of letters addressed to sudi 
persons as Joe Gore. Btaner Seatith- 
Wteke and Mrs. Phoebe Smiley, 
'*cara ot Ben Bemte, Cbicago/* 
nothing more. 




— — - — &EK^RN+E- — — 

THE ''OLD MAESTRO" AND ALL THE LADS 

APPEAR NIGHTLY AT THE PABST BLUE RIBBON CASINO 

AT A 

CENTURY OF PROGRESS WORLD'S FAIR CHICAGO 



BroadcasHng for Pabst Blue Ribbon every Tuesday Night over the National Broadca$ting Company 

WEAF NETWORK 



RADIO 



STAGE 




PiiblUhiBa We«klr at ISi Weit 4«tli SU New Torit. N. T.. ttr Variety,. Ino. Annual 'iubaorlpUon. 99. Single copl«a. ti erau. 
Bnterea aa aecood-vlaaa' matter Deijember 22, 1905, at tbk Poit Office at New York.'>K T., under the act of llorcb 2. Wt^ 



iVdL iii>^ Ko. $ 



NEW YORK, TUESDAY, JULY 1S> 1933 



80 PAGES 








Don^ 1^ tke Gandik After All 



Pretty- 'Bad^ Says Pierre ^ He 

^Rohan7-WlicrJ>oe8tffr4!eli, 
However, Hew or Why 
He Knows 



Putliner on hew plays In. the rtinil 
pummet. playhouses which "weLo fie^ 
lured , a solution to the problem of 
4hwpehalve try-oUts, Is not work- 
jihg out the' wAy expected, Instead 
jof - the idea 'heln^ sfmplifled, the 
^leih ' 6f .expertmentlngr_wlt^ 
jpresented . to non-crltlcal audiences 
(itppears to have becdme: complex. 

Because there Is so little . doing: on 
jBroadway, several dramatic review- 
lers.have been rubbering in th«i sup-' 
ut><>sed hideaways' for copy. And be- 
"jcAulse the showmen couldn't 'say no,. 
Noticed - that' have ' rejiiched , print 
,|were either pail» or weire so .V^orded" 
{as • to discourage the- •stmuner pro- 
j^ucers. 

Producers knew that - the iuists in 
{the main would not measure up to 
^Ibrlght light requirements nor wduld 
'(the Settings, not to mention script 
'ichanges and therefore few if any -of 
ifch^ showings would' have been made' 
fit the merits and' demerits 'weria to 
"Hbe. commetnited on .in the inetro- 
'S>oiltah' press. .'Y'et they agreed- to 
permit admission . to jthe scribes. 
JTrhe latter wiere reqiiiested not ;t6 
Comment on the performances, but 
iadverse matter -crept, into their copy. 

Invite Comment 
. The hideaway showman rather 
iencourage news of their activities 
^n the New York papers. The rural 
isppts even advertising in the Bun- 
. ;day.4ramattlc sectlbnsi cppy TO 
ifrom houses as far away from 
^rosidway as Stockbrldge,' Mass., 
.ttnaertions used coat about $20, 
Iwhich is plenty, for such announce- 
ments). 

One prominent producer who. will 
tryout four shows in a New— Eng- 
land rural* spot made it a reauire- 
ment that the Boston reviewers not 
be^admitted.; As yet the New York 
' deivers "have not inyade.'l that" ter- 
ritory. 

Reports so iar have indicated 
— rBucceas-possiblUties of -several -new; 
shows tried out but experienced 
(Continued on page 7,5) 



I The pogt, Too! 



Hollywood, July 17. 
! ♦Pike,* only trained bulldog In 
' town^ -died of - heart failure two. 
> days, a^fter finishing 'Big Ex- 
ecutive' at Paramount. 

Animal . h^ been credited 
with stealing the picture. 





MAMEDDP 
BY DAILIES 



3 STARS IN 1 PLAY, 
BUT IN THREE CITIES 



lieglt premieres in "Vienna, Ber- 
lin and New Tork simultaneously 
Is a possibility for October, with 
Barrymore^.- Emil . Jannings 
fend Conrad Veldt playing the same 
role in the three cities. 

Play is 'Eln Mantel, Eln Hut, In 
Handschu' ('A Coat, A Ilat, A 
"Gl6ve')7 """BeHIhr" Tr«^^^ 
inieres are set. Janhlngs opens in 
the play at the Theatre Strese- 
*nan8ti;aase, Berlin, at the same 
time as Veldt appears In it at the 
Deutsche Vblks theatre in Vienna^ 

Crosby Galge has the New York 
rights and Is talking to Barry-, 
more,. 



Hollywood, July 17. 

'examiner* and 'Times' are try- 
ing to scoop each other, on film di- 
vorces. So far they're 'even, with 
the picture Industiy gretting a load 
of notoriety as a 'result. 

Hollywood legmen for both 
dallies are working overtime, hunt- 
ing the faintest reports of marital 
rifts ancf Inducing couples oii the 
verge .to take the initial step so 
that the 'story may' be printed. 
Film couples themselves have 
helped the battle by tel ling their 
troubles exclusively to one . paper 
or the other. ^ 

Divorce war ;start is ascribed to 
Louella Parsons' announci^ment Of 
the Plckford-Falrbanks break, fol- 
lowed by the 'Times- kidding story 

of Miss . Parson's sudden disappear- 
ance from her husband's . car Whilie 
rldlng..Jiome.JteQmL_a^aj»ta:jBiConij{sa 
party. Both papers denied each 
other's various stories. 

Associated Press "arid'' 'ntTnlt'ed 
Press have felt the ' effects, both 
services working overtime in an ef- 
fort not to miss but on the di- 
vorces. 



FREE LUNCH UNFAIR 



Chieago Has It But Restaurants 
Squawk— vyith Beer .at'Sc Too 



icago, July 17. 

Free lunch with beer and In beer 
saloons hsis appeared herie. And has 
started an Internecine squabble be- 
tween the restaurants and the .hew 
crop^of ;4 %^paiaors^thatJtiay.eJ>.Qb^^^ 
UP all over town, In some districts 
two and three places to a block. 

Restaurants say th6 free lunch 
thing Is unfair competition arid 
doubly so now that nickel hc&c is 
announced by the smair dispensers. 

Threats to break windows wher- 
ever • '6c Beer' signs are - displayed 
are also reported. . 



By Pierre de Rohan 

A lot of harsh things and a great 
many, kind ones have been said 
abiQut radio, but it. is not likely that 
anyone has ever before accused it 
of promoting birth bentrol* But I 
am here today» brethren and sisters, 
to testify that I, for one^ have' been 
prejudiced against the honorable es- 
tate of fatherhood by the infant 'art 
of broadcasting* 

You see» I could never -f^e the 
possibility of being awakened some 
morning by the turgid tones of <my 
own sbn's voice «Qyly cooing . into 
my. ear: 

'HelrlrM-l-'O everyBODYI This is 
Graham Husihg -de.. Rohan speaking 
to you direct from the nursery. 
When you hear the alleged musical 
note it will be exactly eight o'clock, 
bull all-over watch .tipie, arid I am 
ready 'tor a great big/ appetizing 
serving of eriinphy, wunchy .Vifheatr 
sie W.eetsies, because they are' kind, 
tc the .tummy. Are yoii listenin*^ 

This is what radio i.s doing' to the 
rising gen'erafion.; . but even' the 
prospect of ihis ' unctuous claptrap 
is not. so appalling as the thought 
(Continued on page 62) 



NaRadiafisiv^odl. S.^Chiiinp^^ 
Go b on a Rain Check at Tia Jnana 



Code for Layoffs 



Bunch of actors gassing on 
;. 46th ^ree£. started;. rewriting. 
I fhiB Industrial Kecovery Act. " 

One finally .cracked lay-ofts 
_ should devise a c'ode, sln^ that 
< was about the only one hiiss- 
; inir. ' 



34 LAWYERS NOW 
AT PARAMOUirr 



A total of 34 lawyers are now ad 
ministering to Paramount and its 
subsldiarleB at the' home ofllce. 

This Includes the attorneys on 
the regular Paramount legal stall, 
as well as the forensic talent on the 
payroll for the trustees of P-P ahd 
Public Enterprises, each with their 
staffs, 'besides special counsel 
brought .in.for-the- theatre- reorgani- 
zation committee. 

Some of the bankruptcy lawyers 
say they're getting a Uttie tired of 
it ali and look for an early out, if 
for no other reason than that it Is 
summer; 



Bum Swallower 



Chicago, July 17, 
Among the oddities at the 
World's Fair is Kanlchka, Im- 
ported from Paris. He swal- 
lows a, watch and chaln,*sll- 
ver .doUars, and finally a lighted 
electric bulb on a cord which 
shines through hls throat.. 

A few days after arrival, the 
change of climate made Kan- 
lChka=^^lllr='TW0"'asi51rln taUlels 
wore prescribed. Then occurred 
one of those offstage incldcrits 
t.hat are even more unusual 
than the performance. Kan- 
lchka choked,, gagged, got pur- 
ple and couldn't swallow the 
two little plus! 



25% OF m A.'S 
POP. IS ON 
THECnr 



Hollywood, July 17. 
Despite a ballyhoo that touts 
Southern California ,'as the white 
spot of America, it has leaked out 
that in the County of Los Angeles 
alone there are over: 446,000 people 
dependant oh charity, a total equal 
to the population of Memphis, Terin. 
Population of Ij. A. county Is around 
2,000,000, Which means 'that about 
one-4uarter of the total people here 
depends on county and jprlvate 
charity. 

'Welfare problems of the county 

have reached such a point that the 

board of supervisors has arranged to 
spend one day each Week on mat-^ 
ters pertaining to the operation of 
the various charity departments . 

Hitting Theatres 

Showmen are pointing to this 
large number of Indigents as the 
main reason for the drop-off of the- 
atre patronage~loca;lly7" pairtrcuTaf ly 
in the east side naborhood houses. 

Business, men ■ and merchants are 
doing a burn oyer, the - consistaht 
'white spot' advertising campaign 
Lio6 Angeles receives from various' 
local organizations which encourage 
people from other states to come 
west only to find conditions here 
similar te those in their home com- 
munities. Result Is that.li. A. and 
surrounding towns are having a 
heavy . burden to bear supporting 
those who are unable to find em- 
ployment after coming here. 

An effort will be tnade to counter- 
act the affluence propaganda by ad- 
vising people to stay away from the 
coast unless they are Well supplied 
with cash, at least sufn^ijnt so that 
employment is not a necessity the 
day- foil 3wing-thelrarrivaPK6pe,'-"^ 



2-Way Ma 

Hollywood, July 17. 
Jack Oakle's mother, in real life 
is being tiestcd by Paramount to 
play the actor's mama in reel life 
in 'Too Much Hjtrmony.' 



Tla Juana, Mez., July iT. 

This is the sucker town for radio 
stations. They grow here as fast aa 
mushrooms and fade as quickly. 

■With the- exception of one -stafttoii- 
that has been doing, business tft 'Oie 
same spot for severail years, but-«fi]ir/ 
as an oin-and-offer, a dozen or move 
have -Started in the last two. years, 
have since vanished. 

Chumps are the Americana 'who 
come oyer the border, hoping. 1» 
start a station and gamer a lot of 
gravy broadcasting medical adver- 
tising, mystics and other types of 
accounts banned north of the Itne. 
But lt'8 a one-way street — the coin, 
goes from the chumps for equip- 
ment and some talent but it has no 
retrieving power. . 

Amateurs Flood It 

NeWedt to hit the town are five 
amateur radio operators from liOs 
Angeles. They pooled their equlp- 
meht and are now hoping for busi- 
ness. They have a couple of re- 
motes from honky tonks which call 
for no outlay as station in return 
plugs the excellent whiskey, ingra- 
tiating hostetses and opportunltiea 
at the wheels. 

Trying to attract Americans herd 
with beer back and a . freer atmos- 
phere In the States, is going floppo, 

Prevloua couple of Amerlcah xa- 
dio dabblers went out in a huiry 
after a brief spell in the bastUd. 
They found business awful at the 
station so thought they'd make a 
kilirhg at the tables by iislrij^ take 
chips of their own make. Good ojre- 
slght on the part of croupier stopped . 
this particular Amerlcah invasion. 

It's a good talking point above the 
border — this heavy coin to be road» 
with a Station hereabouts — but the 
boys who have tried it have another 
story to tell. 



COAST'S 2D TWO-HOUR 
VARIETY BiLL-FOR^MM 



San Pranclisco, July 17, 
Second 6f the Coast'e tWo-hbur 
variety shbwis starts on KTAB 
Thursday night (20), when Bbrden 
Milk Co. begins 'Borden. Capers.* 

P^oara^l^ will, use most of staff 
talent. McCann-Erickson's Frlscb'S 
office agehted. 

Other two -hour Coast program Is 
the Blue' Monday Jamboree on 
KFRC and the CBS- Don Lee chain, 
one hour of which is bankrolled by 
the /Shell Oil Co. - ' 



Not Hard in Films 



—Picture-written around'^the^ colored 
man who turned white, recently re- 
ported by all the newspaper.<it is 
planned for early production In Ja- 
maica, West indies. Continuity, by 
Jiilla df win, tics it UP with a . voodoo 
prlfices.i. 

Carl Burger, the cameraman of 
•Brlnfi: 'Km Hack Alive,' is reported 
bankrolling the InUle venture. 



VARIETY 



PICTURES 



HoBywood^at-i^iur Not Favored as 
fcp^ntetivr# Bra hdnsllt 



L A. apd dncago Give Local Views 



,v— ^ — -. + 

. " Hollywood, July, 
Studia publicity head b and «X|Bcu- . 
tives do not tefirard Holly wodcl at 
the Fair in Chicago as^^dvantaiedyB 
for tieut>s. They ieel it does not 
give the Fair visitor a proper in-, 
pight ihtb working conditions 'in the 

• They claim the Fair -venture has: 
nothing to offer but a stage and an" 
li^udltorium and has bfeen tryihg 
to' work local pride anj^le-to entice 
Chicago Exchange managiers to 
team up their coist studioigjto bopsfc 
.'.ftn.. en tirely commercia l gimmlcl t 
thai Js of no help to the industry; 

"Wltii regard to. the story prijfited 
ion /the iauthority . of . Ii«la Lane that 
the C5tmei'a& Were not loaded ^ith 
film, Miss L^ine states that the 
fltatement was given as hearjsay ^s 
«he did .npt personally examine the- 
magazine^ oir cameras. 

It is 'Understood here that Fred 
Barto. of Metro's Chicago exchange, 
wrote Hpward ' Stvifekling;" studio 
— rpublicity-'head, that emptaiL-camgrag; 



W<ere used to take so-called screen 
tests. This studio had beeni cpn^ 
tacted to supply cameramen, arid, 
money for film for tests in a beau^.y 
tleup, but was not interested. TJni- 
Versal wa:i3 mot going:: to co-operate, 
\M Cari Laemellei Sr., was sold on 
the beauty ie8t_ idea.. Studio, cannot 
see .wheire the tieup. has been of any . ^^-^ 
material- benefitto the studio, which . . 11 



More CdtoiieU 



There will be . Colonels' fi^om 
now bri; in -ijoew .theatre ■ op- 
eration, ' with Joseph R. Vogel 

.added to ' the mnhe as 
Cojoijef from K6*itucHy. Qther 
is B," " Schiller, a Georgia 
Colonel. 
During the paat year nu- 

vfnerous showmen have gone 

i Colonel via Gov. Rbby LtaJfpoh 

'^f bid Kaintuck.. 





Qn L il. dtage 



; Hollywood, 
|Appeara,nce" of Jimmy Starr, l^s 
lAiigc? -TIerald and Express* Aim 
cblumnis't,' at ix)ew*s ' tate v this 
week is ; proinotional- circulation 



. is now -giving if no attention; 

-Cal I It *Ra«fket' 
,,Arch Reeve; of Fox, who visited 
'^th'e World's Fair, said his organiza- 
tion was ilbt co-operating. He.sai*. 
1 saw the Pair exhibit but it ap- 
peared to be nothing but a ra,cket.* 
Said they were going through the 
ihotipns of making, tests while he 
was there; hul h^e dpubted that they 
■were using i film in; the cameras. , . . 

Idea started two years ago,, with 
Hays okaying it at that time. In- 
dustry- was to provide -a building, 
but Hays' New York board turned 
tbat^ -dpwh. . Later, Hays conferred 
with Rufus G. Dawes . oil a. less cost 



ipaper- refused, to "allow Starr to 
adcept. any 'payment: for his ap- 
p4afanceirfieurlng 
hiiA-' inlWest' Coast' house's: .and 
•lo\)by. displays annpvincing he is 
appearing, through courtesy of the 
publication, . are sufficient' re 
m^neration. _ , 

It was reported Starr had been 
igreeable to take $350 for the week- 
Draw W!>ich the theatre i figured 
him. far did. hot mateirlali^j^. 

House thous:ht it would pull one 
pjj tlie studios by having prominent 
dtars make appearances for inter- 
views ' by •. the coli\njihist , ,pn; the 
stage: • First day at the matinee hp 
I hid A)ice White. ,Fpr . the final 



•Jirhmy^ Dunn, Fox player,.' has 
been served with notice of an inten- 
tion to file suit against him for al- 
leged "past cbmmiBsioha diie t6' the 
estate 'Of the late William H. Leahy, 
f of ni'er " agelit, Xctloh Is being prcr 

with Ktiius M. AJawes .on <f icBH I .ujifl jyice wniie. ;jy* v . ^^--r i pared b^ Attorney Robert BrPder 

ly plan, which sePjned tp'b'e fixed j^jjgj^it perfbrmance he' had. Ginger behalf of H. Rogers Travers; 
« ,.«o^ o«« A«v.<iit«.PtB frhm-l jjtjggj:^^ MfixXi ^ibbod'y appearing for 1 g^^^Qj. ^^^^ tlie Leahy estate. 

the first ■'hlg'ht 'perfortnanfeP." The .Amount sought is slightly linder 
Friday (14); he f ran 



WILL MAHONEY 



The Hollywood Citizen W^ws* -said:- 
Wlli Mahoney,' the star of Sid' 
Graumah's prologue to 'Grand 
ijpter was a sensation. Hp won 
:; ind -deserved - a - tremendous— ova 
fion." 

•on 

RALPH G. FARNUM 

Roosevelt Hotel. 
^ 'Hollywood, Cal. 



New Kind of Dirt for Adors 

and Aain 



Quantity Pref|«rred 



Beverly Hills, July 17. i 
For isome time Henry Fdrd'i 
has ' b*en, trying to present 
Will Rogers with a Lincoln In". . 
return l^or frequent mention In , 
his iartlcli^ ot the automobile / 
manufacturer. 

Rogers has always rpfusedi'" 
but finally, at Ford'is latPst 
offer, sent hlmi the following 
.telegram: 'If you want to 
\ make me a • present of se-ven 
or. eight .thousand dollars, send 
me 13 Fbrds and - a tractor.' - 



i Hollywood, July 17, 

It may or, may! n6t be the low 
infiuencp'^ on So'tijithem California,, 
but nev^i'thelebs the current crop of 
screen celebs |ire.,tarmer6 at heart. 
' It's quite the*%hing at. those Hol- 
lywood partiPsnOvir to dis^iiss the 
Vay" the. (Sabbagies arid the 'taters are 
::i^|ik <»: thP 61' farm. W;^iie the 
VDcautlpn_^jC lhe_bu|iich is picjtures,. _ 




ESTHER RALSTON'S HORSE| 

It .Will Carry (Sirl ■ i Saddle to 



Court as 



: Com<Bback^f«^f~f^lnw-Here—- - 
^ • 

Holly wood, July 17. 
;lt wWi be a horseback . coriieback 
foir Esther- Ralstbh Iri: American 
films." , - - . 
jOut of domestic .pictures -^i^ith one 
tWo: exceptions, for two yeafs 
a-id a lialf, pWyelr will appea't as the 




the hacic-yard avocation the ma- 
4prity; Is dirt-digging, but not tl) 
column chatters' kind. 
;:.',It?s_-cheaper.- --than ..yacht .;Owning- 
and besides It's, a secuurity perhaps - 
•for thosP days when a fickle puWic 
-deeidi5r''on" thfe -wash up. All the ' 
blu^'-bppktr8 *o^n .farms riomewhei' ". 
' b^Ween here aftd- Coh nefct*tut, '- , v" 

-Where ilihey Sow «nd Reap 

' i.<3ary .<GbOPe?.hasJilS farm (always ■' 
a^ .i:^rioh out; here Whether an tipr^ j . 
0^ *600,000 acres) on , the desert edge .,' . 
near :5^aim Springs. Evprett Ed-' 
wdrd ' Horton dlgis <Jc.Pasionally in ^ 
the soil.at Van Nu^s. Xeb Carrillb's 
100 acres .and ^his •cD.Avs..are..neftr;.'|l 
Santa Monica. Richard Dix has a 
rural mail box in San Fernando 
v&\\€y . 'Billy BP'Van rjiises avaca-dos "; 
at ExcandidbT 



Sprlngfleld, Mass., July 17. 
Samuti Goldstein, h^d of the G 
Theatres •Corpv, owners a 
western Ma'ssachusetts circuit, was 
granted a divorce In Probate Court 
here irom Mrs. Ray Jacobs Goldstein. 



1 

■fiaf >T,e cBintJea to::8».arao!n, . I the ihatee ot aeMrUon wa lite wife 

COMMISH CLAM OF ea 
FEES AGAINST DQNN 



about . a year .ago. Awhitects from 
the Fair came; tp the. .cpaet . and 
wanted to make A. reprodnction ot 
a Hollywood studio, with thp^ Bl-pr. 
ducers' Assocla,lipn in.. Hollywood 
rejecting it., Still later the Fair 
pePpJbe asked all companies ..to con-; 
tribute an educational studio plp- 
turp for .showing at the Pair. When 
it was fpund it would coat $1.0,000, 
that also went by ..the, board. 
.When "Grant Withers vfent to 
Hollywood last spring tP. interest, 
the studios, they also shied,, from- 
his ideas, fpeling that there would 
he. no benefit to the industry to any 
tie-in suggested. * .. . , 

Tom Bailey and Bill \ .. .. V/ho 
-visited the Fair, stated -they. shad jio 
yen tor the jprbposltibn^ and that the 
Paramount end a ^ bpInjB cared for 
by the . Bafabari &.:.KatZr Chicago 
•Tribune' bea.uty cbntest rin. to 
the national campaign. 

Understood that for a time it was 
(Continued bn page 65) 



Second, day _ ^ , ^, 

'tlcally -called studios, to help him 
oikt with people,.with'.6tudWs slip- 
ping novices Irbni their stock com- 

panlPs. : 

Beside . Interviewing the people, 
Starr, is doing a plug , on the feat- 
ures of his pa«)er ahd also his 
'cbXuinn. 

'.■ » , , * 

w • rj, ■' ■ 1 ' ■ . .- ■ _- ■ - 

' ;1 ■ ■ ' 

Pmnmelled for Alleged 
Fake Relief for Actors 



I 



INDEX 



Bills 

Burlesque 

.Chatter »««,»■. 

Editorial 
ExplPitatibn 

Film Reviews, . . . . . • 

Foreign Film News . . . . . 

Fproign Show News> . ; . . 
House ifieviewB. ... . . . . i . 

inside— Legit 
. inside^Music 
Inside— Pictures 
Insider- Raidio 
iieg.itirhate .. ;■. • > • •; • •. • ,• 
Letter Liist... . . . '• 

Literati 

Music 

New Acts . . , .... 

News from the Dailies. 
^Nit6rX31uba^...:.^^.j.:i-.. — ^ 
Obituary 
Outdoors 
Pictures 

Radio i.. , . . . ...... 

BadiP Repprte. 
Sports . 
Talking Shorts...... 

TTImes^ Square. ^. . .. ; 

"Vaudeville. ,.'>«.•••• 



* • • 4.« 4 « « I 



• .* « a * * ' 



^iPs Angeles, July 17. 
.Chris Tray nor, organizer of the 
Ailied - Uhemplbyed TheaAxiical, 
(Si-oup, Ernest Hall, Kenneth Mee-. 
han and S^ranK Babka, .mehifcers 'of 
the " group, , were;, arrested ' Friday 
(li4) following an alleged beating 
a4ministei;ed tO: Mortimer Ha,yes. 



$6,000 with the action supposedly 
based * bn an alleged charge of 
breach jof contract by Durni. Claim 
of the plaintiifEs is that Dunh was 
sUpposPd to pay commissions to 
Leahy estate for Leahy's connecting 
DUni^ with Fox Film.. 

•Dunri's bbntract with Fox still has 
airoUnditwb years to go with his sal- 
ary scaled upwards by. $200'-weekly 
every other year until e^ipiratlpn. 
Presently Dunn's salary is slated to 
be around $800 a week. 



TFred-Asbare^s^iehire^ 



|-^Fred. Aiatalre, Just married tp 
Mrs. Phyllis Livingston -Potter, left 
with his bride for Hollywood 
Thursday (13 ) . for .his first picture 
wbrk. .' 

set for one picture at 



•.the ..change .'6t jdpserti_pn ^nd' his wife 
sued fpr separate Support. 

Goldstein testified his wife had 
contemplated a .sepa,ration and ex- 
pressed pleasure when, he left their 
home in November, 11926. After? 
wards, he saidj ..he asked her a 
dpzen times to resume living with 
him, biit each time she refused. 

The summing up of the case 
brought Violent protests from Mrs. 
Goldstein. She cried; T don't care 
if you. are a judge, you. can't do 
this to me,' while Judge John A. 
Denison was reading -his decision. 
She then was ordered out of the 
courtroom. 

,The judge, declared he did not 
flhd Mrs.; Goldstein's charges against 
•her husband proved or : 'even prob- 
able.' Before filing her separation 
support action, Mrs. Goldstein had 
withdrawn a divorce suit on Jan. 
24, laist. She- had based the divorce 
action on statutory grounds. 

During his testimony' O.oldsteln 
declared that the young womkn 
found in his hbipe early on Nov: 8, 
1^27, wheii Mrs. Goldstein and a 
private detective paid a surprise 
visit, was a nurse Who had been 
sent to care for him by his physi- 
cian. The theatre operator testified 
his health had becoihe impaired by 
his- wit eHg naggihg-and-accusations 
The GoldstPinS were , married in 
1908. Samuel Goldstein is a brother 
ot Nathan Goldstein, his ftsspciatp 
in the theatre business. 



ISdinund LiOV?P fjpcs" 
fpf walnuts. Clara Bow -«nd Rex 
Bell are true ranPh'ers in Nevada. 

All of the horse opera iaiars have 
truly ' rural , ranches J With/ ^;Pws, 
broncos and picture . cowboys. Wil-- 
liam S. Hart, TOm Mix and Hoot 
Gibson are ail ranch nelghborfi out 
Saiigtii^ way. ' : 

Others who join In the-jjarty diS" 
cusslons about rain and ^ther agrl-- 
.Icwltural -^opicB,' "all ranch and limn 
owners, are WlW BOgersr 
Montgomery, George O'Brien; Raoul 
Walsh, Warner Oland and Miriam 
iEIopkihs,- 



WITH CANTOR SilQSS/' 
iidCERS STOLE SHOW 



imiiiiin»Bi«;i,cu. vv»: — — — -. . Astaire is ~— - -t- — . . 

The group members claimed, Hayes iMjetro and another at Radio Imme- 
had sold -tickets jf or a 'fake benefit | dlateiy. afterward 



s^fLged for unemployed actprs sey- 

eral monthe a^o.' 
'Hayes' claims that' the' quartet 

'tbok '"hlni to the grPup headquarters 

and slugged >iim with a; rubber hb$e. 

-Traynor is a fprmer v^ude actw- 
andwsont writer.: He%ganized the 
guild a year ago, and has since been . | 
sleeping and ' feeding indigent ac- 
tors and chorus girls. Funds for 
them solicited . .Icom picture 

names. 



In Operetta 

•Grace Moore and Lawrence Tib- 
bett .piay. go. into 'BlOsspmi Time' for 
Universal. 



frolec%Fox's New^^ - 

Liiliaii Harvey's First WiH Be Her Second 



SAILINOS 

July 28 (New York to London), 
iBelle Baker (lie de, France). 
.-.^ July . 20 (New York to London) 
John McCormack (MajcstiP). 

July. 19 (London to New York), 
Jeanriette MacDonald, Robert Bit 
chie (lie de France), 

Jxiiy 19 (Ne.w.. Yprk to London) 
GeorgP-^Kamen^(^anhft.ttan)^ 

July 15 (New York, to Paris) 
Jaques Fray (Champlain). 

July 14 (New York to Monte 
Carlo) Carl Randall, Dorothy and 
David Fltzgibbon, Vllma ahd Buddy 
Ebsen, Tito Coral (Augustus). 

July 12 (New York to London), 
Pranklyn D'Aniore (New York). 

Jiily 12 (New York, to Paris) Eric 
Pomm.f>r, .Hannn Kass (Olympic). 



Makes New Pie Bow 

Hollywood, July 17. 
Walking out oh his Metro con- 
tract two years ago %6 return to the 
stage, Douglass MPntgomcry (Kent 
Douglass in legit) is back in pic- 
tures. He has replaced Eric Lin- 
den in 'Little Women* at Radio. 
J liihden w.as taken put. of the pic- 
=tu»'e-t6=go-lntO:JBallpon=^Buster.V ...^ 



J- 

Connie's Musical 

Connie Bennett's first picture for 
Twentieth Century will be a musical 
'Moulin Rouge.' 

It's laid in Paris and around the 
famous music hail there. Adapted 
from a I'^ench titage play. 



Fox has decided, to temporarily 
shelve the first Lillian Harvey pic- 
ture 'My Lips Betray* because not 
considered good, enough, and rush 
through the second film. 

Figured . by Foxites that the 
launching bf the German gill on 
tbis side needs a heavy artillery film. 
With Buddy deSylva writing songs 
for the second Harvey pic, more at- 
tention win be given to it and It will 
be launched a^ Miss Harvey's first 
Amer i^gn . debujt plCtjire.^ Then %ips 
Betray' wifl ipUow on the release 
schedule, „ ^ . 

Miss Harvey was Eur.opc's biggest 
b< o. draw in France; England and 
Germany for the past four'^years. 
Pox had to pay her a very heavy 
salary, to bring her over, plus her 
clothes designer .and director. Hence 
the anxiety not to muff on her de- 
but. 



)-.,_ 

TO 

Hoiiyjyood, July 17. . .-. 
Eddie Cantor's recent.. tendency to 
step out of character- and get .se- 
rlDus at parties to discuss weighty 
■wtorld topics threw, .a .Wet -rag into 
tlie. Writers* Club " party Saturday 
( IB) with guests paying $1.26 each 
fclr the. honoi? of eatlng^with. writers 
and .newspaper, mep, ,. 

iResuit of : Cantorl$ serious note 
halted a nunfiber . pf, gaga^ planned 
td "rib. Walter Winchellj Cantor, an 
early spei^ker. cla-imed Winbhell had 
cleaned up^recently and was not the 
dirt digger . he .used to be; that an 
improvement iii his column was nb- 
ticeable and Cantor . jprpceeded . to , . 
whitewash Winchell on the dirt 

aijgle. , . ^ 

•Later Winchell v/ho bjurned at 
Cantor speech denied . ' he had 
changed and defended his stuff. 

iP arty advertised as Tribber ' foi' 
Winchell and other newspaper men, 
iWipcheil in defendi' ' his stul? 
tolok a crack at .the Lbs Aiig^lea , j 
Times' for recent editprtal censtir'-'^ 
ing-hlm for printfng'- the' Carole 
LPmbardTWlUiam Powell separation 
pointing out it was soreness' for 
sqooping it, as following week 
'Times' used, it on. ne-ws page With 
pilctures. Rupert UugheS presided 
"a*[d '«ritK Will Rogers stole-the bhowv 

IFs Polish Tenor 

lUniversai has sent: over .'to Europ. 
for Jan Kiepura, Pbllsh tenpri with 
instructions to conie to Hollywood ; 
jpfonto. U wants the Pole to play 
the lead In 'Blossom Time,' pui-chase 
oil which: irom thp Shuberts.was 
consummated Saturday. 

Kiepura'ls the star of 'Be ^ 
Tonight,' German film which U re- 
leased oyer here in an English ver- 
sion, to pretty good results. 



Shrinking 



Hollywood, July 17. 
Plckfair. home of Douglas I'air-- 
banks and Mary Pickford. which 
lbbkT'a6wff"in^l6rdly=aloTafncss=fi^om- 

Its hillside perch upon the leaser 
shacks of Hollywood and Beverly 
Hills, has dropped $150,000 in prjc^ 
from its top figure. Manse was 
quoted . at $500,QOO. during, the poak 
of the Pickford-Fairbanks reign. . 

Once pointed out aa the rooflrco 
of Hollywood's 'happiCvSt couplr, 
Is now for. sale -at- $350,000.. . 



Tuesday, July 18, 193S 



PICT VBES 



VARIETY 





Goodwin, Henry VID, Hopper an^ 
Joyce Just Amateurs as Meaney^ 
Marriage Outtoii, Fhis 





m FOB II i'S. 



Hollywood, July It. 
dft-niawled Don Meaney is get- 
ting, ready, to trjf the connubiail gam- 
ble oriceninbre." ,To be ^zact, he's 

Tgoiner'.to 'ftiafry loF'tl^ 
That will make him o^e' up o\i. Nat 
Goodwin^ Henry Vni and De Wolf 
Hopper, and it will miake " Peggy 
Hopkinis Joyce Ipok .Jike a selling 
plater in the matrimonial, handicap. 
Meaney still has a.(ew to go to tie 
goioinon, but he's only 46, and has*, 
according, to the average sp^n of 
life, a chance to.become the all-time 

-champ.- 



Isf Hitler Gag 



First Hitler gag . to hit the 
screen is in Radio's 'Rafter Ro- 
-manqei— -Hebrew fathei^,-played- 
by George Sidney, catches hip 
son chftlking Swastiitas on the 
wallpaper' arid does ^~tRe kid 
getitj 



I Only FeW Aetorft and Ac- 
tresses Remain Who Can 
Walk Unsolicited Into 
Cols- of Papers and Mags 



1». 



Tiinesters, Once Holywooas 
Secret Shame/Now Walk in 



Front Door of 





WEST IS-PET- 



bique the Nuts 



His latest trip to the altar will be 
with Porothy Brown, of the. Brown 
sisters, former accordion act. He 
has reqhristeried the .Mrs. Meaney- 
to-be, .'Arin Hpwe.' Pair will , do a 
radio, tour lollbwlng, their marriage, 
with th€! new jiiame u^ed for plugs. 

Meaney isja forfner Chicago .news- 
paperman.. Later he tried .vaude .and 
more recently .has been working ;in 
radia. bo(h' as an entertainer arid 
publicist - His ninth, bi-iderhas-also 
been broadcasting. In faet# it was 
through radio they met* JMiss Brown 
ia the former wife of Walter Nils 
eon, bicycle act. 

Glutton for It 
The marriage glutton, -claims that 
0,11 his former riiarriiages have been 
partnerships arid the new one win 
be on tlile same basis. Mfss Brown, 
or Ann Howe," understand this, be- 
lieves it ivin be a success. Meaney, 
who clairiis he invented her new. 
naxrie, has given it' to her as a wed- 
ding present. 

Prospective groom's many mar- 
riages" stdfted back in 1907 iri Chi- 
cago, wheris- he. married Amy 
DuVyer. Wife No. 2 was Constance 
Knood; a dancer. The first twd hav- 
ing been duds, Meaney decided to 
try' again and. niarried Violet Cliarke, 
a lion- pro. This Wedding blew , up 
and andther wife was taken, this 
time Maribn "Roland, also a dancer, 
who was followed by Elizabeth 
Wheatley, a singer. iEvidehtly the 
song bird soured Meaney on ' vocaL- 
izirig wives. For his.. next mate, he. 
returned to the ranks of the hoofers 
to join heart and hand with Edna 
WilsonJ , Taking a chance on singers 
again, h4 next married Virginia 
King, a singer, but it; didn't work; 
go Marian Dra el,' a daiice r, replaced 
her. Meaney arid MissTDrael were 
divorced in January. "He's been at 
liberty since and 'goes but Of "circu- 
lation* iri'a few days wheTrhe- imd 
Miss Brown take the out. 

Meiarie'y ha;s been divorced four 
tiriies, arid has had' marriages Art- 
nulled an equal number. He won't 
bet 6n how the new attempt will 
end^l 

iie'si dfl good terms' with all his 
former • wives. It was just a ques- 
tion of dissolving partnerships 
That's all. 

When asked why he wad willing 
to take a chance again by a 
VARiEtif mugg, a .mere amateur Of 
bri6 tttatriage, .he tepHed," 'I^p^ at 
Miss BrdWn, that's . reason enough.? 

2 New Par Stars 




After the 11 years which had 
Elapsed, following the,. jam ^in. Sjin 
Francisco, ROscj?.^.:?!?'j^ty A.^^H'tHI'? 
.became inyolyed'in, the lat^'poni 
edian had just .finished six coriiedy 
shorts for^Warn^r Bros. , He ' had 
received $3,666 per- short and was 
under contract for six mor^ at the 
same price. 

It had been a comeback for Fatty 
after his. long wait, but' the making 
of the shorts may have been con 
tributOry toward his' sudden death 
while asleep. ' Fatty had not beeri 
aware tiiat . he- had . heart^ trouble 
and' gave it no. thought. In -:making 
the shorts* however, after the long 
lapse' and ' without trairiirig, he Was 
again going over the jumps' arid 
bumps at the age of 46, the same as 
he had done at 35, On. top of which 
the .comedian was .a heavy eater at 
night with his favotfite dish, beef- 
steak. ".• 

Arbucide left no estate. Nor did 
he carry any life insurarice as far 
as known. A report- that a Holly 
wood ' producer had- a policy on 
Fatty is not confirmed. i 

Mrs. Arbuckle will- leave New 
"Tork- during this ^.eek for the pic 
ture colony. 



in 



Hollywood, 
Two fiew stars.. w^iU appear 
Paramount's 1933-34 product. 

Dorothea Wieck, though haying 
appeared in rio picture in this coun- 
try; •>vill be billed over the title, 
•White Woman,' Bing Crosby also 
gets the star spot in 'Too Much 
Harmony.' 



TALLULAH^S TIME LIMIT 



Hollywood, July 17. 

Currently picture publicierts are 
decrying the Jiack oiF personalities in 
pictures who^appeiil as hot copy to 
the newspiapers and magazines. 
Though crowded w.ith 'names, the 
press agents claim that only, a dozen 
or so are acceptable to the press 
1— l-writers?— Al I -other-names-have-to be- 
soid'to the scribes and peddled hard. 

It's also admitted that unlike the 
stage, -no -picture producer means 
anything to a'.newspaper or maga- 
zine. .Pictures,, so far as copy .is con- 
cerned, have, icailed to produce a Be- 
lascp or : zieg^eldL Only Hpyirard 
Hughes, among the. producers .meant 
anything, to a newspaperman,. WMh 
a backgrpurid as a! millibriaire play- 
boy, anything' Hughes did was copy. 

Currently, Mae West is the scriv^ 
iener^'. pet. , They hang around Para- 
mount trying to iset.a word with 
her, That goes for fan, newsjpap'er 
and. wire service writers. Spate on 
Miss West is not hard to get. Para- 
mount, has a hard time getting 
writers Interested, in any .other of its 
contract people. Chevalier, Gary 
Cooper, Blng Crosby ' arid Marlene 
Dietrich get fair space breaks, but 
the remainder of the contract . list 
has to be sold to the writers who do 
a lot of sniffing before they start 
writing. 

Metro's firabbers 

Metro has^ Greta Garbo. as the. 
chief publication interest. Follow 
ing: comes . Marie Dresslejr, who is a. 
consistent space getter. Despite' a° 
hieavy backing by the Hearst jptapers, 
Marion Davies is down the line with 
other papers" 'arid news, services 
passing, her up.. Pain mags give her 
none too much space. Joan Craw- 
ford, Jean Harlow, Wallace Beery, 
Jimniy Durante, Clark Gable, Rob 
ert Montgomery and Norma Sheared 
are all good interest for the writers 
of press blurbs arid fan mag yarns 
with Miss Harlow rating top inter 
est of the group. 

Samuel Goldwyn has Ronald Col 
(Coritlnued on page 75) 




If— U 



Isn-t— Ready'f- Comeback Try 
Will Have to Wait 



Roxy didn't think Dick liCi- 
bert was dignified enough 
billing for the Radio City Mu- 
■ sic Hail ofgariist, arid sug- 
gested that he spell it Dlque. 

Lieibert compromised on be- 
coming Richard lieibert. That 
• ' was n-e-r-t-s to him. 





AS 




Hollywood, July 17. 
Academy wiU iattempt to get 
breaks in pictures, for. the. : 306. .or 
more forriier silent screen names 
who are in- need .of work since the 
parade passed them with the s.tart 
of sound. 

List is heing drawn up by the 
assistant diirectors' section. It -Will 
be gfiyen to .every director and pro]- 
ducer with a. plea to use those on 
the list in extra parts whenever 
possible. 

On thfe list will be the naimes of 
scores 'who. were big. in their day, 
but . are ' iiow mostlyf orgotten. 



TESTING FOR TEAM 
LIKE WOOD-METAXA 



Peggy Wood and George Metaxa 
have been tested, by Paramount as 
a possible team for musicals. 
Couple ap5;eare J together in "^Bitter 

Sweet' In Ijondon. 

Par also spent several days last 
week testing Lanny Boss, tadio 
singer. 



TalluIah Bankhead's comeback at- . 
tempt in another picture depends on. 
Universal. Actress left, for Holly- 
wood Wednesday (12). to make one 
picture for that company if ready 
to .start pronto. -Otherwise it'll be 
off, as far as she's concerned. 

Miss Bankhead is se*; for a legit 
play, 'Jezebel,' in New York. Guthrie 
McCllntic,; Its producer, won't b^ 
ready for six Weeks or two. months. 




Hollywood, 

It is no longer a pity to be a. 
songwriter in Hollywood. Wwip 
people in iilm circles felt, during the 
flrst musical gold rush, that the 
iunesters—got-into- -their hair,- ...the. J_i.._ 
current crop of ditty- writers are ate-', 
corded respect and consideratibni 
42d Street' was the Abraham liin- 
coln that freed the musikers frOm 
their former ctigma. 

New importance, attached to the 
musical end of pictures is duie to t^e " 
fact that only those who have 
proven themselves topnptchers arid- 
fllm-minded have either survived 
the first infiux or have cortie out 
Bincer — ^niy — about-- 10^%— ^s--^nifiny^-^-^ 
musikers , are' now on the coast aa 
there were during the days off '28-'30 
and all those; currently hfere ate ' 
workirig. ; " . ~ 

Sorigwriters are unanimous In 
Their opini6ri~~lhSr'fhey ar"6 hot' 
ashariied of= their profcsiSlon 'smt 
more, sinde thfeV are lio loriger the 
butt of every . Joke, but aire treated 
as creative. ..contributors to the ifllm, 
industry. 

Whyfore of Dislike 
Formerly the lack of,. i>icture " 
knowledge and occasional brash 
manners of some of the. craft gave* • 
the eritire group- a, bWck eye. The 
practice of forcinjs any kind of- a- 
song in a Alrii just to have musifi^ 
with the resultant headache of a 
public saturated with musicals, 
didn't raise the songwriter in IfoUy* 
wood's opinion; 

Now it's all different, with Songf- -"^ 
Writers called on to work hand in 
glove with writers and direetoim. 
The survivors of 'the first tune flood 
are invited about sofcially wlth im-" 
pbrtant peOi>le arid iooked ui)on U 
craftsmen, who really cart give a pid-< 
ture solid production value. 

Today's deritarids bri the turier 
srtiiths are for riidre- than mere-* 
words and riiusic. Showttianshlp, >* 
sense of character delirteation- and '.' 
situations and ability to fit the In- 
dividual artist's style and delivery 
are necessary. . Even the writing 6i 
rhymed dialog, an increasirig ptac- 
tice. calls ifor hiore skillful artistrr ' 
than the average dialbger has at his- ' 
command, since it calls for rhythm 
and rhyme plus what the ' prose 
writer can give. 

Practically all of the composers 
and lyricists who have successfully 
iaeffit>natrated-their-^bility--^to^ritd^^^^^ 
directly for pictures are here now ' 
or are expected before faiL 



H^ood's Unhappy Legion Vie with Funnies 
for News Spot in Divorce Deluge 



Siff and Marin at Metro 



Hollywood, July 17. 
, Philip SlfiE, assistant to Dave Selz- 
nick, has been made assbciate pro- 
ducer at Metror His first assign 
merit is the. Pecora irtvestigation 
iatory. 

Siff is to continue his forriier 
duties as etsslstant iu addition. 

Ned Marlrt, recently back -from 
Buropcj will ijrobably .be made a 
"Metro 's'u per visor" workirig 'Under 
Harry Rapf. 



Mai^ PicKford's^ 

Hollywood, July 17. 

Mary PIckford's deterriiiued to 
get , started on her rtext picture. 

She is currently negotiating .for 
one of five romantic,, modern nov- 
els.. Miss Pickford has let it be 
known that nOthi shall disrupt 
her screen career. 



English Lead by Cable 

Los Angeles,. .July 17.. 

Metro by cable engaged Lawrence 
Olivier to play ..tho lead opposite 
Garbo in 'CI ristina'.. Now en route 
from England. 

Metro tested. .about 40 different 
IcadS' in Hollywood for part, even 
trying to get Ronald Colman. 



Hollywood, July IT. 
"Tliiis burg's gonei plain nutty on 
divorces and reported splits In the 
marital ftes. Any f emme or male 
niugg iri the film tfOlony cari get 
guaranteed publicity In. the local 
sheets by merely hinting that things 
aren't running so smootlily in' tlie 
faniily. 

Duririg the past week divorce 
news from the film colony, as played 
by iLe ne^vsrapf»r.s, would P'l a siz- 
able scrapbook. 

Besides others reported Aileeen 
Prlngle hit tlie dailies with the most 
novel of the divorce stories. Hav- 
ing' had the tie unknotfed irt Mexico, 
.ghe learrted that her husband, or ex- 
.husband, could not marry, .again in 
Jamaica, where he lives, nntil di- 
vorced there, so Miss Prlngle has 
■ nT«>.1i-f)Hlt in the feritish possession 
to oblige. 

Those, in the film colony divorced' 
durijig the past week were Lilllian 
Bonner Asher, former actress, from 
Eph! Asher,. producer;- Rose Marie 
Redwing, actress, from Robert. Red- 
wing, director; Mrs. Constance Bcr- 
.pert MacMillan, actress, from Dr. 
Douglass MacMillan; Helene Hasr 



kin Barclay, actress, from McClel 
land Barclay, artist. 

Other divorce yarns included 
.Rose Sledgwick, actress, who estab 
lished a Reno residence to divorce 
Edward • Sedgwick, director; denial 
by Edmund GOuldirtg, director, artd 
his Wife, Marjorle Vioiet Moss, 
dartcer, that they were separated; 
Nor mart Foster, actor, who spiked 
the report that his Honolulu vaca- 
ticn was In indication of a marital 
separation with ClaUdette Colbert, 
actress; series ot .stories stating 
that Hoot Gibson had a new heart 
beat, that he didn't have a new 
femme attraction, that he. and Sally 
Eilers, actress, would get a divorce, 
and that they wouldn't; separation 
of William LeBaron, producer, and 
his wife, forriier actress; contem 
plated^dl.vQ rcje^by ^ ZitaJoha nn, acj- 



tress, from .iohn Hausnnann, play 
wrlght; suit filed by'Irene Fengal 
singer, frorii San Fengal, nort-pro; 
plan of Judith Allen, actre.ss, to di 
vorce Gus. Sonncnberg, wrestler. 

And on all tiiese stories the dailies 
jumped with both foct, with divorce 
news sharing honors with the funny 
,p.age as a necessary feature. 



MarshaO's Reply 



Herbert Marshall is on his way to 
the coast to play in 'White Woman,^ 
staTring porothjr Wieck, regardless 
of reports he wasn't going to gq 
through on it. ., ^ 

Actor arrived in New Tfork Fri- 
day (14) ort the 'Berengarla' and 
left the same' afternoon for Holly- 
wood. 

par Is said to haVe cabled Mar- 
shall that If he didri't want the 
Wieck' picture^ he rieedn't come 
back. He nierely replied he was bn 
the boat.- 



Keatoii Sewed Up 

Buster' Keaton, in New York cur- 
rently, wasn't available for per- 
sonal appearances because Of hi* 
picture deal for Aiibrtfy Kennedy. 

Latter is producing with Mar- ■ 
shall Nellah directing at Kennedy 
City, outside of St. Petersburg, Fla, 



Patsy Kelly Set 

Ilolly^'ood, July l7. 

Patsy Ki'lJy, brouplit from New 
York through Ralph-^ Farnum 
by R.oacli to replace. Zasu Pitts, 
clicked qrt Iicr first picture with 
Thelma Todd. 

I^roducfr ha.s her term 

contract with optic) 



t^ay^ July la^ l^sr 




Maybe 2 5 Features Not Costing 
110 Per Wai Be Hade East 




This Seasonr*itcliing WB mffldyn 



At least 18 ah4 possiWy 25 fea- 
tured Wili be made In the east this 
season ior major release. The 18 
m^y Ihclude six produced by and 
tor Warners at 4tB own 'studio in 
BrOoTiiyn, ^ith the balance by in- 
dependent units for major company 
distribution. These yiU be In addl- 
the East's usual yearly 
«itiota ^catch-can Ihdie 

. vQuickles. ^ 



None of the individual budgets on 
jthe eastern inajors will exceed, j2d0,- 
000. It's more likely the .per .picture 
cost will run clbser tb $160,000; 

Warners' eastern plans involve 
the construction of ajnother stage at 
the Flatbush studio, where shorts 
only are noW made. According to 
Warners, the cost is still under con- 
sideration, with only an okay on 
the price stUl needed— It^s-flgurea 



WUtney's 'Beanlifiil' 



Hollywood, July . 
First Jock Whitney Technicolor 
picture 'fieautiful'- ready for camera 

at^dio. ;1 i. „ 

Barry Trivers» English writer, has 
eoinpleted script and through, 



inaEty hterjeelel hto 








Temporarily 




YORK and KING 

LEGAL BATtUE ENDS 

After three trials York and King 
iaye-again- been-etfccessXul in the 
world famous case o/_ "^^ot^ .And 
King vs. The Popple of Great Brit- 
ain, three times they haye been 
the victors arid the former Judg- 
ment of applause and approbation 
has: been afllnned together with oi* 
laughs and an additional Award of 
48 laughs has been granted* 
PALLAOmM, LONDON 
Week* Jury 17 and 24 



LeMaire with Zanuck 



lios Angeleis, iruly 17. 
Rufus lieMalre after drawing a 
$1,000 a week for four months from 
Pox without working on lot, and 
with five weeks to go on contract, 
setUed it Saturday. ^ , 

He immediately . signed with 
Twentieth Century to become pro- 
duction executiv*^ to I>arryl Zanuck 
aiding hiin in the same capacity as 
LeMaire did at Wiffners. Starts 
today. — ■: ■ X. — r^-: 




Hoilywoktd, July 17. 



that if going into feature produc- 
ing in iSTeipir Tork at All Warners 
Will have to make at least six pic- 
tures, to absorb the overhead atfd 
preparatory . costs, :.' 

Cast" of 'Chance' 
Bowland -^fc Brlce will make ilye 
features for Universal, in addition 
to its shorts for the„ same company. 
it, & B;'s 'Moonlight arid Pretzels' 
to" firiishiESd ■ arid the : indie's second 
jnusical^ 'Take a ChanCe,' to be 
made in conjunction tfith Liia^yrrerice 
SChwaW gois Into prCductKin ia,t the 
I»6ramount (rtow Eastern Service) 
studio .at Astoria, L. t, July 29. 
TheVcast w^Ul comprise Jam^s Dunn, 
hCrrow^d from. Fox;. June Knii:ht, 
joAn ^^arsh, CHfC BdTvards, Buddy 
■ Jtjjigers, . iiiiiian . Both . and i>iiiian 
J^Orid. 

■jtjrinjsky-Cochran, , . whose :Bm- 
peroi! jone$' : started at Astoria, last 
Week, mAy make two mor^, fpr 
United Artists^ , 

Herbert Yates (Con. Lab.) cpniT 
pleted bis iflrst Ie«i,tu):e, .'Midnight,' 
At the Erpi studio lii the Bronx, N. 
T. C; last week. It. was made with 
the Theatre -Guild, . Chester iarsklne 
directing, Yates hasri't made a dis- 
tribution deal yet but intends to 
produce, tyro more If landing. 

The easterrt expectation' Is that if 
Warners Carries out its eastern 
Plans, other major producers may 
fOllowv Talk ot Metto consideririg 
making, use of its partly equipped 
' Cosmopblitari' studioTiri"' Harleip^has 
been- around foir some' time. 

$263;000 FOR INDIE 'JONES' 

""PfdVu HB^W Itfr-RoBeibh 
> - - A8torra iri-7- Weeks- 



British Gaumont is reported to 
have hAd agente Approach A dozen 
or more current top notch directors, 
iriost of whom are currently under 
Contracts to native major com- 
panies :. . . ■ ■ 
. Lilst that Gaumont Is Interested 
in is virtually the. current, blue book 
of Hollywood meggers. 

Signiflcarit angle is that hereto- 
fore foreign Companies, .particularly 
EngUsh, have rarely shown '^Jt 
in any but the riaoderate priced di- 
rectors. , ^i. 

Among those reported on the nst 
are Sidney Franklin, Stej>hen Rob- 
erts, Mervyn LeRoy, Frank Borzagc, 
Frtihk i.loyd, WUliam K.' Howard, 
Edward H. Griffith, George Fitz 
maurice And , Robert , Leonard. 





PnUix UihSfaiters of 
Twelve GiKid Hoiises I 



if.BRENtINGERDIES 
WHILE ASLEEP AT HOM 

Hollywood, July : 17. 
Alfred M» Bcentlnger, 42, yice- 
president and general manager of 
United Artists stJudlos, dWd in his 
sleep of heart failure at his sum- 
mer home at Playa del Key July IB. 

He had been associated ^ith 
Joseph Schenck for 15 years, com- 
ing from Chlcago/hta birthplace, to 
go to United Artists as auditor. 
Later he served in various executive 
capacities with different Schenck 
ettterprises. 

Two daughters and a hrother sur- 
vive, v 



Krimsky and Cochran, finished 
mAkirig of 'Emperor Jones,* star- 
ring Paul Robeson, Saturday (IB) 
With total layout of 1263,000. 
Two days under seven weeks were 
used at the Astoria (L. I.) studios. 

Schedule for the picture had 
called for five .weeks and $200,000,;. 
but that had called for at least half 
the fllrii to be made in Haiti. Trip 
to that island wai3 put Oft and a 
jungle iset up - in Astoria. Bud- 
get was sent UP a few notches 
more when Robeson, the atar, re- 
fused to go to the South for some: 
location shots. 

Picture will be rushed through 
for United Artists' early fall re- 
lease. 

J. J. Frankliii as DiV. Mgr. 
With One RKp House 

Harold Franklin is now supervis- 
ing operation of the Albee, . Brook- 
lyn, direct House formerly yjas 
lunder divisional Jurisdiction of 
Charles McDohald. McDonald is re- 
lieved of the Albee responsibiUty 
with J. J. Franklin, brother of Har- 
--^ldr^n-=charger---LatterJ^tepoj;ting 
direct to Harold Franklin, gives J. 
j. status of divisional director for a 

single house. , v. i 

John Franklin previously had 
been district manager in Cleveland, 
Starting with RKO, shortly after. 
Harold Franklin took charge, as 
manager of one of the .Coaat houses. 
He has progressed rapidly untU hjs 
present divisional manager's berth 
As div. mgr. with one house ,J. J 
draws a dlv. mgr's, salary. 



Hollywood, July 17. 
Estelle Brody, on the coast since 
returning from London, is getting 
her native film breaJc. She had ap- 
peared in British-made pictures. 

Radio is giving her the chance. 
Miss Brody will be featured in a 
forthcoming prpductlon, Studio has 
aMohg terrii-opitlOn on her. 



Sam Petnbow, JTr., iRrill probably 
become the operating partner of 
Publix over the upsta.te New York 
houses under negotiations that have 
reached the stage where a deal will 
be cWsed shortly. Theatres In the 
group, numbering a. ^dozen, are all 
that remain under home office man- 
agement except for the Paramount, 
New York. 

peal is going, forward the 
trustees pf^ Paramount, .to whom 
Dembow Is said to have put In a bid 
for the *th0atres some time back. 

of the best . money-making 
chains within ihe Publix system, the 
upper ?^ew York state group is 
known as Netco. It Includes the 
Par Amount, StAPleibn, S. I., with 
houses in Syracuse, Rochester, New- 
burgh,- Poughkeepsle, Middletown 
and Glen FaIIs. At present they axe 
operated froria the 'Publix h-o. by 
George Walsh, With Harold Green- 
berg as the flUn buyer. 

Held Many Potts 
In becoming a Publix partner over 
these theatres; Dembov xeUnquishes 
a number of posts in the PAr or- 
ganization, including presidency of 
Theatre Management Corp., vice- 
presidency of Publix Theatres, presir 
dency of Publix EnterpriseiS and of- 
fices up to presidenc^Jn^mAjnjr^e-. 
atre-subsidlarleis. He was .with jthe 
Par organization prior to organiza- 
tion of Publix, for which he has 
been vice-president since inception. 



Paramount, BrooklyiV reopening 
around Aug. IB, will be operated by 
M. A. Shea under arrangements 
coriipleted between Publix, . Shea 
and th6 Allied Owners Corp., 
which biiili Arid leaded tbe theatre 
to Publix. Same policy as before. 
Par pictures and stage shows, will 

obtain. ' ^ . ' 

It will be Mort Shea'6 first the- 
atre operation , tn the Greater New 
tork zone. . lie has previously 
confined himself to Ohio, Pennsyl- 
vania and New England, largely 
Ohio and Pa., where Publix and 
Shea pooled theatres two years ago 
into a partnership. Shea operating. 

While it has been agreed that 
Shea will operate the Brooklyn Par, 
the partnership to be set Up oyer 
this de luxer, to take In^ AUied 
Owners, Publix and Shea, has riot 
been worked out. 

Shea has arranged to bring in 
WllUam Raynor, now^ with RKQ at 
the Memorial, Boston, to mauAge 
the Brooklyn Par for him. For- 
merly with Shea, Raynor was at the 
Fox. Detroit, prior; to switching to 
RKO. 



That projected Warnor-RKO 
'combo proposition , has taken ari in-^ 
side . turn. Mostly, It's because the 
present RKO I theatr personnel is 
not entirely to the liking; of War^ 
riers, or 'something like tha'^, it's said, 
if a deal can be negotlarted without 
injecting the RKO persoriallty angle, 
looks good, to be accomplished. 

There are likely to be further con,'- 
fAba soon but exactly when is open- 
Certain forces are at work, to Assure 
the"Completio?t of- the ttUngi r vfitb- 
thie likelihood the downtown end. of 
RKO mAy be propelled to tAke A 
hAnd in the future Coriferences. 

6o f Ar whatever tAlk has taken 
place ha^ been through regular com-, 
pany people. f- 

Aid to Both 
A union of the two firms is looked 
upon AS beneflciAl to both f rbrii ya^ 
rlous Angles." Not the least Is th© 
iuOTmous'savTng^ 



1 



COL WANTS INDIE-ilADE 
LOW COST FEATURES 



could be effected through cutting 
down the film exchange properties 
and productiori.. 

Additionally, with Warners lend- 
ing Its film booking aid to RKO 
theatres,, the latter could shove intq, 
a ttiost enviable position from a, 
product supply point. For Warners . 
is the RKO key theatrjB position. In, 
And Around New York, yrWch ^ould. 
be second to norie. 

The RCA angle runs along equip*, 
ment lines. It's not at all incpn- 
ceivAble to aee the RCA forces fig- 
uring to make a tie-up and oyer-* 
riding Any and all possible person- 
ality or manpower objections yi'hi9h 
are now confronting the , prqi|opir, 

tion. : ' • - 'i •■■■p"' 

RCA is the controlling ij^ctor in 
RKO, but on the theatre end a^.repi.. 
resented by KeitH-Albee-prpheum, 
the Meehah faction .may noW; h^y^, 
to be considered. 



16 Couples as U. A1 Caests 
iti Fair^ With ExM 



Hollywood, July 17. 

Columbia Is sounding out top- 
notch independent producers with 
a view to having them produce low 
budgeted films for Columbia re- 
lease. Understood It Is willing to 
finance 100% with the proviso Co- 
lumbia shall have the privilege of 
okaying: cast, directpr_and-:ati?ry; : 

First to. goviinder-ihls (^OritraCt is_ 
I, E. Chadwick for one picture. 



FRANKLIN'S INFO TRUST 

I RKO Cabinet Meetings Called Off- 
Only Ori^ Anglo 80»rce Hereafter 



Coast nis 



, HoUyTyood, July 17. 
Frank Uoyd left the Murphy 
Memorial hospital, Whlttier. yester- 
day (16) with his broken leg in a 
Cast. He'll remain In a wheel chah* 
dtor several weeks. 

Conchlta Moritenegrq Is Improy- 
Irig rajpidly following an emergency 
ap-snatching at Benedict hospitAl. 

Hoot Gibisoh taken home last 
week. In bed for another 10 days 
while his fractured vertebrae kni^. 

Harry Wilson at the Good Sa- 
maritan for observation because of 
foot ills. 

Julie Lang, fan mas publicity 
woman for Paramount, oft for two 
weeks for A minor op. 
Sylvja _Sldiitey_ awa^^ 



By eliminating the cabinet meet- 
ings of the RKO theAtre end, Har- 
old Frattkllri becomes the sole foun- 
[ tain head for info and other things 
to the receivers, bankers' reps and 
[others in RKO. BllminatWn of the 
cabiriet meetings prevents the re- 
I ceivers or. others from securing iany 
angle but Franklin's oii aiiy thing. 

Ofncially the reaso;n for ellminat- 
ing the sessions wjuj to have the 
I theatre men in the company cort- 
Icentrate on the company's Mid- 
summer Festival. 

Grainger U 



Teaming Married Couple 

Edriiund Lowe and Lilyan Tash- 
man as a team on percentage] 
against a $6,000 guarantee are a pos- 
sibility for the- Capitol, N. Y., 
July 28. ^ 

Bert Lahr at $3,000 mAy be on the 
same bill with them. 

*Baby Face' Was All Bad, 
Now 100% Other Way 

Chicago, July 17. 
•Baby Face* (Warners) at first 
banned in toto by' the censor board 
finally passedi also in toto. Very few 
cuts and not pinked. Okay for child- 
ren. 

Censor opposition set back the 
play date a weeki Opened Friday 
(14) at B&;K Chicago. 



several days ^because of ImpSe^ted 
wiisdom tooth. 

London Drafts Lukas 

London, July 17. 

Paul Lukas is the latest American 
actor to., be drafted for picture mak- 
iri? here. He's due next month for 
London pictures. 

London is , making the. films here 
for United Artists release. 



James R. Grainger, on the loose 
several months since resligning from 
Poxj --yesterday^ (M6nday)_Joln^ 
Universal as its general sales man 
ager. He replaced Jack Schlaiffer, 
over sales since U settled its con 
tract with Phil Relsman. 

Long in distribution, rairiger 
headed that branch for' niany years 
in -the Fox organization. 

Eddie Grainger, ys son, may go 
with U as an associate producer. 



Jimmie Ashcraft went with 
United Artists Thursday (13) arid 
quickly left for Chicago to handle 
the Mary Plckfdrd 'Secrets' wiri* 
ners who arrived in fair town Sat- 
urday . (IB). . , 

A total of 16 couples were picked 
[from as: mAny keys,- with free trips 
to Chi, hotel expenses and enter- 
tainment included. While In the 
Windy City, each couple is sending 
a story daily back to the newsr 
paper in their town which the con- 
test 'was w6rked-|-through^ 

While this n:re?up~' waff~'on— 'Se^- 
Crets,' Miss iPickford chalks its. 
value mostly up to her next, 'Se- 
crets' being pretty well out of cir- 
culation now. 



BEN PIAZZA'S BURN 

Metro*s 285-lb. Caster Put o" a .P'e* 
a LA. a Canary 

Hollywood, July 17. 

That loud groan fioatlng eastward 
is emitted by Ben Piazza. After 
years of free and hefty eating, 
has been put ori A diet. 

Metroes 265-pourid caster is now 
trying to live on melba toast and . 
orange juice. His usual nieal has . 
been of spaghetti, chicken and 
Ciiinese food, 

Piazza consulted a Doc about his 
weight. Pill dispenser said cut 
down on intake, and gave hirii- one 
I of those diets which would make 
a canary' squAwk. 

When the riiob are with Piazza 
now they talk of, nothing but food. 



Retake. Hold Sheehan ■JhomoSOIl Back at RKO? 

Wollvwobd. * 



Hollywood, 

'n^PTSrfleTd^Sh'Mhafi'S^l^^ 
is in the air until the completion of 
'P'addy the Next Best Thing' and 
'Doctor Bull.* Former has two weekfe 
to go, with the latter scheduled for 
one week of retakes due to the re- 
placing Of Boots Mallory by Rb- 
chelle Hudson. 

ShCehan will remain until both 
pictures have had their rough cut, 
which will at leaist be three weeks. 



Major Leslie E. Thompson mS^y 
be back at RKO on the theatre end 
in the old job, that of handling la- 
bor relations. 

Herschel Stuart, who was over- 
seeing Thompson's former work m 
His capacity as general manager oi 
RKO,' later took over actual nego- 
tiAtiona when Thompson left to go 
with Trans-Lux. 



•fiM«4»7. July 18, ma 



P I C T ■ R E S 



VARIETT 




ColumUa Cancels All Players in 3 




Hollywood, July 17. 
' Sam Briskiit has cancelled all 
players In the two features, and the 
short hisated on the Columbia lot 
ivrhen thia soundmen led. the other 
uhtons out on strike, giving as the 
rikson for' the', cancellation the 
^biiiridonme^t of production: on these, 
pictures. 

''This is baaed " on ' two' clauses of 
the . standard artists' ., ' one 

provision of which allows for oiie 
week's suspension of salary during 
production. This Is, uaefdi to : cover 
the week just closing. Otheir clause 
provides fo.r the cessation of salary 
should the production for any rea- 
son-be- abandoned.— -Had--prpdu 
merely beien announced as sus- 
pended, the players would, have 
gone under half, salary until work 
jH(fi.a Tiesumed. 

rBriskin hopes to resume work on 
ail three" -when the strike shall have 
been settled. Having ended prOr 
diiction, he must take his chances of 
a^in securiniB the players, released 
by' this action, who are at liberty' to 
accept any other engagemeht. • 

Those aifectiBd by the caricelljttion 
include Helen Twelvetrees, Victor 
Jory, Alan Dinehart, Noel Madison, 
Frederick Vpgeding, Walter Con 
nelly, Clarence Muse, Charles 
Stevens and Tdshia Mori in 'Fury 
of the Jungle,' -with William Niel 
directing, and Nancy Carroll, Wal- 
lace Ford and Donald Cook in 'My 
• W6man,' over which Victor Scher- 
tlz^nig^i- \va3 waving the megaphone, 
Mitt Mahoney, Bob Garrety aim 
Dorothy Dixon were in 'The En- 
tertainer,' with Ralph Staub pilot- 
ing. The latter was the short sub- 
ject.. 

ion atter Same 

•Jungle' had been four days on 
lo'catibn at Lake Malibii, with ?My 
W'Oman' one week under way. 'En- 
tertainer' had one day to go to 
round out the first week. 

Situation with the unions Is un- 
. changed, Pat Casey Is . working to 
effect a settlement through William 
Elliott, lATSE head, handling the 
matter in the east. Latter is un- 
available to get a decision through, 
but has promised Casey to" notify 
the unions that Columbia was to 
be considet-ed as signatory to the 
producers with the union, though 
not a member of the Hays body at 
_ .the. time the pact was signed. Pend 

trig some ^ decision: - irom — -Elliott, 

Casey is marking time in dealing 
with the local unions.-. 



Picking Friends 



Film p.a.. Idle for several 
months, is going through the 
customary experience of .find- 
ing ouit Who his friends aire: 

W.heir inducted into his last 
big jol> he received' a flock of ' 

- conBratulat0ry-telegram3.^^nd_ 
kept them. 

, < Laist weelc he mailed all the 
wires bick- to ' the senders, 
without comment. 




FOX'S OUHOOK 





1 COLLECT ^ ^ Paramount 

^|j||[|||May Purchase Msels at " 






lABA Code Takes in All 
Show ; Biz B r & n c h e s — 
Child Talent^ .Foreign Ac- 
tors and Auditions Con- 
sideredr-^Bureaii for Ma- 
_jer|al R6gistration--lp%_ 
Top Commish----^No Pbii- 
blihg 



Doesn't Sound Broke 



Hollywood, July 17; 

Howard Hu§fhes' yacht is up 
for. sale, with Hughes in the 
market for a new bofct. ■ 

Reason for the sale is that 
his- present yacht is. nOt large 
enough to carry his airplane. 



D IS 




ALL ACTORS LICENSED 





Kent has been at Fo3t 
as its president "just a little over 
one jtear, ..and .1$ .CQlTifi'^en^^ 
pany will make the gra^le all right 
now, with hothlns; to fear. Now that 
the hardest bumps are oyer, his en- 
tire organization as well is behind 
Kent in the outlook ahead. 

After a long siege of dubiousness 
concerning Fox's picture output, 
sentiment within the organization 
has turned strongly, former non- 
Kent men now being his biggest 
boosters. Manner in which Jesse L. 
Lasky Is coming along' further 
backs up the judgment shown by 
Kent since he took bold of the 
shaky reins of Fox Films. 

Fox sales force. In the dumps last 
year from all appearances, has sud 
denly become keyedi to a high pitch 
under John Clark. Since coming in 
as general sales manager for Fox, 
Clark has upset all f ea;rs of large 
shakeups by avoiding disturbance 
of the distributing system. _ .Kent's 
policy from the start. 



30c Average Pf.f«r 



Actors'- .Betferment Assoeiatidrr, 
of which .Eddie Dbwling is presi- 
dent. has fbrWardbd to Waahi riflr 
ton its own code for the improver 
meht of conditions for'^'etbr* iin all 
branches of show business ' under 
the National Industrial Recovery 
Bill. 

-- The -ABA code -covers all niatters 
affecting actors, including wages, 
doubling, auditions, contracts,, arblr 
tratioii, salary pacts, comniissions^ 
insurance,^ company unions, child 
.taient, foreign' talent, . ■ number of . 
shows ..daUy.. and bonding of., the- 
atre owners. It- even bairs collect, 
telegrams. 

. Of the several actors' codes be- 
ing ' for mulatedj' the ABA's Is the 
' (Continued on page 67> 

PLAYGROUNDS 
OPPOSmON 





Over Millioii F-WC 
Fans 1st Mj Week 



Reading, Pa., July 17. 

Theatres here are viewing with: 
alarm-r— and with good: reason— the 
spread of activities of the Reading 
playgrounds and public recreation 
department, financed by the city 
treasury, out of taxes supplied In 
part bythcAtre owners. - - 

Now the playgrounds, 29 of th<^m, 
are showing free films in <^pnlpeti- 
tion with theatres that, have to 
-charge -admission to earn- enough Jto. 
pay city taxes. 

The situation is anything but 
pleasing to the theatres, but thus 
far no managers have had the ener- 
gy to protest to City Hall. 



N.Y.H.a 



within the past few weeks Uni 
Versal has greatly stea,dled Its posi- 
tion so far as the Immediate future 
fs concerned through arrangements 
for financing that wIU carry the 
'company safely for the coming yea*. 
It may have: been forced to sell out, 
1 as reported probable, had not satl^ 
factory connections been made for 
provision of funds. iE53sentIal to car- 
rying .out production and other 
plans. 

Reports that Universal would sell 
out are set a : rest with the arrival 
of financing. -Source an ", ai^ount. of 
money at U's disposal not set forth, 
but from the New Yoi-k home office 
emanates information that U has all 
tiie credit It needs at this time. 

U says that no one at the moment 
holds any options for purchase of 
the cbifnpany, nor has one, specific- 
ally jet at $4,000,000 and said to be 
held by a well-known produclng- 
distributing showman, ever been in 
existence. 

From time to time U has been a 
possibility for sale, but at the value 
placed on the company by Carl 
La^mmle there ;iever has been any 
close bite. 



Goldwyn's Sculptor 

Holly wood, July 17. 
Ralph Jester, New TOrk sculptor, 
is here .under 10 -week contract as 
Sam Goldwyn aid, designing sets 
for 'Roman Scandals.' 



ON THE CUFF DIALOG 
AGAIN FOR PEARL PK 



.Hollywood, July 17. 

Sirtce its sad experience shooting 
s>t\ the cuflE for 'Rasputin' dialog, 
Metro has been using completed 
. aCripts. only. 

.BeciLuse of short time. left on. Jack 
P^arl stor^, 'Big Liar,' the studio 
will have to go, back to the c'ujff 
stufe alrain, starting picture in three 
we'^ks With what is estimated Will 
be only half the story. Pearl rdust 
be in New York Oct. 3, causing 
st'uicfio to rush work. 

AUan Rivkin, P. J. Wolf son and 
Norman Kraana now oh script. 

Slot Macbines at Mayfair 

li'irst Brbadway house to go for 
those gambling machines is Walter 
.=^-R^ade-s- Mayf a ir- th A t rer=^=-j^---^i-y. 
-Machines are flooding .the city of 
New York due to a court ruling tha,t 
they're not to be considered a legal 
often.se unless a policeman actually 
.sees the tokens the machine pays 
ont turned in for cash. 

Two nickel eating steel trionste'rs 
in the Mayfair lobby are the first 
'^Viswl in .show bi/.. 



Los Angeles, .July_JLT. _ 
After dropping to -approximately 
800,000 during the middle of June, 
weekly attendance at Fox West 
Coast houses took a jump . during 
the first week in July and again 
passed one million. 

Average admission over the cir- 
cuit was approximately 30cj for a 
total gross intake of sUgbtly. better 
than $306,000. 



PLENH OF NEIGHS 
FOR HORSE FANS 



Hollywood, July 17. 

The horse, usually only a Critter 
to help the hero win the gal in. the 
wide -open -spacers, Is having his 
starring Cycle in pix. He's the chief 
actor in at least four films in work 
or soon to be started. 

Columbia will release 'King of the 
Wild Horses,' feiaturing 'Rex,' and 
directed by Earl jflaley;. as tfje first 
oh its '33-'34 programi 

A neigh hero will be an artillery 
charger to be 'prominent <,ih RKO's 
'Rodney,' taken from Leonard N*- 
Bon's='Sa;tevepost^=storyv==;=^^^='^=^ 

Still another prominent gailope- 
is a cavalry mount to be featured in 
an untitled Peramount pic. 

Horse prospects are being can- 
vassed by Fox. from wiilch to pick 
'Smoky,' the tour-hdofer in the 
.screened version of Will. James' 
story, .now being prepared by Paul 
i»erft7, for Oene Forde's dir^-ction. 



Con Lab Asked to Cut $200,000 From 
RKO Fflm Print BOI-Kinda Jammed 



Selznick Take-Oter 

Hollywood, July 17. 
Metro Intending 'VlUa V Ula' - as- a 
special, John -CohsIdin<& was taken 
off as supervisor, with pave Selz-. 
nick handling the picture personally. 

Consldlne works under Selznick 
in Metro supervisory setup. 



Schenck Bam FizzGng 
Out After SizzKng Up 



Hollywood, July 17. 

Cilarges of Joseph M. .Schenck, 
specifying 'espionage , and bribery' 
against a, fellow member of the Pro- 
^uceri"""iC3sbHatTonr"se^^ 
zling out as fast ias they .sizzled up. 
Present "indications are that the 
matter will be allowed to die in the 
committee, to which it was referred. 

Committee to date has, not called 
a council on the issue, fixplaintng 
that members have beeen top busy 
with other duties. 



whether RKQ will renew the 
film printing contract with Consol- 
idated Lab is still unsettled 
Regardless of outside propaganda 
trying to . ImpeL . Eastman - influence 
to land the deal, the deal iia not yet 
set. The DuPont-Pathe people 
have a bid in also for the RKO 
film printing contract. 

RKb people fCel they are entitled 
to at least a $200,000 cut in the Con 
solidated terms, it is reported- 
6ther differences have iarisen be 
tween the firms, mostly on account 
of certain Consolidated angles. 
"Theise haven't made RKO at all en- 
thusiastic about renewing with the 
lab. . 

Among the angles Is one which 
would have Consolidated aa just 
about having talked lt.sel£ out of an 
RKO deal, through voluntary opin- 
ions rendereJ anent compaijJi^ film 
prod action" ah d'^as made^t"o "dne^ of 
the firm's receivership .icommittee.s. 

The thing may be ironed out. tf 
Coh.solidated doesn't get all RKO 
film printing for the next seafjon. It 
may be split with DuPont-Pathe. 
Latter has sin affiliation, more or 
less, with RKO, and thftrefon* i.s 
I consifJercd as entitled to a piece 



Paramount Publix banicruptcy 
ihay be discharged by Jan. 1, ac* 
cording to present estimates. By 
that date the company will have 
gone througii the process of a sale, 
conventional under the bank-.- 
ruptcy laws, regardless of what re- 
organization, has meanwhile tran- 
spired, it is believed. 

Most likely a. now Company will 
be' formed to- supplant- -P'aramount- — 
Publix in the purchase of the as- 
sets of lifter as 'they stand When 
the 'time arrives, for consideration 
of. offers. A possibility, according 
to Par, is that Paramount Pictures, 
Inc., may be the purchaser. This 
is a PP subsidiary, set up to hold 
Paramo Unt Distributing . Corp., 
Paramount. International and Para- 
mount Productions. It his no. con- 
nection witb theatres, whicii rep- 
reienr~lh© "m^ — 
pip company through Publix Bn- 
terpris^is and other subsidiaries.. 
Theatre* Did It 
While it may seem odd that a 
subsidiary of P-P could become the 
purchaseir of the- bankrupt est^t^ — 
It would work out in this case be- 
cause .Par Pictures is In no Way 
associated with theatres. Latter 
were the major source of Par's 
troubles, eventually landing the 
parent company in receivership 
and biainkruptcy. 

If talcing over" Paramount Publix 
on a bankruptcy sale. Par Pictures 
would Immediately have a clean up 
all creditor claims as filed against 
P-P by no later than Sept. 26, data 
when all claims must b6 in. 

With the deadline on creditor 
claims against PE being July 26, 
attorneys are waiting for an offer. 
It may come from a group headed 
by S. A. Lynch under ah. arrange- 
ment Which would make Lynch a: 
partner in this large subsidiary 
with P-P. Irving Trust Co., trus- 
tees for PE, has hints that this 
may be don© but nothing more 
conclusive than that. It would 
have to be through a new company 
organized as a PP- Lynch partner-: 
ship. 

While it is said that the theatre 
reorganization committee will de- 
termine what PE is worth as It 
now stands or will stand after all 
creditor claims are' considered* 
there is no advance as to possible 
purchase price dh a sale. PB -is- 
a $14,000,000 corporation. If a 
sale Is to be made, its acceptance 
must be approved by both the 
Irving 'Trust and the PE Creditors. 
Latter. is. largely comP?*^!^* 
sidiarles within PE, owned -In 
whole-or part by PE, as well as 
landlords. 

225 Theatres Left 
In considering the value of PB, 
It is pointed out, an estimate must 
be reached largely on the basis 'of 
the earning power of the approxi- 
mate 225 theatres this company 

hoId.Sr _ . „ __ 

■ iiiaJority of tW creditor ■claims 
against PE are already filed, in a, 
few instances landlords are trying 
for future rients 'Under an amended 
bankruptcy law. that isn't exactly 
.clear oil the , point. PB trustees 
will try to avoid court action .on 
any claims, making effort for 
amicable settlements instead if any 
question arises. 



cm TRffi' GOES PURE 
BUT ONLY FOR SO;^ 



Chicago, July 17. 

Local showineh reported last week 
ClilcVgo 'Tribune* was appiarently 
on another one of its purity .sprees. 
Censorship. of theatrical advertising 
crops up every now and then with 
the JTrib;^ ^ ^ 

'Baby l>acc' copy had to be rewrit-'T 
ton by n&K on the 'Trib's' claim 
that the line 'she lured men to get 
What she Wanted' was salacious. 
'Trib' didn't object to a rather sexy 
illustration u-sed with the text. 

Meanwhile thp 'Tribune' has flatly 
ivjoctf'd nny and all copy for 'This 
Nude World,' current at the Ca.stlo. 



VARIETY 




Pathe Up Qttllmy^f^^ but 
Others Fa3 to Follow Leader 



By AL GBCA80N 

li^eciture dealings yiesteirday 
(^Mon) In anrtusem^nt ehaa'es 
was , the pierforinance of lipew's, 
■which v/as pushed up above, 30 for 
a iiew top on the year. Response 
activity the group leader 
among the other theatre shocks was 
not imiJresslve. 

Path6 was cljurned around in 
large volume and moved ahead to a 
new-high-for-theHrecovery at better 
than 9, but there wafe nothing in 
tM news to hint at any relation- 
Bhil). Leading Influence in the se-j, 
curlty market waff a sensational 
upiurn in wheat, some of the op- 
tions in which went ahead by four 
cents to above $1.22; with Decem- 
ber cotton up about Z2 a bale. 

$bnds performed sttikingiy in a 
rather mixed picture, continuing^ft 
i movement b6^un last week. Oddity 
^^wai-^i hat th^ PAt Rg-liens-did n<rt- 
aptear oh th* tiaDei at all, although 
they have been spirited performers 
IIP tc now. RKO obligations Ixeld 
their own, whUe the 'Warner 6 e 
were aviilAblc at iconcesslons from 
th^V recent best.- , 

wafif an. even. cTfxbice between the 
views that something was In the 
makinir among the amusem^Vits or 
whether clique operators were 
merely using the film Issues 'oi^ ^ 
demonstration as - a ^curtain* : to - 
tnaiak di«tributiore lelscwherfe In- the- 
liat. Tbere has. been nothing -re- 
cently in the trade news to Justify 
a campaign in any Of the film ia- 

flues.' ' . 

A Ctonfuised Picture 

.Composite Itne-rup- of the amuse- 
ment, group in last week's^ *5?H«fS 
waft Aoo eoni;uae*:and cpntra4ipton^ 
to give; any line on thQ outlook. 
Cross ciirrents and conflicts fogged 
the picture in all directions, carry- 
ing the suggestion that the theatre 
Issues as a family were lacking In 
(Continued on page 88) 



YeslerdayV Prices 

' ^ . . .Net 

^IM Am. seat, "efi ««, % 

800 Col. Pice., am 22% 23% + % 

800 Cons. Film 4% 4% 

2;000 Do pf... 12% 11% i234+ J4 

8,100 Fox P. A. 48 4 . ToS 

e,iw 80?| 20% 20% ^2% 



2,«e0 Por. cfB 

7 800 Pathe ' . 

8^ Do pf 
02,800 BCA . . 

4.100 KKO . . 
12,800 W. B.. 



2%+> 
«%+l% 



2% 2 
llS if* li" + % 



iB6NDS 



8% + % 

«2%~rF% 



+2'.. 
+ % 



$13,000 Gcn.-.Thr 

• «,<i0O Keith .... 09 

1.000 liOew'B- ... 82 82 82 

S!5^Par.Fam.. M% 25% ^ 

28 000 Par-Pul) ... M . 2644 .ffl 

1000 BKO .... 20V4 20% 20% 

14;000 W. B..... 8a% .88 .88% + .% 
-CUBB . « 

106 Col. Pic. . 22% ae% J^T*34 

.SOOfTechat .. . 8% »% 5?^ t ft 



'40O..TranB-Li .. 8% . .8' 



8% 



ji iCTU B g S 

25TH FOR RICHARDS CLAN 

P« and Ma With » Children 
Cerebrating; E. V. Re«*»no While 



Tnesdiiyv July 18j 1935 



New Orleans, July 17.^ 
All the Richards family .wiU 
gather round Thursday (20) to help 
Pa and Ma celebrate their 25th 
anniversary. Pa and Ma will be 
there in person aii Mr. and Mrs. 
B. V, Richards. 

Filling up the rest of the rooin 
will be the. nine Richards children, 
the youngest about 15 months old 
and all gathered during the fsame 
2B! years. 

According to E» Y*. production 
has stopped for a while, 

Hen^son Lands lOOG's 
h Chi Sound Soft 



Htrtter of Decree by Jad|(e Wk 



I 




RETURNS 




Hollywood, July IT. 
.' B.' Chadwlck returns to the in 
dept^ndent prodnction fleid on his 
own' .Within a few weeks^ With .a 
program of fbur pictures jschediiled 
for stkte Hghtln^.' : - - • 

Chadwick abandoned his own in 
dividual produ'dtloh activities foiii: 
years ago, althou&h during the past 
year he has been making films for 
jMonognyn. 
.JElrat picture- will be ..'Wine 
Women and Song,' ihe rights to 



Universe,! City, July 17. 
• Henry Henigson gra,hted a 

Judgment of $106,"&(ljO . in the Sup 
Court of Chicago against the Ex- 
celsior Motor Manw^acturing^ dnd 
Supply Co) of that city. 

In 1928, Henigson made a deal 
with the corporation to' handle 
sound equipment manufactured for ■ 
theatres On the coast; \. 

i Henigson is rejported to have piaid 
a (substantiai bonus for the coast 
rights to the .equipment, but during 
'*^ j-'ajB-*2fl waw iinfthlft to get equipment ' 
from the ejompany to fill the orders 
he received.' Suit was the result, 
with the trial', lasting about two 
<we€|ks and Henigson going to Chii 
cago. to. testify. 

tiroup Flying' Eaist 

Hollywood, July 17, . 
' .Officiais of Radio who "were to 
[have left for the east via plane yes- 
tferdfiy, wiil not leavia]^ iintjl today 
(Monday)"." ~' . 

Party iricludeia Ned Depinet, Rob- 

I ert Sisk and .Jules Levy. 



ist Rons on Broadway 

(Subject to Change) 
Week of July 21 
Paramount — 'Mama lyoves 
Papa; (Par). 

Capitol-^'Storm at Daybreak' 
(Mertb). 

Strand — 'Herpes Sale' 
(FN). 

Rialto— ' Nights' 
(Ind.). 

Rexy-^'Arizona to Broadway' 
(Fox); 

Music Hall— 'Double Harness' 
(RKQ). 

. Mayf aliv — . .'SaYage,_0old' • 
(Auten). 

Rivdii — Is America' 

(BIP). 

$2 Picture* 

'Pilgrimaae' (Fox) (Cai^ty) 
<2nd week). 

'Song of Spngs' (Pw-y (Crl- ^ 
teribn) (18). ' 



"Malay Bunch ISacE 

■ San iPranclscb, July 17." 
Fox crew which spent .the last 
islx months in Malay filming *Man 
Eater* docked Ijiere Wednesday (13) 
on the NYK liner Tatsu Marul L 
' In the company- were Marion 
Bums and Kane Richmond; Clyde 
E. Elliott,.' who directed; and Jame& 
O. Spearing, author. Some 460,005 
feet of film came back with the 

voyagersr - — 

A <!ameraman, still there, will re - 
turn In a fortnight; 



Between Wednesday cind Frldasfj 
of this weeH lawyers f6r the varlouql*. 
sides wlli get tMlr cht^nce to toiguef .i 
pro' and coii' in -the matter of what! 
kind of decree Federal Judgi4 
Nields should hand down in Wilnui 
ingion, relating, to the suit Of Stan^ 
ley (WB); General tfilking PIc^* 
tures (DeFbrest) ; and the Duovatf 
Corp., against BRPI, A,T,&T. and 
Western Electric. 

Indications are that the jplaintifife; 
wiU ask for a blanket Injunctioit 
covering, every phase of equipment 
merchandising in the film trade bjj ' 
the 'electrics; This is regardless ' of -. 
whatever direct , interest each of thei ■ 
plaintiffs may have individually itf '. 

the. mattee. . . 

. The . angle -the. War nerg'-Sire most-' ' > ' 
ly interested in- covier^ the servic^j • 
charge. For Dubvae, It's an alleged! ' ' 
Claim . of restraint of trade in the| 
matter of ra.dib tubes miEtnufacturtf 
and -sale, while for General Talltini^ ' 
Pictures :(DeForest) it covers everji 
phase of the talker equipment fromi 
recording to reproduction. 

Wide Open 
-^--A-blanket-IivJunctlQn-^ouldHpraG 
•tioaliy give the ftlni biz a he'w;— - 
talker lease and make every part of 
the electrical' end in films open ta 
readjustment. 

QueiStion of -an appeial by the. elec* 
tries is still open* depending eW 
•judge. Nlelds'^decree, but it's, tolrtsr. 
c*r,tain the electrics will appeal' 
i^gainst b'nfe or morie of the plain-* ' 
tWfs* Injunctions, ff granted. 



Ho 




Hc^aywbod,._Jniy Itr , 
If' the-pifopoaeA . Ageneir:_co^6 of 
!the Academy Is accepted by all 
branches of the body, Charles liowy, 
depiity ' state labor cdmmlissioner; 
will act as arbiter oh all disputes 
involving percenters and clients. 

Academy agency -committee 
passed the amended code, -with 
LoWy and other State Labor Com- I g-ufly rewritten extracts from 'Variety'i^H oily wood Bu^|?*'niJ»''l'i't,'', 
mission officials present^and okaying LaS'V?iday in Hollywood, and *dded to . the regul w^^^^^^ 
the legality otthe instrument. Since Jb. B",jjtin^^^^^^^^^ 
:then a Clause has been inserted pro- K^JJI^J,^-^^ 

vidin^ for the.state labbr body:to | y^^^^^rroy^e^^^^inj.^ rSS£trS?^ sup^**WS fS 

Paramount. . . 

Bradford flopes returned to Metro 
to wbrk on the adaptation of Marion 
Davles' 'Paid to Ijaugh.' Bing Crpsby 
set for .male lead., . ^-^ . 
Cold oii Code Co-Op 
Academy has chilled on lending 
co-operation to the Al Cohn-pfbrmed 



participate to any agency-jtalent dis- from Metro to meg Richard Barthei^ 



mess in 'Shanghai Orchids/ 

Harvey Fox scripting his own 
yam, "Mahdalay/ for Warners. 
Miekey Mouee Tour 
•Evelyn Tbrry's 'Mickey Mouse' 
unit gets' three weeks' bookings over 
the Fox West Coast circuit in 



putes. Btepreseiitative from Uiat of- 
ftbe will sit In.at lxearlngs with per* 
sons jiamed by .the two sides. 

Code provides that an agency 
must ha"v« a written agreement to 
represent the artist and that a com- ^^^^ „ 
plete list of ail clients be filed with goutjt,ern. California. 

the Academy by each agency, a» ' 

well as a complete list of .all per- 
sons connected with the- agent's 
bfflce.- 

•In reciprocity, producers wiU send 
the agents descriptive east sheets 
of pfbductionfl coming up. No agent 
is to receive more than 10% com- 
mission, not take any g«ts or com- 
miasibns "-f rom studios. No con- 
tracts on contingent basis will be 



Duthern California. ' \ mmnioveea' Code conference. 

radio will vpcallze for 13 i^oney T hunt for Metro... . 
Tune' cartoons* Termer for Hyams 

Metro renewed itis contract with -r ..ij. wvama has been. a 
Bert Nelson and his lioness. 'Fi-ltt- Le^Jn-yeS Sntract by t»erBal, 
cess Pat.' , . « . ^ with first picture to be 'Saturday's 

Albert Kelley and John Reinhardt SJ^^jQ^^^y *^Actrfess recently left 
will meg Fox's Spanish version b£KJg"yo 

.'Woman.' . , , Extra ranks of Twentieth Cen- 

Fox has termed Wini Shaw from x _.>o «The Bowery* Include suc^i 
New TOrX Jeglt f pr_Bix months.::^^ g^^rg ^nd feature ngines.as 

Robert Lord and Peter Milne are Florence Lawrence, Kit Guard, 
nishing a rewrite of 'Kennel Mur- ' ^'^'^^"^^ s 



UNION SPUTTING 
IN COLUMBIA STRIKE 



^which he bought from Bonlta. the-|^^^^^ employment Is forthc^STl^lVard Chodorov- are doing a simi.lf 

Kornblum 



which he bought from Bonlta, tn« | ^rtod employment Is forthcpm- I gdWd Chodorov are doing a simi... ^ 
play^s former star, who Will assist j j*^^^ the contract is cancelled. Same lar job on 'Shanghai Orchids,' both 



on the production. 

Producer returned Wednesday (12) 
from New York and a swing around 
the exchange centers. While in 
New York he closed with Gaumont 
to 'handle the British distribution 
of lils pictures, arid with M^lVift 
Hirsh to state right them In the 
New York territory. 

Pop Korson wiil. release the quar- 
tet in. Philadelphia. 

Caryn's Master Art Berth 

Pat Garytt, fotmer National 
Screen Service general manager, 
Joined Jtlaster Art Products yester- 
day (Mon) as -president and 
general manager. 

His activity begins immediately. 
Company statement was that Garyn 
had acquired ah Interest in the con- 
cern. He takes charge of distribu-r 
tidn and assumes other executive 
duties. 



hoiks true if agent Is expeUed frond 
Academy. 



Mmng iUr, CeMid 



N. Y. to l! a. 

Karl Freund. 
^-^Stanley^Berge rm an . 
Mr. and M;ra. Fred Astalre. 
Tallulah Bankhead. 
Herbert Marshall. 
MrS; B. Sidney. 



L. A. to N. Y. 

iElobert Gillham. 
Al Willtie. 
8am Marx. 
Herman Gluckman, 
John Francis Ijirkin. 



„y - , I L, Wolfe Gilbert, I. B.^ 

Waxner pix. and Stuart Anthony, authors of the 

H.^ C. Hopper, angel for George "J^retta, 'Waitine for the Robert 
Weeks, and Wesley Smith, of Smith I 



and Aller, are in New York on a 
[ producing' deal. 

Writers . to eg 
Frances'MaTtln turns from writ- 
ing to directing at Paramount. Ben 
Holmes foregoes the typewriter for 
I the meg at Radio. 
. Quinn Martin, formerly of Fox, 
on the editorial board at Para- 



Holly wood, July 17. ^ 

Taking a' tip from' Radio, Hal 
Lyons will iJroduce a series of film, 
shorts similar to the popular ether [-mount. ^ 
programs dramatizing events in Charles . Laughton will be the 
'Urtcai. history. QUv;. Drjjj ''"-"»°''» 
Who has been writing, for. ether, • 
will db dialog and continuity on 
the picture.. 



Radio Is after •'Bert Lahr to team 
with Zasu. Pitts. 



^K'^**""* Waiting for the Robert 
E. Lee,' bave closed with Belasco 
and Curran to produce it on the 
stage. 

Deal for KBS to produce six fea- 
tures for United Artists release, 
chilled. ^ 

J, P. McQowan will produce the 
three Tom Tyler westerns which 
Burton King was originally set to 
do for Freuler- Films release.. 

Alice. White,, goes Into the femme 
lead of Universal's 'Good " Red 
Bficlis.' 

Set Back 

When Mona Maris had to replace 
Conchita Montenegro In Fox's 



Hollywood, July:i7^- t.< 
Strike has brought about ^pU'^ igl. 
union ranks with the jurisdictional 
flghtr-between-lAT-SB--Souijd^4xn^it. 
and International BrotherhP.od.,:ft|s 
Epectrlcal Wpricers. again at- isau^,,, 
.Columbia, situation based oii. 
whether or not Coliimbia signatory) 
to basic agreement with Interna^ 
tional plus electrical workers, car*,- , 
penters' and musidians. Xiatter threel " • 
organization^ recognizing .Coluro,- 
bia's, part of Agreement and local 
International tJnIbhs clalniing the 
reverse. 

, Expected that Columbia strike 
Will bring to climax the long brew- • . 
iig. <ig*tt. at studios. 

iGiHliam^M 

Hollywood, July 17* 
Before returning esist the 16th by 
plane Robert Gillham, .paramount 
publicity head, set plan exchanging 
east, and west ...cQast adyertlslnff 
publicity men t^liriffgrtwo offices- ^ 
into closer relationship, 
"^lll^ine" Inncharge— of ' west' ad- ~ 

vertising starti^-bft by- going -to New- 

York in August for. flVe weeks.- 
Eastern ad man, probably Rodney 
Bush, comes west, with Tom Bally, 
istudio publicity headj, later going, 
east, and Al Wllkle flnishing ex- 
change by working in west coast 
publicity office. . 
Wllkie flew east with Gillham. 



... — .«™— „ — — - I w^vn xiiusu. ^iicB. > , I concnita monieneg™ in *v#ao 

le picture.. I . Collenette ballet and the Meglin Spanish picture, "Woman,' because 

Lyons has been out of pictures J Kiddies spotted in Metroes ,'$tage of Matter's appendicitis op, it set 
nee 1925. He is partly angell- if Mother.'- back starting date of the Ralph 



since 1925. He is partly angell-if 
himself, with Santa Barbara, people 
supplying balance of . ""'sh. 

First short gets underway in two 
weeks at International stiidio. 
Lyons has no release. 



iviiior.- I back starting, date of the Ralph 

I Norman lO-asna has been put on Like -Willis Kent Indie, 'Don Heiury 
the Jack Pearl story .at Metro. Six Indies will' wait for Miss Maris, 
previous yams were dumped. Robert Collier east this week, for 

■ Henry Armetta with Universal for panchbn & Marco tb arrange NeW- 
three shorts. i --^-^ i^^^^ji^^^t^ ^^■..■■tMik 



Metro wants another story from Roxy. 



York and chain broadcasts for the 



Morris Lavlne based on the latter's. 
experiences as 'a n$ws hound. 
Replacing Boots Mallory by 
w . r Hudson in Will Rogers' Fox pic, i 

U Needs Scenario Head[5°*;*^^^;»"'' necessitated a weeki 



Young Laeminle Decides. 



Dorothy MackaiU, Regis Toomey 
and Dorothy LiBaire have' the top 
parts in Allied's 'Red Kisses.', 

Marion Qrth, off at Fox's West 
ern'ave. studio, goes to work for 
— ^.^H- ... I Goldwyn on script of Nana.' .. 

_ .Hollywood, July_17., Grover Jones, new president of th£ Jesse Lasky's 'Berkeley Square' 
7,:7 r~ 7~ '^i.»^V,«TT^arampuhf Sfudio ^lub]~ Tlarry ■ ----- - - - r:^-i.Y---^--ti-_w--^- 

. Although previously deciding that Thompson, v. p.; William P. White, 
Universal could function without a Upeag^ and Louise Allen, sec. 
scenario, head, Carl Laemmle, Jr., Sari Maritza off the Paramount 
changed his mind and has appointed contract list. Likewise Jerry 
Alfred J. Cohen to the poet. Cohen Tinker, kid actor. 

.Percy Kilbride from New York 
legit, arrived for one pic at Para 
mount, 'White Woman.' 

George Waggner adapting 'Sweet- 
heart of Sigma Chi' for Monogram. 
'Deluge' Ends 'World' 
Because of the slmilatity between 
Ki3S' 'Deluge' and 'End of the 



will also continue his present duties 
as story head. 

Scenario job was left vacant when 
Dale "Van Every was named as asr 
soclnte producer. Studio will con- 
tinue having its writers work di- 
rectly with their supervisors. 



ge~t8"$2 top run in New ibrk, open- 
ing at the Gayety there after 'Pil 
rimage.' v- 

Radio wants Colleen Moore for 
two pictures. 

'Crowned Head' Is Joe E. Brown's 
next Warner comedy, scripted by 
Ernest Pagano and H. M. Walker. 

• Gean Raymond gets male lead in 
Fox-Lasky's 'Marionette' pic, 
megged by Rowaland V. Lee. 
Eugene Fi'enke set to produce 

(Continued on page 49) 



Hecord Week of Year 
For Extras Spots JS,301i 

Hollywood, July 17. , 
Last week was the biggesjf in ti. 
year for picture extras^ 6,361 place- 
ments' at studios having beieji made. 
Next two months look promising ibjC 
extra work. 

Edgar Selwyn, directing 'Turn 
Back the Clock* at Metro, used the 
largest number of extras, on ohie sett 
with 400 working July lo: Same day, 
total of 1,34? pec)j)le received 
checks. 



That Co-op Spirit 

Holly wpod, July 17. 

After being spotted at Radio for 
ThFMrieaanopositrGlH&err-Rog^^ 
ers in 'Sweet Cheat,' Randolph 
Scott, Paramount's western star* 
was called back to the home lot 
Saturday (16) to step into 'To the 
Last Man.' , 

Par couldn't find a satisfactory 
substitute for the ace part in ttte 
Zane Grey feature, so maneuvered 
with Radio to have the latter oxer- 
cise its contract right to thf plnycr 
for one pic at some later (l.i^c» 



Tuesday. Svij l'> W 



PICT 



E $ 



VARIETY 



STUDIO CODE TOSSED 




Can't SeO Fik Tickets in Advance; 
6&K Tried Conyentions, Tourists 



Chicago, July 17. 

While special efforts to contact 
'make group sales to coiiven- 
ttons and large bodies of tourists 
a,re being continued by Balabian & 
JCatz, the experience to date has 
borne but an old maxim b£ exhibl- 
tbri; Tickets to taoO^ 
atre9 cannot be^ sold in adyanc'd of 
the performance attended^ 

Carl iStrodeil Is handling these ac- 
tlyltles for B&K. He has consum- 
mated several group ticket deals 
for the Chicago theatre, but as a 
ru}e he has found that beyond 
planting the sfeedsJthat mky sprout 
in individual ticket purchases it is 
prdtty toiigh to get p(eoi)le to b uy 
fllffi'TIUcal^^ 

just' don't tiilhic abput film tickets 
'OS they do about legit pasteboards. 

^ When Spirit Moves 'Em 

B^K has a deal with various 
tourist . camps operated by Allen 
Tours in outlying districts. Motor- 
'ists.spend tiie night eind park theifr 
cars in' these camps and: travel into, 
town .to see the World's Fair by .Ij' 
aild trolley. Allen Tours acts as 
ticket broker for B&K In attempt- 
ing to ' peddle . admissions. ^ HoW' 
ever, results- hAve-^been -meaerre, 
agraln for -the reason that picture- 
goers .don't wantvto pay until Just 
before entering the cinema parlors. 
B&K has reason td believe that the 
tourists are patronizing their loop 
houses, especially the Chicago, in 
large numbers, but it's a question 
-of-^altingluntlt4hejc-prei3ent-them=. 



Dicks in Derbies 



Hollywood, July 17. 

Managers of three Brown 
Derby eateries had a tough 
time the past week trying to 
hide'that BheriffS;:had moved 
Ih-on-ithem under, attachment- 
proceedings. Their best.- bet: 
'viras seating the badge holdera 
at tables, so they would look 
like guests. 

At the Wilshire Derby, one 
of the sheriffs couldn't pass as 
a gruest, so he turned host in- 
stead and helped seat the cus-' 
tomers.' 



^ay Not Reach Washington 
for Two Weeks or Longer 
--MPTOA Also Submit- 
ting Its Exhibitor Code 
for Union or Cpnsidiera- 
tkai with Hays^^ 




k 3S if 
Par W9 Do Biz 
MRKOforMJl 



Not much enthusiasm of late is 
being shown by either Paramount 
or RkO relative to concluding a 
"deal between them for the Para 
mount product- to jgo into Radio 

City Music Hall. This would indl 
cate that" the Music Ha l l deal pro- 



eelfv'es and plank down the money 
on'tbe ishelf. They won't and can't 
be rushed or booked in advance. 



Wrm WALKE AS SEC 
mMS IN LINE AT WASH. 



Pictures is among the industries 
which the newly organized recovery 
council win go into in Washing- 
ton as soon as the big cabinet, to 
meet with the President every 
Tuesday^ has considered the. larger, 
trades. First to be served, it is 
expected, will be- cotton, steel, agri- 
culture and other major industries. 

Accordlngf to sources with po- 
litical and recoyery .act informa-- 
tion, the film business La to go on 
the^ schedule. If for. no Other rea 
^on; som6_:ipresump.tloiL: that' this 
-may— be considered, certltin., grows 
.-out of — the— selection — by-HPres; 
..Roosevelt pJLa.i.^Pwm^''^.*^ exec 
utive secretary of the ' Hcdvery 
council. 

He is Prank C. Walker, of the 
Comerford (Penn.) Interests, and 
treasurer of the National Demo 
cratlc Committee. Itls the first ac 

...cep^tanc© .of many offers made_hlm 
that Walicer has been interested In, 
Close to the President, he has 

• turned down Washington posts up 
to now, as well as other connec 
tions. 

/Walker Is g. m; and counsel of 
the comerford" Interests. He is a 
film mari/njostly frdih the theatre 
operating and legal side but has a 
general knowledge of the show 
tra.de ' that is not expected ta be 
attacked by a.ny quarter when, film 
industry, matters are ready for the 
big Washington cabinet. 

Newly created cab includes all 
regular cabinet members. Recov- 
ery" Act. administrator and the ad- 
niiilistratbrs of various large in- 
dustries and trades. 



posed between the two is cold. In- 
stead, it has been indicated Par has 
elected to keep its own' product for 
the Paramount Broadway, iflrst-run 
Handing the films over to RKO 
would have .necessarily shoved the 
Broadway Paramount Into-a sec 
ondiary ratin'gl ' ' The RKO deal* also 
would have affected the Brooklsm 
Paramount similarly. Understood 
that the way Publlx feels about It 
Par could have all the profit on the 
Paramount Broadway so long as the 
Par house remains the ' company's 
own Broaidway show window rather 
than handing over the product to 
RKO: Feeling at Paramount is that 
handing over the pictures to RKO, 
on any price, would indicate at the 
same time, that Pair hasn't much 
faith in own product for its own 
theatre or something. This view 
became additionally accentuated 
when .the Par trustees elected- to re'- 
tain the Brooklyn Paramount under 
ParlEiown . joperatiow, 



The RKO deal would have, in 
-tended - RKO - to -guarantee a Hat 
minimum sum amounting to over 
$500,000 for the entire "Par program 
for the R.C. Music Hall. This fig 
ure was considered, too high by 
RKO with the idea being that if Par 
was to sell away from itself the 
price was a big dh^ 



FINAL P. E. HEARING 



Publix Theatres' Cl.aiip.of .6 Millions 
Most Important Item 



King on 'Connelly' 

Hollywood; July 17... 
Henry King wHl direct 'House of 

' CdHfleilyr-^ff^r-tttS^^lIsy^ 
Green produced by Group Theatre 
based on career of Duke family for 
Fox. 

King leaves by plane for Charles- 
ton, S. C, with Reginald Berlceley 
on script Wednesdajr. Will take at- 
mospheric scenes in Carollnas and 
Georgia tobacco regions, returning 
Aug. 15 for interiors here. 

King piloting' own plane. 



What Is expected to be. the final 
hearing in examination of officers 
of Publlx Enterprises Will be held 
Friday (21) before Referee Henry 
K. Davis, New York. Adjournment 
was taken last week when final bat- 
.ance sheet, breakdown of a Publix 
Theatres' claim of -$6,000,000 and 
other matters were not completed 

M. F. Gowtboi'pe, P-P cbmp 
.troUer, and aids have long been 
compiling figures demanded by ^be 
PE trustees and its majority cred 
Itors. 

There have been 'no examination 

hearings,, for ^bput twp, SL°5iM' 

with this about all interested p§r 
ties wanted prior to- going over all 
claims for final disposition. This 
will begin early In August, it is ex 
pected, but no hint as to what If 
any claims may be contested. 

Unless the Publix Theatres' item 
of $6,000,000 isn't broken down sat 
IsfactOrily, It stands the strongest 
chance of precipitating a fight. 





Lynch Getting Down to Partnership 
IIIER III ^ Over^exas-Detrdt First 



PAR TRUSTEES REPORT 



Filed With Court— 'Time Extension 
for Backs' . Answer 



MORi£ TO COME? 



Hollywood, July 17. 
Talk about a general ihcrease in 
salaries for the film biz which is 



Paramount "trustees on Friday 
(14) filed a report with the " courts 
as to business since they came into 
|"the*company-and asked-f or-au'thdr- 
Izatlon to continue the truisteeshlp. 
This was granted. 

At the same, time Paramount per- 
mitted an extension 'of time . in 
Which a group of 12 banks must 
make answer in the Film Produc- 
tions hocking suit, to Thursday (20).. 
^ald yesterday (Monday) it will 
probably grant-vft further extension. 
This is the .actldn' of the Par trus- 



gojng the rounds ' looks' to be. just , -vt _ tr^-i, r^v,t^i,^^ 

tnatf iviost ot the increase taiic tees-against JI«w-:x:ork,_I3hlcago^ 
r . . ..u r Philadelphia and Lios Angeles banks 

comes by way of comparison with | ^ surrender of creditor 



asking fdr a 

preferences under transfers . from 
PP to the Film Productldns subsid 
in providing security for a $13,600,- 
000 loan. 



what other industries may . be doing 
thiis way. ifference lies in .that I 
other industries mentioned are 
observed to be those which have 
cut the workers' pay in the' past | 
more or less-arbitrarilyv 

While it may happen that with I ^^y) to await return of questlon- 
the ' adoption' of a code by the In- I j^aires Which l^ay® been Sent to all 
dustry,- that union labor, such a^ the I indie producer-distributors and 
number thereof, may be eut, doesn't | eiichanges In the.tT. S., wlth^a view 
mean that there is to be a decrease I to getting opinion as to what flg- 
In pay. Number of bodthmen as I ures should be reached 
presently employed, by theatres, may A uniform SSrhour week and $14 
be sliced but with this also can minimum wage scale for li^bor and 
happen that those cut off will be 40 -hour work week arid $15 mini-r 
spread through the biz on other niUni- for- the white collar worker 
theatre Jobs. under consideration in Washing 

That would' come through the ton, but while reported favored by 
eventual reopening of many th^tres President Rooseveltt^the «hlef exec 
now-Hdark.^with-^hatever-unidn-heln-1 J 'as left It to H ugh S. Johnson, Re 



is reduced presently. 

Instances where execs or talent 
get too big money are usually gov- 
erned by contract or the b.o., ac- 
cording to the Individual concernedl 
In most cases these can bei adjusted 
under propter conditions. 

Though production code has been 
left to Win Hays and Gabe Hess to 
work out, an executive cdmmittee 



covery Act administrator, to de- 
termlne on a compylsory single 
code for all Industry, if that should 
be placed In effect. 

Codes from various industries 
are rapidly pouring Into Washlngr 
ton. These would all , be subject to 
change should anything- on uni- 
formity- be decided at the White 
Hduse. 

No guesis as to when the. code on 



meeting consisting of .Louis B* the picture industry may bd ready 



Mayer, Joe Schenck, Ben B. Kahane, 
Adolph 2ukor' and .Hays w4b held 
Friday' (14) with studio group giv- 
ing numerous suggestions to Hays 
as to propiosed contents of the epde) 
Efforts were made to inject clauses 
that would regulate . by reduction 
isalarles of all earning in excess of 
$26,000 a year. 



or wanted in Washington. 



MPTOA CODE READY 



One . of ... the .(Con,tributlons to a.tt 
eventual code to be presented for 
official approval' is contributed" by. 
the Motion Picture Thea;tre Owners 
of America, for submission to the 
Hays, Hess and Joe Breen have j Hays body, with president Ed Kuy- 
been working over the week-end on kendall, arid Fred Me>er as contact, 
a draft of the code arid submitted ^ith Jay Emanuel as alternate. The 
this (Monday) afternoon at a spe- code was -drafted at meetings In 
clal meeting a tentative rough diuftJ gMQ^^^ week, the deliberations 
referred - to - them— for--a— more— com -r|-extending-^over a — ^perldd-rOf--more 
plete outworking. It Is expected the | than four days at which the various 



firiairdraft will be ready, fdr submis- 
sion In about a fortnight. 

Producers' first meeting called to 
discuss the government-requested 
instrument, admitted they were on 
a merry-go-round on code matters. | 
They passed the buck to the pro-^ 
duceir associatlori head. 

Casey's - Data 

Labor;, features of the code are 



suggestions arid^ dplrirdri's were cddi 
fied. 

The code, in brief,- provides a 
minimum rate of pay at 30c an hour, 
exclusive pf ushers and cleaners' 
calling attention to the fact that 
there .is a wide^^ 

costs and other guiding factors. It 
limits the hours of emp!oymerit to 
36 per week with the exception of 

con8ideVer7ri"the^bagr witb pkt | - ^j*^ supervisory staffs,, fire- 

' men and watchmen.^ 



Parariioiint will have operating 
partners in every single situation. 

In the United States and Canada ., 
where it has theatres with the prob-« 
able exception of New Tork and 
Brooklyn, This duo would be ope- 
rated froni the Par home, oflSce. 

Having, gone over much of th© 
preliminary -work In- priming -Itself- 
fdr execution of this prograrii,; the 
reorSa^lzatiori committee, headed by 
S. A. Lynch," is now getting ddwri, 
to individual theatres and discus- 
sion of deals. 

Partners now Iri PubUx. will be 
given preference when it cdmies to 
setting up other houses in partner- 
ships. It is said. In a realignment 
of operations now under varldus 
lpartners,-Jt_\dli_:lba Jtbe_RoJ^^^ t«. 
take Into consideration, the condi- 
tion of houses wiien they went to 
pairtners and what ithe latter hiav* 
done with them. To this end, It,l9 
stated, partners will be given what 
they are entitled to receive in the 
■w^ of ^eals; ^ 
» No Friction" 

While reported there have been 
numerous cpniplaints and that 
Charles EI Richardsori, one ' of the 
trustees, met with Irked Piiblix ope- 
rators Friday (14) with a view to 
ironing out troubles; this Is riot true 
In the strict sense.- It Is ^tated there 
have been some dlfferenceis of opin- 
ion on deals so far under discussion' 
but that in no case has the situa- 
tion brought about any friction be-- 
tween forces within the Paramovnt 
Organization. 

Amongr— partners— or-opetators -of— 
Publlx in New York are E. V. Rich- 
ards, of the Saenger chain; H.' F. 
KIncey and R. 73. WIlby, large 
southern and southeastern partners; 
R. J. O'Donnell, frpni Texas; Martjr " 
Mullln and Sam Plnanskl, New.£?ng^ 
land chief tans and John Balaban. 
A; H; Blank, who was on from Iowa* 
has returned, as has Richards. 

Balaban for sometime now has 
been attempting to obtain a partner- 
ship with Publlx over the Detroit 
string. Whether or not this will 
eventually transpire Is not' irididaited 
at this time/ Trimble of Detroit is 
also an applicant for the Detroit, 
end, 

Tei^as. Pea! 

The Richards -O'Donnell New York 
presence is to work out - a Texas 
deal with Karl Hoblltzelle, who has 
the former RKO houses in that 
state. It'Sr^ ii'nderstodd 'Hoblltzell» 
asked for 50% ot -^he pool but thl0 
■percentage will probably-be lowered 
if the^Texas -deal-goes -through: — ^In- 
that .event O'Donnall-will- be the 
theatre- operator. 

The Southerners are said to have 
stood behind, the Balabans and bpn* 
suit- 3 with titem, in all of each oth* 
er's dealings with Lynch. 



Casey assembling the data needed 
by Washington. This has been 



Optional standard license agree- 



rushed from figures supplied labor "^^^^ ^? t^<^l"«|vely, with 

organizations and studios the last h^^**?^**'"*^.^^^^/^*"''" clause ellm 



few days, and cfhOuld be on its way 
to Gren. Hugh S.. Johnson in Wash- 
ington late- -loday (Monday) or to- 
morrow. 

Intimation is that the first effect 
the code will have oh Hollywood 
;will be the lowering of the maxi- 
mum hours for the varldus studio 
labor crafts, to allow for more gen- 
eral employmeht. 

.It Is not anticipated that the wage 
scales will be affected, as it is con- 
ceded tjiat in comparison With other 
industries film studio labor Is paid 
comparatively higher wages. 



TN;^r END WAiTmq 

Up to yeitterday (Monday) noth- 
ing stirring in New York on 
codification with, the Hays group 



Inated, provided that any clauses in 
that agreement in confiict with the 
code as adopted shall be governed 
by the code. 

All trade disputes to be subniitted 
to local arbitration of a board 
equally representative of the ex 
hlbltors and distributors. Their 
findings id "be binding and 'ehforce- 
able against either party to the dis- 
pute. 

Clearance and zoning to be locally 
determined by a committee com 
prising two representatives of the 
distributors, two from first-run 
houses arid four frorii isubsequerit 



National board of appeals . shall 
be constituted as in the Standard 
License . Agreement. 
No exhibitor to be given p.refer 
still on the Coajt laboring on codel.ence In zoning or clearance, nor 
matters. Independent distributors shall any exhibitor be given clear 
met at Hays' headquarters ^•nce in excess of ihe maximum 
Wednesday. (12) to discuss a stated In any agreement, 
minimum wage-working sca;ie and Total film rental to be based on 
adjourned until tomorrow (Wednes- | (Continued on page 73) 



Chicago First to See Fibn 
GIdrifyiiig Anton-Cermak 



. . Chicago, . Jjaly i7, . 

Fox has promised Balaban and 
Katz that 'The Man Who Dared' 
will have Its world premiere iri Chi- 
cago. This Is the film which glor^ 
Ifies the late Mayor Antdn Cermak, 
Preston iFoster IriiperSdnates Cer« 
male In the picture. 

Fox has hired Gardner Wilson for 
the Chicago, engagement to do . spe- 
cial exploitation. It Is hoped that 
the City Hall, Cermak relatives, and 
the Democrats In general will turn 
out and "get' behind tlid rcTease. Pic- 
ture will follow 'Hoid Your. Man* 
(M-G) Into the United Artists in 
about three weeks. 



Shave O'Brien to Two 

Hollywood, July 17. 

George O'Brien's new contract 
witii Fox calls fdr only tWo pic- 
tures to be made during the neizt 
year. Western star wilf be allowed 
to work outside of the studio. 

O'Brien has been under contraci 
to Fox for seven years. 



VARIETY 



PICTURE CROSSES 



Tuesaay, July 18, 1933 



Heat Haying Havoc , but UL Kz 

Not Bad; Hiama, Papa,^ I%ra Profir 
^Ariz.; 13G, Not So; My Face Mild 



Mills, Mines Reopened 
In Tacoma; Biz Going Up 



Tacoiua, Jtily 17. 



Los Angeles, 
Hot spell -which has been h6y<?r- 
Iii^ over the towri fop-.the past weJek 
Is beginning to havie an unusual 
•effect on the box Offlce, The effer- 
vescence with which some of the 

pictures get away oh the Jutnp-off 
day Is entirely lacklnjg the current 
stanza. 

iGhlnes^, for its seventh w'feefc 
tvlth 'Gold Diggers,' began to feel 
the etfectid. of the heat but zsooined 
right up again into the $18,000 
brac kets, to; lead the town, with the 
* t^ai'anipunf^rUnhlner aecondr^tav 
'Mama Loypis PapiEi' a£i: its bait for 
tra'de, which should reich "close to 
Sli.pOO. State will not hit" $13,- 
000, Ayith -Arizona to • Broadway' On 
the screen and Jimmy Starr, a local 
columnist,, without big sfcreen per- 
rbnalitles to interview, as the stage 
magnet, which Is not helping. 

President went first run with the 
foreign product 'M,' playing to neg- 
ligible take. \ 

Cstirhaites for This Week. . .._ 
Chinese. (Grauihah) (2,028; 56^ 
$1.65)— *Gold Diggers of 19?3' (WB) 
and stage show (7th week). Start- 
ing, to lag a bit after hot. pace but 
spurted again and will hit around 
51$y200. which is -profit all around. 
La6t week slipped to $17,300. 

Critoribn (Tally) (1,600; 25-40)— 
fNoIisarice' (MG) aihd -stage- -show. 
HaTd ifrlnd>her0. to get $3,000. Sec- 
ond and last week 'Barbarian' (MG) 
n<y go at- $2,800^. - Bit of a loss for^ 
Mr.. Tally. 

Downtown (WB> Xt.SOO', 25-70)— 
•Baby Face' (.WB} and vaudeyllle. 
"Not going- for- this Stanwyck ; . lucky 
(o reach $7,000. lAst y^eek 'Silk Ex- 
preps' (WB) a bystgi at $7,200). 

Hollyvvdod ^WB) (2,766; 25-65)— 
♦Baby Face* (WB) aiid vaudeville. 
Little better trade than downtown, 
might hit $7,600 . .n.g . Last week 
'Silk tScpress* (WB) not hot at 
$7,500. ' 

»a-jftilSfl.eIe*_(Wn»- Fox) (2,800; 



l^ildng' lialiy Face' 
Draws Heavy Blad^ 
No 6.0. Bines in St. L 



at Louis, July 17. 
This week's film business lis not 
as optimistic as the . last few have 
been. But neither Is It piesslmlstlc. 
Considerlngr the programs, theatres 
are doing as well as they can. ex- 
pect. -Nothing outstanding oil the 
"BiSreen ;— ditto— at - the --box- .^office. 
Weather the first part of week was 
ideal. 

Looks like Ambaissador will lead 
again with Stanwyck In "Baby Face' 
land an ad campaign ; that's bring- 
ing in. the kids, by warning them 
to stay avay; also the grownups 
In paying numbers. It's the same 
old gag . and' It's .working a|;aln.. 
Hencer house In thie black once 
more. Loew's State will be, too, 
-iUijL-jnayfoe- one or two others . 

EstimateB for This Week 
. Ambassador' (Skouras) (3,000: 
^6-35-65) -Baby Paee" (WB) and 
stage show. Good, .$16,000. . Last 
week, 'College Humoif' (Pisir) went 
over for a blig $19,000. 

Fox (Fox) (6,000; 126-36-50) 
•Cohens and .Kellys In Trouble' (U),: 
F^air trade, $9,000. Last week, 'Best 
of Enemies' -(Fox)> about the same. 

"Qrand Central (Skouras) (2,000; 
26-36-50) . 'Enaergency Gall' (RKO) 
and . 'Tarror Aboard'. (Pajr)i Good 
going,. $5,000. Las.t week. 'Be . Mine 
Tonight' (U), very poor, $1,800. 

toew's Statff'-(Loew's)-(^000^-2fr- 
36-66) ,'Storm at toaybreak' (MG).. 
Getting' good gates and ;.$10,000 on 
the.week Will be okay. Last week, 
Peg o' My. Heart* (MG), $11,000. 

Missouri (Skouras) (3,500; 26^35- 
60) Don't Bet on Love' (RKO), arid 
•Gambling Ship* (Par). A bit off 
from, last week, but $.6,000 is. fair. 

?5.26)=^^H^i2^VTCKfep 



'Skyway* (Mono). Not a sed'uctlve 
b.o. aid at $3,600. . I/ast week 
'Samarang' (tIA) and 'iKIss of Ata- 
by"^ (Fretiler) had big week with 
'Samarang* responsible for most of 
th^ big $6,400. • 

Pai'amount (Partmar) (3,695; 25- 
46):-7^'Maiha Loves Papa' (Par) and 
^taige dhow. Heat is kicking this 
house, which has been doing con- 
sistently good; dipping to $14,000. 
l>ast week 'Gambling Ship' (Par) 
$15,200, 

President (Principal) (843; 25-40) 
— 'M* (Par) (1st week). With fair 
teaser campaign did not make much 
stride, as first . stanza will hardiy 
exceed $2,600, 

l?KO (2,960; . 25-40)— 'Bed of 
Roses' (RKO) and stage show. Ben- 
nett opus climblnir to $6,200. Last 
week .'What Price Innocence?' (Col). 
and Ebony Cliih revue to Tielp- Hor- 
ace Heldt Big disappointment at 
96,000. 

^tate (Loew-Fox) (2,024; 26-40) 
•—'Arizona to Broadway* .(Fox) and 
-stage -show. - . PlctUEe_not_ stron g, nor 
s-—thel._added— stage. -jfeaturei so 
around $13,000 will have to suffice, 
Tlriimy Staff *.ig Interviewing- of-sec- 
ond. string film people no help, 
Last week *Whe|i Ladles Meet' (M- 
GV best thing house has had since 
first week of 'State Fair,* getting 
$19,600, 

Tower (Gumbiner) ..(960 ; 25-40) — 
•Coyer the Water Front* (U). Start 
«d off in great style and will .hit 
around $6,000, which Is big.. Last 
week 'Hallejujah I'm a Bum* (UA) 
brought in. without trumpets or 
-talki'-better-thari-flgured at $3^900,, 



Air Stage Acts Bolster 
Palace, N. H., Puli-lenty 



New Haven, . July 17 
Everlrbody keei)Ing pi*6ductTip to 
ttce St a,ndards, which may have 
sbmeth [ng to do with trade holding 
up reasonably well during the^ sum 
-^mer months, so fat*, anyway,, 
■ iCiOoks like Palace . :tp^lli top the 
town for fifth consecutive week 
-■.with- stage-- talent-.:,eredited for 
good slice' of the biz. House Is 
offering feverythlhg but the man 
ager's bridgework -r^ two features 
and Vaughn de. Leath .on stage. 

Fans seem to go for the live 
=taleAt^u:as=!lame3^.J!i^^to^ 
extra day holdover' fast TV'eelf and 



'Professional Sweetheart' (RiKO) , 
good for $6,000. 



One thousand men reported going 
to vork in local lumber mills, with 
Weyethauser and other big com- 
panies opening a few logging 
camps, h0lps offset the summer heat 
here. ijayHght saving al(30 hurts 
arid sentiment a.ppears :^tilte genr 
6ral^ 'never again.' Local smelter 
also opened this week, due to better 
nietai prices and mining reviving, 

W. J. O'Connor is manager of re- 
opened Blue Mouse and aUo Tem- 
ple,- both Hamrlck houses,, Ned 
Edris runs Hamirick Muslo Box as 
head man here for ISamrick. 

Point Deiflarioe now has a,muae- 
ment pai:k called Puniahd. This 
takes some folkd out into the cool, 
away from theatres* A dozen rides 
and penny arcade attractions. Five- 
cent beer .floods the town. Half 
doien road houses doing fairly, hut 
no night club )n the, burg. 

Blue Mbus^ at. lower .adnilsh 
prices a:nd lower nut frying again; 
Rlvlerar theatre —now . operated - by- 
Pearl Coristanti,; since death of her 
dad. Last week Shiarkey-Carnera 
fight was added bOdklng that got 
some biz. 

Estimates for Thl* Week 

Music Box (Hanirick) (1,400; 26) 
■Private Detective 62* (WB) and 
♦Kiss Before Mirror' (U), sipllt. In- 
dicates a good $3,500. Last week, 
'Gtolddlggers' (WB) for two days 
okay at $1,300, 'Sllvej:. Cord' (RKO). 
three days,- $1,200; okay for $2,600 
for the five days. 'Diggers* got 
around $6,600 for nine days^ big. • 

Roxy (J-vH) (1,800; ,10-16-25) 
•King of Jazz* (U) .'The Nuisance* 
(MG)^ split. Arbund $4,000, good. 
Last week, lleuriion in -Vienna* 
(M<}); 'Made on Broadway' (MG), 
okay $3,800. 

Blue Mouse (Hamrfck)^ (660; 
10-20) 'Temple Jbrtike' . (Par), oniy 
fair, $1,400. lAst week, . 'Picture 
Snatcher* (WB> arid 'Woman Ac- 
cused* (Par), spUti $1,200, 




vm 




Buff's Local Sensation 
is 9 Weeks for *Be Mine' 

Buffalo, July 17. 
While the rest of Buffalo 
struggles hard to get out of the 
rut ' and Is making some progress 
through Improved local conditions 
and the elimination o£ the Great 
Lakes for the tiriie . being, closed. 
It remains, for .a 300-seater, the 
Hollywood, to make a, -fine show- 
ing. 'Re Mine 'Tonight,' U's for^ 
elgn-riiade musical has, stuck there 
«ight weeks getting close to $1,000 
each week and on Its current, ninth, 
ought to kiss $800 at least. 

The Buffalo, Shea's pride and Joy, 
win be lucky to get $11,000, but 
bettbr than It has been mariy weeks 
of late, while the Hipp and Cen- 
tury, other Publlx-Shea . operations, 
look to $6^000 each, -fairly- good, ■ 
- Estimates -for this -Week 

BufTalb <Sh*a) (3,606t^ 30-40^65); 
^Private Detective 62' (WB) and 
stage show. Not good at $11,000 
but a little above that $10,000 figure 
houGie covddri't get over a lot of 
times recently; Last week 'Bed of 
Roses' (RKO), the house did even 
better, $12,000, the Constance Ben- 
nett name meanrng that ffgurel , 
-Century. (Shea) (3,400; 25) 
'Melody Cruise* (RKO) arid 'Bloridle 
Johnson* (WB), This pair will be 
$6,000 or closb to it, fairly good con- 
sidering the policy and 25c top. Last 
week 'Professional Sweetheart' 
(RKO) and 'JInuny Dolan' (WB) 
the gross; was $5,600i . 

Hipp (Shea) (2,400; 26-40)^'Baby 
Face* . (WB). The Cagriey picture 
should nab at least six G's, not bad 
for tl\lB theatre. . Last week, fourth 
of 'Gold Diggers' (WB), business 
held up nicely to $6,600. - 

L.afayetto (Ind.) (3,400; 25)— 'King 
of Jazz' dJ) and •DestlriaClbn" Un- 
known' (U), Paul, Whlteman mu- 
sical's revival should better $6,500. 
Last week 'Cocktail Hour* (Col) and 
'Sister, to Judas' (May) showed in-; 
creasing strength, up to $5^600. 

Hollywood (Ind.) (300; 25-35)— 
!Bo ^Mine Tonight'. (U) (9th . week) . 
A. local revelation. Unable to get 
into large first rtin , houses, picture 
set in here and has averaged 
slightly und0r $1,000 for eight weeks. 
Still building despite heat. Should 
:g:eLjii«leasOl^LjnJriInth week. 



Lanriy Ross went big the preceding 
week. May explain why Palace is 
getting the dough these days. 

Estimates for' This Week 
Paramount (Publix) 2,348.; 35-50) 
Not doing so weir, $3,600. Last 
week 'Disgraced' (Par) and 'His 
Private Secretary,' $2,600. 
. Paface (Arthur) (3,040; 36-60) 
•Storm at Daybreak',' (MG) and 
'Barbarian' (MG), Vaughn dc Leath 
on stage. Set for a good $6,000. 



Last week, 'Midnight Mary* (MG) 
and 'Arizona to B'way' (Fox) with. 
James Melton on stage, very nice 
$6,400. 

Roger Sherman (WB) (2,200; 3S- 
60) 'B6d of Roses' (RKO) and 
•Jimmy . Dolan*. (FN), Probably 
moderate $3,000, Last week, 'Mayor 
of Hell' (WB) and 'Professional 
Sweetheart' (RKO) took it bn the 
chin at $2,600, 



Portland, Ore.. July 17. 
Parker houses launched Greater 
Summer Show season with all ex- 
ploitation guns flrlng and local 
sheets paying, homage to Ji J. Par- 
ker's 18th anniversary in ibcal show 
biz. B. o^ results seen In fcurrent 
grosses, although the heat wave 
mitigated against wow biz. 

Park6r'3 Broadway got results 
with 'College Btumor* and JParker's 

United Artists found 'Hold Tour 
Man' ariswered well to exploltatlori. 
Broadway Is following briskly this 
week witii 'When Ladies .Meet.* 
UA has 'Jennie Gerhardt' and prob- 
ably .will hold if b. . biz keeps up 
the opening pace. . 

. 'Gold Diggers* is still setting the 
big stride avHari»rIck''s "Music Box. 
Now InTlts jthlf d[ week and . llkely-to 
go several more. Second week-of 
'Diggers* topped the burg.'s. gross, 
list. First week was a smashing 
gold getter. 

Picture exploitation is getting 
(Competitive for the firist time in last 
two years. Hamrlck*s Oriental 
spltirged on India iSpeaks,* and got 
results. Feature, was 'If oniorrow at 
-Seven/ otherwise weak; but. held up 
well on the combo program. 
. New vaude policy Is clicking at 
the Liberty, upping gross at that 
house- about 70% flrst week. Liberty 
dropped its 16e mat admish and nOw 
two bits all day* Possibly may up 
tha -ante to- 35- nites-if -vaude biz 
holda up to good start. 

Estimates for This V/eek 
Broadway (Parker) (2^000; 25-40) 
-^'When Ladies iMeet' (MQ). Click- 
ing for strong, biz and should go 
$^,500, big for this . house. Last 
week '^College'Hii'mor'" tPar)- held up 
well to finish good $5,600. 

United Artists (Parker) (l;000; 
26-40)— 'Jennie Gerhardt' (Par). 
Well" exploited : and looks good for 
$4;600, okay; ;may. hold. Last week 
'Hold Your Man' (MG) strong 
$3,800. ' 

Music Box. "(Hamrlck) (1,500; 25>- 
40)— 'Gold Diggers' (WB) (3d 
week), jstill packing them In; $4,000 
nifty. . Secoiid week topped the 
burg's "grbiSses with: $7i200; first 
jyee k.grea t $12,100. Holding a fourth 
Stanza. • . 

Oriental (Hamrlck) (2.606; 26-35) 
—'Picture Snatcher' (WB). Poor 
pace, around $2,50O. Last weel^ 
'Tomorrow at Seven' (RKO) helped 
by India Speaks,* $3,000. 
: Liberty (Evergreen) (2,000; 25) — 
'Song of the Eagle* (Par) and five 
acts vaude. Getting bver fairly 
With new one price admish, $4,000. 
Last week 'Hold Me Tight' (Pox) 
with vaude upped house gross to 
aiew level at $6,000. 



IhseasoiiaUe 




l>|y|li:NallngOrerl3Gniism^ 



Mae West's Reviyal, 8G, 
At Met, Wash., Better 
Than Some Fhrst Riuis 



Washirigtbri, July 17. 
Mae West is still dowritown box 
ofhbe even though she has played 
all the nQlghborhood^ In the mean- 
time. Met is proving that this week 
With revival of 'She Done Him 
Wrong,' whlcjii already has two 
weeks downtown to , its credit last 
season. ic will get big $8,000, 
which_is betterjthan jipuse usually 
draws on' first runs. ~ 

Biggest opposition is Keith's 
with 'Doubly Harness.*; Harding is 
always o.k. her^ arid with debut 
with Powell played up in exploita- 
tion week bids to do very pke, 

Loew houses, with ^exception of 
(Jolumbla, which is reviving 'Whoo- 
pee,* are out. of running this We«k. 
palace should do better with 'Storni 
at Daybreak,* but papers are hail- 
ing It as heavy stuff for summer 
time and oppositloaJis . prettjL_Btiff 
from other, straight pio . spots. 

Earle Is owy so-so with 'Mkybr 
of Hell* and Joe Penrier. Reform 
school angle doesn't get 'em in hot 
weatheir. Result Is that Fox Is get- 
ting rhats and Earle nights and 
both, are weak. 

^.^stimatss for This WeeB 
Earle (WB) (2,424;. 26-35-60-66- 
70) .'Ma-yor of , HeU' (WB) and 
vaude. Joe Penner helping, but 
reformatory atmosphere a l)lt heavy 
for season; maybe fair $13,000. 
Last week, 'Jennie Gerhardt' (Par), 
dld-o.k.--$16i000: - 



Fox (Loew) (3,434; 16-26-36-60- 
60) 'Man Who Dared' (Fox) and 
•The Plccqll/ No names In either. 
Puppet sbbw is too Ibrig arid no 
sub for flesh-and-blood vaude. 
Weak with $16,000. jLast week 
'Hold Me Tight' (MG) $15,200 an- 
swer for Ellers-Durin. 
. Met (WB) (1,683; 15-26-36-50-60- 
70> 'She Done Him Wrong' (Par). 
Revived after neighborhood runs 
arid doing beautiful $8,000, which 
la above house^ average for .first 
runs. Last week, 'Forgotten Men.' 
o.k. $7,000. 

Keith's (RKO) (1,830; 15-26-36- 
60-60) 'Double Harness' (iRKO). 
Plenty of bally on Hardlrig-Powell 
debut and with usUal Harding pop- 
ularity is h'eaxled for nice $9,000. 
Last week, eight dayis of . ^Bed of 
Roses* (RKO)" clicked With $M00. 

Palace (Loew) (2,363; 16-26-36- 
60-60) 'Storm at Daybreak* (MG). 
Up against better hot weather op- 
position. May .do, fair $8,600, Last 
week, second of 'Hold Tour Man' 
(MG), held up to nice $7,000. 
- Columbia (Loew) (1,263; 16-26- 
35-40) 'Whoopee* (UA). Revival of 
bid Caritor-arid leg show should get 
big $4,000, Judging from opening 
and local succesis of other revivals 
and musicals. Last week, ■ 'It's 
Great to Be Alive' (Fox), $2,600, 
better than average at l^buse. " ' 



TICKET CHOPPERS BUSY 
IN CINCY THESE DAYS 



'Cincinnati, July 17. 

Ticket choppers -by and large 
along Mazda Lape are whirling 
faster this Week than last, cool 
temperature Saturday arid Sunday 
diverting a lot of traffic from out- 
door spots to theatres. 

^Made on .Erbad'way* "and 1 LoVed 
Tou. Wednesday' are turning in the 
-biggest grosses.. . Grand . is register-, 
ing its . best, boxbffice .'.scorQ . in.; 
months with 'Devil's Brother.* 

Seventh and final week for 'Be 
Mine Tonight* is projecting at the 
Ufa, SOOrseater twb blocks from 
theatre district. 

- -—Estimates fpr-Tliis: -Week... 

Albee (RKO) (3,300; 26-60) 1 
Love That Man* (Par), Lowe -Car- 
roll twain featured over title. 
Will get only- $6,000, - poor. --Last 
week 'Bed Roses' (RKO) $8,100. 

Palace (iRKO) (2,600; 26^50) 
'Madei :on. Broadway*. (MG). Mont- 
gomery the main pull for ""good 
$11,000. Last week, 'Midnight/Mary' 
(MG), $6,800, fair. 

.Lyric (RKO) (1,285; -50) 'I 
Loved You Wednesday' (Fox). 
Baxter arid La'ndi in hig letters and 
rewardinr'=WitH^$8i000r=Oke'r^=Last' 
week 'Melody Cruise*. (RKO), in 
second week, $6,600) pleasing. ■ 

Keith's (Llbson)*' (1,600; 26-40) 
'Heroes for Sale' (FN). Barthel- 
.mess attracting tragic fans for 
$5,200, okay. Last, week, 'Private 
Detective 62.' Powelled 'em to tune 
of $6,500, biz taking extra spurt in 
last half. ■ 

Grand (RKO) (1,025; 15-30) 
•Devil's Brother' (MG). Laurel and 
Hardy thd most important names 



Pbllad«Iphi{i, July 17. 
Low-ebb days oC film bUsIneisa 
.seem to have been readied here In 
Phllly and this week promises to 
be about ad dismal In attendance 
as . any the toWn: will '^see this sum- 
m<er, although It started oh Friday 
and Saturday with unusually cool 
wfiathen. 

Unseasonable pictures are one of 
the obvious causes for slim trade. 
^Sw6eplngs,' at' the Boyd, received 
Kood notices but is too heaVy to 
attract much - busiriess; sp is 'Jen- 
nie Gerhardt,' which recently played 
the Boyd and is now. having a sec- 
ond run at the Karlton. A third 
case In point is the Earle which. In 
conjunction with a., jazzy stage 
show* hais seien fit to book 'The 
Narrow Corner,* an artistic but very 
heavy-feature, r— The Foxr'with 'The- 
Man Who Dared* on therscreen, ia 
still' another case' In point. Only 
the Stanley, with Interriatiorial 
House' and the Stantori with 'Baby 
Face' seem to have appropriate pic- 
tures for these dog days and neither 
of them are setting any rivers on 
fire. 

Town has, tempbrarlly at least, 
dropped the Sjatturday opening idea. 
Houses, during these summer 
months, will change either on Fri« 
day-or4rearly— In-4he-weekT-Starileyr- 
.and Bbyd usually chobse Tuesdays* 
while Fox, Earle ahd Karltori usie 
Fridays with the little Arcadia 
varying by Wedneaday switches 
and the Stanton uncertain. 

Not. A gross of more than $13,000 
forecast this week, the Fojt beinig> 
likely to just , about hit that flgUre. 
Barrymore pioture at the Boyd fig- 
ures around $11,000 and the Earle 
combination indicates a trifle over 
that figure. 

Of last^ week'q. pictures, *When 
Ladies Meet' proved a rather 
pleasant_surprise, though not sen- 
sational. It Tfeld~ lor three days 
over week and got $17,000, which 
Is Above Boyd average^- 

•Be Mine. Tonighf.. ended a three 
week's rental occupancy of the At- 
dine with $4,000, which brought^ 
total up to. $17,600-r'a trifle better 
than expected. House again ddrk 
Indefinitely. 

•Eagle and the Hawk* had a dis- 
mal $10,000 at the Stanley and - t 
Love That Man* was an awful bust' 
at the Stanton with only $4,500 in 
five days when It scrammed to 
make way for 'Baby Face,' ..which 
should be a slight Improvement. 

The Fox got the predicted $14,000 
gross with 'Laughing at Life* on 
the screen and Molly Picon and Jay 
Flipper on the stage— not so forte.' 
Neither was the Earle*s $12,000 with 
'The Nuisance,* which got fine no- 
tices, 

*Gold Diggers of 1833' continued 
its success here by being held over 
for three extra days In its second- 
run at the Karltori. Got $7,000 In 
nme-day period— fine. 

Estimates for This Week 

Arcadia (600; 26-40-60)^ 'Peg o* 
My Heart' (MG). Doing rather well 
and should get a $2,400 or aver- 
age week. •Perfect Understanding* 
(UA), . although first showing here 
for Swanson picture, only 92,100 

Boyd (2,400; 40-66-65), 'Sweep* 
Irigs* .(RKO). Barrymore - picture- 
won - good notices— but— is— rather 
heavy fare for hot days, $11,000 
f orecast..._Laat._week 'When I.Adles_ 
Meet* (MG), held over three extra 
days and got. $17,000 In nine days, 
good. 

Earle (2,000;. 40-66), 'Narrow 
Comer' (WB) and vaude. Good re- 
views for film but no more than 
$11,500 indicated for week. Last 
week 'Nuisance' (M(J) and vaude. 
Just heat the $12,000 mark, ribth- 
ing to brag about. 

Fox (3,000 ; 36-66-76), 'Man Who 
Dared' .(Fox) and stage shbw. 
Mediocre week Jh view with' rio 
more than $13,000 figured. Last 
week 'Jjaiighing at Life' (Mas) and 
stage showr the expecteid •ir4,tfido, 
riot so forte. 

Karlton (1,000; 30-40-60), 'Jerinle 
Gerhardt' (Par). Second showing 
and not much, activity, $3,200: indi- 
cated. Last weeik 'Gold Diggers* 
( WB) stayed nine days after four 
weeks at Stanley; $7,000/ fine. , 

Stanley (3,700; 40-50-66), 'Inter- 
national House' (Par). Finished its 
weeks run tonight (Monday) and 
won t1>eat $11,500. 'Eagle arid the. 
HawkV (Par), .keen ^.disappointment, 
only $10,000, . la$t week. 
^ Stanton v (l.j.70,0; 30-40-55), 'Babr 
Face* (WB), Panned and drooping, 
won t get over $6,600, Last week 'I , 
J^oy© That Man' (Par), floppo, $4,- 
5.00 and out after five. days. - 



scr.eened=at.^thIa=house in -mLQixthSs^ 
Should hit $5,000, big. Last week 
•King of Jazz' (U) revival brought 
$3,000, excellent. 

Family (RKO) (1,000; 15-26) 
'Somewhere in Sonora' (FN) and 
•Dance Hall . Hostess* (Fischer),. 
Split week. Only $1,800, but O.K.. 
Last week, 'Tomorrow at Seven'. 
(RKO) and 'Drifting Souls' (MaJ), 
split. With the Camera* Sharkey 
fight clips the feature add all week, 
$1,900. 



Tuesday, July 18, 1935 



P I C T ■ R E C R O S S E S 



VAnmTY 



AI 4 Warner Pk k Loop Drawing, 
^ %fcy Face; $35.M0, Capey. ft 0.; 
Fair Aids for 






- ChlcaBTo, Jilly 17, 
Things are so different'— In a nice 
•way— from what, thej^ were Just a 
month ago that lt*s hard to remem- 
(ber lust how pediculous they were 



iHoU Man,V$7,5(l6, Bluun 



Blrihlngham.rJTuly 17. 
-7-- .-,- ' rc ~^ 1. - 1^ ^#1 Hot weather and hot 'Hold Your 
^® WorldV Pafc Man' should smother opposition this 



Bennett, ^Waterfrant; 
With Weather Breaks, 
Going Strong in CqL 

.. Columbus, July 17. 

Good plciiire breaks at the two 

major houses In town, the RKO Pa,l- 

ace "and tioew's Ohio, both keeping; 

out of the red for the. present ses- 

sibit Other spots hot so , fortunatei, 
however. Prioduct Is the sole ai|-^ 

swer, as weiather and all Other coh- 

. dltions.are ripe as possible. 

Constance Bennett getting heavier 



Play than had been ahticipated and 



week among 
Otherwise It's q. t. 

Estimates for This Week 



iweeka after 
Jc»pened., 

Some showmen now feel tiiat the 
theatres without any Investment In ^^,*t. v /« oaa. «e oc 

the World's Fair except maybe- - Alabama (Wilby) (2,800 r 26^35-40) 
some new uniforms for ushers and —'Hold Tour Man' (MG). Could be 
a coat of paint for the marquees better, but satisfying |7,600. Xiast 
stand to profit in marked contract week 'College Humor" (Par), $7,000 
ta some of the less fortunate qoh- f(\^ (WJlby) (1,600; 25)— 'Bed of 
;cesslonalres at the exposition Itself. Roses* (BKO). A poor week Is ian 
S'or- the-tourlsts are^-helplng the loop oyajn^ East week-] 

do winter 'business In summer. ■ 'Peg o' My Heart' (MO), around 

This week. It so happens, the. four $i,B00, 
Balaban ^^atz thefttrcs Strand <WIlby) (800; 26)— 'Bel^TOk 'I i^ved Tdu Wednesday' 

plusWely given wer to^h^ Tonight- (U). Second best, (p^") and local talent stage show 

$1,300, Last week . ' Ig Cage' (U)i jugf fell short of $Mp0. 

■ Grand (Neth) (1.100; 25-40)— 'Prl 
Empire (BTAC) (1,100; lB-25)— I Vate Detective 62' (WB). Rather 
'Shop Angel.' Too baid this house weak but may hold even at $2,800. 
c^n't get^a natural once In a while; Last week, final of four weeks' sea- 
nothing but gowns In this one, $800. slon of 'Gold Diggers of 1933' (WB), 
iast week 'Oliver TWist' (Mono) | mild $2,300. 

Majeitir7WOF7TI7n)l)1715^r^^ 



should put Palace In the lead for 
the week. Matinees at this one top 
for months. 

Estimates for This' Week 
Palace ,(BkO) (3.074; 25-40):-: 
Bed of Boses' (BKO). Looks good 
fOr $6,500. Last v^eek 'Melody 
Cruis e' (RKO) held_up fairly, $^,600. 

Chi" (Loew-UA) (3.0oOTT6"-40y— 
'Cover the "Waterfroht' (Par). 
Opened atrbjig," good for $6,000. lAst 



tof Warner Brothers. Radio's 'Bed 
of Roses' at the Palace keeps this 
gfrom being an all-Burbank week in 
the loop. 

Estimates for This Week 
Chicago (B&K) (3,940j 35-55-75), 
iTBaby Face*(WB) and stage show. 
_l^ks Jlke^ay .$M»Afi^^^ 
escaped pinking' after at first being ' 



Ibahned entirely bj*^ Chicago censor 
iboard. Last Week 'Midnight Mary!. 
1<MG) got $35^00, fine. 

MeViekera (B&k) (2,284; 25-65), 
Wiarrow Corner' (WB); JSstimates 
!run around $.6,000, house average or 
a bit better.. Last week 'Heroes for 
Pale' (FN) gOt $6,100. 

Oriental (B&K) (3,200 : 30-40-66), 
*!61d Diggers' (WB) (4th week). 
BTheytre: talking about six weeks. 
^'Sohg of Songs' (Par) Is due to fol- 
low. This week maybe $16,000; lAst 
/week $20,600. 'Maklng a very proflt- 
iable engagement. 



INFLIIX OF 25,000 GOBS 
Vni SPURT SEATTLE 



Seattle, 

Biggest hayal armada .ever in. 
Seattle harbor for next 15; or 20 
I' days means ^5,000 sailors spending 
a little dough and theiatres getting 
some of It. Otherwise showmen now 



'Ami Carver's , Profession' (RKO). 
Hardly better thain $1,200, poon 
Last week 'Whoopee' (UA) revival 
failed to hold up, but okay at $2>p00; 

Broad (Loew-UA) (2,500; 15-30)^ 
T[ LOve That Man' and .'Daring 
Daughters.' Double bill, mediocre 
drafts $2,600. liist Week 'Gamblln^r 
Ship' (Par) and). "Eleventh Com 
mandment' just got by at $2,300. 



Palaee (RKO) (2,683; 40-65^83), .fighting real summer weather, hot: 
fBad, of Roseis' (RKO) and vaiide. test of the year. Makes It tough 
Opened well , and house anticipates 

. 'as much as. last week when total I ^ i, j*,^ town la still 'Gold DiK 

SMt'J^brMTS'a'SSg s„?5r "'^ • 

. Sensational . bl? being donia by 

tUnited Artists (B&K) (1,700; 35- <Back to Nature' at Joe Danz's.Em- 
]B5)» 'Mayor of Hell' (WB) (2d bassy theatre. Did $2,400 first two 
.week), wm hold untU next Sattir- ^ays, breaking all records for this- 
'day when 'Hold Tour Man* (MG) Upot, eveq beating the first blush of 
boihes In. After that. 'Man Who the talkers here. . Looks to reach 
IPared' (Fox) slated for Its world iq qqq ana -^m be held over, second 
premiere here. Second week otj-v^eek, also a record for Embassy. 
^Mayor' around. $7,000 after coming I ggjigj^tlonai angle of ' " 




BALTO 
DOirr KNOW 




Roxy s Gai^ Helps Music Hall 
Par, Cap Also; Primo s PuH 22G 



Baltimore, July 17. 
What's a depression? Exhibitors 
, don't know how to spell that word 
nakedness j^ny more. i?hey're starting .to talk 
played up Itt advertising, far greater of re-sea,tlng, re-decoratlng. The 
than plx Itself provides, while lob- Stanley Is on its way to the highest 
by's nude bally Is causljng crowds ^oss In years, the New Is doing a 
of stags to stofr and look- Danz hQld-oyer. Business Is okay. Ex- 
also using front page; of "Post Intel- hlbs ax'^ even beginning to smile at 
Ilgehcer' wlth^headllne about Seat- flim salesmen. - ' 
tie nudist colony plan, publicity gag por the second cohsecUtive week, 
putvover- three weeks ago by Herb business lis above normal and on the 
Sobottka, Sheffield Exchange man- cbntinivpus climb. For July It's 
ager here. Attendance shows In- something to talk about, particularly 
terest in stufC> as well as curiosity, for the downtown, houses. Besides 
_ , , ..„ I on sex display, which was Expected, the better feeling among the publlCi 

Denver, July 17. but not very much Realized. iti^s the Une-up of Ace iattractlons 

Two big houses below normal -Roxy changed show "a . day. early,- currently that's axicountta^ 
^Ith films of apparently poor draw las 'ClrOus Queen Murder' failed to hot coin. 

for Denver; With Orpheum doing hold up. Locally produced stage 'Gold Dlggers' ls the easy leader 
very poorly, a states rights film, I shows getting .good notices on the of the town and will hoist the bulky 
i'^ucker Moneys Is above average at whole.' Stanley to the' largest gross the 

the Denham. 'Arizona to Broadway* I Fifth avenue using big space for house has seen In ttlmost two years. 

Is drawing nicely at the Alftddin iwhen.. Ladles. Meet.'. Biz seems. j!hat was the Indication at the. start 

and- should do sUghtiy better than I pretty well divided, with attiActlons and the indlcaUopii .are getting 
(Brverage gross. I same way, now that "Diggers' has j.better. right along. Will have no 



In with $10,900 on opener. 

Indie ^cker Money' 
Getting Big Money 
In Denver, 



Fair support pictures on New 
York's first- run front }s ;belnig: 
ceived all around this week. Not 
startling, but more than safely away 
from the doldrums. 

Where the attractions have the 
edge on piill, the grosses are piling 
up a good way above average. The 
Music Hall, With S. L. 'ROxy' Roth- 
afel oh the stage, in person, leads in 
this respect, and, with the rest of 
the week bringing any break at all, 
will do close. to $80,000, very nice' 
The town is going for Roxy before 
footlights niore than it is for 'Pro- 
f essiona l Sweetheart.' i t is believed, 
it's the first time that the Radio 
City operator has put In a public 
appe.arance. here In "ah . effort . to 
stimulate the gross. Among oper- 
ators, probably nobody but . Roxy 
and possibly Major Edward . Bowes 
would mean anything oh any stage. 

Taking out 'Pilgrimage,' which 
opened ' keenly at the .Gaiety as a 
roadshow attraction, ilothing re- 
mains along Broadway to compare 
formidably With this two-a-dayer 
.And-thft- 6th avenue hall. Ga iety got 
$6,500 on first four days. Another 
roadshow film. Par's 'Song of 
Songs' gets under ' w.ay at the Cri- 
terion Wednesday (19). 

By and large, among the others, 
business is 'fair. With some attracr 
tions exerting normal draw, those 
that do not possess box. office 
streligth are benefiting in a measure 
from the good theatre weather 
which yesterday. (Monday) showed 
signs of ■cohtinuing. If ^e^ grossing 
applecart isn't upset before the 
week is out, the Capitol and Par 
amount will be struggling for the 
lion's share of what business is 
avaiilable on Broadway. 

Both are dependiner bh their stage 
shows. Up at the Cap, wliei>e house 
has a big unit, consisting of Fi'ed 
Keating, Borrah Mlnevlteh, Lee 
Sims and Iloinay Bailey and others 
In support of ^Midnight Mary,* the 
take should be around $36,000. 

Par Is racing for a) possible $32, 
000, comparative to Cap's $36,000 in 
view of difference In prices. Former 
Is also long on stage unit , currently, 
with a show headed by Bums and. 
Allen, James Mialtoh and Mitzl May-i^ 
fair. Picture Ifii 'Disgraced,' which 
inay t)e drawing isome on strength 
of the title and the campaign 
worked out by- Manager L^s Daily 
and his ad shark. Jack Mclnerhey. 

After four weeks at the Holly 
wood, preceded by onia at the 
Strand, 'Gold Diggers* Will be hold 
ing its own at ah expected 118.000 
and should laist a Utile longer. . 

The new one Warners brought 
Into the Strand, .'Narrow Comer, 
however, is among the weaker book- 
ings this house has had of late, and 
can count itself lucky to eke out 
$16,000, so-so. Won't hold a' second 
'week at that .figure. 

Of what remains, the old Roxy is 



churning up the most silver. It 
stands a chftrtce to reach a good 
: 118,000 on the seven days from 
Best of Ehiemies' at its newly crer 
ated 55c top. The Increase in scale 
apparently is hot driving 'em else- 
where. For the show handed out at 
35c, perhaps the new clientele that's 
been unearthed figures the standard 
set at well W4>rth the 55c now asked. 
Results would refute the Contrary, 
lit locust* 

Loew's State, though a second run 
on film, is herding 'em in this week. 
House owes its prospectively cork- 
ing- $22,000 chiefly to the personal 
appearance of . champ Primo Gar- 
hewc-than to "Waterfront.' 



Five out of six houses with' first. | had its first cream-takings. 



k^hher's 'are'upder 'the maiiageRient 
of Harry Huffman for the first 
time. This enables better spotting 
- 'of films ' and with . seven big com 
panies. -under contract the' combliia' 
tion should click. 

Tabor Is doing only fairishly with 
a first-run, 'Return of Casey Jones.' 
Fanchon & - Marco stage shows 
should return to Denver via Or 
Pheum stage July 28. 

Estimates for This Week 



Estimates for This Week 
Fifth Ave. (Evergreen) (2,400; 25r 
40)— 'When Ladies Meet' (MG). 
BllUng Ann Harding first, nice ptib- 
lidty helping; good. $7,000 in pros- 
pect. Last week 'Kulsance' (MG) 
$6,800. 

Roxy (J[-vH) (2,300; 25-36)- 



trouble topping •42d Street' by a 
"wide mai^lH, though 'Street' was no 
riot, strangely enough, In this house. 

Of second Importance Is the first 
hold-over . In the loop - in many 
months— since 'Kong' to be exact, 
The additional time is for 'Be Mine 
Tonight' at the New. This Was an 
absolutely last-minute, switch. On 
the final show of the first Week the 
was trallerlzlng 'Cocktail 



"Blondle Johnson' (FN) with new house 

stage show, called 'Fleet Week Re- Hour' for the next day's istart. In 

yue.' Indicates $6,000, good. Last fact, sonie ads on the first day of 

/TT„«rn,<.n\ M KftA. 9K I wcok 'Gircus Queon Murder* (Col), this week were carrying -'Gocktall 

•A?!' « J ViJXi^^^^^^^ $5,100. Hour* notices Instead of 'Be. Mine.* 

Wz $3 200 rSrt week^^LkSy Paramount (Evergreen) (3.106; Musical, however, stayed only three 
cSiis^-^cS&oflud sTSiS h5;;40)--^VLav^^ days, going opt this, morning 

but dropped the last day or two, and (Pox), "Girl in 419 (Par), dual. An 

held a second week, but the tapering preat Life* (Fox), duaj, $3,600. Rent 
off stopped that and nut way down here now- 

Denham (Hellborn) (1,700; 15-26) I , Music Box (Hanftrlc^ 

■ ' '35)-f-'Gold Diggers' (WB). Third 



(17) and 'Cocktail HOur' coming in. 
Last I making one of the - rare Monday 



'Sucker Money* (Holly). Up, $3,200 
Last week .'Circus Queen Murder' 



Century and Hippodrome are. 
battling it Out on the stage show 
front. Hipp tot off 'With a tremend- 
ous drcuslng for -the vaude bill, 
headed by Singer's Midgets, getting 



CCol) closed fair, $2,600 

Denver (Huffman) (2,6t)0; 25-36» 
CO) 'Jennie Oerhardt' (Par). Also up 
k bit to $5,500. Last week 'Hold 



even getting away with a street 
- parade< - .- Matinees .-are>--already set 
with the kids. T?he only problem 
now is the night trade. 
-Ertimates for jrhis 

Centupy (LoeWr^IJA) (3,o6o; 25-35- 
40-55-65> 'Baby Face' (WB) and 
I vaude. Pat Rooncys and Harriet 



kept, marciilng . right on, with lines 
every night, if or grand $'7,?00.' 

_ _ . Blue Mouse (Hamrick) (960; 26 

Tour Man"7MG) closed. wJth aJalt I 3^,— Sweetheart' 
$5 000 ' . ' (RKO).- May do $2,600. srowi Last 

. Orpheum (Huffman) (2.600; 25-30- ^eek'^;^^^^^^ (WB) terrible 

40) 'Silver Cord' (RKO). Dipped to ^t.^^^^^^^*^^^^ _ * w» ^-^^ 

$4,700. Xast week 'Mayor^of Hell' Liberty (J-vH) ,(1.^00: 1^-25)— Hoctor on the stage accounting for 
(WB) closed with a fair $5,600, in 'West of Singapore' (Shef). Broad- k^^^ ^^^^ Stanwyck fl:3ker Is the 
spite of the heat. . \^^y to Cheyenne' (Shef), <J_ual, L^^jy fg^^j^ ^lel^ej. the loop on 

P««arnomi^(mffman)^2r^^^ 
40) 'The Nuisance' (MG). Much bet- (Mas), ditto. concentration of femme coin that 

ter, $3,500. T^ast week 'Whoopee' [ Coliseum (Evergreen) (1,800; 16- hvill help this house do a fair $12,000, 
(UA) on a return engag'ement. 26) — 'Rasputin' (MG). Big ads to Previous session was on the down - 
proved a disappointment and closed help, but $3,500 pace Is only fair, beat, the rcplster clickinfr only fair 
with only $2,500. Last week 'Cavalcade' (Fox), $3,400. $11,600 for. 'Girl In 419' (Par) 

Tabor (Huffman) (2,000; 20-26) Embassy (Joe Danz) (1.000; 25- Hippodrome (Rappaport) <2,600; 
•Return of Casey Jones' (Mono- 35-50)— 'Back to Nature' (Shef). 25-35-40-55-65) 'Emergency Call" 
gram), and stage show. A first run, .^For adults only. salaclousness (RKO) and vaude. Singer's Midgets 
clockinp $3,200. Usually a second pl.ayed up beyond actual scenes, but the big draw and clrcuscd all over 
run with stage show, this house 00- goinp: for house record, over $C,00O lthe town. Flicker hardly counts 
casionally runs a flrstie. 1 In Bight. currently being In meroly through 



ctistom. Vaude end will hold house 
to right side of -«10;000r which Is 
highly profitable 'at the - theatre 
sliced overhead. Last week 'Bed of 
Roses' (RKO) weakened _.towa,rds 
the finish but came through with 
okay $9,600. 

Keith's (Schanberger) (2,400; 26- 
30-40-60) 'Forgoten Men' (Indie) 
Second of these war archives com 
pllatlons for this house, and doing 
okay. Advertising campaign was 
heated and spared no words. Enough 
American Legion men alone In this 
town to keep the register straight, 
Should make it another good $3,500. 
Last week was also bright- and 
shining with 'Disgraced' (Par), 
which ankled home with sweet 
$3,200; - 

New (Mechanic) (1,706; 215-^0-40- 
5b) 'Cocktail Houif* (Col). Opened 
today (17) after having been pushed 
around ^somewhat by the manage- 
ment when 'Be Mine Towlght* . (U) 
clicked. Title and Bebe Daniels are 
helping at the start and looks bke 
for the afternoon trade from the. 
shopping ladies. Maybe $2,500, oke. 
'Be Mine Tonight' ran 10 days, hit- 
ting off a tferrifie $3,800 for the first 
seven, but sliding off its pace sonie- 
what on the three-day hold-over, 
flnlshiiig at .nifty. $4,600 for the run; 

Stanley (LiDew-UAy (3,400; 25-30- 
45-55-65) 'Gold Diggers' (WB). 
Smash of, the week; and there's no 
gainsaying it. Looking. . fOr $19,000 
total currently, a T:mackihg .gross. 
- Tods cye ry.thlngLln.neariy two ye ars.. 
It's just one . of those What-the-; 
public^.wants things. So what. Evert 
has ■Warners, so excited they're 
checking this house. Very Unusual. 
And last week the take wasn't so 
bad . either, 'Hold Your Man'v (MG) 
ooniing through with an excellent 
$16,600. It was helped mightily by 
Chief Cen.s.or Bernard Gouph coming 
out in the publib pri Ls with a .state- 
ment that h<i was .wrry he waHU't 
able to reject the film entirely. 



The Rialto, which operateis at a 
low figure, is making okay do-re-ml 
at $8,000, the possibilities for $11,5.00 
profitr-are moderately good on 
Laughing at Lite.* 

The RIvolI struck a patronage 
drought with 'Gambling Ship,' a 
shock booking from Paramount, 
and iafter getting only $11,500 on its 
first week ending tonight (Tuesday), 
takes It on the lani. 'This Is Amer- 
ica' opens tomorrow morning 

l^Wednesday>r— — — . „ 

Another war freak Is at the May- 
fair, *Heirs Holiday.' It may get 
around $10,000 or better. 

Estimates for, This Wsik . 
Capitol (6,400-, 36-76-99-$l.65), 
Midnight Mary* (MG) and stage 
show. Companioned bjr a large 
stage show, result should be $36,000; 
fairly good; Last week 'Hold Toup 
Man* (MG) on its hold-over 
slumped tQ under $26,000. , 

««iety (808: «5-$i.l0-$l,66).— 'Pil- 
grimage' (Fox). Opened Wednes- 
day night (12) and on first four 
days sot $7,600, nice business. 

Holiywood (1,648; 26t34-66-75-86j 
$1.10), 'Gold Diggers' (WB) <6th 
week). At an approximate $l3,Q(iO 
or slightly ovev depending Oh 
weather, musical will be maintain^ 
ing a normal grasp. No date for 
departure as yet with picture aple 
to hold until its gross goes to $10,- 
000 and under without incurring 
loss. .Fourth- week was $17,600 nice. 

Mayfair (2,200; 35-66-65), ^eU'S 
Holiday' (Superb). Indje war freak, 
after so many of Its Ilk have been 
around, will be fortunate to. naV. 
over $10,000 but goOd. Previous In-, 
ciumbent. 'The ..Sphinx*' (Mono) 
got $9,800.. 

Palaee (1,700; 25-40-66^76), "Bed 
of Roses' .(RKO) and vaude. Ben- 
nett -proving drawful, receipts 
should total $11,500 or slightly over, 
not bad. Week before It was hor- 
rors with 'Melody Cruise" (RKO> 
failing to garaeir more- than $7,900. 

Paramount (3,664; 35-65-76), 
'Disgraced' (Par) and stage show. 
Burns and Allen Unit, plus title "of 
feature, aittractittg fairly good busi- 
ness, $32,000. Last week it was fto 
sing a song of sixpence, house 
rounding up only 422,000 on 'I Love 
That Man' (Par). 

Radio City Music Hall (5,946; 35- 
66-76), 'Professional Sweethearr 
(ElKQ) and stage show. Roxy's ap- 
pearance on ...stage" here ui>plhg; 
gross' chances to a very big $80,000.. 
'Private Detective 62' (WB) didn't 
do So bad; either; last week ; $68,700, 
okay. 

Rialto (2,000; 36-60-64), 'Laugh- 
ing at Life' (Mas). Not much in 
view, looks like $11,500. Prede>- 
cessor here, 'Made on Broadway' 
(MG) fair, $9,800. 

Rivoli (2,200; 40-55-75-86), 'Gam- 
biirtg Ship' (Pat). Net there at all. 
John' Wright brings in a new one, 
•This"' Is America,' Indie, tomorrow 
morning (Wednesday). 'Ship' oh 
its'slhgle week only $T1,500V Ahead 
of It on ■ the second week, 'Samar- 
ang' (UA) wasn't , so sturdy either, 
$9,600. 

RKO Roxy (3i525; 25-40), 'College 
Humor' (Par), four days, and 'Be 
Mine Tonight' (U), three days. Fair* 
ish are the indications here this 
week, about $14,000 looming on 
strength of 'Humor' draft. Double- 
toh last we^k, 'Ann Carver's iPrO- 
fesalon' (Col) and 'Cocktail Hour*. 
(Col), not potent, pair luring only 

$10,00^. . 

Roxy (6,200; 26-35-56), 'Best' of 
Eni^mles' (Fox) and stage show.^ 
Appears' pretty good at the ticket 
wlndowsr maybe $t8,O00r -Last week- 
'It's Great to Be Alive' (Fox), $18,- 
700. 

State (2,900; 35-55-76), 'I Cover. 
Waterfront' (UA). and vaude. A hifir 
-attraction on its stage, Primo Car- 
jiera, the main ^dr aft .this w eek, fqr^ 
abOut $22,000, very good. The 
chanip booked in on a percentage. 
Last week 'Hell Below' (MG) and 
Harriet Hoctor,. Ray Bolger and 
others on vaude, proved excellent^. 
$18,000. . . ' 

Strand (2,90i3; '35-55-75), .'Narrow* 
Corner' ('WIl). Maximum posy 
.sibllitlos Indicate only $15,000,' 
henco no lioldovor. 'Mayor of Hell' 
(VVJ;) on it.s second week was bet^. 
tor, IIC.'JUO. 



10 



VARIETY 



PICT 



R E C B O « S E 



Holdovers Alone Lead in Mpls. 



*Be Mine' a Local Sensation for 14 Weeks^j 

'Diggers' Staying a 2d -IVk. 

• ,.' ■ ^ — - 

Weatlier Break Helps , 



DiGGERa* mm 

SETS RECORD 
IN 




Minnep-polis, July. 17. 
With' the exception of two 
.holdover attractions, 'Gold Dig- 
gers of 1933' and 'Be Mine Tt>- 
nlffht,' the entertainment lay-out 
rates punier than a bear's stake in 
the current stock market. As a re- 
sult of this lack of t)urse lopseners, 
the box office pace again is sIub- 
rish. The pficc Cuts, at Publix 
houses instituted last ^eek lhave 
lost some of their stimulus. Wha^ 
the patient apparently needs, above 
Si else, is Invigorating screen 

At^the lower scale of 40c, repre- 
senting a reduction fronv 550, Gpld 
Diggers' remains at the State. For 



Brooklyn, July 17. 
Town undergoing cool spell 
driving *em from the beaches to the 
downtown cinemas. Looks like the 
Paramount will open its doors Aug. 
15, playing stage shows and plQis., 
Estimates for This WeeH 
Ibee (3,800; 25-35-60), 'Bed of 
Roses' (RKO) and vaude starting. 
Gene Dennis and Rae . Samuels. The 
Dennis gal Is iavidently boxOfflce 



«iift°o rth"e" f ew tiroes in Its history.! Judging from the a^mount^^if^epafee 
ons^Jtn&j-- .-. .^tg gg^poitey-thalr-a^^^ 



San Francisco, July 17. 

It's a week fraught with liitereist 
and deadly competitlbn, as the Par- 
amount soars to a : record jwun 
•Gold Diggers,' the nudist fllm, -Back 
to Nature,' does capacity ut the 
Strand, the Waifleld clicks, solidly 
with 'When IjadiQa Meet' ai>d^ on 
istage iiarge of the radio team Myr* 
and Marg«,' -While another radio 
act, Cecil anA Sally, falls to^ dfaw 
at the Golden Gate. liatter dlpP to 
a bad $11,000, contrasted to 'Dig- 
gers' prospective flmftsh flgute pi 
$30,000 oh the Tw-eek, a new high. 

Fox Paranieunt looks likely to 



Much Caunter-^Gompetish 
I But Lincoln's Holding Up 

Lincoln, Neb., July 17. 
Competition - comes 4iMhl8-3KMl 
from several sources to flmaoK mto ] 
mm row purses. ^Dodson's Snows, 
carney, la currently setting up on 
the fair grounds close in town for 
a slx-^day run under auqplceg ot the 
VSW With (extreme low ijrlcd oauy- 
hoo. At Capitol beach,, a short way 
out of town, a marathon flanclng. 
contest goes Into the third w««k. 
and the town Is sta'fting^to.^et In- 
terested with a dime gate there as 
aLddltlonal lure. 

In spite of all outside, draws, how 
T^ver- ftlrii houisea are- holding u] 
much better for the season than 
vvfts the case a year agO.;^ Ap man- 
agers are feeling ia bit tetter, .too, 
sftice this week Is cohtract-slgnmg 
time and. the., ahhouncement oi 



Tuesday, July 13, 19 33 1 

PROV. GROSSES 
WEATWHOK 



Providence, July 17; 
Unseasonable weather, which set 
in the early part of the last stnniia,, 

^„ continuing this week. Grosses are 

ever; ftlm houtses are- holding up Uy^^y ^p conpequently, and theatre 

- ■' " men In spliandtd frame of mind. 

Thi» ia first week In past month or. 
so that weather hasn't been ex- 
tremely, changeable. Mercury went 
down to around 68 week ago and 



product has beeii something like a U^j^g stuck close to that mark since 
hypo. , , , Continued cool weather last week 

TheSL'TG has held back JOlaon s Uj^in .yp })usine8s even better than 
•Hallelujah' during all the adverse fljigi. anticipated. Should cool 
puhllelty it received oh flrat prepen- |,j.gg2ea stick around for the re- 
tatlon, and now. after that is Wher mainder of the ' current week. 



and contrary .- i 

ace Publix house is holding the pic 



'ihjSenLefcralght-pix recor4 it's jprgotten and the latter is cllcklhg groBaes :wlll very likely # cl ose to 



in vicinity Of $20,000, 6ke. Last | 'jaf-^B^^JJ^^^VtTDavlX- ^ I in" thT Orpheum 'fb^ a. fiill, week. 
'_College Humor' ,(Par)^ and J^^. B. Brown. 3et^^^ hoping l^cS .<ana Isayen't forgotten 



♦iiri» ovfer for a- second successive week — ^ , ^, 

ture over lor a p .M L**..,,—. — ^ I gfhree X Sisters on stage produced 

feeble $14,400. 

toew's Metrbpolitah (3,000; 25- 
35-50), 'Midnight , Mary' (MG) and 
vaude starring Ferde Grofe and his 
Orch. In vicinity of $21^000, so-so. 
I Last week *l Cover the Waterfront' 



lure uvui w,w><>..,-, 
weelc and doing fairly following a 
amashlng first seven days. , 

^ Th6 St. Paul Paramount also is 
holding over 'Gold Diegera.'': This Is 
announced as- the first time m U 
years that any picture has accom- 
ihthed this feat in the closely 



plished 

ne.'erliboiing town. , 

Maintaining its phenomenally 

pfofltable clip, 'Be Mine Tonight 



and vaiide did $20,400, mild 

Fox (4,000; 25-35-50), 'Woman I 
*w...o— Stole* (Fox) and stage show featur- 
a ^4th— sxiccesslve- -tng^DOr^Rer^Mi^-tadi o a ct , loo k&jB. 
sure-seater World, do nice $16,000. Last week ,^reat i 
■ ' to "Be Alive* (Fox) and Vaughn de 

Leath on stage, $10,300, passable, 

Strand (2^800; 25-35-50). 'Mayor 
of Heir (WB). Cagney flicker Is 
bringing in business. Around, $16^- 
000, nice. Last week 'Lilly Turner 
(WB-Chatterton) did $8*000. 



continues Tor 
Week at the ._. 

with no announcement of the en- 
Senient's end yet " f orthcomir^. 
More than 80.000 have witnessed 
thiP lecord-breaklng screen marvel 
dui'ins tttc local engagement. . . 

banking 'Cocktail Hour' after 
five and a half days. Manager Jack 
Gross* of the K«0 ' ^D^fphemn *»it 
Ufccri tKt .idea of opening 'Bed of 
Koses* at 6:30 p. m. Thursday, In- 
stead of Saturday morning, the 
Idifite aa -was done- ar few. weeks efeo. 
with 'What Price Innocence. AP- 
S^Jently they fall t^.^^^ch freak I 
itunts^ nowadays; although Ben- 
Sett la- no: magnet here Picture. F^J 
a. good opening. Comment is nrt 
favorable, however, and trade has 

not been holding up. >. v.o-^i 

The CentUiT and Lyric are hand! 
capped by ordinary OfCerlngs. For 
Se second snccessive Week the | 
town la Without any fleah-and- 
Uood entertainment, but th^aJTack 
B^nny unit show, coming to the Or- 
pheum next week on a $6,000 guar- 
antee;" w;ill afford art oasis, 
" • Estimates -for Thta Week 
'state^XPubllx) (2.200; 40), 'Gold 



rent William, Glenda F^relt 
Patricia Ellis in person, and the 
show held to a minimum time ao 
tbere are aix unreelinga a day. 
Doors open at 10 . a. m.,' 9 a* in. 
Saturday, and by 12:30Ll). m. of the 
flrat day there was a boldx>ut with 
a lobby. Pie had. one of the swell- 
eat cairipalgnis ataged here, WB co- 
opew^ting nicely with the houae in 
>uttlhg oyer the. film 



hoping 

the pull that made him -pet un- 
equalled b:o. recorda .hew at the 
talkie initiation. •Waterfront"^, In 
the Stuart ia a small idea of how 



Topsy-turvy state of affairs still 
exists in theatrical situation, how- 
ever. BKO Albee, which has been 
operating under vaudeville and pic- 
ture policy for more than two years, 
switched Saturday (15) to double 



hard it is for the boys there to find ^gj^^^^ Change said to; be only 
a picture worth twice, as much at the summer. 



the b.o. as they're asking anywhere 
else in town. SWiimped^witli last 
seaaoh's product and short on 
houses,: ltC ia splitting weeks at 



Switch now leavea Lbew's state 
alone in the vaudeyllle field in 
(Contlhued on paae 51) 



^Sm^ftold ir^ldnrTuo^baclt^kvery-houae-exc 





PIXBOTBIZ 
HOUHNGUP 



Bbaton, July 17. 
, The waning cinema pid Yea,r 
brings the uaual itifiux of stopgaP 
product to meet the expected ebb; 
tide biz. But there are two high 



liigsTij^'.XWB).. ^^Sikslspots^^^^^ 

bit after wham first week, .looks | oh^^Vi atiaIv with tb 



$7,300. fair, after last weeks big 
$18,000, one of biggest .seven days 
house has had in a year. 
■■Qrpheum (RKO) (2,$90v 40),,'Bed 
<Continued^n page 53) 



jeatlc, latter doing finely .^Ith ^e 
•Gold Digg«ira' run, and V»e .fv^". 
bouse atanding 'em VP 



seat, either. Combo Of Harding and 
Montgomery in 'When Ladlea Meet 
ia good audience attraction, white 
Marge of 'Myrt iand Marge,' ia aur- 
prlalngly, well-known here, and 
Without a doubt helping a good deal. 
Here, too, will be another ^ awell 

^In^the Strand ia •Back to 'JiTature' 
nudlat fllin; which haa j had one of 
the amarteat campaigns yet given 
any FrIacQ ahow. Charlie Leonard 
did It OB - a ajptscial Job; in' addition 
to hia p.a. and a4 ^ifPrV^ ^ -^^^ 
Artlata; which is owned ;by Herman 
Cohen, also owner of the Strand. 
Leonard got a nice piece, of change 
for his job, but it was money well 
Bpent. The 800-aeat holiae, wltli 
only a 75-mInute bUl, la doln^ nliiie 
ahowa a day. and_Btartlng out at 
capacity. It's in on percentage, 
booked by Floyd St. John of Co-op- 
erative exchange, who has western 
rlghta, and'wKo also hooked it with 
MorSn Walsh at the tatter's T & 
D m Oakland. 

Rest of the street la only so-so, 
doesn't stand mucK Ot a chance un- 
d€r:.thl3 competition. ^, ^a., 

si: Frahcia has 'Hold Me Tight' 
and 'Man of the Forest' and^about 
usual returiiB. United ArUsts haa 



Estimate* for Thia Week 

Colonial .(t,TC) (660;- iq^l5-20)» 
•Mayor of Hell' <WB). BOttOr tban 
fair in thia .BPOt, $700, Last -week 
•Men l4uat Fight'- (MQ) and 'Life in 
the Raw' '(Fox> did nicely, $760* 

Lincoln -<LTC) (1,600; ' 10-1B-2&), 
•Devil's Brother? (MG) and 'Peg o' 
My Heare (MG). . Starts thla, houae 
on' a aolld achedule. of split weeks. 
Should do well $2,l00; X^st Week; 



PITSBG GOES FOR THOSE 
•ADTHENTIC f AR FIX 



Pittsburgh,. July 17. _ 
Not much looked for this Week, 
although closing of Fulton may. 
loosen up a few grand to be dis- 
tributed among town's *emalning 



. , . , ^liookingf Forward' (MG) was Jerked ^ _ 

B- a special Job; »«' half way toTuake room for 'She Had j^,^^ flj.Bt^k'un-bouses. Best bet looks 
,a. and a4 worlc^for^nlted Say Tea' (WB); a ao-ao week, Bennett's 'Bed of Roacs,' at 

$1,600. ^ Stanley,' -where title, together With 

Liberty (Indie TC) (1,500; 10 all), star'a fairly Impreaalve marquee 
•Jungle Bride'. (Mon) ;and serial. ' ^ _ 
Nice at . $700. Xiast week 'Decep- 
tion' (COl) and 'Dude Bandit* 
(Mon), spilit, okay at $626. 
, Orpheum (LTC) (10-15-25), •Hal- 
lelujah, I'm a Bum* (UA)» Al always 
:cllcked here, and should do a', nice 



Siars , lairiy iiup* cdb» — ?,a- 

draw, Bhould anare better than $10; , . 
000, anyway, which isn't exactly 
[anytblng to complain about these 

days; ■ i ■ «, • 

At the Davia, TPorgotten. Men, 
another of thoae. authentic war 
films, aecond to - play here in aa 



$1,100. Laet week^ 'It'a Great to Be L„ ' xnontha — other waa •Big 
Alive' . (F^ok) , and 'India Speaka' iDriVe*— got away to a big opening 



(Col), faired $600. 

State (Indie TC) (600; -16-26), 
•The Rebel* (TJJ. Not ao pood, $800. 
i Laat week •Don't Bet on- Love' (U) 
counted, up neatly, $1,200. , ' 

Stuart (LTC) (10-25-86-56-60), 
•I Cover the Waterfront' (Par). A 
probable Blim $M0O. Laat weeki 



on atrength of a nice advance cam- 
paign, and if it can hold up ahould 
attract around $3,300, which meana 
a profit here," And the Davia hasn t 
been showing very much profit In 
the last couple of months. 

Fulton closed doWn Saturday (16),- 
piving •World Gone Mad' only five 



Town's . raving: oyer, the Notre 



K. C. LOOKS OKAY 

*bigflers' Set for ^16,0j»--'Peg' 
Set Too, $12,000 



^ * A*^^ .oT« im wim a . reiaaUe- of 'Whoopee' and though i reallege Humof (Par) lived "up ta| §*""^ £MV"than >2,860 for hrief 

npuse fltandinr |m ^P^^^^^^^^^'f^ ganW is ^?T<> V9T>^^l\,^Z'!'J^^J'^ expectationa and^was the toaat of fJIS^n tJJ^o* J^t. Penn has 'Storm 
bipatlon of expert vauae ana n ^^^j^^ jt previously played there, its t^e town, $3,300. at SaybreaJc,' but will ha.ve to de- 

namea. xr«t,« I not hitting any high apota. | > ■ ' ;, — . - ■ ' Ipend S^tipon caat naiUM^^^ 

hardly sound big .enough to account 
for moire than a weak $8*600. * War- 
ner won't get any the -beat., of it, 
either. With .'Beat of Enemiea/ with 
a Ipoor $8i,000 in prospect 

Eatimatea for This Week 
DtMiB- (WB) ililOdi 25-30^0)— 
(Jeweiy, 



Estimate* for Thia Week , 

Fox (Leo) (6,000; 16-26)— 'Dan- 
geroua ; Croaaroada' y (CJol) and 'Big 



All ers. 



Danio Glee Club, topping I^ith bill 
SbrixS» lure there's Ben Blue and 

Ktooeea -from Hollywood two-reel- ^ _ _ 

Sd oSer - acta paa9jnuster, l|.hance' (All Star).. Chic Sale in 
WliliSn Powell aiid Ahl> Harding, fpmier helping a. little^ and^ about 
1 co-aSS fbr flrat time, are undoubt- Leverage at -$8,000. Laat week aaw 
T ,i« 17 1 ed mSnet "hough =»ehidle disai^.- J8.2O0 on r^amplre Bat' (MaJ) and 
Kansaff City, Julyl^ j ea^^^^^w^^^^ - ^ 

Marion Davies has never heen polnt^ It a ^^^^^ ^^olden Qate C«KO) (2,844; . 3O-4O5 

very boxofllce here- but thjs week fie^^^^^ 7' (RKO> and 

it Loew'a Midland -In ^Pe£ o .My. ?o^^^ lyaude with Cecil and Sally of local 

Heart' ahe promises to reverse P"^*' e"!';;^^^,, for Thia Week. radio in a 46-n»inute aketch. Team 

Vious Showings.. _ ^ J'^;500^^Ib.56-75)-.'^^^^^ 

•"■J"" Doing even better to $11,000 



MONTREAL GROSSES DP 
Ail OVER, INCt. NABES 



Montreal, July 17. I rpiz^otten ■ M^ 
Palace ran away with the ^^h ^gStlS wW fllma aeem to be 
laat week and ia repeating 'Gold 'Big Drive' 

DIggera' currently with ^oaa way c^„gbt on at Fulton couple of inontha 
over expectationa for Ita flrat .week ^g-o^rid this ohe ahbwa algna of do- 
and likelihood of a five^^^^^ same thiiig. Looka like $3,- 

cuiirently : $10,000 , ia a fair eatlmate | jg^, ^^^^it Laat . week 'Sunny 



The NeWmaa'a 'Gold^ DIggera 



Laat week Al Peaxce 



ito help the 



■ •'Bed 01 KOBeB , or.-- 

ir^nstreet a fair break, although 
JetSf hard^o get them In without 
a- Stage show. . 
Estimates for This Week 
Liberty (Dubinsfcyy (860;: 10-16- 
iO). 5out All Night* (U), ■ • 



usually good stage bill, /^nslnf "J^ I gj^ld^out' with holdouts by noon 
bell bveri.and over aS<^\,Sf fJJl fooka like a amaahlng $30,000, 
:'^l"':±*t.r%Sd hit I whlc?^^^ heen dreamed^of 



houda flUed nightly after a very 
gbod^week-endjL 'which, la being re- 
peate'd again Saturday and .Sunday. 

Prlnbeisa, aa estlmated^- had a very 
good week on repeat of '.Good Com- 
panions,' grossing $6,600 and; cur 



Fulton (Shea-Hyde). (1,750; 15- 
26-40)— •World -Gone Mad' -.(MaJ). 
Five days for this one,' with house 
closing down Satdee (15) for a few- 
weeks,, rebperilng around Aug. 10. 
Less than $$2,360, poor, for brief 



•Re-. 



the Great' (WB), aplit. Holding up 
Slrty well to $1,800, Last week 
^x-Lady' (WB) and ICing Kong 

^^Ma^iktree^ (RKO) (3.200;^ 25-40) 
«Bed of Roses' (RICO). Picture and 
atar given snappy publicity and 
ipened nicely: will .hold for abont 
$6,000, fair. Last week 'Professional 
Sweetheart' (RKO) and the Jack 
Benny revue. With the scale raised 
to 35 and 50c. a smashing. $16,000. . 

Midland (Loew) (4.000; ^£5). 'Peg 
©• My Heart' (MG). Another good 
week but not as strong as the 
couple preceding; will likely hit 
close to $12,000. fair. Last week 
JHold Your. Man' (MG) great, ?16,- 



fiad in ever so *ohg.^^ox*««"^ "^J Urouni thI6. House for ages. -Ke- 
$20,000. big, Last week W * union in Vienna* (MG) laSt week 
Elmer Roses' (RKO) and vaude, P'e"y ^^SJd nicelV, but^^f^^^ 



nice at $14,200. 

(Loew) 



. ^ /(jftArt- qft-40- { general attention, and wound up 

Orpheum <I^«w) .<M00. 30-40- 
60)— 'Hold Tour Man' (MG) . and .^itn a wb^pp^ 

good vaude. Marquee drawja gooj,. «^ '^J'"^^^^^ (Foi) and 'Man of 
rise to 116.000, hUnkadory. ^f»J ^^?est^ (^ai).: Competlsh pretty 
'MMnlffht l^ary' (MG) and | ' oreat^ i.r«jr.^ V« ^.^t .t7 KftO. 



good 
oh 

week 'Midnight 
vaude, comfy at. $14,000 

State (Loew) (3,000; 30r 40-50)— 
•Storm at Daybreak' (MG) and one 
stage act, Sundays vaude and band. 
Names^^ in film helping; $12,000 will 
be nice for the midsummer dol- 
drums. .Last week 'Made on 



stiff and doing well ; to get $7,500, 
(Coitliiued: on page 61) 



piyorce May Delay 

, Hollywood, July 17. 

. , , Paramount has placed Cary Grant, 

Broadway' (MG) and one act, dpwn U^^j^ j^j^j^jj^,^ Charles Laugh- 
to $9,600. , ,rv_ ton in the top spots in 'Jorgensen,' 



rently has '20,000 Years in Sing | gggaio„. iLaat week. "King, of .Jazz* 
Sing' and /Central Park.' Theae ^u) ovefestlmated, :gettlng less 
ahbuld he good for $5,000, another Uhan $3,600.' 

fine grosa for prices and time of ,^ Penn (Loew's-tTA) (3,300; 26-35- 
year» capltol is showing 'College I gi^jj — •stoifm at ' Daybreak' (MG). 
Humor' on , Which a special pajsh ipoQ heavy for summer and popular 
prlze2 ballyhoo . ia drawing atten- consumptSjon. ciaat names will have 
tloh. The aecond Of the brace at tp brlrig everything lii, and they're 
thia theatre la 'Girl in 419' and the har^iy strong, enough to snare be- 
two should grosa $7>000. Loew's yond a weak $.8,60Qi Last week 
dual ia 'LetUng in the Sunahine -Hold^our Man' (MG) gave aite Ita 
and iThe Silk ^presa,' which mlay ijest week In montha at $16;000. 
get $7,500 between them. French Stanley (WB) (8.600; 25-35-50)— 
picturea at Imperial and Cinema de "Bed of Roisea' (RKO). Title will 
Paria are getting good houaos and get 'em, and talk of cenaor hold-up 
repeata aomctlmea run , better -than alwaya aeems to give the populace 



poo 



.H^^sSe'''w an^^bS5; | rSlroad atonr which 

ataJe bin Making a good audi- goes Into production August 15. 
twfe vaiie all around; $15,000 1 Meanwhile studio Is in the air 



. Newman (Par) (1»500; . 25-35-.40), for:- Last week; 'I Loved. *au oye 



*Gold Diggers' (WB). Although all 
publicity gave July 14 as the open- 
Ins day, the picture was slipped in 
a day sooner, artd with but new^^ 
paper announcements of the 
Change, drew heavy business, but 
■ ttVnexrday^waF h^^^^ 

day and Sunday Were capacity most 
^ the time, flcture getting great 
publicity from those who have seen 
It and looks like a *hlng for 

two weeks; close to 
week. Last aix daya 'College Hu- 
mor' (Par), $6,000, good, 
^ptiwn (Fox) (2.040; 25-40). 
•Warrlor'a Husband' (Fox). Got 
away to a nice opening and looks 
Sir for $3,000. Last week 'Five 
Cents a Glass' (Fox) and sta.rie 
show. C3,200, bad. 



Wednesday' (Fox) and stage show, 
$18';500, fine;' . „^ „^ 

Scollay (Publix) (2,800; 25-35-45- 
65)— 'College Humor' (Pary and 
eight acts vaude. Summerishly $8,- 
.600,-^^Laai:_=.weeJ£=-u:MmslMi. 
(RKO) and vaude, ditto on gross. 

Paramount- (Publix)- (1.800 ;-25- 
35-50)— 'Disgraced' (Far), and 'Best 
of Enemies' (Fox). Ordinary on 
appeal, with expected $5,500, if and 
when. Last week IBaby Face 
(WB), and 'Gambling Ship' (Par), 
good at $8,000. 

Tremont (Indie) . (1,600; 25-36-50). 
Goes dark after 5 weeks of 'Be 
MItip TrMii'-ht' (TT), T.r"t Avcolc U,- 
0:0, pretty ffood. Hoiise troos leplt 
.again Julv 21 \vi;ii 'CocV ye AjTU-n: 



necessltatea a aix week residence 
there which wotiid riot permit her to 
return to the studlb until August 26. 



the wrong I'-ea and they Invariably 
look. Same thing ; happened last 
week with 'Temple Drake' (Par), 
which got better than $10,000. "Bed 
Of Roses' should have .no -trouble 
getting -as much. 

Warner (WB) (2,000; 26-35-60)— 
•Best of EMemies' (Fox). A nice 
comedy but a b. 0. weak sister, and 
will be lucky to gather $3,000. Last 
week •Heroe.s for Sale' (FN) pretty 
(2,700; 60). .'College | ^^^^b at $2,800. 



first shows. .They should be good 
for $2,000 and $1,500, respectively. 

Nabes have, shown algna of re- 
covery on milder weather and are 
picking Up aome, 

- Eati mates for Thia-Week 

Palace' (FP) (2,700; 60) 'Gold 
anwniie sxuqio « «.. I Diggers of 1933' (WB) (2nd week). 

Miss Lombard, who is in Reno iv*""'*^ I11 Kon iflut week, very I "^'^ » u. u. ."'=.^'i' 

Capitol (FP) . . . . 
Humor' (Par) and 'Girl.in 419' (Par), 

May get $7,000, Last week 'Silver , .„ ^-j.a 

Gord'-^^ (JlK6)-.,^d_-;.^oieasiPmL - P^^ 

Sweetheart' (RKO). took $7,500. Last week repeat of 'Good Com- 
Loew's (FP) (3,200; 60) 'Letting panlons' (Regal) and 'King of tne 
in the sunshine' (Empire) and 'Silk Rltz' (RettiaD. Orossed $5,000._ 
Express' (WB)» Mixture of British Imperial (France-Film) (l.euo, 
and Hollywood, and since British 60) •La Fusee' (French). House do- 
have been going well here may get ing well lately and may gross.? 2,5V"' 
$8,000. Last week 'Hold Me Tight' Last week ^Claire de Lune' (FrencBJ 
(Fox) and 'I Love That Matt' (Par), $2,090. ^ ' . 1 : «nm1 
with Camera- Sharkey fight film Cinema de Pans (^rance-Fiim 
boosted the gross to $9,000. (600; 50> 'Theodore & Cie' (Fronch] 

Princess (CT) (l.SOO) '20,0Cr -"r"- f^-vl v,-c-?;V T.^ol-o I'v. 

in Sin;? .Sing" (^VB) arid 'Cc.-.'.-t : : 



Well Cast Short 

E. M. Gluckmann's second short 
for Universal release goes Into pro- 
duction in New York Thursday 
(20). Figured shooting Will take 
two days. 

set for the picture are Jim Bar- 
ton. Nick Lucas. Adelaide Hall, 
Oliver Wakefield, Mullen Sisters 
and Leon Belasco's band. 



Tuesday. Jidj 18, 1933 



VARIETY 



11 




Fax 



New Leader of the Industry 



FOX 



12 



Tw€8aay; July 10, 1993 




Release 
Date 

Aug, 18 



Picture title 

Paddy the Next 
Best Thinsi 

The Last Trail 



Stars, etc, 

•Janet Gaynor, Warner Baxter. 
Directed by Harry Lachman. 

Zane Grey story. George O'Brien, 
El Brendel, Claire Trevor. 



Sep.i Pilgrimage 

Sep. 6 The Good Companions 

Sep, 15 Charlie Chan's 

Greatest Case 

Sep, 22 Dr. Bull 

Sep* 29 My Weakness 

Oct. 6 ^ The Power and 
i the Glory 

Oct. 13 Walls of Gold 

oa. 20 ^1 The Worst Womanl 
■^-^•^^^ in Paris?" 

Oct;27 He Knew His Women 



Nov, 3 

Nov. 10 
Nov, 17 

Nov, 24 



Berkeley Square 



My Lips Betray 
The Mad Game 

Jimmy and Sally 



Henrietta Croiman, Heather Angel, Norman 

Foster, Marian Nixon. Directed by John Ford. 

1*^.1 •■• . 

From J. B. Priestley^s hovel. Jessie .Matthews. , 

Eatl Derr Biggers' Charlie Chan adventure. 
Warner Oland, Heather AngeL 
Directed by Hamilton MacFadden. 

Will Rogers, Louise Dresser, Vera Allen, Manan 
Nixon, Ralph Morgan. Directed by John Ford. 

,lilia|i Harvey, Lew Ayres, Charles Butterworth, 
Sid Silvers- B. G. De Sylva production. 

Directed by David Buder. 

Spencer Tracy, Colleen Moore, Ralph Morgan,' 
Helen Vinson.' Direcred by William K. Howard.' 

Sally Filers, Norman Foster. 
From Kathleen Norris' best seller. 

■Bcnita Hume, Adolphe Menjou, John Boles. 
Direction and story by Monta BelL. 

Warner Baxter in a "Cisco Kid" role: 

iLcsltc Howard, Heather Angel, Valerie Taylor, 
Irene Browne, Beryl Mercer. 
Directed by Frank Lloyd. 

lilian Harvey, John Boles, El Brendel. 
Directed by John Blystone. 

Spencer .Tracy, Ralph Morgan, Claire Trevor." 
Directed by Irving Cummings. 

James Dunn and Sally Eilers. 
Story by Mauri Grashin and James Seymour. 



VARIETY 



13 





f puts her 



prestfgt and an 
. '"th FOX.. 
Custom- 



0.-^'.^iti?&'DANaNG darn 



14. 



VARIETY 



Tuesaay, July 18, 1933 






v,\ •.•.•.•.:w. 






.v.v.w.v.-.'.w.-.;. 
'X O-V'- 




I,., Two .toy . .h,«H„g the summer, 

-Pilgrimage" is moppmg up 





1- ^ A .noiiier«Four Sons." Honest, 
YessHjohnFo^iKas^^^^^ 
Wa^unde^standaUes^t^H^^^ 



no matter where they Uve. 

^de...TREMENDOUSl 



Fox has just started... 



16 VARIETY Tuesday, My 18, 1933 



I 




"THE MAD GAME " n ,, 

_-oari„g xneiodtaa,? This C~ ^ • '°"''^°'^y 



>as it. A h 



say 



^•"are^QofciQ^j jT;'\ffi^''SWs children 

Spencer- Tiarv^^^ • . ^ can they escar>P> t 

"^^^ ' . . ISsweJll 



How abc 




"JIMMY AND SALLY « 
and Sail;, Bile:.? Keep ca]m H ' ^ Du„„ 

^ W...T;^;,j of i^^"^^^ « - With -a .-tie t^tt 

AdvaiKe rtpot„ i,^.^^ ^"-^^d filb heart with cheef 
^/"-^r good } iVe., . . ^ one of their best.Th«' 



Tuesday, July 18, 1933 



VARIETY 



17 




^ do folfe come 
theatre? -To ^ /our 



^hen this is tW 



leirfiomes? 
^eat. Gor- 
g^/, foreign 




* IL — 

t'^at tt'ell-Ja, r_ ' 77"=° ««n and fcesc t 'n^^an^ tfce 

. . " G.v.':s7 "■■i^ 

/ ^ go fbr ft. 



VARIEiy Twcsday, July 18, 193,'? 





^ . „„Ais «iU b. Ae L„ been asktog 

SPENCER TRACY ^ «t;^^^^ 

osity to see. r 






Tuesday, July 18, 1933 



VARIETY 



19 




saeen play by P«« ^ .o^ . . . 

^ play «« ^' Tu* ano*« 

Hk! Ca» r"" ■ 



Tuesaay, July 18, 1933 




I 




. ,„ "The Cisco fed ■ 
, nt> old Ati»n» ■ 

folWoodei stoiy o£ ^^^^^ 



VARIETY 




saw 



1 X . laced tight and Ke-meri cut loose! 
,Ke. kdtes laced g ^ .ever s 

POX doesn't have to tell you 
dthe 



may 
^ell-raising 
;k tUis packs. 



.think they're pretty 



Today's young 
the match of the 
what a 



goo 



a old days 

Mot if you pWe 



fot two 




VARIETY 




A for what he's doing to the 
Should Uslie Howard ^ 
hearts of America's women . g^t h«n m 

They would ... ^^-tCw^^^^^^^ H-^-^^'^ 
the play that was written tor him _ 




Tuesday, July IC, 1933 



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23 




^^^^^^^ , „ Witt day love het' Tl"!? 
is going to do. B all thts g 



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Tnesday, July 10, 1933 




Walls OF GOLD 



-Remember tiiat 
■^•ate Pair" 



between 

them up a.a;n""T' to 
/HHr,NOi^f;--^«?It'saKAm 



'CHARLIE CHAN'S 




ever 
>'°wjf local 



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Paidii; V today. More thoulds 

-en ,o„. „„g.e. BOX OFRCE, here UconT o'^^ ^^"'^ 3r ^r"-"'°"r''"'P*^-=2-' 

good for a guflkw at every appearance ^'^■^^"^'i foil). H Brendel,, 

for FOX .ho.tuei,. plea.e r^Tel t" "'^/"''"""^- A-o^her inedal 




VARIETY 




, 1 for another "Daddy 
, of the exhibitors ^ho^^^'^^^ poX waited for 
HWreds did. ^--^HI^'lT ISl 3anet 
?a;no;Baxter story. >fV ^ g^,,er as 

perfect Gaynor ^^^^.^ 

a man of wealth capt 





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, by misunaerstanaing 

.^v . fo*^^^*^ ^^ T I t,mefol melodies. 

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TucsdiTy, My 18, 1933 



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Gangway for a 
^« G. De Sylva 
^ICAL smash! 




Ctock full of die , 
J^y Side Up" ^ 
m fcnocfced Broadway ga.„,) 
Uokl Lilian Hamv r/ T ° ' 

of comedians Sid <: i ""JT Jdn 
_ vudns, cjicj Silvers FOV ,f,„ ' 

'"A pride! And still another " ^""^ 

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put into 



dash lie 
Chance'' (that's 

Who's m ftp 



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ow it's a 



statrmg 



«real folks" story 



...ljke"State 



. full o£ p«^> 
iari»''to go .•• 
showman's day- 
ateam come true. 
What a program. 



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VARIETY 



Tuesday, July 18, i933 




Join the Upswing witli FOX 



Cnbte Addr«w: VABIETT, LONDON; Telephflse 1!toapte Bw BMI-MMB 



FOREIGKI Wma NEWS 



n^ARIBTVS* PARIS RepiVMiiitatlTe, HoM Am Snlato 
6S; dne dM Saint* r«M«. €abl0 Addr^: TARINBWB* PAKI9 



HITLER THING DEADLY 



Report Australian Bankers Ready 
To Buy Back Fox's Hoyt &introl 



Trouble Is brewlnff between the 
preiFerenc4^ shareholder? In the Hojrt 
^roup 6t theatres, and the Fox Cor- 
poration! 

.Much grief has been experienced 
, !n^. thefcvj^^^ *>y Hpy*^ preference 
' because ' of the , huge 

sums paid to Fox on their holdings 
"in Bx)yivana~al80 TKe" 
preference holders ^tate Fox. Is cop- 
ping the cream whilst they' are be- 
ing ieft but in the . 

Report now is that' the Sallieu 
Banking Group— ppyrerful Mel- 
• bourne ifinanciers — will endeavor to 
purchase the F'6x-Chase ' Interests , in 
the Hoyii .Australian chain outright. 
-^This movers— beiiig~sought— mainly' 
on behalf of .the present preference 
stockholder^.. 

R. W. G. Mackay, for 
Greater Union Theatres, has been 
in America for quite 'a while and is 
stated aa having placed the projposi- 
.tion biefpre Sid Kent and Chase Na- 
tional Bank bfflciais' oh behalf of 
"the" Hoy t interests. . Mn Mackay Is 
-^-due-.'batcfc-. In --Austi^lla- shortly, - and 
.furfchier :develbpments • are- ■ expecteid 
';his ^returiT- " ' 
i/SW ; Australia at present is John 
llblah, who was reported , to have 
cpirta to' thls couiitry primarily to 
piut over 'Cavalcade'. 
kSuspIcIon here is that Mr. Nolan 
''fipialniy in Australia to cover the 
entlreli' position as regards his or- 
ganization's Interests iii the" Hoyt 
chain. Whatever report he traiis- 
mlts to his American principals, will 
have strong bearing on whether the 
Fox Corporation will agree to sell 
to the . Ballieus. 

As ii*ox has been desirous of 
ridding itself of theatre control in 
other parts Of the world, it is 
deemed likely they would be ready 
to quit the Australian field oh a 
suitable proposition. 

Situation Chanjged 

Fox entered the local market at a 
time when the. Hoyt chain was at -a 
iQw:. ebb flnancially. Undoubtedly 
the Fox backing,, arranged through 
F. Thring, saved the circuit from 
— the roteks. But ever since Charles 
Munro has been in charge, of the 
Hoyt affairs business has proceeded 
along constructive lines. 

During the past two years the' 
film tmalhess has passe d throu gh a 
- very lean period, -but is now on -the 
up-grade. Losses — mainly because 
of enormous' taxatioh slugs— have 
been very heavy. However, with the 
five years' working agreement how 
In force between the Hoyt chain 
and Greater Union Theatres^ a much 
happier business outlook Is current. 

.There has been an outcry before 
ibecause of an American "fllm cpmr: 
p*ny controlling an. Australian the- 
atre , chain, biit the raves have gcn- 
(Contiriued oh page 62) 



Harry Cobn Gets Gohig 
On English Pirodacii^ 



liOhdon, July 8. 

In ..his few days in town Harry 
Cohn has accpmplished a lot of 
biisinessi' ' In about, a-fortnigl^t he 
has signed Blnnie Barnes iais lead- 
ing. woman;.^IjesUe-Ho'nracd^-leadihe 
mahy Cedric; Hardwlcke - for charr 
aicter, and Gilbert Miller to direct 
his' first Pic ture/ 'The ' Lady Iff ^Will- 
ing,' adapted from the French. 
. He has 'taken' oyer the British 
& .Pominions studips.'.at Klstree^ anii 
will start shooting .oil July 17, with 
laboratory man, recorder and cam- 
eraman, ail frpm America. ..c 

He has taken the first two floors 
of the building knpwr as Wardour 
House,— and— Goluniblars-T-own—ex-^ 
ciiange will begin functioning Im- 
mediately. Pictures by Capra, Bor- 
zage and others are already, on the 
way and will shortly- . -be trade 
shown. 



into Talker in French 



July 8. , 

■•The. Gerrnan.ifilm, ?Llbelei'- (Young 
Love),' one of the outstahdirig for- 
eign successes in France, still. be- 
ing shown .in Paris in its Original 
German version w^fh French' sub- 
titles, at the Studio de I'Etoile, 
wh^r.Q it is now ih its 3rd month, Is 
bis|hi>. made Into a- French' .produc- 
tibli'^y the Societe^Alma. 
•vM-ax Ophuls, German director of 
'Libelei/ who has taken up his 
aboote' In _^Paris because of the Nazi 
.iittuattpn,^. Is ,jair ectii ^ 
0J|!ii^:,'4,nd .Magda Schneider, ' who 
ajioistes French,; is' again playing her 
original role. 

A few general scenes are being 
synchronized by the Societe.Ryth- 
mographie at t.tie Eclair- studios, 
thoucrh for the main "part, picture 
is bPin.? entirely remade. 



Italy Angels Fix of 
Scenery and Spaghet 
Draw 



Hollywood, July iT, 

Using picture production propa- 
ganda to lure American tourists to 
Italy is behind the negotiations, for 
release In this country pf a seHes of 
Italian talkera filmed against scenic 
backgrounds^ 

Italid,n government'4 and banks 
hav6 guaranteed the promoter, Alex 
'Tiurn-'l^axis,' Austrian, who directed 
several . pictures in Holly wpod as 
Cliff Wheeler, around $100,000 to 
start production. Only .requirement 
is that he obtain a suitable Ameri- 
can release. 

Italy figures the beautiful scenic 
atmosphere, although part of the 
story, will be better than any direct 
form of advertising to get American 
visitors to their country. Arthur 
Liubin, former Paramount executive; 
is atteinpting to obtain a release 
here fPic* the talkers. 
. First picture Is to be-, 'Segusto,' 
from the- book by Lord 'Cecil Rob- 
erts. Love story of an Englishman 
and , a:n Italian peasant. . girl runs 
through many of the harbors and 
seiapbrt- hamlets of Italy.'' 

Productions are to be made in 




Only 4 theatres Out of 200 
Over Here Now Playios 
Fmreigpi Language Filiiis 
— Great Chance for Ger- 
nian Mades in America 
Killed OfF with Hitler's 
Anti<^ew Campaiign 



EXHIBS ANNOYED 



Fox's 2-Version Forep Mades hy 
To Break Even j^ iif^ Is Bdirf 





raotically nothing is left of the 
foreign language film business .Jn 
the ited Statds. Only four 
houses in the country oh. ■ constant' 
foreign - language dietr three in New 



both English and Italian versions^ 
with most of interior filmlng_do?® 
in Rome. ~ 



FOUNDER OF UNION 
ASKED TO RESIGN 



-• Karl vFreund; Universal director, 
has received a request froih the 
German film-men's organization, 
Dacho. .asking for a reslghation bCr 
cause Jewish.. 

Freund is one of the oldest of the 
German eameramen, brganl^ed th^ 
German cain^ramert'a union of/ 
which he :- Was president- and . was 
still a leading member of that or- 
ganization when it merged • with 
Dacho. About thfee years ago Uni- 
versal imported "him and he- has 
been continuing^ as an honorary 
member. 

Freund resigned with pleavsure. 



FBANCO-SFANISfl FUMER 

AdelquI Millar, "&outh Artiericah 
director, who has formerly been 
associated •. with the Paramount 
films at the Jblnville studios and 
has also directed in. London, has 
transferred«his=aotiyitie3--tp=^pa.in;' 
where he has organized tho Liatina- 
Pilms, a Fran CO. -Spanish produc- 
tion CO., with offices in Madrid and 
Seville. 

His fir.st .picture, will be 'l->e 
Lumieres de Sevnie* (Lights ' 6£ Se- 
ville) in Fronch and .Sp-TiVsh ver- 
sions. 



York and .one . in Boston, All four 
are, using^ siecond and third- run 
pictures. It's the lowest ebb :ever>, 
even siiiee silent days. 

Foreign filni'.buslness -wia^i always 
a .;plking proposition until about 
two years ago. when It began build- 
ing to sizeable proportions slowly.* 
Iiess than- a year ago- it had reached 
an -.Almost Important statuSri-with 
over 200 theatres in the U. S.- using 
the pictures and . doing pretty well 
with them. 

Then came Hitler! 

Fact . that the ahtl-Hitler thing 

could hurt pictures in other Ian 

guages, such as French^ l^usslah,. 

etc., .is explained by the .fact, that 

the other language countries, out 

side of Germany, never really got 

very far. and never, produced plc^. 

tures. which, went far in the U. S. 
.Also explained as a matter of ejc- 
hibitbrs pretty much. 6erman pic- 
tures were the best draws of the 
foreign language films. Therefore) 
exhibitPrs' played them most and 
used French, Italian,, etc., only on 
occasion. 

Too Much Bother 

With the Hitler anti-Jew thing 
ih. Germany breaking loose, some 
exhibs dropped German pictures on 
their o.-wn. Most tried to hold on. 
They .received protesting letters 
and pther worries along that line, 
Rather than bother, they dropped 
the whole things 

German pictured In the U. S. 
reached their highest peak, about 



m 

For 3-Tpiigiie 

London, 

— After-. sd^vera,L,Iong^-distanM^talkc^. 
Jbhif Maxwell has sent ' Mont;^ 
Banksi- to Rome .with* 
pines ' Productions, Italy's' biggest 
fllm'^^ concern and pictures theatreEi 
owners. Idea is a hook-up . ^vW^^n 
this ' concern and British Interna- 
tional Pictures to make) two musl'>> 
ca]s. ..with Italian background. 

Pictures will be trl -Ungual, using 
In ternational' s tars, and - Will .c6st 
arouna |zvu,uOO tot each- versiooi 



^x. montns ago,., right after .'jSiSed' 
Chen in Uniform' clicked heavily. 
FiXhlbs, aiS' weir aa theatre patrons 
throughout the country, felt", more 
inclined to give th^ pictures a 
break iand look them ovei; ^ for the 
first time. 

Latest of the. foreign language 
houses to close is the Europa chain 
in New York, Baltimore and Phila- 
delphia. New York house of that 
chain was the oldest existing for- 
eign theatrCi Shutters supposedly 
only for -the summer. 



Micke; Moose Banps 



George -^Kamen leaves for Europe 
July 19 to handle merchandise: tie- 
ups for Mickey Mouse and other 
Walt Disney cartoons. 
— Idea-Is-lor- Kamen ^ tp -get - set 
somewhere ' abroad and do nothing 
else but arrange merchandising 
agreements; 



VETDT SDES B;G. 

London, July Hi 
Conrad Veldt haj9 entered suit 

against Gajiniont British, alleglnis' 

contractu ral breach. 
H(3. made some films here for 

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SUEftlCAL VACATION 

A. L, Pratchett. Cuban g.m. for 
ParE(.mount, Is ia. New York for his 
bi-arttiual h.p. visit. 

Wiiifft h<»re he'Jl go into a ho.<?r»itAl 
for an operation bo neodA!. 







•.has reached 'a decision om 
Btirdpean prdductlon; it.; has au-. 
thorlzedjPrtC Pommer to start male 
ing plans f$|r prod'tfclrtg in Franco. 
Pictures will be*; in Frendh ahd Ens- . 
1ij9ih;'.bti(t> nb German; 'Foihmer left 
New York Wednesday (12)< thi 

;.OIyinpt|q/ ~ 

iStili* two snipes in' the' way of im- 
tni^iate ' beginning, but figured 
they're easy. - Most i^nportant hold- 
up Is pending .the July 21 Fox re- 
fihancing thing. Soon that'il 
settled Pommer will be given tli<» 
signal to go ahead and incorporate 
a French production company with 
a capital of albout $300,060 (6iOO0,OOt 
francs).. . Papers for that are al- 
xeadyi^cawn.- 



London, V 
• fMei:rj: Monarch.' Emil~JaniSng'"s 
English language talker, opened 
Saturday <14) ia,t the, Empire and 
was ' liadly - razzedi ' It was imme- 
diately Jerked.. 

Picture was released here, by 
United Artists^ after having been 
made by .a Franco-German, alliance 
in th€r- south -t>f --FraTicer-- It " cost- 
$300^00 and was ^niade In French; 
and ./English vei'sions. Alexayder^ 
Granowsky, the German director, 
ineggeii.- 

Censor here. made 62 cuts before 
releasing, which possibly explalnis 
the, trouble. 



'33 GERMAN KONTIGENT 
RUNS FOR THREE YEARS 



Full text of thie new German kih- 
tlngent law. Just arrived In New 
Yojrk, shows that there were., only 
a few changes Instituted from the 
Pld law j. but" these chahgias are- 
drastic. \ 

• New law Is In for three ' years, 
ra.ther than a o ne-year period, as 
-hr-tlWTJlRlt; 

In the ' law the definition of " Ger- 
man "films Is cha,nged. — 'German 
films' now means pictures that are 
100% German as regards directors, 
producers and actors. The word 
'German', here means not only per- 
sons of German nationality but of 
G«rman race, which Immediately 
bars Jews. Previously only 75% 
of the film personnel bad tb be 
legally German- now it's 160% 
racially German. 

Foreigners, of German racial 
descent can pass as Germans" If 
they have lived in Germany since 
January 1, 1923, otherwise they can 
-be ^employed, in .. .only , 25 % > of . fllm 

WOi-k. ;, V. 

One important but In the law at 
thi ^ point states that foreigners 
(which also, means JcMVa) may be 
employed in German films inade. 
outside of Oerrhany if special per- 
miasYori'is 'grant6(I by the Ministry 
of Propaganda on application of the 
prctducer. Must be proved, however, 
that the move Is necessary for 'ar-. 
tlstic or cultural purposes.' 

Another new point in the .law 
.statt5.T that the Ministry pf Propa- 
gaiida can grant kontingents. or 
quota licenses at It.s. own disCrietion 
And beyond the regular kontingent 
import figure.' to such countries as 
hav6 a reciprocal agreement with 

Germanyr-^That'g-" im^ft'd5d"fo^"haF 
out the proposied German-ltaHan 

Total figure of Icohtlngents per- 
mitted remains unchanged at 175 to 
be dlyiclGd GO for renters, 30. for ox- 
pprters, 15 for general, mini.sterial 
di.spofjition and 20 at tho disposal of 
the Mini.stry of Prppaganrla 



Ito'bert Kane will eventually be- 
come thei head of Fox's European 
production. That won't be until 
Aug. ' 1, itrobabiyi as' ICane has a 
Paramount contt^ct which dates 
that far and oh which he has en- 
tered suit against ParamouTVt. 

The. Fox . production lineup as 
seen now' is for Pommer to make 
.not more than . three or four pic- 
tures a- yea.v. He will be given a 
budget" at :t.t75iOO0r'picr~~pTcture;~' "~ 
include-both versions. 

^ Pbasi ble Velvet 

Attitude is that with that kind 
of a flhanclal 'outlay a Ponimer pic- 
ture, with Pommer's .European rep- 
utation can get its money back in 
Europe, With; a cash negative re- 
turn Fox will be . spitlsfied because 
able to dell the Fpx-Amerlcan pro- 
gram-on— thfe^trength—of-^the'-Iocal- 
mades.. If one Pr two of the JPom- 
met pictures should turn out -to be 
go0d enough for America, it's fl- 
giired by, -Fox as that much velvet. 

Andre Daven will. produce some 
cheaper . Fox-Frehcb pictures to 
satisfy . that market; . Erlo Klage-. 
man In Berlin will be aUow<^ 
to continue making his proposed 
four. German pictures there on a 
minimum production, cost schedule^ 
Same time, through engagement 
of C. B. Cochran, Londpn's ace legit 
prPduc6r, in London, to hunt stories 
aiid materit;.l,; it's -figured- Fox wlHv 
get story breaks, in that country and 
be closer to possibilities. 



AUSTRIA ENACTS MORE 
UWS JOR OWN FILMS 



Vienna, July 7. 

.Supplementary regulations have 
been made ' to the new Austrian 
contingent law. In effect since April 
15? which make the showing of a 
certain amount of local footage 
compulsory for all. .theatres. 

According ..Jo .these., regulations, 
and In order to further dPmestio 
film ' prodUCtlb.n, every " "^^ 
house must Include In all its pro- 
grams, about 250 meters of shorts 
produced within Austria and on 
Austrian equipment. Shorts can be 
either hewsreels or educationals ot 
both,' preferfence' being given" to ha-, 
live scenlcs and travelPgs) 
' Ministry of Commerce, working 
with the MinLstry of Instruction 
will label film as eligible for such 
use, and decide on maittcr.s of de- 
bate arising under the law, 

NeWsreels for compulsory Show- 
ing Will be distributed through a 
Special officially in.stltuted 'Newft- 
reel Gffi'ce.' 

Imilar- law exl.stH in Germany. 



Hattna Kass European 
Envoy for Columbia 

Hanna K; . , former head ot Co- 
I'uln Tfla'jrf oreiK^S d^ 
York, sailed Wd'lnO.sftay (12) for 
I>;iri.s to tako ovpr the company's 
Gontincnt-il rppro.sontatlon. 

Shft'll opon offices in Pari.H a,«< the 
fiPHt ftf'J> in tho .'fprc'tding. out. of 
ColumfjiVfi fot-eign business under 
thf> iKMv rcKirno br»ihg rtrganlr.ed by 
Jofi WcidC'ltnan head. 



Tae8d«7« Jiilly 18* 1933 




Tueaday, July 18, 19^8 VARIETY ^ 

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Packed iirs^llight audience at Gaiety Theatre 
N, Y.) thunders applause af^ 

-teiir heart wallop iii yems ?tt!d years, fiox pflfic^ sivam] 
under heavy advance sale as critics heap superlative praise. 
Cheer up ! You'll get it soon ! — 



'^Thtobbitig elemetital drama that tlurusts 
straigfit.to the heart of its audience. Brought 
appreciative applause firom the first-oight 
audieuce. One of the finest fifan bills die sea- 
son has seen— this or any ' other*'*— l^egiiw 
Crewe, Y. American 

^ ^ic-k ir -k f{om Stars). You will shed tears. 
and you will laugh. There is a quality about 
it that makes it seem very real. Henrietta 
Crosman.gives a fine performauce.'' — Kate 
Cameron, N. Y. Daily News 

Women will love ^Pilgrimage'. « • and men, 
too will find it thrilling, moving. Hehrieita 
Crosman scored an exciting hit. Impressively 
told, brilliantly acted.'^— i5/<wirf Johanesofh 
N. Y. Mirror 

'^Eloquent drama of tears and laughter • • 
filled with sincerity and warmth. It is a tri- 
umph for Miss Crbsinan and Mr. Ford*;' 
D. S„ New York Tmei 



^nrhere is every reason to believe that it will 
be successful. Henrietta Crosman plays with 
feeling and tesovtc^J^'-^kichard Watts, Jr., 
N.Y. Herald tribune 



A dignified and impressive document • . • 
Plends comedy with pathos. Handkerchiefii 
were very much in evidchce***---JRo5c Pebmck, 
N. Y* Evening Journal 

Pilgrimage' will win public favor. The 
most eflfectisely: prodttCc4^picturc_ in 
beal pityr jmd humor.'' fr^^^ 
N. Y. Sun 

^ Vi bang-up money attraction way put front. 
It's a whiz of a woman's picture • • . and 
anything but dusty foremen as wcll."~KcJ 
Kann, Motion Picture Daily 

*^Fox has again hit its stride. Should prove 
entertaining to every type audience in «very 
type £ommiittity. We liked it a lot. Yott 
will too.''— Jadt Alicpate, film Daily ^ 




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VARIETY 



VARIEYW HOUSE REVIEWS 



Tuesday, July 18^ 1933 



MUSIC HALL 

L, Rplhafel (Roxy) himself in 
person gets, the N^o. 1 billing as a 
nrtcmber of the MusiQ. mall's current 
stage, show. .It must have been 
;B.oxy who -was responsible for the 
capacity attendance Thursday night. 
No explanation for the exceptional 
tyrnout apparent in the picture, 
•Professional Sweetheart' (Radio), 
nor is -Ihere. anything else in the 
show on which the credit cian be 
Pinned. So Roxy himself must be 
accounikble. 

Capacity attendariqfe m^^int about 
6,000 -people present Thursday eve- 
ning. And most of them there to 
flee Roxy. It's too bad the show 
this week is so poor. They prob- 
ably expected to see a typical Rpxy 
presentation, and that would have 
be^h the logical thing. Instead, 
Roxy is giving . them .an hour and 
20 mintites of straight singing and 
little else, a long, uninspiring affair 
'that lackd. even th© customary 
Roxy-Music Hall spectacle; 

He's best knowrt for his produc- 
tion effects, yet this week, while 
—sliowlfig -himself -In the-Jlesh,_RMy_ 
uses one stage setting ' through the. 
■whole show,, the: first tinie that's 
been done since -the Music HalL 
opened. And a dulU sombre, life- 
less set at that. It's a terriaced 
bandstand in the regulation pic- 
ture house manneri its only advan- 
tiage over the smaller preseiitation 
shows being in the lighting effects 
tisied for the specialties down on the 
apron. 

Orchestra pit is covere d over and 



STATE, N. Y. 



the mike. Roxy speaks to the cus- 
tomers like they . were old friends. 
And makes hlmdelf at home by kiss- Prime Carneria (New Acts) Is fill 
Ing three of the flock of sopranos ( in^ up the State's stage with his 
smack on the lips. Miss Bowman large gondolas this week as the 
was set apart In a distinctive man- I closing turn of a six-act bill. He's 
mer. Roxy kissed her hand. In for |2,B00 guarantee and a split 

That's all there Is this week, the with the^house_o^ver $20,000^ 
stage show, the picture and a news- day's ^l^f/^^^L^^ffrifS; 

reel. Johri S, Young, NBC an- dlcatlons both Prlmo 
nbuncer who usher.<3 on the Roxy UhoUhJ do all Tig^^^^^^ 
Gang on the air, does the same has. a 8*^?"^ Jff^^^ 
thing here at the start of the showll York, plus general attractiveness 



Then he goes honie. 



Bige. 



due to his freaklshness. 

With the Preehi the Stut© prie-, 
sents a fair layout of acts and the; 
UA picture, 'I Cover the Water- 
front.' In the vaude end a group 
^ ^ „ . . ^ . I of five standard turns keep thlngfe 

I-Qts of stage sho^v at the Cap prliho, wh,o closes the 

this week, an obvious contra->al-, most of the dependence 

.i^A^^i^v.. TiTo.,,. ' placed oh Herman Tlmberg. Follow 



cApitol, n. y. 



ance, for ^Midnight Mary' (Metro) 
on the screen. ! As further einematic 
bolstering, & Pete Smith 3hort, Ih- 
flatlbn,' Is also added. But the 
stage show nvlil have to save the 
week's gross, if it can. 
Leie Sims and Ilpmay Bailey (New 



In^ his customary sbcko half, hour 
or so. in the next- to-closer, Timbers 
comes 'back to spar .with Camera. 
It's done aticprding to formula, but 
draws howls at. the State. 
Bellet and Lamb are No. i and 



Acts) are the big bally. They're, a the Lee Twins and Co. thlltd, nieari- 



radio piano team who, through a 
fortuitous combiniatlbn of clrcum 



ing two ordinarily deuclng turns 
in a row. The Leea were needed 



stances, have cPme to some proml- mostly for flash purposes, since the 
nenc e In the past two months,, but current bill Is lacking in that de- 
li^ljr^nQUB'hn<iy"witrrant-the-8en^ partmient what-the -two 

satlohalizing which Major Edward girls anct their Blx boyis ^contribute, 
Bowes IS .attempting this. week. J but the Lees should haye been sec- 
thil Spltalny Is the fi^iBt- name to f ond, or. eveii opening 'thici^hpw.: The 
puhctuate . the printed prpgram in No. 8 spotting for them slows down 
bold lettering. He'^ thei summer th€> bill, and doesn't do the act any 
season pit maestro^a quick return j spod, either. Serge Flash opens. , 
after a recent guest . engagenient-- Keller Sisters and LyhPh, fourth 
during Yascha Bunchuk's vacation- with their always, dependable , hat- 
ing abroad. Spitelny put It on big mony singing, were booked- In the 
with an impressive overture, later I State the week before, btkt had to 
....^n^r-T T,,r .« ...v.^.™ «v« a....* lightening it up suffiolently with cancel when their car emulated Joe 
becomes part of the stage inis^eeKr; ,t.i^o*«„^ T»i„Ao* t^^^t^ Vi.^* jti*^ h g trtii-Jrftwr«r-hftdJ^i^M<u-AMft-fl.nilJlftaa 



Band is on the stage, high up in 
the fear, One level lower sits the 
singing chorus. In front of the. staff 
singers, seated on chairs on the 
rostrtim .proper, are Boxy, and His 
Gang. 

In the stage pppulatlpn at 
the Pperilng. seems tp: be arpund or, 
Pver the' 200 marks, hot counting 
the- ballet corps and Roxyettes, Who 

■ arrive -later- -to -bring ..the ..number, 
closer tp .300. Conisidering. the nutn- 

■ ber of participants and the staging 
'iCacilities at hand, there's extremely 
-Hittle -entertainment prpvlded;;at the 

•Music Hali. this week. 

Consuming' most of the' 80 min- 
utes' -stage' running time .are, nine 
' 'vocal specialties run off^elmost In. 
aucpessipn and all through' a miko. 
it may be, of interest to the singers 
tP attenipt to outrslng each other, 
but after a while it doesn't come 
under the heading of amusement for 
the customers. 

Following a lengthy dissertation, 
vocally and Instrumentally, oh 
•Southern iSymphphy,' which IS rer 
plete with, human- piping, Beatrice 
Be'lklh starts off ;the specialties with 
a sppraho sold. Harold Van. Diizee, 
tenor, fpilows. Then Ciladys Rice, 
soprano. At this ppint there's the 
first, brca^ In the straight singing 
stretch;. Patricia Bowman Is pn for 
a '.toe specialty. - .It's -not bnlji. an 
exeellent offering by an exceptional 
artist, but refreshing as a pace 
changer. 

' The sprig marathon "resumes when 
Miss Bowman flits off, Celia .Branz, 
contralto, taking lip the gping where 
Miss Rice leh off. She^s followed 
by Jan Pearec, tenor, and then niore 
by Jan Pearce, tenor, and then more 
trio. There's a slight Interruptlori 
here, ... although . . the , . microphone 
doesn't share in : the audience's 
.luck,_duiJng which Miss Mlckey-Me- 
Kee, whistler, imitates various bIrdS. 
And then* soihe more 'singingTTlilg" 
"tlrtie in French, 'by Claire -Madjette, 
^ho Is (don't, rush) a isopranb 

Finally the audience sees some- 
thing. The ballet corps enters for 
a hunting dance and exits after 
brief exhibition in bright red 
jackets. What was needed at this 
- point .was..a .little.more singing. So 
Viola Phllo, .the theatre^ .'-leadlhg 
songstress, iand for a. chahge a so- 
prano, appears. Then two • comedy 
songs by Frank Mouiari, old school 
comedian. It was a perfect spot 
for a comic if ever there was one, 
and Moulan had it tossed Into his 
lap. 

At ' this point two more , sliriglhg 
Items were scheduled, accPrdiri#-to 
- the. prbgiamJbut^they_wAr<ijlr6ijp.ed_ 
frpm the performance caught; Sonie 
.bbdy figured there, was too rhuch 
inglng,, no doubt. 

Instead, and at last, the Boxy 
etties finaiiy shoWed up. After . i 
Whole hour of Binglng and practi- 
cally nothing ielse. They give the 
show itk first sign of life, but it's 
too. late for their pert green cPS 
tumes, gpld hats and; uisual perfect 
"precision work to do much good 

The finale is composed of — sing 
Ing. The Mlsises * Philo and Rice 
and Mr, Pearce reappear, along 
■with Wee Willie Rpbyn, who walked 
over , to the .rniike too soon and had 
to go back to his chair, arid Ross 
(drraham, an\J all backjgrrounded .by 
"ThenorcHMtreT^hBf 
: the rest of the Gang. The two girl 
lines return in the same costumes 
to ^bse the number into a finish, the 
Roxyettes coming .up on the or 
chestra pit, which had previously 
"dropped to carry them off the stage. 

Roxy does all the conducting, ex 
cept during one number, when 
somebody else fakes the batpn. He 
never leaves the stage. ' But his 
tnoflt important as.signment Is the 
m.Ci (>yorjc,.for which he, too, u.sesj 



LiriiestPne Blues' in SPmewhat dif- 
ferent musico-yocal presehtatlph. 

Came Fred Keating as m.c. to 
pace the show. Keating somehpW 
didn't register as he shPuld. He i 
was. all right . in spots, but missed j 
fire. In others. After a big build-up, 
with- comedy . yarlatlbhs, by the 
Chester Hale Girls (40) oh tPp of a I 
trailer, heralding him as Tallulah ' 
Barikhead's leading nian . in 'Forsak- 



lSI^lB-d^ew"-4H&ad^^H^utr«ye-and-l03s_ 
of a whole set of molars, respective- 
ly. At the State Friday night,' only 
a week after the accident, they 
didn't act or sing like cripples. 
Makeup covered the scars. "The 
audience didn't know It, but their 
h.eavy applause for the act Was .a 
tribute ..to courage. « ' .. 

Timberg was in the moment he 
walked ori, arid stayed In all the 

Ine Air others,' the magiclan^m:c, | S»y--^^^^ 

earne back In is orlgirial style of entertaliiment merit 

n0i-f^rrnin!^ "HB'imi ovyiw- i/i. ^^le Camera tum In fals contedy 

periorming. rPund with the champ. ' 

He Iritrpduced :Bprrah Minevitch As part of the ballyhoo the State 
m connection with happy remlnls- is t^|„|. to have some ring and 
censes of the good ole days at the other celebs lA the house every eve- 
: Palace (business of Keating cross- „int-, roping off- some mezzanine 
Ing himself in miempry thereof), geats for that purppse. <FrIday 
whereupon thel. harmonica Itnpre- eight's bow-takera were Benny 
sarlo and his rascals set to their I Leonard, Philadelphia jack O'Brien 
novelty musical chores and tied up [and HarWm Tomniy Murphy. Be- 
the show cold. They forced an en- sidtis the pugs, Mtlton Berle showed 
core and Incapacitated the rest of too. Berle ran all the way down 
the lengthy, show to the degree that from the mezzanine and when 
they 11 probably bp moved back to r^chlng the stage did a seveh- 
ftnale the show— or should. Mine- minute monolog. saying that if he 
yitch has been around Broadway i^new he would be called on he'd 
almost like a stpck company, in and have brpught his mother. Berle had 
out of the Musical Hall, Paramount, them yelling all the way, but he was 
State and now Capital, so that he's taking' a big chance — and for nothr 
by np-inearis an unknpwn quantity, fng. If this most promising of all 
But they sure went for him. What's young comedians continues to give 
more, he has been on an NBC build- I it away too much and ' tod often, 



up for ho little time, which has fur^ 
ther' fanilllarlzed his stuff. 

Keating on again With a pan on 
a olgaret account whose identity' he 
left ahonympus, possibly for legal 
reasons, as he rapped the' 'inferior' 
product for its expose of magic and 
magicians. It makes, for. good show- 
manship^ any way, in connection 



there will come a time when he 
won't be able to Sell it. Bige 



HOLLYWOOD, L. A. 

e 

Hollywood,- July 14. 
In the build-up of Teddy Joyce, 
the Hollywood, is gradually .easing 
_ . . . . out of the vaude policy Into presen 

with the clgaret brand's expose ofj tatlon. Originally it was five acts 
the disietppearing bird cage. Keat- | of yaude> This week vaude Is down 
Ing submitted himself to audience to three afcts, with the stage baud 
search to prove the collapsible cage and Joyce having considerabte time 
did not appear up his sleeves, as ahead. Joyce, who didn't do so well 
was set forth in the expose car- K^hen he first came to the coast, has 
toons. Chesterfield received a posl- started to catch On and Is giving 

tlve plug atrtherconclusion: promise- of -becoming. a:_Holly5ypod 

Sims-Tmd : Ball ey^-ln- mld-section}-| favei-- MiC -has- a-lbt .on_the^ 
then a. corklrig -routine by-the Hale I eluding .a ropdest manner whjph 
girls wherein the emerald and crim- I helps him no end. 
son. lights were utilized to. good ef- I . ;Current presentatiPn has Maxine 
feet.: It was a concerted, rhythm I Lewis, hot warbler; Cynthia and 
number of exotic pattern and very Blols, tap . dancers; Roy p'Arcy, 
$4 revue in Its general manner of former screen name, slngirig two 
production, presentation and pre- numbers, and FlPrenee Hih Low, 
cislbn, all very unusual considering 12-year-old Chinese girl, who gives 
-the--tIme%-lImitations for picture- promise of . becomlrig. a sensational 
house preparation. acrobatic dancer. Younester has 

Keating offset his good Impres- [an engaging stage personality plus 
slon In the bit' with the box stooge f loads Pf ability. She tied the show 
and the colPred kid stepper, Lat- in a knot, with D'Arcy having s 
ter missed fire during his inrilngs, tough tlriie follPwing her. 
and the box stuff is still 100.% I Fornier picture actor is still fiash 
Baker-Silvers (of Muldowney) ahd I Ing the teeth. While he ls..not over 
none others Seemi to get as much I board Pn talent, he is not too ag- 
put of It.. Hi« pugilistic, radio de- J gressive, and riianagedi to give a 
scrlptlon - Pf ^ a CuIbertson-Lenz|~faIr account, of himself with the. two 
br-idge-^ba-tt-le-^Was a-^llttjer^bettef. songs-_xMIss._JLiewJj3._gfieAltfi...tP.W_n 
Nonetheless, wherie. are those Hoi- with two low-down numbers to start 
lyWood screen testers for Keating? the presentation. . She gets it . away 
He, has plenty of . ppssiblllties as a to good results. Cynthia and Blols, 
male lead. The Bahkhead legit run femme tappers, just fill. In in order 
aloh.e should . be the ' cbnvincer for | to give Joyce a chance to step, M.c 



later does a pip of a snakehips. rPii 
tine that, also stops the show. If 
he continues to wprk aS he h.as done 
In^ his first three . weeks, Joyce 
should stay at. this house for some 



his dramatic abilities 

Ayres arid Rene, with two un 
billed male pards, were likewiise ef 
fective. in their luminous paint terp 
stuff. The novelty of their act lies 
In the uniseen adagio partner who I time 

accounts for the '. startling suS'- 1 Vaude opens With Irtez and 
perided-'ih-'the-'air effects as the girl Pewyn, vet control acrobats, who 
Is catapulted from Pne to another give the show a good start. Frank 
of her male partners. It's a master- De Voe follows, singing three num 
ful presentation^ thoroiighly show- hers. He Is well. riecelved, but works 
manly and smart In nPt essaying I on the blue side. Willopk and Car 
.ariy mystery, From the stairt . the I son, hoke comedy chatter team 
-audlence=Is--^let^In-^on^the^ru.qft^that-ljie3ct. -Bo yS-have .a-faetlllne-4 ?f,p.agff 
.an Unseen adaglplst attired in black, that have th« mat custpmers crying 
tights and unseen agairist the pitch- I for riiore; ' They encore with 'an 1ml 
dark background Is . responsible for tatipn of Laurel and Hardy, which 
the odd terp stuff. Act has been at gets them off to f strong hand 
the Cap only recently and Its quick I Talent this week is considerably 
return will probably not be the last..! better than the house has had here 
It's the last Word in novelty fpf Jtofbre. Budget Is also the highest 
that sPrt of turn,, with the highly I for the house, running^'lightly over 
colorful luminous paint effects fur- $3,000, but the Investment pays 
ther enhancing its. sight value for | with business Strong oh the acooni 
a large auditorhim, such as this, day of the show despite raps at tli 

Aleh Ifcature, 'Baby Face' (WB): Call 




EMBASSY 

Of hot spot news there is very 
little here this week. Runoff Satur- 
day afternoon had itself skimmed 
down tp . an even . hour, with the 
procPssiori rot plips Ibomirig as 9&% 
magazine and the balance news-, 
paper. Editors my St have been 
hard put filling out the. stretch this 
week .and the frequent, dull spots 
show it. 

To the dropper-ln .seeking the 
latest off the hot news griddle there 
was lllitle else to tense the optics 
about other than , the Canadian ad-<. 
vent, of the Italian arniada. Like 
the Translux, they liad - here the 
Llndy flyoff to the , Arctic wastes' 
and the. Amelia iE^arhiart arrival, 
only Fox unreeled more of each. 
Drawing out of the Iritervlew be- 
tween the aylatrix and her spouse, 
George Palmer Putnam, hkd its ad- 
vantage here In that it gaye a 
curloua-i^delIgM^iLJlhe_Earhart 
charm, sharpened by a keen riiilndT 
plus a truly rptirliig nature. 

Interlude immediately following 
the BalbP strip was accorded to 
President Roosevelt's tapiping a 
buttPh for- the inauguration of 
bulldirig activities on the $70,000,000 
span from 'f'rlsco to Oakland and 
saying a few wPrds In description 
thereof. Tagged oh to this was a 
flash .from the very. spot, showing: 
Herbert fipov'er bestowing bis good 
wishes and Governor Rolph digjging 
up ubme of the' flr$t dirt ' on' the~ 
ob amid the kidding of friendly on» 
lopkers. '. TWlst here obviously made 
for livelier treatmient than.' Pathe' 
gaVe the event at the Trarislux. On 
the tall of . this , came Sec. of In- 
terior Ickes with an enlightening , 
spiel on how his board of special 
works is going about spending the 
! 3,300,000,000 appropriated by Con- 
gress,..,-. 

Oddest . quick- -bt.JhuinaniJntereBt 
on the' EnibaSey bill,, which had ' Its 
counterpart (Par) at 'the Translux, 
grandma beauty parade and contest 
at Steeplechase Park, with the win- 
ner a lassie of 74 years. -.Display 
of these, flgures distorted by age, 
etc., was certainly no treat to the' 
eye, and the thing as a whole 
showed how deep thiey'll dip for 
the sake of exploitation, but dnce 
foi: the hewsreels it's only been an 
open season for freaks, regardless 
of whatever might be the .dictates 
pf good taste. It must be okay. 

One clip had the Prince of Wales 
openlhg three bridges in one with 
the combination of events giving 
royalty a chiance to urillmber a 
nifty. According to the photog^ 
raphy It riiust have been an almost; 
Imperietrably foggy day when the 
prince went about Wielding the 
shears. 

Hearst end of the amalgamatlpri 
here brought in Senator Copeland 
for the anti-racketeer angle, with 
the statesman using no weasel 
words in his description of the situ- 
ation and making special note of 
the McConnell kidnappings up Al- 
bany way. Clip had a trailer With 
the kidnaped lad's superior officer 
in the National Guard' excPriating 
the . crime as an affrPnt to - the 
army: 'TTranslux didn't go 'Without 
this • samp bit. . 

Efmbassy touched on the out of 
the . depression trend with a say-so 
by Roger Babson and a bit show- 
ing logs up in the Northwest on 
their way to~the"riiill§r That-IfESt 
looked very much library.- Fox went 
the Conibined 'bunch -at the Trans- 
lux one better With a showing of 
Jimmy Mattern's mother and her 
expression of happiness at hearing 
of the aviator's Safety. Hers was 
a surefire' camera personality and 
an impressive:, performance. 

Of the odds and ends from abi-oad 
the ~Germany~cliipi3, as -usual,- went 



1ERANSLUX 

Display of a Mickey Mouse poster 
on the outside must have lieen re- 
sponsible for the goodly pierceritage 
of kids here Sieiturday afternoon. 
Case of the lyoUogsters spPtting the 
thing as they stroll by with the 
parent or parents and dragging, 
them toward the box office. Per- 
haps here's an angle that the house 
could make better capital of, with 
the fact of being oh the right side 
of the street fpr the uptP\^ Subway 
arrivals all to Its .advantage. 

Compared to the Embassy they' 
did a neater bit of .editing arid dove- 
tailing of their newsclips here, al- 
thougl^ In neither spot were there 
ahy spot news shots, to get excited 
about. Both houses gave the. arrival 
off Labrador of the Italian, air fleet 
lead, attention, with Hearst Metro- 
tone going the Translux (Pathe) 
one better and putting on Gien. 
JBaJ(bj)_for a speech of g reetjrig in 
his natiVe tpngue, a supplemenfafyr 
however, that could ' hardly tickle 
anybody but his fellow couhtryriien 
and those who understand the llngp,; 
In. either Instance the cameramen 
did a creditable piece of air and 
scenic photography. • 

In addition to Mickey ('Mickey's 
pal Pluto') t the hill spaced the 
news .parade With a . travelog, .'Dan- 
gers of the Arctic,* which <dragged 
throygh close to : 36 minutes of dim 
phPtography, and a Vitaphorie reel^ 
That's the SplFlt;*^iqErtbttInB^I 
hot diansapatlon of the Noble Sissle. 
combp. Way they spliced them in 
here made for deft balancing with 
the news Items. 

Fathe' has pretty much of the 
running this week.. Immediately 
following the ..Baibb reception up 
Canada way there's - the XIndberghs 
shown taking off for that near- 
Arctip - airiane charting romp and; 
the arrlval.of-AjneUa JBJaf'hart at the 
Newark field f rem. .a trarisicpritfi" 
nental 'spin. 

Frpm this ppint Pathe proceeds to 
give 'em a flash of the encounter 
between the National and American 
league stars In Chicago for charlty'ls 
sake, a spiel by the navy command-' 
er who's slated to join jan Plcard 
for the stratosphere experiment, an 
exciting motorcycle race over in 
England, with the daredevils spili- 
ng themselves, a Cincinnati divins 
horse and an installment from the 
newsreeler's anti-racket campaign 
in which formei* War Sebt.' Patrick 
J. Hurley - does the .calling to arms. 
Same company takes the next three 
clips, in which Preslderit Roosevelt 
and 'his predecessor, Herbert HcO'^ 
yer^ from either, end. of. the country 
participate ' in the inaugural of the 
construPtion of the Frisco -toi -Oak- 
land span and an interview With 
Gen. Hugh Johnson, the latter tell- 
ing of the results to date' of the 
emergency recovery, act. 

Pathe also does well by the Yale- 
Harvard-Washlngtbn-Cornell row* 
ing . event. ; Paramount cPmeia 
through with the cbriferring of the 
title of honoriary fire chief on Ed 
Wynh at the World's Fair by Rufus 
Dawes,' which turns out a niftier 
case of editing, than, the Fox clip, at 
the i^mbassay arid makes for a 
heartier laugh. ynlversal's best 
constituted an Indian powwow in 
Flagstaff, Ariz. .c. 

Business Saturday afternoon 
-somewhat beteE.,.than .faIr,__<M€0._ 



in heavy for arms, tlnhats and the 
goosestep, while the French con- 
tribution offered a bunch of kids 
making orchiestral whoopee with a 
flock pf resourcefully odd instru- 
ments. .. 

Saturday's early "ririat busi 
somewhat better than fair. Odec. 



PALACE, CHICAGO 

Chicago, July 14. 

Business continues to be good at 
the Palace. Outlook fPc^a prpfitable 
summer Is- cheerful. But were the 
boys -worried a "month agP! 

Current offering . is CPristance 
BeiifieTf ifi •Be^n&r-Rcrses—( Radio) 
plus Al Trahauj Hal Leroy, Edwin 
C. Hill, Heller and Riley, and the 
Kapazawa Troupfe. It makes a good 
show except fpr ' Hill. This radio 
hews commentator made pepple 
squirm in their seats as his"^gabby 
and rambling remarks seemed in- 
terminable. He got more applause 
before starting than .after endirig, 
and that's very little at either erid. 

. It rinight be. well for somebody to 
boldly hint that newspapermen In 
the bullc and With practically no 
exceptions make awftil entertain- 
ers on a vaudeville stage. Arid 
especially in a town as indifferent 
to journalistic personalities as is 
Chicago. Of course, somebody may 
W"^d^i:hlrErthat^HiHHa-a--radio 
celebrity. The answer to Which, is, 
should a good show be spoiled for 
the sake of a limited, at best, radio 
following, few of whom are prob- 
ably Palace-minded? 

ilThere Is also the question of 
Hill's use of a. vaudeville stage tP 
spread what Is sheer .Hearst edi- 
torial propaganda; Hill doesn't re- 
port new.s,,he colors it, and his ro- 
■' marks about ri)at.ters of foreign pol- 



rcy are frankly, jlrigolstlc -and sabre- 
rAttnng. It takes a IPng loridge. to 
cPhhect Hill's presence on a vaude- 
ville Stage with the primal functlPn 
Pf the^ varieties. tP provide popular 
entertainrifient.. 

Trahari -and the "Ipvely recipient 
of- his ispankings, Y.ukona Camerpn, 
were, . . pf c ourse. the__xom edy h eart 
and guts of the bill, altho'iigh uebrger 
Rliey, deucing, did well on the gig- 
gles, too. Riley and Trahan herifimed: 
in lilU. In a speech Riley said it: 
Was three years sirice he and Heleii . 
Heller had played Chlpago. 

Seven riliriible Nipponese,, the: 
Kanazawa Troupe,' opened the show 
and well. Hal L«roy and his three 
youthful associates closed it, and 
srinashirigly. This 20 -year •>'Old dis- 
ciple of complete relaxation In. terpr 
siphore improves With acquairit- 
arice.. His reception was surprising 
in view of the fact that his niusical 
prPductlon appearahpes: have been 
confiried to Manhattan. No reason 
why Leroy can't tell a gag if he 
wants to, but he sh ould t alk louder 
;iari"d punch'^ia^^^^Btronge^^ 
while in his own department hie 
dancing has the freedom and solid 
Impact of a swift-flowing river. 

Barbara McDonald and Dorothy 
Dare, both cute,, and. the ealiph of 
the clarinet, yPufig Ray Baird, com- 
bine with Leroy to build a turn 
combining youthfulness -with J'olld 
m^rit. Palace orchestra came vvon 
the .stage to background the turn. 



Tuesday, July 18, 1933 



VARIETV nOnSE REVIEWS 



VARIETY 



PALACE, N. Y. 

The poor ole Palace looked very 
poor at t]txe opening show Saturday/ 
but with the -weather continuing to 
break bad for week-ending thay 
trickled In so that the second. Qhow 
-was assured of a better quorum than 
the first frolic. Anyway, ftve acts 
and a picture, 'Bed of Boses' (Ben- 
nett) isn't bad value at 36c if you 
come early enough Saturdays. 

The five acts are variety if not 
particularly well laid but. But with 
vaudeville what It is these days, one 
■wqnders little, seemingly, about; 
laying out s^ows. If they get Ave 
■ acts together that promise some-f. 
;thing, that'ff good enough, for ofteri 
the Paiace hasn't, known where Its 
neict. faeadllner would come from 
Without having to repeat Ray Bolr 
ger again. 

Tom Howard enjoys the dubious 
distinction of headliner this week. 
A block down Broadway the State 
has the Herman Timbergs and a 
flock of bther ..stahdard names, not 
to mention that the State also has 
Prlmo Camera over all. No ques- 
tion about a freak draw there. 

Mainn, Robinson and Martin (New 
Act s. braVe_folk8!j| lead off. H elen 
Lynd is No. 2. Miss Lynd was oiily 
recently at the Capitol, further up 
Broadway, She's a . nice-looking 
blonde in a nice slinking - gown, 
which is half her battlie. She con 
tribs the other 50% with a special 
opening, 'Oh, Mr. Cazzasa' and some 
catch - as - qatch 'impressions 4>f 
Chevalier, ZaSu Pitts (those awk- 
ward hands have suddenly thrust 
take-off fame on the screen coine 
dienne) and Maei West. In toto, 
Very nice for No. 2. 



ROXY, N. Y. 



the 'Raven,' by Baltimore's own 
Edgar Allen Poe. It's all plenty 

solemn and serious, with an an-i This Roxy new type of show is 
nouncement over the p.a. system L.^„x„ . 1^ 
and a request that the audience re- crystallizing Into « type, meaning 
main as quiet as possible since that they've found out the trick 
much of the routine is done without of makizig a little look like a whole 
musical accompaniment. lot at a scale that tops at 55c for 

It's * nifty piece of dancing, ailnce 'if eVenintra and m iits 
Miss doctor couldn't do a bad ~l ®y«r?if|„*^^^«i^^^f^i^ 



h„rif.« « tho ^J^i^ the kids any old time. It's a 

dance; but it's a shame that Miss | gi^^p^^ system, but here made high- 
ly effective.. ... 
Special situation, helps a lot. The 



Hoctbr had to cut out the 'Rhap 
sody in Blue' - number, which. 

tnnpS,/"rm.HnS^*^ F^r *?h« "ILit 1 ^ouse has a vast storehouse of ma- 
l^t^t^o^thl rW^^ iln Vp^^R^vfi- terials. If they h^ed a fan number 

faster and more familiar tempo of M"/"®/."^^^ 
the 'Rhapsody' would seem prefer- 5"^-°?^ 

ftble *vi»u»u^ occiu hand an infinitude of stock set-; 

Miss Hoctor opens with a ballU "^.^jf'^,^^^^ '^^^ 
number and demonstrates what "^^i "i"®'^^"^^^; 

grace is all about In between the L J^t.^ fn"?^^^^ 
Long Brothers, three hoofers, obUge, ^"J^^.^"*,^J®"»,i^^^^^^ 
with a rhythm number, making it ? important. A good 



skill goes into the process; 

Opening the show is the DeLohg I tV-^ „rl,?n^^i*^* 
x.'io; thr^ girls doing strength and J^^t^ ^LnS^^ «1nSa'^»r^«nn^m J 
contortion acrobatics. Among the 

the turn right along. 

Then the Stonewall- Trio, ..some 



Girl looks well on the stagie . and 
has an engaging fbotllght manner, 

what-nervous, but-across-nicely on-i-*^f*'^ 

thai,. i„* Ti^"„ "-I '."V-t: I voices with a sympathetic quality 

in the low , registers,, the vocal trick 



their home lot. Boys are using the 

mike and sticking'^ to rkdlo tech- /^r^^*^"^^^^^^^ 
nique, which will We them under 
a handicap if they intend to remain SJ.^^iffi""!.' oP?^ iL^l>.o«oJf^o«^ 
in vaude. If it's vaude they wint. *f-f^^^ 
should break away now from that !ifA,,^^^" ^^i""^*?^? 
mechanical aid and le^rn to stand 



out there and sell it direct, 
four songs, ranging from hill billy 
to pop and all oke.; 



former, with an agreeable manner, 
a neaLt ' trick of . mild dancing >Lnd 



Tom Jtoward, foiled by GSeorge 
Shelton and Harry Tighe and a cou- 
ple of other stooges, offers 'The 
Holdup' scene in the trey. Good 
quota of latts. 

Don ZSelaya, vet vaude pianolb 
gist, suggests, some real old-school 
vaudeville showmanship with his 
-biological exposition 'on music. He 
has a chart to illustrate how various 
moods of music a'ffeot the spine, the 
.spleeh,-the. .heart,, .throat,, mind,, etc. 
The canny Zelaya, a corpulent, good-* 
humored roly-poly personality,- gets 
down to some intimate fundalmen 
tals when! taking his audience into 
confidence on the evolution of vaude 
-ville; -He preludes this by rapping 
the Passaic miiggs who greet 
Chopin with a Bronx cheer and by 
referring to the .Lou tioltz school of 
Palace comedy; employing, how 
ever, the barnyard synonym which 
colloquially deiscribes that recently 
new penchant In comedy business. 
'. No question a,bout Zelaya's free- 
dom of expression. • But somiehow 
his personality offsets, the rough 
ness of. his address,, further fortified 
by a basic krtlstry on the keyboard 
which he has previously demon-, 
strated with.a classical piece. The 
Don also goes -in for quite a little, 
torso-tossing as example of what 
he means in the line of spinal music. 
Whatever captipusness ma.y arise, 
no question about Zelaya's show- 
manship and commendable progres- 
sion m carrying his straight piano 
stuff into more valuable territory 
as a comedian. 

Maurice Colleaho Family closed. 
<3o6d variety -throughout. Some day 
some legit revue will 'discover' the 
Colieanos for a production. They 
can. do most anything, with their 
basic circus stuff now held in back- 
ground as they clown their wd.y up 
to that point. Maurice Is. the Harpo 
Mifirx of the family and, as tljie solo 
stellar, billing would suggest, the 
— bul-warlrof ■ the-act.^A'couple'ot the 
Blisters, however, are more than 
averagely .'adept In contortlve and 
toe dancing opportunities. " The 
straight of the family ..likewise bol- 
sters his end of the foiling. Abel. 



Harriet Hoctor 'and the Rooneys ^"".^"''f of talk, besides doing a 
followed in that order/ and werl '^''^^ impression of Lupe 

^trailed by the Thomias 



closing. "W8te3t'*actTee.n"in thfs valuable aasisunce to 

town In months ■ her buildup. 

'Baby Pace' (WB) on the screen. , Gae Poster line girls make a fair- 
Business fair at the first show Pri- "^f^^ opening, doing k comedy 
(Jay. . « o oKww piorodora ensemble with a back- 

ground of the Wi&shington arch, 
idea being to supply a gay '90's at- 
pi^tf^ I A . Jjnosphere, -with the girls in bustles 

KywMXjf. M^, • ~ arid com<edy ' get-up,~a "historlca^^ 

Los Ahgeles, . "^^JX.A" * ^ 

A„ ^ . J\ ■■ -J. , Seller and . Wills, young mixed. 

week, dance double Jn to lead the stepping 
cyrrent stage show ^at r this' ^house for an oke climax; and drop files to 
has Jane and Katherine Lee to sell, reveal the stage band set out on an 
as well as a^ fair amount of enter- bve^-done floral bower setting, 
talnment. JHorace Heldt band, al- schooler takes charge, with a brisk 
ternating between pit and stage, intro for Ted and AJ Waldman, male 
does^SO minutes of pleasing musical team In blackface jiolrig musical 
numbers and specialties. Rest of specialty and peddling crossfire, to- 
the show consists of a half-hour of gether with a few old-timers like 
vaude, four acts participating. the musical saw. Mild turn, but 

Seven Stars, dance flash, opens made effective here and for this 
acceptably, contributing tempo and clientele by the Schooler buildup and 
some average hoofing. Second, act, a finish with a trick harmonica duet 
Ro6s .and Crandell, Is also a dance as an obbllgato to the stage band, 
turn, mixing tap work with comedy Schooler working with the turn for 
piano-playing. The two boys need full effect.* A small-time built to 
more polish and a tighter routine. the limit by surroundings. 

Lee girls have smart comedy Band goes Into one of those 'coh" 
business and put across several vo- tests to find' the hottest player, 
cal numbers, getting good applause serving as Intro for Bobby Gilbert 
turns, but just miss furnishing the and his 'talking vlollfi,' Schooler 
amount Of effective comedy and a,galh supplying incidental byplay 
laughter that is needed to balance the that strengthOns the turn, 
bllli a difficult trick with a four-act Specialty session for Seller and 
show. Wills, with Bert :Milton, -pair doing 

Heldt could improve his combo's first-rate . comedy aero, steps ' and 
efforts by cutting down on his talk, git-l topping it off with sensational 
especially since he delivers from a Control steps mixed with rhythmic 
platform over the pit— Just out of ground tumbling involving twisting 
range of the mikes. splits - from forward somersaults. 

Band is preceded by some top- Altogether a fast and engaging dls- 
notch acrobatics . by the Cachalots, play. 

youthful trio who specialize In high Into Miss Nlesen's session, which 
balancing. Business stronger at is made to blend into the finale by 
the opening,, wlth^ the Constance carrying her encore number along 
Bennett picture, 'Bed of Roses' for a- climactic effect. Finish en 



rate song impression, of Lupe 
ezH-7— dialect-^ — and — all. . LDaye. 



vocally, bat across a medley of airs 
from 'Desert Song' to strong re- 
turns. 

Bud Harris turn cashes In on one 
bit of psychology. Boys are colored 
and base most of their humor on 
that fact, the pot calling the kettle 
black. Mutual insults are clever, 
and remainder of their material is 
also new to local ears. ; poys do a 
scrap of hoofing, vrairbllng and 
piahistics, winding up by ihtroduc- 
4ng a young hoofer who taps to 
town In Gatlirig-guh fashion. 

Pattchon & Marco have pirovided 
three .liieat production numbers, 
opening with a jingle bell routine 
that is will rehearsed arid hovel. 
Parade number: utilizing the Indian 
costumes from 'Whoopee' and a 
stilt closer ai'e the other two. 

Rube Wolf and the barid click 
with a. riiieidley. of Russian airs, 
and. Max Lerriier has retuthed and 
again gets across with his. vocal 
solo. He seenis a.frald to wander 
an. inch from the mike arid should 
get a little movement into his >K9rk, 
but otherwise keeps building ap- 
plause each week. 

Paramount seems to be. drawihg 
at openings ho matter . What the 
plctuce...^_Eal;rQ.ns . at_ matinees are. 
more of the sober, steady, ;substatt- 
tial type than the typical flapper, 
idler- or drop-in to be expected. 
Lower floor filled at 2 p.iri. Picture, 
'Mamma Loves Papa,^ although 
without name draws, well sold In 
advance with iadded and out-of-the- 
rut advertisirig. Lenif. 



LIBERTY, PORtLAND 

■Portland. Ore.. July . 



CENTURY, BALTO. 

Baltimore, July 14.. 

Line-up of standard names here 
for thO show currently, making It 
a iStt^f vaude blir r^rom air a^ 
It brings, however, one new act Into 
vaudeville. That's the Stonewall 
Trio (New Acts), a male three- 
some that had its first taste of show 
business about three months ago In 
an arnateur' show and. talent hunt 
staged by Benny, Davis. Boys have 
been waiting' their chanceisini5e_that 
tfriie. and this weiek secured their 
Opportunity , and are cinching, theni- 
aelyes in their home town in the 
deuce spot, getting receptions, en- 
cores and everything that goes to 
make It a gala occasion. 

In contrast to the neophyte stuff 
the show, displays an array of old-: 
tiiners with siich grown-up acts 
as Pat Rooney and Pat Rooney IH, 
Harriet Hoctor and the Norman 
Thomas Quintette. Thomas has in- 
stituted no drastic chan.ges in hia 
routine, but the Roorieya and Miss 
Hoctor have seen fit to make sev- 
eral switches. 

Pat Rooney .has tossed .out, the 
hioth-eaten raccoon coats and huge 
chunks of dialog. What is left is 
- a -CTeat =portiOH-^6f ^5o^f Ing ahd'^ii 
couple of lines. 'Rosie O'Grady^ is 
still here and th^ back-tb-baek, 
father and son dancing routine of 
that^gong is still one of the big mo- 
ments In vaudeville. It's got that 
human touch that makes it a mas- 
terpiece, apart from the showman- 
ship and performance Itself. 

Harriet iHoctor is concentrating 
her talents on an imtnrtission titled 



(Radio), doing some drawing, 

Leny. 



semble has a Hindu temple back' 
ground, with the line girls In 
Oriental dress and vrearing double . 
.faced masks. Dance maneuvers are 

CHICAGO" '~~ — Hnterrupted-by- «-novelty-Javahe3fr 

dance specialty by. Saixaml . and . Ml- 

Chicago, July 14. chl, mixed pair of Orientals, who 
Usual galaxy of vaudevliie acts U^®* curiously Ihterestlrig effects but 
surrounded by the usual house of arm drills, girl standing iihseen 
drapes and the usual house ballet, behind man, making it seem as 
preceded by Joe Chernlavsky's over- though the Buddha temple figure 
ture, followed by 'Baby Face' (WB), had four arms. Light effects are 
the picture that the censors banned "'^'^^y handled here to emphasize 
entirely one -week and passed un- weird atmosphere, 
scarred the next in another one of Back again to Tsh't It Heavenly, 
those mysteries of the department P^^^h Miss Niesen singing through 
of public morals... an. offstage, mike for the curtain. 

'Donald Novls In large chelten- Show runs around 45 mlhiites and 
ham, and Rltz Brothers, a late book-, holds up nicely. Feature Is 'Best 
Ihg, in the same size. Jack Powell of Enemlies' (Fox). Attendance at 



Evergreen Liberty's new vaude 
policy is getting attention^ First 
bliropenied with Les Kellors, nov- 
elty acrobats. First half Of the act 
has ho thing outstanding In modern 
tumbling. Mixed team then appears 
In full stage oldr-tlme sawdust set^ 
ting,i_ doing acrobatics of 30 years 
ago. Wardrobe is«d routine-ls alsO 
old style, getting laughs , and ap- 
plause.. .This man and woman act 
starts mildly - but builds iip. to a 
good finish, Including flag waving. 

Followed by Johnny ROmero. 
billed tis a dancer and comic. Seve- 
ral dance numbers are. clever and 
original, but the comedy, while not 
good, manages to die young. 

Four Gobs follow in 'one.' Good 
singing quartet with some comedy 
that gets, over.' Spirituals in sailor 
wardrobe sound strange, but their 
'Jerusalem 'In the Morning' puts the 
act oyer. Well received. 

Fred PIsano and Co. keep lip a 
good comedy pace, built around the 
idea of a feihme croissing against a 
traffic sIgnaL The act held atten 
tlon and -went over strong. 

Moret and Erlta Trio have the 
closing spot., a good dance act« . with 
Spanish and. biallroom numbers, but 
not suitable for closing. Mildly re 
ceiVed at the show caught, but this 
probably Is not a heavy , applause 
getting act, anyway> ."Would have 
had . a better break elsewhere oh 
the bill. 

Vaude at the Liberty clicked 
mightily first week and hais no com' 
petish In the burg.. Looks per 
nianent If kept • up to the general 
calibre Of this opening bill. 



RKO GOLDEN GATE 

San Francisco, July 12. 
Booking of Cecil and Sally of 
radio, goes to prove that any radio 



a little bigger than . Frances Faye, this Friday night opening fair, 



Sunny O'Dea, and the Evans Girls. 
Announcements over the P.A. sys- 
tem announced the acts lA vaude 
sequence. " ■ 

Miss O'Dea is vivid blonde 
girl^dancer-WcjWpearea; with~fhe' 
Paul Whiteman-Jack Pearl, road 
show at the Oriental. Frances Paye 
with a Mae West, bellow musically 
pummelled a variety, of selections 
in minor, keys. She plays a green 
piano and sings blue. Her lowdown 
style seems likely to. result in In- 
creasing fame, but she ne^ds steer- 
ing and devielopment to make the 
most-out of what she's got. She 
did well at the Chicago and Im- 
presised-as likely to do proportion- 
ately better ai3 the size of the the- 
■atres shrink. 

Jack Powell's disciplined drum- 
sticks ratatatted him £|,crbss solidly. 
Novis was liked, and so were the 
Rltz Brothers -vvlth, however, the 
'qualifylng=report=on=^'the=^trio^that" 
their present, and ' apparently new, 
routine is by all odds their leas.t 
successful effort in years. A great 
deal of their present material partr 
cakes. Opening bit in Roman togas 
and.. the long drawn-out Jeckyll and 
Hyde scene were sub-standard for 
the boys. 

Business good as it has been for 
several weeks how. Land. 



Rush. 



PARAMOUNT, L, A* 



: — L ois-Arigelesr'J-uly--l^. , 
; Main iiortibn of this -week's stage 
fare is devoted to the 'Laff Clinic,' 
a KHJ program sponsored by a local 
gasoline, but It takes .a. pair of col- 
ored boys, doing; cross-fire chatter 
and who are-spottied next-to-.closlng 
as insurance in case the air portion 
doesn't hit so hard, to wow. the 
audience. The pair, billed as Bud 
Harris arid Co., are new to the coast, 
although they've been playing the 
act east for two. years. 

Show is too long by 20 hiinutes- 
at the initial performance, runriirig 
78 minutes.' Trimming " should be 
done in the air aggregation's end.. 
Latter Is acceptable, but. it's all ear 
entertainment, and plenty, of the 
.Bags-trip=up=on=*thelr=long=whlte= 
beards. Wilbur Hall m.c'a deftly, 
and Brown and Lavelle, also from 
vaude, carry off top honors among 
the ether entertainers. A blackface 
team, the Alabama Eskimos; Aunt 
Gary Bodkin, . bucolic type, and 
Clem Cllsby, ditto, contribute vari- 
ous brands -of comedy chatter, some 
of It garnering laughter, !Ruth Hol- 



act on the stage is an :uinEnoWH~ 
quantity, innthis case 'x.' instead of 
denoting - the ^ mysterious *■ amount 
marks the '■ spot. For Cecil and 
Sally aren't clicking. 

They're the boy and girl radio 
duo who were orie of the first Coast 
acts to get into the sponsorship 
gravy. Currently transcriptions are 
their forte, local broadcasting going 
out on KYA. Few months ago 
Johnny Patrick (Cecil) went Into 
show business, writing the play, 
producirig,. directing and starring in 
it, and also putting up the dough; 
It was regretful, for it cost him 
about $7,500 after one week In Oak 
land and two at the 'long-darkened 
President here. 

The first rilght's show dtew less 
than_haJf_cAiJaclty jlQwnataIrs, itrhHe. 
the cheaper seats upstairs were but 
fair. . . 

Act is the first sketch the Gate 
has had since the good ole Orpheum 
days. It runs 45 minutes and Is a 
condensation of the previotis ill 
fated Cecil and Sally vehicle. Cast 
includes four radio characters. It's 
all pretty much ho-hum stuff, . 

Preceding the ether , opus are two 
vaude turns, Roy and Sunny Zas 
tro, aided by. the Eugene Twins, 
bpfeiiihg the show with an okay 
dance act. Stroud' Twins follow 
with their fariijjlar nonchalant chat- 
ter* Bruno Weiss Trio follow the 
ske.tch with excellent acrobatic and 

perch work. ^ _ 

"Oloslng ^is tlee Plemlng and 
Hfeldt's band, though why" It'a still 
denoted as Heidt's band is a mys- 
tery known only to RKO. Heldt 
hasn't bieen here for several months. 
Pleriiing has bieen doing an okay 
job as balonlst, and; the organiza- 
tion Is versatile and capable. 



PARAMOUNT, N. Y. 

It was the booking by Publlx 0l| 
Burns and Allen this week that sup- 
posedly caused the disintegration of 
a circuit agreement In New Tork oA 
salaries. The B. & A. team sold. 
Publlx on $3,500 a week, twice the 
figure the circuits had agreed upon.' 

Uriquestlonably, It's Bums and 
AUen that lift, the new stage show 
to a plane this week that niakes the 
feature .of secondary importapco 
arid strong enough in Itself , both on 
enterjtainment and probably^ on 
draw, to get the house by safely re- 
gardless Of 'Disgraced' (Par). Pea- o 
ture, boasting Helen TWelvetrees at 
thie top of the ' casti Is passaWo 
amusement^ but that's about all. v . 

'Grade AUeri's Revue' Is .what 
IBorls 'Morrod tags. his. new unit 
around the comedy vaude-air-fllm 
cOriiblnatlon, -with nearly every- 
thing Intentiorially wronig in con- 
soriahce with Miss Allen's stag© 
character. As worked out, produced 
and routined, the result becoriies 
good - fun, dotted , here arid there 
with legit vaudeville of reasonably 

good value. 

While there On strength as w'ell 
as length, the 61 minutes the stage 
Temkihs ligKtelans-:a^lfte-longT:e-ir:^ 
gardless Of the seeming tendency of 
Broadway deluxe . houses to flU out 
time more with rOstnim endeavors. 
Just, where the new show hero 
could ybe advantageously cut, how- 
ever, would present a probfemi to 
both Morros and his producer. Bob 
Alton. 

It could come eaislest in" connec- 
tion with the Cardlnl and Jamea 
Milton spots on the show. After 
Cardini has done hIa regulations^ 
vatide-HPOut-tner-4heT-bit— wltlt-Burnfl— r 
and Allen where latter try tO. show 
Cardini some tricks, partly legit: 
and partly for laughs, could be for- , 
gotten about. It doesn't add miich 
to either the Cardini showing or to 
the unit. 

Melton Is on in 'one' at first, do- 
ing a couple of nutribers, then in- 
cepts by sorig a dance production 
Interlude lylth the girls and MItxl 
Mayf air. Melton returning for the: 
finish. This portion of the outlay 
Is beautifully done and adds much 
tO' the general entertaihriaent value 
of the proceedings, but some, of the 
material later oh with Melton di- 
recting the band could be culled out. : 
He's, brought back after B. &: A. 
have done their hext-to-oloslng.:. 
chores, with curtaina up on thie 
stage instrumental crew. While 
with B. & A. back to clown witk 
Melton and gags issuing forth, Mel- 
ton and (3eorge Bums altetnatlng 
as straights for dumb Oracle, the 
comedy returns are good^ there . Is 
still room for trimming ; ' . 

In the fore part of the unit, after 
Mitzl Mayfalr has been on in her 
tricky limber - legged ■ specialty* 
Burns and Allen give themselves a' 
bad start with some material that 
Is. anything but up to their stand- 
ard. The talk around making cof- 
fee, plriaento cheese and other atufC . 
is much below, par. What helps to 
save this iriterlude partially ia 
Grade's sister in the person of a 
hefty lass who plays for greater 
dumbness than Mias. Allen.- 
' In the big production, number 
with Melton and the dancing en- 
semble; latter on toes, this time vln 
an effective derVish, Miss Mayf air 
Is responsible for an acrobatic waltz 
that ' jibes riic0ly with the general 
-tenor of the scene. 
. Cardlnl is' up ahead of Melton. 
Sleight - of - hand performer, aa. 
smooth as' they liome, with his cards 
and clg&rets makes a fine showing, 
"vteiHg~witiriiH3iTmB~el8ff~oirT;hST>ill 
for applause detonationB' Friday - 
night. - -• 

What to do for the flhale, with 
everything going screwy for Grade, 
results in an appropriate and laugh- 
ful finish, with, curtains not 'com- 
ing down when they should, then 
too far, . etc. The. clownlrig with 
other members on the show being 
spotted for Instrumental work with 
Grade for a band number a little 
overdorie and not so hot, either,, in 
a comedy way. 

if the Friday night buslriess, 
which was excellent, is any- cri- 
terion, the .-house ought to have a 
good . week. Justifying Publlx arid 
Boris Morros in the Cost of the cur- 
rent stage show against the pic- 
ture's chances tO: keep theatre 

^afely-out-of -tiie-red.-^-^ 

In addition to. .the regular unit, 
the pit .Is lorded over by the kid 
prodigy^ Jackie Heldi aldb known as 
Tiny ToBcanriini. He batons the 
crew through 'Meriy Wives of 
Windsor* and, while . apparently 
knowing his musiCi the band Itself 
seems deader than usual. Topping, 
young Held does a short piano solo, 
making a better impression at the 
ivories. Char. 



„ ...„ _^ Picture was 'Tomorrow at Seven' 

loway and a quartet, well equipped ! (Radio). Bock. 



ORPHEUM, N. y. 

They're igiving the customerac a 
new deal here this week. Four acts 
instead of the usual five. Perhaps 

aceourits for the .shortage in the 
stage deck,, but the. four acts.- they 
did trot out Saturday . night -seemed 
pretty honky-dory froria the general 
payee viewpoint. 

Thoi^e wasn't riiuch class about 
the bill, and there were few gags 
deriving from the talk portions of 
the conglomeration that Were funny 
(Continued on page 47) 



36 



VARIETY 



F I L M R E V I E W S 



Tuesday, July 18, 1933 



Talking Shorts 



•INFLATION' 
Pete Smith 
10 Mihs. 
Capitol, N. Y. 



Metro 



Timely comedy short of polly 
anna . builder- uppering pattern> de 
signed as a convlncer. for the ;mas;| 
mind that happy, ' days are here 
again. Pete Smith, in his usual 
Klgh- caliber sense of comedy values 
|)unctuates the . unreeling of this 
eInjgle-Feelei' -with .fitting •witticisms; 
oii the recent economic vicissitudes 
of the nation to illustrate what the 
Increased purchasing, power of the 
niore-difflcultrto-earn ^ dollar-' has 
meant to generil Industry. 

iherk are some silent 8h6til^'^ of a 
pseudo - economic, authority who 
looks dignified enough to be cohr 
vlnclng but .he does not move his 
Hps. Instead, his graphs — very 
rough < and readily understandable 
by anybody-^are used by Smith as 
Illustrations pt t)IierTr<yist=ld2?^ 
-pressjon. 

The analogy ot present-day rC'^ 
covery to post-Civil War days' 
boom times is ■ dwelt >upon, along 
with sporadic shots of ' wiiat in- 
creased steel production, , for . ex- 
ample, does to make the worker's 
dollar plrculate around more. It's 
all of the tliearst school of- faith- 
In-Anierlca pattern^ 

2Uon Myers, directed the physical 
assemblage pf\cllpsv but .IPete Smith 
TirtliB~HnBditte--arid-nin6flacial-«tar^ 
Metro's celluloid contribytlon to tho 
exjpbsltlbn of 'What this'ihere. Infla-. 
tlon thing means. 

It's all done in a very light and 
highly, optimigttic vein, with a 
'Happy Days Aro Here Agafn' mu- 
sical finale as President Roosevelt's ' 
likeness is jBashed. upon the soreen. 

Ahel. 



JACK HALEY 
.'An Idle Roomer' 
Comedy 
18 Mins. 
Strartd, 

ita. No. 1531-2 
Of better quality; with more 
foundatloh and natural comedy^ 
than most of the Jack Haley briefs 
for "WB have shoiHrn.. A few more 
of this stamp and Haley .will be 
found for the screen'. He's malting 
the grade with material like this. 

Far from heavyweight oh laughs, 
^An Idle Roomer* is also ,a long, 
way from flb])ping. It his the light 
comic, Haley, as a non-paying 
boarder who dpprojpiHates a pair of 
trousers, ndt his own, .which xlcld; 
up the back rent.. Wheh this se- 
quence Is buried, a new boaurdier, a 
rough-hoyse wrestler, ' (Joe Vitale), 
comes into the' picture/ While it is 
stretched a little, too far, the board- 
ing-room feedtime sequence prO- 

-duces a-fair-am6unt-of_fun;._.__ :: 

Better still is the closinig portion 
wherein Haley stays threifr minutes 
with the burly wrestler' In order to 
win $100.. He's hooked up., with an 
electrical shock cOntrivancev which, 
together with weakness by the prb- 
fesh torso mangier via a bad corn, 
enables Haley to win out. in a 
humorous manner. 

The girl is Emily Iiowry, nice to 
rivet eyes on. She's there for little 
more thaii that. 

v^-Bhwt^on^prettyngoW-^nd-Tdiaidg- 
a shade above average. Char: 



ROMANTIC MELODIES 
(Arlhuf Tracy) 
Betty Boop Cartoenic 
10 Minsi 

Rivolf, New York 

Paramount 

This an oidie . tinde^ a 1932 copy- 
tieht and .the former Par-Publix 
corporate ownership but qeemingly 
Just released. : It's a hybrid Betty 
Boop-Maix a,rid . Dave'^Fleischer car- 
toonic with Airthur Tracy ![ Street. 
Singer) dovetailed in to warble the 
Homantic Melodies.' There's trade- 
marked Fleischer 'bouncing ball' 
and- the .su'perimposed lyrics for the 
audience gang ..song etufC when 
I'racy is doing the. legit vocalizing. 

Against this is the cartoon Ized 
Dutch baiid and Betty Boop. That 
precedes Tracy's .major section. 

It's just another of those' iihorts 
meaning little ail around and, so far 
as Tracy's professional longevity is 
concerned, a liability.' Tracy, un- 
fortunately. Is oiie of those individ- 
uals who listens better in the ab- 
stract 'than he appeals in likeness 
—whether stage or screen. This 
htis been .commented upon before b^y 
others, although the iqulck money 
for shorts and personal, apps is 
probably-.too much of. a .temptation. 

The stage thing is oke^ for Tracy 
has done very well on the rostrums, 
but the camera's cruel eye In close- 
ups does something even to some of 
the most pulchrltudlnous of humaA 
-beings. ^ AML 



Miniature Reviews 



•KNOCKOUT KISSES' 
Comedy 
18 Mine. 

Rialto, New York 

Sennett 

Too much forced humor In this 
two-reeler. A couple of slapstick 
sequences stifle first . class recelp- 
tlon. But the stuff has a plot and 
some of the moments are funny 
enough to make this short subject 
about a prize fighter's femme. man 
ager okay secondary material for 
the not-too-particular programs. 

Supposed twin pugs change 
places in the rlnig between rounds 
so that the opponent has a fresh 
pug to deal with 'each session. But 
ihe ending Is off, where for no ac- 
countable reasbri the clntmp returns 
to his former femme. Phbtography 
okay, with the best laugh coming 
when the customers leave the ring- 
eide to watch the two rival women 
1)attle it but outside. ahah. 



LEON BELASCO 
Band Novelty 
8 Mint. 
Strand, 

_ Uo. 1510 

"Bffbirt w&' made' to 'erive an or-' 
chestra a, littlb story, but it could 
have been better. - A .fair short of 
Its kind that uiireels .without any 
mishaps. 

Opening setting finds Leon Bel- 
asco in a flirtation with a girl who, 
believing they have met before, 
tries to place him. Band leader 
asks her if it wasn't Berlin, start- 
ing Out to tell her . of a number she 
played there. With this, the film 
Cuts tb a Getmah beer garden num- 
ber with Belasco and the band in 
action. Oii the next guess, it's 
Paris and then Russia. Knowing it 
wasn't there she met him. gfirl takes 
her leave, asking the hewly-made 
b. f. to give her a ring at her hotel. 
It's where Belasco's band is cur- 
rent and . a cute idea as far as it's 
worked out, but bould have been 
developed further. 

For the closer; ahead bf the Bel- 
asco musical brigade,; a team oifers 
a ballroom specialty, nicely exe- 
cuted. 

Belascor oh the air for some time 
now, will have some value as ia 
shorts attraction through that. His 
band is at the St: Moritz, tohv New 
rork hotel. Char. 



ONE TRACK MINDS' 
PittB-Todd Comedy 
20 Mins. 

Rivoli, New Y-ork - — 

Hal Roach' Metro 

One of the best of the ZaSu Pitts- 
Thelma Todd coinedy twin-reelers 
In the Roach -Metro series. Well 
done with Gus Meins dire cting and 



i;iUcien Prival. . prominent as Film 
Director" yon SternheimF- a well- 
tutned satire on the Teutonic mega- 
phone, martinets of.. Hollywood. 

All transpires on a train, hence 
the title. Pitts Is stoogeing Todd, 
ex-laundress, who won a beauty 
contest and a Hollywood opportun- 
ity. A kid nephew (Billy Clifford), 
is also present to. further jazz up 
the routine of the day coach. 

The director has a stooge who 
can't get anywhere with the Dutch 
conductor' on locating good' seats in 
the day coach. .(That. Hollywood 
royalty would travel so publicly is 
a detail that can't : figure for the 
sake bf this plot). Thelma ritzes. 
the officiou£i Von Sterhheim until a 
mb'vie magazine, discloses his Ide^n- 
tlty and she goes oh the make. 
There are the usual- slapstick com- 
plications— ^but with variations. 
. Never dull, arid a nice quota of 
laffs. Oke as a comedy bolsterer on 
any bill. Ahel. 



RiCHY CRAIG, 
'Say It Isn't So' 
Comedy 
120 Mihs. 
Cameo; N. Y 

Cofumbi 

iExceptlbnally funny item that 
iDught to. get attention bn any pro- 
gram Rlchy dralg -wrotb it for 
himself and it's typicilly Graig-ish, 
="which'=means-lt-Sr-if-ahythihg,=.avjeE>:^ 
burdened with laughs. i 

Opens Svith Craig's father going 
to a picture studio arid offering to 
pajr any aniount of money, to haye 
young' Craig discouraged from go- 
ing into pictures. They take him 
on. Craig shows up and everybody 
acts nutty. How Craig can por- 
tray riutty people is something. 
Mixed in are a goodly number of 
pretty sly cracks at picture buial- 
nesBt' Kauf. 



MAIN STREETS 
E.. M. Newman Seri 
Travelog 
10 Mins. 
Strand, N. . 

ita. . 1430 
A release In tiie Newnian Ad"Ven- 

: ture series that picks -the .main 
streets of far-bff Jandis, just to be 
difCerent. . Much of the .scenery 
along the route la ' familiar, howr 
ever, arid with scenics as thick as 

J^ankruptcles have_Jbeeri^ it doesn't 
offer very pTeBJse noyelly.' ■ 

Doing the narrative but not al- 
ways displaying the best of diction, 
Newman first talces the sightseer to 
Gibraltar and after going up and 
down that street, riibyes on to. Ven- 
ice, where Main street is the Grand 
Canal. There are a few. othei" 
waterways as thoroughfares, also. 
Syria, -Ceylon, Singapore, Slam, 
Java and Manila among the stops. 

Char, 



'Midriieht Mary' (Metro). 
Fair flicker fare of the gang- 
.ster order with a famlliiAr tri- 
angle- In Loretta Young, 
Ricardo COrtez and Franch<Jt 
Tone ais the badgerette, the 
viliyun and the social guy. 
Write your own continuity. 

' rbfesstpnal Sweetheart^ 
(Rttdib). After a fast start 
this radio satire ibses a lot of 
ground, but comedy's there 
all the way and net result Is 
fair picture with 'fair i)ox of- 
fice Charices..: Cast nbt potent, 
but c<>^P^l>le; 

. ilgrimage* .(Fox);. Apron 
strings theme 'worked -out witii 
compelling sentiment on the 
novel aingie of sympathy for. 
the maternal side of the pic- 
ture.. A natural for resldeh'-- 
tlal clienteles with heavy 
draw from the women. Fine 
performance by Henrietta 
Crosman v-^ndL cast— of— stahd*^ 
ard iiames. 

'Gambtihg Ship' (Par). Cary.' 
Grant aiid Benita Hume head 
cast of gangster meller -whose 
Iqcale is told b. the title/ Of 
'familiar pattern but. not with- 
out interest, even, though the 
mobster cycle removes' this 
. from the big key category into 
'the nabe fan ,bp.okinjg catogory. 

'The 1*l*rrow Corner' (WB); 
D. Fairbanks, Jr.; In an iais- 
signment that's hard on him. 
but elements of . story . struc- 
ture,, some very fine charac-^ 
ter delirieation arid gerieral 
workmi^riship in production of 
■ picture makes it ■ considerably.-^ 
better than fair. How han- 
dled by theatres Is what will' 
count. 

^Disgraced' (Par). Good 
dialog and cast but poor pic- 
ture otherwise from which 
too much cannot be expected. 
Average business ait best with, 
title and ' campaign to. aid. 
Helen Twel'vetreOs aX top of 
the company. 

'Laughing At Life'. (Mas- 
cot). Worthy, indie film and 
clean,^ CoUld play a,ny where 
with support. , Chief defect lies ' 
in. subordination ..of femme 
angle and not enough, devel- 
opment to events leading Up 
to actual action shown. 

Hell's Holiday* (Superb). 
.Compilation bf newsreel arid 
other ' clips on that pie devil 
. war. Poor clips, 'with a bad 
lecture and not much, chance 
of getting jariywiiere. 

'Best of Enemies' (Fox): 
Lightweight romantic-comedy, 
for Buddy liogers' comeback 
try. Badly fumbled script a 
' handicap. 



unfortunatt^ selection ' of clothes. 
There are other patchwork se- 
quences when she is alternately un- 
der domiriancci of Cortez's will or 
spiritedly self-assertive, 

Andy Devihe, Una Merkel, War- 
reri Hymer and Sandy Roth, the 
last a Metro asst. director who dou- 
bles Into a bit as one of Cortez's 
muggs, do well in sub-parts. De- 
vine is one of the few unusual 
comedy pans to con^e to attention 
of recent years. . It dates from Unl- 
verSal's 'Spirit Of Notrb Dame' pic- 
ture of tWo.. seasons ago. He's a 
good-natured hulk' who doesn't 
mugg or 'OVerdo his chores gro^ 
tesquely, but whose natural lugub-. 
rious manner has distinguished him 
in minor assignments^ He seems to 
be bulldln;g gradually. 

Technically, there's ho . great In- 
genuity evidenced in the.mouritage 
of this production. It's an erthOdox 
crook, meller, varied only by the 
familiar pattern of the flashback, 
sequence of episodic presentation. 

i On.its Capitol theatre (Broadway 
deluxe) exhibition. 'Midnight Mary^ 
is supported by an .^lnui9uaJly elab-< 
orate stage presentation. That's 
the answer to its b.o. strength. It's 
but fair fan fodder on its oWn. 

Ahel. 



MIDNIGHT MARY 



lyietro production and release, co-featur- 
ing Loretta Young. Ricardo Cortez and 
Pranchot Tone, 'WUUam Wellman directed 
this Lucien Hubbard production. Original 
In lta Xmob, ad apted by 'Gene M arkey 
and Kathryn' Scola; camerft, Jameir^Bnr 
Trees. At the Capitol, N. T., commencing 
July 14. Running time, 76 mins. 

klaty . . .-.Loretta Toung 

lied 4. Blcardo Cortez 

Tom ..... Francbot Tone 

Sam .Andy Devlne 

Bunny. . ..; ..^.i*.... . . .Una Merkel 

District Attorney. Frank Conroy 

Angelo ., "Warren Hymer 

Tlndle. Ivan Simpson 

Puggy ..i i Harold Huber 

Blimp k ..... . Sandy Rotta 

Barbara Martha Sleeper 

Clerk. Charles Grapewln 

Churchill .HalUwell HobbeS 

Cop; . . .-.Rtibert Emmett O'Connor 



Professional Sweethearts 

(VVith 9ono8) 

Radio production and relejEtse. Directed 
by Wllllaih Belter. Glngier Rog<>rn, Norman 
Foster, Zasu. JPltts, Frank McHugh fea- 
tured. Story and adaption by Maurine 
W:«tlcina. Music and lyrics by Harry Akst 
and . Edward UlliBQu. Edward Cr6njag«r, 
"hotog; At Music Mall, Radio City, week 
July. 14. Running time, 72 mina. , 

Glory. Eden , .Ginger Rogers 

-Jim— Pavey ............. ^ ■ . - N ogman-' F ost er . 

........ .Zasu PIttv 

Frank McHugh 
..^.-.....Allen Jenkins 

...... .Gregory Ratoft 

..J .... ;Edgar ' Kennedy 

..litiolen Llttleflield 
Franklin .Pangborn 
, .Sterling HoDoway 
.... Theresa Harris 



Esmeralda De l,^n. 
kSpeeu 

O^Connor ......r. .... 

Ipsw.lch '. . 
Kelsey ... 
Announcer 
Childress 
A Scribe. 
Maid ... 



PILGRIMAGE 

Fox production and release starring Hen« 
rleita Crosman who heads a cast of fa^ 
miliar screen names. Directed by John 
Ford, From the story by I. A, H. Wylie: 
screen play by Philip Klein and Barry 
Conners, Dialog by Dudley Nichols; dla. 
log direction, 'William Collier, Sn; camera- 
man, George fichhcidorman. Assistant 
director, Ed. Q'Feama. Musical direction. 
Samuel Kaylln. At the Gaiety, New YOrk.< 
on . twlco-a-day basis; scaled, at $1.06 top. 
Running time 05. mintltes. 

Hannah J.essbp. ...... y., Henrietta CrtiBinan 

Suzanne. .... .. . . ...;......> j Heather Angel ■ 

Jim J^ssop. i . . ; . ^Norman Fester 

Mary Saunders. . . . . . ; . . , . . ... ;Marlan Nlxbn 

Gary : Worth .Maurice Murphy 

Mtf, Hatfleld. . . .... .Lucillfi ■■ La Verne 

Dad Saunders. .'. . . .. . . . .Charley Orapc\vln. 

Mrs. 'Worth.. i... <'..., Hedda Hopper 
Major Albertson . , . . . ; .Robert Warwiclc 
Mrs. Rogers. .... ... ... . .Iioulse; Carter 

Janet F^BCOt.. . « . . • • • « • . ..; >Be.tty .. BIy the 
Einter ..V, . , : . . . .. .... . . . . ^Fwiicts Ford-- 

Jlmmy Saunders; ..... i . ..... • J*y ward 

The Nurse.......... i.. •y'*"*^*'' Ki<n\ 



Had the pace of 'Profeseional 
Sweetheart's*, early moments , been 

sustained throughout the picture, 
its success rating would have been 
much more, decisive. As is, it has 
:u8t about enough .comedy to cover 
up the later deflciencles, and as 
fair picture it should see lair 
moriey. Another angle that would 
have helped is hnore pull in the ca^t 
names, but this also wks passed up. 
The four featured players' personal 
draw is ' extraordinary. 

The literary fault, which la the 
picture's main weakness, probably 
can be attributed to hoth the story 
and adaption being by the. same 
girl, ' Maurine Watltins. Although 
her basic plot offered countleiss pos- 
sibilities for development^.. Miss 
Watklns seems to have become con- 
fused at the far end. Instead . of 
building skyward on Its excellent 
foundation, the plot reaches Its peak 
about half way and then slides back 
to a lower point than that at which 
it started. 

Possibly another hand: on the 
treatment would have grasped 
chances which Miss Watklns 
couldn't see (being too close to it) 
and might have turned the trick. 
Miss 'Watkihs ran "sliort Of Situa- 
tions after a while, with a result 
that . j;he. oner woman treatment 
turned stale toward the flhlsh. 

As a radio satire, as far aS out- 
line goes, 'Professional Sweetheart' 
tops anything to da[te in its line. 
A naturally funny set of charac- 



-tersj — wrapped — a{--ound- 



The mother theme treated 

from a new angle that has a mine 
of tears packed iri its footage; 
picture that will prosper from 
femme wbrd-oit-niouth arid ought to 
spell real mbney. The fine perform- 
ance of Henrietta Crosman will wiri^ 
attention any whereJand.ibeL.playJLnfr- 
of a sentiriiental story to the hilt 
will arouse coriiment and recom- 
mendation everywhere. 

Story deals with the selfishness ot 
mother love, hut works out a new 
twist, dealing With the problem of 
a jnother who standia in the way oC 
her son's happiness with sympa-. 
thetic treatment toward the worinari, 
avoiding the bitter flavor Of such 
pictures as 'The Silver Cord' and 
a long list of others of the same 
sortj at~tTrErsanfte--time^^i*oidinfc_tlia 
falsely saccharine glorification of 
the mother in the ancient situation. 
In short, a genulriely interesting 
development of the. sublect. 

Plctorlaliy the production is a 
treat of fine atrtiosphere and stun- 
ning photograjpihy. From its earliest 
sequence -it carries the. . stamp of. 
reality, both in background and in; 
character drawing, and to the end 
it holds the illusion of atetuality. 

Opening passages deal with the 
mother arid her fatherless boy 
working an Arkansas farm. Scerilc 
shots here are handled trickily, with 
the foregrounds emphasized and 
distance dealt with in misty Inr 
deflniteness. Restricted settings 
convey Just the Idea of the narrow 
lives the people of the story are 
leading, a feeling that would bet 
lost in free, and open vistas ot 
countryside. Picture is full of simi- 
larly subtle touches that - get -over 
strong effects without descending 
to obvious theatre of the hoke or- 
der. Picture is singularly free of 
clap-trap device. 

Central character of Hannah Jes* 
sop, the, mother, Is a eompelllng 
portrait, willful, domineering ' and 
rooted in the land, her pioneerinir 
forebears won from the. wilderness. 
She's dOterriiiried to hold her son 
to the farrii and when the boy In 
rebellion determines to marry the 
girl of his choice, she gives him 
up. to. the World War draft board. 
When he's killed in action and the 
girl, daughter of a neighboring 
ne'er<-do-well, has a child, the old 
worinan remains as unyielding and 
grim In her grlpf. as .she was In 
her^determlnation to hold the boy 
to her. ' ' 

Passage of the years finds her 
with unbrokien grimriess. and it is 
Only a decade after, on a pilgrimage 
to the dead boy's grave in France, 



Just fair. The somewhat states 
rlghty title gives away the gangster 
background of this script. It's im- 
plausible Iri the main i« soon as the 
badgering Loretta T6ung character 
essays to go straight and encount- 
ers vicissitudes which return, her to 
her underVdrld antecedenits, only to 
meet up again for tlie Clinch with 
the socially prominent Tone. ;C6r- 
tez Is the heavy and the heavy lover 
thrpughout. 

Despite much histrionic skill and 
the directorial and scripting artif- 
ices, to makie 'Midnight Mary* rinig 
true, the structure in its entirety Is' 
never wholly convincing. As a re- 
sult, even the most lilausible .ser 
quences let dowri. 

. Presentation is of the flash-back 
school. While. 'Midnight Mary'-4s 
awaiting the jury's verdict on a 
murder charge, t.he chronological 
court records In the court clerk's 
offlce. with their superiniposed suc- 

"CggsiDn=^df"^^-dated^eaTs,=-ser:ve---asi 
milestones to punctuate Mary's ill- 
fated progress ever since her 10- 
year-old motherless days, 

When the plotted stick-up on a 
swank private gambling club goes 
wrong, she is thrown together with 

•Tone,, prominent yOung attorney, 
and, of course, a sciori of a socially 
promirient family. 

Some of Miss Young's opportuni- 
ties are mitigated against through 



situation, gives . the picture .a-head 
start. That it finishes breathing 
hard Is no fault of the story Itself, 
but of failure of the adaptation to 
change the pace. 

The lead character is .a radio 
broadcasting girl whose job calls 
for purity, but who'd rather go to 
Harlem or do a little plain and 
fancy necking and j^uz^llng.. She's 
constantly chaperoned by a. press 
agent, a nance to provide clothes 
and" proper afmosphere, "arid a dla 
lectlciarirsponsor, . head of the 
Ippsle-WippSie dishcloth radio hour 
-r-she's known aS thie Purity Girl. 
In. building up these characters the 
picture wastes neither time nor op 
portunltles, making good use of 
everybody arid everything for sure 
laughis, 

Wheri they marry the girl oft to 
a fan mailing hillbilly from Ken 
tucky for publicity's sake, the In- 
terest attains the high point. From 
there on it lags and- stays down 
until the flnish, when the best 
switch In the picture provides a 
fifood finale; 

There is nothing wrong at any 
timie. with the playing, a fine all 
cbriiedy cast having been rounded 
up. Script gives Zasu -Pitts most 
Of the . snicks, but everybody man- 
ages to get on base no'w'and then, 
particularly Frank McHugh, Greg- 
ory ilatoff, Frank Pangborn, Edgar 
Kennedy and Lucleh Littlefleld 
.JNorman Fdster Ig^ under -wraps as 
the hlllbllljriad', yel IriThWTew rea'f 
chances he manages to shine re 
gardless. 

Ginger Rogers demonstrates again 
as she has before, that light com- 
edy is her apple pie. She looks it, 
plays It and- does everything else 
the part called for.. It's Miss 
Rogers' first good opportunity In 
any cast's clean-up posjtldn, and 
she makes the grade. Bige, 



inicaL -that--3liejrrieet3_up with a situation 



of a . selfish, mother . partings .two. 
youngsters that she sees the errors' 
of her ways. Making amends for 
her own Sinis of selfishness, she 
fights to give the other boy and 
girl their chance for happiness, re- 
turning home to give protection and 
affection to the home girl 'whose 
life she. wrecked, and to her father- 
less son. 

The drania of the homely tale .lsi 
neatly spaced . 'With comedy con- 
trasts. ~ Harinah herself has a grlim* 
terse sense oit humor that finds en- 
gaging play in her relations with, 
the other mothers on the war pil- 
grimage. LiuciUe LaVerne. .as a war 
nibther frorii the feud country of 
Tennessee has a whale of a: role and 
riiakeS the tiibst of It. writing a new 
chapter In the screeri carder of this 
yerBatile- Character womari— Ir-tho 
picture had riothirig blit the playing' 
of these two 'veteran troupers it 
would be worth while. Mlsis CrOs- 
man plays the Harinah chiaracter, 
under wraps, lea-\^ing the irinpres- 
sion of a reserve of. power arid 
vitality. It is as strong a bit otx 
playing ,as was her screening of 
the old actress iri 'The Royal Fam- 
ily,* and iri a story of broader ap- 
peal. 

A .trio of young people arei . d^r 
slgnedly subordinated ^ to the cen- 
tral character of the motiier. Nor- 
man Foster gives to the son the 
earnest playing that has made hirii 
a standard In this type' of role, 
,while_MariOn Kixon deals with the 

a 



deserted sweetheart well, 
restrained treatment that fits beau- 
tifully Into the story structure, 
Heather Angel, making her Ameri- 
can .screen debut, figures only in 
the Ititer jpassages, a brief assign- 
ment and onie that allows no bril- 
liant opportunity. But she Im- 
presses favorably as ari Ingenue, 
with possibilities for high class 
types. Rush. 



Tuesday, July 18, 1933 



37 



GAMBLING SHIP 



Paramount production and release, Co- 
featuringr Cary Grant . and Benlta Hume. 
Produced by Max Marcin, Louis Qaanler, 
with Marcin dtrectins. Assistant director, 
Jack Mints. Screen play by Marcin and; 
deton I. liter, adapted by Claude Blnyon. 
from stories toy Peter Rurlc. CSimera, 
Charles Lanff. At the Rlvpll. New York, 
commencins JMly n. Running time. 70 
mlns. 

Ace Gorbln . . < • • Grant 

Eleanor La Velje. . . . ; . * . ..... .'Benlta Hume 

Blooey < . . •*. • • • • ' .Roscoe JCarns 

?eS Sands.,^.^^. ........ .ai^Jda ^V^^V 

Pete Manning.. rr... >........ ^;Ja«k 



Baby Face 

District Attorney;. 



• ... . . . • 



, ,6dw|h Matwell 



A fair flicker. Qf the gangster 
meller genera with a new slant In 
the gambling ship locala. off th^ 
coast of Long Beach, Calif, (near 
lios Angeles). Another new angle is 
In the flnale T. here the ship's anchor 
is cast loose and the waves are per- 
il itted to sweep the antl -element off 
into the brihy while the sympathetic 
faction of the lawless lot flghts It^ 
way to . safety and a suggestion of 
regeheratibn for the happy ending. 

An expert cast does wonders in 
sustaining the shoddy proceedings. 
IVs one Of those 'Cheating Cheaters 
Ideas and since Max Marcin had 

jnuch-ia dQ_wit h t his pi nemat urgy-- 
embracing productiOh.Tdirectlon ahd" 
authorship— any variation of his 
stage melodrama of thiat title seems 
authorized,. ; , ; . . 

Cary Grant is the big shot gam- 
bler who thinks he's found the real 
thing in Benlta Hume, a gambler's 
xnoU, during their crossrcountry trek 
from Chi to li. A. the fact that it's 
ah opeiirahd-.shut 'make' oh the part 
of both pi-l^nciMiisL^estgtblishes a dur- 

. bious premise from which to evolve 
the highly romantic aurii which has 

-be en essay ed . Gfant thinks M iss- 
Hume is the McCoy on the swank 

Aturt. 

Arthur Vinton and jack IjaRue dO 
well as the^oppo^ing gambling ship 
mobsters, with Vinton the 'right' 
'.kind of a gambler. . Roscoe Karn's 
registers in a comedy vein and 
Charlie Williams, this time, .sans 
ispecs, is a good deadpan stooge for 
the rival mob. The rest are: bits, 
some disjointed, such as that busir 
ness with the Uohjuanish sailor. 

Film doesn't drag, saVe in negli- 
gible moments, but in toto it's a. fa- 
miliar formula 'Of mob vs; mob with 
the . sympathetic Grant, commandeprT 
ing one., buhch to hijacks LaRue's 
mord. sinister hoodlums. Speaking of 
8inistornesS; XaRue should never go 
Raftisli and try to act up as a, hero; 
he's the most rejpellant viUyun in 
major Aim. league and he'll stay on 
top of the batting ordet if he doesn't 
got the R0v6r Boy complex. 

Grant proves, his potentialities for 
femme b. 0. with this inept assign 
ment; ditto Miss Hume,./ who makes 
'a difflcult, chameleon characteriza 
tion sound, almost convincing. .Eng 
llsh gal is class and fits that type 
of assignment, handily. 

Technical end is . Jiuthentic, al 
though, the .competitive gambling 
ships around Southern California 
nevet have their water taxis taking 
off from the sanie. dock as here, nor 
are. the iships anchored so close to 
each other. . -But that's a detail 
which, the nabe fand won't be both- 
ered with much. Filra's booking into 
the Rivoli is . a.n exploitive proposi- 
tion essentially,' as evidenced by the 
.limited single week's assignment; 

Abel.: 



the ending. It comes with a sud- 
denness that is startling and leaves 
much to be desiried as a chaser. 
Film cuts to the finish leader im- 
mediately after the father has made 
his simple little plea to the jury 
trying him for murder, a crime that 
was committed in upholding the 
honor of his- daughter's name, 
though picture never makes it clear 
whether the heavy, about to desert 
the girl oh a promise of miirriage, 
had gone . any further than the 
courtship routine. 

Miss Tweivetrees puts In a steady 
but hot colorful perfprniance, doing 
about as nrtucli fl^s could be expected 
iindef the circumstances. Ken 
Murray, with wisecracks one min- 
ute and serioushess the next, makes 
an excellent showing, as does Cabot. 

The tecording of 'Disgraced' Is 
super, ^On sdhie c^ccasions the 
speaking is. down to whispers, - but 
as . clearly, as . though mechanics 
were hot doing the work.. Char. 



ISLAND OF DOOM 

(RUSSIAN MAD^) 

RosAlm production and Amkino release. 
Direction' and scenario.' Semen .TImoahenko. 
Photography,: Turl Utekin; sets. Nikolai 
Surorov: music, Gdvrll Popov; music, 
played by .I.entnKrad Symphony orchestra.. 
-A-t-Cameo.—New-T-I'ork}— ■week :-July-14,— Run- 
nine time, .00 inlns. 

Actcess. . . . ;. . . . , .CaUna. Kravchenko 

Sailor.;.:.. .....Peter- Solobevskl 

Spy. ..; • , ;.yiamldlr Krueger 



LAUGHING AT LIFE 

Nat Levlna production for Mascot release. 
Starring Victor MoLaglen. Directed by 
Ford Beebe. Original story by Ford Bcbee; 
adaptation, Prescott Chaplin and Thomas 
Dugan; camera, Emla Miller and Tom Gal- 
Ilgan. At the RIalto, beginning Thursday, 
July 13. Running tlme^ 71 mlns. 

McHalc. .Victor McLaglen 

Panchlta. . Conchlta Montenegro 

Mason.... William (Stage) Boyd 

Mrs, MoHnle...,,..,.:. Lois '^llsbn 

President Valehzuela , , .' enry B. Walthall 
Pat Collins.. Regis Toomey 
Alice- La'nrtoD....4..<.';...;....>Ruth Hall 
Don Flavlo,'.'.,,....,,....,i.lvan' LebedefC 
Hauseman .......,,,.;...,... ..; Nodh Boery 

Stone. . .Tully Marshall 

Warden Farrell ,.MacDonald 

Jones . V .Quinn Williams 

Changd; >.; ;; .Frankie Darro 



Cabinet Olflcer,. 



.Edmund Breese 



look like murder charges again for 
tlie outcast hero. 

A ship which spirits the male 
love interest away from Australia 
figures Importantly. The captain, 
played by Arthur Kohl, and a doc- 
tor, Dudley pigges, who's picked up 
along the way, steal the acting hon- 
ors, along with William V; Mong 
and Reginald Owen, island ihhabis. 

rom among these fOur, the picture 
draws .much in the way of fine 
character displays. 

The girl is Patricia Ellis, a comer. 
She's . an .eyergrabber, filming well, 
who seems to haVe sure makings. 

Numerous mirilatures.cut into the 
production'. .They are largely of 
hips arid storms at sea, but all 
very good; Char. 



ORDERS IS ORDERS 

(BRITISH MADE) 

■/' ijohdon," July. 6. 
Gaumont-Britlsh production, released 
throngh Gaumont-Ideal, Directed by Wal- 
ter Fordo. In '.cast : Charlotte Greenwood, 
Jdmes Gleason, Cyril Maude, Cedric Hard- 
wlcke, Flnlay Ciirrle, Ian Hunter, Donald 
Calthrop and othcts. Length, 8.Q00 feet 
approx. ; running time, 90 mlns. Previewed 
Tlvoll theatre, London, July 6. 



From several standpoints an ex- 
ceptional picture. Best the Rus- 
sians have turned but . in a long 
time, .biitr that isn't so. important. 
What counts is that it ^feems to in- 
dicate a departure 'for Russ mejg:- 
gerS. : ■ ■ 

NO one has eVer doubted that the 



DISGRACED 

Paramount production and release. . Fiea- 
turcs Helen Twelvetr'ees,- Bruce- Gabot and 
Ken Murray. Directed by Erie C. Kenton:. 
Based on story by Alice D. O. Miller, 
-adapt ation b y— M-tss—Mtll e r ; cant e r a, . K arl- 
" Btruss. '■. At" 'Paramount,. 'N. 'T."," week start- 
ing Friday, July 14. Running time, 03 
mins.: i' ./ ' " 

Gay Holloway :; elcn Twelvetrees 

Kirk Underwood) IBruce'Cabot 

Julia Thorndyke. Aariennei Ames 

Coptaln Holloway J.V/iUlam Harrlgan 

Jim McGulre .; . . .ICen ' Murray 

District Attorney. ...... .Charles Mlddleton 

Madame ...... .'. Adrlcnne D'AmblcOurt 

Mls3 Peck..;... ..-.-.....i.Ara Haswell 

Flynn Dorothy Bay 



Theatres wiir, have nothing in 
particular to remember about 'Dis- 
graced' after it's gone playdate, but 
while it's there it should get close 
to average business.' Campaigns by 
the theatres will tell . unless Helen 
Twelvetrees in the particular situ- 
ation has a very definite, following. 

Par . has attempted to, inject, some 
box ofllce: into a doubtful box-oflHce 

-strip of -tellulOid-by-givlng-it-a-title 
that has possibilities. Press book 
offers some alluring ads and poster 
material in this connection. Exhib- 
itor should not be too chary in the 
use of accessories or advertising, 
since this is one of those pictures 
that will not sell itself. 

The dialog. is smartly written and 
aa smartly lipped by the able cast; 
but between, the two there isn't 
enough strength to overcome the 
deficiencies of the story and the 
manner, in. which it has.beeh brought 
to the screen. Story goes contrary, 
to probably audience wishes, first 
developing Bruce Cabot Impres- 
sively for love interest and then 
turning him into a heavy. 

==""In=the^firBr-fewT'e"els'^t^loncfks^likr 
a pretty fair , little romance; then 
the action shifts to murder and the 
efforts of a father to keep his 
daughter from taking the blahie. 
Proving the girl's, confession a 
falsehood is among the .steps taken 
toward the end that let the picture 
dovtrn. 

Not the iea.st as a disappolnter is 



Russians haVe. imagination and 
ability.^frbm a photoplay standpoint, 
but . whether they could ever put 
their . doctrines' behind them suffi- 
ciently to go ahead and', make 
worthwhile, entertainment has come 
up for serious questioning. In this 
picture, for the first time, the story, 
acting and- handling - overshadows, 
the. ahhoying educational handouts. 
. *Island of Doom' is not espeicially 
a • money .picture. ... .It's not .big_ 
enough to' .get Very far outside the 
usual Russian and arty film houses. 
Biit.it Is an interesting subject that 
will ge^ some attention in these 
spots, more' sO than Amkino 'has 
.been able to muster in over a. year. 

Positive story this time, with ac- 
tion and. suspenise— both new quali- 
ties to Russian . talkers. Also a 
beautiful girl and a hint at romance. 
That's something! 

A tiny island has' been abandoned 
by the Whites, with only . one .living 
soul, a Red sailor. It's set with a 
mine .which is to explode after a 
number of hours. A White spy^ 
not knowing of the abandonment, 
arrives In a small boat, bringing a 
girl a.cti>ess to " entertain the sol- 
diers. He ' realizes his error and 
wants to start back, but is out of 
gas. Sailor . begins manufacturing a 
pair of oars for the boat. 
. The spy (evidently the intention 
is to show that he's. a heel or he 
•vvouldn't be .4 spy) wants to get 
away ahd leave the sailor. The spy 
hits him on the head with a brick 
and runs, with the girl. But the 
girl appreciates how things are and 
goes bitck to help the other lad* eyen 
though just an hour or so remains 
to live. Between them they find the 
bonab.mechanism-ahd undo. it,. Then 
some chatter about on to glory in 
the lovely Soviet regime, ^hich 
doesn't matter or annoy so. much 
because- just barely mentioned, and 
forgotten, 

— Interesting Iff that the— director. 
tried to combine talker and silent 
methods. Russians still haven't 
niaster'ed souhd. Again arid again 
they've tried dialog: it. always 
comes out stilted and false; "This 
time the director made a film that 
could work silent. But it isn't. 
Dialog is -still stilted and false, but 
there is sufficient action and panto 
mime to take care of everything. 

.Only three, actors and all. good 
Krueger Jias been in several, other 
RUss films/ the v'bfhers ¥efrig" hew 
faces. Girl is actually beautiful, 
a,lthough inclined ,to plumpness; 

Kauf. 



This tale of a giin-runnihg Iriish-; 
man in variouis^limes and countries 
Is a . pretty, good idea, but lacks .con- 
vietion bedause it is handled in. nar- 
rative style, ..Events or causes that 
might have, led to the action part 
shown are altogether , overlooked. 
The connecting link between the 
dialog and the action is missing. 
Makes tlie piicture slow paced, 
therefore, . and causes a defection in 
the b,Oi appeal.. 

Otherwise, the . picture is a pre- 
tentious effort for an Indie and 
really worthy, from that standpoint, 
but. needful of . sjipport;._The .femme 
agie is' subordinated to. '.the ad- 
venture, angle, and doesn't take, al- 
tdgether. However, it holds a good 
lineup of cast names; unusual for 
an indie. 

McLaglen is a revelation, He*s 
the works in the picture and p"rbl>- 
ably has never dOne better work. 
Makes the rest, of the pretentious 
cast look llmp^ — too vapid for bus- 
tomer satisfaction on the whole. 

But the pictui:e is .clean, and ; has _ 

some lig h t comedy m ^mlanta-Jw^icl^-|.-^^ ^^ f ^ovJ' |. ^' l y'J "."rr i^.np i in f ftrtTi.«»-the- 



If. anybody tells you he sa-vvr a 
comedy picture that wais a Wow, 
tell-him he-aln-t-seen-nuthini untll- 
he's had a look at 'Orders Is Or-, 
ders,'- The 'farce is: adapted froiri 
one of the series of naval and mili- 
tary ' comedies produced a.t the 
Shafesbury, arid was written by Ian 
Hay arid Anthony Armstrong. 

The plot unfolds the efforts of a 
hustling Ameriean: picture director 
to take, shots in an English bar- 
racks ' by endeavoring to 'fix' ■with 
those in command. What happens 
is - a wow from start to finish 



would 'make it suitable for any kind 
or type of ciistomer ' consumption 
once they come to . see it. 

Story had plenty of development 
possibilities for a huge comedy ad- 
Venture film, but it has emerged a 
bit too obvious and not altogether 
realistic. There's the case in point 
where McLaglen, a hunted man. 
suddenly pops inside the President's 
rooms of the South American lo- 
cafe. and induces the prez to give 
him a" carte i>lanche • passport 
throtigh the country just like that 
Again and in other spots the dialog 
takes. too much for granted that the 
picture doesn't show. 

Scene where McLaglen comes 
across his son,- both appearing un- 
der assurified names, is just one of 
those things the customers are 
asked to accept without reason, 
Maybe the customers will, but would 
have been preferable if some stuff 
indicating how or why this, happens 
had preceded' 

Ruth Hall as the younger man's 
girl friend" is not very positive, 
while Conchita Montenegro,, who 
might have been hot stuff, is held 
down. 

Although . the cast Is filled with 
generally known na.mes and should 
help for attraction,, they are mostly 
cast in brief roles outside of Regis 
Toomey and William (Stage) Boyd 
Boyd is one of those mysterious 
menaces always showing up in the 
hick of time, but doesn't show very 
enthusiastically here. Shan. 



The Narrow Corner 

Warner Bros, production and release. 
Featuring Douglas /Fairbanks, . Jr. .. Ea,tricla 
Ellis; Dudley Dlgg^s, Ralph Bellamy and 
Arthur Kohl. Directed by Alfred B, Green 
From story by W. Somerset Maugham 
adaptation by Robert Presnell. At Strand, 
N. Y., commencing Thursday, 'Jiily 13 
Running, time,. 07 mlns. 

Fred ; Doug Fairbanks, Jr, 

J,ffiUi8ft - -.-.-m—.-rrVactrlciBr-Kins' 

Doctor Saunders Dudley ; Dlgges 

.Eric . . i... Ralph Bellamy 

Capt; Nichols . Arthur Kohl 
Fred's Father. >...,. ..Henry Kolker 

Ah Kay..-.. "Willie Fung 

Firth . . .. : .Reginald . Owen 

Swan. ......I ...William V. Mong 

Dutch Constable .Joseph Swlckard 



BEST OF ENEMIES 

Fox production- and release, directed by 
Rlan James. Featured -are Buddy Rogerv, 
Marian Nlxoii, Joseph Cnwthorn and Frank 
Morgan. Screen play by Sam Mliitz; dia- 
log by Rlan Jnmes. Photography by L. W. 
O'Connell; WUllam Darling, settings. At 
the original Roxy. New York, July H, 
Running time. 72 mlns. 

Jlmmle Hartroan. u . . • Buddy Rogers 

Lena Schneider .Marian Nixon 

\Vm. H, Hnrtmon .'...Frank Morgan 

Gus iSchnelder. Joseph Cawthorn 

The Blonde...., .Greta NIssen 

Emil . . . , w Arno Frey 

August; 'William Lawrence 

Professor ......Anders Van Haden 



director that such a thing 'Isn't 
done,' the di^ectot replies: 'Tou 
know, and I know; but they don t 
know in Kansas City.' It becomeis 
a. sort of theme song. 

For many weeks Gaumont-Brit- 
lsh scoured- London in vain for a 
riian to . play the picture dii-ectpr, 
Then they got on the cables, and 
secured James Gleason. His char- 
acterization differs considerably 
from -the stage version 

In a remarkably effective cast 
premier honors go to Cyril Maude 
as the colonel. He keeps up the 
pace throughout at the requisite 
tempo. The role , of the director is 
right in Gieason's mitt. Charlotte 
Greenwood as his. assistant extracts 
a considerable amount of comedy 
Out of a niore or less vague part. 
They have even, retained the serv- 
ice? of Cedric Hardwicke,, one of 
England's premier actors, for Just 
a bit. 

The picture ought to. stand up 
with the best of them in America, 

JolQ. 



Sur Le Pave de Berlin 

(AieKanderplatz) 
(GERMAN MADE) 

""^ Paris, July. 2. 

Original German version with French 
sub-titles. Story by A. Doblln. Directed 
by Jutzi, Featuring Helnrlch. George and 
Maria Bard. Presented at the Cine Bona- 
parte for run, beginning July 1. 



HELL'S HOLIDAY 

Production and distribution. Superb PIc- 
tUEei9.:..^Narrated. by. Eugene Dennis: .music 
and sound effects, Joseph Flnstoh, At the 
Mayfalr, New York, on grind, week Jiily 
14. Running time, 90 mlns. 



Still another compilation Of war 
clips, with nothing to distinguish it. 
Several of this kind recently, and 
all biit the first, 'Big Drive,' flopped. 

There's , a surprising sameness 
about all this war footage,, even 
though mos^ of it actually is dif- 
ferent. But the things related are 
all the same harried stuff, arid the 
■film is -always pretty poor. Good 
deal Of it is pretty badly worn negr 
ative, rainVk hardly distinguishable 
and with constant flashing. 

Eugene .'Dennis mixes up hyster- 
ics for histrloriics in the lecture, 
'=103lng-most"Qf^t-hc=paini:="iTr-=attempt-" 
ing to make it dramatic. 

Nobody credited -with assembling 
the stuff which, for What it Is, not 
badly done, attempting to chrono- 
logically go from the beginning of 
the war on through to the flni.sh, 
Only trouble With Ihnt being it'.s 
too ambitious an effort making 
everything pr*»tty skotdiy. Kauf, . 



Some excellent plot situations, 
cast work principally, by character 
actors, and production background 
raise this one to the position where 
it becomes a pretty good little pic- 
ture. Should hpld its own on . first 
run and thereafter, though all the 
box ofllce can count on in the way 
of natural draft is the DOug Fair- 
banks, Jr., name. 

Young Doug has been handed .'a 
tough assignment. 8Jid loses out for 
No. i position on cast showing 
through it. He's asked to . play an 
Englishman who In the first .place 
is almost a rotter and, secondly, a 
murderer. In the first reel or two, 
Fairbanks' part is totally unsympa- 
thetic, and he neVer quite recovers 
from this. 

Story makes' an. effort to bring 
the chlet name part Into focus for 
cheers toward the last on a change 
of character and outlook, but it 
doesn't work out any too well. 

'Narrow Corner* Is- a typlcai 
Maugham story, laid in the South 
Pacific, in and around more or le.'?s 
.ob.<3cur.e islands which aire' sought 
Out as a young murderer's haven 
from the police until the. murder he 
committed blows over back- home 
n--,so m e th i ngr^ 



Majority of the action occurs on 
one island where folks enjoy the 
more modern comforts of life, in- 
cluding cosmetics for the girls and 
that sort of thing. It's here that 
the familiar triangle bobs up, riow- 
comer'.s attention- to a local tninn 
finally resulting; in the otjver mfin'.s 
suicide, under .'circumstance.^ that 



This film has been banned 
throughout Germany, and all of 
Doblin's works -were burned, by Hit 
le.r's orders.. ..But. even .without Ihie 
added interest on the part of the 
curious and the rebellious, picture 
has many things to recommend it. 
especially for persons who like for- 
-eign-iatmospher-e;* — The-str-ect^cene§. 
of Berlin with the hum and buisz of 
the traffic activity, the glimpses of 
German daily life, the somewhat 
novel camiera angles, verging at 
times on the impressionistic, and 
the natural acting of the big, burly 
lead, Helnrlch George, who is 
sometimes compared to Emil Jan- 
nings, are the outstanding points. 

Also,- the nianner of getting rid of 
tiresome close-ups when the char-- 
acters are talking, by a shifting 
panorama of what is hapipening. out- 
aide when interiors are used, and 
vice versa, is. particularly worthy of 
note from the technical aspect and 
proves Direc.tor Jutzi free of hide- 
bound screen coriV.eritionSi 
. The story is not as new as the 
Ireatment^— but plot-' matters -less 
than the 'fine 'characterization of 
Heinrich George, as Bieberkopf, a 
primitive, type of the underworld, 
;»ubject. to., violent imi)ulses but also 
capable of fine feelirigs. After serv- 
ing a. four-yoar tcrrii in prison,. 
Bieberkopf decides to go straight, 
but finds a new life made, very dif- 
ficult because of the jeers, intrigues 
arid jealousy of former rough coriii- 
panlons out to get him. The sweet- 
heart Of the ringleader falls for the 
reformed prisoner. Ifor a time, he 
'Is dragged back ifito the old paths, 
but eventually meets a fine girl 
whom he truly loves and who bring.s 
out all. the starved tenderness of her 
rough suitor. 

'=^Heinrieh-GTJorgc=gets=a-=-clTan-c'P""tTr 
i'un Vthe gamut of emotion. Ho 'i.s 
.surrounded with a good cu.vt, the 
various' 'tyr>es' being well chosen 
.'tnd not exaggerated. The dialog is 
never forced and used rather spar- 
ingly, which adds to the cffcctlve- 
iics.s of charaf'ter.s placed in an 'cn- 
ylrohment where actiori.s are more 
revealing than words. 



Coriiedy of a stock pattern ahd 
romance that . holds no ' special 
strength, combine in a distinctly 
mild release, marking the screen 
come-back attempt of Buddy Rog- 
ers, not a picture of happy augury 
for the return of the one-time rul- 
ing flap pashi / ^ ^. 

The young -love inteirest divides 
the. center of the stage with the 
character comedy of the 'Friendly 
Enemies' school, a theme that has 
beeri worked hard and long in the 
flickers. Neither line of audience 
appeal gets, very far, making for ft, 
divided interest and generally a 
Scattered and, sprawling subject, 
full of annoying loose ends arid 
wasted effort toward character 
building and atmosphere creation, 
_ Producer^-didnit seem able -quite— 
to make up his mind whether the 
centi:al idea Was the development 
of the coriiedy wrangle between the 
two fathers; or the fortunes of the 
love affair between their children, 
A similar oonfltct arises in the Inind 
of the spectator, . whether the ro- 
mance or the comedy should engage 
his attention. In other words it's a 
question •\i'hether the comedy relief 
doesn't overshadow the romantic . 
interest. It's all a matter of mis- 
bala-nGed-entertalnment— v.aluea-and — 
it. works out into a rather .complete 
fumble. 

Errors He at the door of the 
script treatment, for the playing is 
first rate. ' Frank Morgan, playing 
the role .of a hypocritical reformer, 
develops an excellent style of hoke 
comedy., \vhile opposite to him Joe 
Cawtborn handles a German dlaliect 
part with his seasoned troupership. . 
Young Rogers . and Miss Nixon as 
the Jttve" and Ingenue deal with their' 
assignments engagingly, enough, be- 
ing personable young people, but ' 
there is nothing In their factory- 
made characters or the situations 
through •which ' they move to stir 
sympathetic emotion. 

The Rogers boy's inusical talents 
are exploited in an obvious aim to 
capitalize that angle, but the idea 
doesn't' register because there IS no 
strong and vital dramatic situation 
behind, the device. Topical subject 
of legal beer gets a lot of attention, 
but legal beer Is no longer an Issue 
of hot public interest, being settled 
and now a commonplace,' to the ex- 
tent that its mere mention on the 
screen doesn't of itself perk up at- 
tention. 

Story has to do with Cawthom 
prospering with' an old-fashioned 
American beer garden until the dry 
advocate, Morgan, drives him out 
of business;, starting a life-long 
feud. Years later the son and 
daughter of the warring old pair 
meet In Germany, where Caw thorn 
has resumed the hofbrau trade, and 
through their lov6 for each other 
the enmities of the old. men are 
reconciled,; but only after many new 
clashes and much plotting by the 
young jpeople^ 

" Coast feporfs are ' that ait least ' 
three directors had a hand in the 
making of the subject, and a view- 
ing suggests that there has been a 
good deal, of muddling in its com- 
pletlon. The finished work has a 
patcny look.tnat easily c.outd haYft. 



been the result of changing direc- 
tion, and new ideas imposed- upon- 
an unsatisfactory original in an ef- 
fort to -make it- jell. Rush. 

Tossing Ball 'Round 



Hollywood, July 17. 
Football pictures for fall con- 
sumption are beg Ifiriing td" llneilp" 
at the studios. Following close on 
the announcement of Universal's 
gridiron college feature, 'All Amer- 
ican Girl,' comes Warners' deci- 
sion to make 'College Coach,' with 
Pat O'Brien in the title ioU, . 

..Huddle . on Warners pic includes. 
-Robert" Xbrd, superVTsInif,~^niariii" 
Wellriian. to direct, and Maniiel 
Seff ,iand. NlVen Bush scripting 
their original story,' which is not 
to contain a' single co-ed, raccoon 
coat or waving pennant. 



U Drops Geo. O'Neil 

Universal City, July .17. 

George O'Neil, Now York play- 
wright, loaves V ivcr.sal ^'hur.sday- 
(.20). He has bcori v^orkirig ort 'The 
Man Who Ucclaimed Hi.-} Head.' 

.IJ writing staff i.s currently down 
to eight, studio being- ahead of 

ri; 



Garbo Starting 

'.ulv(?r City, July 37. 
'ChrLstinii.' starring Greta Garbo, 
will go into production July 31. 
Dale Wiii, lin.illy set this week. 



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VARIETY 



PICT 



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Tn«8(l«r> J«h '933 



Stock Market 



(Continued from page 6) 

any kind of determined sponsorship 
imd were being left to drift. 

Columbia Pictures, for instance, 
moved ahead with every appear- 
ance of confidence to a Jjew top at 
24 oh volume of only 5,400 shares. 
At the same time RKO was churned 
i^round for. a total of more than 70; - 
boo shares and most of it at 
terial concessions from the recent 

best^of 5%. Fina^ «r^^^l°m^hl 
4%, net down a fraction from the 
dose of the previous week. 

Warners obviously was bejng 
worked in some kind ot a-Ti oper^r 
tion, buti while the size of the turn- 
over-^260,000 shares showed on tne 
tape— indicated an active campaign, 
the bulk of the dealings were at no 
material change from .Prevailing 
prices Of the week befpre. even 
though the final sale registered a 
gain of nearly a full point. 

Spurt of Warners early In the 
week was supposed to be hooked 
•up with possibilities of a merger 
with RKO, but that supposition 
abesn'^t-TSTfite jell. If -a consolida- 
tion move is going to mean any- 
thing constructive. It ought to be 
obvious that RKO should benefit 
marketwise as well. On. the con- 
trary Warners went, ahead last 
week while RKO was static or less 
than even at the finish of the six 
diays transactions* . • 

r lioew's gave ia, fair appearance of 
taking leadership on. the upside, but 

- it wasn't altogether conclusive. 
Stock achieved a new high earjy 

— Jn^he-week-at-^2T%T-4>ut-lt_could 



have been given up by the outside 
traders, mostly working on an. In 
and out system. 

Meehan As a Possi ility 
A cynical market element with 
show business connections has fig- 
ured that 'something might happen 
In RKO' with the advent of M. J. 
Meehan Into the management, the- 
ory being that Meehan as a sensa- 
tional market operator would start 
something. It's just because Mee- 
han Is a, shrewd market prdg- 
nostigator that the chances are 
against a campaign . In RKO. The 
effort to steam up Interest In the 
amusements has been such a per- 
sistent flop, and the public Interest 
liaa been so thoroughly attracted 
In other directions,, that . a demon- 
stration In a theatre Issue at this 
time would start under a heavy 
handioap. Essenlally a bull 



not hold ail Its gains* Clrcum- 
stance of the special run-up In 
libew and a couple of other amuse- 
ments : had a rather phoney look. 
For one thing they came along early 
in the week when the general list 
was wavering and speculators were 
inclined to the .view that major 
operations were merely selecting a 
low priced group for a demonstra- 
tion to give the whole market a 
■better appearance. There/were few 
traders who believed that there has 
appeared lix the amusements any- 
thing like a constructive forward 
movement so far. • 

Failure of any clique to really 
make any Impression .Is one of the 
things that is holding back the 
group. The whole market Is full 
Of special stocks that seem to ha^e 
been pushed a good deal beyond a 
reasonable level . as discounting 
what improvement has actually 
come Into business. And It is for 
this reason that laggard , stocks 



manipulation has to see some sort 
of prospect of having somebody 
to sell Its stock to In the long run 
before It has any Incentive to start 
to work. 

Ultimately, the theatre business 
may show something to arouse the 
Interest of the speculator, but so 
far nothing has happened In a 
tangled and sombre situation to en- 
courage early hopes. Paramount 
position from Inside reports Is still 
dubious; best news about Universal 
lately Is that - it has managed to 
liiiance its ImmedlMe requlrenients 
In the way of capital. Tlieatre 
operation and picture • tnaklng " of 
RKO Is not especially encouraging 
and there I9 only silence on the 
Loew side, company taking a wait- 
ing attitude fot . the new season ai3 
far as Its stock fortunes are con- 
cerned. Warners have delivered a 
number of successful pictures in the 
off season, bUt nobody knows their 
current balance sheet position^ the- 
atre operation being aj? element of 
uncertain tiy here. 



22 
68% 



% 

8% 



7 

B2% 

84% 

78 . 

27H 

27 

30 

41% 



2% 



11,800 
24,800 
67,200 
811,000 

49i766 
1,000 
1.700 

. 491800 
70,600 
20.800' 
.705,300 
72,200- 

100 

-269,400— TC^mei^ 
Do 



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Summary for week ending Saturdayr July IS: 

STOCK EXCHANGE 

Sales. ' Issue and rate. 

7^800 American Seat.. 

6r700.— Consol... J^Unu^^.^.. . • .... 

6,400 Columbia . vtc. . ; . ... 

Consoli Film pfd..... .. 

Bastman Kodak ... 

Fox, Class A 

0en. Elec. (40c.)...*... 

Keith pfd... 

L,oew (1). 

Do' pref. (6%)........ 

Madison Sq. ' Garden; ... 
Met'QrSl pref. (1.80).. 

Farainount cfs 

Fathe Exchange ....... 

Fathe, ClaBB A.. «..•••' 
Radl<> Corp........ 

RKO •.■•*«>. •,»««,.«^a.i 

Universal ' pref. 
JCamei ' • Br c s ■ 

600 




High. 
7% 

634 _ 

m 



Low. 



. pfd.... 

140.600 Westinghouse 



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80H 

27% 
75 
6% 

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2% 
2% 
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82 



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~2r 
689i 



12 
81H 

4H 



10% 
. AVi 
28% 

-2ol^ 
61% 



.Netcbg. 
Last for wk. 
0% - % 
4%. 

28% +1%- 

12 ■ — % 
86%. +2% 
•4--.' 

28% -1% 

19 bid 

20% +1% 

76: +6 

4% % 
10 bid 
2 - % 

- % 
+3 



8t'' 
7% 

60 



Si 



100 Columbia Plbts - ••■ 23% 

7,800 Qen. Thea. • E. *.••; % 

'4,600 Technicolor .' • v%' 

6,200 Trans Lux...:........ 

BONDS 



28 



1 $468,000 Oen. Thea. Eq. '40.....^.*.^ 

20% 14,000 Keith 6's, '40....... •• 

48 27,000 Uoew C's, '41. • 

47%' 6,000 Pathe 7'e, '87.. 

4% 246.000. Par-Fam-Lasky ' , 

B% 810.000 Par-Pub 6%'fl, * .. 

8% 6,000 BKO debB 6*8 

12 1,012,000 Warner Bros. 6'b, ' 



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62.. 
83 
77 ^ 

27 
80 
40% 



-81 — 
76 
26 

28% 
87%. 



+1% 



+1 



8% r- H 
3 + % 



2d 



DoBar Day Good Ticket Oudet 

Bargain Admwsions to Theatres Spld All 
Over Town for One Day Only 




2^ 



Bid. 



% 



Qen 
Par 
Par 



Proo'uce Exchange 

89.000 Par-Pub 

ver thfli Counter, 

Asked. 

.1 ...•• Boxy, ClasB A...... •« 

r Theatre ufs. sold . $64,000. @ 6, 4%, 6, up 1%. 

-Fam efs. Bold $2,000 «» 26, up net 1. 

■Piib cfs. Bold $12,000 ® 26, 26, 26, net up %. 



'CISCO KID' CLIPPED 

Edmund Lowe .Left Out of Future 
Running With Baxter in Series 

.Hollywood, July 17. 
Edmund Lowe will not be spotted 
with Warner Baxter In the next 
Cisco Kid story, 'He Kriew His 
Wonien.' 

Pox is now of the opinion con- 
fusion has resulted from using the 
sairne names. In the top spots In 
successive scfeen plays dealing 
with the original O. Henry charac- 
tor* 

Script of 'He Knew His Women,' 
written by Dudley Nichols, to go 
ntd production Aug; 14, is elimi- 
nating- the_:pftil._I)ri>vlpjwJU^ 
by Lpwe. 



Incorporations 



Californi 

Sacramento, July 17. 

AUea-H««taaii-Schl»«er. Capital stocli 
ISO staareB, none Bubscrlbed. J. A. Alien, 
Milton B. Hoffman, Big ScWager.- . 

BcTOTl y Moviaa. Capital 

hWck 2.600 BharcB, none BubBcrlb«^ 
llames W. KobeirtB, H. J. Meyer, LeBlle 

^'Cer*?flcate changing ^ame of Pine 
Company to Adventare .Plotn*^ Jn^ 



Minneapolis, July 

A theatre bargain sale Is the. latest 
stunt, of Puhllx Northwest circuit. 
It's called 'Dollar Day" and it went 
over sp big In Rochester, Mankato 
and Austin, Mlhn.; ^(rhere It received 
a try-out, that Harry French, South- 
ern Minnesota diStHct irianager^ re-; 
sponsible for its Introduction, and 
Charley Wlnchell, publicity head, 
are staging It throughout the entire 
circuit. 

In the three aforementioned townsj 
the A and B theatres took In more 
dough on Dollar Day' than they 
prdlnarlly average "n -tn Entire week. 

Bargain sales are limited to towns 
having a 85c and 25c admission the- 
atre. Five 35c admissions are sold 
f ore $1 and slx^ 26c- tickets tor the- 
same price on this cne day only. 
Tickets are redeemat)le at the thea- 
tres any timoi On •Dollar Day' the 
theatre bos-offlces remain open from 
7 a.m. to 11 p.m. A traveling box-, 
office with a loud speaker is used on 
the streets. Selling booths, too, are 
set up In leading stores. Contests 
are hel4 among the theatre em- 
ployees with i^rlzes for those selling 
the most tickets. Tralleria, lobby. 



Massachusetts 

Sprlnga^ld, July 17. 
Harvard AmiiBeinent Corottajay* ^Maiden; 
calpital 1.000 BhareB of no par ritocu; in- 
corporators, M. Sharaf, A. C. Kllpatrlck 
and N. Qoldman, all of Sbstpn. 



Judgments 



JesM X<.ilA8l<y: Scott. Investment. Co., 
Inc.; $42,108. , , , „. 

Gllda Gray; American- HlBtorlcal So 
ciety. Inc.; $69i; ^ ™ 

Central M. Y. Theatres Corp.; F. .U 
Fuller: $261. , ^ 

Joe«pb Hnrtis and Harry J. Seamon, 
indlv.'and as copartners in Hurtlg * Sea- 
mon and Toledo Theatrical Co.; Banic of 
U. S.; $22,699. 



displays and newspaper ads and 
publicity to exploit 

Wincheil figures that the stunt 
should not bo utilized more than 
twice a year at tha most, as, other*' 
wise, it would tend to discredit and 
cheapen' the admission scales and 
result in too many cut rate tickets 
being in circulation. In the sales': 
drives, particular efforts are made to 
reach people who do not regrularly-^ 
atteqd the ^heatres. 

Teamed On Bayou Yarn 

Culver City, July 17. : 
Raymond K. Schrock and Harry 

Hervey are worklnig on a story 

located In the Bayou section of 

Louisiana. 
Tod Browning will direct, wit 

Edelman and JDavla supervising. 



To Whom It May Concern: 



I 



HAVE recently acquired and am the sole owner of an original story written by 
Herman J. Mankiewicz, entitled 'THE MAD DOG OF EUROPE," an anti-Hitler 
subject depicting the intolerance and bigotry resulting in the _pers|_c.ution oLthe Jews 
and Catholics in a Central European nation and the world catastrophe involved. 

ELIEVINH that this subject is of such m agnitude as to/e quire my und i vided tim e and 



W 



energy in the production of whaV r sincerely beliieve will be the greatest motion picture- 
produced since the advent of sound, 1 have resigned my position as Associate Producer 
at the RKO Studios. " 

ITH the exception of certain essential, iiewsreel matter, I am planning to make this 
picture in Hollywood with Hollywood personalities and labor. 

FURTHERMORE, I have arranged with one of America's foremost dramatists to asso- 
ciate himself with this enterprise and td give me the full benefit of his constructive 
ability. 

ECAUSE Tsincerely believe that-ih *TOE MAD DOG-OF^ROPE" 1 have^emost 
' valuable motion picture property ever possessed, and because I wish to take sufficient 
time to prepare and film it with the infinite care that its subject merits^ I hereby ask 
the motion picture industry kindly to respect my priority rights. 

INCE the unofficial announcement of my acquisition of this property I have received tele- 
graphic and other inquiries from exhibitors and others in the industry whose interest 
might be connected with the release or exhibition of this subject; I take this means of 
urging their kind patience until I am prepared to make further definite announcements. 



18 



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Tuesday, July 18, 1935 



P I c t ii R E s 



VARIBTY 



39 



EXPLOITATION 



By Epes W. Sargent 



I Canned Goods Show 

This is the time of year to sell the 
Idea that it's cooler to open a cou- 
ple of cans than to spend the after- 
Tioon over a hot atove. Arrange for 
a week's showing of canned goods 
for local merchants, with samples 
of popular products and, If possible, 
morning lectures on tin can menus, 
along the cooking school Idea. If 
there's ft local radio station,^ it 
might be possible to. get the talk 
broadcast. , , . • i j..^ 

It Is always possible to ciash th^ 
local paper, particularly sifece the 
merchants should be doing more 
than the usual volume of adverUs- 

Tq be successful contact should 
be ihade with leading packers 
through Jobbers, for displays, dem- 
onstrators and samples. It Is pos- 
sible, cvfen In a small town, to get 
up a food show that wiljj mean 

Bomething. . , 

-^Merxjhaiits-should be. encpuragod 

to make tip combination offers with 
a price range of from %1 .^"J 
be permitted to receive, but not to 
eollcit such orders. 

Pin the Idea to some such slogan 
aa 'Coolness comes in cans or 
•Cans for cool comfort.' 



Coin Bonlades 

Seem^ to be about time to give 
the coin wrappers another whirl. 
_These_aj[:fi_J>its of dowel, to *> ^J^^^ , .^^^.^ „w..^ >. 
from lumbei* yards or iitt!jaware-i the paint shop 



on a stout card with an outline of 
the body, to give the proportions, 
and well drawn hands and feet. 
Such advertising matter as may be 
desired -can be aAded. 

Cards are given all girls under 12 
or.. 14 with prizes for those who 
fabricate ' the neatest dresses from 
cloth or crepe paper. Probably will 
be best to :have several age-classes, 
perhaps 8-10, 11-12; and 13 or .older: 

Use the best of these for lobby 
khd window work. 



Lobby Banners 

Capital back of the lobby banners 
can be made inexpensively by ar^ 
ranging a recess or shadow box 
space and fronting this with a 
frame of translucent material. The 
frame should fit -exactly in the rab- 
bet of the holder, and can be re- 
tained by small bolts. 

It is faced with a cloth front, 
tightly stretchedr^yedi-lhe desired 
tint and .then rendered translucent 
with water glass (silicate of soda), 
br the material can be common 
newsprint paper rendered light per- 
meable with a coeit of cheap var- 
nish properly tinted. The paper 
should be parted oh when decidedly 
damp. In drying but. it will stretch 
to drumhead tautness. Varnish 
after It dries. 

The idea l8 to have a pair of 
these frames, one being in place In 
the lobby while the other i s in work 



Simple Boat 

Perambulatlnjg boiats have been 
standard ad devices, but the 
cost of the average Is apt to deter 
the cautious manager ' these daj s. 
But a boat float, shbuld not cost 
prohibitively If it is carefully built. 

One used some years ago wa^ 
made of two lengths - of bamboo, 
laahed together at either end and 
Opened up with spreaders of pine 
1x2 fore and aft the seating sec- 
tion of the car, the latter, a Ford 
sedan, being housed In with a com- 
poboard cabin with two stacks of 
real stovepipe. 

Unbleached cotton was lashed, to 
the bamboo, ; tb fall barely clear .of 
the pavement, and the front and 
rear were docked over with the 
same material, which made, for 
economy ais well as lightness. The 
windows in the pilot house permit- 
ted the front and side vision re- 
quired in most states, and the result 
-was-convinclng. The dieickhOusiB Waa 
hihged to permit easy storing and 
the boat was used several times be^ 
fore it was sold off ' to a. smaller 
town theatre. 

With a number .of nautical titles 
coming along, it might be a good 
idea to frame one of these up dur- 
ing the summer slackness against 
the fall season. 



stores, cut the prbper . length and 
wrapped In the coin wrappers such 
as are used by banks. They are 
printed up with '$2 Nickels,' '$5 
Quarters' and In other denomina- 
tions. . , » 

For a nickel roll the .% Inch dowel, 
is used, cut Into three inch lengths.: 
Heralds almost three inches Wide 
and from eight to 10 inches long 
are. -printed . up. for. the: attractioni 
•^rapped ^ around each piece of 
dowel,, which Is. then put Into a 
wrapper. . .. 

These are left: around In places 
where It might be supposed they 
had been dropped by some change 
maker, the best spots , being loca- 
tions such . as cigar stores and soda 
counters, though they can also be 
dropped on the street in the bus! 
iness section. For the stores ar 
^angement Is made with the clerk 
to put another in place as soon as 
the one oh the counter Is taken. 

Similar In idea to the capsule 
igag. but apt to do better work. 

Selling Tbeme slongs 

With the return of the musicals, 
theme songs are coming back into 
popularity. While the theatre may 
not directly profit from the sale of 
the sheet music and records, there 
is a direct advertising vialue in the 
plugs. 

One of the old timers was the roof 
plug, with a couple ^6f singers on 
top of a low building, preferably the 
music storet megaphoning the lyr- 
ical news down to the street. An- 
other stunt. Is to perambulate a 
couple of singers and a pianist oh a 
truck. ..' , 

Where the police will permit, the 
touring song contest la a winner, 
Same truck and pianist with a 
singer to act as m..e. At each halt 
he sings the song to be plugged and 
i-J;hen-ofEera-a^fteftJ;icket_lo_the_Der 
son- most - approved by thei -crowdi- 
Judgment by applause, as usual, 
and plenty of excitement. Of course 
the truck should be bannered for 
the theatre" and "the- fipiel should 
take in similar mention. It's a great 
stunt for suburban's to work in 
feeder towns,* and can even be 
worked up with advance advertising 
telling when and where the float 
will come 



Rights . are recessed in the top and 
bottom. 



Bevive .the Fence 

One of the ideas to have paissed 
into the limtK) of fbrgetfulness . is 
the fence banner for the lobby. This 
was originally worked for such kid 
pictures as I'iHuckleberry Finn,' with, 
cutout heads of the characters look- 
ing over the fence, which Is let- 
tered to suggest amateur hand 
work. This can be done With com- 
poboard, but it Is much better- if the 
fence, is built from actual weath- 
ered lumber. 

One reflnemeht Is to .select boards 
with knotholes and use these for 
peep boxes, each hole showing a 
scene from the feature. For 'Elmer 
the Great' It wbuld be a natural to 
have the fence with invitations to 
peep through the knotholes to see 
the great game, with the stills 
picked to match. 

Another old .timer to have been 
sunk is the washlihe banner, with 
the title lettered on the family wash, 
which should not be too blatantly 
composed of undies. For., a high 
lobby this is a hummer and it can 
be just as effective as a marquee 
banner or for a cross the .street 
stunt. 



Bnral Trade 

It will be a good stunt for Aug 
ust to olfer a free theatre ticket to 
purchasers of round trip tickets on 
Intcrurban busses and stages, some-^ 
what on the lines of the old Mer 
chants' Matinee idea. 

On certain days, other than the 
regular-tradlhg--day s, -th e lines-give 
a theatre ticket In conjunction with 
the transportation at the regular 
price. Company takes up a small 
cut for Its bwn contribution and 
the stores -also contribute, which 
makes the theatres cut not more 
than 5 • or 10 cents a ticket. 

Idea Is that it encourages trade, 
as lew will come in from the su 
burban feeder towns without mak 
Ing some purchases. Tickets are 
clistributed only until noon or a lit- 
tle later, to give ' the travelers 
plenty of time for shopping, 

liierchants got put a co-op page 
|ii the newspaper to advertise the 
Ptunt and their bargains or unite 
in the printing and distributing of 
=a^broad.siae-ad.=-~=--:-^— =r-=- 



Dressmaking 

. One stunt to occupy the. children 
through the summer is a doU dress 
Ing contest which should run about 
four weeks and bo hinged upon 
someqjie to appear about that time 
A., portrait cut not much smaller 
than two inches should be printed 



. Fost-Dated Fasses 

Small towner is working a differ- 
ent gag tlirough the summer. At 
the end of June it Issued 600 passes 
good any time between Monday and 
Friday the third week'in September. 
Only requirement was that the pass 
be stamped each week through the 
summer. There were spaces for 
stamps for July and . August and 
the first two weeks of Sept. 

Stamps are . put In with a rubber 
stamp, changed weekly, being those 
ofi-an-old- comlc-sttip -character set 
the manager picked up" In. ^ a -toy 
shop. Not required that a ticket 
be purchased at the time the pass 
is stamped, but the holder is right 
there fn the' Ibbbyrsb what? 

Of the original issue more than 
400 are still coming in^ Pass Is fig 
ured to have some advertising value 
in that it will be shown others, The 
scheme is working so well flnanci 
ally that'' the originator Is already 
planning Jo lick jthe pre^-.Chrlstmas 
slump- with a more conipact pass 
running from Thanlcsgiving to the 
second week in Jan. 



Contest Drew 

Salt Lake City. 



station iLjJXij-uapuoi ^EKeatfF 
search for beauty contest ended 
with the introduction of the win 
ning boy and girl, and three runners 
up in each group, to the theatre 
audience and over the station's 
microphone. 

Sybil Woodyt and Bryant Burgess, 
winners, left immediately for .Holly .- 
wood for screen and voice tests 
Winners from Provo. Twin Falls 
and . Boise . also, .travelled, in, the., 
chartered bus Under chaperonage of 
Helen Garrlty, li. Marcus Theatre's, 
p.a. 

Contest lined up three ; hundred 
of Utah's prettiest girls and around 
hundred and. fifty ambitious males 
Entire exploitation and promotion 
was .carried on over the air. with 
local merchants paying for the time 
In return for commercial announce 
ments and. contributing merchan- 
dise prizes for the runners-up. 



evening a flashing, light brought 
up the shadows of the cutouts be- 
tween the screen and the lamp. 

With daylight saving this became 
effective around half past eight or 
nine o'clock in the evening, and the 
house-opened at 10 A. M. It did hot 
seem to occur to anyone to. use a 
front curtain on which a daylight 
advertisemeht cotild be painted, and 
sol the space remained : idle during 
the greater part of the . selling time., 
If you use the shadowgraph idea, 
it's a good plan to^palnt part of the 
sign on the outside of the screen 
with the shadows' completing the 
display. Gets more attention that 
way. , 

Vacation E^ibit 

it is not too late to stage a vaca- 
tion exhibit, the actual exhibit to 
be held toward the end of ;septem- 

. Stunt should be arinounced well 
in advancer-with-the-ofl:er:-ofr-Pi^zea 
for the best sets of vacation .pictures 
certified .to have been made .during 
the current year. Tf . desired there 
may be sets of prizes for the: best 
singles, collections, of fives and 10s, 
Each exhibit is to be mounted as a 
whole witii proper captions, . and 
the theatre can plian to show: them 
In the large mezzanine. If there is 
one, in the inner lobby, in a -vacant 
store hear the theatre or at photo- 
graphic supply stores. 

Sfi^oof nnnlo Hnoh title as the 'Mv 



Vacation' exhibit. Select reliable 
judges or award by ballot. The lat- 
ter particularlv applies where the 
exhibit is held Inside the theatre. 

•Works well for city nabes as well 
as smaller towns and with news- 
paper cp-Operatlon, It can carry ah 
entire city. 



Frints Win Watch 

Cleveland. . 
Simple but always popular radio 
plug for any picture i.s the finger-, 
print stunt that Frank Moneyhun 
of Xioew's theatres has revived ove^ 
local radio ..station. 

Circuit Is contracted . for Only 
three-minute movie announcements 
daily but works them for a triple 
play. Besides mentioning current 
ace picturCi Moneyhun batches ears 
bf radio coritest bugs by offering 
$50 wrist watch and theatre tickets 
to the listener whose fingerprints 
comes closest to matching those of 
picture's star. 

Stunt brought in 350 fingerprinted 
postcards in first. lialC week from 
fans.. 



FrogressiVe 

The Hague. 
As legit is dull business how, 
Adolph ; Engers, • enterprising actor- 
-hKknager at - RbtterdamH^dverllSea--^ 
his- Show in Tivoli theatre, Rotter- 
dam, Avith special attractions 
thrown in. Play bn .bills Is 'The 
Spider,' a thriller by Hungarian au- 
thor, Ernbe Keleman, translated 
into Dutcii by Engers, who. also 
produces plays. Every 25 th ticket- 
buyer at boxofflce gets two seats 
free, the l.OOOth gets a bike free 
and 10,000th a present of a motor- 
bike. Two nonstop, performances: 
at T and 9 p,m. Top seats, tax in- 
cluded only— aS-^cents— ahd-rlo^west— a- — 



dime! 



Ficnic Frofits 

Theatre in a neighborhood which 
is giv^n to sponsored, picnics figures 
it's no use to . try and buck the 
events. Each political or socIaLclub 
is bound to have Its own event, and 
since they cannot be dissuaded, the 
theatre has been working a number 
of co-operatives. 

Most of the events announce the 
atre tickets and mention titles as 
prizes in the inevitable games, some 
get a limited season pass for a gate 
prize', and in the case of the largest 
outiiig of the season the winners of 
all sports events are to be given 
their prizes at the theatre .the fol 
lowing evening. They get tickets, 
but their friends all buy In. 

Seems to be no use being nasty 
about opposition. Only thing, then, 
is to make the event help as much 
as possible. 



Year's Frogram Trailer 

rrhe -" Paraihount. Innovaiion in 
Paris last year of a 'Llvre d'Or 
Filme,' the name given to a film 
.especially, jprepared for exhibitors 
as a sales I and publicity angle .oh 
the activities of the Hollywood and 
Saint-Maurice br JoinvIUe studios. 
Is' to be repeated this' year. 

In addition. Paramount has got-, 
ten out a hahdsbme 'Lilvre d'Or Im- 
prlme,' or 'golden guide book,' 
printed in colors, as a follow-up of 
the extracts, from the 1933-1934 
productions shown In the publicity, 
film which runs for almost an hoUr. 

Both the picture and the boqk 
contain scenes from the 26 flnishe'd 
productions for the year and an an- 
nouncement that .four more features 
are to be added. 

Paramount is the . only fllmi com- 
pany in France which utilizes this 
method of propaganda. Jn future, 
the announcement brochure will be 
presented to exhibitors, annually, 
along with the composite film of 
the year's output. 



Gratis Flug 

Portland, Ore, 
Andy Saso never admitted thli' 
bit of exploitation, for the Oriental, 
showing 'Be Mine Tonight,' Thomas 
Mannella, visiting Italian hews cor- 
respondent, plugged the U. picture 
gratuitously by telling 16 people to 
tell .16 ,Dthers....e.tc.; . how. good it .was«._ . 
Then he .sent Andy Saso a list of 
the 16 . names and addresses he con- 
tacted free of chargei, Third link 
of- that -grapevine chain would -have 
filled the house. Evidently it 
helped, as the ptx ran mightly for: 
two smash weeks. Mannella just 
did it because he liked the picture. 
There, should be a monument to 
him somie place in picturedom. 



Somnier Selling 

It's always a good point to sell 
the theatre along with the picture,, 
but In summer It's a better idea to 
put the theatre first and sell it as 
a comfortable place -of entertain- 
ment above, the. current features. 

One. of the -best ways in many 
spots is to adopt the open letter 
form of advertising, with a well 
worded comment on the properly 
■Recently — a--New — ^Y-ork — theatife-J-eontrolled-coolinff-system-and-other- 
used a shadowgraph" oft 'the" tisar- rhouse Inducements," with mention 
quee for the current picture. Face at the bottom of the current show 
of the screen was blank, but in the I and the underline. 



Idle Space 



BEHIND the KEYS 



Akron. O. 
C. E, Prinsen now 'maha^ 
Palace, recently acquired from RKO 
by Chatfleld Theatres. 



Looking For Alice 

Hollywood 
As a pre-release exploitation stunt 
for -Itis— prbposed 'Alice-ih::Wojadejc-: 
land' Paraihount will send Norman 
McLwd,- scheduled to direct the pic r 
ture, on a flying toUr across the 
country, visiting all key cities. 

Trip will, be- to look bvfer the sev- 
eral thousand girls who- by that 
time are expected to have sent in 
photographs claiming to be the 
'Alice* for whorn Paramount is look- 
ing. 

Heavy ballyhoo will go with Mqt. 
Lcod's air trip, which is. planned as 
part of the current exploitation 
with newspapers in various section.^ 
of the country and , P.ar am punt co- 
operating in finding the amateur 
best suited for the part. 



Sandusky. 6. . 
tate, operated by Warners, has 
been turned back to its' owners, 
Seitz Theatres. 



Cliicago. 

John Joseph has a tie-up with 
the iiflln restaurant on a lucky 
chair proposition. Patron who fir.st 
squatjj in the designated fhair get.s 
two free tickets to the Palace, 

Menu back-cover devoted to the 
curx'ent program at Palace. Res- 
taurant big on luncheons trying to 
stimulate dinner trade. 



Leipslg, O. 
. . Stechschulte is receiver for 
local Mystic on application of first 
mortgagee. Under managenient of 
R. E. Wanamaker. 



Delphos. O. 
Receiver operating Star theatre 
here; House closed. Leo Jones and 
Ted Viermes were operating under 
arrangement with owner. 



New Salem, O, 
Norman- Briton with .Opera liouse 
at New Salem, is now operatinpf 
Ohio theatre, Belleville, O, C, E. 
Hall former owner. 



West land' Theatres' opened the 
Kiva, 50p-.seater, at Greeley. . Colo. 
"' Harry Nolan has received his two 
houses, the Mesa at Grand Junction 
and the Rex at Greeley, back from 
Publir. 

Temple Devilviss moved from 
Portale.s. N. M., to Greeley, where 
ho will manage the Kiva. 

Westland Theatres bought Para-. 



And Beer- 

Pittsburgh. 
Penn theatre, billing 'Mama 
Loves Papa,' opening: Friday (21), 
as. a world's premiere, has effected 
a tie-up with the local Fort iPitt 
Brewing- Company* with 4%. cbh- 
cern passing out thousands of 
hand-bills stating that "'Mama 
Loves Papa' because he brings 
home a case of Fort Pitt.' " 



Ban Marqaee Chtter in 
Theatre Honsecleaning 



Los Angeles, July It. 
Jn an. agreement made- between 
the Los Angeles Board of Building 
and Safety and all local theatres, 
house marquees and facades for the 
next 90- days will be cleared of ev- 
erything except fabric banners wlth . 



mount at Colorado Springs (re- 
named Chief) - and' Colorado and 
Pueblo at Pueblo. Retaining man- 
agers — ^Larry Starsmore at Springs 
and Glare Woods and Johnny Saun 
ders at Pueblo. 

R,. E. Griffith Theatreis and. Rus- 
sell Hardw.ick have pooled Lyceum 
and Mesa theatres at Clovis,' N. M. 
Hardwick will manage. 
"'Everett^oTerowher^of -the Rlalto- 
at Alamosa, and' mayor there, has 
bought the Princess at Del Norte, 
installed sound and reopened it. 
Closed a year> 



the exception of neon price signs 
above the marquee. This will take 
cutout^,' heavy displays and other 
bric-a-brac j)ff_thcatre_ftrOnta..j__ 
T*act, with W.' H." (Bud) Lollier 
representing the theatres, will be 
tried out for the three-month period, 
and if satisfactory will be continued 
permanently. Theatres have 10 days 
in which to tear down any junk now 
standing. 



Bronx, N. . C. 
Rosenfeld Bros, and Jsatz are the 
latest, to find out that the Jerome 
theatre can't get the business. Trio 
have vacated the house after a brief 
tenancy. , 



.IMltsburgh. 
Joe Freeman now manager of the 
Mahb.s, Grechsburg, I'a. Torry (."a- 
vallo goes to tfie Liberty in New 
Kensington, 



Los Angeles. 

VVIth Hal- Noides back at : the 
Alexander, Glciidalc, from his va- 
cation, Floyd Menneily has re" 
turned to hia former post at the 
CaliCornia^ Glcndale, 

Ted CUinningham has rfi)larecl 
Robert Harris a.n manager oC the 
Granada, Ontario. 



Teitel Reopens Playliouse 



Chicago, July 17, 
World Playhouse on Michigan 
boulevard reopened ^Saturday ( IS) 
under Abe Teltel's lesseeship. Teitel 
wall In on the previous regime prior 
to the house closing about a month 
ago, 

.Toseph Vicedbminl, veteran local 
exhib, Is manager. 

Vilma Banky and Victor Varconi In 
'The Rebel,' a forelgn-made'Unlver- 
sal release, current; Scaled 35c to 6 
and 50c thereafter. Divans still 76c. 



Mississippi After Winner 

Los Angeles, July 17. 
As a result of the success of W. H. 
(Bud) Lollicf's campaign agalntit a 

rO%'^anftfircrifcr^ 

.sevci'al weeks ago, the Mississippi 
Theatre Owners' association for- 
warded a request for a resume of 
ills nght which the .Fox West Coast 
onirials have sent them, 

ArRiimi'iits will be used in a sInaU 
Irir .fight In.. Mississippi, which has 
li.id the 10% tax, for the past year. 



VARIETY 



Tuesday, July 18, 1933 



XHDLORES DEL RIO, alluringly lovely in ''Dance 
of Desire/' keeps her complexion flawless with Lux 
Toilet Soap/'I findit excellent for the skin/' she says. 



L 




HELEN MACK-bewit3iing in "Son of Kong"— 
is devoted to fragrant, white Lux T<nlet Soap. 
"To keep the appeal of Youth, exquisitely smooth 
sidn is essential; Fve found Lux-T<nlet Soap Jan. 
invaluable help," she tells you* 



DOROTHY JORDAN, more irresistible than ever 
in "One Man's Journey," says, "This soap keeps my 
skin beautifully softl I've used it for a good many 
y^go^j. cold from the very beginning I noticed the 
imfMrovement in my complexion." 



GINGER ROGERS, whose engaging charm en- 
livens "Rafter Romance" tells you: "Screen stars 
especially must ^ve the most careful attention to 
their skin. Lux Toilet Soap helps keep mixie exqui- 
sitely smooth." Her close-ups prove it I 



Taesdfiy, July 18, 1933 



VAUJETY 



IRENE DUNNE'S close-ups in "Ann Vickers" 
will win your heart! "I find that the faithful use of 
Lux T<Mlet Soap keeps my skin in perfect condition,** 
shiesays. 





Their greatest charm? A flawless skin! ^^We use Lux Toilet 
Soap to keep it lovely/' these lovely RKO*-Radio stars declare. 



THE most beautiful women in the world— the 
I most admired— the most beloved! Notice this, 
when you see them on,.the screen: No matte r how 
different their features are— every screen star has a 
perfectly marvelous compleMon! 

They musfktep complexions perfect to pass the 
exacting close-up tests! Camerias reveal the tiniest 
flaw, the slightest imperfection. To be alluring— to 
win hearts as every screen star must — smooth, clear 
skin is abisolutely essential. 



Most stars depend on fragrant, white Lux Toilet 
Soap to '^keep this priceless charm. Of the 694 
important Hollywood actresses, including all stars, 
actually 686 useTOslin^leTii^ 
care! Their preference for Lux Toilet Soap is sd 
oWrWhisln^ng-that-itThas^been-made- the- biSS 
soap in the large RKO-Radio studio^ in other 
great film studios, too! 

Try Lux Toilet Soap for smoother, lovelier skin! 
Buy two or three c^es today ^arid use it tegu Jar Jy* 




HELEN BRODERICK; 
•I>peairiQg in "Flying Down 
to Rio." 'Xux ToUet Soap 
k • treasure. I always use 
ttr'tlusfasdnatiiiKBtarsays. 



FRANCES DEE, so lovely 
in "Headline Shooter," says 
of this fine white soap, "Lux 
Toilet Soap is magic for the 
•kini I use it faithfully.'!, 



ARLlNE JUDGE in 'Tly- 
ing Devils." '*Lux Tcalet 
Soap keeps ray skin always 
BojFtly smooth and clcar,"^ 
this youthful star declares. 



DOROTHY WILSdN, ap- 
pearing in *Tools' Gold." "I ' 
find Tdlet Soap delight- 
lul for keeping sldn youth- 
AiDy smooth," she says. 



PERT KELTON, of "Bed 
of Roses," says: "With this; 
delightful,, cairessing soap, I 
know I safeguard my pre- 
cious youthful c<)mplezipnl" 



JUNEi BREWSTER; 
charming in "Headline 
iShooter." Another star who 
uses Lux Toilet Soap says 
"It keeps my skin smooth." 




Hollywood Productions 

Week of July 17 



(Pictures now fihnJng, or abouVij> ^t,^|;{S^ 
by studios. Symbols are: P— Director, m nu nor. 



(3rdi week) 
i>— Roy Wm. Nelll 
A — Hbrace McCoy 

■ ISthel HtU, 

j^DoreSchary 

Cast: ' ■ 

Victor Joty , 
Hel6n. Twelvetrees. 
Alan Plneliart 
Noel Madison 
Walter Cpnnolly 
Toshia Morey- 
Clarence Muse 
rrodrlk Voeedlngr 

•My Woman' 

D_: Victor SchCTtzlriger 
^_Brlan Marlp^Ye 

*^*^'if^ancy CacroU 
Wallace Ford. 

— - - Donald -Cook. :_ 

•Maii'is Castle* 
(list >eek) 
D^Franlc Borzage 
A— Lauren Hazard 

•^*^'l.oretta Toung 
spencer Tracy 
Helen MacKellar 
vValter eonnoHy 
JTOX 

'Shonglial Madness' 
(7th weeli) 

?-^g;gH"Brennan 

— : Austin Parlrei — ^ 

C X^eo Garmes 

"^"'■Spencer Tracy 
■Fay Wray .. 
Eugene Pallette 
Herbert Mundln 
Maude Bburne 
•Dr. Ball' 
(Itli- week) 

5=Ja^"s^S^uld C0«en3 
Paul Green — 
Jane Storm 
C-^«eo'' Schrtelder 
'Cast':- 

WHl Rogers 
Vera Allen 
i;.oulse Dresser 
--: ^Marlan-Nljcon 



Mac Clarice 
John Haiilday 
otto Kniger 
Clara Blandlck 
Peggy Shannon 
Charles Grapewin 
C. Henry Gordon 
•Beauty Parlor' 
, (2nd weok) 
D— Richard Boleslaveky 
A— Faith Baldwin 
Zclda Scars 
Eve Green 
C — ^Jlnimy Howe 
Cast: 

Otto Kruger 
Madge Evans 
May Robson • 
Alice .Brady 
TTna Herkel 
Henry-, Travcrs 
Eddie Nugeqt 
Florlne McKlnney 
Phillips Holmes 
Gilbert Roland 

- Jsabel:- JeHtfili 

Hedda Hopper 
IjouIso Carter . 

l4tte citrlatoplier 

Benn' 
(8nd week) 
D— Sam Wood 
A— Sidney Howard 
C^Bill Daniels 
Cast : „ , 
Marie Dressier 
Lionel Bajfrymore 
.Tpdn Hersholt 
Geore? C.aVoUrlB 
'Bombshell'. 
-<4st-wek) — ■jI ■- 



«Charlle 



Ralph Morgan 
Howard I*lly 
Andy Devlne . . 
Berton Churchill 

Chan's ■ Oredtest 
Case' 
X«nd.week) 
T>_Hamllton MacFadden 
A— Karl Dcrr Blggcra 
Lester, Cole 

-Marlon -Orth : . 

C— Brnest Palmer 

Warner' Oland 
Heather AngaV 

, Roger Imhoff _ 
Jtthn. "VVrarbwrtoa 
Walter Byron . 
-Frank Atkinson 
Virginia CherrlU 

"^Wont WoipMi In 
(Jesse lissky) 
(2nd week) 
D^Monta Bell 
A— Monta. Bell 

Martin, Brown 
C— Ernest P'^lmer 
iCftst * 

Benita iEIume 
Adolphe Menjbu 
Harvey Stephens- 
•aiy firealniiBsa' 
(2nd week) 

; D David BUtler 

■^t-^Dnvid-Butler 
^^■BT G. DeSylva 
Bert Hanlon 
Ben Ryan 
C-r-ArtUur lUer 

* Cast* ' 

Lillian Harvey 
r.ew Ayres 
Sid Silvers 
Charles Butterworth 
Harry lAihgdon 
Irene "Bfentley - 
Dixie Francis 
^Barbaw^-Weeka 



Marceile Edwards 
Susan Flemlnig 
Mary Howard 
Shirley Lloyd 
Mirjorle Kln^ 
Gladys Blake 
Jean Allen 

•Smoky*' 
(1st week) 
D— ISugerte Ford 
A'— Will James 
Paul Perez 
INTlBBNATIONAli 



D— Victor Pleniing 
A— Caroline Francke 
Mick, Crane 

Cast: , 
Jean Harlow 
Lee Tracy 
Wlllard. Mack 
■•Penthonse* 
(1st week) 
D— W. S. Van DyHc„ ^ 
A— Arthur Somers Roche 
Al Hackett ■ 
■Frances, Goodricn 

-r'Stnge M6therf_, 

(Ist week) 
D-^harles Brabin 
A— Bradtord RoPea 
Cast: „ ^ 

■• Alice Brady - 

Franchot Ton* 
Maureeiti . O'Sulllyan 
HCnratOFOitlTAM 
(Blonocaia) ,- 
•ItonKers' dode* 
(2nd week) 
D— Robt. N. Bradbury 
A— Robt. N. Bradbury 

Harry O. Jones 
C — Archie . Stout 
,CaBt:' 

Bob Steele 
Doris Hill 
.Geo. t^nsh 
Gordon DeMalne,, 
Dick Dickenson 
Ed. Brady 
Geo. fiayes 
Late HcKee 
Si Jenks 

PABAMOUNT 
♦The 'Way to I^ye' 
(6th week) 

D — ^Morman Taurog 
A— Gene Fowler 
Benj. Blazer 
Claude Blnyon 
Prank -Butler 
(3— Charles I^ne 
Cast: • „ 
Maurice Chevalier 
Sylvia Sidney 
K. 13. Horton 
Arthur. Plerson., 
Minna .Gombell 
Blanche Prlderlcl 
Nydia Weatman 
George Rigas 
Douglas Dumbrllle 
. Sidney Toler . 
Grace Bradley . 
Arthur Houseman 
*Duck 8009' 
(S«l week) 
D— 1^0 McCarey 
A — Bert Kalniar. 

nsrry-Rwby 



A— S^ane Grey 

Gerald Oeraghty 
Agnes Brand I^eahy 
Cast: .' 

Buster Crabbe 
Jack LaRue 
Ester Ralstort 
Noah Beery 
Gall Patrick 
• Fuzzy Knight. 
Barton MacLane 
Muriel .KIrkland 
James C. Eagle* 

'Gotden. HarreslV 
(Chas. R. Boiere) 
X2nd week) 

D-^Ralph Murphy ^ 

A— Nina Wilcox Putnam 

Casey Robinson 
Cast: , , ^ ,' 
Richard Arlen 
Chester Morris 
Genevieve Tobln 

pAthe 

(AllledV 

TtedTKIsses* 
(Ist week) 
D — Phil Rosen . .; 
A— Adele Bultlngton 
Will Ahearn 
Chas. B. Blaney 
Harry C. Bla,ney 
Cast;'- 

Dorothy. MacKaU 

BAVI0 
'Ace oit Acee* 
' (6th week) 
D — J. Walter Ruben 
■A-^John Monk Saunders 
_j{-jW^Hanemann 



C— rHenry CroiiJageT 
Cast: . 

Klchard Dix^ 
Elizabeth Allen 
BUI Cagney ■. 
Theodore Newton 
Arthur Jairatt. 
Ralph Bellamy 
'Beantlirnt'; 
, (1st week) 
D — Al Santell > 
A— Humphrey Pearson 

Myles Connolly 
^ Mildred Cram 

CasT: 

Ann . Harding 
Wm. Gargan. 
♦lilttle Womea*. 
-—^ (4th week) 
P— Geo. Cukor 
A— Louisa May Olfeott 
Sarah T. Mason, 
Victor Heerman 
C — ^Henry Gerrard 
Cast* 

Katharine Hepburn 
Joan - Bennett 
Frances Dee 
Jean Parker 
Paul Lukaa . 
Ijoulse Closser 
Eric lilndeh 
Henry Stephenson 
Spring BylnBton . 
John David Lodge 
•Aiin Tlckeroi* ' 
. (Srd .Week) 
• D — ^John Cromwell. 
A— Slnpltilr IjOwIs 

Jane MurAn. 
C — ^Dave Abel 

ireine Dunne 
Walter Huston 
Edna May Oliver 
Conrad Nagel 
Bruce Cabot 
Sam Hardy : 
Mitchell Lewis 
Kitty Kelly. 
Ferdins^nd Gottschalk 

SEMNETT 
'Notorlons Bnt Nlce^ 

: (ChesteiBeld). 

(2nd week) 

b— Richard . Thorpe 
C-7M. -A. Anderson 

Betty Compson 
Marian Marsh 
Don DiUoway 
John St. Polls 
Jane KeCkley 
Bobert Era'zisr 
-Wlltred Lucas 
Ciarroll 'N'alsh 
-Hen*y--KoUte£ 



STEFFES NO LIKE 

Attacks MPTOA Code-Will Pro- 
test to Washington 

Minneapolis, July 17. 
, W. A. StefCes, president and busi- 
ness manager of .Northwest Allied 
States, has issued a statement at- 
tacking the MPTQA trade code as 
•containing practically everything 
which has proved objectionaWe and 
harmful to Independent exhibltbrs, 
Steffes will file a protest, he says, 
against the proposed code jjrlth 
Genetai Hugh Johnson, administra- 
\Xot under the f ederal recov ery law. 

[Sunday Benefits 
Given Blow Aronnd 

PlttsburBhi July IT. 
Sunday-Xbeneat show thlnfi: .l?_iWs 
district apipareiitly doomed with the 
action of ministerial assdclatlpn In 
nearby Ambrldge last week when 
cledcs forced burgess to deelare a 
ban on the practice. , 

With blue law still lit force in this 
■ state, theatres have been getting 
around It by going to dltterent relief 
and church organizations, getting 
them to sponsor all-day Sunday 
Lghowa^-^nd then turnlng__oyer to 



T^csilay," July 18,' 1933 



2 Alternatives in Courts Decision 
On Temut' Men of N. Y. Local No. M 



REALESTATERS BACK 

H. & B. M«y Try Pop Piotures at 
Cast N. Y. 



Haring & Blumenthal, comilng 
back into show business In ^ bigger 
way than prior to branching into 
real estate a few y?ars, may take 
over the Casino, New York, for plc^ 
tures. H. & B. are angling for the 
house. Closed house .will probably, 
be f.rst run at jjbp scales nirith pic- 
tures or anything that ckn be found. 

AS real estaters after selling put 
their New Jersey circuit a few years 
ago, H. & B. have established 9. 
large business in Westchester, 



them varying gross percentages 

Stunt has been worked to death 
locally aU yeair; with even the big 
de luxers going* In for it occasion- 
ally. City Officials, rather than in- 
cur the wrath of the relief bodies, 
have Closed their eyes to the Sunday 
benehts. . 

Upshot in Ambrldge came when 
the body that was to have bene- 
fited from the Sunday show claimed 
it had been chiseled down on Its 
I shai'e of the gross. It seems a 26% 
I split was agreed upon, but relief or- 
gs liization insisted It got less than 

that. , 

The other side of the sf Ory . is. that 
a political war. in the nearby bor- 
ough made it expedient for the Sun- 
day shows to be called off until fall 
at least. 

10c at Bine M«nse 



LANDLORD RENT CLAIMS 
IN FEDERAL DECISION 

Whlle. it may still be necessary to 
go into court on a test case to de- 
Icide the point. Paramount rests 
much cohcerhing possibility 

lot future rents, as creditor claims 
(from landlords) lOllowlng' a de 
slon by the United States Circuit 
Court of Appeals , in a. recent chain 
store bankruptcy. , . . 

In this decision, which will be 
brought under scrutiny as soon as 
obtainable, the higher federal court 
held that the rent rule was not 
changed by the new bankruptcy act, 
par is advised. ... _ 
Th^haf it would mean tnllUons m 
future rent as added claims against 
both Parr mount Publi* and Publlx 
Enterprises 1£ provable under the 
new laws, attorneys are anxious to 
Lget the Cv C; decision to see if it es- 
'tablishes a strong, enough precedent 
in disapproving all claims that In- 
clude future rents, a fe»r Of which 
are already iii for Publlx Enter- 
prises. , ^ , , 

Under the old bankruptcy laws 
future rents under leases were not 
provable. 



Tacdma, July 17. 
iShutters off ^ John Hamrick's 
Bide Mouse which opened with first 
1 run at 10c till 5 p. nil. and then 20c. 

This is a slami tor Moore's Ri- 
I alto, which has been going big 
1 across the alley at lOc until 7 with 
1 ancients. 

CONSELMAirS WEEKLT 

Hollywood, July 17. 
William Gonseftnan, under writer 
^contract ftt_the .Ilox. studio for sev- 
1 eral years; is off the contract list 
I but remains on a week-to-week 

Paul reen, writer, has been 
dropped. 



Few New Deals far 
Operators Coiniiig Up 

New contracts will be negotiated 
this year between N. Y. operators, 
Local 306, and a half, dozen minor 
independents, all other agreements 
remaining In force for another year 
through cuts that were granted 
since signing. 

Efforts for radical reduction will 
be made by the few Indies whosej 
contracts expire Aug. 31, but no in- 
dication-- to^ date-as: to. .what, will be 
asked. 

Negotiations probably will not be 
opened until next month when the 
demands .are made. 



Permit men in the. New York 
operators' union, lot^l No. 306, num* 
bering 600^ are standing pat follow* 
Ing' the (decision against 237 of thi 
group which sought^ to force regular 
membership In the local and return 
of the assessments paid since eh« 
trance, handed down Thursday (13) 
by Justice Rlegelnfann in Brooklyn, 
N. T., suprenie ■ court. Though, thp 
decision provides that permit men 
are entitled to thielr initiation fees 
and security deposits, it resigning 
from the union, movesi in this direct 
tlon are not anticipated. 

The court does not permit the re> 
turn of the 10% and 20% which have 
been taken out of. weekly salaries 
right along, but gives the permit 
members one of two alternatives. 
They may put in their appll catton a 
for membershTp as^ 
men for action by 306 or may resign, 
Whereupon they are to receive the 
lnltlatlon-.securlty fees from 306 less, 
any claims held by the union. 
When Ineligible 
Permit men, it resigning, take 
themselves out of the New Tork 
Jurisdiction as eligible to work in 
[picture theatres holding No. 306 
contracts. 

_i{"ci)iHinErlnto~306 as apprentice 
for tho privilege of workirtg^ ordi- 
narily at a lower , scale than paid 
card members, operators" must put 
up $600. This Includes the initiatipn 
fee, security against ruin ot film oi* 
equipment for which the ^nion 
might be liable and loans made by 
the union. Considering loans and 
security, the amount canot go below 
$326. 

The system of permit inen was 
worked out partiaily by 306 . to en- 
able employment by some theatres 
of union men who were less skilled 
than card niembers and .were about 
the maximum theatres could afford. 

In ruling that permit men were 
not members of 306, but that the 
union did not have to return 10% 
and 20% assessments paid in weekly 
during period of employment. Jus- 
tice Rlegelmann also held that no 
new miembers could be added to 
either the regular or permit men 
roster ot local until the membership 
applications of the latter group had 
been either rejected or accepted. 
This placeis the permit men first. In 
line if card membership list is to bo 
increased. 

Trial of the 237 permit men 
against No. 306 was bitterly fought, 
hearing. the action consuming 
about three weeks. Due to the cost 
of this trial and any further action, 
it is doubted if there will be an 
appeal. 



Grover Jones' 
C— Heary Sharp 

■ Four' Marx -Brotheto 
lioula Calhern 
Margarcl Dumont 
Verna- HllUe 
I^eonid KInaky 
Kanuel Torres 
'I'm .No Angel' 



. (Sod week) 

_ l>-TWe8loy RuBBles 

4Ralph Uke-WHlls Kent) ^"^^If ^jYver' 
'J>on Hank ot Boston* ^cast; 



'J>on Hank 

(Ist week> 
D— Sam Neufeld 
A— Hustons li.-. Adams 
Cast*""' ^ " .- -■ 

J. -F arrell .M^aoDont^ld 

Vred KobTer 
Phyllis Barrlng.ton 
Don Alvarado 
METRO 
'Esfclmo>' 
(16th. wieek) 
r> — W. S. Van Dyke 
A — Peter Freuchen 
C— Clyde . De Vinna 
Cast: 

All Natjive 
'J>nnclQtr, I-ady' 
. (Cth week) 
D— Robert. Z. Leonard 
A — Jnmes Warner Bellfth 
P. G. Wolfson 
Allan Ktvkln 
C— Oliver Mttrsh 

Joan Crawford 

Clark Gable 

Franchot Tone 
= — . . ^ Grant^MUchaii 

Frank Morgan 

Jean Malln 

Ted H6aly 

Winnie lilghtner 

Jean Howard . 

Ferdinand GottBChallt 

Florlne McKlnncy . 
•Xura Back the Clock* 
(iStlii week) 
Dr-Kdgar Selwyn 
A— Edgar Selwya 

Ben Hecbt. 
Cr-Hal RoBsoa 
CAst: 

l<ee Tracy 



Mae West 
Gary Grant 
Edward Arnold 
Russell .Hopton 
Kent Taylor • 
Gertrude-Mlchaei- 



Oregory Ratolt 
Dorothy Peterson 
Wm. Davidson 
Ralt.Harolde 
'Too Mpcb nannony* 
(Srd week) 
D — ^Edward Sutherland 
A— Joseph Manklewtck 
C— Theodor Sparkuhl 
Cast: 

Blng Crosby 
Judith Allen.. 
Jack Oakle 
SkeetB Gallagher 
Hai^ry Green 
Kitty Kelly , 
XiUyan Tashman 
Ned Sparks 
Grace Bradley 
Shirley Grey 
Torch Slngec* 
(2nd weiek) 

=^D^=^leJcandetJHftlU=^ 
George Somnes 

A — <5race Perkins 
Doris Maltoy 
Bradley King 
Doris Ahdcrsoii 

C— Karl StruBB 

Cast: 

' Olaudette Colbert 
RIcardo Cdi-les 
Lyda Robert 
Baby Leroy 
Jobns Halllday 
^To the IrfiHt Man* 
(2nd week) 
D— Henry Hathaway 



Rochelle Hudson 
Dewey Robinson 
Robert Bills 
TIFFANY 
(Helen MltcheU) 
•Wanes' 
<2nd week) 
D — ^Warren MlUals 
A — Helen Mitchell 
C — Pevereli Marley 
Coat: 

Sari Marltza 
Buster Cplller, Jr. 
Alan Mowbray 
Ivan Simpson. 
Grace Valentino 
Monael LIndley 
Beirbara Luddy 
Mary Lee Mannlnff. 
Jack DeWees. 

- ..^ob J'ames ■ — --^ 

Rex . Armond 
Mildred Cover 
Johnny Hyams 
Leila Maclntyra 
Tom Kress 
Diana Devibe 

UNITED ARTISTS 
*The Bowery* 
(20th Century) 
(2nd week) 

D— rRaoul Walsh 

A— Marco Ij. Simmons 

Rogow Solomon . 

Howard Estabrook 

.Jamc.a Gloasoh. 
C — ^Bert Glenhoa 
Cast : 

Wallace Beery 

George Raft 

Fay. Wray 

Jackie' Cooper 

Pert Kelton. 

=^""=^lJNlVBBSftt™=^'-= 
'Saturday's HUIIoim' 
(1st week) 
D-^Edward . SedgWlck 
A-^LucIan Cary ■ 

Dale Van Evory 
Cast: 

I.ella Hyams 
Robert Toung 
'Four IVlse Girls' 
(3rd week) 
D— E. A. Dupoht 
A — William Hurlbut 

John Francis I^arkln 



G^Tony .Gaudlo 

I cast: 

June . Knight 

KeiF"Haml.ltinF-^- 

Sally O'Nell 
Dorothy BuTgesa 
• Mary CarMalo 
George B> Stone 
Edmund B.reeso 
Richard Carl 
.Oscar AP.'el. , 
'The InVblble Wm' 
. (4th week) 
D--^i(mea -^hale • 
A— H, G." WcUs 

K. C. SherrlK 
C— Arthur Edsoh 

Cast: 

Claude Rains 
William Upxri 
Gloria Stuaft 
Dudley Digges 
Henry Travera 

— una O'Connor 

Herbert Corthell 
Forrester Harvey 
'Only Testerday' 
(7th week) 
D — John M. Stahl 
A-rJobn M, Stahl 
Wm. Hurlbut 
C— Merrltt Qerstad 
Cast: ' 

Margaret Sulla van 
John Boles 
BUUe Burke 
Reginald Denny 
Marie Prevoat 
Franklin Pangborn 
Gay Seabrook ' 
Benita Hume 
Edna May Oliver 
Ruth . Clifford 
Edgar Norton 
Robert McWade 
'Peanuts' Byron 
. Jean Hart 
"=Tferberl^C5f IhW^ 
Caryl Lincoln 
Hugh Etiflcld 
Walter Catlett 
Julia Fayo 
Richard Tucker 
Jaick Richardson' 
Mrs. Wilfred North 
Robert l&llls 
Florence Lake 
Astrld AUwyn 
June Clyde 
Betty BIythe 
Barty Norton 
Sidney Bracey 



Dorothy Christy 
Jean Sorel 
Cissy Fitzgerald 
— SheUa-Mannfirt_ 
Crauford Kent 



Ferdinand Mufiier 
Mabel Marden 
Oscar Apfel 
Onslow Stevens 
Tom O'Brien 
Natalie . Moorhead 
Lucille towers 
Berton Churchill 
Joyce Compton 
Noel" Francis 
James' Flavin 
Leon .Waycoft 
Arthur Hoyt_^ 
Geneva Mitchell 
Dorothy Grainger . 
lAve, Honor and Oh, "Babj* 

(Srd ^.eek) 
B^Bddie Buzzell 
AT-Howard Lindsay 
Bertram Robinson. 
Norman Krasna 
C — George Robinson. 
Cast: ■■. . . .„ 
Slini. Sunimervllle 
Zasu Pitts 
Donald Meek 
Lucille -Gleason 
George Barbler 
Purnell Pratt 
'Gordon ot Ghost Ctty' 
(Serial) 
(6th week) 
D— Ray Taylor 
A— Peter B, Kyna 
Ella O'Nell 
Geo.' Clympton 
Basil Dickie 
Harry Hoyt 
Ralph Adair 
Het Manheim 
C — John Hlcksoh 
Cast : 

_ .Buck Joiios ^ 

M"adge"~Bc>IlBmy 
William Desmond. 
Francis Ford 
Walter Miller 
Hugh EnHeld 

'Trail Drive* 
(Ken- RIaynnrd) 
(Srd week) 

-Alan James 
-Alan James 
C-"Tcd McCord 



William Gould 
Frank Rice 
Fern Emmett 
Bob' Kortman 
~^ WARNER: 



A—/ 



Cast 



ken Maynard 
Cecilia Parker 



'Footllght Parade' 
(Itth week) 
D— Lloyd Bacon 
A — Mark Sanfleld 
Manuel SefC 
■ Jamca Seymour 
e — Sol Pollto 
Geo. Barnes 

Cast; •- 

James Cagney 
Joaii Blondell 
Ruby Keeler 
Dick Powell 
Philip Pairersham 
Hugh Herbert 
Frank McHugh 
Arthur . Hohl 
Gordon Westcott 
Claire Dodd . 

-Dorothy--Tennant 

Rene Whitney 
Juliette Ware 
'Herman Bing 
Paul Porcsist 
Guy Kibbee 
Wm. Granger 
Chas. -Wilson 
•'Female* 
(Ist week) 
D— Wm. Dietefle 
A— Gene Markey 
Kathryn Scola 

Ruth.Chattorton 
George Brent 
George Blackwood 
'The World Changed' 

. (2nd week) 
D^Mervyn Le Roy 
A — Sheridan Gibney 

Edward Chodorov 
C— Sol Pollto 
=-CtfBfT=^^==^^=^'=" - 
Paul Muni 
Mary Astor 
Aline MaicMahon 
Guy Kibbe 
.Anna Q. Nllsaon 
'Kennel Murder Case' 

(1st week) 
D— Michael Curtis 
A— 5. 3, Van Dine 
Robert T^e 
Peter Milne 



NO WB YEAR BOOK, 
ONLY TRADE SHOWS 



_ Thero will be no year book from 
Warner Bros, for tlie 'SS-'S* jprod- 
utt, only major not putting its pro- 
gram on paper. Competitors itnight 
use the advance dn" llneuprsuch- as" 
titles, typeis of stories, etc., in try- 
ing to steal a march, WBites say. 

Darryl Zanuck, anathema to WEt, 
Is mentioned specifically in this di- 
rection. 

Zealously guarding information on 
its "S««t program, ' not tipping to 
anyone at the moment what' it will 
consist of,; Warners plan trade 
showings for exhibitors in U^u of 
no yeai" booic. 

Trade- shows Will be held as late 
as September In each of the Wa;rneF 
exchanges, with_exhibltors i n ea ch 
branch zone invited to 'ieittend. rn 
order to ' Screen a mihiinum of 1? 
pictures by that time, plus advance 
on the balance of the program, in- 
cluding shorts, the trade exhlbitlbrts 
will consume at least thiree days in 
each exchange. 

For the new season Warners will 
have GO features. — 



Csist: 



William PoweU 



Rent Judgment in Buffalo 



Buffalo, July 17> 
Judgment for $11,797 against the 
Ciiippewa, Theatre p orpj,_:le3^ ^^^^^^ 
the Great Lakes theatre, was re- 
covered here by J. & D. H. Goplon, 
owner of the building. 
. Chippewa Corp. is said tQ be a 
Iioew's subsidiary and;Buble.ased the 
theatre to Shea-Publijc which op- 
erated it up until a couiile of months 
ago. liOew'S Is reported to have re- 
taken the house but reports are de* 
nled it will be reopened by Lpow. 



Tuesday, July^ 18, 1933 -VARUETy^^ 




44 



VARIETY 



Tuesday, |ul]r 18, 193? 




I'll I J It 





On the oceasion 







family of M^-M* presents 




6 SPECIALS 



Klir^HT Fl IfiHT CLARK GABLE, JOHN &. LIONEL BARRYMORE. HELEN HAYES. ROBERT MONTCX)MERY, MYRNA LOY 
■^■w" ■ ' ^'"■^ ■ in the cast. "Night Flight" is based on the French prizfe novel which has its locale in South America. A giant 
production under the direction of Clarence Brown^ 

* 

WOI I Y\A/rtrin P A PTY marie DRESSLER, JOAN CRAWFORD. JEAN HARLOW. JIMMY DURANTE, LUPE VELEZ, 
nV^LLT W\^V^L/ r/\l\l I JACK PEARL. CHARLES BUTTERWORTH. NILS ASTHER. LEE TRACY. JEAN HERSHOLT. 
ALBERTINA RASCH DANCERS. WALT DISNEY "SILLY SYMPHONY" and many more Big Names .thatV just part of "Hollywood Party," 
a grand musical screen story developed by Edmund Gouldtni; and Howard Dietz into what will be a revolutionary screen attraction. Dialogue by 
Herbert Fields. Music by Rodgers'& Hart. Additional music by Browii & Freed. Director Edmund Goulding. 

XI A pIC DPPQQI FR special starring ptoductionf Beloved Marie Dressier, idol of the screen, in a story brimming with the 

'Y*^*^*^ l/l\t-iJwl-tl\ laughter and tears she knows so well how to bring forth. Title to be announced. 

T\A/0 TWIFVF^ CLARK gable, ROBERT MONTCOMERY, in the leading roles. Probably the most ambitious dramatic spectacle 
I VY w I niC. V to sij^cc "Ben Hur." An intensely exciting romance set in the period of Pontius Pilate. A few highlights: Pillage of 
Herod*sTomb; Chariot pursuit through city and country; Romance of ex-slave and Roman beauty; Plot to overthrow Pilate; Abductihg girls from 
harem of Ben Rashid. etc Picture is based on Manuel KomiToflTs best-seller novel. 

TAP7AKI Hn A hic AAATF Johnny WHSSMULLER. MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN in a giant sequel to their, earlier "Tarzan, 
I rM\Z*r\IN unu IVlr^ lt the Ape Man." A new story, with amazing features built for thrill and ro 



— — — — — m — — ■ : . r 

romance, has been written 



by^gar 'Rice Burroughs^ 



Cr\\/|FT WALLACE BEERY, JEAN HARLOW, CLARK GABLE and a large cast enact in "Soviet" a picture which will be unique in the 
V I t I mew ..season. It is the first important American picture, to use as its background the dramatic implications of Russia in its current 
phases. Typical of M-G-M showmanship Ingenuity in seeking new locales for romantic picturization. Frank Capra, director. 



30 STAR PICTURES 

3 JEAN HARLOW 

1 LIONEL BARRYMORE 
1 CLARK GABLE 
1 MARION DAVIES 
t WALLACE BEERY 

4 COSMOPOLITAN 



2 GRETA GARBO 
2 JOAN C»AWP0RD 

1 ROBT. MONTGOMERY 

2 HELEN HAYES 

2 JIMMY DURA]NTE«.*'S',jSr 
1 JOHN BARRYMORE 



3 LEE TRACY 

l ED WYNN 

1 JACK PEARL 

1 RAMON NOVARRO 

1 NORMA SHEARER 

2 LAUREL-HARDY 



3 CO-STAR PICTURES 

crawford^able harlow-gable BEERY-GABLE 

7 MARQUEE PICTURES 



Th«? industry has come to know that the M-G-M MARQUEE symbol In the past sev'tal seasons has meant pictures of quality. Many outstanding 
hits carried this distinguishing mark, among them **HcU Bdow," "Tataan the ApQ Man,** "Red Headed Woman," etc- 



Champions ofTn^^^Ht 



9 

s 




STARS AND PLAYERS 

JOHN BARRYMORE MARIE DRESSLER 

LIONEL BARRYMORE JIMMY DURANTE 



WALLACE BEERY 
JACKIE COOPER 
JOAN CRAWFORD 
MARION DA VIES 



Eliabeth-Allan- 

Tad Alexander 
Nils Asthet 
Alice Brady 
Charles Butt€;rwforth 
Mary Carlisle 
Mae Clarke 
Nelson Eddy 
Stuart Erwin 
Madge Evans 
Muriel Evans 
C, Henry Gordon 
Lawrence Grant 



DIRECTORS. 

Richard Bpjeslavsky 
Charles Brabin 
Clarence Btown 
Tod Browning 
Jack Conway 
George Cukor 



-CLARie GABLED- 
GRETA GARBO 
WILLIAM HAINES 
JEAN HARLOW 
HELEN HAYES 

— LouisejGlosset-Hale 
Russell Hardie. 
Jean Hersholt 
Phillips Holmes 
Jean Howard 
Benita Hume 
Walter Huston 
Otto Khigef 
Myma Loy 
Ben Lyon 

Margaret McConnell 
Una Merkel 
John Miljan 
Colleen Moore 



George Fitzmaurice 
Victor Fleming 
Edmund Goulding 
Howard Hawks 
Robert Z. Leonard 
Russell Mack 



ROBT. MONTGOMERY 
RAMON NOVARRO 
-JACK PEARL 
NORMA SHEARER 
LEE TRACY 
ED WYNN 

Frank-Morgan 



Karen Morley 
Maureen O'SulKyan 
Jean Parker 
May Robson 
Ruth Selwyn 
Martha Sleeper 



Franchot Tone 
Johnny WeissmuUer 
Diana Wynyard 
Robert Young 
Lupe Velez 



Charles Riesner 
Edward Sedgwick 
Edgar Selwyn 
W. S. Van Dyke ^ 
William Wellinan 
Sam Wood 



AUTHORS 

Frank R, Adams 
John L. Balderston 
Beatrice Bartyatd 

-Philip Barber " — •- 

Cormack Bartlett 
Vicki Baum 
Richard Boleslavsky 
Malcolm Stuart Boylan 
W. R. Burnett 
Edgar Rice Burroughs 
Frank Butler 
jErskine-Cald well- —— 



Ruth Cummings 
Jack Cunningham 
Delmar Daves 
John Emerson 
Gene Fowler 
Paul Hervey Fox 
Becky C5ardiner 
Oliver H. P. Garrett 
Harvey Gates 
Benjamin Glazer 

Fraiices Goodrich 

Howard Green 

Rene Gueta 

Albert Hackett 

Elmer Harris 

Moss Hart 

H. M. Harwood 

Ben Hecht 

John Housemann 

F. Hugh Herbert 

Robert E. Hopkins 

Boris Ingster 

Laurence E. Johnson 

Gordon Kahn 

Harry Kahn 



George Landy 
Vincent Lawrence 
JohnLawson 

-Anita Loos - 
Josephine Lbvett 
John Howard Lynch 
WiUardMack 
John Lee Mahin. 
John McDermott 
James K. McGuiniless 
Wm. Slavens McNutt , 

—JohnMeehan 



Helen Meinardi 
Bess Mttedyth 
Ludle Newmark 
Leonard Praskins 
Norman RciUy Ralno 
W. L. River 
Wells Root 
Bradford Ropes 
Madeleine Ruthven 
Robert Sherwood 
Paul O. Smith 
Ralph Spcnce 
Samuel &. Bella Spcwack 
Donald Ogdcn Stewart^' 
Edward Dean SulUvaiij 
Matt Taylor 
Courtney Terrett 
Sylvia Thalbcrg 
Wanda Tuchock 
Ernest Vajda 
Johii Van Drutcn 

Bayard Vciller 
Lieut. Comm. Wead 
ClaudineWest 
Basil Woon 




M-G-M FEATURE STRENG1H 

SHORTS 

1933*34 

HAItROACH^^I^^M eOMEDlES 

6 uurel-hardy' 
z charlie chase 
8 thelma todd-patsy kelly 
8 hal roach all stars 

6 OUR GANG 
6 HAL ROACH 

— MUSICAL COMEDIES — " 
8 M-G-M CRIME DOESNT PAY 
6 M-G-M MUSICAL REVUES 

One Reel %uh\ecii 

12 M-G-M ODDITIES 

(Dialogue by Pete Smith) 
12 FITZPATRICK TRAVELTALKS 
6 "GOOFY MOVIES'/ 



13 WILLIE WHOPPER. 
CARTOON COMEDIES 

104 HEARST METROTONE NEWS 



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46 



VARIETY 



Tuesday, July 18, 1953 




CT^HE celebration is on! ItV the Tenth 
X BiirtMay of Met^^^ What 
-a^Jtajty 1933^^^ is going to be . . . everybody will 
be back at the world^s most renowned studio 
for M-G-M*s Tenth Championship Year! 

Welcome, Greta Garbo • • • glad to hear youVe 
had a grand vacation* You're looking perfectly 
beautiful, and are your fans hungry for a hew 
picture! Nobody ever received so much pub^ 
licity during an absence from the screen! 

And wKat a pleasure to see beloved Marie 
i)ressler back on the lot! She's just completed 
^H'ugboat^Ar^^ co-starring with Wallace 
Beery. ♦ ♦ and will soon start anotherT" 

By the time this message gets into print, tlie 
most celebrated screen Mn and/Mrs. will be 
packing their trunks en route to Culver Gity, 
U* $♦ A. Certainly we mean Norma Shearer 
and Irving Thalberg who wiirfmmediately re> 
sume their activities oh the M-G-M lot* 

What a Reunion Party ! They're all welcomed 

-—-^Y^u^re Invited to^^^^p 

METRO-GOLD 



back by delighted associates* And what a Wel- 
coming Committee— headed hy Louis B. Mayer 
—Dayid 0» Selznick, Eddie Mannix, Harry Rapf, 
Hunt Stromberg, Ber hie Hy man, Al Lewin, J ohh 
Considine, Jr*, Lawrence Weingarten, Walter 
Wanger, Lucien Hubbard, Sidney Franklin, 
Howard Hawks, Lou Edelman, Frank Davis> 
showman producers without equal! And the 
Star Committee of Welcome*,* Marion Davies, 
Wallace Beery^, Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, 
John and Lionel Barrymore, Jean Harlow, 
Robert Mbhtgbmery, Helen Hayes, Jimmy 
Durante, Ramon Novarro, Laurel &l Hardy, Lee 
Tracy, Ed Wynn,Jack PearLand all the others* 

Happy days ihead, indeed! M-G-M^s^ 
got its Million Dollar Family all together 
again.v*but^owerfol adltions in every phase 
of producing, acting, writing, direction! 

CasLyour bpx:^office orbs oh my Parade of 
Stars. That^s Music for your MarqueeFGreater 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1933-34! Tenth 
Championship Year! (Signed) LEO of M-G-M 




IM-MAYER 

* The Major Company! 



Tuesday, July 18, 1933 



P I C ¥ 



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VARIETY 



47 



Variety House Reviews 



0rpli6uin, jr. Y. 

(Continued from piage 36) 



ftnoueli for the boys to carry away 
with them and to retail the next 
looming to the fellow workme at 
Se next bench in the ehdp, Never- 
thel^as, the mixture that the booker 
tossed together took close cognizr 
Ince of What they liked here, and 
the aPPl^^se results left no doubt 

*^Thl llghting-up preliminaries 
sent Ted King down in the pit to 
baton his aggriegatioii, all seven of 
them, through a Victor Herbert 
medley. It -was brassy, instrumenta- 
tion, but tlie handout reaction was 
ail to the combo's good. 

The booker didn't feo wrong, 
either, when he epotted Harry JKing, 
which made It two Kings in the 
deck but no relation, to lead the 
stage procession. King packs a 
style of eccentric hoofing that can't 
heliJ but st«|,rt a show on all cylih- 
^ders.. It's an a ct th at moves with^ 
out a second of surcease aind^perks 
un the blood pressiire, and for con- 
trast sind good measure includes a 
uair of optic-easing cuties in the 
form of the Sinclair Twins. The 
identicals also toss their tootsies 
around, but with King tbere as the 
pacemaker they fall more fiavorably 
in the category of pulchritudinous 
background. King also toots a hot 
mess of sax wailing, which all com- 
bined to take the turn off to a 
^_iinanJinious f arethe e well. 

Unveiled"" In the next niche was 
rank Donia and an iinbined f emnie 
partner for one of those old-fash- 
ioned .give-and-take Interludes. 
What they had to exchange be- 
tween th6m had bieen heard over and 
over again iaway bade .when, but 
that didn't prevent Dohia from 
landing solid with lots of his repar- 
tee, particularly when the going got 
rough arid right down tb the tastes 
ot -the Torkville ^repreaentatioxi. Jt 
was a sturdy soprano that the feed 
gave voice to, and she did nicely on 
her own in the way of approval. 

Returns for Bill Telaak and his 
etooge. support. Sally Payne and 
Bill Brown, were spasmodic until 
the two male ends got down to their 
rieal act and dished olit the acro- 
batic clowning and the slick one- 
arm lift for the finish. Prior, to 
that, Telaak had dependpd for his 
giggles on the repetition of the un- 
funny sliding 'em down the leg gag 
and even a nosedive Into the pit. 
Even with the presence of the car- 
rot-topped looker and the explod- 
ing violin, Telaak's Js still a comedy 
acrobatic act in essence and classi- 
flcatidn. ■ 

For the Orpheum the choral af- 
fair that closed was a, natural. It's 
the sort of voice blerndlng the Qer- 
maii element here like, and the act, 
billed ias the Rosy Ensemble, gave 
things a mopping from the start. 
Presumed that the seven men arid 
three femmes in the troupe derive 
the billing from the fact that they 
at one time hiad worked . In one of 
Roxy's choruses. In any event, the 
ensemble's performance makes no 
unfavorable reiflectlori on ariy of the 
Boxy choral departments. Peatiired 
in .the troupe here Is Glair Kramer. 
Customers took - warmly to the 
smooth and lyrical quality of her 
mezzo-soprano, and also . rewarded 
generously each of the three erisem- 
ble numbers. 

A FItzpatrick travelog and a 
— newsreel rounded out the - screen 
portion of the evening's fare. Busi- 
ness near capacity upstairs and 
slightly lesa_ on the nether_arena 



downtown' theatre very often. Since 
Doty is trying to build up a family 
theatre, Gene and Glenn should help 
in building up . such a clientele. 

Boys capitalize on radio repa by 
opening with their trade-marked air 
intr.pduction through ampUfier.<j, 
then eping intb thieme song before 
curtairi rises;- Most of their stiaff is 
done behind piano v with a mike; 
.okay for :their local fans, but what 
they .-heed is. a radio station back-, 
ground to give, 'em more atmos- 
phere; It's a bit cold as it Is now. 

.Gene- CarroH'si veritrllqlquistic fe- 
male impersonation of 'Jake and 
Lena,' chief characters in tlieir ra- 
dio, continuity, Is act's chief noVelty. 
His falsetto doubllng in femme bits 
necessitates chang;irig from a man's 
cap to a woman's hat with , wig at- 
tached every minute or so. 

Kot so Very tunny in itself to 
sophisticates, but It's nutty hokum- 
nonsense that, amuses their fans 
who like radio illusions. Chatter Is 
equally naive, consisting of ttuns, 
-good-natured —bicfcetings-:and--pld 
wheezes. ' Looking at it .indulgiently, 
it's all. rathei" Informal, simple, 
pleasantly absurd stuff thdt family 
crowds from the stlbHs eat up 
Broadway wouldn't uhderstand. It 

^Qst profiessional thing team does 
Is its singing of siich old-timers as 
•Whipporwill' and 'Won't'cha Take 
a Walk,' with Gene Rowell pound-, 
ing the keyboard. Both carry the 
niike , down to footlights for final 
bow, taking three or four before 
-getting-off 



Three other acts on .Hip bill are 
fair- standards, with •Rdmero-Duclay 
Foursome's dance revue opening 
flashily. Blonde toe- twirler Is pass- 
able and three boys strengthen turn 
with smart unison tapping. Four 
Trojans jjipflop fast , but .have no 
staridonut number in. haphazard 
gymnastic routine. Joe and Jean 
McKenna okay in slap-'em-down 
comedy In- which acrobatic work has 
more-6f-a punch than-their- gagSi --— 
Picture, .'Grand Slam' (WB). 

Pullen. 



WARFIELD, FRISCO 

San Francisco, July 14. 
With "Wheh Ladies Meet' (MG) 
on screen and Marge- of Myrt and 
Marge on stage, the customers were 
coming in steadily, and by 1: 30 had 
filled the house. Biz looks to run 
several grand over even the best 
weeks of recent months. 

Marge is the first Eastern radio 
name yet to play out here and mean 
anything: a,t the b.o. . The Wrigley 
'Myrt and Marge' sterial, when, on 
the air, was firmly entrenched oh 
the Coast as one of CBS' most 
popular programs, a fact that was 
substantiated by an okay reception 
for the younger half of the ether 
team. She was Introduced simply 
as Marge, and when "working with 
Herniio. King, m.c, used her fam- 
ily-name. Donna Dainerel^ also- tell 
ing the customers that Myrt is her 
mother. Thing she didn't tell 'em 
Is that her mom and pop played 
here some years ago as: George 
Damerel and Myrtle Vail. 

Miss Damerel did little as a stage 
act, but she did establish herself as 
a definite personality with much 
performing ability. Her brief bit 
before, the mikeo wit h a n unbilled 
'male in a brief "cdmeay episode, and" 
the single pop song which she 
chanted Into the mike were well 
done, and well received. 

Balance of the Fanchon & Marco- 
booked stage show was of pretty 
good calibre, though taoithing out- 
standing. Pour .AbbottlerSj blonde 
and brunette quartet of dancers and 
lookers, impressed. Warreri Jack- 
.son and Lou Archer did their fa- 
miliar chatter turn;- Ann Roberts, 
Kate Smith -ish sopyan o balladlst, 
started oft with an imitatton-of-tlre 



Guild-Academy Scrap Threatens 
Proposed Writer-Dramatists Pact 



EVEIttTUALLY K CENTURY 

LoviXy Reader Gets iShpt at $100 As 
U Reading Prize 



Hollywood, July 17. 
put a little interest Intp the 
humdrum job of . those who scan 
the past, current and futuire of 
writers' brkln children, Carl 
Laemmle, Jr., will give noo to the 
meriiber of the Universal reading 
department who picks the 'best 
story oi the year.' p,eaders wlM 
have to wait until next year, how- 
ever, to., find put who gets the 
awards 

Inviting the 



Hollywood, uly 17. 
Alliance proposed between Screen 
Writers' Guild and Dramatists' Guild 
may blow u-? if move started by 
members of the latter gains riiomen- 
tum. Local dramatists have %yired 
the guild" headquarters In New YorK 
protesting against afflllatlori wHh 
the screen writeirs ivhich would bind 
them lo punitive action against the 
producers lii case of studio strikes 
or other troubles. 

Contest now waging between the 
Academy and Screen Guild for isu- 
premacy as to which will be repre- 
sentative of HoUywDbd film writers 
is understood to be main reason for 
the group trying to halt the Drama-^ 
tists' Guild tie-in are mostly Acad- 



Laemmle has been 

readers into studio f emy members who have not aligned 

-aTVd-ha^eveir-had-^-personaMon^l^^ 

ference or two with gome of' them 



HIPP. CLEVELAND 

Cleveland, July 15. 

Charles Doty played a idhg-'shot 
in bboking Gene arid Glenn into his 
"Hippbdwrae, the ©rily^lridie theatre 
in town, but It looks as if his hunch 
Will bring unusual results in either 
one of three ways. 

Team .Of radio slriging comedians 
was most popular act on local air 
via WTAM for nearly tour years; 
During first vaude engagement 
some t\vo yea rs aigb they crac ked 
the RKO ;Paiface's attendance rec- 
ords, gross $35,000 iirid taking $12,- 
000 as their share bri percentaise 
basis. 

After network contracts with 
Spang bakeries and Sohio gas exr 
pired, their air popularity Started 
wanlrig a bit, so they jumped over 
to WJR in Detroit. Now they're 
Opening a vaude tour, bobked by 
Warren Wade of Ideal NBC bureau, 
that will take them tb Bbstbn. 

Doty, a real estate man who was 
pushed into theatrical biz; figured 
the team might crack another rec- 
ord for farewell stage appearance 
Opening day was somewhat disap- 
pointing, although fairly close to 
capacity, but^there are enough Gene 
andlSlerih fans to build up. an extra, 
good week. 

They don't hdve what can be 



classified as a vaudeville act, for it 
has a freak <!raw. Specializing in 
unsophistlca hd, home-made humor 
and song.s. Gene and Glenn appeal 
more to the rural, family sections 
than to metropolitan areas. Should 
click loudly in tour pf sm.Ut-towners 
in Ohio, Indiana and Pa. Fir.^t 
.Rhow at Hipp, in fact; pullod Jri KMdfl 
«iTi(l families, that don't Ko to a 



on stories. It's the iirst time the 
lowly book worms have, had any 
importance attached to them as a 
body. 

STRIKE LULL 
SPEEDS WRITERS 



hefty sorigstress arid did cpuplanice 
tunes. House line of 18 girls* had 
two iroutineS, staged by Alice Good-, 
win. Stage show, was directed and 
m.c.'d by Hermie King, who's In 
his th^rd month on.the Job here. 

Warfleld does things In a big way. 
Not only, has It a stage band leader, 
but there's also Jari Rublnl, concert 
orchestra conductbr-s-only house oh 
.the: CQaat.-to .iflpdrt . two. ..directors. 



ALBEE, BROOKLYN 

Strong bid made this week for 
downtown Brooklyn's trade. From 
looks of things Saturday afternoon, 
though -not always a criterion, 
house will have its competitors 
stepping. 

Draw divides between feature. 
Bed of Roses' (Radio) with the 
Connie Bennett name as bait and 
a stage complement that which be- 
sides arriving home stoutly on en-^ 
tertalnment has Gene Dennis, mind 
reader,, as the freak' box-office at- 

Miss Dennis may be and probably 
s pretty-tiresome to a lot of folks, 
but there are stlir plenty of others^ 
notably women, whose curiosity for 
answers, to various questions will 
have them digging down In purseis 
for that reasbri alone this week. 
Questions asked Saturday afternoon 
are both typical and .sUly.- with the 
answers just about the same. 

Anythlilg blit a clever showmiss, 
Miss Dennis, however, takes home 
her share of the spoils of the. show. 
She has bad Stage presence, never 
knows what to do with her hands, 
and speaks so softly and inaudibly 
at times much of what she . says 
goes downstream^ Moreover, the 
psychic from the midwest Is far 
away from good choice of words in 
giving ahxibusly^smitteh folks th^If 
answers. . 

She Is also on too long, 15 min 
rites at— the-Sat,- mat,, — -That'^ -loo 
•much of just ' questions and an- 
swers. iBut boix office just the same 
Rae Samuels find Jack Pepper 
ably supported by a good opener 
dance flash," Raye, Ellis and La Rue 
and- a~No. 2: turn that always clicks 
okay. ! The. Daveys," lead' oh the 
punches. - ---- — 

Though not . In the spot all acts 
look for; ne3<t 'to • last having gone 
to Pepper, Miss Samuels hiade a 
liner showing at , performance 
caught, she hit smartly In a sure 
fire selection of numbers, something 
thatMiss ; Samuels' can still sell very 
well. Her 'Papa's Home, with Mania 
Now'— song- ls--eXceptionally— well, 
done, and, might be considered to 
rate better than the Ihsurahce man 
special which follbws and leads up 
to the eibscr, .a, cbntrast bf a Ipve 
sbrig of today as against one of 
grandma's day. 

The 'blue streak of vaudeville/ as 
she always was- knPwn in the big 
days of vaude, Miss. Samuels is 
among the few still around whose 
ability to hit has not disappeared. 

Backstage there was some, aid in 
trying to Stir an encore for Pep- 
per, but it didn't iseem to be justi- 
fied by applause, , and Miss Dennis 
was brought on following the pause. 
Pepper. Is a good act, however, with 
his stooges counting for much and 
the^ tcam=^doing-7'the ^-latest -IJarlem 
dance craze, shim.>sham-shlmmy, 
also getting there. 

No, 2 offered no hazards for the 
Daveys. An amusing Brlti.shcr, the 
jugglirig Davey, with material that 
warms up the audience finally if not 
at the start. The Dthor Davey just 
as.slsts as a carry-oner of Juggnng 
imnlortidrtls. . , i 

Raye. rillis .md Ln »io found 1)k 
coinc fawt in inopptinp tho .«)irt\V. 

(th<ir 



Hollywood, 
Wi*lters were rushed to the 
double-quick at CPlumbla during 
the production lull brought about 
by the technicians' strike, with sev 
eral new scripts assigned. ' 
• Jo Swerlirig Is adapting 'iEast oi 

Rublnl, in his third mortth, batbnetf. Brian barlow Is preparing the Ai 
the pit crew through •JJrlh,' a med- Cohn- Joseph Chlsholm novel, 'Take 
ley of Irish tunes, with Rublnl taJc- j ^-^^ Witness.' Lew Levenson la 
ing the spotlight and the . applause assigned tb ada pt an or iginal, 'Once 
for ohe of his usual "Violin SQlbs.-h^P^^j;^- ^^^^^ , Et hel "Hill "an3 

ngM\% Sf^ct? a&^ Senary are Adapting •Fofe.' tho1q;;;u;;;erif AcaiW Wch wouM 

g^eatl3^ I Valentine Williams Satevepost se- | stand back of a writer member were 

Jiriiniy Newell, 6f Gus Arnheim's | riaj. Garrett Westoii is on the 

screen play of Owen TDavls' 'Ninth 
Ghost,' and Albert DeMond adapts 
'Above the Clouds.* 



themselves" with the Screen Guild".' 

Ajrguments In the, wired protests 
.were to, the!.. effect that the two pro- 
fessions are widely divergent inas- 
much as the dramatist works on 
his own time and the screen writer 
is paid by the studio. Objections 
also state that to withhold material 
from a istudio declared unfair, by the 
scenarists wbuld be in vlblation of 
the basic agreement the dramatists 
■VAve-^4th-the-pgo d uc erF. Sinfiipi the 
agreement makes the producer and 
writeip each half owner of the 
picture rights oif plays. 

Opposition from members of the 
Dramatists' Guild followed the 
meeting oI last Mo^iday (10) of the 
writers' branch pf the Academy, 
called to ratify the proposed new 
cbnstitution' and by-laws. At this 
meeting question was raised by Max 
Marclri, Drariiatist Guild member, 
but not a member bf the Wrltertf 
Guild, as tb the rights of Academy 
members In case of closed shop ag- 
gressive action by the Guild. He 



band, stepped up to the pit mike fbi' 
a pair of pbp tunes, and got away 
to a good hand. Bock. 



MET, BROOKLYN 

Not such a smart layout for this 
downtown Brooklyn Loew stand, 
which gets Its -trade largely at mat- 
inees from the Baby Borough 
wbmen shoppers. This week they 
feature Ferde Grofe's orchestra of 
radio note, the act getting the lion's 
share of the budget. 

Brooklyn's radio minded. There 
isn't much to do.eyenlngs over there 
except turn on the heterodynie, and 
the populace has a pretty, definite 
idea of wjib's who and what's what 
on the air waves. That -makes 
Grofe o.lc. for the stand. They re- 
sponded to the- billing all right. 
House early Saturday afternoon 
was. full, and by four, o'clock. they 
wece lined up two deep behind the 
orchestra jail. Probably elimina- 
tion of the Paramount, closed these 
several months, has had . something 
to do with the iricreased attendance 
In the other downtown Brooklyn 
sur-vivbrs — ^Albee and- Fox — but-this 
turnout fiuggested that there was 
.some pull In the feature act. 

Nothing else on the bill to explain 
"special Tirgency^f-buyIng.-^Screen 
featiire was no Smash In 'Midriight 
Mary* (MQ), and the Grofe number 
was the center of the marquee dis 
play. 

Rest of the bill undistinguished, 
but routine vaudeville; ari"d_ neatly 
laid out. Opening had France and 
La Pell, minor acrobatic specialty 
that wouldn't mean anything one 
way or the other, either In billing 
or running of the pertormance 
Eton Boys,, radio .quartet of seC: 
ondary standing,, were set In No. 2, 
with Joe Morris and co. planted No. 
3, where a comedy Interlude was 
needed, arid this foursome delivered. 
->virh-Veli=n!jed Tnaterlalf but gauged- 
tb vaudeville tastes and winning 
valuable laugh respbnse. 

Next to closing they spotted 
Reisij, Irving arid Reiss, trio of 
knockabout coriiedlans who have 
borrowed freely from Clayton* Jack 
son and Durante In style If not ac- 
tual material. They came through 
for a rough-hbUse Interlude that 
was sufficient tb maintain the/pace. 
That left the topplng-olf spot to the 
Grofe aggregation, with • half, an 
hour to fill In the more -than -an 
hour stage shbw. 

Despite Ibads bf class and a neat 
layout for a band turn,, the unit 
wasn't quite up to the job, princl 
pally because they didn't use judg 
ment-In-their-routines-for^this^spei^ 
ci.il clientele. 

That left the performance with a 
rather indefinite finish arid it was 
injured thereby. Rii>ih. 

'Du mmyV for i»itts 

Hollywood, July 17. 
Radio has bought •Dummy's 
Vote,' original by Arthur T. Ilnr- 
inon. 

It's- intended for Za.su .I'itts. 



Studio Placements 



Austin Parker, script, Hbyse On 
66th Street,' Warners. 

Frank Conroy, 'Kerinel Murder 
Case,' Warners. . 

Marlon Dlx collaborating with 
George Marion, Jr>, 'CrUlse to No- 
where,' Par. . # 
J. Walter Ruben, Instead of 
Worthington Miner to direct 'Hide 
in the Dark,' Radio. 

Wally Albright, Margaret Armr. 
strong, Irving Bacon, Arthur "While, 
Mitchell Lewis, 'Ann Vlckers/ Ra- 
dio * 
Betty Furnace, Nella Walker, 'Ace 
of -Aces;' Radio. , 

Cyril Hume, continuity, 'Flying 
Down to Rio,^ Radio. 

Sam Taylor, direct., next Harold 
Lloyd picture. " 

Conrad Nagal arrives for 'Ann 
Vlckers,' Radio. Also cast, Geneva 
TSfitcheilrTIelen Bby.=.Rock; — 

H. W. Hanemann, appearing In 
cast as well as dlaloglng 'Ace of 

A.ce8,' Radio.^ • , 

Frarilt Craven, write next Laurel 
and Hardy feature, -Roach. 

Ernest Pascal doing treatriient on 
'As the Earth Turns,' Warners. 

Viva Tattersall, Al Hill, Michael 
Vlsaoff, Wilkes . Benedict, . Frank- 
lin Parker, Larry McGrath, Jimmy 
Aubrey, 'Red Kisses,' Allied. 

Sam Hardy. 'AHM Vlckers,' RKO. 
Margaret Morris, Grady Sutton, 
'Ace of Aces,' RKp. 

Pert Keltori> 'Flying Down to Rio,' 
RKO. 

Pat Somerset, 
Metro, 



he in danger of loslrig his position 
If . a guild member refused tb work 
with him and threatened strike. It 
was the belief Of i.he other writer 
members that the Academy .wpul4 
pro.tect its members In such a cas^ 
but Just how this was to be accom^ 
pllshed wasn't brought out. 



Change <rf Pasture 

For Par PJl ATdes 



Hollywood, July 17. 
To bring about a closer under- 
standing of advertising and pub- 
licity condltloris east and west. Par- 
amount will start a system whereby 
members of the studio and home 
office forces will exchange jobs for 
a" month periodically^ 

East-west, changes begin Nbv. 1, 
when Tom "ially, head of the atudlo 
publicity department, goes to the 
home office to sit in Al Wilkie's 
spot,. ■w:lth_the^latter taking over 
Rally's -desk here. William Piiie, 
local advertising chief, then treks 
for an exchange with Rodney Bush 
In the ' home office. Later, Julie 
Lang, In charge of studio fan mag 
plants, goes east, arid then Teet 
Carle, assistant to Bally, swapa 
spots with . Lbu Smith, assistant tb 
Wilkie. 



Cameranmirliirses 



.Hollywood, 

Glen Kerschner, cameraman,- lost 
his case against Irving WlHat be 
fore" the Academy arbitrators. 

Suit was for salary alleged to b-? 
due and unpaid while ori Willat' 
trip to the South Seas for footage 
on Xlniversal's 'Black Pearl.' 

Arbitrators sustained Willat's de- 
fense he had run Out of money , and 
ordered Kerschner home, but that 
the .latter continued with the party 
Suit waji brought after "Willat dls- 



her. 



CEAVEN'S two SPOTS 

Hollywood, July 17, 
Frank C'aven will adapt the next 
Ldurel and' Hardy feature for Hal 
ROajCh. Writer will al,so script tho 
next Par f<>ature, supervised by 
Douplas Maclean. 
William Morris, set both deals. 



New Contracts 



Hollywbod, July 17. 
Coritraets to Sarah T. Mason and 
Victor Heermari at Radio to write 
-two,: ^Bby Meet s GirV and -Wild. 
Birds.' 

iByroh von Brecht, seven-year- 
option contract, Sam Goldwyri. 
Lillian Moore, termer at Reach , 



Title Changes 



Warners' 'Red Meat' has »ieen 
changed to 'I Loved a Woman.' 

'Jo.roensen* at Paramount changed 
to 'High arid Mighty.' 

'Park Avenue Ladies' 
Wise Girls,' Universal. 

'Daring Danger! to ' 
Universal-Maynard. 



ROGERS AFTER WAHACE 

Hollywood, July 10. 
"harlcs R. Rogers is dickering 
wiili Itiohard Wallace to direct the 
AmoriOan remake of 'Eight Girls in 
n. Jioat,' Oftrm.in picture he bought 
f(ir raramount rolea.sc. 

it \h iHe ptory of an eight-girl 
rowing crew. 



VARIETY Tuesday, July 18, 1933 



TaeBd«y« July 18> 1933 




CALENDAR OF CURRENT RELEASES 



Allied 



Offlcea: 729 Seventh Ave., 
New York, N. Y. 

Dutle Bandtti The. ^Wttttn story of retribution. Hoot GlIiiMni. Dir. Geo. 

MeUord* «5 mlna. Rol. May 1. Rov. June 27. 
Eleventh dommandment, The. From tlte play by Brandon Fleming. Marian 

MarSi. Tlieo. Von imts, Alan Hale. Dir. Qeo, Belford. 64 mine. Re). 

Feb. 80. 

Office*: 1540. Broadway, 
New York. N. Y. 



Chesterfield 



irMMAHen. brielnal. Story of a forgotten man.. June Glyde. Wm, Collier. 
Jr.; Kafflle Moorheaa. Dir. Rich .Thorpe, 65 mine. Rel. Feh. 15. Rey. 
June 6. 

I Have Lived. A girl's attiempt to live dovrn her past Allan Dlnehart, Anita. 
Page, Allen Vlnoent. Dir. Rich. Thorpe. Re.l June 16 

•tudlot Qbyver at Sunaet, 
• " Hollywood, Cal, 



Columbia o^""' '"" rS^VSH!^ 



Y. 



Fox 



Offlcee: 850 Tenth Aye., 
New York, N Y, 



agers vvho revive eeryioe eubae^ 
quent to that period, ahould pre* 
servo a copy of the ealendar fer| 
reference. 
The running time as iven here 



Buddy RogerSr Marian NUon. 



Thee* tabulatione ape compiled f,o»fll!&, C»L 

from information eupplied by ^MUdoraWte: Crigtamh With, muslew Janet Oaynor, Henry Garat. Dir. Wm. 
various production compamea MMtr^ pieterle^ 86 mine. Re|i, May m Re«t May 33. 
checked up as soon aa posaible after I Ball. British made. Love at a diplomatlo b^l. 

release, tistina !• fliven when re* I Basil Rathbone. Dir. Milton Rosmer. 68 mins. Rel. Mar. 17. Rev. 
lease datea are definitely set. titles I Mar. 21. , ^ j-n TihHn« Rel 

are retained for aix monthe. M*n- ArUona to Broadway. Jameg Dunn. • Jas- Timing. 

Oondaoe. Original. Drama. Dorothy Jordan, Alex. KlrkFand: Dir. Al. 

teU. 67 mins. Rel. Mar. 31. Rev. April 25. 3 

Broadway Bad. fitory by Wm. R. LIpman and W. W. Pezet. Mgl^S Al^^'^nir* 
Joan Bloiidell. Ginger Rogers, Rlcardo CorteB, Margaret Sedden. Dir. 
Bidney LAnfldd. 6f mlns; Rel. Feb. 24. . Rev. Mas. 7. 

room shewinge and can only approx- 1. Rev. Feb. 22. 

"mate the actual release length In p,^^ ^^^^^ a Glaet. Love, music and beer, 
Ann Carver's Profession. Woman lawyer saves her hiisband In a murder- those statee or communities where j- nel. June 30. 

■ trial.- Fay Wray, Gene Raymond. Dir. Eddie Buzzell. 71 mins. Rel, local or state censorship may reiult I |f,||o sister. tage play. Jas. Dunn, Boots Mallory, ZaSu Pitts. 60 mlna. 

May 26. Rev. June 13. ^ - , ^ „ I in deletions. Runnmg time in the I Rel. April 14. Rev. May 9. 

Below the Sea. A thrilling tale of treasure on the ocean floor. _RalDh Bel- r - „ alven in 'Variety' carry Hold Me TIaht. ixive In a department store. Jas. Dunn, Sally EHlers. 

hSioy. Fay Wray. Dir. Al«ogell. 78 mlns. Rel. April 25. Rev. June 6. IJ'^^'^'^^^ David ButlerT Rel. May 26. ReV. May 23. 
California Trail, The. A buckaroo hero who combines old^ wdrld^ gallantry ] the Original. Physician who seeks to save his sort from a- woman • 

with dashing twentieth century action. Buck Jones. Helen Mack. Dir. fatre after passage by the New YorK Humamty. ^^ngmai.^^^^^ Klrklahd, Irene Ware. Dir. John Fran- 

lAmbert HlUyer. 67 mlhs, Rel. March 24. state censorship, since pictures are I ds Dilloii, Rel. Mar. 3. Rev. April 26. 

Wld"6f 1«*nhattan. ' StageTJlarJby^^F^^^ «li^*e-- reviewed -Ohly-^h^^ theatre \ ^ L^ved Yoii WedSiTd^i^Stiie^y "^1"®' ?^*ST' 

- -a-dance. Nancy Cwroll,. John Boles. Dir. Eddie Buzzell, 13 [Bhowings. ElIsU iThdi, Wtor Joyj^ Dir. Henry King, Rel, June 9. Rev. June 20. 
Re|. Feb. 4. 5«V.'Feb. 1*. ^.^ .r^ , Aflmn>,* M«nW WhilO every effort li made to hotd |„fefnal Machine. From the novel by^<^^ 

May 9. I supplied may "«* •|way« be eori^ . ^^^^^ ^^^^^ a world of beautiful wom^n. Raul 

Cocktail Hour. Glrr Illustrator narrowly escapes missing the right man. Bebe To obtain the RouUen. Gloria Stuart, Herbert Mundin, w^-ic-- 
Daniels, Randolph Scott. Dir. Victor Schertzlngeiv 73 mins. Rel. June ^^1,^^^ j,g„g of exactness 'Variety' June 2. 

6. Rev. June 6. v ^ , . will aDoraoiate the co-operation ofl iifa In the Raw. Western drama. . Claire Trevor. Dlr; Louie 

ight of Terror. Brfa Xugosl and his haunting eyes-b^^^^^^ ^ Pleasure Crujee ^lay Py^f^^» ^4. ReV. AprU 4. 

. —mysteri ous disapp earances . . Beja . Lugos l. Sa lly Blan e. Dir. Benjamin _ ■. — . . ■ 'I .. . ■ ; . 

— Stolofff"^B mine. •RernAprll 24. He v. June 27. ~ ^ — ■ -^^^ H-^>lor^e_l.uck. 

Parole Girl. From Dance of the Millions.' First offender, sent to ia|l, Plets 5© 



be reV^ttged on the man who put her there, but. It boomerangs Mae 
Clarke, lUlph Bellamy, Marie Prevost. Dir. Eddie Cllne. 67 mips. Rel. 
Mar. 4. Rev. April 11. ^ 
Rusty Rides Alone. Tim McCoy curbs crime at every_turn with hla ever- 
■faithful police dog pal. Tim McCoy, Barbara Weeks. Dir. D. Ross 
Xedermahw 68 mine. Rel. May 26. 
Ilent Men. Tim McCoy western original. Florence Brltton. Ir. D. Ross 

Lederman. Rel. Mar. 8. 
eoldlers of the Storm. The first film featuring the U. B. Border Patrol_an^^ 
the part played by planes. Regis Toomey. Anita Page. Dir. D. Ross 
liSderman. 69 mlns. Rel. April 4. Rev^ May 23. 
80 This is Africa. Original. Wheefer an* Wolsey 80 to Africa with wme 
tamo lions. Racquet Torre* Dir. Eddie Kline. 67 mine. Reh F€D. i%. 
Rev. April 25: 

State Trooper. Original. Story of a war ^etween^two gaa^ companies. ^«ib 
Toomey. Evalyn Knapp. Barbara Weeks, Ray Hatton. Dir. Ross 
Lederman.. 68 mine. Rel. Feb. 10. Rev. Mar. «•> 



Hollywood 



(Continued from page «) 



Ro mance of a U. S. Navy igoh. J'*^ ,P«»»"v ^'^^^^ 

EllersV Vlctor~JoryrTDrirHaourW^ Rey;-Maiv-at- ^ 



-Qtlgi&al. 



Smoke Llflhtnlng. From Zane Gray's "Canyon WaUm^ Geo. O'Brien, NeU 

O'Day. Dir. David Howard. Rel. Feb. 17. 
Trick for Trick. Stage play of same title. Ralph ^o'*?"^ Victor Jury, felly 
\ Blane. Dir. Hamiiton McFadden. 68 mine. Rel. AprU 21. Rev. June 13.. 
Warrior's Husband, The. Stage play by J«"wi» Thompson. An Am^^ 

had a heart. Ellssa Landl, Marjorle RMobeau, Ernest Truex, David 
Manners. Dir. Walter I^ng. 74 mlns. Rel. May 12. (Lasky produc- 
tion.) Rev. May 16. 



'artlstics' comedy wltli Jimmy Savb, 

rated a Blapaticker. i won.j mwy, aaar - « i 

Metro will asaemble 5^^^^^ in_B_«*.pe|Jt._OrWnal. Mystery ^tory^*" » 'f^'^J^^^^^^ ^"^SJ; 



radio performerfl to support Jack 

Fox wants Tay Qamett to meg 
'Marie Gallant,' featiiring Ftaillp 

Merival. 

On Lloyd^e Next 
Sam Ta;ylor will direct Harold 



lK)retta Young, Gene Raymond. O. P. Heggle. Dir. Rowtond V. Iice. 
R-.l. April 28. Rev. May 2. (Lasky production.) 



Freuler Associates ^''•^.'i'V?^k!'ffl V^^ 



Ibeadwood Pass.- - Original. Western. Hidden treasure and KO'®™™®"* *JF5"J?- 
' Tom Tyler, Alice Dahl,.Wally Wales. Dir. J. P. MoGowan. ReL Mar. IB. 



Ti°*?i"» *,ir/^7' «inr«rA'*"«toWjili^'£li^^ Millions. Original. Reputed millionaire loses his. Job, an Inheritance and 

^uwiuiw.. w?. — — — ... -^ - ^ „K« I Uoyd P next picture, starung ™ 1 ■^'iiJS!!;*" his aweetheart. Skeets Gallagher, Dorothy Burgess. Dir. Fred 

the Woman I Stole. Jack Holt a swaggering overtord of the oUlW^ ^. \ N^mayer. Rel. j\me 3^^^ - 

outbluffs^ doublecroseera Jack Holt, Fay .Wray. Dir. Irving Cum- ^^^^^ Montgomery h^ded for a oV^rTJ^ OrWnal Sahara story of British army and Rift, with love 

mlngs. 64 mlns. Rel. May 1. „ , , month's rest on his New Tork rtate VLu^eSc Marto Alba. Walter Byron, Claire Windsor. Dir. Phil Rosen. 

Treason. Original. Kansas after the civil war. Buck Jones, '•y' far;#i before returning to. co-atar 85*%. 28f^ / 

Dir. Geo. B. Belts. 62 mlns. ReL Feb. 10. ^ with Clwk Gable to *Two Thlevea I Stol-v of a boy's regeneration surmounting complications. Regis 

Unknown Valley. A full-of-flght western a™™a..'.«P^fi« ^^Viv«? bI mlns" at Metro. r«tJ ^^^^V* Helen Cohan, Robert Ellis. Dir. George Melford. 62 mlns. 

— —- — tlonsr-Buck—Jonesr-CecIIla Parker. -JDir._Jtiftl!nberL_HIi^ - - - - 

Rel. May 8. ^ „ , _„ 24 for 'Prizefighter and the lAdy.' 

What Price innocence. Story of a plrt w>»o ,^Wn't Jwow. Jean Parker, Wll- jj^g screen debut. 

lard Mack. Dir. WlUard Mack. 64 mlns. Rey. .June.27< jjaj.j Oxford, musical comedy, 

When Strangers Marry. Drama against the menacing maglo of the tropics, placed at Metro for tenner by 

Jack Holt' LUlan Hond. Dir. Clarence Badger. 68 mips. Rel- March 20. K^^jJl/' p^^^ brought litoi 

Rev. May 80. T^-».l fifom New To'k. 

Whirtwind, The. A round-up of .thrills and «ctlon. Olm McCoy. Alice Dehl. ^ In Deniand 

Dir. D. Ross L*derman. 69 mlns. Rel. March 14. „ ,^ \ „ wn-rt Jnji rrnivAMAl all 

der contract to Paramount. 



-Rel,— Japi -16.— Rev.- Mar.- 7y 
When a Man Rides Alone. Robin Hood of the West and some daring stage 
eoach holdups and fast riding. Tom Tyler, Adele lAcey, Duke Lee. 
Dir. J. P. McGowan. ReL Jan. 29. 

Idg., Radio City, 
~ Now York City 



Majestic ^^^'^ 



c:-..A r\:«^.:^« offices: lOOOsaroadway, 
first i/mSlOn New York, N. Y. 



Cheating Blondes.- (Equitable.) Twin sisters tangled In a murder mystery. 
Thelma Todd, Rolfe Harold. Dir. Jos. Lievering. 61 Ifalns. ReL April 1. 
Rev. May 23. 

Ciirtain at Eight. Story of a murder mystery by Octavus Roy Cohen. ReL 

jii,i«m;i, w j-nrwiff t June. 

^l^Md^©l^'^flmtI^e^ff"the M *-«ve. Rel. May 1. 

wrltiS itLlI. Oun Law. Western. Jack Hoxle, Betty Boyd. Rel. May 1. 

nai«ftB«« AiHo Allied Chesterfield and Monogram I Richard Blumenthal will aever a Sing, Sinner, Sing. Torch singer marries a millionaire, Paul Lukas, ieoa 

ReleaaeiLAlflQ. AHled, V-^®-^^®?^^^^ 'Hyams. Dir. Christy Cabanne. Rel. May. 

running times: -88 mlns. and 61 mins. Rel. June IB. nti^pr ^^'^'^i^y^^.^^l^^^:.^^. shield higher-ups. ReL June. 

r.„.«ri «nrj.^jr!^n.i.t^^^^ g^uS'^dMSj?'^ M«yf«5' rw^rv. 

gen and scripted by Al DeMond l^, Madness. Story of alimony evils. Helen Chandler,^ Leon Waycofl. 
for Columbia. \„ « „ I" Dir. Brefizy Baflott. 65 mlns. ReL April 1. Rev. May «. 

Ernest 8. Fagano, W. R. Ma»- ' ... 



his sons, brings them to tQr senses. June Clyde. William Collier Jr.. 
l!ee KoWmar, ^talle Moorheafl, Jean Hersholt. Jr. Dir; Richard 
Thorpe. 67 iniDs. ReL May 1. 
Jungle Bride. A ihiirder suapeot Is eWPwecked. <»P*?"t 



Love 



e Bride. A ihiirder suspect Is shipwrecked, with his captors. In t^l v^®^r4ii?:-?^5S!L..M T^nl Behind Jury Doors. Newspaper reporter unearths a Jory-^mlng case after 
%nglftSl Aiilta Page, Charle s Starrett^lr. Harry Hoyt^an^Albert- dial], WilUa^ Plr. breezy Eason. 

Keuy^62"min8. Re^ T" — Bradwell— OUt— tl»<>- Hammone I— jTTnins.— Rel-Deo.-lr Re v t M ar : 2 8..^ ^_ ... - 

Is Like That, A seventeen-ywr-old youngste^^^^ ^. . . . f Hsr Resale Value^ Btpry of a_dls«n.ntlejl wife. J^nO^.C^ 0«0. I^^'"' 



of domeit"tai!girs''aAra neTr Under the tenna o£ Wb qne^ 

chelleHudron. Dir. Riohard Thorpe. 6B mlns. Rel. May 1. Rev. May ». year Paramount contraot, Richard 

liver Twlat The famous Charles Dlokena classic. Dickie Moore, Irving Arlen draws down $2,000 weekly^ 
PloSl WllBan? Boyd, Al " I^ands. Doris Lloyd, Barbara Kent. Dir. Howard Hlggln has written an 

wSllam Cowan. 74 mlns. Rel. May 1. original, 'Daughters of the Sea,' as 
Ph«n«nm BrAflrieaat A radio Crooner attalni3 phoney fame when his accom- I Bennle Zeldman's 2d for U. 

Mnlft seo^^^^^^ ^ef his s'lnK fbr him. Ralph .Forbes .Vlvlenne Os- Will Mahoney goes to the War- 

Knie Pauline Garon. Dir. Phil Rosen. 71 min§. Rel. Aug. 1. flW,nBan Franciseo, ' for a week, , 

Return at c«a«v jAnea A vouuR engineer surmounts his difficulties through after closing, at stanza in the Para- I studios: Culver City. 

Keturn^off Cawy Jones. ^A^^^ his boyhood. Charles Starrett, mouht here. Wednesday <19). Calif. 



Her Resale Value. Story, of a dismnintled .wife. J"n«,£y«|A 

Dir. Breesy Eason. 63 mlns. ReL AprU 15- J""® 
Justice Takes a Holiday. Original. Father love ^U-Ives a convict back tc 
tell. H B Warner, Huntley Gordon, Audrey Ferris. Dir. Spencer Ben- 
nett. 63 mlns. Rel. Feb. Rev. April 25. 
Revenae at Moiite Carlo. Diplomacy In a small European kingdom. Jom 
cJeAo. Wheeler Oakmah, Dorothy Gulliver. Dir. Breezy Eason. 63 
mlns. : R«L Feb. Rev: May 2. 



Metro 



Offices: 1640 Broadway, 
New York, N. Y, 



mount here, Wednesday <19). 

Bradford Ropes. LyAn Rlgf s and I Barbarian. The. Ramon Novarro as an Egyptian guide who Is really a prince, 
Wanda Tushock out at Metro on I jfyrna Loy. Reginald Denny. Plr. Sam Wood, 80 mlns. Rel. May 12 
finishing assignments. P 
Metro's long-winded ^arob of I 



ReL May 16, 



^?hr 55Sa.i°ae^^^^the'pr^^-hf St^ett 
Ruth Hall, Jackie Searle. 67 mlns. Dir. J. P. McCarthy. Rei. Juiy lu, 
Rev. July 4. , „ , . ■ 

Shriek In ths Nlaht. A murder mystery In a swanky Pairk Avenue apart ^ ^^^^ , 

ment house. Ginger Rogers, Lyle Talbot. Dir. Albert Ray. 67 mms. Metro's long-winded rMaroh of I a|| wires, PIcturisatlon of the recent Broadway hit about a^forelgr 

ReL June 16. , . , J J Time,' wWch went lirto the oan two | viW ^{.V^^^ 78 mlna 

-8phinX,_The.' A deaf mute-and_hls_twlnJ)JLPther^^^^^ Q\rt agUn for re-J . , ReL Feb. 13. Rew.^ Mar. 54. * - 

crimes wherein four stock brokers aj*,"?"'?®^*^,,'?,,*^*^ takes. „ , , ^ , *^ I Devil's Brother, The. Operetta -Fra Dlavolo.' Laurel and Hardy Dennh 

Lionel AtwlU. Sheila Terry, Paul Hurst. Dir. Phil Roaen. 6J mine. j^^j^ jg deserUng plx tflim- I 5f,„- ^^helma a*odd. Jas. Finlayson. Dir. HiM Roach. «l mlns. Rel 

ReL July 8. , ^ ^ .^i,.. ;,.„o>, PO*'«^^^y *or return to the legit.^ I May 6. Rey. June 18, 

* M I Offices: 321 W, 44th St., L .^^^^"^^/^S^T.?^^ ory Ia Cava. Rel. Mar. 31. Rev, April 4, 

First National New York. N.Y. J^^^J Below. The submarine heroes of the World War. Robert_ Montgomery 

Man of Wax.' Arthur Luhin Is pro- 
ducing. 

. Eleven - girls, mostly artlats* and 
fashion modelsi have been brought 
from New Tork by Goldwyn.to fill 
the ranks of the Otoman Scandals' 
chorus. 



londle Johnson. The female Public Enemy No. 1. Joan Blondell. Chester 
Morris. Dir. Ray Bnrlght, 67 mlns. ReL Feb. 26. „ , ^ . 
Central Airport. A triangle In the avlaUon ga^^^^ Maf 9 

Sally Ellers. Dir. WlUlam A, Wellman. ReJ. April 16. Rev. May 8. , 
Imer the Great. Baseball story. Joe E. Brown. Patricia ElUs. Dir. Mervyn 
LeRoy. 64 mlns. ReL April 22. Rev. May 30. ^ 
Employee's Entrance. Original -Love In a Dept. ,^^ou,/ J^s.tt^ VlS n' 
Loretlai Young, Alice White. Dir. Roy Del Ruth. 74 mlns. Rel. Feb. li. 

^firanlfSiiir^A-buifl^^ 

Toung, Frank McHugh, Glenda Farrell. Dir. William Dieierie. o/ HJinn. 

ReL Ifarch IS. 

Heroes for Sale. Post war activities of American vets. Ich. Bartheimeas, 
Loretta Toung, Rel, June 17. . nv u 

Lilly Turner. Side shows and grlfters. Ruth Chatterton. Geo. BT^t.FTtinK 
' MiSSugh. Dir. wm. A. Wellman. 66 mlns. Rel. May 13. Rev. J^^'^ f- 
Little Qiant. The. Robinson as • comedy cangster E. H<*»nson. Mary 
Astor. Dir. Roy Del Ruth. 70 mlns. Rel, May 20. Rev. 
Ind Reader, The. Mlnd-readlng , as a new racket. . Warren^^^^^^^ 

Constance Cummlngs. Dir. Roy Del Ruth. ReL April 1. Rev. AprU ii. 



Jimmy Durante. Ma'dge" Evans, Walter Huston. Dir. Jack Conway 
ReL June 9. Rev, May 2. 
Hold Your Mart. A smart aleck crdok who escapes everything but love 
. . Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, Stuart Erwln. Dir, Sam Wood. ReL June 30 
Rev. July 4.' 

Lady of the Night. Night life In a great city. Loretta Young. Rlcardo Cor- 
tea. Franohot Tohe, Una Merkel. Dir. William Wellman. R«L July 14 
torus. . . -V. ^ %. I Lmnkl no Forward. The storv of a great'London department store. BaeeiJ- or 

Termer for Richard DU to make '^•"^g/ffl^S" etaSl BU0ce»e. IJonel. Barrymore: Lewis Stone. Dir. « lar- 
two more pictures for Radio set to Jnce B?own. mlns. Rel. April 7. Rev. May 2. 

be signed thls^weeto,-w^ == — -|-|yj^-=^fPBi^^yr-^M 

♦6,726 a^ 26% 1 iSTbt. MontgomeryvTMadge Bvaijs Sally Ellers. Eugene PaJlette. Dir 

Superior court awarded David P. I Harry Beaumont. 70 mlna Rel. May 19. ^ u» i 

Howells Judgment lor f 6,726 against Men Muet Fight. Plcturizallon of the Broadway play. -The wwt JJoW^". 
Columbia Pictures, Jack and Harry Hid. Diana Wynyard. Phillips iroUn«s. Lcwja fatone. Dir. 1Wf« r bel 

Gohn and Joe Brandt In a suit over I wyn. ReL Feb, 17. Rev. March 14. 

a contract algned ln 1923, whereby |-|>|uisa nee; The. Lee Tracy as an nmbuinnce-chafjlng ^lawyor. MadGe Eyane 
the defendants borrowed 112,600 . prank MorKan, Charles Butterworth. Dir. jack Con^ity, »i mlrs. Rel 
,from Howells and agreed to give I- June 2. Rev. May 30, 



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-With ]^eo CarriUo. Mary BriaRk^^^^ 

Bobby Watson, William Frawley, Alexander Gray, 4 Eaton Boys. Birni^^^^ 
Claire, Doris Carson, Jack Dennjr and orchestra. Frank and MUt Britton 
Band, Richard King • Story by.Sig Herzig iand Arthur Jarrett. iDances staged 
by Bobby ConnoUy. Songs and Isrrica by Jay Oomey, Herman Hupleld. Al 
Siegel, Sammy Faiii, E. Y. Harburg. IHrected by Karl Freund. Dielogue 

direction, Monte Brice. 
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VARIETY 



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CMNDAR OF CURRENT REUASES 



(Continued from page 49) 

Peg b' My H<|krt, From the famous play. Marlon Davipa, Onslow Stevens 
Julletta Compton. J. Farrell JIacDonald. Dir. Robt. Z. S.-d Ret 
May 26. Bev. May 23. " u. xvei. 

Baiputm. and the empretf. .The Russian overthrow and Its cauw. Jokn 
Ethel an ! Lionel ^Barrymore. Dir. Rich. Boleslavaky. Roads low time! 
133 . mins.,, Rel. March 24. ?tev. Dec. 27. "«uBinw i^me, 

Repnlon lii Vienna, froni Sherwood's 'stage piy. Exiled .royf>1ty returns ior 
a liast ning.; John Barrymore, Diana Wynyard, Frank Mcrgin. Dir. 
Sidney Franklin. Rel. June 16. Rev. May 2, ' ; ■ 

Qecret ot Madame Bjanche.^lThp^ Based^oJi -Martin Brown's play 'The Lady.' 
-Irene Punne, PhlUips Holmes. Dir. Chias. Brabln. 83 mins: . Rel. Feb. 3 
Rev. Feb. 7, . 

. StrahiHe Ithtipsodyl tfOVe. stdry with a hackground 6f Sarajevo and the assas- 
sfnqitlpn Which precipitated . the World War, Based on the Hungarian 
play. 6« the same title. Nils Asther. Kay Francis, Walter Hustonr' Dir. 
Rtchatd Bpleplaveky. Rel. July 7. 

We tive*^. An English girl i^mbulance-drlver during the war- Joan 
Crawford, Gary Cooper. Dir. Howard Hawks. Rel. April 21. Rev. 
. ATrll 18. 

WhAil No ■ fieer? Buster Keaton atid Jimmy Durante In the beer racket. 
.' Phillip . Barry, RoaCcie Ates, John Miljan. Dir. Edward Sedgwldk. 64 
nilna. ' Rel. Feb.. 10. Rev. Feh. 14. 

When Ladies Meet. Based on Rachel Orothers' Broadway success. Ann 
Harding, Robert-- Montgomery, Frank Morgan. Dir. Harry Beaumont 
Rel. June 23. ■ Rev. June 27. : 

White Sister The. Based oh the famous F. Marlon 'Crawford Helen 
. ^ayes, Clark CTable. Dir. Victor Fleming. Rel. April 14.. 



: 6048 Sunset Blvd.r M/i»incyp'nm Offl«*l!-723-Seventh-Ave;r^ 
Hollywood, Cal. WOnOgpram New Vprk. n. V 

Preed 'of .the . Border; Weste'irn in which an auto racer turns cowboy. Bob 
■ Steele, Marloii Byron. '. Dir. R. N; Bradbury. 63 mlns. Rel. Mar. l. 
Rev. May ,16. 

liver TWist. ickens' story. Dickie Mpore, Irving. Plckel, Wm. Boyd. Doris 
'Lloyd.. ,.ir.;. Wm. Cowen. 80 mlns. R^l, Feb. 28. Rev. April 18. 
eti'ahoe Adventure. Sob sister and detective avenge a millionaire. Regis 
Tdbmcy, June Clyde. Dir. Phil Whitman and Hampton Del Ruth. 60 
mink Rel. Feb. 14« Rev. Feb. 14. 

' Traljins North. Texas, ranger gets, far from home, but gets his man. Bob 
Steele, 'Dorltj Hill. Dir. J,. P. McCarthy. yB .mins; Rev. June 6. 

■ Studios; BB^I.Marat hon St.. 
'J-. „, Moiiywoodi Catifr 

.BedtlmiB. Story, a. .original. :CheiValier adopts a baby.. Maurice ChsValleri 
Edw. Everett: Horton. Helen Twelvetrees, Dir. Nornian Taui'ojg. 85 
mlns.. Rel. April 21. Rev. April 26. ' 

College Humor. Comedy. Blng Crosby,. Jack Oakle, Rich. Arlen, Mary Carl-, 
isle. Bum? . and Allen. Dir. Wesley Ruggles'. 6624. Rel. June 30. ' 

Crime of the Centuryv The. From the European stage play of same.tl^e. 
Jean Hersholt,* Frances. Dee, Wynne Gibson. David Landau. Dir. Wm. 
Bcaudlne, 6624^ Rel, Feb. 24. Rev. Feb. 21. 

.-Re'ckonlna changed to Turn Abcard. Original sea story by Robt. Fres- 
nell.of a' Flying Dutchman of today. Shirley Gray, Chas. Ruggles. John 
Hainday, Yeirree Teasdale. Dir. Paxil Sloane< 6046. Reil. Mar. 24. 

Isflraced. Story of betrayed, love* Helen Twelvetrees, Bruce Cabot. Dir. 
Earle C/ Kenton. ' 6740. Rel. July . 7. 
|e and the Hawk, The.' Story, of the Royal. Flying Squadiron In the World 
:War. Frederlo March, Jack Oakle, Cary Grant, Carole Lombard. ° J>lr. 
Stuart Walker, 74 milnsi Risl. May 19. Rev. May 16. 

From .Hell- to >leaven. Rorhaoce story .'based on play by. Lawrence: Hazard, 
' with a race-track slant. 'Mot a racing drama. Carole Lombard, Jack 
Oakle. Dir. Erie Kenton. Rel. Feb. 24. Rev. Mar. 21. 
Oambllng ■ Ship. Explanatory title. Cary Grant, Benltai Hume. Louis 

Gasnlef. -6331. Max .Marcln. Rel. June 23. 
Hello, Everybody. Original radio story by Fannie Hurst.. Kate Smith. Raii- 
dolf Scott. Sally Blane. Dir. Selter. 6288. Rel. Feb. 17. Rev. Jan. 81. 
Irl In 4l9f The. Mysterious beauty In a hospital drama. Jas; Dunn, Gl^oria 
' Stuait, ' David Maimers. Dir. -George Somnes, Alexander Hall. 66 mins. 
Rel. May 26. Rev. May 23. 

Her Bodyguard; A musical' comedy star and her hired sleuth.. Wynne Gib- 
son, -Edmund Liowe, Johnny HInes, Marjorle 'White. Dir.- Wm. Beaudlne. 

■ ,_.R:el.. July.^Ji 

I Love That Man. .(Rogers production.) Romantic, drama. - Edmund Lowe,- 
Nancy Carroll. Dir. Harry Joe Brown. 74 mlns. Rel. June 9. 

International. House. Farce comedy. Peggy Hopkins Joyce. W. C. Fields)' 
Riidy "Vallee, Stuart Erwln. Sari Marltza, Burns and Allen .Cab Callo- 
way, Dir. Eddie Sutherland. 68 mlns. Rel. . June 2. Rev. May 30. 

Jennie' Gerhardt. From the Theo. Dreiser story. Sylvia Sidney. Donald Cook, 
Mary Astor. Dir; Marlon Gering. 96 mins. Rel. June 16. Rev. June 13. 

Lady's Profession. A. Story by Nina Wilcox Putnam. Speakeasy prop, mas- 
querading as riding master. Geo. Barbler, Sari Marltza. Dir. Norman 
MacLeod. Rel. Mar. 3. Rev. Mar. 28. 

Lu^cury Liner. From the novel by Glna Kaus. Grand Hotel on shipboard. 
Geo. Brent, Zita Johann, Alice White. 'Verree Teasdaie. Dir. by Lothar 
Mendez under B. P, Schulberg.. 70 mlns. . JRel. „Feb. . 3. . Rev.. Feb. 7. 

Mama . Levies Papa. Trials of a henpecked. Chias. Ruggles. Mary Bolandi 
Lllyan Tashmah. Walter Catlett. Dir.. Norman McLeod. Bel. July 14. 

Man of the Forest;^ Western. Harry Carey, Randoiph Scott. Vema; Hillle: 
Dir. Henry Hathaway. Rel. July 14, 

Mldnljoht Club, The. London jewel thieves. Geo. Raft, Cllve Brook,. Guy 
Standing^ Alison Skipworth. Dir. Geo. Somnes and Alex Hall. ReL 
- July 28. 

urders In the Zoo. Original by Philip Wylle and Seton L Miller. Drama 

largely held to a zoological garden. Chas. Ruggles, Lionel Atwill, Gail 

^Tatrlck.r-Dlr. Edw. -Sutherland,- - 6667.-. Rel., Mar. 17,_ Rev. April 4,_ 
Mysterious Rider. Western. Kent Taylor. Dir. Allen. Rel. Jan, .~ Rev7 
June - 6. 

Man of Her.Own^ From the novel "No Bed of Her Own.' Clark Gable. 
OEu-oie Lombard. DorothyrMackaiit — Dlr;- Wesiey'Ruggieisr~i>ei£6m;b«nr 
spedal. Rev. Jan. 3. 

Ick Up. (Schulberg.) A girl of the people and a service station sheik. Sylvia 

Sidney, Geo. Raft, Dir. Marlon Gering. Rel. Mar. 31. Rev, Mar. 28 
Ign of. the Cross. The. Spectacular version of Wilson Biarrett's play of 

Roman persecution of the Christians. Claudette Colbert, Fredric Marchi 

Elissa Landl, Chas. Laughton. Dir. Cecil B. De Mille. 118 mlns.- Regu- 
lar release Feb. 10. Rev. Dec. 6; 
Song olf tKe'Ea'gle. ■ Beer problem from the angle of an honest brewer^ Chas. 

Btckford, Rich; Arlen, Jean Hersholt, Mary Brian. Dir. Ralph Murphy. 

65 mlns. Rel; April 28. Rev. May 2. 
Story of Temple . Drake; The. From Wm. Faulkner's 'Sanctuary.' The story 

of an bversex:ed girl. Miriam Hopkins, Jack La Rue. Wm. Collier. Jr. 

Dir.. fitdphen Roberts. 68 mlnsJ Rel. May 12. Rev. May 9: 
Ittly. Perpbnal. (Rogers.) Original by Wilson MIzner and Robt. T. Shan^ 

non oh the matrimonial agency racket. Marjorle. Rambeau. Eddie .QuUr 

lani . Dorothy. Jordan. Dir. Ralph Murphy. Rel. Mar. 19. Rev. Mar. 21.' ' 
Sunset Pass. Zane Grey western. Torn Keeh^, tUmdolph -Scottp Kathleen 

Burke. Dlt^. Henry Hathaway. 46 mins. Rel. May 26. . 
Supernatural. Original. Odd story of a transferred soul. Carolie . Lombard, 

Randolph Scott, Vlvienne Osborne. Dir. "Victor Halperin. 66 mins. 

ReL. May 12. Rev. April 26. 
' Tonight Is burs.. Noel Coward's 'The Queen Wnas In the Parlor.* <?laudett€ 

Colbert. Frederic March. Allison Skipworth. Dir. Stuart Walker. Rel. 

Jan. 13. Rfrv. Jan. 24. - 
Under the tonto Rim. From the Zane Grey story. Stuart Erwln. Verns 

HlUle, Ray Hattcn,: Dir. Henry Hathaway. Rel. Mar. .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. 
Rev, Mar. 14. 

P-.:-,-;-,«r J 11 West 42d St.. 

frinCipal New York, N, V. 

Jungle Qigllo. Travel. Humorous treatment , of Sumatran customs, 65 mlns. 
Rel. Feb, 15. 

.Voodoo. ^nJravel. .'Voodoo ceremonies In Haiti produced by Sergeant Wirkiis, 
'~'Whlt'e Klnir"briat;6naVg;'^^^^^^^^ — — i^- " 

'' """^*"c°alif. R.K.O. Radio °^*'R*^d1o''6ftyfN^:c. 

Ig Brain, The. A small town barber becomes a big tlnie gambler and 
crook. George E. Stone, Fay Wray, Phillips Holmes, Lilian Bond. Dir. 
George Archalnbaud. 72 miris. Rel. June 16. 
Christopher Strong. From Frankau play. Story of a daring EngUsh ayla-. 
trice. Katherine Hepburn, Colin CHve, Blllie Burke. Dir. Dorothy Arz- 
ner. 77 mins. Rel. Mar. 31. Rev. Mar. 14, 
rois Fire. Action western. Tom Keene, Betty FurneBS, ennedy.- 
Dir. Otto. Brower. 55 mins. Rel. June 30. ' 



Diplomanlacs. The. "Wheeler and Woolsey are sent by an Indian tribe to 
bring peace to the Geneva Conference. Dir. Wm. Selter. 69 mlns. Rel. 
May, Rev. May 2. 

Emergency Call. Exposing raicketeerlng in city hospitals. Bill Boyd, Wynne 

Gibson. William Gargan. Dir. Edward Cahn. 61 mlns. Rel. May 19. 
Goldie Gets Along; Movie-struck girl who works the beauty contest racket. 
Lili Damita, Chas. Morton, Sam Hardy. 68 mins. Rel. Jan. 27. Rev. 
June 6. 

Great. Jasper, the. Novel by Fulton Oursler. Dlx as a mbtorman who turns 
palmist. Rich. Dlx, Wera Engels, Edna May Oliver. Dir. J. Walter 
Ruben. 83 mlns. Rel. Mar. 3. Rev. Feb. 21. 

India Speak^, Traveldg of India with Richard. Halliburton as narrator. Ir. 

Walter Putter. 77 mlns. Rel. April 28. 
King Kong. Original. A 60-fool ape is captured in the wilds and creates 

havoc when It escapes while oh exhibition in New York. Fay Wray, Robt. 

Armstrong. Dir. Meriah C. Cpoper, 100 mlns. Rev. April 7. 
Lucky Devils. Origiiiai. Glorifying the picture stunt men. Bill Boyd, Wni. 

Gargan. Dorothy Wilson. Dlr; Merlan C. Cooper. 63 mlns. Rel. Feb. 

3. Rev, F^b, 21, ^ 

Man Hunt; Jtinlbr amateur detective captures jewel thieves^ Junior Durkin, 
Mrs. Wallace Reid, Virginia Henry. i)ir. Irving Cummlngs. 64 mins. 
. Rel,. Mar, 24, Rev. May 9. 

Melody Cruise, Musical novelty which takes place op a world cruise; Charlie. 
Ruggles, Phil Harris, Greta Nisseh, Helen Mack. Dir. Mark Sandrich; 
76 mitts. . Rel. June . 23. 

Men of America. How a small tb>^h inhabited by Americanized foreigners 
gets rid of racketeers. Bill Boyd, Dorothy Wilson, Chic Sale. Dlr^ 
, Ralpb Ince. 67 mins. Rel. D(e.c, ?. 1932. 

Monkey's Paw, The. W. W. Jacobs mystery story of a hoodooed charm. C. 
Aubrey Smith, Tvan Simpson.. Louise Carter. Dir. Wesley Ruggles. 6C 
mins. Rel. Jan, 13.. ReV. June 6; 

Our Betters. From Maugham's play. English high society. Constance Ben- 
nett, Gilbert Roland: Dir> Geo. Cukor. 84 mins. ReL Mar. 17. ReV; 
Feb. 28. 

P rofes sional Sweetheart. The story of a radio singer who Is forced to live 
up-to-"her-publicized^n'gelic character- when -her-greatest-deslrje la to be 
naughty-naughty. Ginger Rogers, Norman Foster, Gregory Ratoflt. Zasii 
Pitts. Dir. William A, Selter. 73 mlns. Rel. June 9. 

Sailor Be Good. Original, the fleet's in again. Jack Oakle, Vlvienne Os- 
" borne, Georpe E. Stone. Dir. Jas. Criize. 68 mlns. Rel, Feb. 10, ReV. 
Feb.. 28. 

Scarlet- River. Picture company fllins .a western film. Tom Keene, Dorothy 
Wilson, Roscoe Ates. Dir. Otto Brown. 64 mins. Rel. Mar. 10. Rev, 
, May 30. : 

Silver Cord. The. Mother love carried to excess. Irene Dunne, L«ura Hope 
Crews, Joel McCrea, Frances Dee. Dir. John Cromwell. 76 mins. 
Rel. May 19. Rev. May 9. 

Son o f the . Border. Action weiatem. Tom Keene, Julie Haydon, Oelgl^top 
ChimeyT— Dirr-Lloyd-J*osler;-r^6-mlnsrT-R«lr-Maty.-6^; 



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Sweepings. NoVeL. Biographical study of a merchant priiice. Lionel Bairry- 
morev Alaii Dlnehart. Gloria Stuart. Dir. John Cromwell. 77 nilns. Rel- 
April. 14, Rev. Mar. 28. 

tomorrow at Seven. Novel murder mystery. Chester Morris, "Vlvienne Os- 
borne, Frank McHugh. Dir. Ray Enright. 62- mlns. Rel. June 2. Rev, 
July 4. , ' 

Toi>aze. From the stage , play- of that title by Marcel Prevost. French stcry- 
of an Innocent who gets wise to the way of municipal graft. John Barry' 
more, Myrna Loy, Albert Cohti. Dir. Harry D'Arrasf. 80 mliis. Rel 
Feb. 24, Rev. Feb. 8. 

United Artists ^ut^ySf^^^t^rw, 

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum. Al Jolson introduces the new "rhythmic dialogue.' 
Jolson. Madge ' Evans, Harry Langdon, Frank Morgan, Chester Conk 
lin. pi^ Lewis Milestone. 80 mins. Rel. Feb. 3. Rey. Feb. 14. 

I Cover the Waterfront. Adaptation - of Max Miller's best seller about his 
exploits In the San Diego harbor. Claudette Colbert, Ben Lyon and 
Ernest Torrence, pir. James Cruze, 70 mine. Rel. May 12. Rev. May 23 

Masuerader, thie. Based on John Hunter Booth's adaptation of Katherine 
Cecil Thurston's novel. Cousins of identical appearance change places, 
with intriguing political and romantic results. Ronald Colman, Elissl 
LandL Dir. Richard Wallace. 76 mins. Rel. Aug. 18, 

Perfect Understanding. Swanson original laid In England. Gloria Swanson, 
Laurence Olivier, . Genevieve Tobin, Sir Nigel Playfalr, John Halliday, 
Dir. Cyril Gardner. 84 mlns. ReL Feb' 22. Rev. Feb. 28. 

S.amarang; Love amid the pearl divers Iii Malaysia. Native cast. Dir. Ward 
, Wlrtg. 60 mine. Rel. June 23. Rev. July 4. 

Secrets... StAge play. Man tries to hide from his wife secrets she pretends hot 
to know. Mary Plckford. Leslie Howard, Dir. Frank Borzage. 83 mlhs. 
Rel. April 16. Rev. Mar. 21. 

Yes. Mr. Brcwn. Farce comedy with music, laid in "Vienna, Jack Buchanan, 
Margot . Grahame and . Elsie Randolph. Din Jack Buchanan. 69 mins. 
No date set. 

Studlot Universal City, 
Calif. 

Be Mine Tonight. Comedy-drama. Love story unfolded In scenic ' beauty of 
Swiss Alps. Starring Jan Klepura. Dir. Anatol Lttwak. 86 mins. Re). 
Mar. 23. Rev. April 18. 
Big Cage, The. Original. Man against beast, different from jungle Alms. 
- Clyde Beatty, Raymond Hatton, Anita Page, Andy Devine. Dir. Kurt 
Neumann. 78 mins. Rel. Mar. 3. Rey. May 16. 
Cohens and Kellys In trouble. Comedy: Famous team In story ^ith . fiautical 
background. George Sidney and Charlie Murray. Dir. George Stevens'. 

ReL March 23. ReV. April. 1?,.— . .. _ _ 

Destination Unknown. Adventure on a rum runner'adrlft In tH'e 'Paciirc. ' Par 
O'Brien, Ralph Bellamy. Betty Compson. Dir. Ray Garnett. Rel. Mar. 2. 
Rev. April 11. 

Fighting President, The. Newsreel assembly of the life of F. D. Roosevelt. 

' Screen lecture by Edwin 0. Hill. Special release. Rev. April ,11. 
Hidden Gold. Tom Mix pals with bank robbers to locate hiding place of their 
loot Judith Barrle, Ray Hatton, Eddie Grlbbon. Dir. Arthur Rosson. 
— 68-mlns. ReL -Nov. 3- -Rev. Mar. ^8. 

King of the Arena. Ken Maynard In a circus story. Lucille Brown, RobL 
Kortman. 6 reel^. . Rel. June 18. 

"K1nirrof—Jazr,-—The.-^Relssue7-vlth— Paul— Whlteman-,— John -Boles^ Dlr^— John 
Murray Anderson. 9 reels. Rel. May 18. 

Kiss Before the Mirror, The. Powerful drama of human emotions. Nancy 
Carroll, Paul Lukas, Frank Morgan, Gloria Stuart. Dir. Jas. Whale. 
67 minsi, Rel. April 20. Rev. May 16. 

Lucky Dog. Touching and -dramatic story of devotion that exists between a 

maii and his dog. Chic Sale. Dir. Zion Myers, Rel. April 6. 
Nagana. Tropilcal' drama. Tala Blrell, Melvyn Douglas. Dir. E. L. Frank. 

Bel, Jan. 26., Rev. Feb. 2L 
Out All Night. Comedy. Slim Summervllie-Zasu' "Sam Taylor: 

Rel. April 18. Rev. April 11. 
Private Jones. Comedy. In which a slacker finds himself very much in the 

war. Lee Tracy, Donald Cook, Gloria Stiiart. Dir. Russell Mack. 70: 

mins. Rel. Feb.. 16; 'Rev. March 28.. • 
Rebel, The. Napotebnic story- In the Austrian Tyrol.. "Vllma Banky, Luis 

Trenker, Victor "Varconl. .(Foreign made.) Dir. Luis Trenker. Edwin 

lEtiiiopf, Rel. Jun* :i: - 
-Rustlers'^ Roundupr The.-- ActlohiWestem^wLth. Tom Mix, Diana Sinclair, Dir. 

Henry MacRae. 66 mins. Rel, Mar. 16. — 
terror . Trail. Orliglhal. Tom Mix western. Naomi Judge, Arthur Rankin. 

Ray Hatton;: Dir. Armand Schaeffer. 66 mlns. ReL Feb. 2. Rev. 

Feb. 14. 

They Just Had to Get Married. Matrimonial adventures of a newiyrich 
Couple. Slim Summervllle, Zaisu Pitts, Dir. Edw. Ludwig. 71 min& 
ReL Jan. 6. Rev. Feb. 14. 



(Conllnued from page 10) 

Providence. A few months aga 
there "were four theatres along the 
m'iiin stem with •vaudeville. TWO 
variety stands are already dark, and. 
the Albee. switch places' Provi- 
dence back where it was three years 
ago, with only one stand featuring 
stage sho'ws. 

Of particular interest Is the fact 
that business held up on the Albee'a 
first day of double pictures as well 
as It .Would have with comblnatlotx 
policy. This Is largely; due. -it' is "be- 
lieved, to the strength of donstiarice 
Bennett In these parts, her latest 
film.- *Bed of Roses.? playing on the 
same bill with 'Flying Devils.* 

Loew's State, of course, will be In 
a field by ..itself this .week. . Vaude-. 
vine hais righted things at thisi spot 
slpce early spring, before that house 
being at thc:tail end of parade "with 
pieturos^orily. : 

.'Storm at Daiybreak' and a snappy 
vaudevlllie show, will give Loew's *■ 
splendid $12,000 if weathier continues 
kind. Last week 'Peg o' My Heart* 
built up surprlslhgly well to .gross 
$12,60^ 

The otlrei:" nwo major - plcture,r 
spots. Paramount and the Majestic/ 
are, doing fairly "well, with the Par? 
amount having the edge. Coot 
weather is doing ail right by the 
RKO Victory, especially as this 
smiall spot is the only house down- 
town not. equipped with a. ventilat- 
ing system, and when the mercury 
soars it's just tog; bad. 

Presently there seems to be . a wild 
scurry to showing of foreign mad0 

filmS; — pa.r.tJnii1rirTy rjfirman . ThlS 



studios. Qurbank. 

Calif, 



Warner Brothers ^'^^^''ajyvtSf.N. 



Y. 



Bette Davis, Gene Ray- 
67 mlns. Rel. April 8. 



Baby Face. The story, of a hard-boiled girl who reached the top. . Barbara 
Stanwyck, Geo. Brent. Dir. Alfred E. Green. 71 mins. ReL July 1. 
Rev. June 27. ^ 
Ex. Lady. An experimental marriage strikes. a diiag. 
mond; Frank McHugh. Dir. Robert Florey.. 
Rev. May 16. 

42d Street. A musicai production with the theatre as the background. Bebe 
Daniels,' Warner Baxter, Ruby Keelecj George Brent, Ginger Rogers, 
Dick Powell. Guy Klbbee. Dir. Lloyd Bacon. 89 mlns. Rel. Mar. 11. 

^-'itievr^lj-. ^---r- . . . . . 

Girl Missing. Two girls cleverly foil a kidnapping plot. Gienda Farrell, Ben 
Lyon, Mary Brian, Peggy Shannon. Dir. Robt. Florey. 69 mins. Rel. 
Mar. 4. ReV. Mar. 21. 

Golddlggers of 1933. New version of Avery Hopwood's ntageplay done as a 
super-musical. Warren . Williams, Joan Blondcll. Dir. Mervyn LeKoy. 
94 mlns. Rel. May 27. Rev, June 13. 

Haunted Gold. Search for gold in a haunted mine. John Wayne. Dir. Mack 
Wright. 68 mins: Rel, Dec. 17. Rev. Jan. 17. 

(Continued on page 63) 



.wa'3 precipitated a few weeks ago , 
"by the small Com.niunity Theatre fri 
Centredale, a few miles o.utslde of 
Providence, . when 'Maedcheh, Ih 
•Uniform' was shown. Business was- 
good, encouraging Samuel Bomes to 
book It lAst week f or his two .Provlr 
dence nftbis theatres. 

This week Meyer Stanller, own6r 
Of the Community, Is showing 'Two 
Hearts in Waltz Time,' for . three 
days; .and hereafter the young ex- 
hibitor plans to shovr foreign-made 
films at. least once a week. 

Estimates .for this Week * 

. LoeW's State (3.200:. 15-40) 'Storm 
at Daybreak' (MGf). and vaudeville. 
•Nice drawing names In picture get- 
ting favorable comment; house "will 
make swell showing this week if 
the "weather continues cool; at. least 
$12,000; excellent. Last "week 'Peg; 
o' My Heart' (MG) made a biff 
hit with the big Irish population 
here, and grossed $12,600. 

Majestic (Fay) (2.200; 16-40) 1 
Loved You. Wednesday' (Fox) and 
'The Outsider' (MG). Papers no 
help with their adverse criticisms,., 
but heverthelcss house will., make 
the. hurdles, for at least, $5,500, oke^. 
but should have been better. Last 
week 'Gold .Diggers' (WB) closed 
three "wieeks;. showing here, clOse to 
$17,600 for the'. three weeks. First' 
week . was way off because) of 
weather, secoild built up nicely, but 
final week slid to $6,000. Showing 
sort of disappointing, but no fault 
of picture or the house as torrid 
weather of first stanza threw every- 
thing but of gear. . 

(Paramount (2,200; 16-40) 'I: Love 
That Man' (Pair), and 'Man of the 
Jp.orest' (Par). Opened meekly but 
pace quickened' over' thie' wiEiek-^'rtd; " 
now looks to garner, at least $6,000, 
not bad at all. Last week 'The 
Bebel' (U) and 'Gambling Ship* 
(Par), weather largely responsible 
for th6 manner in which the house, 
sprinted from scratch to a fair. 

$5i000r- - 

RKO Albee- (2,600; 16-40) 'Bed of 
Roses* (RKO) and 'Flying Devils* • 
-(■RKO)t - -SurprlBin&-start, for nesL,. 
policy of straight pictures. Ben? 
nett's popularity responsible for. the 
brisk pace. Of late house has had 
to depend upon its. vaudeville to 
pull through, and what will h&pipen 
after this stanza will largely depend 
upon the product. Will rea,ch at 
least $7,600, splendid. Last week 
"Don't Biet oii Love'- <U-) was lucky 
it had a good stage show to pull 
it through; /comment against it but- 
vaudeville, headed : by Bob Hope, 
built the biz close to $5,100, fair. 

RKO Victory (1,600; 10-26) 'Un- 
known Valley' (Col) and 'Cocktail 
Hour' (RKO). Buck Joiies oke; and 
serial, 'Three Musketeers,! Just what 
ther "want -at thls-stand/ but the- 
.Daniels film more sour grapes^ 
Weather helping a bit and gross 
probably will not. go under $2,500, 
oke. Last week 'Silent Men' (Col) 
and 'Ann Carver' (Col), $1,900. 

TOOTHACHE GIVES LAYOFF^ 



Sylvi 



idney's Wise olar 
'Way to Love' 



Hollywood, July jl7. 

With Sylvia Sidney in Cedars of 
Lebahon hospital for .ah operation 
tO: remove an impacted wisdom 
tooth, Faramount's English version 
W^TDh^allCT'S 'Way-'tor-Lo.ve*---ha8 
been halted. Company is dismissed 
for three "weeks. 

Meantime studio will go ahead 
with the ' French edition, which 
was to have followed the English. 
This is eDcpectcd to take three 
weeks in production and allow for 
Mi.ss Sidney's recovery. 



0^ 






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'^tfOxf, Jvhf V^ 1935 



R I C T II lil E S 



VARiETir 



53 



CAUNDAR OF CURRENT RELEASES 



(Continued from page 61) 

Keyhote» The. A woman finds hereelf the wife of two men. -Kay Francis, 
Georxo Brent. Glenda Farrell. Dir. Michael Curtlz, Bel. Mar. 25. 
Rev. April 4. 

In(i*a Vacatjoiir The. From a story by takes time 

- out to vlttlt his first wife. Geo. Ajrllss.^ Ins, Rel. 

Feb. 28, Rev. Jan. 24. , 
tit* of Jlminiy Oolan, The. . From a recent' novels Prizefighter finds regener- 
ation, ,|3[6ue. Fairbanks, Jr.; Lioretta Ydung, Aline McMahon, Guy Klbbe. 
89 tDlns, , Rel, June 3. Rev. June 20. 

of Heii, The.' I^om Iselln Auster's drama. Reform school background, 
jas. Cagney, ^Adge Evans, Frankle Darrow. Rel. June 24. Rev; July 4; 
Onm Way Pas'tafle. L<ove develops for a prisoner. JKay Francis, William P6w<. 
^li: Dir. Tay Garnett, Time. 69 mlns. Rel. Qct. 22. Rev. Oct 18. 
Icture ^Snatcher, The. ' Seiml-gangister story, of a news photographer. Jae. 
Cagney, Patricia EUls. Alice White, Ralph Bellamy. Dir. Lloyd Bacon. 
70: inlns. ..Rel. April 19. Rev.; May 23. 
rivate bei(SttIVe,62. Froni.a fiction story. WUilaVn Powell, Margaret Lind- 
say. 67 nilns. Rel. June 17. 
Ilk ExDpese. - The. Myistery drama of silk shipments.- Niel Hamilton, Hen 
.-Jenkins, Dudley DIgges. 61 mlns. Rel. Jnne 10, Rev. June, 27. 
Taledraoh Traits CifBcultles encountered In the building of the telegraph, 
John Wayiie. Frank McHugh, Marcellne Day. Dir. Tenny Wright, 65 
mine. Rel. Mar. 18. ReV. April 4. 
Untained Africa. Thrilling African adventure. Under supervision o' Wynant 
D. HUbbiard, F.A.G.S. Rel. April 8. 

Wan Museum, the. Original. (Technicolor.) Mystery and thrills In ja wax 
-^w?" C^ksr-'lilond-Atwinr^Fay^ Wray.-Glenda-^Farrell— ^D 
. 78 mlns. Rel. Feb.- 18. Rev. Feb. 21. 
Workind 'Man, The. Original/' Romance In the shoe . business. 
Bette Davis. ir. John Adolfi. 77 mlns. Rel. May 6. Rev. 

World Wide ^'""V ''^.S'^rf^. y. 

, (Releasing: Through Fox) 

Between Fiflhtlng Men. Confiict between ' the sheep . men -and cattle raisers. 
fCen Maynard. Ruth Hall. .Dir. Forrest Sheldon. Time, 62 mlns. Rel. 
Oct. 16. Rev. Feb. l4. 
Constant Woman, Thei &om-Eugene O^Neillis^plajLjgecklessness.' Conrad 
Nagel, Leila Hyams. , Dir. Victor Schertzinger. Rel. Apfn-23r-^ 



Lone Avenger, The. Original. Ken Miaynard w£stefn. Muriel Gordon. 

Alan jFamea.' 61 mlns, Rel. May 14. Rev.'uTuly 4. 
Phantom Thunderbolt. Ken Maynard western In which , he heips (Coyote 
Gulch get the railroad by cleaning out a gang. Francis Lee. Dir. Alan 
James. 61 mlns. Rel. Mar. 6. Rev. June 27. 
Study in Scarleti A: Sherlock Holmes story. Reginald Owen. June Clyde, 
Anna May Wong. Dir. Edw. L. Marin. 73 mins. Rel. May 14. Rev, 
June 6. 



Heute Nacht 'Eventuell (Ger.) (General); Musical comedy. Dir. B. W, Bmo 

80 mlns. Rel, July 1. ' «« 

Hofzapfel WelBs Allee (German) ((Capital). Comedy. -Felix Bressart. Dir. 

Viktor Janson. 85 mlns. Rel. Jan. 1. Rev, Jan. 17. 
Horizon (Russ) (Amkino). Jewish search for home. Dir. Lev Kuleehov, 62 

mlns. Rel. May 10. Rev. May .16. 
House of Death (Russ.) . (Amklho). Based on Dostolevsky'e IKe. Dlr* Fed 

erbv. 79 mins. Rel. Aug, 12. Rev. Aug, 16. 
hiyppolit a LakaJ (International) (Hungarian). Fast farce. Dir. Szekely let 

vain; 77 mins. Rel, Jan, Rev. Jan. 17,. ? 
Ich Will NIcht Wissen Wer Du BIst (Interworld) (Ger). Musical. J>I>*-,^^** 

von Bolvary. Haid, Frdehlich. 70 mins. Rel. Feb, 15. Rev. Feb. .^i. 
Ivan. (Garrison) (Russ.). Transformation of peasants, plr, Dovahehko. 83 

ins. Rel. Feb. 1. Rev, March 7. 
Kamaradschaft. (Asso. Cinema) (Ger). Sensational drama, Alex . Granach, 

Ernst Busch, Dir, G. W. Pabst. iine, 78.mina Rel. Nov. 8. 
Kelne Feier Ohhe Meyer (Ger.) (Germanla). Musical fairce, Siegfried. Arno. 

Dir. Carl Boese. 83 mins. Rell -Oct, 28, Rev,'Nov.;.3, 
Koryettenkapitaen (Ger ) (Genera)). Military farce. 75 mlns. April 1. 

Le Bal (French) (Protex); bome&tlc Ciomedy. In Wllhelni Thlele. J3 mine 

ReLOct. l, Rev. Oct 4. ' , 

Laubenkolonle (Ger.) (General). Max= 80 mlns, Rel. 

May 16. Rev. June 6.; ~;' 
Lockehde Zlel, Das (Ger.) (Bavaria), Musical. Rlchftrd Tauber. Ir. MiaX 

Reichmann. 85 mlhs. Rel. Juiie 15; Rev. June 20, .; 
Llebling von Wien, Der (Ger.) (European). Stplz miisicaL .Willy 

Geza von Bolvary, 75 mins. Rel. June 1. Rev. June 13, 
Ljubav I Strast, (Tugoslav) (Croat), t)rama of life among JQ. T.. Igl-ants 

Rakel Davldovic Dir. Frahk Melford. 60 mins. Rel. Dec. IB. 
LuUe, koenlgin von Preussen. (Asso. ClnemaL) ((3er). Hlstorlcial, Henry 

Porten. Dir^ Carl Froelich. Time. 92 mins. Rel. Oct. 4. 
Luetlgen Muslkanten, Die. (General) (Ger.) Musical Ca?nilla Spira. 

Dir. Max Obal. 80 riiltis; Rel. May. 30. 
M (Ger) (Foremco) . vPow erful dramatic study, P eter Lorre. Dir. Fritz Lang 
~ --55"inlhsr~Tfel. ApriTTT.~ Kevl April A and TVprll, 18. 
Marlua (Paramount) (French). Marseilles satire. Dir. 

103 mins. Rel. Jan. 1, Rev; Apr.n 2ff. 
Maedchen in Uniterm (Filmchoice) ' (<3erman). Poignant drama. 

Wiecke. Dir, Richard Froehiich.i Rel. Jan. 10. .Rey. Sept. 27, 
Man Brauch kein Geld. (Capital) ( uslcal farce. Dir. Karl Boese 

Rel. Nov. 10. 

Men and Jobs mussian) ' (Amkino)V An American engineer .looks at Russia 

Dir. A, Macheret 70- mins. Rel. Jan.' I., Rev. Jan. .17 
Mensch Ohne'Namen (German) (Protex) .^^ Poignant drama, ^Werner Krauss 

Dir. Gustav Uclcky. -95 mlnsi Rel. Nov. 1. Rev. Nov. 16. 
Mond Uber MoroHko (Protex) (Ger)i See .Cing Gentlemen Maudlt, 
I Morgenrbt (German) (Protex). Submarine warfare's cruelty. Dir. Gustav 

\ TJcicliy. 80 mins.TRel. May 16.' Rev: : May~23r-r 

Morrta Macht Sein Glueck; (Gerinan) (Capital). Farce. 

mlns. Rel, Dec, 15, Rev. Jan- 17. 
Namenshelrat. (German) (FAFJ, rama. 
Jan. .1. Rev. Jan. 17 



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Misicellaneous Releases 



Couioar. (Sidney Snow.) Jay Bruce captures m6untia.in lions with .bare hands. 

70 mine. Rev. May 30. 
High Gear. (Goldsmith.) Auto race story. Jackie Searle, . James Murray, 

Joan Marsh. Dir. Leigh Jason. 65 mlns. Rev. April 18. 
Sucker Money. (Kent.) -^Jxposi of fortune telling. Muscha Auer, Phyllis 

Barrington. ' Dir. Dorothy Reed and Melvjlle Shyer, 65 mine. Rev. 

April 11, 

Taming of the Jungle. (Invincible.) Animal training methods. Rev, June 6. 
What Price Decency. (Equltabie.) From a stage play. Jungle background 

for Btory of a girl tricked by a mock marriage. Dorothy Burgess, Alan 

Hale. Dir. Arthur Gregor. 60 mins. Rev. Mar. 7. , 



Noc LIstopadowa (Polish) (Capital). istorlcal roniance. 

96 mins^, ReL May 1. .Rev. May 2. 
1 1914. (Capital) (Gerji Prelude to the world 

73 mins. Rel. Sept, 1. 
lObeiPst Hedl. (Capital) (Ger). $py thriiler. Lll 
'Karl Anton. Time. 79 mlns. ReL Aug. 50. 
Oh Demande Compagmon (Fr.) < Auten) ; Musical romaince, 

Joe May. 85 mins. Rel. June 1. Rev. June 6. 
Paris- BeguIn (Protex) (Fr). Musical. Jaiie Marnac. 

90 mlns. Rel, Dec. 15, Rev; Jan. 17, 
Pension Schoeller (Schneider) (Ger). Comedy with music. . 
Schultz, Dir, George Jacoby. 90 roins< Rel. Sept. l"r 



Warneckl 
Time, 
.Loos. Dir 
ir. 

Augusta .Genlna. 

Berliner, Tledtke, 
Rev. Sept. 20, 



British Releases 



Companion Wanted. (Gaumont-Brltlsh.) Romance with miusic and singing, 
visualizing the dream of a spirited young girl. Annabella, Jean Murat, 
Duvailes. Dir, Joe May, 88 mins,. Rel. June 3. Rev, June 6, 

Footsteps In the . Night. (Glaumoht-iBrltish). Based .on the ^7^1^^.!}°^^^ 
by Mrs. C. Fraser SlmsOn. Mystery story of a rudely Interrupted honey- 
moon. Benita Hume. Dir. Maurice Elvey. 59 mins. Rel; April 18. Rev. 
May 16. 

Ifiht and Day. (Gaumont-Brltlsh.) Farce comedy of a thief chase In a wax 
' museum. Jack HUrlburt, Cicely Courtneldge. 76 mins, Rev. May 30. 
Red Head. The, (Gaumont-Brltlsh.) Based on the^ famous novel of the 
^ «?me name by Jules Renard. A story of child-life. Harry Baur, Rob- 

ert Lynen. Catherine Fonteney. Dir, Julien Duvlyler. 90 mins. Rel, 

May 26, Rev, May 30, 
Savage Gold. Commander Dyottrs thrilling adventures with savage . hunters. 

Comm; Dyott. Dir. Commander: Gieorge Dyott. 67 mins. 
Wives Beware. (Regent.) .Farcical story of a would-be cheating husband. 

AddPhe MenJou, Claud^^^^^ Fred Nlblo, 61 mlns. Rev. May 30. 



Foreign Language Filins 



VNote: iBeca'ose of the slow movement of foreign films, this list covers one 

year of releases.) 
(Most of these available with English titles.) 
Barberiha, die Taenzerin von Sansoucl. (Capital) (Ger.). Musical comedy. 

Lll t>agover, Otto Gebuehr. Dir. Carl Proellch. 83 mlns. Rel. Nov. 20. 
Berlln-Alexanderplatz (Ger) (Capital). Strong crime drama. H elnrlch 

George, Maria- Bard, Dir. Phil Jutzl. 90 mins. Rel., May 1. Rev. May 16. 
Broken Vow, The. (Capital) (Polish)!- FYom a novel, krystyna Ankwlca, 

M. Cybulskl. 89 mlns. Rel. Aug, 26. 
Cinq Gentleman Mau dIt (Pr o tex) ( French). JMystery drama. Re^e.^^ 'l];"^®' 
Harry Baur. Dli7inmenTJuylvIeiv-78 -mlns.— Rel,-Jan — R&T»_Jan.„24: 

Clown George (Russ.) (Amkino). A clown saves the nation. Dir. Solovlev. 

58 mlns Rel. Aug. 21. Rev. Sept. 13. . „ tm r t l^tr^ 

Das Nachtigall Madel (Capital) (Ger). LoVe In Hawaii. Dir. Leo Lasky. 

80 mins. Rel. Jan. 15. Rev. Jan.' 31. 
Daa Schoene Abehteuer (German) (Protex). Romantic comedy. Kaethe 
von Nagy. Dir. Reinhold Schunzel. 83 mlns. Rel. Dec. 1. Rev. Dec JJ. 
David Colder (French) (Protex). Drama. Harry Baur. Dir. Jullen Duvlvier. 

-90 mlns. -Rel. Oct 1. Rev.; Oct, 26. , . 

Per Ball (German) (Protex). Domestic comedy. Dolly Haas, Wllhelm 

Thiele. 83 mins. Rel. Oct. 9. 
Der Brave Suender (Ger) (European). Fast comedy. Max Pallenberg. ir. 

Fritz Kortner. 90 mlns. Rel. April 1. Rey. April 4. 
Der Falsche Ehemann (German) (Protex). Farce. Outer. 

85 mins; Rel. Oct. 1. Rev. Oct; 23. - 
Der Hauptniann von Kbpenick (Klnematrade) (Gfr) „pomt^-y-. Adalbert. 
Dir. Richard Oswald. 96 mlns. Rel. Jan. 15. Rey. Jan, 24, 
Schwartze Hussar (Protex) (Ger.), jCostume -romance._Corirad Yeldt 
Dir. Gerhard Lamprecht. 90 mMis. Rel. Dec 1. Rev. Jan. 3. 
Dos Noches (Hoffberg) (Spanish). Musical. Corichita ^Montenegro. ir. Car- 
los Borcosque. 65 Ins. Rel. May 1. , 
Donna d'Una Notte (Portaie) (Italian). Court adventure. Francesca Bertlnl. 
Dir. Marcel L Herbler. 85 mlns. Rel. March 1. Rev. March 14. ^ 
rei Tage Mittelarrest (German) (Capital). Fast German farce with all-star 

cast. Dir: Carl Boese. 80 mlns. Rel. May 1. Rev. May 23. 
runter und Drueber (Ger.) (Germanla), Musical comedy. 

feld. 85 mlns. Rel. Dec. 16. Rev. Dec . 20. 
•ne Llebe^nacht (German) (Capital). Farce. Harry Lledke. ay- 

82. mlns. Rel. May 1. Rev. May. 23. J . r> i.. 

Ine Nacht in Paradies (Klnematrade) <G6r). Musical comedhr. Anny OnOra. 

90 mlns: Rel. Feb, 1. Rev. Feb. 28, ' 1 , -. « , , 

•tne Tuer Geht Auf. ^Protex) (Ger.). Mystery Ir. Alfred Zelsler. 

68 mlns. Rel. Feb. 1. Rev. Feb..?. 
False Uniforms (RusS.) (Amkino). Dir. Lopashlnskl, 

18. Rev. Nov. 29. « . m^, 

dram.i. Dir. Viktor- Janscn. 75 mjns. Rel. ApTll lo. Kcv. way ^. 
riederike (Klnematrade.) (Ger). Dramatic operetta based on Goethe s life. 
Mndy Christians. 90 mlns. Rel. March 16. Rey. Feb, 28.. 
Gefahren Der Llebe " (Germ.in) (Madison). Sex drama. Tony Van EycH. 
Dir. Eugcn ThicJe, €0 mlns, Rel, May. 1. Rev. May 2. 
Entdeckt Ihr Herz, (Capital) (Ger). Musical comedy^ 
Custav P'roelich. Dir. Carl Froellch. 90 mins. Rel. Oct. 4. , ; 
lorla. (German) (New Era). Tran^tlantlc aviation dram^^ Gustav Froeh- 
lich. Brigltte Helm. 75 mlns. Rel. Nov. Rev. Nov. i. ,^,.,,„r,i 

Hcrtha's Erwacheh (Protex) (G^' >- ^ 'IJ^,,.Ph'^^^^^ 
l-nmprcolU. 05 mina, Rel. M.vch 10. Rev. Mafch 14. 



PIrl Mindent Tud (Arkay) (Hung;). Falrce. Dir. Stephen Szekely. 76 mink 

Rel, Jan. 16:. Rev Jam 31, ■■ -. 

Poll de Carotte (Auten) (French). Drama ^J^^"^ 

Dir. Julien Duvlvier. 90 mlns: Rtel: May' 15. Rev. May 30. 
Potemkln (Russ) (Klnematrade). Sound vefsion of Bisensteln'e classic 70 
mins. Rel. April 4. 

Purpur lind Waschblau. (CapItaO (Ger). Dramatic comed^^^^ NIese. 

Else Elster. DJlr. Max Neufield. Time, 86 mlns.. Rel.- July 30. 
Reserve Hat Ruh. (New Era) (Ger). Military far<:e. Fritz Kampei'e. LucIe 

Engllsche. Time, 94 mlns. Rel. Aug. 11. 
Return of Nathan Becker, (Worldkino) ;XR>ssIan) (Tlddlsb).. Comedy. Dir. 

Shplss and Mllman: 72 mlns. Rel. April 1. Rev. April 26. 
Rhapsody of Love." (Capital) (Polish).- Hardships of an art career. Agnes 

Petersen. Mosjuklne. Time, 89 mlns. Rel. Aug. 26. 
Scampolo (Klnematrade) (Ger.) Cinderella romance. Dolly Haas. Ir. Hans 

Steinhoff, 93 mine. Rel. April 1. Rev.\ April. 11. 
SchUtzenkoenig, Der (Ger.) (Germanla). Max Adalbert, reU Thelmer, ir, 

Franz Seitz, 90 mins, Rel. April 15, Rev, May 9, 
Shame (Amkino) (Buss).Problems of new Russia. Vladjm^^^ Jr. 

Sergei Yutkevltch, 76 mlns: Rel. March 1, Rey. March 14. 
sniper (Rum.) (Amkino). The war terrors. Dir. Timoshenko. 61 mlns. Rel. 

Aug. 26, Rev. Aug. 30. 
Song of Life (Ger.) (dubbed English) (fimbassy). Art and photography pre- 
dominant, Dir, GranoWsky, 70 mins. Rel. April 1- 
Sovleta on Parade. (RussO^Kinematra^^^^^^ ^Historic record of current Rus- 
sia. 65 mlns. Rel. Feb. 1. Rev. March T. 
Storm. Over Zakopane^Tiie.. (CaPlteD^ (Polish). (Synchronized.) Danger In 

the mountains. Time. 89 mfns, Rel. Aug. 26. . , j.,. , 

Theodor Koerner (Ger) (General). Historical drama. Dorothea Wiecke. 

Dir. Karl Boese. 80 mlns, Rel. May 1, Rev, May 16. 
Traum von Schonbrgnn (Ger:) ((3eneral), ,Muslcal. Martha Eggerth. 

Johannes Meyer. 85 mins. Rel. May. 16. Rev. June 6. 
Trois Mousquetalres, Les (General) (French); Duma's cUsslc .with songs. 

Dir Hinri Diamont-Berger^ 128 mlns. Rel. May 1. Bev. May 9. 
Ulani, UlanrChlopcy 7Malowani (Polish) (Zbyszko). Musical comedy, 100 

mlns, Kel, Jan. 1, _ 
Ulica (Capital) (Polish). Life of the newsboys. Time, 
73 mlns. ReL Aug. 25. Rev. Jan. 31 



Indianapolis, July 17, 
'College Humor' is smashing its 
way through all opposition this 
weeH at the Lyric and is headed 
for a magnincent 19,300,. which la 
far but In front of the houise's re- 
cent grosses, even before It dis- 
carded its: vaudflUh prices and pol- 
icy. Preceded by "a great campaign 
of exploitation arid publicity han- 
dled by fed Nicholas, •Humor 
opened with a bang and it became 
iiecessary io give an extra early 
mprnine show Saturday . at . 10 
o'clock, Paramounfs collegiate 
musical film is undoubtedly out-, 
grossing ahythlnff that has hit this 
town in a long time, Biirpassing 
'Gold Diggers^' which . previously 
had topped them all, New" owners 
of theatre In their second week at 
the helm are dazed by the sudden 
prosperity and are wondering 
whether or not to hold it oyer. Odds 
favor a holdover despite the Lyric 
has never run ia. Picture more than 

one week, : . « 

'Double Harness' at the Apollo 

la maki ng a creditable showing to 

hold down runner-up honors lor tire" 
week, and it looks good for fairly 
strong $4,60a. 'Heroes for .Sale 
Isn't doing a great deal at the Circle 
with figures totaling around ?3,Z0O, 
and 'Storm at Daybreak' is sub- 
merging the Palace With a weak 
$3,750; National air races at . the, 
municipal airport and :hot wea.ther 
hurt the week-end business at all 
houses except the X>yri<i ('Humor ).. 

Humors about the reopening of 
the deluxe Indiana soon, also the 
j-old—Br^— Keith— hou se in a w e^ek^ 
So.l or two to try a second-run picture 
policy, 

Estimates for This Week 
Apollo (Fourth Ave.) (1.100; 25^ 
40), 'Double Harness' (WB). Hard- 
ing and Powell together with a ;nice 
selling slant in riew^spaper ads will 
help this gross to a very satisfac- 
tory $4,000; Last week :Bed of 
Roses* (RKQ) had riothlrig to be 
ashamed of with its fair $3,400, 
Circle (Gircl67~" "(2;600T - 25-40),-- 

'Heroes for .Bale' (FN). Last inliiw|t 
ute decision to play this one in- 
stead of holding over 'Gold Dig- 
gers' for a third week gave it a 
weak start. Opposition at other 
houses 'will hurt and a mediocre 
$3,200 looks the final tahulatlon.-, 
Lstst week 'Gold Diggers' (WB) In 
its - second stanza at this house 
didn^t hold up as well as expected, 
but it did garner a very strong 
$4,750. . . , 

L,yric (Burton) (2,000; 25-4D), 
'College Humor' (Par). Nothing as 
big as this musical has come along 
in many moons, and it I9 .br€a,klng 
the house records dally on its way 
to a sensational $9,300. The Lyric 
did no bettier than this on the best 
of its combined stage iand screen 
bills since Its reopening, early this 
year, iand the result should be 
plenty of profit for the new owners 
In their , second week operating the 
house .on a straight picture policy. 
Looks to holdover. 

toew'c Palace (Loew's) (2,800; 
26-40), 'Storm at Daybreak' OdG). 
The customers had too many other 
places to go thiis week, arid they 
left this one ott their, list. The re- 
sults were weak, and the business 
can't-i-each more than ; $3,750, bad. 
Last week 'Made on Broadway' 
(MG) also did poorly, winding up 
with a slow $3,800. . 



Unknown Heroes. (Capital) ifoWfh). ^ , 

Adam Brodzlcz. Time. 89 mins. Rel, Aug; 25 
Victoria und Ihr Hussar (Klnematrade) <G«r). Viennese opereUa. Michael 

Bohnen. Dir, Richard Oswald. 90 mlns. Rel. April 1, Rev. April 11 
Voce Del Sangue (Synchroart) (Italian-German). Dubbed Into German. 70 

mins. -Rel. April 16; Rev; April 26.- 
Voice of the Desert, The. (Capital) (JPolish). Algerian 8*%^ ,K a"**!!""^ 
JL**l*'*io^i;l'^Ada& Mary Bpgda. Time. 89 m.ns, Rel. Aug, 26. 

Walzerparadles. (Ger.) (Capital). Musical comedy. Charlotte fiusa. pFr 

Friedrick Zelnlcki Rel. March 1. Rev. March 7. 
weekend In Paradise. (Capital) (Ger) ff^^*- ^^"o .Wajburg, Elsie Elster, 

Trude Berliner; : Ir. Robt Land. 81 mlns. Rel. NoV. l 
Wenn dem Esel zu Wohl 1st (Ger.) (Germanla). Conledy. Charlotte Andcr. 

Dir, Franz Seitz,^ 85 mins.. Rel, April 15; 
Wenn die Soldaten (Schneider) ,(Ger).^ MlUtary Jnus^^^^^ RToct tr^' 

Heidermann, Ida Wuest, Dir. J, Fleck. 86 mlns. Rel. Oct. 27. 
Whitfier" GermW^ tKiiie^^ <>' ^"e. Hertha 

Thiele. Dir. S. T, DudoV. 71 mlns. Rel; April 16. Rev. April 26, 
Yldishe Toc'hter (Tiddish) (Quality); Old-fashioned Yiddish drama. Iddish 

Art and Vilna Troupes. . 76 mins. Rev. May. 23. 
vt«k<sp r Yiddish V (Gloria). Revamp of silent, Maurice, Schwartz. Dir. Sidney 
^•'•^^cildin aJjd Geo^^^^^ 8? mins. Rel. May 15. Rev. June 6 

Vorck (German) (Protex). Historical drama. Werner Krauss. Rudolf Fprster- 

Dir Gustiv Uclcky; 90. mine. Rel. Nov. 1. Rev. Nov. 27. 
Zaplehstreieh Am.Rheln. (Whitney) .(Ger )^ M.uelcal farce.^ Charlotte Susa. 

Siegfried Arno. Dir. Jaap Speyer. 90 mlns. Rel. Feb. J, Rev.. Feb. 7. 
Zirkus Leben, (German) (FAF). (^I reus drama. Llane Hald, Dir, Heinz 

Paul. 70 mlns. Rel. Dec. 15, Rey. Jan, 3.. 
Zwei Herzen Mind EIn Schlag /German) (Protex). 
Dir. .Wllhelm. Thiele, 90 mlns. Rel. Scpl, .1. 



(Continued from page 10) 
of Roses' (RRO). Sexiness majr help 
some but Bennett means little here 
and .film not highly regarded; 



Amkino, 723 Seventh Ave; 
Aseociated Cmcma, 354 w. 
IBSviTf ir^Ml WT^ 1 8-' -V^^^^ 
Capital Film, 630 Ninth Ave, 
Enibatjsy Picts., 729 Seventh Ave. 
ISufopcan Film, 154 West 55tl), 
Fllinchoicc, 33 West 42a 
Foreign American, 111 West 07.th. 
Poremco, 15C0 Broadway. 
Garrison Films, 729 Scventii Ave. 
General Foreign Rales, 729 7lh AVc. 
(Jcrmania. 22-33 19th St., AMori:!.:. 
(irorf-T Kfhnoklor, 675 l{iv<;rJjide l>r 
(;)ori,'i Filma, <>30 Ninth Avt 



Harold Auten, l.^CO Tlfoadway. 
Jrjtomai'rClnerna, 14'J9 Firnt Ave, 
.p.=.j ji t<>r-w,orl(i==^Eilm«,^-1540 JJroad way.>=- 
.7. H, Jlo/fbcrp, 729 Seventh Ave. 
.1. H. Whitney. 350 Eaet 72d. 
Kinomatrado, 723 Seventh Ave. 
Madi."?tin I'lcts,, 111 West 57th. 
New lira.. 680 Ninth Ave. 
I'ortaje Films, 630 Ninth Ave. 
I'rotex Trflidfng, 42 E. 58th. 
Quality Picts., 630 Ninth Ave. 
Hyjicho Art, 630 Ninth Ave. 
W6rldkino, 1501 Prdadway. 
^ '/.Ijy-szho Film,. 274 'Ma<U«on 



IMINNEAPOLIS 



'Cocittall Hour' (Col), and Sharkey- 
Cairnera fight pictures, only five and 
a half days, $2,700, poor. 

Century (Publlx) (1,600; 40), 
'Hold Me Tight' (Fox) and. second 
successlvV week "for Sihriett, mystic, 
in person. Little enthusiasm and 
fact that this houise did not cut It* 
prices maybe mitigating against 
boxofhce. Looks like only $2,600, 
light. Last week 'Midnight Mary' 
(MG), $2,200, poor. . 

World (Steffes) (300; 50-76), 'Be 
Mine Tonight' (U) (14th week). 
Still profitable at $2,000, New cool- 
ing system. Last week $2ilC0, good. 
"Went as iriBh~as-$3;000-early In en- 
gagement; \. 

Uptown (Publlx) (1,200; , 35). 
•Eagle and the Hawk' , (Par) and 
•Working Man* (WB), split. Around 
$3,000 indicated, pretty good;.. Last 
week 'Little Giant' (FN) and 'Peg 
o' My Heart' (MG), - split, $2,500,- 
fair. 

Lyric (Publix) (1,300; 25), 'Gam- 
bling Ship' (Par), Just another pic- 
ture and no ca.st names, "VViH 
lucky to top $2,200, light. T.>a8t week 
'Mayor of Hell' (WB),. $2,800, good; 

Grand: (Publix) (1,100; 25),..'N.ar- 
row .Corner' (FN) and 'Storm at 
Daybreak' O CI), wpHt, fufi rxwH, 
.should Kfo.'^s: around $1,600, liKht. 
La.st vff'.ok 'J'rivato lictec'tiv^' (Wl-t) 

nrnt rurif<...$hO.O, ropr, 
■ Aster (I'ul.lix; (900; 25), 'Out All 
Ni«l>t' (U), 'Soni? f.£ the Eagle' 
(I'{ii) . .'i/jfi 'Life in. the. Jiiivj' (Fox), 
split, lii'.st two Kocond ruh--^. About 
$700. faj;. Last week Tick Up' 
(Par), 'Mbnf,' of the Kaplc' (Pft.r)- 
.and 'if:ontrfil Airport' (PN), «<>c6n«l 
und third loop rtin.s and f^plit, $900, 
fair. 



mmmmm 



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FOK. i933 



THE 



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fftSS 



N K C A ? 

Prbductidri 



starring 



ith 



MAY ROBSON 

Glenda Farrell 

Jean Parker 
Barry Norton 

Story by Damon Ruhyon 
Screen play by Robert Riskin 



GUy KIBBtE 

Ked Sparks 

Walter Connolly 

Nat Pendleton 



mUSTkYX BI66BSr 



Ttteeday, July 1«, 193^ 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



55 



Threat of Dual BiDs on 10c Scale 



Indies Pres. in Minn. Tells Publix About Its 

Cut Scales in Loop 



Minneapolis, July 17. 
Publix loop theatre admission 
price cuts have brought forth a 
threat from W*:A. Bteffes, Northwest 
Hied States bufliness manager, on 
behiiJf of local inaep'ehdent houses, 
to double feature and slash nieigh- 
borhood scales to ft dline in retalia- 
tion unless protection periods are 
reduced lmmedia,tely in conformity 
to the lower admissions. , 

N» W. Allied has addressed coni- 
jnuriicatlons to all the exchanges 
and to Publix in regard to the pror 
tectibn rtiatter. As yet no replies 
have been received. The silence of 
the exchanges and of Publix is re 
BDonslble for the threats of double 
" features "and • JOc- Treighborhaod 

prices, . , 

'ajhese price are raising 

havoc with neighborhood houses in 
particular/ says Steftes. 'It is fool- 
ish for the exchisinges tc expect that 
neighborhood theatres, charging 2Bc, 
can play ^ctures second and third- 
run six months after they have 
pliyed in the loop llrst-run for the 
same admission or less> 

^o-far-we-haveJ|cept .doiibJe_feaju 

turing out of this territory and have 
held up prices to a fair level. But 
we can't go along with this. Ues 
peratibn wUl force us to resort to 



Some Predictei* 



Three years ago Duncan 
Underhill, scenario writer, 
predicted in 'einema,' a ixiag 
now gone, group of 10 
stories with directors and 
stars for each that would be 
made some day^ 

First is. 'Emperor Jones,* 
Paul Robeson starring : and 
Pudley iMurphy, directing^ as 
prophesied. Another Under- 
hill set down three yiears back 
was 'David Harum,' starring 
Will Rogers. Pox recently an- 
nounced It that way but as 
'yet hasn't • picked the director. 
Underhill had_ Monta Bell 
'do wn on That " end. " 



Uncoln, Neb., July 17. 
Cal Bard, known In the selling and 
booking ends of the film trade out 
here. Is facing temporary or per- 
manent blindness; Suffering a good 
bit with , bis eyes during the last 
year, a recent examination showed 
the optic nerve to be completely 
gone In the left eye. Other one has 
been weakened by the double strdlii. 

Bard Is under the observation of 
the Giflord Clinic In Omaha. 



Cal Bard's Afflktion 



Arbitration on Writers Code Charges; 
2 Memkrs in Wrong on Story Credit 



Landau -Schreiber Split 

Ijos Angeles, July 17. 
Arthur tiandau and Lou Schreiber 
Agency agreement ended, with 
Schreiber starting on his own. 



Tffiodern Hero' for Mum 



Accepting Louis Bromfleld's 'A 
Modern Herd' as a trade-in, on an- 
other story, Warners is noW script- 
ing the yarn, as a picture for Paul 
Muni. 

Studio has Gene Markey and 
kathryn Scola doing the continuity. 



Hollywood, July 17. 
First cases of violation of Screen 
Writers' Guild code was taken up 
for action at tonight's (Monday's) 
meeting. Action is against two 
members for alleigedly taking full 
credit- IhN advertising and publicity 
for stories on Which others collabo- 
rated,. 

Directors appointed a committee 
of three members to sit in arbitra- 
(Continued on page 75V 



Hollywood at Fair 

(Continued frpm page 2) 
proposed to make career tests ol 
film prospects, a charge being mdde 
for the film and tests, with an ad - 
niission' charged to watch the niak- 
ing of the tests. Th at w as knocked . 



out by the Chicago Better Business 
Bureau, latter sinking local ambi - 
{ion In view of the fact that It prob- 
ably would be just a , gag similar -to 
Undesirable business methods to l that which other BBB heads had 
combat unfair practices , on compe- h-eprehended in the past 



Sensational Throughout 
Europe and America 



S. HtJKbK Presents 

VITfORlO PODRECGA'S 



tition.' 



;WB Reaching Peak _ 

With 10 Features 

Hollywood, July 17. 
ix productions currently Ip work 
and four more to start grinding In 
the next two weeks gives Warners 
its peak for the year this month. 

Now being made are . 'Footlight 
Parade,' 'Wild Boys of the. Road,' 
1 Loved a Woman,' 'World Changes,' 
'Kennel Murder Case' and 'Female. 
Latter pair started to day . (Mon,). 
•Ever in My Heart* and 'Shanghai 
Orchids' begin July 24 and 'House 
on B6th Street' and 'Havana Widows 
shove off July 31. 



Leaving the Hollywood-at-Fair 
concession with a 25c general ad- 
mlsision charge. 





JAM RUBINI 

DIRBGTING THB WEST'S ONTT 
THEATRE CONCERT ORCHESTRA 
Held Over hr Fopolar Demand 

Warficid Theatre San Francisco 



TKe 'CKicag6~'Ahgle: 

Chicago, July 17. 
Holly wood-at-the-Fair Is giving 
the general public- a dlstoirted, silly 
and unflattering conception of the 
fllim Industry and of picture-mak- 
ing. Visitors from the real Holly- 
wood hold this opinion,, but divide 
on the seriousness of It. Some take 
the position It's harmful to the 
trade* Others feel that a, World's 
Fair replica could hardly be other- 
wise and point out that the 
Streets 6f Paris' Is no more lilce 
the \ French caipital than Holly r 
Wood-at-the-Fair is like the coast 
colony. . 

Starting Saturday . ..(15) .Holly- 
wood-'at-tlie-Fair contradicted it- 
self qn screen tests. There weren*t 
going to be any. But now . Bell and 
Howell are making 16 mm 'free 
screen :tests.' Today's tests are de- 
veloped and projected tom arrow; 
thereby getting repeats, Otherwise 
It Ms claimed there Is. no expense 
to the tested: persons. Anybody Is 
eliglbler"butr-must register in ad- 
vance; .Public looks on while tests 
are made.-^ 

Concession states no promises of 
a professional career, no dramatic 
school promotion, and nothing oflC- 
side are used in connection with 
these 'free screen tests.' Film In- 
dustry might, of course, feel that 
.16 mm. equipmeh^^ a belittle- 

ment of the Industry's Importance 
if the public misunderstands. 
Meanwhile ; the concession has 
regular cameras but as yet rib 85 
mm. projection equipment. 

With ^ an emphasis that indicates 
they have often been ' accused 
Hollywoodrat^the-Falr r e f-u t e s 
stories that there is no celluloid 
threaded Into their full-size cam- 
eras. They assert footage taken 
on the ground will be developed 
and exhibited. Meanwhile Olive 
jBorden is their current star, sue 
ceeding Roscoe Ates. 'Grant With 
ers - and Dorothy -Ates are also 
making appearances. Jack Sulll 
van~and George - Jeske-are—the-di 
rectors. 

Despite verbal promises the film 
industry is not co-Operating with 
the World's Fair studio. This fact 
was deplored in an offlclja state- 
ment which the concession released 
Saturday urider the signature of 
Ed Kuykendall, president of the 
M.P.T.O.A. (exhibitors). Kuyken 
dal visited the expo while here at 
tending exhibitor conferences, 

Hbliy\vood-at-the-iPair is admit 
tediy anxious to get endorsenients 
from responsible persons in the 
film industry. 



PLAYERS 

BROADWAY- BOSTON 
PHILADELPHIA - CHICAGO 
L E G i T I M A T E ST A G E 
Over 400 Perfof mances 





Opened at the BAK Chicago, Chicago, June 16, followed by 
an appearance at Shea's, pulfalo, and then to Headline at 
the PARAMOUIJT, New York, last we^k, July 7. 

Chicago, III, July 15, 1933 

8. Hurok 

711 Fifth Av«nue 

New York City 

Teatro deii iPiccoli one of finest pieces of ontertiihrnerit to ever play 
the Chicado theatre stop comment of patrons and word of mouth out- 
standing fine week fronrf boxoffice standpoint stop will try arrango 
rtp«at week on your trip to coast sincerely appreciate eo-opefation 
yourself and entire company best wishes 

Balaban & Katz Corporation 

Louis R. Lipstona 



CRITIC3-&AIDi_ 



VARIETY, JULY 11 

As on eBtertalBment tlis FlocoU 
iB a dtotlnctlva oovelty entertain- 
ment, dev^Ine 'from sU toinlUar- 
plctore bonee pstlia and a sen^e 
article for botb children 
adnlta. Bia<e. . 



N. Y. WORLD-TELEGRAM 

■World-famed Inanimate troupe 
Bwieeps Its " flftrt American— audi- 
ence into etorms of enthusiasm at 
the LyrJiB. Roliert OarUind. . 



Can be' guaranteed to provide 
you wltb an eveqine which, taken 
as a whole, la as dollshtfuL as any 
our ■ ■ contemporary stage : Than— to- 
offer. John Mason Brown. 
N. Y, EVENING POST 



rand Sboi 



Burtu Uanile, 
^DAItY-NEWS 



So enchantincr, bo delightful,, 
and eo. fatal. 

John Anderson. 
N. y. EVENTNG^JOURNAL 



Teatro . del Plccoirs variety 
show Is bursting with gayety. 

N. Y. TIMES 

-■- — -8ri933- 



A T T E N TTCTN ! 

TO 




LOU L U B I N 



Added Feature at' the Strand. New York (This Week, July 14) 
. the Vitaphone Short 

"IDLE RUMOR" 
Also Broadcasting Every Tuesday. 8 Pi M., OK 



LIMITED SUMMER ENGAGEMENT 

This Week, July 14, Fox, Washington 
Next Week. July 2:1, Century,; Baltimore 

FEW OPEN WEEKS AVAILABLE 

WIRE IMMEDIATELY 

HUROIl MUSICAL BUREAU 



INCORPORATED 
S. HUROK, Prcsi 



711 Fifth Avenue 



New York City 



56 



VARIETT 



Tuesdaf* Jutf 19, I93S 



NOT A 'NEXT SEASON' 
PROMISE ... BUT A 
DELIVERY TODAY . . 
IN JULY! 



BIG SHOWS NOVy! 

Were not keeping em on icef 




IMERIAN C COOPERl 

EXECUTIVE PRODUCEk 

FROM THE PLAY BY EDWARD POOR MONTGOMERY . , . DIRECTED BY JOHN CROMWELL . . . ASSOCIATE PRODUCER KENNETH AlUcGOWAN 



B A II I • 



VARIETY 



57 







Data Exdiange by Netwoik Sorta 
Ran Into Floppo on Both Sides; 



HBC and Columbia aaleB depart- 
nients, at the - auggOstlon ot the 
former, agreed iMt week to ex^ 
ohanie Hats containing: the names 
«t ftocoUnts each chain had to date 
wider signature for August and fall 
0tarUtig dates. The NBC wokesman 
had expli^lned that It would be of 
advaiitage for each to know what 
buBlneai the other already had tied 
tip flb tha* there wouldn't be any 
"time or eftbrt^ wasted- in double.^ 
•te^kcSlrtg on the eamie account. 

j^ch turned oyer a list as agreed 
With thi understanding that the 
data was to be kept" confldentlal. 
IVhen It came for either id check 
oft ' the . accounts . on the . respective 
lists it was found that the closing 
of contracts with every one of the 
commercials noted had been pre- 
' piously annbuflced and carried In 
"~it h^ P( q»eriar^Oit-^Hher-^nd— later 
thet^ was murmurlne of the other 
web trying to pull a fast: one: but 
not getting away With It. 

It aleio developed later that even 
If either network wa,nted to release 
Info on the fall accounts already In 
the bag It was prevented from doing 
0b in the majority of instances by 
promises given the' oustomere* Ad 
Vertlsera,, whose contracts have ,dls 
tant starting dates as a rule take 
this precaution of silence so that 



Wrong Lines 



A- radio tenbr bh "WMCA 
for a clothing concern couldn't 
understand why he was sum- 
marily cancelled after seem- 
ingly clicking, with fan mail, 
etc. 

Advertiser explained that 
he's trying to sell men's suits 
via ether and didn't approve 
: of his tenor- singing-a- ballad 
about 'second hand- clothes' 
and 'clothes don't mean a 
thing as long as I have you,' 
part ot a current lyric. 



CANADII OPENS UP 
TDEViBYBgDY 



ConsiiuMHm'a Station CRTC 
Keeping Open 16 Hours 
baOy to Let Ainatenrs 
Pisooyer They Are Not 
Professipnalft — ^Applicants 
from thie Cities and the 
Farms 



RoyalV Declaration on Sustaining 
Acts and Outside Agents in Private 
Deal^NBC Won't Stand for Tha 



MLY WAITRESS 
IUBUN6 WITH MKE 



% Rohart MeStay 



Toronto, July 17. 

Warblers and whistler*, banjo 
and accordion playerSf orchestras 
en masse and even tap dancers, «r« 

storming the CRCT station of the 

J5ahiidisua_RadiiL.Ctf!n^^ 



Yesmen? Yes 



They have yes-men also in 
radio. 

After, attending a script- 
coniference in an advertising, 
agency with the sponsors 
present, the-ad -men aitate they, 
all Contract 'parrot's disease^ 
at these confabs. Everybody 
yesses the pay-olf man. 

Mebbe that's the trouble 
•with some of those programs. 



if ftny act while on an NBC sus- 
taining buildup Is found dickering 
around with aia outside agent It will 
be the policy of the web hereafter, 
declared John Royal, to pull that act 
oil the air Immediately. Royal also 
dwelt on what he considered the 
moral obligations of performers who 
accept an NBC buildup.. Hei took, 
occasion to serve notice on Inter- 
loping agents that they and all acto 
oh their lists will be barred from 
doing business with or through 
NBC. 

Royal gave vent to a burn par- 

I SEEBACH GOT ONE IDEA jS^r^'C^ ^J^^. 

"'"■^ he said, their knowledge of the In- 

RV VI^ITlNn AT NRf Bide to aUenate sustaining talent 
DI f WllllW A» ™M These ex-employees, Royal averred. 



San Francisco, July 17. 
Meet Mona Greer, a Kentiickv 
hill nelly, a waitress and a radio 
performer all In on®? ^^n^.. 
sweir to a press agent's prayer. 

She's one of the few NBC people 
here: who double into two jobs. 
fAfter the rural music program on 
which srhe works she hikes over to 
the Tally-ho Inn, a few blocks 



result of the', announesment' thipt 
blanket auditibns have been Inau 



might as weinknoW tKi6~rap 1b oi 
IV^ the opinion Of Jules Seebach. I that they stand restrained from 



blanket auditions have been inau-.| It's .the opinion 0£ juies seeoacn, i »»» - V ' .^^nirtltA. 
gurated to refute the Per*?***"* CBS%rogram mgr.. that there's too bringing^ln^^^ 

allegations thall members of a speci. much Informal coming and going tlon JJ« SmitS^ttU 
fie clique are snaring all the jobs Lmoiig the artists and other visitors CBS would assume a similar attl. 
on the federal trans-Canada pro- to the talent booking bureau. So he's I tude. . rtui2-«*:«.». 
grams. laid down the rule that from now on Acts Obligations 

• ^ ^ ^ all callers, regardless of name, busl" 1 According to Royal's viewpoint, 

Sixteen hours J^J"^ „ess or friendship standing, are to whe^i an act has had access to an 

given to auditions, All tte Cajia^^^ themselves via reception NBC sustaining release. It should 

ether aspirant has to do Is ante-room; relect all outside overtures for repv 



fh« Tallv-ho Inn. a few Wocks i^"'-'^"-*'"'''^- -7%„" .^--^^^^ i reject all outside overtures for repy 

and donrher apron fOr her ^^^^ \ Tl^" * ^ To artists affiliated with the net- resentation until the chain could se^ 

away, and dons hejr apron lor r|^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^j^ ^^^^ "^"^ I \„ork and prospective buyers of tal- what might be done In the way of 

lent the open, easy of access apr I commercial or theatre bookings. The 
some other day 1 p^^ach to -the artist bureau staff has] a.ct, he said. Is morally obligated to 



SpSli.™ .n the .an,* n,— , aaU, sun.;.. » ^^^i^^t ^^^^^ l^"* aB<. pro,p.cUv. bu,.r, o. W 



, >ur. I always seemed a commendable fea- I give the web that chanc$ and wait* 

Ities. ^ ^ Radio editors and music crjtics TOe« ever abused this policy Asked how long he expected an act 

Of part Indian blood Mona vas L ^^e ,«en called in to had neither a contract nor 

born In the Kentucky hills, went to K^^^^ ^^^y don't see^ the would-be J* jo'^^^^^ ^^Verlng its services to 

TexM, and came out here with her Urtlsts and the volunteers don was oke until Secbach wait. Royal vouchsafed that that 

eight-year-old baby, seeing for the | t^g^; The asph^nts stand "'©'oj® p-ld a visit recently to the NBC was up to NBC alone to determine. 

the mike and do their bes^ Artists Service on one of those NBC had abandoned, said Royal, 

name? are-announced.— 

The whole 8'»*"*«d ,^^^'i found the ante-room to the booking on for a sustaining buildup to man- 

bleaters dahned, "We or i^^^^^^^^^^^ j^^^^. j^^j^ i^^^^^^ ^.^j^^ If an ftct with a 

play as well as the . Commission _ to the push-button of the sustaining connection, h0 aaserted, 



first time a mountain, a train, a 
tennis racket and a theatre— also 
a radio mike before which she now 
performs. 

Coming to Frisco, she landed a 
job as waitress. When a customer 



in with an ^rlier campaign. 

Fan Miul and Dead ni^^^^ 
Anr Rackets in Canada 

Toronto, July 17. 

Newest radio ra,cltet herie is' the ^ ^ 

fake fan mail bureau -^^^^ on the ^o 1J« I ^"^;,ao^i;g*:^^;;"^^^^^ network It was free to 
jK>nslderati9n. eends^co^^^^^ ^^^^^ threatened her. and Commission snapped ^'^^ ^^1 L^ended 'to the CBS hlgher-ups^iireak away. But the Network, he 
letters to the radio steUon^. ^^J"^" J.'^'Jfy her career. right, you come and show us what ^^ ^^0^ with a lock be InstaUed declared, did resent an act's hold- 
thing of this nature has crept Into ne^ly lost ^ ^ ^„ do and we are open to con- {^"the a?chway leading from the tog on to a sustaining spot and at 

*^*V'i^-$*^i^^*w- T^nif^w^^^^ operator, who vlctlon.' . levator ^o the arUsts bureau, but the same time having an. outsldd 

conducted »>y ^^^^'^ Chamberlain H^^ The Lme-Up ^is was vetoed as unnecessary. He Lgent commlsslpned to obtain for 

|^dl<r editor of the Toronto 'Daily ^'^t^hej dow^to^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^itn^ told that a reception clerk a a commercial contact or theatre 

Btar. J, x^i . anfl onoYted the elrl on the Maver- ■ 1,1-^ _ . . , ^ 



play as well as Commission r^^^^^^ to the push-button of the sustaining connection, h0 aaserted, 
stars any day of the week a^ ™ eiri at the InformaUon desk. felt It wasn't getting a square deal 

aren't we on the radio? So th« ^ x^-* Seebach rec- from the network it was free to 



trSSTha? IT'TSrSSK .It vT^i^^iier head,' andK;;^ ^ 'S^/^SS^'Sr ar- 
Suth of the boundary line biit this here she Is. A «al from ^f,J?lJ^\^J'_;!^ 

Sthe lirst time It has been dlscov- Mona likes Vr 'Blngln' work' but rfyes ""Jf*^?,' i^f^^^ 

ered In. Canada. I she 'sure gets lonesome for nomejist Pu*_^i^™f_™*_ 



Friendship ..angle . before, [ when l^s M^Jl. 

either In fan mail to stations br 
phoned protests about dismissal 
fr«m.an ether program. One quirk 
here wM the payment by a. radio 
artist tQ the fan mall bureau prior 
to blB being taken ofiC the air, The 
fan mail came in. Just the same. 
Policb are also closing In on the 



Gypping Ae Fan 



where, whistling or dialog. A strong I 
boy strips off coat and vest and un- 
llmbers the Tload to Mandalay* as 
the control man feverishly passes | 
1 out. Art orchestra leader maintains 



Coast^s Goofy Dnplei 



an airtdea for the act to offer along 
with it. Under such circumstances, 
he stated, the agent would be en- 
titled to every co-operation and * 
splitting arrangement on subsequent 
commissions. But the ageiit who. 
sends over an act to do Its owta 
browsing for time and stands In the 
ofUng waiting for possible .after- 



Hollywood, July 17. 

that hto , '^"•' .^J^l Llth EnulLh ClarlnettM. a BoyS, Sat lb. network l« 

t6. AnB.l«. July W. I'J?!^';'** '^iSa Smi™."»?to dramatization of Engll* hi.- | JlSlnSto' ward lt»Haea.m>t 

»int in Canada IMhat Scket. _ . , , .Rfckab^e " Moon/ and apol^^^^ 

gladljr'glveh without in Its drive against the rackeWers r ^ claims at the finish he la un 

charge,, so anxious are jstatlons here BBB points put that one of tnese ^ . ^ thought he'd have a 
to discover hew talent. |free Inspectors will always find ma- . ji^other warbler is disappointed 

Jor trouble with a set and that gen- because he always sings at parties 

_ , orally It will entail t^^y^n^ new ^ p^,^ ^er.ca.. ^ 

CL.... 'tubeVlthough tteones^ youth plays the V^^r^o U^^^^'^o u-i^^^^ Advertiser wants to use a 

sroTa^vioSs viSfm? ^ "cl J?/?.^! I over k^^^^ 

In addition to Its Potash f^V i^^^^^ ask all- radio 



the. as]>lrant lierforms before 
dead jnlke. Pe 
auditions are 



Air Plug for Air 

Los Angeles, July 17 



Lew Cody H'dng 



San Francisco, July 17. 
Lew Cody gets a one time 
chance at the ih-c. job on SheH Oil 
Co.'s 'Jamboree' on the CBS-Don 



Script 'Doc' Show 



dif' 



. , , around on the stool. Spectators 

Newspaper advs V^^^-^'^lf^^^ realize with a shock that the lad Js 

l>^im^Ii^rle^oS^i6^ 

mint (Health* Products Corp.) is of such tactics. Association prom.s 
stepping put into the spot broad- I es prosecution 
casting field 



American Airways has bought Lee chain tonight (20). 
time for 20 15-min. weekly programs Advertiser wants to ) 
over kPAC, beginning next month, ferent name each ^«f*' * 
Programs will be descriptive of reasonably priced putstander comes 
air exploits of contemporary com- | along. 



with another script 
show,,. XAtter speakie .ls_being_ re 
corded under the iabeVbf "iSoc Wil- 
]la:ihs' ' with the baickground in .a 

iftmali-town drug store. , - • 

For a test on audience response radio team, have split. Tommy 
and stencilled series have been j^wg ig goijng solo on KDKA, with 
. „ -"''■a commercial. So far, Blaine Moke 



f br Everybody 

Everyone is being given a chance 



mercial flyers, wIth~ail~orchCBtra^ 
tion background 
Plugs will be to encourage trans 



Rigg* and Moke_ Part 

Pittsburgh, July 17. 
Rlggs and Moke, Pittsburgh's old- 



booked on KHJ, Los Angeles, and 
KLZ, Denver. 

"William Estay agency is handling ] 
this, end of the account. 



and all get 10 minutes unless they continental flying, 
collapse-before the time .Is..SR. So 
far, there hasn't been a And. Chief 
sufferers are the control room men. 

But. the Commission Is keeping Its 
word. Through the long hours, any- 
one who wants to be heard is heard 



WALKER LOSE S CLAIM 

I No Commission From CBS for 5 
Yr«», Says Court. 



BIEHL'S DALLAS CHOBE 

Chicago, July 17. 
llle Rlehl, , recently an NBC pro- 



is unaffiliated. I ^nd the Canuck candidates are i this wecK to reorB<tn.^« t.x« 17";-- ^' ^Unreme Court last week 

Team for several years was 'ea- jay ana , ^„ . ^rts of the tlon and program departments there. the^N. T^ 

tured over WCAE. Couple m^^^^^^^ .gom'Snlfn.*" He will spend six weeks In Dallas. ^'^^^I'^^^'i^^^^ ^as dls- 



Claim for $160,000 In back co»»» 
missions brought against CBS by 
Henry B. Walker, formerly On the 

one who wants to be heard is heard. I .me ivi^rji. J"^""^^-" /rDaUas I S's fiales staff was ordered dis- 
There were 300 auditions the ^^^^f^^'^^^^'i'^^^^^ Frankenthaler it 

day and the Canuck ^candidates ^re this T.?ek_to reorganiz^^ 



26 Discs in Series 

!:CE15agpniuiri''? 



tured over wuaii>. ^""^^^ .Dominion 
aeo. their contract was not renewed . 
ind boys went over to KDKA ort I 



isustaining. 



Gibbons' 2d Grind 



C. C. Pyle office here closed with 
KnoX Medicine Company of Kan- 
sas City, to build 26 dramatic skits 
on radio discs* Series will hay p a 
newspaper oIBce background. 

Freeman Lang will cast and pro 
duce oii coasC 



■Floyd oYbbons^^s^^^^ ^TBC for _ J," to cpllecl commissions r^n^ 

Al Raymond's Andition the Palmer House. Chicago. . ^£^,^'^2? a^n^ ^ brought; 



Walker, who alleged he was dis- 
missed by Columbia In 1928 after a 
Van and Don Spli I year's connection, alleged a contract 

-ChicagP^uly^,^ heJield^niitteC^^ 



VARIETY 



RAD 



Tuesday; July 18r 1933 



Radio Code Undefined 



if, When iand How Not Yet Deteiroined^^^f^^^ 
Washin^rton Submission 



Washington, July 17. 
Any open action hlngres largely 
on' determlhaCtlon by radio powers 
as to Jiist what style Is to be folr 
^owed In fashioning their code. Ef- 
forts, toward kdvlce from the Na- 
tional Industrial Recovery . Admlii- 
istratlon have - been more . or less 
blocked by consideration of the 
major codes by the NlRA; The 
NIRA has Indicated that It will not 
deal with minor Industries until It 
has formulated principles for the 
larger; trades. 

^Another problem which Is facing 
the. radio lads w^^tlier a 

separate code f or brpadcaisterB or 
a '-combined code including radio 
inanu.facturei^s and communica- 
tions vshould^be~Sred.';~Decli3l(pi---of - 
this question ,is largely dependent 
upon . lEinticIpated Indications from; 
the NIRA. 

^General attitude ; of broadcasters 
Is that with the Industry already 
largely under government super- 
vision through the licensing power 
of the Federal Radio Commission, 
broadcasting falls distinctly into a 
secondary position in the recovery 
code-program. . ■ , ' - 





Summering in White 
Mountains 

JACK CURTIS 

CURTIS and AI.LEN 
.Palaee Theatre Bldg, N^w York 




"Melod/ Headlines" 

SATURDAY 
9;15 P.M. 



REGAN 

WABC 

dolombia Brdadcastii^; System - 

« THURSDAY 
11:15 P.M. 



Columbia Revuel 



- -"The- Ijaaa Who Ootne» from Diiie 
With a Song That'a Meant to Che^. 
Bb Tune Her In and You'll Begin 
To Find Happineaa la Bere." 

BETTY 
BARTHELL 

RICHFIELD OIL PROGRAMS 

' WABC 111 WEAF 
Monday 10 P.M.|||Friday 10:30 P.M. 

WABC MKTWOBK 
Thars.day, C:SO P.M. 



New Business 



(Local Stations) 

KMOX, St. Lqui : H, 

.Heinz Co., Ave a week sieries 
of recorded programs for 
Heinz Ride l^lakes on an: 11- 
week contract; Monroe Chem- 
ical Co., bankrolling a. half 
hour of the KMOX Magic 
Kitchen and daily announce- 
ments for Putnam Dyes; 13 
weekis; Dr.. W. J. Ross Co., 
dbg foods,: 16-mihute dra- 
matic recording weekly for 26 
weeks; St.. Louis Dairy Co., 
ice cream, 16-mlnute kid dra- 
matic- ■ stania,- __1.3 jweeki*; 
United Remedies (Acldlne)' 
and Perkins Products, (Kool-. 
Ade), soft drink, for daily ~ah- 
liouncemehts. 

WBT, Charlotte, N. C: 
Kerr Glass Co., 26- announce- 
ments, placed by Rogers- Gano 
Agency; B. F. Goodrich Co., 
-flve-minute recordings, ■ Ruth- 
rauflt & fiyan Agency; Ghrys^ 
lers- Sales Corp;, 13 flve-minr.. . 



Air line News 

By Nellie Resell 



Several CBS stailoha had a local chew](ng gum account on their air for 
announcements of 20 secondau Advertising sttited. tl^at smokers should 
try their bn^id of gum to get rid of that horrid taste after clgaret. Gag 
of the guni concern vraa this: Anhouncemehts Immediately preceded the 
most Important clgiarot half -hour program, bringing more revenue thdin 
any other pommerciaL CBS haid the st&tlon yank the announcements. 



ute wasiiigs for. ""Plymouth 
auto through Scott. Howe 
Bowen; United Remedy Co. 
( A c i d i n e ); announcements 
three titnes weekly for one 
year, Scott HoWe Bowen; 
Beechnut Packing Co., three 
announcements weekly for 13 
weeks, placed by McCann- 
:ferlcks9ri; Phllco radio, two 
additional 15 ^minute jprograms 
weekly for 13 weeka; Crosley 
Electric Refrigerators, three 
^innouncements weekly for 26 
times. ** 



Edith Handman, 'WHCA warbler, was a blffh soprano when she en- 
tered the New York side of the Hollahd Tunnel. When emerging In 
Jersey she was a cohteilto; Her car broke down midway and had to be 
tbwed out. A bad cold and the dampness of the tunnel did it. 



. Harold Brown, for eight yearS managing editor of 'Radio Digest', and 
later of *Radlo Art', resigned last week to Join Hal TlUotson, former 
advertisings manager pf Hadlo Art', In Issuing a new radio paper.. 

_A 3. ^ Couple of Girls 

Gertrude Nlesen never could be-herself. She. Was always mistaken for 
Greta , Nlssen. But last week Qertrude, the rsidlo singer, had her inning. 
She was playing; in person at the old Roxy, "while in a featured part In 
the fllm there! was Greta, the cinema girl, arid audiences could See they 
are two difFerent peoplisw Gertrude reoeived the bigger billing In the ads. 

,~T^wa- weeks AfteEJ>OTld.v^reedroan^ who writes thie Cantor, Hoitz, Brlpe 
scripts and who wrote the repent Poison: pfdgi:ttn)ir~employed- a-young 
manias secretary, the latter wrote and sold a stoiy satirizing radio to 
the 'Saturday Evenlnir Post', receiving 600 Smackers for it, and resigning 
hiis secretarial post with Freedman. 

General Goat 

Charlie Davis had the queerest Job,- which he wagers can't be topped. 
His job was to be dred^ He worked for a departnient store. When 
Customers became Indignant with the salesmeh arid, reported It to the 
manager, Davis was called aS' the head of that deipartment and fired. 

Customer felt happy, and Charlie returned, to his office to wait to be 
fired' ae;alh. 

tWh0ngets^red:-rioWr-when--Chatlie!sJlateneriL^g uawk?) 

OldSmoblle is ; doInCT some bit-and-ruri auditioning. .NBC. CBS . and 
Sound Studios have been showing jprograms. The^ RoUlckers, Louis 
Katzmian's Orchestra, Nick liucas and Lita Grey Chaplin seem, to be In 
front so far. i 



Before. Rfidio 

Conrad Thibault, baritone, , was floorwalker In a New York department 
store.... (xoldy and- Dusty (Harvey. Hindermeyer aind Earle Tuckerman) 
vaude teaml'.-. .Valdez Olman a - child , prodigy on the violin.,.. Jack 
Arthur legit actor. .. .John Gambling cabbage cultivator in. England 
liyn Murray (Bill of BUI abd.Qineer) child actor in England.... Virginia 
Baker ('Ginger' of the script and song team) prierli.alf of Reed and Baker 
in vaude. 



RADIO SINGE 'GRAZY,' 
SAVED FROM SUKBE 



Norrlstown, Pi, July IT; ' 
Jeannette DiiBois, 26, radio singer 
of this place, was taken Into custody, 
by police at Swedesburg, near here, 
when she attempted to throw her- 
self under the wheels of a freight 
train. Walter Cushman saw. tbe 
womiari at midnight, screaming, .run 
to the railroad and throw herself 
on the track while a train was 
standing near the station. He ran 
to the track and seizing her feet 
dragged her away. 

Questioned, the girl said she had 
been so distressed by the death of 
Her husband some -months ' ago and 
by the death of her infant child 
that when she .saW a child playing 
in a Swedesburg restaurant la,te 
that night she 'werit crazy', and 
dashed to the railroad to end her 
life. 

The girl was later released. She 
Is the widow of' Arthur Hunter, 
Widely known - racing - driver Who 
was killed last year in automobile 
races at Altoona, Pa. She has 
since been singing before the mike 
at East Pennsylvania radio sta- 
tions and entertaining in cafes. 



Xllrectlqn CBS ABTIST BCBEAV 



AL 



BADIO'S 
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 

MUSICAI. DIB£CTOB 



GOODMAN 

I ■ ■ ■ .... 

GULF ^^ASOLINE 



' WITH 
IBVIN 8. 

' CbBiB 



WABC 
WSD.-FBI. 
8 P. HL 



WITH 
ABTUtJB 
BBISBAMiB 



WJZ 
iSUMDAT 
9 P. H. 



BEN WARDEN'S RIVIERA 

Presents 




COLEMAN 

AND HIS 

RIVIERA ORCHESTRA 

WABC— WOR 

Personal Hanasremeni 
BEN MARDEN 



Mickey McGuire Gets 
Pop's Oke on Ether 



Short Shots 

Mike Porter, alrcaster on the N. Y. 'Bvening Journal', spent his vaca- 
tion on his new yacht at the North Hempstead Yacht Club (entertaining 
radio, press agents) . . . .Thornton Fisher, cartoonist, is hobbling, into the 
WMCA studio on a cane. liost out in a contest with. a banans. peel.'...'. 
Charlotte Murrie, Coast singer, now in New York. .. .Barclay Iiathani, 
Iowa ploughboy, takes the place of "Ollyei Kline, operatic, on WMCA.... 
And now for Some to prove his client taught I^eo Carrillo or George 
Beban thebr. dialects.... Henry Fink, former manager for Ooorge Bancroft, 
arrlved-from Hollywood last week and Was auditioned at NBC as 'The 
Parody Man'. He will go 0n~suBtainingT^^~rJunk-meLDuQ(Eei:.ed Jack Art hur 
lis for his smashed up automobile. . . ;Fred Huf smith Is substituting for 
Frank Parker with The Cavalleris while Frank is .in Chicago with A & P 
....Others who want It ItriOWn that they are Cupld-propf are Dave 
Green, Earle Ferris, Jim (Rollickers) Davles; Valdez Olman and Barney 
Rapp. . . .Mrs. Phil Carlin has a birthday. Thursday. . . .Mrs. Neil Enslen's 
father died last week in Akron, ©.....Newspaper sjoidicate with a New 
York outlet Is baiting George Givot to do a dally column in his Greek 
dialect....Jbe i:)oriahue,. assistant news broadcasting director at CBS, 
alrplaned to his native California for vacation, .. iPhil Spltalny will use 
his profit from the Capitol tiieatre engagement paying' his musicians to 
auditiori f or two prospective advertisers next week... .3111 Mella, formes 
WMCA announcer, is breaking out as a big time straight roan. . . .Ppn- 
tlac will resume Its broadcasts next month on CBS with William O'Neil, 
Stoopnaele and Budd« Jeannieliang and Kostelanetz. Same line-up as 
befo^e.i.. Ford Bond; Alois' Ha.vrilla and AUen Kent, NBC annquncers, 
are vacationing. Charles Traymont has returned. : . .Nick Lucas signed 
for new commerclai for three IS-irilnute periods a week. This time Nick 
will have a special background and plenty of buUdr tip. .. .Mildreff Bailey 
goes to the hospltal^for an operation and will be oft the air for several 
weeks. - t 

Stand iByS 

Keith McLeod left- for Denver becaiiise of his mother's Illness Reo 

Motors is doing 100 words a nilnute flat over WOR course dally.... 
Gebrse Harvey and The Admirals doing a spot for Chrysler. . . .Landt 
Trio arid White close theh: contract with the Spang Baking Co. In Cleve- 
land Juljr 27 and wlU head for the big city lowland Singers have 

eone with Household Finance Corp. for 52 weeks over WOR... .It was. 
a seven-pound look at Al Nilson's house. The new boy will ^o plenty 
of brageing that his pop sailed a Chinese junk from the Pacific to 
Savannah....Radlo Row had a story that the ^eye^e" ^f"*, eo^"^,*° 
break up. No right, and they've renewed on the Sunday night Cruir 
show until November. 



Scrambled 

Charles Gannon of .Erwln-WaSey, vacationing at Cape" God; Tom Har- 
rington is in Maine; Katherlne 'Seymour, NBC continuity editor, left 
for the Adirohdacks...:Bay Knight has returned to the Chicago 
Pair to dd'some naore work... iVerna. Osborne,. WOR. soprano, Is learning 
to handle a monoplane. .. .Harmon Nelson (crooning husband dr Bette 
Hollvwood Julv 17 Davis, screen star) is on station WCDA. . .. Martha and Hall, themselves 
■Fox oArtoriniQt \^a<, ^arly moming songsters, have fornaed a breakfast club for radio per- 
made' a deal w5h SaVmoS ^""^-^ a. m.., , .Raising Juniors 



Fontaine 



whereby the latter can use the title 
'Mickey McGulre' on .a proposed ; scr 
rles'of discarto be-made by the pic-^ 
ture producer. 

Darmour produces the Mickey 
McGuire : fllrii shorts and recently 
put his kid actors, on two trial rec- 
ords, labeliihg therii "Conky and His 
Gang.' 

NBC is. reported interested in the 
disc series, Which is being' handled 
by Ralph Farnum. Under the agree- 
ment Fox win set a fiat sum for 
every record made. 



Boosting a Shave 

Hollywood, July 17. 

Charles Leland, comic, who has 
beeri''6rr"severM."155ai^statIons,^goes=: 
NBC from Chicago starting Sept. 
26 for Molle Shaving Cream Co. 

His contract Is for three 15-mln. 
periods a week for a year, 

Leland Is currently at KMTR In 
the daily sustalner, 'Three Loose 
Screws.' Deal follows a recent fiy- 
Ing trip east for an audition after 
sponsors had caught him on a 
coast-made disc. 



— ^Allne Berry and Peter Dixon— appeared on Ray Perkins' , show a week 
ago gratis and earned themselves a spot on the Fleischmanh show next 
Thursday. .. .Alice. Joy opened last Friday at the Chez Paree. in Chicago. 



COLUMBUS' LOCAL PRIDE 

Home Town Pride Demands Radio 
Recognition Via CBS 



Columbus. July 17. 
Drive to put Columbus on map ias 
originator of a chain broadcast pro- 
gram is now under way with a 
vengeance. Survey taken ond of last 
week showed listeners here favored 
Frank Ferneau arid orchestra, which 

also boasts large entertainment 
cor-psr^as^representatlvj^^^Charabgr 
of Oomirierce, civic " groups, news- 
papers and WCAH backing the 
move. 

All have taken the matter up with 
CBS in New York, CBS beings the 
only chain having an outlet here. 

Columbus, though long a member 
of CBS, has never originated a 
broadcast and town now feels plenty 
strong that it should get recognition. 



EnO'S Crime Laying Off 

Eno Crime Club sketches come ott 
NBC with the July 26 broadcast. 
Their backer, Harold F. Rltchlie Co., 
may resume, them In the fall. 

Contract with NBC permits the 
account io lay off for part of. the 
summer stretch and return , at the 
old time' discount. 



Pic Indie oit NBC 

^-7— ^Krollywood,iJuiyjlI.^ 



Half -hour prograhi of 'Hollywood 
on the Air' (NBC) will be turned 
over to Monogram for thie exploita- 
tion of 'Sensation Hunters,' indie 
company's musical. 

No date set for the program, 
which will be the first time that a:n 
independent company has been 
given use bf the. full hailf hour. 



Farmers Need 
Market Report 



Antes, Ia„ 

WOI, Iowa State'' college radio 
stia.tion, has Issued ari appeal to 
f dormers and others depending on 
livestock market reports to protest 
dlscohtinuarice of ^ this government 
service. } 

Nearest leased wire service carry- 
ing market reports is now at Omaha. 
It would cost : 15,640 a year to. brliig 
reports to faciiitles of WOland bon^ 
tinue the same service farmers and 
livestock shippers hiave been re- 
ceiving over the radio. - 

Dlscontlhiiance : of this service at 
government cost to. listeners of the 
Iowa station will be a, hard blOw to 
the. service of the^ station. 



KFWB Orgaii Cbange 



^ Hollywood, July 17. 

Price Dunlavey, staff organist, 
out Of KFWB: after three years. 

Replaced by. Edgar- Eugene Eberi, 
also on the station as 'Eddie' In . 
John* Jimmy and Eddie, musical 
trio* ■ 





and hi 

TRUE ANWAL STORIES 

WABC 

Coast-to-Coast Networlc 

Monday'-T-Fridayf S P. M. 
Columbia Broadcastuigf System 



ROY FOX 

BAND 

KST-CAT 

LONDON 

B.B.C. NETWORK 






\ N I N A 



"The Haunting 
^ Romantic 
Vtue^of Radiol' 

WABC 



COLUMBIA BROADCA8TIN4 SYSTEM 

TUESDAY T SATURDAY 
7 P.M. I 7:15 P.M. 
Mst. CBS 



"Th9 time has co.me,'^ 

the Walrofi said, 
"To talk of knany things: 

Of Shoes and Ships— 
Of Sealing-wax— 

Of CABBAGES 

.^„And.lCINiDLS^. 



AUSTIN STRONG 



Monday 

Wednesday 

Friday 



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A 
F 



6:16 P.M. 

N.n.c. 

. lietwork 



•nieBdnTV July 1933 



ADIO 



VARIETY 



59 





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or 




johii Royal Leaving on Special Search| 

Expieditipn 




Canada May Oust U. S. News Casters 



New Ruling in Effect Over porder-^Cana- 
dian Press Only ori Newi Air 



- Aiiierican broadcasting Ip turning 
to Europe for the first time as a 
poBBlWe source of Importable air 
tilent; John Royal goes on this 
Ouest for NBC around Aug. 15. 

Royal's itinerary will take him to 
England, France, Italy, Germany, 
Norway, Sweden and Poland, with 
" the NBC program-head -maklng-his 
contacts in these fcountries through 
their lotttl broadcasting' eiystems. 
His quest Will direct itself strictly 




SINGS 

and 
PUAY8 
PIANO 



IWith PAUI 




WHITEMAN 



EN TOUR 



NBO MKtWORK ' 
VIOTOB RECORDS 



to singing -talking personiillties with 
posslbllitiei^ of adaptation here, and 
novelty instrumental and harmony 
acts. While - abroad. ROyal. is also 
under commission from M. H. 
Aylesworth to look oyer other fields 
of aimusement for attractions worth 
bringing over for the Radio City 
Music Hall and the RKO istring. 
No Ideal 

As for the radio phase of his trip, 
Royal says he hasn't the least Ides 
of what there is avall4ble In any of 
the mentioned countries that, has a 
chance of clicking over here In a 
big way. NBC he aVers, has never 
before done any searching on the 
foreign alrlanes. It is his opinion 
that the time is now ripe to intro- 
duce thiis International note; in 
\»:ineflcttn~Tradto-^ntertialnmeirtr 
he finds a single strong enough 
personality, opines Royal, the entire 
trip will have been made more than 
worthwhile. 

Royal - figures, on ijeing gone for a 
minimum of six weeks. He says he 
will do most of his traveling from 
country to country by plane. 

JoIsob's 40 Wks. 



After Control of Curbstone 
Agehts^interfering with 
Regular Agency Business 
—Code Will Cover Ethics 



GENERAL CO-OPERATION 



JENNIE GOLDSTEIN 

star and Dlrectr€SB 6t Ptbspect The- 
atre, Bropx,. Nev Tdrk. 
Sponsored by Julius Qroasman Sheee 
JMst Completed 13 week? on 
WMCA 
To n»nine-6ept. 8 



LEE SIMS 
ILOMAY BAILEY 

CbaM A Sanborn Hoar 
tVEAF-NBO network, »-» M)* 
Direction MOBTON A. MILMAN 



Los Angeles, July J7 
Al Jolson leaves July 19 for New 
York to take up offer of National 
Dairy Products to broadcast 40 
weeks out of 52. 

Liayofif will allow Jolson to make 
Warner picture, alsO take .rest in 
I Florida during winter. 



WBBM^S NEW HALF DOZEN 

I Commercial Leader in Cji.i Takes on 
pre Advertising 



MANDY LOU 

with ntED wABiNG'S mac 
OLD GOLD HOUR 

WEDNESDAT, 10, 
^^^g^ Cprambia tiro^castlnc 



PHIt BAKER 

Sponsored by 

AHMOUR A CO. 

Frt., 8:30-9 P. M., CDST 
WUAQ (N.B4O., Cblcagro) Network 



JOE PARSONS 

Badlo'8 JLow Voice 
AS 'EDELWEISS JOE' 
Mon-W«d-Frl. 9:15 P.M., CD8T. WMAO 

SINCLAIR MINSTREL 
very Mon., 8 p.M.i; N-B-P* 
ckiicAao 



TED 



BCD 



EDDY-BURSTON ORCH. 

, Summer Season 

FELTMAN'S MAPLE GARDENS 
CdNET ISLAND, NEW YOBK 
ManacemeDt Tom O'ComieU 
1660 Broadnoy 



RAYMOND BAIRD 

Next Week (July 21) 

KEITH'S 

BOSTON 



THE 
FUNHYBONERS 

Manflgomcnt 

JOB iioinwAN 
151 WEST 46th ST., NEW YORK 
BRyAiii 0-)J7n, «712 



Chicago, July 1?, 
Station WBBWT, already the leader 
in number and variety of locat coip- 
miercial programs in Chicago, has 
added six more advertisers to their 
iist. 

Rumford BaWng Powder doesn't 
start until Oct. 16 when its twice 
weekly, cooking school will, start an 
all-winter run. 

Walgreen drug stores have Pat 
Flannagan doing 15 minutes of 
sports comment just before the. reg- 
ular Prima beer baseball broadcasts 
In the fall Walgreen will finance 
eight football games Saturday-broad— 
cast. 

Johnson snd Johnson's waxed skit, 
•Growing Up,' made by Scott Howe 
Bowen -and placed by Ernshaw- 
Young agency starts a 13-week ruri 
July 24. Floraline Products of Cir- 
cleVille, O.; has Korm Sherr on a 
thrice weekly schedule for; 13 weeks 
(no agency) to peddle a depilatory. 

Art Kahn and Fritz Clark supply 
the talent for Dr. Bobo's Laxative 
on Moh-Wed-Fri. Gunther-Bradfbrd 
agency placed, Nelson'Bros. Storage 
has three periods weekly; 

Mills Boys Resuming 

With John Mills practically re- 
covered from his lonir illness, the 
Mills Bros, are resuming their tour 
for Loew July S8. Met, Brooklyn, 
is the first stop with Baltimore, 
Washington, the Paradise, Bronx, 
the Valencia, J;amaica, and the 
State here following in that con 
secutive playing order. 

Quartet is slated to return to the 
air Sept, 15 for Procter & Gamble. 



BARN DANCE ON KDKA, WJR 

Chicago, July 17. 
WLS Barn Dance, long a leading 
local^pri3gram...JKi» 1;^ hoQ llgd . ^E. 
with KDKLA, Pittsburgh, and WJR, 
Detroit, In a three atatiOi. NBC net- 
work for Alka-Scltzer, patent medi- 
cine. Program will run 10:30 to 
11-30 p. m. every Saturday night. 

First time WLS Barn Dance has. 
been heard outside the WLS chan- 
nel. 



. X08 Angeles, July 17. 
Following the launching of q cam 
paign last week in Sacramento by 
the Pacific Advertising Agents As- 
sociation against the double agency 
fee racket, local members of the 
association are in, co-operation with 
brpadcasters, newspapers, billboard 
concerns and oth-r medi here to 
organise a code of ethics governing 
an:aTitnes;:Sf~tKen«Is/ertlsiwgTBfg 
business. 

It is admitted that the chief IBs 
to be remedied are^thbse in connec- 
tion with the current rsicketing and 
uPethical practices In placing of air 
commercials. 

At a meeting a committee cbm- 
pri^inig. two representatives from 
each advertising medium was ap- 
1 pointed to discuss the existing con- 
ditions and to create a code stan- 
dardizing ethical practices. 

Besides swinging a cudgel at the 
double-split agencies, the iaissoCia 
tloh is endeavoring to bar from 
coast radio business the more than 
50 persons who are operating as 
free lance agents with offices only In 
their, hats. 

These curb agents, it is claimed, 
are mostly ex^salesmeii from radio 
stations working on spec, and selling 
accouhts to stations for whatever 
agency fees they , can garner. 

Shoe-stringers drop an account as 
soon as they get It placed, Legltt- 
mate agencies £laim this is hurting 
the SLgency business, as they take no 
further Interest Itt the broadcasting 
after, cashing iil on a contract. 



Torontb, July 17. 
United Slates news broa<4caBters, 
such as , Lowell Thomas, Edwin C. 
Hill and' H. V, Kaltehbom aj-e 
likely to be renibved frond NBC. and 
CBS outlets in Canada as the result 
of a new ruling 0^ the Canisidiah 
kadio Commission which. Inaugu- 
rated this evening, stipulates tbat 
two news broacasts will be sent over 
a-Dbminiojt-networltLdally, tblSJiMt- 
terial to be especially prepared by 
the Canadian press. Ruling follows 
the alleged practice of conimiercials 
who scalp the newspapers hiere and 
broadcast the new^ without giving 
credit to. the source. 

The threat to U. S. newscasters 
lies in the wording of the new gOV 
eriiment ruling which says: 

•There inust be no news , broad 
casts other tha¥i_^ana dian pre ss 



terial of their foreign correspond"* 
ehts. 

Announcement, of the new ar- 
rtuigement is miide jjy P.^ B, Wvesay* 
g.m/. of the Canadian ; Press, and 
cohfirmed by Colonel A. W. Steel of 
the Canadian Radio Commission* 
News bulletihs are not to be used 
as part of any advertising: program^ 
it was said. 



news and hews gathered by recbg 
nized " news-gathering agencies in 
Canada.' 

This will protect radio stations 
controlled by Canadian, newspapers, 
notably Toronto 'Star,' but, accord- 
ing to station managers, it looks as 
if the American newscasters will 
be barred from. .U. S. chain outlets 
here. There may be variation In 
the terms 'newscaster' and. 'news 
commentator.' This will probably 
be determined when complaints 
start coming into the . Canadian 
Radio Commission, an eventuality 

expected. 

The CRC news broadcasts will go 
on tlie ether' for fiverminute peri- 
'ods at (6:30 p. m. and 10 p. m., in 
eluding Sundays. These "will be 
preceded and followed by the stAte^ 
nient that 'This announOement Is 
made by courtesy of the Canadian 
Prefis.' The Ijroadcasts will con-' 
sist of local, .provincial, Pominion 
and cable news. Metropolitan dailies 
which have their own special cables 
and news letters will iise the ma- 




UUGH AT ITSELF FOR 
RADIO ON SQUAWKS 



WABC 

EVERY FRIDAY 10 P. M, 



Hollywood, July 17. 
Radio will satirize itself In a 
weekly program Sunday nights over 
KNX, labelled 'Complaint Depart- 
ment-.' 

Half hour kidding program will 
be conducted by Robert Wildhack. 
He has asked listeners-in to-send in 
th^ir pet . ether peeves that he might 
kid acts and conditions op local sta- 
tions. 

Prom the extent of the squawks 
about local proigrams, Wildhack 
should have enough material to 
keep him going a long time. 



Wynn's Chain Deferred 



The oft-postponed, debut of Ed 
Wynn's Amalgamated Broadcasting 
Systeni, Inc., is now set for th6 fall 
WCFL, Chicago, has been added" as 
the western outlet. 

j;oseph. V» Knightv jp.a. for the 
ABS. 




Cantor Goes fpr Coffee 
As Lahr Falls for Tea 



Label on the Chase & Sanborn 
tea- spasm Wednesday night switches 
back to Royal Gelatirie Co. .Get. 4. 
Bert tahr at' the. flame time- takes 
over the show's comedy assignment 
from Fannie Brice. 

Lahr comes out of the Chase' & 
- Sanborn coffee liour Sept. . 3 and the 
following Sunday Eddie Cantor 
takes up where he left off in May 
Cantor's end of the broadcast will 
be ciit in from the west coast until 
he has completed his picture obliga 
tions out there; 



Daily from Stage 

San Francisco, July 17. 
John- and Ned, harmony-duo ..of_ 
NBC, are booked to open July 26 for 
RKO at the Golden Gate. 

Under the deal made with Cliff 
Work pair will do their daily broad 
cast to the entire NBC western 
chain, from the Gate's stage 



AND BIB 

CALIFORNIA ORCHESTRA 
Colbinbta Broadcastlnc Syctem 
PHILLIP'S D£NTA1> MAGNESIA 
rueB.,-Wed., Thore., «:« to 9 PAL MAX, 

eOAST-tO-COAST 



'WABC 




L O U 
LUBIN 

WOR— Tuesday* 8 P* 




WILLIS COOPEE JODJS BBC 

Chicago, July 17. 
Willis Cooper who two weeks ago 

.station' WBBM (Columbia), has 
been named to a similar, post at 
NBC here. He follows John Gihon 
who resigned. 

Understood ihon will go to 
KDKA, Pittsburgh, to. Join Bill 
Hedges. 








n 



Wishes to announce that all future 
RADIO und THEATRE Bookings 
will he negotiated by 

MORRISON&WINKLER 

CORPORATION 



PARK CENTRAL HOTEL 
NEW YORK 



60 



VARIETY 



R A VI O 



Tuesdajr, July 18, 1933 



1 n I I I I i.i I t>i I M I I 1 1 n 11 I t I I M 1 1 n I ( 1 M 1 i i H r-i I t-» t i-i i-f>n.f v^i i.M I 1 1 1 



RADIO CHATTER 



East 



Thomas C. Stowell, newspaper- 
man, headingr company presenting 
•Raaio BafCles,' new serial mystery 
feature, over WO Y. 

Corntnent on the similarity in 
radio voices and .delivery of Ar- 
thur Brisb?ine, Hearst editorialist, 
and Merlin H. Aylesworth^ NBC 
head. 

Mary brNeil, radio' columnist of 
the 'Sunday Knickerbocker Press, 
Albany, N. Y:, was injured near 
Lio6kp6rt> N. Y., . last week when 
' the automobile in which sh6_and her 
mother were riding blew a tire. It 
overtuirnefd. Both were confined to 
a liockport hospital for several 
daysi' 

Harold, Dean and Ciirt, of WSM, 
Nashville, have gpiie . to, Chicago 
to maite some recordings for Victor; 

Fraricfs Craig ahd'Tirs ' bbys are- 
t^king. a six- weeks' vacatiori.- They 
aro at WSM, Nashville. 



%ff . te■w■li■^■^l■■■■llB«■^B^■^JBffPW^■'■!J.U^.i^^MH^■^■BW^^^^ 

Tom Bradford,, of WBRU, iitf= 
mingham, recently married to Mary 
Johnson, 

Tito Coral, radio tenor, to . Monte 
Carlo oii, the 'Augustus,' sailing 
July 14. 

Phil Baker renewed by Armour 
for 13 more " times last week. 

Ed Wolfe, Who createa and rnan- 
aged 'The Street Singer' (Arthur 
Tracy) until their legal falling out 
over managerial .- commissions. Is 
grooming 'The Poist Prince' (An- 
thony Prome) Via NBC. . ^ ^ . 

Town of Barhesville, O,, led by 
the Rotaty Club, turns out to greet 
the homeconiing of the Siz^lers. Be- 
fore they left one Qf the trio was a 
soda-jerker, another delivered gtofc- 
erles» and tlie third was a feedmill 
hind. , : 

Pickup of PriBsident Roosevelt's 
speech last night (Monday) was 
the first time that • WMCA, New 
York, had itself, wired to NBC. 
, Arthur Kales of K^l, Los Angeles, 
is-arourid. Ne.W-.York_aMNBC head- 
quarters, in particular, talking over, 
a jnew' franchise contract. If deal 
fluk^is it will have to bfe either KNX 
or KFWB : as the- NBC ally ()ut 

- CBS has' the Pontiac business for 
the. fall and. it's now only a mat- 
ter of getting the account the sta- 
tion lineup it requires.' 

Urge to do 'mike Iritervifewing is 
referted to at CBS as a Bob- Tap- 
linger .'Meet -.the Artist' complex. 
T^Barney^-Rapp^s-iNfiat^JiglandOTS^ 
at Hotel Niew Yorker to ~aouBT6" 
vaude; lor -ttoew's, one week ey;ery 
month, ' 

Harry . Rose - goes " on the Fleisph- 
•manri July 27 ! hour.; 



HAROLD 




AT THE CAPITOL, N^W 
YORK, WEEK BEGINNINC 
JULY 2t 

Personal Appearance of; 
the Young American Com-; 
poser of *St6rmy Weather* 
and Other Current Song 
Hits 

Assisted^by His 
16 Voice Choir 
MANAGEMENT 

R. A. WACHSMAN 

353 West 56th Street, New York 
CO-5-1106 or CI-7-6990 



LEON! 



BELASCO 



Hon;: 12-12:30 P.M. Toes.: 12;30-t A.» 
.t 8:30-Q P.M. 

MIOHTLT 
ITZ iLOrtEL, TUVyV VOKK 

Sole DlrectioD HEBHAK iSEBNIB 
1010 Broadway, New York 



''Bnaio's tovellettt^ Xarlc" 




hside Stuff-Radio 



Opening session of the radio convention In Mexico City last week, In 
IvKIciraeleBEttes-from the U. S., Canada and CentraVAmierican countries 
are participating, developed the info that of the 525 atatibns in operation 
in the Central-North American area, 610 are located In this country. 
Canada comes next with 77 and /Mexico third with 58. Cuba has a total 
of 55, Costa Rica 15* TerranoVa 8, and Guatemala and El Salvador one 
each. 

Delegates at the cbnvention agree that there are too niany stations, 
bunched In this area to allow, for non-Interference or non-disturbance 
from" one another. What countries are to eliminate some of Its outlet 
to rectify this situation is the prime purpose of the Mexico City meet. 

•New rate, card under prfipa.rati6n. by NBC Will reallocate . the prices 
asked for severatl of the iridle owiied outlets on the red and blue network 
lists. Revisions are being made to take care of the cpmplflhts made by 
allied" stations, that the: figures, posted for them by the chain are consid- 
erably lower -thaii those .carried on the. local card rate. As a cas.e in point 
there's .WDAP, Kansas City, for which the networks ask 1^190 an hour, 
while the station Itself la charging $270 ^ah hour on Its .lpca\. card. 

liump. sum figure for either the r.ed or l>iue ink will remain unchanged.. 
To make up for the boosts with Ihdie outlets, NBt; wlU reduce the prices 
now carried against stations It itself owns or operates. 



Peabody on Frisco NBC 
Gets a 100% Renewal 

San Francisco, July 17, 
Safeway Stores has renewed Ed- 
die Peabody on NBC for anpther 13 
weeka,_iiujMllng untlLN^^^^ 
1st gets a third raise In money, a 
proviso In the original agreement 
that was made six months ago. ' 

Peabody" was angling: td do the 
program from.Xos Angeles, but it 
continues up here,- 

Ad agency, Botsford^ Constdn- 
tlne .and. .Gardner, has added two. 
more 'stations, '^KOA, DfehVfel', and 
KiDYL, Salt Lake, to the previous 
six which had been taking the 
Wednesday night: Peabody . half 
hour. 

Safeway makes . the NBC. local re- 
newal record 100%, with every ac^ 
count sold since Jan. 1 signed for 
pohtlnuatlbn* 



._^Al_Capone,jo_immed^ was interpreted on the air on.: the last General 
.Tire 9how in Chicago yV^fe ^l^hr once was .introduced- to-the_ 

underworld Qzar, playing the part. . Butler Mandevllie played George 
E. Q. Johnson, the Federal district attorney, who sent • Cappne to jail.. 

Some of the people connected with the program were a bit leery for 
fear some of Capbne's pals might resent the broadcast, but apparently 
none did. 

Comedian at the local Palace a couple of months ago got a -mysterious 
phiorte call to eliminate a joke at .Capone's expense.. He complied. 



Mid-West 



sen Kaney, assistant to NBC v.p. 
Niles Tratemel. 'elected v.p. of Chi- 
cago Broadcasters' Assn. as Homer 
Hogan. KY;W, steps into presidency 
Vacated by Bill Hedges, gone to 
KDKA, Pittsburgh. 

Jerry " Sullivan has . resigned ' as 
manager of. WSBC, Cliicago, and is 
doing a 'crystal set days* reminisc- 
ing program over WBBM. Sullivan 
dates back to 1924 and the old WQJ 
station. r 

Art Lihick observed his 11th an- 
niversary as entertainer at WJJD, 
Chicago, last v/eek. 

Eddie Dunham and Allan Kent, 
producer and announcer, plnch-hlt 
at NBC, Chicago, Ayhen regular 
talent failed to show. 

Judy Rogers singing over WJJD, 
Chicago, second-, cousin of Will 
Rogers; 

Ireene Wicker, .Kellogg's Singing 
Lady, will be off air , in August. 
Sponsor renews in Sept. 

Irma Glen, NBC, Chicago,, picked 
Genieveve Craney, 20, to receive the 
complete musical .education on the 
organ that a mysterious Alabaman 
isromlses to pay for._. . 

Blllle Allen HOfE now oh KYW, 
Chicago, writh' Drs. Sherman and 
Pratt. ' ' 

Bill Baar back at WBBM, Chi- 
cago, after three-week vacation. 




IN SONGS 



FKICIIDAIBB PBOOBAM. 
Friday 10:30 p. .m. CBS. 

'Direction, HorrlBon & Winkler. 
Park Central Hotel, 
New York City 



ARTHUR TRACY 



*The Street Sirigef 

KVety Mon.-liVed.-Frl. 
0:ia P. H., B. D. S. 
W/iBC. Coast to Const 



MAMAGBMBNT 

MORRISON Sl WINKLER 

CORPORATION 
Park. Central 
NEW YORK 



LENN3E 




And his 
CMEStERFlELD-HOUR 
ORCHESTRA 

EACH FRIDAY 10 PM^, 
WA3C 
Direction 
MORBISON and WINKMOB 



West 



In reorganizing the musical division of the. NBC program department, 
Frank Blgck and Al Short are rcplacinjg. several of the present, staffnien 



with what they consiaSinrrDgramr builders- of-all-around^experlencfef Idea 
here Is to have attaches who : can not only iselect the numhers for a; warb- 
ler .to. sing iand a band to. play, but who .have, kno'wi^dge 6£ continuity 
writing and program production to supervise these ends, of the show. 

That setup, accordinpr to Black and Short's intentions, w'ould have the. 
sanie man seeihg the preparation of the program through, from start to 
finish. 



.Nick Kenny, the N. 'Daily Mirror's*. radio columnist, sez that they 
alVget him wrong when he enthuses too much over a song lyric he wrote, 
and that he doesn't mean anything when telling radio artists about some 
new number of his. 

Kenny's enthusiasm as a , songsmith, he avers. Is 'the contagion of any 
tinpan alleyite. He . does not mean to suggest that his journalistic in- 
fluence^ should figure in his spngwrlting activities. 



Sidney Sti'otz, now manager of both program and artists departments 
in NBC, Chicago, has already istchleved a reputation, from report, as 
being no yes main. nor a friend of yes men. 

His crisp manner and fast tempo not only has the NBC Cliicago bunch 
on their toes but has ma.de him a dominant personality although the 
newest executive on the midwestern payroll. 



After using it for three years Nestle's chocolate has decided to drop 
the yodeling trademark when it resumes. x>n NBC Aug. 25. limination 
of the yodeling specialist for a couple of bars each aj^ the opening and 
close of the program is. an economy moVe.. 

Chick Farmer has filled this assignment sinbe the inception of the 
program. 



A crooner as a stooge to crash Hollywood parties is a routine that a 
bunch of the boys on the coast have worked out ..without the crooner get- 
ting hep that he's being used. \ ^ 

The gang circulates around bustln' in shindigs and with the air singer 
as a front it's a cinch, especially if the Willing warbler does his stint for 
the guests, " 



BEST FOODS 
^USrCAL 



GROCERY STORE 

HARRY SALTER 

MUSICAL DIRECTOR 
Y^ILtl^r N.B,C. Network 



There IS Something 
ISTew Under the Sunt 

THREE 
ROBERTS 
BROTHERS 

IN MUSIC AND SONG 

i>litr(fcrenit 

. . Saturdsy. 6:45 P.' M. 
iVF AF Monday. 7:15 P. M. 

Thursday. 8:45 P. 

P«rional fNanasemailt DAN HEALY ^ 



Ether Slants 



Robert Pennison, contracting time 
for KNX, Hollywood, resigned to be- 
come sales manager of Citrus Soap 
Co. 

Don Gilman's 17 -year- old son, 
who appears in NBC coast playlets 
out of 'Frisco as William Page, in 
Hollywood for film tests by Radio 
pictures.. 

Charles Hamp wired his Holly- 
wood home with a loudspeaker sys- 
tem and put In . a disc , recording 
system s.b he could hear , himself as 
others might hear hirti before rroing 
on the . air. 

KFWB, Hbllywopd, again broad- 
casting baseball, with . coast games 
in the Pacific ieague going back to 
afternoons. Purlng the evening 
games • droppedi because- : of- -sour- 
business. ' KFOX, liong Beach, had 
the exclusive etliering. 

Three Loose Screws, radio hut 
act, reunited aftei* six months apai;t. 
Currently in Kollywobdi 

Lios Angeles musicians' local ruled 
that members are forbidden to sign 
contracts with the Thomas S. Lee 
Artists' bureau (KHJ-CBS) with- 
out approval of the board, of di- 
rectors. 

WHB, Kansas City; Mo., petition- 
ing for 1,000 watt power nights. 

Request of Simon Warohker to 
play solos without pay over KTM, 
L. A., In order to advertise his 
ability, denied by musicians' local. 
,^^JLdele_,^owland^ singing twi^e a 
week at^KMTK, TToTTy wponr" ofr=fr 
15-min. silstainer. 



Selling half of a. program is a 
new wrinkle for air commercialing 
bh the CoaSti Split is in effect with 
Don Lee's Columbia 'Blue Monday 
Jamboree' from KFRC, Sah Fran- 
cisco, a weekly two>-hour show, half 
of Which is sponsored by Shell Oil 
Co. Other half currently is sus- 
taining, although an effort is being 
naade to get ah advertiser to take 
the latter hour. 

With Shell taking over the first 
hour, starting Monday ,(10) the 
Jamboree gets back, some of its. 
former pep and entertainment value 
that has' been lacking recently. 
Much of the punch is due to Charles 
Irwin's m.c.'lng on the Shell part of 
the program. His gags are new and 
put. over with a., spontaneity and 
crispness that- is new tO: -coast air 
m.c.'iTigl 



against which to vocalize. A nioan- 
ing minor theme tune for the period 
immediately . arrests attention with 
the half hour for last. Sunday (16) 
fully living up to the melodic promr 
Ise of the Introduction. If anyone 
ever happens to hook-up the Play- 
boys with the Warnow outfit and 
the. girls it should well nigh make 
irresistible commercial bait. 



40 STATIONS FOR 2-HR. 
WfllTEMAN AIR PERIOD 



Folger's -Judy and- Jean' Dated 

• Chicago, July 17. 

Folger Coffee . ha.s decided to rcr 
turn to NBC thi.s fall. Irene Wicker 
and Madge Ilvart.s ill apain play 
'Judy and Jean.' 

Starts «ppt. 2r>. 



More or less hiding away on a 
Sunday afternoon WABC has 
tucked a very pleasing 45 minutes. 
It's split between the playboy Trio 
and. 'Manhattan Moods.' Latter 
program, comprising, the Do Re Mi 
femme threesome and Warnow's 
orchestra, assumes the half hour 
portion, it's- all from 2:16 to 3. . 

Playboys offer their piano con-r 
ceptions of pop tunes and. standard 
riunibers..wlth sulTlcient. imagination 
to .take, such an pft-told tune as 
'Gypsy Love Song' and give it an 
.entirely new and attrattive read- 
ing. Their wah-wah .chants are 
aiso technically astute and. in the 
accepted '.33 manner. For 15 min- 
"uteS"-tlie=^^boyS'^;make?-lt=interestingT 
no small achievement, sight .unseen, 
They must have their^ audience by 
this time, if n^t they will, and only 
concentration "they give their pro- 
grams can' limit them in their field. 

Warnow's orchestrations ' are a 
consistent compliment to a band 
Which knows . how to purvey them. 
Combination of these technicians 
and the arrangements gives the girl 
singers an excellent background 



Kraft - Phenlx cneese Monday 
night show With Paul Whlteman 
stretches out to a coast to coast 
affair July-31 with over 40 ^^tations 
figured' for the loop. WEAP, N. Y., 
like " the others of "NBC, will: carry 
the , program for an hour only after 
that date. NBC's , red key station 
under the present arrangement re- 
leases a two-hour show while the 
outlets on the New England stem 
and WGY, Schenectady, confine 
themselves to an hour of it. 

Dana guesse is set ias guest artist 
for the July 24 broadcast. She'll do 
the piano solo for one of her own 
symphonic cbmposltions; 




For That Doy Tart! 

Andy 

(Sklppy) 

Dannelly 



Juat 'cbmpleied nine months as " " 
la Tarklnt'toh'8 "Maude artd BUI" 

MBC NETWOBK 

Season as "Sklppy" <GIect Trans.) 
Address Variety, New York. Or phone 
HAckchsack 2'C246-W' 



THE GREEK AMBASSADOR 
OF GOOD-WILL 

GEORGE 
G lYOT 

Tills Week (July 14) 
AMBASSADOR, ST. LOUIS 

Sole Direction 

Herman Bernie 

16^19 JBroad way, New York 




DUMB 
CRACKERS 

ROBERT 
BURNS 
PANETELA 

WAB°C 

Every 
Wednesday 
KvenInK 
at 0:30 I'. M. 



BURNS .ALLEN 

" Ir.: \VM. AIOKRIS AGENCX 



(TOMMY) 



(BILLY) 




NOW IN LONDON PLAYING VAUDEVILLE 

fng records for Decca and broadcasting, regularly ^rof^ 
May Fair Hotel for the Britiafh Broadcasting Corporation. 

PERMANENT LONDON ADDRESS, CARE VARIETY 



Tttcaday, July 1933 



R A D I O 



VARIETY 




OUTSTANDING PROGRAMS ON THE AIR 




T i-v. j«i f-hnAn nroorams of coast-to-coast or regional hookups, ist- 
fTak^g ^^jX ^^nHersta^^^^^ time-ED8T, out of Nero Yorte-and 
ing o»^$*«*'^nftaronee weefcly, commercial and advertising agency on 
iccoS A7time difference according to geograpMcal location can 
f^^g^^dont lor^locayreferen ce accordin gly.) 

(This and Next Week, July 18 to 24) 

(All Timb EDST) 

Tuesday (July 18) 

K.t. Smith <I^ I>allnaV8;30- :4B p.m.. CBS-WABG, AI.0 Wed. & 
Th«?fl > (Batten-Barton, etc.)- 



cigars). , . ^ . 

^p'cTejctfco) (Hanff-lMetege r^agen cy). 
agency). ' 

"i^iVeT TLorT^TTliomas agency), - - 

<Charles Daniel Fry agency). 

C C N. T. Stadium concert. Will.m Van Hooflstraten. conductor. 
9-10 S'mrNBC-WJZ. Also Sat. nlte. 



Saturday (July 22) 

Rex Battle concert ensemble, WEAF-NBC oiit of Toroiilo (via CRCT), 
1.30-2 p.m. ^ 
Week-end Revue, variety show, NBC-WEAF, 4-5 p.m'. 

Ferdo Grofe orchestra, Conrad Thi WEAP-NBC. 9-9.15 p.m. 

(Philip Morris Cigaret) ( iow. agency). 

. A- Rolfe orchestra, with Rudy Wiedoeft, sbloiet. WEAF-NBC. lQ-11 
p.m. (Hudson-Essex) (Blackman agency). 

Philadelphia Summer Concerts from Pairmount Park. Philadelphia, 
8.30-9.15 p.m., WABC-CBS, 

len Gray and Casa Loma orchestra, 7:30-8 p.m.. CBS-WABC 

The Witching! Hour, Georgia Graves, Sidney Smith, Richard Maxwell, 
Parl Bethmahh, Earl Waldo and Dana S. Merriman Orchestra, 11:3Q-JZ 
p,m., NBC-WJZ. ^ 

Sunday (July 23) 

Alfredo's marimba orchestra, WEAF-NBC, 10.30-11 a.m. 



Ad Agencies' 



V Major Bowes" Capitol Family from Capitol theatre, N;^T., H'lB 
12-1$ p.m., WEAF-NBC, variety show, with Maria Silyierat 
Klein, Nicholaa^Conientino^ Dick :Denni»rTom-MeLauohlin» Four Minute 
Men, Waldo Mayo, Phil Spitalny conducting. 

son). 

(kcA Victor). 

iladio City Music Hall Concert. Roxy <S- L Rothafel) as ^ 
Erln^ Rapee'ft orchestra, choir and soloists, 12.16-1.15 p.m.. WJZ-JSBV- 



<l£3?rd?SH:«S°ki?^s'-W^^^ , Also W.d., 
Mbn. (Phllco). ■ 

Wednesday (July 19) 

^ . „ . . r««r*.e Olsen Music (Chase & Sanborn Tea). WEAF- 
NBCrS-S.fo"?;™!'' (J? WalS^ agency.) 



Cecil).' 

Goldman Band, Edwin Franko Goldman conducUng. from the N. T. U. 

campus, 9.30-10 p.m., WJZ-NBC. ^ 

Frank Crumit and Julia Sanderson, 5.30-6 p.m., WABG-CBS (Bond 

Bread) (Batten,' Barton, etc.). 

The Gauchos, Vincent Sorey conducting, with Tito Guizar, 9-9.30 p.m;, 

WABC-CBiS. 

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round. Jean Sargent.^David Percy^en A^^^^^^ 
Town, Gene Rodemich orchestra, 9-9:30 p.m., NBC-WEAF. (Lyons 
Tooth Powder) (Blackett-Sample-Hummert). 

" 1 American Album of Familiar Music. Frank Munh, Elixaboth L^njjpx. ' 

Pri & Oifranl^ Ai^^^^^ Bertrand Hirsch, Gus Hafn^^^en orcheatr^^^^ 
I p.m!, NBC-WEAF. (Bayer's Asp erin). ( Blackett^Sample-Hummert). 

Willard Robifon'a Deep River symphony, 5-5:15 p.m., CBS-WABC. 
Also Thursday, 10:16-10:45 p.m. 



Radio Execs ^Associated Wrth 
the Show or Performance 
End of Radio) 
K, W. Ayer A Son, Inc. 
600 Fifth Ave., N. Yv C 
liougias Coulter. 
Batten, Barton, Durstine 4 

Osborne, Inc. 
383 Madison Ave., N.; T- 
Roy DMratine. 
Arthur Pry or. Jr. 
EmlHe.Ii. Haley. 

Bentbn & Bovvles, Inc. 
444 Madison Ave., N. T; 
E. M. Ruffrier. 

Blow Co.. Inc.. 
621 Fifth Ave., N. T. C. 

Milton Blow. 
~BTack«ti-:S«rople- Huinmort, 4ne._.l.-_. 

>.30 Park Ave., Nv T. C. 

Frank Huminert.'- 
Geoifge Tormey. 

Blackman Co* 
122 E. 42d St., N. T. C. 
iJouglass StorieiP. 

Campbell 'Ewiild Co* 
.292 Madison Ave-. N. T' C. 
C. Halstead Cottlngtbp. 
-Georgfr-TP.-Ewal« 



Monday (July 24) 



A&P Gypsies. Harry Horlick' directing. Frank Parker, WEAF-NBC, 
9-9.30 p.m. s (Atlantic & Paclflc). 



Th6 Poet Prince, WJZ-NBC, 1106-11:30 p.m. 



Paul Whitemari orchestra, with Deem* taylor, m.c, f-^J^^^^^}^*^^: 
I 9 30-11.30 p.m., WEAF-NBC; on split hookups in some territories (Kraft- 
• 0 1B ni CBS WABC Phenix Products) (J. Walter Th ompso n). ^ 

Guy Lombardo's orchestra ««« Burn. ?t^d Allen <Whlte owi cig '' L^j gon agency). 

*?"y-r"- "^^« TOA.T3/-« /T- Walter- Thompson). I .■ • .. ^. ... . «» -- 



ardo's orcnesira ~"~ ""V 

•:5b-10"s/m.. CBS-WABC (J. Walter- Thompson).. 

Fred W 
10.30 p.m 



-10 p.m.. NBC- 



Sinclair Minstrels (Gene Arnold, Chauncey.lPa|«^^ 
McCloud, CliffonI Soubief, Harry Kooen directing), NBC-WJ/i oui oi 
Chicago, 9-9.30 p.m. (Sinclair Oil). 

Jack Frost (sugar) half hour with Sam Herman, Josef Pasternatk'a 

orchestra and guest irtlst. 9.30-10 p m. (Gotham agency). 

f. - ' ■ 



t. — 

Ethel Waters, colored, 11-^11.15 p.m., WJZ. 



Edwi . Hill, news, -10.30-10.4 6 p.m., CBS-WABC. 

nn« Man's Family, sketch with Anthony Smythe, 

^W^forteinSg'from NBC San Franc isco studxos. 

Thursday (July 20) if-&^NM"re«?5aS.^t^^^ ^E"r^^J?S i?;ncV^^^^ 

(J. waiter. Thompson). 



Mar^Sf^^NW-l^^^P^^^^^^ 

Bowles)- . , r^ui^^^A regional ot'nationah) 

Floyd Gibbons, the World's Fair Reporter. NBC service from Chicago 
to WJZ, 8:45-9 p.m 



LOCAL^HOWS 



iEmhracing same data as National programs* ^^^^'^^ 
commercial, agency, etc., of local programs, not on a network hookup. 



ich's orchestra, 



Columbia Revue, variety half hour with Freddi 

^.30-10 p.m., WABC-CBS. 

.^l^ie^e ii^ -g:i5 p:m;; CBS-WAB C. Also Mon. 

Friday (July 21) 

ernes Service hour, with jeiric. ">^»LT" haw ' iSfS^^^^ 
Shope, Frank Parker. John Seagc,_ElliM^^ orchestra, 

Frank Banta and M ilton ^•"•"^J'^S,' Sine) (Lord & Thomas) . 

WEAF-NBC, 8-9 p.m. (Cities Service Gasoline) ii^ora « taoy orown, t.«-».-^ 

■ ^ , — -iriTiei^omin Tlerberi PoleiierThe-Sino- Shackley, 8.30-9 p,m., WQR. 
Tbm Howard, Jeannie Lano, Ted B^raman,!^^^ 
Ino Clerks, Harry Salter's orchestra, 9-9.»w P^m.* I v^y^Ma <iir«cted 

Foods) (Benton & Bowles). 



NEW YORK 

(July 18 to 24) 

^fiiii EDST) ' 

Tuesday ( Jiily 18) 

Light Opera Gems. Channon CoHinoe conductor. WABC-CBS, 10.45- 

11.16 p.m. ^ 

Eddy Brown, vIoUnlst, with miniature symphony maestroed by Georae 



■oii). 

A^rtdr. Ko.tel.netx presents Mary Ea.tm,n. Evan Evan., orchestra, 
choir, 9.30-10 p.m., WABC-CBS. 

Cann Ericksoh). 

.Pastorale,. J..epKJLittau!s.c^^ 



Footllght Echoes directed by Geo. Shackley, Lewi 
9.30-10 p.m., WOR. 



id announcer. 



Percy Grainger, composer -plan ist, lO : 16-10 : 35. WEVD. 
inaid Worrenrath, baritone^ 



: 45-8 p.m., WMCA-WPCH. 



Wednesday (July 19) 



Armour Hour, with Phil Baker, MjNa^^yz"'^^^ 
Sisters, Roy Shield orchestra, 9:30-10 p.m., NBC-WJ/. (J^Tjn 

(N. W. Ayer agency). 

-Let's Listen to Harris, Phil Harris and orchestra. Leah Ray. 9-9:30 
p.^? NBC-WJZ (Cutex) XJ. Walter Thompson). 

Andre Kostelan.tz presents, with Mary Eastmsh, Evan Evan,, 9:30-10 
pm., CBS-WABC. 



Newark Symphony Orchestra, Robt^ Crawford, director, from the City 
Stadium, Newark, 9.30-10i30 p.m., WOR . 

Market and Halsey Street Playhouse, Roger Bower, jn.O.; ican, 

conductor, 10:30-11 p.m., WOR. 

Beniami , baritone, 9-9:30 pjn., WMCA (Simmons Tours). 

- -(;r.>g«ry- MatuseWich. Englj g h^co^^ 

"^"^'^ Thursday (July 20) 

ronx MaiiTlage Bureau. 9-9.1'= p.m., W OR. 

'Men of WOR,' variety, Sherman Keene directing. 
Walter Ahren., 10.30-11 p.m., WOR. 

(Continued on page 72) 



ier. Quartet, 



Cecil, Wariek A Ceeilr Inc. 

230 Park A'^e-. N. C. 
J. H. McKee. 

Erwin, Waaey A Co., Inc. 

420 Lexington Ave., N. T,.e. 
Charles :Gaijnon. 
William Esty A Co., Inc. 

6 B. 45th St.. N. Y. G. 
William Esty. 

Federal Adv. Agency .. 
444 Madison Ave.i N. Y. C. 
Mann Hollnet. 

Albert Frank-Guenther Lavif, 
^ Inc 
70 Pine St.* N. Y. a 
Fi'an'k A. Ariiold 

Hanff>Meftzger, Ine. 
Paramount Bids., N. Y. 
Louis A Witten. 

Lambert & Fea.ley, Inc. 
400 Madison Ave,, N. Y. C. 
Martin Hbrrell. 
Lenneh & Mitchell, Inc. 
17 E. 46th St.. N. Yv C. 

Arthur 3ersb« 
Ray Vlrdeh. 
Robert Wi Qrr. ^ 
Lord if -Thoma. 

247 PaiPk Ave., N. Y. 
Montague iSackett. 

McCann-Erick.en» Inc. 
286 Madison Ave., N. Y. C., 

Dorothy BarstPW. 

Newell-i&innteft, Iric 
Richard Strobrldge. 

Ruthrauff &. Ryan, Inc. 

Chrysler Bldg., N. Y. C. 
Jack bavidson. 

J. Waiter Tbompaon' Co. 
420 Lexington Ave,,| N. Y. C. 

John U. Reber. 
Robert Colwell. 
Gordon Thompeon. 
Cal Kuhl. 
A. k. Spiencer. 
Herschel Williams. 
Na:than Tufts, 

Young & F(ubicam 
285-Madison- Ave.. N* Y. C, 

Hubbell Robinson. 
W. R. Stuhler. 
Dohald Stauller. 



(Continued from page 10) 

which is still good. Last week Trl- 
vate Detective* (WB) and 'Jimmy 
Dolan' (WB) pulled $7,000, 

Strand . (Cohen) (880; 25-40)— . 
'Back to NAture*^ (Go-bp). Wests"* 
first nudie, and' intelligently han- 
dled. Started to capacity and doing 
nine shows daily niay riiri It up to 
very good $8,000. House has been 
15c grind before, and returns after 
this'n. Film holds dvqr. 

United' Artist. (1,400; 25.35-50)— 
'Whoopc?' (UA). Reissue not so hot 
at $5,000. Last week Swanson in 
"Perfect Understanding' (IJA) got 

$6,01)0.=.:=^.....=^^=^==.=^^^=^:==--^=-^-.^^ 

Warficid (Fox) (2,7Ua; 35r55.66)— 
'When Ladies Meet' (MG; ahd stage 
.show with Marge of Myrt and 
Marge. A woW, and plenty big at 
$23,000. Last week 'Hold Your Man' 
(MG) got Bood dough, too, Just un- 
der $20,000, House has been hit- 
ting the ball consl.stently o£ late. 



«2 



VARIETY 



A DIG 



Tucsdftjr, July 18, 7935 





— HUqH'-BARRETT-OOB^. 

*Sh\p of Joy' 
Talk, Song, Music 
Bustaining 
WEAF, Now York 

.Ct^pt. Xllugh Barrett, Dobbs. Is -an 
Qther one d the ch^riQ lads, plus a 
slidfc kp!a,ck.fo,ir selling hlmseie and 
everything he Vhiindlps. He's, an 
Ifa^pbrt from "the 'wedt cbist, where 
the- Thortipsohv agency . Had him 66- 
hig hlB 'Ship of Joy* act for several 
of Itq accounts. , NBO started him 
off froin the New Tprk origin on a 
late- Monday Evening spot, but with 
the sale of the time to Kraft-Phenlz 
for the Paul Whlteman marathon 
shifted him to a like' time on the 
Wednesdiay" schedule. 

Dobbs' high Is soft words, poetry 
reciting and. nainlsterlial sweetnesa 
and light that, front the .ether, ittgle 
dan readily ifind . a niore .elderly 
I'pckingchalr element tb sop it up. 
DiiMng the broMcadt^ POlibs^ keepd 
constiantly referring: to It'ad a 'mye- 
_tlc, maglCj_ niiake-belieyc ship' :bf 
. Joy'; .wjiere fhe~'cf%''j*^Tid'"pa3sen- 
gers/. aa he puts it, -join in placing 
tlieir" right hands . over tlieir. hfearts 
and sending but a go6d thoiight and 
good- wligh to all their loved ohea.' 
V. Part of Dobbs' asslgnnient is to 
bring in a - guest celeb' for each 
brbadcast^' .Last, Wednesday (12)- 
not only produced Al Smith, but ar-: . 
ranged to have session originate 
-from the observation', tower of the 
Empire State building. The; guest 
took the occasion' to describe the 
"JErtBlits ito be ttbsbrbed^rom-^^e- 



tpwer and to -extend; as hfeadman^of 
the Eriipire State buildliig, ' an .in- 
vitation . to. th6s0 . who visit.' New; 
Totrk to come and:jee the fights for 
fhemselvpis. Elevatojr charge/ 60c. 
■'.For entertalhm'Qnt 'on thig same 
b'ccasibn- DObbs-hsid a. string con^bb 
under Jules Lande, and Muriel Wil- 
son, • S9pl<an0, and a regular oh 
Maxwell . House: cofCee's,\ ShOiw- 
boat, Jo carbl^StarJ)^ and 'All 
Through the. NCghf."' ' iHl Dobbs* 
prbgt-ams hjiye a studio sideline 
aiidlenciBr' 'Which arrahgenieht allows 
for the- fade-in oxchange of '6obd 
Evening, Little Shipmates,' aM 
'Good. Evening^,, Captain.' Into this 
iBustain.ihg connebtibh Dobbs has 
brought the J[6tter*.>pu111ng cues he 
-qe^d on lits commercial sessions. If 
; .listener -Writes . in,, he becomes a 
passenger on the 'Ship of Joy';' if 
he. listens and doesii't write, he's 
just a .slowaw-ay, arid if he Jiot only 
writes biit ; sends In a poem -for 
, «ther Qbnsiuriptloh, , h$ automatic-, 
ally becomes a hieinber of the crew. 
. That's the wAy' Dobbs tries to sell 
it; ■• .0(tec, • 

•YOU R UNSeI N FRIEND' 
Talk 

1.$ Mine. ^ -' 
W^R, Ni^W York 
IJ^Q W, tha t the J 'Voice of Experl- 



^nce" has graduated ^ntb'"~tliis "big 
league3 Via CBS hookup and much 
commercial and sustaining palaver, 
—his— old— aerial -stamping -grounds, 
WOR has clearbd the channels for 
a No. 2 act. He's labeled ^Your Un- 
£ieeh Friend,' a. less forceful and 
-rinore - conservative- ad-Visor on the 
panaceas for all hunian ailments. 

Suggesting bne another only in 
the, leaflet sales' . idea, they're dis- 
similar in that 'Unseen Friend' is 
still an innocuous ether, climber who 
hoj>es to establish himself in the 
consciousness of that element ot 
trusting laity, which has forsaken. 
Dorothy 'DIx ahd Beatrice- Fairfax 
and Is now consulting U. F.- and "V. 
of E. for advice. 

'Unseen Friend' goes in for .less 
dirt than ''Voice.' Latter, is a rip- 
snorting, sex-thriving kid who saiic 
tlmonlously but jinsubtly ^ goes into 
the sex problem's in a forthright, 
un iself -conscious-manner. • 'Un'seeil. 
Friend' is still chautauqtia in his 
routine; 'Voice' is .the ethereal Billy 
Sunday. If the Federal Eadio Com 
mission regulations could pejrmit, 
'■Voice' would, prbbably ou^-Sunday 
teilly 'in thb ,-fire aiid-birlmstbne piat- 
f brm- Approach; Cne^ can-f eel^hlm 
chafing at the tonsl!^ excepting that 
the -monitor control- miin could ..do 
trickp with Ms doxology too quickly, 
- But -*^Unseen Friend'— has -nothing, 
like that to- fear. ; He tries to be as 
stentorian .but he's. a. sissy compared 
'.Vblce.' Very Sunday Schobllsh 
and anxibus to build good-will, he 
offers lots for little. After all, 
nickle a pamphlet Isn't, much, or 15c 
for the set of. three; or .25b for two 
.sets. He's really the Woolworth . of 
the: ether. Now if 'Unseen Friend' 
can answer himself on how to land 
ei, corhmercial Ijie'll be all set.. - Any^ 
way, this is his great moment; 

*Vbice' 'by his . own confession is 
going to take a summer vacash 
This'll eliminate the Doc (as '"Voice 
was known when he was spieling 
.Sex. fHms'' for Sam Cummins) for a 
^.111 while and give 'Yoyr Unseen 
"^Friendners'inninjrr^^ 

•It's a poohda,y frolic daily" j^'nd 
7..16 p.- in,, on Saturdays. It ap- 
:prbximates the 'Voice's' schedule. 
But 'Unseen' might pay a lil atten- 
.tlon to 'Experience' and ■get the 
hang of the paprika interludes to 
puhctuate his too nice routine. But 
theh again it may be the broadcast 
ing tycoohs are- Starting to -worryj 
and they, should, abo.ut that , ole 
clebb41> Federal Radio Censo,rsliin. 

Abel 



JACK WHITE 
'Rhythm Rhar 

with Mildred Bailey, Eton Boyis 
Dp, Re, Mi Trio; Freddy Rich 
Comedy, Songs, Band 
Sustaining 
WABC, New York 

Before Jack Whit© ; had a chance 
to' u'liload ' the second gag of -his 
debut event. (16) on the &.ir the an- 
nouncer of this Sunday night whirl 
was. :descrlb.^ng him- As 'already 
radio's latest comic sensation.' 
Evidently 'when Columbia sets ' out 
to. rush. Its : buildup, candidates 
there's no limit to the enthusiasm. 
According tb that description 'Whlt^ 
deserves rating. - as the first and 
only air. Obmbo who becariie a sen- 
sation with th^ first' batch' of lines 
h(» : uttered. • 

White's been in vaude, musical 
comedy and pictures and .Is. cur- 
rb'ntly dofhg , the flbor 'm.c.'ing ' in 
a Times Square-^'hiteriet the''Ha-|¥a 
Club. His is a flip, .straight from 
the adenoids,, toityrtold stylist. For 
alr'purpbseS-it-has-po68lbllltIes,-hut- 
in the meantime his trainers and 
secbnds around the network- \vill 
not '.bnly . haVe to fix him ' up with 
a little more mirth provoking ihate.i' 
rial hut tO' show . hlni how tb pour 
it into , a mike so that what ho 
has . to . say will be intelligible on 
the loudspeaker end.' 

His debut routing was neither 
f tinny nor articulate. TChere's ' also 
the niatter of rectifying .htm- on the 
[>acing of his gags so that the 



puncITTTnes'^Wbn't-be-itnufeedT— Wliite- 
would also be jhelped 4f the an- 
houhcer didn't fblloW the comlc*s 
exit with that fo)rced ^ia-ha and re- 
assurance of th^ fellow's .Irrtsistl^ 
bility. Straightlng for him 'was Bill 
Mella of 'Old'.' Gold antecedents. 
Combination Is oke from the angle 
of voice "contrast. 

Program as a whole is snapplly 
pabed and dishes . but a nicely 
cooked and hot- aissortment bf vocal 
and orchestral harmoayr Mildred 
Bailey .'stickg'. toVh^r forte; a Dixie 
repertoire,, and the Do Re Mi girl 
trio and the Eton Boys do well 
^y themselves and all coiibdrniad in' 
the .nvixfed harnibny . passages. Ar- 
testihgly f iristruinented .pop .tunes 
by a studio combo under Freddy 
:Uch 'round out the tuneful portion 
6f this half-hour contHbutton. Odec. 

RUDYARD KIPLING and G. K. 

CHESTERTON 
T^lks 

Overseas Broadcast 
WQY, Schenettady 

Feature of this half-hour mornlrig 
bfoadcast from London, at a recep- 
tion by the Royal Sbciiety of Lltera- 
i:ure toi visiting 'niembers' of the 
Canadian Authors! .Association, was 
the .-first., appearance o^ .Rudyard 
Kipling before the micr'ophbhe. Fol- 
lowing a smooth* though too long, 
IntirbdUction by. -the Marquis-^of- 
Crowte, president of the Society, 
Kipling spoke - for .five or six niln- 
utesl -/He .\Vaj3..tftllbwed by Gilbert 
K.- Chesterton, -who held'" the floor 
for 15. . minutes and reially carried 
off talking hbftprs. . . 

Ill his. xnike debut, Kipling showed 
himself the possessor,' 'of a clear, 
pleasing speaking voice, a precis.e 
manner of ' delivery, and an accent 
less English than that of . the other 
speakers. His talk for the mbst part 
lacked the light after-dinner touch, 
but Was et well-phrased, tribute to 
Canada (a country with which he 
is familiar), and Canadian authors. 
It also extolled,' as is -usual with 
Kipling, the virtues of England and 
the. 'British Empire: 

ehestertori, a ' lelsurbly • speaker, 
with a decided English accent and 
the voice bf big. man :(he. did not 
sound high-pitched, a\. point which 
Intervlew.ers usually stress);, had 
his audience iaughlng- S.hd exclaini- 
Ing, . 'hear, hear,' with charactdristic 
;gibes- at the keyhole tactips of 
American reporters, at prohibition, 
etc. 



Renewals 



" Colgate Palmolive Peet Co. 

. (SupBrflud8)j_Hffe*iive' Aug: i 
extends its five times -weekly ' 
a.tft. spot oh NBC fbr another 
year. Clara, Lii 'h' Eni the 
attraction. Links up 33 sta'- 
tibns. 

•Gold Duat Corp. <Silver ! 
Dust).. 'Renews fbr ithO'/^oldy 
a,nd 'Dusty act .pn -It 'Stations, 
oyer CBS flVe ' iJiorhlngs a 
week, starting July -.Jit. 
VP. tofrHli^rd Co. (Old. <Sbld)i 
Slecbnd . $6- week StretcK calls 
for 79 staitioris, 'startlrig 

Aug. 9. 



SKIP, STEP and LENA 

Talk and Song* ^ 

Sustaining 

;W<9iY, Seheheetady 

Two rbon and. a woman :recent)y 
Iheard . on .19 -minute ^ nxbrning . or 
nbqri-.tim'e prograiris, Iji 'which thb-' 
atre appearfinces are plugged^ .Hour 
^t_whlch they face the mike varies 
from day to day, thbiSgirntlih«'^of 
next broadbast is announced. Turn 
is a noyielty .fbr !v WGY lobal in that 
it f eatui-es >Yld coniedy :by.a Wbmaji^ 
Also alrS double land trio harmony, 
aind. piano duo .by the men. Act 
formerly worked over WLW, /Cin- 
cinnati. ' ■] 

Lena's Jewish chattor takes up 
.much of the 16-iminute period— too 
much; at times. Her dialect is 
okay, but material Is neithbr par- 
tigularl y fresh nor orlgindJ ; , isoriie 
' idH^hbme-imiiAde^ 



of It; -in tact, S' ^- 

Boys, try . to ease the punning, etc.^ 
by joshing and . laughing, the lattier 
being javfirdone, However^ a.m^ 
comedy - on the. ether - waves r being 
rare, that' offered here probably will 
hold listeners. , ) " ' 

Thb singing and piano- playingiin 
the. pop . vein, Is .good;: more..^ t|me 
should be given tb this, particularly 
to dubing .bri the ivories. . Men ha^e 
pleasing :.spe.akln£ vo.Icei9, too ; the 
chap who handles many - bf the feed 
lines Iff a^.very: islmpbth talkferi. ' Trfb 
■work with verVe- and. assurance,- 
though their mike technique Is hot 
perfect. ..Too.closd to the amplifier 
occasionally, and when all speaik' at 
once, '.as they, som^tlniies do; there 
is a confusing noise. . 
Th^?atri63 dates, istrongiy plugged. 

DICK HIMBER Orchestra 

Sustaining 
WEAF, NjBW York 

Dick HImber like MeVer Davis, 
Mike .Mark6V Nick MOrlahdo and 
kindred type; qf .qlass dance-music- 
purveyors enjoys sbme. standing 
among the sqciaUtles through book- 
ings at . deb parties : arid the Hfec. 
He's not too well known— yet!— 
outside of that biit with his unusual 
style" of terp mUslc via NBC outlet 
.there's, n o reason for Hlmhei: not 
building a rep torTilrffself rlnr^short- 
order. ' 

He holds forth., at the Essex 
House. Ideal for that.type.of smart 
hostelry, particularly during those' 
dinner sessions ;Wheh he switches 
from dance to concert and back to 
dance music. . It's., an unusual idea 
for- a straight .ds.nce band but a' 
smart stunt cohslderihg the time 
of the evening. ' He has ai worthy 
commercial warbler for the pop 
lyrics in Joey Nash ..as well. 

But esseritlalfy. Ifs. a dl^e>:'ent 
sort of comblnatlbn which ' already 
has . been commanding more than 
iaverage attention/ Abel. 

Eid Show 

Scott's Emulsion makes its air de- 
but: Oct. 19 with a script show 
framed for . kid appeal. 

Program -will be based on stories- 
of circus life authored by Courtney 
Riley Cooper iand get a 16-minute 
release, bn two successive eveniners 
over an NBC-WJZ link of .13 sta 
tions. 

N, Ayer did the ne'gbtiatirig. 



Radioes Mi^pronouncers 



By Pierre' de Rohan 



(Continued from page .1)' 

that, aimois't every word of it will be nalsprohounbed. This -Is my real com 
.plaint against the^Ig noises of the air wave. , 

An^qutst^ndlng Qxample,: Ave >tlrite8 nightly^no .more, nb less— for six 
months, David Ross sPQke thefword 'eiutamqblle' on a cigar program. 
And five times, nightly TT-no - more, no less— he mispronounced it. Then 
they .gave him a' inedal. . I 

•This is only; one? of -inany common words that .Invariably trip this 
qtherwl^e excellent announcer.', i reciill: particularly, 'err' and 'abject'. 
But don't laugh at^ hlm too quickly; you. may be. wrohg. too. Correct 
pronunciation autoM;.C||bIle, uir. Abject.: 

McNamee'a Muffs 



Th^t glib sUnset-descrlber of . the KBC! chains, Qraham McNamee has 
many weaknesses, too. Among these ' 'rebound', 'iibhchalant' 'tem 
pbrdrliy and 'Adonis'. ' C ' 

Lowell Thoinas, mbre careful thaih . most, nevertheless trips up occa- 
Slbnally, I'ye heard him stumble over , 'MahatmV; 'harass', 'Bengal* and 
'banaiia'. ' • • 

•DrV' Alfred B. Smith's 'raddiq' is aii international Joke but Al is shrewd 
ehqugli showman .to 'know that thi^ . munipslmus is excellent publicity 
flo_ttjs.tays„.i.n_theja£^ ' ' • ? 

iJVbh a min wltii'tin e^^^^^^ 
ainqng the le&ders of j^azz bancls. But feeii Bei^nie . began calling himself 
'The Old Maestro* ais a gag and now this "iam'bllious^title Is booted abbut 
by every broken-down G-strlhg . ainnqyer and •.shbrt-'i^nded horn tboter 
on the air, fbvr of them haViXig the sense of humbr tb appreciate Bernie's 
crowning. And all of them," Berrile included; .mispronounce the word 
Toscanlnl can pronounce 'maestro' with one hand tied behind his baclc 
but kapeUmeister Is good enough for hini. • 

Telling T^ony 

iFqr weeks on end Tony Wons drbwstly .Introduced the leader of that 
-^praret program or ehesti-a^ b ut he never once pronounced 'Jacques' cor- 
rectly, It should be ^zhak', 'a' as In 



'SfLVERBELL'- . 
With. SYLVIA MILLER, MADE^ 

LI N E,-HARD Y- and E LMidLJLUAS: 
Songs, OriSan, Piano 
Sustaining ' 
WMCAi New York 
' One bf the finer yobal interludes 
originating;, from ah indie outlet in 
the New York area. Central attrac 
tloh is Sylvia Miller, -who!s billed as 
'The Silver Bell: of Radio.' Billing is 
none, too flia;tterinig, and if ainything 
tends to cheapen a program of ex- 
ceptional quality. 

Hers is a lyrical soprano, full 
ton«!d in its melodic range, lithe and 
smooth in Its transitions of the. scale. 
Altogether a welcome item for the 
loudspeaker ear that leans toward 
the' seml-classlcs and the better of 
the operetta scores. 
"^Miss=MilIer^,-culls=.-widely,=JEqr-Jie^^ 
reDertolre." She fashions • from- her 
American, English, Italian and Ger 
man excerpts a neat package of mel-: 
ody. Everything Is well within her, 
limits and all interpreted with a 
voice happily attuned to the me- 
dium. Accompaniment combination 
of. Organ and planb smartly fits in 
here. 

. jbla.dellne, Hatidy is the pianist, 
while Elmo Riiss has the console 
assignment. ' ' ' Odcc 



A.nzac Bankers i 

7-T^(Cbntinued-f cQm_p afee 31 ) 

eraliy died awiy without hurt tq 
anybody. Nov*; ho-wever, if does 
look as though thje prbference stqckr 
holders mean business. " 

Stttriley Crick, m. d. of. Fox here, 
is also a director of General .The- 
atres. During the. recent film fight,' 
Fox pictures ' went into, the G.T. 
houses and saved many from, clos- 
ing because of film shortage. Other 
distributors were sqre at Fox for 
not helping In' the battle against 
•G.T., but ithe Fox interests with th©- 
Hoyt group, prevented any such 
move. 

..^^Charles^ M unro- has alway s ^n- 
deavOred- to prbtect the stoclcholdT 
crs in. his organization' and has 
fought many a hard battle in their 
interests, i?erhaps the stockholders, 
will realize this, fact and be content 
tb let matters rest as they are; On 
the other hand. Fox may be very 
glad of the opportunity to rid itself 
of the Australian chain to the Bal- 
lleu people. 



Tedlluslng's worst fault is, of course, catachresls (misuse bf words), 
bu? his pronunciation Is pretty rough In spots; .'too. Among thq tough 
ones; fo>. hlnri,. are. 'banal', 'extent', 'hangar', 'momerttarlly', 'apex', 'im- 
broglio' and 'Knute.' , , ui 

Husing eihIbUs what aiiy psychoanalyst .J>robably would diagnose as a 
peculiar defense mechanism In his announcing. - Apparently having beei 
denied any very .extensiye educational advantages, he subconsciously en- 
deavors to prove: with 'eve^^ spoken sentence that he has overcome this 
liandlcap. ^nd acquired a big yqcabulary. this he does by the incessant 
Use of polysyllabic words, a pmctlce which leadsltiih to m sbmeifUnny " 
mistakes at times. The climax of all -his gi^ndlloqubus outbursts came 
oyer the aly from the National Open' Golf Tournament at Toledo two 
years ago. A number of .us who find his fustian amusing were thrown 
Into convulsion by this' remark ahoiit BiUIe Biirkq, which one ot those 
present transcribed stendgraphlcally and later, typed - In' multipllcate so 
that each of us might treasure a copy down through the ages. Here Is 
the little gem: ; ' 

*His morale, from the atandpoint of interTtal exuberation, 
is the most exotic thing i ever saw.' 

Globe Tro'ttep All Wrohg 

Back. to. pronunciation. Among the most' freiquent offenders- I hav6 
heard on the . air Is the OHobq trotter, who paradoxically Is. the" stay .^at- 
hqme radio correspondent of Hearst^ Uhmurttbuli. . this ybung man goeA 
wrong too, too often,' a,nd -when lie ^broadcasts the itinerary- of a world- 
flight, even . the . angels must weep. . GeqgrapKToal names are his worst 
stumbiing'-blocks: but his defections are by n'q mean's confined .to these* 
I remember hearing him muff 'alleh^■ 'intbrne*,'^h)^LShI8h^ 'heroin*, 'swas- 
tika', 'Berlin', .'pogrqm' and 'Cleveland'. 

This inability tq cope with the .spoken language (though their choiC# 
o f wbrds is th e bes t on the aiir) seems to affect most of the .newspaper 
men facing'tHe^kev perhaps because-air-thelr training^ 
cerned. with expression through print. Floyd Gibbons, Edwin C. HlB 
and H. V. Kaltenborn are others who experience this dlfllculty. 
-7- — -ColumnistSv-' 

Strangely .qnqugh, Wa,lter Winchell's prohunciatioh Is better than that 
of many of the more erUdlte chatterers — much better, Irt my Opinion, thati, 
fbr example, that of Frank H. Vizetelly, the big word and meaning man, 
who during the one broadcast I heard, did nothing to establish a reputa- 
tion as an iSrthebplst. Biit of course he works f of a corporation that 
spells 'dropped' with a 't' and publishes a dictionary noted for its eccen- 
tricities. 

I db - remeihber,. however, that Winchell never gets past 
ifithqut a. fumble. , ' 

Bide Dudley brings the twang of Kansas wheat fields to WMCA, 
it plays havoc with silch. "Words as 'genuine', 'Avon' and 'romance'. 

A. L. Alexander, of the same station, -wobbles when he comes to 'ban- 
quet', 'garage', .'moron', 'operative', etc. .Many, qthers trip up 'on that 
first one; correctly, it is BANGkwit.. '' - ■■ . ■ ^■ 

'These are not the only offendelrs. I-have frequently .h«iard' the folio wiiijr 
words mispronounced: ., 

'Data,. exquisite, gape,- equipage, .chaperon, absurd,, paiirika, conversant 
exit, contemplative, gasoline, quarantine, ... .fulsome, :addre«.s^ grievoui^ 
aggrandize. 

Below is anbtheF' list of stickers. I h&ve .deUberately . omitted thbi^ 
from several of the above Indictments fbr the reason that they are aimbiBlt 
nCver pronounced cbrrectly In -New 'X'ork. This' goes 'for broadcaster^ 
Professors^ editors, ;lawyerS,^: Judges,.. actors, clergymen and coffee-pot 
waltei's~allke.'" - Check -your^-prqiiunclatioh --.with ; that ot\ Webster's .Ne?r 
International dictionary, the 'Standard guide... If you get .qne. right out of ' 
the ei'ght your percentage^ Is abovevthe !Matahati^ 

.:.il___^r^8t|rer_ ^' ■..'-:' Bsibel' ampere 

■-'^ •' '"fnroiRre '' • ' ••• ' -' -pares!*— — ^ ^ — ^ 

Sadism bestial 

Today's fault-flndlng deals only with radib, whlc'h in npiahiy t'e.specta li 
a mild qffend'er compared -with the screen, . 

Meanwhile, If you ^ant a real belly laugh'; see 'The Silver Cord' and 
listen tq the pseudq-Okfbr'd elocution of Laura Hope Cre-ws. Hor Inane^ 
affected istyle throughout -may have been, ordered, by the .director, but III 
any event, until, you have heard 'research' and 'siiltor' as Miss Crew* 
speaks them in this picture, you still haVe something to.UVe for. 



Plugging Seriously 

Hollywood, July 17. 
Warner Brothers is doubling its 

sUge_->a,cts..=MJlJ,e.Jiol,lX'mo^ 
Warner station, KFWB, during the 
current four week re -engagement of 
Teddy Joyce, as m, 

Joyce also m. c.'s the brief after- 
noon , alt* shbw which, is on mainly 
as a plug for the current week'* 
stage show and picture at the War-1 
ner house. i . . .. 



King's Beer Line Up 



Though set to start Aiig. 31 with ft 
single, half-hour spot,* King's Beef 
7ia3"'arrahged"t^"^ouble=the=numbe^ 
of broadcasts oh WABC, CBS 
the first week in Octobei'. 

Both 30 -minute niches will be filled 
by the same taleht setup, consisting 
of patsy Flick, Charles CarlWl* 
Helen Daniels, Round-the-Townerfl 
quartet ' and a dance combo uhdcr 
Freddy. Beiren's. 

Lew Cooper will piroduce. 



Tuesday, Jiily 18» H33, 



hi II S I C 



VARiETY 



63 



Urn Royalty Melon Up 5-10%, Hus 
rtine Kstributed Sans Holdouti 



ASfc^n-. Society of . Composets; 
AritKors and PubllsherB tox the sec- 
duarter of 1933 gaye the ^^riters 
liwreaee and the ^JpUWlahers 
I 6% boost over the Prevtous-qijar- 
Ll: Heavy brop Of Mo^ehfed ther 
:!w the flpririglne'iup Tjlf^beer gar-^ 
Sens 'aiid- the paiyineht byJ>rpadcAat^ 
ine of Ite' ctfmmerctal ^ta5fes lor the 
first iiiiarter combined to make the 
Sciety'fl income iof -HLay.ym^ and 

ih"over''a'y€8l*'» ' 

"clasft A who the previous 

iiuw-ter were aUotled around $1^125 
Lllected for the second 1933 quarter 
ground fl,250; :: publishers , ratUjg 
V who.' from , the first- quarter 
&rnertd • aro\ndXi7.50 ; this ;. time 
lama iii for an appro jcimate , $600 
""b^oBt " TotaTThere in eithfeT m^tairce 
lii'kboUt equal ^to' what was ioUectdd. 
W the'flrst half year..Iri l932.; ;^ 
'^ No Molding Out : : 
' All moneys..'taH6n . In by, ASqAP, 
after overhead deductions. VfCTpe 
made, were distributed immedi- 
ately this , time. For. the previpus 
quarter the society's board of di 
reitora ordered the fiiU. net collec. 
tlons. of $425,000 distributed,: but. 
-!.e_M4Us^ater decided .faL JUt a^ge 
1150,000 f^r coniine^n't purposes 
After checks according to the $275,-; 
,000 split-up had been^'distrlbutfed, 
the board of directors called a spe- 
cl$il meeting and instructed MiMs'*o 
put the $160,000 forthwith into, cir- 
culation among', the writers artd 
publishers. 



COST BANDAR JOB 



thinke Fall Will' Be 
• ■ for Them 



BANDS IN HIGH 



ime 



Booih in cafe, and hotel business 
!a -New York," Chi and all the other 
nia^or key cities is ahticipated .to be 
terrlAc this fall. At least tbat's what 
the name bands and the talent 
bookers think and. they're not has 
.tuning' to consummate any booking 
deal0 for . the fall right now. It Is 
generally' expected that by, mid- 
August everybody will be in better 
jpbsition !f or better contracts. 
. Talent agents aver that the hotels 
and cafes, particularly, the estab- 
lished chajned hostelrles, seem to 
^ense that ;already, as they're all 
jscurryln^ right now to clqse book- 
ln:g "deals for~name orchestras' and 
the like. .But the bands are stall 

'ing- " , " 
'if 'the -.employing managements 
don't realize. It, the .bands say they 
will soon'^enough that beer and Pos- 
sible repeal Will carry nite life to 
a new high. 



Sheet Saks Up 



Sheet music upped a bit last 
week with indie jobbers report- 
ing that li almost equalled the 
turnover of tjie_ .paw^lel .week^ 
th<) year before^ Arthe Music 
Dealers'. Service, Inc., it was 
the biggest istanza since the 
second , week In May. Call on 
numbers from screen musicals 
Is held responsible for pepping 
up the general list. 

Six best sellers for the week 
ending July 14 as .reported by 
jobbers' and syndicates In' the. 
east 4te: 

1. ^Valley Moon'. 
(Morris). 

2. ' Sweetheart 
(Robbins). 

3. Stormy Weather' (Mills); 

4. 'Isn't It -If e a V e n 1 y 7 ' 
' (Harms). 

5. 'Hiawatha's Lullaby' (Don ^ 
aldson). 

6. 'Lazy Bones' (Southern). 



Max Dreyfus' Active Return to 
Songs with T. B. Harms Co. Expansion 



TED LEWIS ON SINGLES 

Sticks Pance Hour— Whiteman's 
Nightly Guarantee $1,250-$1,500 



Wke Paul Whiteman; T*d Xewls 
Is. slated for-a one-niter dancie tour 
later this summer viia Martin Wag- 
ner of the Morris agency. I:*wi9 
gqes into Orlentai* Chi, ifter 
his current Dells (Chi jroadhbusc) 
ehgagement, and then on the hoof- 
ing singles! 

Whiteman must do ditto until 
about Sept. 16 owing to his 13-week 
commercial contract for the Kraft- 
Phenix accouiit on.NBC. Whiteman 
has been getting $1,250 and $1,500 
nightly guarantees, via the Morris 



AMrP - TD IUn-llir-D-I-WIV-h>f fle«r^^n*^0lng well^^ 

UlltC IliATjjLlnU DAFIII, At Hershey, Pa. he playied June 28 

^wwmvm Ann « at $1,250 and exceeded the guaran- 

AFTEK Allli 1 tee, hence he's due for a return Aug. 
ill Ilill ItUU. * ^ ^jj^ night 







ON 

BE- 



Cleveland, July 17, 
Misunderstandings : between .'sta- 
tion 'WTAM and musicians; local 
over their new wage contract blew 
up when station dropped Stubby 
Gordon's band for a new. NBC. .com-, 
merclal rather than to, pay double^ 
.cost demanded by, union, . . 

Tinder , new :.contract rvWTAM iias. 
agreed to spend -$4o^000.-ih engaging 
local orchestras -during : next year, 
ajfter.unlon. had staged a two-month 

• lock-out aga:inst' all Cleveland sta- 
tions trying to come t<? terms. 

Station worked. • .out basis of 
spending 6% ,of $45,000 -per month 

• foi- mtisitrdufiwg the summer,: hlk-^ 
fng It to :10,% during the. winter 
months. When it was found .that a 
special :NBC order for . six morningr 
broadcasts per wieek by Stubby Gor- 
don raised/the monthly July budget 
over 6%, station planned, to mak^ 
up .the ditfejrence' by digging, into 
Aqgust anpropriatiOn xmtil • union 
officials let out a. squawk. 

Local Blocked Dieal 
Otto kapji 'head of the musiclains' 
local, stopp,ed- deal with the conten- 
tion thM any. additional jmusic; ex- 
penses by 'ih^; station must tie addfed 
to..its total ibudg'et. Also refused to 
allow WTAM to draw on next 
mpnth's appropriatlpns. even though 
It .would be balanced up in end. 

Bather than- concede to . uni<)n's 
demands, W. W. Smith, WTAM 
toianageri decidi&d. to keep. >yithin 
July budget by di'OPPing Gordon's 
- -'local. band and; drawing .on .an' or 
orchestra broadcast out,., .New 
iTork. 

WGAR also battling with union 
•on.. wage contracts but: unablp to 
compromise yet. Station only one 
In town still without a staff orches;- 
tra, although WTAM and WHK r^- 
-newed- "theirs -under- Ihdependent- 
- contracts with union. WGAR of- 
fering to taicie its staff band back 
-at last year's terms, but niuslcians 
are tajting advantage of situation 
■ by asking for an Increasti in rates. 




I;arge percentage of beer gardens 
have resorted t^ the automatic 
changing phonograph for their mu 
sic with the. result that this has had 
a stimulating effect on thei sale Of 
the' cheaper record in a big way. 
Pickup in industrial action In cer 
tain section of the country such as 
New.' England has also reflected it-, 
self here. 

RC3A Victor's turnover of its Blue 
Bird brand of stenfclJlhg at 25c., 
showed in June a 400% boost over 
the April sales and a' 225% increase 
over May. With only six Of these 
lower priced ittprints rel*a«ed to 
datO, the. distribution for the first 11 
days in July was almost equal • to 
that for the entire month of June. 

In addition to trying; to market 
through every indie music Btor§ in 
;Fe~coumry,'^icfor iras-effectednout- 
let arrangements with the chains 
which allows" the latter to retail the 
-cheaper record at 20c. bUt-Wlthout 
the Blubird labeli company last 
week shipped 30,000 copies to the 
Montgomery Ward & CO. string 
alone. 



Effective Aug. 1, next, the new 
a! F. M. mllng goes into effect that 
once a traveling, band always a 
traveling hand. This means th-iit 
any orchestra coming Into New- 
York or Chicago or I* A* and resld 
" ing there s ix -months— cannot- -l/e- 
come an njember..o£-lhe . local union 
because It suits Its convenience. 

Whatever the musicians' local the 
|.band now belongs to, that's the home 
grounds, and everything else" outr 
side of that is under the category 
of a traveling combo. 

In this wise the AFM Is assured | Before sending Edward Murphy 
of It^ mandatory 2% surcharge OnUo Australia tO straighten out the 
ail traveling orchestras. • ' jam "Existing "befw6eTft ~tbe Am^ 

Traveling bands are supposed to picture -distribs In the Antipodes 
collect 30% above the local scale and the Australian PerjEorming 
On all engagements. The questiori Rights Society, the Music Publish- 
of scale is7 being more or . less ers Protective Assopiation i^ <iues- 
winked at right now, on the theory tionnairing its membership for 
that with generally improved con-|lnfO on the contract relations ex 
ditions that win automatically ad- isting between the publishers here 
Just itself » It's conceded that with and their A.ustralian agents, in a 
conditions what they have been, letter accompanying the question 
scales, etc., had to be compromised naire which was mailed out last 
along with other salary cuts In all week, John G. Paine stated that he 



ExpainsiOn of T. B. Harms Co., as 
distinguished from Harms, Inc., will 
mai*k the active comeback of Max 
Dreyfus In the rhuslc publishing 
business. Right along, ever since 
the Warner iBros. buy-up of the 
Harms* group of publlshiers, along 
with Remlck's and Witmark, Drey- 
fus has been contractually only in 
ah adv Isory capacity. 

T. B. Harms Is the firm which 
publishes JeronievKern's scores. Ac- 
quisition of outside numbers for 
publication, with a professional staff 
added' Under Larry St>ier, and with 
Dreyfus as general manager Of all, 
it will bring that veteran music man 
back into the publishing field ac- 
: tiviely. 

Harms, Inc., will continue under 
the general management of Henry 
M. Spitzer, who Js likewise: contem- 
platlng"a similar exp program 
for still another aifiiiate, Chappeii- 
Harms. That's , more or less of a 
standai'd publishing firm, biJ^t its ex- 
pansion as - a professional, house is 
likewise on. the tapis. 



All are ritill contlhulhg under th 
Warner Bros, subsidization along 
with the t)therH. It parallels . the 
jpresent ide a of try ihi g tO build up 



types of entployment. 



figured that there was between 
$30,000 and $50,000 involved in thp 
., Australian controversy 

Me Pdli's hdie JobMng L^fs'StU*" 

— their agreciments with Australian 

Southern Music Co. has elected music mOn involve syrichronlzation 
to do its distribuUng of the 'Laay rights and If so^what these T)ro- 
Bones' number through indie job- visions are and much money 

their Australian agents on this 

Approach mWb-y Mua<^rDealers'j^^^^^^^^^ ''^V;;Z ''"Z'ii?^ 'fS'c 
^SStlo?^Vo^lSt^\^Ivt^" 



the Remick catalog, "which was the 
reason WB turned over the .: 'Gold 
Diggers' songs: to llemick, while 
Witmarks was the pet WB song out- 
let. 

The . new realignment dovetails 
with the expiration of an exclusive 
contract Aug. 26, n.ext, whereby 
Paramouht pictures is obligated tO 
give aU_ltS Par film sohg^ to. the _^ 
Famous Music Co. Famous is a 50~ 
50 subsid of Par and WB, The co- 
partnership wiU continue and Fa- 
mous may yet g;et Par picture. songs, 
but the expressed exclusiveness ex. 
pires on the . date mentioned. 

:Lipu Diamond of the Par home- 
ofhce handlihg the song enid wants 
to. toy. with the Idea, of free-lancing 
the publication rights on a competi- 
tive bid. If the Outside, publication 
offers aren't attiractive enough Fa- 
mous will get tho publishing- rights 
since Pair shares 60% thereon. 

With the new'^'amous; set-up, Abe 
Frankl <will be the sole prof nlan- 
ager and Spier shifts over to T. B. 
Harms, as . prof, manager. Will Rock- 
well fs the regular professional head . 
of Harnis, Inc. 



proffer. 



Pop Priced Cincy Symph 
Concerts in Loew Hi^se 



Ellington's U. S. Plans 



Victor's 1 Wk;¥acash 



RCA Victor yesterday ^(17) shut 
down every phase of ltg''reCording 
business for a week. Instead of 
staggering the personnel's vacations 
through the summer it was decided 
t J cut down to one week for eytiry- 
^-body miTa==TiraKff""lf^-=^effcnctivi(^ 
'one time by ceasing operations that 
one week. 

Closing takes in Its pressing plant 
,ln Camdon, all rtcordlng .studios.and 
Hales and clerical staffs .in both 
home and branch ofTlcoH. Action Is 
without precedent in tho history 
of the company.. 



Columbus, July 17. 
lioew's Ohio theatre tried out 
something new Sunday Virhen it was 
the scene of the first symphonic 
concert held in the city to be played 
by local musicians. Concerts was 
given In theatre at regular admis- 
sion charge. With the regular show 
thrown in, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. 
Abram Ruvinsky conducted tho 32- 

piece orchestra. 

Concert: la to be regular .Sunday 
feature for 13: weeks and Is broad- 
cast from the theatre by WAIU, 
and sponsored by the gas company, 
which makes. it an outside ad and 
-Cimmiercial- tieup-for- house,-sorne- 
thlng plenty new. Gas company 
foots all expenses. 

First concert of series played be- 
fore fair house and got hearty ap- 
plause, though orchestra Was new 
and somewhat rii.sty in spots, with 
broadcast mu-sic none too forte. 
Can Improve ea.sily and .should. 

Musicians playing, these concerts 
at a new low scale fixed by the 
union herewith -no pay for the 
three rehearsals per week. 



tipbdes reps 

.Decision to dispatch some one to 
Australia fbllOwed the demand 
from American producerfj . that 
something be done at once to re- 
On his return from Europe Aug. llieVe the Anzac situation. On the 
16 Duke Ellington will go On a complaint of the Australian Per- 
tdur of one nighteri through liiew forming Rights Society t»»f eo^^rn- 
England and Pennsylvania: While ment there was refusing to.reliease 
ori the' latter phase' of this route American sound product. Fiamt 
the unit will swing Into Castle of the Australian music men was 
Farms; Cincy, for a week's stay. to the effect that- American pub- 
Ellington's return ' to the Cotton lishers have as a whole neglected 
Club Isn't being flifured on until the to pay them their share of tne 
end of September at the earliest. Australian synchronizing money. 



TEX GUINAN SHAKING .EXPO 

Chicago, .July 17. 
— ^exas-Gii i nan-and^h.ct ~gaDe.JiVj.lL 
leave the Pirate Shiu at the. World's 
Fair at th6 end of this week, accorti 
ing to present indlcation.s. Suman 
has boon: (li.s. allsfi.O(l. witii her Hplit; 
and fisuros sh.f cnn Oo hoW-r in the- 
atres. , ,, 

Publ.ix-Orcat Kt;ito.s uill Drob.'tbly 
place her for soriic «liito«, 




at 




'Valley* and *StOfmy'^ T^lHSto^ 

Song Selling Nbw 



Music sales these days say 20.0,000 
copies is a big hit and 100,000 copies 
a fair hit* It is exemplified by 
'Valley of the Moon' and 'Stormy 
Weather,' two contrasting current 
song hits. 'Stormy' (Jack Mill3> is 
regarded as: the greatest song in the 
last 10. years and would have gone 
1,000,000 copies five years ago. 

'Valley' (Joe Morris) has beien NO. 
1 for three months and has Just 
touched 200.000 copies. 'Stormy' i.s 
at the 180;000 copy mark. Five years 
af,'b a sOng that remained on top 

2,000,000 copies. 

Nowadays- if a song sells 1,100 
coi)ic.s a day at the Music Dealers' 
.Service, that's sensational. An 800-' 
copy sale daily Is very big for any 
Kong and then it's limited in it.s 
longevity. 



Selvih Will Spot Ghicago 
Recording Head for Col. 

Chicago, July 17, 
. Ben Sclvin, Columbia phonograph 
head man; will be in Chicago 
shortly, Columbia's radio disc de 
partment ' meanwhile is without a 
boss following .Bert Crane's depar- 
ture from that berth; 

Selvin is expected to place a sue 
ccs.sor. 



Giving Jarreit a Pltty 



Kui'ton Jy and llarOld ' A"fi'am- 
.son have boon given a Metro con- 
traot. Thfir fu-. job will bo a 
o'ouplo of tunos for Art Jarrott. to 
sing in 'p.anfi I^^ady.' 

Tjnnc at <> .iC vv.' 

piano i)lay<: 



AFM WOULD SPUT 30% 
SURCHARGE XWAYS- 



Before the American Federation 
of Musicians' executive board for 
consideration is a proposal requir- 
ing traveling organizations to split 
with the International and local 
unions two-thirds of .^he 30% above 
lOcal scale collected. by such bands. 
Booking agents declare that 
adoption at tlils proposal will put 
a serious crimp In the traveling, end 
of the business, with those ad- 
versely affected being, naturally, the 
class B and lower aggregations 
Whose salaries ' barely manage to 
come within the 30% plus call.- 

Plan now being mulled over by 
the International union would allot 
10% of this 30% to its own treas- 
ury and "aiiotlier io% to "th'ife local 
union within whoise jurisdiction the 
traveling unit Is filling the engage- 
ment- This would leave but 10% 
fbr the barjd's tr^iyeTIng arid other 
added expenses. 

Sequestration of the 20% Would 
.apply__to_. fiUt-of -t0.wn' ■ band«_ onl^ 
until their engagement in a par- 
ticular spot has extended bcyOnd a 
single week. If the date Is only for 
one week the unit collects for It- 
self the full 30%. 

Under the present arrangement, 
the 30% above local scale : obtained 
by the vi.slting attraction is turned 
over on each payday to the national 
treasury and after the band h.as 
departed from the spot the fulj 
money is reimbursed It, 

Matter of imposing the two-third 
split -up was brouf,'ht up at th 
AFM's recent convention in Ohicj 
and it was finally decided to Jwive 
'-ittf^f^te—tQ-^^hc^.diserclitjn Of -Ahe 
iiilV;; iinrionul Do'iD'd. 



PhiJ Romano's orchestra, with 
Irvinj-T fiollpr and thc Kniokrrbocker 
Tiir,, 'now pl.iyi'lK, at Tho-l'"arnis, 
fwi ti.oHv J'ovvcll Inn. Colonic. V. 



64 



VAniETY 



MUSlC^NITlC CLUBS 



Tuesday Juljr 18, ,1935 



L A. Union Launches Heavy Fine 
Drive on Scale Cutting Talent 



lios Angeles. July 17. 
, In a sweeping drive fitgainet scale 
cutting, board' of oLlrectors of Musi- 
cians' local ,47 has fined 34 orches- 
tra tnen and women a total of $2, 

' 000 for playing b^lOw. scale in six 
different spots. 

Chief offender was the Palaice 
ballroom, Ocean Park, with two 
bands dipping into hot water be 
cause of accepting^ less than the 
$68 weekly wage, Ni6k PpntrdH 
was assessed f200, and tine eight 
members of his band were"lined"t25 
iaplece, while 10 players in Doc 
Ross' combo, which followed Pon- 
l- elli, were given $10 fines each. 
Jack McPlieev who wjew the con 

_fract"or on" the .job, drew a. $50 nick. 
"Tjoekl also went after-tlw<5afeteria4-| 
situation, with two men , admlttlnisr 
their guilt. Harry Ijewis, who con- 
fessed that he played wjth npn- 
uiilbn men at Boo/ Bros.',, eatery,, 
got a $50 fine: Gilbert JaiTy, leader 
at Xielghton's, admitted paying .men 
under scale and was fined $500 and 
prohibited from ' contracting at 
Leighton's in the future. 

Fiiies. . , 

Audr'iey King and. Plbrenc Morrl- 
sori. ■■■ w ho ' ap peared-^t<>Tr-^ansyMait^ 
charges of haying played -for lesfl 
than scale with. Ken Becker, ah 
expelled member, were aissessed $S& 
each, while eight other, members of 
the band who failed to &how but 
sent in their resignations^ were 
fined $60 apiece.. The resignations 
were not accepted. 
' Three musician^ ytrho were 
i VarSred with playing with- a non- 
union, orchestra at the Mirror for 
less thATL scale failed to appear be- 
fore thfr trial board, and were asr 
'aessed the following fines: Carl 
Clocasure, $100; George Withnelli; 
$260; and Bernard Delguerra, $100.. 

Charges were preferired . against 
Art Crippen of ; soliciting engage- 
ments at the DeauvlUe club and 
.the- Hollywood Knickerbocker, while 
bands were: playing in both spots.. 
At the latter, .Re^^lnald' Marshall 
charged that Crippen succeeded In 
baying Marshall combo replaced by 
DJn.Cave and his band. 



ALBERHFUES 





Co-op Dances 



Minneapolis, July .17. 
Members of the local inusicians' 
union will give a series of open air 
night concerts at 'Nicollet baseball 
park: t6\b.e followed t>y dancing on 
a specially constructed dance floor 
in the open, 

ThereMI be '36 .musicians' for the 
C6ncerts tinder the direction of 
Henry C, Woemipher, and a l^-^pieca. 
dance orchestra will be conducted, 
by Wesley Barloiw. .Admission 15c; 
enterprise co-op. 



Gab Ksb Coming Back? 

Sales to date of the Burns and Al- 
len platter put out by Columbia 
-Phonograph a. couple , of weeks ag<> 
Indicated, according to that firm's 

officials, a strong possibility of the 
dialog record's coming back. There 
hasn't t>een a big seller in this field 
isince the Moran anjl ° Mack series! 
which sold into the millionB. 




lOBOIDBAND 




Henry M. Spiteeri general man 
ager bf Harms, just :back. from .fly e 
weesks in Iiondon and Paris, on a 
combined vacation and some <ion- 
tacting of foreign music puhlishing. 
sourcesi found signs that the new 
capital of Continental music pub 
lishlng will be wholly in ^aris. 
This wilt embrace -not- -only-- the 
Latin territorial rights which have 
always been operated .out of Paris, 
but the mid'Eiuropa sector, for- 
merly -under Berlin' dperation. 

The Influx of tdfugee German 
music men Into Paris is still a mat 
ter of diplomatic concord for, despite 
the nationalistic i^rench lsyihpathy 
for the Nsizl victims who have fled 
Germany* It is apparent that absorp- 
tion of a foreign element must be 
judiciously limited. Teutonic terri- 
tory publishers think that a world 
capital such as f axis. Js best Bulted 
to service the mid-Europa territory, 
rather than from Prague, Amsterr 
dam or Belgliiin which have lieen* 

~the -proposed-iilternates.— — ^ 

Alberti, the bic Berlin music pub- 
lisher, is a refugee in Switzerland, 
li'r.itz Wrecde representing isoitne of 
Haiiins' activities in Gerjdaany, met 
Spitzer in . Paris as the American 
music man ..wouldn't travel into Hit- 
lerland. 

A New Musical TM 

bick Meflsner and His tjon- 

don Torrace Orcheetra 
Playilis at Pleiro'S In ton- 
don Terrace and broadcast- 
ins via NBC, Watch them 
iarrive among the season s 
favorites, because they're 
^.Jtjratuting: _ 

"LOVE 80NQ8 OF THE NlLt" 
"LET'S MAKE ttP" 
"HOLD YOOB MAN" 
"MARCHUIQ ALONG 
TQiBETHEV 
"HOLD ME" 

ROB B INS 

MilAIC CORPORATION 
• • • NEW YORK • • llll 



. Ijondon, July 7, 
The failure to renew the .icontiaot 
for Ambrose^s band at t^e Mayfair 
s the .first .istep toward a reduction 
in thei Salaries paid for dance bands 
ih^ondon. It is . understood the big 
hotels and cajbareCs have a private 
'gentlemen's agt>eement' ': not to tilt 
pricey. 

At present the cost of the average:: 
band and- calNuret for a hotel or^ 
restaurant' is in tibo helgfaiborhood of' 
$2,000 to $2,500 a weelc The bands 
draw down anywhere from $1,000 to^ 
11,500. They have an- additional In- 
come from the miisic publishers and ; 
occasionally they dpvble In vaude- 
ville or picture houses^ The bands 
get a nomlhid fee from the British 
Broadcasting Co., in which - Uie 
hotels do not participate as a rule. 

The B, B. C. is now endeavoring 
to giet the bandiEi to broadcast from! 
their .own station, wher'^ they will ' 
have to :«utnhit l^eir progi^Uns, and 
the B. B, C. offlcialis Wouhi then 1^. 
able to cdntrpl the plugging of .num- 
bers. The difficulty of this, how-: 
ever, Is that during broadcasting 
time ifor bands In. the evening they 
are employed at the hotels and «ab- 
arets-and. it. wo.uld .be impossible for 
them to 16ave during these hours. 

It is understood the music pub- 
lishers are once more endeavoring 
tp get together to check payments 
for pushing popular numberab 



Tnrpin Nitery FoHs 
In Quick Order ¥^ 
Wage Troubles Next 

San ^ancisco, July IT. 
Ben Turpin'8 Hollywood Jungle 
cafe took it on the button In ishoK 
order^ and went down for the count 
Sunday night (9). 

-Monday -the -employees— went 
before the .State Labor Commis- 
sion and asked for back salaries, 
Including sotno |800 ■ that was due 
Elarl Sapiro's band for nine days 
work. 

Charles. Elsenberg and a man, 
named . Rose were .operators of th<^, 
spot which had Ben Turpin in as 
|n.p. on a percentage* 

Spot started In haphazard fash- 
ion-^onth- -ago-^^-wlth-Ha— $5^^late-' 
opening nighty Before the evening 
was oyer one or two. bticks looked' 
ptrettjf good to the management. 
Had a big floor show and so many 
enter,talnera:.and waiters tl^e cus- 
tomers were a bit hard to. flhd^ 

Jam oyer musicians' salaries Has 
caused Mtislclans' . Uiiion . to lay 
down an ultimatum that requireis 
all new spots,', unless posting a^ 
i>ond, to pay salaries every night' 
until the spot has established: itself 
as. reliable .pay. 

Silyerland opened In East Greeh- 
bush, N. Y;, with Paul ROth's or- 
chestra. Royal Bermudian brches^ 
tra at Hotel Wlllard, Lake George, 
N. T. Huston Ray's orchestra, from^ 
PeWitt Clinton hotel, Albany, now' 
playlncr on the Lake George 'Show 
Boat' 



Jack' Sprigg M'cing, 3.F; 

San Francisco, July 17. 
Jack. Sprlgg in as m.c. and leader 
at El Capitah for l^'ox-West Coast, 
succeedlne EMldie Pi^body, who did 
three weeks to inaugurate return 
of ~stage shows to-that—naborhood 
house. 

Sprigg ytaa at the Orpheum here* 
three years ago, going to Cincin 
tiatl for RKO. 



EBONY CLUB, L. A. 

Los Angeles, July 10. 

Los Angeles haJa never been a 
good stand for sepia night ..spots. 
Mixed Crowds were something to iie 
frowned on. Locals are less toler- 
ant than in most northern; cities, 
Elarl Dancer, colored stager from 
New Tork; took a chance with his 
own money, however, transformed 
the., dining room in a local negro 
hotel into a night cliib. With all 
the-.pop--.colored. entertainers in 
town in hi^ floor ishowv he has been 
doing capacity business for ..the past 
two months, drawing most of his 
trade -from Hollywood, Play is a 
late mob, landing ait the Ebony well 
after .midnight following:. the— clos- 
ing of the other hot-cha places. 

Floor show is oke for L. A., but 
nothing to rave oVer by people who 
have seen other entertainment of 
this type. Room seats about 450 
There's a %IM ihinimuni. Other 
than that, the tap Is light. 

Dancer m.c.'s the show consisting 
of Rutledge and Taylor,' tappers, 
long coast f a-vorltes. Lads are- good 
lookers and mean dancers. With 
'cla^y wardrobes, they are build 
,up3,.^fpj^^^^y^. fl oor _sh ow. Alma 
Travers, blues singer, anoTKfer'nfav, 
handles the low'-down numbers, 
Eddie Anderson, a slow-footed 
comic,' takes care of the comedy 
dance routines. Gloria Washington 
and Cliff Richie,, singing duo. do the 
^weet stuff. Eight high yellows are 
in thd. line, all lookers. Dancer keeps 
them in a swell state of undress. 

Band of 12 men .are typical col 
ored musicians, indulging freely in 
(Contlmiied on page 74> 



Song Pliggeis Now Must Write h for 



OlseiHSIniHa to Cd 



Columbia . Phbnbgtaph has sig.* 
natured George Olsen and Ethel 
Shutta to ja year's exclusive, con-' 
tract. Both have already turned out 
One platter under the agreement, 
plsen wafi last with Victor. 

Ben -Selvln, gehend .recoi'ding 
mer, for Columhia;, leaves ifbr Chi- 
cago this Saturday (22-) to line up 
available hand and nidlo . talent. 
While on the spot Selyln will record 
thO Charlie Aignew conibo, currently 
playing at the Hotel SteVens. 







For Musiciaiis 



Mtuslclarts: Local 802 ruled last 



week that the weekly wage qt fltrVf 
$3B paid the men tor the nightly 
symphonteB at the Westchester 
County Recreation Center in White 
Plains, N. Y. was- insufficient even 
at summer rates and the concerts' 
have been cahed off. Joe Weber 
had previously okayed. 

Board of Olrectors of the New 
York union flgiired that the men on 
the White Plains assignment were 
worth at least from $36 to $60 a 
week, regardless of .the fact that< 
those running the concerts had 
promised to turn over all funds 
above expensea to the musicians. 
Heading the committee responsible 
fo^ the symphony orchestra's pro- 
motion was Mrs. OUn Downes, wife 
of the music critic of the New York 
'Times.' 

Mrs. Downs may work out some- : 
thing with the Westchester local. 



From now on publishers' contact 
men cannot make calls on anybody 
in' th0 NBC pro$i*am department 
Miflthout t>revloua .appointment. And 
the appointments are to be iarrahged 
by mail. Al Short, recently placed 
in charge oif the musical end of the 
network's pivgram depajrtment, put^ 
this system into effect last week. 

In a letter addressed to the vari- 
ous publishing houses Short stated 
that he was. opposed. to haying the 
piuggers running in aiid out Of his 
ofAcea informally and that the pro- 
cedure henceforth was to write and 
make ah appointment with him, , 

John Royal recently let ii be 
known that he had under considera- 
tion a rule barring the publishers* 
reps entirely from the studios and 
*iite-rp:pnis,_ Publishers retort that: 
this would ^;okay with them if the 
bah applied to everybody arid the 
network played .no fetvorites,' Under 
this arrangement, . they say, their 
men wouldn't have to.be hanging, 
around the studios all night and be 
part of the plugger mob that rushes 
the. artist as he emerged from the 
broadcast. Other way, aver the 
publishers, Would have the perform- 
ers making Individual appointments 
iBrmeet-the-oontact-^men-either-at 
their of flees or at the artists' homes. 

Hotel Qiaiii's Rotating 
2-Week Floor Show Idea 

United Hotels, dperatinjg the 
Roosevelt In New York and other 
hostelries, is flirting with a rotating 
floor show idea. 

Plan Is to start them oflC at the 
Roosevelt on a two- week change 
basis and ship the show intact 
arOu^d.the United ..chain.. 

In a very limited sense the Bow- 
man Biltmore chain essayed that 
with the eliaborate Miami BUtmOro 
floor show, which was .brought up 
to the Biltmore In New York early 
in the summer and has been doing 
big biz on a no-couvert basis. 



Inside Stut-Miisic 



H. F. Bitner^s resignation from the directorate . of the ASCAP waa 
prompted'chieflyW pique to pride in ylew of the .Feist executive having 
devoted so much of his time volutttarJly to the. interests of the . society,' 
aa Is known. Generally known also that Bitner has been one publisher 
executive who has consistently., opposed the 'perpetual board idea of . the. 
society whioh created the criticism against the society's mctnagement at 
the annual meeting of the ASCAP Itist winter. 

Deeply hurt, Bltneir offered to. resign then and there, but was nay'd 
down by the niembers, who wouldn't, entertain -his resignation. None the 
less he tendered it formally, It has been cftalled In. its acceptance all 
along with Bitner insisting upon Vi being accepted. 

It's no secret that music executives' such as Bitner, Saul Bornstein, 
Bobby Crawford among a limited number of others, tiave worked hard 
and arduously with E. C. Mills in. formtiiating the plans of campaie^n for 
the society in its sundry operation, and while. some oi! the radical -writers' 
attacks on thO 'management were general, Bitner took, it to heart and 
refused: to continue at^the helm, 

The proposition Of a self -perpetuating board continuing in office Indef, 
and only replaceable by death, never met with Bitner's approval. 



Jack Hyltoh's sponsoring of DUke Ellington's English and continental 
tour was the showmanly method which Irving Mills employed to get the 
American colored combo by the nationalistic foreign labor restrictions. 
It's "been a long time since an American band was hooked abroad but 
Mills, of Mills-Rockwell, had tied lii with Hylton on a previous European 
visit; and arranged, for the English maestro to personally represent ah 
M-R attractions.' 

In View of HyltOn*s entrepreneurship this circumy^hted the hatlonaliistic 
bugaboo, 

Ellington, after 'a big click; in London- and- , has been 

booked further on the Continent, 



-.-lUhless ahvemergencj^ up there won't be another meeting of the 

boflird of; directors of tlie^mericah rSdCieiy:"6f Composers, Authors and 
Publtshi^rs until the last Thursday in September.- Layoff here is allowed 
for under the ASCAI* by.- laws. Last si'mmer the Wrestling with the 
broadcasting contract made the July- September Stretch no different than' 
any other- period-- of the. year . for . the _hQardi.members but thia season] 
there's nothing In the wind to disturb thei society's usual summVr som' 
holence. 



Aia Writers, both Gene Buck and Raymond Hubbell are established in 
the permanent A classification ef the American Society of Composers, 
Authors and . Publisheris. Holding this rating now are 24 authors. As. 
president of the society Bu'pk draws $16,000 a year, a cut from his pre- 
vious $25,000, while Hiibbell as his assistant is 6n the ASCAP payroll 
for $6,600 a year. Permanent A ranking figures a writer a minimum of 
$3,000 this year. 



^ jUthough-^ther-payoff-isnU due-untikAjug.J, ^fiyh[a 

but a call to the writers' oii Its' Ifst to'cbme in this week for their royalty' 
cheeks. Accountings involved figure up to July 1. All publishers issue 
their writer statements on the latter date and are,, under the xmlform 
standard pop authors contract, allowed a month to ihake payment ac-. 
cordingly. , 



RCA Victor is mulling over the iidea of building up a special library of 
33's for the picture house trade. Platters would be confined to pop. and 
operetta music and could be used eitheif as chasers or accompaniment to' 
silent trailers by exhibitors not using house organ or orchestra. 



Radnor Must Furnish 
Details in iB^arnts Siiit 

Buffalo, July 17. 

Preliminary motions in an action 
.brought by Marvin Radnor, Buffalo 
muslo composer.' i.nd: publisher, 
against Harms; Ino. Famous Musid 
Corp., Chappell-Harma, and Yio* 
tor Schertzinger on charges of pl« 
rating portions of the plaintiff's mu- 
sical compositions were argued in 
Supreme Court here this week, 

Radnor, a nephew O^'^S'te Lelp- 
sig, charges that he sued Harms in 
1926 for another alleged infringe- 
ment, which he was persuaded to 
drop on Harms' promise to publish 
his number, 'Eyes of Love,' but that 
Harms failed to do. so. Radnor, fur- 
ther alleges that In '1929 Harms - 
published two popular iiumbers, 
'Dream Lover* and 'My Love . Pa- 
rade,' the latter used in Chevalier'8 
liove Parade,' the. music of which 
was credited to Schertzinger, who is 
now a picture director. The plain- 
tiff claims .that passages from these 
numbers were taken directly from 
the .Radnor, compositions, ^Eyes of 
Love,' 'Secret*^ and *LIttle ROy Blue/ 

Injunction Is asked, together with 
an accounting arid, damages. The 
■motions upon which decision was 
reserved were made by the defend- 
ants demanding a bill of particulars 
setting forth precisely the passages 
which-Radnor-Olaims were stolen. 



COAST MUSIKERS 



Los Angeles, July 17. 

Having borrowed the moon from 
their 'Moon Song' for 'Moonstruck' 
in another picture, Sam Coslbw and 
Arthur Johnston have also lifted a 
fragment from 'Learn to Croon' for. 
their, current Paramount assign- 
ment, 'Too X Much Harmony.' NeW 
ditty is 'Bob, Boo, Boo.' ' 

Mrs. Rose Ralnger, mother of 
Ralph, is visiting her son. First 
time in California. 
—Theme.^ melody = irpm^ 'Mprning 
Glory,* Radio prbductibn,' will bO" 
published by Berlin with lyrics by 
Joe Young. Max Steiner, studio 
music heiad, .composed. 

Vincent Youmans, having com- 
pleted thia ditties on ^Flying Down 
to Rio*^ at Radio, ready to return 
to N. Y. 

Leo Robin and Ralph Ralnger are 
supplying three songs for Claudctte 
(Continued on page 7B) 



TaesdBjr Wy 18, 1933 



VAa D E Y ILr E 



VARiETV 

. I ' - — 



65 




When Bookers Go WU 



Now that the clrcutts have sloughed their own a«reeinent oh vaudevnie 
tKv^kliiKS anci salaries by many violations \yhlch robted It of aiiy elncerity 
i»mi*ht once have ppssessecl* It ishouid riot be necessary lor them to 
to the old -veay Ot doing things. The agreement, while basically 
TSSure did contain some potentially worthy points; thfer© Is no reason 
why these cannot b© pressed Into service for the gobd ot the circuits 
and bt vaudeville In general.; 

iwiih the circuit* and their, vaudeville bookers once again on their 
aJh they have two paths on which to travel. One Is to accept the failure 
^♦♦he aiereement philosophically as something that just had to be and to 
xeturii to the old method of booking from fright. The other is the more 
...senflJWO 'way? _ 





Piscouragmg Pro8pecjt\ . . . If 
Vaudev91e Revival Arr 
rives by Fall as Expected 
* — ^AgeAts Grow Conscience 
Stricken Over Same Ma 
terial 



Comical %cldistiiig' by RKO of 



State-bke m On, and 800 Layoff 
Acts Ui»ble to Hock/Good Wff 



Tt« ««niible way Is the -only way out, yet, strangely enough, It has 
«Jer b^ii tried. .It calls only fbr -common sense and judgment. It asks ] ANYWAY FOR NEWNESS 
only that the bookers kj>ow their own theatres and book them as best 
thfey can, thinking first of their own theatres Instead Of the. other fel- 
low's across the street. 



That four-elrewit pact was born to fall. It differed not at all from all 
ot'lier aiich pacts of the ipast. They all failed, and for precisely the same 
reasons, ill their foundation these pacts are all, wrong, legally, morally 
and physically* 



If and when the vaude revival 
materializes in the fall^ ae every- 
body, how. accepts, very nouch for 
granted, the big head- 'ie of new 
talent is bigger than ever^ Agents 
aver that where 100 next-to^etoaiing 
ACie-were. once-mbre-^r-Jess-avair^ 



It^s still the show businefes. The shqwmari can inake all sorts of agree-: 
ments, pacts and promises. But when the agreemient Interferes with his 
fthowmanly instinct, the latter assertis itself. That wias the reason for the 
big !6,nd small violations of the most recent ptst, for the inevitable 
failure of the circuits and bookers to! keep their promises. They found 
that the ties cramped their style and; handicapped their shows, a set of 
rules as a barrier that blocked- off tiieir- showmanly sense. And' their 
own shows came first, as always. ; As; It should be in the show busmess. 



The pact was aimed at the «T,000 acts that were not worth <T00. At 
the synthetic 'names' and headliners created out of the bookers' own 
Imagination, desperation and foolishness, with the bookers tossing away 
mbtfey that never returned to the box office. The acts could not be 
blamed for the bookers' errors, nor ior accepting the disproportionate 
salaries. Th6 brokers were chumps and so were the circuits. 



They may be chumps agairf. or they ca:n be smart. They can create 
their phoney headliners again when they go Into a panic. Or they, can 
keep calm and do without a, $5,000 name when there Isn't a legitimate 
♦5,000 name arouHd. Because the fellow across the. -street^a s cre ated 
an artificial name or has succeeded in landing a legitimate one, there 
Is no reason for a booker to crieate his own synthetic headUner Just for 
the sake of having one on his stage or in the ads. He is not fooling. the 
audiences* Nor is he fighting the opposition. He's Just kidding himself, 
Or perhaps he's not a good booker. Or perhaps those immediately above 
urge him on, to get names, at any price. 



That booker would do better to take the money and buy a good, strong 
0how. That is the better method, much better. Nine times; out of 10 
the other fellow's name, fieared. so much, will jprbve .to be Just another 
phoney anyway. And he Will at least have a good show; the other fellow, 
thinking of the 'name' only, will have nothing. 



Bookers, if really bookers; can and should think for themselves, to 
know when to plAy and pay for a name, to know how much the name is 
worth, to cut only the naitoes that are ijot names. They can do that 
alone, but not together. It encourages showmanship. Agrefements stifle 
It. 



Doubly Bad Breaks 
For ICeHer Sisters 
From Auto Crack-Up 

Teddy and Nannie Keller (Sisters 
and Lynch) will have to undergo 
iBome more facial fixing as result of 
.*uto snriashup^ on the Jersey 
shore two weeks ago which " can- 
celled them for Loew's State on 
B'way at the time. The Keller 
Sisters-Lynch trio Is current at the 
State but will have to cut short 
further 'Loew time while Teddy has 
her left eye re-stltched.. Hasty 
-laulty surgeipy threatehsl:to leave. 
permanent scar if the ;Wound Isn't 
reopened and done over again. 

Nannie Keller lost^ all her teeth 
In the smash-up. Th^Ir brother, 
Prank Lynch, who- was driving, 
escaped with minimum hurts. The 
truck that hit theiu la uninsured, so 
It's a tough break all around, 
particularly with the Lynch car's in- 
surance also having run out since 
last March, 



MAX HART CAN'T SEE 
SOURCE OF TALENT 



Abe I. Feaberg BkpL 

^^Abe-lFFeinberg; -vaude-^agent, :to.ok= 
the' bankruptcy way out last Week 
with a petition filed with the tl. S. 
Court In. New York. Feinberg set 
down his liabilities as totaling $35,- 

-.6.49 and. said he had no assets other 
than Insurance. 

He listed Hassard Shert and 
Joseph 3antley as the joint- eeedltore 
on a claim of $20^245. 



Max Hart out and about .again 
after a relapse of a couple of weeks. 
Legit agent Is now voted within a 
half point of okay physical condi- 
tion. 

Hart foresees a lot of legit "book 
Ing activity this fa^l. .As a. result 
he Is worrying about where talent, 
either for musical, comedy or the 
yisuallzed comeback of- variety 
shows, i$ coming from. 

Only 1 Hoiise Lieft with 
Viiiide in Providence 

, July It 
This town's theatrical map. is un- 
d'erlirorhg'chFnges OTice-againr^Satur- 
day (IB) the RKO Albee switched 
to. straight pictures from vaudfllm 
This leaves Providence with only 
one vaude spot, Loew's State. 

During the winter months, this 
town boasted four vaude houses oh 
the main stem, not counting several; 
other neighborhood stands that 
added vaude each week-end. 



able there aren't 40 now. Where the 
others have gone i'$ somewhat of a 
mystery. 

If radio has absorbed them, they're 
in the category of hew face's and 
as. such vaude, under the proposed 
Loew budgeting, for example, will 
hot be a.ble to play thetn. It "is 
feiared furthermore that the- legit 
season In the fall .will reriiove the 
most desirable, If Hollywood doesn't 
get 'em. 

Agents state that they're almOst 
ia,shamied to keep offering and re- 
peating, the same, list of acts. It 
becomes a desperate .proposition, so 
much so that oine. agency for exam- 
ple ia going, about splitting up 
standard acts Just to give them 
some semblance of being new. Idea 
is to form hew partnerships by 
|^dding_a j:lrl_p,r.A-n.ew. strafJght to 
a comedy single, or bulldinig' up a 
team into three or four people. 

New Routines 

The artificial reju-renatlon of old 
routines is felt to be necessary 
through the paucity of materiel]: 
, ...It has always been felt by the 
agentsi that let vaudeville do a 
Comie-back there will be no -waht 
|,for new material. But with the Im- 
minent re-vlyal of Interejat'ih a vari- 
ety route it's a current problem. 
If they've been laying oft In the 
sunshine around HoUywOod as so 
many have, they've either become 
gag men or bit players In pictures 
or grown staghanti^ ^ 

The field for nurturing new ma- 
terial isn't there, and the continu- 
ous repetition of the same acts 
a.lone furnishes the chief source of 
material. ' For fear of kfllihg off - a 
vaude revival for. which ©-yerybody 
hais. beeh. praying for..8eaeonB now; 
particularly the agents, the 10 fier- 
centers don't want to risk murder- 
ing It by repeating the same acts 
and actors. 



S Acts in Phiny 
Garden 2Sc «nth 

_ Bei^ 

Philadelphia, July. 17. 
Ciarden of Fountains, inew spot 
In the 69th. Street section, opened 
last week With a heW policy com- 
bining; beer- and vaudeville. Low 
•admission of 25c Is a feature. 'The 
Garden has two vaude sho-ws 
nightly, with food being sold in ad- 

■d ition to beer. ' , , 

After the last: performance, /show 



moves next door to the. Pierre, tOof 
garden under the same manage- 
ment,' where ' t-wo more programs 
ate given. Here patrons can getV 
for 'tl cover charge, the two shows 
and: -free beer. Dance music fuir- 
jnished by Milton Kellem's orches- 
tra. 

.Opening* show includes Alexander 
iand Santos revue, Nick Lang and 
Jimmy O'Brien, Pa,ula, Paquita and 
Nonita, and Millerj Malvey and 
Reba. 

Both spots axe ■ owned by Mc- 
Clatchey, real estate operator, who 
lii the same building that houses 
Club Pierre, tried out a stock com- 
pany .during the late winter and 
almost clicked With. it. 



RKO has blacklisted the Indie. 
State-Lake, Chicago Former R^:C) 
vaudfilmei'-^reopens July 2? as an 
indie with Aaron Jones operating 
and Billy Diamond as vaude booker. 

"When Dick Bergen/ of RKO'fl 
Cblcago-bboking -office-called in -the- 
Loop. agents • two . weeks ago and 
announced, thie opposlsh declaration, 
it was thought to. be a local matter 
oply. Last week the New York 
RKO agents were similarly advised 
not to send acts to the State-Lake. 
The agents at both ends are trying 
td figure out whether RKO Is kidr 
ding or iserlbu/B. 

i Chicago RKO office under Bergen 
IIb" now b o okinis. min utg.s Instead of 
wieeks. Diamond, "with more flinS" 
in dhicaero than RKO, could niore 
easily and effectively, blacklist RKO. 

"What RKO has, ea,st or west, to 
support a blacklisting and make It. 
stand with the actbria and agents is 
a ' mystery all around. About the 
only thing RKO can threaten to take 
away from an. act Just now an a' 
penalty for playing an indie is that, 
three-day and night bus Jump . ta 
New Orleans at cut salary and with . 
nothing to; follow. 



Hany Bums Sues 
Leo CarriHo for 

1000 





|$12,500ASKEQFORTAB 

SHOW cf jnisic Aiir 



'Artists and Models,' 'Student 
Prince' , iand 'Music In the Air" tabs 
are being dickered with -by- LocwIb 
via Lyons & Lyons. 'Air,' still cur- 
rent 'on Broadway, has a; legit route 
laid out, but if the 1 12,600 asking 
price: is- agreed- -upon the Fears- 
Blunienthal management wjlll listen 
to .the caish Instead. Deslree Tabor, 
Tiilllo Carmlnati and Walter Slezak 
would go Into the vaudfilm houses^ 
""Lr* t. are hoping to spot- Sha,w 
aiid Lee, Llta <3rey Chaplin and pos- 
sibly Ken Murray into 'Artists and' 
Models' and similarly tiie 'Student 
Prince' tab would ha,ve to be built 
to conform with the price. 



Harry Burns' phone bit which 
created, differences between him and 
another . dialect cemedlan, Leo 
Carrillo, once. before, culminated In 
a. _ 12.5,000 damage suit served, on 
the picture-radio rii: c. while at the 
Paramount. New York, last week, 
BUrns, through Julius Kendler, 
charged unfair trader competition, 
after having warned Carrillo and the 
Paramount theatre a year ago and 
also having served notice on the 
NBC for whom Carrillo Is now doing 
a conferehcler turn on 'a com.meroial. 

Garrillo's defense is that he bought 
the comedy phone bit from Johnny 
Burns who authored it for Harry 
Burns (no relation). Despite the 
author having «old the same bit 
twice, Harry Burns sets forth pri- 
ority dating back 12 years ago. 



TOM MIX ON TRUCKS 
ON TOUR AS CIRCUS 



Vaude ill OaRIancT^ 

San Francisco, July 17. 
Fox-West Coast returns, vaude to 
its Orpheum, Oakland, this week. It 
may follow suit at the California, 
San Jose, shortly. Eddie Peabody 
is in for two weeks as m.c. of the 
^tage band at the Orph. 25-40c. 



The Missus Contradlicts 



Abe Laslfogel returns to the 
GoaBr^lH-August'tO'-Bet^be-William 
Morris office's next Eddie Cantor 
variety road show. It goes out 
around Christmas, playing the onc- 
hitcrs Cantor made last (season. 

Lastfogel will go by air. He says 
that last btormy ether trip didn't 
worry him, but Mrs. Lastfogcl says 
otherwise. 



Hollywood, July 17, 
Tom Mix operied bis world- Vaude 
tour yesterday (Sun) at the ArUne- 
ton, Santa Barbara. San Bernardino, 
Long Beach and Phoenix, Ariz., 
have been dated, with the show 
then going the regular RKO route 
at the Malnstreet, Kansas City. 

With Mix are his wife, Mabel 
Ward, and her sister, Irma, who 
will do a flying act. Don Aggie, 
Dale Tierncy, Joe Bowers, Jack 
Knapp and Herman Nolan. are in as 
ropers and- riders. 

Three trucks will be in the cara- 
van, which will carry 10 horses. 



Didn't Pas* 

That the RKO bookers In a mo- 
ment of forgetfulness imagined that 
these are still the old days is thel 
general' opinion. Blacklisting and 
blackjacklw of actors and others 
were thoKht to have, passed. Out 
with thj^Keith-Albee title. 

Only flner recent major blacklist- 
ing- Loew's - opposlsh- - order- 
agalnivthe Indie Hippodrome, Baltl- 
more^ut that didn't last. Loew 
circuit, which knew the evils of 
bTacklisting better than anybody, 
having been a victim of It for many 
years, Shortly rescinded the Baitb 
order. The William Morris agency, 
Which quit the Loew office over the 
Balto Incident, was invited back 
when the matter ended. 

The RKO ChTT)lackliBtIng has anv"^ 
other comedy angle for the agents, 
wbo point to the circuits' current 
intense disregard of former t)pposIeh 
boundaries. They play acts across 
the street and around the corner , 
from each! other* with the opposing 
circuit' bookers thtrikihg nothing of 
following each other, with the same, 
headliners and other acts week after, 
week. 

The funny part is that in spite of 
the circuits' brotherly love stunt on 
stage, bookings, they're not Inclined 
to be so palsy-walsle with a lowly 
Independent. That the B. & K. Chi- 
cago theatre is more opposlsh to thO; 
Chicago RKO Palace than the. 
State-Lake may be, yet the Palace 
and Chicago are oh the best of 
speaking terms. 

•There are about 800 Idle vauder 
vllle acts today. While depriving 
them of a week's work by blacklist- 
ing ths State-Lake; RKO offers 
these acts nothing , to make up for 
the lossi Although any act that 
turns down a State-Lake date will, 
if notifying the RKO bookers, be 
piromptly awarded an RKO expres- 
sion of 'good will.' In a hock , shop 
a;t current Srates RKO's 'good wlU^ 
■woh'f ev'eh" get k Suhda'y 1ft New- 
burgh. 



£)6ubilng up, Al Siegcl's new act 
will Include two girls this time in- 
stead of the cu.Htomary one. Tliey'll 
be sisters, Grace and Beatrice Sax- 
on, both Bini,'ers, 

Act opens for PuUlx July 21 in 
Buffalo. Max Richards handling. 



TAaiACa' CONDENSED; 
STREET SINGER iN LEAD 



Boris Morros will do ^ shortened 
version of the opera 'Pagliaccl? as 
the. entire stage show at the Para- 
mount, New York, week of July 28. 
Arthur Tracy (.'Street Sfngcr') from 
radio will sing the lead. 

After is, fenime ether naiiie to sing 
with or against TraCy. ' \ . 



Ghristie'8 J^anchise 

Wayno Chriritle has been g'r.anted 
an II KO agency franchise. 

The former Keith and RKO 
booker has been with the Arthur 
l-'isher inclle bodklhg office for the. 
past few months. 



VARIETY 



VAUDEVILLE 



Tiitoday, July 13, 1933 





PRIMO CARNERA 
Frfliak Act 

20 Min*.; One and FmH 
SUte, Y. 

In Xoew'b State for $2,500 guar- 
antee and a 'split With ttie house 
ovet $20,000, Primo Camera should 
walk out at the end of the week 
with enough to keep his . sizeable 
doigs in shoe leather for the com- 
ing year. Opening day (Friday) 
business was big, the customers in- 
cluding many • women, and It con- 
tinued Saturday. 

Besides being a freak, Camera Is 
now the heavyweight champ of the 
world. •■ That combination, sounds 
like an attraction, and froih the. 
State's indication the new cha^ip 
is one. He doesn't do much of a* 
act, but he's plenty to. look .?it, s6 
what he- does nxay not matter much, 
• Ssiit tfiey ^9 making tTtttistiatke irt 
their handling .of Primo. His man- 
agers sax they want to get hlrii but 
6f the' frfeak class, because he's -iioijjr 
the champion. That's why he's dOr 
Ing a 'class' act for •fraudevHW — at 
least It's, a -'clatfs'. act: for a guy 
llk6 Primo Camera. ' 

His managers- oughtn't forget .that 
Prlnio's tremendous size and aU- 
ar6uhd freakishness, ■ from the ifeet 
up,- made him ah- attraction before; 
-hi e became clia mpion. ; On f reaHishr 
hesi alone he ouTdrew-b^tterHlghtf- 
ers. In the ring and on stage dates 
here and there. Now they want him 
to be champ only and ft^ak hdt at 
all.' It won't work. That fclass' 
act stuff lis the reason -.why they, 
wouldn't think -of Primo showing 
the customers any of the strong 
arngi. tricks that. he.,.usiBd. td|, dp. as. a 
4ide show freak in Ita.ly : long ".b'fef ore 
he ever took his first left hook on 
the liig. ■ 
V Foi* a strialsht man during the in; 
troductlon out in •one;?! Primo' has 
Eddie Mack. Their material conr 
^ists of a series of sappy questions 
written by some genius. The. usual 
stuff, his age; his mother and how 
hard Sharkey hit him. Then thfe ex- 
pected malai'key about being ready 
to defend his title against anybody 
at any time. The audience loyfed it. 

Stage/goes full foip a^ ring isetting, 
In which Primo exchanges pokes 
with k couple of sparring partners. 
At the State this section of thfe turn 
is Tieing sav6d by Herman Timberg, 
in red tights With a bow in the 
back,..Jt drew howls. 
. .State management , iq. seeking to 
have pugilistic and . other- Calebs iti 
the house high tly. Thursday nigh t'lS 
attendees, all taking boWs on the 
-.stage, included Benny Leonard, 
.♦Philadelphia Jack' .O'Brien and 
'•ftarlem Tommy' Murphy. Also' Mil'- 
ton Berle, Who did a live-minute 
monolog after Walking all the^ay 
'down from the mezzanine. 

At the start of the turn, and Just 
to inform everybody what to expect, 
Primo announces that he can't slnig, 
dance or talk much, and that he's 
no comedian'. It surprises nobody. 
A peek at the big boy Is almost 
enough for- the admlsh^ and there's 
the sparring to square any likeli- 
hood of dissatisfaction. 
• Camera is an attraction now and 
should remain, one for a long while. 
If they iet him stay freaky, he'll 
probably draw the curioiis to 
Wherever h<i~flghts and works, until, 
somebody comes along and hits him 
like he hit Sharkey. 'Qe- 



STONEWALL TRlO (3) 
Singing 
9 Mins.; One 
Century, Baltimore. 

Some three months ago .this trio, 
made their appearance in public as 
one of the winning acts in the 
amateur talent contest staged' by 
Benny Davis and the Loew organic 
zation . here. This week is . some- 
thing in the nature of a reward toy 
good performance at that time, and 
no' doubt, as part of a hunch that 
the local boys may mean money at 
'the" -box-office. At "any rate, this 
.trip_was- given plenty . of biUIng, 
alohgslH^e of "sf aridardTvaiade head— 
liners, .such as Pat Rboney and 
■ Harr iet Hoc tor; • • •. ' i 

Second on the show herc.,.and did 
. well. Giol a Tcception and. took , aft 
shcore. " ' , .• 

The three boys sing to the ac^' 
companiment of guitar, played by 
oiie of the trip. They sing every 
type of song, hill-billy to pop m'ii- 
sic. They sing easily but without 
any particular distinction. They 
. just sing. 

Their singing . is perhap.'S best of 
all adapted for radio work. They 
&rre 30. obviously influenced by the 
ethet. They use a mike on the 
.stage and their vOcal calisthenics 
of a sort are all. aimed at micro- 
"jplhoite"^picIc=uiT---?r-7=:^^.^^ 

They look okay " on" th^ rostrum 
and their pipes will do, but there's 
little room for them in vaudo at 
pre.sent unle.ss- they first develop an 
fether ndme, or stick close to Balti- 
more. 



Lee SIMS and llomay BAILEY 
SonoB and Piano 
12 Mins.; Two^ 
Capitol, N. Y. 

' Lee Sims and I^bmay Bailey are 
writing sottiething of a chapter in 
the history of post-rradio show busi- 
ness with their Capitol theatre en- 
gagement, as headline^rS,^ despite the 
anomaly of being but ' hit-aiid- 
ihMs impression on the .rostiriim. It 
illustrates sothethihg abbut the, ra- 
dio' as a naihe-miaker. in relation, to 
the direct Viilue' of the radlb--made 
act" for ' perisbnai appearances In 
theatres. 

For 'sims and his wife, the 
charming -Miss -Bailey,- are -basically 
nothing beyond ,a nice. Ko. 2 .paino 
act. He's an- expert Ivory ' tickler 
and she has a. lusty soprano. The 
two combined, according to aVer- 
-age vati^y Istandardd, when the^e 
was some vaudeville';"tim5i' around, 
would 'rate, the deuce i]iosition, and 
that oiily on." sporadic , bbbklngij. 
They are otthodb* rostrum workers, 
almost Chautauqua; "In their, forth- 
right pianprsbhg; routing,. ■ 

But, thanks to the ,ethpr'«. cover- 
age, tbey,BUddenly hav.e Jjoijindifame. 
thrust ' upon theml. jA No. 2 act 
bV6r"night h^is been. teard;"ah.d cock? 
ttiil-pattied ■ by. -Majqt. : Edward 
Bowes, '-managing director., oif the 
Gapit6l.i-preiiftia.tory .. to their.' s tage 
cotaing-.bUt- appearance^ • A.na Stf" 
headllners; 

This is hot .Intended to be par- 
ticularly deprecatory to -Sims and 
Miss Baiiey.' They happeil to be, 
ideally Illustratiye of an evolution 
whicii 'has been an ever-mounting 
source of : wonderment, to those in 
the show business.' 
- ^ecaijise of a fbrtultbus c'pmbina-p 
tibh' -of : circumstances, • Sims and 
iiias .Bailey 'found themselves, en-^ 
joying., a prominence in the . public 
prints which extended beyond their 
Wildest expectations,., or those, of 
their managerlial sjpbnsors. They 
caihe from Chicago . to debut on the 
Chase & Sanborn coffee hour with 
Bert Lahr, right on the heels of 
that .program;, through a happy 
coipbination of .Its time and hour 
and Eddie Cantor, having estab^ 
li^hed itself in the public conscious- 
ness as a landmark on' the air 
wiEives. With Cantor deserting- the 
mike fop Hollywood and Lahr's 
initial entry as his successor some- 
thing . of . a disappointment, : the 
reasonably good impression ' of the 
supporting valriety. talent in the 
persons df Sims and Bailey, was all 
the more accentuated. Thus,. propr 
erly spotted in the top show of the 
air, . Sims - and Bailey ,ih two months 
have found, themselves in over- 
nigh't prominence with unexpected 
fani0 thrust upon them as head- 
liners of Broadway's delUxiest de- 
luxer... 

That' this ascribed importance to 
theni was beyond jtlieir reckoning 
Will be acknowledgied, probably, 
first, by Sims and Bailey,- For their 
professional.. en tymology has shown 
them to-be modest folk. Sims w£iS 
very content around ■ Chicago with 
his wellrestablished piano school, so 
much SO that he was loath to leave 
Chi, although some of his disc' re- 
cordings and the local Chi- broad^ 
casting established him 'among the 
top keyboard manipulators .extant. 
Induced .by Mprt . Milman . to cOme 
east for the J. "W-alter Thpmpspn 
agency and Standard Brands (in 
eluding an initial date on "Valle'e 
Flelschmann Yeast prior to C&S), 
the team soon found their plaho- 
iogy to popular liking. ' 
. But that it doesn't rate the to-do, 
with which they have been en- 
dowed', is evidenced' all this week at 
the Capitol. Th§ prima donna 
build-up afforded . them Is .not in 
keeping' with a 'isongstress who 
warbles 'Stormy 'Weather,' • • 'TWo 
Tickets to Georgia' and- 'li^arewell to 
Arms.,', while her ' pii^ho,.- pounding 
hubby makes the Sfei'iiway' say 
papa. Great pop stuff oh ' the air, 
okay hiidriff variety ehtertaihmiiht 
on the stage, but not heidlihe 'vari- 
ety stage material, , — ~Abel. 



arrangement of ''42d Street,' fol 
lowed by a zippy version of 'We're 
In the Money,' two screen themes 
that are on the crest of • '.public 
vogue. Good Initial Impression Is 
-.enhanced- ..by^.^the . IntrodHctlon of 
Conrad ThibauII^ romantic baritone 
from the air, doing 'Old Man River.' 

With these two Items the intro- 
ductory was beaiutlfully planted and 
with anything to follow up tor & 
climax the. session could haye been 
built for a fine effject It was at this 
point that the leader'd . judgittent 
slipped. <WIth the, use in mld-i^ec:-- 
tton of hls^-own cQmpdsltlon, a tone 
poeqi intending , to .picture t^e ,UfQ 
of the late Knute Rockne, the pace 
takes a terrlficvdrbpr. .Plepe 'lis long; 
and heavy. : It probably wbuid' be no 
great sehsii.tlon. to hlgh]l)row mu^Ic 
fans. .H$re/.bQf 01:0 . an .audience of 
fernmes of miscellaneous a(;es iand 
pretty, much all.bOjtli «lr> andi jazK^ 
minded. Its playing; 'was a complete 
all* pocket<r A-^liea.vy-.'blt ofv-doi^- 
l^sltlon/ ho.wever flhe jici .scholarly 
mu8lclaii8hlp;r w;ai3 ■'a. w dud I to " the 
matinee prbwd lind the biethd there^ 
after .rfevet * quite recoveVed ^It^ 
iriitial mbmiehtmn. -.,.>.- 

Audience perked up a ' little with 
a^-pop . mjfdWy. l>yi^.Tfili>aiUt'. and kot 
something of a kick 'out of the ex-< 
celleht acrobatics dahjQling -of MIsi^ 
Periy, brought. :In as^ a.. specialty 
before the band, but that' tone poem 
had broken the spell of a real click. 
' Grbfe's stage. 'music Is altogether 
engaging, tunning ta the class juzz 
Idea vhlch 'has made I^aul Whlte-^. 
%an, ; fot . whom ■■ Grofe' hs(s made 
numerous: arrangements.- There are 
Ave. violins In the assembly^ of about 
a Score, of Instruments, which gives 
.anJdea_ot^thA^SOTtjit_:sielod3r^^ 
unit dispenses, Most of the . num- 
bers are In the, restrained style, 
while for ,a Anish < he does a hot 
jazz . number emphasizing : the 
brasses— ra flrst-f^t9 Idea for musl^ 
cal , climax for .popular consump- 
tion. Riiah. 

FRANKIE J AXON Orchestra (7) 

Rev.Me...> 

15 Mins.; Full 

Palace^ Chicafib 

Jaxon ls^ colored entertainer for 
whom.it Is possible to predlbt erf- 
panding^.prosperity. • He Is a show- 
manly entertainer who exploits the 
qualities . for which his race Is 
known and' popular In :the enter- 
tainment field, namely . speed, pepj 
and Infectious personality. His 
small orchestrtEi serves him well as 
background and support but lis mu- 
sically negligible. Small instru- 
mentation, two pianos, clarinet^ 
trumpets, drums, naturally jlimits^ 
the musical possibilities. 

Couple of .specialty people, okay, 
were probably added Just for the 
Palace. ' ' Jtucon has been oh WJJD 
and "WBBM fot the past several 
years and :■ has > played dozens of 
nabe. and small town houses... He 
has stood up on repeats and so is.no 
stranger to stages and no . beginner 
at wheedling applause from audi- 
ences, t 

Dave -and Pau^i Capp are coach- 
ing and nursing: the Jaxon combb 
along with the hope, not too -sian- 
guine, of easing him Into the higher 
arithmetic. Jaxon has a nice man- 
ner with a sense of humor. He is 
poisitlve without: being obstreperous 
and his knack for Negro chants, 
like *Hbw Am I Doing?.' is a full- 
flowered talent. 

Act got over strongly here. Land. 



Welt in Charge 

Ijyo,j:is & T^yonS agency Is open- 
ing a Chicago branch bfflee. 
Marvin Welt will be in charge'. 



FEhbE (GRO^^E,;0RpH (20)^ 
Band Act' ' 

29 MibsiLit^uU^ 
Met.j • Brooklyn ' 

A. band number with largo pbs- 
slbilities,-which are not fully real- 
ized at this stage debut engagement 
because of /faulty showmanly judg- 
ment", taking into consideration the 
Me'tropolitari'^s situation and clien- 
tele. 

Ferde Grofe. is , One of America's 
notable composers in the class 
division. His musicianship gained 
him recognition on the air in. the 
lai^t few. months when his ]C>hilip 
iM.Qiads.l^5i^raiM^Jiro£r^^^ 
him; to--a- conspicuous -spbl ainong; 
rttdlo music units. It was: due to his 
increasing prestigje oh the air, that 
he was brought to' the stage.' 

This Brooklyn .spot," which at 
tracts doWhtown slxoppers, could 
have . been capitalized for Its full 
worth, but it wasn't, apparently bie^ 
cause Grofe allowed his high class 
.music preference to overcome his 
sense of sYioW, values. ' 

Tarn; closing the show- here, 
starts off nicely with a capitoi pop 




Guarantee Plus^ystem^May Bec^bme 
General-^ jack Beiiny the Example 



ilSINC NAME ACTS FOR 
BEER GARDEN IN M 



Atlantic^ City; July 17.'^ 
. Ralph Hlt'st w'lll' liBe name iittr&c- 
tIons,.IC available, over every week- 
end for .the. rest of -the, Bummer at 
ttie ' Ritz QHrdbn'- (btter^ garden) MiL< 
joining the'Rit|^ .hotel. Haigry' Rich-, 
man played^ It last Saturday aii^d!" 
.Sunday- . ^ rej^eats . U»ia "comlrig, 
weekend. < Paul., lyhlteinan's banil- 
may follow." 

Rest of show, witfi RicirmsiiV" all- 
repeating, includes Morgan and" Co'-" 
lumbu's, 'titfoints" SIlBters, f Eunice; 
Healy; < Red Nichols' orchestra. Is- 
permanent.'fotl. the .w^ekdigiy. dano.lng^ 
and Playa the shbw bn weekends. . 

Morris & Winkler office ; Is bbok- 
ing the • shbws^frbm New 'York. 



-Stag«4liow-iit^roii- 



. Akron,- O., July 
Revival of stage shows,- . first for 
Loew's. In, two .years, ,is, announced 
for July. 21. Gene and Glehn for five'- 
days,, with; the, regular film program.^ 
First Jocal stag^e^ show- since the 
Rkb house went dark last .May. 



Tab Revivei^ Flesh at 
Loiig Beach We^t Coast 

Long Beach, July 1,7. 
Booking of the TS-minute tab .unit, 
of 'Nine o'Clbck ReyUe' Into the. 
West Coast here 'Thursday. (13): 
brii)gs back stage shows after a 
year's absence of live talent in the 
house. Unit, on 'percentage and. 
guarantee,^ xlosed; Abday. _,_Tpm_ ^^^^ 
and trbupe borne in tomorrbW (18), 
for two 'days on a 50.-5Q spilt;;. " " ; 

Ted Fiorlt'o opens Thursday for ai 
week, then a. week " of thb radlbrF-J 
WC .Opportunity Revue.' After that; 
Gene Morgan goes in.tO ;m,c.' a r^gu-.| 
latlon ;bahd-vaude policy, changing, 
weekly. 



MANN, ROBINSON and MARTIM 

(4) 

Songj Dance,- Piano / 

13 Mins.; Two and Four .(Special) 

Palace 

Mann, Robinson and Martin, tWo 
boys and a grlrl, are a ihlxed trio of 
Steppei's. There's also a male 
pianist,. who contrtbs. a pianology 
number to Introduce the Chinese 
flash, dance. 

. All. are young .people, striving for 
class, even unto the musical; comedy 
selection of" their sbngs. They :dance 
in combbp and solo, oiie of the boys 
cllclcihg with 'an eccentric, and .the 
other with a snake-arms (not hips); 
dance. • '...', - •;■ .'• 

All. work hard and. .With an ln-j 
gratiatin'g will'. - to please. Th^itj 
counts for ''much; Their • efforts are 
more ■'•.than ■ pasjsably. ."oic^. Which] 
fpVtUjfed.rb'y /.some attempt ..at'v.prp-^ 
dugtioii iijivestiture, ' rateis thein b.et-I 
te'r ihatjL' ithe; aVeraire :, op'eher"' pnj 
comb'O: -bills;; v! '" ' • ; ■ j- 



Sab Lake Orph Dark 



. : Salt Lake City. . July IT. 
!R-K-Orpheum is dark, -the first 
tihie in, many .years. -Closing is 
viewed . as the result of endless 
legal entanglements and a desire 
on the 'part of' the Alexander 
Pantages to take over the hous.e, 
Pantages .and ' his son, " Rodney, 
have been In the city for .several 
days. 

^^I?antage3=i3j[.ety,=anxjh5us^^to^ 
Over' the Salt '.Lake prbpbrty in 
order to_ pi'Otect his bond and stock 
holdings' in the San Francisco cor- 
poration, but has no grounds what- 
soever oh: which he could assume 
operation of the local house unless 
the $67,500 Judgment In favor of 
the Marshall . interests against the 
corporation Is settled, and a- new 
deal .made With the Mclntyre com- 
pany. 



Yaude's Thin Raifks 
Have U Headmgr East 

Hollywood, July i7. 
Unable to get enough "acts around 
Hollywood for its vaudeville shorts. 
Universal intends to send a com- 
pany to New Tofk to film turns. 
Footage would be returned herfe for 
cutting. 

Warren Doane, supervisor of U 
.shorts, gets his name on the vaude. 
scries, which are. to be called 'War- 
ren Doane Brevities.' Each, two reei- 
er will have aroiind six acts and aq 
m. c. 



'The 
te'rins 



guarantee 

by 



.shows to ds^te Is opening, up a new 
avenue of show, business and. creat- 
ing pibre time ^Ith the iheatres re- 
lying upon the., attractions to prove 
their. WQrth.'r!^. :' 

■• 

Pearl -iwKiteman-Rosweli -'Slsteris.' 
and the Jack Benny engagements 
-have exceeded .. managerial expec- 

.tatlipnd . thVoiigh . . th^' .. percent^gies. 
fienhy^t .getting'; a, minimum . guai^- 
aniee ; but,. .WvalHing,, away' -^lih, '"' 
l^Verei, .chunk .of ^Ugar , on ithe per.^ 
centage,_ J.8__ ptfoylng. . fjonnethln^ 
about, the. ;pejr.ceiittage thing. 

, Qvite^ a .few? yaud.eshows iare be^ 
lii^.-. planned .for ;the 'fall, as' a.' .re- 
sult. Ted ' Lewis' liti ' one " liiiit;' 
Whjaeler" ^^lrid; "Woolsey,; 'Edihund 
iibwe-^Lllyan .Tashman and other^s 
a^re gbins jh ifpr 'tlie> ' new idea of 
g u a r a n t e e;' ag^aihst percentage. 
■ Benny 1»>' negotiating witVi Darfyl. 
Zahu.ck'8 20th' 'Century Pictures 
and-alsbijtQ ir.a series of ^ Education al 
comedy sho.rts, for' . which reaaoH~ 
his rpad tour /ends after Detroit. 
The cpmedian goes to Des Moihesr 
St. : Paul/ Mlnheajpolis and . then 
Detroit, latter ^ at the RKO Down- 
town, which is reopening with 
Benny's, engagement. 

The Fox, Detroit, has booked the 
Benny Davis! Gang in that week to 
buck Benny.' 

CARNERA'S PERCENTAGE 
DEAL WITH LOEW 



The. proposed $l,000-a-day deal for 
Prim.Oi Carnera at Loew's State, New 
York, '.this week ididn't go through 
that. ..way. .Instead, the new chdmp 
is in for $2,500 and a 50-50 split with 
the house over $20,000. The State's 
recent .Weekly, gross average has 
beeh'arbund $12,0001. .; .V 

When . Primo opens at Spoor's 
Spectaculum at the Wot-ld's Fair in 
ChicaigQ later this month the $1,000- 
a-day guarantee, and percentage 
terni^ will prevail. 

Harry Lehetslca is doing the fightf* 
er's stage" biz. ~ 



New Parthersliips 



Joe Besser and Sam Christianson 
are a new- partnership. They, open 
for Loew's on a route Aug. 4 a,t the 
Gates, Brooklyn, booked via Lyons 
& Lyons. 

Harry Burns Is also refurbishing 
his act by adding Doug Leavitt, his 
brother-in-law. Helen Lockwbbd 
(Mrs. Burns) remains In the turn. 
Also set for a Loew route. 





N E X 

leo KviBSX 46™ ST* 

BRyaht 9-7800 NEW YORK CITY 

J. H. 



MARVIN a SCHENCK 



VAniETY 



67 



Variety Oills 



THIS WEEK (July 13) 



Numerals In «enn«ef ion with bills below ind.cate openi 
show, whether full or split^ week 



Picture Theatres 



RKO 




llBW TOBK CITY 
r-v ^ I*aloce (82) ^ 
. Leon BiBlasco Orcn 

(Others to HU) 
(16) 

''Hann, BoWhB'n.ft M 
Helen Xynd . ■ 
'Tpm •Howard Go 

'llaiitJce CoUeano P 
-'" Academy 
' iBt Half (J2-2B) 
Bddle Wfilto 

-<Thlree to flU) 

2d Jialt (18-21) 
-MoKiTQe Biros . , ■. 
_Nord & Jeannle 
FunnyWAWaf ^ ' j~ 
Garner. VoK & R 
Mamlo Smith Orch 
' BBOOKT^xM 
. jllbee (22) 
Irenes ^anklin 
£eo CarUlq 
^AWBtocrttS 



Mary Livingston 
Frani^ea 'WUIiainB 
Murray Bloom 
Jans.& Whaleh 

HliMPSTEAD 
Rtvoll 

iBt half ■.(22^25) 
Carlton Tr 
Kessler Baxter St D 
Adelaide . Hair 
Hilton & GairOn. 
Mann Bobinaon & M 

iBtohalf (lC-18) 
Blondy Emcrick Co 
Leon Navara' . 
B ' GrdhVille Co 
Hunter & Perclval 
pavey Jones Co \ 

■' KAN(9A8 CITY.v'" 

Malnatreet (22) 
Marcus I^ev 

minnxIafolis 

Orphenm (22).. 
Jack Benny Bev 
3 B Bros 



Wilbur hall. 

and 

LORETTA DENNISbN 



TOUTED 



° Placed by* 
LEDDY & SMITH 



ELizABijTn 

BItz 

2d halt 4(2i-24) 
C & J Pfelsser 
Lee, Lee, L & L 
(Three^ to flU) 

: 2d half (18-20) 
Steve Bvans 
Bert Walton 
Andre Duval. 
(Two to fill) 

PHILADBLPBaiA 
Earle (21) 
"Washboard Co 
Balph Olsen Co 
Penner & Stanton 
(Two to fill) 



. (14> . 
Madle & Ray 

2 Delivery Boya 
Chester Fredericks- 
Harry .Rose- 
Ingenues 

WASHINGTON 
Barle (21). 
Andre Duval Co 
. Cardlnl 
Ray Atwell 
Ingenues 

(14) 

3 Emieralds 
Carl Shaw Co 
Pickens' Sla . 
Penner & Stanton . 



NEW TOBK CITY 
. Paramount (14) 

Burns & Allen 

James Melton 

Cardlnl 

KAy Fayre 

Mltzl Mayfair 

Jackie Held 

'Disgraced' 

Boxy (14) 

Gertrude Mcisen 

Seller & Wills 

Bert Milton 

Bobby Gilbert 

T & A WaUlman 

Simaml & Michl ' 
Dave Schooler 
'Best of . tenemles' 
Hippodrome (14) 

•Singer Miclgetq . 
'Emergency . Call' 
BOSTON 
Metropolitan (14) 

|.Mary Fabiaii 
hoy. Jnriiibn 
Jack .Gurney 
John ■ XJppman ' 
Louis Jagyel 
Jay C. Fllppen . 
Rosg Si Gilbert: 
iSoUy. Ay era V 
Misa Marcclle 



Geo McKay 
'Heroes For Sale' 
CmCAGO 
Chicago (14) 
Donald. -Navla ...... 

Rltz Bros 
Jack Powell. 
Frances Faye 
Sunny O'Dea 
Evans Ballet 
'Baby Face' 

PETROIT 
Fox (14) 
•Varieties of 1933' 
Brltt Wood , 
Robs MacLean 
Bayes & Speck 
eleven^' Johhaon 
Russian Choir 
Balallnka Orch 
6 Wonder. Glr.la 
'Beat' of Enomlea' 
ST, LOVIS 
AmbasMidoir (14) 
George Glvot 
MacFarland & Swor 
Bentlcy Stone. 
Jop. Wong . 
Eddie Wacker 
Al Roth ' 
Milton SlQSfler 
*Bahy. Face' " 



Hetropole Hotel 
(Empire Room) 

Lolo Bartram 
The Inter'n'I Dadea 
Annette Andre 
Jack Tunlck , 
Minuet Club 

Frank Sherman 
Art BucUley 



The Delworths 
Alice McLaughlin 
Cfaas Crafts Orch 

Terrace Gardena 

Benny Meroff . 
Dorothy Thomi* 
"Bed" Pepper 
Norman Gaat 
Jack . Marshall 



1 shall pay a minimum wage of \pi 
I per day to each artist. 

No combination, of heads pi ctr- 
Icuits,. theatre owners or any man- 
agerial group for the purpose of 
setting a maximum figure to pay 
any actor. 



Fanchdh &^ 1^^^^ 



Blta Delano • 
(Two to All) 

(16) . 
Ray. Bills & L 
2 . Daveys 
Rae Samuels 
Jack Pepper 
Gene Dennis 

' Kenmore <22)-. 
fiene Dennis 
Boston . 
Keith's (22) 
t Whippets 
Nel Kelly 
Medley & Dupreo 
Pickens Sis 
Hal L$ Boy 
Barbara McDonald 
Dorothy. Difre 
Raymond Baird 
fltanley 2 & H 2 
Xelth Clark 
Ben Blue Co 
Nina Caponl 
M D Glee CJub 
CHICAGO 
Palace (21) 
yitglnla O'Brien Co 
Chilton & Thomas 
MiltQp Berlo 
Owen McGivney. 
tone to ail) 

^ • fio* 

Kanazawa Japs 
Heller & Belliy 
Edwin C HUl 
Al Trahah Co 
Hal LeRoy 



Mary Livingston 
Frances. Williams 
Murray Bloom 
Jans & Mhalen 
NEWARK. 
Proctor's (21) 
Case Bros & M 
Welch a HUla 
Baby Boae . Marie 
Clilf ord & Marlon 
Donatella Bros 

Jim Wong Tr 
Bolce &' Marsh 
Lillian' Shade 
Iieo Carlllo 
Blmacs Orch 

ST. FAVii 

Jack Benny Bev 
3 R Bros 
Mary Livingston 
Francea Williams 
Murray Bloom '- 
Jans a Whalen 

STRACnSB 
Kelth'ft (14) 
Hughle Barrett's Or 
Irene 'Beasley 
TRENTOir 
Ci^iltol 
Ist half (22^ 
Dance Bevels. 
J & J McKisnna 
Lester Cole Co 
(One to mi) 

2d half (26-28) 
Badio Haymakers 



N£W YORK CITY 

..Roxy (21) 
Melissa MalBon 
N Arnaut & Bros 
3 Gobs 

Dault & La Marr . 
BROOKLYN 
Fox (21) 
Gertrude- Niessen 
Sanami & Mlcbl 

Lambertl . 

~>oucr & willa • 
BOSTON 
Metropolitan (21) 
Harry Reser Orch 
W & /E Howard 
Eddie ..Rio' Co 
Edith Rogera 
BRIDGEPORT 
Poll (21) 
Lanny Roas 

COLUMBIA 
Keith's (21) 
Herman Hyde 
Morgan & . Stone 
Lovey 2 V 
Red "Donahue . 
HARTFORD 
Capitol (21) 
Yaugbn de Leath 



OFFICIAL DENTIST TO THE N. V. A. 

DR. JULIAN SIEGEL 

1660 Broadway 
This 'Wk.: Lucille Lennon» The Basfierts 



XONGr iSEAGH 

State (21) 

Bud Harris Co 
Bob & ;Eula Bur.ofC 
Benny Rosa Co 
Richard Waliy. 
(Two to fill)' 

i<os Angeles 

Piaramoani (21). 
Will Mahoney • 
■Extravar-Hqlly wood 

PHILABiELPHIA 

. Fox (21) 
Jonea & Hull 
"Venita Gfoul.d. 
Georges Metaxa 
Marg & Lo Roy 

BAN JTRANCISCO 
EI Capitan (21) 
Roy Cummlngs 
Burt & Hlckey 
(Three to fill) 
ST: LOVIS 
Fox (21) 
T & B Wonder 
.Ted Claire 

Jack Bandall Co 

(TWO to. fill) 



London 



Week July 17 



Canterbnry M H 

lat half (17-19) 
Toat & Ptnr 
Lea Eldbns 

2d half (20-22) 
Cal & Nona Kay 
Auguatlne & H'rtley 

Kie Kat Rest 
Melville Gideon 
3 Hot Shota 

New' Victoria 
John Myrddln 
Bealms 20 Babes 
Peggy Bayfield 
Palladium 
Bamon Novarro. 
Herb Wllllanis 
Billy Danvers 
Bower & Rutberrrd 
Tork & King 

HAMMERSMITH 
Palace 
Ralflnl Bd 



HOLBORN 
Empire 
Bennett & Williams 
Joe Young 
Jeian Kennedy 
Co as booked 

ISLINGTON 
lUne House 

1st half (17-19) 
Cal & Nona Kay 
Harry Taft 

2d half (20-22) 
Tost & Ptnr 
Lea 'Eldona 

SHEPH'BDS BVSH 
Pavilion 

John- Myrddln 
Beams 20 Babes 
Peggy Bayfield 
SOVTHALL 
Palace 
Ralflnl Bd 



Kendall Kapps 
Capt.. L B'arrlson 
Barbara Blaln 

-kMarlan-.MantIn 

1 Alice Keller nian 

otcl Lc^ilngioD 
Ernie Holat Ore 
Hotel Montclnlr. 

Wm Scottl Ore 

Hotel New Yorkeir 

I Barney Rap'p Orch 

I Hotel PennsylVanild 
RUdy Valiee Ore 
I Alice Faye- 

ttotel . Roosevelt 

I Marjorle Moffett 
Reggy. Chlldp* Ore 

Longue Yae 

I George Olsen" Ore . 
1 Ethel Shutta 

Marden's lvlera> 

.Mickey Alpert 
Gertrude Niesaen: 
Fritz & J Hjibert 
Kathryn Rand 
1 Martha Ray 
I Emll Coleman. Ore 
Gomez & Winona 

Paradise 

I N T d Rev 
I Jerry .Fr.eeman Ore 

Park Central Hotel 

Buddy Kieniiedy 
Rachel carleis 
Bert ' Lbwn Ore 

Pavilion Royal 

I Peplno & Rhoda 
Guy Lombardo Ore 



Pelhdm Gardens 

Agnea Ayfea .. 
Joe CandiillO 'Orch 



Pierre Roof"" 
Henry king. Orch 
Darlo & Diana 

RnssULB Arts 
Joe Morantz. Orcb 
RenCe & Laura 
Nlckblas Hadarlcb 
Barra BIrs. 
Mtsha Usanoft 



SIm'plon Clab 

Clark & be Lys 
Larry Siry's Orcb 
Cbas' Johnson Orel) 

~St.' Morlt g Potet- 

LeoTi Belasco Orcb 
Alfredo's -Orch 
Gypsy - Nina' 

St. Regis Botei 

Meyer Davis Orch 
Sinairs Parbdise 
'Black Rhythm' H 
Nyra Jobnson 
Meers & Norton 
3 Speed Demons 
Geo Walker 
Wm Spellman 
a Palmer . Bros 
May Alex 

Taft GriU 

Oep Hal) Orcb 

.Tavetai,. Bltlyir 

. Eddie- Jackson . 
Jack Murray Oro 

Waldorf-Astoria 

Nina Laughlln 
Jack Denny Orcb 
Xavier Cugat Orch 
Margo 



Phylla Noble 
Margaret Lawrence 
Joe Buckley Orch 
Old Heidelberg 
(World's Fair) 
E Kratalheer Orcn 
Heidelberg Male 8 
Roy Deltrlch 
Herr Louie 
Hungry Five Bd : 

Pabat Casino 
(World's Fair) 

Ben B.ern.le 
Paul Ash . 
Carter Fashion Sho 
Brody&- Dele van 

Palmer ^ilouse 

Vfiioz & Tolonda 
Sally. Sweet' 
Richard Cole Orch 
Paul Cadleux. 
Richard . Beniiett 

Porainount 

James* Hall 
-Babe' Kaiie 
Sally Rand 
Anita .LaPJerre 
Bee Jackson 
Peggy. Moore 
Dave Tannen 
Sid Lang Orch 
nPlaygr oundr^ 

Marie James 
Bernle Green ■ 
Al Trace . Orch 
Pirate Ship' 
(World's Fahr) 

Texas. Gul nan Gang 
Jack Russel OrcH 
Auatih Mack Orcb 

' Southern Club' 
Lee Barton Evans 
Gladys DeFoe 



The Dells 

Ted Lewis Orch 
Vanity VaXr 

Cliff Wlnehill 

Don Fernando Orch 

Via Lago -.. 
Bebe Sherman 
Zlta & Marcolle 
Jack Hbuah : 
Wanda kair . 
Al Handler Bd 

100 Club 

Miirlel Love 
Irene Duval . 
Floria .Vestolt 
Danny Alvih . Orch- 
Billy Gray Bev 
22ft: Club 

Sophie Tuckeir 
G & C Herbert 
Roy Smecfc 
Buddy Howe 
Mildred Tollo 
Julea: Stein Orcb 

Old ■ Mexico 
(World's Fair) 

Roaalle 

Dorlne & Douglas 
Mike Cojzi Orth 
Mnral^RoonA 



Brevdort ' Hotel) 

Jarois Sis 
PaulFay 
Gale Glpp 
Fay- Peters 
Bob Perry'a Orcb: 
Ye Ofd6 Tavern 

.Mickey Scott Rev 
Cal . Herbert 
Violet Crlstlan 
Lillian Franda' 
Crane Russell Orch 



Actors^ Code 



'Barbara McDonald 
^Dorothy. McDonald' 
Dorothy Dare 
Baymond Balrd . 
DES MOINES 
V Keith's 
1st half (16-18) 
I R Bros 



Clyde Hager 

Dancing' . Around 

2d half (19-21) 

Joe Peanuts 
Keaaler Baj^ter & D 
Demarest & Sibley 
C & J Preisser 



[ 



Loew 



SJEW YORK CITY 
-...Capitol (21) 
Phil spltalny Orch 
KwTlBon & Fisher 
^thel Barrymore 
Harold Arlen Co 
Robs & Edwards 

^ 1st half. (21-24) 
Dixon & Par ; ' 
Talent & Merit 
Johnny Downs 
* Lash 
9l"i.® I-iittman 
Toii 5^?^' (25-27) 
^ck Hadley 3 ' 

KiSt* ^ Lyon" 
•Kitty Doner 

8 Samuels Bros Rev 

Bih*i ""^U (21-24) 

Bl?r A? * A 

f»J Aronson 

T^"*'!®^" Bros 
Jonea St Ray 

2S half (2B.27) 
Paequall Bros 
J Brown 
Stuart A Laeh — 
?>^ve Jones Co 
<One to fill) ■ 

. Paradise (Sll) 
Mickey King' • 
Vic Oliver 
Bton Boys 

Milea^^A Kover Rev 

"the! Waters 

"Washington 
cotton Club Rev 

*Jf<iSI?LYN 

let half (21-20 
faajruall Bros 
i^Illlan Barnes 
.Joe Morris Co 
GWn & Jenklna 

2d half (26-27) 
nJxon & Pal 

Wn'^i? * Mayb'ry 
ftU Navarro 
w*.' Lester 

St John Bros 



Dean & Meyers 
Wm Demarest 
Alice Dawn 
B Mlnhevlcb Co 

Valencia (21) 

Serge & Flash- 
Hall & Dennlson 
Bomby & Gang 
Senator Murphy 
Leo Twins Co 

BALTIMORE 
Centnry <21) 
Teatro Dei PIccoII 

BOSTON . 
Orphenm (21) 
'Larimer & Hudson 
3 Graces 
Sam Hearn- 
Abe Beynolds Co 
Reles, Irving & R 
Gracela .ft Theodore 
JERSEY OITT 
Loew's (21) 
Le Paul 

BelUtt & Lamb; 
Morton -Downey— 
Saranoft & Carrie R 
(One to fill) 
NEWARK 
State (21) 
DeLong Sis 
Syblla Bowhan 
Bay Hu«rhes & P. 
Wm Hall . 
Doc Baker Co 

NEW ORLEANS 
. State (21) 
Hoffman & Lambert 
Tulane Gle«r Club 
Abbott & Biflland 
Francis &. Wally 
Ann Prltchnrd C** 
^-PBOVIDENCiU— 

Lnew's (21) 
Paxinos ■ 
Cookie . Bowers 
Francia & Wally 
Slim TImblln Co 
Great . Huber 
WASHINGTON 
• Fo* (21) 
B'mo, Whit'a'de A A 
Steve Evans 
Chaa Foy Co .. 
Sherlock Holmea 
(Ope to fill) 




Provincial 



Week July 17 

BRADFORD 
Alhambra 

Teddy' Brown 

Carr Lynn 

Lockwood .Thomas 

La Sean 

H t> Adams 
Victor 
Valmar 3 
Betty Fields. . 



GLASGOW 
Etaiplre 

Chevalier Bra. 
Rues Carr 
Lily Moore 
3 Accordion Kings 
UVERPOOL 
Empire 
Nina M McKlnney 
Bernlvlci .Bd 
Fred' Sanborn 
Bobby H.enahaw 



CHICAGO 

Blackhawk 

Wade Booth 
Ruth Pryor ... 
Diana & DeMar 
Deahe Janla 
Hal Kemp Orcb 

Beach View 
Rolando ft Verdltta 
Cbeaaen Twins 
Ritzle Ramblers 
Maurle Moret Orch 

BIsmorck 
Bob Boha-nnon 
Norm Sherr 
Verne Buck Orcb 
Cafe DeAlek 

Irene George 
Mary Stone 
Evelyn Hoffman 
Enrico Clausl 
E Boffman Orcb 

Cafe de Parse 

Francis Renault 
Bronaon & Renee 
Nellie Eaaton 
Dorothy Hanford 
Sylvia DeVere 
Elinor Leonard 
Olga Vernon 
Dorothy Taggart . 
Geo Burnett. Qr.cli.._ 
Chex Farce 

Helen Morgan 
Georgia Price 
CoUette Sis 
4 Albee Sis 
Rose Deerlng 
Florence & Alvaree 
Tom- Gerun' Orch 
Cafe de La Falx 



NEW TORE CITT 



Arrowhead^ IttD 
Irving Conn OrCh 

Astor Roof 
Ben Cutler Orch 
Bal Hnsctte 

Aniu A Millard 
Leonard Keller 
George . Marcbal 
Nichulas Hope 
Sano Marco 
Walter White 
Georgette 
Leon Bedow 

BUtmore Hotel 

Harold Stern Orcb 
Ann Pennington 
Caperton' « tBifldJe 
Lalanda 
Barry DeVln* 
Hermandez Bros 
Jamesworth Bd 

Central P'k Coslni) 

Pancho Orch 
De Marcs 

Cotton Clnb 

Ether Waters 
O D Washington 
Henri Weasel 
Swan A Lee 
Anise Boyer 
Roy Atklna 
Nicholas Bros 
.LelthaL=HlJl==.,.-= 
Elmer Turner 
Norman Aatwood 
4 Flash Devils 
NecodemUs . 
Alma Smith 
Little Blta 
Bobby Sawyer 
Jlmmle Baskette 
Mills Mus Playboya 

El Patfp 

Roalta St RaMon 
Frances Maddu:t 



TiamaTa 

Rhys .Si Owens 
Arthur Brown 
Blanco Orcb 

Ros Fenton Farms 

Oeorgei' Metaxa 
Johnson & Murphy 
Duchin Oroh 
Glen Island Casino 
Gem Gray Orch 
■ Gov.-;CUnton tirfll 
Roger Gustin Orcb 

Ho-Ha. Club 

Danny Hcaly 
Jack White 

Sheila: Barrett 

Jerry Beigan 
jerry Blanchard. 
Dolores Perrls 
Lillian Fitzgerald 
Bath -Andrews Oroh 

Harbor Inn 

Gus Van 

'Eye Dears' Rev 

Dennlker-KIng Ore 

Hotel Pierre 

Henry King Oro 
Dario St Diana 
Brnst Cba.rles 
Barbara ^laAe 

Hollywood:^.Gacdens 

Muriel Lee 
Kay Picture 
Ronald Brauks 
Reynard & Stacey 
F Henderson 01*0 
Earl Carpentier Qrc 

H'lyw'd B'Btaurnnt 

Chaa Davlfl Ore 
Chancy A Fox 
Franlw! Hazaard 
Blanche Bpw 



(World's Fair) 

Fred Williams Orch 

Clab DeWltt 
Dorothy Harris 
Sally Joyce 
Morey Carter 
•Cookie' SIdell 
Doirothy Hanford 
Al Mandel's Orcb 

Club Lido 

jeneva Washington 
Hank Gilliam, 
Bobby Caaton 
Clarence WeemiB 
Lola Porter 
Jimmy Nonne Orch 

Club Leisure 
Vivian BroWn 
Timmy- Rogers. 
Freddie Gordon 
Irene \yil.son Orch 
Club la 'Masqne 

Al Garbell 
Edna Leonard 
Edna. Mae 
Buddy Beryl 
Art Wci9t 
Earl Willis Orch 

Club Royale 

Nancy Kelly 
Nellie Nelaon 
FIfl D'Oraay, 
Jiilla Gerrlty 
Marie & Elliott 
Bennett .& Green _ 
Klllap A' TSuprS;^^ " 
Eddie Court Ena 
Club Variety 
Joan MaCey 
Dave Dunn 
Wesley Long 
Chaa Engel Orch 
Club , 8hnMma:r 

Ann Hammond 
DeRonda & Barry 
Al Lealng 
Buddy Lake 



Lou Pearl Orch 
Collesre Ina 

Jackie Heller 
Abbotteers ' 
Buddy. Rogers 

Consrress Hotel 
(Joe Urban Room) 
Vincent Lopez': . 
Robert Royce 

Coloslmo's 

Art Buckley . 
Countess Borlska 
Latos Barsony 
Nicholas Tsoukalas 
Bobby Danders 
Lurleneg Griffith 
Tripoli Trio 
Cole Sis 
The Marionettes 
Geo Devron Orch 
Club Alabam 

LeBoy -& Mack 
Evelyn Nesblt 
Don Baraingos' Ore 

Drake Hotel 

Fowler & Tamara 
Jane Carpenter 
Clyde McCoy Orch 
Hdsewatcr Beach 

Mark. Fisher 
Esther Todd ■ - 
DeRonda & Barry 
Art Carroll 

Hotel Harding 
(The Tavern) 
Edna May Morris 
MOna & MarlnU 
Clyde Snyder 
Phylls Rae 
Eddie Meaklns Ore 
Hangar 
(Hotel LaSalle) 

Chaa Kaley 
June McClpy 
Helen O'Sbea 
PaUUne Baleau. 
Paul De Wees' 
Aber Twins 
Johnny HamP Orcn 

Hl-Hat Clnb 

Dick .Hughes 
LRoy & Mack 
Dorothy Norton 
Bliss A Aah 
Eflie .Burton 

Jeffenr. Tavern 

Sammy Clark 
< Saccoeitts 
Babe Payne 
Ray Parker Orcb 

K-9 Cidb 
George. Oliver 
Billy Harrero 
J'n & f bby Lemar 
Lee Carr 
Lyle . Page 
F & O Doran 
Billy Brannon ■ 
Johnny Mangum 
Dominique Orch 
Lincoln Tavern 
Ted Weems. Orch 
Andrea Marsh 
Elmo Turner 
Dick CunilHe 
6"=Maxelloa 



Baron & Blair 
Sammy Walph 
6 Lucky Girls 

-Mar'oni's. 
Rolando & yerdltta 
Owen Gordon 
Neecee Sha:nn<)n 
Marge & Mario 
Virginia Bi^chanan 
Bob Wyatt ■ 
Maurle Moret Orch 



(Continued iETom page .5) 
first to reach Washington. ABiA|. 
says the remedies suggested are 
'prlrnarily aimed to help the actor, 
although the amusement in 
general wouid piroflt.*' 

While purporting to cover actors 
Ih all fields, Including vaudeville, 
.legit, -pictures, and . radio, the ABA 
code appears to trea,t mostly with 
the stage. It does not go into de- 
ttail In picture studio affairs, but 
claims to affect picture actors and 
suggests that two members of a 
proposed executive enforcement 
committee be from the Academy of 
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 

Remed! 

Matterf covered ..and remedies 
suggested, are: 

Minlmuni wage for. all actors in 
all fields |1P per day, plu§ trans- 
portation expenses. 

No more than three performanpes 
a day shall be required, of any act, 
and no additional shows— with or 
without consent of the act. 

No union or organization of 
actors which is .hnanced, subsidized 
oi* controiled in whole or in • part 
by any managerial interest or the- 
atre owner. 

No actor to render services with- 
out reihauneration at any benefit 
performance or entertainment or 
public place operated for profit, nor 
to be required to play gratuitlously 
by any manager or head of a the 
atre during- the actor's regular eii 
gagement there, without receiving 
approval of the ABA, regardless of 
■whether or not the actor is a; mem- 
ber of the ABA. 

Rules of the (3erry Society in 
New Tork State, preventing the 
public appearance of children under 
16, to be extended to aH states 
throughout the United States. 

Establishment under supervision 
of the ABA iand subject to state 
labor and insurance laws of unr 
employmenti, sick, aged and insur- 
ance funds. 

ign Talent 

Foreign or alien actors required 
to obtain a permit from .the De 
partment of Labor before appear 
ing. No foreign or alien actor . to 
be permitted to enter the country 
for working purposes without hav- 
ing flrist secured a contract of em- 
ployment. Such contract shall per 
mit no more than three months 
consecutive work for the alien 
artist, at expiration of which the 
airtist shall not be permitted to ac- 
cept further engagements until at 
least six months' have elapsed; at 
expiration of the first three months' 
contract it shall be necessary for 
the alien artist to again obtain a 
permit from the liabor Department. 
=The==<oreIgn=artlst=mu8tiContrlbute» 
as a consideratibii' for permission 
to work in the U. S., the sum of 
10% of his or her gross earnirigs 
toward the unemployed and insur- 
ance fund. 

Publl<j auditionSi. sustaining radio 
broadcasts, vaudevliie trybuts or 
tryputs at any Dubllc oerformance 



It shail be illegal for any, actor to 
pay any person or persons more 
than 10% of the gross weekly salary 
earned for an engagement; such 
commission to be payable and de- 
ducted only when the salary is paid 
to the actor. 

Nq artist pan accept any engage- 
ment without; flrpt, obtaining . 
written contract; all contrajots shall 
he . 'pay or pla,y;'. and conform with, 
the standard contract nbw generally 
in use. 

Arbitrati Board 

Estabiishment of an arbitration 
board to hea:r and determine any- 
disputes between and among actors. 
Board to cdihprise a representative 
of the ABA, a representatiVfe of the 
managerial interests and one other. 

A bureau for the. registratlbn «ui4 
protection pf . original material. , 
. All actors and performers en- ^ 
"gagedTlivirnynjfancli'of"^^ 
cal profession must procure a? li- 
cense, to be Issued by the ^overnr 
ment at a fee of $5 yfearly. rthis 
shall go to maintaining a licensing 
bureau, after whtcii the surplus 
goes to the unemployment or in- 
siirande f und. . . 

For any Infraction of the code 
and rules ah actor shall have his 
or her license revoked or suspended, 
"a¥ may be decid^^ by the executive 
committee. 

•Executive committee to comprise 
two members of the ABA. two 
members of Actor's Equity, and twP 
members jaf the Motion Picture 
Academy. 

It shall be considered a violation 
of the code tor any theatre or man- 
ager to give employment to any 
actipr. whose license has been, sus- 
pended or', revoked. 

No. 'doubling.' No actor In any 
branch Of the profession shall be 
permitted to work' at more thaii one 
place during - ia.ny' one. ehgagement. . 
An artist working on the stage or In 
pictureis cannot do radio woric dur- 
ing the course of the^gagemcnt In. 
theatre or jpictures, etc., nor play a 
part and (double as stage manager, 
nor appear elsewhere for any pur- 
pose for pay during the courjse of 
such engagements; 

Ticket Tax 
Tax of 10c on all theatre passes, 
to be collected by the theatre and 
turned over to the, uriemploired and 
Insurance fund. 

Tax of .10c assessed on all gjiests 
at studio broadcasts, to be collected 
by the station for the unemployed 
and Insurance funid. 

No collusion between fair, carnl-^ 
val or any amusement secretary., or 
agent and artist foie the purpose ef- 
receiving or paying more than 10% 
commiissibn. " 

AH, communications, between art- ^ 
Ists and artists' representatives or 
managers, such as telephone, tele- 
graphy etc, shall be paid for by the 
sender. 

Managers resppnslble for the pay- 
ment of costs Incurred by forced 
sleeper Jumps or other extra neces- 
sary traveling expenses for airtistis 
'vrhile. en route. 

The ABA code was drawn up by 
Bowling with the orgahlzatlOn'ft 
secretary, Ralph Whitehead, and Its 
counsel, Irving, Schneidei*. 



Saranac Lake 



(Addresses, of show, people at th« 
NVA San. and. eisewhere:) 

NVA Sanatorium 

Tommy Abbott, Dan Astella, Fred 
Bachman, Steiia iBarrett, Fritz Ben- 
der, Happy Benway, Betty- BlaJr, 
Marya Blake, Fred Buck, Jr., Mar- 
ioh Cahnon, William CJantbn, Jack 
Casey, Fifl Climas, Ethel clouds, 
Edith Cohen, Maurice Cohen. 

Mae Delaniey, Joseph Doha,tella, 
Romeo Donatella, Bert Ford, Nata- 
lie Feldman, Olga Gaier, ChHs 
Uagedorn,, Archie Goylet; Dorothy 
Harva:rd, George Harmon, Ruth 
Hatch, Al Jockers, Elsie* Johnson, 
Katherine Jolnes, Faiihle Klein; 
Johnny Laiycocki I^atherlije Lowen- . 
berg, Leo Massimo, Hymah Marcus, 
Mike McNamee, 'Victor Monroe, 
John' Mpntalcse, Richard Moore, 

jDi»jQiiy^.Muiaili2:=^^ 

Harry Namba, Dale NewelirJack. 
Nicoll, Rita Nolan, fSladys Palmer, 
Angela PJipulis, Joseph Parker, 
Louis Rhcingoia,'. Aniiamae Powers, 
Neillb Queilly, Ford Raymond, 
Fred Rlth, Ben Shaffer, Tommy 
Vlcks, Catherine Vogelle, Eddie 
(Continued on naee 7.41 



TiiesdRjT, July 18,; 1933 




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No. 6 



15 YEARS AGO 

(From Varibtt and 'CHpper'y 

Planq to giv6 German opera at 
Terrace Garcjeii. the comlns season 
slapped down. Engineered, by Otto 
(Qorltz, who was out ot the Mfet be- 
cause latter dropped Germa,n ops. 

Industry was In a- ferment oVer 
-_J;hfeJi^pqrt tliat Mary Pickford was 
to receive from First National ^200,- 
00(1'' cash for the negatives of six. 
pictures to be deUyered within one 
year. Zukor was reputed to have 
said that if . the e*hibs • who . then 
formed the First Nat. coiild afford 
such- prices, he would have to 
charge them more for Artcraft 
produbt. She hetd been getting $10^- 
OQO a week troin Artcraft and 60% 
of the profits. 

Maude Adams turned down iSpO,--: 
OOP for a screen version -pf 'Peter 
pari.* Said she would never play it 
in films. 



hside Staffs-Pictures 



Burlesque managers .held their 
aiinual outing. Big crowd. Now 
Izzy Herk and;H. .K, Minqky go out 
tor luneh together 

Someone \frith iFiamous Players 
did a little figuring. To make 209 
releas€»a the coming season.. About 
88^400.0.00 feet of positive flln»i flg- 
uring 85 prints each. Also to 'make 
208 one aiid twb-reelers. * All told; 
approximately 109.200,000 iCeet of 
positive and 1,97^,000 feet, of nega- 
tive. 



O. M. Anderson (Brincho Billy), 
out of Essanax^ talked of forming 
the GbldeA Co. to make, westerns. 
As far as it went,' , 



ICitty'Gdrden tirc^ dickering for a 
new film contract lipped her saU 
ary 250^i.'and wanted to pick lieir 
pl^.ys and players. 



30 YEARS AGO 

XFrom •CU*iper') 



■•■•■1 ' .■' .. ;. 

Exceptionally hot vep,ther knocked 
outvsome the New York team of 
ball, .players and they had to send 
bver to iNewark to flU xjut th« nine. 
Only two: , or three . men on reserve 
in .. the , big : league, . and . some small 
teaips had .only nine players. 

John Meagher won a three-mile 
walk at liawrence, Mass., morning 
of ifuiy; 4. "V^ent to another outing 
and won .a second walk in the after 
noon. Netted $56. 



Pear that their charges might result in starting an investigation of 
the entire picture Industry Inspired the quick backdown of the Indepen- 
dent Producers Association recently after accusing the majors of a con- 
spiracy to curb the, indies. 

Small producers On ihe coast had denounced the majors for a, ban on 
rental of sets, players and facilities, and were threatening to take the mat- 
ter before iFederal investigators, 

Xt a stormy meetinj^idf the indie prod uceria some conseryatiye members 
saw that a complaint to Washington at that time might be the spark to 
start a probe of all film marking; Irate tnembers then back-traclced on' 
their charges.' 

Situation indicates there is inore co-operative feeling between the two 
producing group^i than between the two exhibitor classes. 

Ohio censors and Paramount dlistribution iiieii In that territory are 
both burned at reports that 'Eagle and the Hawk* an4 Tnterhatiohal 
ilotise/ both Par; were, caught in a scissoring spree. What appears to 
excite the cutting brigade is the thought that perhaps Par is trying to 
biame them, for any sales or gross difncultles pibtures may enjoy. 

MeaAwhlle, Par is afraldi. stories of cuts suflEered by these pictures may 
result In huJ^Utig their sale. Censors got in touch Vlth Par out in Co- 
lumbuoi .tbinking inpprrect dope might have been Spread by the branch" 
there. In turni the~Columb^s~exchaTige^onde^ 

was at iault, Insisting 'Eagle' was not trimmed> nor were the Cellophane 
girls removed from 'International House.* 

Switch in one of ' the leading male parts in . a picture oh a major lot 
was. the. aftermath of the male player's ref usal \o becbine awed in the 
presence of the femme star of the piece. It .was suggested on his first 
day on the set that he approach the star knd. announce '«fCusively, .Tm 
awfully glad to be yrorking with you.' Male player disregarded this. ' 

Next day the' press department thought it would be fine if he^d «end 
the femme- flowers. Again, he held, aloof j_ On the third iaind fourth 'days 
the star casually remarked, ^Don't be nerybus, don't be nervbus'r with the 
jnale . player hitting, the grids and sta.tlrig, '"What is this, a kid?* and 
making. a .few comments not ^complimehtajiT'. ' Next day hb Wati t>ffi the set 
and another player in the; cast. 

: Harhesisiner experienced screen writers with scribes mlnits . picture 
training' is causing trouble at Holly wbod's major' studios. Elxperlenced 
scribblers in ..nearly every complaint say they must act as school teachers 
rather than scenarhats. in r order to get work 'done.'. 

Ejj^ample. was, the bringinjg to , Hollywood' of 'i^'youhg but prdmislng 
novelist, whom' the studio teamed wiUi a; femme; writer of -many .yearB' 
training. During the' dially sessions,' novelist beiit himself more to leairn- 
Ihg ' technique ot scenario writing than to getting' any ideas on paper. 

Result was the femme contributed the whole story, by working alon^ 
at night, while the -novelist , received , a course in. how to write for films. 



Senator Copeland's- charge in Washington tliat the government would 
be trampling on state rights in its propoised Itiveatlgatlon of unions to 
eliminate grafting, may mean the end of the idea, at least so far as New 
"Tork is' concerned. 

A few weeks back announcing a pointed drive to stamp out racketeer- 
ing and- other evils in unionism, Washington was girding to look into a 
theatrical local in New Tork first, the operators. At No. 306, it is now 
believed, they may never hear from the investigating', agency that was to 
be set up: quickly to look into its affairs and possibly thode of other show 
unions in New York and other cities. 



Inside Stuff'^L^k 



There Sre several stories as to how and-Why jGt B.,piilin gham lost t he 
Hippodrome after his notable series of spectacles there between 1916 and 
the spring ot' 1923. During the winter of '23 the showman told the U. s. 
Realty Go,, owners of the property, that the theatre needed rather costly 
renovations, During the negotiations Dillingham went to Florida. Realty 
ofAclals telegraphed him that he had 24 hours to decide on renewing the 
lease. .His answer was: 'Gone out for a, cup of coffee; back in 10 min- 
utes.' Hipp was then leased to E. F. Albee for RKO and about $800,000 
was spent in doing over the house. 

'Happy Days,' -which established the legit gross record at the. Hipp, 
opened in August, 1919, and bumped, into the Equity strike,, something 
like $70,000 In advance ticlcet sales: being refunded. The. show, most sue* 
cessful of the series, reopened, and played until the middle of May. Christ- 
mas to New Year's was the holiday week that went tea record, the tak* 
Ings being dose to the $i()0,000 mark. 6ross as given out at the time was 
$102,922.26. Whether that IhGluded tax w^^as never stated. 

Not all Dillingham's Hipp showei were clean-ups, but the showman's 
arrangement with, the owner* gave him the breaks— he received half of 
the profits each season, but did notsha,re in the losses.. 

Some" of his musicals went ' heaylly In the. red^ but most of the' flops 
Were -dramas.'- ^ 



Among the obligations listed in the schedule of C. B. Dillingham's bank' 



lluproirls^he-ltbrifr of $100iOOO-supposedjuxJ>.e-jtt3tedJloseih_Mc 
fbyalUes on 'Ripples'^ the last musical the producer put on for Fred 
Stone. Show wais -oriji^nally outlined by McCiarthy Vith the spore by 
Harry :Tierney. but that was not the 'Rfpples' which flopped at the New 
Amsterdam early Iri 1930. 

Because of Stone's accident and long period of recuperation the shoW 
^'as set back Indeflrtitely, When billingham was ready, McCarthy was 
tied up, on the coast in pictures and William Anthony Magulre after 
delays eventually ttirned out 'Ripples' with the music by Oscar Levant 
and Albert Sirmay and lyrics by Irving. Caesar and Graham John. Why 
the Tlerney . tunes were not used was never explained. McCarthy sued 
Dilllhgham-bn- the-eround-^haMie-wriiie^ _The bank- 

ruptcy Iteni is therefore an arbitrary suni, inserted to cover the limit of 
what might haVe been recovered^- ... ' ^. 

'Ripples' came in at $6.60 top, but dropped the scale after several weeks 
when the gross stairted to !5llp< ShoW played only seven weeks on Broad-, 
way but did well on . the road. 



Whether William Frawley wOl contihue In legit or go Hollywobd wolf 
unsettled Monday. He is stiU iinder Contract with the Shuberts to appear 
in 'Huhky pbry' which started rehearsals' this week. Parani5unt "Was 
Veady- to use-hlm on -the-coaEt^ but when .there, was some question about 
his. release, from the i9how contract, another player was chosen for the 
new Mae west film which ;Was to have been Frawley's coast debut. , 

The Shuberts were willing to release the comedian upon condition that 
he pay^ two weeks' salary, the mlnlihum engagement provided for in his 
standard contract for 'Dory'. But when, the coast ehgagbmient was 
gummed- through his delay in starting' west, the actor played safe by^ 
holding himself in readiness^ for the show's' rehearsals. Frawley's con^. 
tract havlng been signed prior to 60 days from the stipulated date: of the 
show's opening (Sept. 1) the probationary period does not apply — no 
dismissal during rehearsals. However the paynient of twb' weeks' isalary^ 
either by the managenxent or the a.ctor would act as a release. 

Frawley may open with 'Dory..' but it., Is understood that Par wants the 
comic's services. Just a matter of what picture he will be spotted in; 



After deduc.ting the. $72,000 Charge, for Wheeler and WoolseyT studio 
dverhead and story costs, Radib's 'DIpiomahiacs* cost approximately 
$90,000. to produce. Studio figures that It .will gross around $600,000. 
Picture Is the cheapebt yet. made by the team. 

Sam Jaffee, wlitf produced-the picture,- is leaving the studio July 2 2 to. 
<<ml>arU-ln independent productibn and make .The ila^ T^<*S Of Europe', an 
anti-Hitler film of the sacrifice of Jews fi^nd Catholics. 
. Jaffee ialso produced 'Emergency Call', for. Radio at a cost of $108,000, 
aind released as an 'A* picture. 



:rhe bays 'office has cornptained to IJni ted. Artists about ads on 'Sama- 
rang\ asking if .tlA doesn't agree that pne. sample sent, in , isn't, pretty 
bad; This particular ad ' was used by the libs Anigeles theatre, I<. A., a 
William; Fox operation. . 

It ' included two cuts, one from the UA . press book on the picture, 
another a still, that w'ere considered too hot by the-Ilays' ad cops. 

Copy accompanying,, though couched in 'Vkrarm phrases, waa not objected 
to. " ' ■ 



San B*rancisco Is not taking kindly to the booking of Henry Duff jr 
attractions into' the Currah, at $2.50 ..top, ° after the. .shonrs have come 
directly from the El Cat)itan, Hollywood, where they have been selling for- 
%iM top. 

Duffy established, and has long been the champion, of $1.50 entertain-' 
ment ptt the coast. Until recently, he operated the Alcbzar, 'Frisco, at 
that scale. He also had the President In the Bay city, but closed that 
"house two ."irc^s^-ago.—^^-^ — ^ — ■. v_: ■ ;_ 

Duffy figures that troiiplhg the productions as road ahows -virarrants 
tiifi upped scale, due to the difference, in staigehand requirements. Pre- 
viously he operated as 'a super-stock, builditig a separate production fbr 
the San Francisco engagements.^ First, attraction to go into the Curran 
Will be •20th Century', now current at the El Capitan." 



Kyrle Bellew, English n^atlnee 
hero, was soaked 20 shillings for 
busting an English manager who 
had failed to. pay him. 

W. H. Stewart's Australian circus 
went off trucks and onto the rails. 



Casino was using its roof garden 
as a jpost theatre: resort. Had not 
yet thbught of putting a vaude show 
up there for the sunimer^ Just light 
music and. drinks, 



_,^_£!hs^ie8_ 
llsh actor, 
air pocket 
ing night' 
$200, with 
on any of 
the week: 



Wyndham; .leading Eng- 
' tburihff the. west,vhit an 
in Salt I^ake City. Open- 
s' receipts were around 
the bo. not beiating $100 
the remaihlhg' nights of 
Heat and poor billing. 



Stuart Robson Was chuckling over 
an item in the libndon 'Times^ in 
which i,t was 'revealed that he wtis 
W. H, Crane's son. The two men 
were nearly of an age, but Robson 
made up young and Graine aged his 
face. 



Cdrlotta, balloon ascensionlst, 
~l^jnade_an ascent Jh a hot-air balloon 
trom.. Ottdlv^aTTalfhSlinsh pressure-o 
'thb crowd broke the concentrating 
ring and ripped the netting. Bag 
burst when tT' o miles up, but para- 
chuted and a landings In flr trees 
saved her from Injury. Slie went 
up agairt four daytf later. 



Japanese Tommy, vaude actor, 
went to Austin & Stone's, Boston, 
for one week. A hit and stlU there 



-^^ eight weeks later, with a contract 
for next season at U»e same plaoe. 



: Some day the Fox organization, in disassociating itself more 'positively 
from. William Fox, its' fou)nder, may adopt the animal that goes by that 
name as its tradlemaric. If this is ever' 'to come, it will probably trace 
from 'some experimentation in that direction by Fox theatres In the 
middle west. 

Out in the dust belt, notably In the. Fox^Mldwest chain, in Kansas, 
managers are. using the four-footed fox as emblematic of the .circuit. 
Metro has a lioii. as its insignia. ' 



The Waldorf, N. T.^has been open 68 consecutive weeks, no other |eglt. 
theatre on Broadway operating for so ipng a stretch In recent seasons. 
Trick was turned with sinall cost revivals for which trick 'courtesy sllpfi^ 
are exchangeable at the box office for tickets with the payment of 60 and 
75 cents- per., ticket. . 

House has had seven attractions since lighting earfy last sutnmer with. 
'That's Gratitude', which, played 23 weeks. The other revivals all of . 
which had shorter jperlbds, were: 'The Great LoVer', 'Whistling-in -tho- 
Dark', 'The Monster', ' est People', 'Another Language' and the current 
IDangerous Corner' which .opened Mohday. All were put on by Wee & 
Leventhal. 



So far Warner Baxter is the only player toj .cash, in on balking at being 
loaned to another studio/ because - of -that tired feeling.. Baxter, after 
many months without a vacation, wanted a rest in Honolulu before start- 
ing his next FbX pic. Iiistead,' studio loaned hinl t'> Metro for 'Pent- 
house', 'with the actor objecting. Metro appeased him by elvinff him .> 
$30,000 bonus for ..tlie pic. \ " ' 

Others who have balked, Jtrithbut gettln£r any dividend^ were Myrna 
■lioy, Carole Ijonibard and Clark Gable. 



A atoiry bought by Paramount 12 . years ago has been dusted off as 
company's second for Dorothy Wiecke, the foreign star. It's 'Cradle Song,' 
produced on the stage by Eve lieGalllehne in 1921 and purchased that year 
for filming.. 

. Due to age. Par will say that it has never made 'Cradle Song* because 
it couldn't find anyone suitable for the lead, a nun whose heart is hungry 
for mbtherhood. 



Smoking in any of the New York City buildings where film Is stored and 
cigs aren't allowed is now a real danger. Threat of firemen Is that from 
npw it's going to .be five days or more where the boys or girls can 
smoke to their heart's content. 

A few weeks ago the smoking cops went through the film buildings and. 
Ha^raeid "ou,t=tickets -which-resulted JU^^ 

Even for first offenders' the jail threat is- in th^ir wayf " ^--=?=^= 



Censorship quirks around the world never reached a higher point than 
in Paramount's difficulties with 'Farewell to Arms.' Picture has again and 
again been banned in various spots, last being a couple of days ago In 
JPolarid. 

Reason generally given is respect to Italy and fear of Offending that 
country. But Italy, itself has okayed the film and' no kick coming. 



An exploitation idea of Warner Bros., who shoot wide and handsome 
n'ow and then, often hitting, has worked out with a Juvenile Court Judge 



The stage research department at New York's Public Ijibrary has 
George Freedley in bharge. it is a newly established . Unit and Is known 
ks the Theatre Cpllectlon. 

S'reedley was in Professor Baker's class at Tole. For" several yeara- 
he was with tiie Theatre G^ild as a stage manager. 



*A Woman of Destiny^ slated for try-out at Red Bank, N. ff., but post- 
poned Indefinitely;, was written by Sam Warshawsky, formerly in the 
press department of Jtodip pictures. 

Play Is based on a novel, ^he Heart Compelled', which rah In a maga- 
zine. Understood the ShubertS: had production rights previously. 



In Shreveport, Xa., who went for stunt of sehtenclng a cottple of bbys, 
lip on petty theft charges, to see .'Mayor of Hell' as part of their proba- 
tion. First instance where stunt, lifted from "WB press book, has worked* 



Harry Novak, Paramount manager for China, has asked the company 
not to send 'International House' over there. Too many rickshas in the 
picture, he claims. 

Despite that, rickshas oh the streets of principal Chinese cities are oa 
Common as taxicabs n New York^ says NeVak, the Chinese censors always 
object to any picture concerning China in which the ricksha Is shown. 



Bier shots In Radio City are a little put, out because VARiBrT said the 
millionth ticket had been sold over there, whereas actually, say the cbm- 
plainers, it was the four inilliohth ducat. This number on the stubs was 
reached the last Week of June, with machines on; their Way now to 

6;ooo^ooor==="^T-==^-=-=-=^~=;x=.^^ 



Not wishing to take credit on a picture where someone else was anxious 
to get the laurels, Sam Mintz informed Radio pfflcials that it was okay 
if H. W. Hahemann got the billing oh 'Rafter Romance', because the 
entire "Writers' Guild worked on the story before Mintz's rewrite wa« 
accepted and photographed. 



Jack Buchanan, English Juve, Appeared In the two British and Dominion 
films now over here on a salary and. percentage of the net. Probably 
looked upon iais a very favorable agreement for Buchanan. In. England. 



vxumrr 



Cbas. MEngkmis Show Comeback 
AD Sefc-^iif ay's Qass Pirddiid^^ 
In Money Jam Helpmg Out Friends 



; Charles B. jbUilnghain is primihe 
for a comeback. The producer 
whose' tniislcal successes made hlsr. 
tory at the'Grlob^ and Hippodrome 
fully recovered trpm a, cbndlv 
tjon caused by financial; worries into 
which he was linwittln&ly placed. 
•The bankruptcy bath Which he was 
forced to take, recently- opens the 
way for him to resume managerial 
^ctivlCles. Those who have talked 
iio J>i^}inish&m lately are as confi- 
dent that he will take ah active role 
on Broadway again, as is the pro- 
ducer himself. 



Resort to the courts for relief of 
""fte'^dbilBattop^r-cam 
cured there was no "6ther way out. 
jjjg pride prevented him ■■ from tak- 
Ihg tfte step two years . ago. Only 
« i^yf Ihlipiates know how Billing- 
ham became jammed up after garr 
nerjlng at least $10,000,000 at the 
^»l<j|}e'ih the 20 yea^s he bperated 
the, theatre. 

Accommodati ng 

,_lt^ls Btftted^hat_ it. wa s throu gh, 
accommodations .. to the late A. L. 
Erlanger that plllingham suddenly 
discovered he was over his head in 
ddjbt. As^ 'a pal* to Erlanger, he 

•' fllgned any number of notes on Er- 
langer properties here and out of 
town at ^ time when- things did not 

' look so good tQ the. 'little Napoleon;* 
But the latter asisured Dillingham 
that air such obligations would be 
absorbed^ th the— business*- with no 
resiicnsibllity resulting. Shortly 
thereafter Erlanger suffered a 
Btroke and within a year died. lie- 
ported tha:t since then . Judge Mit- 
chell I*. ErlAnger pressed for pay- 
ment on the obligations which even- 
tually forced the bankruptcy fLctipn. 

• The more than $7*000,000 on the 
Dillingham schedule plainly Indi- 
cated he had been involved in the 
Erlanger . transactions 



Dawn of New Era 



Candy butcher at the Forty-: 
Fourth Street theatre, picked 
"the right number the other day 
arid wbn hiniself $dO.. ^ 

He Immediately began look- 
ing over empty theatres with 
the idea ci producing aTrls 



SHOWDOWN m 




Slezak's Oot^e job 
Widi Epify Approval 
Ne arly Ends W Ron 

'Music in the Air* will continue on 
Broadway at the 44th Street until 
liabor 'Day» but ribtice of closirig" 
would have been posted Saturday 
had an unuisual tangle not been 
cleared up. Fact that 163, persons 
are employed between the show and 
hjcaise. - gaiie.:--the situation impor-- 
tahce, ;.' 

Matter cent<ered around- Walter 
Slezak,. imported from Germany for 
the .show, .In May he was engaged 
by ■ Lawrence X^ngner for a try- 
:Qut^ of, 'Pursu it -of •Ha :ppineflq]r- whieh- 
was slated to go on next week (24) ' 
at Westport, Conn; Show manager 
merit knew nothing about the 
country contract until the actor ad- 
vised Nick iHoldCj general manager 
for A. C. Blumen thal. -Sle zak made 



Gov t Legit Code as Means to 
-Restore 





m 



Theatre; Firs 




m 




Wafihinigton, Juiy 17. 
investigation .rack- 
eteering in the theatre and picture 
industries: will be launched by the 
Federar government, Sen^Ltor Cope- 
land— -(Ji)v of Ne w . Y orkf— made 
known. 



At one time Dillingham was re- 
, garded as the " most. • -firmly en- 
trenched showman, ^flnancijjly on 
Broadway. He • owned thie Globe 
.ttieatre outright, having bought It 
from Howard Gould for about $1,- 
SOO.ObO. , During one 15 months pe- 
ri!C>d during the war he is knowri 
t6 have made .almost that much 
money out of the' theatre and its 
•ttraxjtlons-^produced -by-hlm)-and. 
It was. one of the few houses which 
was operated on a 62 . weeks' basis. 
Consecutive seasons turned an a,n- 
nual profit of $200,000. with— the. 
house alonCI 

Waved Aside F ortune 

Even after fbl:tune turned against 
him", Dillingham could have sold the 
Globe and retired with a fortune. 
One picture company in 1929 bf- 
- f ered . J2,300,QftO..-_.At_ the time he 
liad leased the Globe to RKG for 
-$6,560 weekly (the bjp.re walls) -for 
a two-year period. The Shuberts 
offered him $2,600,000 but he held 
out for $3,000,000, or approximately 
10%. of the rental. Pressed for pay 
ments on all sides, the depression 
reached him and the^property was 
foreclosed by the second mortgagor 

-for.$225;000- — 

Dillingham was iffhiibre to raise 
the cash from those whom he-aided. 
He has expressed the wish to go 
back Into show business and repay 
those who- remained-hls.:.frlends. — 
uitiple'Staf; Casts 
.ilHngham's fiair was the produc 
tion of musical comedies and while 
inoBt ■ of those attr actlori s w ere 
" 'spotted in the Globe, there were exrr 
ceptlons^ such as 'Siinny** a smash 
that played at the New Amsterdani 
Be was the first mandger to group 
«tars or name players together in 
the same show and Broadway Won 
'dered how he could pay off ' and 
make, money. 

One such attraction was 'The 
Lady pf the SlipperV which, with a 
"Victor Herbert score, started the 
mubical series at the Globe.' In the 
cast were Montgomery and Stone, 
Elsie Janis. Lydia Lopokova, Cha.rles 
Aldrich and the Six Brown Brothers 
<their first, legit try). Then ipllowed 
-=^Gh i n -Ch i n^na=-:^Jaclc-- '--Lantern 
Which ran two sed-sons bn~Bfda.d 
^dy. The house and. the manager 
?'ylJ.LJlD. Jin_£Ji6rinoui5 pfllronage^n 
creased when he imported Gaby 
KcKlys for top/Look and" Ivisten,' 
Ker salary of $5,000 a week w'as a 
sensation, 
l^ut Dillinghafn's nio«t Hpcctacu 
(Continued on page 71.) 



. Copelfind, who" Is chairman of^^ 
Senate committee nkmed to probe 
rackets arid take steps to wipe- out 
this bUght on American industry, 
said 68 Federal Investigators are .in 
New -Tork at present assembling 
inforriiation for his coriimittee. 

'Any racketeering In the theatre 
^and-motlon -picture- industry— w:ill-be 
looked into thoroughly/ Coipeland 
said " The commltteev which'is-co^ 
prised of Cppeland and Senators 
Vandepbuig (B),., Michigan, and 
iMurphy (D), of Iowa, expects to 
stage hearings In New York at a 
future date. Whether- the amuse 
ment industry ^ would be taken up 
.at these liearipgs will depend, upon 
the volume of evidience gathered by 

the Investig ators. 

President Bopsevelt has placed' 
every . pOwet..and._taclltty; ,. of the 
Federal , gbyernment jat the com- 
mittee's disposal. It will deipend 
on the department - of .. .justice, .for. 
cooperation. 

'My committee is now* gathering 
material as to the scope and naiture 
of all rackets. These Include pri- 
marily the largest— beer, food, 
laundry, among othe rs.' Copeiand 
stated. 

'.The coriamittee will cover them 
all, however, large arid smaill. If 



the ■Westport date, believing that 
-'A-ir'-would-^have^closed-^for^the-sea- 
son in time. 

Langner appeared to have the 
same idea. .Holde ^otested . an^d 
'suggested that the •Happlriess; try- 
oiit.be set back until the last week 
■in August, when it - would bC; okay 
for :S_lezak tQ Step but of 'Air*' , tem- 
porarily. I*ari'grier . is reputed ". to 
have said lie would' set the date 
back "if .recompensed for the attend- 
5S:r^5cp^iisesf^bst 
riolde reject ed the fi gure. A com- 
promise " 'was agre^ on, Liangher 
placing the expense at $600, which 
was split three ways— 'Air* naanagO- 
ment, . Liangner and thie actor. 
' Slezak Is an alien and under 
Eaulty's . rule? is not permitted to 
take. -a second " engagemerit .unle.s^ 
there is a , lapse of six rrionths, 
Langrier--had ■-quietly--put.-it up to 
Equity, the latter's Council waiv 

:ihg~tlie"fiQlC3><f<a^^ 
date la . a try-out. Holde queried 
Equity as to why he haid not been 
Inforriaed. of the. matter, .Equity r« 
plying It did. not care to gi.ve ptib- 
llcity to the special perriilsslbri 
granted dt lAiigner's requestl 
Equity stated It also thought .'^Ir* 
would be closed by the time tlie 

^Westport- rtiy-^out— would - go on 
Holde declared to Equity offlclals 

-that he-. thought their handling of 
the - case -was -unfair.' Speaklrig - in 
no uncerlairi terms he 'statcd they 
hiad " jeopardized ' th<e> "riih of • thie 
show. 

'Air* Is due to J>pcii in Bo(3ton 
early In September, going to Chi- 
cago thereafter. Slezdk has a run 
of the play Contract with the shew 



-Another Shiiberf 



latest of the Shubert clan 
to figure in show business is 
J.J.'s son, John (Jack) Shu- 
bCrt, who has one year more 
at Harvard, law course, ., Al- 
-t hough^is-strUdies . pp in L to a 



professional career, his iricli- 
nations are managerial.. 
'Youngest "Shubert is reported 
expressing opinions in the se-r 
lection., of players for Joe 
Cook's 'Hunky Dory' arid othir 
shows; Thar8"fiir7yj5:ir"i^e is- - 
. spending his. ,gu.m 4er>acatipn. 



- - JPederaJ Iw^ids,.. were sought f or 
show business^ Mt^^S reported last 
.wedc, -.followloe._il.I:Ylsit_ to t^^ 
White House by Crosby Galge, 
The appeal was Jiot directly cprt- 
nected with the movement to codify 
the legit field with the idea of elim- 
inating vexatious problems 
claimed unfair prdctlces. 







PhiladeiphJa, JuiyTT. 



■""Gargg^f eccritly v . - - 

ositlori whereby an incorpordted 
company would, act as a 'bank for 
thft theatre —in other words supply 
the backing for productions of reo- 
bgriized managers. Although the 
planr-calls^for thP public s^ale of _^ 
stocky Gaige sought support from 
the " Reconstruction---Findiicb--Cor--^ 
poration, one of the government's 
lending drriis.. 

President Rposevelt, : who: is . ren 
garded a.s being ffiieridly tO" amuse- - - 
ments, is said to have replied that 
he did :not.. see. how ..m.qney vcould_ 
be loaned- for such purposes (R. F*. 
Cf -advliriGGs ^must. be- 
collateral br securities), but that If 
show business drrives iat a* reaspn- 
•tibie code, that In--iti9elf^would.-at.r^_ 



hungry for popular-priced, opera. ais 
New York has proven to be by the 
experiment at the Hipp, are to be 
found Ini the resppnse to the first 
of . tiie open-air operas In Robin 
Hobd pell last weeic. 

There was a crowd of over ^7,000 
f or the perform a nce of 'Aid a^ and 



there Ji3_rjEU5keteering in the^_ theatre 
and in , the motion . picture 'iridUs-' 
triesj It cannot, esfflpe the cp mrriit- 
-tie^e's ' "jivvesligatbf s. ■ 

This action follows the .rejection 
by the special session of congress 
of a resolution sponsored by Rep. 
Sirbvlch (b), of New York, pro- 
posing a searching inquiry, in to. the 
motion picture industry; 



liexT season. He had a BimIlar~conT 
tract when the show opened, but 
,when It suspended during the mo- 
ratorium a regular two weeks' no- 
tice agreement applied, sihce under 
Ekiuity rules he wOtild not be per- 
mitted "tb~bliter "afiblher sfibw; - ^ 



OUSTING OF WAY BOY' 
GROUNDS OF LAW SUIT 



An .iddity in' damage - suits was 
filed against the estate of Joe -L*- 
blang?- operating the 48th Street 
theatre, last week. Openlrtg I^lght, 
Inc., thie cprpprate sponsor of a 
.quick: flOP- . called. .. 'Broadway BOy 
which piayed tlie house in May last 
year, seeks $30;000 on the grounds 
that . the" theatre management .. re- 
fused to permit the show to con- 
1;inuera-secondrWeek^nd-thereby-df- 
fected the sale of "the picture rights, 
never sold. 

Play, was written by Wa,llac6 A. 
Mariheimer arid Isaac Paul and oSt 
terisibly liresented by one Barton 
Slater, said to be a fictitious name 
representing the authors. Story was 
abput a shoe -string manager put- 
ting on a show in the shoe-string 
manner. 

• ■ Booking' contract provi that 
the show must gross d certain figure 
othci'wise a week's notice to vacate 
would apply. 'Boy' drew $980 in 
seven daysi House being rcspo 
;sibla..^«iQi^-.--iuijaul^ 



hands*^"waiges- was- .4l,u els : $5S 0, .- 

Show had run up a bill for . jigc 
ha nds, dur ing re.hf ansalH. Mar:- 
hcTmer and'~Tu;iT~ w"crc-t-(.-ni--thTit 
if they paid for back hinpiS nruj 
their share of the advcrti.vinf,'. Iho 
show could contihiie. I'jjynicr. :i» 
iiot .made .and ,tho sU.pp^^i 
after itu liiitiaJ wfok. 



Tecimical 



-Gloaic and suiter baciilng a recent 
musical show was pretty busy open- 
ing night «xchaDging tickets for 
friends who didn't like the locations. 
-Hei wais iri such a tangle with the 
cuffers he held the show up for 
nearly a half hour. 

At five minutes to nine the stage 
manager rushed . out front and f ran- 
tically ' asked^ the irioney bbyV 'Sfiall 
we ring up?' 

'Ring up. who?' the .angel asked. 

Davis OK 

iA'cc'ordinir tiTpiriva^^^^ 
gar B. Davis, the oil riiagnate, who 
wjas injured in a motor ..car crash 
in' Texas last Friday, ii? .not as badly 
hurt ds- fiESt^indicatedi - . — L „ 

A' telegram dictated by hirii, 
ceived in New York Saturday (15), 
stated he expected to leave the 
Santai Rosa hospital, San Antonio, 
in & fevf days. 

Bobbie Perkins' Return 

Bobbie Perkins (Mrs, Herb Har- 
ris) Will return- to. the. stage- thin 
fall after an absence of a couple of 
"year.s. 

ATwayfi associated with- musical.s, 
Mif=s Perkins first gained promi- 
nence in. 'Garrick, Gaieties,' and last 
ap]<rar.O(] in 'Animal CrackcrH,' 



rnany were turned away, ou' MbridjSSTi 
Tuesday was almost as good. 

In contrast the regular ppncert 
progrdms had never, nibre than 2,000 
And sometimes less. Twenty 
blperatic performances are t<y be 
given iri all, two each weelc. This 
lo the third season arid the attend- 
ance last Monday- and Tuesday 
reached a new high for . the entire 
time. 



Drama Scimol Attaclied 
To Professional Show; 
Tickets Are ToiHon 



'Late-^essio] 



EDNA BjBBABD nX 

Chicago, July 17. 
"'J'! na J nbbfIf(ris"rcpo?Tcil~li<5m 
ho. fjuite ill on' a. farm near P;ivr.r:: 
port, Tow, From ncrvcH. 

I.,t.stcr ryant, her huHband, un- 
<!oi stood lo have joined her (Juto 
I;i.sl. w<r!''l<- 



Chicago, July 17.. 
A dramatic school with the tuition 
in the form of 25 tickets to the dress 
"rehearsaris to be' tried 'ounri con- ^ 
nection With ^Hired Husband' when 
th^ shbw moveff iisttf -the Cort the- 
atre. Itoeace Sistare is the parent 
of the novel idea; 

As outlined, the 'school' will have 
a four-week semester culminating 
with the . amat«ur; students giving a 
special matliee performance of 
'Hired Husband.' Naturally there 
will be no production or scenic ex 
pense, as It's a standing /set Rel 
Terry will coach the students a,nd 
Harry Puck will, supervise the, ariia- 
teur version of the fare which Is 
meanwhile being presented nightly. 
1 JWlth esach - wbuld-be — Thespian 
obligated to dispbtie "of "25 tickets Iri; 
lieu of any tuition for coaching, etc., 
the exp ; ations for the special 
matinee. TUii to "around $400. if the 
play Itself clicks another semester 
of .four weeits_ with a second grbup 
-of amateurs will V-f bno'"w. . 



MORE OPERA IN NT4 
SPURRED ON BY HIPP 



Broad way ^ showmen arc Wjatchlng 
grand opera at the Hippodrome 
draw virtual capacity and seem but 
mildly interested in the fact, de- 
spite the grasses exceed anything 
iTi.ihe legit at jprescnt 



According tb the number of prop- 
ositions put to the jn.ariagcrs of the- 
atref? since the.. Hipp started atr 
"tracting attention, Broadway may 
have a fldcit of grand opera troupes 
iri action by .f.'illi Mecca (Temple) 
a ud.itoriu rn.Lh?j..y.,hn. d ;,at_ lea k t fl ix^gu ch 



olfors. 

Most of ti^io bijdding operatic im- 
proH.'irio.'i arc .•^o'ccrtfiin the theatres 
-wrlly bonefit; irit' thf.'y- want' to— bC" 
guar;iritof,-d a prtiTit, tendering the 
entire prp.sfntatioii eipcnHC to the 
houKO rnanagr-morits. None of Huch 
r(ror>f'.<-oJ« arf Undwn to have boon 
flf<;OpN;d; 



At a long session of •legit 
shbw factions which- extended 
last evening uritil past din-, 
^ nbr time, the trbui)le|3 of: show 
'business were discussed. Sol 
Rosenblatt, appointed ijy 
Washington to preside, ex- 
. plained - that his function was 
"ati-adyisbrybrie.-^ ^7^^ ' 

The temporary adminis- 
trator saiid the law does not 
emi)ower breakirig of con- 
tracts, but that for the good 
"of all' concerried, it might- be 
well to rinaice temporary con- 
^c.essibns arid ;then -"flecide -if 
that wag the prbper course. 
" "At ' press' time It was known 
;that Equity' opposed the man-> 
' agerfl'.^ cbntention In- regard :to 
I Sunday performances,'- and > the 
• 'stagehands* and riiudlcla*iS"Te-' 
aented allegations that there 
is anything in their contracts 
unfair in practice. 



tract outside capital. 

According to xepbrts. It was "in-^ 
timated that were such a code ac- 
complished, a public' i^tatement 
from Washlngtola might be forth- 
coming In favor of the theatre. 
Temporary Altfm!Mi 
The managers' Code, outlined by 
ieglt 'showriaeri iri accovdance v^^ 
the Natlbnal Industrial Recovery 
Act, was presented Moriday (17) in 
th^ theatre l^eague .rooms to . a 
gathering . representing various . 
stage -groups.. As was ejfpected the 
propositions- set fbrth were 'Bub-_ 
Ject" to" discussion and it wiii rieces- 
sitate a number of seseions before 
the final code will be submitted to 
Washington." 

Sbl Ros^riblatt, an attorney in 
JNathdri Burkan's office^ was. on 
hand as temporary adlrilnistratpr, 
"app^inifeCTby, th.e~ 
slon opened with plenty of fire- 
works. That a. co-ordinator would 
be -present was indicated last week 
when a delegation reli>resenting the 
nianagers visited Gen. Hugh . S< 
jbhnson..at. ±he_c_^pit.ql,:„ There was., 
no question at all. whether the- thei- 
atre came within the scope bt the 
Riecovery Act. ~ 

Urges, Promptness 
• -The - theatre— committee- -wati— re- 
ceived by the head. Of the Recovery 
Administration, who. after a brief 
period excused . himself to attend a 
meeting and turned the showmen 
over to an aide, John M. Hancock. 
Latter was formerly of Chicago and 
now as.socidted with the banking 
firm, bf Lehman Brothers, New 
York. He appeared to. be farnil'idr 
with the IHefttre .driti~r^^ 
probiern.«^ . _ . , - ., ..: 

Primary ol»Jept of .the NIKA in to 
iricroa.se ornnloynicnt, a point that 
may change tho positJon of t>ie 
Dramati.sts' Guild. The Authors' 
League .statejj it is not actually of 
thT"thcaTr 0, f .u f"I¥"r« "Trot"cl*M " w 1 1 y 
tho. Guild, an organization of play- 
wrights within the Leagufr; should 
■bo- -r.i m il arly- -regf i i-d (,d-— W how nwui 
contend that the dramati.sts supply 
the Jiubject matter lor the .age,, 
upon thoir plbdiiot largely dcpepds 
the HurcoBs of show.s and th'efofore 
(f!oritJnuod on page 71) 



70 



VAKIETT 



LEGiriM ATE 



"Tuesdayv July IBf 1933 




Just £aift Keep liWorst 




tloitts*...'If you think rm picking 
on Mt. Rice uitdiiiy; .you are at 
Utierty to substitute *3trange Gods.' 

The reviewer aadtad the. comment 
-tiiat among^— the- JL(L_iKergt._^^ 
were several to his own way dt. 
thinking that were over rated In 
one quarter or another.. As an ex- 
ample lie. nained 'Both Toiir Houses/ 

declaring -^Pulitzer' . prize" .or. no 

xn addition Gariaird TnenrioT tedb^ev^^:]^ ^ or iin. 



Aa a stunt Robert Garland, drama 
/^critic o3t the ISr. T., ♦World-Telegraiii,' 
wWirt on the air over WJZ Friday 
ja?t?£^ioon with the idea of 
tiaming the' 10 worsf plays "OIT the 
seasoii' 'just past,' haying Jack 
I&undell the statio'ii's ace announcer 
as intervliftwier.. After isdine.prellnil 
Hary backing and '.filling a list of 
^the; hopeless flops waia presented. 



eral shows which were hits or made 
money, but which he didn't like and 
h^fe told why, 

. .I^rlhclpaV. c(iuse of th0:.bad sl^ows^ 
ibe said, \?a9 the fact. thiait. they: wer^ 
"■SeieJ?tVd7iHtntl~T>resented— by-shoei 
stringers ..Jwha^ 

strings' — 'shop-fly pl^ys, , "Percy 
'ilanlmond\ , called/ theidi.':. .Despite 

., that, some.: bt ; the *l6 worst' /were 

Tpreaented -by'-ir^bgni?ed^^^ 

List Riins Oyer 

• lit a<|dresSihg. the interviewer, the 
. .PJP.**l<^-saW:^^^^^ recall .thte; 

10 trorat. playtf laafc -season^h'dit'eV'^stt' 
1 itientloiied' thenSl- I can't re-, 
-iheinibieii: th6m_jnyBett . ^ .with plky^ 
"iwjhiclt-ran-for-^ne-^bnfleci^^ 

Jformahce. it's difflcult.^ ■. 

A Cter Haying Tlii»t7 - H iere-Hi^ 



have been worse pl&ys, plays which 
he did' not See bif' h&ve. lieeii 'merci^ 
fully forgottefl,' Gitrlaind's list wais: 
'jpbMino,'. The Man Who . Reclaimed 
His Head,' fTwQ Strange Women,! 
The Sophlstioatea,' 'Christxjpher 
bbmes Across,' 'Hired Husbands,' 
.'Bidding High,' 'Before Morning,' 
^Absent . Father / "Her l-ln .^oldiet,' 

Pllgriin,? .'The Dark kours/ '♦25 Aul' 
Ilour.' ■ . 

•l-^By . that time- the- ilst numbered 
ij^ showsj with neither Garland nor 
liundell attempting to hold Jt down 
to, the limit of 10. 
( When asked . If there . wfiire . any 

^more, ' Garland mentioned 'Conquesi,^ 
with comments on its -producer and 
their *Black Sheep,' described as one 
of £lm'ei: idce's V ^ajor . indlscre- 



tii^ miist Bt i Hfisoii 
If Siwfe IKrQiwei^ 



Theatre Guild, It could not 'achieve 
a Tun.' Mixing in "We, The Pebple' 
(also by Riice) as one of the worst 
10 plays, at this pplnt, .Garlahd then 
n(ieii^tloned 'The Good Earth' as be- 
ing.among^heJo Ver-i'ated hear suc- 
cesses., ' 

T,in th0 same divi^ioh-came^-'pinnfe^^ 
at. Eight', phe of thQ season's best 
money , makers^ / but named ' because. 
Jn;7hi3 opinlpn it wiM3: 'i isample of 
made-tP-brd<^r"pIay wriglitlng'. In the 
same list was 'Autumn' Crocus';. 
'Allen Com' in which.,. Katharine 
Cornell 'went in for piano smfelUng' 
AlBO- r^Bes't Sellers'r byi;which' time, 
tTa,6 list had grown beyond the ten 
limltl He though that 'Nine Pine 
_gtreet'"'"wa8 spoileifl~by-the-iBplloguei- 



and then another nop crept in. 'jj'or 
Servlcea-Rehdered- 



..(Airangeft alphabettcailjrli 

E^BIi BBBIklAM- • - - 
JACK PBMB BOT 
W. 0 . X1ELD8 
Wnxra HOWABD 

*,ffliSJ'^****« THOMAS ; ^ 
msjLY ioKisia and 

_ - E BNIB gABB. 

« - ~ :■— .-s- KltlTUB' mXttilt' — iii------ - 

' BBATBIOB IdULB 
BABOIkD I.LOin> . 
J. BABOX.D HVnBBAT 
f'BABB" BVTH 
BOOEB8 
"OHId" ETAIiB 



-. VABSABD 8HOBT . 
TIVIBMMB SBOAI. . 

: unsw WATOP By . , 

BEBT WUBKLBB 

It will cPst no -more to own Itx- 
&Uf*ance which fits'ybur (ease per- 
fectly than i6 buy misfit lhsur> 



JOHN J. 




551 Fifth Av-rNewYorkCi^ 

PhonVar NTurr^^^ HIM , 2t7838-7839 



Includes ^Design') . 
A surprise mehtlpn - came witli 
'Design For lilvlhi^ which grossi^d 
a half million in. i.ts four jhpnths 
on Broadway. That play^ 'striiok 
both Mr. Coward- and myself as be-I 
ing thin'. 

Deiscrlblng a dramatic critic he 
said: !He is, at .he should 
he, - . th.^tre-i|iind • fellow, who 
Treafly^Ioves' the^^ 
wrltei- about it with feeling.- First 
and foremost he should be read 
ratkfer'thah be kgreed with. ike' n 
gigolo, he gets paid for doing what 
he would be glad to do for nothing. 
Still, like a gigolo, ho Is careful Hot 
t<f let tho boss know that's how he 
feoJs about It'. 

Asked to explain how a, show 
which lost a lot of money in pro-^ 
ductlon but Was claissed sus a succosb' 
he ;fiu4d that 'VAiamt has a quaint; 
way_of figuring a'success, you know; 
it's a silTy meChbd'^b^^ ViOiiETT's 
own. ' He- -was nilsinfbrmed . :ai)oUt 
the: number of weeks a show - runs 
In the rating' of a success'' or failure 
in VioipnrT'S box score. 

Garland suggested to shoe •string- 
ers that the critics nOt be Invited to 
their Shows; becausb 'Taking Mr. 
Hammond away frbm his flowersi 
Mr. ' Burns MantiO away from lils 
year-book ''br— Mir.— Garland axi'ay' 
!rom /his highball, only going to 
irk "them-'beyond -enduraiiceV As-:f ot- 
hls own reviews lie said:'- 'I don't 
give a hoot in Harlem whether you 
think I'm right Or whether you tiilnk 
I'm wrong*. 



'CHARLIE CHAN' ON STAGE? 



Those - Cpncerned in Screen Series, 
in Favor of Footljghta 



' iioiijn'^eodrtruiy-iTr 

stage production built^ around the 
Earl Derr Blggers' fiction character, 
'Charlie- Chan/ i? in prpspecti 

Hamilton MeusFadden, whb megg<ed 
three of; the 'Chan' sCreeners for 
Fox, and who proposes .to dramatize 
the' Chinese detective, Js .understood 
to hS'Ve .ixad . his idea enidprsed' 
MrSr-!BiggerBr-wido w of _the.,a^(ai.o^ 
Warner Oland,^ who created.; ,th^ 
screen rolb Is also eager to take it 
to the loots. 



ff t 



RELIEF 10 CARRY ON 



Monday (17) the Stage Relief 
Fund^ca8h--b^ance-was:-8tepped-up 
.wfaen_i^,000 wiaa turned over to the 
treasury from ' ttie " 'dollar"~drlye' 
which "passed. Its half way mark- 
Cainip^Ign is being handled" by- An- 

l»inettb--JPerry, 1^ 

Last ^Friday's cash balancb wais 
down to the |1,060 mark but th6 
added f uiids will enable the Futid \6, 
cpnitn^e jljst^ of incmejr f pi* 

rbbni rent'' and^ necessities for at' 
least another inonth.' The cpmmis- 
sary dep artment-, spotted _ . the 
stage oc the Royale, N7-T;rTstartea- 
thecdiaitiilbu tlQa_ofi.<at.nned^oods to. 
neeqy ap plleanta. ■ TJn i jers tobd— ttee^ 



commissary Is in turther"' receipt of 
goods' donated 'by' the wholesale 
grocers' association. 

Weekly statement showing total 
TeceljptS and disbursements,, not in- 
clusive of the npkbney paid in by 
Miss Perry: 

Previbvis eontributlpns. ; * . ; . .^58,881 
M.rs.:Oha.uncey Olcott. . . . . , . • 25 
Qthbr cbntributfbiis.-.,!^^^ii^:..iu: 2 34 



Grbss disbursements. 67,940 



Balance 



• • • • •••«••.. « .'4 



$1,001 



'Msn:jjti:Bi pbodtjcpg 

Chicago, ^uly jL7. 
Harry Miinturn, , lessee the 
Studebaker, will, locally produce 
ISkiddingr' domestic, comedy to fol- 
low 'Hired 'Husbietnd' which/ trans- 
fers to the Cort. 

. jMlnturn also toying with idea of 
doing 'Uncle Tom!s.jCablh.*_ - — - 



Anmtoge Brings Pop 
Price Talent to Shrine 

. liOS A'ngeles, July 17. 

Xos A^eles: will have.- a season- 
pt' ^ppp-prlced -. concert ,yattr9,ctio.i^ 
this fall wheai. iilerie Armltag<^ will 
pi^esent ' five artists'' at the. 'Siirine 
Aud.. I^eople ^111 be Mischa Elman; 
Teresiha,... Spanish .dancer; ■ J'ohn 
Cha,rles, Tiiomasi; .Walter Gl'eseking. 
and -Rosa Pbnselle, all booked 
thr9ugh Chai^les Wagner. Arniitage 
is not Playing percentage wltli any 
of the peoplb, buying them for flat 
sums. . — — 4-- 

Season tickets will sell for $.3-$4- 
:$6i "Armlt4g<i=- holds ..J^ 
pperft gross record at' the same 
house, when -three operas each hit 
$23,400 per performance during his 
.ftianagenient ^ of the I*. A.- Grand 
Opera association^ 



Ph^ Out of Town 



Hollywood, July 11. 
Prama In Ave scenes by Ethel CIltt6n. 
Pro4uced at tbe.SftqtUsht, JUtte- theatre by 
Bdward Eiart Kay. Directed by Atbel CIU- 
ton. ' Casti Mack '^iUtantB, Porothy .Bauer, 
Rosa Barbella^ Sydney Christie, Bert Conr 
waiy, Norma Xeach,. Amelia Falieur, Dalton 
QautreiHiut,' Bdy H.. Sutborlandr Carl, fjlni, 
Jr., and Marjorle Xane.' 

""Written only Wlth-the^commeccial 
theatre, in mind, this production 
falls to measure up to legit stand- 
ards chiefly because It lacks orig- 
inality, Story IS the old one of a 
sick'youpg ihan'who upsets doctors'' 
jpscedltftipns: that h e will d ie in a few 
wbtrtft^t^iivlpg^ont ' 



Main asks his fiancee to share the 
little time the medicos have told 
him he has Ifeft by marrying him in 
na,me': ,only and- accompanying hiqci 
on a long rest trip.. Glrji refuses 
and the sickly youth attempts to 
conTmlrailictdK 



A feinmd entertainer, coming to a 
party otf"th6^flob)f below, -wandeTca 
into his penthouse by mistake ajnd 
Ureverits Wm- frpm hlowing-out his, 
brains. He likes her looks and ii}- 
vltes Ther tb go "to; japan : with him»^ 
figuring to continue his fast way of 
living and bring death hurriedly. 

Two years" later," in '.Japan, he -is - 
giving her the'_air pfifepariitpry to 
starting on" "ah expedition across 
China,.. The girl has fallen in love 
with, hiiia and' doesn't warit to go, 
jaSh^-eyes^a^teJbe^ 
his illness arid he suddenly goeB' 
bllndii -GM^^Upks-wlthJWm 



these, numbers are encored two or 
three . times. Tlie AuStrllni -tenor"" 
knows hbw to put the utmost charm 
into lyrics and, apart from his ex- 
quisite voiCPi his diction la an art in 
Itself, In a couple of- the numbers 
the singer accompanied himself at 
the piano. 

_ The story is hardly more than a 
sentimental episode Tn'~fhe Qoin-^ 
poser's life. Sojely preoccupied with 
Tils Tiiusie, hTTis shy and a bit-'biHmi 
sy with women, and is supplanted 
in the heart of Hannerl by one of 
his more dashing young friends 
Tauber plays the love scenes with 
great tenderness and has other mo- 
Jnents wltiSriJS^rey eals himtiftlf 
air^^ggtirefisOTrett ia 

As Hannerl. Mile. Irene Elslnger 
proved herself a capable actress aa 
well as a remairkable cpipratvira 
singer with a vOlce of great purity 
and range, The entire company la 
fh ev ery way wo rthy of its star. 
Tne tiiree stage sef3"=are most at- ' ' 
tractive, . and, the_ costu mes o f Vien- 
na in the 1820's are exquisite 'cbio"r~ 
combinations' chosen with a view 
towa^a-Kar'moitizlnirTi(^th-the-lrai^^^^ 
grrpundS. Had Tauber brought his 
yienhese singers tb Paris earlier in 
the season there is no doUbt of his 
haYlne.,. been able , to: enjoy a long 
run here. Production should be 
i)r.elcQmo-LWhere.ver:flne musicy beajj^ 
tiful singing and. artistic preserita^ 
tlon are appreciated. 



10 year:s .she, acta as his soeretftty- 
while hie turns writer. 

When, in 9, ^consclpug-hurting mp'-. 
nvent, he; proposes marriage, -she 
walks put. on him; not liking the way 
he asked her... He realizes after she 
has ' gone that": he nee<^s. her and 
when- . she " returns a year later, 
livery thing, is. patched, up. 

High- spot of the show is the good 
troupihg of .Mack, Williams, as the- 
Jbllnd man. It is a tough 'assign- 
ment, but Willlanas" doesn't." m1.?s. 
DPrdthy Bauer, as the girl, alsP 
turns in . a. . nice performance, al- 
though She overacts In some '.'spots. 
Norma Leach, Americanized wife of 
a Japanese', .doctor, • turns in an ex- 
cellent bit of acting which the little 
trieatre audience recognized with 
applause. > 

Dalton . Gautreaux,. \trho looks like 
a Frenchman, plfiysa Japanese doc-; 
tor. His work is Pke, but his ap- 
pearance i^ 'against htm in this part. 
AriiOlia "Falieur also turns In a nice 
bit as a setviant..' , ~ '■■ 



PLAYS ABROAD 



Doris Carsph Sailing 

Doris Carson goes to -London .for 
a part in. the Cole .Pprter-C. B. 
Cochran musical', ^Njrmph Errant' 

She sails late this' .month.. itor re- 
hearsals..? r - - 



BEBNS LEASES ARCH ST. 

Philadelphia, July 17. ' 

-The famous' Old Arch Street the-; 
atre, li)5 ;yeafs old, has been leased 
to' Moriris Berns, "Wiho will continue' 
the policy of Yiddish musical come^ 
dies and "flramatibl flhpwsTw^ he 
inaugurated this season. ' 

-House had ft yety successful sea- 
soh last: irear; with Julius Nathan- 
son, playing a very long engage- 
ment there.. 



A Theatre of, DisHncHon 
MECCA 




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11:. :^ , _BBTCBNS AT OUBRfiNTXpW P^^ 

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ACOUSTlCAtM PBB1"¥C?;^ ; 

I.ABGE STAGE— UODEBN EQUIPBIENT 
BFiriOIENT AND COVBTEOUS STAFF 

CAPACITY- OF THEATBB 0AM BE BBDCOED 
FOB SHALI. ATTBAOTIONS 

looinViiiijif lorGlmii^^ 

Available for 

STAOE PKODUOTIONS — OOKOEBTS — BECITAE9^^.~CONVENTIONS — 
MBETI{>fOS>r-X.EOTCBES-^AUTO SIIOWSr^HOTOBUOAT SIIQW^FI^OWEB 
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For Info^maUon Write or. Phono 

HAftRY D, KLINE 

3/^i^i^B^glafl JilteDtot and Booking BeprMentntlve 
130 West S6th Street, New York Phone Ckcle 7-0022 



BufFalo Lobaf Operin 

Buffalp; July 17. 

.: The Buflfolo Opera Company an- 
notinees local, opera tieason next^tall 
with local singers in leading rbies. 

Campella Bbma Is directing and 
organizing the company. 



Current Road Shows 



'Dinner at Ei / Grand .0.> H., 
Chicago; 

*Qay .biyprce^V Apoil.o, Chicago. . 
•Her Majesty the Widow,' Ga;rrlck, 
Chicago. . 

'Hired Husband,* 

'Low and Behold,' Music Box, Los 
Angeles. 

iMusic_Ln_the_..Air,* Gureah, San 



layliouse, Holly- 
rlanger, ChL- 



Francisco, 

Sport of Ki 
wood, Cal. 
^Take a Charice»' 

Cagp. . ; 

'Tomorrow Turns Back,' Sclwyn, 
Chicago. ^' . 

'TwentTeth Century/ El Capitan^ 
Los Angeles. 



DREIMAt>ERl.HAUS 

('House of Three Girls') 

Paris, July 6.. 
Operetta In. three acts In tbe Vlenneap 
ton£;ue by Dr. A; WlUner and Keinz jRcrch-^ 
ert, based on the novel 'Scbwammerl,' by 
B^." Budolph Bartdch. . Musla by^ Fran:; 
Schubert, adapted -by Helnrlcb BertOt Stasc 
aettlnga by Qerard Vroom. Orchestra dl- 
rectoif. -Sylvia- MosseeH- Presented- by -Blah-; 
ard Tauber In association with his dlrec* 
tors; Borkon and Lcontdof , at the Porter 
SaJnt Martin theatre tor a. two weeks' en- 
^gemont, extended for a third. week. 



■--Richard Tauber, tenor of the 
Vienna .Topera,. is so. well , known, to. 
the French theatregoers thrbilgh his 
gramophone - records and concerts 
that hla popularity is not lessened 
here by the fswjt that he appears in 
a foreign .tongue In 'Drelmaderl- 
haus.* Besides, .this 'Viennese oper- 
etta Is already, familiar in- ll^aris as 
'bhanson d'AmourV or- Tia Alaispn 
des Trols Jeiines Fliles/ having sevr- 
•eralTyibaTa" ago had a jnost-succdss-- 
ful career at the Mafighy and l&t&t 
at the Apollo in a French version.. 

Tauber^ ln the role, of Franz Schu-^ 
bert, has . an bppbrtu'nity fo" sing 
many Of the composer's best beloved 
Ileder, "and at every performance! 



For BOOKING 
-^• RENTING- _ 
LEASING of 



ARABEfcLA- 



■ irf, ■ r-Presde n, Jul y i. . 

. Richard. Strauss' latest musical- play. 
First performance at the Opera, Dresden.' 



• Shortly before his 70th birthday 
the great German composer, Rlch- 
ai^dj gtrauss, had j^rbduced a new 
masterpiece. As a lyrlttal com'edjr 
of charm and lustre equalled per- 
haps only by 'Rosehkavalier* frbih 
the same hand. 'Arabella* Is also 
a lyrical comedy, and the libretto la 
frbm rtKe - pen of IHUgbv^on IHof-v 
mannisthal, who did not llVe to see 
this last work statged. When ho 
had .mailed. the last act .to the com>'. 
poser at Garmisch,. the latter ac- 
knowledged the receipt by wire, 
which; '.however, arrived to late. 
The libretto was . commenced 
more, than 20 years ago, after the. 
enormous success of the 'iElosen- 
kavalier,' which . encouraged the .two 
friend^ tb try to repeat its success. 
. . The theme, deals with ' the lot of 
two sisters and carp^es it through- 
out three adts, to -end in a finish of 
'singular beauty;- '; This - new - opera 
bbu'ffe -carries a: strength of -its own, 
even , if the 'atmosphere' of J 'Rosen- 
kavalier' freauently . fills the scenes: 
There' Is the enticing atmosphere 
of Vlerina in the 'iBO's, the lady in 
boy'^ clothes, the teai'tul ending of 
the fltst act, and the phahtasttc, 
homey, careless , joyousness of the 
VlennesO waltz in the second act. 

Thb second a:ct is the summit of 
the opera. The comic glorification 
of the Fiaker's ball creates the op- 
pbrtuiilty for all StrtttisS' incredlblo- 
charm and cleverness — a rhythmic, 
■ (C.bntlntied' onr-page 71) 




tilXiU STUDIOS 
ClILVER CITY, CAtlF. 



MUSICAL COMEDY 
DRAMA— OI^ERA 
I^ICTURE EXPLOITATION 



MANHATTAN 

THEATRE 



______ 

BROADWAY AT 53TSTREET," NeISTY^ 

CAPACITY, i,!B34--6kE'BAI.CONTr . 
HTAOE OFKNINO, 30 DT.— JD£FTU, M FT. 
WAI.1;. TO WAUL, 98 VT. XO GRID 70 JfT. 
14 DRESSING ROOM^ELBVATOR 
FINE I.AROE MODERN SWITCUBOARD 
C'OIIMTERWEIGHT SYSTEM 
"ACOUSTICS "PBRyiBG!!;^- — -^--^.^..w- 
HIGH-CLASS STAfE 
SPLENDID ORGAN 
lOLEVATOR ORCHESTRA PIT 

MODERN AIR>OOOI,1N<} SYSTEM- . 

ItEAUTIFCLLY DECORATED 



HARRY D. KLINE 

. Manager . and . Booking; Representative 



lumbus 5-3047 



Room 908, 1697 Broadway 



Tuesday, July 18, 1933 



LEG IT I MATE 



VARIETY 



71 



Pop Grand Opera B way s Only Edge 
Over liwp k^S list Rivalry 



Thete a*"® Broadways this 

Bummer— New York's and Ohlpago'a 
i,oop. They are running neck and 
neck as to th(9 numher of shows 

' offered. Chicago has six attractiohjs 
current this yfeeki bo has Broad- 
way but the latter has an edge in 

-that it--ftlso— ofteta_€tan4_operai, 
yr'hlch at pop prices Is getting best 

""now Toi-k offers two musicals, 
two comedies, two revivals and the 
oS?ra, ™Mu8lc in the Air' is easily 
*fest of the first duo and Is^now 
=^me3=to=ata3c=fet4he=fea^ 



2 KERN MUSICALS DUE 
ON BROADWAY IN FALL 



JlOToine Kern wlil' haye two shows 
pn^rpadway thl^.^ail^Book 
spectiyely by Otto Harbach and 
Oscar Hammerstein 2d. Max Gordon 
will' bei. the technical presenter of 
one; but the authors will be finah- 
clally interested with Gordon as 



Detour 



.^..Newcomer .in fishaw. business 
sought . to rent a littie New 
York theatre, offering so small 
- a -price— that— it— wa3-H?eieetedT- 
He tilso waJiited to use; the 
house for two yreeks rehearsal 
ialthpugh stating the shpw had 
rehearsed four weeks. He ex- 
plained there, had been a. lapse 
thereafter because: 

'The leading lady got a job 
in a tea room.' 



$3ll^p Sbwing Take a Chance; 



AMATEUR MUSICAL VITH 
$130 NUT DID $2^00 




GOOD FRISCO ADVANCE 
FOR 'AIR' AT $2.50 TOP 

San Francisco, July 17.. 
~Heaitby""advaHC«~sa:le for 'Mnisic 
lit the Air,' which opens -the .dark- 
ened Curran tonight (17) for two 
weeks at $2.50 top. 

Tow)! hasn't had a show in a 



Chicago, July 17. 
Thanks continued cool 

weather "qiiite as . much as the tour- 
ists, the loop legits did very nicely 
last week. However, after a sellout 
first night, notices that read like the 
Tpress— agent - wrote t*ein>--'TfA«~a - 
Chance' did not get going with the 
bang-up pace everything else sug- 
gested. Show, says ' they can't op- 
erate under $3.30 top, and ChicagQ 
:tM.nlL4^$j..30_^..tOBjs_^^^^ 



^mmer, a jenewed ticket deal hav- 
STbeen arranged., 'Shady .Lady' 
^M&na little/ holding' on this week 
by grace of percentages to the cast, 
.'Biography' continues instead of 
folding as- slated, and; has a . fair 

— ^tohancft-^f-fltlcldxj& 'O ne Sun day 

Afternoon' is virtually sure to play 
ihto tiutumn. . ^'DangeE6xis...CQtner': 
\and 'John Ferguson' are the re- 
Vtvalflf t^^red to operate at small 

.?^One-* prediction Was. that_ August 
would And Broadway down to a pair 
of shows, but Indications now are 
that the present total la atound the 
low mark, because iadditipnal kt- 
- traction a_mQnthL 
Next week will see the reoiJenirtgrof 
the Majestic with light opera, first 
attraction-: Jieine_.!Th.e 1 Bohemian 
<iirl • ■ ■ ■ * ' 



Hammerstein Is now in. London 
■conipletinif the. English libretto of 
Paul Abraham's G.enhan operetta, 
Ball Im Savoy.' Abra.ham is a refii-. 
gee from the vaterland domiciled in 
Parisi; ■Savoy' g.6es Int6 t he • Driiry 
aneTXiardOMT^^ai^ comes 

Ji9_Brpadway . _ . . : ^ 

Kern fs currently with both his 
collabor ating libret tists a bro a d: fi ii 
ishihg !.up the books. " . . - 



Arabella 



The summer rural playhouses list 
5"" flo ^ ~i'if-Ttirar-HlTDws;^oi'e^han-aT 



(Continued from page 70) 

melodious,.. harmonical waltz, which 
wtllTset-all 'the^orld «r-dahcins-artd- 
whlstllngTRrd-hxmmiiTSgr' 



Los Angeles, July 
Heat hit the burg, dipping legit 
takes ; to where productions about 
netted nut money, with the excep 
tioh of '20th Century,' which, de 
spite clbsirig on Moh for the 
-rest-of-the-runrgot-$6r700r^port-^f- 
Kihgs,' at the Hollywood Playhouse, 
did Blightly^ -over $1;400.- A— 'CO 
operative effort, it paid off the cast 
sufficient., to buy groceries, and no 
more. 

-. 'Low -and Beholdy'-— co-operative 
musical, opened at the Music Box 
last Monday (10). First week got 
$2,B06. Nut of $1,200 permitted the 
princlpaJI$ to receive little aft^r the 
chprus^ • musieiana--.ahd'r4iffek 
were paid off. 

Estimate^ for Last Week 
-'tow awd-Beho1d,'^MuBiitj~Box (1st 



for. the. limited run of the Belasco 

Curran -Duffy piece, which they 

stuck into the warehouise- after two 

weeks in Los Angeles, only to bring 

it out again for Frisco. 
OnI-V_change in the cast is Kath 



ryn Crawford, replacing Ada' May 
. ^Twentieth— JCentury'. .fQllowa_. in- 
twO weekSi coming from El Capitan, 
Hollywood, 



they understand in Cook county. 
Current week will give a clearer 
picture of the future for a,n ;attrac- 
tion than ought, on merit, other fac- 
tors being normal, to have a run. 

Cort is dark for a. week. Pauline: 
Fre der ick's 'Her Majest y the 



dozen being carded for this week. 
Out of the welter of tryouts some 
-worthwhile plays are expected to be 
turned up. From such sources 9, 
line on the opening period of the 
new season will probably coniie, be- 
cause the better kiiowh' managers 
have not announced production 
cchedules. 

EstimattSB for Uast Week 
^^dioAfaphyV - Avonj32d- week) . (C- 
:0-$3.36). Ebgagenient extended 
Sfurther; Ina Claire replaced by Ruth 
' "Weston .last Saturda-y; several ca- 
pacity performances for star's fln^ll 
performances; over $8,000 last week. 

^Musie in the Air/ 44th, St. (86th 
week) (M-l,30B-$3.30).: Run leader 
'Will go through summer; new .ticket 
deal arranged guaranteeing against 
loss; around $12,000, which is top 
except Hipp opera. > 

'One Sunday Afternoonf' 48th St 
(22d' week) (F-96d-$3.30). Another 
•sure sticker; goes .on thre^ matinee 
basiff again this week; tBKings okay 
at $^,000 or slightly- over. 

'Shady Lady/ Shubert (3d week) 
(M-i,396-$3.30). Low cost musical 
seeking a break claiming isome im- 
provement; about $6,600 for medl 
ocrity ; cast on percentage. • 
Other Attrabtionv 
Grand Opera, Hippodrome; really 
tops field; virtually Mid pace last 
■week at $16,600; may last through 
eumnier. 

, 'Dangerous Corner,^^ Waldorf; 
Tival opened Monday; — 

'John Ferguson/ Belmont; 
vlval ;. good break-in^allies.. 

C, B, *8 Comeback 



re- 



(GohtinueA from page 69)' 



lar successes were at the New York 
Hippodrome, 'which- he leased In 
1916.' He produced a spec yearly 
lor the next eight yfears.. Until the 
«iid of the war and Into 1923 -he 
presentetd a series of glittering suc- 
. c^SBCt), such as 'Cheer Up,' 'Happy 

Times.' 

The- Hipp productions drew enor- 
mous^ grosses and a legit jail time 
record was registered with takings 
bettering $.99,000 in one week. That 
was With 'Happy- .Dayj3'-.ln 1919. 
" Stage innovations and wide pub- 
licity established' the house as thie 
best, known in America.. Under- 
water ballets were one achievement, 
lpllow6d~ hy lce"bjlllets, rwhich 
Charlotte Was imported. 

Dillingham took over ^he Hipp 
after the Shuberts let it go, having 
'decided It was a white elephant 
"Wiiat with the money made there 
and at the (Slobe, it was believed 
that pillihgham would never go 
broke. His long string of successes 
■ made his na me something to con. 



Odd ly moving lis the_ci3iJLtaixxajDb-. 
irfrfir^w hlch animates — this- perhaps 
greatest creation of the great com- 
poser. When» at the close of the 
first act, Arabella remains alone, on 
the stage, and sings the song of the 
strange man who passes by; when 
each small part lives in- a- musio ef 
its own; . when for each situation 
new musical effects ^e built up 
With a minute geniality; then one 
realizes that here once more Is 
something, rare.' and liiae. .Which.. will 
live.--;--- ----- 

The State Opera at Dresden has 
proved once more it6 qualities -of 
Worldwide fame. This production, 
which was offered to an audience 
of mterhatibnal musical culture, 
showed that aftei" all 'tliere is btit 
one Dresden. 

Clemens Krauss, the conductor, 
interpreted the music from the fund 
of his own intimate friendship with 
Strauss. Viorica .Ursuleac carried 
the title role, and though her figure 
is not iso igirllsh, she permitted the 
enchanting flow of her voice, grow- 
ing from act to act, to cai)ture f n i, 
dreain- of cpzy'ha-ppinessf those who 
listened. • .-v. 

Alfred Jerger, borrowed froni the 
Statie Opera at Vienna, was the per- 
fect Impersonation of the part of 
Mandryka^ the Slavonic lover. Mar- 
git Bpkbr, as Zdenko-Zdenko.Ms a 
sympathetic singer with the human 
touch. Friedrich Plaschke and the 
rest of the ensemble fitted Into a 
harmonic whole. 

The scenery was |)ullt up^ humor 
busly and picturesquely by Leo^ 
Tiardt Fanto, and Eva Plascke von 
^err-.Ostcn, . a former, star,- of the 
Dresden Opera, together with Josef 
Glelen, shared in the general, satis- 
faction. 

Richard- Strauss took ho -less than 
26.«urtain jcalls, and never was an 
audience- more -isincerely of on© 
mind. 



.a_6hbrt -.bankroll-on-a-co-op baais, 
piece has little chance uf g etting 
anywhere. First week's take of 
^2.600 . Just about paid expenses. 

'Sport of kings,' Hollywood 
Playhouse (2nd week) (C-1,1B2- 
$1.10); Take of $1,400, mosUy from 
service charge passes. Nothing- but 
a headache for the co-opers. 

'20th Century/ El Capitan (4th 
week) (Ct1,571-$1.65). In the black 
side at $6,700, despite heat. . Mon- 
day r^lghts diurk - for j the remai nder 
of the run to gTve~Eugene Lednto^ 
vich a rest. 



Jure with, which Is one reason why 
Broadway Is ropting for hip come 
back. 



'Century' at Frisco 

"HolTyWp^.'"Juiy^7^ 



With five boxofllce weeks to its 
credit 'Twentieth Century' moves 
out .of - El-Ga,pitan, -HoUywdod^jiJy 
22, to open at the Curran, Frisco, 
July 31. 

'One Sunday Afternoon' follows 
at El Capitan, opening- July 31. 



n^s. Vs. Union Co-Op 
R(ri¥ ia Binninghani 



Blirmlngham, July 17 

_ - Ousting of— union -men -from- the- 

^65^t6^7— PrdduceeWlth+Wilby^houses-^ 



fair comp etition' at Jefferson has 



Miracle iii Mountains 

Budapest. July 6. 
'Miracle in the Mountains/ Fcrend 
Molnar's.new. play,. is his first to be 
published In book forna before stage 

pCQductlon. _ _ 1 

Mystic story of -the.- slaying, of . .a 
little child, the Illegitiniate child of 
the mayor of a small toWn; and of & 
servant glrk EveByone .. suspects 
that the mother has killed the child 
because- he . was tn her way. The 
girl iisr atrested, t>ut a great lawyer, 
come froniJ.no one _knows_ where; 
symbolical of supreme human Ttlnd"-" 
ness, takes charge of her defense. 
In fact. It Is the*righteous, ponjpous 
•mayor who lias accidentally slain 
the child. His gullt-ls-proved When 
he becomes insane, and th? lawyer 
proves the innocence o£ the girl by 
resurrecting the child from its 
grave. , ' 

The style In which Molnar has. 
written this play is eupremiely simr 
pie and concise. He aimed at a 
purely poetical, almost religious 
expression of a gospel of kindness. 
He can afford the luxury .of ignpr- 
inEr-every^oCGa3ioni4o-produ ce fl t a gP ! 
effects and thrilis. The killing, the 
confession of the mayor's guilt, -the 
trial would have given him many 
chande^ for dramatic parade. He 
seems to have avoided them on pur- 
pose. ... . 

Even so, 'Miracle' Is a strong 
drama:-"" aiidTT^'SUPPlicS'^good^.^^^ 
with excellent parts to play., Most 
of the future success will depend, 
bn .them. In fact, !Miracle' provides 
mire mor^-tharf tlre -bare-TJlot-and- 
the mystic background— the char- 
acters are merely outlined in d'aipg. 
f>iji+ iaverv flbarlnely handled. .'Mir- 



BALTO OPERA RIVAI5 
DO A QUICK FADEOUT 

Baltimore, July 17. 
OHia" week of summer opera' was 
all that B?Jtlmore:got;^ough.Jiw 
week Jtbe^hopes were high for a full 
se^^on operatlcs, particularly 
with two opera companies working 
locally simultaneously. Both the 
BroiadWay Comic Oipera Cbnipany 
at Carlin's Casino and the Balti- 
more Opera Company at the May- 
fair Gardens haye folded. 

Broadway Comic Opera, under the 
direction of George DeFeo, lasted 
only one week with the opening bill, 
'The Mascbti'. having played to T)ru- 
tal biz in the Casino of the out- 
doors amusement park. 

Business was much better for the 
two-day grand opera at the.Mayfalr 
Gardens, the b<^er garden spot. 
Opeidng 'n Troyatore' drew okay 
business^ But the beer garden had 
to drop the idea when they, discov- 
ered that tbe opera was driving 
away their ,re|gnlar dance-hall and 
nite-club customers. 

'Carmen/ the second operiei on the 
lIst,.^'waB—cancelled r' an d~the— beer 
gai^en is back to beer and va,iide 
and hot" cha music and set-ups. 



been post po ned an o ther w e ek. -- 

Unldn was scheduled to have left 
the Alabama,. Ritz,. strand, Galax, 
Trianon, RIalto houses at the close 
of business Fridaly night (14), but 
as negotiations are under' -way to 
seek a settlement of tiie disagree 
ment another week was granted. 

The Wilby interests object to the 
union men opeiating the Jefferson 
under -the present- policy, which is 
a iteature, shorts,,, hour stageT>lay- 
and several acts of vaudeville for 
15 cents. ..The theatre, famous "Told 
legit house. Is operated co-opera- 
tively by union men out of work. 
This Is the.' reason for the argu- 
ment and salaries have nothing to 
do with it. 



Widow' transferred to the Garrick. 

M . week_.hence^a.nother lmflyft-_wllL., 

bring 'Hired Husband' from the 
Studebakei; Into the : Cort. 'Hus- 
band' Is building within the scope 
of Its strictly, cut-rate market, and 
hope's !t6 hurdle the summer^. ProTj- 
iably the first timel the loop has seen, 
anything of the. sort in a decade is 
the fashion show being staged at 
Wednesday _and. Saturday Jnatlnees _ . 
during intermission at this^shoW; ' 
Women go for it big, from report. 

— '—Estimates for Last-'-Week — - 

-'D inner at Eigh t/-Grand-(D^T20T; 

i^.X lMh_jefifiKi..KaHfmfliiirEeri^ 



No Canopy, Siin too Hot 
- So Matinee Eliminated 

Chicago, July 17. 

./Wings of Progress/ tho big pag- 
eant operated, by this World's Fali" 
Itself, has dropped its inatlnees. and 
does three performances at. night 
instead of one In the iaLttemoon and 
two after dark. Chief reason for 
the switch was thei fact that there 
Is no canopy over the grandstand 
and the hot. summer sun was mak- 
ing •both audiences and actors 
groggy. 

^i^r6B^nt-Hschedule^f-^hOWS Is - 7v 
8:10, 9:20j with attendance good at 
40 cents.; Show rUn^" BO: mlhutes, 
using about: 200 actors and .^supierg,' 



that Is very sparingly . . , „^ 

will mako a capital pirtiire-- 



acle' 



EotntfiiHays. 



'Carrots and Peas/ musical by 
Mitchell- Hodges, - jPred- Ford and 
Will Irwin, will be put Into rehearsal 
in August.for a Philadelphia tryout. 

'The O'FIynn/ with music by Jas. 
IlMipf^r. wl^l be «iven pr.o<l"Otion- by 



Hamrick Starts Legrit 
^^Season in Portland 

JPortiand, pre.,^ ^ J^^^ 
John Hamrlcic's iiew legit t'lay r 
house to open this moitth with Vic- 
tor Herbert's 'The Only Girl/ Cpm- 
piany the same as played recent 
California .dates. Northwest book- 
ings made by BUI McCurdy, now In 
Lt. A., lining up more shows for the 
new V Hamrick road show house. 
'Only Girl' troupe will go on from 
here to Seattle, then return for an- 
other week. 

McCurdy figures to keep the 
Playhouse booked solid .with road 
shows, filled in possibly by legit 
dates locally produced by the Civic 
Thea,tre. Indications are the burg 
Is ripe for such a policy. 



piece-very- strong. Better e d pr e .vlous 
week's $13^0.00, which Is -very sijorty 
for summer in this burg. 

'Gay Divorce/ Apollo <M-1,600; 
$2,76) (3d week). Holding up' well; 
big sag night 'Take 6. Chance' 
opened, but thereafter snapped back. 
Figured around $13,000. Sticking 
chances favorable. 

'Her Majesty the Widow/ Cort 
(C-1,100; $2.20) (4th week). Moved 
into Ralph Kettering's Garrick Sunj^. 
day . LAst - week at Cort . estimated 
under $3,000. 

'Hired Husband/ gtudeVakeS (F-^ 
1,260; $2;20) (4th week). Around 
$2,600. Cheap to operate. Goes to 
Cort July 23. 

' Take a Chance/ Erlanger (M-1,- 
318; $8.30) (2d week). Only the 
price is against this one. Marvelous 
comment. Olsen and Johnson local, 
favs. But that $3.30 looks like the, 
national debt to many a .Chlcagoan. 
First weeli- quoted at $20,000. 

''Tomorrow Turns. Back/ Sel-wyii- 
(i>-i,08ff;' $1.10) (3d week), srashed; - 
prlces . to -<$1 -'because house not al-" 
lowed .:tp., Issue cut rates. Cheap 
scale reported to have helped some, 
but whether attraction caii survive 
problematic. Around $3,000. 



Hipp Opera's Outdoor 
Ihte Goes Raincheck 



Frances Upton's Lead 

.Frfinces Upton gets the lead 
Joe Cook's 'Hunky-Dory.' 
Placed by IjOU Irwin. 



in 



Legi t Code 



(Continued from 'page 69) 
they are a vltjal fabtor in eroploy- 
ment within the. theatre. 

Authors Aloof 

A apoitesiiian for the authors, 
'howfever,7 stated. Jt was.lwindergtoOd- 
that the Recovery Act in aiming to 
put people back to work would con- 
sider ..codes Which set maximum 
woirking hoUts and minimum' Wiges. 

It was denied there were any 
ulterior niotives In the dra,matlsts 
aloofness. Managers had Indicated 
the Guild rejected the code idea be- 
cause they did not care to have 
the Basic Minimum Agreement 
Scrutinized by a co-ordinatOr. It 
was Indicated that the Guild in any 
event 'would have a- representative 
-nreseni-at the public, hearing o n the 
theatre code. 

While the^ code is in preparation, 
contracts- With" the stagehands and 
musicians for the corrting season are 
being considered, The contracts ex- 
pire Sept. i. Some revisions are 
antl clpa Jtef1.__the...^cha^^^ 



mostly. ^PplylDg to W<^rklng condi- 
tions, which arc a subject of criti- 
cism by managers. 
■"Tire comm ittee which"vlsited NIRA 
quarters last week was made up of 
Dr. Henry Moskowltz, executive 
secretary of the Theatre League, 

xjiu./j, ■;il>,ii \)i lilt jidiii.ij.T'' H body. 



Pop scaled grand opera organiza- 
tion holdlivg forth at the Hippo- 
drome to the ' best business on 
Broadway, was forced to postpone 
its first out of doors date Sunday 
(16) at the Newark stadium be- 
cause of the morning! downpotir s^nd 
nturky afternoon. B^y.'-was (^'.tbtal. 
loss to -the beach resorts. 

Newark enclosure has a capacity 
of 24,600, the highest . priced seats 
being on the field for the operatic 
presentation, .Date Is hpw set for. 
next. Sunday (23). Opera is in- 
definite at_the Hipp, arrangement 
calling for a.weeIc.'jto. w«eiti^ fi case 
attendance drops abruptly. 



'Husband' for a Widow' 
Is Chi Cort Exchange 

Chicago, July 17. 

'Hired. Husband' moves Into the 
Cort July .23, having glVien notice to 
the- Studebakcr. Cut-rate-attractlon- 
fl^gurcs a better cHanM for sticking 
at the cheaper house and minus 
compulsory orchestra. Has been do- 
Iner around $2,500 at Studebaker. 

Pauline Frederick show, 'Her 
Majesty, the Widow,'- meanwhile Is 
lieaving the Cort for the Garrick In 
a 'deal made, by Ralph Kettering 
with Morris Herbert of the company 
4rdm-th«-S^lflG^oa«tT^:-y?t^ldow'-^ 
been going poorly, with the star said 
not to, be. taking any /salary last 
coujjle of weeks. 



97 PLAYS IN EEP 

The IIodKcrow theati'o in Rose 
Va'lify adds tho fl7lh play to its 
repertory- tonight -<Monda-y)i —The 
play Ip 'lyove and Geography/ by 
ByjvnHiikrna Bjornson. 

Tj'an.'<latpd into B 



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Mon Importnig 

Stew at $(4M a Week Guarantee 



London, July 8. 
'Chiarles Clbre^ -lessep of ' the Pn 
of Wales' theatite, a compariitlve 

■^nwcomer^to -shdw-JiualnesB, has eii- 
sagred Josephine -Baker to play 
liOndon; -Several people trlefl, with 
Jlinmy Bryson, late Universal head 

.. here, at one time claiming hje had 
the colored - stair hooked up. 
Clpre has leased the Prince Ed- 

^^f.rfj-^.thqa,t,re)H a- ' • beautiful new 
hovise, slightly off location, wliKShH 
has experienced tough luck since it 
wadi built. Arrangement. Is for the- , 
atre owners ^o get 20% of the In- 
-take^ with Baker, who brings 20 

- 'pieople ' with • ■ her, . Including band, 

_g lven 40«g.. with S 6.4Q0 guarantee. 
Andre Randall will—play— opposite- 

^aker- Wlthlca^t number ing a round 
60, the overhead lo6Ks~ptetty^heftyT^ 
G"uara.ntee Is for a month, _ 

Show will be practically the same 

i currently at .Casino, de Paris, 
and is due to open Oct; 2. 



gramaphones and recdrda. Widow, 
three sons a^id two daughters sur- 
vive.' 



• Georg:e^allQtlt_a inerhher ojflthe 
•riesert Song' company, plaj^hirln- 
Capetown, married Nina iWaratos, 
non- professional^ of Capetown, June 
12. 



Ji C:- Wlllla^nson,. - ttd.r -Gilbert 
fiTif^ PyULvan Operatic Com pany 
opened June. lU al Uje 'ltf€aetre= 
Royal, Durban, Natal, with 'The 
Mikado.' . „ 




Calloway for. London. 
Jack Hylton and irving Mills 
-iiave--pra.ct4caUy_c.ihfehei4 a d^aL with 
the Palladium management tcrbring- 
Cab Calloway and. band over here 
for a special staige show, to Include 
. the original Cotton "Glub-xeVuei . - 
~^mrtir-dueH»-H>pen-mlddla_ii£_Sen 



Closing Night Clubs 

With the reports that the South 
African Parli ament will shortly 'lii- 
troduce a Din~t O. clo se^Q^-^lgbt- 
jBlufes,. maiiagersj^pf these resorts In 
Johahnesbui'g ar^Trp^n*^am(tS,— Goh— 
tend that the clubs have . large 
memberships (one- has 2.000), in- 
cluding -many of - the . leading resi- 
dents. To - close- do^n^ . the -clubs 
would mean the. dismissal of hun- 
dreds -of employees. As .regards 
gambling, that will be carried on 
anywliet e,. they argKe^ whether Par- 
Ilament icl'oses the -clubs or not..--" 



irtief mber-Tatr-t^e-P alla dlum. and will 
stay eight weeks. -Thts-means-the 
postponement of kiother 'Crazy' 
season, which was .scheduled about 
.same time. 



. 'Desert Song' 

Backed "by— ran excellent .Vocal 
-ehor4iSr— wellshalanced. .^ voices, and 
fine_jaliiglng by the leading char- 



Woolf Out of Danger 
Charles M. Woolf, /deputy ehair- 
. man and joint managing .director of 
Gaumont-Brltish, was taken seri- 
ously 111, sufltering from a burst 
tunior. His condition was .so bad 
Ji&,h;ai_to uridergd blood transfu- 
sion, but he is lidw reported -to-be 

- j)ut./ pl._dangen 

Boswel Is London Hit . 

The long-heralded Boswell Sisr- 
terf made their London debut .suc- 
cessfully at the Palladium July Sr 
. doubling at the Ca^fe de Paris. 
^ At the Cafe de Paris they did 36 
^nlnutes to Ane reception. The cafe 
was' sold out, despite the manage- 
ment addling $1 to the price of the 
supper. .The girls are- there for a 
fortnight, ftiid. after the first per- 

- -f ormance -, Martlhufli- PoUlsen rapf 

- preached -them .for a ho^^^ pver^ 

Heir to Sunny Jarmann. ^ 

Word ,has been- received lii Loici- 
don that a son was born to Mr. 
and Mrs. Francis Francis In Swit- 
zerland, The mother .was formerly 
Sunny Jarmann, of musical comedy. 
She appeared in London at the Pal- 
ace in 1929. 



Tt P l m ' u, ^M n ^i^ aipg i play— 'pTT tftt^ 



good business at the* Opera House; 
Capetown. The producer Is Philip 
L", Levard. ;-.In the cast are:. George 
Lane, comedian; Franklyn Tllton, 
Leonard Burohell, Harry Hambleton 
and Lola -Waring/- Albert Keats han- 
dled the orchestra. Attraction closed 
June 17, in splte Of the show doing 
well. The outfit did hot go on to 
Durban, Port Elizabeth and other 
towns as expected. The principals 
return to-Engliwid... :Suddeh.d66lsl6n 
was a surprise 'aiid .rumors say it 



African performing rightsr 

Natioiial of Budapest 
Under Reform Repne 



Last Brussels Vaude 

Theatre^ives rlt Up 

Brussels, July 6. 
— Palalaji'-Bto^xusflfilalpnly.jnusl^^ 
hali, has gbne dark. Management 
announces reopening iter September 
hut this Jfl .jiuestloned. Within a 
stone's throw of Palais are more~ 
than 20 cinemas with xtiost modern 
of all, Eldorado, 3,000 seats, opening 
recently. 

Palais' topi was 26 pent for 3^hbiar 
program --wlth—hcmaa- rarelyi, more 
than fiaif full while film places giye 
two-hours entertainment at ^3 
dents top and do excellent business. 



Friday (July 21) 

Harold $t(Brri'« orchestra, 8:46^9 p.m., WOR (Crystal Corp.), 
_ Uye Kline, soprano; Sol Shapiroi conducting, 9- :30 p.m.^ WMCA. 



PARIS aOSED 



Paris, July's. 

As' is customaj^ in Paris, 'after 
the Grande. Semalne; the week Which 
marks the height of the- racing,, 
social' and special attraction events, 
the summer has set In yrith a ven- 
geance; and . one by one, the. thea- 
tres are closing. - - - - - 

The -Monte . Carlo BaJieFliria the^ 
Ballet of 1933 have both departed 
f or London limited engagements and 
JtflUftff will take his 'Chauve Souria* 



■CQiripa ny on tour , in South A merlcti> 
~^Igys^ which I wtye— fetSefliilnizthg: 
past few days are: Bernstein's 
'Bonhieur' which will reopen In Sept., 
'TrpIs-etrUrie, . the Denys-Amiel 
comedy at the Salnt-^ Georges, which 
ran for 290 performances, 'Marlus/ 
a revival at the Theatre de Paris, 
'La Femxne en . Blanc,- Matcel Ach- 
ard's success :wlth Gaby Morlay and 
i»ierre Fresnay ait the Michel, acbed- 
uled' to return In the fall, "La Fllle i. 
Levy* "at the Sarah Bernhardt-, 



Outstanding Programs 

. (Continued frdna page Jl>^ ' 
-Merlo-Alcookr--aoyr^no,--a.;?A^M.JLP^.-JW MCA-WPCH< . 



Merle Johnston's Saxophone Quartet and Pauline Alport, pianist, 7:46^ 
p.m., WOR. . 



Commdnwealth Opera Co,^ Qabriol 8i 
Washington Stadium, lO-li pan., WMCA. 



conduoting, from George! 



Saturday ( July 22) 

^^^^•<Hl^lttl^SvmDhoBa^mc^ ebndiictftCjgith Olaj 

Chandler Qoldthwaito, organ recital, with John Bairney, baritone, 10: 
11 p.m., WOR. - • ; 

Sllyerbell, with Sylvia Miller, Madeline Hardy, Ehne Rues, 

WMCA. 



:t6-9: 



Sunday (July~23t 



Irvino ^Aaronson orchestra from Rlis l^ajH^^hg" nimSTTf^ 
WOR; , . r 

Woodbury revue, with Roxanne and her orchestra, Ai «h<l Lee Rei 
Jack.Arthur, 7.30-8 p.m., WOR. J"."': 

Red Lacquer and Jade, Qeorge ShaekleV; Basil BiuySdael 

narrator, 6-6:30 p.m., WOR. ■/ , 

Margaret Anglin Presenti,;With (Chandler GoldthWalte, 
p.m., WOR. . 

~. 9^°*£V^"^*^*^^®' V*'*^ O«boroe, Ann«^** Simpson, Veronica Wiggine. 
John Qhine, David Crosweil, George O'Brien, Jack Keating; George 



Shackley, directing, 8:30-9 p.m.; WOR 

Modern Anierlcan Composers; Lambros Callimahos, 
-Fjne,_pianis t. 8-8:30. WEV1>> 



Vivi 



Stein's Circus Picture 

Piiul Stein; Gennan film director, 
having just finished a picture for 
British International starring Bebe 
Daniels; Is SOW ^ -castings Lady 
Eileanbr Smith's 'The Red Wagon' 
for B. I. P. Likelihood Lupe Velez 
will be engaged' to star, - Intended 
as a sort of 'Cavalcade' of the cir^ 
cus, making it will necessitate the 
cast spending ■mbtttfis in clrcusea- 
all ov er: JS ngland. It is planned as. 
an elaborate prbduPtlon calling, for 
an expenditure of about $300,000. . 

Tbls will be the last Stein, will 
direct under B. I. P., as he Is the 
head , of the newly formed Guild- 
hall Films, Ltd., with ti capital of 
$50,000. Company was originally 
_f.ormed_tp make a. picturization of 
•Dubarry.'. ;j3<?irring Anny Ahlers, 
and with the tragic death of the 
star, the services of Gltta ^ Alpar, 
who created the role on the Cbhtl- 
nenE7"^6re^""sbueht.- Negotiationa 
fell through, as Alpai^ demanded ex- 
travagant terms. The Dubarry idea 
has not beenL given up, and it Is 
likely Stein- will- look to._Ainerlca 
tor his leading wohian. 



^ . Ambrose Out of Mayfair. 
B.! Harry Roy and hla band, have 
M been. engagedn6y~Slr. Francis-Towie 
p for the Mayfair hotel openfng" Aug; 
1.- Roy replaces Bert Ambrose, Who 
has been: at the Mayfair for six 
y^ars. 

The .Roy band pomes from the 
Cafe Anglais, terminating the . en 
gagement there, diie to Martiniis 
Poutseh waiitin^ the leader'^ to cut 
Jthe aggregation from 14 to seven 
-.^--:i:dutlng-.vthe4.summ^ji:..:and Roy con- 
tending it Would Ih3ufe~KI's-broaa^ 
costing- reputation. . The Cafe. An 
.glais'' new band will be Billy Ger- 
haixli'^frdm i:he Eilild?ressrRboms.i 



Budapest, July 3. 
State-subsidised National Theatre 
had~lts worst season- ever, -tinder the ' 
managrelnent-of -Laszlo-Markus,: for- : 
meriy director and: stagd .. ina,nager. 
of the Opera House. 
. Markusi declared iat the outset 
that }\e did hot consider himself 
respbhslbie for the failures of this 
season, which had been .prepared by 
his predecessor. He would show 
what -he can do during the forth- 
coming season. But when the Min- 
istry of Finance refused to pay for 
last season's deficit and decreed that 
Jta.ampunt_shpuld be' deducted frpm 
the theiatre's subsidy fer' the"^"l;bm- 
Ing season, Markus declared he 
couldn't take the responsibility and 
resigned. 

Minister^ of- Education, has now 
appoliSited~Geza"VDinovlch-^07man 
age. the tlieatre, Volnovich, aesthete 
and literary hlghbroW, has -written 
several historical plays. He is 
man Of literary taste and discrimr-. 
ination, but whether he Is. the man 
destined to set the National - on its 
feet again riemalns to be seen^ Most 
people doubt it. 

V^pinby IciCa . Itlel. Is; : nojr ^hat - of 
director or manager, but he has been 
pointed 'goVernnient commissary,' 
which title probably -givea— blm 
poWer to dismiss a number of ac 
tors wbose salary Weighs heavily 
upon the budget... Natlbnal Theatre 
iictprs are entitled . to pensions. That 
is one of the' reasonis of financial 
difficulties. 



South Africa 

By Harry^:HaSig^ 



"Monday CJulr-2^ 



'Back .Stage' witli Boris Mcrroa from Paramount theatre. N. 
chestra afld soloists; 8.30-9 . p.m., WOR. 
Alfred Wallenstein^a Sihfonietta, Voronlea Wiggi , soloist, 



had-aomethhig tp_jflo^wltk the South at the Champs-Elysees 

Comedyj^ .Tvette et Ses ESTjantsTat : 
the Champs Elysees Studio. Fran- 
cis de;Crolsset's 'Le Vol Nuptial' at 
he Mlchodleiret and several others.' 
In.all,' 18 of the ei^tablished theatres 
have closed tor the isummer. 

Amodtf the* attraotiohs' keeping 
bpen throughout th^ hot spell are: 
•L'AUberge du Cheval Blanc,' the 
French adaptation of Hans Muller* 
6peretia»lBtlll ." gblng _ strong though 
Jn-lts JlOth_.month of popularity; 
Franz Lehar's Tie Fays du Sourire/ 
ahother outstahdlhg loiig-run at the 
Gaite-Lyrlque, the Grand Guignoi 
one-act thrillers— ^housis' returiis 'P 
this policy after trying out a couple 
of full length comedies— "LaDemOis- 
elle de Mamers' at the Palais-Rpyal, 
Oh, Papa,' operetta by Andrtf iBarde 
and Maurice Tvain which has Just 
celebrated its > 200th performance a.t 
the Nbuveautes, .Tiundi 8 Ileures,' 
(•Dinner at Eight') at the Ambas- 
sadeurs; -and -Paul Gavault'j. "Le 
Paradis Perdu' at the Athenee. As 
usual; the PoUes-Bergere and CaSino 
de Paris revues will continue. 

Of the new productions for July, 
-Peyched ret-Cle,!- .a,Lcomedy of Bor- 
deaux types by (Saston Rulller, lobRs 
promising,. havihg..received a favor- 
able send-oft by press and public at 
its recent opening at the Renais- 
sance. Petroiinl, the Italian actor, 
has extended his brief engagement 
in -r-epertory from two to three weeks 
and has been Widely ' acclaimed. 
-Richard Tauber and -. his . .Viennese 
bdmpa'tfy • rn~ 'Dreimaderlhaus'- have 
likewise prolonged their; run at the 
Porte- Saintr Martin for a third 



CHICAGO 

(July 19 to 25) 

(AH Time CD8T) - 

Wedncsciay <July 19) 

Ouinn Ryan at the Fair, 6i'46-7 p;m.; WGN. Dodge~ BrbaTlSiolbf s=H^VO- 
line Oil) (RuthniiifC & Ryan agency). 

. Art Kahn'a orchestra with Fritr Clark, 7-7:17 pina.. WBBM. Also f'rU 
and Mon. (Dr. Bbbo's La^tatlve) (Gunther-Bradford agency). 

Palace Theatre Varieties with RKO vaude acts, 8:46-9 p.m.. WMAQ. 
(Staged by Joltn Joseph and NBC production staff). 

Francis X. Bushman, flTm gossip, 10-10:16 a^n., WGN. Also every 
other week day. ( 

ThurtdayJJuly 20) 

. Happiness Housed with- Jean Pain- R1noV..Pag~gy :.OA^ 
a.m. (Household Finance) (Charles Daniel Fry agency). 

Friday (July 21) 

Ben Eierhle orchestra, WENR-NBC, 11-11: 30" a.iii. Pabstette Cheesei. 
Supplementary, to night program for same compauy'a ^malL (Premier 
Pabst Sal'BS Co.) (Matteson-FogartyrJordon agency), 

Sunday (July 23) 

Chlcagb A Capella Choir with Noble Cain, WBNR-NBC, 8:30-4 p.m. 
(sustaining). 



week. 

Only important opening scheduled 
for next few da;ys la 'La Dame du 
Wagon l^it* ('Thp Lady pf the Sleep- 
ing Car*) at the Varietes, a cpmedy 
by Claude Gevel. 



Monday ( July 24) 

Singing Lady (Irene Wicker), daily except S^t.-Sun., WGN-NBC, 4:30» 
4:46 p.m. (Kellpgg's Cprn Flakes) (N. W. Ayer agency). 



(July 21 to 2Sy 



(All Time P8T) 

Al Pearce and His Gang, KFI, 2r2:30 p.m., variety prpgram every afters 
hooA excepting Suhdiay. Sustaining. 

'in Laws,' KFAC, 6:46-7 p.m., comedy serial every evening but Sun* 
days. (Auburn-Cord).. 

'Hon. Archie and Frank Watanabe, KNX, comedy serial, 7-7:1*^ p.ni.t 
eveiv evening but Surtdaiys. -'(Marion;- R« Gray Cbi)-^- 2 ^ . ■ - . - - - 

'Globe. Headlines, KHJ, newspaper serial, 8-8:16 p.m., Tiies., Wed.,' 
Thurs. a nd Fri. . (Globe Mlllia) .(Dan B. Miller). - ^ 



Saturday (July 22) 



Hollywood Bowl Concert, KFI, 8:16-10 p,m« Sustainlnisr, 

KNX varieties, KNX, %-9 p.tn. Revue with Jack~Carter. Sustaining. 

Amateur Night, KMTR, 9-10 p.m. Sustaining, 




Proposal Designied to Level 0£f All Enfer- 

tainihent 



July 



Ca£^etqWn»_june 20. 

Arbn Polliack, founder affdHTead 
of H, Polliack and Co., Ltd., music 
firm of Capetown and Johannes 
burg, died June 12, aged 73. 

Came from Russia about .1900, 
bpenihg'*. music shpp In -Capetawn, 
^-JEyentually with his sons-, Herman 
and Jphn, THe'btisiiress-^vvas-extend=. 
. ed by opening a head establish- 
ment in Johannesburg. The firm is 
South African agents tor Cplumbia 



-- -:New-eat..lhing_ :ls__a_.prppo3ed^aw 

to do. away •yirith stage shows In film 

hpuses.' 'Not made pfflclal.'yet, but 

protbstallfcojol: ^IL. si des and cpn- 
sternatiqn among vaude actors "pver 
here because on the face. of it sev- 
eral thousand vaudeville actors 
tnrown 



would 
ment. 



Te 



"oxrtr 



-afr 



Government's proposal to do away 
with the stage entertainment in con- 
junction wltli pictures. iaJn line With, 
the policy of eUmlnatihg too much 

T»rmrp<v^tt4«:vTt-J.n-jt^.bAn.trf>g iyh<f»Vi H<-,||flil>,'? 



the smaller houses. Double, fcatu^-es 
were banned as a first move in this 



direction and exhibitors were at the 
same time ordered tp keep Uiilfprm 
entrancer-rfeesr— With-- cuttirigi~-pro.-. 
hlbited. 

Idea now is that vaudeville and 
pictiires can each stand on its own 
~ariar"mus£"fi6t'T6ff;^ a^^ 
lap. because a, theatre on vaiidfilm 
policy is too much competition for 
employ'^-a— straight— plot-ure--hpui9e.-lha]L_niay 
not have the capacity to cope 'vvith 
such a thing.. 

Possible that some of the actors 
thus put out of work will find Work in 
strdight vaudeville; but stiir figured 
that a goodly number pf. acts will 



have to find other moans or av^lt^ 
hood. 



Sunday (July 23) 



English Coronets; KFWB serial dramatization of EhgIi§h~history,-^- 
9:30 p.m. (Barker Bro s.) ( Ray Alden agency). 

Franeb Hi-Jinks, KFWB, 8-9 pjn., variety prpgram with Johnny Mur^ 
ray, Vivian Knight, Nelson and Knight* (Franbo Bakery). 



Monday (July 24) 



Blue Monday Jamboree, KHJ (from KFRC, San Francisco), 8-10 p.m.. 
(Shell Oil Co.). 

'Makers of History,* KFI, dramatization, 8 to 8:30 p.m. (Purltas Water)' 
(McCarthy Co.). 



Tuesday ( July 25) 



Lone Indian, KPWB, Y130^:45r~RbBert"Xsir«lTan-httrrat<) 
stories, wit^ Indians as singing backgrounds (Walkers.) 



Grocers' Basket of Fun, KNX, 8-.9 p.m. Variety show with- Jack 
(Independent Retail Grocers of So. Cal.)i 



TJmrsday (July^27X 



Drums of France, KFWB; 8-8:30 p.m. -Dramatization of French his- 
tory,) (O'Keefe and Merrit) (Emil Brischacher and Assoc.). 



Friday (July 28) 



Ta pestries ot Lite, KHJ, 8: -3ty ^ i^Ju. Sentl-cl a^sleal--oixlieatratlon. 
1 (Forest Lawn). 



Tuesday, July 18, 1933 



l.l¥ER ATI 



VARIETY 



73 



Unemploy«d Benefit* 

That group o]C- former and pres- 
ent newspaper scribes wblch got to- 
gether about IB. month ago to raise 
0onte funds foi?-"the ot^helr 
trethren In need, baa. decided to 
keep the undertaking going per- 
manently. The moviement has been 
jncorporated as Unemployed ot the 
Frees, and will continue to do what 
It can ld~ailBVlat0- condltions-among: 
indigent ex-newspapermen. 

Group arranged a Gala Day Rac- 
ing at Belmont Park, which netted 
something like 12,00.0. Money is be- 
ing used. lQ_feed,.cloth6 or return to 
their homes such former hews 
jscribes who are badly in of 
this aid. 

Honorary president of Unem- 
ployed of the Press is Irvin S. Gobb. 
-Chair man of the board is Han^ 



an early Univiersal director; George 
Loane Tucker, "Walter Morosco, 
James Criize, Hugh Trevor and 
< rant "Withers. As the wife of 
:Oxuze; ■tina:;-mlatreBs-~ot:-tlreir Tlir^ 
ridge estate, she became one of - the 
most liberal and popular hostesses 
n mm Soclet^TTT with parties that 
asted for daye almost continuously 
in progress. 



events. Miss Comjpson gives her own 
versions of the Roscoe Ar buckle, 



Frudden, with other active workers 
Julian Mason, Alvin I. Von Bent- 
huysen, Hal lianigan, Robert S. 
Ament and Edgar S. Sisson. 

Ament, former "World' man,, who 
recently turned magazine publisher 



W^ ^ia .r^wm^^^^\>^n^^ Pri« c«, or cut e^SSU^"^^ aJSlfle^S^ 
Taylor cases. J with Ma WpnTi iifp and morula one Preferential treatment to chains 

Edward Ghurchill, press agentH R««»»in^erb handled by the^^ 
andrwriterrgl«>sted^or Mtss Comp4^«ete^ ^^^""^ Thr^ts « theatre c^mpetltloH by- 

Bon. Pratt hails from New York and distributor, by building or Other. 

Sears Publishing Co. and Grossett A^e™ P"b»^hed at the ^u^^^ %2 price ^ ^^^^ was an editorial con- wise, to gain increased rentals shall 
& Dunlap are dickering to publish ^^ ^y^^"" ^ . tributor to 'VxiUBrr' on little the- be prohibited. 

the book. I Retail booksellers, who have - Ltres. No distributor employee shall use 

ported business m gettlbg tough now fimbus artisW colony of his position to prevent tfee Wd" 

m^Wff^G^f mi l I ^ j ^^^^g^?'^-^^l^^^^"^t^^?^W =3tfajgre^ p ublH-c<>mpet4ti v o buyIn g-^f=^t=odUct-by^ - 

are regarding the price-cutting war p^jjj^g q^j^g ^j^^^^^ 



• has donated Tree uesK space in nis 
-offlcea^fot^ the use of Unemplpyer 
of the Press. Sisson, noted news 
paperman and former city editor of 
the Chicago 'American,' amoiig 
otheir sheets, is temporarily direct- 
ing activities of the organization, 
iJsp without recompense, 

It is Sisson's idea, and One upon 
which he is working Just no^, that 
the ideal relief measure is for the 
various papers about town to take 
care <>f their own editorial men 
whose services were dispensed with 
tln-ongh-no-fault-^f-Ttheir-ewns-^is 



Attempts are being made to col- 
lect three -year- old judgments, won 
in libel suits against Fred <}. Bon- 
flls, the. late publisher of the Denver I 
Post.' Judgmentis were bbtalned' in ] 
Kansas Glt y in 1930- by -Florence 



Gaston anCL Fra;nk C. Seested of the publishes over here in translation iml>rogllo, his personal situation be-r 
1^nsas~City^Stai?' 



eon would like to see working hoT||ii-B 
aiid jpay so adjusted on the various 
dallies that the men can be brought 
back into the fold. " 

Sisson- is reported to have 
broached the idea to Julian S. ^a 
eon, the, 'Post' editor, who is eald 
to have promised to take it up with 
the heads of the other' dieillles In 
town. Should the plan be adopted 
It wlinnlnimize- thcr^ork-of-Unem^ 
ployed of the Press, , and perhaps 
"obviate tJiiTneea o£"ffie orgahlzatlon 
entirely. This is what is strongly 
hoped for. 

Besides its relief work, Uhem 
ployed of the press is seeking to 
procure jobs for unemployed but 
worthy newspapermen, these with- 
out any fee or obligation. There has 
been some success thus far, particu 
larly of temporary r.eplacements 
-during.' ih'e' vacafloh '' periods.' ' 



Transfer of OWhershlp or possesr 
I sion of fi. theatre to escape uncom* 
I pleted contracts is forbidden. 

Distributors shall refuse to permit 



the 



have executors of the Bonflls estate I gaged, Querldo Arnold Zwelg, Lion i i^lward Dean Sullivan, Chicago 
made defendants in the suit. The Peuchtwanger and Jo^eph "Pth, to ^g^gpj^p^pnjan and author, has 
executors have asked tbi court to ! name the best known , of the Ger-; jojned yie editorial staff 
deny this, and the court took it un- man literary expatflateiBi [ton 'Aiherlcan' and/Sdhday Adver- 

der advisement. I _ ^, ^ I tlser.' 

Fun. or else. SulUvan is to serve as 'idea man,' _ _ _ _ 

Another pamphlet publlshihg I He was formerly on Hearst Pape'^s Uj^^;^^^j^,j"'{j[^~ "'^Jj ^^^gip^^p^^^^ 
house, called the Humor and Satire in the west. unreasonably low prices In theatres 

Jiist to straighten things out,- J. pu^jUshing .Co. . Invited many of the ^ in competition with others charging 

E. Flynn writes that Tow_er maga- jef t-^wing scrlbblera to contribute to Society Ed Weds \^ reasonable sum 

^inerhas-TiOt copied -'Red--Bbok:Jn U,^hat will b(B, as the haihe of the Katherine Maroney, society editor contracts for groups of 10 or 

using full length novels In its thag. opg^ni^ation indicates, a series of of the •Rocky Mountain News,' Den- L^^yg pictures the exhibitor shall 
It used "fUll lengths back In— 1929, pg_jjiptii6ts in ' humorous - aind j-verr -was married Saturday -(16) to j j^^^-^ .^j^- -^^^ to cancel_3Jp to 1B%" 
but - it was probably. Xiipplncotts sathrlcal veini- Prank Freeman, civil engineer. Anne [without payment, therefore, 

who back in 1880 used the first full initial publication of the new con- New, society editor of the Denver Substitution of play, star or dlreciT-^. 
length novel; incidentally Oscar Uern will be 'In Gold We Trust,? by 'Morning Post' during Its existence, . g^J^3,^a-^g ^^j^^^j^^^jj^^ 

Wilde's 'Dorian Gray', was the first [uarry Harr. It's illustrated by | succeeds her. I ^j^^ distributor to give theatres 



Explai ing Abba Dabba 

'Varibtt's' use of language has al ^ 
ways worried British newspapers 
some', but-never so much- as. with the 
word 'abba dabba.' *The Bra,* Brit- 
ish show trade paper, especially, 
upset on the meaning of the word 
asked Dave Bader, in .London for 
.Universal,, to -explain it. 

Dave's explanation follows: , 

'A\ibA Dablm'— The Truth 

Tou asked me to translate 'abba 
<llabba,' which, >as you know, goes 
back to ancient Greece, in all her 
■glory. ■ 

• There is a" story told of a famo us 

phllosopiier, who, . whenever he 
. wanted to., amaze the .bewildered 
"throng that crowded aroUhd hlin 
each day to hear some of his bril- 
liant sayings, would use the wordis 
'abba dabba' whenever someone 
confused him with a question. Said 
crowd were so impressed by this 
unusual, „ pleasanti^BOUnding ' wore, 
that -they -took -Itrfor granted* that 
said philosopher was speaking, a^ 
language they did. not understand 
and," like many perafSng ;^^^^^ 
on opera they do not undeiristand 
they made 'abba dabba' a household 
word. The elite, who themselves 
did not know what it meant, took it 
up and. confused their less in 
telUgent friends, who- Wiete com 
pletely dazzled by- this, str ange, 
lovely word. " 

I trust this explains the origin 
and history of this •cra.zyrmonth 
word,' and I am suro you now uri 
"?^rstend what 'abba .dabba': means, 
aiid if you wish to dazzle any of 
your friends ,bver the week-end 
simply say.— ^Tours, 'abba dabba 
Derlngly.' 

J . _ J)A"V;iI>.RAPER.. 

(Mr. Bader„ Is probably confusing 
ah. American slang term with thie 
origin of' the mvstlcal wrfrd 'Abra 



cadabra/— Editor, 'The Era,') 

Hep Confessions 

_i,_S[haij9h;ap.e3=upJn.jscriptiician;.s& 
one of the most sensational books In 
the cycle of Hollywood Inside stories 
la Betty^ Cpmpson's 'Hollywoo d , and 

'^^^'"Mlss compson's yarn, tola Tn tne 
first person, covers her 18 years In 
pictures With ultra-frank style. She 
doesn't hesitate to mention right 
.names. 

Actress deals with the men in her 
"f§x l is t i n g th e m aa Hora ce I> a yey 



The Final Cut | managing editor, as she is of the 

Action of the Woolworth stores In | Cabots and Lowells clan 
taking on fiction 'remainders,' the 
term for. S2 .no.Yels_diSEOsed. of at cut 
Tates, "for ' sale" af ' 25c ' ■per "volume, 



Film Code 



(Continued from page 7) 



ratt's Majorca Jam 

A- V. P; dispatch -published In the 
has fomented a price-cutting war I N. Y: Eve. Sun -Monday (17) night I p^'j^j^uy^g delivered where bookings 
on remafndersi Liggett drug stores, dwelt upon -the anti-foreign sentl-- -are nol'deflflite. ■ 
pioneers In the remainder thing, has ment. In Majorca; reputed artists Shonis by Thomielve* 

cut its price Of fiction to 17 cents, colony, having been intensified by a fl„hiPot<» not to be a con^ 



on the remainders with .aipprehen- 
slqn. 



i with the jam Which five Americana 1 Exhibitor with, selective contracts, 
how find themselves through as- providing for the rejection of a cer- 
jsaulting a civil guard. The lynch- tailn percentage of a distributor's 
German Wr)ler8' ling threat on Pratt's person had output shall express such desire 

cGcordlng -to Viking Prei^s, which nothing to do With that particular within 21 days following the dating 



;i2B,0p0 against BOnfils and the Gerrafan. scribblers, those, against Uterary activit ies. 
Kansas City *Post,' which he anA his Whom the is up in Germany, Y : ^ j d 

Harry- H,^^Tammen, now have elsewhere, to turn- to f -mquop Trade raper 

the original publication of their Edward Miller, nublisher — , , „ * ^ 

books. . 'Gotham Life,' the hotel giveaway, may an exhibitor contract for more 

Querido, Dutch publishing [making plans to get out a new trade | P^c^'^t®^ ^® properly can expect 



late partner, 
formerly operated. 

Before the judgments were col 
ected the Kansas City 'Post' was 



of such not desired pictures, other- 
wiseT-the^E>i€tur-e^haU-4>!^^ 
to have been booked; ■ 

Distributors may- hot oversell to 
a theatre which evidently . intends .'to. 
of I keep films from other theatres, nor 



sold According to papers filed in house located in Amsterdam, has paper In assoclaUon with Louis ^' r** "^®., ^. „ 

?eS;aiSi?l? Pe^^^^^ ^5%^^^"^.^°"^!" ^''"^^ wi^H^^^^^^^ 
that n.250.000 revenue from the sale par tment^und^^^^^ ^^'^^ J Tl^^fl Lt be entSed in^o^^^ 



was Mrrongfuily removed by Bbhfils Landshoff; This l.andshoff, formerly I will 

and others. a German publisher, had to <iult his | cover the wine angle, anyhow, 

After the death of Bonflls a mo- land along with a number of scrlb- 

- 'sfaoft— faas^-already— en-^ 



be the first trade paper to shall not be entered into by theatres. 

It shall be unfair practice to dis- 
close rentai'prices with the object of 
SulIivan-in-Bo8toh- ^l-enabIipg_anoiher exhibitor to^btaln, 



rlower~rentalBr 



so published. 

He adds that the Tower co. did 
not print and issue a supplement 
with the novel. Pressure of adver 



Gropper; 



Chatter 

, whos e 'Cine ma -Di^ 
a nionth' ago, has 



Catholic Maa lash , ^, ^ ,^ ^ 

^ , i . „ gest' folded _ 

tiSnK made It necessary often to I P'f^f i^^^l^^ » *«*ade pamphlet, 

cut to nSvLtte lengtb^o prevent Publishers of 'Truth,- the Catholic .ftalL. Marks."* It unveiled 

t^o g^eTt a bulk: A s^^^ of for- mag. and the International Catholic j^, j^. John C; Mofflt continues 
elm ^gs teought the solution. Truth Society, of which it has been \^ contributor: 
SS -SSS' used two grades of the °^«<^^^?,*>^ean, ^^as caused a ^ j^ick Watts. 'Herald-Tribune' pic. 
paper to give compaciness and! so severance of relations between the ^^^e critic, just back from a month's 
Tower also uses a thinner paper, two, visit to Russia, and liked it. 

whTch Contrast probably accounts , Jruth' will the 
S?tbe. mist^eirW-that it w^ I ^^-^ 

The Rev. Dr. Edward Lodge Currah, 
head of the International Catholic 
Truth Society, will; edit 'Light.' 



an afterthbtight. 



ircus Btog 
Bert J. Shlpman, old-time circus 
manager, has written a story of his 
dircus experience. It WlU be pub- 



Mann's Own 



Campbell../ 

"Whit Burnett, editor of ,' 
off to a home visit in Utah. 

Rita "Welman is quletiy working 
On a novel while taking It easy in 
Westport It'll be, her first, all her 
past— work -beinft.. conccntiated . on 



- , . , . 1 Joseph Mann has left Bernarr 

llshed In September in Los Angeles,- jj^^^jp-^aeh's org^^^ , 

"^^'^^ manager of the J^^^'«. 

Shlpman, now manager of ine u,© for a couple of s€(xy fiction pulp 

Masonic 'Temple in Hollywood, m^gs, 'New T'ork Nights' and an- 

trouped with the Frank Bostock Qt^er, the title for which has not 

circus; Lenien Brothers, Sells and hj^^Q ggi^cted as yet, and which will 



S. Fowler "Wright, the English 
scribbler, here, and will go to Holly- 
wood, as what' scribbler doesn't? 
Maxwell Bodehhelm; stranded by 



Downs, Gollmar Brothers, .John I appear late in August carrying I ^Jh^a<SSlay. 

Maze de la Roche back in her ha- 



Robinson, Cole: -Brothers, Hagen- October datelih^^ 

beck- Wallace, Circle D Ranch, Operating as the Bow-Man Pub- ,> >,-«o>io aft*,. flv« v-Ari, tn Vine 
Sells-Floto. Coop and Lent, Howe's Ushing Corp., Mann, who also used "ve Canada after five years In Eng 



London Shows, Van Amberg CIr 
cus and other tent outfits. He han- 
dled the front door f or the Barnum 
and Bailey show on its ill-fated 
European- -tour.- -At various other 



to edit 'Prize Story Magrazine' at 
one time, is his own. editor. 



Landed in London 



land. 

When Richard Aldington's 'All 
Men Are Enemies' Is published here 
It win have those passages which 
had to be cut out of the English 



him through 60 years. 



. After American publishers were g^^j^j, 

times he has owned tricks of his afraid to take a mystery story that j^. Qeorge S Kaufman "who 
own. His circus experience carries J iiad the prince of Wales as one o* Luggested to Samuel Goldwyn that 

. . - Its characters; fearlhgTnfernatidnalL^ Gborge S. OppenWiner on 

harm and killing of sales In Eng- L^,g ;^ritjng staff. Now Goldwyn 
land,: the-yarn was - accepted by. ^^^^^^ Opperihelmer- to stay on the 
Penis Archer of London. He was ^ time, with the result 

the first British- publisher the au- t^at Opponhelmer has resigned from 



- F's $ Repri 

.Covlcir;Prlede is gplng in for dol- 
lar reprints . With a bright lineup of 
sex classics, Most of them derive 
from the writings of Aretlno and 
.Catullus^_a coujple. o_f qldtimers who 



reasonably early notice of Such 
changes or substltutlons.' 

•NxTrscore-^chargesr-present-' con- 
tracts excepted. . 

Non - theatrical accoii n t s af e "u h- " 
fair oompetltlon and not to be sup« 
piled by the distributor or theatre. 

In a: broad , sense the Hays code to 
be followed In advertlsihg iand ex- 
ploitation with eight points specific- 
ally mentioned Including hudfty, 
profanity and other violations of 
good taste. 

No picture on subsequent run to 
be advertised by that house until 
it has cleared the prior run, except 
where so stipulated in the zoning 
agreement locally -made. . 

No Cheat! hd 

No rebates, etc to reduce the ad- 
vertised admission prices^ No pro- 
hibition against advancing or re- 
ducing scale within reason. 

No double featuring in' towna 
where a majority of tiie exhibitors 
are opposed to such practise... Fea-. 
tures are designated as of. 3.000 feet 
or more in length. 

No bicycling, nor ishall previews 
be given without permission in 
writing from the distributor. 

Duping, in same or smaller size* 
or use of print *f or television, broad- 
casting or any other purp.6Be than- 
that of exhibition in the theatre for 
which the film Is contracted. 
• Late' return 'or holdihg;. over with*- 
out permission forbidden. 



thor submitted .^the story to; 
- £!mlth first offered his . mystery 
story to a half dozen. American 



have be^Tranked^wlth^r as Jrahirh^ ^l^; loc^^ls^c^ 



as— Rabelais and Boccaccio. Some 
Of the original editions their 
works, brought out when the book 
biz Was extremely -br-ieht,- used -to: 
sell for as high as |18 a volume. 



land, visited by the Prince a few 
years back. 



rs.-Kersey' 
Mrs. Merle W. Hersey has re- 
The dollar reprints will haVe even I joined the Merwil Publishing Co. 



flashier covers than the originals. 



..-..^ -.Editor Passes . 
James It. Holan, 44, newspaper 
man, died July 11 In the Pasadena; 
^ltt.7-h^spttal^llowine^-aa- inter- 
nal hemorrhage. Deceased was edi- 
tor-manager of the Santa Monica, 
Calif., 'Labor Journal.' 'There are no 

Tantali 



employees of the Los Angeles 
'Times' are out this summer. Meni- 
bers of the staff grit their teeth 
every- time the daily publishes qne 
o.: those 'vacation joys' editorial 
nArtoons. 



She will edit the revived 'Police 
Gazette.' among otiier duties. Re- 
ports that Mrs.. Hersey Is getting 
out a new mag on her' own,' to be 
called 'Gun Law,' are unfounded; 
-iGUh Eawl. :la ..to :be_ published by 
Fred Lee. 



— Mr37^Ij^anx;l3HLee':=HIge^^^ -.7^ 
Back Bay jsoCiety woman, hit over 
the radio and famous In and jaround 



CUstro ia r y Iwu-w eck-.-vaeaUonslor- - R ofi t . nn ,- Su n d ay. CiiO-bec.^ei jdentl 



fied with the Boston 'Sunday Adver- 
tiser' as woman's page editor. Her 
articles, because of her prominence, 
are expected, to be a iJlfculatlon 
boosjteri Hiring her on is regarded 
a.$' quite a coup for Jack Malloy, 



Viking Press; of which he was ;an 
official : Since it started; 
^IPhdebe "Atwood . Tajlpr has 



changed publishers, and has brought 
her new book to Norton. It used to 
be Bobbs, Merrill, 

Bennett Cerf, having taken some 
of-the-LIveright . sorihbleFB-- now has 
Saxe Commins, the former Llver.Ight 
editorial man, too. 

Marie Belloc Lowndes comes over 
in October for another visit. 

Horace Llveright on the air with 
a series of literary retnimscences 
as • ah advance build-up for • their 
forthcoming publication. 

Hilary D. C. Pepler, the English 
publisher, here for a spell, sails for 
home soon. Back Ih. the fall. 
^ - At .75-.A^-E. HQugmaft-:haS: had a. 
new book published, 'The Name and 
Nature b.f Poetry,' 

Max Miller, vyho cDvered the 
v^crtront, ■n6w~;d"oIng an account 
of his boyhood. 

Dwight FisKc'B 'Without Music' 
has gone into a second edition, 
.which has encouraged the talking 
singer to take a vacash. 



INTIMATE inrthirf^ 

ANY invM tfgotion 

Tfhe story of a banker who 
juthleasljr pursued .power 
and money— and, more than 
that, the delicate' gtory of 
his threp richest posses- 
sions» Patricia, Cora and 



PRESIDiNjl 

■m A C A U L A V. I a'K AVr I . 



74 



VARIETY 



TIMES SIIHARE 



Tttcsdar, Jidr 18, 1933 



East 



On the recommendation of a com 
mlttee appointed to Inveistlgate his 
administration, Frank W. Parlinf* 
was ousted as director of Playland, 
Westchester County, N. T., ietmuse 
.meiit park. Report submitted by 
the committee stated that Darling 
had in iflve years collect ed $142,000 
in salaries and commissions and 
that he had 'buttlved his udefal 
ness.' 



Eleanor Holm, Olympic swimmer 
and screen player, announced, that 
she arid Arthur Jarrett, radio 
warbler, have; set- five -^weeks. hence 
as the weddingr. date. 

Judgment for $690 against Gilda 
Gray was taken by the American 
Historical -Society, Inc., in the N. T. 
Suprelne Court for iai compendium 
of' Anjerican biograph which in- 
cluded a monograph on the- .dancer's 
life. 



. Valerie Elizabeth Huff, dancer. Is 
.'finking 1266,000 from. Charles Red-. 

field .Vose, New: York broker; charg- 
' Ing h<°F Induced her to go through a 

phoney marriage ind live with him 

while he was still married .to. some- 

.Pri© .else.- 



Samuel Barrymore Colt mixed his 
car with another in. New Rochelle/ 
N.. . T., and came through with a 
shaking up, 

Mary Ariderson DeNavarre was 
'bequeacthed— for • life—thb-entire . irir. 
come from the estate, of her hus- 
1>and, Antonio Fernando peNavarre, 
whose American will , was filed with 
the N. Y. iSurrbgate's court Value 
of the estate was formally described 
as 'more than $5,000/ 



Mrs. Phyllis. Livingston Potter, 
SQcial registerite, told Justice 
Strong in the. N. Y. Supreme Court 
flhe wouldn't decide about meurryin^ 
Fred Astalre until, she was sure the 
marriage . wouldn't interfere ^th 
the joare' of her four-year-old son 
by. the previous marriage. Five 
idftys later pair were married. 

Wages ' of the hourly rated and 
piecOrwork employees in the RCA- 
Vlctor, Company take a 10% bodst. 
g^^ectlve. with July 24^ Increase 
Rovers 80% pt-thoae.Qajaift_payrolL 

Morton Downey, returrilng- from 
abroad, predictecU that former 
M^yor James J, Walker will soon 
be , back to stage a comeback In 
New York politics. 

Body of an unidentified man was. 
found on the fire escape of the RKO 
Richmond; Hill theatre, Queens, by 
an usher making his ventilator- 
closing rounds. 



Ethel Barrymore Colt under an 
ap. op. in St. Louis Saturday. Is 
doing nicely. 



Qulncy; Mass., solves the nude 
bathing problem. Double fences so 
knotholes will not coincide. 



Doug Fairbanks, Jr., out of the 
hospital and ojl the Bererigaria to 
visit his father in London. 



Irene Rich's daughter j-Frances, to 
Paris to study sculpture. 

. Mrs. James Barton gets that div- 
orce from the comedian. Awarded 
$75 weekly alimony. 



Movement on foot to make the 
^ summer home of Elisabeth Marbury 
at- Mt.. Vernon, Me., A perpetual 
memorial to her. 



^ ■ ■■ ■ ■ ■ji M lll l lfB«MaWtU.l^miiaLBUHllillMll|lMMlMHlMlMHimilHlfyMMMllH^lMlllMHliMl^lMlliM^MHllgmiH 







This department contains rewritten theatrical nevfs items as published during itfte week in 0ic 
daily papers of Nei» Yorki Chicago/t San Francisco, Hollstvoqd and London* ' yafiet}f takes no 
credit for these nevs Hem; each has beat rewrUten from a dailff paper* 



i n_r i 1 1 1,1 i.f u-n n-iLi:i i Ki.i'i r I N t > * > r i ) i i M.i ) i n i < 1 1 i i:M 



in the promotion of the Diversified 
F'Jm Corp. Goebel gets five years, 
Kline and Cassidy four years each 
arid the others two years.. 



Issuance of letters, .of adminlstra^ 
tion to the widow; Addle M'JP^ail 
Arbuckle, in th9 N. Y, Surrosate's 
Court reveals 'that Roscoe (Fatty). 
Art I'ckle left an estate of no more 
than $2,000. Wife was named- as 
sole beneficiary. 



Producers of 'Broadway Boy' In 
April, 1932, bring, suit against , the 
estate of *Joe Leblang for $20,000 
in the N. Y. Supreme Court. Com- 
plaint states that after leasing the 
48th Street theatrei the show was 
ousted by the estate before 'the pro- 
ducers had a chance to dispose of 
the filni. rights. 



Alleged mother-in-law Interfer- 
ence led . Supreriie . Court ' Justice 
Schriiuck in New . . York - to deny 
Dorothy SWankamp's .plea .for $60 
a~ week alimony frorii Ray Swan- 
kamp,. camera man for Grantland 
Rice spoits pictures. Thei. judg<& 
did award $15' weekly for the sup-:' 
port of -her: child. 



U. S, Brewers. Asaoclatlow'' r©- 
.ported to the New York City beer, 
board that the suds . sold in June 
had. a stiffer kick than the . April 
brarid.' During Junei it averaged 
2.96% alcohol' as' compared to the 
2.83 weight of April City should 
get the full 9t2 soon, the brewers 
opined. 



Anonymous dorior lifts a $6,140 
indome tax lieri .held by the go'yern- 
ment against Betty C.oriipton, wife 
of ex-Mayor. Jinoriy Walker. ' Sum 
represented income for the years 
1928; 1929 and 1930 plus penaltieis. 



For an alleged unauthorized use 
of her photo in front of the El tinge, 
42d street burlesquery, Joann Cadtle 
has brought a. suit for $60,000 in the 
N.-Yr Supreme! Cfturt,. naming Edjo- 
mac Amusement Co. as the~aeferid-~ 
ant. Miss. Castle stated In her com- 
plaint, that A, H. Woods had consid- 
ered giving her a -part in a. forth- 
coming play until he 'passed the 
Eltirtge and saw the picture on dis- 
play. She has . appealred in scrieeri 
shorts and legit. 



Rojo- Arixusement Co. takes over 
the picture house at 1616-1619 Sec- 
ond ave., Manhattan, on a long term 
lease. House which has changed 
names often, has recently been dark. 



Pat Powers announces his Inten- 
tion to marry Mrs. Pearl S. Lapey, 
non-professional of New York and 
Westport, Conn. Marriage will take 
place the latter part of this Week 
at the home of Mrs. Lopdy's sister.. 
Mrs. "Harold- Burris, formerly of 
musical comedy, in Stamford, Conn. 



Judgment of $39,333 is directed 
against Jesse L. -Lasky in -behalf of 
the Scott Investment Co. by Justice 
Schmuck in the N. Y. Supreme 
Court. Action arose from a con- 
tract In which Lasky, it is alleged, 
promised to pay by June 30 or have 
judgment filed against him. 



'This will be fbrmer's 9th matrl'- 
morilal .venture. 



Ivan Johnson, former manager of 
the Radio Xiews Service of America, 
released on ball pending bis hear- 
ing In li. A. Superior court ' on 
charges of Issuing worthless checks, 
totaling $126b 

'Queenle,' picture chlmjpahzee. 
electrocuted by a high tension wire 
after she broke away from her 
quarters In the California Zoologi- 
cal Gardens, L. A., and eUmbed a 
light pole. 

Frieda Mlerae, a/Dtre9B,: arrived In 
il^s Angeles' aboard the 3anta 
Paula from New York to vacash 
with her relatives. 

- Trial in I* A. Superior court bf 
Tom Mix, actor, -ajgainst his. former. 
Wife, Victoria Forde Mix de Olaza- 
bel, transf^red to the San Francls- 
cp Jurisdiction because the defend- 
ant-resides In that olty, MIX. al- 
leges in his: cofnplalnt' that, half of 
hl9 193P Income tax returns includ- 
ed his. former wife's: earnings and 
seeks, to. recover-$194,071. 

Lawrence Tlbbett_hae purchased 
a honie In' Redwood City, Calif. 



Charles R. .Kennedy, agent, 
booked in -Los Aztgeles on suspicion 
of grand theft. 



Widow of E. Gale Patterson, as- 
sistant editoi' of the Los Angeles 
'Illustrated Daily News,' who was 
slain last spring, awarded' $5,000 
under the Workman's. Compensation 
act. • 



.. James Basmham, audltoirlum man- 
ager, of Long Beacby Calif., de- 
posed In political move. 

. Charles Cornwall granted divorce 
from Elizabeth Cornwall, .musician. 
Iricompiatlblllty. 



- ; -Will- of -Bmeat. Tottence, leaving 
a $i0,000 estate to his widow/ ad*- 
mltted to probate here, ^ 

. Harold J. Duffy lield for man- 
'slaughter as a result of an accident 
while in Irene Rich's car in which 
he Is asserted to have killed one 
man and injured another. 



Jessie E. Gibson Barber^ actresli, 
filed suit for divorce in Los Angeles 
against Rex R. Barber^ claiming, he 
wouldn't let her appear in pic- 
tures. 



Jack Warner,' Charlie Murray and 
Kenneth Thomson placed on the 
board of . governors of the Masquers, 
in Hollywood. 



Trial of T. W. Armentrout and 
E. W* Apperson, business agent and 
assistant business agent, respective- 
ly, of the Loa .Angeleis projectionist 
union. Indicted recently in connec- 
tion with theatre isteinch bombings, 
postponed uritir'Aug. It. 



Equity goies on record as favor- 
ing the recovery act and expresses 
willingness to make concessions to 
meet code demands. 



Peggy Lawton Rich suing her 
playboy pal, John L. De Ruyter for 
$250,000 breacb of promise. 



Musicians' union refuses to cut 
below $50 for concerts by unem- 
ployed players. Had asked $30 for 
Westchester coi>certs but upped to 
$^0 when the sponsors' of the idea 
""looITTlie story to the newapaperis. 

Otto E. Goebel, Jerome D. Kline, 
James Cassidy, Bernard J. Plynn, 
Franklin Johnson, Jerome .D. Pat- 
terson arid John Elder headed for 
Lewisberg, Pa., federal prison Sat: 
They were convicted of mair traUd 



Bernie^& Baker 

WILL REDfubE VODr~ 
Here's How ( Just Milk, 

on beautiful Sunny nidgr^ Parm, lo- 
cated In Westchester County, Harri- 
son, New York. An exclusive place for 
women who want to reduce health- 
fully. Our method rids' the nyntem 
of all acids and impurities and brings 
yi>u down to normal welnrht. Phone 
Rye 1236 or SChiiyler 4-4272. 

BEftNIE & BAKER MILK 
FARM 

««iiy RldH Fern, HarrlMR, New York 



Theatre Guild announces 14 plays 
from which to select next season's 
six. First (Aug. 21) is likely ta be 
'School for Husbands.' 



Milton. Aborri^ rehearsing 'Bohe- 
mian Girl' tor N. Y. season, operilrig 
July 27. 

C.aterina jarboe, Negro op; artist, 
to sing title role iri- 'Aida' at the 
Hipp Saturday (22). 



. Mrs. Kendall Gla.6nzer, socialite, 
to marry Lewis Milestone when she 
gets her divorce. 

Fort Lee; N. J., once a cinematic 
stronghold, offers a home to Mary 
Plckford and offers to toss in a stu- 
dio, too, if she'll work there. 



Coast 



June Pursell, radio and stage ac- 
tress, returned to Los Angeles after 
spending more than a year in New 
York. 



^ary. Plckford filed a. request in 
therE7'^v^Probate=courMofca.uthojC5= 
ity' to dispose- of the $227,038- trust 
fund created by the will .of her 
mother for the late Jack Plckford. 
Upon the death of her brother one- 
half of fund was transferred to Miss 
Plckford and In her petition she 
asks that the remaining half of the 
fund be added to -one created for 
her sister, . Lottie Plckford. 



Don Meany, of radio, announced 
in Lbs Angeles that he arid Dor- 
othy (Dot) Brown, also of the ether, 
intend, to wed in about seven weeka 



Studio secret service and guard 
corps to protect picture people from 
kidnapping arid racketeering cour 
sidered In Holljm^ood. Joseph RelUy, 
Fox chief of Police, Interested. 



Dorothy Lee denies 
to Bert Wheeler. 



engagement 



Loss or theft of a. $4,000 diamond 
pin, owned by his -wife, reported tb 
Los Angeles police by Charles . A. 
Buckley, attorney arid vice-presi- 
dent of Fox West Coast Theatres. 



thd . new California, 
commission. 



Horse ..Race 



Gertrude' Wood ftnd Francis X. 
Bushman, Jr., at Santa Barbara; 
Seb6nd,ma,rrlage for Bushmah, 



Midwest 



Jack Kennedy, -25, proprietor of a 
liight club, was shot and killed on 
a Toledo, 'Ohio, street 



Irene Sanders, 1^ dancer, died In 
Hamriiond, . Indiana, from septic 
poisoning. During a storm Electric 
lights went out in ia pageant. In 
which she wais appearing. She 
stumbled over a stake Inflicting a 
wound which becariie infect^sd, 

Rtif us Dawes Ordered a 26-year- 
old hj^mn. *Hall, Chicago' . recorded 
by Brunswick. Record will be used 
on the World's Fair public address 
systeim. Whenever " the .'P. A. sys- 
tem runs out of announcementi^ 
they'll give -the grounds a load of 
•Hall, Chicago/ 

' MCan about Sj! .suffering from am- 
nesia was .picked up at Wbrld'a" 
Fair. At police station he could 
only' mumble something- about, 
Lydla who, he thought, was a dan- 
cer- a,1;thd Hollsrwood studio. He 
said he had been .wandering around 
the expo for three days. 



Racket' came to - light in Chicago 
When . a dozein Atlanta, Georgia,, 
girls 'were strarided at the Lexing- 
ton hotel. Girls .said they had each 
paid' one :Col. -Wlnfield .Jones $100 
on the promise of 'a Job' at the 
World's Fiair and that 'Rev. L. A. 
Lewis' haid escorted them , to Chi- 
cago, but thereafter disappeared. 



A, P. quoted Port Worth, Texas, 
'Star- Telegram' Ih report Jack 
Dempsey would marry..Harinah Wil- 
liams, blue singer. 



Irene Castle was back In print 
again_abj2utlanother dog, .her favor- 
ite phobia. She took t"D~court-th€>^ 
case' of a lad -who couldn't pay 76 
cents to rescue his mutt from the 
Chicago pound. Pound gives hos- 
pitals dogs for -vlvisectlori purposes. 

Thieves tried to steal the world's 
sriiallest Bible, on exhibition in the 
Hall of Religion at the World's Fair. 
They were foiled. 



Ebony Club» L. A* 

(Continued from page^64) 

faking. However, they manage to 
get some swell music out of their 
combination. Dancer, himself, with 
an unassuming personality, mingles 
With the guests, never steps out of 
character. The usual table eriter- 
talnment is handled by the various 
principals following the floor shows. 

Spot has been catching on -with 
the Hollywood mob. Thiough 15 
miles froqi the picture city. It is 
getting a capacity play Thursday, 
and Saturday -nights, .which are big 
nights with the natives of CentraT 
avenue, L. A.'s Harlem. Call. 



Fred Horowlj:^, local attorney, ap- 
pointed special assistant attbrriey 
gerieral to fight appeal of Duncan 
Renaldo, actor,, convieted of .maklng^ 
false statements in obtaining a 
passport tb South America. 



— Sid— Gi[raumari's prolog for 'Gold 
Diggers' will be filmed in color un- 
der title 'Hollywood as Ain't.' 



Announcement made in Lbs Art^ 
geleles that Judith Allen, actress. Is 
the wife of Gus Sonneberg, former 
wrestling, champion. ■ 



Dorothy Lee, actress, announces 
she and Marshall Duffleld, former 
U. S. C. footballer, will be married 
as soon as^ the latter finisheis law 
school. 



Kate Rockwell, known as "Klon- 
dike Kate,' dance hall girl in the 
Alaskari gold rush days, who . aa- 
sertediy gave Alexander Pantages 
his start in the theatrical, world, 
has announced in Seattle her inten- 
tions to marry John Matson, Alaska 
miner. 



Daniel J. O'Brien, father of 
George O'Brien, actor, and former 
San Francisco chief of police, 
drafted by Governor Rolph to head 



RAINBOW GARDENS 

(Cleveland) 

Cleveland, July 14. 

Since taken over by Henry Kraus 
and Bill Parent, one of its Chicago's 
backers arid booker of floor- show; 
■Rainbow Garderis. now rates as the 
town's best drawing ' and largest 
beer garden-night club.. 

Spot with a 1,200 capacity is stealr 
Ing all the trade from rival rilteries 
with its " no-cover-no-minlri:ium 
charge, policy, but chiselers are . al- 
ready taking -advantage of low 
prices by ;danclng all night arid only 
ordering-one- tec- befer, and a . twb-bit 
ham sandwicht Prbmbters contend 
they're out to build up clientele for 
fall, when hiked prices will freeze 
out :the griftefs. 

Rainbow '(gardens is. alsb the only 
place, now putting on elaborate floor 
shows . with out-of-town talent, 
which Is another thing making rival 
nlteries . Jealous. First revue had 
Nat Nazarrp^ Jr., as master of cere- 
monies, besides staging his. slithery 
acrobatic . dance that was a sensa- 
tion comjc>ared' to ariy othier act seen 
here this summer. Nazarro does 
neat m. c. job, which Is saying a 
lot, as local nitery muggers are in 
the habit of giving; 'em just sour 
looks. 

"^^Restv-of-^show^cllckSi^alongu^wlth 
Bernice. StOfte's, splits the hit of 
Pour Marvels' dance act; Inez Gam- 
ble,, rhumba shaker; Irwin Lewis, 
tenor singer, above average; Mau- 
rice and Edith Carvanas, flashy 
ballroom dancers, who pad out act 
too -lorig by calling for volunteer 
steppers. Ralph Webster's band has 
a fresh etyjie of tricky fast-slow 
syncopation that's pulling In older 
crowds as well as youngsters. 

It's a spacious, brightly decorated 
and cool spot* and if Kraus and 



Parent ^an keep up the standard of 
shows without letting no-minimum 
pblloy cheapen the place, it should 
be one of the town's best nlteries In 
the fall. Pullen. 



CLUB CASINO 

«i w V, , Akron, O., July 12. 

Club . Casino, Summit Beach Park, 
ace of Akrori night clubs, born with 
the return of legalized beer more 
than two months ago. Is clicking 
under the management of Jack Dow 
Spot has been pulling them in since 
the opening several weeks ago 
While primarily a beer place, it is* 
operated much like the big city' 
riight clubs, as to decorations, ap- 
pointments and equipment. Capacity 
Is about 400^ 

Band stage, at one end. Is elevated 
and fibbr ' $ho.w offerings: are. pre- 
sented in the <!enter Of the floor. 
There Is a 40-foot bar before the 
malri club I9 reached. Bill Minehart 
of MassiUon, long identified with 
such amusement placb^, is the angeU 

Spot gets a fairly good play dur- 
ing the week, but Saturday and 
Sundays are . the bigge&t nights. 
Saturday is a. grind: from as early 
as 9 a. m. until daylight Sunday 
riabrning. There Is rio cover charge 
br minimum charge; bottled beers 
2po, draught brew a dime and legal 
wines 15c. ' 

A six-year-old local lass, Lillian 
Strock, Is getting all the applause 
on. the flo'or show. I^he works on a 
trapeze that Is plenty high. Warren 
Reiger works isritoothly as m. . 
Mildred Kelly possessed a pleasant 
voice on the. husky side bf the reg- 
ister; — ^Bradley— and-JCellyl^dispen^ae _ 
songs, dance arid patter. The Syl- 
yanians appear, to be adding to their 
pbpularlty,' particularly with their 
slow dance rhythms. They are non- 
union, but no one seems to care. 

JIfcConnen. 



Saranac Lake 

(Continued from pasre 67) 

Voss, Dorothy Wilson, Toril Temple, 
Lillian Zelgler. 



.<ilharlie Barrett, Harry Barrett, 
302 Broadway; 
Marlon Greene, Alavista Lodge. 
Margaret Groves, 9^ Church 

Dave (D. D. H.) Hall, 76% Bloom- 
ingdale avenue. . 

Leei. LaMar, 10 Forrest Hill' av- 
^nue. 

Vernon Ijawf6nc«5r60-Bake-Flowep — 
avenue. 

Fred Moore, 8% Forrest Hill av- 
enue. 

Andrew Molony, Woodruff 
street. . 

• Mannie Lbwy, 23 Franklin street: 
Joe Reilly, Teddy Lorraine, H. L. 
Pech, ilarrlson J, Carter, Francis 
Dugan, Freddy Stockman, Sun- 
mount, N. T. 



Left Since June 1 

Leonard Cowley. 
John Dempsey. 
Frisco be'Vere. 
Millie Jasper. 
Jeanne LaFaun^ 
Madge Keatirig. 
Mrs. Sydney Piermont. 
Walter Magnolia. 
Write to those you know in Sar- 
anac. 



ir 



liNeW York Theatres] 



CT/ieiei ALWAYS A 
BETTER SHOW r<t RKO! 



Constance Bennett 
in '^Bed of Roses!' 

On St»K»-HrOBI HOWARD 



AKQ e6thST«ii/W 

Wed. to VwL, JTuly Id to »l 
Ann Carver's Profes.sibn 

and 

'TiUCK JFOB TRICK' 

R hO 61 it %l.t^^t 

Wed. to Frt, .Jaly 19 to 91 
"ANN CARVER'S 
PROFESSION" 



IN 
PERSON 

PRIMO CARNERA 

HM-maii Tlmbwi, Other»-On Sctmb: 
-«|- COVER=THE . WALEBf BOHT'^^^ 
Frldw— "Reunion in VieSff*"— 



—0(1 Serwn— „ 
"MIDNIGHT MARY," with Loretta 
Youno—Extra, 'A.B.C.'t of Inflation 
■■n.tau Perton-r-Slma *. Baltey, Fr*«l 
lu\Vm. Kaating, Bortah Mtnncvltch, Spl- 
^ Capitol Orthestra 



Friday, I. P.^h^.^.M^e*' 
In "Tw«lv«- 
Paund Look" 



lOL 



TiK^ay; Jiily l8« 1933 



TIMES SIIIIABC^ SPORTS 



VAUIETY 



Tm Teliiig You 

By J ack Osterman^ 



Iflilwaiikee Experiences 
^Cemaetficlikeit' Again 



$6 TO WRITE}. i.. BUT 
•IjriiAT ABOUT7 

Wanted..* ''A Qhort , 

TblB i« the first tlmei I long to 
fce haiinted, ^ l«ei«fv hfijint^d by Mil wke*. July 17./ 

wbiit they call a ghost writer. And peetlvltles that rival the gay tix 
to show you.the mood -"^ Ulvals of New Orleans are the rtHe 

|«,t particular as t9 what khid pf^^ ^^^^ this t^eek (l«-22) 

ghost as long as he c^n put words In national OonVen^ 

on a white sheet. Arthur Brisbane 



CARNERA CXqiTED 



Makes Real Bout of . Sparring, 
atch on State's Stage 



would do hut I guess he's busy 
writing, too. Funny Bris- 
tasie, he ra,ves about. tl»e value; of 
air tMnspbriatlon every train: 
he rides. 

..Advice 

When we ask sonie of our elders, 
but. not. superiors. In the Writing 
racket What pound out they 



tlon combining with , they city's own 

Homecoimlng, Week. 
It Is years since this kind of a 

celebration has been: uhcofked in 
this ■ City of breweries. 

the. homecoming Is con- 
cerned, It is a celebration of the. re- 
turn of better titries to the city, the 
better times that, began with the 



Quite .. little commotion at | 
Loew's State, Kew York, . Siatur day 
night when Frimo' Carnera, head- 
liner, forgot himself in the en- 
thuBiasm qt a staged set-to with 1 
his "'favorite* eparrihg partner, 
Harold Mays, and ' banged' up the 
latter qiilte a. bit. 

Several .femtnes in the audience 
became 'excited when seeing .. Mays ] 
istarting to bleed after .the. Im-. 
prbmtu melee with the champ.. 

At the bieginning of the act Car- 
nera hetialds May^. as his '^fayoi'4 
ite' builder rupp'er before any ebirap. 



Looks like hms Going Wet 

I . .. 

~ Want Their Liidter Out 



,By Roy Chartier 

_ inn n I i^ansas ia . still dry but it's, only 

Bow and BeUOWS BOyS^I from lack of ram. no. l as a pro* 

hib stamping ground. In the minds 



Beer Migs Boom to 



VAN'S RIGHT LAMP GOES 
OUT, AND SO DOES VAN 



JACK PULASKI 



Blmt>ly" answOr, 'Write, abbiit the return . of ; beer arid, which are no^w illir Petrplle, the iPiargO Express, 
dlffet«nt- things that happened to ' ^ - " " " ' 

you Jaat week.' Can't think back 
to i(Qi|t Moxiday , so, let's ' see Jiist 
what did happen' to Monday. No 
good. 

Here we, are- Tuesday and iStill 
got a night clubi ; No good , agailn. 
Jj6Vb .quit. 

Stroin^ 

We feel a little run down .from 
signing tabs and .to the Doctor 
who is . reading a play, a; great help- 



eVIdent .-In the renewed industry of 
factories, and bu'slneiBS - in - general." 
The return- of .that., old. ■ sfelrit Of 
'gemueitilchkfelt' for which MllwaU- 
kiee: .was famous. ' prohibition. 

■ . Plenty' of entertainment oif every 
kind, funhy faces on the looiJ li^ht 
;p.tiles,;..^otesque plAster flgiir.es, 18. 
to .25 feet high; looking for all the 
World as if . they, had just stepped 
out of a 3l^nias : paritomlmei- . /Hello 



Jn an emergency appendix case ifilir greets one from every point. 



probably. Doc Wrote it during an 
operation, too. 

Speaking of tabs, have ntade a 
new rule in our place. People In 
street clothes .are allowed , to .sign 
with pencil, but evening dress must 



MilWaukeeans will seem lobt 
without conventions after the sum- 
[ nier rush of yisltors is ^ over. . \ ■ 
ways a, popular, place foV .gitther- 
ings, .the city , has this yea,r played 
host to more visitors tha,n /ever bo- 



use pens. Pass Dave's iBlue Bo6m fore Owing to the prosimity of the 
ajad go in . and have .a slot ma-^ W The .,W. : T. • U, 

chine on toast with a jack pot brought thousands for its meeting 
roast.. ^ arid the past we6k found the young 

At iioew's State wie see the sign, Ipeople of the Christian Endeavor 
aiell Below* .-Prlmo . Carnera.. . In movement— about . 5,000— in posses 
looking at the giant c6,rdboard I siort of the town, 
statue of the Champ, wonder how. 
silly It would 'sound If he should 
ever say, .Tve got a splinter in imy 
little finger.' 

Bon. Voyaiae Parly 



technically won right to fight 
Jimmy -Mcljarhlri welter 
weight 'championshlt) at the Polo 
Grounds , last Wednesday : <12) when 
his match with Bep Van klayereri, 

of Holland, was stopped at .the end 
of the fourth round. 

The Dutchman's right eyelid be- 
tween the brow ana lashes: was 
badly siashedi said referee Billy 
Kavanaugh, ek-mltman, '. and ' the 
doctor . verified that, tutting .the 
daniper on Tim- Mara's second oiit 
door,, show. The'; promoter did 
|. plenty of ; squawking ahbut' the rul 
ing. 

So did Van Kaveren, who. rushed 
a:cross . the ring, and begged Pe 
l.troUe to continue the fight. Billy 
Was quite wlllirig and advanced 
with his old Navajo blanket still 



St. Paul, July 17. 
LegaV. beer Is bringing the ac- 
cordion -boys and Oid-tinie fiddlers 
into their own once more. De- 
mand for these two forms of en- 
tertainment, cannot be supplied, 
with 250 accordionists, alietted by 
100. fiddlers working In the beer 
halls Jiightiy. 

Joe Piorito, loc^l accordion riiae-: 
stro, '.whose school was a bust, due 
to lack of demand, found 32 pupils 
clamoring for admittance when he. 
opened the doors reCentlyl Some SO 
to 75 calls for these two types of 
riiusic, either alone or In combo go 
unanswered nightly. 

Average.pay is $5, with iioys in the 
best- spots drawing ;tvice that with 
request numbers' while circling the 
tables;. 



Coast Musikers 



.(Continued from page 64;^ 

Colbert to Warble in Paramount'S 
'Torch Singer*' 

Kalmar and Buby .' have written 
'Keep on Doin' What Tou're Doln',' 
•Pop . Goes the Weasel,' and' 'The 
King can Do No Wrong/ foi* the 



bt the world, It's a revelation to 
an Easterner venturing Irito 
dust belt to .And really how wet the 
state Is- Equieaiy as surprising are 
the bets Karisaris are wlliing 
place that their native common- 
wealth will slide into- the 
coluinri.;. 

A Judge, officials, local 

banker and numerous business men 
were among those .reciently talking 
to VARiKTr reporter who dared 

go out "as far as. the hot. wlhds 
country without assurance of some-: , 
thing more! cooling that , iced teat- 
"The first- surprisei in a middle sized y 
town of the- 'State, was to find .4%' 
beer as easy to obtain as .^eigs; 
something ' the same Kansas tar . 
booed for many years; 

Second, stunner proved to be not 
only the wet-mindedri^bs ot.the eA"» 
tlr6 populace but .the attitude of 
proriilnent locals. -It's against thie- . 
archaic Kansas' laws to even- seU- 
near-beer or anything resembling 
or tasting like beer, yet stores,' 
i^estauranta or fountains which' 
.vend 4% as they do Coca Cola., 
without thinking ari^hlng of, "Hi . 



Marx Bros. 'Duck Soup^ at Par. 

Roland Hayes -visiting In Santa l^are dee:iriingly unmolested. 
Barbara. .^^ ..^ I Regardless: .of the law, attitude 

Harry Ruby pays off debta by i^i,- trim mayors and chiefs of 

Murray Spivafc of the Radio mu- j more by resentment than anything. . , 
sic dept. is a rabid collector of old | else.^ This accotmts, In part, bvoip; 



around, . the shoulders. 'Then a cop I copies of the National Geographic I for. cariipaigns designed to 'forcing''^ 



climbed through the ropes arid 
ended thcflreworfes. 



Actors and Press 



mag. 

Musicians' union of If. A. has 
T»*...»» tA«i, *,-^Y« I harred- its members from , playing 

Bep s lamp didnM0okJhat badly I ^^-ii^io^a for Metropolitan studio. 

Burton. Xiane arid Harold Adam -j 
son got. that' assignment tp "ditty 



■^(■Continued from' page t3)~ 



Thursday Invited to a bon voyage 
party given to Dr; Ruskin, who I nian, who has alw'ays been the big 
sailed for Europe to lecture on., g^g^ niale interest In plcturcf^ to the 



hurt arid soriie flight .writers told 
Kavanaugh he was all wet, or 
something. Just « ba^. break .for. the 
I'tans. because the riiatch was. some 
thing to see .and the card provided 
plerity of action. The Dutcbriiah 
entered the ring With a patch over 
t.he bad . peeper. Petrolle at bnce 
deblded he'd. dlscov(»r If It was A 



DaittCing LAdy' at. Metro. 

Eriiedlo 'lacobucct presented, with 
a life meriibership in the musicians'^ 
local of L. A. on his 60th birthday. 

Silvio Savant Pox and Para^ 
mount trumpetier, .poippa , of a son . 
bom a riiorith ago. 

Wheri anyone mentions Gilbert 



the gbvernor to put the beer que$«» 
tlon to a, yote., '.Actually,. ^niany . 
Kaiisans, are a iitlle sore. All bveifv 
in stores ahd along the highwayfbv 
are signs which read; ..'Keep- Kan*^>'* 
sas dry, help Missouri and Colo*. 
i^dO,' etc. > 

' Not Only do the natives wanS 
thieir bee* oir sbihething . Strorige*;, 
if possible, iiut they beHeve ' ^he 
state shoyld benefli by the tax and 
Retailers, by the sale. This thoyght 



sinus trouble,, .as .If . they haveji't fans. Though not ihe most popular jjhoney* In the second round h^ and Sullivan, Wblfle Gilbert thinks I fbrin^^ 



enough over there.. Given on the j aotor bri the scirieenV he appeals to I f^und out, the claret flowing freely. 
A. Jj Powers :roof, Ihad^to hea^^ her End .of.:the. jxxund the.doo 4slhnbe^ 

various speeches. ' [ cause Of their inability to reach up. ^oblc ft look' but isald nbth- 

. Quite Subtle~ [him. Colman has always shied from jhg. Billy didn't pl6k oh the . bum 

One of the doctors at the pirfy .Publicity, which gives |fery.tWng.he eye especially Jul 11 leaked easily. 

heard to re- M'*'®^ ^"'®*'®^** ^ddie Cantor | fphere were fighters a lot worse In 

lal Gold^n'^ only other space ' grab- 
ber. 



was 



said Roosevelt 

I'll eitiier be' the. 
Ident or the last.' 

Ostermani 
Nowadays a man is Judged, by 
the lady he keeps. . . .1 wish Sammy 
Cantor would send back my" brown 
suede shoes.... I only said he could 
have the white ones.... Can you 
imagine any mariager going back 
to Carnera and telling him he'd 
have to cut his act or else?.... 
The reviewer bn this.' paper who 
isald I looked' in the lenH--once- to- 
see if the camera' was really there 
was absolutely right... .It was a, 
rented camera. ^ . .and the :nioderh 
Mother doesn't sing 'Rock-a-bye 
Baby any more "when the kid 
awakens you at six a.m. with those 
yells, 'v.. at -least, my wife, doesn't 
....she. sings, 'Stormy ' Weather' 
....ARE YOU RiE3ADING? 



Warners finds it doesn't- have, to 
use mubh effort Ih pla<ilng istories on 
James Cagney. He's its ace sPace 



jikred heretofore without ofllclals 
interfering. However, the r.ef, ought 
to . know, his business.. 

Van's . Good Showing 
Van KlaVeren ' gave a good ac- 



hound. lBdwia,rd G, llobinsbri is next .count of himself, coming In with, a 



with. Joe Browji, Dbiiglas . Fair- 
banks, Jr., ^nd ]^uth Chatterton fol- 
lowing. In the cas0 of the other ,] 
players, studio has to waylay the 
writers and give them, an idea for a 
yam on the particular ■player. 

Hard Climb 

" No^pefiodicai or paper Is cfamor 
ing for stories on Radio personalities. 
In most cas^s, studio ' publicity de- 
partment has to develop, a yarn and 
turn thO Idea over to a magazine 
writer. Constarice Bennett, Ann Har 
ding, Riichard Dlx, Katharine Hep 
burn itrid Joel McCrea are the* easi- 
est ^to sell. Universal Is without any 
personalities that can walk Into, a 
press story without a hard cllmbii 
Same goes for Columbia 

•Fox list, while long, Is weak on 
selling names. : Will Rogers due to 
his syndicated ,artlcles, always in 
terests news hounds. But, Rogers, 
with an eye to business, keeps most 
of his good copy fbr his own articles 
arid h£is the jpubiicity depairtment run 
ning ragged trying to tnrlte storlbs 
around him that will appeal to the 
papers and at the same tiriie get the 
Rogers! okay for release. JarietGay 
nor, George O'Brien, Spencer Tracy, 
James Dunn, Sally Eilers and War 
ner Baxter are the easy placers. 
Others on the Fox list are all sell- 
ing^obs. 

clauses with teeth to halt sharp I Fan mags , and newspapers go for 
practice now in use of hiring various stories on femme stars two^o one 
writers to work on stories to fit a over those of males, despite that the 
predetermined title with the proviso majority of people buying «an mags 
that they will be paid for work only and reading featured^ newspaper ar- 
If the yarn is used. In this way, it tides on picture personalities are 

is^cimi^eirrffjTOsarbsra^^^^ 

valuable sUggisstlonS for little or rio it's near impossible to get a fea 
cost [iure story on a director or writer. In 

They also seek a provision which. Lthe directorial field, only . Ernst Lu- 



Siory Credits 



(Continued from page 66). 

tlon, Na.me8 of .-those against 
charges brought are withheld uritil 
findings are reached. 

At the ttieeting- the board was 
asked to, add two additional Clauses.] 
for the better protection of writers 
at the Independent studios.. At the 
gathering Thursday (13) there were 
present 30 Independent Writers who 
asserted the present code does not 
elye sufl[iclent protection to this 
class of scenarists. They deflire 



crouch and . throwing'' fast punches, 
He had ^o- trouble hltlng. Petrolle; 
hilt there is. pep to Bep's stuff. Pe- 
trolle penetrated the chlri defense 
-virltli some success,; - but his best 
socks were to the body and once 
or twice th^ Dutchman winced. 
Whethe t he ca n take go me o f those 
srij^ppy rights that are the' sii^laity 
of. the Express, the- fans never 
found out. The Fargo fellow was 
favorite, seven to Ave. 
^Next outdoor match will see Ben 
Jeby in . defense of his. middle 
weight title against iiiou BruIUard, 
the hard hitting left bander who 
laoed Mickey Walker in Boston two 
weeks ago. It's the same IrO'ti who 
sriiacked Mcliarnln around' but has 
outgrown the welter division, 
weighing' ibout 160 pounds. Jeby 
iBrulllard match Is Aug; 2 at the 
"Tarikee Stadium. . Pcftrolle and Van 
lilavaren have, beeii rematched to 
meet.about the riiiddle of the month* 



Dance Hall Slump 

Mil Wauic.ee, July 17. 

Milwaukee county dance, hall bp 
eratp^rs are complaining to- the 
cOunity clerk wlio Issues new licenses 
to them every July 1. Their wall is 
that the returri bf beeir has Put a 
very large crimp In their profits. 

W'hile 48 ' courity dance palaces 
were licensed last year only 22 op- 
|.era.tprs hiave taken out permits so 
far for the new term -which began 
Juiy 'l. Natives no longier drive to 
the outskirts to dance when they 
can get beer In four or flive places 
P^r jCjty block. . ^ 



he's being talked abbut, ;. I ^hlch locally it' Is declared will flini^:. 

'Cat. and Fiddle,*, eatery vopetated ifcansas- eventuaHy going fbr-repcak.- 
by CUff Odhams^and Fi'^dpem^^^ the most surpriBlrii? 

JSdSvm.s* ^ / things about 4% Is that It sells out 

Someone' gave Phil Cohen, Ht- | in arid Kansas over a fountain, at 
torney for ASCAP here,- a bum no .more, thari- paid for It In New. 
steer regarding the non-payment Tork. Can be taken hoirie, U' 



of music tax by a San ..Bernardino 
dance hall and he sued Joe Torinatoe | 
Instead of Joe Amato, 

Sam CosloW calls his. Lake Sher- 
wood shack 'Crooner's Crest.' 

Leo Flanders back In' town from 
batoning . Fanchon & Marco's ! 
'Desert Sorig.' 

Arthur Freed the latest to be bit- 
ten by the photography bug. 

J ■' 

Tryout Spots 

(Contiriued i^rom page 1) 

managers are wary .of such ratings. 
That a play looks good-. In the 
country does, not pro-ye it Is a sure 
thing for Broadway. Case In point 
Was the Interest attracted by 'Cry- 
salls' last summer at Westport... It 
attriacted so miich attention from 
summer residents around Westport, 
Conn., mostly of the prbfesSiori'sil 
class, .that the show was repeated 
up there and i;>layed to virtual Cap- 
:acity. ...Yet it pj-omptly flopped on 
Broadway. 

Spread of , . summer; .".show 
Elhop idea has attracted attention 
of the: scouts, fbr talent and material. 
I^ome are assigned to COver the , new 
plays anywhere from Jersey and 
New York to the Yankee hideouts. 
That early scrutiny may work out 
to ^the benefit "Of the try-out Tshow- 
men, what with the inclination of 
the picture people to makO film 
rights bids, to apply if and when 
the show reaches Broadway, with a 
sliding scale Applied to the price, 
dependent on the length of engage- 
ment. 



tTNFAfll COMPEHTION 

Arthur Murray, dance school 



j.iiwy *iiBo seeK a provision wniuit . me air«»>tui»a.i 
Shan prohibit its members from | bitsch and Josef Von Sternberg get [m^^^^^^^^^^ 



working on speculative assignment I any breaks in print Of studio wrlt- 
£or inljie's without contract. They ers, only ones reaching print are 
require that some system shall be novelists and they make the papers 
worked out whereby a member will only when engaged to 'Wite lor.pic- 
be paid, for his writing, whether the tyres and later vfhen they, are 
script be used or not, [through and start blasting picturcb 



them running Into. each other. 

Learning what had happened, they 
all walked and one, Lillian Fox, has 
filed suit for $200 under her con- 
tract. ' 



BIRTHS 



Mr. and Mrs, Orville iNelson, son, 
:J,ul yJ.9; .LOsjAng eXea / . .F^ 



sistant mariager of the Hollywood 
'Shopping News'. 

Mr. and Mrs, Ken Goldsriilth, 
aatightei', July 11, Hollywood. 
Father is head of Goldsmith Pro- 
ductlonfj. 

Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. SQuires, 
son, July' 15, In Phil.adelphia. 
Father i» IJroadway music publi.sh- 
. er and songwriter. 



wanted, with a deposit on the hot-; 
tie. Sudia are shipped" in .frotn , 
far east' as Milwaukee with origj;, 
ibal labels, case cartoons and au 
Without trouble,, i ■■ > 

As- one locally- important Kansaft- 
ElUmmed up the situation: 

'I was down In Wichita the othef 
day and' asked someone where t 
could get a drink., Stranger pointed 
to a place nearby, saying that 
that's tho only place'. In town ybu 
can't get It/- - — . ^ . 

MARRIAGES 

Helen Ruth Dlehl, non-pro, and; 
drren Mossman, film stunt man; 
filed Intention to marry in Pasadena, 
Calif. 

Mrs. Caroline Lbew to Max Miri- 
2esheimer in New York July li 
Bridb Is the "widowr of Marcus Loew« 

Mrsi PhylUs. Livingston totter t<jf 
Fred Asta.Ire In New York July 12... 
Bride is of the N. Y. soclai register. 

Mary Jacklyn Borax to Michael 
Cudahy, Beverly Hills, .6al., July 1$, 
Bride Is a screen player and dancer. 

Marguerite Churbhlll to George 
O'Brieri, Santa Barbara, Cal., July 
16. Both screen players. 

Mrs. Charles Walton and George 
Fi Charidter filed notice of Intention 
to wed Iri Los Angeles, Aug. 5. 
Chandler Is the father of Chiclf 
Chandler, actor. 

Gladyis Glad remarried, to lilarlt 
Helllnger In New York July IL 
Bride Is from musical comedy, 
groom Is N. Y.' 'Daily News' col* 
umnist 

Jean Hart to Ranald A. Falrbairn, 
July, 14, Orange, Calif. Former is 
daughter of the co-publisher of the 
Oran ge^aily^ Newsi^^^^^r^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ — ■•- 



Nina Wilcox Putnan^, 
Christian Eliot, at Las 
July-15.— .- 

Orville Mohlcr,- former U. S. C, 
footballer and Pacific Coast League 
tjascball player, wh.a has appeared 
in plcture.s, and Bernadine Olson, ^ 
have filed intentions, 'to marry In 
Los Angflea. 



76 



VARIEfY 



TIME S S g M A B C 



%^9a^j^ tf^lf Xf^f 1935 



Broadway 



1/ 



' "3 esse Crawfolfd baieHf from British 
4ates, 

I^io'rii 'Roadshow' Victor on the 
mend- again, 

Benny. Steins honeymooniner air 
Hopatcorig... 

tou Lusty . tells best Nazi 

Bfory lie^rd to ! date. 

Thornas .Alelghari in New Ybr 
after a iLondori stay, 

■George White -a<KO. procluction 
deal reported gone bust 

;Ray (3oetz may be Max G:or.don's 
transatlantic companion. 

Bob Paber has taken a summer 
place at Belle Halrbof, L. I, 

Victor wants Dave Bu bin oft to do 
recording on stiraight royalty. 

Marc Heimah. took his first air 
flight last \Ve6k—£rorh Washington 
./T-honrias tynchV headWalter at the 
Tayfern, died' suddenly , last Satur- 
day, 

Belle Baker is set for three weeks 
starting at the Palladium, London, 
in early August; 

Mike Orierata, :formefly treasurer 
at the Ambassador thea.tre, now a, 
f lindra.! director. 

The! Lasker li'eigs hav takehV a 
-summer. place at Woodmere, L. 
for the . summer.;-. ■■]" " -■ • 
. Solly Ward up and around,' hav- 
ing given pneumonia a tossing after 
a month's grapple. 

pddie. Judge yictim of stickup 
at 43rd and Sixth -a venue. Two, 
bandits grpsscd $66. ,'. . 
- Lee Blumbeirel^^ back ' Mbrit- 
--real and Toronto trips 'Gold- 
digera' - pre- releases. ' ' 
. iFR^em Camera's, shoes free freak 
exhibit: in store wlndbw"^ next- to 
LqieW's State Entrance. > t 

Karl Freund' ajid "Stanley Berg- 
erman left for the coast iSunday 
(16) to ; report back to TJniv€trsaI. 

Jean Gale (Mrs.. Matty - Rosen) 
sunning at, A. .0. foi* a month; 
Whence she .goes, west for. pictures. 

!Dp.T??orman Taube's Idea of va- 
cation is attending the Mayo clinic 
at' Rochester, Miin., for. three weeks. 

Peekaboo latches Uli> on : speaks 
again since the surprise- prohlb. 
Bloushing of 4h'e cti^ Biarrltz^ cliib; 
: , L&rge' beer garden and Itinch room 
will probably be spQttedi^ on; site -of 
i, Calmont hotel, which was razed a 
year or so ago. . 
. Harry Benson, treasurer of the 
48th Street, had appendHc remdved 
last week at. the Flushing hospital. 
^ Cdndltion .Wpoiited as good. 
.< XiOu' GoIdberg^s -second bpok,- 
.'Baiik' ^»resldent.' h^ts just been re- 
leased with publisher, Macauley, 
holding back his first 'Great I Am' 
until last of August. 

Leo Morfis-a will start ' to fly 
back t6 the coast end of this week. 



ways for tmnsporatibn charge, ac 
cording to his poundage. 

Mack ; Millar, Broadway nitery 
p.a.^-:has been aippolnted secretary 
to- th6 Jfayor's Sppr'ts Committee. 
He'll continue publicizing the Rlvi- 
erd.' and Hollywood Spots on thp 
«ide, ••■ • ' — ' . 

3. Francis Dodley (And. Corlrine 
Sales), now land owners at BatdwiQi 
L. i,, calls for and delivers Patricia 
Bixka ppoley at the Jerwish Sun- 
day' school' where the youngster atr-"^^ 
iendsL ' 

Mry, Ij. Sidney, mother of Sylvia 
Sidhiey, left New York by plane 
Friday morning' (14) after learning 
her daughter was to, be operated ori 
•that date for an ear infection in Los 
_Ang;eles. ; . 

Ruth "jfifbrr is- almost went- -native 
In Hollywood. Ditto the Abe Last- 
logels (Prances Arms), but Ruth 
has it almost. as bad as brother Bill 
who confesses himself nerts on 
California, 

Mildred 'Peaches' Strange, the 
Irving Place's best stripper, was 
told to take a vacation after a long 
season's grind. . She'a 'vacationing' 
in ^Times Square— doing the p6el at 
,the Central: 

Monroe Goldstein anticipating ar- 
rival of his 15 -year-old daughter 
Xrom Switzerland, where she has 
been sch&dling. for threie years, -th0 
'theatrical attorney not seeing her 
all. that time. Di-^orced Mrs. Gold- 
et^in resides in . south of France, 
Add- another knight to the road— 
—J;- J. McCarthy. Taking instruc- 
lion, Jeft. wound up ; his first leSspn 
driving hiS new caf . honie. Her- 
alding his approach with a blast 6'f 
dual horns, Jett rolled up the driver 
way, stopped exactly whbre he 
ahnQunced, 'Sadie,, we. fire^ Tiere!" 
But there was no Joy in Mud-ville; 
the milghty Sadie had gone out, <• • 

.The girl and doormen at the Pal- 
ace must be haunte.d weekly by 
^whatever . is the current, week's 
audible ballyhoo stunt. Last week 
the theme song , f roiix . 'Melody 
;,Cruise,' the then current features, 
-was repeatdd^on a disk over and 
'over, and .both' house attaches must 
take it' for 12 hours d^iiy. Week 
"before, the fcirigside noises of ; the 
^-€arneiEa-Sliati£e3r^.^%hAlfli?rs were 
% used for the: lobby CO we'3'onr^ '"^^*= 




N. ,Y. and optimistic, seeing fall 
show reivival. 

Dog-racing opened at playland 
trade with: 200 racers, George V. 
LewisV. js manager. Nine races 
nightly. \ ' • 

Silvet'tEake hprse-racing- failed, to 
click, ParlTmutuel betting ditto, 
Track is closed. ;. BritLsh Columbia 
hdrse>ra,dinigf. also in Slunip, 

Th6lma Le Grande, singer, and 
Dolita De Soto, Spanish hotcha 
stepper, featuring Cuban- rhumba; 
at Rose Room, Butler , hotel; 

Walter Fenney, who manages 
Roxy in "Taicoma, got o.ut to the bay 
on.te. forenoon and landed his .2 im- 
pound salmon trout all- within -an 
hour. 

.Film row dopist: Gjiy' Navarre re- 
plai(:e.4 Iz Schlahg, mffr.' U.Ai ex- 
change, i. latter to S. Li after, five 
years, here; Royce Brown advanced 
to. Paramount- exo.{ Keith Beckwlth, 
Columbia .ex-ihgr., replacing Eddie 
WaltonI who goes to Minneapolis for 
Monogram ex.;. !Ed Kennedy to S; F, 



London 



ily Damita' here Pn ^vjicatibh. 

The Arts Theatre Club: bankrupt. 

Myron;^eart^rib-^aving-7-Labor 
Perniit trouble. ' 

Giria .Mato to do another' picture 
Cor Brttlsh Lion. 

Hb.ward NewmlHer her^ for holi- 
aiay 'after'. 1*. years; 

j;ohn W0st, father of Buster, 
nirig eatery In -Paris. 

Trocadero,: picture tlieatrej- to 
have another .'Crazy' week, 

Murray ILiesile (Leslie an<^ Cohen) 
suif ers nervous breakdown. 

^ar^hipunt running daily ciianges 
of pictures- at Astoria,.: Brixton. • 
*; Beh-vLyon spectator .at Wimble- 
don, .unrecognized by tennis fans. ' ■ 
Halrry " Crull . declaring his' inde- 
pendence by :takihg; a- day -oft July 4. 

Dorothy Blahchard, wife of 'Oscar 
Hammerste'in, declines .British 'film 
offer, 

Ida Lupino, Stanley's daughter, 
hound for Hollywood with a; con- 
tract,' 

Graci© '\FIelds touring In her 
motor, caravan around the English 
coast. 

Bud Flanagan out of the Hippo- 
dromie show with appendicitis, Billy 
(Jaryll replacing. 



'— — -^Seattle 

By Pave Trepp 

Bob Moore :and Ernie Ludwifif 
how ih auto accessory biz. 

Gordon Craddock second na- 
tional 'U' newsreel contest. 

Film row executives at or back 
from national sales conferences. 

J. G. von Herberg back from 



cinch for Broadway, 

Paul Harold-^ Silverstone, two- 
year-old soh of Arthur Silverstone, 
tio make picture debut. ' 

Delysia Off to the Pyrenees at the 
cionclusion of 'Mother of Pearl' 
July 8. Show ran seven months. 

Morris. Goodman;' of Mascot Pic- 
iures, over here with a Victor Mc- 
Laglen .picture, "LaUghlng at Life.' 

Bettina Hall at prury Lahe look- 
ing over the- part her sister Is to 
play in new musical, 'Ball in Savoy.' 

Herb Williams being -taken, 
around by Tex McLeod, and initi- 
ated info the English tea-drinking 
habit. 

J. W. Jackson out of Leicester 
Square theatre as producer after a 
year, and replaced by Clarence Rob- 
inson. . ._ . . 

After four years with Universal,'^ 
Irving Applebaum here on short- 
term contract with British Interna-. 
tional. 

Ganjou brothers and. Juanita 
Richards oif to Paris to play at the 
Ambassadeurs restaurant for three 
weeks. 

A. . . Blumenthals registered 
under a diifer.ent name at Claridge's 
hotel and thert resumed his own 
ttioniker.. 

Jesse Jacobson, American, opSP- 
ating the old Vaudeville Club, fined 
$40 for . allowing betti on the 
premises.' 

Mario Naldl, formerly Howell, 
Harger and Naldi, now doing act 
with English boy and girl as the 
Naldi Trio.^ 

Lfew Leslie talking things, over 
with Charles Cochran about 'Rhapr 
sody in . Black,' which Cochran, will 
definitely produce, 

Mr. and . Mrs, Jimmy Walker, 
Gloria Vanderbilt and A. C. Blu- 
menthal at the fashlonahle Qua-, 
glino's extension nisrht. 

E. E^ Lyons building three new 
picture. . houses, and conducting 
business- from a nursing home, getr 
ting oyer appehdicitls op. 

Emlyn, Williams contracted With 
Gaumoht-British t9 Collaborate ' Pn 
scenario aiid play leading roles. 
First will be 'Friday 13th.' 

Douglsis Murray, brought Over by 
Jphn Maxwell tp stage shows at 
the Regal, assisting Paul Stein, 
.Brji tl.sh_:Ihter naj;ionaI director. 

Prince. Arthur'of".C5h;naifglTt=cani== 
plimenting Mary Bills, Arthur Mar- 
.f3Letsph_ and Horace Hod<?es on their 
performances in " 'MnsrtTr in the-Air.:' 

Toni, recent addition to Kafka, 
Stanley and Mae act, out of hps- 
pltal, recovered from accident at 
Blackpool. Toam carrying on minus 
Toni,. 

Amiei'lcan picture directors 'de- 
sirous of making EnglLsh pictures 
are Honry King, John Ford, Henry 
Pollard, Malcolm St. John, James 
Tincjling and Loui.^ King. 



By Beulah Livi 



BrigjJtte Helm, vac9.Jt|i>ning at the 
Mid i;'fa- studying sliiglng. 

A. C. Blumenthai notifying friends 
here to expect him shortly. 

Mme^ OoUete Is writing the dia 
log for new aceiiario by' Vlcld 
BaUm, 

. Dorothy Ireland has. departed for 
Hollywopd, taking with her several 
scenarios; 

.Roland- TOutaln, injured in an 
aiito- accident,-'. at. NeuUly, jln. the 
American hospital. - 

Fashlon's latest whim is. Jewelry 
made of -wicker 'work, with ' canfe 
split very fine.: and' twildted into tiny 
flowers.. 

A new cabaret calted Theatre de 
Dlx France CThe IC/fri Theatte) 
i% soon to be opened |>y Marcel Nan-, 
cey and Andre; Wilier. 

Helnrich Fraenkel, Varibtt's Ger- 
man correspohd.eijt, has . Jbihed the 
exodus to Paris •' and is writing 
short stories in Etigllsh. 

Florence. . "Walton, and Plere ■- Co- 
lombier honeynioonlng as ^the grtiests 
of Viola Rodgers at the latter'a 
chateau,_Goani:Sur- Julne, . at Lardy. 

Mlie. Mariane' ivarioflC,. who 'cStr 
rled OtI the flriat .prlz* for dancers 
at the. Conservatoire this year, has 
been engaged for the ballet, at the 
Opera.. 

Dinah .h^is closed her Montmirtre 
cabaret: aujd realized, her iuhbitlofi. 
for a Place' on.'the Ohamps-Elysees. 
She Is doing well at the ?I^otaUx- 
Roses.' •. ' . 

DoUg Fairbanks and' Tom Ger- 
aghty flew. over fronv London to at- 
tend, a charity gala at: the Ainbas- 
sa,de.urs ■. restaurant and . flew back 
next day. ■ 

Marcel -Achard has completed his 
three-act comedy,- 'Petrus,' which 
will open the .Comedie des Champs 
Elysees next season with Louis 
Jouvet in lead. . ° 

As Jack Biichanln's - third film 
for British Dominions, 'That's a 
Good' Girl,' is laid in the south of 
France, scenes are being shot on 
thi9 Cote d'Azur. 

G; W. Pabst, having completed 
the supiervlsion of 'Cette Nult-la' 
'That Very Evening') at the- Pathe 
studios for Via-Film, has gone to 
Vienna for two weeks. 
~J6Tinle--D0lly-Tecuperatlhg_Qi)ij:thi. 
Riviera and reported but of danger, 
-will have a plastic operation for her 
face injuries suffered in a recent 
motor smashrup as soon as she la 
strong enough. 

Although banned In Genhany;; the 
orlglnial version of 'Berlin Alexan- 
derplatz' 'with Helhrlch George. Is 
being showii her© under the French 
title, of 'Sur Pave de Berlin' at 
the Bonaparte.' , ' 

Negotiations are uhder way be-; 
tween. Jean de Iiet'raz. " and "Max 
Reinhardt for a production in 
Vienna n©xt seaspn of. the. French 
playwright's new drama, 'Laurence 
our la Conquete dn Passe.' , . 

Gladys Moon Jones, publicity ex- 
pert. Intended giving herself a twb 
months' vacatlbn, but landed the' ex- 
Iploltatlon -f oir -Anne- Morgan!a_ JBler- 
ancourt chateau-mUseum' as sopn 
as she -stepped off the boat. 

Gltta Alpar, Hungarian fljm sta,r 
and light opera singer, -was heard 
here .for the flrst time In person *at 
an Ambassadeurs charity fete. Al- 
par will remain In Paris for the 
opening of her film, 'Czarda.' 
. Two French screen- stars, Carmen 
6onl and Gaston Dupray, will 
have Ja fling at the lej^ltimate for 
the sUminer in 'La Dame d 
lit* ('The Lady' of the Sleeping 
Car'), by Claude Gevel, ppiening at 
the Varieties next Week. 



roller skate down main street to 
boost CJeorge Rptsky's K3.old Dlg- 
g-ers.' • . 

Tourists with children barred at 
all main stem theatresv under {avr 
causes, bitter comment, but theatre 
men ihelpl9S8. 

Capitol ties .up with 'Herald' and 
tobacco company oh cash prices for 
best collegiate cars In connection 
with 'Cbllegis . Humor.' 

His Majesty^s . Quebec province 
only l0e:lt house, jgoeis into receiver- 
ship. 'Moonshine and Honeysuckle': 
scenery seized. Action to be heard 
September. 

Big rail traffic Into , city current 
week-end. Visit of Bajibo flying 
Armada brings' in heavy tourist .biz. 
Theatres sufCered afternoons, but 
were packi^d nites. 

Biggest tourtst traflSc in. . four 
years reported over week-end. with 
prospects of pick -up. fbr balance of 
summer follbwing a poor early sea- 
son gives theatres hopes.. 



Budapest 



E. p. 



Irrtre vKalhian here with family* 

Solvary dated for tonsil 
tipn. ■. 



opera- 



.JPaul • Kohher ' here, looking oVer 
pOsslHlITIes fcrr~UTriversai; _ -._ 
'Alfred Savoir writing , book for 
new Paul Abraham operetta. 
. Lizzy. Balla, dlm^hutiVe new. mu- 
sical cbniedy star, contracted for a 
picture; 

Istvan . iSzekely directed . Sari 
Fedak's picture, 'Aunt Iza,' almost 
completed. 

Max Martoh to open FovarpSl 
Operette theatre w-lth Abraham's 
'Ball at the Saypy,' 

Joe Piasterhak starting produc- 
tion .of 'Girl Who Dares' with 
Francy Gaal it Hunnla' studtbs; 

Hans Bartsch due on the lookout 
for plays. Rumors of an impending 
divorce from Irene £>alasty flatly 
denied. 

Opeh-alr 'restaurants and night 
clubs all .in. the- red on account of 
unprecedented cold and rainy 
weather. Beaches and resorts ditto. 

Molnar's new hovel which hei 
wrote at Cannes during the winter, 
to be published shortly, 'Musician 
Angels' is the title, . plot laid In 
Venice; 



Mionlreal 



Rip Doucet OrCh on CHLP. 
Jack Marsh, taken for a^roll, 
Joe Carr:m.c.-ing at Kra.usmann's: 
Frarilc Hallinan dead' in Ottawa. 
Arthur ;Larent©. breaking 90 .at 
Senneville, / . 

Jo© C.attarinlch • makes hit with 
new machine^ 

Cold storage icicles In' Palace 
lobby, help lllude fans. 

Armand Lavergne./on 9-day -New 
York cruise next week. 

Jack Donahue putting over big 
floor show a^; Villa Maurice. . 

Billy Bissett orch from Signiory 
Club oh eastern Canada air. 

Eddie English trying out .vaude 
at the Verdun in modest way. ,' 

Geo rger^WhlttakerutppsualL he ws- 
'paper bpys at N. H. L. tputnamenlT 
• Em He Lauzon stages'' open-air 
boxlng.-bouta _with;.cars parked free. 

'Good Companions' tied" up with. 
Empress Britain.,, at 20 Ontario 
houses. 

Howard Knevels, fbrmcrly of 
Loew's,. and..Toronto, neW manager 
Capitol. 

. Twilight racing here Monday and 
Tuesday, (10 and 11) substantial 
.success and will be repeated. 
Villa Maurice cabaret show girls 



Fred (Imperial) Trebllcook back 
from Hplly wood. . 

. Lorna McLean into Junior League 
theatrical supervision. 

Geoffrey Waddington assembling 
a new tango orchestra. 

Shlela. Terry was Kay Clark somie 
years agp in Dickson Kenwln stock 
here. 

. The local Prank,Hay'is a' brother 
of Billy Hay,, the Amos 'n' Andy 
announcer. 

Yvonne McKague doini? the lllus- 
tratioris for Blodwln Davles' 
Niagara tome. 

Rex Battle keieps it quiet, but he 
and Queen Alexandra played piano 
duetsTTolcrether, . 

Mona Coxwell, the Samuel French 
Canuck stand-in, organizing the 
Merri© England Players. 
' Dick Howard does a prodigal sort 
return to FP-Can and takes over 
the Capitol at. Hamilton, 

N. L. Nathahsbn and J. J. Fitz- 
gibbon leave for the west to outline 
policies in key spots to the Coast. 

Suspension of Imperial pass list 
-and hardrto-get oik, of Mgr. Jack 
Arthur has the news scribes fum- 

.The plano-pbuhdlng Aiibe Tzerko, 
whpso .right' tag, I'i Kotzer, bets on 
the .nag whose hanie is most eaf- 
taking. . 

; The Hon. C. W. Bell, who Is a 
king's counsel ancl rtibmber of par-- 
liament, is- the Charlie. Bell . /whO 
aut;hpred .'Parlor, Bedroom r and 
Bath.' ' ' 

And Jlrnmie COWan, on© oif the 
town's better gagsters,. says the only 
thing in. four figures Up here that 
hasn't taken a cut is the .Thousahd 
Islands. , . 

Although the Writers' Club has 
moved . into new quarters directly 
above the Women's Press Club, 
their rule, still holds— no femme 
guest admitted. . 

Salute to courage! That top- 
hatted, frock-coated downtown 
wanderer' is Frederick Mallison, the 
ypuhgest member of Manchester's 
Cotton Exchange. ' 

Mrs. 'Reid li^leming;^ the fOrmer 
Mildred Wood, who took the plunge 
arTBeyefiy^^tolIar-'GalifornIa7===has= 
charged the hubby, with cruelty and 
will melt the matrimonial manacles 



With Gord Sinclair, the globe 
trotting, reporter, sending back 
\vord from the South Seas that he 
has no. connection with Gordon Sin- 
clair. Pictures, George Brownrldgq 
claims that Gordon Sinclair Pix 
were organized by -Browhridge, un- 
der whose contract Gordon reputed- 
ly is 



Beifiii 

j . By F. M. M. 

i Harry, Piel is preparing three hew 
4109$ which he 'Will direct and play 

lead^ " — 

j^Anny Ondra is fllmtng at Munich. 
Her next engagement will be with 
Max Schmellng. 

Ernst Krenek has composed a 
new Opera which has been accepted 
by the Vienna State Opera. 
; Thea ' von Harbou, divorced wife 
of Fritz Lang, is the busiest screeu- 
wrlter in Gferm^ny at present. 

Het;tha Thlele and Rudolf JForstep' 
have recovered from their illness.- 
Both will take up Work again this 
month. : 

The last prominent hon-Aryan 
Berlin actress is abont to go. Gretd 
Moshelth is .starting on a foreign 
.tour of several months. 

D, L. S. film, 'The- Red Air-Fight- 
er,' will commemorate the famous, 
war ace, vori RlchthofCn. Th© sur-.' 
vlvlnk members 'Of his squdron ar^ 
acting In the film. 

Fritz Kortner Is going to 'th© 
States in the fall. H© will appear 
m two Of his best roles, Shylock In 
'The .Merchant of Venice' and the' 
Czar in 'The PitrlOt.' 
: EHlzaibeth/ Rethberi^, star of the' 
I^ewi York Opera, sang for her first" 
return . appearance,' at the Berlin 
Stat© Opera, taking the part Of Illsa' 
Ih 'Lohengrin.' Klelber directed the' 
orchestra. The star had. a. terrific , 
reception. 

During the whole of the week 
June.. 23 to July' 1: not a single film' 
flrst night occurred In this capital, 
fthls.ls a first pointer to, the break 
in produ^T(5irT?aus.ed-Ht>y--th©-unc,er=_ 
talnty oif producers owing, .to tho 
now- course in Ge.rman politics. 
. Eyen Max Rh^inhardt can n* 
longer teach acting In Germany.' 
After August, all school managers, 
even those 6f film and .stage schools 
must proy© their quallfiCiatlbn as 
racially German by. birth and marr 
rlig© certificates of their p&rehts. 

The :flrst Na,zl fllm>- 'S.. A.. Mann 
Brandt,' obuld nOt be shown at a 
Frankfurt main theatre recently.. 
The artist -who had painted the out- 
door advertising . proved to 'be a 
Jew, as was a,lso the .co-^'oWner of 
th© theatre. So th© loc^^l Nazi chiefs 
stopped the show. 

Prague 

By Edwailrd T. Heyn 

In Fraln, SOuth Bohemia, an open 
air theatre has been bUllt before an 
old castle. 

Don Bliss, American commercial 
attache, on a vacation trip to 
Switzerland. ' 

—Etlch von Wymethal of Philaldel- 
phla will be~a merttber- t>f--the-Ausr 
slg North Bbhemla city theatre • 
next season.. 

Marl© itresChQva-Skrlvanova, 
once most popular of Czech sou- 
brettes, , aged 52 years, committed 
suicide by hanging owing to finan- 
cial troubles. 

'Radio' Journal,' the broadcasting 
organ of Czechoslovakia, In which 
the Czechoslovak government holds 
51% .interest, . reported ■ a profit of 
'582,000 -croWns, 

!French films, chief features of 
Prague picture theatres this week, 
among them 'Naked Woman.' at Lu- 
cerna and Kotva theatre and 'Tha. 
Hero of the Arena*' French-Spanish 
film In Fenix Bio. 

Fee von Reichlih, young soubretta 
and dancer of Prague, has been en* 
gaged ' for the next' season In 
Munich. Before beginning her neW- 
work Miss Von Relchlin will' ap-.- 
poar with Richard Tauber in Lon-r 
don and Paris. 



Birmingham 

dy Bob Brown 



. WAPI: has installed a velocity 
mike. . • t — • 

. Bill Coury has been transferred 
to. the Trianon. 

Vaudeville lasted at the.RItz just 
about two winks. 

: Coleman Sachs Is filling. 1"- ^.t *^bo 
Thomas ilefferSon.. 

Rollih K. StonebrPok came here. 
from'Asbut'y' Park,- 

Yes . or nO fbr prohi 
(i8) as state votes; 

R. BUrt Orndbrff Is baCk after an 
Illness' b^ 'three -weeks. 

Piarl McKlnney has been appear-- 
ing at Highland Casino. 

The Redmont hOtel Is remodeli 
to keep In" step with other hotels. 

Mattel Brett has turned to scru- 
tinizing stamps and hoarding them. 

Nelson Haniplon and Dick Kenr 
nedy spending their vacations in- 
Florida. 

Joe Giattina and band have been 
granted an extension at the Casino 
at Pensacpla. . 

Archie Williams and band have 
gone tP the New Cio.udland hotel at 
-Glo udland, JjO^jJEpr^hree^^ 

Just let some smoke cPrRe=oiit^ot-^-- 

town 



the somestacks around this 
at Tag Vegasr Nevadai = — .... _aiuLjicycr again will the fullcs com- 



plain, I, . 

Railroad fares in the Southea.st 
down to. one and two cents a muCv 
Pullmans throe cents without nc.it 
charges. 

Bill Young attended a familv re- 
imion at Vernon; ' Ala., the Other 
week' and the to.wn'.s population w(»». 
greatly increased for a day. 



TIMES SQUARE 



VARfJETY 



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Loop 



Milton perger visiting here, 
pells . expects to l^eep running uh- 

cSfe^ARiioir taklng family to 

^reoi?? pS'?ather ot Hollywood 

balWoom. Geneva, Wis. 

Ted Maclc stepped fjrom Brown 
hotel, ttenver, to Waukesha Beach. 

Marry Puck's producing corpora- 
tlo"1ls called Ruby Attractions after 

^^Jtfarfy Bloom hack Irbrt road tour 
BemnS Pbrtahio ampllflers for or^ 

•^STOrtHerrmahn in Atlantic City 
WlthShriners, will go from there to 

^ GSSie* Ade and Meredith Nichols 
ioS ?aSe to town for Indiana day 

lt»y S Hunt in managi the 

^liSv^u^ke. veteran of .17 years 
at I^na park, is fiiiessing weight on 

^lY^ddS'^miams at Streets of 
pau-is only colored orchestra at 

^wlflS 5?towh the Ijbns Club In- 
tei?national made the MGM pussy. 
i,€0, a member. i,„ Ty. 

Around the corner from B&K's 
Chicago is the Publlx Profit-Shar- 
ing Penny Cafeteria. . 

Jack Mbrrlsbn of Skyride pro- 
moted to work with E. W. Owings 
on special events at expo. 

Abe Reyiior, formerly maitre 
-^d'lrotel-foirQranada-cafernow-mi 
aging 'Old Mexico* at expo. I 

jack Bobbins, spent Sunday at 
the World's Fair, bad Joey Ray for 
a train partner to the coast. 

Jan Garber threw ai- swimming 
party for the press and friends at 
the Lake Shore Athletic club. . 

All the daily^papers had reporters 
out Saturday (IB) riding around in 
tttxicabs clocking the new meters. 

Archie Herzolt threw a pwty at 
•his home: for the benefit of tho old 
and new gang of Balaban. & Katz 
. exploiteers. 

Buddy Rogers will make a per- 
/sonai appearance Wed. (19) when 
his picture, >Best of Enmiies,' opens 
Vt McVIOkers. 

. Bill Hollander went to Toledo to 
set a publicity campaign for para- 
mount there ndw under the John 
Balaban's wing. 

Helen Reynolds (Reynolds and 
Donegan) broke In her new act, 
Seveii Aerial Wonder Girlis, at Con- 
gresa over week-end. 

Girl hostess at B&K Cblpago asks 
departing patrons. 'Uld you enjoy 
the show?' Not reported what, she 
«ays to those whd'say 'No.' 
" Cafti diei Par^e, now -loop Tilte epbt,- 

anxious to become an actor's hang- 
out Barl Bronson, m.c, inviting 
'bis performer pals to drop in. 

Peggy Worth's oft-postponed 
flhow, *Peggy Behave,' Is now a 
pusslblllty for the Blackstone, with 
Edgar Mason and Liilllan Dushell In 
support. , . . 

Cbarles De Sheln, from legit, Imi- 
tates Ben Bernle over the Pabst 
Blue Ribbon public address system 
.and- many . yokels- mistake him, for 
the maestro. 

Rei Terry with 'Hired Husband' 
at the Studebaker Is Marie O' Sulli- 
van whose father, P. J. Sullivan, 
was superintendent of the Boston 
etore for 89 years. 

James Blaine, now with 'Hired 
Husbahd,'^ mentioned for the lead In 
a contemplated fall revival of an 
old Chauncey Olcott singing drama, 
•Isle o' My Dreams.' 

O. M. and Helen Samuels having 
seen all the shows, Including the 
"World's Pair, continued : their all- 
summer trip with Minneapolis the 
next atop. They'll hit Manhattan 
In August, 

Hotel CriUon la.test to jump into 
nlte life swim with so-called South- 
ern Breakfast Club using Roger 
Grsyr GlSdys DCPOe, Buddy Ijake, 
Maurice & Caranas and Freddie 
Hankel's orch. 
Joe Parsons thinks the requests 
' for old-time songs he's getting is 
significant of the psychology of re- 
turning good times. During the de- 
s presslon his fans wihted hotcha 
Btutt over the air. 

Cafe manaigrer heard Roy SmOok 
play the ukelele. 'Ask $7Bp,' Smeck 
told hlw agent, 'he told me my play- 
ing drove him crazy.' A wire canle 
back from a^ent, 'Your playing only 
drove him crazy $600 worth.' 

Take a Chance' got notices that 
sounded like lyric poetry In PW"® 
of spring. First Show to ask »3.?Q 
In months gave personal trlumpho 
opening night to Olseii and John - 
■On, Ethel Merman, Jack Whiting, 
Barbara Newberry and Doris Gro- 
day. Charles Hertainah and Richr 
ard Berger handling company. 



€ H A T T E 




HdDywood 



intends to have It completed and 
inaugurated next September. 
: More breaks, for pedestrians, New 
civic safety, regulations oblige traf- 
hc cops to frequently halt streams 
of autbs to allow passage of /folk 
afoot. ... 

Cludad Juarez beer interests urg- 
ing federal govern'ment .to- abolish 
national tax On their sales, and es- 
tablishment's' in event ; that Texas, 
votes pro suds July 26, 

National University, founded In 
1663, and oldest American seat.' of. 
learning. Is conducting a contest 
which is expected to bring forth 
the Great Mexican Ballet.:' 

Saranat Lake 

iSy Happy Benway . 

Mrs. .William Morris at Camp In- 
termissionlng. 

Maurice Cohen sent back to bed 
with a bit of a fever. 

Jack' Nipbll biaick to b^d due to a 
setback. Not serious. 

Dan Astella, who weathered two 
hospital operations, still in bed. 

Are you writing to tliose that you 
know In Saranac . Lake , or ' elsewhere 
who are sick? 

Thanking!^ Mrs. A. Heimlich for 
book for tho. library and also the 
kind thoughts. 

John ; Louden left for the French 
iiospTtai for a look 



Jersey Shore 

By W«s Notte 



|lcrico,_D. L 



Pbrelfeners' summer school at the 
National -l^nlversity— in -session^ 

California, Arizona and Louisiana 
absorbed 1,300 metric tons of MexN 
can beer during May, government 
feports, 

Completion works on the National 
theatre here are well advanced. 
Theatre has been under construc- 
tion heiarly 30 years. Government 



___ ovef~st5inra?! 

trouble cbmplicatlons.. 

Archie Goulet, formerly Provost 
and- Goiilet, now up for one meal 
after two months of bedding. 

The passing of Gordon Wrlgrhter, 
known as 'Doc Rawhide/ will be 
mourned by many an old timer.' 

Eddie 'Voss ofC his. exercise rou-: 
tliie on account of a. bad ticket.' 
Booked for a season niess'of bed. 

(Seorge Neville, who saw about 
two years of N.V.A- San. here. Is 
now a successful farmer In Florida. 

Victor Mohrbe of i.A.T.S-E. hold- 
ing up oh the okay side. He Is bed 
sided, by his. frau for a two-week 
run. ' -» 

LlUjian Morgan, ifter two weeks 
of the big town, returned to Sara- 
nac.- She Is downtownlng for the 

Dr. Edgar Mayer, the medico -In- 
chief of the sanatorium, Is antici- 
pating a vacscsh . In- Calif brnia and 
Cuba., 

Betty Huntington, who left here 
for a try of airing at Liberty, N^ T., 
sez she. anticipates a return to 
Saraniac. 

Nellie Qiially, Australian singer 
aTid-dancerr^hb^Is-strlctly In bed,- 
struggllng with a set-back. And 
successfully. . 

Dr. George Stiver, ex-hpusie 
medico here, and popular nowi doc- 
toring at the iBelmont hospital, 
Worcester, Mass. 

Joseph Vaiughey, Denver pub- 
licity man, Is leaving foR Chicago 
and New York, his first out-of-the- 
cure trip in five years. 

'Saranac Mirror,' a newsy .sheet, 
made It's first -appearance. Oscar 
Daily, well- known flrst-nlghler, is 
at the helm. It's a weekly. 

Tom Leniham. Tucson alrer, feel- 
ing^ so good, he's shooting gags that 
are spotted In Jimmy . Starr's Holly- 
wood column. Tom is an ex-the- 
1 atre critic* 

Ben Shaifer the comeback kid of 
the san. Only three weeks ago Ben 
was abed with a set-back. Now 
he's motoring downtown feeling 
pretty good. 

Pontlac, local theatre, giving 
away trip to the Century of Prog- 
ress. ' It's a give-away hook-up. 
■with the local merchants. Natlyes 
going for It. ' . 

H. C. Ricketsoh sold to the lUng- 
ling Bros., Barnum & Bailey shows 
three polar bears that he had here 
for some time as a. -flash for an In.-: 
door golf course. 

Edith Cohen and Lillian Zelgler 
motored, tb Stony Wald saniatorlum 
to visit Martha G-rOWaJd, an ex- 
N.y.A. gUest patient, who Is doing 
very well curing there. 

Charles Sparks, mainager of the 
Downey Bros, circus, SaranAced It 
for one day and held open house for 
every showfbik curer. Everything 
was open, even the cook .house. : 

Mrs. Sydney Plermont, who. did 
the ozone thing up to an absolute 
come-back, spending a short vacaflh 
here accompanied by: her husbia.nd, 
Sydney PlermOnt, Loew booker, and 
Patty Moore, ^ ^ . ^ 

To Mr. 'and Mrs. Henry Ooster- 
kamp. Cincinnati, Ohlorrrthe Georg^ 
Hannon, who is curing here, was 
formerly of , the vaudeyllle act of 
Joy Bros, and Gloom, and is not the 
George Harmon of circus, fame.. 

Fred Buck, who Is strictly bed- 
ding It. received a surprise Visit 
from Duke Rothrbck. former bass 
and tuba player of Warings Penrt^ 
sylvahlaT-who«Js^jQiiw_.£?me?t^ 
with the Faun Club orchestra here. 
Roth wind Jammers afe natives of 
.Tyrorie,-Pa 



The beer war Id on. 
Kivlette around on week-ends. 
Outboard motor water polo, id the 
liatest. 

Joseph Gaites visits Bessie Clay- 
ton iat West End. 

May Leslie htia opened dance stu- 
dios at Rumsoh and Dieal. 

Nick, the Greek, drops In and 
gives the local boys some action^ 

Tom Burley says WCAP will join 
Ed Wynn's chain If it goes through: 

A Mardl Gras : win replace , the 
baby parade ^t Asbury Park this 
-year.-- - — - - • 

Lou Irwin Is practically commut- 
ing between Broadway and Ross- 
Fenton. 

. There's a' new cblored hite club 
in Asbury Park tagged the 'Stormy 
Weather.' 

'Uncle' Pete and Louise, of radio 
(WAAM), a Unity (Ocean Groye), 
club; booking^ 

Edna Johnson, 'Scrappy* Lam- 
bert's ex, driving around the sbore 
in a new Minerva. 

Johnny Creutz borrows Eddy 
Duchin's car and drives ( tb Long 
Branch to hit a pole. 

Corlhne Hunting, Tony's wife, 
nursing a . sprained leg, the result 
of a fall In Red Bank. 

The govftrnmfjy't, -^yft A be Joh n- 
son, Vivian Johnson's father^ pwes, 
'em 11 grand Income tax. 

Irving Strouse wouldn't tak6 that 
cut at Ross-Fenton, so ;now he's 
p.a.'ing the Deal Pl&yote (stock). 

A Xmas party will be held ia^t the 
Colony Club . next week. A tree; 
Santa Claus and all the trimmings. 

Kolla Nageni and his Gypsy Trio 
set for Friday night supper dances, 
at Vivian Johnson's. ' Moiimouth 

The klngsley Arms Roof, Asbury 
Park, formerly a casino,, goes night 
club, next week with Oscar Shim- 
merman managing. . 

• The late Julian Mitchell's West 
End estate may be turn^ into a 
health farm this fan, according, to 
Bessie Mitchell (Cla;ytpn), 

Some new spots now open. Mear 
down View Inn, Belford; Shark 
River HiUs Club, Shark Rlvw; 
Wanamassa Gardens, Wanamassa; 
Leonardo Grill, Leonardo; Le Deau- 
vUle inn, Belmar; Die's Roof, Bel- 
mar and. Wilsons,* Low Branch. 



Oil has been handed to Helen Mus- 
selman, who can still appear on 
other NBC programs. 

With the wife and baby back, 
Charlie Leoniaxd gives, up hotel life 
and goes domestic in ian apartinent 
with a stove and everything. 

Up for 'Gold Diggers' opening at 
the Par: Joe E. Brown, Warren 
William, Bette Davis, Lyle Talbot, 
Patricia Ellis and Glenda Parrell. 

Jimmy Hatlb, 'Call-Bull' cartpon- 
1st, back via the canal frOm N. Y., 

where It's reported he landed sbme- i „^X.^o hrrtn"infl7A nrbduct. 
thing Other than his present Hearst Sflm 



Eddie liatrlck lost hiia cane. 
Bobby Clark omnlvprous 
r;eader. ' 

"-peleTEriiiatineet'is raising rabbits 
and chickens, r . 

Karen Mbrley admits she is pric- 
ing baslne.ttes.- 
Pete Smith bought blroself a 12- 

cyllnder Lincoln* 

Film mob getting Its surt tan on 
tho ftshinir* barges. ^* 
Al Rockett( anxious to get rid or 

one of his beach houses. ^ 

W- P. Anderson, fprmer'^^ Hearst 
exec, selling desert land. 

Can't be caught at home without 
a case of beer these days. ' - 
Joe Simmons in this week for 



syndicate "stuff. 



Stroadsbarg 

By John J. Barthoiofnew 



Mario CappelU concerting here- 
abouts. 

Malarsky's Marionettes dblng the 
resort circuit^ 

Billy Stein and his band at Hi- 
awatha Lakes.- '. 
David Warfleld summering at 

Pocono Manor. 

'MacDbnough's Collegians playing I piaiie. 



George Walsh gets first pic part 
In a year In 'The Bowery.' 

J. Farrell MacDbnald built 
home on his Oregon ranch. . 

Norman Foster, Honolulu-bound 
for five weeksV sblo vacation. .. 

Al Jolson Introducing himself on 
the Warner lot as 'Mr. Ruby Keeler.' 

Edward Earl Kay the only legit 
producer In" captivity speaking Chi- 
nese. 

Joe Toplitzky had his first air ex.» 
perience in .flying home from New' 
York. _^ 
Howard Hughes wants a new 
yacht big enuff to berth his alr- 



at the Vina Caliente. 

Extremely cold July almost rulued 
holiday resort business. 

Johnny Weir's Dixie Knights fea- 
tured at Penn Hills Tavern. 



Hollywood apartnient manageri* 
making it hard on the dog and cat 

When* Johnny WelssmuUer drives 
his car Lupe Velcz is right hehind 



Rudy Carol and his WCBA dance I in her sedan, 
band playing at Lake M Ineola. I Clyd e Ellio tt back from theSouth 
.„ Seas,~where HKe was-maklifgr^Man^ 



•enru STate College 'Kg TeiT 
dance band sum'merlhg at Cleo's 
ballroom. • • , • • 

National piiig-ppng chun'ptbn, 
James ' Jacobsbh. ' cbmpetihg ' 'at 
Karamac Kamp 



h-oYidence 

By A. Alfred Mareelio 



Holiday visitors to Al Jocker, Tils 
wife and .«ron; to wniliim Canton, 
his sister; to Mike McMame&. his 
son and daughter -.^to To^l^/i^Jvo^' 
Lhls brother and- wife;. to Eddie Vosf,. 
Jack X«wls; to Georpe Ilarmori. 
Jack Hlrsch. to Natalie Fcldman. 
I her father and mother. 



bng jsiaiii 

By Joe Wagner 

Auto racing at Deer Park. . 
MIneola Fair dated for Sept. 19.. 
Slot .machine arrests plentiful in 
Queens. . 

The midnight Italian pics at 
Loew's Plaza in Corona draw. 

Boulevard theatre opened With 
Lenore Ubfic In rsast of the Sun' 
(24) 

Lucille - Shearwood -Js doing, the 
dramatic news and reviews for the 
L. I. 'Star.' ^ 

Glen Cove .win try. shows with 
unemployed actors with Arch Tap- 
pen In charge. 

Alex Lawander, gjn. lor Robert- 
son Brothers Circus, used to be a 
minister. He preaPbed a BPrmon 
Sunday In a Xtong Island City 
church, " 

San Francisco 

By Hairold Bock 

Ken Dailey oft Ipr Malibu Lake 

and a rest. . , , 

Jan.Rublnl's Irau, Adele Crane, 

off for a trip. . ^ 

Earl Sapirb and .wife, Dorothy 
Williams, dlyprclng. 

Hank Goldenburg ttack on the job 
after a brief iUness. - v 

Mike McDonnell Is feeding the cat 
while the wife's away. . 

Val Valente has taken his band 
down to Capitola for the suihnier. , 
Estelle Loveiaiid, NBC hostess, 
leaves Aug: 8 for a round-world 

*^D'uke Meyer away from his 'Call- 
Bulletin' radio ed'8 JPb^ Bob Hall 
subbing. . . ^ 

Cy Trpbbe has landed the or- 
chestra contract for the United, 
Fruit boats. 

Pox. too. Is after Jean Kelly, who 
turned down Metro, preferring to 
stick to her Jigging. 

Though they call him a fighter, 
Slapsie Maxle Rosonbloom still has 
ambitions tp be an actor, . . 

The Milton Samuels and the Sam 
Loughners (Louise La^dis) have 
gone and bought themselves homes. 

Tom Van Osten back to Sacra- 
mento for the theatre interests now 
IfiairSlate='ieglBiaturer= has- 
Vened. 

Al Ackerman is pappy. Mrs. 
AcKerMSiriH- HBrnran: Wobber^^sls 
tftr, and babe was born on Wobbor's 
birthday, , 
Bert Catley finally broke 100 and 
was so unnerved that he dropped 
his clubs in front of an auto and 
KHiAshed 'exn. • . . 

A Hinging contract for Slandaru 



Eater* for Fox, 

Lester Arnold. Juve actor, will be 
put pf pictures for. two mPnths with 
a brbkeh ankle. •. 
itramuc jvamij. ,. B. . B. Shiddell here regarding ex- 

Pederai permit granted to local I pansion of Hollywood plant Pf Col 
brewery now owned by the " Neu-> I iphonograph plant. . 
Btadtl Brewery Corp. | Trem Carr wouldn't tnist a plane 

Book Manufacturers Institute of I on hia. trip to Chicago for the 
America holding a' 'code' cbnfererice'l Monogram- conclave.- 
at Buck HIU Falls Irin. I Otis Wiles deserts the local news- 

Queeha Mario of Met. Opera flew IpaPer field to pound out features for 
from Buck Hill to west coast for | tlie Metro publicity dept*. 
concert at Santa Barbara and HPl- The Wilhelm Dieterless threw a 
lywood Bowl. - I party at the Chinese theatre* 

Oriental, not Grauman's. . 

George Sidney, son pf Louis K, 
iSidney of lioew's theatre depart-* 
ment, here to land in pictures* 
■ Ben Goetz forsaking New Yprk». 
excppt for necessary biz trlips^ to 
settlp In Hollywood permanently^ 
Carmel Myers makes her legit 
i)ow. today (Tues.) at the pasadenia 
playhouse in. 'A Lion In Her Lap/ 

iDbrothy Burgess' back sprained 
durhig a fight scene in "Four, Wise 
Girls' at Univprsal. Condition Im-. 

proving. ' ■ . .w. ^ , • 

Besides operating the Criterion* 
-TrXr."Tallyrun s a m ountain -ranch- 
resort and a radip and photograPl^ 
business. 

Suit filed in Superior court by 
American Baptist Publication So- 
cKty vB. Isaac Horwltz to foreclosp^ 

a mortgage. ' , . ^ ^ t 

George Barbler lays claim to being 
the longest- miarried actor In Holly-. ; 
wood. He and Cari-Ic have stuck 
for 34 years. ' , 

• Joseph Jefferson O'Noil back on 
the lii A. 'Exainlner': editorial staf? 
after a period In Colunjbia's pub- 
licity, department. . ' ■ 

Rby Hunt gets In Saturday (22) 
by plane from Rio de Janeiro with 
atmospheric background for Radio's 
•Flying Down to Rio.' 

Former DeMUle bungalow on the 
Metro lot was too arty, for the 



(Jarrett Byrnes Is a papa how. 
Billy McDerinott in double har- 
ness again. 

It's . like old. times again for Ed- 
ward L, Reed. 

Ken Whitmer is the new orches- 
tra leader at Loew's State... 

Tonuny_ Meehan .gettlng_a_brief . 
l-iBisplte from dinner speaking. >. . 

Fred Lovett Is back again at his 
old OlneyviUe stand, the Olympia. 

There Are four dark theatres in 
town — CSarUon, F^ay^s. Metropolitan, 
and the Modern. 

. Charles .L...SchofleId, director, will 
spend the summer at Buttonwoods 
with Mrs. SchPfleld (Nora Parkin- 
son Ingenue). 



Cleveland 

By Glenn C. Pullen 



Bert Hensen from Albany back at 
RKO Palace. Al Gregg out as press 
[agent. 

TiYJ!/^ Ko^f' Nat|;':^de^g'7o it Is being" re^ulft an4 

Holf^ now supervising local RKoLHlea down In appearance. 
^Sm^^f^^"* ** « i , ^ Charles Burkett. manager of 

Bill McDermott, ^eedee' drama py,„cetPn football team In ;i.922, 
crick, shooting special yarns back « * - 



;from Moscow. 

Butch Limbach treklng to New 
I York with hopes of peddling his Il- 
lustrated shocker. 

. Paul Hugbes of Penthouse Players 
and -Juanlta Hornbropk' back from, 
eastern honeymoon. 

Bill Parent and . Howard Kraus 
backing new Rainbow Gairdens, 
town's ace beer' spot. 

'Phil .,Selznick, owner of Club Ma- 
drid, p.aJng for Thistledown race- 
track during summer. 



brought here by Warners as techni- 
cal adviser pn 'Football Coach.' 

Struck by the wlhd-wing of a* 
auto, Buddy Mason, film stunt man, 
sent to the Hollywood Receiving 
hospital with' a dislocated shoulder 
and concussions. 

Six or eight press agents who 
formerly Worked lor Arthur Wenzel 
held a reunion , at a downtPwh hotel 
this week. Meeting was a secret 
affair go that Wenzel wouldn't find 
out; 

Wm. R. Hearst insisted that a 



(Continued on i>ake 78) 

Denver 



Gus Peck, local artist with Itching I special pass be given Lbuella Par 
feet, joined RingHng-Barrtum. dtr ' 
cus to . find Inspiration. . 

Staff of indie. Hippodrome .given 
$e-per-week raise by Charles Doty. 
First salary hike on rialto. 

Mrs. A. H. Woods in town , visit- 
ing the Junior Ralph Ketterlngs, 
who are awaiting the stork. 

Knox Strachan, ex - manager 
Keith's lO&th, doing publicity for 
indie Hipp. Elnier Welner's out. 

Eleanor Wittenberg, local dancer 
land Rae Samuels _p.rpteg.e,.rehe.a.rs.- 
ing for fall vaude revue: of her own. 

Dave LedCrman postponing new 
burlesque circuit scheme for (Ca- 
nadian fishing trip with Bert Klein. 

Miriam Ann Cramer, local actress, 
married to WiUlam. Georges June 30 
following elopement to Girard, Pa. 

Walter Wilson quitting Hanha 
.Btock_asL^Ja,g<ELjdiic«.PlGtio^iil£.i^^ 
to Gotham, George Fox taking over 
job, 

uiixuans? — local — dicke r i ng wi 
circuit managers for return - of 
vaude. New contracts come up 
Aug. 1. 

Gertrude HawOrth, Bistcr-in-law 



Barnes circus here July 20, 21, 22. 
R, J. Morrison in new Packard. 

Elmer Sedin chedklng things oyier 
at the RKO exchange. 
.. J. .R.. -Keltz spending: A ..WCiBk In 
N. ,M. selling Monogram. 

Tony Hartford goes back to work 
— Universal sends him to Seattle. 

Jerry Zigmond, Denver manager^ 
and Mrs. Zigmond, parents 
daughter, Gerre .Sue... . 

Berta Sparks, of RKO exchange, 
and Arthur M. Bennett, chemist, 

lmarry^_=.JWjUll:il\ffijLer©^-^_=— 

John Grevc, Oak Creek, Colo.i and 

J. K. Powell, rali6.adfes, exhlbs., on 



Don Darrnt'h, On road in northr 
west with Spanish Fiesta idea, re- 
ports businfjBS up with stage show. 

^ .„ _.. 'Be Mine ToniKht'Tan 33 days at 

of Wally Ford of pictures, desertB Hiawatha,... n<!i'ihbprhopd bouse, 
rialto .for .gb.«}«ip^writine job in I'n^V.ably I(;nKe.*>t run ever in Dcn- 
Iloliywood. ver at a mihyci ,'nt.- 



78 



VARIETY 



Tuesday, July 18, 1933 



c n A T T c 




(Cpniinued from page 77) 

eons, Hearst chatterer; to get ' her 
car on th6 Metro lot., ^'hls is. privi- 
lege that most executives!., there do 
pot .enjoy> 

George^ Thomas piloted warren 
William, Bistte Davis, Gleiida Ear 
reiV Xyle Talbot, Patricia tJllis, Ann 
Dvorak and Leslie .Pen ton through 
the opening of 'Gold Diggers' at 
'Frisco's Paramount. 

Announcement, of the birth, of a 
daughter to Bla!hch6 /send John 
Sheehan wa^ In . the . foriin-^ of a 
•Variety' ad presenting .'a produc-. 
tion from an original Id^a by Jack 
Sheehan;. continuity by Blanche 
SheehiEin, no other credits.' 

Joseph M. Schehck flew to the 
Chicago convention of United Ar- 
tiste Sunday (16). Sam Goldwyh, 
Abe Lehr, Al Llchtinan, Hal Horrie 
and , Edward Finney left by, train 
July 14. Next day G-. P. Sully a:nd 
Lynn Farnol hopped a plane.:. ,. 

Harry Ruby, raconteur and aec^ 
ond-baseman, has in the past 
month added to his first edition 
collection copies of 'Moby Dick,' 
•Scarlet Letter,' 'Way of All Flesh,' 
♦Alice In Wonderland,' . 'Lady or the 
Tiger,' 'Emerdon's 'Essays,' and 
•Human BDndag^.' 



"Miimeapolis^ 

By Les Roes 



St. Paul 

By Walt Raschick 

Ed Furni Is looking for a Job. 
. Jiane. Rogers turns ad SQifcltor. 
It's five cents for 12 otinces hiere.. 
Fred Strong hew city ed of the 
News.' 

Billy Ml6k moves to the Minhe- 
apelis Palace. 

Mike Fadell . baUyhoolhg Minne- 
apolis park concerts. 

Zitflt McSherry working in Chl- 
ceiko at state's: exhibit. 

Walt Raschick in Cihfl with Nor- 
man Ross for summer. 

Golf course biz way ofiC despite 
price cuts for city links; 

Jack Foster hits WCCO with 
band from Mystic Caverns.- 

Walter Van . Camp's; smiling, 
visage again a Loop llxture. 

Tourist biz. 20 percent above last 
year among 10,000 liases despite the 
^sAvr - 



•B6 . Mine Tonight' starting .14th 
weke at World. 

Jack 3Iurray, Publix artist, father 
of sixrpOUhd boy; 

Ted Colvin, State doormaii, made 
a flying tackle to capture auto thief. 

Walter Eddy new accessory .man- 
ager. At Universal. 

Genfry * Brothers Dog & Pony 
ehoW - season's .first tent attraction. 

'Mystic 13,' Minneapolis league at 
magibianB,- planning national pr- 
^'fera:nlz.atioh. 

Exciiange men and- exhibitors to 
hold ^golf'^'^ tournament a.t Detroit 
Lakes,- Minn..'.^ ' 

Charlie -Perry; long a Publlx dlvl" 
fiioh-maht^ger, back home here with 
'j>la^B Ihdeflhite. .■ 

, j^a^r-^Schmeling - fight pictures 
putcirew Sharkey-CarnSra mOre than 
two * to 'one A.t 'RKO Orpheum. '•. 

Johnny Green,'' orchestra, cohduc- . 
tor and , composer; back to New. 
Toirk- after stay at State theatre. 

.W. C. Robertson; Star, managing 
-7*dltor-and--fr4end-4>fL4he.atres,^j(!Pr. 
pointed Alinneapolis postmaster. 

Local neighborhood hbuse advei^-- 
tisihg Rube Benton, veteran Min- 
neapolis baseball pltcAer; in person. 

'Randy'- Merriman and Charles 
Greeh, former.' Minnesota theatre 
etaflt men, going out with act, play- 
ing county and state fairs. 

With Richard DIX, former Twin 
Cltyite, and Wihlfrcid Coe (Mrs. 
Plz),- ex-Minneiapolitan, ' local- folks- 
much Interested In their inarltal 

rift;/-": ■': . ' -r^ 

Eddie Tunstell, Metropolitan man- 
ager, leaving for New Tprk this 
month to book road-shows lor Twin 
Cities, announces that Katharine 
Corneljl and Eva' La Gallienne have 
been ^et. 

Joe Podloff, head booker at Fox 
for two years, has been promoted 
to smiles' stafe, with Paul Lundquist, 
his assistant, moving up to his • )ost. 

•Bill Shartin of local Universal 
exehange -winner In U national 
newsreel sales contest and jJets 
cash prize. 

John Alden, Tribune picture critic, 
making purvey, found that State 
theatre's best screen bo.x office bets 
were, in the order named. '42d 
Street,' 'State Fair,' 'She Done Him 
Wrong,' .'Silver Dollar: aind 'iSierh 
of the Gross'; BKO Orplxeum, 'Anl 
mal Kingdom' and 'Kid.from. Spain'; 
Century. 'Reunion In Vienna,' 'Sec 
onol H?nd IVife,' " 'Workiftgr " Man,* 
•Fjpi^co Jenny,^ 'Secrets,', and 'Hot 
Pepper.' State, howevfer, had big 
gest weelc with Mills Brothers in 
person; the .Orpheum,^ with White's 
'Scandals' oh stage. 



Mid-summer ice carnival and 
skating meet at Muny auditorium, 
Aug, 2. 

'Gold Diggers' .In for second, week 
at the par, first hold, over In many 
moons. 

German Vllltlge *and Roosevelt 
Gardens this week's additions to 
beer flood. 

Free beer the come-on ^ow at 
many gas statibhsl 

RCA drew $500 Minnesota check, 
royalty on five l$ ' mm, sound reels 
being used- at fair. 

Publlx re-leased Tower wben Joe 
Friedman . . ttireatened 15-cent 
price scal^ for the Loop house. 

Gtovemor Olson considering mu>-^ 
siclans' proposal for a lOO-pIece 
symphony to play in state parks. 

Abe Harris, -editor of ia new rag, 
Minnesota Conservationist,' -with 
Jack Maloney advertising manager. 



Oakhni 

Wood '. Soanes 



' Lester Thompson still 
Ing here! 
. A nOw type of sex show went Into 
the T; & D:, second -rrniTdowntown^ 
house, last week wheri 'Back to Na 
ture,' the Nudist picture started a 
yrc&'ii'& fun 

Gene-Ebey, son of George, lessee 
of the Fulton here, is planning 
stock season, trying . to line up 
'Shows' enough to run at least fpr 12 

, -weeks._ The house is dark at pres 
ent, last attrictron b§lffi?"Vaude?— ^ 
And another change of policy at 

— t'hft PreT Tiier. The W ill Co-vvan vaude 



ing up his rentals, and ill health 
were contributing factors. 

Anderson's partner, Dr. OttO 
Scho^nwald, . who started as a yp- 
calist In musical tab and operettas 
and. was With . Walter Catlett, Hp- 
bart Ca-^^anaugh and- p.thers In the 
pld. BOthwell Brpwhe tabs, -will 
carry bn the business. 



Baltniidre 



Dave' Kelser tying up the display 
rental service ipcally. 

Overwprk -taking- BPme -ppuhdage.. 
frpm Nprman. Goldstein. 

Sam Wheeler finally getting ac- 
custpmfed ta be seen withput his 
mustache. 

Town- saw its firist parade. In 
months when the Singer's. Midgets 
marched and tied up traffic. 

Hpn Nickel Pfl to the cpuntry fpr 
a spell, leaving his gas statlpn, Em- 
bassy and Gay^ty to their own de- 
vices. ■ .-. 

Presperlty may be back blit the 
RKQ exchange still has the' sleni 
ppsted high: 'Write; dpn't tele- 
graph.' 

Bob Smeltzer'^^nd Norman Moray 
started In the ..film business to- 
gether, and both are still together 
In Warner Bros. 

Rosemary and Frazler establish- 
ing a new run" record locally for 
vaude performers, going into their 
seventh -week at the Maryfalr Gar- 
dens. 



Fort Wayne 

By Robert Baral 

'r 

Gentlivre brewery, reopening.,. .. 

New BerghoflE Grill opens Aug. 15. 

•Journal-Gazette' turns to after 
hoofi djally. 

Town wants Charlie Davis back 
at Emboyd. 

Manhy.-Marcus- jno-ires here, from 
Indlahapolis. 

Ra,lph Fisher Opening Uptown 
club shortly. 
• i*ew know that Dorothy Dickson 

was hOrh het"*. 

Julian Falk off to Minneapolis iCor 
RKO with Jack Gross. 

GSeneva Kruse with Murray 
.Browne dahcers on tour. 

BiUie Haaga, former Vaude single, 
^ays she is thrpugh with the road. 

Town without a mprning sheet 
npw. Frank . Roberts advanced to 
managing. edltPr pf 'Jpurnal-Ga- 
zette.' 



Fittsburgh 

By Hal Cohen 



Paul Whlteman has been booked 
for a one-night stand at the Wil 
lows, July 26. 

- With- the closing , of „-the, Fulton, 
L.. B. Cool, mgr., is pulUiig but for 



^ , his old home in Akron, 0. 

folded after ^ wppIt^TVo Hrtngf^ ^Iml I Tili1i^-h>-4^<»-te-J*a,q-rlr(\ppf;j^ Vila flr>i>r 

as usual, and now It opens anew 
with burlesque, with Jess Mack as 
jproducer, and Sam Farniim as co^ 
comic. . . 

Dr. R. 0. Anderson,' local dentist 
and realty pperator, whp came frpm 
the' pld medicine shpws and devel- 
oped intp a local financier, shot and 
Jellied himself last week In his 
tfowntown offices. Ah $80,000 de- 
flcienqy judgment against him, ty- 



show at the Mayfalr" Roof and 
switched to a no-cover policy. 

Jack Pettis has added four men 
to his band at the Urban Room, 
with a World's -Fair date, in pros- 
pect. 

Al Goldenberg, local actor-play- 
wright, summering at the West- 
chester Playhouse in Mt. Kisco, 
•K. T. 

Homer Ochenshirt, ex-planlst at 



the Penn, will be the Pittsburgh 
Civic Opera's choral director next 
seaspn. 

Hpward Addelsberger, fprmer 
treasurer, at the Stanley, has 

VIPrtppft<1..frnni gftR tn 109 PPUn ds In 

a few mpnths. 

The Mike GuUens are vacatlpnlng 
in Atlantic City. Sp are Harry 
Harris and Earl Rpeser. Kenny 
kehfleld Just gpt back^ 



liidianapolis 

By Bill kijey 



Ken .. CpUlns must buy - those 
Olgars in a hardware, stere. 

Bandmaster Lpule LbWe's little 
girl has the -whOpplns: cpugh. . 
A. J. Kalberer is getting accus- 

tpmed tp sunlight once more 

Ace Berry likes his pahama hat 
sp well he wears it In his Pfllce. 

Jimmie • HattPh» KTW, Cblcago, 
crOpner^ back here on vacatibn. 

Burley shows forget their slogan, 
'Hottest show in town,' during the 
summer. 

Dale Toung, who used to pull 
theatre 'organ stpps, hpws pulls 
them in church. 

Everyphe that cpuld get away 
went tp Chlcagp fpr Indiana Day at 
thfr Wprld's Pair. 

Trade ' wpnders hpw Ipng It will 
be befpre a picture with kidnapped 
millipnalre plpt cpmes alPng. 

Dpn Haistings, pnce a .lPcal radip 
announcer, has bpught himself a 
radip station In Ahderspn,. Ind.' ... 

Ted Nicholas; after. 14 hours a 
day at the Lyile fpr three mpnths, 
fprgpt hPw tP play bridge ph his 
first nl ght^ffi 



Appllp Ippks like it's hiding be-> 
hind frpht-line ramparts wlth .cpnr 
structipn wprk on sewage system 
dutterlng-ehtrance., 



St Louis 



Cullen Espy .tb.'Chilcagp tp look 
over acts and take a peek at World's 
Fair. 

George Tyson' gave., swell party 
at his suburban- home fOi* news- 
paper and . theati'e '.folks. 

iGreorge T. Hanger; ex-local scribe, 
home o.n vacation from job as .Waj;- 
ner Bros, city manager at blclahoma 
City. 

•Whoopee* being revived for Grand 
Central despite only fair success 
for 'King of Jazz' at next-doOr Mis- 
souri. 

Beauty contest winners from 
south and west booked Into Ambas" 
sadpr week of July 21. Twenty-one 
girls. Including 'Miss MlssPUrf^' sb- 
leeted by ppppsitloh iipuse, Fpx. 

Central Theatres' sign . work 
straightened put after several weeks 
pf argument between 'theatrbs' and" 
unlbn. Final setup has C. E. .jbhnr' 
spn, fprmer Missouri man, in chkirge 
pf his pwn shpp, hiandling all, Wprk. 

Declslcn awaited in Warner Brps. 
suit fpr 23 nelghbprhbpd hpuses fpr- 
merly operated by Skourases. War- 
ners purchased hpiises frpm SkpUras 
and then relinquished -them. Re- 
ceivers npw operating, with War- 
ners claiming, receivership np ipnger 
necessary. 



Lincoln, Neb. 

By 6arney Oldfield 

Lpcal brckeragb hpuses really 
busy. 

Ethelyn Cplwell back pn her pins 
after an pperatlbn. 

Dpn Larimer Jpins KFAB staff; 
dittp ClifC Cpnway. 

Trying wrestling at the Beach, 
but. the mpb won't come. 

Liberty theatre opened', 
orated n' everything (29). 

Sun theatre walled. up and made 
into a billboard for the Colonial. 

HBrper's-eircus; originating -here, 
repprts gppd biz in the putccuntry, 
. JVaude is being, handled arpund 
tPwn in a ^uttbh, buttoft'^ style 
First one hoitse and. then af>other. 



Hartford 

j3y M. H. Hftmnier 



Super. markets galore spring up." 
i Waltier Brown again doing his coir 
umn for the 'Cburant.' 

Fred GleasOn, manager of ' Cai:^toi, 
motoring to California. 

Peggy O'Brien leaves theatre for 
a job In the grocety business.. 

A squeak In the Palace fioOr 
scared scores of .women and the 
squeak Is still a mystery. 
" -^^ Vernica Teroisky and- Flavia"" Sloat 
In Allyh box office, get the keenest 
looking. outfits for cashiering. 

Hartford wil miss legit that leaves 



OBITUARY 



EDWARD DILLON 

Edward Dillon, 53. actor'-directpr, 
died at his Holly wpod hpme July 11 
from a heart attack. As an emptor, 
he appeared with Mary PIckford In 
her . early pictures, and aisp with 
Dpuglas Falrbahks and JAok Plck- 
*brd. , 

DlUpn was bprn in New '^bf k^ and 
served his acting Apprenticeship 
with Otis Skinner. He appeared 
later with Rpse Melyliie in 'Sis 
Hopkins.' : Durng his stage career, 
he appeared ' between seasons ' in 
Blograph pictures. 

Deceased was of , the first 
directors in pictures, having han- 
dled the meg on Edison features in 
which Harry' Beaumont was fea- 
tured.;- 

.Hls fprmer wife, Frances! N. Dil- 



nected with the Morgan Ltthpgraph 
Company, as a.Uthbgrapher. Later " 
hb went to New York Where he was 
engaged in theatjre and picture ad- 
vertising. Mr. Lynch brpught the 
fijm, 'Dante's inferno,' one of the 
first .multlplerreel Jnotlbn pictures 
shown -in America, to thts cpubtry 
frpm Italy. Twp rlsters^ bpth liv- i- 
ing. In Glevelahd, survive. 

Funeral services July 7 frpm St. 
Anns church in Frempnt, O., and 
burial was there^ 



MICHAEL MCNAiylEE 

.Mibhael McNamee, , died jit the 
N. V, A. sanatorium- at Saranac 
Lake-, after a cPhtlnupus illhess pf' 
three years. 

He was a member pf Lpcal Np. . 
.Ir-A. T. ' ^. 'E., and had been uhder 



milliain morris 



Ipn, Is nPw a fan mag Scribe in 
^ollyAVPpd 



Survived by a sister and a brbth- 
er, -Jack Dlllpn; 



GERALD AMES 

Gerald Ames, stage and screen 
act^or, idled in LondOn; England, 
July 4, as the result ot a. fall in an 
uhdcrgrpund subway. He had 
brpken his back 16 years ago fall- 
ing frcm a hprse in the making pf 
a film, ^ and later was hurt in a 
street accident. 

Deceased's earliest appearance 
was Ih Shakespeare with Sir Frank 
Bensph, and he later appeared with 
Sir Charles Wyndhara and Sir 
Geprge Alexander. He was 52 years 
Pld. 



WILLfAM ZIMMERMANN 

William Zimmermann, 67, pne of 
the oldest stage hands in Milwau- 
kee, died at his home, 1931. West 
Walnut- street, that city, after a 
long Illness. 

Zimniermahh began his' stage 
:wbrk_J51.:year8_,ago_.at the old Nun- 
hamiacher Opera House, hbw" the 
Pabst theatre, and had been em- 
ployed in ' nearly all local houses. 
At the -time of his retirement a 
yeai)' a,go' he was on the Davidson 
staff. 

A brother survives. 



NORA ELY BARNELL 

Nora Ely Barnell, 51, former p.c- 
t> ess and- veteran casting director, 
known to Hollywood as 'Miss Ely,' 
died July 10 in LoS Angeles fpllpw- 
Ing a cerebral hemprrhage. ' 

Deceased started her career with 
Thcmas Ince as an actress and later 
became assistant dlrectpr fcr Rpb- 
ert Brunton. Of late she has been 
casting director for Harold Lloyd 
and Hal Roach. Her husband and 
two cliildren survive. 



OS.CAR J. LYNCH 

Oscar J. Lynch, of New York, 
widely known in -theatrical and' pic- 
ture circles in. that city, died 
July 5, at the home of a 'sisterj.ln 
Cleveland. 

. Mr. Lynph was born in Fremont,. 
Q;, and' went ^b 'CieveiaTi^ as a 
young man, Therb he Was eon- 



Cadillac gross to Reading, Pa., to 
operate three Grenoble hotels, Eric 
MacEwan replaces him here. 



the care pf the N. V. A. 
jggars. 



A daugnter and .twp spns survivor 
Burial in Bast. Orange, N. J/ 



DERBY BROWN 

Derby Brpwn, 50, bldtlme thei 
atrlcal manager, died ef a heart 
attack Saturday night. (15) at his 
hpme in'.Brppkline, Mass. 

Once a prpfessipnia,! singer, he 
later managed shPws fpr Henry W. 
Sayage, Was a .member pf Lambs 
club. Survived by his ivlfe, ahd a 
daughter, Jpan. ' 



HARRY 8. DALE, SR, 

Harry . S. Dale, Sr., 78, whp played 
the .tehpr rble pf Sir Guy of Gls- 
bpiirne in 'Robin Hood', with the 
Bostpnlan ' Opera Co. " fOr hundreds 
of performances all over the coun- 
try, died July 11 "at his heme ;in . 
Brooklyn, N* Y. 

Before joining the opera troupe 
he was with the BloodgoOd Minj '• 
Strels for sevbral years. 



.JUOJtlJNJ«._EEpRIS^ 



John M. Fedris, .71, who. besides;^ 
Richard Mansfield managed Chaun« 
cey Olcott, John Drew and Henry . ^ 
Miller at various times in their ca* 
reers, died .july"10 of a cpmplico-^ 
tion of ailments in his Englewopd* 
N. J., home. 

Fedris Wias .a nephew of Robert' *i 
B. Mantell and from the late actbif ^' 
received his start as a producer. 



ALFRED M.- BENTINGER 

Alfred M, Bentlnger, 42, vice 
president and general manager of 
United Artists . studios, died at 
Playa del Rey, July 16. Details will 
be found In a news dispatch in thb. 
picture section; 



CHARLES HENRY HALL 

Charles Henry Hall, 77, former 
opera singer, died July 10 in Lbs 
Angeles foliowihg a brief illnesai;- ^ 
Deceased is survived by his widoyj' ': 
and two children. 



New Haven 

Harold Mi 



Rochester 

By Don Record 



Beer war on with 21-oz. schuppers 

for a dime. ^ 

HTighlB- -BatreLl w^ds-^V^olet— Pe^^t^rjZZITf-.qn mmXrVCow.q Tt" Whni^' 



•Marsh of Rochester 

Peggy Hart in air series 'Way- 
faring Men' over WABC. 

Harold Ralves operating Temple, 
In Falrpoi-t. and Rlalto in Bast 
Rochester. 

William (Pete) Monroe of Hornell; 
60 years a concessionaire, announces 
retirement. 

Manager B. E, Carson of the Hptel 



Nate Rubin in frpm N. Y. fpr a 
week. 

Whatever became pf Bill Barry's 
vaude idea? 

Billy Elder looking a,t cottages 
built for. two. 

Lbii" T^legbh^s . Jjomjpany^-scoring- 
a hit bver in Gjuilford. 

Paris Players on their busiest 
season -in Stpny Creek. 

Walter Llpyd stands aces with' 
local kids after free show. 
, Eddie Lush and Joe Bohyar have 
written a ditty for Babe Miller. 
~LJEJddiei,MurEhy^.pf Arthur office pfE 
fpr a Fla: trip by sea witft' famnS^T^"" 
Actors Associated running . a 



raont 

Marchesa GerinI, S: Z. Poll's 
daughter, On. visit to magnate's 
summer home. 

Lo(ial sheet carries Westpcrt 
Country Playhouse ads, although 
the spot is miles away. 

Elimination of Arthur office 
switchboard has. tossed .Mae Rlley 
into the army of unemployed. 



JACK 'SLI M': RILEY — 

Jack 'Slim' Rlley, 38, film .cpwboy,.' 
died July 9,^in the Newhall, .. Calif., 
sahitariuni . following a protracted 
Illness. Deceased is survived . by hlis t 
widow and parents. "* 



TOBIAS D. MCLAV 

Tobias, D.- MCLay, 65, business 
agent for thb Studio tTtllltles *Emr : 
ployees, died July 14, in Nprth Hpl* 
lywopd, Calif., from a heart ailment 
ills, widow survives; 



WALTER SPENCER BROWi^ - > 

Walter Spencbr Btcwn, 62, drama ' 
critic for the Hartf ord, CPnn. 'Co.u- 
rant' for more than 30. years, died 
at his Hartford, home July 10. Brown 
"also cWered~iiasie': fOT'l^ 



Paul Howse, , Los A'nseles po- 
lice cOmmlsslcner, whp was presf- 
dent of the Breakfast Club, in which ^ 
filmdbm Is well represented, dleo 
July 10, following an apoplectic v 
-^troke^^^is ;iiylfe and son survive. 



Father of Al, George and Arthur. . 

-T> li i n l,. .1.. . . . . . . II ll>.o n>_nf thft latteC ,1. 

In the music publishing businesfl, ■■■< 
died at his home in Brooklyn, 
July 10. 

Mother of .Edward H. Smith? hO«r 
on WOWO, Fort Wayne, and-iormer- 
ly of,,WGY, Schenectady, died sud- 
denly at Fort Wayne. 



Tuesday, July 18, 193^ 



OUTDOOR S -i^BURLESQUE 



VARIETY 



79 



WDrlils Fai^ Concessions 



Lgo, jmy I'f. ,. l and tilery's a division of opinion on 
Ty^^T6nS;^tt>1'<Wltn>>-|i;liri^ -trt— tKe* expo, Jantz^n" 



wort printed: Bproeweeka ago Jn VAHiOT^ getting across up to 

eince UM»t tirte: jipm^^ with anything lllte a bang, 



*<="='^'52*-iV;2Sf?°-* m Century « ,^;'f'.'^ fj^u^b^p.^^j^mail concessions, shops. 
#«M lS«P0BUlpn.) , . Uthicels, archery.- bath house. Also 

Mii---*.^ - 1 a] swimming pool named for. Baby 



X ' large area einciosed' in Vlhitfe'-' 
washed fltacco - "«^alls an^v:'^^^^^^^ 

■ lAgeV Thi'fiT waa' " " 
When , first; tieeirt. 



iB- and id the first summer it's hdt jamn 

Wt commented. «POft course, that- Bt)c atlmlssioh 
r£,l9 the oeliet " the Fair grrouhdd alone. Ijars the 



Is. the former publicly -oper- 
2th; Street Be5i.ch; Alfid this 
'jammed, 
to 
hoi 



urtflniahfed, :^o¥fy^riJ^ J^^ 
weelcis latier; it - looked ahout the 
eaml, JjA tft flttWle pf,the place 
juit W^denlie jnafn,g.ate,a ram- 
ehackle trunk,- ai>paTently, aban- 
doned was. unmoved alter . several 
Veeks:- .It • jitttck out Iri;- th.6 . centre 
iot the^ patl6-JIkeTa,,aore *hum.b. -v-^^:^^^ 
O'ri'enital isBops and m.irior attrac- 
tions ocpupyV the space^alpne, l/..iS<>me:<^^^ the; states, .pugbt to be, 
walls. Th^re,' to no root oye* th6 [^^h^ri^^d ;ot .themse^ea. Setter. . to 
center. Sand-readerfil tell fortun^s^ atjay but • iTian come In half-way.' 
and flnd-iinote. Sogtumers than ,thfe pive - weeks after opening suqh 
other. pla<%es, ;aeem W ;fin^r^ jPnr;'the | ^tiates aS"'Texd^, Itfassachusells and 



Solloi. Looks like promoters should 
^V.e had mbre money and;fipent it 
better. It needed to be made color 
fyi; brilliant, ifay . with lights and 
activity. Instead. It's /pretty niuch 
an overlooked bick lot in 425 acres' 
of distracfidhs. ' ' 



Fair's Big^. Grosser 



Chicago, July 17. 
Pabst Blue Ribbon Casino, 
at the Chi . 'Fair jgaa hooli;fiia_ 



up to ...an 186.000 monthly. 

> overhead. ; Tbe first, month it 
will gross $176,000 and there- 
after it is -: estimated the 
monthly lake will be $200^000. 

it's been Ui^' surprise money 
maker of |em all,;. the; Pabst 
people merely first figuring on 

- it "for ' ah industrial bally. 

The top day's -takings 
reached $8,800. 



Ringling Show Passing Up Former 
Standh y Towns for New Basiness 



$5,600 tor Free Acts on 



Canton, ., July 17. 
Ringling Brbs.-Bamum & Bailey 

Nebraska Fair Midway! circus has ^ad but five losing 

[stands in the two months' tour un- 
jdibr cariv^S: endlrtg this week, an ex- 



' tfincolh, Neb., July 17. 
Free attractions, before tMLguyye pf the show declared So far 
grandstand at the 1S33 Nebraska | I^llL 'LJi^J^^^^^ v^^,.t^ «*»n«t 



Hiill of States 



BALTO STOCK ON TWICE 
DAM AT5CALE 



outside wall facing the' street the 
French. liine steamship cbmpany 
hai9 a parilphjet -distributing office. 

Americai of 1933 

A good-natured peep shbw. ^Arid 
iiot such a 'little *peep at that. Miss 
Amei^ica shows 95^' Enough for 
lo^a at 25c. Doing pretty ' well 



ilaine^ had 'Not .Open' sigils en 
their 'doors. Others coulff prqduce 
nothing more ingenious than i^ome 
commercial photographer!s views 
of Main. Street. This is a y.-shaped 
building arduhd atn open space with 
the Federal • building', no glittering 
success, either, on the wide endV 
. , Politics probably iSuccessfully 

night caught. About 40 persons wrapped ariy showmanship in miles 
present for the short perforxnance of ^^d tape. Uncle Sam and his 
of around five minutes. Interior .of Ljhiiaren should , have put . a . bettej. 
■building is, U-shaped to make it fQ^t £or\yard ' ' .: 

seem like a long walk ufi to the rail . j - t 

-bfjM=fn4-rw*'^'^^T— "M^'fP— A-"'*'*'^'^ .yn-.l • ...Two-.Headed Baby 



robes, 

Tw^o glrls' used outside for. bally-, 
boo, .plus Miss ... America, thej sym.- 
posiuni of ail the perfect measure- 
ments,, and. half a dozen barkers,- 
mob -.pusher - inner Si.' and excitement 
generators. Mechanical , music and 
splelb and using .two bojc offices.' 

Usual inside stalling for a eirowd 
worthy of the little ' lady who iises 
a 'negligee with^ some, skill in re' 
vealin^! nearly all r-behind-' a thin 
ecrim.. But well .lighted. Manage^' 
ineht ' provided < a good-looking. - gal, 
with . something to • shw " so the 
chumps don't feel so chumpy as 
they do. wheii leaving some of the' 
other, shows. '.. ^urleS<iue strippers 
give about ^the same ^exhibition .-ex-r. 



Baitimbrei July 17. 
Hon Nickel last week closed; hiis 
burljey ■ Gayety" for.t.he rest 6f the 
summer season.- Oh, reopening late 
iii; August he . plans to reinstate the. 
old policy bt twora-day. 

Last season l4ickel tried, to hei^ 
the -fpiding biz by switciiihg - from 
twicei-daily to a- four-a-day ' priiid 
witb, pictures. , it didn't help. The 
past' two" weeks Nlckfel reverted to 
two-a-day -with a colored - burley,- 
^tfamib - .Smith and the '4-11-44' 
show,'' biit business Wjas -worse. 

Prices will be lower for twb-ia'r 
day, however, on reopenihgr from 
lOc. " to 5 0 c. in the afternbbh airld 
•15c. to 75c. at night. 



state fiaiir ill be furnished this 
year by the Ed. Carruthers & Mike 
Barnes ageincy. Contract, calls for 
the expo io pa^y $5,600 for a 36- 
people revue and some 10 acts in 
addition. 

GhahiBre oh the midway was an- 
t^bunced-;with the lettin'sl.of-yokel.rL 
rpw to ' Gastle-Ehflick'" & Hirsch's 
cirney this- yeair.. Beckii^ann 
Gierety have had this stand for the 



this season gross 'receipts aire about 
the same fis last season, with indir 
cations that takings wlU bie better 
as the summer ad-vances. Tlie mid- 
dle west, where, the show la booked 
for the next month, is just starting 
to recover froni its. long Industrial 
slump. 

irt^s"t>"oim€d^t-TiraT-this year's" 
rOute will deviate; somewhat from 
farmer years, ;.b-w.ing- to conditions. 



before them^ 



v«r«vy i«y« ..^u .-^•^■•^ i^oriy regular towns which have 

last two years and Rubin & Cherry | ^^^j^^ . ^^ ^^^^ show profitable 

business in recent- years are being 
passed ujp this Reason and smaller 
stands. wher6 the 'show- has not 
played for ■ many years, are being 
substituted, with fair results. 
10,000 Pop. Stands 
"W.ithln the next two weeks the 



Co|>s Censtir FqrtlsiiHl 
Strips, But B. 0. 



Portland, Orel, July 17, 
Iridic Columbia's new byrley reg- 
istering, at the. >.o. . Show, is the 



sho\y \ylll play two small, commur 
'cities iii- Michigan, scarcely more 
Lthan 10,000 in population each.; 



usual mixture of. gags and peeling J w^iich are expected to give the show 
Itenee and- Dolly -^hite do the some business. These are Adrian, 
Stripping, with uniformed cop al- | Mich., about 30 miles north of Tp- 



Lew DuFor is doing .V^sty well , ^ ^. ^. , . ,.. _ ^ .. ....... . 

with this set-up. Arthur Brisbane Indications at present are - that | on public morals score, 
in his column helped him. along Nickel will remain stock during the 
with .some notrto-bej-purchased, coming season, intercbahg:ing lead 
publicity.. Brisbane coniment is duly ] performers with several other stock 



ways in attendance to see it ' s ol rfiedpr-and-^nn^rbor^^ 

' ta,nce from . Detroit. Most of the; 



magnified in , the advertising bally- 
hoo but frbht;- Two. nurs6s,, one. on.l 
the lo"udispeaker, one' bri thb alcohol 
bottles within give a medical en- 
,vii:onment- to the place. ' -" 

At l5c ; plenty want to see what 
it's all about; 

''-Greenwich: Village 
This, is a new •guiSe.and name for 
the sldestreets leading . firom the 
midway east ;to the lake. The same 
sldestreets -whose' sihall concesfsions 
'have been loudly- crying that they 



burleys in the. east and midwest. 

Nothing definite in' view for a ^ 
renewed Herk , tie-up. I»a1iaice,' iised I ^'^^ey 
by Herk lat^t year, is dark iind fbj* ' 
vent or s^le.. 



This handicaps the girls cpnsid- ,^;^amder^of July will be spent in 
erably. Chorus . Uneuii is Mess f ^f 
arid ™ost of the comedy mild. Dick f l^.^^^^^?^ 

^^"^'"^JL "^1^^ 52,^ nlne^dayr Following Chicago, the 

show heads eiist a^^in, coming 



Cnrcns Fans Meet 



]^:ddie Hayward 
stjraight and prodvices. 

It's a case of burley that $9.4 pier- 
cent pure, .but the locals -go for it 
and the CPlumbla's b.o.- has no. pom 
plaints. 



cepf that •Misa,,.A^merica,V H starving to death. Exposition 

i.- -«..- _ i_ .. . .;s:| btought in a portion of the outdoor 

art bazaar, which' in Gi'ant Park 



acts like a lady..' 



Free. And-^guess it — ^piacked^ 
Very aittractive open air 'arrange- 
ment: has bandjShell surrounded bj^' 
fan-shaped, hipr parking -space. 
Bouridairies are arched- 12-.fQ0t'r 
hedges, forming.' a ' pretty plctute. 
Some groceries on. display in shop 
windows to 'eac'h- side. 'Accoriimp- 



^^at'EMps,. for.;I>'andirng^ sta^ "^^''^'^Tsfriiilar- 

tng performance not good. A patch 'i^j-tij here and throughput the ex 



and eWewhere ' h'as been " a. rather 
pIctiiresQue sunimer affair for .ithe 
past severar years. Naturally, it's 
not new'tp Chlcagoahs but quite in 
teresting to tourists. Seemed to be 
tetting: a .better diversion pf the 
mldyj-ay stream. . .. 

jNotwithstanding. those ,pitch'to 
wfn, roll ' down j prize -wheels, iand 
hPl«!-tn-iwklfl"-Tattractibn!ir|r 



Sviansvllle, Irid.,..July 17; ; 
The. Circus 'Fans ' -will hold, .their 
8t,h. , annual natiqnal gathering in 
Barabop, -Wis.,- Aug. 1-3. 

An attendance of over 100. is ex- 
pected. 



back intO; Ohio around Labor pay, 
to. pi.ck up Columbus, ' Dayton and 
Cincinnati, all drPpp'ed a month ago 
after they had ■ been • contracted. ~ 
The saine situation, applies to a 
number of eastern Ohip stands, 
which were nrtade the past fe-w days,- 
including Cantpn, last ma'd'e by the 



BLtiTBINT EBEQB 

Chicago,' July 17. 
Three to four weeks' tlpie was Ipst 
on one -of the rides d^signeii' fPr th^ 
"World's Fair midway tiecause of a 
reported engineering mistake. 

Sr^"p1~~ff^me\^ir.: attd"-^^ 
cars Virere In place,, but -work ha^ 



Haiseritown Qoet Tough 

.Baltimore, July; | Ringling- Barnum show In 1930. 
. Pitchmen, will steer clear.iof 'Ha-.j j^-gj-g^g ;^^g j^^^ much better here 
gerstbwnr Md., wher. they leavn the ^^^.^^ years ago. Wheeling, "W. 

news of the 150,% boost in the li- y^ ^ the day after the' 4th stand, 
cense fee for peddlers. City Council Kpvrjth bnsin-fess only f^r. Toungs- 
last week raised the. clit) 'or a high j^j^yn^ every ♦.year, stop, proved 
C to a higher $250.. , , . slightly better than last year, and 

Also added a tax -,£or each addl+ 



tibnal employee,; boostlrig the «xtra 
assessment froiii a two-spdt to five; 



of lawn with. js^all, shrubbery might l |,Asitipri are_ wearing"out their at- I stoboed whVlV the''erroV was'recU 
well be sacrificed.. .It . intei:fei:esr.,K^e^aants'.pahls: and pat^ py,j_ | stopped while the error was. recti 



when crowds" get large'. 

Big league Entertainment includes 
Harry Horlick's A&P -Gypsies, vet-^ 
eran radio band,, and Tony Sarg's 
Marionettes. Combining music and 
laughs. , . 

ij|^ture .Trains 

These .'run from- the 12lh street 
gates' alpng the edge of "Grant Park 
to Monroe . Street near the loop. 
^Worthy of mehtiPh for the show- 
mahly ballyhoo put prt at the "12th 
street end to attract patronage. 
Spieler is a singer and alternates 
tenor solos with invitations to ride 
thfe narro-«r guaige fpr 10c. 
. Opened two weeks ago over some 
protests at using public land (Grant 
Park) for private profits. 

CoUney's Paby Incubatprs 

This exhibit is bona fide science^ 
Was rhoved intact from Michael 
Reese hospital. Understood to be 
only one of its kind in Chicago. 

•Very nicely handled by expert doc - 
. - tors -and nurses In .■ constant -atten- 
dance. Everything looks 100% 
sterilized. IndividUal._J>abies in. 

' glass- inclosed -IricubStorsi "boys "Iii 
blue ribbons, girls in pink. At feed r 
ingr and bathing time tots are re- 

■mPved to large nurserv; model Pf 
neatness, where public watches 
through big windWs. 

Patents owned 'by Dr.; $1. 
Couhey, ' Spieler makes stat'eniexii 

-.that 85% pf all premature -births 
are saved by this .method. Attrac- 
tion is getting excellent attendahce 
fit 25c, arid is strong on human in- 
-terest appeal. Mien as -^eil as 
women find it extraordinarily, in- 
teresting. About- 12 babies on dis- 
play. 

reyhpuiid Busses 

M.aking -what looks like a fortune. 
„Each bus capable, of holding 90 perr 
«ona ' aria .jammed " with " standees. 
Run . down own right of way most 
of three miles that Fair covers. 
Costs lOc cve'ry time on and off and 
stations every three blocks.- Guides 
hot particularly, well informed 'for 
nniswerinfi: questions even this late. 

Jantzen Beach — , . 

'^LoPks-rlike'^a^gbocr^'idejr^^ 
■wrong here. Not a natural loca- 
tlon but muc h c ould h ave been done 

-to. ci'cate appiial. LUlltJ liua -b€ 
Board walk built at beach level but 
too far from water and awkwardly 

• arranged. Seomg that it wLonild . have 
been better to keep all structures on 
jn-nd fjide allowlrig an .unint</.rruptecl 
UiUe view on other. 

Anyhow, whatever the reasons, 



lip Is walking by with terrible In- 
diffei-ence. 

Electric Battery Boats 

One of ,, the . numerous boat- con - 
bessibns on the" lagoons' are drive- 
-yburself motor boats ,.w.ith ft ve . miles 
an ' Jjour .^peed., ...IL.as-.hooms form 
a path lip one side, back the other. 
A 'cute' ride for fellows and girls 
at 25c each. 



I fied, Ride hasn't opened yet. 
was late in starting, anyhow.. 



EZFO'S BANEINCj^ PBOB^ai 

Chicago; July '17. 
Century of Prbgrress expo has. had 



; Chicago, July 17.- 
Fprt Dearborn Massacre, flpp con- 
It 1 cession, gave up the ghost last week, 
Iri its place a new' Havana .Rumba 
show headlining Salinda, hotchia 
daricer, opened under C. C- Pyle's 
i^usplces, who. took oyer the prem 
Ises frpm the 31ack Partridge Spec 
table Co. 



a bandit scare. As a result admin , , . , . ^ .wv*.-.-..- 

istratiori building Is surrounded Rumba Show will give a 30 -minute j^^j^^^^ 



Al^rbn was about the same. 

Doctoriiig Jobs at Expo 

''Chicago, July 10. 
Ca,lling in of theatre, showmen to 
perform emergency service at 'var- 
ious World's Fair Concessions con^ 
tinues. Newest showmen' miannlnjg 
the pulmotorB are . Al - Soble'r and 
Li€w pollock. Both are ,of long ex- 
perience picture house pulDr 



Welcome Black 

Perry, la., July 17, 
No' shortage of cash here for the 
annual Perry irbdeo and combination 
athletic and race program, last day 
seeing .7,50t ■ entering the turnstiles, 
results plenty - In the black, arid- an- 
nouncement for a 1934 event In July, 
or probably, a little later iri the sea 
sbn. 

Grandstand facilities failed to cai-e 
for - crowds, -with • the— bpard-facing 
necessity for a buiidirig 'prbgram, 



with armed policeipen and admis- 
sion is denied all 'save those, who 
can convince the sentries that they 
have actual business tP transact. 

Various cashiers' cage's scattered 
throughout the grounds haVe. a 
money pick-up by armed truck 
every .hour. 

Istratiori building has $80,000 or 
more on hand most of the time arid 
iri loose cash: 



performance tor"25c; 



Carnie Man Pinclied 

Red dak, Iowa, July 17 
Will Roberts* carnival attache, 
wras picked up .bV officers ori corii 
plaint of Albert Mulverina, road 
In consequence adriiinr \ construction cpntractor. 

Charges he was fleeced out of 
$140 by Roberts In a gambling 
racket. 



Sobler is in on 'Battle of Gettys- 
burg,' orie of the mid\vay big shows, 
while Pollock is statiPned at 'Old 
Mexico.' Both spots are being 
gingered -up witii new exteriors and- 
ideas. 



CIKCUSES 



Wheels Within Wheel Berk's Idea; 

--- - - ■• — , * : ^ f 

and Cast Qradd^^^ 



LETTERS 



When Benaing for Slnll to 
WHlTSfTK Addrem Mall Clcfb; 

r08TCARbS. . . ADV]^i|TIf)IN4} or 
€litCVI.AR JLETTBRS WILL KOT 
BE A0VKRTISED 

LETTERS ADVERTISED IN 
ONE ISSL'E ONLY 



For Curreirt Week- Week July 17 

Al Barnes ,. 
July IT, Casper; 18, Clieycnne; Fort 
CblllnB; 20^22, DenVer. -- - 

Hagenbeck- Wallace 

•July 17, Troy; J 8, Rome; W. Oswcbo; 20, 
Niagara Falle; 21, Duffalo; 22, Brit; .24, 
Jamestowii. 



CARNIVALS 



EocCMrrent Week,_ July 17 

Alamo, Colorado Springs. 
■Anderson-Srftdcr, Atchison, 
Barl6w'.s Ble City, Iloodhoiiso. 
.Dcckman & Gercty, Urbnna. 
Cettln & Wilson. Qak Hill. 
Crafta 20 Big, Brentwood, 
Empire, 'Dtlca. 
Galler, Washlngtor. 
Gllck, Wm., nome. 
Gooding, P. -B., PortHmo 
= Great ^EaetTT^^■P^incetcrr>f'=:—"^^-~v 
Jones, Johnny Jt, Nantlcol«>. 
Kaiis United, Kulton. 
T>andes, J; Li,, Kmporla. :. 

Mlddleton, Karl, Dnn.sville. 
Monarch Expo., Amltyvill*'. 
Pearson, C. B., Mt. Pulnskl. 
Rogers ft Powell, Stlllwell. 
Rubli* A; Cherry. Milwaukee. 
Sol'8- Liberty,' Peru. 
Runact"J\inm-rt VI. Madi 
"Weet Bro.s., vStaunton. 
■Went Coa.st Amm , -P'allon, No 



^. H. Herk is considering splitting 
tlife Empire wheel's '.more 
w^eks of playing, \time, .with jvhlch - 

it - opens the ^'&a!ao'a. Aug? 15, Into 
t\yo or three sections: "This' is on 
the tbeory that the saine show and 
overhead that applies to ! a', troupe ■ 
in- New York Can't be carried profit- 
ably in Worcester, Mass. 

Likelihood is tbat inhere will be a 
:No, 1 rputp comprising fJevf York, 
Brooklyn, .Newark, Providence and. 
BPstbff; aT^o.'Z cpihposed'eiE' w 
ington, Baltimore and Philadelphia 
and a third taking In Union City, 
Albany, Worcester, Bridgeport and 
(he balance of the smaller New 
England time. 

Actors would receive blanket con- 
tracts^^for . ,all^ of=^mo«t-^of ^the^=ibtai;^ 
time, but, with the two pr three dif-. 
fe,rent sections of the route incli- 
^<^-e<l--a.nd--a4r-diff4ir*nt--salariei^ 

tiding Salaries 

It Is figured the New York aniJ 
Pliiladelphia routes, could carry full 
Hhow.s of 12 or 15 principals and '20 
choruH girls at full salary, while in 



the smialler town.s the shows would 
cut tP 10 ■prihcip'als and 16 girls. 
Piioduction would be trimmed' ac- 
cord fhglyV . " ■■ ,." 

-Herk. la aiso debating restoration 
of the franchise system for pror- 
ditcers., as against last year'jj policy 
under which the wheel .staged its 
pwn shoWfi/EmpIre favors the fran- 
chise system for several reasons, 
but the block 1.1 an economic angle. 

With the budgets down so low, it 
.may. be .the ^bcst . policy to put all 
xTie ~ ifibricy ' info tiie "'Ishpw 'Ttself,' 
Herk nigurcs. In the pa.st, with the 
b.T, margin consl'derabry wider, the 
produccr.s' own ecl.qe could be 
shaved off the total budget without 
doing much damage to the looks or 
merit of a .show. 



I Carnetzer WHIIam 

'Gillette Jack 
Go;)z#]ez Glenn 
Griffith Paulino 

HOfirier 8" C 



Horth George 
Jo'neo Allien 
Kliigelon Mlii^ 
■NoXto Mr 



POROTHBA AMTEL 

S20 W. 72d sit., Nen Torh City 
\\S New Asaortmeiit. ol GREETINO 
<;AKDB Is Now R«ady. 21 Iloaotlfui 
<;ARD8 nnd FOLDERS. Boxed, Poot- 
pnld;- for 

One Dollar 




BOOKIET ON now 
TO MAKt UP^ « ; 



S TEl N 
MAKEUP 



S 



I N 8 T I T iJ T I 6 N i^((Q i N T & R N A T i O N A L £ 

Sho^s for the Stage and Street 

1*^ SHO WFOLK'S SHOESIiOP — iSS2 Br6aDWA.Y^ 



VSmif;;^ T8, 193S 




MARLENE DIETRICH . . . one 
Great Ones, I 
thing-' which sets them ni 
new heights in "THE SONG 
with Brian Aherne, Lionel Atwill and Alison 
Skipworth. A ROUBEN MAMOULIAN 
PRODUGTION. A Paramourit Picture. 



RAD I O 



SCREEN 



STAGE 




^5c My 
Not Sufficient for All Concessioiis 



Chicago. July 24. 

World's Fair spending: has be^n 
avefagingr around' 85c a. day i^er 
person, it ici said, for so far, with 
midsummer passed. Of this aimiount 
It Is claimed thie eating a,nd drinkr 
insr Joints set 68c: 

Hotels are Jammed and over ca- 
pacity through i»lacing four and five 
people In a room. Hotels are 
charginsr H to $2 a person. 

Tallc of cutting the SOc gate to 
26c or Veven a free admission. 
Chances are if the Fair makes a. free 
gate It /win ruin the show business 
of - CUcago. 

All the* concessions at the Fair 
liavia cashiers placed by the Fair 
— mfcnaigenieriti-so-the-triistees-know 
exactly what the concesBlons 
are doing. But few are making 
money. Amoiig these, particularly 
Is the French 'Village, owned and 
controlled by local boys. It gets an 
(Continued on page 43) 



The! Newer Showmen 



After big foot Carnera -won 
out for Italy, his management 
suggested to RKO that the 
chanip might be. ia card for the 
RKO palace in Chicago during 
the week Gen. Balbo and his 
iair fleet reached there. 

The RKO showmen said they 
were going to hold a committee 
meeting, some day and would 
consider it. 



TheSir Demand* .Make Hol- 
lywood Chatterers Seem 
Elementary Pout, Fret 
and Feud — • Even Some | 
Editors Now Creeping in 
for Favors 



SALARYIOWER 




Coast Schools Ask 
$60,000 for football 
Radioing; No Takers 

v. San Francisco, July 24. 

Sponsorshipi of Coast football 
•broadcasts this year looks improb- 
able. Colleges have advised NBC 
and CBS that they would permit 
Bponsorship for $60,000 for the sea- 
son. 

A83ocia,ted' Oil, which has bank- 
rolled past grid etherizlngs, and was 
figuring on It again this year, 
turned a salmon pink at the figure 
and started looking for another 
place to. aim its budget. 

Sisty «rand .would be only the 
universities' end. In addition there 
would have been the charges by 
the networks for time, pick-ups, and 
'facilities; Total would run v^ell 
« -Over llOO.poo. for the seasort. 

Llklehpod is that ' the chains will 
"^r'oadcast the games 6n it,- isustaln- 
*ng' basis, for which the colleges 
'are asking no dough. 



. An idea_; of salary readjustments 
iff ■ gathered from the Uneyp which 
Sam H. Harris has for his Irving 
BTeHln-TliIOM- Hart- show, -'As^^T 
sands Cheer', headed by Marilyn 
MillW-, Clifton Webb,^ Ethel Waters, 
with ..possibly Beatrice . LUlie and 
William ColUer, Sr., or Frank Mor 
gan to liandle.' the male comedy. 

M6rgan and Collier iare .both on 
the coast in pictures, with the. for 
inet refusing to return to Broadway 
Collier,, while more amenable, is -too 
much in demand as a dialog direc 
tor. Walter Catlett is another who 
Is being paged from- the -coast. 

Miss Miller who received up. to 
$4,500 a week agkinst a stra:ight 10% 
of the gross from' Zie'gfeld,- •' and 
Webb, who been in the' $2,500 
class, are said to be at readjusted 
1933 levels for Harris. Miss^MHier 
Is particularly anxious for a stage 
comeback. 



15,060 FOR FLYHl POST 
FOR 6 DAYS ON A.C PIER 



Wiley Post, the first solo aviator 
whose record-breaking flight around 
tha world was concluded at Floyd 
^nnett field, N. T. C, Saturday 
midnight, will probably open at 
'**»e Steel Pier, Atlantic City, Friday 
.^C?8).. Reputed isalary=lS--$5,000=f or 
«ix days. 

^Ost is being offered for viaudeville 
thie LMat Hart o fflce, T)Ink T-it 
•narr handling the ifller. First 
vaadeville offer was $2,500, which 
■^as rejected. Price was later raised 
*o $3,500, but no dateg were agreed 
on" up to yesterday afternoon. 

Circuit's vaude salary committee 
ts understood to have set $2,500 as 
top pay for the aviator. 



ACTORS THANK EQUITY, 
BUT MANAGER SQUAWKS 



Cbmmitteei of three from. 'Music in 
the Air* called on Frank Gillmore at 
Equity and formally thanked him 
for keeping the show open, after the 
mix-up over the Walter Slezak mat 
ter. German barltoae had received 
Equity - permission— -to— appear —at 
Westport, Conn., for a try-out ot 
'The Pursuit of Happiness' but when 
the arrangement was made, it ap- 
parently was not even, considered 
whether 'Air* would be playing at 
the 44th Street, N. T. Upon protest 
of .NIck-Holde-theishow's jnanager, 
'Happiness' was set back and Slezak 
was replaced, 
-^Holde, the-show's-man 
hearing of the delegation to Equity, 
assembled the company on the stage 
and stated the show would have 
closed last week but for his action 
—that the' players had the wrong 
Idea. Actually, ho said Equity 
should have be6h censured, not 
thanked. 





MeHhiera^tagdlat^lory En^ 

Want Red Money Besiib 



GrosA Guessert 



THE P. A. LINK 



...Chicago, July 24, 
World's Faiii claims tof bs 
able to guesa r'lth accuracy Its 
daily attendance .ais , early as 
11:30 a. m. 

On a decimal system of .sta- 
tistics this hour hsui been fixed 
as the first quarterpoint of the 
day by multiplying attendance 
up to thai time hy four they 
- guess tho' day's crowd. Guards, 
guides and cashiers are then 
called accordingly. 



Journalistic pets and prima 
donnas of roadway currently are , 
the radio columnists. . In their ds- 

iifffifds"the-ynp-qt-th«~Hiilywoocl filnr| 
chatterers to shame and make the 
Broadway columnists look like cubs. 

Unlike .'ths many unsunfl news- 
hounds who cover Hollywood studio 
beats, ths-^ radio scriveners who. 
ebvsr the radio studios manage to 
collect some of. that easy ether 
money oni their own. 

iiOtsa ways. Some of the radio 
columnists are ether ^ m.c.'s with 
cbmmer6iaiii all. their pwn^' '^ine-'j 
m.c. sustaining — ^which means on 
the slightest provocation— either on 
(Continued on page 62) 




WMOOTWINS 



One of th» Metropolitan opera's 
valued baritones refused to engage « 
for next season, frankly saying the 
Met's schedule yrda mq short,, tha-t. 
with the restrictions on added vocal 
work, he coiled not earn enbuish 
money to keep himself properly fed. 
Haying Just completed a three-year 
term, the warbler added that, he 
didn't care to take_a chance, oa ^o- 
ing hungry. 

It is cla.imed the Met inslsta that 
its singers shall not appear for. any 
other operatic venture and any other ' 
public perfoi^mances are iinder Re- 
strictions which make It difficult for 
the warblers to earii .additional 
money while under Met engage- 
ment; Contracts are .reported fur- 
-ther- Btipulating -Just— wrhat-^ radio, 
work may .be accepted. Mike ding- 
ing is largely limited and only by 
the Met's permission. 

The restrictions may explain why 
there' is eo much operatic talent 
available at this time^ 



NO CHANCE FiHi 
SIMP STUFF 

OR NOVICES 



Paris, July 15.. 
During the recent, competitions at 
the Conservatoire, when prizes and 
honorable-mentioha- ate- awarded by 
the French government to the most 
outstanding Conservatory inembers 
for. tragedy, comedy» bMiet, and 
music in all its branches, the Paris 
critics went on strike and marched 
out' of' tiie. house In a body, iais a 
protest against the -undesirable 
seats that, fell to their lot. 

The performances werie jpacked 
with so many fond parents and 
friends that reviewers were placed 
In the side - seats or extreme rear, 
and some who came late found 
nothing but standing room. Tickets 
were not nujnbered. Gerard Bauer, 
of 'Les Annales,' acting as spokes- 
..(Contlnued pn page 55) 



Pk Name on MaO 



liot one of 17 of the largest pro 
ducers has. bought a scenario 
school manuscript, and 95% of them 
won't do business with .an author 
unless he t$ established or has his 
work submitted by a reputable 
agent, the Hays office has learned 
from survey. Companies Interro- 
gated included: Metro, Fox, Par- 
amount, RKO, Warners, Universal, 
Harold Xiloyd, JEIal.- Rpach, Educa- 
tional. Mack Sennett, Allied, Mascot, 
Premier, Darmour, Monogram, 
Mayfair and Eagle. 

Consensus of' opinion was that 
_therja. Js ah. overaupply of scenarios 
from non-literary people, but gen- 
erally an undersupply of good 
material. 



Jack Warner's Idea 



Hollywood, July 24. 

Jack Warner recently spent' 
an e venlng-ln-orie-of- -tho-local ^ 
gambling rooms. 
When leaving he said: 
'I hope this place stays open. 
If it docs the producers won't 
have to flight over salary with 
the actors any more.' 



ACTOR QUITS AC11NG 
AND RECOMES LAWYER 



Jtias Vegas, - NTev., July 
Getting his papers to practice law 
Paul Ralli' has given iip Hollywood 
and film acting to hang out his 
shingle here. 

Originally Ih pictures in the ea^t 
when there was considerable pro- 
duction on the Atlantic Coast, Ralll 
has been in Hollywood for about. 10 
years, in feature assignments. 



NAME AUTHORS' ROYALTY 

For Radio— Van Dine Up In Front 
at $2,000, but His Idea 



Name^ 
have' their pw^ 

Van i>ine wants $2,000 weekly roy- 
alty for his mysteries, with $1,250 
■alread y uger edr^ '■ ; : - 

EHtate of Arthur Conan Doyle 
collects $200 to $500, depending On 
the material, for the 'JSherlock 
Holmes' series. 

In the main the pulps furnish the 
material Cor: the average script pro- 
gram, when not specially autiiured. 



New Tourist Crop 



Libs Angeles, July 24. 
. Old rackjet, of ..placing. .plcture_ 
names on apartment liouse mail 
boxes as a come-on for tourists la 
once more being tried. Practice was 
worn thin through over-use several 
years ago, and discarded, 

This year's mob of tourists, not 
on to the trick, are falling for It, 
as it is still a selling point for the 
manager to hint to prospective ten- 
ants, that they can live under the 
same roof with a picture celeb. Be- 
sides, the name covers up the num- 
ber of vacancies. 

To protect themse|lves, the man- 
agers generally use ohly the last 
name. That- leaves them an, out in 
case of a Icickback, as they can claim 
it wasn't the .film person v^ho. lived 
there i>ut another guy with, the 
same last name. 



JOY JOINTS DENTED 
WHEN WALL ST. FLOPS 



.: - ..Eyecy-^ time- the- market,..crasheft_- 
the Joy joints feel it. Cancella- 
tion for Several big parties came 
into the more popular niteries aff 
the market started sliding. 

As in previous Wall St. cat- 
aclysms, weird tales coricfernlng 
!ihowr^ pejftplfi^anC.^ 
around. .Ope comedian .who made 
lilmself as much promlifient through" 
his large' Investments as by his 
wTse-cf acking ""^fyls — aroxm* — sr^ 
Times Sq. brokerage, is mentioned 
as havirtg taken a big bath. 

A head waiter in a roadhouso on. 
an inside, tip on a wet fltoclc, 
rliLsclled his way from $33 to $125 
a .share on 3 25 .shafft.s but forgot 
that what goes up can go down. 



2 



VARIETY 



PICTURES 



rne$A«f, July 25, Jl93a 




l^son's Newest Tip-Off iStheme 



^ np)lywobd;t Jvly 24. 
Taking backwater joii her previous 
Atflind 4>t 'firfit. with birth anid divorce 
newis't Louellf Parson, Heafflt ohat- 
terer; Is liow 'jEToinir. the ext|%|ne ^t^^-. 
.:(U^iin^ tO'isquaiie herself, with Holly- 
wood i>y printing denials of divorces 
-ttef pre :,t^e di,v<^ir!b'6' ° ' riiinprs .get 

' liAtest example is^ her denial tliat 
Constance V -Bennett "^and'' her Mar- 

;4uise woPId, split in order that -Miss 
Beniiett might jojiarry Gilbert Ro- 
land... She hit. the front page of ^the 

•fEaattih^ one before anyr 

onle had .'rum'oirell that La Bennett 
ajbd .the. jiarquis, wete'Onr the verei*^ 
of divorce'. 

. Ilec'ehtfy'the ■chatterer has been 
running yarns to the. effect that poi- 

^.lA3!n01ls. gossip' wrecks .i&ost of Hol- 
lywood's marital unions. In- one 
article - she spin<^ igbssip under the 

. jgulse'of horrible examples by claim- 
ing that gossip might Wreck the 
homes ' of, the , Conrad ^Nagels . and 
the Nell" Hamiltons were it not thfet, 

"thggietPR^leTwwe-^ 
.did' not permit malicious gossip to 
infl.uehce their ^home lives.; - 

J jieceptjy S^ss' P^tisoh" has broken 
a; tialf do^en separittibtis in ' it ro^t 
p!age style, most blatant Tbeing the 
Pibkford^FalAttiiiks sepiaratiop. C6I-; 
oliy rGttifft^d considerably over her 



Muffed Angii^ 



Haysltes are still chuckling 
.dvor ..the .5 oversight of v . ", "..^ 

<> papers in the Sally Rand caise^ 
Not one,, th^y report after 
check of the ,cllpping6,.,ldei^Mr 
ijed Miss Rand as thi Alm 

.■. ■acfitress.' "v •* . 

Matter had to do with nudist 

„.chaiieres in connection -.with the,. 
World's, Pair. She was ex^ 
onerated. 



Ralby Keeler Wonld Dimce, 
Not Haiid (hit 1 A. in 

WB'^ f ootliglit M^^^ 

Hollywood, July 24. . 
Tluby KcWcr . walked .oh '■Warrier'& 
•Pootllght Parade' (20) aiiiid ief u'ged 
tb c ontinue uhl csiB .studjo gave her 
a costumit! consI&efatlyTitrorBrfbrm 
hiding thUh the one she was wear- 

ll^atter was ^flulckly straightened 
out, with another 'body covering 
substituted. Miss Keeler claimed 
that she could " hot iSo' her dance 

handling tWs^ btorir which was|t>ropir^^,^ a^^ thaj ^j^^J^ 
^ 'interested in giving a satisfactory 



plastered All over the 'Examiner* like 
. cirGtiSvPapen 

V f^{\ Crpssers 
V -Tlie ohatiged'^^^ pf the chiit- 
tcrei", djiift^d'^oi take .the curse ^ off 
Iher previous 'dirt 'spilling pr«pcllvl- 
iifss; Is jgetting ttie feo-by from the 
piit^re; peipW ^ho. Jiaye "<!bnae ^;t6 
look on ' ajii chatter writers with a 
deijrecs of susQlpi^n, . bpliev^ . that 
tiiey'ii Wl^te mo^t any eonfldence 

iSli^(k> toPthi^bme ^psi^ip. ' 
J. J^bl}isqU0nti..tOL .tiie . nunierous::dirt 
yar|;^$, Wfllioim RiOinddlph Hearst In- 
foritted all his' .editors W wire 



perfOFmancp than-in supplying e.ai 
to picture fans. 



2 MFEERm ILO/S IN 




Torsd Developnieiits 



[Par's Beauty ContMt Bring* Out Burley 
Pans and Cherub Forms 



W11*L MAMQNEY 

The Los Angeles Heridd Express 
said:— -'Will 'Mahoney is a smash 
hit at the ^Paramount. In case you 
have- not been fortunate enough to 
have seen this comedian before, be 
surOvfo see hii;a ,thls"weekl The au-' 
dience" applauded with the Joy o' 
jhiaving 'discovered , something, exr. 
icUy th their liking." 

ireetiPh 

RALPH G. FARNUM 

Roosevelt Hotel 
Hpllyvyopd, Qaf^ 



Hoilywoiod,' JMiy ^rt. 

l?ew .ga« /Or iall^lng a speed . 
cop out of ' a ticket wias used , 
by Manny. Sett while return- 
ing iromCallente. ^ 

'You . offlicrs Certainly . lead 
thrilling lives,' salved "6elt. . 'I ^ 
think ril write a pictu^ about 
a truffle cop.' 

NGag wprked. 




MERVESLA 



iHpllywpod, July 24. 
kidnapping thrieats again hit Hoi 
iywood with d<^ene of. reports men 
tioning picture people who have re 
celved letters conveyini; threats' and 
deinandiiig coin. . ^ 

Helen Hayes is reported to have 
been one of those In receipt of the 
missives/ with a threat to kidnap 
^ PrimbCarhera is set for two more I her daughter, the 'Act of God' child 
weeits- for -LAew^s," in Jerisey ijity, lot afew years ago.. This. Is reported 
kiid the Metropolitan", Brooklyn, on, Ito be the .real reason for her dec! 
the same $2,600 guairaintee and 60-BO 1;^^^ ; hot to appear in 'Wicked 
over the house average, starting at LWoman,' but to return to New York 
the State next wefeit, After that, I Undercover reports claim kid- 



MafsblTs 'Woman' 
Sniff Giires 
tradleSoi^'asBrst 

jHollywood, July 24. 

'Cradle Sojig,' instead of' 'White 
Woman,' will be tiie first starrer for 
Dorothea Wleck, at Parcimpunt. 

Herbert Ma^sMV* brought heir^! 
from-.Europe for 'Woman,'- dbdged- 
the.part, and with script still con-, 
sidered in. ah unflhlished condition, 
studio dedlded to )put. .'Song* ahead. 
It will be directed by Mitchell 
Liessen and Nina Moise. Latter, 
voice cpaph on° the'lot^ has been 
tutoring Ifiss; ,Wieck - Ih r English 
diction. It is Miss . Molse*s first di- 
rectorial assignnpLent, ..and tite. . first, 
time a woman has been elevated to 
a megglng Job since the advent of 
talkers.'' .V. . 

With -Marshall but of . 'Wojnan,* 
player is uhassigned. ' Charles 

I Laughton, also brought back for the . , > 

pic, will be In li whieh it Is niiade HtP his light and Joy, Judging from 
in the fall, but he, like Marshall/ is | the penned inscription oni the.faca 



'Ijb9'..i^^elesi 
There'ir no ^restr^int pf modesty on 
the piart - of niale '^•aspirants for 
beiauty 'hpndrs hereabouts. Plumb- 
ers, Iruok drivers^ in^n from the 
refprestratioh ' camps, lofessionai 
and amateur 'strong men, and 
handsome 'mother'is boys,' are by . 
jip'^nie^is' baickward In ; .advancing "' 
'their claims fbr recpgnitibn ; in a 
■•searcH" for beauty* 'cohfest that rhapT''" 
jjust; been] condu.ctVed- by Paranibuht 
studios, in conjiincllpn - withVlftirar 
.mount theatres und newspapers .ih. 
12 difterent key: spots. > • ■ ^ 

Iidcitlly,' -the 'Oontest,- handled- 
through the Paramount (Fanchon- 
& Marco downtown acer) and the 
Los Ahgeies 'Daily N€w6,' Wought ' 
out, Plbse to 1,000 mole partict|>&hts 
as cbmpared.' with "several iiiindred 
feihmes .who laid claim ' to . pos- 
sessing tiiat necessary 'beatity' that 
Will; fit them for parts in Para- 
niiouht's fbrthcoming featlirie, 
'Search for Bbauty,' atter. which 
the' contest was .nainc<l> 

What Cheats . ._ 
, Virtually every 'strong man' in 
■Southern California modestlyrehr 
tered bne -.or more .photQgr£g[>hs, 
together with the necessary physi- 
cal measurements ' deemed, neces-; 
sary to convince t]he Judges of their 
fitness for. o.ne of the 12 Bct€ien 
roles pfCered; - Hdrd-bolled - pans 
viewed with cherub.. .countenances, 
but It was' the chest and torso de- 
velopments that predominated in 
these photost One male Contestant 
submitted a. portrait of himself -in 
the nude, which at one time or an- 
other he has' presumably presented 



^eaitpirs that hQtWnjKTderogatory ,to chamP may go to Hollywood.tor rmappers have a. producer, a star and 
th'e Cpi^ii' Na:gets bo printed Ih any L||i^„^,jj;^jgii^j.'^ :^ :if>rjz^l^ighter a business man on their list as pos- 
eflr^ Hearrt ^PI^b:^^<^ — ♦^v 

"thV "agent- lor 



r::-H'eai«t^bntrbUed-;JviEfisl-I:- 



Coast Patients Oke 



Hollywood, July 24, • 

William S. Hart . is . recpvering 

frpm .an. pidomlnjaV; operation per- 1 between ,$3,S00 artd $4,000 



Barry ,Lenetlk,a;. 
Carnerji; Is ' asking $M>000 . a Tvpek, 
figuring oh .three, weekia' work at 
$7.6,.000 fpr Primp's end. ' M.ax Baep 
is In the jisame film and Is ,cpntracted 
for $26,<)0afpr his . phare during, the 
fllni'A making.. -. • : 

At Loew'a State last week CSir- 



sibly profitable snatch victims.. 
.^Meantlme-thexeJs-A. dulLonacket .| 
on bodyguards. 



on a limb for. a time. 
. . Pushing' 'Cradle . Song* up means 
hurrying here of Eye.lyn: Venable, 
who was not- due to start her 'Para- 
mount contract" for several months. 
She is now on tour with -Walter 
Hampden. 



Testmg Syd Chaplin 



Withoot Norma 



IPrmcd July 22 at the. Cedars of 
lifebanon by IJrviEJ^ C. Moore. :Folr 
ibWihtv tbhaiBBhatchlh^^^ 
l^ospltal, . Clark Gable and Fred W. 
£eetson . ..have •,- been; ' discharged. 
Bylvija Sydney and Eugene Delmar 
are. improving. 

. Will H, Hays, Jr.,: is In satisfac- 
tpry cbhdltlon'at tiie Queen of Anr 
gels; fpllowing ah emergency-^P- 
p.endi}( bp, , 

1 'i)dohcliita< Mointenbgro left the 
itenedict hospital today (24) after 
two weeks there, recovering from 
the effects pf an aiipendix surgery. 

At the Bellvue hospital for bb-. 
«ervatlph, doctors httve not .yet de- 
cided on- an operation for Lola 
■]£iahe." 



as his share, being guaranteed $2,G00. 
andi .ov^r $.2fi,!0p0^ whicb ^as the 
^figure tbew;s ei^/B isw to sbbot at, 
The lipuse hftd been, around the 
$10,000 .to $12,000 mark fpr-months. 
" Owing .tO: some ' financial klhks' 
.folding it up, .'Carnera's proposed 



Hollywood, July 24.. 
.. George Jessel forgets Sunny Call 
fOrhla next week for J^ew.. York, 
where he will confer.wlth Max Gor 
don on a- summer banistorming-tbur. 
. In his repertoire, will be 'Jazz 
Singer, . 'Merchia.nt of Yenlce,' a 
musical, and one other set-lh.' 

Norma Talmadge, who has been 
touring with him In vaude and plc- 



United Artists Is priming Syd 
.ChapUn: for a picture comeback. 
[Chaplin goes to work within, a 
month in .London on a cbniedy to 
jbe made by .Korda Films for UA 

. It's. a. test on UA's. part, if- the 
lifllm goes over, Chaplin will,. be 
brought to Hollywood lor onie or 
Imore pictures. — ^ — 



Of the- pic. ' 

Fehunes submitted .photos - that; ■ 
mostly could be .utilized in rthe< 
lobby , of a' grind' biirley hoUse. al- 
though. a' few 'of-rthe .m ore . /sedate. 
wore the regulation bathing 8uits> 
and not a few t resortedi to jnodest 
•street attire with *fhlch -ito lure the 
«yes of those who will pa^s. Judg- 
ment.' J' 

Outstanding, candidates Irom the 
more"Thah"^;^^^ 

be screen, tested; ra-hd if dlsplay.- 
Ing anything, worth, while- 4h the 
wAy oiE= 'histrionic ability;,, will ba 
among the . finale fr<Hn whom -the 
dozen winners (six males and six 
.fenimes) 'Will. -be chosen. ■ \. 



Spri^dkg the Govs. 



Client Theft Charges 



I the coast. 



IT ALL DEPENDS 



Fairbanks Would Make 
With Son, if-^ 



Talker 



INDEX 



60 
62 

4 69-61, 



• f • • • • 



Bills 

.Burlesque 
.Chatter ..V... 

Editorial 
' iBxploitatiP.n . 

Film BeVleVs 

Forei ilm'^News ..... i 

Foreign jShpw^News. .... 

House Reviews. . . 

' Insid^T-Lejgit . . . > .....<.* 
LJb]ifll.deTrJW[«sJ.c_.„ „ 

Inside— Pictures 

inside^Radio 
Legitimate 
.Letter List 
. 'Literati . . » • . « •.• • • >...< • 
Music . . « • . • • «, i f •.• ... • • • •.45-'47 



I. . • « ^ * • * • . « 



21 
14 

io 

64 

13 
E2 

&i 

44 

52-65 
62 
66 



■J^ ilT V.-, * • »♦ «i hhA I louring wim mm in vauuu .aim iJi*;- 

World's, Fair, appearances ^a*: ^i^^f tui-e house: presentation, stays on I 
a day are- . . . . H« wanted certain 
sums «aejpbs*lted first; , and—thus- far | 
the guaranty hasn't been forthcom- 
ing. 

No Errors 

The iwtetrp film deal .will ;also In- 
Ldude a short tb be made on tbp ot 
the .film. ^ Money for . the short 
hasn't been discussed pending n^- 
justrinent of the. feature's deal,. 

In the ifight film there seems tp be 
a questioh as to hPw. a. knockout by 
the hero Baer.can.be.sauared; .This 
may be settled to, Carnera's, . . - 
tentmeflt. in.' the. yerslon fbr this, 
country jBliowlng Bapf knocking out 
the .champ on .the screen, .but: the 
European , ver»icn must have -CarV 
nera doing the k,o„ as oyer, there 
the forcigneri^ otherwise ai;e apt to 
•,beilev,e anything* 



London,.- July ' 24. 

Douglas Fairbanks -would, like to 
do . 'Mark of .Zorrp' -here as -a talker, 
isle would play the " old maii' ahd 
Doug Jr. would be the, son. 

It all depends on; whether some 
.one. will come through with a bank 
roll. Doug's keeping his. 



Hollywood, July 24. 
Tp appease : Jack ' Wiarner,--who 
had heated IJs collar because L^iiis 
Holds Keiuiedy on Bail I B. Mayer and Metro were getting 

' the lion's share of entertaining 20 
governors. Governor James Rolpli '1«| 
swinging J the score of state exbcs 
over to all the studios. 

The CJaliif. GOV. especially attend- 
ed a' Warner .'Caoid Digger* lunch'epn . 
in S. F. a week ago to iniform tliat 
studio's,' top! that the gubernatorial 
entourage would eye other lots be- 
side M-iQ-Ai. 



Hollywood, July 24. 
'• Ball was set at $2,000 Iff the^ caarc 
jof Chiafles R. Kennedy, Jr., Uusiness 
imanager of several film players, fol- 
ilowihg. his arraignment, June 20, in 
ti. .A. Municipal Court on three 
counts bf grand theft.' 
' .iCenriedy was accused of - diverting 
to his own use $1,081 belohgihg to 
Irene W^re, Fox contractee,'who as 
sertedly gaye him power pf attorney 
tij Sign rent checks. Actressioharged 
tbat hei had .issued three .checks , for 
his own/ use, ;unwarrantedly. 
Preliminary hearing set .for Au 

gust 21. 




Acts .,....••<..:.■ » » 

Nbws from the Dallies. . . 
Nite Clubs 

^Obituar y . , . . < « ..i »■<■ ■■» » 
Outdoors . 
rdctures .......... 

Radio 

jRadio Reports. 
Talking ;Shorts 
Tlii(kes Square . 
Vaudeville . — 



-48: 
'68 
47 

-62-1 



Aug. 26 (New York tb London), 
.Ii*vihg, Tishman, iSeller and. Wills 
(Berengaria). ' • 

Aug. .3 (Parlia tp New York), 
_IrjLin£. ..JMUUSi. JC4y . Hanson. .DuJtc 
Ellington band (Majestic)., 

July 25 (Antwerp to New York) 
Jack Bar ty (Varicouver). 

July 22 (NcSv York to Paris) Jake 
|Wilk,(R€x)V 

July 21. (New York to Lohdbn); 
[.nflLtherlne Dale ,-0-wcn ._ Kaihariwc 



Only Solvents, Not Mere Gadders, Invited 

To Snobby Sale 



63 
2^36 
3t-44 
38 
14, 

-48-41) 



• •« « • « • « 



Cornell, Joe Jftcksoh (Europa).. 
July .21 (London tp New York), 
I Saylnctoh Crrt mpton (Br emen) . 
July 21 (New~Ybrk to l^ondoh) , 
Louis Gaanler (Lafayette). 

Jxily 20. (New York to London), 
John MqCPrmack; Clarence Win- 
chester, A. H. Giannlnl, Laudy 
lAWrcnco, Arthur Garfield Hays 
(Majeatic). 

July ?.0 (London to New York), 
Lou iiesllc (Washington). 



Hollywood, July 24. 
Hollywood received a sample, of 
the near zenith. In hlgh-hattery in 
the advertisements of the sale of 
Pickfalr, the Douglas Fairbanks- 
Miurk Pickfbrd residence, following 
"tiie^announdeme^^ 

would part. Ads set the most snob- 
bish of the colony back on their 

|''he.elsr . ' . — -- - 

Announcemeiii blurbed that 'only 
those financially responsible would 
be permitted to. inspect the property 
and furnishings prior -to.the sale.' 

Line is a slap at the mob who go 
hclter-Bkeltcr to all sales, no matter 
how remotely .connected with pic 
tiure names. %n order to buy some 



CHILD TALEKIT UNDER BAN^ 

Penn.. Pep'ti; Tahins IMeans tp ,&top 
Sprpod-p-f Qenerally , Under Pai 

, , Reading, Pa„ Jiily . . 
-Competition 'by r 'child . ta;lent,'' 
|. generally unpaid ' eiise gi-bssly 
uhderjpaldj^ With professional enter- 
itainers. Pn "the regular or vaiidfiviilo 
stage,. Us going - to be: ■ ^pikSd/ by 
Pennsylvania S^te Factory In- 
Ijipectipn .. iJepartment, . generally 
known as the Department of liibor 
and Industry. 

UndelfTbroad powers, the state caft 
close 'any place where children are 
employed or presented as f^ec cnr 
tertaliuineht. " "Many oY'ifie'se'^ have" 
thing of which they can brag. popped up since the advent of legal 

Plckfair and its furnishings will .^jgei.; Same drinking resorts are of 
be sold intact. Miss Pickford refus- questionable pharacter. 
ing to permit an auction of- any part [ 
of the' property or accessories.' 

Sale of anything belonging to pip- ) Mun<li n?Rouliea Personal 

IWe^peopie' ir=liMimi3r-a-*T«d^imw= 

day here, with the event being bal- Los Angeles, July 24. 

lyhooed in the newspapers like a ' Herbert Mundin and Raul Roullcn 
circus— Mobs usually-attendr-bfkited topen-ln-person^at :the;-S^taielXF-W.C)., 
to bid by a flock of shills. Recently, j Thursday (27), for personals. Fpa- 



auctions have been getting a black 
eye through the prospects recogniz- 
ing unsold pieces which have been 
brought in from other sales. Now 
auctioneers are dping their best to 
authenticate all pieces before' taking 
the commission to conduct the tiales. 



ture is 'It's Great To' BeiAUve,' in 
I which both Fox contracteos ap- 
[pear.. 

Material for their act was written 
by Mundin. Pof^sibilitiea arc that 
the p.ilr: will go from, hoio to U»« 
WarAeld, San Francisco. 



Tueeixf, July 25, 1983 








first Glance Into on Cpdes of 




By Pierre de Rohan 

Folipwing hie . custom m de*^?? 
"With othet industries, Gen. Jliiffh S.^ 
Johnson; Industrial Re<;overy Act 
czar, has indicated that he will hold 
jneetl^eis of aniiuadment field leaders 
In .Washington before sunctioning 
any of - the codes beliig drawn up 
for legit, pictures, etc, Purpose of 
hearings Is to ' familiarize himself 
and 9ach other with gieneral condi- 
tions and practlcjes ' in entertalti- 
ment world. 

A better way for the general to 
get" a 'complete picture of every 
branch of show business mlgbt be 
to study the different ways pro- 
ducing heads have of Baying 'no' 
to performers; Below Is a sym- 
posium of the various run-ardund 
routines as used at present. Maybe 
they will help th^ government to 
get a line on the state of show busi- 
ness In 1933. 

Leoit 

'Thanks for reading the part, but 
my backer thinks you are not the 
type. Leave your name and address 
«nd if anything turns up I'll get In 
touch with you.? 

PjetureB 

^Listen, dearie i oh the stage y 6^ 
may be stupendous,; or ©vert terrific 
jnaybe. But my nejphew; tfte super- 
visor, tells miB tbat the tests my, 
cousin, thie director, made of you 
are oiily colossal. I'd like , to take 
up your option," but how could I ex- 
plain to the receivers?' 

- Radio 

•^A glorious volciB, my dear,. .but 



Slibstitiition 



Hollywood, July 24. 
r An extra, new to pictures, 
was instructed to: report • for- 
a winter scene on Fox's .'Doc- 
tor Bull,' wearing an ovdrcoat. ' 
Lad showed up,- but minus the 
coat; Whert the assistant 
megger told him that he 
couidn-t work without It, 
youth replied: . . _ _ 

•Sure i can, I haven't got an 
overcoat so I piit on winter 
underwear,' 



All^ Sbow. BusineM Iiiciuded 
—■Liead Gho|ce*: Gafbo, 
Pick t o v d , ' Cluipliii* E. 
Bftrryniore^ Fairbanks, Sr., 
Vallee, X Barry more., 
Roger^' 

MU3T DO SOMETHING 



Windiell LaugUng Off Ar& Sock 

s Coast lam t^ubGei^ f^^ 
Framing Round Robin for 







Hollywood, July: . 
Having first forbidden use of his 
name or Identity.. In' connection 
with . Warner's, forthcoming pictute, 
'Kingfisii,' Senator Huey .P. Long, 
of Louisiana, has completely re- 
versed himself arid now okays the 
script. Not only that, but he hpa 
given permission to use anecdotes 
and Incidents In his political: career 

Washington 



•^A glorious voice, my aear, , in Louisiana and at vvasninBtuii i v«»^ .—-^^^ 
IB5^7>W8br; i s atrald^your-rjtdlo- ^tclr=WaTner^had-n6lr4ncluded lA «xceDt 

,j. !,» biographical screen story. I have national news value, except 

This Is • the result- of a 10-day 
visit with the 'Klngfish' at New 
Orleans by William Rankin", - author 
of the Idea and the script, as an 
:envoy -from -Jack -Warner.^ 



city editors of all tho . V. 
daiiicis and three hewa services 
ware asked by 'Varied to hamo 
the '10. beat 'itew^ -name* from, all 
b'rahchee: «f_ ehow .-l>M,ain9»»f. They 
were asked to just jot down the 10 
namee without too niueh atudy on 
the theory the beat . nafnee would 
thiis automatically . ' come but on 
top. , Asked , >ot.. io consider . . the 
names from any ataiidpoint except 

as hews. 

Greta " Garbo's name was the only 
one that showed up on 'all IQ * lists 
thus made out. Mary PIckford was 
second with . nine mentions . and 
Charles '^Ghapjlln third with, eight. 

How mu<AV divergence of opinion 
exists - as. to-who'ji more 'important 
.than the next man to indicated from 
the fact that with 10 men asked to 
name 10 names eacii, 48 different 
I names showed tap In.the totaL 

Of the. more Interesting resulta 
obtained hy the.pioU Was the fact 
that radio has failed to develop any 



toD ninch Dirt 



.Hollywoodr July .24. 
Regarding the prelude to 
the scrap -between Jblson and 
Walter Winehell iri th^ Holly:- 
wood Stadium * l:rid.ay» a cbm- 
mittee of a6tbrs are framing 
a round robin- tb ' send Will- 
iam R.* Hearst requesting that 
Lbiiella Parsons, be restrained 
from dishing ,up. scandalous or 
trouble making items such as 
this.' Argument is that Hearst,, 
as a film •producer, shouW 
pi:Qtect .by keeping^, fro.m- .. his. 
columns the— sort of scandal 
which Miss Parsons has been, 
writing lately and of Which 
the' Pickford- Fairbanks story 

'is an exam'plo- 

Nearly all of the Hearst 
dailies are full of the same 
kind bf dirt. 

All Holly wood had heard 
rumors that theWihchpH pic- 
ture' story was an adaptation 
of the ■ Jelson'^Keeler menagOf 
'but ho ono put ihe>umor*into 
pnnt until Miss Parsons came 
out ' with Tier ' i^lshiuations. It 
is felt that dirt at this time 
is .particularly hurtful ..with 
the I ndustry y u I n e r,a b .1 e 
throuj^h the recently express- 
bd governmoht interest. ' 



Hollywood, . . 
That major part of Hollywood 
crowded Into the . Holly wood Sta-. 
dlum Friday night (21) got an 
extra big kick out' of an iadded kt-' 
traction when Al Jolaon jolted a 
couple of loads of scallions into the 
frontispiece of Walter Winehell, as 
the orchid ~ " was walking 

down the a,isle to his seat just as* 
the second scheduled bout of 

evening started. ^ 

Jolson, who favors a seat, on xtX9 
east Side ot stadium and always, 
to be fbund there as a rule with 
Kuby K^eler, his Wife, -was-slttlng- 
bn the southwest side when 
Winehell with Mrs. Winehell aiid.a 
party of friends trlpiped by. Wineh- 
ell .says , he was carrying his top. 
coat iri one hand and hi? hat In 
the other. Winehell paused at Jol- 
son's seat say .'Hello' with Jol- 
son respondirig by uncorking a, left 
that connected with Winchell's 
(Continued on page 25).^ 

Studios Shying at 



personality would riot harmonize 
with his product. . You see, . the 
merchandising of pickled pigs feet 
is a highly specialized art and Mr. 
Bernup feels that a soprano with 
.—a- colorful- upper-register .might ^ail. 
to create t^ie proper lljstener .mood 
for sales receptivity. No r^fiectlon 
on your ability— merely a matter of 
marketing psychology.' 

Teleyisi 

'Sorry we can't ase you on the 
program. Miss Barry less, but your 
dermal pigmentation do«s not react 
favorably to the' cathode ray tube. 
Try the CBS people^— I hear they 
. ;- -are jacannlng-w.lth, the Iconoscope.'. 
Burlesque 
'Not for my money, sweetheart 
it got my rejputiitiori to think about: 
Every mugg th^i,t lays two .bits on 
the line at a Francis X, Lefkqwlch 
house knows lie'll get a quarter's 
worth of strip, and I ain't ringing 
in grandmas, even with gold teeth'' 
Co-op Summer Stock 
'f m afraid we could not ..be happy 
together' here at Te Olde W'ayslde 
Barhe. There Is jio question about 
your ability: the committee likes 
the way you peel potatoes' and .we 
all admired the way you cleaned 
the spark plugs on the station 
wagon. But We iare just one big 
• happy family - here,, drawn together 
by ,a common love for - our art, and 
yoii hav§' no , Idea how a little act 
of seiflshness like yours this morn- 
ing upsets US. What did you do? 
"Wrhat . Indeed! You landed^ t^jro 
- ^ .-Ivjmjps 'bf ^sugar In yoiir coffee.' 

CKevafier G(Ai^ Home 



Hollywood, July 24. 

Passing up Metro's bid for 'Merry 
Widow,' Maurice Chevalier, will 
leave for France late, in August, 
following thb first cut of his final 
Paramount picturej^ 'Way to Lpve^^^^ 
Chevalier refuses to isduss any 
deals with major studios, preferring 
to v.T.catiori in. France for several 
months before negptiatiiig another 
conti-act. In addition, to Metro, Fox. 
and 20th Century have tendered him 
dggilsi ^yith Pai^^^^ 
ofTefing "iirTe,^ 

Cheyalier ing $150,- 

000 a film. 



,,., ^H PM TAKES STAND OH 

He got five of 16 pos 



Rudy Vallee. _ 
sible votes for a sixth-place tank- 
ing. Only other radio names that 
showed up are Cantor, Wynu and 
Will -Rogers,. aU . of whom were 



which is said closely to paralell his 
personal as wen as public life, was 
In connection yith the characteriza- 
tion' Of his wlife and the nature of 
the so-called 'love Interest.' These 
romantic features straightened OUt 
to his satisfaction by iElankIn, the 
Klngfish' certified the feature. 

He ictated many Scenes- and 
turned over to the .Write? 400 pages 
of his life fltory, iaaid by Warners 
to contain 'political dynamite.' 

Picture which will star Edward 
G. Robinson is being built up to in- 
clude new n&terial along the dar- 
ing Hues permitted by Senator 
Long. Rankin is rushing revision. 



Kalmar-Euby Termer 

Hollywoocl, July 24. 
Warnsrs has given Kalmar and 
,t>y'- a termer.- , 
Contract calls for the team to do 
originalsj stories, ntiuslc and lyrics 



MACK OUTS GOULDING 
AS MUSICAL'S MEGGER 



Hollywood, July 24. 
Russell Mack has been assigned 
by Metro to direct *H611y Wood PaTty' 
in . place of iBdmund Goulding. Un- 
derstood studio did not enthuse over 
the manner In which Goulding 
planned to handle the story and 
screen treatment. 

Goulding then went to John Cohsi- 
aine, Jr., and requested, that a test 
be -m&dfe of him for the part, of slsted 



Legits; Scarce 

Equally there . wps n dearth of 
legit names mentioned^ Ethel Bar- 
rymore being the only one to come 
through. Other lifeglts to show for 
one or two votes were Eugene 
O'NellU Noel Coward, Maude 
Ad&ms^ George M. Cohan and Katb- 
arlne Cornell. 

Surprisingly several, names irom. 
((Continued on pkge 64) 

Sammy Kidss as Joan 
Wants URoy Imt Uses 
Eddie to Master Steps 

Hollywood, July. 24. 
Sammy Lee, borrowed by Metro 
from FOX to direct the dances In 
'Dancing Lady,' Is pouting at the 
studio , because one of - bis routines 
was eliminated from the picture 
and because LeRoy ^^rlntz -was 
called in to personally direct Joan 
Crawford in her hoofing. Printz 
was originally engaged tb stage the 
diinces,. but accepted a contract with 
Paramount. Before leaving he had 
worked with Miss Crawford. ^ When 
staging tihie arrived, the actress iri 
on PrIntz/laupeWisIiig her 



. Hbll/wopd, July .24. 
irst attempt bi the, brov^^ 
■■■■MM MAvnra^iii -A-tf^ HA I tie-up'tieer and film playeirs lif kd- 
HISS COLBBKT AS CLE© yertlslng has teen made h^e by the 
mivw vvMi^MM* Mmm^ ^ 'Los Angeles BreWlnir Co., maker? ot. 

^ . , Bast side befer. 
. Hollywood, July 24. I Repreneritative of the company 
[-;;/iS^triongarm methoda-^bf l atudUo9JfeQL^ 

hold players arei cro'pplng'. up again. Uors seeltiri$ tb g4t,i&tllls trf' jlkyera 
Claudette Colbert and Blng Crosby Rafting a mug bf sudd to their Jlps. 
are iinderstood to have .beeh co.>r- g^^^^^^g g^ ^i^r 1^,.^ jeery arid have 
nered by Paramount and told that Kg^j^.i^^f^cpijig^iie jreii tb the free- 
linless they signed new term cbn^ |a„cj^.,anks, flgui-lngr tb see puBlI<S'a 
tracts, certain parts assigned te l p^j^gji^j^ liefore committing them*' 
them, or negotiations for loan-outs, ggjygg ; 

would be called off. . . 1. Iriltla;i .ticTUPS will probably hav* 

- Assignment of Miss ColberVto. Jh^ hO indorsements or advertising mat-; 
name part of Cecil B. PeMllle s U^,^ „g|„g; ^i^^ pii^yer'g natner< beings 



>Clebpatra,' despite- the studio -s an 
nouncemettt. Is "said to. be held up 
JMiss Colbert IS understood to have 
been told by the studio that .unless; 
she signs a coritract for next year, 
part will be turned over' to" another 
player. Studio has Ipfferred that If 
the' switch^ becomes necessary, a.n 
unknown player will be glyen the 
role. PosslLl/ a contest will be 
staged to siBlect a typical 'Cleopatra' 

Hearst Pops Up 

Crosby, it is asserted, was called 
Into the front office at the studio, 
told thia,t unless he signed a contract 
for 193?, he would ni>t be lOanftd to 



Patch Gallagher in 'Dancing Lady', I personal routines. Dance director, 
which had been written for Clarke however, was unable to accommo 
Gable opposite Joan Crawford. date her, so sent Instead bis brother 

Consldine is reported to have told Eddie,, to sub for- him.. - Result was 



Goulding he was not the type. 



College Angels 



Hollywood, July 24, 



that Lee protested to the studio, 
with Miss Crawford Insisting on 
working with the youriger Prliitz, 

Another dance stager clash oc- 
curred . between Albertina Rasch and 
Colieanette. Latter lias ai l>allet 
group which works all the opera 



Financed by people interested in jand symphoiiy concerts in both L. A 



the University of Arizona, Helen 
Mitchell (Mrs. Oliver Morosco) got 
her first picture, 'Waffles/ .into the 



and San Francisca. Following ar 
rival of Miss Rasch at the studio, 
M«tro engaged Colieanette and her 



can Wednesday '(19) after two and ballet for . 'Stage .Mother,^ because 



"one-half weeks' fllinirig. "IPicTure is 
estimated to. have co.st $50,000. 

Story's locale is the U. of Ariz. 
Father brTlgiir^rmoTid-, - you thf ul- 
member of the cast, is one p£ the 
'angel3, while friends of Miss Mitch- 
ell, fovmerly of the U. o£ Arizona, 
and players also .supplied some of 
the cash,, 
.Fertme producer has no release. 



Ker-^groifp "^bf Tflrtr^ercr-iyounger 
than the Rasch girls, and deemed 
more suitable to the picture. May 
reen O'Sulllvan decIded^o-take^Uer- 
ballet instructions from Colieanette,' 
which coupled with the replacing of 
her girls, irked Mme. Rasch, who 
objected. Protestations got nowhere, 
with Rasch instructed not to Inter- 
fere with Colieanette. 



confinied • bhlefly to- stills of - -thft 
players! drinking the 3.2% beyeraise.; 

CHORINES AT W 
GEEWARKERIEMilBtS 



Hollywood, July ?4., 
tVarners has handed five -year 
I termer^ to 35 iris Iri the chorus 
line of ^,'Fbb|tlight Parade.' THila. 
: raises the stock list of young 



feriimes to 48. 

lor x»3o. ne wuum ..v. - - , Dancers will be used In bit and 

Metro for the male lead In Marlon [extra parts, getting screen training 
pavies' 'Paid to La.ugh'. Despite li meanwhile. 



pressure, brought pri Paranibunt .by 
Wllllain Randolph Hears*; and. Will 
kays, J9tudio held its ground, lyisist- 
ing the crooner make the Contract 
Crosby finally agreed to the inext 
ticket which' calls fbr^tTPiree plo.tuf es 
at $200,000 for the trib, Studio: thert 
okayed the Metro loan. 

Gary Cooper, whose current con 
tract is up December 31, has been 
talking contract With the studio for 
the past month. Despite the pro- 
ducers' agreement, three other stu 
dibs have been after Cooper. Twen 
tieth Century, through, an outalder, 
has offered him a three picture Con 
tract. Pla.yer,^^ sopf ar, -Jias . refuisfid 
to re-sign w:ith paramount. How 
ever, will probably afllx hii^ . signa 
ture before his present contract 
expires. 



Salaries 
I week. 



for all start at $66 a 



Chiefs Select Dr. SiAioQ 



pr.' Carletpri Simon; former ^depu- 
Ijty narcotic commission of New Tork 
City, has been appointed chief 
criminologist Of the New York Stat* 
rSssbcfatlori of Police CHtefflt — ;— 
Dr. Simon, during the past year, 
has been active In private capa- 
cities in the picture business. 



Shies Off Berliii 



Par i.4: July 24. 



Miss MacPonald Back 

Due in New York .today (Tues- 
day) o?i the 'He de France' is Jean- 
^nett'e MacDonald and manager, Bob 
Ritchie. "They're been In EuKOpft 
[.eigh t ihbnth3. for__p,er3on.al _a ppe^^ 
ances, and are en 'route to Holly- 
wood for some Metro fllming; ^ 
On the same boat 4s Eric Char- 



Marlene Dietrich has changed her 
mind about viyitirig 'her ^ native 
country. After gbtting this fdr,- she 
will 'st<>er shy of .Germany. .•• 

At the Riviera for a week, in- 
stead/ ' 



rcUf German stager, over Qri~belTffrt' 
of 'White Horise Inn,' extravagant 
musical which he has already pro- 
duced previously in Berlin and* 
London. Martin- Beck trying to.aet; 
spectacle over heire. ' ^ !: 



P I C ¥ ■ It E S 



■nicsday, jnlr 23^ 1933 




Par s Home 





to 

Rumiiiig^ 

-1 





"When all the Publix theatres, 

New York and 
rooklyn, are placed und<er,pt^rtner- 
fslilps with operation In the field, a 

.email erbup of corporate control at 
the iWirjaimbiin^^ '^J^}^ 
net UP by the trustees. This will be 
In perhaps three or fouiJ' weeks; 

Home offlce group may be headed 
ty Sam- iembow, Ji*., . Tjirhqm the 
trustees, are kr.own.to be consider- 
ing; for continuance on the Par pay- 
roll in an advisory, capacity to the 
theatres. Plans in this. direction for 
beinbow by the .trustees do hot pre- 
clude negotiations which wpvld 
make Dembow one. of the Publlx 
operating partners. The Pub yice- 
piesldCnt has p^t in a bid and sup- 
plied some preliniiinary. data on a 
partnershtp over the Netco group, 
taking In Staten Island and upstate 
New York. Trustees are now study- 
)ng tnis aatiu " ■ " , ■ ■ . 

In connectioii with organization 
of a small control group iat the home 
offlce, trustees halve decided that a 
liaison between the h. p, and Publlx 
operator-partners m"''' estab- 
llBhed to maintain a close check on 
what's jgoing on. in the field. A strict 
eysteiA of accounting will also be 
set up at the h. o. 

Checking Partner* 
Partners cannot lose money right 
along and not be .held /to account- 
ability by the home ofllce, it is 
pointed out. It will be the duty of 
a home ofBce group to see that the 
corporate Intereiats of jpararaount In 
the theatres are' not being jeopard- 
ized.- Without that at the h. d.. In 
trustee opinion; partners could run 

.- wild' and no One would know about 
It in New YOrk. Mraniount has a 
60% or greater financial Ihtelrest In. 
Its theattes and will riot leave itself 
uripi^otiacted. 

Otherwise NeV^ York will hot at- 
t^pt to exercise -any operating 
control as long /atf partners do not 
imttk^it^hecetfsa'J I't^ 
In to isavC the situation.. 

Pteserit plans calls for d corpio- 
rate cbhtrijl group that will , keep 
the '^piyr.oll ' cost . within moderate 
bouhdc^ iQroup -vv^lll be small, but,. It 
Is pointed out, will Include able 
jnen. 



Geo. Weeks' Dlness 



Hollywood, July 24. 

Resignation of George Weeks as 
preiBldent of Mayffliilr. Pictures, on 
account of lUhess, will ri^^^ the 
setup of Ahgelus pictures, producing 
organization for Mayf air, of which 
Weeiis Is also prexy. Weeks Is be-^ 
Ing treated In a Toronto saniterium 
for arthritis. 

•Second Extra', next feature for 
Angeles, starts work in about a 
week. 



ibia Stodw 
Sttviied by Stryie; 
800 FersoDs Idle 




Decree& Held by Judge Nelds in 




— — — ^Hollywood— Juiy^*^ 
Columbia studio closed Saturday 
night (22) after 'i. two- week strike; 
with the only people remaining on 
the payroll being writers on unfin- 
ished stories and executives. 

About 800 persons . affected by the 
indifinlte closing. 

MEYER DAVIS SHORTS 
WITH ETHER NAMES 



SKOURA^RKO WOULD 
MERGE 2 NJ. HOUSES 



Skouras and RKQ are talking over 
a pooling arangement of their thea- 
-. — tre^peratlonr In- Newark. :beal has 
every likelihood of being successful. 
It would unite the operation of the 
Bkouras (formerly Fox) Terminal 
with the BKO Palace. 

t>artles have yet to work out the 
policies for the Individual situations 
concerned. Under the plan the two 
companies will merge .a,U their film 
bookings and whatever, other show 
policies may be. considered for either 
or both; 

The Palace is one of RKO's former 
big money makers, ' under the Keith 
and earlier RKO regimes. Was one 
q£ .the 6ountry's principle vaude 
houses but lately has been swinging 
Bomewliat differently: 

Standard Ca^ Folds 



- Owing to a California indie being 
incorporated as Progressive Pic- 
tures, Meyer Davis, the bandman 
who has -gone Into film production, 
is calling his unit Magna pictures. 
He starts oh the first musical short 
tomorrow (26). 

Alexander Leftwlch Is director 
and Burnet Hershey, with Monte 
Shaff at Vltaphgne studios . In 
g rooklyn, N* Y., has come over to 
TJagna, Lalong wrtlrSliaffr--l3atter-Is- 
v^-p. and production manager. 

Among the people engaged by 
Davis through Jerry Wald, who Is 
In charge of the talent and scripts, 
are Arthur Tracy, Baby Rose Marie, 
Ray Knight* and Cuckoos,. Freddy 
i Martin , orchestra, and Sisters of the 
Skfllet, all ether acts. 

First Bhort gets ■ out of a studio 
re>ntal by shooting on a chartered 
ya^liit, the locale of the "script.' ~ 

Producers Hauled by 
Writers Before Acad. 



YOttK and KING 



WILEY POST 

brave and daring creates a world's 
record. York and King universal 
comedians cree,te records all over 
the world. A record for laughs and 
applause . In e'very English-speaking 
country in the wOrld. When they 
create more, engllsh speakirigi coun- 
tries, we'll create more records. 
July 24 — Palladium (2nd week) 
Aug. 1— Empire,. Glasgow 
Aug. 7-:-Royal, Dublin 



t(H(¥^KILI£^ 
CAPtm-MLE 
AD DEAL 



Plan for equalizing the advertise 
Ing outlays of the Capitol, Broad- 
way, with the Radio T:ity Music 
Hall, aa arranged with Harold 
Franklin by the Xioew people, has 
been nixed by Roxy (Rothafel). The 
Loew plan as agreed to by Franklin 
would have had t^e Music Hall 
spend no more oh adirertlslng than 
Lbew's figured to spend advertising 
the Capitol shows. Stated to be 
around $4,000 weekly. 

Result of Roxy*fl kayo means that 
the Music Hall under his direction 
will figure to do its own advertising 
and show planning. . 

liiiany~ttnirle«r"coTiBldered^n-^he 
plan apparently not thought of when 
the .Itoew people first broached the 
thing to Franklin and got the lat 
ter's ready consent. 

By slicing the advertising budgets 
of the Music Hall to an equal figure 
with the , Capitol, It would have 
handed the Broadway houses an 
edge. In ti}at the Ix»e1|V hookup with 
the Hearst papers gives the Capitol 
Ihflriltely more space ippportunity 
for publicity splurges that ihe M. H. 
could receive" In the same I'outlne 
fashion. 

Additionally there Is the angle 
that the Music Hall Is a new house 
while the Capitol Is something like 
ii years old. 



No Lynch Houses 

S. A. Lynch is not Interested in 
acquiring' any theatres .at all, In 
whole or part. This Is the answer 
at Lynches theatre reorganization 
headquarters In Paramount to re- 
ports that the Miami group of the- 
atres were . t«tken ever froln B. J. 
Sparks dOriiig the^ past *. Week be^ 
cause Xiynch wanted them. 

Hot only Is the fountJer of Southr 
erh Enterprises, , key&toiie of the 
present Publlx theatre systetan. not 
In the market for that' Florid* 
bunch,' but has no thought, of tak- 
ing anything else. 

Pathe RiYal to Cod 
Lab, Says Webb; but 
No Fifan Producing 

A set-up whereby Dupoht and 
Pat he are partners. With tfn«> manu- 
facturlng filnT and the other devot- 
Ing Itself to printing, was ; revealed 
by Stuart Webb,- new Pathe presi- 
dent, OS the sole, purpose of the g^t" 
together. Webb stated Monday (26) 
that Pathe has no Intention of re- 
turning to its formejp policy of pro- 
ducing and distributing pictures. 

There had been a report arOund 
that Richard Rowland might step in 
at Pathe In some capacity. 

Under the new arrangement Pathe 
aspires to be the one main rival of 
Consolidated la,b. This Week It 
started leasing additional fl^br space 
at the. . New York ■■ headquarters. 
Pathe throughout has re^tiained a 
4d% Interest in the Dupont raw film 
concern. 

Some months ago Pathe sold Its 
Jersey City lab to Consolidated 
(Yates) for $300,000. 



Wilmington, 

Two different decrees were sub.* 
mttted to U. S. District Judge John, 
p. Nlelds Friday (21) In the StahJ. ^ 
ley versus Western Electric itioh'op-* 
oly decision, after attorneys In the 
three suits ' disagreed as to how 
they should be written. * 

Judge. Nlelds took the decFeoa 
^under advisement and refused 
divulge .. their contents; He will 
probably sigh one ;of thein; or . write 
one of his own next weeli. 

Chief - point of :dlsalgreement 
the service charge on. reproducing 
equipment. Attori^eys representing 
ERPI, In a heiarlng before . Judge < 
NleldSr held these charges wet'e not 
included. In the opinion handed 
dbWh here . tWo weeks ago/ and'^ 
which 'held Aniericiani- Telephone, 
and Telegraph, Western Electric' 
and ERPI guilty of Illegal monop^ 
oly on recording and .reproduclhET 
equipment. 

ERPI service charge on equips 
ment. already installed Is $35 to $4.0 
a week. Whether this 6hpuld be 
Tuled" Illegal-Tmde r the t emporary— 
Injunction, ERPI attorneys der 
clared should be left for the final 
hearing. 

■Plaintiffs are Stanley- Cohxpany, 
General Talking .. Pictures Corp., 
and Duovac Radio. -They chargei ' 
Violatloh of Clayton and Sherman, 
anti-monopoly and ,.anti-'trii.i|?.t:;; 
In the restrictive clause's on CQ^ilp^ 
ment leases and on charges for re- 
placements, and repairs. 

MARCO OFFERS TO TAKE 
2 RKO COAST HOUSES 



SHELVES FHJH THAT 
WOUID COST PLENTY 



Hollywood, July 24. 
After 11 years of life as a hand 
book, the Standard Casting Direc 
tory has folded. 
Demise came via bankruptcy pe 
—tltioni-after a meeting -Of. thfi_iioard.| 
of directors. , 

Liabilities totaled $16,606, against 
assets Of $56,790. Chief creditors 
are A- 0. Ridgeway, president, $8,- 

$2,266; 



Hollywood, July 24. 
Writers' peeves against producers 
put the chief load, on the Academy 
adjudicating machinery, this past 
week. 

Bert Green filed complaint ag.iinst 
Universal, charging 'the studio had 
failed to pay him for work donti on 
a requested but unused Pltts-Sum- 
meryliie yarn. .-^ ■ - 

Mrs. Florenda Gardner has filed 
charges that Fox plagiarized her 
book, 'Trail a.nd. Trials , of Mormon 
Pioneers,' in the. screen production, 
'The Big 1!rall,' made thr^e years 
ago. 

Meredith Green Neville was 
awarded $50 by the niedlatton proc- 
ess from her one-time employer, 
Howard Emmett Rogers. Former 
secretary pf Rogers had asked $501 
as her part of a story collaboration; 



BERGERMAN^S OWN 

iT^ lraemWle ReIative-teavcs-U~ 
U Will Release 



Stanley Bcrgerman is through 
with Universal and will start im 



857; Wolfer Printing Co., ?2.266, L^^^j^^^jy prgapiiing a unit for his 
Roger Marchftttl. $1,000, and eight nrhauctions. He left for 

actor/Jr^hoi— paid-$184-= ^^future 

space. 



F«x*rj{CWorfil' 



. Holly^ood^ July 24. 

Next big: production isplui'gc at 
Fox will be on ''The World Moves 
On.'- With Jolfin Ford directing. 

etbry is by Reginald Berkeley. 



own indie productions. He left for 
H6nywo^d:Tr«gaa^H(t8)-on comp^ 
tion of 'Moonlight and Pretzels' in 
New York, which he supervised, and 
|jvv4j.l-oi^.Rl^e^jUs-4im.duction unit on 

two films 

Bergcrman's proposition to 
make the pictures on hit, own for 
Universal rClettse. U has promised, 
It is Uhderstood, to partially finance 
the films. 

Bergerman is One of Carl La- 
cmmlc'S numerous relatives. 



Jack Warner East 

Hollywood, July 24 
Jack W.arner leaves for New 
York July 29. 

He'll attend his company's con- 
ventions there, In Chicago and In 
Toronto. 



Hollywood, Jiiiy 24. 
'Balloon Buster,' on which Radio 
had about . 12 writers during the 
[past 20 weeks, will be ' shelved. 
Studio figures the film cain't pos- 
sibly be made for the original 
[budget of $100,000 so ho go. : 
Way story stands nowi figured 

It would cost about $300,000. 

■. ■ •* ■ - ■ . ..... . 

]k«dli«Ua'$ M Out -. 



One of the annoying bondholder 
. suits against Paramount-Plubllx, the 
I Levy case, has finally been disposed 
of in the N. Y. Supreme Court, With 
Justice Hammer granting motion of 
P-P to discuss the complaint. 

In this particular suit. .: differing 
from most others of bondholders In 
that It was tried in thej State's 
I court, bondholders asked- that direc- 
tors of Par be held to account' for 
alleged official misconduct. 



Loa Angeles, July 24^ .. 
Mike Marco Is reported 'having 
submitted a proposition to take oyer- 
the RKO theatres here and in, iSiaii 
Fraiiclsco,' the only RKO houses left 
open' on. this Coast. Report says 
Marco's propositions are being con- 
sidered by the RKO home ofllce In 
-New - .■roEk.^They.^iaEe,_bellcyed__toi^ 
carry a guarantee mlnhhum- for 
rental of each house, with rental 
to be based on percentage of the 
gross, and RKO to participate In 
any profit. 

Marco Is ' operating the Para- 
mount In this city under a similar 
deal with Paramount and has. been 
very 'successful -'with the local 
house, showing a steady weekly 
profit. -r 

The RKO house at San Francisco, 
the Golden Gate, has. been -a sur-- 
prlse money m^-ker of late under the 
showmanly handllne of. It by' Cliff 
Work. The house is making $3,000 
to $4,000 net weekly, Last week its 
profit is reported at $4,^00. The 
local RKO house, Hlllstreiet, has 
been In the red right aloiig and in 
the last few weeks averaged around 
$5,000, bad. . That was during the 
Horace Heidt band stay oh the Hiii- 
street stage. 



U Calls Off Film Musical in East 

People Eng&^ed for Take a Chai|c6*---Pro- 

Cost $175,000 



Universal has decided not to take 
any chance with 'Take a Chance,' 
which Rollahd & Brlce were to 
make into a musical for that com- 
pany 's release. Several actors^ad 
been engaged and chorus, girls were 
on the second day of rehiearsal, 
when the order came through from 
U to drop the whole thing. 

Rolland & Brlce are now dick- 
ering with Fox and Paramount to 
go=-ahea:d^on-the-muslcal=film:=--Un- 
derstooS that their previous agree- 
ment with U for short productions 
stand s withou t alt er ations. They'd 



like to go back into production by 
the end of this week. 

Trouble on 'Take si. Chancie' rose 
frorri- several quarters, with Carl 
Laemmie responsible for' calling off 
the deal; He didn't like the $175,000 
budget for the feature In view of 
the fact that 'Moonlight -and Pret- 



zels' had been made by R & B for 
almost half that anid after seeing a 
preview of that result; Laeihmle 
figured his people on the coast could 
go on making whatever musical U 
needs much, easier. — ~ - ■ 
Difficuities 
U had sent for J. Marchand to 
help direct the film and watch U's 
angles on production, and John 
Francis Larkin to adapt the story,' 
Larkih, inimedlately on going 
thrOugh-thelscript, rcporjtcd Jit hopjliL 
less for .filming. Laurence Schwab, 
\v\io produced the musical as a stage 
.show and was partly responsible fo r 



the wrilingi was to have directed 
the film. Understood that he ob 
jccted to Larkln's beinfr called in on 
the script, w|ilch added to the dif 
ficxrttles. 

U agreed to pay whatever pre 
mature expcnscrt had beeil incurred 
by Rolland and Brlce. 



3 COLORED STAGE COS. 
CURRENT ON B'WAY 



Colored Stage shows predomihate 
on Broadway ' 'current week, vvith 
all-colored, casts, at the ParAitioirht 
.and Loew.'s . State: and :• a 20- voice_ 
coiored choir at the Capitol. ■ 

Harold Arlert, composer of 
'Storm:' Weather,' Is at the Capitol 
with the choir for singing oi his 
song. At the State is the entire 
Cotton Club, show playing opposi- 
tion to him With his own soJig..' 
len wrote the song for that show, 
.with the sho w n amed for the sQTig.^ 
Both theatres are LOew hOitscs. 

Show at the Paramount is 
version of 'Run, Little 
iegit play of the past Reason. 



Qteio's-in-Again 



Columbus, July 24. 
~lci:~t). Skinner, Ohio dirccl<i)' o£ 
education and chief of the film ron-^ 
sor board, ani;iounces 'Baby F.icf' 
lias been barred from lheatr<^..of 
Ohio. 

Story doalH, with 1thc hiflu^nof^ oC 
a young woman over officers of .a 
bank in which she is en»pIoyed. 



rTaesdaj, Mj 2S; 1933 



P I C ¥ 



E S 



VARIETY 



STRIKE TIES MOLLYWOOD 



Anti-Acadaiiy Ex^Stage Actors 







UnbSiinilarioEq^ 



. Holly wood, . July 24. 
, Newiy; : formed Screen Actors' 
.Guild la .Anglos a hf^avy. camp9.1gq 
■for . meinb^rs, . pi'pmijalne; . eventMal 
'cloa^sd shop^ conditions, and ,an em-^. 
■plioyfse .body, thait y/lli be as strpne: 
"in pictures as 'Equity Is .in~leBit:- 

To be "Tallied with' the Scr.een 
Writers' GjuUd .in .aa antlr Aca<iemy. 
body, the new organization is cur 
"rehtly composed' of .■ former" stage 
'players ai^d Eqi|lty m^mb^rs. Some 
;of! those canyasslng for the • new 
Betup are , Academy members, dis- 
;satisAed with present conditions ih 
the actors' branch of \that. organiza'- 



tiond.. • : . , ' ■ ■ 

Some 60 actors {ittended the -first 

meeting of the Guild, with several 

ellgning for membership, which also 
-includes signature to ;a< hide-boiind 

contract whereby the. members 

agree to. abide by . code, which. It 
■ stated, may.: prpylde for./cloised 

shop. and. punitive: damages for vio- 
lation of the instrument. - . Contract 
.is similar to the one sighed .by 
:Wrl*-i*s on Joining the Screen 
.Writers' Guild. ^ 

It. was apparent at : the meeting 

that if -the Actors' .Guild goes oyer 
ithat j^jtrftctors are next Jh line, with 

a guild to. .. be allghed witli the 
.writers and actors. . Ultlniate goal; 
it was expressed, Is such a three- 
(Contlnued on page 29) 



New Partne^'ship Deals 

New ' arriihgenii'^nts 
.which hnye not |rone beyond a pre- 
-limlhary stag:e are -with Paramount 
and - Sam Dembow over the upistate 
.(Netco) New Torfc", gr6"up; A.' H. 
Blank over Nebraska and low^., and 
a hew setup over the i>ent houses 
in Texas, following the death last, 
week of W,*E. Paschall, Publlx partr 
ner .down there. 'Louis Dentj 
-for-mer-awrner., of— theicirc ult. is In 
New vTork to discuss; the situation. 






1 WHITE HOUSE 



Soundmen's Quitting Satur- 
day Night Followed by 
General lATSE Lockout 
Monday— 11 Major 
Studios Shutter(ed—27,()00 
People Thrown Out of 
Work — CAsey's Concilia- 
tions Futile- 



Tliea^e%s^sforU.S.^^$^^ 
Wldy Above Last Summer^ but 

mm 




PRODUCERS IN MIDDLE ? 



Hollywpod. July. 24. 
Product ion « t?11 atudioa wf^y or- 




FOR PUBLIC 



MERGER ROMORS OUT OF 
SEASON, THINKS TRADE 



- - -iLlke 4an-unsblved - Jlg-aaw ...pUzzle,. 
.all of tile pieces' are there, mergerly 
speaking, but none of " the .com- 
panies yet Is quite' ready to consoli- 
date: them. 

Warners latest merger tndve Is 
not to deny anything. Higher 
Brotherites. say WB Will absorb any 
company that will be 6t benefit , to 
their own interests. Only require-^ 
ment is .that WB come out on top. 

In responslbler-parts dudng the 
past .few days' there have been re- 
ports that Universal was for sale; 
also that Wirhers took care bt TJ's 
new flnariplnier, and, as the result, is 
already 'in! on- the LAemmle organ- 
ization. Another story Is that Tat^s 
of Con liab gave Universal some 
more money and also got Jimmy 
Grainger his U Job. 

Monday, Unlversalltes of similar 
Importance scoffed at any Warner 
take-over.. They said that the 
Brothers hadn't any part of the re- 
flnahcing. Said one Uite: 

'It's all a lot of hooey. very 
company in the field Is for sale if 
It can get the right price. Our 
financing yvsLS taken care of weeks 
ago and; Warners had nothing toi do 
with it.' 

Double" Denial 

Both Warners and^ RKO denied 
any consideration, of a get-together. 
RKO, according -to Its insiders, 
would have far more reason to pool 
,wlth.".J'Q3c. than any piherr.cbmpailx. 
In the past few weeks these spokes-, 
men said there have been confer- 
ences In. such a direction. 

Foxites, with the Chase wrlte-ofE, 
feel further away froim the Rocke- 
feller Interests. 

Industry overseers can't see any 
mergers right now. With union and 
.P9^?l: problems and _this_ and_t^^ 
■well as the new siales season, etc., 
they, soe the present as the least op- 
portune of all times, to make big 
ones out of little ones. 



Minneapolis, July 24. 
Local public is being regaled with 
free- shows iii front of some .of .the 
local loop-showhouses as a result of 
active warfare which has broken but 
betweeb: the A. F. of I* booth op- 
erators union and an Independent 
union started here. 

_i .Tho_J[ndependeht union started 
picketing Vnuniber"ofT55^p"'th?atres 
employing A. F. of L. union 'opera-, 
tors. Independent picketeers carried 
biSinners stating that the. showhouse 
didn't emplby inembers of- the in- 
dependent union. Large bold letters 
are employed on the banner to give 
the. impression that the theatre I^ 
unfair to .organized- labor, the data 
regarding the ' Independent union, 
being .in., small lettering. 

it^dldh't take ibiigrfoir the Jl P. of- 
L. union to go Into action. At every 
th&atre picketed by the independent 
.nhlpn it stationed one of its own 
pickets, carrying a banner declaring 
the house fair to organized labor. 
. Fist flgh.ts between pickets and 
their/sympathizers are frequent and 
the public is getting plenty of gratis 
entertainment. 



Producers* Agreementis 



Hollywood. July 24. 



Producers - Academy committee 
»neet3 tomorrow (25) to get reports 
of ntudy. of producers' agreement for 
one year by Academy's committee. 

Academy covered all -negotiations 
•'"JrAng , the period, and numerous 
ohartjfos \v»ll be recommended" for 
future. 



NOT SO EASY TO FORGET 
AS HAYS MAK^ OUT 



Haysites are discouraging all ref- 
erehced . :the. Warner- Twentieth 
squabble, figuring this, less said 
about it . now the better. ^ . They are 
hoping, and confident, that it will 
sudcumb to na.tural causes. 

Iri this business, nieaning pic- 
ture9..'they remind, flare-ups of to- 
day oCteri. witness the partnersfiips 
of toniorrow.i 

Some of the Hays directors who 
have- listen to recitations of the 
various versions of the squabble in 
private eastern sessions a,re not so 
optimistic. They - call it an 'ugly 
situation' and believe that it -will 
take a long time to iron out. 



Gores Return Again 

To Circmt Operaiton 



-IiOS -Angel€S,^= 

Abe arid Mike Gore return to cir- 
cuit theatre operation with the or- 
efJnTlzatiort— of American- Theatres-, 
capitalized. at ?1, 000, 000. 

First . house will be th^i Iri.-s, Holly- 
wood, which- they have leasied for a 
10- year period.. 

House wis formerly operated, by 
Earl Sinks and- Howard Shcehart In 
as.socialioh with Fox- West Coa.st. 



dered at standstill , by the. walkout 
of IAT9E union crafts, called /for 
tonight (Monday). »This mandate 
ihrow9 5,000 union men out of eni- 
plbyntOnt, and .aiFfects 27,000. paoplo- 
:working in all. departments of the 
studioB. ; it also affects studio pay- 
rolls for.u these 11 studios .totaling 
$1,350,000 per Week. 

The produeeirs in their own meet- 
ings, this afternoon decided to do 
nothing about the walkout but refer 
the en'tiro situation to Washington. 
The producers take the . position that 
the arbitrary stand -Of Dick Green, 
local representative for Williahn 
Elliott of the I. A., who is empow- 
ered to call this walkout, is con- 
trary to the wishes of. President 
Roosevelt, and the entire matter 
will be brought to the attention of 
the White House. 

The 11 studios affected are Metro, 
Warners, United Artists, Paramountr' 
Fox, Radio, Columbia (already shut- 
tered, which situation precipitated 
the strike). Universal, Educational, 
Roach^.and Hiarold Lloyd. All are 
Kiays ofgaiSizatlbh inenibcrs.---:--- 
' It does not affect the Independent 
studios which under an agreement 
made . last March are exempt from 
these restrictions. 

The lATSE branches concerned 
include the Sound Technicians, Lo- 
cal eSff; International Photogra- 
phers, Local 669^ t'ilin Technicians', 
Local 683; Projectibnlsts^ Local 150 
(embracing the studio projection 
meh) ;. StUdlb Mechanics; No; 37, and 
all liab workers, cutters and film 
editors. 

The electricians (IBEW), carpen- 
ters and musicians do not come un- 
der the lATSE jurlsdictlbn although 
affiliated with the American Fed- 
eration of Labor. ' 

The studio electricians, known as 
the IBEW (International Brothe 
hood of' Electrical Workers) cla 
they were granted local autoncyfny 
by the AFL but not aifllltateS^lth 
the lA. 

Jo^. N. Weber for the musicians 
has given no orders from New York 
and the carpenters are likewise an 
in.dependent union. 

Green states that 'If the situatloh 
becomes mbre acute' he will call but 
tiie projectionists and stagehands In 
(Continued On page 21) 




AD-Star 'Stiiigaree' 



Hollywood, July 24. 
Radio will -make an. all-star pro- 
duction out of 'Stlngaree,' Austra- 
lian musical, on .which .Leonard 
Spiegeljga^s, f orm>Hy Pox story ed>- 
tor, will " do. continuity and adapta- 
tion. 

Proposal is to use either Irene 
Dunne or borrow Je'annette Mac- 
Donald ,from Metro for the 'lead. 
Already signatured are George Ban- 
croft, and Lewis Stone. Leslie Banks 
will be brought from England for 
fhST?mrantie-leadr — '■ 



NATE BURKAN 
REPRESENTS 
J. 




John Balabah has retained Nathan 
Burkan to represent him In the 
matter of the disposition of the 
Paramount theatres In' Detroit, for- 
merly known as the Kunsky houses. 
These houses during the- psist w^ek 
_were passed by the majority of the 
Paramount trustees and S. A. 
Lynch, chairman of the creditors 
committee, to George Trendle, a 
Detroiter and who was prominently 
identified Wjth Jo^^ Kunsky In 
the b^uliding-up the ideal' clrcuTtr ~ 
At the Burkan legal office it was 
stated Mr. Burkan Is looking . Into 
the matter- for Balaban, but the 
Trendle deal, ^ccotding to the Bur- 
kan representative, like other Para- 
mount moves, must be subihltted to 
all of the- creditors and their ap- 
proval tb be okayed by the court 
before, it becomes final. 

That!s .,ho'flr-''the .Petrbit ' matter 
stands, it .was added In .lhe Biitkan 
suite; It will remain that way un- 
til the next Paramount creditors' 
meeting. The Burkan- people say 
the n^^ct meeting will be In Aue^ust 
when Mr. Burkan In person will ap- 
pear in behalf of Balaban, to inter- 
pose such objection as he deems fit. 
. Understood Balaban claims he 
had a Verbal understanding with 
r he would be given the Detroit 
houses. 

A report from Detroit this week. 
It was stated that Trendle would 
take, over and start to operate the 
Paramount houses In thfft city on 
Aug. 1. . 

• Meanwhile, John and Barney 
Balaban are continuing to Operate 
the Balaban and Katz houses, Pair 
subsidiary, in Chicago! at a weekly 
salary of |J,000, each. 




to Finance 



Educational's Bankers and Others Fail to 
Rush Forward — Con. Lab. Stallinfir> Too 



Dbiibt^ais to Educatlsnal arises 
Just now. E. W. Hammons and his 
group have been encountering dif- 
ficulties in the financing of the coto- 
pany after' recently announcing a 
program for '33 -'3 4 that would bnr 
tail a budget of around 13,000,600. 
^^Tryintr hard==for-a bankroll-suf-- 
flcient to' carry on, It Is said that 
Hammons has not only run Up 
-a-galnst a— blank -star« -f com. nulfdde 
sources but Is experiencing trouble 
in getting the Chase National Bank 
and the Hudson Bay company, Edu- 
cational bankers, to con»e to the 
rescue. 

r.a3t sea-son the Yates-Brulatour 
Consolidated Film Laboratories 



came to' Ediicaitlorial-s-aid-i -^rfeturn 
for the usual conslderiations and the 
film printim? cbntract on Educa^ 
tlonal pictures. This year, it Is re-, 
ported, the Con. is only \yilling to 
put up a stipulated amount If the 
Chase peopfe and Hudson Bay Co. 

-Iay-dbwn-a-like-=afnouiit._^.^CojQ3fiU-= 
dated Is now into Educational for 
about 1400,000, and Eiectrical Re- 
afi.aKh_P.ro_du ct3 around th e sam e. 

One effort made, by Hammons," 
from account, was, with Fox, from 
wiiom .some financing was sought in 
lieu of the exchange deal worked out 
during the past film year between 
Kduoational and .Fox, eliminating 
Kducat branches from (ii.stri ution. 



.Business is approximately $2,000.- 
000 per week better than this tini» 
a year ago; - That means the reputed 
1^,600 theatres In operation are av-. 
eraging $129.02 more every jsievea 
days than they did In the summer 
of 32. 

ForecaEiters, who - study the na- 
tional, barometer, wai>n- theatre men 
not to indulge too frequently In the 
hypo of optlmlsni until, the season 
settles well Into the fall. They re- 
mind that right now the Indiidtry le 
Btill 93,000,000 tinder the normal 
summer week's gross and that thoso 
who figure the business already 
back on its feet may be Inclined to 
's!tep up-th^ir invealuie nt-to-a-polrtt— - 
where the boomerang will thud 
hbnie the costly truth. 

Until sbme of the 14,000,000 wait- 
ing for jobs actually gj^t those Soba 
and pay oft some of their per- 
sonal Indebtedness, picture buslneso, 
above all'. Industries, cannot taka 
any tiling for granted. 

No Wild Spending 

That the attitude of the wbrklne 
public has' become optimistic is held 
as the primary reaison for the eleva- 
tion of the gross to An estlms^ted 
$22,000,000 weekly. While far from 
expectancy, picture lesidera tioplns 
that If the $20,000,00 right after tlio 
bank moratorium, 'could iiold up 
during the summer the Industry as 
a whole would weather the winter, 
the nation's, -current gross is - t9» 
garded, . particularly now, as ^preca- 
rious and as no criterion to -war» 
rant .wild spending. . 

In addition to the Irtcrease In 
gross, exhibitors especially ob- 
served to be In a position to ehjojr 
prunlngs which they made durlnc 
the Tjas t- year and whlch,pWhlle-not-— 
reflected in the receipts, are In 
many Instances a dlfferehce between 
profit and loss. 



THAiMRGTALK 
W OWN ONTT 
AT U. A. 



Hollywood, July 24. . 

Understood here that Joe Schenck 
in New Toi'k Saturday (22) went 
in with Irving Thalberg to deo 
Nick Schehck (Metro) and try to 
arrange for thalberg's releaise to 
United Artists. 

Argument supposedly used- - to- 
that Thalberg would feel uncom» 
fprtable returning to Metro. 

Story as reported " around hereT 
has it that U. A's. proposition iji 
for Thalberg to have a star unit 
group- of-his- own,- using for- a nu- 
cleus Norma Shearer and Helen 
Hayes. 

Jbe Schenck got back from Nevr 
'TOirkr today ( Monday) i 



HammV Minnesota 



Minneapolis, July 24. 

William Ri Hamm, local bi-ewer 
and among other things, receiver 
for the Finkelstcin & Ruben chain 
in-t-he-nort-hwest— ha*-taken bver- tho 
loca.1 Minnesota, former Publlx de- 
luxer, closed for a lOng finie. . 

House when operating, always 
played stage show.3. It was built. by 
the Minnesota Amusement Corp. 



Hollywood, July '24. 
lyrotro'.s '.Maroh of Tlnle,' publlc- 



ijipd under that title dui'lng ils ort- 
and off production schedule over^ 
the past three years; will be re-, 
leased as 'Show .World.' 

Studio fifjures that the former 
UUft hiia hC'On kicked alround too 
rnxtcti. 



VARIETY 



Fmance Sitiration 




P I C ir ■ B E S 



PHIUV DAILIES PEEVED 

Cut Dowii Publietty on SUnley 
HouM»^n«-aidad . Scrap 



Tnegday^ : Joly 25!, 1933 



Now Witiiout Fixed Charge Worry 



Fox Film's stockholders, cl^red 
the path, for the ;luture when they 
' a,p;^i:pyed the . fina:hctal reorganlza- 
tlMv pUih pirioposed; to tiheiA at, two 
Bpecial meetings, Thie first was held 
Frtday inoriilnft- Juiy-Sl J- th6-8iec» 
Saturday, i?2, ; llile/.approval 
. ^pradtlcaily wipe"sf'F<)jt ;plear of debt. 

Fox Fllr^r^liich at one time was 
the briiiik- of, financial collapse, 
and considered the worst inyddled 
;^iin company financially, is Uie first 
Of the. troubled majors to emerge 
"into ^fety. The reorfeanizatiori, 
from start to finish, was maneuvered 
Bince Sidniey kient came inta the 
firm, a little oyer y^isjt iaigc^h?? 
moistly ' because of him. 

Approval of the Fox reorgahlza- 
rtlon plan was by an overwhelming 
irtajbrity; Over 71% of the ' oiit- 
utandlng stock and nearly 98^5, 
'of the. outstanding 'B' stock voted 
for the plan.. Less than 1% of 
-^-'either^isa^fiii'oyod. ' "'At: the saine 



Ist Rdins im Broadway 

(S^ubje^it tip Change) 

Week July 28 

. ParamoUnt=r--!Mldnight 

(Par>. , 
Capitol— 'Strangers* Return' 

(M«trd). 

StraVid — 'She Had to Say 
Yes' (FN). 

Rialto— 'Don't . Bet oh Xove' 

(U). , 
Roxy — Tbantom roadcast' 

(PI))i 

Music Hall ~ 'Devil's In 
liOvA' (Fox). 

Mayfai?- — Gold' 
(Auten). 

Rivoli--'Rebel' (U). 



time, the Stockholders kpproyed re 
'ducing the capital of the corpora- 
ticii to .>2,ill4,633. 

On Saturday (32), stockholders 
additionally^ approived the Inpreas-" 
lug of the iiuipber. of shares wl^lph 
the.comipany may have outetandins 
cff the new stock to 2,81(f,65a. Of 
. .this amount iz,800,<)!00. shaces are| 'A* 
common; and 16,650. Is: 'B' eommpn. 
Both rwlthoutr par value, v 

Shareholder May Buy 
This ilC^tlon means that the pres- 
ortt holdings by stockholders have 
*i)een ireduced by B/6ths^r an "In- 
Wchahge Of 6 of the old.ehares itor 
one of the nW. ^Addltloj^ally, atbck- 
'bolders are. pclvllegefl buy th* 
;-Tiiew/ Jahares aV the rate of 418.90 
eac^. They are not comj.elled to. db 

The plan of: reorganisation wh^ch 
■yrae approved result^ .through co- 
operation mostly of Cbaqe and other 
bankd . holding oompany . loans. 
Chase i^flo reprcsehted ar majority 
of thelTdhTlKbldWB^lit^be-FoyBituar' 
tlbii and altogether maybe over 
436,000,000 of the company's out- 
flta,nding Indebtedness. It has been 
3niull6d over since February and 
finally approved between, the prih- 
oipal creditors and debenture hold- 
ers of the company. 
',:Qf. ihe, cbmpapy'p Indebtedness, 
,130,000,000 was TeipreBente.d in out- 
standing .debenture)?, . "Fhere, was 
over 48,000,000 lii bank loans as of 
Aug., I,..thl8 year, .besides. |1^30,914 
in unpaid interest bh debenttites 
Kent in Chair 
Price of $18.90 aa fixed for the 
new shared 16 called for by the fact 
that this 'figure Is required to pay 
the $30,000,000 In debentures, ban* 
loans and interest as due around 
Aug. 1, Ini all to $39,746,400. As 
stated in tiie company's original let- 
ter to stockholders, it's not the cbm- 
j)any's Intention to retire any of the 

- .debentures whlchjao jnot .joln.in the 

underwriting. ' ' ^ 

Sidney Xent presided at both 
meetings. The company has no 
chairman of the board and Kent 
was nominated for tliie. chair by At- 
torney Nathani Burkian, Burkan rep- 
•re^AtOd the kiiser family, large 
Bhiireholders in Fox. Burkan also 
moved the resolutions for the jeic- 
ceibtahce . of • ihe' ifilan.' 



i(2 pictures 
'Piigrimage' (Fox) (Gaiety) 
(3d wk). i 
'Sonfl o f Spnfls' (Par) . (Crl- 

teribn) . (2d wlr)r^ ^"-7 — ■ 



Cohmbos Has Audible 
Hungry for Yaudevine 



Columbus, July 24, 
(joIumbUQ really.wants vaudeville; 
the que^tiojti is where it is coming 
from arid -who WiU '^put tt in. The 
fact that vaude is demanded here 
was amply demonstrated over Fri- 
day, Saturday and Sunday by the 
pifb'wds- -flocking into the Palace, 
where first vaudO' in- months = was 

met T^ith cheers. 

C>ood screen fare, 'Mama Loves 
jPapai' and bathing girl reVue. helped 
some, but each one of the five acts 
Of vaude, all of which were youth- 
^ulr"clean-tind- not -too strong— on 
talent and with , no names of any 
kiud brbught down the hou^e, with 
encores by all. a necessity. With 
every act a 8hp\ir stopper the only 
answer is that the town does want 
Vaude and is ready to go for it 
in ia big way. 



Phj(jidelphia;"Tuly "2?r 
Stanley-Warner" people are war- 
ring with the Cuftis-Martin news- 
paper chain (Tublic' arid 'Evening 
Ledger* and 'Inquirer') here. Row 
has reached more advanced . stages 
than is usval in i»Wlly. "Lsidger 
people are the vaggressors. They 
cliftim S-W has been slipping 'Rec- 
ord' and •Bulletin' preferred' and 
larger advertising copy for some 
time.. 

Alfalr has been -brewing for itlmost. 
a year but reachelB. a head. last week; 
Finally all reviews ^f ^ctures and 
shows at S-W houses" were ordered 
out of the Curtis-Martin papers. 
Also all layrout and special coiPiy on 
Sunday. Bare mention of openings 
only retained. 

Stanley- Warner people have not 
taken out their ads. 

PAR WILL OPERATE 
ITSPARiNBmYN 

Once set that M.. A. Shea would 
operate the Paranaiount, BrooklyUi 
for iand in association with a part- 
nership to be worked out between 
Allied Oiyners Corp. and Para- 
Tnoiint-PiibH x, arrangements whe re 



RehNDid as Shirts 
Beat Hasty Retreat; 

Loew Up % but Appears Force! 



by Par itself will control operation 
have superseded that. 

A temporary set up, making Al- 
lied Owners and: Pubiix : partnerjs 
over the Par^ Brooklyn, latter to op- 
erate, is now being worked out. It 
will remain in force, until y obliga- 
tions against the theatre, including 
bonds of Prudence- Bond, and other 
matters which .now has the theatre 
in doubtful control are cleared up. . 

Shea was called In by Allied 
Owners to go' along: witfa that com 
pa^y in any deal negotiated, with 
Publix< A -week ago' it was stilted 
as agreed Shea would operate. He 
had started making plana to reopen 
the house Aug. 15.. or. thereabouts. 

One report was. that the Par die 
trlbution . department,' fearing not 
•as ' good - a - representation' on - Par 
product if Shea was on the full say, 
stood in the way of financial clear- 
ance in Chat direction. 




YesterclVy's Pric«» 



Sales.' 
000' 
600 
1,100 
1,400 
8,800 
4.100 
7,800 
100 
2,200 
8,100 
1.400- 

70,600 
8,400 

24,700 

$8,000 

8,000 
2,000^ 
41000 
14,m0 
41,000 

100 
800 
400 



Am; Seftt. 
Col. Plx... 
.Cona. F. . . 
Con. r.W. 
JSaat. -X.. 
Fox »'..... 
Iio6w's ... 
IHMW'S. Pf. 

Far cfs. ... 
Fattae ...» 
Fa the A. . 
RCA" ..... 
RKO w . . 
VV.' -B» • . 



Qen. , . 
Keith 
Lioew'B. '.. 
Far-Faii).. 
FarrPuI*.. 
V\r», - B « • * 

; ciiiia 
coi; pict.. 

-Techn 
TraiiB-Ij ;. 




21 
8^ 
2% 



21 
81 



82% +2'/ 

"21 +i 
- 8% ■Y^ , 
2% + H 



Pasadena Censors, 
Loose Again, Put 



Ban on Four Pix 



..Pasadena, Ca].^ .July 24. 
City's . salaryless . censor' board, 
•aCfte'r' ' lying ■ ■(fl[brinaht tor several 
months,' is on the ranapage again. 
Foui: m.ajoi;. ptoductionfer, .have ,been 
arbitrarily banned by ' the ', board 
within' - the liLst JO days, although 
these pictures, have been pkayed by 
practically: every censorship board 
In. the OountiT' 

Films . that ' drew thumbs down 
were 'Baby Face' (WB),: *What 
Price Innocence* (Col), 'Temple 
Drake' (Par) and 'Bondage* (Fox). 

Columbia tried to get . Innocence* 
by the board by showing endorse- 
ments from women's clubs of other 
sections. -^ Pasadena censors,, how-, 
ever, stated they were, not Inter- 
ested, in what others thought and 
wouldn't chiihge their minds. 



By AL GREA^N 
Yesterday's nuirket went Into 8^ 
ilharp rebound^ Inimediately oh thc^ 
opening, with the' amusements shar^ 

Ing modestly In. the Iniprpvemeni 
which Beeined toj mark the ,endin{i^. 
of panicky selling for the tlmel 

being':, 

- Opening prices ranged from, / 
gain bf about a point ih Lbew ,to 
six points in kodak, apparently 
measuring the extent to which thcjse' 
two issues had been oversold. . Beared. 
In Kodak . were badly punlshi^d^ 
isarly dealings were In )arge ibloc^:s, 
apparently Representing pool operja.-- 
tibhs. ' . , ' 

After the first " half hour profit 
.taking .ca.me .'into .the market, biit 
.it ,,was yveli taken,, the tape .prlcei^ 
paerely flattening, but just under thei 
best, y ' Iniprovement. . held through-., 
but the .session . until, the Ijast half 
hour when; there was .another up- 
rush, that- carried prices to the best 
HD^-th!e-d«tyr-where^thby--Oi©sed»^pea^-^ 
ings amounted to about 3.600,000i 




Briefly rewritten extracts from 'Variety^*' Hollywood Bulletin, printed 
each Friday in Hotly wood, and added to the regular weekly 'Variety.' 

The Bulletin does not circulate other than en the PacHic Slope. 

News from the Dailies in L08 Angeles Will be found in that custonfiary 
department. 



FUNNY HOUSE SHOOTING 

^ . . mm^ww^ to start S< 

IN AHEGED HOIJ)-UPy ss-iUer.? 



RkO Tempting Berhie ' 

Radio is after Ben Bernie for a 
spot In the next Wheeiw and . WOol- 
sey pic to start Sept. 15. 

GUbert Emery, co-author with 
"FranO Rhodes Ot 'Gallant Lady* en- 
gaged' by 20.th Century to prepare 
the yarn for Ann Harding. 



[leased a building on Beverly drive 
Arnat Pic Debut 

Bobby Arnst has been Spotted In 



Minneapolis, July 24.. 
Police are Investigating an al- 
leged attempted hold-up of the 
Uptown theatre, leading Publlx 

neighborhood house, during which ] par's 'Torch Sliiger.* 
Tefl Fisher former usher, was shot dancer's picture break. 

^ wn^^ i« fheltre's office In 20th Century dickering with Greg- 
and killed in La Cava to meg 'Gallant Lady' 

the presence of J. W. Di^denhpfen. j^J'^^^j^j^^ 'Untamed Woman.' 
assistant manager, and a marriea ^adlo has purchased 'Alien Corn,' 
couple, friends of the latter. Xxt^at Katherine Cornell play, and Is 

According , to the. story told POr trying to get Miss Cornell to play 
lice. Fisher was in the office with her role part in the picture. Failing 
Btedenhbten and the couple follow- this, Irene. iDunjie. - : 

InK the final' evening perfbrmibce liarpld Arlen and Ted Koehler 

safe. When- piedenhofen pro- 
fessed inability to do so the bandit 1 Bancroft 
tied him and . struck, Mrs. Roger ' 



gagement. Picture couldn't be com 
pleted by Aug, 15, when She is due 
to open in an S. N. Behrman play. 
Roll 'Em for Crbdits ! 
After doing an Alphone and Gas 
ton on who should receive first bill- 
ing in wrttlng credits .:f or Fox's 
'Greeen Dice,* Sonya Levien and 



Joy^'a^d SelzniSriTO moving tolRalph Spence rolled dibe for the 
Beverly Hills Sept. l._ Asency has honor. Spence won. 



Ginger Rogers' Lead 

Hollywood, July 24. 
ipger Rogers has been given the 
lead opposite Max Baer in 'The 
Prizefighter and the Lady.* 

Arthur Caesar is giving the final 
polishing to the, scr i pt ._. 



L. A. to N. Y, 



Mort Mllman. 
Abe Montague. 
Rube Jackter. 
^ liillian B ond.. j,. 
Inez Courtney. 
Bela Lugosi. 
George Barbier. 



Singing Sandy,' first John Wayne 
western for Monogram physical dis- 
tribution, gets under way this week. 
Cecilia Parker is the femnje Inter- 

James K. McGuinness has been-, 
taken ofC 'Bugle Sounds! at M,etra 
to. write "World 'Pour,' original, for. 

Lynn Starling, aj^slgile'd to the 
set of 'Torch. Singer* at-Paramount;- 
to polish up. dialog while picture 1? 
fllming.„^ ' --i^. . . 1 . 

MatsuiV Japanese and Oxford 
grad, goes.. into-' Paraipount's. 'Gapr. 
tract oy ^oiumoia. --v.,^.^fP:V We -^^lyes. from^ 

here in two^weeks. to do songs for. -^^Jae^Kf*Kivert, actor, his filed 
a musical film. U bankruptcy, petition flstlhg $8,197^ 

in llabiiities with nO assets.. 



^hi(i^res in three hours, or at the rate 
of B,50O,.O0p for a, .full session, 
iscf^rqely more than half, of . last -Rri- 
dayi but. still a 

. Chicago. . .grain niarkets w<9re 
slightly higher; but with business 
under .hew rules prices were noi 
significant. D^als below the.Thurs^ 
day closing '.price were forbiddert 
and gains were restricted to 5 cents, 
in the near options and abOut 8 
cents - in the distant ones. Under 
the circumstances nothing .much 
couid happen; Other ■conamodltles 
did well. Dollars dropped ' ttgainst 
sterling early, but recovered nearly, 
ail the" ground, closing not ma- 
terially changed. 

Lat<B advance in Loew* looked- a - - 
bit forced. . CiOsii]^: prIcO ,wa8_^on) a 
smali lot .up 'm6re "t&an"hi»If a pdiiit ' 
from tiio last, previous transaction, 
w4th the. closing bid a fuU half point 
lower than the final trade. Kodak 
clique supplied- bids <:lose to tiie.top 
throughout, .and showed'. no dlsposi.« 
tlon to. let Vorried 'shorts olt easily^ 
Marlcet opinion seemed, to be that 
there is still a little mopping up to 
be done, but the worst -of the reac- 
tion is over. 

Back to June Bottom 
The gong on Saturday closed the 
fourth day of .enormous trading 
which represented the collapse, of' 
the new speculative pyramid; FpK 
lowing two sessions Involving not 
much' less than 10;000,dOtt sharea^- 
each, and Saturday's turnover 
above 4,000,000 shares, pirobably the 
week made . an all time record for 
volume, excluding only the; historic" 
crash of Oct. 29 and 30; 1929, 

The part played by the aniuiie- 
ment issues V^as extremely inter- 
esting,- What actually happened 
was that they cancelled about half 
CCpntinued on page 36) - 



COHEN LEAVING RKO; 
CHIEF REAUYEXPi 



John Biystone. 



N. Y. to L. A, 

William Frawley* 
Bobby Crawford. 
Carl Laemmle, Sr. . 
Mort Mllman. 
ZjOo Morrieoh. 



Lionel Barrymoro goes intoi 

Joshak, who was p^^^^^ j„aUce* from the 

husband.. Then, according . tp. the ^een given a term Contract by 20th story by Morris Lavine. . 

story. Fisher sprang on the. man. ^^j^j^j.^ jaret picture will 'be Jack " Bartiy, English ' comedian; 

During the ensuing struggle the .gioo^ j^oney.* signed by Hal Roach through cable, 

bandit fired a bullet Into the for-. . Market Hits Fi I mere Comes from London next month, 

mer usher and escaped. Stock market skid of last week. . Leo Birlhskl has beeh loaned by 

A Dollce inauiry disclosed that caught a fiock Of picture people who Samuel Goldwyii to Metro to do the 

Fisher recently had been dls. had gone heavy for the alcohol and adaptatloirof 'Prisoner of S^^^^^ 

Charged ,<=»»--^»«« ^^^^^^^^^ Harris, one- 2..r.IS''^?^o^TtL'..iX.^^ 

manager, when a loaded^ 'f^^^^^^r time scenario editor, but now bit- from England on the lle de France* 
jKm-fPtind.injthe. usher :^t:| ten-by-tha-inlning bug^ was in JriimJjo_retJU3i.. tp' Ttfetrp^^ film 

also disclosed that Fisher had sug- ^e^ett claims long enough tol will be either 'The Cat and the 
gested to Diedenhofen that they' buy supplies and interest a mining Fiddle' , or 'Prisoner of Zenda.* 
fra:me* a rObbery of the theatre J firm in hi# prospects. : Hal Austin's snake killing fea 

A note giving instruction; for ai Bela Lugost left yesterday (Sun.) ture, 'Eat 'Em Alive, is being pro 
hoM.ui>^waB found In Fisher's for New york, where he goes into duced by Lew Seller, scored b^ 
hold-up was louna m ^ 'f' ° Qj^^oura .j^uy^er i„ the Vanities.' Conrad and dialoged by George 
^°^^*Lw^^« ««a hv the Ann Harding Will dP 'Gallant I^lt. Quartet are all cut in on the 

Diedenhofen was jailed, xadvl. on Jiet. one-^rlctur^ to Lpicj_ ■■ _ - 

police fonSwIng the, InquIfS^ 20th Century by Radior Gregory ,'klda'n ifrlca,^~^Baby IBurlesk 

the authorities were soon con- LaCava directs. short, will start off EducatiPnal's 

vinced that he knew nothing about I . series of three-reel musicals for new program Aug. 1. 
thffTrtteinpted-iPobbery-and-<tii«ekly^tthe-«tAte-^right-^ — Pr o diintf on- pea k for Fox H< ^ly^ 
released him. He said that' he duc'ed by Gene Laymon and Charles wood studio since reopening will be 
Jho^cht FisW wiioklng when the piltz at Prudential. reached In August with five fea- 

fl^»^»ri,J^i2fIfl^?;^^obberTf^^^ I Jack Lalt is due from New York I tures In work, 
lat^r suggested the robb^^^ ^j^^ ^ j^^gers 

up and didn't know whether or not ^ ^ 

he reported the matter tp Zinn, «vVieked Woman* Awaits Hayes 

the manager, whp was away on his Metro has postponed 'Wicked 

vacation at the time of the shoot- I woman* until after. Helen Hayes 

ing-. I finlshes in a New York legit ch- 



I WiUlam Conselman and Henry 
Johnson are. doing, the screen play 
I of *Wyatt Earp,* Western, for Fox. 
'Chance, at Heaven,* Instead of 
'Sweet Cheat,* starts July 24 at 
(Continued on page 32) 



LpTi}s Cohen sieeniB to be stepping 
Ot»jt ;0f RKO. Jlj^'a Jthe preanier realty 
.expij^rt ^ind . trader of the. show busi- 
'npsi!^' .Cohen may . now . go into buai-^' 
n^ss for himself.. 

Cohenr will give RKO air around 
Sept.. ; Py that tlihe, the. RKO «e- 
prganlsiatlon will be pretty, ship- 
shape from- a- real- estate. pointi,''^-ilrii: •• 
' :hiat reorganization, Cohen, hflis been 
the malhspring.' 

CJohen went to RKO by invitation, 
leaving Fox West Coast with the 
consent of Sidney Kent. Prior to 
P-WC, Cohen cleaned up the muddle 
theatre situation at Universal, doing 
that job In half the time ajllotted 

hiyiri. TTft w VtH fn r^nftrly -wit h Para- . 

mount. 

While at RKO, the past 8 or 9 
months, Cohen received several of- 
fers but did. not accept any so -^ar 
as knPwn. ■ i 

In leaving . RKO, Cohen follows 
clpse o n,the _heels of the__depaurtur^^^ 
of Herschiel Sliiart from that com- 
pany. Stuart, RKO's chief theaiire 
operatPr, was let ou t by Hajpld 
Franklin, leaving that company, iww 
that Cohen is stepping out,, with 
none of the real manpower W^th 
which Franklin .began, big RKO 
operations. 

At RKO lilonday (24) pmcial de- 
nial that Cohen had resigned wi>. 
itnade by Harold Franklin. 



All Brandies of 

Gel Chance at Code Framing 



Hoilywocrd, Jilljr- 
Producera' asaoclatlbn . has come 
Its sheU, -so <ar as exclu- 
slyeness Is ioncerned, in the matr 
tpr of drawing , up the Industry's 
Becovery Act All branches 

6£ the producing iend of the Indus- 
try will have an opportunity to ot- 
ter suggestions tor Inclusion In the 
Instrument. 

While Will H, Hays and the pro- 
ducer association attorney, Gabriel 
Hess, have been draTs'ing up a code 
based on recbminendations ..from 
prbducing heads who have held a 
series of conferences on the matter 
during the last two weeks, othei: 
croup? h«V«^ Kftfth wor ki ng inde 
pendently toward the same. end. 
• That the Hays gi^oiip would 
listen to other organizations was 
stated coinddently with, a ^ meeting 
of the Aicademy directors Thursday 
night (20) . at which th^ board held 
a lengthy inquest . on the rcc 
.ommehdatiohs of that organiza 
tton's cominlttee on the code. At 
the Close of, the session it was 
agreed to appoint a committee of 
five, one from each brawch, to - meet 
with the Hays group or any other 
unit interested in code construe 
• tion. 

48>Hr. Maximum Drofiped 

One of the features of; the Acad- 
emy comtoittee's report to fall by 
the wayside at the directors' 



With Hearst, First N.ewsreel Rpuhd 
the World 



OX NEW^ COVERAGE 



Pox-Hearst will be the first news^ 
reel to -have -permanent complete 
world coverage when it opens two 
new quarters. 

Branch planned for Tokio will 
take in the entire- Fat JBast, whil6 
that tentatively slated for Rio de 
Janeiro Will cover South America. 

At the present time F-H has 
ccmplete plants from editors down 
to cameriameri and cutters in New 
York, London, Berlin, Paris, Sidney. 

Manhattan, through which is 
covered-th A tt. S: , will remain the 
headquarters. 




Industr^s Permanaoit Code | 
- Ready by Aug. 15-r^Watit| 
NIRA Insignia for Pub- 
licity Value 



Averagii^ 
And Other Minor Trade Employes 
__ Now figured 




CANT STALL FURTHER 



STUDIOS' CODE 




BY JULY 31 



Hollywood, July 24. 
Expected that the motion picture 
gatherhTg^^tTs the recdmmeridruon I Jn^ wiU - rush into effect a 

for a 48-hour msixlmum week for irrational Recoyery Act code for In- 
all iemployees in r production, Ljugtrial laborl ' with the Instrument 
■Was pointed out that indications i^^^ka Pat €*a.aev 

from Washington are that such a being prepared here ^7^** A'^f^f' 
limit, so far as labor is concerned, Idea Is. to get It through early this 
:w6uld not be countenanced. In vlew L^eek and have It . become operative 
of the tendency to cut the maxi- Us 6f July 31 Iriiatead; of mandatory 
Tnum:^of wdrklhg ^i 
other industries to" as- low aS; 30 ernment. 

hours. -s I Producers at a meeting last week 

So far as talent end of the In- ^ere inclined to agree to the code 
dustry is concerned the board was providing for 35 hours' maximum 
"at a loss to. figure out how such a. for manual and technical labor in 
maximum proposition could be the studios and 40 hours weekly 
worked put, considering the pe- for the white collar lads or other 
culiarities of the business in re- gtudio employees such as clerks, 
gard to creative worker^. This is "phone " operators, stenographers, 
one of the problems yet to be sci^ipt clerks, and all other help 
threshed out by "the 'Hays' producer ~^gjje oj executives ahd " creative 

group. preople. 

Loan! lause Hit - I As wage- now paid is above- the 

Another recommendation of the mlhimHim reduired . by the govern- 
Academy committee that didn't sit ment, wages wiU bfe left untouched, 
pretty with the producer members It Is figured that as soon as the 
of the board was. the suggestion code becomes effective at least 800 
that a clause should be in the cpdie additional people Will_ get _ studlp. 
curtailing the loaning between stu- employment. . ^ 

dios of contract talent. Gpmmlt. Hppe is to get the code approved 
tee felt that such a proviso would at a producers' meeting tomorrow 
give freelance talent a better break. (25), unless the soundmen s^ strike 
Producers, however, ire of the closes all the studios and thus 

opinion this might hurt theatre stops pr ogress. ^ 

business, due _ to the present | " 
-scarcity of box-pfflce nameSi- 

The labor code, in which is to be 
based: the maximum working hours 
and other conditions for labor In 
the industry, is . expected to be 
ready " for Washington Tuesday or 
"Wednesday, a We^k later thaii was 

formerly believed.. Pat Caiiey has 

been working, on this phase;, and , , ... 

as In the ease of the major code, Angeles, July 24. 

labor groups will ; be^^^^^ a^ against picture houses^ w^ 

flayso on it before its final depirr ^^e^^ feinme at wages 

ture east The major code Is noH ^ ^ ^ minimum 

expected to be ready at least until fonf.,.^^^^^. ^^.^ ^g,„g 



IL A. AtihorifiesDrivc 
Against Haymg Femme 
Ushers at 50c a Night 



the end ;bf : this week. 



'SONGS' AS ROAD SHOW 

Psr. Limits First. .Cpop of. Dateir^ 
M id -.Summiirntteleaie " 



RQadshowing of 'Song of Songs' 
■throughout the XT. S, is up with 
Paramount following opening of 
' •'tJlcture at the Criterion, New York. 
Tn addition to Los Angeles, previ- 

■ run, picture is being figured as a 
Roadshow for Chicago; Philadelphia 



'^ nd Bost o n at? sta rter37 

In plucking picture for showing 
•In the middle of summer heat, Par 
did 30 to stimulate sales of the hew 
aeaaoh'a product. Dietrich picture 
was originally a; this year's produc- 
tion, but held over as part of the 
33-34 program. 



established by stalte law, is being 
conductisd by the California Indus- 
trial Commission. At least one the- 
atre operator has been warned to 
de3ist the prSLCtice, under penalty 
of charges being preferred, With an 
attfempt- also undctstooi: - to i have 
been made by the commislson to 
compel the theatre man to pay back 
wages aggregating around $350. 

On the strength of the campaign 
against underpaid employes, the 
Fox West .Coast iBbulevard (nabe) 
has-disp.iensed---with^Jlt3*glri=;M^^^ 
arid is emplbyirtg boys at a- con- 
siderably higher wage. House Sln- 
mit by t.hft Industrial Welfare 



With four months of thf code 
deadline lopped off and with the 
President's added aiuthorization of 
the blanket formula •* the govern- 
ment's, immediate instrumeni, film 
leaders, taken by. surprise, are this 
walc[ ehanflinq t he i ndii«trv*«^ tack. 
Will Hays is returnina within the 
next two weeks, when co-prdinators 
will mull over all of the tentative 
drafts and wrought a single docu- 
ment for presentation to Washing- 
ton about Aug. 15 aa the formula; 
approved by tho . majority of film- 
dom. 

I Immediately circuit heads and ex- 
hibitor: leaders are cpncentrating at- 
tention upon Roosevelt's blanket 
with the. advice of- cPunsellors" to 
sign the printed forms as. soon as 
they arrive frpm Washington, late 
this week. Idea Is to be able to 

hang the NIRAi4nslgnia^ being given 
to '.every employer: signing^ oyer the 
box office and to use It generally 
in advertising iand_explpitation. . 

Industry steerers figure that if 
fl!lmdoin as an Industry can be th«^ 
first tfTtell the public It lis for higher 
wages— ahd-^fewer-": hours the - -addU - 
tlbnal . cost to the business Itself 
should mean an extra: 110 paid in 
at the box office for every dollar 
paid out under the Roosevelt move - 
ment. To iget the most out of the 
publicity official consldferation Is 
now being given a.: national cam- 
paign klorig old Greater Movie Se4- 
sott lines, only, with the NIRA ahd 
Its. continuous front page ppsltlpn a 
the hucleusr ' " 

Welcome Blanket 

; While comparatively few people 
in the business understand codism. 
at all, regarding It as Impossible for 
any pne branch of. the industry to 
agree ■within Its own bounds,, not to, 
consider a coalition of all depart- 
ments, code strategists report suf- 
ficient progress. ' to ■ waxriEint thplr 
prediction that the. business will 
have written Its p-wn formula be- 
fore another month la up. They 
welcome the blanket and the new 
deadline, holding that these two 
mandates will do more to arrest 
stalling and lessen- dissension; than 
anything else, 

!At the same time they point out 
that the. two. codes should not ,be 
confused; that the Roosevelt formu- 
la, effective as soon as It lis signed 
by fiach emplbyfer with his theatre 
or coinpany, - will " bis - supierseded 
when filihdphi Is able to. secttre^u- 
thorizatiott for its o'wn., catechism. 

Contrary to a general impression 
Within the trade that there Is little 
reason to rush, that It would be 
months, at least, before the Industry 
could get a hearing, advisors in 
daily contact with the Washington 
board have this to say: 



"MusrQuibbler 

Hays Office Mohday • (25) 
quizzed Washington directly on 
how blanket code, affects film in- 
dustry, especially iu relation to 
employee classification. It was 
'hi^ld_ that asking questipris be- 
fore was beitter thian thresh- 
ing matters out after. 

Ihdustriial law when applied 
to the theatre requires a lot of 
Interpretation, it was. reminded. 

No doubt was .expressed that 
the industry will quibble over 
accepting .the Roosevelt form- 

■ lla. : : .' ■■ — 






IS 




Although the Roosevelt dictum 
stresses that prices of merchandise 
shall not be increased over their 
July 1 figure, and that "ho profiteer- 
ing advantage of the - consuming 
public' shall be taken by employers 
subscribing to the National Re-' 
covery Act jpecial formula, theatre 
experts hold that admissions can be 
legally and ethically increased. 
L__Coming_to this conclusion after 
perusing the biankef, they has^^^ it On" 
the premise that pictures are not 
merchandise and never have been 
construed as such. 

By the same token they figure the 
distributor can increase rental of 
film and will; that production Is 
without conftparatiye costs arid, that 
"therefore prices carinbt be .fixed or 
standardized. 

Managers' Salaries 
May Become Specml 
Point in Pic Code 



gle d 



General Johnson, in all probar 
bility, will riot spend more than a 
few minutes with picture men dur- 
ing the Washington discussion. One 
of his many deputies will preside 
over the hearing, the findings later 
>pre3ented-to-jphnsonr--and^it.no.tjte4. 
turned for certiiin 'revislonsi- subr 
mitted directly to the Presic^ent. 



Washington, July 24. 
Closed-door cPnferences between 
unofficial representatives of picture 
house chains and members of. the 
National Industrial Recovery. Ad- 
ministration were held last week to 
get NIRA's slant on code for in- 
dustry. It Js understood that special 
inquiry was made by NIRA ' of 
reputed lo'w salaries and seven-day 
weeks of house managers. 

Prbmlrient mention -was made In 
the talks of a reported survey made 
of 4,000. houses showing that in 1928 
average house manager'^ salary was 
-$45 -and- liow is-d6wn around $2d.. 

Understanding is tha,t NIRA may 
insist upon six-day week fpr man- 
agers. This wouldn't stop boys from 

I working overtime ■when they needed 
to, but it would put it on basis of 
voluntary effort rather than In 
voluntary slaving, ■which is expecteil 

[ in many Instances no-w., 

I Representatives- of the theatres 
were said to have been two lawyers 
from one of the chains. 



it's Efrea't - expectations an<l 
statistics time In the picture busi- 
ness. Every one, except th^ .bosses, 
expect raises and we^^^n^s. Out 
of work press agents -to 
taste beer. Even some of the bosses 
expect a; barrage from some irate 
stockholders on , nimdom's Judg- 
ment day in Washington that Win 
remind the government it over- 
looked the subject of maximum 

Under. Roosevelt's blanket code 
some of the expectations will be 
realized. But these wlU be only tor 
a short period because fllmdom Is 
•riow-appredatingTthe- 



its own formula into operation the 
better. Whether Roosevelt's -rpbe 
ultihiatum concerniriig iwlaries and 
hours will have to be^ permanently 
Incorporated Into their own for- 
mula Industry 'v^Ise men right; now 
do not pretend to know. But they 
hold that picture bia is different 
than any other kind 0f blx in the 
world and that It anything the. ay- 
^rage etriployoe today is . pverpald 
(compared at least ib cottph field 
folk). All of which means, accord- 
ing to broadest interpretation, that 
the Roman salary .day won't . Ia$t 
long, at least in films." 

Major forces now are at work 'On 
salary and hour charts; Every- 
thing must be accounted tor ttf the 
government, eyen ushers .and offlco 
boys, as well as stenos and clerks. 
It's a graph Job that is makinijr ac- 
countants as poptUar tor the time 
being as aittorneys. ' « 

Before publication of the tempo- 
'rary blanket fonnula no one had a 
chance to check .whether they 
wi>uld- be entitled :to a bpnus , or— 
time off. Exhibitor organizations 
arid other codlsts hadn't figured on 
the lowly usher, of which there pre 
estimated .to be ^O.OOC In V: S. the- 
atres. It seems the average seat lo- 
cator averages around $6 per week, 
apcordlng to the graphlsts. Bu% be- 
lieve the statlstlclsms, the blanket 
code can't mean that ' salary * will 
be multiplied by two and a half. 
In the way they see it ' the average - 
usher works, about , 20 hours a 
week. At. 38. .cents an hour , this 
would keep his . Rooseyellian. salary 
in the neighborhood of |7.50. If, in 
cases where the hours are loipffer 
the salary naturally, it is em- 
phasized, would be kept in line 
with the president's mlnlinum ot 
$15 .'in the big cities arid $12 In the 

smallest townS' t i 

Common understanding is that, 
ushers in the bigger and better 
(Continued on page. 34) 



body is an independent "nabe sub- 
sequent run, where the proprietor 
it., is reported, has been paying 
femhie ushers 50c per night. Nu- 
merous other nabe grind houses are 
also reported to be ■violating the 
minimum wage law. 



From Dresses to Scripts 



A. J. Van Buren 111 

A. J. "Van Buren, head of hip own 
shorts coriipany, is ill ,at horiie. 

He suffered a breakdown a few 
days ago. 



Los ..Angeles, July 24. 
Ayn Rand, recently in the dress. 
maKmg ae;paftrff<mt .at~Badlo, tiuts 
Ing a yen to write, has been en 
gaged by Metro to script 'Penthouse 
Legends,' an idea of her own. 

Story 13 said to parallel the life 
of Otto Kriiger. It will be produced 
hf LUcicn Hubbard. 



THEATRES CODE SET, 
SO TKADE BEUEVES 



With official word pyer the Weekr 
end that major circuits have sched- 
uled no turther sesslpns to cpnsider 
a theatre bracket the .industry's 
code arid that they will doubtless 
subscribe to the terms dictated by 
the Motion Picture Theatre Owners 
of America, filrii leaders are satlji- 
fled that box office standards are 
virtually set for Washlnigton. pres- 
entation. 

This brings to light the Sl^nt that 
at no time since the code furor 
ha've major represeritiitlves hoped-to 
poll a 100% majority for any of the 
three sections. Including production 
and distribution, which will com- 
pose the picture constitution. 

This means, it la admitted," that 
theatre factions \vhlch disagree will 
ha^ve to-present-verbal arsuments^n^ 
the Washington floor. Distributors 
still have considerable code detail 
to -work, out In-th etr own end._Bvit, 
with the virtual' concession ot, the 
circuits, most of whlcft are directly' 
f-elated with major releasing chan- 
nels, Indications .are that the distri- 
bution bracket is not far f r(>nl SPlU- 
tiom 



VARIETY 



PICYSBE CHESSES 



To^y, July 25, 1933 



RKO, LA, Now Straight Souni iiG 




Big 19G ; Mahoney Aids Par, 18G 



' 1MB Angeles, July 24. 
State, vriiyi the Harlow-Gable 
coihbihatlbh in 'Hold your Man,' 
and vEd Xowry on tbe staee as a 
majernet. Is leader of the local con 
tineent of premiere' showing houseis. 
It will hit a,n easy $li9i,006, with Chi 
nese coming next,' playing to around 
$18,000 with *Qold plggers' ih eighth 
week, and at leiast four more to go. 
.This is best money-getting attrac 
tion the . (Grrauman house has had in 
several years. 

. Paramount^ showing 'Midnight 
Cliib,' has a break with Will Ma 
Ifpney on the. stage, and should 
cdme in around |18,000 mark. 

'Ufe of Jimmy Doian' at the two 
Wariiier houses got oft to fair start, 
but will not finish to a big take on 
the week. RKO returned to straight 
sound ;with the Ann Harding opus, 
'Double Harness,' fCnd wiU hit ah 
easy $6,600, which is big. under that 

- policy. 

Estimates for This Week 
Chinese (Grauman) (2,028; 6S- 
11.65)— 'Gold Diggers of 1933* (WB) 
anici stage show (8th week). With 

— Bpeciaj-Tnight^-clippingr^along great, 
and an easy 118,000. Last week. In- 
cluding the gov't tax, got a. big 
$20,000. 

" Criterion (TaUy) (1,600; 26-40)— 
rpevll'ci Brother* (MG). This Laul-el- 
~ Hardy not hot at all, may^ be lucky 
to turn $2,20Q, whicli Is loss, Last 
w^k 'The Nuisance' (MG) seemed 
to be what the title Implies. BO 
pulled after six, days take of only 
$1,800. 

Downtown (WB) (1.800; 26-70)— 
*Jlmmy Dolan' (BIN) and vaudeville., 
Fidrbanks' name ineahd little here; 
possible it will drAw arou nd $ 7,600. 
Lufst week .'Baby Face' (WB) not 
iitnpdrtant grosser. $7,200; 

Hollywood (WB) (2.766: 26065)— 
'Jimmy Dolan* (FN) and «tage 
show. Not' pushing each other 
aside to reach box office. Around 
$8,000. Last week .'Baby Face': < WB). 
much better than figured aX $9,300. 

Lbs Angeles (Wm. Fox) (2,800 r 
16^26)— 'The Refoirm GixV (Tower) 
and 'Speckled Band' (Gainsbor- 
ottgh). .Not an enticing combina- 
tion, so may hit $3,400, which Is fair, 
Last . ,week % Have Lived' (Ches) 
and 'Skyway* (Mono)., latter pic on 
--tdiiii-of'-duo;>gdod^takeTof-$3f900r'-^^.-- 

Paraniount (Fartmar) (8,696; 26- 
40)— 'Midnight Olub' (Far) • and 
F&M stage show. Aided by Will 
Mahoney,;:got oCC to better take than 
pic could have done on its own, and 
will hit around - the $18,000 mark. 
Last week Hama Loves Papa' 
(Far) , just could not hurdle the 
fence beyond $14,200, below what 
house has had lately.' . 

President (Principal) (843; 26-40) 
^♦M' (Far) r (2d week). This for- 
eign opiis meant nothing at all and 
bows out with around $2,<i00i. Last 
wefek 'fii'Bt stanza for it was accept- 
table at $3,200) but no profit. 

RKO (2,960; 26-40)-^'DoubIe Har- 
ness' (RKO). Going straight souiid, 
this Harding opus oft to good start 
and should hit an easy $6,600. better 
than with stage shows. Last week 
'Bed of Rosesr (RKO) and stage 
show for 'final double offer ing faded 
out to $6,300. 

Qtate (Loew-Fox) (2,042; 26-40)— 
niold Tour Man' (MG) and stage 
show. Is great double offering, with 
stage unit headed by Ed Lowry 
helpful in rounding the entertain 
ment. Started oft with-an jlnltlal 
$8,000 day. and looks like an easy 
$19,<)00. Liaist week 'Arizona to 
Broadway* (Fox) pathetic at $12, 
100. 

. Tower (Gumbiner) (960; 26-40)— 
♦Cover the Waterfront' (UA) (2d 
week). Gave house nice profit on 
bow out with $3,600. First "week hit 
good profit a-t .$4,700. 

Opp«Msitibn Swikhies Na^ 
Of Indie Producing Outfit 

Hollywood, July 24. 

Deferring to requests of religious- 
iminded people, the name of Angelus 
Productions has been . changed to 
Pyramid Productions. Holy signlf- 
icance: . of the, word 'Angelus' 
brought the complaints, xegisteil'ed 
with exhibitors and exchanges, 
agaiiist its use for a film company. 

Small town folk were partlculairly 
opposed to the feligious handle. 
Indie organization produces for 
Mayfa,ir. 



Newark's B.O.'s Plagued 
By Sundiy Oppositions 

Newark, July 24. 
Despite, the weather (arid that's 
plenty Just now^^ with no rain for a 
'week) Proctor's' with ^Professional 
Sweetheart, and 6, fine stage show 
will surely top with $11,000 and, if 
any break, much more. < No one else 
is feoing anywhere. 

Sunimer closing of big stores Sat- 
urdays' does no help to week ends 
Worst of a;il will bie inevitable 
repercussions on lay .business; none 
too strong . any way here, of stock 
market collapse, with the dissipation 
pf~ faint hopes for a better- thaii 
usual theatrical summer. 

Meanwhile moi>e stocks and legit 
productions are running in sur- 
rounding towns than would be ex- 
pected. 

Estimates for This Week . 
Branford (WB) (2,966; 16-66)— 
'Lilly Turnet^ (FN) and 'Don?t Bet 
on Love' (Fox). Double bill unusual 
here and no flattery to Chattertoh. 
Might come in with $7,600. Last 
week 'Mavor nf Hell' (WB) . fair 



With $8,600. 

Capitol (WB) CI.200; 15-25-36- 
60)— :'<5pld Diggers' (WB). Fr9m 
Opening, looks, as if three weeks at 
Branford were enough downtown. 
About $4,000. Last week 'Hell Be 
low' (MG) and 'Jennie Gerhardt- 
(Par).great bill good with $6,200. 

Loew's State (2.780; 16-75)— 
'Midnight Mary' (MG) and vaude. 
Should please -enough to make a 
fair $9,000. Last week 'Hold Tour 
Man' C^G) good with nearly 
$13,000. 

Newark (Adams-Par) (2,248; 1%- 
76) — 'Disgraced' (Par*) and vaude. 
No appeal and slipping to a bad 
$4,000. Last week 'Gambliiier Ship' 
(Par) weak with $6,400. 

Proctor's (RKO) (2,300; 16-76)'— 
'Professional Sweetheart' (RKO) 
and vaude. Going strong and can 
hardly: fail- tor top $lliOOa. House 
has , three girls ostensibly nude In 
barrels attracting lots of attention 
Ih streets. Last week 'Big Brain' 
(RKO) a bloomer with $6,000. 

Terminal (Skouras) (1,900 : 16-60) 
^•It's Great to Be Alive' (Fox) and 
•Study Iff Scarlet' (WW). Will 
hardly top a mild $2,900. Last week 
_!Cpnsta.at _ .Woman!_ (WW) niid 
'Sunnyside Up* (Fox) disappointed 
with less than $2,800. 

MONTREAL BSTFER AT 
BA. THAN EXPECTED 



Bldyn's tiood Fare Can't 
Offset Coney Is. iBxodus 

Brooklyn, July 24. 
-Hot- spelL-dieipve the majority of 



citizenry to ConeyTITttttd.—^^ly- 
good f are at tbfi film hbuoes. but 
business not worth speaking of. 
Estimates for This Week 

Albee (3,800; 26-36-60). 'Melody 
Cruise' (RKO) and vaudie starring 
Leo CarrlUo and Irene Franklin. In 
vicinity of $9(000« brutal. Last week 
'Bed of Roses* (RKO) $12,400. f^a, 

Loew's Metropolitan (i,000: 26-3^ 
50), 'Jennie Oerhardt' (Far) and 
vaude. Borah, MInevJtch and hia 
hannohloa outfit copping honors/ 
Around $20,000, mild. Last week 
'Midnight MaiT* (MG). and Ferde 
Grofe ' on stage produced 

$20,000. 

Pcit, (4.006; 25-36-60). ^Detective 
62'- ( WB) and stage show. Gertrude 
Niesen, radio "flohgbird, stealing 
show, Mebbe $11,600. Last week 
'Woman I Stole* (Fox) did $12,900; 
fair. 

Strand (2,800; 26-36-60). 'Golddig- 
gers* (WB). Figured for $20,000, 
oke.. Last week 'Mayor of Hell* 
(WB) did $12,600, fahr. 



Loew, IVov., Sole 




14G^r%iiiger 



Shifts Two Players 



_ 'Hollywood, July 24. 

' lillenne «iraraotr'recentiy-ln~the- 
leglt '20th Century.M-eplaces Hugh 
Herbert, and Faul Cavanaugh gets 
the spot Intended for George Black - 
well In 'Warners 'KenneL. Murder 
Case.* 

Herbert was held In 'Footllght 
Parade,' which delayed his release 
SP£ thg William Powell pic. 



Montreal, July 24. 
Only average general entertain*- 
ment With, the menace ;^t>t bot 
weather In the background will 
likely dip grosses currently after a 
fair all-around take last week. As 
;hings have, been, exhibitors are do- 
ing better than expected this sum- 
mer. 

Palace has 'Jennie Gerhardt' and 
Sylvia Sidney has a following here, 
with a chance of $16,060.' . ^he house 
in also hoping for a little something 
from 'Fifi,' which will provide the 
necessary light contrast. " Capital 
shows 'Looking Forward' and 'Mid 
night Mary?; Lionel Barry more 
should help some, but $7,600 is the 
best guess. Loew's 'King of jazz' 
and ISAsa Before the Mirror' may 
collect. $7,000, and. Princess with 
'Cocktail Hour* and 'Woman I Stole' 
rates around $5,000. Imperial show- 
ing 'Pas Besoiu d' Argent' ('No Need 
ef Money') (French) thay get $2,600^ 
and Cinema de Paris drops Theo 
dore & Cie'. after four good weieks 
Is trying out 'Le Vainqueur' ('The 
Conqueror') (French) for a likely 
$1,600. 

Nabes have picked' Up a little bui: 
aro still mainly in this red. : 
Estimates for Thsl Week 
Palace (FP) (2,700; 60) 'Jennie 
Gerhardt (Par) and 'Fifi.' Should 
gross about $10,000. Last weeic was 
r epea t of 'Gold Diggers of 1933 
(WB) which did well at $10,600. 

Capitol (FP) (2,700; 60) 'Looking 
Forward' (MG) and 'Midnight Mary* 
(MG). Estimate for gross Is. $7,606 
Last w«eek 'College Humor* (Par) 
and 'Girl In 419' (Par). $8,00t)r 

Loew's (FP) (3,200; 50) 'King of 
Jazz' (U) and 'Kiss Befot-o the Mir 
ror* (U). Cannot be much over 
$7,000. Last week 'Letting in Sun 
shine' (Empire), and 'Silk ISxpress' 
(WB)', $7,500, 

^ Princess (CT) (1,900:_66)_ 'Cocktail 
Hou^' XGol) and 'Woman I ISloTe' 
(Col). So-so, $5,006. "Lafit Week 
'20,000 Tears In Sing Sing* (WB) 
-aiid-JGeritral-ParkM-W3.)_$6.jaaQ^ 
Imperial (France-Film) (1,600 
60) 'Pas Besoin d'Argent (French) 
$2,400. Last week, *La Fusee' 
(French), $2,000. 

Cinema de Paris ■ (France-Film) 
(600; 60) 'Le Valnqueur' (French) 
About $1,500. Last we6k, . fourth 



Providence, July 24. 
Film product exceptionally good 
here, considering fact that cinema 
year Is waning. This, coupled with 
the good breaks the exhibitors are 
getting with the weather, grosses 
ighould be plenty forte. 

Leading the atraight pix houses 
this week will be the Majeistio with 
double bili, headed by Tilttle Giant'. 
Ekl Robinson very hot here, and fans 
are going for fal|9> latest. Takings 
should be close to $7,000. Next in 
Ine. win be ttie Paramount, also 
with:. A twta. blll headed by 'Dis- 
graced.' . Gx'bflua iaot likely to g^ 
der $6,000. 

Willie , the. grosses - will be very 
heyxdey at the various ptx spots, no 
louse wlU be able to .touch Loew's 
State. Xnimlnatlon of vaudeville at 
the RKO Albee week ago. has placed 
:L«ew's In the unique, field of being 
;hejbnly_hpu8e Injtown featurin g liv e 
entertainment.' " 

Adding to the Inducement of 
things at Loew's this week Is Lionel 
!Barrymore'8 new film, 'Stranger's 
Return.' Notices great and word- 
of-mouth Ifdoming. Wouldn't . sur- 
prise If gross stuck close to $14,000 
this week, capacity. First threer 
days* bl9. . knockout, MQd with the 
breaks. . aii. with: the house, gross 
moist likely will be thiai nearest thing 
:o:midwIntei>.iiiark this ispqt has had 
since advent' of hot weiather. 

Second .week of 'straight pictures 
at the RKO Albee finds the house In 
a rather tepid state. First week of 
pictures proved oke, but largely be- 
cause of Bennett's 'Bed: of Roses.' 
^IplomanlacsP now current .with 
The Sphlnxf as 'companion picture, 
but eVten though; Wheeler and Wool- 
sey have many frieinds . in these 
parts, thetr following will not be 
sufficient to put the gross over a 
very mild $4,600; 

The only other picture spot along 
the main stem, the RKO Victory, 
switched to a split week, basis this 
week lut tb^e hope of boosting things. 
First three days brought, no notice- 
able dlf£ereh<:e, but possibly- the lat- 
ter part Qf this stanza might change 
things. 

Forelgh-mad«$ films are how a 
possibility for these parts each 
weelc ..The small Community the 
atre, JUst outside of the city limits, 
started It as a tryout three weeks 
ago, and the rush to' see the' foreign 
inakes has heen very sutprlslng. 
. .MiE^agement of community theatre 
began stunt when be was forced to 
close his house three days a. week 
because of lack of product. Decid- 
ing to make every effort to keep 
things going, he screened 'Maedchen 
in Uniform* for first time In Rhode 
Island. First showing was for threie 
days. He brought film back for an 
other three days following week and 
cleaned up again. 

X/ast Week "ther-hbuse-trled— 'Two 
Hearts in Waltz Time,* and. response 
was as great as with 'Maedchen.'. 
This week the Community is show- 
ing 'Two Hearts' once more. For 
elgn-made films will be shown 
weekly from now on at the Commu- 
nity on . a th ree-d ay basis. Should 
" j^fib wlng"^Wafi^t!^ltr" 
figure ph bringing them back fdl 
lowing week. 

— Eatima tes for This Week 

State (3,200; 15-40)— 



week of 'Theodore & Cle* (French) 
|1>000. 



Loew's State (3,200; 
'Strangers Return' (MG) and vaude 
.vllle. Stage sKow not so hot," but, 
being the only spot In town now 
with .live .entfirtalnment, anything 
goes. Lionel Barrymorc's foUdWlng 
here. Is expected to add materially 
to strength of things. Gross Will be 
iclose to .$14^0.0^1 ereat. X/ast week 



Market St, Frisco, Last Week Grossed 
filOOO^Ik Answer to SinartSeD^ 



1llaiiiaPaii9,'12(;;(H^- 
'GambEiig SMp' Ditt^; 
■DisgracedM6(vWash. 

Washington, July 24. 
ig surprise of week Is world pror 
rnlere of 'Mama Loves F'apa' at: Pal- 
ace,' which even startled local Loew 
office with Its pronilse. Critics 
panned .y title: ..but. lauded, show. 
Opened well and'' should build nicely. 
Critics* angle was tha.t name im- 
plied .slapstick and actually. It was 
excellent humor. 

Keith's playing second .week of 
'Double Harness.' which shot right 
up after good opening. . Bxploita^ 
tion centered' around firiit teaming 
of Hardlng-FbWell, Which got cUrf- 
bus In addition to usual Harding 
fans. 

Return engagement of 'She Done 
Him Wrong* after playing all WB 
neighborhoods twice around Is still 
making boys gaispi^ Show turned In 
beautiful $8,600, which Is way above 
house average for .first runs. Would 
4iave— stayed-^xtra--weeky-^but--for.- 
other bookings. Including return of 
'42d Street' this week, which Is only 
so-so. 

Vaude houses are neither any- 
thing-, to rave about, although Dis- 
graced' and 'Sherlock Homes* radio 
skit on stage at Fox will do better 
than Barle with 'Gambling Ship' 
and Roy Atwell at .X<arl. Revival 
of 'Whoepee* at Columbia was un- 
der expectations last week, due In 
some measure to stiff oi>po8ltlon at 
other straight pic spots. 

Estimates for This Week 
KeithV (RKO) (1,830; 16-25-36- 
50-60)— 'Double Harness' (RKO). 
Second week big with $7,000. Last 
week Harding-Powell angle helped 
to more than expected. Nice $12,000. 

Fox (Loew) (3.434; 16*26-36-60- 
tO)— ^sgraced* ■ (Par) aAd vaude. 
'Sherlock Holmes* helping stage, but 
416,000 win be satisfactory and no 
more. Last week 'Man Who Pared' 
(Fox) and "The PlccoU* on stage 
tottered with fair $16,000. Marion- 
ette show was hailed by critics, but 
public couldn't see It In place of 
flesh-and-blood revue. Too long. 
"Wouid~do-nlcely as one act In regu- 
lar bill. 

EarTe (WB) (2,424; 26-36-60-60- 
70)— 'Gambling Ship' (Far) and 
vaude. Roy Atwell heading stage. 
Maybe fair $1 2.000 . Last week 
•Mayor of Hell* (WB) was bit heavy 
for summer, but Joe Penner helped 
ponsiderably to acceptable $13,000. 

Palace (Loew). (2,363; 16-26-35- 
50-60)— 'Mama Love_s Papa* (Par). 
Nice reviews whlQh claim title Im- 
plies slapstick when It. Isn't.. - BuUd-^ 
Ing to. nice , $12,000. Last wefek 
Storm at Daybreak' (MG) turned In 

oke" $10,000. 

Met (WB) (1,583; 15-25-36-60-60) 
'42d Street' (WB). Return after 
playing neighborhoods will get light 
$3,500. Last week 'She Done Him 
Wrong* j(Par) was In samejboat, but 
kicked In tremendous $8,600; Better 
than .house usually gets on first 
runs. ' 

Columbia (Loew) (1,263; 15-26- 
35-40)— 'Reform Girl' (Tower). May 
see $2^600, Which Is slightly above 
average. Last week revival of 
'Whoopee* (UA) disappointed with 
$3,000,^ oke, but expected lot more. 



•Storm of Daybreak* (MG) also nice 
at $12,000. , . 

Majestic (Fay) (2,200; 16-40)— 
'Little Giant' (FN) and 'Best of 
Bnemles' (Fox). Swell bill and get- 
ting the comment as well as the 
takers.. Gross should not.be under 
$7,000 If break, in weather keeps up. 
Last week 1 Loyed ToU Wednesday' 
<F6x) and 'The Outsidis* (MG) not 
so hot at $4,600; 

Paramount (2,200; 16-40)— 'Dis- 
graced* (Par) and 'Shriek in the 
Night* (Allied). ..Femmes .going big 
for former picture. Present pace 
nice, and If It should continue 
everything, will be oke at $6^000. 
Last week 1 Love That Man* (Par) 
and 'Man .of the Forest' (Par) man- 
aged -to corral- $5,-000- after— a-rather^ 
uneven week, oke, 

RKO Albee (2,600; 15-40)— 'Dip- 
lomahiacs' (RKO) and 'The Sphinx' 
(Mono). Opening second we^k 
meekly, no indication either of a 
plckui) later in the week; present 
outlook not so hot at $4,500. Last 
=wrek="'Bed= «f ^ RaseB'--(llKO)^and 
.'Flying Devils' (RKO) augured well 
for first week of straight plx after 
two years of vaudeville, but this 



turned out to be 'Bennett's inning 
Nice at $6,800. 

RKO Victory (1,600; 10-25)— 
•Night of Terror' (C3ol) and 'Pro- 
fessional Sweetheart' (RKO), split 
Opened ThUrisday arid eiosed Sun- 
day; hot bad at $900, Last week 
'Unknown Valley* (Col) and 'Cock- 
tall Hour' (RKO) $2,200, goo^. 



Ban Francisco, July 24.' 

The spirit with which local maa«k 
agers are willing to try anything to 
get business is largely responsible 
for the bright outlook of FVlsco. For 
there is. business to be had. Proof 
of that Is In the five all-tlme attend- 
ance records smashed here and ii» 
Oakland within the past fortnight. 

The Paramount ran to a tremen- 
dous $30,000 on "'Gold Diggers,' sold 
by a great, camjpalgn that involved 
plenty of work and thought. The 
Golden Gate ran to ah attendance 
mark with Al Fearce and Gang, and 
same bUnch 'set a similar .score at 
the Oakland Orph^um last' week. 
Nudist , picture Is busting attend- 
ance and money records at' the' 
Strand, While the Capitol is clean-: 
Ing up with a colored show,' fitaf- 
time one of those has clicked in this' 
burg. 

Cheered )>y the success of these, 
unusual ventures, new thlni; are., 
consta'htly being tried. GoldeiV Gate' 
didn't expect mucb. on Its present 
'What Price Innocence,' but plugged 
It as for ^adults only* the opening 
day, and then.ballyhooed It as 'okay 
for children by public demand.' Re-- 
suit was that the film has Started 
out well andl with a big Friday, 
matinee at which Al Fearce waa 
brought. -back- for the one show,- 



Which was broadcast via. NBC from 
the stage, house may get an excel- 
lent $13,000. 

Warfleld going heaylly on Cagney 
In 'Jilayor of Hell,' but not content 
with that. Is devoting an extra effort 
to Florence Desmondi who Is on-^the 
stage, and who Is absolutely un- 
known here. As a result customers 
are actually coming into the shove 
to see Just what this Desmond gal la 
and what she can do. In addition to, 
which, Cagney Is- a 'pushover for 
sw^ll errosses. 

United Artists Js finding the going 
tough, with none of Its good product 
due until Aug;. 15> when the Colmian. 
picture comes In. Now playlnig. re^r.. 
issues and novelty stuff; I. e., this 
week^s 'Samarang,' an Indle-made, 
-released. .by_UA. . The pic Is smart ly 
soldi Whlch ls helping If consider* - . 
ably. 

The other three 'ellckers enumer* 
ated heretofore— 'Gold Diggers' at 
the Paramount, 'Back to Nature' at 
the Strand, and the colored show- 
'Change Your Luck' at the Capitol* 
are continuing.. '.their runs. 

St.— Pranels — continues strongly^ 

with Its double bills at 40o top, do- 
ing so well that that house and Its 
manager, «A.rvid .Erickson, are No. 1 
in the Fox- West Coast profit drive* 
with the Wurfleld an^ Manager. 
Herman Kersken second— two Fris- 
co houses leading the coast. Cur-i 
rently at the St FranCls Is 'Gam-^ 
bling Ship' and at'is' Great to Bel 
A,llve,* slough stuff turned down by, 
the other F-WC houses, but put In' 
here and making mon^-. for the cir- 
cuit. 

Pox, with Its two-1)lt top for dual 
films, finds It tough' to get goqd 
product or releases with majox; 
names. T Have Lived' and 'Yes Mn 
Brown,' latter an Bngllsh-made UA« 
are this week's fare, and doing av--. 
erage. . _j ^. 

Manner In which these downtown 
theatres have been , pulling In the 
dough— some $90,000 was the first 
ruin take on Market street last week 
— Is hurting the naborhoods consid- 
erably. 

Estimates for This Week 

Fox (Leo) (5,000; 15-25)— 1 Have 
Lived' (Maj) and 'Yes, Mr. Brown* 
(UA). The usual $8,000, same as on 
last -week's 'Dangerous Crossroads^' 
(Col) and 'Big Chance' (All Star). 

Golden Gate (RKO) (2,844; 30-40- 
66)— "What Price Innocence' (Col) 
and vaude. - Sexy and drawlng.af ter . 
billed as 'adults only* first day, then 
switched to kids as well 'by popular 
deinahd; Looks like $13,000, while 
lasf week was very bad, with. Cecil 
and Sally :lh .pers6n..ahd ITomorrow 
at T (Radio) doing but $11,000. 

Paramount (Fox) (2,700; 30-40- 
56)— 'Gold Diggers' (WB) (2d week). 
After smashing an attendance rec- 
ord with $30,000, holding on and 
ought to hit around $15,000 for 
thls'n. 

St. Francis (Pox) (1,600; 36-40)— < 
'Gambling: Ship' (Par) and 'Great to 
:Be^jUlvfi'„(F.6x)r okay. 
biz, $6,500. Last week saw Oii 
•Hold Me Tonight' (Fox) and 'Man 
of Forest' (Par). 

Strand (Cohen) (880; 25-40)^ 
'Back to Nature' (Corop) (2d week). 
Nudie got swell $6,000 flrst stanza , 
and looks like another $4,000 this 
tlmer'^"^-^^^=^^ -- --^^' — .^L=^^^.=.i.^=^^^^ 

United Artists (1,400; 25-35-50)-— 
'Samarang' (UA). Tropical stuff 
that's getting a fair play at $5,000'. 
'wnoopee' (UA) relssuer-fetst— weelt^ — 
found the going tough at $4,000. 

Warfield (Fox) (2,700; 35-55-65)— 
'Mayor of Hell' (WB) and stage 
show. Cagney always big; and $18,- 
000 is good takings, '^hcn Ladies- 
Meet' (MG) arid Marge, of Myrt nnd 
Ma;rge, last week sent the house -to 
ft mighty fine $22,500. 



TAKlETr 




Radio Knstrels^Po 
Helps "Strangers 
Doubk Harness' 






s> 

Draw, $25M 

I ji 







IIP [Very Utde on B way Has 
$70,000: Song Starts B^;^tonn 




R. McDiQiiough Brought 



NM. Gives in to the Heat 
After Some Good Weather 

New Haven, July 24. 
A peries of unseasonable week- 
ends have given film houses some 
grand breaks over shore spots thi;? 
summer and have held grosses up. to 
satisfactory liBvels. This week, how-, 
over, is th6 exception^ ^ - 
Palace continues triple bill policy 
./ I of two features plus a musical stage 
consistently Liast week a radio talent prize 



Chicago, July 24. 

Aaron Jonies is adding the State- 
^ke's 2,700 seats to the loop com- 
petition this week. What, if any- 
thing, that will mean to the rest df 
the downtowners cannot presently 
be stated. Jones looks like he's giv- 
ing a'lot of value fo 35c. First bill 
has J. C. Flippen, Clift Nazarro, 
Babe Kane, Prank Libuse, Bernard 
and Henry, Verne Buck, all stand* 
ard acta or local favorites. 

If putting across' cot'^f^^-.—^-^ lact. jjasi weett «* aauw 
praiseworthy stage shows at 35c, contest running sir days in connec- 
Aven the fact that the pictures are Uion with Vaughn De lieath's ap- 
thlrd funs won't lessjen the contrast pgj^pance, helped drag them in. 
In values between the 75 centera - Estimates for Thia Week 
offering substantially the same sort ' 

of show. , ^ .i^,. V 

' C RIcag b and . palace-leatl-the-loo. 
currently, although much is expect- 
ed from Harlow, the gal who can 
take it, and Gable, the disher-outer, 
combined In 'Hold Tour Man.' 
Estimates for This V/eek 
Chicago (B&K) (3,fl40r 35-5B-7By 
'Strangers Beturn* (MG) and 
stage show, liboks headpd for a 
lilfty $40,000, with the stage head- 
liner radio-popular Sinclair Mln- 
ptrels (NBC) getting the credit be- 
cause rated a. swell draw for tour- 
' 1st trade. Last week 'Baby Face 
(WB) took $38,900. 

McVickera (B&K) (2;284; 25-35)— 
•Best of Enemies' (Fox). Buddy 
Rogers made personal appearances 
opening day (19) and again Sunday, 
but picture rated lightweight. By 
Mond ay ha d grossed around $4,200 
fot a'^Tobabl6~$f,B00 week. liMt 
week 'Narrow Corner* (WB) ob- 
tained $6,100. 

Oriental (B&K) (3,200; 30-40-65) 
^'Gold Diggers' (WB) (5th week). 
Remarkably steady. Downward 
curve of business very Slight In- 
stead of sharp decline usual at this 
-JtoMse. .Proving it's the World's Fair 
jnob rather than the Tocals whiraTce" 
flocking in. Expect to hold above 
$12,000 current week. Last week 
$18,500. Best engagement house has 
had in couple of years. 'Song of 
fiongs' (Par) will follow ultimately. 
Meanwhile B&K will try to keep 
•Diggers' six weeks. 

Palace (RKO) (2,583; 40r65-83)— 
•Double Harness* (RKO) and vaude. 
Picture highly regparded, got crack- 
erjacfc notices. Ann Harding- Wil- 
liam Powell coinbo had them com- 
ing early and strong, with promises 
Qt above $26,000 not unlikely to be 
fulfilled. Last week 'Bed of Roses' 
<RKO) did splendid $24,000. 

State- Lake (Jones) (2,700; 20r3B) 
f^'Zoo in Budapest' (Fox) and 
vaude. Jones Linick & Schaeffer 
opened- house— Sunday (23) 



in as Genoral Manager 
Looking Toward That Re- 
sult 



REORGANIZATION SET 



, Paramount (Publix) (2.848: 35-50) 
-iHer-^odyguard ' XPy) " t ^^ 'Vnn 
'Commandment.' Falling off, $3jl00. 
Last week. Devils'^ (RKO) 

and 'Sphinx' (WB) took only Jf3,800. 

Paiace (Arthur) (3.040; 35-50) 
'Stranger's Return,' and 'Best pi 
Enemies' (Fox), plus John Fogavty 
on stage. Set for an okajy $6,000. 
Last week 'Storm at Daybreak 
(MG) and 'Barbarian' (MG), with 
Vaughn De Leath on stage, pulled a 
nice $6,200. 

Roger Sherman (WB) (2.200; 3a- 
60) 'Heroes for Sale' (WB) ajid 
•Don't Bet on Love' (Fox). Indicates 
a light $3,500. Last week, 'Bed of 
Roses' (RKO) and •Jimmy Polan 
(WB)" built to a good $6,300. 

OVERlMiaNCY 
ICED CINEMAS 



This week's grasses will no^ be ^ days. Good ad campaign and Duko 
ahy tru^inSex at^ail as tO the' box Wellirigton's Impressive front, aid- 
offlce value of the pictures. B^o***- . . RK.it l6-$i 65)— 

^"i, ^""^ S?i./'S2eihe?'tlSS tyTot'fts''Su^rSi ^SSondf we^i^ 
badly. No telling whether tnere U{V^„„ collected $4,700. 
win be any chance to stage a P»P^- P^'jiXw^d (1 543r a5^3^^ 
. J up before the week is out. The L VOMjnwood U^^^ 

Expectations are that RKO wilf sweltering Spell seems booT^ed solid $l^«—jQoW«J^^^^^^^ 
wind its receiverahip thing within for a while. - this w6Ck. niaybe a little better, but- 

i six months and that the company! On^^ exception on ^Nev York s ^^^h week, fifth, takings 

will have been fully reorganized ^ 
Jan. 1, of next year. Appointment Mu«lc Ha^^^^^^^ ^•y^-''" <2;,200; 36-65.65)-'Sava«e 

|of J. R. M.Dono„gh, as-general 1^^^^^^^ 

I manager of RKO, looks to have that Ulso. what little business was round Jl^^^^^ after 
end in view. McDonough'a job so over the week end the Hall seemed Holiday' (Superb), war freak, 

far as khowh is on the reorgahiza- 1 to get, including the usual o"*-®!" [^u down badly to under $7,000._ 
i4ion->ngle. ---^l^<»^5^.-f'^5?=^^»^a^i^^^ 



ArgirnerMm^ria^S~i^^ 
Aylesworth, MCDO^^^^^ w^?cTSrhai??^l"iV» ^'^SJ Will ?ot f^llfO^t^^^^O^^ 

his efforts towards realigning the I J^^j.'^ j^^'y^j^jj^g ^jgg ^„ flrat run. I JJiF^'^v^. .^♦f.^, »« Koa.- 

corporate setup <»£ the company and [ rpi,^ companion Radio City th 



— o . — I (RKO), the result was hetter, $9,500. 

v,w.jt.„.. — r — The companion Radio City thea- n p^^;„^„„^ (3,664; 35-66-75)— 

its subsids, preparatory to washing I tre, RKO Roxy, could be poorer than I »njama Loves Papa' (Par) and 'Run 
up the receivership. He was drafted I it is. It may hold a pace that sug- I j^j^jj^ Chlllun' on stage. Comedy 
for this purpose from RCA by gests close to $15,000 on Bed of j^ir,„g Ruggieg artd Mary B^^^ 
Avl^sworth with the consent of Roses.' four days, a conceded dr^w, ^ ^ there on draft; if lucky majr get 
Dlvidslrnoff As SnerS^^^^^ 'Private Detective 62.'^comng 3^ the $16,000 mark, weak. I^t 

l^^' f ? v?r\ »i„ tomorrow (Wednesday) and rating the tune was cheerier, $29^pff, 

of RKO, McDonough is aubject only S;™ter than average bbx office. fairly good, trickling in on 'Dls- 

to Aylesworth for authority. I of the other New York theatres, I graced' (par) and Burns and Auen 

McDonough comes to RKO with a j it remains for a two-a-day attrac- I gtag^ 
record of successful achievomeiit in ltion, 'Song, of Songs,' at Criterion, I Radio City Wusie .Hall (6,945; 36r 
and for RCA. He was wsistant to to be exercising greatest strength 65,76)^'Double Harness (RKO) and 
<?arnoif head of RCA. until eventu- 1 against dangerous odds, pesplte gtage show.: Ann Harding ana 
n inh^nf^nlldin? un the house, tho heat and the inade- Po^eUover this titlo plus draft with 

ally assigned the Job of building up " cooiing system, Dietrksh pic- ^."f.^f.totifnera desnite heat fOrtify- 
the HCA Victor firm. He became Miuate cw^^^^^ 




cheap scale policy, using quite elab , 
orate vaude bills -with 'C release 
pictures. Aaron Jones, Jr., and jack 
Hunt manage house. Fritz Blocki 
on publicity. No line on business 
can be given until house has been 
open a while. 'Zoo' played McVick- 
fers some weeks ago. State-Lake 
dark about six months after, RKO 
cut It adrift. 

. United Artists (B&K) (1.700; 36- 
65)— 'Hold Tour Man' (MG). Hopes 
run . to $16,000. on strength of Har- 
low-Gable team. Last and . second . 
<week of 'Mayor of Heir (WB) $7,200. 

The Fleet's In, So Tacoma 
Benefits iai La at B O.'s 

Tacoma, July 24. 
Overflow of the battle fleet's 
visit 16 P'uget Sound ports Is brlng- 
la^-some elttra -biz-to the .b.o. In.thisL 
spot.- 

Music Box looks 'the goods with 
•Waterfront' Roxy has natural 
draw in 'Back to Nature' the last 

ha lf. 

Esti mates" Toinrfiis Week 

Music Box (Hamrick) (1,400; 25) 
•-r-'Covcr the Waterfront' (UA>, 
•Baby Face' (WB), spilt, en route to 
nice $3,000. Last week 'Private DCr 
toctive 132' (WB) $1,650; 'Kiss Be- 
fore Mirror' (U), 3 days, $1,000. fair 
^totalUof.^$2T660r"^-:^ — 

Roxy (J-vH) (1,300; . 10,-16-25)— 
•Looking Forward* (MG), 'Back to 



Cincinnati, July 24. 
Hottest weather of summer ^on 
tape Saturday and Sunday, the 
mercury topping the 100 mark, 
helped biz at chilled cinema cham- 
bers and wilted receipts for other 
houses; Double harness is pulUng 
the hef Uest take cutrently wlOi 
'never give a sucker a break grab- 
bing second money. 

State tax on amusements, same 
as federal levy, went in force Sat- 
urday. RKO, whose three ape the- 
atres were Only ones here charging 
over 40c and affected by the fed- 

, eral tax, avoided Ohio's additional 

with.. Ladmlsh slough, by -Cutting, the tpp 



' » I duaie cuuiiiiB ojoLcii., *,.^v^.~.. ^p- , Qut-of-towhers despito hoat fOrtlfy 

the HCA Victor firm. He became ^^^^ ^^^^^ first four days ,ng chances tor a $70,000 week, best 
president of the phonograph and ^_ yesterday (Monday). This is New York. , Last week 'Prpfesi 
disc subsid of RCA for that purpose, yg^y good business for the sma,ll- | gional Sweetheart' (RKO) and Roxy 
Exob V;P. of RCA seater at a $iVC5 top. ' ' — 

As a reward for his endeavors that Pox's •Pilgrimage.': roadshpwlpg . ^-r-v-,. , . - 

way McDonough was later made on the same policy at the Gaiety* less Nights' (Rem), ^ B»^"ish-p|-o- 
_nici'ono"Kn where getting $10,000 the first week, duced musical failing to excite and 

executive ▼^ce-presldent ojt RCA, JJ'^^rst^^four days'of current lap has ^^^"^ ,g top chances, bareljr^ow- 
under SarnofI, and resigned from - i„g house Some profit through low 

Victor. He stiU holds his Job as * 'j^.g jj^^jj (,£ strong attractions as current budget. Last week 'Laugh- 
executive v.p. of RCA and while U^eii the weather that places the j„g nfe* (MascOt) did pretty 

UitJlKOJs--only^onJtJeaxia._atAbi,hDapltol»Je^^^ -^^ 

sence from the RCA post Rlalto and old ROxy into dtsaiF^ Rivoli (2,200; 40-65.7tf^By=TBr8 

NO salar. or other ^,y,^e ^ has {j^^gj-^-^^^^ 

attaches to McDonoygh a Job In Rarrymore on the stage to ^"'P ,owest for Riv in long tithe, 

RKO. Aylesworth, although he has U,,,,gter it btit not getting the play oki^Sy diie to bad weather breaH. 
been president of HKO for about a expected. Theatre %ill be lucky to JJ^^PJ^yj "^j^^ j^^^^y (U) as suc- 

year, also draws no salary. Mc- ' — " ••'^ ""'^ — 

Donough Is on the RCA payroll and 
Aylesi 
NBC. 

In drafting McDonough to RKO, 
Aylesworth has made it clear to the 
insiders that the present adminis- 
tration of RKO Is not to .be dis- 
turbed, with ^e operating heads of 1 
the subsids to continue as is. Mc- 
Donough's post, as far as known, 
will be outside the pale of operat- 



Nature* (SheC) split. Nice explolta- 
~4ion-helDS-to-frxpeete(3-$3T300. — Last, 
week 'King of Jazz' (U), 'Made on 
Broadway' (MG), nice enough at 
$3,200. 

Blue Mouse (Hamrick) (650; 10- 
20)— 'King ^ of Jungle'*- (Par). Only 
$800 in sight, .slow. La-st week 
'Temple Drake' (Par) so-so. at $050. 



gate price to 40c. By this action 
neither Uncle Sam nor Ohio derive 
amusenaent tax frOm Cihcy cinema 
patrons. . _ . , 

Albee, Palace and Lyric week- 
day scale was. 25c . and 35c until 5 
o'clock and 30-40c thereafter. Now 
the early bird time limit has been 
itioved up to 1 p. th., with a straight 
30c charge for both floors and after 
then 80c for balcony and 40c for 
Orchestra. • . ^ , 

Amusement and most other trade 
channels locally were hurt- last 
week by deadline payment time for 
-county' taxes. _ ^ . , 

Warner Exchange here advising 
trade that 'Baby Face' has been 
flatly rejected by Ohio censors.. 
Eatimates for This Week 
Albee (RKO) (3,3O0t 30-40) 'Dou- 
ble Harness' (RKO). Harding and 
Powell heavied over title. En route 
to ^10.000, swell. Last week 'I Love 
That Man' (Par), $5,800, weak. 
" Palace- (RKOl " (2.600; 30-40) 
•Never Give a Sucker a Break 
(MG). Lee Tracy the selling ace for 
$9,000, dandy. New b. o. title locally 
Instead of the regular release title. 
-Lest— week- : 'Made: -OA— BcQadffiay, 
(MG). $7,500, good, 

Lyric (RKO) (1,285; 30-40) 'Zoo 
in Budapest* (Fox). Indicates $3,000, 
poor. Last week 'I Loved You 
Wednesday* (Fox), $6,800, nifty. 

keithfs (Libson) (1,500; 25.40) 
:iMary^.ateven3j^M. D/ (WB).^Kay 
Fraricis the loud hoTse^and ecWllig 
$6,000. Last week 'Heroes for Sale 



t^STSJ^ Papa|?«.r opS 

5Sp e .JSl^Sk oKhow and \h Between duo, both above^^ve^^^ 
weifther turns before It's too late, box office, possibilities are for close 
Rlvoll expected and is believed to $16,000, fair considering every- 
entitled to more than the $8,600 on thing. Last week 'College HumMT 
•This Is America' which ends its (Par) and 'Be Mine Tonight (U) 
singli week tonight (Tuesday). To- eked out hut.$12,500, a loss, 
morrow. mOrnlng (Wed), 'The Roxy (6,260 ; 26-36-56)— 'Arizona 
will be outside the paie or operai- 1 Rebel,' a foreign-made with Vilma 1 to Broadway' (Fo^Vand^stage show 
tag details -Of -ivny -Sf the subsids. Banky jreleaslhg through JQnLYeml. Taking "^^"S ^ith o^^^^ 
upon the completion of his survey Btartp. ^| result should represent |18.p«»_?; 



v-"**- — 7~ •-— '-•;^| No holdover In sight, either, fo^ u„der. Last week house managed 
and upon the reorganization of thei ^j^^ Strand, where Barthelmess' ensnare $19,600 on 'Best of 
corporate structure, McDonough latest, 'Heroes For Sale,' stumbles h^^emles' (Fox), 
shoves back to his executive post at for $10,600. I w^a*- ra flOOt i 



Qiate (2,9.00; 35-55-75)— "Reunion 



tor ^ , ^ , \ a:at« ti5,».uu; oo-au-«u7 — Y^"'";':: 

T»c A I - Warners are fortunate in having Vienna' (MG) and vaude. All 

What nropelled the appointment 'Golddlggers' at the Hollywood to , point to about H^.^a 
«f M^^inSri! th* toS^S^^ «^ °' P''**,^,'^®*^?^*^! wiek in comparison to big $22,000 

of McDonough It the fact that the Strand, but normally would be previous seven days when Prlmq 

is in a position , now to begin to gett,„g ^^re than the n2.000 in- P^«^»J"^^ 

wash up on the receivership thing dicated for this, the sixth, week of f ^ yu^j jon screen more than a 

with the outline of the new reor- musical'a run. With ..house nut| ,_^.. f = 

ganizatlon course apparently al- scale^^^^^^^ 

ready set, .p^e Rialto alsb holds a musical; 

Holding Houses English-made. 'iSleeipless Nights^' 

So far as the theatre reorganlza- but a bare $7,500 in sight, glying the 1 b.--«- —7--- T „nV ^e-u 

tlon thing goes. RKO looks healthily low-overbeaded house a slight profit 



musical's run. wun .houbb »»"^ i.ttie 

scaled away _dpwn, this figure "1" str,„j (2.90O; 36-65-75)— 'Heroea 

for Sale' (WB); Unable to stand 
, gaffC of opposition and a boiling sun, 
gross will stand around $10,000 on 



alms hot only to retalk thO (jlBcIrt- 1 — j.;--;^^^^ (Mmiday) to mal^e -a 
nati sector but will travel along fur- f^^gj^ <savage Gold,"^ which 

ther to retain certain Orpheum I opened last; night (Monday) at a 
properties also. Probably, from . 81 special $1.65 premiere, 'Hell's Hollr 



on 



subsids will take under the reorgan 
ization scheme can't be detailed. 
I Hardly likely^lhaLihUL Js . k nown t o 
Insiders so far, but from all Indl 



Hollywood, July 24; 
teve Runyon, of Metro publicity 
department, my.sterlourtiy disap- 



Id Roxy looks to about $18,000 . «vi#»it...^..v, ...,.,v, 
oil 'Arizona to Broadway,' the pearcd Friday (21). 
Palace only afound $8i500 on 1 - . ... 

^Private Detective 02* and the State 



Studio unable to find him al- 



insmers lar pu. .ruu.^-^^^^ ^^^^ g^3g,o„ the 

cations the Irving ITruat should be ^ _ . -goven -davs via Prime 



- • ■• 'are at his home. 



out Of RKO within Six months, with 
the company and its picture and 
theatre subsids back On their own 
by that time. 



(FN), $4,500, fair. 

~ tKO) 



previous -seven--- days via Primp 
Carriera In the tungstens, 

Estimates for This. Week 
Capitol (5.400; 36-76-99-$1.65)— 
'Storm at. Day . Break' (MG) and 
3tage---shoWT===;EtheWBarrymore=^^n= 
fltage .failings to make up for weakr 
ness in film this! week; probably 
under $30,000. Last week, 'Midnight 



'Devil's Brother* (MG). Held oyer 
for second week end with The 
'Woman I Stole* (Col) rounding up 
$2,000, fair." Last week the fprmer 
film stretched a. rollicking $5,700, 
the biggest figure for this theatre In 
moons, Laurel arid. Hardy likewise 



being the biggest names the house 
ii m 15-30) I ha ^Jmd^n^gmt^^ 

(Par) and 'Flying Devils' (RKO). aroUnd $25',000. 

snlit week. Pulling $2,000. fine, 'M* Criterion (875; 55-$1.10-$1.66) — 

is being continued for a full week. 'Song of Songs' (Par). Marlenc 

Last week 'Somewhere in Sonora' Dietrich starrer, leading off Par .s 

(FN) and 'Dance Hall Hostess' 1933-'34 program; starting out at 
(Fischer), $1,700, okay. I capacity, getting $5,900 on first four 



McGuire Back to U 

Hollywood,. July 24. 
Wi U lam Anthony McGuire winds 
uF fils^loari - ou rpTriod^to''^^^ 
wyn for 'Roman Scandals' (28), 
and returns to Universal, to script 
-"fbe-Grectt-Ziegfeldi-and-iW-hcn-tha. 

Time Comefj.' 

Writer was due at U last week, 
but Carl Laemmle, Jr., gave him 
.another stanza to complete the Edr- 
die Cantor .story. 



Tucedaj, July 25, 1933 




Stage^tarvcd Mpk. Goes for Benny 



Minneapolis, . J uly 24» 
The Rkp Orpheum has anotlier 
of its oci^aslonal inhings this we^k, 
almost monopolizing the box-oiflce 
. 8p6tii|rht. The reason is Jack Benny 
and his stage show; It's far and 
away th© town's outstanding r 
traction. 

Since his la:8t visit here Benny 



'Strangers Return' Best 
Looisiriae Money, $$)S0O| 

iiOUlBVille» July 24. 
_ Ijoew'a alone is _doing Bom.o I 
I AH the othiis are straggliiigr Sir 
1 though 12,800 for 'Mama liovesj 
Papa,' at the BCiae, isn't at all bad. 

DITTO IN DETROIT, HEAT ,."."t;^tra.1rri« wS| 

like plenty good trade for these 

EstimatM for This Week 

^ ^ T 1 I toew'a (3.400; 26-40), 'Strahgfer's 

Detroit, July 24. (mg). Best Weeik In some 

Heat eummaung any chance I?"^ _ -^n iLast week 'Storm 4t 

business this week. "Weel^-end with iMG), 16.500. still far 

(3,000: ■ 25- 
KuBband' 

The Mich- 1 W^PPota'i'W. »"•>'. »MS?- 

with .Stronser'a Brturn"'^ | I^f * w«k •H.ro.B lor S,U.- (FN), 



PhiDy's Fox, Earle, in Stage Show 
Batde; 1emple^ll&.9^^ Man' I2G 



A DENTEI^ FOX OK 14G 



BIGGEST OPPOSISH IN 
ST. LIS THE WEATHER] 



Philadelphia, July 24. 
The two houses employing a stage 
show policy in the downtown sector 
axp laying considerably more em. 
phasis on this feature of their pro> 
grams this week, than they have for 



sweltering temperatures sent themj^y of the others. 
,«.v , S»t to swim. . Dow^^ Sl^^ofV SfltaNpSurt^ 

has crowded , to the front rank of Thj ;Pox^g^^^^ -Warrior's 
ra,diQ favorites, and, in consequencei .| Love' and stage show 
■he's now a real namia dr8i,W here, 
Whereas formerly he rated as just 
& first-rate' - act in one 
any box-olBce significance .locally, 
bpenirig trade indicated that he and 



St libuis, July 22, 

"With picture programs nothing to g^^m^ time, 
brag about and t^e weather man j,.^ particular, has given 

£-no1£i*offlS"^^^^^^ t° ^^ ^^ 

this week. A couple of managers uners. perhaps because Its rival, 

will see a little black, the others ^j^- Earle^ Is advertising an un 

Ambassador is again the pace usually varied show and is giving It 

setter but l»y «• short distance only extra advertising and plugging. Fox 



iBa,n wiMi o w ~ — ^ v"' i,i;_v 1 fiitto -etter but by a snore aiswtnctj wiMj- extra aaverwa»iiB tt«»« FfUBB"»o« *• VTA 

_ I «• <=^"Plt ^fflnf "?ffi ° ^ "^^"^ Stnind (Fourth Ave.) (1.786; ^5- || Qonnie Bennett haa »o8t.»»fH has' Georges Metaxa (who played 
-^^l^^^^'i^A^^m '^^U^J^^^ engagements of 'The Cat and , 

Stevens M. D.' may get Bfng^^tter\h^J2,^^^^^ Week iiaoy *a g^P'e«8 to be in the the Fiddle' and in '$25 an Hour' and 

the week-end bu^t sojar ^j^^alle^l to %%>;,„»3%oO;: 15-26,40), .-Big | bul.cfc**%k is Ws ::State. wWch^ hence has something of a following: 



his ^hoW would justify^heir $5,000 | ^ S'W^rti^ nqt ^i^r chS; J^!^S, HarM Ijg^p^^^ f^.^ ^'^''^ 



draw them. 

- .Face' and adVertiseci not lor cniir i oi^'" ^„ov 'nn,ihl« Hair 

guarantee, a pretty stiff outlay for ^ren Is getting, a Vttle play but not a Har 

tt^ese times. knffit^Tu^r* Vhe'^'Ss^^ef 

Its pulling power is enhanced by f^^j^^S^gers" for i fSrfh w^fik DevW "(RKO). Poor. Looks under 
iheutact that ifa the, only stage kfter three .^eeks at the State. $1,000. Last week .'Sunny Side Up 
show in town and "the "first flesh- Last week the Fox with 'Best^f (Fox), $1,060^ 
enow m town » I Enemies' and Stage show led the' 

town for a nice gross. The others 
lagged along with the exception Of 
'Diggers,' which did okay In Its 
third week. 'Narrow Corner' mild 
at the TJ. A. and <B[eroes for Sale' 



iand-blodd entertainment in a num- 
ber of weeks. The J)ig RKO house 
Bhouid breeze through to a profit 
-•with this attraction* which. Man- 

Jfeague rfaShibHT-The- p^^ 



kimateiHfor-Thii-Week— 



feafver's Profession,' means next to 

aothlng. - 4oM. 

After 'Gold Diggers of 1933. 
•When Ladies Meet.' while a first- 
rate picture in eveiy respect, meas- 
ures up as somewhat of an anti- 
climax for the State. However, it s 
far from a bo^-offlce slouch, hav- 
ing opened up very well and giving 



Michioan (P-P) (6,100; 16-25-36- 
40-65)— 'Strangers Return' (MG). 
Away off to $8,000 or utider. 

Fox (Indie) (6.100; 15-25-85-40)-^ 
'Don't Bet on liOve' ; (Fox) and stage 
show). Nice at $14,000, liast \«^eek 
•Best of Enemies' <Fox) and stage 
IshoWr same. .. ' _ 

U nited Artists (P-P) (2,018.; 16 - 



making -it t era with three other acts billed. 

Estimates for This Week Picture is 'The DeyU'e Love,' which 
A»k..k.jAi* rskouras) (3.000; 26- doesn't rate yerv high for trade. 
o'A?.''**B^^ nf RoB(^ (R^^^ Earle has Joe Penner. who has 

aWe^Show GLd fSSlS? !^? played mUch time In Philly,HErnle 
!j^fk ?Babv rice' (WB),^ h^^ Eddie Conrad and the 

^fnvin?' t^m 000 Washboard Serenaders. Picture is 

^F« (Foxr (6.000; 26-36-60)- 'So This Is Africa^ with feeler. 
'Co5?tail Hour' (Goi) and stage and Woolsey. This combination 
show Fair trade, $9,000. Last looks good for between $14,000 and 
W^k 'Cohens and Kellys' (U). ditto. $15,000, which is well above house 
«#W¥■\^ Gp|.nrf Central (Skouras) (2.000; average at this time. The Fox is 

DAI-CTED- HlW4-26S'5SJ)^h^^^^ 

nllLtTl Ml nUD (ColTand^llk" Express' (WB). No which Is definitely under house nbr- 
l^VliUAwm "^■'l^ice. $3,000. Last week 'Terror nial. • , ^ , , 

Abroad' (Par) and 'Emergency Call' The Boyd has 'Temple Drake, 
(RKO); better at $4,500. coming In very late and plenty , cut. 

'•- ■'''- -- - >- ~-i-._v r«AAA. ae I,. ^^.1. •11 AAA The Stanley 





Loew's State (Loew's) (3.000; 26- it won't bealt $11,000. The Stanley 
s.KKW'Stranger's Return' (MG). has 'Hold Tour Man.' wh^Qh ends 



Bostbn, Jiuly 24. I 35.B6)-r-'Stranger'L 

•Stranger's Return' is brightening Good. '$11,000. Last week 'Storm at its stay tonight. 
^ ^ ; V -!;Jr K,,iM (MG), pretty fair at Nothing startling, although an 

Loew'd State and building T^lz^and f ^ I improvement, over last two pictures.: 

9ame time is re-establishing faith Mi««aupt fSkOuras) (3.600; 26-36- Foiiirht to eet $12,000. 'CoUeso 



bbude 



Mi8Vourl (SkOUras). (3,600; 26-35- [ ought to get $12,000 
)^'Melbdy Cruise' (RKO). ^r Humoi 

dayr.businfe9s:' The combination of I i^'goodj at $5V0O0.^^ LasF wee^ 1 on ^'livS^^ and^ SSimbling -When Ladles Meet,' a 

Harding-Montgomery, the picture s .Narrow Kar«°« « ... ...... 

merits. and a strong advance baUy- I enough, tor . important money and] .| oniP ^'^ ^Tf awui. 

lioo .are standing it in good bo* 



neaiT^hiV' whenT at the Boyd, aJid 



away down, $3,lO0c , 
office .*tead.: . f State .(P-P) (3.000; 15-26r36.40- 

•GolS Di^gers^ did two ?rood Weeks 66)— 'Baby Face' (WB). Looks to 
at th^^tergt'ossing around $20,000 about $9,600, fair. Last week 'Gold- 
lor the fortnight. diggers^ In its third week okay at 

The rfecord-breaking 'Be Mine $8,900. ^_ 
*P0lri|fc» chalking up a 16th sue- | Fisher (P-P) (2.665 ; 16-25-86 



uct 

Joe Brennah; " State's nianager. 
noting Notre Dame Glee clubs 
draw downtown, nailed them fori 
special Sunday appearance, and 
house waa jammied. _ 
Brightest flesh spot In the Met. 



«eafiivVweek at the Wor^d ahd stUl 40)— 'Golddlggers* (WB) (4th week). U^ j^l-t get $18,000. Keith screen 
SaiAtaining - highly profitaWe Should hit about $9,000. pretty go^. , lamentlbly weak, but previous 
gSje Last week 'Heroes for Sale' (FN) I ^^j^ 1^^^ given patrons taste of 

* ■ — • -weak— at-$4j000.- . . 



Estimaterfor7rWi~3««kT— :~ 
State (PtiWix) (2,200; 40) 'When 
tadles Meet' (MG)i Array of cast 
names, advance lame and strong 
leminine appeal of title and sub- 
ject ^mattet mean box-offlce sugar. 
Moreover, -picture winning custom- 
"«rsriippr6yal and should" be helped 
by word of mouth. New low night 
price also helpful. May hit brisk 
$9,000; Second and last week of 
H3old: iggere' $7,500, lair after 
#ihas1ting $13^000 first week. 



Ind^.Heat 

But 'Shuffle Along' 

HdpsGrdetoROOO 



Marcus Show's Extra 
lllnyt« Frofic Got 'Em 
In K: C; Big $14,000 



Kansas City, July 



ought to land a $3,500 (average) 
week While 'Girl in 419' doesn't flg^ 
ure for more thaii $2,200 at the Ar- 
cadia. . 

Nothing eJicitihg is lined up for 
the downtown houses for some 
weeks to come, although there are 
indications that the managers have 
awakened to the mistake of book- 
ing heavy dramatic: pictures at this 
- A. I... T.i^ fA I t i me of year and are hauling in 
^.*.*^,,^.=-^._=.^.j.^^^^ :lndlananoHsr-July-^4^— 

is cashing in a little. Maybe $12,000. scorching heat over the week-end week's array didn't do any- 

Estimates for This Week hurt the downtown houses i»ere Kj^jjjg startling, as predicted, but 

Majestic (1.600; 36-65-75)— 'Gold considerably, but there still seems Kj^g^.^ was . some fait-to-middling 
Di^eers' (WB). Suddenly <lecided to-be a noticeable pickup in ousi- hj^gj^gg 'Sweepings' was most dis - 
foSe due to unrefrigerated house ness over that of a month ago. Uppolntlng at the Boyd, despite 
In humid heat spell, biz crumpUng The Circle, is out front this we^^ notices. Biz was consider- 

mid^eet i'our weW-rm ended^^^w «n lts -Btage,-U|,^j^o^g^tban-oxpected-and-th^ 

22d With fine totals, considering attracting enough of the natives to Expectations weren't high. Juet 
snot and drawbacks for summer gamer around $7,000. The picture, to^jj^ed $10,600. Fox. on. the other 
StertS^nieiit^ • I^cky breaks in -it's Great to Be Alive,' isn't help- ^and, was a. trifle above predicted 



YMtety^classriai 



resent-progcanv-l 



^"ath^ when eSt wind' brought I ing'a lot but the customers haven^t I ngure with $13,700 for a mediocre 

, ... „ nfl lone cool periods, helped. Last had a chanoe to see a stage show program. 

^OrpbeSm (RKO) (2,890; 55) 'Ann After a slow week with 'Bed °5 P^JL ^°°*reK^^^ for four weeks ahd the results are Estimates for Tbl« Week 

CatVet's Profesfiion' (Col) and Jack Roses' the Maihstreet Jumped back « j^^^*;^ (MtO) (4,000; 35-55)— evident at the box office. The sets A„aJia /(jqo^ 26-40-60)— 'Girl in 
Benny and vaudeville on etege. j„to the money class With 'Cocktail of Jazz* (U). Revamped vin- and baggagie, with 'Shuffle^ Along , . ^ •MntTitne- over $2,200 ex- 

Only flesh-and-blbod in town for a ^ Marcus show. Pic- tage of 'ao. hueelv disappointing, | didn't arrive until mld-alternoon | 

ttumber of weeks and public hungry * VM - ^ ^^.^ i - 

-this form of entertainment | ture and stage show were 



Nothing over $2,200 ex- 

^30, hugely disappointing, j didn't arrive ""^11 mld;«Mraoon i^-- ^^^^ ^^^.^^^3 showing. Last 

well! and stage show: Latter vaude ol of opening^ ^^y' J^®'® *^**;?5rrS^I w^^^ Teg o' My Heart' (MG) pretty 
kind patrons like, and showing va- necessary ^f"^"^:P' ^2\?idJv good ^eek, especially matinees; $2* 



-igfttn,- Billed and aiverlised othor^ blended and lairly oozed pep. The. .^^y %,naided, is bigger prosperity in full view of the audience Friday f5o_^v^er average by -good margin, 
wise'dn circus B(»le. Frances wu- U^^^ than pictures right now. before the first stage .performance g . ^2,400; 40-55-65)— "Temple 

o««t «inne I Last | could be given at 3:30 p. JD. ^ Only ) jj^j^-^./ ^^.^y)/^ 2^^^ 



liams, iiolding leatured apot^ alo^^^ billboards. . with, patches over the.] Headed for $12,000. as tops. 

■ • ' . . - - - ' y^eek with . Harding and • 

pull in 'Double Harness* (RK-,, , -- - z.,.^^^^^*. 

dblefly magnet of corking vaude remainder of th^ engagement. ^ 

customers 1 headed by Notre Dame Glee Club, | .?c;ollege .Humor* jf__noldlng^ up.| £3^1, (2,000 ; 40-65)— 'So Th^- Is 



wit^-.Benny; hM no- box-offl^^ liardlng and Powell I to wo¥'t beat' $11,000. 

ad name hete,^ *'^Mf^t"^ S rifSch I J _® f ^ 7 I ptSl in double Harness' (RKO), but [ but four were on tap_dally ft)r the | ^ we^k 'Sweepings' (RKO), bare 



notch magnet. Picture very much U^^j^g^ jlj^^ k burlesque, but it evl 
hilpl'^ ta^i g^'bSsUd°to ?6i l-ae what the 



$10,700, despite fine notices. 



satisfactorily in its second week at j^f^iQg; (Col) and vaude. Joe iPen 



rangement, w tb .$5,000 guarantee, h^h^witl^gpld PJggers ^^^^^^ ^.^^^^ $18.000.. . Plenty ^f^t ^ith a record-breaking $9,300. 



Looks like $12,000, Jair for_^^^^^ L^t" week, ' 'Hold " Your 1 TWs^ailled" a strong proflt'for the 

town under/ present condmons. I of a t^^^^^ -ru wu Man' (MG) and good vaude bi l, ground owners who only took over 

Estimates for This Week with specials three nights a week, the operation of the theatre the 

Liberty (Dubinsky) (860; 10-15- local appeal and packing 'em in, L^^gj^ ^,^£0,.^ 
20), 'Central Alrporjt' (FN) and thanks to Vic MOrris' exploitation; The Apollo is moving slowly with 

last half. I a summer hit spot at $16,500. "Warrior's Husband' and won't 



Last week, %ed of Roses' (RKO), 
$6,000 for eight, days, fair. 
* World (StefEes) (300; 60-75) -Re 
l«ne Tonight' (U). fifteenth week 
should bring in $1,400 after $1,600, 
14th week. Mafveloud and inex- 

''"ceSury (Publix) (1.600; .40) '' 



•Working Man' (WB) 
I^cal Intereist in. 'Airport.', it was 
written by Jack Mofflt, of the 'Star.' 
Looks like; ajfOtiWd $2,000, good. Last 
All Night' (U) and 



St^te'YLoew).' (3,000 30-^^-50)— | ^^h more than^$3?o1»0, which looks' 



A/Cnxury ^.r-uunji./ vx.wvr, ? mA-v 'Out 

Loved You, . We^^^^ (WB) $1,500, poor. 

J^me?.^inc\rid^ne WMMT^^S^^ Mainstrflet (RKO) (3,000; 25-35 



Blissa* Land! and yictbr Jory. last 



60), 'Cocktail Hour' (Col) and the else; $11,600. 



Rousingly cheerio to showmanship 
'Stranger's Return' (MG) and Pete 
Smith's .Inflation.' Looks to boost 
State to $15,000. Last week, 'Storm 
at Daybreak (MG) had names, little 



named long a local dramatio stock | ^^i.cug"-ghow Idd^d.'^Stkg'e "Iviet ■TPublix) (4.330; 30-40-65)- 

J^;Sg^''i;^W; d^s^^^ Bergere.^ ' 



i^orrteriuring some shekels. Well ^^iJJS^^^^rhoVst kind orlubUcl^^ 'Mama i^^^^ 

?SSSiSen2?SSSg?%*lS^^ bill - may reax^h 

lemlhlne patronage, put picture n^^ «/ the iPnH«s Berirerc.' 



$18,000^ - Last - week, 'Heroes for 
Sale' (WB) ahd double stage bill, 



and not superlatively ©nthufliastic. , -~ , - _ . .mue | Scollay (Fubiix) (z.suu; zo-ao-^ 

Around $6,000 iridieated, gx^^^^ and 
week 'Hold Me Tight' (MG) $2,600, Marcus Jo^Pan^ are domg iw^^^^^ J ^^^^^^ Continues beK 



Scollay (Publix) (2,800; 



lieht 

Uptown (PUbllx) (1,200; ^85) 
•Working Man' (WB). Looks like 
$3,600, good. Last week 'Peg jo My 
Heart* (MG) and 'Eagle and Hawk 
(Par) split $2,600, light. , 

5ric (Publix) (1,300; 25) 'Dis- 
graced' (Par). No cast names and 
just another picture. It was yanked 
after "four days at only $1,000 



during the week, 'La Vie Paree,' I acts 



25^35-45- 
8 

below. 

iirdf fmip dftvfl- 'Brbaawav Merry- I normal. Some- profit in expected 

G?-Round' ult tSree. lLS llL $M ^^a^* ^^^i f ^"f Sr°' 
n KiX ti^ Aftrt T onf wAftk 'Bed of (Par) and vaude, fair, at $8,500. 
a big $14,000. Last week Bed 01 1 v p^Jg^^unf (Puwix) (1,800; 25- 

35-50)— 'Arizona to Broadway' 
(Fox) and 'Mayor of Hell' (WR). 
Cagney doing all thO: pulling, 
Censors served notice of so many 



Roses' (RKO), light at $6,000, 

Midland (Loew) (4,000. 25), 
'Nuisance' (M(S). Lee Tracy flicker 
seems to be what a lot of the cus- 

'pS« °Hrr .■si^s.r.s'ihTwar^s^-s^vit s-a?: 

$13,500. Last week "Reg o'. My 



ager Henry Taylor decided to BUb; 



lJuisance' (MG) opens today (Tues- $13,500. Last weeic . « i f?;^ stitute 'She Had to Say Tes' (WB) 

dajSr Last^week '^^^ Ship' 1 Heart' (M(J) surprised, a lot of ^the | Sunday showing only. Pub- 

rfPar) $2,000. 

G»-and (Publix) Cl.lOO; 26) 'He- 
roea-for=SaIe'-(FN)-and^Silk.JEx= 



press' (WB). Split, flrst rund, $1,200, 
Uirht, Last week 'Narrow Corner 
(FN) and 'Storm at Daybreak' 
tMG) $700~poor. 



i) surprisea a loi. 01. ^^^^ 
Wise ones by opening big and neid ii<jity accruing should help biz this 
up for $12,000, .okay. week. Looks like $7,000, nice. 

•Gold Diggers' (WB). SecdHd Wifek |, .Enemies' (Fox) poorest 
should reach an okay $9,000. Last a,ir in long time, with ejcpected ef 
week saw th© ropes up nearly ^all ^jj^x 500. 
the time and long lines of ticket | • 



Vsoo- 25) •Cover holders decorating the sidewalk In 
i.»vu, — I ^ — ^ _^ Manager 



wtte^froS^^A) and '^^f.^yi* [suburban doing very nlcely after Its 

?''*r**jLT ■ 'oS' A^^^^ ,e- disastrous ---i-'" with 

?§f s^e?fnd"lS5p ^rSl '^M^^^^^ the result a smashing | stage show, 

Baffle' CFUr), second loop run, and $17,600 
^Ite in the Raw' (Fox), first run, | Upto 
<700, light* 



one, wieek's trial with 
This ' one looks- like 
Last week 'Warrior's 



own (Foxi), (2,020; 



,'Arizona ,to Broadway' (Fox). Big t same figure. 



,$3,700, good ^ 
W'M), Husband' (Fox) caught On for the 



small after a $4,500 week with 
Double Harness' for the stanza Ti.e- 
fore. Loew's Palace isn't perking 
up a great deal yet and is hugging 
the $4,000 mark with 'Stranger*0 Re- 
turn. This isn't any too gddd for 
a house which usually hits a figure 
much higher-than that, 

Estimates for This Week 
Apollo (Fourth Ave.) (1,100; ^6- 
40)_'Warrior's Husband' (Fox). 
Looks lean at $3,000. Last week 
Double Harness' (WB) with Hard 
ing-Powell combination, meaiit a 
lot arid" flhiished . strong lb r^acH $4, 
500, very good. 

Circle (Circle) (2,600; 26-40)— 
It's Great to Be Alive' (Fox); and 
ShufCle Along' on stage. Battling 
heat, but it will reach $7,000 as re- 
sult of the 'colbred revue on stage 
This doesn't mean much, if any, 
profit, but It isn't bad. Last week 
•Heroes for Sale' (FN) did a dis- 
mal $3,000. 

Lyric (Burton) (2,000; 26-40)— 
•College Humor' (Par). Thjs/musi 
-cal-i s- cleanlng ..up. the tow n, and. .it 
Will make money In its second week 
with a gross of $4,260. Last week 
'College, Humor' set up some new 
-marks-to- shoot-at-witlLa. resound- 
ing $9,300. 

Loew's Palace (Loew's) (2,800; 
25-40)— 'Stranget-'s Return' (MG) 
Lagging a little with a figure of $3, 
900. . Last week 'Storm at Day 
break' (MG) didn't do anything 
I either with only $3,750. 



ner headlined with Ernie Stanton 
and Eddie Conrad also on bill. 
Ought to bring between $14,000 and 
1 ;16,006 with this array of comedy. 
Last Week 'Narrow. Corner' (WB) 
and vaude. Heavy picture and flat 
stage bill, only $11,000. . 

Fox (3,000; 36-56-75) — The 
Devil'sLove' (Fox) and stage shoW. 
Georges Metaxa and Venita Gould 
featured. Ought- to get $13,500 — a 
little climb, but nothing exciting. 
Last .week, 'Man Whd Daf fed' (Fox) 
and stage show, $12,700, weak. . 

Karlton (1,000; 30-40-50)^'When 
Ladie3 Meet' (MG). Secbnd-riin and 
should get sound $3,500. liast week, 
'Jennie ' Gerhardt^ (Par) hot quite 

$3,OO0>'< ^ ,^ 

Stanley (3,700; 40-55-65)— 'Hold 
Your Man' (MG). Names meaning 
something, . but picture - Jio. wow. 
Should get $12,000 and maybe a lit- 
tle more. Last week 'International 
House' (Par) keen disappointment 

at 410i000._ _ 

Stanton (1,700, 30-40-55)— 'Gani- 
blirig Ship' (Par). Another weak 
one, not over $6,600 figured. That s 
What 'Baby Face' (WB) got last 
week. 



mitbeck for RKO?; 

Looks good for Frank Whltbeck 
to go on the RKO payroll soon in, 
some- exploitation capacity. 

Indications are that Harold 

FfaHklln^may-siet^Whitbcck-dn-as-a- 

traveling explolteer - to . make the 
rounds of RKO's out-of -town spots 
.as-a^epper^-upper-oa blZa, . This, task 
Was formerly performed by Beh 
Serkowlch for RKO, but considered 
unnecessary by Franklin then. 
' Whlteback has been lately In New 
York. He formerly was associated 
with Franklin at Fok-West Coast 



.i:n<;«U^ July 25^.19» 



F f C ¥ ■ « t € itO S y g S 



VARIETY 



II 







otSo 

Smart in Balto 



Baltlmord, July 24. 
Icttire 'brfalness got under ^^ay 



Biiff^o's One S]^t Where 
Thl^ Hc^ Boesn^t Qother 

Buffalo, July 24. 
itfs warm out this way, but the 
heat Waves aren't putting the uSuaL 
I \^rinklei^ In Buffalo's buslneiss, most 
<^ the = theatres doing: pretty well 
cdnsiderlner thef •dtat(rba<ik8. 

Shea's Buffalo looks to come close 
to equaling; last week's business on 
a, chance for $li;0OO, while the 
Century, double-biUer,. remains up 
oh a pace suKsrestihs: $6,500. liafoy- 
^tte, indie; falls back through the 
heat. 

'Be. Mine Tonight' at the Holly 



STEVE LfliGH AS 
THE CHECKMIIE 



Comparathre &osses for July 



Total grouee durino July for town, and houMP •i«t««l. M Pr«viou»li>: 
repjrted wiekly. Datea ajv.n are the eloaina day of the week. 

NEW YORK 



week under a heavy l^'^^^f ^P' JS^°?ta%J?0 $m lai? *^ 
the thermometer, which had been ing "| W;;^}^^*^^ V/e^k 
acting pleasantly «oc some weeks, gy|,^|^ (Shea) (3,600; 30-4« 
auddenly remembering its summer Uj^^^^j^ j^^^^^ Papa' (Par) and, stage 
duties and shooting up into the OO's show. Comedy holding, business u^ 
Satn. It sent I6ng lines of pa,sen, to^ iJ^S^^ '^^VS 
ger-picked autos out In the hi?h- f^-J^^g^^^^ (WB)- and 

ways, and left the town somewhat ^^j^g^ ahow got $11,600. ^ 
deserted over the hot week-end. It Century (Shea) :(3;400; 25), T>ls- 
tooks like a b. o; blow of some | graced',„(ParJl_and, 'Don't ^Bet^^ 



Showmen Give Lynch Credit 
for Knowing His Onions 
--^utherner' Qutspokei 
and Handy with Pencil 



^^J^^fS^ f^^^Sii HOPES FOR REPEATS 



Welghtv; . I llKe aoUDie lea-curoar «•«» ■i«iv..%^»i«'" 

Majdflty of grosses therefore on i|jy gQQ^ $6,600 in sight currently 

the dowrt side aftfer having climbed Last week 'Melody <^^^f^^^^^' 
the down swe , -^w^ «,if and 'Blondie Johnson'^ (WB) also 



;: v":4:;;i;;;t Agures^ foiCthe -paLs^ lftl^ 'Blondle Johnson 
three weeks. Only one or two at- 
tractions in town really carry^sur- 



Paramounf creditors' committee 
and in charoe of the^Pai* theat^s 

graced' (far) ana j^on i. .j>«h, v» i isn't the ° enigma the '''''"'nou'^t i Hjgjf si73,600 
Love' (U). The folks in this town I theatre- partners tried to make him. ij,^ 7 j'qoo 
like double featuires, ar indicated 1 yj,- pirtners have decided instead MAYFAm 
•« KAA In ai^i,* currently. I ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^e was do- ' "^AYFAIW.. 

ing in the handh'ng of tlie Par the 
atres -«nd=4fc migKt^^^be^ beUei^^^ 



nipp . / — .__ Q„ top Of that Lynch 



tractions in town really carry^suf- g^ie* (FN). Doing bet- fioht him. 

liclent punch to pull 'em aWay from ^j^^^^ expected, with $7,000 prob.- seemed to 

the quiet bridge tables ^pYPwi la ablv in. the till on end. of engage- p^p trustees on i»is si . | 

the loop. Particularly noticeable W Last week 'Baby Face'. (WB). . perhaps the trustees concluded 

S^.T^l£^^\^^oA '>rjS.Se*^%d.) ' (3.400; 25). a ' was doln. as 

the big attractions are strictly, on „j,^g.\een Women' (RKO), IBlack is a theatre 

the male side, and t^ey don t count ^^^^^^ (Mono). Sweltering heat tees are not. 





July D 


' lull, 13 


CAPITOL ' 

$1,65) 
High.$110,400 
Low. . 16,000 


June se 

Devil's 
Bjrother 

$30,000 

Stage Shoiw 


Reunion in 
Vienna 

$40,200 


Ladies M«M 

$49,700 


Hold Your 
Man 
$40,000 


PARA- 
MOUNT 

(3,004;. 35-55-75) 

High. $95,000 
Lew.. 14,000 


"Jennie ' 
Gerhardt 

$32,200 . 
Stage Sfaotr 

I' 


- Jennie " 
Gerhardt 

$22,000 
(2d week) 


College 

Humor .\ 
$36,600 


. Collsoa 
Humor 
$27,700 

(24 w;sek> 


MUSIC 
HALL 

(S,045: 33-S5r76) 

Hidh. $115,000 
Low.. 48.000 


Ann CsrveKs 

$48,000 
(New Low) 

Stage Show 


Loved You 
Wednesday 

$70,600 


Melody 
CruisS 

$64,000 


Bed of RoSM 

$77,000 


ROXY 

(O.a00; 2S-36-B5) 

High. $173,600 
Low. 7.000 


Trick for" 
Trick 
$16,000 
Stage Show 


Strange 
People 

$16,200 


. Emergency 
Call ^ 
$16,100 


Tomorrow 
at Seven 

$23,000 


MAYFAin 

(2,200; 3S45-65) 

High: $53,800 
[jaow ... 3,500- 


Whoopee 

$7.000 . 


Corruption 
$6,000 


Silk - Express 

' $6,000 
(9 days) 


The Sphinx 
$6,000 


STRAND 

(2,900: 36-S3-7B> 

High. $78,800 
|Low.. 6,600 


Qolddiggers 

$40,300 


Golddiggera 

$43,300 
(2d jveefc). 


Baby 

.$16,800 


. , .'Mayor of 
>Hel| 
$21,700 



mah and the trtis- 



at the thajor houses. In tw sjowj - Lif-yeVte -(i„d.) (3,400; 26). I ^y^<^^ ^^^^ "^^^^^^ was. doing as 

thirteen Women' g^^^^]j^g• 
much Ifor^^cturegoerar ill cowpari- j^^^^^^^ Lyoch's outspokenness is some-.l 

son with the lady fans. . v;,^ iT^».»*i^ot<ftn I „u»4. i„ nro^onf flav show I 

For all these reasons, the Hippo 
drome will do the best general wial- i "'big' "tart.' 
ness of the week with 'Double Har-- 1 » big siari. 
neis', the only flick in tow that s 
meat for the femmes. ;^nd with the 
co-star strength of Harding and 
PoweU had little trouble In getUng 
away cleanly and indicates a spread- 
ing gross to top figures. Excellent 

notices helping plenty. 

Only other picture with some 
feroroe flash, 'What Price .InM- 
oence', is a late starter. May drag 
-In- some of the-shoppers-buiL_at 



CHICAGO 



Generally PoiHr Product 
No Help to Lincoln-s Biz 

» ■ 

Lincoln. Neb^, July "24. 
Fix this week are averaging less 



on the . soft pedal while speaking- 
ana figure themselves big business' 
while doing it. Lynch , talks right 
out. If he thinks somebody is try- 
ing to: put. over something in the 
theatre way he says soi And not 
to outsiders but to the people wh6 | 
are trying to be too shrewd.; 
They are commencing to . find out 



in-a(i^riio of the-shoppers-but-Jttthw^ rowjkhat first 1 a:. pencil aDid Paper, tool . 

Wise Shows small chanjce of going | runs haven't Seen anywhere rtea^ couiitw^Bure"-an<i---show^i^ — 





June 22 


.Juhw 29 


July 6 . 


. July 13 . 


CHICAGO 

(S,940; 86-6B-75) 

High. $54,500 
Low.. 18,600 


When Ladies 
Meet 

$38,900 
Stage Show 


Jepnnie 
Gerhardt' 
$41,100 . 


Loved You 
Wednesday 

$82,000 


College 

Humor 
$64,<100 


PALACE 

(2.38S; 40-05-88) 
High. mOOO 
Low.. 5,000 


Silver Gord 
$16,00(r 
Vaude 


Cooktail 
Hour 
$16,700 


Melody 
Cfiiise 
$17,000 


Professional 
Sweetheart 

. $30,000 ' 
(New High) 
Jack Benny 

on 'stagSi ' 


UNITED 
ARTISTS 
^,700: 
High. $20,000 
Low.. 8,300 


, Waterfront 
$8,000 
(2d week) 


Little Giant 

$10,000 


Little Giant 

$3,300 
(NewL«^) 

(2d week). 


Warrior^a 
Husband 

$8,100 



vsry far in the money. i par. jsesiaes mie, wioro »*o mwiw 

'Little Giant' at the Stanley and U^ouges in operation this summer 
•Mayor of Hell' at the Century\are tj^an there have been during the hot 
jBhowing no smacking strength. I months for a number of years. 
'Giant' is showing a better pace oJJ However, biz is better on the ayer- 
jbheJ;wq,_lMayor' being in a P?^*5f 1_ag«Jhan_the summep of ' 32, at 
position, conflicting, biputally^tttt- least th0 aggrelgate .of dough for 
the 'Piccoli' stage show, which is gj^^^^ jg g^gater. 



par. Bei^ldes this, there are more 1 ^^he^e Paramount is getting the 



WASHINGTON 



(Continued on page 29) 



for children, primarily 

r Estimates for This Week 

Century (Loew-UA) (3,000; 26- 
35-40-56-65) 'Mayor of HeU' (WB) 
and 'jplccoU' (marionettes) on the 
stage. Stage show and picture In 
bad confllction and hurting each 
other. Mothers who want their chil- 
dren to see the stage show-wont 
let *em come because of the brutal 

^aspects of the teatures„ And- thttsS 



„ greater. 
In spite of the number of houses 
operating. Bob Livingston plans to 
open the Sun, an old grind house, 
and put in three! changes a week for 
a dime. Pl|^ns are being made also 
to shove the 10-cent-anytlme Capi- 
tol up to 16, since there has been a 
lot of friction resulting from repeat 



IN SEATTLE; HUMOR' 9G 



EARLE 

(2.424; 25-86-BO- 
<I0-7O)«.. 
UUgh^-l$e7,0Q0. 
'Low.. 6,00Q 



June 22 

Gold 
Piggers 

$23,600 
Vau de 



FOX 

(3^484; 10-25-85- 

B0-00> 
High: $41,50» 
11,000 



Who go for Caghey piece staying | west's 'Wrong,' running seven times 

away when they hear about the ^ day .for three d 

'PiccoU.' All in all, a bad piece <>' as many fanS as it am lormeriy in a 
booking. Demonstrating the body ^eek. Other houses plan to Jack up 
blow at the b. o. with a sharp let- admish with the coming of tall 

down (Currently to $10,000. IjaSt.l Ol ™« ^^w^l^.f^^^n nmHno^ 



Seattle, July 24. 

Stage shows halt at the Rosy for Low 

tho summer weeks, planning re- KEITH^S 
sumption about Sept. 16. In. mean- I (i.sSQ: 15-26-35- 
i«f nf fHPtirtn r«quitine from reneai- 1 time Don :Smlth and t>and .wlirbe bo^JO) 

mlsh. t-orlnstance, last week Mae |weUJtke^^^ -g^^^^ ^.^^^ - 



PALACE 

15-25-85- 



ruhning seven times „ ^^/L^"* • ''k ^^"^ 
Hava niA^vAd to twlce 1 Punniest Things , 65 minutes piayieii 

imlsh With th°eToLCo?t?lll' -5-\to bo)sgr^,»>-^^^^^^^^ gS? COLUMBIA 
down .„fcurrently to ^I0.oo«- | Shortage of flrst-run product for Fifth has Ty^^^njie .wui I ^. 

''^t^^Trin*^ ^ ^ Georee.Monroe has led; him to B? in and Lake' 



,300 
6,000 



Nuisance 

$16,800 
Vaude 



Professional 
Sweetheart 

$6,000 
(Gene Oennis 
on Stage) 



Ladies 
Meet 

$18,000 



DOWNT'N 

(1,800; 25-70) 

High. $38,600 
Low.. 5,000 



HOLLY W'D 

(2,7001 25-06) 
High. $37,800 
Lov^.. 3,100 



to $12,200. I for the roadshowing sex pictures to 

Hippodrome (RaPP»P0''t)/*;6^'» furnish |,,|ia. 'Seventh Command- 

2.600; 25-35-40-55-66) 'Rouble Hw^ menf did nice biz for a week, and 

ness' (RKO) and yaud6. No vau^f there are a couple more of the 
strength to any degree cuwentl3^ 

55tr 1**®** «^*^f ,,i«^fnS^.,tiuTi?et?J tlvely considered. 'Back to Nature,' 

HSS "^'n^^^^^ 

aSiled by the ^gdVr Midgets carries, it might revive the Sunday 
on S rostrum, WhS played Pied show idea, although everyone Is sat- 

t>ina*> tn nil tiin \ciAii In toWn. which 1 isfiod seeminfely With six days. , „„„ wcok «*«. — = — --r.v, i — . — . 

fh6 matinSes such' SnSclal Estimstes for This Week „ 'Gold Diggers' at Music Box still PARA 

ft^ehgth thS t?e Weaker JShts Colonial (LTG) (650; 10-15-20) 'I okay, going .^to «ourt»i week Wlt^ (j'^gVjgJo) 
dldrft matter- $9 800 which was Love That Man' (Par). Not so hot flfth week also assured. This makes ^1*2^ 

mf^'iSSk^hJpe hire "de^^^^^ (Indle-TC) (1,400; iO) 'So four weeks. Solid bis at all 

earnest endeavors of selHnK t^e This Is Africa' (Col) and, 'Fighting ruM^^^^^ ,gl H«gh. 

feature playdrs as Lew Ayres of parabn' (Mon). Week okay at $TO0. V'*^^'^^'^ ^"^"^^t tt^tihl 

'•State Pair' and Ginger Rogers bt Last we¥Ic ' Jungle Bride* (Mon) and P'Hff P^cw^^AM9.W^^^^ 

•Gold Diggers,' the latter picture at .greed of the Border' (Mon) fairish town. Stayed w 

the Stanlly day and dating it with ^550, for its <*"*>viS vhr^tk' wfth^Gam- 

«Love.' Soap tio-up IS helping very ♦ Lincoln (LTC) (1.600: 1^15-25), n 'Storm 

slightly on the two-for-one angle. .jja<Je on Broadway'v (MG). Also bl>ne Ship given equ^^^^ 

Maybe $3,000, fairish. Previous ses- I ti Kno. lAst Usek 'Devil's I FroUc week, ofllcially deciarea oy 



along Seattle's waterfront and Lake «w» 
Union, for added local interest, so High. $19,0D( 
stage show not figured needed. 1 Low. . 1,100 
H^ldn Audlftredl, known here for her 
dramatic work with Duffy Players, 
couple years ago. In cast. . 

Tail end of Fleet Week frollo 
helping grosses, as free street shows 
have pretty well spent their fury, 
rating .much local talent and ama- 
teurish. .. . ' 7. . ^^^^ 
Liberty steps out , •sirlth "What 
Price Innocence' tilting the. fare to 
35c. for this One, and ballying it 
heavily. 'Back to Nature' holds. Sec- 
ond week at Embassy, going tairish. 
'Gold ..Diggers' at Music Box still 
okay, going Into fourth week,, with 
flfth week also assured. This makes 



Ladies 
Meet 

$6,000 



June 29 



I Love Man 
$11,600 



Loved 
Wednesday 

$16,100 



India Speaks 

$6,600 



-College- 
Humor 
$16,000 



July 6 



Baby Pace 

$13,000 



Giri in 419 

$16,900 ■ 
(Steopnagl* 
and Budd. 

on iitageV 



Melody 
Cruise 

|6,W0 



P«g.o!u.My 
Heart 

$14,000 



July 13 



Heroes Sato 
$11,000 ' 



Midnight 
Mary 
$20,408 



Price 
Innocenoa 

$3,300 
(8 days) 



Hold 
Man 

$14,000 



Sunset 
Pass 

$2,000 



LOS ANG£LES 



Juno 22 



Private 
Oeteettve 

$12,000 
Vaude 



Private 
Dtttectivs 

$13,000 

-Vaude 



I Lova That 

Man- — 
$14,000 
Stage Show 



Warrior's 
Husband 

$8,700 



June 29 



Heroes For 
Sale 

$7,200 



Heroes For 
Sals 

$7,400 



Collsgs 

-Humor- 
$23,100 



Peg o* My 
Heart 

Jll,100 



July 6 



Ek-Lady 
i $7,600 



Ex-Lady 
$7,800 



Collsgs 

: Humor • 

$16,600 
Bing Crosby 
on siase 

(ad week) 



Reunion in 
Vienna 

$16,000 



July 13 



Mayor of 
Hell 

$9,800 



Mayor of 
Hell 
$11,008 



Jennie. 
Gerhardt •. 

$lS,iM)« 



Loved You 
Wednesday 
$16,300 



BROOiCLYN 



siigniiy on me xwor>.ur-uiiw 1 'Made On isroaaway v ^'-'''^^f' -^^^^ '^m bv I FOX 

Maybe $3,000. fairish. Previous ses- j-^irlsh $1,500, Last Week 'Devil's ,f f^"f. '^.f (4.000; 25-35-60) 

Rion somewhat better wlth-^Forgot^ -g;jSVt^ 

♦*n Men' (Indie) at $3,300. ^mC-) split, did a whale of a biz on I many visitors to town, pejng ouul| , — aa noa 

New (Mechanic) (1,800;. 26-30-40- I \ - ^ -r._„ ohn 



ten Men' (Indie) at $3,300 

New (Mechanic) (1,800;. iso- 
1)0) 'What Price Innocence' (Col). 

e is helpirig but lack o_ 

strength is hurting. Evidencing fair 



city council-ajMLuine. n»-a3rqD--lff uub" l_ _ 
many visitors to town. beJns CiST^^'ooa 

V .i, -Tr lA ohn I around battle fleet anchoring in thej t-ow-» uu>uw 

'■'SiS^r'aJ^TflliSi^ I ' H-METRO 



Sil, irhMjiw kutlteokjrt nVme I .p^X^^oi? W»ran4 "Man Who I MMMer Kent. Thom.oj »t the | POLITAN 



— . .^^^ I Met IS angling for reauniption of (2;400: 33.55-75) 

, - ,^ - rtiTnr. i„i Dared' (Fox). Light , stuff, ?500. J^^^ opera, possibly with Perry High. $00,000 

coin power for matinee ' Low;. '00,000 

'^JSTh^^-. i^,^^^^ Fiftiv Ave. . (Evergreen) (MOO; I ^3,^- 



.jciour \^joi) at <.6,ivv. „^ 'Whof "Prlpp Innocence' (Col), ise- Pirtn mvo. inivergrccii/ ttanniifi 

Stanley (Lo6tv-UA)-- (3,400;. 25- . W^at i-r^^^^^ (Par), Bally .High. *W,00q 

35-40-55-65) 'Little Glan^ (WB ). .^P^^gf^.^^^y 'Rebll' (U midnlte mat 1 0 days ago helped, for Low.^ 10^0 
-BependlTTr almost -^ntirety-Hon—ito I r.:"-': .u..,":^Jif..Y\gftft " \ thta one r&t ^r-gDTid7--and--a--bIg-{-7STfiANB— 



night business for results. Getting, worse than a^w^ful $500 ,5-35-55- 
bulld-up. however, on excellent Stuart (LTC) (1.900. l^-25-'«&J>^^ 
wor5-o?-'mouTreports. Look^^f 60) 'Mama Love Papa^ ShJ 
$U,000, okay. 'Gold I^iserers'- (WB) material at thls^^p^^ Last 
(le:jpit9 pans wa$ a box ofllce cinch week 'Cover the Waterfront (UA) 
.at amashinb' $18,400- last week. 1 dribbled along, $2,400. 



this one ratCSf— gOTidr-'and -a~bIe-H-ST1=lANB 
$9,000 is in prospect. Last week (2.000; 25-33-50) 
'When Ladles Meet' (MG) okay for High. $28,500 
$T.40O. I Low.. . 4,000 

Roxy (J-vH) (2.300; 25-36) 'Ann 
(Continued on page 23), 



June 22 



Kiss Before 
Mirror 

-^lli600 

Stage Show 



Eagle and 
Hawk 

$18,000 
Vaude 



_JkVarriftr!s,^ 
Husband 

.$11,300 
; Vaude 



— ElmerHhe- 
Great 
$8,600 



June 29 



Hold Ms 
Tight 

-M4,500^- 



Reunion in 
Vienna 
$21,200 



JjLtfigQational. 



House 

$14,800 



-E-x-Lady- 
$7,600 



July 6 



Jimmy Dotan 
$13,500 



When Ladies 
Meat 

$22,500 



Adorabla_ 

""$11,000" 



-Silk Expeaas 
$6,000 



July 13 



Trick for 
Trick 

_ .410,000— 



HoldJ^^our- 
Man 
$17,600 



Loved You 
Wsdnesday: 
$14,000 



—Baby Fiacc 
$7,000 



(Continued on page 23) 



12 



VARIETY 



YABIEYW HMISE 



PARAMOUNT, N, Y, 

An ezperlment at the big Far 
this iveek that will be interesting 
to-watch. Whether or not picture 
hoiise audiences can be sold a 60- 
-rinlnutel- -highly- ,Jarty~ ^ stage — show _ 
<'Ilun> Little. Children') is the 
Question and on the face . of it, 
the theatre looks to be ih for 
trouble,' • 

But there arie several conciliatory 
features. Most iroptortaht is the 
fact that the picture ^^Mama Lioves 
Papa' is a good coihedy and arcihch 
wWdiof -mouth builder. That may 
ovierbalahce the ' thing, is^ the vreek 
goes along. On the other hand, even 
hete, is a ianagj, because the picture 
has no dritw names knd the title 
doesn't mean very much. That 
Paramount itself wasn't quite sure 
of how to handle the release is in- 
«Ilcated by the fact that first ad- 
vertisements bUied the show above 
thie fllin. Then the ads Were switched 
v'to .^Ive the- picture an even break 
and first mention.' 

Several other tough angles to the 
-stage flhoW'4hat- wouldn't- ordinarily 
be- there, but are definitely to he 
considered currently. Loew's State, 
a, block riiway; has an all-;colored 
show , with Ethel Waters, a band 
.and isbme-deflnite colored-names. A 
^bit further down the street," at the 
Capitol, is Harold Arlen: with at col- 
ored choir. "But the ;Paramolint's 
colored show, in spite of its legit 
background and critics'^. notices, is 
still .'just a colored show and no 
n^es; Wh^t it really- amounts to 
/.is Harlem = hQtch8|,' pt»iMhg against 
negro, art. /! , ^ 

.'Bim,. 'Mttle Children* . was a last 



CAPITOL, N. Y. 



smacked 'em for a clean hit. Kc^ 

Giveney, too, was liked with his up- . ^ , 

to-date version of the English music I Ethel Barrymore W here In person 
hall favorite* He pliiyed the State-, ^eek.' doing her favorite our- 
Lake a year ago when that bouse . raiser. Sir James M. Barrle's 
was operating vaudfllm under RKO I .^^^j^e p^^^^a xobV/ It's on her 




auspiceis. 

As topical. «w today's newspaper, 
Berle cracked about the ladles room, 
at the world's . Fair and added 
•you've got to be a millionaire.* His 
idea of real speed was Hitler run- 
ning dowii Maxwell Street. He 
didn't pay income tax. JHe told 
them he was ar hj^n^er^ All of which 
convulsed the loop. . 



MUSIC HALL, Nl 

This week's stage show is the 
nearest thing yet to Boxy in his bld- 
tlme form. It has a world of class, 
much pictorial , beauty and: a flavor- 
ing of novelty in one spot that 
clinches the Impression. Shapes up; 
nicely in tone and atmosphere to go 
With the feature, .'Dbuble Harness' 
(Badio), an ih-betwcener tor gen- 
eral purposes, but one of those QUlet 
Ann Harding- siibjecfs that- attracts 
a high grade clientele. \ " 

Layout is in three . sectipns, two 
handsomely stagfed spectacles opien- , 
Ing ahd closing,. and a.. smashing 
novelty called 'The Big Flg*t,' set, 
midway. AH threb items won en- 
thusiastic respbhisiB' froihi an i(iudi> 
ence that wag withjri very little of; 
capacity on: this midsummer eve- 
ning; Consistehcy of the open- 
ing shpw attendahce within the last 
ihonth or so suggests. Ithat the big 
MusiC: Hall lis .gradually attracting 
a steady list of regulars, the possi- 
ble result of the show type recently 



That the^CapItol depends this we^ 
for the. major portion of draft. Pic- 
ture doesn't look like box-office of 
more than noild account. It's 'Storm 
at iDaybreak/ with ICay Francis and 
Nils Asther paired. 

Ill the middle of the stage show 
Miss Biirrymore does her stuff. She 
is a little islbw In warmihg up, not 
being used tb such lajrge theatres as 
the Cap, and tbgether i^^lth Harry 
Plimmer haa difficulty In forcing 
her ybjce to the required pitch. 
lYbin the mez;sanine divans, about 
half wky backi It was necessary to 
strain to get what was being said. 
. Pllmmer particularly wias hard to 
understand, ' not bhjy • because', his 
voice ywasn't carrying Friday night' 
but also becJauser'Jh some meksure of 
pbbr dictlbn. 



EMBASST 

Sonne day some sniart agrat is 
golbg to this theatre once too often. 
After thiat .the newsreels wlli have 
to pay^ to review Stitch iMcCarthy 
and his n»ob, - There's every- reasbn 
for Stltch*.a success In yau^evllle. 
For that matter lie and the othef v 
Delancey^Si.^'i^yors could star in, 
atiy series of shorts. 1 Ahd they^d. be 
real subjects, Bight now, however, 
McCarthy and the boys, seem con- 
tent to peVfbrm gratis. They 'still 
indicate thAt niuch ihOdesty. 

For once Hitler got a rbuslng re- 
cegpt^on, V on*' .which drowned . all 
hisses. In the Embassy. It was a 
Sit. * tnaif. • and the hbUse was -^ell 
•flU^d '.when F-H dared the- first 



Misa Barrymore Is getting $2,500; i^jj^gg.up.of the Chancellor in actioh. 
I this engagement,, her first in any i hvhich' It h 



on . .. 

picture house. The first lady of the 
legit stage haa done 'Twelve Pound 
I^bk' In vaiide: It fiults her well" f br 
l a picture thieatre date such as this, 
thbugh the Cap is' rather a vast 
house to play a sketch to. It was 
tried' once before', "nqt so long ago, 
when Warren . William and .rBette 
Davis, from the Warner lot. Worked 
Under like dlfflcultiesi 

At the |2,506 for Miss Barrymore, 
Gap- production department has had 
enough left on Its usual budget to 



„ ha'9' projected. In' months. 

Another Geriiaan clip initiated 'the 
audience into Hitler's idea of mass 
marriage. Just 47 couples repealed 
the., words. Flash of .Max Schmeling 
and-'his .bride -were , Included at 
same tlm^- ■•. " . 
" Bal^b and his airmen led- oft both 
houses.- Xiuxer " evidently, sheiared 
Piathe's coverage -to the bone,- but it 
suf-fibed; Foi-Hearst played the 
subject up big,- with- soiwe 'camera 
angles worthy, ertbugh ' to vbe per* 
celved and appreciated by the aver 



four inbnthis at the Lyric to very 
smalt business but got swell -notices 
-and'^as a'' sort of higfe-brbw lure. 
The..ihri9rt eet talked about, It, but 
ye^. f ew .pebtile went to see it." • 

- Ih' at i>ictuBe •house that's < naturr 
.ally eyeni^wotse. But, on the. other 
hand, it's been •cpndensed and noth- 
ing kept, . but the two big scenes 
-and the house front can blow up 
.some swell critics' notices. (Which, 
Incidentally, was done). .. . > 
It's hot enbugh. ' It should have 
''been cut down to one scene,. half 
" the time, jahd some more meaty, 
'entertainment piled up around It. ' 
. >Hall Johnson Wrote the play for 
his chbir to romp In; First scene 
Is SL- flashy ' aftair In the Jersey 
■BwampS 'With a revival meeting as 
the central pioint. Second .scene is 
plain, old'-fiEishloned negro church 
With > feld-fashibned s prayer, 
meetin*. That l^t- scene is authen- 
; tib and eipertly staged. - It's- pretty 
thrilling aftejr it gets going. And 
-.the firttt scehe is very colorful and 
eiids in a' highly exciting mood. 
. But . the - show ^ift Itia ehtlrety 
strikes as being top iQpg and with 
too: niany .dull . nibmefits for" the 



There's . a pew atmbsphere about 
the whole -house.'— For one " thing, 
they have programs available how, 
the former isystem-:-ihtroduced dur- 
ing one -Of those ecohbihy pianlcs— 
of throwing program, announce-^ 
ments bh'a draped "curtain, having 
b^en changed. This gets rid: of one 
great annoyalnce. -' Those printed 
announcementig thrown on., a drop 
broke into draped folds, were 'Cal- 
culated to promote teeth -gnashing. 
, Current iBtage program opens 
quietly with a rather heavy over- 
ture". |n 'II Guarany.* A Program 
note eicplalns that the selection is 
used ita coinihemoratibni of the 160th -. 
anniversary of the .birth of .Simoh 
Bolivar, Soiith American liberator, 
whatever that may mean to -mbdern 
.muslt^l. taste's. 

. Indefinite, start. Is. Immediately) 
cbrrected -with the. .parting of. the 
trayelier' on a. handsome stage set- 
ting as background "for the Bubih- 
steln ' 'Melody in F.* There is a 
suggestion of a chateau terrace at. 
the o'.p. sijd^,. . with. the. . choral; en- 
semble In stately court dress posed 
about the stage and the principal 



the legit star. Supporting talent 
does hot consist of any other names,- 
but as\ to production there's muCh 
more than the average. 

This may be Indicated by the 62 
minutes devoted to the stage. It's 
getting the Cap more Into the Boxy 
and Paramount' class, both of which 
liEiteiy have: beten padding their 
shows to an hour or more. 

BOSS and Edwards, o<ten up here 
a'hd' often around elsewhere in New 
York vaude houses, the dance team 
of ttairisbn^ahd Fisher,' Phil 5j>It-| 
alny's band and Hfittbld A'rlen, with 
a colored' choir make 'Up' the -rest; 
of the show: 

Arlen outdistances the supporting 
group. . The composer of 'Stormy 
Weather* is . one of the fewvsong- 
writera who,, in appearing on . a 
st^ge, can show persqhality , and 
voice. On later he's- no Caruso or 
McCormack, . but ' generally- -agree-, 
able, doing well especially in the 
way he sells 'Stormy Weather.' 

"Cap lets Arleni do a medley of his 
composltlbns - first, then " backs him 
up strongly with a colored choir led 



one of the planes from the timb, .it 
struck, the ' .water until > it mbolred' 
was outstanding amibng -thtese. Em 
bassy as well wab the only news 
reel hous© to shbw> tl.e NeW York 
parade, 

Beautiful cannera .. shadings and 
sttidles were oft^ired' by:^'-H of -the 
recerit Long 'Island Sound- regatta. 
Both houses dug into their files for 
Wiley Pbeit niaterlial after using a 
view, of the lAtbst take-oiff; ' Eih>: 
bas'sy- also covered the .start of the 
other tw^o ill-fated traiifl- Atlantic, 
airmen^ • While on the air subject, 
Paraihouint. a .followed some gliders- 
ah* F-H took another look at the 

Embassy showed' Dempsey at hid 
wedding breakfast. ' It had English^ 
royalty kt' the 8to<^ show, smallen 
monarchs at a . Latvian • mUslcal 



— TRANStUXT ^ 

Baymond Moley knows all the 
answers. The next tlnne the news*^ 
reel contact men plan to Intervievir 
iiim they'll pirobably„. yehearse th^ 
questlbns, The main bralhster 
made terrible dubs oiit of his in- 
terrogators. .They couldn't get him 
iQ go on.recbrd even by inference. 
And they w.ouM 'up by apologizing, 
a JpurhiAllstlo vlblatlon which a 'dec> 
ode a^o would' have , meant capital 
purijshm<?nt for Ufiy inetropplitan 
scribe. * 

The difference between posing 
with a hat on for one picture and 
off in anbthbr ia strlklhg in. the 
Instance- of the Abyssinian: envoy. 
At the iEmbaiasy, where his high 
foreheid" was exposed, the visitor 
impressed. as a .nuin of bearing and 
dignity. In the Luxer, with a fe- 
dora askew, - the same individual 
W9.i at a clbwhlsh disadvantage. 

An- unusual- character study of re- 
forestration .men arp:und ia camp- 
iPre llstehlng to President Boose- 
velt's - broadcast was - offered by 
Pathe. Same, reel . got: the victim 
of . Chicago kidhf ppers to go on rec- 
brd against tliem,:. pathe also in- 
terviewed Ells-worth before his voy- 
age to the pole 'and- -showed that 
straw, was • fih .exceilcipt subs.titute 
for noW' fo'i'. Michigan skliers. 

UniversiE^l Had the Cblcagb stock- 
yards'-, fire, an Atlitthtib City blimp, 
Calif ornta girl .varsity, cactus sttt-, 
dehts and-Hftlen Willi?! fogei^^h ten- 
nis . victory; This .week , Luxer is 
getting.biick tb'the bid shprts vol- 
ley. Some of the BUbj«icts current- 
ly shown are at least t-wo years old. 
.. Wall/, . 



festival, Mussolini , reviewing 
.this time. :>, 

.The California. kid -Orchestra is aj- 
Ways goodi . The youngsters, other 
tlmn f their playing, .are cute and 
-provide an occasion^,! laugh. Other 
clips: Strangler Lewis, PIcard, 
Chinese "^n^rishaill, ^ Maine Coast 
Guard,' Farley- !-..oh- repeal, - Jones! 
beach, Japanese < darby, Spanish 
bullis. Be-lfesue', of .Magic Carpet, 
Italy ln.Tripoli,Vto-cOinpidewlth the 
front^of-the-'^hoUfee' prb-Balbo bally. 
Got plenty of the spaghet' tr.-^de. 

• i.- ii. .:- ■■- WdJy. 



regtilar mW.rHar«Tt wou7aTiave - . 



been about twice as attractive 

Among the cast are thb ^all 
Johnson choir, Fredi Washington, 
"Alston Burleigh, Alga "Burgoyne, 
Jack Catr and Lloyd Hickman, but 
no way of. identifying anybody 
separately. A . Voice between cur- 
tains, explain^ the story prior .to and. 
between the two. acts. 

As ia 'prelude tb the shbw is the 
orchestra in an 'Orpheu$* overture, 
With Jackie Held,, a boy of seven br 
BO waving the stick at the niien. Kid 
"has a pretty accurate sense. of time 
which niakes it. all right. - 

Paf aniount newsreel and a Short 
fill out the prograxn. Kauf, 



old-time medieval costume. Best of 
the stage Is' dim and mbstly . Vague 
drapes. As the song goes- on the 
back drop develops into ' a trans- 
parency for a dance number by the 
ballet corps under medium side 
floods, working up to a. sweetly done 
principal diahce number out f roiit 
by -Patricia .-Bowman with. M.. Vbd-:- 
noy and Nicholas Daks assisting. 

.'The Big Fight! follows, making 
an effective contrast in atmosphere. 
Opening Is the front gates of a. fight 
arena, with the Boxyettes in Im- • 
pressibnistic ushers' uniforms, doing 
a characteristically brisk drill rou- 
tine. Arena front turns oh the re- 



lair figure up . Harlem way ' among 
the late night spots. She leads the 
chorus In ttn okay way on 'I've Got 
the "World On a String,' whote grpup 
closing with Arlen at helm singing 
his latest song, 'Shame On You.' 

Boss 'and EJdwards, on ahead of 
Miss Barrymore^ are trying but 
some new material, part of it 
iaxound topical fituft, b^t It-gets no- 
where. The old material still in the 
act, notably in the way the King's 
English Is killed. Saves them. 

Spltalny opens the show and the 
dance teami with the Chester Hale 
Girls clbse. It*a a noisy beginning 
and a chietrmlng close. In line with 
the black and white color scheme 



> 



^PALACErCHICAGO ~ 

Chicago, July 21. 
Milton Berle 'making his first ap- 
pearance at the Palace in his status 
as . comedy Jieadliner, Some years 
agOi then not known to fame, he 
played here with a big act. Today 
he's booked for. two weeks and given 
the whole show. Chicago fancied 
his style, his gags, and his energetic 
self and it seems that his popularity 
in this burg wfll ripen With ac^ 
4uaintance. , . - .„ 

Business started off excellently 
Friday. That can scarcely- be at- 
tributed 'to 'Berle, an unknown fac- 
tor. Bather Ann Harding ifthd Wilr 
11am Powell -' teamed ' in Badio's 
Dipuble H^rnesa' are dragging *em 
in. it wa!s pretty hot again frpm 
Thursday -onward after two blessed- 
weeks of cool weather. Thermometer 
may or- may not hold the Week's 
ross in the yiicuum of its mercury. 
'World's Fair -Frolics' 4s thcriame 
for the current divertissment con- 
sisting of Berle, Irene Bordbni, Chil- 
ton and Thomas, Owen McGiveney 
and 12 good-looking Virginia 
O'Brien girls. Show is framed along 



volvlng stage, to disclose a typical I figuring prominently in the produc-' 

.ni-tf^A- fIc'Hf -rlner-f(nnf1(><1 -in-^nntirprful " tloJi-^f "thlS Week'S shOW, there's nO 

tinsel at the finish, no whirling 
gewgawa or a dozen different kind 
of rainbows. A pleasing variation 
and it includes the Hale lassies in 
fetching costumesl. Hale seems tb 

get his cbstume;- material thinner 

and thinner. , 

Girls are on ahead pf and after 
Htvrrlson and Fisher, whose impres- 
sionistic stuliE brings them the fi.olid 
rewards; 

In order nbf to spoil - the black 
and white Idea, Spltalny and his 
men, plus the two girls In the band, 
carry out thla color coniblnatibn 
against black backdrops. Spitalny'S 
band includes a group of seven men 
bn a vocal assignment. Three num- 
bers offered by the band, including 
'Str Louis Bluea* and 'Second Hun- ; 
garlan Bhiapsody.^ , • 

On both of these the playing is 
louder than required, .and Spltalny 
overworks in conducting. Nice piano 
silhouette finish, with seven girls 
backstage, probably faking at the 
ivories. Lighting effect excellent. 

Public not in here In droves Fri- 
day night, business being about 



prize fight rrlng-flooded -in-^pOWerf ul 
lights and occupied by the t-wo • 
boxers and a referee with mechanlr 
cal sound effects of a roaring crowd 
indicated off stage. 
'. Boxers have a splendidly graphic 
pantomimic dance idea; conveying 
nauch more strongly than, any mere 
boxing skill could do, the drama of 
a fistic conflict. Ends in a knbck-. 
out and - the whole .bit la. tremen- 
dously effective in a sight and nov- 
elty -way, b'esldes -/the dranja con- 
tained in its action. ' 

Newsreel intervenes, having a. 
capital assortmeht. of topical clips. 
Then Into- the -finale. Stage, is; ar- 
ranged as a courtly drawing room 
scene, cpnveylnfe >. the spirit of the 
title 'Gay yienna.' Song assignment 
here goes - tp Jan Pberce and Miss 
Binehart, leading thb choir in typlcr 
ally lilting Viennese numbers/ Cbs- 
tumipg is in the Austrian cburt style 
with the brilliant unifprms of hus^ 
.sarsjendinE^ special.. color. . .Violin 
sgio Is. nicely handled by Jacques 
Gasselin, while. Miss Bowman bas 
another solo' dance . session,, done In 
her always compelling manner. 
Climax of the festivities is an- 



revue-^Jines-'l .with_:Bfirle_..Wprkin£LLot^^ 

McGiveiiey's turn 52, this time In a trim version of 
the hussiar . uniform, mostly ex- 
pressed In gold bodice's, ffebhings ' 
and red bbots, with a graceful 
feather head-dress suggesting a, 
horse's mane. Number was the high 
point In audience applause, and de- 



average. 



Char. 



throughout ■ and 

iioked up.as_of J^.ore. Public was in 
a satisfied mood all the way al- 
though Miss Bordohi got by on her 
artistry riither than any inherent 
merit in her materia,!, the weakest 
group of songs she has had In years. 

^^Pcrhap8=fa-^frieridly-rcmihder^to=^this^ 
star that she used to be rated as a 
light Comedienne Is in order,- 
Miss Bordbni was a good sport 

— about stocging^oTT -Berle— whose 
hokum Is rather broad fpr a per- 
former of her refinement. At mo- 
ments the combination of the two 
was eJrtremely incongruous. Miss 
Bordbni is scarcely identified with 
wrestlingj,' 



PALLADIUM, -LONDON 

London, July li- 
lt's tough enough for the man- 
agement. to find headline Importa 
tlons; but it is tougher to find a 



j3erye.dJLtJCox=.8.,fiilmMlaiing^.disE^ 

Ballet corps is on as the climax ;KBoswell sisters suddenly notined 
begins to build, . doing, a. hew, and the management they , could not 
intricate version of ^the fan drill, ©peri bn their secbnd week, due to 
using — huge— red"— and — ^ptnk— fa^is- -eonnle-being-str-lcken^witb-mutnps 
worked into bouquet formations and An S.O.S. was sent out for a re- 
giving new effects to groupings. | placement. Yorke and King, due 



•the^-jEalladlum:. has lbeeh._ w.aM^^ 
for several, months; but./coul^ not 
get together ,with On salary, the 
crooner ' wanting H.SpO, with the 
nianageitoent InSlstihg on $1,250, was 
next located, with the. nVanagement 
finally acquiescing to her demands. 

George -- Sr-^Melyih r.-wa3anotb er- 
blUed hilt falling to appeifir.. In his 
case, the' billing was premature, as 
Melvin Is on. a motor, tour, 'with 
chances of location almost nil. 
Billy Danvers replaced. . 

Prpgram as a" whole was not pf 
the best calibre; too many single 
man acts partly responsible for let- 
down. Three' American acts were 
the' real standouts. - 

Nicol and Martin, comedy cyclists; 
Stay on tbo long. With best part of 
act being ■ the drunk bit. 

Claude Lester, assisted by a 
f emme f oilj has posalbillUes, but 
relies for his comedy on famlliair 
materlial. 

Gloria Gilbert, assisted by Pearl 
Adelaide and Mary Sawyer and the 
Eight Hollywood Girls, comes 
straight from the AmbassadeUra 
restaurant, Paris. • Hollywood gir.ls 
were recruited In Paris, while 
Adelaide and Sawyer were formerly 
half of the Four Western Stars 
Added people are Jtrst^tor- build of 
fering into a flash,, as the act is all 
Miss Gilbert. She only takes a 
couple minutes, but it's long enough 
to stop thb' show. ; 

Billy -Danvera Is a .comic Of the 
old school, hard tb sell in modern 
Vaudeville, . . - . , 

Three Bi^cdwins, Just back from 
America, in fast acrobatics, punctu- 
ated with plenty of comedy, well 
liked-. 

Marion Harris, playing her first 
vaude . date rL In England „. :after 
cabareting ■ and -recording, came-; on 
to a reception. She put over three 
numbers to excellent results, with 
the audience asking for inore 

This .Concluded first .half, not 
overburdened with, laughis.. Open- 
ing, second half was 'The Act 
Superb,* posing turn, presented by 
Tom Gray.. Offering is a cinch for 
England. 

-Herb Williams and his gang- ^let 
loose next. It seems unbelievable 
that . it is five years since -WUHams 
was here last. Buffoon was on .for 
20 minutes, giving the crowd the 
first solid laugh of the evenihg, 
There is no doubt about Williams's 
welcome 

■Threi^=''=^r(&f^"'"^ 
tinentals* whb emulate the Amer- 
ican style, ' are "fairly well estalr- 
lished here. Bby S have nice per 



jFOXyJiWETROlt 



Ben 
Three 



Finishes on a striking bit of stage 
picture, rounding out. One of. the 
most thoroughly satisfactpry jstage 
shows the -big house has ho d-^ since, 
iff!) opening , RuhK 



to open here next week fbr fort- 
I night, wbre the first asked, but 
team declined, as they had made 
arrangements to spend a few days 
in Scotland. Marion Harris, whom 



sonallty, with fair comedy style. 

Billy Bennett, doing most of the 
material he has'd'one at this house 
on ,several occasions, still grossed 
-a lia.rge quota of laughs, 

■Stell.a and , Partner, _ gymi>ast»,' 
were liked. Mger, 



Detroit, July .22. 
one .'^IWd the ' *Black- and 
White Varieties' Is . anotlier of the 
yil.ude. r,evUe^ type. ..Using standard 
vaude -acts— with -an ^embellishment 
of good production making the acts 
used seem like nriore than they 
really are; .Like all shows, bow- 
ever, they stand and fall by the 
calibre of talent Involved. 

Aots used this week' are good and 
coupled with la nice- middle produc- 
tlbh number this one will mean 
dbllarM at the b. b.. Acta include 
Badcllffe and Bodgers, the Great 
Bemy, Carter and Holmes, 
Bernle's Sepia l^ephews, 
Cossacks, and. jesslta. 

Opening With ' line production 
number in 'one,' all acts use black 
4rops with ■ the exception of the 
Three Cossacks and with produc- 
tion scenery used only in the 
middle Droductioh number called 
Harlem.' Opening line routine 
bringing one of the line girls out 
for a fast specialty. Gal. nam^d 
Martha' doing a first rate, specialty. 

The Great Bemy on next doing 
hand balancing of a great ability. 
Lobking very youthful, " kid ■ im- 
pressed by such seeming impossible 
stunts sts walking on stilts with his 
hands and also roller skating on 
hands. Kid Starts where plenty of 
grown-.ups leaye .offi... ' 

On next. Bob" Carter Joe 
Holmes offer a sldp s.tlck abt with 
a lot of entertalnnieiit. Carter dbes 
business similar to -that he did with 
Bobby May. Act okay and cair fin 
similar spot in . most houses, . 
' Bernib's Sbpla .Nephewi3 on next - 
vocallaing and playing string Inr 
strumehts for a nice effect but use^ 
ful- mbstly to bring 6ii the 'Harlem 
scene, in this, doing a modern im- 
pressionistic dance. Oumansky has 
done a nice piece of modern work. 
Number is sold. a,lso,. however, by 
the ability of Jessita. Known 
mostly for her rhumba work, this 
girl turns in a capital performance, 
doing a straight modern strut thAt 
opened their eyes. Platinum blond 
girl .making .an eyeful .dressed Jn . a 
pretty beach effect for an unusual 
impression. Assisting was . Le^ 
Malmeth from the Tine. 

One next Badcllffe and BbdRers 
stopped the proceedings with their 
high calibre gagging and music. 

Cossacks for the finale offer St 
wo rkma nli ke ,act jcl osing. _thhigs up 
with a bang. A good show alround. 
. ..For the pvertvjye Sain Jack Kauf- 
man does 
t-OVertupeC-' 



okay With a 'Popular 
^ , ^. ..wrv^- - . Frankle^ -Connors jol- ^ 
lowed a week of Boss MacLean and 
Showed that he too ha;s what _^hey 
want. Singing 'Lets Call It a Day 
he stopped the show before it goi 

- .Picture 'Don't Bet oA Love' ..tnd 
biz good. 



^/ti <\r t' 



Tuesday, July 25, 1933 



YAMEYY HOUSE REVIEWS 



VARIETY 



13 




PMAtE, N. Y: 

Agreeable flye-acter on display 

lor tstLTvyuExtf^ »»» — 1 — 'rrr- 1 hud m&nv & chautauaua 1 week, but no bait temptini 

Saturea. ^Jhe f^itc* 4e hixer^to^^^«^^^^^ SSrS^iS enoush to lure the bouse over aver 

week baa BJthel Barrymore in per-|wu^^^ ^^^jr ^^^^ oAUHelag^ business. TrN-tA n^teetiv 

-62!— (:W»Xr-wblch_pi 



« #\C>Uf>C GTATP I Strength ot the mtnstrelB Is their 

LttilLVf p J t 1 «• slnglnr, *ltbouBb they have se- 

„ - „ • hava an affinity lected their gags much better than 



sense; 111 whtoh be l»rtray» f^^^^ 
different comedy roles in a great bit 
of burlesquing. The pay customers | 
manifest their approval loudly at 
the finish. Aber Twins, back for a 



eHINESE 



(WORLD'S FAIR) 

Chicago, July 20. 
Great opportunity was muffed Ini 



n-JAi^^S'wr 'Stormy I P»«w ^ *>« cause I age business. Trlvate Detective 

We^hi?^-^?^)"choiU*^^ ^ 

5 ?bS CauSts&n^mposer of th^^^^ ajj^^of^^oj^^ the Kadlo City Music HaU reverythtng they. geL 



viJlirdu;t, w>lch..has^^p^^^^^ 



very I^T^^^^ Jff^^^tTf^-r^^l Bpecltillzo on quips sublhitted to a couple ot week« ago should flni 
sub-feature. The Btflite b^^ ^^j^ f^^g t„ a sense, U„ .^^ ««nnort here oh second 

parrymoro Btarred , »<'!*f° therefore, they can alibi their 
('Seunlon In Vienna ) with the cot- material as by public de 



by radio fans., Jn a B«nse, Ifg^j^jy ^^^^ support here oh second 

com-.:|. 

^ „w ^ - *i * * I v«j ».» -J ^-iu...w demand. I ^""V 

ton Club revue in its entirety trans- i parsons' powerful bass voice Nearest approach to a name on 

planted from the Harlem nltery was the Individual high scorer on yaude show is lieon Belasco and his 
Jhe stage; . . ' lP&n„ej?r",!«l**t o'^*,^^^^^ Morit. Sky Garden orchestra. 



band boys soloing the refrain, while drama such , ^ ,„ 

1 the cirls Dlav and dance. The twins probably could be booked San 

J»flX. ii^l5i?lStI Slcely.-^ 

" -ley get. 1 obviously is wfiaf many of— the 



The tremendous popularity of the worked white face, as did the mid- i "--. --"^ I «U*°f« n^T^An'S^iiQi'iiafic I many a season hla soft-voiced per 

' oon?%S 'Stormy Weather' billed die inan, Gene Arnold, fOundet and with a specialty dance team and a body worked up to ®n'»»"slaauc many ^ ^^^^ 

along with the troupe. That's ringleader of the Minstrels, fioys singer. An entertaining attraction, pitch. VlUe units. thO least of which was 

Sxtfaordlnary for a variety house, as a group and individually stood jjo. 1 ort the bill In worth, „'Hold Tour Mgri.' y^JJ^^-^J® ^i^f^i i^int seven mlle$ ahead of the 

Snly'in the past have certain pro- | out better than at the Palace, «f- | HatlOw combo, gets top oraw credit. ] ^ro^y^^^^^^j^ eniertainers with 
ductlon songs been so identified 
with their legit staging, but not so 

*°Sl waters and George Dewey | ™^^J^ M^^ he returns to CBS on the 



?SicI?1fS l^ti^ ^iBelascOandhlaorchestrashouldat. 

City Four is now with them. | tract some' busness through being 
An appropriate booking for tblis L^^^ ^i^^ air fior both networks. On 



nanow vwuiuu, b^vo I mhir"«.hell<»va entertainers 

although Lowry must not be over- make-b^^^^ 



«,^'e?^J^*T!^hi*^'^v«rlh«^^^ announced by Arnold ^uj. x ne revur.t» . 

Washington are billed ^y^?'^^**®^^*!*" as one of the last of the old schooL Oldsmoblle program, 
ton C»ub on and Louie also on the blU, | Belasco has a good eight-piece 

Danny Healyv for staging which had a Welude in the shape string combination and himself en - 

Koehler and Harold Axlen for dook, | interpretive overture. Cher- tertains amusingly, singing novelty 

nlavsky in tfie pit, the girl singing numbers in various languages. His 
ensemble, Ruth Pi-yor, premier attraction hits, however, largely 
danseuse, the Evans platoon and through Yivien janis, whose sellinj; 
a mixture of -pastel costuitnes and of songs Is there 100%, and the so - 
soft lighting made an attractive ciety dance team of. Minor and Root, 
secohdaty presentation. doing two beautifully routined and 

Newsreel was calculated - to. - executed niiittibecs. 
spread^ respect for Italy. Included . ^iss Janla went so well Saturday 
was the Italian naval maneuvers ' i"*™ ^ 
wlth Mussolini in personal attend- 
ance, and later the Balboites arriv- 
ing in Manhattan; Land. 



.lyrics and score. It's the same 
treatment as presented at the Cap- 
itol some weeks ago with Duke El- 
lington's orchestra backing up Miss 
Waters. This waii Just, before Duke 
went to liondon and made a hit 
with the Prince of Walesi 

The new band coml>3 Is the' Mills 
Blue Rhythm Band. It's headed by 
a yeiy likely Jazz-beau with a ner- 
vous baton who looks okay up In 
front of this unusual or.chestra. 
Baron Lee was the lormer maestro. 
He's out. whereupon Irving Mills 
thought he'd lend his name to the 

unit, since he owned it, and labeled I Business here Saturday afternoon 
-^^^Mimai— Miiialftiil— Blaybavs^-Jha:t^j-wft Thw inftpniflcent modern 

bounded too hokey so it's Millis' theatre didn't have 300 people 
Blue Rhythm;. Band, and okay in Seated at the start of the stage show 
every respect. at 1 o'clock. As usual an audience 

The colored complement of the as thin as that was unresponsive 



ACADEMY, N. Y. 



transplanted cafe floor show besides 
the starred waters and Washing- 
ton holds the Nicholas Bros., 4 
PJash Devils, Hamtree Harrington, 
Dusty Fletcher, Katherlne Smith. 
Cora La-Redd.. Josle Oliver; Sally 



to an entertainment layout of rou- 
tine calibre: 

It was a formula bill and formulas 
don't seem to work in this particu- 
lar operation. Audience here re- 
veals astonishing reactions. Stand- 



Goodlngs, Henry WIllIattiB, -Talbert I ard material often sails along With 



Choir and a line of li fast stepping 
dusky girls. They're sure-fire any 
time. Aa for the other principals, 
practically all billed seem to be rep- 
resented with perhaps one or two 
exceptions. 

This ia the cream of colored nite 
club entertainment and its b. o. ap- 
peal for -a 66c. house is potent as 
soon as it's bailyhooed that this 
show represents a; $2.60 convert and 
a trip to Harlem, besides other ex- 
penses. . -. , 

— Miss ' -Waters' handling- of -the 
highly popular 'Stormy Weather,' 
backed up by a large chOlr, seemed 
to be a bit overboard on the' reprise 
stuff but they went for it, along 
'With her other lyric ditties, dohe In 

_her own individual manner. 

Whatever the cap^loiisness^ <>n - the 
choice of her material, through Its 
familiarity bereabbuts. it's Indisput 



out a ripple while mediocre stuff 
frequently evokes a small riot of 
approval. 

In this layout the RImacs rumba 
band with trimmings of hotcha 
femme -wrigglers, appeared to have 
the call on blUini^ and attention. 
Turn is the uttermost hoke of the 
gaucho technique, weakened, and 
adulterated with American small 
time vaudeville Ideals. Why l^th 
street should go for It, isn't appar- 
ent, but apparently thait was the 
item in a: quiet- bill that, piqued 
their interest, mildly, to be sure, 
but more than anything- else. 

'Bed of Roses' (Radio)' with Con- 
stance Bennett might be expected 
to haVe a matinee draw here. Title 



afternoon, she nearly Jammed the 
proceedings. After doing a special 
calling for an impression of Zaaa 
Pitts and a follow-up in 'Lazy Bones, 
she admitted that she hadn't re- 
hearsed a third nUmber, apparently 
riot expecting to go so well. 

Audience, In a better, frame of 
mtnd than some time, also w ent 
powerfully for Jack Pepper and, in- 
particular, that ace stooging come- 
dian of his. This chap, a funny 
sight to see, but also a clever come- 
dian; Is likely to get ahdad rapidly. 

Pepper and his two assistants, 
ringing and clowning, worked to 
better advantage here than they , did 
a week ago at the Alhee, Brooklyn, 
where Rae Samuels, ahead of them, 
took the steam" out of the audience 
on a strong hit. 

Dick and Edith Barstow,^ long 
standard, occupy middle of the blU 
In their neat dance offering, boosted 
into a strong finish through the tap 
double on toes, tip and down stairs 
and on the sUge floor. • . 

A single fresh to vaudeville, John- 
nie Woods- (New Acts) was dropped 
into second place by the^Pal book- 
ers. He did okay there in a series 
of impressions of radio personalities, 
most of thism good, a few not so 

'-Atfssle land Czecki wh^ 
and axe- throwing turn, opened 
noisily as the man gets his whip 
barking. A UtUe too much of this, 
but a lot of sklU displayed , in cut- 
Ing paper, cigs, etc., as well as min- 



looked in the final reckoning. News 
completed screen fare. Edwa, 

PARAMOUNT^ L. A. 

Loj Ange'Jes, July 20. 
A distinct departure in pic. house 
stage fare out rt».re, cui*r«5nt bill con- 
sists of two lengthy ballet numbers 
and Will Mabony. Latter supplies 
the name and laugh draw, wham- 
ming them,., and the hoOfery pro- , ^ 

vides the production and beauty and shuts Its portals In the face of 
balance. the evening crowds. There is also 

r^anchon & Marco;- the" Saturday- the Temple of Jchol nearby soo the 
previous, had presented 'Ballet -in I particular section oi ine 



Undoubtedly the poor grade tal- 
ent is a reflection of economics. In 
a theatre with 360 seats there were 
about 100 filled at 26c during the 
peak evening 4i0ur. Performance 
runs about 30 mlputes. WU prob-- 
ably can't afford to adhere to his 
own former standards. _^ 

Show is adjacent to the Republic 
of China's pavilion. Around the 
corner is "the Jap«(.ne8e building^ 
which. Oddly enough, chooses to 
operate only from 10 a,m. to 8 p.m^ 



Blue' at the Hollywood Bowl with 
the summer symphony orcheistra. 
They've taken that- choreographic 
endeavor and lifted it onto the stage 
of the Par.amount. At the first show, 
unfamiliar Indoor set and approx- 
imate halving of space resulted in 
-severa l ' scram bles: — riS^t of . tlid 
ballets, 'Blue Danube,' is the strong- 
est of the pair, w.lth Ada Broadbent 
on her toes for the solo stuff. Cos- 
tumes, props amd lighting all con- 
tribute to a tasteful bleridlrig of en- 
sembles. About 62 peoi>le used. 

-Mahoney steps in to hold the au-. 
dience for 20 minutes of his usuatl 



thoroughly Impregnated with the 
Orient. Incidentally, In late^ July 
the backyard of these Asiatic build- 
ings Is still full of debris which, 
ostrich-like, they seem to forget 
can be seen by the Greyhound buses 
whose right-of-way fronts on noth- 
inff hut har.kvards. ^ ^ _^ .'L. 

In view ot the fact that uie uhl-,; 
nese performers outside of Wu him- 
self have talent ranglnff *roni the 
hieagre to the imaginary, giving, a 
half hour performance ia no cinch.. 
Troupe .'Vforks entirely in lull stage 
with Chinese > drapes and other 
dragon art, to decorate the platform 
and the company of some 12 . per- 



routincr as dope here previously at L^ons. .. A member of Mr, I»etrlllo'8 



the Chinese and. Loew's State, and 
still captures as many, if not more, 
laughs , as on his initial appearance. 

Then comes 'Rhapsody in Blue' 
by the ballet, too long and not suf- 
ficiently strong to close after - the 
first two segments, but still inters 
estihg ensemble .work. Riibe "WOirs 
orchestra • plays the dance music 
capably. Show runs about 36 mln- 



muslcians' union pounds the piano 
for the musical accompaniment. 
Incidentally, the piano needed tun- 
ing. ■ . _ . 
. All pop American songs are used 
I -^"Farewell to Arms,' Ireland . Must 
Be Heaven.^ 3 Can't Give vYou Any- 
thing but Love,' and so forth. There 
is Wu's usual •Florodora' ymniber 
with the gbrls, Wu does a. nice bit 



able that'Miss Waters' treats it in a I side Of thO Latin rhythm band there 
style all her own, and gets over wasn't anything on" the five-act bill 
with the customers. S^^'s rather | to attract. 



under wraps as. to the choice pf the 
' more.to^rjrld material which she pre- 
viously popularized^ but that's, some- 
thing that must be reserved : for 



suggsts spicy doings and all the ex- L.^? *l„g„^y in tossing the axes 

handkerchief is whipped completely 
out of small pocket from the cos- 
tume worn. by the glrL. 

Palace nice and comfortable, bet- 
ter cooled than many theatres, but 
its show not compeUlng enough Sat- 



iiloittttlott^lflr along sexy- lines.— Re 
{ suits, iis^reVealed in a count of the 
house were substantially nlL Out- 



Next to dosing has Don Zeiaya, 
more South. America by inference, 
but really a class musical turn, with 
comedy embroideries. Not Uiider 



about wie-third of the seats. Chor, 



the late hOur customers^ " Aft«sr all any circumstances to be classed as 



there is a dlff between 66c. and 
$?.60. Miss Waters is Slated fOr a 
$4 Broadway musical this fall. Ahel. 



CHICAGO 

Chicago, July 21. 
Having played the Palace, it was 
inevitable that- the Sinclair Min- 
strels should play the Chicago. This 
is. hot a .wise remark at B&^'s ex- 

' pense but rather a commentary -on 
how tough getting attractions is 
and the fact that the two houses 

. . exchange Jieadllners with -■ .unCaJllng 
regularity. Palace follows the Chi- 
cago as .often as vice versa. 
"Aa At happens the Sinclair Mln- 

, strels are a good bet and buy for 
the Chicago. Better probably than 

- they were v -f or - the • . Palace last 

. .spring. FOr the reason,, not hard to 
decipher, . from, the unmistakable 
omens, that tiie vast floating .pppu- 

: lation of -OUt-of-town tourists pro- 
vide a natural audience fOr - the 

■ minstrels whose popularity iis gen-, 
erally .deemed .more -Intense out- 
side than inside the boundaries of 
Cook County. Business was very 
strong opening' day with little else 
to credit for it outside of the Min- 
strels. 'Strangers Return' . (M-G) 
with Lionet Barryriiore. Miriam 
Hopkins, and Franchpt TOne On the 
marquee is. scarcely an explaniLtlon. 

iSylvla Frboa, of course, may be 
helping, she. also being a radio per- 
sonality as well as a gal that is 
-wisely learning how to perform on 
a stage without the aid . oiE. micro- 
phones. Let it be set down right 
here that In the qtadlum-Uke Ch^ 
■cagb she got over most handily, In- 
idicatiiig a proportlontaely greater 
effectiveness for smaller auditor- 
iums. 



Wise choice for the heavy isipot on a 
neighborhood bill. He did well 
enough considering; the situation, 
but that didn't mean much. 

Rest . of. the bill was: machine- 
made. An acrobatic opener, singing 
male quintet for No. 2, indefinite 
dance fiash fOr No. 3; Zeiaya for 
next to shut and the Rlmacs for the 
bow-but. Just a heigh-ho layot^t 
for a< sppt that apparently needs 
shreW. analysis and radical, treat- 
ment Ip supplying what the clientele 
will go for. It seems to be demon- 
strated that a conservative policy 
-Isn't- what' the rsltuation calls for. 

Don Valetlo, wire walker, opens. 
Capital- turn of its kind. Latin look- 
ing principal has a blonde girl as- 
sistant, who does a so-so. toe dance 
as preliminary .'to the work on the 
strand. .-. Shapely glrT of sblld pro- 
portions is an eyeful. Valerlo^s 
work on .the wire' is excellent with a 
sensational sliding split In balance 
(he uses a parasol), and for ai finale, - 
striking Charleston steps on the 
slender supper£ / , 

Honey Boys' mi^ old-time minstrel 
singing and . ieag exchange with 
niodern crooning effects a^id niake 
a good inipresslon In the light No. 
2 position. Work In flamboyant 
minstrel clothes of red mess Jackets 
and white flannels and make a nice 
appearance, but have nothing out- 
standing, unless a 'symphonic' har- 
monizing, of 'Trees' for the flnish 
may be regarded In that light. 
Chester Fredericks Is a graduate 



capably, snow runs aooui ao mm- "--- 't;; "---:.^^^ ^ abstract 

ut?s and bl^^^capaolty at opening Of serio^ chlnS' bVt bS 

performance, due to a street parade J^®^ unbe- 

heraldlng the initial sequence of "^J""^^ 

'Tairzan the^ IVarless' <I^er ^levab^^ its^^^ 

serial), and the free admission o« i-.2riwC th^^ Juries and 

f'^;i^/',T.%^.s™fpiT ^A^^^^'^ l^tlSlB iffiJd bodUy from Hearst 
is 'Midnight Club (P^.).. X-eny, papers. Coming from a foreign per- 
former In an /all-Chinese show, la 
_ - Taa an International exposition, this . is 

LOEW S ORPHEUM about the ultimate in bad guessing; 
a^vra^TT ^ * ._LT6gether-wItb,the:.Ameri'iaft^1^^^ 

Tricky layout, but It seryos be- Uierlsmd And perfect English of -^ho 
cause the RkO house across the Chlriese girls and the comlc^ ilse 
way Offers no competition. I-aves .ot gic^^^^^^ 

the Orph to do as it. pleases on any- | riicket,^ it's pretty hard to be- 
lieve billing matter attributing the 
company to China. . 

For 26 cents the averajgre out-of- 
tOwn visitor, however, Vrlll P^b- 
ably feel he has refeelved hla 
money's worth. While showmen 
will wonder how they muffed the 
Chinese dranitt that might have. be- 
come a highlight of the exposlUon 
with its continuous performance 
and authentic oriental flavor, it la 
to be remembered that the typical 
tourist comes to the World's .Fair 
with his ,mOuth. agape and his eyes 



thing and currently it smacks -with 

u^daTafternMrtTio^^^ Great Lester, prestidigitator. He 

rihiir ' closes the . lest.^6 minutes ot the 
bill for the bliggest value on the 
show. Biz only fair when caught 
^Friday (opening) night. 

The Orph layout begins .with a! 



STATE, A. 

■Los XngeleS, Jnly . ■ i-ne yjvpu layuui. MtsBUlo .*»»vu €1. 

Ed. Lowry's St. Louis J"""^ jaw act, Stanley Bros, and Attree, 
have preceded him here. The. rer. < * 
ceptlon, plus the capacity house. 



good, but if they keep returning to 
^^t,..^,., - ,r. . oftoot an- 1 this spot too frequently It won't 

which Kreeted his inlUal_coast a^^^ ^j^^ theatre, 

pearance at^the Stote^tpday^sho^^^ The three middle turns on an 



o lone way towird establishing , _ ...a -o-^ — . 

the confidence necessary for a long Orph layout are never meant to be popping. There was some srounds 
eneacement. Once he has felt his strong, except by accident. Noth- for believing the majority of ^he 
wkv out Lowry. baaed on his sue- incr as fortuitous as that happens Uudlence except for that 'Buy 
ceaaful debut. Ought to gO a long this half. Just tjiree lightly pleas- K^erlcan' false note enjoyed the 
wav in these pa^^ ant acts. Interesting enough also, performance, I^^nd- 

Here's a unique type of stage because two may be classed as new, ' 
m c possessing personality, a so far as the files go. These are Bill 
breezi^ style, an Infectious smile, Aron^on and Co. (company meaning 
loads of showmanship and ability the pianist, presumably) and the 
to do things in an Intimate sort of Samuel Brothers' Revue; The revue 
way without becoming in the least end is Harriet Hayes and Kay. War- 
bit Offensive, such as has been the ner, one a blonde, other a brunet. 
fault of too many coatst m. c's in Both girls lend allure jind color to 
days gone by. ' Ihe three-day dancera who dO cOTO- 

Lowry -works hard, never seeming cdy precision in the flash mariner, 
to tire, arid without apparent They rinanage tb continue giggles 
■ " - — started lightly by Aronson. 



MET, BROOKLYN 



energy. Backed by a smart orchcs 
tro, there's plenty enough diversity 
of fare to make it something worth- 
while at the wicket. Aside from a 
tendency toward a little too miich 
hoke, Lowry's opening day can be 
rurig up- -as a solid , click,-- a,nd -a 
master of ceremonies whom the 
State patrons are going to like. 

No attempt made at pretentious 
staging; Just plain drapes, with a 
few huge pennants, indicating a de- 
sire to provide entertainment, 
rather than spectafsle. Lowry loses 
no time hitting his stride. Opening 
with a few gags that partially re- 
veal his cleverness, he Introduces 



Arbrison does radio Impersoria- 
tionSk He's the same Aronson of 
Aronson, Fayre and Lane. He had 
I an easy time, when caught.' ~ 

Nextrto-shut is Wally Jackson 
and Eddie Gardner, abetted by 
Oh^ry Frayne. Miss Frayne Is a; 
plumpy blonde with plenty allure 
and she traipses into the Jiiickson- 
Gardner gaggy antics by being in- 
troed tb sing, but instead, she 
cooches. Over; and then the Great 
Lester. ' 
He projects many tricks,, but the 



Fair show here this week, with a 
couple high spots. It'll probably 
get its share of business^ 

Borrah Mlneyioh Is the chief at- 
tractfon -arid the TiarmonrcS' maes- 
tro always gets bis. He cloBes the 
five act -vaude layout . and mops- up, 
having a tough time getting off< 

Will Demarest, billed in type: JUst 
a shade smaller than Mlnevlch's, is 
centered for latigh purposes, which 
lo probably Just as well. He shp- 
plles all the comedy for the bill and 
does it in his usual ieasy manner. 
Act seems to be soriifewhat shorter 
than It used to be, therefore tighter 
and impresses better. Hope Venion, 
with Demarest, a singer with a 
trick voice, does well by herself and 
the team goies a long way toward 
establishing the audience in the 

Strange Inter- 



off ormer -presentation units, a nice 



iramed and built-the. stage show. In 



appearing youngster and. a capital 
dancer-In ecceritric and aero dc-. 
pairtments, but this frame-up Is Just 
one of those half-rehearsed, and 
soon abandoned flashes. Employs 

qS-.., naturanr Lou I^Ipston. t S54'^lVn'S%aS'X''^S»r^^^^ 

Artley-George:=by-na;me-^who=can 
sing well and dance not so. Here 
they're consigned to stooge roles. 
Sketch backgr ound never gets any- 
where. THeystaiTtoTSnilT and Ih en- 
forget it Indication of how shape- 
less the thing Is is conveyed in the 
finish when Fredericks does a good 
aero routine and then all three walk 
Off on an exit so bald that It 
scarcely got a patter. Ruih, 



sister, who hOof through several tap makes the Individuals disappear 
routines,- displaying^ a I nifty lot of | right out of their deathly, cassocks. 

Fast illusionary stuff and Lester 
got ample rewards.. Uses two girl 
assista,nts for the disappearing stuff 
and otheVwise has a couple., of 



right mood, That 
, , , , , lude' bit is especiially good and looka 

^ost - .*?^^£e3ting . a^^ 

chair and the gallows thing. He | ^ a bit. 



nilnstrel fashion.. A group" of female 
islngers are on the platform and be- 
hind-, them the house Orchestra. 
-Everybody .4s— In— white— satin., but 
Only ; Cliff Soubier, Mac MacCloud, 
Fritz. Clark and Bill Chllds cork 
■ up;- Evans' ballet, again adhering 
to pearly shimmering fabrics, float 
-in and out betweri llmeis to add 
teppsichoreah touches. Totality Is 
a picture both bright and summery. 



steps. 

Then into the only band number, 
a hokey selection, with Lowry and 
otlier members of the outfit chant- 
ing, clowning and gagging. It Is 
spentaricous^stuffir'but-only -mildly 
received. Next introduced are the 
Aber- Twins, on lor a bit of comedy 
with the m. c, and then one of the 
attracTIve blonde femmcfl worlrttijr 
Ihto a blackotit with Lowry, with 
Sammy Cohen, screen comi<:, 
switched for the girl in a love em- 
brace for the denouement. 

Cohen works all the way through 
with Lowry, offering a lot Of non- 



Show starts slowly with the Three 
St. John BrothtSrs bpehirig and Dean 
and Meyers In the deuce. St, Johns 
are oke hand to hand lads that cres- 
cendo their tricks nicely. Dean and 
Mcveris are a boy arid' girl team, 
dressed up deckhands to move |. -gp^^^ dance arid both Ko_ for double 
thiffgs "about; - , jointed body arid -leg behttfn^^^ 

. Lester, opens , in 'full' and com- I pretty good fpr the type of act, but 
bines a wiife. balancing, trick with not e'specially impressive. 
-some-ventciloquist-stuflL. -Takes this L — in— the— next to Rloalng..^pnt_la_a_^, 
limb also to do the wine and water f»iri Alice Dawn, who doesn't ,show 

trick. 

Newsreel and Laurel and Hardy 
short round out 'the film end, -which 
ha.<5 'I- Cover the Waterfront' (TTA) 
as feature. Bhan.. 



lip in the office files. She's young, 
ffood looklric:, and his a fine voice, 
.fiist tbfi usual type of solo' yaude 
.singer .1 fow yenrs apo. Today She 
■ (rontlnucd on pagfe 34) ■ 



M 



VARIETY 




'CASE OF TOM MOONEY' 
Socialistic Subject 
25 Minut«a 
Cameo, N. Yi .' .. 

First Divisi 

Tbl3 two-reel subject is, .ainohy- 
mouB as to producer an4 aiddresses 
itself to special audiences, notably 
those whiclv. form -tho - sure-seat 
clienteles. In this spot, which spe- 
cializes'ih iEluBsia:iit Befd'rQleases and 
others' of special Iiitertist, it is billed 
over the- Current feature, 'A Shriek 
in the^Night' tM, H. Hoffman), an 
Indie murder mystery. 

That sort of featuring doesn't 
xniean ftnythiner in 'a trade w^y. since 
• it assumes^^ that the famous Mooney. 
case is depended ' upon to attract 
the' special erroup of radicals^.that 
frequent this jptarticular spot. 

'Mooney Case' is not comimerclal 
material, in the sense that, it will 
not interest the broad generality of 
fans. 

' The subject ,1s a' mere assemblins 
of such soreen' evidence as is a.vail- 
iEible bearing '.on the famous capital, 
vsi labor cise' which Is about to be 
revived by a new trial for the sup- 
posed victini of d fraihe-up who has 
spent 17 years in San Quentin 
prison.. . 

A .quantity of hewareel shots 
showing the Preparedness Parade 
that was interrupted by the bomb- 
fng outrage, and _ scenes itf cenrt 
during the trial of Mooney an<| nis^ 
co-defendants :are used. The snajp- 
shot taken by an- amateur photog- 
rapher, purpottlnS to show Mooney 
':and his wife far froni.the scene of 
the brlme, has : been reproduced, and 
there are pictures of other incidents 
. In the, case. 

. Tbiis material is preceded by a 
long harangue by an anonymous 
-champion of 'Mooney,'-running more 
than five minutes. ,and at. the finish 
there is a brief address* by Mooney. 
himself, making his plea for Justice 
In the new trial. 

Subject is. badly done in a -tech-- 
nical . sense* in that there is no 
ehowmanly pArade of^ the causes 
This is perhaps its chief virtue as 
proi>aganda, 6Ince' the' very* crudity 
of its presentation is the best evi- 
dence of the passionate sincerity of 
its 'makers; It make? out a pretty, 
convincing cose for. jitopney, bul .it 
isn't- enteFtainment' Not -for- the 
. commercial theatre. -- Rush. 



'WORLD'S GREATEST THRI.LLS' 
Newsreel Compilation 
19 Mihs. 

Ri«ltorNi-YT 



FATTY ARBUCKLE 
<Hbw've You Bean* ' 
Comedy 
20 MiiiSf 

Strand,' New York- 

Vitaphone Nos. 1525-28 
Fritz Hubert supports Arhuckle 
in this one;' It's onie'oiC twg subjeets 
of the series which the late, come- 
dian: 'nfade'f'&r VVarnei-s, .yet to be 
g'-!nerally relieased. Typical Arbuckl^ 
as the old silehVs -used tp^"'krio«• 
htnl. .and okay, 

The 'bean'; thing in the .ti tie 
comes from the fact that Arbuck!e 
arid Hubert • are attending ; a', pal's 
-veddinjg and war :niemdries recailw-< 
the afniy beans. Arbuckle cooks 
sr>m.e -for- a sur-ptise and they.- turn 
cut to be Mosslcan juimping- bears ' 
Kfciiult is ia jumping group of wed- 
dlrg gueists. 

prior to :bl9, Arbutkle and Bu- 
bert are presented .as small town 
stort-keepers to oflfer an opportun- 
itj fo" slapstick throw-^about mat- 
ter 

recording and photcgraphy okay, 
i , . Bhan. 



•SKIPPING ABOUT THE 

UNIVERSE' 
Travclofli 
.9 Mins. 
Mayfair* N, Y. 

Edifcational 

Highlights of a world, tour but 
nothing that hasn't beien "seen a lot 



since ' scenics started to muiupiy. 
Third rate filler 

Jleleas'e Is of the I>yman E. Howe 
Hodge-Pofige series and carries, a 
narrative as action .hits Naples and 
moves to Athens, Jerusalem. Sgyptl 
India, Singapore, Ball, Korea, Japan 
and finally Hawaii. 
Photography not up to standard. 

Char. 



THE VEST With A tail'' ' 

Comedy; 20 Mine. 
Re'xyf N. Y. 

Educational 

This starts Out with neither head 
or. tail. A couple of lads seem to be 
forcing a Wheeler-Wpplsey parody. 
-For ho re^jon, ad well, they 'wind 
up in a night clui». After being- 
thrown out innumerable times, a 
:guest is killed and the short then 
'.tries for inspiration. 

A. tnan lh. .a. checked vest did 'the 
shooting. So the> team Continuies 
changing vests until the 20 minutes 
are up.' All of which is just too bad. 

Walv. 



Universal 

A useful ideai^ OutQtandlnjgr pho^ . 
iographic reebrds.from UniversarGi 
newsreel files strung together. The 
ad plug is heavy for U but it's not 
flaunted S.O openly sq ,that there will 
be complaints.-' 'Aii'dierices may rate 
this two'-reeler as one'bf the best 
of the.year. 
It's- exciting .and* dif^erient, . After ^ 
raham McNamee' has built ujp. iai* 
-word jplcture as to the "daring of 
camera-toters.. the . organization a 
newsreel company hai^Vto .maintain, 
comparing it to a dally nei^spaper, 
he goes offscreen for narrative pur- 
poses. 

Several fires, war, .^floods, storms, 
revolts, dangerous sports, plane 
crelshes, etc. Included are U's scoop 

.of the plane sm'ash in an effort to 
set a new speed record and the pic- 
ture of a man falling to his death 
after one of the tie lines of the 
Akron had lifted- him- In the air. 
Other thrills; all -well photographed 
and easily bearing out McNamee's 
introduction are also present. One 

. .good clip is of a storm nealr which 
it would' seem linllkely any neWs-^ 
reel man and his camera could lost 
;Short excellently assembled. Blot- 
ting Oiit and fading in Of scenes Is 
flhe technical work. Chair. 



Metro-QbldWyn-Mayer production and re- 
lease, ^tars Kay FrancU {^nd Astbep. 
Walter Huston.- PbilHps' Holmes, Bugene 
Fallette support. Directed by Bichard 
Boleslaviaky. Based on play, 'Black- 
Stemmed Cherries/ by Sandor Hunyady: 
adapUtlon<. Bertram MlUh^uafer; musical 
score, I>r; William A^t; lyrics. Gus Kahii: 
photography. Qeorge iFolsey. . At .Capitol. 
N. Y.. week July - ZVi., Running time. 78 



re Reviews 



*8iorm «t D«ybr««kV (MG). 

Good cxuflT.iinwIsjBl^ wr " 

weal: materlii]. Dottbtfai as a 
grosser, Kay Firancis, Nils 
ABtlier, and Walter Huston 
toi» cast.- 

'Marnn 1-ev.M Papa' (Par)v 
Ezoeptlonally ' f uniny cbmiedy, > 
with Msury 'BoIaiid and Chiarllc 
Ruggles BtotredL ..Sort thAt 
wordrof-mouth. ' blpUdlng wJU' 
help more llufth anything /to 
the eartent of overcoming weak 
cast and title. 

■ 'Song of; 8e,nflsf (Par). An 
overly arity, .rather slow ipiet- 
rlcli fliarrer wfeilch leayeja it up 
to the star 't6„ .draw . aiid ' 
tain." siideiteiann roma:nce 
should appeal primarily to the 
feminea. 

'Double HarnesaP (Radio). 
Sexy, romantic comedy, played 
with, ntmoat restraint by Ann 
Hairdini^'^and "William Powell, 
underplaying and restrained 
writing fair to. build up Its.; 
broad "appeal, but; It is right 
down Miss Harding's alley. 

'Heroes for Sale' (WB). 
Barthelmesa satire on, nnemf 
ployment Bitter iuid rather 
logy yam that detracts from 
interest. Books doubtful. 
— 'Sioepless-Niohts*-^* 
ton). English-made musical 
farce that should go fairly 
good with American audiences. 
Not as. British as many films 
miade over there, and might be 
sold, forgetting, origin^ .Stan- 
ley Xupino (Bngligh)* . Polly 
Walker (American) head com- 
pany. 

'Shriek in the Niaht'. (AJ-. 
lied): Satisfactory indie pta- 
duction, with Ginger Rogers 
and Lyle Talbot. Mur^^r mys- 
tery • wo.ven into reporter 
mance. Sustained melodrama, 
nicely acted and produced for 
its grade. 

'Arizona to Broadway' (Fox). 
Liower admission houses crav^ 
ing action, can banner this one.. 
Okay. 

The California Trail* (Col). 
Buck Jones once" more as a 
cowboy Robin Hood in ah unr 
imaginative iyam Of old Call- 
fo rnia. Okay for the easy 
tittde^ as a secona feature. "'^ 



SONG OF SONGS 



T ueedfty, July 25, J933 
DOUBLE HARNESS 



/tatuk ftAMna^ I Badio pnoductlon and .release. Starring 

(With songs) . J j^„„ Harding. William Powell opposite. 

Paramount 'prOduttlon and releasA. ■ BW» Dlreptisd. by John Cromw*!!. Screen play 
ilarleho Dietrich. A Rouben Mamoullan |,y j^„e ifurlln, from the stage oMglnal of 
proddctlon. From Herroann^ Budomiann » tbe same name by Bdwqrd Poor Mont» 
stoir and tb.o play by Bdward Sheldon;, gomery^ Associate. produie^r K«nnetK Mac- 
adapted'by Iieo..BlrlrwHI and. S^mvjal Hot- I -qawan^.. Bta f intlvB , pro dUMl.-JMfiilft.l_C 
feristeln; songis by^ Balph Haingor and,.I<«9 Cooper. .CameritiftPi .J. Boy Hunt, and film 
Robin: catoero,- Victor Ullneri Nat PInston, edltoi*. difeorge Nicliollis, Jr. At R. C. Music 
inoslcal director. At the Crtterlon, N. T.; Hajl week July ' 20. Running time, 7© 
July ,19. twice, dally. .11.66 • top: ■ Running; 

time, 85 mln?;. 

lilly Ceepanek^.,.... ...... Marlene Dlet"cb 

Woldow .Brian Aberno 

Baron von Herzbac)i.....~..."IJOnel At will 

Mrs. Rasmusaen. r.AUsdn Sklpworth 

Walter von PreJI . . * . , ; . .Hartlo Albright , ■ - - . , - «r=:r*,;T/i " 

Miss von Schwartzlegger..; Helen 'Preelnan I Butler... ........ .......r. .. ■KeK'nold Owen. 

' 'jEiiBahorr ■Weflton,.....,>»..'.lway Hammond 

'..->««.«. k..>j:.elgta. Alleii 
..<..'..; .....Hugh; Huntley 

.-WalUs ClarK 



jalnutes. A •» . 

Joan Colby .> i.... ..Ann Harding 

John Fletch^... Willlom Powell; 
Colonel . Colby. iHarry Stephehson 
Monica Page .... .«i ■ < .XiiUan' Bond 

Dennis, ...i-, .George Meeker 

Valerie Colby..;.,,...'..., 



;..IiUclte Brown 



- .1 . ^ •« 1. .IJ^onatd Weiaton 
No panic and Dietrich wi^' have fariey Drake.., 
to do all this' drawing. Beautiful I.PostmaBter penerai; 
and artistic in montage and cinema- 

togra]>hy, but these elements have I Something of an innovation for 
been permitted to eclipse the, basic i Ann ; ijardihg in this ultra-sophls- 
boxofflce intent. : " tlcated role In an extremely sexy 

What matter the beautiful pan story, .but the tW^ 
shots, Idymc scenes in the wild- with such Reticence, that at iio tl^^ 
.wood the cinematic portrayal of the Us there a note of offense. Thls.clas$ 
unsophisticated, peawilt glrl's amor- ac*'^*^^ .f »**" i*^'"I?^^!^,;5^^I if,^ 
ous outiJourlngs it it doesn't enters surroundings, and JJ'^.P'^tur^ will 
tain? That the theme has been Please TV®' ^i^b tJ^IH^ 

done before is almost negligible if N> of . Miss Harding w^^^^ 
It's recreated in fetching f^hlon. Powell here very helpful to the b. o. 
Even the .ornate iiouvenix- book with Subject derives from a play_ of 
its data that Sudermann has given minor importance, but in the.ceilu- 
hlstrlonlc opportunities to DuBe. J lold version has been built up. and 
Bernhardt; Hodjeska. Poia^ Negri, 1 shaped into a better unity than It 
«i,nd Elsie Ferguson (who .twice be- J had in its stage form. There T>rx>b- 
fore made ^Song of Songs' for theliibly was a temptation to ginger- it 
silent screen) can't compensate the up, but the course of better Judg- 
sbund film arUditor for ia, boresome ment was followed in this re- 
evening, strained, suave studio work; Re- 
. Dietribh is glamorbuS; : She's an, stralnt rather ^ ^l^,^^^^^^ 
eyeful and a potent drafe fbr women conservatism. Emphasis hM be^n 
on past and current performance, P^** ™°!!r""y^',„,i* 
but she htfS. nothing but a Theatre spark e of f »^P' S till 
Guild stager's directorial artistry to and always m the 'oregroupd i^? this 

augmentrWInttate-quHlttlerwKft^^ 

the film fans demand in their flicker of • fascinating femininity, 

fodder. There are niomehtsy of Choice of Powell for the lead op-* 
course, for MamOulian couldn't help { posite is perhaps debatable, but ok 
but assert him^slf, but' there are commercially. His flair is scarcely 
Also lon|r stretches of dreary talk! along the lines of this . story. The 
and tedious detail until the obvious bther peOle are first rate, with a 
is attained. - - special bow in the direction of 

After the second reel the fallen Henry Stephenson as the father, 
wbmaji fbrnaula wfit.es itself on the tiilian Bond does.lilcely with a vamp 
screen* iaa if it were etched in thej type, played with excellent mpdera- 
satme- marble -which creates the tlpn. Reierinald OWen does one of 
Statue from whence the title: The .his comedy butlers in. a' style ap- 
linsbphistlcated maiden, ,the- artist proaching high comedy, and Copl- 
and the craven colonel are a cinch | tributes one of the highlights of the 

footage., 

If meniory serves, the original play 



fbrmula, especially if 'the' artist is 
Brian Aherne. Iiion<el Atwlll maJces 
the Germtlii cbloiiei a Jecherous a.k 
character. .' 

There are some excellent perform- 
ances, Alison. Sklpworth's. dipso 



had a brief caireer, ' mostly b\!t of 
New ITork, and made but a mild imr- 
preesion. it's -a light idea, difficult 
to sustain for a full feature length. 



MAMA LOVES PAPA 



.Kay Franpls : 



VAV.- Walter Huston 



mlns: 
Mna ., 
Qeza- .. 
Dushan 

Csaholyl Phillips Holmes 

JanoB .....Eugene Pallette 

Panto- V ...V . . .C. Henry .Gordon 

Mllitzia Louise' Closa*r Hale 

Danltza ...... . . . .... . . '. ... . . . ...Jean Parker. 



Paramount production and release. SlOrs 
Charlie Rogglea and Mary Boland. • Dl- 
i:^^ by Norman HcLeod. Story. Douglas 
Macliean and Keone Thompson: screen 
play. Nunnally^vJohnson -Md.Arth^^ 
sameia. Gllbei* Warrentpn. At the Para- 
mounty New York, on grind, week July 21. 
VJA-'Kia"'" I Runtatog time, 70 mlns. 
Nils Astner I jg^,^ ^odd. 



maniacal aunt Is a gem in realism, but it has a- great, deal of elegance 
But Atwili has so dlfl^cult an and .the treatment is a model of 
assignment- th&t. even this capable class handling." 
trouper permits it -to get away, from Story , has to do with a iflri. Who 
him in a couple of spots,' such -a^ goes but . deliberately to trick a rich 
that ten-twent-thirt leer bn the man into marriage. Inference is. 
bridal night. '.ct.herne,. debuting in left rather plain that she actuallv 
flickers, dbes not connect as eltec- I was having an affair with him .when 
tively as another debut performance, plotliig to have her father catch 
that of Helen freeman, the Theatre them in a compromising situation. 
• Guifd-cb*f ounderTmd-a- veteran-iegit-r Sltuation'^^ 

actress; Aherhe, who -first came to dling oh its ethical side. It is saved 
attention over . here as Katharine from . sordldness by the device of 
Cornell's male lead*, has not asslml- making plain that the " girl really 
lated 'the ease and repose of the loves the man, and her aim Is to 
flickers.. He makes, his. mooning save the loose-living playboy from 
lover role a stiff performance save I tuinlng himeelf. 
in the earli^er sequences. ' The candid way in which she goes 

Miss Dietrich tries tb live up to about her unladylike campaign Is 
all the glamorous attributes ascribed -{ disarming. "She scorns leering co^ 
to her. She mbre than registers | <luetry, but goes directly to her 



Wilbur Todd... 



Mnry Boland even if those artiflcial inch-long 



Chariio Ruggiea l eyelashes don't camera any too well 

Mrs. Mcintosh., -^A'^"" '^'??il'IIfJi spots. 

Mr. . K»rkwood ••••i9«.??«? I Cameraman Victor Milner more 

. ._ His." clhe- 

.Ruth Warren I j^j^^Qg,(,j^pjjy jjg guperb, with excel- 



I Mr, '-M61ntoah 
tTom Walker 
[Sara Walker 



..Morgan Wallace 

.Walter MaUett [ than rates recognition. 



S^rfp'&Vnr.-S^^^^^^^^^^ "se Of the soft Shots for good 



This Is a story Metro purchased 
more than two years ago. Effort to 
strengthen It, via. a fine cast, and a 
good musical score Is not successful 
enbugh to insure , satlsfkctioii at the 
bbx-o^flce or with audiences, 



The Radical 
I The Mayor... 
O'Licary. 



. . . .Warner Richmond impression. 
.Prank Sheridan 
. . .Tom McGulre 



point with engaging frankness, and 
that handling saves a situation, that 
could easily have been mishandled. 
Treatment, here and in other re- 
spects has a mo^t engaging tone of 
modernness,' and'^dlalbg hajs been' 
shrewdly framed to carry- out the 
appropriate effect. Talk passages 



The appeal, of course, in the main frequently have excellent sparkle in 

will be to the femmes. They, may a crisp, up-to-date style, safely 

„ . - ^ , „„w.«.itr -KSnt want to enjoy another in the serieig skating over thin Ice, by th^i bold 

surprisingly good .and- of women who lOve too well, al- method of cheerful gayety. 

xiiie B'aiiu_ ^j^^^gjj foi:mula will disclose no Picture may develop Into a money 

new variations In treatment other release through the combo. It will 

than the technical. Concerning I pled.se the women and aid Miss 



Strong from billing or 
.points, but a.cinCh builder 
The some selling aid from the theatre it 



C^pltOlhaS^Bthel Barrymore onthe oughtto dcTver^^^ JSS^ 

'^l»o know are mixed I ]fttl?kppeal to tL fwiJ wff tekl butchering that has fallen het film 



I 



I < 



THE DOUBLE-CROSS! 

COLUMBUS' 
With Charles J^udets, 

;Maxellbs. 
Musical Comedy 
19: Mine. 
Strand,. . .. . 

itaphone Nos, 1627-28 

Judels plays the, Columbus role 
in this burlesque. He's okay, but In 
one or two spots his lines miss 
Are a bit. Costume stuff made 
funny by- utilization o? modern me- 
cbanicB and" dancing. Okay pro- 
■lpam~mSlTe"r~ttnywhere. GrouiTBlng- 
Jng and a liner of glrla; thrown in 
besides "-expensively —set back-^ 
grbunds,- 

Judels is' found on opening,, pHon: 
Ing his wife that he can't; come 
home. He has to be writh the Qiieen. 
TKe Queen is .watchlns Vanesst and 
1gir;g^aS'a'>*0nijijr^Alsor-^^^ 
Ip "tumbling':: tricks. 
""When Tiidets 'sets iSttll for-Amer- 
and lands he' a abou t to take a 



Equaw When the Queen shows up. 
Seems she flew over or something. 
Old gag about the Indian- Chief with 
a ' Hebe accent used, but still , a 
Mugh, and City Hall herein Is Just 
Another Indian tent, Also use the 
key-tb-the-clty gag. . 
Photography and . inp okay 

Shan. 



stage" -with this picture, 

Except fbr Nils A.sther, with his 
accent, /Storm at Daybreak' seems 
Ill-suited to others of the cast as 
adapted in Hollywood. Kay Francis 
obviously feels out bf place. A bet- 
ter edge goes to Walter Huston as 
mayor of- a small Serbian village 
where a romance develops between 
his best friend and wife. Miss Fran 
els is the -wife, , . . . 

Yarn, that could be'., told in half 
the . 78 minutes required, this one 
ties up the triangular formula with 
Serbian-Hungarian hatred of tradl 
tion and the war which it sup 
posedly brought about. It thus 
possesses much that is military but 
it dwells oh that point in the 
absence of plot and situations. 
. Picture starts slowly and never 
attains any real tempo until the 
Jlnal-reelJv.hfinjaii&tDJi-dle<»x^^ his 
best friend, a Hungarian officer, has 



way of late. One or two more sen- 
sibly made iike this iind a brilliant 
9tar who was almost ruined may be 
saved. Riish. 



HEROES FOR SALE 

First National production. .Warner r^ 
Itose. Starring. Richard Barthelniess. With 
Loretta Young. Allne MacMahon, Gordon 



Samr2"io;r?:arso^^^^^^ 

Leod, director, took advantage of prone to Internilngle. their, concern 
every possibility and developed over the heroine's welfare with ^ny 
every line. Added to which Rug- exclamations of appreciation for the 
gels' performance is a howl. ca«reraman!s lens skill or the dlrec- 

Mlw Boland and Buggies are ] tor's ultra manipulations. 
Lapa-mama. Middle class couple 1. They will like; however, the rou- 
getting along comfortably when tine how a baron tries to school a 
mama decides it's time for papa to peasant girl into a lady through 
becbme important, She dresses him painstaking tutoring in piano, lan.- 

uti in a cutaway and striped pants, guafees> terpsichore and other social Westcou. Robert Barra^^ Borton ciiurchiii. 
wVch'l)r1ng ^ofhlng but trbubW to gra?es.^ The iemmes ^i" alMym- pS"bV**RX^^^^ 
him. Funniest part is a sequence pathize with the love which makes xvuson Mlzner, Photographer. James Van 
In which Ruggles 4nd Lllyan Tash- the. iirtlst ■.surrender -his model- to' Tre'ea; At strand, New York, July - 20. 
man get stewed at an important the covetous baron.. They'll also like Runnihg time, 71 mlnutea ^ _ = 

party. That lO-mlnute sequence a those scenes In gay Berlin cafes and Tom. .Richara Bartheime?s 

yell. that naughty 'Johnny' number, (as Ujary'."; 

Beyond the Misses Tashman and Uyell the other snatch of linguistic Roger, 
fioland and Charlie Ruggles, no one gong in the drawing-rbom of the Max 
1 doing anything much. George Bar- baronial castle), with which Rainger 
bier,. Walter Catlett, Morgian Wal- ^nd Robin have supplied Miss Dlet- 
[ lace have bits. . rich and which she does so charm- 

Pacing very good, with firm limit- jjjgiy^ 
I e.L:to bit over an honn meiHiIng that : . The skillful pan -shots-of the nude- 
the laughs are pretty well cour | gtatue from the irised-out model 



.....«••«• 



. . ; i.t, .'. .... Aline MacMahon 
......Gordon Westcott 



stolen. hls. wife and .she's . willing to L^^^^^ *?-9..L(Miss DietrichV-may hold the-boys 



Ftaiik McHugh Married 



=^Frank"^ 



Hollywood, July 

:er=^McHughr^-c6medIan r 



remain plunder. ./For . a ibng stretch | fai*. 
the ?tbry stri-y-es tb develop itself 
but ^^n virtu'aily every attempt ;it 
falls to move -very far, flie situation 
remaining about the same after five; 

j:eelsi.ias.at JtheAendiOf Jthe^fliat, 

The play from which it is adapted, . , , v, „ 
produced in Budapest and Vienna, . married Mrs. Dorothy Spencer .Mac 
may have been effective on the I Isaacs at Beverly Hills, July 23. 
^orge and gotten 'lust In the adaplar 
tion. The dialog is far from; bril- 
liant. It Includes some silly love 
interest chatter ftnd even a few ex- 
pressions too typically Ameriqan to 

fit- 't^^ C£LSG* » 

Phillips Holmfc.^, Louise Closscr 
Hale and Eufterte PallPtte are air- 
most completely wasted. Char. 



eariier in the footage and also give 
the space-houndd a few opportuni- 
ties for.spreads. The Italian, sculp- 
tor, S. C.- Scarpitta, created the 
'Song of . SongsV statue model of the 
starj-===Judiclousi=^Rres3"=U,se--therepf- 
shbuld figure no little in the sell-' 



Wanger Abroad 

Hollywood, July 24. 
Walter Wangeit will leave for Eu- 
rope about Sept. 1, after Qreta 
^arbo completes 'Christina.' 
He will be gone three months. 



Mayo Renews at WB 

Hollywood, July 24, 
Archie Mayo has tefin signatured 
ti^ a new long termer by Warrj<i?rs, 
following expiration of his pld conr 
tract. 



*..... 

Winston....,, 
George Gibson.... 
Dr. Brlggs..,.. .., 



.Robert Barrat 

,'. Berton Churchill 

Grant Siltchell 
......... .Robert McWade 



This attempted satire on unem- 
ployment- conditions just prior to 
the Roosevelt election is not well 
told, - It's -a question - whether- this . . 
subject, apparently picked for its 
topical Importance, rides in sympa- 
thy with the -present-day attitude 
of the country. That is where the 
rub comes mostly in corislderihg the 
lir.-o.- -worth-=ofHliiS"7ftlmr^^ 
make's it doubtful. 

Too much hoke to . please- the pro - 
fesslonal critic s. Ye t, that same 
hoke is likely to sell the public were 
it possible for a skillful operation to 
be performed on parts of. the. yarn 
to make it more cohesive and less 
confused.' 

Story Is overburdened ^rvitli un- 
necessary situations. "That one, for 
(Continued on page 34) 




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Screen hits of yesteryear . . rinduding Grwir Twin Robbery'- ~a^^ 
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Star of stage, screen 
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Mad-cap youth in 
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The season's big news 
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Andy Clyde stands 
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The most famous of the 
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The "TWO BLACK 
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Shanghai, July 8. .. j l^li>iitch Bankers Go Cold 

The- position «f ' Anifertcan ; Aim, 
distributors in Shanghai — ^which 
really, iheins all China— is probably 
"the itoost'obnoxtbiis Iti- the worid, in-; 
aaihuCh as • there is a dePnite or- 



V\ •E«--i.A:-«. "d:«*«-«« I Native Producers* Demand 

On Financing Pictures - , . 



^ The Hague. July IB. 
I^epQt>t of Ghaimber. of idommerce I 



^nization at work to prevent the at the Hague, dealing with film busl- 
furtherance, of American films in ness, mentions that trade experr 
China. Thir in spite of the ignced a set-baclc in 19355: Gorman 

that Chitia, the only great nation, ^ .x,. >^ i 

on the silver standard,- .utilizes- less Lflh«s or filnjs with German versions 

'silver brpnilde -fllm' than aiiy mod- dbminat.ed the field, 
em nation, ' ..Though the cinemas' saw trade' 

^yt-yr&y^ol. explanation— twp years shrink, rentals for hliris remained at 
agoi ' a certain professojp, Jcajsed a U higij^ level, caused "by a ahortage 
vehement- "protest against the Lju^ bankers havlngr retired "from 
screening: of the Harold L,loy.<J picH financing productions." Ot^ the 
ture, 'Welcome Danger/ in 'the hg^g^om^^ promlaed at* the 

lobby, of the -Gtand- theatre, "in- h iglnhlne of 1932, only,60% materi-. 
tlmating th^t the picture was in- allzed. . - 



Fox Closes for Six French 
Fi^s bjr 

'V Paris, Julx 15, 
. "J. C' B^ivetta liaa concluded an 

*iJ^ IMmtm^mi^ tw^^^Mut FwlisU. I arrangement with .Fred , Bacos 
forr MMenal from 1^^^^^^^^^ the latter will produce a 

Influences Govt.^Restric- | series of .^i< French sound pictures 

for Fo,x :Films; Bacos. -before Join- 
ing "the FOX; organization, was asso- 
ciated .w,ith Paramount at the Join- 
viUe . studios .and will now be back 
on his old stamping ground. 
■' First subject assigned; 'to ' Bacos 
is 'Matricule 33'. (^tegister Numher 
.33*), Which is adapted from the 
stage play by Alexis Madia and 
Robert Bbucard. Charles.; Anton is 
to" direct and the cast, includes 



for Total Exclusion of Im< 
ipprts Ignored^ Pressure 



tion's UnthanKed on- Fcifr 
eijirn Language Originals! 

140 DUBBS ALLOWED 



P«ri«i July ?4. 

/French goyjprnmeht -has finally 

„. — ^- . . . . /lpa«»ed the new .quota law for the 1 j^^^^^^^ 

Imical to the best interests of China. ] ^ The year has ptfovM that *in ■all .y«a"*» with a considerable victory Tor . , -Thia followed 

StXanser^'rom the fileeping-Car') 



.Jthou^h-ree0fifhlzed4>y^he-ChlneseJ^jjg--i;^^ 

authoritieptas a Communist; he ta at —gVljard^ to sell, so that alterations .j.l-aw i« retroactive ; to July 1.. «nd, 
present the lobbHsti Jot the ChlnesfejL^gpQ imperative in order to devotel while limitina import* of films con - 
producing companies. more space to loW-price'd seajs and «icler«bly is neverthel^ti quite a re- 

Impossible Titles cut part of high-prided ones out. - U}«f from the, typo of restriction 

At the hiomeht, -his latest outcry ' There are ircihemM in the Hague thai hps been threatened here for 



U. S. CUTS DOWN 



against the. foreign films in China | (population, 400,000). 
Is that the talkfers ishould car'ry sub- 
titles, in the • Chinese language, 
These would cost a minimum of 
$500 In any Hollywood laboratory. 

His lobbying brought about a 
Nanking, edict 'that since July 1, all 
films, whether they have been im- 
ported before that dstte or not, riliist 
carry these titles. Only orie,| 
laboratory . in Shanghai . is able to 
Insei't' them',' and. with no equip- 
lineht available to compensate for 
the break In musical score oc- 
casioned by this Interruption 




In line with economies . piracticed 
™ X Til i 11.^* I hy the government, C. J.. ..North, 
The Motion Picture Distributors ^ead of the Motion Picture Division, 
Association have commissioned Ljf the^DepartmentrotCommerc^has- -/ 
comihittees to confer with the Gov- h^-ggj^ dropped, with two assistants 
ernment, but without elf ect to date J ^jg^ , D. . Gfolden, formerly 
although the execution of the edict North's assistant, will handlie the 
has been postponed temporarily, 
likst week's conference came to no 

definite end. . I playing with the thought , of 

-^-American-'distrifcutors— have^-al--l-3— 

most decided to take all their films ^jyjgj^^ decided to 

oft the market, should the Govern- L^j.^ through with Golden, in 
ment continue firm in their position. K^jjg^j^ jQj^ George Caiity in 

They ppint out that the average ggpij^ 

profit on an ordinary film wpujd | . jf^rth had . been with the Com.^ 



the s past eoupltf monthiu' 

Not likely that • AmoHcan filpn* 
Will bei hurt at i^lV it becomes ap-, 
ii.airent : after a •tudy /pf the new 
ruling**-" ."^ ' ■ ' -i ' \. 

Considerable ^ interest,, had ' been 
attached to the new law because, the 
Freiich. Chambre ..Syn^cale,. fllitn 
trade J body, hiaid . adopted a r resolU'- 
tion aaklng the -gbvemment'.,to. ^stop 
all Impprts pf filma.,for,-one year. 
Government, instead of doing that, 
has liitaited dubbed films to 110 a 

(Continued on* page 64) ' 





work himself from now on. 
For, a while government had b3en I 



TO NAZI 




merce Department for 10 years and 
had. been active head. Pf -.film worH 



..Berlin,^. July 14. 
The'fact .that successful JBlm- pro - 
.duction cannot be attained in k tew. 
weeks and withput expert jMd miay 
be'the;reagon why the new' product 
tlohs of a itronou'hced Nationalist 
system of foreign ' reports was I character 'airei not; ciiciiin'g' with thfe 
largely his accpmplishment. He Qeriniin \ . . . 

has been in active contact with I Both press and- audience . have 
Diatlnctlv"to''thTd1sadvantaee of °' industry. North has turned them ^down. This'was psiT- 

fllm SSuS^s J^lhS^^ ^ for the immediate future, | ticularly thp >«ise with the purely 



not warrant the additional expendi 
ture of $600. 

absence of British, French, and Ger 
man films from the China .field. 
Thrice Censored 



Ottawa, 
Word has been received 
Canadiah:jX«pIfol 'i^that . fbe Enapirel 
meeting . In .Ijondbn of the Assort 
5;ia;ted Chambers'' of' Commerce has-' 
adopted a resolution' urglh|gjEi]I asr' 
sistance . . for the iharkeuhg of 
British films throughout Empire, 
particularly in oversea? Dominions. 

Last year 69 British ^features 
were received, in Canada but prob* 
ably one third -of them never, saw 
the inside of a theatre' - and werja 
shipped 'home as undesirable. FHin 
men in Canada have said, they 
should never have left England's 
shores because they were obviously 
unsuited to Canadian .public acr. 
ceptaiice. Other prints were given 
a trial in selected spots, but" were 
quickly Withdrawn because of . em- 
fimatic disap3proYffi~by~i»*ti'Phi3. . I 

If it wereV not. for the selective 

also fpupded on an Alexis Madis I policy adopted by 'Canadian filin. 
ipi^y. Latter Is a musical. exchanges some mpnths . ago, 

iBritish fllniiis would not have made 
the evident progress they have .,dur« 
ing the i>ast year. In others' vrords, 
Cahadl^n .-idistributbrs . have . raised 
the standard, or general averagei^ of 
British features by refusing .to show 
the . worst 'eydri tP their best friends 
ahd\alltfwlhg':" only.; the'.! i>fck of the , 
supply to reaph ' the screens. And 
when a British picture is bad it's 
terriblel '\ .y ' ".J 
. The answer Is' that' British .lirpo 
diicers could save -'themselveff a lot 
of . iiihe,; '.troubl.e a,ild ekpense by 
gettins a line pn 'what' Canadians 
wan^ In the . waji^ : , ,bt. ^^ILm "* fare 
Holiywoodi July '24.. khrough 'provldlIi£r^■d^I%9t^^ 
Pre.Mlously .seeKln^/aiLnvi'^^^ o<l with the Canadian ^iii0,tket plr^ct 
Hollywood's 1 top notclh d irecto rs, 1 reprfese iitaftveB ih ''^ ttie Cahadlari- 
BrlCish vOaumonjfc ia .hpivPSeannglfletd inlji;ht fO^ the :blll, b,ii> Pne short 
through ageia^' ' I Holly Vpobd f trip %^' ypW 

.writers. practice In thie past, cannot be re- 

EngliishJ cbmpanjr complains that e|arded as sufficient, - 
writers who have 'goiie to' England After.. , a- Canadian distributoir 
were ixiodtly failures In iHblly wood, picks a British film with potential 
and couidti't deliver for-BrltIsh-pIc--p:alujB4n^^ 

iUres either. the problem <i!C exploitation. The 

. ' Unlike the demand for directors, 'first thlnjr tb db Is. to throw, away 
however, Gaumont wants as writers J the pre^af , bpok without looking at 
only British; subjects. NatiohiiMty IM And .^M;4brpug;h the plctyre 
of the ineggers didn't malie anyJ t^O «>t three tl^^^^^ work vP the 






difference! 



Won pal metro's 
engush show window 



method of censoring imported pic- 
tures. Three boards act and have j 



propagandist film, 'Bluteii des| 
Deutsdhland,* but also in a . lesser 



London; July 24; 
Metro has leased the Palace the- 



power to ban. Firstly the Nanking Cnmot rallc Itc IT ^ 

MnavA mnv hnn tilnturea to' be I WUflCl VOUO 119 U* U» 



board may ban iplctures 'to 
(Continued pn page .54) 



[ degree with 'Under .the Black Flag', atre from C, Br Cochran for eleven 
and 'also with"'S. A. Mann Brand.' • weeks startinpr vyflthi ,the sjBcbhd 



CaHadiai^ publicity " angle. Kews- 
.paj^er ''i^dvertlslng displays inuit be- 
i^rorfeed - Up- afresh and n^V. posters, 

lobby material niust be prepared— 
Bpmethlhja;. . to compare with ad ver- 
tislh'er. itboeSsorles from the United 
States. Thts j is- generally a riish 
ibb', perhaps a. ;inake-shift, and .the . 
general result is. not ad efC^ctive as 
it should be.^ 

. jikpfoltajiilon 
The r^nawei^ to thisr is that ;ihe 



Cochran Can't Come Over 



^1 . M n i If I It Is just a repetition of thi ex^ I w.eek of September. ' House .wUl b6 1 B^^ 

r illil KnV OV BaCIl nOniiEl] Pei'^^nces :niade with wafr plays on used for roadshow purppses, either [out. pf the avertt|re -pressbook Pf the 
y ■ - 1 the "legit stage. Director and play- 'Dinner at Eight' pr •fiskimp^ gplng .| U^ 



in as the first attractlPn. I ploltatlbn material .th$^t wbiild hit 

Victor Snairnov, president of Am- I ence 1$ not willing to see in thel Meanwhile the theatre will rendain j the mark on this side of the water. 



ers may.. bO excellent, but the. audi- 



kino, has been rec^Jled to Russia theatre or cinema of an evening dark. 



The British studio should realize 



Fox has word from C. B. Cochran 'or a djjgcuggipn of current film sit- repetition of the theme, which is, 
in. London, that he can't come over batibn in the U. S. and Prosp6cts kjiggugged all day. and everywhere. | the regular Metro run .films 
to New York and HoUyWobd at pros- of Russian flltna here for rphe publio may accept a little 

ent, Jaecause he has a .Show to pre- year. Possible he may r^ain in poutjgg clothed with a draniatic 

pare. 'He's prpduclngf 'Ball in Sa- Ruasla^ . , ' .'^ '\ ^ theine, but it rejects deci^^^ 

Smimov is the third president of ' 



Metro uses its own Enfiplre for that what Is 'acjfeptaWe in the Old 



voy/ a musical. i . * * . ,x , * 

Sid Kent wanted Cochran to come Amklno since its incorporation. Am 
over for cohferfences on his new Wno's policy being to shift Russian 



politics and propaganda* 



No RebVe, Says Eleanor 



films men about to U. S. and other 
spots in order to give them wider 
world experience. 



duties as European story and tal- 
ent superyiiaor for. Fox. , _ 

Part of the cbchran-Pox "agree- 
ment, it is now learned. Is that Fox 
automatically .gbts a first optlbii'-oh 

all Cochran's London productions. |»Jporri g^apg Pj^QjJllCgfg 

Deal grew " out of Fox's taking of • ^ 
'Cavalcade,' "^Cochran-produced 
Show. 



Paris, July 24. 
Elee^npr Boardman Id here yacar 
tloning. 



Country is quite fpjreign to Canad- 
Ian taste. Bvery Canadian ei:« 
hibltor wUl tfeU you that, l-his 
means more contact with - the 
Canadian public pn the i>art of ,the 
British . company.' '. 

The three Cahadis<n ^distributors 
how handlin? British; fihns regularly 
could: continue to Ibok after the film 



Biggest DeLiKter West , 

-..-V. ou ' She~ has: not- retired ^rom film Ue^tihg but It-wbttld'pas^ .everj^body 

Of l?XlSCO m onailgliai|work. | concerned if the British ptbducera 

would take steps- to find out what 



Kuchehmeister W ash-Up 



ShahghakJuiy 

June 14 witnessed the grand 
opening of the new Grand Theat-.-e 

Oil One fVench Picture on Buhbnng. weu Road, the most 

" --- -- . . luxurious cinema house west of San 
Paris, July 15. pranclsco, with its seating capacity 
Pola Negri, who was to have | of 2,300. 



EntDire Takes" Control of Canadian pubiib wants,- permit 

*^ . , . A , themselves to admit that the ayer- 

EdUCational m Canada ae© Canadian-knows what he* wants, 

, «; then select ih$ pjctures for Jhe 

Toronto; :Juiy 24. Canadian market that flli the bill 

Empire Films of Canada have an^^ finally, turn out exploltatibn 

sUmed control of Educational FUnria I material that will sell the picture 



The Hague, July 13. 



made 'La Glu,' by Jean Rlchepin, I Built' by the United 'theatres. I this cpuntry, according to the I t,oth to Canadian • ^xhibl^ors and 
for Tobls Films, has switched | ^hich has a chain of six houses in | announcement p£ Oscar Hanson, Canadian theatre fans. 



The curtain has come down on the gtories and producing company, Ishanghal and abput_4^ of .tbiE? jBrst-nfu^ 



pany. 

New distribution policy, has 

Manny Brown as general sales 
manager, and Ernie Geyer in charge 



NIb w Elephant F ilm, 



Kuchenmelster flascb. By an agree- [ am agreemenf~ with "Tobi^^^ the Grand theatre is 

nuent the International of Tobls Co., Negri has gone to 'V'ia Films with equippejl with new -Fidelity aystem 
Ltd., took over assets and liabilities" Pathe-Natan distributlbn. She will the first theatre outside the U. S. A 

of Kuchenmelster International and start work at the Joinvllle studios Three large foyers, three continu- ^ 

Kuchenmplster International Radio. July 28 on a French costume pro- pus running waterfalls, several t>ubliclty and advertising, 
r By this arrangement, it was pos- ductiori, 'Fanatisme,' adapted by lounges, and entrances from 
..8ible^o..reduce^heJKM!5Mnix]^ster 

loss to level of the share capital, stage playv .'La Savelli'.. Gastort composlUon on -the walls, the bUim- 

The balance sheet of the liquidators Ravel will wield the megaphone, ing leaves little to be desired, Si)e- 

of Kuchenmelster l'-iows that there Negri must finish this Via pro- | dally corisidering the 120-£t. to.tver, 
— are-no- assetg- left, SIT that no final hiuctlon in- foui^ weeks, -as-she- is 

dividend is In sight. The final baN scheduled to be In New York Sept. 3 

ance sheet shows on one side the to rehearse for 'A Trip to Presburg'. 

share capital of $800,000, and on the Plan is to distribute 'Fanatisme 

other side the total loss to same in America In its original French 

amount, so it is all over riow. I Version, with Bngll.sh sub-titles. 



distribution is long since gone. 

U Rejeasmfl Mascot in England 

Hollywood, July 24. 
Universal .will release in England 
I the J M asebt Indepcnaen t^ P l'^iy^^ 
Brussels, July 10; I 'Laughing at Life.'^ Him- Is Jjelng" 
Belgian Sound • Studios. Brussels, released ^-f"- 
no^ditlng and cutting a fllm of through state right exchanges, 
the c£ipture~^d~tT£i^ni~of ei^-" C^xffmmt-msulso-n^iA^ 
fimnt Mark Js nrcsiden* of the I phants in the Ucle, Belgian Congo, the British distribution. Mascot IS 
company. ^o Kart'^JS f^^^^^^^ was taken by M. Paul now seeking a ^release for France. 

•pSent ahd M. - Butler iencrol Phllippson and Comto B. van der in which event the indie featur 
manager of the circuit. i Burch. It wlU be entitled 'Tembo.' I would get supei imposed titles.- 



visible for-m lies-round- the country 
side 



VARIETY 



Tut^Jt hi^ 25t 1933 



FILM DAILY s 




to 




WHO BOAST 
STAR 







EXTRA! AS VyE 
GO TO PRESS! 

Just previewed 
Marie Dressier and 

^W^ijAacerBeety^ri^ 



"Tug&oat Annie.'* 
Positively thci* 
gtaixdesi show yetl 





v4S 




'I-WX-S 



Ttiesday, July 25, 19>3S 



PICTURE S 



VARIETY 



21 




EXPLOITATION 



By Epcs W> Sargent 



Zone Distribution . , toward the top of the li^ Speciai€hecks I S Twcrw^^o^re^^^ 

awe to lay^oiujistrlbu^^^^^ members are started at the | ? Jeks are* out and have been for | ''^ejhlj J^^^^^ but It Is 

much more effective. ' 



by zones ln8te*5.^°' -"J^f "1^^^^ bottom and work up as the delin- i gome time. 

tributlon in a hur^ When exw^^ names are dropped below One tjkipper worked it in a new 
vertisinff is decided upon, ims ".u,,^,, • • . I. xi- k«>i h.-o /«h<u>ira 



— „o„e I f*^*'. own. • °; way lately. He had his checks 

particularly '"P^W^^ rhaxlc^er ^'^^ is simply kept. Names are printed up fbr 10 cents, good at 'the 

neighborhoods where, tn^^ 12 point display type and Bank of State,' which was the name 

of the residents sn^^P^^ff^anff ^ gpiWeyp . at the printer's, oi his theatre. 



All Helps 

. Joe Weil, -vrho- does the promo- 

forl Form letters ih which they were I tional work fot Universal, is 
an- I. enclosed told the recipient it was; I again with another bright thought. 



It . Paramount decides to sit dovm 
with Satm Dembow, Jr., to discuas 
an ! operating alliance with the 
Fubii^c y-Pi of tbe 12 upstate New 
York houses, iBeorge Walsh may go. 
in with DembO'W ..on the. dfeal. 



^ ^foSlJ'^ tJi^^for ^S^^^^^ supplies three galleys 

ampl^f found that lor. ^ach meeting One is posted , „ - 

months distributors ^^I other is checked for roll 6all,V and payment for the timfe h6 spent riSad- He is sending out actual photos Of Otherwise Walsh inlght pttt hi«i 

cularizing! a Negro ne»8no^ornooq | ^j^^. this and |,ing the advertising on a certjJlh | ia dozen of the beaute^^^ theatrefi. Walsh, 

* ... \y^n operating thejri for Par 

for. some., time. 



merely because they '^er© ?o»a .'o ggnt to the printer for rearrangliig. particularly interesting picture, and Pretzels.' 

put Wt u?^KT«>iira Charge is 60ci a. week for the use Checks were good only for the. jfun Tbat by itself would . be appre^ 



withiii a radius of Oight blocks. Ih 
another section there was dmall 
colooy of Spanish in an area of 
four blocks, not' a quarter of which 
spoke any English. , . 

The bost way is to employ some 
competent person to mSiko a sur- 
vey and then lay it out by zones. 
The iirst four zones coyer the 
houses in territory from which 

?^i?>eneS^1s h^^^ WaV to' the I "'s not always easy to think up 
lei? SXe.'^ ¥he*S"a7e yd St | ??i?et_hlng_new. When he was in 



of the metal and rolling up the gal- I of that picture and only for face ciated by the recipients, ..but that i jj^^. ^ Known, one but 

leys, the printer doing the rest of -value, othier tickets being regular isn't Weil's Idea of^a stopping poln^ actually approached 



■ the. work for the house. .Manage 
meht flisrures ■ tbat tbe ; device more 
than returns its cost. 

How Abptit This? 

Griabbiifg off something at.tlie ball 
park is a ' Common ambition, but 



w\tVA^ra''t*twe^H" certain -^'^^ Paramount, . Buddy 

&lfs? with^due 'noti^^^^^^^ pulled literally big league 



lumber and coal yards in one sec- 
tion. 

Second set of zones coyer . an ad- 
ditional five blocks; and ;'thiese' 4re 
covered . only on exceptional pic 



stuff that will be just as good in. the 
small town if 'conditions are right. 

>Stuart had a bathing beauty con- 
test at . the .. .Fenway;. . .with paid , 
modelis for background. They 
were to do some line work the fol- 



tures, while a<*d^"0"^\,f®\^°' lowing week, and. Stuart arranged 
eight zones cover the still wider ter- " . =». ^ • _ _ -° . 



e gnc zon es cover xu« Bti.i wtuc. ^cl- Bos ton Braves to bat out T^V^'^^U.^r Xi^T" .r^^T . ^ ^ , ... 

^-T^ttwy^WeltTnart^^ inning with the girls as a pui reT K^.tf.^"^^.^^^ the tali he plans t o switch lo 'mSS^ ^3 t.ar: becoming trustee's 

appealed to by the first showing of I ^^jr e^tra attendance at the game Mf"?'^?^i":hA «nrt^^^^ nine o'clock deadline' to naiaon Offlcer with Par's partners 

a picture of roadshow quality. and a plug for the theatre. The f^y^-^ Underline Tomorrow cate the hour at which the last full "^ison^^^^ Pars partners 

Approximate number of. bi Is re^^ bathing suits, and they | show starts. I if nothing else, 

quired for each zone is, noted to ^jjj gn^g for bases, 
permit printing orders to match.. ^^^^ frame up a line of 

It may take a couple of weeks to [ gj^g^ or have a tab booked, this 



box offlce price. ^ . He thoughtfully adds «»; ,n^B«>"yJne trustees for oneratinis con- 
Out of 150 checks se,nt out. 138 glass for near-sighted A, K.' That the par t™^^^^^ 
returned and only three Of these makes it a real stunt. trol of the upstate group, t^lngjn 

were turned ih on one ticket The houses in Empire State and Netco 

others carried from two to five ad 7 w Takal holding companies, operating in 

missions. Much of this )>robably «ew. Ij^pet Syracuse, Rochester, Glens Falls, 

would have cOme in anyy^ay, but orie manager thinks he iis getting Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, PeeksklH 

ftgured that thie attention arrested apme extra business in a daylight and Staplcton, S. I. They ate one 

helped. I saving town by rendming his laat pf ^i^^ j,^g,i. ,„on^y.makin^ 

showing, which in summer mrts at 

9 30, 'The Cool of th& ^Eve^^^^ not indicated whether 

^Vi*;!r;«1SrM^J^^ wit2 'SSt^^^^^^ '^W* eo in with Dembow or not. 

SS^Sr in^jSl^"evS landing his 

ning' and it has become almost a bid with the reorganization com- 
local ^ag. i : . I mi.ttee : and trustees, something that 

, . - ., Manager flgUred that""i^^ predicted as yet with 

all cards being moyed up one mace I ^Q^^jj^ prontable to name - their any accuracy, ' 

^'^f^®^* ^^!vr -® crack trains, It might help io give in any event Dembow Is expected 
one added. Other cards are used on I ^j^^ gj^Q- spepial designations. In' 



Special .Attention 

House- with a dally change uses a 
three -sheet size board to announce 
the . attractions. These are listed 
with , the current attraction at the 
top and the otherai in rbjgular order, 



to rfeaign his various coroOrate 



zone, but it saves the' cpst. 

'Ti ' ' " " ■ •* " 

Mailing lists 

Some mailing lists go as much as 
25% dead in the summer, due to 
vacation time, and it's not always 
possible to check up from the post 
plfice returns, since- most of these 
are delivered to the addresses, 
.though there is no one there to 
readthem. ; ■= 
It's an expense reducer to . trinl 



will be a natural any time the. team 
"plays thfe. home' grounds'. 

Jigsaw Sign 

.One of .' two theatres have taken 
advahtagie of the jigsaw craze to 
revive the puzzle sign- -which is 
more or less like an incomplete 
Jig in Its Initial stage. 
Idea'^is to lay in the grouhdwork 



All strips are cutout letters, 
backed by colored tissue, but -.only 
the top or 'today* section carries a 
back flasher lamp which shines 
through the tissue, getting special 
attention for the'fllni it is most de- 
sired to put ovei:. Cutting out the 
letters' is little more trouble than 
painting,, arid tt gives a much 
greater ' emphasis value. Until 



-New Af^in 

If you have worn the eidiges Off 
the 'invisible'^ goldfish' iag; heire Is 
a newer one from out of the past. 

A house boss advertised on dis- 
play in the lobby a tank of goldfish 
which, could change their spots. 



SONGWRITER COLD 



^ Mrs. Coslow Describes Her .8am 
— ^Waiits to Loaa Him 



r , V ii-^i^+K^tiS^A* la +h«* 1 with a line o 

backed by a light the effect is that 1 " tvi«»<jft flah aneciallv Imnorted 
of a straight colOr, all of tho tissues | J-^^^S^ Tmalon imported 



being fairly dark, to provide con- 
trast.' 



lios i^ngeles, July 24. 
After being separated since Jan. 
16, Dorothy Coslow filed suit for - 



ail cjki#ciioo . of the sign, .but in such a" manner 

the mailing iSt for July and August that It If almost impossible to read 
and then W a new one.ln th^ it^Ax^^^^^ 



Emblem Ads 



After people gawked at a bbwl of aivorce herO agalncit Sam Coslow. 
ordinary goldfish for a ^175 a wriek alimony 

started to ask how, come they. d»un 1 1 - ^ 



Sgrsp^te,Ti;;r; w^^^^^ custody of the -pair's 2.year. 

Roadside advertising these auto I around to. explain that they were old son. Grounds were mental 

fan There are a numb^^^ ^8 » matter of reading in a constantly changing their spots p'^'f ">';^„ . . .^^^^ . 
lV«JJ^«'j* th«%*«?'JJ£«n may be either a 'C or hurry. It Is seldom that the smaller they swam ^^^^^^ 

an ^e,' according to the final work lettering On a roadiside board gets A gag like . that can Omy . he in effect for seven months where~ 

Ith-the-bFushi— — : — -a^-ehanee,-and--not-alway8-the-tltle^^woFked-:ab ou t fe y 

The entire sign -Js' partly pdinted - It Is a- ylser plan -to Advertise the good for a laugh that helps, the 3^ week, caf and' furniture. 



of reviving the list .when the yaca 
tioners return, and- t hat Is better 
than losing the cost of pTflTititfginxd 
mailing, perhaps a quartet 6f the 
output. 

Careful mainagers require a re- 
newal Of the mailing list 'subscrip 



and left for the-«urlous to worry house along the road. .Best way to 
over, and then a rush .Job finishes do this Is to select some distinctive 
off the lettering and everyone, won- I emblem, tie ' that Into the house 
S8'' duyhg-thr8uiS;iher\ -br U.ers_.why they .dldn:t._thlnk of Jhat identlflc^^^^^^^^ and_advertiSomt>r^^ 

•-- - ~- — * ' title before. I shape than words. ' 

It takes a little planning, since it Some years, ago a house known as 

ftoS'^e^iSillv^a^cou^^ 

T^w dav least revelation, but properly done sign as the 'sign of a good show, 

nniAr«'4no Mrcento^ even the undated 24-sheet and Instead of stringing painted 

Wo or th?2e^S? a Veek. to sell | or the girl sign painter. I boards along the roadway, the house 

tickets to someone who is. out of 



house. 



town.- 



3-Sheet Fan Letter 

Two gags, never biefore used In 
.Omahtii came- to light as ballyhoo 
for run of 'Gold Diggers' at Par- 
amount. One was fi mammoth fan 
letteir which was posted at the city's | 
busiest downtown corner for pass- 



BEHIND ihe KEYS 



Peep Hole Gets langlu 

'■" 7"T5os'Aft"ger<^^^ 

S omewhat di fferent angie .of th e 

'^eep-hole Ideft, for picCateTFeiploita- 
tlon used by lioew's Statd- iii ad^ 
vance showing 6f :'H6ld Toiir M?in* 
(current). ' Large plush-cov^redho^f 
Installed On mezzanine floor witK.A 
peep-hole cut head high,. from. "'the 
floor. Lure reads: 'Do you looK 
like Jean Ha;rlow t? 



She charges In her- suit that the 
songwriter, . who croons, on the air 
as 'The yolciO ' of Romance;*' was 
-cold, alobf and inditterentr""""' 



lent 



tios' Angeles, July 24. 
Estate of Katherlne S. Gwyrtno 
was avirarded $10.d,{tl9' In a siiit 'on 
Answer is conveyed by means of I a note against the Central Motion 



. .phoenix, Ariz. 
CohstructiOn had commenced oh 
the 550-seat Studio theatre in 
«rsby to sign. lietter was addressed.!. Prescott to.open ln.September. Same 
to stars of production and. . was I Stetson management as the Studio 
about size of a 3-sheet. Girl at- 1 here, 



tendant acted, as come-On and di- 
rected placing of signatures. Cost 
to theatre was slight £e6 to attend- 
ant a:nd mailing costi' of letter. 
Pub Man Charlie Schlalfer'a sec^ 



Ltebanon, Pa, 
John A. Jackson^ head of the 
I Jackson Theatre Enterprises, this 

^ _ city,, has' taken over the flve-year 

bnd"gag was a tU-up with, an Ice l.leade of the .Ca|>ltoi theatre, owited 
company. Ice company froze one- I by Louis and Samuel Samler, of 



sheets plugging show and itself In 
400-pound cakes and set cakes on 
busy downtown corners to melt 
away and whet crowds' desire for 
coQlness.- 



New York. 



Stunt Now a Business 

The-^Walt Disney Mickey Mouse, 
..Ltd., is a new' corporation in Lon- 
don, with Wililam B. Levy as man- 
ager director. 



IjOs Angeles. 
All Fox West Coast district man- 
agers .In the. LOs .Angeles territory 
are novy housed In the home oflBce 
building here. 



"ZanesVille;rO 
ZaneSville Theatres, recently 
....chartered, has taken over three of 

The company^wui ^i^p^our houses formerly operated 

function as sole licensing agent for |jy jj^^ ig^p^ Theatrical Co., In xe- 
the British Empire and continental ggjygpahjp fp, several months. 
Europe to make deals with manur Houses are the Columbia, Liberty 
facturers, -publishers ■ and others ta- atid lttiperlttl. Sim Lihd' heads the' 
utilize the name of Mickey Mouse J ng^ ^on^pahy, with Caldwell Brown, 



for their products. . \. . . 

. The use of the hamo of Mickey 
Mouse In connection with toys, etc., 
was inaugurated by Levy several 
years ago, primiarily as a publicity 
and exploitation stunt, but the car 



formerly head, of the. Brown Syn- 
dicate, manager. 



Birmingham. 
Athens left without a theatre with 

. . ^ Ritz closed. Earle F. Oscar, of 

toons are now of . such importance, hp^^, moved to Moulton to operate 
manufacturers of humerous articles Kj^g^tpg jljgj.p 
pay handsomely foi? the privilege 

of the Mickey Mouse name. | Bronx, N. T. C, 

ii. A be C offut, who operated the 

'Assuring Attenaance prospect, Bronx, with Yiddish yaude 

One of the older of the kid clubs, some seasons ago, again has the 
started seven years ago, has been house for a. "'summer try with the 
using a simple scheme to ensure | same policy. 



regular attendance at the meetings 
and ..it has been working the post 
four yeaxs. 



Bronx, N. Y.. 

A number, of houses have curdled 

_.=^JGagJB;=8imply^a=. matter j)^ 
dence. When the idea wis sprung heat. Arcadia and Miracle theatres 
the membership list, was printed..up open ..week-ends only, and. New 
in alphabetical order. After that Royal and Mornlngslde have shut 
— the~rQll --was:-called- «ach— meeting-l-^p-aummeFi- 
and those who were absent 'Were 
dropped to the bottom of the . list, 
afjain in alphabetical order. List is 
displayed at the door fit each meet- 
ing arid ifj papr^'rly'.consulted by the 
. yQungstej-s. who regard a 'position 



Hartford. 
Dock Dornirtan, Paramount ex 
plolteer, after being moved back and 
forth between various cities will 
locate in Hartford after August 1, 



handling the Ally n Hartford, Paic;*-. 
mounts In 'both New Haven and 
Springfield. 

Naf Greenwood^" poster artist, 
from New" Bfaven- Paramount to Al-- 
lyn, Hartford. 

Flavia Sloat vacationing in Mas- 
sachusetts. . 
Lew Schaefer and wife return to 



a mirror set oh be^k Of box,' - 
rectly .^opposite the ^peep-hole, . - 
vealing" the giizer's own counte- 
nance:. It's good for a lot of laughs. : 



0iggle Catdi 

Fox's "Hold Me Tight' is another 
good opportunity for .ei; thirbw-oiit 

Har'ti:oryafter"2,o6o^-mile Gwynne estate by Ffank J. 

through New England and Canada. Y!^^^ safes copy "eSd S ^ mlSu I Sicherer, administrator. 



Plcturi i5l^»trict,Mnc;, arid IS other 
defendants,, including Maqk Sennett,, 
Inc., '' by .Supeirior Judge Parker 
lATood, 

Amount is' balance d^ .Plv0 ac'r 
.crued Interest aiid . costs, oh a- noto 
for $235,000 secured by property In 
the dtst, -where the Sennett studio 
Is located. Sluit was handled for 



Johii Fogarty leaves Capitol thea- 
tre for World's Fair and Coast. 

Bill Flannagan pinch hitting sis 
manager of Regal. 



muni. Pr.eferably 'iat the Jason the- 
atre' with the dates.. 

Card should be light colored stock 
with the text in a. Btrpngly. con- 
i^T 1, -Kt T I trasting colori They should be 
Newark, N. J. slipped only to the younger .set and 
Sweeping ichanges, among wainer u^p^ tossed out for general consmrip-l 



tion. soda counter^, eahdy stores 



managers Include the employment 
of C. Roblhsoh from outside tO man- 
age the Union, Union. W. MichaL- 
son goes from Union to Cranford, 
CranfOrd; F. D. Kane to Millburn, 
(N. J.) from Cranford; Stanley gets 
M.^ ingram from Millbiirn; - Walter 
Jacobs leaves Stanley for Capltol;- 

Sol Ullman from Capitol to Bran- , ^ 

ford. Robert Paskow- of Branford 4 J* J- FranKMn Sent. .Tbem.:*©. 



Piir Shdrts F-M Kidt 

Holly wtfod, July 24. 

. . .Para,mount and'Fanchon & Moi'eo 
have made a deal fof the studio to 



and similar, places will be. the best I mako a short of the F&M kiddie 



means . of distribution nO-Mr that 
schoQl;is out. 



FRESH SANDWICH MEN 



show, recently produced and staged 
at the Par theatre, here. 

Short will have the same title as 
the stage presentatioh» 'Young. 
America.' ♦ 



on. vacation and not. assigned, but 
rumor has .j.t, that ,h.e. -goes . to . the. 
Stanley, Jersey City; 



iti. iTHeatres^Nobody No Like 



Memphis; 
Orpheum leased to Mort L. Gold- 
berg, of Chicago* Lease on per- 
centage of gross basis with mini-, 
mum guarantee. First-run pictures 
and 5 stage acts. 



Dubuque, la, 
, Snetisley " thffittre has-been-leascd- 



Apoplexy or something neairly bust 
out among the theatre oj eratOrs' in- 
cluding circuit spots in and around 
Brooklyn last week when the man- 
agers 'suddenly discovered sand- 
wichmen marching up. and do'wn the 
fronts of their houses with bining 
for the; public passersby hie to 
the. RKO jAlbee, Brooklyn.; .. 
"Curio Us '■paft 7i8""th^t'^s of the 



JSTed Marin's 1st 

Hollywood, July 24; 

Ned' Marin's first soperyisory os- 
slgnrheht wJ^K ftletro III bO 
'Wicked Woman.' 

No star picked for the film yeW 
.siince Helen Hayes left for the east.. 



to Mort Singer, of Chicago. Under sandWlchmen even were paging the 



direction of- Morgan- Ames, reopen- 
ing Sept. li 

Los Angeles. 
"Anaheim (formerly. Fairj^iand) .in 
Anaheim, nearby town, has .been fe- 
opeWd^W'^oxSWeslr'CSasrr^^^^^ 
Milt Arthur, Sr., in as mgr. House 
has been shuttere<i for. almost, a' 
.year. , :_ . ' .■: iL , . - . ■ ■ ; 



Pittsburgh. 
Harris Company has taken over 
Olj''mpIc, BeechvievK, naborhood 
houiae here, and Adelphl and Liberty 
in ReynoldsvUle^ Pa, 



public in "front "bf^TSitO'. neighb^. 
That' lent" a. screwy angle and the 
complaints- came in fast to RKO, 
with some being, none toO polite 
about that kind of plugging. 
— Setnns";"anJ==it^th:c^s8Wdwich=thi^ 
was one of "the first exjiloitation 
angles'" sprung by T." Franklin' iri 
takingio.veF-tt« e-4hanageme"t -6f-t he | - 
Aihce, for RKO.. Latter is brother of 
Harold ' Franklin and when the 
squawks came in to the ht»a() man 
of the liKQ theatrfiifj, thbr matter w.f*,« 
. quickly rectiOed,. 



— ^—Simmons- .-.Term-— ^z- 

Hollywood, July . 

.. Mlico Slnimons: has completjSd 
work on 'Tho IJowery' for Twentieth 
Century. 

He starts tomorrow ("rucsday) on 
a term'^r with Charles Rogers iE>ro- 



'duction.s. 



-Herb-Fields-at Goi; — - 

Hollywood;, July 24. 

ircrbert Fiel(l« has gohp to Co-. 
Inrnlii.' Me wiJl work on a fltorf^ 
/.or ft iuUi^iCAt. 




# • • with its honesty, sincerity, plainness 
and absence of time worn •♦ballyhoo". We* ve 
taken our time. We've talked to exhibitors. 
We've got the right thing to say about plans 
so big they don't need bunk. You'll get a 
straight-from-the-shoulder presentation 
frpm Warner Bros, in this paper next week. 

YHograpbt tnt^Dhlributoa 



Tuesday, July 25, 1935. 



picmiiES 



VARIETY 



23 



Comparative Grosses for July 



(Continued from page 11) 

SEATTLE 



Seatde 





June 22 


June 29 


July 6 


July 13 


FIFTH AVE. 

(2,400; 26-40) 

High $26,000 
Low 2,800 


Adorable 
$7,400 


Little Giant 
$5,800 


Reunion in - 
Vienna 
$6,100 


International 
House 
$7,100 


ROXY 

(2,800; 23-36) 
High. $22,500 

■ A AAA 

Low. . 4>000 


Be Mine 
Tonight 

$5,700 
(4th week) 


Mine Tonight 
$4,900 
(6 days) 
(5th week) 


Cocktail 
Hour 

$4,800 
(8 days) 


King of 
Jazz 
$6,600 


PARA- 
MOUNT 

(3,100; 25-40) 

High. $21,000 
Low. . 2,700 


Eagle and 
Hawk 

$6,800 
(9 days) 


Made on 
Broadway 

$3,500 


1 Love* Man 
and 
Warrior's 
Husband 

$4,100 


Gerhardt 
and 
Hold Tight 
$4,000 


LIBERTY 

(2,000; 10-25) 

High. $121,000 
Low. . 2,100 


Soldiers 
Storm 

$4,000 


Uptown 
New York 

$4,000 


Ironmaster 
and 
Black Beauty 

$3,700 


Hidden 
Gold 

$3,8(10 


MUSIC 
BOX 

(000 ; 25-35) 

High. $17,000 
Low. . 2,100 


Christopher 
$3,100 


Silver Cord ■ 

$3,000 


Waterfront 
$4,700 


Gold Diggers 

$9,60(> 


MONTREAL 




June 22 


June 29 


July 6. 


July 13 


PALACE 

(2.700; 00) 

High. $18,000 
Low.. 7,000 


Barbarian 

$11,500 


International 

$10,000 


Hell Below 
$7,600 


Ladies Meet 

7,000 
(New Low) 


CAPITOL 

(2,700; BO) 

High. $30,000 
Low. . 6,500 


Eagle Hawk 
and 
Sleepless 
Nights 

$10,000 


Warrior's 
Husband 
Temple 
Drake 

$7,600 


Little Giant 

and 
Our Betters 

$6,600 
(New Low) 


Reunion in 
Vienna 

and 
Nuisance 

$6,000 


LOEWS 

(8,200: 00) 

High. $18,000 
Low. . 6,000 


Mad& on 

Broadway 

$12,600 
Vaude 


-Gabriel 

$10,500 


-Central- - 
Airport 
and 
Jimmy Dolan 
$6,000 
(New Low) 


— Peg-o^ My - 
Heart 
and 
Picture 
Snatcher 
$6,600 


PRINCESS 

(1,000; 50) 

High. $25,000 
Low. . 3,500 


Wedding 
Rehearsal 
and 
Love 
Wheels 
$6,000 


Water- 
front 

$6,500 


Ann Carter ' 
and 
Soldiers 
Storm 
$3,600 
(New Low) 


King Ritz 
and. 
Good 
Companions 

$6,000 


IMPERIAL 

(l,OO0; 40) 

High. $12,000 
Low.. 1.000 


Le Picador 

$1,800 - 
(all foreign 
Alms) ' 


- Jours de 
Clairette 

$1;750 


Jours de. 
Clairette ' 

$1,260 
(2d week) 


Le Bleus de 
Liamour 
$1,600 


BIRMINGHAM 




June 22 


June 29 


July 6 


July 13 


ALABAMA 

(2,800; 23-35-40) 

High. $29,000 
Low. .- 3,500 


Adorable 

$7,800 


Hell Below 

$6,800 


International 
$7,000 


Ladies Meet 

$6,600 


STRANO - 

(800; 25) 

High.. $5,000 
Low.. 1,800 

• 


^"Sbng Eagle- 
and 
Phantom 
Broadcast 
$1,300 


"Temple^ — 
Drake 
$1,000 
(New Low) 


—Love • Man— 
$900 
(New, Low) 


— Below Sea — 
and 
Ann Carver 

$800 
(New Low) 


EMPIRE 

(1,100; 16-25) 

High. $12,000 
Low.'. 1,000 


Mind Reader 

and 
Zoo Budapest 

$1,000 
. (New Low) 


Secrets 

$1,200 

y 




20,000 Years. 
$1,500 


BOSTON 




June 22 


June 29 


July 6 


July 13 


RKO 
(4,000; 35-65) 
MEMORIAL 
High. $41,200 
Low.. 6,140 


Professional 
Sweetheart - 

$10,100 

Vaude 


Melody 
Cruise 
$14,000 


" What Price 
Innocence 
$16,000 
(Polly Moran 
on Stage) 


Big Brain 

$11,100 


ORPHEUM 

(3,000; 80-40-00) 

High. $23,000 
Low. . 4,000 


Peg o' My 
Heart 

$9,500 
Vaude 


Devil's 
Brother 

$12,000 


Ladies 
Meet 

$13,000 


Nuisance 

$13,600 


METRO- 
POLITAN 

(4,330; 30-40-63) 

High. $66,000 
Low. 12,500 


Little Giant 

$12,500 
(New Lpw) 

Stage Show 


College 
Humor 

$33,500 


Jennie 
. Gerhardt 
$16,400 


Water- 
front 

$18,400 


DENVER 




June 22 


. June 29 


July 6 


July 13 


DENHAM 

(1,700; 16-26) 

High. $10,000 
Low. . 2,000 


Rome 
Express 
$2,900 


Hello Sister 

$9,000 


King of Jazz 

$3,100 


Parole Girl 
$2,200 


DENVER 

(2,500; 25-36-50) 
High. $27,700 
Low.. 3,100 


International 
House 

$6,300 


Little Giant 

$3,400 


Hell Below 

$4,700 


College 
Humor 

$6,900 


ORPHEUM 

(2,600 ; 2.J-80-40) 

High. $20,000 
Low. . 3,750 


Warrior's 
Husband 

$6,000 


Kiss Before 
Mirror 
$5,500 


Diplomaniacs 
$5,000 


Loved You 
Wednesday 

$5,200 


PARA- 
MOUNT 

(2,000; 26-40) 

High. $22,000 
Low.. 1.700 


1. Love That 

Man 

and 
Supernatural 

$1,800 


'Waterfront 

$3,900 


Devil's 
Brother 

$2,600 


Barbarian 
$3,300 


LOUISVILLE 




June 22 


June 29 


July 6 


July 13 • 


LOEWS 

(3,400 ; 25-40) 

High. $28,000 
Low, . 3,000 


Devil's 
Brother 

$3,700 


Waterfront 

$3,700 


When Ladies 
Meet 
$4,900 


Hold Your 
Man 

$4,200 


RIALTO 

(3,000; 25-30-40- 
00) 

High. $16,000 
Low.. .1,900 


Picture 
Snatcher 
$4,800 
Vaude 


Lilly Turner 
$4,000 


Little Giant 
$4,700 


Girl in 419 

$3,000 


STRAND 

(1,730; 25-40) 

High. $12,500 
Low,. 1,400 


International 
House 

$,3,500 


1 Love That 
Man 

$2,900 


College 
Humor 

$3,200 


Jennie 
Gerhardt 

$2,500 


BROWN 

(1.500; 15-25-40) 

High. $14,000 
■Low., 1,100 


Ann Carver 

$1,300 


Cocktail 

HOUB 

$1,500 


Melody ' 
Cruise 

$1,500 


Bondage 
$1,100 
(New Low) 


ALAMO 

(OCO; 13-20-25) 

High. $11,600 
Low . , 1 ,900 


King of Jazz 
$1,400 


Cohens and 
Kellys' 
Troubles 

$1,000 


Professional 
Sweetheart 
$1,000 


Pleasure 
Cruise 
$900 
(New Low) 



(Continued from page 11) 

Carver's Profession* (Col) with 
stag'd band in pit, Pon,. Smith leader, 
but stage show out. Looks around 
$4,500, fair. Dropping, of stage show 
cuts the nut 30%. 'Last week, 
'Blondle Johnson, with new stage 
show. $6,800. 

Paramount (Evergreen) (3,106; 
25-40) 'Storm at Daybreak) 'MG), 
•Gambling Ship' (Par) dual. Billed 
equally as 'what a bargain,' with 
heavy plugging for C!ecil and Sally 
stage^ show next; looks $3,600, fair. 
Last week 'I Loved ToU Wednes- 
day' (Pox), 'Girl in 419' (Par) dual, 
some better at $4,100. 

Music Box (Hamrick) (900; 26- 

35) 'Gold Diggers' (WB). Fourth 
week, going oke, looks certain for 
five weeks, headed for almost 
$6,000. Last week same film big at 
$5,700. 

Blue Mouse (Hamrick) (950 ; 26 - 

36) 'Private Detective 62' (WB), 
'India Speaks' (RKO), dual, will 
reach around $4,000, big. Last 
week 'Professional.-. Sweetheart' 
(RKO) with Ginger Rogers a hit 
in this one, did fair for $2,700. 

Liberty (J-vH) (i;800; 16-25-36) 
'What Price Innocence' (Col). Price 
Tip a dime for this one, which was 
no help. -Looks fair for $3,500. Last 
week 'West., of . Singapore' (Shef ) 
and 'Broadway to Cheyenne' (Shef) 
$3,400. 

Coliseum (Evergreen) (1,800; 15- 
25) .-'King- Kong' (RKO) and 'Bar- 
barian' (MG). With news, show 
runs over three hours; $3,600. looks 
good. Last week 'Rasputin' (MG) 
traveled along for nice $3,200. 

Embassy "(Joe Danz) • (1,000; 26- 
36-50) — "Back^ttJ "Nature"^— (She£)i 
Second week, billed sensationally 
with line 'nothing left to the Imagi 
nation,' • naJteded . stressed In adver^ 
tlsing, lobby display sapie way, 
■Which forces up. the b. o.. doing 
fair for $3,400 indicated; last week, 
same film, strong at $5,800.- Fleet 
week helped. 



PIRATES' PULL DEKTS 

. pnrrs B.O.; mMA' 9G 



WB Alleged to Have Slipped in 
On Fox Houses in Wisconsin 



Colambns Discorers 
That Vode's Back af 
Pal— Gross Up 



(Continued on page 25) 



Pittsburgh, July 24. 

Terrific heat, together with flock 
of Pirate-Giant doubleheaderd In 
their fight for National League lead, 
knocked week-end trade Into 
cQcked hat. and doubtful If the boys 
will be able ta stage a . comeback 
tinles3~^her-mercury^ does— a— sensa- 
tional nose-dive. 

Closing of , Fulton was expected 
to release a few grand weekly to 
downtown's remaining four first- 
run sites, but so far this hais failed 
to materialize. Extra coin prob- 
ably wient into cold-storage for 
summer Inasmuch as Fulton, work- 
ing on a two-for-one coupon busi- 
ness, has a clientele strictly Its 
own. It seems. 

'Mama Loves Papa,' heralded as 
a world premiere, got some great 
newspaper breaks, but it's doubtful 
if Boland and Ruggles ineian enough 
at the box office to pull 'em In. 
Their next one will, however. At 
any rate, $9,000, not so hot, will 
.have to be considered a pretty fair 
break. Stanley has. a cluck In 
'Melody Cruise' and very doubtful 
of tipping $7,000. 

Davis had a surprisingly good 
getaway with 'She had to Say Tes' 
and 'From Arizona to Broadway,' 
but combo Is unlikely to hold up. 
Maybe $2,300. maybe not. At the 
Warner, 'Don't Bet Dn Love,' an 
ordinary programmer, will have to 
be content with $3,000, If that. 

Estimates for This Week 

Davis (WB) (1,700; 26-30-40)— 
'She Had to Say Tes' (FN), and 
'From Arizona to Broadway' (Fox). 
Both weak sisters but fortunately a 
few cast names to hold 'em up 
somewhat. Around $2,300 looked 
for. Last week 'Forgotten Men' 
(Indie) a respectable warm-weather 
click at close to $3,000. 

Fulton (Shea-Hyde) (1.760; 15- 
26-40)— 'World Gone Mad' (Indie). 
House now down for summer. This 
one closed it, getting only four 
days, at $2,000, punk. ' 

Penn (Loew's-UA) (3,300; 25-35- 
50) — 'Mama Loves Papa (Par). 
Swell comedy but It's 'unlikely that 
cast names are big enough yet to 
get them In. This one, anyway, 
should set the Boland-Ruggles team 
•for future undertakings. Around 
$9,000. Last week 'Storm at Day- 
break' (MG) about th© same. 

Stanley (WB) (3,600; 26-35-50)— 
'Melody Cruise' (RKO), Weak 
musical and with nobody of any 
cast importance, doubtful of touch- 
ing $7,000, poor. Last week 'Bed of 
Roses' (RKO) fair at $9,000. 

Warner (WB) (2,000; 25-35-50)— 
•Don't Bet On Love' (U). Blah pro- 
grammer skidding this site to woe- 
begone $2,900 or thereabouts. Last 
week 'Best of Enemies' (Fox) albout 
$3,100. 



Columbus, July 24. 
The heat finally is driving the 
crowds into the cooled theatres, 
after It began, to look as though the 
cooling systems meant nothing but 
expenses, this year. All of which 
m^ans that at least three out of the; 
f.ve majdr'local spots will be in the 
money this week, for a change. 

Palace Is getting^: .the. call .plenty 
heavy over all others, with excellentv 
vaude bill and •• bathing' girt' revue 
added to 'Mama' Loves Papa' the 
fairest draw hereabout In. many 
moons. Town has been vaudelesa 
for months.- OhWs ,' Jennie Ger- 
hardt' also well above par, with the 
Columbus angle of the film heavily 
played up in ads and publicity. 
Others not too hot. 

Estimates for This Week 
Palace (RKO) (3,074; 26-40)— 
Mama Loves Papa' (Par) and 
vaude and bathing revue. Stcong 
enough to insure $8,500, pretty good. 
Laat..j(rfifek. ..'Bed jol Rosea^ 
only $4,800. 

Ohio (Loew-TTA) (3.000; 26-40)— 
'Jennie Gerhardt' (Par). Drawing 
nicely and shduld take at least $6,- 
600. Last -week 'I Cover the Water- 
front' (Par), better than that with 
$6,000 take. 

Grand (Neth) (1,100; 26-40)— 
•Mayor of Hell' (WB). Light and 
not a local natural, about $2,500. 
Last week 'Private Detective- No. 62' 
just topped $2,000. 

Broad (Loew-UA) (2,600; 15-30) 
— 'Best of Enemies' (Fox) and 'The 
Sphinx' (Mont)). Double bill may 
hit a bare $2,600. Last week 'I Love 
That Jilan' and 'Daring Daughters' 
$2,400. 

. Majestic (RKO) (l.lOO; 15-30)— 
'She Done Him Wrong' (Par). Re- 
turn engagement after recently 
playing Palace only $1,800. Xiast 
week 'Ann Carver's Profession* 
(RKO) just managed to hit $1,600. .' 



Feeling Is high against the War*- 
ners and reports of reprisals from 

allied major circuit Interests as the 
result of charges that WB took ad- 
vantage of Fox MIdrWesco letuse re- 
adjustment negotiations ■y^lth land- 
lords to snipe ofC at least 12 of the 
latter's theatres In Wisconsin. 

Monday (26) when it became 
known that. Warners are Invadlncr 
the far west and negotiating for 
severiil theatres; specific, denial was 
made by WB theatre executives that 
any of the houses contemplated have 
a 5*ox connection.' Warneritea also 
declared that their company would 
not attempt to cut in on Fox. . 

While Warners, held to be among 
.the" first to approach - their own 
landlords on lower rentals,,. were-ad- 
justlng their own theatre ' budgets, 
n J ..other, circuit attempted to take 
advantage of the situation. The 
Brothers have previously . reiterated 
their Intention- to play a lone hand. 

Lease adjustments early In the 
economic program at the box office 
were considered a most Important 
step. There was, In so many words, 
'a gentleman's understanding,' that 
while pne circuit was talking with 
its landlords other chains woald 
ablcfe b"y~tBer" outcome: Mtttiday' 
afternoon the Hays office reported 
it had received a verbal complaint 
from the . Skouras headquarters. 
Whether a written complaint has 
been sent directly to Will Hays in 
Hollywood Is iot yet known in the 
east. The Hays New York end was 
inclined to the belief this is not 
an association matter, that there 
are no codes governing the relation 
of affiliated theaters, and that in 
the long run It may be construed 
as a problem to be handled , by the 
two parties In ftnestlpn. 



Sannders Elevated 

Hollywood. July 24. 

John Monks Saunders gets an ele- 
vation to direction at Radio and will 
meg the film ,'l^alloon Buster." 

He replaces I^ruce Humberstone, 
pencilled in for the picture. 



STOCK lADIES' PROD. 
AIDS FILM IN DENVER 



Denver, July 24. 

The Denver Is* doing better than 
on the past few weeks with the film, 
'When Ladies Meet,' that was in 
stock at Elitch Gardens theatre a 
couple of weeks ago, and the word- 
of-mouth plugging which the play 
i*eceived is now benefiting the film, 

Barbara Stant^ck is proving a 
steady draw at the Orpheum and 
looks to be 60% better than last. 
, Paramount and Denham are down 
considerably, with Aladdin looking 
to just about tie last week. 

Amusement, parks and Elitch 
theatre, both with cut' prices, and 
two or three popular night clubs 
are too tough opposlsh, hence the- 
atre grosses are siiffeting. Moun- 
tains and fishing ' popular and cut' 
ting In also. 

The Tabor with second runs and 
stage shows hit its lowest -In weeks, 
$3,000. Fanchon & Marco stage 
shows are due for the Orph In 
three weeks. 

Estimates for This Week 
Aladdin (Huffman) (1,600; 26 
40)— 'Don't Bet on Love' (U). Exact- 
ly the same as last week, 'Arizona 
to Broadway' (Pox), a fair $3,200, 
Denham (Hellborn) (1,700; 16-26) 
i — 'When Strangers Marry' (Col) 
Off, $2,500. Last Week 'Sucker 
Money' (Holly) a fair $3,200. 

Denver (Huffman) (2,600; 25-36- 
50)— 'When Ladles Meet' (MG) 
Helped by recent stock engage- 
ment, $64600. Last week 'Jennie 
Gerhardt' (Par) ohly $6,600, but 
even so. It was the best gross in 
town, 

Orpheum (Orpheum) (2,600; 25 
30-40)— 'Baby Face' (WB), and 
Fred Schmltt's orchestra. Steady 
for $5,000. Last week 'Silver Cord 
(RKO) took the house downward 
and turned In only $4,700. 

Paramount (Huffman) (2,000; 25- 
40) — 'Temple Drake' (Par). Can't 
get going, $2,600; too heavy fare for 
this weather. Last week 'The I^ui- 
sance' (MG) turned in $3,500 for a 
good week. 



PORTLAND IN GENERAL 
HP; 'GAMBUNfi SHT 5iG 



For Dressier and Harlow 



Hollywood, July 24. 
Metro has bought 'The Vinegar 
Tree,' by Paul Osborn. It also has 
acquired the rights to Louis Brom- 
neld's 'Living in a Big Way.'. 

Latter is intended for Marie 
Dressier and Jean Harlow. 



Portland, Ore., July 24. 
P'arker houses exploitation of 
Greater Show Season getting re- 
sults In - the face of hot weather 
opposlsh. 'When Ladles Meet' held 
for nine days at,the' Bro&dway for 
pay off biz. 1 Loved You Wednes- 
day' goes into the United Artists 
this week, and cllcklner from a long 
advance build-up. 

Plugging major pix several weeks 
in advance of showing dates Is 
latest Parker exploitation wrinkle 
and seems to be getting results In a 
normally flat show period. 

'Gold iDiggers' In Its fourth week 
at Hamrlck's Music Box won't hold 
another,. Biz fell off third week 
after a strong first and second. To- 
tal gross about equals that of '42d 
St." 

Road show oppoisish started this 
week with 'Only Girl' compatiy Into 
the Playhouse all week. Guy Rob- 
ertson and Charlotte Lansing, leads, 
ftoadshow scoring on the burg's 
stage famine. 

'Jennie Gerhardt* good for only 
one week at the United Artists. 
Pic belongs to a ,type this dorp 
doesn't go for in a big Way. 

Liberty, with Cecil and Sally, 
CBS radio act, on Its vaude bill, 
and 'Elmer, the Great' not so hoi. 

Serious hot weather opposlsh' 
hurting pictures, helping dog races 
and nite baseball. But moat b. o.'s 
answering healthily to generally im- 
proved, biz conditions. 

Estimates for This Week 

Broadway (Parker) (2.000; 25-40) 
—'Gambling Ship' (Par). Getting 
a good break in spite of hot weather 
slump and may close for okay $5,- 
500. Last week 'When Ladies 
Meet' (MG) topped the burg's b. o, 
biz for swell $8,300, 9 days. 

United Artists (Parker) (1,000; 
25-40) — 'I Loved You Wednesday* 
(Fox). Answering to exploitation 
several weeks in advance of show- 
ing. Going strong for this house at 
$4,200. Last week 'Jennie Gerhardt' 
(Par) didn't click, $3,000. 

Music Box (Hamrick) (1,500; 26- 
40)— 'Gold Diggers* (WB). Going 
a fourth, probably closing week for 
fair . $2,500. Biz fell off third week 
to $3,700; second, nicely $7,200; 
first, big $12,160. 

Oriental (Hamrick) (2,500; 25-35) 
— 'An'n Carver's Profession (Col). 
Doing about average for fairish $3,- 
000, Last week 'Picture Snatcher* 
/WB) f.'j.ilod to got more-'dttention 
than $2,600, poor for a Oagney.. 

Liberty ^Evergreen) (2,000; 25) — 
'Elmer tlift" Great' (FN). With 
major rxploltatlon given to Cecil 
and Sally, CBS radio act, in person 
with vaude company 'of eight, $3,000 
Is di.saprKjintlng. La.st week 'Song 
of the Eaplft' fPar) with five acts, 
nicely for $3,D00. 



VARIETY 



Tveeaay, Jwly 25, 1933 




ONE OF THE 
PICTURES RKO-RADIO 



EVER MADE 




. an 



s saying a 



d 

lot I 



HENRY STEPHENSON 
tlLUAN BOND " " 
GEORGE MEEKER 
REGINALD OWEN 

FROM THE PlAV BV 

EDWARD POOR MONTGOMERY 

DIRECTED BY JOHN CROMWEU^ 
A$sockit« Producer.Kenneth MacGowan 

RKO RADIO PICTURB' 

MERIAN C COOPED ExecoMve Producer. 



★ 

^l^e're not keeping *em on ice' 
m SHOWS! BIG STARS! BIG STORIES! 

now I 




MID-WIMTER riGVRSS 
IN MID- JVLT WSATHER! 

$6«350.00 Better thon the June Average. 

Doubles the entire Summer Average and equals best 
mid -winter attendance. 

Equals "King Kong" Figures record holder for 6 months. 

First Four^Dayi Top* Summer business by sub- 
stantial margin. 



Tuesday, July: 25, 193^ 



PICTURES 



VARIETV 



25 



Comparative Grosses for July 



(Continued from page 2'3> 

KANSAS CITY 





June 22 1 


June 29 


July 6 


July 13 


' MIDLAND 

(4.000; 23) 

High. $35,00a 
Low;. 5,100 


Devil's 
Brother ' 
$8,700 


Waterfront 

$10,000 


Barbarian 

$7,900 
(6 days) 


When Ladies 
Meet 

$15,800 
(8 dayd) 


MAIN- 
STREET 

(8,000; 25-3*^) 
High. $32,000 
Low.. 3,700 


Below the Sea 

$14,200 
" (750 top> 
(Bill Robin- 
son on stage) 


Silver Cord 
' $6,100 


Woman 
1 Stole 
$21,800 
(75c top) 
(Cab Callo- 
way on stage) 


Melody 
Cruise 

$6,500 


NEWMAN 

(1.800; 25-40) 

High. $33,000 
Low.. 4,000 


1 Love That 
Man 
$7,000 


Jennie 
Gerhardt 
$7,000. 


Private 
Detective 
$7,000 


College 
Humor 
$11,000 


LIBERTY 

(BOO; 10-16-20) 
High. $13,400 
Low.. 1,500 


King's, 
Vacation , 
and 
Ladies Talk 

$1,800 


No More • 
Orchid* 
and 
Grand Slam 
$1,800 


.Private Jones 
and 
Keyhole 
$1,800 


Parole Girl 

' and 
Girl Missing 
$1,800 


MINNEAPOLIS 




June 22 


June 29 


July 6 


July 13 


STATE 

(2.200; 40) 

High. $28,000 
Low.. 3,800 


Eagle Hawk 

$10,000^ 
(Thurston on' 
Stage) 


Temple 
Drake 
$4,100 

(6 Days) 


International 
$7,300 
(8 days) 


Hell Below 
$5,400 
(6 days) 


ORPHEUM 

(2.800; 40) 

High. $25,000 
Low. . 2,200 


Below Sea 

and 
Parole Girl 
$11,500 


. Silver Cord 
16,000 


Melody 
Cruiso 
$3,000 


Price 
Innocence 

$7,500 


LYRIC 

(1.300; 25) 

-High. $17,000 
Low. . f,200l 


Zoo in 
Budapest 

$1;200 

CM«w Low) 


Devil's 
Brother 

$2,?00 


1 Love Man 

$1,800 


Girl in 419 
$1,900 


PORTLAND, ORE.^ 




June 22 


June 29 


July 6 


July 13 


BROADWAY 

(2.000; 25-40) 

High $21,000 
Low... 2,900 


Adorable 

$3,300 
(2d week) 


International 
$4,800 


Made B'way 
and 
Baer- 
Sohmeling 
$6,000 


Nuisance 
$4,600 


UNITED 
ARTISTS 

(1,000; yoi-ioy 

»igh $13,000 
Low.. 1,200 


Waterfront 
$3,600 


Peg Heart 
$3,600 


Warrior's 
Husband 

$4,000 


Little Giant 
$3,500 


ORIENTAL 

(2.S00; 26-95) 

Wgh. $24,000 
Low. . 2,000 


Rome 
Express 
$2,700 

(5 days) 


Mine Tonight 
$4,700 


Mine Tonight 
$3,600 
(2d week) 


Silver Cord 
$3,300 


SAN FRANCISCO 




June 22 


June 29 


July 6 


July 13 


- -PARA^ 

MOUNT 
(2,700 ; 30-40-56) 

High. $36,000 
Low. . 5,000 


White-Devil 

ajid 
Manhattan 
Tower 

$10,000 


Peg-o* My - 
Heart 
$11,000 


College- 
Humor 
$13,500 


, Jennie " 
Gerhardt 

$8,000 
(6 days) 


GOLDEN 
GATE 

<2.d44 : 30-40-66) 

High. $19,000 
Low. . 7,000 


Silver- Cord 
$10,500 
Vttude 


Ann Carver 
$16,000 


Melody 
Cruise 
$12,000 


Cocktail 
Hour 

: $13,000 

(Camera - 
Sharkey 

fight film) 


WARFIELD 

'<2,700; 85-55-05) 

(High. $48,000 
Low. . 8,200 


Eaglo and 
Hawk 
$18,000 
Stage Show 


Working 
Man 
$17,000 


Loved You 
Wednesday 
$16,500 


Baby Face 

$21,000 


TACOMA 




. . June 22 


' June 29 


July 6 


July 13 


MUSIC 
BOX 

(1.400; 26) 

>ligh.. $5,800 
Low... 1,000 


Little Giant 
and 
Keyhole 
$2,800, 


Central 
Airport 
and 
Vm « Bum 
$3,700 


Tomorrow 
at Seven 
and 
Melody 
Cruise 
$2,600 


Golddiggers 
$4,200 
(9 days) 


ROXY 

(1.300; 10-16) 

High.. $7,000 
Low... 2,000 


Barbarian 

and 
Men Must 

Fight 
$3,400 


Be Mine 
Tonight 

$5,600 
(8 days) 


Devil's 

Brother 
and 
Fast 

Workers 

$3,200 


Peg o' My 
Heart 
and 

Hell Below 
$3,600 


CINCINNATI 




June 22 


June 29 


July 6 


July 13 


ALBEE 

(3.300; 26-50) 

Yligh. $33,500 
Low.. 6,500 


Out All Night 

$8,400 


When Ladies 
Meet 
$7,900 


Jennie 
Gerhardt 
$8,100 


Hold Your 
Man 

$9,900 


PALACE 

(2. COO; 26-60) 

High. $28,100 
Low.. 5;S00 


Peg o' My 
Heart 

$5,200 
(6 daya) 


College 
Humor 
$9,000 


Hold Me 
Tight 
$5,300 


Price of 
Innocence 

$7,000 


LYRIC 

(1.285 ; 26-60) 

>1igh. $23,900 
Low.. 3,300 


Warrior's 
Husband 

$5,000 


Looking 
Forward 
' $3,300 
(New Low) 


Cocktail 
Hour 
$3,700 


Melody 
Cruise 
$8,600 


KEITH'S 

(1,500; 26-40) 

High. $22,100 
Low . . 3,200 


Golddiggers . 
$14,700 


Golddiggers 
$9,000 

(2d week) 


Golddiggers 

$6,800 
(3d week) 


Golddiggers 

$6,700 
(4th week) 


PROVIDENCE 




June 22 


June 29 


July 6 


July 13 


STATE 

(3,200; 15-40) 

High. $28,000 
Lovy.. 2,500 


Devil's 
Brother 
$9,600 
Vaude 


Waterfront 

$11,800 


When Ladies 
Meet 

$7,000 


Hold Your 
Man 

$13,900 


MAJESTIC 

(2,200; 16-40) 

High. $00,000 
Low.. 00,000 


Warrior's 
Husband 

and 
Hold Tight 

$4,800 


Picture 
Snatcher 

and 
Nagana 

$6,000 


Golddiggers 
$6,000 


Golddiggers 

$8,000 
(2d week) 


PARA- 
MOUNT 

(2.200; 15-40) 

High. $18,000 
Low.. 2,200 


International 
House 

and 
Terror 
Abroad 
$5,500 


Supernatural 
and 
Whoopee 
$4,500 


Destination 
Unknown 
and 
College 
Humor 
$5,300 


Paramount 
on Parade 
and 
Jennie 
Gerhardt 
$7,000 


ALBEE 

(2,500; 15-40) 

High. $20,000 
Low.. 3,000 


Professional 
Sweetheart 

$5,000 
Stage Show 


Melody 
Cruise 
$7,000 


Price of 
Innocence 
$6,000 
('Hot Choco- 
lates' on 
. Btage) 


Big Brain 
$7,000 



LEMAKE'S DOUBLE DEAL 
MAYER AND ZANUCK 



Hollywood, July 24. 
.Rufus Le Malre, when ^released by 
Fox las't week, signed tickets ■with 
both 20th Century and Metro. He 
goes with the Schenck-Zanuck or- 
ganization for three months as an 
executive aid to Zanuck. About Oct. 
15 he goes over to Metro as~"a pro- 
duction executive under LouliS B,' 
Mayer, selecting casts and scouting 
talent. 

If Le Maire's work Is satisfactory, 
Metro has a term option on his 
services, with the possibility that 
any time the. 20th Century organl- 
zaation requires his services he will 
be loaned or returned. 



Triplets 

Hollywood. July 24. 

Naclo Herb Brown and Arthur 
Freed are on three songwriting as- 
signments for Metro. They are do- 
ing the tunes for 'Stage Mother,' 
'Prizefighter and the Lady.' and 
'Paid to .Xaugh.' 

Albertlna Rasch will stage the 
dances for 'Mother.' 



Nils Asther Released 

Hollywood, July 24. 

Dissatisfied with the part of the 
Tnarq-uis-lh-TBombshell/— Nils-Asther- 
has requested and received a release 
fron^ his Metro contract. 

He Is now dickering elsewhere for 
a termer. 



Winchell Laughs It Off 



(Continued from page 3)' 

cliin, follbwiijg with a right to the 
same locality that dropped, the gos- 
sip dispenser to the floor. 

The house, which was filled and 
many picture people present, was 
in a pandemonium, Lew Brice, 
Waller Long, William Koenig and 
Hal Wallis jumped in to pull, Jol- 
son off the t>rostrate columnist, 
as Jolson followed Winchell to the 
floor for more socks. The four or 
five punches administered by the 
comedian had the effect of drawing 
claret from a cut on Winchcll's 
lip, due, according to Jolson to his 
second swat, which floored the. 
writer. 

The combatants were separated, 
or rather Jolson was pulled . off 
Winchell. who 'had not retaliated 
fistically. Jolson left the audito- 
rium at the end of the eighth round, 
Winchell and his party remaining 
until the finish. 

According to l)r. Harry Martin, 
state boxing commissioner and 
husband of Louella Parsons, June 
Winchell. when she saw the on- 
slaught on her husband, pulled off 
her slipper and waded In with the 
evident intention of bedding the 
heel In Jolson's skull. The best 
she got was a good wallop on Hal 
Willis, one of the peacemakers. 

After the fracas Jolson explained 
that Winchell had written a atory 
-for-Zanuck^s -Twentieth. Century Co,, 
'Broadway Tht-ough a Keyhole', 
which Louella Parsons, In her chat- 
ter column had alleged was written 
around the lives of Jolson and his 



NEW HAVEN 





June 22 


June 29 


July 6 


July 13 


PARA- 
MOUNT 

(2,348; 46-60) 

High. $21,000 
Low.. 3,000 


International 
House 

and 
Reform Girl 
$6,000 


Jennie 
Gerhardt 
and 
Casey Jones 
$4,600 


College 
Humor 
and 
Sunset Pass 

$6,300. 


Gambling 
Ship 
and 
Perfect Un- 
derstanding 
$4,600 


PALACE 

(3.040; 85-60) 

High. $20,000 
Low. . 4,200 


Peg 0' My 
Heart 

and 
Hold Tight 
$6,000 


Ladies Meet 

and 
Below Sea 
$7,200 


Loved You 
Wednesday 
and 
Nuisance 
$6,100 
(Lanny Ross) 


Strangers 
Marry 

and 
Hold Man 
$7,900 


SHERMAN 

(2,200r M-60)- 

High. $16,000 
Low.. 1^ 


Golddiggers. - 

$6,800 
(2d week) 


■ Waterfront 

$5iW0— 


Melody 
Cruise 
and 
Detective 62 

$2,700 


Baby Face 

and 


Silk Express 
$3,300 


DETROIT 




June 22 


. June 29 .. 


JMiy 6 


. July 13 


MICHIGAN 

(4,046; 16-26-a5- 

40-56) 
High. $68,100 
Low.. 7,000 


Devil's 
Brother 
and 
Love Man 

$7,000 
(New Low) 


When Ladies 
Meet 
$16,000 


College 
Humor 
$10,800 


Jennie 
Gerhardt 
$9,400 


FOX 

(6,100; 16-26-85^ 
40) 

High. $50,000 
Low. . 4/X)0 


Bondage 
$32,000 
('Scandals* 

on stage) 


' Zoo in 
Budapest 
$16,000 


Hold Me 
Tight 

$12,600 


Loved You 
Wednesday 

$20,000 


FISHER 

(2,665; 16-26-86- 
40) 

High. $29,000 
Low.. 3,500 


Nuisance 
$4,800 


Jimmy Dolan 
$3,600 
(New Low) 


When Ladies 
Meet 

$6,200 


Gambling 
Ship 
and 
King of Jazz 
$6,000 


PHILADELPHIA 




June 22 


June 20 


July Cf 


July 13 


EARLE 

(2,000; 40-60) 

High. $27,000 
Low. . 1130 


Jimmy Dolan 
$11,200 
(New Low) 

Vaude 


Private 
Detective 
$11,600 


Murders 
in the Zoo 
$13,000 


Heroes For 
Sale 

$12,000 


Fox 

(3,000; 86-56-76) 

High. $41,000 
Low.. 10,500 


Whoopee 
$14,000 V 
Stage Show 


Loved You 
Wednesday 
$17,000 


Best of 
Enemies 

$13,600 


Arizona to 
Broadway 

$18,000 
(Sharkey- 
Camera) 


STANLEY 

(3,700; 40-66) 

High. $37,000 
Low. . 4,000 


Golddiggers 

$26,600 


Golddiggers 

$20,000 
' (2d week) 


Golddiggers 

$14,000 
(3d week) 


Golddiggers 

$10,000 
(4th week) 


PITTSBURGH 




June 22 


June 29 


July 6 


July 13 


PENN 

(3.300; 25-35-50) 

High. $41,000 
Low. , 3,750 


• Devil's 
Brother 

$3,250 
(5 days) 


When ' Ladies 
Meet 

$16,000 


College." 

Humor 

$14,500 


Barbarian 
$8,300 


FULTON 

(1.750; 15-25-40) 

High. $12,000 
Low. . 1,900 


Constant 
Woman 
$3,300 


Warrior's 
Husband 

$4,700 


Self- Defense 
$1,150 
(4 days) 


Made on 
Broadway 

$3,750 


STANLEY 

(3.000; 25-36-50) 

High. $48,000 
Low.. 3,750 


Golddiggers 
$25,000 


Golddiggers 

$11,000 
(2d week) 


Jennie 
Gerhardt 

$10,000 


Baby Face 
$11,000 

(Sharkey- 
Carnera 

fight film) 


BUFFALO 




June 22 


June 29 

Jennie 
Gerhardt 
$9,000 
(New Low) 
Diplomaniacs 

and 
Girl in 419 
$5,100 


July 6 


July 13 


BUFFALO 

(3,(>00; 30-40-65) 

High. $42,000 
Low. . 9,000 


Eagle and 
Hawk 
$10,700 

Stage . Show 


College 
Humor 

$10,000 


Waterfront 
$14,000 


CENTURY 

(3,400; 25) 

High. $21,000 
Low. . 3,200 


Great Jasper 

and 
Girl Missing 
$4,500 


Silk Express 
and 
Barbarian 

$7,000 


1 Loye Man 
and 
Big Cage 
$4,900 


HIPPO- 
DROME 

(2,400; 25-10) 
High. $22,000 
Low. . 3.600 


Little 
Giant 
$7,100 


Gold 
Diggers 
$17,300 


Gold 
Diggers- 

$io,r)Oo 
<'2ci week) . 


Gold 
Diggers 

$8,-100 
^ (3d wook) 



wife. Ruby Keeler. Jolson stated 
that the so-caled libel had greatly 
upset Mrs. Jolson who had spent 
the night crying. When she saw 
Winchell approaching thefr seats, he 
said, tears came into her eyes, which 
made him see red and he just let 
loose. 

Jolson had been burning all day 
over the item which had been 
printed the night before. He de- 
clared th:.t he had no idea that 
Winchell would attend the fights, 
but when he saw him he forgot 
everything and Jet fly. Jolson added 
that he was not sorry that he had 
done so. 

Jolson's Version 

According to his recollection he 
flrst struck Winchell a blow In the 
face with his left, following with a 
right-hander which cut Wlnchell's 
lips and drew blood. After that he 
just k6pt on puncnmg until he was 
pulled off. 

According to. Winchell, In a state- 
ment to V/-RIBTT, he remembered be- 
ing struck only once by Jolson, when 
he went down In a daze and thought 
someone else had ganged him. 
This was denied by the quartet of 
the rescue squad, who declared that 
Jolson had done all of the punch- 
ing. Winchell added he had been 
tipped off that gangsters were plan- 
ing to get him that evening as he 
left the Stadium. Winchell did not 
b6liev6~that there^aa any cbnnec" — 
tion between this report and what 
happened Inside. 

Winchell claims that the film story 
in no way concerns Jolson and his 
wife, but that the story he sold 
Zanuck deals with the late Larry 
Fay and a Broadway show - girl. 
Winchell named the girl, requesting 
that this be withheld, since she is 
now married. 

Winehell's Version 

Winchell jubilantly asserted that 
the . socking is great publicity for 
his first film story and would be a 
help toward, a box-ofllce cleanup. 
He promised to induce Zanuck to 
give Jelson the role of the orchestra 
leader In the picture, originally In- 
tended for Rus8 Columbo and since 
.thrown td Abfi!Xymaji,_8hould. J6lson_ 
be willing to go Into the feature. 
Winchell expressed regret that he 
had taken a llat $26,000 for the pic- 
ture instead of the alternative of 
$10,000 and a percentage. 

Asked if. he .would shake hands, 
with Jolson, he said he would be 
glad to do so, but not for a few 
days, until the feud had had a 
chance to run Its course In tlie 
newspapers. Asked if he would ac- 
cept a proferred handshake, Jolson 
said he would not shake hands, but 
that if he were In the wrong, whlbh 
he felt very certain he was .not, he 
would make a proper apology. 

Winchell had a by-line story . in 
the 'Herald' Saturday evening giv- 
ing his side of the attack, saying 
that 'a couple of hams trying to 
curry favor with your New York 
correspondent (meaning himself) 
tried to separate him from Jolson.' 
adding 'anyone else who wants to 
emulate Mister Jolson can do so,' 
but we are warning them they .will 
have to take their turn In line.' 

Darryl Zanuck, in a statement 
given out Saturday, said: * 

"Broadway Through a 'Kfi'yh^olQ' 
is based on true facts and incidents 
in the private lives of the great and 
near-great of Broadway. These who 
fancy they have a lowdown on 
Broadway may see fit to recognize 
many of the New York celebrities 
in the characters of the plot. We 
refuse to admit that Jolson or Miss 
Keeler are among those characters. 
Let Jolson wait until he sees the 
picture. If then he • is convinced 
that he is right, ho will have no 
reason to feel thait Mrs.- Jolson has 
been done an injustice, for the 
chorus girl in our story Is the star 
and heroine of the picture and is 
always shown in an admirable 
light.' 

Jolson is leaving by piano for 
New York today (Monday) spend- 
ing tonight in Kansas City and ar- 
riving in New York Tucsd.uy, 



Lyman and Foy, Jr., Now 
Set for 'Keyhole' Film 

Hollywood, July 24. 

Aho. J-yrnan, Instead ot Huhs Co- 
luml>i>, will get the role of the or- 
c'liostra leader in Twentieth Cen- 
tury's 'JJro.adway Through a Key- 
hole,' the Winchell story. Lymam 
will u.so hl.s orchisstra in the pro- 
duction. 

I'jddio I'V>y, Jr., has beon added 
(o the ca.sL 



26 




Tuesday, July 25, 1933 



/ 



HIT 




F THE NEW SEASON 






HITS OF THI 
imi SEASON 



The POWER and the GLORY 

Spencer Tracy, Colleen Moore, Ralph 
Morgan, Helen Vinson. 

PADDY the Next Best thing 

Janet Gaynor, Warner Baxter (immortal 
_ _«Daddy Ix)ng Ug^' team). 

MY WEAKNESS 

Lilian Harvey, Lew Ayres, Charles 
Buttcrworth, Sid Severs, Harry Langdon. 
B. G. DeSylva musidd production. 

BERKELEY SQUARE 

Leslie Howard, Heather Angel, Valeric 
Taylor, Irene Browne, Beryl Mercer. 

DOCTOR BULL 

Will Rogers, Louise Dresser, Vera Allen, 
Marian Nixon, Ralph Morgan. From 
'^The Last Adam" sensational selling novel 
by James Gould Cozzens. 



ALL these 1933-34 FOX releases are 
completed or nearly completed. Ad- 
vance reports stamp them as the 
greatest group of productions FOX 
has ever made. You will see them soon 
> . • and judge for yourself I 




Tuesday, July 25, 1933 



PICT 



E S 



VARIETY 



rr 



Studio Strike Ordered 



(Continued from page 5) 
sll theatres amilatea with the stu- 
jfllos; liationally. aa well as locally. 
/ All Btuijloa were working today. 
Including Roach. Paramount atan> 
Ing early this mornlngr at sound 
speed with dead mikes, rehearsing 
casts and training new sound men. 
United Artists got Its replacement 
men from BRPL Metro transferred 
men from recording department to 
sets, I'eplapi.ng them, with radio and 
teleplioiie men to hapdle {nsflde 
technlc^i. work. Studio, however, 
had tt<>,.'idea the kind ; of sound it 
will €fet'. 

Several studios increased police 
force, although there had been no 
trouble yet with sound men, who 
picketed studios In peaceful man- 
ner. 

At Radio studio, union members 
standing about entrance dispersed 
quickly when requested by police. 
7,300 Responses 

In response t6 ether appeal and 
newspaper advertisements .. more 
than 300 men applied at studios for 
sound worlc, most of them having 
held broadcast or telephone berths 
previously. While emptying some 
of these men, studios meant to rely 
as far as possible on their own staffs 
and on members of IBEW. With 
studios on air Sunday in appeal 
for workers soundmen contemplated 
takinigr time on locftl stations to pre- 
sent their side to public. 

Many claims have heen made by 
soundmen ofAclftls, among them 
one that individual producers were 
loathe to face strike and were will-' 
Ing to settle but had been stopped 
by Pat Casey. 

Studios also prepared to house 
and board men taking^ the place of 
istrikers in case they want it 
through fearing violence when leav- 
Incf studios or at their homes. 

Despite the soundmen walked out 
Saturday (22) at midnight, any stu- 
dios reopening this morning (Mon- 
day) were prepared to go ahead with 
crews assembled from among sound 
research executives and IBEW men, 
either already working or called in 
from among its members who are 
telephone and radio engineers. 

Eveiv though the strlke_was called 
late Saturday, two' FbY~c^6mpanIes" 
and one Paramount unit were work- 
ing yesterday (Sunday) as. sched- 
uled. Only production halted was a 
Roach 'Our Gang' short in its last 
day, but this was expected to finish 
today. - 

Thirty features were in work at 
the major studios and hoped to con- 
tinue, according to the studio heads, 
with all unanimous in their determ- 
ination to keep going and confident 
.of making replacements for the 
strikers. 

But five productions were slated 
to start today (24), 'Bombshell,' 
•Hollywood Party' and 'Christina' at 
Metro; 'Without Glory' and 'Chance 
at Heaven' at Radio. 

Producers inserted advertisements 
In Mondi^y dailies seeking sound 
technicians, aiming mainly at un- 
employed telephone radio men. Most 
western technical schools teaching, 
sound are soliciting studios for 
pupil jobs. 

No disorder at any studios when 
the sound men walked Saturday 
Slight as two and three companies 
iat every -tudio worked up to the 
midnlte walking time. 

The Columbia Jam-Up 

Soundmen's action comes on the 
heels of the Columbia producers 
situation, which reached a blank 
wall Thursday (20) when Pat 
Casey for the producers said situa- 
tion was matter of jurisdiction be- 
tween the International Brother- 
hood of Electrical Workers and the 
International s'ound technicians, lat- 
ter chartered by lATSE. 

Thursday night Harold Smith, 
l>uslness agent of the soundmen, 
presented a formal demand on 
major producers and Bryan Foy 
for establishment of a uniform 
wage scale, giving them until mid- 
night Saturday for an answer. 

Saturday night Casey issued ,a 
statement that the studios were 
caught in the middle of a juris- 
dictional dispute and if they ac- 
ceeded as soundmen's demands 
the IBEW would call a strike of 
their men, therefore producers 
could do nothing but refuse the de- 
mands. 

Strike became an actuality while 
soundmen listened to a «Smith re- 
port of every move and meeting 
during the past fortnight. This 
meeting ended with a unanimous 
vote of confldence in the Smith 
•ultimatum. Another soundmen's 
meeting will be held tonight to ac- 
Qualnt members with strike devel- 
opments. 

Smith claims members of his or- 



ganization have been offered 
straight tworyear studio contracts 
without an lATSE clause, and that 
IBEW is approaching men, prom- 
ising year contracts at~^ studios if 
joining their body. IBEW claimed 
soundmen are Inciters approaching 
them. 

Soundmen claim they are In good 
financial shape and have been pre- 
paring for this recognition flght 
two . years with' working member 
reported glvltii;^^6% . of their wages 
toward this fund and' membership 
hot for a « showdown' since March. 

48-H(;ur Week 

The scale soundmen submitted, 
subject to bargaining with willing- 
ness for arbitration, is for a 48- 
hour week, time and a half is asked 
after eight hours, and . double time, 
after 16 hours. Screen Credit for- 
merly given, which has been 
eliminated, is to be restored and 
contracts were to run uhtil March 
of next year. 

Previously there were no stand- 
ard scale, working time limit or 
overtime. Wagea asked for, on a 
straight weekly basis, are first 
mixers, $190; second, $95; third, 
$78; assistants, $58. This is more 
than double the wages paid at 
present.' 

Producers, claim the -difference on 
this submitted scale means an 
added payroll, .of $1,000,000 yearly 
to them for wages of - 625- men. 
Soundmen, claln. 676 members and 
the strongest higher learning union 
having 62% college graduates and 
50% holding' master degrees. 

Only contracts' soundmen hold 
are a few with Warners, but each 
has a clause recognizing prior ohll* 
gation to lATSE, therefore all 
walked. 

Harry Briggerts, national vice- 
president of the IBEW. in charge of 
all locals and with the last say for 
his international, denied that, only 
seven of his men were capable of 
liandllng sound as the soundmen 
union alleges, but says 3,500 mem- 
bers in the Lios Angeles area all 
worked in studios some time or 
other on sound. At the beginning 
of the sound era three times as 
many men were employed in studios 
as how Jand_hl3_jnen_ja,re jsurrently 
working in radio repair and broad 
casting. He corroborates the Casey 
statement that had studios nego 
tiated with soundmen he would 
have pulled all his studio men who 
handle generators; power houses, 
etc. 

Briggerts says, 'American Fed- 
eration of Labor gave legal juris- 
diction, through its board of awards 
to IBEW over studio sound, and 
any employer who agrees to pay our 
scale and provide our working .con 
dltions is entitled to get service in 
our jurisdiction and will get serv 
Ice. 

Rely on President 

Each side' figures President 
Roosevelt will be the court of last 
reso'rt, with sound men claiming 
they are tryln^r to help the national 
recovery act, as raising wages in 
accordance, with the act and pro 
duciers feeling that government 
win order the jurisdiction dispute 
settled by unions rath^ir than have 
jobs of thousands jeopardized and 
Industry halted during the union's 
internal battle, as both organiza- 
tions are chartered by American 
Federation of Labor. 

Each side hired press agents, 
Don Eddy for Casey, and isdward 
Gibbons, formerly With the Acad- 
emy, by the sound men. 

Reason the Bryan Foy studio was 
included with the majors is because 
he releases mainly through Colum- 
bia and did not sign the independent 
producer agreement last March, 
Latter agreement run3 until Sep- 
tember. 

Current union studio setup has 
the following members of basic 
agreement, that runs until March 
1, next year: Carpenters, electri- 
cians (meaning IBEW) and musi- 
cians, all with -their own Interna- 
tionals and the following with 
lATSE charters: Projectionists, 
cameramen, local 37, consisting of 
set carpenters, props, electricians 
and two unions recognized since 
July 3, Lab, workers and transpor- 
tation drivers. 

Nineteen unions are not recog- 
nized by the major producers, but 
are working In studios. They are: 
Soundmen with lATSE charter; 
editorial cutters, split from Lab, 
workers with an lATSE 'charter un- 
recognized; assistant directors and 
script clerks; costumers; painters; 
ornamental plasterers; plumbers; 
local 235,. consisting of art directors, 
.scenic artists, draughtsmen, set de- 
signera, makeup men and hair 



Wants 'Boob' Bad 



Hollywood, July 24. 
Margaret Mayo, author of the old 
stage play 'Poor Boob,* Ii| nego- 
tiating with Pariunount to buy back 
the silent rlehts tQ the piece. It Is 
believed here that another company 
is In the market for It as a talker. .. 

Paramount itaade a silent. of . the 
play several years ago with Bryaht 
Washbu rn starred, 



Too Many Operators; Too Short Hours; 
Exhibs in Md. Meeting Over Code 



RKO TlKatre Dept Is 
Umtey % G, IL 

Status of the RKO theatre . op- 
eratlngr «Ide of the Radio-Keith- 
Orpheum Corp. has not changed 
with the entrance Into the . parent 
company of Janlies R. . McDonough 
as general ni'anager"" for M. L. 
Ayles worth. • What supervisory dic- 
tation may accrue In the' near fu- 
ture la problemat(c(tl«'^ ' 

Attitude wtthint RKO operating 
circles Is that McDonoiigli as gl m. 
of RKO does' 'not cphfHc't ' In ' Any 
way with the theatre ; .subsidiary, 
or at least, shouldn't'' 

H. B. Franklin continues as gen-; 
eral operator, with' Phil Reisman 
M v.p. In charge of theatres, ' and' 
Arthur Willi and Bill Howard as 
vaude bookers, .:. 

On the outislde presumption Is' 
that Ayleswprth has broug^ Mc- 
Donough' In with a vUw to exercis- 
ing closer supervisory , derail.', oyer 
not only ' theatr^^ ; hut prodii^tfim 
and distributioh; -wtlfidix^ CQi^e 
within" .j^the pury'iew .ot ^e RiECp 
business. •'...-,• 



Pair Covers Up 

Paramount has bought the rights 
to the unproduced play, 'The Iia^t 
Sohg,' by Jack -McGowan, -in order 
to clear the ownership of 'Murder 
at the Vanities,' play- recently ac- 
quired .from Ruf us King. 

Par considered that the theme and 
plot of 'Song* .w:as 'too close to 'Mur 
der* for safety. It boug;ht the Mc 
Go wan piece rather than let another 
company get it. 



Roach's New-P. A. 

Holiywopd, July 24. 



Orientait Back to Doubles 

Hollywood, July 24. 
Oriental, Independent subsequent 
run pic house here, has gone floppo 
on single bills, and currently Is run- 
ning a double-feature program.. 

After '•freQUently ViolatlnBr the ex- 
hibitors' agreement to stick to 'sin- 
gle bills, house ; recently was pre- 
viilled upon to show only single plz, 
when an agreement was reached for 
a minimum b.o. tariff of 25c by Fox;-. 
West Coast sub houses. Oriental's 
top' is 20c. 



Serial Craslies L Vs 
Ddnxer, Paramount 

■ : 

• , I- 

"Lob Angeles, July 24, 
First ^oast picture deluzer to take 
a whirl at a serial, as a part of Its 
regular screen program Is the Para-' 
mount (Partmer)" which currently is 
showing the new cllft-hanger, 'Tar- 
zan the Fearless.' 

Serial, in 12 episodes of,. two reels 
each, has been booked onr a twice 
weekly' split, . one episode running 
three (|ays aiid another four days, 

Esspeie Ups Monahan 

jloUy wood, July 24. 

Henry P. Monahan; known to the 
motion picture and theatrical ped- 
pie on , the Coast foir the past 25 
years, has been appointed general 
passenger agent for the southern, 
district by the' Southern Pacific 
Railroad Company. This appoint- 
ment makes Monahan the ranking 
official in the traffic department in 
the South. 

His -territory covers from San 
Luis Obispo to Yuma. 



■ iH Billies' Story i j 

Hollywood, July 24. 
Metro bought 'Hiil Billies,' orig- 
inal by Lawrence -Johnson, to team 



Sam W. B. Cohn hais bpen named Marie Dressier and Polly Moran 
publiolty chief for the.ROach studio, again'for one picture. 
He replace* Le.ir ..|d:acln. , i . Jack Cummings supervising^ 



Sjunples of Cuts by Boston Censor 



'Mury .Stevens' yiptim . of Slashes — ^Elisions 

Used for Publicity 



Baltimore, July 24. 
Local theatres are up a tree as 
far as thei government's Recovery 
act affecting workln^r hours is con- 
cerned, and the local Allied organ- 
ization, the MPTO of Maryland, has 
called a meetlnlg for Tuesday- (2&) 
to discuss the 36 -hour week tru.fe. 
Partictilarly as to its efll!ect oh ilie 
operator situation. 

Neighborhood theatres in Balti- 
more use'tw4> dperators; nelthier' <UC 
whom works seven days a ^eelc^piit 
both put in more thaiii ,36 hont's 
each, weekly. 

Theatres arc$ already howling that 
they .couldn't bear the financial 
burden of extra men up- la 'the 
booth. Their chief contention 
against the bill of 36 -hour week is 
that the bill is aimed at those In- 
dustries which work their ena- 
ployees Idng hours for nickeilB ai^ 
dimes, paying off |10 or $16,' .while 
the motion picture industry has al- 
ways paid its employees abQVe. av- 
erage salaries, and that opai^at^rM, 
particularly, have had the higheiSit 
labor pay in the.trade-i_. .. 

Too Many ' 
While nothing has been planned 
for the MPTO of Md.' meetink, 
which will not' eviSn be;^ih the n&- 
,ture of 'a' protest get-to-gether f>i^t 
merely a round-table discussloa, the 
exhibs locally are 8tiEi.tIng.'.that",it 
would -he hardly possible to chaniife 
the present system of ^operatioiv; In 
the booth. It would' be it .iijiuestio'n, 
state the exhibs, of too many oper- 
ators In the booth and too* many 
cooks, 

.Of more Importance Is the fact, 
as pointed out by several exhibitor 
leaders, that if- the 35 -hour week 
was made a concrete rule for the 
Industry; there wouldn't be enough 
operators to take care . of the 
doubled demand. Operator unions, 
not only in Baltimore but through- 
jQutZith-B: cQunlxy, Jiave - ' beftri--ex- 
tremely pareful about their mem- 
bership since .they ...realized that 
there was" such a natural law as 
supply and demand.. In most towns 
the number of layoff operators is 
.extremely small, nLot anywhere near 
enough to t^ke care of the extra 
demand- should the 3 6 -hour week 
go into effect. 

Operator unions have apparently 
jnade no move as yet, awaiting de- 
velopments. Most of 'em are of the 
opinion , that its the exhibitors' first 
move. 



Boston, July 24, ^ 

Paniel J^eedham heads the censor 
hoard for Bost'oit. making; thet, cutis,, 
and is the,signalor <>f a regular 
mimeographed broadcast telling 
about the^'cuts deogianded. 

With 'Mary Stevens, It. 15.* (WB) 
first three jeels are .l.eft.itklojX9...bpt. 
fr<jm reel four oh, tilings begin hap- 
pening. Eliminations demanded are: 

Shorten scene of kiss between 
Don and Mary in Don's room; elim- 
inate view -of them falling back on 
bed, in . part 4. Dialogue, 'Darling, 
I'll never be free again as long as I 
live', 'Right. You start taking orders 
now. Come on, we're going back to 
town*. Dialogue beginning, "Now, 
take a good grip on that desk — 
plant your feet firmly and prepare 
for the shock of your life', to and 

Including, 'Yeah if he thinks It's 

good news.', in part 6. 

Dialogue from beginning of reel 
to and Including, 'Yeah, well I'm 
glad what alls you isn't catching!'. 
(Begin reel with scene of Mary on 
deck sending radiogram,) After 



dressers: utility, meaning laborers, 
machinists, pilots and stunt men; 
iron workers; upholsterers; pattern 
makers; stationary engineers, .bill 
posters; sheet meta! workers; 
moulders; pacific sailors Union, 

Soundmen felt assured of 
victory partly oh basis of .the 
Pathe strike exactly two years ago. 
Their members ankloi ttien because 
of putting $60 men into jobs for- 
merly held by $150 salaryltes. They 
remained out four days with Pathe 
hiring outsiders and the unionists 
returned vlctorloufl. They re-re- 
corded everything niade during the 
.strike. At that time also the juris- 
diction question came up. 



Mapr speaks line to radio man 
'Thank ypu', lade out and fade in 
on telephone switchboard with oper- 
ator speaking line beginning 'Trans- 
atlantic operator 14 speaking, etc' 
,(The above eliminates French doc- 
' tor's -entrance, and dialogue to and 
Including, speech, ending, 'Now, 
young man, you're -going to get 
right asleep. Good night, darling.'). 
Dialogue, 'Courage, Donald, my boy. 
If these guys listen to reason, you'll 
soon belong to your own mother.' 
Dialogue, 'That Is what you might 
call a wedding present In a big way. 
Come on.'. In part 6. 

Eliminate underlined words In 
following; speech: 'Don, Don, speak 
to me — look at me. Look at me. 
Oh, my — my own baby. I couldn't 
save hlnrl, etc.'. 'Dialogue, 'Her baby 
and yours' to artd Including, *Oh my 

:— ', Eliminate underlined ■words 

In following speech: 'He died two 
days ago. Poor Mary.', In part 7. 

Dialogue, 'My life stopped when 
my baby died.' Eliminate under- 
lined words in following speech: 
'That's absurd. Mary, you have a 
definite duty to perform. Your work 
Is Important, etc' Eliminate under- 
lined words in following speech; 
'My skill! My knowledge! A lot 
of good it did me. I couldn't save 
my own baby. I sat there watching 
him die before my very eyes.' After 
Don carries Mary to couch and 
leaves room, eliminate all footage 
of Mary on couch, and double pho-^ 
toijraph of baby and Mary, of Mary 
goin/j to window, of shot of street 
below, etc. (Cut to be nIade to Gus 
knocking at door, Glehda opening it 
and of tfioir going into next room, 
calling 'Doctor'). (Cut will al.so in- 
clude ch)ne[jp of M-ary leaning out 
of win^l )W, ;iri voices aro hr^ard off 
calling 'Doctor!" ctor!,' in part 8.) 



Handle Shifts Annoy U 

Hollywood, July 24. 

Universal 1«) having trouble', keep-. 
Ing its 'ladies' straight in the title, 
of the E. A. Du Pont plc> featuring 
June Knight and Neil Hamlltpn, 
now In the can. 

Handle has been changed almost 
weekly, beginning with 'Lilies of 
Broadway,' and golng^ through 'Park 
Avenue Ladles' and 'Four Wise 
GIrl.s' to 'Ladles Must Live,' cur- 
rent monicker. 

Other leading femmes In the piece 
are Sally O'Nell, Mary Carllsl(ei and 
Dorothy Burgess. 



Collabing: in Europe 

Hollywood, July 24. 

Leaving for Europe In five weeks, 
E. H. Griffith will Join Horace Jack- 
son In "Vienna- and the pair will 
collab on a stage and screen play. 

Griffith will wait until his return 
before taking one of the three, prop- 
ositions offered by Metro, Radio and 
Universal. 



Hitting the Col Branches 

Los Angeles, July 24. 
Abe Montague, general sales man- 
ager of Columbia, and his assistant. 
Rube Jacker, here for the com- 
pany's sales convention, are headed 
cast, with stop-off at exchange cen- 
ters. 

They arrive in New York this 
w<»ek. 



2d Arctic Yfim 

Hollywood, July 24. 

Peter Freuchcn, who wrote 'Eskl- 
m ' for Metro, will' start on another 
arctic story for the a.xtnn studio, 
'The Diamond Queon.' 

WaltiT Wi.se in working with the 
author on Uii) orljjinaL 




_ - I . ; 

25,000 people at one baseball game 
75,000 people at one football game 
60,000 people at one boxing match 

And it's so easy to put ''flesh 
entertainment^' in your theatre 




F. & M. SrAGESHOWS, Inc. 

1560 Broadway* New York City 

(A Swbsadiary of Fanchoft fit Marco, Inc.) 



Tuesdny, July 25, 193$ 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



29 



Loew s Gets Away with Duals 
Against RKO, Without Comebacks 



New L L Stodios 



Harold Ft^tnklin has nixed re- 
taliatory measures by RKO against 
IiOew'8 for double featuring in the 
kieighbs as against BKO spots. 
Thus talk of a battle between the 
two has dissolved. 

Iioeiy^s^ which was stated to be 
wllllnsr to" hand over something like 
|400 weekry to JtKO for the priv- 
ilege of double f^tiiring at the 
Ijoew's Spooner In. the 'Bronx as 
against the RKO Empire/ has de- 
cided not to. pay anytliing. Empire 
was btormerly operated by Syd 
Cohen, but leased to RKO on a 10- 
jrear deal. 

A retaliatory feeling became In- 
tensified, .at. RKO, when Lioew's ad- 
ditionally. ; began to double feature 
at its 7th' avenue, at 124th streets 
It looked certain RKO would 
send the Regent at 116th street 
Into a double feature policy. .It 
was also figured to give Loew's a 
rub in Brooklyn by double featur- 
ing at the RKO - Bushwick. 

When the tiiiie catne to start, 
Franklin called everything off. 
Meantime, the RKO Empire, 
Bron^, is running behind weekly 
while the ' Loew's Spooner, which 
formerly averaged around $2,100 
gross weekly, has jumped to over 
$4,000 since double featuring. The 
Empire's decline weekly is stated 
to be over $1,800 a week, .Leaving 
Loew'« Spooner in the money mak- 
ing clEiss now, while the Empire is 
In the red. 



MOOS AND MARX ESTATES 



Max E. Hayes and Charles W. 
Beall have formed a corporation to 
build a film studio at Oceanside, 
near Long Beach,. L. I. 

Beall Is the property owner and 
money man. With Hayes he will 
produce shor^ and possibly fea- 
tures. 



Both 



Small — Offered for 
in L. A. 



Probate 



Dent May Operate His 
Former Circuit with 
Death of W.E.PascliaIi 



Los Angeles, July 24. 

Letters to administer the estates 
of two film men who died. here re- 
cently were sought in Probate 
court this week. Amalla Moos re- 
quested /Permission to settle the 

$3,000 estate left by her husband, , d^i, j^, 24. 

Slgmund Moos, who died July 9. t^,.i„ Tk«.«* - . -..t ^ , 
Consists of . $2,000 in cash and "^^^ New York, 

$1,000 in real estate. "^^V return locally as the operator 

Rachel Linden, secretary for the of the circuit which he built up in 
Marx Bros., applied for permission this state and turned over to Pub' 
to act as administratrix of the es- | several years ago. This is made 



tate of Samuel Marx, 'father of the 
comics, who left $1,428 in cash 
and $300 worth of personal prop- 
erty. 



Paramount 



(Continued from page 11) 



I possible as the result of the death 
by accident of W. E. Paschall. Lsist 
I summer In Publix's decentralization 
scheme, he became the operating 
'partner of the chain, with offices 
I here. 

Just back from New York where 
I he had gone over partnership mat- 
ters with Publix and the theatre 
I reorganization committee, PaschsUI 



wrong side of a proposition doesn't met his death Monday night (.%!) 
make ■ the Other showmen -very I when the. car lii jwhich he was., a 
happy, but there's no answer to the | passenger ran headon Into a con- 
crete pillar. Grover Campbell, local 
Par branch manager, was driving. 



Split Away by Mono from Hays 
On DonUe Bills May Be Temporary 



ACADEMY'S RATIFICATION 



New By-Laws and Constitution in 
EfFedt, With Officers, Aug. 1 



Hollywood, July 24. 

The new constitution and amend^i 
ed by-laws of the Academy,' ban- 
ning producer subsidies and maJdng. 
it an organization of the five artist 
employee branches was ratified by 
a mall vote Saturday (22), 

Election of new officers will ' be 
held Aug. 1. 



Studio Placements 



Arthur Rlchman, adapt - dialog, 
dancer of Desire,' Radio. 

Lynn Riggs, adapt- dialog, 'Stlng- 
ftree,' Radio.... 

Nils — ^-sther, Ted Heaiy and 
stooges, Una Merkel, Frank Morgan, 
Pat O'Brien, 'Bombshell,' Metro. 

Mae Clarke. Charles Butterworth, 
•TPenthouBO,' Metro. 

John Roche, 'Beauty for Sale/ 
Metro. 

Clark Gable, 'How to Treat a 
Lady,' Metro. 

T. Roy Barnes, 'Stage Mother,' 
Metro. 

Nick Crinde, co-direct 'Malibu' 
with Chester Franklin, Metro. 

Howard Higglns, writing origf for 
Ken Goldsmith. 

Arthur Stone, Henry Kolker, 
TLiOve, Honor and Oh, Baby,' U. 

Margaret Lindsay, 'House on 66th 
Btreet,' Warner. 

Edmund Sullivan, Wallace Se- 
ward, script, 'Walls of Gold,' Pox. 

Edward L. Marin, direct, W. T. 
Lackey, supervise, 'Sweetheart of 
Sigma Chi,' Monogram. 

Torben Meyer, Leonard Carey, 
Adele St. Manr, John Trent. Theresa 
Harris, Helen Chandler, 'Worst 
Woman In Paris,' Lasky-Fox. 

Morgan Wallace, Leon Waycoff, 
Bruce Warren, Samuel Hinds, Jerry 
Flavin, Clarence Geldhart, 'Shang- 
hai Madness,' Fox. 

Kathleen Burke, William B 
Davidson, 'Torch Singer,' Par. 

Harry Axt to play a composer In 
Too Much Harmony,' Par. 

Wynne Gibson, 'Aggie Appleby,' 
Radio. 

George Meeker, Mary Doran, 
Jimmy Butler, 'Only Yesterday,' U, 
^Holmes Herbert, 'Invisible Man,' 

Sidney Lanfield, direct, Nunnally 
Johnson, script, 'Moulin Rouge,' 
20th Cent. 

John Miljan, 'The Way to Love,' 
Par, 

John Roche, "Beauty,' Metro. 

EUnore Jackson, 'Wild Boys of 
the Road,' WB, 

Selmer Jackson. "Red Meat,* WB 

Victor Jory, male lead in 'Hoopla,' 
Fox. 

Mitchell Lewis, ' Ann Vickers,' 
Radio. 

Ruth Etting, 'Hip Hips Hooray,' 
(Wheeler and Woolsey) Radio. 

Chic Chandler, 'Sally Was a 
Lady,' Radio. 



Contracts 



Josephine Lovett, writing termer, 
Metro. 

James Whale had a year option 
picked up by Universal July 17, He 
is directing Invisible Man.' 

On a picture-to-picture basis at 
rtadio, Otto Brower now goes on a 
directing termer for one year. 

Fox exercised Its option on the 
cotilracts of Mimi Jordan and Pres- 
tfJti Foster for another six months 
each. 



I With Paschall's .family out of town, 
I he and Campbell had gone out to 
the country for dinner. On the re- 
turn trip they had to' detour. Go- 



Lynch calculation 

Different Figuring 

It Is said that the group of Pub 
llx partners and all somehow co- 
incidentally or otherwise arriving 

in New York earlier this month at I Ing through an underpass, another 
the same time, decided last week car's lights blinded Campbell, whose 
that maybe Lynch did know best, eyesight is none too good anyhow, 
with Lynch ^ figuring only Para- I and In avoiding a collision, he hit 
mount and 'the partriers figuring I the. pillar. Campbell was seriously 
only themselves. Lynch finally de- injured but will survive, 
cided on a recovery claus'e In the I Paschall had" a 60-60 operating 
partners agreement. This will en- | partnership with Publix over the 
able Paramount to repurchasie their I Dent houses, worked out last sum 
theatres at any time in the future mer by Leo Spitz, 
that may be deemed favorable with I The Paschall group is separate 
protection at that time for the j from the O'Donnell houses In the 
partners. I same state. 

Some .Pi: the showmen buying! While Dent Was In New York last 
back theatres from chains think. I. week- contacting, the. Par home of 
that this Is Just a temporary' deal; fice no arrangements were made 
that as business resumes normalcy ^ith him as to future of the chain 
and things go along for a while on built up Ih Texas, 
an even basis, that the chains will ^e does not choose to return 

again buy the theatres from its ] acUve operaUon the former Dent 



26 Days in N. W. 



Seattle, July 24. 
Keighley & Roscoe vaude circuit 
takes in more geography with Mon- 
tana and Idaho towbs added, as fol- 
lows: Great Falls (following Mis- 
soula already in); Lewistown, Bill- 
ings, Livingston, Bozeman, Idaho 
Falls and Pocatello. 'then to Logan, 
Utah, with the end of the trail at 
Ogden. 

This makes 26 work days out of 
37 days. Circuit starts with week 
at Liberty (Evergreen) in Portland 
Negotiations on for week in, Seattle 
Fifteen towns now in the circuit, 
making it top in far west. 



partnei^s and when the boxoflflce 
blows the next time, they .will then 
get the theatres back again 
Whether Lynch will be a,round that 
next time so that the partners will 
have to make another deal for the 
theatres jtis they are doing now or 
whether the chains will then give 
away the theatres as the partners 
expected them to do at the present 
time, only the future will deter 
niine. 

Lynch is a Southerner. He may 
have been forgotten or perhaps was 
never known by many of the pres 
ent day showmen. Lynch was the 
first exhibitor to sell his theatre 
circuit to a distributor. He sold 
Southern' Enterprises to Famous* 
Players. Southern Enterprises still 
exists as a corporation and con 
sidered one of the most solvent on 
the Paramount list 'of subsidiaries, 
Famous Players since then changed 
into Paramount-Publlx. 

Lynch when selling to Famous 
agreed nOt to re-enter the show 
business for a long term of years 
Under the terms of his sale and 
with an annual income from Para 
mount by virtue of this agreement. 
Lynch happens to be one of Par 
mount's largest creditors and for 
that reason stepped into the head 
of the creditors' committee. In 
working for Paramount as he is 
now earnestly doing. Lynch is not 
only trying to care for .all the other 
creditors and their claims but he 
has his own always in mind. 

No one knows what Lynch In- 
tends to do e^fter the Paramount 
affairs shall have been straight- 
ened out. Nor is it known whether 
the prohibition clause in the 
Lynch-Famous Players agreement 
stopping him again from engaging 
in the . show business for himself, 
has been voided through the bank- 
ruptcy proceedings. 

Meantime Lynch with hardly an 
effort on his part but acting in the 
way he deems best for everybody 
associated, has re-established him- 
self as a leading showman akin to 
the same and similar reputation he 
held while building up Southern 
Enterprises. 



chain - may be jsplit up and appor- 
tioned to other ^biix jMirtners. In 
this direction E. V. Richards Ip 
favored through owning a 26% with 
Par in the Dent string. 



Blystone Europe-Bound 

Hollywood", July 24. 
John Blystone leaves Wednesday 
(26) for New York on his 'way to 
a European vacation. Fox director 
not due back until October, 

Blystone's last pic w-as 'Shanghai 
Madness,' 



Majestic Setting Dozen 
75G Pix on New Program 

Hollywood, July 24. 

Twelve features, averaging around 
$76ip00 each, will comprise the 1933- 
34 schedule "f or Majestic 

Herman Oluckman, president of 
the company, has been huddling 
v/Ith i?hll Goldstone lining up stories 
so the entire progrram can be an- 
nounced at the New York sales con- 
fab July. 29. 



Rift between Monogram and the 
Hays, organization is regarded by 
major interests as temporary. They 
insist It won't, be long new before 
Will Hays and others are calling 
Ray Johnston 'Brother*. 

Explanation- offered Is that Mono 
figured the Hays outfit i^i Coniilving 
to' kill off double features, biggest 
i:evenue-getter for the indie pro- 
ducer. Offlclal allegation Is tliat 
Haysites had- nothing to do with it; 
that it was incorporated In the 
MPTOA cede by the exhlbs them- 
selves. 

This double-feature ixiatter Is one 
of the tnain thorns In the sides of 
code formulators. Circuits;, them- 
selves. In certain spots, are finding 
it necessary to dual, while several 
of the Hayslati producing companies 
hold that they as well derive' con- 
siderable: playing- time from-, the 
houses which double! 

Inipprtant 

From, the way the whole mittter 
shapes up ' now It will probably be 
one of the tit^de highlights in 
Washington's film idok-ih. 

So far as the case of the Indie 
which has iieen .considering Haydian 
induction for " th'6' "past - year goes. 
Mono couldn't make up its <miind 
when code-Ism came along. When 
Pete Harrison's faction recorded 
against doubles, Mono figured Hays 
yraa the best bet. . But when- the 
MPTOA wing voted and Harrison 
'fflthdrew his. an tl- dual clause, 
iBConoites flsrured it had l>ettet band 
with the indies. 

By the time the industk^ ^marches 
to Wash,, Haysites. are' confident 
Mono will be;ohe of . th6' standard- 
bearers. 



Tex Back on Screen 

Hollywood, July 24. 

Tex Guinan arrives here from 
Chicago this week to pick up her 
picture career, halted with her first 
talker, 'Queen of -the, Night Clubs' 
CWarners) in 192^V ' r 

She will appear In 'Broadway 
Through a Keyhole,' 20th Century 
production. 



Cortez 0£F Loan 

Hollywood, July 24. 

Still clamping down on playiar- 
loans. Paramount 'has'xef used tjp let 
Metro have -Ricardo Corfiez for: the 
male lead in 'Dancing Lady,' with 
Joan Crawford, 

Reported that three companies Ijld 
for Cortez. 



Texas and Florida Deals Set 



Hoblitzelle-O'Donnell and Publix 
Other Southern Partner 



-Sparks 



Story Buys 

Universal has boupht Frank Cra- 
ven's 'That's Gratitude.' 



During the past week Para- 
mount's theatre reorganization 
coi, ^nlttee and trustees reached ac- 
cord on two key partnership deals, 
one with E; J, Sparks, the other 
with Karl HobUtzelle and asso- 
ciates. 

Latter deal tying in the Publix 
Texas group operating under R. J, 
O'Donnell with Hoblitzelle'a Inter- 
state circuit, was finally agreed 
upon Saturday (22). This part- 
nership arrangement with the 
founder of the Interstate chain in 
the south and southwest calls for 
a set salary and a 50% split of the 
profits, with operating centering no 
doubt out of Dallas, where HobUt- 
zelle and O'Donnell both have 
made headquarters, 

20 Houses 

Public Enterprises, bankrupt 
theatre subsid of Paramount, fig- 
ures into the deM through its con- 
trol of Southern Enterprises of 
Texas, holding the Publix houses 
in the south of that state. About 
20 houses are involved. The Pub- 
lix-Paschall theatres, originally 
owned by Louis. Dent, are not in- 
cluded. 

Earlier last week Lynch's com- 
mittee and the PP trustees set up 
a new partnership with E, J. 
Sparks to cover Florida, Before 



going to bat on a new deal, last 
year's arrangement with Sparks to 
cover Miami, Miami Beach, Palm 
Beach, Lake Worth, St. Peters 
burg and Jacksonville houses, on a 
percentage cjf profits as manage- 
ment fee, was wiped out. 

In tiie superseding partnership 
worked oiit during the past week 
with Sparks, that southern opera- 
tor gets all of Florida excepting 
Miami and Miami Beach, which the 
committee has left open for some- 
one else. 

Four in Miami and singleton at 
Miami Beach will be handled in 
some other manner but policy to 
govern not set. It may be a part- 
nership or It may be that these 
theatif'es will be operated from' out 
of the state. From h.o, mentioned, 
but doubtful. 

Before Miami and other Florida 
towns were added to the Sparks 
partnership a year ago, Spairks had 
the rest of the state, around 60 
theatres, on a GO-50 basis with op- 
eration under local control. New 
deal Is along the same lines, calling 
for salaries Xrom the theatres for 
management but does not include 
the former 4% the home office ob- 
tained for overhead, from Jackson- 
ville, St. Petersburg, Lake Worth 
and Palm Beach, 



Anti-Academy 

(Continued from page 6) 

way alliance,' plus a tie-In wrlth 
£igent members of the AMA in a 
pact that Is now aimed at by the 
writers, which If passed will have 
the agents representing none but 
guild members, and none of the 
latter doing business except through 
AMA aflillates. 

Significance of the writer al- 
liance was seen at the first formal 
meeting with Lawrence Bielenson, 
attorney for the Writers' Guild, 
acting as attorney for the actor 
group, and Ralph Block, vice-presi- 
dent of the writers, making one of 
the addresses stressing the need of 
an actors' union with teeth In It. 

Temporary Officers 

Temporary officers of the new 
organization are Ralph Morgan, 
president; Alan Mowbray, vice- 
president; Keneth Tompson, secre- 
tary, and Lucille Gleason, treasurer. 
It was explained that these officers 
would resign as soon as sufficient 
actors become members' to warrant 
a new election. 

Following are three of the provi- 
sions In the contract which new 
members sign: 

If a code Is adopted no r..ember 
will sign a contract with a produc- 
ing company that does not conform 
to such a code. 

Code may contain a clause so that 
no member will be allowed to work 
for a company engaging non-gulld 
menibers. 

No producer or company shall be 
deemed unfair to the guild unless 
on vote of three quarters of the 
members. 

Strict Regulations 

Purpose of the code is to estab- 
lish rules, regulations and other 
provisions concerning the working 
conditions of actors, but code may 
also contain provision for co-opera- 
tion with other employees in the in- 
dustry. (This is assumed to cover 
alliance with the Screen Writers' 
Guild and any other affiliation later 
to be created,) 

Where a member Is found In vio- 
lation of the code no other mcm- 
•bers, not bound by existing con- 
tracts, will work In a picture with 
the offender. In such, case the 
violator would be subject to dam- 
ages for lost work by othor mem- 
bers, expulsion from the guild, in- 
junctive relief, a fine up to $1,000, 
or any other remedy given by law 
or eaulty. 

Ton tract l.s Lotween the guild and 
lin monibcrd and - each other, and 
no rpsi^'iiation, cxpulHion or suspen- 
Hion from thft Ruild relieves the 
member from the provisions of the 
Contract. 



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Trendle Given' Pubtx Detroit 
Houses-Balaban Deals Rejected 



Paramount trustees- have elected 
to turn over -the Publix Detroit' 
situation to John Trendle, rather 
than John Balaban. Latter, with 
his brother, .Barney, wiU stick to 

Chicago.: i •; :- ^ , , 

Trendle deal is now JjQing nego- 
tiated and calls for him to be the 
sole dperatoj" of the situation .but 
with Publish sharing 60-50 in the 
profits." 

Selection of Trendle came after 
much consideration during which 
John Baiaba'n jiredented a counter 
offer. This offer, which was Bala- 
ban's' second,' was only half of what 
Trendle was willing to pay for the 
same situation. 

Additionally there was the factor 
that Trendle was a Detroit product 
himself and able to" give the houses 
localized attention.. 

Previously Balaban had a deal 
which would have given him De- 
troit practically, for nothing. This 
deal was one which was hanging 
over from the old Publix f egiriie 
and made under the administration 
of- Leo Spitz, who was then in 
charge of Publix' reorganization, 
bti't 'before the trustees came in. 
Under that arrangement, Bala,- 
'^ban :>y:ouTd' have- :|ust-taken over the 
houses under a condition that fig- 
ured tlie houses to lose something 
nice $250,000 over the present sum- 
mer ai^d until' Sept. 1. Par, after 
this date could buy in to the Bala— 
ban-Detroit situation by paying 
60% of the net adjusted losses. 
On that arrangement Par was 
privileged- to- buy in for only 50% 
on Its own properties. 

Lopsided 

-The deal -looked lopsided to the 
trustees in the final analysis and 
they were willing to consider a 
new oiie from Balaban. Latter then 
countered with a financial out- 
lay of around $25,000 for a half 
Interest In the profits and opera- 
tion, besides a salary deal for 
operator. Additionally and before 
the trustees could get set to con- 
sider the deal, some friction broke 
out among insider's at Par with the 
tw.hole Par proposition looking like 
certain Insiders favorable to the 
Balaban thing contemplated a 
strike against the trustees et al, 
unless Balaban got his kind of a 
deal. 

Certain outside forces also strung 
in. Mostly it looked like an inside 
Job with additional reinforcements 
coming from high insiders Jealous 
of the activity and management of 
S. A, Lynch, who has. been fast re- 
organizing the Publix liouses as au- 
thorised by the trustees. This agi- 
tation apparently failed, although 
at the time it looked to include 
Sam Dembow, E. V. Richards, Karl 
Hoblitzelle and others besides John 
Balaban. 

Protection 

Under the Trendle deal Para- 
mount is protected on film prod- 
duct. If there is any disagree- 
ment on the film thing, it goes to 
arbitration. 

Under Lynch's supervision as 
chairman of the reorganization 
committee, Publix is. on the way 
to be about 76% reorganized with- 
in less than 40, days since Lynch 
was appointed to the Job. Outlook 
is he will have had the whole of 
Publix' 800 situations in the U. S 
Oh a clear financial basis and op' 
erated under selected manpower 
with', localized direction before the 
close of 90 days, since his appoint 
ment. 



Indie After Diebicli 



VOCARLM'S BIG CLAIM 



Concern Out of Biz After 
Sugar From Electrics 



Loltta 



the 
the 
of 



Majestic Picturep has bought pic- 
ture rights to '"An Entirely Different 
Woman,' Germaa hovel, from -Para- 
mount and -has asked Par for the 
loan of ' Marlene Dietrich for the 
film". 

• Paramount bought' the book- some 
time ago, figuring it for Dietrich, 
but • chan'ged 'its mind. 



Al €reen CD 'Orchids' 
As Hawks' Ideas No Jibe 



Hollywood. July 24. 

Al Green replaces Howard Hawks 
to direct the Richard Barthelmess 
pic, 'Shanghai Orchids,' at Warners. 
Hawks failed to agree with the stu- 
dio as to story treatment. 

Hawks, who was to have done. 
'Orchids' on a one -megger deal' at 
the Burbank studio, has returned to 
MGM. Understood , he will be called 
in_by Warners, on another picture 
yeTtd be designated. Green has Just 
finished 'I Loved a Woman.' 

Under ' supervision of Robert 
Presnell,' 'Orchids* is getting a sec 
ond rewrite, with Edward Choderov 
doing the Job, for production start 
ing Aufe. 4. 



Apparently an outgrrowth of 
present electrical conflict in 
trade, Vocafllm Corporation 
America has filed suit for $65,953,- 
126 against the A. T. & T.; We.«ttern 
Electric and Electrical ileseatch 
Products, alleging violation of the 
anti-trust laws and. restraint of 
trade. David Hochreich- and W. 
Harry Williams a^"e the pirincipals 
in the .Vocaftlm .action. 

Suit was filed on behalf pf Voca- 
fllm Thursday (20), in the Southern 
District Court, New York, by Col. 
Lewis Landes, attorney for the 
plaintiff. Hochreich and Williams 
were partners in Vocafllm. Com- 
pany waia formed in 1927. Basis for 
the action conies from the allegation 
that the three defendants working 
as a single unit tied up the film biz. 
This allegation supposedly based" on 
existing contracts between ERPI and 
the major companies whereby these 
companies prohibited firom" releasing 
films to exhibitors unless latter used 
ERPI equipment The Vocafilm 
claims is that it was thus forced out 
of business' or something. 



FrWCs Santa Ana 



inch Inside Stuff Coming in Newark 
h Booth Hen s Suit for Receivership 



Mon, PtsbgK Goes Dark 



Pittsburgh, July 24. 
Shortage of product, together with 
fact that it's the only firstrrun house 
In town without a cooling plant, is 
shutting Mort Shea's Fulton liero 
for several weeks. 

So far, "Fulton only house in town 
to fold for the summer.- 



Wholl €et Blaine 
McNutt, Jones 



MAY GIVE RKO PALACE 
TO OID OPERATOR 

' ■ 

RKO Palace on Broadway may 
bow out of RKO aiVd go . over to 
Harry Brand for " an ann&al rental 
of ^100,000, with a percentage of 
any profit. Last vestige .of -RKO 
vaude on the Main Stem would 
thus rub out that Way. 

The Palace has to' meet some 
thing- like $15,000 in ground rent 
around" Aug. 1, besides som6 .other 
payments amounting to over or 
around $20,000. "To meet these pay- 
inents-thelPalace.. wo.vild .haV!*— tO-k^ 



staked 'by some one of the^ paying 
RKO subsIds^.That kind of staking 
doesn't jell with the RKO hiirher- 
so that Harold Franklin, head 



Newarlc. July 24. 
Most sensational scandal In union 
affairs the state has known is duo 
to be opened in court tomorrow (25),^ 
when the Chancery hears the Essex 
County Moving Picture Operators 
Local No, .244 sfipw^ausQ, why a re- , 
ceiver should, not be appointed for 

Order was, obtained by ,11 junior 
member^ of the union, ancl Is direct- 
ed aiso to the lYiternational Alli- 
ance and' to these officers of the 
local:' Ray Cooper, president: Mi- 
chael D* Anton, v.-p.; Harry S.. Op-, 
penheimer, recording sec; Louis* 
Kaufmann, business agent; Andrew 
Gehrlng, assistant; .William C. 
UesslCHT, financial jec; James Flem-^ 
Ing. sergeant-at-^arms; William H. ' 
Totton, John Ta&to, a.niu -Gus- Bren- 
ner, board members, . and William , 
Middleton, H. - Herdegen, and 
Charles *Earl, • trustees. 

In the complaint it is. alleged that' 
the officers, particularly Kaufm^uin, 
brpenheimer,_ and Gehrlng, enriched, 
themselves, at the .expense of the 
junior " merhbers by threats and in- 
timidation'; that while the officers, 
received the regular pay of $110 
■■wsekly-f or jobS"1»-vi'hieh -they weto^ 
assigned, none did practically any. 
work, but "compelled -rtlie junior 
members to do It for itli.em- in ad- 
UPS. so that Haroia * ranKun, . ne«^» ■ J their o^n Jobs without: 
man of the thfeattes, must flfeure | ^„ 



Los Angeles, July 24. 

West Coast- Santa Ana Theatre 
Corp., has been ^organized by the 
trustees of Fox- West Coast to take 
over the lease of the West Coast in 
Santa Ana. All stock in the new. 
operating company is owned by the 
trustees of the bankrupt circuit. 

Rent, under an original lease from 
Leibig and Smith, has been reduced 
to $400 monthly for the next year, 
and then jumps to $460 per month. 

Promissory notes given by Fox- 
West Coast Theatres to C. E. 
Walker have been assumed by the 
company, with the expiration date 
of each note extended for three 
months. 



Schuessler Stays 



Hollywood, July 24. 

Fred Schuessler, Radio casting di- 
rector, withdrew his resignation 
when assured by B, B. Kahane that 
there would be no further interfer 
ence with his duties from Frank 
O'Heron's ofllce. 

Schuessler gave notice two weeks 
ago, claiming interference in cast 
Ing matters by O'Heron had reduced 
his position to that of office boy. 

O'Heron has been studio's contact 
man since Charles Sullivan left, biit 
recently ha.s branched out to do the 
caster's job. 



'JORGENSON' OFF 

Hollywood, July 24. 

Paramount has shelved 'Jorgen- 
son' after vainly trying to get a sat- 
Isfacory script. 

George Seitz, who worked on the 
TrLstam Tuppor yarn. Is Oft the 
studio payroll. 



NO. 306 WINS 3 SUITS 

Each Matter of Union Operator's 
Contract Around N. Y. C. 



Locals 306 and 640 (Nassau 
county) of the lATSE, representing 
the picture operators, have been 
ruled in the right In three suits on 
behalf of ousted union men against 
exhlbs. 

Harry Sherman as president of 
the M. P. Operators Union Local 306 
sued Harlng & Blumenthal on three 
theatre situations, in the. Bronx and 
Brooklyn, N. T., while another suit 
covered the City Hall theatre In 
downtown Manhattan. The Nassau 
county case by Local 640 covered 
the Casey- Wheeler Circuit (Chas 
Casey and Irving Wheeler) along 
with Charles P. Winkelman, Joseph 
Welder and the Playhouse Op. Co., 
Inc. 

Local 306, through its counsel, 
Rubien & Bregoff, is also currently 
in negotiation with Leo Brecher's 
five houses on a similar attempt to 
oust, the union men and put in 
either a non-union or an Empire 
crew at shorter scale. 

Decisions In the above oases late 
last week sustained the existing 
contracts until Aug. 31 with these 
locals. This means that back wages 
become a matter for civil suit for 
collection, although these are usu- 
ally settled somehow. 



Hollywood, July 24, 
Hollywood Is watching the pre 
production workings o£ 'Captain 
Jericho,' the William Slavins Mc 
Nutt-Grover Jones production for 
Paramount, which the writing team 
not only, wrote but will supervi.se 
and direct. Team has fought sue 
cessfully in overthrowing most of 
the established precedents which 
writers and directors have yelled 
against. With all supervision re- 
moved, they are continually asking 
themselves, 'If the picture is a 
cluck, who are we ^oing to blame 

From the beginning of the script 
until the present, where it is al- 
most completed, with shooting 
scheduled to start July 27, couple 
have had the cutter, cameraman 
and technical director sitting In on 
the story. 

When they move around the 
studio, it looks like the Marx 
Brothers unit. Writing team claims 
thelra Is the Ideal way to produce 
pictures. With the picture not actu 
ally In production as yet, they're 
taking a chance. 

Pair are only responsible to 
Emanuel Cohn, who Is allowing 
them a free hand. 

Outside the studio pair 8Ure near 
strangers. They have only visited 
each other's homo once since they 
formed their partnership, six years 
ago. 



out his own operating problem on 
the Palace. 

Presently the Palace is a more or 
less consistent red- ink usfer. 

Brandt is now ». operating the 
grind Globe, across B'way from the 
Palace. 



Skouras Reverses and 
Will Buy Pix in Eas 

Los Angeles, July 24 
Conlrary to a previous decision 
that practically all film for Fox 
West Coa.qt would be bought on the 
coa.st this season, Charles Skouras 
leaves for New York this week to 
discuss buys as well as zoning and 
cloarance for coast territory. 

J. J. Sullivan, circuit film buyer, 
in the east for the past two weeks 
will probably remain there for an 
other month. Meantime zoning 
plans are making headway in almost 
daily eonfabs between indie exhibs 
and F-WC execs. 



Custer's Plight 



Hollywood, July 24. 
When Bob Custer, western screen 
actor, failed , to provide a promised 
bankroll, producrion was called off 
on ♦hiee western pictures .which 
J. P. McGowan v/a-i to produce for 
Freuler Films. 

Custer had no part In the. pix, 
which were to star a'om 'Tyleir, but 
had an understandlng-that he would 
later be signed for a series if pro 
motir g the cash for the Tyler horse 
operas. The money source- failed 
him at the last minute.. Pix were 
to cost $7,000 each. 

Attempt was made to get John R 
Freuler, who would release the pix, 
to put up the money, but this also 
fell through. 



TRENDLE IN CHARGE 

Expected in Detroit He Will Take 
Charge of Theatres Aug. 1. 



Extra Work Stips 



Hollywood, July 24. 

Drop of 1,000 in extra placem'ehts 
last week still leaves a healthy 
5,339 jobs obtained. Big day was 
July 20, when 1,015 people worked- 

'The Bowery,' at 20th Century, 
was the top user of extra people for 
the week. 



extra pay. save In one or two In- 
, stances where a nominal- sum was 
given; ^thdt though the theatres, 
would pay the regulat' standard pay ' 
a Junior would be assigned 'and re- 
ceive from the offlceis from $76 to; 
$60, "out of which he would have to 
pay an Illegal tax of 10 to 15% to' 
the local and a $1 treasuirer's fee, 
neither of which was pia-ld "by the . 
seniors; that while' the seniors' 
would work five hours a day the 
Jjfi'crs had to work 10; that tho 
>fncers received enormous fees for 
installing talldng devices for which, 
they "never accounted to the local 
and the Juniors did all the work; 
that unless he were a relative .or,- 
particular favorite, no junior had 
ever become a senior, and that 
Kaufmahn announced that no junior 
would ever so become; that tho. 
funds of the loteal had, been badly 
depleted by the officers, and that 
the Alliance rules had been so vio- 
'nied that revocation of the char- 
ter was threatened. 

Grafts 

The complaint gives particulars 
that Kaufmann received $6>opo on 
the purchase of his house and a 
Christmas gift of $5,000 each year 
from .1930 to 1932. He also received 
three autos costing from $600 to 
$2,600.' Other officerfi received from 
$100 to $1,000 as Christmas presents.": 
Affidavits have been made by tho 
fon.plalnants that In order to' cover, 
the cQjnditiOns they were forced to 
n.alve false Income tax returns. It ia 
the federal ta:c authorities are. 
Jnvestigrating. 

Allegations of the complainants 
h<ive received much publicity and It 
looks as though ' some one with 
power wanted to go after this mat- 
ter. As the unions dominate New- 
ark the lown has been knocked 
groggy by the alleged revelations. 



Lazarus Leases Mirror 

Hollywood, July 24. 

Simon Lazarus has taken a lease i , _ _ ._ . 

on the Mirror, in Hollywood, closed f hIT TakeS TwO L.A. 
several weeks ago after an inter- ' 
mittent season of vaude-pix, fol 
lowed by one week of leglL He will 
operate it as a subsequent-run pic 
ture house, at 15c. Hopes to open 
within 10 days. 

Lazarus presently Is Interested in 
the Million Dollar, downtown sub 
sequent-run, and several suburban 
pic hou!3es. 



Detroit, July 24. 
With the return of George Treh- 
I die to the local picture house field 
I it Is understood that there will be 
little if any house cleaning done. 

Trendle will take- over the man- 
I agement, Aug. 1. Hfe is understood 
' to have paid a sum of money, r\i 
mored to be' $50,060 for the &0% 
partnership in the profits. 
Since leaving the picture house 

field after signing an agreement Piaster Lifted, *Neififhbors' 

with. Publix for the sale of the De- I ' „ . _ 

trolt houses Trendle has expressed 
a desire to return to theatre opera 
tion, He was prevented by the 
. terms of the sale of ^ the Kunsky- 
Trcndle theatres to Publix; 



Radio Programs oh Film 

Hollywood, July 24. 
Famous Feature ProduOtlonfl, or- 
ganized by Fred Balshofcr, will 
make a series of two-reelers from 
'Great Moments of History* on the 
IvFl radio program, with production 
set to start S6pt. 1 at Prudential 
studies, 

H. S. Samson and Dave Ward are 
associated with Bashofer. 



Houses From Principal 

Hollywood, July 24. 
Disagreement on theatre operat- 
ing methods between Mike Rosen- 
berg, operating head of Principal 
ThoatrOH, and Robert Gumbiner is 
credited as the rea.son why the two 
downtown Gumbiner pic houses, 
Tower and Cameo, have been 
dropped from the Principal polo. 

Only outside interests continuing 
in the pool are the Cohen brothers, 
opfr.iforfl of the Jtialto, adjoining 
Iho "I'ower. 



Reopening by B&K 

Chicago, July 24. 
IJiiiaban & Katz is reoponing tho 
fJranada. seven months closed, .Sat- 
urday on a split week at -lOc. lop. 



Wives* Neg Goes East 

Hollywood, July 24. 
Negative^ of Fanchon Royer*s 
'Neighbors' Wives' has. at last gono 
east, after being tied up by at- 
tachment suits since June 29. 

Suit had been filed by J. E. Bru- 
latour, Inc., through Attorney Paul 
p4. Younkin, against the indle com.* 
pany for $4,200 assertedly due on 
raw film. Later another action was 
filed by the Davldge laboratory for 
$1,900. Negative was tied up at tho 
Western Film lab. 

When Miss Royer arranged to pay 
oft the notes from proceeds of her 
picture, pl.ister was lifted and nega- 
tive ixfrmittod to be shipped. 



Ann Harding loaned 

Aft.-^r RKO and Twentieth Century 
vied for the services of Ann Hard- 
ing, RKO retaining her under, a new 
fjontract, Miss Harding has been 
loaned to Darryl 2!anuck"for one pic- 
ture. 

,Shft win be starred by the Zanuck- 
Schenck company in 'Gallant Lady*, 
an original shaped to .suit Miss 
Harding by Gilbert Emery, play- 
wright. 



S2 



VARIETY 



riCTVHES 



Taesday, July 25, 1933 



CALENDAR OF CURRENT RELEASES 



Chesterfield 



Studloa: Pathe Studios, Ali:,aJ Offices : 729 Seventh Ay«., 

Culver City, Cal. Alliea N«vv York, N. Y. 

Dude Bandit, The. Western story of retribution. Hoot Gibson. Dir. Geo. 

JWelfbrd. 66 xnlna Bel. May 1. Rev. June 27. 
Eleventh Commandment, The. From the play by Brandon Fleming; Harlan 

Marsh, Theo. Von Bltz, Alan Hale. Dir. Geo. Belford. 64 /^Ins. Rel 

Feb. 20. 

Offices: 1540 Broadway, 
New York, N. Y. 

By Appointment Only. (Invincible.) A nnan's man who was a woman's doc- 
tor, tew Cody, Sally O'Neill, Atfeen Prlngle. Dir. Frank Strayer. 65 
mlns. Rel. July 7. 

Forgotten. Original. Story of a forgotten man. June Clyde. Wm. Collier, 
Jr.^ Natalie Moorhead. Dir. Rich .Thorpe. 65 mlns. Rel. Feb. 16. Rev. 
June 6; 

I Have Lived. A girl's attempt to live down her past Allan Dlnehart, Anita 
Page, Allen Vincent. Dir. Rich. Thorpe. Re.l June 15. 

Notorious, But . Nice. Story to come. Marian Marsh. Betty Compson, Donald 
Dllloway. Dir. Rich. Thorpe. Rel. Aug. 1. 

Studio: Gower at Sunset, 

Hollywood, Cal. 

Ann Carver's Profession. Woman lawyer saves her husband In a murder 
trial. Fay Wray, Gene Raymond. Dir. Bddie Buzzell. 71 mlns. Rel. 
May 26. Rev. June 13. 

Below the Sea. A thrilling tale of treasure on the ocean floor. ^Ralph Bel- 
lamy, Fay Wray. Dir. Al Rogell. 79 mlns. Rel. April 26. Rev. June 6. 

California Trail, The. A buckaroo hero who combines old world gallantry 
with dashing twentieth century action. Buck Jones. Helen Mack. Dir. 
Lambert HllJyer. 67 mlns. Rel. March 24. 

Child of Manhattan. Stage play by Preston Stutges. Romance of the dlme- 
a-dance. Nancy Carroll, John Boles. Dir. Eddie Buzzell. 73 mlns. 
Rel.' Feb. 4. Rev. F6b. 14. 

Circus Queen Murder, The. Murder under the lilg top.* Adolphe Menjou, 
Qrett^ Nlsseh; Dir. Roy William Nelll. 66 mlns. ReU April 10. Rev. 
May 9. 

Cocktail Hou^ Girl Illustrator narrowly escapes missing the right man. Bebe 
Daniels, Randolph Scott. Dir. Victor Schertzinger. 73 mlns. Rel. June 
6. Rev. June 6. 



r'Al<«MkStt omces; 729 Seventh Ave., 
Columbia New York, N. Y. 



Dangerous Crossroads.' "X' roifrlng romance of~"tKB~Tailtr. " Chic— Saler -Diane 
Sinclair, Jackie Searle. Dir. Lambert Hillyer. 69 mms. Rel. June 16. 

MuMolinI Speaks, The 1931 address with newsreel shots. Interpolations by 
Lowell Thomas. 74 mlns. Special. Rev. Mar. 14. 

Night of Terror. Bela Lugosi and his haunting eyes— blood-curdling suspense 
— mysterious disappearances. Bela Lugosi, Sally Blane. Dir. Benjamin 
Stoloff. 66 mlns. Rel. April 24. Rev. Jilne 27. 

Parole Girl. From Diince of the Millions.' First offender, sent to jail, plots to 
be revenged on the man who put her there, but It boomerangs Mae 
qia'ke, Ralph Bellamy, Marie Prevost. Dir. Eddie Cllne. 67 mlns. Rel. 
Mar. 4. Rev. April 11. 

Rusty* Rides Alone. Tim McCoy curbs crime at every turn with his ever- 
faithful police dog pal. Tim McCoy, Barbara Weeks. Dir. D. Ross 
Lederman. 68 mlns. Rel. May 26. 

Silent Men. Tim McCoy western original. Florence Britton. Dir. D. Ross 
Lederman. Rel. Mar. 3. 

Soldier* of the Storm. The first fllm featuring the IT. S. Border Patrol and 

the part played by planes. Regis ~Toomey, - Anita Page. Dir...D. Ross 

Xrederman: 69 mlns. Rel. April 4. Rev. May 23. 
So This Is Africa. Original. Wheeler and Wolsey go to Africa with some 

tame Hons. Racquel Torres. Dir. Eddie Kline. 67 mlns. Rel. Feb. 24. 

Rev. April 26. 

State Trooper. Original. Story of a war between two gas companies. Regis 
Toomey, Evalyn Knapp. Barbara Weeks, Ray HattoH, Dir. D. Ross 
— Lederman, 68 mlns.. ReL Feb,. 10. _ Rev . Ma r. 28. 

The Woman I Stole. Jack Holt a swaggering overlord of the oil fields who 
outblufTs doublecrossets. Jack Holt, Fay Wray. Dir. Irving Cum- 
mlngs. 64 mlns. Rel. May 1. 

Treason. Original. Kansas after the civil war. Buck Jones, Shirley Grey. 
Dir. Geo. B. Seltz. 62 mlns. Rel. Feb. 10. 

Unknown Valley. A full-of-flght western drama, replete with unique situa- 
tions. Buck Jones, Ce(rilla Parker. 'Dir. Lambert HDlyer. 69 mine. 
R.el. May 5. 

What Price innocence. Story of a girl who didn't Imow. Jean Parker, Wil- 
lard Mack. Dir. Wlllard Mack. 64 mins. Rev. June 27. 

When Strangers Marry. Drama against the menacing magic of the tropics. 
Jack Holt. Lilian Bond. Dir. Clarence Badger. 68 mlns. Rel. March 20. 
Rev. May 30, 

Whirlwind, The. A round-up of thrills and action. Tim McCoy, Alice Dahl. 
Dir. D. Ross Lederman. 59 mlns. Rel. March 14. 

Woman I Stole, The. A swaggering overlord of the oil fields. Jack Holt, 
Fay Wray. Dir. IrVlng Cummings. 69 mins. ReL May 1. Rev. July 4. 

Wrecker, The. The season's timeliest story, with the recent California earth- 
quake. Jack Holt, Genevieve Tobln. Dir. Albert Rogell. 72 mlns. Rel. 
July 10. 



First Division !J!S te^N^Y. 



Releases Also Allied, Chesterfield and Monogram 

Black Beauty. Anna Sewell's famous book. Esther Ralston. Alexander Klrk- 
land, Gavin Gordon, Hale Hamilton. Dir. Phil Rosen. 65 mlns. Rel. 
July 16. 

Dasean. Life, customs, morals, habits 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 16. 
Dude Bandit. A clumsy cowhand turns to the disgrulse of a romantic dude 

bandit and solves a murder. Hoot Gibson, Gloria Shea. Dir. George 

Melford. 66 mlns. Rel. June .16. 
Forgotten. A kindly Jewish immigrant father, cast 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. Dir. Richard 

Thorpe. 67 fnlns. TRei. May 1. 
Jungle Bride. A murder suspect Is shipwrecked, with his captors. In the 

jungles. Anita Page. Charles Starrett. Dir. Harry Hoyt and Albert 

Kelly. 62 mlna. Rel, May 26. Rev. May 25. 
Love Is Like That. A seventeen-year-old youngster gets mixed up li) a couple 

of domestic tangles and a near murder mystery. John Warburton, Ro- 

chelle Hudson. Dir. Richard Thorpe. 65 mlns. Rel. May 1. Rev. May 9. 
Oliver Twist. The famous Charles Dickens classic. Dickie Moore, Irving 

Pichel, William Boyd, Alec Francis, Doris Lloyd, Barbara Kent. Dir. 

William Cowan. 74 mlns. Rel. May 1. 

Phantom broadcast. A radio crooner attains phoney fame when his accom 
panlst secretly does his singing for him. Ralph Forbes ,Vlvlenne Os- 
borne, Pauline Garon. Dir. Phil Rosen, 71 mins. Rel. Aug. 1. 

Return of Casey Jones. A young engineer surmounts his dlfflculties through 
the spiritual Influence of the hero of his boyhood. Charles Starrett, 
Ruth Hall, Jackie Searle. 67 mins. Dir. J. P. McCarthy. Rel. July 10, 
Rev. July 4. 

Shriek in the Night. A murder mystery in a swanky Park Avenue apart- 
ment house. Ginger Rogers, I,yle Talbot. Dir. Albert Ray. 67 mlns. 
Rel. June 16. 

Sphinx, The. A deaf mute and his twin brother are Implicated In a series of 
crimes wherein four stock brokers are murdered in the same manner, 
Lionel AtwUl, Sheila Terry, Paul Hurst. Dir. Phil Rosen. 62 mins 
Kel. July 3. 

Strange People. Thirteen men and women, twelve of whom recognize each 
otiicr as members of a murder jury, find themselves gathered in the 
house of the murdered man, near midnight of a stormy night. John 
Darrow. Gloria Shea, Hale Hamilton. 64 mlns. ReL June 16. 



Theso tabulation* ard compiled 
from Information ■upplied by the 
various production companies and 
checked up as soon as possible after 
release. Listing Is given when re* 
lease dates are definitely set. Titles 
arc retained for six menths;. M^n- 
agers who receive service sub'se? 
quent to that period should pre- 
serve a copy cf the calendar for 
reference. 

The running, time as given here 
is presumably that of the projection 
room showings and can only approx> 
mate the actual release length in 
those states or communities where 
local or state censorship may result 
in deletions. Running time in the 
review* as given In 'Variety* carry 
the actual time clocked in the the- 
atre after passage by the New York 
state censorship, since pictures are 
reviewed only in actual theatre 
showings. 

While every effort is made to hold 
this list accurate, the information 
supplied may not always be correct, 
even though official. To obtain the 
fullest degree Cf exactness 'Variety' 
will appreciate the co-operat!ort of 
all managers whp may note discrep* 
ancies. 



Lilly Turner. 81de shows and grlfters. Ruth Cbatterton, Geo. Brent, Fl-ank 
McHugh. Dir. Wm. A. Wellman. 65 mine. Rel. May 13. Rev. June 20. 

Little Giant, The. Itobinson aa a comedy iSangster. D. O. Robinson, Mary 
Astor. Dir. Roy Del Ruth. 70 mlna. ReU May 20. Rev. Bfoy 80. 

Mind Reader, The. Mlnd-readinir as a new raoket. Warren William and 
Constance Cummlnge. Dir. Roy Del Ruth. ReL April 1. Rev. April l]« 



Hollywood 



Fir»t NAtir^nal Offlc*": 321 W. 44th St., 
r irSl i^ailOnSlI New York, N. Y. 



Studios: Burbank, 

Calif. 

Clondle Johnson. The female Public Ehiemy No. 1. Joan Blondell, Chester 
Morris. Dir. Ray Bnrlght. 67 mlns, Rel. Feb. 25. ' . 

Central Airport. A triangle fn the aviation game. Richard Barthctmess and 

Bally Ellers. Dir. William A.. WeJlman. Rel. April 15. Rev. May 9, 
Elmer the Great. Baseball story. Joe E. Brown, Patricia Ellis. Dir. Mervyn 

LeRoy. 64 mlns. Rel. April 22. Rev. May 30. 
Employee's Entrance. Original Xove In a Dept. Store.' Warren William, 

Lorctta Young, Alice Whlt6. Dir. Roy Del Ruth. 74 mlns. Kel. Feb. 11. 

Rev. Jan. 24; 

rand Sli^m. A burlesque on- the popular bridge fad. Paul Lukas, Lorctta 
Young, Frank McHugh, Glenda Farrell. Dir. William Dleterle, 67 mlns, 
Rel. March 18. 

Heroes for .Sale. Post war activities of American vets. Rich. Barthelmess, 
Loretta Young. Rel. June 17, 



(Continued from pago 6) 

Radio. Latter goes over a month. 

Jack La Rue, from Par, and 
Ralph Morgan, from Fox, borrowed 
by Warners for 'Keimel Murdei; 
Case * 

First JEladio pic for Wynne Gib- 
son will be 'Aggie Appleby,' in- 
tended for . Constance Bennett. 
'Blonde Poison,* slated for Miss 
Gibson previously, shoved - back. 

Radio has bought Stefan Zweig's 
'Letters of an. Unknown Woman' 
for Kaitharine Hepburn. 

Fourth adaptation' on 'Alimony 
Club* for Joseph Schnitzer being 
made by George Rosener. 

Two writers released . by Para- 
mount have hopped ta Radio— Eld.. 
Kaufman and Sidney Buchman. 

Adaptation of 'Man Who Broke 
His Heart' at Par being done by 
Samuel HofEenstein. and Frank 
Partes from Frederick Schlick's 
story. Al Lewis will produce. 
Lombard- Raft Team 
Carole Lombard and George Raft 
have been teamed by Par for 'All 
of Me,' based on life of Maurice, 
written by Ruth Rldenour, former 
p. a. for tbe dancer, Carey Wilson 
scripting. 

C. C. Burr prepaxing to make a 
feature, 'Say, Young Fellow,' by 
Jack Natteford. 

Warners will make six musical 
shorts In Technicolor this season. 
First will start tvithin a week, with 
John Francis Dillon directing and 
Larry Ceballos eta,glng the dances. 
Kent-Sheehan East 
Wlnfield S. Sheehan leaves Friday 
(28) for his European vacation. 
Sidney Kent arrives on the coast 
two weeks after Sheehan's depart- 
ure. They will confer In New York. 

Phil Mandella, a grip at Fox, 
looking the part, was pressed into 
service to play a gondolier paddler 
for 'Woman.' Unable to sing, the 
warbling necessary for the part was 
done by a stooge tenor, and will be 
dubbed In. 

•Don Hank of 'San Xiorenze' is in 
production by Willis Kent for Ralph 
Like. Sam Neufold directing, with 
Donald Dllloway, Nina Quartera and 
Don Alvarado in the cast. 

Kenneth Goldsmith goes Into pro- 
duction Aug'. 1, after three months, 
with 'Carnival Kid.' Howard Hig- 
glns will direct. 

Talker edition of the serial, 'Perils 
of Pauline,', gets under way at Uni- 
versal, July 31. 

Paramount and Monta Bell are 
protesting the use of "P. T. Barnum' 
as a title for ?Oth Centuhy's pro- 
posed circus picture. Both claim 
they . registered the titl% several 
years ago, with the studio investing 
$70,000 for research and story. 

A week after he broke his leg at 
Lakeside Country club, Frank Lloyd 
was on the Fox lot on crutches pre- 
paring the script of his next Clara 
Bow'film, 'Hoop-La.' 

'Skins' Miller and Al Klein stag- 
ing the vaude routine for Par's 'Too 
Much Harmony.' 

Beerys Away 
Completing 'The Bowery' for 20th 
Century, Aug. 16, Wallace Beery, 
accompanied by his wife, daughter 
and Lew Werthelmer go to Europe 
for a vacation. Returning, Beery 
goes into 'Soviet' and "Viva Villa' for 
Metro. 

Morris Ankrum, Pasadefta Com- 
munity Playhouse director, has been 
contracted by Fox on writing, di- 
recting and acting' for three months. 

Metro has given all producers ,a 
.'positive' ord6r that all scripts' must 
be completed before production 
starts. It's the umpty-umph time 
the order has gone out. 



Studio: Fox Hills, 

Hollywood, Cal. 



Pav Oinees: 850 Tenth Ave., 

New YorH, N Vi\ 

Adorable. Original. With innslc. Janet Gaynot, Henry Garat, Dlr.^ Wm. 
Dleterle. 86 mlns. ReL May 19. Rev,^ay 23. 

After the Ball. British made. I,ove at a diplomatic ball. Esther Ralston. 
Basil Rathbone. Dir. Milton Rosmer. 68 mlna. Rel. Mar. 17. Rev^ 
Mar. 21. ^ 

Arizona to Broadway. James Dunn, Joan Bennett. Dir. Jas. Tinllng, ReL 
June 23.. 

Best of Enemies, The. Racial conflict comedy. Buddy Rogers, Marian Nixon. 
Joe Oawthome, Pr^uik Morgan. Dir. Rian James. 72 mins. Rel. June 
23. Rev. July 18. 

Bondage.- Original. Drama. Dorothy Jordan, Alex. Klrkland. Dir. Al. San- 
tell. 67 mlns.' Rel. Mar. 31. Rev. April 25. 

Broadway Bad. Story by Wm. R. Llpman and W. W. Pezet. Modern drama. 

Joan Blondell, Ginger , Rogers. Rlcardo Cortez, Margaret Sedden. Dir. 

Sidney Lanileld. €1 mins. ReL Feb. 24, Rev. Mar, 7. 
Dangerously Yours, Society thief and girl detective. Warner Baxter, Miriam 

Jordan, Herbert Mundin. Dir. Frank Tuttle. 74 mins. Rel. Feb. 3. 

Rev. Feb. 22. 

Devil's In Lovci The. Harry Hervey novel. 'Foreign legion yarn. Victor 
Jory, Loretta Young, Vivlenne Osborn. Dir.. Wm. Dleterle. 70 mlns. 
Rel. July 21. 

Five Cents a Glass. Love, musIC aiid beer. Buddy Rogers, Marian Nixon. 
Rel. June 30. 

^' /Futurlstle plane landing field In mid-ocean. Conrad Veldt. Leslie 

Fenton, Jill Esmond. Dlr, Karl Hartl. 75 mlns; Rel. July 28. 

Hello Sister. Stege play. Jas. Dunn, Boots Mallory, ZaSu PiUs. 60 mlns. 
Rel. April 14. Rev. May 9. 

Hold Me Tight. Love In a department store. Jas. Dunn. Sally Eilers. Dir. 
David Butler. Rel. May 26. Rev. May 23. 

Humanity.— OrlginaL — ^Physitilan-who-seeks-to save -hls-son-from-a— woman!a_ 
influence.. Boots Mallory, Alex. Klrkland, Irene Ware. Dir. John Fran- 
cis Dillon. Rel. Mar. 3. Rev. April 26. 

I i-oved You Wednesday. Stage play of four tangled lives. Warner Baxter. 
Ellssa Landl. Victor Jory. Dir. Henry King. Rel. June 9. Rev. June 20. 

Infernal Machine. Prom the novel by Carl Sloboda. Drama. Genevieve To- 
bln, Chester Morris. Dir. Marcel Varnel. 65 mlns. Rel. Feb. 10. Rev. 
els Dillon. ReL Mar. 3. Rev. April 25. ' 

it's Great to Be Alive. An only man in a world of beautiful women. Raul 
Roullen, Gloria Stuart, Herbert Mundin. Dir. Alfred Werker. Rel. 
June 2. Rev. July 11. 

Last Trail, The. Zane Gray story. Geo. O'Brien, El Brendel. Claire Trevor. 
Dir. James Tinllng. ReL Aug. 25. 

Life In the Raw. Zane Grey story. Cowboy saves girl's brother from bandit 
gang. Geo. O'Brien, Claire Trevor, Greta Nlssen. Dir. LkjuIb Kins. 
62 mlns. Rel. July 7. 

Man Who Dared, The. Imaginative biography based on life of Anton Cer- 
mak. Preston Foster, Zlta Johann. Dir. Hamilton McFadden. 77 mlns, 
Rel. July 14. 

Paddy the Next Best Thing. From the stage play. Janet Gaynor, Warner 
Baxter. Dir. Harry Lachman. Rel. Aug. 18. 

Pledrure Cruise. Play by Austen Allen. Jealous husband trails his seagolns 

wife. Dir. Frank Tuttle. Rel. Mar. 24. Rev. April 4. 
Pilgrimage. Mother love from a new angle. From the.!. A. R. Wiley story* 

Henrietta. Crflssman, Heather Angel, Norman Poster. Marian Nixon. 

Dir. John-Jbrd, 416. mins..- (xoadshowijag time), _Rey,_Juiy- i8. - 
iailor's Luck. Original. Romance of a O.' S. Navy gOb. Jas. Dunn, Sali'y 

Ellers. Victor Jory. Dir. Raoul Walsh. ReL Mar. 3. Rev. Mar. 2L 
Shanghai Madness. Magazine story by P. H. Brennan. River pirates on a 

Chinese stream. Spencer Tracy, Fay Wray. Dir. John BlystOne. Rel. 

Aug. 4. 

smoke Lightning. From Zane Grey's 'Canyon Walls.) Geo. O'Brien. Nell 
O'Day. Dir. David Howard. Rel. Feb. 17. 

Trick for Trick. Stage play of same title. Ralph klorgan, Victor Jory, Sally 
Blane. Dir. Hamilton McFadden. 68 mins. Rel. AprU 2i. Rev. June 13. 

Warrior's Husband, The. Stage play by Julian Thompson. An Amazon who 
had a heart. Ellssa Landl, Marjorle Rambeau, Ernest Truex, David 
Manners. Dir. Walter Lang. 74 mlns. Rel. May 12. (Lasky produc- 
tion.) Rev. May 16. 

Zoo In Budapest. Original. Mystery story In a foreign zoo and an anlmaL 
Loretta Young, Gene Raymond, O. P. Heggle. Dir. Rowland V. Lee; 
R.'. April 28. Rev. May 2. (Lasky production.) ' 

Freuler Associates New vfrk^'S v. 

beadwood Pass. Original; Western. Hidden treasure and government agentst. 

Tom Tyler, Alice Dahl, Wally Wales. Dir. J. P. McGowan. ReL Mar. IB. 
Easy Millions. OrlglnaL Reputed millionaire loses his Job. an inheritance and 
almost his sweetheart. Skeeta Gallagher, Dorothy j3urgesB. Dir. Fred 
Newpaayer. Rel. June 30. 

KI88 of Araby. Original. Sahara story of British army and Rlflf. with love 

Walter Byron, Claire Windsor. Dir. Phil Rosen. 

Rel. Feb. 23. 

Penal Code. Story of a boy's regeneration surmounting complications. Regis 
Topmey. Helen Cohan, Robert Ellla Dir. George Melford. 62 min^ 
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. Duke Lee! 
Dir. J. P. McGowan. ReL Jan. 29. ^-o. 

Maiestic Offices: RKO BIdg., Radio City, 

Cheating Blondes. (Equitable.) Twin, sisters tangled In. a murder mystery. 
Thelma^Todd, Rolfe Harold. Dir. Jos. Levering. 61 mlns. Rel. AprU ll 

Curtain at Eight. Story of a murder mystery by Octavus Roy Cohen. ReL 
June. 

Free Love. Rel. May 1. 

Gun Law. Vestern. Jack Hoxle, Betty Boyd. Rel. May 1. 

Sfng, Sinner, Sing. Torch singer marries a millionaire. Paul Lukas. Leila 

Hyams. Dir. Christy Cabanne. Rel. May. 
Trouble Busters. Western. Jack Hoxle, Lane Chandler. Rel. May IB. 
Via Pony Express. Jack Hoxle western. Marcellne Day. Din Lew Collin. 

Rel. Feb. 8. Rev." May 9. 

Womian In the Case, The. Zita Johann. Woman Is framed for a crime to 
shield higher-ups. ReL June. 

World Gone Mad, The. Story behind present-day conditions. Evelyn Brent. 
Pat O'Brien. Dir. Christy Cabanne. Rel. Mar. 1. Rev. April 18. 

Sturtlis: 4376 Sunset Drive, MavfaJr OfHees: 1600 Broadway, 

Hollywood. Cal. mayrair ^^^^ ^fy. 

Alimony Madness. Story of alimony evils. Helen Chandler, Leon Waycoff. 

Dir. Breezy Eason. 66 mlns. Rel. April 1. Rev. May 9. 
Behind Jury Doors. Newspaper reporter jfnearths a Jury-framing case after 

many adventures. Helen Chandler. W,m. Collier, Jr. Dir. Breezy Eason. 

67 mlns. Rel. Dec, 1. Rey. Mar. 28. 

Her Resale Value. ..Story of a disgruntle* wife. June Clyde, Geo. Lewis, 
Dir. Breezy Eason. 63 mlns. Rel: April 15. Rev. June 21. 

Justice Takes a Holiday. Original. Fi»ther love drives a convict back to 
'f;.^-,"^^'""**'"' Huntley Gordon, Audrey Ferris. Dir. Spencer Ben- 
nett. 63 mlns. Rel. Feb. Rev. April 25. 

Rev.nge at Monte Carlo. Diplomacy in a small European kingdom. Jose 
Crespo, Wheeler Oakman, Dorothy Gulliver. Dir. Breezy Bason. 68 
mms. Rel. Feb. Rev. May 2. 



Studios: Culver City, 

Callt. 



Metro 



Offices: 1540 Broadway, 

New York, N. Y. 



Barbarian,. The. Ramon Novarro as an Egyptian guide who is really a prince. 
Myrna Loy, Reginald Denny. Dir. Sam Wood. 80 mlns. Rel. May 12. 
Rel. May 16, 

Clear All Wires. Picturlzatlon of the recent Broadway hit about a foreign 
correspondent. Lee Tracy. Benlta Hume. Dir. George, Hill. 78 mlna. 
Rel. Feb. 17. Rev. Mar. 24. ' 

Devil's Brother, The. Operetta 'Pra ' Dlavolo.' laurel and Hardy. DeniilS 
King, Thelma Todd, JasJ Flnlayson. Dir. Hal Roach. SI mine. HcL 
May 6. Rev. June 13. 



Tuesday, Wy 25, 1933 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



33, 



rast Worker*. John Gilbert aa a flicyscraper worker. Robert Armstronr Ifae 
Clarice. Muriel. Klrkland. Dir. Tod Brownlnir. ReL Mar. 10. Rw. Slir. M 

Aabrtel Over the White House. From an anonynioiis novel. The U. S. under 

^ a dictator. Walter Huston, Karen Morley. Franchot Tone. Dir. Greit- 
ory La Cava. ReL l£ar. 31. Rev. April 4. 

Hell Below. The Bubmarlne heroes of the World War. Robert Montcomery. 
Jimmy Durante. Madge Evans, Walter Huston. Dir. Jack Conwav 
Rel. June 9. Rev. May 2. " 

Hold Your Mail. A smart aleck crook who escapes everything but love 
Jean Harlow, Clark Qable, Stuart Erwln. Dir. Sam Wood. ' Rel. June 30* 
Rev. July 4. ^ 

Lady of the Night. Night life In a great dty. Loretta Toung. Rlcardo.Cor- 
tez, Franchot Tone, Una Merkfel. Dir. William Wellman. Rel. July U. 

tooklng Forward. The story, of a great London department store. Based on 
the Bngllsh stage success. I^lonel Barrymore, Lewis Stone. Dir. Clar- 
ence. Brown. 93 mlns. Rel. April .7. Rev. May 2. " " 

Made> on Broadway. Original. Press agent power In politics and sof^lety. 

RObt. .MOijteomery, Madge Evans. Sall^ Ell^ra, Eugene Fallette. Dir. 

Harry '"Beaumorit. 70 -mlns. Rel. Itfay 19. Rev. July 11. 
Men Must Fight. Plcturlzatlon of the Broadway play. The war problem In 

1940. Diana Wynyard, Phillips Holmes, Lewis Stone. Dir. Edp«T Sel- 

wyn. Rel. Feb. 17. Rev. March 14. 

Idnlght Mary. Gangster story with the trial -flashback used. Loretta Toung, 
RIcardo Cortez, Franchot Tone. Dir. Wm. Wellman. 76 mlns. Rel. 
June 30. Rev. July 18. 

Nuisance, The. Lee Tracy as' an ambulance-chasing lawyer. Madge Evans, 
Frank Morgan, Charles Butterworth. Dir. Jack Conway, 84 mlr^. Rel. 
June 2. Rev. May 30. 

Peg o' My Heart. From the famous play. Marlon Davles, Onslow Stevens, 
Juliette Compton, J. Farrell MacDonald. Dir. Robt. Z. Leom\<-d. Rel. 
May 26. Rev. May 23. 

Rasputin and the Empress. The Russian overthrow and Its cauw. John, 

Ethel an 1 Lionel Barrymore. Dir. Rich. Boleslavsky. Roads'iow time. 

133 mlns. Rel. March 24. Rev. Dec. 27. ' 
Peunlon In Vienna. From Sherwood's stage p*\y. Exiled royplty returns for 

a last fling. John Barrymore, Diana Wynyard, Frank Morgan. Dir. 

Sidney Franklin. Rel. June .16. Rev. May 2. 

6ecret of Madame Blanche, The. Based on Martin Brown's play 'The Lady.' 
Irene Dunne, Phillips Holmes. Dir. Chas. Brabln. 83 mlns. Rel. Feb. 3. 
Rev. Feb. 7. 

Strange Rhapsody. Love story with a background of Sarajevo and the assas- 
Blnatlon which precipitated the World War. Based on the Hungarian 
play of the same title. Nils Asther, Kay Francis, Walter Huston. Dir. 
Richard Boleslavsky. Rel. July 7. 

Today We Live. An English ' (grfrl anfliOiance-drlver during the" -war. Joan 
Crawford, Gary Cooper. Dir. Howard Hawks. Rel. April 21. Rev. 
April 18. 

WhatI No Beer? Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante In the beer racket. 

Phillip" Barry?- -Roscoe- AteSj John Miljan^.. Dir. .JStdward. Sedgwick. 

mlns. Rel. Feb. 10. Rev. Feb. 14. ' 

When Ladies Meet. Based on Rachel Crothers' Broadway success. Ann 
Harding, Robert Montgomery, Frank Morgan. Dir. Harry Beaumont. 
Rel. June 23, Rev. June 27. 

White Sister The. Based on the famous F. Marion Crawford novel. Helen 
Hayes, Clark Gable. Dir. Victor Fleming. Rel. April 14. 

Studio: 6048 Sunset Blvd., MAnAVwam Offlce: 723 Seventh Ave., 
Hollywood, Cal. IVlOnOgram New Ysrk, N. Y. 

Avenger, The. Vengeance in prison. Ralph Forbes, Adrlenne Ames. Dir. Ed. 
Marin. 72 mlng. Rel, Aug. 26. 

Black Beauty. Horse story. Alex Kirkland, Esther Ralston. Dir, Phil 

Rosen, 70 mlns. Rel, Aug. 10. 
Breech of the Border. Western in which an auto racer turns cowboy. Bob 

Steele. Marion Byron. Dir. R. N, Bradbury. 58 mlns. Rel. Mar. 1. 

Rev. May 16. 

Devil's Mate, The. Convicted murderer who dies In the electric chair ahead 
of the shock. Peggy Shannon, Preston Foster. Dir. Phil Rosen. 66 
mlns. Rel. Aug, 15. 

Fighting Texan. Oil country story. Rex Bell. Luana viblters. Dir, Armand 

Scbaefer, 65 mlns. Rel. Aug, 5. 
Fugitive, The. A $600,000 mall robbery. Western. Rex Bell, Cecilia Parker. 

Dir, Harry Fraser. 64 mlns, Rel, Aug, 10. 

Gallant Fool, The. One ring circus In the cattle country. Bob Steele, Ar- 
'letta Dun can; • Dir. R. N, Bradbury, ee.nalns. Rel, July 29. 

Oliver Twist. Dickens' "ilory. Dlckre~Moer6, IfVlng Plobelr~Wm7-Boyd,' Dorls- 
Lloyd, Dir, Wm. Cowen, 80 mins, Rel. Feb. 28. Rev. April 18. 

Phantom Broadcast, The. Radio crooner who sings by proxy. Ralph Forbes, 

Vivlenne Osborne, Dir, Phil Rosen. Rel. July 8, 
Rainbow Ranch. Adventures of the welterweight champ of the Faciflc fleet. 

Rex Bell, Cecelia Parker, Dir. Harry Fraser, 69 mlns, Rel. Aug. 25. 

Return of Casey Jones, The. Railroad story. Chas. Starrett, Ruth Hall. Dir. 
■J. P. McCarthy. 67 mlns. Rel. July 26. 

Skyway. Aviation pilot's shlp-to-shore line. Ray Walker, Kathryn Craw- 
ford. Dir. Lew Collins. 67 mins. Rel. Aug. 22. - - 

'■Sphinx, The. Murder mystery with a neat twist. Lionel AtwIU, Sheila Tracy, 

Dir. Phil Rosen. 63 mins, Rel. June 1. Rev. July 11, 
Strange Adventure. Sob sister and detective avenge a millionaire. Regis 

Toomey, June Clyde. Dir. Phil Whitman and Hampton Del Ruth. 60 

mins. Rel. Feb. 14. Rev, Feb, 14, 
Trailing North. Texas ranger getfl far from home, but gets his man. Bob 

Steele, Doris Hill. Dir. J. P. McCarthy. 76 mlns. Rev. June 6. 

Studios: 6851 Marathon St., Pii»>AmAiinl- Offlces: 1601 Broadway, 

Hollywood, Calif. r«r«inOUni New York, N. Y. 

Bedtime Story, A. Original. Chevalier adopts a baby. Maurice Chevalier, 
Edw. Everett Horton, Helen Twelvetrees. Dir. Morman Taurog. 85 
mins. Rel. April 21. Rev, April 26. 

College Humor. Comedy. Bihg Crosby, Jack Oakle, Rich. Arlen, Mary Carl- 
Isle, Burns and Allen. Dir. Wesley Ruggles. 6624, Rel. June 30. 

Crime of the Century, The. From the European stage play of same title, 
Jean Hersholt, Frances Dee. Wynne Gibson. David Landau. Dir. Wm. 
Beaudlne. 6624. Rel. Feb. 24, Rev. Feb, 21. . 

Dead Reckoning changed to Turn Aboard. Original sea story by Robt. Pres- 
nell of a Flying Dutchman of today, Shirley Gray,' Chas. Ruggles, John 
Halliday, Verree Teasdale, Dir, Paul Sloane. 6046. Rel. Mar. 24, 

DlGgraced. Story of betrayed love, Helen Twelvetrees. Bruce Cabot, Dir. 
Earle C, Kenton. 5740, Rel, July 7. Rev. July 18. 

Eagle and the Hawk, The. Story of the Royal Flying Squadron In the World 
War, Frederic March, Jack Oakle, Cary Grant, Carole Lombard. Dir 
Stuart Walker. 74 mins. ReL May 19. Rev, May 16, 

From Hell to Heaven, Romance story based on play by Lawrence Hazard, 
with a rac^-track slant. Not a racing drama. Carole Lombard, Jacif 
Oakle, Dir, Erie Kenton. Rel; Feb, 24. Rev^ Man 21. 

Gambling Ship. Explanatory title, Cary Grant, Benlta Hume. Dir. Louis 
Gashler. 6331, Max Marcin, Rel. June 23. Rev. July 18. 

Hello, Everybody. Original radio story by Fannie Hurst. Kate Smith., Ran- 
dolf Scott, Sally Blane. Dir. Seiter. 6288, Rel. Feb, 17. Rev. Jan, 31. 
Irl In 419, The. Mysterious beauty In a hospital drama. Jas. Dunn, Gloria 
Stuart, David Manners. Dir. George Somnes, Alexander Hall. 65 mins. 
Rel. May 26. Rev. May 23. 

Her Bodyguard. A musical Oomedy.star and her hired sleuth. Wynne Gib- 
son, Edmund Lowe, Johnny Hihes, Marjorle White. Dir. Wm, Beaudlne. 
Rel. July 21. 

I Love That Man. (Rogers production.) Romantic drama, Edmund Lowe, 
Nancy Carroll. Dir. Harry Joe Btowh, 74 mins, Rel, June 9, Rev. 
July 11. 

International House, Farce comedy. Peggy Hopkins Joyce, W, C. Fields, 
Rudy Vallce, Stuart Erwin, Sari Maritza, Burns and Allen ,Cab Callo- 
way. Dir. Eddie Sutherland. 68 mins, Rel, June 2. Rev. May 30, 

Jennie Gerhardt, From the Theo. Dreiser story, Sylvia Sidney, Donald Cook, 
Mary Astor. Dir. Marlon Gering. 96 mlns. Rel, June 16. Rev. June 13. 

Lady's Profession, A. Story by Nina Wilcox Putnam. Speakeasy prop, mas- 
querading as riding master. Geo, Barbier, Sari Maritza, Dir. Norman 
MacLeod. Rel, Mar. 3. Rev. Mar. 28. 

Luxury Liner. From the novel by GIna Kaus. Grand Hotel on shipboard. 
Geo. Brent, Zita Johann. Alice White, Verree Teasdale. Dir. by Lothar 
Mendez under B. P. Schulberg. 70 mlns. Rel. Feb. 3. Rev. Feb. 7. 

Mama Loves Papa. Trials of a henpecked. Chas. Ruggles, Mary Boland, 
Lllyan Tashman, Walter Catlett, Dir. Norman McLeod. Rel. July 14. 

Man of the Forest. Western. Harry Carey, Randolph Scott, Verna Hlllle. 
Dir. Henry Hathaway. Rel. July 14, 

Midnight Club, The. London Jewel thieves. Geo. Raft, Cllve Brook. Guy 
Staftdlhg, AlI6on Sklpworth, Dir, Geo. Somnes and Alex HaJl, Rel. 
July 28. 

Murders In the Zoo. Original by Philip Wylle and Seton L Miller. Drama 
largely held to a zoologlc'ar garden. Chas. Ruggles, Lionel Atwill, Gall 
Patrick. Dir, Edw, Sutherland. 5567, Rel, Mar. 17. Rev. April 4. 

Mysterious Rider. Western, Kent Taylor, Dlri Allen. Rel, Jan. 27.' Rev. 
June 6. 

•No Man of Her Own. From the novel 'No Bed of Her Own.' Clark Gable, 
Carole Lombard, Dorothy Mackalll, Dir. Wesley Ruggles. December 
special, R«v. Jan. 3. ' 

Pick Up. (Schulberg.) A girl of 'he people and a p.ervlce station ?ihelh. Sylvia 
Sidney, Geo. Raft- DJr. Marion Gering. Re). Mar. 31, Rev. Mar. 28. 



Sign off ths Cross, The Spectacular version, of Wilson Barrett's play of 
Roman persecution of the Christians. Claudette Colbert, Fredrlo March, 
EUssa Landl, Chas. Laughton. Dir. Cecil B. De Mllle. 118 mlns. Regu- 
lar release Feb, 10. Rev. Deo. 6, 

Song of the Eagle. Beer problem from the angle of an honest brewer. Chas. 

Bickford, Rich. Arlen, Jean Hersholt, Mary Brian, Dir. Ralph Murphy. 

66 mlns. Rel. April 28. Rev. May 2. 
Story of Temple Drake, The. From Wm. Faulkner's 'Sanctuary.' The story 

of an oversexed girl. Miriam Hopkins, Jack La Rue, Wm, Collier, Jr. 

Dir. Stephen Roberts. 68 mins. Rel. May 12. Rev. May 9. 

Strictly Personal. (Rogers.) Original by Wilson Mlzner and Robt. T. Shan- 
non on the matrimonial agency racket. Marjorle Rambeau, Eddie Qull- 
lan, Dorothy Jordan. Dir. Ralph Murphy. Rel. Mar. 19. Rev. Mar. 21. 

Sunset Pass. Zane Grey western, Tom Keene, Randolph Scott, Kathleen 
Burke. Dir. Henry Hathaway. 46 mlns. Rel. May "26. 

Supernatural. Original. Odd story of a transferred soul. Carole Lombard. 
Randolph Scott, Vivlenne Osborne. Dir. Victor Halperin. 66 mins. 
Rel. May 12. Rev. April 26. . - 

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. From the Zane Grey story. Stuart Eh-wln, Verna 
Hillie, Ray Hatton. Dir. Henry Hathaway. Rel. Mar. 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. 
Rev. Mar. 14. 

PrincinAl Offlees; 11 West 42d St., 
rrinCipai New York, N. V. 

Jungle GIgllo. TraveL Hunttorous treatment of Sumatran customs. 65 mlns. 
Rel. Feb. 16, 

Voodoo. Travel, Voodoo ceremonies In Haiti produced by Sergeant Wlrkus, 
'White King of LaGonave.' 4 reels. Rel. Feb. 16, 



Cash & Preferred 
Stock in Blank s 
Paramount Deal 



studios: Hollywood, V f\ Jt^Ai^ OfRce: R.K.O. BIdg., 

Calif. lV.*k,U. KadlO Radio City, N.Y.C. 

Big Brain, The. A small town barber becomes a big time gambler and 

crook, George E. Stone. Fay Wray, Phillips Holmes, Lilian Bond. Dir. 

George Arcbainbaud. 72 mlns, Rel. June 16. 
Christopher Strong. From Frankau play. Story of a daring English avia- 

.trice. Katherine Hepburn, Colin Clive, Bitlie Burke. Dir. Dorothy Arz- 

ner. 77 mlns. ReL Mar. 31. Rev. Mar. 14.- 
Cross Fire. Action western. Tom Keene. Betty Fumess, E^gar Kennedy. 

Dir. Otto- Brower. £6 mlns. Rel, June 30. 
DIplomanlacs, -The. Wheeler and Woolsey - are sent , by an Indian tribe to 

bring peace to the Geneva Conference. Dir, Wm. Seiter, 69 mlns.' Rel, 

May. Rev. May 2. 

Emergency Call. Exposing racketeering in city hospitals. Bill Boyd, Wynne 

. .(llbfion,. .WiLllam jG5u;^gan^ Dir. Edward Cahn, 61 jmlns,__Rel,. May 19. 

Goldle Gets Along< Movie-struck girl who w'orkis the beauty coritesf radretr 

LIU Damita, Chas. Morton, Sam Hardy. 68 mins. Rel. Jan, 27. Rev, 

June 6, 

Great Jasper, .The. Novel by Fulton Oursler. Dlx as a motorman who turns 

palmist. Rich. Dlx, Wera Engels, Edna May Oliver. Dir. J. Walter 

.Ruben. 83 mlns. Rel. Mar. 8. Rev. Feb. 2L 
India Speaks. Travelog of India with Richard Halliburton as narrator. Dir. 

Walter Futter. 77 mlns. Rel. April 28. 
king Kong. Original. A 60-foot ape Is captured In the wilds and creates 

havoo when It escapes while on exhibition in New York, Fay Wray, RobL 

Armstrong. Dir. Merlan C. Cooper. 100 mlns. Rev. April 7. 
Lucky Devils. Original, Glorifying the picture stunt men. Bill Boyd, Wm. 

Gargan, Dorothy Wilson. Dir. Merlan C. Cooper. 63 mlns. Rel. Feb. 

8. Rev. Feb. 21. 

Man Hunt. Junior amateur detective captures jewel thieves. Junior Durkin, 

Mrs. Wallace Reld, Virginia Henry. Dir. Irving Cummings. 64 mins. 

Rel. Mar. 24. Rev. May 9. 
Melody Cruise. Musical novelty which takes place on a world cruise. Charlie 

Ruggles, Phil Harris, Greta ITissen, Helen Mack, Dir, Mark Sandrich 

76 mlns. Rel. June 23. 
Men of America. How a small town Inhabited by Americanized foreigners 

gets rid of racketeers. Bill Boyd, Dorothy Wilson. Chic Sale. Dir. 

Ralph Ince, 57 mlns, Rel. Dec. ?, 1932. 

Monkey's Paw, The. W. W. Jacobs mystery story of a hoodooed charm, C. 

Aubrey'- Smith, Ivan Simpson, Louise Carter. Din Wesley Rujsgles, 66 

mins, Rel, Jan. '13. Rev. June 6. 

Our Betters. From Maugham's play. English high society. Constance Ben- 
nett, Gilbert Roland. Dir. Geo. Cukor. 84 mlna Rel, Mar. 17. Rev. 
Feb, 28. 

Professional Sweetheart. The story of a radio singer who Is forced to live 
up to her publicized angelio character when her greatest desire is to be 
naughty-naughty. Ginger Rogers. Norman Foster, Gregory Ratoff. Zasu 
Pitts. Dili. WUllAWi Aj.eWt*'- -.^^aptos.^ J7.^ June 9.. Rev. July 

Sailor Be ^adb^r t-htiiAaL :Th-a fleet'B'iit-*^ ^b^S^^tiSXli^;^^^ 

borne. George E, Stone. Dir. Jas. Cruze. 68 mins. Rel. Feb. lO. Rev, 
Feb. 28. 

Scarlet River. Picture company Alms a western film. Tom Keene, Dorothy 
Wilson, Roscoe Ates. Dir. Otto Brown. 64 mins. Rel. Mar. 10. Rev. 
May 30, 

Sliver 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. 

Son of the Border. Action western. Tom Keene, Julie Haydon, Crelghton 
Chaney, Dir. Lloyd Nosier. 65 mlns, Rel. May 6. 

Sweepings. Novel. Biographical study of a merchant prince. Lionel Barry- 
more, Alan Dinebart, Gloria Stuart, Dir. John Cromwell. 77 mins. Rel. 
April 14. Rev. Mar. 28. 

Tomorrow at Seven. Novel murder mystery. Chester Morris. Vivlenne Os- 
borne, Frank McHugb. Dir. Ray Enright. 62 mins, Rel, June 2. Rev. 
July 4. 

Topaze. From the stage play of that title by Marcel Prevost French story 
of an innocent who gets wise to the way of municipal graft, John Barry 
more. Myrna Loy, Albert ContL Dir. Harry D'Arrast. &0 mlns. Rel. 
Feb, 24. Rev. Feb. 8. 

I Trkif-A«1 Av'l'iaf • Offices: 729 Seventh Ave., 
«jnuea /\TXMU ^ew York, N. Y. 

Hallelujah, I'm • Bum. Al Jolson introduces the new *rbythmlo dialogue.' 
Jolson, Madge Sivans, Harry Langdon, Frank Morgan, Chester Conk 
lln. Dir. Lewis Milestone. 80 mlns. ReL Feb. 3. Rev. Feb. 14. 

I Cover the Waterfront. 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. Rel. May 12. Rev. May 23 

Masuerader, The. Based on John Hunter Booth's adaptation of Katherine 
Cecil Th'jrston's novel. Cousins of Identical appearance change places, 
with intrieruing political and romantic results. Ronald Colman, Elissi 
Landl. Dir. Richard Wallace. 76 mlns. Rel. Aug, 18. 

Perfect Understanding. Swanson original laid In England: Gloria Swanson, 
Laurence Olivier, Genevieve Tobln. Sir Nigel Piayfair, John Halliday. 
Dir. Cyril Gardner. 84 mlns, Rel, Feb, 22. Rev. Feb. 28. 

Samarang. Love amid the pearl divers in Malaysia. Native cast. Dir. Ward 

Wing. €0 mins. Rel. June 23, Rev. July 4. 
Secrets.. Stage play. Man tries to hide frbtn his wlf^ secrets she pretends not 

to know. Mary Plckford, Leslie Howard. Dir. Frank Borzage, 83 mlns 

Rel. April 16. Rey, Mar. 21. 

Yes, Mr. Brown. Farce comedy with music, laid In Vienna. Jack Buchanan, 
Margot Grahame and Elsie Randolph. Dir, Jack Buchanan, 69 mins. 
No date set, 

Univ«»r«n1 Offices: 730 Fifth Ave., 

«jniversai ^ew York, N. Y. 

Be Mine Tonight. Comedy-drama. Love story unfolded in scenic beauty ol 

Swiss Alps. Starring Jan Kiepura. Dir. Anatol Lltwak. 86 mins. Rel. 

Mar. 23. Rev. AprU 18. 
Big Cage, The. Original, Man against beast, different from Jungle Alms. 

Clyde Beatty, Raymond Hatton, Anita Page. Andy Dcvlne, Dir. Kurt 

Neumann. 78 mlns. Rel. Mar. 3. Rev. May 16. 
Cohens and Kellys 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 Paciflc. Pat 

O'Brien, Ralph Bellamy, Betty Compson. Dir. Ray Garnett. ReL Mar. 2. 

Rev. April 11. 

Don't Bet on Love. Comedy-drama. Lew Ayres, Ginger Rogers. Dir. Mur- 
ray Roth, 62 mlns. Rel. July 13. 

FIddlln' Buckaroo. Western. Ken Maynard, Dir. Ken Maynard. Rel. July 20. 

Fighting President, The. Newsreel assembly ot the life of F. D. Roosevelt 

Screen lecture by Edwin C. Hill. Special release, Rev< April 11. 
Her First Mate. Comedy. j3ummerville-Pltts. Dir. Wm. Wyler. Rel, Aug. 3. 
Hidden Gold. Tom 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. 
King of. the Arena. Ken Maynard in a circus story. Lucille Brown. Robt. 

Kortman. 6 reels. ReL June 18. 

(Continued on page 35} 



Deal which Paramount Is- hanshng^ 
up with Abe Blank for the P-P Iowa 
and Nebra^a houses looks to be 
quickly consummated. Blank will 
become an operator-partner of Pub-< 
lix with a 50-60 sharing interest In 
the profit. H3 Js presently trustee 
of the properties which are in bank- 
ruptcy, but. likely to resign in order 
to hook up with Publix on the new. 
thine. 

There are around 40 theatres In 
the setup. In negotiating the deal. 
Blank miaiy foreg-^ sonle spots,. 
Which ones these niay be will be 
ironed ,out by Pqblix. Any spots 
which Blank won't take will prob- 
ably go to another, as soon as thei 
trustees or the latter's reorganiza^ 
tion committee, as headed by S. A« 
Lynch, finds a taker. 

The Blank deal calls fo;r the 
formincr-- of -a new subsid of/.whiclj. 
Blank will be head man. ^e will 
be the sole operator. Pul;$ltx and 
Blank will share alike in the com.^ 
'iHon" BtDc!c-of~the. - new suljsid witlx - 
the info that Blank will sleLrt with, 
an. initial payove'>' to Publix ot 
something like 160,000 for/the part«< 
nership. .* 

If and when further financing may 
be necessary this is to be done l>y 
.Blank, but likely with the consent 
of Paramount. Additioieaily a pre-( 
ferred stock issue Is to be set np 
maybe amountin^r to 11,600,000 an4 
which will be held by Par. This 
stock is to be amdrtlzed over ^fL, 
years at 6% per annum out of the ' 
profit. 

-No date yet set for tb§ takeover, 
as the d^l is still in the making* 



15c COMB SHOW IN 
MINNEAPOUSNABE 



Minneapolis, July 24. 
Answer of W. A, Steftes, lode.* 
pendent exhibitor and Allied Statei^ 
oiS^cla), to tiltw, la*n§,t Pujlljt. JI9.PP 

tures plus vaudeville for 16c. at hla 
Paradise, deluxe neighborhood 
house. 

This week, In addition to the regri 
^ular screen progran, Steftes is play«^ 
Ing a three-act bill, comprising 10 
people, with the scale at 16c from 
opening to closing. 

House, which has the only washed 
air cooling system in its section of 
the city, carried large display ads 
In the Sunday newspapers. 



Studloi Universal City, 
Calif. 



Nabes 4 Nites Wkly 



Omaha, July 24. 

Beginning last week three neighx 
borhoods switched to ■ a summei* 
idea of showing only four nights 
per week. 

These houses, Winn, Lothrop an£ 
Victoria, are some Af smaller naba 
and under same ownership. 



Arthur Gets Another 

Foothold on Coas^ 

Los Angeles, July 24. 
. Operating cpntrol of the Broad- 
way, Santa Aiia (40 miles south of 
here), has passed from Fox West 
Coast to Capitol Theatres Co., of 
Long Beach, a Harry Arthur coast 
unit, with Milt Arthur as president. 
Broadway is one of four houses pre- 
viously operated by California-Uni- 
versal Theatres Co., F-WC subsid, 
and relinquished by the circuit a few 
dtfys ago, along with the Spurgeon 
(dark) in Santa Ana, and the Scenic** ' 
and Strand In Whittler, nearby 
suburb. 

In addition to operating the 
Broadway, Milt Arthur Is district 
manager for F-WC In Santa Ana^ 
with circuit's West Coast under hie 
supervision. 



F&M at Michigan 

With Qcorge W, Trendle leaning 
toward- stage shows for the Michi-. 
gan, Detroit/ on gaining operating 
control of the group, Fanchon & 
Marco' units will probably, go .into 
the deluxcf. 



9^ 



Variety 



E VIE WS 



Tuesday, July 2S, I933 



Variety House Reviews J 



Meif Brooklyn 

(Continued from page 13) 

stands out because of the fact that 
she'S' natural, doosn't bother clutch- 
ing any radio mikes, but goes right 
into her songs. ' A slight Inclination 
1;o clip her words will be corrected. 
In between the- show a,nd the fea- 
ture 'Jennie Gerhardt,' is -a billed 
overture of- Gershwin medleys. 
That's something new. for the Met 
and evidently the effect of the work 
of Phil Fabello, across the street at 
the Albee. Same type of thing as 
Fabello does is attempted here by 
sCa unbilled ork pilot. It's a good 
idea, but .ft takes a bit more per- 
s.onaIIty 'that is . displayed by the 
baton waver. And the.' manag;ement 
might help him,' incidentally, by 
billing him, Ifs too tough other- 
wise. ' Kauf. 



State, Long Beach, Cal. 

Long Beach, Cal., J.uly 21. 

' This is the house which Mllt Ar- 
thur took over three days before 
the eartl\quake. That's the sort of 
luck some people have. . Since the 
shake, some . 40,000 people have 16ft 
lK>ng Beach, so it's no hard Job to 
Imagine what has happened t6 the- 
atre business here. 

Currently, State • is getting a 
break, due to the boking of David 
Hutton (home-town boy), split 
spouse of Aimee Semple MacPher- 
Bori'; "JiigHt bu'sTriess^ls better "than- 
the last month's average, but noth- 
ing unusual. However, matinees 
are capacity, with the femmes mak- 
ing up most of the audience. They 
are curious ta get a load of the 
Hutton s. a. which facinated Almee. 
After lamping the bellowing bari- 
tone,', it'd a mystery why. , , 

. Stage present'jjfion runs true' to 
the band type, with three acts, 
working' in front of th.e musicians^ 
sp'ellfed ont by a line of f6 girls, 
nine goes through the usual chorus 
routine in mouldy costumes which 
take some of the sight kick out of 
their "work. They open by tapping 
Wit: melodies on the bells-.' It's a 
Faiiehon & Marco • line, recruited- 
. frjo'iA the Paramount, -li. A.' Follow-- 
ihg the flnst rOtitine; Benny Ross, 
as&lsted'by Loiiise Stone',' singi9 three 
numbers a'nd indulg^a' in isoitae so-so 
gab: Kick of the Ross act. is Miss 
Stone, who works in a lazy manner^' 
but Bocks home to good results \vlth 
some high kicks ending In a reverse 
flying split. Line follows with an 
Tndian. dance routine. Dave Hutton 
(New Acts) -next. ; 
Bud Harris and Coj, the laugh hit 



ROXY, N. Y. 

* . 

' Moving at a clip that makes the 
thi-ee hours or more seem less than 
that, the Roxy this week has a Btage 
program and feature which should 
satisfy more than that strictly 
most- Cor- the-money type of audi- 
ence. 

The Foster girls are winning a 
reputation- ajs -the liardest worked 
^on Broadway, Compared to 
;them the original Roxyettes are 
vacationists. Either they come on 
:on their own or line up as back- 
;ground for the specialty acts. 
' Their constant tripping in and 
jbut, however, " Is .improving their 
precision. The girls currently are 
on skates as well -as. toes, heels and 
backs. 

'■ IJave Schooler should baton his 
jband down a few shades while 
James Melton is singing. Several 
times it almost developed into a 
competition between singer and or- 
chestra for the fortissimo.. Diction 
over the Roxy mike, while pot as 
good as on the air, could be over- 
looked in view of the voice's im- 
pressive quality. " Cracks of Schooler 
;to the effect: 'We're paying a lot 
of money for you this week James,' 
just don't jibe with the singer's 
personality. 

. From the standpoint of applause 
The Three Gobs are getting top re- 
isponse. They have vivacity, and 
variety of, accomplishment rare in 
boys "who are essentially tapsters. 
_TheIr^harmpjiy_ i3_liked even better 
tliari t"heir dancing; 

Goss and Barrows strive hard for 
laughs through puns, several of 
which', go back a long way and are 
none too delicate. 

. Dault and La Marr stunt with 
tables and chairs. Act would be 
better If diversified. Nellie Arnaut 
and Bros. (3) dance and. tumble 
while working their fiddles. Fea- 
ture is 'Arizona to Broadway' (Fox), 
Educational, short, 'Vest "With a 
tail' and Fox Movietone Newsreel 
complete program. Waly. 



IMPERIAL, TORONTO 

Toronto, July 21. 
j Bringing back the Paramount 
stage , presentations; new regime at 
the Imperial gives the FP-Can de- 
luxer the distinction of being the 
only house In Canada offering a 
live talent 3ho.w. House had a nice 
Fanchon & Marco run ' under the 
Knevels managership, but switched 
to Par-Pub because the F&M units 
were too costly. Then Par received 
the toss and RKO vaude came iii. 
Now .the key spot, under Jack Ar- 
thur, returns to Par. 



type, which help to offset the spot 
they are put on through being 
forced to debtlt 

Masters and Grayce, lately an in- 
tegral part of Pat West's 'Gobs of 
Joy' unit, fill the deuce spot nicely, 
with most of their routine devoted 
to comedy gagging and hokUm, In 
which Miss Grayce excel£(. Masters 
executes a few diflicult golf shots, 
in which he Is proficient, but other- 
wise his offering is a radical depar- 
ture from his customary -stage per- 
formance. Working in . one, there 
are few shots permissible, ' 

Closing the regular vaude is 
Fi?ank DeVoe, offering practically 
the , same routine he used a week 
previous at Warners, Hollywood. 
Same choice of songs, with his gags 
somewhat toned down, though still 
near the' blue/ border line. The cus- 
tomers seem to -like several of his 
numbers,, particularly his semi-off 
color, 'Manima Growing Touhger;' 
used for the flnale. 

The Meglin Kiddie revue com- 
prises some 60 to 70 talented 
youngsters, who present the cus- 
tomary routi,^e of. singing, dancing 
and ensembles, with an accordion 
specialty thrpiwn in for. good meas- 
ure. A girl's harmony trip stands 
out.' Finale has entire ca'st doing 
a tap routine to the melody of 'Poet 
and Peasant,' not new, but well 
done. ' •: 

News and cartoon, 'Shuffle 01]C to 
Buffalo,' coniplfete screen fare; JBiz 
slow In coming at •opening"' >show,. 
with lower floor 'still sparsely filled 
at end of first stage performance. 

Edwa. ' 



ALBEE, BROOKLYN 



Film Reviews 



ifitli their '•^^acMilfeBrfCasSste 



the presentation .up to a strong 
finish, with the line girls on for a 
number done on stilts, and Max 
Learner vocallzing.Qhe. chorus. iStage 
bapd . directed, by Max Bradfield is 
a passable combination for accom- 
paniments,, but that's all. 

''No , Marriage Ties' (Rjidio) the 
feature, with .a Universal single reel 
comedy and Pathe News filling the 
bill. ' Can. 



ROXY, SEATTLE 



Seattle, July 21. 
This week's bill mark's fadeout 
for stage shows- at Roxy,- Jensen- 
von Herberg house, at least for six 
weeks.' Its the, heat, with biz slow 
all. around. Don Smith is retained 
to -lead band from pit and warble 
Th.ift lad has the personality that 
helps. ' 

Roxy- needs something besides 
straight plxes, as It Is a little off 
the main drag. Stage presentations 
or -some form of vaude should b.e 
the ticket.. Good acts as-, a rule, 
standard type, with local augmen- 
tations of soma merit. : have, been 
seen here . the past .couple months. 
This week's bill average? okay. 

Bruce and Henry, acrobats, for- 
mer 'an bldtimer,- have sonie good 
tricks in balanced sky-roclceting. 
They opeh. . 1)6 Ceclletos do two 
nuthtiefs, first- a wallz, then their 
forte', the whip dfince, with the 
whip-Cracker having a. come-hither 
that Is neat enough.' 

B'ernice Gayliii and Tony Yale, 
billed' a& Tony and Bernlce, have a 
comic turn'that is suf-e-fire. Bernlce 
i.s a Miss Radl-ince, briinmlng over 
with vivacity. Tony is a natural 
mimic and mugger, who gets plenty 
(il laughs. Too burleyque in spots 
for mixed audiencje with some of the 
big moments susceptible for more 
subtle handling. 

Don Smith Is m.c. He lands 
4itree-points in a couple of 
pop songs and in a bit of gagging 
with Tony. Jack Gervais is a sailor 
from the 'Tennessee,' who makes his 
first profesh showing, in' song. He 
gets by with modesty and good, 
though small voictt, Some los 
aonfl will help nim, and toore pep, 
too. ■ 

George Muse and Ralp^i Owen 
have a nice violin specialty with 
Helen Delaney at the ivories, all 
ratlng'^class mu.sical routine. Roxy 
Usherettes, 12, too. 

Stage. show runs too long, about 
an hour. 

'On screen, 'Blondle Johnson' 
(FN), Universal News Reel and 
shorts. Nifty value for the nlck^ 

Trepp^ 



Grice and Marjorie Pathick, all of 
whom do clever step-outs. 

Marjorie Alton is ballet mistress. 
She and . Arthur catch the Buffalo 
opening of the Boris Morros presen- 
tatipns, .and then separate the wheat 
from the chaff. Arthur will work 
on the build-up and music. 

Current bill Is nice entertainment. 
Opening has. the ballet girls in 'one' 
before a drop typifying gigantic 
ballet girls in a diagonal line with 
opening for Annette Ames, person- 
able midget who sings and dances. 
Line girls are in abbreviated pinks 
for the opening.. Stan Kavanaugh, 
comic juggler, 'trails and scores with 
pantomime. 

Then Charlie Jolly, tenor, ^ack 
Arthur'3 local discovery. In front for 
'Rose In the Bud' as scrim flies with 
ballet easing on before a flower and 
foliage drop in pink ballet costumes 
for toe -work and step -outs. Kay, 
Katya and Kay, hew act here, enter 
through lane of girls, the blonde In 
white and the two boys In tails. 
They "ple&se mightily -wt-ith novel 
swings and transfers. 

Auren ■ and' Broderick open last 
half with piano and operatic bur- 
lesqties, and register. Then thj 
traveler parting on a nursery drop 
with : ballet back. In- rompenS and 
hair ribbons fon a ball drill. Line 
isn't given any intricate •w'ork this 
week but pleases the patrons. Coinr 
pony- flnale for finish.' 

Stage bill runs 42 minutes; the 
'.Rose Marie' . overture seven min- 
utes, with Arthur conducting. Fea 
ture is 'Warrior's Husband' (Fox) 
for 68 mln"utes. Newsreel, comedy 
and I-Iorare Lapp organesque fill. 

McStay. 



. Pretty. ._weak__blz_ when'_ caught 
Saturday night. "Tfie " vatide 'Bill- Is 
rather thin stuff for amusement 
and how much 'Melody Criiisie' 
(RKO) means' can be- gauged by the 
biz. 

The biggest punch is Leo Car- 
rillo', who does a monolOg in which 
he constantly repeats himself *and 
doesn't fail to mention his. Chase 
& Sanborn radio job. Most of' 
CarriUo's stuff is slight takeoff bits 
and that piece of musical poetry he 
recites at the end is pretty choppy. 
But the Carrillo personality once, 
on the stage does its work. He had 
an easy time when caught. 

Irene Franklin is here, tpo.. 
Blonde this time. Middle for her. 
Sammy Lewis, and Patti Moore in 
deuce; 

From a straight theatre amuse- 
ment angle, the opener, Violet, Ray 
and Norman, take first place. Acro- 
batic, trio that's unusual with the 
chair-- trick for closingf. a nifty... 

Closing flaish is the 12 Aristo- 
crats, evenly mixed group of girls 
and' boys who do precision adagio 
in neat costumes, utilizing the full 
stage without special settings. Rita 
De Lano, a singer, pops out in 'one' 
between dance numbers. .Quite a 

the girls are attractive and that 
lends plenty to this turn. Miss De 
Lano sings two numbers. One is a 
Sophie Tucker takeoff without 
credit to Soph. Bhah. 



Heroes for Sale 

(Continued from page 14) 

Instance, where the hero takes to 
drug. This leads Interest . off into 
an unsympathetic path.. Not quite 
intelligible from a story standpoint 
Is where, without warning, he also 
l)e'colnes cured. 

The inj,ec'tion of -a-. Dutchman, 
Max-, and played by Robert Barrat, 
pours some intermittent comedy on 
the Btory. Barrat does a good job 
as a > sort ' of ' insincere anarchist 
with a looney outlook on life. He" 
invents' a laUndry machine that- 
changes him- into a capitalist.- The 
hero by this time is- the blrd'.s pal 
and he gets a 60% interest In the 
invention. 

Barthelmess does as a good a job 
us can .be^ expected in -what Is prob- 
ably the toughest assignment he 
ever had. Hardly believable .any 
actor coiild have coped "better -with 
the stuff handed hln» to chatter and 
perform. Yet, he doesn't evoke 
muVi syinpathy for . his continuous 
hard luck. IJ'ault of the yarni • -Too 
much hard luck handed one man. 

• Loretla Young does get some sym- 
pathy. She marries the hero, and- 
the sympathy point Is where she is 
trampled by a m'ob. So it shows 
jusfhO'sir tough this' story is. Miss 
Youifg has to. die for just a. little 
sympathy. . Aline MaCMahon ' Is " a 
(clnd of 'mufegy daughter to a kdeper 
of a. flop house and a soup kitchen. 
Of 7cdUfs.eV 'she's oTcay,' l^uiT'^venT'She' 
can't help 'much. • • -i • 

Then the film winds up without 
warning.. ..Just, goes .out, showlpg 
hiiss MacMahon telling the hero's 
young- son what a 'gl:eat man his 
father was or is.. iNot clefir.v because 
jiist .prior, to this- Barthelmess had 
disappeared In one 'of 'the inlany 
fadeouts of the picture, apparently- 
to make another ' stop somewhere 
but never^gettlng there. - 

"The direction is 'always hest in 
the mob shots. Maybe that's Well- 
man's forte'. He got his idea of 
film making from the * war and 
shortly after he came back from the 
Lafayette EscadriUe,' with . which he 
served as a flying ctergeant. The 
photography and efftcts are good, 
and Wellman knows these, too. 

Grant Mitchell's role and Berton 
Churchill's, as well as that of Rob- 
ert Mc'Wade, 'a£e.jtoi).Ibrief foi^ com- 
menti 

Altogether a .rather sorry com- 
ment on what Americanism . might 
be or isn't. This may. serve as An 
angle to attract exploltively or 
something.. But sounds hazardous 
Sji.d^taaring because it;-. i>ilitprlys.pr#-^ 



SLEEPLEiSS NIGHTS 

"British Intornational production- Hem 
Inston release. Featqros Polly ■Walker «n.i- 
Stanley Ijuplno. Directed 'by Thomaa 
Bentley. From original by Stanley lS! 
plno.. with adaptation for screen by vio 
tor Kandall. Music by Noel Gay. At nu 
aito. ' New Tork. July 20. Runnlns time 
03 minutes. » 



Musical farce • produced in Kng- 
land .with Stanley Luplno, English- 
comedian, and Polly Walker, from 
the U. S., doing top. It hds a novel 
plot, is. built around some intrigu- ■ 
Ing situations, and with the music" 
to help makes pretty agreeable en- 
tertainment. • Possibilities at the" 
box ofSce are fairly good, 

On this engagemfent, -first in the 
States, the Rlalto is selling the pic- ", 
ture without telling it is a British- 
made, figuring that if people come 
in and like it that will not be a' 
drawback on personal plugs. 

Two tunes- notably among the 
picture's assets, 'I Don't Want to: 
Go to iped,' around the title, and 
'I'm Awfully Glad It's Happened to 
Me.' Both are .given considerable' 
free rein as the picture unfolds, 
plus dance- and" other production 
assistance. 

.Luplno, dancing comedian, l.s as 
often doing some kind of a - hoof- 
ing routine as he is. singing. -Or- 
more so, trying' to invest his part 
with a gay abandon that might call 
for a dance step or two at most 
any time. Miss -Walker,- screening-' 
well and singin'g or dancing with 
equal effectiveness, is a good op- 
-poslte — ^f or- Lupinor-- ^th - -the -two- 
having 'to pose as married In hotel 
after -captured in an accidentally 
cbmproiAlsing situation. Rest of ac- -' 
tion on a .yacht. . 

Nothing- rough in the- dialog or 
dlrectipn, BIP having preferred to 
coat 'the picture with' a gayous 
charm -rather- than, suggestiveness. 
"English accents figure with Lu- 
plno and others, but through Miss . 
Walker .-arid characters represent- 
ing .Americans, it Is about half and- 
half In this . respect, in case audi- 
ences aver here. might mind. 
, .Fairly good support, ..includ- 
ing Gerald Rawllnson, Frederick 
Lloyd, -Percy Parpens, Charlotte 
Parry, David Miller and Hal Gor- 
don. 

Camera work and cutting... okay. 

Cfiar, 

SUMMER LIGHTNING 



DOWNTOWN, L, A. 

Los Angcle.q, July 20. 
Looks like rather slim pickings 
for the Downtown this week, un- 
less the Meglin Kiddie revue par- 
ticipants have enough relatives and 
friends- to provide the box office 
draw. 1''he picture title, 'Life of 
Jimmy Dolan,' can hardly be 
classed as b. o., and the three regu- 
lar vaude acts, used to augmont the 
juve revue, certainly won't draw a 
dime. 

At that; it's good entertainment 
fare, and for those who are not too 
critical there'.s plenty of diversion, 
even though the vaude is badly rou- 
tlnedj with all three acts working 
in one. 

Minstrel Four,, colored harmony 
quartet, open their routine ruhhihg 
to straight harmony,, with only one 
solo mixed in. Several of their 
numbers are -of the. tongue-twister 



Code 

(Continued from page 7) 
houses work as much as 70 hours 
weekly. 

As for age, the majority of 
ushers are calculated to be IC and 
above so that little worrimeht 
could be caused exhibs in this di- 
rection. 

Booth Men 

Booth men will in majority 
'enjoy' a substantial reduction. Ap- 
proximately 80% of all the projec- 
tionists are estimated to be non- 
union and are figured' roughly now 
to be working 42 hours fdr $30. Ef- 
forts win be made to have them 
classified as mechanical -vvorkers 
under the Roosevelt code which, in 
that reference, says they v?ili- hot 
work over 40 hours and that in no 
event shall they receive less .than 
30 cents .p^r .hour. At ■ that rate, 
they could be cat to $12 and the 
exhlb would retain faith In his 
NRA insignia over, the b.6. .U.hion 
men, however, are' not .affected. 
Some of them, it is admitted, -virill 
continue through, the period of 
codism to draw as high as $3 per. 
CO minutes. How many men to a 
booth and what booths will be - an 
Important angle of the final reck- 
oning. 

OC an estimated 10,000 employees 
In distribution approximately 2,000 
are reported to be drawing less 
than $14 a week. An extra $4,000 
■a week is calculated sufficient ad- 
ditional compensation to bring this 
branch of the business up to 
Roosevelt's minimum. 

The average steno is estimated 
causually by graphists to be av- 
eraging $25 per week for 30 hours. 
.IC that's the case bosses can lop 
$10 off her envelope, If they want 
to, and make her stay the extra 
two hours. 

But Washingtonians may suggest 
high paid execs and actora be 
asked first ta cut their big slices 
before, .any . minor employees ai*e 
forced further down on the pay 
.scale. That point is reported 
worrying the oxecs and actors. 



SHRIEK IN THE NIGHT 

K. H. Hoffman production;' Allied Pro- 
duction release. Directed by Albert Ray. 
Ging-er Rogers and Lyle Talbot co-staiYed. 
Story by Kurt Kempler; adaptation by 
Frances tlyland. Cameramen, Harry Neu- 
man and Tom Galllgan. Associated Pro- 
ducer, M. H.. Hoffman, Jr. ;' production 
manager, Sydney Algler. Film editor, L. R. 
Brown. At the Cameo, New Tork, July 21. 
Running titne, 05 minutes. 

Patricia Morgan Ginger ' Rogers 

Ted Rand ^..Lyle Talbot 

Wilfred Arthur Hoyt 

Inspector Russell Purnell Pratt 

'Petey' Peterson Harvey Clark 

Augusta Lillian Harmer 

Martini Maurice Black 

Maldo . Louise Beaver 

Bdltor Perkins Clarence Wilson 



Mild programmer along formula 
lines threading the murder mystery 
theme with a boy and a girl reporter 
romance. 

Acting generally Is fairly spirited 
and technical production nibderately 
good. Saleable line- of' COmmeirclal 
film without anything- special to 
distinguish it from the many other 
miles of like footage- tuffied out' by 
the factory system. 

■ Punch' is delivered . by a. hoHed UP 
melodrama in which a -long series 
cC victims are Jound mysteriously 
taurdered, while the ' boy a,nd ftlrl 
reporters, rivals in th^ir.-wprk, seek 
a solution of the crimes and also of 
their- own romantic problems. Miss 
Rogers handles an ingenue role at- 
tracti-vely and ■without too much 
skipping, while Talbot develops a 
capital twist of light comedy as the 
juvenile. 

Melo trick consists of having the 
murder victim's screams burst out 
at frequent intervals, spaced with 
the comedy of Purnell Pratt as the 
police inspector and his stooge as- 
sistant, Arthur Hoyt, In his fa- 
miliar classified type. Latter two 
do some good work, getting effects 
legitimately. 

Finale is a capital bit of tight ac- 
tion. The Insane murderer gets the 
lieroine at his mercy and is about 
to throw her into the apartment 
house Incinerator wll6ft i'CSCUC 
comes. Sort of 'Blue Jeans' saw 
mill stuff, but for the purposes of 
thi.s kind of picture, serviceable. So- 
lution at the end is rather unsatis- 
factory,- since the explanation of the 
Crimea is disclosed In dialog rather 
than in action, but the pace has 
been fast up to then and the ground. 
ill briefly' and adequately covered. 

Altogether satLsfactorv indie film 
material,, Rush. 



~ "(BRITISH^MADE) 

London, July 12. 
British & Dominions production, released 
through Urvlted Artists. Directed by Mac 
lean Rogem. In cast: -^Inlfred Shelter. 
Dorothy Bouchler. Ralph- Lynn, Horace 
Hodges, .Miles Malleson, Bsme Percy. 
L(>ngth, 7,000; running time, 75 mins. Pre- 

P. G. Wodehouse In 'Summer 
Lightning' has constructed a farce 
on familiar lines. 

A silly ass (Ralph Lynn) is secre- 
tary to Lord Emsworth (Horace ' 
Hodges) and Is In love with his em- 
ployer's niece (Winifred Shotter). 
The secretary wants to get money 
enough to' marry the niece, and ar- 
ranges with the butler to ' steal hla 
lordship's prize pig just before th« 
Agricultural Show, returning it,' 
asking the girl's hand as a reward. 

This West End audience' received 
the picture with riotous acclaim. ' 

Direction and photography pleas- 
ing. Ralph Lynn Is his usual self,' 
but .hasn't as many farcical situa- 
tions as usually ' allotted ' to this 
amusing star, Winifred Shotter Is 
pretty, Dorothy .Bouchler is neatly 
sugary and Horace Hodges gives, 
,aa always, a legitimate characteri- 
zation. 

Should prove attractive for exhib- 
itors here, but the same prediction 
can hardly be made' for America. - 

Jolo. 



IDYLLE AU CAIRE 

('An Idyl in Cairo') 
F^RENCH MADE VERSION 

Paris, July 10. 

Produced by Stapenhorst for XTFA an4 
French version made for Alliance Cine- 
mdtographlque distribution. ' Drreeted by - 
Reinhold Schunzel with the collaboration 
oC Claude Heymann for French picture. 
Scenario by Walter Relsch. French lyric* 
by Jacques Bousquct. Music by Werner 
R; Heymann; C.'»st Includes Georges Bi- 
gaud, Reiiate Muller, Henry Roussell. Kp'- 
nelly and others. At the Marlgnan for 
Mmlted run. 



A bright and amusing comedy 
with music and a picturesque pano- 
rama of the life and scenery of 
Egypt. Though' leading characters 
are. all of the Occident, the plot Is 
laid in Cairo and concerns the ef- 
forts of Toby Blackwell (Georges 
Rigaud) and Stephy (Rcnate Mul- 
ler) to get their respective parents 
married. 

Toby's widowed mother (Spinelly) 
still young, and beautiful but most 
ecconti-ic, is forever involving her- 
.self In little scandals which Toby 
roars will- injure the reputation of 
the great Blackwell Stores he has 
inhiprlted. Ktcphy's father, the 
Count Weldling-Weidling (Henry 
Roussell) has more family tradition 
than cash and spends too much tiino 
between the gaming tables and littio 
flirtations to suit his serious daugh- 
ter. I'Mnally, the .son proposes 
(Continued on page 3I>) 



toeeday, July 25, 193S 



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VARIETY 



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CALENDAR OF CURRENT RELEASES 



nir. John 



Nancy 
Whale. 



(Continued from page 33) 

\na of Jazz, The. Reissue, with Paul Whitemari, John Boles. 
1 Murray Anderson. 9y reels, . Rel, JUne 1. 

las Before the Mirror, The. Powerful drama of human emotions. 
Carroll, Paul Lukas, Frank Morgan, Gloria' Stuart. Dir. Jas. 
67 mins. Rel. May 4. Rev. May 10. 
Lucicy Dog. Touching and dramatic story of devotion that exists between a 
man and his dog. ' Chic Sale. Dir. Zlon Myers. Rel. April 20. 

oonliaht arid Pretzels. Musicalt Mary Brian,. JRoger Pryor, Leo Carrlllo. 
• * Dir. Brlce-li'reund, Rel. July 27. 

Mumntyi thi. Mystery thriller. Boris Karloff, Zlta Johann; David Manners. 
" Dir. -JKarl Freund. Rel. Dec. 22. Rev. Jan. 10. 

Naoaria. 'frb^Mc^J drama._ Tala Blrell, Melvyn Douglas. Dir. B. Li. Frank. 



Dir. Sam Taylor. 



R«l.. Jan. 20/ Rev. Feb. 21 
Out All Nlglit. Comedy. Slim Summerville-Zasu Pitta 
. Rel. April 13. Revi April 11. 
rlvate Joines. Comedy, in which a slacker finds himself very much In the 
■ Var. Tracy, D'ohald Cook, Gloria Stuart. Dir. Russell Mack. 70 

mlns. Rel. Feb." 16. " Rev. March 28. 

Rebel, ' Yhel Napoleonic st'ory In the Austrian ' Tyrol. Vilma Banky, Luis 
Trenker, Victor Varconl. (Foreign made.) Dir. Luis Trenker, Edwin 
. Knopf. Rel. June 1. 
Rustlers'' Roundup, The. Action Western with Tom Mix, Diana Sinclair. Dir. 
I^enry.MacRae. B6 mlns. Rel. Mar. 16. 

Secret of the Blue Room. Mystery drama. Lionell Atwill. Paul Lukas, Gloria 

Stuart, Dir. Kurt Neumann. Rel. July 20. 
Terror Trail. Griginal. Tom Mix western. Naomi Judge, Arthur Rankin. 
Bay .-Hatton. Dir. Armand SehaelTer. 66 mlns. Rel, Feb. 2. Rev. 
, Feb, 14. 

They Just Had to .Get M.arrled. Matrimonial- adventures of a newlyrich 
couple. Slim SummervlUe, Zasu Pitts. Dir. Edw. Ludwig. 71 mins. 
Rel. Jan.' 5. Rev. Feh. 14. 



etudios. 



Burbank. 

Calif. 



Warner Brothers 



Offices: 321 W. 44th St , 
New York, N. Y 

Baby Face. The story of a hard-boiled girl who reached the top. Barbara 
Stanwyck, Geo. Brent. Dir. Alfred E. Green. 71 mins. Rel. July 1 
Rev. June 27. 

Ex- Lady . An experimental marriage stnkes a onag. Bette Davis, Gene Ray- 
. mohd; TYanTr~MeHugir." ~Dn-7~llbb6M rains?- Relr—April~8r 

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. Lloyd Bacon. 89 mlns. Rel. Mar. 11. 
Rev. 14. 

Iri Mfssing. Two girls cleverly foil a kidnapping plot. Glenda Farrell, Ben 
Lyon, Mary Brian, Peggy Shannon. Dir.- Robt. Florey. 69 mins. Rel 
Mar. 4. Rev. Mar. 21. 

Golddlggers of 1933. New version of Avery Hopwood's stageplay done as a 
super-muslcal. Warren Williams, Joan Blondell. Dir. Mervyn Lelloy 
94 mins. Rel. May 27. Rev. Juno 13. 

Haunted Gold, Search for gold In a haunted mine. John Wayne. Dir. Mack 
Wright. 68 mlns. Rel. Dec. 17. Rev. Jan. 17. 

Keyhole, The. A womaii finds herself the wife of two men. Kay Francis. 
George Brent. Glenda Farrell.- Dir. Michael Curtlz. Rel. Mar. 26. 
Rev. April 4. 

ing's Vacation, The^ From a story by Ernest Pascal.- The king takes time 
out tc visit his first wife. Geo. Arliss. Dir. Johii Adolfl. 62 mins. Rel 
Feb. 28. Rev. Jan. 24. 

Life of Jimmy Dolan, The. From a recent novel. Prizefighter finds regener. 

ation. Doug Fairbanks, Jr., Loretta Young, Aline McMahon. Guy Kibbe, 

89 mlns. Rel. June 3. Rev. June' 20. 
Mayor of Hell, The. From Iselln Auster's drama. Reform school background, 
Jas. Cagney, Mad ge Eva ns, Frankie D&vro^i Rel. June 24. Rev. July 4, 

Narrow Corner, The. T<Vom the story by WrBdmerseE~Maugham. South Sea 
locale. Doug Fairbanks, Jr., Patricia Ellis, Ralph Bellamy, Dudley Dlg- 
ges. Dir. Alfred B. Green-. 67 mlns. Rel. July 8. Rev. July 18. 

One Way Passage, Love develops for a prisoner. Kay Francis, William Pow- 
ell. Dli*. Tay Garnett. Time, 69 mins. Rel. Oct. 22. Rev. Oct 18. 

Picture Snatcher, The. Semi-gangster story of a news photographer. Jas. 
Cagney, Patricia Ellis, Alice White, Ralph Bellamy. Dir. Lloyd Bacon. 



■Wrvatis Deiectrve'te. "irSiR'a nCttdinStirty. 

sayi 67 mlns. Rel. June 17. Rev. July 11. 
8llk' Express, The. Mystery drama of silk shipments. Nlel Hamilton, Allen 

Jenkins, Dudley DIgges. 61 mins. Rel. June 10. Rev. June 27. 
Telegraph Trail. Difficulties encountered In the building of the telegraph. 

John Wayne, Frank McHugh, Marceline Day. Dir. Tenny Wright. 66 

mlns. R^l. Mar. 18. Rev. April 4. 
Untamed Africa. Thrilling African adventure. Under supervision of Wynant 

D. Hubbard, F.A.G.S. Rel. April 8. 
Wax Museiini, The. Original. (Technicolor.) . Mystery and thrills tn a wax 

works. Lionel AtwlIl, Fay Wray. Glenda Farrell. Dir. Michael Curtlz. 

78 mins. Rel. Feb. 18. Rev. Feb. 21. 

Working Man, The. Orlg}nal. Romance In the shoe business. Geo. Arliss, 
Bette Davis. Dir. John Adolfl. 77 mins. Rel. May 6. Rev. April 26. 

WnrM Wifltfk Offices: 1501 Broadway, 
worm YViae New York, N. Y. 

(Releasing Through Fox) 

Between Fighting Men. Conflict between the sheep men and cattle raisers. 
Ken. Maynard, Ruth . HalL Dir. Forrest Sheldon. Time, 62 mins. Rel. 
Oct. .16. Rev. Feb. 14. 

Constant Woman, The. From Eugene O'Neill's play "Recklessness.* Conrad 

Nagelj Leila Hyams. Dir. Victor Schertzlnger. Rel. April 23. 
Lone Avenger, The. Original. Ken Maynard western. Muriel Gordon. Dir. 

Alan James. 61 mlns. Rel. May 14. Rev. July 4. 
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. Rev. June 27. 
Study in Scarlet, A. Sherlock Holmes story. Reginald Owen, June Clvde, 

Anna May Wong. .Dir. Edw. L. Marin. 73 mlns. Rel. May 14. Rev. 

June 6. 

Miscellaneous Releases 

Cougar. (Sidney Snow.) Jay Bruce captures mountain Hons with bare hands. 
70 mins. Rev. May 30. 

Hell'* Holiday. (Superb.) Compilation of war scenes. 90 mlns. Rev. July 18. 
High Gear. (Goldsmith.) Auto race story. Jackie Searle, James Murray, 
Joan Marsh. Dir. Leigh Jason. 66 -mins. Rev. April 18. 

kau'ghlrig at Life. (Mascot.) Story of a gun-running adventurer. Victor Mc- 
Laglen, Conchita Montenegro, Ruth Plall. Dir. Ford Beebe. 71 mlns. 
■Rev. July 18. 

Sucker Money. (Kent.) Expos6 of fortune telling. Muscha; Auer, Phyllis 
Barrington. Dir. Dorothy Reed and Melville Shyer. 66 mins. Rev. 
April 11. 

Taming of the Jungle. (Invincible.) Animal training methods. Rev. June 6. 
What Price Decency. (Equitable.) From a stage play. Jungle background 

for story of a girl tricked by a mock marriage. Dorothy Burgess, Alan 

Hale. Dir. Arthur Gregor. 60 mlns. Rev. Mar. 7. 



British Releases 



Companion Wanted. (Harold Auten.) Romance with music and singing, 
visualizing the dream of a spirited young 'girl. Annabella, Jean Murat, 
Duvalles. Dir. Joe May. 88 mlns. Rel. -June 3. Rev. June 6. 

Footsteps In the Night.. (Harold Auten.) Based on the niystery novel 
by Mrs. C. Fraser Simson. Mystery story of a rudely interrupted honey- 
moon. Benita Hume. Dir. Maurice Elvcy. 69 mlns. Rel. April 18. Kev. 
May 16. 

•'"flht and Day, (Harold Auten.) Farce comedy of a tlilof chase In a wax 
museum. Jack Hurlburt, Cicely Courtneldge. 76 mins. Kev. May 30. 

Savage Gold. (Harold Auten.) Commander Dyott's thrilling adventures with 
savage h.unters. Comm. Dj'ott. Dir. Commander Gleorge Dyott, 67 
mlns. 

Wives Beware. (Regent.) Farcical story of a would-be cheating hu.sband. 
Adolphe Menjou, Claude AUlster. Dir. Fred Nlblo. 61 mlns. Rev. May 30. 



I 

XNotc 



Foreign Language Films 



eoauae of the slow movement of foreign films, this list covers one 
year of releases.) 
(Most of these available with English titles.) 
Barberlna, die Taenzerln von Sansoucl. (Cnpltal) (Ger.). Musical comedy. 
Lil Dagover, Otto Gebuehr. Dir. Carl Froellch. 83 mlns. Bel. Nov. 20. 



Berlln-Alexanderplatz (Ger) (Capital). Strong crime drama. H elnrlch 

George, Maria Bard. Dir. Phil Jutzl. 90 mlns. Rel, May 1. Rev. May 16. 
Broken Vow,. The. (Capital) (Polish). From a novel. Krystyna Ankwlcr, 

M..CybulBkL 89. mlns. Rel. Aug. 26. 
Cinq Gentleman Maudit (Protex) (French). Mystery drama. Rene Lefevre, 

Harry Baur. Dir. Jullen Duvlvler. 78 mins. Rel. Jan. Rev. Jan. 24. 
Clown Georga (Russ.) (Amkino). A clown saves the nation. Dir. Soloviev. 

68 ihliis. Rel. Aug. 21. Rev. Sept, 13. 
Das Nachtlgall Madel (Capital) (Ger). Love In Hawaii 

80 mins, Rel. Jan. 16. Rev. Jan. 31. 
Das Schoene Abenteuer (German) (Protex). Romantic comedy. Kaethe 
von Nagy. Dir. Relnhold Schunzel. 83 mlns. Rel. Dec 1. Rev. Dec. 13. 
David Colder (French) (Protex). Drama. Harry Baur. Dir. Jullen Duvlvler. 

90 mlns. Rel. Oct 1. Rev. Oct. 25. 
3er Bali (German) (Protex). Domestic comedy. Dolly Haas. Dir. Wilhelm 

Thlele. 83 mlns. Rel. Oct.. 9. 
Der Brave Suender (Ger) (European). Fjist comedy. Max Pallenberg. Dir. 
Fritz Kortner. 90 mlns. Rel. April 1. Riev. April 4. ^ 

Der Falsche Ehemann (German) (Protex).- Farce. t>Ir. Johannes Guter. 
85 mins, Rel. Oct 1. Rev. Oct. 23. 

Der Hauptmann von Kopenick (Klnematrade) (Ger). Comedy. Max Adalbert 
Dir. Richard Oswald, 96 mins. Rel. Jan. 16. Rev. Jan. 24. 

Der Schwartze Hussar (Protex) (Ger.). Costume romance. Conrad Veldt 
Dir; Gerhard Lamprecht ^0 mlns. Rel, Dec. 1. Rev. Jan. 3. 

Dos Noches (HoflTberg) (Spanish). Musical.. Cionch I ta Montenegro. Dir. Car- 
los BorcosQue. 65 mlns. Rel. May 1. 

Donna d'Una Notte (Portale) (Italian); Court adventure. Franccsca Bertlnl. 
Dir. MiEircel L'Herbler. .85 mins. Rel. March .1. -Rev. March- 14. 

Drei Tage Mittelarrest (German) (Capital). Fast <3erman farCe with all-star 

cast. Dir, Carl Boese. 80 mlns. ReL May 1. Rev.: May 23, 
Drunter und Drueber (Ger.) (Germanla). Musical comedy. Dir. Max Neu> 

feld. 86 mips. Rel. Dec. 16. Rev. Dec 20. 
EIne Llebesnacht (German) (Capital). Farce. Harry Liedke. Dir. -Joe May. 

82 mlns. Rel. May 1. Rev. May 23. 
EIne Nacht In Paradies (Klnematrade) (Ger). Musical comedy. Anny Ondra. 

90 mlns, Rei. Feb, 1. Rev. Feb. 28. 
EIne Tuer Geht Auf. (Protex) (Ger.). Mystery thriller. Dir. Alfred Zelsler. 

68 mlns. Rel. Feb. 1. Rev. Feb. 7. 
False Uniforms (Russ.) (Amkino). Dir. Lopashlnskl. 63 mins. Rel. Nov. 

18- Rev. Nov. 29. 

Frau Von Der Man Spricht (German) (General). Mady Christians. Melo- 
drama. Dir. Viktor Jansen. 75 mins. - Rel, AprM . 15, Rev. May .2. 

Friederike (Klnematrade) (Ger). Dramatic operetta based on Goethe's life. 
Mady Christians. 90 mins. Rel. March 16. Rev. Feb. 28. 

Gefahren Der Llebe (German) (Madison). Sex drama, Tony Van Eyck. 

Dir. Eugen Tbleler- 66-mins: -Rel. May 1." Rev. •May72;— 

iiltta Entdeckt Ihr Herz. (Capital) (Ger). Musical comedy. GitU Alpar, 

Gustav Froelich.-. Dir. Can Froelich. 90 mins. Rel. Oct. 4. 
Gloria. (German) (New Era). Transatlantic aviation drama. Gustav Froeh- 

lich. Brlgitte Helm. 76 mins. Rel. Nov. Rev. Nov. 1. 
Hertha's Erwachen (Protex) (Ger.). Delicate life problem. Dir. Gerhard 

Lamprecht 96 mins. Rel. March 10. Rev. March 14. 
Heute Nacht Eventuell. (Ger.) (General).' Musical, comedy. Dir. E. W. Bmo. 

80 mins. Rel.- July 1. 
Holzapfel Weiss Alles (German)" (Capital). Comedy, Felix Bressart Dir, 

Viktor Janson. 86 mins. Rel. Jan. 1. Rev. Jan. 17. 
Horizon (Russ) (Amkino). Jewish search for home. Dir. Lev Kuleshov. 62 

mins. Rel. May 10. Rev.' May 16. 
House of Death (Russ.)< (Amkino). Based on Dostoievsky's life. Dir. Fed- 

erov. 79 mins. Rel. Aug. 12. Rev. Aug. 16. 
Hyppolit a Lakai (tnterriatiorial) (Hungarian).' Fiist farce. Dir. Szekely Ist- 

van. 77 mins. Rel. Jan. Rev. Jan. 17. 
Ich Will NIcht Wissen Wer Du BIst (Interwbrld) (Ger). Musical. Dir. Gezti 

von Bolvary; Hald, Froehlich. 70 mins. Rel. Feb. 15. Rev. Feb. 21. 

Island of Doom (Russ) (Amkino). Two men and a woman on a desert Isle. 

Dir. Timonshenko. 90 mins. Rel. July 16. Rev. July 18. 
Ivan. (Garrison) (Russ.). Transformation of peasants. D}r. Dovzhenko. 83 

mlns. Rel. Feb. 1. Rev. March 7. 

Kamaradschaft.. (Asao.. Cinema) (Ger). Sensational drama. Alex 3ranacb, 

— ^Ernst-Busch. Dlr.-fi^lW. Pabat. _!I!lmi8,. 78 mlhsil ReJ, INoy,..?.! .' • - - - 

Kelne Feier Ohne Meyer (Ger.) (Germanla). Musical farce. Siegfried Arno. 
Dir. Carl Boese.. 83 mhis. Rel. Oct. 28. Rev. Nov. 3. . 

Korvettenkapltaen (Ger.) (General). Military farce. 75 mins. Rel. April 1. 
Le Bal (French) (Protex). Domestic comedy. Dir. Wllhelm Thiele. 83 mins. 

Rel. Oct. 1. Rev. Oct 4. 
Laubenkolonle (Ger.) (General). Farce. Dir. Max OOal. '80 mlns. Rel. 

— Ma3Ulfi^.*"ifi.Y; June e. . _ _, :rf ,^^' -H-- • 

L:56k'il^1flff-2titirx>a«^^<*er:)~(»ava^^ ■%lvBlc..Aif^mSl^r<L^'V6^ 

Relchmann. 85 mins. Rel, June 15. Rev. June 20. 
Llebling von Wien, Der (Ger.) (European). Stolz musical. Willy Forst. Dir. 

Geza von Bolvary. 76 mlns. Rel. June 1. Rev. June 13.' 

LJubav I Strast. (Yugoslav) (Croat). Drama of life among N. Y. Imlgrarits. 
Rakel Davidovic Dir. Frank Melford. 60 mins. Rel. Dec 16. 

Lulse, Koenlgin von Preussen. (Asso. Cinema) (Ger). Historical. Henry 
Porten. Dir. Carl Froelich. Time, 92 mins. Rel.; Oct. ,4, 

LuAtlgen Mu^lkanten, Die. (General) (Ger.) Musical farce. Camilla Splra. 
Dir. Max Obal. 80 mins. Rel. May 30. 

M (Ger) (Foremco). Powerful dramatic study. Peter Lorre. Dir. Fritz Lang. 

95 mins. Rel, April 1. Rev. April 4 and April 18. 
Marlus (Paramount) (French). Marseilles satire. Dir. Alexander Korda. 

103 mlns. Rel. Jan. l. Rev. April 26. 
Maedchen in 'Uniform (Fllmcholce) (German). Poignant drama. Thlele, 

Wiecke. Dir. Richard Froehlich. Rel. Jan. 10. Rev. Sept 27. 

Man Brauch Kein Geld. (Capital) (Ger). Musical farce. Dir, Karl Boese. 
Rel. Nov. 10. 

Men and Jobs (Russian) (Amkino). An American engineer looks, sit Russia. 
Dir. A. Mach^ret 70 mins. Rel. Jan. 1. Rev. Jan. 17. 

Mensch Ohne Namen (German) (Protex). Poignant dramia. Werner Krauea. 
Dir.. Gustay. Ucicky. 96 mins. Rel. Nov. 1. Rev. Nov. 16. 

Mond liber Morokko (Protex) (Ger). See Clng Genticnjen Maudit. 
Morgenrot (German) (Protex). Submarine warfare's cruelty. Dir. Gustav 
Uoicky. 80 mlns, Rel. May 16. Rev. May 23. 

Morltz Macht Setn Glueck. (German) (Capital). Farce. Siegfried Arno So 
mlns., Rel. Dec. 16. Rev. Jan. 17. 

Namenshelrat. (German) -(FAF). Drama. D>r. Heinz Paul. 90 mlns.,- Rel. 
Jan'. 1. Rev. Jan. 17. 

Noe LIstopadowa (Polish) (Capital). Historical romance. Dir. J. Warneckl. 
95 rains. ReL May 1. Rev. May 2.. 

1914. (Capital). (Ger.) Prelude to the world war. Dir. Rich. Oswald. Time, 

73 mIns; Rel. Sept 1. 
Oberst Redl. (Capital) (Ger). Spy thriller. LII Dagover, Theo. Loos. Dir. 

Karl Anton. Time. 79 mlns. Rel. Aug. 30. 
On Demande Compagnon (Fr.) (Auten). Musical romance. Annabella. Dlf. 

Joe May. 85 mlns. Rcl. June 1. Rev. June 6. 
Pai*li> Begum (Protex) (Fr). Musical. Jahe Marnac. Dir. 'Augusta Genlha. 

90 mlns. Rel,,' Dec. ' 16. Rev. Jan.- 17. 
Pension Schoeller (Schneider) (Ger). Comedy with music. Berliner, TIedtke, 

Schultz. Dir. George Jacoby. 90 mlns. Rel. Sept. 17. Rev. Sept. 20. 

Plrl MIndent Tud (Ark.iy)' (Hung.). Farce. Dir. Stephen Szekely. 76 mlns. 

Rel. Jan. 16. Rev. Jan. 31. 
Poll de Carotte (Auten) (French). Drama of adolescence. Harry Baur. 

Dir. Jullen Duvlvler.- 90 mlns. Rel. May 15. Kev. May 30. 

Potemkin (Russ) (Klnematrade). Sound version of Elsenstoln's classic. 70 
mins. Rel. April 4. 

Reserve Hat Ruh. (New Era) (Ger). Military farce. Fritz Kampers, Lucie 
Engllsche. Time, 94 mlns. Rel. Aug. 11. 

Return of Nathan Becker (Worldklno) (Russian) (Yiddish). Comedy. Dir. 
rsShpIss and Mllman. 72 mlns. Rcl. April 1. Rev. April 25. 

Rhapsody of Love. (Capital) (Polish). Hardships of an art career. Agnes 
Petersen. Mosjuklne. Time, 89 mlns. Rcl. Aug. 26. 

Scampolo (KInematfado) (Ger.) Cinderella romance. Dolly Haas. Dir. Hans 
Stelnhoff. 93 mlns. Rel. April 1. Rev. April 11, 

Schutzenkoenig, Der (Ger.) -(Germanla). Max. Adalbert, Gretl Thelmer. Dir. 
Franz Seitz. 90 mlns. ReL April 15. Ilev. May 9.. 

Shame (Amkino) (Russ). Problems of new Ru-ssla. Vladimir Gardln. Dir. 
Sergei Yutkcvltch. 76 mlttS. Rcl. March 1. Rev. March 14, 

Sniper (Russ.) (Amkino). "The war terrors. Dir. Tlmpehenko. 61 mlns. Rel. 
Aug. 25. Rev. Aug. 30. ^ 

Song of Life (Ger.) (dubbed Engll.sh) (Embas.sy). Art and photography pre- 
dominant. Dir. Granow.'^ky. 70 mins. Rcl. April 1, 

Soviets- on Parade. (Rus.s.) (Klnematrade). Historic record of current Rus- 
sia. 65 mlns. Rel. Fab. 1. Kev. March 7. 

Storm Over Zakopane, .The. (Capital) (Polish). (Synchronized.) Danger In 
tiie moun.talns. Time, 89 mln?. RcL Aug. 25. 

Theodor Koerne.r ^Gcr) (General). Ill.storlcar drama, Dorothea . Wlccke. 
Dir. Karl Boes'e. 80 mln.s. Kel. May 1. Kl-v, May 10. 

(Continued on page 36) 



Idylle Au Caire 
(Continued from page 34) 

scheme to Stephy for announclnir 
the engagement of the widow and 
the widower. The obstreperous 
parents, on the other hand, eeelngr 
the youngsters with their heads al- 
Dlr, Leo - I^sk}. | ways together. Imagine them to bo 
in love and, by a combination of 
mischance and manoeuvering, when 
the engagement Is made public. It is 
the son and daughter who find 
themselves affianced. The newly- 
weds fall really In love. 

The, direction is good on the 
whole, but picture could be short- 
ened in several places decidedly to 
its advantage. The background, 
with some beautiful shots of. the 
pyramids, desert scenes, native 
dances and marrlagei ceremonies, 
etc., adds considerable Interest to 
the story. The photography, how-, 
ever striking at times, suggests a, 
tourist's collection of Individual pic- 
tures. ■ 

Chief honors of the all-star cast 
should go to Henry .Roussell, who 
gives a very finished 6haractertea- 
tlon of the Austrian count and 
thoroughly measures up to his out- 
standing performance of the gen- 
eral In 'Galtes de I'Eiscadron.' Spl- 
nelly Is quite as chic and coquettish, 
as she should be In the role of the 
sensation -loving widow. Georges 
Rigaud plays with a fine spirit of 
youth, while Renate. Muller, a coin-' 
paratlve newcomer. Is refreshingly 
unaffected. 

Picture should make a nice profit 
here and has a chance In America 
for houses that .show atmospheric- 
forelgns. 



Arizona to Broadway 

Fox production and release. Directed by 
Jamea Tinllne from screen play by Wil- 
liam Conselman and Henry Johnson. Cast: 
lames Dunn, Joan Bennett, Herbert Mun- 
dln, Sammy Cbhen, - Theodore Voit Bltz, 
Merna Keqnedy, Barle Foxe,i-pavld Wen- 
Sten, 3. Carrol Nalsb, Max Wagner, Wat-, 
ter Catlett, Jerry Lester. At the old Roxy. 
N. Y., week July 21. Running time, 66 
mins. 

Despite a crazy quilt theme of. , 
romance, burlesque, gangsters,. pan*> 
sles, conmen, cops, show-girls and. 
flapjacks— also a small town, New 
Orleans and the major - locale of* 
Broadway, oHce this picture gets 
underway It compels interest. 

It Is not a deluxe house picture^ 
but it win be liked in the medium- 
priced emporiums. Of the 'Cheating' 
Cheaters' flavor it is not; however, 
a rewrite of the T)lay7 ~ It- simply" - 
alms recklessly for speed. Country 
girls become smart city dames in a 
frame, . the leader of con men who 
admits no rival In his field winds up • 
honest and married. After a slow 
start the pace is hecti c. 

It's a bit hard to follow the char- 
acters. Cutting probably abetted 
the direction to realize this k>ha:se. , 
Through the greater part of the ' 
footage is an indefinable continuity^ 
probably due to the high gieaif,. 
which win keep, the average audi- 
ence centered on the screen. Sanimy^ 
Cohen as the comedian of one con 
gang offers real laughs. Walj/. 



LOYALTIES 

(BRITISH-MADE) 

London, July 5. 
Associated Talking Picture production, 
released throufcb Associated British -Pic- 
tures. Directed by Basil. Dean. In - cast 
Basil Rathbpne, Miles Mander, Heather 
I Thatcher, Joan Wyndham, and others. 
Lenth 7.000 ft. approx., running time. 70 
mlns. Fre-released Carlton theatre, Lon- 
don, July 3; 



Galsworthy's classic play 1x)yal- 
tles' has been made into a teilklng 
picture with a first-rate adaptation. 
Galsworthy himself Is reported to 
have approved the- scenario' shortly ■ 
before he died.- 

The casting and direction ap- 
proached very nearly the category 
where they rtiay . be referred to . as 
flawless. Each character is admir- 
ably portrayed, but the one that will 
come in for most favorable comment . 
is that of the Jew who feels a. spirit, 
of antagonism to him In society be- 
cause of his race. This Is played 
with the requisite sensitiveness 
which Galsworthy designed for it, 
by Basil Rathbone. 

Subject Is a typical class produc- 
tion. On the evening It was re^ 
viewed at the Carlton the picture 
was greeted at its conclusion with 
a round of applause. Jolo. 



ABER TWINS 

OHARUNE ARLINB 

Loew*s State, Los Angeles 

Week of July 20th 



r 



Jan rubini 

DIRECTING. THE WEST'S OVI^k 
THEATRE CONCEftT 01CC]^STR;A, 
Held Over by Fopulur Demand" 

Warfield Theatre San Francisco 



1 



86 VARIETr 



P I € T ■ II E $ 



tueedajr, JiUy 25, Wss 



Stock Market 



(Continued from page 6) 

their total gains since the start of 
the 'new deal/ in most cases touch- 
ing but not violating the minor col- 
lapse in June, when -the marlcct ex- 
perienced a fairly violent correction 
on the possibility that . the Ameri- 
can dollar would be stablized In re- 
atlon to the British pound. 

Most significant of all was the 
fact that Loew's, the leader of the 
film family and the only remaining 
issue that commands a price high 
enough to invite a speculative play, 
remained exactly within these lim- 
its, In this respect paralleling a 
number of pivotal industrial Issues, 
and a/lso the Dow Jones stock in- 
dex which is the yard stlclc bj' 
which market movements are gen-' 
erally measured. 

Qf course, there Is at this mo- 
ment no way to guess what the 
next drift" Is going to be. The situ- 
ation has too many angles and is 
Involved in too many directions to 
make possible a reasonable guess. 
For- one thing, a great deal depends 
upon what attitude the government 
takes toward trading in* stocks and 
commodities. Under the present 
set-up the Chief vE^secutlve can take 
charge of the Stock Exchange to 
all intents and purposes; under the 
Recovery Act he can prohibit short 
selling or even marginal trading. By 
control of the central bank he can 
Withhold capital for trading pur- 
poses, or the AdmfnlStratloirTcould- 
fnfluence commodity prices defi- 
nitely Upward by' actual revaluation 
of the dollar. 

Only hint of what Washington In- 
tends to do that has so far come 
out is* the administration's action 
In curbing speculation In wheat on 
the Chicago Board of "-Trade, . The 
White House has unequivocally ex- 
' pressed condemnation of specula- 
tive excesses In terms which -have 
been Interpreted to mean that the 
Government Is careless of specula-p 
tlve. losses oiT fiains, except as. gam- 
bling, manias and. their consequence 
threaten the national recovery pro- 

#v * trend Stands 80 i*ar 

'All thfese things create tremen-' 
dous unceH:aintlel^ in security prices 
and- the next few days ought' to see 
price movements seeking to fore- 
cast the future. The .significant 
■ point of . last. ;Week'a wlndrup, how- 
everr-vf as- tliat- thief -eollapsev "violent- 
though it semed, had gone no fur- 
ther under the 'Chart theory,- than 
accomplishing an extreme correc- 
tive set-back. 

The last previous critical le.yel-T- 
that of the JTune lows — ^were not 



^ ^Bt*. Sffla^ ^Av^fl^g»Qn .had nnt^./' ^^^"^ 



previous corrective "drop. Fox lost 
about half Its total gain, but in this 
case it did slip through its June 
resistance point In last week's rout. 

Eastman Kodak, one of the hard- 
est hit of last weekis victims, holds 
to the general line as regards can- 
cellation of half Its advance, but 
breaks away from the majority of 
the amusen\ent group by sinking 
through Its June bottom by the "wide 
margin of more than 10 points. In 
the June break It got support at 77, 
while during the selling frenzy of 
last week It broke through that level 
to 65%, suggested both a tophoavy 
long following among the public for 
this old speculative favorite and the 
lack of determined sponsorship 
'Within the market Itself. 

In other words, while the public, 
was being frightened out thbre' was 
no clique sufficiently interested in 
Its fortunes to bring up support. 
Kodak sank precIpItou$ly from 87% 
to 65% and then only ralUed to 67%. 
the week's net less being net 18% 
points, one of the worst breaks 
among the issues apart from the re- 
cent high flyers like National Dis- 
tillers. 

In a number of stocks upon which 
the slump centered there was great 
confusion In trading, in several 
cases the specialist turning his book 
over to the Exchange Governors. 
Commercial Solvents was. a case In 
point. . The former specialist retired 
and the— book .-waff" "transferred to 
M. J. Meehan, the third transfer In 
a week in this Issue. In such a case 
ticker prices probably are not truly 
representative of market appraisal. 
Trades probably were done at fan- 
ciful prices In the confusion. Some- 
what similar situation existed Sat- 
urday in a number of othet stocksi 
As a result buyer , and seller couldn't 
get together,- and these shares did 
not appear on the tape at all. Dela- 
ware and Hudson was a case in 
point. 

But there seems to be no" reason 
to attribute the crash in Kodak to 
such a cause. Dealings In Commer- 
cial Solvents last tveek totaled more 
,than 2,000,000 shares, while the turn- 
over in Kodak was but 26,000 shares, 
not. much more, than normal, and a 
very moderate volume for a week of 
furious trading. 

Consolidated Film preferred on 
heavy turnover similarly -pene- 
"trated- both the Tialf way mark and 
likewise slipped through its June 
resistance. Figures were low around 
6, top around 16. Half way' would 
be fractionally abbVe 11. Instead of 
holding that leivel, the stock cracked 
to 8, breaking. -.through by a fairly 



STATEWIDE CO. OWES 
$65,303; HAS $354,981 



Milwaukee, July 24.. 
Treasurer O. N. Blatchford, of the 
bankrupt Statewide Theatres, op- 
erator of eight local houses and four 
In Wisconsin, has scheduled liabili- 
ties of $66,303 and assets of $364,981. 

Of the assets, $113,379 Is in cash 
a.nd $212,669 In theatre eq;uipment. 



hcorporations 



California 

Sacramento, jul7 24. 
Screen Aetom' OiilId> Inc. No capital 
stock. B. D. Flaherty, John O. Sobieekl, 
Maxlne Powers. „ 

Cinema Classics, Iho. Capital stock, 
100 shares, none subscribed. Walter F.' 
Tilford, Roy "W. .Leible, Arthur If. Wood, 
Clyde E. BUIb, Qeorse Larson. . 

Charlie Chan, Ltd. Capital stock, $60,- 
000, none subscribed. Eld. L. Park, Ole 
Chan, Bo Iilne, See Fu Poa, F« Paul 
Hornaday. 

Aero Pictures. Inoorponited. Capital 
stock, $26,000, $620 subscribed. Francis 
M. Corby, Joseph Sims, ICelvln Abram- 
son. 

fox Studio XUnpIoyees' Credit Union. 
No capital stock. Chester Stafford, Lou 
Lambermont, Oeo. D. Hellgren, Ray C. 
Fitzgerald, Joseph R. Stofel. 
Permits to sell stock Issued to: 
Henet, Inc. M.p. production. To Issue 
600 shares out of 1,000, no par, 

Monoffrom Prodnotlons, Inc. M.p. pro- 
duction. To Issue three shares out of 
1,000, no par . 

Clnrema- Classics, Inei— U.p. production^ 
To Issue all 100 shares, no par. 

Angelns Productions. M.p. dlstrlbiitlncr- 
To Issue all 100 shares, no par. 

Fictitious Firm Namtt* 

Los Angreles, July 24. 
Los Anseles Stace UKhtlns Co. C. 
Chas. Stevens. 

Jimmies Back Yard Cafe, Hollywood. 
Theodore J. Newhart, Wm. Livingston. 
Amplltone Sound Systemk, "Venice. Fred 
Aves. 



, Massachusietts 

Rex, Incorporated, Lowell: to operate 
public amusements; capital, $100,000; In- 
corporators. Charles Bancause, Wllhel- 
mtna I^ancause and Homer Bourgeois, all 
of Lowell. ■ ■ 



advance. The theory Is generally 
held h^ chart readers that unless 
the retreat goes bdyond the h&lf 
way mark of the advance it does 
not I'everse the general trend. On 
that- reai9onIng for the present it 
eeems possible that the trend Is 
still .generally up, regardless of the 
violence of last . .week's collapse, 
which was • certainly brought on 
by Unreasonable running up of a 
group of -special" issues, specifically 
, the 'repeal' issues, which took a 
terrific beating, and the collapse of 
which carried the rest of the mar- 
ket along. 

Price levels of Loew's were ex- 
tremely significant ' under this line 
of reasoning. Taking a '33 bottom 
around 10 — actual low was 8%, but 
this was a brief sinking spell — ^and 
the top at last week's early peak 
at 32%, total advance amounted to 
22% points and the reaction at Its 
extreme .bottom amounted to about 
half of that. Stock closed the week 
at 21%, which was the exact half 
way ?nark. 

Specific low mark for the setback 
was 19%, which was the exact point 
at which lioew's found support back 
In June, when the stabilization 
.fright brought on a sudden three- 
. day flurry of selling. The chart ar- 
gument, therefore, at the moment is 
that the amusement leader — and the 
general market, for that matter — 
closed ' the week poised at exactly 
the points where almost anything 
could happen. If It continues to 
defend last -week's loWs- there would 
be ground for supposing that a re- 
covery could be organized and the 
price trend could be re-established 
for the future. If the next few days 
brings out materially lower prices 
generally, the uptrend of nearly five 
months would be Interrupted and 
the signal would be down to some 
new resistance level. These argu- 
ments takiB into consideration mar- 
ket technicalities. Independent of 
aftrSr action the government may 
take. They would have weight only 
if the Administration continued its 
present apparent policy of hands off 
security dealings; 

Columbia Holds Well 
Range of figures quoted for Lioew 
iapply with surprising similarity to 
some other active picture stocks. 
Colombia Pictures was low approx- 
In^ately. at .9 and Jiigh at 24%, a 
spread of about 16 points. The re- 
action carried It doWn to 17%, where 
it. n>et support, recovering moder- 
ately to close at 18 — another case' In 
which the setback Was held within 
the limit of half the whole advance. 
Ijow for Columbia In the June set- 
back was 16%, so that In last week's 
retreat the defense camQ In slightly 
above the critical level of Its last ' 



-v> •* Aire-. am>i>act , ? 

wa.>«lflK/i?-w4iicLf lev€l*ctii. j*wW-^©- 



lated by rather a bad gap. This Is 
sue would likewise be regarded as 
flying the danger signal. 

Both Warner Bros, and Radio 
broke through both the half way 
ipark and failed to hold the June 
bottom . and both displayed Impor- 
tant volumd. Figures here were 
half-way mark for Warners at 4% 
and .June bottom of 4%, while last 
week's actual low mark was 3%. 
Turnover was 290,000 shares, and 
the net loss on the week was 2%, 

RCA Cracks 

Figures for Radio Corporation 
were: Half-way mark 7%, June 
low 8 and low- on last week's 
reaction 6%, a rather significant 
break-through .here. In both the 
last two ca^es cited a contributing 
factor undoubtedly was that the 
small outside trader was In deep on 
both Issues, because they could be 
played with at a small outlay, be- 
cause both stocks have a back- 
ground in the public mind for sen- 
sational moves and both were 



Jadgments 



Sawptts Theatre Corp.; First Exchange, 

Inc.; »S1. 

N. T. Bxchaar* for KdaoattoBid Xllms, 
Inct S*- "W. Milldeny? $821. 

A. SrlanK^r TKeatirleal — ^Eaterprlses,- 
Ib«., Saul Baron, as trustee;' Marc Klaw, 
$32,426. 



ThennosB 




New Way of Steiich-Boni|bing Tried on 

Steffes' Bijoui N 



Miss. Meeting 



Jackson, Miss., July 24. 
State chapter of M.P.T.O. A. met 
here last week and went on the 
warpath against the high tax and- 
Sunday blue laws. Ed Kuykendall, 
state and national.. president, camo 
from New York. 

Sales tax .,on theatres Is 10%, 
while grocerymen, department stores 
and other merchants pay only -2%. 

Kuykendall expressed the opinlota 
that If 'the tax Is reduced to 2%, 
theatres will absorb the tax. 



NOTE COT DOWN, TOO, 
AND SOLD IN BOSTON 



Boston, July 24. 
A $160,000 promissory note, 
signed March 1, 1930, by Rhode 
IsUind Theatres, Inc., and endorsed 
before delivery ' by Dlyfixpla The- 



years after date, figured in a decree 
today in Federal court here. Judge 
Lowell authorized transfer of note 
to Leon David, Boston, and Na- 
than David, Newport, R. I., upon 
receipt of $86,000 cash, transfer to 
be made without warranty of any 
kind. 

Comptroller of Currency okayed 
the transaction. 



^Mineapolis, July 24, 
One woman patron was burned on 
the. legs and another became hys- 
terical from fright when somebody 
tossed a thermos bottle ^ntainlng 
a liquid into the crowded main floor 
of the Bijou theatre, 1,600-seat In- 
dependent grind dime loop, house, 
an.d It exploded, The injured woman 
had to be taken to General hospital. 

Police blame the 6ccurrehce' to ' 
labor 'trouble. 

Bijou Is owned by W. A. Steffes, 
general manager of Northwest Al- 
lied States. Recently this house 
along with six other local independ-. 
ent theatres discharged their $46 a, 
week booth operators, members of 
the A. F. of li., and employed as 
operators at $36 a week members of 
the Minneapolis Independent union 
not affiliated with the A. F. of L. 

A police analysis of the thermos 
bottle contents showed that they 
consisted of yellow aluminum phos- 
phorous such as used In a match 
-factoryr- The- fumes- which poured 



atres. Inc., Boston, payable in five, forth from the bottle and -continued 



tip^ped for weeks before the crash significance. 

Summary -for week ending Saturday, July 22: 

STOCK EXCHANGE 

Sales. Issue and rate. 

3,100 American Seat 

7,800 Consol. .Film 

It.SOO Columbia P. vtc... 
13,000 Consol. Film pfd... 
20,200 Castraan Kodak (3) 
41,800 • Fox, Class A . . i . . . , 
610,300 Gen. Elec. (40c.).... 

..... Keith pfd .-. 

99,000 Loew (1). 

" 1,000 Do pref. (6V4)...:. 

6,C00 Madison Sq. Garden.. .4' 

600 Met-Q-M pref. (1.89) 

33,700 Paramount cfs 

34,000 Pathe Exchange 

20,000 Pathe, Claas A 

SCO, 500 Radio Corp 



as being 'ready for a campaign.' 
They had their campaign all right, 

rishment "sm otnneniRfaw-uaua*.- - - 
Most of the cheap stocks that 
were trotted out late in the upturn 
suffered severely. Notably there 
was an utter collapse of Pathe A, 
which shot up to a new top for 
more than two years at 9% on 
Tuesday, and in two days, .nose- 
dived to 4%, more than cut In half. 
Turnover here was 29,000 shares, 
sensational ' for this long- neglected 
issue. Against this performance 
the old Pathe bonds advanced 8 
points net on the week, despite the 
collapse in equities. 

Bonds generally among the 
amusements presented " a fairly 
cheerful picture. A few speculative 
minor liens lost ground. General 
Theatres went Into a seml-coUapse 
and the Warner 6'a took a terrific 
sock, but both the Paramounts gave 
a good account of themselves, ab- 
sorbing a fair amount of nervous 
selling without giving much ground. 
RKO debentures slipped 4 net to 
26, but on such minor volume as 
to rob the price change of great 



F-WG Abandons Twice 
Weekly Staff Screenings 

Los Angeles, July 24. 
Semi-weekly screenlner- that hiavo 
been held in the Carthay Circle for 
the past year, primarily for 'theatre 
and li.-.Q".^emnI.oxe^?l» have bee ^ di g* 
continued by Fox West Coast 
Execs feel that better results' can 
be accomplished by having the 
screenings In the different houses 
whenever they are ready to be pre- 
viewed, rather t'-on ta bunch . all 




140 Universal pref. 
200,300 Warner Bros... 
300 Do pfd 







Ket chg. 


Hieh. 




l>ast for wk. 


6% 


3 


3% 


—3 


5% 


> 8K 


8% 


—1 


24^ 


ITA 


18 


-B% 


12^ 


8 




-3% 


87%. 


05%. 


07^ 


-18% 




2% 


3 




80Vi 


20% 


2294 
16 bid 


-5% 


82% 


16% 


21% 


-JJ% 


78% 


TO- 


.70 


—6 




4 


4 


=1^ 


20 


IB 


19 




2H 


IVi 




- % 


2% 


1% 






0% 


4% 




-2% 


11% 


5% 


-3% 


4y4 


2«^^ 


2^^ 


-m 


30 






—6 


8% 


if' 


6 


-2% 


10% 




17 


-3% 


68^ 


86% 


40% 


-15% 



23% 
% 
1C% 
8% 



«?^* 
84% 
87 
82% 
32 
30 
41% 



2% 



200 Columbia Plots 

4.000 Gen. Thea. E. pfd. 

8,800 Technicolor 

1,500 Trans Lux 



22% 
% 
9% 
3% 



20 

A- 
7% 
2% 



20 

7% 
2% 



-3% 

- A 

- % 

- % 



Sid. 



20% 

47% 
4% 
C% 
8% 

12 



Aelted. 
,1 



BONDS 



•40. 



?500,000 Gen. Thca. Kq. 

51,000 Keith D'a, '46..... 

04.000 Loew O's, '41 

13,000 Pathe 7'b, '37...;.. 

2D1.000 Par-Fam-I.aaky O's, 

301,000 Par-Pub 6%'3. '00.. . . 

8.000 RKO deba 0"3 ;. 20% 

878,000 Warner Broa. O'a, '39 " 

Proouce Exchange 
.20,006 Par-Pub 

Over thi9 Counter, N. Y. 



0% 


6 


6% 


-2% 


87% 


52% 


63 


+ % 
—5 


81% 


70 


70 


87 


80 


85 


+8 


32% 


21% 


25 


- % 


81 


20 


20% 


+1% 


20% 


26 


25 


— 4 


40 


28% 


30 


-8 



- % 



% ,1 Poxy, ClnM A. 

Gen. Theatfp ct». Bold $50,000 © 7%, 6, 5, net off 1. 
Par-Fam ofa. sold $«.000 <f> .TO. 20, 30, net up 4, 
Par-Pub cfs. sold $11,000 @ 30, 22%, 22%, net off L 



nights. 

Also figured some additional rev- 
enue may be drawn Into the box 
offices by eliminating the free show- 
ings for employees, their relatives 
and, occasionally, friends. 



to flow when it was taken to police 
headquarters were caused by the 
phosphorus. It drove patrons out of 
the showhouse and caused a near 
panic. Police said the thermos was 
thrown from the balcony. 



Ochs Lands Peekskiil 



Iiee A. Ochs is stepping Into the- 
atre operation outside of Greater 
New York for the . first time ' ihls 
week, taking over the Colonial, 
Peekskiil, N. Y., from the Singer 
Interests. It's an operating arrange- 
ment. 

Gene Levy, Newburgh operator, 
who also wanted the Colonial, Peek*.. 
Bklll, was-nosed-on the-deal-by- O.chs, 



Marvin Parks Out 



Marvin Parks, who went to the 
coast on a leave of absence from 



company, is deciare3~ou£r* 

He was stationed at the Albee^ 
Brooklyn, for a time as manager,' 
but shifted to Cleveland when J. J. 
Franklin made his second trip to 
New York to take the Albee, 



CALENDAR OF CURRENT RELEASES 



(Continued from page 36) 

Traum von Schonbrunn (Ger.) (General!). Musical. Martha Bggerth. Dir. 

Johannes Meyer. 85 mlns. Rel. May 15. Rev. June C. 
Trois Mousquetalres, Les (General) (French). Duma's classic with songs. 

Dir. Henri Dlamont-Berger. 128 mine. Rel. May 1. Rev. May 9. 

UlanI, UtanI, Chlopcy MalowanI' (Polish) (Zbyszko). Musical comedy, loi) 
mins. Rel. Jan. 1. 

Ulica (Capital) (Polish). Lite of the newsboys. Dir. Alexander Ford. Tt 
73 mlns. Rel. Aug. 25. Rev. Jan. 31. 

Unknown Heroes. (Capital) (Polish). Polish police activity. Macy - Bogda. 
Adam Brodzlcz. Time, 89 mlns. Rel. Aug. 25. 

Victoria und Ihr Hussar (Klnematrade) (Ger). Viennese operetta. Michael 
Bohnen. Dir. Richard Oswald. 90 mlns. Rel. April 1. Rev. April 11. 

Voce Del Sangue (Synchroart) (Italian-German). Dubbed Into German. 70 
mlns. Rel. April 16. Rev. April 25. / - 

Voice, of the Desert, The. (Capital) (Polish). Algerian story In authentio 
locales. Adam Brodzlcz, Mary Bogdal. Time, 89 mlns. Rel. Aug.' 25: ' 

Walzerparadles. (Ger.) (Capital). Musical comedy. Charlotte Suso. Dir. 
Friedrick Zelnick. Rel. March 1. Rev. March 7. 

Weekend In Paradise. (Capital) (Ger). Farce.' Otto-Wallburg, Elsie Elster, 
Trude Berliner, Dir. Robt. Land. . 81 mlns. Rel, Noy. 1.. 

Wenn dem Esel'zu Wohl Ist (Ger.) (Germanla). Comedy. Charlotte Ander. 
Dir. Franz. Seitz. 86 mlns. Rel. April 15. 

Wenn die Soldaten (Schneider) (Ger). Military musical. Otto Wallburg, Paul 

Heidermann, Ida Wuest Dir. J» Fleck. 85 mlns.- Rel. Oct. 27. 
Whither Germany? (Klnematrade) (German). Difficulties of life. Hertha 

Thiele. Dir. S. T. Dudov. 71 mlns. Rel. April 15. Rev. April 25. 
Vldlshe Tochter (Yiddish) (Quality), Old-fashlohfed Yiddish drama. Yiddish 

Art and. Vilna Troupes. 75 mlns. Rev. May 23. 
Ylskor (Yiddish) (Gloria). Revamp of silent Maurice Schwartz. Dir. Sidney 

Goldin and George Rolland. 80 mlns. Rel. May 15. Rev. June 6. 
Yorck (German) (Protex). Historical drama. Werner Krauas, Rudolf Forster. 

Dir. Gustav Udeky. 90 mins. Rel. Nov. 1. Rev. Nov. 27. 
Zapfenstrelch Am RheTn. (Whitney) (Ger.). Musical farce. Charlotte Susa. 

Siegfried Arno. Dir. Jaap Speyer. 90 mins. Rel. Feb. 1. Rev. Feb. 7. 

Zlrkus Leben. (German) (FAF). Circus drama. Llane Hald. Dir. Heln« 
Paul. 70 mins. Rel. Dec 15. Rev. Jan. 3. 



Zwel Horzen und Eln Schlag (German) (Protex). 
Dir. Wilhelm Thiele. 90 mlns. Rel. Sept. 1. 

Key to Address 



Operetta. Lilian Harvey. 
Rev. Sept. 13. 



Amklno, 723 Seventh Ave. 
Associated Cinema, 164 W. 55th. 
Bavaria Film, 148 W. 48th. 
Capital Film. C30 Ninth Ave. 
Rmbassy Plots., 729 Seventh Ave. 
European Film, 164 West 55th. 
Fllmcholce, 33 West 42(1. 
Foreign American, 111 West 67th. 
Foremco, 1560 Broadway.. ■ 
Garrison Films, 729 Seventh Ave. 
General Foreign .Sales, 729 7th Avie". 
Gormtinla, 22-33 19th St., Astoria!. 
George Schneider, B75- Rlvfrrslde- Dr. 
Gloria Films, 630 Ninth Ave. 



Harold Auten, 1^660 Broadway. 
Internat'l Cinema, 1499 Flret Ave. 
Interworld Films, 1540 Broadway. 
.T, H. Hoffberg, 729 Seventh Ave. 
J. H. Whitney, 360 East 72d. 
Klnematrade, 723 Seventh Ave. 
Madison Plcts., Ill West 57th. 
New Era, 680 Ninth Ave. , 
I»ortale Films, 630 Ninth Ave. 
Protex grading, 42 E. 681h. 
Qua,Uty Picts., 630 Ninth Aye. 
Syhcho Art, 630 Ninth Ave. 
■Worldklno. 1601 Broadway. 
Zbyszko Film, 274 Madison Ave. 



Tuesday,. July 25, 1933 



RADIO 



VARIETY 



87 



AD MEN RATE AGENCIES 



— f 



Multiple Auditions for Fall Accounts 
Have 'Name' Comic-Variety Intent 



Next to the time sales depart- 
ment the busiest faction around the 
networks are those concerned with 
commercial auditions. Large per- 
centage of clients, mostly air vet- 
erans, Intefested in going on the 
«ther this fall are following the prac- 
tice of first taking an option on 
available time and theft scouting for 
a program. 

Judging from the consensus of 
talent requests, air comics vvill be aj 
a "greater premium than ever this 
fall. Average order put in by a 
commercial after a night spot em- 
brtices a comedian, a fltooge or 
straight, a soprano, a quartet or 
fehime trio, or both, and a band. 
Hfeavy^ call for comedy- variety 
Bh6vvs,~ wer "" network-'- bookers,- is 
motivated by the Crosley Report 
tfhowing that this type of entertain- 
ment has taken the strongest hold 
upon the public. 

Of the Ifr leading programs on tho 
Crosley list as of May 1, when the 
bfoadcast season was still at its 
height, eight were of this category 
Remaining two were the Amos 'n 
And and Myrt and Marge script 
shows. And even these came under 
the heading of comedy. 

Agency men say that in following 
out clients' orders for the "comedy 
variety whirl, the top difficulty is 
that there are few comics with stage 
reps left. Practically every one of 
them has at some time had a crack 
at the air and those who clicked are 
tied up tp some account. As for 
those who didn't jell, agency men 
"Bay- it's too much of a gamble to 
experiment with them again. 

NBC last week held over 80 com- 
mercial auditions, the largest num- 
ber in any one week in the past two 
years. 



Cutting It Down 



L.OS Angeles, July 24. 

Indications In the west are 
that product plugging over the 
air this fall will be more subtle 
and crisp. To appease the 
newspapers, some sponsors will 
tie-up newsprint ads with their 
air shows on the order of, 'See 
our ad in your morning paper 
tomorrow.' This may mean lees 
sales chatter.- 

Coast grocery chain, Safe- 
way-Piggly-Wiggly, In pre- 
senting Eddie Peabody, uses 
vonly one line..of . advertising 
copy throughout its half hour 
program — 'Peabody appears 
here because of your continued 
palronage of "OTir stores;* 



BALTO'S WCAO 
OPEN FORUM 
AND HIT 



Baltimore, July 24 
Taking a bold step to establish as 
a public servant, local station WCAO 
has Instituted . a program of civic 
education, based on the subjects 
(Shosen by "tlre-llsteners themselves: 
WCAO, the local CBS outlet, has 
informed its listeners that the sta 
tlon can be freely used as a sort of 
ether library and information booth 
Listeners have been invited by 



Agency Air Credit 
Gets NBC W as 
CBS Tries It Out 



Ad agencies have reached the 
point where they are demanding of 
the networks the right to self credit 
lines on their programs. NBC re- 
fuses to budge from Its policy 
against this procedure, but Columbia 
has broken the ice by allowing the 
McCann-Erickson agency to include 
on the Poland Spring Waters stanza 
an announcement that that agency 
Is the program's producer. This 
credit line went on for the first time 
last Tuesday (18) and marked the 
first Instance of its kind in chain 
.broadcasting. 

NBC has two reasons for Its stand 
against the agency credit line that 
the public plugging of Itself by an 
agency is contrary to the ethics of 
the advertising business,- both the 
American Aassociatlon of Advertis 
Ing Agencies and the Association of 
National Advertisers frowning on 
the idea, says the network, and 
that If it yields there will be no 
ntopping the • spread of the agency 
plugs. 

In due time, the network argues, 
not only would programs carry the 
agency tag but it would also spill 
over to naming staff producers, 
Hcript writers, etc., the same as 
film credits on the screen. NBC 
contends that to listeners these 
credit tags would only become an 
acute Irritation, hence its negatlv< 
Btand on the issue. 



WKBB's August Start 
East Dubuque, 111., July 24. 
. WKBB to go on the .'lir here early 
in August with studio in Dubuque, 
Jji., and traijsmittcr in this Illinois 
tov/n, 

It. W. Hoffman, Joiiet and Ciooro, 




m mi ' 

SPEGimiZlR!; 



Of M Acconnts Now f «r Fall 
Not One, on Eidier Web, a Newcomer 



^-....v. ifiiA^. . -the,slati6fi,iro i^<ftf€a€'Wh«*diJjcus--< 

sions of a great variety of subjects. 
Listeners md,y send in questions 
they want to know about on civic, 
economic, political or general sub- 
jects. And the station promises, 
that if they deem the question of 
sufficient public importance, to se- 
cure the services of an expert in 
each field. 

Move has made WCAO a focal 
point in the city, establishing the 
station almost as solidly in the 
middle classes as the leading news- 
paper. 

In keeping with this idea of pub- 
lic service the station has also in- 
stituted the. practice of sounding off 
the time every 15 minutes. This is" 
for the benefit of the women and 
continues throughout the daylight 
hours. Time-giving Is off at night, 
the station figuring that in the eve- 
ning there's generally a male at 
home and carrying a watch. 



Wallace, Ibbett Leave 
Agency,. Taking Account 

Chicago, July 24. 

L. T. Wallace's departure from 
McCann-Brickson agency, accom- 
panied by the Italian Campagna ac- 
count and his procluctioh executive, 
Fred Ibbett, has occurred. Wallace 
Is a partner in Aubrey, Moore and 
Wallace with a title and billing. 

That Campagna and its retinue 
of execs would leave McCann- 
Brickson was printed four months 
ago but denied at the time. Otis 
Beeman, .-ccount exec, moved with 
Wallace and Ibbett. Ibbett is from 
the British Broadcasting System 
and later worked for NBC. 

Campagna had 'First Nighter' and 
'Fu Manchu' on the air last Beawm. 
At present only 'First Nightor' con- 
tinues. 



U Nixes 'Mulligan* 



III 



ownor of plant wilh J. W. Baker 



to announce and manage 



Chicago, July 24. 

After keeping the scripts und^-r 
advisement for two months ITni- 
ver.sal Pictures rojeoled Bob Whitf's 
radio narrative, 'Milligan and Mul- 
ligan'. Charles Bcahan aubniittcd 
idea to studio. 

Program was on the air last win- 
ter for Phillips 6C Gafloline. 



Few ad agencies have proved 
themselves adept at all-around pro- 
gram 'building, say experts in their 
own field. As a rule most agencies, 
liave made good with a particular 
type or form pf radio entertainment. 
Some have sstablished themselves 
as experts with the comedy-musical 
stanza and flopped in other phases; 
sor.ie have made an outstanding 
click of the serial script, and others 
have shown a particular aptitude 
for class though popular straight 
orchestral interludes. 

Following Is a composite of the 
way several agency men rate the 
various agencies as to radio enter- 
tainment: 

Batten, Barton, Purstine & Os- 
borne, I ncV Inriovators of the big 
name and money star as a regular 
and consistent feature through the 
agency's Atwat'er-Kent, General 
Electric and General Motor (insti- 
tutional) accounts. 

Lord & Thomas. Specialists in 
human interest script serials, &b ex- 
emplified by Amos 'n* Andy, 'The 
Goldbergs', 'Clara, Lu 'n* Em.' Also 
first of the big time and hookup 
plungers, viz.; Lucky Strike Series. 

J. Walter Thompson & Co. The 
flashy lads of the air, responsible for 
developing the comedy-variety pro- 
gram to its present state, a staunch 
exponent of the use of stage and 
screen names and one of the most 
successful air merchandisers in the 
business. 

Blackett, Sample, Hummer^, Inc. 
Strong for the smalltown script act, 
adept at maintaining at a high level 
a musical, show of the American 
Album of Familiar Music (Bayer's 
AspDrin) type, but overloftg and too 
direct when it comes to merchandis- 

thfee "iriost' i3uc5feiS65ra1t- aB^ttcles in 
radio. 

Newell- Emmett, Inc. Showed 'em 
something new when it scheduled 
three different names alternating on 
six stanzas a week and did an un- 
usually effective piece of work In 
Its merchandising of Chesterfield 
clgaret.. Incidentally, Chesterfield Is 
the only account this agency has 
ever hi..d on the air. 

Erwin-Wasfey & Co. Still one of 
the keener showmen among the first 
10 agencies on the air. Handling of 
Barbasol, with Singing Sam, rated 
as its ace accomplishment. Has also 
done well with the Carnation show 
(NBC, Monday nites) which has -de- 
veloped into a standard musical 
program of Its kind, directed to and 
appealing to the lower middle class 
family. Backing of the Voice of 
Experience on CBS regarded as an 
indication of departing from one of 
the most conservative pollpy agen- 
cies in the business. 

Cecil, Warwick & Cecil. Handy 
with the dramatic show, viz., Sher- 
lock Holme^ and '20,000 Years In 
Sing Sing' and inclined fitrongly 
toward the celebrity. Has done a 
crack entertainment and merchan- 
dising Job with the Gulf Oil series 
(Will Rogers, Arthur Brisbane, Irvin 
Cobb).' - 

Benton & Bowles, Inc. Standout 
accomplishment is the Maxwell 
House coffee Showboat. Judged a 
consistently showmanly example of 
entertainment for the class' it goes 
after and. nifty on merchandising; 
Has been not as effective with the 
Best Foods Musical Grocery Store 
(NBC Friday nights) which switches 
comics, from Tom Howard to Fred 
Allen, Aug. 2, but has shown a de- 
cided knack for kid shows, «uch a.y. 
Paul Wing the Story Man and Carif. 
Diamond's Adventures, even though 
the latter is in an evening spot. 

N, W. Ayer & Son. First and 
moat successful of the myHltry 
drama fljp6Cialii3tfl and okay with 
coniedy-musioal shows such as Jack 
Bonny -George Olsen for Canada Dry 
;ind the present Phil Baker ^.timlr for 
Armour. Latter now pructicsjUy t)i< 
only account it has on the air. Utilil 
•re<-ently had the largent turnover <)< 
buHineas in the agency field. 

McCann-Erickson, Inc. Cut ilc, 
<Co»tiJQued on page 43) 



Pretty Bad Music 

A radio commercial paying 
$130 a week to -an independent 
station at-ound New York was 
cancelled by the station 
which, like all indies, needs 
the business, because the band 
was n.g. 

Although coming on at a 
iate hour, their weird ' cohcep- 
tion of present-day syncopa- 
tion forced the station .to turn 
back the $130 weekly income 
for the wire charges unless a 
better band was booked into 
the ' Long Island roadhouse 
cafeteria from whence ema- 
nated the music. 



VMIETYSHOW 

IDEA ON AIR 
GROWING 



A .flock of radio talent frOni the 
varieties is being audltlohfed at 
NBC under Bill McCaffrey and Hal 
Kemp's direction. Thjey're, chiefly 
former big time vaude people who 
are being favored by both these ex- 
vaude bookers for the variety radio 
showsr"' ~- ' 

The new thing with sponsors 
seems to be the variety .show Idea 
on the theory that comedy scripts 
or featured comedians are too dif- 
ficult to maintain at any high plane 
VifflBtftt jfmiy: ; - -. .. . 

AFM Warns oh Local 
Station Pings Dnring 
Snstainidg Programs 

American Federation of Musicians 
has Instructed its branch unions to 
maintain a sharp lookout for local 
broadcasters who make a practice 
of capitalizing commercially on sus- 
taining dance band pickups. Any 
insertion of advertising matter dur- 
ing the course of one of these sus- 
taining remotes is In violation of 
union rules and' regulations. 

In the event that a station Is 
found mixing spot announcements 
with such pickups the band or 
bands involved, according to the 
international's orders, a.re to be 
prohibited from continuing with the 
hookup. Out on the Coast It Is a 
common procedure for local outlets 
to precede and follow these band 
pickups with announcements, but as' 
long as these plugs are confined to 
the beginning and end of a program 
of this type there's nothing that the 
union can do about it. 

Only exception would, be if the 
station in its framing of the plug 
conveyed the Impression that the 
program was being bankrolled by 
the buyer of the announcement. In 
that ca.se the matter would also be 
in violation of Federal Radio Com- 
mis.sion rules. 



Not one of the commercials con- 
tracted so far by either NBC or 
Columbia for fall is a newcomer to 
radio. In every Instance the ac- 
count has ha^ some experience with 
radio. Networks' sales departments 
attribute the absence of new names 
to the fact that radio has practically 
exhausted all prospects among what 
is regarded as Ameripa's 150 lead- 
ing national advertisers. 

Of this 150, says the time and fa.- 
duties vendoi^s, network broadcast- 
ing already has had/60% on its 
books. Of the remaining '40% the 
pbssibllities- for radio . ballyhoo .are 
slight, due to the fact. that this par- 
ticular element of advertising de- 
pends on illustraition foiL±ta_ punch, 
copy, such as garment and" textile 
manufacturers, or confining Itself to 
occasional flyers in Institutional or 
good-will advertising. T}ie. expense 
in the latter ca^e Is comparatively 
small. 

The networks" are also faced with 
the same situation that prevailed 
for the national mags some years 
ago when they stepped out and sold 
insurance companies and industrial 
corporations on thie institutional -otf^ 
good-wiUMdea. Practically the onts^'^ 
account of this category that has 
eyer allied itself with radio is the 
New York Life Insurance Co., which 
went NBC fot, 13 weeks about two 
years ago.' CBS has had the Union 
Central Life Insurance Co., of Cin- 
cinnati, for two seans but that outfit 
fit hae-made it a case of direct sell- 
ine of itff-own'^ndowment plan. 

Accounts signatured to dat« .for 
entry on the network schedules this 
fall, - with programs and starting 
dates, are as follows: 
NBC 

'Pages of RomanceVdramalic sKetcil 
with stage name as guests, Oct. 8. 

G. Washington Coffee.. Sherlock 
Holmes sketches. Sept. 27. 

William B. Warner Co. (Vince's 
Mouthwash and Sloan's Liniment.) 
John McCormack and symphony or., 
chestra for the first half of an hour's 
stretch taking the Vlnce tag. Other 
half filled m behalf of Sloan's Lini- 
ment with dramatized episodes of 
Warden Lawes' '20,000 Years in 
Sing Sing*. Oct. 8. 

Molle Shaving Cream. Charles 
(Continued on page 41) 



Frisco Men Mull Assn. 

Idea; Code in Mind 

San FranciHCO, July 24. 

Local radio exocs have ihe ido.n 
of forming a Broadcasters' Asso- 
ciation and pos.sibly form ulfi ting a 
Godo for ftubmia.sio'n to the govern-, 
mont.- A\»o on the fire is a code- 
of ethics and Huridry othor organl 
zation plari.s. 

H.'ilph Hi'urilon, man;jg«>r of KJBS, 
wiolded the gavel at liie initial 
inoeliiig and a|)i)«iiitod himself 
HaiiiKon JlolJid;iy <KFKC) and 
Pvewton Allon (KLX) a« a commit 
lee to study the 4;odo tluriir- 



Serial Deserted 
By Sponsor Goes 
On as Sustaining 



'Count of Monte Cristo' serial will 
be continued by WOR, Newark; 
WBBM, Chicago, and KNX, Los An- 
^reles. Oh a sustaining basis after 
Porhan toothpaste withdraws Its 
support from the recorded affair 
this Friday (28). 

Idea here is to carry on the con- 
tinuity of the Htory with the hope 
of finding another commcr<!lal to 
take the series over. As it now 
stands, the air vension is about half- 
way through the plot. 

Dentrifrlce started the fjei-ioM tar 
weeks ago. 



Tom Mix Air Series, 

Mix*s Voice Ghosted 

RalHton i^'urina'.s wf.-stern fforifil for 
the kld«, miU'Yi Htarts on Nr-{<; Kopt. 
25, will h/ive Tom" Mix on for the 
Inaugural broadcast and" Homebody, 
voioc-ghosling for him thereafter. 
Series throughout will carry the 
label of 'Tom Mix. Adventures' and 
weave the < pisodes around tlic Mix 
characlor 

Pi-«giatn'H Hcljeduled for three re- 
'leaseH u week over 19 .'!*"' 



fASiETY 



R % D I O 



Tuesday, July 25, 1933 



Radio Reports 



FIRE CHIEF'S. UNCL^ 
.With Taylor Holmes, Wamp Carlson, 

Lftirry Butler, Graham M^Namid^, 

Don Voorhees 
Comedy, Songs, ^and 
COMMEFtCtAU 
WEAF, New York 

Fire Chief's Uncle is the substl 
tute session for Ed Wynn while that 
comic is away making: a picture 
and taking: a vacation. 'Vpth the 
substitution thera has been' Intro? 
duced a drop in general tone from 
bigr time to the lower levels of small 
time vaude, with species dating 
back to the bustle era.' Fifler-in 
on a week- to week arrangement 
with the commercial, Texaco, yet to 
decide, whether to pull or keep It 
on for the summer. 
> Program caught last Tuesday (18) 
had a 'continuity that wandered, a 
script odiferous with gimcracks 
they abandoned in the gaslight era 
and a hodge-podge of hokum that 
had even the prop chuckle of Gra- 
ham McNamee stilled most of the 
time. Even the handling of the plug 
by the Joint kidding attempts of 
Taylor Holmes and Wamp Carlson 
was as maladroit as Wynn's niftl- 
ness at the same task. 

From the studio sideline mob 
Holmes' performance brought a 
pretty regular response. Undoubt- 
edly the reaction here was chiefly 
due , to this vet funster's comio 
makeup and aptness for mugging. 
Through the loudspeaker Holmes' 
giggle and stammer would be okay 
-If" the— material occasionally. .dellY- 
ered. Carlson, a Swede dialectician, 
unlimbered a monolog on Christo- 
pher ■ Columbus that reached Its 
humor heights with a nugget of 
'one of those cowardly eggs, it hit 
him and ran; but It was funny be- 
cause the yolk was on him7 

Juve in the act, Xiarry Butler, 
did the feeding for Carlson and also 
delivered himself of a pop medley 
in a treble that showed prior ex- 
perience either on the air or stage. 
The way- the continuity rang In the 
reference to Babe Ruth 33. a, talk- 
ing prelude to the youngster's 
warbling bit was unintentionally 
diverting. 
-:»Pon Voorhees still heads the pro- 
grain's orchei^tra with a quartet 
available for vocal refrains. ^ 

0<lec. 



DR, STANLEY .HIGH 
News Commentator 
Sustaining 
WJZ, New York 

With. the Sunday atternoon . slice 
of the clock, another twist to radio's 
news comentator phase has been 
added. It's a review of the religious 
news of the week and, filling the 
portfolio here is Dr. Stanley High, 
writer,, traveler and editor. - The 
scope of "his gleaftings are "world-" 
wide, and what he has to say Is 
delivered . in a f orcefuli lucid style 
and with' a viewpoint tht^t Is In 
keeping- with the <l6mihant -irollglous 
belief of the country. 

Last Sunday's (23) was Dr. High's 
delmt talk on this series, and shar- 
ing the half -hour, with him was a 
quartet, dealing out some old re- 
frains. In -Ills opening paragrfiph 
Dr. High urged his listeners who 
are on their way to the Chicago. Ex- 
position of Progress not- to peuss up 
the Hall of Religion. Not all prog- 
reiss was his comment here, can be 
told in test tuhes, and the^ exhibit 
would at least prove that .r61iglo.n 
was not on the way oiit. 

Major part of his . initial stint was 
taken up by a bitter arraignment 6f 
the Egyptian Moslems for their 
campalgfh to drive ' the Christian 
missionaries out of their country. 
He described the situation as old 
melodrama, now being resorted to 
by Egyptian politicians to rid -the 
country of th^ British. 

Dr\TEIii^'¥""other~news " ItemsTaiid 
comments dealt with the latest de- 
velopment of the Zionist colonizing 
in Jerusalm' under the leadership of 
Dr. Chalm Weltzman, the progress of 
church unity In Canada and the mil- 
itant atheistic prograin adopted by 
a convention of proletarian groups 
In Switzerland. Odeo.- 



ROSAMOND PINCHOT and 

JESS P€BLMAN 
-Child Behavior Talks- 
COMMERCtAL DISCS 
WGY, Schenectady 

Former star of 'The Miracle' Is 
featured with psychologist-voca- 
tional guidance expert on a series 
of ISrminute records .waxed for the 

Ing, first broadcast being.' advi^^i 
on the woman's page of local pa- 
pers. 

Although Miss Pinchot's name 
comes first in the ads and disc an- 
nouncements, her role is subordi- 
nate to that of Perlman. She asks 
a . few questions, Introduces a 'V^om- 
an friend . seeking advice on the 
traiAlng of childreii, and acts as 
sort of buffer. Possessing a fine 
speaking voice and an Impressive 
manner, it is too bad that Miss 
Pinchot has not more opportunity 
than given here. The woman friend 
Is also handled by a professional 
and Is well done. 

Perlman has the voice and deliv- 
ery of an actor, but he reads his 
lines in semirlecture fashion with 
an emphasis on every fourth or fifth 
word that becomes a bit monoto- 
nous. However, mothers probably 
will not notice this. Perlman's ad- 
vice, as well as the manner in which 
he gives it, is likely to impress 
them. Dialog is smooth. 

Talks form a good .background 
for two-minute plugging of the 
baby powder. A second product Is 
mentioned, along with a free offer. 

Records are excellent for their 
kind. Jaco. 




UNCLE QUIN'S SCALAWAGS 
Juvenile Serial 
COMMERCIAL 
WON, Chipago 

This program consists of. Quln 
Ryan, WGN studio manager, and. 
three .kids, known ' as Donny 
Dreamex*. Jean, and Wishbone. .Xiat- 
ter is a colored lad picked from 
Chicago's Harlem and the occasion 
of much good will among the Negro 
colony where the race press hailed 
his employment by Ryan as the 
first-recognition' QitlNegXQ-.ac_tIng.as 
distinct from vo-de-o-do. by radio. 
Iiisterine tooth paste may well fig- 
ure the cblorM trade alone as of 
commercial value. 

The program Is built to appeal to 
kids. Donny Dreamer is a wonder 



Bridge, tlie Culprit 



Mort Mllman,' radio talent 
booker, yrho has made an ex- 
tensive study' of commercial 
broadcasting in relation to 
ether merchandising, has more 
or less convinced the advertis- 
ing agencies that bridge, not 
radio, has kept people away 
from theatres'. 



should chew Jellybeans' or words to 
that effect. 

Meanwhile ^-ilLVnt serves to in- 
troduce him to listeners and to give 
him the experience th&t may be of 
value later. Puck strikes a fast 
tempo and . holda . it'. His songs, 
mostly written by himself, have, lilt 
and snappy lyrics, one following' the 
other in rapid succession. He 
packs more Into one- program than 
is absolutely necessary.^ Radio pro- 
grams In the bupc. are ^skimpy, not 
to say stingy, with' material. Puck 
is prodigal. 

His voice qonxea over clearly. It's 
not a great voice but It's Individual 
and his diction, even; In those 
double-time lyrics. Is excellent. 
There Is strong reason to believe 
radio could use him on more impor- 
tant assignments- and' -with'behefl- 
cient results for the advertiser. 



'OKLAHOMA SLICKERS' 
Van and Fountleroy 
Songs, Chatter, Musio 

Sustaining 

wryrcA, New-Ywk — 

On a one-lunger these hillbilly 
-lads .would likely rate as high en- 
tertainments Transplanted to this 
more urban sector they stack up as 
jiist another freak act. 

The boys do wfell enough singly 
■with a backhills or open country 
lament but when they take up the 
chant In unison it turns out pretty 
wobbly harmony. With the fiddle, 
guitar and banjo the gang mixes 
the usual profusion- of freak Instru- 
ments that go with the hlUblUy 
stuff and the effect produced Is the 
usual unmelodlous cacaphony. 

Between harmony numbers Vin 
and Fountleroy dish out a dull line 
of patter. Turn holda a late eve- 
ning spot three times a week. 

Odec 



USUAL cm RIVALRY IciiFQt ARTKT 

OVERBAlBO'SARRIVAir*"^^' HftlWI 



Chicago, July 24. 
Greneral Italo Balbo's recent ar- 
rival with his armada brought forth 
the customary competitive spVit be- 
tween NBC and CBS, Both claimed 
a scoop. 

NBC chartered a plane to pick up 
the Incoming flock and broadcast by 
short wave. This NBC ship got lost, 
but picked up the' Italians over 
Michigan City, Ind., which Is the 
basis for the NBC claim of being on 
the air 40 minutes ahead of Colum- 
bia with the event. 

However, Columbia was the first 
to pick up Balbo's voice, so that web 
claims a 15 minute scoop on NBC. 
Two Columbia men, Holland Engle 
and Steve Engel, were aboard the 
coast guard cutter which came 
alongside Balbo's seaplane as it 
gilded down on ILake Michigan. 

Columbians shouted 'Viva Italia] ' 
as Balbo appeared from the cockpit 
and the general was so pleased that 
he started dhouting greetings' back 
in so loud a voice that CBS' short 
wave equipment picked It up and 
sent It over the network. CBS also 
had the Wrigley and Atlass yachts 
on hand. 



WHO Refused Grant 
-To Assume WMS-Wave 



IDEA WITH 
DRAWBACKS 



Chicago Cubs that follows his re- 
markable ' display of super-human 
baseball on a sandlet. This is the 
kind of . Ilioglcal . fantasy - that 
youngsters Jove. Adults' may snort 
at a plot so unfaithful to reality, 
but the youngsters who follow 
Uncle 'Quin's Scalawags -will prob- 
ably cohsider It just the latest of a 
series of .acripture-like miracles. - 

Ryan himself, and as himself, 
talks with and about his characters. 
He describes, play-by-play, the Ju- 
venile ball game that results in 
Donny Dreamer being h.ired on the 
spot by the Cubs. Every pitched 
ball Is reported with an earnestness 
that a World's Series couldn't top. 

No adult woUld i^resume to guess 
that the 12-year-old minds aren't 
captivated by this fairy tale. 

Land. 



BERTIE AND BETTY 
With Ted Campbell and Katherine 

Renwick 
Serial Sketch 
Sustaining 
WJZ, New York 
. One IC-minute dose of this a we&k 
Is enough, and that's the way NBC 
has it plotted. Theme the author 
attempts Is about as original as the 
plots and situations. It's a Boob 
McNutt idea only that Rube Gold- 
berg's knack for caricature, comedy 
values and resourcefulness Is miss- 
ing here. Central character is a1s» 
related to the .types played In silent 
screen days by Buster Keaton nad 
Hiirry Langdon. 

R^rtle, a sap character, has sleuth 
ambitions, and in the process of 
solving crime mysteries tangles 
Ibimself up with gangsters only to 
be rescued by the stilt dumber con- 
celt of his fellow nitwit, Betty. 
Style Qt delivery and verbiage as 
signed Bertie has much about it 
that reminds ' of Charlie Butter 
worth. 

Part given Katherine Renwick 
calls for . a high-pitched, overbub 
bling and sophomorlc flow. This 
demand she fills to apeclfidatioo. 
Episodes are paced well enough, but 
the material foir at least one chuckle 
per Ins;tallment Isn't there. As an 
example of comedy sketch -writing 
for the air this has little to mnn- 
mend it. Odec* 



CURTIS BLAKE8LEE 
Songs 
Sustaining 
WGY, Schenectady 

This chap has as fine a tenor 
voice as WGY has aired on a local 
in sometime. A listener not hearing 
the station Identification might 
take Blakeslee for a chain . artist. 
Only the orchestral accompaniment 
NBC usually gives its nighttime bus 
tainers would be necessary to lift 
Blake$lee's( program to ace calibre. 

Blakeslee sings standard numbe^cs 
in musiclanly fashion and with a 
.populai* touch. No trick ' stuff. 
Dialers of both sexes wIU- like him. 
Announcer might mention his name 
more frequently than was the cOfte 
on the 15 -minute period }ieard. 

Jaco. 



HARRY PUCK 
'One Man Revue' 
COMMERCIAL 
WBBM, Chicago 

Varied theatrical career prlncl 
pally In musical comedy plus piano 
playing and material -writing talents 
not generally ' known qualifies 
Harry Puck to betiome a promising 
radio personality. This Is his 
maiden excursion Into the cosmos. 
He sings and plays and gags and 
finds time to eay that _peQpl9 of. the 
theatre must keep fit because they 
have to give a top form perform- 
ance at all times and they acorn- 
pllsh this by eating Zo-Mlnt (local) 

Probabiy no actor would be heard 
at his best on a program devoted 
to the glories of a cathartic. There's 
something, a trifle absurd about 
son;i; which runs, 'If you want to 
feel like 10 when over 60 you 



THE LEADERS 
Novelty Trio 
15 Mins. 
Sustaining 
WEAF, New York 

This trio, given a better spot In 
the evening this fall and an oppor- 
tunity for bullder-uppering, will get 
IieJMJ^5^ o2=aai«rt»ian.*«'; - '«• '^■J^^'^r^; 

They handle pops and the familiar 
classics in extraordinary manner, 
backing it up with novelty instru- 
mental simulations that sound un- 
caniilTy like the real thing. Fred 
Ellington, Dick Ballew, Ed Gross, 
with Ed Smalle at the piano — and 
probably their arranger, as Smalle 
also has an orchestration rep — were 
the names caught, as announced. 

The 'Barcarolle' thematic sets 'em 
nicely, and for the next 16 mlns. 
their stuff In concert and solo (only 
by Ellington) got* "over very nicely'. 

itxgy were formerly with another 
ether —combo headed by Harriet 
Lee, but'<-l.t's a i)etter Idea to build 
'em up on their own. Abel, 

GAIL BAN DELL 
'Sunshine Girl' 
Sustaining 
WAAF, Chicago 

Oail Bandell is a radio veteran 
who more recently has been iden- 
tified with program-building agen- 
cies. Not known how long she has 
been doing this program of Informal 
songs and chatter over WAAF, the 
stockyards station that runs until 
sundown, which means a long time, 
in summer. 

Miss Bandell strives to establish 
an intimacy with her radio audi- 
ence by fostering a similar spirit 
among the other personalities 
around the studio. It is all rather 
chummy, like the social notes in the 
BingviUe Bugle. 

When not klbbit9lng Miss Ban- 
dell roams over the music catalog 
at will, mostly old favorites. 

Land. 



Davenport, July 24. 
Central Broadcasting Company) 
now operating WHO, representing 
a consolidation of WOC-WHO, 
has been turned down on an appli- 
cation to annex the wave of WIAS, 
Ottumwa, by the federal . radio 
commission.. Application sought a 
full-time schedule .quota; 200- 
watts during the day and 100- 
watts, night. 

The Des Moines 'Register and 
Tribune' is now operating WIAS 
and has pending, through- the Iowa 
Broadcasting cb., a subsldliitry, an 
application before the commission 
to consolidate facilities of WIAS 
and KSO, Des Moines. The sheet, 
in addition to coniblne of the., two 
stations at Des Moines, asks for 
an -increase to.lSOO-watts days and 
250-watts, nights. 

Move Is said to have been made 
to counteract the new 60,000-watt 
facilities of WHO-WOC. 

Rule six was cited by the com- 
mission, to the effect that no fur- 
.ther-^pnre.nta- may.. b^.apwis>_An .a jR.i'^tg,, 
'afready'oveF'It3"qli«t«r^^-^^ 
facilities. As it stands WHO re- 
mains Idle with no chance of the 
air until such time as the WIAS. 
and KSO application is Ironed out. 



Serial as Biog 

In Book Form 

Los Angeles, July. 24. 

An adaptation of a radio serial 
feature is going into book form. 

'Life of Queen Elizabeth' is being 
published by Barker Brothers, local 
department store, as a biography by 
Kay Van Riper, based oj^ this au- 
thor-actress' 'English Corohets,' his- 
torical , serial on KFWiB f or''5^ year. 

Books, at $1, went on sale today 
(Monday), with Miss Van Riper* au- 
tographing all copies. 



OOIF FRO'S BBEAK 

Bill Brown, Scottish pro golfer, 
had been spieling sustaining for a 
long time awaiting a conimercial on 
WINS, the Hearst station in New 
Tork. He finally got a four week 
assignment on behalf of a sporting 
goods' store. 

The day he was to Start com- 
mercially,^ Brown was Jailed qn a 
supplementary proceeding for fail- 
ure to. satisfy a Judgment. 



PINOCHLE CLUB SINGERS 
Warren Scofield, Director 
Sustaining 
WOR, Newark 

It Is to be hoped that these lads 
play better pinochle than they mix 
harmony. For a male choir this Is 
tepid and thin stuff even when they 
attempt one of those drinking or 
military songs. Warren. Scofield, 
director, has something of a rep in 
the choral field. 

The singers depend on the old 
English libraries, though they oc- 
casionally go modern with a 'Bells 
of St. Marys,' Announcer, Ed Towle, 
Introduces each of the numbers 
with diction much too fancy for the 
level of this choral joust, and at 
the flnish asks the listeners to make 
this program their program by re- 
fiiio.sling favorites among tbf old 
tunes. Odec 



KTAB Grabs Anothoi* 

San Francisco, July 24. 

KTAB (indie) has landed Sperry 
Flour for six months of a kid's 
half hour with Rod Hendrlckson 
as 'Uncle Rod.' 

Ernie Smith, sports writer and 
announcer, has a nightly quarter 
hour sportscast for. the Cardlnet 
Candy outfit; the Columbia Out- 
fitting Co., has a nightly news 
broadcast, and- there are several 
smaller accounts. 



Piccard Balloon Delayed 

Chicago, July S4.. 
An indefinite postponement of the 
Piccard balloon ascension from the 
World's Fair was announced last 
week because of adverse meteoro- 
logical conditions. 

NBC and the Chicago 'Daiiy 
News' are Jointly bankrolling the 
stunt at a reported cost of- around 
I ^75,000. NBC will, of course, have 
I exclusive broadcast rights. 



Unless the program. Is partlci 
ularly built for It the guest artist 
Idea can, so ad agency Impresarios 
say, do lots of damage from the 
popularity angle. It's no infrequent 
occurrence, say the • agencies, for 
regular . followers of a program to 
reiard the guest artist as an In- 
truder, because of old favorites, 
and give expression to this sentl> 
ment by threatening to .stop listen- 
ing If the guest thing Isn't out out. 

One reicent experience along this 
lin^ happened . to the Blackstone , 
Plantation ^^ffair on NBC. As a re- 
sult, of ,the "audience kickback the' 
cigar maker , has decided to drop 
the guest 'a,r'tlst policy altogether 
and to stick to a set cast. Black- 
stone managed the guest artist 
twist with the hope of Injecting 
a ^ew element of interest for lis- 
teners other than the program's 
regular following but found that 
the Innovation gave Indications of 
turning out a boomerang. 

While the guest artist arrange- 
ment wi!4,...in effect the program 
included" Irvln" Cobb, ' Leon" Errol, 
Queenie Smith, Clark and Verdi, 
Ray Perkins and Percy Wenrich. 
Most of the complaints were to the 
effect ' that these ' people were 
monopolizing too much time and 
attention from Julia Sanderson and 
Frank Criimit and other standby 
cast members. Their appearance, 
declared the fans, not. only took 
away some of the importance of 
the regulars; but they didn't Jibo 
with the program's regular at- 
mosphere. 

Another reason . for the commer- 
cial resorting to the guest artist 
angle was the additional press 
publicity It hoped to gain through, 
new entries. Program, with prac- 
tically the same performer setup it 
now contains, has been on the air 
consistently since the fall of 1929. 



Wm. LeMaire Polishes 

Old Skit for Ether 

Los Angeles, July 24. 

William LeMaire is reviving his 
'^idviap^^sj.^^^HrB.et. m^X\^l^ Pff! m '^ ^^tp%::. .7 
Bill,' which he used In vaude and 
on repords, for radio. 

With LeMaire In the revival of 
the Negro skit Is Tom Breneman, 
manager of KFAC here, and creator 
of the former NBC 'Tom and Wash.' 
Couple have made two discs of a 
new treatment and are sending 
them east for auditions. 



i.£;aves choib fob beeb 

San Francisco, July 24. 
Acme beer did its first program on 
NBC last week, a musical half hour 
that included the Doric quartet di- 
rected by Everett Foster. Latter 
sings In the choir of an Oakland 
church. 

Foster's pastor protested the link- 
ing of his cholrman's name with a 
bottle of beer. 

So Foster compared the choir 
work with a commercial fee. The 
fee won, and Foster walked out of 
tlie choir. 



ABSOLVED IN DEATH CBA8H 

Omaha, July 24. 

J. A. Relnemund, KOIL announcer, 
in a bad smash when his car crashed 
with that of J. W, Thomas. Latter 
died of his Injuries. 

Relnemund was on his way to 
open the station when the accident 
occurred. He was held for ques- 
tioning but subsequent testimony 
absolved him from blame. 



IiELAin)'S 3 WEEKLY 

Molle Shaving Cream makes Its 
night debut on NBC Sept, 25. It wlU 
be a thrice'-weekly stanza framed 
around Charles Leland, monologist. 
Contract calls for the basic red link, 
except Cincinnati, for 52 weeks. 

Spot picked is 7-7.15 p.m. Monday, 
Wednesday and Friday. In addition 
to Leland there will be organ mUslC 



NBC COAST ACCOUNTS 

San Francisco, July 24, 
Two eastern accounts set for a 
Sept. 24 return to Coast NPC. They 
are "yVheatena and Ovaltlne. 

A new account landed by NBO tot 
KPO is the San Rafael Military 
Academy, Scotty Mortltina tcHing 
the parents about Tour Boy'fi l'*"" 
ture' three days a week for 15 min- 
utes. 



Tuesday, July 25, 1933 



RAD I 



VARIETY 



39 



RADIO'S aOCK FOLLOWERS 



Too Much Coast Gas and M 



Pacific Stations Top-Heavy with Similar Air 

Accounts 



I Los Angeles, July 24. 

Preponderance of oil and gasoline 
accounts on local stations has the 
program managers doing nip-ups 
trying to rearrange schedules so 
that the llsteners-in won't get too 
inuoh gas in continuous doses. 

Currently, the gasoline and oil 
business Is taking care of at least 
26% of the local commercials on 
the majors and with all of them 
looking for the best evening spot- 
tings It has resulted In, program 
switches to avoid & routine which 
would have continuous programs 
All plugging the same thing. 

There have been a few cases 
-Jatalx .of stations turning down gas 
accounts because they" cduld^ri't iflt 
the commercials Into the schedules 
and still avoid repetition of plugs. 

Oil and gas companies currently 
spending dough for coast time are 
Shell, Standard, General Petroleum, 
.Wilshire Oil, Economy, Rio Grande, 
Associated and Signal. Union, 
.with an appropriation of $12,000 set 
for a local program, will go ether 
when a program can be decided 
upon. 



CRC LEASES CKNC FOR 
ITS MINOR SPONSORS 



Toronto, July 24. 
Surprise announcement has the 
Canadian Radio Commission taking 
a lease on CKNC, owned by the 
Eveready Battery Co., and moving 
out of the King Edward hotel 
studios Sept. 1. Point Is that the 
CRC already has a station, the late 



roof of the Royal York, tallest 
hostelry In the British Empire. 
iLease of CKNC gives the federal 
"fcody tvro stations In Toronto. 

Plan Is to have CRCT continue as 
the outlet In this territory for NBC 
.while CKNC win also carry CRC 
programs and develop commercial 
periods. Offices of the Radio Com- 
mission headquarters will he moved 
to CKNC although the King Edward 
botel lease has eight months to run. 
In addition, all CRC broadcasts will 
originate at the new CKNC studios. 
CKNC win serve the smaller spon- 
sors; CRCT the Domlnlon-wlde pro- 
grams for the big advertisers. 

Ernie Bushnell stays as manager 
of CKNC with a rumor that Rupert 
Lucas Is slated as production super- 
visor. 



Press Ether Aversion 
Hits Mike in Studios 



Los Angeles, July 24. 

Associated Press has requested 
Its photographers not to take any 
pictures of film celebs in the 
Btudlos • In which microphones are 
shown. It Is a further Indication 
of the newspaper attempt to. play 
down.:free publicity for radio. 

A.P. figures- that while studio 
Balcrophones are not connected 
"With radio, that nevertheless a 
mike always suggests the ether to 
one seeing it in a picture. 

This follows a previous A.P. 
•don't' which forbid photogs from 
taking pictures of radio artists In 
locales which show a mike In the 
background. 



Hopper Products Back, 
But Without Edna 

Chicago, July 24. 
. Edna Wallace Hopper products 
^111 •, return to radio minus Miss 
Hopper. Blapkett-Semple-Hum- 
*nert • agency has placed a script 
Prog^-am by Bob Andrews, 'The 
romance of Helen Trent,' for five 
afternoons weekly over WGN. Its 
a test for. 13 weeks with network- 
*ne a later* possibility. 
Virginia Clark has the title role. 



SHAVING THE BRITISH 



Shell Fear of 'Buy America' Takes 
M. C. Off Payroll 



San Francisco, July 24. 

Charles Irwin's British accent 
knocked him oft the m.c'ing berth 
of the Columbia Don Lee 'Blue 
Monday Janjboree,' despite local 
critic raves that In one appearance 
he proved the best pilot the pro- 
gram has had since its inception. 

Program Is commercialized by 
Shell Oil Company, whose execs, 
after the first broadcast with Ir- 
win's English liiigo, felt that the 
'Buy America' thing might hurt 
Inasmuch as. .the —company, cpn.-_ 
trolled by British capital, has heard 
plenty along this line in the past. 

Officials decided to sacrifice Ir- 
win rather than wave the British 
aspects of the company before the 
listeneri3-ln. 



Austria Seeking Way 
To Combat Nazis and 
Their Air Propaganda 



Vienna, July 11. 
As a result of the anti-Austrian 
campaign of German stations, regru- 
lar speeches to Incite Austrian 
Nazis to revolution, the Vienna 
radio station, backed by the gov- 
ernment, lodged' form^al protest at 
the International radio forum. 
Plans are either to broadcast antl- 
Nazl speeches or to put Into action 
a so-called destroyer station to 
combat the German propaganda. 

to fight Nazi propaganda with a 
special station of the same calibre 
as those used by Germany and 
Hungary, the Ravag officials are re- 
ported discussing some scheme of 
broadcasting radio talks by ex- 
pelled German men "Of science in 
which the methods of the current 
German regime will be thrown into 
relief. 



& M. HURRYING UP 
3 NEW AIR SHOWS 



I Splurge made by the Ford deal- 
ers with the Lum and Abner team 
has resulted In General Motors' ex- 
pediting its return to the network 
alrlanes. 

G. M. last week rushed three dif- 
ferent shows into production and 
debuts all three within the next 8 
days. There Is also a possibility 
that the retiirn of Jack Benny for 
Chevrolet will be advanced. 

First of the G. M. twosome makes 
Its bow Monday (31) on an NBC- 
WEAF link and will carry the 
Buick banner. Cast consists of 
Conrad Thibault, Arlene Jackson, 
Nightingale trio, Songsmith quartet, 
Ohman and Arden, piano team, 
Arthur Boran, comic; and a Gus 
Haenschen combo. 

Pontiac's whirl, pairing Don Ross, 
barytone, and the Vincent Sorcy 
orch., goes. CBS on a daytime sched- 
ule Aug. 1. Night of same day the 
same web unveils the Oldsmobile 
setup comprised of Barbara Maurt-.l, 
the Humming Birds trio, Ted Hus- 
ing and Leon Belasco's unit. 



Options Capt. Dobbs 

California Packing has taken an 
option from NBC on tho Capt. 
Dobbs Ship of Joy period for a 
weekly crosS-Qountry hookup. Order 
for program time is in and it's 
simply up to the network to block 
a half-hour trail for the final ex- 
change of signatures. 

Dobbs' stanza has been on a sus- 
taining connection the past six 
weeks, the program originally hail- 
ing from the went coast, where it 
did local duty jfor a succession of 
commercials. 



METHODIC SAf 




They Are the Audience 
Ether Advertisers Go Af- 
ter — ^The Older the Gags 
the Better^ if the 'Meth- 
odics' Like 'Em 



DUMB WISE GUYS 



Coast's 8% Biqiing Power Is die 
(>iiiip n Cham Frograms for CaL 



The agencies have a word for 
them — 'methodic people.' They're 
the ones who are the bulwark of 
ether merchandizing.. They're the 
ones who relish the pteudo stale 
gags of the funsters and they're 
-the.4>ne8~Mho,.iince..they. ncsepA a 
program into their home, treat that 
radio interlude as something akin 
to a- ritual. Accordingly they con- 
stitute the reactive patronage which 
is the ultimate objective of radio 
adventising. 

These 'methodic people' are not 
known to the Broadway bunch who 
express razoos and utter guffaws 
every time they hear of some 'lousy 
comedian' being renewed for 13 
more times. There are. still many 
who blandly wonder and just can't 
understand why so and so had his 
option picked up wheahe does ^tufC 
that makes Joe Miller turn in his 
grave. 

The Broadway bunch, the show- 
wise element now mixing into radio, 
are not aware or Ignore the vast 
number of hinterlanders who me- 
thodically rise at a certain hour; 
breakfast from that minute until 
that n^Inute; do their work, get 
home, wash, sit down to supper, rise 
from supper, turn on the radio, go 
to' bed and do everything else of 
their routined lives in a formula. 

get home on the same minute 
nightly, mama knows it's the cue 
to page an ambulance. 

Since these methodic people laugh 
at a certain style of comedy and 
buy more coffee, tea, gasoline, auto- 
mobiles, toothpaste or clgarets in 
direct ratio to. their enjoyment of 
the programs, that's the audience 
the agencies' worry about. 

The Wise Guy 

Every time a doubting Thomas or 
a Broadway wise guy comes along 
with any sophisticated theories the 
agencies have two routines. One is 
to take the individual 100 miles 
away from the big city and go 
through sundry towns and hamlets 
and ask about radio tastes. The 
second Is to invest in a series of 
sporadic telephone calls, ringing up 
anybody In the suburbs and simply 
requesting a frank approximation of 
what the party on the other end 
liked on the radio last night. When 
told that this is the broadcasting 
company making one of Its check- 
upi3, the average response Is a long 
winded but highly enthusiastic en- 
dorsement of certain programs, 
some of which are surprising In 
thrilr popularity. 

But the best check Is from the 
merchandising company's retail out- 
lets direct. The mah who cranks 
the pump while Ailing your gas tank 
will make small talk and Inquire 
about his company's radio program; 
the grocer or the druggist, on in- 
structions from the wholesale mer- 
chandiser, win get a direct over-^ 
the- counter survey of any given 
situation. So what does it matter, 
say the agencies, what certain in 
dlvlduals may think about any pro 
gram if the dlrectlyrcontacted pub 
lie votes it otherwise? 



Renewals 



Gulf Refining Co. Extends 
beyond July 30 for another 13 
weeks on its Sunday night 
show via NBC-WJZ. Arthur 
Brisbane off the period after 
the Aug. 6 broadcast but Al 
Goodman orchestra and Revel- 
ers stay. Hookup takes In 32 
stations. 

Julius Grossman, Inc. Re- 
news for another 13 weeks, ef- 
fective Sept. 10, on WJZ 
only. Baby Rose Marie then 
returns to the program. 

Kraft Phenix Cheese Corp. 
Places Its shift Aug. 3 to a 
Thursday night spot (10-11 
•pr-inj—EDST)-on--tu-62-^ week- 
basis, Al Jolson rejoining Paul 
Whiteman and Deems Taylor 
as permanent co-attraction. 
Link embraces basic red 
(WEAF), northwest, south- 
west and Orange (west coast) 
plus .KOA, Denver, and KDTL, 
Salt Lake City. 



TECTRON GO. STARTS 
ANTI TRUST ACTION 



Tectron Radio Corp. is suing 
RCA, Genera! Electric and Westing- 
house jointly for |3,000,000 dam- 
ages under the Clayton act In the 
U. S. District Court and also for 
another $600,000 in the N. Y. Su- 
preme Courc in a civil action, all 
based on the same general anti- 
trust charges. 
The .electrics have just filed an- 

general denials and asking for dis- 
missal of complaints, although ad- 
mitting the controlling and pooling 
of over 4,000 patents on radio tubes 
and coils, but stating aflflrmatlvely 
that this was all done in the In- 
terests of furthering the art of 
radio broadcasting dating from the- 
Initial experimental days revolving 
about KDKA, Pittsburgh. 

A licensing arrangement for radio 
tubes figures In the extensive com- 
plaints prepared by Maokey, Herr^ 
Itch, Vatner & Breen for Tectron, 
of which Nathan Goldman is presi- 
dent and Robert Robins secretary. 

It Is stated, at the Mackey firm's 
offices, that a $75,000 settlement of 
fer has already been proposed. 

Defense counsel includes Cotton, 
Franklin, Wright & Gordon and 
Charles Neave for RCA; Cravath, 
deGersdorff, Swalne & Wood for 
Westinghouse, and Heber Smith for 
G. E. ' 



Los Angeles, July 24. 

Sparslty of chain commercials 
reaching the coast is considered one 
of the principal reasons why lis- 
teners are being handed such poor 
air fodder out here. 

Comparatively few radio adver- 
tisers win stand for the heavy line 
charges necessary to bring the pro- 
grams here. It's deemed too high 
In comparison to the potential buy- 
ing public of the 13 western states, 
rated at 15% of the buying power 
of the country. Several programs 
get as far as Denver, but from, 
there to the Coast It's a vast ex- 
panse of desert with only 8% of the 
buying- power -of the -nation- this- side 
of the Colorado city. 

Time difference also has a lot to 
do with the unwillingness of ad- 
vertisers to pay for programs that, 
with four hours difference on the 
clock (daylight saving) might hit 
here at unfavorable hours. This Is 
particularly true in the summer 
with the east on daylight saving 
with this neck of the woods stick- 
ing to standard time. 

Hitting Low. 14^ 
Currently CBS has only eight 
commercial programs a week from 
the east. NBC has 30 hours of east- 
ern programs. Botk' send plenty of 
Bustalners but in many cases these 
unpaid-for periods are little better 
than local periods. 

In a measiu-e there is an at- 
tempt to overconie the lack of class 
stuff by the Coast stations of the 
two big nets, but these periods fall 
below the standard of the few trans- 
continentals that come here. On 
these Coast programs there Is cur- 
rently a tendency to cut corners. 



Critchfield Actire 



LA.CmrHALL 

GOES ON AIR DAILY 



.Los Angeles, July 24, 
The city hall Is now connected by 
a line to KFWB for a dally remote 
in which Mayor Shaw and other city 
officials go on the air daily for 15 
minutes to tell the problems of 
politics. 

It's marked off to goodwill at the 
station. 



Chicago, July 24. 
A smaller and reorganized Crltch- 
field agency continues In business 
at the same address here. Follow- 
ing its reported liquidation and 
dissolution last spring some of Its 
accounts and executives scattered. 

Agency will continue under new 
setup and expected closing up is 
oft. 

Agency has Princess Pat cos- 
metic on the radio as well as the 
new Lum and Abner skit for the 
Ford dealers. This should not be 
confused with the Henry Ford 
company account handled by N. W. 
Ayer. 



jolson at $5,000 



Al Jolson's figure on the Kraft- 
Phenlx renewal is $5,000 per broad- 
qast for 40 weeks, to be played 
within 52. 

In money this sets a record high 
for any artist for any consecutive, 
radio time to be played within a 
epecincd term. 



*-.>JBJsamftIe i^l .the. Utlflist*-m«ura , by.. 
'trSs 'here lo SiiJt iW Wsii^e'^Sfm^-i- 
phone service between L> A. and 
San Diego from the so-called clascf 
A to class D. Change of this ser- 
vice Is reported to be lessening the 
program quality to the Columbia 
release station in that city as it 
cuts off frequencies at 3200 cycles. 

Saving on this wire serVlce Is be- 
lieved to be a tester. If the chain 
can get away with It, Idea will no 
doubt be extended to all stations on 
the Pacific chain. 



GEO. COHAN GOING ON 
' AND AT $5,000 PER 



George M. Cohan at $5,000 a 
crack for three shots, with options 
for 13 times, starts on Good Gulf 
Aug. 20, succeeding Arthur Bris- 
bane. 

O. O. Mclntyre may also go on 
the same program, later. Will Rog- 
ers rcturhs in the fall. 

Meantime Walter C. Kelly dropd 
out of the G.G. iair show after next 
week, having a Paramount cotist 
deal. Fred Allen rejected that 
commercial in favor of Hellman's 
Mayonnaise for -whom he starts 
Aug. 4. 



'Skippy' Hay Skip Sponsors 
Without Losing a Shout 



Chicago, July 24. 

Another one of those 'unusual' ^ 
radio happenings may transfer the 
'Sklppy' program from General 
Mills to Phillips Magnesia sponsor- 
ship without Interruption Ip con- 
tinuity or the loss of a single pro* 
gram. Same, cast and author, Bob 
Andrews, continues on 'Sklppy.' 
Blackett-Sample-Hummert handle 
both accounts and brought about 
the situation. 

General Mills desires to reach an 
older strata of childhood than 
'Sklppy' was tapping and" will 
launch a new show July^ 31. This 
will bo called !Jack' Armstrong — 
All -American Boy,' also authored by' 
Andrews. 



40 



VARIETY 



■ ABI 



Tuesday; July 25, 1935 



OUTSTANDING PROGRAMS ON THE AIR 



NATIONAL 



^Taking in chain programs of coast-to-coast or regional 
Jioqkups. Listing artist, chain and key station, tiine-^ 
ED ST, out of New York— and days, if riore than once 
weekly, commercial and advertising agency on the account. 
The time difference according to geographical location can 
T>e figured out for local reference accordingly.) 



(This and Next Week, July 25 to 31) 

(All Time EDST) 

Tuesday (July 25) 

Kate Smith (La Palina), 8:30-8:46 p.m., CBS-WABC. 
Also Wed & Thurs. (Batten-Barton, etc.). 

Julia Sanderson and Frank Crum it, Parker Fennelly, Jack 
Shilkret orchestra, 'Blackstone Pantatlon,' 8-8 :3a- p.m., 
WEAF-NBC (Blackstone Cigars). 

Raymond Paige's orchestra and soloists. California 
, Melodies, from Don Lee chain on the west coast via WABC- 
CBS, 10-10:45 p.m. 

The Goldbergs with Gertrude Berg, James Waters, 7:45- 
8 p.m., NBC-WBAP. Also Wed., Thura., Fri. & Mon. Pep- 
sodent) (Lord & Thomas agency). 

Amos 'n' Andy, 7-7:16 p.m., NBC-WJZ. Also Wed., 
Thurs., Fri. & Mon. Rebroadcast for the midwest and west 
10 p.m., CDST (Pepsodent). 

Clara, Lu 'n' Em, Louise Starky, Isabelle Carothers and 
Helen King-, 10:16-10:30 a.m., NBC-WJZ. Also Wed., 
Thurs., Fri. and Mon. (Palmolive) (Lord & Thomas agency). 

Little Orphan Annie, 6:46-6 p.m., NBC-WJZ. Also Wed., 
Thurs:;"Trir '& Monv (G valtine-) — <Blackett-rSample=Hum - 
mert). 

Ben Bernie orchestra, with Jackie Heller, 9-9:30 p.m., 
NBC-WEAP (Blue Ribbon Malt) (Matteson-Fogarty-Jor- 
dctn di^^ncy ) • 

Lowell Thomas, 6:45-7 p.m., NBC-WJZ. Also Wed., 
Tliurs,, Fri. & Mon. (Sun Oil Co.) (Roche, Williams & Cun- 
ningham agency). 

Household Musical Memories, Edgar A. Guest, Alice Mock, 
Josef Koestner orchestra, 10-10:30 p.m., NBC-WJZ: (House- 
hold Finance Corp.) (Charles Daniel Fry agency). 

C. C. N. Y. -Stadium concert, Hans Lan^e, conductor, 
9-10 p.ha., NBC-WJZ. Also Sat. nite. 

'Skippy,' 5-5:16 p.m., CBS-WABC. Also Wed., Thurs., 
Fri. Sc Mon. (Wheaties-Oeneral Mills) (Blackett-Sample- 
Hiimmert). 

Boake Carter; 7:45-8 p.m., CBS-WABC. Also Wed., 
f-^ura., Fri. & Mon. (Philco): 

Wednesday (July 26) 

Fannie Brice, George Olsen Music (Chase & Sanboru 
Tea), WEAF-NBC; 8-8:30 p.m. (J. Walter Thompson 
agency,) 

'Potash and Perlmutter (Jos. Greenwald and Lou Welch), 
WJZ-NBC, 8:30-8:45 p.m. (Feenamlnt) (McCann-Erlckson). 

The Poet Prince, WJZ-NBC, 11:15-11:30 p.m. 

Irvin S. Cobb and Al Goodman's orchestra, 9-9:16 p.m., 
CBS-WABC (Good Gulf). Also Fri., same time (Cecil, War- 
"Wiclc & Cecil). 

■Guy Lombardo's orchestra and Burn^ and Allen (White 
©vy»NCigar>, 9:30-10 p^m., OBS-WABC (J: Walter Thompson). 

p.m., CBS-WABC (Old Gold) (Lennon & Mitchell). 

Edwin C. Hill, news, 10:30-10:46 p.m., CBS-WABC. 

One Man's Family, sketch with Anthony Smythe, 9:30-10 
p.m., NBC-WBAP, originating fronoi NBC San Francisco 
studios. 

Morton Powney, 7-7:15 p.m., CBS-WABC. Also Fri. 



Thursday (July 27) 



■Rudy Vallee-Fleischmann variety program. Including 
Robert Montgomery, Vera Allen, Mary Charles, Walter 
0!Keefe. WEAF-NBC, 8-9 p.m. (Flelschmann's Yeast) (J. 
Walter Thompson). 

Cap'n Henry's Show Boat, Including Chas. Winnihger, 
Lanny Ross* Annette Hanshaw, Muriel Wilson, Molasses 
'n' January, Don Voorhees- orchestra, WEAF-NBC, 9-10 
p.m. (Maxwell House Coffee) (Benton & Bowles). 

FJoyd Gibbons, the World's Fair Reporter, NBC service 
from Chicago to WJZ, 8:46-9 p.m. 

Columbia Revue, variety half hour with Freddie Rich's 
orchestra, 9:30-10 p.m., WABC-CBS. 

Countess Cigar Albani, Louis Katzman, directing, 7:16-7:30 
p.m., NBC-WEAF. 

Concert Footlights, Mario Cozzi, Sada Shuchari, Joseph 
Littail, directing, 7:15-7:45 p.m., NBC-WJZ. 

Friday (July 28) 

Cities Service hour, with Jessica Dragonette, the Cavaliers 
(Henry Shope, Frank Parker, John Seagle, Elliott Shaw, 
Lee Montgomery), Frank Banta and Milton Rettenberg, 
Rbsarie Bourdon's orchestra, WEAF-NBC, 8-9 p.m. (Cities 
Service Gasoline) (Lord & Thomas). 

Tom Howard, Jeannie Lang, Ted Bergman, Herbert 
Polesie, The Singing Clerks, Harry Salter's orchestra, 9-9:30 
p.m., WEAF-NBC (Best Foods) (Benton & Bowles), 

Ilka Chase, Hugh O'Connell, Lee Wiley, Paul Small, Victor 
Young orchestra, WEAF-NBC, 9:30-10 p.m. (Pohds* Cream) 
XJ. Walter Thompson). 

Andre Kostelanetz presents Mary Eastman, Evan Evans, 
orchestra, choir, 9:'30-10 p.m., WABC-CBS. 

Lou Holtz, Grace Moore, Lennie Hayton's orchestra, 10- 
10:30 p.m., WABC-CBS (Chesterfield) (Newell-Emmett 
agency). 

'First Nighter,' with June Meredith^ Don Ameche, Carlton 
Brickert and Cliff Soubier, 10-10:30 p.m., NBC-WJZ (Cam- 
pagna Italian Balm) (McCann Erickson). 

Pastorale, Joseph Littau's concert orchestra, 7:30-8 p.m., 
NBC-WJZ. 

Armour Hour, with Phil Baker, Harry McNaughton, 
Merrie Men, Neil Sisters, Roy Shield orchestra, 9:30-10 p.m.. 
c'frfBC-WJZ (Armour Packing) (N. W. Ayer agency). 

'Let's Listen to Harris,' Phil Harris and orchestra, Leah 
Ray, 9-9:30 p.m., NBC-WJZ (Cutex) (J. Walter Thompson). 

Andre Kostelanetz presents, with Mary Eastman, Evan 
Evans, 9:30-10 p.m., CBS-WABC. 

Lum and Abner's Oldtime Sociable, 10:30-11 p.m., NBC- 
WEAF, originating from WTAM. 



Saturday (July 29) 



Rex Battle concert ensemble, WEAF-NBC out of Toronto 
(via CRCT, 1:30-2 p.m. 

Week-end Revue, variety show, NBC-WEAF, 4-5 p.m. 

Ferde Grofe orchestra, Conrad Thibault, WEAF-NBC, 9'- 
9:16 p.m.- (Philip Morris Cigaret) (Blow agency). 

B. A. Rolfe orchestra, with Rudy Wiedoeft, WEAF-NBC, 
10-11 p.m. (Hudson-Essex) (Blackman agency). 

Philadelphia Summer Concerts from Fairmount Park, 
Philadelphia, 8:30-9:15 p.m., WABC-CBS. 

Glen Gray and Casa Loma orchestra, 7:30-8 p.m., CBS- 
WABC. 



The Witching Hour, Georgia Graves, Sidney Smith, 
Richard Maxwell, Dari Bethmann, Earl Waldo and Dana 
S. Merriman orchestra, 11:30-12 p.m., NBC-WJZ. 

Sunday (July 30) 

Alfredo's marimba orchestra, WEAF-NBC, 10:30-11 a.m. 

Major Bowes' Capitol Family from Capitol theatre, N. Y., 
11:15 a.m.-l2':15 p.m., WEAF-NBC, variety show, with 
Maria Silviera, Hannah Klein, Nicholas Consentino, Dick 
Dennis, Toni McLauighliit, Four Minute Men, Waldo Mayo, 
Phil Spitalny conducting. 

Bert Lahr, llomay Bailey and Le« Sims, Leo Carillo, 
Rubinoff's orchestra, WEAF-NBC, 8-9 p.m. (Chase & San- 
born Coffee) (J. Walter Thompson). 

Col. Louis McHeo ry H owe, President Roosevelt's secre- 
tary, 10-10:15 p.c, WEAF-NBC, Walter Trumbu'l inter- 
viewing him on national affairs. (RCA Victor.) 

Radio City Muslo Hall Concert, Roxy CS. L. Rothafel) as 
m.c, with Erno Rapee's orchestra, choir and soloists, 12:15- 
1:15 p.m., WJZ-NBC. 

Arthur Brisbane, The Revelers, Ai Goodman's orchestra, 
WJZ-NBC, 9-9:30 p.m. (Good Gulf Gasoline) (Cecil, War- 
wick & Cecil). 

Goldman Band, Edwin Franko Goldman conducting; from 
the N. Y. U. campus, 9:30-10 p.m., WJZ-NBC. 

Frank Crumit and Julia Sanderson, 6:30-0 p.m., WABC- 
CBS (Bond Bread) (Batten, Barton, etc.). 

The Qauchos, Vincent Sorey conducting, with Tito Guizar, 
9-9:30 p.m., WABC-CBS. 

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round, Jean Sargent, David Percy, 
Men About Town, Gene Rodemich prchestra, 9-9:30 p.m., 
NBC-i-WEAP. (Lyon's Tooth Powder) (Blackett-Sample- 
Hummert). 

American Album of Familiar Music, Frank Munn, Eliza- 
beth Lennox, Ohman and Arden, Bertrand Hirsch, Gu« 
Haenschen orchestra, 9:30-10 p.m., NBC-WEAF. (Bayer'a 
Atp^Tfln) (Blackett-Sample-Hummert). — 

Willard Robison's Deep River symphony, 5-5:16 p.m., 
CBS-WABC. Alsoi Thursday, 10:16-10:45 p.m. 

Monday (July 31) 

A&P Gypsies, Harry Horlick directing, Frank Parker, 
WEAF-NBC, 9-9:30 p.m, (Atlantic & Paclflc). 

Paul Whiteman orchestra, wi th D eema Taylor, m.c, and 
variety show, 9:30-11:30 pjn., WEAF-NBC; on split net-' 
work including New England and WGY, Schenectady 
( Kraft- Phenlx Products) (J. Walter Thompson). 

Clicquot Club Etekimoa, Harry Reser directing, 'Rosey* 
Rowswell, Jimmy Brierly, NBC-WJZ, S-ff:30 p.m. (Clicquot 
club Ginger Ale) (Danlelson ic Son agency). 

Sinclair Minstrels (Gene Arnold^ Chauncey Parsons, Bill 
Childs, Mac McCloud, ClifFord Soubier, Harrv Kogen direct- 
ing, NBC-WJZ out ot Chicago, 9-9:30 p.m. (Sinclair Oil)» 

Jack Frost .(sugar) half hour with Sam Herman, Josef 
Pasternack's orchestt;* and guest artist, 9:30-10 p.m. 
(Grotham agency). 

Eth9l Waters, colored. 11-»11:16 p.m.. NBC-WJZ. 

Morgan L. Eastman orchestra. Gene Arnold; Lullaby 
Lady, 10-10:30 p.m., NBC (No N..Y. j-elease) (Carnation 
Milk) (Erwln Wasey agency). 

LOCAL SHOWS 

(Embracinff s<nne data as National programs, giving time, 
a network hookup, regional or national.) 

NE W YO RK 

(July 25 to 31) 

(All Time EDST) 

Tuesday (July 25) 

Eddy Brown, violinist, with miniature symphony mao- 
stroed by George Shackley, 8:30-9 p.m.. WOR. 

Footllght Echoes directed by Geo. Shackley, Lewis Reid 
announcer, 9:30-iO p.m., WOR. 

Reinald Werrenrath, barytone, 7:46-8 p.m., WMCA- 
WPCH. 

Jewish Little Symphony with Ghetto Singers, Nochum 
Goroschin, directing, 9-9:30 p.m., WINS (General Foods 
Products) (Benton & Bowles). 

Larry Adier, Pauline Alpert, 11-11:15, WJZ. 

Wednesday (July 26) 

Market and Halsey Street Playhouse, Roger Bower, m.c; 
Lee Cronican, conductor, 1(^:30-11 p.m., WOR. 

Beniamino Ricoio, baritone, 9-9:30 p.m., WMCA (Sim- 
mons Tours). 

'The Beggar's Bo^V Basil Ruysdael, nari'ator, 10-10:16, 
WOR. 



Thursday (July 27) 



Bronx Marriage Bureau, 9-9:15 p.m., WOR. 

'Men of WOR,' variety, Sherman Keene directing,. Gren- 
adiers Quartet, Walter Ahrens, 10:30-11 p.m., WOR, 

Merle Alcock, soprano, 9-9:30 p.m., WMCA-WPCH. 

Merle Johnston's Saxophone Quartet and Pauline Alpert, 
pianist, 7:45-8 p.m., WOR. 



FHday (July 28) 



Harold Stern's orchestra, 8:46-9 p.m., WOR (Crystal 
Corp.). 

Olive Kline, soprano; Sol Shapiro, conducting, 9-9:30 p.m., 
WMCA. - ■• 

Commonwealth Opera Co., Gabriel Sineoni, conducting, 
from George Washington Stadium, 10-11 pjn., WMCA. 

Hendrik de Leeuw, 'Tales of a Globe Trotter; 8:15-8:30 
p.m., WEVD. 



Saturday (July 29) 



WOR Little Symphony orchestra, Philip James, conduct- 
ing, with Olga Attl, harpist. 8-9 p.m.* WOR, 

Silvcrhcll, with Sylvia Miller, Madeline Hardy, Elmo Russ, 
9:15-9-30, WMCA. 



Sunday (July 30) 



Irving Aaronson orchestra from Rils Park, Long Lsland, 
7-7:30 p.m., WOR. 

; .Woodbury revue, with Roxanne and her orchestra, Al an'd 
Lee Reiser, Jack Arthur, 7:30-8 p.m., WOR. 

Red Lacquer and Jade, George Shackley, directing, Basil 
Ruysdael, narrator, 6-6:30 p.m., WOR. 

Margaret Angiin Prevents, with Robert Beddele, organist, 
C:30-7 p.m., WOR. 



,,.9^°^' Invisible, Vera Osborn^, Annette Simpson, Veronie. 
Wiggins, John Qhine, David Croswell, George O'Brien. Jack 
Keating; George Shackley, directing. 8:30-9 p.m., WOR 

Modern American Composers, Lambros Callimahos. flutist- 
Vivian Fine, pianist, 8-8:30, WEVD. '■ 

Monday (July 31) 

Oack Stage, with fiorris M or ros from Paramount theatre 
N. Y., with orchestra, soloists, 8: 30-9 p.m., WOR. * 

Alfred Walle'nsteln's Sinfonetta, Veronica WiaainB 
soloist, 10:30-11 p.m., WOR. ^ ' 

CHICAGO 

(July 26 to July 31) 



. (All Time CDST) 

Wednesday (July 26) 

Quinn Ryan at the Fair, 6S4B-7 p.m., WON. (Dodge Bros. 
Motors-Havoline Oil) (RuthraulC & Ryan agency). 

Art Kahn's orchestra with Frit* Clark, 7-7:17 p.m- 
WBBM. Also Fri. and Mon. (Dr. Bobo's Laxative) (Gun> 
ther-Bradford agency). 

Palace Theratre 'Varieties with RKO vaude acts, 8:45-9 
p.m., WMAQ. (Staged by John Joseph and NBC production 
staff.) 

Ted Weems orchestra, WBNR, 8:45-9 p.m., 12-12:30 a.m. 
nightly. 

Hal Kemp orchestra, WGN, 7:30-7:45 p.m., 12-12:16, and 
1-1:30 a.m. 

Paul Ash orchestra, WON (afternoons only), 12:30-12:45. 
1-1:16, 2:30-2:46. 

- Fcancjs_X._Bu8hman, film gossip, 10:10-10:15 a.m., WON. 
Also every other week day:- = 

Thursday (July 27) 

Charlotte Learn (Mrs. J. J. Garrlty) In dramatic skits, 
and every day, WENR, 10:30-10:46 ajm. (College Inn To- 
mato Juice) (Harry Atkinson agency). 

Friday (July 28) 

Ben Bernie orchestra, WENR-NBC, 11-11:30 a.m. Pabst- 
etto Cheese^ Supplementary to night program for same 
company's malt. (Premier Pabst Sales Co.) (Matteson- 
FoE^arty-Jordon agency). 



Sunday (July 30) 

Chicag6 A Capella Choir with Noble Cain, WENR-NBC, 
3:30-4 p.m. (sustaining). 

Monday (July 31) 

Singing Ijady (Irene Wicker), dally except Bat.-Sun, 
WON-NBC, 4:30-4:46 p.m, (Kellogg's Com Flakes). (N,.W. 
Ayer agency). 



LOS ANGELES 



'f Jiil_^"2»'lo^Aug.<--3) - 

(All Time PST) 

Friday (July 28) 

'Chasin' the Blues,' KFI. 12:30-1, variety prognram every 
afternoon except Sunday, with. Charlie Wellman. Sustain- 
ing. 

•In Laws,' KFAC, 6:45-7 p.m., comedy serial every eve- 
ning but Sunday. (Auburn-Cord.) 

'Hon. Archie and Frank Watanabe,' KNX, 7-7:16 p.m., 
comedy serial, every evening but Sunday. (Marion R. Gray 
Co.) 

'Globe Headlines,' KHJ, 8-8:16 pjn., newspaper serial; 
Tues., Wed., Thurs. and Fri. (Globe Mills) (Dan B. Miller.). 

'Royal Order of Optimistic Do-Nuts.' KNX. 8-9 p.m.* 
comedy revue. (Davis Perfection Bread Co.) (H. C. Bern- 
stein agency.) 

'Tapestries of Life.' KHJ, 8: 30-9 . p.m., semi-classical or- 
chestra. (Forest Lawn.) 

Sid Lippman and Cocpanut Grove orchestra, KFI, 10:.16- 
11 p.m. Sustaining. Nightly except Stmday. 



Saturday (July 29) 



KoUsrwood BOwl concert, KFI, 8:15-10 p.m. Sustaining. 
KNX Varieties. KNX, 8-9 p.m. Revue with Jack Carters 
Sustaining. 

, Dusky Stevedores, KMTR, 3:45-9 p.m. Vocal. Sustain-* 
ing. 



Sunday (July 30) 



Merrymakers, KHJ, 9-10 p.m. Variety program. Sus- 
taining. 

English Coronets, KFWB, 9-9:30 pjn. Serial dramatiB8^» 
tion of English history. (Barker Bros.) (Ray Alden agency.) 



Monday (July 31) 



Kay Thompson, KHJ, 6:45-0 p.m. Songg. Sustalnin^r. 

Blue Monday Jamboree, KHJ (from KFRC, San Fran- 
cisco), 8-10 p.m. (Shell Oil Co.) 

'Makers of History,' KFI, 8-8:30 p.m. Dramatization. 
(Puritas Water.) (McCarthy Co.) 

'English Clarinets,' KMTR, 8:30-9 p.m. Burlesk dramati- 
zation. Sustaining. 



Tuesday (Aug. 1) 

California Melodies, direction Ray Paige, KHJ (CBS), 
6:30-7 p.m. Sustaining. 
Guardsmen, KNX, 7:15-7:30 p.m. Quartet. Suctalning. 

Wednesday (Aug. 2) 

Mario- Alvarez, KMTR, 8:16-8:30 p.m. Tenor. Sustaining;. 
Ray Paige and Symphony Orch., KHJ, 11-12 p.m. Sus- 
taining. 



Thursday (Aug. 3) 

. Light Opera Favorites, KNX, 7:15-7:45 p.m. With Char- 
lotte Woodruff.' Sustaining. 

'Drums of^France,' KFWB, 8-8:30 p.m. Dramatization of 
French history. (O'Keefe and Merrlt) (Emil Brischacher 
and Assoc.) 

(Continued on page 44) 



Taeeday, July 25, 1933 



R ABIO 



VARIETY 41 



[ 



RADIO CHATTER 



East 



West 



Tiobert T. Colwell and Robert A. 
fllmon of the J. Walter Thompeon 
Sdio scrlptlne staff have authored 
ftijlay. 'Strictly Dynamite/ which 
Morris Green and Frank McCoy iin- 
Vell in Jackson Heights, L». I., this 
jlonday (31). 

B P. H. James, NBC's sales pro- 
ihotlon mgr., Is having his father, 
P p James, London advertising 
San and caricaturist, over for a 
month's visit. ^ ^ . ^. , 

Everything he had In the way of 
lurnlshlng© and personal effects 
went -when the home of Louis Reid, 
radio cd of the N. T. 'American' in 
piandome, L. I., burned to the 
ffround. 

Replacement of Tom Howard 
with Fred Stone on the Best Foods 
Musical Grocery shov Aug. 4 may 
mean the end of Norman Anthony's 
connection with the stanza's script. 

NBC audltl&ned one labelled 
•Rudy Vallee's Proteges.' 

CBS travels Its promotion de- 
partment along with its salesmen, 
with the former right thfere to 
pull out the statistics and answer 
ticklish questions, if they're in the 
book. 

Bill McCaffrey brought George 
Beatty, vaude comic, in for a hear- 
ing at NBC. 

Monte Hackett at Lord & 
— ^Thomaa_aota.aa though he>_ln the 
midst of readying something. 

Jack Pearl circulated the radio 
cds from Hollywood by mail, 
thanking them for past favors, etc. 

New scriptista^are being lined up 
for Taylor Holmes on Texaco to 
augment Harold Atterld'ge and Leo 
Donnelly who are currently prepar- 
ing the material. 

Louis Joseph Vance's 'Lone Wolf 
dramalets have been recorded by 
CBS for prospective selling to 
oommerclalB. Chain is strong for 
tills script show. 

Lasses White and Honey Wilds 
minstrels now with WSM, Nash- 
yille, to the Coast 

Angellne Smith, soprano, has re- 
turned to Nashville after a year in 
itfce west. 



Raymond Paige, from KHJ^ takes 
the baton at the Hollywood Bowl 
concert Aug. 8. 

Joe C. Donohue, administrative 
assistant to the president of Colum- 
bia, on the coast for pleasure before 
business. 

June Purcell back in Los Angeles 
and looking around. Her first visit 
since she left there in 1931 for big 
time. 

Elvira Karsk, secretary at WOW, 
left to take a position with a Mason 
City enterprise. Replaced hy X,ols 
Prall. 

KICK requesting permission to 
move from Red Oak to Carter lAke, 
Iowa. 

KGIM, Stockton, Calif, i>equesting 
facilities of WPG, Atlantic City, N. 
J„ and WLWL, New York City, for 
night broadcasting, with consent of 
both etatioxis given. 

Santa Barbara, Cal., municipal 
police station, KGZO, will be on the 
air Aug. 15. 

KGPB, Kansas City, Mo., police 
transmitter after a new transmitter 
and location. 

KPWB, Hollywood, drops nightly 
serial, 'An American FamUy.' Pro- 
gram went sustaining when station 
tried to get Aetna Life Insurance 
Company to curtail its plugs. 

Bi lly Evans, former minstrel, 
"gdes~KMTR," Holly woodr sixtimeB' ar ■ 
week. 

Lorenzo Kennon, leaving KNX's 
commercial department, goes to San 
Francisco as northern business rep 
for KMTR, Hollywood. 

Musical Comedy Storehouse, a 
daily edition of past musical hits, 
and commercialized at KMTR by 
Southern California Frigidaire deal- 
ers, continues . as a sustainer. 
Dropped by sponsors. 

May Company, L. A, department 
store, now paying for G. Allison 
Phelps,. 'Radio philosopher,' at 
KFAC. 

Jean Noble trio, femme bnielsts, 
join KPAC-KFVD, Los Angeles. 

Arthur Urbaln, publisher of 
'Broadcast Weekly/-.- , Coast radio 



schedule and fan aheet, opening ai 

retail radio store tying In with his 
publication. additionally plug 

the enterprise he has signed with 
KYA for 20 weeks of a twice weekly 
broadcast of 'Roads to Hollywood' 
on NBC. 

Freeman Talbot, manager of KOA, 
Denver, to New York on -businesls. 

Vance' Graham, KOA, Denver, an- 
nouncer, recovering from Illness^ 

Les Weelans, KOA, Denver, an- 
nouncer, daddy of a son. 

Russ Baker, KFAB, doing di- 
rectorial work on scripts as well as 
playing i>art8. ^ 

Xiiiharles Lyon is becoming a com- 
muter between Chicagb and Ed- 
monton, Canada. Made his third 
trip for NBC for the same purpose, 
meeting world flyers. 

Deane Janls left Hal Kemp's or- 
chestra on WGN, Chicago. Har- 
riett Cruise, or Olga Vernon, to re- 
place. 

Steve Trumbull taking his sail- 
boat into the distant coves of Lake 
Michigan for his vacation. 



No Web Newcomers 



GENE ARKOLD 

WBITKK, INTEBXOOUTOR SFNCIAIB MINSTBBE. 
WHITER, KARRATOB, CRAZIT WATER OBTSTAI.8 
WHITER, SIM6EB, MAR-O-On. PROGRAM 
KARRATOB, CARNATION CONTHNTED H017R 

(Week July 21, Chicago Theatre, Chicago) 

JOE FARSOlfS 

RADIO'S LOW VOICE 
SINCIAIR inNSTREI.'S NETWORK 

i:dei.wje:iss joe — • wmaq — hon.-wbd.-fbi. 
(Week July 21, Chicago Theatre. Chicago)' 

€LIFF SOUBIER 

SINCLAIR MINSTREL8 

(Week July 21 , Chicago Theatre, Chicago) 

MAC McCLOUD 

THE SINCLAIR MINSTREL BOY 
WLB, UON., S-8:80 P. M., N.B.O. 
TAB 8VH; DAS AIX 

(Week July 21, Chicago Theatre^ Chicago) 



RUSH OF BIDS FOR AIR 
STATION PERMITS 



Washington, July 25. 
Spurt In applications for new 
station licenses has four requests 
before the Federal Radio commls-. 
sion for permits to operate new 
transmitters. Wyoming Broadcast 
ing _Co,,_ of . _Ch.eyennB,_ . la_ Af ter_a 
1,000-watt night. ^OO-watt day sta 
tion; City of Lincoln, Neb., wants a 
60- watt police station; Boise 
Broadcast station of Baker, Ore., 
Is seeking a 100-watter; and City 
of Port Huron, Mich., requests a 



(Continued from page 37) 

Leland, comedian and indicental or- 
gan music. Sept. 25. 

Malted Cereals Co. (Maltex). Dale 
Carnegie on little known facts of 
well known people and orchestra. 
Aug. 20. 

R. B. Davis Co. (Baking Powder). 
Mystery chef, daytime. Sept. 13. 

Firestone Tire Co. Concert stars 
and symphon-. orchestra. Dec. 4. " 

Scott's Emulsion. Dramatization 
of circus stories for kids. Oct. 19. 

Lionel Corp. (Constructor Toys) 
Railroad stories for the kids. Dec. 6. 

Richfield Oil Co. Show not de- 
termined. Aug. 22. 

Standard Brands. Great Moments 
in History dramatizations. Oct. S. 

Nestle's Chocolate. Walter 
O'Keefe, Ethel Shutta, orchestra. 
Aug. 25. 

Jergen's Lotion. Walter Winchell. 
Sept. 3. 

Benjamin Moore Paints. Lecturer 
on homemaking, music. Sept. 8. 

Wheatena Co. Wheatenaville 
Sketches with Ray Knight. 
Sept. 24. 

Lehn & Fink Products Corp. 
(Hinds Almond Cream). Program 
undecided. Oct. 1. 

California Packing Co. Capt. 
Dobbs Ship of Joy. Date not set. 

Falsto n-P-urina_Co.._TftnaLMix. kldls 
program, Sept. 25. Madame Sylvia 
and film stars. Sept. 26. 

Harold F. Ritchie Co. (Eno Salts) 
Eno Crime Club. Sept. 6. 

Chevrolet. Jack Benny, Mary 
Livingstone, Frank Black. Tenta 



NBC ARTIST BUREAU 

PRESENTS 



FRITZ CLARK 

MY MAMMY CALLS ME TEABONE 
nSATURKD WITH 8XN0I<AXB lONSTBBXB 
WLS, HON., S-8iM P. M., 17.D.C. 

(Week July 21, Chicago Theatre. Chicago) 



MAPLE CITY FOUR 

with 

AL — ART — FRITZ and PAT 

eiNOIAIR QVABTETTB — SXMCIAIR KINSTRELS 
WLS, HON., 8-8:30 P. H., CDST, M.B.O. 

(Week July 21, Chicago Theatre. Chicago) 



60 -watt police transmitter. 

Central Brpadcasting Co., of^^^^^y ^^^^^ 
Davenport. la., has resubmitted Its 
request, asking for 100 watts 
power and the facilities of WL^S, 
Ottumwa. la. P. B. Newman, of 
Sacramento, Calif., has also re- 
submitted his application for a 
5,000-watt station. 

FRC has granted a bO-watt po 
lice station to the Borough of 
Swarthmore, Pa. 

Three applications for new sta- 
tions have been returned io the 
applicants. They are: Frice Slever 
and J. W. Steele, Jr..- of Harlow, 
Okla., 100 watts, Insuflaclent Infor- 
mation; Ted L. Fullerton. Carlsbad, 
N. M.. 60 watts, wrong equipment; 
George W. Schleicher, San Fran- 
cisco, not In proper form. 



CBS 

General Poods Corp. (Fostum). 
All - American Football Show, 
Sept. 22. 

Carborundum Co. Narrator on 
Indian Folklore. NoT. 4. 

Kolynos Co. Just Plain Bill serial 
sketch. Sept. 25, 

Wyeth Chemical <?ot ( Jad Salts). 
Program undecided. Sept 26. 

American Home Products Corp. 
(Bi-so-dol). Program to be select- 
ed. Sept. 24. 

Hecker H-O Co. H-Bar-O Ranch 
serial for kids. Sept. 18. 

Waaey Products. Voice of Expe- 
rience. Sept. 6. 

Union Central Life Insurance Co. 
Roses and Drums, historical dra- 
matic sketches. 

Barbasol. Edwin C. Hill. Sept. 12, 
Acme White Lead Works. 'Smil- 
ing* Ed O'Connell, Sept. 10. 

C. & E. Spool Cotton Co. 'Threads 
of Happiness,' musical show, 
Sept. 29. 

Shell Eastern Oil Co. Football 
spiel, with Eddie Dooley, Sept. 14. 

Sterling Product* (Phillips Milk 
of Magnesia). Program undecided, 
Sept. 24. 



J«FJB Get e Per mit 

Marahaiftywn,Ta.,~3n^ 2*. 



KFJB, ether outlet of the Mar- 
shall Electric Co., Inc., has been 
granted a temporary permit by the 
federal radio commission to broad- 
cast from 9 a. m, to midnight. 
■ Storts July 22. 




THE ONLY NEW 



HAVE YOU HEARD 
RADIO'S OUTSTANDING 
PROGRAM INCOMPARABLE? 



BORRAH 





INEVITCH 

AND HIS RASCALS 

IN THEIR NEW AUGMENTED MUSICAL SHOW 

Broadcasting Every Sunday, 7 P.. M.,. WJZ 
Coast to Coast (48 Stations) 

Kow^M«trop«Ut»n, Bldyn— /This W««li, JnJy tl 



Cleveland Team Wants 
To Move to New Ehigland 

Negotiations are on to transfer 
Gene and Glenn from Cleveland to 
Boston. Team has requested the 
switch with the Idea of building 
themselres up In the New Sngland 
territory tor personal appearance' 
purposes. 

WbUe the atatlon M looking 
around for a commercial to connect 
them with the boya will go •ustain- 
Ing between spot announcements. 




CKaining Theatric Type 

jSah Francisco, July 24. 
Max DoUn Is completing arrange- 
ments to broadcast a new tjnpe of 
program over the NBC coast cir- 
cuit. It will be titled Itfasks and 
Faces', theatrical In construction 
and ethered over the network from 
here. 

Dolin, with Ralph PIncus, Is now 
negotiating with one of the oil dis- 
tributing companies to commercial 
the proerram. 



Dooley for Football 

Road Reporter atahza that Shell 
Oil Is now aupporting on WABC, 
New York, and a link of eastern 
stations oomes ofC Aug. 28. On Sept. 
14 Eddie Dooley steps Into the spot 
for the same account with his foot- 
ball spiels. 

Dooley l0 plotted for 16 minutes 
each Thiu-sday, Friday and Satur- 
day through the football season. 

KYA'S DISCS 

San Francisco, July 34. 

•Cecil and Sally* discs are ott KYA 
though their sponsor. Daily Delivery 
Co.. has signed for another term. 
Account wiU use Instead the /Bb 
and Zeb* transcriptions. Latter 
records, made by Al Pearce and Bill 
Wright, and out locally by Mac- 
Gregor & SoUle, are on three nights 
weekly. 

Another new sponsored program 
on KTA Is a half hour variety i^ow. 
once weekly, bankrolled by Fahious 
Mineral Water Co. 



Abel, foremost exponent 
and peer of American 
music critics, reports: 
^Variety/ July 18 

DIOK HIHBBR Or«ho«tra 

WEAF. New York 

Dick Hlmber Iik« Heyer Davie, 
Hike Mai'kel, Nick Orlando and 
kindred type of clasa dance-music 
purveyora enjoys aome standing' 
amons the soclalltea throuKh 
bookinga at deb parties and tbe 
like. He's not too welt known— 
yeti-^utslde of that but with bis 
unusual style of terp ntuslo Via 
NBC outlet there's no reason for 
Hlmber not building a rep for 
himself In short order. 

He. holds forth at the' EJseex ^ 
House. Ideal for that type of 
smart hostelry, particularly dun. 
Ing those dinner sessions when he 
Birltche.s from dance to concert 
and back to dance mu'sld. It's' an 
unusual Idea for a straight dance 
band, but a smart stunt consld'.. 
erlng the time' of the evening. 
He has a worthy commercial 
warbler for the pop lyrics in Joey 
Nash OS well. 

But essentially It's a different 
sort of combination which al- 
ready has been commanding more 
than average attention. 

Abel, 




BROADCASTING 
MON. . TUE8. - WED. 

JHUR. . FRI. 

WJZ - WEAF 
NBC NETWORK 



RICHARD 
H I M B ER 

And His Essex House Orchestra 

featuring JOEY NASH 

Personal Management — MOE GALE 




42 



VARIETY 



Tuesday, July 25, X933 



Radio Diectwy 



(At a convenionee for readers unfamiliar with who's who in Radto» 
'Variety' prints below a directory for New York, Los Angeles^ 
San Francisco, and Chicago.) 



New York City 

NBC 

(Stations WJZ-WEAF) 

711 Fifth Av«. 
Flaza S-IOOO 

M. H. Aylesworth, President. 
Richard C. Patterson, Jr., Executive .V.-P. 
O. C. McClelland, V.-P. on Sales. 
John Blwood, V.-F. on Operations. 
A. Li. AshbT, V.-P. and Gen. Atty. 
Qeorge Bogies, V.-P. on Artists' Service. 
John F. Royal, V.-P. on- Programs. 

Roy C. Wltmer, V.-P. on East Dlv. Sales. 
Frank Mason. V.-P. on Public Relations. 
I<ewls MacCohnixch, Secretary. 
Mark J. Wooas. secretary. • 
H. F. McKeon, Auaitor.' 



LEE SIMS 

and 

ILOMAY BAILEY 

Chose Si Sanborn Honr 
WEAF-ffBC Network, 8-0 P.M., KDT 
Direction MORTON & MULMAN 




. For That Boy Part 

ANDY (Skippy) 
DONNELLY 

A season aa "Skippy" 
Past 9 mbntha ai "Bill"— 
"Maud & Bill'— NBC Not- 
ivoik. Fine sliiglDK voice, too.' 
Wrfte: Mn. M. Doniially, 
care. Variety, N. Y. C. . 



LOU 
LUBIN 

WOR — Tuesday, S p. m. 



JENNIE GDLDSTEIN 

Star and Directress of Prospect The- 
atre, Bronx, New York. 
Sponsored by Julius Orossman Shoes 
Just Completed 13- weeks on 
WMCA 



MANDY LOU 

.with FKED WAKING'S MTSIO 

OLD GOLD HOUR 

-WSDNESDAT, 10 PJU. 
^^ABC Colombia BroadcastlnK 



PHIL BAKER 

'Sponsored by 

ARMOUR & CO. 

. Frl., 8:80-0 P. M., CD8T 
WMAQ (N.B.O., Chicago) Network 



JOE PARSONS 

Radio's Low Voice 

AS 'EDELWEISS JOE' 
Moa-W«d.Frl. 9:16 P.M.. CD8T, WMAQ 

SINCLAIR MINSTREL 

Every Mon., 8 P.M., N.B.C. 

CHICAGO 



TED 



ttvn 



EDDY^URSTON ORCH. 

Snmmer Season 
FELTMAN'S MAPLE GARDENS 
• CONEY" ISLAND, i?BW TORK 
Management Tom O'Connell 
1600 Broadway 



H. F. Kelly, Asst. Auditor. 

C. W. Horn. Gen. Englnjeer* 
Frank Mullen, Agricultural Dir. 

J. deJara Almonte, Evening Operations. 
Bertha Bralnard, Program Mgr. 

- O. W. Payne, Operations. 

R. J. Telchem, Asst. to Treas. 

Department Heads 

Donald O, Shaw. Eastern Sales Mgr. 

Thos. H. Belvlso; Muslo Ubrary. 

W.- V. Bloxham, Purchasing Agent. 

John R. Carey, Service Supervisor. 

O. B. Hanson, Mgr.,' Plant Operation and 
Engineering Dept. 

Ruth Keeler, Personnel Supervisor. . 

Donald W^lthycomb. Mgr. Sta. Relations. 

Paul F. Peter. Mgr. Statistical Dept. 

G. W. Johnstone. Mgr. Press Relations 
Dept. 

Harold Kemp; Artists Service Popular 
Talent. 

D. S, Tuthlll, Sales Mgr., ArtUta*. Service. 
Quinton Adams, Mgr. Electrical Tran- 
scription Dept. . 

E. P. H. James.- Sales Promotion Mgr. 
T. G. Sabln, Eastern Service Mgr. 

Mrs. Frances Rockefeller King, Mgr. pri- 
vate entertainment. 

CBS 

(Station WABC) 

485 Madison Ave. 
Wlckershnm 2-2000 

William S. .Paley, .President. 
— EdwaM. Klsilber, Executive V.-P. 
Sam Plokard. V.-P. " 
Hugh Kendall Bolce, V.-P. in Charge of 
Sales. 

tawrence W. Lowman. V.-P. on Opera- 
tions aind Secretary. 

M. R. Runyon, Treasurer. 

Karl Knlpd, Sales Mgr. 

William H, Englsn, Asst. Sales Mgr. 

Julius S. Seebach, - Program Oi>era.tlonB. 

Paul'W. White. Publicity.. 

Edwin K. Cohan, Technical Dir. 

Panl W. Kesten, Sales Promotion. 
' John J. ' Karol; MarJcet Research. 

John S. Carlisle, Production Mgr. 

- Frederic- P. Willis, Educational Dir. 
Julius Mattfeld, Music Library. 
Hugh Cowan, Commercial Engineer. 
Ferrln Eraser, Editor, Cofitinulty. 
Marlon R.' Parsonnett, Dramatic Dir. 
Herbert B. Glover, News Broadcasting. 
Ralph J. Wonders. Mgr:.. Artists' Bureau. 
Peter De Lima, Mgr. of Contracts. 

' Paul Ross, Mgr. Personal Bookings. 
Samuel 'Fallow, Mgr. Club Bo6klngs. 

WOR 

Bamberger Broadcasting Service, Ino. 
1440 Broadway 
"Pentisyl vania 6-8 383 

Alfred J. McCosker, Station Mgr. 
A. A. Cormier, Sales Mgr. 
Walter J. Neff, Asst. Sales Mgr. 
Lewla Reld, Program Dir. 
George Sbackley, Musical Dir. 
Robert L Wilder. Preps. 
J. Ri. Poppele, Chief Engineer. 

wm 

American Radio News Corp. 
114 E. 68th St. 
Eldorado C-6100 

Bradley Kelly, Station Mgr. 
John S. Martin, Sales Mgr. 
John McCormlck, Program Dir. 
Harold Shubert, Production Mgr. 
Bernard Levltow, Musical Dir. 
George Wleda, Press. 



WMCA-WPCH 

Knickerbocker Broadcasting Co. 
Broadway at 63d St. 
Columbus C-6000 

Donald Flamm.- President. 
William Weleman, V.-P. and General 
Counsel. 

John T. Adams. V.-P. on Artlsta Service. 
Sidney Flamm, Commercial Director. 
Robert S. Wood, Press. 
Jack Bicker. Studio Director. 

Fred W. Dyson, Business Mgr. 

Harry Carlson, Program Director WMCA, 
J. Sill Williams. Program Director 
WPCH. 

Arthur Barton, Educational Programs. 
A. L. Alexander, Chief Announcer. 
Elmo Rusa and Irving Seizor. Musical 
Directors. 
Frank Marx, Chief Engineer. 
Harry Pascoe, Continuity. ' 
Bide Dudley. Dramatic Critic. 
Sam Taub, Boxing. 
Jack Fllman, Hockey. Sports. 
Charles Martin, Dramatic Presentations. 

WLWL 

Universal Broadcasting Corp. 
416 W. 60th St. 
Columbus 6-7030 

H. F. Riley. Dir. 
J. P. Klernan, Business Mgr. 
R. W. BJork, Sales JAgt. 
George O'Brien, Program Dir. 
Rudolph Forst, Musical Dir. 
. Joseph Depp.e, Chief Engineer. 



RAYMOND BAIRD 

Next Week (July 28) 

ALBEE 



BROOKLYN 



Chicago 

NBC 

Merchandise Mart 
Superior 8300 

(Stations WEN R— WMAQ) 

Nlles Trammel. V.-P. in charge. 
P. G. Parker, Asst. Gen. Mgr. 
Ffed Weber. Station Relations Mgr. 
John Whalley, Office Mgr. 
Roy Shield, Chief Musical Dir. 



(TOMMY) 



(BILLY) 



REILLY and COMFORT 

NOW IN LONDON PLAYING VAUDEVILLE 

Making ' records for Dacca and~ broadcasting regularly from 
May Fair Hotel for the British Broadcasting Corporation. 

PERMANENT LONDON ADDRESS, CARE VARIETY 



Ad Agencies' 



Radio Execs (Associated With 
the Show or Performance 
End of Radio) 
N. W* Ayer A Son, Ino. 
BOO Fifth Ave., N. T. C. 
Douerlas Coulter. 
Batten, Barton, Durstine & 

Osborne, Inc. 
383 Madison Ave., N. T; C. 
Roy Durstine. . 
Arthur Pryor, Jr. 
£}mUle L. Haley. 

Benton & Bowles, liio. - 
444 Madison Ave., N. T. C. 

E. M. RufTnei*. 

Blow Co., 'Inc. 
521 Fifth Ave., N. T. C. 

Milton Blow^ 
Blackett-Sample-Humnnert, Inc. 

?30 Park Ave., N. T. C. 
Frank Hummert. 
'Georiere Tormey. 

Blackman Co. 

122 E. -423 SU N. T. C. 

Douglass Stbrer. 

Campbell- Ewfald Co. 
292 Madison Ave.. N. 't. C. 
C.'Hal&tead Cottlngton, 
George T. EwMA, 

Cecil, Warick & Cecil, Inc. 

_230.. Pa.rk Aye., N. Y. C. 

J. H. McKee. 

Erwin, Wasey & Co., Inc. 

420 Lexington Av6., N. T. C. 

Charles Gannon. 
William Esty & Co., Inc. 
6 B. 45th St., N. Y. C. 

William Esty. 

Federal Adv. . Agency 

444 Madison Ave., N. Y. C. 

Mann Holiner. 

Albert Frank-Guenther Law, 
Inc. 

70 Pine' St. N, Y. C. 
Frank A. Arnold 

Gardner Advertising Co. 
330 W. 42d St., N. Y. C. 

R, Martin. 

Hanff-Metzger, Inc.. 
Paramount Bldg., Ni- Y. C. 

Louis A. Witten. 
Shirley Buchanan. 

Lambert & Feailey, Inc. 

400 Madison Ave., N. Y. C. 

Lennen & Mitchell, Inc. 

17 E. 45th St- N. Y. C. 

Arthur 3ergh. 
Ray VIrden. 
Robert W. Orr. 

Lord & Thomas 
247 Park Ave., N. Y. C. 

Montague HacketL 

McCann-Erickson, Inc. 

285 Madison Ave., N. Y. C. 

Dorothy Barstow. 

NeWell-Emmett, Inc. 
Richard Strobridge. 
Ruthrauff &. Ryan, Inc. 

Chrysler Bld'i^., N. Y. C. 
Jack Davidson. 

J. Walter Thompson Co. 

420 Lexington Ave., N. Y. C. 

John U. Reber. 
Robert Colwell. 
Gordon Thompson. 
Cal Kuhl. 
A-^K. Spencer. 
Herschel Williams. 
Nathan Tufts. 

Young & Rubicam 

286 Madison Ave., N. Y. C. 

Hubbell Robinson. 
W. R. Stuhler. 
DonaM StaufCer. 



C. L. ' Menser, Production Dir. 
Sidney Strotz, Program Mgr. 
Alex Robb, Asst. Program Mgr. 
Sidney Strotz. Artists Mgr. 
John Glhon. Continuity Editor. 
Frank Mullen, Dir. of Agriculture. 
Judith Waller, Edacatlonal Dir. 
Kenneth Carpenter, Sales Mgr. 
BUI Hay, Irf>cal Sales Mgr. ^ 
I. E. Showerman, Bales Service Mgr. 
E. C. Carlson. Sales Promotion Mgr. 
Howard Luugens. Chief Engineer. 
M. W. Rife. .Chief Field Engineer. 
B. Donges, Maintenance Mgr. 
Ben Pratt, Public Relations Counsel. 
Al Williamson, Publicity Mgr. 

CBS 

Wrlgley Bldg. 
Whitehall 0000 

(Station WBBM) 

t.e;jlle Atlass, V.-P. in charge. 
Leonard Erickson, Western Sales Mgr. 
Walter Preston, Program Dir. 
Bobby' Brown, Gen. Production Mgr. 
Jelt King, Tramo and Ofllce Mgr. 
Harold Fair, Asst. Program Dir. 
Howard Neumlller, Musical Dir. 
William Cooper. Continuity Editor. 
Larry Flsk, Chief Engineer. 
Kelly Smith, WBBM Sales Mgr. 
Stev/i Trumbull, CBS Publicity Mgr. 
Ruth Betz, WBBM Publicity Mgr. 
Hnrlow Wilcox, Chief Announcer. 
Richard, Elpers, Sales Promotion Mgr. 
Arthur Wesner, Community Concert Mgr. 
McClure Bellows, CBS Concert Mgr. 



KYW 

Strauiw Bldg. 

Wabash 4040 
Homer Hogan, Gen. Mgr. 
Parker Wheatley, Production Mgr. 
Harold E. Bean, Asst. Production Mgr. 
Rex Maupln. Musical Director. 
H. E. Randall, Chief Engineer. 
11 Tier Turner, Publicity Dir. 

WCFL 

Furniture Mart 

Delaware 0000 
John Fltzpatri^k. President. 
Edward a. Nockles. Gen. Mgr. 
Franklin Lundqulst. Bus. Mgr. 
Maurice Lynch, Treasurer. 
Phillip Frledlander. Production Dir. 
Eddie Hanson, Musical Dir.. 
Howard Keegan. Chief Announcer. 
Maynard Marquardt, Chief Engineer. 
Fat Murphy, Publicity Dir. 

WJJD 

Lake and Wells Sto. 
State 6400 
Ralph Atlass, Gen. Mgr. 
Art Llnlck, Commercial -Mgr.- 
Joe Allabough, Chief Announcer. 

WLS 

1280 W. • Washington 
Haymarkct 7600 

Burridge Butler. President. 
Glenn Snyder, Gen. Mgr. 
George Blggar, Program Mgr. 
D. R. McDonald. Adv. Mgr. 
Tom Rowe, Chief Engineer. 
Clementine Legg, Artlsta Mgr. 
Hal O'Halloran, Chief Announcer, 
Harry Steele, Publicity Dir. 

WGN 

Drake Hotel 
Superior 0100 

W. E. Macfarlane, Gen. Mgr. 
Quln Ryan, Station Mgr. 
George Isaac, Commercial Mgr. 
Edward Barry, Production Mgr. 
Delos Owen, Musical Dir. 
Carl Myers, Chief Engineer. 
Frank Schreiber. Pjibilcity Dir. 

WGES 

128 N. Crawford 
Van Buren 800O 

Gene Dyer, Station Mgr. 

Charles Lanphear, Production Mgr. 

Joseph Brubaker, Chief Engineer. 

John Van, Musical Dir. 

Don Crosnor, Chief Announcer. 

WIND 

201 North Wells. 
State 6400 

Ralph Atlass, President. 
Frances Kennedy, V.-P. 
Frank, Morrow, Program Director. 
John Murl, Musical Director. 
T. McMurray. Chief Engineer. 
Art . Jones, Chief Announcer. 

Advertising Agencies 

Lord & Thomas— Henry Selllnger. 
J. Walter Thompson— Tom Luckenblll. 
Erwln-Wasey— William WeddelL 
McCann-Erlckson— Fred Ibbett. 
N. W. Ayer-W. G. McGuire. 
Crltchfleld— Frank Steel. • 
McJ iirikln— Lou IMgerraan.-— 
BBD&O— George May. 
' Blackett-Sample — Edwin Ayleshire. 
Henri Hurst McDonald— Art Decker. 
Hayes McFarland, Don Bernard, Madge 
Chllds. 



NBC 

(Stations KGO-KPO-KYA) 

Pacific Coast Division 
111 Sutter Street 
Sutter 1020 

Don E. Oilman, V. P. of NBC and Pac. 
Coast Dlv. Manager. 
C. L. McCarthy, Asst. Gen. Mgr. 
Lew Frost. Program Dir. 
Harry Anderson, Sales Mgr. 
A. H. Saxton, Chief Engineer. 
H, J. Maxwell. Office Mgr. 
Lloyd E. Toder, Publicity Dir. 
Karl Shulllnger, Dir. Artists Bureau. 
Jennings Pierce. Chief Announcer. 
Meredith WlUson, Musical Dir. 
Cecil Underwood. Prod. Mgr. 
Roy Frothlngham, Sales Promotion Mgr. 

KYA 

088 Market St. 
PRospect 8466 
Edward McCallum, Station Mgr. 

KFRC 

(Don Lee-CoIumbla outlet) 
1000 Van Ness Ave. 
PRospect 0100 
Fred Pabst. Don Lee Gen. Mgr. 
Harrison Holllway. Station Mgr. 
William Wright Prog. Dir. 
Walter Kelsey, Musical Dir. 

KJB3 

1380 Bush St. 

ORdway 4148 
Julius Brunton & Sons, Owners. 
Ralph Brunton, Mgr. 
Ralph Smith. Prog. Dir. 



Lo8 Angeles 

KHJ 

(Columbia Don Lee Broadcasting System) 
1070 West 7th Street 
Vandyke 7111 
Don Lee, President 
Leo B. Tyson. Gen. Mgr. 
C. Ellsworth Wylle, Gen. Sales Mgr. 
^Raymond Paige. Musical and Program 

Paul Rlckenbacher, Production Mgr. 
Kenneth Nlles, Asst. Prod. Mgr. 
Vdn C. Newkirk, Traffic Mgr. 
Arthur J. Kemp, Asst Adv. Migr. (KHJ 
only). 

Leslie Mawhlnney, publicity. 

KFI and KECA 

(NBC outlets) 
Earle C. Anthony, Inc. 
1000 So. Hope Street 
Richmond 0111 
Earje C. Anthony, President. 
Arthur Kales, V.-P. and Gen. Mgr. 
Glen Dolberg, Program Dir. 

KFWB 

Warner Bros. Pictures Corp. 
Warner Theatre Bldg. 
Hollywood 0316 
Octttld King, Gen. Mgr. 
Chester MIttendorf, Commercial Mgr. 
Jack Joy, Program Dir. 
Johnnie MUrray, Charge Vaude Programs. 
Kay Van Riper. Charge Dramatic Prog. 
Les Hewett, Chief Engineer. 
■Frank Murphy,- Supervising £ngl&e«r. 
George Fischer, Publicity. 



KNX 

Western Broadcasting Co, 
Panuttount Studios, Hollywood 
Hempstead 4101 
Guy C. EarU Jr., President. 
Naylor Rogers, V.-P. and Gen. Mgr. 
Carl B. NIssen, Commercial Mgr. 
Kenneth C. Ormiston, Technical BuMr. 
visor. 

Dcury Lane, Program Mgr. 
Wilbur Hatch. Musical Dir. 

KMTR 

KMTR Radio Corp. 
016 No. Formosa, Hollywood 
Hillside 1161 
Reed E. Calllster; Piesldent. 
L. W. Peters, Gen. Mgr. 
Harold Hprton. Prod. Mgr. 
Salvatore Santaella, Musical Dir. 

KQFJ 

1417 So. ^Igueroa Street 
Prospect 7760 
Ben S, McGIashon, owner. - 
Duke Hancock, Mgr. 

Fireside Broadcasting Co. 

KRKD 

641 South Spring Street 
Madison 1176 

Frank Doherty, President. 
V. O. Fretag, Gen. Mgr. 
Del Lyon, Salea Mgr. 

KTM 

ickwlck Broadcasting Co. 
214 So. Vermont 
Exposition 1841 
Charles Wren. Pres. 
George Martinson. Manager. 
R, L. Rust, Sales Mgr. 
C. B. Juneau. Production Mgr. 

KFAC-KFVD 

Los Angeles B;.«<adcasting Co. 
045 Mariposa Ave. 
Fltzroy 1281 
E. L. Cord, President. 
Tom Brenneman. Gen. Mgr. 



Jones 



AHBASSADOB HOTEL 
Atlantic . City, N, j. . 

Direction 
Colombia Broadcasting System 



THE GREEK AMBASSADOR 
OF GOOD-WILL 

GEORGE 
GIVOT 



Making Warner Bros. Shorts 
Sole Direction 

Herman Bernie 

1619 Broadway, New York 



"Radio's Loveliest Lark" 

JANE 
FROMAN 

IN SONGS 

FRIOIDAIRB PROGRAM 
Friday XOiSO'p. m. CBS. 
Direction, Morrlflon-TPlnklor 
Corporation 
Park Centra] Hotel, 
New York City 



ARTHUR TRACY 

"The Street Singer" 

Every Mon.-Wed.-Firl. 
9il6 P. K., E. if. 8. 
WABC, Coast to Coast 

MANAGEMENT 

MORRISON-WINKLER 

CORPORATION 

Park Central Hotel 
NEW YORK 



LENNIE 
HAYTON 

AND HIS 

CHESTERFIELD-HOUR 
ORCHESTRA 

EACH FRIDAY 10 P.M. 

WABC 

Direction 
MORRISON-WINKLER 
Corporation 



Tuesday, July 25, 193S 



RADIO 



VARIETY 



AGENCY BOOKS AN m 
UNIT FOR PERS. APPS. 

Another of thope Instances where 
»n outside agent did aomethlng 
which the NBC alipped tip on Is 
evidenced in the booking of the G. 
Tjyashington cbffee's 'Sherlock 
Holmes' air act for a week at 
lioew's fo-x, Washington, currently, 
and Baltimore next week. William 
Morris agency did the stage hook- 
ing after the NBC has had the G. 
Washington coffee account and this 
particular series on the air for four 
years. 

Edith Melsner (Mrs. Tom Mc- 
Knight) scripts the Cbnan Doyle 
show, staged by McKnight and 
Jordan. 

Richard Gordon, Leigh Lovel, 
Octavia Kenmore, Stanley Harrison 
and George Huston form the 'Sher- 
lock Holmes' ether cast, now mak- 
ing personal apps. 'Mazarin Stone* 
is the particular script being used 
In the varieties. 

Eno's Crime Club, also a mystery 
mellerette series, is sending its 
radio cast into the theatres for per- 
sonals. Matty Roson of Morriion- 
Winkler books Eno's. 

Washington cofEee returns to the 
_ air with .'Holmes' Sept. 28. Per- 
sonal appearances are a summer 
stop-gap. 



WOR's New Accts 



"Melody Headlines" 

SATURDAY \ 
9:15 P.M. 



PHIL 



REGAN 

WABC 
Oolnmbia Broadcasting System 

THURSDAY 



. Featured in 
Columbia Revue 



■iTAe^ioas— W/to- Oomea./tom J3J«ilfl_ 
WitK a Sonar VJwV* Meattt to Cheer. 
So Tune Her In antf roi4'tt. Sepin 
To Find Happineaa la Here." 

BETTY 



New contracts eigned by 
WOR, Newark, include: 

Household Finance Corp., 52 
weeks, for Clarenoe Williams' 
liOwland Singers' program 
Wednesday nights. 

George W. Luft Co. (Tangee 
Cosmetics), 62 weeks, Kay 
Parker In 'Hollywood Gossip,' 
Mon. t'o Fri., inclusive. 

My- T-- Fine ice cream, 13 
weeks, Ann Brae & Co. in 
'Jingle Bells,' three times 
weekly. 

Grocery Store Products Co-, 
Inc., and Borden Farm's Prod- 
ucts, Inc., 26 weeks, Mon., 
Wed. and Fri. 



LUCKY'S AIR TIME 
GOES TO A SALAD 



Air line News 

By Nellie ReveU 



Colonel Rupi>eit has finally given In to advertising the brew on the 
radio, JlSilt Schwartzwald will conduct the orchestra. 



Direct 

Harvey Hintermyer and Earl Tuckerman, Goldy. and Busty on CBS, 
couldn't get any action out of the agency handling the account, so^ they 
went, direct to the client," for whom they had worked before, and sold 
themselves direct. 

Now the agency merely checks the program and sends a representa- 
tive to the broadcast. 



Clicquot OfF 

Clicquot Club Ginger Ale program air-blew quietly last week, and 
Harry Reser took his gane to play In Boston this week. 
Reser told his men it was a five-week vacation. 



Dillingham's Lunch 

At the luncheon given by the ' Capitol theatre managiSihenl for Ethel 
Barrymore last week Charles B. Dillingham was one of the guests. After- 
wards he remarked: 'Major Bowes gave a luncheon to Ethel Barrymore 
and 2,000 photographers.* 

The luncheon was for Miss Barrymore, but C. B. stole the show. 



Al Jolson-Paul Whiteman's Kraft 
Phenlx program starting on WEAF 
Aug. 3 at 10-11 p. m. usurps Lucky 
Strike's established time for Jack 
Pearl, etc. NBC couldn't wait for 
Pearl nor the American Tobacco 
Co., In view the comedian's uncer- 
tainty on his Metro picture assign- 
ment^ Kraft"-lPhenix~'t6ok The" time 
for 52 weeks and engaged Jolson for 
that length of time with privilege 
to the tomedian to drop out at will 
for his usual Florida vacation, etc. 
Jolson flew in from the Coast yester- 
day (Monday). 

The. dailies last week plugged 
Ruby Keeler "(Mi-s. Jolson) In con- 
nection with an endorsement of 
Hellman's mayonnaise. This is the 
competitive product to what Jolson 
is now engaged in ether-exploiting; 
Kraft-Phenlx is putting out a salad 
dre&sing in competition to mayon 
naise. 



Coleman All Over 

Emil Coleman will get a CBS wire this week which will make him 
the most heard of any orchestra in radio — three times on WOR, three 
times on WABC and six times on WMCA. 

Besides he is dickering with a film company to take part in a picture 
at Fort Lee. 



Amos-Andy Reciprocate 
For Skyride Pubficity 

With Script Mention 

,. 

Chicago, July 24. 

Amos 'n* Andy are in the midst ot 
a new twist in their narrative that 
brings them from New York, tbe^r 
regular locale, to Chicago to visit 
the world's Fair. This is regarded 
as the blackface team's reciprocal 
courtesy to the Skyride, $1,260,000 
Expo concession which has named 
one 600-foot tower Amos and the 
other Andy and has every one of 
the rocket cars carrying passengers 
painted with the name of a char- 
acter from the Pepsodent serial. 

No cash or other considerations 
in the deal which admittedly gives 
the radio team imposing free pub- 
licity through the medium of thd 
largest single concession at the Ex- 
position. That Amos 'n' Andy are 
paying back with "publicity in their 
scripts is said to be' voluntary and 
in no sense a contractural obliga.-, 
tion., 



'Amateur Night' Tryout 
- Aired for Union- 



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COAST-TO-COAST 



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Bat.: 8:30-9 P.M. 

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Hollywood, July 24. 

'Amateur Night on the Air,' a 30- 
mlnute vaude- program by profes- 
sionafs, ail.doling' liegihner s^ult, was 
auditioned by Union Oil Co. at 
KHJ, with indications the act, 
lengthened to an hour, will be 
booked by the oil company for 
etherization over the Cojist Don Lee 
CBS chain. 

Program was arranged by Pat 
West, who also handled chief com- 
edy situations. Frank Stever, m.c.'d, 
with rest of cast including Irving 
Newhoft, Masters and' Grace, Danny 
Beck, Dolores Hart, Harry Hume, 
Baron Lichtig, Virginia Karns, Joe 
Dayton, Baby Betty and a girls' 
quartet. Studio orchestra supplied 
the background music, and accom- 
paniment for the different hoke 
acts. 



Ham Operators 

All the members of the "WRNT engineering staff are 'ham' operators 
and have licensed 'ham' sets. 

They^tell me"-tliat-they-talk-to'"friends-they-met-in different ports-^hen 
they were ship's operators in the pioneer days of the radio. 



Before Radio 

Howard Marsh delivered groceries in his home town.... John Brooks 
McCormack was director of the Municipal JZoo in Asheville, N. C.;.. 
Liou Holtz worked as a clerk for the Southern Pacific Railroad. ... .Vera 
Van-, at seven was earning $100 a week leading a toe dancing ballet of 
children. .. .Wallace Butterworth sOld radios on the road. .. .Helen Stone 
was in musical shows. .. .Edwin C. Hill began as a reporter in Indiana 
at no salary. . . .Harold Fowler was a church coloist and an investment 
broker In Wall street. .. .Jane Froman first sang In a Columbia, Mo., 
church. .. .Mario Cozzi was secretary to Gattl-Casazza. .. .Eddie Mallory 
was a printer's devil at 10.... H. V. Kaltenbom once clerked in. his 
father's building material store. . .'.Grace Donaldson taught dancing ^ in 

Cleveland. .. .Enric Madriguera was a concert vlolihlst. in Barcelona 

Tom Corwine clerked in his brother's grocery store Bertha Brainard 

was a reporter and columnist. on 'Women's Wear' (Kelcey Allen's paper). 




Short Shots 

Norman Brokenshire Is building his own home on the shores of Lake 
JlohkonkoBMifJCiJLjij., jon<e.s.T sojpists in Harlem 

churches Toung & Rublcam ad agency has Leo Reiismah and the 

Yacht Club Boys for an NBC commercial .... Ted Husing can't use the 
coined phrase .'Sportraits* on' the air. Prior- uee ctiaimed. 1'.. Mildred 

Bailey says she is going to reduce 60 pounds Sept. A will mark the 

beginning of the fifth year of the Jack Frost account on the air. . . .Louis 
Held, the Lioudspeaker of the New York American, went on vaetLtlon, and 
his house burned the day after he left....Bing Crosby sings on Cali- 
fornia Melodies Tuesday over CBS for nothing. Ho wants big money 
for a commercial — and' it must be from the west coast.... Bob Fram, 
former pianist for Alice Joy, has gone vocal and will be given a buildup 
on WOR. 



85 cts. per Person 



(Continued from page 1) 

early and late play< Others arc 
Blue Ribbon: (Ben Bernie place) and 
Old Heidelberg; with <iheap drinks 
and eats. Enchanted Island is fine 
for the kids, also the Midget Vil- 
lage. Streets of Belgium is another 
profitable spot, 

Rides are getting little money or 
any of the other concessions. 

Local spending at the Fair is com- 
pared to the Buffalo Exposition 
where the average per person was 
fignir^d at $1.64 besides IM gate. 
This difference may be accounted 
for in the transportation method. 
Large majority of the current Fair's 
visitors are coming in by their own 
autos or in buses, living and spend- 
ing accordingly while here. In the 
days of the Buffalo Expo it was all 
railroad. 



Spots for Lyman 

When Abe Lyman returns to tho 
air for Phillips Dental Magnesia in 
August it will be two spots for him 
weekly on NBC and a third on Co- 
lumbia. Previously the account 
used five periods a week oil CBS 
only. 

' While at CBS the account for 
■sovei'al months retained the Ly- 
man tag tut it was yiotor Ardfn 
who batoned the orchestra. 



Standbys 

Frank Novak Is set for a conimercial - program to start in September 
.... Chandler . Goldfhwaite Is in a , hospital. His organ place talcen by 
Robert Beddele. . . .Sam Bobbins, orchestra leader at the Hotel McAlpin, 
will broadcast over WOR three times weekly. .. .Jack Arthur hied him- 
self to the hills for a' holiday Jessie Deppen Ball Is vacationing in 

Colorado. .. .Dick Himber, Essex House NBC maestro, has eliminated all 
announcements. A harp interlude joins -the numbers together. ...Here- 
after Buddy Wagner will have a guest on his Saturday night broadcast 
....Ethel Shutta will be the guest star of Jack Lalt over WINS next 
Friday. 



Scrambled 

Grace Moore and Lou Holtz are feuding becaueie th6 latter refuses to 
remain quiet at rehearsals when she's singing. .. .Elaine Klaw, wife of 
Joseph Klaw, has. gone radio. She will sing on a beauty program broad- 
cast by WOR.... John Ganibling renewed by Squibb for another 26-wcek 

period on WOR Dorothy Minty, WOR vloliniigt, is off to Maine for two 

weeks .... 'Johnny* Johnstone, NBC press department sprite, returned 
from a vacation which he spent on his front porch., , . . Helen Ward has 

has been offered an NBC buildup Lee Cronican", WOR announcer 

pianist, bought a single ticket for a 21-day cruise in the Caribbean, start 
ing next wieek Mari6' Gerard, operatic, and 'We© Willie Robyn, tenor, 
are a new WOR te^m^^ .-. .Lew Conrad is now playing, violin and. singing 
choruses with the Meyer-Davis unjt at the St. Regis. . . .Vera Van, CBS 
singer, had her poodle shipped across the continent from Oalifornift, the 
,dog arriving okay.... WINS has high hopes fof- 'Albert Carroll, 1.2-year- 
old blind boy of Brooklyn, who learned to sing, listening to, a .loudspeaker. 



Ad. Co. Rated 



(Continued from page 37) 

widest swath with the Standard 
Oil combine series (Marx Bros., con- 
cert stars, operetta, drama, etc.), 
but out of the big talent expenditure 
its only click was the Marx team. 
Agency's First Nighter stanza 
(Campana Italian Balm) is a stand- 
ard script affair and is approach- 
ing its third year on NBC, with the 
show and merchandising Job done 
here held as appreciably responsible 
for the huge progress in sales taken 
by the product. 

Hanff'-Metzger, Inc. Texaco Is 
this agency's only account on the 
air but its handling of Ed Wynn 
and developm^t of the Fire Chief 
i^ca. regarded as one of the smart- 
est examples of merchandising un- 
veiled on the airlines. Agency is 
alB6 credited with doing a slick 



piece of all-around ' exploitation in 
the way it tied up the program 
with Texaco's print advertising, 
novelty giveaways for the kids and 
parade stunts. 



WOW in Better Sliape 

Omaha, July 24. 

WOW became the first Nebraska 
station with full time on the air 
when it bought out WCAJ, Lincoln, 
which had been sharing WOW's 
time and wave length. WCAJ. has 
been operated by Nebraska Wes- 
leyan university and has cut in on 
WOW for short intervals about 
thrice daily. 

Outcome of old arrangement 
usually meant that time WOW wa.«i 
off -went to waste as WCAJ wa.s 
lacking in power and used its short 
time for no special purpo.se and 
gained few listeners. Deal hat-- 
boon ponding before radio commis- 
sion for some tlrne. 



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CRACKERS 

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THREE 



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This Week (Jqly 21 ) 
ROXY, NEW YORK 

JAMES 
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"The Golden Voice of the Air" 

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VARIETY 



R A D I O 



» M H S I C 



Tuesday, July 25, 1933 



r 



Out of Tune 



When You Doit't Know Hollywood's Code 

It's Too Bad 



SHAYNE OUT OF EL PATIO 

Ramon Remains at RoadhouM With 
Caterer 



Hollywopd^ July 24, 

That unwritten law that has been 
In force between Hollywood song- 
writers for the past three' years'Tias 
been broken and they's bad blood 
abolUngr, sho' 'nuf, between the lo- 
cal melody messrs. and a pair o{ 
Eastern tunesters who monopolized 
the piano for more than two hours 
at a r^ce.nt social .brawl. 

The rule ahent no one team giv- 
ing the piano continuous punish- 
ment for more than 20 minutes has 
been understood so universally 
aniohg the film gong writers that it 
wasn't even thought n'6c6ssafy to 
write it into 'the "by-laws of the 
Songwriters Protective Association'. 
Weren't Hollywood 

But the two immigrants from 
N. Y. either weren't wised up to 
the customs of Hollywood, or else 
didn't care. The 'composer sat 
down to the bench and the lyricist 
flitted the portly frame into the hol- 
low 'of the grand piano and they 
proceeded to sing • and play their 
nutttbers for two hours and 16 min- 



LOU 

hoLtz 




WABC 

EVERY FRIDAY 10 P. M; 

Cfiestetftelti 




GYPSY 
\\ N I N A 



it 



The Haunting 

Romantic 
Voice of Radio" 



COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM 

TUESDAY I SATURDAY 
7 P.M. f 7:15 P.M. 
Mst. CBS 



WABC 



"The time has come," 
the Wnlrus said, 

"To talk ot many things: 
Of Shoes and Ships — 
Of Seaiins-Wnx — 

Of CABBAGES 
And KINGS." 

AUSTIN STRONG 



Monday 

V/c<hio!<(l(»y 

IMday 



W 

E 
A 
F 



6:16 P.M. 

N.B.C. 
Network 



RUBY 
NORTON 

Summering in White 
Mountains 

JACK CURtIs 

CURTIS and ALLEN 
Palace Theatre Bldg» New York 



utels. A song every twa-minutes or 
a total- of 67 ditties.- .With a dozen 
oth^r Vfriters ait the party> the car- 
pets were Hnee-deep in bitt^n'-oflC 
fingernails before the eastern pair 
were "half through their repertoire. 

■ Rival songsmiths gathered ih 
little huddles and muttered an 
obbligato of panning remarks be- 
neath each offering.- Sniclters greet- 
ed each rhyming, of 'sweetheart 
mine' and 'all of . the. time.' Melo- 
dies were traced back to 'Rock of 
Ages' and 'Tenting Tonight on the 
Old Camp Ground.' In disgust, a 
pair of • writers crept out to the 
lawn and played mumbley-peg un- 
til they lost, the knife. 

Finally in exhaustion, the offend- 
ing duo dragged themselves frpm 
the tune-box, but not until they had 
played everything they had ever 
devised. Including the theme song 
for Public School No. 63, and the 
march they wrote for Camp Ump- 
chay-In-the-Adlrondacks. 

The rest of the songwriters 
flipped a coin to see who, was to 
follow, the marathon act and a, com- 
poser with an internationaf Tep~sat 
down and played two or three num- 
bers. And the audience didn't have 
to ask their names. They were 
among the biggest hits of all times. 

But the scarcasm failed to' have 
any effect on. -the New York bad- 
dies, who weren't listening. They 
had cornered a producer and were 
trying to sell him several- of ' the 
songs they .bad played. 

Thus violatng rule No. 2 — against 
mixing the business of hawking 
numbers with the- pleasure of play- 
ing tunes for. the elite of filmdom.- 



Coast Musikers 



Charles Newman is here from 
N.. Y. _to' write .lyrics and has 
teamed wTtTi Al G00dhaTt:-foi^ two 
numbers, 'Leave a Little .Love for 
Me,' and 'Who Walks In When I 
Walk Out,' which Buddy Morris has 
taken for Witmark. 

Saturday night dances at the Ar- 
eady folded last week, but the Larry 
Kllius band, returns in September, 
when the room reopens for nightly 
shuffling. 

Lou Diamond is the busiest man 
at the Paramount studio. 

Fox music department is the' only 
one with a bulletin board, local 
pride and flowers 'round the door. 

Gordon Henderson and his band 
from San Francisco are at the 
Casino, Mission Beach. 

Bobby Crawford flew in from 
N. Y. Saturday. Lew Brown push- 
ing westward by train. 

Buddy Morris flitted back to 
Manhattan last week. 

Taft Schreiber, coast MCA rep, 
jumped to San Francisco on biz and 
then goes to Chicago for a week. 
Mrs. Schreiber with him. 

When Ray Paige conducts the 
Hollywood bowl orchestra, Aug.- 8, 
he will give Charles Wakfefleld Cad- 
man's new 'Dark Dancers of the 
Mardi Gras' its premier reading. 

Witmark will publish the songs 
from 'Moulin Rouge,' 20th Century 
pic being scored by Warren and 
Dubin. 

When Sid Lippman's orchestra 
opens at the Cocoanut Grove, July 
27, he will have 11 singers, includ- 
ing Donald Novis, Paul Gregory, 
Billie Lowe, from KFWB; Ray 
Hendricks, from the Jimmy - Grier 
band, and a girl's trio. Combo 
broke in for a night at Arrowhead 
Lake. 

Jack Meskill here from N. Y. and 
ogling studios. 

Scramming back to Iowa for one- 
nighters, . Art ICassel vows he'll re- 
turn here " in the fall Cor a real 
showing. 

Gu3 Arnheim band returns to the 
Beverly-Wilshire hotel Sept. 15 
when Ted Fiorito replaces him at 
the St. Francis, S. F. Arnheim lost 
his trio, the Rhythm Rascals, who 
have gone NBC. He'll also lose Art 
Fleming in Sept. when the sax- 
singer joins the Grier band at 
Rainbow Gardens, here. 

Conrad, Mitchell and Gottler arc 
back together again. They're 
dickering to do a series of shorts 
Cor Metro. 

The Earl Burtnett orchestra has 
Jumped from the Cosmopolitan 
hotel, Denver, to the Lakeside 
Country club, Fort Worth, 

Blng Crosby has taken out a 
$100,000 insurance policy on his 
voice. 



San Francisco,. July 24. 
Ted Fiorito and band will return 
to the Hotel St. Francis Sept, 12, 
when Gus Arnheim bows out. 

Carol Lofner comes into- the Bal 
Tabarin late in August, succefeding 
Kay • Kyser, who leaves af tor the 
current Cour woPk oxt^n.sion of his 
■original .six wcok date. 



Tony Shayne is out of the man 
agement of the El Patio roadhouse 
at Valley Streanri, L. I., which Ro 
slta and Ramon and Charles Pepl, 
head of the catering company bear- 
ing his name now run. Pepl owns 
the property of the Inn and Ramon 
is running the show. 

Shayne sought to enjoin R&R 
from leaving the El ' Patio, which 
they threatened to dd through not 
being paid off; instead Shayne lost 
out and Ramon took over, the run- 
ning of the. show. It Includes 
Frances Maddux, Tamara, Arthur 
Brown, Rhys and Owen and Char- 
ley Eckels orchestra. 

In the Jamaica, L. I., supreme 
court Ramon toid of the flnancial 
woe's of his roadhouse when Shayne 
started injunctive legal proceedings. 
Ramon 'mentioned that Joe Moss' 
band, in" tM first week," "was not 
paid off. The second' weelc four dif- 
ferent orchestras' tried out until 
Eckels was selected. 



Thar's Drahma 'Here 

Los Angeles, July 24. 
Department store buying and 
selling will be dramatized by May- 
Co. here, in weekly half hour pro- 
grams over KHJ. 

...^DramatizatlQns will use members 
of the station's stock ialeint": 



Bar-0 for Kids 

. Hecker Flour brings back its 
H-Bar-O Ranch serial for the kids 
to CBS, Sept. 18. It's on a 13-week 
contract, with five 15-minute in- 
stallments a week. 

Bobby Synsoh will resume a? lead 
of the cast. 



Outstanding Radio Programs 

(Continued from page 40) 

DENVER 



(July 27 to Aug. 1) 

(All Time MST) 

Thursday (July 27) ^ 

Prarikie Master's Lakeside orchestra, 8:30 p.mL Also 3:30 ||. m. July 30* 
9:30 p.m. July 31, ' * 

Victor Ju'rigbluth's orchestra, KOA, from E.stos Park, 9 p.m. Also .12:30 
p.m. July 30, 

Friday (July 28) 

>Gena Quaw's Cosmopolitan hotel orchestra, 7:46 p.m.; also 11 pin. Sun., 
day, KOA to west NBC network. 

Bob Harper and Tom Jones, novelty piano and soloist, KLZ, 4 p.m. 

Saturday (July 29) 

Denver Municipal Band concert, KOA, 8:15 p.m. Also 8:16 p.m.- July 30* 

Jack Waltons Brown Palace hsSel orchestra, KOA to NBC west net-, 
work, 11 p.m. Also 7 p.m., July 31. and 1:06 p.m., Aug. 1. 



Sunday (July 30) 



Mrs. Reynolds- Bengston, organist, Bob Harper, soloist, KLZ, 10 p.m.» 
Sunday. 



Tuesday (Aug. 1) 

Stagecoachers, Charles J. Schuerman, director, 9:30 p.m. 



Barrymoire 



Ethel Barrymore is being han- 
dled by the William Morris agency 
for everything, including radio. 

After her three weeks of variety 
stage bookings she has a week 
open for auditioning. 



Inside Stuff-Radio 



Business conditiphs for Los Angeles look favorable for the fall at the 
major stations with the two chain outlets KHJ (CBS) and KFI (NBC), 
in line for the biggest increase in locar commercials. Former station 
reports that current business carrying over, plus tentative contracts, 
promise . a. September with all time, except at the most unfavorable 
periods," taken iip. . 

KNX and KFWB Indies, also report a tendency toward glowing com- 
mercial conditions for the fall. Upturn Is laid to the general bettering 
of businesss and a desire for certain lines, such as department stores, 
to return to ether advertising in view of rising prices on merchandise. 



CBS major-domos accompanied the retirement of the Voice of Experi- 
ence last Friday (21) with a sigh of relief. Although they kept his 
scripts under close supervision the network officials were starting to get 
uneasy over the mounting kickback ih the Voice's sex themes. 

The spieler on what he himself describes as intimate subjects is due 
to come back under the Wasey Products banner in seven weeks, with 
the account holding an irrevocable option for the time up until that date 
with - Columbia, 



To the stpry that the Associated Press sent out on President Roose- 
velt's broadcast to the workers in the Civilians Cpnservation Corp. last 
Monday (17) it appended a, tail reading, 'F.Y.L (for your information). 
This address was broadcast over the NBC and CBS networks.' 

Appendix Is in line with A. P.'s recently adopted policy of steering 
clear of entangling credits with radio, but at the same time furnishing 
such info for newspaper clients who operate stations affiliated with the 
networks. 



Radio row expects fireworks through George Washington Hill's pet 
Lucky Strike time having been sold to Kraft-Phenix Cheese for the 
Jolson-'Whiteman show on Thursdays, 10-11 p. m., commencing Aug. 3. 
Belief that the NBC is holding no time open for anybody is substanti- 
ated by this move as regards one of the chain's best customers. 

It's no secret that Hill of the American Tobacco Co. (Lucky Strike) 
made the National network do certain things . contrary to policy. This 
too may, figure in not waiting for L.S. or its agency. Lord & Thomas, 
to pick its time. NBC didn't like, for example, the idea of plugging 
another American Tobacco product, Cremo, along with the L.S. clggles. 
It didn't like the price quotation on the air, and Hill insisted upon that 
too. For a time also, L.S. restricted any other cigaret account from NBC. 



CBS sales department continues to hold open the 10 to 11 p.m. spot on 
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturday nights In hope that it will be able to 
do business with Lucky Strike, 

Assignment of the Jack Pearl. Thursday night niche on IsfBC to the 
Kraft-Phenix account niakes it look more doubtful than ever whether 
L. S. will return to that web In the fall. American Tobac's previous plan 
had been to slip Pearl back into th^ same period the first or second 
week in October. 



Radio set owners in the neighborhood of 80th and Broadway, New 
York, "were annoyed for some time by a tinny musical number followed 
by chatter which seemed to identify the speaker as Roxy. Almost any 
station tuned in got the same thing. 

Fc.dcral Radio Commish identified the pseudo-Roxy as a young boy 
named Koxas operating a license amateur set from his home at 225 West 
80th. Govt, inspectors are trying to tune young Boxas down so as not to 
interfere with his neighbors. 



One of the shrewdest means for air talent buying, and at the same time 
circumvent the audition nuisance, are those Fleischmann Yeast variety 
shows. Because of Standard Brands' sundry ether programs, all via, 
J. Walter Thompson agency putlet, the talent is more or less publicly 
'auditioned' in the Vallee-Fleischmann hour. 

It also permits for modest talent buying of anybody In view of the 
potential future possibilities. 



Amalgamated Broadcasting System, Ed Wynn's, has finally decided 
on Sept. 1 as a most, likely debut-on-the-air date. But that's not certain. 
It may be just another dat6, as the ABS set some before Sept. 1. 

Wynn has invested quite a. bankroll in this proposed third ether cho.in 
and he would like to see some of it anyway com© back. 



KFWl SILENT A MONTHr 
KROW WANTS ITS TIME 



San Francisco, July ,24. 

Looks like KFWI has definitely 
folded. Station has been silent for 
a month since Graybar Co. seized 
$25,000 worth of hew- equipment for 
which the station still owed. 

Meanwhile, KROW of Oakland 
has petitioned the Federal Radio 
Commission for. the time formerly 
held by KFWl. Both stations are 
on the same wave length, and split 
the day between them. 




DON LANG 

and his 

TRUE ANIMAL STORIES 

WABC 

Coast -to -Coast Network 

Monday: — Friday, 5 P. M. 
Columbia Broadcasting: System 



ROY FOX 



AND HIS 

BAND 



KST-CAT 

LONDON 

B.B.C. NETWORK 



BEN MARDEN'S RIVIERA 



rr«<ieiits 



EMIL 
COLEMAN 

AND 'his 

RIVIERA ORCHESTRA 

WABC— wo R 

rorHonnl ManftRenient 
BEN MARDEN 



TaeBday; My 25, 1935 



MUSIC 



VARIETY 



45 




CODE'S ANTl-BRIBING 



BBC Takes Hold and Song Plugging 
Graft Evil Now Looks Dead in Eng. 



4i- 



London, July 16. 
Song plugging, -which has been the 
biggest curse - of music publishers 
over here. Is about to die a natural 
death. The British Broadcasting 
Corp., which has always looked upon 
music publishers as a necessary 
evil is mainly responsible for its 
demise. 

Of about 20 bands playing In the 
■various London restaurants, only 
three are Immune from the song 
plugging graft. They comprise 
Roy Fox, Henry Hall (the B.B.C. 
conductor), and Lew Stone. Re- 
cently formed bands are not yet 
lriTtTated~lnto the grafting sy stem.- 

Actually, the B.B.C. never paid 
for the privilege of broadcasting, al- 
ways maintaining the air prestige 
was sufficient to compensate them 
(the bands) for the work entailed. 
Only exception was Bert Ambrose, 
recently of the Mayfaid hotel, wh^ 
was paid $200 per broadcast. But 
most of the bands were not con- 
Mtned about the B.B.C.'s payments, 
as their- income was far greater 
from the music publishers. One 
.blind leader has been reputed mak- 
ing $600 per week for several "years 
from- this source. 

B.B.C.'s Hanson in Charge 

New policy Is for the B.B.C. to 
pay- all bands a minimum salary for 
air service, with the proviso they 
select the program. For this pur- 
pose they have appointed Alfred 
Hahsoii, formerly with the Vocallorr 
Gramaphone Co., who will have 
charge of this department. 

Grafting has been responsible for 
some songs being overplugged, with 
others suffering as a consequence. 
It is Hanson's job to see there I9 a 
fair and equitable arrangement of 
songs to go on the air. 

The choice of Hanson is popular 
among the publishers, as they figure 
he knows his Job and is also im- 
mune. And now every publisher 
feels he is at least going to get a 
fair deal. After many years, the 
B.B.C. have suddenly realized music 
publishers need to be fostered as 
they are the backbone of radio en- 
tertainment. 



ASSIGNMENT OF SONG 
COPYRIGHT RULED OK 



Infringement suit involving the 
copyrights on 'Give My Regards to 
Broadway and 'Yankee Doodle 
Boy,' which George M. Cohan 
brought against Maurice Richmond 

and Max Mayer, as former co-own- 

•ers of the Paull-Pioneer Music Co., 

was dismissed ast week by Judge 

Bondy In the N. T. Federal Court 

Leave, however, was extended 

Cohan to revise his complaint and 
file It again. 

Cohan had contended in his orig- 
inal cause of action that he had 
assigned the publication of the two 
songs to F, A. Mills and that the 
latter had no authority to transfer 
these rights to the Paull-Pioneer. 
Music Co. Irvin A. Adelman, as at- 
troney for Richmond and Mayer, 
asked the court to dismiss Cohan's 
complaint on the ground that the 
suit did not involve any question 
of copyright and it failed to show 
any cause for Involving his clients. 

Cohan entered his litigation two 
years ago and the motion' for dis- 
missal had been before the court 
several months. In their . original 
answer to Cohan's allegations, 
Richmond and Mayer stated that 
th© copyrights for the songs had 
been granted to Mills in 1904 and 
that for over 15 years after R & M 
«ad put. the numbers on their Paull- 
Ploneer list the producer-writer had 
"»ade no infringement claim until 
he started this suit'. 

Cause of action against Mills was 
*'so dismissed. 



PenHy a Soog 

Hollywood, July 24. 

Selling 16 songs w4th music for 
16c. Is a new wrinkle here. 

Sale of the music is the only 
chance at revenue for Jack ahd 
Grace Stearns, who are on the air, 
gratis, for KM'TR with a daily sing- 
alog of their own stuff. 

They plug a book of 16 of their 
own compositions for 16c. 



EXAMINING MDS 





Attorney for Max Mayer in the 
jobber's $1,125,000 anti-trust suit 
filed with the Federal Court against 
the Music Dealers Sei'vlce, Inc., the 
combine's original members, and 
John G. Paine, last week started his 
examination of defendants before 
trial. First to undergo question 
about the organization and opera- 
tions of the MDS was F. BItner 
of X^eo Feist, Inc. 

Mayer beside:: the U. S. action had 
another, brought under a New York 
State anti-trust statute, on file with 
the Supreme Court. In the latter- 
suit the same defendants are named. 



15c Beer Not EnQUghla 
Pay Blackstone Band 

Chicago, July 24. 

Blackstone hotel discontinued its 
dance orchestra, Tom Gentry, last 
week. Setup was not right. 
Gentry's group from Georgia was 
liked but installed In the downstairs 
grill (not the dining room) with no 
cover charge the place was patron- 
ized by purchasers of 16c worth of 
beer and nothing else. 

Across the street the Stevens 
hotel is serving a pitcher of beer 
for 60c. which supplies a couple 
with enough brew to last all eve- 
ning. 



Aragon, Trianon Surprise 
Play from Tourist Kids 

Chicago, July 24. 
Unexpected beneficiaries of the 
World's Fair crowds are the two 
big ballrooms, .Aragon and Trianon. 
Both are about 10 miles from Fair 
grounds, one to the north, the other 
south. 

Only explanation seems to be that 
younger generation from provinces 
has hoard about the deluxe Chicago 
ballrooms, both In the million buck 
class, and are curious. 



Grofe-Clark Score 



Ferde Grofe and George Clark, 
city editor of the N. Y. 'Mirror,' are 
working on a musical libretto which 
will be the feature of a milk fund 
benefit at Madison Square Garden 
in September. 

Grofe will engage 100 musicians 
for the big musical gala. 



Buddy Morris as Advisor 



Buddy Morris Is slated to return 
to the Warner studios on the coast 
In September. 

Jack Warner's idea is to bring 
him out there for Morris' counsel 
on the score of Al Jolson's next, 
Just before the story goes Into pro- 
duction. 



Floor show at Pine Point Inn, 
Albany -Schenectady Road, N. Y., 
has Mitchell Lewis, Armand 
Klein's MayfaIr Yacht Club Or- 
chestra, Matt Gibbons, m.c, and 
the lola Girls, 






OUT 



Pop Music Publishers Cofle All Set 
Standard Pubs Now Holding It Up 



Most Salient Feature of Pop 
Music Publishers' Recov- 
ery Code Is Against 
Bribery for Plugs — ^That 
Takes in Those Big Parties 
at 'Openings' — No Pub 
Can Grab a Check for 
Over Four People 



SR. ARRANGEMENTS 



Most stringent of the clauses in- 
corporated in their business recov- 
ery code by- ihfr muaic-publisheps- 
is that covering the plug phase of 
the industry. Under this clause, 
dealing with unfair exploitation 
practices the music men are also 
limited as to the amount of money 
they may spend on entertainment. 

Clause here was so framed as to 
make it mandatory for no one pub- 
lishing house to have more than 
four guests at a cafe, night club 
or hotel room opening with the 
subsequent lifting of all four 
checks. Otherwise the co-ordinator 
is authorized to declare this act as 
constituting 'extraordinary' and to 
impose the penalty allowed for in 
the provisions of the emergency 
recovery measure; 

The unfair exploitation clause 
also speclifically restrains publish- 
ers from giving anything of value 
directly— or- through~an agent, or by 
means of subterfuge to any source 
though a song Is exploited. ' This 
anti-gratuity agreement has been 
extended even to special arrange- 
ments. 

No Special Arrangements 

Not only, linder the code, are 
publishers forbidden to reimburse a 
band leader for a special arrange- 
ment on a number that he may 
claim to have had .turned out for 
his personal use, but they (the pub- 
lishers) are restricted from fur- 
nishing any combo with an orches- 
tration especially made by one. of 
the Arm's staff men. If a bandman 
wants other than the stock ar- 
rangement it will have to be done 
at his own expense. 

One pop pub sitting on the code 
committee proposed that leaders be 
required to pay the copyright 
owner for the • privilege of reor- 
chestrating the latter's music, but 
this suggestion was brushed aside 
as carrying things too far. In ad 
vocating the adoption of this charge 
the committeeman quoted from the 
clause In the copyright law which 
restrains any one from changing a 
note In a composition without the 
permission of the copyright owner. 

In the National Industrial Recov- 
ery Act there Is a penalty pro- 
vided for the violators of any pro- 
vision of a code agreed to by an 
industry. For every violation the 
emergency measure stipulated im- 
prisonment of six months or a fine 
of $500 or both. 



No Cut, Band Shifts 

Fletcher Henderson combo quits 
the Hollywood Gardens In the 
Bronx at the. end of the current 
week for the Roseland ballroom 
on Broadway. 

After six weeks In the Pelham 
spot Henderson was asked to take a 
cut, but the bandman preferred to 
hand in his notice. 

Earl Carpenter has moved into 
the Idlewood Club, Cleveland, with 
WTAM for his air release. He was 
also at the Hollywood. 



NORRIS-LOWE AT GEOVE 

Los Angeles, July 24. 
Biliic Lowe, blues singer at 
KFWB, leaves that station this 
week to Join Sid Llpjiman's orches- 
tra, at the Cocoanut Grove. 

At the same time, Donald Novis 
goes Into the Grove for a few weeks. 



Weems' Expo Check 



Chicago, July 24. 

After a slow start the Frozen 
Custard concession at the "World's 
Fair is becoming a big money- 
maker. It Is owned by Ted Weems, 
the orchestra leader. There are 14 
scattered stands. 

Ted Weems bills himself on all 
the ^igns. 



Can't Help Same 
Song Tides, One 
Ws Opinion 



Rebuking the plaintiff for waiting 
a year before taking legal action on 
the Issue, Justice Steinbrink in the 
Kings County Supreme Court, 
Brooklyn, last week refused to grant 
the Cashil Music Publishing Co. a 
temporary injunction restraining Leo 
Feist, Inc., from further sale of the 
foxtrot, 'I Can't Believe It's True.' 
Cashll firm complained to the court 
that it had published a waltz ballad 
of the same title six months prior 
to the Feist release and that this 
similarity of titles was intended for. 
the purpose orp'reventlng^ the public 
from buying the . Cashil number. 
Also named as defendants wer^ the 
writers of the Feist version, Charles 
Newman, -Ben Bernle and Isham 
Jones. 

In his opinion Justice Steinbrink 
declared that he couldn't understcind 
why Cashll delayed bringing the 
suit for almost a year when It is 
well known In the music business 
that the life of a popular song is 
short. The iudge cited the fact that 
In 13 months the Feist number, sold 
a total of 60,338 copies, of which 4$,- 
789 copies went the first five months, 
3,032 the sixth month and 607 cop- 
ies during the succeeding seven 
months, and gave it as his opinion 
that Cashil held off starting action 
until the demand for the Feist song 
had been exhausted. 

Motive and Merits 
Justice Steinbrink, besides ques 
tloning the motive for the Cashil 
suit, declared that since there was 
no longer a demand for the Feist 
song the Issuance of an injunction 
was made unnecessary. He also av 
erred that it was difficult for him to 
believe that the public was deceived 
Into buying the Feist song at the 
expense of the Cashll ditty. 

Only similarity between the two 
songs, said the opinion, was the 
titles. After pointing out that the 
Cashll ditty carried as its author 
one Joe Hill, while Feist's had-s-two 
bandmen of national rep. Justice 
Steinbrink made extensive comment 
on the writing name and plug 
phases of the music business. 

Beyond the intrinsic merit of a 
song's melody and words, he opined, 
there are the elements responsible 
for creating of appeal for particular 
pop tune. 'No small part of its suc- 
cess/ Justice Steinbrink wrote, 'may 
be attributed to association with 
well known composers and perform- 
ers. A song written by George 
Gershwin, Jerome Kern or Irving 
Berlin and sponsored by Paul 
Whlteman, Rudy Vallee, Maurice 
Chevalier, or others of that class, 
things being equal, would more eas- 
ily succeed than one written by an 
obscure composer and sponsored by 
an entertainer not too well known,' 
The title sheet of the Cashil number 
had carried' a sketch of a girl read- 
ing, while the Feist copy had a pic- 
ture of Paul Whlteman. 

On the subject of title duplication 
Justice Steinbrink avowed that this 
was made inevitable by the large 
number of songs turned out and the, 
limitation of their theme and there- 
fore this angle was of little slgnlfl- 



The popular publishers have- com^- 
pleted their end of the music In- 
dustry's code and are now waltinig 
for the standard group to come 
through with its .adopted rules and 
regulations so that the two agree- 
ments can be consolidated into one 
document and submitted to the ad- 
ministrators of the National In- 
dustrial Reconstruction Act. 

Holding things up in the standard 
publishers' camp is tho difficulty 
two factions are having in arrivin? 
at a compromise on the matter of 
dealer discounts and dealer protec- 
tion. On one side there are tho 
publishers who have been selling 
direct to the school' music teachers 
at a 40% discount while allowing 
the dealers only a 20% discount, and 
with, tho oppasite the arrangement _ 
here has been just the reverse. Lat- 
ter group Is strongly In favor of 
perpetuating the existence of tha 
dealer and is insisting that the 40-20 
plan favoring the counter owner be 
incorporated into the code. 

AlS for working out a schedule 
of minimum prices little difficulty 
is anticipated from among the 
standard men. Unlike the popular 
publisher whose asking price can 
only be determined by what ho 
thinks his own song is worth, tho 
standard pub for the greater part 
of his output is In direct competition 
with the rest of the trade since they 
all may and are given to turnlng^ 
out the same musical works. 



The OIV Army G(^^ 



Toronto, July '24. 
Upholding the old national tra- 
dition, bandsn.en of tho Toronto 
Scottish Regiment have resigned In 
a body through their dissatis- 
faction with remuneration. Bltua- 
tion means the cancellation of tho 
band's engagement at the Chicago 
World's Fair, said Col. Alan Thomas. 
Bandsmen have been, ordered to 
turn in their uniforms and instru- 
ments. 

Walter Murdock, president Qf tho 
Toronto Musical. Protective Associa- 
tion, claims move was not prompted 
by advice of Musicians' Union, al- 
though it is claimed that Band- 
master Holden and his men acted on 
this instruction. 



Jazz-Symph Band Merger, 
Whiteman-Philharmonic 

Paul Whlteman, the night of Aug. 
3 merges his own men with tho 
New York Philharmonic Symphony 
unit at the J.^wisohn Stadium and 
takes over the baton for the entire 
evening's concert. 

Event will make Whiteman's first 
appearance at these summer con- 
certs. Last season the Philharmonic 
staged a George Gershwin night and 
had as soloists the composer him- 
self and- Oscar Levant. 



OGLING BIG TflREE 

Bobby Crawford, left ' for 
coast over the weekend. 

He has Gordon and Revel as a 
writing team on the Paramount lot 
and Crawford has been flirting 
with the Idea of reuniting DcSyl- 
va, Brown & Henderson for big 
screen musical. 



Two Songs in 'Weakness* 

Hollywood, July 24, 
The Buddy De Sylva production 
for Fox, 'My Weakness,' will have 
two songs published by Sam Fox. 
They are 'Gather Lip Rouge Whilo 
You- May,' and 'How Do I Look?' 
in- addition, there, are two lengthy 
rhymed-dialog, sequences. 

DeSylva, Leo Robin and Richard 
Whiting wrote the tunes. 



cance. He cited the fact that be- 
tween May, 1928 and 1932 five dif- 
ferent publishers released songs all 
bearing the title 'I Can't Believe It's 
1*xnJe,' three of which were published 
before the Cashll version- 



46 



VARIETY 



M II S I C 



Tuesday, July 25, 1933 



Bands and Orchestras 

Week of July 24 



Permanent «(ldress of bands .or preheatras .vyill be published 
without charge. 

No charge is made for listing in this department. 

For reference guidance, initials represent: H— hotel, T^theatre, 
p — ptirk, C — cafe, D H— ^ance hall, B— ballroom, B— restaurant. 

Aft far as possible, street addresses in large cities are also 
included,' 



Aaronsoh, Irvlns, RUb Park, Neponslt 

^AOTi'ew.' Chns., care Kennaway. Chicago. 
Atexander. D^ii; Lyndhurtt Pav.. pny. 

*AUdort!' U.'j.^M ilberty St.. Newbur«h, 
Amldotf. A.. 012 E. 8th -St.. Flint. MJch. 

. Andrum Bud. WESQ. Elmjra. N. T. 
Ararid. Henry. 04S Broad S*-- Ne*arJc.< 
Aristocrats (Wm. Huphes), 404 Blandlna 

St.. Utica. N. T. „ w 

^Arkell. i:ee. KVI. Tacorna Waeh. 
Armbraaten J. i;^. B. A. C^, B""f' 2,- 

, Arnhelm. Gus. St. Francis H.. San Fran- 

'*Ash. Paul, care Wm. Morris. Ch'^if®- 
Atkins. A. P.. 8014 0th Ave.. Pes Moines. 
Averlll Bud. BOOS Bros.. Li. A. _ . _ 
Akt, Dr. Wm.. M^O-M Studio, Culver 

City. Cal. 

B 

Baohman. Lew. 211 N- Central. Chi. 
nnird Maynard, Crystal T.. Knoxviiie. 
BalleV,- Smith. Forwflt C. New Orleans. 
Barnaid. B.. 830 W. Morrell St.. Jaclcson. 

"^Barangoes: Dan. C Alabam. Chi. ' . 
Henry S. Barth, 8215 N. 0th St..^ P5>»*; 
Birtonr Herbert. MS. Oth^ve N. Tt. C 
Baslle. Joe.. 65 No. 14th SU. Newarn, 

*^Bauer. F. J.. OT Ormond St.. Rochester. 

^'iBttiim. Babe. 220 Rose St... Beading. Pa, 

Baxter. I'hll. WDAF. K. C. 

Beasley. Sherwood. Club Ballyhoo. Holly- 
wood." Calif. ■ _ • 
. ||^SlV™"62'S''8th'-3L Wilmington. 

Belasco. Leon. S'- Morltz H.. N. T. ' 

Belton'B Syncopaters, Box 1803, west 
Palm Beach, Fla. . , d_i.«., 

Bennett, pave. Statfon WJJD. Palmer 
House. Chicago. ^ . r.«n» 

Bentley. Billy. KXO^El Centro, Calif. 

Borcowltz.. Atie.^KGW. Por^l^n^- 

Bergo. :W. E.. 6t Grand Ave.. Englewood. 

*^iBerger. W- M4» Ponn AVe., PltU- 

Berlin. Paul. 42C8 Archer Ave. Chi. 

Bemle^ Ben, MCA. Chlca. 

plrrens. Freddie. ,CBS. N. T- C. 
. Be8t0r,.Don, Lake George Show Bopt, 
Lak^ <3eorge, N' 7- „ 

Benford. Jaik. Jack & JIU Tavern. Port- 

Blddlck.' Jlmtny, Jonathan- Club. Santa 
Monica; ' CsHt • 
Rlssett, - Billy, Log Chateau. .Lur«qne;ln- 

Quebec. . o 

Black. Ted. 1M9 Broadway. N. T. C. 
BlaufUBS. Walter. N.B.C,. <2hlcago. 
Blue Rhythm, Cotton Club. N. "J. C. 
Blum'e'nthal's Orch., Sovereign H., Chl- 

**BoVa SunnySlders. 30 E. Haverhill St.. 
Lav^rence. Miass. _ ' ' _, , »„»^... 
Borr, MIscha, Ens., Waldorf-Astoria, 

N T 

Boulahger. ChaS.. Ocean View Park. Nor- 
folk Va 

1^'wJey. Ray, 21 Beacon St., Hyde Park. 

**»>yd. Tommy, Sacramento H.. Sacra-, 
mento,. Calif. „ v. 

Boyle. BlUv. Cbpley-PWsa H.. Boston. 

Boyle. Marian. KHQ. Spokane. Wash. 

Bratidy's Singing Bd.. Palmer's Park. 
'Lansing. Mich. . _ _ „. 

Brashln. Abe. KJR. . Seattle. . ■ 

Breeskln. Daniel. Earle T.. Washington. 

Breuer, Ted, Charles Inn, Burdin Lake. 

N. -Jr. • ■ • 

Brigode Ace. Coney Is., Clncy. 

B:way Collegian*. Walled Lake B.. De- 

Broudy. Dave, Gratit T.,- Pittsburgh. 
Brown, Murray, Follies ai)d Club Royale, 
Chi 

Brownagle. T.. 922 0th St.. Harrlsburg. 
Pa. 

Bryant. W, H.. 1520 S. 0th St.. Terre 
Haute, Ind. ^ „ , 

Buckeye Wonders. C45 So. Main St 
Akron. O. ■ ^ ^ 

Bunchuk. Tasha, Capltol T.. N. T. C. 

Burk. Milo, Brockton. Mass. 

Butke: Chick. Amesbury. Mass. 

Dwrke'a Canadians. New Constant Spring 
Calif. 

H.. 'TClrigBton. Jamaica. t r.i ,tv 

Burtnett. Earl, Lakeside Country Club, 

Fort Worth. . „ „ . 

Burjis. Jimmy. Lido Venice H.. Sand 

wloh. Ont. . _ ^ , , J 

Burson. Bennle. McFadden's B.. Oakland 
Basse, Henry, RlcCH., Houston. 



Calloway.. Cab. 700 7th Ave.. N. T. C. 

CanduUo. Joe. Pelham Heath Gardens 
Pelhatn. N..Y. 

Caperoon. Fred. 401 B'way. Camden. N.J 

Cappo, Jos., Lakeside Park, Dayton. O. 

Carlln. Herb, Quyon's B. R.. Chicago. 

Carberry. Duke, Walpole, Mass, 

Carpenter. Earl. Hollywood Beer Gardeps. 
Pelham. N. Y. • „ . 

Carper, Gordon, Lighthouse B.. Compton, 
Calif. _ ' . 

Casa Loma, Glenn Gray, 790 7th Ave., 
N. Y. C. 

Casa Nova, Greenwich Village. Dayton. O. 

Casale. M., 140 Pine St.. WllUamsport, 
Pa. , - 

Cassldy, D. L,. Vancouver H., Vancouver. 
B. C. 

Cavallave. John, Murray's Patio. New 
Haven. Conn. 

Cavato, Eta. Flotilla Club. Pittsburgh. 

Cave. Don. ICnlckerbocker H.. Holly- 
wood. CaHf. . . 

Cervone. Izzy. 602 Blackstone Dldg.. 
Pittsburgh. 

Charles. Roy. Golden Pumpkin C. Chi. 

Chllds. Reggie. Roosevelt H.. N. T. C. 

Chlo-E-Revolers. Station WJBO. New Or- 
leans. 

Chrlstensen. Paul, W.ICY. Oklahoma City. 

Christian. Tommy, Palisades Amus. Pk., 
Palisades. N, J. ^ ^ . 

Christie. H. J., 1831 N. Ormsby Ave., 
Louisville. , . w X, . 

.Church. Ross, Buckeye Loke P.. Buck- 
eye Lake, O. " , „^ >, 

Clarke, Bob. IflKJO Roxbury Rd. (B), Co- 
lumbus. O. . . ^ , r 

Clarke. Herb. L.. Municipal Band, Long 

Be.tcl). Cal. ^ ^ . , , ^ 

Coakley. Tom, Athens C. Oakland. Calif 
Coleman, Bmll, Rlvlfera R., Englewood, 

N. J. 

•Cole, King, Solomon's D. H., L. A. 
Cole, Richard. Palmer House, Chicago. 
Conuy, Ralph, lllU Grand St.. Wheeling, 
yf. Va. 

:Co^inecticwt . Collegians, Green Lantern 
Inn. Saratoga, N. TT. „ ^ 

Conrad, H., 1088 Park Ave.-. N. T. C. 



Cook, Arthur, WXTZ, Detroft, '(■ 

Coole/. Frttx, Maple VleW.''< Pittsfleld, 
Mass. '. • 

Cooney. Bernard. KWG, Stockton. Calif. 

Cott, Frank, Edgewater Beach H., Point 
ClalVe, Quebec. 

Coyle, L. H.. 210 E. 10th St.. Easton. Pa. 

Craig,. Francis, Hermitage H., Nasr-ville. 

Crescent Orch., Ktmot:y, MIddJetown. N Y. 

CraftJ Charlie,' Frolics Club, Chicago. 

Crawford . "Buzz," 2113 Pennsylvania 
Ave.. N. W., Washington. 

Crawford. J&ok. Coney Island. CIneln-i 
natl. 

Cugat. Xavler, Waldorf-Astoria Roof, 
N. Y. C. . • 

Ciillen, S. E.. 814 E. 0th St., South Bos- 
ton. 

Cummlngs, Johnnie, Webster H., .(J^anaji- 
dalgua, N. Y. . 
Cummins, Bernte. Bak^r-H.. Dallas. 
Cummins, Leo, WTIO. .Hartford, Ct.- 



Dahl, Ted. Leighton's- Arcade. L. A. 

Damskl. Henri, KJR, Seattle. 

Dantzig, Eli, St,. George H., Brooklyn, 
N. Y. ' 

Dantzler, T., Westward Ho H., Phoenix. 

D'Artrl's Orch., M a4th St., Norwich. 
-Conn. . • • 

Daugherty, Emery, Jardln Lido, . Arlington 
H.. Washington, D. O. - 

Davis;- Meyer,-18*B, 43th St.,. N. T, C. 

Davis,. Chas., Hollywood R.-,- B'way & 
48th St.; N. Y. C. - . 

Davis, Eddlb, Moris R:, 144 Bleecker St.', 
N. Y. C. ^ 

De Costa, Vincent, 86 Pineapple St., 
Brooklyn, N. Y. • 

DeForest, Don, 171 King St.-, Portland, 
Ore. 

De Francisco. Louis, Fox Studio. West- 
wood, Calif. 

Delacy, Jack, KLX. Oakland, Calif. . 

Delbrldge, Del., 404 Madison T. Bldg.. 
Detroit. 

Dennlker-Kinfe Orch., Harbor Inn, Far 
Rockaway, N. Y. 
Denny, Jack, ■ Waldorf-Astoria H., N. Y.C. 
Dewees, Lowell, 1200 Jackson St., Sprlng- 
neld. 111. 
Dltmars, Ivan, -KOL, Seattle.' 
Dolbler, Geo.. Cafe de Pares, L. A. 
Domlne Orch., 22 4fh St.. "^roy,-. N. Y. 
Donnelly, W. H.. 239 tSlenwpod ficve.t E. 
Orange. N. J. . , 

Domberger, Chas., Mt. Royal H., Mont- 
real. 

Dougherty, Doc, Adelphla H., Phlla. 
Dowell, Boots, Cotton C., San Diego. 
Duchln, Eddie, on Ross Fenton Farms, 
N-. Y. 

Duerr, Dalph. 11404 Onrllle Ave.. Cleve. 
Durso, Mike, 161 W. 64th St., N. Y. C. 



Eddy-Burtson, Maple. O., Feltman'a, 
.Coney Island. N. Y. 
Edmunds, Glen, Elk's C.> L. A, 
Bdson, .Eda, Lelghton's, 7th & B'way. 
-. A. • 

Ellington, Duke, 799 7th Ave.. N. Y. C 
Elm wood Band, 872 Van Nostrand Ave., 
Jersey City. 

English, Brick, Valencia B., Sahta Ana, 
Calif. ' ■ 

Eppe!. 6786 N. 7th St., Philadelphia. 
Epplnoff, Ivan, College Inn, Chicago. 
Erlckson, Harry, Saltalr Beach Co.. Salt 
Lake City. 
EsUck. J., New Madison H., Seattle. 



Fay, Bernard, Fay's, Providence. 

Farrell, F„ Innt 4 Sheridan Sq., N. Y. C, 

Feency, J. M., 220 E. 11th St.. Oakland. 

Fabello^ Phil, Albee T., Brooklyn. 

Fagan, Ray, Sagamore H.. Rochester. 

Farr, Aaron, Miami 'Reach Country C, 
Miami Beach. 

Feldman, Joe, 1003 E. 9Sth St., Cleveland, 
Ohio. 

Ferko, Jos. A., 000 W. Glenwood A-ve,, 
Phlla., Pa, 

Ferron, Chas., Poll Palace T., Bridgeport, 
Conn. 

Feyl, J. W., 878 River- St., Troy, N. Y. 

Flo-Rlto. Ted, M. C. A.. L. A. 

Fischer, Carl, Majestic D. H., Detroit. 
: Fischer, C. L., 2122 Walte Ave., Kala- 
mazoo, Mich. 

Fisher, Buddy, . Hollywood Barn, Holly- 
wood. 

Fisher, Mark, Edgewater Beach' H., Cb:. 
Flnston, Nat, Par. Studio. -Hollywood. 
FUzpatrlck, Eddie, N.B.C, S. F. 
Foard, Don, 1410 Reed Ave., Kalamazoo, 
Mich. 

Fogg, A. M'., 174 Beacon St., Portland, 
Me. 

Forbstein, Leo, Warner-FN Studio, Bur- 
bank. Calif. 
Friary, George. Rockland, Mass. 
Freeman, Jerry, Paradise R., 40th & 
B'way. N. Y. C. 
Frieso, J. F., Strand (T., Stamford, <;onn. 
Frost, Jack, Station WJAR, Providence, 
R. I. 

Furllett, Frank. Vanity Fair. Chi. 



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Gaines, Charlie-Ross Hawkins. 
Haverford Ave., Phlla., Pa.' 

Oalvln, J. J., Plaza T., Worcester, Mass. 

Garber, Jan, Trainor B. R., Chi. 

Gardner, C. C, 1527 N. 24th St., Lincoln. 
Neb. 

Gaspare, Dick, Lido Country Club, 
Long Beach, N. Y. 

Gates, Hal. KGER. Long. Beach. Calif. 

Gates, Manny, Alcazar H., Miami. 

Gaul. Geo.. Washington, D. C. 

Qaylord, Chas., La Boheme, Hollywood. 

Gcldt, Al., 117 S. N. J. Ave., Atlanllc 
City. 

Gersten, Roger, Gov. Clinton H.. N.Y.C. 

Gervin, Hal, 1025 Gough St.. S. F. 

Gerun, Tom. Chez Paree, Chicago. 

Gibson's Blue Devils, I. O. O. F., Ball- 
room, Baltimore. 

Gilbert. Peggy. Tlvoll C. L. A. 

Gill, .Emerson, Totem Pole B. R., Bos- 
ton. 

Gillen, Frank. Detroit Yacht C, Detroit. 

Ginsberg, Ralph, Palmer H., Chi. 

Glaser, Ben, Embassy Club, N. Y. C. 
. Goft. Mark, Brigge R.; Detroit. 

Goldberg, Geo., Celestial R., Bay Shore 
Park, Baltimore', Md. 

Golden Neal, WOR, N. Y. C. 

Goldkette, Jean. Book Tower. Detroit. 

Gonzales, Anron, c-o David Hlllman, 
Hollywood. Calif. 

Gonzales; S.- N., 310 E. 4th St., Santa 
Ana, Cal. 

, Goodman, Al, NBC. N. Y. C. 

Goodrich Sllverl'own, 100 Wadsworth 
Ave., N. Y. C. 

Goodwin, Hop, 20 S. Church St., West 
Chester, Pa.„ 

• G6rreli, Ray, 404 Madison T. Bldg.', De 
troit. 



Oraham. Paul, JenkltBSon Par.. Pt 
Pleasant, N. 3. _ 
Grass. Chet, 2040 fl. Corona, ppnver., 
Grayson, Hal. Grand SC., Santa Monica. 

OgiI " 

Green, O. P.. 101 W. 66th St, N. Y. C. 
Green. Jimmy, Beach View Gardens 'C.« 
Chicago..,. ' . ^ . 

Oreenough. Frank, BHtmore H., Santa 
Ba'rbara, Calif. 

Grofe, Frede, 106 Norma Rd., Teaneclc, 
N. J. 

Gross, PrentlB. McBIroy B., Portland, Ore. 
Greer. Billy, 1002 Main St., Davenport, la. 
Grier, Jimmy, Rainbow Gardens. L. A. 
Griselle. Tom, WEAF, N. Y. C. 
Gumlck. Ed., SO Reynolda Ave., Provi- 
dence. - ■ 
GUtterson, H., Valencia T<> Baltimore. 

H.. . 

Haas, Alexander. 264 W. 76lh St.. N.Y.C 

Haefely, Geo., Luna Park, Coney laland, 
N. Y. ' - ' ■.-..' 

Haenschen, Qua, 60 W. 60th St.. N. Y. C. 

Haines, 'Whltoy,' f avem Inn, 183 N. 
Bend St.. Pawtucket, - R. I. 

Hall, George, Taft H., N. Y. C. 

Hall, Sleepy, MCA, Chicago. 
. H.allett, Mai, oare Chas. Shrlbman, 
Little Bldg.. B(>Bt'o'n. 

Halstead, Henry. Muehlebach H., K. C, 
Mo. ' 

Hamilton, Geo., Atr(>ort Gardens, L. .A. 
.Hammond, Jean, Sky.^Boom, Milwaukee. 
Hammond, Cheatlne, KIT, Yakima, Wash. 
Hfimp,' .lohnny. La Salle Roof, QhlOago. 
Hancock, Hogan, Jefferson H;-, Birming- 
ham. 

Handler, Al, Via Laed, CM. 
Harris, Phil. Pennsylvania H..- N. Y. C, 
Harkness,. Eddt^, 2610 Van Nes'b Ave., 
S. F. 

Harrod, Bud, Yoeng'a R.. 1007 B'way, 
N ^ Y. 

Hatch, Nelson, pid.MHI Tea Garden, To- 
ronto, Can. 

Hatch, Wilbur, KNX; Hollywood. 

Han.ey. Ad., 20 Capitol St., Pawtucket, 
R, I. - 

Hiiys, Bill, Cathay Tea Garden, Phlla. 

Heldt. Horace, >HlllBtr«et T.. L. A. 

Henderson, Fletoher, Roseland . BR, 
N. Y. C. 

Henderson, Gordon, Casino. Mission 
Beach, . Cal. 
Henry, Tal., care NBC, 711 6th Ave., 

N.. Y. c. •• ' * 

-Hewltti-.,A1„-NBC Boston, .Masn, 
Hlmber. Richard. Essex House, N. Y. C;~ 
Hlnes, Earl, care Ed Fox, Grand Terrace, 
Chicago. 

Hlrabak, A.,- 1128 Glottman St., Pitts- 
burgh, 

. Hlte, Lcs, Cotton C, Culver City, Calif. 
HobbB, Frank, St. Catherine H., Cata.lna 
Island. 

Hoffman, Earl.' Casa de-Alex. Chi. . 

Hoffman, L. G.,:78 Erq.6t St., Buffalo. 

.Hogan, Bill. ^CA, L. A. 

Hogan, Tweet, Chanel Lake, 111. 

Hoagland;' Everett, Rendezvous, B. R., 
Balboa, r Calif . 

Holden, CalUe, Lagiina Beach, Calif. 

Holman.. Bob.' Tlvoll- C». L. A. 

Holmes. .Wright.. Martinique H.. N. Y. C. 

Hoist'. Ernie, Lexington H., N. Y. C. 

Hopklnsr Claude, -Roseland B, B' way and 
60th ^t.,,N. Y. C. ' 

Hornlck,. Joe. NBC. S. F. 

Huestoii.' Billy, 1668 B'way, N. Y.- C. ' 

Hyde, Alex, care Wtn. Morrln, Mayfair 
T. Bldg.. N. t. C. 

Hyde, Doc. Southemaires, c-o Moss-Hal- 
lett, 1060 B'way;" N. Y. C, 

i 

Innls, Ed., Vanity Fair B., Huntington, 
W. Va. 

Irwlnr Don. Terrace GardeUt Chi. 
Isemlnger. Bill, Hagerstown, Md. 
Isitt, Doug., BUtte, Mont, 
lula. Felloe, Rlvoli T., Baltimore, 
lula, Rufflno, ' City Park Bd.. Baltimore. 

J 

Jackson's Jazz, 13 Chestnut St., Glovers- 
vine. N. Y. 
Jaffy. Gilbert. Lelghton's Arcade, L. A. 
Jansen, Edward. KVL Tacoma. Wash. 
Jehle, John. 76 Drtggft Ave.i Brooklyn. 
Jenkins, Polly, and Her Playboys, WCAU, 
Phlla. 

Johnson, C, Small's Paradise, N. Y. C. 

Johnson, Gladys, KTM, L. A. 

Johnson, Johnny, M. C. A.. N. T. C. 

Johnston, Merle, 161 W. 40th St.. N.Y.C. 

Johnston, O. W., 45 Grove Ave., Otta-ra. 

Jolly Joyce'a Syn., 916-17 Walnut St., 
Philadelphia. .' 

Jordan, Art, 6241 Norwood St., Phlla. 

Jones, H. I., Nashold'a B., San Diego. 
Calif. . . 

Jones, Bogan, KVOS. BelUngham, Wash. 

Jones, Ishain, Ambassador H.. Atlantic 
City N. J. 

Jorgen'sen. Ruth, 1236 Sheldon St., Jack- 
son, Mich. 

JosUn, Chas., Sliver Spray B.; J,ong 
Beach, Calif. 
Joy, Jlmmle, Variety, Hollywood. 
Joy, Jack. KFWB, Hollywood. 
K 

Kahn, Art, Coffee CllfC's. 701 7th . Ave., 

N. Y. c: 

Kahn. Harry. 6210 Galnor Road,- Phlla., 

Pa. " 

Kahn, Herman', Capitol T., Newark. N.J, 
Kahn. Roger W.. 1007 B'way. N. Y. C. 
Kalis. Hi. Lido Venice C. Boston. 
Kamas. Al, Swanee B. R., Washington. 
Kardos, Gene, Roseland B. R., N. Y. C 
Kassel, 'Art, M. C- A., L. A. ' 
Katzman, Louis, 1780 B'way, N. Y. C. 
Kaufman, W., 28 N. 10th St., Labanon, 
Pa. 

Kay, Herble, .Peabody H., Memphis. 
Kayser, Joe, MUelc Box, Chicago. 
Kcegan, Ross E., 22 Gold St., Freeport, 
L. I. 

Kiefer, Bert, 447 R. R. Ave., Pen Argyle, 

Pa. , . ■ 

Keller. Wm. R., 4116 61st St.; Woodslde, 
L. I., N. Y. . 
Kennedy, Clem., KTAB, S. F. 
Kennetsb Larry, 801 Keenan Bldg., Pitta* 
burgh. 

Kcntner, H., BenJ. FtanUlIn H., Phlla 
Kerr, Chas., Adelphla H., Phlla. 
Kibbler, Red, Recreation Pier, Long 
Beach, Cal. 

Koestner, Jos,> N. B. C, Merchandise 
Mart, 222 North Bank Dr., Chicago. 

King's Melody, 03 Mueller St., Blngtiam 
ton. N. Y. 

King, Henry, Pierre H., N. Y. C. 
King. Wayne. Aragon B. R., Cbl. 
Kline, M., 6450 Spruce St., Philadelphia 
ICnapp. Orville, Cafe de Paree, L. A. 
Knelsel, E.. Blltmore H., Atlanta. 
Knutson, Erllng, President H., K. C, 
Kostelanetz. Andre. CBS, N. Y. C. 
Kogan, Harry, NBC, Chicago. 
Kozals, Jim, Station WLFL, Chicago. 
Kratzlnger. Bd. World's Fair. Chi. 
Krausgrlll, Walt. 347 Claromont Bldg. 
S. F. 

Krucger. Art, WISN, Milwaukee. 
Krumholz, G., P. O. Box 404, New Bed 
ford, Mass. 
Kyte, Benny, Station WJR, Detroit. 



Lefdourt," Hanr, 27-10 Newtown Ave., 
As^la, L. I. t. 

Lefkowltz, Harry, Casley H., Scranton, 
Pa'.' ' • ■ ■ 

Leftwlcb, Jolly, Oceanic H., Wrigbtsville 
Beach. 'N. C. . 

J(i«Roy, -'Howard, Vaplty Fair,- Chicago. 

Levnnt,*< Phil., MCA, Chicago: 

Levey, '.'Harold. NBC, N. TP". C. 
• L«yln,>Al. 474 Wballey Ave., New Haven, 

LovJtow,. Bernard, Comn)odore H.^ N.Y.C, 

Lewis,' Ted, Thd^ DellD, Movton Grove, 
111. 

Lido Orch, Suite 60 Loew Bide, Wash- 
ton, D. C ■ 

LIppman, Sid, Cocoanut Grove. L. A. 

Lof ner. ■ Carl, Bal Taberin. S. F. 
. Lomb&rdo; Guy, Payllon- Royal, Lyn- 
broAk,-. L.-- 1.' - . -. ■>:. ■ . --^y. ' 

Lopez, Vincent, Congress H.; Chi. 

Lorraine. Carroll. Playground, Chi. 

Lowe, Maxlme, Shoreham H., Washing- 
ton. 

XioWdr 'Howard 0„ 4106 8rd St., N. W., 
Wdmington,-. D. C" . - - -' 

Lowe, Bemle.- Nanking Cafe, Des Moines. 

Lowe, Sol', - Manchester T., L. A. 

Lown, Bert Park Central, H., K. Y. C. 

Laury, Paul, Schuler's Oroavenor B. R., 
Mansfield, O'. . ' 

Liideke, 'Fi^ank,' Davehpdtt' ., Spokane, 
Wash. 

Lund, O. M., Coliseum B. R., Tacoma. 
Luse, Harley, Wilson's B. R.. 'L.'Ai 
Lyman. Abe. Ambassador H..JL. A. 
Lynn, Sammy. 2000 V^lchlta St.. -Dallas. 

m" 

Macdonald. -Rex, Coliseum B^', Peters? 
burg. 

Mace, Art, Repdezvcus B. R., Santa 
Monica. Ceil. 

Mack, Dave, Paris Inn, L. A. 

Mack, Ted, Muehlebach, K. C„ Mo. 

Madreguera, Bnric, cto Variety, N. Y. C. 

Major, F. J., 8007 8d St., Ocean Park. 
Cal. 

Maloney, R. B.. '80O Elinor St.. Knoxvllle. 
Tenw., 

Manthe, Al., S07 N. Francis, Madison, 
Wis. . .-' 

Marburger, H.,. Roseland B. R., N. Y. 

Marshall, Redt - Hacienda la Ramble. Wil- 
mington. Calif. ' ' 

Martin, Freddy, Boasart H^v B'klyn. Y. 

Martin, Slim, Edge^ont Club, Hollywood. 

MasUm, 'Sam, ' Seneca H.. Rochester. 

Mason, -Bobbie .<MIbS), New- -Ciilna..-R... 
Toungstown,- Ohio. 

Maupln, Rex, KYW, Chi. 

Maurice. Jack, KOFJ, L. A. 

McCarthy. Hviey. Lake Arrowhead. Calif. 

McCloud, Mac. Care Paul Coheii, 64 West 
Randolph, Chi. 

McCoy, Clyde, Drake H., Chicago. 

McDanlel, Harry, Edgewood Inn, Albany- 
Pittsfleld Bbttd. ' . r . 

McDowell, Adrian, Town & Country C, 
Milwaukee. 

McEnelly, ES. J., . 00 Sylvan St., . Spring- 
field,' Mass. 

McGay, J.» Detroit Country Oub, Detroit, 

McGowan, Loos,' care R. W. Kahn. 1607 
B'way, N. Y. C. 

MclQtyre, James, Chateau Laurier, )t- 

McVeas, L. S., 1221 E. 83d St.. L. A. 
Meeker, Bobby, Clarldge H., Memphis. 
Melia,. Wm., 91 Edwin StW Rldgefleld 
Park, N. J. • . • . 
Memphlsonlans. 92 S. Main St'., Memphis: 
MeroCCt Ben, MCA; ' Chicago. > 
Messner, Dick, London Terrace H., N.Y.C. 
Meyer, M. F., 926 Broadway, Brooklyn, 
N. Y. ' ■ 

Meyer, Oscar, 4629 Camas . St., Phila- 
delphia. 

Meyerinch, Herb, States Hofbrau, S. F. 
Meyers, Al.- 0200. Giracd Ave., Phlla. 
Meters, Louis. Zenda B.. L. A. 
Meyers. Vic, c-o Dave Tr^p. Seattle. 
-Miles, D^sty, The Roof, Kenosha, Wis. 
MUea, Jack, Granada C, Chicago. 
MllhoUand, H. I.,' KGA, Spokane. 
Miller, Gladys, KOMO, Seattle. 
Miller, Jack, Press Club, Montreal. 
Miller, N., 121 Williams St.. Chelsea, 
Mass. 

Miller, Vic, I^oew's State. Syracuse. 
Milan, Bert. Eastwood Park. Detroit. 
Mills, Floyd, 786 Fayette St., Cumber- 
land, Md. 

Milne. Del, 870 E. Washington St., Port- 
land, Ore. 

Mlncr-Doyle, 1192 Middlesex St., Lowell, 

Mlnlcb, Ed., 1101 Prospect Ave., Scran- 
ton, Pa,. 

MIntz, Herble, Granada Club, Chicago. 
MIshelotT. Sol. Commodore -H.. N. Y. C 
Mitchell. Al,- 4 Reed St; So. Norwalk, 
Conn. 

Mohr'man, Mabel, KJR, Seattle. 
Morton, Fraii., Italian- Gardens, Spoka.:e, 
Wash. , . 

Mollno, Carlos. Congress H., Chicago. 
Moore, Carl, care' Kennaway, Chi. . 
Moore's, Dlnty, Washington Arms, Ma-: 
maroneck. N. Y, 
Moore, Pryor, Schaber's C, L. A. 
. Moore, Tom, Cinderella B., Long Beach, 
Cal. 

Morey, Al, Worth T., Ft Worth. 

Morris, Glen, Sliver. Slipper. Baltimore. 
. Mother, v.. 8137 10th Ave. S.. Min- 
neapolis; 

OSS, Joe, 501 Madison Ave., N. Y. C. 
N 



La Ferara, Vinton. 1821 Grant Ave.. S. F. 

Lagftsse, P., 613 Merrlniac St.. Lowell, 
Mnas. ■ • - 

Lampe, Del, MCA, Chi. 

Lampham, Clayton, Luna Park, Coney 
Island, N. Y. 

Landry, Art 4B Bth Ave., N. Y. C, 

Lanneld. M., BBB's Cellar, Hollywood. 

I^nng. Std, Paramount. Chi'. 

Lange, J. V., .27 Abbott St„ Lowell. Mass. 

Lanin, Sam, care CBS, 485 Madison Ave., 
N. Y. C. 

Lanln, Howdrd CBS, 'N. Y. C. 

Large, Rolph, Richleau H., QAfrbcc, Can. 

Lawe, Bernlo, Pattla. C, Des Moines, la. 



Napoleon. PhiL . NBC. N. Y. C. 

Nappi, Bill, Tutwiller H., Birmingham, ^ 
Ala. ■ ' . • ▼ 

Nash, Len, Lcn Nash's Bom, Compton, 
Cal. ' - 

Naylor, Oliver, Walton H., .Phlln.. 

Neff, Art 0228 Spruce. St., Philadelphia. 

Nelrbauer. Eddie. FrollCs C, Chi. 

Nelson, Ozzle. Paradise Duck Farm, Sun-- 
set Highway, L. I... N. Y. . 

Nelson, Tom, Roosevelt H.. N. Y, G. 

Newman, Alfred,- U. A.' Studio, Holly- 
wood. 

Nichols, Red, RItz Carlton H.. A. C. 
Nolan, Bob, Fisher T., : Detroit. 
Noonan, Jimmy. Lido C, Chi. 
Norman, Jess, 1770 Qreep St., 



. O'Brien, Tom, Saranao Lake H., Saranac 
Lake, N. Y. 

O'Connell. Mark. 816 W. 98th St, N.Y.C. 

O'Hare, Husk, Catiton Vtaa. <3ardens, Chi. 

O'Hearn. Travo. LeClalr H.. Mollne. 111. 

Olsen. George, 1010 B'way. N. Y. C. 

Olsen. Guy. Eagles Aud.. Seattle. Wash. 

Olsen, Ole, Commodore C, Vancouver, 
B. C. 

Oppenhelm, W., BenJ. Franklin H., Phlla. 
Original George 8, Danceland, Jamaica. 
L. I. 

Original Yellow Jackets, Summerland 
Bench, Buckeye Lake, O. 

Osborne, W^lll, Post Lodge, Larchmont, 
N. Y. 

Orlando, Nick, Plaza H.. N. Y. C, 
Owens, Harry. Authors H,. Colorado 
Springs. Colo. 
Owen, Delos. WGN, Chi. 



Paige, Ray, Station KHJ, L. A. 

Parisian Red Heads, 22 W. North St, 
Indianapolis. 

Parker, Dud, 230 Hart St., B'klyn, N. Y. 

Parker. Ray. JefCory Tavern. Chi. 

PnrncU, Chas., Hartford U. R.. San Ber- 
nardino, Cal. 

Paso, George C, RosevIUe, O. 

Postornack, Josef, NUC. N. Y. C. 

Pearl, Lou, Club Shallmar, Chicago. 

Pc^arl, Morey, 2il3 Hunting Ave., Boston.' 

Pedro, Don, Morrison H., Chicago. 

Peerless Orch., Monmouth St.. Newport. 
Ky. . 

Pomberlhy,.Goo., Venice B.. Venice, Calif. 



Pendarvis, Paul, Jonathan C. L a 
Pettis, Jack, Wm. Ponn H., Pltteburii, 
^^e^ton. Doc Syracuse' ri., = sJraSSi. 

Ind***"""' ^ " '?''='''Ban Gity, 

Pfelffor'8 Orch., 1842 Palmetto Ave.. To. 
leuo. , 

Pbllbtlok'8 Orch., Younker'a Dept Stent 
Des Molnta, In. 

. Plcclno. A., 80Q N. Stn st, Reading, p. 

Pierce, ^^Chas., Midway Gormen's. -CcdM 
Lnke, Ind. .... , 

Plpp'a Orcb., Sullivan's, Edmonton run 
' Pollack. Ben. c-o MCA. N. T. C ' 

pfrkl%*: '*'*"'' B- R.. Ocean 

-Powell, Walter • A; Rudy Bundy.' car. 

Leddy & Smith, sao W. 47th St. N...T 
Prado, Fred. American House. Boston * 
Price. Larry, 8115 N. New Jersey Bt 

Jndianapolls. 



Quaw. Gene, Arlington H, Hot Springy, 



Ralston, 'Jack, 'Station WOL, Washing* ■ 

' Radin, Oscar, M-G-M Studld,' 
Cal. 

Rodriguez; Jos;, KPI, ' L. A. '* 

Rapee, Erno,-' Radio City Music Halts 

N. Y. C. '. ' ' ' , . • 

Rapp, Barney, New Yorkpr H., -N. Y. C 
Rasmussen, F., 143 Graham Ave., Counca 

Bluffs. lei. 

Ray, Alvino,.' NBG, S. F. 

Read, Kemp, 630 Ashley Blvd., New Bedo 
ford, Mass. 

Red Dominos. care of -E. K. Nadel. HO 
W. 47th St,. N. Y. C. 

Redman, Don, 700 7th Ave., N.Y.C. 

Redmond, George, Ship C, V6nlce. Callt, 

Reese, Gardner, 1010 Broadway, I^. y. 

Relsman. Leo, 180 W. 67th St., N. Y. C. 
-Reiyea, Al 'Buddy,' New Harmony H.. 
Cohoes, N. Y. . ' 

Rendleman, Dunk, Del Monte, Birming- 
ham, Ala: 

Reser, Harry, 161 W. .40th St, N. Y. C. - 
Reynolds, Lou. 60U Central Ave., Ala-' 

DpLSda. Cal. 
Rich, Fred, CBS, N. Y. C 
RlckltU, J.- C, Kosciusko, Miss. 
Rlnea, Jos., Elks H., Boston. 
RlttenBaudT'J'.T TX. ATPtistS-T.T Dptrolfc- 
Rlzzo, Vincent Sylvania H., Phlla. 
Roanes' Pehn, Commodore. B<, Lowell, 

Mass. 

Roberts, Joe', Auditorium Hotel, Chicago. 

Bobbins, Sammy, McAlpIn H., N. 'i. 

Roberts, MUes, 8 Sheldon St., Prov., R. L 

Robinson, Johnny; Olympic H., Seattle. 

Roderralch,' Gene, c-o Sound Studios, 
W. 67th St.,' Y. C. 

■Rogers, Biiddy, College Inn, Chi. 

Roky. Leoti.-' Syracuse H., Syracuse. 

Rolfe, B. A., Ill W. eTth St., N. Y. C. 

RomanelU. I,. King Edward H., Toronto^ 

Ronianb, Fbll. The Farms. Colonle, N- Yi 

Rosenthal. Harry, 1050 Bi-oadway, N Y.C 

RoBsman, Harold, Bagdad C, Mlanii. 

Rothchlld, Irving, Follies Bergere, Chi. 

Rublnoff. Dave, 1501 B'way, N. Y. C. 

Ruhl. Warney, Ichlgan Tech., Hough* 
ton, Mich. 

.Russell, Ing Cotton H.. Greensboro, 

S 

Sampletro, Joe, KOIN, Portland, Ore. 

Sanders, Jpe, MCA, Chicago. 

Sans, P., 215 Rldgewood Ave., B'klyn. 

Santaella, Salvatore. KMTR. Hollywood. 

Schara, C. F,., 024 B'way, Buffalo, N. Y, 
.. Schlll, J,< Arcadia B. fi., N. Y. C. 

Schubert, Hd., 34 ArfhuV "St;, Dtwrence; 
Mass. 

SchumlskI, Joe. Station WCFL, Chicago. 

Schwartz, y. J., 810 Court St, lY-emcnt; 
Ohio. , ,. 

Scott. L. W., 900 Dllbert Ave., Spring, 
field, O. . 

Scott, Frank, 254 President St., Brook* 
lyn. N, Y. 

' Scottl, Wm., Montclair H., N. Y. C. 

Seldenman. Sid. Mayflower H.. Wash. 

Selvln, Ben, care Col. riecordlng, 65 Cth 
Ave. 

Serger, Lou, S. S.> Panama. Santa Monica. 
Calif. 

' Setaro, A.. Paramount Studio, Hollywood, 

Severt, Ginp, KHJ. L. A. 

Shackley. Geo.. WOR. N. Y. C. 

Shaw, Russell, Valols Country CluK 
Valols, Quebec. 

Shays. Budd. Shubert - Theatre Bldg.< 
Philadelphia, Pa. . 

. Sh'reasley, Eddie, Vienna Gardens, World's 
Fpir, Chi. 

Bhepard, Chas., KFI, L. A. 

Shield, LeRoy. NBC, Chicago. 

Shllkret, Jack, 646 West End Ave.*' 
N. Y. C. 

Shllkret, Nat 163 B. 24th St„ N. Y. C. 
Sldell. Curtis. Hollywood A. C. Holly* 
wood. 

Sleff. Solly. Palace H.. S. F. 
Slmmonds, Arllc, Playland Park, South 
Bend, Ind. 
Simons, Seymour, Schroeder H., Mil* 

Slsslei Noble, 1600 B'way, N. Y. G, 
Singing Sherwoods. KFAC, L. A. 
Slry, Larry, Simplon C. N. Y. C. 
Smith, Beasley. Rosemont B., B'klyn. 
Smith. Joe. Parodians. Wagner's Acad* 
omy. Phlla., Pa. 

Smeltn, S., 100 W. Buchtel Ave., Akron, 
Ohio. 

Sorey. Vincent, CBS, 485 Madison Avt.s 
N. Y. C. 
Sosnlck, Harry, MCA, Chicago. 
Spector, Irving, WOKO, Albany, N. Y. 
Specht, Paul. Alcutt Beach, Buffalo. 
Spltalny, Phil, Park Central H.. N. T. C. 
: Spor. Paul, Paxton Hotel, Omaha, Neb. 
: Springer. Leon. 134 Livingston St., Bklyn. 
■ St. Clair Jesters, Prince Edward H.i 
Windsor, Canada. . 
St.' George, Geo., 2100 Belmont Ave';,'N;Y. 
Staltord, Jesse, Sweets B.. Oakland,. CaUC, 
Stelner, Max, Radio Studio, Hollywood. 
Sfecd. Hy.. - Station WMBC, Dfetrolt ' 
Stern,- Harold, Blltmore H., N. T^- '.- ,, 
Stone, Marty, Radlsson H., Minneapolis. 
Story, Geo., Wong's C, London, Ont 
• Straub, Herb, Buffaltt Broadcasting Cor^.V 
Buffalo, • 

StrlBsolt, Vanderbllt H., N. Y. C 
Sweot, Al, 20 Qulncy St., Chicago. 
Swocten, Claude, KFRC. S. F. 



Tellier. Ray, Falrmount H., 3. P. ^ , 
Teppas, J. J., 533 Glenwood Ave., BuiTajo. 
Teeven, Roy, Regftnt T., Grand Raplo*. 

Mich. ... 
Thompson's 'Virginians,' Venter T., At* 

lantlo City, N. J. ' ■ 

Tlloff, Andre, Surf C, Miami Beach, Fifc 
Tobias, Henry, Totem Lodge, Averlii, 

Tobler, Ben, Flagler H.. Fallsburg. N. «. 
Tolland. Ray. Detroit "Iceland H.. Detrow. 
Trace. Al, Hyde Park C, Chicago. 
Traveler. Lou, Casino Q.. Ocean Pars, 

Calif. , ^ 

Tremaine, Paul, CBS, N. Y, C. ^ . ^ 
Trevor. Frank. KOIN, Portl.ind, Ore- 
Trim. Anthony, Roseland B. N. ^ 
Turcotte.- ^Geo., 00 Oxanfic ..St.. 

chfster, N. 11. ooiitli* 
Turnhnm. Edllh, Topsey's Roost, soum 

gate, Calif. 



Vnllee. Rudy. Ill W. B7th St. N- • ^' y 
Van Clcef, Jimmy. 41 I'aterfron bt.. 
Brunswick, N. J. ^.j- it, 

- .Venuti, Joe. .Blossom Heath Inn, f^i. 

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IN JUNE 



'June, cons|derl|>e the usual fea- 
JoBfti lnfl'u»n<5e' did -w^ll by the 
Sielc sheet. businefls right, up to th^. 
c'loBlng stiE^nzia, ' -when dealers . topK 
Inventory' and- decided tp put aside 

s the pr;d.^V. ijjanks.fpr a sp^sll. Despite 
the "W*ajc. turn Into July, the sum- 
mer going'looks bright, due to the 
nlling In. ?6f counter stimulators 
from ficireen riiuslcal sources. 
■ Ali 'iBree mkj6r phonograph com- 
nanieB' found things looking Mp. At 
KCA Vlfetor tifie June call for the 
Wtfers wa^' '20% ahead of the May 
tumoyer, w^th• m.uch of this margin 
Mflectlng the sharp spurt In the 

' race and hillbilly division; Reisard- 

' leflB .<if the change In picture for the 
ij^tter,' each o'f the-a-ecorders Is mov- 
ing along cautiously, slow to assume 
any ntfw obligations or to go in for 
any marked expansion. 
-'Stormy Weather' (Mills) went 
flkyrocketing for the first > three 
^ceka In June, nosing In the Valley 
o'f the Moon'' (Morris) out of ace 
position. By the last week of the 
•njohth Tack Mills' Harlem lament 
ha&.dipent. its force and 'Valley' re- 
' euraed.Its former spot as sojldly en- 
trerifllied as ever. By the end- of 

, June 'Storm' had come close to the 
m,m\ i^ark, while 'Valley,' the 
May leaaier, had rung up a total of 

1 190,000 .copies. . 'Storm' also got a 

, hSw^y play in the way of orchestra 

■ orders. 

I Latter part of June saw the 'Gold 
•idJggers'" score as represented In 

, ♦We're In, the Money' and 'Shadow 
Walta' coming along healthily. Also 
*ti)ve Song of the Nile' (Robbins) 

. «kperlencing a meaty counter reac- 
tlbn. 'I Cover the Waterfront' 

.■ (Barms) rated inclusion "among the 
month's first 10. 
.Ip thje east mechanical versions 
Ol 'S.tormy Weather! played an In- 
significant part In the lists of the 
blue ribbon, six. For the first time 
since Joining the Brunswick ranks 
the Lombardos were shunted down 
to sixth ranking, while Eddie Du- 
chin, Leo.Reisman and Don Bester 
shared equally ' the sextet rating 
among them. 

Qhi Bullish on Discs 

Chicago, "July 24. 
Sheet 'music was not very happy 
In June, but the mechanicals re- 
ported, an improved market. Bruns- 
wick found June as good' as Janu- 
ary, which is saying a good deal 
for June, usually a poor month. 
Better demand from the dealers 
and reorders were reported gener- 
ally by the discs. 

'Stormy Weather' was an easy 
tvinner both in sheet sales and In 
Its domination of the phonograph 
releases. It appears three times in 
Brunswick's best sellfers, once each 
or. Victor ajnd Columbi , and num- 
ber one on the Lyon & Healy list. 
It also was first on the Kresge re- 
port. 

Long time since a non-musical 
disc took tpp sales honors, .but 
Burns and Allen easily triumphed 
for Columbia on their maiden ap- 
pearance In wax. 



Coast Likewise Up 

L.OS Angeles, July 24. 

•Sheet music busluo.'^H continued 
to be bright for June, with. a solid 
summer and fall Indicated. 'Stormy 
Weather' remained at- the top of 
the list of sellers until the last week 
and began to ease off then, .with 
"Valley Of the Moon' creeping up. 
'Adorable' also began to Improve its 
position as the month ended. In 
addition to the first fljx. 'Sweetheart 
Darling,' 'i Cover the Waterfront,' 
?Ipld Me,' 'Gypsy Fiddles' and 'An 
Orchid to You' did healthy business. 
Half of the first six are production 
numbers from current pictures. 

Records held their own with va- 
cation buying and 'Stormy Weather' 
responsible. 



Summer Trims Dance 

Los Angeles, July 24, 
•^Not 80 hot biz has Gfand hotel, 
banta Monica nite spot, going into 
* two-day a -week policy, starting 
"ly 28. Dance program goe.H on 
- Friday and Saturday nights only, 
w^^^ of every night as now. 
With this change Carol LOfner 
Kocs out, to be replaced . by Hal 
-»ray.HOn"e combination. Form pocf 
, ^^al Tabarln, San Franci.soo, 
•^niaoui,; Kay Ky.«jer'a orchewtra. 



JUNE MUSIC SURVEY 



THIS TABLE 8HOW8 THE LEADING SIX SELLERS IN SHEET MUSIC AND PHONOGRAPH RECORDS GATHERED FROM THE REPORTS 
OF SALES MADE DURING JUNE BY THE LEADING MUSIC JOBBERS AND DISC DISTRIBUTORS IN THE TERRITORIES 



6 Best Sellers in Sheet Music 
Reported by Leading Jobbers 



SONG-^No^ 1 



SONG—Nb: 2 



SONG-rNo. 3 



80NG->-No. 4 



SONG^No. 6 



SONG—N'o. < 



N£W YORK 



*S1tor.r»iy, Weathor' ._ 

«Jh the Valley of the Moon' 



'Sweetheart Darliri" 



'Have You Ever Been Lonely?' 



^Hold Me' 



'Shuffle Off to Buffalo* 



CHICAGO 



'Stormy Weather' 



'In the Valley of the Moon' 



'Hold Me' 



'Sweetheart Darlin' ' 



'Love Song of the Nile' 



'Shuffle Off to Buffalo' 



LOS ANGELES 



'Stormy Weather* 



'In the Valley of the Moon' 



' Have You Ever Been lJone\y7* 

'Shadow Waltz' 

'Adorabler 



'Learn to Croon' 



( 



Leading Phonograph Companies Report 6 Best Sellers 



Side responsible .for t]|ie khajor sales only are reported. Where it is impossible to determine the side responsible for the 

sales, both sides are mentioned: 

'Adorable,' 'My First Love' (Wayne 
King Orch.) 



BRUNSWICK- 


-No. 


1 




BRUNSWICK— No. 


2 




BRUNSWICK— No. 


3 




BRUNSWICK— No. 


4 




BRUNSWICK- 


-No. 


6 




BRUNSWICKt-No. 


6 





'The GDld..Oiggers Song/ 'Pettin' in the 
Park' (Hal Kenap Orch.) 



'I've Got to Sing a Torch Song,' 'Re* 
member My Forgotten' (Hal Kemp 
Orch.) 



'Under a 'Blanket of Blue,' 'Love Is the 
•Thing' (Ca!sa' Loma'Crch.) 



'Isn't it Heavenly?' <|'ve Got to Pass 
Your House' (Victor Young Orch.) 



'Shadow ' Waltz,' 'Morning, Noon and 
Night' (Guy Lombardo Orch.) 



'Stormy Weather' (Guy Lombardo) 


'Stormy Weather' (Ethel Waters) 


'Shadow Waltz' (Guy Lombardo) 


'Hold Me,' 'Sweetheart Darlin" (Ted 
Florito Orch.) 


'1 Gotta Sing a Torch Song' (Hal Kemp 
Orch.) 


'Ni^ht in June,' 'Sunday in Caroline' 

(Anson Weeks Orch.) 


'Stormy Weatffer' (Dvike" EllingtOH 
Orch.) 


"'Stormy- Weather,' 'Sophisticated Lady' 
(Duke Ellington) ; 


'Love Song of the N'le' (Wayne King 
Orch.) 


'Sophisticated Lady' (Bon Redmond 
Orch.) 


'Stormy Weather' (Ethel Waters) 


'Stormy Weather' ((3uy Lombardo 
Orch.) 



COLUMBIA-r-No. 1 


'An Old, Old Man, with An Old, Old, 
Pipe,' 'In a Garden in Old Kaiua' 

..(Ted Lewis) 


Burns and Allen, dialog, Part 1 and 
Part II 


'Shadow Waltz,' 'I've Got to Sing a 
Torch Song' (Riidy Vallee) 

^ i : : : — ■■ ■ ■ 


COLUMBIA— No. 2 


'Sweetheart Darlin',' 'Adorable' (Ben 
Selvin Orch.) 


'Sweetheart Darlin" (Ben Selvin 
Orch.) 


'We're in the Money/ 'Sunday in Caro-^ 
line' (Ted Lewis Oifch.) 


COLUMBIA— No.. 3. 


'1 Cover the Waterfront,' 'Uncle Joe's 
■ .-Music Store' (Joe Haymes Orch.) 


'Old, Old Man' (Ted Lewis Orch.) 


'In the Valley of the Moon' (Joe Green 
Qrch.) 


COLUMBIA— No. 4 


'Jig Saw Puzzle Blues,' 'Bibraphonia' 

(Joe Venuti and Blue Five) 


'1 Cover the Waterfront' (Joe Haymes 
Orch.) 


*H<lw'8 About .It?' Ms My Face Red?* 

(|?hll Harris Orch.) 


COLUMBIA— No. 5 


x' Isn't It Heavenly/ 'Super Tiger Rag' 
(Joe Venuti and Billy Cotton Orchs.) 


'Stormy Weather' CTed Lewis Orch.) 


'Old, Old Man with a Pipe' (Ted Lewis 
Orch.) 


COLUMBIA— No. 0 


George Burns and Gracie Allen, dialog. 
Parts* 1 and II 


'1 Gotta Sing a Torch Song' (Rudy 
Vallee Orch.) 


'1 Can't Remember' (Rudy Vallee) 


VICTOR— No. 1 . 


'1 Cover the Waterfront/ 'Isn't It Heav- 
enly?' (Eddie Duchin Orch.) 


'Isn't It Heavenly?' (Eddie Duchin 
Orch.) 


'Stormy Weather* (Leo Relsman Orch.)- 


VICTOR— No. 2 


'An Orchid to You/ 'A Fool in Love' 

(Eddie Duchin) 


'Love Song" of the Nile' (Leo Relsrtiian- 
Orch.) 


■^Isn't It Heavenly?'' (Eddie Duchin 
Orch.) 


VICTOR— No. 3 


'Sweetheart . Darlin'/ 'Gypsy Fiddles' 
(Don Bestor Orch.) 


'A Fool in Love' (Eddie Duchin Orch.) 


'An Orchid to You' (Eddie Duchin 
Orch;) 


VICTOR- No. 4 


'My TcTiptation/ 'Love Songs of the 
Nile- (Leo Relsman Orch.) 


'Lyin in the Hay' (Ray Noble Orch.) 


'From Me, to You' (EJddle Duchin 
Orch.) 


VICTOR— NO' 6 


'Stormy Weather/ 'Maybe 1 Love "You 
Too Much' (Leo Relsman Orch.) 


'It Was a Night in June' (Jan Garber 
Orch.) 


'What More Cart 1 Ask?' (Ray Ndble 
Orch.) . .,. , 


VICTOR— No. 6 


'42d StV 'Shuffle Off to Buffalo' (Don 
. Bestor Orch.) 


'Stormy Weather* (Leo Relsman Orch.) 


'Lyin' in the Hay; (Ray Noble Orch.) 



HT CLUB REVIEWS 



CLUB SAN REMO 

Long Id'rahch, N. J., July 19-. 
When the season first opened 
Gene Fold, -who operates this fash- 
ionahle.ro^dflodSe in the West End' 
section, . announced that there 
wouldn't be ai>y .floor .show, but he 
found out that even the smart 
bunch- that play his spot didn't like 
the Idea of forking over a buck 
cover just to listen to Harry War- 
ren's orchestra. After a few weeks 

of so-so bix, Fold decided to Use 
a'reXrue, and patronage has upped 
considerably- since he added It. 

I Zanett and Manon, dancers, head 
the bill. The ' girl .Ss a looker, and 
both' have plentjr of class! They do 
a waltz turn that is the last word 
in grace. On- opening night the 
pair had to plead exhaustion before 
the crowd would l'3t them go. Un- 
usual for a dance,- team, .but they 
jjust hit the customers ri.?ht. 

' Judith Barron- putia" over her blues 
With plenty of heat. After her three 
numbers from the lloor she goes 
from table to table for intimate 
stuff. 

Harry Warren's band makes the 
music and they feature tangos, 
which are popular with the San 
Remo trade. This is the combo's 
third season here. 

Harry Kilby, who produce.s most 
of the nite club shcw.s on the Jer- 
sey coast, is also handling thi.s club, 
and for a last minute booking ho 
turned out a fjood show. 

The San Rcmo can accommorlato 
over "800. Nolte. 



Kingsley Arms Room 

Long Branch, N. J,, July. .20. 
Thi.s is the fir.st .soa.son ihla roof 
atop the Kingsley Arfnis Hotel, As- 
bury Park, ha.s boon open to the 
public. With the nix on gambling 
around here, Oscar Shimmerman 
decided to turn it into a nite club. 
A classy floor show produced by 
Harry Kilby i.s presented twice 
nightly and the cover t harge is out. 



There's a $2.50 minimum, -which 
includes dinner. 

The show is m.c;'d by Jill Raln- 
stendl -who knows how to handle 
the class trade that comes- here. 
No flip cracks, Just a pleasing man- 
ner Is wanted at this place, and 
that's what she gives 'em. Her oc- 
cai^Ional gag and sohg between 
numbers -go over nicely, 
! Betty Bane, -warbling pops In a 
pleasant^ husky' voice, likewise 
Scores easily. Jack Kinney and 
li^eah Lewis, dance team, doing tan- 
go and waltz, .'close the show. Joe 
Radnor's unit provides dance music. 

This Is the only roof along the 
coast and Shimmerman should do 
.some business. His biggest prob- 
lem Is to get the public tc ride 
the elevator. The shore crowd are 
used to driving up to a roadhou.sc 
and tumbling out. The room is 
beautifully decorated and com- 
nfiands a fine view of the ocean. 

Nolte. 



SHOW PLACE 

Valley Stream, L. I., July 18. 
Burns and KIssen, vet vaude 
comedians, have this former Texas 
Guinan roadhousery on the Merrick 
road at Valley Stream, Feet Edison, 
former Guinan affiliate, is asso- 
ciated. 

It'.s another in the cycle of $1.50 
table d'hote, no-couvcrt spots, re- 
lying on mass turnover to get out 
from under. Burns and Ki.s.sen no 
them a few better through adding 
on a floor show, with Jackie Maye 
doing mild stuff, and the 3 Rack- 
eteers as comedy floor features. 

The Racketeers will be heard' from 
even though they're a No. 2 Clayton, 
Jack.son and Durante. They u-sc 
some, of the Schnozzle trio's bit.s 
and busines.s, and don^t try to 
camouflage the simulation of style. 
Still, they have, a comedy style 
that'ij assertive and, if dctoured into 
more original channels, it's likely to 
be- highly productive of le.sultH. 
Anyway, they're among the brighter 
element.s in this floor frolic. Neil 
Golden's band also, not bad. Abf.l. 



ATWOOD 

Seattle, July 20. 
Through these long' dry years nite 
clubs in Seattle have been at low 
ebb, but -with beer back, a half 
dozen have sprung up, -while the 
old-timer, the Rose Room' cafe in 
the Butler hotel, operated by the 
John Savages, took new lease on 

life. Others come and go, but the 
Butler stays on. ^The - latest Is the 
Atwood cabaret, owned by • Mrs. 
Ethel Toombs, successful aa hotel 
manager, having long conducted the 
Atwood hotel, 'where Alaskans 
meet,' in Seattle, in the basement of 
which is the new cafe. 

This makes the sixth major nite 
club In Seattle, ranking In point of 
biz as follows: Mardi Gras, black, 
and tan; New Yorker, Apex, and 
Club 400, which, however, is said 
to be traveling a rocky road; in 
addition the Rose Room, and the 
new Atwood. 

Edmund McElliott is manager, Al. 
Larpentcur, .. ex-Orpheum act,. Is 
m.c. Floor show is the niftiest cafe 
show in town, consisting of line of 
five girls, all young and lookers, and 
three or four specialty acts. Youth 
features each number. This makes 
a freshness about It, clean cut and 
deserving of the high class patron- 
age that is being bid for. 

Tess Wll.son, .shapely mi.ss from 
the ether waves, is a torch singer 
with a good enough voice and effec- 
tive wiggles in some steps. Irene 
and Dixie do a .soft shoe number; 



both bring looks and shape on to 
the ' flodir, Virginia Boyd brings 
more youth Into a dance specialty. 

Six-piece-- band has Bus M<iCleI- 
land, fbrbier organist at' O'rpheum 
here, as leader. Frances French la 
a line gitl -w'ho has Spanish danco 
specialty, putting it over -with per- 
sonality. 

M.c. Larpehte'ur keeps the show 
hnbving, the, floor stuff alternating 
guest dancing, from 10 p.m. to 
1 a.m. 

Decorations are In lively scenery 
all - around the "walls; capacity 2'80. 
No couvert, but minimum check of 
75c. In afternoons the spot Is run 
as a beer garden with the girls re- 
hearsing In front of the customers^ 
as added draw. Trepp. 



Thr«« Ch.eera for 

The Thr^e Scamps 

Oroadcastlns thrice -weeltly 
3ver the NBC chain, and 
provlncr to be one of thoae 
■things that niak-o radio 
worth -while.. Of course, 
they feiiture 

■ "SWEETHEART, DARLIN' " 
"LOVE 80N68 OF JHE NILE" 
f'HOLD YOUR MAN" 
"LET'ei MAKE UP" 

"MARCHING ALONG 
TOGETHER" 
"HOLD ME" 
"DON'T BLAME ME" 

ROBBINS 

MUSIC CORPORATION 
■III 199 SEVENTH AVENUE |||| 
llll • • • NEW YORK • • • Iflfil 



RKO PAUCE, NEW YORK, This Week (July 22) 

HOPE EDWARD 

MINORandROOT 

inlet national Dance Favorites 
Nightly 

DENS, ST. MORITZ BOTE, NEW YORK 



48 



VARIETY 



VAIIIIEVII.I.E 



Tuesdaj, July 25, 1933 



Lindar Blows Eastern Agency bat 
Bequeaths G ood Will to Godfrey 



One of the major Independent 
vaude bookers, Jack Linger, is giv- 
ing up his agency In the /east to try 
hlalN luck In Hollywood. With ar- 
rangements made In New York be- 
fore leaving, Linder wlU attach to 
the Jack Curtis oflfice on the Coast. 

He has no contract with Curtis 
but goes, west to represent the lat- 
ter on -vecude and picture place- 
menta on a basis which asks that 
Jjlnder show what he can do. Cur- 
tis, now in Europe, will be back in 
about ' three weeks. Curtis heads 
the office ouft there alone, while In 
the east It's the partnership of Cur- 
^ tis and Allen. 

V Deforce leaving New York, Linder 
turned his agency business, l^irg^ly' 
consisting in good will, to George 
Godfrey, who has Joined the Amal- 
gs^alted Artists' Bureau. This is 
the booking office pf the Ed 
Wynn radio company^ Amalgamated 
Broadcasting, sflll inactive. 

In for Piece 

dammy Harris, formerly with 
litnder. Is already with Godfrey. Un- 
der the agreement Linder has with 
~"Gfbdf fey; any- vaude- agency-business 
accruing from what he left in New 
York will bring a cut to him, per- 
centage unnamed. Xinder's New 
York office in tbe Palace -tfaealre' 
building was left in the hands of 
Danny Fagen, who had It closed up' 
and the furniture -in storage by the 
end of tJie week, 

liinder went oyt alone, leaving his 
family upstate, vacationisfig. 



Waring at $6,700 at Par 



Playing the housd for the first 
time, Fred Waring comes into the 
New Xork Paramount on a week's 
booikine At .$6«700^ net, negotiated 
with Johnny O'Connor, WarlngT^ 
Tep. Bandlea,der opens Friday (38),. 
bringing with him the unit he has 
been touring on the road. 

About a year ago Publlz wanted 
Waring for the NY Par but could, 
not reach an agreement on salary. 



Fe SHOWS OUT OF 
FOX, B'aYN-TO PAR? 

Fanthon & Marco had given no- 
tice to the Fox, Brooklyn, of with- 
drawal from that house Thursday 
(27). Withdrawal comes over dif- 
ferences arising out of show costs. 
Understood that Amalgamated 
(Fally Mai-cus) will book the spot 
after that date. 

The withdrawal of F. & M. shows 

from the Fox, Brooklyn, does hot 
s^ect the house operation as Is. 
Operation continues under Harry 
Arthur and Sid Cohen, latter also 
acting for bondholders' committee 
In connection with the operation. 

A possibility is that F. & M. may 
shove over to the Brooklyn Para- 
mount. This matter has been dis-. 
cussed between parties but nothing 
set. 

Fanchon & Marco shows have 
been in the Fox Brooklyn now for 
around three- years, outside of 
few weeks, when the spot wats being 
operated directly by the mortgagors. 



New Acts 



Fanchon-Marco Shows to 
Return to San Jose F-WC 

Hollywood, July 24. 
Fanchon A-Marco specialty shows 
go back Into the Fox- West Coast's 
California, San Jose, starting Aug. 
3, on a three-day-a-week setup. 

House discarded the F&M shows a 
ycEur ago. 



Stage Show Added 

Canton, O., July 24. 
Palace revived stage shows Sun- 
day (23) with 'Silver Slipper Revue'. 

It shares the program with pic- 
tures. 



The Acrobatic Dancing Comedian 





And His SISTERS and BROTITERS 



RKO 





NEW YORK 

(LAST WEEK JULY 22) 

"VARIETY" SAl 

Maurice Cdlleano Famlljr cloaod. Qoixl 
varietir throuffhout 80HE DAY SOUB 

rEorr BiiTvi: wiu. «oiscovEBf 

THS (COLUBANOS TOR A PRODUC- 
TION. They oaa. do most anythlnerr 
with their baslo olrcua stuff now held 
la backeround aa they clown their way 
up to that point, Maurice Is the Harpo 
Marc oC the family and, as the solo 
stellar bllllne; would suggest, -the <bul' 
wark of the act. A couple of the sla- 
terd, however, are more than avoragely 
adept In oontortlve and toe 'dancing op- 
portunltiea. The straight of the family 
llkewlao bolsters hla end of the foiling. 

Abel. 




Direct! 

ftKO— WEBER-SIMON AGENCY 



TOM MIX, TONY and CO. (S) 
Wild West-Circus 
35 Mins.; Spsoial, Full 
West Coast, Long Beach, Cal. 

With his wife and her sister 
(Ward Sisters) Tom Mix Is starting 
on what is the Qrst leg of an inter- 
national personal appearance tour. 
Mix has something to offer. 

Ace attraction for youngsters, he 
also packs a Wallop fot' grown ups. 
He contents himself with short rou- 
tines of sharp-shooting, knife and 
hatchet throwing, the Introduction 
of 'Tony,^ and working three lib- 
erty horses. Rest consists of two 
web routines by the Ward Sisters, 
both single arm throw-overs. Girls 
work In unison, their first routine 
being an over-arm lift to the top 
or the web. Later, they do the throw 
overs, with Mix counting up to 50 
for the finish. 

As routined here, act needs a fin- 
ish. Work of the girls Is not strong 
enough for the ending. A- flash fin- 
ish with the horses on stage would 
make a better picture. 

Mix needs some talk; Most of his 
remarks addressed to the musicians. 
Are inaudible beyond the first few 
rowsi In a halting manner he at- 
tempts to. tell a few gags. 

Rope spinning and whip cracking 
of the three cowboys. Jack Knapp, 
Herman Nolan and John Agge, oke. 
It adds to the ilash. Act is in front 
of a black eye with a standard ring 
bank. 

WJth a little PQl.Ishlnsr, It's an ace 
attraction for any house; cah'Worlc" 
from 10 to 15 minutes, and lenda it- 
self to ballyhoo. Can be used either 
a<) an act or a complete presenta- 
tion. 

Act Is- traveling by motor cara- 
van, special trucks. CaAvas and' 
seats are also carried, as Mix fig- 
ures he may play some dates be- 
tween theatre engagements. Call. 



DAVID HUTTON (2) 
Songs 

Eight Mii?s; Two 
State, Long Beach, Cal. 

With a rep as a ladles' man, Dave 
Hutton makes hla first stage ap- 
pearance in his old home town fol- 
lowing the announcement -he and 
his wife. Aimee Semple MacPher- 
son, would divorce. Announcement 
was timed simultaneously with 
theatre's first advance ads on his 
appearance. 

Little entertainment In Hutton's 
turn. He blats out three numbers 
in much the same manner as does 
a holy rolUng psalm singer, every 
note off pitch. Opening with 'My 
Faith In Tou,' followed by 'Take 
Me Aa I Am,' both written by Itut- 
ton, he closes with the sure-fire 
Irish Eyes.' Accompanied by Lee 
Mason, 

As a freak attraction, Hutton Is 
oke for this town, which Is knee 
deep with trick religious sects. 
Though evening business has not 
been so hot, mats are capacity^ 
with femmes who have been told 
that Hutton Is loaded with male 
'it.' One glance at him disposes of 
this theory. Red-faced, fat, his 8. a. 
fades In a sea of snickers when the 
curtain goes up. 

His theatrical tour will probably 
start and end In Southern Califor- 
nia. Following this date, he goes 
to Warners, Hollywood, for a week. 
Unless the Aimee divorce brings 
out a flock of expected dirt, he'U 
be washed up pretty fast for any 
b. o. value. 



BILL AR0N80N and Co. (2) 
Radio Impersonations 
10 Mins.; Two 
Orpheum, New York 

Bill Aronson might be of Aron- 
son, Fayre and Lane, listed as do- 
ing radio impersonations like Aron- 
son is doing. Lad used a mike be- 
fore a table and has a pianist to 
assist. Pianist is kept in the shade 
with 'the lighting used only for 
Aronson. Has a baritone voice that 
doesn't lend to. all the characters 
he attempts to imitate, but here 
over easy in deuce on a five- act 
layout. Okay that way for the 
neighbs. 

Makes up for Wyhn and Durante 
on the stage. Best of his numbers 
Is SIngIn' Sam, which is where the 
voice fits. Also in one or two of 
the Amos 'n* Andy characters, but 
not all. Shan. 



Vande Offices and Perfonners Don't 
Care Much for That $10 Day Thing 



ELLINGTON'S 12 WKS 
SOUTH FROM FREEMAN 



Duke Ellington orchestra Is set 
for 12 weeks with Charlie Freeman 
commencing Sept. 2 to repeat the 
same southern territory wherein 
Cab Calloway clicked so well early 
In the spring. Calloway was the 
trail blazer for a colored orchestra 
entertaining ofays throughout 
Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. 

Irving Mills, of Mills-Rockwell re- 
turns with the EUingtonlans Aug. 3 
on the 'Majestic,' sailing from Paris 
where they sure currently at the Rex 
theatre on the final fortnight of a 
European tour. 



Paris, July 20. 
Duke Ellington orchestra opened 
big at the Rex, repeating their clicks 
In London and the provinces. 

Band will cut its final day short 
In order to make the 'Majestic' flail- 
ing Aug. 3, back to the States. 



Greeting Phil Harris 



Rudy Vallfco, following his de- 
parture from the Pennsylvania 
Roof, July 29, plays a week at As-, 
bury Park, N. J., and then goes on 
tour of one*nighters. 
For the debut of Phil Harris at 
the Penn stand two nights later (31), 
NBC has arraiiged to give him a 
special hookup which will have 
name bands in various parts of the 
country putting on the greeting act 
for him. 



F&M Stage Units for 

Pacific Northwest 

Hollywood, July 24. 
Deal is tentatively closed for the 
return of Fanchon & Marco stage 
units to the Pacific Northwest, in 
houses operated by Evergreen The- 
atres. 

Intention is to use permanent line 
girls In Portland and Seattle, as a 
backgrround for the specialty acts, 
and then use the acts, sans girls, in 
Spokane. 

Revival of stage shows Is ex- 
pected to materialize around Sept: 1. 



Loow— IRVING YATES 



JOHNNIE WOODS 
Radio Impressions 
12 Mins.; One 
Palace, N. Y. 

Imitations of radio personalities, 
together with a few better known 
in pictures, like Chevalier and Du 
rante. Good and poor individually, 
but on an average Johnnie Woods 
.1 muses sufficiently to pass safely 
in combination' vaudeville houses. 

Woods has a mike on the piano 
!ind another on the stage.- 

In closing for hillbilly flavor, 
W cods does the recent pop, 'I tiove 
Mountain Music,' topped for a 
;-icram by a rural dance on the part 
of an unbilled old-timer or at least 
someone looking like it. Cliar. 



Act, Agent Sailing 
Seller and Wllla open at the Lon- 

flori Palladium Sept. 4. 

Dancing act sails on the Beren- 

«aria Aug. 26, Irving Tlshman 

agent, sails with them. 



Tex Guinan's Sates 

Chicago, July 24. 
Tex Oulnan who left the Pirate 
Ship Thursday (20) at the World's 
Fair opens July. 28 for Balaban and 
Katz at the Marbro here. Week at 
the Fox, Detroit, follows. 
' Thereafter the nlte club queen will 
hie to Hollywood for 'Keyhole of 
New York,' the Zanuck film. 



Opposition to the adoption in 
Washington of the actors' code for- 
warded there by the Actors' Better- 
ment Association and calling^ for a 
mihlmuiu of $10 a day, may be ex- 
pected from the vaudeville booking 
offices If not the theaters. The legit 
code as proposed for minimum sal- 
ary for actors Is based upon the 
show's admission scale, so can't ap- 
ply to other divisions. 

Booking oflices down to Indepen- 
dents aroused over^.the dangers of 
$70 a week for chorus girls, are giv- 
ing study to the code and wonder- 
ing why they were not consulted or 
sounded out as to their position in 
the matter. 

While the booking ofilces may get 
together and air^their complaints 
to Washington, little support., is 
looked for by theatres which play 
or may play vaudeville. 

Should the code become NIRA 
law, calling for a $10 dally minlmuia 
salary, it Is easy for a large mar 
jority to see where they won't be 
working at all. 



Gus Temps, Long Ally 
Of Show Business, Dies 

San Francisco, July 24. 

Gus Temps, long a close ally of 
show business in his City Transfeit* 
Co., died July 13. age 62. He was 
buried from iSacred Heart Church. 
July 16, With only one showman, 
Cliff Work, in attendance. None ot 
the others knew of his pasising. 

Since 1890 Temps was in the the- 
atrical transfer business in 'Frisco, 
starting with a horse and wagon,, 
and working the old Columbia, 
Tlvoli aiid Orpheum theatres. He 
was known to every performer who 
played this city... 

Some 20 years ago Temps bought 
a hotel, the old Empress, on Eddy 
street, strictly a theatrical house, 
but finally gave it up when too 
many checked out without paying 
off. 



'Hot Harlem' 

RKO Is planning a black-and-taa 
unit around 'Hot Harlem, Anton P. 
Sclbllla's colored show featuring 
Shelton Brooks, Danny Small, Sam 
Simmons, Sammy Gardner and 
Prince's band. 

RKO wants to add three ofay acta 
and route it as a black-and-tan 
vaude unit. 



Miss Expo in Girl Unit 

Chicago, July 24. 
Harry Rogers is putting out a 30* 
people musical tab headlining LiUlaa 
Anderson, 'Miss World's Fair.' Line 
of Virginia O'Brien girls plus Louis 
Mack as comic. 

Opening next week at Green Bay 
booked by Billy Diamond. 



MarcusLoew 

BOOKIWG AGENCY 

Gerwral &Kecutive Offices 

" LOEW BUILDIMC 

A.N N EX 

leo WEST 44&»$T« 

BRyant 9-7800 NE W YORK CITY 

J. a LUBIN 

MARVIN a SCHENCK 

BOOKING MAJNAOKB 



Toesaay, Jnly 25, 1933 



VAItDE VILLE 



VARIETY 



49 



NVAMAY 



Actors $10 Daily Code Offering 

PiroUems in Vaude if Adopted 




INVESTIGATED 



If the actors' code, setting $10 a 
day as a minimum salary, is adopted 
Bubmltted to Washington by 
the Actors Betterment Assoclatlori, 
•vaudeville expects to find itself sud- 
denly topheavy on singles, doubles 
and trios. Along with such a sur- 
plus, expectations are flashes will 
nearly go out of existence unless 
Beriously held down In cast and pro- 
duction. " 

Acrobatic troupes, often working 
for peanuts, are also worried, while 
the chorus girl of specialty per- 
former of lesser Importance sees 
some bad handwriting on the wall 
as mirrored by that code. 

puriDg the. past season acrobats, 
chorus girls, bandsmen and even 
43pfefliaUy artists have been working 
at considerably less than $10 a day, 
or $70 a week. That would be con- 
Blderea a high -salary by--any— of- 
these. .performers. They haven't 
seen anything near it since Wall 
Street heaved up four years back. 

During this season producers 
have been putting out flash acts at 
Buch low cost that they've been 
aatlsfled to take 'show' money and 
a few bther dates at better salary 
and then dumpi the act, to start all 
oviar again. 

For the larger acts, though few 
In number, the $10 a day minimum 
offers no problems. For the smaller 
ones paying $20 or $26 a week for 
girls In flash acts and standing no 
more. It's another question. GIrl6 
and acrobats have been known to 
be working for as .little as $10 this 
season in order to be working. 



ACTORS MUST RESERVE 
HOTEL SPACE IN CHI 



Chicago, July 24. 
.Actors coming to Chicago for 
theatrical engagements are warned 
tl^iit . it's absolutely Imperative to 
iQake hotel reservations In advance. 
All the loop and near north side 
taverns are Jammed because of the 
.World's Fair. 

Jack Benny and Milton Berle both 
came to town without giving hotels 
a thought. Both had to wait sev- 
eral hours until rooms were va- 
cated before the hotels could ta? e 
care of them. Other actors have 
had to hang around without a bath.- 
tub to call their own. 

Aetors should not expect eo-called 
theatrical hotels to take care of 
them without advance Information 



Singer Hurt— Car Wrecked 



Narrowly escaping death, Johnny 
Blnger^ vaude agent, id nursing back 
and other injuries received when 
hls.car turned over last week on the 
^ay from New York to Chicago. 

Out to the windy town to see the 
fair and look over the vaude situa 
tlon In those parta. Singer's car 
skidded on one of the dangerous Al 
legheny curves In Pennsylvania. It 
■was totally wrecked. 

He managed to go on to New York 
for treatment. 



BEAUTS BARNSTORMING 

Troupe of 10 Studio Theatre Win- 
ners Thrown into Revue 



Los Angeles, July 24. 
The 10 femme winners of the 
'Beauty and Talent* quest sponsored 
by Radio studio and Fox West Coast 
have been whipped Into a 'Talent 
Revue' by Bud Murray, They are 
touring F-WC houses in Southern 
California. 

Gals travel by bus, with a kitchen 
coach carried. 

Contest winners touring are Vir- 
ginia Townsend, Natasha Kuranova, 
Anna Rose, Genevieve Logan, Mil- 
dred Stone, Denlse Bruneau, Betty 
Darling, Patsy Gail, Maxine Bunker 
and Francis Bowling. 

A .g.Ixl._..orchestra Is Included in 
the revue. ' 



». I STITE DEPTS 
ME UP MATTER 



New York Attorney Re- 
tained by Vaudeville Art- 
ists — ^tate Board of Char- 
ities and Attorney Gen- 
erals Office Interested 



ACTION EXPECTED 



MGRS. DIVIDED 
ON VAUD IDEA 



Managers in the indie show field 
fall Into three classes so far as 
vaude Is concerned. ..First Includes 
those okaying the bookings of vaude 
shows starting in September or 
earlier; second, Indies who are in- 
clined to try It but prefer to wait 
until the season opens; and, thirdly, 
the group that insists vaude Is not 
worth Its cost and worry..- 

Into the latter division fall many 
managers who have never used 
vaude and probably never will, or 
have tried It at some time or other 
on brief experiments without ever 
getting the right answer. 

Under Cover 

While the Indie vaude bookers 
have been promised a lot of the- 
atres, they are keeping their iden- 
tity secret until ready to open in 
order to avoid tipping off competi- 
tors. In a chiseling way, the Indies 
have learned It's to their benefit to 
work under cover as much as pos- 
sible. 



State-Lake, Now Opposition, Opens 
To Loop s Only Holdout; Real Money 
Bin Packs 'Em In on Hot Sunday 



Rubin Gets Job; He'n 
F&M Are Pak Agan 



Hollywood, July 24. 

For two weeks' work, Benny 
Rubin has called oft his broken - 
epntract suit against Fanchon & 
Marco and Fox-West Coast. 

Player, who sued the two firms 
because they cancelled him early 
this spring. Is now set for the War- 
field, San Francisco, Aug. 11, and 
will follow at the Paramount here. 

He has Instructed his attorney, 
Martin Gang, to do a blackout on 
the court case. 



Duncan's Condenser 



A move has been made for an 
official state investigation, two dif- 
ferent ways into the affairs of the 
NVA sanatorium at 8ar«nac Lake. 
Irving Schneider, of 299 Broadway, 
New York, attorney,' acting for sev- 
eral vaudeville artists, arranged the 
move. First investigation is due to 
star t late this week.. 

Rftorhey Schneider ieohtacfed the 
State Board of Charities first, lay- 
ing before them what papers he 
could get up on the subject and 
alleging the NVA sanatorium is im- 
properly operated and does not al- 
low for fair treatment of patients. 
The State board has agreed to go 
into the matter thoroughly.. 

Schneider has been also In touch 
with the N. T. State Attorney Gen 
eral's office on the matter of fin' 
ances with the result an Investiga 
tlon Into the sanatorium's funds is 
likely from that angrle. Schneider 
told the Attorney General he fears 
moneys collected from the public 
for this fund either do not properly 
percolate or are mismanaged. 

At first Mr. Schneider had in- 
tended filing legal action, but he 
decided to have the matter handled 
through the state' authorities, thus 
avoiding an open court hearing. He 
has legal papers for litigation 
against Mrs. Katherine Murphy, 
supervisor of the NVA, drawn up 
however, and will use them if he 
finds it necessary, the attorney says. 

A number, of affidavits have been 
filed with Schneider, he stated by 
NVA patients. These allege ex- 
treme physical and mental cruelty 
on the part of the superintendent 
Mrs. Murphy. Copies of the af- 
fidavits have been forwarded to . the 
Charities Commission. 

'Steenth Tine 
Retention of Mr. Snyder with the 
subsequent complaints to the . State 
departments leading to these in- 
vestigations occurred through re- 
cent happenings in the affairs tit 
the N.V.A. Fund and its sanatorium. 
For the steenth time, opposition to 
the absolute domination of the 
sanatorium by Mrs. Murphy was 
raised by many of the patients. 
Over half of the 60 patients In the 
sanat-orlum signed a petition re- 
questing the removal of Mrs, Mur- 
phy and sent It to NVA officials in 
New York. 

Without paying any attention to 
the petition, two of the officials, 
William J. Lee, representing the 
N. V. A. Fund, and Henry Chester- 
field, of the N. V. A. Club In New 

(Continued On page 60) 



Eleanor Holni^ Champion 
Swimmer, Set for Vaud 

•Eleanor Holm, who broke back- 
stroke swimming records for women 
at Jones Beach, Long Island, last 
week, will open at the Palace, Chi- 
cago, Aug. 4. 

A routine, including three songs, 
has been arranged for her, act to 
take about seven minutes. Miss 
Holm, who was readying to enter 
pictures, recently ^it Hollywood 
to enter the championships. 

The Chicago date is In the nature 
of a try-out. Leo Morrison handled 
the-bofiKlng. 



BOSTON TOUGH 
OVER SUNDAYS 



Betty Boop Act 



A vaudeville act built around the 
Betty Boop cartoons, distributed by 
I*aramount has been placed In re- 
hearsal by James Rodgers. It will 
have Little Ann Little, the offscreen 
voice of Betty Boop, and Pauline 
Comanor, a Max Fleischer artist rc- 
eponslble for some of B. B.'s film 
antics. 

Act will have as its background a 
"•yplcal cartoon-producing studio. 

NEW 2-ACT 

Howard and Alex Morrison, 
the golfer, are teamed as a two-act 
lor- two weeks at the Chicago for 
Publix. 
They open Aug. 4. 



Duncan Sisters have been re- 
hearsing a one-hour tab of 'Topsy 
and Eva.' It is set and Johnny Hydo 
of the Morris agency will route. 

Unit holds 40 people and Is tab of 
the Duncans' musical, plus new 
songs. 



BAN RTJSSO'S MISHAP 

Chicago, 24. 

Dan Russo, orchestra leader of 
the Palace, was slightly injured near 
SIoux City on his vacation last week. 
To avoid hitting another car Russo 
climbed a telegraph pole. 

Another couple were driving wHh 
the Russos. 



Sally Osmon's Divorce 

Chicago, July 24. 

Sally Osman, cabaret blues singer, 
g'-t a divorce last week from Hans 
Dexter of Dexter and Casey, ven- 
triloquists. 

Extremely physJcal cruelty was 
charged. 



Boston, July 24. 

For vaudeville, five acts are men 
tioned in the ofllcial local censor 
broadcast of July 17 as unfit for 
Sunday shows. They are Jay C. 
Flippen, Frances and Wally, 
George McKay, Miss Marcella and 
Will Goodali: 

First thing all acts ar^ told Is to 
eliminate all dancing. Goodali Is 
also asked to eliminate 'objection- 
able and suggestive dialog and ac- 
tion,' same thing being asked of 
Flippen and MacKay. Mentioned 
specially against MclCay Is the fact 
that he uses the word 'hell' once in 
his act. 

Frances and ..Wally are told that 
the woman must not wear male at- 
tire, the words 'damn fool' must 
not be used and a Spanish num- 
ber In the act must be dropped. 

If changes along these lines arer 
made, acts may continue after get- 
ting proof of the changes to the 
Supervisor of Sunday Entertain- 
ment. 



TAB 'CRAIY Qimr 
WITH SIZABLE CAST 



Cardlnl goes with the Billy Rose 
'Crazy Quit' tab, opening Aug. 13 In 
Schenectady for RKO on a four 
weeks' cancellation proviso. The 
other principals are Anita Page, 
Smith and Dale and Charlie King 
with 24 girls. 

Production staged by John Mur- 
ray Anderson, dances by Chester 
Hale and scenery by Clark Robin- 
son. 



Chicago, July 24. 
State-Lake, opening Sunday (23) 
in heat, drew, sensational business. 
House, was jammed at 1:46, having 
only the lobby and i^dewalk holdout 
in the Loop. Looks like Aaron Joiies 

diagnosed the case perfectly with 
35c policy. Predominantly family 
trade was evidenced by the numbers 
of people stepping off trolleys and 
going straight to the box office. 
Third running of 'Zoo in Budapest' 
(Fox) currently. 

Jones, spending money on acts. Is 
the first vaudeville operator in Chi- 
cago to challenge circuit dominar 
tlon obtaining here for . years. Stage 
Bhow Is- thB-selHng point. — ^PolicyHis 
equivalent to eight acts, divided be* 
tweeh a regular vaudeville first half 
and second half Immediately fol- 
lowing, when Verne Buck orchestra 
goes on the stage to do the balance 
of the bill In presentation style. 

Balabanow Quintet, accordion and 
dance revue, opened smartly and 
was well liked. Bernard and Henri 
got them on personality and a 
strong final number, despite the 
weakness of first couple of num- 
bers. Frank Llbuse's hokum a solid 
click treylng, and Jay C. Flippen 
went big In fourth spot, with a lot 
of the gags MUton Berle Is also 
u^ing currently at the Palace. (jl.ifC 
Nazarro, ringmaster for the second 
part, stalled for the orchestra to 
make their switch from pit to stage. 
Nazarro Ingratiated, himself with 
gagging and ballad, and stepped 
into the finale for the first dancing 
he's done In five years. 

Buck, an experienced musician, has 
a well-seasoned vaudeville orches- 
tra, many recruited from former 
Balaban'& Katz pits. Boys appear 
In- scarlet mess jackets and look 
good. Stanley Lorner, tenor, socked 
two numbers across. Charlie Nelg- 
ermeyer stages the presentation, 
part, while 15 attractive girls danc- 
ers have been whipped into good, 
precision form by Dorothy Nutter. 

Working in, second half besides 
Nazarro were the Four Queens, 
nfty girl hoofers, said to be Innocent 
cause of RKO declaring State-Lake 
opposition, and Babe Kane, cute 
soubret newly back from Hollywood. 

Whole show booked by Billy Dia- 
mnd worked smoothly and looked 
good. 

State-Lake starts lik6 it's going 
places under the canny direction of 
Aaron Jones. 



Opera as Stage Show Substitute 

Start May Be Made at Paramount on 

B*way — Pop Prices 



Opera In picture houses to fill up 
the stage end Is a possibility as a 
regular diet. At the Paramount, 
New York, the presentation may go 
operatic, according to plans of Bbri8 
Morros, who plans to put this form 
of entertainment to a test the week 
of Aug. 4 With JL modernized ver- 
.sion of 'Pagliacci.' 

If results bea.r out Morros' Idea 
that opera should have mass appeal 
at picture house prices, others will 
be- whipped into shape for a 60 or 
60-minute stage .show. Par will try 
to pick names that- are not di,*itinctly 



operatic and thus will have some 
draw from among other than op 
fans. Arthur Tracy,' from radio and 
vaude, is the lead in 'Pagliacci.' 

Opera In picture theatres may bo 
con.sldercd an outgrowth of this 
summer's experiment at the Hippo- 
drome, if getting anywhere at all. 
Being essentially a musician, 
Morros as operator of the N. Y. Par, 
is partial to opera in modern dress 
or otherwise a serious try, nothing 
else much appearing to mean any- 
thing in the many expensive weekly 
.stage Hhowfl at the Broadway Par 
of late. 



L A. HILLSTREET CUTS 
FLESH AFTER 20€ LOSS 



lios Angeles, July 24. 

After taking a loss of ^0,000 In; 
five weeks of vaude-stage band pol- 
icy, RKO Hillstreet reverted to 
straight sound July 20. Decision to : 
cut the stage fare came abruptly,' 
froin New York in face of demands' 
by the unions here for a week"'s no- 
tice Instead of four days. Crafts 
had been on a week-to-week basi.s. 

Policy was revived after a year 
of straight pictures but failed to' 
make any difference at the b. o. 

Horace Hcldt band, which played 
pit and stage during the try, lays -off 
two weeks, reopening at the Goldon 
Gate, San Francisco, Aup. 6. Heidt 
takes six men north that he uKod 
here. 



More for Banymore 



Ethel Barrymorc, following her 
current week at the Capitol on 
Broadway, goes to Wa.shlnj,'t<)n for 
Warner.s for a work and then two 
for RKO In Chi and Bo.ston. 

.Same salary, $2,5(>0 weekly, for 
the '32 I'ound Look' at iho CJap for 
.four or five porformancos dally. 



50 



VARIETY 



Tuesday, July 25, 1935 



Variety Bills 

NEXT WEEK (July 27) 
THIS WEEK (July 20) 

Numerals In eennectron with bills below rnd.cqte opening oay of 
show* whether full or split week 



RKO 



MKW YORK cm 

■ Palace (2P> • 
Russian Art Circus 
Iiewia Ik Moore 
Iiannr Ross 
Slim' Tlihblin 
Ray Ellis St La Rue 
(22) 

Ausste As Czech 
jQhnny Woods 
0 & B Barslow 
Jack Pepper 
Leon Belasco 
Minora Root 
Academy 
1st half -(29-1 
Harry Small & Sis 
Bobby "Pincus 
Ann Lester 
Stuart 6t Lash 
Lester Cole & Ens 

2nd half (2-4) 
Gautier Toy Shop 
3 Miller Bros 
Sid Marlon 
Will Oakland 
Maurice Colleano 
2nd half (2C-28) 
.Archi^e & a Falls 



Dorothy Dare 
Raymond Baird 

CHICAGO 
r»lace (28) 

Milton Berle 
Sid Garry 
(Three to All) 

(21) 
V O'Brien- Co 
Chilton & Thomas 
Irene Bordonl 
Milton Berle 
Owen Mc Givney 

DAVENPOBT, lA. 

Orphenm <20) • 
'Little Orphan A' 

Downtown (28) 
Jack Benny Rev 

HEMPSTEAD 
Bivoli 

1st half (29-1) 
Carlton Tr 
Kessler Baxter & D 
Adelaide Hall 
Bobby Ptncus 
Carlos & Chital ^ 



TOBOMTO 

ThliT - Weekr-Jnly-** — ^ 

ARREN & BROD^RICK 
ANNETTE AMES 
KAY KATYA & KAY 

ALL PLACED 

BY 

LEDDY & SMJTH 



Delivery- Boys . - 

4 Franks 

Slate Bros 

Le Roy Smith Orcb 

BROOKLYN 
Albee (20) 

Case Bros & M 
4 Carlton Bros 
Pickens Sis 
Bob Hall ' 
Hal Le Roy 
Barbara McDdhald 
Dorothy Dare 
Raymond Balrd 
(22) 

Violet Ray & N 
Lewis Sc. Moore 
Irene Franklin 
Lod'CarlUo 
12 Aristocrats 
Rita Delano 

BOSTON 
Keith's (29), 
-Karre Le Bardn Co 
Ray Sc Harrison - 
George Glvot . 
Irotie Sordini 
ells Klrtt & M 
(22) 

3 Whippets 
Nei Kelly 
Medley -Se. Dupree 
Pickens Sis 
Hal La Roy 
; Sarbara McDonald 



KANSAS CITY 
Hainstreet (20) 
Tom Mix & Sbow 
(22) 

Marcus Rev 
MINNEAPOUS 
. Orpbeam (22) 
Jack Benny Rev 
■ NEWARK 
Proctor's .(28) 
Stanley 2 & H 2 
M & L Robin 
Barney Grant Co 
Harry Hershfleld 
Will Osfiorne' Orch 
(21) 

Case Bros & 'M 
Welch & Hills 
Baby Rose Marie 
Clifford & Marlon - 
Donatella Bros & C 

PEORIA, II>L.' 

■ Palace (2-6) 
Marcus Show 
ROCKFORD, 11.1,4 
Coronado (30-1) 
Marcus Show 
TRENTON 
Capitol 

Ist half (29-1) 
Hot Harlem 

2d half (26-28) 
Radio Haymakers 
Clyde Hager 
Dancing Around 
(Two to All) 



WARNER 



ELIZABETH 
.Rite (2I>-^) 
0'NelI~& Manners 
Washb<iard' Ser'dera 
Ross & Edwards 
Creedon's Revels 
2nd half (26-28) 
LaBeltePola 
Smith, Strong St L 
Pat Hcnning- Co " 
Lee, Lee, L, L 
PHILADEJLPHIA 
• Ehrle (28) 
Aunt' Jemima ■•• 
i, Keys 

Walter O'lCeefe 
(Two to All) 



(22). 
Farin Fables 
Washboard Ser'dera 
Eddie Coht-ad Co 
Ralph Olsen Rev 
Pcnner Sc Stanton 
WASHINGTON 
Earle -(28) 
4 Trojans 
Qoss & Barrows 
Msyjor-Sharp & M 
Ethel Barryjnore Co 
•• (22) .. 

Andre Duval" 
Cardlnl 
Roy At welt 
Ingenues 



Fanchon & Marco 



NEW YORK CITY 
Roxy (28) 

Tito Gulzar 
Gypsy Nina 
Hernandez Bros 
(Two to nil) 

BROOKLYN 
Vox (28) 
Pault & La JMarr ■ 
Wems^-A'riraut— &— 
(Three tor nil) : ■ 
Metropolitan (28) 
Claude Hopkins 
Molly Picon 
John Pogarty 
Emil Boreo ' 

FRESNO, CAUF. 

Fox (28) 
Barton & Toung 
4°Abbottiers 
Jettery Gill 
Luster Bros 

LONG BEACH 
State (28) 
R Wolf & Par Orch 
Par Supper Show 
(Two to fill) 

LOS' ANGELES 
Manchester (28) 
Montgomery & McD 
Willock & Carbon 



OFFICIAL DENTIST TO THE N. V. A. 

DR. JULIAN SIEGEL 

1500 Broadway 
ThU Woek: Jessie Crommette, Bernlee and Taber 



Canterbury M. H. 

1st half (24-26) 
3 Marines ' 
Peter Faonan* 

2d half (27-29) 
Thom & Mack 
Elliotts 
Dominion 
Cotton Bd 

Kit Kat Best, 
Hot Shots 
Palladium 
Grade Fields ' 
York & King. 
Joe Yovng 
Franklyn D'Amore 
Co as booked 
FINSBURY PARK 

Empire 
Bern! Vlcl Bd 
Fred "Sanborn 
Bobby HenShaw 
Co as booked 



toew 



NEW YORK CITY 

Capitol (28) 
Phil Spitalny Orch 
Ch & J Preisser - 
Herman TImberg Co 
Joe Laurie, Jr 
Boulevard 
1st half (28-31) 
Jim Wong Tr 
B & E Coll . 
Zlngone 
Sol Gould Co 
June Carr Co 

2nd halt (1-3) 
Arthur LaFleur Co 
Miller Peterson & L 
Walter Walters Co 
Nellie Cassman 
Harry King Co. 
Ori>lieum 
1st half (28-31) 
Picchianna Tr . 
Nancy Decker Co 
Steve Evans 
Fred LIghtncr 
Ingenues 

2nd half (1-3) 
Royal Uycno Japs 
Zingonl 

Francis & Waliy 

Jack Osterman 

■Miles & Kover 
Paradise (28) 

Roye & Maye Rev 

Senator Murphy 

I'llllan Shade 

Mells Gold & R 

Great Huber 
State (28) 

Paxinos 

Radio Aces 

Uert Walton 

Saranod' St Carrie R 

Wm & J Mandel 

Al Goodman Orch 

Loomis 3 

Prank Hazzard 

Violet West 

V Hazzard & West 
BROOKLYN 
Gates Ave 
Ist half (28-31) 

4 Juggling Nelsons 

Vincent O'Dounell 
Lowe & Hite 
Colette Lyons 
Harry King Co 

2nd half (1-3) 
Eno Tr 
Ollft Crane 
Torke Bcndon & C 
3 Slate &roa 
Ingenues 

iVIetropoIUon (28) 
Mills Bros 



Don Redman Oroh. 
Red & Strugge 
IBarle Lattlmore 
Pete Peaches & D 
Snowball 
Myra Johnson 

Valencia (28) 

3 St John Bros 
Calts Bros 
SyblUa Bowan 
Ben Blue 

Paul Tlsen Orch 
Jack Holland 
June & Tamara 

BALTIMORE 
Century (28) 

Burno Wh'stde & A 

Hall Dennison 

Sherlock Holmes 

Harry Rose 

5 Arlesy 

BOSTON 
Orplieum (28) 
Homer Romaine 
Delivery Boys 
Bill Telaak Co 
M Montgomery 
Jack Powell 
Shiiron DeVrles Rev 

JERSEY CITY 
Loew's (28) 
DeLong Sis 
Leon Navarra 
Stratford & M'berry 
Harry Savoy 
Dos Baker 

NEWARK 
State (26) 
Leach LaQulnlan 3 
Tommy McLaughlin 
Eno Crime Clues 
BelUtt & Lamb 
Samuels Bros Rev 

NEW ORLEANS 
State (28) 

4 Petleys 
Mills & Green 
Herbert Fay Co 
Godino 2 

PROVIDENCE 
Loew's (28) 
Larimer & Hudson 
Hilton & Garon 
Gracella & The'dore 
Reiss Irving & P 
Thomas 6 

WA.SHINGTON 
Fox (28)' 
Serge Flash ' 
Fred ZImballst 
Burns St Al'len 
Leo 2 Co 



Parisian - Rev 
(Two to All) 

Paranronbt (28)' 
Abe Lyman 
Cbcoahut Grove Ore 
Paraitf(itirit . Olrls' < - 
(Two to fill) • . ; 

. OAfiXAND 
Fojt. Orphlftam '(28) 
.Buster West Co 
-LusteiHBi'oB — • - : 
Eddie 'Peabody 
(Two. to All) • 
PASADENA 

-Colorado (28) 
•Ward Pinkie & T 
VlnceSllk. v 
Armanda' Chlrot 
(Two to All) 
. SAN FRANCISCO 

El Capltan'(28) ' 
Sc6tt Sc Lambert , 
(Others, to. All) 
(To All) 

Loew's* War&eld 
(28) 
Will Mahoney 
(Others to All) 
ST. LOUIS 
Fox (28) 
Gautlers Co 
Marty May 
(Three to All) 



London 



Week of July 24 



HAMMERSMITH 
Palace ' . ' 
"Rusty & Shine 
Johnnie Nit; . 

IStlNGTON 
Blue Hall 

1st half (24-26) 
Thon . Sc Mack 
7 Elliotts 

2d half (27-29) 
3 Marines 
Peter Fannen 
LEWISHAM 
Palace 
Phyllis Nobblns 
John Myrddln 

SHEPH'RDS BUSH 
PavUlon 

Cotton Bd 

STREATHAM 
■Palaco 

John Myrrdin. 



Proyinqial 



Week of July 24 



Picture Theatres 



NEW YORK CITY 

Paramount (21) 
'Run Little Ch'lun' 
Hall Johnson Choir 
Fredl Washington 
Jackie Held 
'Mo/ma Loves Papa' 

Roxr (21) 

James Melton 
Gobs & BarrowB 
Dault Sc LaMarr 
Arnaut Bros 
3 Gobs 
Foster Glrla 
Dave Schooler 
'Arizona to^.B'vj'ay' 

BOSTON 
Metropolitan ^ (21) 

W & B Howard 

Hftrry Reser 

Cllcauot C;lub Orch 

Joe Rines 
Mama Loves Papa' 
CttlCAQQ 
Chicago (Si) 

Slnclalfs Minstfels ' 

G^ne Arnold 

CllfC Soubier ■ 

Joe Parsons 

Mac 'McGloud 

Frltz^Clark . 

Sylvia Fr'ooa 

Mel Klee 

Popsl Sc LquIO 

Ruth Pryor 



Hans Muenzer 
ChernlaVSkr 
'Strangers Return' 
(28) 

Harriet Hootor 
Buster Shaver' 
Stan Kavanaugb. 
Eddie South Orch 
Cherniavsky 
'Midnight Club' 

Slate Lftke (22) 
Verne Buck Orch 
J 0 ITIlppen 
Frank LIbuso Co 
Bernard Sc Henri 
Cim Nazarro 
Babe Kane : 
Stanley Morper 
'Zoo In Budapest' 
DETROIT ■ 
Fox (21). 
•B & W Varieties' 
RadollfCe & Rogers 
3 Cossacks 
Tlte Great Remy 
Carter' & Homes 
BTernle'd Nephews 
Fraq k ; Cpnilora 
^Arizona to" B'way* 
...ST. LOUIS 
Ambassador (21) > 
Johnny Perkins 
Ruth Petty • -. 
Gregory to- Ramon 
.Oeorgle Tappa.t 
'Bed of Roses' 



Holljrwood Gardens 
Muriel Lee 
Kay PIcttire 
Ronald Bvauks 
Reynf^rd A^fitacey 
F Hendenson :Oi>c 
Barl Carpentler Ore 

H'lrw'tf- It'atnaoint 

Chas QavIp,:Qra • <: 
Chaiiev .Sc Fox.T ' 
T*ranfc Hazzard '■ ■' 
Bl^nob^ Bow-v • 
Kendall Kappa 
Capt. L Bard^on . 

Baxb^fa:BIarn>C 
Marian Martin 
Alice Kellerman 

Hbi^I Lexinstoii 
Ecnle Holai Oro . 

Bof el . Blontclair . 

Wjn ; ScottI Oro 
Mario ^ Sc Eulalle 

Hotel Nejnr Yorker. 

Barney Rapp' Orch 

.. . ■ 

Hotel PennsylvanUi 

Rudy .Vailee Oro 
Alice Faye 

Hotel RooMvelt 

Marjorle' Mpffett 
Reggy Chllder .Ore 

Longae Yao . 

George Olsen Ora. 
Ethel ShUlta 

Maison Boyalo 
Walsh & Arnold 
Autobal.rOrch 

Uarden'ff Rivlen 

"Mickey Alport i - - 
Gertrude Nlessen 
Fritz Sc J Hubert 
Kathryn'Rand 
Martha Ray - r . 
Eniil Coleman Ore 
Gomez & Winona' 
Paradfso ' 

N T G Rev- • ' 
Jerry Freeman Or.c 

Park Central Hotel 

Buddy Kennedy 
Rachel Carlez 
Bert Lown' Oro - 

Pavilion Royal 

Peplno & Rboda' 
Guy Lombardo Oro 



Felbam Gardens 

Agnes Ayres 

Ji>e Candullo Orch' 

Pierre Roof 

Henry King Orch 
Darlo'A: Dtana 

Bos Fentbn Forms 

'Georges' ~ itetaxa 
Johnson & Murphy 
Ducl^ln -Orch 

■ • ( " • 

Russian Arts 

JoA_rlIorA.ntZ' Orcjh 
Ren^e 'St Xallra 
Nlfrkblas Hadarlcb; 
Harra .Blrs 
Ulsha UsanolT 

< .Slinplon Club 

X!lark &. .De'-Iiya • ; 
Larry Slry'ii. Orcb- 
Chas 'Johnson Orch 

St. Horiti .VHotel 
Leon Belasco Orcb 
Alfredo's ' Orcb 
Gypsy Nina , 

St.-. Regis Hotel 

M.oyer .^Da Vis'. 'Orch' 

. Small's. ParadlBc' 

'BleTck Rhythm' R 
Nyra.' Johnso'n 
Meers Sc Norton 
3 Speed Demons 
Geo .Walker 
Wm Spellman 
S- Palmer Bros 
May Alex 

Tatt' Grill 
Geo Hall Orcb 

TaTora, B'klyn 

Eddie Jackson 
Jack- Murray Oro 

Village Bam 

Josh Medders 
Elsie Gilbert 
Hyers .& Prltchard 
Ruth Delmar 
Bill Barton 
V'ge B'n Hillbillies 
Anthony Trlnl Orch. 

Waldorf-Astoria 
Nina Laughlln 
Jack Denny Orcb 
Xavler Cugat Orch 
Margo 



Dave Hntton-s No Chunip; 
He's Cashing on Aunee 



Los Anfffelea, July 24. ' 
Before the .Aimee Semple Mac- 
Pherson-David Huttoii divorce , ac-; 
tipn broke In -the ^dally papers In! 
Log Angeles, Hutton. Is reported to 
have offered himself as 'an attrac- 
tion to several L. A. , theati-ea. In-] 
forming the operators that he would 
break the divorce information few; 
days before opening, his . personal' 
appearance tour. . ' j^Lctbr - singer- 
evangelist "is reported, to' ..have told 
theatre men' th9.t he knevfr the value 
of MacFherson-Hutlon names as 
a draw, ajnid 'that it' 'was' hls'-lhteri-' 
tion' to ca'sh in on the' divorce pub- 
licity. 

]j. A. theatres turned him down, 
bu^ the contemplated' divorce actloh 
broke locally five days before ' he 
opened at; the State, Long Beach; 
Hutton " hop6d "to get -his ' ojfefiihg^ 
week at' the Grauma.n's-'Chinese. •• 

Though only "in show business" 
_Caur..i3iiy3t .alreadSr he^^ h^ ma,n- 
agers and accompanist arid a .per^ 
sonai servant. 



CHICAGO 



GLASGOW 
Bmplre 

G H> Elliott 
Gertie Gitana 
7 Dainty Maids 
Glntaro . 
Ted Ray 

5 Canadian W'nd'rs 
.Ja<;k Joy Dean 
Sammy Shields 
Artemas 
Eileen Audrey 
LIVERPOOL 
Empire 
'Sugar & Spice' 
Chevalier Bros 



Rues Carr 
5 Virginians 
Lily Moore 
Will isomers 
Complete Reviie 
PORTSMOCTH 
Hippodrome 

Alex Sc Mose 
Blfly Bennett 
New TrJx Sis 
Albert Whelan 
Charladies 
Bobby Olrab 
2 Shamvas 
Karo & Ptnr 



Cabarets 



NEW YORK CITY 



Arrowhead Inn 

Irving Conn Orch 

Astor ' Root 
Beii Cutler Orch 

Bal Musette 

Anita & Millard 
Leonard Keller 
George March al 
Nlchulas Hope 
Sano Marco 
Walter White 
Georgette 
Leon Bedow 

Biltmore flot'el 

Harold Stern Orch 
Ann Pennington 
Caperton Sc BIddle 
Lalanda 
Barry DeVlne 
Kermandcz Bros 
Jamesworth Bd 
Central P'k Coslno 
Pancho Orch 
De Marcs 

ColTee CUflTs 
Art K.alm Orch 
Tiestra T.<a Monte 
Isabel Brown 

Cotton Club 

Ethel Waters 
G D Wa.sli.lnRton 
Henri Wensol 
Swan Sc Lee 
Arilso Boyor 
Roy AtUlns 
Nicholas Bros > 
r.6Mha Hill 
Elmer Turner 



Norman Astwood 
4 Flash Devils 
NecoOemus 
Alma Smith 
Little Bits 
Bobby Sawyer 
Jlmmle Ba.<ikette 
Mills Mus Playboys 

KI Patio 

Rosita & Itamon 
Frances Maddux 
Tamara 

Rhys & Owens 
Arthur Brown 
Chas Eckles Orch 

Glen Island Casino 

Gem Gray Orch 

Gov. Clinton Grill 

Roger Gustln Orch 

Ila-Ha Club 

Danny Heoly 
Jack White 
Sheila Barrett 
Jerry Belgan 
Jerry Blanchard 
Dolores Ferris 
Lillian Fitzgerald 
Kath -Andrews Oroh 

Harbor Inn 

Gus Van 

'Eye Dears' Rev 

Dennlker-Kln£f Ore 

Hotel Pierre 
Henry King Oro 
Darlo- & Diana 
lOi-nnt Charles 
Barbara Blano 



Blackhawk 

Wade Booth ' 
Ruth Pryor 
Diana & DeMar 
Harriet . Crulso 
Deane J ants 
Hal. Kemp Orch 

Bismarck 

Bob Bohannon 
Norm Sherr 
Verne Buck - Orcb 

Cafe DeAlex 

Ire'ne George 
Mary Stone 
Evelyn HoKman 
Enrico Clausl 
E BofCman Orch 

Cafe de Paroe 

Joe Frisco 
Billy Carr 
Geo Buriiett Orcb 

Chez Pareo 
Helen Morgan . 
Georgle Price' 
Collette Sis 
4 Albee Sis 
Rose Deerlng 
Floreifce'& Alvarez 
Tom Gerun Orch 

Cafe de La Polx 

(World's Fair) 

Fred Williams Orel; 

Club DeWltit ^ 
Dorothy Harris 
Sally Joyce 
Morey Carter 
'Cookie' Sldell 
Dorothy Hanford 
Al Mandel's Orch 

Club Lido 

Jeneva Washington 
Hank Gilliam . 
Bobby Caston 
Clarence Weems 
Lola Porter 
Jimmy Nonne Orch 

Club Leisure 
Vivian Brown . 
Tlmmy Rogers 
Freddie Gordon 
Irene Wilson Orch 
Club La Masaue 
Al Garbell 
Edna ' Leonard 
Edna Mae 
Buddy Beryl 
Art West 
Earl Willis Orch 

Club Royale 
Nancy Kelly 
Nellie Nelson 
Fin.D'Orsay • 
Jiilla Gcrrity 
'Marie &' 'Elliott 
Beiinett-;^ 'jQr^en 
iCIilap & Di)p^<^ 
Eddio Ck>urt Eds 



Clob Variety 

Joan Macey 
Dave Dunn 
Wesley Long 
Chas Engel Qrch 
,, Club .^ballmar 
Ann Hammond 
DeRonda & Barry 
Al Losing ' 
Buddy. Lake . 
Lou Pearl Orcb 

Cplfege Inn 

Jackie Heller 
Abbotteera 
Buddy -Rogers 
Congress Hotel 

(Joo .Urban Room) 
Vincent Lopez 
Robert Royce 

Coloslmb'a 

Art Buckley 
Countess Borlska 
Latoa Barsony 
Nicholas' Tsovkalas 
Bobby Danders 
Lurleneg Grlipth 
Tripoli Trio 
Cole Sis 
The Marionettes 
Geo Devron Orch 

Clob Alabam 

LeRoy & Mack 
Evelyn NeSblt 
Don Baraiigos' Ore 

Drake Hotel 

Fowler St Tamara 
Jane Carpenter , 
Clyde McCoy Orch 
Edgewater Beach 

Mark Fisher 
Esther Todd 
DeRonda & Barry 
Art Carroll 

Hotel Harding 
(The Tavern) 
Edna May Morris 
Mona St Marino 
Clyde Snyder 
Phylls Rae 
Eddie Meaklns Ore 
Hangar 
(Hotel LaSalle) 

Chas. Kaley 
June McOloy 
Helen O'Shea 
Pauline Baloau 
Paul DeWecs 
Abet Twins 
Johnny Hamp Orcn 

Hl-Hat Club 
Dick. Hughes 
LRoy & Mack 
Dorothy Norton 
Bliss 8c Ash 
Elllo Burton 

^effery Tavern 

• • Hi-- 

Sammy Cla,rk 
6 Sac<ibotta 



StaterLake, hdie; Going: on Air 

Horselaufi^h ^Blacklist^ by RICO Np Intterferi 
ence oh Vaude Bookings 



Msurco Mediates jDenyer 
Crafts' Wage Squabble 



^ Holljrwood,^ July 24. 

Marco (Fanchon & Marco) sue-; 
ceasfuUy mediated -the long-drawn- 
out wage and 'working condition? 
between the' Denver musicians and 
stage hands aiid Harry ' Huffman, 
operating all of the first run situa- 
tions in the Colorado capital. Nego- 
tiations with the stage hands w&re 
also starte'd, with flnal adjustment 
left to Huffman. 

As a result of being called-in as 
arbiter, Marco not only brought the 
musicians and stage hands back in^ 
to the Denver fold, but paved the 
way for possible early resumption 
of Fanchon & ^arco stage units 
there. 

Crafts and Huffman have been at 
loggerheads for more than four 
months, with neither side willing to 
conciliate. Arrival of Marco, who 
flew to Denver, pa'ved the wky for 
the re-establishment of friendly re- 
lations between the theatre operator 
and the two crafts. Projectionists 
are expected to swing' in line, as 
their grievances did' not "result in 
any actual walkouts or lockouts. 



Babe Payne 
Ray Parker Orch 

K-9 Club 

George Oliver 
Billy Harrero 
J'n & B'bby Lemar 
Lee Carr 
Lyle Page 
F & G Doran 
Billy Brannon 
Johnny .Mangurh 
Dominique Orch 
Lincoln Tavern 
Ted Weems Orch 
Andrea' Marsh 
Elmo Turner 
Dick CunlllTe 
6 Maxellos 
Baron & Blair 
Sammy Walsh 
6 titicky Girls 

Moroni's 

Rolando & Verditto' 
Owen Gordon 
Neecee Shannon 
Marge & Marie 
Virginia Buchanan 
Bob Wyatt 
Maurle Moret Orch 

Minuet Club 
Prank Sherman 
Art Buckley 
Phylle Noble 
Margaret Lawrence 
Joo Buckley Orch' 

Old Heidelberg 

(World's Fair) 

E Kratzlnger Orcti 
Heidelberg Male 8 
Roy Deltrlch 
Herr Louie 
Hungry Five Bd 

Pabst Casino 

(World's Fair)^ 
rtcn Bernle 
Paul Ash 
6 Maxellos 
Jackie Heller 
Martin & Randall 
Aurlole Craven 
Carter Fashion Sho 

Palmer House' 
Veioz & Yolonda 
Sally Sweet 
Richard Cole Orcb 
Paul Cadleux 
Richard Bennett 
Paramount 
James Hall 
Babe Kane 
Rally Rand 
AriltdL LaPlerre 
Bee Ja.ckson 
Peggy Moor.e 
Dave Tannon 
Sid Lang Orch 



Playground 

Marie James 
Bernle Green 
Al. -Trace Ordh 
SoQthern Club 

Lee Barton Evans, 
Gladys DeFoe 
The Delworths 
Alice McLaughlin 
Chas. Crafts Orch 

Terrace Gardens 

Benny Meroft 
Dorothy Thomas 
"Red" Pepper 
Norman Gast 
Jack Marshall 

Tlie Dells 

Ted Lewis Orch 

Vanity Fair 

Mary Ann Boyba 
Cliff .Wlnehlll ' 
Don' Fernando Oreh 

Via Logo 

Bebe Sherman 
Zlta Sc Marcelle 
Jack Housh 
Wanda Kay 
A.I Handler Bd 

100 Club. 

Muriel Love 
Irene Duval 
Florla Vestolf 
Danny Alvln Orch 
Billy Gray Rev 

220 Club 

Sophie Tucker 
O & C Herbert 
Joe Lewis 
Billy Scott 
Jimmy Rogers 
J & E Torrence 
Marlon Kingston 
Jules Stein Orch 

Old Mexico 
(World's Fair) 

Rosalie 

Oorlne & Douglas 
Mike Cozzl Orch 

Mural Room 
(Itrevoort Hotel) 

Jaros Sis 
Paul Pay 
Gale OIpp 
l<'ay Peters 
Bob Perry's Orch 
Ye Olde Tqvem. 
Mickey Scott Rev 
Cal Herbert 
Violet CvUtlan 
r.illlan Firancls 
Crane Russell Orch 



Chicago, July 24. 
Billy Diamond .is having 
trouble .booldng the State-Lakeu 
supposed to be' staggering unde>, 
the- solemn anathema pronounced 
against the "indie- house by rko 
Net result to date seems to have 
been to deprive RKO agents of a 
.chance. of -placing, the same acta 
that Diamond gets without troub.lo 
from other agents whose 'llsfi' are 
practically carbon dopies of the 
RKO agents ditto. ; 
■ 'Ppehlrig show consists of J. c 
triippen,' Cliff Na^^zarro. : Four - 
Queens, ' Frank Libuae, Val ' Ac- 
cordion Fivfe, Bernard and Henry, 
i6 Dorothy Nutter girls and Veriie* 
Buck orchestra. Second bill (3d) 
will have • Stuart and Lash, Jackie 
Heller^ Arlehe arid" Norman Sel- 
by, L-eary . find Craven, - Four F4usli. 
•fer^, Joe E.: Howard and GhincBO 
R6VUe.' 

■House -will have a Sunday open- 
ing. Top price of 35 cents and 'G' 
run t>lctures ' the .policy. Aaron 
Jones' has okayed Fritz Blocki's «*- 
.ploitation suggestion - to hire'- 15 
minutes . on -WBBM^ everjc .Monday 
ta.-plug^thet.house. . Blockl threw 
a -beer -'Soiree • on f tffe'l StateflCake" 
stage. Saturday . (22> for the local 
.ppfess: . -. 



NVA Prob6? 



(Continucfdrfrom page 49) - 
fork, ptdceeded- to Saranac • Lake, 
where they ••browbeat' th'e '-.patlents 
into fearfiil ■submission: Each' of- the 
two men • left" the impression that 
any dissenting - patient 'would b© 
thrown' out of the Sanatorium de- 
spite -his' or' her- physical condition. 
Cruel Dismissals. 

The patients had the example be- 
fore them of about nine patients 
•who had' sighed the petition- having 
been dismissed in this mangier, with 
two of the nine, and one of the two 
a woman, admittedly in no. physical 
condition at the time to be reriioved. 
The 'woman collapsed at the. rail- 
road station at- Saranac Lake when 
about, to board a- train for New 
York, and upQn arriving in New 
York City had a .hemorrhage. , ^ 

All pa,tieiits from the N. V. A' 
Sanatorium are supposed to be 
suffering from tuberculosis. Their 
prescribed treatment is continual 
rest and no worry.- Each patient is 
ipstructed' to throw off any . mental 
trouble, personal ot otherwise, and 
told. that, is .necessary for their im^ 
provement. Some of the patients al-f 
-lege> Mrs. Murphy, as the apparent 
sole boss of the N. 'Y. A. ,Sana- 
torlum, despite its staff of physi* 
clans and its medical director, Dr. 
Edgar Mayer, worries, them- inccB- 
santly; that Mrs. Murphy- has. her 
favorites - among the patients', and 
that there -Is a Murphy -<^ique, in 
the Sanatorium. 

Charges against Mrs. Murphy and 
her conduct of ' the Sanatorium^ with 
treatmertt of some patients,, have 
been frequent from the Sanatorium 
patients during the past six years. 
AH protests, charges or complalntfl 
were continuously ignored' by, the 
New York executives of the N. V. A 
tfhey clalni the N. V. a; patients 
are hard to handle and that if Mrs. 
Murphy is replaced through their 
complaints her successor would be 
unable* to exercise any discipline 
at all. 

The main officers of the N.'V. A 
Fund, who are theatre circuit offi- 
cers, ipay no attention to I^. V. A 
details. All N. V..A. funds are col- 
lected 'from the public In theatres 
once yearly through hat passing 



i 



Sims-Bailey Booking 

Capitol, New York. Is bringing 
Itss last week's headllners, Leo 
Sims and Ilomay Bailey for three 
weolcs and possibly up to 10 weeKa. 
Aug. 4. Salary set Is $860 for the 
team. 

The Cap booked, the radio team 
in for a show engagement and > 
counting on their growinf? popw^* 
ity via the Chase & Sanborn prPj" . 
gram to carry thorn for a long run. ^ 
Mort Milman booked. 



Edgar Allen Agentittg 
Edgar Allen is back in Hie 

Ing .field as an .agent. w^rti 
He has conneoled with H'^. ' 

liesfry office. 



Tuesday, July 25, 1933 



EDITORIAL 



VARlETr 



51 < 



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n^hiiahed Weekly by VABIETX, Inc. 
PabUflhoa^ Silverman' Preeldent 

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,No. 7 



15 YEARS AGO 

(From VAWBTT and"OUpper') 

Diamond and Girlie split as a 
team after one week. Could not 
whether G. & D. or D. & G. 

Enclarid had an essential em- 
ployment listing, song writers wete 
boiling because they were official- 
ly declared to be 'of no importance.' 

Ticket speculators were making 
flurprlsingly large summer buys for 
three shows. They had the entire 
lower floor and- two rows of the 
taJcony for 'Friendly Enemies* 
with Louis Mann and Sam Ber- 
nard. 

War propaganda shows falling 
•Wanted musicals. 

There was a bull market in ju- 
venile men because the draft got 
flo'lnany. 

Some of the members of First 
Rational were getting weak kneed 
over the huge salary to be paid 
Mary Pickford. 

Famous Players -liasky announced 
that for the first time it was able 
to give a complete six-months pro- 
gram in advance. Sold by half- 
years. 

George K. Spohr announced he 
had perfected a third dimension 
process. Led to the wide screen 
Idea, which flopped three ^ or four- 
years ago. 



Inside Stuff-Pictiires 



It seems the Hays office likes to pad the actual number of open picture 
theatres. This appears to be an obsession with the Hays organization, 
the same as it is with some trade papers. Theatre men more accustomed 
to compute or estimate the number of theatres in this country than any 
other source, say the Hays office estimate usually will run 3,000 to 6,000 
higher than their own. The trade papers invariably pad out the number 
by adding on 6,000 



Inside Stuff-Music 



Plenty of feeling in the music industry about the manner in which 
the Society cold-bloodedly demoted a publisher tyvo qlasslftcatlons on top 
of a series of tough breaks. Original trUflriii spilt up with the song- 
writer-member of the combination going to the coast on an Independent 
writing contract. Second member, business manager, of thie publishing 
triou.tcekked to Hollywood on his own, likewise looking for a break al- 
though retaining a stock interest in the company, leaving the third mem- 



The Hays office may be carrying along an old list without bringing it ber, a veteran music man, holding the bag and worrying about long past 
up to V date. Their latest estimate and in the middle of the summej?" is bills and future hopes. 



15,500 theatres now open. It's doubtful if. there is ^jiat number of theatres 
standing at present in the U. S. 

Conservative estimates by film men who do the selling and must there- 
fore keep track of everything in the theatre line, are around 11,000 the- 
atres open and 4,000 to 6,000 closed. With the 11,000 theatres operating, 
the film men Immediately deduct 2,000 to cover the shooting galleries. 
Of the 9,000 remaining they take away 2,600 as opposition houses, and 
thus the distributor says there are now 6,600 theatre accounts ojpeA to him 
for the sale of any feature, but at the same time he admits the total 
desirable selling accounts reach 9,000 theatres. 

Trade papers exaggerate of course to support their false circulation 
statements and to try to Impress the distributor that there are actually 
more theatre accounts than he knows about. The trade paper will brazenly 
claim any number of theatres as operating (open) at any time as between 
14,000 and 18,000 houses. It has been seen ^where a trade paper lied 
itself blue with 20,000 to 21,000. " ' 

Just what the Hays objective might be Is uncertain, If It Isn't careless- 
ness. The Hays office perhaps would want to make the film industry look 
more Important with more theatres, although the heavens only know 
that 11,000 theatres, seem enough — with a headache In each 



The Society's clique has been accused before of taking care of certain 
outmoded composers, but this veteran song-maker, who has' ^one as much 
for the popularization of songs as anybody in the history of the trade, 
is by no means taken care of. 



Looks as though the sheet sales on the "Gold Diggers of 1933' score 
will go over the toll taken by the '42nd. Street' songs. To date the score 
of the latter musical has had' a turnover of close to 400,000 copies. 

With the picture still unreleased in a large percentage of the spots, 
'Gold Digger* ditties combined have had already a turnover of better than 
200,000 copies. Outstanding seller here is 'Shadow Waltz', with its sales 
about 35% of the total. 'The Gold Digger Song' looms up as a distant 
second, with 'Pettln* in the Park" running pretty close to It. 'My For- 
gotten Men' sells always in those spots where the picture has been ex- 
hibited, as the lyric stands permanently barred from both NBC and CBS. 



Managers were playing with the 
'ail- woman show idea to offset 
scarcity of men. Nothing to it. 



Play writers preparing to cam- 
paign against directors of stock cos 
who' made copies of scripts. 



Booking agents worried over the 
rumor that the govt, would take 
I ,over all employment agencies. Just 
a Vumor. 



50 YEARS AGO 

(From 'CHnper') 

'Clipper* printed woodcut of Tom 
Thumb and his wife. They were 
preparing to tour again. Midget 
shown with a Smith brother beard 
to prove his age claims. 



Wire' tappers reaped a harvest 
around Philadelphia recently when 
they sent the wrong winner to the 
poolroms in advance of the actual 
result. 



•Season in N. T. was at low ebb. 
No dramatic shows on B*way and 
only a touring combination around. 



Sid Euson was a clown on the 
Foi;epaugh show. Later managed 
Sam T. Jack*s hurley theatre in 
Chi. 



'White Crook' competing with 
the black original in the combina- 
tion houses. Just a burlesque 
show with a small chorus, but 
lasted several years. 



Sadie Martlnot announced she 

was through with light opera. Go 

Ing in for the drama. And she 
made good. 



E. P. Levantine (F. F. Proctor) 
Went in with W. C. Coup, who re- 
cently had broken from the per 
manent circus in Brooklyn, to open' 
Genesee Falls park in Rochester, 
N. T. Attractions were Worth's 
museum and 'parlor and operatic' 
entertainment. 



Cody and Carver with their 
"Wild West show cleaning up 
through New England.' 

Yankee Robinson show; touring 
the northwest, advertised it had 
gone through 40 days and 40 nights 
9£.rain without missing a pcrforni- 
:ance. 



Hi Henry advertising a minstrel 
^oupc^ of 25. First to ihslst dn 
^"k hats of all times and gave his 
"ame to the toppers. 



Advertisement in Variett last week of Columbia advertising a picture 
without mentioning the title was Intentional. Columbia so far has no title 
selected. 

For a press agent to run a show ad of anything with a title with the 
title omitted is supposed to be the standing nightmare of every p.a.' In 
-this -instanGe-Geor-ge-Br-owju in -cliarge-o£-the-Columbia. puhllcJly,.fojind.| 
out by omitting the title he may have secured more publicity through the 
ad than ordinarily. All the New Yorkers mentioned the omission and 
probably the same thing was noted out of town. 

The Columbia picture referred to was directed by Frank Capra. It 
was shown to the Columbia salesmen at their Atlantic City convention, 
Adapted from the Damon Runyon short story, 'Madame La Gimp', that 
was the first title for the picture, then 'Madame Cinderella', then 'Beg 
gar's Holiday', the latter the title under which the picture was previewed 
on the coast, and again 'A Lady for a. Day', the title on the feature when 
exhibited in A. C. 

No line on what final selection will be made. With Columbia's crack 
banking picture, 'American Madness' about 1,000 titles had been sub 
mitted for that feature to Harry Cohn in the Hollywood studio. Then 
one morning Harry Rapf phoned over saylAg he had a great title in 
'American Madness' and Harry Cohn believed him. Prpbably the worst 
of the 1,000. 



Lew Diamond's threat to have, dummy songs written for Paramount 
pictures so that outsiders- will be stymied from putting them to. that 
company's titles leaves songwriters unconcerned. Adoption of titles takes 
place while the attraction is still running in legit form on Broadway, and 
preliminairy to the sale of the picture rights. 

Citing the case of 'Farewell .to Arms', Abner Silver holds that his song 
version of the title, coming out in advance as it did, couldn't have done 
anything but helped the picture's exploitatioij. Silver also anticipated 
Paraniount's production of " 'Design tor Living' with a lyrical version, 
amended to 'My Design for Living', that he's placed with Superior Music 



Ail hegotlatidna for a l>aslc writers' agreement' T>etWeen""th6' Song=^ " 
writers' Protective Association and the picture producers as represented 
through the Will Hays office have been temporarily called off because of 
vacations. Both Arthur Garfield Hays, the SPA attorney, and the legial- 
ites on the Hays staff who have been working on the covenant are away 
on their rest perlodics. 

Songwriters are asking for a contract containing some -set of- clauses 
that will protect them and their material while on. the payrolls of the 
film companies. 



Without anything in sight to back up the surmise. It certainly Is com- 
mencing to look as though some understanding has been reached be- 
tween the Roosevelt administration and the American Federation of 
Labor by virtue of the National Recovery Act; From observation it might 
be conjectured the administration h&a given the AFL its grand chance 
so long wanted to unionize the labor of the country, if the AFL knows 
how to take advantage of its opportunities. While the opposite consid- 
eration may be that the AFL stamp out the rackcteerng in any of its 
affiliated unions going in for that sort of stuff. 

In consequence and somewhat to the surprise of local Interested people 
here and there, unions have somehow started to clean up on their own 
insldes. It has been reported from one or more large cities that the local 
union heads who thought they were in supreme control and untouchable, 
locally, have lately gone into a panic over reports they have heard 
which might alfect their status In the future. 

Show business hears of bomb throwlngs and other damage to theatres 
every now and then, with Invariably at the time union or scab trouble 
concerned with the theatre damaged. In different sections of the. country 
also of late years, opposition or independent unions locally or by states, 
have been organized, and these have come into clashes with regular 
organized labor. 



'Giold Diggers score has so far sold close to 200,000 copies and looks 
set to exceed the tally of '42nd Street'. Running far ahead of the other 
numbers on the 'Gold Diggers' list is 'Shadow. Waltz*, which, to date has 
taken 30% of the total sales. Next best seller Is the picture's theme ditty 
and back of these are 'Pettln* In the Park' and 'My. Forgotten Man'* 

Score of th* '42nd Street' release is expected to dispose eventually of 
around 300,000 copies while the 'Diggers' library is figured to excel this 
total by at least .100,000 sheets. 



Conjtract which Sigmund Romberg signatured to do an operetta Jointly 
with Otto Harbach for Fox Film doesn't require that he start working on 
the manuscript until after he has returned frbm his trip to Farls in the 
fall and completed his part in the production of the Marie Jeritza show 
for the Shuberts. Sam Fox handled the Romberg-Harbach negotiations 
for the picture producers. Included In the terms is a provision that the 
publication of the screen .operetta's numbers go to the Movietone Music 
Corp., which Sam Fox owns jointly and operates for the picture outfit. 



Music publishers last week got their third distribution of the ERPI 
settlement money, making only 15% still dUe from the $826,000' agreed 
upon 3.3 payment on the publishers' 'bootleg' seat-claims. With the calling 
oft of the litigation the music men collected 70% of. the settlement figure 
and three months a^o came in for ah additional 6%. The writers are 
due to come in for their share of all this synchronization coin Aug. 1, 
which date Is. the semi-annual payoff time. 



Elevation of Phil Relsman to a vice -presidency In charge of theatres of 
R-A-O, places Relsman fo^^^th^.;,se£ond time in the RKO organization In 
a field he is not entirely familiar "vmh.. As part of the ^eatre operation 
which is under Harold B. Franklin sa president of K-A-O, Relsman also 
is in charge of the vaudeville bookli\gjdepartment. 

Previously Relsman was the film lyuyet '*C§r RKO, As part of his new 
job, he will necessarily still be interested in film bought for the RKO 
theatres. 

Reisman's regular work Is film selling. Before joining iRKO he was 
recognized as a crack film salesman and had been general sales manager 
for two or more of the major companies. Working Into RKO and up to 
where he now stands seems to be just one of those things that often 
follows a fellow despite himself. 

Relsman in the theatre position succeeded Herschel Stuart, one of the 
best theatre operators In the country. Stuart was abruptly let out by 
his pal. Franklin, after 11 years of close business and social relations 
between the two men. The^ let out by Franklin of Stuart has created 
more talk in theatre trade circles than anything that has happened in 
that division within the past five years. 



While In New York playing the Pennsylvania Roof, Phil Harris will 
"be uhd<er obligation to pay for a full complement of standby men from 
Local 802 on the Friday night occasions that th6 Harris combo talces to 
the air for Odorono. 

Arrangement, was made mandatory on the part of the union before 
granting Harris permission to come into New York, and take a dance 
engagement. Harris- makes his New York debut next Monday (31). He 
replaces Rudy "Vallee who. goes on tour. 



Willie Horowitz, Chicago representative ■ of Jack Robblns, calls' atten- 
tion to an odd circumstance -of a song catching on without being pushed. 
'Hold Your Man,* from the Metro film of that name. Jumped into Lyon 
& Healy's first dozen sellers, although the picture hasn't been released 
In Chicago and the lyric has been restricted on the radio. 



A Publix theatre official, discussing vaude In a general way, believes 
RKO made the biggest mistake of that circuit's career by trying to go 
away from vaude and into pictures. Pointing out that vaude meant 
Keith's, or later RKO, and the circuit built Its reputation and following 
on that, the Publlx exec thinks that even after the harm that's been 
done, RKO should be concentrating on vaude rather than try to compete 
v^lth the others on pictures. 

For Publix It's a different story, from viewpoint voiced. That chain 
never went In for vaude, never tried to build it up,, but instead has tried 
to do for pictures what RKO formerly succeeded in doing for vaude, its 
chief stock-in-trade. RKO had the jump on Publlx through its vaude, 
now that and other chains have the jump on RKO because it threw away 
what Is regarded on outside, Including In Publix, as its main support. 



Introduced by Sid Grauman at the Hollywood Chinese on dance direc- 
tor's night during the run of 'Gold Diggers,' Busy Berkeley remained 
on the stage for 28 minutes doing a back-patting spiel in which the 
dance stager got all the pats. The personal pronouns— I, me, mine, 
myself— predominated his talk, and at the 15-mln. period at least a score 
of people had upped and walked. As he went into his 21st minute the 
paying mob began handclapplng. bUt Berkeley went on for the remaining 
eight. 

He gets the Coast palm for a record perso -ithout a 

song, dance or a trained flea. 

Current week of Ted X^'iorito and his band at the West Coast (F-WC) 
in Long Beach, Calif., following his run at Loew's 'State, L. A„ is de- 
veloping into a rccord'Week for .the..l)each hoxise. First imported band 
to be booked in Long Beach in several year.s; the Florlto engagement Is 
expected to pile up a gross of close to ?7,5O0 for the week, biggest Intake 



Between Rodgers and Hart collecting $104,000 a year In Hollywood, 
Harms could no longer control the songwriters or Interest them In per- 
petuating their own Rodart Music Publishing Co. subsidiary. 

Accordingly, Rodgers and Hart's picture songs are placed Independ- 
ently, depending on the film company's music publishing affiliations! 

any Long Beach theatre has had in many months. In addition to' the 
house take, F-WC management hopes to garner an additional grand as 
its 50% .share of a dance. to be staged In the municipal auditorium night 
of (25). 



Battle over wHinhattan's new building code, which has dragg'ed on 
between city officials and the amusement business, especially film the- 
atres, for the past two years, Is scheduled to be started again In Sep- 
tember. 

Film officials are confident the code will not be finally set until after- 
another city election. Its present terms, devised In Jimmy Walker's 
time, would work innumerable' hardships upon exhibitors, according to 
the picture men. 



Use In Its advertising material by Paramount of a quote from the 'Song 
of Songs' perturbed producer headquarters until a scholarly Haysite 
thought of the 'Song of Solomon' and referred to his Bible. Therein it 
was revealed the quotations were Identical with the exception that Para- 
mount omitted the 'my sister' reference, permitting casual readers to 
arrive at their own conclusions. 



In 'Song of Songs' Marlene Dietrich sings a number, 'Johnny'. It's not 
new* She sang It first in Germany years back and about five years ago 
made a Victor record of it In the original German. 

Song is plenty torrid in the original and the best seller among foreign 
made records in the United States for some time. 



'Late Ohri.stophor Bean', being made by Metro, was made Into a French 
feature by a company in Paris only three' months ago and is a current 
relea.sc oyer there. It was originally a French play by , Rene Fauchols. 

Metro won't'be alile to ."how the film in France and will bo second With 
the .'^arne feature in othfr world tc-nltoncs out.xldc of the United States. 



52 



tARIETY 



LEG tlrlM A TE 



Tuesdiij; July 2$, 1933 



Colo. Ghost Town Awakoung Again 
^ For Its Second Annual Festival 



Central City, Colo., July 24. 

This semi-ghost town, with about 
BOO population, according to the 
V, S. census, has come to life again, 
and during the two weeks of Aug. 
5-19, the old mining town will boom. 
During those two weeks the old 
opera' house will be reopened for a 
revival of 'The Merry Widow.' 

Last year the town woke up for a 
week. With more than 96% of the 
debits sold for the week, the Central 
City; Opera • House association de- 
cided to shoot the works this year, 
and make It the two-week party. 

The ' cast, however, disagree on 
calling it a party.' It's hard work, 
with' Robert Bdmo'5'l Jones as the 
boss. He's got the entire cast up 
here - away from social ■ attractions 
of Denver. All day long the re- 
hearsals are going on. Macklln 
Marrow,, director of the Radio City 
orchestra, Is here directing the or- 
.chestra and putting the choruses 
through their routines. The or- 
chestra and choruses axe locals. The 
orchestra is getting paid, but the 
choruses are doing It for -the nov- 
elty and thrill — they'^re t)icked from 
rthe -young -Denver soclety_set. — _ 
,X>ress rehearsals wIU start ten 
days .before the opening. The cos- 
ttimes and setting have been (de- 
signed, just for this revival— with 
no oheok on expenses. Jones was 
told to spend the money, and it's 
being spent to the tune of more 
than $^25,000. 

iivery thing will be In keeping 
With the spirit of the town as It 
yras in lis prime, The little store?, 
the musiums of early days, the 
iaahoe halls— every, sort of attrac- 
tion the visitor would expect if he 
could project himself back 60 yearsf 
liito this frontier: minine^ town— r 
Which has changed ' but ' little ' tii 
physical appesirahce — eversrtbilng i 
"^ill be ready when the curtain goes 

During the revival last year thou- 
sands came up from. Denver— the 
nearest largest 6ity, 56 tbiles to the 
«a3t — aiid the "town h&d' itC times 
populations estimated at cloise to 
10,000. 

'This old' mining town, the old 
capital of the 'Kingdom of Gllpili* 
'(G-llpin' county); is full of interest: 
■Nothing ' more than a little group 
of hand^-liewn logr cabins. Central 
City began to loom into sudden 
'P^>oniinence in 1869,' just before the 
civil ' w4r. John Gregory, ' wandeir- 
ihgr ptoslpector, dipped his pan into 
tlie waters' of the Slack Hawk that 
y^at and fdund gold. 

Pullman's First Idea 
The stampede began and soon the 
population was 15,000, and .at one 
time both of Colorado's senators 
and her' one representative in Con 
gr^ess lived here. Pullman, who in- 
vented the Pullman car, started, on 
th,e road to fame here. He got his 
idea for the Pullman berth from the 
miner's bunks— rbuilt as they were 
one above the other in the- com- 
pany boarding houses. . W. L. Doug- 
las, later nationally known shoe 
manufacturer, cobbled the shoes of 
the town. The late Senator Clark 
of Montana, copper king, and Henry 
M. Stanley, famous explorer, were 
local prospectors. 

As Central City became Impor- 
tant, pioneers wanted entertain- 
ment. Shows were given in various 
halls until in 1877 and 1878 the 
opera house was built, with walls 
four feet thick, of stone quarried 
In the mountains close by. The 
house was built by popular sub- 
scription and opened on March .4, 
1878.. The building of the show- 
house was a wild adventure, be- 
cause at that time very few shows 
\reltured west of Omaha, 700 miles 
away. However, when the Tabor 
opera house was built in Denver 
troubles on this score were over, 
as most of the companies who made 
Denver went on to Central City 
before returnlrig east. The theatre 
was built by Peter McFarlane, and 
his heirs gave it to the University 
of ; Denver to be used In their little 
tlieatre movement. The university 
accepted, but 'would assume no 
jaha,neiai obligations. 

A number of Denver social a;hd 
financial folk, with plenty of time 
and money, struck with the ro- 
mance -of the thing, fln£|,nced tl-e 
rebuilding of the opera house last 
year, and this year took over the 
Teller House, Central's hotel, They 
spent, and Are spending more 
freely, restoring everything as 
niearly as it was lit years gone by. 
On the opening night this year 



the social crowd will be dressed in 
'Florodora' costumes — popular not 
so long before 'Merry 'Widow' was 
Introduced. A fancy dress bslll will 
be held in the Teller House after 
the show. 

All seats for Saturday nights are 
$3, 'While for other nighty and mat- 
inees $2 and $2.50 is the tariff. All 
seats are sold for the opening 
night,' while advance sales and res-, 
orvations for the balance indicate 
plenty of full houses. 

Jones has a contract for the re- 
vivals for the next Ave years, and 
plans to do both 'Carmen' and 
'Hamlet' next year on alternating 
nights. 

Pioneers are meeting on tiie 
usually quiet Eureka street to talk 
about the second world pilgrimage 
to Central City — ^where President 
Grant once walked over a pavement 
of silver to. enter the old Teller 
House; where H. A. W. Tabor of 
'Silver Dollar' fame met his 'Baby 
Doe'; where Jjillian Gish starred in 
'Camille' last year — and once again 
Central City is receiving more pub- 
Ucltr-thHU-^ 
eredin 1859. 



ROAD MUSICAL OPENS 
PLAYHOUSE, PORTLAND 



Portland, Ore., July 24. 
Playhousl^ opened its new road 
show policy with 'Only Girl,' musical 
for seven days. Getting the breaks 
from the burg's stage show famine. 
Guy Robertson and Charlotte iMa- . 
sing in leads. Robertson hais a pic- 
ture- contract with Paramount and 
reieased f o:^ this .nbrthwest . tour.: 
lUohard Powell. Is principal ^omic.. 

Qthers iii the company include 
Nellie' Breen. Gertrude Short, Vivian 
Strong, ' Marianne Mabee, Roland 
Woodrulf.'Guy Voyef- and "Wyridham 
Standing. 

Bill McCurdy and Hal White are 
managing the Playhouse on a stage 
show policy. That's a' departure this 
dorp haisn't had for some time. Fig- 
ure on filling open dates irith a stQCk 
legit troupe, but no director assigned 
OS yet for ideal productions. 



Oyermaiiy Skelly Leads 
In Cap© Cod Tiyout 

Dennis. Mass.. July 24. 

With Lynne Overman and Hal 
Skelly as two Negro janitors, the 
premiere of 'Beware of the Bull,' 
was given last week at the Cape 
Playhouse. 

The new play, by Robert Hale 
Powel, Is a satire on the roaring bull 
market of 1929. Overman and Skelly 
played the roles of janitors of a 
Wall Street office building, ^ who 
plunge into the turbulent dealings 
In stocks and make a killing before 
the crash. A comic strip type of. 
settings was used. 



HELEN KANE BOWS OUT 
OF XADY; ASKS $10,000 

'Shady I^ady,' the one-set musical, 
which has been floundering, since 
opening, at the Shubert, N. T„ early 
in the month, again nearly came to 
the end of its string Saturday night. 
Helen Kane, the show's .principal 
feature, ■claiming that about $10,000 
was due her, including what she in- 
vested in the production and the 
salary she didn't receive, declared 
she would not continue. Miss Kane's 
salary was to have been $1,600 week- 
ly. She was not paid more than 
$260 any week since the show 
ce-gold-was-dlseovi-Upened^n^hila^ ■. 



'JLady* . wag. presented by Harry 
Mej'er, .a newcomer saJtd to'conSTucr 
an employment agency on Sixth ave- 
nue. Gross last vreek was $3,200. 
Of that the house received $2,200 
which covered operating expenses, 
including orchestra' and stage handd. 
Advertising aipaountlng to $400 left 
about $600 as the company share. 
Company -was called' together by 
Meyer after Saturday night's per- 
formance and after, the chorus wscs 
paid small amounts were given the 
principals. All the latter were T>n 
percentage with a minimum guaran- 
tee, payments never approximating 
such figures however. 

.AlB^rey Christie 'was announced 
for^Miss Kane's part Monday, with 
Harry Miller replacing Max Hoff- 
man,. Jr. New version was adver- 
■tised. 



New Minstrel Tab 

Portland, Ore., July 24. 
Henry Dixon has booked ten 
weeks, in the sticks for locally pro- 
duced minstrel troupe. Show is 
called Ma^on Bros. Minstrels. 



hside Stuff— L^t 



Three out of four new plays trying out at Dennis, Mass., for John 
Gc^lden are with casts of his selection. Elxception is the current 'Tourists 
^Accommodated*, with Raymond Moore's summer players. To follow are 
•Nobody But Tou' and 'The Man With Silver*. 

First Golden tryout was 'The Divine Grudge*. Considerable revision 
Is in process. Mady Christians and Tamara Geva are the only players 
slated for the Broadway cast. Fifth new. play on the producers' schedule 
is by Rachel Crothers, title not selected. 



Plays Out of Town 



Love find Geography 

Philadelphia, July 21. 
( Irst American performance. Pre- 
sented by tha Hedgerow Theatre In Rose 
Valley. Comedy by .BJomsterne BJorn- 
Bon.) 



Although written by a con- 
temporary and relative of Ibsen, 
there is little of the heavy somber- 
ness of the famous Scandanavian 
playwright in this light-hearted 
comedy and it's a real wonder that 
it hasn't reached the stage over 
here before this. Play isn't 'dated' 
to any great degrree and, for two 
acts, at any rate, moves smoothly 
and quickly with plenty of laughs 
bubbling through. Piece also af- 
.ford9 fat role for a star lead and 
for that reason,, too, is a real pos- 
sibility for commercial theatre ial- 
though ^mdoubtedly too discursive, 
especially toward ond, to be popular 
with rank and file. . 

Hiove and Geography* concerns 
Professor Tygeson, geographical ex- 
pert whose scentiflc researches and 
many eccentricities break up his 
happy home. No one can blame 
Mrs. Tygeson for walking out as. 
she does and yet the Professor is 
rather more amusing tban un- 
pleasant as viewed in Bjornson's af- 
fable comedy. After the break-up, 
the play itself begins to lose its 
grip. A rather sticky sentimental 
scene between the deserted Pro- 
fessor and his daughter is passable 
but in the last act the play strays 
into symbolism. Apparently the 
dramatist is, In a manner, kidding 
his friend Ibsen by carrying the 
symbolic thing to extremes, but in 
that event, the purpose Is lost, at 
least after all these years, and the 
meaning is not clear. 

'Love and Geography' dates dur- 
ing the last decade or so of the 19th 
century, being written at that time 
and the action taking place at that 
time. However, except for refer 
ehces to emancipation of women, 
there Is nothing to mark the play 
as out of style. 

Jasper Deeter gave a corking per- 
formance ' of the Professor out at 
Hedgerow and ' demonstrated just 
how interesting this character can 
, be^ RbliB contains plenty of comedy, 

I' some fine passages of sentiment and 
several shrewd and well-phrased 
observations on life. 
Other important roles are those 



of the wife, the daughter, a fellow 
professor — stolid, unimaginative Dr. 
Turman — and a roving artist. 

Waters. 



LION IN HER LAP 

Pasadena, Cal., July 18. 
Comedy In three acta and six scenea, by 
D. 8. Falrchlld. Directed by Addison 
Richards. Cast: Addison ttlchards. Ron 
Steele, Anne Klnssley, Alex Courtney, 
Claiidla Morgan, Carmel Myera, Albert 
Contl, Ruth Warren. Produced at -thie 
Pasadena Community Playhouse, ' ' Pasa. 
dena, July IB. 



As a first play, 'A Lion in Her 
Lap' possesses sufficient merit to 
indicate that the author, D. S. Fair- 
child, may some .day turn out a 
play that will get somewhere. His 
flr£(t effort Is. based on the worn 
theme of two pairs of lovers who 
switch affections, only to discover 
that their original choice is the best. 
Falrchlld has tricked up his story 
slightly by making one pair bf 
lovers, Carmel Myers and Albert 
Conti, sophlslcated people who have 
lived together for five years. The 
other pair, Claudia Morgan and 
Alex Courtney^ are youngsters, just 
oiit of their 'teens, attracted by the 
other pair's sophistication. It's no 
novel twist and falls to lift the play 
to distinction. 

Carmel Myers, starred. Is neither 
histrionically or physically suited to 
the part of the glamorous woman 
who fascinates the youth. Through- 
out the performance, she falls to 
take advantage of situations meant 
to build up her characterization. 
Result was that Claudia Morgan, 
daughter of Ralph Morgan, copped 
the acting honors with Albert Conti 
runner-up. Alex Courtney suffered 
from poor direction, which per- 
mitted him to overact. Same for 
Addison Richards and Ruth War- 
ren. Annie KIngsley ws« excellent 
In a part that did not permit her to 
show her ability, but indicated that 
she Is a player of experience. Ron" 
Steele. In a small part, did very 
well. 

Fairchild has Injected some smart 
dialog into his play, has built up all 
of his six curtains. tQ satisfactory 
climaxes. It 'will be interesting to 
watQh what he will do when away 
from the influences of the amateur 
group^L OoXL 



Marshall 'Grant, 22-year-old juvenile who stepped from 'Tomorrow 
"Turns Back' at the Selwyn. Chicago, into 'Skidding' at the Studebaker 
on Sunday (23), Is a protege of Nat Blumberg, RKO divisional director. 
Young Grant is from Racine. Wis., Blumberg's home toyrn. 

Harry Minturn Is giving Grant billing, in 'Skiddlner* with Ethel Strick- 
land and Guy Hitner. He will tour in the fall wth a road company of 
•Biography.' 



'One Sunday Afternoon' at the 48th St. theatre, now in its 23d week on 
Broadway, is one of those surprise hits that makes theatrical history 
every season or so. tind which always istand outjui a hope and a goal for 
other embryo producers to shoot at, ^ 

Produced by Leo Bulgakov and Leslie J. Spiller (under the firm name 
of Peters & Spiller), with Bulgakov retaining his program identity solely 
for the stage directon. it represented a $5,600 investment. During the 
banking moratorium it was caught some $7,000 in the red which was why 
the producers olcayed Paramount's deal for a Sept. 1 release, and the 
film rights were sold for over $25,000. The result Is that when the film 
comes into the Broadway Par on Sept. 1 it will be concurrent with the 
play, with the legit determined to stick it out after the film's release and 
to combat the Par picture's ex;hibition with extra ad space. 

'Afternoon' has been grossing around $7,000 but can make, money at 
^'Oift — ^pi^orA'q tbt'oo-way HTtWK among Bulgakov- Spiller, the Leblangs 



.\eho .guarantee against any and all loss, and the 48th St. theatre. The 
house gets its rent from a third of tbe het fhstead of shttrlftg terms. 



Pop grand opera now In its ninth week at the N. T. Hippodrome con^ 
tihues its policy of giving five Italian scores and two mixed operas weekly. 
To date 22 different operas have been sung. Atanagement was leery of 
'Lohengrin' because of its heavy German music. Tried one night last 
week it was a tumaway and will be repeated this week, that performance 
already being sold out. 

Saturday nght despite the heat the ..house was Jammed. Interior was 
comfortable, house using Its. own style of refrigeration. About 12 tons 
of ice are ikept in the swimming tank under the stage. Cooled air is 
forced through blankets with excellent results. Cost of ice is more than 
$200 w.eekly but cheaper than operating a modern cooling system. 

The Hipp is importing nine Italian opera singers selected by Plcclonl, 
who has .charge of govcrument sponsored opera over there. The opera's 
played to "date: 'Aida,' 'HI Trovatore',, 'Rigoletto^ 'Gavalleriij^ Rustlcajia', 
'Pagllacci* 'Othello' 'Barber of Seville', 'Lucia di Lammermoor',- 'Hansel 
and Gretel', 'La Gioconda*. 'Romeo and Julief. "Faust*. 'Samson and 
Delilah'. 'La Traviata', . 'Martha', 'Fa Forze del Destine'. 'La Bohenie', 
'Tosca*. 'Mme. Butterfly', 'Lohengrin' and 'The Masked Ball'. 



In the legit code sessions last week the indiscriminate distribution of 
'courtesy passes' which with the payment of 55 cents each are good for 
lower floor tickets for a show reputed to have a $3 top, was regarded 
as an unfair practice. That would seem. to rule but the revivals staged 
by Wee & Leyenthal on Broadway during, the past year or so. 

However, since the firm has given -employment to a number of actors, 
their case will probably not be so auickly disposed of, although it la 
known that most of the players so engaged receiv'(&d less than the new 
minimum for actors.- If revivals of the type are to be continued it' is 
likely that a cheap admission top will be frankly established. Instead of 
the subterfuge of the 'passes'. The firm did not attend the code hearings, 
but Have the right to protest as a minority. 



LOW CASH DELAYS 
LA'S MORMON SPEC 



Los Angeles. July 24. 
Although fiilly rehearsed and 
ready to open virtually on a day's 
notice, 'Corlanthon,' Mormon spec-, 
tacle, backed by. Ralph Cloninger, 
former Salt Liake City stock pro- 
ducer, is having its initial Los An- 
geles performance delayed. It Is 
Intended for the Mason, pending 
raising of sufficient bankroll to keep 
the production allvb for at least 

four weeks, in the. event of adverse 
b.o. response. Cloninger has a deal 
with the Mormon church whereby a 
percentage of the gross goes- to the 
organization, and thousands of dol- 
lars' worth of tickets have already 
been disposed of by worlcers. 

Under the arrangement, no cash 
Is to be turned over to Cloninger or 
the production's management, until 
after the actual opening. Funds for 
the necessary preliminary adver- 
tising, rent, etc., are lacking, but 
Cloninger hopes to overcome this 
obstacle within the next few days 
and is now confidently announcing 
the local premiere for the night of 
July 31, 

Original plan was to get started 
first week in July. 



'Growing Pdins' Coming Up 

Pasadena, July 24. 
'Growing Pains,' new comedy by 
Aurania Rouverol, goes into the 
Community Playhouse latter part of 
August, following- 'The Man of 
Wax.' 

Rouverol'fl 'Skidding' also had Its 
initial performance at the little the- 
atre, before showing in New York. 



RELIEF GOES AFIELD 
WITH ITS FOOD AID 



Stage Relief Fund's commissary 
quartered on the stage of the Roy- 
ale, N. Y. distributed about 160 
packages of canned goods in the 
first two weeks of operation. Each 
package conslted of eight items and 
supposed to constitute a week's food 
supply. Last week 40 additional 
cases of supplies .were donated by 
the wholesale grocers' association 
and this 'week coffee and sugar will 
be added to the larder. 

The commissary proposes to 
establish two food depots, one In 
the Washington Heights section 
arid dne in the Bronx. In that way 
the distribution Will be facilitated, 
quite a few applicants residing 
away from the Times Square dis- 
trict. Because the Fund payd for 
their transportation and the pack- 
ages are rather heavy to carry, the 
idea for depots was suggested^ 

Weekly statement up to Friday 

Previous contrlb. . ; ... . . .$58,941 

Dollar Drive (Antoinette 

Perry B.OO^ 

Hester Bartol 

Louis Guttenberg ^3 

Other contrib ^4 

Total $64,038 

Gross disbursements 68,895 

Balance 



To Expand Playlet 
Jay David Blaufox, author of Aln t 
It the Truth?' has sold 'Old Soldier, 
a one-act play produced at the 
Friars' Frolic a year ago, and Is at 
work expanding It to three acta for 
fall productlpn. Producer who 
bought is keeping under cover. 

Rehearsals are scheduled for late 
in October. 



tucsday, July 25, 1933 



■.E€I¥IM A¥E 



VARIETY 



53 




ACTORS ON BOTTOM 



Equity-MPA Pact Looks in Discard 
As Salary Awards Stand in Default I HI y am 





7 Legit Agents Thrown Out by 

Equity, Leaving 38 Agents 



,The Basic Minimum Agreement 
between Equity anC the' Managers 
Protective Association Is regarded 
as having passed Into the dlcard. 
Under the terms, of an arbitration 
which awarded Equity $24,000, the 
total of a group of salary claims, it 
yraa up to the M.P.A. to malce pay- 
' jnent. Failure to do so gave Equity 
the right to void the 10-year agree- 
ment which had one year more to 
go. 

First installment of the money, 
amounting to about $5,000 was d..e 
Monday (24). Payment was not re- 
.lieived late in the afternoon and 
Equity did not expect any remit- 
tance from M.P.A, An Equity offi- 
cial regarded the contract to have 
_4)ei 

' ' The agreement guaranteed that 
Equity would not walk out in sym- 
pathetic strikes. The managers 
guaranteed to pay all salary claims 
awarded by arbitration. Shows of 
>r.P. A. managers were permitted to 
use two non-Equity members put 
of each 10 players In any. one show 
^provision known as the 80-20 plan). 
That provision was made because 
the Actors' Fidelity League was 
functioning. Other managers were 
jequlred to use. full Equity casts 
■and to fflo bonds guaranteeing 
"Balaries. ■ 

DcMble Breach 

Most of. the items in the agree- 
.ment .hav;e become pbsolete, but 
-when Equity charged, a breach re- 
icently, a counter-claim of violation 
of the contract was entered by 
M.P.A. Arbitrators decided that 
^both sides breached th^ agreement, 
but that the managers should pay 
-the claims. 

M.P.A. was a Shubert proposition. 
Originally it had some affiliated 
producers, but the latter started to 
drop out after being assessed to pay 
■off shows of members who defaulted 
..on salaries. The M.P.A. was .formed 
in. 1924 just at the time the Shu- 
berts were incorporating and get 
ting ready to sell stock and bonds 
to the public. They and their allies 
'walked out of the old Producing 
Managers' Association and signed 
yvith Equity- It was always figured 
the- move followed demands from 
Wall Street that unless the chances 
of the reoccurence of the 1919 strike 
were not eliminated, the financing 
deal would be dropped. 

Showmen believed that the adop- 
tion of the code for the legitimate 
theatre under the eye of the Fed- 
eral government, virtually takes the 
M.P.A.-Equity agreement out of the 
ipicture anyhow. The matter of 
paying salaries did not come up last 
week during the code discussions 
and will probably remain a matter 
between Equity and the producers. 
It was further indicated that there 
are unfair practices in the agree- 
ment, which would be adjusted by 
the emergency committee anyhow. 

Equity made no prediction on how 
or whether it could proceed to col- 
lect the claims against the M.P.A. 



NEW TRIO FOR 'DESIGN' 



Judith Anderson, Keith and Kerr 
For Coming Tour 



'Design For Living' will be 'sent 
to the road in September by Max 
Gordin. 

Judith Anderson, Ian Keith and 
Geoffrey Kerr have been engaged 
for the tour. 

Prior to its Broadway showing 
'Design' played several weeks out 
of town where it also drew large 
grosises on the strength of its. name 
players, Noel Coward, Alfred Lunt 
and Lynn Fontanhe. 



Jobless Actors Start on L. I. 
Tour for Unemployed 
Benefits — Other Legits in| 
Community Groups Work- 
ing for Room and Board 



Took $700 Cut to $50 



$60 OVERHEAD 



An innovation in New York's un- 
employment relief activities was in- 
augurated.on .Long Island last week, 1 
with the presentation of a legit 
show played by professional actors 
who are on the state unemployed 
payroll at $3.20 daily. Three per- 



Three days is the pro- 
bationary • period for summer 
try-6uts, the manager being _ 
permitted to.Tet out a, player" 
within that time without sal- 
ary liability. 

Actor engagi^d for a nearby 
try-out but dismissed, pro- 
tested to the producer de- 
claring that a man of his 
standing just couldn't be let 
out, especially because he. 
'dropped his salary $700 to 
take the. job.' 'Player claimed 
that once he received $760 
weekly. 

Director staging the show 
didn't like another player 



OPERA TOPS '32 



St. Louis, July 24. 

As in other years, the difficulties 
experienced by other theatrical en- 
terprises are unknown to St. Loui;i' 
Municipal Opera. Attendance for 
the first half of the season was 
369,000, an increase of 34,000 over 
the first half of last season. 

Six productions have been offered, 
each.runnlng a week. The weather 
man has ' been especially kind by 
sending rain enough to stop only 
one performance. 

The increase in attendance ha? 
been confined to the cheaper seats, 
however, which means that total re- 
ceipts have been less. Even so 
there is slight possibility of a deficit 
this year as expenditures haVe been 
considerably reduced over last year. 



EX-TROUPERS ORGANIZE 
OWN GROUP IN PHOENIX 



Revivals for 1 -Niters 

Abe Cohn and Sam Stratton, vet 
legit company managers and p.a. 
respectively, are planning to take 
Victor Herbert operetta revivals out 
oh the road for one-niters. 

■'Only Girl' is the proposed 
starter-offer. In conjunction with 
the .Shubertp. 



Gordon Signs Only 2 

Thus far set for the Kern-Harbach 
operetta, which M^x Gordon will 
produce, are Tamarft' and Bob Hope 
. Not until Jerome Kern gets back 
from London will further caslinp 
he made. 



For Cook Show 

Anthony and Rogers, Italian 
comedy team, and Eddie Foy, Jr., 
ai'c latest signed for the Joe Cook 
show, 'Hunkadory.* 

Jiarriet Hoctbr, Ona Munson, 
Incx Cbiu^tney,' and Stanley Smith 
are already Bigned, 



Phoenix; Ariz'.. July 24, 
Men and women now living in 
Phoenix who, have retired from the 
stage have banded together to or 
ganize the Phoenix Theatre Guild. 

Instrumental in organizing this 
group of former professionals was 
Maurice Penfold, whose last two en- 
gagements _^were with Laurette Tay 
lor in 'The Comedienne' and 'Merry 
Gp-Round'_ In New York. Penfold 
will direct. 

Initial season opens in October 
At present, members of the guild 
are meeting Informally to discuss 
possible plays to be staged. Present 
policy is to do former Broadway 
hits. 

ThosiB affiliated with the organi- 
zation Include Elinor Lincoln (Mrs 
Wayland Brown), once with E. H. 
Southern in 'The Proud Prince 
Mabel Spencer, featured in stock in 
east and. mid-west^, Horace Button, 
last engagement on Pacific coast in 
stock; WilUam Charles Hallett, 
Aline Harris,. Joyce Booth (Fen 
fold) formerly with' Duffy Players; 
Gerald Harris, former stage design- 
er In New York; Myrta Kathryn 
(Mrs. C. H. Young), concert artist; 
Frederick Hartung, tenor with pev 
eral opera companies; Prank Bus 
sell, singer arid on6-time with mo 
tion pictures; Olga Rogers, former 
director of children's theatres in 
mid-west; H. Ncvill-Smith, con 
ductor of choral and orchestra .so 
city, Timaru, N. Z., Earl Weather- 
wax, formerly with Brunk road 
company: Betty Barry, formerly 
with Redmond Players; Ercolk- 
Caldwell, with Savoy I'layors on 
Pacific coast; Everett Manninp, 
from vaudeville; Harry Woodley, 
stage architect and builder; Rcgcr.s 
Robinson, Bainbridge Playens, and 
William Coxon, Lewis-LaVal Jjri.l 
Theodore Lorch stock compauK-! 



'Divorce' Cuts Scale 

Chicago. July 24 
this wt'ck itdutH'd 



i2 top. 



forroances given resulted in the re' 
lief fund being financially ben 
efited. 

This is less than the proposed 
legal code allows actors as the low 
est minimum $25. Minlmums to 
choristers of $30 and $35 weekly 
as set by Equity, still stands 

When It was . estimated that the 
cost of putting on 'The Family Up- 
stairs' would be $60, the loc^l com 
mlttee was reluctant at the ex 
penditure. That Including the build 
Ing, the setting, securing furniture 
(borrowed) and props, also distri- 
bution of advertising cards. There 
was an entirely different tone when 
it was certain the relief fund would 
receive between $600 and $-700 net. 
That the actors ai?e helping the re- 
lief funds, rather than the state do- 
ing them a favor was plainly Indi- 
cated 

The~performa7ice8 are being given 
In high school auditoriums, so that 
the entire takings iare clear. First 
performance was given in the small 
hall at -Wantagh. Thiirsday and 
Friday nights were played at the 
South Side high school auditorium, 
Rockvllle Center, stage being well 
equipped for dramatic perform- 
ances. Attendance Thursday eve 
ning was around 250 but as $500 
worth of tickets at 50 cents each 
had been sold, bulk was used the 
following night. 

Ten Pros, in Group 
The professional grout consists 
of 10 players resident In Freeport. 
Plan called . for a 10-player limit, 
which has now been extended to 15 
It was also proposed to make a cir- 
cuit of towns within Nassau county 
and repeat with other plays. How- 
evert the relief Cotomittees have de 
elded that the show may appear In 
other Long Island counties and if 
that 'idea is carried out 'Family Up 
stairs' may be retained. No royalties 
are charged for that play or the 
other shows proposed 

Charles Cartmell of the vaudeville 
duo, Cartmell and Harris, is busi- 
ness manager and advance agent 
Henry W. Pemberton, stager and 
actor is in charge of the presenta 
tion. E. D. Philbrick, director of 
recreation has general supervision 
Philbrick is a public utilities official 
In the cast are Walter Jones, Jus- 
tina Wayne, Kathleen Mulqueen, 
Aj:nold Braren, Zenia Powell, Wini- 
fred Young, Lillian Kingsbury and 
Johnnie Le Fevre. 

60 Playgrounds 
The players are committed on 
the stage unemployed payroll until 
Sept. 15 and are apparently sat- 
isfied, figuring they would idle 
for the balance of the summer. 
There are some 60 odd playgrounds 
and recreational centers on Long 
Island. It was ruled that dramatics 
has a definite place in recicational 
programes, which led to the enroll- 
ment of the professlonal.s, not as 
teachers, but exponents of the art. 
That they may conform to certain 
requirements, a rehearsal was called 
at the Collegiate Centre, Garden 
City, on Saturday. Latter activity l.s 
art educational one to which a num- 
ber of well Unown profes.sora are 
contributing their service.^. Show in 
billed as being Hpon.sorcd by the 
New York State Department of 
lC<luc;atIon. 

The Playground Players will ap- 
pear for two nightH at .Glen <N)ve 
at the end of this week' ' BooWngH 



"tried and the origmai "cnoice 
got the job anyhow. 



NEGRO DIVA HTF 
IN IflPPS AIDA' 



Equity is aiming toward limiting 
the number of legit casting agents, 
having cut down the list materially. 
At a recent Council meeting seven 
agents were dropped entirely, either 
on charges or because of inactivity. 
The agents are operating under li- 
cense, so-called permits issued by 
Equity." 

Principal attention }s being given 
those agents having personal repre- 
sentative licenses, known as 'P' ■per- 
mits. Such agents are permitted to 
charge a fee o£ 10% for the run of 
the play, because acting In a mana- 
gerial capacity, but particularly be- 
cause actors, are guaranteed 20 
weeks work per season. However, 
Equity now contends that despite 
th e ^0 vft'f^ft, ri"y P ** yi »"ch con- 



Hippodrome, N. Y„ pop grand 
opera outfit's debut out of doorsi 
was staged at Bralves Field, Boston, 
last Thursday (20) night, when 
'Aida' was played to . more than 
20,000 people. Performance there 
did not Interfere with the nightly 
performances at the Hipp, where 
virtual capacity continues, to rule. 
Gross at $1.65 top in Boston -ap- 
proximated $21,000, Company of 
125 traveled to the Hub, local ex- 
tras engaged there, making a com- 
plement of 460. 

Jules Bledsoe was. engaged to ap- 
pear In 'Aida* at the Hipp, Mon-. 
day (24), the performance being re- 
peated. The colored prima donna, 
Caterina Jarboro, who appeared in, 
that opera Saturday, sang the lead! 
opposite Bledsoe. It Is the first time, 
for two colored operatl'^ leads. In" 
the same performance over here. 
None is known to have been used 
at the Metropolitan. Miss Jarboro 
was born In South Carolina. She 
studied voice culture abroad and 
appeared in opera there for about 
eight years. 

Some out-of-town open air dates' 
have been cancelled by the Hipp 
organization, owing to weather un- 
certainties, with the risk of sending 
large companies on costly out-of- 
town jumps, o Dates rubbed out in- 
clude Buffalo and Cleveland. 

Postponed Cp6n air performance 
was given at Newark, Sunday (23), 
and proved the organization's first 
set-back. Attendance waia about 
20% of capacity, with the gros.3 
around $4,000, That resulted in the 
date going red for several thousand. 

Two repeat dates are set for Bos- 
ton next month. Another out-of- 
doors performance has been ar- 
ranged for Flushing, Long Island.. 
It will be under charitable auspices. 



tracts are not fair because at least 
some 'P* agents are not in a posi- 
tion to insure pdying ofl£ the guar- 
antee if the minimum number of 
weeks (20) are not secured'. 

Total Halved 
There are 16 personal representa- 
tives licensed by Equity at this time. 
That Is about 60% of the number 
when the permit system was started 
several years ago. Minimum salary 
for 20 veeks is $100 weekly. 

The two other types of licenses, 
limit the agent to a fee of 5%. The 
'E' permit which is lowest grade, 
fixes the agency fee at 5% for 10 * 
weeks. The special employment or 
'S' permit* sets the fee at B% foV**"' 
the run of the. play.. Agents, with 
this form of permit are charged 
with duties additional to securing 
engagements/ the minimum salary 
for wfiich. shall be $125, weekly. 

There are 38 licensed agencies In 
all, as against nearly 60 when the 
permits were originally listed, ' All 
the 'B' permit agencies, also have 
the other permits, while others are 
limited to the simple employment 
agency license. 

Willi© Edelsten was among the 
most recent permit let-outs, he 
having had personal representative 
and special licenses. Reason was 
that Edelsten had gone to London 
for an Indefinite stay without main*- 
tainlng a ' permanent office In New 
York. Others whose permits' were 
revoked included Leslie Morosco, 
Percy Oakes and Minnie Elizabeth 
Webster. ' ' 

When Equity started classifying 
the legit casters and instructed its 
members that they could not do 
business with' agents" unless li- 
censed. Edelsten went into court 
and charged violation of the Sher- 
man anti-trust act. Decision fav- 
ored Equity, ruling saying it' could 
tell its members who they shall do 
business with. 



thereafter are not definite. The 
players feel that with th,e indicated, 
success of the venture and its ma- 
terial benefit to the relief funds, it 
is now up to the committees in the 
various centres to contact the com- 
pany for dates. Among the profes- 
sionals it is felt that the establish- 
ment of a long permanent Long 
Island dramatic troupe will be ac- 
complished. Matter of costless 
transportation was apparently 
.solved, players being carried in cars 
belonging to the committees of the 
local relief funds. 

The Playground Players arc mem- 
bers of Equity, with no interference 
from the latter. .Same goes for acr 
tors taking recour.se to community 
groups In the rural .spots to tide 
over the .summer. In most all such 
group.s the actors are working for 
board arid lodging, with no money 
compensation guaranteed. 

It JK certain that there never wa» 
•a period in show bu.sinesn when 
legit Jieto/H worked foi no little and 
that KOCH for Home of the Hroad- 
way shown. 



Frawley Buys Out of 
Musical, Doubles Pay 



William Pi^awley's contract for the 
Joe Cook show, 'Hunky Dory', was 
cancelled last week when the actor 
paid the Shuberts two Weeks' sal- 
ary, an Item of $800', . 

He starts for Hollywood today' 
under contract to Paramount at a 
salary doubling the show figure. 
His part in the Mae West film was 
assigned to another player. It 1» 
likely that he will be loaned to 
Twentieth Century for a Zunuck 
picture, 

'Dory' is slated for rehearsaLs this 
week. In support of Cook will bo 
Harriet Hoctor, Eddie Foy, Jr., Ona 
Munson, Inez Courtney, Davo 
Chasen, Edward McNamara, Jimmio 
Fox and Gene Winchester. Jt fig- 
ures to be the first musical «how 
for the now xiroadway seaHon. 



Miss Broiling in Lead 

ClJiro - ivummtvr's play, "Amou- 
ictle,' will have Francesco Bruning 
in the lead. She l.s the fcmme lead 
currently in 'One Sunday afternoon.' 

The Hame producer, I..eo Bulga- 
kov an<l Le.siie j Spiller are putting 
on tlic KuKunei play. 



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Colored Actor as Lead of New 

■ r* 

Play in Paris by Mistinguett 



liondon, July 18. 
Mistinguett, over from Paris, has 
engaged as-, leading mam for ber 
next show a colored man from ^Dark- 
Doings,' current at the Lielcester 
Square, k .. 



Circus Biortd Pays Off' 

Sylvester's Circus playing Black- | 
pool encountered troiible during. Its 
three weeks' etAy. Sylvearter depOsr 
Ued J5,000 with the Variety Artists' | the show? 
Federation as a surety. First week 
he paid salaries, but the next fort- 
night' the ghoaV failed tf> w^ilk. . 

Result, the V. A. F. sent down -a 
coTiple of their officials unlj paid 
everyone oft oiit of - the deposit 
money. . 



Williams Approached 
For Josie Baker Show 

London, July 24. 
Herb Williams was due to re- 
turn to New York this week, but 
may linger to discuss the possibility 
of ^oing into the new Josephine 



London, July 24. 
Representatlro of M!ax Gordon 
saw 'He Waniad AdrenturV cur- 
rent at the Savillo, two consecutive 
nights last week, and has opened 
negotiations for It. 

Seems that' Gordon , ^ould liko Ijt 
for New York on oondltloa Bobby 
iElowes comes over with It to con- 
tinue in hfs role as played here. ^ 



Show<-ls due at the Prince Ed- 
ward theatre in Ootoben 
York and King also have an offer 



RIVAL VIENNA STAGES 
nCHT FOR OPERA, STAR 

Vienna, July 14. 

Involved situation arose by fact 
Jackson's Own Band Set I that the Josefstadt here secured the 
Jack JacHson, formeirly trumpeter I exclusive license to produce the Os- 
wlth^acic Hylton and more, recently car Straus operetta, 'Mother of 
with Jack Payne, has formed his Pearl," in Vienna, whereas the Scala 
:? u / ToS«^« honked for the has a contract with Fritzi Massary. 
SJ?chrter •'^SferS?SS^n?^^!;e1 for Whom the Straus piece waj 
' Blm^ Ijyt V»if ' -i*-RdelLiA.mbro se aggrc- written and who successful ly starred 
ga(;1on. ■ | in it at one time in jjeriiii; 

'Ballerina' as Musical 

J&allerlna,' ^l^^^tS^ mScal^SlS* I tain7"rclajs7'that FrTtzrMas^ry 
»b '^ioZc^d^^'^^^^ «tf ..in Vienna, and immedi- 

In September. John Murray A:ttder- ately after securing the rights for 
son originally h^)ld rights f 01? 'Bal- performance the Josefstadt man 
lerhia," hut Allowed them, to lapse, agemfent accordingly started nego- 
Adaptatlon Wiil"\>e entirely difiCdr-^ Jtlhtlona With Frltai.' In this mo- 
ent from the Anderson scheme*. Iment the new Scala manager but 
.•Hank' Sullivan, V^hd did the m^^^ and signed up Massary in 

^^•V,'*^i;>>i^.*^^^^^^^^ that.this would force the 

Krl??cU'h&''?£nTc^^^^^^^^ Josefstadt to release the piece. But 
I ' ' the Josefstadt has no intention to 

Divoree Ahd Damages 1 <lo so, and legal proceedings are 

JOrd Hamilton, . composer, was i likely, 
granted a' divorce from Constance. , Anyhow, it appears that "Mother 
CarpAhter, .. stage *nd fljni -actress. ,;^|.: Pearl" will not be much good to 
The jury «<>M'^'i,'^iss Gm^ JoSefstadt without Massary, 

- ffi-S?udrS'"?nd"'aw^S5S Ma-ary won't be mu.h good to 
- 'the Scala unless another appropri- 

ate vehicle Is found for her there 
pretty quickly. 



Le^e-Codvan Deal 
For lUiapsoiiy' Is Off 

London, July 24. 
Lew Leslie sailed for New York 
Thursday (20) after failiner to ne- 
gotiate a deal with C. B. Cochran 
for a ne\r 'Rhapsody In Black' pro- 
duction fdt: this sido. 

He's dealing vrtlh. G«orge Black 
about it now and may come back in 
September to put the -show into the 
Hippodrome. 



Itaxj:iUton..$i6,000 dainages. 

IShMonth Tour of East 

Hi-Mark for -fli-Lights* I Sorel's Husband Goes 



Sha^nehal July .10. 
'•Hollywood Hi-lights' opened three' I 
days: ago to three packed houses, | 
at' the Carlton Theatre, after bav- 



in Casino Revue Cast 

Paris, July IS. 

On the evening that Cecile^ Sorel 
recently made her farewell appear- 
ink completed a '19-m(>nth tour of I ance at the Comedie-Francaise, 
India, Hongkong, , and Manila, the' after a 33 -year association with that 
onXy foreign company/ to have' I n^ost celebrated of all French the- 
played longer than six months in atres, her husband, Comte GuII- 
as- many years. laume de Segur, made his Paris 

with the better break In exchange I debut, on the same stage, 
for Len Mantel and Rex Storey, The Count's one-night engage 
looks like they will, double gold re- nieht as Sorel's leading man was 
ceipts made here In November, 1931. bnly intended as part of • the fare 

Including above, the remainder of well tribute to the actress. But 
the featured players are Rose Lee, I de Segur proved himself such an 
Betty Benn, Patsy Shannon, Izzy excellent actor that a contract fol 



O'Brien, Esther Van Valey, and 
Peggy Chann. 

Hi-lights expect to arrive 
Fririco aboiit Sept. l.. 



in 



GORDON'S LONDON BID 

Wants 'Advshtur*^ for . B'wayp but 
With Bobby Howes 




By Eric Gorrick 



Sydney, June 29. 

Both distributors and e;shibitors 
are uniting in a light to prevent the 
one shilling per foot tax on film be- 
ing imposed by the Federal govern- 
ment, f 

Representations had - previously 
.been madd to gov^nment ofQclals, 
.but without any success. It looks sis 
though the government will slug the 
industry the terr.lflc tax on imported 
Aim; If this be so, then Australia 
can bid' farewell to the Westerns, 



WARNING ON FAR EAST 
ADVENTURERS ON SPEC 



; — ffqti F^ftnnip co. July 24. 

■Dancers and., singers returning 
from Shanghai, Issue a note of° 
warning to those intending to con'- 
tract to the Orient. 

Firstly, cafe owners attempt to 
alter contracts on arrival, contract's 
signed here or other western cities. 
All of _whlch Is to the boss' benefit.- 
Secondly, attention must be paid tO' 
terms 'of contract — ^passage both' 
ways, and the sum in gold dollars. 
Colored trio found themselves In 
Shanghai being paid in Mex. dollars 
at 4 to 1, when they thought to be 
paid in gold simoI6ons. 

Thirdly, wlld-catter agents with 
no rella'ble backing tn the Orient 
book, talent - on spec, which often 
strands artists in Shanghai. 

Foreign managers in Shanghai 
are usually considerate of their ena- 
ployeeis, same can not always be 
said of Chinese-owned resorts..... . . 

Varibtt's representative In 
Shanghai willing to advance infor- 
mation on cafes and restaurants if 
requested. 



City Eds* 



French Quota 



(Continued from page 19) 
year. During the past year, only 
116 films were dubbed ,for French, 
making that plenty okay. 

New-' law is changed from last 
year's law In several Instances. 
Original ■ films in' their " " original 
languages can still come Into 
France unlimited, but they cann6t 
play more than in five theatres in 
Paris and 10 outside of Paris In the 
rest of France. Similar iclause In 
last year's act which, however, was 
never paid any attention to by the 
government. 



-Dnhhitifl Rulft Standa 



showman say, because no dlstribu* 
tor could afford to bring this tyoa 
of picture here and be sure of get^ 
ting a profit. As it is now Westerns 
hardly break even at the b.o, with 
the exception of kid matinees. 

American producers are believed 
by the fellows in control here to bo 
willing to assist Ih helping to fill th« 
coffers of the treasury by bowing 
down to every slug Imposed upon 
them.' Those In control really think 
Hollywood is a land flowing in milk 
and honey. 

This time the industry is going to 
fight this new imposition to the last 
ditch. 

Signs of Upturn' 

Directors of West's Pictures, Ltd- 
a unit of General Theatres, have in- 
formed shareholders that they were 
hopeful of maintaining a dividend 
of threepence per share annually on 
income derived from Interests and 
rents .In General Theatres. This 
dividend to be apart from shares 
held in the same company. 

Directors stated that s^nce the 
formation . .between Hoyts iand 
Greater "(Jnlon, business had been 
on the up-grade and was expected 
to continue so. 

Wests held a 26% interest in 
G.U.T. which also received revenue 
from British Empire Films,,' Cine- 
sound, and General Theatres Sup- 
piles. All these concerns have been 



German Futures 

Berlin, July 14. 



•Submarine 116,' by Karl Lerbs, 
has been acquired by the Berlin [ frenne is now scouting for a num 



lowed. Oscar Dufrenne will feature 
the Count opposite Sorel in the five 
character sketches now being writ 
ten for her by Sascha Guitry, which 
will mark her debut as a music- 
hall star next September. 

Chief in support of Sorel and 
de Segur, heading the musical num- 
bers for the Casino de Paris' new 
revue,, .yrill be Marie Dubas. Du- 



State theatre for early production. 

The Munich State theatre and the 
Playhouse of Frankfurt have also 
purchased the rights fot* the coming 
Qeas&n. 

The Playhouse at Aichen has ob- 
tained for winter production the 
•Dietrich vpn Bern,'i trilogy toy Eber- 
hard Konig: .'.York,', by Paul Ernst; 
'Kamerad Larsen/ by Hans Kaihp- 
•fer, •and- the- <i6medy, 'Pltot on 
Board,' by Ferdinand Oesau. , 



her of specialty dance acts as well. 



Canada's Co-op 

Ottawa, July 24. 

Associated Theatre, co-operative 

business organization of independ 

ent exhibitors, Is off on a fresh year 
with the holding of the third annual I engagement. 



Stranded Players Sue 
'Bernhardt of Mexico* 

Mexico, D. F„ July 21. 
Virginia Fabregas, Mexico's Sarah 
Bernhardt,. Who has appeared in 
several: Hollywood made Spanish 
'talkers,' is being sued before the 
federal board, of conciliation -s^nd ar- 
bitration by Teresa and Enriqueta 
Farvaro, Spanish actresses, for 
'Wages and transportia,tion back to 
Madrid. 

Actresses allege Dame Fabregas 
contracted with theni In Madrid for 
180 performances in Mexico and car- 
fare back home at the end of the 
Plaintiffs say they 



convention* ." 

Ernie. Mstrks re-elected president. 
Tom Moorehead again v.-p^. Bill 
Baillle 'hack as sec-,treas and O. R; 
. Han36n agair): gen. mgr. 



I q^uit arter playing 176 shows because 
no salaries were . forthcoming, and 
assert that they are stranded here. 



New Straus Operetta 

Vienna, July 3. 
Oscar Straus liap a new operetta I 



Yorke-King Holdover 



London, July 24. 

, _ ^ Torke and iECing have been held 

rftady baaed oh a book by Ludwig I over an extra week at ihe Paladium 
Hiracbfeld and Rudolf Oesterrelcher. and Are keeping in abeyance an In- 

Pleco is called 'tfwo I«aughlng vltatloli tp wander up t.o' Sweden. 
-Eyes' and Is duo here At the The- They're dated tor the 'Empire, 
^ttre in der Wlen in the early winter Glasgow, and the ftoyal, "Dublin, 
geaaon. i a-f ter leaving the Pal. 



(Continued from page 3) 

concert and music world showed up 
In the lists, though none to really 
big-vote results. 

The only songwriter to appear 
was Irving Berlin, who got one 
vote. 

The eight top names In the com- 
plete vote tabulation are: Garbo, 
10; Mary Pickford, 9; Chaplin, 8; 
Ethel Barrymore, 7; Douglas Fair- 
banks, 7;-. Rudy Vallee, 6; John 
Barrymore, 4; Will Rogers, 4. Tied 
for the last two spots are Rosa Pon- 
selle, Paderewskl, Joan Crawford, 
Noel Coward, Eugene O'Neill, Tal- 
lulah Bankhead, Eddie Cantor, Ed 
Wynn, Paul Whiteman and Gattl- 
Casazzsi, each with two votes. 

Only paper's city ed In New York 
refusing to partiopate was the city 
editor Josephs of the 'Times.' He 
insisted there were no such things 
as names with news value unless 
they accomplished- or did things. 

None of the' tnen picking the 
names spoke .officially for their 
papers, but as individuals who han- 
dle news regularly and as their own 
opinions. 

James W. Barrett, city editdr of 
the •American,'* and Sidney B. 
Whipple, city editor of th6 United 
Press, in plckln'^ their lists looked 
at it from the standpoint of obit- 
uaries, figuring that news Is meas- 
ured by how much space would be 
<?evoted by the papers to stories on 
the deaths of personalities.. 

George Clarke of the 'Mirror,' 
picking his list, took the hunch that 
'news' names were those names 
which sold papers. Clarke com 
mented on the fact that he left out 
Fairbanks aqd Plckford, saying, 
that they were big news until the 
recent diyorce thing. Now, ho 
claims, they're through and on the 
downgrade. 

StlU a different standpoint for 
choosing was used by B. O. Mc- 
Anney of the .'World -Telegram.' 
He picked names that he thought 
would be page one at almost .all 
times. 

Other selections came from -Inter 
national News, Associated Press, 
'Journal,' 'Herald-Tribune,' 'Post' 
and 'Sun.' 



'6ri~the matter' drdUblJed" filras-the- 
law again goes through • the busi- 
ness of defining the status of films 
dubbed within the country and 
barring completely films dubbed 
outside of r*rance. Verbiage here 
is the same as last year. Now the 
number .of the. films is taken into 
jconslderatlon. These are limited to 
70 films per six months. That 
means from all countries of the 
world, but mo.stly the 'United States 
is affected. 

XAst year the films dubbed ih 
France numbered 116. During .the 
past six months, however, the num' 
ber was 87, 65 of them being Amer' 
lean. It was this sudden spurt that 
w;as largely responsible, for the 
stidden crying of wolf on the part 
of French producers. 

Another new clause states thiat 
all dubbed .films, must be^ clearly so 
'named in advertisement^, etc. 'Also 
the country of origin of all films 
must be clearly stated on all films, 
as well as the names of the actors 
that do the performances and those 
whose voices bnly are used. 

Difficulties in France arise from 
the fact that Americans have been 
a bit too anxious to bring flings in 
there, recently In order to profit 
from the rate of exchange. About 
400 films, it Is claimed,' are at the 
censor ofilce now waiting entry 
permits, the producers dumping 
everything into the country in a 
mad rush to ' cash In. That, the 
French producers feared, would 
completely smother native produc 
tion. 

Chambre Syndicale -wanted all 
foreign films banned for a year and 
so requested the government. Ex 
hibltors, however, objected and 
other interests Intervened so that, 
for the first time, the French gov- 
ernment paid no ofilclal attention to 
the demands of the trade body. 



iraamg at a profit latelyr- 



Chinese Films 



(Continued from page 19) 

.screened in any picture house in 
China. 

The Nanking board Is notoriously 
slack. During the middle, of June, 
owing tp 'illness' or complete dia 
regard of their duties, the censors 
allowed about 50 films ttf liy round 
the Nanking vaults— as a result, 
Shanghai was forced to att!end pic- 
tures, which a tl. S. nabfe would 
Wave Jeered. 

At the moment Foit, RKO tladlo. 
and Universal have at least 25 pic- 
tures awaiting censoring. 

After Nanking has passed a film, 
the International police censor 
again, cutting all kidnapping, all 
political actions affecting China, 
and a greater part of the shooting 
sections. This can be explained 
when one considers that several 
years ago, there were 42 armed kid- 
nappings In the International 
Settlement, while the number of 
stick-ups averages 40Q per year. 

Then in the French Concession, 
this board cuts anything detrimental 
to the French iirostlge. 

Several weeks ago, seven Italians, 
headed by a captain, invaded the 
Carlton theatre, where the 'Big 
Drive* was being shown. They 
stopped the show and stole a por- 
tion of the picture, which they 
thought had to do with the Italian 
retreat on the Piave River. They 
gut the wrong part, however. 



Another concern to turn In a" small 
profit was E. J. & Dan Carroll, 
mainly with their ace house, Prince 
Edward, Sydney. 

According to Information, General 
Theatres expects to turn in a profit 
for the short time it has been oper- 
ating. 

Rivals Compromise 

Stuart F, Doyle, of • G. .T., and 
Frank Thring of Efftee, have always 
been regarded as enemies in any-^ 
thing appertaining to the picturo 
business. With Doyle building a 
film studio in Melbourne in opposi- 
tion to the studio already in opera- 
tion there by Thring, it made it ap- 
pear as though Doyle was out to 
beat Thring in picture producing. 
But Thring, seeing * how matters 
stood, had a friendly parley with 
Doyle and will probably lease Doyle's 
studio and make pictures here, him- 
self. Recently Thring .has been 
leaislng his own studio to an inde- 
pendent producer during a lull in hist 
own activities. 

Show B.usiness 

'Cavalcade' is slipping after 11 
weeks. Will be replaced by 'The 
Good C.onapanlons.' 'Reunion in 
Vienna' appears set for a run. Good 
trade with 'Tell Me Tonight.' 'Fare- 
well to Arms' will not be a smsish 
hit here. Already ads out for 'Bed- 
time Story' due to follow 'Arms.' 

!42nd Street' okay for at least 
three weeks, 'Hello Everybody* Just 
getting by. Weekly trade high with 
'Phantom of Crestwood,' and 'A 
Lady's Profession.' Legit Is poor 
with the exception of Rolls' 'HopI 
Solt.' Seyler-Hannen finishing with 
'The Cat's Cradle' at low ebb. 

Melbourne trade Is high with 
'Cavalcade' (Bth week) 'Rome Ex- 
press' (Ist week), 'Tonight Is Ours' 
(2nd week), 'Tell Me Tonight' (8th 
week), 'State Fair' (2nd week), and 
'Men Must Fight.' 

Trade is holding up well in New 
Zealand with 'State Fair,' 'Just My 
Luck,' 'Topaze,' and 'The End of tlie 
Rainbow.' 

Sydney film house is offering for 
25 cents two features, orchestra, 
newsreels, and shorts. Each show 
takes four hours to complete. 
G. T. Hits Opposition 

General Theatres still further 
sewlng-up opposition in Australia. 
Latest to bow is the Empire, Syd- 
ney, which at one time offered op- 
position to the G. T. group. 

Another house also to Join on the 
five years' agreement is the Palace, 
Sydney, a former W. T. Legit the- 
atre. G, T. also swallowing up op- 
position theatres in Adelaide and 
'Perth. 

, Combine control one of the larg- 
;est plrciilts of picture theatres m 
the world.' 

W. E. Refunding 
Western Electric •will refund to 
their clients an equal amount pre-, 
viously charged by the government 
on sound gear importation. 

Customs has agreed to a rebate 
to W. E. and, they In turn will re- 
fund to customers. 

High 

On theatre tickets selling here at 
$1.50 (par) State government 
claims five pence, and Federal gov- 
ernment six pence — roughly 
cents on every ticket sold. 

Revue on Up-Grade 
.Toe Marks, May Leonard, and 
Kelo and Moran have arrived hcie 
to play revues for Connors &"raui. 

Revue as entertainment is buiia- 
Ing up considerably In this country 
with Connors & Paul and Erne^ 
Rolls' separate units pulling to tnt* 

' It la quite a novelty to sec ^"l'?!!" 
lean performers in Au.stri-ll-i n"^*^*^ 
an absence of years. 



Tuesday, July 25, 1953 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



S5 




FACTIONS 




Heat Halts B'way Legit Spurt, but 
Cut Rate Sale Inspires Optimism 



Broadway needs more attractions 
and could support additional attrac- 
tions given normal weather. An- 
other heat wave hurt the box offices 
last week, but favorable Indications 
appeared previously. 

Demand Is for moderately priced 
tickets and shows operating mod- 
estly can turn some margin of 
profit. Leblang's reports that until 
the heat descended the volume of 
tickets sold was four times that of 
■jaat summer for the same weeks, 
although there were one or two 
more attractions on the boards. 

It has been proposed that a group 
of showmen secure two or three 
shows to be selected from, the rural 



EXPO STAFF GETS 1% 
OF PAY IN 6% BONDS 



Chicago, July 24. 
Employees of the World's Fair 
who are being paid 81% cash and 
19% bonds announce themselves 
as having no doubts about the 
bonds. All sorts of stories have 
}een circulated and some in print 
but Inquiry among the boys at the 
administration building brought 
forth expressions of confidence that 
the exposition is going to have 
plenty of money to redeem all se- 
curities. 



Meanwhile it Is said that only a 
t r youts an d-present-them-op-Brea d - [ p a rt of th e payroll— lg-met—<m—tbe- 

81-19 basis. It Is understood a 
number of employees let out some 
weeks ago had their bonds bought 
in by the expo with cash. 
Bonds bear Interest at 6% 



yrdy prior to the new season. 
Chances of loss would be light, and 
it is further proposed that the 
profits, if any, be used for further 
production. 

However, to date the summer play- 
shops have developed little in the 
•way -of -Broadway possibilities. 
There is another flock of new shows 
being presented in the hideaways 
this week, and better results are 
expected. The territory coverd ex- 
tends from Ablngton, Va., to Cape 
cod, Mass. 

Pop grrand opera at the Hlppo- 
dromei continues to outdraw any 
legit attraction, and last week's 
gross was again around $17,000. In- 
cluding the Hipp opera and the ad- 
dition of the revived 'Bohemian 
Girl,' there are eight attractions 
current. Chicago has the same 
number; 

There was a possibility that 
flShady Lady' would not go on at the 
Bhubert last (Monday) night. TBl- 
ography' will close at the Avon next 
Saturday. 

Estimates for Last Week 

'Biography/ Avon (33d week) 
■(C-830-$3.30). . Final week; with- 
drawal of Ina Claire and another 
heat wave halved gros^; around $4,- 
COO last week. 

'Music in the Air,' 44th St. (36th 
^eek) (M-l,305r$3.30). Run leader 
with cut rate ticket support about 
breaking even with the gross ap- 
proximating $11,000 last week. 

. 'One Sunday Afternoon,' 48th St. 
■<23d week) (F-969-$3.30). With an 
extra matinee the pace was around 
|6,000- previous week's gate quoted 
at $8,000. 

'Shady Lady,' Shubert (4th week) 
'<M-l,395-$3.30). Less than $3,600 
■for musical; cast changes Monday 
when continuance was in doubt, 

Other Attractions 

Gcand Opera, Hippodrome; 9th 
week; at 99 certts top virtual ca 
pacity; nearly $17,000. 

•'The Bohemian Girl,' Majestic; re 
Vlval by Milton Abom opens Thurs 
day (27). 

'Dangerous Corner, Waldorf; re- 
vival; beter notices than for origi- 
xial presentation last season. 

'John Ferguson,' Belmont; re- 
'•ival. 



Critics Win 



(Continued from page 1) 

inan, complained to M.' Henri Ra 
taud, director of the Conservatoire 
and president of the jury of awards 
Having said his say, Bauer turned 
on his heels and, followed by all the 
other critics In various parts of the 
theatre, stalked dramatically to the 
street. 

A couple of days later, Edmond 
See, president of the French Asso 
elation of Dramatic and Musical 
Critics, who is also a member of the 
Concervatolre jury apd kept his seat 
on the stage with the president and 
committee members, felt it incum- 
bent upon himself to resign from 
the Critics' Association. But re- 
sizing See's position between two 
fires, the crganizatlon refused to ac- 
cept the realgnatlon. 

See withdrew his resignation and 
Was able to announce, after a con- 
ference with the Conservatoire man- 
agement, that in 1934 critics' tickets 
^iU be reserved, numbered and 
signed by M. Rabaud and himself. 



and 



are redeemable in 1935. 



CODE IN EFFECT 
FOR NEW SEASON 



Sets Actors' Minimum Wage 
at $40-$50 a Week- 
Fixes Pay, Work Condi- 
tions of Theatre Men — 
Machine Set Up to Settle 
All Disputes — ^Ticket Sys- 
tem Later — ^Authors Come 
In 



ROSENBLATT PRAISED 



PMa s Outdoor 
Opera Clicks Big, 
Trying It Indoor 



Philadelphia, July 24. 
Great success of open-air operas 
in Robin Hood Dell this summer 
has already brought about pre- 
dicted results. Phllly is to have 
more pop-priced opera, this time 
indoors, and Immediately. 

The big Convention Hall, In 
West Philadelphia near the Uni- 
versity of Pennsylvania, will be the 
site of the venture and Fortune 
Gallo is the impresario. Present 
plan calls for two weeks and that's 
understood to be In the nature of a 
test, with further continuance quite 
possible. Prices will be 25, 50 and 
75c, with 'Carmen' announced as 
the first opera for this Thursday 
night (27) as the opening date. 
Hansel and Gretel' as a matinee 
bill for children Is scheduled Satur- 
day. Ina Bourskaya Is featured in 
'Carmen.' 

Name of San Carlo Opera Com- 
pany is not being prominently 
featured In advance copy here. In 
fact most of the stories mention 
the opera series as being presented 
by the Civic Music Association of 
this city, Alexander Perry, pres 
ident. Latter organization is ap 
parently sponsoring Mr. Gallo's 
venture. 

Eighty musicians, according to 
Perry, will be In the pit, and an- 
other. 80 men will be employed 
backstage. 

Time of year is considered bad 
for indoor opera, but wiseacres are 
expecting something similar to be 
tried in the fall. 

In the meantime, the second 
opera at Robin Hood Dell ('Tra 
viata') received same success as 
first. Capacity crowd Monday 
night with plenty of turnaways and 
almost as big Tuesday; around 
13,000 people for the two nights. 
Concert programs are now averag 
ing about 2,500 a night which is 
claimed as satisfactory. 



ACCORD 



Chicago's Record Summer-^ Shows; 
Last Week Loop Counted $53,000; 
Majority Playing for $1 or Less 



One Frisco Show 



San Francisco, July 24. 
•Music in the Air' did an okay first 
week at the Curran, the only show 
in town, and gettin^ around $16,000. 
In for only two weeks. 

Geary, Columbia and Alcazar 
without a prospect of reopening. 



CURRENT ROAD SHOWS 



Week July 24 

'Dinner at Eight,' Grand O. H., 
Chicago. 

'Gay Divorce,' Apollo, Chicago. 

'One Sunday Afternoon,' El Capi 
tan. Los Angeles. 

'Take a Chance,' Erlanger, Chi- 
c3-Pro 

'Tale of Two Cities,' Playhouse. 
Hollywood, Cal. 



With the code for the legitimate 
theatre unanimously agreed on 
Broadway-lce ks to se e H in o p era- 

tion by the opening of thfr new 

seasonv The final session on Fri 
day (21) culminated a week of dis 
cussions and acceptances of prin 
ciples. The movement started by 
the veteran showman William A, 
Brady, acting under the impulse of 
the National Industrial Recovery 
Act, reached its climax at that 
time. 

Regardless of opinion as to 
whether the code will help show 
business move forward, tjiere Is 
one outstanding fact — ^that all 
groups or elements within the the- 
atre came together on common 
ground of agreement That is re- 
garded as an indication that many 
of the problems that Irked show 
business in th6 past wIU be solved 
or at least given concerted 
thought and action. That goes 
whether there are term contracts 
or not. 

The code as guided to fruition 
by Sol A. Rosenblatt, appointed by 
NIRA's administrator Gen Hugh S. 
Johnson to act as temporary ad- 
ministrator, is not an Ironbound 
document. It is subject to amend- 
ment at any time, with the consent 
of the government. 

Differences Ironed Out 

The meetings were not entirely 
pacific, but there was the prevalent 
air of concession by all factions 
and aU employees within the the- 
atre were considered, now a part of 
the code whether organized or not. 
The minimum wage is present for 
the actor, as it Is for the box office 
ticket seller and the. usher, house 
manager and others all along the 
line. Some of these wage questions 
are 8ubje<^ to further discussion. 
That goes for any matters which 
may crop up, which means there 
will be plenty for the emergency 
committee to do. 

That is where the manager 
comes In. The committee is more 
or less permanent, each organiza 
tion having a representative and 
the managers having three persons 
on the controlling board of nine. 
It was thought that the managers 
and producers drew little actual 
favor in the code, -which they 
themselves framed — ^the o th e r 
groups offering their term agree 
ments. or submitting clauses or 
propositions to be included — and no 
group was excluded. 

The emergency committee has 
the power to act on all disputes, 
such as labor conditions and the 
violation of contracts. It is prac- 
tically a board of arbitration for 
the theatre, virtually a court to 
pasg on aU alleged, unfair practices. 
With employer and employee mak- 
ing up the committee, its decisions 
will be final. 

The code as submitted to Wash- 
ington will not be subject to fur- 
ther hearings, although a procedure 
as such is provided for. Before it 
is actually accepted at the capital, 
however, any minority group has 
the right to protest any of the pro- 
visions. Protests will ' be consid- 
ered by the NIRA administration, 
but may be referred back to the 
emergency committee. 

Rosenblatt Gets Action 
The speed and efficiency with 
which the meetings were conducted 
by Rosenblatt was an eye-opener 
to the show people, usually a stall- 
ing bunch. What ho said went, 
without equivocation. Once a 



UL LEGIT DUUNESS, 
WITH ONLY 2 GOING 



Chicago, July 24. 
Two new legits arrived Sunday 
(23) swelling the loop to eight 
shows. Not in an infinite number 
of summers has Chicago been able 
to make that boast. Three or four 
have been big, two typical, one At 
a time frequent, and that terrible 
year of the big silence, 1932, there 
wasn't a single excuse for a dra- 
matic critic. Now look at the burg 
— all because Jo -Jo, the rubber- 
face man, and Sweet Sue wearing 
only a fan, have set up shop at the 

New arrivals are 'Skidding,' which 
Harry Minturn and Morty Lievin, 
lessees of the Studebaker, have pro- 
fiiiPPri to replace 'Hired Husband.' 



Hollywood, July 24.- - 

Only two legits operating this 
week, with '20th Century' having 
closed Sunday (16) when Eugenie 
Leontovich was. ordered out of the 
cast by her physician. Closing was 
a bad N break for Henry Duffy,, who 
was almost out of the red on the 
production. Scheduled opening in 
S.an Francisco, next Monday still <>n 
the fire, with Miss Licontovlch con- 
fined to her home. . 

Two remaining legits Just strug- 
gled through the week. 'Sport of 
Kings,' co-op production at the Hoi 
lywood Playhouse, barely got $1,300 
and folded Saturday night. 'A Tale 
of Two Cities,' with Philip MerivaJo 
starred, opens Tuesday to a $5 
premiere. Advance looks like a sell 
out. 'Low and Behold,' co-op revue 
at the Music Box, gets nut money 
at $2,200 with little left for the prin 
clpals. 

'One Sunday Afternoon,' with 
Chic Chandler and Anita Louise In 
the leads, follows '20th Century' into 
the El Capitan, opening on the 27th, 



clause was accepted he would hear 
no further comment. Liong speeches 
were ruled out. Obstructionists 
were firmly told to sit down and 
shut up. At the finish Rosenblatt 
drew congratulations from all 
sides. When it was all over they 
gave him a vote of thanks — and 
they meant it. 

Equity has been considering a 
minimum wage of 10 years but 
never took action. So the code ses 
sions settled that, Equity assenting, 
The Dramatists (3ulld didn't want 
a.ny part of the code movement, but 
instead of bickering the authors 
made concessions and signed on the 
dotted line. Stage hands and mu- 
sicians aimed to stick to their con- 
tracts, but iare ready to listen to 
reason. Those matters and many 
others were disposed of amicably 
and all within a week. 

It is expected that Washington 
will okay the legit code before the 
start of the new season. By that 
time it is hoped to formulate a co- 
relative code between the four lead- 
ing amusement fields — legit, pic- 
tures, radio and vaudeville. That 
may bring up for consideration cer- 
tain regulations which Equity in- 
sists on — ^its pay requirement for 
radio appearances, for one thing, 
although it does not pretend to con- 
trol radio artists. Same maiy also 
apply to Equity rules in relation to 
pictures, a field which It unsuccess- 
fully sought to control. Similarly. 
Equity people working every day in 
vaudeville but barred from Sundays 
in New Tork for legit. 

Another feature of the co-relative 
code would have to do with the 
practices of picture producers in 
raiding talent developed by the 
stage, if not their furtherance in 
violation of contracts. Fact that 
Hollywood has lured many playcra 
from Broadway by boosting salaries 
has been the complaint of legits for 
years and their alibi for Inability 
to do casting properly. 

Actor's Minimum Pay 
Minimum wages set for legit 
actor,s is $40 and $50 weekly, de- 
pendent on the box office top price. 
The idea is to protect the smaller 
player or those forced to accer<t 
unimportant engagements because 
(Continued on page 63) 



Latter transfers to the Cort and 
Moonlight and Honeysuckle,' which 
Ralph Kettering has imported for 
the Illinois, where It will exhibit 
at $1 top. 

'Moonlight' at $1 top has a buddy 
in 'TowMorrow Turns Back' at the 
Stlwyn. Both shows thereby side- 
step the evils and confusipn of those 
surcharge pasdes. As a matter of 
practical arithmetic the bulk of 
trade at 'Hired Husband' and 'Her 
Majesty, the Widow,' are on those 
surcharge passes which average 80 
cents for two people. 'Skidding* 
has the same sort of paper out al- 
ready. 

Among the more pretentious legits 
'Take a Chance' is leading substan- 
tially. Legits have had ideal 
weather the past fortnight although 
Thursday (20) a new heat wave 
set in and It was certain to have 
unhappy" results . If prolonged. 
Estimates for Last Week 

'Dinner at Eight,' Grand (D-1,207; 
$2.20) (6th . week). This one not 
off from $12,000 much and demand 
pretty solid. Word-pf-mouth has' 
helped build clientele among hotel 
trade,, all- vital in view of the fact 
that natives traditionally don't 
patronize the legit In warm weather. 

'Gay Divorise,' Apollo (M-1,B00; 
$2.76) (4th week). Skidded couple 
of G's last week.- Now figured 
around $11,000. In general well liked 
although some Chicagoans take vio- 
lent antipathies to anything with 
English accents. 

'Her Majesty, the Widow/ Oar- 
rick (C-1,276; $2.20) (Bth week). 
Completed its first week at. tliis 
house after vacating Cbrt. Hard to 
figure these grosses because of di- 
vergence between printed prices and 
selling prices. Short side of $3,000 
likely.- 

'Hired Husband/ Studebaker (F- 
1,250; $2.20) (5th week). Opened 
Sunday In Cort where auspices 
hope to groove for sojourn. Pace 
betterment at Studebaker reported. 
Quoted around $4,000, which seems 
a bit high, 

'Take a Chance/ Erlanger (M-1,- 
318; $3.30) (3d week). Around 
$19,000-$20,000. 

'To- Morrow Turns Back/ Selwyn 
(D-1,086; $1.10) (4th week) iSouse 
doing all the pushing and put over 
$1 top because of antl-cut-rato rule. 
Improvements In script reported. 
Numerous cast changes, although 
dramiak,tist rather than actors at 
fault for terrible reviews. Tourist 
trade and skillful artificial respira- 
tion administered by Col. Bill Roche 
may enable this piece to keep house 
open awhile. Meanwhile Charlotte 
Walker steps Into main role. . Cheap 
scale upped take to near $4,000. 



Koral KakeiB' in Bebnt 

Hollywood, July 24. 

Leslie Burton Blades' new comedy, 
'The Moral Makers,' debuts here to- 
night (Mon.)» 

Edward Clark producing it at his 
little theatre for amateurs. 




MGM STUDIOS 
CULVER CITY, CALIF. 



56 



VARIETY 



LITERATI 



Tuesday, July 25, I935 



Winchell and Libel 

Fleetwood Foundation, Inc., which 
Is suingr the N. Y. "Daily Mirror' and 
Walter "Winchell for $250,000 dam- 
ages on allegations of libel, scored 
a point before Justice Peter 
Schmuclc in N. T. Supreme Court, 
Who ordered Winchell to serve a de- 
tailed bill of particulars before July 
26 and 'state details and not indulge 
in generalities.' 

These generalities have to do with 
Winchell's defense that he was mis- 
led into acquiescing to serve on the 
board of governors of a proposed 
Fleetwood Beach club near Long 
Beach, L, I., along with Eddie Can- 
tor, George Jessel, Bugs Baer, Mark 
Helllnger and others who were 
deenied 'representative' by Bertrand 
Weiss and Harry Rose, promoters 
of the Fleetwood Foundation. The 
Idea was to create for 'representa- 
tive' Jews a swank beach club a la 
the Lido, which, at that time, was 
Hltlerlsh In Its membership require- 
ments. 

Winchell later printed a piece in 
the 'Mirror' calling the enterprise a 
•racket,' whence the suit. 

Behind Winchell's. peeve is . said 
to have been a caution by Cantor to 
omit Winchell's name from the gu- 
bernatorial roster on the theory 
that since this was to be a high- 
class-membershlp proposition, pure- 
ly social and all .thia,t, Winchell's 
profession as a keyhole peeper 
-mli^tt-react against the membership 
..drlve.^ As axesult, Wlnchell'sjiame 
supposedly did not appear oh the 
printed prospectus along with Can- 
tor, Jessel, Baer, Helllnger et al. 

Winchell later took the position 
that the enterprise was misrepre- 
sented; that instead, of being highly 
restricted, it admitted clerks and 
•common people' td* membership. As 
regards this, the Fleetwood. Founda- 
tion wants further details. 

One bill of .particulars which Ar- 
thur F- Driscoll. of O'Brien, Drlscoll 
& Baftery, for Winchell, served. In- 
dulged in generalities. Hence, 
Mackey, Herrlich, Vatner & Breen 
demanded further details which 
were ordered granted by the court. 
The alleged offending piece "was 
published Nov. 23, 1929, in the N. T. 
'Mirror' captioned^ 'If I Were King,' 
reading: 

*If I were king I' could throttle the 
swift talker who got me to consent 
to serve on the Board of Governors 
for the planned Fleetwood Beach 
Club at Long Beach, N. J.; just be- 
cause Eddie Cantor, George Jessel, 
Bugs Baer, Mark Helllnger and 
others were so gullible. The enter- 
prise. It appears, is being worked 
along the lines of another "racket" 
to which I am opposed, and- 1 hope 
others won't invest in the damn 
thing because names are being 
prostituted.' 

The $250,000 damage claim is esti- 
mated on a $60,000 cash loss and 
$200,000 punitive damages. 



No Like Bonfils' Will 
Neither his wife nor his married 
daughter liked the way Frederick 
G. Bonfils, of Denver, drew up his 
will, especially In Its provisions for 
them. Both have petitioned the 
court to change it. 

About $8,000,000 In the estate. It 
can easily stand the changes with- 
out impairing any ' other bequests, 
except that section leaving the resi- 
due to the Frederick G. Bonfils 
Foundation. 

Bonfils specified that his wife 
should receive $50,000 annually 
during her life, and afterwards It 
should go to the unmarried daugh- 
ter, Helen. Mrs. Bonflln has elected 
to demand her half of the estate, 
or $4|000,000. This must, be grant- 
ed, according to Colorado state law. 

The married daughter. May Bon- 
fils Berryman, was left $12,000 a 
year if she remained married to 
Clyde Berryman, or $25,000 if she 
divorced him, or became his widow. 
She has asked the court to give 
her the full $25,000 a year, claiming 
the section is 'null and void, con- 
trary to good morals and against 
public ■ policy.' Mrs. Berryman al- 
leges It was inserted Into the will 
for the sole purpose of Inducing 
her to secure a divorce from Ber- 
ryman. 

Since members of the faihlly are 
executors of the estate, and there- 
fore the only parties to enter a 
court contest on the petition. It ap- 
pears likely the petition might be 
granted. 



Mida's Sold 

A new mag for the beer and wine 
trade may be no longer news, but 
the revival of 'Mida's Criterion' is 
worth^a mention. The mag, until It 
ceased publication in 1919 was one 
of the oldest and- best known In the 
field. 

Title has been bought by the Gil 
lette Publishing Co., which gets out 
a number of trade mags from Chi 
cago, with Lee W. Mlda to edit 
Mida is the son of the founder of 
'Mida's Criterion,' and was its edi 
tor at the time the publication 
passed out. 

Another new trade paper to get 
started soon is 'The Wallpaper 
Magazine,' to serve the trade desig 
nated. Sponsors are Louise F. Mur- 
taugh, Catherine Cahlll and Ralph 
O. Ellsworth. 



Cerf's Censoring Fight 

The fight for and against censor 
able books goes on. This time, Ben 
nett Cerf, president of the Modern 
Library, Is fighting the" ban on 
James Joyce's 'Ulysses.' 

Governih.ent makes the admission 
that 'Ulysses' is a classic since it 
has permitted Mr. Cerf to Import a 
copy under the tariff act, which al- 
lows collectors a single copy of a 
classic, provided it is not to be Of 
fered for sale. 

In the event Cerf wins, he will 
publish the book in this country. 



No Honest Broker? 

Wllloughby Sharp has just fln 
Ished his isecond mystery story, call 
Ing It "The- Murder .of the Honest 
Broker.' , 

There Isn't any such, which ex- 
plains the blackout. 



2 Blocks Away 



Beth Brown went Into a 
butcher shop on 8th avenue to 
get her dog, 'Hobo,' a bone. 
She selected a tall, dark and 
handsome butcher as her tar- 
get. 

'Have you got any brains?' 
she asked. 
Landed on lOth avenue. 



Hearst Order Rescinded 

W. R. Hearst late last week Is- 
sued an order to his own papers 
discontinuing the Walter Winchell 
column. Almost Immediately af- 
terwards it was said Hearst had 
rescinded the order. 

In the wire to the Hearst papers, 
Hearst's actual language was, 'dis- 
continue Winchell column until It 
can be cleaned up.' With the mes- 
sage reported in the usual Willi- 
combe style. 

The Hearst wire excepted the 
N. y. 'Mirror,' which lias Winchell 
under direct contract. About 10 
Hearst papers use the Winchell 
column through Its King Feature 
syndication, but these 10 papers do 
not pay for It. Whether this Is the 
manner- in which the Winchell sal- 
ary from the 'Mirror' is sorta 
squared off Isn't known, but other 
papers outside the Hearst division 
using Winchell are charged rather 
high rates for. the material. Win- 
chell shares 50-60 in the gross pro- 
ceeds, with King Feature. 

The Hearst order followed the 
JoJson -Winchell mess In Holly- 
wood, reported elsewhere In this 
issue. 



A Yes t^nd No 
A reporter from a New York 
daily, said to be the 'Times,' told 
David Sarnofe that on reliable au- 
thority his paper had it that 400,- 
000 television receiving sets are 
now being ground out on the Sar- 
noff domain. The reporter asked 
for a confirmation. 

The radio man asked for his 
source of information. The re- 
porter, calling back, later, said: 
'Walter Winchell.' 

Sarnoft said neither Radio Cor- 
poration or subsids, is even con- 
sidering any such move at this 
time. 



Cash On the Line 

Blanket contract covering 30 
Pox West Coast houses in Los An- 
geles proper, but excluding sub- 
urban spots, has been entered Into 
with the Los Angeles 'Examiner' 
(Hearst) for directory theatre ad- 
vertising, similar to a boxed direc- 
tory running in the Hearst p.m 
'Herald and Express,' and the L 
A. 'Times.' All houses go In on 
a four-line per ad basis, at the 
minimum amusement rate. 

Co-operate trailer advertising 
heretofore accepted by the Hearst 
publications as part payment has 
been thrown into the discard, and 
all directory space la now on a 
straight* cash lineage basis. Mur 
ray Pennock has joined the 'Ex 
aminer' staff to handle theatre di 
rectory ads. 



Collaborated Poetry 

Wliat may be the first poetry ever 
written in collaboration Is that col 
lection of rhymed pieces now in the 
possession of Viking Press. Collabers 
were Sylvia Townsend Warner, i 
poetress of no little rep, and Valen 
tine Ackland. Viking plans to bring 
It out next winter. 

Search of the records falls to dis 
close any poetry ever before written 
In collaboration. It's the only form 
of literary endeavor in which the 
creators have gone at it singly 
With poetry currently growing in 
favor, unique origin of the Warner 
Ackland pieces should gain for 
much attention. 



it 



Job for Hoover 

Stanford University Library is 
making preparations for the ac- 
quisition of a now librarian In the 
person of no less than former Presi- 
dent Hoover. ' 

Mr. Hoover' will dlrec\ the publl 
cation of the War Library, as well 
as conduct important research work 



Poet Getting Medal 

On Oct 27, the Roosevelt Medal 
will be awarded to Stephen Vincent 
Benet for his book-length poem, 
'John Brown's Body.' 



.Nautical Titles 
Alec Waugh comea into port with 
'The Golden Ripple' scheduled for 
July 27; and P. G, Wodehouso with 
'Heavy Weather' July 28. 



New Wildcat Agent 

How economic conditions are af- 
fecting scribblers Is graphlc{|.lly Il- 
lustrated by the ' fact that unpiib- 
llshed novels are going to $60, In- 
cluding all rights!. One such sale 
occurred Jast week, the author, a 
newspaperman, turning over com-~ 
plete rights to his unpublished 
novel for a half- century — and glad 
to get It. Purchaser was a former 
show press agent turned wildcat 
agent, a new kind of literary go- 
between that has sprung up since 
the depression hit scribblers a re- 
dounding whack. 

Probably many a worthless novel 
lying In the bottom of trunks for 
which the authors will take $60, or 
the cost of the paper it's typed on. 
But thatis not the stuff the wildcat 
buys. 

Material that the wildcat agent 
takes Is of the style of the novel 
mentioned; a good story but not 
q'aite. good enough to be taken by 
any of the book publishers or mags. 

Ordinarily, the scribbler might 
have laid his script In cotton and 
stowed It away. However, scribblers 
of this sort are desperately pressed 
for coin. Hence, even a $60 offer 
after numerous rejections and a 
long wait looks sweet. 

Wildcat agent can and does profit 
on his Investment by any one of a 
number of ways. He can resell the 
tale to an Indie picture maker for 
what, may be not much but which 
rarely nets him less than 100% 
profit. Or he can dispose of it to an 
established scribbler for the Idea or 
whatever else of worth the tale may 
contain; Or he can hold It for a 
rise; that Is, put It away until the 
publishing biz Improves and pub- 
lishers win again chance such 
pieces. 

Specialty of this particular agent 
is selling to the indie picture mak- 
ers. According to his experience, 
no story Is so bad that j^e indies 
can't get a picture out of it. 



Pick6 on Newark 

Although it could hardly ever be 
made to sound literary, Newark has 
been picked as a location for the 
new book publishing venture of 
Franklin Conklln, 3rd. To get that 
real bookish atmosphere, Conklln 
has established himiself over one of 
the town's bookshops. 

The new publisher will call him 
self the Conklln Co. First book to 
be issued under his Imprint, to make 
Its appearance around the end of 
the month, is one likely to be better 
appreciated across the river from 
Conklln's headquarters than by the 
Newark peasantry. It's 'The Art of 
Social Climbing,' a tumorous guide 
on how to get into society. Author 
is Felix DuBarry, the name frankly 
a pseudonym. Priced at $1. 



New Mag Group 

Harry Steeger and Harold Gold- 
smith, the pulp mag publishers 
liave organized a new afllllate, Am- 
bassador Magazines, with a few 
others reportedly interested in 
silent capacity. 

Steeger and Goldsmith unwilling 
to reveal the nature .of their Am 
bassador Magazine, lest supposed 
rivals beat them. to whatever new 
ideas they have in. mind. 



Catherine Scripps Dies 
Catlierine P. Scripps, 78, of the 
Scripps publishing ' family and 
mother-in-law of G. O. Ellis, pub 
Usher of the 'American Boy,' died 
July 19 at the home of her nephew 
at Santa Barbaraj Calif. . Two step 
daughters and a brother- In-law 
survive. 



Best Sellers 



Pest Sellers for the week ending July 22, as reported by ths 
American News Co., Inc. 
Fiction 

'Anthony Adverse' ($3.00) .....By Hervery Allen 

'Stranger's Return ($2.00) .By Phil Strong 

'Marriage in Gotham' ($2.00) .By Ishbell Ross 

'Little Man What Now' ($2.50) .By Hans Fallada 

'As the Earth Turns' ($2.60) By Gladys H. Carroll 

'Grand Canary' ($2.50) By A. J. Cronln 

Non-Piotlon 

'Marie Antoinette' ($3.6a) By Stefan Zweig 

•100,000,000 Guinea Pigs' ($2.00) By Arthur Kallet and F. J. Schlink 

'House of Exile' ($3.00) By Nora Wain 

'Arches of the Years' ($2.76) .By Halliday Sutherland 

'Julia Newberry's Diary' ($2.60) By Margaret -A.yer Barnes and 

Janet Ay'er Fairbanks 

•British Agejit' ($2.76) ; By Bruce Lockhart 



Gangster Hint Resented 

Chicago — or some of Its qltlzens 
— had a peeve at the United Press 
for a dispatch which stated 40 con- 
sessions at a Century of Progress 
Exposition are owned by gang- 
sters.' No names of the shows or 
the' gangsters were mentioned. 

It appears that among other out- 
of-town papers to pick up this line 
and spread headlines Was the Se- 
attle 'Dally TInxes' which printed 
a story captioned 'Chicago Gangs 
Enter World Fair fot New Plun- 
der.' 

Obviously the story In question 
Is deadly propaganda in potential 
power-to— keep, people away from 
Chicago and the reaction of the 
exposition and Its friends was vio- 
lent. 

Chicago 'Tribune,' an A.P. sheet, 
editorially pummelled the U.P. for 
'irresponsible journalism, cheap 
sensationalism, and Incompetent 
editorial supervision.' 



9 Different Claims 

Lowell Brentano and Fulton Ours- 
ler, co-authors of 'The Spider,' 
which Sam H. Harris -Al Lewis pro- 
duced, and which drew a record 
high of nine plalgiarism suits, all of 
which have been decided .jin fQ,vor of 
the 'Spider' group, are still paying 
off the attorneys for the various 
legal imbroglios Incurred. 

Covenanted to a three-way split 
on legal costs. In the event of litiga- 
tion; one of the suits was appealed 
right up to the U. S. Supreme Court, 
with no success for the plalntlfC but 
needless legal expense for the au- 
thors. 

Seemingly it couldn't be estab- 
lished that one play could possibly 
be stolen from nine different sources. 



Latest Village Mag 

Still another mag for Greenwich 
Village, this one proposed by a 
couple of old-time Villagers, Lew 
Ney and Ruth Widen. Will call It 
'Latin Quarterly.' 

Ney an old hand at the business,, 
having gotten out, during his many 
years in the Village, every kind of a 
rag from a mimeographed folder to 
a fancy printed one. His 'Latin 
Quarterly' will be a co-operative 
ecfCair, with money as well aa con- 
tribs invited. 

Will not be in Latin, of course, 
the designation being that of the 
locale. 



Wilstach's •Composites' 

John Wilstach has anew literary 
game he calls 'Composites.' Noth- 
ing to do with photo combinations. 
He states in a foreword to a B'way 
stage novel, 'The Fate of Fay Del- 
roy,' Macaulay brings out Sept. 8, 
that it has been a puzzle identify- 
ing characters In story. In this 
book the people, if not Imaginary, 
are 'composites.' 

• Check up qualities and descrip- 
tion of various celebs, see If they 
fit, and if you write the author he 
will tell, if you have the right an- 
swers. 



Watching $1 Idea 

Grosset & Dunlap are trying out 
a new idea in reprints. Omnibus 
volumes at $1. 

Four complete book-length west- 
erns, for Instance, are bound into 
one. Four juveniles in each volume 
comprise another series. Publishers 
are sitting up, waiting results. 



Eisa Maxwell's Book 

El.sa Maxwell, In Paris for the 
summer, is said to have made her 
return to Hollywood hazardous be- 
cause of a chapter on the film col- 
orty in her recently completed book, 
'My Magic Lantern.' 

Serial rights have been sold to 
'Liberty.' 



Go ing Greece 

Lincoln MacVelgh, formerly presi- 
dent ot the Dial Press, has been 
appointed Minister to Greece. Gren- 
ville Vernon,. editor, will occupy the 
presidential chair. 



Ivy Lee's Partners 

Announcement sent out by the 
publicity headquarters of Ivy Lee 
states that T, J. .Ross, with Lee for 
several years, Is now a member of 
the firm,. Other junior staff men 
are also made junior members of 
the new company called Ivy Lee 
and T. J. Ross. 

Ivy Lee and Edward Bernays are 
about the only big publicity han- 
dlers left as free lancers In the 
metropolis. Even some of the show 
press agents who thought there 
was a chance to free lance either 
In the show or commercial field 
have quit. 



The Luck of the Irish 
A young Irish fisherman now oh 
the Dublin police force, entertained 
his winter-bound friends by writing 
a book. An English University man 
discovered the find and arranged 
for translation from Irish Into Eng- 
lish. Lady Luck was kind. 

The book was chosen by the Lon- 
don Book Society abroad as well as 
the BoOk-of-the-Month-Club here 
and .will appear In August. 

'Twenty Years Agrowlng' Is the 
title. Maurice O'Sullivan Is the 
author. 



Radio Fan Mags Now 

. With' the newsstands and chain 
store countets carrying aboift all 
the film fan magrs they can bear, the 
various publishers are turning to 
the radio fan. The Dell group has 
been concentrating on Its radio fan 
mags. Only recently the Bill 
brothers rejuvenated their similar 
mag. Now Fawcett will put on the 
stands a monthly called 'Radloland.* 
Frederick James Smith, who edits 
the Fawcett screen mags, will servo 
In the same capacity for 'Radio* 
land.' 



Awful! 

A certain publisher runs a prize 
contest for first novels, awards the 
prize as advertised, then charges it 
ofC against the author's royalties. 



Dave. Epstein's Co. 

Latest of, the Epstdins to affiliate 
himself with the mag Industry is 
Dave Epstein, brother of Teddy Ep- . 
stein, the publisher. Dave haa 
formed a mag distributing organiza- 
tion which he calls the Manhattan 
News Co., and gets going with a 
seitet of publications, some of hlff 
brother's included. 

Dave Epstein making his he"ad- 
quarters In the same building that 
houses the Teddy Epstein mags. 
But the Manhattan News Co. is his 
own enterprise. 



Chatter 

Stanley M. Rinehart marrying. 

Ben Hecht has ' gone to South 
American, and Nyack is quiet. 

Oddity is that the Munsey Co.,' 
which publishes 'Argosy' and 'Rail- 
road Stories,' should run T, S. 
Strlblihgs story, 'Railroad,' in 'Ar- 

Will James has had enough of 
Hollywood. Back on his Wyoming 
ranch. 

E. M. Delafleld, British novelist, 
a femme, comes over in the fall for 
data for her new book, 'The Diary 
of a Provincial Lady In the United 

StcXt66 ' 

Mabel Dodge Luhan's boy has 
written his first novel and Morrow 
will publish It. Calls himself John 
Evans. . 

Vincent Sheean taking a cracK 
at play acting between proof-read- 
ing on his new novel. 

Katharine Brush's new shack, 
one of the last things designed by 
Josef Urban, the talk In literary 
circles. 

Having delivered his new novel, 
to his publisher, Valentine WilHaroa 
will rest In .Canada. 

Dorothy Parker, who prefers to 
take her time in writing, has finally 
delivered a book of short stories to 
her publishers. 

Charles Ballew, author of One 
Crazy Cowboy,' is Charles Horace 
Snow. And Diana Patrick, creditea 
with 'The Signature of Vanus, w 
Desemea Newman Wilson. 

Eva Le Oallicnne ha.s finally so- 
(Continued, on page G'2) 



Taeeday, July 25, 1933 



TIMES SQUARE 



VARIETY 



57 



Im Telling You 

By Jack Osterman 



QUICKIES 
fio. 1 

John Shiibert, Jr., went to Har- 
vard for four years to learn how to 
put on a Joe Cook show. 

No. 2 

. Why do they call those radio 
t>roadcasting stations network when 
everyone wants 10%? 

No. 3 

It's reported the Helen Morgan 
honeymoon will be spent In Stein- 
vay Hall. 

No. 4 

iHerman Tlmberg eats two' bags 
of raw peas a day in his dressing 
room, one way of ruining the Sterno 
business. 

No. 6 

Oracle Allen, of the Burns .and 
. Allen Theatre (formerly Paramount) 
' '^ants to know If Balbo Is Clara 
Bow's brother. 

No. 6 

And we got a flash of the flne 
Italia^i hero. AH he needs is a pen- 
cil, the ability to whistle and Ameri- 
lea has another Bert Levy. 

No. 7 

Boris Morros, _ whose _parenta_ 
must have been lyric writers to 
hand him that monicker, is rapidly 
making it tough for other dialec- 
tians on the air. 

No. 8 

Question:— What's the seating ca- 
pacity of the Craig .theatre on 64th 
street? 

Answer:— Don't know, nobody has 
ever sat in it. 



WAYBURN'S LAUNCH BURNS 

Mr«. Wayburh's Escape— With 
Nephews Swims to Shor« 



Sunapee, N. H., July 31. 
Escaping from a burning launch, 
Mrs. Ned Wayburn 4nd her two 
young nephews swam 200 yards in 
Lake Sunapee to safety on Thurs- 
day. The wife of the theatrical 
producer was burned on the hands 
and her hair singed. The boys, who 
were, uninjured, are Kirby Lawson. 
12, and Winfred Smith, 15, both of 
New York City. 

Mr. Wayburn, at bis summer 
home here, saw the burning launch 
He turned in an alarm, although 
not aware it was his own boat. A 
leaking gasoline tank caused the 
Are. 



BEER GARDENS 
INOROnTS 



Forgot to Remember 

Discussing various mistakes ma,de 
In the show business and the con- 
versation finally took on on archi- 
tectural tone. When the Paramount 
Picture Exchange was comploted in 
Cbl a last minute inspection dis-i 
closed there weren't any holes in 
.the wall of the projection room. In 
the same city the 'Tribune' build- 
ing was all set with the exception 
.of freight elevators. 

Davis theatre, Pittsburgh, was 
built at a high cost to find out at 
the finish they had forgot to put In 
dressing rooms. Last week Co 
lumbia advertised a new picture hat 
but forgot to give the title. 

I built a night club and forgot to 
put in customers 

Holly-Babes- In-the- Wood 

They Insist that a certain picture 
«xec told one of his men to take 
everything a certain star said with 
a dose of salts. 

Partners 

They were No. 2 act. All she did 
.was hand him a glass of water to 
yraxdB the finish of the act. 

It was the opening matinee ' and 
the music played their Introduction 
The music was very bad. 

The water giver turned to the 
jMectrician and said: 

'Listen to that lousy -music, a flne 
Bhow they'll got out of US this 
afternoon.' 

Osterr.'.ania 
Don't you hate people who, while 
you are slaving in N. T., keep send- 
ing you postals from Europe, etc^ 
>«..Latest card from Louise Albee, 
who is probably gaining weight In 
.Quebec. .. .Aside to Josh Billings 
Tried our best to make this col- 
timn longer.,,, It was so quiet the 
other day in.Lindy's you could Wear 
a borscht drop.... And those beer 
bars are springing up faster than 
those miniature gOlf courses did . . 
let's hope they last longer. .ARE 
YOU READING? 



MARRIAGES 

Plorenc'e Murray, "Follies' actress 
to Jack Chertok in Los Angeles 
July 16. Groom is head of Metro' 
music department. 

Hannah Williams, musical com 
«dy actress, to Jack Dempsey, for 
mer heavyweight champion, in 
Elko, Nev., July 18. 

Mrs. Pearl S. Lapey to Pat A. 
Powers in Stamford, Conn., July 19 
Groom is the picture producer. 

Joye Brlntnell, to Dr. F. M. Ende 
>n Hollywood, July 22. Bride is 
eecretary of the Dave Thompson 
aeency. 

IVank C. McHugh, screen come 
dian, and Dorothy Spencer Mclsaacs 
filed intentions to wed in Los An- 
geles. No date was announced for 
the ceremony. 

I>orothy Cormack, head RKO 
stenographic department, married 
John Carson, non-pro, at Minden 
Nev., July 23, 



Westchester's Expensive Civic Flop, 



Warning Gesture 



. Hollywood, July 25, 
Local rassling fans who favor 

ringside seats have found a 

way to keep the beefy boys 

out of. their laps. 

They just keep lighted cl - 

arets in their hands. 



PlayU a Park Run Too Clean 



Tango Gaines Trumpet 
Openings in Face of 
Restrictive Drives 



ROULETTE SKILL GAME I The obvious flop of one of the 

most elaborate and luxurious amuse- 
So Hollander* Rule When R'aorts I g^j. ^^^.^^ j„ ^^le world is being 

Need the Revenue . . , . . . j. j 

laid by some of the residents, and 

The Hague, July 15. I concessionaires alike, to what shape 
Straperlo Roulette at Scheven- as the initial efforts of a public 
in&en such a success that access enterprise to keep the acreage clean- 
to gaming halls In Kursaal is get- Ur than a hospital, and the moral 

ting dearer. ^ , ^ , uplift on a plane well abov6 that 

Promoters argued that a certain I . , . , , ... 

skill is needed to guess number set by the average church fesUval. 
so got concession which | They don't sell beer in Playland 



Los Angeles, July 24 
Despite pending action by cjity I right, 

council to adopt an ordinance that would not have been possible for I and they do in all other such places. 

will rescind several permits re- » ;P"™ /^"r®- , , ^''''r^^r,"^** IV^*.' 

Tuschinsky, of cmema fame in Westchester County spot and that's 

cently granted by the police com- Amsterdam, is promoting gambling the nilnimum for everything, even a 

mission for tango games outside of halls in Zandvoort; importing 40 sprawl on the beach. They don't 

the restricted beach districts, two | Belgian croupiers, who are out of like white bathing suits, and they 

job in Monte Carlo, where business don't let people drink pop out of 



Baltimore, July 24. 
Beer garden operation, though 
only a few weeks old, is rapidly 
passing out of the infancy stage 
The growth has been faster than 
had been exi^ected. Certain trends 
are evident; already rules are be 
ing established, rules that work 99 
times out of 100. 

Proof of the expansion of the beer 
garden Into a vital industry Is the 
development from the indie beer 
gairden to the circuit of beer gar- 
dens. In the short time of their 
present existence the beer gardens 
in this part of . the nation, have be- 
come established as a part of show 
business, challenging the older 
forms. 

First smacking trend of this new 
show business in beer gardens is 
that the sale of beer is dropping off 
rapidly, to some, alarmingly. In the 
Mayfair Gardens, for instance, 
probably the best example of the 
new show business, being the first 
garden to be established in the 
country following the 4% law, the 
decline of beer consumption has 
been more than 60% In the few 
weeks that the garden has been 
open. 

During the first couple of weelcs 
the customers all drank beer, even 
if they didn't like it. It was a 
novelty and even the women, who 
particularly find beer distasteful, 
drank to be In step with the times. 



new so-called bean games got un- 
der way here last week. One, lo- 
cated at Beverly near Fairfax, In 
county territory, resorted to wide- 
spread distribution of miniature 
score cards to advertise its open- 
ing. Considerable publicity also 
sent but by the latest 'parlor* to 
open, located at Fifth and Western, 
in the heart of the Wilshire dis- 
trict. 

— Mea ntime Long— Beaxrh is consid- 
erably aroused over an application 
filed by. Gore Bros, for a $25,000 
tango establishment in the beach 
resort, with local newspapers dC' 
mahding that the permit be denied. 

Concessionaires along the Pike, 
where games -already are in prog- 
ress; are demanding that a stiff li' 
cense fee be exacted If tango and 
other bean games are to be per- 
mitted. 



is slack. 



Haven of Celebs, 
On Cuff for SOOG, 
Goes to 




bottles. £ven cashiers off duty get 
fired when word seeps back that 
they were late In retiring the night 
before. 

It's an experiment, in other words, 
that should set up an all time pre- 
cedent for future parks of this order. 

■ Things "may change up iii West- 
chester now that William Ward Is 
dead. He was the county's Repub- 
lican boss. In fact there are reports 
-around -Playland-that -the-beer— bar- 
Is going to be knocked down shortly 
and the whole policy revised. 
Maori Back 

There's talk that John Macri, big 
time food man on the sound. Is 
coming back to Playland and that 
one of his first steps will be to open 
a big garden right on the acreage. 



Los Angeles, July 24. 
Wreckers are preparing their 
sledge - hammers and crowbars to 

raze the Continental hotel, here, the iThis ]&Iacri, incidentally, has Just 
west coast's counterpart of New concluded a fitter war against Frank 



York's famed Bartholdl Inn. No 



[Darling, high class park man who 
I got the Westchester resort under- 
hotel west of Chicago was so rich I way. The concessionaire hired a for- 
In theatriQ*i,l lore as the Continental. 1 mer district attorney; The supervis- 
Few men, outside of show busi- 1 ors also Interceded. And now Dar- 
'ness, were so well acquainted with jllng is regarded as physically out, 
people of the theatre as were its I with the -requested resignation in. 
owners and operators, Joe Furness I It's more than the weather that 
and Pat Shanley. One-time dining has been unkind to Playland, especU 
Los Angeles, July 24. car stewards, they, bought the hotel ally during the current season. 
First chain store outfit on the in 1914, operated it until a year ago Cowed concessionaires tell the story 
coast to make a stab for Increased I when they gave up. The partners- In confidence. It's the way the place 
biz by offering excursions to the at one time operated five theatrical is run. 

Chicago World's Fair to its custom- hotels on the coast. When they I Westchester's $10,000,000 Invest- 



Free Chicago Trips for 
Cnt Rate Store Patrons 



ers is the Sontag Drug group of 18 
cut-rate stores. Firm Is offering 
five round-trip tickets with Pull- 
mans, four nights at a Loop hotel, 
$60 In cash for expenses, a sight- 
seeing trip of Chicago, fair admis- 
sions and free taxi to and from 
hotel to holders of lucky numbers. 

A chance at one of the trips goes 
with every half buck purchase. 



Bohemians Pow Wow 



Repeal May Bring Old 
Reisenweber's to N. Y. 

If repeal goes through, Louis 
Fiischer and John Steinberg fire 
planning to revive Reisenweber's as 
an Institution. Fischer Is son-in- 
law of the original John Reisen- 
weber. At present Fischer Is the beer 
commissioner of the City of New 
York. 

Steinberg, vet met innkeeper, 
prophesies the finale of Broadway, 
with or without repeal, although 
the latter Is believed almost certain, 
When likker becomes legal again 
Steinberg will open a mldtown spot 
on the east side. 

Broadway came into being, he ex- 
plains, chiefly as a gay white way 
where the elite of Park avenue and 
other residential sectors might meet 
in a central spot. But with Broad- 
way more like the Bowery these 
days, the swank trade has been con- 
tent to remain east of 5th avenue 
in their own intimate drinking res- 
taurants during the evolution of the 
speakeasy when the class drinkery 
became the social centre. 



BIRTHS 

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Langberg at 
Sloan hospital, N. T,, July 15, a son. 
Mother is the former Lillian Blau- 
•fox, sister of Jay David Elaufox, 
Mills-Rockwell p.a. and mag writer. 

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Erichs, at 
Rockville Center (L, I.) hospital, 
July 21, son. Father is business 
manager of Variettt, mother is 
non-pro. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bering, in 
Chicago, July 20, a girl. Father is 
widely acquainted with show people 
as general manager of Hotel Bher-. 
man. Mother was Joan Winters In 
Elegit. 



San Francisco, July 24. 

Bohemian Encampment Is on, the 
world's outstanding social pow wow 
due to close July 29 after the annual 
fortnight at Bohemian Grove, on 
the Russian river, about 80 miles 
from here. 

Closing ceremony Will be the High 
Jinks, written by Henry Hadley. the 
symphony conductor, and with John 
Charles Thomas singing the lead. It 
will be done In the natural open air 
theatre, which is a nook on the hill 
side, surrounded by huge redwood 
trees, from which the props and 
scenery are hung. 

Audience of 1,200 will be seated 
on the hewn redwood logs. 

The Grove is owned by the Bohe- 
mians and maintains some 300 em- 
ployees. All members donate their 
services as entertainers if needed. 



COLONY CLUB MAY CLOSE 

Popular Nile Place in L. A. Over- 
run — Reopening With Restrictions 

Los Angeles, July 24, 

Colony Club as conducted by Al 
and Lew Wcrtheim and tremen- 
dously successful during its com- 
parative short life since assumed 
by the Werthelms, may close for 
the summer. Facts seem to be that 
the Colony has been overrun 
through Its popularity, with the 
Werthelms unable to regulate the 
patronage. The Goldio Brothers 
also have an interest in the club. 
Other resorts in town seem to have 
done some squawking also over 
their missing trade. 

If resuming In the fall the Col- 
ony will probably become a strict 
membership club. The Werthelms 
also have their Dunes roadhodse In- 
the- desert at Palm Springs, that is 
due to open In Octobe]^ i 



folded, they wrote off almost $500, 
000 owed to them by former guests 
Most of them show people. 

The local Continental has played 
an important part in coast theatri- 
cal and picture business. Here it 
was that the late Sam Warner had 
his conferences with Ambassador 
Gerard which led to the purchase 
of the latter's book, 'My Four Tear's 
in Germany,' Picture was the 
foundation of Warner Brothers. 
All Roosted There 
Eddie Cantor and Trixie Friganza 
were Continental guests during 
their first starring show, Ollyer- 
MorOsco's 'Canary Cottage.' Al 
Jolson stopped there when with 
'Honeymoon Express' and 'Big Boy.' 
Maclntyre and Heath were steady 
Continental patrons. Bert and 
Betty Wheeler, when In vaude, and 
Robert Woolsey, here with 'The 
Prince of Pilsen,' made the hotel 
their home. Bill Frawley lived at 
the Continental when he was a 
comedian at Levy's Tavern here. It 
used to be the favorite spot for 
traveling ball clubs, 

Oliver Hardy lived at the hotel 
when he first came here with 'King 
Bee/ His partner and Charles 
Chaplin both stopped at thO hotel 
when they were members of Fred 
Karnb's 'Night In an English Music 
Hall.' George White, then a hoofer, 
Charles Murray, when he was Ollie 
Mack's partner in vaude, Roscoe 
Ates, Lew Cody, Willie and Eugene 
Howard, Raymond Griflith, Mary 
Miles Minter, Leatrice Joy, Marion 
Harris, all were steady patrons of 
the Continental. 

Last patron to leave the house 
before the wreckers start in will be 
E^ddie Emerson, formerly of Emer- 
son and Baldwyn. He's out here 
trying to get a break in pictures, 
staying at the hotel where he has 
registered for years when playing 
the Orpheum circuit that was. 

Its History 

Robert Hopkins, before ho de- 
cided to write for a living, used the 
hotel as his headquarters for his 
leather burning pitch. Joe Keaton, 
father of Buster, was probably the 
oldest Ruost. He's been living at 
the hotel for 10 years. 

Spot was the outdoor showman's 
headquarters for years. Hero the 
I'aoillc Co.iat Showman's. league had 
its origin, 

FurncHS and Shanley, known 



ment has reached the stage where it 
is nothlnir for one of the largest con- 
cessions to close a holiday weekend 
with $3,000 worth of food still on 
ice. Some of the lesser financed 
stands have been forced to close and 
unless that something happens oth-' 
ers are bound to darken. 



Sensing Hot Sensation, 
LA. Txaminer^ Sews Up 
Aimee-Hntton Parting 



Los Angeles, July 24. 

If hot dirt copy comes out of the 
Aimee Semple MacPherspn-Davld 
Hutton divorce, the Los Angeles 
•Examiner' Is going to get It. So 
far, Ava M. Rochlen, star by-line 
police reporter, has been assigned to 
cover the case from every angle. 
First thing Rochlen did was to have 
a radio conversation with Aimee, 
who Is In mid-Atlantic on her way 
home to fight Hutton's charges. 

Following the conversation, Roch- 
len, accohipanled by Mrs. Hutton's 
attorney, Wlllard Andrews, left here, 
by plane for New York to meet the 
evangelist, who wilK come to the 
coast by air in a plane reported 
chartered by the 'Examiner/ 

Meanwhile, Hutton Is making a 
personal appearance at the State« 
Long Beach, and Is booked to open 
at Warners' Holls^ood here Thurs- 
day (27), same day that Aimee Is 
due to arrive here from the east. 
Hutton goes into Warners' Down- 
town the following week. 

'Examiner* is playing up the Mac* 
Pherson-Hiitton story on the front 
page of all editions, even sidetrack- 
ing the Jolson-Winchell slugging 
match, to accommodate the other 
and more Juicy story. 

There's no tolling how much the 
'Examiner* will benefit from the 
story, it being well known that 
Aimee is a gal who talks. 



the '50-50* boys, leave the hotel with 
little more to show for their work 
other than a good reputation. Last 
few years has seen their properties 
dwindle to two hotels, the Conti- 
nental and Yorkshire, With thft 
former gone, only the Yorkshire re» 
mains, but Jao Keaton moves ovex« 



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VARIETY 



TIMES SQUARE 



Tuesday, July 25, I933 



East 



Bxpressingr in his will ^rratitude 
for the many pleasant evenlnss the 
theatre afforded him, Percy B. 
Goepel, member of the New Tork 
Stock Exchange, who died July 5, 
bequeathed $10,000 to the Actors' 
Fund. Actual payment of the money 
depends on whether the estate will 
be sufficient to give his wife an in 
come of $10,000 a year. 

H. liangdon Bruce, playingr with 
the Charles Hopkins summer troupe 
In Huntington, L. I., was removed 
to the Presbyterian hospital, N. T., 
suffering froin a spinal injury sus- 
.tained in falling, from a porch. 



George Abbott is faring well- as a 
result of his opening at the Na^ssau 
hospital, Mineola, L. L It was an 
appendix, and the playwright-direc- 
tor is expected to be able to leave 
by the end of this week. 

Permit men of Essex County Pic- 
ture Operators'. Local .224, Newark, 
N. J., obtained an order restraining 
the "union from holding a meeting 
they said had for its. purpose their 
expulsion. Branch officers are. re* 
quired to show cause tomorrow (25) 
why a receiver should not be ap- 
pointed. 

Local 306, N. y., resorted to In- 
junction proceedings to force the 
operators of the Eltlnge, 42d street 
fllm-burlesquery, to re-employ six 
"miffinfbers-of the-union;. ^ Recent. An=- 
pellate Division decision upheld a 
contract stipulating that only union 
operators be employed here. 

Operators of the Eltinge. In West 
42nd street bring action in. the N. Y. 
Supreme court to restrain the 
stagehands' union from calling out 
six of its members employed there. 
House claims that its contract with 
the stagehands has untl Aug. 31 
to go. 

Walter Damrosch will conduct 
another series of symphony concerts 
at - Madison Square Garden this 
winter for the benefit of Idle musi- 
cians. 



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David ^ubinoff denies for BCA 
the report that " the' Company had 
several thousand 'manufactured tel- 
evision sets on hand for distribu- 
tion in the near future at a ^rice of 
around $100 each. Added that the 
look-see end of broadcasting Is 6till 
in the experimental stage. 



James B. Pond, concert and lec- 
ture booker, gets jammed up with 
the police because the Grand Cen- 
tral' terminal staff wouldn't let him 
through to see a pal off on one of 
the trains. In barring him. Pond 
tells the press, the railroad em- 
ployees got unnecessarily rough. 



. Beer and prosperity note: Since 
the statutory apprpval of suds 
brewers and others connected with 
the business have in New York stat% 
bought 182 motor trucks, represent- 
ing an expenditure of $360,000. Na- 
' tional Automobile Chamber of Com- 
merce so repotted to the N. Y. State 
Beef Control Board. 



' .John Henry Hammond, Jr., sails 
for Paris to talk over with Duke 
Ellington the score that the band- 
man is writing for a colored revue 
that Hammond's contemplating pro- 
ducing in the fall.' 



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the action, thinks Woollcott, could 
have been that the Soviet authori- 
ties looked. upon Connolly as a re- 
ligious propagandist because of his 
play, 'Green Pastiures,' Edna Per- 
ber, with the same touring party, 
was passed through. Connolly 
meantime has settled down in Co- 
penhagen. 



Asbury Park, N. J., has decided 
that it can't stand the expense of a 
baby parade this year, and the 
event is off for the first time since 
1890. Last year the burgh took a 
$3,000 loss on' the annual parade, 
and in 1931 the dip into the red 
came to $28,000. 

Leopold Stokowski says, he'll soon 
be Hollywood bound to. do some re- 
search because .he's, convinced that 
the. 'perfect art' will rise from the 
Alms. 



Marc B3aw obtained a judgment 
for $23,647 in the N. Y. Supreme 
Cotirt against former Justice 
Mitchell L. Erlanger and Saul J. 
Baron. Klaw -brought, his suit 
primarily against Erlanger, brother 
of the late producer, naming Baron 
"merely— as — ^the- temporany__axlnitnr 
istrator of the estate. Involved in 
the action was 'an accounting, of 
the proceeds from sale of the pic- 
ture rights to 'Daddy Long Legs,' 
'The Round Up' and 'The Little 
Cafe.' 



Ned Wayburn's wife and her two 
young nephews saved themselves 
from a flaming motorboat in New 
Hampshire by heaving themselves 
overboard and' swimming 200 yards 
to safety. Way burn himself, on 
shore saw the blaze and without 
knowing it was his own scull turned 
in an alarm. 



Fred Stone watches his youngest, 
Carol, 17,- make her debut in 'Mr. 
Prohack' at the John Drew 
Memorial theatre, Easthampton, 
L. L 



Independent exhibs, not In the 
MPTOA, to hold their own code 
Convention In N. Y. next Monday 
(31). 



their way into the fair stranded in 
Herkimer, N. Y,, when the coin gave 
out. About 80 started, out but only 
a dozen blew up. 



Summer theatre offered IS new 
plays this week, a record number. 



Coast 



Robert W. Roller, compojser, in a 
critical conditipn in the San Mateo, 
Calif., Community hospital, from 
effects of what physicians believe 
was poison liquor» 

Reconciliation of Max Ba'er, prize- 
fighter,", and' Dorothy Dunbar Baer. 

Petition to admit to probate the 
estate of John- Grey, film writer, 
valued at $46,-0.00. - 



Helen . Josephine . Mann, non-pro, 
graAted a- divorce from Edwin. 
George Mann, musician. 



Beatrice Roberts Dillon, actress, 
filed suit for divorce against Robert 
A^JDiUon^lm jwrlter, charging_thajt 
at the time of their marriage, her 
husband 'had not obtained his final 
decree from a former wife. 



Although the estate of Roscoe 
(Fatty) Arbuckle was estimated' at 
less than $2,000,- the late screen 
comedian In a will dated 1921 be- 
queathed Joseph M. Schenck, film 
executive, $100,000. 

Asking for a total of $95,000 
damages, James Youngdeer, Indian 
actor, and his wife, Helen, have 
filed suit in Superior court against 
the Hoover Investment -Co. and 
Salter and Gluckstein, operators of 
a downtown apartment house. Pair 
allege that they were burned and 
disfigured when defective wiring 
started a fire in their apartment, 
and .their trained dog lost. 



Gambling raids on West Side Sat. 
bag 66, packing the W. 47th st. sta- 
tion. 



Duncan sisters going back to 
'Topsy and Eva.' Probably a Chi 
opening. 



•Open House' is the new title of 
the play which Queenie Smith re- 
cently tried out in -Boston. Shu- 
bert backing. 



Luna Park starts a school of . elo.- 
cutlon for Its barkers. 



Fortune Gallo preparing for a 
season of grand op at pop prices, 
to . start in Philadelphia Thursday 
(27). Retains the San Carlo title. 



Loew's Theatre. and Realty Corp. 
and Loew's, Inc., defendants in suit 
In the N. Y. Supreme Court by the 
Allied Owners Corp., claiming back 
rent due on three theatres built by 
the Allied bunch on an agreement 
with the circuit. 



Grace Hall, once a showgirl, ask- 
ing a divorce from Arthur H. Lewis, 
shipping man. Contends he got too 
fond of his nurse during a heart 
attack. Wants $5,000 monthly all 
mony and $15,000 counsel fees. 

Anne Morrlisbn Chapin has done 
three plays for the new seasor^. 
'Broken Doll,' 'Love Plies Out of the 
Window' and one untitled. 



. Pop concerts resume at the West- 
chester County, N. Y., Centre with 
45 musicians from the Westchester 
local after the original orchestra 
had walked out 5n the call of Local 
802 of New York. Latter had de- 
manded a $60 weekly minimum in 
place of the $15 to $36 the men had 
been rece^vlng^ 

Erik.^Jharel arrives here tomor- 
row (25) to talk over with Martin 
3eck. the project of producing 'The 
White Horaei Inn,' musical spec- 
tacle which played the Coliseum, 
London, two years ago. Just before 
he and the circuit parted Beck 
J tried to sell the 'White Horse' idea 
to RKO for Radio City Music Hall. 

Alexander Woollcott gets a radlo- 
.gram , from the Ralph Pulitzer^ 
aboard the S. S. Kungsholm, Mos- 
cow bound, telling him that- Marc 
Connelly had been refused a visa 
to enter Russia. Only motive for 



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Leslie Adams goes musical, tak' 
Ing a part in 'As Thousands Cheer. 

Two Italian impresaria announce 
their intention of taking the old 
Roxy for an opera house in the fall 
If they get it they'll put in a bar 

Word from Dublin that the Abbey 
players will stick on the home 
grounds .the coming season. Had 
planned another American tour, but 
it.'s.off. 



Picture 'Song of Songs' recalls to 
Martin Herman that the Al Woods 
production was what put the late 
Joe Leblang in business in 1916. 

Prank Merlin has taken over the 
Little theatre and will make pro- 
ductions there. 



Jrene Fengel, actress, granted $76 
a week alimony pending action on 
her divorce suit agaijist Sam Fen- 
gel filed in L. A. Superior court. 

Attempt to contest the will of 
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, may be 
made by his brother, Harry Ar- 
buckle, in Fresno, Calif. Latter al- 
leges that the actor's estate, ac- 
counted at $2,000, was under-esti- 
mated. 



June Knight announced she was 
pleased that Max Baer, her friend, 
had returned to his wife. 



Jessie Buckley, sister of Stuart 
Erwin, actor, grranted a divorce In 
Visalia, Calif., from Kline Buckley 
on grounds of alleged cruelty. 



George W. Kessler arrested by 
Los Angeles police after he alleg- 
edly shot and probably fatally 
wounded Dolores La Mar, a dancer. 



Herbert Marshall, actor, and his 
wife, Fdna Best, arrived in Los 
Angeles, July .18, from England., 

Constance Bennett denied a print- 
ed newspaper report in New York 
that she and the Marquis are hav- 
ing difficulties. 



Mauryne Sunday, non-pro, filed 
suit for divorce against George M, 
Sunday, son of the evangelist, 
charging cruelty. 



Willltj M. Givens, film technician, 
booked in the Hollywood jail on 
suspicion of allegedly attempting to 
rob a woman. 



J. F. Burke, Santa Ana, Calif., 
newspaper publisher, goes on trial 
July 27 on a charge of manslaughter 
in connection with the death of 
Henry Prlchard in an auto colli- 
sion^ 



Clarence Taylor's 'The Wedding 
Ring,' his first play, to get a tryout 
by Elizabeth Mlele at Summit 
Aug. 14. 



June Walker goes to Theatre 
Guild for 'School for .Husbands.' 



'Bruised Lady.' Arthur Stringe.r'9 
play, now 'Untouchable.' 



Henry Haars, Dutch pianist, 
suing his mother-in-law for $100,- 
000, alleging alienation of the af- 
fections of his wife, Mona Morgan, 
actress. 



• Belle Livingston out of her Long 
Island nlte club. S&id gangsters ate 
up all the profits. 



Boy singers of the Crusade Union, 
Newark, who attempted to sing 



Henrietta Paradice, actress, lost 
her suit for $163,617 for an alleged 
unsuccessful plastic surgery opera- 
tion when an L. A. Superior court 
decision was handed down in favor 
of the defendant. Dr. Howard L 
Updegraff. 



Film contracts of Dixie Frances 
and Blanca Vischer, actresses, with 
Pox Films, approved in L. A. Su- 
perior court. Paper was up for 
sanction because both are minors. 



JTames Fox, part owner of the 
gaming ship, Johanna Smith, shot 
In the foot fleeing fronj bandits who 
attempted to hold him up. 



Annual picnic for the mechanical 
employees of the Fox studios July 
30 at North Hollywood Park. 

Armlda Vendrell, dancer, filed suit 
In L. A. Superior court to restrain 
Amlda Tovar, dancer, from using 
the name 'Amlda' professionally, al- 
leging the similarity was causing 



confusion cmd damages to the plain- 
tiff. 



William Wellman, director, an- 
nounced in Los Angeles his Inten- 
tion to marry Dorothy Coonan, ac- 
tress, as soon as his divorce from 
Marjorie Crawford becomes final. 



Maurlne Sunday announced in 
San Francisco that she will drop a 
divorce suit filed recently against 
George Sunday, con of this evan- 
gelist. 



Isabel B. Wood, actress, granted 
an annulment in L. A. Superior 
court of her Mexican marriage to 
Harmon Kirk Wood, actor, on 
grounds that the ceremony was not 
in compliance with the Mexican 
laws. 



Hanna Williams -Kahn announced 
her intention to forsake the stage 
for domestic life, aild will do her 
best to make a home for hier hus- 
band, Jack D^mpsey.- 



Randolph Connolly, child actor, 
filed suit, for $76,000 in L; A. Supe- 
rior court against Francis and 
Clarinda Masoni — alleging:— _ln._hia- 
complalnt that injuries received in 
an. auto accident have halted 'his 
film career. The youth's inother 
also asks $25,600 in. a separate suit. 

Alexander Light, actor, unsuc- 
cessful in his $8,187 suit filed in 
L. A. Superior court aerainst the 
Ebel Club for asserted breach of 
contract in connection -with the pro- 
duction of : 'Twentieth Night.' Court 
dismissed the suit by sustaining an 
objection ' of the defendants to the 
introduction of evidence. 



minor victory at 'Streets of Paris' 
when a small peep show 'is it 
Mimi?' was closed. Yarrow wrote 
to the South Park commission that 
immoral shows at the expo were 
'spoiling the youth of the land' 



William Klopp, 68, said to be a 
former circus clown, died in Oak 
Park Infirmary, near Chicago, in- 
juries from ah auto accident caused 
death. 



Skyride rocket car at World's 
Fair slipped a cable and two per- 
sons who were standing up in the 
car at time, were slightly injured. 



Ralph O'Hara was reported kid- 
naped In Chicago, but Tom Maloy, 
boss of the Operators' Union, said 
It was nonsense. O'Hara was ex- 
onerated of the murder "of Fred 
Oser some weeks ago. 



EVELTir NESBIT DIVOECED 

Chicago, July 24. 

Evelyn Nesbit currently headlin- 
ing here rt the Club Alabam was 
divorced last week from Jack Clif- 
ford. Desertion as of September, 
1918, charged. 

Miss. Nesbit testified she didn't 
know where Clifford is at present. 



Janet Sheppard Graves awarded 
an anulment.ih L. A. Superior court 
from W. A. Graves on grounds that 
her husband disapproved of her 
determination to follow a screen 
career. 



Although no arrests were made, 
police raided the Social Club and the 
Sunset Club, Hollywood speaks, and 
ordered the drink parlors to close 
their doors, with the former oblig- 
ing promptly by placing a sign In 
front of the establishment, 'Gone 
fishing, why don't you?' 



Mickey 'Whirlwind' Thomtis, 
prizefighter and extra, and Sol 
Llppo, extra, fined $20 and $10, re- 
spectively, for instigating a free- 
for-all fight in the United Artists 
studio casting office. 



Los Angeles city council pledged 
itself to submit at the next city or 
state election a proposal amending 
the dance hall ordinance allowing 
Sunday dancing. At the same time 
an amendment will also be sub- 
mitted legalizing tlie sale of beer in 
dance ha;ils and cafes wh^re food is 
served. 



Both harness and running races, 
with pari-mutuel betting, ok'd for 
the coming Sacramento, Cal., fair 
by the state fair board of directors. 



Bill permitting betting on dog 
races under the pari-mutuel system, 
similar to the measure approved by 
the voters In connection with horse 
racing, introduced in the Calif, leg- 
islature by Walter Sullivan. 



id-West 



Mrs, Theodore Koehler, divorced 
wife of the composer of 'Stormy 
Weather,' won a judgment for 
$10,000 for back alimony at the rate 
of $150 a month. She will attempt 
to attach his royalties. 



Helen Morgan in Chicago for 
vaudeville and nlte club engage- 
ments confessed her secret mar- 
riage at New Castle, Pa., on May 
15. Groom is a law student, 
Maurice Maschke, Jr., who is wait- 
ing to hear if he passed his bar 
exams. He's from Harvard via 
Cleveland. 



Attorneys for the Century of 
Progress Exposition took an appeal 
from a $75,000 jury verdict to Royal 
Irwin, a college boy guide, who lost 
his eyesight in an accident while 
on duty at the Fair. 



Klondike Kate Rockwell married 
John Matson, Alaska miner, 33 
years after they met during Yukon 
gold rush days. He was bashful. 
At one time she bankrolled 
Alexander Pantages to start a the- 
atre. 



Al Stroolc, 33, owner of Jeffery 
.Tavern was. shot In Chicago. His 
place, 6ft6n raided, has i)6en much 
In print the past year. 



and O* Routes 



Rev. Phillip Yarrow, Chicago's 
loudest yipplng reformer, wou a. 



(Continued from page 46) 

victor, James E.. 622 Fifth Ave.. N. T. C. 
VIs'ari;" Rinj;~-6211" -lilirwood— Aver,- -Gleve^ 
land. 

Vlto. .Kins, Rose Room D. H.. I,. A. 
Vogel, Ralph, 2502 Coral St., Phllo. 
Voorhees, Don, NBC, N. T. C. 

W 

Wagner, Buddy. Commodore H., N. T. C 

Warlng's Penna., care J. O'Connor, >Iam- 
mersteln T. Bldgr,, N. T. C. 

Warnow, Mark. CBS, N. T. C. 

Watters, Lou, 1007 104th Ave<, Oakland. 

Walker, Ray, 201 fit James PL, Brook- 
lyn. N. T. 

Weber. Thos.. Breakfast C. I,. A. 

Weeks. Anson. Mark Hopkins H.. S. F. 

Weems, .Ted, Lincoln Tavern, Chicago. 

Weldner, Art, 44 Wawona St., S. K. 

Welch, Roy, Fulton-Royal, Brooklyn. 

Werner, Ed., Michigan T., Detroit. 

Wesley, Jos.. 317 12th Ave.. Milwaukee. 

West, Ray, Roosevelt H.. Hollywood. 

Weston, Don, Richmond H., North 
Adams, Mass. 

Wetter, Joa., 017 Adams Ave., Bcranton, 
Pa. 

Whidden, Xld., 125 Dlkeman St., B'klyn. 

Whlddeh, Jay, Mlramar H., Santa Moni- 
ca, Cal. . 

Whitoman. Paul, NBC, N, T. C. 

Whityre, Bverett, New Hartford, N. t. 

Wilkinson, Raul, Dupont Blltmore H..- 
Wilmington. Del. 

Williamson, Ted., Isle of Palms E^, 
Charleston, S. C. 

Wilson, Clare, Madison Gardens, Toledo. 

Wilson, Meredith, NBC, S. F. 

Wlnebrenner, W. S., 207 Frederick St., 
Hanover, Pa. 

WIneland, S. K.. Metropolitan Studio.- 
Hollywood. 

Wlttenbrock, Al., 1808 T St., Sacramento, 
Cal. 

Wlttsteln, Eddie. New Haven. 
Wolf, I.eo, Sky High Club, Chicago. 
Wolf, Rube,- care Fanchon & MarcOb 
Hollywood. 

■ Wolohan, Johnny, El Patio B. R., P j**, 
Woodworth, Julian, Palais "D'Or, N.T.C. 
Wray, Roily, KFOX, Long Beach. Cal. 
Wright. Joe, 410 Mills Bldg., 8. P. 
Wunderllch; P., 1587 E. 19th St., B'klyn.. 



Taw, Ralph. KERN, Bakersfleld, Cal. 
Young, Marty, 4300 Pershing Dr., El 
Paso. 



Zahler. Lee, Darmour Btudio, Hollywood. 
Zooper's Arabian Knights, Keego Harbor. 
Cass Lake, Mich. 



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IINew York Theatres] 



(T/tet^i ALWAYS A 
BETTER SHOW RKO! 



PALACE •"^^'^ 



WILLIAM POWELL in 
"Private Detective 62" 
On Stage— Leon Belnsco 
and Orch. 



RKO a6th ST.tr/'xvt 

Wed. to Fri., July 20 to 28 
"EMERGENCY CALL" 

and 

^'BE MIN£ TONIGHT" 



RKO 61 It St.& 

Wed. to Fri., July 20 to 28 
"EMERGENCY CALL" 
With 

Bill Boyd — Wynne Gibson 



Km 



In Person 
ETHEL BARRYMORE In 
"TWELVE-POUND LOOK" 
Harrison & Flther Ross and 
Edwards— Spltalny and Ortli 
Extra— Harold Arlen 
On Soroon — Kay Francis, 
Nils Asther in 
"Storm at Day- 
broak" 



MON.^FRI- 

IOAW-T.K 



Fcroen— .lOHN 
Ifi VIENNAV 



"REUNION IN vit""" „ 

fliago— Mild WaU-rs "ncuo 
Waahlneton In Cotton nub 

and Mills Dsntl-Othcrs . 
rrl.: 8. Sidney— ionnloCorharoi 



TttCftaay, July- 25,' 1933 



¥ I M E S SQUARE 



VARIETY 



ftroadway 



Buth Hardlner free lancing' ae a 
ptWB agent* 

' Sid Weiss p.a. for Central cabaret. 
Yonkers. 

Prlmo Carhera dpvns a quart of 
l)eer In two gulps. 

Those 80% In favor of the house 
games at liong Beach. 

Margaret Sullavan starting to 
duck fan mag Interviews. 

Mother of John Kelley, RlngUn^ 
(how attorney, gravely 111." 
' Jake Wllk to London, Main Idea 
i0 to play some golf, he claims. 
' Phil Coffey of the lilxle' spot go- 
jng to Hollywood with Bill iTraw- 
iey. 

William A. Brady on liquid, diet 
Ijecause of affected foot, has dropped 
16 pounds. 

Merritt Hulburd entertained his 
Paramount aesociates. Ab'otit 160 
showed up. 

Beed Albee has been taking his 
■prize horses seriously. He has a 
stable of 11. 

Joe Jackson, comedy cyclist, left 
j;a8t.wee.k to open in Berlin. Away 
for two years. 

Marcus Helman and Martin' Beck 
JunChlng together nowadays 'is one. 
(Bight all by Itself. • ' • 

Ben David sticking to agentlng In 
jpadlo only now, but still interested 
In producing a play. 

Mary Nolan appearing at th6 Jol- 
ly Friars, a night spot on Merrick 
road on Long Island. 

Evergreens placed' on grrave of 
Bobert Ames, at Hartford in nameisj 
-of- prominent-playera. 



C H 4 T T E 




Vienna 

By Erich -Glass 



President, a good audience! Tak- 
ing a recent moonlight cruise aboard 
the 'Showboat,' Liake George 'float- 
ing night club, Mrs. Boosevelt heard 
a special dinner program arranged 
for her by Don Bestor. Before the 
mike over which music is broadcast 
she thanked Beetor. 

Peggy Rich must have some in- 
side info about Jack deRuyter's 
coin. She's suing him for plenty of 
g's for breach of promise, forget- 
fulness or neglect or whatever it is 
when It happens like that happened. 
After Peggy lost her divorce suit 
and she and deRuyter thought they 
were notorius enough to go on the 
stage, the theatres had to bail 
Peggy out of a hotel bill In New 
York so she could open for a try- 
' out with her sweetie at Trenton. , 



Paris 



Mild Pelt ran out to Ohio on plans 
for .opening up as an exhibitor in' 
that state next month. 

Leo Morrison ordered a terrace 
• apartment at the Park Central. Got 
one with an 18-lnch terrace. 

Loew's Ziegfeld ac^ding a mind- 
reader for a week's frolic; pther- 
wise the straight pic continues. 
. Savirigton Crampton, . J. Walter 
Thompson agency exec, back, on. the 
'Bremen' from a London vacadh. 
, Moss Hart klnda 'flustered and 
flattered at being Invited -to the 
White House by Mrs. Roosevelt. 

Motloij Picture Club d'rid A.MvP.A 
are .combining oh a day off up the 
Hudson Aug. 2. Nick will be £ fin. 
■ Formerly at the Par, Brooklyn, 
Ben Grlefer landed the Criterion 
management spot for run of 'Song 
tof iSongs.' 

' *He Men« and 'Panslefi,* N. .T. 
Times' two ball teams battled the 
heat at the Stadium Monday. Beer 
at third base. 

Dr. Keith Kahn, plastic surgeon, 
"known around the Square, has a 
play going the rounds, 'Hell's 
Chosen People.' 

Lucille Mendez (ex- Mrs. Ralph 
Ince) back east. Her kid sister, con- 
trasting; blonde, not bad either -on 
"the hoof and otherwise. 

Lloyd Pantages dally Hollywood 
column in the New York Evening 
'Journal' is having a try at syndlca 
tion. Very limited at present. 

Arthur Brilant around Broadway 
from Hollywood with a west coast 
play ready for the boards but. still 
50% of the b, r. to be promoted 

John Beck, Jr., now handling the 
vaude books for houses in Portland 
and other Northwest towns for the 
Roy McCray booking offices here. 

Club Osterman took the veil both 
upstairs and down for the summer. 
Jack's set for Loew's State Alig. 3. 
May reopen the nltery in th& fall 

Yacht Club Boys set for a,. Vita- 
phone short before going to Sara- 
-toga next month at the Piping Rock 
'.Borra Mine-\ritch also just finished 
;one. 

Harry Benson, treasurer of thie 
48th Street, reported better after 

.grave condition following recent 
appendix operation. Flushing hos 

•pital. 

' One of the Times Square sheets 
admits it has been paying bfC its 
staff, from bad accounts.. If they 
collect it, fine — If not, let .'em 

David Boehm, in on the Tlex' 
from d Eluropean vacash, to the 
coast for Warner Bros, via .Canal 
.route on the ■ 'California.' .Set for a 
year again on the WB lot, 

West 46th street has had that 
handbook cigar store raided twice, 
but backliig the wagon In hasn't 
kept the boys from congregating, 
Three cops now to clear the loiter 
ing.' " '. ' 

The open window rehearsal halls 
emit so much song and dance stuff 
that plenty of expectant show 
business Is obviously in the mak- 
ing. And talk about nature In 'the 
raw Is seldom mild. 

W, E. Wllkerson of the coast was 
In New York last week on his usual 
quest after sugar. Wllkerson is re 
•ported furnishing the N. Y. Daily 
'Mirror' with its new Hollywood 
: column, in addition to Winchell's. 

There's been so much trouble and 
•congestion backstage at the Hippo 
drome, N. Y., with opera enthusl 
asts or relatives mobbing the place 
that Tim Lahey has been engaged 
to keep people away from the back 
stage door. 

An uptown roii,dhouse has so 
■many of Its creditors present 
nightly there's no room for paying 
customers. Restaurant on Broad - 
"way has declared all due bills, out 
for the siimmeri The cheapies -vfrere 
Interfering with regular trade. 

Ork. leaders and singers find Mrp 
T^ranklin D. Roosevelt, wife of the 



By Beulah Livingstone 

Mlstlnguett htis departed for 
Ju'an-les-Pins. 

Suddei^. "wS-rm Weather driving, 
e'verybody to the o.utdoor cafes. 

Hope Hampton and Jules Brula- 
tour coming here. later from Cannes, 
Arge'ntlna has departed for a tour 
of South' America, ' but returns- in 
October, 

Dttlfmar'GiOdoWsky postcards-from 
Florence that she goes next to 



London 



from 



Switzerland^ 

Helba'-Huara attracting attention 
by her Peruvian dance, recitals at 
the Vleux Colombler. 

The. 'Hot Club de Paris,' new jazz 
spot, is presenting 12 colored musi 
clans, headed by Freddie Johnsoii. 

Alanova has gone to London as 
the solo dancer . in 'La Mort d'un. 
Tj-ran,' "by the French composer, 
Mllhaud. 

New play by Andre Pascal, 
•L'Homme aux Yeux d'Almee,' has' 
been accepted' for the Madeleine 
next "season.- 

Amerlcan colony turned out in- 
force at "Fourth of July" Embassy 
Garden party given by Ambasssfdor 
and Mrs. Straus. 

Geraldine Farrar, Franklin Roose- 
velt, Jr., Winston Churchill and 
Gen. John J.- Piershlng among July- 
dlstingulshed visitors. 

Lys Gauty» Maurlcet- and the- 
piano comedians, Jullen and Gllles, 
have formed a little cbmpany to go 
on tour through France. 

After a successful Paris debut 
dance reCltfd at the Madeleine, 
Edna^ Breyman has gone . -back to 
Los Angeles" with her mother. 

A letter from Muriel Pollock, 
composer and whirlwind pianist of 
tho NBC, says to expect her in 
August on her first Paris trip. 

After a few days' motor trip, Dr. 
and Mrs. Charles Holder (Dorothy 
Caruso) are returning to the Cha- 
teau d'Ury,.near Fontainebleau. . 

Frances, Virginia and Marguerite, 
the three -sisters of the Morgan 
Trio, have returned from 'the 
Riviera to -fill summer engagements 
here. 

Carlos Reymond has been en- 
gaged to design both sets and cos- 
tumes for 'L'Arleslenne,' which 
opens at the.. Comedie Francalse 
next season. , . 

Midget ' golf Is being supplanted 
here ,by .'mln|ature speedway'— me 
chanlcal de'Klce for. racing toy autoi 
mobile^ — which is even invading the 
Chanip^ Elysees. . 

Follp-wiiig. her - iengagement at the 
Casino de Paris, .next fall, Mistin 
guett has been offered the headline 
honors in Rip's new revue for the 
Bouffe-Parisietis. 

Almee M.cPherson "took leave 6f 
the American hospital and neglect- 
ed to leave her address, but Is 
thought ; to.;, be somewhere in. the 
south of F.ipance. .' 

Owing to sudden illness. Carmen 
Bonl was .obliged to cancel her eil- 
gagement for the leading role Kn 
'The Lady of the Sleeping- Car,' 
which opened at the Varieties this 
weel^. replaced by . M.ona Sem- j 
Patrick -prunner,' London flliji dl 
rector, and Elaine Howett, screen 
actress and ballet dancer, recently 
married In the Rpyal Chapel at St 
Jameis Palace, 'v^tere they were 
honored by the King's presence, are 
spending their honeymoon here. 



Herb Williams getting plenty of 
revue offers. 

Omar doing a private party for 
Mrs. Corrlgan. 

J. B. Priestley recovering 
throat operation. 

Al Bowly again making friendly 
overtures to Roy Fox. 

Nina Mae McKinney's latest 
trouble is the mumps. 

Maurice Cowan now film critic 
for the 'Dally Herald.' 

Harry Dufor may team up 'with 
Iris Kirkwhlte for vaudeville. 

The Richard Tauber idea to ap- 
pear In a Schubert play h'-'-e is off. 

Stanley HoUoway doing audition 
for one of leads in new Drury Lane 
show. 

■ Beatrice Lillle substituting' for 
Boswell Sisters at the Cafe de 
Paris. 

. Harry Foster week-ending with 
Mark Ostrer" at his country resi- 
dence. 

Joe Cohen framing new act with 
Len' Jackson;' -whd replaces Murray 
Leslie. 

Ruth Roland ; here, pleasure 
bound, but might consider a vaude- 
.vllle date.- • 

Mistinguette and Derval fly from 
Paris. to. see. the'. Prince of • "Wales' 
French revue. 

—- TommT-Lorne*s n e w b ltr 'cutting 
the lady's dress,' is -a steal from 
Doctor Rockwell. 

■ Gaston Palmer coming over spe- 
cially to postpone his dates for 
General Theatres. 

. Embassy Club balance sheet just 
Issued reveals loss of $400 for year, 
first loss in years. 

Princess Jullana;v Holland's fu- 
ture queen, seeing 'Richard of Bor- 
deaux' at the New. 

Rajodon Novarro expressing desire 
to appear, in an. English revue, to be 
written by himself. 

King Felsal of Iraq attended gala 
performance of "Wild Violets' at 
Drury. Lane ( July. 6. 

Dodo Watts ■ crashing vaudeville, 
with Arthur Klein, English song- 
-writer, at the piano. 

Ted Ray surprised his friends by 
his sudden marriage to. Sybil Stev 
ens, . non-professlonal. 

Kid Berg -and Bunty Pain, from 
the Trocadero ca.baret, fixed, the 
wedding date this- week. 

SydAey Carroll dickering for pres- 
entation, of plays at his open-air 
theatre in Regent's Park. 

Larry Gains after -winning fight 
in Ireland wins $8,000 itvcard game, 
crossing .over to; -England. 

Leslie Sterling to croon at the 
Beach Casino, Monte Carlo, for 
eight weeks, opening Aug. 6. 

Understood - .Madam Colletta, 
former owner of the Queen's Hotel, 
has just bought the Hotel Splendlde. 

Mrs. Henry Kahn about to Join 
her husband in Johannesburg, 
where he ha^ been appointed JB^ox 
rep. . I 

Phyllis HiUen^ originally office 
girl, then private secretary to Syd- 
ney Hyman, left after 17 years. 
Married. 

Two hundred men. in all-night 
queue for final tennis match be- 
tween Helen Wills Moody and Dor- 
othy Round. . 

Jimmy Cainpbell, Irwin Dash, and 
Leslie 'Holmes flying over to' Paris 
July 16 for a special broadcast from 
Radio Paris; ' 

Fritz and Schnitz newcomers on 
the British Broadcasting' Co: are 
David Bums, American, and Teddy 
Elben, English. 

Edie, Eldle iemd Birdie Port, for- 
merly with Francis Manglii at the 
Rex, Paris, In for .12 weeks at Pal- 
lace, Blackpool. 

British International's Elstree 
studios closing end of August for 
six week^' to alloW distribution to 
overtake production. 

Lady Eleanor Smith tu play one 
of the leads In the plcturlzation of 
her book, 'The Red Wagon,' which 
Paul Stein Is directing.' " 



ing her vocal lessons seriously: 
Will sing with the local Opera Co, 
Still teaching dancing. 

Lyle Womack, Ruth Elder's ex- 
husband, returned to the Canals 
Zone with his new wife who has 
been playing bits in pictures. Mr. 
Womack is the local agent for a 
Mexica,n divorce factory. - 

Salomon Veissid, manager of the 
Venus theater got 10 days in Jail 
for showing an obscene picture. 
He had told Mayor Cervera it was 
a scientific picture. After seeing it, 
the Mayor thought dlfferently- 

"When entertainers fullfU their 
contracts they must immediately 
return to the States. Loe Byrne, of 
the Atlantic though differently, but 
was' repatriated by the gov't And 
she' was put ' under detention until 
the boat sailed. 

Harry Metzger, who married 
Leslie Russel, of' the Metropole, 
failed to pay attorney for di-vorce 
granted last month. Judge says h« 
must pay or go to jail. Miss Russel 
has returned to cabaret work and 
pays never, again. 

New people from New Y6rk for 
the Atlantic nite club are Peggy 
Styles, Kathlyn Hufford, Helen Mc- 
Mamis, Retta Skolka, Kitty Ellis, 
Jean White, Shirley Hanseh, Con- 
,8tance Vlolea, Charlotte Farquhar 
and Connie Duane. . .. _ 

.And still another new one — ^The 
-Hunters- club, _w.ith_ a gymnasium 
and hand-ball court. Amateur TiOX^' 
ing bouts every week, charging dues 
of one dollar entrance fee ^oid BO 
cents a month. Harlem Buddie Ben- 
nett and his Dixieland orchestra 
furnish the entertainment. 



Bermuda 



John B. Gambling, WOR an 
nouncer, resting up. 

Shriners and Princeton alumni In 
mixed crowd on 'Queen' (17). 

British element looking forward 
to 'Cavalcade' showing shortly. 

'Transylvania' (18), ushers In 
cruise boat summer season, arrlv 
Ing with 699 on board, but most of 
'em appear to be entertainers. 

Among latter were Barry Townly, 
Jack Stanley. Anna Codee, Marya 
Marlowe, Harry N6Ville, William 
Lloyd, Pat Pattison, Fred Neal 
Prank Orth, Dave Hacker, Gail 
Henshaw, Virginia Oman, Marie 
Houston, Annie " Pekare, Margo 
Fischer and Nancy Barnwell. 



Bncharest 



City alive, till 3 a.m. and longer. 
Mme. Buiandra looks 10 years 
younger. 

• Baneasa Forest to become fash- 
ionable resort for week-enders, i , 

^Private Lives' aihd .Sil Vafas' 
'Queeii VlCtorld' due here' Ih fail. 

Gradina Colos turns open-air 
cinema after flopping with revues. 

•(jran'd Hotel* to be dohe for first 
time in Roumanian at the Ventura, 

Dr. V. Volculescu appointed lit- 
erary advisor for local radio iBta- 

**°Dinner at Eight' scheduled at 
the Regina Maria theatre for Oc- 
tober. ' 

First local sky-scraper ma.keS 
National .theatre •pposite look like 
a doll's house. .. • " • ' 

National theatre and the Regina 
Maria squabbling over performing 
rights of Lonsdale's latest; ' 

Vox House gives charity per- 
formances of Kalman's 'CountesS 
Maritza' for German exiles. ; 

Local Luna- Park to open to 
swanky centre of city wUh^mam- 
moth open-air cinema seating 4,ooy. 

Misha Plshzon and Jewish Comr 
pany giving open- air performances 
of S<?halonl Asch play, 'Uncle Moses 
at the New. ^ , 

Victor Eftlmlu, president of local 
P.B.N, Cilub, has attractive library 
with dedication volumes of Piran- 
dello, Stefan Zwelg and scores of 
others. 



Panama 

By Bea Drew 



Mary Lee Kelly 111 in the hos- 
pital. . 

Kelly's Rltz has a new front, 
Spanish and classy. 

The Mask and Wig Club new 
show is 'Broken Dishes.' 

New cabaret. Paradise Nite Club, 
opened. Alexander Markus Is m.c. 

All cabarets must deposit $150 for 
every entertainer brought from the 
States. 

The RIvoll night club folded; 
Kelly's Rltz took over the enter- 
tainers. 

Mrs. Mace Jacques, mother of 
'Bobby'' Jacques, dancer, is seeking 
divorce. 

The Panama government has de- 
creed a reduction in the Import tax 
on liquor. But the sellers refuse to 
lower prices. 

Josephine flacnz, Panamanian girl, 
weds John Wayne, picture actor. 
Her father is Panamanian Consul ih 
Los Angeles. 

Eleanor Van, the dancer, la tak- 



Stroudsburg 

By John J. Bartholomew 

Tal Henry's North Carolinians 
one -alighting. ^ 

Bill. May's Lafayette College band 
now at Lake Mineola. 

Bernle Whitman's orchestra play- 
ing at Fauchere Casino. 

All local textile Industries hav* 
inaugurated the new 'code' hours. 

Almost all local golf courses an- 
nounce another cut In greens 'fees, . 

The Harrod Singers, colored Hing- 
ing troupe, appearing in this sec- 
tion. , . 

Cy LaTour press agent and pho- 
tographer for Pocono Mt. Horse 

Show. ■ , , 

Joe McHugh m. c.'lng and head- 
lining the floor show at Yarrick's 
Hof Brau. 

S. S. Kresge, chain -store magnate, 
building dam and swimming poo) 
on his estate. 

The Hendrickson-Bruce Shape- 
spearean Co. playing the State 
Teachers Cgllege auditorium. 

Rose Hampton, Met opera con- 
tralto, and Wilfred Pelletler, con- 
ductor, concerting at Buck Hill 
Falls Inn. 

Glen Brook Country club, where 
Gene Tunney trained for the first 
Dempsey fight, building large ter- 
race garden for dancing and out- 
door dining. 

Alice Claire Butler, dancer. In the 
floor show at the Kresge hotel, mar- 
ried July 17 to . Edward Joseph 
Barnes (Wilkes-Barre), musician 
with the Charles Knecht Ramblers 
at the hotel. 

Swanky Buckwood Inn, home of 
the famous Shawnee Country club, 
has gonejn for a large beer garden, 
inclding ' an Hawaiian orchestra. 
California NlphthJi-wks in the inn'B 
main ballroom. 



Blind composer Bela von TJjJ,'*©* 

Pensioned ISurg actress Olga Lex 
Wlnsky — 80. 

Lulse Ullrich home from fllmlnK 
In Black Forest. 

Karl -Parkas to open new revu^ 
stage 'Casino' in fall. 

Talk of Pox and Par 'bidding fot 
U.> S. rights of Jeritza talker. 
' Ma:*" ' Relnhardt approached to 
lecture Artd direct " at' Warsaw. " ' 

Rumors of first Adele-Kei'n talker 
to be made shortly .under Fejos. 

Relnhardt planning revival- ot 
'Saint Joan,' with Paula Wessely 
starring. 

Scala's publicity stunt Is to avoid 
publicity and to leave whole town 
guessing. 

Burg's ex-star, Alfred Lohner, 
out of prison and off to visit parents 
in Switzerland. 

Heinz Saltenburg acquires new 
Oscar Straus opus based on Schnitz- 
ler's 'Liebelel.' 

Art Film ■ Co. resurrects with 
plans for three talkers beginning 
with 'Love at Court.' 

Prlederich Schreyvogl appointed 
literary and publicity advisor' fop 
local federal theatres. 

Paul' ]Efartman.,and iiEwald Palser 
of the .Burg under .contract with the 
Volksbuehne in Berlin. 

Llch'tenberg comedy to be' done in 
Czechish at Btno prior to produo 
tion in driglnal (German. . 

M ax Hansen t o .return In 'a fe w 
weeEi" for Austrian milieu tal£err 
with music by Robert Stol2i. 
. Rudolf Hans B&rtsch fiends police 
after a 'mysterious' double who 
keeps double-crossing him, 

'Lilac . Time' ". . planned as New 
Year's ^Jve vehicle at the State'n, 
with Adele Kern as ^annerl. 

Septeharian Heihrich Glueck- 
mann recalls early dealings with 
Schnltzler, Schoenherr (^nd Wil^ 
gans. 

. Otto Klemperer under contract if or 
83 concerts to Philadelphia^, wh^cli 
will fetch him 68,000 bucks, plu.Biea>> 
penses. 

. .Bronislaw Hubermann .jrecallij, 
rls^ to fame . and dwells on an en-i 
couraging hug'of .the great Br-abnu| 
in 18fl6. . . , ^'^ 

Act'or-feglsseur Wilhehn KUtdi 
maitles ..his. pupil,. Maria- ^firlede 
iyfaier, who Is a double of> bis -lato 
first wife. " .. . .. 

Peggy Pield makes her debut at 
Relnhar^t's and . "walks away ^ with 
Geyef piece in spite of not having A 
word of (Serinan, . 

'Werner .Krauss takes English 
lecisons wlih Professor MacCaUum 
and prfiiw^B .his. part in 'Before 
Sunset' for London. . 

' Kurt Robitschek, thinks of going 
into partnership .vlth Karl Farkafft, 
both flirting wlfh Bonacher's and 
two or three. Others. 

Leo Slezak, Szoeke Szakall. . Wal^ 
ter Jannsen are partners of Marie) 
Jeritza in ^Archd,ucheB8 Alexandre^'- 
talker now under way. 

Herbert Furreg wants a message 
from Shaw to mark new era of hiB 
management in Gmz, Sez G.B.S. ii 
an idol in that capital, 

Arthur . Loewensteln, Victor Ban;* 
n'owsky; Heinz. Salte'nburgi Hani 
Ziegler. and Karl Farkaa among the 
candidates of would-be managers 
.here. 

Richard' Duschinsky ' writing ne^. 
play with equally, famous and. no- 
torious painter, Hans MakaXt^ and 
the actor genius, Girardi, as. .chief 
characters. 

Josef' lifter, .'aged 22,.. has hie 'first 
operetta called . 'Prince 'of SchlrasT 
ready for. 'world, premiere . ait - the 
Stadt theatre in Zurich. Tex^t Is by 
Ludwig Herzer a'nd Dr. Beda. 

Fritz Kori;ner. back after, playing 
Copenhagen, Oslo,, Stockholm, ..Re* 
val. a^nd.lCownQ. Plans to ilar In 
'Merchant, of Venice,' . 'Gftiosts' .and 
'The ipatrlot' with Austrian, odm 
semble in U. S. 



tbe Ragne 

By M. W. etty>L««l 

The -^.oswell Slstiers at 
ihgen In Kursaal, 

Roulette concessions given out 
more freely here. Thiere are four 
casinos in Holland no^w. 

Oscar Strauss arrived In Holland. 
He is under contract with AVRO 
broadcaster to conduct concerts. 

In Scheveningen, Circus Schn« 
mann back in concrete building 
which they had not visited for 14 
years. 

Gltta Alpar booked a great suc- 
cess at the Tivoll, concert hall In 
Utrecht. This concert broadcast by 
AVRO. 

Arrival of Italian air squadron 
with General Balbo, on Its way to 
Chicago, which made. Amsterdam 
first stop on long voyage. 

A new company has been formed, 
Neco-Fllm, which alms at film pro- 
duction In- Holland, It offers $400 
for best sound-film scenario in 
Dutch. 

Dutch company, Groot Nieder- 
landsch Tooneel, has acquired sole 
rights to Holland of Relnhardro 
'The Miracle.' It will be produced 
this fall. 



60 



TIMES SQUARE 



Tuesday, July 25, 1933 



Honprbod 



Sally Dilers duo Tuesday from 
XCurope. 

- Delmar Daves back frdm two 
months in Europe. 

Elissa Landl' vacationing at Mali- 
b« with her mother. 
r Harry Cqe noW' representing Joe 
Morris on the coast. 

Stickups nicked the F-WC Gran- 
_^ada at Inglewopd for $117.' 
r Metro's 'Hall of Justice' has the 
Los Angeles city jail as a locale. 

David HlUman handling publicity 
for the Tower and the President. 

It took the surgeons an hour and 
20 minutes to yank the Gable ton- 
sils, 

Sid Silvers learning . to play a 
JewBharp for 'My Weakness' at 
Fox. • ■ 

James McGuinness presented with 
two Irish hounds by Richard Ben7 
lett. 

Colleen Moore gave away a cou- 
ple of collie pupa to' crippled chil- 
-dren. 

Lee Tracy on .tlmo every morn- 
■ ins while making 'Turn Back the 

• Clock.' 

Warner Baxter, still, driving his 
two-year-old Ford,- and -says he 
.likes it. 

Walter Huston spending all. his 
spare time at his ciimp at Arrow-* 
. head. 

Bill Ne wberry hopes to have^ his 
arm out^. ot "tire - brace- -within — a; 

• month. 

The ex-Mrs.' Ted Doner working 
for United Artists at an informa- 
tion desk. 

Ted Fiorito will, write the music 
for the short his orchestra will 
' make for Radio. 

'Universal discontinued studio 
previews. Will show new pix at 
the Ritz hereafter. 

Larry Hart "went for one of those 
white suits and looks like the lowei* 

- half of -a fl6ur sack. 
, Sidney. Sutherland bought his I Also an Anglo-Hispano monthly, 
wife a car for her birthday— and Little Club, operated under Harry 
uses it to go to work. J Fawkes and Fred Marvil, now 

■Ed- Wynn has taken a home at atnong the deceased, 

Laguna Beach among the artists and -. . ... -c, -.v^ . *. 

George Rosener and Caesat. H ; ^^^^ »k® Floriaa. • Only not quite. 

In anticipation of a rush when the Americans worried about the dollar, 
new buying season gets under way, I* will make a difference. 
Fox is putting on extra help. . Trocadero, hottest night spot, go- 

Gstry- Cooper getting the yacht ing better in summer than last 
fever, but won't buy' until or unless winter. Yola Lee, former Broad 
prices come down in the fall. way torch singer, a feature. 

Charles Butterworth tsilks of his |. .Brooks Cowing, the Paul "White 




of 



the bows at the' christening of his 
granddaughter, Diane Marie Dunn. 
Father is Raymond Dunn of Fox 
souhd department. 

There was a young riot at Holly- 
wooii and Vine when a stranger 
drove up to a flock of lay-offs and 
Inquired if anyone wanted to ride 
to New York, Stranger got scared 
off. 

, . Aaron Gonzales and his orchestra, 
at the Hollywood Roosevelt hotel, 
will record the ' songs Victor 
Schertzinger wrote for 'My Woman' 
at . Columla. Schertzinger is also 
directing the' pic. 

Bill Quinn, former National 
Screfen Service' exchange, mgr. here, 
has opened Paciflc coi;tst offices for 
the American' Display Co., of New 
York. Perry Nathan on from New 
Y-ork to assist him.' . 

Hector i?azamagoula, form.erly. a^ 
Santa. .Bar'ba.ra for. F-W,C", now. 
handling advance publicity, for the 
RKO 'Talent Revue,' currently play- 
inp- a number of loc'al Fox West 
Coas£ nabe and suburban houses. 

• Music for 20th- Century's 'Broad- 
way Through a- Keyhole' being 
written by Gordon and Revel. 
Warren and Dubin doing the tun^s 
for the same company's 'Moulin 
Rouge,' starring Constance Bennett. 

Galrbo immortalized in stone hy 

BoHs AnfepTwhtrhas-used-the-star's- 
flgure to symbolize the tragic muse 
in the mosaics around the National 
Gallery, London. She's the sole', 
profesh figure and Is surrounded by 
British titles. 



Majorca 

3y Theodore Pratt 

.French weekly has appeared. 



Loop 



holdup 6verytime ' anyone starts a 
conversation about operations. 

Lou Brook trying to locate Brazil- 
ian musicians for his 'Flying Down 
to* Rio,' and there're none around 



man of the Island, now performing 
at Palma Beach, new dance joint 
going well after a slow start. 
, Police Cleaning out undesirables 



Dorothy Cormack, head of Radio's generally. Those led gently to the 
stenographic department, hopped to porder about Aiually divided be- 
Minden, Nev., .to marry John Car- tyireen Americans and English, 
son..,- 'The Daily Palma Post' has 

The Lionel Barryrhor.es ■ threw a changed hands. Started by Mr. and 
party to a group . of friends last Mrs. David Munroj Taken over by 
week to celebrate something or | jvjcr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Leaman, 



other. 

Following one week at the Para- 
m,ount (27) Abe Lyman and his 
band go to the Warfleld, San Fran- 
cisco. 

Herni,an kersken^ down from Fris- 
co over the week-end to look over 
stage talent, and confer with F-WC 

execs, 



Ji:.; with Miinros retaining 60%. 

, Four Americans and one witness 
ih. Jdii after being charged with as 
saulting a civil guard. Court mar 
tial' affair, to. conie off when the au- 
thorities 'get ready. One prisoner a 
woman. P]a.ys the cello in her cell 
(These .Americans since released 



Kansas City 

By Will R. HugheB 



George Raft burning because his m?^^ ^" ^4.®'.?°^^'^* ^.kH"^*'®^ * 

high and round haircut for 'The s^^"-. Theodore Pratt, contributor of 
Bowery' makes him self-conscious ^^^^ column, and an American, In 
in public. I temporary trouble at Majorca., over 

Max Amsterdam, Fox studio vi- a!" article on the Island in 'Mer- 
olinlst, and Gypsy Clarke, vaude. | cury,'> 
operating the Hollywood Bridge and 
Chess club 

David 'Whataman* Hutton, Aimee 
S&m'ple MacPherson's headache, has 
been signatured by Bryan Foy'tor 
a otio-reeler 

Elmer Benjamin will have a desk 
of his own when National Exchange 
Screen Service takes oyer addi- 
tfbnal quarters. 

Florence Desmond In demand at 
Hollywood parties, but causing a 
burn because she won't perform. 
Fox orders. 

"Week-end cruises, to Ensenada 
pp'pular' with picture execs who get 
a chance to read scripts without be- 
ing di.<3turbed 



Four breweries under promotion 
None at present in operation 

Amiisement parks and swimming 
places doing a land-offlce business 
New gag at the baseball park — 
double-header with the night games 
Outdoor Advertising company had 
to cover parts of the Marcus shows 
paper. 

Special' writer In the Kansas City 
Lilian Harvey spending her spare I 'Star' reports that the slot machines 
time supervising the redecorating of are taking $200,000 monthly here, 
her new home. And handling a jean Harlow's grandfather, S. D 
paint brush herself. Harlow, 76, arrested when a car he 

Ralph Morgan the proud papa ^as driving collided with another 

r/W* Ilia /I a 11 rvVk ^ « «n *A I 

Bin Kyne, at Riverside, 



Ted Lewis hired a new singer, 
Rex Griffith. 

Martinez and Randall headlining 
Pabst Blue Ribbon Casino. 

Fay Balnter in aa Luella Gear 
stepped out of 'Gay Divorce.' > 
Dave Lipton will take Franconia 
cruise from New York July 29. ■ 

Aaron Jones, Jr.^ drawing up the 
newspaper ads for State-Lake. 

Arnold Hirsch traveling ahead of 
colored tab, 'Plantation Follies/ now 
in North Dakota. 

American Seating Co. has display 
of church pews In the Hall of Re- 
ligion at the expo. 

Isabelle Stoeller, midget performer 
at Midget Village, World's Fair, 
advised to t^ke long rest. 

•Shuffle .Along* set by Billy Dia- 
mond at Fox, St. Louis; Circle, In- 
dianapolis; Rivoll, Toledo. 

Walter Terry CTerry and Elmer) 
operated for minor ailment at 
American hospital, Chicago. 

Swedish and Japanese displays at 
expo close at eight p. m. completely 
indifferent to night crowds. 

Wichita 'Beacon' distributed 3,000 
copies of a special World's Fair 
edition on Kansas day at expo. 
— Jack -Flna. -has - tw o floor s of a 
south side hotel to house hTs" 
midgets, from the World's Fair. 

Joe. Frisco .and Billy Carr new 
floor attraction at Cafe de Paree 
with Francis .Renault scramming. 

Fritz BlocKi staged a 'beer soiree 
psychopathique' . for the press. 
Frank Libuse supplied the psycho- 
pathique. 

Charlotte Walker one-sheeted all 
over town' as Isabel Rahdolph's^suc- 
cessor in 'Tomorrow Turns Back' 
at Selwyn. 

'This Nude World* won. a 
temporary .injunction against the 
police and continued to exhibit at 
the Castle. 

Joe Schenck, Walt Disney, John 
Krimsky,-Abe Lehr, Jim Mulvey, Al 
Llchtman, Lynn Famol here last 
week for UJ\- confab. 

'Skidding,'' at the Studebaker with 
Ethel Strickland, Loretta Poynton, 
Marshall Grant and Guy Hitner, 
played the same house in 1927. 

Charley Kamp of Me'Vicker's says 
things are so tough actors have to 
give an audition to be allowed to 
hang around lo front of the Woods 
Bldg. 

Earl Bronson haa the Colonial, 
Detroit, and. the . Riverside, Mil- 
waukee, which he calls a 'career.* 

Paul Sfsters working at HoUy- 
wood-at-Fair. 

Tracy Dralo known to show biz 
for his former operation of Black 
stone theatre was evicted from his 
free suite at the Drake hotel by 
court order Invalidating his con 
tract with hotel. 

' General Balbo never got inside 
Texas Guinan's Pirate Ship. AC 
cording to story, he was just barg 
ing' into the place when the orches 
tra, mistaking an Italian drinking 
song for. the. national anthem, of 
fended .Balbo, who turned on his 
heels pronto. 
. Loop was tied in a knot Thurs- 
day (20) because somebody at the 
'Dally News' wanted to know the 
name of a march. ■ They hummed 
It all over. Eugene Stlnson, music 
critic in humiliation said he didn't 
know, Lloyd Lewis was stumped 
and called John Joseph at RKO and 
hummed It over phone. Joseph 
hiimmed it to Nate Blumberg, Dick 
Bergen. Jim Christy, and two 
stenogs. Finally NBC's music 
library solved the mystery. It was 
'National Emblem.'' 



been flrcd without notice because of 
political unreliability.' 

A statistical fan" has computed 
that one year's supply of screen 
cloth for Ufa would clothe all the 
Inhabitants .of Potsdam! 

Paula Wessely will play th^ title 
role In 'St. Joan' by Bernhard at 
the Theatre In Josephstadt; Vienna. 
Probably Max Relnhairdt staging. 

Alexander von Swalne, first prize 
winner at recent Warsaw interna- 
tional dancing tournament,' Is en- 
gaged as solo at the Stadtische 
Oper, Berlin. " • 

The financial stringency is keep- 
ing so many people at home that 
Berlin . theatres are having an un- 
seasonable harvest. The Renaissance 
theatre is sold out nightly with a 
comedy 'Der Storenfrled,* starringr 
Adele Saindrock. Same thing at the 
Comedy. 



over his daughter's success in 'A 
Hon iu Her Lap' at the Pasadena | 
Communfty playhouse. 

Julius Nathanson arrived from 
l^ew York and will make a stab for 
pix, or may produce Jewish musical 
comedies on the coast. 

Norma;n McLeod and William 



Berlin 



By F. M.: Manasse 



Omaha 



By Archie J. Baley 



an- 
nounces that the fall racing meet 
win begin about Sept. 20 and prob- 
ably run 20 day§. 

Tom Mix and his gang will be at 
the Malnstreet week of July 29. The 
last time here he broke the house 
Cameron Menzies, co-directing I record at the Orpheum. 
'Alice in Wonderland,' talk to each Lowell Lawrence, amusement edl- 
otjier in a Scotch dialect. top ©f the 'Journal-Post,' vacation- 

Howard Dietz and Harlan Thomp- I £ng. in the Wyoming Rockies. John 
fson .staging a ping-pong tourney ^jameron Swayze, radio editor, do- 
every w^ek-end. Pair about the i-np double duty. 

'"^W"'¥aTer,"ha"l??b?cTon the U.L ,T^M^t'?f/, ^^--.^'^^^ 
S..C team in 1922-23, helping keep U^V° ^^^^ building, with its- wonder, 
he directors and writers Physically f "I ^oofsard^^^ 

r,t in Warners studio gvm ^^^^ *^he Hotel Kansas Citlan, tbe 

;ClluYettf CoS^^ get a Athletic club reserving several 

chance to say 'Goo-Bye' to Norman] "<^?^'f* . _ , ' , . 

Foster when he left for Honolulu. .Although there are^ six dark le- 
Phom*ri thpiV 'Boh Vovaee * ' Ritlmate theatres* in the downtown 

Dong family (Americanized) dlstrlct-thc Shubert, Shubert Mis- 
placed four brothers .David, Hacry. aourl, Orpheum, Oayety, Pantage^ 
Allan and Frank, as Chinese chll- and Empress— there Is but one dark 
dren • in 'Charlie Chan's Greatest picture hou.'je, the Royal, the town's 
fjgggV first deluxe and the one that coined 

Grandpap Dave Thompson taking ' monpy during Its day. 



. Louis Grave ure will appear in his 
ftrst talker, 'Adventure in Corsica.' 

. Sweet Use Stroaten, juvenile lead 
of the Playho.use at Bremen, died 
suddenly. 

. Carl Ludwlg Dlehl will star in 
'Full Steam Ahead,' a Carl Froehllch 
film for Europa. 

Jan Klepura, before leaving for 
Hollywood, will play and sing in a 
Cine-Allianz talker for Ufa. 

Werner Krauss and Maria Bard 
have bought a little old Biedermaier 
house at Unter-Dobllng, Vienna. 

Krukenberg, the Commissary of 
the Reichs-Radio, has been let out. 
Speculations as to the successor! 

Ufa declares that Brlgltte Helm 
will — contrary to other stories — 
work exclusively for that firm this 
season. 

CJustav.Orundgens will direct the 
D.L.S.-Tofa film 'The Grand Duke's 
Finances,' with Gustax Frohllch 
starring. 

Gustav Frohllch will play lead in 
the new film 'Round About a Mil- 
lion,' with Camilla Horn, MacNeu- 
fcld megglng. 

Fritz- Schulz off to Prague next 
.week. Thence to London for two 
more films.. Returning Jn the fall to 
■star at the Metropol. 

Alfred Braun, the most popular 
radio announcer in Germany, has 



Heavy rain saves crops and brings 
relief from' heat. 

'Athletic club garden, once classy 
roof spot, dark because of club's 
folding. 

Dave Dewey, Intoco theatres' 
chief. auditQr,._anji. Geisler, ma inte- 
nance man, scouring Orpheum for 
means of cutting operating expense. 

Thelma "Todd, en route via air to 
Hollywood through Omaha, stopped, 
off long enough to read reports of 
her separation ' from Pasquale De 
CIco. 

Union clashed with Orpheum 
management second tim^ since re- 
opening by banning Eddie' Butler 
from use of theatre organ for radio 
broadcasts. 

McGee players, . summer light rep- 
ertory company, folded permanent- 
ly. Company showed .once at Mili- 
tary, ace nab, but refused to go on 
again for lack of better proposition. 

Two new theatre companies took 
oi4t articles of incorporation Mon- 
day (10). They were: Common - 
wlealth Theatres Corp., by Harry B. 
Cohen and A. Greenberg, with $10,- 
000; capital; General Theatres 
Corp., H. V. Cohen and H. Mar- 
quardt, $10,000. 

Jersey Shore 

By Wes Noite 

Moss Hart a new Deal resident. 
Harriette Lake a shore looker 
oyerer. 

Vaude out at Reades Long Branch 
Paramount. 

Part of the Bradley Beach board- 
wialk burns. 

.. Vaude goes into Reade's Asb'jry 
Park boardwalk theatre next week. 

.Those pigeons on the roof of the 
entrance to the Aabury Park Ca- 
sino! 

Paul Keast tries to. acquire a. full 
summer tan In two days on the 
Coast. 

The Savoy, Asbury Park, opens 
with Bill Robinson's 'Harlem Is 
Heaven.' 

Rumors that Eddy Duchln will 
leave Ross-Fenton, with Rubinoff 
replacing. 

Joan Breslau ('Sign of the Cross') 
on' a six months' vacation at Brad- 
ley Beach. 

Walter St. Dennis handling pub- 
licity for Jack Curley's Woodbridge 
auto race track. 

A special grand Jury session 
called to investigate vice conditions 
along the shore. 

The Asbury Elks, change the 
name of their Top" of the World 
cliib to Palm Gardens. 

Paul Yawltz getting to be a week 
end fixture at Mort Mencher's Hoi 
lywood Hotel, West End. 

The Shore Players (Katherine 
Alexander) cut out Mon. and Tues. 
performances. Showing four nights 
weekly . now. 

The Friday night supper club 
starts at Vivian Johnson's, Mon- 
mouth Beach. Four bux per head 
Cor everything. 

Eddie Conra,d, Northlane and 
Ward, Sherman and Movay, Jerry 
Coe and Jack Glickman seen around 
the West End Casino. 

Jackie Farrell, sports chatterer 
for WAAT, Jersey City, and once 
with N. Y. 'Daily News,' takes a 
Fair Haven bungalow. 

Earl Worthley now blowing his 
trombone, with Tony DeNuci's St. 
James Theatre band. • He was for- 
merly with Jules Jaffee's Casino 
ovk. , 

' I<^or the second tim6 Withlii two 
weeks the miniature train that runs 
on the Atlantic Highlands pier to 
the steamer 'Mandalay' jumps the 
rails, with 14 Ueing Injured. Eigh- 
teen were hurt in the first mishap. 

Glollto's (49th .Street) opens a 
Roman Gardens at Sea Bright. 
Jerry Baker, Margaret Padula, 
Frankie^ Pagano and AI Shane in 
the fioor phow. Irving Seleer pro- 
viding the d:ince tunes. 

Sund.-xy films get tho. okay at 
Spring Lake. 



Meiico Gtf 

By D. L. Grahama 

Foodstuffs prices soaring becausa 
J crop damages resulting from 
droughts. ^ 

Civic government worried abouli 
lack of sufficient hotels to accom^ 
modate tourists. 

Spanish versions of Shakespearian 
tragedies featured in broadcasts bv 
Ministry of Education. '' 
Exhibition of "works of Dlega 
Rivera packing 'em In at art salons 
of the Ministry of Pubic Education • 
Factory girls have won their long 
fight for right to wear overalls and 
martly pants while tending ma- 
chinery. 

Gals of the Big House settling 
arguments by four-round boxing 
bouts at weekly fistic cards for in- 
stitution's- Ipmates. 

Spanish revue company at tha 
Teatre Arbeu advertises" that it 
grossed $1,106 for four shows ono 
Sunday at 47 cent top. 

New angle of the' vanity publish- 
ing racket being, worked on rich 
senoritas." Poetic looking guys call 
on- rich gals, collect to cover ex« 
penses of publishing poems In their 
honor then vanish. 

Competlsh offered by Beethoven 
festival presented by Jose Iturb) 
Spanish pianist, giving solos and 
directing a symphony orchestra and 
a chorus of 100 voices compelled 
Mexican Symphony Ork to postpono 
Its Beetho/en concert series until 
Iturbl show concludes. 



Prague 

By Edward T. Heyn 



Pallenberg. appearing in Carlsbad 
with his own company. 

S.. W. Innemann, Czech reglsseur,* 
for his 60th film, has engaged Jaro- 
mila Novotnd,, Czech singer. 

Thomas Heine, famous caricatur- 
ist of the 'Simplicisslmus' in Mu- 
nich, exiled- from Germany Is now 
residing In Prague. 

A sectldn for the study of the 
development of the film ' has been 
opened In the technical museum^ 
in the Schwarzenberg palace.' 

'Nightingale Song,' new Czech 
film, produced by Electra, is based 
on Czech play 'The Clouds' by Jaro- 
mlr Kvapil, music, Erno Kbstal. 

New film "regulations In Czecho-^ 
Slovakia provide .that licenses fo^ 
the opening of movie' theatres ar» 
not transferable to other persons. 

Among noted German and Vienna 
artis.ts now in Carlsbad are Vera 
Schwarz,. Elizabeth von Endert, 
Alfred Gruenwald, Hermann Roeb- 
beling, Arthur Hellner, director 
Barnay. 

International Zionist Congress 
meets In Prague, Aug. 16 to 31, In-, 
stead of Carlsbad) as originally 
planned owing to strong Hitler 
sympathies In the German section 
of North Bohemia. Among sub- 
jects discussed will be treatment of 
Jewish actors, film artists and pro<« 
ducers in Germany. 



Shanghai 

By Cal S. Hirsh 

Bernhardt and Bailey in fifth 
week at Canidrome dog track and 
ballroom. 

No word recently of Sullivan- Sis- 
ters, singers and dancers, having 
clbsed at Casanova^ 

Don and Sally' (Jennings) re- 
turned from Hongkong and opening 
at swellest hotel In China, Cathay. 

Melvyn Douglas and wife (Helen 
Gahagan) spent several weeks here, 
h^ recuperating from illness. Going 
Manchuria and Peking soon. 

Johnnie Bulmer, arriving on speo 
with drums and general outfit, 
struck gold at Cathay hotel. Or- 
chestra leader, Henry Nathan. 

Jere Lee's Madcaps, only girl 
band in Orient, going strong at 
Casan'ova, although contract expires 
in August. U. S. Marines packing 
the place. 

SWhItey Smith and seven piece- 
b^ind from Shanghai, now in Tsing* 
tab, playing in Little Club, man- 
aged by Sexton, formerly of Cani- 
drome here. 



Des Moines 

By R. W. Moorhead 



Thelma Todd stopped over be- 
tween planes. , 

Evert R. Cummins' secretary s 
name is Ethel B. Good. 

Alhed Theatre Owners planning 
get-together for August 7 at Hy- 
perion Club. Golf and free beef. 

Hal Sheridan giving civic cluDS 
statistics on the picture industry. 
Figures show only 3% of us are in- 
telligent. , . 

Bert Wheeler en route back to 
Hollywood stopped over to visu 
friends in the Jack Benny .show at 
the Orpheum. 

Orville R. Foster, former musio 
prof, at St. Ambrose college, daven- 
port, iowa, now staff pianist ana 
organist for KSO. 

KSOs radio treasure hunt tno 
biggest excitement of tho 
aind will .be a weekly affair witn » 
Dos Moines theatre tie-up foe awaru 
i>£ prizes. 



Tacflday, July 25, 1933 



MnmeapoKs 

By l.«8 Rees 

'Be Mine Tonight' on 16th week 

At WorW* , . 

New Belling season producing en- 
couraging refltiltB, exchange men 

max. 

Baseball team, In second place, 
jf^w season's largest attendance 



TIMES SQUARE 



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C H A T T E 




say picture not 
lobby display out. 



objectionable, but 



niftving to 26,000. I „*??*^y"'* stopped oft for 26 min- 

Gentry Brothers' dog and pony J^^rac* «Ptown with Fire Chief 

-how here for eight days used seven f speech at the Franciscan 

0J1OW "^^'^ ^ " 1 hotel. Jack Pearl Ar-^^. — 



Gentry 

_Jiow here lor eigni aays usea seven i . . „ 

dlSent ground!. .''^^P'^ ^^^^ 

Va<»tion time has started for["^7^ er ^ week. Autograph 
publix house managers. And it's ["^'"'^^s besieged him. 
with pay this year. v*"*"^. course of planes 

Film exchanges held first outing here to allow Alfred E. 

at paradise Island, -Waconia, with | •.„^'_"*''^spaperman, con 

Bill Shartln in charge. 

'VP'CCO radio station using oc- 
casional guest sport notables to 



broodcaist baseball games; 

Carl Michaels of Tri-State, Inde- 
pendent chain, to distribute Mar 
jeitic pictures in territory. 
'^barkey-Canera ,- fight pictures 
fftlllng behind ' Baer-Schmeling 
lllms as draw in this territory. 
University of Minnesota theatre 



yalescing in St. Joseph's san here, 
to see 'em^ Lyons says he's not so 
lonely now when he realizes K. G, 
only eight hours away. 



Denyer 



Marco Wolf, of Fanchon & Marco, 
university oi iuiinnesoia meaire i spent a day here arranerint for «ta«. 
presently 'Weekiinga,' new play by | shows afthe oJplTeSm! ^ 

T. B. Noble, former district man- 



local playwright, first time on any 
stage. 

Frank Reinhardt Joining Uni- 
versal sales' staff, succeeding Ernie 
Hill who resigned to go into insur- 
ance business. 

Ed Furni, veteran showman, ' has i tt^^^-i , ^„ . — 

resigned as manager of the Palace, Ho^mel, former Metro captain here, 
independent grind dime loop house. for United Artists, 



ager for Publix «,t Dallas, made 
general manager for Westland. 

Sam Felnstein, former Radio ex- 
change manager, has connected with 
sellhig staff of Universal; J. S, 



and Guy Bradford has been moved 
from Kansas City to Denver to cell 
Metro product. 

J, K. Powell, owner the Oliver at 
Palisades, Neb., buys the Wray the- 
atre at Wray, Colo,, from Mrs. 

ftiw-BittHehaa'dT — 

Fred Scmitt is still keeping guards 
around his house because of the 
bombing shortly after he was ex- 
pelled frona the musiciains' union. 

H, E. McKenna, formerly con- 
nected with the R. E. Griffith The- 
atres company home office in Okla- 
.homa City, is now' auditor of the 
home office of the Westland The- 
atres, Denver. 

Frank Hickey, attorney and col- 
lector in the Denver territory for the 
ASCAP, says collections for li- 
censes from theatre owners and 
others are better than usual. Sev- 
eral settlements for large amounts 
recently have helped to hurry up 
the others. 
Edwin Bluck, manager and part 
OTitto"detemlnTvrild"tV"of Toning the Hiawatha, is taking sev- 

and protection here and it goes ovef f^*^ """"f^, I^"" tH^^^l^r..^"^ 
until next Sept "'^^ taking the baths at Glen- 

Although alky sales are way off h^°°^^SP'^*"S«' ' Y^^^ 
, while drug stores are prospering onl«^«*« ^<*w» to . the right weight will 
bourbon and beer is getting big 
play, bootleggiers have boosted their 
alcohol price from |4.26 to $6.25 a 
gallon. It's the inflation. 



Ko successor named yet. 

Blngling Brothers making Min- 
neapolis circus one day stand, July 
31, for first time in many years. 
Has been playing two days here. 
_l..iaiiji Cltx.iiBera_comEany,_lo.cal 
group, to present series of light and 
grand operas at Lake Harriet, 
municipal park, with many free 
iseats. 

Mayor 'Buzz' Bainbrldge, show- 
man, urging park board to construct 
large stadium which American As- 
sociation baseball team wants to 
lease. 

liucllle Fletcher Hart, Min- 
neapolis finalist in opera voice 
division of National Federation of 
Music clubs, awarded $600 cash 
prize. 

Although picture is not scheduled 
lor regular release in territory un- 
til Sept. 2, Warner Brothers already 
have 17 prints of 'Gold Diggers of 
1933' working. 

Crowded* Federal court calendar 
prevented hearing of W. A. StefCes' 



Pittsbargh 

By Hal Cohen 

The Joe Feldmans oft for LAke 
Erie on their annual vacation with 
friends. 

Vince Sortano, ex-trumpet player 
at Stanley, has a dance band of his 
own now. 

Don Bestor stopping at West 
view Park for a one-night stand 
August 14. 

Elmer Kenyon, the Tech drama 
head, getting some ideas at the 
World's Fair, 

Jimmy Balmer the winning dis- 
trict manager here in WB'a recent 
business drive. 

Rae Russell has left the Patio to 
join floor sly)w at Summitt Hotel, 
near Uniontbwn, 

Arnold Berk, little theatre director 
here, conducting dramatics for the 
summer at Pocono camp. 

Harvey Gaul, 'Past-Gazette* mu- 
sic and dram crick, has finished his 
biography of Stephen Tester. 

Mike Cullen, Penn mgr., back 
worn Atlantic City and his assistant, 
Bob Senft, off for Buckeye Lake, O- 

Jim Melton, the radio star, and 
pick Powell used to sing together 
in a Little Rock, Ark., church choir. 

Nat Nazzai'o, Jr., after a flock of 
hectic experiences here, now m.c.'ing 
at the Rainbow Gardens in Cleve- 
land. 

Len Leslie — he's Len Trollo and 
brother of Nick Troilo, the agent- 
opened at Byerly Crest last week 
Wh his band. 

Mort Blumenstock in town pldl- 
yng a campaign with Joe Feldman 
tor world's premiere of 'Voltaire' at 
Stanley next week. 



I go to California, returning about the 
first of the year. 

Following out of town exhibs 
spotted on film row: J. F. Carper, 
Lafayette, Colct.;. . M. P. Foster, 
Monte Vista, Colo,; Wm. Sayre, 
Morrell, Neb.; Harry McDonald, 
jTorrington, Wyo.; Fred Lind, Brush, 
Colo.; and Mrs. and Mrs. Frank 
Kelly of Salida, Colo. Most of them 
say business is perking up slowly — 
very slowly. 



Montreal 



jerry Shea on CRBC. 
Enid Lee at Krausmann's. 
Polly Moran visiting Montreal. 
Bill Pryskl takes his second sock. 
Palace slashed Sunday mats to 
25c. 

Stan Handman getting his by- 
line. 

Bill Wallace gets ace at Whit- 
lock. 

Cap. JDickinson' back on .air and 
out of hospital. 

Harry Turner, ex- Olympic boxer, 
died Sunday (16). 

Hotel tourist biz much behind ex- 
pectations, say caravanserai pro- 
prietors. 

•La Presse,' biggest French lan- 
guage newspaper on Continent, 
takes over 'La Patrie,' both local 
sheets. O. Mayrand becomes joint 
editor. CHLP, 'La Patrie' radio 
station, to be maintained. 



Seatde 

By Dave Trepp 

Bob Murray of Hamrick chain 
taking vacation for a week. 

Dous Forbes, sec to John Ham- 
rick, sporting new de luxe Plym- 
outh. 

Parro and Rita, dance team, fea- 
turing Spanish numbers, here from 
S. F., to play n.w. vaude time. 

Cecil and Sally transferred from 
Fifth Avenue to Paramount, as 
spec, stage attraction for the lat- 
ter spot, 

Eddie Carter and Ruth Hill on 
free-lance booking^q in pix houses 
through Washington and Oregon, 
on way easl. 

Pickets travel in pairs with ban- 
ners calling Roxy theatre and" Co- 
coa nut Grove .cafe, located across 
street from each other, unfair, 

Juan and Anita, Spanish dance 
team, sailed Friday <21> on Heian 
Maru for Shanghai, to open on safe 
circuit. On three-month contract 
with option. 

Reported Jensen- von . Herberg to 
open film exchange for Majestic 
pixes in Wash,, Ore. and Ida. ter- 
ritory; .also will handle serials for 
Nat Levine and his specialty pro- 
ductions. 

Trianon ball room rated this year 
to land the big naval ball, as cli- 
-max- of — soclal--doings— for Prolic- 
v/eek, Lieut. Gov. Vic Meyers will 
lead the band for tho admirals, who 
will lead the grand march. 

West Coast Shows, formerly 
Leavitt, Brown &.Huggins carney, 
registering okay week in Seattle, 
with 'fleet week' helping. Huggins 
is manager, since death . of senior 
member a few months ago. 
. J. W. Allender, Sr., gen, mgr.; 
the junior, sales manager; Ashley 
McRae, mgr. at Portland and E. 
Powers White, mgr,. at Butte, for 
newly formed National Film Ex, 
distributors for Monarch Produc- 
tions In N. W. Emily Lyman is 
office mgr. 



Ohio theatres with 'Silver Slipper* 
revue, from Miami, Fla., is an East 
Liverpool boy. 

Paul Bein, eastern Ohio park 
press agent, conducting his cam- 
paign from bed. Four ribs broken 
in an auto accident. 

Cab Calloway due at Moonlight 
ballroom, Meyers .Lake Park, Aug. 
23, Holds attendance records for 
one night appearance here. 

Ray- StlUwell, identifled with 
name dance bands for several years, 
organizes new band to play Ohio 
dance spots. Many boys from the 
former Henry Thiess combo. 

San Francisco 

By Harold'Bock 



Fort Wayne 

By Robert Baral 



Not a single outdoor beer garden 
here. - 

Hosiery mills announce Increase 
in wages for employes. 

Mary Hosey, daughter of Mayor 
William Hosey, on 'Journal-Gazette' 
staft. 

Holman Hamilton, cousin to 
Carolo' Lombard, cub reporter on 
local paper. 

Among the local lights to go with 
the bigger radio chains this past 
season are: Edna Hodell, WBBM; 
Maurie Neumann, WLW; Phil Por-- 
terfield, W6N. 

Rathskeller at Lake Wawas^e 
draws plenty now; Walter Helmke 
up for head of Walther League. 
Paul Manship's statue of Lincoln 
now lighted at night; Marie C. 
Brlggs writing a book with ten 
chapters now ready; Chatterbox, 
supper room at Hotel Anthony, 
closed until next month; Nellie 
Eggeman, former Pavley-Oukrain- 
sky dancer, visiting. 



Fred Pabst is oft to lAke Tahoe 
and a rest, 

Gus Arnheim has a new fiddler, 
Al Bernstein. 

Fred Lane, ex-KFRC, now spiel- 
ing on KTAB, 

Native Chinese theatre going out 
after tourist biz, 

Herbert Sevan has left KFRC's 
commercial dept. 

Jimmy Davis' ork at Uncle Tom's 
Cabin down the peninsula. 

Harold Winston, ri^tired vaudc- 
ster, donates his three show seals 
to city. 

- -- Eaul-Lukas-and-Lieut.- Tito-jj!al%- 
coni flew up from Hollywood for a 
few days, 

Justus Baldwin Lyman Lawrence 
back at his Radio lot job after his 
honeymoon. 

Dr. Howard Tennyson, dentist and 
husband of Juanlte Tennyson, 
KFRC finger, died. 

Harrison Holliway had a cold,, a 
new apartment, and a leak in his 
boat, all in one week. 

Harold A. Lafount and Herbert L. 
Petty of Federal Ra^io Commission, 
in on their annual trip 

Ryan and Noblette, NBC, finished 
out the week at the Warfleld after 
Jackson and Archer were pulled. 

John and Ned in for week at the 
Golden Gate, doubling from NBC. 
John's got company and Ned mo- 
mentarily expects to be a pappy. 

Vicki Baum had two full days of 
radio and press interviews- while 
here with hubby, Richard Lert, who 
conducted the civic symphony or 
chestra. 



Spokane 

By Ray Budwi 



Reno 



Albuquerque 

By Red Brickwalk 



Bennle Rubin westbound on the 
banta^pe Chief through here a few 
*»ghts ago. 

New night club, Villa de Romero 
Art Inn, threatened with injunction 
property owner. 

Bob Kelehcr of the 'Journal' 
joined the. benedicts last week when 
/carried Josephine Schmitt, 

Mr. and Mr.s. Teddy Hayos and 
ijina Ra.squettc summerincj in the 
''emoz mountains north of here. 
111^^'''*"^ of old Crystal theatre }\orc 
ttimo.st • completed. Place played 
nnVl ^^ff ''oad shows in years 

past .and landmark in the burg. 
m«« hond and Mayor sued by 
t»r^''^"1 ""^ T'astime for closing pic- 
'■ure, Virgin's Confc-fsion.' Cops 



Jack Mathews, Calneva manager, 
cracked a couple of ribs when his 
horse fell on ^im. 

Sam Piatt and wife accompany 
Eliott Roosevelt on air trip to Chi- 
cago and on to wedding. 

Opening of Deauville resort was 
marked by a couple' of lively fights 
in which local celebrities emerged 
with a few shiners. 

Carole Lombard has taken a cot- 
tage on the Nevada side of Lake 
Tahoe while winding up her six 
weeks Nevada visit. 

Governor Balzar of Nevada, now 
president of a brewery, was big 
shot at reception for governors 
when they gave Reno the once over 
Saturday (22)!' 

Closed for eight months, the doors 
of four Reno banks may swing open 
again' by Christmas if depositors 
agree'to take a small .slice of their 
dough and a lotta stock, and if the 
courts and U, S. approve the set-up. 

Woo Sing, who has given the 
Reno city council several headaches 
while trying to break Into the 
Chinese gambling racket, came near 
stopping a couple of bullets with 
hi.s hoad, and tong war reports are 
prevalent. 



Natatorium park granted a re- 
tail beer license; 

H, D. McBrlde, Fox manager, to 
Tacoma for a few days on biz. 

Frank Ludeke's l!)avenport Hotel 
orch,' moved into the Metronome for 
summer. 

County welfare board has estab- 
lished a home for unemployed at 
the fair grounds for summer 
months. 

Racing dates Will bring horses 
back to Spokane turf Sept. 2. to 23, 
according to schedule of the Pacific 
Northwest Fair Assn. 

Liberty theatre,, pix, has reverted 
again to two-pix bills. This spring 
all major operators cut the double 
showings, but a heavy film buy 
made necessary the return to two- 
pix programmers, R. E. Charles, 
manager, says. Liberty is one of 
the Evergreen Theatres chain. 



Birmingliani 

By Bob Brown 

Temple went non-union over the 
week. 

Billy Kent is now stage director 
at Jefferson.' 

Jesse Walker, organist at WAPI, 
ill at Gorgas hospital. 

Edith Ambler stock celebrated six 
months of the present run. 

Leonard Vines and Harrison 
Cooper recruiting a band. . 

George Goodale went to Georgia 
and came back bragging about the 
new highway. 

Gene Edwards and wife back 
from honeymoon and had their car 
burned en way back. 

Bill Toung says he doeisn't want 
a vacation, and if he° had one he 
would go to Vernon, Ala. 

If New Torkers seci a heavy cloud 
of smoke in town this week, don't 
be alarmed. Wilt only . be Henry 
Holtam and his cigars. In Gotham 
on business. 



Portland, Ore. 

By James T. Wyatt 

Marc Bowman writing continuity 
for KEX. 

Cecil and Sally of CBS found a lot 
of pals in the burg. Here on the 
Liberty's vaude billT 

Bill McCurd'y back in the dorp's, 
midst. He went to L. A. show book- 
ing for the new Playhouse. 

Garnier, psychic, held two weeks 
at the Liberty, mind reading for 
femme patrons on the mezzanine' 
deck. ^ 

J. J. Pai'ker figuring on i:fidio fqir- 
steady picture exploitation, thereby 
turning the competi$h into",a picture 
booster. ' 

J. J. Parker may be the burg's 
leading' exhibitor, but he's the, 
state's worst fisherman. Recent trip' 
to the beach grossed one clam. 

Ruth and Lester, Vina 2k>lle, 
Frank Falen and Co,, and three 
Capital Bees here on the Liberty 
yaude bill, and back to Seattle, 

Floyd Maxwell still in town. , tJn-«- 
derstanding is that he's waiting for 
the Pan. deal to percolate^ for re-? 
opening of the now dark oVpheum. 

Biggest gate in town at the sta- 
dium's dog races every nite. And 
now an ,ex -amusement palrk is being 
turned into a horse track. Street 
car company owns the acreage. 

Ted Gamble says he's sticking to 
the cigar standard. Plans to form 
an international cigar standard bloc 
with Havana, those wooden Indians, 
and the Columbia rope and hawser 
company. 

Walter and Billy Mason producing 
Mason Bros. Minstrels with Henry. 

JQixon, Dixon figures it'£ a natural 

for the Northwest sticKd. ""He plahtiTr 
to get this one going' and keep pro^^ 
ducing other dorp shows to follow. 
Farm price revival in these partq 
indicates gold in the tank circuit. 



Cincinnati 

By Joe Kolling 



Canton 

By Rex McConnell 



Vaude in prospect for two m^ajor 
houses here this fall. 

Robert Kobackcr, theatrical agent, 
Joins J. J. Evans circus advance 
hero. 

Bob Rhodes, more than five years 
a.s8istant manager Loew's here, has' 
resigned, 

Mitzi Mitchell, night club girl 
hereabouts, gets in A. Jolson's film 
'Wonder Bar,' * 

Freddy Bergins' band after sev- 
cr.al weeks in the east in playing 
one nighters through Ohio, 

George Williams' band in its sec- 
ond month at the dance pavillion .at 
Chippewa Lake Park, near Cleve- 
land. 

Don Lanning, playing eastern 



Claude Saunders in -for a day. 

New p. a, low for Cincy: Scribe 
working hotel account for meals, 

Billy Bryant's Show boat troupe, 
at city wharf for third summer run 

Charlie Dameron, radio singer, 
heads pick-up ork for cafe dates 
hereabout.^. 

Coney Island and Chester ,Park 
conducting more 6c days than in 
former seasons. 

Leon Benson and bride chugged 
it from N. Y,, for temporary stay 
with their folks here. 

Wm, J, Hilliar, exploiting freak 
.show at Coney Island, giving local 
ladis a lesson in tall press work. 

Harry Schreiber and Bill Hast- 
ings motored to and from Mary- 
land for one-day vacash with 
parents, 

Ted Lehmelr resting at home 
.since closing of RKO house in 
Grand Rapids, Mich., which he 
managed. 

KKO Paramount pulled' a b. o. 
nifty by staging flnal.1 in Greater 
Cincy 'Tlmes-Star'-Wurlitzer piano 
accordion contest for amateurs, tlie 
music firm giving $2,000 in prizes. 

Lewis J. Hillhouse, publicity man 
for Community Chest at, $6,000 per 
annum, grabbed the ■ $5-a-week 
press job for the Zoo Opera and 
the free lance space grabbers are 
yelping, 

Lenora Corona's near-nude cos- 
tume for role of Thais the most 
sensational thing in 12 summers of 
opera at zoo, the Met ftlnger reply- 
ing to critics that her interpreta- 
tion Is 'faithful' and adding 'there 
is no v\ilgarity In art.' 



Lincoln^ Neb. 

By' Barney^Oldfieid 

Ray Weaver's players still markri' 
ing time. 

Bob Livingston plans to reojpen--' 
the Sun after all. . . 

Ray Page, who taught Lindberglii 
how to fly, is dead. 

Lincoln theatre ushers blossomed 
out in new uniforms, 

Admish's at the low-ipriced houses 
are in for a push-up soon. 

Orpheum comes over to 'the Inde-> 
pendent Theatres on Sept 1. 

Cal Bard threatened with blind" 
ness, has been given hope of atanodt 
complete recovery4 

Robert- Woolsey stopped off at th* 
airport for a° few minutes enrouto 
to L. A. from N. Y. 

Everett Hendricks, formerly bfi 
KFLV, Rockford, III., is added to; 
KFAB'is announcing staff. 

Ernie Llndeman, 'theatre artist 
here for ten years, announced hf9 
engagement to Beulah Pltchford. . 

Big squawk now is whether beei^ 
may be sold within city limits o^ 
Sunday after legal opening on Au- 
g]ust 9. , 

George Monroe screened *Back lo 
Nature' (nudist pic), and spefit the 
afternoon of the day before measur- 
ing his three screens to find the 
biggest one to shoot It on. 

NewHaYen 

By Harold M* Bone 

. Rainbow Inn still running a floor., 
show. 

Sidewalk Cafe offers a variety 
show now. 

Jack Sanson sporting a Mom^ 
auguin tan. 

Dave Yudkin's Lake Placid band 
at the Rock Garden. 

Dick Dorman left .the town flat 
for a return to Hartford. 

Those air acts at the Palace ar4^ 
a life-saver for stage crew. 

Bill Blatchley's Breakwater Bee^ 
Garden using seven acts of vaude. 

New Haven Light Opera Gu'ildl 
will offer 'Robin Hood' as their fir/jt^ 

Freddy Sniith returned to old 
stamping ground here for a ysJcdA 
tion. 

Stormy week-ends have shore 
spot concessionaires ready fo'juhan 
off the dock. 



Milwaukee 

By Frank Miller 



Catherine Pannill Mead vacations 
ing. 

Ben Katz recovering after fall 
from horse. 

Alfred Kohler awaiting the new 
Pabst season at Okauchee Lake, 

Summer symphonies at Eagled 
Club to continue despite rumors toi' 
contrary. 

Gladys Becker of "News' turng 
down Hollywood jaunt in favor' of a 
rest at Lake Beulah. 

Anne McDonough Is doing the' 
publicity ifor Oscar O'Shea's stock 
company at the Davidson, 

Wisconsin put on special stage 
show called 'Hello Bill' the pa*jt 
week for the Elks convention. 

Jim Luntzel of the Palace staff 
heard one of his. radio plays on a 
Fii-st Nlghter program recently.- 

Lynn Fohtanhe, summering at 
Genessce Depot, near h6re, has gone ' 
in for riding, iMfred Lunt remains 
hon -equestrian. 



62 



VARIETY 



Tuesday, July 25, 1933 




O B I T U A R Y 



W. E. PASCHALL 

W» E. Paschiall, 42, head of 6Q 
^]Paschall Texas, theartrep,. died In- 
stantly from a broken neck when 
ft car In which he was ridingr hit 
an underpass pier near Dallas, 
July 18. Cfrover S. Csimpbell, his 
business associate and close friend, 
drlvine: at the time of the acci- 
dent, received severe bruises. 
Blinding' headlights of an ap- 
proaching auto and unfatniliarity 
with the road, a detour, caused the 
accident. 

.faschall had returned only Mon- 
day from Now York. Surviving are 



at the Meyers Lake Park theatre In 
Canton. Two stepdaughters sur- 
vive. Burial was In Forest HiU 
Cemetery, in charge of the Canton 
Elks lodge. 



BEE JACKSON 

Bee Jackson, 24, whose dancing 
rep derived from her exposition of 
the Charleston when the thing was 
the rage, died iii the Presbyterian 
hospital, Chicago, July ' 18, follow- 
ing an appendix operation. 

Her last contact here was the 
Paramount Club, nite'rie. Outside 
of night clubs, she appeared with 



mniiam inorri$ 



M 



.his wife, three cons, his parents 
and a sister. .He was buried at 
Mesquite, Dallas county, his birth-, 
place. 

Paschall, an honor graduate of 
Southwe ' tern- University . and_.Yale.. 
.was for many years a leading flg-i 
ure in Texad theatre circles. Not 
long ago his Lome in a prominent 
4)art of the city was bombed, wlth- 
.out serious damage, an act as-. 

,cribcd by police to labor trouble in 

._hls theatres. 



HARRY D. WILSON 

Harry D. Wilson, 36, one of the 
organizers of - the Western Asso-' 
elation of Mofton .Picture Adver-- 



In. Loving Memory of 

JAM^ J. WILLIAMS 

Died .July 27, 1920 
Mrs.^ James J. .Wiliiams» JJamd^ 
J^- Jr., and Boys <>f Globe 
Transfer Co«, 



tisers (Wampas), died July 18, in- 
Hollywood, following' an extended 
illness. 

WU&on first established his na-; 

tional publicity connections when 
, he " accompanied. 'Jackie Coogan to 

New York, after, the Juve actor had 

clicked In Charley Chai)lin'a 'The 
JCld,' and* was under the wing of 

Sol 'Lesser. 

After coming to the coast from 
<New York, his birthplace, Wilson 

handled, publicity at United Ar- 
• lists. First. National .and. for Ed- 



IN FONB MEMOKX OF 



MY FBUSND 



F. f. VANDERSLOOT 

Who Died July 30, 1931 

JERRY VOGEL 



win Car6We. At' the time of his 
death he was in Columbia's pia. 
department. 

Wife and stepson survive. De- 
ceased first wife wad Marlon Aye, 
screen actress. 



her Charleston specialty in vaude 
and) musical comedy. , . 

She is survived, by . her mother, 
Grace Jackson.- 



GUS TEMPS 



One pf show businesses* closest 
allies and best., friends, Gus 
Temps, 62, died in San Francisco 
July 13. 

In the theatrical transfer busi- 
ness since 1890 Temps was part 
owner of the City Transfer Co. and 
hauled nearly every piece of sKow 
baggae and scenery that moved in 
Frisco. He started with a' horse 
and wagon back In the j1<? Orph- 
eum and TivoU days. 

He was" burled from Sacred 
Heart Church. 



BURLEY GRIND SHOWERS 
1 A .WITH 2 FOR I'S 



Los Angeles, July 24. 
Widespread distribution of two- 
for-one, half-rate and other reduced 
price admissions Is being resorted 
to by the Follies, M&In 'street hurley 

grind,. In an attempt to revive di- 
minishing trade. Low-prloed ducats 
aire being thrown by flie handful In- 
parked cars, business places and 
mail boxes at private homes. 

One type of throwaway Is a two-! 
for-one ticket, or. can also.be used 
ns an Individual admission upon' 
payment of one-half the regular 
b. o. tariflE. Another type of throw- 
away is an . admission calling for 
payment of IBc for occupancy of a 
40c lower floor seat. 

Follies, operated by Harry W. 
Stewart, 'continues 'to a-dvertlse 80 
jpeople — all stars— despite the fact 
that Its stagd cast seldom exceeds 
20,, Qf which more than half are 
chorines, most of whom double In 
specialties. ' House grinds four 
shows daily, with a Saturday mid- 
night. 



Literati 



HARRY J. HOFFMEIR 

Harry J. Hoffmeir, . B9, at one 
Lime are. director for Cosmopolitan 
film productions In the old Bronx 
studios and head of the oper& and 
concert department of the Tyson 
& Co., ticket agency, died July 18 
of a heart ailment at his home' in 
Ocfesin Grove) N. J. 

Eai-l Lewis, ai, stepbrother, who is 
treasurer of. the . Metropolitan 
Opera co., survives him. 



HARRY ALAN POTAMKIN 

Harry Alan Potamkln, 35, film 
critic and member pf .the Motion 
Picture National Board of Review, 
died of a stomach ailment at Belle - 
vue hospital. New York. 

He was born fh Philadelphia and 
Is survived by his widow, Mra 
Elizabeth Potamkln. 



MURRAY E. RICHARDSON 

Murray E. Richardson, 46, died 
July 21 in Los Angeles, following a 
heart attack. He was a deputy la- 
bor commissioner for California and 
a former officer of Stage .Hands 
Local S3, lATSE. Wife and an 
adopted daughter survive. 



JOHN ITZEL 

John Itzel, 65, band master, violin- 
ist and composer, died in Baltimore 
on July 21. He had been ill for a 
month. 

For several years preceding his 
death, Itzel had been supervisor of 
instrumental music in the Baltl 
more public schools, but had: spent 
the great portion of hlq life in show 
business. For 25 years he was or- 
chestra conductor at the old Acad- 
emy of- Music, joining that legit; 
spot In 1896. Some time after that 
he composed the music for several 
operettas for the Clifton Wheelman 
Opera Co. 

In 1912 he became musical direc- 
tor of the 'Chanticleer' company for 
Maude Adams. Following that he 
made a connection with the Balti- 
more Symphony as its orchestral 
representative, besides serving as 
assistant conductor of the Peabody 
Symphony under Asger Hamerik. 

Widow survives. Burial in Balti- 
Hiore. 



BERT BROWN 

Bert Brown, 57, for many years, a 
member of stock companies at the 
old Shubert/ Davidson and Garrick, 
Milwaukee, died at the Natiohal 
Soldiers' Home hospital last Trurs 
day after several months' Illness. 

Survived by his widow, a son, a' 
sister and a brother. 



MARJORIE ROSE WILLIAMS 

Marjorie Rose Williams, 20, ac- 
tress, died July 18; in Los Angeles 
from alleged self-inflicted gun 
wounds. There are no known sur 
vivors. 



H^NRI L. LEITNER 

Henri L." Leitner, for many years 
conductor of Canton theatre orches- 
tra, died Sunday, July 16, at the 
home of a stepdaughter, Mrs. James 
T. Drake, In Elmira, N. Y. 

For many years' he ^yas acti-ve In 
Canton, Ohio, musical circles, was 
conductor of .the orchefitra at the 
Grand Opera house and served In a 
similar capacity .for the orchestra 



THOMAS A. FULLERTON 

Thomas A. Fullerton, 73, died 
July 12 at his home in Whitins- 
viUe, Mass. He formerly was with 
the Bamum & Bailey Circus, 



PERCENTAGE WAY OUT, 
BILLY WATSON'S VIEW 



Paterson, July 22. 

Editor Variott: 

The only way -burlesque will live 
is on a percentage basis and make 
the terms according to the expense 
of the shpw and the house.,. If a 
show costs $1,750 a week and the 
house runs $4,000 fit the terms ac 
cordingly. But if you. play those 
.shows on a .guarantee, some will 
cheat and chisel. 

Give the producer terms to • the 
value- of his drawihg qualifications 
Elghteein girls, 11 principals and a 
.good advance agent. The agent to 
get the opening,, and the show must 
ido the rest. BWv- Watson. 



Prima Donna Scribes 



■ (Continued-from-page -66-> 

lected a title for her forthcoming 
autoblog. It's 'At 33.' 

Practically every American - pub- 
lisher of any consequence has Is- 
sued within the . past two years a 
book by or on D., H. Lawrence. And 
mpt-e coming. ^ ^ 

Naomi Rodye-Smlth has changed 
publishers. Vlklilg will get her new 
book,- 'Portrait of Mrs. Siddons.' 

Walter Kinseletio. doing, a play and 
novel simultaneously on the same 
subject. 

Nathaniel West, who came to at- 
tention with his first book, 'Miss 
Lonelyhearts,' has joined 'American 
Magazine.' He's still In Hollywood, 
where" Jim (Seller of the Morris of- 
fice placed him dn a picture-writing 
Job. 

Alan Vllllers won't come back 
here, as planned, but will go to 
Scandinavia Instead: Maybe to look 
up those translation rights which 
Include, the Scandinavian. 

Phil Stong has lifted the mort- 
gage -on .the' old Iowa homestead. 

Fairfax "Downey completed his 
blog of Richard Harding Davis. 
Gone to New, Hampshire. 

Janet Beith got a $20,000 prize in 
a contest for 'No Second Spring,' 
which Stokes -wili publish soon. 

Mack ICralke reading for RKO. 

Axch Ga/lf ney, writer of 'Ad Man', 
uses sevieral other pseudonyms. 

Eddie Hurbsch is now with the 
International Literary Bureau. 

Ruth Fowler Jones, coast graph- 
ologist, engagied by the Scripps- 
Hpward newspapers to do a dally 
column. Feature will get a break-in 
ballyhoo using specimens of picture 
stars' handwriting. 

Evan J. David whose 'Mush On,' 
which appeared in the May Issue of 
•Complete Novel,' has been taken by- 
Macauley for book publication, has 
repaired to his summer home at 
Hampton Beach, N. H., to complete 
a long novel he's been working on 
for two years. 

Elizabeth Corbett w'hose 'Young 
Mrs. Meigs' (Century) is still sell- 
ing rather well although first re- 
leased two years ago, has gone to 
her former home in Milwaukee to 
finish up the sequel to 'Meigs'. It 
is to be published in the fall. 

'Pull, Devil, l»ull. Baker,' Stella 
Benson's new novel. Is the Literary 
Guild choice for July. 

Ishbel Ross- has a new novel 
ready; 'Marriage in Gotham.' 

Book Week has been scheduled 
for week of Nov. 12. 

A. L, Burt Co. celebrating its 50th 
anniversary In book publishing. 

'The Well of Loneliness' now In 
the dollar edition for . those who as 
yet do not know all about life. 

The Frederick A. Stokes $20,000 
first prize was won by Janet Beith. 
'No Second Spring' selected from 600 
manuscripts; will be released on 
Sept. 15. 

Erskine Caldwell, whose 'God's 
Little Acre' was honorably acquit- 
ted^ of being obscene, encores with 
a collection of brief stories. 

'Music on the Air,' by Hazel Ger- 
trude Klnscella,. Is about musicians 
and their music as it comes over 
the air. Viking Press publishing, 

Phil Stong is back in New York 
from Iowa. He says that crops nre 
smaller but money is bigger. To 
square off a corner of his farm, he 
bought an old cemetery. But will 
•do his own ghost writing. 

Hendrik Willim Van Loon is leav- 
ing for Paris, where he intends to 
complete the manuscript and draw 
ings for another guide, as- he- did of 
■ his native heath, . Holland. 



(Continued from page 1) 

cafe floors at opening^, or'''on the 
mike with their own revuettes, not 
to mention benefits, personal ap- 
pearances, talking shorts, etc. 

There was a time when fllm com- 
panies bought 'scenarios'- or titles 
from screen chattierers for fancy 
sums and forgot all about- them. 
The radio has its counterpart. They 
now make film shorts, feature the 
radio columnizing m.c. In the billing, 
but fall to show him 'at alT. He* 
winds up on the cutting room floor' 
so long as the talent he promised to 
deliver on the cuff appears. 

There's no longer any cafe, holel 
or theatre opening where the name 
'band or attraction Isn't of the ether. 
That means that the radio 6olumn-.= 
ists barge right in with the Broad- 
way columnists. Who said the 
newspaper business was a good 
thing to keep- out of? So niany 'seem 
to get so much out of the news- 
paper business — even if it's only the 
free feeds and the likker — that' 
they've decided to make a career 
of It. 

Personal Press Agents 

-Ramifications of radio are peculiar 
unto themselves. There Is the radio 
star, or would-be star, getting all 
the free publicity in the world 
through the. ..WQrld.'s..jgreatest_dls- 
seminatlng medium — ^but wiio seems 
to think that a subsidized press ex- 
ploiter, or 'squarer,' is necessary to 
his or her well-being. Whatever 
the theory, If has brought Into 
prominence such ether exploiteers 
as George D. Lottn>an, Jay Faggen, 
Earle Ferris, Ed Duk'off, ' Dave 
Green, Joe Hoffman, Dave Alber,^. 
Harry. Sobol and a couple of others 
who are relied upon to utilize their 
good offices with the radio press. 
It is these p.a.'s who have aggran- 
dized the radio columnist. Latter 
are constantly curried and catered - 
to. 

Starts Something 

Let one - columnist see any radio 
star In the company of a rival col- 
umnist, the first radio scribe no 
llkee. He gets himself all worked 
up a,nd writes a naughty single line. 
Who cares? Well, the radio star 
seemingly does.' That's where the 
radio p.a. comes In. Now's the time 
for aU good press agents to come to 
the aid of their clients. P.a. calls 
up the attacking scribe and using' 
alternating systems of mild bull- 
dozing, cajolery or, as a final re- 
course, the premise of good fellow- 
ship and past relations, he wants to 
know what's the Idea. . 

But why all the to-do? Well, it 
seems that any disturbing happen- 
ing along those lines makes the 
temperamental radio star sing a 
few sour notes or not digest prop- 
erly. And a guy who gets all that 
fan mail must have something to 
worry about. 

But that's not all? There's the 
holier-than-thou radio columnist 
who refuses to acknowledge that 
any such thing as the p.a. species 
exists? He's a self- digger of news. 
He legs It himself. He has his own - 
station and agency sources. Or the 
chatterer who revels In any pans 
upon, himself. That inverse glory 
which some take in any recognition 
of themselves, favorable or other- 
wise — particularly if it's in the puh- 
lic prints — finds no greater propon- 
ent than the radio chatterer. 

Others are 100% naive. The man- 
ner in which they use their columns 
for selfish angles is something to 
behold. Only those who know the 
boys and their angles can enjoy it 
best. Seemingly their -editors don't 
care. At least one pair of editors 
are muscleing in on the radio scriv- 
ener's gravy. These eds are now on 
the 'must' list of invitatiorjs at cafe 
and roadhouse opening's. Strictly 
ringside, as many in the party as 
desired, and don't bother about tot-. 
Ing any bottles — the house will take 
care of that! 

Some of thfe columnists are get- 
ting religion of late — even if too 
late. No more of that guest-star 
gag in talking shorts. Too many 
squawks. Great while it lasted — a 
$1,000 a crack to the columnist with 
the •'guest' names showing up at the 
Platbush studios just to be nice 
fellers, and in appreciation for past 
favors . 

Benefits 

When it comes to benefits, every- 
thing goes. The m.c.'ing sort of 



columnist argues that it's all for a 
cause, hut It breaks up the routine 
for any number of artists. Here'a 
where the p.a, suits the purposes of 
the columnist— the p.a. is employed 
as a central source to corral a 
needed quota of ether entertainers 
with, the guarantee that they won't 
disappoint. The pay-off, of course 
Is In future journalistic favors— or 
BO understood. 

Classified 

The New York columnists have 
now assumed blasslflcatlons. Ben^j. 
Gross, on the tabloid 'News,' has th© 
biggest circulation, so he rates tops, 
along with Mike Porter CAlrcaster^y" 
on the 'Journal,' whose stuif Is well- 
regarded. 

Louise Reld, on the 'American,' la- 
the essayist and stylist. Hearst 
bunch think a lot of him and deem ' 
him class, so Reld eschews any 
nite-pclub crashing. 

•Sun' has recently given in to 
radio by permitting' E. L. Bragdon 
to anonymously fashion some chat- 
ter notes for the late editions only," 
Pfite Dixon does a syndicated col- 
umn on Saturdays. 

Nick Kenny Is the most colorful 
personality among the radio col- ' 
umnlsts. He's prolific in several 
respects and permitted great latl- ' 
tude -by lils^paper, the..'Mlrror; itabl,_ 

Jimmy Cannon, 'World- Telegram,' 
Is an enterprising and tireless 
news-digger. Jo Ranson, Brooklyn 
'Eagle,' Is similarly lively. In 
Brooklyn the ^Times-Union' has* 
Bratton, and the 'Citizen' has Mur- 
ray Rosenberg;. „ The borough of 
churches and baby carriages takes 
its radio seriously. 

Orrln Dunlap conforms to the 
conservative N. Y. 'Times' style by., 
doing his air stuff for the Sunday 
editions only.. 'Herald. Tribune* 
rests on, Its own created and copy- 
righted style of setting up the rep-- 
resentative radio programs and let-'^^ 
ting it go' at that. 

The many-edltioned 'News' de- 
mands that its radio- editor, Gross^' 
remain with an ever-receptive ear 
cocked to the loudspeaker, chang- 
ing his program commentaries sev* 
eral times dally with each succeed- 
ing edition. That's why Gross ab- 
sents himself Mondays and Tues-> 
days and relief man, Abe Green- 
berg, from the rewrite desk sits in. 

The boys are workers, taking, 
their field very seriously. They're, 
now singled out for Introductorlea 
at openings, and even the radi9 tal- 
ent agents are catering to them for' 
fear that some adverse line may 
gum up a possible deal with a 
client. 



Far Afield 



George Katz, who formerly op-" 
erated .the New Gotham and other" 
burlesque stock houses around New.' 
York Intends to open a burlesqu*' 
stock in Montreal. 



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INSTITUTION INTERNAtlONALS 

Shoes for the Stage and eJSfw/ 

\^ SHOVTFOLK'S SHOESH'DP — i552 BROADWAY**^ 



Tuesday^ July 2S» 1933 



TBOOR S 



VARIETY 



63 




DEFY EXPO 



^egit Code 



/Tfife.ce98lt.'yj * ■ Actbra appeatlhg on 

iroa^way ;a61iig ^^^^^ .are" knoWrt t<f 

hiyfrvbeeii jpaid $20''an^- lesS' weekly , 

audi the code's aim Is to provide a < 

living' st^ary'.'^ It Is" tyiie thit- Iri*' 

tile ayeVagej'^iidw only a few blay- 

«rB j^.cely.ed'the pittance^ but equal- 
ly ti'iie ^hat tile a^otprs .minimum Is 
lesi}*'than"!tfie m^inJmum . for stafie 
• hands'' ^tt'd njUsicTan^' arid 'li^t much! 
moVe'thin *'tiie;.chortis ijiilnimum. . 

The. Ac^oVs ;Betterme.nt Assoc! '-. 

tloii, . ni^^l:® VP vaudeviliianjs, 
formed recently principally to com.-, 
hat the benefit shcvy evil sent Itts, 
o\7n code to Washington asking for 
a "minimum of $30 per day for all 
actprs, 'Someijody representing the 
AlBA. arose .to speak at Friday [s. cod'?, 
scpsiion. , Ro^^nblatt brusquely re- 
fjiseSrTTo liisleni aavIsIng~liInr~fo' 
write iQen. .Johnson .requesting that 
thVABA colde .be-^ubniltted for okay 
- at 'the aaipe time the legit code was 
flOJl^iderea/'.i lt •was made plain that 
fthe <:<?de as'.43utlined .under Rosen - 
' Watt's rulings pertained to the leglt 
fliild'Only. 

.There, was a clash between tlxe 
A'BA spokesman and Fi-ank Gtl!- 
, mqre- of Equity. J letter 'wrote 
down'^ the Biettermerit gro'up as' ia- 
.'jack in the box' and' impertinent 
but the ABA man capie back with : 
"We'll be talking ovfer Equity be- 
foi*e- long.'. 

Minimum, salary, in 'leglt is regu- 
lated in a peculiar way, there r<fealiy 
bei-n£: four minlinUms. . If the ticket 
to^j la 'scaled -at |4.50 or more the 
least' an aJptot may be paid is $50 
weekly. ' Sh<Juld -the- scale be-$4-he 
shall be paid 'riot less than $45. Any' 
ticket settle between" $3 and $4 "calls 
tot a mihimuhi of . "$42.50, and shows 
with a. scale topped at $3 or less, 
shall pay the players not less than 
$40 weekly. I'Hfere is a further pro- 
vision tii^t an actor with less than 
two' yeariS' exjperience shall get not 
less than. $25 weekly. 

.The authors receded from their 
outside-looking- in stand. Changes 
In the Basic Minimum Agreement 
are conceded by the Dj-amatists 
Oulld. Revisions principally per- 
tain to the sale of picture rights 
and the managerial share. Starting 
Sept. l if a show plays but one week 
the.. manager shall- receive .15% ot 
the ,fllm rights money and if the 
Bhow lasta two weeks the producer 
wrii get 25%. Old rule operates it 
the engagement is three weekia or 
iftore, the manager getting one-half 
©if the picture money. Authors shall 
rifeceive at least $500 advance roy - 
alty, to be . deducted from plsiyihg 
irpyalties after three weeks. 

i.The tji'esa agents, through the T. 
P. R. O. A. and the unionized body 
.of agents, company managers, and 
; treasurers which has been dormant 
for several years, both put forth 
'propofeals^ Both Were reeognieed, 
but their demaijds were halved. 
Hours of work decided on for treas- 
urers and. house njianagers will net 
•.*PPly to company managers and" 
advance inen, particularly when on 
tour. Talk among agents after .the 
cpde was written' pointed to the pos- 
tjible amalgamation of the two 
groups. 

Staff Hours and Pay 

Mlnimums have been set for box 
office men, who shall receive not 
less than $40 a week of 44 hours. 
Same applies to house managers. 
Press agents shall receive not less 
than $50 when in a run spot and 
$75 is the minimum when tourinK- 
Agents shall receive at least one 
'week's notice of dismissal. Ushcr^3 
shall rccelvfe not less than 25 cenis 
an hour for 44 hours weekly, a wage 
of $U. Some have been getting os 
low as $5 weekly, while box office 
^cn have been forced to work for 
<w little as $25 weekly. Some man- 
ajToi-.s have been 'paying treasurers 
*•)(), others $75 and $100. 

There was a fight in sight over 
"ckct matters. Some managers 
were for eliminating cut rates, but 
|:'>ftnged their minds whon Matty 
^•immormah'n . arose with flguresi 
""■ovmg hiy ^tjj^j ^jj^ Leblang 



lagei^cy had supported 21 attractions 
■glj^ij^J the flrisit ot the year and kept 
URward .of 1,000 people employed 
ibnger than ' if cut rates ' ha4 not 
bCifen used. 

It,w^Gi further contended that the 
<)ut' rale; through its guaranteelhg 
iilttr9,ctiohs' had lost money in. most 
of the ' deals, and would probably 
continue to operate in the red. One 
current deal extends the run of 'Mu- 
sic in the Air' through the suinmer. 
lllie question " was settled when it 
was .agreed that the cut rate agency 
s.hall .not plug one attraction more 
than" another. 

Ticket Pact Later 

Ticket Interests are not signatory 
to the code, but it is figured the 
sltuiation will be handed through the 
emergency comm'ittee because of 
the_fed eral stamp. It is expected 
to curb gypping. How is to be 
worked out later. Proposal is to fix 
the top price the premium broker.? 
Kian charge. Agency 'buya'_.-were 
tabooed. 

Wage scales for stagehands and 
musicians were not settled, but will 
be considered .by the emergency 
cbmmlttiee between now and Sept. 
1. It was indicated that the .pres- 
ent mlnimume may not be' changed, 
but working conditions will be 
altered. The .'yellow card* provi- 
sloris wUl likely come up. for adjust- 
ment. Aim is to adjust situations 
where" more ihen are employed back 
stage than required to operate the 
shows. 

The code virtually establishes the 
National Legitimate Theatre Com- 
mittee. It sh6,ll consist of three 
-managers* and. one representative 
ieach from Equity J.A.T.S.E. <stilge- 
hands and picture operators union)," 
American Federation of Musicians, 
Dramatists Guild and United Scenic 
Artists. The committee will tackle 
all problems and unfair practices. 
Included will be booking contracts, 
a standard being sought. The com- 
mitted expects to effect an arrange- 
ment whereby a picture version of 
a show shall not be released until 
the show shall have closed. 

At the conclusion of the reading 
of the code, Mr. Rosenblatt re- 
marked the ABA goes on, 'that it 
had received the approval of about 
96% of the managers, but no men- 
tion was made of what percentage 
of actors approved it.' 

ABA seeics the appointment of an 
administrator to formulate another 
code embracing all branches out- 
side of the legitimate theatre. 

Although the ABA code as out- 
lined originally was not considered; 
iMr. Rosenblatt was quoted as say- 
ing the ABA. code 'has attempted 
to remedy many of th^ evils the 
actors claim exist^ — ^I think you have 
presented a fine; ' helpful document.' 

Those signinSr the code were Dr. 
Henry Moak6witz,' for the pro- 
ducers;" Mr. Gillmore, for Equity; 
Dorothy Bryant, executive secre- 
tary, for Chorus Equity Associa- 
tion; William C. Elliott, president, 
for the stagehands' international; 
Joseph N. Weber, president, for the 
Federation of Musicians; 'Fred Mar- 
shall, business representative of the 
Scenic Artists; Theodore Mitchell, 
president, foi* the Association of 
Theatrical Agents and "Managers; 
Frank C. Payne, for the Theatrical 
Press Representatives of America; 
George S. Kaufman, vice-president, 
for the Dramatists' Guild; F, Ralph 
Gervers, for an independent group 
of press agents and company nian- 
agers, and Augusta Ocker, financial 
secretary, for the Theatrical Ward- 
robe Attendants Union. 



Magic Show Sells Out 



Chicago, July 24; 

John R. Thompson restaurant 
goes in the building in the heart of 
the Midway put up by Charle.s Car- 
ter, the maglciah. After piglit weoks 
of poor biz, Carter quit. 

Trade is deemed a good break for 
the magician, who gets out from 
under a heavy load and an advan- 
tageous spot for Thompson's be- 
fcauso that particular sootion of the 
I'aii is why on oatiiig JaciJitiea 




Rufus Dawes Afraid Scan- 
dal in Wee Hours Would 
Alarm Family Tourists — 
Shows Say £zpo Overesti- 
mated Attendance and 
Should Not Inteirfere with 
Money Chances 

DAILIES RAZZ EXPO 



Chicago, July 24. 

Century of Progress exposition 
had a fe«id on its hands last weeU 
with-certain—concessronaireB— fights- 
ing a 1:30 aim. curfew that the 
high, command wanted .to.<. impose. 
Rufes Dawes, Lennox Lohr and 
other top officials are jittery about 
what might happen some night 
among the late -sticking, hard 
boiled bunch. Expo feels that a 
shooting or anything of that naturis 
Vvould be ruinous publicity with the 
family and tourist trade. 

Exposition claims not over 5,000 
persons are still In" the grounds at 
1:30 a.m., but the cafe concession 
aires say that those 5,000 are. worth 
100,000 of the usual Scetchmen that 
pass throygh . during earlier hours. 
Big spenders, they aver, would re 
sent anything so inhospitable as a 
1:30 scramming order. 

World's Fair with its million-a 
week attendance naturally brings 
plenty of worries for the adminis 
tratioii that wants to pi'event any 
thing scandalous, while at the same 
time permitting as much latitude as 
possible. Meanwhile the Ernie 
Young show at the Oriental Village, 
Tex Guinan's Pirate Ship, and the 
Street^ of Barls and some, others 
appeared to be successfully defying 
the curfew orders. Exposition after 
passing the rule hesitated to enforce 
it against a hostile crowd. How- 
ever, the outside turnstiles work 
only outward after 11:30 p.m., so 
that the hangers-arounders must 
get Into the grounds before that 
hour In order to be in a position to 
Ignore the 1:30 curfew. 

Pay Dirt 

In the last couple of weeks a. 
tendency toward dirt as a sure-fire 
business-getter has been manifest. 
Originally the 'Streets of Paris' had 
the Indigo pretty much to Itself. 
Now the Ernie "Young revtie Is as 
nude and peppery as' possible. ''Old 
Mexico' is plenty warm under its 
new policy, Pirate Ship has an un- 
dressed brigade, and C. C, Pyle has 
just' opened a sizzling Rumba Ca- 
sino with a troupe of Cubans whose 
suggestive jjlostures and movements 
permit no division of opinion as to 
what they mean. 

That the courts will not sustain 
any complaints designed to impede 
or cramp the style of exposition 
sho^ymen seems quite clear. Ap- 
plications for inju^nctions are either 
indefinitely pigeon-holed or else 
summarily dismissed in court. 
Latest and most prominent locking 
of horns between a concession and 
reformers resulted not only in. a 
vindication for 'Streets of Paris* but 
a tongue-lashing for the petition- 
ing reformer. 

Boobs Is Boobs 

Judge Joseph David refused to 
stop Sally Rand's nude fan dance at 
the 'Streets of Paris' and accom- 
panied that refusal with a state- 
ment, 'If you think this court in go- 
ing to reform the world, you're 
badly mistaken, and if you, want my 
opinion, those who go to the 'Strcel.« 
of Paris' are just boobs and peoplo 
have a right to cater to them. A 
lot of people complain about, the 
cherubs On this courthouKo. Tht-y 
are the same people, that want to 
put pants on horses.' 

Not officially set or annoujicod 
but understood to be a' likolihood, 
is an all-name revue with a platoon 
of female impei*sonatocs in drag. 
This is Intended for Spoor's Spcc- 
taculum, a flop, where the present 
policy is being dropped. To avoid 
letting this spot go dead it is Kald 
the exposition will permit the nance 



Woman Bosses Expo? 



Chlcaiso, • July 24. 

Chicago 'American' in a by- 
lined front-page - iartlcle by 
Haizel Macdonald" made the as- 
sertion last week during the 
row over the WOrtd's Pair 1 : 30 
a.ni. curfew that the power be- 
hind, the throne at the exposi- 
tion was a 'woman. . Article 
named Martha:" Steele McGrew, 
asfslstant to Maj. Iienox Lohr^ 
general manager of the exposi-. 
tion, as being the czarina.- 

She it was who decided the 
curfew should be established, 
.and she Is the most courted 
personality in the administra- 
tion besides being the most 
stubborn female In Chicago, 
said the paper. 



MILWAUKEE'S OUTDOOR 
—EVENT SHCCEffiFUl 



Milwaukee, July 24. 
So elated were the city fathers 
over the tremendous success of the 
combination Elks national conven- 
tion and Milwaukee Homeeoming 
held here the . past week that- they 
are planning to ] make the Home- 
coming part of the happening an 
annual affair. 

Never in the history of the city 
has there been such a turnout for 
any kind of a celebration as has 
been the rule during the past seven 
days. 

Plenty of concessions ..planted 
along the side streets near the lake 
and some ran afoul of the police 
for "trying to gyp. While the Elks 
said their adieus Thursday night 
and went on to the "World Pair, the 
Homecoming part of the program 
ended With a ball at the Auditorium. 

Bit hard on. the theatres wltli all 
the free attractions and those with 
admission fees far from the heart 
of the loop. 



Chicago Parks^ Awful 
Sanmier Due to Expo; 
Trade Mostly Passes 

Chicago, July 24. 
This Is grin and bear it summer 
for the amusement parks within the 
Chicago area.« World's Fair has 
made a mockery of their tinseled al- 
lurements and drained them of pa- 
tronage. Rlvervlew Park visited on 
Sunday night displayed an emaci- 
ated aspect little lC;e Its fairly rosy 
appearance Of previous summers. 

Telltale Is the fact that six or 
seven of the biggest rides are closed, 
that the wheels, and kewpie dolls, 
and pitch-til-win games, are manned 
by pitchmen worn hoarse from 
shouting and in vain. Bobs at 15 
cents and ballroom at 25 cents about 
the only places over 10 c^nts and 
plenty of five-cent attractions. 

-Concessions-when -q^estloned-der 
scribed business as terrible and the 
Sunday crowd, meagre though It 
was, a surging mob compared to 
the other nights. Rides getting a 
lot of patronage but mostly on 
passes. 



TICKET 'BUY' DISAPPOINTS 



Concessions Expected More Frqm 
Palmer House Books 



Showmen on 'Vacation' 

L,os Angeles, July 24. 
Most of the members being on 
tour or on location out of town. 
Pacific Coast Showmen's Associa- 
tion has closed Its headquarters In 
the Orpheum building for. the sum- 
mer. 

"Will reopen Sept. 1. 



show to run. Assurances of no op- 
position were wanted by" the pro- 
moters. 

Meanwhile, the lines of battle be- 
tween the seml-coneervatlve high 
command of the exposition and the 
profits-seeking concessionaires are 
being sharply drawn. Open sassing 
of the administration by Individual 
concessionaires and freely expressed 
resentment were conspicuous. Those 
concessions who <Jose before mid- 
night anyhow are giving their moral 
support seemingly to the minority 
that want unlimited hours. Most 
of the concessions feel that business 
is far short of whJit the exposition 
led them to believe it would be and 
that it's arbitrary fastidiousness on 
the expo's part to try to shut off 
any money chances. 

Expo See Both Sides 
Exposition of course is taking the 
long view of what benefit.s the P"'air 
as a whole but in view of the fact 
that concessions, feel they must get 
theirs during July and August, tliey 
have little sympathy with an ideal 
policy that cramp.'H, their style. 

Exposition officials were ridi<!uled 
and attacked with astonislilng 
bluntne.SH in the Chicago dallies last 
week as the papers, notably the 
'American' (Hoar.st), went after thorn 
over the puritanical rogulationk. 
Dawes had exprossod a fear that 
revelers might seixo .some of thf 
nude show girls and create a bac- 
chanal incidont that would alarm 
parents and rof^ult In oanofDations 
to attend the exposition. Papers 
kidded this possibility saying that 
by the .same logic patrons at Ran- 
dolph. ►Streot musical oomodi.es might 
he expected to batter down dressing 
room doors and kidnap chorus girls. 

Jiufus D.'iwofl was informed In an 
editorial in tlic 'American' that it 
was none of )iIh. business wholher 
lato patrons of nite clubs In the 
i'xijotilioji grounds drank or woiv 
drui'ik. 



Chicago, July 24. 

First checks from the Palmer 
House coupon book sales were re- 
ceived last week by Century of 
Progress concessionaires. In gen- 
eral, the size of the checks was 
very .disappointing to the showmen 
in on the combination book. 

Evidently the coupon books, which 
sell for 12.50 and Include $4.16 In 
admissions, haven't been moving as 
well as expected. Palmer House 
not only has booths In all Its lob- 
bies fronting on three streets in 
the Loop, but established stands 
just inside the exposition gates to 
push sales. 



Robbed Park Mgr. 



Omaha, July 24. 

Two armed bandits caught Man- 
ager Lou Slusky alone Irr his Krug 
bark office, forced him to open the 
vault, and escaped with $3,500, 
after locking him In, 

Slusky's release was effected by 
brother, Abe. 

Check-up of the stolen funds re- 
vealed that robbers had taken park 
receipts for Saturday and Sunday 
amounting to $1,300 and $2,20b re- 
ceipts from a walkathon promoted 
by the company at Lincoln. 



CIRCUSES 



For Current Week, July 24 
Al G. Barnes 

July 24, Wichita; 2C, Ponca City; 2H. 
Oklahoma City; 27, Tulea; 28, Joplln; a>, 
Hprlngfleld, Mo. 

Hagenbeck- Wallace 

July 24, Jamestown; 2.'!, OI<ian: 26. SI- 
mlra; 27, Blnghamton; 28, Wllkcs-Barres 
20, Eaoton; 81, Baltimore. 

ringling Bros.-B. & B. 

July 24, Musheeon; ZTi. Kniamnzoo; 26, 
South Bend; 27, iSvanston; 28, Mllwaukeo; 
20, MadlBOn.' 



CARNIVALS 



For Current Week, JuFy 24 

Bar-Brown. NlrholnnvllU'. 
Barlow'ti BIr City: WinchCHlt-r. 
Bcckman-Ocrcty; Saloni. 
Bl^ Stale: JachdonvllU!. 
Bromcr, 0. J.: St. I'aul. 
Buck. O. C. : PoekHkill. 
Cetlln A WllHon; rrincolon. 
<V8ftH 20 HIk: HiK'TuitniiU). 
Curl. W. .S.: Lofjan. 
(Jailor: Hnrmanri. 
Click, "Wm..: W(it<ttr>wn 
<!oodln>c, K. E. : Indi;in}i|.«li« 
Croat Kn.tlcrn: M;i<lii;i.><. 
KrnuKC Greater: I-Vrry. 
I..anK. Dec: Ku.xhvilW'. 
Mlddlcton, Karl: J'(;rt\fllc. 
Mijjhly Shcosloy; Wnrrc-tT. 
New DonI: .SprinKfl<*ld. 
I'aciflc .St.ito.'j: Baker. Viv. 
I'cariion. C. K, : i'an.-i. 
Piedmont Kxpo: Bath. 
IloKcrH & Powell: We«lville. 
flor« I„lhorly: DeKalh. 111. 
Sunset Am. Co.: ChnhdW rvlllo. 
Tow»'s United: Cufitcr, K. I). 
Wcor. J. C. : Van Wort.. 
WoHt BiOH. Am.; Newton. 
■We.«!t, Croon. 
Weil ('(.ii.«t: Wood 
Willi.irii'M. Midwft> 
V^ondoilanU Kxiio 



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VARIETY 



Tuesdaj, July 25, 1935 










The weather's hot-— there's no cooling plant in the 
Criterion Theatre in New York— yet the fans are 
flocking— at $1.50 per— to see MARLENE DIETRICH 
in ''THE SONG OF SONGS^ A Rouben Mamoulian 
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