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9th INTERNATIONAL NUMBER 



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Published Weekly^ at }6i West 46th St., New Tork, N. T., br Varietr. Inc. Annual subscription, $e. Blnele copies, 16 cents, 
Entered aa second-class matter December 22, 1906. at the Post Office at New Tork, N. T., under the act oC March 3, 1S79, 

COPTBIOHT, 1»S3, BT TABIBTT, INC. ALI, BIOHTS BESERVSD 



iVoL in. No. 13 



NEW YORK, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1933 



88 PAGES 



AD MEN REWRITING ACTING 



Chumps Go for Membership Fee in 
New York Speaks-After Repeal 



Bonifaces of the class drinking: 
^«s.taui;ants are convinced that on 
« par with the llkker appeal is the 
^jtclusiveness of their establlsh- 
xaents. With repeal deemed imml- 
a^ent and every place already more 
or less wide open the cla^s joints 
3iave installed the membership gag 
-to maintain exclusivity. It's a sub- 
stitute for the pseudo membership 
in an incorporated club which was 
a legal su1}terfuge for a speak and 
utilized the meinbership idea for 
protection and convenience. 

Now the speaks are carrying out 
the membership idea literally and 
^demanding dues for the privilege of 
spending money in their spots. Re- 
eentment manifested against this 
jncihy kill the idea in short order l)ut 
,the stifl^er the tariff some of these 
class speaks are asking when the 
nienibershlp gag takes effect, the 
"better Some of the chumpier chumps 
Jike It. One speak which has been 
notorious for making it tough to 
get into is not doing badly so far 
with a $35 annual fee. Others range 
theirs from $25 down to $10. The 
$10 thing may become a gag and 
result in countless honorary mem- 
"berships but the managements of 
the $25 and $36 spotd are capitaliz- 
ing unusual popularity and look 

''^v^|Ssx^^ m^ i M» *iii> w ii il l»(B »j(I i «li[j fe^«!>,^^? 
same gross which legalized, likker is 
ibbund to diminish with drinks no 
longer commanding $1 a copy. 



Rough on Churches 

San Francisco, Sept. 4. 

Picture theatres may think radio 
is offering them competition, but 
the churches are kicking, too. 

Lutheran Church in Oakland this 
week changed. Its weekly Wednes- 
day night prayer meeting to Thurs- 
day. 

Claimed most of the members 
stayed home Wednesday nights to 
listen to NBC's domestic serial 
'One Man's Family.' 



Earn and Spend 
More in Cotton 
Milling Towns 



HUEY'S HOOEY WORTH 
$1 NICK AT GARDEN? 



New Orleans, Sept. 4. 

Kingfish Huey Long wants to go 
to New York, hire Madison Square 
Garden, tell, the p0pul3.ce all about 
the washroom stufC at the Long 
Island club affair and get rid of 
a lot of other stuff, good or bad. 

I-Iuoy thinks they will crash down 
the doors to listen to him at $1 
per. That's why he's picked a spot 
as big as the Garden. 

Long's book, 'Every^Man a King,' 
Is duo out soon. That's the way 
it's going to be If and when Huoy 
is -president. 

The fellow who socked the sen- 
ator is said to be in the show busi- 
neaa — and he had plenty of caUse. 



Huey Long's start in business life 
was when about 14, as a grifter 
with an outdoor carnival. 

In New Orleans the natives can't 
decide whether Huey has much if 
any of a bankroll, but in New York 
the wise uns claim tliat Huey has 
plenty, witli most of it planted in 
Canada. 

Huey's hooey for $1 per at Gar- 
den would be a wash out, the .show 
peojile say. 



Birmingham, Sept. 4. 
NRA has created a new business 
era. in the cotton mill towns 
around about In the South and as 
a result not only business in gen- 
eral but show business is hotsy- 

before the NBA textile code went 
into effect got around $4 a weelc 
Today it is different. Tliose work- 
ers are getting $12.50 for a full 
week. 

Film salesmen returning from 
these small textile towns brag 
about the theatre business. Local 
supply houses are reporting larger 
orders than ever from the little 
burgs. 

Circuses and carnivals have heard 
about the new gold mine. Number 
of them heading toward the cotton 
country before the usual time, 
afraid this is too good to last. 



DEER NO SPEAK ENGLISH 



Nor Do Animals Act Right for 
Camera — May Be Called Off 



IS THEr m OFF 
TILENT OBErS 



Big Salaries Explain Why 
Seasoned Performers Lis- 
ten to Suggestions by 
Novices — • Agency Execs 
Teaching Show Business 
to Show People 



NOT A GAG 



Showmanship and advertising 
agencies is still a hot subject which, 
sans all the hooey, resolves itself 
down into the proposition of show- 
men selling themselves down the 
river to the highest bidder from 
among the ad agencies. 

If the ad men are the ones who 
pay off, the show people seemingly 
are quite willing to conform with 
whatever ideas and suggestions the 
ad men have. Not only do they 
supply ideas or suggestions, but 
they become i:he law for the per- 
former. 

That may be one reason for some 
of the abnormal salaries extant. 
From the agencies' viewpoint it 
may be worth it, as a squarer for 
being so presumptious ; on the tal- 
ent's end it's probably the only rea- 
son why they stand for It. 

they gave up the idea of trying to 
(Continued on page 85) 



Cellophane Bell as Big Help to 

Highly Pitched Voices for Radio 



Mary's Sodal Talk 



Mary Brown Warburton, grand- 
daughter of John Wanamaker, 
starts a commercial for SchrafCt's 
on CBS, thrice weekly, shortly. 

It win be a. social talk. 

Stanley Broza, program director 
of WCAXJ, Philadelphia, afflllated 
with CBS, figured in consummating 
the socialite's radio engagement. 



Germany's lleatre 
Trade Cut in Half 
1st 6 Mos. of '33 



PLUG UGLY SEARCH IN 
NYC FOR NEW WOLHEIM 



Paramount has been scouring New 
York for the ugliest mugs avail- 
able. About half a dozen cauliflower- 
nosed lads are being lined up with 
the hope of finding a new Wolheim, 
Eddie Blatt and Oscar Serlln, 
making Par's New York tests, have 
been told to spare no efforts In find- 
ing the lad, the uglier the better. 
So far they've only located four, 
but they're still looking. 



Hollywood, Sept. 4. 
Metro Is reported to be debating 
the advisability of abandoning 
'Seciuoia,' the former 'Malibu,' now 
on location in the Sequoia National 
Forest. 

Cast is almost entirely compo.scd 
of animals with a doer as the lead. 
Complaint from location Is that the 
animals can't act and it's impo.ssi- 
ble to coax the deer to get the 
necessary maternal look in her 
eyes in closeupfl. 

Company advertised extensively 
in western newspapers for animal 
actors, but apparently without 
much success. 



Holy Moses! 



Male picture star doing some 
slumming in vaude in the east 
sent his private secretary 
around to the other acts on the 
bill opening day to say hello 
and deliver a message. 

Sec advised the other actors 
that if they would kindly re- 
frain from annoying the star 
during the week, they would 
all be rewarded after the Anal 
show with an autographed pic- 
ture of the big shot. 



Washington, Sept. 4. 

German picture business has 
dropped almost half In tne past six 
months, according to a report from 
Trade Commissioner George R. 
Canty. Report Is for the first six 
months of 1933 and indicates clear- 
ly the sad downward trend of pic- 
*Mre grosses In Berlin. 

xlepo? t 'Sf-.-J' > • • V. 'Taim - w • • . 

Theatres Gross 

Month Open Attend. (marks) 

Jan. 386 5,149,446 3,817,348 

Feb. 387 4,606,460 3,452,817 

March 384 5,914,906 3.631,716 

April 381 4,665,179 3,446,934 

May 377 3,549,969 2,656,303 

June 369 3,122,168 2,363,047 



Discovery by Boris Morros of a 
cellophane bell for high-pitched 
voices, attaining the same smooth 
results from mikes as trumpet mu- 
sic does by muting., has the duPont 
company, manufacturers of cello- 
phane, Interested. Representatives 
of duPont have been In touch with 
Morros on arrangements to further 
perfect and exploit the bell voice- 
muting Idea. 

Morros, musical head of Par- 
amount and operator of the Par, 
New York, originated the idea of 
the cellophane bell on broadcast two 
weeks ago of the regular Par back- 
stage program he directs. I^eartilng 
from his experience with radio so 
far that the mike Is unkind to 
highly-pitched Or cultured Yolcea; 
he devised the volce-muting scheme 
in order to spot a coloratura so- 
prano on his program who, after not 
working for two years, wanted a 
chance to go on. At first Morros 
tried tissue paper between her voice 
and the mike, but that proved im- 
practical. He then experimented 
with cellophane, putting it over the 
soprano's head In bell fashion, witb 
holes for ears, etc. 

Morros had the singer d«,the col- 
oratura arja from 'Travlata,' which 
calls for the highest notes of any 
operatic number. It worked, elimi- 
nating all mike interference which 
has been high soprano opposition up 
to now, yet retaining brilliancy of 
■^fiJ^.ce and tone 



Chinese Actors Nip Raw 
Deal in Ringer Racket 

Hollywood, Sept. 4. 
Fact that American picture pro- 
ducers and directors can't distin- 
guish one Chinaman from another 
in majority of cases has resulted In 
ringing in three or four Celestial 
extras and bit players for the same 
part, In many productions calling 
for this kind. 

Revelation of ringer gag was dis- 
closed as part of a protest by 
Oriental extras to the Academy 
that they were being handed raw 
deals by certain intermediaries who 
fattened on their services. 

Stagger plan, .-^ay pfot6ata.i\t6, 
gives the greedy contact men op- 
operating between Chinatown and 
studios a cut In many extra sal- 
aries, with other Oriental national- 
ities being palmed off as Chinese 
for the small pic parts. Another 
complaint Is that the go-betwof-n.s 
also make a racket of renting co.s- 
tumes to the chop-stkk extras. 



Legit Plays on Ship 
Tried With Players 
Drawn from Stock 



Legit plays In tab form on ship- 
board, as an inducement to pass- 
enger travel. Is being tried on a 
Bermuda run as a change from 
floor show and vaudeville entertain- 
ment. The Holland -American Lino 
is experimenting. Company inaug- 
urates the hunch on the current trip 
of the 'yollcndam' which left New 
York last week. Cast does an hour's 
condensation of a popular play. 

If getting over, the line will inako 
these legit performance a perman- 
ent feature. 

Virginia Curlcy, stock, who just 
finished with the Rockridge Players 
in upstate New York, heads tho 
players for the first play at sea. 



IN THE SPIRIT 

Sales angle behind a new kind of 
ladies handbag, made fro in old fllfti. 
Is the fan interest in carryingT 
around the spirit of the stars. 

A company sppclalizing in cellu- 
loid products is getting out tho 
novelty purse and buying up old 
film wherever obtainable for tho 
purpose. 



VARIETY 



PICT 



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Tuesdayv Sepleniber 5; 1933 



Actors Demand NRA Guarantee 
On Year Round Bidding for Jobs 



Hollywood, Sept. 4. 

Actor members of the Academy 
are standing unanimous' in their 
demands that the producers' agree 
ihent be modified before Inclusion 
in the industry NRA code. The 
players demand that so-called ?open 
'season' for - offers from rival con 
cerns be extended from the' proposed 
30 days before expiration to the 
whole life of a contract. 

If this goes over it would iheaigr 
that .the minutp .a.,s^vidio .^Isns^^i, 
contract .with a. player, anpther co.m^ 
pariy can ;}mnieai.a.tely~ f^le^ bfd^s f p.r 
the services .of ine iJlayer to gfp trlfo' 
effect on expiration "9^ tlie covenant.' 
As , now bp.eratlng, ^uch.bjids can't 
go in, until a.perlb^ 30 days before 
expiration and: the studio also must 
be 'informed 6t [bids "up " to • six 
months after eiplratiori,' Code com- 
mitted of th6 AcaUeriiy is fl&htlrig' 
to get the after-contract 'provisions 
remfoved but'-'actoi's " in. a m'eetiiig 
Thursday ' (31)" Vent'- further than 
this^' aiid" agreed tc sfaild '' Unaxi- 
Imoii'sly for a coritinubus -open 'Seat 
Bon. . ■. ;-\ , •./ 
Cleairing ^j^jaMSN^ji ■,. -i 

Actors also .recoinrnend: tth^iit'.the 
Aoademy set up soipe kind of ma- 
ichinefy " whereby the . bids would 
clear through that.j6rgahi?a.tIon.and 
the company h9l4ing:;a .contract be 
iminediately Vnf prmie,d . ,bf the. ofl^ers, 
but '.tl\e"name of "the, offerer, kept In 
th9 'dark. ' . '. 1 . , ■,. 
.. Playeris also , waiit . tjhe Acaderpy 
to efend an actor to the WashYrigton 
code hearln^rs to represent their fAc^ 
tion. ■[ 

At the saine mee'tlng the actors 
challebged the producers' statement 
in the' proposed' code tha;£ the^ hours 
of a pi*oductlon coni^ahy 'coiiid not 
be liihited, • du6' 'to thtg' pfeouIiaxWe^' 
ot ftlW pr'odu<5tld*i. ■MlTi*:^' .'agreed 
that Ih'e hours' df a' tinit. (JbiiVd; and 
should' be limited ■ and' suggested. 
tlMkt 48 Hours a week-biei .the. limit 
set. ■ ■ ■ •" . ■•• 

Protest wasi. n^ade of .a -sta-teipent 
credited to . . Eraipk : , . .'G^liApre . , ; of 
Equity ^. ^lalmljoig. i that^ ! ; lii 1. .NBA 
matters he represented; all jac^pr^, 
both pictures ' and , ,'ifigit.y ' Plasters, 
went on' record' 'fp,^ flie .effect that, 
they! 'do'nbt 'cons'fder\Gjlilnibte.''^.rJ^ht" 
to ^peak"' for' ' Hotly wppd . actors, 
particularly those holding Aca.deiriy 
menibershi'p. 



R.C/« Gumshoer 



. . S<^mj^.thlng -ijeY^' to theatjje - 
operaitlbn' 1^ thk. guni' man the 

• Radio Ctty Music Hall has . on 
^its" 'payroll. ' 

♦ 'Hlj3 duties are to* continually 
liiietke rounds of the theatre 

'with a sp^c'idl light to spot any 
Iruni ort carpetsi ' 



RKO CENTRE IS 





BEAUT FROM BELGIUM 



Contiest Winner 'Given Tri|i td N. Y. 
foi* Film TiBst; as Part . of 'Prize 



A Metro test in N'ew' Tbrk.a-Waits 
arrival on -this sid6 of; big pond of 
Georgette Castell, ■ Belgium beauty 
winner, who' sails .on the 'Jeari Ja- 
dot' Wednesday ('6), 

Metro, aligned witli the contest 
abroad to select 'Mibs ' Beli^ium' and 
spons^ored by 10 leading newspapers 
over there, holds ah optibn on the 
girl's services. " If her tests pah out 
on arrival, she'll- be inked to a con- 
tract aiid-Osent ■Vvfist.-. 
.-,'''.j^ilSj6V,ti;agt^ll ^coM«3 "^ to- 'iirc 
XJ.. ^i,' on a trip that's part of her 
prize, ' •■ 



Jljhere will be a.new name hoisted 
ov^r the smaller lOf .the two Radio 
City theatres, soon-t-the-RKO ■ Cen^ 
trei* Theatre.:: The.-.- rRoxy i name' 
wjli officially come pff at that :time,i 
With date so far not set. 

jLi'poks lil^e this meafls. that.jPJECO. 
is ' giving Jup tl^^j fight .to • the ui^ 
bf ;the iRoxy name over the .theatre,' 
althpugh,' ' 'official «ini}'oUnc'e'i^enta 
Wptild ' halve '- the .• cbmpany '-' cori'- 
tliljuihg to contest the tissue with. 
th'« old- Sbxy on behalf 'of- S. K 
Rothaiel '(ItoJcy')'' himself , "now ^ilh 

Rivicr-^i; ••- - ••< - 

Souhdsi oiffiside^ thati --as ■ rebollecf-; 
tio)i -is' that. poxy'_s. p^^ohaViji'se, Qfi 
the name is not involved but mere- 
ly "thb "tide' *bf the " Rbxy 7 liame * as 
title of -a-^hjeatre. •- The old -.-Roxy, 
on 'Ttfi avenue, holds!! the ' declBibii 
oh that by virtue of the judgnient 
!0i; jth€> 'U..-S,' =Grfculf Court' Iri' Ne-w' 
.yptk; ;=lh"=th;6'' Ibw'er- 'ffederkl' 'disi-' 
',-tP,l^t ■Ctoiltt,''th^';V6rdlfct' was' agatnSt 
tji^.old'.-Hoxy.' :■'■''■-■'.'• ■■ •" 
_ RKO. tbPk'an appeiai' from the 
\cjdcui't' 06uH;'s revetdal • bf ' the' Hab- ' 
trict" Court . to' th^ U. 'Supreme 
Court in ."VVashington, Whex'fe shbh 
ani a}>p0al:;ahQU/ld. :no,w' be: pehdihg' 
/oHsymeihing. .1,. ' .t>-.- ■. - -i- 

<|)rders /f6r the i new signs bearing 
'the 'ne"v..hame. .are rstated. to - halve 
-be^n.^ei^t put. -:The, Jiew. pame lqo)tS' 
'to laim.tp.'t'^ Jin,,.the sniiller pf..t}i^ 
'RajJi<;i. C^ty .hbus;e9 ,wit,h- thi^' Rjock^Tt 
feller. ..Cen(tr^', thine. -Info..h8is the 
name of ;itKO ,Ce|itre as selected .by. 
Harold Franklin. ... ,. ' \ \ 
•The argunient,over the use of the 
Ro^y 'name '"on: . .th\s Radio ' CJity 
hous^ was ■'bn ' .'e'ven' prior to the 
op^nihg" of ' the Radio'. City theatres, 
in [December, 1932. ' 

Ip selecting a- new iiam6,'-RK6 
brings atbout- a cessatibn of any 
cohfusibn that' may exist with the 
show going public as between the 
old- R'biyi and' the hew spot. ' ' - 




'I I 



I WILLMAHONEY 

Mt. ^otAoji .Hillman in th'e Bo'stbn 
Daily Record said, . "After seeing 
"Will Mahoney, - the "headliner dt 
Keith's,, there is a suspicion in my 
mind that ^r< Mahoney is one of the 
best one man. entertainments oh the 
stage." 

Direction^ 

FiALPH C: IF'ARNUM , 

Rooseivelt Hotel 
Hollywood, 'Ca'L 



AND HER DAVEY 
MAY BE OPPOSlTldN 



iNpex 



Bills 74 
Burlesque 86 
Chatter 82 
Editorial .75 
Exploitation 21 

Film Reviews 19 

Foreign News.., ....12-13 

House Reviews 16-17 

Inside — ^Legit 76 
Inside — Music 66 
Inside — Pictures 75 
Inside — Radio 57 

Inside — ^Vaude 75 

Legitimate 76-80 

Letter List 87 

Literati 81 

Music ... ..64-66 

New Acts 68 

News from the Dailies... 23 
Obituary 85 
Outdoors 87 

Pictures 2-53 

Radio 54-63 

'Hadio Reports 56 

Talking Shorts 19 

Times Square 83 

Vaudeville 67-74 



Ail Urael. Wedding 

Pretty soon it's going to be what 
Mrs. Israel of South Carolina, says 
to Mrs. .Israel of North Carolina. 

Arthur Israel, Par attorney and 
chief, assistant to A'.5sU-»- ; iQ^oush; 
"Nvho'S '^fom ' Charleston, S. C, just 
came back- from vacation down that 
way after saying the first few im- 
portant ^ords - to iFannie Wallace of 
Salisbury, N.C.-. . 

Tihey'-re to wed . in October. 



Almee . S6riii»le : M!cPher.Son's ab- 
sent spouse, DaVe.' Huttbh, nj'ay. .be 
her , hiea.'viest opiibsish [ Vtien ^^h^ 
pliyis the Capltol',\Ne.w Tprk, ' for. 
L<(ew ,4he - we^k! . of , .S^!pt.' , 22\ Tlie 
old I'irioxy,' New YoiikV 'is after 't^e. 
cpkst' 'ei:g -stopper" ' *"*tTi.e ', same 
■•w^ek, !. • ..' 

Aimee has the Capitol and two 
mqre lioew weeks,- "Washington and 
Baltimore,^ to follow. Her terms 
for the G4.P..'are.Jf5,000, guaranteed, 
plus'-lf ' mpii^y lin form bf..a 50-50, 
st)iit • With the " 'house- 'gPln^' ovesr 
i^BOjObOigrbss. 'Both 'thei'brigagicmeht 
aid', the iefalary!" were ' acbepted' for 
religious ' reasons,' Aimee " claims. 

• The Huttoh.' pppo'sisH.'date arbUnd 
ithe 'corner ' • depend's ' oji ' ■Whet'her 
.he'p released 'by- the 'Fbx,;':^bdklS'n, 
[for which he's ' booked the Week' of 
,S«*t. 15.- At. the Fbx;' Hutton-_ Is' 
'guaranteed $1,000, an^ one of 'those' 
p^ercentage things by which he-il 
.split everything' over $20,000; ^.in- .a 
theati;e whose average gross , Is 

'E'er the past ] week, ^^ii^ce .issuing 
thej contract,, the :.Fb:5:. has,.. been 
"pT^vailiijg. upon Hutton's agent, 
BJll3r, iTackson, to cancel,' brighten-, 
'ing| .chances of - tlie .iloxy's . landing 
the, feqc to play against the missus. 
Fox claims ' too many, , ad'vance 
squawks, . . including oitje from the 
Brooklyn fire department. 

Cbrislie on L I. 



SaDy s Fan Has Overdose of Mgrs. 

May Go Into Pictures If Ever Separating the 

Claiming Mob 



As«istaiic<^! 



, Hollywood, Sept. 4. 

Advertising man -at a major 
studio was pr^parthg an In^ •■■ 
stltutional trairbr; • with • thb 
usual flowery " superlatives 
about the company's product, 
ke ended it by saying that a 
coming picture -was excellent. 

His assistant, in all serious- 
ness, , tool! ^^pcept^pn.- 'You 
can',t.';use th.e wpr^ excellent)'. 
said the asst., "*tt spu.h^g .Hl^e: , 
a knock-'- -. 




HAItDINmYN 



Fox, Brooklyn, suffex;ed its,,y(orst 
week in three months last week 
with ■'Voice of Exp.er^^nce.' (M. Sa-yle 
Taylor) heading t"he ^itage show, i He 
w^is in fpr. $.1,000 ^nd a; p.ercentage' 
split, but drew no '%, for the =gross 
dropped to $6,000 on the 'week; 

Tayloris a-form6i?'isek show pilot 
ordered -to stop' calling, himself 'Doc- 
tor*. !by, the .authorj^ties.., . Hp's. now., on. 
'the radio, giving per^nal advice, on. 
si^bc stuff and other 'masters. 'OpS 
manages and ' 'books' him, besides 
sending Taylor's advice' out on a 
thrice weekly air network. 



, Al Christie has leased space at the 
{paramount, Astoria, L. I., studib for 
the> productibn of shorts. He will 
make a series for £lducational re- 
lease. 

In the past Christie has confined 
his ; production to the .west coast. 



Jobyna Howland tuy. 

"Hollywood, - Sept. 4. 
. niness is -forcing jobyna Howland 
out. of ". Metrb'S- 'Meet the Baron.' 
Edna May. Oliver replacing. 



BLACKWEIX'S COMEBACK 
A 



Syracuse,^ Seipt.'4. - j 

His anticipated return to Ameri- 
can picture's* failing : to materialize, 
Carlyle Blackwell,'. matinee Idol of 
thp silent era, is sailing for Eng- 
land Sept. 16, accppipanied by the 
newest Mrs., Black wtjH,; the - former 
A-iTonne Taylor. 

. "visiting his' home 'city for .the 
.first time since ' the • death bf his 
father two yeafs • ago,- BlackW^lT 
disclosed he would resume his as'- 
<sociation on the other ' side' with' 
British-Gaumbnt. 



2d Strike Hearing with No Chaise 

Labor Board Only Requests Its First De- 
cision Be Posted at Studios 



Washington, Sept. 4. 
Hollywood and its Studios 'labor 
strike had another hearing. Thurs- 
day (31) before the Labor Board. 
There was no special result, from 
the report of the meeting. The 
board's previous ruling remained, 
that any lATSB man who had 
walked as a striker should be re- 
turned to work when a vacancy oc- 
curred. 

To clarify this original ruling the 
hearing had been called, said to 
have been requested by the lATSE. 
William Elliot, its president, was 
among those present. Elliot was 
told his union on the coast had 
broken a contract when its men 
walked out and that left the lATSE 
no standing of importance as a 
plcndor before tbc board. 

The only outstanding point of the 



hearing was a request by the board 
of Pat Casey who was there as 
representa'live of the studios to in- 
struct all the studios to post the 
original ruling of the board on all 
lots on Hollywood. Casey promised 
this would be done although the 
decision made by the board is well 
known throughout the , picture 
trade. 

The labor matter of the Holly- 
wood studios which became a juris- 
dictional matter between the lATSE 
and the BEPW, both unions affili- 
ated with the A, F. of L., becomes 
a matter for the AFL to adjudicate 
within its own headquarters. It is 
said around hero that the AFL has 
not given a positive decision on a 
jurisdictional battle within its 
ranks, coming before the headquar- 
ters execs, for the past 20 years. 



Coast III Mending 



Hollywood, Sept. 4. 
'Claudette Colbert has left , the 
Good Samaritan li.bspital and 'will 
go to Honolulii next ' Saturday (9) 
with Parambunt'S 'S'ouis iPrightened 
People' company. 

Clark Gable, who collapsed on 
Metro's 'Dancing -Tiady' set a week 
ago, will return to work Tuesday 
(5).^ He. has been resting at-home> 
' iJfia'.' ijarryl Zanuck' and Mrs. 
?%ivjf ua LeMali'e • •at" t,'e&tct'&'' 'i/£ --laea' 
banon, and Karen Morley, at St. 
Vincent's, are on the road ^to re- 
.coyery. Trio became • mothers last 
week. 

Jbhn Farrow is at Cedars for- -ob- 
servation. Norman Bhodes, actor; 
is ia,t the . same hospital following 
an op, and. is doing. . nicely. • Reeves 
Espy,, recovering fijom,. an ..ap^ 
pendix-snat(?hihg„ .has left .Cedarsi 
William S. Hart, al^o there, is irn- 
proving slpwly. , . 

Richard Laemmle, Reader , at Uni-. 
veraal, was discharged from. HoUy-. 
wbod . hospital, where he was given 
medical treatment. Jan^ Bumiller, 
secretary to Robert Sparks at Par, 
doing well following an appendix 
op at Pasadena hospital. 

John Makln, who was injured in 
an auto accident, has returned to 
Metro and will not lose the sight 
of one eye, as first believed. 



Options Mona Barrie 



Hollywood, Sept. 4. 

Mona Barrie, Australian actress, 
has been given a one year optional 
ticket at Fox. 

Miss Barrie, oh her way to Eng- 
land, stopped off in Hollywood two 
weeks ago, but didn't get a tum- 
ble from the studios. While in Kew 
York, waiting to sail, .Fox made a 
test of her with the resultant con- 
tract. 



. Chicago, Sept, 4. , 
• Sally -Ramd and lier fans are ^ol 
Ing back to the fllmr, where Sally 
Rand came firpinij- without fans. She 
has .jBngaged ■with Paraniount for 
three pictures at $2,500, figuring 
four we6kB work per picture, and 
seven years pf options added. 
Adolph Zukor J^nd John Flinn do.u^. 
1 lied itron}. tbfs . ?:air to e^t the signa- ^ 

iThat is, Sally Rand is going back 
into, picture, if she ever gpj^ cIobi^, 
enough, to a camera. Fromnpresent)., 
indications; .it's likely that MlSs..' 
Rand, "who, according to her O'wn'"' 
statenrient', busted Into .fame when" 
she .tppk off : her pants, may spend : . 
the rest: of her life' -in courts bat--'.'' 
tlirig''a-'flbck of boys and girls who ' 
are";'claihllhiir"pife''ces of" her'.' Miss'' 
Rand -is -sliced' up so much ahe'B'' 
pr'acticallly "a. ' prol^ssibhal hamb'ur- ' 
ger. 

Elvierybo4y'and!his uncle is claim,- 
Jng"..a,|.ple'pe,.of,.l4:lss' Rand. The gai 
can't ,e'yer! malj,e .. enough money ".tp' !! 
pajy'ofjc Ker^mfLhagers, She has mor^"' 
agjentp '.and' nvanagers than a fl'g^t , 

.' : .r! . ..1'.'. 

A;U;eady,. t\i^ ^ dozen oi? so mann . ; 
at^Drs ai'ound this town, all of whom.'\'. 
claim a share in Sally, are threaten- 
ing" to yank the poor ga'. into the 
hall of justice . unless she strings}!'; 
along with them ' and not with the 
other guys. And most of these man- 
agers have promises or fancy-look- 
lj:g sheets of i>aper to substantiate 
their- claims to first call on Miss 
'Rand's services.' 

..fehe'*haA a i^ahager for vaudb,"'] " , 
manafeei: f br' nite !clubs, an agenFfdi^"' 
thefsiir' bookings, a manager "'for.' , 
picture features, for shorts;"' JfipiP ,'' 
neVspapei*^, fbr^ testimonials! ."She/ !! 
probably has .one for radip, !s.Omo^ 
sniat-t ^'ily •h'a'Vin^ .no .doubt sold her, 
thi ' idea ^ that; she can 'waye 'those, 
fans 'into a''mi(;rbphone for mbhejr^ ' 
Maybe she's "tied Up for' television. 

$0 the little lady who built herself 
up|in six shor;t weeks from $126 to a 
$'1,000 Iheajaiinelr and box oflice star^ 
may find herself without enough to 
Qat on. 



BUNCH OF CAULIFLOWERS 



Champs, Comers and 'Has Beens 
Goin'g'Intb Metro Picture 



Hollywood, Sept. 4. 
Metro Is adding to its galaxy of 
bashed 'beezers in 'Prizefighter ' and ' 
the Lady.' Studio' has ' lined ' up 
Smacksie Maxie Rosenbloom, Jackie. 
Fields, Jimmy McLarnin, Frahli 
Moran, Fidel La Barba, Torii'my' 
Burns and Billy Papke for the pic- 
ture. 

T'h'eSe' leather tossers 'will aug- " 
ment tlje^ Alrg.T,fyr. imposing -'array of . 
.'aiug&ed konks including Max Baer» 
Jack Dempsey, Prlmo Carnero, Jess 
WiUard, "Saildr Vincent, -Frank, 
l^agney-, • Jlni Jeffries ahd Jack'' 
f*ej^ry. 

George Bliike', natlonallly know.a 
refere> Is also' in the pic. 

Pair of top-notch pugs have been - 
made into actors by Universal for- 
^K;id Glo.vjes,' prize fight story. 

-Maxie Rosenbloom, light-heavy- 
w'elght, has a. -good role, whilfe 
Hai-ry Galfund, welterweight, is in' ^' 
for a bit. 



SAILINGS 

Sept. .10 (San Francisco to Toko- 
hama) Alexander Kri.scl (Empress 
of japan). 

Sept. 5 (New York to London) 
Marlon Nixon, William T. Dewar.t, 
Florence Holtzman, Eleanor Board- 
man, Mrs, Ethel Wolheim, Lbbri 
Lconidoff (He de France). 

Sept. 2 (London to New York) .J.., 
H. Scidelman (Berengjuia). , 

Sept. ^ (New York to Genoa) 
Bruno Le.ssing (Conto di Savola). 

Sept. 1 (New York to Paris) 
Henry Chanin, W. B. Cokcll (Parl.s). 

Aug. 30 (New York to P.arls) John; 
Ki'imsky, Samuel. Ro))f>r, Albert 
Wilson (Washington). 

Atig.,80.(N<?w York to I'tuis.) «!<?-.'' 
.mjind Romberg, Claronoo Rrick.scn,, 
h! C. Cox (Majestic). 



Tuesday, September $♦ 1935 



PICTURES 



VABfEl 



DOGHOUSE FOR 




Free Beer for life a Bust with 
Mae West as Cominercial Of er 



Hollywood, Sept. 4^ 
Mae West la currently the most 
sought-after picture celeb for com- . 
mercial tie-ups, all of which she is 
turning down. 

The dough she is sniffing at each 
week from 'this direction is impor- 
tant sugar. She could grab $3,000 
for allowing a millinery establish- 
ment to name a hat after her; have 
a lump sum and percentage on the 
sale of a Mae West bathing suit. 
Three beer companies want to put 
on the market a brew carrying her 
name, with offers of amounts in 
four figures for the privilege plus all 
the beer she could drink for the rest 
of her life. 

A cosmetic ilrm also wants the 
monicker for a facial cream at a 
price, and same for a new cabaret 
In the east. Last week she sniffed 
at a proffered check to be present at 
the opening of a new hotel in Pitts- 
burgh, and similarly said no to a 
radio offer of 13 programs for 
$75,000. 



Stagers on Coast for 
New Xounsellor' Film 



Wise Liars 



Hollywood, Sept. 4. 
Two producers who have 
been lying to. each other for 
years met in a Hollywood 
cafe. 

'What are you doing?' one 
a.sked. 

Tm- going with Columbia 
next week,' was the answer. 

'Look' said the other, 'You 
tell me you're going to Colum- 
bia to make me think you're 
going to Universal when all 
the time I happen to know 
you're going to Columbia. Why 
do you lie to me, eh?' 



SEPT. SCHEDULES PEAK 
IN PAR PRODUCTION 



Hollywood, Sept. 4. 

Seven members of the original 
Brdad^vay company of 'Counsellpr- 
at-£aw' arrive from N. T; Tuesday 
(5) tp go into the picture version, 
whfch starts at Universal the fol- 
lowing day. William Wyler directs. 

People are Marvin Klein, T. H. 
Maiilfiing, John M. Qualan, Clara 
Langster, Elmar Brown, Angela Ja- 
cobs and Malka Kornstein: 



Hollywood, Sept. 4. 

Schedule for September produc 
tlon at Paramount has the month 
heading for a peak. 

Slate calls for nine films to go in 
during the month, as follows: 'Pour 
Frightened People,' 'Alice in Won- 
derland,' Come on. Marines,' 'Funny 
Page,' 'Thundering Herd,' 'Miss 
Fp.ne's Baby,' 'Eight Girls in a Boat,' 
'Sitting Pretty' and 'She Made Her 
Bed.' Last three are Charles R. Rog- 
ers' productions. 




^emme Stars Outdraw Men 2-to-l; 



Mm RELENT 



Companies Soft in Chastise- 
ment of the Boys and 
Girls Committing Infrac- 
tions of Rules. 



ENDLESS CHAIN 



FRANK FAY LOST, BUT 
REPORTS FOR PAR SHOW 



Chatterton's 3d Megger 



Hollywood, Sept. 4, 
Third director has been placed 
on 'Female,' Warners Ruth Chat- 
terton picture which went into a 
iivc-day session of retakes and 
added scenes yesterday, 

William Dieterle started for 
Warners, but became ill and was 
replaced by William Wellman, who 
finished the pic. Michael Curtiz is 
on the additional shooting, as Die- 
terle is tied up on 'From Headquar- 
ters', and Wellman on 'College 
Coach.' 

Studio has added Lois Wilson 
and Lyle Talbot to the cast. Tal- 
bot Is replacing George Blackwood. 



ibhE iSanrymore in 'LaV 



Hollywood, Sept. 4. 

Cro.sslng up the second guessers 
who figured Universal was kidding 
about putting John Barrymore in 
'Counsellor-at-Law,' studio has the 
actor > for the Jewish attorney part. 
U wanted Paul Muni, but Warners 
wouldn't let the latter go. 

Production starts Wednesday (6) 
with William Wyler directing. Uni- 
versal is now negotiating with 
Dorl$ Kenyon to play in the pic. 



RKO's 2 Play Buys 

Two new stories purchased for 
RKO's current program are a Lulu 
Volmer play, "Trigger', which Miss 
Vplmer will adapt for the screen, 
and 'Success Story', by John How- 
ard Lawson, which ran 46 weeks on 
Broadway. Lawson also will adapt 
his own play and leaves for the 
Coast shortly. 

RKO plans the Volmer piece for 
Dorothy Jordan, and the Lawson 
story for William Gargan and 
Wynne Gib.soh. 



Sylvia Thalberg Saves 
.1st Book by Walking 



Hollywood, Sept, 4. 
Sylvia Thalberg, a writer at 
Metro and sister of Irving, is out 
after a number of years on the lot. 
Difficulties over a story with a su- 
pervisor and her unwillingness to 
turn over her first book to the 
studio are understood to be the 
cause of her leaving. 

Novel, to be published by Jules 
Messner, in November, was claimed 
by the studio to be its property 
under its contract with Miss Thal- 
berg. Rather than take a chance 
on the story not being published. 
Miss Thalberg, wife of Larry Wein- 
garten, Metro producer, resigjjed. 
Novel is titled 'Too Beautiful.' 



Johnston Coming In 



'li^iiywoodr^geH:"? 

Despite Universal's attempt to 
retain John Leroy Johnston as its 
studio publicity head, he files to 
New York Wednesday (C) to take 
charge of RKO theatre publicity 
department. 

Universal wired RKO charging 
latter with a breach of the non- 
raiding code, but was told that M. 
H. Aylesworth had consulted Rob- 
ert Cochrane in the matter before 
making overtures to Johnston. 

Johnston expressed a willingness 
to remain with U if RKO wouid 
give him a release, but the latter 
is standing pat on the contract. 



Hollywood, Sept. 4. 
Time changes all things but the 
popularity of the Hollywood dog- 
house wherein picture names are 
wont to rest during periods in 
which their particular studios feel 
they need chastiesment. 

Minor and major infractions of 
what the studios consider cricket, 
land the players, directors, writers 
and execs in the outhouses where 
they are exiled until such times as 
the studios need them or consider 
the punishment complete. 

Doghouse treatment is an endless 
chain. Every week sees some pic- 
ture name standing 'with his or her 
face to the wall receiving the school 
kid treatment, 

Most consistent doghoiiser has 
been red-haired Charles Blckford 
who usually speaks his mind at any 
and all times. Still he always 
bounces out of the kennel to bigger 
and better things. His last confine 
ment was during the 60% cut when 
he refused to take the slice. All 
the studios made faces at him but 
Blckford jpaid no attention, devoted 
his time to his whale boats, lingerie 
shop or gas station. He's currently 
working in 'White Woman' at Para 
mount, the cut incident evidently 
forgotten. 

Howard Beats It 

William K. Howard occupied the 
shanty for several months at Pox 
That studio went so far as to reduce 
the ace me'gger to a reader. Howard 
never squawked and read for six 
months at $3,000 weekly. Pox let 
him out of the dogpen long enough 
to make 'Transatlantic' With the 
reception of the picture, Howard 
was again the white haired boy, 

Gary Cooper has been In and out 
of Paramount's doghouse so often he 
needs a new collar. His year's trip 
in Europe and Africa resulted in his 
differences with the studio over 
stories. When he returned, he still 
couldn't see the script offerings 
and went into the domestic dog- 
house until the studio needed his 
name on the program. 

George Raft received the canine 
treatment last spring when he re 
fused to go into 'Temple Drake, 



Flying on Spec 

Hollywood. Sept. 4. 

Francine Larrimore in due here 
by plane from Chicago tomorrow 
(5). She's coming on spec for a 
picture job. 

If finding nothing. Miss Larrimore 
may go into a coast legit produc- 
tion of 'Biogtaphy,' for Bradford 
Mills at the Beiasco. 



Wrestler Tied Up 

Hollywood, Sept. 4. 
Okaying Nat Pendleton, wrestler, 
in 'Penthouse,' Meti'o has tied him 
up for a scries of contemplated 
features with fight or mat back- 
grounding. 



PIAISTTS EOCHELLE HITDSON 

Hollywood. Sept. 4. 
Roohelle Hudson gets the ingenue 
lead in the Will Rogcns' picture. 
'Thcre'.s Always a Tomorrow,' at 
Fox. 

Irene J'.ontley will liave lead with 
George O'Brien in 'Frontier Mar- 
shal.' 



Fannettes More ^acting, Hence 
No No. 2 Valentino Okayed as Yet 



Harry Marx Scooter 



Harry Jtarx, at one. time di- 
rector of theatre management 
for the entire Publlx chain, 
has turned inventor. 

He has devised a little 
scooter apparatus with a seat 
Avhich kids can sit on. A little 
brake allows the kids to slow 
or stop. 

Away from film circles for 
a while, Marx just got back to 
go into huddles on manufac- 
ing plans. 



Prank Pay, who was at that 
Sands Point club where Sen. Huey 
Long got socked, went into hiding 
right after that and couldn't be 
found for his current Paramount, 
New York, stage engagement until 
11 p.m. Thursday night (31), eve of 
opening. 

By that time Boris Morros, Qtage 
department head and operator of 
the house, was burning up local and 
long distance telephone for a sub- 
stitute.' He had Richy Craig, Jr., 
and Al Trahan both ready if Fay 
failed to" appeeir early Friday morn- 
ing (1), opening day. 

Night before Morris ordered three 
different kinds of ads into the Fri- 
day papers, one set billing Fay, an- 
other Trahan and a third Craig, Jr. 

Thursday (31), when Fay couldn't 
be found and his wife, Barbara 
Stanwyck, in New York, was of no 
assistance in that direction. Morros 
was making preparations for re- 
building of the show. 

He and his stager, Paul Oscard, 
had specially built the new unit 
around Fay and June Knight, with 
title 'Frankie and Junle.' 
. When Fay finally showed at 11 
p.m. Thursday night his first re- 
quest was that the benevolent Boris 
Morros, who finds it hard to say 
no, but was ready to cancel Fay, 
WQuld give him just another, chance. 

Paramount is paying Fay |2,000 
on the week. « 



All Comedy Fast Bnsto 



treated when she balked at 'No Man 
of Her Own. In both cases, Para 
mount soon relentfed, told the play 
ers if they were good they'd get 
another chance. Wynne Gibson a.nd 
Carole Lombard are other Para 
mounteers who at times have had 
the studio throwing them bones 

Ernst Lubitsch, when he first 
turned down 'Deslgrt for Living,* re 
ceived the silent treatment for the 
studio. Everybody thought he was 
a bad boy for turning down the nice 
Noel Coward story. Lubitsch didn't 
come out of the doghouse until he 
decided to do the picture, but he had 
it changed considerably from the 
■play before he started. 

Warners considered Ann Dvorak 
a baddie when she tromped to Eu- 
rope last year with her husband, 
Leslie Fenton, Miss Dvorak con- 
sidered her weekly pay envelope 
anaen?ic. Studio tried to make her 
wear a dunce cap but it was no 
good finally she was called back and 
asked if she wanted to work. She 
did. 

Ronald Colman is currently oc- 
cupying Sam Goldwyn's spot for 
bad boys t>Ut Goldwyn is willing to 
let dowrjothe bars any time Colhian 
vi^ants to return. Same went for 
Greta Garbo last spring, but .she 
was welcomed back by Metro. 

The doghouse is a popular spot. 
Tho.se who go in it u.sually feel that 
they are banished from the land of 
plenty forever, but they only re- 
main on leash until they are wanted. 



Syracu.se, N. Y., Sept. 4. 
Syracuse's 'House of Humor' was 
a quick busto. 

Widely-exploited all-laughs at the 
Empire, re-opened by Mitchell 
Fltzer, lasted for three pictures— 
"International House,' 'Be Mine To- 
night' and 'Whoopee'— all sub- 
sequent runs at 25c top, while a 
stone's throw away the RKO Strand 
was showing two first riins at the 
same tariff. 

So now the Empire, pretty much 
of a stiff for several years past. Is 
a double feature grind house at 10- 
15. 



Men may run the film Indq^try, 
but. at the box ofCice it'S .tlje wonjen 
they star In their pictures V^o Slv«^ 
them a big business to handle. • As 
money-getters, the femmes noir 
mean About, twice as much fts the 
men. Gaining that position in the 
last few years, with much seepains 
in. their favor, it appears tho 
women of the screen are rapidly in- 
creasing their lead. 

Gauged by the draft which they 
show at the box office, the malea 
are having a hard time holding their 
position while the women Seem to 
be strengthening. 

To a - studio, distribution or the- 
atre mind, 'the outlook is both odd 
and , surprising. The whole situa- 
tion is creating wonderment 
whether studio's are trying to de- 
velop the wrong kind of screen ap- ■ 
peal amoiqg its promising males. Or 
whether the; girls, mothers and 
grandmas patronizing pictures are 
not supporilng the nien stars as th^y 
used to. 

As the producers constantly make 
every effort to find another Valen-? 
tlno, no^ one kpows how to anawei? 
any discussion of the situation. Ohie. 
wonders whether It will ever be pos- 
sible to build up .a ptar like Val^ 
entino and whether or not the putt- 
lie today would support him. There 
has been no star approaching Val- 
entino's draft since his death nearly 
10 years ago. 

Men Not 8o Choosey 
With women what they are, it's 
a question of what the 'women want 
as against the easier gTuess as to 
what the men will go for at the 
theatres. Do the' feminine fans want 
a Hero like Valentino, do tliey want 
the matinee Idol type of another 
day, do they now prefer comedy, -sex 
or what? Producers trying to an- 
swer is like picking a long shot in , 
a race. 

One thing seems certain, so far as 
male leads are concerned, the men 
are supporting the men of the 
screen more than they did, doine 
double duty at the box office. This 
is believed to be the answer for 
the, draw strength of such person- 
alities as Durante, Arllss, Beery, 
Cagney, ilobinson, Marx Bros, and 
Joe E. Brown. Unless it's that the 
women are growing out of their 
Valentino-moping days and veering, 
away from the sleek-haired prlnce- 
charmlngs of a few years back. 
The Names 

^ J>Iamlng the Qfst six^ClastA,.«tar- 

ar&vfa among tn^ men .brings a.' list 



Barthelmess in Court 
To Recover Securities 

Los Angeles, Sept. 4. 

Stocks and debentures valued at 
$72,226 belonging to Richard Bar- 
thelmess were appropriated and 
u.sed as a margin account by the 
William Cavalier Co. without the 
actor's knowledge or consent, ac- 
cording to a complaint filed In L. 
A. Superior court. 

Seeking judgroent for that 
amount, Barthelmess cliarges that 
Dallas S. Squire took the .spooifled 
necurltlf.s and, In figrooment with 
flerald E. Arbuckle, opened a mar- 
gin account in hi.s (Barthelmess') 
name with the defcnd.ant corpora- 
tion, Lator, .although notified, has 
failed to retui'n the .stocks to him, 
according to thf complaint. 



that Is none to strong to begin witli« 
as compared with the biggest six 
femme draws, but must Include the 
Marxes, Durante, et al. The Che- 
valiers, Gables, Marchs, Barry- 
mores and the like must concede 
much to the other group the way 
things have changed. 

Among the big female stars of the 
business, with the representation as 
'A' draws double that of the men 
In terms of box office, change in , 
tastes with the film followers has 
been slight. If fundamentally at all 
changed. 

Garbo, Crawford, Dietrich, Ben- 
nett, Dressier, Shearer, Harlow and 
others of their type continue to seU 
the biggest on film. Signal exception 
to that rule among the girls they 
put in celluloid is Marie Dre.ssler. 
who exceeds most of 'em. Despite 
constant trying to bring forth male 
personalities that will return the big 
money, producers seemingly are 
having better luck with the opposite 
sex right along. 

While stars like Chevalier and 
Gable started to slip during the 
pas t year. Indicating that when they 
get there they.don't hold on as well 
as the women, the latter have shown 
an ability to go ahead fast when 
given the chance. Whilo no real 
male po.s.slbiHtIC8 have risen during 
the pa.st year, several among the 
glrLs have spurted ahead, notably 
Ruby keelf'r, Katherlne Hepburn, 
Mae We.st and Bette Davis. 



VARIETY 



PICT 



Tuesday, September 5, I933 



FAn Buying, After Decentralization 
Works Out Nicely-Slap to Die-Hards 



Current film buying, according to 
some onlookers, Is handing a slap to 
those die-hards who affected to be- 
lieve that without the mass buying 
power of the huge chains, the book- 
ing season would be one of severe 
headaches to the territorial manag- 
ers, partners and others to whom 
the booking power has been dele- 
gated by the decentralization sys- 
tem. . 

It was the argument that a -small 
group of houses could not arrive at 
prices even approximating the rent- 
als of the past. Proponents of the 
new deal point out that booking Is 
going ahead smoothly, rapidly and 
with much less friction than in the 
past; that films are realizinir rentals 
.commensurate with the importance 
of th6 pictures to the theatres ne- 
gotiating and that . they are costing 

these houses little, if any, more than 
previous prices'. 

There has been no recourse to the 
.*hbme office to swing deals through 
the magnitude of film buys. Terri- 
torial managers ar& buying film for 
what tt's worth to them, and fram- 
ing their own deals as successfully 
as in the past.* There is the added 
advantage that the terms and film 
.choices are determined by the needs 
of the particular 'theatre groups in- 
stead of the national deals made by 
the general salesmanagera. 

New bookings are being rnade on 
a territorial basis to meet local con- 
ditions. Even to the former chains 
themselves it is a squarer deal thail 
-any particular house or group of 
houses 'enjoyed previously. 

It is a return to a time tried sys- 
"tem which is wo'rking surprisingly 
well, it is pointed out, and the sys- 
tem of booking by tens instead of 
huhdreds id yielding just as good 
prices to both th6 house operator 
and the- film producer. 

.Incidentally, it is bringing more 
salesmen back into ' the job and 
ag9,jln establlshins^ an intimate con- 
tact instead of a, long-difitance dic- 
tation that Is also' working toward 
better results all around. 



LOUIS COHEN HOLDS OVER 

Remains as Realty Head With RKO 
But Can Handle Private Deals 



In a new arrangement agreed 
upon between RKO and Louis 
Cohen, the latter while engaged in 
building a private . real estate prac- 
tice, on his own account in the the- 
atre field will continue to act for 
RKO. Cohen's resignation became 
effective Friday (1) but the RKO 
people have asked him to remain 
indefinitely. 

Cohen's status at RKO is on a 



Selznick Estate Up 



Lios Angeles, Sept. 4. 

Petition for letters of administra- 
tion in the estate of Lewis J. Selz- 
nick is on file In Superior court by 
Zack Lamar Cobb, acting in behalf 
of Mary "Winik, creditor. Extent of 
the property or its nature is de- 
clared unknown by the petitioner. 

Decedent, who died Feb. 10, 1933, 
left . David Selznick and Myron 
Sllznick, sons, and Florence A. 
Selznick, daughter, as heirs. 

Hearing on the petition was set 
for Sept. 19. 



Saal's 6 Features 
Witl Be Made East; 
One with D. Frobmaa 



Further stimulation of proiduction 
in the east will be lent by plans of 
Bill Saal to make a half dozen fea- 
tures at a New York studio this 
fall and winter. He is now nego- 
tiating for a suitable plant. 

Among tl. 3 pictures Saal has pro- 
grrammed Is one which he will pro- 
duce in ajsociation with Daniel 
Frohman. The Saal-Frohman com- 
bination will do an original by 
Evelyn Pierce. 

Tills will be second on the sched- 
ule. First is to be 'Drums in the 
Night,' voodoo thriller, on which 
Saal will send an expedition to Ja- 
maica, West Indies, for location 
shots. Starts in three weeks. 

Talent from the local., eastern 
stage will be used by Saal in his 
eastern -produced pictures. 

Distribution outlet will be settled 
later. 



AMPA NOW PLANNING 
SERIOUS TRADE STUFF 



The A. M. P. A., never more than 
a lunching gag, may in future se- 
riously concern itself with business 
matters pertaining to advertising. 
Association of Motion Picture Ad- 
vertisers originally was to take It- 
self seriously but never did. 

Now, with John C. Flinn as 
the new president, representative 
strength Is coming the AMPA way. 
Charlie EInf eld and Howard Dletz 
haVe both promised to take an ac- 
tive interest in the organization. 
Paul Gulick is also back into the 
picture. 




FRANCES DEE 

who gave such a sensational per- 
formance In "THE SILVER 
CORD," that she was immediately 
sierned for leading roles in four pic- 
tures at R-K-O. The first, "HEAD- 
JLINE SHOOTERS" and the second, 
"LITTLE WOMEN.'; 
TWO others to follows. 



BABE RUTH SQUAWKS ON 
NO SUGAR FOR SHORT 



Babe Ruth has sued Paramount 
Pictures on- a short, 'Bughouse 
Movies,' In which he is used for a 
laugh. Short was Jerked from the 
Rialto, New York, after three days 
pending settlement of the suit. 

In the short Ruth Is shown hit- 
ting a baseball, which then travels 
around the world. Comedy results 
from the comments of folks in Rus- 
sia, China, Iceland, etc., who see 
the ball traveling by. Ruth claims, 
though he doesn't appear more 
than half a minute, that use of his 
phiz In a short makes it a picture 
and not a newsreel, and he there- 
fore is entitled to salary. 

Short has been troublesome to 
Paramount before^ It was made 
and rejected by the New York home 
ofilce, whi(ih didn't like the id^a 
involved. 

Arthur Mayer, operating the Ri- 
alto, happened to see it. Asked to 
show it and did. " In the Rialto short 
proved a wow, getting as much 
comment as the feature, with - the 
result Par decided to make a whole 
series like it. 

Then came the Ruth suit. 



Studios Worked Sunday 

Hollywood, Sept. 4. 

Major studios had .their compa- 
nies working all day Sunday (3) 
and last night, with Metro leading 
in work, having nine companies 
shooting. 

Due to holiday. 



transac* for clients, outside of 
• RKO. However, as head of the 
RKO. real estate division, Cohen 
will continue to spend a substan- 
tial part of. his time at RKO and 
on RKO business. 

The new deal looks advantageous 
to both sides, as Cohen is re- 
garded in th€» industry as the most 
expert In his realty line. The swift 
progress of the RKO . reorganization 
is muchly credited to Cohen. He 
joined RKO around September, 
1932, upon invitation. At the time 
he was connected with Pox West 
Coast and he came over to RKO 
with the consent of Sidney R. Kent, 
Fox president. 

Cohen formerly was with F-WC, 
also under Harold Franklin, when 
the latter first took charge of that 
circuit after leaving Paramount. 
Prioriy Cohen was with Par. 

While with F-WC under the 
Franklin administration. Universal 
asked for Cohen's services to help 
clean up that picture company's 
theatre situation, which was badly 
muddled. i;t was figured that the 
Job .would take two years, but Co- 
hen cJeared the situation in about 
six .months. 

Paramount has sought Cohen's 
services since his resignation was 
reported, but he elected to stay 
with RKO. 



Writer West Released 

Hollywood, Sept. 4. 
Nathaniel West, irecently given a 
w'riiin^f permit by Columbia, has 
been released at Viis own request. 




HOWARD J. GREEN 



Who lias been clicking with a number of smash screen plays, among 
which arc included "BLESSED EVENT," "I AM A. FUGITIVE" and 
"MORNING GLORY," Katharine Hepburn's outstanding starring vehicle. 

In collaboration with Alnsworth Morgan, he has just completed "MAN 
OF TWO WORLDS," which RKO predicts will be the sensation of the 
season. Mr. Gvcon'.s past efforts have resulted In a new contract with 
RKO, as Associate Producer and Director. 



Film Shorts for NRA Shown 



Few Previewed on Coast — 1,000 Prints for. 

Each 



8 Cols for Mnsic Hall 



Columbia has concluded a deal 
with RKO for a selection of 8 from 
the Columbia program to go into 
the Radio City Music Hall. The 
Columbia deal practically fills the 
required quota of product necessary 
for the M. H. this coming season. 

AdditlonaUy, the Music Hall is 
dommltted to its own RKO program 
besides a selection of 22 from the 
Fox Program. 



Looks as if Par Let 
Crit-N. Y. Theatres 
Sale Go by Oefant 

Auction by the Criterlon-Loew's 
New York theatre property, in the 
heart of Times Square, under fore- 
jslosure proceedings by the City 
Bank. Farmers' Trust Co. may be 
expected shortly. Paramount, against 

whom suit was brought on a mortr 
gage held by the bank, has allowed 
its answer to default and, from all 
indications, will let the property go. 

The bank holds a mortgage for 
$4,000,000. which it seeks to forisclose. 
lieceivers for collection of rent's on 
the property are , Dooling & Dow- 
ling. Efforts have been made to ef- 
fect a sale of the property privately 
in satisfaction of the mortgage but 
without success. 

A few years ago when Par dream- 
ed" of building a theatre on the site 
larger than the old Roxy, then big- 
gest in the world. Par bought up 
numerous parcels on 44th and 46th 
streets, behind the Criterion and 
Ngw York theatres, in some cases 
paying stiff prices to get the footage 
desired. 



STRIKE WABBLES AS 
BREAKERS REPLACED 



Hollywood, Sept. 4. 
lATSE strike has passed into 
oblivion. 

With increased production this 
week the strikers are continuing to 
be given preference In new Jobs 
with studios daily dropping a num- 
ber of strikebreakers who went into 
the lots and do not hold cards In 
either lATSE or IBEW. 

With union crafts going Into a 
36-hour week Sept. 1, in conformity 
with the New York agreement of 
several weeks ago, even more Jobs 
are being opened, all of which are 
to be given to strikers. 

All craftsmen- except soundmen 
are being hired through IBEW. 
Soundmen are being engaged direct 
but in most cases are going back at 
greatly reduced wages Inasmuch as 
this class is not engaged through 
IBEW and therefore does not profit 
by the • agreement with the union 
that wage scales must not be af- 
fected during the life of the agree- 
ment with that group. 



Hollywood, S6pt. 4, 

First series of NRA propaganda 
shorts made by the motion picture 
Ifldustry, aa its contribution to the 
NRA camjf^algn, was previewed at 
Paramount studio Saturday (2). 

only the Warner, Paramount, 
Fox, Metro and Radio efforts were 
exhibited. Columbia, Universal and 
United Artist contributions were 
not ready, for showing. 

Pictures will be distributed one 
each week for eight weeks starting 
Sept. 10. National Screen Service 
will handle the distribution. Each 
short will be issued in 1,000 prints. 

NRA committee headed by John 
C' FlInn, expects tlie series of eight 
shorts when, completed will have 
$'1,000 showings throughout the 
country. 



'WHAT AMERICA NEEDS' 
EdgiaTr Kennedy and Virgihia Sale 
Radio Pictures 
Five Mins. 

Edgar Kennedy, a tramp, asks 
for food at the home of Virginia 
Sale. She suggests he chop wood. 
Getting a look at the wood . pile, 
Kennedy explains that the tramps 
have a code and that he can only 
chop so much wood In order nqt to 
Interfere with the opportunities of 
his brother tramps in accordance 
with the bums' code. 

Idea is written and directed by 
Thomas Atkins. Built for laughs, it 
is doubtful of selling. NtlA. . 



'MOTHER'S HELPER' 

El Brendel, Zasu Pitts, Esther 

Fox 

Six mins. 

El Brendel tries to explain in a 
Weber and Fieldlan manner how 
his working only 40 hours weekly 
will give another man employment. 
When- his wife, Zaeu Pitts, ■••^fl/int^ 
to know if the NRA affects .Wotise* 
wives, Brendel explains he has at- 
tended to that and brings In the hot 
looking Esther Muir, explaining 
that in the future she'll take'fcare 
of half of Miss Pitts' wifely duties. 

Miss Pitts conks Brendell for the 
fadeout. 

Hokey. Directed by Hamilton 
McFaddeh. Written by B. G. Do 
Sylva. 



1 Bullet Wounds 3 in 
Labor Unions' Mess 



Minneapolis, Sept. 4. 

After his plea of not guilty, the 
grand jury here has held Nicholas 
De Paull, local booth operator, on a 
charge of shooting a bullet into the 
home of Bert Carlisle, business agent 
for the independent union of booth 
operators, and wounding three per- 
sons. De Pauli is out on $2,600 bail 
With trial set for Sept. 10. 

The shooting is said to be the out- 
growth of labor trouble, 

Carlisle was sitting at home with 
his wife and his eight-year-old 
daughter when the bullet was fired 
through the window. It wounded 
Carlisle on the wrist, struck his wife 
on the chin end flattened against 
the living room wall, causing pieces 
of flying lead to strike the child's 
cheek. 

The independent union of booth 
operators and the union affliliatcd 
with the A. F. L. are at war hero, 
with the orgartizatio'ns picketin.g 
showhouscs ai^ainftt each other. 



'GIVE ME A JOB' 
Jinimy Durante 
Seven Mins. 

Short's title Is the title ^ of the 
Rogers and Hart number sung by 
Jimmy Dyrante. . Lyrics .are. the 
familiar smart writing of the team 
well done by the Schnozzola. While 
humorous, they do not detract from 
the fact that everyone addressed by 
Durante' can help. 

Setting is a meeting hall -with 
Durante singing the number to the 
assemblage. Directed by Zlon Myers. 

NRA FEATURETTE 
Charles Ruggles and Mary Boland 
Paramount- 
Six Mins. 

Mary Boland in her dumbest 
manner tries to get Charles Ruggles 
to pronounce 'nra.' Ruggles at- 

nifles, fails in his effort with Miss 
Boland still .demanding the correct 
pronunciation on the fadeout. 
Humorous. 



'THE ROAD IS 6PEN AGAIN' 
Dick Powell, Alan Dinehart, Charles 

Middlfeton, Samuel Hi 
Warner. 
12 mins. 

Powell is a young composer try- 
ing to write music for an NRA song. 
Visions of Lincoln, Washington and 
Wilson appear over the piano to ad- 
vise him. Each tells of his. fftorta 
to guide America and adniit that 
President Roosevelt is on' the' right 
track. 'I'l'.. 

Powell, through their- ihspitallon, 
writes the number, 'The. Rortd Is 
Open Again'. He sings a verse and 
a chorus, steps, to the front of the 
curtain and invites the audience to 
Join him. 

Picture dissolves into a series of 
industrial scenes throughout' the 
Country with the chorus of the song 
superimposed on the scenes. 

Number, by Sammy Fain and 
Irving Kahal, is a stirring march 
which could become the themQ.so'^S 
of the NRA. Alfred Green directed. 



Metro, U Swap Scripts 

Hollywood, Sept' ••• 
Following a patching up of di 
ferences betwtctcn Metro and I'ni- 
versal, whereby Universal ex- 
changes H. Rider HagRard's 'She' 
for Metro's 'Candlelight,' UnlvorHal 
has decided to use the Metro ,s<M-ipt 
as developed by Ruth Cummings, 
with minor changes. 



Tuesday* September 5, 1933 



PICTURES 



VARfETY 5 






Business Men Become Know-It-All 
When Tying Up with Show Houses 



San Francisco, Sept, 4. 

Theatre manaerers around here 
. are steering clear oC any future tie- 
WP3 with merchants or manufactur- 
ers, because every time a non- 
showman business exec steps into 
a theatre he becomes a biff shot. 
,; Such,.h(LS been the case with sev- 
eral Frisco houses that have made 
exploitation deals wtih clothiers, 
real estate firms, auto dealers, 
brewers, etc. 

As soon as a nierchant gets his 
display In a theatre lobby he starts 
Iianging around the house", giving 
orders like an army general, crash- 
ing the gate for a multitude of 
friends and putting his feet on the 
desk like an old-time buddy. He 
peeps at the record of receipts, ad- 
vises the p.a. how to draw up his 
ads, and the manager how to run 
fhe house. He pans the acts, the 
orchestra — everything but his own 
product. 

Concrete example is a local the- 
atre, which recently tied up with a 
brewery to give free beer in the 
lobby In exchange for puUenty ad.- 
vertlsing and publicity. Brewery 
ekecs were around the theatre more 
than they were in their own office 
and ushers had a tough time clear- 
ing out the biggies and their friends 
•when closing at midnight. 
^ , Payoff came when one of the big- 
Ijgies suggested to the manager that 
litha-t second act was pretty bad, and 
.why didn't he cancel it. 



Loads of Execs 



More execs than just plain 
employees now around the 
theatres. Under the NRA, $35 
a week makes an exec. 

The exec title now goes for 
numerous assistant managers 
who were assistant managfers 
heretofore. In some of the 
circuit houses the assistants 
worked 14 to 16 hours a day 
and drew $30 or $32.50. 

Now they're getting $35, still 
working 14 to 16 hours. 



Kent Tripping Lasky 
Abroad to Ease Out 
Of H'wood Environs 



•V. 



$6,Q00 WKLY. FOR ADS 
OF RADIO Cim E H. 



Advertising budget for the 100 or 
so RKO houses around the countr-y, 
in the aggregate, will run slightly 
over $2,500,000 this coming year, 
according to ofllcial talk. This 
budget is stated alteady as ap- 
proved and is what the house will 
spend in newspaper space. 

Includes Radio City where the 
Music Hall's expenditure -on ad- 
vertising alone is expected to run 
betwen $300,000 and $350,000 for the 
year or close to $6,000 weekly. 



4 Neighborhood Houses 
Proposed for Minn. 



Hollywood, Sept. 4. 
Believing that too close .confine- 
ment to Hollywood puts a blinder 
on good picture judgment and re- 
duces the production vision to 
single track perspective, Sidney 
Kent will send Jesse Lasky abroad 
as soon as Winfield Sheehan returns 
from his European trip. Fox's prexy 
says both execs will return bet- 
.ter .producers.' 

Commenting on probable affect of 
NRA; Kent predicted that theatre 
business should respond within a 
few months, and that when it does 
producers will find audiences much 
more selective as to quality, the 
depresh having taught them to 
shop for their amusement fare. 

He expressed satisfaction with 
Fox's progress during the past sea- 
son, and quoted the new season's 
average cost at around $200,000 per 
pic, with studio stressing the build- 
ing of new names. 



RKO'S PRODUCT DEALS 
MAY INCLUDE SKOURAS 



RKO has discussed preliminaries 
on a product deal with the 
Skourases for all Fox houses and 
shortly will get into conference 
with Jack , Sullivan, film buyer, 
who's now in New York. 

Meanwhile, RKO has closed with 
W. S. Butterfleld for the Colonel's 
Miohlgan string; "with R. B. Grif- 
fith for latter's large chain in the 



Minneapolis, Sept. 4. 

FOUF-44>6k'^«M9>VX(k..;;nbr -y ^ O TWte> Ma»L^^,;^s,y^, a«»'gtK! fe»»!. 

tion or planned, saying confidence in * 
better times ahead is not lacking 
here. 

All are neighborhood houses. Min- 
nesota Amusement corporation, Pub- 
lix Northwest circuit in receiver- 
ship, has applied for a license for a 
$100,000 1,000-seat uptown theatre 
■which it will build in one of the 
leading neighborhood sections. Jt 
owns the lots. 

Another permit is being sought by 
W. R. Frank, owner of a circuit of 
large uptown theatres, to construct 
.'an $80,000 1,000-seat theatre in the 
south central neighborhood section. 
Last year he completed and opened 
the 1,000-seat Boulevard theatre, 
neighborhood house that represented 
*100,000. 

W. A. Tuscany Is seeking a permit 
to erect a $75,000 theatre at 42-13 
Nicollet avenue, uptown business 
section. Tlie application has been 
opposed in the city council and the 
latter body will hold a hearing on it. 

Harry Diokerman, owner of the 
Alhambra, neighborhooder, is build- 
ing a $50,000 uptown showhouse on 
the site of the former Emerson. It 
will seat 500. 

In addition, the deluxe Minnesota 
(Publix) and Lyceum (independent), 
will be reopened shortly. 



Hays Returns East 

Hollywood, Sept. 4. 
Will Hays terminates his coast 
visit tomorrow (5) when he departs 
for New York. 



HITIEII EFFECT 
FELT mi 




Pictures Still Leading Over 
Radio as World-Wide En- 
tertainment — Foreign 
Market in Ups and Downs 
: — Germany Heavy Loser 
— England Gains 



By Wolfe Kaufmaii 



Current yearly resume of difficul- 
ties around the world is worse than 
usual. It shows chaos; a world's 
screen thaii .is not only nervous but 
seriously ill in many , spots; a 
world's stage that seems at mo- 
ments to be breathing its lasft 

And yet, through it all, is always 
a glimmer — ^faint at 'times, but there 
nevertheless — of light. There's al- 
ways a mention of 'around the cor- 
ner.' 

The world's stage was dominated 
during the past year, and for the 
first time in history, by an individ- 
ual. Germany's brown-shirted Mr. 
Hitler and his -eictlvities stand out 
like thorns in a perusal of the year's 
activities. And thorns is a good 
word because the activities tell only 
of troubles and headaches and 
heartaches. 

On June 15, 1932, a bit over a year 
ago, the first Hitler item appeared 
in Varibttt. It was a short para- 
graph tucked away in an Incon- 
spicuous corner of the page. Wasn't' 
worth any more then because no one 
anywhere could have dreamt what 
it would lead to, or how quickly."" 

That 1932 item told of the Nazis 
busting up a legit show, 'Waterloo 
Bridge,' written by the American, 
Robert Sherwood. Figured, then, 
that it was the act of r. bunch of 
hoodlums. Like the Royalists in 
Paris who break up a . show or a 
meeting now and then. But the 
Nazis just, happened, some months 
later, to become powerful, and they 
broke up more than a legit show. 

Hitler Hurts Hitler 

In a way, from a purely selfish 
American standpoint, maybe show 
business ought to be grateful to Hit- 
ler. Germany was making terrific 
strides throughout the world before 
the coming of the Nazi regime. Ger- 
(Contlnued on page 29) 



Successor to Will Hays as 'Czar' 
May Come Through NRA Action; 
Capital Believes Matter AH Set 



HalFs Sub Good 



When Mordaunt Hall, the 
New York 'Times' touchy 
critic, was away on vacation 
his assistant, Andre Senn- 
wald, did the honors. 

So many letters came in 
commending the Hall substi- 
tute on his reviews, handling 
of news, etc., that the 'Times' 
gave him a raise in pay. 

Boost amounted to exactly 
38.88%, and Sennwald is now 
in Spain enjoying his vacation. 



DUPING PLANT 
NEAR COLONY 



IjOS Angeles, Sept. 4. 

Understood that the authorities 
have uncovered' a print duping 
plant, within 10 miles of Hollywood, 
which has been costing producers 
many* thousands of dollars a year. 
Arrests are expected. 

Plant is understood to have been 
working in cahoots with a small 
theatre in the San Fernando Valley 
district. It was traced through the 
recent duping of a fight picture. 

Report is that the dupers have 
operated on major releases for for- 
eign distribution. Distribs' branch 
officies, particularly in Australasia, 
have reported that it has not been 
uncommon for duped prints to be 
played in that territory a month be- 
fore official release of a picture. 
^ •■ 

Roxy s 'Sateveposf Break 

S. li. 'Roxy' Rothafel is the sub- 
ject of an interview planned for the 
'Saturday Evening Post.' 

He was interviewed .by a 'Post' 
staff member, Boyden Sparks, who's 
turning out a special yarn on the 
Music Hall boss. 



working on buys with Publix.-Shea, 
Product has also been closed for by 
Feld-Chatkln for Akron and 
Youngstown, O. 

Jules Levy was in Detroit last 
week on the Butterfleld contract, 
while the Publix- Shea deal for 
Buffalo is being handled in New 
York. Both Mike Shea and Vincent 
McFaul, Publix partners out there, 
came into town to work out a buy 
with Eddie McEvoy, RKO's eastern- 
Canadian sales manager, represent- 
ing the distributor. 

Chain deals with both RKO and 
Famous Players -Canadian were 
previously closed by RKO. 



CLEAN INSIDE AND OUT 



That's the Program for Washington 
Houses During Code Hearings 



Keep Washington clean, picture 
code week. This word is being gen- 
erally released among industry 
channels. Only the nicest subjects, 
or those about which there can not 
be the peradventure of a doubt, are 
to be booked. And the advertising 
in the capital papers Is to be sim- 
ilarly pious. 

Quietly, in other words, filmdom 
is prepared to give Washington 
marquees an Easter front so that, 
at least, no one at the hearing be- 
fore Deputy Administrator Rosen- 
blatt may crook a finger toward a 
window as evidence. 




Washington, Sept, 4. 

A change is expected in the of- 
ficial lineup of the Motion Picture 
Producers' and Distributors' Asso- 
ciation with the adoption of a film 
code under the NRA. It's said of- 
ficialdom here has suggested look- 
ing for a successor to Will Hays 
as president of the MPPDA, The 
successor may be a non-showman. 

So far as known, the man is al- 
ready picked, hilt his identity is 
held under cover. Hays, under 
present plans will step down or up 
to the post of chairman of the board 
of the association. 

The hiatter came up only the past 
week and it is authoritatively hand- 
ed that the matter is set. 

It's not a far cry that the Ad- 
ministration may select a super- 
visor for the film biz under the NRA. 
code whose authority will super- 
sede that of Hays, and likely that 
in this fashion the change will first 
occur. However," that's only con- 
jecture, ..with details on how come 
everytlilng, so far. In the dark. 

Walker Declined 

It is known that Frank Walker 
could have had the Job, if he willed. 
Walker has nixed anything like 
that for himself. His present posi- 
tion as .executive secretary of the 
President's super cabinet Is much 
more Important than anything the 
Industry could offer him. 

Mention of Walker recalls recent 
accounts during the Paramount 
bankruptcy turmoil, of an effort laid 
to Will' Hays to secure a domlnatine 
position in Paramount for Waljter, 
cither as president or as a trustee. 
Walker nixed both items. Otterson 
of Western Electric was Interested 
in the . move also, backing Walker 
for a trusteeship in Par. 

The angle on that from the Hays' 
standpoint, was that such a Par ap- 
pointment would have eliminated 
the possibility of Walker moving 
into Hays' own Job as MPPDA head. 

Hays was Postmaster General in 
President Harding's cabinet, when 
he received the Invitation pf the film 
industry to be Its leader. The 
MPPDA was organl:;ed and Hays 
became the president at a salary 
of $100,000. It was raised later. He 
also had been chairman of the Re- 
publican National Committee at the 
time and wielded strong political 
influence. ' 

Hays holds a contract with the 
MPPDA which has until 1936 to 
jlftL ' '^ salary is« stated presently 
tobe ai-dund $200,000 or $260,000 a 
year. Including traveling expenses. 
This Is guaranteed separately and 
Individually by each company on 
behalf of the MPPDA. 



CLAUDETTE COLBERT 

After appearing In many stage .succes.ses In New York and rjon"li>n, 
became a featured player and then a star for Pjiramount. 

Her more recent starring vehlcle.s wore "SIfJN OF THE CIIOS.S," "I 
COVER TUB WATERFRONT" and "TirRF/IO COUNIORIOD MOO.V." 
Miss olbert's current relca-se for Paramount i.s "THlO TORCH. KlN';j:il," 
which proml.ses to be one of her moftt ambitioiiH offorts 

Exclusivo Management SCHUUBERG & FELDMAN, 



M TICKET TAXES 
FORCE UP B.O. SCALES 



Cincinnati, Sept. 4. 

Upped box office scales at the pic- 
ture houses caused consistent pro- 
testations from Sept. 1 when the 
new Ohio state 10% tax on all the- 
atre admissions' went Into effect. 

Because of the extra surcharge 
on all tickets from 11c on, on top 
of the 10% Government levy above 
41c, all theatres were forced to re- 
vise their soalcs upward. This 
didn't meet with the fans' approval. 



English-Made to Compete 



JFoIlywoofl, Hept. 4. 

Fox will entor the dome.'jtlc mar- 
ket with a DritiKh-madft picture 
storring Herbert Mar.sliall in com- 
petition with Poxamount, which has 
the JOn;;liMh pliyor under current 
'•on tract. 

Ff:aturc> i.s 'I Woh a Hi)y, made by 
)}»itiHh-Oaiimont and now being 
("liU'fl to fit American fll.stribuHon 
by Jiili.'ia Jolin.son. 



P MCT 



E S 



Taeeday, September 5, 1953? 



ta-Labor Day Ushered in With 
Bilsh BaDyhoo, hut No Light 
On Future from Stock Dealings 



By AL GREA80M 

Consensus of week-end ^oker- 
age opinion yr&6 that the n^w' week, 
first oif the post-Lahor Day season, 
would see the continuation of nar- 
row ndarket drifts, leading tp a re- 
Biiipiptlon of the upUrehd . as the 
country adjusted itself to the Re- 
covery program. There was plenty 
of hopeful forecast, but the mar- 
ket dealings for the week gave no 
hint of what msLy he in store, 

i<feare'st thing, to a' technical Vder 
Velopment ot . possible, feignlftfcance 
was a " 'sinking spell by ^'LiOew's' 
around mid-week during which the 
price broke through 31%, a preced- 
ing resistance "point, to 31%, the' 
movement being. -on yoluroe .with 
sizeable- blocks changing • h^iida. 
Also as a straw in the. wind, it was 
noted that the new Fox stock slipped 
further into new low. ground at 
1,4.%»: closing close to the bottom, 
with dealings continuing at about 
the same rate . .of 2,600 shares a 
■We'ek. These were technical details 
of ticker performanc*. 

Prom the trade itself the news 
Was favorable.' Late August the- 
atre attendance was- responding «nr 
couragingly to newly released, prpd- 
xiot and there .was the usual, busi- 
ness istlr appropriate to the ap^ 
pi;6ach, .of the'.fail season and the 

(Continued on. page 25) 

TREM CASR LAYING OFF 
ANY P ART OF HAYS 



Banner August 



Hollywood, Sept. 4. 
Another banner week for extras, 
with 8,980 assignments made the 
past we^. Makes the - month of 
August something to. be reniem- 
bered by the day workers, since a 
total of 38,639 placements were 
made during that- time for an av- 
erage of -over 1,200 per d&y. 
, . Metro's' "'Prizefighter and the 
liady' and Warners' 'College Coach" 
^^ert the heaviest and most con- 
sistent users of extras last week. 



NO TIPOFF ON 






ROBERT WYLER 

A graduate Civil Engineer, who 
received his early motion picture 
training at Universal City, directed 
"PAPA SANS' LE SAVOIR" for 
Universal Films, Paris; "UNB 
ETOILiB DISPARAIT" for Para- 
mount, and "UNE MEKVEIL.- 
LEUSB JOURNEE" for Pathe- 
Natan. 

Returning to Universal City, di- 
rected. "ONE GLAMOROUS 
NIGHT" and "CANDLELIGHT." 

Under contract' .to Universal Pic- 
tures. 



i 1 Hollywood,. Sept. 4.. 

Long, courted ..by Will. Hays . to 
<K))n^ into the Producers' Associa- 
tion, Monogram has finally turned 
down ...the - invite . . becau'se o.f .. Its 
stand. , on the ques^i.on . .of : double 
fea.tures. 

.ipiioQogram stays ; apUgned, with 
other Indies In; fjivpr of. exhibitor 
freedom in the matter of billing, in 
direct opposition to. ;^he .Hays of- 
fice • -standT against twin ' features. 

Them Carr's jittltude widens the 
split between th,e indies and the 
majors. on. this. issue, wJith the Head, 
of :-.Monogram' on record as . saying: 

•As long as the Producers'. - As- 
sociation will- dictate to exhibitors, 
we dp not wish to become a part 
Of '. their, organization. Uxhlbltors 
should be allowed to bill ' as they, 
see fit* 



SHORTS PICK UP 



They FurnlsFi New Faces Also for 
Full Lengthis in Hollywood 

Hollywood, Sept. 4. 
Increase in production of shorts 
during redent months has given 
studios a much needed, source 
from which, to draw new talent for 
features. 

.Shorts had always been - films' 
minor leagues, until double billing 
came in and killed oft two-reelers. 
It was at this .tjme last year when 
studios were conducting their most 
Intensive talent hunting. 'They were 
forced to go put «li Hollywood In 
the ' search for '. fresh fabes. 

Because of less money involved, 
shorts producers will take a chaiiCe 
oil ei ne-Wcomer. A mistake in last- 
ing' for a short is less noticed thah 
Jn 2l" feature; Slim budgets "On two 
reelers also induce their produeers 
to- try a lesser kno-«7rt player at a 
■mailer salary. 

L. A. to N. Y* 

Louis B. Mayer. 
Sam "Wolf. 
Jack liait. 
R. M. Savini. 
Carl Laemmle, Sr.. 
Robert Harris. 
Charles 'Williams.' 
Joseph Marks. 
Margaret S'ullavan. 
William K. Wells. 
B. B. Kahane. 
Phil Goldstone. 
Ben Bernstein. 



N. V. to Li A. 



Lew Cody. 
Lenrlo Hay ton. 
Jake Willc. 
J. r. JVlcTS-voy 



The industry hasn't an inkling as 
to how Deputy Sol Rosenblatt feels 
about its codes. Other than a for- 
)aial letter of thanks to the two co- 
ordinators, S. R. Kent and Charles 
O'Reilly, committeemen who aided 
in assembiing the docunacnts and 
who have been in Washington sev- 
eral times since, declare not a h^nt 
as to the NRA's reaction; week after 
the submission, has beep dropped. 

If the -government attempts to 
wade through • a transcript of the 
stenographic record reported made 
of every: utterance at the day and 
night ' sessions of the exhibitors' 
committee, it would need, a week of 
istesLdy reading. 

Producers - "who held their meet- 
ings in the Hays office and distrib- 
utors who congregated in the "Box 
building did not have their discus- 
sions recorded. As the result, only 
their findings ahd exceptions were 
noted In =the report to Washington. 

The Deputy Commissioner Is now 
granting audiences to aU who seek 
them. As the result several trade 
organizations have men detailed In 
Washington ■ waiting for the hear- 
ings to open Sept. 12. Whether the 
purpose is to keep In immediate 
contact with Rosenblatt, as devel- 
opments occutr In the field; or Just 
to get as .much of an advance low- 
down as possible, might come under 
the category of strategy. 



Metzger's Claims 



Hollywood,.-Sept. 4. 
Gus Metzger, president of ,the 
'Southern Califorzila Independent 
jTheatre Owners, and active in the 
.return of single* feature pirograms 
in this territory, says opponents to 
the duals have all but 14 signatures 
of local exhibs necessary to make 
uj? the proposed 60% that would 
make single bills compulsory, un- 
der the proposed Industry code. 
, Metzger claims the necessary sig- 
natures to make up the .60% will 
;have been secured within a few 
days. 



Maclntyre as Southern 
District RKQ Sales Mgr. 



' Decehtrallzatioh in the south and 
|increased field activity as a result 
has RKO filling the long vacant 
ipost of southern district sales mah- 
;ager held some time back by 'W. 
•IT. Calloway, J. H. Maclntyre, for 
the past several years RlC'O's 
: branch manager at Lbs Angeles, 
has been appointed to the re- 
i.created post and will make head- 
qufirters in New Orleand. 

Leaving the coast last week Mac- 
lntyre Is* meeting RKO sales men 
in Chicago before cpming into the, 
h.o. from which he will shortly de- 
part for the south. 

Newton P.^ Jacobs, salesman in 
the L. A. exchange, steps up to boss 
that branch. 



Hollywood 




SAM MINTZ 



Briefly rewritten extracts from 'Variety V Hollywood Bulletin, pHntecf 
each Friday in Hollywood, and added to the regular weekly 'Variety.1 

The Bulletin does not oirculate other than on- the Paoific Slope. 

News from the Dailies in Uoa Angeles will found in that cuatomarj; 
department. 

Educational studio ends two months of darkness Sept 6 when 'LoveL 
Honor and Obey,* Mermaid comedy, goes in. 'Merrily Tours,' two-reej^ 
started Sept. 1. - " 

Jack Llnder, here two months in charge of the Jack Curtis office, rei 
turns to New York to handle bookings in the Amalgramated Broadcasting 
office. 

'Hoopla' starts at Fox Sept. 6, having been postlponed from Aug. 26| 
when Clara Bow threatened to walk unless she was given a rest- at her 
Northern ranch. She claimed that her diet of orange juice to bring her 
down to weight had sapped her vitality. ' 

Sam Jaffe has abandoned plans to produce 'The Mad Dog of Europe/ 
dealing with the Hitler situation. 

: C. M. Nelson, writer, and Peter Freuchen, Danish explorer, flew to thtf 
Hudson Bay territory to get material for a Metro pic built around tho 
Hudson's Bay Co. 

'• Finishing script of his 'Love Life of a Modern' at Metro, F. Hugh Her« 
bert hopped to Warners to adapt 'Hit Mo Again.' which he sold thelattez* 
studio. Also peddled 'Where Do' We Go from. Here?' to Pyramid .for 
Reginald Denny. . . 

Ann Cunningham doing an prig for Metro which will be Ned Maxlh'm 
first production effort there. "'i" 

Harry O. Hoyt producing series of two-reel Boy Scout plx which MoA<i^ 
gram will release. 

, After 'Flying Down, to Rio* at Radio, Fred Astalre goes to England foi» 
a musical. 

Art Jarrett goeef to the Cocoanut Grove as featured vocalist with thai 
Sid Llppman baiid. Married Eleanor Holm Sept 2 in L. A. 

Jerry Asher Of Metro's publicity department replaces Harry Lang, re- 
signed as westerh editor of 'Movie Mirror.' 

Replacing of Rod La Rocque by PaUI CaLVahaugh in Metro's 'Tarzait 
and His Mate' will necessitate two weeks' retakes. ■ La Rocque Walked 
after differences with Cedric Gibbons, megger. i 
, Perry Sattbef, who . wrote ,the. original untitled story for Stanley Bergern 
man's flrsi^ Universal release, will also do the script. Roger Pryor getal 
the lead. 

(Contintied on page 11) 



AM Wants Exhibs to Write 
NRA Clause in Film Contracfs 



Sam Mlntz is known as Hollywood's moBt versatile writer. "Sklppy" 
was an original from his pen. "No Marriage Ties" and "Rafter Ro- 
mance," RKO coming releases are from his recent scripts. Now under 
contract to Schenck-Zariuck (Twentieth Century Company), writing the 
Anii Harding story, ''Gallant Ladjr" and with Miss Maude T. Howell 
writing the two George Arllss pictures, "Red Tape" and "Rothqchild.'.' 



Extras NRA Provisos 
Ask Women to Cast 
KidiBes, All Femmes 



Hollywood, Sept. 4, 
Changes In handling and hiring 
extra talent will be sought by a 
representative group of 150 small 

part and extra players, who will 
send a representative to Washing- 
ton on Sept. 12 .to sit in . on the film 
industry code conferences and pre- 
sent 11 provisions for regulation of 
the bit and day actors. 

Allan Garcia, chairman of the 
committee, is expected to make the 
trip, with" the . extras formulating 
expense-raising plans at- a meeting 
held Thursday night (31), dUrlnlr 
which the code provisos were 
unanimously okayed.. 

Commission Uf^ed 

These seek control of casting 
through either two or three extras 
on a committee of five to control 
and .administrate Central and in- 
dividual studio casting offices. Also 
classification of players with small 
parts -and bit people who have 
dialog lines getting, minimum of $25 
a day; same without lines and 
foreground extras with own ward- 
robe, 1 15 a day; ordinary fore- 
ground people, $12.50; semi-fore- 
ground and costume people, $10; 
ordinary extras, $7.50; mob peo- 
ple, $5. 

Half check? . for interviews that 
don't jelU^gxid for costume fittings 
when people only get a day's work 
.out , of them are- aljso requested. 
When sets are canceiied before the 
day's work, has gone an hour) half 
checks. After that, full day's pay. 
Wardrobe changes during the day 
are to bring in $2,50 . apiece and 
ideal hours are restricted to an 
hour during the eight-hour day, ac- 
cording to the proposed code rules. 
Day's work, to begin when, player 
reports at studio and end .when he 
Is returned there in case of location 
scenes, except when those calls are 
in Hollywood. Checking In ward- 
robe and paying off people to be 
made .within half an hour of dis- 
missal, with time over that charge- 
able. Overtime Is to be computed 
as one and a half times regular 
rate. 

Women to Cast 

All women and girls and chil- 
dren under 14 are to be engaged 
by women easting directors or as- 
slstantS/ -Arbltractlon board com- 
posed of three extras and two pro- 
ducers to hear all difficulties. R". 
O. Pennell and Fred Williams 
drafted the code. 

Extras are willing to back down 
on having three men to the pro- 
ducers' two, with a disinterested 
party called in to be the deciding 
factor. 



Chicago, Sept. 4. 
Finding that the exhibitors caii 
no longer be restrained from theii; 

readiness to buy new film pro'du^t^i 
the Allied Exhib organization IP'oalfy; 
has tried to make the best of the' 
situation by urging their members 
to signature new contracts for IQttik 
only when a clause has 'beeti 
sorted makliig the contract subject 
to any pt-ovislons made in the NtlAi' 
code, when and if adopted for tbei 
Industry. 

This letter has gone out -to the Iti^t 
die exhibs when Allied discovered 
that the exhibs were not willing t6| 
Walt a month or so longer to 'bily, 
product, though Allied has' b'e^n 
constantly urging to exhibs not to 
be In a hurry to buy pictures this 
year. 

But the natural exhib's impatieitcd 
to set his product, and his fear that 
the competing theatre acfoss 'thel 
street or arouhd the corner wouldii't 
also wait, but would step in and buy, 
Uii all the product from uhder hia 
feet, has sent the exhibS 'into th^j 
film market ready to buy now. 

Allied feels that the exhibitors' are 
to receive niany new benefits from! 
the industry code when adopted* 
and believes by inserting this- wheri-i 
and-lf clause the exhibs may ' ho 
certain that they will be allowed 
these new privileges, if any." 



ERPI MOWEY 



Induced by Dowling for Hoiikl 
Feature at Astoria to Start ' 



A program of ambitious hopes^ 
backed by considerable cap^tjal. 
Which his as Its goal the sti'mula- 
tion of film production in the east 
and, at the same time, greater ees 
curlty for the legit stage, is formun 
lating in New York. It begins i to. 
take shape by and through thei 
Arthur Hopkins picture, 'The .Great 
Adventure,' i>y Arnold Bennett, un-i 
der production at the Par Astoria^ 
L. L, studio, with Lillian Gish 
star. 

This talker is the first of threei 
scheduled to be made at the Astoria, 
film-factory by legjt producers .un^ 
der a plan w^ilch provides capital to' 
them for the purpose of converting 
into film the plays they offer on the 
legit stage. :>.( t-.i 

Money at the disposal of Hopklni* 
and -two other legit producers to^ be 
named shortly, who will turn their 
own Broadway plays into celluloid, 
has been put up by Eddie Dowling 
and ERPL Interest of ERPI is 4n-. 
dicatlve of its desire that Some^ 
thing be done about film productioh 
In the east, as well as conclusive 
that ERPI is looking for other clmn- 
nels of film expansion. 

Budget cost on the Hopkins pic- 
ture was set at $100,000. 



Tu'esdayt September 5, 1933 



PICT 



E S 



VAKtETY 




STAND FOR DUALS 



Plenty i^f Maneuvering in New York 
As Code Hearing Time Approaches; 
50 Trade Groups Reps in Capital 



.Everybody In film business this 
week Is abusing the word 'etrate/jy'. 
^hey'r^' llnlne: up defenses for their 
pet clauses, arranging and flghting 
among each other lor proxies and 
what-nots, and yet finding time to 
backhand so'nie of each' other^s pro- 
posals In the tentative code^ which 
enter the li^ashington ring com- 
ine'nclng Sept. 12.- 

At least 50 trade groups expect to 
represented. How many will 
clutter the talk areiia presided over 
by D. A. Sol A. Rosenblatt, and how 
many days' or weeks the main battle 
royal will take, no one — even those 
highest bracket spokesmen — can 
ponjecture. 

"With the picture armies setting 
themselves, it is being circulated 
that the reports of some of the 
committees, as represented in their 
memoranda to Washington, which 
now furnishes the fighting mat, may 
be attacked bebause certain com- 
mitteemen designated ' by the Gov- 
ernment did not function, but turned 
thef reins over to subalterns. Harry 
'Warner and Nicholas Schenck are 
among two of the leaders who will 
be charged with doing this if this 
■phase of battle, part of the indie 
producer strategy, gets a chance to 
^materialize. 

.1 Looking for Out 

(,•■ Already certain of the major 
(leaders are known to be looking for 
an out which would save them the 
Washington trip. But their lieuten- 
s^ntSy in two such cases anyway, are 
Vrging them to be seen in the code 
court if for no other reason than 
possible moral effect. 

Another angle, only revealed in 
the last few days because the code 
record generally publicized con- 
tained no mention of the fact, is 
that many' of the committeemen did 
not vote either way on certain 
propositions contained in the form- 
ula now in the government's hands. 
Affiliated theatre circuits as a body, 
it is now stated, refused to commit 
themselves when exhibitor commit- 
teemen were on the subject of nam- 
ing Hays writings as industry 
moral stajidards under the govern- 
ment. 

Reservations of this kind during 
the committee sessions are cur-, 
rently reported to have been many, 
with the result that at Washington 
matters which now seem in agree- 
ment, more or less, are liable to de- 
velop sharp opposition from unex- 
pected quarters. 

Pettijohn Sidetracked 

Major circle strategists, including 
some of the oldest hands at indus- 
try politics, arc seemingly retaliat- 
ing by propagandizing indie out- 
posts. Charlie Pettijohn almost had 
indie exchanges convinced they 
jshould let him be their proxy r - the 
tnatter of Films Boards of Trade 

(Continued on page 11^) 



COAST INDIES LEAVING 
FOR WASH. MEETINGS 



Cotlitis 



Hollywood, Sept. 4. 

Hollywood is currently try- 
ing to keep straight on the half 
dozen or more (iodes now oc- 
cupying the attention of vari- 
ous film! groups. 

In addition to the industry 
code, which gets top billing, 
there is the agents' code, pro^ 
ducers' code, writers' code, lab 
men's code, extras' code, and 
so on. 

With' all these codes Holly- 
wood is still trying to figure 
out. its first' code — the Hays 
code on morals. 



Hollywood, Sept. 4. 
B. B. Kahane, president of Radio 
Pictures, leaves for New York 
-Thursday (7), going on from there 
to WasHington to attend code meet- 
ings. 

After that Kahane returns to the 
New York office, where he will re- 
main three weeks handling procluc- 
tion problems. 

Also going to the code meets are 
Adolph Zukor,: Phil Goldstone, rep- 
resenting the indie producers and 
J3en Bernstein, representing the 
Indie theatre owners of Southern 
California. jliatter replaces Gus 
Mctzgcr, president of the body, who 
will remain here. 

Belief here is that the producers 
win ond their work at Washington 
in two to three day.q, with the ex- 
hibs and distrlbs lingering about 
two or three weeks longer. 



L. A. PRODUCERS 
GIVE IN ON 
2 CLAUSES 



Los Angeles, Sept. 4. 

Tomorrow (Tuesday)' night some 
50 Academy branch executive com- 
mittees and board of governors 
meet for a final ironing out of the 
organizations' stand on the NRA 
code. They will also select at this 
session the members who will go to 
Washington to represent the Acad- 
emy at the' hearings. 

Present indications- are that the 
only fight will be on the employee 
attempt to put a 48 -hour week 
limit on production units, and prob- 
ability of a split on the employee 
efforts to extract the teeth from 
the producers' agreement before its 
inclusion in the code. 

Producers' section was at the 
Academy meeting Friday (1), but 
with few of the big shots present, 
and okayed the code committee's 
recommendations except that which 
limits the number of hours a unit 
can operate. All producers will 
sticlc to their argument that no 
limit can or should be placed on 
the hours of production In the code 
verbiage. It Is probable that the 
matter eventually will be put Into 
the lap of the administrator for de- 
cision. 

On the other hand producers are 
now agreeable to the elimination of 
the clause which would exclude 
age'rtts from their clients' confer- 
ences with the producers save 
those at which financial matters are 
to be the main subject of discus- 
sion. 

Surprise move weCs the Academy 
producers' assent to the recommen- 
dation that producers' agree- 
ment be changed to permit rival 
producers to bid for a player's 
services at any time during the life 
of his contract and not forbid 
propositions until the final 30 days 
of the life of the document, the 
present convention. 

Henry Herzbrun made a plea for 
the retention of' the limited open 
season as the only* protection 
against raiding and contract- 
breaking, but the meeting was v/ell 
attended by the smaller producers 
and indies who fought for the ex- 
tensive open season. High exec- 
utives who fought vigorously at the 
previous meeting were not present 
Friday but it is likely this will de- 
velop into a major issue before thf 
hearings. 

B, B. Kahane, who helped draw 
up the producers' code, asked to bo 
excused from voting on the que? 
tion Friday. 



ilES PROTEST 




Producers, Distributors, and 
Exhibitors Preparing to 
Fight Against Exclusion 
of Double Features 



Notice Given Indie Studio Staffs 
In HoDywood, Pending Outcome of 
Double Features Future Via Codes 



CLAIM RUIN IN SIGHT 



...independent' producers and dis- 
tributors are preparing to tell Wash- 
ington. that the end of double fea- 
turing in the U.S. will completely 
destroy their ' department of the« in- 
dustry and will throw over 50,000 
people in picture^.and associated' in- 
dustries oiit of wOrk. 

They are setting themselves tp 
prove that in many instances dual- 
ism is the small exhibitor's only 
method of retaliating against the 
big picture house with the stage 
show. 

They have solicited numerous 
telegrams and letters which they 
will turn over to Deputy, AdmlnlSr 
trator Sol A. Rosenblatt, hoping to 
prove such contentions on .or after 
Sept. 12. 

Ired by what they term an effort 
of the majors to conceal the real 
situation, and what they term a; de- 
libetate effort to narrow production 
down to the point where they would 
be squeezed out of the business and 
major prices would ascend accord- 
ingly, Indies who were designated 
by the. government to compile the 
codes are now revealing what went 
on behind the scenes. 

fid Golden of Moiiiogram, who Is 
leading the Indie producOr^dlstrlb 
fight to save dualism, quotes hlniself 
as telling committeemen In star 
chamber: 

'I made the statement that there 
Is no situation in the U.S. that re- 
quires more than 325 features for 
exhibitors In any locality, city or 
town, on a single feature policy. 

'And I asked any sales manager 
present to refute that statement. 
And no one did. 

'I made a further statement — was 
it not true that the only reason that 
the majors wanted a single feature 
policy was so that they could get 
more income for their pictures? 

'And they said: 'Yes*. 

'I then asked was the code being 
(Continued on page 37) ^ 



Crushing Men 



'It Is pitiful the way men In 
the business axe being crushed* 
replied Exhibitor Coordinator 
Charles O'Reilly when asked 
about the content of bundles of 
code- fan mail he Is daily re- 
ceiving anent the hearing in 
"Washington on Sept. 12. 



ACTORS AHACK 
NON-THEATRE 
CLAUSE 



Los Angeles, Sept. 4. 

Actors from' both Vaude and the 
legit ar« banding to defeat clause 
51 in the NRA code which, seeks to 
prohibit' performances in auditor- 
iums and halls not generally de- 
voted to theatrical exhibitions. 

Latest to swell the ranks Is Eddie 
Cantor, who has wired Deputy Ad- 
ministrator Rosenblatt to protest 
that Inclusion of such a clause 
might close theatre doors to all in- 
dependent attractions and permit 
managers on the Inside to set their 
own terms for playera* services. 
Cantor additionally pointed out 
that such a clause would have a 
tendency to decrease employment 
rather than to open additional jobs, 
which is the basic idea of the entire 
NRA act. Comedian stated that he 
contemplated another of his barn- 
storming tours. 

Prank Gllmore, of Equity, on an 
inquiry from Cantor, stated that his 
organization is fighting clause 61. 
Added In his wire to Cantor that 
if any action of - Equity had created 
any impression that body was In 
sympathy with the clause In ques- 
tion he wishes to enter official dis- 
claimer of such support. 



' ' / y/'^"'/ ■'''^ 



Mayer at Hearings 

Hollywood, Sept. 4. 

Louis B. Mayer leaves 'here 
Thursday (7) to attend the code 
meeting (12) at Washington. 

Sam Wolf, attorney for indie pro- 
ducers, is hitting the same trail. 




Hollywood, Sept. 4. 

New strength was given the in-.^ 
dependent producers' fight against* 
the NRA code clause against double 
billing when the Independent Mo- 
tion Picture Producers at r. meet- 
ing Saturday (2) decided to ^« 
two weeks' notice to- all etnployeeS.' 
Immediately in preparation for lay—. 
Ing some. off If double bills are pro- 
scribed by the code. 

This action will be brought before 
the film code hearings as a demon- 
stration cf the Indies' contiention 
they cannot. carry out the employee^ 
provisions of the NRA act If the. 
market xor their product lb so se-. 
riously curtailed by an official act. 

Active producers among the 13. 
members of the IMPPA whose em- 
ployees will bo affected are Phil 
Goldstone, M, H. Hoffman. Trem 
"Carr, Larry Darmour, Nat Levlne, 
•SIg. Netifeld, Harold Hopper, for- 
Mayfalr; General Film Productions, 
Keneth Goldsmith and Harry Hoy tr 
Layoff form was sent to producers 
Saturday- and employees will- r©-^ 
celve their notices tomorrow (5). 

Sixty key Independent ' exchanges 
throughout the country have been 
urged -o take slniilar action. Orgain- 
Izatlon will nOw ask theatres play- 
ing Independent product to also 
give notice to house employees. 

Howard Hurd, business managdP'- 
of the cameramen's union and the- 
soundmen's union, has indicated- 
they will support the Indies In the* 
contemplated campaign. It is an-<- 
ticipated that . a mass meeting of 
Indie employees will be held thlis 
week.' 

Shorts- producers, who have beeu 
expanding their production pro»; 
prams In expectation that the abol- 
ishment of ■ duals would -Kive them 
more bookings are worried oyer the 
indie stand, but are taking ne con* 
certed action. 

Sonie of the shorts men are' 
grumbling that poor quality of- 
product turned out by one or two 
companies has had much to do -with 
the popularity of the double bills* 
They argue the best way to fight 
the duals Is the production of semi- 
shorts of three to four reels ia 
length, of a quality to copapete with 
the full lengths. Producers dolner 
shorts for release through affilia- 
tions with major companies are 
urging better stars and more ad.* 
vertlslng on short releases. | ^ 

THEATRE GIVEAWAYERS 

HOWLING AT CODE BAN 

— i 

Hollywood, Sept. 4. ■ 
Clause in the film NRA cod« 
ruling out theatre premiums -will 
run Into opposition at the Wash- 
ington hearing Sept. 11. Represen- 
tatives of companies manufactur- 
ing or distributing gifts especlaUy. 
for theatres will be on hand, as the 
clause would be practically a death' 
blow to. many of them. 

Andrew. Stone, originator of the 
Race Night idea, which Is belnff^ 
used by the new Race Night Corp., 
and on which $100,000 Is reported to 
have been invested. Is at present in 
New York representing his and 
other premium companies. 



TAY GARNETT 



Director of "S O S ICEBERG" returns soon from Germany and 
Greenland, where Universal's epic of ice and snow was photographed in 
its entirety. 

This super special of Universal's climaxes a series of a dozen pic- 
tures tlie young director has made since his rise from the writers' ranks 
only a short time ago. lie goes Into his next production for Universal 
Immediately upon his return to Hollywood. 



I 

CANADA MAY OBSERVE 
NRA'S PICTURE CODE 



Canadian film trade associations^ 
In which U. S. production and dis- 
tribution companies are chiefly Va^ 
terested, are set to pef.4uade above 
the line exhibitors that they should 
abide by the picture code, at least. 
In regard to what comes out as faii; 
trade practises. 

The Canadian group hooked up 
with the Hays office already, it Is 
revealed. Is making plans to stein 
double features and giveaways. 



0 



VARIETY 



E CROSSES 



Tuesday* SeptemBcr 5, 1933 



HoGday a Hypo to Downtown LA 
Pic Situash; 'Sunday Aft.' 
'Captured' Orph Panics 'Em 





liOS Angeles, Sept. 4. ^ 
Upheaval in the downtown subse- 
quent run situation, which brought 
the President Into the first-run 
ranks, and the long- darkened Or- 
pheum reopening over the weekend 
With what is regarded" as a 'dyna- 
Thite' policy, (two second runs and 
10 acts) was offset hy the three day 
holiday, which saved several of the 
first-runs from dipping heavily. 

Orpheum, operated by Mike Ros- 
enbXirg group, threyv Downtown' op- 
erator group into a panic with ^old- 
out lines on the first two days. Had 
4% hour show at 25c matinee and 
3Bc nights, getting around |3,600 
for first two days and looks like 
easy $8,000 first week. 

Chinese hit capacity through en- 
tire first week and came home with 
$32,000, which Is $3,000 behind 
house record held by 'Grand Hotel 
which had extra midnight show 
Initial week. 

Biggest disappointment among the 
deluxers is Loew's State, where 
•Pilgrimage' nosedived on the open- 
ing after three heavy take stanzas 
with 'Tugboat Annie.' Labor Day 
mobs alone helping to offset the 
alow start; looks oke for $13,000. 

Paramount got away to a little 
better than average start, despite 
a Tuesday opening for the current 
show, which will try and stick on 
for hine days to maintain schedule. 
Here, also^ the week-end holiday 
helped boost the gross, with Indica- 
tions score should register better 
than $16,000 for the seven day 
stanza. . , , 

President, one of the Principal 
subsequent run houses,, became a 
first-run currently, with initial 
screening hereabouts of the Nudist 
pic, 'Back to Nature.* Gated at a 
2Bc admish, house should have no 
trouble garnering five grand or bet- 
ter. Hollywood (WB) looks headed 
for a $13,000 to $14,000 week with 
•Captured' and its accompanying 
stage show, while Warners Down- 
town, with the same pic, and Its 
customary five acts of vaude should 
kick over the traces to the tune of 
a healthy $12,000. 

Flushed with the success of Its 
first healthy week in months, RKO 
Is holding over 'Morning Glory' and 
pointing to a substantial $6,000 for 
the second -stanza. Other first-runs 
downtown held satisfactorily, with 
the holiday boosting Intakes gen- 
erally. 

Estimates for This Week 
Chinese (Grauman) (2.028; B5- 
$1.65)— Dinner at Eight' (MG) and 
stage show (1st week). With com- 
plete sellouts over the three-day 
holiday, second week of the Metro 
opus looks headed for a sweet $26,- 
000. First week, including $5 pre- 
miere, brought a nifty .$32,000; 
mighty big these days. 
. Criterion XTally) (1,600; 26-40)— 
•The Masquerader' (UA) and stage 
show (2nd week). Biz holding 
eteady on the Colman opus, and 
current stanza should e<iua,l first 
seven days with around $8,500. 
Opening week clicked for close to 
$9,000, biggest for house ih many a 
jnoon. Stays a third week. 

Downtown (WB) (1,800; 2B-70)— 
•Captured' (WB) and vaudeville 
Regular normal biz was consider 
ably boosted by the lioll^ay,,^°^^ 
and If gross doesn't come to $12,000 
there's going to be considerable dis- 
appointment. Last week 'Goodbye 
Aerain' (WB) exceeded expectations 
and came within a f6W dollars of 

^^HolSiwoocf (WB) (2,756; 25-65)- 
•Captured' (WB) and vaude. Biz 
hopped up at this boulevard house 
with Indications pointing to better 
fhan $13,000. Last week 'Goodbye 
Again' at $12,000, plenty Profl/-„... 

Lo8 Angeles (Wm. Fox) X2,800; 
15-25)— 'Sensation Hunters' (Mono) 
and 'Notorious but Nice' (Ches), 
Only variation at this dual policy 
house is when a holiday Ijappens 
along, which tends to tilt the take 
bv a few hundred smackers. Cur- 
rently ought to hit $5,000. Last week 
•Important Witness' (Tower) and 
•Doubled and Redoubled' (Denny) a 
little better than $4,300. oke. 

Paramount (Partmar) (3,595; 25 
55)_'One Sunday Afternoon' (Par) 
and stage show. Nine-day week for 
this one ought to brlnganeasy $18,- 
000, with the holiday biz overcom- 
ing an ordinary getaway. Last 
week (five days) of 'This Day and 
Age' (PAr) holdover, disappomtlng 
at less than $9,000. 
■ President (Principal) (864; 25) — 
•Back to Nature* (Co-op). Lonff a. 
second-run house, it's now in the 
first-rutt ranks, and opening 3ay of 
the nudist pic Indicated no trouble 
at' hitting $5,000 or better. 

RKO (2,950; 25-40) — 'Morning 
Glory' (RKO) (2nd-flnal week). 
Heavy exploitation and advertising 
campaign is helping second stanza 
for this Hepburn pic and currently 
ought to increase to better than 
$6,000, which coupled with first 
week's neat $9,000 Is sweet music 



FAY'S PROV. REOPENING 
PEPS IjP THAT SITUASH 



Providence, Sept. 4, 
Tug-of-war back with the ex- 
hibitors in Providence. This busi- 
ness- of hauling and pulling whicli 
sort of let up with the inception of 
summer has started all over again. 
Providence showmen are doing their 
darndest to pep things up for their 
respective stands, and as a con- 
sequence there is plenty doing. 

Saturday (2) Edward M. Fay re- 
opened his vaude house. Fay's the- 
atre, and started the boom. Stands 
along the main stem which had 
been more less dormant for months 
have suddenly some to life. A week 
ago newspapers were carrying a 
couple of columns of theatre ads 
daily. With the opening of Fay's 
the lineage jumped 800%, the ads 
spreading over to two pages. 

Like it was Just before early 
summer the fans' attention now 
seems to be focused on live enter- 
tainment. Screen fare best town 
has had since spring, but battle be- 
tween Fay's and Loew's State, both 
vaude stands, is overshadowing 
everything else. 

For the current week Fay's has 
Evelyn Brent headlining igtage show 




LIONEL ATWILL 

(Recent Pictures) 

"WAX MUSEUM" (Warner Bros.), 
"MURDERS IN THE ZOO" (Para- 
mount), "THE SPHINX," (Mono- 
gram), "MYSTERY OF THE 
BLUE ROOM" (Universal), "SONG 
OF SONGS" (Paramount). 



loon at Combo Stanley, PhiDy, 
Looks Best, $19,000, in Quiet Wk. 



HOLIDAY PROVES HELP, 
SPURTING ALL SEATTLE 



KC REACTS WELL 
TO EXTRA BALLY 



Kansas City, Sept. 4. 
With Labor Day added to the 
in addition to a tab revue with local I week-end holiday the first runs are 



youngsters and other acts. 'Life set for a good week's business. AH 

of Jimmy Dolan"^ on the screen, are offering late and heavily adver- 

Loew's has Mickey Walker, former tised releases and the fans can take 

light weight champ, headlining and their choice of both, stories and 

'From Broadway to Hollywood' on stars. 

the screen. / ^ The Malnstreet Inaugurated its 

The three major first run picture greater show season with a change 

houses have all nice product. Para- back to a stage show policy, pre 

mount and the Majestic, however, senting ' four acts of vaudeville, 

are getting the better breaks, headed by Arthur Tracy (Street 

Dietrich at the Par will tilt close Sihger) and was rewarded by a 

to $5,500, the Majestic with 'Pil- strong opening. 

grimage' about the same. Both Loew's Midland has 'Broadway to 

spots have double feature programs Hollywood' and the customers were 

but In each Instance second feature really lined up for it Saturday. Pic 

is kn indie and not much help. ture given grreat publicity and an 

Grosses last weelc varied some- extra strong boost by the radio 

what from anticipated biz, but in broadcast Thursday evening, han 

most cases the difCerence wasn't died for this territory by WREN, 

important. Katherine Hepburn The Newman is featuring 'This 

failed to give RKO Albee expected Day and Age' and like its opposi- 

I ;7,000 with 'Morning Glory,' sliding tlon went in for a lot of extra pub 



to $5,800. 

Estimates for This Week 
Fay's (1,900; 15-40)-^'Jtmmy Do- 



licitV and tieUps-. 'Pilgrimage' is at 
1 the Fox Uptown, and has been given 
the benefit of an extra week's ad- 



lan' (FN) and vaude with Evelyn vance public ty ^^^^ 

?K ^i'Vc Knn^f^^*°^®"^°f ^''^'.^^^ *M first rSns for the business and it's 
that $5,600 Isn't so bad, considermg. "i^a/T+ori +>int oil wni hPHAflt 
House ha3.been idle three nvonths h^Pf^J^^^hat a^^^^^^^^ 

because Ed I'ay, cham operator ^ 1-^^^ gt th shown 

here, couldn't get suitable product ^^^^^ ^he natignal con- 

Just now change in the theatrical mention of the Young Democratic 
scheme of things help it along^ last ^i^^is of America brought a number 
winter there were four stan4s Ljf delegates and visitors and they 
downtown playing vaude. Now the helped business a little, not much, 
fi^iA la >,o+w«*»T. T.now'a ^,r^rl Wnv'a I Estimates f OP This Week 



field is between Loew's and Fay's. 
The Met is dark and RKO Albee 
is playing straight pictures. 



Philadelphia, Sept. 4. 

Chances are against this weelj; 
holding up to last ^yeek's figures, 
although there are a couple of llke«r 
ly looking ofEerings. A couple of 
holdovers will also serve to keep tho 
Seattle, Sept. 4. I total gross figures down, although 
Labor Day and fallish weather both should do average, 
help this week, with attractions Stanley, which got off to a fino 
back to normal following stage at- gtart with its return to a stage 
tractions last week at Fifth Ave. show policy, looks for another 
and Boxy, At former house Al strong week, but not equal to last 
Pearce and his giang went great .peek's $22,000. • Hal LeRoy heads 
guns; no stopping them for estl- ^he stage show, which also Ihcludeq 
mated $14,000 takings during five- the RItz Brothers, Gomez and Wl-* 
day engagement. The gang playing nona., and Sylvia Froos. 'Three-Cor* 
Bremerton, Everett and five days at nered Moon' is the picture. With 
Tacoma In mop-up tour of the Uny iiind of holiday breaks combl^ 
northwest, with repeat In sight for nj^^ion should be good for $19,000. 

^^Sramount theatre swung back to relT"s?rprle'^S?^it''5iel's^^^^^^^ 
Par operation for a couple days, J^f^^*^^"'^.?"^;® ^'^^^^^ 
with Bill Danzlger up from L. A. to "on^.^^th $18 OOO-four gi^^nd b^ 

be set in as manager for a month or l^f^^ ^.fo «rtft®^T^^°"^^v,f ®* .* 

two. Then deal got warm again «a"sfying $13 OOp In second six 
with Evergreen Theatres, and so Uays. and -Paddy,' which shoved the 
Evergreen again in saddle there. f;o^„??ark up to $21,000, figures for 
The main gravy in the deal is use $15,000 on holdover, 
of Paramount pictures. The Earle has a bill without biff 

The two Hamrlck ifiouses opened names and 'Big Executive' on the 
big, with new season advertising screen, no more than $13,000 indU 
campaign a help. Labor Day is also cated. The Stanton Isn't likely to 
helping all the houses. Roxy using beat $6,500 with "What Price Innot 
duals for a few weeks, with Don cence'; 'Be Mine Tonight,' shown 
Smith band out, going to Club At- not long ago at the Aldlne, should 
wood. Smith and boys had long get a pleasing $4,0^0 at the Karlton< 
run here. Future policy indef, with The Arcadia found a bloomer in 
stage fare possible. 'Midnight Mary,' which went out 

Biz at Roxy last week helped after a couple of days, with 'Another 
around 50% by the Angelus Temple Language' going ^n. Latter will 
torch singer, Dave Hutton. Aside probably make an eight or nine^t 
from curiosity of seeing the front- day run of It. 

pager, his voice liked, Nothing sen- The Aldlne, relighted Saturday 
sational given out in his dialog, in '^ith 'The Masquerader,' will be a 
spite of advertising stating he would XJA house with grind policy. Col* 
'expose all.' He said almost noth- man picture expected to "l)e pushed 
Ing, and that in good-natured vein, weeks' stay If possible. 

Estimates for This Week Outside of Fox, Boyd and Stan^ 

Fifth Ave. (Evergreen) (2,400; 25- ley, last week's trade was moderate* 
40)— 'Stranger's Return' (MG). Ujach of these three houses was at 
Looks good for $4,000, okay at the jeast six grand over recent weekly, 
reduced 25-40 scale as against 35- average. The Earle had $14,500 for 
50c. Last week. 'Man of the Forest the second week of its eight-act 
(Par) with Al Pearce and radio y^ude program policy, which wasn't 
gang on stage the star magnet for quite what had been hoped, but 
rousing big ^14,000 for five days. o^ay. Arcadia had a strong $2,500 

'College Humor,' and the Karl* 

S^-f^f SF°^}' ffJ^ ton a Bound $3,700 for 'Bed of 

Love' (U) dual.' Slow again, $4,000. Roses.' Only the Stanton was arf 

Last week, 'Secret of Blue Room out-and-out bust, 'Midnight CluV. 

(U) and Dave Hutton In person on only $6,000 there, 

stage ~ accounted for $6,100, better . . r t-t - \At , 

but not good. Estimates for This Week 

Paramount (Evfergreen) (3,106; Arcadia (600; 25-40-50) — 'Another 

25-40) — 'Song, of Songs' (Par) . Language' (MG). Shoved In when 

Peppy bally helping Dietrich get- 'Midnight Mary' (MG) turned out 

ting the big play. $7,000, corking, to be complete bust and folded aftefi 

Last week, !F. P. 1.' (Fox) slow at three days.. 'Language' will probab« 

$3,200. make, a try for nine days to put 

Music Box (Hamrlck) (900; 25- house —back on former schedule!* 

35) — 'Moonlight and Pretzels' (U). 'College Humor' (Par) last wee^ 

Some nifty exploitation and timell- had excellent $2,500. 

ness theme helped for anticipated Boyd (2,400; 40-66) — r 'Tugboat 

good $4,200. Last week, 'Bed of Annie' (MG). Held in for second 

Roses' (RKO) paid nicely for $4,000. week, being first flhn to accomplish 

Blue Mouse (Hamrlck) (950; 25- that feat at this house all summer* 

35)— 'The Masquerader' (UA). Big should get sound $13,000 after last 

play for Colman, opened big, this peek's remarkable $18,000. 

one looks good for holdover; $4,500. | g^^,^ ^^,000; 40-66)-'Big Execu4 



Liberty (Dubinsky) (860; 10-15- 
. .T, ^ ,20)— 'Jimmy Dolan' (WB), 'Silver 

Loew's (3,200; 16-40)— 'Broadway cord' (RKO), split. Should get near 
to Hollywood' (MG) and vaude with $2,500, good. Last Week 'What Price 
Mickey Walker. Opening not so Decency' (Eqult) and 'Mind Reader' 
forte, bill drawing varied reactions, (fn) $2,000, fair, 
yet even without a pick-up house Mainstreet (RKO) (3,000; 25-35- 
seems SQt for at least $9,000, aver- 50) — 'No Marriage Ties' (RKO) and 
age, but oke at that. Last week stage show. Opened nicely and is 
'Turn Back the Clock' (MG) in the expected to hold for $14,000, good, 
same neighborhood. Last week 'Headline Hunters' 

Majestic (2,200; 15-40)— 'Pilgrim- (RKO) and India Speaks' (RKO), 
age' (Fox), and 'Her Resale Value' $8,000. 

(Mayfalr). First feature getting Midland (Loew) (4,000; 25)— 
the comment; $5,600 looks oke with 'Broadway to Hollywood' (MG) 
the house. Last week 'She Had to Heavy newspaper campaign and 
Say Yes* (FN), and 'Corruption' radio an'nbuncements, in addition to 
(PIzor) rather meek at $4,000. the NBC broadcast, let the folks 

Paramount (Independent)— 'Song know what It was all about. Got 
of Songs' (Par), and 'Skyward' away to a great start and looks like 
(Mono). Nice bill, but Marlene a total of $16,000, big. Last week 
Dietriches attracting them here this 'Midnight Mary' (MG) was no sen- 
week; anticipated gross of $6,500 sation after the big l)uslness the 
seems assured. Last wepk 'Big house has been doing but turned m 
Executive' (Par), and 'Laughing at $11,000, fair. or^^«x 
Life' (Levine) stuck dose to $4,800, Newman (I*ar) (1,800; 26-35-40)— 
so-so " 'This Day and Age' (Par). With 

RKO Albee (2,500; 16-40)— 'One hundreds of t^^© /oun&ste^^^ 
Man's Journey* (RKO), and 'Her from vacations and ready for 
Splendid Folly.' Barrymore the. only it Is expected this ^sPectacle of 
thing on this bill to keep things go- U^^^h 'wm ^e^P^*^^^.*'?™*"^^!^^^^ 
ing; opposish plenty tough and with of printer's ink ^sed for exploita- 
the holiday exodus against it, too. U on a^d frf* t^^^fs ^^^^S®*^' ffk 
gross most likely will not tilt more "mated $11,000, ^^l^^^^^^^-^.^^lJ 

^Snin*g''aL;^(RKO)^a?d 'SfsJ S?eTI J^S^e.SlTut 

SSn? &J?.''%iru1-n'^SaS Uave^^^^ fz^O?'' ^-40)- 

them coming strong for a while. Uptown 

but slid later 1" the week and cut 1^^^^^^^ coin f'^om ^this 

gross down to $5,800, but oke Just joi^^^^ the publicity was started 

* /1 cnn. in !>ri 'ThP U week In advance, and the space 
RKO Y'eW JJ'^JO: ^?-2f)-The^ ^^^^ opened big and is ex- 
Intruder' (Allied) and Blind Ad- to do a big $6,000. Last week 
venture.' Started Thursday an<j i j^^^^^j^gg. (Prin), $3,800, 
closed Saturday (2). split week; hiz . . . 
up a peg around $1,100 for the three ' 

days. 'Son of the Border' and ^ - „ 

;?ISfrsunda f(r?^/o;.h. '^tl "Red Kmght' Sold-Set 

ncsday; looks like $1,200 sure, oke 



tlve' (Par) and vaude. No striking 
names and no more than $13,000 In^ 
dicated. Last week 'Don't Bet on 
Love' (U) and vaude, $14,600 for 
second week of new 8-act vaudevillQ 



Last week 'Captured* (WB) slow 
$3,100 for nine days. 

Liberty (J-vH) (1,900; 10-25) 
Rustlers Roundup* (U), 'Shriek in 
the Night' (Mas), dual. Indicates a 
big $4,500. Last week, Talse Faces' 

^^^^^^^ .u^af ":ood'''$4^60r'' Jones' POhcy. good. gg.gg.,, , 
^^T«L^m rEve?g^^^^^^ 15. (Fox) and stage show. Held in and 

25?-'ldirab^l5"TFo^^^^ /'Made on should hit $15 000 after last week', 
Broadway* (MGM). dual. Expects 8P^ndid ?21 000 

to reach $4,700, oke. Last week, I ,»^ar'ton /\::?*'*,t^" o ^ J" ^ 
<ir^^i {Tjrn\ and 'Warrior's Mine Tonight' (U). Second run* 

**'"""• I of Roses' (RKO) satisfactory $3,700. 

Stanley (3,700; 40-66-75)— 'Three 
Cornered Moon' (Par) and stag© 
show. No reason why $19,000 
shouldn't be approached. Last week 
'Double Harness' (RKO) and first 
of new stage shows got a .fine 
$22,000. 

Stanton (1,700; 30-40-56)— 'What 
Price Innocence' (Col). Looks weak, 
$6,500. Last week. 'Midnight Club' 



DIETRICH IS SOCKO IN 
MONTREAL, $11,000 



Montreal, Sept. 4. 

Week-end grosses extended over 

to Tuesday owing to national Labor (Par) $6,000, dismal 
Day holiday will be a big boost to 
picture houses here currently, and 
should start ofC the fall season in 
something like old-time figures: 
Seasonable cool weather seems to 
have set in for good and all houses 
augur better results last week. 

Palace has the sho_w of the week, 
'Song of 



Film). This sort goes pretty well 
here. May pet up to $6,000 gross. 

Palace (FP) (2,700; 60) 'Song o£ 
Songs' (Par). Liable to start ofC 
fall season with a wow $11,000. Last 



oune Songs,' Dietrich being week, W 
sure-fire in this town. For the first U^st fair at |8 oOo. 

time in many weeks there Is con- „ Capitol (FP) (2,700; 50) Moon- 

fldlnt expectation of -a five figure "sht ajid Pretzels' (U) and 'Biff 

gross at around $11,000. Capitol Is Executive' (Par). A good combo 

holding its general enhanced repu- that ought to gross up to $9,600. 

tktlon since the last month with Last week house to^ 

'Moonlicht and • Pretzels' and 'Big at $9,000 with 'Lily Turner' (WB). 

Sutlve:' and should touch around and 'Private Detective 62' (WB) 

$9,500. 'Three-cornered Moon' _and Loew's (FB.) (3,200; 50) 'Tlj, 



for this house I ^1°^^ Gibbons' 'Red Knight of 

State (Loew'-Fox) (2,024; 25-55)— Germany,' the story of RIchtofon, 
Pilgrimage' (Fox) and stage show, the German ace, has been bought 
Brodied sharply at the start,, but rkO. 

holiday biz spurting trad© to a Currently in London, Raymond 
pretty good. $13,000. Last week, y jg readying a play version 

?^„i''?&Gr« WMf« h'olfSf ?S tased on ,h« career of the fly- 
markably well for the long run. *lng Jiun, 



'Disgraced,' at Loew's, are good 
enough, with the start of fall con- 
ditions and end of vacation time, 
'to bring ih $9,000. Princess rer 
peats 'Masquerader' and 'Study in 
Scarlfct,' and r.f ter an excellent $8,000 
last week should gross at least $7,000 
currently. 

Imperial French picture is 'Le 
Fllfl Improvise' and has chances for 
$2,400. Cinema de Paris runs third 
week of 'Lea Gars de la Marine,' 
which Is holding up well and may 
maintain a gross of $1,600, Nabes 
beginning to pork up. 

Estimates for This Week 
His Majesty's (Ind) (1.600; 25-50) 
'Fighting White Slave Traffic' (Fed 



'Three- 
Cornered Moon' (Par) and 'DIs- 
graced' (P'ar). Should gross $9,000. 
Last week. 'Secret of Blue Room' 
(U) and 'Black Beauty' (Mono), 
$8,000. 

Princess (GT) (1.900; 60) 'Mas- 
querader' (UA) and 'Study in Scar-^ 
let' (Bduc). (2nd wk.). Did first- 
rate biz last week at $8,000 and 
may get another $7,000 currently. 

Imperial (France-Film) (1,600 ; 50) 
'Le Fils Improvise' (French). Looks 
good for $2,400. Last week. 'Rivaux 
de la Piste* (French), $2,000. 

Cinema de Paris (France-Flm) 
(6OO; 60) 'Les Gars de la Marine 
(French). Third week. Last week, 
$1,760. 



Tuesday, September 5, 1933 



PICT 



E CROSSES 



VARIETY 



SHOW BIZ CAN TURN COPPER 



'Glory' Shoving Palace to New 
High at $3$,000; ^e Sunday 
Dips Ace Chicago to 





Chicago, Sept. 4. 

Starting with the biggest opening 
In the history of the house, playing 
to mpre people and more money lor 
N a first day since its been built, the 
Pala'cia is headed for a new top. 
Strong combination of picture and 
vaude attractions has everything 
else In town playing secoh^^ flddle, 
the Palace's strong line-up even be- 
ing felt by the giant Chicago, which 
win currently slide down more than 
$10,000 from Its high marks of the 
previous two weeks. 

Palace former top of $34,000 will 
go ovfer the side by about $4,000. 
easily, and by a possible $6,000. It's 
figured from, the 6arly pace that the 
register must count up to $38,000, 
and there's plenty of chance that It 
will hit $40,000, a Jammed figure at' 
the present lowered tariff. House 
has hopped Its dally performances 
from four to five. 

Chicago slides currently, 'One Sun- 
day Afternoon' counting for little 
at the box office, and the stage's 
Burns and Allen not figuring pow- 
erful enough to hold up the drag of 
the flicker. It's a drop -off of some 
Importance, with the house deciding 
to cut its show this week from seven 
dally to six. And the slide In the 
amount of the final arithmetic will 
be in like proportion, from $74,400 
to close to $GO,000. In other 
days $60,000 would have had B.&K. 
officials dancing up and down the 
streets, but these days are not nor- 
nial, days, and anything under 70 
grand is a cause for wrinkled fore- 
heads. 

'Tugboat Annie' stays as the only 
holdover In the loop, and will stick 
to a hearty pace, having touched 
$36,500 on the first week, and ap- 
parently set to hold to $24,000 for 
the current session. Other spot& 
are switching flickers, 'Masquerader' 
going out of the United Artists on 
Wed. Ce) to give way to 'Paddy/ 
Estimates 4or This Week 

Chicago (B&K) (3,940; 35-55-75) 
•One Sunday Afternoon' (Par) and 
stage show. Burns and Allen on 
the rostrum not going to help much 
against the down- drag of the pic- 
ture. After having been hitting in 
the high 70'8, the house currently 
win dive into the low $60,000's. Last 
.week 'Goodbye, Again' (WB) and 
• Amos 'n' Andy on the stage tore the 
house wide open on a seven-show 
dally grind that pushed the register 
into new high ground at $74,400. 

McVicker's (B&K) (2,284; 25-35) 
This Day and Age' (Par). Not 
strong in itself, but picture houses 
can't help doing business in the 
Chicago of today. With the Labor 
Day week-end piling mobs Into all 
theatres, this one Is going" to carry 
along in the tide to clip off an ex- 
cellent $10,000. Last week 'Moon- 
light and Pretzels' (U),' did okay 
by Itself for Its holdover in the loop 
after having come over from the 
HKO Palace to take $7,600. 

Oriental (B&K) (3,200; 30-40-65) 
'Tugboat Annie' (MG) (2nd week). 
Meat and drink for the small- 
towners who are faithful to the 
'Min and Bill' team. For current 
session will bolster itself at $24,000. 
Last week was high in the money 
for the opening at session at topping 
$36,500. 

Palace (RKO) (2,583; 40-65-83) 
•Morning Glory' (RKO) and vaude. 
Sophie Tucker on the stage help- 
ing. Picture appears to be the sock 
draw of the loop at the current 
stanza. Heading house to a new 
terrific high of five or six grand. 
Easily figured to bite off a new top 
at $38,000, and If Labor Day holds 
up as expected, likely to go to $40,- 
000. Last week 'No Marriage Ties' 
(RKO) held the house on the profit 
side with no trouble at $00,000. 

State-Lake (Jones) (2,700; 20-40) 
•Rebel' (U) and vaude. Tilt In tar- 
iff will push the take up easily, 
since the Fair crowds arc not go- 
ing to worry about that extra 
nickel. Which means that the 
clicker .should road $10,000 this 
week. Last week 'It's Great to be 
Alive' (Fox), remained in the steady 
money groove established by this 
theatre at $17,800. 

United Artists (B&K-UA) (1,700; 
35-55) 'Masquerader' (UA) (3d 
week). Profitable stay for this Col- 
man T>iece. *On final week will dig 
in for $9,000 anyhow, plenty okay. 
Last week was hearty enough to 
call for the holdover when it clipped 
off ff.jod .<;i 5.309. 'Paddy. Next Best 
Thin«' fKox).' arrives n.s the new 
.siibjPcL on Wed. (6). 



*Day and Age' 8G, 'Mate' 
46, B'ham Otherwise Blah 

Birmingham, Sept. -4. 

'Day and Age' and 'Her First 
I.Iate' okay for the week. Former 
will get the gravy. 

Jefferson, beginning this week, 
goes Into the first run class with 
vaudeville. Pictures from indies. 
George Steele, former manager of 
the Ritz, becomes manager and 
p. a. 

Estimates for This- Week 

Alabama (WIlby) (2,800; 30-35- 
40) — 'Day and Age' (Par). A nice 
hunk of $8,000. Last week 'Moon- 
light and Pretzels' (U), $6,600. 

Ritz (Wnby) (1,600; 25)— 'Her 
First Mate' (U). These two goofs, 
good for $4,000. Last^ week 
'Stranger's Return* (MG), $3,200. 

Jefferson (Indie) (2,000; 15-25)— 
'Jazz Cinderella' and stage show. 
Started this week, $1,500, blah. 

Strand (Wllby) (800; 25)— 'No 
Marriage Ties' (RKO). Quick Mr. 
Banker, the smelling salts, $800. 
Last week 'Midnight Club' (Par), 
and get another bottle, $900. 

Empire (BTAC) (1,100; 25)— 
•Hold Me Tight' (Fox). Dunn and 
Eilers together again a help. A 
good line up, $1,200. Last week 
'Lily Turner' (FN), and 'Hold Me 
Tight,' $900. 



PORT. CASHING IN ON 
ITS WEATHER BREAKS 



CODE OPENS DOOR 
FOR 'POLICEMEN' 



Film Boards May Be Reor- 
ganised — A rbitration 
Boards May Be Named 
by Disputants 



DEPENDS ON WASH. 



Portland, Ore., Sept. 4. 

Break In the weather to cooler 
nights plus stronger bookings sent 
all grosses up. Parker's United 
Artists launched Into a strong third 
week of 'Tugboat Annie' with steam 
up and all hawsers pulling. Second 
week of this pic doubled the aver- 
age house gross, and first week set 
ah attendance record for all time. 
Lower admish scale, than in former 
days stopped the UA from beating 
its own record gross. 

Parker's Broadway also going 
strong this week with 'Song of 
Songs' hitting a fast pace. Last 
week at that house 'Lily Turner' 
did nicely. 

This burg likes Its flesh shows, 
with very little salad and vege- 
tables. Colored road musical 
'Change Tour Luck' mopped up at 
the Playhouse first week and holds 
for possibly two more, changing 
programs. Musical tab Is stacking 
them in and doing four-a-day to big 
b.o. returns on its current second 
week. 

'Voltaire* at the Music Box get- 
ting strong attention and registered 
vei-y well on its opening. Lifted that 
house from a dull spot last week 
with 'Mayor of Hell.' 

Estimates for This Week 

Broadway (Parker) (2,000; 25-40) 
— 'Song of Songs' (Par). Hit a 
break to cooler weather and looks 
like a smash hit for possible big 
$7,000. Last week 'Lily Turner' (FN) 
better than expected and nicely at 
$4,000 for six days. 

United Artists (Parker) (1,000; 
25-40)— 'Tugboat Annie' (MG). In 
its third week and will hold for four.' 
Third going strong for $4,500; sec- 
ond easily double average biz for 
this house at $6,900; first week a 
house attendance record at $12,700. 

Music Box "(Ilamrick) (1,500; 25- 
40)— 'Voltaire' (WB). Getting splen- 
did attention and may hold. If so, 
second week will be strong in -this 
town. First going great at $6,500. 
Las£ week 'Mayor of HeU' (WB) 
failed to register very well and $3,- 
600, only fair. 

Oriental (Hamrlck) (2,500; 25-35) 
— 'No Marriage Ties' (Radio). 
Slightly better than previous weeks 
and looks good enough around $3,- 
000. Last week 'Jimmy Dolan' (WB) 
hit a fair avci-asje at $2,000. 

Liberty (Evergreen) (2,000; 25)— 
'Her B6dypruard--(Par) with vaude. 
Biz improving up to possibly okay 
$4!50p; much lifettfif. Last week 
'Whoopee' (UA) revival with vaude 
did fairly with $3,900. 

Playhouse (Ilamrick) (1,'100; 25- 
40) — Colored road musical 'Change 
Your Luck' holding a .second week 
to great biz. Pic is 'Narrow Cor- 
ner' (WB) and .should go $6,000 
okay. First week of this road unit 
with 'Cocktan Hour' (Col) scored a 
big $9,200. 



Every worker in show business 
can be a policeman under codism. 
This goes for legit, vaudeville, radio 
and outdoors, aa well as films. 

All a complainant has to do, if he 
does noit choose to fbllow the routine 
set up by industry, is to tell the story 
to the U. S. district attorney's of- 
fice in his locality and the govern- 
men't will handle the case the same 
as any violation of an age-old 

statute. This same privilege also 
applies to other industries with a 
copper invitation extended kike- 
wise. 

The picture business i^ already 
recommending Its workers, as well 
as principals, to follow the routine 
prescribed In what may in the next 
month be its own active formula. 
Although this is tentative and will 
not become official until authorized 
by Washington, the fact that differ- 
ences among the various depart- 
ments over zoning, contract arbitra- 
tion, etc., are so few, gives rise to 
the belief of representatives, roundly 
shared, that machinery to govern 
Itself Is In the business' own hands. 

The picture apparatus, while as 
Involved as government processes, 
themselves, is similar in many re- 
spects to the system which prevailed 
until five years ago when Judge 
Thacher's decree tabled uniformity. 
There are several Important addi- 
tions, and in the entire set-up there 
id no prohibition against carrying 
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Holiday, Rain Benefit B way, 
'Journey' a Surprise OSCs Click, 
Colman, B^ VS^ Cap 50G, Par 35G 



lat^hii^ at Life,' 
Indie Pic, Pins Vode 
Strong in Denv., $4,500 



Denver, Sept, 4. 

Downtown theatres benefited 

heavily from Labor Day parade. 

With rush for tickets several houses 

filled rapidly. Both amusement 
parks packed all day. 

Denham running close to double 
regular grosses. Reisman's Ala- 
banian's on stage, ropes up at this 
popular priced house every day 
since stage shows went in and 
house is filled repeatedly. 

As long as crowds keep coming, 
Lou Hellborn intends keeping 
shows. Starts producing own shows 
next week. Paramount and Aladdin 
both above average with Orph just 
average, but Denver a errand below. 

The Tabor, with stage and film 
below average at $3,100. 

Estimates For This Week 

Aladdin (Huffman) (1,500; 25-40) 
—'Captured' (WB). Viola K. Lee 
at the organ. Off at $3,800. Last 
week 'Moonlight and Pretzels' (U) on 
Its second week did a mighty nice 
$3,500, after clicking with $5,500 for 
the first week. 

Denham (Hellborn) 1,500; 15-20)— 
'Laughing at Life' (Masc) and stage 
show. Strong trade, $4,500. Last 
week 'The Wrecker' (Col) backed 
by strong stage show, fine $3,000. 

Denver (Huffman) (2,500; 25-35- 
50)— 'Goodby Again' (FN). Edna 
Dodd at the organ. Bettcr at $5,000, 
Last week 'Heroes for Sale' (FN) 
closed with a poor $1,300. 

Orpheum (Huffman) (2,600; 25- 
30-40) — 'Professional Sweetheart' 
(RKO). Fred Schmitt and orches- 
tra. Bullish biz, $6,000. Last week 
'Pilgrimage' (Fox) closed with 
$4,800, di-sappointing. 

Paramount (Huffman) (2,000; 25- 
40)— 'Midnight Club' (Par). West 
Masters at the organ. Okay, $4,000. 
Last week '.Storm at Daybreak' 
(MG), booked for four days, did ho 
well it waK hold a week and turned 
in a fine $4,500. 



The first Monday holiday since 
Lincoln's Birthday (Feb. 12) Is here 
and with the rain the theatres are 
adding on 15% or more above what 
normally might be expected at the 
box office. While this holiday, like 
many others, provided a three-day 
exodus and hordes went out of 
town, It Is erroneous to believe that 
this reduces chances. Weather 
bfeak also strongly in favor of the 
cinemas this week. 

Tlieatre men's experience during 
the past year along Broadway is 
that the outgo of thousands over 
weekend holidays Is more than 
made up somehow at the theatres. 
In addition to the people drawn to 
New York from other cities, also 
on three-day picnics, New Yorkers 
who stay at home apparently pat- 
ronize more theatres. 

Regaining Its momentum and 
seeming to hold It, Broadway the- 
atres again are doing a good busi- 
ness. Though . the holiday would 
have been a preferred playdate, 
there are, no big sock attractions 
current, however, and the good 
grosses will have, to be thankful- 
largely to the holiday and fine b. o. 
weather It brought with rain both 
Sunday (3) and yesterday (Mon- 
day). 

Of the new attractions Saturday's 
(2) opener ' at the RIvoli, 'The 
Masquerader,' looks the stoutest In 
ratio to house averages. The Col- 
man picture, first In a long time aiid 
held back by Goldwyn from last 
season's output, started out to get 
a fine $32,600 on Its first week. 
Should get three and perhaps four 
weeks. 

The Paramount Is also doing 
nicely with 'One Sunday Afternoon' 
and, on its stage, Frank Fay and 
June Knight. With Labor Day to 
help, the chances here are fair for 
over $35,000, although it won't hold. 
Picture is day-and-datlng with the 
Par, Brooklyn. Play from which 
adapted Is still current In legit. 

Music Hall, after two soqk weeks, 
has a weaker picture currently In 
'One Man's Journey' (Lionel Barry 
more) but with a big out-of-town 
trade and weather as breaks, It will 
grub out around $95,000, as com- 
pared to $88,000 last week on 
•Paddy' and mighty $101,000 pre 
vious week on 'Morning Glory'. 

Last mentioned is providing an 
above-average . draft at the Palace 
on takeover of house for Indle op 
eratlon by Sydney S. Cohen. Hep- 
burn's latest should get the Pal 
between $15,000 and $16,000, nice 
Vaude, booked by RKO, remained 
at the Pal on a last-mlnutfe decision 
not to go straight pix. 

Another grosser against which no 
complaints can be lodged, among 
new attractions of the week. Is 
'Goodbye Again' at the Strand. 
Sophisticated comedy with Warren 
William and Joan BlondeU will get 
$20,000 or over, Just a little shy of 
meriting a holdover. 'Missing Per- 
sons Bureau' comes In Thursday 
(7). Warners are breaking with ads 
tomorrow (Wednesday) offering 
$10,000 for return of Justice Crz.- 
ter, lost about three years. 

The Capitol finally received the 
'March of Time' remake under the 
title of 'Broadway to Hollywood.' 
Gave a special preview Thursday 
night (31), inviting all critics In 
hope of reviews next morning, as 
house did once before, burning up 
the Radio City <;rowd. Reshpt mu- 
sical is doing better than expected 
and at chance for $50,0D0 will have 
house In good shape. 

Among the secohd-weekcrs, both 
'Voltaire' at the -Hollywood' and 
'Moonlight and Pretzels,' at Rialto, 
are continuing strongly. Arliss pic- 
ture at $1.10 top on a continuous 
run, is figured for a comforting $18.- 
000 on holdover and 'Moonlight' for 
around $16,500; both remain, Klallo 
figuring on four weeks for 'Pret- 
zels.' 

Astor foi'gos ahoad dominantly as 
a roarlsliow attraction, doing capac- 
ity, ticket agcnoios handling scats. 
On its first week, with some .stand- 
ing room sold, liic box office state- 
ment was ?22,000. Nenrby at Iho 
Gaiety 'Powoj: and the Glory' is in 
i's third wr-ok n.nd staying for a 
whilo, yot b"f')ro 'Berkeley •Siiu-'^rr-.' 
comos in. fJot $8,200 on its .sofond 
wonk, prf^tty good, consldf-ring o)(- 
r>ofilion from 'IMnncr.' 

Old Koxy playing a Surnrnfrvilh?- 
PittH com^-dy, 'Her First Mate,' 
looks to got $28,000, fine. Mayfair, 
whifh hold 'I'olice CJall' a full sec- 
ond wpok, onding last night (Mon- 



day) and getting $6,000. mild, brings 
in another indie today (Tuesday), 
'I Have Lived.' Loew's State has 
'Golddiggers' and should hit a fancy 
$25,000. 

While all figures here reported- 
are gross. Including tax, the net 
from which the theatres compute 
profit or loss runs anywhere from 
5-10% less. 

Estimates for This Week 
Astor (1,012; 83-$1.10-$1.65-$2.20) 
—•Dinner at Eight' (MG) (2nd 
week). A powerful box office attrac- 
tion, with specs taking to the tick- 
ets, and capacity the order of the 
draw-. Got $22,000 on the first week. 
Including some standing room. 

Capitol (5,400; 35-72-83-$1.10- 
$1;65) — 'Broadway to Hollywood' 
(MG) and stage show. Musical 
opened only falrshly but Is buUdlng 
nicely and ought to come close to 
$60,000. Last week. 'Turn Back the 
Clock' (MG) fell down to under 
$35,000. 

Gaiety (808; 65-$1.10-$1.65) — 
'Power and Glory' (Fox) (3rd week). 
Holding up well and looks for at 
least A. couple weeks more. Pulled 
down $8,200 on Its second week. 

Hollywood (1,553; 26-35-65-75-85- 
$1.10)— 'Voltaire' (WB) (2nd week). 
George Arliss' last for WB is turn- 
ing out a strong attraction; lobks 
In the neighborhood of $18,000 this 
week after getting off to a swank- 
start at $28,700. 

Mayfair (2,200; 35-56-65)— 'PoUce 
Call' (Hollywood). Ended Its second 
week last night (Monday) at $6,000, 
weak, after a first week of $8,000. 
Today (Tuesday) ushers In 'I Have 
Lived' (Frueler). 

Palace (l.'iOO; 25-40-56-75) — 
'Morning Glory' (RKO) and vaude. 
Hepburn 'draft will mean between 
$15,000 and $16,000, finel Last week 
•Mayor of Hell', $12,000. Sydney S. 
Cohen now operating the house un-r 
,der $2,000 week rental to RKO. Lat- 
ter's vaude stays In, and not ousted 
as originally intended. 

Paramount (3,664; 35-55-75)—!- 
'One Sunday Afternoon' (Par) and 
stage show. Rural comedy doing 
big, with house facing chance of 
bettering good $36,000. Won't hold. 
Last week 'This Day and Age' (Par) 
fell under expectations, $27,600. 

Radio City Music Hall (5,946; 35- 
55-75)— 'One Man's Journey' (RKO) 
and stage show. Around $95,000, a 
surprise for picture. Out of town- 
ers big aid here. 'Lady for a 
Day' (Col), planned for roadshow- 
Ing, comes in Thursday (7). Last 
week 'Paddy' (Fox) brought a Ijig 
and welcome $83,000. 

.Rialto (2,000; 40-55-65)— 'Moon- 
light and Pi-etzels' (U) (2nd week). 
Musical caught on nicely and ought 
to get In the neighborhood of $16,-' 
500 on Its second seven days. It got 
a big $22,000 the' first week. 

Rivoli (2,200; 40-55-75-85)— 'Mas- 
querader' (UA). Colman starrer 
came In Saturday (2) and started 
out Invincibly for a big $32,500 first 
week. Final three days of 'Bitter 
Sweet' (UA) on second week's hold- 
over, $7,000. 

RKO Roxy (3,525; 25-40)— 'Morn- 
ing Glory' (RKO), four days, ind 
'Don't Bet on Love' (U), three days. 
On strength of. 'Glory,' house should 
get away better than average or 
about $18,000. Last week 'Pilgrim- 
age' (Fox) and 'Midnight Club' 
(Par), $12,000. 

Roxy (6,200: 25-35-55)— 'Her First 
Mate' (U) and stage show. Comedy 
with holiday should attract nice 
$28,000. Last week 'Flying DevILs' 
(RKO) surprised by getting $21,600, 

State (2,900; 35-55-'75)— 'Golddig- 
gers' (WB) and vaude. Warner mu- 
sical, playing six Loew hou'Ses this 
week in Greater New York, is duck 
soup for tills theatre and ought to 
bring big $25,000 or more. Last 
wopk 'Another Lancjuage' (MG) and 
vaude annoxed $20,000, surprisingly 
nice. 

Strand (2,900; 35-55-75)— 'Good- 
b.vo Again' (WB). I'rctty clo.se to 
hfilduvor figure, in garnering $20,000. 
'('ar)turod' fWTi) on its second 
v/<'f'k. $M,700, mild. 



Fox to Romaiice Joiy 

Ilullywood, Sopt, 4. 

Dudloy Nifhols and Lmiar Trottf 
;irc pounding out a romantic .script 
for Victor Jory, to be produced by 
.=;oI Wurtzel for l^ox. 

Yarn hua a Nfw Orleans back- 
ground 



10* 



VAMOETY 



PICT 



E CROSSES 



Tuesday, September 5, 1933 



Squawks at B.O.'s Over Upped Scales 

JNew Ohio 10% Tax Levy Forces Upward 
Revisions — ^Masquerader' Strong $16,500 



Cincinnati. Sept. 4. 

Labor Day's added biz Is enabling 
downtown cinemas as a whole to 
match ti-ade of last week, which was 
highlighted ^by a dandy upturn. 
The weekend rain helped further, 
discouraging any holiday exodus. 
.Ohio's penalty on theatregoers, call- 
ing for a 10% tax, in addition to the 
Federal levy, on all admissions of 
lie or more, compelled exhibitors to 
boost scales Sept. 1, when the state 
tax became effective. New revenue 
itffeasure ushered in with public 
Squawking at all ticket cages. 

•The Masquerader' is the loudest 
b, 0. cliclcer currently. 

Capitol, fourth RKO ace house, 
jeopena Friday (8) with all-fllm. 
Initial feature, 'Morning^Glory,' to 
be .given Hollywood opening, be- 
ginning at 8:30 p. m., with $1 
charge for main floor and 75c for 
balcony. Regular scale to be 36-44.. 
On the same day RKO will convert 
Family into a second-run house 
iWith thrice-weekly changes. 

Ohio theatre tax has caused ad- 
njiieh alterations locally, as follows: 
Albee, Palace and Lyric, from 30-40 
to 36-44; Keith's from 25-40 to 30- 
44; Grand from 15-30 to 20c. till 1 
p. m.; 20-30 till 5 p. m. and 25-35 
thereafter. Family from 16-26 to 
20 till 1 p. m., then 20-30, with a 
dime charges for juves at all times. 
These prices obtain permanently, 
includlKg week ends and holidays. 
Estimates for This Week 

Albee (RKO) (3,300; 36-44)— The 
Masquerader' (UA). Film's flrst 
Ohio showing plugged by extra ad- 
vertising and exploitation via com- 
mercial contacts. Colman pulling 
lor a sweet $16,5«0. Last week 
♦Faddy' (Fox) built up to |17,500, 
treat. 

; Palace (RKO) (2,«00; 35-44)— 
?Ier First Mate' (U) and vaude, 
Nptfe Bame Glee Club headlining. 
PItts-Summerville magneting of 
comedy fans the main b. o. ring. 
Five-act bill is tame and a big let- 
down from last week's start with 
c^ge fare. Over $14,000 in sight. 
O.ke. Last week «n 'No Marriage 
Ties' (RKO) arid Bernice Olaire the 
rostrum topper, $12,600. 

Lyric (RKO) (1,394; 25-44)— 
rUhree- Cornered — rMoon'" (Par). 
Amusing comedy, and Colbert- 
Arlen-Boland names drawing $6,000, 
fair.: Last week 'Pilgrimage* (Fox) 
$5,200. weak. 

, Keith's (Libson) (1,600; 30-44) — 
•Goodbye Again' (FN). Prestige of 
farce's stage success, plus Blondell, 
Tobin and .William, bringing $6,000, 
6kay. Last week 'Gold Diggers' 
(WB), brought back after five 
■weeks, $4,200, mild. 

.Grand (RKO) (1,025; 20-25-30- 
85r-'India Speaks' (RKO). Fast 
iretaway warranted holdover for full 
week, $3,500, good. Last week 
'Storm at Daybreak* (MG) and 'Se- 
cret of Blue Room* (U), $2,700, nice. 

Family (RKO) (1,000; 20-30)— 
Tiast Trail' (Fox) and 'Easy Mil- 
lions' (Standard). Split week, $2,- 
300, fine. Last week 'Man of the 
Forest' (Par) and 'Riot Squad' 
(Mayfair), split, $2,500. 

AL PEARCE RADIO GANG 
VPS TACOMA TO $8,500 



Tacoma, Sept. 4. 

This week the, big biz shifts. to the 
Music Box, where AI Pearce and his 
erang, from radio, are on stage for 
Ave' days. Drawing from as far as 
Olympia and Aberdeen, and right on 
top of big exploitation, billing and 
biz at Fifth Ave. in Seattle. Biz 
looks nothing short of remarkable 
and shows popularity of this gang 
with the personable Pearce as m.c 
. Last week 'Tugboat Annie' out 
after 10 days, as print could not be 
obtained. Was hitting the ball. In 
abj^ity to hold print was echo of the 
moHywood strike. This week back 
to normal, with Labor day helping 
some; weather also. 

Estimates for This Week 
Music Box (Hamrick) (1,400; 26) 
♦—'College Humor' (Par) and 'No 
^Marriage Ties' (RKO) with Al 
Pearce and gang on stage. Great 
gate, $8,500. Last week 'Double 
Harness' (RKO) and 'Bed of Roses 
<RKO) fair, $2,800. 

Roxy (J-VH) (1,300; 15-26)— 
*Storm fit Daybreak' (MG). 
'Stranger's Return' (MG), split with 
latter In for five days, opening 
Labor Day. iEiXpects to total a fair 
t3,000. Last week -Tugboat Annie' 
(MG) in three days got $2,300. With 
$10,-600 first seven days, the 10 -day 
tun grossed $12,800, tremendous 
'Ann Carver's Profession' (Col) 
'The, Sphinx' (Mono) dual, used four 
'days to finish the week, got okay 
$1,700. Week's total, $4,000. 

Blue Mouse (Hamrick) (660; 10 
20)— 'Hollo Sister' (Fox), 'Gambling 
Ship' (Par) split. Looks slow at 
$800. Last week 'She Had to Say 
Tes,* (FN), 'I liove That Man' (Par) 
WUt, so-so, $850* 



It's Only Fair in Lincoln 
With Current Fair Week 

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 4. 

Showmen evidently figure this 
week that there'll be so many in 
town to the State Fair that they 
won't need a good show to get 'em 
in. The billing looks mighty light 
except in a couple of spots, and it 
may be that the farm lads and 
lasses won't be so anxious. 

The Fair, although helping some 
with the shows, in the past couple 
of years has been a bigger pull 
away from pics than toward them 

The Orpheum opening Monday 
(4) with vaudfilm is the first house 
to go flesh for the coming season 
while it is not at all improbable 
that the Stuart will have a peopled 
stage before long, according to re- 
ports surrounding the LTC offices 
here; Orph is not setting in its own 
band, but will probably call for unit 
and revue type stuff carrying its 
own horn tooters. 

Estimates for This Week 

Liberty (Indie TC) (1,400; 10)— 
Vanity Fair' (Indie) and Fighting 
Parson' (Allied) split. Usual fare to 
usual good figure $950. Last week 
Devil Plays' (Chest) and Fiddlln' 
Buckaroo' (Mono) had nice play for 
$900. 

Lincoln (LTC) (1,600; 10-15-26)— 
Three Cornered Moon' (Par) and 
Jennie Gerhardt' (Par). Split fair- 
ishly, $1,600. Last week Stranger's 
Return' (MG) was sweet music at 
this spot, very neat $3,000. 

Orpheum (Indie TC) (1,300; 10- 
15-25)-^When Strangers Marry' 
(Col) and Jo Ann's Sun Tan Revue. 
Marking the first vaude stand at 
this house in years, is looked to 
boost off to a nice start at pop 
prices. Gross will probably hit $2,- 
000, fair enough. 

State (Indie TC)' (500; 10-15-25) 
—Below the Sea' (Col). Probably 
good $1,000. Last week 'Ann Car- 
ver's Profession* (Col) pretty slim 
$750. 

Stuart (LTC) (1,900; 10-25-35-56- 
60) — 'One Sunday Aftrnoon' (MG). 
Doesn't appear exciting in the way 
of gross. So-so $2,500. Last week 
'This Day and Age' (Par) was a 
pretty fair pull with $2,900. 




MAE CLARKE 

Whose motion picture engagements 
followed her appearance as a night 
club entertainer, dramatic actress 
and musical comedy headliner. 
Philadelphia claims her birthplace, 
Atlantic City her childhood and 
New York the birthplace of her the- 
atrical career. Her pictures include 
releases from Fox, Warner, Colum- 
bia, RKO. Now under a term con- 
tract with M-G-M. 



Harmsworth Races 
Too Tuff Opposish 
To Detroit's Cinemas 



Detroit, Sept. 4. 

Six new openings with all 
struggling for what business the 
holiday week , and has to offer. 
Plenty of afternoon competition 
with the Harmsworth Races being 
held 30 hiiles out of town. It's 
hurting a lot. 

Some houses hope for a return 
this week after last week's mild dip 
all around. 

This week with 'Beauty For Sale' 
and 'Captured' leading the parade, 
other attractions offered are 'Big 
Executive' at the State, 'One Man's 
Journey' and George Jessel and 
vaude bill at the Downtown, 'Pil 
grimage' at the Fox with stage 
show, and 'Tarzan' at th$ Fisher. 

Last week 'Tugboat Annie' in its 
fourth week was the only attrac- 
tion that continued with the upbea.t 
Others played to bank holiday busi 
riess, the State being the worst suf- 
ferer. With the double attraction 
of Milton Berle and big stage' show 
and 'Morning Glory,* Downtown 
was fortunate to get $14,000. The 
Michigan ., with 'Turn Back the 
Clock' was under expectations at 
$13,200, as was the United Artists 
playing the 'Masquerader' with 
total of only $5,100. 

• The State with 'This Day and 
Age' was particularly unhappy with 
a very mild $4,600. The Fisher was 
okay with a nice $7,700. The Fox 
with a raise in prices offset the less 
people with more money for a fair 
$13,000. 

Estimates for This Week 

ichigan (P-P) (4,046; 15-25-35- 
40-55) — 'Beauty for Sale' (Par) and 
stage show. Should get $14,000 
fair. Last week 'Turn Back the 
Clock' (MG) and stage show, $13, 
200. 

Downtown (RKO) (2,665; 15-26- 
36-40-65)— 'One Man's Journey 
(HKO) and vaude show with 
George Jessel in person. Looks to 
$11,000. Last week 'Morning' Glory' 
(RKO) and Milton Berle and vaude 
show, $14,000. 

Fox (Indie) (5,100; 15-25-36-40 
55) — 'Pilgrimage' (Fox) and stage 
show. Poorer still this week, $12, 
000. Last week 'F. P. 1' (Fox) and 
stage show, mild $13,000. 

United Artists - (PP) (2,018; 15 
25-35-40-55) — 'Captured' (WB) 



Muni Opera Stars 
Plus Pix Hilight 
Battle of St. L 



St. Louis, Sept. 4. 
They're calling it the battle of 
(3rand Boulevard, this terrific box 
office combat between the St. Louis 
and Fox theatres. Swinging into 
action after eight months of idle- 
ness, former house laid down open- 
ing barrage Thursday by present- 
ing about half of stars who took 
part in recent Muny ' opera season 
in an elaborate stage show. Neigh- 
boring Fox, a couple of blocks 
away, countered next day with the 
other, hajf of Muny stars in a stage 
presentation equally elaborate. 

Theatrical circles in toto and 
practically the whole city as well 
are standing by as interested ob- 
servers. What makes it more in- 
teresting Is that rival forces are be- 
ing commanded by two former as- 
sociates and friends, Harry Koplar 
and Harry Greenman, manager of 
the St. Louis and Fox, respectively. 
Fifteen years ago Greenman was a 
neighborhood manager for Koplar. 

Battle is still raging with un- 
abated fury, but the advantage is 
conceded to the Fox, which has 
Gaynor and Baxter on screen. Both 
are . fighting under a tremendous 
overhead. Looks like a neat profit 
for Fox at around $26,000. 

As the result of attendant excite- 
ment and publicity, combatants are 
getting most of ' the patronage. 
Other houses doing fairly well, 
though, which means that business 
is still up. 

Estimates for This Week 
Ambassador (Skouras) (3,000; 25- 
35-65) — ,' 'Three Cornered Moon' 
(Par) and stage show. Good at 
$16,000. L3t,st week 'Mary Stevens, 
M.D.' (WB) arid Cab Calloway on 
stage a sensational $26,000, the Hi 
de-hl kid, counting heavily. 

, Fox (Fox) (6,000; 25-35-65)— 
'Paddy' ^[Fox) and Muny Opera 
stars bri stage. Heading for a big 
$26,0.00., Last week 'Tarzan the 
Fearless' ;(Prin) and Arthur Tracy 
on • stage, ' $14,000, good. 

.Grand Central (Skouras) (2,000; 
25-35-60) — 'Song of Songs' (Par). 
Moved o-v!er' after week at Missouri, 
.$4,000, oke. Last week 'Headline 
Shooters' '(RKO) and 'Before Dawn 
(RKO), $3,800, fair. 

Loew's 'state (Loew's) (3,000; 26- 
35-65) — 'Broadway to Hollywood' 
(MG). Good trade, $12,000. Last 
week 'Turn Back the Clock' (MG), 
$10,000, fair. 

Missouri (Skouras) (3,600; 26-35- 
60) — 'One Sunday Afternoon' (Par). 
Good,' $8^000. Last week 'Song of 
Songs' (Par) went big for $12,000, 

St. Louis (Ind) (4,000; 35-50-65)- 
'Her. Bodyguard* (Par) and Muny 
Opera stars on stage. Strong gate 
in opposish to the Ambassador, 
$18,000. 



HORNING GLORY' LOOKS 
STRONG FOR IIG, NEW'K 



Newark, Sept. 4. 
A steady rain Sunday cut into the 
mats, but if it eases up it will hold 
off the holiday opposition and work 
nicely for the theatres. 

It looks as though Proctor's might 
cop this week with over $11,000 for 
'Morning Glory.' It opened better 
than the second week of 'Tugboat 
Annie' at Loew's, "which swept to a 
tremendous $23,000 on the opener. 
Nothing else going anywhere, with 
the Branford using a single, 'Cap- 
tured,' slipping badly from its 
double features of the week before. 

The Empire, with burleycue, opens 
neyt week, billing an illuminated 
runway. 

Estimates for This Week 

Branford (WB) (2,966; 16-65)— 
'Captured' (WB). Surprising drop 
from last week. Maybe they want 
only double bills, about $8,000. Last 
week 'Moonlight and Pretzels' (U) 
and 'Private Detective 62' (WB) fine 
at $12,600. 

Capitol (WB) (1,200; 16-25-36-50) 
—'Stranger Returns' (MG) and 
'Midnight Club' (Par). Should come 
more into its own this week, with 
over $4,500. Last week 'Heroes ."or 
Sale' (WB) r.rid 'Mama Lovps Papa' 
(Par) okay but not strong at $4,100. 

Loew's state (2,780; 15-76) — 'Tug- 
boat Annie* (MG) (2d week) and 
Vode. Will be good for second week 
but hardly over $11,000. ' 'Last week 
terrific- figure of $23,000. 

Newark (Adams-Par) (2,248; 15- 
75) — 'This Day and Age* (Par) arid 
vode. Although vode removed from 
nearby Proctor's, this house seems 
to get no advantage. Doesn't look 
Over $7,000. Last week 'Big Execu- 
tive!' (Par) weak at $6,200. 

Proctor's (RKO) (2,300; 15-25-30- 
40-55) — 'Morning Glory' (RKO). 
Hepburn's, pull is grand. Even with 
lowered -scale taking them to a fine 
$11,000 or more. Last week 'Pil- 
grimage' (Fox) okay with nearly 
$8,000. 

Terminal (Skouras) (1,900; 15-50) 
— 'Man Who Dared' (Fox) and 'Pri- 
vate Secretary' (Mono). Even with 
the serial of 'Tarzan' appears no go 
and maybe $3,300. Last week 'Tar- 
zan the Fearless' (Prin) okay with 
$4,400. 



Bettering its position this week, 
$10,000. Last week 'The Masquer- 
ader' (UA), in its second week, mild 
$5,100. 

state (PP) (3,448; 15-25-36-40-55) 
—'Big Executive' (WB). About $6,- 
.000, mild, expected. Last week 'This 
Day and Age' (Par) fell to $4,600. 

Fisher (PP) (2,750; 15-25-35-40) 
— 'Tarzap' (Prin). Indications point 
to $7,000, good. Last week 'Tug 
Boat Annie' (MG), $7,700, very big 
in fourth week. 



Downey at Reopened 
Boston, Plus 'Brief 
Moment; a Wow 19G 



Boston, Sept. 4. 
Last week films had the draw all 
alone, but now it's change about, 
for re-opening of the RKO Boston 
in gala fashion begins anew the old 
race among rival downtown spots 
to outdo one another in stage do- 
ings. 

Loew's Orpheum is beginning ex- 
ploitation on the Mills Bros., Met is 
to highlight Herb Williams, both 
due in Friday, while Scollay today 
opens up its barrage by presenting 
a Negro show, with mor6 exploita- 
tion than this house has used in 
months, 

RKO Boston's packing 'em in 
this week is largely credited to 
Mort Downey. 

Unscheduled week-end rain and 
cooler weather helping theatre biz' 
generally. 

Estimates for This Week 

Keith's (RKO) (4,000; 26-35-50)— 
'One Man's Journey' (RKO). With- 
out fiesh aid, but doing very finely, 
dye to the Lionel Barrymore pull. 
Swell ballyhoo. Should hit $16,000, 
oke. Last week 'Morning Glory' 
(RKO) rose to $18,600, amazingly 
good, demonstrating the Hepburn 
magnetism. 

Boston (RKO) (30-40-50)— 'Brief 
Moment' (Col) and vaude. Film 
planed from Hollywood . for world 
premiere to mark reopening of 
house after being closed since last 
winter. Morton Downey topping 
classy stage bill, a kayo, fiesh angle 
that has kept the house jamnied. 
Downey set up house's previous 
high niark. Should be $19,000, per- 
haps better. 

Orpheum (Loew) (3,000; 30-40- 
50) — ''Masquerader' (UA) and vaude. 
Cplman draw and stage program 
out for $15,000, superb. Last week 
'Tugboat Annie' (MG) spot struck 
a pusher, $17,500. 

state (Loew) (3.000; 30-40-50)— 
'Broadway to Hollywood' (MG) and 
one stage turn; special vaude Sun- 
day, with band. Okay for $13,000. 
Last week, 'Turn Back Clock' (MG) 
and one act, satisfactory for $11,500. 

Met (Mullen-Pinanski) (4,330; 30- 
40-05)— 'This Day and Ago' (Par) 
and stage show featuring 'Junior 
Stars' who appear in the film, 
Draw fair, prospect of $20,000. 
Holiday undoubtedly helps for bill 
is not up to Met's recent standard. 
Last week, 'Song of Songs' (Par) 
and good stage show reached $24,- 
500, plenty velvet. 

Scollay (MuUen-Plnanskl) (2,800; 
25-36-45-55)— 'Voltaire' (WB) and 
vast draw in rippln' good all -Negro 
show on stage, beautifully ox 
ploited by Elli.ston Vinson. Film 
not type that patrons want, but 



HOT COMPEUSH 
IN FRISCO, 
BIZ BRISK 



San Francisco, Sept. 4. 
Competition is mightly stiff with 
Dressier-Beery in 'Tugboat Annie* 
at the Paramount; Colman in 
'Masquerader' at the United Artists; 
Hepburn in 'Morning Glory' and 
Donald Novis on stage at the Gold- 
en Gate; . Ted FioRito's band on 
stage at the Warfield; with 'Three- 
Cornered Moon' screening, and Ar- 
liss in 'Voltaire' reopening the Em- 
bassy. 

Dressier and Beery are getting the 
plugging of their lives at the Par- ' 
amount, which opens at 9 . a. m. 
daily, and Saturday night two mid-. , 
night shows, giving the house eight ■ 
turnovers that day and sevra dur- 
ing balance of the week. What that 
pair won't do to the Par's box office 
is nobody's business. 

'Masquerader' served to begin the 
new Dlood injected into the United 
Artists' v^ins as the season's prod- 
uct starts. Colman well liked, 
smartly exploited, and ambling 
along, at ia fast pace, destined to 
stay two, maybe three, weeks. 

Hepburn is building up amazingly 
in Frisco, her current 'Morning 
Glory' belrig the 'best to date'. Golden 
Gate will hit a neat figure with that 
film and Donald Novis on stage. 
House got a bum break Friday (1) 
when tonsillitis laid Novis low. 

At the Warfield 'Three-Cornered 
Moon' hasn't a decisively big screen 
name to draw, relying largely upon 
the local popularity of Ted FioRito's 
band. Will do okay. 

Arliss in "Voltaire' got the Em- 
bassy off to a good start after F- 
WC took the darkened house and 
reopened it. Picture a good one to.y 
purge the Embassy of its pre\'ious' 
burlesque, etc., and not yet decided 
whether house will remain first run 
or go into seconds, latter policy 
most probable. 

St. Francis right up among the 
profit brackets with 'Turn Back the 
Clock' and 'Big Executive,' ,Lee^' 
Tracy, Otto Kruger and Ricardo ' 
Cortez meaning something at local . 
b, o.'s. 

Fox playing 'Sensation Hunters*-' 
and 'Important Witness,' and little!', 
better than average. 

Had the Orpheum opened Sept. 
as planned, it would have given the 
rlalto one of its busiest weeks in 
years. However, may start last of 
this week, next at the latest, with 
first ruri nix and stage shows head- 
ed by Rube Wolf, local fav, with a 
possibility of a 40c top, lowest in 
town, for stage shows. 

Estimates for This Week 

Embassy (FWC) (1,500; 30-40-55) 
— 'Voltaire' (WB). House opening 
after long darkness and Arliss a 
good one to start. Drawing class 
trade, $5,000 worth of it. 

Fox (Leo) (5,000; 15-25)— 'Sensa- 
tion Hunters' (Mono) and 'Impor- 
tant Witness' (Tower). Former get- 
ting the plugs, and biz somewhat 
over average with $8,000. Last weelc 
n.s.g. with 'Night of Terror' (Col) 
and 'Doubled and Redoubled' slip- 
ping to poor $6,500. 

Golden Gate (RKO) (2,844; 30-40- 
65) — 'Morning Glory' (RKO) and 
vaude headed by Donald Novis. 
Hepburn growing in popularity, and. 
Novis . liked, too; headed for neat 
$16,000. Last week over average 
with $15,000 on 'Moonlight and Pret- 
zels' (U) and Blue Monday Jambo- 
ree, of radio, on stage. 

Paramount (FWC) (3,70.0; 30-40- 
55) — 'Tugboat Annie' (MG). Dress- 
ier and Beery pointed toward the 
sky and. $30,000 not at all unlikely. 
Seven shows daily, eight on Satur- 
day, representing terrific turnover. 
Last week, second of 'Song of 
Songs' (Par) ' was from hunger at 
$8,600. 

St. Francis (FWC) (1,500; 25-40) 
—'Turn Back Clock' (MG) and 'Big 
Exec' (Par). Good names in these 
double-billers, and coming out way 
over the top with $7,500. 'Mary 
Stevens' (WB) and 'Man Who 
Dared' (Fox) got $7,000 last week. 

United Artists (1,400; 25-35-50)-— 
'Masquerader' (UA). Colman pic do- 
ing well at $16,000 to start off new 
season's product. Last week's re- 
peat of Cantor in 'Kid From Spai ' 
(UA) got $4,600 on six days. 

Warfield (FWC) (2,700; 35-55-65) 
— 'Three Cornered Moon' (Par) and 
stage show. Ted FioRito's band 
counted upon for considerable as pic 
lacks strong draw names, mebbe 
$17,000. It was a great $22,000 last 
week on 'Paddy' (Fox), when every 
Irishman In Frisco jammed the 
house. 



flesh Is, so figures are booming and 
should teach $12,000, tremendous. 
Last week, 'Midnight Club' (Par) 
and' vaude, nice for $8,500. 

Paramount (Mullen - Pinanski) 
(1,800; 35-45-55)— 'Big Executive' 
(WB) and 'Laughing at Life' Big 
exploitation shoves biz upward, 
with outlook for $8,000, thick gravy 
therein. Last week, 'Three Cornered 
Moon' (Par) and "I Have Lived' had 
a narrow margin In their joint 
$0,500. 



Tuesday^ September 5, 1933 



PI era RES 



VARlktf 



it 



Hollywood 



(Continued from page 6) 



Henry Guttman may produce 'Red 
iSoviet Commissar^ at a local etage 
3bouse. Dickering with PhlUp Merl- 
^ale and Roy D'Aroy for leads. 
Tearle'« Long Wait 

Conway Tearto nas ibeen engaged 
by Metro for 'Forever Faithful,' his 
first . major studio break since the 
advent of talkers. 

Deal Is pending for Paul Tre- 
Ibltsch to produce 'Romance Collect' 
jat the stage Music b6x. Piece had 
la break-in at the Spotlight little 
{theatre. 

One educational short, an Arvid 
Qillstrom two-reeler and a Moho- 
igram feature set for production at 
Metropolitan getting the studio out 
pt a three-month slump. 

Fred Niblo, Jr., and C. Gardiner 
Sullivan scripting Robert W. Cham- 
bers 'Operative 13' for Marion 
iDavles 'at' Metro. 

Param;'6unt testing Buck Jones for 
the lead in 'Lone Cowboy,' western : 
special. Gary Cooper, Preston Fos- 
ter and Ralph Bellamy nixed It. 

Four pictures start Sept. 5 at 
Fox; 'Hoopla,' 'As Husbands Go,' 
•'There's Always Tomorrow,' and, 
>The Mad Game.' 'Frontier • Mar- 
bhair begins Sept 12, 'Puppets,' 
Sept. 16 and 'Jimmy and Sally,' 
fiept. 18. 

Niles Welch comes back to pics 
In the top male spot in 'Wolf Dog,' 
iNat Levlne serial. 

Currently negotiating a release 
'deal in N. Y., Mack Bennett returns 
Sept. IS, with studio expecting to 
ero into comedy production imme- 
idiately thereafter. 

■Ray Nazzaro will direct 11 slngle- 
^eelera based on superstition. Jack 
Nelson producing for state rights. 

Bennie Fields grabs his first pic 
bpot in 'Broadway Through a Key- 
hole' for 20th Cent. Blossom Seeley 
featured in same fllm. 

Matters pending in the Fox- West 
Coast bankruptcy proceedings post- 
poned until Sept. 14. 

Jerry Devine, last In pictures as 
h. kid in 'Over the HiU,' returns to 
do a part In 'Mad Game* at Fox. 
Has been on the stage. . 

:With the resignation of Maurice 
Eanllne, Frederick Stephani be- 
comes assistant to Walter Mac- 
^wen, Warner story ed. 

Paramount theatre gets Blue 
Monday Jamboree, coast CBS radio 
hour from Frisco, week of Sept. 7. 

.Lowell Sherman has a document 
from Universal to act and direct 
.with semi-annual options. First 
will be 'Man Who Reclaimed His 
Head.' 

Genevieve Tobin opposite Edward 
6. Robinson in 'Dark Hazard,' dog 
racing pic at Warners. 

One Week Only 

Eugene Walter in and out of 
Paramount in one week. Adele 
Rogers Hyland replaces him on the 
scripting of Rupert Hughes' 'Miss 
Fanes Baby.' 

Academy decided in favor of 
Wells Root, writer, against Radio 
when scribe asked for four weeks' 
salary guaranteed on 'Stlngaree' 
after studios had paid him for but 
one and one-half weeks. F. McGrew 
[Wills was awarded $2,000 against 
same studio for his writing on 
'Glory Commands.' Both agreements 
.were verbal, 

Elmer Harris and Harry Hervey 
jat Universal each writing an un- 
titled original. 

Ralph Like and Willis Kent have 
split their proaucxng partnership. 
Each win continue alone. Both 
angling for Phil Goldstone Anance. 

Mrs. Walter WInchell has can- 
celled her Honolulu trip with her 
daughter, Walda, after receiving 
threatening letters. She leaves for 
New York next week. 

Bess Meredith turned down a 
Metro contract renewal when her 
physician ordered her to take a pro- 
longed vacation. 

Herman Wobber and Roger PerrI 
here last week on Fox's sales drive 
with S. R. Kent. Pair left for San 
Francisco before returning to N. Y. 
- Jo Swerling off Columbia lot for 
six-week vacation. 

■Universal has exercised the option 
fo buy L. G. Blockman's 'Bombay 
Mail.' 

Carle Laemmle, Sr., leaves for 
New York Sept. 7 to attend the 
NRA code meetings. Intends to sail 
for Europe late in Sept. 

Mills Brothers go into Metro's 
'Going Hollywood.' 

Charles Itugplcs, Mary Boland, 
William C. Fields, Alison Sklpworth 
and Burns and Allen set for Par's. 
'Republicans and Sinners.' Leo 
McCarey directs. 

William Berke will make 12 shorts 
for indie release and several fea- 
tures this season. 

Metro is testing Countess Albanl 
for the 'Merry Widow' opposite 
Chevalier. 

Mary Astor's first on her new 
Warner one-year contract is 'Con- 
vention City.' 

Laird Doyle and S. K. Lauren at 
Radio scripting 'My Gal Sal.' 

Roy Miller may reopen the once 
two-a-day Carthay Circle as nabe 
deluxer. 

Gene Buck has taken' option on 



You're on Next,' comedy-drama by 
Charles Williams. 

Ira Simmons from New York 
seeking location for an independent 
film distrlb exchange. 

$9^00 Phone Bill 
Metro writers were told last 
month's telephone bill was $9,200 
when they kicked at the lack of 
facilities. 

Claudettle Colbert should recover 
quickly enuf to keep lead in 'Four 
Frightened People.' 

Colleen Moore-Radio two-pic deal 
still in the air. 

H. M. Walker has turned In his 
original 'Women Must Talk* at 
Universal and will adapt the yarn 
if U okays. 

Young Carr> Break 
Tommy Carr, 18-year-old son of 
Mary Carr, gets his picture break 
as a writer at Educational. He's 
•assigned to work on the 'Frolics of 
Youth' series. 

Joe Krumgold, assistant to Par's 
Bayard Vleller, has resigned to go 
to New York and a possible spot in 
Par's foreign publicity department. 
He formerly handled foreign pub- 
licity at the studio. 

Jobyna Howland is out of Metro's 
'Meet the Baron' due to Illness. 
Edna May Oliver replaces. 



Disney Goes Thematic 



Theme songs are going into Walt 
Disney's two shorts series. Silly 
Symphony and Mickey Mouse. De- 
cision to put them in follows recep- 
tion of theme song, 'Who's Afraid 
of the Big Bad Wolf, in a recent 
Silly Symphony. 

Two speclally-'wrltten numbers 
have gone into a current Mickey 
Mouse release, both composed by 
Frank Churchill, member of the 
Disney' staff. They are 'Puppy 
Love' and 'Spring Is Here', with the 
Minnie Mouse character singing one 
of the songs from begrinning to end. 



Frisco License Cat 



LOOKS LIKE A LUSTY 
WEEK AT PHT'S PK 



Pittsburgh, Sept. 4. 
Looks like a healthy week iall 
round, with every Indication locally 
that things are on the mend. With 
product line-up quite 



STuraX folate King Opens 

and end of daylight saving just' EastOIl DelUXe HoUSC 



San Francisco, Sept. 4. 
Frisco picture houses finally got 
a cut In their annual license fees 
when city allowed a one-third slash 
following a fight put up by the Cali- 
fornia Theatres Association and 
Thomas D. VanOsten, sec-mgr. 

Top annual fee Is $1,200, cut 
bringing It to $800, which still Is 
about four times higher than other 
cities. 



Code Near 



(Continued from page 7) 

until Federated Motion Picture In- 
dustry got wind of it and saw votes 
In the hands of a Haysite as a pos- 
sible voice against dualism in a 
pinchi All the Indie depots were 
.immediately notified to place their 
votes only with Federated men. 

Some of the exhib organizations 
which had planned to hold code eve 
conventions, with the Idea of di- 
gesting the proposed formula and 
arriving at their own way of think- 
ing, have thought better and put the 
meets over until after Washington. 
This means that there may be a 
flock of exhib conyentions all over 
the country during October. They 
will probably be well attended, pur- 
pose being to define the permanent 
code and give owners a complete 
slant on their new rights and in- 
abilities. 

Majors and Duals 
Majors are admittedly het up 
about the indie prod-distrib cam- 
paign for double featuring, • details 
of which appear elsewhere in this 
■VARIETY. They claim the Industry 
could not get along on 325 fea- 
tures, refusing to concede that no 
duals would curtail production. 
Only if the business could turn out 
all sure-fire pictures could this be 
true, they contend, otherwise the 
same 600 with exhibitor selection, 
etc., should continue. But later in 
their argument they do let slip that 
few pictures will aim for higher 
quality and that exhibs with better 
product can afford to change less 
frequently. They also see rehabili- 
tation of the short subject in dual 
restriction or elimination. 

Will Hays is due east by the end 
of this week. He is scheduled to 
front in Washington only as hcsad 
of the Motion Picture Producers 
and Distributors. Efforts are be- 
Intj made to get each leader to head 
his own ctjmpany. , 



around the corner, both circuits and 
indies are wearing smiles these days 
for first time in months. 

Best bet appears' to be 'Morning 
Glory* at Stanley, where critical 
raves over Hepburn approach idol- 
atry. On strength of picture's 
trade elsewhere, management looked 
for a considerably better opening, 
and a build-up Is expected to be a 
neat $13,500. Big advertising splash, 
together with that national hook-up 
from the coast, helped 'Broadway to 
Hollywood' oft to a creditable start 
aiid a $12,000 click indicated. 

Pleasant surprise is 'The Nui- 
sance' at Fulton, where the prospects 
are for a sizzling $5,000. Opening 
day best since 'Cavalcade,' which is 
something. Two-reel Tom Mooney 
short may be of some help, but It's 
doubtful. Funny thing Is that Metro 
vetoed 'Nuisance' for Its first-run 
site, Penn, handing it over to Mort 
Shea as a slufif-o. May be a tip- 
off on Lee Tracy's rapid climb to 
esteem in the community. Davis, 
with 'What Price Innocence' as a 
second-run after a phenomenal 
week at Warner, started mildly and 
looks like ordinary $2,200, while 
'Goodbye Again' shapes up plenty 
mildish at Warner. Censors have 
butchered this one , pretty badly, 
with sllni hopes for anything better 
than a weak $4,000. 

Estimates for This Week 
Davis (WB) (1,700; 25-30-40)— 
•What Price Innocence' (Co^)- 
Slipped In here on second run as 
single feature after great week 
fortnight ago at Warner. Will have 
trouble clicking off $2,200, not so 
hot. Last week 'She Done Him 
Wrong' (Par), after playing every 
shooting gallery in town, was 
brought back here for a downtown 
return and rolled up an amazing 
$3,650 with 'Man of Forest' (Par). 

Fulton (Shea-Hyde) (1,750; 15- 
25-40) — 'The Nuisance' (MG). Gave 
house its best opening day since 
'Cavalcade' and a lot of raised eye- 
brows in the Metro office; where it 
was decided to pass this one off as 
a sluff-o instead of handing it to 
the Penn. Looks like $6,000, great. 
Lasl week 'Girl In Room 41d' (Par) 
also a pleasant surprise at $4,400. 

Penn (Loew's-UA) (3,300; 25-35- 
50)— 'Broadway to Hollywood' 
(MG). Exploitation splurge,, to- 
gether with air stunt from coast on 
eve of opening, helped get an open- 
ing for this one, and should manage 
to hold together fairly well for $12,- 
000, all right If not out of the ordi-r 
nary. Last week 'Song of Songs' 
(Par) had the fenunes coming for 
biggest mats in some time and a 
nice six-day total of $15,000. 

Stanley (WB) (3,600; 25-35-50)— 
'Morning Glory* (RKO). Hepburn a 
cinch after this one. Start a trifle 
disappointing, on strength of prod- 
uct's showing elsewhere, but ex- 
pected to pick up and build to a 
neat $13,500. Last week 'Pilgrim- 
age' (Fox) a bust at $7,000. 

Warner (WB) (2,000; 25-35-50)— 
'Goodbye Again* (WB). No pull on 
marquee and censors have dug 
deeply, which can hardly be con- 



State Fair Visitors No Help to Mpk 
Short B.R.'s; Aimee M Opposish 



Easton, Pa., Sept. 4. 
The new Hershey Community 
theatre, with 2,000 seats, was 
opened Saturday (2), as part of the 
30th anniversary of the founding of 
the town by the chocolate king. 

The initial program included a 
stage presentation, music by a 20- 
piece orchestra, organlog and a, 
feature picture. 

Starting on Tuesday (6), policy 
will be twice nightly on six days, 
and three matinees during the 
week. In addition to pictures and 
stage presentations, legitimate at- 
tractions will be offered whenever 
available. 

House is one of the finest and 
most completely equipped in this 
part of the state. The largest stage 
production can be put on the stage. 

N.H. Par Books Dietrich 
Pic, So Vode Out hgm 

New Haven, Sept. 4. 

Holiday exodus will crimp things, 
but ace attractions will make it up 
last lialf of week. 

Paramount back to straight flhns 
after three stage shows, leaves 
town again without flesh. Stage 
reaction favorable, but being laid 
aside for present in favor of special 
fllm features. House Is bringing 
back 'She Done Him Wrong* as a 
supporting attraction, banking on 
the increased Mae West b.o. 

Nabes are returning to full time 
after summer curtailed schedules, 
and College (Fox-Poll) reopens* 
Thursday (7) with double feature 
' policy. 

Estimates for Thi« Week 

Paramount (Publlx) (2,348; 35-50) 
'Song of Songs' (Par). Figuring 
Dietrich strong alone, stage shows 
ousted again; looks set for a nice 
$9,000. Last week 'Notorious But 
Nice* (Ches) and stage show, 
$7,500. 

Palace (Fox-Poli) <3,040; 35-50) 
'Broadway to Hollywood' (MG) and 
'Shanghai Madness.* Heavy news- 
paper plugging on this will prob- 
ably rhean a nice $8,000. Last week 
'Paddy' (Pox) and 'Wrecker* (Col), 
got close to $7,500. 

Roger Sherman (WB) (2,200; 35- 
50) 'Captured' (WB). As a single 
feature, this one looks set for an 
oke $6,500. Last week 'Double Haf- 
ness' (RKO) and 'Laughing at Life,' 
pleased at $6,000. 



sidered an asset. Will have a fight 
on its hands to get even $4,000, poor, 
Last week 'No Marriage Ties' 
(RKO) just as bad at $3,760, In fact 
worse. 




J. WALTER RUBEN 



Whose play, "The Great Illusion," written in collaboration with 
Bernard Schubert, is headed for Broadway in the fall. 

Ruben's early training as a wrltor eventually led him into motion 
pictures. After penning a number of .screen plays for Richard DIx he 
became hif» dlrpr.t.or. Amonp Iluben'.s successes are "THlG PUI3LIC 
DIOFJONDKR," "PHANTOM OF C11J:HTW0(;D." "NO OTHKR WOMAN," 
"THJO OllIOAT JASPI^-li" and "NO MARRIAGE TIKS." He has just 
completed "THE ACE OF ACES," Btarrln« Richard DLs. 



Minneapolis. Sept. 4. 
This is State Fair week, hut any 
advantage that may accrue to local 
showhouses from an influx of tran- ' 
sients Is likely to be more than off-' 
set by the lack of outstanding at- 
tractions plus the Aimee Semple 
McPherson competition. The evan- 
gelist Is in the midst of an 11 -night 
stand at the municipal auditorium 
and drawing from 6,000 to 10,000 
people every afternoon and evening. 
Admission Is free and the newa-r 
papers have been very generous 
with their front pages. 

It's her first local visit and the 
crowds are made up largely of pros- 
pective theatre patrons induced by 
curiosity to See the woman who has 
been so much in the public prints. 
Less the deductions for expenses, 
the collections for the first 10 days 
are turned oyei^ to local charities. 
She keeps the audience donations 
on the 11th day for herself. Onljr 
$176 was collected from an audience 
of 6,000 the opening day, but th^ 
amounts have been growing sub- 
stantially with each succeeding day, 
especially as the showwoman-evan- 
gelist shrewdly expands her display 
of pulpit fireworks gradually. 

In recent years, anyway. State 
Fair hasn't meant so much for the 
loop showhouses. Too many of the 
visiters come by automobile and 
remain for a single day. The- pic^ 
tures on view are no great attrac- 
tion for them as they can see them, 
at their home town or in their vlcln-. 
ity sooner or later. This year tho 
Chicago exposition - dims the light 
of the Minnesota Fair, so that de- 
spite bigger and better attractloxis, 
a more extensive advertising and 
exploitation campaign and an ad- 
mission reduction from 60c. to 26c.. 
a ^mailer number of transients and 
attendance than a year ago are be- 
lieved to be in prospect. The 
lower admission, moreover. Is di- 
verting some business away from 
the theatres. 

The Orpheum, with the town's 
only stage show, seems to have a 
big edge on all of Its opposition and« 
according to Indications, will be the 
loop gross leader for the first time 
in a blue moon. Its four-act vaude* 
vllle bill, headlined by the Pat Roo- 
neys and Lillian Miles, Is the flrsl 
flesh-and-blood entertainment this 
burg has had in some time. It pro- 
vides something the transients don't 
and can't get at home. 

Estimates for This Week 
State (Publlx) (2,200; 40)— 'Tug- 
boat Annie' (MG) (2d week). Third 
picture In past few months to hold 
over at this house; should reach big 
$10,000 after very fine $15,700 initial 
week. 

Orpheum (Singer) (2,890; 65) — 
'Her First Mate' (U) and vaude- 
ville, headlined by the. Pat Rooneya 
and Lillian Miles. Stage show a 
magnet for visitors; first flesh .IQ 
some time. Should reach big $10,- 
000. Last week 'Morning Glory* 
(RKO), $7,600 for eight days, very 
big. 

World (StefCes) (300; 60-75)— "Be 
Mine Tonight' (U) (21st-flnal week). 
Record run at end, about $1,600 la 
prospect. 

Century (Publix) (1,600; 40)— 'An-* 
other Language' (MG). Montgom- 
ery and Hayes mean something to 
box ofllce; looks like very good |6.)» 
000. Last week 'Midnight Club^ 
(Par). $2,600, light 

Uptown (Publix) (1,200; 35)— 
'College Humor* (Par), Should 
reach good $3,000. Last week 'Whea 
Ladles Meet' (MG), $2,800, okeh. 

Lyric (Publix) (1,300; 26)— 'Shang- 
hai Madness' (Fox). Cast names 
of little account and picture just tio- 
so; probably $3,000, fair. Last week 
'Devil's In Love' <Fox), $2,000, light. 

Grand (Publlx) (1,100; 25)— '42d 
Street' (WB), and 'She Done Him 
Wrong* (Par), split. In return 'Re- 
quest Week.* Maybe $1,600, fair. 
.Last week 'Reunion in Vienna' 
;(MG), second loop run, full week, 
$800, light. 

Aster (Publix) (900; 25)— 'Peg o* 
My Heart* (MG), 'Little Giant* 
(FN), and 'International House* 
(Par), loop third runs, split. Around 
$500 indicated, light. Last week 
'DIplomanlacs' (RKO), and 'Hell 
•Below' (MG), second and third loop 
runs, split, $600, light. 



Kober Set for Year 

Hollyvvood, Sept. 4. 
Arthur Kober has a year's con- 
tract by Metro. He's now working 
on 'Meet the Baron,' being the ninth 
writer to go on the Jack Pearl' 
.story. 

Wm. K. Wells, writer of radio 
material for Pearl, brought here by 
Metro for the script, has finished 
and goes pa.st Thursday (7). He'll 
prepare some ether gags for re- 
sumption of the Pearl broadcast. 



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British Losing Grip on Australian 
Market, Bad Pictures Alone to Blame 



Sydney, Aug. 10. 
British pictures are losingr their 
igrip of the Australian market. Some 
little time ago product from the 
eold country obtained such a hold 
of the local market that the Ameri- 
can interests here became worried. 
Owing to the very inferior grade of 
l>ictures recently released in this 
country bearing the British trade- 
mark, the hold has gradually weak 
ened: 

' British producers had the Aus 
tralian field practically to them 
selves, but failed to maintain their 
advantage. This hold was strongly 
noticeable during the recent film 
var between G.T. and the Ameri- 
cans. Good British pictures will al 
ways rull big money here, but for 
Australia they must be up to the 
standard of American production 
Australians desire British product, 
but such product must be fully up 
to expectations. 

Where Angels Fear 

. Reported that a group compris- 
ing a money-lender, radio manager, 
tailor, and a company manager is 
seeking 30,000 pounds- to float a 
company . for the production of 
locally-made pictures. Stated that 
tf successful, a British director will 
be brought across to handle the 
(Continued on page 52) 



India's De Luxer Ready 

Bombay, Aug. 5. 
The new Regal at Wellington 
Fountain, Bombay, owned by Globe 
Theatres, Ltd. (Framji Sidhwa and 
K. A. Kooka, managing directors), 
will not only be the largest cinema 
In India but the most up to date in 
appointments w^en it opens in Sep- 
tember. 

The Regal will have the largest 
seating capacity yet provided at any 
cinema in India, 1,250. The large 
operating room will carry three 
projectors and two sets of record 
relaying apparatus. 

The possibility of future develop- 
ments has not been overlooked. The 
screen and all apparatus have been 
made adaptable to the new extra 
•wide film, if and when It comes to 
India, and the stage is capable of 
a full show. Globe. Theatres, Ltd., 
own also the Globe theatre, Cal- 
cutta; Capitol, Bombay, and other 
progressive cinemas in Bangalore^ 
Rangoon and elsewhere. 



Thring, Indie^ Acquires 
Fuller Melbourne Spot 

Melbourne, Aug. 10. 
F. T. Thring has added the Prin- 
cess to his string, taking over that 
Ifelbourne house from Fuller's cir- 
cuit. 

The Fullers relinquished It as be- 
ing too far uptown but okay for 
Thring's purpose of making It a 
legit or variety house. The Fullers 
Btlll have four cinemas here. 



Sound Film in Greece 
Awaits Trade Revival 



Washington, Sept. 4. 

Government report just received 
from Greece reveals a typical world 
situation, except that here there is 
no sign of an upturn. 

Last January there were about 125 
motion picture theatres throughout 
Greece, 75% of which were wired 
for sound. Since then the. situation 
has not changed appreciably, ex- 
cept for the closing down of several 
theatres owing to poor business. 
Those still remaining unwired are 
all small provincial houses, ranging 
in seating capacity from 150 to 350. 
It is doubtful whether most of these 
theatres will ever be wired for 
sound, both because they are un- 
suitable for permanent sound In- 
stallations and because they are 
usually operated by persons who 
cannot afford to purchase even the 
cheapest sound equplment. 

About three quarters of the 95 
theatres that are wired use cheap 
sound equipment, assembled locally 
from parts Imported from abroad 
or built in Greece. The quality of 
this equipment is generall.- .unsatis- 
factory, but its low price constitutes 
an attractive Inducement for the 
owners of small theatres. 

Undoubtedly, a replacement de- 
mand for better equipment will 
(V3ntually develop, but not. before 
business conditions become a little 
more encouraging. 



Budapest Ousting Ufas, 
Other Imports Balance 
Shortage of Germans 



Budapest, Aug. 24. 
Kamara theatre, with largely 
Jewish patronage, used to use sec- 
ond run product after .Ufa theatre, 
owned by the German Ufa company. 
They have ditched Ufa product and 
made arrangements with MGM's 
Budapest house, Radius theatre and 
also with Royal theatres for the 
joint Importation of pictures. 

Dearth of German product seems 
pretty well made up for. Distrib- 
utors have procured such a prom- 
ising stock of first-rate American, 
British, French, Czech and Austrian 
pictures that Germany' will not be 
missed' much. 

The Royal circuit, group of six 
important first-runs, separate from 
Omnia and Corso, which will in fu- 
ture conduct their buying policy and 
advertising jointly. Royal has ac- 
quired the Orion theatre, which will 
reopen as the Casino. Istvan Geroe 
Is managing the entire lot. 



Hirror,' 'Water Front' 
Are Donsed in French 



Hollywood, Sept. 4. 

•Kiss Before the Mirror' (Univers- 
al) and 1 Cover the Water Front' 
(United Artists) have been dubbed 
with French dialog tot release In 
the French market. Dubbing was 
done in Paris by Moe Sackln and 
Eugene De° Rue, latter a former 
Metro assistant director In the for- 
eign department. 

Other pictures dubbed In French 
by Sackln and. De Rue are 'A Night 
of the Garter* (UA), ^Peter Voss, 
MlUionalse/ and 'Carnival.' Latter 
two are independents. 

Sackln, former Hollywood agent, 
is due here this month for a visit. 



Leicester Square 
Quits Vaude hoiit 
For D. A. Pictures 



London Show World 



London, Aug. 26. 
Jack Buchanan Invited the repor- 
ters to the Savoy yesterday (26) to 
announce he would convert his 
Leicester Square Into a picture 
house, Sept. 27. 

The policy of the house will be 
pre-releases for United Artists' pic- 
tures and one of Its producing units 
here — ^British & Dominions. Mur- 
ray Sllvterstone, managing direc- 
tor for United Artists here, Inter- 
posed the statement this 'would be 
the &-st West End theatre for the 
showing of independent British 
productions, meaning Independent 
British productions releasing 
through United Artists. 

Asked if the Leicester Square's 
continuous vaudeville had proved 
profitable, Buchanan replied it had. 
Pressed as to why he was switching 
over, he was vague. 

The Lelcestef" Square was taken 
over by Harry Foster for Buchanan, 
Jan. 23. To date It has made a 
profit of 140,000, after $2,500 per 
week for rent and other charges. 
Although owning most of the orT 
dinary shares, Buchanan had leased 
the house to Sir Walter Gibbons for 
five years, and with the Gibbons re- 
gime going overboard after two and 
a half years, the houise reverted to 
Buchanan. 

The first picture will be Bucha- 
nans production made by British 
& Dominions and based on the mu- 
sical show he produced at the Hip- 
podrome five years ago. Second 
will be Henry the Eighth,' London 
Films Corp. picture released hy 
United Artists. The releasing ar-- 
rangement understood to be on a 
50/50 basis. 

Meanwhile, Harry Foster, who 
has been convinced continuous 
variety pays In the West End, is 
looking for another house, and Is 
casting glances at the Piccadilly 
and the Phoenix, both in "the hands 
of receivers, who would probably 
welcbme a proposition. 



London, Aug. 26. 
Moss Empires is likely to get a 
fat bahkroll from the newly formed 
London Transport company, which 
comprises the 'buses and under- 
grounds. 

The Leicester Square tube sta- 
tion is ■ under reconstruction and 
the company wants to use part of 
the Hippodrome property. Under- 
stood Moss' has firm offer from the 
railway company of $100,000, 

Incurable 

Rita John, former actress, who 
inherited $300,000 and began to 
dabble in shows, has lost $150,000 
in her first venture, musical, 'Jolly 
Roger.' 

Show, which had a heavy cast, 
including George Rob^y, and ran 
for 14 weeks, and with the. excep- 
tion of one week, it lost consistently. 
Despite the heavy losses Miss John 
is not yet cured, and is now lining 
up a new show In the West End. 

Song Plug Penalty 

The first 'punishment' meted out 
for paid song plugging under the 
new arrangement between the B.B.C. 
and the music publishers of Eng- 
land, wais the banning for Six 
months of a singer. 

The publishers report to Variety 
that the new arrangement" is func- 
tioning satlafactorily. The pro- 
grams, according to them, are prac- 
tically the same as when they paid. 
They say they formerly paid to plug 
numbers that were sufficiently pop- 
ular, to demand their being. rendered 
anyway and that the boosting of a 
noor one didn't help sales any. 
'Vhich means thoy are getting the 



same ^e^ognition in broadcasting 
as they did before, without any 
financial outlay. 

Pavilion 

London Pavilion continues to give 
small time acts a break in the West 
End, with John Southern claiming 
he is doing better than when he 
was getting names. Current bill 
(week 22) is typically small-timey, 
with not a name to draw them In, 

Only name attraction is Peter 
Godfrey, who comperes. Godfrey is 
a highbrow actor who created the 
now defunct Gate theatre, special- 
izing in uncensored plays. 



Leicester Sq. 

Leicester Sq., week Aug. 21, has 
two acts direct from Palladium, and 
Judging by their reception it's ap- 
parent this house has a regular cli 
entele. Carr Brothers and Betty 
and Betty Jane Cooper and the 
Lathrop Brothers, the two acts un 
der review, both score splendidly. 

Aunt Jemima, in her second week, 
is doing evert better than last. Of 
the locals, Dorothy Lawson, a 12 
year-old singer, is the outstander. 
Claire Ruane and Alan Martin 
with the femme carrying the burden 
of the comedy, could be funnier, If 
they got an act. The Five Magnets 
have a pleasing offering of song 
dance and instrumental playing 
Business not so forte. 



Get Miller's Four 

Gilbert Miller will by the lall 
have at least four showf running in 
the We.*?! End. There is little doubt 
•Chri.stopher Bean' is good for six 
(Continued on page 80) 



Fox Has Fritz Lai^ to Direct 

Lilian Harvey Returning to Continent for 
Film Under Pommer's Supervision 



Producer Defies Writer 
Guild on Its Authority 

Hollywood, Sept. 4.. 
First case to be handled by the 
Screen Writers' Guild commission 
on conciliation and arbitration, 
that of Adele Bufflngton against 
M. H, Hoffman, producer, ■ hit a 
snag when the producer refused to 
recognize the Guild's authority to 
act. 

Hoffman declared he would Ignore 
any findings of the arbitration 
committee until it could show that 
at least 50% of the 'producers rec- 
ognize the scenarist organization. 

It is' expected that the Guild's 
board of directors will attempt to 
get Hoffman and Allied pictures de- 
clared 'unfair' at a membership 
meeting Sept. 6. If this Is done no 
Guild member will be allowed to 
work for Hoffman In view of the 
members' membership contracts 
with the Guild. 

Miss Bufflngton claims she was 
not fully paid for an original ' story. 



LUNTS MAY DO LONDON 
PIECE BLDMEY CLAIMS 



London, Aug. 26. 
A. C. Blumenthal sailed on the 
'Majestic,' Aug. 23, taking with him 
the American rights to 'Fresh 
Fields' and 'Eight Bells,' both cur- 
rently In the West-End and both 
doing good business. Blumenthal Is 
also one of the several Americans 
claiming the rights to 'Richard of 
Bordeaux.' Fact Is, although there 
have been several offers from 
America, the rights have not yet 
been disposed of. 

It is more than likely Lynne Fon- 
tanne and Alfred Lunt will acquire 
the American rights when they get 
over here shortly, to star them- 
selves in the show on Broadway 
upon their return home. 



Bermuda Sees Upturn 



Hamilton, Bermuda, Sept. 1. 

Expectations from tourist season 
on up-swlng, as Frascati hotel re- 
opens (28) after being dark almost 
18 months. 

No word about Hamilton hotel, 
closed almost a year now, but may 
open again this winter. George 
North resident mgr. Frascati. 



STNA BEUMEB DIES 

Brussels, Aug. 22. 
Dyna Beumer, Belgian soprano, 
died at Rixensart, aged 76. Forty 
years ago she was the rage of the 
European concert platform and 
would have made her mark in opera 
but for the fact that she was lame. 
Mme. Beumer was the possessor of 
many Belgian and foreign decora- 
tions. 



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Lilian Hai'vey,' Fox's new star Im- 
port, goes back to Europe for a Fox 
picture there as soon as her next In 
Hollywood Is finished. It'll put her 
back to work under Eric Pommer,- 
her formgr Ufa boss, but In Paris 
instead of Berlin, 

Picture will be made in French 
and English versions. Miss Harvey 
talks French. Idea Is not to let the 
Europeans forget her, she being the 
current biggest b. o. attraction on' 
the Continent. 

Fox Is going ahead rapidly on its 
Continental production thing, latest 
move being to engage Fritfc.Lang," 
one of the biggest German directors. 
He was bounced by Hitler. Pox has 
.assigned him to meg the first Pom- 
.mer production, 'Liliom,' from the 
Molnar play. It's a two-version 
affair In English and French and 
will get a big production with Pom- 
mer supervising Lang. 

Immediately after it's finished 
Pommer will start his second pic- 
ture, 'Crying Young Man.' It will 
star Henry Garat, Frenchman whom 
Fox used in Hollywood. Garat goes 
back to Holly wood--when that's fin- 
ished. The Harvey film will be the 
third. 

Fred Bacos has begun work on 
his second straight French picture 
for Fox, 'Couchette Number Three,' 
with Charles Boyer, who was in 
Hollywood. 

In Berlin Fox has started produc* 
tlon of a German picture, 'Adven- 
ture of Love,' with Louis Graveure, 
concert and opera star. Idea is to 
make four pictures only in Germany, 
not any too expensive. 



WARNER BAXTER 

Fox Film Corp. 



Mexico Has Production 
Boon for Xmas Trade 

Mexico City, Sept. 1 
Production is booming in Mex- 
ico's Hollywood which consists of 
half a dozen picture making en- 
terprises all with headquarters 
here. Pioneer of the group, the 
National M. P. Production Co., has 
begun shooting 'El Heroe de Na- 
cozarl' ('The Hero of NacozarI')» 
railroad drama, with Roman Pe- 
reda, Spanish actor, who has 
played in several Hollywood made 
Spanish features. Is arranging to 
follow with another. 

Hispanic-Mexican Cine Co., Mex- 
ico's newest, has started work on 
a talker version of this country's 
standard comedy, 'Chucho tho 
Bum,' while Eco Films will begin 
work soon on 'Cleniencia,' drama« 
and Aspa Films is arranging to un- 
dertake a feature production of 12 
reels, all due for tho Christmas 
trade. 



Chaplin's Namesake 

St. John, N. B., Sept. 4, 

Charlie Chaplin is selling Charlie 
Chaplin films in St. John. The ap- 
pointment has been made of 
Charles S. Chaplin, formerly of 
Toronto, as manager of the St. 
John exhange of the United Art- 
ists Film Corporation. 

This exchange covers ^a wide ter- 
ritory embracing pa.-t of the Prov- 
ince of Quebec, and all of the prov- 
inces of New Brunswick, Prince 
Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and 
the island colonies of Newfound- 
land, Bermuda, Bahamas, Jamaica, 
Barbados, Demcrara, Dominica, in 
the West Indies group. 

Gerald M. Hoyt, who had been 
manager of the United Artists ex- 
change at St. John, has been named 
sales manager and will spend most 
of his time on the road, with Chap- 
lin remaining in the exchange. He 
has been in exchange work for 
severial years in Toronto, 



Paris Athena List 

Paris, Aug. 26. 

Mme. Regine Le Quere, directress 
of the Theatre d'Art . Athena an- 
nounces four new plays during the 
coming 'season. 

'Casanova', by Louis Desl.andres, 
will open the last week in Septem- 
ber to bo followed later on by 'Gaa- 
pard', authored by Suzanne Tlfcissier 
in collaboration with Paul Sentc- 
nac; 'Le Mulct de Moktnr', by Oc- 
tave CharpcntiCr and 'L'Appvonti- 
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Soviet Will Try to Make Drive 
For Foreign Trade-Smimov at Head 



Moscow, Auff. 4. 
'ReorganizQ,tlon of the Soviet fllm 
business is going on apace. First 
important move has beeji to' name 
Victor Smlrnov as export director 
for all Soviet films. 

SmirnoV returned to Moscow only 
a few days ago, after a year's resi- 
dence in Nfew York, where he was 
president of Amkino. In his new 
post it's figured that he brings the 
home market a flrist hand knowl- 
edge of export conditions, especially 
in the U. S., most important of 
Russia's export countries. 
. Undecided yet who will take over 
the Amkino helm in New York. 
That job has been trundled about 
. several vj^mes, Russia's idea is to 
move p^j^9ple in and .out of New 
York, from Moscow, giving them 
that much wider experience and 
ground work. For the time being 
£sma Kuznetzova, a woman, is in 
charge in New York, though under 
supervision of Amtorg, general 
Russian sales agents in the U. S. 
Miss Kuznetzova. joined Amkino 
some, months ago as representative 
of Soyuzkino and Intorgkino, *two 
of the Russ film producing units. 

Cold B. O. Inspection 

Russia's intention now is to build 
up films from several standpoints, 
hitting especially at the foreign 
markets. Foreign language ver- 
sions Will • be made, with English 
especially watched. Several former 
Aihkinoites .who watched the pic- 
ture making angle while in the 
IT; S., will be put on turning out 
these versions. Smlrnov will look 
at the films from a cold b. o. stand- 
point, refusing permits for ship- 
ments to the U. S. of pictures that 
he doesn't consider good enough to 
return in cash. Selling propaganda 
and usual Red iltuff, as in the past, 
will become a secondary issue for 
the time being. 

Some stars will be developed here, 
with the same thing in mind, and 
producers held in check more 
closely to keep them from making 
pictures that won't cash in. 



PIHALUGA'S 70 
TOPSCONITNENT 



Rome, Aug. 26. 

J?ittaluga has announced a pro- 
gram of 70 pictures for the new sea- 
son, the most. ambitious program of 
any IDuropean fllmer. 

Italy's biggest company will pro- 
duce only 20 of these pictures on its 
own, the others being dubbed by 
Pittaluga into Italian on distribu- 
tion deals. Company has 44 im- 
ported pictures set for dubbing 
pronto, of which seven are Ameri- 
can (RKO -Radio), 14 French and 12 
Germans. 

Company's general method of pro- 
cedure is to get whatever product 
it cin for distribution h^re, then 
attending to the dubbing or treat- 
ment on its own. 



'BERKELEY' AT $1.50 GAIETY 

Fox 'Weakness' Another Super to 
Play B'way Roadshow House 



Fox will retain the Gaiety, New 
York, as a roadshow house through 
most or all of this season, under 
hopes. 

Currently sheltering 'Power and 
the Glory,' Jesse L. Lasky produc- 
tion. Gaiety w^ll have as its Second 
tenant this fall another Lasky pic- 
ture, 'Berkeley Square.' 

•My Weakness,' musical produced 
for Fox by Buddy de Sylva, is on 
the list to follow that. 



GERMAN LOSSES 
IN AUSTRIA 
U.S.GAIN 



Vienna, Aug, 25. 
German pictures are still fairly 
strong here, despite considerable 
agitation against them. Since Ger- 
man is the native language it's in- 
teresting to . ote' that first six 
months of the yeat showed a de- 
cline in the number of films brought 
in from that country and an in- 
crease in American product. 

Up to the end of June 103 talkers 
and three silent features were im- 
ported into Austria. Of this num- 
ber 58 were German and 37 were 
from the United States. Other 
eleven pictures were distributed one 
or two each among all the other 
world film producers. 



British Picture Bettering 




WILLIAM WYLER 

Universal City, Cal. 

His directorial achievements in 
elude "THE STORM" (La Tour 
Mente), "HELL'S HEROES" (Heros 
de I'enfer), 'TOM BROWN OF 
CULVER." "A HOUSE DIVIDED" 
(Orages) and "HER FIRST MATE." 

Now directing "THE MAN WHO 
RECLAIMED HIS HEAD." 

Under contract to Universal Pic 
tures. 



Rockefeller s M.H. 
es Mind of 
Sir Beni. FuDer 



Chang! 



Osso's Scheme to Beat 
Gold Embargo Failure 



Paris, Aug. 25. 

Adolphe Osso has decided to give 
up his Budapest enterprise and has 
sold what there is left of his Hun- 
garian producing company to a new 
Hungarian firm, City Film, headed 
by Alexander Rakosi. 

Osso spread out into Hungary a 
couple of years ago to supplement 
his local producing company be- 
cause of the money situation. He 
couldn't get any cash out of Hun- 
gary because of gold embargos 
there, so decided to go into produc- 
tion, taking out film Instead of 
cash. Never worked well and he's 
now decided to give up trying. 



Canada's Dean's 25th 



London, Can., Sept. 4. 
Completing 25 years as manager 
of the Grand theatre here, John R, 
MiTihonniclc, known as the" Dean of 
Theatre Managers in Canada, be- 
oalnc managor o£ both Palace and 
Grand (F. P. houses) Saturday (2). 



ABNORMAL COLD, OTHER 
m, HURT ARGENTINA 



Buenos Aires, Aug. 15. 

Business has reached a new low 
here, past six months being terrible 
for all show biz. Several reasons 
for this, most important being the 
usual alibi — but true here— unsea- 
sonable weather. It's been excep- 
tionally cold the past few months, 
colder than in many years, 

Winter here, of course, but really 
cold" weather is not normal. Homes, 
theatres or offices are not equipped 
to deal with real winter rigors. 

Country has had several other 
escterrial things to worry about, too. 
There was an influenza epidemic 
and a locust plague. All of which 
combined to make the month of 
August, for Instance, mean about 
20% at the box office as compared 
to previous years. 

General conditions everywhere 
have combined to seriously effect 
the Glucksmanns, who have tor 
many years headed the theatrical 
field in this country, having a 
finger in nearly all theatrical pies 
below the equator. 

Story's around that the Glucks- 
manns would consider a sale at 
favorable terms of their strong the- 
atre chain. 

Company has disposed of the Cine 
Electric on Calle Lavalle, selling it 
to an indie group, but otherwise no 
outward signs of decentralization. 



Reissued Lloyd Shorts 

J. H. Hoffberg Co. has taken for-r 
eign distribution rights to the Har- 
old Lloyd shorts, which are now be- 
ing sounded in reissue form for re- 
lease generally. 

Embassy Pictures, doing the re- 
cording work and will distribute the 
pictures in the U, S. 



Krisel Back to Orient 

Alexander Krisel, United Artists 
rep in China, left New York Fri- 
day (31) for the Coast on his way 
back to his post. 

He sails from San Franci.sco 
Sept. 10. He was in New York for 
six weeks, with Mrs. Krisel, on va- 
cation. 



Lion, Returning to RKO 
B, D. Lion has resigned from Uni- 
versal and returns to Radio Pic- 
tures, where he'll work again for 
Bo Dowling. 

Lion was with Dowling about two 
years ago when he went over to 
Universal's foreign department. 



Sir Ben Fuller, of Fuller's The 
atres, Australia, Is in New York on 
a propaganda mission for his chain 
and also for a self -educational pur 
pose of absorbing American show 
methods. It's been eight years since 
^ir Fuller has been In the U. S. or 
in London, and he states that much 
has transpired despite bis avowed 
desire not to go sight-seeing. 

After a flash of the Radio City 
Music Hall, Sir Ben states that 
while the Rockefeller projects may 
be ahead of the times they've cer- 
tainly outmoded the Broadway de 
luxers. 

Sir Ben will await W. J. (BUI) 
Douglas, his general manager, -who 
is due on the 'Mariposa' Sept. 10 In 
Los Angeles and will fly to New 
York. Both may continue to Lon 
don or return pronto to Australlk, 
as there are a number of ventures 
pending. 

Sir Ben and John Fuller, his 
brother, operate some 70 - theatres 
in Australia and New Zealand, in 
dependent of General Theatres. 

Melbourne, the Australasian cap 
ital city, expects a boom, year In 
1934, commencing In October when 
the Centennial of Progress Expos! 
tion will make the Antipodes 
world's subject for interest and' ob 
servation for six months dating 
from that month. The annual Agri 
cultural Show and other yearly 
hoop-de-doos are being adjourned 
to bunch into the October- March 
period, all of which is expected to 
react in favor of the theatres. 



Duce's New Film Head 



Rome, Aug, 25. 

Marchese Pauluccl di Galboli has 
been named head of Luce films, offi- 
cial picture company. 

Marchese Paulucci comes to the 
business with no previous film 
background, but considerable po- 
litical prestige. He was in the 
Prench office previously and is an 
intimate friend of II Duce, being 
one of the first Fascists, 



Sharon Lynn Sailing 

Hollywood, Sept, 4. 

Sharon Lynn, who goes into 
'Louder, Please' at the Bolasco for 
two days, Sept. 25 and 26, expects 
to take a plane at midnight after 
her last performance in order to 
reach Now York on the 27th to jsall 
on the 'lie de France.' 

Barney Glazer and Miss Lynn 
(Mrs. Glazer) expect to spend six 
weeks in Europe. 



London, Aug, 25. 
By this time even the British 
public, which took a long time mak- 
ing up its mind, has grown accus- 
tomed to British pictures. The in- 
dustry, as at present shaped, has 
been in existence for about seven or 
eight years, and is at last entirely 
successful within itself. 

It is still true,- an-l obviously must 
remain so at least for many years, 
that England is still indebted to 
Hollywood for the bulk of its pro- 
grams and still indebted for Id out 
of every 20 of its big successes. 
But the effect of the British achieve- 
ment on the American market in 
England cannot fail to have been 
considerable. 

With the Gaumont British studio 
plan now mainly finished and the 
consequent increase of product from 
that unit and associated enter- 
prises, it is safe to assume that 150 
reputable pictures will be made 
here during the ensuing 12 months 
from all sources. This will include 
the American productions made lo- 
cally for quota consumption by cer- 
tain companies. 

The figure does not include shoe- 
stringers who turn out the occa- 
sional picture, nor does It take Into 
account the possible developments 
here by such American firms as Co 
lumbia, which has plans for British 
production. 

Quite safe to say that at least 100 
of these films will make money, 
some of them big money. Admitting 
the net income is not high, foreign 
markets are opening up to the 
British executives, who now reg 
ularly tag off so much outlay 
against returns from the European 
field. 

Successful 
Looking back on the year the big- 
gest home successes have been al 
most entirely' Gaumont British, 
British International, and British 
and Dominions. Other companies 
have scored with isolated pictures. 

Gaumont's 'Rome Express,' which 
gate-crashed the States, was 
natural this side, and its home 
gross has been estimated around 
$600,000. Films like' 'Jack's the 
Boy,' 'Maid of the Mountain,' and 
the British and Dominions Ralph 
Lynn pictures, have scored to $500, 
000 time and agali^ 

Tendencies In the studios have 
been Interesting. British Inter- 
national, severely criticized locally 
for making second-feature films 
with a marked provincial appeal 
and little big- city draw, have 
switched their program to the op- 
posite extreme, their aim now being 
to make fewer pictures but more 
expensive ones. 

B. I. had at one time cut their 
production costs on smafl pictures 
to as low as $80,000 and even less 
Now they are shooting up high flg- 
xitea, their importation of Amer 
lean ^ames, Cummings, Daniels, 
Lyon, Eilers, Varconi, Stein, and 
such being a symptom of their new 
scheme. 

$300,000 Cost 

Gaumont have, since their new 
studios opened, been the highest 
budgeted studio of the combine 
units. 'Good Companions,' which 
they are letting out at 50-50 shar- 
ing items, is said to have exceeded 
$300,000 in the making, a very high 
figure for this side, and one which 
takes a gamble on the film being 
good. 

Films have admittedly improved 
out of proportion. British pro- 
ducers still cling tQ a weakness for 
comedy, frequently localized com- 
edy, arguing that laugh stuff is a 
.safe bet with depression audiences. 
Most of the comedy hits on English 
programs are home made. Holly- 
wood supplies the drama and spec- 
tacle but the local studios turn out 
the lafCs. 

Weakness of British films is 
mainly in the scenario side. Pro- 
ducers here pay too little for writ- 
ing material. They don't seem to 
get the necessity of having a film 
made before it's started. 

Very few local script writers 
command high figures. Those who 
do are mainly good, with W, P, 
Hp.scomb po.s.sibly the best In thft 
country; 

Even the major companies .show 
a to.ndfncy to got on with a picture 
without getting everytliing out of 
the .script. If Hriti.sh producorn 
could improve this department thoy 
would be doing tliem.sclve.s a heap 
oC good. 

Photography, too, Is indlffcn-nt. 
Some of the local len.s men have 
imagination and go their own way, 
employing quite imaginative melh- 
od.s. liut the majority do not seem 
to have grasped the e.s.'^fnliaN ut 
the hard white lighting which char- 1 



acterises the high class American 
feature. The British film may have 
artistry in Its shadowing, but it 
lacks the brightness and sparkle of 
the American negative. 

On the star side the studios still 
lag behind. They seem to pin their 
faith in comedy and stage names 
rather than find new personalities. 

At the moment the Industry is 
doing very nicely even though it 
hasn't discovered and made one 
single leading womao. who means 
real money at the box-oflice. 



PARDOrrWANT 
THEATRES IN 
EUROPE 



Walter B. Cokell, Paramount 
treasurer, sailed for London Friday 
(1) on the Paris to attend to some 
Paramount theatre deals in Europe. 
John W. Hicks, Jr., Par's foreign 
chief, and Eugene Zukor, his assist- 
ant, have been in London for two 
months laying the jgroundwork for 
some deals. 

Par has 36 foreign theatres which 
It has been trying to get rid of, al- 
though the majority are money- 
makers. One or two more are about 
to be put up but Par now feels it 
would rather get rid of the foreign 
chain or get the worry of it oft Its 
mind. 



Germany Solves Twin 
Feature Problems by 
Two-Hour Show Limit 



Berlin, Aug. 25. 

Government has finally figured 
out how to do away with the double 
feature headache. Been trying to 
legislate against double features 
for months, but the formula has 
just been decided. 

Way It'll be done Is this: Start-* 
ing with Sept, 15 no theatre will be 
allowed to show a film program 
longer than 3,200 meters plus a 
newsreel, with running time for 
picture house shows limited to two 
hours and seven minutes. Also, no 
producer may legally make features 
shorter than 2,000 meters or shorts 
longer than COO meters. 

Law also states that where exhib- 
itors have contracted for too many 
pictures, on the theory that they 
would play double features, they 
must get together with the distribs 
immediately and make amicable 
settlements. Where distribs and 
exhibs can't agree on what's fair 
the governmental Splo commission 
will arbitrate. 

Several months ago the govern- 
ment seml-officially ordered exhibs 
to stop the twin bill practice, but 
got nowhere. Situation became 
especially bad with the growing 
shortage of pictures, but exhibs In- 
sisted they must show two pictures 
to get business. 



Itafian-German Picture 
Swapping Deal Signed 



Berlin, Aug. 25. 

Ufa has completed an inter-dis- 
tribution deal with Consorzio Cine- 
matograficc of Rome whereby the 
two companies will handle each 
other's pictures. 

That's in line with several other 
recent Italo-German deal.s which 
tend to make Gorman and Italian 
pictures pretty strong in each 
others' countries. Idea was thought 
up by tlie Nazi regime, as one way 
to strengthen the home film market 
and gain a bit of ground abroad at 
the .same time, without having to 
give in on anti-Jew and antl-for- 
elgn idea.s in l')cal film.s. 



Afier Latin America 



N. A, >Ichlin leaves next week 
for Colombia to canva.s.s the terri- 
tory and open olfices for J. II. 
Hoffberg & Co. 

Hoffberg Co., handling indie 
rtjjini.sh ])i'0(hu:t, already has offices 
in IJijeriofj Aire.s and Rio and in- 
tends opening up in Spain shortly. 



14 



VARIETY 



Tuesday, Seplember 5, 1933 




WILL 
ROGERS 



C7.S 



DOCTOR 
BULL 

With MARIAN NIXON. Rnlph 
Morgnn, Aiui\' Do\ inc. Bnsccl on J.mics 
Gould Co/zons' best scllcr/'THE'LAST 
ADAM." Diioctetl b\ John Ford. 



0 Will Rogers' best picture by a mile... 
the down-tO'^arth heart punch of **State U\ 
Fair". . . the humor of "A Connecticut ^ ' 
Yankee." A cinch for a clean-i 




One new season smash 
af er another &om FOX 
... completed ... on the 

screen ... in the money. 
''Pilgrimage" leads the 
parade. And now these four 
box-office hits. ^'Seeing is 
believing" say exhibitors... 
as they swamp FOX under 
an avalanche of contracts. 



Tuesday, Sfip^wVer 5, 1933 VARIETY 



THE 

POWER 

AND THE 




SPENCER 

TRACY 



COLLEEN 

MOORE 



RALPH MORGAN, HELEN VLNSON 
Directed by William K. Howard 

Jesse L. Lasky »orruia^c Prod. 



JANET GAYNOR 
WARNER BAXTER 

"Daddy Long Legs" stars iti 

PADDY BEST THING 

Walter Connolly Harvey Stephens 

Margaret Lindsay Mary McCormic 

Screen plav bv Edwin Burke. From Geririide 
Page's novel. Directed by Harry Lachnian. 



0. Terrific pace unabated as L^sky hit 
enters its /o»r*^ week at ^2 Gaiety^ 
N. Y. Watch it mop up at popiular prices. 



# Hitting "State Fair" figiurcs at Radio Gity Music 
HaU...Topping "Daddy Long Legs" in Cincinnati, 
San Francisco^BaWmore, everywhere. 







LILIAN LEM 

HARVEY • AYRES 

' and a host of Hollywood's most beautiful girls tn 

MY WEAKNESS j$ 

■,th Charles Butterworth, Harry Langdon, S.d Silvers, Irene Bcntlc^ . ^ 

Directed by David Butler 

a B.C. DcSylva Production 



# The money musical of the year...Star-^spangled cast (just 
look)..,a hbst of beauties,. iktiP^out songs...lo^^ of gag^ 
gorgeous spectacle. Produced by B. G. DtSylva . • • 
Broadw^yfs J musical hit ajc^j. 







16 



VARIETY 



VARIE¥¥ HOUSE REVIEWS 



Tuesday, September 5, 1933 



MUSIC HALL, N. Y. 

Giant showshop puts on a smaller 
eUow than usual, using its stage for 
but two numbers, but when it's all 
added up there are two and a half 
hour's entertainment, enough body 
to fill requirements. Each of the two 
stage presentations, separated by a 
'Silly Symphony' short, has considr- 
erable rolled into a whole and while 
it may seem more is being delivered 
here wh^n it's all split up, only the 
analytical will even think of that. 

It may be a cbeater, in a way, 
from the sta,ge department for these 
eeven days, but that license may be 
excused if for no other reason than 
that the powers which operate this 
Boyle's 30 Acres are varying the 
irbutine of the shows a little. The 
type of shows to which a • theatre 
like the Hall adheres could become 
tiresome if holding too closely to any 
set formula. 

Three different, niunbers are sent 
out' Under the head of 'Divertisse- 
ment Iristitutional' this week. The- 
t!,tre announces, in its connection, 
that 'we are presenting our institu- 
tional units in a group of divertisse- 
ments.' 

They are, first, the ballet corps; 
second, the choral ensemble and, 
thirdly, the Rpxyettes. Revolving 
stage mechanism carries each gi'oyp 
out as its turn to put in an appear- 
ance arrives. Thus, there are no 
entrances nor exits by Way of the 
wings with lone exception of Jane 
Sproule, whose ballet number ac- 
companies "the singing. 

Patricia Bowman is oh first with 
the ballet group, which is carried dff 
on the moving floor circle as the op- 
posite side begins to bring on the 
mixed chorus and a featuring duet. 
It's here that Miss Sproule comes on 
from the wings, departing by the 
same route. 

' Miss Bowman, just back from a 
vacation down on Long Island, 
works as though the rest she has 
had did her a world of good. Not 
that' she previously had shown any 
ballot breakdown. Far fi-om it. But 
the ballerina's' new -routine, by her- 
self as the re.^t Cape the stage, is 
one of the most impressive she has 
done. It's called 'Air de Ballet' and 
calls for some ingenious choreog- 
raphic figures. 

In addition to this institutional 
color,' Roxy shows off his pit orches- 
tra, saying the number 'is arranged 
to show the virtuosity of the follow- 
ing first chair i_embers of our or- 
chestra,' with names listed. Lead- 
ing musicians of the crew are per- 
mitted to take the spot for solo bits. 
The plan has lent the symphonic or- 
ganization a degree of intimacy such 
a bunch of musical stalwarts seldom 
invite. And the boys get billing — 
that's something new, too. Erno 
Rapee has chosen 'Carnival de Ven- 
ice' for the experiment, a piece that 
lends itself aptly to the miscel- 
laneous solo instrumental bits color- 
ing the overture. 

The second stage complement, 
Just ahead of the feature picture, is 
an impression from 'Alice in Won- 
derltuid,' which includes several 
characters from this fantasy. In the 
staging, this presentation number 
takes its place beside some of the 
best yet. 

Contour curtain, operated by the 
Intricate system of 13 little motors, 
comes Into use handily and effec- 
tively, pulling up at downstage right 
to first reveal a trio singing an ap- 
propriate introductory and later at 
left to find Alice being escorted on 
the way to the wonderland she's to 
discover. 

Up comes the mechanical curtain 
from the center, onto a stage filled 
With 'Alice in Wonderland' atmos- 
phere and characters. There are 
sundry dance bits by animal and 
insect characters, all for the pleas- 
ure of little Alice. Upst^-ge is a 
huge book, its cover pointing sky 
ward. After the ballet corps, front 
ed by six girls doi..g tap routines on 
toes, have completed their assign- 
ment, the flyleaf of the 'Alice in 
Wonderland' book opens to reveal a 
castle. Through its practical en 
trance come the Roxyettes, garbed 
fancifully as guards, for a smart 
routine that begins to bring up the 
finale. 

Everyone finally disappears to 
leave Alice alone on the stage, about 
to awaken from her dream. From 
out of the foots emerges a wall of 
tleam, representing clouds that en- 
gulf her as the curtains bring the 
cleverly devised and stage number 
to its conclusion. 

Feature this week, 'One Man's 
Journey' (RKO), with Lionel Barry- 
more topman. Lone shorts filler, a 
•Silly Symphony' in Technicolor, is 
•Lullaby Land.' There are no trail- 
ers on the iscreen over here. Unlike 
others, house saves the screen 
strictly for entertainment, using the 
papers or other means to advertise 
It J coming show. May be wrong, as 
aome operators see it, but can't be 
so far from right when the trailer 
habit has reached the point in most 
theatres where they might as well 
hand out a book, with every other 
chapter missing, of the next picture. 
Or waste, between five and 10 min- 
utes with repetitious trailer ma- 
terial. No wonder shorts producer 
arc hollering. Trailers are ruining 
their business. Char. 



CAPITOL, N. Y. 

The Cap evidences that the fall 
show season has begun, Yasha 
Bunchuk in impeccable formal tails 
and his augmented grand orchestra 
in formal tuxSs are back for the 
overtures following six weeks of al 
fresco maestroing by Phil Spittalriy 
and his bunch. 

But apart from this manifesta- 
tion it's the same 61' Capitol type 
of show. Ray Bolger 1? back on an- 
other lap of his Broadway stock en- 
gagement. Co-boldfaced with him 
iii the ad material is Everett Mar- 
shall, who clicked in 'Scandals' and 
won another operetta assignment, 
the short-lived 'Melody* as a result, 
and who evidences that he's best 
grooved in a production. 

Possessed of a robust baritone 
and aa^ engaging front, Marshall 
handicapped himself unduly by a 
wrong selection of numbers. It was 
inevitable that he*d do a routine en- 
core of 'That's Why Darkies Were 
Born' (which song brought him first 
to attention in 'Scandals'), hence 
it was a mistake to use a similar 
type song, 'Home to Harlem,' as 
his second number. 'Night and Day,' 
the opener, was the best suited to 
him. • That 'Song of Long Ago,' the 
third ditty, let him off weakly. Fur- 
thermore, it's still a mistake, no 
matter how well intentioned It may 
be, for an m.c. to give any per- 
former such a ne plus ultra intro- 
ductory as did Bolger. 

Cass, Mack and Owen with their 
hard-working, well-primed knock- 
about funstering fought their way 
to the outstanding applause hit of 
the bill. Sibyl Bowman's protean 
routine was unevenly divided iii Its 
effectiveness.. Introed. as the suc- 
cessor to Elsie Janis for mimicry, 
she doesn't handicap' herself any 
when going In for lavish wigs and 
get-up. That carries the 'Impres- 
sion' thing a bit further than the 
accepted routine for that sort of 
presentation. The wigs helping the 
Illusions no little, she was fairly 
effective with the histrionics. 

Chester Hale Girls showed some 
interesting terps, including a nifty 
lumnious paint idea In 'Learn to 
Croon,' which, after its a bit more 
smoothly routined, will be a clicker. 
The girls were still a little ragged 
on the final show of the opening 
day. Virginia and Mary Drane, vir 
ollnlsts, are featured in the Bun- 
chuk orchestral presentation. 

'Broadway to Hollywood' (Metro) 
on the screen. The backstaire 
theme was ballyhooed with an ad- 
vance Thursday midnite premiere 
for the benefit of the show bunch. 
It gave the film an effective sendoff, 
parjticularly for the Square, since 
they were talking about It all day 
Friday, the normal opening day. 
The theme would appeal particular- 
ly to the Broadway bunch which 
njade It an exceptionally effective 
bid for good-will, and they got It, 
too. 

No trailers this week, not even 
for next week's feature, due seem- 
ingly to 'Penthouse' being lobby- 
displayed as coming while the 
printed program heralds 'Beauty 
for Sale,' indicating a booking 
switch. Stage show seemingly also 
not sufficiently set for advance 
bally. That's something, as the Cap 
has been given to the most super- 
lative of bombastic builder-uppers 
for its next week's attractions. In 
heralding 'Broadway to Hollywood' 
the house last week took a needless 
chance in raving that it was stak- 
ing its good- will upon that picture. 
As it developed, seemingly the fea- 
ture is there, although no panic. In 
view of the type of patron the Cap 
gets, the house should be above that 
thing. Only the newsreel with the 
screen feature. . Aheh 



cally the opening turn. They are 
an international trio of dancers — 
two girls and a man, and have a 
number of 'holds' new over here. 
The man does some neat stepping 
with the two women and all of 
them have solo turns. 

Harris Twins and Loretta were 
nicely placed in the second half and 
gave every indication their impor- 
tation is a good Investment. Two 
standard acts over here helped ma- 
terially in contributing comedy — 
Klmberly and Page and Cai'yll and 
Munday. Both have new a,cts— or 
nearly so. Both can be relied upbn 
to make good. 

Business relatively poor, despite 
an excellent variety entertainment. 
Weather was in favor of the house; 
but It undoubtedly suffered from 
the terrific opposition of the Radio 
Show at Olympla, which Is- attract- 
ing thousands of visitors dally. 

Jolo.. 



WARFIELD, FRISCO 

San Francisco, Sept. 1. 
Stage name this week is Ted Fio- 
Rito's dance band from the Hotel 
St. Francis here, due to return there 
Sept. 12 after a six months' absence. 
Band does a pleasing 30 minutes, 
mostly of the tunes that have been 
done In the hotel dining room and 
over the air. Also a new one the 
band did In the RKO short just 
completed. 

FIoRito maestros while seated at 
the piano, garbed In a white suit, 
while 12 musicians and singers wear 
afternoon outfits. Particular atten- 
tion Is paid to sounds FioRIto carry- 
ing his own technician, who sets up 
and controls the four mikes on stage 
— one for the singers, one on the 
piano for FloRito, and one on either 
side for strings and reeds. Only 
trouble with all those -mikes Is that 
the house line of 18 girls can't do 
much with their two routines except 
hop back and forth. 

In addition to the dozen men in 
the band FioRlto brings on Lief 
Erickson, a long, high one, who bar- 
itones several, tunes to near show- 
stopping returns. Muzzy Marcel- 
lino steps out of the band for nu- 
merous assignments to neatly war- 
ble several songs, work In a trio, 
and accompany as guitarist. Betty 
Grable, cute blonde, chants coupla 
numbers, and Bill Carey does sev- 
eral hot tunes. 

No -other acts on the show, bal- 
ance of the entertainment burden 
falling on Jan Rubini, who, from 
the pit and preceding the presenta- 
tion, does a violin solo with ef- 
fective orchestral and organ back- 
ground. 

Pic, 'Three Cornered Moon* (Par) 
with H-M news and a Terrytoon 
cartoon. Biz okay. BocJc. 



NEWSREELS 



taa. 



EMBASSY 



With one ticket a buyer currently 
can cover the general news j^ro- 
grams of both houses, they are al- 
most that similar. Emb, however, 
has a mai'ked quantity edge. 

Emb augments the Roosevelt 
horseshow with views of the Presi- 
dent addressing neighbors, and a 
third shows him reviewing the 
Peekskill guard. 

Exiles returning to Havana, Ray- 
mond Moley explaining his reason 
for resigning, small yacht race ott 
California coast, Chicago horserace, 
Luna bike rider, St. Stephan's Day 
in Austria, L. A. wrestling. Ocean 
City '3abe parade, RKO beaut strug- 
gle, and several others— they're all 
the same. 

Sham air attack over Tokyo Is 
one of the most interesting military 
maneuvers screened, since It In- 
cludes the populace and shows' how 
every citizen must act in the event 
of the real thing, 

Nazi kid army taking the pledge 
is a massive subject, showing 
blocks of youngsters, as far as the 
camera eye could see,, taking the 
arm up gyration. 

Best, and probably the first screen 
travesty of McPherson, is that at- 
temped by Tex Guinan. She scores 
an immediate laugh because In 
some respects she has Aimee man- 
nerisms. 

Instead of passing out dimes 
Heckscher clicks his heels in the 
air on his late birthday. 

Bit o2 drama from the Secretary 
of War Is generally covered, the of- 
ficial baring statistics on crime and 



TRANSLUX 

Wreck of the Golden State Ltd, 
leads off the program. Pathe evi- 
dently beat the Fox boys because 
the subject was not In the Em- 
bassy Saturday. But the Luxer was 
a week behind the Emb on Atlantic 
storm detail, Including the Washing- 
ton wreck, the Paramount coverage 
being almost a duplicate of F-H's, 

Father Coughlin's indictment of 
Michigan banking was recorded by 
Par. The priest's statement on the 
screen was as concise and decisive 
as his voice Is -known to radio 
listeners. 

Where the Embassy softened 
Helen Wills Moody's default Luxer 
roughened It with Par's titles de- 
scribing her as 'Pokerface.' 

Novelty obstacle race In Paris, 
logging and jousting in Italy were 
among Universal contributions, 
Pathe had the new speed boat which. 
England Intends to enter against 
Wood, with an explanatory talk by 
the navigator. Wdly, 



calling promulgators the 'scarlet 
army.' 

Luna Park exploitecrs seem to 
have about exhausted their supply 
of gags so, for the benefit of the 
newsreels, they staged a kissing 
contest. Not enough In it, however, 
for censor objection. 

Another appeal from the APLi 
head to the country to comply with 
the NRA shows that Green is be- 
coming an actor. He waves his 
hand around In Haysian style as he 
reads from an mss. French beaut 
contest, Shubert rehearsal, auto 
race, Canadian women swimmers 
are others. Walp, 



STATE, N. Y. 



PALLADIUM, LONDON 

London, Aug. 22. 
Through a falling out of an im- 
ported headliner, the Palladium 
found itself minus a big feature, and 
proceeded to make one. It took 
Christopher Stone, who reviews 
gramophone records for one of the 
big dailies and also broadcaets. His 
comments and the playing of rec 
ords were not in itself of any great 
moment, but in a sort of in and out 
fashion he was blended in with El 
sie Carlisle and Sam Browne, with 
Bert Read and Slim Wilson at the 
piano, who come from -Ambrose's 
band at the Mayfair hotel. Then, 
to put a definite clinch on the turn, 
house requisitioned Vic Oliver, as- 
sisted by Margot Crangle, brought 
In from one of the out-of-town 
houses, and whose piano playing 
and kidding was a mop-up. 

All told, bill had 13 acts. They 
gave a first rate variety show and 
the applause extended them to 
point where a couple of the acro- 
batic turns had to be omitted, ow 
ing to lack of time. On Monday 
night, the second house, program 
was due to begin at 9 o'clock. The 
first audience were still in their 
seats at five after. 

Among the newcomers was 
Mickey King, , who makes a valiant 
effort to duplicate the turn which 
was BO popular for years as done by 
the late Lilian Leltzcl. Opening the 
second half, she was not happily 
placed. 

Karris', Claire and Shannon was 
another turn to suffer from bad 
spotting. Following the permanent 
troupe of girls, they were practi 



Excellent attendance for the sec- 
ond successive Friday night, but 
this time the picture, 'Gold Diggers' 
(Warners) is the draw. Stage show, 
although good playing entertain- 
ment throughout, has no outstand-' 
ing name. Film runs longer than 
the average; partly countered by 
the acts cutting. Bill ran about an 
hour and a quarter, with total per- 
formance lasting a half hour longer 
than average. 

Show has diversified band enter- 
tainment In the Barney Rapp out- 
fit, two good comedy teams in the 
Walter Wahl duo and Collins and 
Peterson, class dancing by Gam- 
barelli, a good single in Jerome 
Mann and the. well-known Alf W, 
Loyal canine turn/ 

Rapp, again at the New Yorker 
hotel, naturally enough Includes a 
week at the State. His musicians 
are good workers and it's likeable 
though familiar stuff. At present 
there are five girls in the act. Three 
California Redheads have group of 
tap variations smartly routined 
There is another girl hoofer with 
an acrobatic fiair. Babe Miller with 
blues songs, also a colored stepper. 
Closing the show Rapp ^a.ve both 
a scoring performance and a fiash 
Walter (Dare) Wahl and Emmett 
Oldfield drew the edge in laughs, on 
third. The comedy acrobatics give 
each man about an even break, with 
the front of the house not knowing 
which Is which. Only In the billing 
is there a difference. Collins and 
Peterson were fifth, a spot In which 
they hacL no trouble In delivering. 
As always, Marty Collins' cornet 
bit landed best. He said they 
should be held over and several 
mugs applauded. 

Maria Gambarelll was the works 
With her toe numbers and on ap- 
pearance. Bert Prlval served well 
enough while she changed; Al 
Evans at the piano also announced 
the nUmi)ers, but his speech was 
not clear enough for a house of this 
size. 

Jerome Mann was announced as 
presented by NBC. He scored 
roundly with impressions of stage 
and radio names. They liked his 
Bernle bit, but it was the Bcrnie 
stylo and material rather than the 
yocal imitation. He was much bet 
ter doing Wynn and Jessel. Loyal's 
dogs opened and made it snappy 

House announced the new .season 
(show opening Sept. ,1). With 'Tug 
boat Annie' the feature next week 
looks a cinch for the State to carry 
the pace... Jbee. 



SHEA'S, TORONTO 

' Toronto, Sept. 3. 
After 10 weeks of darkness Shea's 
Hippodrome, celebrates its 34th 
birthday by returning to the old 
vaude-pic policy that made the 
stand the leading vaudeville spot in 
this city for decades. With the re- 
opening 60 people have jobs. 

When Jerry Shea closed the house 
because musicians refused to take a 
cut, this left Loews' Montreal, the 
only straight vaude house In the 
Dominion. Saturday night here saw 
standees jammed at the rear for the 
last show, in addition to lobby 
stand-outs. Dan Dlneen Is out as 
pit-band leader with Clarence 
Causton taking the baton. The only 
survivor of the old pit band line-up 
is Ernie Barnes, piano player. Kath- 
leen Stokes is at the organ being 
lured from the Uptown after a holi- 
day in England that drew BBC in- 
vites. 

Jerry Shea is still head-man in 

the asesmbly of the Hipp vaude 
program, with Walter Grayson back 
as house manager. Policy has eight 
acts of vaude and feature fiicker, 
newsreel and comedy. Opening at 
6&c top had 96 minutes of vaude, 
with 'Three Cornered Moon' (Par) 
going 75. Last show, starting at 
25 p. m. had the customers leav- 
ing at 12:30. 

Tepmting bait of opening week 
will take the house well over the 
average. There was no depression 
budget and reception to most of the 
acts threatened to jam the proceed- 
ings on time. 

Three Blue Streaks, man and two 
femmes in blue and sequins, open in 
a roller-skating act that scores. 
Then Al Nord and Jeannle for 
cross-chat with fat boy registering 
with his banjo playing and diminu- 
tive Jeannle unlimberlng torch 
songs that are amazing in vocal 
range for one so small. 

Roxy Gang third, individually un- 
billed, two men and two women in 
formal garb, for light musicomedy 
selections and then into classics 
with a 'Rigoletto' quartet finale. Ed- 
die Conrad closes the first half with 
piano-clowning and pawing of Lotta 
Miles, svelte blonde in white, whose 
appearance is half the battle. Cus- 
tomers were loath to let the pair go. 

Then Pablo in 'one* for card ma- 
nipulations, preceded by his disap- 
pearing stick, the lad in top hat 
and tails. Works the first half of 
act with .gloves, palming showing 
no mishaps and socking home. 
Finale is the clgaret bit, reminis- 
cent of Cardini, except that Pablo 
brings out the lighted clggic at the 
finish in six-inch holder. 

Dave Jones and Co. is next on 
the dance end with Peggy Fee doing 
an eccentric, Jean and Joyce trail- 
ing with a miniature stair dance 
and Jones and an unbilled girl next 
with a ballroom tap, novel and well 
received. Then Lewis and Van for 
a hook -step finale, whole dance of- 
fering getting r grand reception. 

Frbda and Palace are next to 
closing in their standard act, in 
strumontal classics and pops and 
blue harmony,- -and going over. 
Closer i.s the Five Gay Boy.s in a 
timbling and loeter-board act, with 
thrllUhg shoulder .stands and chair 



catches. 



McBtay, 



CHINESE, L. A. 

Hollywopd, Aug. 29. 
There's a flock of class in Sid 
Grauman's prolog to 'Dinner at 
Eight,' but with a picture that runs 
more than two hours, embellished 
by a Pete Smith short and a Mickey 
Mouse cartoon, the stage end of the 
program needs considerable cutting-. 
Opening night, the performance 
(prolog and pic) started at 9:1(^« 
broke at 1:15 a. m., and there were 
no holdups. 

Prolog Is In two sections. First 
half represents entertainment of the 
90's, latter half Is modern' theatre. 
Setting for the first part is similar 
to the piece used by Fred Karno In 
his 'Night In an English Music Hall' 
with occupied boxes on either side 
of the stage. Orchestra In the pit 
all wear handlebar muffs, indulge 
in musical renditions of the period 
Including 'Over the Waves' as a 
trumpet solo, triple tongueing and 
everything. Overture got away to 
a great start with a fiock of the 
names in the audience having their 
memories jogged by remembering 
earlier days. 

Opening has the line girls doing 
an old-fashioned can-can routine In 
front of an advertising drop. Fol- 
lowing are the Three Cossacks* 
skaters. Trio has three fast rou- 
tines, gets tho show off to a hot 
start. Next is the 'Florodora' sex- 
tet singing 'Oh, Tell Me Pretty 
Maiden.' This is another laugh 
getter for the old-timers. Ruth 
Harrison and Alex Fisher follow In 
a slow waltz Which can be elim- 
inated. Team is to classy tp have 
it opening with this dance, particu- 
larly considering the Impressionistlo 
dance in the second half which 
stops the show cold. Latter effort 
is the same routine they did with 
'Strike Me Pink' in New York last 
season. Class performers, they 
should do , something in pictures 
while on the Coast. 

Radio Rubes next. Quartet slow 
to start, build to a strong finish with 
their hoke vocalizing, but stay on 
too long. Offering should be limited 
to three numbers. George Prentiss 
and his Punch and Judy "show fol- 
low. Prentiss scores with his rasp-= 
berry bit. 

Harrison and Fisher open the sec- 
ond half of the prolog with their 
'Manhattan Serenade,' Working In 
white silk costumes before a black 
eye, they exude class from start to 
finish. Kitchen Pirates follow, with 
a control kick number by the line. 
Adagio quartet knocks the opening 
night audience silly with sensa- 
tional catches. Gary Leon catcher 
for the group, rates consideration 
from pictures. 

Buck and Bubbles, next to clos- 
ing. Colored team indulges In too 
much stalling, taking the edge oi£ 
their work. Chatter is hard to hear 
in the 4arge house with the address 
system off. Later when the loud 
speakers went into action, lads got 
a better break, but the stalling con- 
tinued. 

Closing is a 'happy days are here 
again' affair, a good finish for the 
prolog with everybody working in 
a routine .similar to 'Forgotten Man' 
from '(4old Diggers.' 

Cut from 75 minutes. to about 50.. 
prolog should be one sock following 
. another. Call. 



Tuesday, September 5, 1933 VARIETY HOUSE REVIEWS VARIETY 17 



PALACE, CHICAGO 

Chicago, Sept. 1. 

Since the time Jack Benny came 
Into this heated town and cleared 
some $11,000 for his end In one week 
of record box- office biz, every name 
of any consequence has been 
scratching for a chance to top 
Benny both at the register and in 
the pocket. 

It looks like Sophie Tucker may 
ffet a chance to toss a new high 
Into this house currently, since she's 
starting off on a three-day vaca- 
tion that's bound to mob this city 
with customers from every section 
of the country within week-end dis- 
tance of Chicago. Friday saw them 
eralloping into the burg from Wis- 
consin, Illinois, Iowa and Indiana. 
'And it's bUU building. Can tell 
the wagon-loads- of out-'of-towners 
fllUnPVt^^streets by the toothpicks 
.„;,..-«f8Ir kissens. 

Besides the 3La^r Day week-end 
riot, the headlln^^ets a break by 
being coupled with 'Morning Glory' 
(RKO) on the screen. With that 
double advantage, besides being 
Miss Tucker, there's more than an 
even 'chance for a cyclonic new top 
for this house. Theatre felt the 
symptoms early on opening day, 
and switched the plan for a four-a- 
day policy to five. Indicatipns for 
the extra show were right; the end 
Of the first performance delivering 
a c;-owded lobby and a sidewalk line 
flown to Wells street. 

It was a Sophie Tucker re -union 
performance, one of those senti- 
mental occurrences in show busi- 
ness that had Miss Tucker acting 
almost bashful as she tried to 
speech herself away. Couldn't be 
clone and came back for her second 
encore. There were posies, too. 

Maybe a stickler for form would 
Insist on putting the present turn 
under New Acts, but though she 
mav change and add to her mate- 
ri. 1, it's still the same Sophie 
iTucker act There's an NRA song, 
calling for a code for red-hot ma- 
mas. Miss Tucker graciously ad- 
mitting Mae West and Peggy Joyce 
as slaters under the skin. Other 
new material along the same lines, 
new, but strictly Sophie Tucker. 

Show here all the way through is 
jttn example of what a good vaude 
show can be. Standard right down 
the line and showed it by the way 
the acts came up one by one and 
tossed off a clean blngle. Case 
Bros, and Marie opened with a wire 
act that contains two of the best 
tricks in this type of work, the back 
somersault and the obstacle Jump. 
fTwo stunts that can put any turn 
over. Britt Wood deuced for a 
jcinch. Harmonica work and talk 
are audience pie and this mob took 
It with plenty of whipped cream. 
■ After Miss Tucker, in .thei center 
bf the bill, Joe Penner walked into 
ianother reception and proved that 
[With some performers the audience 
only wants what they know already. 
In Penner's case this means the re- 
peat of the song-story of the rabbit 
and the hunter, the pussywillow 
i^ong and the comedy hat. The rest 
was Just to pad out the turn; and 
Penner is doing it with two old-time 
■vaude and hurley bits that are not 
np to the Penner standard for ma^ 
terlal, but the showmanship sold 
them without difficulty. 

Closing was the Miles and Kover 
dance turn, the team being very 
ultra-ultra for the most part and 
very moderne, which is spelt with 
ian 'e' for this type of routine', but 
the closing adagio number was more 
to the point and understanding of 
this 6ut-of-town audience. When 
he throws the girl up in the air 
and catches her, it means some- 
thing. But the five girl assistants 
are drilled into a stilted mechanical 
routine that can hardly pass for 
dancing in a variety house. 



hoke cross-fire act that brings many 
deserved guffaws, and they wind 
up with a living portrayal of a 
newsreel that carries plenty ot 
howls. Both work smoothly and 
are oke in the next to shut spot. 

Closing has Guy Lauren and Co. 
(3) in their initial coast appearance. 
It's a combination musical comedy 
act, with two girls performing credi- 
tably upon plano-accordions all 
through, as well as harmonizing. 
Lauren injects a little too much 
comedy in his musical renditions. 
This work indicates he is a talented 
musician, and it would seem that 
or two straight selections might 
help. As it Js, the act registers 
nicely. The pay customers like tlie 
trio and that's all that matters. 

•Captured' (PN), comedy, news 
and cartoon on screen. Opening 
mat capacity on the lower floor and 
bale well patronized. Edwa. 

ROXY, N. Y. 

Some day an act is going to flop 
at the Boxy. And the act will dis- 
cover, after flopping, that it report- 
ed too early, before the audience 
showed up. That's the only way it 
could happen, because when there's 
an audience in the house, even the 
acrobats are next-to-closing calibre. 

It's a pleasure. The Palace crowds 
in the old days, who came only to be 
entertained, but weren't always, and 
who were known as the pushover 
patrons of the country, were Ice- 
bergs toward the actors, compared 
with this Roxy bunch. 

There's nothing on the current 
show to excite more than moderate 
glee ordinarily, but as it played to 
the Roxy's packed house Friday 
evening it looked like the manage- 
ment was handing out $6 bills to 
everybody who applauded. 

Picture is SummerviUe-Pltts' 'Her 
First Mate,' and there are no names 
on the stage. So the admlsh price 
must still be the real headliner here. 

There's a standard comedy team, 
three male singles, an acrobatic trio 
and ah eightsome male singing turn. 
House adds the customary trim- 
mings — ^Dave Schooler, the stage 
band and the 24 Poster Girls. With 
only one woman among the visiting 
talent this week, there'd be a femme 
shortage if it were not for the Fos- 
ter line. 

Barry and Whltledge are the com- 
edy standard. The size of the the- 
atre made no difference to' them. To 
reach the folks on the Jersey side 
of the Roxy auditorium requires 
some yelling, so they yelled. And it 
landed. This theatre's family-type 
audience relished the Barry and 
Whltledge family quarrel on the 
stage, and the Jokes probably gave 
both husbands and wives some new 
answers. When Miss Barry thrust 
out her arms to sing and Whltledge 
said, 'Put those oars back in the 
boat,' six guys In the thir(^ row on 
the mezzanine started taking notes. 

Paul Gherrltz Is a roller-skating 
single who thinks he looks like 
Robert Montgomery, and succeeds 
in selling the audience on the re- 
semblance, although those ears 
don't help the illusion. He's not in- 
troduced by name, so that the audi- 
ence may think it's Montgomery in 
person. Later on Gherrltz tells 'em 
who he really Is. He's an acrobat 
besides an eccentric skater, has 
some brand-new tricks and dresses 
neatly. They enjoyed him here, and 
probably will most anywhere. His 
is the type of turn that Will develop. 

The Catchalots have the house 
line as background for their Rube 
Goldberg postures and showmanly 
lifts. Spotted in the middle of the 
bill and cleaned up in that unusual 
position for this type -of act. But it 
is an unusual theatre. 



DOWNTOWN, L. A. 

Los Angeles, Aug. 31. 
Diversified vaude bill currently, 
isans names but with several of the 
acts packing a wallop. Following a 
mild waltz overture, Rena and 
Rathburn, mixed double, in an in- 
ebriation dance, reminiscent of 
Fritz Huber and his sister, start the 
show off with knockabout hilarity. 
Pair do a bit of vocalizing in addi- 
tion to their comedy falls, and both 
display marked acrobatic ability. An 
oke opener, that might even fit a 
little farther down the bill. 
• In the deuce spot are the Gumm 
Sisters, three harmony warblers, 
with Mother Gumm accompanying 
at the piano. Two of the sisters 
are grownup, while the third is a 
precocious Juve whose mild attempts 
at comedy add nothing to the of- 
fering. 

Harry and Frances Usher have a 
novel act that includes some mystic 
feats by the male member, includ- 
ing the Houdini n6edle threading 
trick and some nifty mind reading, 
with Harry doing the audience stuff, 
handling the assignment nicely. 
BcJth make their arrival on stage 
aiiparently by means of a mlriiature 
airplane, which flits across the back 
drop before attaching to a' moor- 
ing tower, and both affect exag- 
iferated flying apparel. Mind read- 
ing stuff is done snappily, with 
Harry injecting a lot of personality, 
plus some clean comedy that helps 
the pair. A gag flnish; with Frances 
taking her departure from the plane 
by means of a parachute is cleverly 
managed. 

Wlllock and Carson have a purely 



Karavleff does his speedy knee- 
dropping and hock stepping with 
support of the line under the flnale, 
bringing the show to a f ast^ flnish. 
Another boy single, unbilled, is the 
flrst turn. He plays the sax and 
clarinet and dances while playing 
either and both. Also spins rope, 
plays and dances at the same time. 
He flnished okay. Foster girls have 
their customary three or four spots, 
and Schooler, besides m.c.'lng, puts 
the band through a medley that ran 
long but was liked anyway. 

The actual next-to- closer, and 
bringing the show to an all-Musco- 
vite flnale, are the Singing Siberi- 
ans, a troupe of eight Russians who 
sing both native and otherwise. 
They wind up with an operatic 
travesty on a 'the-depression-is- 
over' theme, and between numbers 
the leader does an Apollon with 
Schooler. How they fared here is 
no indication of their quallflcations 
for general usage, 6ut their record 
here at least is clean. Not known 
who thought up the in-between 
jokes used by Schooler and the 
leader, but both had best deny own- 
ership. 

An , 'Adventure of Tarzan' serial 
episode on screen, along with the 
feature, newsreel and a flock of 
trailers on prices and next week's 
show; also the NRA trailer that's 
being used all over. In the average 
theatre this bulk of extraneous 
matter, little of which is particu- 
larly interesting, would be ruinous 
to the pace of a show, but here the 
customers don't care What it is, as 
long as there's plenty of It. Bige. 



CHICAGO 

Chicago, Sept. 1. 

They decided to cut out the 
breakfast show at this house and 
haye loosened up on the mldnlght- 
siipper performance, which means 
the B&K operators have concluded 
there's enough business in six 
shows daily. Though this may 
slice down a bit on the gross, the 
actual proflt loss isn't much, when 
the saving on the extra tariff for 
the labor overtime is computed. 
Some musicians, operators and 
stagehands have been making 
enough on their overtime salary 
these past few weelcs to spend a 
year recuperating from the World's 
Fair strain. 

It's a Burns and Allen show this 
week^ surrounded by three specialty 
workers, line of girls and the tire- 
less Sally Rand and her fan. To 
dispose of Sally, who is now in her 
sixth week here, the only comment 
that can be made Is that there is 
Just about only one way to - wave 
a fan so that it displays so much 
and covers the rest. Miss Rand 
proves that, though the evidence 
points to the fact that they are still 
paying coin to the cashiers for the 
opportunity of seeing how much she 
can flash if she should lose a couple 
of feathers. 

Among specialty workers Is Lu- 
cille Page, who is on early in front 
of the line of girls to do her eccen- 
tric and acrobatic dance. Henry 
Dunn is another who's doubling 
into this house, having his schedule 
arranged so he can climb up on the 
rostrum here and sing three num- 
bers, including an NRA rally tune. 
More to the point for Dunn's pipes 
is the ballad number. 

Cookie Bowers was Chautauqua 
day for the boys and girls 
;from the hayseed country, and 
they Tivanted all he could give them 
of the barnyard imitations. Bowers 
has that sleeping-mugg pantomime 
down to an art, with every eyelish 
flicker good for a laugh. This audi- 
ence Chewed up the seats, the 
women especially going for that 
sewing sequence. The flnal ma- 
tron-in-swinuning number is not 
worthy of its closing position. 

Burns and Allen finish the show 
like a production. The house made 
the mistake of trying to force the 
use of the p.a. system with this 
team. They don't need it; in fact, 
are more effective without it, since 
their type of work is strictly inti- 
mate, and there's nothing that kills 
that intimate touch like a cold pair 
of amplifiers. After the gags, the 
afterpiece brought the rest of the 
performers out for some gagging 
that was to the point. Everybody 
in the show was out for the bow- 
off excepting Sally Rand. She was 
probably backstage pounding her 
ear. She's got to with her tripling 
around town. 

'One Sunday Afternoon' (Par) on 
the screen. Cherniavsky repeated 
the tone-poem of the World's Fair 
for the overture, and the Paramount 
newscllps completed the show. 
Business continues 'terrific, or may- 
be even gigantic, the lobby holdout 
at the finish of the flrst show giving 
proof that the coin Is still in town. 



STATE, L. A. 

Los Angeles, Sept. 1. 

Ed Lowry is back as m.c. after 
a week's layoff and currently is 
duplicating his quickly achieved 
prestige with the house regulars. 
The one-time St. Louis fav sings 
a bit, clowns around with the other 
acts and besides putting the band- 
boys through their paces, partici- 
pates in a comedy number with the 
musikers, all of which helps to make 
his stay here more popular. 

Sharing honors currently with 
Lowry. Is Marjorle White, from pix, 
handling the assignment satisfac- 
torily. Miss White Is a somewhat 
diminutive comedienne, with a 
knack of pulling comedy without be- 
coming offensive, and reveals a 
pleasing • voice in her several vocal 
renditions. .She used to be one of 
the White Sisters in vaude. 

At opening show tenlpo speeded 
somewhat by reason of Lowry being 
dated for an NRA ether program, 
but his several apologtes were un- 
necessary as the amount of . show 
delivered was aplenty and anything 
that might have been eliminated 
was not missed. 

Opening is a distinct novelty, 
having the bandboys playing softly 
on darkened stage, with a sunrise 
effect backstage that brings up the 
band's tempo as the daylight ad- 
vances. It l.s a real treat for the 

•I He regulars, and appreciated- 

Lowry loses no time Introducing 
the Tiffany Twins; a. pair of red- 
headed femi-iea with fetching per- 
sonalities and some dancing abil- 
ity, their loutlne including tapp.'ng 
and a bit of lowdown shuffling. Fol- 
io /Ing right on are Ross and Shea, 
comedy acrobats, who, affecting 
dumb pans, go through a series of 
rl.sley and hand and foot balancing, 
with plenty of hoke Interjected. 

Lowry next sends the band into 
a peppy number, with all the. boys 
participating in a rhyming routine 
that is good for laffs. Then Miss 
White, who gags with the m.c, does 
a little vocalizing and winds up by 
playing a dummy in a burlesque 
ventriloquial act with Lowry. The 
little platinum blonde clicks handi- 
ly and should have no trouble get- 
ting places in pcr.'sonals. 

Next In order l.'j a rendition of 
'Du.sty Rhop.s,' by Lowry, put over 



nicely, and then throe of the band 
boys, labelled Three Loose Screws in 
a burlesque broadcasting turn. An- 
other trio of the musicians do a 
bit of harmonizing, and then every- 
body into the finale, with Miss 
White and the Tiffany Twins hot- 
hooflng It at curtain. 

On screen, 'Pilgrimage' (Fox) and 
news. Biz at show caught bad, less 
than half of lower floor flUed. 

Edioa. 

HOLLYWOOD, L. A. 

Hollywood, Sept. 4. 

Nothing out of the ordinary in the 
current Teddy Joyce stage show. 
Even Joyce, who has been hitting 
on all eight, is letting down. Carl- 
ton and Ballew handle the top spot 
in the presentation with their fa- 
miliar clowning and dumb-dame 
routine. Louise Glenn, toe dancer, 
does a series of twirls for one 
chorus in a listless manner. Eleanor 
Journey gives her Impressions of 
ZaSu Pitts, Greta Garbo, Janet Gay- 
nor, Jimmy Durante and Mae West. 
Following closely the arrival here of 
Florence Desmond, the English girl 
whose 'Hollywood Party' Is the last 
thing in impressions, Miss Journey 
suffers by comparison. 

Ruth Durrell, local radio , name, 
warbles two numbers in a good so- 
prano voice to fair results, though 
by the time she gets on, audience 
has caught the listless manner of 
the performers. Schuder-Ross quar- 
tet, four 10-year-old kids, warble 
three numbers in thin childish 
voices. Their cuteness, not vocal 
efforts, get them by. Scott and 
Lambert hand balancing act opens, 
gets a good reception for the class 
work. 

Joyce is content to stall his way 
through a Charleston and lead the 
band in one number of the flnale. 

'Captured' (FN) the feature, with 
a musical short and Universal news 
clips fllling the bill. Attendance at 
the mat Friday a little off. Call. 



ORPHEUM, N. Y. 

The case of the Orpheum is an 
interesting one. Week after week 
this theatre gets a conglomeration 
of acts that are so amazingly bad 
as to astonish. The Loew office 
couldn't possibly book the kind of 
show seen here on an average. Ex- 
cept that it does. Current week 
there's a good show in for a change, 
which is a flne excuse for discuss- 
ing the thing.. 

Reason given for the Orph's shows 
io dual. First, the house has not 
sufficient capacity for high cost acts 
and, second. It gets third run pic- 
tures, after the flrst string of Loew 
nabes have used them. As a niat- 
ter of fact, the theatre has 2.200 
seats, charges 66c, top and can take 
in enough, with capacity biz to 
make money on expensive shows. 
But, the point Is-^as Illustrated by 
the current layout — that expensive 
shows are not necessary. The Tork- 
ville haufljrau mob that attends this 
theatre la notoriously easy to 
please. They don't want or need 
stars. All they want Is Ave good 
acts with entertainment value. But 
they haven't been getting them. 

To further Illustrate the point, 
there are flve acts on the current 
layout, one of them a headliner. 
The headliner, however. Is the only 
bad act on the bill. So what? So 
the mob looked at the other four 
acts, had a good time and was satis- 
fled. A four out. of flve score here 
is about three over average. 

Current layout starts smartly with 
the Eno Troupe. Five Orientals who 
go from pedal Juggling to pole work, 
to risley. Good work and good flash. 

Ben Marks and Ethel are In the 
deuce. Marks is a 'young Hebe 
comic who's been Just this side of 
the okay "line for lo these many 
years. Now, he's over. He's at last 
got himself a good, funny, speedy 
turn which will have him in the 
next to shut groove in intermediate 
houses in no time. Actually some 
new material in his act, and new 
comedy in a boy and girl act is al- 
most a miracle these days. 

In the center is Gilda Gray, the 
headliner. Gilda's gone microphone, 
which rates her a new act notice. 
She ^asn't quite flgured out what 
to do with a microphone or how to 
make the sounds come out the 
proper way, but she tries hard. 
She's gonna make the grade as a 
singer or linow the reason why. 

Entertainment commences again 
with Russ, Elmer and Armstrong 
(New Acts). Three zanies who do 
knockabout from a slightly different 
angle. They're pretty good singers 
and they can't dance. Essentially, 
of course, they're tumblers, and 
know how to take their falls. 
They've combined all the laughs in 
all the other knockabout acts around 
and added^a few wrinkles of their 
own. Over big. 

Irene Vermillion and Co. (New 
Acts) closes the show. Three cute 
girls who sing and dance sister 
fashion, and Miss Vermillion, who's 
a dancer. She specializes in splits 
and kicks, doing both exceptionally 
well, Nice,, minor fla.sh act. 

Picture is 'Another Language* 
(Metro), bad ^or this audience that 
doesn't want .sophistication, art, 
legit or Helen Hayps, Six minutes 
of trailers too much and not well 
blended, but unavoidable since Jie- 
atre has to advertise two pictures 
aiid two stapTc shows because of tlio 
split week policy and has an added 
hunk on tlie NRA movement. 

Kauf. 



• PALACE, N. Y. 

It's the same policy and the same 
kind of show, but the Palace is now 
being operated independently, by 
Sidney S. Cohen. He's taken thQ 
house under a lease from RKO with 
an arrangement that calls for a split 
of proflts, if any, to RKO and "with, 
latter in a position to reclaim the- 
atre at any time it wishes. 

Cohen is well known in Independ- 
ent circles, not only In New York, 
where he operated for years, but na- 
ticnally. At one time he was presl* 
dent of the M.P.T.O.A and active" in 
exhibitor politics. In addition tp 
silent- partnering sotne indie opera-, 
tlon around Greater New York, 
Cohen is also advisor to the receiv- 
ers of the old Roxy, in New Yorly 
and . the Fox, Brooklyn. It will b^ 
all right now if he doesn't advise 
the old Roxy receivers too well on 
how to compete with the Palace. 

Cohen is paying RKO $2,000 a 

week rental. Being an exhibitor 
who believes in vaude, according to 
his own admission, he took posses- 
sion of the Pal Saturday (2) wltfi 
the idea of continuing the present 
policy of second-run pictures and 
flve acts of vaude, latter booked by 
Arthur Willi through RKO. 

Just in case Cohen might be a 
tough customer to supply vaiide tQ, 
Willi takes no chances on the first 
week. RKO booker has sent in a 
corking little five-act bill ot bal-. 
ance, variety, speed and entertain- 
ment value. It has all that a policy 
like this needs to get along, and thia 
week will be helped at the b.o. toe 
a happy smile on Cohen'a face the 
first week by a draw picture, 'Morn- 
ing Glory' (RKO). The v^ude was 
booked in on two days' notice. 

There being no sock platform 
names on the vaude bill, the Kath- 
erine Hepburn ' feature must be 
credited with .the nice business in 
evidence Saturday afternoon in face 
of fine weather. Labor Day holiday 
and other drawbacks. 

Cohen Is continuing the vaude 
show on the same budget, running 
anywhere from $2,600 to $'3,000: 
Shaw and Lee, who need no Intro^ 
duction, headline the show. They're 
doing the same old act but dona 
well at all times, its appeal remains 
sockful and -the boys themselves 
funny to look at, as usual. 

In addition to Shaw and Lee^ 
laughs come from the No, 2 pick, 
Evans and Mayer, but they're two 
entirely different turns. While Ray 
Mayer and his partner, Edith EvanSr 
indulge in talk and other comedy 
material, much of the entertainment 
value of this act lies in the song 
numbers of Miss Evans, a type re- 
minding stoutly of Ruth Etting. 
That goes for both personality and 
voice. Mayer tries for fun as cow- 
boy at the piano. 

Middle-of-the-blll attraction li^ 
Nick Lucas, a truly finished per-* 
former. With his guitar and songd 
he is material that hits home easily; 
And can he pjay that guitar! It's 
. as much a part of his successful go- 
ing on this or any other stage as 
his voice and song sales ability. Did. 
four numbers here. 

Chaney and Fox, than which there 
are few smarter dance acts, bring 
up the rear of the five-act caravan. 
Team now has a single girl dancer 
for the purpose of breaking thell^ 
numbers, and to the routine addi- 
tionally Fox has added a fitting 
single by himself to the tune of 
'Lazy Bones'. Otherwise flash re- 
mains the same, closing with that 
powerfully well-done routine set to 
music of "The Bolero'. 

Three White Flashes (New Acts) 
open. A fast novelty roller-skating 
turn that has it on the ball 100%, 

Char. 



PARAMOUNT, N. Y. 

Fifteen minutes of Frank Fay in 
his best Intimate drawing-room 
form, is the center around which 
this stage show has been framed, 
suppleniented with June Knight of 
musical comedy and pictures. It 
doesn't make particularly epic en- 
tertainment for this type of house, 
but the production incidentals with 
which the show has been suri'ound- 
ed help the score to average diver- 
sion for a Broadway deluxer. 

Fay's casual asides were a bit 
fast. They usually are, but for an 
occasional gag — notably a routine 
with a planted stooge satire — and 
for his trimly-turned duet bit with 
Miss Knight, they returned spirited 
response. Altogether Fay alone is 
a bit too fine for picture-house 
mobs, even on Broadway. His forte 
is still intimate Friars Frolics ex- 
temporizing for the show crowd- 
Miss Knight Is more to the point, 
doing a hotcha specialty that the 
man and the girl in the street un- 
derstand. She's a vigorous worker 
playing with the certain directness 
that argues vaudeville training more 
than musical-comedy methods. 

Interposed between 'the appear- 
ance of these two together and sep- 
arately are two standard single 
turns and three or four dance num^ 
bers by a line of 24 girls. Special- 
ties are by Paul Draper, straight tap 
dancer who is one of the few solo 
hoofers who has an individuality of 
hl.s own. His style of performing 
elaborate toUh and intricate phyUims 
with an cffortle.ssj, casual ease that 
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HEPBURN ! WOMAN OF MAGICl 

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THE LINE THAT STARTED AT RADIO CITY NOW SWEEPS ACROSS THE NATION ! 

Unending box-office lines in Washington, Los Angeles, Boston, Miami, 
Brooklyn, Albany, Lowell, Providence, Rochester, Troy, Cleveland, Detroit and 
other cities attest the magic of Hepburn . . . returns parallelling the 
amazing Music Hall record of 149,854 people, $101,149 in seven days! 




KATHARINE HEPBURN 
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, Jr. 

in - ■ 

MaRNlNG GLORY" 

with AbOlPH^ MENJOU 

MARY DUNCAN •^^^^^ 
Directed by Lowell Sherman from the 'play by Zoe Akina 
A- Randro S. Berman Prpdiiction 
MERIAN C. COOPER. Executive Producer 



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SHOW SEASON/ PICTURE 



Tuesday, September 5, 1935 



FIL^i REVIEWS 



VARIETY 



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Talking Shorts 



MADHOUSE MOVIEC 
Novelty ■" 
9 Mi Its. 
Rialto, N. Y. 

: , Paramount 
Good'ad^ea tl^c^t works for amaz- 
ingly eobd laugh, purposes, . It's 
BcrejVy siap.-tbgetjier stuff nnd no- 
body getttogr any-'screon credit. 
So.naebqdy- shpuld have. It's worth 
. d'evieloplijiff into "a series, as a mat- 
ter of fact, and — unless overdone — 
pretty .sure to. click-. ' " ' 
' Starts -.with 'Screwy Sports'. 
■Thslt's some wrestling 'shots, with a 
vejry.fpnny running description. ■ A 
f^vir 'ffike . shots- ".thrown in just .; to 
confuse . the •• Issue. ; Th'en 'Nutty 
Newsreel,', which is pretty much 
self rexplanatory. '. Roy Atwell is 
shown at a boat arrival as a states- 
man- -and asked to speak, with his 
usual goofy stuff resultant. A shot 
calledx radio crooners' meet consists 
of a^'Unch of hogs in a pen. Couple 
niore '"along those lines. This sec- 
tion is 'Silly. Slants on Family Pho- 
tographs'. That turns out to be a 
scene from Mae West's 'She Done 
Him Wrong'. Played straight first. 
Then with a substitute sound track 
In Yiddish dialect burlesquing the 
thing beautifully all the way 
through. 

Night caught this short was the 
high spot of a good picture program 
and got some applause. ICauf. 



ETHEL WATERS 
'Rufus for President' 
Musical; 20 Mins. 
Strand, N. Y. 

Vitaphono 

With 'a personality which vibrates 
through' the audience and a torchy 
hum which carries to the further- 
most nooks of a. theatre like an am- 
plified base viol, Ethel Waters is a 
unique screen subject. She is sure- 
fire in every sense of the . phrase, 
possessing -a refreshing and atten- 
tion-commanding verve. 

.Surrounded- by an all-colored cast 
Miss Waters is provided with a 
theme well knit to her own lines. It 
opens and' closes in a cabin, with 
main action centered in the dream 
sequence of herself as vice-presi- 
dent and her little boy as the coun- 
try's chief exec. 

The colored congress is a veri- 
table patchwork, of laughs. And 
few are forced. The gags and dia- 
log are timed and in accford with 
a continuity, something not often 
found in the average short. 

'Underneath a Harlem Moon' is 
Miss.. Waters' specialty, rendered 
during full-length close-ups.' 

Waly. 



'LABOR'S HOLIDAY' 
Novelty 
8 Mins. 

Paramount, N, Y. 

Paramount 

A - rather meaningless idea as 
backgrduhdlng::' of a male chorus. 
Views, of' primitive farming meth- 
ods contrasted ■ with modern tractor 
field niachinery are shown = to the- 
accompaniment of an oH-screen 
leolure. Leads Into views of steel 
'mills, railroad trains, cotton mills, 
etc. 

Object seems to point out that 
Machinery has set 'the worker free 
and everybody's happy or ought to 
be, and factory over-prOductlon 
hasn't anything to do' with depres- 
sion, or shouldn't have. 

Anyway; the preliminaries lead 
up to a group of a score of male 
singers in workmen's clothes and 
bearing sledges, shovels and what- 
not and furnishing a ringing vocal 
finish to ah otherwise blah subject 

Rush. 



'USE YOUR IMAGINATION' 
Hal LeRoy and Mitzi Mayfair. 
Dancing Sketch 
18 Mins. 

Hollywood, N. Y.. 

Vitaphono 1545-1546 

Something the scenarist — if any — 
failed to do. Sounds as though it 
had been written by the dance di- 
rector. Mostly dancing with a 
couple of interpolated specialists 
and a line of girls in a nicely done 
seated dance and manual routine. 

LeRoy is an elevator boy with 
hoofing ambitions. He falls for 
Mitzi Mayfair, a guest at the hotel, 
and get.? fired for day dreaming, 
Later they meet at "the newsstand 
where he has just been hired and he 
joins her act. " 

Neat hoofery in duo and singles 
and LoRoy plays the callow kid 
with little effort. Should pleas6 
practically any audience. Chic. 



FISHERMAN'S HOLIDAY 
Industrial 
8 Mins. 

Hollywood, N. Y. 

^'itaphone 5532 

Very much like a short made by 
another company a couple of years 
ago. under 'Fishermien's Paradise.* 
Shows a professional fishing crew 
hauling in. tuna and eventually 
hooking, but not landing, a shark 

Follows the- fish down into the 
cold storage hold and through the 
cannery. Not helped by a fiat and 
uninspired off screen voice. Chic. 



B'way to Hollywood 

(With Music) 

Metro production and rcleaae. Directed by 
Willard Mack. Hnrry Ra.pf, associate pro- 
ducer. Screen play by Mack and Rdgar 
Allan Woolf. Musical arrangement by 
Dr. William Axt; art director, Stanwood 
Ropers; camera, WlUlam Dnnlels and Nor- 
bert Brodlne. At Capitol, New York, week 
Sept. 1. Running time 83 mins. 

liUlu Hackett . . . .k . . < Alice Brady 

Ted Hackctt Trank*' Morgan 

Anne Alnslee Madge Kvans 

Ted Hackctt. Jr...'!' Uusaoll Hardie 

Ted Hnckett, Jr., "aa a child. ..Tncklc Cooper 

Ted - the Third Kddle . Qulllan 

Ted the Third as a child. .Mickey Rooney 

David. Tnd Alexander 

Joe Mannlon Kdward JBrophy 

Wanda Ruth Channtng 

Grace Jeon Howard 

Also Jimmy Durante, ray Templeton, 
May Robson, Cl.iire- DuBrpy, Muroel Evans, 
Claude Kayo, Nelson Eddy, Una Me'rkel. 
Albortlna Rn.sch. Dnnner.s In very brief 
bits. 



. A saga of the theatre that will 
please. It should get fair box oflice 
attention and, in tho more sophisti- 
cated show centers, appeal unusu- 
ally to the behlnd-the-footlights' 
fans. 

Little from Metro's costly 'March 
of Time' Technicolor musical has 
actually been resuscitated, although 
Metro's now historic and costly 
floppo venture inspired this com- 
bined effort by Hafry Rapf, Willard 
Mack and Ddgar Allan Woolf to re- 
trieve something, from the celluloid 
wreckage. Some of the rest of it, 
it has .been diversely reported, will 
be clipped for exhibition as shorts. 

Patently it was primed to trace 
the hoofing, variety Haclcetts from 
their Tony Pastor's days until the 
third-generation success of grand- 
son Ted Hackett III as a film juve- 
nile st^r. In thrit wise is -dovetailed 
in all .the array of venerable variety 
talent which Metro had assembled 
for its 'March of Time' production 
four years ago. With the collapse 
of the musical vogue that dittoed. 

Instead, save for it Technicoloi' 
shot of Fay Templeton in a pot 
pourri of her old-time .songs. Weber, 
and Fields are not seen but are 
talked about. .Joo Weber becomes 
a character in the script — during 
the second-generation sequence — as 
the. means for Hackctt II clicking 
on Droadway while his outmoded 
parents proudly decide to hoof their 
way alone on the tank town cir- 
cuit.''. 

fiome of tho show biz stulT is very 
faithful. Mike Shea and Shea's Buf- 
falo arc mentioned by name. The 
shot.s of Variety .still flash tho 25c 
price, which was the newsstand 
price at -tho time of tho action. Dia- 
mond .Tim Brady, 'Mr. MiLoheU' (the 



late Julian MitchMl?) as Weber 
and Fields' stage director,' the 
dressing rooms showing Weber and 
Fields, Miss Templeton and Wil- 
liam Collier's names adorning the 
doors, and such intimacies are deft 
ly blended in. (Apparently the orig- 
inal 'March' called for W&F, Miss 
Templeton, Collier, and others to 
appear in specialties, but all of that 
is out on the cutting room floor.) 

Under the circumstances of the 
trade inside stuff which the aver 
age fan won't get, it's really a high 
ly creditable job that the Metro 
artificers have done. True, the 88 
minutes are a bit longish and it 
drags not a little, but the yeoman 
chopping already evidenced indi 
cates what the original problem 
must have been. 

. The hypo stuff is evidenced by 
the casting inclusions of moderate 
marquee names to punctuate the 
proceedings. It's all Alice Brady 
and Frank Morgan's picture in ster- 
ling characterizations as the origi- 
nal hoofing Hacketts of Tony Pas 
tor's time and down through the 
years into the third .' generation 
Madge Kvans and Russell Hardle 
(Ted Hackett, Jr.), sustain the sub- 
romance interest. Miss Evans 
makes an impression in a consis 
tently charming yet dramatic de 
lineation of Mrs. Hackett, Jr., while 
Russell Hardle gets across the ijlea 
of being a No. 2 edition of his old 
man— a natural-borh chaser al- 
though lacking the tact and consid- 
eration shown in the Morgan-Alice 
Brady stuff. 

The third generation has Jackie 
Cooper as Ted III as a child, and 
Eddie Quillan playing the matured 
Ted III when he becomes an over- 
night Hollywood click. The kid goes 
Hollywood and his berserk stuff is 
opportunity for a ' little pro-Holly- 
wood propaganda on behalf of the 
poo'ple who make the films, without 
jjccoming too obvious about it. 

The unassighed'ca.st names which 
are also included are dragged in by 
the heels, strictly for ballyhoo value. 
Among 'cm are Durante, whose 
brief appearance in it. studio ante- 
room, as a would-be film a.spirant, 
Is .strictly a onc-to-fillrPay Temple-- 
tori and May Robson in tho I'csur- 
rectod;Tcchnicolor stuff; Una Morkle 
in nn anonymous bit merely shown 
flirting with the stage actor; others 
in nondescript bits and the Rasch 
dancers in retrieved terps from tho 
proviou.sly planned revue, 

Mi.ss Brady and Morgan rate .some 
sort of a croix-de-Metro for helping 
su.stain so cffoctively, with not a 



Miniature Reviews 



' Broadxyay to Hollywood ' 

(Metro)." Backstage flicker 
with' flocK of marquee naincs 
that .wlU please fairly well 
right down the line. 

'One Sunday Afternoon' 
(Par). Only non -musical, on. 
-.stage .to Itust the summer in 
.New York, and still- current, \ 
made into a picture without 
vital change. Artistic idea ad- ■ 
dressed to the discrimlnatingt ■ 
and seems fated accordingly. -i 
Strikingly good perforpnancos 
by Gary Cooper in a character 
role, and by Frances. Fuller, 
newcomer from legit. 

The Masquerader' (UA). 
Ronald Colman's finale ' for 
Goldwyn. A fine production 
with too much story handicap. 
Star will have to draw on his 
own. 

'Her First Mate' (U). Sum- 
merville-Pltts co-starrer with 
better yarn than others of tiit 
series. 

'The Big Chance' (Eagle). 
Rush production to beat major 
studios' prize ring cycle, and a 
little out of 1>reath. Limited ' 
appeal. 

'One Man's Journey, (Radio). 
Heroizes a country doctor, Lio- 
nel Barry more. Carries sym- 
pathetic interest ,a^d appeal. 
May get its best results in the 
smaller towns. 

'The Important- Witness' 
(Tower), i Gangster plct.Vire 
with a minimum ,of vio^nce 
and considerable . com&3y. 
Action on a bus lends some 
novelty. Indie program picr 
ture, good in. its class. 

'GRodbye Again.' (WB). Per- 
fect for audiences of quick wit, 
but too slick for others. 



little heart-throb, the true trouper's 
spirit that the- show must so on at 
all costs. The finallhg Hollywood 
scenes show the old gent whipping 
his gone-Hollywood juve ' star 
grandson into pliysical shape and 
moral cognizaince of .what his stew 
parties do to financial invesfmentq, 
and the livelihoods of' many others 
who are depending on ^ him. The. 
fade-out is a kicker,' as Morg&n 
does a quiet collapse while his wife, 
cautioned by the - sound- machines 
working, chokes her emotions as she 
watches Ted ni. gro trough .a, hi- 
larious niusical sequence ' as - her 
aged husband grows cold in her 
arms. 

Both young Cooper and Micke> 
Rooney as the second and third gen-, 
eratlon HackettJ rate commenda 
tion along with Eddie QuiUan's flip 
work as the recalcitrant Hollywood 
Juve. 

The authenticity of the vaudeville 
evolution and backstage stuff' is in 
sur-l by such stage vets as. Mack 
and Woolf having been tho artisans 
i. this reconstructed flicker. 

Metro, of course, gives no indica 
tion oj any 'March of Time' antece- 
dents in its preiss matter, but it is 
inevitable that the reviewers dwell 
upon that. They all did in New York 
where, incide;>tally, the Capitol 
staged a Thursday midnight invita 
tion preview to which the Broadway 
buncl. and show people were gen- 
erally invited. It proved a good 
sendofC. Metro likewise wisely 'has 
rushed 'Broadway to Hollywood' out 
e; the height of the revived screen 
musical vogue. Abel. 



flicker debut and in this one role 
establishing herself as an eminent 
player of a distinct type, that- of the 
ch-..:oh mouse heroine. She looks 
the role and plays it with effortless 
eloquence. Cooper makes a depart- 
ure, playing a character role that 
calls for nice judgment, enxbodying 
a composite of that . 'lade of humor 
that verges close to pathos and 
needs nice balance. It seems a little 
astoni.shihg to find this- player of 
niany formal lefidihg man roles sud- 
denly blossoming intOi^v very human 
character as though he hud been 
playing homespun peoiilB all his life. 
Cooper has for years been playing 
a procession of stuffed ^Irt polite 
roles and somehow giving them a 
huma.n touch that they didn't in- 
trinsically have; by virtue- of some 
subtly awkward masculinity, sup- 
pressed in poUtc roles, but vaguely 
sensed. But 'One Sunday After- 
nj)on' • unhappily hasn't the story 
setting for the necessary universal 
appeal. Early sequences are slow; 
process of building the sentimental 
situation of a likeable- country boob 
getting himself married to the wrong 
girl and then trying dumbly to make 
the host of the bargain, is labori- 
ously accomplished and it Isn't In- 
herently screen material. The mob 
isn't easily persuaded to take ■ Its 
heroes diluted with half-comic frail- 
ties, or its drama gro-(vihg out of 
dull commonplaces. 

It shouldn't be so, but it Is. Biff 
Grimes, with his clodhopper ' love- 
making and the boobish pretenses 
with which he conceals his naive 
virtues, is infinitely morje interesting 
than any stereotyped hero, bui he 
calls for more sympathetic under- 
standing than the average fan has 
in his or her equipment. \ 

htory has a peculiarly stage way 
of seeking" its points by indirection, 
A sentimental scene Is likely to de- 
velop out of comsdy, such as the 
episode where Biff Is about' to mur 
der his successful rival while his 
yokel friend'' Is expressing comic 
terror nearby. A multiplicity of 
such cohfllcts -with formula are 
likely to confuse a|td disturb the 
average picturegoer." 

Finish Is the best of the footage 
and -one that will register every- 
where. The wofnian the hero didn't 
win and whom he has been dream 
Ing of for yeaVs, turng put unwor 
thy. Out of his realization of the 
fact, ha fujirns to the patient but 
neglected' rea» wife with the awak- 
ened affectio-1 she long had starved 
for. Rush. 



HER FIRST MATE 

Universal production and release. SUni 
Summorvllle and Zasu Pitts starred. Di- 
rected by William Wyler. Adaptea by 
K.-xrl Sntll, II. M. Walker and Clarenca 
Marks from 'Salt Water.' play by Da.n 
Jarrelt, Frank Craven Ani John Golacn. 
George Robinson, photog. At Roxy, New 
York, week Sept. I. Running tlnje, 0* 
mins. 

John Horner Urn SummervtH* 

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Mary Horner,...^ 

Hattte t 

Percy 

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Socrates. '. . 



THE MASQUERADER 

Sefmuel Goi'dwyh production. United Ar 
tlsta. relcVtse. Ronald Colman starred 
Ellssa Landl featured..' Directed by Rich 
ard Wallace. Adapted by Howard ' Esta- 
brook from John Hiinfer Booth's Crama- 
tlzatlon of Kathcrlne Cecil Thurston's 
novel. Dialog by Moss -Hart. At RU'oIi, 
New York, starting Sept. 2. Running time, 
78 mins. 

John Ronald Colman 

Evo Chllcote Ellssa Landl 

Lady Joyce ; . . . . . , J-ullette Compron 

Brock ;....HBlllwell Hobbes 

Frfiser ; David Torrence 

Lakely .Crelghton Hale 

Robbing ' Helen Jerome Eddy 

Alston .Eric "Wilton 

Speaker Montague Shaw 



One Sunday Afterhoon 

Paramount production and release. Star- 
ring Gary Cooper. Directed by Stephen 
Roberta. Produced by ' IxmlB D. Llghloh 
from stage play of same name by James 
Hagen, still current in New York. Camera- 
man Victor. Mltner. At PAramount. New 
York, week Sept. 1. Running time 6S 
mlna. 

Bin Grimes Gary Cooper 

Virginia Brush Fay Wray 

Hugo Barn«tead Nell Hamilton 

Amy Lind Frances Fuller 

.Snappy Doyirner Roscoe Ka'rns 

Mrs. Llnd Jane Darwell 

Mrs. Brush Clara Blandick 

Dr. Stnrtzman ..........Sam Hardy 

.Schneider .Harry Schultz 

Ulnk Hoops James Bartls 

Foreman ; A. S. Byron 

Watchman .Jack ClUTord 

Another adapted stage play with 
a legit background of success, whksh 
weighs in for. >the screen as less 
th ■ u average boxofflce, principally 
because it is still pitched in stagre 
tempo for the screen and unfolds 
haltingly. Its substance Is delicate 
character humor and elusive senti- 
mental appeal and these arci quali- 
ties that are dlfllcjlt to translate 
from footllght to celluloid. 

Briefly, the story lacks vigor in- 
its transition. Record of the play, 
the only non-musical to last out the 
summer on Broadway, argues that 
it has the popular element in the 
original, but it doesn't carry it along 
to its picture version. 

Its faults -cannot be laid at the 
door of the players who give the 
story engaging interpretation, par- 
ticularly the performances of the 
two central characters by Gary 
Cooper and Frances l-'ullet, the lat- 
ter a stage actress making her 



.Classiest of class production,' 
treatment and casting failed to blow 
the breath of life Into this noted 
synopsis, which became a best 
seller in 1905 and remained one for 
over a generation. As a temporary 
cinematic off-to-BulXalo for Ronald 
Colman,' who'll be away for awhile 
unless the calt of the coin should 
coax him back,. 'The Masquerader' 
fails to leave a strong final Impres 
slon.- Colman on his own must do 
any drawing. 

Colman can be relied on to do as 
well as can be done with a part that 
suits his style, but here his best Is 
not enough. When Guy Bates Post 
essayed the double-lead role in ISl"? 
and for several years thereafter, the 
quick-change phase of 'The Masque- 
rader' had' a lot to do with it. But 
pictures have done away^any nov'- 
elty of proteanlsm. That leaves 
everything up to the story Itself, 
and the Katherine Cecil Thurston 
story, now pretty much of an an- 
tique, registers ho dice. 

The time is etf etched to, the pres- 
ent, with the depression as the rea- 
son for the British political crisis. 
It seems implausible that the nation 
and his own party should sO much 
depend on John Chllcote, a stew and 
a hop head,, just because Chllcote 
can make pretty speeches. But he 
can't make 'em -when stewed on up 
to his eyes in snow. Just as Miss 
Thurston did back in '05, Sam Gold- 
wyn and Ronald Colman do In '33 — 
they . call in the do.uble. 

No audience gasps like the ones 
in the old days when Colman car- 
ries on a dialog with himself, at a 
safe distance away on his own half 
of the split. They differ physically 
only by a .«?car on the dou'ole's wrist. 
The loving wife accepts the double 
when advl!3od of thermasquerade at 
the finish, ' ' . . v 

I'hotography Ls foggy, shaded or 
clear at the proper moments; the 
camera work ha.? much to do with 
the picture's technical excellence. 
There is the polished Colman for the 
lead, Ellssa Landl for the wife, and 
Juliette Compton for the other 
woman, all in.spired examples of 
ca,stlng, but too bad the inspiration 
did not extond to tho script. Jiiffe. 



Zaett Pitta 

Una Merkel 

..Warren Hjmer 
.Uertqn Cborchlll 
...G'^org^ Maxnoq ' 
. .Henry Armctta 



More story backgroiind and supr 
port than they've been accustoii*^. 
to give Slim S'ummerville and Zasu 
Pitts ft-oe play for their single "and 
double comedy work. Result is good. 
It's their third cO-feature. 

A look at the credit . sheet »rid 
discovery that It took .three, wrlf^frs- 
to sew this one up to picture re';* 
quirements, ■ explains ' "why this ver^ 
slon Is considerably, jjilt^rent in cLe-" 
tail from the- play, 'Salt •-Waiter,* 
which also necessitated' three' "col- 
laborators. They were* Dan Jair- 
rett of the four^a-day (and soHie- 
times next :to closing) Jarre'tts, 
Frank Craven and John Golden. Th© 
adapters mentioned are !Earl Sfiell; 
H. M. Walker and Clarence Marks, 
but the one who wrote— or remem-* 
bered — the- dish -breaking sequence 
is the one. who pepped up the story. 

For a change, Summerville and 
Pitts have a literary reason for most 
of their antics. To replace tho 
hackneyed situations out of the gaff 
man's files there is, In this case, 
something substantial to build the 
laufhs oh. When Miss Pitts says, 
"Oh, dear me,' to grab the usual 
howl, there is a reason now. But 
the star billing for the team still 
is wr.rranted, because they remain 
as important as the story, probably 
more so. Every close-up of either 
one, or both, is another inning In- 
a seven-reel mugging contest;, and 
the kids howl at. *em in the sticks, ■ 
It's about ' a peanut , butcher on 
the Albany nig:ht boat who yeariis 
for his ' owii ship and ify^ sea, and 
a loving wife who's trying to pro- 
mote him' to buy ,' the loc^ I'errjr 
boat. He, windis up with the ferry 
boat, ' • 

Una Merkel, Warren Hymer and 
Henry Armetta^were added tor 
laughter's sake, and do their share; 
Merkel and Hymer cari*y the sec-, 
ondary romance, doing a ' reverse 
Burns and Alien, with the boy riay- 
Ing silly kid. \rmetta gets his reg^ 
ular quota as a' comedy rum runner 
who sells Summerville a dead duck. 
The only thing ' he doesn't use la 
'GeorgD-a da Wash.' 

A ferry boat .wreck scene was 
neatly done, along with balance of 
production. Direction Illustrates 
keen unc" rstandlng of comedy 
values, for this one bobs up with* 
laughs where they're least expected^ 

Bige, 

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THE BIG CHANCE 

Eagle production attd state rlgfata i»> 
ioa«e. stars John Darrow and ifbtat^ Ken* 
nedy. Features Natalie Moorehead. Mlcker 
Rooney, Matthew Betz, Hai)k Mann, J, 
Carroll Nalsh, Eleanor True - Boardman. 
Directed by,Al Herman. No credits sYven* 
At. Loew's New York, N. T„ ono day, 
Aug. 21), on double bill. Running time. 
03 mins. 



. Evidently given rush production 
following major studio trend fo a 
pugilistic cycle. All the familiar 
Ingredients, the crooked .iight gang, 
the soft hearted trainer, the l>eau- 
tlful young thing and the worldly 
wise rival. Nothing overlooked^ 
and nothing added. Even the kid, 
who her6-worships the boxer, Is 
very much in evidence, but without 
much effect. 

Photography fair, but sound bad; 
Just enough good stuff cominer 
through to prove that the rest of 
the chatter is. bad recording and 
not the fault of the local operator. 
Development of the plot does not 
make for suspense and dialog Is 
generally amateurish. 

Hardly fair to blame thb players 
for conventional work. Chic. 

ONE MAN'S JOURNEY 

Radio production and release. Features 
Lionel Barrymore. May Robson, Dorothy- 
Jordan, Joel McCrea and Frane«e -De©, 
Directed by John Robertson. JFi-om Utory. 
Jltt'jure/^by Katherine Havlland Taylor! 
At the iftjsio Hall, N. Y. we6k Aug. 81. 
Running time, 72 mins. - 

Bll Watt \ ...Lionel Barrymore 

saran May Robson 

Letty McGlnnls Dorothy Jordan 

Jimmy Watt joel McCrea 

Joan Stockton ....Frnhccs Doe 

McGinnIs .....David Landau 

Bill Radford ....James Bush 

Jimmy Watt (age C) Buster Phelps 

John Radford Oscar Apfel 

May Rndtord June Fllmer 

Doctor Babcock Sam Hinda 

Dr. Tllllnghas Hale Hamilton 

A saga of ' Illness and the sacri- 
fices of a rural doctor whose oppor- 
tunities for medical prominence 
bring qircumstances which make it 
Impcsslble for him to accept when 
they arrive too late. Gloomy ma- 
terial In a measure but carrying' 
sympathetic Interest and some ro- 
mantic flavor. Can be counted on 
?o malftc a fair to better b.o. show^ 
ing. 

jOne Man's Journey' I.s also a 6"ri6 
man cast picture, Lionel Barrymore. 
He's the country doctor with atten- 
tion to all. Around him are those 
who prop up the tale of his experl- 
enoe.s and self-abnegation* But 
throughout it's Barrymore. 

Opening finds the doc returning 
to a small town after failure In the 
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PICTURES 



VARIETY 



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EXPtOITATION 



By Epes W. Sargent 



Happy Entertainment 

Lios Angeles. 

Beginning with a 10-day cam- 
paign late In July, every, house In 
th6 Dlcfc Dickson Fox-West Coast 
district has just completed staging 
a . Happy New Entertainment Year 
campaign that ran through the en- 
tire month of August, and resulted 
In considerably tilted grosses over 
the normal summer biz for those 
towns. Teaser campaign started 
with lavish use of stickers, auto 
bumper banners and other material 
each bearing a Happy New Year 
greeting. Merchants in many of the 
towns picked up the gag and began 
wishing customers and prospects 
the same greetings, which at first 
had many of the town people figur- 
ing everybody had gone nuts. 

Main stunt was a tiein with a 
newspaper In each town for a daily 
star identification contest, with a 
different picture name designated 
for each day of the month. Cash 
and ticket pi'izes were awarded all 
who successfully named the stars 
and designated correctly the last 
picture in which actors had ap- 
peared. Newspapers devoted full 
pages to the stunt, with the San 
Bernardino 'Sun' issuing a special 
New. Year edition In colors. 

Back of - the campaign was the 
Idea of conveying to picture house 
patrons information concerning new 
picture product, in connection with 
the Roosevelt new deal. Idea can be 
successfully worked In other towns 
where no Fall product is available. 

Booming the Pretzel 

English trade and general papers 
are to be educated to the pretzel as 
a prelude to 'Moonlight and Pret- 
zels.' Universal handlers have 
started a campaign, and to the Brit- 
ish mind the idea of anything being 
required to make beer more accept- 
able appears to be one of those ex- 
traordinary Yfinkee notions. How- 
ever, they are taking to the novelty 
and the scrap book, waxes fat. 

Sounds absurd to those who have 
been born and biroUght up with 
pretzels, but the pretzel can be used 
to con some more space out of the 
daily paper or perhaps form the 
basis of a questionnaire. 

Little realized that there are sev- 
eral unions whose efforts are re- 
quired to produce the true lover's 
knot of the beer hound. It's taken 
for granted that the pretzel is just 
baked and eaten. 

Actually In the production cen- 
ters there is the pretzel bakers' 
union, a branch of the regfular bak- 
ing trade, the pretzel benders and 
the pretzel varnishers. Woe betide 
the varnisher who essays to bend a 
pretzel, and anathema on both- if 
they try to bake 'em. And pretzel 
bending, or the fashioning of the 
dough into the double lop, is one of 
the few things" still to defy modern 
labor-saving machinery. All of 
which is food for the_ press agent, 
whether 6r hot ne absorbs 3.2. 



Baseball Windup 

.■?retty soon the baseball pennant 
fight is due, and the nien will crowd 
around the bulletin boards to get 
the first hews of the big games. 
Wire service can probably be . had 
from the telegraph companies, but 
it probably will be comparatively 
easy to get the newspapers to lay 
its bulletins oft to th^ theatre in re- 
turn fpr an occasional plug for the 
paper and its baseball stories. Un- 
less the paper has superior standing 
room accommodations In front of 
Its building, it should be possible to 
get the theatre designated as the 
paper's ofliclal broadcasting spot. 
NcighborhOAd houses can quite 
probably get a layoff, particularly If 
it permltis the sale of the papers in 
th6 lobby. Plenty of home lovers 
will be glad to come over to your 
theatre to get the news off the bul- 
letins, get a paper and, possibly, see 
the show. At least you've been able 
to attract him to the lobby. It's up 
to the front to sell. 

If you're in a spot where the re.- 
turns come in before It's dark,, ar- 
range a flag code. If the Nationals 
are ahead, run up a white fla.5. 
When the Americans beat the score, 
haul it down and run up a red one. 
If you can get a couple of large gas 
balloons, that's, even better. 

Whatever you do, work on the line 
that interest is centered on baspball 
for the moment. Make them think 
of your theatre when thoy think of 
the gamp. 



This Sounds New 

Jack W. Hynes of Shea's theatre, 
TJradford, Pa., comes in with pome- 
thing which .should build up like a 
hog-calling contest in the rural dis- 
trict.s! and probably will not be a 
buslnes.*! POpellent in the neighbor- 
hoods If if can be swung right 
However. It's the small town rivalry 
that malces it the big noise In the 
nine o'clookcrs, and makes 'em stay 
up until 10. 

Big ifloa Is a competitive barn 
danofi for the octet doing- the 
smootlio.<<t performance of the old- 
fa.shionpd quadrillp. ,Hynes pitted 



a local eight against an import from 
Limestone, a nearby community, 
and he packed them in on a Satur- 
day night. Probably better on a 
Saturday than on an oft night, be- 
cause then everyone can come. It 
worked so well for Hynes that he's 
going to take encores until he ex- 
hausts the neighboring territories. 
Cost Hynes $15 for prizes, the band 
was promoted and a refreshment 
shop took up half the cost of the 
throwaways and their distribution. 

Worked up with ain appeal to lo- 
cal feeling, this should be good for 
an every*other-week all winter. And 
no reason why the prizes should not 
be promoted, too, once the drag of 
the idea is established. 

Winning tea,m is established by 
applause, and then the prizes go to 
the best two couples in that team. 



Managed a Telegram 

Edgar Hart of the Majestic, Co- 
lumbus, had a tough tlnie with his 
fake t'eliegram, but he got there. 
Time was when either wire outfit 
would contribute the blanks and 
often the boys to distribute them, 
but in Columbus they shut down on 
the idea a long time ago on the 
theory that it cheapened the wire 
service. Hart had an idea that he 
would play fair by using half W. U. 
blanks and the rest Postal, but the 
latter outfit didn't want any part 
of it. 

The W. U. man was a. little more 
open to argument and finally agreed 
to Ipan a cut of the- blank heading 
if he could obtain permission from 
the higher up?. Cut was one the 
office loaned newspapers for a re- 
production of wires. Permission 
was gained and a local printer dug 
out the paper and printed the 
blanks, with a message 'To U & 
Others,' reading 'Tomorrow at 
Seven is here,'.>' These were en- 
veloped and one was slipped under 
the door of every office In the busi- 
ness district after they were closed 
for .the njght; a new form of dis- 
tribution which brought excellent 
results. 

Telegraph manager was surprised, 
at the reaction to the stunt froni 
his company's angle and has inti- 
mated he's ready to play ball again. 

Trying Ont 

United Artists are working' Qn..a 
contest Idea for Walt- Disney Mickey 
Mouse cartoons tied lii to the new 
M. M. watch. Beiiig given to 26 
theatres in Ohio and ' Michigan, If 
it works, it will be made a general 
hookup; 

Ingersoll company provides six 
watches, for prizes for the children 
who can most accurately estimate 
the number of Mickey Mouse pins 
in a glass container. Company is 
sending out a man to check the re- 
sults In the first spots and if the re- 
ports are favorable will break it 
open to all who use the cartoons. 

In that case they'll provide the 
six watches, 5.00 buttons, the con- 
tainer, cutouts and .balloons. The 
exhlb prints up his own entry 
blanks, which may be obtained by 
the estimators from the store han- 
dling the watches. 

Back of the -watch people's gen- 
erosity is the.'thought that, if six 
kids get watches the others will 
want tbem, too. 



Chang^g Sign 

Another adaptation of the color 
absorption idea has been worked 
out to give a new idea for -ivindow 
or lobby work, passed on tbc action 
of blue on grreeri. 

Announcement Is painted with 
transparent color on thin sign paper 
with green letters for the red back 
ground. Lighted froni behind With 
red. white and green bulbs so ar 
ranged that only one color is on at 
a time. This is done with a small 
motor on a turntable with three 
contact points. Not much trouble 
to make if the electrlcl£kn Is clever, 

Alternate lightings give red on 
green, black on green and red on 
black, and plenty of people will 
prawk and wonder \intil the sign has 
been Impressed upon their mem- 
ories. Perhaps a just-bnce stunt, but 
capable of variation. 

Flower Shows 

If it has not already been planned 
for, it's not, too late to frame an* 
impromptu .show of chrysanthe- 
mums and other fall flowers In the 
lobby or mezzanine, the latter being 
best If It's figured that enough will 
bo attracted. Small medals or cups 
are bettor than ticket prizes, since 
the winners will appreciate a visible 
trophy, but a couple of .small cups 
will not cost much -and the jeweler 
can be promoted to engrave the 
winners' names. 

Even in the larger places It !s 
possible, with a little pxcss work, to 
bring out a Jilce display, but it is a 
particularly good stunt for .subur- 
ban towns, where mo.'^t persons 
have flower gardens. 

Some profp.s.=ilona] .iudpe .should be 
u.sed, prflferablv the local flori.st. If 
he's afraid It might hurt trade. It's 
always pos.slblp tn locate .some 
woman who really knows flowers. 



Double Cut 

Exhibitor who had just Installed 
some of the devices to permit the 
hard of hearing to listen in on plays 
made the idea cut two ways. 

He was playing a com^^ while 
the workmen were making the in- 
stallation and for a small tip he 
got one of the sets rigged in the 
lobby. Then he sat a pretty girl 
in a comfortable chair with the ex- 
planation that she was laughing at 
the humor of the picture. 

Not only gave emphasis' to the 
fact the comedy was funny, but 
stressed the idea that the picture 
could be heard even in. the lobby 
with the aid of the device. 

So many people wanted to listen 
in that after a counle of days of the 
stunt she took t^he phones oft and 
let all who deslrdd listen in briefly. 

Put both ideas oVef with a bang 
and the boss Is figuring a permanent 
rig to be plugged in now and then 
for plays with specially good dialog. 
Only trouble with that idea is that 
people figure the show has started, 
so what's the use of going in? 



Urging Praise 

Manager who did not want to 
bother wjth the usual round -robin 
letter of appreciation to. a ' star, 
which he had already used, made a 
deal with the exchange to land the 
studio press department for . one 
letter from the star . of a picture he 
was booking. 

Then he came put with the an- 
nouncement that the best letter in 
praise of the picture would be sent 
to Hollywood. Small ticket prizes 
for other letters, and he got ' about 
300. 

Winning, letter was sent directly 
to the press department, which ar- 
ranged for a letter of appreciation 
to be signed by the star and re- 



turned witli an autographed por- 
trait, and it workejjL , so well he is 
trying to plant the gag with other 
studios. 

What he liked best was that it 
cost him only 3c postage. 



Broadcasting Baily 

Butte, Mont. 
Under the caption, 'Manager's 
Exploitation Ideas,' Montana divi- 
sion of Fox-West Coast is getting 
out a weekly mimeographed sheet, 
freely illustrated, of ' ' exploitation 
and publicity stunts that have been 
successfully tried put in the various 
towns comprising the district. Pep 
talks are also carried. Fist Issue 
made its appearance Aug. 28. 

Silent Trailer 

Minneapolis. 

Charlie Winchell, Publix adver- 
tising head, put over a clever and 
effective trailer for 'Baby Face' at 
the State theatre here. He had all 
the sound taken out of it so that it 
was run the week before as a silent. 
At the tag end it was explained 
that this was done because the pic- 
ture was 'for adults only,' whereas 
the theatre currently undoubtedly 
held many children. 

The tag went on to explain that 
adult patrons attending the theatre 
the following week would find all 
the dialog and action in the picture. 
There also were plenty of other 
strong intimations of the attracj- 
tlon's sensational character. 

Many patrons tried to 'read the 
lips' of the actors in the silent 
trailer and- imaginations were used 
plenty. The ti-ailer 'created no end 
of comment and even resulted in 
hundreds of letters of protest to 
Mayor A. G. Balnbridge. The pic- 
ture, sold red hot all ,the way 
through, did a big business despite 
the critics' panning. 



BEHIND the KEYS 



.Gardner, Mass. 
Geo. L. Seed is now manager of 
Giles' Orpheum theatre here. 



Baltimore. 
Paul- laufox managing Nickels' 
grind picture house. Embassy. 



Denver. 

Frank M. Bronte reopening Gem 
at Yuina, Colo., after in hospital at 
Rochester, Minn.; for some time. 



Hollywood. 
Mirror (Lazarus and Vinnecof) 
has dropped its Saturday-Sunday 
vaude. temporarily and will operate 
straight sound until new season's 
product Is available. 



day (31) under new management, 
James P. Clark and Jack H. Green- 
berg, of Philadelphia. Thomas J. 
Begley is manager. 

Youngstown. - 
E. C. Prinsen, for three years 
Paramount supervisor of the Ohio 
division, is manager of the Palace, 
opening Sept. 1, bringing vaudeville 
here for first time in nearly a year, 
theatre operated by Harry Katz, 
Milton Feld and David Chatkin. Jo- 
seph Martinko, orchestra leader, 
holdover. Harvey Cocks, asst. mgr., 
comes with Prinsen. Prtces '25 -40c. 



Paper Heads 

One manager is waiting for 
school to reopen to provide himself 
with a set of heads of the leading 
stars. Art teacher of the high 
school, who has considerable facili- 
ty as a clay modeler, will mako 
heads of these players part of the 
class work, adding the finishing 
touches herself. Before the clay 
dries, the head will be set into a 
form and plaster of parts poured 
over it. When the plaster has set 
the clay will be dug out and re- 
turned to the school, the last traces 
being removed with water. 

Cast will be dried and oiled and 
then newspaper smeared with flour 
paste, stiffened with glue, is worked 
into the mould, layer on layer, until 
a thickness of a quarter of an inch 
is built up. Then a layer of cheese 
cloth, similarly pasted, and when it 
is fully dj'ied the paper model is re- 
moved, varnished and colored, their 
mounted on a board. If the model 
will not come out easily, the plaster 
can be broken away, but it is 
planned to make the clay model so 
that no trouble will be experienced. 
Only cost is for the plaster, pasto 
and paint, and the proper head will 
be used each time that star figures 
on the bill. 



Another Clock &ag 

Metro offers a number of clock 
stunts in its press book on 'Turn 
Back the Clock' and they are good 
gags, but here's one more. 

Wind up an eight day at noon 
eight days before the opening. Set 
it at the exreme of slow speed and 
let the crowd figure Just how much 
time the clock will lose in seven 
day^. 

Two ways to a payoff. One is to 
name six prizes each of a little less 
value and award the top prize if the 
closest estimate was made on the 
first day, 'and In ^decreasing value 
to the sixth day, no estimates hethg 
accepted the last dky. Idea is that 
as time passes and the clock con- 
tinues to lose, estimators can get 
a better line on how much time is 
being lost dally. Other gag Is to 
have the six prizes with one for tho 
best estimate for each day. 

Clock should be started precisely 
at noon and the time taken at noon 
eight days later. Just a variation 
of the run down clock, but giving 
the crowd a Jbetter line on the loss. 
Estimate should be in hours, . min- 
utes and seconds, since the esti- 
mates should run pretty plose. 



Youngstowh, O. 
B. C. Prinsen has been named 
resident pianager for the Public 
Square Theatre Co., which has 
leased the former RKO theatre, 
dark since last spring, and will re- 
open it September 1 with vaudfllm 
on split. 

Town has been without stage 
shows since ■ spring. 

San Diego, Cal. 
Fox, once operated by Fox West 
Coast as its local deluxer, again has 
passed to circuit operation through 
a new rental, arrangement with the 
landlords. Opening picture (cur- 
rently) is 'Tugboat Annie.* House 
is a part of B. V. Sturdivant's dis- 
trict. 



Fairmont, W. Va. 
Warner Bros, theatre at Morgan - 
town, near here, reopened Saturday 
(2) after being closed for five weeks. 
Kenneth Grimes is manager of the 
theatre. 



San Diego. 

The following managerial changes 
in the FoxrWest Coast San Diego 
unit were announced today: 

Fred S. McSpadden, for the past 
three years manager of the ' Fox 
North Park, de luxfe nabe, has been 
named manager of the 3,000-3eat 
Fox, San Diego's largest and new- 
est theatre, reopening Friday, Sept. 
1, with 'Tugboat Annie.' 

Charles M. McManus, manager, 
Fox Balboa, first-run and only 
vaude spot in town, goes out to 
the North Park. He was formerly 
manager of the JEgyptlan, another 
Fox nabe. 

C. H. Meeker, of Payallup, Wash., 
goes Into Balboa. Jimmy Wyatt, 
Egyptian manager, becomes as- 
.si.stant mgr. at the Balboa. 

• Homer SkilUon, formerly of the 
Lyric, Huntington Park, becomes 
manager of the Egyptian, 

B. V. Sturdivant is dlvi.slonal 
manager. 



Newark. 

Harr.v W. Relners starts at the 
RKO here In charge of publicity 
this wpok. 



Ea.stpn, Pa, 
Nfw Ro'xy fhpatre at Northamp- 
ton, near here, w;m opened Thurs- 



Hartford, Conn. 

Recent Warner theatre changes in 
this territory include transfer of 
Ben Cohen from State, Manchester, 
to Lenox, Hartford; Hugh Camp- 
bell, Lenox to Colonial, George Clark 
from Gfilonlal, Hartford to Way- 
burn, Penn. 

Charles A. Brennan from Bound 
Brook, N. J., to manager of the 
Capitol, Hartford. 

New manager expected to be ap- 
pointed to the Palace, Hartford, 
soon to be opened as first-run. 



Los Angeles. 

Fox- West Coast circuit manage- 
rial changes in California have been 
made as follows. 

F. E. .McSpadden to Fox, San 
Diego, which reopened Sept. 1; C. 
P. McManus to North Park, San 
Diego, and C. H. Meeker to Balboa 
there. Robert Harvey replaced Jack 
Ryan, resigned, at Virginia, Val- 
lejo. Robert C. , Cannom goes to 
the Fox, Pomona, replacing F. J. 
Mennelly, who has returned to the 
California, Glendale, replacing Ed- 
ward Penn, who goes back to Alex- 
ander, Glendale, as asst. Harry P. 
Franklin made mgr. of the Em- 
bassy, Frisco, for F^-WC. 

V 

Guttenberg, la. 

Fred .Nelson, Sioux City, new 
owner of the Princess theatre, buy 
being made from Hunstad & Becker. 



Syracuse, N, Y, 
Brighton, South Side deluxe 
neighborhooder, going to try it again 
under Jack Karp, 
. Karp will re-llght the house in a 
fortnight. 



•Syracuse, N. Y. 
Myer Kllman, who gave Eastwood, 
.suburb, its flr.st theatre years ago, 
is returning to do the «ame thing 
for Mattydale. residential district. 
He has started .a oOO-seat hou.se to 
co.st $25,006. 

London, Can. . 

Grand (F. '.) clo.sed Sept. 2, whilp 
workmen are ru.shlng girder.s Into 
the roof and painters redecorating. 
Next policy for hou.so not dotPr- 
mined. Manager J. K. MinhPnniiik. 
hf.s 25th annlvf'r.sary at the nnihd, 
is now managfr of I»alacf; n<M'.) 
and Grand. 

Manager Ted Doney of l'ai;icp v- 
turn.s to Capitol (V. P.) a.s .-is.st. 

New .scale nt Capitol. Xi«Mf Uija- 
to 40f. *'rom 35c. and fr-jm '^0' t.-o 
25c. f;iiildrpn, lOo. af("j-rloori;-, -ui'l j 
15f;. night.s. I 



Radio's New Idea 

Most distributors are searcibine 
for new ideas to make the prean 
books more helpful to exhibitors, 
and Radio Pictures comes forward 
with. the latest. Designed by S. Bar- 
rett McCormick, who ought to know. 

The usual sales talk, merchem- 
dlsing suggestions, publicity, ad 
mats and posters are stapled to a 
stiff back card and thumb indexed 
for quick and handy reference. Top 
of the card rises four inches above 
the pag^s and is ruled up for a two 
weeks' record of the newspaper 
campaign, with other ^spaces for 
other advertising charges, includ- 
ing the lobby and bill posting, with 
a totalizer to arrive at the com- 
plete cost of the campaign on the 
picture. 

Also inclttded are -spaces for four 
shorts, including Pathe News, print- 
ed in. It gives a quick summary 
that can be transferred to the per- 
manent record when the picture has 
been played. Meanwhile, the man- 
ager knows just where he stands. 
Complete, e-ven to a punch hole with 
a brass grommet. One of the moat 
useful ideas yet. 



Plugs foi: Contest 

L. A. 'Examiner' is boosting its 
National Recovery contest (figure 
counting gag) by trailers In all Pox- 
West Coast theatres and In inde- 
pendent picture houses with which 
it has a co-op tieup for Its dally 
attraction calendar. 
. In addition to the free directory 
listing, 'Examiner* Is also distrib- 
uting circulars, one side of which 
Is devoted to its contest and the 
other -side to a reproduction of tho 
picture house calendar, thereby 
giving, the pic houses clty-wldo 
house-to-hou.se ■* circulation as well 
as to 'Examiner' readers. 



Makeup's Appeal 

Los Angolcs. 

A.s !i b. o. lure In connection with 
the engagpmpnt of Katharine Hep- 
burn in '.Morning frlory' (Radio) at 
the IIKO Hiil.street. here, house la 
j-pppatirig a h'tIp.s of daily lectures 
f>n fii'ikpurj .'jnd bp.auty on the mez- 
z.-uiir:p flofir lii.-it 1« making a spe- 
ci.'il :iTii)i'.-iI to fpnnne cu.stomers. 

J..(.'-HirPH .irp liPifiLf given by a 
I-' I> ''f i I')II,v\v )f)d tti.aicpup manu- 
l;i'-llir'-f- 

Tagging the Parade 

]''i;:Uriiig it w;.i.s no u.sp to buck 
■in entertaiiini'-'nt ^jiven l>v one of 
thp mont iinpori'int 1op;i1 rhijrche«, 
<))P hp-id wiiripr for a small town 
t|i'"ifr-' I to go the old gag of 

(Com iniif-'.] on page 40) 



VARIETY 



TuesJay, Seplembcr 5, 1933 




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in the story that's 
been waiting all 
these years tor ^jpt/^ 
a genius who 
could make it live 



Who but 
Barrymore could 
portray the living 
soul of the 





JOURNEY 



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A Drama of Devotion 

with 

MAY ROBSON 
DOROTHY JORDAN 
1 O E L C R E A 
F R A N C E S DEE 

★ 

RKO-RADIO PICTURE 

A Pandro S. Berman production 
Directed by John Robertson . . . 

executive 

MERIAN C. COOPER, producer 



Mis shingle read 
'^Eli Wott M. D/ 
but to a whole cpun< 
ti^side he was God 
in o creaky buggy! 



i 'GREATER SHOW SEASON' PICTURE! 



TuesJay, September 5, 1933 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



23 



News From the Dailies 

Thia department contains rewritten theatrical n&vos items as Pub- 
lished during the week in the daily papers of New Yorh, Chicago, Ban 
Francisco, Hollywood and London. Varibtt takes, no credit for these 
news items; each has been rewritten from a daily paper. 



East 



Police eruard slven Freddie Mack, 
Fox, Brooklyn, m.c. Says he was 
told to put up $5,000 or be snatched. 

A. C. Blumenthal says Jimmy 
Walker will be over Jan. 1. 

Michael Strangle, former Mrs. 
Jack; Barrymore back from Germany 
and Russia; Says she has done a 
new play. 

Ernest TrueJt will have his two. 
sons, Phillip and James In thie^cast 
of a new comedy due to open" next 
week (11). 

Hawaiian diving troupe, showing 
at Atlantic City, called in when po- 
lice and firemen fail to locate a car 
which went oft Absecon bridge; 
They got the body of 't^io driver out 
of the car in half an hour. 

Edw. Canavan, of musicians' 
union, announces .the .20%- cut In 
orchestra regular rate for Summer, 
will be dropped, but that- extras will 
Stay ciit for a long time. " Latter 
are overtime and more pay to thos© 
who double on Instrumentatioh..'. 

Florence Moore, onc.e popular mu- 
sical comedy and. vaude- star^ h^ 
aired her chaffeur-husband whoin 
she nniarried, after her divorce, from 
the late Bill Montgomery. ; She 
tried to' prevent' hihi from taking 
her' car out aiid he hung a ■ shiner 
on her right eye. Happened sev- 
eral weeks ago but story Just, leaked 
out. She called the cops to sh6o 
reporters off the porch. 

Patsy Ruth Millar seelcins divorce 
from Tay Garnett in Budapest: 
Papers filed and case will be heard 
in December. 

N. Y. cops to go into pith, helmets 
as soon as Commissioner. Bolan can 
get the price, down to $3. To be 
worn the year a^-quhd.' 

Maj. Edwin H. Armstrong gets 
the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals 
verdict in his suit against Lee De- 
Forest on his claim to the . inven- 
tion of the regenerative circuit for 
radios. ' DeForest claims to have a 
Supreme Court decision in his favor. 

Sig Romberg to Paris to attend 
the premier of his 'Tose of France.' 

Nassau road houses told to close 
at 1 a,m. or else. 

William Brackenbush, once of the 
FriebUrg Passion Players, killed 
himsielf with a bread knife Sept. 
29. Discouraged over his failure to 
find employment. Lately a janitor. 

Will of late Evangeline Adams, 
astrologer, shows she left a gross 
of $83,911 and a net of $61,438. 
Mostly to her husband. 

Group players 'Crisis' over into 
*Man In White.' 

Newark brewery experimenting 
with canned beer, to do away with 
the bottle nuisance. 

Hermann Jadlowker, former Met. 
tenor, back on a visit. He's in the 
conservatory of music at Riga now. 

Lilyan Astaire back home to do 
her impressions for radio. 

W. R. H. Trowbridge, English 
playwright, over here to land his 
'Crimson Crystal.' Also hopes to do 
something about 'Mary Stuart, 
Queen of Scots.' 

Guthrie McCUntic sets Sept. 25 as 
the opening of 'Jezebel' at the 
Martin Beck. Play back in rehearsal 
with Miss.Bankhead. 

Milton Roberts will direct 'The 
Gold Coast' with Al Fisher staging 
the dances. 

Jeanette MacDonald east to de- 
fend the suit brought by the widow 
of the late Harry Relchenbach who 
claims she did not pay for services 
performed by the press agent. 

Richard Reynolds files affidavit in 
Supreme Court to the effect that he 
Is i not a resident of New York. In 
the .suit brought against himself and 
others by Johanna Rlschke, "Vien- 
nese cabaret performer. Seeks to 
avoid trial in this city. 

Bores Thomashefsky announces 
retirement from the Yiddish stage. 

Mary^ickford a patroness of the 
National^ Air Pageant at Roosevelt 
Field Oct. 7. 

Mary Young, widow of John 
Craig, has done a play, 'Mrs. Tar 
quin,' co-authored by Frederick and 
Fanny Hatton. Kids the Shak 
speare story. 

About 75% of the holders of the 
old Shubert securities have taken 
up the Shubert offer of stoclc in the 
new CO. Offer, to have been with- 
drawn Aug. 1. is still open. 

Orim von Karauss, who says he's 
a Shak.spearean actor who came in 
by a frei.ght a few days ago. held 
In $50 bail for trial at General Ses- 
sions on a charge of stealing a 
basket -of plums from a wagon 
Admitted taking them but pleaded 
he was starving. 

Binaida Nicolina, radio singer, 
hurt Monday . (29) when the car in 
which .«!he 'w4t#i ridlnsr was struck 
by annthor in Elizabeth. N. J., held 
in hospital for observation. Alda 
Kii5!net7off. basso, driving, not hurt. 

Mrs. Jimmy Walker (Betty Comp 
ton) ordorpd'to the south of France 
for recuperation. Ill lately and do 



pressed by fact that illness affected 
hej: chance for early motherhood. 

Art, and Star theatres, Bronx, 
stench bombed Wednesday night 
(30) and about 700 patrons dis- 
missed. Nathan Sugarman, of the 
Art, caused the arrest of Aloysius 
Ward, but was una,ble to make good 
his complaint In. court, and the de- 
fendant was discharged. Harry 
Sheppard,. of the Star, told detec- 
tives he., had dismissed -nine mem- 
bers of Local 306 last Sunday, pay- 
ing them to Sept. 1, He did not 
niake any specific charge. 

World premier of a nudist play, 
'Barely Proper,' given at ' costume - 
less camp at Highlands, N; Y., Sat- 
urday (2)". Only ' one member of 
cast clothed. 

Labor Day cruises carried 300 
profeas.ional entertainers. 

There will be 11 "Yiddish theatres 
this season, of which 10 are in New 
York. Other house in Philadelphia. 

. 'Heat Lightning,' Westpbrt tryout, 
comes to the Booth Sept. 13. Ab- 
bott & Dunning hold the reins. 

. Sam . 'Rossof; contractor, took 
$100,000 worth of tiftkets for the 
'Jewish pageant at the Polo Grounds 
Sept; 14. 

• William J.. Brady, booth operator, 
painfully burned when film in tin 
box tot) close to an electric light ex- 
ploded in Glens Falls. 

Alston Burleigh, son of the noted 
Negro musician, and' Romaine Johns 
will stfige the Negro .i^umbfers In 
'Jezebel'. 

Three Negroes have bee^i using 
the Times Sq. subway station as. a 
pitch for a three-card monte game 
in the early mornings. Police gath- 
ered them in. 

Paul Muni out of 'The Red Caf; 
stage. 

Pennsylvania Broadcasting Cit., 
operating WIP, filed Federal court 
suit against ASCAP alleging re- 
straint of trade. Musicians' society 
forced it to pay $2,750, plus. 3 to 5% 
royalties, it avers. 

The John Ringllngs'drop their di- 
vorce suit at Sarasota, Fla. 

Theo. C. Packard, 66, actor, in- 
dicted along • with eight others for 
mail fraud. He claims he was presi- 
dent of an endless chain sock-sell- 
ing . scheme for one day, receiving 
$250 to front for the real operators 
when investigation threatened. 

Mary Elizabeth Riggs, otherwise 
Evelyn Brent, tells Federal court in 
her bankruptcy plea that she owes 
$33,965 and nothing with which to 
pay it. 

Manhattan theatre leased by bank 
owner to a corporation for five 
years. To be turned into a beer 
garden with floor show. 

Bud Fisher tells court his income 
from cartoons cut in half and asks 
reduction in alimony payments. Has 
been paying the ex-Mrs. $400 a 
week. Wants to cut to $100. 

Max Gordon waiting until Oct. to 
take the B'way dive. Then it'll be 
Clare Kummer's 'Only With You* at 
Harris Oct. 16. Roland Young and 
Laura Hope Crews co-starred. 

Fay Templeton goes into 'Gowns 
by Roberta.' 

John Murray Anderson planning 
a revue to feature Fred Allen. Inti- 
mate affair with small bankroll. 

Following Fannie Todd Mitchell's 
late divorce in Reno, the mess of 
suits In N. Y. courts following her 
marriage to Seymour .Woolner have 
been discontinued. Included are 
suits of Woolner against Leon Le- 
onidoff for alienation and against 
his wife for divorce; Lebnidolf's 
countersult against Woolner for 
alienation and for annulmena of 
marriage on the grounds the di- 
vorce was not legal in New York. 

Igancia Ortiz, gymnast known in 
tlie southwest, was Itilled in a fall 
from a trapeze in Mexico City Sept, 
2. Doing a. series of pullups she 
dropped 35 feet. 

Al Williams, aviator and picture 
stunt flier, credited with having 
hung the shiner On Hughey Long; 

Advance ticket sale causes pro 
jectors of pageant 'Romance of a 
People' to announce three perform- 
ances instead of one. Now it's Sept 
14-16. 

Burns Mantle, in the 'News,' com- 
ments that the last week's crop of 
plays were so poor that anything 
cpming along must seem better 
through comparison. 

Moss Hart, who's spent 18 months 
doing an act and a half of a new 
play, says it will be ready to stage 
in the spring. Titled 'Wind Up the 
Ears.' 




Indie Exhibs Can't See Rental 

Prices Set by Major Distributors 



Joyce Gets New Agent, 
Bat Morris Wants Nick 



ARTHUR PIERSON 

Apt>earing now with Maurice 
Chevalier in "THE WAY TO LOVE'V 
for . Par. 

Also appeared in the following 
films "THE DEVIL'S BROTHER," 
"AIR HOSTESS," "HAT CHECK 
GIRL" and "RACKETY RAX." 

Under management AL ROSEN. 



Coast 



DISTRIBS' suns FOR 
RENTALS ALL SEnLED 



Hollywood, Sept. 4. 
Seven damage suits, filed ih Su- 
perior Court here by Attorney Paul 
Ziegler on behalf of Metro-Gold- 
wyn-Mayer, film distributing com- 
pany,, .against seven local sub- 
sequent run independent exhibitors, 
charging contract violations, were 
settled Saturday (2) oh payment 
by the defendants of nominal sums- 
Theatres agreed to asserted con- 
tract provlsibfis in , future trans- 
actions with MGM and guaranteed 
there would be no further alleged 
violations of the booking docu- 
nien'ts. 

Basis of the, actions was alleged 
failure, on the part of the exhibitors 
to properly- account to the ex- 
change, on percentage engage- 
ments, 'price manipulations and In- 
ability of the exchange representa- 
tives to gain access to accounts of 
the theatres was also charged. 



Los Angeles, Sept. 4. 

Peggy Hopkins Joyce has been 

sued by the William Morris Agency 

for $900 as an aftermath of her 

floppo engagement with 20th Cen- 
tury. 

Complaint, filed here by Attorney 
Martin Gang, asserts- that- the ac- 
tress, while ^tlU under contract to 
the Morris agency, infprmed- • the 
latter she . had designated another 
person .to represent -her in Holly- 
wood) and .intimated she- would not 
pay plaintiff a commission v on the- 
2pth Century engagement. Sum 
nanied-- in that contract- was assert- 
edly $9,000, of - which 10%-.. and. an 
adjudication t of rights are de-r 
manded. 



Studio Placements 



Grand Rapids Pooled 



Butterfi^ld and RKO have pooled 
operation in Grand Rapids under 
the Butterfield direction. RKO gets 
a 60% Interest in the combo as ar- 
ranged for the towiu 

RKO houses involved are Regent 
arid Keith's. Butterfield has Isis, 
Majestic and Kent. 

Deal is aside from RKO's 26% 
stock Interest In the entire Butter- 
field circuit. 



Charles Williams, 'Special Invest!^ 
gator,' U. 

Buster Phelps, 'Broken Dreams; 
Monogram. 

David Durand, Eleanor Wessel-. 
hoeft, 'Cradle Song.' Par. 

Harry C. Bradley, 'Above the 
Clouds,' Col. 

Ellnore Jackson,. Dewey Robinson, 
'Shakedown,' WB. 

William Janney, "Vinegar Tree,' 
Metro. 

Bobby Watson, 'Going Hollywood,' 
Metro. 

Herbert Mundin, 'Hoopla,' Fox. 

Wilbur Mack, 'Bombshell,' Metro. 

Raymond Hatton, 'Forever Faith- 
ful,' Metro. 

Leslie Fenton, Dewey Robinson, 
Marjorie Gateson, Russell Hbpton, 
Raymond Hatton, 'Finger Man,' 
Warners. 

Dudley Digges, 'Fury of the 
Jungle,' Col. 

Dickie Moore, Jack Mulhall, 
George Lewis, Boots Mallory, Nlles 
Welch, Fred Kohler, 'The Wolf Dog,' 
Mascot serial. 

Sally O'Nell, 'Sitting Pretty,' Par. 

Jacques Jjory, Tempe Piggott, 
'Behold We Live,' Radio. 

Theodore Von Eltz, Walter Con- 
nolly, Berton Churchill, 'Man of 
Steel,' Col. 

Jameson Thomas, 'Tin Pants,' U, 

Bradley Page, 'Broken Dreams,' 
Monogram^ 

Laird Doyle, treatment, 'Frivolous 
Sal,' Radio. 

Directorial assignments at Para- 
mount: Stephen Roberts, 'Women of 
the Earth'; Erie Kenton, 'Come on 
Marines'; Alexander Hall and George 
Somnes, 'Miss Fan's Baby Is Stolen;' 
Norman McLeod, 'The Yodelers,' and 
Stuart Walker, 'Death Takes a Holi 
day.' 

Julia Hayden, 'Without Glory,' 
Radio. 

J. M. Kerrigan, 'Patrol,' Radio. 
Prances Dee, 'Rodney,' Radio. 



Committing themselves to higher 
rentals all around this season, major 
distributors are finding the little fel- 
lows trying to checkmate them but, 
with some surprise, getting less op- 
position from the big chains than 
had been looked for. 

Going ahead on sales despite what 
changes the industry code may- 
cause in the entire system of. dls- 
tributpr-exhibitor. business rela- 
tions; chsdns are quoted as apjpiar-. 
ently willing to concede that pic- 
tures must get more revenue .'this 
year than they did last. 

The indie e;xhibitors da not see it 
that way and ■ are trying, to break 
down the walls the- majors set. up in 
formulating sales policies and a pro- 
gram that must Insure greater, dis- 
tribution return.- 

While distributors' deprecate rthe 
resistance felt all over from ■> the 
smaller exhibitors, it is believed." 
some of the stalling is due.tp*doubt 
surrounding codification, and - the 
thought by Indies that the cqde will •■ 
react in their favor on buying .ptc- 
tures. 

Distribs claim- the question ok- 
price -to be paid- for pictures will not 
enter into -the coding. ^ 




Film Reviews 



One Man^s Joamey 

(Continued from page 19) 

city and loss of his wife. Then,. tor- 
a long spell, the story , deals with fila- 
administrations to the ill- o£- the 
conimunity, picture carrying. thts--tc» 
about midway or until his son- bats 
grown up. Also reaching matutUy. 
Is the girl the doctor brought -.'Into 
the world at the cost of a farmer's 
wife and reared in her earlier yeai's. 

Never reaching highlights,. or ap- 
proaching any unusual dramatic 
situations, story step by step takes 
the doctor toward big opporttmltles; 
then away from them and back 
again, until he has become an Qld 
man. 

His compensa^on comes When 
he's honored by a big medical body 
and lives to see his son become a 
famous doctor, marric a. to the glrl» 

A little more comedy than sup- 
plied by* May Robspn would help, to 
alleviate audience dangers of too 
much sorrow. Miss Robson turns in 
a fine performance with what has 
been given her. 

The doctor's ward is Dorothy 
Jordan and the other girl is Frances 
Dee. Not ln>pressive but satisfac- 
tory. Joel McCrea is thp son in 
conventional performande, Ohavm 



County board of supervisors does 
not have power to authorize serving 
of beer without meals in unincorpo- 
rated territory around Los Angeles, 
(Continued on page 87) 



GENE RAYMOND 

of "ZOO in BUDAPEST" 



Other current releases: "EX-LADY," opposite Bette Davis. War-\...^ „ „.„ 

ner«. "ANN CARVER'S PROFESSION," opposite Fay Wray, Colu-nt-q in-laws following the wife, 
bla. "BRIEF MOMENT," opposite Carole Lombard, Columbia, 

Now preparing a new Jesse Lasky production starting in September 
i?Ianning European vacation in the fall. 

Exclusive management SCHULBERQ & FELDMAN. 



GOODBYE AGAIN 

"Warner production and reloaae. Directed 
by Michael Curtiz. Adapated by Ben I^fark^ 
soh. trom play by George Haight and Alan 
Scott. At Strand, New York, beginning 
Aug. 81. Running time M mln0. 

Anne > Joan BlonaeU 

juUe Qenevlev* Tobln 

QUzabeth Helen Chandler 

Maid. Ruth Donnellr 

Arthur Weatlake Wallace Ford 

Harvey WlUon ...Hugh Herber<^ 

Clayton Hobert Cavanaugli 

Theodore Jay Ward 

Hotel Manager Ferdinand Qottflchailc 

Bellboy Ray Cook 



No smarter comedy with more 
ultrafled dialog has been brought to 
the screen since sound. Mountings 
are few and simple and the budget 
probably the new Hollywood nomi- 
nallty. It will delight every fan 
possessed of a Whisp .of sophistica- 
tion. But many of the smooth in- 
sinuations will not be understood 
by the average ticket buyer. There- 
fore, it obviously will have to do 
most of its colecting in the big first 
runs and hibrow neighbs. 

As the simple husband who 
knows only how to yes the suave 
correspondent, Hugh Herbert "rates 
master credit for many laughs. 
With a pan that mirrors the altti- 
tude of the playboy-writer, Bixby, 
Herbert several times succeeds in 
nearly Convulsing his audience. 

Warren William is ideal in the 
writer role. It is strictly a matinee, 
idol part and. William doesn't over- 
look a single angle. His perform- 
ance is as smooth as his dialog. 

Joan Blondell as the confidential"^ 
secretary and Genevieve Tobin as 
the frustrated wife whose una- 
bashed admiration for the writer 
furnishes the story, aro so much 
alike In physical appearance that 
for a time it seems as though one 
or the other was playing a dual, iple. 
Mix-up on a train and settlement 
of a domestic squabble in a bed- 
room, aa the result of the wife 
trailing the writer and husband and 

are 

highlights. 

Thft .stage succcs.s Is well adapted 
find the direction could not be bet- 
tfcr.. Waly, 



VARIETY 



Tuesday, September 5, 1933 




who cares if 
EAST is EAST 
...as long as 
WEST is WEST! 



''Yes/' says MAE WEST, "I wrote ^he story of I'M NO ANGEL myself 
It's all about a girl who lost her reputation but never missed it. 
Come up and see it sometime.", . , MAE WEST In "VNi NO ANGEL" 
A Paramount Picture with Gary Grant. Directed by Wesley Ruggies 
if it's a PARAMOUNT PICTURE it's the best show in townl 




Cpar amomit 



it 



Tuesday, September 5, 1933 



PICT 



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VARIETY 



25 



Stock Market 



(Continued from page 6) 



P9,s8inBr of the sununer, always the 
quiet season of show business In all 
its branches. 

• The theatre stocks did practi- 
cally nothing either way in net 
change from Friday to Friday. 
Ix)ew's dip was a momentary affair 
and recovery was prompt so that 
the week ended with prices in the 
group generally unchanged. Final 
Friday session was perfunctory 
with volume under 1,000,000 shares 
and the ticker idle for long inter- 
vals. 

That kind of a session immedi- 
ately preceding a three-day holi- 
day speaks volumes for the absence 
of any large short account which 
would ordinarily have done a good 
deal of covering, Exchange's new 
regulations have drastically cur-, 
tailed . short selling and that prob-^ 
ably Is one reason for restricted 
dealings lately. It is also one reason 
foWtxpccting a period of dullness 
fomWhe immediate future, probably 
running on a fortnight or so, in the 
absence of any news development 
to furnish a new incentive for the 
advance. 

The curi'cnt situation would have 
furnished a perfect ^ettlnff for spec- 
ulative fireworks if the trading 
rules had been left wide open as 
they were before the 1929 crash. In- 
termittent obstacles to the recovery 
drive ,would have inspired bearish 
operations and pro-inflation hints 
would have been the signal for a 
squeeze, all making for fast market 
action and. a lively public interest in 
ticket fluctuations. 

Instead all we have had for ten 
days or so has been the results of 
In and out dealings by floor pro- 
fessionals and a minor element of 
quiet absorption that took care of 
discouraged long selling. 

Public Spending Up 

One hopeful item of news for the 
amusements was contained in a re- 
port for the New Tork Federal re- 
serve district showing department 
store sales on the Increase for Au- 
gust, indicating increased loosening 
of the pur^e strings among the 
people toward freer spending for 
goods. More liberal budgeting on 
amusements would, of course, be in- 
ferred. 

Under the surface Wall Street 
Summary for week ending Friday, Sept. 1: 

STOCK EXCHANGE 



High. 


Low. 




7V6 


% 




5% 


1% 


200 


24% 


0% 


1,800 


.14% 


5% 


1,000 


80% 


40 


9,800 


18M 


14^4 


2.400 


30% 


10% 


112,500 


2D 


8 


34% 


m 




78% 


3r» 


100 


7 


1% 


500 


22 


13% 


500 


2K 


% 


12.800 


2M> 


% 


2,800 


9% 


t% 


4,000 


12% 


3 


123,200 


5% 


1 


0,000 


S5 


10 




8% 


1 


56! 200 


22 


4% 


200 


08% 


10% 


50,100 



23% 
% 
10% 
3% 



Issue and rule. 

American Seat 

Consol. Film 3% 

Colum1;>U P. vtc... 23% 

Consol. Film ptd 10 

Eastman- Kodak (3) 85% 

Fox, Class A 15% 

Gen. £lec. (40c.) 26% 

Keith pfd 

Iioew (1) 

Do pref. (0%) 

Madison Sq. Garden 

Met-G-M pref. (1.80) 

Paramount cts 

Pnthe Sxcbange 

Pa the, Class A — 

Radio Corp ; 

RKO 

Universal pref '. ..« 

Warner Bros «. 

Do pfd 

Westinghouse 

CURB 



Columbia. Plcbs 

700 Gon. Thea. £}. pf4 A 

500 Technicolor T% 

000 Trans Lux 2% 

PRODUCE EXCHANGE 

3,800 Par-Publix 



probably isn't as unanimously bull- 
ish as it was ten days ago. Sudden 
halt of the August recovery turned 
many cautious, but In all recent 
downtown utterances there recurs 
reference to a 'new' development in 
Washington.' All the Street feels 
that If a new spur becomes urgent- 
ly necessary it will be provided 
from the capital. Widespread be- 
lief along this line has discouraged 
a good deal of selling long and 
short. Not a few who think lower 
prices are ahead, have refrained 
froni seeking a profit thereby. The 
logic here is that if business suf- 
fers a relapse, the administration 
has it within its powfer to supply a 
powerful stimulant in inflation and 
even market pessimists would 
.rather not be short of stock when 
and if that happens. 

For some reason this year there 
has been much propaganda seeking 
to impress the, idea that early Sep- 
tember marks a seasonal market re- 
covery as a rule, although the rec- 
ord doesn't Indicate anything of the 
kind. The first signs of a reaction 
that led to the 1929 debacle began 
to show around Sept. 1, when the 
long boom rounded out its top and 
began on the down-grade that 
ended with the late October crack- 
up. Last year early September saw 
the peak of the spirited rise that 
began in late July and the decline 
continued into October. 

Fact is that business and market 
traders Iodic forward during the 
normally lean summer . days of 
August to the awakening of autumn 
activity and buy stock against the 
event. When early September comes 
around they have an opportunity to 
study coldly what is being accom^ 
plished and make a new appraisal 
of what the season has in store. If 
the re- examination of the facts sat 
isfles them, business and the mar 
ket are likely to go ahead. Other 
wisia business and traders trim sail, 
sell their stock and there is a re- 
action. 

This year there is every likeli- 
hood that administration maneuvers 
will do much to make the business 
picture cheerful; so that the chances 
generally favor continuation of the 
improvement that has attended the 
present government since it took 
ofllce in March. 



High. 




Old-Timers' Desire to Cop Theatres 
Seems Solidly Checked hy Chains; 
Par and RKO Halting Such Ambitions 



FRANCIS LEDERER 

who gained his popularity on the 
stage in Berlin, Vienna, London, and 
New Tork, and who is one of the 
foremost favorites on the European 
screen, will be presented for the 
first time to the English speaking 
moving picture public by RKO. His 
first picture: "MAN OF TWO 
WORLDS." 



LA. Reopening with 
Two Pix and Vaude 
Gives Mgrs. Stomps 



GLEN FALLS' BOOTH FIRE 

Three Men in Booth Badly Burned 
— Empire Reopens 



Bankruptcy state of Paramount 
and the receivership of RKO and 
I Fox Metropolitan In addition to the 
bankruptcy of Fox West Coast, has 
impelled a wide scramble among 
ambitious old timers and others to 
cop houses for themselves. 

Some of the methods pursued by 



Glens Falls, N. Y., Sept. 4. 

Reopening of the Empire Satur ^ 

day (2) after closed for several the would-be acquirers are causing 
months, was threatened with post- plenty of complications for all.' And 

the landlords are in the middle. 
•Thought on the part of some that 

' - T> /I I time for parties to come 

Thursday night. William Brady, j^g^ pleasantly walk away 

operatoi*, who was working in the with circuit houses unrestrainedly 
booth with two other men, is in a has turned out not so hot. The cir- 
critical condition in the Glens Falls cults a o«ering resistance a^d 



ponement as a result of the ex- 
plosion and fire In the picture booth 



hospital, with back; face and arms 



I protecting their equities. 

There has probably never existed 





Net 


Last. 


Ghg, 


4 bid 




3% 




23^ 




0% 


+ % 


84% 


+ % 


14% 


-1% 


25% 


-1V6 


16 bid 




33Vi 


=2^ 


70 




3% 




22 




2 




1V4 


- %■ 


8% 


- % 


0% 


+ % 


3% 




22 bid 




8% 




20 




M% 


-1% 



2Vi 



23 Uiit 

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214 



Los Angeles, Sept. 4. 
Downtown picture house map 
underwent a series of shifts and 
changes over the week-end that had 
the managers running around try- 
ing to figure out what might hap- 
pen. Topping the upheaval was 
the reopening of the long dark 
Orpheum, now operated by Broad- 
way Theatres, subsidiary of Prin- 
cipal Pictures. Opening week had 
a policy of two feature pictures 
plus 10 acts of Bert Levey vaude- 
ville, at 25c for all shows excepting 
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, 
when after 6 p. m. the tariff jumps 
to'S^c. 

President, Principal house, 
switched from its second run policy 
to first run by going freak. Open 
ing attraction under the new policy 
was the nudist colony pic, 'Back to 
Nature', and at a 25c gate drew 
plenty of the curious for the first 
few days. 

Gumbiner's Tower, until recently 
a part of the downtown subsequent 
run pool, and which, since pulling 
out has been first run, switched 
back to double second runs current 
ly. In an attemp^t to combat the 
adjoining Rialto and the half a 
block away Orpheum. 

Block and a half away, the Los 
Angeles, William Fox house, play 
ing duals of independent product 
first runs, is expected to switch to 
a combo of pix and vaude any day, 
and stage policies of varying de 
grees are not unlikely for several 
of the other Broadway houses in 
the pooling arrangement. 



burned. I the opportunity presently offered in 

Fred Bugg is manager. First and j the industry for acquisition of es- 
second run pictures wiU be shown, tablished theatres in a responsible 
aei-uuu I u I ,4.^^ way. Where the trouble comes is 

Glens Falls now has four Picture overzealous mien of some old- 
houses: Paramount with ^orge i ^^^^^ ^^^^ anything, regardless, 
Brown, manager, first runs; Riatto ^^ether such folks are of the, 
with Harry Black, manager opinion that the mixed-up financial 

runs and five acts Lriday and Sat- certain of the chains makes 

urday; State, two second runs, with i^^^ ^^^.^^^ ^^^^ anybody or 
shorts and comedies. j ^^^^ circuits are obliged to give 

away the houses just for the asking, 
M«vvnr^/\ n/v/vrriT IIKTIAII o^<^ fashioned idea. Seems to 

TRISCO BOOTH UNION I have come about when the in 



I $24,000 Gen. Thea. K<i. 

ii<><A 3,000 Keith G's, '48 

48 14,000 Loew C's, '41., 

47^4 7,000 Paths 7'b. '37 

4'/4 05,000 Par-Fam-Lasky C's, ' 

5% 122,000 Par-Pub 5'/4's, 'DO 

8!^ 3,000 RKO debs C's 

la 175,000 Wnrnop Bros. C's, '30., 



- % 



- % 
+ % 



+2 
—1 



Over the Counter, 

id. At>l<cd. 

j/i I noxy, Cla.ss A 

I>ar-I'""nm efs sold $7,000 (&) 32, 31«4, 32. net ott.'/j. 
Par-Pub cfs sold $10,000 & 33V4, 31%, 33V4, net up 14. 
Gen 'Ihoiitro ofs sold $1,000 @ 4%. 'net up V^. 



Incorporations 



California 

Sacramento, Sept, 4. 
Mideot Racinnr Ass'n. Capital stock, 
$2B,000. none subscribed. Dominick DIs- 
tarce, TjSo Taulkner, Mike Frantlno. 

' Badio Football Board. Capital stock, 
$20,000, none subscribed. James Duf- 
aeld, Kdward Bahler, Frank Michaels. 

Gospel Broadcasting Asii'n. No capi- 
tal stock. C. E. Fuller, F. O. Burket, 
H. A. Johnston, O. Howard Lucy. W. W. 
Bdmondn. 

Milk Fund Air Circus. Capital stock, 
$26,000, none subscribed. Monty O. Ma- 
son, K. I^eroy Blcs.slne, Ij, Benjamin 
Raidman. 

ISmpiro rrojectlonlst Union. No cap- 
ital stock. Merle H. Chambcrlln, George 
O. Brown, Kobert I^evy, Benjamin M. 
Jones, Edward W. Keeler. 

Amorlran Tnlklnp "Wire Co. Capital 
stock, BOO shares; subscribed, $3. R. E. 
Berlnp, C. G. Woodmansce, G. C. wood- 

UtiivorKal TalUioff Wire Co. Capital 
.stock, 500 shares; subscribed, $3. R. K. 
Bering. C. O, Woodmansce. 

Permits to Sell SlorU 

CaJ>arct Theatres Corp. To hold the- 
atre corporation. To issue 15,000 of 38,- 
000 shares, par $10. 

National 'Starcnsts.' Radio advcrtls- 
Inff. a'o i.«iBue 100 Bha.r*^H out of 1.500 
preferred and 996 out of 1,000 common. 
No par 



Judgments 



(Debtor's namd is first; Judgment 
taker and amount follows.) 

Metropolitan Soiind Studios, Inc.; Com- 
bined Photo Industries, InC; $18,275, 

Gene Buck; G. C. Porter and others; 
$355. 

XJttle Theatre Oporatln«r Co.; State 
Industrial Commission; $617. 



Ready New Pitts Yam 

Hollywood. Sept. 4. 
James Gruen and Joe Traub are 
writing the dialog continuity of 
'Hearts and Flowers,' Zazu Pitts- 
Pert Kelton starring feature for 
Radio. 

Gruen and Traub made the 
adaptation from an original by 
Howard Grcon, who will produce. 



Remakino 'Sorrel' 
•Sorrel and Son,' produced for 
United Artists iii the late years of 
the silent era, will be reshot as a 
talker with H. B. Warner topman 
again. 

Herbert Brenon originally pro- 
duced the picture. 



■ ^ _ J auguratlon of affiliated chains by 
CCNnC TIP inrAl XrAlFUlm companies made any house a 
dLnUO Ur LUl;AL Jl/AIilil y^jry probable buy for the circuits. 

Those same sellers apparently are 
San Iranclsco, Sept. 4; \novr on the liqe and apparently ; 
Picture Operators' Union has figured from the start to get back j 
served notice on local theatres the houses, quite at the same ad- ! 
that projectionists' salaries would vantageous terms comparatively to : 
revert to 1929 scale on Sept 1, and themselves as they sold. The cir- j 
are now working on that basis. cult, of course, to be on the losing | 

Means a price raise to $2.35 an end regardless, 
hour, from a previous scale that Par's Stand j 

varied from $1.25 to $1.75, depending paramount looks to have the sit- I 
upon calibre of the house. uatlon well, in hand by picking its ! 

Managei's have' appointed a com- partners and. suddenly taking an; 
mittee to talk it over with NRA, attitude, of no more partnerships, 
claiming such a raise at this time unless. That unless means only 
is not justified. Managers also state 'v^rhere the would-be partner meas- 
there was an agreement with pro- ures up in every capacity, both as 
jectienlsts to call a conference be- to operating ability and flnanclal 
fore making any such demands. responsibility, with Par protected 

Situation is still more or less up by a recovery clause under condl- 
In the air, and not llk<?ly to return tlons, 

to earth before several weeks. | That recovery idea and the vari- 

ous conditions attached are protec- 
I tive measures put torth by S. A.. 
Tai^ac Noll KmnaQCV Lynch. That's how come the recent 
UOfcb lldU UllUdddJ I furore over the • John Balaban and 

the E. V. Richards melee is sud- 
Los Angeles, Sept. 4. I denly quieted. Even Sam Dembow 
Gore Bros, have taken a five-year may now get some houses otl a 
lease on the Embassy, former indie logical basis. 

operated house on Market street. 'Over at RKO, the situation Is 
San Francisco, and in turn have somewhat different, but also well in 
given FOX West Coast a BO%.ln. hand. When the Orpheum circuit 
ferest, with the circuit operating, was shoved into bankruptcy^ there 
House opened Tuesday (31) with were all kinds of noises from vari^ 
v.„l^„«r.f ,.,,r, ous sources about taking spots away 

subsequent run pix. from RKO. Only one fellow tried 

Gore deal was made with Herman ;[°"ij?B A. H. Blank, who worked 
S'"^^- ' out a deal for the Omaha Orph, with 

the landlord and away from JtKO. 
Blank took the house at an in- 
creased rental. RKO -yiranted to 
keep the house. 

Blank apparently didn't figure finy 
comeback fro n RKO and the matter 
of product looked" unconsidered In 
his takeover. 

That way of dealing with the 
landlords direct is an old-time 
method under receivership condi- 
tions," as possible dlsaflflrmations 
and turnbacks make the landlords 
likely objects for considering new 
tenancie."}. 

Singers House 
At the time Blank took the 
Orpheum. he also was trustee In 
bankruptcy for the Par houses in 
that territory. RKO aiming to stay 
In the town, was negotiating a new 
lease with the Orph landlord. 
When Blank clcsed for the house, 
RKO Immediately protected its 
service and went for a house to 
offset Blank. 

Through Mort Singer, one of the 
partncTH of KKO in several Orph 
iiouso.s, RKO also has acquired an 
interest in the lirandcl.s tiioatre. 
Omaha, wliich will be operated by 
Singer. Automatic-dlly liKO's prod- 
uct comniilmonts go to the Brandeis 
in.stc.'ul oC the Orpheum, and It 
look.s Iik(? Blank is .somewhat .stuck. 
Jjlank i.s also coniix-Ucd to pay more 
rent for the Omaha Orph tiuin RKO 
wa.s willing to pay* 

■Blank i.s .stated to have ])ur.sucd 
.similar ta<-.tifs witli coftain of Par 
hotj.scs, i)ut looks to have been 
c.stoppf'd wlien Par began to figure 
Iiim out of any partnership deal In 
tliat tfrritory, unless and If. Blank 
I)ref(•rr(^d a partnership and so a 
deal i.s being worked out with him. 




IRVING BRISKIN 



Whoso entry Into the motion i>ieture ljuslries.s _waH </in auditor for 
►Sterling Productions, of which he bf-eame Vice-President in ciiarge of 
distribution. He thereafter produced sixteen features starrmg Tim 
McCoy. Upon Columbia pictures taking over tl>e McOoy eontraet, Mr, 
Bri.skin became an a.ssoeiate produeer for tliat company, in eliarw of 
the McCoy westerns and the "I'olice Deteetivo" .Serie.s, a tolal of twelve 
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THE CHAMP commences his 
Tenth Championship Year- 

Film biz is sizzling with M-G-M news! 

"Dinner at 8" is the talk of every Film .Row— 

In New York at the $2 Astor— 

In Hollywood at Graximan's Chinese— 

In its Road-show engagements— 

A new season tonic for motion pictures! 

r 

And, oh bahy, how M-G-M is clicking! 
"Tugboat Annie" started the parade— ^ 
Extended runs! Repeat engagements! Wow! 
"Broadway to Hollywood" leaps to the front— ^ 
"Penthouse" sensational in East'West previews! 
"Beauty For Sale*- an audience riot! 
"Night Flight" (Multi-Star Cast) takes off soon! 
That's just the start:- 

lOth Championship Year! You said a houseful! 



Taesda^t September ,5, 1933. 



PICT 



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VAnmrr 



29 



WORLD'S STAQE AND SCREEN 



(Continued from pa^e 5) 

many yras reaching markets that 
America couldn't reach, outselling- 
the U. S. In some foreign film mar- 
kets, reaching out for others. Now 
hitler has defeated his own country 
in these spots and the U. S. is back, 
undisputed leader of the world 
from a film standpoint. 

Films Is still the topmost branch 
of show business. Radio In the 
United States has made great 
strides. Abroad it has not gotten 
very far. Legit, through the world, 
is probably second to pictures, de- 
spite that in the U. S. it's lost a 
good deal more prestige than that. 
Vaudeville is a teeter-board prop- 
osition. Up today, down tomorrow. 

International year, in pictures, 
started with the United States con- 
siderably worried about the Euro- 
pean market. Quotas, kontingents, 
censorship, taxation — all were more 
troublesome than in the past. 
America was losing its grip on many 
portions of the world at a time 
when conditions at home were none 
too healthy either. Italy and Eng- 
land didn't seem to be doing much 
or caring much. France was satis- 
fied to annoy mildly while building 
within. But Germany was reaching 
put envious; fingers. 

In July, 1032, Germany was able to 
announce having an edge over the 
U. S. in Sweden in film exports. 
Same was soon true of the Central 
European and Balkan countries and 
later in Spain. 

Too Tough 

Czechoslovakia and Jugoslavia 
suddenly got ambitious for film 
glory. They both passed tough kon- 
tingent laws. American companies 
decided they couldn't stand the 
ra,tes and, for the flrst time, actually 
got together on an Important world 
matter. They walked out and said 
they'd stay out until the two coun- 
tries eased things. They've been out 
almost a year now. Germany walked 
in and supplied all the films the two 
countries needed for a while. Then 
the German product began falling. 
Unstable conditions at home forced 
Paramount and Radio Pictures, 
after agreeing to see the thing 
through, to attempt, re-entering the 
market. It led, partially, to the dis- 
missal of some of the best foreign 
men in the business from Para- 
mount's stafi^, after which Par 
changed its mind, the Radio con- 
tinued ; 11 ding films in. Now, a year 
later, it looks as though both Cze- 
choslovakia and Jugoslavia will 
give in any minute and the Amer- 
icans will return. 

Germany and France, working in 
unison, began the year by fighting 
the U. S. on the matter of dubbed 
films. Both countries objected . to 
the pictures, figuring them unfair 
competition because of cheapness 
of manufacture. Both countries 
passed laws barring dubbed films 
except when made within the bor- 
ders of the country Intended for. 

That didn't hurt very much, 
Americans being willing, after 
some kicking on general principles, 
to go into both countries, establish 
dubbing plants and work there. 
But Germany's new kontlngent law, 
for '32-'33, was the toughest ever. 
Only 125 kontingents for the year, 
no dubbing, and kontingents ex- 
pensive and hard to get. So Amer- 
ica did practically no work in Ger- 
many for the year. Germany for 
many years has been the toughest 
U. S. market abroad, anyway, so 
most U. S. companies decided not 
to worry about the place, bring in 
whatever nims they could, and for- 
get about the rest. 

Clever Germans 
Germany figured out a clever 
move, though. While U. S. com- 
panies were kicking at the restric- 
tions abroad, Germany went ahead 
and made contacts. A Franco- 
German ticup allowed for inter- 
dubbing between the two countries. 
Same for a German-Italo ticup. 
While Americans were still worry- 
ing and arguing, the Europeans ac- 
cepted the situation and got to 
work in each other's back yard. It 
took about seven months for the 
U. S. to catch up on that, Ameri- 
ca now being equipped to dub in 
Italy, France, Spain, or almost any- 
where. 

Incidentally, Germany's manner 
of playing the thing Is interesting. 
Country made a 40 picture inter- 
change deal with France. But, ac- 
tually only nintf French pictures got 
to Germany as against 27 films the 
other way. 

Money was a world headache. 
Gold han.s were very annoying, 
especially since American com- 



panies needed money at home. 
Budapest became a boom place for 
a short while b'ecause no one could 
^ret money out so several attempted 
producing there, figuring they'd get 
out negative instead of cash. That 
was one of the things that almost 
ruined Osso, of France, the leader 
In this movement. The negative, it 
turned out, wasn't any better than 
the paper, in most Instances. 
Par's Plight 

Paramount was a stormy petrel 
abroad. Paramount was in such 
bad shape at home that it got des- 
perate in the world marts. The 
Jolnvllle, Paris, studios were prac- 
tically shut, despite, making money, 
because it meant expenditure of a 
sort. Rather, it meant Investment. 
Paramount backers and bankers 
couldn't figure Investment or ex- 
penditure, even if profitable with 
times what they were at home. 

That led to Paramount defying 
the other companies at Hays office 
meetings on the Central European 
matter. It led to renting space in 
Jolnvllle to independent companies. 
Plant, with the best dubbing equip- 
ment in France, was offered to all 
the American companies forced to 
go Into dubbiilg in France by the 
quota law. Companies figured they'd 
rather spend more money and be 
on their own, although a few days 
ago Fox leased some space there. 
French indies were the only ones to 
grab up the invites at first, and at 
nice rentals. 

Universal decided Germany would 
be n good spot to produce in, de- 
spite everj'one's staying away from 
there. Paul Kohner went over 
from Hollywood, liked the place, .re- 
ported to his boss, Laemmle. A 
Laemmle relative, Walter Friedland, 
was taken from the pocketbook 
business and put in charge of Uni- 
versal in Germany. Three pictures 
were to be made. Later this was 
boosted to six pictures.. Then 
Friedland got really ambitious and 
announced sixteen pictures. Uni- 
versal would thus become Ufa's 
greatest competitor in Germany. 

Universal actually got two pic- 
tures started when the Hitler thing 
came along. Now the company 
isn't sure what to do, but thinks It 
has too much invested in Germany 
to forget the whole thing. 

Fox, at the moment, looks like 
the strongest American company 
abroad. With the Installation of 
Sid Kent at the hea.d of Fox, the 
company began spreading out, in 
line with his theories. Company 
is getting straightened out at home 
and is heading toward big. things 
abroad. Fox wanted to produce in 
both Berlin and Paris and laid 
plans that way. Again the Hitler 
thing annoyed, so Germany was cut 
out. 

Fired and Hired 

Paramount fired Bob Kane, so 
Fox grabbed him. Hitler fired Eric 
Pommer so Fox grabbed him. Now 
Fox has a strong lineup. They in 
tend making about 12 pictures a 
year in France for a once-monthly 
release. Fred Bacos, former Para 
mount Jolnvllle producer, will make 
some of them. Andre Daven, indie 
French producer, some more, and 
Pommer will make three. Pom- 
mer's pictures will, however, be 
extravanganzas in English and 
French versions, to help the British 
Fox market and possibly come over 
to America. 

In England Fox has a nice tleup 
with Gaumont-Brltlsh, leading Brit 
ish company, which calls for Fox 
handling some G-B's in the IJ. S. 
and working together in Britain. 
That gives the Fox plctur'es a nice 
out on the big G-B theatre circuit. 
In South Africa Fox and G-B plan 
to distribute together. In Australia 
I<*ox holds majority stock of Hoyt'a, 
the big theatre clialn. 

Columbia is feeling a bit chipper 
abroad. Company figures it's time 
to spread out. Wanted to produce 
some in England. That's off. Colum- 
bia is instituting exchanges every- 
where and building up a foreign 
service for Itself. Jos. H. Seidcl- 
man, from Paramount, was taken 
to head the Columbia foreign de- 
partment, a big help that way. 

Radio, abroad, Is hard to place. 
Company plays pretty much a lone 
game, selling films outright wher- 
ever possible for lack of headaches 
later. Individual deals, made with 
Haik in France a -year ago and 
Patlic-J^'atan this year as -an indi- 
cation. The Czechoslovakian thing, 
where company defied all other 
U. S. filmers is another. It's one 
way -jpf handling the situation and 
has the advantage of not going into 
much overhead. 

United Artists spread out consid- 



erably, figuring on cutting overhead 
by handling more films. Took on 
British & Dominion product In 
London for world sale and added 
London Films on a similar deal. In 
France a deal was made with Ber- 
nard Deschamps, who, however, 
failed to put up sufficient cash in 
time. U. A. has been practically 
out of Germany since the 'Hell's 
Angels' mess some years back. 

Warners has gone ahead quietly 
abroad without raising much 
rumpus. Some talk of producing 
here and there on the continent but 
nothing happened, outside some 
quota picture in London. Recently 
dubbing studios, have been opened 
in Italy, Spain and France. 

There was talk during the year 
of the first world film combination 
and it looked for a while likely to 
go through. It was the doing of 
Ufa, of Germany. That company 
got the spreading out itch. Made a 
co-production deal with Gaumont 
British and then tried to hook Para- 
mount into it in a tri- country affair. 
Paramount got into trouble without 
that, so bowed out. Then Ufa tried 
to get Fox into it. Fox preferred to 
play the world alone. 

Ufa got really mad and tried to 
tie up Pathe-Natan of France. Ar- 
gument used was that G-B, Pathe- 
Natan and Ufa would then bo able 
to face all the Americans, combined 
or separately. Pathe-Natan liked 
that scheme and was about ready to 
bite when the Hitler thing hap- 
pened, to upset if Hitler also 
spoiled the original G-B Ufa tieyp. 
Britishers tossed Ufa out on the first 
hint of anti-Jew talk in the German 
film industry. 

British Sales Up 
British companies started off the 
year slowly, then went into a big 
boom, slumped some and are now 
getting ready for really ambitious 
efforts. BIP miade a nice financial 
statement and paid 5% dividends. 
Gaumont-Brltlsh made an even 
better statement which showed they 
were making more money than in 
1931. 

Only two important British com- 
panies and they both started spread- 
ing. Both sent to America for a few 
stars, directors and writers. They 
began spending money oh publicity.. 
British film sales ~went up all over. 

Then, for no known reason, Brit- 
ish pictures began slipping in the 
British colonies again and Ameri- 
cans doing better. But Britons insist 
it's only a matter of product; . insist 
they've learned the formula and are 
improving their product right along. 
At the moment they're making a 
concerted drive at Hollywood names 
to bolster their films and feel sure 
they can take care of themselves 
abroad. 

Australia's Monopoly 

From Australia came one of the 
biggest deals ever. Show business 



there was in a bad way. So a $25,- 
000,000 merger was arranged be- 
tween Greater Union, Hoyts and 
Fullers. Carroll's joined the combo 
later, making a * theatre monopoly 
and meaning the theatre men could 
dictate terms to American film sales- 
men. Deadlock for some time, but 
the Americans gave in. They had 
to. Especially In view of the fact 
that Fullers, before joining the com- 
bo, had the Metro product. That, 
plus British films and one or two 
locals, made it a cinch. 

Spain suddenly woke up. One of 
the weakest European film spots in 
years. Paramount suddenly made a 
survey, found out the Spanish 
wanted pictures and arranged to 
rush 16 in, some direct shots, some 
dubbed. Par got a. break on that, 
other companies following in for 
nice results. 

Germany Ruined 
In Germany, even before Hitler's 
government came in, things began 
getting tough. Suedfilm went bust 
Ditto Tobis. Ditto D. I* S. And 
half a dozen other firms. Things 
were looking tough for everybody 
except Ufa. When Hitler declared 
against all the Jews, -the little Ger- 
man industry that was left perished. 
They've instituted a lot of new laws 
now and are trying to instill a lot of 
patriotism and ambition. Some of 
the laws are undoubtedly very bene- 
ficial, such as anti double-bills, cut- 
ting down overseatage, strictly cash 
or bona fide credit basis for selling 
and a government film bank to help 
production. But It will take years 
to bring the German film Industry 
back to the artistic and highly ef- 
ficient status it held a few months 
ago. And the best of the old-time 
German talent is out of the country, 
probably never toi return. 

Money exchange is one of the 
more important items in the world 
film situation.' Fluctuation of ex- 
change forced almost all American 
companies to gamble on foreign ex- 
ciiange. Some of them went at it 
systematically, some just as they,^ 
had to. Everybody became an ex- 
pert in yen and pound sterling. 

Then inflation came along. Prob- 
ably not more than a score of men 
in the entire United States that 
even understand Inflation. But 
every film company had a couple of 
clerks trying to figure it out and 
all the papers wrote stories on what 
it would or wouldn't do. 

Talk of film subsidies 'In several 
European countries. Went through 
in Denmark, Jugoslovla, Austria 
and Germany in diluted form, Italy 
and -France planning to follow suit. 

In France something may yet 
happen. Patlie-Natan is the only 
company that's pretty safe finan- 
cially. Osso is in trouble. Braun- 
berger-Richebe went bankrupt, Gau- 
mont-Franco-Film-Aubert is in 
hock to the French government for 




STEPHEN ROBERTS 

DIRECTOR ^ 

Now taking his place with the leading directors of box ofilco suc- 
cesses. His latest production, 'ONE SUNDAY AFTICKNOON,' will 
.shortly be released, Ili.s other box oflloe .succefl.se.s, 'TJIM KTOIIY OJ<^ 
TEMPLE DRAKE,' 'NIGITT OF JUNE 13TII,' 'LADY AND GENT,' 'HKY 
BRIDPr and two outstanding ppi.sodes, 'OLD LADIES HOME' and 'TJIIC 
PROSTITUTE' in 'IF 1 HAD A MILLION' for Paramount Picturo.s. 

Roberts, having directed shorts for over a period of 10 yr-ar.s, latf-r 
became a writer and then a director of feature produotion.s. 

At present he is uijder contract to Paramount Studios and und'-r Ihf 
exclusive management of SCHULBERG & FELDMAN. 



about 235,000,000 francs. Haik went 
bankrupt and was merged to 
G-F-F-A, not helping any. Unless 
the government can get all the com- 
panies together and write off that 
big lot of money it looks like seri- 
ous trouble. 

In America the foreign films were 
beginning to make a nice little 
showing a year ago. On Sept. 13, 
1932, VARiBrr listed over 200 theatres 
using foreign language films most 
of the time. Today less than a half 
dozen exist, because most of them 
used German pictures and Ameri- 
cans won't go to German pictures 
since Hitler; Distributors think 
that in the fall the thing will open 
up again and French pictures may 
get a break. 

Vaudeville 

Vaudeville in England had a big 
boom year that sort of fizzled out 
toward the end. First there was 
continuous vaude. Windmill theatre, 
London, started it as a gag. It 
caught on. Before long continuous 
vaude was In at the Victoria Pal- 
ace, Vaudeville, Prince of Wales, 
Pavilion, Leicester Square and 
Daly's. For a while only Daly's was 
losing money on that policy. Then 
that thinned out and the fad 
dropped off. 

Gaumont-Brltlsh wanted to spread 
out In a theatre way. First G-B 
bought three seats on the Moss Em- 
pires board. Then it got control 
of the company, making a vaude 
circuit of about .20 weeks possible 
for .American acts — almost more 
than was available at the time in 
the whole U. S. For a while G-B 
wanted to go even farther by book- 
ing the Stoll houses, but that fizzled, 
with GB still trying to get Stoll 
control. It simmered doWn, after a 
while, to 14 weeks of available play- 
ing time. Then G-B, a couple weeks 
back, closed 24 of its 35 vaude 
houses for the summer months, gen- 
erally the best time of the year over 
there. Just an Indication. 

Parenna's Flop 

In Germany vaude looked to be 
on the upgrade when the Parenna 
folded. That was a state controlled 
agency doing away with agents for 
theatres and actors. Government 
controlled agenting didn't pan out, 
trouble all around. It folded, agents 
got busy, theatres began opening as 
well as cabarets. But again — then, 
came Hitler. 

In France vaude was up and 
down. Continuous vaude was tried 
a-la-London for a while. Empire, 
best Paris vaude stand, went pic- 
tures. Couple picture houses added 
stage shows. The new Rex, one of 
the most beautiful world picture 
houses, opened and went for big 
names from all over. It was a Haik 
house; Haik went bankrupt, Gau- 
mont-Franco Film-Aubert took over 
the Rex, tossed out stage shows and 
dropped grosses to less than half. 
But shows remain out. 

Legit 

Legit around the world continued 
pretty lachrymose. The big conti- 
nental musical was 'Ball im Savoy.' 
That, as usual. Is en route to Lon- 
don for a repetition. America and 
England exchanged quite a number 
of plays as usual, with nothing 
really outstanding. At the moment 
the biggest hit in London is an 
American import, 'Christopher 
Bean,' which America Imported 
from France. Biggest play of the 
year from an international iStand- 
polnt was 'Dinner at Eight,' taken 
after its New York premiere for 
almost every European country. 
Kowhere outside of New York hieia 
it been exceptionally high b. o. or 
long run. 

France didn't do much in a legit 
play way and England had a so-so 
season, with the Cochran shows, as 
usual, predominating. 



Lait's Vacation Over 

Hollywood, Sept, 4. 
Jack T^alt left hero for the east 
Friday (1) after vacationing in 
Hollywood for four weeks with hi.H 
family. 

This l.s Lait's second ooa.st trip 
tills year. Ife'U be back again in 
Docpmber. 



Mitchell Spots 2-Reelers 

Los Angeles, Sept. 4. 

R, A, Mitchell has closed a deal 
for Beverly Hills exchanges for a 
.series of two-reel comedy dramas, 
prorluf.ed by William O'Connor, 
First />f the .series Is tilled 'Stars 
for a' Day,' 1th Frank AlbCrtson, 
Yvonne Pellotier, PMdIe Chandler 
and Ferdinand Schumahn-TIeink. 

O'Connor dlrocted, with Robert 
I'lanck at the camera. 



VARIETY 



Tuesday, September 5, 1933 




at 



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staged and costumed in a manner that 
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feature . . . not just a melange of girlies, 
music and ga-^ musical plot . • but 
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SI 



PARAMOUNT, N. Y. 

(Continued from page 17) 
belies their difficulty, is fascinating 1 



as a highly developed specialty. 



Roy Smeck comes through the 
cars of hard times that have sent 
countless singles into flash acts and 
erships with his solo musical 
turn unaltered. He stills works 
with no other props than a straight 
makeup and the banjo, and he 
makes it an item on any program. 
His banjo playing is capital enter- 
tainment, the guitar harmonics 
match anything of the kind in 



allowed to linger too long and work 
too slowly. Only fast turns should | 
be used and hustled along. 

At the end of this a:ct curtains I 
closed in, lights went on for a min- 
ute and customers began leaving. 



ORPHEUM, L. A. 



Los Angeles, Sept 2. 
Vaudeville came back to the Or- 
pheum after a lapse of more than, a 

vcar7of"hard ti'merthi^^^^^^^ " apparent that 1 Snure^'frim th"e" onVtlm?1L ^A. 

cSSntljL s^Sles^So flash aJ^ pit outfit was trying Krariety deluxer. Now It's 10 acts, 

pSfnSit '^J.ith hi^^^^^^ tirnf o'u^r g^ood^yTt'^^^^^^^^^ '''\^^T\r ^'""'rT' f,?"^""' 

t.ipn i,niiitPr*^rt. w« «Mlis works I *A ^^^^^ ^^Lliof «,sfK 'o.l,^^' innumerable trailers, at two-bits a 

of Irish melodies, with some sing- throw on a grind policy that threat- 
ing and bits. For a finish a dozen g^s to disrupt the rest of the dowri- 
or so girls appear again in Irish U^^n theatrical map. And they 

outfits, and back Df a screen, danc- throw in free parking all day 
ing an Irish folk dance wtih one of 

the Fabello-ites singing. Towards 

the end, lights dim, girls disappear 

vaudeville for musical quality, and and the. feature film 'Paddy' (Fox) 



the finger drum'ming on the back of 
a ukelele in imitation of Bill Rob- 
inson's tap routines makes an excel- 
lent climax finish to a. trim moment 
of entertainment. 

Girl line does a lot for the whole 
show. Opening is an engaging nov- 
elty. Sixteen pairs of stockinged 
legs are thrust through a cut drop 
of black velvet, doing a legmania 



shown on the screen. Not- a bad 
idea, as ideas go, but mighty clum- 
sily handled and unfair to the Fa- 
bello^ orchestra. No way of letting 



m 

Initial show opening day (today) 
ran a full four hours, and with a 
noon start bill had the house man- 
agement fretting how it could 
squeeze in four complete perform- 
ances and take care of the holdouts. 
Orpheum was once the pride and 



the customers know thit the show f S^"^^*™*" to f^l 
isn't over when Fabello starts ^oas* and for years was to this 
playing a tune with no stage action territory what the Palace stood for 
knd they naturally walk. in New York. Now the old atmos- 

Up ahead of the first act are a Pl^ere is gone, albeit the same elab 
v^.v... a, x^s».«i»« 1 series of trailers. This house has orate furnishings remain, and it s 

routine. Arms appear presently, and always suffered frpm traileritis and a direct P^av for the hoi poloi rather 

' now no better than ever. Theatre is than for the reserved . seat cus- 
runnirig' several kinds of contests, tomers, to whom Vaude was a tradi 
all announced via screen, which tion. ^ 
make it that much worse. Budgctted at close to the SPl.OOO 

Biz Saturday second sho^^ only mark, Bert Levey did a swell job 
fair, n.s.g. for Brooklyn, which- gen- I of booking for the opening stanza 
erally eats 'up Saturday matinees. 

Kauf. 



finally girls themselves come into 
view for arm, leg and head drills. 
Sight more girls are oUt in front, to 
be Joined shortly by the group be- 
hind the drop, and all go into a 
Charleston, which serves to bring 
Draper on. His finish on the ped 
estal puts a period to the dance 
number, 

Smeck takes up the running out 
In 'one' while the stage is set, pav 
ing the way for an agreeable com- 
edy number by Miss Knight alter 
nating between a, demure lass in 
long skirts and a hotcha hip wrig 
gler with a trip slit skirt that ex 



G. O. H., N. Y. 



and provided 10 well balanced acts, 
several of - them of steller quality 
With each of the turns pruned to 
the bone, in order to keep the en 
tire proceedings inside tbei hour 
and a half mark, and with the usual 
opening day lapses, such as un 
necessary stage waits, missed cues 
and other worries, first performance 
did not run as smooth as caii be 
looked for later on 

But for -the tworbit customers it 
is soup, meat and dessert combined. 



For the. "Grand Opera House, what 
they have' here this week makes a 
perfect stage layout. Whether in 
tended or not there is no cluttering 
up of the attention with • anything 
ploits all of opera-length stockings I suggesting class. It's entertainment 
and a wicked garter. Backing the cut down and molded to mass f unda 

idea up. the girls are on with cos- mentals and the congregation on , T»romi<!<»i. nf thp. new 

tumes brief in front and trailing hand for ,the unveiling matinee k-^df^^fli^^th^ P^^^ 
skirts behind working into a line Saturday exercised no restraint that ^^^^tF^^^SnSfn^^^ 
bit it was all up their alley and they hiubsi<i of Principal) that it wm De 

'were having a swell time. The town's greatest entertainment vaUie 
house may have been booked ac- The capacity mob, with hea^ ho.d- 
cording to pattern, but those opr out, that greeted the first show 
erating know what they're about would augUr financial success In 
and the capacity mob a.t th6 Satur- I big letters, 
day matinee sufficed as telling- testi 
mony to the observation. 

In the picture, 'Hold Your Man' 
(Metro),, the G.Q.H. has. another 
item of particularly strong support 
for the boxoffice here. Aside from 
the stars involved it's a subject mat 



Follows the Fay-Knight duo in 
what would be next-to-closing in a 
straight vaudeville program posi 
tion, and a production number by 
Miss Knight backed up by the girls 
for a mild climax. Costuming of the 
line and a striking wardrobe worn 
by Miss Knight help vastly to give 
the show color and tone. It is bril 
llant costuming, for instance, that 
saves a dull finish, -with Miss Knight 
a picture in one of those new mer^ 
maid gown models, and the line re 
splendent in frocks of a sightly tone 
JUst off pink, 



Practically all acts comprising 
the bill have be6n seen hereabouts 
frequently, some of them, in recent 
weeks, but from the standpoint of 
vaude it -was corking- good e.nter 
tainment. Only real mar to the 
show was the inability of Walde 



ter that the clientele over in the mar Gutterson and lils orchestra to 
Eighth avenue regions can easily live up to the rest of the bill, 
cotton to; all of which better than'l Joy and Lazzerone open with 



Tnvont 1b overboard on trailers indicates a hefty set ot figures for some trick and fancy roller skating, 

♦kTI ™ir Tpfrot thprf thA NRA the present combination. Rounding fbUowed by Claire Brothers and 

Siiv- « ^nlf-J loni «niou^?p out the screen fare is the usual Lee. two boys and a girl, in several 

?Sh.o^ w^o^S^r newsreel and a 'Krazy Kat' cartoon, tap dancing routines. Fhrst comedy 

ment Qf forthcoming Paramount re- | " ^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ smooth is provided by Danny Beck, in trey 

action with Kluting's Animals, with spot, who gives some amusing im- 

the menagerie embracing a neat set -personations of picture names and 

of dogs and cats and even a rabbit, winds up with his familiar drum and 

With the kids the act was a push- drum stick routine, 

ovar. It is all brightly routined Next come the Vitaphone Four 

even though the stunts run close to (Four Gobs) with a nifty harinony 



^ leases naming half a dozen coming 
I 'soons and last a regulation length 
] trailer for next week's attraction, 
•Song of Songs*. Last named is a 
good bit of .advertising, most of the 
scenes in action and m6st of the ad 



the fiash which was handed him 
on the split caught Wednesday 
night, an amateurish audition billed 
as 'Dance Tours.' It's the kind of 
act that would drive his film pat- 
ronage away. 

The energetic indie exhlb running 
this old timer may be aware of that 
danger. When he took a look at 
the show sent him by George God- 
frey, who's booking it this time in- 
stead of the Dows, he decided to 
let it open the show, get It out of 
the way, and close with Scooter 
Lowry, 'Our Gang* kid. 

It made for an odd running or- 
der, with William Seabury next to. 
Closing, but nothing else could be 
done unless the Hanlon Bros, in 
their novelty act had been saved 
for the close. Lowry could then 
have been in the middle of the bill. 

Kid's act of talking and dance 
steps, Seabury's comedy melange 
with the stooge ..and the. Hanlon 
Bros.' trick hoofery all fair enough 
for type of drawn here. Paxton 
(New Acts), a memory expert, on 
second and over with this mob, but 
Inclined to be theatrical and stagey, 
It hurts his performance and re- 
ception. 

Goldman is paying around $800 
for «ach show, using five acts on a 
split, with changes Wednesday and 
Saturday. This show is his second 
in. First was headed by Jean Be 
dlni, and, says Goldman, increased 
his normal business by 40%. That's 
4)artly encouraging him to spend a 
few hundred dollars more for -each 
bill. 

But unless the shows, though 
costing more, attain a .certain 
standard, even the common folks 
living behind the Circle toward 
»th and 10th avenues won't keep 
up that 40% increase. 

Prices aris 2Bc mats and 35c e-ye- 
nings as against 15c and ?5c, pre- 
viously with straight films. 

Char. 



against an animated background of 
the picture itself. 

Orchestra dressed In rhumba cda- 
tume and the o-vierture is a medley 
of spirited Cuban numbers, empha 
sizing the swinging 'Cubalero' and 



y^^:Vf!?«-i^^L^.!?L^^i"lP^^^^^^^ Laugh bits, also singing turn that includes a semi- 

of the conventional category, are spiritual unusually well done. Bass 
nipely interpolated and added to the singer Is particlarly effective and 
turn's favor is the dressing given quartet registers solidly. Movie 
It along with the personable ways hand Revue is a four-act put to 
of the ringmaster. • gether by Bob Gilbert that Is long 

_ ^ , Helen Honan, spotted here in on intricate hoofing and somewhat 

♦Mama Inez . -V®*?®^ t,^*]^^ deuce, has everything in her favor 'deficient in song, but the whole well 
Deutsch's soloing, in the Roblnoff j^^^ a voice. Plus the looks, figure blended. Act Is well dressed and the 
manner, of 'Cuban Love Song is a ^^j^^ a fiair for wearing clothes the Uwo boys (including Gilbert), and two 
highlight. Ruan. I gjpi packs an Impressive talent for gjris work hard and satisfactorily. 

mimicry. Neither at talking nor Morales Brothers, pair of comedy 
Al R1717 RDOOITI YN I singing do the pipes carry far- or n^ugidans, are the first sock act 
i\M^DMltML.f Divv/v/EVi^ M. resonantly. But when It comes to and mop up, using- the same routine 

There's always something new makeup and Impersonation of man- caught at another downtown 
possible. It isn't always good, but nerisms the stufl: is all there m rich house a few weeks ago. Class 
it's n^w. That, at least, seems to be assortment. Her Mae West takeoff bicycle act comes next, presented 
the theory here this week. With the turned out her best bit, while the J Paul Gordon with Fay LeRoy 
new thing a simple matter of mov- Durante and Zasu Pitts sketchings assisting. Gordon works in full 
ing the overture. Everybody always also tickled them. It was a resound- evening attire and his work is far 
has the overture played to begin ing vote they gave her on the way removed from the customary cut- 
the show, but at the Albee this off with the palm pounding easily and-dried. cycling, 
week the overture closes the show, meriting an encore, and that sne Blossom Sisters (duo) are comedy 
Just a new idea. . bestowed, drawing on the Charlie harmonists, who have a weak open- 

Afltalr starts with Ferry Corwey, Chaplin shuffle and tap sh,e used- to j^^g number, but a Spanish singing, 
musical clown, who's fairly amus- do in an act with her folks. Were dancing routine for a finish that's 

■ she endowed with a- voice hers' • - • • 

would be fast going, on the way up 
The click songsmiths, Harry Pease 
and Ed G. Nelson, as usual, make 

- -~ ,of their contribution more than a ^^^^^ ^^^^^^ — - 

know better than do the kind of act personal appearance. For the ^en Hassen's Six Blue Streaks close 

he's doing. It isn't comedy and he level the thing is perfectly confected .^.j^ ^ typical Arab act. 
doesn't bother singing more than a and routined, and the rewards gar- _ screen 'Man Who Dared* 
few choruses. Weber has back- nered left no doubt that the custom- ) -professional Sweetheart' 

ground, experience and ability. He ers were tickled pink to meet, the ' .7.^..... 
ought to use it, . fellawS that ■wi'sote such heart throb- 

Mells, Kirk and Martin are back bers as 'Ten Little Fingers,' 'Auf 
now with their knockout stuff. They wiedersehen' and 'The Fellow I 
don't get too good a hand, or didn't Liked. Stole the Girl I Love,' Pease 
Saturday afternoon, which would and Nelson, with the aid of a couple 
seem to indicate that this type of femmes, illustrate their composi- 
thlng Is rapidly playing itself out tlons with living tableaux, all rei^i- 
because done too often by too many | niscent of the stereopticon slide 

days, but oldsters and kids alike 

reveled in it.. . _ . . I ^r.^/^T'T^ 'Hrrni^ini?^ it back" Even if 



ing. "Jkladle and Ray' are in the 
deuce. Boy and girl dance and 
twirl ropes. Beth clever youngsters 
and pretty effective. 

Third is Rex Weber, who should 



a wow. Next to shut spot has Will 
Aubrey ^with his usual brand of 
comedy patter and song that clicks 
solidly. Aubrey is sure-fire, ..-and 
in these parts always registers. All 



(Radio). 



Edwa. 



CIRCLE, N. Y. 



Now that the Palace decided not 
to give up vaude again, retaining 
It instead :o see what happens, the 
Circle eoes on it agfiin. Perhaps 
Moo Goldman, the independent 
■I operate* of the house, is playing a 
S?essio^' laid down b, Pease hunch jn^b^^^^^^^^^^ 
leaturea, qi T.n«ui. ou.uc *..^.x.^. . and Nelson made it none too easy "l® %^^^*=tlth vauSrs^ R^ 
at staging currently. Opens with an jed Dooley and his looker part- very ^f.^'^^^'^j^^^^^^here Gold- 
unbilled girl, Dolly Kay. singing a Lo^^ foUo^, When things got slow been , V^hat can 
pop. She sings effectively and de- Dooley the comic merely dipped '"?>^,t'"i?\?g nuv.ng a h^^^ he'll 
serves a billing break. Then the line " ^^^^^^ /geper in the soot for his ..^"L'^A^nSv better vaude Out- 
of girls in a skeleton dance thad f^^^^ 

they do nicely, although it's lost Its ^gneral scored n cely for him. sme ot "^e y^V*"" far as tele- 
novelty , by, this, time to most audi- I general^ it .may seem, they com- I jJ^p^'^^^PP^^^"^" /-^^ ^-"-A^^f. 



Fifth spot is reserved far. the 
hou.se production. Line of • girls still 
featured, 24 of them. Some attempt 



reach at the scale in 



ences. An unbilled young man here, lately passed up the one about the X^^oT for the Circle's neW policy 
Horton Spur, who dances fairly P;^«^":||y P^u^^ ^ possible that I eff?5t for the Circle s new^ policy, 

well, but entirely too long. He does ^ ^ g here arc on the social way up 

one dance routine that's okay, a ' - . • _ 

comedy pantomime bit ^ 

and another dance that would have Z*^ ^ q 

been okay if not interrupted by the Robinson, Martin, which 

other stuff ahead. Miss Kay back I ^viann. 



= «<^t I with the tipoff for comics being; 
that 3 not I ^^^^ j^^,^ j^j^jg uptown is equally 



a 35c top, but folks may figure a 
few extra cents at the Palace or 
State worth it to avoid bad shows. 
Playing better shows along with 
his hunches in what Goldman ex- 
pects to do, even if it's going to 



i A nfl fririq back closed, has the makings of a snappy cost $200 or $300 more. Anything 

for another number And g^^ Girl and lad represented by Lo keep away from vaude shows 

^^^ •^/.^o^L^t^ DaUeT^^^^^ two names of the. billing that will ruin his picture following, 

trick cofumes Dances well stagea ^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^bout if nothing else. And he's going big 

a«d girls effective with Spur on foi ^^^.^ footwork, while Aylyn Mann on film contracts, taking Metro. 

^D^ce flash aJt of ?Si^r^^^ de- does the old serpent routine with the Par and UA product. So why not 



aj/ir' ri«vrtei" I 2!S\Tca^m%^rmuftrSior?; 1 
iptla!tl?r'in?e^ripang,^"frr Jlso a fai^r- haired chap at the p^no 

turn© changes, are okay enough, but I went big here. woea 



stronger on. vaude? 

Goldman has given orders for a 
standard name on each show. What 
he's trying to avoid is such acts as 



PARAMOUNT, L. A. 

Los Angeles, Aug. 30. 
It's a nine-day week fo>r the cur- 
rent stage show, but not. all thie.acts 
will draw down dough for that 
many days. F'.rlnstance, Bud Har- 
ris and Bert Howell, colored com-: 
edy pair, did not go into the show 
until Wednesday, so they garner 
only eight days' pay against a nine- 
day run* Mixup was brought about 
through the yanking of 'This Day 
and Age* (Par) from screen after.ll 
days, with the stage show holding 
over, excepting that the Three Radio 
Rogues were out after Wednesday 
(14 days for them). 

New m.c. is Frank Jenks, replac- 
ing Rube Wolf, who will open the 
Orpheum 'in Frisco for.Fanchon & 
Marco, when that house gets going 
in a week or so. 

Jenks is no -stranger to these 
parts,' his last m.c. assignment hav 
ing been at the Pantages some 
months ago. He also held forth at 
the Par several years ago, as well 
as doing his chores in various Fox- 
West Coast houses in this territory. 
His is the son^ewhat flip type pf 
m,c,, with probably a little overdose 
of mugging and . a couple of 'hells' 
that could Just as easily have been 
omitted from his routine. . Other- 
wise, he does a flrSt-rate job with a 
lot of work aside from his an 
nouncements'and band direction. 
. Following Jenks' introductory re- 
marks, which Include a couple of 
stale gags, band is revealed garbed 
in Foreign Legion attire, in a Moor 
ish or Egyptian setting, with the 
lino girls, clad as Egyptian chor- 
ines might or might not have been 
dressed, performing an intricate 
scimitar routine. Immediately fol 
lowing come the Four Abbottiers, 
quartet of femme exotic dancers 
whose graceful routine is largely 
devoted to hand-and-arm manipula 
tlons. Their dance is somewhat of 
a ritualistic type, with the girls' 
long back close-fitting dresses set- 
ting them off to advantage. 

Some more gabbing by Jenks, who 
had coined for himself the title of 
master of serum, and then the band 
into a comedy number, playing sev 
oral versions of 'Thank You Father' 
Jenks does a bit of warbling and 
clowning that helps put the num 
bcr across, 

Kay Thompson, , blues chirper 
from Radio KHJ, presents a; typical 
air number and then doubles -with 
Jenks for a comedy duet, 'cle-v'erly 
done,' A tenor solo by Max Lemer, 
with the line - girls serving as 
background, and then Hadjl-Ali 
draws gasps by his water-drinking 
capacity and his ability to exude a 
gallon or more from his stomach 
after Imbibing,, and more gasp; 
when" he mixes gasoline with water 
and proceeds to create huge flames 
by his expectorant. Act is a de- 
cided novelty, if not the most taste 
ful of diversions. 

Whitey Roberts offers some waltz 
clogging and rhythm stepping while 
.skipping rope, and follows with 
bit of comedy juggling, using Jenks 
as a foil. Three Radio Rogues fol- 
low, using the .same routine as last 
week. Then Harris and Howell in 
cross-fire comedy, and a bit of in- 
strumentation, with Harris' brother 
winding up with some snappy fitair 
dancing, on the Bill Robin.son order. 
Finale has the girls doing a gun 
drUI that is cleverly executed. 

Screen feature 'One Sunday After- 
noon' (Par) with Tarzan sorial and 
news, IJij! nkc at oppning .show to- 
day. Edwa. 



ACADEMY, N. Y. 

Looks like an easy first half for ; 
this 14th street house the current ; 
week. Gus Edwards and his nlno 
or 10 kids, minus their mamas, top, 
and the scre,en holds 'Tarzan th» 
Fearless' (Lesser), equally as good 
for adults or kids. 

There is also a pair of kids on 
their own. Two colored lads. Pops 
and Louie, typical Negro steppers 
and cute performers. Got speedy 
feet and banjo voices that also sim- 
ulate some kinds of musical sounds. 
These kids take the middle for 
everything it's worth, although they 
finish a bit awkwardly. Maybe duo 
to the first show stuff, " which is 
when the bill was caught (Saturday 
matinee). 

Edwards in closing takes up only 
62 minutes with -his troupe. Not 
long for Gus, and so far as reaction 
goes when judged wasn't too lone 
for the Academy audiences. How- 
ever, that's, only for one show.. 
Staying nearly an hour is taking a 
big chance and* slowing up. tho 
turnover, 'especially over a week- 
end When turnover counts. 

Some ability,' both,known and un- 
known, among the Edwards troupe, 
but introducing a youngster as a 
sex-appealing girl sounds unbecom- 
ing. There' are four girls and about 
six boyg with Edwards, and the lat- 
ter himsielf takes a turn or two at 
singing. 

Right there and just before closr 
ing, Leon Navarra makes his second 
bow-ori in the bill to frame this 
pieces for "Edward's by asking him 
to -sing some of his (Edwards) own 
old songs. 

. In Larry Adler, harmonica player, 
JEdwards presents' hi& most finished 
artist among the kids, but Larry 
doesn't gef the opportunity to re- 
peat as does little Tony Pagliaccl, 
or. something, who sings in Italian 
and winds up with a chorus of 
'Farewell't'o Arms\ Adler should bo 
used more. 

The girls iare .okay and the stage 
curtains spread and shut for differ- 
ent numbers' effectively under Ed- 
wards' direction. But how far tho 
girls in the Edwards troupe will go 
towards a stage career looks to de- 
pend as much on them as on Ed- 
wards. 

Opening is Lorlmer Hudson and 
his girl assistant in a speedy and 
fun-building piece Of bicycle work, 
Hudson of course in tramp costume. 
Navatra, when caught, was a cinch 
and looks to have just the kind of 
stuflt that's wanted around. His 
piano spieling plus personality 
works -to good advantage, and be- 
fore the act is through he has the 
audience working as his plants. 
Good showmanship, 

Ne3rtrto-shut are Frank Convillo 
and Sonny Dale, The girl's a blonde 
and excellent foil for Conville, who 
is an exjpert funster. Uses his sim- 
ulation Of a burlesque girl singing 
arid cinches every time. That num- 
ber is: a pip, but so is that Chaplin* 
esque bit with Miss Dale. The Con- 
vnie-Dale duo fit where they are In 
next-to-closlng, earning every bit 
of applause they received. But the 
speech Is n. g. as made by Cohvllle. 

Academy was in gala attire when 
caught, with signs outside bearing 
the legend of a new show season. 
The lobby looks much better now. 
Not so much sign Utter about. 

At any rate. It's the Academy 
where they saturate audiences with 
trailer material and sometimes not 
particularly pleasing trailer stuff as 
caught this time. The Academy 
also pulls the error of having Its pit 
boys sing. 

Newsreel and trailers were caught 
for 22 minutes. Means around 13 
minutes of trailer material and split 
up, of course, but still too much. 
Most of it's silent, too. Shan. 



FOX, BROOKLYN 

That hysterical array of boards, 
pennants, signs and announcements 
which even hide the boxbfllce here; 
clutters up everything' inside and 
outside. Looks like a tipoff that 
the house is scary. From a show 
angle, everythinjg'd tip&ide down Oif 
almost. , There's- a .faint Indication 
In the current program that tho 
house is trying to do Fanchon & 
Marco stuff, but wlthotit the man- 
power.. Can't succeed- ' 

House still retains some of the 
F. & Mi tricks which were sunk into 
this spot around, four months ago. 
Now, Fancfion & Marco is at tho 
Brooklyn Paramount, and what the 
Fox shows on the stage is cheater. 

At 25c and 35c might be no 
squawk, but it Isn't so much what 
customers get here as what they aro 
led to expect that counts. House 
doesn't live up. 

Careless showmanship through- 
out, with the pror.ram even exag- 
gerating things for cu.stomer3 wliile 
.stuff is on the 'full' stage without a 
change and showing otherwise. Ad- 
ditionally, Freddy Mack, programed 
as being here, l«n't. I^ooks like that 
publicity handed Mack about hia be- 
ing a rich boy, may have panicked 
somebody or something. It's hia 
brother. Dr. McCarthy, who inherit- 
ed money. 

Since Harry Arthur departed from 
the management of the theatre, 
about six weeks ago or so, Sidney 
c;ohen ha.s been .supervising thingw 
for the bankers and the hou.se look» 
(Continued on pago 35) 



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PICTURES 



VARIETY 



33 



CALENDAR OF CURRENT RELEASES 



studies; P.ith« Studios, A11ia«1 Offices: 729 Seventh Ave., 

Culver City. Cal. n,liicu ^j^^ YorK N. Y.^ 

Dude Bandit, The, Western story of retribution. Hoot Gibson. Dir. Geo. 

Melford. 66 mlns. Rel. May 1. Rev. June 27. 
Fighting Parson, The. Hoot Gibson Is mistaken for a revivalist. Marceline 

Day, Ethel Wales. Dir. Harry B'razer. 6C mlns. Rel. May 22. Rev. 

Aug. 8. 

Shriek In the Night, A. Mystery murder story. Ginger Rogers, Lyle Talbot, 
Arthur Hout. Dir. Albert Ray. 65 mlns. Rel; April 16. Rev. July 26. 

Harold Auten B way, n. y. c. 

Companion Wanted. 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. Based on the mystery novel by Mrs. C. Fraser Sim- 
son. Mystery story of a rudely Interrupted honeymoon. Benita Hume. 
Dir. Maurice Blvey. 69 mlns. Rel. April 18. Rev. May 16. 
Ight and Day. Farce comedy of a thief chase In a wax museum. Jack 
Hurlburt, Cicely Courtneldge. 76 mlns. Rev. May 30. 

Savage Gold. Commander Dyott's thrilling adventures with savage hunters. 
Comm. Dyott. Dir. Commander George Dyott. 67 mlns. Rev. Aug. 8. 

Woman In Bondage. Triangle story with new sides. Betty Stockfleld, Owen 
Nares. Dir. Basil Dean. 72 mlns. Rel. Nov. 19, 1933. 



Chesterfield 



Offices: 1540 Broadway, 
New York, N. Y. 

By Appointment Only. (Invincible.) A man's man who was a woman's doc- 
tor. Lew Cody, Sally O'Neill, Alleen Pringle. Dir. Prank Strayer. 65 
mlrs. Rel. July 7. 

Dance, Girl, Dance. Musical tlrama. Alan Dlnehart, Evalyn Knapp, Ada May. 

Dir. Frank Strayer. 69 mlns. Rel. Sept. 1. 
I Have Lived. .A girl's attempt to live down, her past Allan Dlnehart. Anita 

Page, Allen, Vincent, Dir. Rich. Thorpe. 65 mlns. Rcl. June 16. 
Man of Sentiment. How an old man holds a family together. Marian Marsh, 

Owen Moore, Wm. Bakewell, Christian Rub. Dir. Rich. Thorpe. 67 mlns, 

Rel, Sept. 15. 

.'Notorious, But Nice. - Story tO' come.- Marian Marsh: Betty Compson, Donald 
Dilloway, Dir. Rich: Thorpe. 67 mlns. Rei; Aug. 1. 

lo: Qbwer at Sunset. PnUimkia Ofnces: 729 ' Seventh Ave., 
Hollywood; Cal. V^OIumpia New York, N. Y. 

Ann Carver^s Profession. Woman lawyer saves her hu$band In "a murder 
trial. Fay Wray, Gene Raymond. Dir. Eddie Buzzell. 71 mlns. Rel. 
May 26. Rev. June 13, 

Below the Sea. A thrilling tale of treasure, on the ocean floor. ' Ralph Bel- 
laniy^ Fay Wray. Dlr-. Al Rogell. 79 mliis. Rel. April 26. Rev. Junec 6. 

rief. Moment. A romance that flared and flickered In one brief, rapturous 
moment blazing- Into a great love. Carole Lombard, Gene Raymond, 
Monroe "Owsley. Dir. David Burton. 

ircus Queen Murder, The. Murder' Ohder the 'Llg top.! Adolphe Menjou, 
Greta 'l^lasen. Dir.- Roy William Nalll. 66 mlns. Rel. April 10. Rev. 
May 9. 

.Cocktail Hour. Girl Illustrator narrowly escapes missing the right man. Bebe 
' -Daniels, Randolph Scott. Dir. Victor Schertzinger. 73 mlns. Rel. June 
6; Rev. June 6. 

Dangerous' Crossroads. A roaring romance of the rails. Chic Sale, Diane 
- SIriclalT, Jackie Searlo. Dir. Lambert HUlyer. 69 mlns. Rel. June 15. 

Lady for a Oiy. It lives the lives of Its characters. It breathes romance, tears, 

' ■ cowiedy and unexpected surprises.- Warren William, May Robson, Guy 

Klbbee, Glenda Farrell, Dir. Frank Capra. 102 mlns. 
; jNight: of Terror. Bela 'Lugosl and hjs haunting eyes— blood-curdling suspense 
—mysterious disappearances. Bela Lugosi. Sally Blane. Dir. Benjamin 
Stoloff. .66 mlns. Rel. April 24. Rev. June 27. - 

Rusty Rides Alone. Tlni 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. 

Soldtera of the Storni. The first film featuring the U.. S. Border Patrol and 
the part l>Ia;yed'by planes. Regis Toomey, Anita Page. Dir. D. Ross 
Lederman. ' 69 mtns. ReL April 4. Rev. May 23. 

The Woman I Stole. Jack Holt a swaggering overlord of the oil fields who 
outbluffs doublecroascrs. Jack Holt, Fay Wray. Dir. Irving Cum- 
. mings. 64 mlns. Rel. May 1. ' 

Unknbwti Valley. A full-of-flght western drama, replete with unique situa- 
tions. Buck Jones, Cecilia Parker. Dir. Lambert HUlyer. 69 mlns. 
Rel. May 6. 

What Price Innocence. Story of a girl who didn't know. Jean Parker, WIl- 

lard Mack. Dir. Willard Mack. 64 mlns. Rev. June 27. 
Woman I Stole, The. A swaggering overlord of the oil fields. Jack^ Holt. 

Fay Wray. Dir. Irving Cummlngs. 69 mlns. Rel. May 1. Rev. July 4. 
Wrecker, The. The season's timeliest story, with the recent Ca;ilfornla earth- 
quake. Jack Holt, Genevieve Tobln. Dir. Albert Rogell. 72 mlns. Rel. 

July 10. Rev, Aug. 8, „ 

C:..a. rk:.>:»:An offices: leoo Broadway, 
rirst JLIlVlSlOn New York, N. Y. 

Releases Also Allied, Chesterfield and Monogram 

Avenger, The. A district attorney seeks revenge on the gang which 'framed' 
him to • twenty years In prison. Ralph Forbes, Adrienne Ames, Claude 
GllUngwater. Din Edward Marin. 78 mlns. Rel. Sept. 16, 
lack Beauty. Anna Sewell's faipous book. .Esther Ralston. Alexander Kirk- 
land, Gavin Gordon, Hale Hamilton. Dir. Phil Rosen. 65 mlns. Rel 
July 16, 

Dassan. Life, customs, morals, habits and whatnot as lived by the pengruln 
" birds on 'Penquin Island.' Cherry Kearton produced and directed. Two 

running times: 38 mlns. and 61 mlns. Rel, June 16, 
Devil's Mate. A condemned man, on the verge of execution. Is mysteriously 

murdered. Peggy Shannon, Preston Foster. Dir. Phil Rosen, 

Rel. Sept. 1. 

Dude Bandit. A clumsy cowhand turns to the disguise of a romantic dude 

bandit and solves a murder. Hoot Gibson,, Gloria Shea. Dir. George 

Melford. 65 mlns. Rel. June 15. 
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. 

Thorpe. 67 mlns. Rel. May 1. 
itive. The. Secret service agents on the trail of a half-million dollar mall 

robbery. Rex Bell, Cecilia Parker. Dir. Harry Fraser " 

Sept. 15. 

I Have Lived: A. Broadway stage star is faced with blackmailers on the eve 
of marriage to wealth and love. Anita Page, Allen Vincent, Alan Dlne- 
Karf, Dir. R. Thorpe. 69 mlns, Rel. Oct. 1, 

Jungle Bride. A murder suspect Is shipwrecked, with his captors. In the 
Jungles. Anita Page^ Charles Starrett. Dir. Harry Hoyt and Albert 

I Kelly. 62 mlns. Rel, May 25- Rev. 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, Ro- 
chelle Hudson. Dir. Richard Thorpe. 65 mjns. Rel. May 1. Rev. May 9, 
Notorious But Nice. Driven from the man she loves, a girl finds solace In a 
loveless marriage with' the king of the underworld. Marian Marsh, 
Betty Compson, Donald DiUaway, Rochelle Hudson. Dir. Richard Thorpe 
7% mlns. Rel. Oct. 16. 
liver 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 I. 
One Year Later. A young couple start their honeymoon on a train, and the 
foUowing year finds them on the train under different circumstances 
Ma?y BHan! Donald Dillaway, Russell Hopton, \Vill and Gladys Ahern 
Jackie -Searl. Dir. E. Mason Hopper. 05 mins. Rel. Oct. U. 
Phantom Broadcast, A radio crooner attains phoney fame whtn his accom- 
panist secretly does his singing for him, Ralph Forbes .Vmenne Os- 
borne. Pauline Garon. Dir. Phil Rosen. 71 mms. Rel. Aug. 1. 
Return of Casey Jones. A young engineer surmounts his difflcultles through 
the spiritual mnucnce of the hero of his boyhood. Char es fetarreU 
Hulh Hall Jackie Searle. 67 mlns. Dir. J. V. McCarthy. Rel. July 10 
.R,ev. July 4. 



These tabulations ard compiled 
from information supplied by the 
various production companies and 
cheeked up aS' soon as possible after 
release. Listing is given when re- 
ease dates are definitely set., Titles 
are retained for six months. iVIan- 
agers who receive service subse- 
quent to that period should pre- 
serve a copy of the calendar for 
reference. 

The running time as given tiere 
is presumably that of the projection 
room showings and can only approx- 
imate the actual release length in 
those states or communities where 
local or state censorship may result 
in deletions. Running time in the 
reviews as given in 'Variety' carry 
the actual time clocked in the the- 
atre after passage by the New Yor!< 
state censorship, since pictures are 
reviewed only in actual theatre 
showings. 

While every effort is made. to hold 
this Kst accurate, the information 
supplied "may 'not always be correct, 
even though, official. To obtain the 
fullest degree of exactness 'Variety' 
will appreciate the* co-operation of 
all managers who may note discrep- 
ancies. 



OMAHA USHERS UNIONIZED 

Local Mgrs. Discover It When Firing 
' ' One-^Reinstated 



Oma,ha, Sept. 4. 

Managements of two large down- 
town theatres. Paramount and 
World, were awakened last week to 
the' fact that some -of their usher 
staffs had become unionized. Dirt 
came out, payday when World man- 
agement attempted a slight detail 
of housecleaning, specifically the 
dismissal of .an usher. 

Officials, were immediately con- 
fronted with demands from union 
headquailers to take back the' flash- 
light guide and vtere accused of 
dismissing the lad on the grounds 
that he had been the. most active 
union worker. Management claimed 
to be unaware of the eixistence of 
the union and Was not guilty of 
the accusation, but had been act- 
ing presumably- within its legal pre- 
rogative of dismissal on grounds of 
incompetence. . 

Followed negotiations and de 
mands by operaitors' and stage 
hands' union -working with newly 
formed ushers' organization. The 
atre, rather than net any 'black 
eyes over the matter, took the' ex 
cused usher back. House manager 
claims disputed usher has been at 
tending more to business, and 
unions are content that no one has 
been let out. 

AfiCair is ended unless further or 
ders come from headquarters in Pes 
Moines. 

Theatres involved have for some 
time been operating on NRA plan, 
and ushers have been working 40 
hours per week at $14 per week. All 
members' of the ush^r staffs are hot 
members of the unions, nor do house 
managers know which are and 
which arjen't. 

Orpheum is not included as its 
ushers are usherettes. 



F-WC Claims Peaked at 
39 Milfidn; 14 Above 



Los Angeles, Sept, 4. 

Last minute avalanche of claims 
against the bankrupt Fox-West 
Coast circuit piled the aggregate of 
listed liabilities above $39,000,000, 
or approximately $14,000,000 more 
than was tabbed in the preliminary 
schedules filed at the time of go 
ing through the wringer. 

Preliminary analysis of the ag 
gregate claims by the trustees In 
bankruptcy, however, indicate nu- 
merous duplications which are ex 
pected tb reduce the total laibil 
ities by from five to seven millions, 

Extensive audit of the claims is 
now In progress. 



Sensation Hunters. A colIfRO Kirl fuidS UcPS^lf ^^^^^■^^''\}'),^^'''f:^,\,,-f^F^ 
Judge, Marion Burns, I'rcston Fo.stcr. Uir. Cluirlca \ idor. l.el. bcpt. 



Arllnc 
15, 



Shriek in the Night. A murder my-"5tfryjn/a swanky Park Avenue apart- 
ment house. Ginger Rogers, Lyle Talbot. Dir. Alliort Hay. 67 mins. 
Itol. June 15. 

Skvvi/avs Advonturcs of a hot-U-inporod .-xviation pll.ot who kvt.s Into one 
^ s^rkpc after ai^^lher. Uay ^Valkcr. Kathiyn L'niwfonl. Lucl-n LllUc- 
fiold. Dir. Lew Collin.'s. 7" niin.s. Uol. hcpt. hi. 
Sphinx, The. A deaf mute an;! his twin brothor aro 1. ^''''I'ne? 

■ crimes wherein four stock brokers nro " « •\^'"%'2 ^"^^^ 

Lionel AtwIIl, Sheila Tert^. Paul Hurst .^.r. I' "i'"-^^ 
other as members of a murder Jury, find thom.selves gathered In the 



First National ^""^ ^^m?w?». v. 



Darrow. Gloria Shea, Hale Hamilton. 64 mln&. Rel. June 16. 
house of the murdered man, near midnight of a stormy night. John 
Rel. July 3. 

Strange People. Thirteen men and women, twelve of whom recogrnlze each 

Studios: Burbank, 

Calif. 

Bureau of Missing Persona. Comedy-drama based on the activities of tbl^ 
little known department, Bette Davis, Lewis Stone, Pat O'Brien, Allen 
Jenkins, Hugh Herbert. Dir. Roy del Ruth. 74 mlns. Rel. Sept, 16. 
Central Airport. A triangle in the aviation game, Richard Barthelm^ss and 
Sally Ellers. Dir. William A. Wellman. ReL April 15. Rev, May 9. 

Elmer the Great. Baseball story, Joe K. Brown, Patricia Ellis. Dir. Mervyn 
LeRoy. 64 mins. Rel. April 22. Rev. May 30. 

Goodbye Again. From the play. Comed.v of a famous author who meets up. 
with an old flame who Is married. Warren William^, Joan Blondell» 
Genevieve Tobin, Hugh Herbert. Dlr, Michael Curtlz. 66 mlns. ReK- 
Sept, 9. ■ 

Heroes for - Sale. Post war activities of American vets. Rich. Barthelmess, 

Loretta Youner. Rel. June 17. Rev. July 26. 
I Loved a Woman. Based oh novel by David Karsner. Story of the affairs 
of an Industrial leader and an operatic star. Edward G. Robinson,., 
Kay Franols, Genevieve Tobln. Dir. Alfred E. Green. 90 mlns. Rel. 
Sept. 23. 

Lilly Turner. Side shows and grlfters, Ruth Chatterton, Geo. Brent, Franlc. 
McHugh. Dir. Wna. A. Wellman. S5 mlns. Rel. i^ay 13. Rev., June 20. 

Little Giant, The. Robinson as a comedy cangster. E. G. Robinson, Marjr.^ 

Astor. Dir. Roy Del Ruth. 70 mins. Rel. May 20. Rev. May 30. 
She Had to Say Yea. Comedy-drama of a 'customer' girl. Loretta Toung, 
Lyle Talbot, Regis Toomey, Winnie Llghtner, Dir. Busby Berkeley and; 
George Amy. ■ 64 mlnil.' Rel. July 16. 

Wild Boys of the Road.' Drama of the 'orphans of the depression.' Frankle 
Darro, Dorothy =Coonan. Rochelle Hudson, Ann Hovey, Dlr, William A, 
Wellman. .Rel. Sept. 30. ' 

Studio: Fox Hills, C"-.—. Offices: 850 Tenth Ave.,^ 

Hollywood. Cal. FOX New' York. N Y. 

Adorable. - Original, With music. • Janet Gaynor,- Henry Garat. Dir. Wm. 
Dleterle. 86 mlns. Rel. May 19. Rev, May 19. 

Arizona 'to Broadway. James Dunn, Joan Bennett. Dir. Jas. Tinling, 67 
mlns'. Rel; June 30. Rev.- July 26. 

Best of Enemies, The. Racial conflict comedy. Buddy Rogers, Marian Nixon/: 
Joe Cawthome, Frank Morgan. Dir. Rlan James. 72 mins. Rel. Jun^ 
23. Rev. July 18. . . , • 

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case. Another adventure of the Chinese sleuth.; 
. Warner Oland, feather Angel. Dir. Hamilton MacFadden. Rel. S^pt. lS.i 

Devil's In Love, The. Harry Hervey novel. Foreign legion yarn. Victor 
Jory. Loretta Young, Vlvlenne Osborn. Dir. Wm. Dleterle. 70 mins.. 
Rel. July 21. Rev. Aug.l. .... 
Doctor Bull. From the novel,' 'The Last Adam.' Will Rogers, Louise Dresser. 

Dir. John Ford. 76 mlns. Rel. Sept. 22. . _ 
Five Cents a Glass. Love, music and beer. Buddy Rogers, Marian Nixon. 
Rol. June 30. 

F. P. 1. .Futuristic plane landing field In mid-ocean. Conrad Veldt. Leslie 

Fenton, Jill Esmond. Dir. Karl Hartl. 75 mlns. Rel. July 28. 
Good Companions,- The. (British made.) From the Priestly novel of an Eng> 
Ush concert troupe. Jessie Matthews. Dir. Victor Savllle. Rel, Sept. 8. 
Hello Sister. Stage playi Jas. -Dunn, Boots Mallory, ZaSu Pitts. 60 mins. 

Rel. April 14. Rev. May 9. ' 
Hold Me Tight. Love In' a department store. Jas. Dunn, Sally Ellers, Dir. 

David Butler. 71 mlns. Rel. May 26. Rev. May 26. ^ » 

I Loved. You Wednesday. Stage play of four tangled lives. Warner Baxter^ 
EUssa Landl, Victor Jory. Dlr, Henry King. 75 mln^. Rel. June 16; 
Rev. June 20. 

It's Great to Be Alive. An only man In a world of beautiful women. Raul< 
Roullen, Gloria Stuart, Herbert Mundln. Dir. Alfred' Werker. - 68 mins. 
Rell June 2, Rev. July 11. 
Last Trail, .The. Zane Gray story. Geo. O'Brien, EI Brendel, CI. Ire Trevor. 

Dir. James Tlnllng. 60, mlns, Rel. Aug, 26. 
Life In the Raw. Zane Grey story Cowboy saves girl's brother from bandit 
gang. Geo. O'Brien, Claire Trevor, Greta Nlssen, Dlr, Louis King. 
62 mlns, R6\. July 7. 
Man Who Dared, The. Imaginative biography b&sed on life of Anton Cer- 
mak. Preston Foster, Zlta Johann, Dir. Hamilton McFadden. 77 mlns, 
Rel. July 14. 

My Weakness. Musical, Lilian Harvey, Lew Ayres. Dlr, Dayld Butler, Rel. 
Sept. 29. 

Paddy the Next Best Thing. From the stage play. Janet Gaynor. Warner 

Baxter, Dir. Harry Lachman. 76 mins. Rel. Aug. 18. Rev. Aug. 22. 
Pilgrimage. Mother love from a new angle. From the I, A. R, Wiley story. 

Henrietta Grossman, Heather Angel. Norman Foster, Marian Nixon, 

Dir. ,John Ford. 96 mlns. Rel. Aug, 18, Rev. July 18. 
Power and the Glory, The. Jesse Lasky's 'narratage' story, A man's career 

in flashbacks. Spencer Tracy, Colleen Moore. Dir. Wm, K. Howard. 

87 mlns. Rel. Oct. 0, 
Shanghai Madness. Magazine story by F. H, Brennan,- River- pirates on a 

Chinese stream,- Spencer Tracy, Fay Wray. Dir. John Blystone. 65 

mins. Rel. Aug. 4. 

Trick tor Trick. Stage play of same title. Ralph Morgan, Victor Jory, Sally 
Blane. Dir. Hamilton McFadden. 68 mlfis. Rel. April 21. Rev. June 13. 

Warrior's Husband, The. Stage play by Julian Thompson. An Amazon wijo- 
haa a hearL Elissa Landl, Marjorle Rambeau, Ernest Truex, David- 
Manners. Dir. Walter Lang. 74 mlns. Reh May 12. (Lasky produc- / 
tlon.) Rev. May 16. 

Zoo in Budapest. Original. Mystery story In a foreign zoo and an animal. 
• Loretta Young, Gene Raymond, O, P, Heggle. Dir. Rowland V. Lee. 
'R:'. April 28. Rev. May 2. (Lasky production.) 

Freuler Associates ^^'^i^.ew'vSrkTSv. 

Easy Millions. Original. Reputed millionaire loses his job, an Inheritance and 
almost his sweetheart. Skeets Gallagher, Dorothy Burgess. Dir. Fred 

Newmayer. Rel. June 30, 
War of the Range. Tom Tyler western. Dir. J, P, McGowaa. 60 mlns. ReL 

Sept. 

Mni«iftfi«< Offices: RKO BIdg., Radio City, 

mnjesiic ^^^^ York city 

Cheating Blondes. (Equitable.) Twin sisters tangled In a murder mystery. 
Thelma- Todd, Ralfe Harolde, Dir. Jos, Levering. 66 mlns. Rel. April 1." 
Rev, May 23. 

Curtain at Eight, fltory of a murder mystery by Octavus Roy CTohen. C. Au- 
brey smith, Dorothy Mackalll, Paul Cavanagh. Dir. E. Mason Happer. 
72 mlns. Rel. Oct, 1, 

Gun Law. Western. Jack Hoxle, Betty Boyd. Dir. Lew Collins. 63 mlns. 
Rel. April 16. 

Sing, Sinner, Sing, Torch singer marries a milllohalre. Paul Lukas, Leila 
Hyams. Dir. Howard Christy. 74 mins. Rel, Aug, 1. 

Trouble Busters.. Western. Jack Hoxle, Lano Chandler. Dir. Lew Collins. 
65 mins. Rel, May 16. 

The Sin of Nora Moran. Woman Is framed to shield the blgher-ups. Zlta 
Johann, Alan Dinehart. .Paul Cavanagh, John Miljan. Dir. Phil Gold- 
stone. Rcl. Sept. 1.- 

The World Gone Mad. Story behind prcHcnt-day conditions. Pat O'Brien, 
Evelyn Brent, Neil Hamilton. Dir. Christy Cabanne,- 80 min.s. Uel 
April 1, Rev. April 18. 

Stu'ltos: 4376 Sunset Drive, Ma^rfnii* Offices: 1600 Broadway, 

Holly wood, Cal. IViayrair New York, N. Y. 

Alimony Madness. Story of alimony evils. Helen Chandler, Leon Waycolt, 
Dir.j Breezy Eason. 65 mlns. Uel. April 1. Rev. May 9, 

Her Resale Value. Story of a disgruntled wife. June Clyde. Geo. Lewis. 
Dir. Breezy Eason. 63 mlns. llel. April 15. Rev. June 27. 



Hynes P.A. for British 



Charles F, Hynes has been taken 
on by Gaumont-Brltl.sh as publicity 
director in the U. S. Idea Is that 
the company wants to spread out 
on selling the British films here. 

Hynes is a former picture trade 
paper reporter. 



Metro 



Offices: 1540 Broadway, 

New Vork. N. Y. 



Studios: Culver City, 

Calif. 

Another Language. Story of the In-law.q from Ro.se Frankcn's Htaae hit. 

Ilolon HayoH, Robt. Mofitfiomf'ry, Loulsr; OlCiser Hale, Ulr. ICdw. H. 

Grlfflth. 70 mins. iif>I. July 28, Hov, Aujj. 8. 
Barbarian, The-, Ramon Novarro as an KKYPtian guide who l.s really a prince, 

Myrna Loy, Reginald Denny. Dir. Sam Wood. 80 mlns. Rel. May 12. 

Rel. May 10. 

Beauty for Sale. Faitli Baldwin's 'Bf-auty.' Otto Kriigor, Maflgc Evans, "ana 
Merkcl, Allcr; Ura'ly. Dir. Ki';h, iiolcsl.ivHlcy. It'.'l. fJept. 1. 

Devil's Brother, The, Operetta 'Fra Dlavolo,' I.aurol and Hardy, Dc:mls 
King, Thclma Todd. Jaa. Flnlay.son. Dir. Hal Roach. 91 mlns. Rcl. 
May B. Rev, June 13, 

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HEAD OFFICE— FULLERS BUILDING, 83 ELIZABETH STREET, SYDNEY, N.S.W., AUSTRALIA 
Managing Directors: Sir Benjamin Fuller, Mr. John Fuller. General Manager: Mr. W. J. Douglas. 

THEATRES OWNED, CONTROLLED, DIRECTED, AND MANAGED BY:— 

Ben & John Fuller Theatres Propty. Limited 

Fullers Theatres Limited 
John Fuller & Sons Limited 
Fuller- Hay ward Theatres Corporation Limited 

AND THEATRES IN WHICH THE ABOVE COMPANIES ARE INTERESTED AND 

ASSOCIATED WITH. 



AUSTRALIAN THEATRES 



St. James Theatre, Brisbane. 
St. James Theatre, Sydney. 
Mayfair Theatre, Sydney. 
Majestic Theatre, Newtown. 
Addison Theatre, Marrickville. 



Olympia Theatre, Leichhardt. 
Australian Theatre, Mosman. 
Queen's Theatre, Crows Nest. 
Lindfield Theatre, Lindfield. 



Victoria Theatre, Newcastle. 
Princess Theatre, Melbourne. 
Palace Theatre, Melbourne. 
Bijou Theatre, Melbourne. 
New St. James, Melbourne. 



Roxy Theatre, Melbourne. 
Majestic Theatre, Adelaide. 
Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide. 
His Majesty's Theatre, Perth. 



NEW ZEALAND THEATRES 




St. James Theatre, Auckland. 
Regent Theatre, Auckland. 
Majestic Theatre, Auckland. 
Prince Edward Theatre, Auckland. 
National Theatre, Auckland. 
St. James Theatre, Wellington. 
Majestic Theatre, Wellington. 
De Luxe Theatre, Wellington. 

Paramount Theatre, Wellington. 
St. James Theatre, Christchurch. 
Grand Theatre, Christchurch. 
Everybody's Theatre, Christchurch. 
Liberty Theatre, Christchurch. 
Majestic Theatre, Christchurch. 
Regent Theatre, Christchurch. 
St. James Theatre, Dunedin. 
Strand Theatre, Dunedin. 
King Edward Theatre, Dunedi 
Regent Theatre, Dunedin. 



Octagon Theatre, Dunedin. 
Empire Theatre, Dunedin. 
Majestic Theatre, Gisborne. 
Regent Theatre, Gisborne. 
Opera House, Gisborne. 
Majestic Theatre, Wanganui. 
Regent Theatre, Wanganui. 
Majestic Theatre, Taihape. 
Majestic Theatre, Nelson. 
Regent Theatre, Nelson. 
Majestic Theatre, Ashburton. 
His Majesty's, Ashburton, 
Majestic Theatre, Timaru. 
Regent Theatre, Timaru. 
Royal Theatre, Timaru. 
Majestic Theatre, Oamaru. 
Arcadia Theatre, Waimate. 
Majestic Theatre, InvercargilL 
Regent Theatre, InvercargilL 



Victoria Theatre, Devonport. 
Plaza Theatre, Napier. 
Opera House, Greymouth. 
Majestic Theatre, Fielding. 
Plaza Theatre, Fielding. 
Cinema Theatre, Grey Lynn. 
Prince Edward Theatre, Newtown. 
Strand Theatre, Onehunga. 
Britannia Theatre, Ponsonby. 
Kosy Theatre, Palmerston North. 
De Luxe Theatre, Palmerston North. 
Palace Theatre, Palmerston North. 
Roxy Theatre, Frankton Junction. 
Strand Theatre, Hamilton. 
Royal Theatre, Hamilton. 
Regent Theatre, Morrinsville. 
Palace Theatre, Petone. 
Grand Theatre, Petone. 
Princess Theatre, HokitikL 
De Luxe Theatre, Dannevirke. 
Picture Theatre, Motucka. 



From Townsvillc to Frcmantic, from Auckland to the Bluff, Fullers Theatres girdle Australia and New Zealand, presenting superlative 

entertainment to millions of the great Cinema Public annually. 



Address All Communications Sir Benjamin Fuller, Variety, New York 



^Tuesday, September 5, 193S 



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Variety House Reviews 



Fox, Brooklyn 

(Continued from page 31) 

•fykft It was before when the bankers 
yere running It. 

They'vd got Will Osborne, without 
'A band; Jay .Mills, without his danc- 
ing; a fur and fashion show with- 
out real models: a ballet that isn't"; 
and a band on the stage which is 
sometimes not even heard while 
playing. 

K the biz was poor Friday (change 
'day) night that's i..ore than enough 
cause — and besides, there's the 
Brooklyn Paramount reopened un- 
der showmanly management, for 
9verpowering competition. 

If the 'Voice of Experience' kept 
people away last week, what the 
• customers have io blink at around 
ihere might impel them to stay away 
altogether. Next week's, feature is 
advertised simultaneously with the 
current picture. Inside, and outside 
the theatre. Not even the smaller 
Indies pull that stuff. Some Brook- 
lynltes might think they are going 
to see two features, and that's mis- 
leading. So many signs around the 
place, it's confusing anyway. 

Might be overlooked that the 
itxtards and program cite 50 girls in 
the fur show, when there's only 16, 
ftnd they neither look nor carry on 
like real models. Purely a tie-up 
,-vlth a local shop or something and 
'%b& gal who ^ronts as the French 
eouturlere doesn't impress with her 
French accent nor her singing. She 
xnisses the accent often, 
i liine of girls opens in Mickey 
iloiise costumes without crediting 
jthe cartoon. They show no idea of 
precision. Jay Mills trots out after- 
iwAxdB, with the band on the plat 
form, when customers are led to ex 
poet Freddy Mack. Mills is person 
able, but he talks too much and too 
long in his Intros. 

When Ray Hughes and his blonde 
Ipartner, Pam, appears, and Hughes 
4;racks asks her if she thinks she's 
'0it Minsky's, there's no telling what 
iwlU follow. Crude stuff and Mills' 
ifaitroducing Hughes as the 'well- 
known Broadway comedian' Is 
funny. Hughes can't be found in 

I Mills additionally has a penchant 

Er qualifying superlatives too often 
id his 'very wonderful' and 'very 
^narvelous' stuff handed out for 
Borne of the mediocre entertainment 
uiat follows shows extremely bad 
Vtste. 

' Will Osborne comes on somewhere 



before the fini._h to croon a couple 
of songs. One of these, 'The-i^st 
Roundup,' he states is headed for 
the new 'Follies,' as yet not even in 
rehearsal. Apparently, at the Fox, 
Brooklyn, anything goes. Osborne 
entertains pleasingly, alone, and for 
the yet to be produced 'Follies' song, 
he leads the band while singing. 
Looks better with a baton in hand. 

Stan Kavanaugh is also on the bill 
and gets titters from the audience 
with his juggling. 

The fur and fashion show may be 
interesting to the femme customers 
but .has no production value. The 
line girls out in ballet costumes to- 
wards the close, but accomplish 
nothing. 

Feature, 'The "Wrecket' (Col), and 
next week 'Her First Mate' (U). 
About five minutes of trailers pre- 
cede the feature and mostly on the 
next week'd screen attraction. NRA 
tialler included and cartoon stuff, 
plus a newsreel. Show runs around 
70 minutes without an overture. 

Bhan. 



PALACE, AKRON 

Akron, Aug. 29. 

A curtain, shimmering green like 
wet sea grasses, parted on the first 
show to grace a professional stage 
in Akron since last May. And the 
Palace, former RKO house, now un 
der lease by the Milt Feld-Dave 
Chatkin-Harry Katz combination, 
was reopened successfully, much to 
the enthusiastic delight of a capac 
ity audience. 

Good vaude well staged, com 
bined with 'Morning Glory' (Radio) 
on the screen, scored heavily as the 
inaugural oflterlng under the new 
entertainment deal for Akron. 

On the stage Wesley Eddy makes 
his bow as band leader and master 
of ceremonies. He reveals a like 
able personality, introduces the 
acts, lends a hand here and there, 
and then steers clear of the objec 
tionable mechanics of m. c.'ing. 

Orchestra is on the stage for this 
form of presentation which appears 
as a unit, with the Palace Rockets, 
mostly local gals, 12 in line; con 
tributing to the opening and the 
finale. Chorines merely decorate 
the stage for the opening, but get 
into action for the finale. Felicia 
Sorel directs. 

Howe, Leonard and Alyce com 
bine song, dance and patter and nut 
comedy and win a hand. Marty 



May is assisted by Jean Carroll in a 
patter act with the girl doing the 
dumb cluck and May wiseguying. 

John and Edna Torrence, brother 
and sister, turn in a dance act of 
exceptional grace and worthy of a 
good spot on any variety bill. The 
routine is new and wardrobe A-1. 
Fourth act is by the Three St. John 
Brothers, many of whose tricks look 
new, and presented wi,th grace and 
ease. ' 

Eddy fills in all the way through 
the hour of stage show, playing 
many instruments and closing with 
his own version of 'St. Louis Blues' 
to the accompaniment of the band. 
Yascha MischkofC has an eleven- 
piece band, which after playing the 
overture in the pit retires to the 
stage to back up the unit show. 

Vaude splits the week with Pal- 
ace at Youngstown, with chorus and 
Eddy remaining here permanently. 

McConnell. 



PARAMOUNT, B'KLYN 

After resting for the summer, the 
Brooklyn Par has awakened from 
its slumber on a new start and with 
a fresh outlook. It is no longer be- 
ing operated by Par from the New 
York home office in conjunction 
with the company's Times Square 
deluxer, but by a modest, quiet lit- 
tle showman, M. A. Shea, best 
known as Mort Shea. 

A kingpin of the old Feiber & 
Shea circuit. Shea stays behind the 
publicity firing lines, operating his 
chain of theatres in Ohio and other 
eastern states without saying much 
about it, but to all who chance to 
investigate, with results that are 
successful. 

He ought to do all right with the 
big downtown Brooklyn deluxer he 
tackles as operator for an Allied 
Owners-Paramount partnership re 
cently set up. Brooklyn is a funny 
show town and Shea can fail, but 
weighing all angles and possibili- 
ties, odds and averages, he has as 
good a chance as anyone to do okay 
for Par and for the heavy creditor. 
Allied Owners, which built the the 
atre and hasn't stopped worrying 
since. 

Over here Shea, with Bill Raynor 
as his major general of operation, a 
policy that should strike has been 
inaugurated. ' It's the closest to 
vaudeville tried by any deluxer, yet 
gets safely enough away from the 
routine one-two-three system of 
vaude as it has been known for, 
perhaps, too many years. 

Brooklyn Par is Using a stage 
band, but it's not a stage-band pol 
icy that's in vogue. At this house 



the band rises from the pit to the 
platform merely to be seen and to 
provide musical accompaniment for 
some of the various acts. There is 
no master of ceremonies depart- 
ment, no numbers by the band alone 
and next to no participation or in- 
terference from Stan Meyers, who 
leads the band. 

The. acts do their routines, with a 
couple cut here and there to meet 
running-time limitations, as they 
would in any standard vaude houses 
where the annunciators still tell 
who's on. There are no annunciat- 
ors here, but by some simple means 
to meet the occasion the- audience 
knows with a couple exceptions 
who's trying to Or succeeding in en- 
tertaining them. • 
Current show starts out as a 
vaude bill would, the Lucky Boys' 
comedy risley act opening. No an- 
nouncements, no trailers, and no 
m.c.'ing except the clowning of the 
laugh -getting member of the risley 
group who works partly as an m.c. 
for his own turn. 

Finishing their complete routine, 
the curtains come together and the 
No. 2 act, a ventrlloqulstic team,, 
comes on. This la one of the best of 
its kind, bringing out the combined 
talents of Valentine Vox and Emily 
Walters, with latter's clever baby- 
crying interlude. Some of th6 talk 
has its weak points, but on sheer 
artistry of ventriloquism act is a 
clicker all the way through.. Third 
on the bill, still in the . straight 
vaude manner, is Roy Atwell with 
his stuttering mixed-tongue mono- 
log. Big hit over here. 

Another who's from radioland is 
Jeannie Lang. She is among those 
acts which has the band behind 
them on the stage Instead of in 
front in the pit. It makes little dif- 
ference one way or another, but 
playing half the show with the band 
in the trough, the other half with 
pitmen finishing on the stage does 
break the monotony. There's no 
need for a fiash, either, when the 
band , starts to fill up the stage. 

No girls over here in line with the 
new vaude policy that's being cre- 
ated and, also, not heeded. Weren't 
missed Friday night, at least by an 
audience that seemed to get satis- 
faction for its money. 

Miss Lang, using a mike as does 
Atwell, sings three numbers, but 
could replace that oldie, 'Fit as a 
Fiddle'. It no longer has an appeal- 
ing ring, whether well sung as by 
Miss Lang or others. 

Another radio turn is Bomby and 
His Gang, mixed quartet and a 
woman pianist, which closes In a 
burst of vocal calisthenics with se- 
lections from 'Fortune Teller* and 



heavier operatic numbers, all weH 
done. In the gang is a soprano 
blonde eyewash who's more the film 
type than a prima. First to usher 
on backing of the band is Paul 
Sydell with his dog act, standard for 
gome years now. 

Stage dish of show Is a courso 
running 66 minutes, about right. No 
crowding and no stalling. 

Acts are being booked in by Fan- 
chon & Marco, with special assist* 
ance by Jack Partington or others 
experienced as stagers, in aiding 
Raynor on routining and setup of 
shows. Stage is reported costine 
around $3,500 a weelC whole nut of 
house running to around $16,000. 

Layout has the various units In a 
little different ord^ir than previously 
in vogue here under Publix direc- 
tion. Organ number by Arthur 
Gutow and Joy RIah follows the 
feature, then some trailers on free 
parking, Thursday night previews, 
etc. Next unit is the Par News, 
Stan Meyers' overture coming next 
instead of in front of the newsreel 
as In virtually every other theatre 
using stage shows. 

Unit goes on right on top of the 
overture, trailer on coming week's 
bill arriving as a spill period when 
the stage show is over. House to 
using the usual Par trailers, which 
seem to carry less excess of scenlo 
teasers and eopy than those of some 
major producer-distributors. 

Char, 



Paramount, New Haven 

New Haven, Sept. 1. . 

This wenk washes up stage shows 
at the Paramount, for the present 
at least. Current bill Is third stage 
offering in past four weeks and 
while there's been no kick on b.o. 
returns, house will stick to straight 
films for time being. ' Partly bo- 
cause of difflculty in lining up sultar 
ble talent and partly because new 
season is ushering in some films that 
aren't expected to need stage supr 
port. . 

After using unit shows on two 
previous bills. Paramount tried 
building this one Itself and turned 
the production angle over to Ned 
Wayburn. Opened in Hartford a 
week ago and Is reported to have 
some time in New Jersey to follow 

Production end didn't cause any 
wear and tear on the gray matter 
and Wayburn's efforts were proba- 
bly confined mainly to the work 
of his 12 Rhythm Girls. They do 
a swell job, and the bill would bo 
pretty flat without them. Show Is 
a promiscuous affair that can't seem 
to make up its mind whether to 
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n VAJUETY VARIETV Tncgaay, Septemlier 5, 1933 

THOSE WHO NEARLY BROKE THE 

INDUSTRY ARE AT IT AGAIN! 

Independent Exchangemenf Exhibitors and 
BANKERS HERE ARE FACTS/ 

Exchangemen and exhibitors know what has happened to show business these 
past years. Logical minds connect these happenings with the attempted inclu- 
sion of the single feature clause in the N.R.A, code. This proposed clause 33 
is another insidious effort of producer circuits to eliminate all or many inde- 
pendent exhibitors, distributors and producers. 

iThe greediness of major producing companies made them buy theatres from 
coast to coast. Rentals were raised sky-high, putting independent exhibitors in 
financial trouble . . theatres were bought cheaply. Their operation was a 
dismal failure, and now producer circuits are disposing of them with indecent 
haste to the first independent at hand. They gorged unwisely; had financial 
dyspepsia, some going into receivership. 

And now what ? • . . Independent pictures, vastly improved, are competing for 
playing time in increasing numbers of independent theatres. Therefore, an 
attempt is being made to use the patriotic necessity of the N.R.A. to eliminate 
this competition. 

tThat thousands of employees in production, distribution and exhibition will be 
jobless through decreased output apparently doesn't matter. Although the first 
object of the code is to put people back to work, proposed Article 33 flouts the 
indention of the entire N.R.A. by creating unemployment. The good fortune of 
certain major executives is their ability to pay themselves huge salaries from 
borrowed money. 

Those selling entertainment are really selling TIME. Five or eight acts of 
vaudeville, a picture and shorts give the public approximately thirty-five min- 
utes more entertainment than two features. Independent exhibitors plasdng 
double features protest against this type of competition. Admission price is 
irrelevant owing to the different seating capacities of theatres. The actual 
policy is determined by what the public wants. 

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Strong Dual Stand 



(Continued from page 7) 

created for the purpose > f grossing 
more money to some and putting 
others out of business. 

'That was not answered.' 
Necessary 

Faced with the tentative codes 
■w.iich show - that, the exhibitors' 
committee not only favored dual re- 
striction but its elimination if 60% 
of the owners in a zone approve it, 
Indie spokesmen are prepared to 
flash wires from theatre owners 
claiming doubles are necessary for 
the survival of their boxofflce. They 
are also going to ask the govern- 
ment what will become of the other 
40%, and if the NRA would relegate 
them to the forgotten class. 

All during August the indie mak- 
ers have been canvassing the coun- 
try and replies have been coming 
in. As the final touch to the evi- 
dence gathering campaign, conduct- 
ed through Federation of the M.P. 
Industry, Inc., channels. Monogram, 
because of Golden's capacity as com- 
mitteemen representing that branch, 
sent out an SOS on August 23. Just 
10,000 copies were mailed to even 
lithographers, printers, raw stock 
companies, film laboratories, acces- 
sory corporations, theatre supply 
companies, motion picture operators' 
union, cameramen, directors, actors, 
writers, electricians, property men, 
carpenters, stagehands, tradepapers, 
engravers, Indle producers and dis- 
trlbs. Each of the recipients is 
asked to state the stand of his com- 
pany or "^individual status 'by the 
elimination of approximately 250 
features produced in the United 
States.' 

The Indle producers are estimat- 
ing that at least 50% of all produc- 
tion used in the film theatre comes 
from sources other than those just 
provided by shorts, newsreel and a 
single feature. Why, then, they are 
asking, did not the codes restrict 
vaudeville and stage shows In pic- 
ture houses, as well as the second 
feature. 

The indle makers also refuse to 
be satisfied with reported polls of 
exhib organization leaders. They 
point to their own replies from the- 
atre owners which have datelines 
from all over the country, Including 
cities as well as small towns. 

P. J. Wood Converted 

Only exhibitor organization so far 
observed as favoring duals in the 
Indle collection, most of which is 



EMERY I 
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'The Gypsey Violinist' 
Featured Soloist and Conductor 

PARAMOUNT 

New York 

Direction CBS Artists' Bureau 



PARK-IN THEATRES 



'incorporated 



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U. S. Patent 1.909,357 

Foreign Patents Pending 
830 N. 7th St.. Camden, N. J. 



JAN RUBINI 

AND HIS ORCHESTRA 
...Packing the house with 
original overtures... 

WARFIELD THEATRE 

SAN FRANCISCO 
INDEFINITELY 



M. H. SINGER'S 7TH 



composed of individual owner com- 
ments, Is from the MP Theatre 
Owners of Ohio. It's business man- 
ager, P. J. Wood, telling of elabo- 
rate stage shows In Columbus and 
Cleveland, writes: 

'Until a short time ago I was bit- 
terly against double feature pro- 
grams, but since circuit theatres es- 
tablished this policy In the above- 
mentioned situations, I have been 
converted to think In the direction 
outlined In your statement to your 
sales force! 

Among typical wires, quoted In 
whole or in part, is one from J. J. 
Alterman, the Savoy, Jamaica, L.I., 
observing: 'Were we compelled to 
discontinue the double feature pol- 
icy we adopted two years ago our 
theatre could not remain open, for 
the reason that all suitable feature 
pictures are sold by releasing com- 
panies to either Loew, Skouras or 
Century theatre circuits In our 
zones. Prior to our adopting the 
policy under which we operate at 
the present time, we endeavored to 
adhere to single feature policy, 
showing pictures rejected by the 
aforementioned first runs In our 
zone, but found It Impossible to 
carry on. 

Largest theatre in the U.S. to take 
up the indie cudgels, the Fox, San 
Francisco, with 4,000 seats, re- 
corded: 'Please be advised we are 
unalterably opposed to any restric- 
tions in our contract precluding the 
playing of any producers' pictures 
on a double bill feature bill. NRA 
code has advanced our cost of oper- 
ation very considerably and if we 
are to remain in business all policy 
pertaining to our operation must be 
discretionary with us.' 

Peerless theatre, St. l>ouls, is also 
in the indle file with this brief: 

'Unalterably opposed to elimina- 
tion of double features. If this fea- 
ture of independent theatre opera- 
tion is restricted It will cause un- 
told damage and hardship and re- 
sult In forcing the small exhibitor 
out of business. 

'I have a small neighborhood the- 
atre and am the last theatre In my 
zone to secure pictures. The big 
chain theatres have a lower price 
of admission up to 2 p.m. daily than 
my theatre has, which is open only 
from 7 to 11 p.m., while these chain 
theatres, and there' are six In this 
city, show the following: An extra 
big feature, newsreel, novelty reel, 
two-reel comedy and a big stage 
show, which Is to my way of thlik- 
ing a double attraction. 

'The chain theatres have the 
choice of selecting the heart of 
every program, while I, a small ex- 
hibitor, mu3t purchase entire gr6up 
from film company. 

'Now if double programs are elim- 
inated, we, the small exhibitors, 
could not fill in from Independent 
film companies a good feature to 
counteract the poor feature we had 
to purchase in a block.' 

Can't Live 
Another angle is touched upon by 
Lou Rovner, who wired: 'Under no 
circumstances can we as independ- 
ent exhibitors live If the pirlvilege 
of double featuring 'is taken away 
from us. Our competitors have the 
pick of shows an^ have beautiful 
houses. Do not permit them to put 
that over.' 

The Princess theatre couches the 
same thought in different language 
with the addition: 'It is oiir only 
salvation In competing with the 
large deluxe chain theatres with 
their deluxe stage Shows and long 
prior runs and protection on pic- 
tures.' 

'Any restriction on double fea- 
tures will drive me from business,' 
wired the Garden. Chicago. 

The Kearney theatre, Frisco, 
through Charles Michael, recorded 
any effort ct anti-dualism as a 'vi- 
cious measure,' and one that would 
cause 'untold . suffering in the inde- 
pendent field.' 

Commenting that double features 
are keeping the Globe and Stuart 
theatres, Boston, alive. B, Eteln 



Takes Brandeis Theatre On 10- Yr. 
Lease as Circuit's 7th Spot 



Chicago, Sept. 4. 

Last week brought the addition 
of one more theatre to the Mort 
Singer circuit through the midwest, 
the Brandeis, Omaha, going on his 
list under a 10-year lease. 

House will be remodeled and re- 
seated, to open about Oct. 1. 

With the Brandeis the Singer 
group becomes seven^ the others 
being In New Orleans, Minneapolis, 
Sioux City, Davenport, Cedar Rap- 
id^ and Dubuque. 

Policy will be pictures and occa- 
sional name shows for the stage. 



Poison Pen Perpieates 
Coast hdie Election 
With Metier Opposed 

Los Angeles, Sept. 4. 

Independent exhibs of Southern 
California are waging a bitter cani- 
palgn In anticipation of the annual 
election of directors of the Motion 
Picture Tlieatre Owners of So. 
Calif., called for tomorrew (5), 
postponed for various reasons since 
last May. 

Nine directors will be selected, 
who In turn will immediately elect 
officers. 

Bitter opposition against Gus 
Metzger, director and president, 
developed around the middle of last 
week, which had its climax in the 
circulation of an anonymous circular 
letter accusing the indie prexy of 
double-crossing and unfair dealing 
with the Indies. Poison pen circular 
accused Metzger of casting his lot 
with Charles Skouras. operating 
head of Fox-West Coast, and also 
attacked his work In connection 
with the recent exhIb code parleys 
In New York. Another attack on 
the indie leader was for his alleged 
procrastination In calling the an- 
nual election meeting of the asso- 
ciation, which brought about the 
immediate call for Tuesday's battle 
of the polls. 



Kohn Concentrating All Par Theatre 
Operations-Issued No Notice So Far 



Turning over all treasurer mat- 
ters to Walter B. Cokell prior to the 
latter sailing for Europe Friday (1), 
Ralph A. Kohn becomes active as a 
theatre executive, with his first of- 
ficial move the concentration ot 
widespread chain personnel under 
hint in quarters formerly occupied 
within Paramount by the construc- 
tion and maintenance departments. 

Anything pertaining to theatres, 
unless they can be disposed of by 
the small staff surrounding him, will 
now have to go to Kohn. His work 
in the home office will include direct 
contact with the Par and Publix 
Enterprises trustees, Lynch's re- 
organization committee, legal de- 
partment, etc. 

Finally ready to gtart in on his 
new job, Kohn toward the end of 



L«s Dally Walks Out 



Les Dally, B&K operative, man- 
aging director of the Paramount, 
New York, walked off the job sud- 
denly Thursday morning (3) and 
will probably retuirn to Chicago. 

On his resignation. Bob Weitman, 
formerly In charge of the Brooklyn 
Par for Publlx, stepped up to fill 
the vacancy. 

Dally was brought Into, New York 
a couple years ago by John Balaban 
when the latter was in charge of 
Publix theatre operations from the 
home office. 



last week began rounding up the re- 
mains of the Publix officials and de- 
partments, ordering all to transfer 
to the new 17 th floor quarters ho 
had chosen. This included Sam K. 
Dembow, Jr., and his staff, Leon 
Netter, Boris Morros. Louis Nota- 
rliis, George Walsh and sundrjr 
others. 

Just what Kohn'a exact policies on 
theatres will be as vice-president in 
charge of that branch, if they are 
to differ In Idea from those in ef- 
fect now, have not been made known 
by Kohn. Whether or not the home 
office staff will either be lessened or 
Increased is another question for 
Kohn to decide. 

Par's Control System 
Indications are there will be no 
immediate disturbance, but that of 
initial importance just now is a co- 
ordination with all partners and 
associates In the field. Servicing of 
theatres throughout the Publlx sys- 
tem, through the Theatre Manage- 
ment Corp.. setup of which Dem- 
bow Is president, is conllnulng as It 
hits beeni with functions of Dem-' 
bow and staff in this connection un- 
changed. 

The system to be devised for cor- 
porate control of Pa,r's interests in 
partnerships, with some means of . 
keeping a close check on what oper- 
ating associates are doing in the • 
field. Is also up to Kohn. 

So far as can be learned, tha new 
theatre v.-p- has not issued a single 
notice to date. 



Akron Ups Scales 



Akron, O., Sept. 4. 

Major Akron theatres have tilted 
admissions, effective Septeniber 1, 
but the state rather ' than the the- 
atre will benefit. Night perform- 
ances at Loews, Palace and Strand 
have advanced to 40c £bp and in 
the afternoons to 30c. Colonial 
scale advanced proportionately. 

It's the first admission hike here 
in over a year. 



Still 



INTERNATIONALLY 



Known 



SIMEON 



KARAVAEFF 

Recently Completed a European Togr of Eight Months 

This Week (Sept. 1) Original Roxy, New York 

Direction NAT K.\hVHEm 



Crews, Musikers Give 
L. A. Houses Respite 

Los Angeles, Sept. 4. 
Wage contracts between local 
theatres and musicians and stage 
hands, due to expire Sept. 1, have 
been extended 30 days. 

Demands of the stagehands In 
elude a 100% Increase in working 
personnel and wage Increases ap 
proximating 20% to 3S%. 

Musicians are postponing draw 
ing up demands awaiting 'the out 
come of the Industry NRA code. 



Major Back on Coast 

Los Angeles, Sept. 4. 
E. Port Major, chief film booker 
for Fox- West Coast, is back at his 
desk after five weeks in New York 
on film product buys for the new 
season. 

Major was summoned east through 
the illness of film buyer J. J. Sulll 
van, who was forced to return here 
to recuperate. 



noted that he would be willing to 
ride along with the rest of theatre 
owners. 

The Weber, Rex and Federal the 
atres, Denver, Colo., recorded for 
right to double after being In the 
business for the past 25 years with 
a single feature policy. 

'In a free country every exhibitor 
should have the right to dictate his 
own business policy,' wired Fred 
Lee of tl-.e "Victory, ,Lamar, Col. 

From Centralia, Wash., as well as 
many other place.s, came objection 
to doubles being mentioned at all In 
the code. 

'Forced elimination of double 
features means death of smaller 
neighborhood theatres and de 
f'teased employmont of theatre 
hflp,' commented the Senate, Buf- 
r-Alo- 



NEW YORK CITY 
AND BROOKLYN 

Paramount and 
Audubon Theatres 
Eight Months 

ST. LOUIS 
Ambassador Theatre 

Four Years 

PHILADELPHIA 
Mastbaum and Fox 
Theatres 

One Year 

CHICAGO 
Oriental and Chicago 
Theatres 

Five Months 

PITTSBURGH 
Stanley Theatre 
Seven Months 



ED. LOWRY 

NOW 

LOEW'S STATE 

Los Angeles 
Calif. 



"In case you haven^t yet fallen nnder his spell, Ed. Lowry Is a 
persuasive young man wlio gets closer to his audiences than any 
stage personality I have seen hereabouts In years. _y___-^„ 

—Aug. 9, '33, L. A. "HERALD- EXPRESS." 

"Ed Lowry is rapidly becoming one of the best-liked ceremony 
masters who ever came to Los Angeles ... the boy shows versa- 
tility and has one of the nicest personalities seen In any of our 
theatres. We'd like him to stay a long time. . . ''^^^.,.,--„ 

—Aug. 11, ^33, Los Angeles "EXAMINER." 

"Ed, Lowry's St. Louis rep must have preceded him here. The 
reception, plus the capacity hou.se, which greeted his Initial coast 
appearance at the State today should go a long way toward estab- 
lishing a confidence necessary for a Jong (.>n£:.-i{!rement . . - heres a 
unique type of stage m.c. posscs.slng pcrsor.nllty, a breezy style, 
an infectlou.s smile, loads of showman.«hlp and ability to do thmg.s^ 
in an intimate sort of way without becoming in Uip least bit 
offen.slve . . . Lowry works hard, never HO('M\r.i; to tire .and with- 
out apparent energy . . . backed by a .sm.'irt o'.chobtra, there's 
plenty enough divei-.slty of fare to make It .si/vnicthiii{!: worth while 
at the wicket . . . Lowry'.s opening day can be run up as a solid 
click and a ma.sler of ceremonies wliom the State patrons are 
going to like." 

—Tuly 20, -33, "VARIETY." 



38 



VARIETY 



Tuesday, September 5, 1933 




JUST LIKE HIS 

LEO, Jr., is a chip off the old block. Like his dad he's a stickler 
for hig names in Short Features— STAR POWER— and plenty of it! 
"Feature Strength Shorts'' is his slogan. STAR VALUES— names for 
the marquees! PRODUCTION VALUES— no one in the industry can 
touch his de luxe qualities. He has purposely kept the quantity 
down so that he's sure to keep the quality up! A program of 
short subjects with one idea ... to help sell the entire show! 




Two Reels Each 
FROM HAL ROACH 



★ 6 LAUREL^HARDY 

Winners of the Academy Prize for the best comedy of the year. 
They are feature strength in any length! 

★ 8 CHARLIE CHASE 

More comedies like "High C's" and "Arabian Tights"! He-man, 
action laughs — plus music! 

★ 8 THELMA TODD— PATSY KELLY 

Beautiful, blorvde Thelma teamed with Patsy Kelly recruited from 
the Broadway musical-comedy stage. Watch them! Fun — fast 
and furious ! 

★ 6 OUR GANG 

The comedy favorites of all ages for years in a marvelous new 
series idea. A brand new kick in "Our Gang"! 

8 hAl roach all star 

Douglas Wakefield, Billy Nelson and Don Barclay — comic favor- 



ites of New York and London stage. Like Laurel & Hardy, 
history repeats in this combination ! 

6 HAL ROACH MUSICAL COMEDIES 

Answering the current demand for lavish, musical entertain- 
ment. Music, chorus beauties, laughs 1 Billy Gilbert, Billy 
Bletcher and many, many more ! 



8 M-G-M crime DOESN'T PAY 

Timed with the government's anti-crime drive — an amazingly 
sensational idea. Produced in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau 
of Investigation, Dept. of Justice. True life dramas from their 
secret files — feature players in each exciting role. 



★ 6 M-G-M MUSICAL REVUES 



One Reel Each 



★ 



13 WILLIE WHOPPER CARTOON 
COMEDIES . 

A whale of an*!3ea that will panic the public. Something new 
— at last — in the cartoon field. 

12 M-G-M ODDITIES 

Ten minutes on your program that will snap up the entire 
show. Pete Smith dialogue. Strange places and things, adven- 
ture, sport and thrills the world over. 

12 FITZPATRICK TRAVELTALKS 

TTie de luxe series of travel pictures — the finest, of them all. 



Songs, dances, music — rippling with rhythm and laughter. 
Musical stars in the continuation of last year's success series. 



There's only one Fitzpatrick — he photographs and describes 
every scene himself ! 



★ 6 GOOFY MOVIES 

A new brand of laughs in movie fantasies — top-notch fun 
— nothing like them on the screen before! Again M-G-M leads 
the way! 

★ 104 HEARST METROTONE NEWS 

Twice each week — the newsreel that leads in local and inter- 
national coverage — fastest service plus The Globe Trotter, 
advertised to millions daily. 



M-G-M 



The Major 
Company 



Feature Strength Shorts 



Tuesday, September 5, 1933 



p a c T 



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VARIETY 



$9 



CALENDAR OF CURRENT REEASES 



(Continued from page 33) 

Inner at Eight. From tha stage play. All star caat headed by Marie 
Dressier and John Earrymorc. Dir. Geo. Culcor. Koadshow leneth 110 
mtns. General release not set. 

H«ll Below. The submarine heroes of the World War. Robert Monteomery, 
Jlmmj' Durante.^ Madge Evans. Walter Huston. Dir. Jack Conway. 
105 mins. Bel. Juno 9, Rev. May 2. 

Hold Your Man. A smart aleck crook who escapes everything but love. 
Joan Harlow, Clark Gable, Stuart Erwin. Dir. Sam Wood, 89 mins. 
Rel. June 30. Hev. July 4. 

Looking Forv^ard. The story of a great London department store. Based on 
the English stage success. Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone. Dir. Clar- 
ence Brown. 93 mins. Rel. April 7. Rev. May 2. 

Made on Broadway. Original. Press agent power In politics and society. 
Robt. ' Montgomery, Madge Evans. Sally Ellers, Eugene Pallette. Dir. 
Harry Beaumont. 70 mins. Rel. May 19. Rev. July 11. 

Midnight Mary. Gangster story with the trial-flashback used. Loretta Young, 
Ricardo Cortez, Fronchot Tone. Dir. Wm. WeUman. 76 mins. Rel. 
June 30. Rev. July 18, 

Nuisance, The. Leo Tracy as an ambulance-chasing lawyer. Madge Evans, 
Frank Morgan, Charles Buttcrworth. Dir. Jack Conway. 84 mipi. Rel. 
June 2. Rev. May 30. 

Peg o' My IHeart.. From the famous play. Marlon Davles, Onslow Stevens, 
Juliette Compton, J. Farrell MacDonald. Dir. Robt. Z. Leonf\-d, Rel. 
May 26. Rev. May 23. 

Penthouse. Arthur Somers Roche Cosmopolitan serial. Warner Baxter, 

Myrna Loy, Mae Clark, Dir. W. S. Van Dyke. Rel. Sept. 8. 
Reunion in Vienna. From Sherwood's stage p'\y. Exiled royplty returns for 

a last fling. John Barrymore. Diana Wynyard. Frank Morgan. Dir. 

Sidney Franklin. 100 mins. Rel. June 16. Rev. May 2. 
Stranger's Return,' The. Phil Stong's story of the middle western farm life. 

Lione! Barrymore, Miriam Hopkins, Stuart Erwin, Franchot Tone. Dir. 

King Vidor. 88 mins. Rel. July 21. Rev. Aug. 1. 

Storm at Daybreak. Triangular story In a Serbian setting. Kay Francis, 
Nils Asther, Walter Huston, Phillips Holmes. Dir. Richard Boleslavsky. 
78 mins. Rel. July 14, Rev. July 25. 

Today We Live. An English' girl ambulance-driver during the war. Joan 
Crawford, Gary Cooper. Dir. Howard Hawks. 115 mins. Rel. April 21. 
Rev. April 18. 

Tugboat Annie. From the Saturday Eve. Post series. Marie Dressier, Wal- 
lace Beery. Dir. Mervyn LeRoy. 83 mins, Rel, Aug. 4. Rev. Aug. 15. 

Turn Back the Clock. Story of a man who relives his past: Lee Tracy, Mae 
Clerk, Peggy Shannon. Dir. Edgar Selwyn. 80 mins, Rel. Aug. 25. 
Rev. Aug, 29. 

When Ladles Meet. Based on Rachel Crothers' Broadway success. Ann 
Harding, Robert Montgomery, Frank Morgan. Dir. Harry Beaumont. 
Rel. June 23. Rev. June 27. 

Studio: 6048 Sunset Blvd., Office: R. K. O- Building, 

Hollywood, Cal. mOOOgrani Rockefeller Center, N.Y.C. 

Avenger, The. Vengeance in prisor.. Ralph- Forbes, Adrlenne Ames. Dir. Ed. 
Marin. 72 mins. Rel. Aug. 26. 



lack Beauty. Horse story. Alex Kirkland, Esther Ralston. Dir. 
Rosen. 70 mins. Rel. Aug, 10. Rev. Aug. 29. 



Phil 



Devil's Mate, The. Convicted murderer who dies in the electric chair ahead 
of the shock. Peggy Shannon, Preston Foster. Dir. Phil Rosen. 06 
mins. Rel. Aug. 15. 

Fighting Texan. Oil country story. Rex Bell, Luana Walters. Dir. Armand 
Schacfer. 65 mins, Rel, Aug. 5. Rev. Aug. 1. 

Fugitive, The. A $600,000 mail robbery. Western. Rex Bell, Cecilia Parker. 
Dir. Harry Fraser. 64 mins, Rel. Aug. IC. 

Gallant Fool, The. One ring circus in the cattle country. Bob Steele, Ar- 
ietta Duncan. Dir. R, N, Bradbury. 66 mins. Rel. July 29. 

Galloping Romeo. Western story. Bob Steele. Dir. R. N. Bradbury. 64 mins, 
Rel. Sept. 1. 

Phantom Broadcast, The. Radio crooner who sings by proxy. Ralph Forbes, 
Vivienne Osborne. Dir. Phil Rosen. 72 mins. Rel. July 8. Rev. Aug. 1, 

Rainbow Ranch. Adventures of the welterweight champ of the Pacific fleet. 

Rex Bell, Cecelia Parker. Dir. Harry Fraser. 69 mins. Rel. Aug. 26. 
Rangers Code. Texas cattle ranger story. Bobe Steele, Dir. R. N. Bradbury. 

65 mins. Rel. Sept. 15. 
Return of Casey Jones, The. Railroad story. Chas. Starrett, Ruth Hall. Dir. 

,J. P. McCarthy. 67 mins. Rel. July 25. 
Sensation Hunters. Society high life. Arline Judge, Preston Foster. Dir. 

Chas. Vldor. 75 mins. Rel. Sept. 20. 
Skyway. Aviation pilot's ship-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 Atwill, Sheila Tracy. 

Dir. Phli Rosen. 63 mins. Rel, June 1. Rev, July 11, 
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi. College musical. Mary Carlisle, Buster Crabbe. 

Dir. Ed. Marin. 80 mins. Rel. Oct. 1. 
Trailing North. Texas ranger gets far from home, but gets his man. Bob 

Steele, Doris Hill. Dir. J. P. McCarthy. 65 mins. Rev. June C. 



Studios: 5851 Marathon St., 
Hollywood, Calif. 



Paramount 



Studios: Hollywood, R If O Rb«1:<« Office: R.K.O. BIdg., 

Calif. K.rw.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 Archainbaud, 72 mins. Rel. Juno 16. liev. Aug. 8. 
Cross Flre^ Action western. Tom Keene, Betty Furness, Edgar Kennedy. 

Dir. Otto Brower. 55 mins. Rel. Juno 30. 
DIplomanlacs, The. Wheeler and Woolsey are sont by an Indian tribe to 

bring peace to the Geneva Conference." Dir. Wm. Selter. 69 mins. Rel. 

May. Rev. May 2. 

Double Harness. A girl who got her man. Ann Harding, William Powell. 

Dir. John Cromwell. 70 mins. Rev. July 25. 
Emergency Call. Exposing racketeering in city hospitals. Bill Boyd, Wynne 

Gibson, William Gargan, Dir. Edward Cahh. 61 mins, Rel, May 19. 
Flying Devils, Triangle In a flying circus. Arline Judge, iBruce Cabot. Dir. 

Russell Birdwell. 00 mins. llel. Aug. 14. Rev. Aug. 29. 
India Speaks. Travelog of India with Richard Halliburton as narrator. Dlr, 

Walter Futter. 77 mins. Rcl. April 28. 
King Kong. Original. A 50-fooi ape is captured in the wilds and creates 

havoc when it escapes while on exhibition in New York. Fay Wray, Robt. 

Armstrong. Dir. Merian C. Cooper. 100 mins. Rev. April 7. 
Melody Cruise. Musical novelty which takes place on a world cruise. Charlie 

Ruggles, Phil Harris, Greta Missen, Helen Mack. Dir. Mark Sandrich. 

76 mins. Rel. June 23. 
Morning Glory. Backstage story of a country girVs rise and fall. Katherlne 

Hepburn^ Doug. Fairbanks, Jr., Adolpho Menjou, Mary Duncan. Dir. 

Lowell Sherman. 70 mins. llel. Aug. 18. Rev. Aug. 22. 
No Marriage Ties. From an unproducod play. Satire on advertising agencies. 

Richard Dix, Elizabeth Allen. Dir. J. Walter Ruben. 75 mins. Rcl. Aug. 

11. Rev. Aug. 8. 

Professional Sweetheart. The story of a radio singer who Is forced to live 
up to her publicized angelic character when her greatest desire is to be 
naughty-naughty. Ginger Rogers, Norman Foster, Gregory Ratolf. Zasu 
Pitts. Dir. William A. Sciter. 73 mins. Rel; June 9. Rev. July 18. 

Silver 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 mins. Rel. May 5. 

Sweepings. Novel. Biographical study of a merchant prince. Lionel Barry- 
more, Alan Dinehart, Gloria Stuart. Dir. John Cromwell. 77 mins. Rel. 
April 14. Rev. Mar. 28. 

Tomorrow at Seven. Novel murder mystery. Chester Morris, Vivienne Os- 
borne, Frank McHugh. Dir. Ray Enrlght. 62 mins. Rel. June 2. Rev. 
July 4. 



NABES ALSO 
AIDED BY 
CHI EXPO 



Chicago, Sept.. 4. 
For the first time in the history 
of film business In Chicago every 
picture house has gone through the 

summer without a. change of own- 
ership. And of equal importance, 
only three theatres are shut down. 
This compares with an average of 
75 closings in the past summers. 

It's the Fair, of course; the ad- 
ditional millions in town having the 
effect of keeping the town's own 
citizens in their own neighborhoods 
rather than pushing their way 
downtown to be shoved around by 
the excursionists. In many cases, 
too, the Chicago visitors have tiaken 
apartments in the outlying sections 
and are therefore Added to the pop- 
ulation of that particular neighbor- 
hood. 



Offices: 1501 Broadway, 
New York, N. Y. 

Bedtime Story, A. Original. Chevalier adopts a baby. Maurice Chevalier,'* 

Edw. Everett Horton, Helen Twelvetrees. Dir. Norman Taurog. 86 

mins. Rel. April 21, Rev. April 25. 
College Humor. Comedy. Bing Crosby, Jack Oakle. Rich. Arlen. Mary Carl- 
Isle, Burns and Allen. Dir. Wesley Ruggles. 6624. Rel. June 30. 
Disgraced. Story of betrayed love. Helen Twelvetrees, Bruce Cabot, Dir. 

Earle C. Kenton, 5740. Rel. July 7. Rev. July ".8. 
Eagle and the Hawk, The. Story of the Royal Flying Squadron In the World 

War. Frederic March, Jack Oakie, Gary Grant, Carole Lombard. Dir. 

Stuart Walker. 74 mins. Rel, May 19. Rev. May 16. 
Gambling Ship. Explanatory title. Gary Grant, Bcnlta Hunrie. Dir. Louis 

Gasnicr. 6331. Max Marcin. Rel. June 23. Rev. July 18. 
Girl In 419, The. Mysterious beauty in a hospital drama. Jas. Dunn, Gloria 

Stuart, David Manners. Dir. George Somnes, Alexander Hall. 66 mms. 

Rel. May 26. Rev. May 23. 
Her Bodyguard. A musical comedy star and her hired sleuth. Wynne Gib- 
son Edmund Lowe, Johnny Hlnes, Marjorle White. Dir. Wm, Bcaudlne. 

Rel.' July 21. Rev. Aug. 8. 
I Love That Man. (Rogers production.) Romantic drama. Edmund Lowe, 

Nancy Carroll. Dir. Harry Joe Brown. 74 mms. Rel. June 9. Rev. 

July 11. ™. « ,^ 

International House. Farce comedy. Peggy Hopkins Joyce. W. C. F^e ds. 

Rudy Vallee, Stuart Erwin, Sari Marltza, Burnc and Allen Cab Callo- 

wayf Dir. Eddie Sutherland. 68 mins. Rel. June 2. Rev. May 30. 
Jennie Gerhardt. From the Theo. Dreiser story. SyWIa Sidney, Donald Cook, 

Mary Astor. Dir. Marlon Gering. 95 mins. Rel. Juno 16. Rev. June 13. 
Lady's Profession, A. Story by Nina Wllcor Putnam Speakeasy prop, m^^^^ 

queradlng as riding master. Geo. Barbler, Sari Maritia. Dir. Norman 

MacLeod. Rel. Mar. 3. Rev, Mar. 28. 
Mama Loves Papa. Trials of a henpecked. Chas, Kueeles. Mary Boland. 

LUyan Tashman, Walter Catlott. Dir. Norman McLeod. Rel. July 14. 

Rev. July 25. „ 
Man of the Forest. Western. Harry Carey, Randolph Scott, Verna riillle. 

Dir. Henry Hathaway. Rel. July 14. 
Midnight Club, The. London jewel thieves. Geo. Ra't Ciive . Brook, Guy 

Standing, Alison Skipworth. Dir. Geo. Somnes and Alex Hall. Rel. 

July 28. Rev. Aug. 1. 
Song of the Eagle. Beer problem from the angle of an honest brewer. Chas. 

Bickford, Rich. Arlen. Jean Hersliolt. Mary Brian. Dir. Ralph Murphy. 

65 mins. Rel. April 28. Rev. May 2. 
Song of Songs. From Suderman's story and Sheldon's pl.ay. Marlcne Dle- 

trich, Brian Ahernc, Lionel AtwiU. Dir. Koubch -Mamoulian. 70 mins. 

Rev. July 25. . „. . 

Story of Temple Drake, The. From Wm. Faulkner's 'Sanctuary. The story 

of an oversexed girl. Miriam Hopkins, Jack La Kuc, Wm. Collier, Jr. 

Dir. Stephen Roberts. 08 mins. Rel. May 12. Rev. May. 9. 
Sunset Pass. Zane Grey western. Tom Keene, Randolph Scott, Kathleen 

Burke: Dir. Henry Hathaway. 46 mins. Rel. May ^C. 
;<r.<Supernatural. Original.' Odd story of a trjinsforred soul. Carole Irombard. 

Randolph Scott, Vivienne Osborne. Dir. Victor Halpenn. 6o mms. 

Rel. May 12. Rev. April 25. 
is Day and Age. Revolt of the children ag.ai.jst politlc.s^a^^^^^^ Ttcffug 

Chas. BickfSrd, Judith Allen. Dir. Cecil de Mille. U min.s. Kci, Aug. 

25. Rev. Aug. 29. , ., „ . 

Three Cornered Moon. From the .stage play. ^.^^''^^^^^^Z^'lT'^J Di^ El- 
in.sanc family, (Jlaudctto Colbert, Rich. Arlen. Mjry Lolai.d. Dir. m 
Uott Nugent. 70 mIn.s. Rel. Aug. 4. Rev. Aug.. i j. 



Ilnitofi Arfiftf-tt Offices: 729 Seventh Ave., 
Uniiea ATUSIS New York, N. V. 



Bitter Sweet. (British made). Noel Coward's operetta. Romance of wealthy 
English beauty who elopes to Vienna with her music teachen Anna 
Ncagle, Femand Graavey. Dir. Herbert Wilcox. 93 mins. Rel. Sept. 
22. Rev. Aug. 29. 

Bowery, The. Story of the" rivalry between Chuck Connors and Steve Brodie, 
famous Brooklyn Bridge jumper. Wallace Beery, George Raft, Jackie 
Cooper, Fay Wray. Dir. Roaul Walsh. Rel. Sept. 29. 

Broadway Through a Keyhole. Walter Wlnchell's story of Broadway, Con- 
stance Cummings, Russ Columbo, Paul Kelly.. DIr, Lowell Sherman. 
Rel. Oct 13. 

Emperor Jones. . Eugene CNclll's famous drama of a Pullman porter who 
becomes ruler of a West Indian island. Paul Robeson, Dudley Dlgges. 
Dir. Dudley Murphy. Rel. Sept. 8, 

I Cover the Waterfront. Adaptation of Max Miller's best seller about his 
exploits in the San Diego harbor. Claudctte Colbert, Ben Lyon and 
Ernest Torrence. Dir. James Cruze. 70 mins. Rel. May 12. Rev. May 23. 

Masi]uerader, The. Based on John Hunter Booth's adaptation of Katherlne 
Cecil Thurston's novel. Cousins of Identical appearance change places, 
with intriguing political and romantic results. Ronald Colman, Ellssl 
Landl. Dir. Richard Wallace. 75 mins. Rel, Aug, 18, 

Samarang. Love amid the'pearl divers In Malaysia. Native cast. Dir. Ward 

Wing. 60 mins. Rel. June 23. Rev. July 4. 
Secrets.. Stage play. Man tries to hide from his wife secrets she pretends not 

to know. Mary Pickford„ Leslie Howard. Dir. Frank Borzage. 83 mins 

Rel. April' 16. Rev. Mar. 21. 

Yes, Mr. Brown. Farce comedy with music, laid In Vienna. Jack Buchapan, 
Margot Grahame and Elsie Randolph. Dir. Jack Buchanan, 09 mins 
Rel. May. 

Studlot Universal City, I InlvAvaal Offices: 730 Fifth Ave., 

Calif. UniVeriai New York, N. Y. 

Be Mine Tonight. Comedy-drama. Love story unfolded In scenic beauty ol 

Swiss Alps, Starring Jan Klepura. Dir, Anatol LItW&k. 86 mins. Rcl, 

Mar. 23. Rev. April IS. 
Big Cage, The. Original. Man against beast, different from Jungle films, 

Clyde Beatty', Raymond Hatton, Anita Page, Andy Devlne. Dir. Kurt 

Neumann. 78 mins. Rel. Mar. 3. Rev. May 16. 

Cohens and 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. 

Don't Bet on Love. Comedy-drama. Lew Ayres, Ginger Rogers. DIr, Mur- 
ray Roth. 62 mtns. Rel. July 13. Rev. Aug. 1. 

FIddlln' Buckaroo. Western. Ken Maynard. Dir. Ken Maynard. Rel. July 20 
Her First Majte. Comedy. SummerviUe-Pitts. Dir. Wm. Wyler. Rel. Aug. 3 
King of the Arena. Ken Maynard in a circus story. Lucille Brown, Robt 
Kortman. 6 reels. Rel. June 18. 

King of Jazz, The. Reissue, with Paul Whiteman, John Boles. Dir. John 

Murray Anderson. 9 reels. Rel. June 1. 
Kiss Before the Mirror, The. Powerful drama of human emotions. Nancy 

Carroll, Paul Lukas, Frank . Morgan, Gloria Stuart. Dir. Jas. Whale, 

67 mins. Rel. May 4. Rev. May 10. 
Lucky Dog. Touching and dramatic story of devotion that exists between a 

man and his dog. Chic Sale, Dir. Zion Myers. Rel. April 20 
Moonlight and Pretzels. Musical. Mary Brian, Roger Pryor, Leo Carrlllo. 

Dir, Brlce-Freund. Rel. July 27. Rev. Aug. 29. 
Out All Night. Comedy. Slim Summervllle-Zasu Pitts. Dir. Sam Taylor, 

Rel. April 13. Rev. April 11. 

Rebel, The. Napoleonic story in the Austrian Tyrol. Vilma Banky, Luis 
Trenlter, Victor Varconl. (Foreign made.) Dir. Luis Trenker, Edwin 
Knopf. Ael. June 1. Rev. Aug. 1. 

Secret of the Blue Room. Mystery drama. Lionell Atwill. Paul Lukas. Gloria 
Stuart. Dir. Kurt Neumann. Rel. July 20 

Studios; BurbSink. -w:-r,.„. 

Calif. ttriicr oruiiicrs 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. 

Capturedl Behind the scenes In a German prison. Leslie Howard, Douglas 
Fairbanks, Jr., Paul Lukas, Margaret Lindsay, Dir. Roy del Ruth 
72 mins. Rel. Aug. 19. Rev. Aug. 22. 

Ex-Lady. An experimental marriage .'stnkes a anag. Bctte Davis. Gene Ray- 
mond, Frank McHugh. Dir. Robert Florey. 67 mins. Rcl. April 8 
Rev, May 16. 

Footllght Parade. Gala musical with backstage locale. James Cagney, Joan 
Blondell, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell. Dir. Lloyd Bacon. Dances by 
• Busby Berkeley. Rel. Oct. 7. 

Golddlggers of 1933. New version of Avery Hopwood's stageplay. done as a 
super-musical. Warren Williams, Joan Blondell. Dir. ^Mervyn JLeRoy, 
94 mins. Rel. May 27. Rev. June 13. 

Life of Jimmy Dolan, The. From a recent novel. Prizefighter finds regener 
ation. Doug Fairbanks, Jr., Loretta Young, Aline McMahon. Guy Kibbe 
89 mins. Rel, June 3. Rev. June 20. 

Mary Stevens, M.D. Story of a woman doctor. Kay Francis, Lyle Tal- 
bot, Glonda Farrell, Dir. Lloyd Bacon. 71 mins. Rel. July 22, ilcv 
Aug. 8, 

Mayor of Hell, The. From iKClIn Austcr's drama. Reform .school" background 
Jas. Cagney, Madge Evans, Frankle Darrow. Dir.' Archie Mayo. 90 
mins. Rcl. Juno 24. Rev. July 4. 

Narrow Corner, The. From the story by W, Somc-r.sct Waugham. South Sea 
locale. Doug Fairbank.s, Jr., I atricla Ellis, Ralph Bellamy, Dudley Dig 
ges. Dir. Alfred E. Green. 67 mln.s. Rel. Juljt 8, Rev. July 18. 

Picture Snatcher, The. Semi-gangster, story of a news photographer. Jas 
Cagney, Patricia Ellis, Alice White, Ralph Bellamy, Dlr, Lloyd Bacon 
70 mins. Rcl. April 19. llev. May 23. 

Private Detective 62; From a fiction story. William Powell, Margaret Lind- 
say. 67 mins. Rel, June 17. ilev. July 11. 

Silk Express, The. My.stery drama of silk shlpment.s. Nlel Hamilton. Allen 
Jenkins, Dudley Dlgges. 01 mins, Rel. June 10. Rev. June 27. 

The Man from Monterey. Western drama. John Wayne, Ruth Hall. Dir, 
Mack V, Wright. 67 min.s. Rcl. July 22. Rev. Aug. 22. 

Untamed Africa. Thrilling African adventure- Under supervision of Wynant 
D. Hubbard. F.A.G..S. Rel. April 8, 

Voltaire. Life of France's celebrated wit and philosopher. Goorge Arllss. 
Dorl.s Ke.nyon, Margaret Lind.say. Dir. John Adolfl. 72 min.s. Rel. 
Aug. 6. Itev- Aug. 22. 

(Continued on page 40) 



Warner Brothers 'S'.S'vti.'f.lf.V 



TABLE FIGHT ON ZONING 
UNTIL CODE IS SEHLED 



Los Angeles, Sept. 4, 
Zoning of the Southeirn California 
territory which has been hangingr 
fire several months due to inability 
of circuits and indie chieftains to 
agree is not expected to be worked 
Out until after adoption of an NRA 
code, with the . factions reported to 
be farther apart now than at any- 
time since negotiations opened, 

Indies are said to be -willlnB to ac- 
cept the short end of a 60-40 zoning 
setup, but are unwiUfng to concede 
& higher percentage to Fox West 
Coast, which, they Insist is sought 
by the circuit. 



UA, LA., to Reopen, Maybe 
With Presentation Idea 



Los Angeles, Sept. 4. 
Lou Anger, in charge of United 
Artists theatres, has set Sept. 15 a3 
the reopenlnff date of the U. A. 
(downtown) which has been dark 
since operation was terminated by 
Pox West Coast nearly a year ago. 

Policy will be first run of 20th 
Century ani U. A. features, with a 
likelihood that stage presentations 
will be included. 

All United Artists nabe houses 
have reverted to F-WC for opera- 
tion,, after being divorced from the 
major circuit shortly after it went 
into bankruptcy last winter. 



Harris Takes 3 More 



Pittsburgh, Sept, 4. 
Harris Amusement Co, apparent- 
ly going through with its proposed 
expansion. Organization took over 
a half dozen houses about a month 
ago. 

It has Just announced three more: 
Latonia, Oil City, Pa., small-seat 
Avenue In downtown Pittsburgh, 
and the Eagle, Jeanette. 

Purchase of Latonia gives. Har- 
ris crowd complete control of Oil 
City. Latonia opens under new 
management today (4). 



Diverted to Balcony, 

Negress Sues Theatre 

Chicago, Sept 4. 
National Ass'n for the Advance- 
rnent of Colored People has filed a 
civil action against the Ideal theatre 
on ' behalf or two Negro women. 
They assert on July 28 women were 
refiised admission to the main floor 
of the theatre and told to sit in the 
balcony. 

Demand for police Invcstigati.Ti 
alHO is made in connection with the 
civil suit. 



HARRIS PITTS'BG BUY-BACK 

Warren, C, Sept. A, 
The Warron theatre here ha.s lu-cn 
acquired by the new Harris circuit 
of I'ifl.sburgh, hcadod by Senator 
Frank J. Harris, after having .sold 
out Xciur years ago. 

Leasing of the local house gives 
the Pittsburgh firm control oif 11 
theatres in the greater Pittsburgh 
area. Ken Hocl will be resident 
manager. Straight picture policy. 



40 



VARIETY 



PICTURES 



Tuesday, September 5, 1933 



CALENDAR OF CURRENT RELEASES 



(-Continued from page 39) 

Working Man, The. Original. Romance In the shoe busliwflss. Ceo. ArUsS, 
Bette DaviB. Dir. John Adolfl. 77 mlna. Rel. May 6. ReT, April 25. 

WnrM Wiflo Offices: 150i Broadway. 
WOria Wiae New Vork, N. V. 

(Releasing Through Fox) 

Constant Woman, The. From Eugene O'Neill's play 'Recklessness.' Cohrad 
Kagel, Leila Hyams. Dir. Victor Schertzlnger. Rel. April 23* 

Lone Avenger, The. Original. Ken Maynard western. Muriel Gordon. Dir. 

Alan James. 61 mlns. Rel. Ziay 14. Rev. July 4. 
Study in Scarlet, A. Sherlock Holmes story. Reginald Owen, June Clyde, 

Anna May Wong. Dir. Edw. L. Mar]n. 73 -mlns. Rel. May 14. Rev. 

June 6. 

Miscellaneous Releases 

Couear. (Sidney Snow.) Jay Bruce calptiires mountain Hons with bare hands. 
.70. mlns. Rev. May 30. 

Faithful Heart, The. (Helber.) British made. Romantic story of a faithful 
love. British cast. 65 mlns. Rev. Aug. 22. 

Hell's 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. 65 mlns. Rev. April 18. 

His Private Secretary. Girl converts her father-in-law to approval of his 
son's marriage.. Evalyn Knapp, John Wayne. Dir. Phil H. White- 
man. 68 mlns. Rel. June 10. Rev, Aug. 8. ° 

Laughing at Life. (Mascot.) Story of a gun-running adventurer. Victor Mc- 
Laglen, Conchita Montenegro, Ruth Hall. Dir. Ford Beebe. 71 mlns, 
•Rev. July 18. 

Police Call. (Showmen.) iEling story with an adventure angle. Nick Stuart, 
Merna .Kennedy. Dir. Phil Whlteman. 63 mlAs. Rel. Aug. Rev. Aug. 29. 

leepless Nights (Remington). British made story on farcical lines. Polly 

Walker, Stanley Lupino. Dir.. Thos. Bentley. 63 mins. Rel. July 21. 

Rev. July 25. = .. 

Tanning bf the Jungle. (Invincible.) Animal training methods. Rev. June ,6. 
Tarzan the Fearleds. (Principal.) Feature and eight subsequent two-part 

chapters, Buster Crabbe, Jacqueline Wells. Dir. Robt. Hill. 60 mins. for ; 

feature. Rel. July 19. Rev. Aug. 15. 
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 Oregon 60 mlns. Rev. Mar. 7. 



Wo COT FOR BOOTHMEN 
AGREED IN PITTSBURGH 



Pittsburgh, Sept. 4. 
Booth operators and theatres have 
agreed on a new (wntract, with' pro- 
jectionists taking a 10% cut over 
last year's figures. New agreement 
runs until Sept. 1, 1934. It gives 
men in key houses about $70 weekly 
on a. 39^hoiir week. In lesser spots, 
s<».Ies down accprdlngly. 

No accord, has yet been reached 
with stagehands, but no trouble Is 
looked for. All hope of resumption 
of stage shows locally w£is Ibst-Iasf 
week, when dnusiclans, turning In a 
figure, were told It was too high. 
They then promptly proceeded to 
raise the ante. 



Foreign Language Films 



<Note: 



Playgronnd Tie-h 



Rochester, Sept. 4. 

State theatre Is making a hit 
with the kids in its neighborhood 
by tying In with playgrounds. 

Gave tickets as prizes at several 
contests and climaxed the season 
with a beauty show on the stage 
for girls under 13. 

Merchants provided prizes and 
the parents flocked In. 



Because of the slow movement of foreign films, this list covers one' 

year of releases.) 

(Most of these available with English titles.) 
Barberlna, die Taenzerin von Sa'nsoucl. (Capital) (Ger.). Musical comedy: 
Lll Dagover, Otto Gebuehr. Dir. Carl fVoellch. 83 mlns. Rel, Nov. 20. 

Berlln-Alexanderplatz (Ger) (Capital). Strong crime drama. H einrlch 
George; Maria Bard. Dir. Phil Jutzl. 90 mlns. Rel. May 1. Rev. Slay 16. 

Cinq Gentleman Maudit (Frotex) (French). Mystery drama. Renef Lefevre, 
Harry Baur. Dir. Julien Duvivier. 78 mins. Rel. Jan. Rev. Jan. 24. ' 

Das Nachtlg'air Madel (Capital) (Ger). Love in Hawaii. Dir. Leo Lask>. 
■80 mins. Rel, Jan. 16. Rev. Jan. 31. 

Das Schoene Abenteuer (German) (Protex). Romantic comedy. Kaethe 
von Nagy. Dir. Reinbold SchunzeL 83 mlns.- Ren"Dec. 1. Rev. Dec 13. 

David Colder' (French) (Protex). Drama. Harry .Baur. Dir. Julien Duvivier. 
90 mlns. Rel.. Oct 1. Rev. Oct. 26. ' 

9er Ball (German) (Protex). Domestic comedy. Dolly Haas. Dir. WUhelm 
Thielei 83 min& Rel. Oct. 9. 

Der Brave Suender (Ger) (European). Fast comedy. Max Pallenberg. Dir. 
Fritz Kortner. 90 mlns. Rel. April 1. Rev. April 4. 

Der Falscha' Ehemann (German) (Protex)..' Farce. Dir. Johannes Outer. 
85 mids. Rel. Oct. 1. Rev. Oct. 23. 

Der Hauptmann von Kopenick (Klnematrade) (Ger). Comedy. Max Adalbert 
Dir. Richard Os.wald. 96 mins. Rel. Jan. 16. Rev. Jan. 24. 

Der Schwartze Hucsar (Protex) (Ger.). . Costume romance. Conrad . Veldt 
Dir. Gerhard 'Lamprecht 90 mlns. Rel. Dec. 1. ReV. Jan. 3. 

Dos Noches (Hoffberg) (Spanish). Musi<ial. Conchita Montenegro. Dir. Car- 
los Borcosque. 65 minis. Re). May 1. 

Donna d'Una Notte (Portale) .(Itiallan). Court adventure. Francesca Bertlnl. 
£>lr. Marcel L'Herbier. .85 mlns. \ Rel. March 1. Rev. March 14. 

Drel Tage Mittelarrest (German) (Capital). Fast German farce with all-star 
ca^t- Dir.. Carl Boese. 80. mlns. ReL May 1. Rev. May 23. 

brunter und Drueber (Ger.) (Germania). ■ Musical comedy. Dir. Max Neu- 
feld. 85. mins. Rel. Dec. 16. Rev. Dec 20. 

Eine Liebesnacht (German) (Capital). Farce. Harry Lledke. Dir. Joe May. 

82 mins. Rel. May^l. Rev. May 23. 
EIne Nacht In Paradies (Kinfematrade) (Ger). .Musical cobiedy. Anny Ondra. 

90 mins. Rel. Feb. 1. Rev. Feb. 28. 
Elne Tuer Ceht Auf. (Protex) (Ger.). Mystery thriller. Dir. Alfred Zelsler. 

68 mins. Rel. Feb. 1. Rev. Feb. 7. 
liaise Uniforms (Russ.) (Apakino). Dir. Lopashlnski. 63 mins. Rel. Nov. 

18. Rev. Nov. 29. 

Femme Nue, La (Modem) (Fr.). Drama of artist life. Dir. Jean Paul 
Paulin. 80 mins. Rel. Aug. 16. R«v. Aug. 29. 

Frau Von Der Man Spricht (German) (General). Mady Christians. Melo- 
drama. Dir. . Viktor Jansen. 75 mlns. Rel. April 16. Rev. May 2. 

Friederlke (Klnematrade) (Ger). Dramatic operetta based on Goethe's life. 
Mady Christians. 90 mins. Rel. March 15. ReV. Fieb. 28. 

Gefahren Der Llebe (German) (Madison). Se^ drama. Tony Van Eyck. 

Dir. Eugen Thiele. 65 mins. Rel. May 1. Rev; May 2. 
Qitta Entdeckt Ihr Herz. (Capital) (Ger). Musical comedy; Gitta Alpar. 

Gustav Froellch. Dir. Carl Froellcb. 90 mins. Rel. Oct 4. 

Gloria. (German) (New Era). Transatlantic aviation drama. Gustav Froeh- 

llcb. Brigltte Helm. .76 mins. Rel. Nov. Rev. Nov. 1. 
Grosse Attraction, Die (Bavaria) (Ger.). Drama is show biz. Richard 

Tauber. Dir. .. Max Relchmann. 70 mins. Rel. Aug. 1. 
Hertha's Erwachen (Protex) (G«r.). Delicate Jife problem. Dir. Gerhard 

Lamprecht 95'' mins. Rel. March 10.' ReV. March 14. 
Heute Nachit Eventueli (Ger.) (General). Musical comedy. Dir. B. W. Emo. 

80 mins. Rel. July 1. 
Holzapfel Weiss Alles (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 Kulesfaov. 62 

mins. Rel. May 10. Rev. May 16. - 
Hyppolit a LakaJ (International) (Hungarian), Fast farce. Dir. Szekely Ist- 

van. 77 mins. Rel. Jan. Rey. Jan. 17. 
Ich Wlil iviicht Wissen Wer Du Blst (Interworld) (Ger). Musical. Dir. Geza 

von Bolvary. Hald, Froehlich. 70 mlns. Rel. Feb. 15. Rev. Feb. 21. 

Island of Doom (Russ) (Amkino). Two men and a woman on a desert isle. 

Dir. Tlmonshenko. 90 mins. Rel. July 15. Rev. July 18. 
Ivan. (Garrison) (Russ.). Transformation of peasants. Dir. Dovzhenko. 83 

mins. Rel. Feb. 1. Rev. March 7. 
KamaradsOhaft. (Asso. Cinema) (Ger). Sensational drama. Alex Granach, 

Ernst Busch. Dir. G. W. Pabst Time, 78 mins. Rel. Nov. 8. 
Kelne Feier Ohne M£yer (Ger.) (Germania). Musical farce. Siegfried Arno. 

Dir. Carl Boese. 83 mins. Rel. Oct. 28. Rev. Nov. 3. 
Korvettenkapitaen (Ger.) (General). Military farce. 75 mlns. Rel. April 1. 
Le Bal (French) (Protex). Domestic comedy. Dir. Wilhelm Thiele. 83 mlns. 

Rel. Oct. 1. Rev. Oct 4. 
Laubenkclonle (Ger.) (General). Farce. Dir. Max Obal. 80 mlns. Rol. 

May 15. Rev. June 6. 
Lockende Zlel, Das (Ger.) (Bavaria). Musical. Richard Tauber. jDlr. Max 

Relchmann. 85 mlns. Rel. June 15. Rev. June 20. 
Llebiing von Wien, Der (Ger.) (European). Stolz musical. Willy Forst Dir. 

Geza von Bolvarj-. 75 mlnS. Rel. June 1. Rev. June .13. 
LJubav I Strast. (Yugoslav) (Croat). Brama of life amdnil N. Y. Imlgrants'. 

Rakel Davidovic. Dir. Frank Melford. 60 mlns. Rel. Dec. 15. 
Lulse. Koenlgin von Preussen. (Asso, Cinema) (Ger). Historical. Henry 

Porten. Dir. Carl Froellch. .Time, 92 mlns. Rel. Oct 4. 
Lvstlgen Muslkanten, 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. 
iVIarlus (Paramount) (French). Marseilles satire. Dir. Alexander Korda, 

103 mlns. Rel. Jan. 1. Rev. April 25. 
Macdchen in Uniform (Fllmcholce) (German). Poignant drama. Thiele, 

Wlecke. Dir. Richard Froehlich. Rel. Jan. 10. Rev. Bept 27. 
IVIan Brauch Kein Geld. (Capital) (Ger). Musical farce. Dir. Karl Boese. 
Rel. Nov. 10. 



Strong Gets 50G StufF 

Los Angeles, Sept. 4. 
Ownership of $50,000 worth of 
furnishings in the illrror theatre, 
Hollywood, has been confirmed to 
Frank R. Strong, proprietor of the 
building, by Superior Judge Robert 
W. Kenny In a non-suit brought 
against the claim of Arthur .W. 
Green. Latter claimed he had ac- 
quired title through Adolph Ramlsh, 
former lessee of the house. 

Strong proved he had secured 
the furnishings through a chattel 
mortgage. 



EXPLOITATION 



(Continued from page 21) 

tailing the circus parade. He had a 
big picture coming and he was 
afraid the fair would take some of 
the money he wante^l for his own 
box office..' ^ ^. 

He mounted a three sheet of the 
attraction and took It over to the 
hall where the fair was being given. 
A nail was driven into the nose of 
the star pictured, and he carried 
along a supply of curtain rings 
which were taken from some dis- 
carded hangingiB. One of the com- 
mittee, for the fair sold the rings at 
one cent each, and all who suc- 
ceeded in landing a I'lng on the nail 



15c SCALE CUT TO 10c 

Indie L. A. House Does It— Throw- 
aways for Nickel Off 



Los Angeles, 'Sept. -4. 
First of the downtown subse- 
quent run picture houses to resume 
reduced admission giveaways since 
the reaching of a tacit agreement 
among local exhlbs to abandon the 
practice Is the Olympic, oh Eighth 
street, operated by the CJohen Bros. 
Downtown streets were literally 
flooded with tickets printed In 
flaming red, which nicked off a 
nickel from the regular IBc tariff. 

Reduced admissions were limited 
up' to 6' p. 'm. daily, and those cir- 
culated early last week were voided 
after Sept. 1. 



Staub on 27 Shorts 



Hollywood, Sept. 4. 

Ralph Staub at Columbia will 
supervise and direct a total of 27 
dhorts during the coming year. 

Richey Craig currently writing 
the first Murray- Sidney: short. 



Men and' Jobs (Rus«|lan) (Amkino). An American engineer looks at Russia 

Dir. A Macheret .70 m^ins. Rel. Jan. 1. Rev. Jan. IT. 
Mensch Ohne Namen (German) (Protex). Poignant drama> Werner E:rauB8. 

Dir. Gustav Udcky. 96 mlns. Rel. Nov. 1. Rev. Nov. 16. 
Mond Uber Morokko -(Protex) (Ger). See Clng Gentlemen Maudit 
Morgenrot (German) (Protex). Submarine warfare's cruelty^ Dir. Gustav 

Uoicky. .80 mlns. Rel. May 15. Rev. May 23. 
Morltz . Macht Sein Giueck. (German) (Capital). Farce. Siegfried Arno So 
mins. ReL Dec. 15. Rev. Jan. 17. * 

Namenshelrat. (German) (FAF). Drama. Dir. Heinz Paul. 90 mlns. Rel. 

Jan. 1. Rev. Jan. 17. 
Noc Llatbpadowa (Polish) (Capital). Historical romance. Dir. J. Warneckl. 

95 mlns. Rel. May 1. Rev. May 2. 
On Demande Compagnon (Fr.) (Auten). Musical romance. Annabella. Dir. 

Joel May. 8b mins. Rel. June 1. Rev. June 6. 
Paris- Beguin (Protex) (Fr). Musical. Jane Marnac. Dir. Augusta Genlna. 

90 mins. 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. 
Pin MIndent Tud (Arkay) (Hung.). Farce. Dir. Stephen Szekely. 76 mlns. 

Rel. Jan. 16. Rev. Jan. 31. 
Poll de Garotte (Auten) (French). Drama of adolescence. Harry Baur. 

Dir. Julien Duvivier. 90 mlns. Rel. May 16. Rev. May 30. 
Potemkin (Russ) (Klnen^atrade). Sound version of Elsensteln's classic. 70 
mlns. ReL April 4. 

Return of Nathan Becker (Worldklno) (Russian) (Yiddish). Comedy. Dir. 

Shpiss and Mllman. 72 mlns. Rel. April 1. Rev. April 25. 
Scampolo (Klnematrade) (Ger.) Cinderella romance. Dolly Haas. Dir. Hans 

StelnhofC. 93 mins. ReL April X, Rev. April 11. 
Schutzenkoenlg, Der (Ger.) (Herrlltz). Max Adalbert, Gretl Thelmer. Dir. 

Franz Seitz, 90 mins. Rel. April 16. Rev. May 9. 
Shame (Amkino) (Russ). Problems of new Russia. Vladimir Gardln. Dir. 

Sergei Yutkevitch. 75 mins. Rel. March 1. Rey. March 14. 
Song of Life <Gfer.) (dubbed I^nglish) (Embassy). Art and photography pre- 
dominant Dir. Granowsky. 70 mins. Rel. April 1. 
Soviets on Parade. (Russ.) (Klnematrade). Historic record of current Rus- 
sia. 65 mins. Rel. Feb. 1. Rev. March' 7. 
Theodor Koerner (Ger) (General). Historical drama. Dorothea Wlecke. 

Dir. Karl Boese. 80 mins. Rel. May 1. Rev. May 16. 
Traum von Schonbrunn (Ger.) (General). Musical. Martha Eggerth. Dir. 

Johannes Meyer. 85 mlns. Rel. May 16. Rev. June 6. 
Trot* Mousquetalres, Les (General) (French). Duma's classic with songs. 
Dir. Henri Diamont-Berger. 128 mins. Rel. May 1. Rev. May 9. 

UlanI, Ulani, Chlopcy Malowani (Polish) (Zbyszko). Musical comedy. 100 
mlns. Rel. Jan. 1. 

Ulica (Capital) (Polish). Life of the newsboys. Dir. Alexander Ford. Time, 

73 mlns.. ReL Aug. 26. Rev. Jan. 31. 
Victoria und Ihr Hussar (Klnematrade) (Ger). Viennese operetta. Michael 

Bohnen. Dir. Richard Oswald. 90 mins. Rel. April 1. Rev. April 11. 
Walzerparadles. (Ger.) (Capital). Musical comedy. Charlotte Susa. 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 mins. 'Rel. Nov. 1. 
Wenn die Soldaten (Schneider) (t3er). 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. Dudpv. 71 mlns. Rel. April 15. Rev. April 25. 
YIdlshe Tochter (Yiddish) (Quality). Old-fashioned Yiddish drama. Yiddish 

Art and Vilna Troupes. 76 mins. Rev. May 23. 
Yiskor (Yiddish) (Gloria). Revamp of silent. Maurice Schwartz. Dir. Sidney 

Goldln and George RoUand: 80 mins. Rel. May 15. Rev. June 6. 

Yorck (German) (Protex). Historical drama. Werner Krauss, Rudolf Forster. 

Dir. Gustav UclCky. 90 mlns. Rel. Nov. 1. Rev. Nov. 27. 
Zapfenstreich Am Rhein. (Whitney) (Ger.). Musical farce. Charlotte Susa, 

Siegfried Arno. Dir. Jaap Speyer. 90 mlns. Rel. Feb. 1. ReV. Feb. 7. 

Zirkus Leben. (German) (FAF). Circus drama. Liane Hald. Dir. Heinz 
Paul. 70 mins. Rel. Dec. 15. Rev. Jan. 3. 

Key to Address 



got a ticket for an off night, fair 
took in all the coin; more than $io 
and the manager got over his tip to 
the merrymakers to hold out a piece 
of change for his own show without 
letting It be seen what he was up 
to. Got Jt>ol»h the credit and the 
coin. 



Gets the Women 

Something to n^ake people not 
only look at but for a theatre ad- 
vertisement is highly, desirable and 
not always easy to dig up. One 
way is to make an appeal to the 
women on the proposition they 
bring the men. 

And one way to accomplish this 
is to run what the designer calls his 
bargain basement. Used a small 
one-column ad in the morning pa- 
per and lays off the lower half-Inch 
for the basement, which contains ' a 
single bargain/ offered by one of the 
stores. Tries to give each merchant 
a share of the publicity, but the 
best bargain gets the mention, re- 
gardless. 

Space Is headed, 'Our Bargain 
Basement-Royal theatre,' and con- 
tains a line or two of six point an- 
nouncing 'Smith is selling seven 
cakes of blank soap for a quarter 
today' -or 'Johnson's offers un- 
bleached sheeting for six cents a 
yard.' ' ' " 

Only one item, and stipulated that 
It will be advertised nowhere else, 
not even In the store window. Mer- 
chants report large volumes of sales 
and are on the lookout for Job lots 
to offer. Figured that .90% of the 
women read the basement every day 
and can't, help seeing the ad just 
above. 



Pacific 

Most pet shops now stock fight- 
ing fish in their list of tropical 
specimens. It will make a good win- 
dow stunt to put two of these scrafi- 
pers in the same tank with an ex- 
planation of their nature, or to put 
in one fighter and a number ot 
small, goldfish. 

Crowds will hang around to watch 
for the scrap,- but this will not hap- 
pen If a sheet of clear glass is put 
into the tank at an agle of 45 der 
grees, which will give the fish plenty 
of room in which to swim and still 
prevent their meeting. Glass should 
be fully ' submerged and so placed 
that the edge of the sh«et does not 
show against the glass of the tank. 



Blind Man Variant 

Variant on the blind man whoi 
would give, a million dollars to see 
the picture he mentions was cooked 
up by Richard L. Moss- and Kenneth. 
McGaffey, of the RKO Hlllstreet, 
Los Angeles. 

They put In a small aquarium 
that was not In the way of the cus- 
tomers and labeled It: 'Pity these 
poor fish. They can't see Zasu Pitts 
and Slim Summervllle in 'Her First 
Mate.' 

Good for any picture, but working 
best on comedies. It gather them 
in with a smile. 



Amkino, 723 Seventh Ave. 
Associated Cinema, 164 W. 65th. 
Bavaria Film, 25 Spruce St. 
Capital Film, 630 Ninth Ave. 
Charles Herrlltz, 25 Spruce St. 
Embassy Plots., 729 Seventh Ave. 
European Film, 164 West 55th. 
Filmchoi(ie, 33 West 4 2d. 
Foreign American, 111 West 67th. 
Foremco, 1560 Broadway. 
Garrison Films, 729 Seventh Ave. 
General Foreign Sales, 729 7th Ave. 
Germania, 22-33 lOth St., Astoria. 
George Schneider. 675 Riverside Dr. 
Gloria Films, 630 Ninth Ave. 



Harold Auten, 16G0 Broadway. 
Internat'l Cinema, 1499 First Ave. 
Interworld Films, 1540 Broadway. 
.T. H. Hoffberg, 729 Seventh Ave. 
J. H. Whitney, 350 East 72d. 
Klnematrade, 723 Seventh Ave. 
Madison Plcts., Ill West 67th. 
Modern Film, 729 Seventh. Ave. 
New Era, 630 Ninth Ave. 
I>ortale Films, 630 Ninth Ave. 
Protex Trading, 42 B. 68th. 
Quality Plcts., 630 Ninth Ave. 
Worldklno, 1601 Broadway, ' 
Zbyszko Film, 274 Madison Ave. 



Not Enconiag^g 

Minneapolis. 

The Fra,nklin theatre, large inde- 
pendent neighborhood house here, 
is using public . weddings on its 
stage as an added attraction, young 
couples from the neighborhood be- 
ing the participants and receiving 
a wedd.lng gift from the shoWhouse 
for being 'hitched' in public. 

John Alden, Tribune critic, in his 
Sunday column, cited the Instance 
of a couple recently married pub- 
licly at the theatre before an ex- 
ceptionally large group of friends. 

'These friends,' said . Alden, 'paid 
money to see the ceremony per- 
formed and also to witness 'Kiss 
Before the Mirror,' in which a 
jealous husband shoots his way- 
ward wife. Not a pleasant start in 
life for the newly weds.' 



Sought the Set 

L, S. Stein, Warner director o£ 
advertising for the Chicago center, 
used a set of six' small photos of 
the girls for the South Side pre- 
miere of 'Gold Diggers,' putting 
them out in beer taverns, cigar 
shops, barber parlors and wherever 
else men gathered. 

Smart advertising to the men and 
helped by the efforts of collectors to 
get the set of six. No prize offered; 
they just wanted them all and the 
trading doubled the value o£ the 
stunt 



Now E.S,T. 

Hartford, Conn. 
Eon Cohen, euper-publlcity man 
and now manager of the Lenox the- 
atre pulls another good one. Out 
in front of his lobby the tlicatre- 
goer now sees _a huge sign, ■which, 
reads as follows: 

NR A 
' plu.s 
SRO 
equals 
K S T 
moaning 
EVERY SEAT TAKEN— 
However seats will bo available 
soon 

Sure— It's a Warner The.atrc 
Leave it to Bon to take advantage 
of every new situation. 



Tacftday, Septcmljcr 5, l90i 



VAUMTT 



25ttARS IN SflDUJ BUSINtSS^SIIlL PAEKINC 'ffll IN 




"Our Todays^iiid Yesterdays Are t|# 
Blocks mill Which We Build." On i|y 
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Jn Show Busi- 
ness, I wont to tiltlrhe Old High Hot to the 
members of my company, to Harold 
Gumm, my attorney, to Abe tostf ogel of 
the Wm. Worris office, to Leon A. Fried- 
man and Milton Piekman, my iHiblic- 



l^yisers, and to publishcHrs/ imui-j 
nd thousands . of . friends, who] 
elped mako the building [oil 
a most pleasant experience^ 

Present Plans <^ 

St. Louis, Ambass^^rTheafre, week of Sept. 8 A Chicago, | 

k of Sept. 15 ★ Detroit^ week of| 



Chicago Theatre, wr"- — r— < 

Sept 22 ★ Bpston/mO-A/bee/week of Oct.5 * Six 
weeks Loew Circuit ploying Capitol, Paradise, Valencia Ik 
Metropolitan in New York; Washington and Baltimore; 



L 

Thanks to Ben Selvin, Columbia Phonograph Co. 



1 $ 



EVE R V B O i> V 



H A P P Y 



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VARIETY 



Tuesday, SeptemBer 5, 193 3 



GEORGE 

BANCROFT 

Qurrent Engagement 

"BLOOD MONEY" 



Twentieth Century Pictures 



Management 
JOYCE-SELZNICK 



JANE MURFIN 

Writer 

'WHAT PRICE HOLLYWOOD' with Constance Bennett 

von COIXABOBATION) 

'ROCMBYE' with ConsUnce Benniett 

'OUR BETTERS' with Constance Bennett 

~^ (IN COLIABOBAXION) 

'SILVER CORD' with Irene Dunne 

'DOUBLE HARNESS' with Ann Harding 

'ANN VICKERS' with Ann Harding 

RKO-RADIO 



JOHN KRIMSKY and CIFFORD COCHRAN 

Owners of mEDCHEN IN UNIFORM' 

Distributed in U. S. by FILMCHOICE, INC. 

Present 

PAUL ROBESON 

IN 

'EMPEROR JONES' 

With DUDLEY DIGGES 

From the famous play by 

EUGENE O'NEILL 
Screen Play by DU BOSE HEYWARD 

A United Artisii Release 



i 



PAUL 

OSCAR D 



JUST RETURNED TO AMERICA 
AFTER TWO - YEARS IN EUROPE 
AS DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION 



FOR 



I 



T 



GAUMONT THEATRE 
OLYMPIA THEATRE 
MOULIN ROUGE 
PARIS, FRANCE 



AGAIN AT 
PARAMOUNT, NEW YORK 



MAX METH 

Musical Director 



AND 



Musical Supervisor 

ive Biggest Musical Hits in Past Two Years 

'THE NEW YORKERS" 
'*THIRD LITTLE SHOW" 
''THE BAND WAGON" 
''BALLYHOO" 
''TAKE A CHANCE" 

Just Complefed Directing Musical Score 
for Screen Version of '^Take a Chance'' 



16,000,000 Jews Are .Waiting to See the Picture Banned by Hitler 

WORLDKINO Presents 

The First 100% Yiddish Talkie From Soviet Russia 

''THE RETURN OF 
NATHAN BECKER'' 

WORLDKINO CORPORATION Paramount BIdg., N. Y, 



Tucflflay, Scptemlber 5, 1933 



VARIETY 



43 



International Greetings 



from 



WALTER WANGER 




ERNEST B. 
SCHOEDSACK 

DIRECTOR RKO-RADIO 



COMPLETED 



''BLIND ADVENTURE" 
''THE SON OF KONG" 



PREPARING 



^^STINCAREE" 

'FUGITIVE FROM GLORY 



A PLEASURE! 

TO DIRECT THOSE 
PETE SMITH SHORTS 



MGM 'Handlebars' 
Very Unusual Short 

"HANDLEBARS" 
MGM 

Here's another of thoso Pete 
Smith clickers that has been 
grinding out for Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer. It's timely, it's entertaining 
and is certain to carry the burden 
of any flop feature attraction that 
may be billed with it in theatres. 

Taking advantage of the bicycle 
craze that, starting here In Holly- 
wood and is now nationwide, Smith 
and his director, Jules White, have 
concocted a short that will send 
theatre patrons home talking. 

It gives you the whole history of 
the bicycle during the past 100 
years, the different styles and models 
and what the public did and is do- 
ing with them. It clicks because of 
its education, clever ■ dialogue and 
the excellent direction. 

Exhibitors should grab "Handle, 
bars" and cash in on the present bi* 
cycle craze. There are a hundred 
tie-ups for advertising and exploit- 
ing this short. This plus good enter- 
tainment is the answer to successful 
picture business. 

<'noUyv)ood Reporter," 



JULES WHITE 

Thanks to HARRY RAPF and JACK CUMMINGS 



f 




<>WE APPRECIATE 
AND C O- K O P E R 

K R A F T - P H O £ 

CORPORATION O 

SPONSOR 

MIRACLE W H 

BROADCAST OVER THE 
NATIONAL BROADCAST, 
THE GROUPS— COASJ-TO-Ct 

10-11 P. M. E. T. 



VARIETY 



46 






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H E CO N F ID EN C E 
\ T I O N O F THE 



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CHICAGO, ILL. 



OF 'THE 

F P PRO 

^ED NETWORK OF THE 
•G COMPANY AND ALL 
AST— THURSDAY EVENINGS 



R O C R A M 



MORTON A 
M I L M A N 



P p P r 2 c r. r; I ,■• 1 1 j 



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J O L S C) N 



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VARIETY 



Tnes^af, Sepfemlber £f, 1933 






Sends Greetings 



FROM 



METRO - GOLD W YN-MAYER 



INQ RELEASES 



'Turn Back the Clock' 



'Bomb SheU' 



RICHARD 



LORENZ 




UNDER CONTRACT TO 



'METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYEn STUDIOS 



King Vidor 

Director 

"Stranger's Return** 

with 

Lionel Barrymore 

A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Production 



Chance for Cops 



(Continued from page 9) 

a grievance to open court when ma- 
terial damages are sought, provid- 
ing the complainant has first availed 
himself of the industry's disputes 
sifter. 

Zoning 

First movement in setting up the 
machine la that of zoning the coun- 
try.' Then all branches of each zone 
select eight members which com- 
prise the zone body for that picture 
district. Unless Washington frowns 
on reorganization of the Film 
Boards of Trade, this distributor 
arm and local exhibitor organiza- 
tions are unofflcially understood to 
be acti'tfe In the zone board selec- 
tion. 

Protection and run "will under the 
immediate supervision of each z-c. 
At the same time, such units will 
act as code police headquarters for 
persons knowing alleged violations 
of the code. 

The arbitration board, as it now 
shapes up, will be named by dis- 
putants, much as In the past Ex- 
hibitors and distributors, under the 
tentative writing, must first submit 
all disputes to such a board. If the 
case is so unusual as to be consid- 
ered beyond the capacity: of the 
local board, it will be turned over to 
the National Appfeals Board, with 
main office in New York City. This 
means that if the exhib disputant 
lives in Omaha he will have to put 
in a personal appearances, retain a 
lawyer, or else state his case in 
writing. 

When Ready for Coast 
A complainant, it is emphasized, 
can go into court only after he has 
submitted to arbitration. Resorting 
to civil channels immediately vio- 
lates the Optional Standard Agree- 
ment Contract and is subject to a 
penalty which involves cancellation 
of bookings. 

The Code Authority, or National 
Control Board, is depending upon 
the Government for its actual duties 
and power. These, along with lis 
constituents, will be. defined and 
named in Washington after Sept. 
12. 

Unofflcially, since exhlbs differ 
from the views of distribs and pro- 
ducers in this respect, the Code Au- 
thority is now regarded as a gov- 
ernment-named group which will 
assist the NRA enforce the terms 
of the code. This would mean, then, 
that a violation going the regular 
channels would finally reach the 
C-A which, after investigation, 
would make recommendation as to 
the disposition of the charge to the 
Chief Administrator. Even his de- 
cision, it is believed by influstry 
code workers, would have to be 
turned over to the U. S. district at- 
torney's office for prosecution. 



The only man in Hollywood of whom it 
can he said simultaneously: 

"He Had Better Stick To His Writing" 

AND 

"He Had Better Sticfc To His Acting" 



ROBERT 
BENCHLEY 



PAUL L STEIN 



How Directing for 



British International Pictures 



LONDON 



ENGLAND 



Where Good FloWers Are Really Inexpensive 

HOTEL ASTOR FLOWER SHOP 

HOTEL ASTOR, TIMES SQ., NEW YORK 
LA-4-6568 David E. Arenwald 



m 

i- 



BILL BOYD 

JUST COMPLETING TEN YEAR CONTRACT 

WITH RKO-PATHE 

NOW FREELANCING 



Tuesday, September 5, 1933 



VARIETY 



Starting a 
Bigger and 
Better Show 
Season • • • 



BARON 



THANKS TO~ 

i Fanchon & Marco 
Jack Partington 
I Gae Foster 
Dave Schooler 
Fox Film Corp. 
Universal 



Pictures 
Corp. 



For the Stage and 
"Screen Entertain- 
ment That Enables 
Us to Give New 
York the 

"SHOW VALUE 
OF 

THE NATION" 






7th Ave. and 50th St. 
New York Gity 



Associate Producer 



PARAMOUNT 



LAST FOUR PRODUCTIONS 

She Done Him Wrong" 

(MAE WEST) 

College Humor" 

(BING CROSBY) 



ii 



Vm No Angel" 

(MAE WEST) 

"Too Much Harmony" 

(BlNG CROSBY) 



NEXT PRODUCTIONS 

"Funny Page" 
"It Ain't No Sin" 

(MAE WEST) 



SLAVKO VORKAPICH 



WITH 



MGM 



BRIAN MARLOW 

WRITER 



UNDER CONTRACT 
COLUMBIA 




All Good Wishes 
from 

FOX WEST COAST THEATRES 



XueeAvfi September 5, 1933 



VARIETY 



49 



p. 



Announcing the First Transcontinental Tour of 





R. and 




RS. JESSE 



JESSE CRAWFORD 

extends greetings and 
appreciation to all 
those whose Icindness 
and cooperation 
made his European 
tour the most notable 
event of his profes- 
sional career. 



CRAWFORD 

Available for the First Time Outside 
New York and Chicago 

— as a Spot Act or as an Entire Presentation 
with Special Stage Consoles, Light- 
ing and Production ! 

Two years Royal Typewriter Hour on GBS ! Two years on NBC ! 
Five years at the Chicago Theatre ! Six years at the New York 
Paramount! Nine years featured Victor Artist! 

A Fresh, New and Deferent NAME Attraction 

PERSONAL MANAGEMENT 

F. C. O'KEEFE 

799 SEVENTH AVENUE CIRO-E 7-2684 NEW YORK 




MONTY BANKS 



STILL WITH 



BRITISH INTERNATIONAL PICTURES 



After 5H Years, During 



Which Period He Has Made 18 Features For Them 




RICHARD WALLACE 



Now Directing 



EIGHT GIRLS IN A BOAT' 



CURRENT RELEASE 



A Chas- Rogers Production 

FOR 

Paramount Release 



The Masquerader' 

A UNITED ARTISTS PRODUCTION 



50 



VARIETY 



Tuesday* September 5, I933 




With Paramount For 
Another Year 



Arthur Johnston 

and 

Sam Coslow 

Writers of the Following Song Hits: 

^Learn To Croon' 
^Moonstruck' 
'Ox Road' 
(For 'College HumorT 



'Moon Song' 

'Just One More Chance' 



Nor» Writing the Songs for 'TOO MUCH HARMONY' 
Bing Crosby's Starring Picture 



Mervyn Le Roy 

DIRECTOR 

Warner Bros— first National Pictures 



1931-1932 



♦•LITTLE CAESAR" 
"FIVE STAR FINAL" 
"HIGH PRESSURE" 
"LOCAL BOY MAKES GOOD" 
•TONIGHT OR NEVER" 
"TWO SECONDS" 
"THREE ON A MATCH" 



1932-1933 



"I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG" 
"HARD TO HANDLE" 
"ELMER THE GREAT" 
"GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933" 



"TUGBOAT ANNIE" (M-G-M) 

NOW DIRECTING 

THE WORLD CHANGES" 



BOB 
RlPA 



Denmark's 

Juggling Genius 

* 

ROUTE 

Fox's, Philadelphia 
Sept. 15 

Paramount, Brooklyn, 
Sept. 22 

Original Roxy, New York, 
Sept. 29 

REPRESENTATIVE 

O. L. OZ 

(COOKE and OZ) 

1674 BROADWAY 
NEW YORK 



Lo Mejor de la Producoion 
Hablada en Espanol 

Now Available 
for. 

Foreign biatribution 

"SANTA" "MANO A MANO" 

"UITA VIDA POE OTEA" 
"AGUILAS rBENTE AL SOL" 

KIOHT FEATCBES IN 
PBEPABATION FOB 
1938-1934 

Spanish Language Films Exclusively 

Inter-Americas Film Corp. 

60 East 4tnd Street New York City 
CABLES— INTAFH^M NEW YOBK 



KORMAN McLEOD 



PARAMOUNT DIRECTOR 



Now Preparing 

'ALICE IN WONDERLAND' 




HOWARD ESTABROOK 



Tflcsaay, September 5, 1933 



VARIETY 



ROY DEL RUTH 



Director 



WARNER-FIRST NATIONAL 



CAPTURED' 



Coming Releases 

BUREAU OF MISSING PERSONS* 



LET the 
BRITISH 

LION 



NATALIE M. KALMUS 

Color Director 

TECHNICOLOR MOTION PICTURE 
CORPORATION 



T>istr\hute YOUR 
PRODUCT in the 
BRITISH ISLES 

^uccessixiH Distributors of 
Independent . Productions 

Outright Purchase or 
PercentageWith Advance 

All Enquiries to 

BRITISH LION 

FILM GORP'N, LTD. 

76 Wardour Street 
London, W* !• 



fi. TV. HMITII, Mawujing Director 



S2 



VARIETY 



Tuesdayt September 5, 1935 



ROBERT Z. LEONARD 



DIRECTOR M-G-M 



RECENT RELEASES: 



"STRANGE INTERLUDE" 



"PEC MY HEART" 



NOW DIRECTING 



''DANCING LADY" with joan crawford 



BRyant 9-5107 



Outsfanding Infernational Films 



Distri 



KINEMATRADE, Inc. 

723 Seventh Avenue, New York 



British Lose Hold 



(Continued from page 13) 
makingr of the proposed pictures. 
Funny angle is that not onei of the 
would-be directors has had any ex- 
perience whatsoever in the picture 
game. 

Judging Films 

In days of yore, editors in the 
main generally hinted to. their pic- 
ture reviewers that they must not 
be too hard with their criticisms. 

Now, with fewer papers compet- 
ing today, the moguls of the pic- 
ture field must advertise In one pa- 
per at least controlled by the news- 
paper combine. 

The only paper to ever give direct 
criticisms without a thought to 
angles Is 'Smith's Weekly,' and 



RICHARD DIX 

RKO-RADIO STAR 

'I WON A MEDAL 



FOR M-G-M 



FOREVER FAITHFUL' 



perhaps Sydney 'Morning Herald.' 

'Smiths' -was the first paper to 
grade pictures and its method is as 
follows: 

'A.A.A.,' highest award. 

'A.A.,' outstanding. 

'A.,' good. 

'B.,' average. 

•B.B.,' raspberry. 

'B.B.B.,' ^tay away. 

Latest to come into the field is 
the 'Sunday Sun/ which carries in 
the picture section a barometer with 
the readings: 'Fair,' 'Set Fair' or 
'Dull,', meaning good, very good, bad, 

Yet another publication has come 
along with playing cards used as a 
grade index taking in from acQ 
down to jack. 

This grading gag has quite a lot 
of followers among the picture fans, 
and whenever • a review is an ad- 
verse one the box office is hurt to 
some extent. 

It is the first time in newspaper 
history, according to our Oldest In- 
habitant, that the editors have 
practically given carte blanche to 
the boys and girls handling the pic- 
ture stufC. 

Determined 

Queensland exhibitors estate that 
they are in deadly earnest in their 



desire to have the admission scale 
reduced, despite the refusal of the 
Motion Picture Distributors' ■ Asso- 
ciation, 

Sir Victor Wilson, on behalf of 
M.P.D.A. is attempting to settle the 
matter along common-sense lines. 
The exhibitors have stated that un- 
less their request is granted they 
will appeal to the government for 
assistance in the fight. 



ALFRED 

General Musical Director 
UNITED ARTISTS 



Largest Importer b/ Foreign Language Productions 

General Foreign Sales, Inc. 

ARTHUR ZEIHM, Gen. Mgr. 

729 Seventh Ave., New York 



Medallion 3-3781 



Cable: WOTEX, N. Y. 



Export of American Productions to All Parts of the World 



International Greetings 
from 



RANDOLPH scon 



with 



PARAMOUNT PICTURES 



ONE OF THB WOBLD'S GBEAXEST rOVE STORIES! 

Adapted from CI^AUDE ANET*S International Best-Sollert with 

ELISABETH BERGNER and PERCY MARMONT 
The Continent's Host SnrpaBalngr His Perforpnanoe In 

Glamorons Star ' "It Winter Comes" 

Distributed by BI<UB BtBBON PHOTOPLAYS, Ino. 
164 West 6Sth Street, New York City 




KURT NEUMANN 



DIRECTOR 



"Secret of the Blue Room'* 



"The Big Cage'* 



UNIVERSAL PICTURES 



ifHefl^ATS ^Icmlior 1933 



mniETT 



V 



SYLVA 



Now Producing His Original Story 

WEAKNESS 

Starring 

LILIAN HARVEY 



/ / 



Music and Lyrics by DE SYLVA, ROBIN and WHITING 



Directed by DAVID BUTLER 



MAMOULIAN 



WILHELM DIETERLE 



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54 VARIETY 



RADIO 



iTuesday, September '5, I933 



WInle in Chicago (or Worlfs Fair, 
Saps Try for Radio Auditions 



Coast Know-AO 



Chicagro, Sept. 4. 
It's not just tho sightseers who 
drive local radio stations batty; 
It's the home town talent using the 
Fair as an excuse to come here to 
try and crash the ether, NBC and 

CBS headquarters are jammed with 
gals and boys from Crazy Corners 
Who have ambitions for the air, al- 
ways wanted to come to Chicago 
to grab an audition but who some- 
how never got away from the home 
town. They're all here for the Fair 
but they are 100% in using the op- 
portunity to show their talent to 
the networks. 

Many of them are Instrumental- 
ists and wear out the hostesses tell- 
ing tearful stories of how much 
trouble they went to lug the bass 
horn thousands of miles on crowded 
excursion trains just, to tootle for 
the studios. Letters of introduc- 
tion from small station managers 
and home town mayors are more 
numerous than ever, a concession 
to the belief that some 'in' Is essen- 
tial. 

Timetable Life Saver 
Impossible for either NBC or 
CBS to take care of the literal 
thousands who are dally asking for 
a chance to recite, sing or give Imi- 
tations. Studios have found that 
hy letting the audition-seekers wait 
an hour or so they automatically 
eliminate themselves since many of 
them rush away because they've 
come on an excursion ticket and 
hAVe to grab the rattler for home. 
In fact, most of 'em 4se .that ex- 
cursion reason for a request to see 
the artists' bureau manager as soon 
aiB possible, since they've only got 
an hour or so before train time. 



Panel Glass Curtain 

In New NBC Studios 

When NBC moves to Radio City 
it will give up Its Times Square 
studio atop the New Amsterdam 
theatre. NBC will have -its o^m 
large capacity auditorium for the 
big hour shows and" has also In- 
stalled a glass curtain to comply 
with advertisers' demands. 

First objection was that the glass 
curtain, to cut off the audience from 
the stage, meant killing ofC two 
flocJrs Jtbove, but NBC engineers got 
around it having the curtain close 
fiom the sides towards the middle. 
Instead of lowering and raising In 
olio fashion. 



CHI SPECIAL REP CO. 
ADDS PROGRAM DEPT. 



STUDEBAKER'S 6 IN WK. 
WITH TALENT ARRAY 



Studebaker has taken six consec- 
utive broadcasts on CBS extending 
.from Sept. 23 to 28, inclusive, to 
ballyhoo its fall models. First five 
spots are for 16 minutes each and 
will be allocated for soloing to Bing 
Crosby, Cthel Barrymore, - Morton 
Downey, Willie and Eugene How- 
ard and Ruth Etting, while the final 
progrram will run 30 minutes and 
bring together all five people. 

Miss Etting and Crosby will be 
picked up from Los Angeles and 
have the Raymond Paige band in 
support. Jacques Renard will fur- 
nish the music for the proerrams 
originating from New York. 



2 Chi Wrens In 



Chicago, Sept. 4. 

Two local warblers are in for the 
build-up process through a couple 
of stations. 

Adele Starr has been taken under 
the KYW wing. At WBBM, Aurl 
ole Craven comes in after having 
been in vaude with her husband, 
Ted Leary. Miss Craven starts on 
a weekly 30 -minute program over 
CBS, with the Frank Westphal or 
chestra. 



Chicago, Sept. 4. 

Girard Ellis was last week ap- 
pointed program director for the 
Free & Slelnlnger firm of special 
station representatives. Ellis had 
been in the station rep field himself 
for several years, but is giving up 
this work to concentrate on pro- 
grams and production. 

With the Ellis appolntpient, the 
Free & Slelninger company becomes 
the first Chicago special repre- 
sentation outfit to establish a pro- 
gram department and service, and 
to offer more than the purely com- 
mercial business time service for 
agency and station. 

Company station list now includes 
WGR - WKBW, Buffalo'; WGAR, 
Cleveland; WOC-WHO, Davenport 
and Des Moines; WJR, Detroit; 
WDAY, Fargo; WHB, Kansas City; 
KSTP, St. Paul; WMCA, New York; 
WMBD, Peoria; WCAB, Pittsburgh; 
and the recently added WCKY, Cin- 
cinnati, and WSYR, Syracuse. 



Separate Code Idea 
Peeves Coast Waxers 



Los Angeles, Sept. 4. 
Suggestion of a separate recovery 
code for radio disc makers Isn't sit- 
ting too well With Coast waxers. 
They are hollering that the move 
for a record document, distinct 
from that of radio, Is an eastern 
scheme to take business from this 
end. 

Suggestion is for a minimum 
charge per disc of $150. If becom 
Ing operative this would take busl 
ness from the coast, especially 
Hollywood, as much of the bus! 
ness coming here Is due to. the low 
er charges than in the east, the lo- 
cals say. 

Currently thQ local Independent 
waxers are charging about half the 
eastern prices. 



Hollywood, Sept. 4. 
If there's anything you want to 
know, call up your favorite radio 
station. It's a new 'ask Mr. Fos- 
ter* gag being used by KMPC, Bev- 
erly Hills. 

Station promises to give the right 
answer to any question asked. 
Harry Pearson, on the World War 
"Veterans' program, is being plugged 
as the know-all man with stations 
guaranteeing he'll answer all 
queries either by mail or over the 
ether. 



jotsoN^AirroR 

AND THE PRESS 



RadiD Hot for Fim Celebs 

Chansre Broadcasting Locale to Hollywood 

for Air Purposes 



Par May Try Chain 

Air Once Monthly 

Paramount personalities on the 
air once a. month from Hollywood 
are a possibility for the fall. 

Success* ' with Its half -hour 
broadcasts each Monday night 
from backstage at the Paramount, 
New York, over WOR, and includ- 
ing talent on current stage shows, 
Boris Morros may talce an hour's 
time on NBC for a coast-to-coast 
broadcast once a month, 

NBC has approached him oh the 
Idea and interest Is expressed. The 
•Monday night WOR backstage air 
programs would continue as builder 
upper for the NY Par's shows. 



Field on Air Copy 



A new procedure In the writing 
and treatment of ether advertising 
copy on commercial programs will 
be instituted at CBS by Julian 
Field. He is leaving the Lennen 
& Mitchell agency to go with the 
network. 

Field, with L. & M. for years, is 
one of the crack copy writers and 
slogan men of the ad field. He has 
not had radio connections, but CBS 
figures his copy writing ability in 
the straight commercial line can be 
adapted to ether product plugging 



Ik 



BAKER ADDS 13 

Chicago, Sept, 4, 
Talent renewal on Phil Baker 
gives the comedian 13 more weeks 
on the Armour program. The extra 
time starts Sept. 15. 

Thin figures as talent added time 
only tVie Armour company, through 
the N. W. Ayer agency, having al- 
ready signatured for 52 more weeks 
on NP.C 



It is singular that two of the best 
known names in. the amusement 
field, Eddie Cantor and Al Jolson, 
should respectively experience the 
same difficulties with the news- 
paper radio commentators and 
chatter writers under more or less 
similar circumstances. Cantor made 
no bones about calling this press 
group 'journalistic rackeeters' and 
Jolson entertains similar ideas. 
That both are outstanding lumina- 
ries on stage and screen, and 
have found a new meter via the 
ether, lends more than casual 
credence to anything they may say 
on the subject for their press rela- 
tions In the past have been most 
cordial. 

The 'journalistic', racketeering' to 
which Cantor referred involves a 
cordiale entente existing in New 
York between certain self-appoint- 
ed radio press squarers, or front 
men, and the radio press. These 
front men. are self-styled radio 
p.a.'s whose principal stock, in tirade 
is the liason they maintain with 
the various radio editors on the 
daily papers, and concerning which 
relationship these press agents 
have a squawk In one form or an- 
other. The p.a.'s pan the radio col- 
umnists for being either uppity or 
chiseling, or that they must kow- 
tow to them like prima donnas, yet 
recognizing that without such an 
affiliation the radio p.a.'s business 
just ain't. 

Reaction On Jolson 

The repurcussions of Jolson's 
now famous sock at Winchell have 
been various. The metropolitan 
news bunch, with due regard to the 
numbei* of Winchell bank books 
Winchell has made notorious, have 
been defending their fellow scribe. 
So much so that Mike Porter, in 
open confession in a weekly radio 
guide, admitted that he logrolled 
]|Is journalistic confrere, Winchell, 
at the expense of Jolson; but, 
upon discovering that Jolson 
Wasn't such • a bad egg, was com- 
pelled to change his stance. This 
from a radio columnist who was 
generally regarded more or less 
above par, for 'Aircaster' (Porter) 
on the New York 'Eve. Journal,' 
enjoys a pretty* good rep In the 
radio biz and among the ad agen- 
cies having radio contacts. 

Assuming that an hour which in- 
cludes Jolson and Whiteman and 
an elaborate supporting revue rates 
with the outstanders on the air, it 
Is significant to Jolson — ^not be- 
cause he Is being slighted — that the 
omissions of his show from the 
highlights of Thursday night must 
be inspired by a pecular column- 
istic fraternalism. 

Ad agencies and network men 
concur with the artists on the 
journalistic evil, although their 
general attitude has been very in- 
souciant as regards any newspaper 
or other attacks in the fan or kin- 
dred press. The main idea with 
the ether merchandisers is that all 
that matters is that their shows 
go over with the masses and that 
tlie sales reaction be in propor- 
tion. 



1 CBS and 2 NBC Spots 
In Interstate Combo 

Cincinnati, Sept. 4. 

A linking of one CBS and two 
NBC affiliates, named' the Center 
of Population Network, has been 
formed by WCKY, Covington, Ky., 
opposite Clncy; WHAS, Louisville, 
and WSM, Nashville. 

The three stations will have a 
permanent phone hookup and ex- 
change sustaining proerrams, be- 
sides carrying similar commercials. 

WCKY, a 5,000- watfaer, is on the 
NBC blue net; WHAS, 26,000 watts, 
is Columbia outlet, and 'the Nash- 
ville station, with 60,000 watts. Is 
on the NBC red web. 

First commercial over the new 
setup starts Sept. 16 for the Early 
& Daniel Co., hay, grain and feed 
dealers. It has smiling Ed Mc- 
Cbnnell and will be broadcast 
thrice weekly on 16-minute morn- 
ing spots.. 

Crazy Water Crystals will use the 
three stations for six morning pro- 
grams per week commencing not 
later than Oct. 9. 



ATLANTA 'JOURNAL'S' 
NICHT OF DEDICATION 



Atlanta, Sept. 4. 

At 9 p.m., EST, Saturday (9) 
WSB, second oldest newspaper- 
owned station, will dedicate Its new 
50,000-watt transmitter under the 
general direction of Lambdin Kay, 
its general manager, and one of the 
first to make a profession of an- 
nouncing. 

WSB has been on the air since 
1922; Kay has been with it almost 
from the start. Claimed on his be- 
half that he was the first to give a 
station a slogan, using 'The Voice 
of the South,' and also the first to 
use chimes to supplement the call 
letters as identification. 

Station selected Saturday as an 
off night when there will be few 
strong counter attractions on the 
ether and purposes making it a big 
air event. Aside from very brief 
talks by Merlin H. Aylesworth, 
Judge Sykes of the F.R.C., and MaJ. 
John S. Cohen, owner of the At- 
lanta 'Journal,' which owns and 
operates the station, the program 
will be chiefly musical with stress 
on the Georgia slant. It will Include 
the Pickens sisters, Atlanta girls, 
and James Melton, who got his 
start on WSB. January and Mo- 
lasses win also come In, both At- 
lanteans. 

Other talent will include Roxy, 
the Revellers, Vaughn De Leath, 
Jones and Hare, Breen and De Rose, 
Johnny Marvin, Borah Minnevitch, 
Joe Parsons, Vic and Sade, Gene 
and Glenn, Ben Bemie, Vincent Lo- 
pez and Joseph Littau's orchestra, 
Other music will be contributed by 
local bands. 

Show is being put together by 
NBC, which uses the station. 



Malto-Meal Back With 
'Steamboat Biir Spots 

Chicago, Sept. 4. 

After a summer's lay-off Camp- 
bell Cereal is returning to the ether 
for Its Malto-Meal. product. Will 
.still use 'Steamboat Bill' for the 
kids starting Sept. 11, 

Goes out as a spot job, each stu- 
dio .supplying the local talent to 
take the part of 'Steamboat Bill.' 
It'.s a 10-minnte epi.sodc daily ex- 
cept Sundays, according to individ- 
ual station arrangements. 

Script being writton in the offices 
of the agoncy; Rogors and Smith, 
C'hicago. 



Leo R^isman Set for 2; 
Al Go'^T»an Another 

lico Roigman has been set by Ben 
David for both the Phillip Morris 
and None-Such-Mincemeat air pro- 
grams starting in October. 

With contracts for 13 weeks on 
options, Reisman goes on the Mor- 
ris clg hour for three 15-minute 
periods beginning Oct. 6 and on the 
mincemeat broadcast a half hour 
once weekly. Each program goes 
over the NBC network. 

David also obtained renewal for 
17 weeks for Al Goodman, on the 
Gulf Oil progr.im for three nights 
weekly. liencwai starts currently. 



Australian B Chain 



Sydney, Aug. 10. 

Frank Albert, milltonaire music 
publisher; Stuart Doyle, general 
manager of Union Theatres, and 
Sir Ben and John Fuller of Fuller's 
theatres, are acquiring some 'B' ra- 
dio stations in Australia. 

They are also after choicer 'A 
stations to build up an Australasian 
network. 



'1st Nighter' Switch 

Chicago, Sept. 4. 

Campagna campaign for the 
coming season has the 'First Night 
er,' on for years now, switching 
from the Blue to the Red network 
NBC, on Sept. 29. 

Two days later, the new Cam- 
pagna program, replacing the Fu 
Manchu scries, gets underway on 
the I^lue. 



Hagerman Out of McJunkin's 

Chicago, Sept. 4. 
McJunkin agency is about the 
only major advertising office In 
town now without a specific radio 
department, following the departure 
of TjOu Hagerman as manager of the 
radio department. 



Radio needs names, it realizes, 
and the next biggest names to thoso 
In radio are the film celebs. Be- 
cause radio can't get the Hollywood 
stars east. It's making a bid for the 
coast talent by moving* its biggest 
variety hour — the Vallee-Fleisch- 
mann Yeast program — to the coast, 
as a means to pick up guest stars 
from the cinema capital. 

When and If the idea of big sock 
names for the fall season gets 
started, Vallee will be picked up 
from Hollywood Sept. 28. While 
there he has bids to double into the 
Paramount, L. A., for Panchon & 
Marco at $6,000 guarantee plus 50- 
50 over the house average. 

The . J. Walter Thompson agency 
has been decidedly partial to film 
names. As an Instance, when Frank 
Fay disappointed on this past 
Fleischmann program, the agency 
flew Lew Cody In froni Hollywood tp < 
substitute. Cody returns west this 
week to resume picture work. 

Fleischmann. figures that the Val- 
lee variety show will be given a 
punchy send-off for the fall by the 
inclusion of the celluloid satelllte.4, 
and deems it worth-while to ship 
the entire Vallee organization to the 
coast foi? the air shows. Vallee at 
the same time will make somo 
shorts for Columbia. Thus, if plana 
materialize, he'll set back some 
bookings under consideration with 
Loew's. 

Jimmie Durante and Ruth Etting 
are other film names which are go- 
ing Thompson agency, for Chase & 
Sanborn coffee, through Eddie Can- 
tor being unable to start in time 
owing to his Goldwyn-UA film be- 
ing stilt in production. 



KOIL WTTH KFAB, KFOR, 
NUCLEUS OF NETWORK 



Lincoln, Neb., Sept, 4. 

Union Holding Co. here has ac- 
quired a long time lease on station 
KOIL, according to announcement 
here by Lee Dirks, manager of the 
KFAB Broadcasting Co. ' 

With the purchase ot this lease, 
which followed the acquisition of 
ownership, and operation of stations 
KFAB and KFOR, here. It is re- 
ported the Union Holding Co. plana 
to organize a midwesterh networlc 
KOIL, according to announcement, 
will continue to carry the blue net 
NBC programs. 



DISC FOR 184 STATIOWS 



United Drug Takes Record for Most 
Outlets at One Time on Air 



United Drug starts in a couple of 
weeks an air campaign involving 
the largest number of stations ever 
used by a single commercial at one 
time. Lined up for the splurge are 
184 outlets with each set to ^road- 
cast a 16-minute musical disc^onco 
weekly for five weeks. Series will 
plug the annual Ic sale in the Lig- 
gett stores. 

Recording job will bring the Music 
Publishers' Protective Association 
the largest royalty payment re- 
ceived from a cominerclal at ono 
time. MPPA collection comes to 
$1,785. 

Ohman and Arden, piano team, 
have the top billing spots in the 
series. 



No Doubling Sock 

San Francisco, Sept. 4. 
A rule put into effect last year, 
prohibiting network execs from 
doubling as mike performers, was 
a sock in the purse this weelc to 
Helen O'Neill, NBC production 
woman. 

Conducting audition."* for a vroa- 
pective .sponsor, the producer in- 
troduced a number of candidates 
for the reading jobs. When all the 
auditionors were through, sponsor 
chose the m.c.'ing Miss O'Neill, 

But she had to pass it by. 



PLATE'S $50,000 SPOTS 

Cliicagi', Sept. 4. 

Community I'late ha? been set for 
eight weeks of daily spot announce- 
ments starting Oct. 1. Will go on 
in the a. m. , 

Agented through Paul Cornell 
(New York), and understood to 
have $60,000 to di.stribute among 
stations for this stunt. 



Tuesday, September 5, 1933 



RADIO 



VARIETY 



55 



CANADA'S CFCA FOLDS 





lilho Picks Programs in the Parlor? 

Horn or Pop? Web Aims to Find Oull |H|[)[p[CJ[|l [ 




NBC 'wants to know which memr 
ber of the family picks the pro- 
„amfl during the evening gathering 
ta the parlor. Web has a theory 
that the situation is the same as 
fleemed for pictures, i.e.. the woman 
^nSs But the network's probing 

£ea«'»"*^"'^^ ^'^'^ ""'^ ^ 
'Ts'to films the network statistical 
hnnch claim to have learned that 
man generally leaves it to the 
life ofglrl friend to decide which 
«r;tuJe they'll see. This may be 
S« "result of the male's desire to 
*^!aL ineriia or Indifference, but 
gtS^vent Sie woman is adjudged 
S Sminate in the matter. And the 
SbC wperts have a hunch that the 
SSuence on the family loudspeaker 
runs about the samo. 

The Children's Hours 
About a year ago an indie statls- 
ti^? bureai checked the kid listen- 
in?angle and found that as far as 
the eatly evening hours were con- 
ceJneS the youngsters pick the pro- 
CTams pretty much their own way. 
Stuation prevailed particularly dur- 
fng the stretch of 5 to 7 p.m. But 
ftfl far as known no organizat on 
has ever before undertaken an in- 
fluirv Into this angle as to adults. 

NBC intends to pick' for the quiz 
widely scattered spots ranging from 
Ihe city to the hamlet. Responses 
Ul be sought from both paters and 
maters but the main idea is to get 
an inside line o n papa. 

SINGLE SCALE 
FOR RADIO 



Proposal of one natibnal union 
ficale for network broadcasts, no 
matter where the program origi- 
nates, is up for consideration before 
the international executive board or 
the American Federation of Musi- 
clans. Argument for adoption is 
that the webs are able to effect sav- 
ings on their musician payrolls by 
picking up sustaining programs from 
affiliated outlets whose local scales 
are less than that prevailing in such 
cities as New York, Chicago, Los 
Angeles and Frisco. 

Also under discussion by the in- 
ternational's board is a proposition 
to charge extra for programs which 
are recorded while being broadcast. 
This rule would affect commercials 
which have platters printed through 
a wire from the studio for the pur- 
pose of using these discs on later 
spot broadcasts. In this case sugges- 
tion before the union is to collect an 
additional $5 for each musician in 
the band. 



SLEEPER-JUMP SPOTS 

Bird Seed Sending Talent on Road 
For Week Stands 



Chicago, Sept. 4 
Just Rite Bird Seed is continuing 
on the ether with its spot stuff, 
sending its 'Golden Bird' (Naitiian 
Provol) to Individual stations for 
weekly rides. Also adding 26 weeks 
of spot announcements over a string 
of 10 transmitters. Gets under way 
on Sept. 15. 

Besides the spot announcements 
each station will get one week of 
Provol's 'Golden Bird,' which will go 
on" three , times that week for 15 
minutes per crack. 

Placed by the Gustav Marks 
agency, Milwaukee, this array of 
spotting is an attempt on the part 
of the company to crash the chain 
stores. Provol's tour last year was 
deemed t6 have sot the company 
with the indie dealers. 



Toronto's *Daily Star' Sta- 
tion — Pioneer in Canada 
— Driven to Suspend by 
Canada Radio Commis- 
sion's Formation 



MUCH REGRET 



Chain Income from Time Sales 



January 

February 

March 

April 

May 

June 

July .... 

August 

Total , 



1933 
$1,839,885 
1,742,784 
1,997,463 
1,690,177 
1,669,194 
1,512,129 
1,364,059 
1,407,843 



NBC 

1932 
$2,635,447 
2,571,609 
2.864,783 
2.649.892 
2,306,448 
2,081,466 
1,825.433 
1.745.338 



1931 
$1,989,497 
1,924,778 
2.164,434 
2,195,800 
2,101,625 
1,931,155 
2,027,975 
1.892,427 



1930 
$1,418,979 
1,347,874 
1,652,629 
1,574,623 
1,731.409 
1.509.224 
1.692,680 
1,612,284 



.$13,223,544 $18,759,511 $16,363,139 $12,619,998 



CBS 



Agency Submits Trio of 
Shows for Camel OK 



Autos on Platters 



Pontiac and the Hudson-Essex 
brands are supplementing their net- 
work shows with spot broadcasting. 
Auto makers are furnishing the 
stencilled progi-amg and leaving it 
to the local car distribs to pay for 
the time on the local stations. 

Series made for Pontiac liave boon 
placed on 45 stations. Campaign 
here takes in 26 programs with 
hand numbers interpolated between 
the ad copy. 

B. A. Rolfc did the Hudson-lOssox 
eroup of 13 platters. 

'CLINIC' JUMPS TO KFWB 

luOs AngclPS, Sept. 4. 
ISconomy Gas' 'Laff Clinic,' a KllJ 
weekly feature, jumps to KFWB 
Sept. 28. 

Expected Johnnie Murray, who 
*n-c.'s the Franco Hi- J inks, will 
handle. 



Agency on the Camel account. 
William Esty & Co.. is now recom 
mending a splurge on both NBC 
and Columbia. All programs sug 
gested for the air campaign have 
been recorded and submitted to the 
firm's home office in Winston 
Salem. 

Tagged by the. agency for NBC 
is a series of news story dramatiza- 
tions written by Earl Sparling of 
the N. Y. •World-Telegram.' Sten- 
cilled samples of this program has 
Sparling also doing the narrative. 
It is the agency's idea to schedule 
this show for 15 minutes each night 
of the week but Sundays. 

CBS end is framed around Mort 
Downey. Stoopnagle and Budd and 
the Mills Bros. Casa Loma band 
is replacing the unit under Lou 
Raderman which had originally 
been recorded for this same series 
Agency is also suggesting that Lit- 
tle Jack Little do a morning stanza 
on Columbia as an attention in- 
veigler for the. hausfrau element 
If the latter idea goes through it 
will be the first clg account with 
an a. m. representation. 

ACES GO JAD SALTS; 
START SEPT. 26, CBS 

Chicago, Sept. 4. 
Easy Aces have been set by the 
New York office of the Blackett- 
Samnle-Hummert agency for Jad 
Sitting sept. 26 on C^^^^^^^ 
a coast-to-coast web. Will hit tne 
ah on Tuesday, Wednesday. Thurs- 
day nights and Friday afternoon. 
fZ^lL will he out of New Yor.^ 
This disposes of the taiKea oi 
nossibllity of Easy Aces returning 
for ano her year with Lavoris. Jad 
salts were on the air last year with 

^"c^o^rarAce and frau were in 
Chi last week. 



Radio Depresh Move 
Is Shelved by FRC 

•Washington, Sept. 4. 

Siri^g radio 3tat.o^^^^^ 
SlwVSrS "hou" Author...!, 
hocn ^vilh^ra--n^ ^^^^ .^^ 

Kusponsion was " ^och 
effect imUl No- granted 

stations which applied to 
certain stations rcfiuirfd 

operate tho..o aulhori- 

Dy tho rule, h"'^ J^'', ^ 



Zillion 



; 1 

s nrc up Nov. 1. 



Toronto, Sept. 4. 
With startling abruptness, pre 
ceded only by a 12- hour period of 
unsubstantiated rumors in radio 
circles by the grape-vine route, 
CFCA, 'Daily Star' radio station, 
discontinued its service^at midnight, 
Aug. 31, with a brief announcement 
of withdrawal. That created the 
most astounding news in the history 
of radio in this country. 

Established in 1922, and the pio- 
neer station not only of 'Toronto but 
in the whole eastern area of the 
continent, reputedly the United 
States as well as Canada, CFCA 
folds up as a sequel to the forma- 
tion of the Canadian Radio Commis 
sion. Advocates of nationalized 
radio broadcasting and the elimina 
tion of privately operated stations 
Canada's largest daily newspaper 
and the proponent of the Liberal 
party, found itself in the strange po- 
sition of upholding the pet enter- 
prise of the Opposition political 
group. To add to the irony, the 
speech of R. B. Bennett, prime min- 
ister of Canada and leader of the 
Conservative party, was the feature 
of the valedictorian program. 

With the revenues available to 
the Canadian Radio Commission 
through government grants and 
radio owners' licenses, the 'Daily 
Star' felt that the CRC would be 
able to produce programs with which 
private stations could not compete. 
Already the 'Dally Star' manage- 
ment admits, the CRC has estab- 
lished program predominance 
No Future 
When the Canadian Radio Com 
mission announced its policy of per 
mitting privately owned stations of 
not more power than 100 watts, 
Canada's leading newspaper, with a 
circulation of approximately 225.000, 
reviewed the possible future of such 
a station in Toronto. Attempts were 
made to secure a license but the re- 
duced power so seriously restricted 
the area that could be covered, as 
well as imposing other disadvan 
tages, that the forced conclusion 
was that there was no worthwhile 
tuture for such a station in Toronto, 
with the Federal government's local 
station having a power of 5.000 
watts in addition to the treasury of 
the Dominion behind it. 

When the 'Daily Star' signed off for 
that last time it closed a career that 
has made radio history, on this con- 
tinent for, it should be remembered. 
CFCA was established in 1922, a re 
mote date in broadcasting develop 
ment. For over two years this sta 
tion alone supplied the Canadian 
public with programs from Toronto. 
A sensation then was the rcccivinK 
of CFCA programs on. amateur set.s 
190 miles from here. Two years 
later, reception reports were re- 
ceived from New Zealand, 9,000 
miles from here, and in South 
America, Sweden and Scotland, this 
on a long-wave, not a fihort-wave 
transmission! . 

First danjc band to broadcast on 
CFCA in 1922 was Luif,'i Komanolli. 
The thon pops included 'The Sheik,' 
•V'abafh Blues,' 'Sweet Hortenso' 
and 'Oh Mo, Oh My." To Bobby 
Cornfold and his band went the dis 
tinction of presenting the fin<'U dance 
music on CFCA. 

Rival station managers radio art- 
i.st.s, men in public life and radio 
listfrnors have begun to send In a 
(Conlinuod on pnf-'o 56) 



January 

February 

March 

April 

'May 

June 

July 

August . 



1933 

$941,465 
884,977 

1,016,102 
776,487 
624,256 
553,056 
445,414 
499,638 



1932 
$1,348,842 
1.319,414 
1,436,050 
1,354,592 
1,326,994 
915,830 
591,183 
640,342 



1931 
$692,114 

750.621 
1,110,526 
1.076,103 
1,065,352 
1,057,230 

877,366 

774.518 



1930 
$644,685 
592,943 
726,093 
705,442 
642.782 
592,248 
431,428 
392,673 



Total 



$5,740,395 $8,833,297 $7,403,830 $4,728,294 



For First Time Both Webs Lead in 
August This Year Over My Month; 
Sept. Expected to Ako Stand Up 



$240,000 Suit Slapped 
On Columbo by Agency 

Los Angeles, Sept. 4. 
Suit for $240,000 for asserted 
agency charges and contract viola- 
tions, has been slapped against 
Russ Columbo in behalf of the J'ack 
Gordean Agency through L. Ryan, 
an assignee, in L. A. Superior 
Court. 

Amour-t sought is specified in 
two items, $60,000 alleged due for 
managerial services and related ex 
penses, and $180,000 under a pur 
ported clause in the contract which 
was to give the plaintiff two-thirds 
of all money received if the enter- 
tainer gave his services elsewhere 
without written consent of the 
agency. , 

Columbo is charged with having 
breached his contract with action 
filed by Attorney Ben C. Cohen, 

DURANTE-RVTH ETTING 
FILL IN FOR CANTOR 



Jimmy Durante and Ruth Etting 
start for Chase & Sanborn coffee 
next Sunday dp) from Hollywood, 
overcoming a long battle with Metro 
to finally permit the Schnozzle to 
accept ether work. They're filler- 
inn«rs for ICddie Cantor who is still 
lied up on hin 'Roman Scandals' 
pictuie. 

Tho J. Walter Thompson agency 
didn't think Canto,.' cculd do both 
his radio show imd hi,'" film justice 
and decided to posttione Cantor's 
radiocasting until- his picture was 
flniished. Meantime, David Rubinoff 
went to the Coast to resume with 
Cantor but instead will work with 
Durante and Miss Etting, 



August saw broadcasting on the 
up. Not only did NBC and Co- 
lumbia take in more from time sales 
in August than it had In July, but 
it was the first time for either web 
that an August tally had an edge 
over a July. In previous years th6 
summer slump reached its rock- 
bottom with August, 

NBC last month got $1,407,843, as 
against $1,364,059 for July, or a mar- 
gin of over 3%. On the CBS books 
the August time sales came to $499,- 
638, as compared to the July total 
of $445,414 with the up here making 
12%. It was the first monthly in- 
crease shown by either of the net- 
works since March. Prior to March 
the slide had been uninterrupted 
since June, 1932. 

In both camps last month's grosses 
were under those of August, 1932. 
With NBC the same month for last 
year toted a margin of 19%, while 
at Columbia the difference favoring 
August, '32, was 7%. In August of 
last year NBC gathered $1,746,338, 
and CBS $540,342. 

Indications are that both NBC and 
Columbia will equal If not exceed 
their time revenue for last Septem- 
ber. Business that month for NBC 
was $1,807,795 and for Columbia, 
$085,156. 



WFIW, Ky. Moving to NBC 



Wa.shington, Sept. 4. 
A.s .soon as it can obtain the re- 
quired prcmi.ssion from the Fcdonil 
Radio Commi.ssion WFIW, Ilopkins- 
villo, Ky., will move its transmitter 
to T^ouisvillo and hcrumc affiliated 
with NBC. 

For the past y>'ar NiJC lias been 
^without rcpresf-ntiilion in tho Ken- 
tucky area. Trior to that it had a.s 
its ally, WIIAS. owned and operated 
by the Louisville 'f^ourier-Journal.' 
WIIAS is now on the CB,S li.st. 

Along with a transfer permit 
W'FIW is asking the commi.sK for a 
license to step up it;- power from 
the prof-ent 1,000 waftf. 



AIR SHOW GIFT 
TO NYC STATION 



WOR, Newark, Is now feeding its 
sustaining programs to WNYC, the 
outlet operated by tho City of New 
York through the department of 
Plants and Structures, With the 
municipal budget allowing it no 
runds for talent, WNYC has pre- 
vailed upon WOR to let it hook, in 
on the latter's broadcasts, 

Arnangcmont, which is strictly on 
a gratis basi.s, makes same proKrarn 
available to New York city listeners 
on two difforcnt stations. WNYC 
cmrontly carrie." Z^A hours o£ WOli 
oriKmaled entertainment a week. 

Cody for fay 

Lew Cody w;is rushed east by 
liif; AIniri.s olficc for Frank l-"ay"s 
BPot on the Fleisehinan Yeast hour 
when F.'iy beeanio 'indispo.sed.' 

fJody filled in a few days of per- 
sonals around New York and then 
back to Hollywood the end of this 
week. 



56 



VARIETY 



RADIO REI^ORTS 



Tuesday, September 5, I933 



VaDee Program Has Developed Into 
Radio s Top Showmanslip Eiample 



Unlike the Jolson-Whiteman 
broadcast of a few weeks back, a 
Rudy Vallee-Plelschmainn Teaat 
variety hour over the same WBAP- 
NBC network, and from the saihe 
Tlmles Square studio atop the New 
Amsterdam theatre, Is not the same 
hebti'c affair. For that matter 
neither is the Jolson-Whiteman air 
show* now, as hectically Impres- 
arloed ' as it was during its early 
weeks". A radio show, like any 
other production, smooths out with 
seasoning. 

The Vallee variety show, biggest, 
of its type and one of the longest 
on the air, while formula in con- 
cept carries distinction week after 
week through' a combination of 
showmanly circumstances. 

Important is the variety of names 
used for punctuation. The general 
balance is attributed to the J. Wal- 
ter Thompson agency'^ show build- 
ers (John Reber, Cal Kuhl, Bob 
Colwell, etc.), but the standout 
point is that it's all showmanly 
paced by Vallee,. who imparts an 
•unusual aura to the whole. .The pe- 
riod breathes class and quality, yet 
"It was its ■ mass appeal. 

Bolstering One 

This particular show (Aug, 31) 
didn't happen to. be as impressive 
as the rest, but it's an example of 
whfere the qualify " background 
stands It in good stead to austain' 
a weak bill when such occurs; Not 
that Willie., ^nd Eugene Howard, 
Joe Morrison, Vera Brodsky arid 
Hirold Triggs, Marry Morriis- And^ 
her company . and Lew Cody didn't 
register,' but, like the vaudeville 
show that looks good on paper but 
doesn't play well, the same holds 
In .the ether vaude. field. 

Running from backstdgre to the 
".front of the house to view the yis- 
■ible broadcasting, there' is -much to 
be said about either aspect — the 
aural and the audible appeal. Quite 
natural .that Willie and Eugene 
Howard, ever conscious of their au- 
'diences, should come out with an 
-ingratiating courtesy to their vis- 
ible audience. That's as '■ natural' 
with them as Willie's dialect. But 
after they played to the mike, they 
read their script, they wore their 
reading' goggles, they moved back' 
from the mike when 'Vallee looked 
'Dfif into the wings and was. sig- 
nalled by the . engineer that their 
.dialog was a bit blasting. All' in all. 
It was strictly for the benefit of the 
inike. 

Ditto Joe Morrison, who sounded 
even better in the abstract with his 
The Laist Roundup,' which have 
put thd,t young man into tung- 
stens in front of the Para- 
mount when with • George Olsen- 
Ethel Shutta a week ago. However, 
in visibility, the Instrumentation 
grouping was educational to the 
laity which visits these broadcasts. 

Mary Lewis and a very food 
supporting company in° a tab ver- 
sion of Lewis Beach's 'The Clod' 
(first done by the Washington 
Squaire Players years ago) startled 
the auditor as doors slammed and 
other sound effects and business 
occurred offstage, unseen but just 
heard by the many of thousands on 
the outside and the 760 or so atten- 
dants on the New Amsterdam. Roof. 
WTien Miss Lewis admonished 
somebody to 'Drop that gun,' all 
they did was lean toward the mike 
and passively read the lines — sole 
appeal being through the ear, of 
course, as done. 

Lew Cody's Canuck stuff might 
have impressed more had he mem- 
orized it and not read it. A mechan- 
. leal crossfire with James Walling 
"ton. more or less just reading his 
assignment as straight man. Vera 
Rriodsky and Harold Triggs, with 
their expert twin pianology of 
•Blue Danube Waltz,' were Conven- 
tionally concerty. 

The Fleischmann Health Insti 
tute'a Dr. R, E. Lee, who reads 
those biological blurbs, looks suffi- 
ciently academic to impress the au- 
dience out front with the spiel. 

Of course the flips and flaps came 
primarily for a load of Vallee, for 
Vallee is still the bulwark of the 
air show. He is the most at ease. 
His boys ditto. They're in a mod- 
ified stage uniform for benefit of 
the out-fronters. Vallee digs up 
v'JF*- new tunes from shows breaking in 
out of ^ town and lends a little ro- 
mance "to them by a brief snatch 
of tin pan alley history or endorse- 
ment. 

After it's all over Vallee has his 
personal amateur moving picture 
camera shooting the people in this 
present show. There "are publicity 
■tills, then Vallee signs the payroll 
chocks in the ante room while his 
secretary talccs last-minuto notes — 
and they're off again on some more 
one-nighters which Ed Fishman 
has scheduled. Also generally In the 
background Is Judge Hymie Bushel, 
Vallec's chief legal worrier. 
^ A smooth, apparently well planned 
and patly primed variety revue. 
Reber just listens, but isn't much 
^ concerned. That's 8 to 9 p.*i. From 



WALTER WINCHELL 
Gossip 
15 Mlns. 
COMMERCIAL 
WJZ, New York 

Not new but a renewal on Jergen's 
via WJZ and an NBC network on, 
Sunday nights 9.30-9.46 p. m. . Of 
the same general pattern as last 
spring's series, sans that maudlin' 
'Soft White Hands' theme songs, 
but otherwise a formula routine of 
gossip and chatter which the col- 
umnist reels off In the same stac- 
cato manner of delivery. He also 
heralds an 'Inipprtant. finnounce- 
ment' ' at the conclusion of. his 
broadcast wHlch predicates Its im- 
portance chiefly on the advertiser's 
interests when J36n Grauer gets in 
the sales' plug; 

Grauer Won't hold them with the 
,ad, spiel, as Is; unless Wlnchell re- 
vives that supplementary 'flash* 
spot news announcement as .tag- 
end after the ad stuff. This wised 
up the audience to remain dialed in, 
if not to miss, anything. 

As for the- gossip, and' the hot 
news, those who are alert -to that- 
type of ' program . and Its cbntentb 
Will probably, be alert also to tne 
fact that much of "Winchell's stuff 
at 9.30-9.46 p. ni., appeared' in the 
morning tabs' which were .on the 
streets around two hours before his 
broadca'st.' ' That means the metro- 
politan sector, - of course. He also 
quQted from his own Mpnd.ay.'morn-. 
ing gossip column l;ut made .men- 
tion of. that,. The other stuff was 
wir6 release matter,"' such as the- 
Tombs' "prison • break, the Lil Slat- 
tery Brooklyn gsingster murder,- 
Huey Lonig (another version), re- 
hash of Gllbert-Garbo which, ..iri- 
cidentally, his own paper, the 'Mir-* 
ror,' although' not persons^Uy. first 
erroneously . publicized that-. Gilbert, 
had been eased out of. the pic. Thus 
4he 'flash!, stuff,., with the clicking 
teleirraph keys, assumed a' more or 
less . familiar air in the main. ' 

One questions the wisdom of 
etherizing snatch -stuff, mentioning 
a $30,000 . 'guarantee' -to kidnap 
threats, under existing national cir- 
cumstances. 

One n^ust no longer question the 
Wlnchell program appeal. The 
Jergen's sales' chart must have jus- 
tified this renewal for the. fall. . 

Ahet. 



a group . of 
over WGY 



SALT and PEANUTS 
Songs, Instrumental 
Sustaining 
WGY, Schenectady 

Mixed duo is one of 
acts which broadcasts 
4n order to lincrup, and often to^ 
plug while playing, appearances in' 
small to'wn theatre's a'nd halls with- 
in a 200-miie radius of Schenectady. 
Like the others, "it leans toward the 
hill 'billy style of entertainment with 
a garnishing of. modern pop stuff 
added. The request angle Is stressed. 
Broadcasts usually are around 
noon although an occasional sup- 
per hour program Is given. NBC 
airs the turn sometimes. 

It's a solo and duet affair, to 
guitar accompaniment. Woman's 
voice is better than the man's; 
harmony fair. 'Salt' is a good 
yodeler and apparently also a 
whistler. Latter feature might be 
built up. Pair work with zip and 
good spirits, the woman called 
'Peanuts' being vivacious. Okay 
for its type. Jaco. 



MINIATURE THEATRE 

Drama 

Sustaining 

WJZ, New York 

With the first two samples already 
unveiled on this Tuesday night spot 
NBC has struck a commendable av- 
erage. It started with a heavy- 
handed and dull reproduction of 
Cosmo Hamilton's one-acter, 'Jerry 
and the Sunbeam,' but last Tuesday 
(29) the web's production depart- 
ment not only made full amends but 
lifted the level of air drama by a 
row of notches. 

Second program brought Sheila 
Hayes in the slavey part of * 'Op-o'- 
Me-Thumb,' another favorite one- 
acter among community groups. 
Hers was a crack performance, 
carving out a characterization that 
Impressed deeply and unllmbering a 
specimen, of line reading which left 
nothing wanting. Helping to bring 
out the girl's talent in , sharp and 
colorful relief was tl^e support given 
by Eustace "Wyatt as Horace 
Queensmith, the' slavey's dream 
prince and the laundry's best cus-_ 
tomer. in Miss I^ayes radio has a' 
dramatic personality with fine, pos- 
sibilities.'. This playlet, with these- 
two, is worth a repeat. 

Direction of 'Thumb' was a- credit 
to those responsible. Timing ' was 
deft and the casting given the minor 
parts made it easy to picture for the 
script's background. 

For the. first stanza William S. 
Rainey, In charge of dramatic pro- 
'duction In NBQ's New.Tork studlos, 
cast himself for a character. -Lee 
.Patrick played the sketch's' other 
part. It . was fluffy stuff requiring 
the lightest of ' touches. Between 
them, they .gave It the pace of ' a 
Strindberg tragedy ^ It- might have 
.b'^en one 6t those -things that doesn't 
lend Itself to tlie limitations of the 
medium. P<ieq, 

fTH^E FRIENDLY ADVISOR, 
Talli - > 
Sustaining 
WMCA, New York 

it was Inevitable, this cropping up 
of -imitators once the -'Voice of Ex- 
perience' CM. Sayle .Taylor) pro- 
moted hiniself a . conimerclal on the- 
big time. ■ WMCA' now "has Its 
'Friendly Advisor,', white WHOM;' a- 
small-watter with studios in Man- 
hattan but transmUfttirig from Pat-' 
•ersoh; N. J., regales 'em daily with 
the; fireside solomonizing of a' lad It- 
bills as 'The Family Counsellor* 
Routines ot'all three are pretty close 
to the same lines 

Most conservative of the threer 
some, however. Is the .WMCA dis- 
ciple. Sex rarely extends into his 
text. When he'doies mention It 'Thie.. 
Advisor' gingerly tiptoes around the 
edges, obscuring the issue with a 
windy and disjointed dlqtlon that, 
meand little and' tells less. Person- 
ality- he projects Is that. of a kindly, 
well meaning elder whose lack of 
something 'Incisive or pertinent to 
say makes Itself obvious -by. a tend- 
ency to wander around his subject, 
whether it has to dO with neighbor- 
hood gossip or the proper •wsf.y to 
deal , with the In-laws. 

•Like 'Experience' this exponent 
also has pamphlets to sell 'The Ad' 
visor's library consists of 30 of them 
which he offers at a nickle apiece, 
or $1 for the lot What they contain 
isn't made clear. The announcer does 
vouchsafe that they treat of sub- 
jects that come under the head of 
personal hygiene and that everyone 
under and even over 40 should have 
them on 'their reading list. Odec 



'LIGHT OPERA NIGHTS' 

Musical Revue 

60 Mins. 

Sustaining 

WJZ, New York 

One of the best arguments Tin 
Pan Alley has in favor of its con- 
stant wrangle with the radio Inter- 
ests and other users of their copy- 
rights Is an hour's program such as 
•Light Opera Nights' which H. M. 
Neely, the 'Old Stager* of radio rep, 
produces for a full hour Sunday 
nights- from 8-9. With John Hol- 
brook announcing Harry M. San- 
ford*s orchestra, Muriel Wilson, 
Willard Amlson and Walter Pres- 
ton among the soloists, it strips the 
song catalogs of America of the 
cream selections and packs into a 
half hour what needed years of 
combined labors of authors, com- 
posers, publishers, musical comedy 
producers, not to mention the finan- 
cial sponsors, to establish. 

The license fee to the society for 
the use of copyrighted music for 
public perfox'mance fOr profit, or 
otherwise, directly, or Indirectly, Is 
Indeed a bargain under the circum- 
stances. 

Revue eschews all libretto dialog 
-and lays its' hands on anything suit- 
able Its own created 'anniversary' 
celebration of this and that pre- 
miere of a musical, comedy or comic 
opera. As the thenie .song, 'Mem- 
ories,' conveys, if the date coincides 
with any notable premiere any 
number of years back, dating from 
four to 25k this air show revives 
the best known numbers. Thus 
Kern's .'Sweet Adeline* of four years 
ago, Friml's 'Rose-Marie' of 11 
years, ago, the 'Girl of Guttenburg' 
of 1908, an entire medley of pop 
songs which ,were-In vogue 26 years 
ago, and other such selections are 
most pleadingly revived by the com- 
.petent casJt of singers. : 

Apart from the songwriters' 
cause, this new. series rates among 
the topnotcli light opera ' hours. 
NBC. probably looked around and 
saw: how well and how long a simi- 
lar type revue .on WOR had been. 
r.^t-^r^ and. decided It's not a bod air 
scheme. ' ' Abel. 



HAZEL WALTON 

Songs 

Sustaining 

WMCA, New York . 

WMCA bills her as the 'Jean Har- 
low of Radio.' Hazel Walton's 
voice personality doesn't enter into 
the association. Reason for the tag 
is that there is a similarity in looks. 
It's a far-fetched selling point, but 
it will have to do for want of a bet- 
ter one. Of s.a. the WMCA girl's 
larynx suggests little. It does im- 
ply an immature pair of pipes, 
though capable enough of making 
a pop song listenable. 

For her repertoire the 'Jean Har 
low of Radio' specializes in ditties 
of the torch genre. The knack for 
rhythm is there and so is the fiair 
for giving ' melody and meaning to 
a lyric. Also in her favor are a set 
of rounded head tones of style when 
it comes to building up a number to 
a throb finish. 

Prior to her unveiling on the New 
York airlanes she did a stretch over 
WLW, Cincy, but it's from KFI, 
Los Angeles, that Miss Walton 
originilly hails. Odec. 



10 to 11 Jolson-Wiiiteman do their 
stuff for another Thonipson client, 
Kraft Phcnlx. That gives an hour's 
break. The Vallee bunch hang over 
until the Whiteman bunch arrive 
There are pleasantries, small talk, 
but both are now , getting into the 
vet class among aii\ shows. There's 
not much ncrvou.snoss or tension. 

AheJ. 



Frank WINEGAR Orchestra 
30 Mins. 
Sustaining 
WABC, New York 

Saturday morni:i::3 at 1-J-10:30 
Frank Winegar is etherized by CBS 
via WABC, .New York, in' a relay 
with WCAU, Philly, as playing from 
The Rafters, Philadelphia. At 10 
a.m. that's a pretty early hour for 
any eatery — presumably that's what 
The Rafters is, or are — to be "giving 
out . dance music, especially in 
QuakertoWn. 

No matter the hour, Winegar 
sounds like a pretty competent lit 
tie dance combo. It's. , a college 
bunch, at least that's what it was 
when Frank Winegar first hit 
Broadway some years ago and 
called himself the Pennsylvanians, 
a la Fred Waring, both being U. of 
P. alumni. Nd-vir It's just Winegar's 
orchestra, giving out conventional 
dansapatton with vocal interludes 
on an unconventional a.m. hour 
And when it emanates from Philly, 
that's sumpin'. Abel. 



MEXICAN MARIMBA BAND 

Sustaining 
WGY, Schenectady 

Unit, directed by Senor Garcia, 
plays a half hour Sunday mornings 
over NBC's rod "network. Outfit is 
competent, producing music of the 
soft, lazy, type. Easy on the car as 
well as a bit different for tlie Sun 
day a. m. 

There is, however, a sameness 
about marimba music which be 
comes noticeable after a time. Fast 
tempoed numbers do not always 
sound well, either, for the mike ac- 
centuates the pounding of the ham 
mers. As usual with such bands, 
this one has a vocalist who sings 
in native tongue. He is Hector 
DcLaro, with a pleasing trained 
baritone. No group singing. Jaco. 



PHIL NAPOLEON 
Three -Harnianiacs, Merrill Lee 
3and, Songs, Comedy 
CiaMMEROIAL.. ' 
WEAF, New York 

Most active of the auto .brands on 
the air is the Hudson-Essex com- 
bihatiori. It's 'plugging away -with a 
cro'ss-co'untry ' network re'preserit'a- 
tipn, live local programs and alsO 
spot broadcasting of the recorded 
variety. In 'addition to the Saturday 
riiglit so\ind of the clock with B.A. 
Rolfe listeners in the metropolitan 
area are regarded with selling 
points on the cars through' a half- 
hour session on W;BAF Wednesday 
eyjeinins. Eor the latter time and -en- 
tertainment thei distrib Is footing 
the bills and, the spot is his until 
NBC gets a network customer 
for it. 

WEAF affair mixes a sizzling 
melange of Instrumental syncopa- 
tion with some nifty vocal harmony 
and a - bunch ■ of blackouts. The 
blackout, ihterpqlatlpns are quite 
sad, witli each "'more' distressingly' 
unfunny than the other. With these 
comedy attempts eliminated the 
program would stack up as a 
snappy little show of its type. Phil 
Napoleon is there to, feed 'em that 
old style of hot, blaring rhythm 
reminiscent of his Memphis Five 
days. Merrill Lee to add s.a. to a 
voice that makes listening to a pop 
tune pleasurable and the Three 
Harmaniacs to help round, out the 
proceedings with an unobjectionable 
imitation of the Mill^ Bros. 
Distributor obviously padded the 
.V/ out to a half hour so that he 
>.-ould have enough time to name all 
his dealers and their addresses. The 
plug intrusions may be frequent 
but they're handled with commend- 
able conciseness and tact. Odec. 



voice, rich, 
shows itself 



VERNA OSBORNE 
Soprano 
15 Mins. 
Sustaining 
WOR, New York 

Exceptional radio 
lusty soprano which 
off the better through proper selec- 
tion of songs.' They're of the mel-^ 
ody, better pops or semi- classics, 
Ideally suited for her style of sing- 
ing. 

Orchestral accompaniment and a 
nice manner of announcement-pres- 
entation via Bob Hall on this WOR 
Saturday nite quarter hour. Miss 
Osborne makes the most of her op- 
portunities on her own through 
knowing how to pick the ditties. 

Abel. 



Minn. Wants to SeD 
Itself Over Ahr as 
Year-Round Resort 



St. Paul, Sept. 4. 

Other states might well watch' 
Minnesota's lead when, starting at 
6:46 p. m., Saturday (9), that State 
goes on for 16 minutes' free time 
over WCCO. 

Object of programs, which will 
alternate weekly - over WCCO and 
ICSTP, is to sell the State as a year- 
around vaqation center. 

Tourist Director Bradley, seeing 
no reason ^vhy the Gopher State 
can't be a St. Morltz In the winter 
months as well as the 10,000 lakes 
fishing mecca In summer, sold the 
stations on the Idea Of getting to- 
gether and making way for Min-^ 
ndsota program's." 

Present plan Is to broadcast 
weekly for a trial period of 21. 
Talent to be furnished by varloxis 
state departments, with Bradley as 
continuity chief. 



Big Booze Account 



Lord & Thomas, has closed for a 
$5,000,000 account with th^ Schen*. 
ley Distilleries, which markets 
Golden whiskey,, has the Martell 
cognac . and Heldsick champaeme 
agency for th'e U.S. and other 
brands. 

The certainty of repeal is so gen- 
erally accepted, that, the L&T agency 
Is going ahead planning its cam- 
paign, 'vvhlch 'may also include' a ra- 
dio ' shoW' 



TOOTHER' SHIFTS PIPING 

Hollywood, Sept. 4. 

Charles Hamp, who, since re- 
turning from. • Chicago, has been 
singing over KPO, San,. Francisco, 
on. the Straska "Tooth .Paste .".pro- 
gram,, will be back kt KN?;) Holly- 
wood, Sept. .11. 

Tooth , paste company- has 
switched Its account here tor three 
half hours a weiek.r 



'IN THE MODERN MANNER' 

Johnny Green and Gertrude Niesen 

Orchestra, Soloists, Songs 

30 Mins. 

Sustaining 

WABC, New York 

An ultra modern half hour on 
WABC- CBS Sunday night, labeled 
'In '.the Modern Manner,' and' fea- 
turing Johnny Green, composer- 
pianist, with Gertrude Nie.sen, ad- 
vanced delineator of contemporane- 
ous .song .cLyles. Green is the young 
Harvard alumnus who came to at- 
tention with 'Body and Soul' and is 
regarded as one of tlie most prom- 
ising of the younger popular com- 
posers. 

As .soloiHt with orchestra, and do- 
ing Ilia own m. c.'ing, that is the 



CFCA Folds Up 

(Continued from page-. 66) 

stream of profound ' regrets that 
CFCA will no longer be heard on 
the air-waves.' 

• Af'.' ....usion 

Ottawa, Sept. 4. 

With the politicians tuning up for 
the opening of the Federal Parlia- 
ment, Intimation has been made 
that various members of the House 
of Commons will attack the new 
Canadian Radio Commission and its 
policy of Government control of 
broadcasting. A curious feature of 
the situation Is that most of the 
brickbats are being thrown by 
prominent Parliamentarians on the 
Government side of the House. 

One of the strong pr,otesters is J. 
Earl Laws on, member of West 
York, who is the legal adviser of 
Associated Theatres and Allied Ex- 
hibitors of Ontario, two of the 
strongest groups of independents in 
the Dominion. 

Chief kicks are that French -lan- 
guage programs dominate, the 
broadcasts from Government-con- 
trolled stations; that two of .the 
three members Of the CRC are dis- 
courteous and arrogant, arid that 
the tribunal has been too aggressive 
in decisions affecting broadcasting 
personnel, including the removal of 
recognized experts. Prime. Minister 
R. B. Bennett sharply reprimanded 
one of the new commissioners for 
his attitude but this has not satis- 
fled, even Bennett's own supporters 
in the House who are demanding 
that heads should fall. 

Expensive inauguration of the 
Commish. in times like these has 
been branded as unnecessary and 
Government control of the air prom- 
ises to become a hot issue when the 
session gets under way. 



explanatory chatter, he, with Miss 
Nicsen combine into a highly effec- 
tive UiiW hour.. They interpret 
Gershwin, Ilupfeld, Frinil and other 
contcmp composei'.s, including Green. 
'Savage Serenade' from the forth- 
coming 'Murder in the Vanitie.s' is 
a sample of odd orchestral stuff in 
the dance-rhythmic manner. 

Mi.ss Niesen's own ai*rangemcnt 
and ver.sion of the Russian 'Two 
Guitars,' along with her pop song- 
aloging. wcro all highly imprcs.slve. 
It makes for an unusual Sunday 
night half hour. Abel. 



J"««Ba»y« September 5, 1938 



A D I O 



Inside Stuff-Radio 



Anything pertaining to radio flnanclng:, on the Ucenslne end lo 

It must be filed with the Federal Radio Commhjflion sXo^ 
Records disclose that Donald Flamm and the Knickerbocker Broadcart! 
Tmc Corp., original ownera of the license of station WMCA. New York, htp 
l^aranteed $166,000 annually plus 26% over $600,000 annual income. The 
witlmate purchase price on this installment basis is $4,000,000 
'At lewt $100,000 must be accruing to Flamm and his company every 
rtuee yeafo from the 25% share of the Commercial income. John T 
jldams heading the new Federal Broadcasting Co. is the new head but 
license remains in Flanun's name. 

'Whereby rests a FBC squawk which technically maintains that It will 
jjot be party to trafflofcing in radio licenses. The matter is still open for 
' adjudication by the FRCT Flamm, it was interpreted in the radio trade, 
nulled a shrewd stunt in retaining licensee-ownership in his name," with 
Wtation operation and management ceded to the new Adams-Federal out- 
fit It i» believed that this will prove successful ultimately in getting 
around any FBC restrictions. 

General amusement trends are obtained from VAniBttT, states a radio 
0howman such as Monte Hackett, head of the radio division of the Lord 
& Thomas agency, which in turn are applied to another form of show 
lufllness, the radio. If Vabibtt should evidence that the public is going 
for mellers, it would be a cue for the radio to go bullish on mystery 
Kidio shows again. 

'For example, Mae West's astonishing box office reaction through re- 
peats and re-repeat bookings on her 'She Done Him Wrong* film has 
established the you-muat-come-up-and-see-me-sometlme gal as a cinch 
for the ether, state advertising men. They're assured that Miss West 
would be a cinch on the air for mike-appeal. The big headache now is 
bow to fit her rough style into an air show that goes into a home. 

On the other hand, the ad men seem to be impressed by the snootier 
publications such as 'Vogue' and 'Harper's Bazar* showing how femme 
styles have been influenced by Miss West's 'Done Him Wrong* flicker, 
trtth the new styles apelng the mauve decade; also interview stuff, and 
the like, impressing them that Mae seems to be generally accepted. 

coast football broadcasts, already bringing protests from indie stations 
which won't be allowed to handle the games If commercialized, are also 
causing squawks from the two chain stations. This Is despite the latter 
will' get the beneflt of the exclusive sponsoring for which Associated Oil 
Is paying $<0,000. 

CBS chain will have exclusive commercializing privileges for the oil 
company on 10 of the games and NBC the remaining 13. Both chains 
also want to broadcast the grid battles for which they are not paid, as 
sufltalners, but the oil company, it is reported, has notified them that if 
tbis Is done they wUI^ave to give It free plugs on these broadcasts. 

Ben Bard as a radio straight may happen through a combination of 
circumstances starting first with a reunion of the old Bard and Pearl 
team for the Metro film when ClifC Hall, > Jack Pearl's regular straight, 
presumably took ill and couldn't appear in the picture. There was some 
iaJk about Hall not screening as well as Bard. 

Bard straighted for Eddie Cantor on .the national NBA hook-up. His 
Impression is said to have interested the eastern agencies, as the first 
time that somebody with masculine s.a. and a mild screen rep has come 
into'the ether ranks. It's regarded as not a bad angle for publicity pur- 
poses alone. 




Renewals 



Louis Phillippe (Cosmetics). 
Continues thi? serial, 'Marie, 
the French Princess* for an- 
other 13 weks on CBS, effective 
Sept B. Spotting for four 
afternoons a week over 24 
stations Including west coast 

C. F. Mueller Co. Expands 
Sept 13 the Bill and Ginger 
a. m. session to 12 eastern 
stations on CBS and to three 
times a week. 

General Foods Corp. Adds, 
effective Oct. 5, 13 more weeks 
to the Maxwell House Coffee 
Show Boat on NBC's red 
(WBAF) loop. 

Standard Brands. Introduces 
Jan. 7 nfew Fleischmann yeast 
stanza with Joe Penner and 
Ozzie Nelson's band over 52 
stations on NBC's blue (WJZ) 
trellis. 



Lucky Strike used to trade those free admish ducats for the broad- 
casts atop the New Amsterdam roof for window display with dealers. 
L.S. sales contacts Would bargain with choice windows for a nice front 
in exchange for a block of tickets, that being one way of making the 
free broadcast performances pay. 

Among the factors that figure in the event an admission were charged 
for the gratis broadcast shows are the stagehands which would become 
necessary at union scale In a paid-admlsh theatre, and also the various 
license fees. Being an invitation affair, all this is circumvented. 



NBC Artists Service overlooked the fact that last night (Monday) 
was John Fogarty'a monthly turn on the Jack Frost show and booked 
the tenor into the Palace,. Bridgeport, for a week*B run starting Friday 
(1). 

Commercial contended that it had publicized Fogarty's appearance and 
that the air booking would have to stand. Situation was straightened 
out when the Poll circuit which operates the Bridgeport stand, agreed 
to make it six days for Fogarty, allowing the tenor to step out alto- 
gether Monday and resume his stage engagement the next day. 



About the record high for intense work by radio performers was 
turned in last week by Amos *n' Andy in Chicago, when they doubled on 
the ether and stage. 

During that week's ride they managed seven appearances daily at 
the B.&K. Chicago theatre, two radio programs for their sponsor, be- 
sides writing their scripts as usual. Were on the Jump, also, since they 
did no broadcasting from their dressing rooms, but taxied to the Mer- 
chandise Mart NBC studios. 

Old Gold will have to find a spot other than Carnegie Hall to hold Its 
public attended broadcasts after Sept. 26. Carnegie management has 
advised the cig concern that the succeeding Wednesday nights have 
been booked for concents. , „ 

Under consideration Is the next origin for the Old Gold show Is Mecca 
Temple, a block from Carnegie, with a capacity of 8,600. Milton Berie 
and Harry Richman join Fred Waring on the O. G. program Sept o. 

Commercials are finding NBC amenable to splitting up the basic red 
(^BAF) and blue (WJZ) networks provided that each of the contracts 
contain removal clauses. Under these provisos if a 
ttoney to spend puts in a bid for the time held by a split "njj"^*^"^*'; 
the web Is privileged to move the latter's program to another spot or 
«*ncel it altogether. 

Full loop on the red entails 20 stations, and on the blue la. 

Although they have had several offers of taking ^inc 
•-guest arUsts on national hookups. Wheeler and Wcol^ ^ceS,e6tor 
off until they can get together on one of the several nibbles received lor 

SSlon^'^f'^material for the pair is providing the main headache in 
plotting air programs. 



^•The Three Jesters* now want to go back to ^he ^^^^^.iff^^; 
«l|.associate themselves from their former ''^^^^y^^^Jr^Zs^nvolTd 
trio had recently changed the tag to 'Cee, Dee and Bee. Lads involved 
•re Wamp Carison, Dwlght Latham and Guy Bonham. 
Trio deem the 'Jesters' too valuable an asset to drop. 

^ Networks are- out looking for one big advertiser who will t^J^^^f;;"" 
Jay night as a hunch spot Figured that Saturday nlgbt so scornea 
»>y the bulk of accounts, is a natural for an advertiser with a gooo 
program. 



3d Chain in Lead 
Just Now Seems to 
Be Southwest Co. 



Along with the new Federal Ra- 
dio Corp. regime in Donald Flamm's 
station WMCA, New York, and the 
Amalgamated Broadcasting Sys- 
tem (Ed Wynn, et al.) all talking 
a third chain, the largest third 
chain today, outside of the NBC 
and the CBS. is now the South- 
west Broadcasting Co. 

With A. L. Chilton of Dallas 
joining his KEILD, Dallas, and 
KRLA, Little Rock, into the S. B. 
Co.'s network, of which L. H. Ar- 
mer is president, that gives the 
chain 12 stations. They are KRLD 
and WRR, Dallas; KTAT, Fort 
Worth; KTSA, San Antonio; 
WACO, Waco; KNOW, Austin; 
KTRH and KXYZ, Houston; 
KPDM, Beaumont; KGKO, Wichita 
Falls; KOMA, Oklahoma City, and 
KRLA, Little Rock. Key stations 
will be the Fort Worth and Dallas 
outlets, with general offices in Ft. 
Worth and conomerclal offices In 
Dallas. All (stations are already 
hooked up in network. 

Chilton becomes manager of the 
Southwest network and managing 
director of all stations. 

Looking to Affiliate 
Harry Goldman, t. p. and gen- 
eral manager of the Amalgamated, 
the new Ed Wynn- Ota Gygl net- 
work, is authority for a statement 
that units such as the Southwest 
can become a vital factor in aug- 
menting his ABS. Seemingly Gold- 
man hiis been In negotiation with 
or Is entertaining dickering with 
the Southwest for an affiliation. 

Goldman Is awaiting Wynn's .re- 
turn from Hollywood, where the ra- 
dio 'Fire Chief* has Just completed 
his film. Goldman states that ABS 
should get going some time next 
week or shortly thereafter. There 
have been numerous delays. Cur- 
tis Dahl, Bon-in-law of Pres. Roose- 
velt, is now chairman of the ABS 
board. 



NAB Sohmits Matter-of-Fact Code; 



Says Little with Inside Stuff Out; 
May Be More for Record if Approved 



Indie Station Is After 
Music Society as Trust 

station WIP, Philadelphia, an 
indie and not chain-affiliated, has 
started a restraint of trade suit in 
the Federal Courts of New York 
against the American Society and 
its officers and agents. Control of 
the public performance rights to 
copyrighted music is charged In 
violation of the Fedei^al anti-trust 
regulations. 

WIP is operated by the Pennsyl- 
vania Broadcasting Co, With the 
ASCAP, Gene Buck, Louis Bern- 
stein, Jerome Kern and E. C. Mills 
are named co-defendants. 

Similar actions have been started 
in the past against the American 
Society for the same general rea- 
sons. The society so far has se- 
curely rested upon a U. S. Supreme 
Court decision in its favor. 



WIND Dae for CU 
Boild-Up When WGN 
Steps Out of CBS 

Chicago, Sept 4. 
Chicago and vicinity expect a big 
and deliberate build-up for station 
WIND (formerly WJKfi), Gary 
(Ind.) when "W^GN goes out of its 
CBS affiliaton of Oct 21. With 
Ralph Atlass, owner of WIND, a 
brother of Leslie Atlass, of CBS and 
WBBM, and between whom there 
has always been a close working 
harmony, it is expected that WIND 
will get Its first ride to the big top 
by being awarded a flock of the 
CBS sustaining features. 

This has not been possible here- 
tofore, since by its agreement with 

CBS, the 'Tribune station WGN has 
had first call on any or all of Co- 
lumbia sustaining features at any 
time. 

How much effort Is being spent 
on this planned boosting of WIND 
can be seen in the Installation now 
going oh of new circuits from the 
Wrigley building, home of CBS and 
WBBM, to the WIND transmitter 
out in Gary. 

Station Is now operating with 
only a two-hour silence In 24. It 
is starting on the air each morn 
ing at 6:30 and doesn*t silence Its 
transmitter until 8:30 the next 
morning. About the only ones suf- 
fering from this are the engineers, 
who are being rushed plenty with 
only two hours in which to work 
on the mechanical end of the sta 
tion. 



Why Writers Flop 



Those from Outside Fields Don't Take Radio 
Seriously, Says Colwell 



Trouble with most of those who 
come into radio from other fields 
of writing, opines Robert J. Col- 
well, script headman of J. Walter 
Thompson's radio department, is 
that they don't take the job seri- 
ously. Because of this attitude they 
make no effort to study the re- 
quirements of the medium with the 
result that the percentage of radio 
flops of writers, who have clicked 
In other fields, is extraordinarily 
high. 

Average Broadway writer, says 
Colwell, undertakes his radio as- 
signment with the attitude that he 
can dash it off with one hand. He 
BQoffs at the restraints which are 
an integral part of commercial 
broadcasting and at the principle 
that the material in a Broadway 
blackout is not necessarily the right 
thing for the loudspeaker. Another 
handicap that these boys have to 



contend with is their writing habit 
Accustomed to turning their stuff 
out slowly, radio eats it np at 
fast pace. 

Those who have caught on with 
the demands of the medium are 
doing exceptionally well. From the 
money angle radio is now the most 
remunerative field, thinks Colwell, 
for writers. It's not a hard field to 
crack for those who have been suc- 
cessful in dialog writing whether 
for stage or screen. Radio, he says, 
can use these authors. 

Colwell predicts that before the 
end of the coming season the air 
will be represented by a flock of 
outstanding writers' from pictures, 
legit and the fiction field. 

The new drift in radio will call 
for light comedy of a finer and 
higher order and that's where the 
outside experts should come into 
their own, says Colwell. 



The 'Code of Fair Competition tof^ 
the Radio Broadcasting Industry^ 
as submitted Aug. 29 by the Nbm 
tional Association of Broadcasterii 
(NAB) is an innocuous document^ 
It doesn't air any IniUra-trade grlev** 
ance . but in formula manner con* 
forms with the requirements of th^ 
National Recovery Administration 
by setting up wage scales, hours and 
code of practices, without going too 
deeply into it. 

In the letter of transmittal t6 
President Roosevelt, signed by AIx 
fred J. McCosker (station WOR)', 
president of the NAB, and Philip Or» 
Loucks, managing director, an4 
John W. Guider, counsel of th^ 
NAB, it is stated that the assocIa«t 
tion includes some 263 stations tn it4 
membership, doing a total broads 
casting business of perhaps 81 %« 
although there are approximately, 
200 stations still entitled to mem^ 
bership. 

These 200 stations may becomQ 
the ones who will raise whatevef; 
objections and objectionable trad^ 
practices there exist in the broad<4 
casting business. 

As is, the document seendis studlx 
ously intent not to give away toot 
much, inside stuff for the record. 
This is contrary to the record oS 
the film business, for example^ 
where the exhibs and the producers 
distributor factions seem to hav^ 
put almost every thing, there Is IntQ 
the record. r-i 

Two days after the filing of tlie[ 
radio code, the NBA on Ayg. 31 torm 
mally approved the application of 
the NAB to have its members fly 
the Blue Bagle if signing the Fretf** 
ident's Re-eniployment Agreement) 
This has no bearing on the cod^ 
which must be the subject of H 
public hearing, likely to be hel4 
some time in mid-Septemboi^ 
When and if the President approveel 
the radio code, the approved cod«( 
will supersede the President's Re«( 
employment Agreement. 

O. K.'s All Commlsh | 
The articles on radio trade prae« 
tices are notably broad and sweeps 
Ing and elastic. Agency commls^ 
sions, particularly 2-b of Article YI^ 
is wide open. It okays paying dou«i 
ble commlsh, L e., 16% and 2% t^ 
the agencies and 'further commlfi<< 
sions totaling not more than 16%] 
may be allowed on sales commisw 
sion/ on top of that to quote fromi 
2-b. That means 80%, but the sec^ 
ond 16%, it isn't specified, may b«) 
rebatable to iUmost anybody. On ' 
the other hand there is a provlsQ 
against commlsh rebates, discounts^ 
free time and other unfair practices. 

The radio unaffiliated indies, oper<K 
ating on a more or less chisellns 
basis, pariicularly in the com belt 
and away from the keys, will not 
want to be bound by this to any^ 
great extent. 

Talent end isn't particularly dls^ 
cussed, save in sweeping termsgi 
Equity, which has appointed itselJI 
as spokesman for the radio talent* 
will probably figure in the contra-c 
arguments on the code before it lei 
ratified. So will t^e musio men, 
the orchestra leaders, engineens 
(through the electrical union), and 
musicians, possibly the scriptlsta. 
Before it's all over much more may, 
be ordered into the record than the 
NAB thinks belongs in it right 
now. 

The code now merely provide^! 
against gratuities against song 
plugs. That's really a trivial mat-^ 
ter alongside some of the biggez; 
angles in the line of time brokerage, 
subsidies, gratuities, kickbacks and 
the like, embracing every radio field 
from talent to production. ^ 

In designating as a 'network' any 
'two or more broadcasting stations,'- 
that in itself will be opposed by 
sundry Indies which are in relayed 
with one or more stations and yet 
don't regard themselves a network 
In any degree like the NBC or CBS, 

On the face of it the radio code 
includes nothing beyond what Is tho 
present ethl<ial method of business 
procedure, only that -these regula-f 
tions have been infracted time and 
again in divers ways. To put them 
under the NRA banner may bring 
about a more literal enforcement. 

Text of the proposed code appears 
on page 59. 



SB 



VARIETY 



R AHIO 



.Tuesday, September 5, I935 



OUTSTANDING PROGRAMS ON THE AIR 



NATIONAL 



iTaking in chain programs of coast-to-coast or regional hookiips. 
Listing artist, chain and key station, time — EDST, out of New York— 
and days, if more than once weekly, commercial and advertising agency 
on the account. The time difference according to geographical location 
can be figured out for local ref€rence accordingly.) 



(This and Next Week, Sept. 5 to Sept. 11) 

(All Time EDST) 



Julia Sanderson and Frank Crum- 
il, Parker Fenneliy, Jack Shilk'ret 
orchestra, 'Blackston© Plantation,' 
8-8:30 p.m., WEAF-NBC (Black- 
stone Cigars)!' 

Raymond Paige's orcliestra and 
soloists, California Melodies, from 
-iDon Lee chain on the west coast via 
WABC-CBS. 10-10:46. p.m. ' 
' The Goldbergs, with Gertrilde 
Cerg^ James Waters, 7.: 45-8 p.m., 
NBC-WEAF; Also Wed., Thjirss 
JFri. & Mon. (Pepsodent) (Lord & 
Thomas agency). 

. Amos 'n' Andy, 7-7:15 p.m"., NBC- 
WJZ. Also Wed., Thurs., JFri. ; & 
if on. Rebroadcast for the midwest 
and west- 10 p.m.. CDST (Pepso* 
dent). . . . ' 

■ Cla,ra, Lu 'n' £im, Louise Starky; 
Isabelle Carothers and Helen King, 
10:15-10; 30 a.m., NBC-WJZ. ,Al30 
Wed., Thurs.; Fri. and Moh..(Palm-- 
oiiv.ei) (Lord & Thomas agency) 
' Little Orphan Annie, 6:46-6 p.m.. 
NBC-WJZ. Also Wed., Thurs., Frf 
& Mon.. (bvaltine) (Blackett-Sam-. 
ple-Huinnlert). 

.Ben Bernie orchestra, 9-9:30 p.m^ 
NBCfrWfiAF (Blue Ribbon Malt) 
(Mattesoh-Fogarty- Jordan agency) . 

. Lowell Thomas, 6:^6-7 p.m., NBC- 
WJZ. Also Wed., Thurs:, Fri. & 
Mon. (Sun Oil Co.) (Roche,. Wil- 
liams & Cunningham agency). 

Household Musical Memories,. Ed.- 
.gar A, Gu^st, Alice Mock, Josef 
P^^Koestner orchestra. 10-10:30 p.m^ 
»^-NBC-WJZ. • .(Household Finance 
Corp.) (Charles Daniel Fry agency) 

- 'Skippy,' 6-6 :16 p.mrl CBS- WABC. 
Also Wed., , Thurs.. Fri, & Mon 
(Phillips Den tar Magnesia) (felack- 
€tt-Sample-Huitimerl). 

'^dsike Carter, 7:i6-8 p'm., 6tt^- 
WABC. Also Wed.. Thui-s., Fri.;& 
^on. (Philco). ,1 
' Eddie' East and R'al^h Diimke, 
John Hale, Don -Vooi'hfees'' Otelh., 
NBC-WEAF, -9:30-10 pim. (Texaco) 
(HanfiC-Metzger)'. ' • .■ i 



WEDNESDAY (SEPTl 6) 
Faniiie Bride, Ge.ofge Olseri music 
(Chase & Sanbbrn T6a), WbAF- 
NBC, 8-8:30 p.m. (J. Walter 
Thompson agency.) 

Potash and . •■ Perlmutter (Jos. 
Greeiiwald and Lou Welch), WJZ- 
NBC, 8:30-8:46 p.m. (Feenamint) 
.(McCann-Erickeon).- 

The Poet Prince,, Eunice Ho^ward, 
teadlng, NBC-WJZ, ll:r5-ll:3p p.m. 

' irvin S. Cobb and A^ Goodman's 
6rchesti-a, 9-9:16 p.m., CfilS-WABC 
(Good Gulf). Also Fri., same time 
(Cecil, Warwick & Cecil). 

. Guy Lombardo^s 'Orchestra and 
Burns and Alien, 9:30-10 p.m., CBS- 
WABC. (White Owl cigar) (J. Wal- 
ter Thompson). 

. Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians 
and Milton Berle, Harry Richman, 
10-10:30 p.m., CBS-WABC (Old 
Cold) (Lennon & Mitchell). 

Edwin C. Hill, hews, 10:30-10:45 
p.m., CBS-WABC- 

One Man's Fainily, Sketch by 
Carlton- E. Morse, with Anthony 
Smythe, 9:30-10 p.m, NBC-WEAF. 
originating from NBC San FrancI&T 
Studios. V ' 

Morton Downey, 7-7 :15 p.m., CB$- 
WABC. Also .Fri. - ■ 
, 'Dance Of tlia loe Cubes/- HowArd 
M^rsh, Snow <4.udens,- Jacques ..Re* 
nard, directing, 10:30-10:45 p.ni., 
CBS-WABC (irrigidaire). With 
Jane Froman, Fri., same time. 
. Richard Himber, orchestra, from 
Essex House, 7:30-8 p.m., NBC- 
WJZ. 

Ethel Waters, 6:30-6:45 p. ni., 
N-BC-WJZ.- 



THURSDAY (SEPT. 7) 

Rudy Vallee-Fleischmann variety 
program, Dave Apollon, Leo Don- 
nelly, Roland Young, WBAF-NBC, 
:-8-9 p.m. (Flelschmann's Yeast) (J. 
Walter Thompson). 

Cap'n Henry's Show Boat, in- 
cluding Chas. -Winnlnger, Lanny 
Ross, Loretta Clemens, Muriel 
Wilson, Molasses 'n' January, Don 
Voorhees orchestra, WEAF-NBC. 
'9-iO p.m. (Maxwell House Coffee) 
(Bentxm-^&-rBoAvleg) .-r-' 

Col-umbia Revue, variety hour 
with Freddie Rich's orchestra, 9:30 

10 p.m., WABC-CBS. 

: Concert Footlights, Mario Cozzi, 
Joseph Littau, directing, 7:15-7:45 
p.m., NBC-WJZ. 

Glenn Gray's Casa Loma orch. 
Inldnite to 12:30 a.m., CBS-WABC. 
■ Al Jolson, Paul Whiteman, Deems 
Taylor, m.c, and variety show, 10- 

11 p.m., NBC-WEAF, coast -to -coast 



(Kraft-Phenix Products) (J. Wal- 
ter Thompson). 

FRIDAY (SEPT. 8) 

Cities Service hour, with Jessica 
Dragonette,' the Cavaliers (He^iry 
Shope, Frank Parker. John Sea^le 
'Elliott Shaw.' Lee Montgomery) 
Frank Banta --and Milton Retten- 
berg, 'Rosario Bourdon's orchestra 
WEAFtNBC, 8r9. p.m. (Cities Ser- 
vice Gasoline) (Lord & Thomas), 

Fred Allen,' Portland Hoffa, Jack 
Smart, Roy Atwell, Phil.- Duey, 
£ileeh Douglas, Fei^die- Qrofe or- 
chestra,' •9-:9:30' -p.m., WEAF-NBC 
(Best Foods) (Benton & Bowles). 

* <-Rosc> Ke^ne and Charles Layv- 
rence, Lee W-iley, Paul Small, Vi.ctor 
Young orchestra, WEAF-NBC, 9:30- 
10 .p.m: (Ponds' Cream) (J. Walter 
Thompson)i ., j • - i 

.Floyd Gijjbons,' Headline Hunter) 
NBC-WJZ, 10:45-11 p.m. ' . 

'First -Nighter,' with June Mere- 
dith, Don. Ahiechet -Cacltoa Brickeri' 
and Cliff SoubTer, 10-10:30 p.m.,. 
NBC-WJZ - (C)a,mpagna Italian 
Balm) (McCani\ Erickson). 

Armour Hour, with Phil Baker, 
Harry McNaughton, Merrie Men, 
Neil-' Sisters, Roy Shield orchestra. 
9:30-10 p.m., -NBC-WJZ (Armour 
PackingJ (N..W.*Ayer agency). 

'Let's Listen to Harris,' P\\\. 
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:ni;, CBS-WABC. • ' i 

Lum and" Abner's Oldtlme So- 
ciable. 10:30-11 p.m., NBC-WEAF. 
originating " from WTAM. (Ford 
dealers) (Critchfleld' agency). 

Ethel Shutta, Walter O'Keefe, 
Don- Bestor's band, 8-8:30 p.m., 
NBC-WJZ. (Nestle's Chocolate) 
(J. W;alte^ Thompson). 

SATURDAY (SEPT. 9) 

.'.Rex.' Battle., concert ensepible,' 
WEAF-NBC; out of Toronto (Via 
CRCT), .1:30-2 p.m. 

Week-end Re-v'ue. variety show, 
NBC-WteAF, 4-5 p.m. 

. Ferde Grofe orchestra, Conrad 
Thibault, WEAF-NBC, 9-9:15 p.jn.' 
(Philip Morris Cigaret) (Blow 
agency). ' ' 

B. A. Rolfe orchestra, with Ruflv 
Wiedoeft, WEAF-NBC, 10-11 p.m. 
(Hudson-Essex) (Blackman: 
agency). 

Glen Gray and Casa Loma or- 
chestra, 7:30-8 p.m., CBS- WABC. 

SUNDAY (SEPT. 10) 
Alfredo's marimba orchestra, 
WEAF-NBC, 10:30-11 a.m. , 

Major Bowes' Capital Family 
fiom Capitol theatre, N. Y., 11; 16 
m.-12:16 p.m., WEAF-NBC, va- 
riety show, with Maria Si!viera. 
Hannah' Klein, Nicholas Concentino, 
Tom .MoLaughlin, Four Mi.nute Men, 
Waldo Mayo, Yasha Bunchuk con- 
ducting. 

Jimmy Durante, Ruth Etting, Ru- 
binoff's orchestra, WEAF-NBC, 8-9 
p.m. (Chase & Sanborn Coffee) (J- 
Walter Thompson). 

Col. Louis . McHenry Howe, Presi- 
dent Roosevelt's secretary, 10-10:16 
r.-.m., W,]^AF-N,BC Walter Trunrl- 
bull interviewing him on national 
affairs. . ■ (RCA .Victor.) 

Radio. .City Music Hall Concer'^j 
Roxy (S.'^L. Rothafel) .as m.c, with- 
Erno Rapee's orchestra, choir arid 
!jo]pis,ts,; 1?;1,5-1:15 p,m,. WJZ-NB({; 

(sieorge M. Cohan, The' Revelers, 
Al : G^oodman's. orchestra, WJZ- 
ISJBC, 9:,9rj0 p.m. (Good .Gulf Gaso- 
J;ne) (Cecil, Warwick & Cecil)... \ 

Frank Crumit and Julia Sander* 
son, 5:30-6 p.m., WABC-CBS (Bond 
Bread) (Batten, Barton, etc.). 

The Gauchos, Vincent Sorey con- 
ducting, with Tito Guizar, 9-9:30 
p.m.,, WAEC-CBS. 

Vincent Lopez, Alice Joy, 7:30-8 
p.m., NBC-WJZ. (Real Silk) (Erwin 
Wasey). 

Manhattan "'^rry-Go-Round, Ta 
mara, David Percy, Men About 
Town, Gene Rodemich orchestra, 9- 
9:30 p.m., NBC-WEAF. (Lyon'a 
Tooth Powder) (Blackett-Sample-' 
Hun^mert). 

American Album of Familiar Mu- 
.ciic, Frank Muhn, Elizabeth Lennox. 
Ohman and Arden, Bertrand 
Hirsch, Gus Haenschen* orchestra, 
9:30-10 p.m., NBC-WEAF. (Bay 
er's Aspirin) (Blackett-Sample 
Hummert). 

Willard Robison's Deep River 
symphony, 5-5:15 p.m., CBS-'V^ABC 
Also Thursday, 10:16-10:45 p.m. 

Symphofiy Hour,- Howard Barlow, 
directing. 4-5 p.m., CBS-WABC. 



(MONDAY (SEPT. 11) 

A&P G^ypsles, Harry Horlick dl 
rectlng, Frank Parker, WEAF-NBG, 
9-9:30 p.m. (Atlantic &«Paoiflc). 

Sinclair. Minstrels, Gene Arnold, 
Joe parsons. Bill Childs, Mac 
McCloud, Clifford Soubier, Harry 
Kogen directing, KBC-WJZ out qf 
Chicago. 9-9:30 p.m. (Sinclair Oil), 
(Erwin Wasey). 

Jack Frost Melodies with Josef 
Pasternack's orchestra and gUest 
artidt, 9:30-10 p.m. (National Sugar 
Refining) (Gk>tham agency).. " 

Morgan L, Eastman orchestra, 
Gene Arnold, Lullaby Lady, 10- 
10:30 p.ha., NBC. (No N. T. release) 
(Carnation Milk) (Erwin- Wasey 
agency). 



SHOWS 



{Emhradng same data as Na- 
tional programs, giving time, artists, 
programs, not oh a network hook- 
commercial, agency, etc., of local 
up, regional Or national.) 



NEW YORK 



(SEPT. 5 TO SEPT. 11) 
(All Time EDST) ' 

TUESDAY (SEPT. 5) 
Eddy Brown,' violinist, with mini- 
ature symphony maestroed • by 
George Shacklby, 8:30-9 p.m., WOR. 

Footlight , Echoes, directed by 
Geo. Shackley, .. Lewis Reid an- 
nouncer, 9:30-10 p.m., W.OR. 

Reindid Weri^en'r ath, ' barytone, 
7:46-8 p.m., WMCA-WPCH. 

'Sleepy Time Lady,' May Sprintz, 
6:16r6:30, WINS. Same time every 
day but Sun. . 

Gabriel Heatter, news comment, 
7:45-8 p.. m., WOR. Also every other 
day but Sun. (Ebllngr Brewing Co.). 

WEDNESDAY (SEPT. 6) 
Phil Napoleon's orch.', Merrill Lee, 

9-9:30 p.m.; WBAF. (Hudson- 
Essex) '^Blackman agency). 

Pappy, Zeke and Ezra, 10-10:30 
p.m., WMCA. Also Sun., Mon. and 
Fri. 

Market and Haisey Street Pla,y- 
house, Roger Bower, m.c.; Lee Cron- 
ican, conductor, 10:^0-11 p.m., 
WOR. 

Beniamino Riccio, baritone, 9- 
9-^30 p.ni.; WMCA XSimindns Tours). 

The Beggar's Bowl,' Basil Ruys- 
dael, narrator, 10-10:16, WOR. 



V THURSDAY (SEPT. 7) 

•Men of WOR,' variety, Sherman 
Keene directing, Grenadrdrs Quar- 
tet; 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 Alport, pianist, 
7:45-8 p.m., WOR. 



FRIDAY (SEPT. 8) 
Harold Stern's orchestra, 8:46-9 

p.m., WOR (Crystal Corp.). 

Hendrik > de Leeuw, 'Tales of a 

Globe Trotter; 8:16-8:30 p.m., 

WEVD. 

Bronx Marriage Bureau, 9-9:16 
p.m., WOR- 

Jennie Goldstein, 7:30-8 p.m.i 
WMCA. 



SATURDAY (SEPT. 9) 
Jack Denny's Orch., Sigmund 
Spaeth, Shirley. Howard, 8-8:30 p.m., 
WJZ, (Rheingold Beer) (Hanff- 
Metzger). 

w6r Little Symphony orchestra, 
Philip James, conducting, $-9 p.m., 
WOR. 

The Cuban Lady, Cuban songs,\ 
2:16t2:30 p.m., WMCA. 



1 . 1 



SUNDAY ($^Pt.'iiO) 
Silverbeil, with Sylviia Miller, 

Madeline Hardy, Elmo Russ, 9:15- 

9:30, WMCA. 

Irving Aaronson orchestra from 

R-ils Park, Long Island, 7-7: 30 "p.m., 

WOR, 

Woodbury revue, with Roxanne 
and. her orchestra^ Al and .' Lee 
Reiser, Jack Arthur, 7:30-8 p.m., 
WOR. 

Red Lacqueif and. Jade, George 
Shackley, directing, Basil Ruysdael. 
narrator, 6-6:30 p.tn.,'WOR. 

Margaret Anglin Presents, with 
Robert Beddele, organist,^ 6:30^7 
p.m., WOR, 

'Radiant Revue,' Al and Lea 
Reiser, Jack Arthur, Roxanne, con- 
ducting, 7:30-8 p.m.,. WOR (Wood- 
bury cosmetics) (J. Walter Thomp- 
:son). 

Jewish Little Symphony, with 
Jewish Serenaders, 6-6:30 p.m., 
WINS. 

Choir Invisible, Vera Osborne, 
Annette Simpson,. Veronica Wig> 
gins, John Qhine, David Croswell, 
George O'Brien, Jack Keating; 
George Shackley, ' directing, 8:30-9 
p.m., WOR. 

Modern American Composers. 
Lanibros CallimahOs, flutist; Vivian 
Fine, pianist, 8-8:30, WEVI>. 



MONDAY (SEPT. 11) 

Back Stage, with Boris Morros 

from Piiramount theatre, N. Y., with 
orchestra, soloists, 8:30-9 .p.m., 
WOR. 

Alfred Wdllenstein's Slnfonetta, 
Veronica Wiggins, dololst, 10:30-11 
p.m., WOR. 

CHICAGO 

(Sepf. 6 to Sept'. 11) 
(All Time COST) 
.WEDNESDAY (SEPT. 6) 

Palace Theatre Varieties with 
RKO stage talent, 8: 30-8; 46 p.m., 
WMAQ."" (Staged by John Joseph 
and NBC production staff.) 



THURSDAY (SEPT. 7) 

Adv^intures in Health with Dr. 
Herman Bundesen, 3:30-8:46 p.m., 
weekly; WLS. (Horlick's Mailed 
Milk.) (Lord,' Thohiad & Logan.) 

Story of Helen Trent, 2:30-2:46 
p.m, ■ daily except Saturday and 
Sunday, WGN. . (Edna .^Vallace 
Hopper .. Co.) (Blaokett-Sa'mple- 
Humniert.) 



SUNDAY (SEPT. 10) 

Jules Stein, pianist; Frank Wil- 
son, tenor, and ^uest krtists, 6/-6:30 
p.m., WBBM, . ' 



MONDAY (SEPT. 11) 

Auricle Creven and CI iff Nazarro, 
vocalists with the Frank Westphal 
Orchestra, 6-6:16 p.m., WBBM. 

LOS ANGELES 



(SEPT. 8 TO SEPT. 14) 
.(All Time PST) 



FRIDAY (SEPT. 8) 
Snug Harbor, KHJ, 8:30-9 p.m., 
maritime dramatization by Frank 
Gill and W. N. Robson. Sustaining. 

Salvatore Santaella's dianer mu- 
sic, KMTR, 6:15-6:30 p.m., nightly 
except Saturday. Sustaining. 

'In Laws,' KFAC, 6:45-7 p.m., 
comedy serial ' every evening but 
Sunday. (Auburn-Cord). 

Francisco Del Compo, KHJ, 7:35t 
8 p.m., Latin-American tenor, sus- 
taining. 

Merrymakers, KiHJ, 9-10 p.m., va- 
riety show, -yirith Gill a.nd Doemlihg 
and Ray Paiic|e's orchestra. (Ford 
J3ea,lers of Calif.) ■CMcCann-Erlck- 
son). • •• " 

'Hon. Archie and' ' Frank Wata- 
nabe, KNX, 7-7:15 p^m,, comedy 
seriel, every evening except Sunday. 
(Marion R, Gray' Co.) ' i 

Al Pearce and His Gang, KFI, 2-3 
p.m. daily except Sundays. Sus- 
taining. 



SATURDAY (SEPT. 9) 
Hollywood Bowl concert, KFI, 
8:15-10 p.m. Sustaining. 

KNX .Varieties, KNX, 8-9 p.m. 
Revue with Jack Carter. Sustain- 
ing. 



SUNDAY (SEPT. 10) 
Napoleon and Josephine, KFWB, 
9-9:30 p.m. Serial dramatization of 
French history. (Barker Bros.) 
(Ray Alden agency)*' 

'76 All-Star Revue,' KHJ, 7:30-8 
p.m., Donald Novis, Sterling Hollo- 
way and Orville Knapp orchestra. 
Union Oil. Co. (Lord .and Thomas). 
Also Wednesday, Sept. 6, 

'The Wanderer,' KFWB, 9:30-10 
p.m. Narrator, Bob Sherwood, 
chamber music. (Kelvinator.) 
(Hammel agency.) 



MONDAY (SEPT. 11) 
Thunderbolt .Lodge,, mystery b6- 
rial, KFWB, 7:30-8 p.m.' 'Sustaining. 
Blue Monday Jamboree,, KHJ 

(from KFRC, San Francisco )■. 8-iO 
p.m. (Shell Oil Co.')* • : 

'Makers of Histpry, 'ICi^i; ' 8-8:S0 
p.m. Dramitizatlon. (Puritas- Water*.) 
(McCarthy Co.) 



SAN FRANCISCO 

(SEPT. 10 to SEPT. 15) 
(All Time PST) 

Crosscuts from the Lot? o' 
Day, KPO, 8:15-9:16 a.m. daily ei! 
cept Sunday. Dr. Laurence L 
Crpss, philosopher, and Southern 
Harmony Four, colored quartet, 

John qnd Ned, harmony team 
KGO, 1:45-2 p.m. dally except s5S 
day. 

Langendorf Pictorial, KGO, 3-3- 15 
p.m. dally except Saturday and 
Sunday. Air column by and with 
Rush Hughes. Langendorf Bak- 
ery) (J. Walter Thompson). 

Hodge Podge Lodge, KFRC, 4: 15, 
4:46 p. m., Mon., Wed., Fri, Com- 
edy lodge meeting by and with Jen- 
nison Parker. 

Charles W. Hamp, KPO, 7:46-8 
p.m., daily except Saturday and 
Sunday, (Dr. Strasska) (Scott- 
Howe-Bowen), 

SUNDAY (SEPT. 10) 

Gunnar Johansen, KPO, 7:46-8 
p.m.; concert pianist. 

Kay Kysdr and his Ral Tabari 
orchestra, KGO, 11-12 p.m. 

MONDAY (SEPT. 11) 
Lee S. Roberts and His Old Mem- 
ory Box,. KGO, 8:16-8:30 a.m., Mon., 
Wed., Fri., with Paul Carson, or- 
ganist, guest star. .(Folger Coffee 
Co.) (Botsford, Constantlne. Gard- 
ner.) 

Blue Monday Jamboree, KFRC, 8- 
10 p.m. Variety show, first half 
sponsored by Shell Oil Co. (J. Wal- 
ter Thompson). Second half sus- 
taining, 

TUESDAY (SEPT. 12) 
Maurice Gunsky Revue, KYA, 

7:30-8- p.m. 'Variety show with 

Harold Horton, others. 
Carefree Carnival, KPO, 9-10 p.m. 

Variety show,. 



WEDNESDAY (SEPT. 13) 

Eddie peabody, KGO, 7:30-8 p.m. 
Entertainer, with orch, and guest 
vocalist. (Safeway Stores) (Bots- 
ford, Constantino, Gardner)! 

Souvenirs ,of Italy, KYA,- 8-9 p.m. 
Native musical program, sponsored 
by locar Italian firms. 

One Man!s Family, KGO, 9-i:30 
p.m-. Drama by Carlton Morse. 
(Wesson. Qjl)...(?'itzgerald, I^w Or- 
leans). ' ■ ' . ! • 

Marshall's- • Mavericks,- KPO, 10- 
10:30 p.m.' Hlll-billy show, with 
Charlie Marshall, Johnny O'Brien, 
Mona Greer, Ace Wright, Johnnie 
Toffoli. 



TUESDAY (SEP.Y. 12) 

Hodge Podge Lodge; KHJ, ema-' 
nating KFRC, San Francisco,. 9: 30- 
10 . p.m., comedy prOgrani, sustain- 
ing. 

California Melodies, direction kay 
Paige, KHJ (CBS), 6:30-'7 p.m. Sus- 
taining. 

Guardsmen, KNX, 7:15-7:30 p.m. 
Quartet. . Sustaining. 



WEDNESDAY (SEPT. 13) 
Charlie Lung and Hi^ Gang,, com- 
edy, 5:45-6 p.m., KHJ. Sustaining. 

Catherine the Great, historical 
dramatic sOrJes, KHJ, 9:30-10 p.m. 
Sustaining. 

Song Silhouette; ..JdanvtO DUhHig 
and Nip and Tuck, KFWB, 7:45-8 
p.m. 



THURSDAY (SEPT. 14) 
Light Opera Favoi<ites, KNX, 
7:15-7:45 p.m. With Charlotte 
Woodruff. Sustaining. 



THURSDAY (SEPT. 14) 

Standat:d Symphony Hour, KGO, 
8-9 p.m.; Alfred Hertz conducting. 
(Standard Oil) (McCann-Erlckson). 

Borden Capers, KTAB, 7-9 p.m. 
Variety' show. (Borden Milk) CMc- 
Cann-Erickson) , 

The Orchestra, KPO, 9:30-10 p.m., 
directed by Merewith Willson. 



FRIDAY (SEPT. 15) 
Femi ine Fancies, KFRC, 3-4 p.m. 
Woman's hour, m.c.'d by Ed Fitz- 
gerald, Claude Sweeten's orch., 

guest vocalists. 

Tim Ryan's Night Club, KPO, 10- 
11 p.m. Variety show, with Ryan 
and Noblette, Joe Hornik's orch., 
guest' vocalists. 



DENVER 



($EPT. 8 TO $Ef*T. 14) 
(Air Time MST) 

FftlDAY (SEPT. 8) 

, 'Luncheon. Melodies, Fred Burkett, 
tenor; Joe O'Neill, bairitone; Janet 
Biblfe; j:ot>t:raHo{ ' ill Rogers, pi9.n0, 
I2rl2:l6i KLZ, daily except Sunday. 

Cosmopolitan Hotel Orchestra, 
Gene • Quaw, flirictoi', 1-1:39 p.m.; 
als'o 9-9:3£l'p.'rpv:. ll-li;: 30 p.m., Sept. 
10; KbA -to NBC-WJZ network.-; 

Arcadians, 9-plece string" orches- 
tra, Ruth Sikelly Bello, director; 
Florence Fiskel, tenor; Mildred 
Kyssin, contralto; 1:30-2 p.m., KOA 
to NBC-WJZ network. ' 

Metropolitan Ensemble, Ruby 
Rickets and Jack Dean, pianos and 
vocalists; 5-5:15 p.m., Fri., Mon., 
Wed., KLZ. 

SATURDAY (SEPT. 9) 

Denver Post Kids Club, Jerry and 
Margie O'Neil,. directors; 3:15-3:4.'» 
iTm., KLZ. 

Brown Palace hotel orchestra. 
Jack WaltoOf director; 11-11:30 
p.m.; also 7-7:30 p.m., Sept. 11; 
1:15-1:45 p.m., Sept. 12; KOA to 
NBC-WJZ network. 



SUNDAY (SEPT. 10) 
Mrs. E. L. Reynolds- Bengston, or- 
gan, with Bob Harper, soloist; 10- 
10:30 p.m., KLZ. 

(Continued on page 63) 



Tuesday, September 5, 1933 



RADIO 



VARIETY 



59 



Proposed Broadcasting Code 



Uetter of TranmittQl 

. fi^nHnn to tho Prealdont of the United' 
'■*PP"S?r ftSDroval o£ a National Jnduatrjal 
fit**®S«rv S for tb© bronacftBtlnK Indua- 
^•'"Jnder the Provlalons of Title I of the 
^P'n^nS? Industrial Recovery Att. 

pSflnltlon-: The term 'broadcaetlne 
. *,-«»rv" as used herein, and as recited In 
!£f ?3ode herewith propoaed. Is dcllncd to 
the ooeratU 
ineftn 

-a 



.r- th« f^°?5e comiAete operation of all ata 
•■ ■ !?*i^r nr networks engaged In radio broad 
that IB, tlie tranomlsalon through 
"•'"f^Af radio frequency algnala Intended 
^ecelYed* (Whether oudlbly or visibly, 
tt^ily^by the public; and aa doHned shall 
fn^de in connection with such operation 



2. After the oftccllve date, not to em- 
ploy any person under sixteen years of a«e, 
except that persons under sixteen may be 
used as talent on programs for not more 
than threo hours per day, and those hours 
to be such as will not Interfere with their 
sohaollng, . 

8. Not to work any employe for more 
than forty hours In any one week except 
as to classes of employes enumerated In 
paragraph No. 4 hereof. 

4. The maximum hours (Ised In the fore- 
going paragraph No. 3 shall not apply to: 
a. Kmploycs in a managerial or execu 



special recordings, literary or musical 
rights, unless a full report of such 
taofow cost Is promptly filed In writing with 
the National Association of Broadcasters. 

4. No broadcaster or network shall de- 
fame or disparage a competitor, directly 
or Indirectly, by words or acts which un- 
truthfully call In question his business In- 
tegrity, hla ability to perform his con- 
tracts, hla credit standing, or the quality 
of his service. 

C. No broadcaster or network shall claim 
for his service a character, scope or qual- 
ity which cannot be substantiated by spc- 
clflc evidence, nor shall he claim as regular 
characteristics of hla service features 
which he knows to be purely temporary 
or accidental. 

0. No broadcaster or network shall ac- 
cept . Or knowingly permit any performer, 
singer, musician, or orchestra leader era- 
ployed by such broadcaster or network to 



L A. Stations Adapt Local Fdm 

Talent Idea to Their Own Use 



SERIAL ON RUN 



Flour. Firm Takes 'Children' for 26 
Stations 5 Times Wkly 



pro- 
lonsored, 



JSft'Vrei^X^tlon and production of 
•' " _» both sponsored and unspon 
■ f?"tha purpose of providing Infitructlon. 
•ihlertalnS and general service to the 
• 'Hinin of the; united. States. . . 
•'^'^fThTa application Is made_ by; the Na 



4lmial ASBOClatlO'n of »tu«uvi«ovv, », 

'■■i ^,^^S.rnted an csUbllshed . trade association 



In- 



Broadcasters,' 
id . trade assocl 
..l^'^ne'iihimna. arid the only trade asso 



tlve capacity (including announcers and l-^ccept any money, gift, bonus, refund, re- 



^V. Jiort olt thV ^oard .of JPlrjctors .of ^th. 

' NAtlOBBl'. 

. .- -(certified-, 

. . • ■ 



iVlnJ/nnPASBOoWtton of BroaOchstorfl. Inc 
Nftt».95?i.-^'.rJr,, attached hei;eto, Exhibit 



.copy 



ii The. I application Is presented by a 
• i.«m^lttee dnly authorized by. resolution of 
VtC^o^rarSf Directors'" of the National" 
\«»^atlon of Broadcasters to represent 
-Ad^act for the Asstelatlon (Certified copy 
^ttoched hereto.. Eihftlt "B").. ^ 
■ II .The National Association of Broad- 
^oiiters Inq., Is generally recopntzed 
StiSfflrhout the broadcasting- Industry as 
"ffle trade aaWolatlon'-oC the Industry.- It 
SS, Keor^^^^ «n lit has had 

ISrunlnterrupted operation of ten years, 
•fl -Its m^borshlp Includes' sdme 26» 
"broadcasting .stations. .Statistics are not 
Sable to- dBtetn&lne with accuracy the 
SSoenUge of., the total broadcasting busl- 
5sS which is done:, by the meknbers of the 
Afooclatlo";. but It Is cohfldchtly believed 
■ to be In excess of 81%. 

■7 The general activities of common In- 
Vereat to all members are controlled and 
Srrlad -forward by the. Board of Directors, 
-■abject to the direction of the motnbcra of 
• the Association fclven by resolution adopted 
at any regular or special meeting at which 
each member compajw Irrespective of size, 
Bas one vote. A iJSmanent headquarters 
and staff are malntahrfed. The Association 
la economically 0dmlnlBtered and -will so 
continue. The cost of membership In the 
' Association Is determined by the size of 
the member station, and In the case of the 
■mailer stations. It Is further determined 
by the gross amount of business done annu- 
ally. Stations with a gross Income of less 
•.«ian $16,000 per annum may enjoy full 
'membership ;n the Association upon the 
"Dayment of annual dues of $30.0u. There 
are approximately 200 stations entitled to 
' ' meinbershlp under the minimum rate. 
' 8," The Board of Directors Is elected by 
the full- membership at the annual meeting 
of the Association. It Is representative of 
the entire membership and of the Industry. 

ft The Association was evolved to foster 
and promote the development of the art 
«t -Vadlo broadcasting, to protect Us mem. 
}tfn ■ In every lawful and propeir manner, 
and to foster, encourage and promote laws 
and practices which would be. for the best 
Interests of the .public and the Industry. 
flO.' Membership In the Aesoclation )s 
•■.«pen to all persons, partnerships, . firms, 
•r corporations engaged In the authorized 
. Meratlon of radio broadcasting; station, and 
fa without restriction beyond agreement to 
«ba«rve the policies and- regulatlpho of the 
AMOClatlon, as set fort,h. In lt« conptltutloo 
and by-laws, copies of which have been 
My filed herewith. 

BespectfuUy submitted. =. ' 
ALFRED J. McCOSJCER, 

President, 
PHILIP G. LOUCKS, ' 

Managing Director, 
JOHIN "W. GUIDER. 

Counsel, 

108S. Committee, 



production men), who receive more than 
thlrty-flvo dollars per week, or, in radio 
broadcasting stations where not more than 
ton persons are regularly employed, to em- 
ployes In a managerial or executive capac- 
ity (Inoludltig .announcers and production 
men),' who receive more than twenty-flve 
dollars per week. 

b. Outside salesmen. 

c. Employes on emergency, maintenance 
and repair %yorki 

d. Radio operators and control men, 
with respect to whom the maximum hours 
of work shall Hot exceed forty-c'.:,-ht hours 
per. weelc. 

e. Persons employed on- special event 
programs of public Interest, with respect tb 
whom the maximum hours.- of work shall 
not exceed an average of the number of 
hours herein prescribed for their class pf 
work - per week during ahy six weeks'.' pe- 
rlod. • 

C. Not to pay any fiill-tlme employe less 
than at the.- following weekly rates: 

a. Broadcast technlclana. Including radio 
operators and control men, not less than 
twenty dollars per week, except that In 
radio broadcasting stations where not more 
than ten persons are regulr-Iy employed 
the., minimum rate of pny ijr broadcast 
technicians. Including radio operators and 
control men;' shall be fifteen dollars per 
week. Employers shall be entitled to em- 
ploy as apprentices, for any "Period not to 
exceed six months,, persons learning the. 
technique of radio broadcasting control 
and transmission, the minimum rate of pay 
ilot to be less than twelve dollars per week. 

b. Announcers and program production 
employes not less than twenty dollars per 
week, except, that In stations where not 
more than ten persons are regularly em- 
ployed the minimum rate of pny for em- 
ployes of this clasd shall be fifteen dollars 
per week. 

c. All other employes, except salesmen 
working on commission only, at the rate 
Of fifteen dollars per week In any city over 
DOO.OOO population or in the Immediate re- 
tall trade area of such city; at the rate of 
fourteen -dollars and fifty cents per week 
In any city of between 260,000 and 600,000 
population or In the Immediate retail trade 
area of such city: or at the rate of four- 
teen dollars per week In any city of be- 
tween 2,600 and 2^0,000 population or In 
the Immediate retail trade areas of such 
city; Or at the rate of twelve dollars per 
week In ahy. town of less than 2,600 pop- 
ulation. Population, for the' purpose of 
this Code, shall bo determined by the 1030 
FeQeral Census. , 

0. Not to reduce the compensation for 
employment now in excess of the minimum 
wages hereby 'agreed to (notwithstanding 
that the hours w.orked In such employment 
may be hereby reduced) and to Increase 
the -pay .for such employment by an equi- 
table readjustment of all ^ay schedules. 



Aug. 20, 



Preamble 



TO effectuate the policy of Title I of the 
National Industrial Recovery Act the fol 

I lowing provisions are established as a Code 
«t Pair Competition for the Radio Broad- 

' casting Industry. Because the Radio Broad 
casting Industry Is subject to peculiar re^ 
^nlrementa In tho matter of long hours of 

.•peratlon, seven days per week, emergency 
Xoolntenance and repair work, ond highly 
■killed personnel. In order to enable It to 
perform the duties expected of It, and also 
to meet the special obligations as to public 
Interest, convenience and necessity Imposed 
by Federal statute and regulations promul- 
cated thereunder, tho Industry, therefore^ 
^hnot be treated In all respects in the 
■ome manner as manufacturing or mer 
chandlsing Industries. ^ 

Article I 

The National Association of Broadcasters 
U hereby designated the agency for ad- 
ministering, supervising and .promoting the 

gerformance of the 'provisions of this code 
y the members of the radio broadcasting 
Industry. 

Article II (Definitions) 

1. Radio broadcasting Is the transmls- 
Mon through space by means of any radio 
frequency of signals Intended to be re- 
eelved, whether audibly or visually, dl- 
Jectly to the public. The radio bro,adcast- 
Ing Industry embraces the complete opera- 
tion of all stations or networks designed 
xor broadcasting as above defined, includ- 
ing, in connection with such operation, the 
IMparatlon and production of programs, 
Dotta sponsored and unsponsored, for the 
Vurpose of providing entertainment. In- 
struction and general service through the 
•gency of radio broadcasting to the people 
.•f the United States. . , 

2. Broadcaster means any Individual, 
partnership, corporation or association ©per- 
wing a radio broadcasting station by virtue 
•I a license issued by the Federal Radio 
Commission. 

a. Network shall mean any Individual, 
Jortnershlp, corporation or association In 
w business of regularly supplying pre- 
coma for broadcasting, by wire or wlre- 
Jess. simultaneously to two or more radio 
•rpadeastlng etatlons. 

4. Employe Is any person employed at a 
'Mtular weekly or monthly salary or wage 
5»r services rendered during regular hours 
Ifolly. aa distinguished from an independent 
•ontractor or a professional person who Is 

M iU-^**® i*''* or performance. . 

0. Employer is any broadcaster or net- 

* employing any employes.- 

fl. Broadcast technicians shall mean any 
persons employed for the operation or 
maintenance of any transmitting, control 
^ Input equipment used In radio broad- 
casting. 

Article III (Effective Date) 

Code shall take effect upon the 
tenth flay after It shall have been approved 
tfr the President of th^ United States. 

Article iV (Employment Provisions) 

Employers agree as follows: 

!■ "With respect to . hours of operation, to 
conform to the rcqulremcnta of tho r 
licenses, as ' Issued by the Federal Radio 
Commission, and the Rules and Rcg^llattons 
of that Commlsfllftn," and In any evf-nt not 
to reduce their hours Of operation by rea- 
son of their adherence lo this Code. 



Article V (Collective Bargaining) 

The following provisions ore conditions 
of this- .Code: . . 

. 1. ' That employes shall have the right 
to organize and bargain collectively through 
representatives of their 6wn^ choosing, end 
shall be free from the Interference, re- 
straint; or coercldn of employers of labor,- 
or their, agents; In the designation of such 
representatiyes or in self organization, or 
In other concerted activities, for the pur- 
pose of collective bargaining or other mu- 
tual aid or protection: 

2. That no employe and no one seeking 
employment shall be required as a condi- 
tion of employment to Join any company 
union, or to refrain from Joining, organiz- 
ing, or assisting a labor organization of 
his own choosing: 

3. That employers shall comply with 
maximum hours of labor, minimum rates 
of pay, and other conditions of employ- 
ment, approved or prescribed by the Presi- 
dent; and r, 

4. The selection, retention and advance- 
ment of employes shall be on the basis of 
Individual merit, without regard to their 
afnilatlon or non-afflllatlon with any or- 
ganization. Nothing herein shall Impair the 
constitutional right of employers to free- 
dom in the selection, retention and ad- 
vancement of employes. 

Article VI (Trade Practices) 

1. In order to avoid rate cutting, directly 
or Indirectly, each broadcaster or network 
shall forthwith publish and file with tne 
National Association of Broadcasters, as 
hereinafter provided for, a .schedule of a.11 
rates regularly ond currently charged to 
advertisers for the sale of ita broadcasting 
facilities, together with all discounts, re- 
bates, refunds; and commissions allowed 
to such purchasers of such facilities or to 
their recognized agents, such schedule to 
be known as tho Rate Card. No broad- 
casting facilities shall be sold, andjio dis- 
counts, rebates ' ' — — -« 



bate, royalty, service, favor or any other 
thing or act of value for performing or 
having performed for any broadcaster or 
.network when the' purpose is Intended to 
Induce such person to sing, play or per- 
fcrm, or to have sung, played, or per- 
'^qrnied anv works published, copyrighted, 
or owned by any music publisher.. 

7. No broadcaster or ' network shall 
Jmowingly permit the broadcasting of any 
advertising of or Information concerning 
any lottery, gift ■ enterprise, or slmllor 
scheme, offering prizes, dependent In whole 
or' In, part .upon lot or chance, or any list 
of the. prices. drawn or awarded by mean& 
of such lottery, gUt enterprise, or scheme, 
whether said list contains any. part . or all 
of such prizes. 

. ; 8. No broadcaster, or network shall use 
any subterfuge to frustrate the spirit and 
intent of this Code. • 

Article VII (Adini istratlve Provi 
sions) 

.1.'-. In order .to ald In the administration 
of this Code, th6. Board of Directors of the 
Nattonq.1 Association of Broadcasters shall 
haVe the power, fqr the purpose' of local 
administration, to divide the country Into 
districts, and to appoint, from its members 
or otherwise, local committees. for the car- 
rying on. of Its work .in such districts, 
and to delegate to any one or more of such 
local committees any of its duties or pow- 
ers hereunder. 

2. It shall be the duty of the Board of 
Directors— 

a. To- require from any broadcaster or 
network, and such broadcaster or network 
shall be required to furnish, reports as 
may be prescribed by afllrmatlve vote by 
two-thirds of the Board voting, in such 
form and substance as the Board may di- 
rect. Any false report knowingly made to 
the Bqard shall . be deemed a violation of 
this Code. 

b. To establish as soon as practicable 
system of uniform accounting for the 
broadcasting Industry. 

c. To prepare and submit to the National 
Recovery Administration, from time to 
time, such' amendments or modifications of 
this Code as may appear desirable to 
effectuate, the objects of Section 1. Title I 
of the National Industrial . Recovery Act 

d. To recommend such, further regula- 
tions as may be necessary to carry out the 
provisions of - this Code. 

e. To represent the broadcasting Industry 
In all matters between the National Re- 
covery .-Administration and the broadcast- 
ing Industry.. 

f. To receive Ond. investigate complaints 
of violations of this Code charged against 
any broadcaster or network subject thereto,- 
and to report thereon If deemed advisable 
to the National Recovery Administration. 

Article VIII (Radio Act of 1927 as 

'Amended) 



Pillsbury Flour Mills has tak«n 
over the Irna Phillips serial, 'To- 
day's Children,' for a minimum run 
of 13 weeks on NBC's blue (WJZ) 
link starting Monday (11). Install- 
ments for every mornihff of the 
week but Sat. and Sun. will come 
from Chicago and get a release over 
26 stations In the east and mid^west. 
Script made its debut ' oni' W^IN, 
Chicago, about three years ago. 

Pillsbury on the same day (11) 
starts a three mornings a week 
series over CBS, using 21 Stations 
for talks byi. Mary Fellls Ames on 
home economics. 



Coal Co; with Dramas 



Jeddo-HIghland Coal Co. makes 
its debut on the airlanes Sept. 14 
with a program directed at kid and 
adult attention. 

It's contracted, for three evenings 
weekly on five NBC stations in the 
east and one in Canada, CRCT, tO 
regale 'em with dramatizations of 
classical yarns Of 'Treasure Island' 
genre. 

N, W. Ayer is the agency. 



Mex Tenor at Noon 



The President- of the United .States may, 
from time to time, cancel or modify any 
6rd<ir, approval, license, rule or "regulation 
issued under Title I of the National Indus- 
trial Recovery Act. ^ •■ ■ 

Nothing: In this Code, however, shall be 
construed as authorizing or consenting- to 
the Imposition of any licensing require- 
ment on broadcasters other than those Im- 
posed by the Radio Act of 1027, as amend- 
ed, or aa permitting or consenting to In- 
junction proceedings which would restrain 
the operation of any broadcaster or net- 
work, or as requiring any broadcaster or 
network to violate any provision of the 
Radio Act of 1027, as amended, or as a 
waiver of any other right under the Con- 
stitution. 

Article IX (Amendments) 



Tito Gulzar, Mexican tenor, de- 
but on a CBS Sunday noon loop 
Oct. 1 for the maker of the Btluo 
household . products. 

Harp trio will furnish the musi- 
cal background. . 

Frank Presby agency placed the 
business. 

New Business 

(LOCAL STATIONS) 

Los Angeles 

Slavick Jewelry Co. Daytime spot 
announcements. KNX. (Chet Crank. 

^^International Bil>le Btudenta. (Jeho- 
vah's Witnesses). Oct. 1-8-15 part 
of national hook-up from Brooklyn, 

^'p^so^C^'centrates, Five days a 
week for 15 mlns., extended from 
two. 'The Guardsmen,' male quar- 

**WeaiSr' Jackson. Increased from 
two 15-min. periods a week to three. 
Richard Davis, tenor, KNX. 
Bussman and Wormser, Tues.-Fri., 



lios Angeles, Sept. 4. 
The old film idea of going' into » 
town and selling merchants on get-, 
ting the town amateur actora to a,p- 
pear in a picture has been trans-, 
fei-rcd to radio. Stations here arft 
picking lip aidditional revenue by 
utilizing unpopular daylight hours 
for this scheme. 

As v^orked air salesmen picK^ 
towns, without broadcasting sta-^ 
tions, within a radius of 50 miles. 
Merchants 'are sold on the idea oi 
buying an hour's time" to be filled 
by home town talent with the as- 
surance to the advertiser that vir- 
tually every family will be listening 
to that station on the specific hour 
to see hoW their own kids and their 
neighbor's make but before the 
mike. 

In cases where the town is moro^ 
than 25 miles away the talent is 
brought here for the broad casta» but 
in nearby suburban territory the 
one time programs are-- rerngted 
from a theatre or hall. 

In one town a theatre, not run- 
ning matinees, - was used for the 
broadcast with free admission. 
Theatre was also in on the scheme 
offering 25c tickets for 15c for those 
coming into the house and who 
wanted to see the evening show. 

English Radio Goes to 

Stage for Its Talent 

liondon, Aug. 26. 
The British Broadcasting com- 
pany e'Vidently is of opinion it can-, 
hot come to any -agreement wlth "^ 
General Theati'es for the use oVV^^'- 
latter's booked artists. 

They have, therefore, entered 
Into an agreement with Charles 
Cochran, Andre Chariot, Julian 
Wylie and others to furnish them 
with entertainment, most of which 
would be culled from stage produc- 
tions. 

The new , arrangement follows 
upon the refusal by George Black, 
general manager of General The- 
eCtres, to permit Evelyn Laye. at 
the London Hippodrome in 'Give 
Me ■ a Ring,' to broadcast in th© 
B. B. C.'s • presentation of ?Waltz 
Time,' her recent film. 



It Is hereby provided that supplementary. ntationa on coast. DOn Lee chain 
or additional provisions, modifications, and 10 Btauons '-"rr''T,-rif Mellowed 
Amendments to this Code may. from time Previously only on ^"^fr ^£*®*i2rLc| 
to time, be submitted by the Board of pij I j^el^^ Norman Nellson, nazei 



rectors of the National Association of 
Broadcasters for the approval of the Presl 
dent of the United States. 



Parent Group Squawk 
Sets Kid on Air Program 



Vaude Act on Beer 



Hollywood, Sept. 4. 
Following numerous protests by 
California Parent-Teachers associa 

tions that local stations are not glv 

ing children a break on the air, 36 flve-mnute transcriptions 



^Olohe Outfitting Co. Thr^e 15-mln 
periods a week, popular records 
KFVD 

Crazy Water. Mon., Wed. and Frl 
15 mlns. Don Vincente. organist, 
string orchestra and Tom Wallis, 

baritone, KMTR. tn 7-45 

Beechnut Packing Co. 7:30 to 7.46 
nm Mon.. Wed., Frl., discs. Red 
Davis, sStmg Sept. ;55, KNX. (Mc- 
Cann-Erickson). 

Charlotte, N. C. 

WBT: Procter & Oamhle (OxyooUi 



San Francisco, Sept. 4. 

Ryan and Noblette, from vaude," 
have landed on NBC's second beer 
account placed by Safeway Stores 
on the network twice weekly, be- 
ginning Sept. 8. 

Stores will maintain Eddie 
body on another program; to 
the groceries. 



Pea- 



KFWB Is putting a kid program on 
refunds "or" commissions I daily for which it will accept no In- 



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allowed, otherwise than in exact accord- 
ance with such Rate Card, except that, un- 
der conditions not specifically covered by 
the Rate Card, sales of broadcasting ■facili- 
ties may be at special rates, provided a 
full written statement of such conditions 
and of all such rates is immediately filed 
with the National Association of Broad- 
casters, which Association shall be authw- 
ized to publish such statement In full. No 
Rate Card, or rate charged thereunder, 
shall be modified until thirty days after the 
filing with the National Assoclat on of 
Broadcasters of the Bate Card with the 
proposed modifications. Any granting of 
riiBcounts. rebates, refunds, commissions.. 
S"tles, free tihie (other than legitimate 
program announcements), or any other 
commercial broadcasting service not pro- 
vided for In the Rate Card and in the con- 
tract entered into thereunder or not cov- 
ered fully by specific report to the Na- 
tional Association of Broadcasters, and 
any business done on a cost per Inquiry 



come and will let the association 
act as censors on the material. 

Dubbed 'Play Time Lady,' pro- 
gram will . have a young woman 
story teller, with yarns aimed at 
kids of 6 to 12. 



Dallas Agency's NXBranch 



Tracy-Locke-Dawson, Inc., ad 
agency with headquarters in Dal- 1 three a week 
las, has established a branch office 
in New York so that it can main 
tain close contact with the radio 



Boap and Glycerine Producers, 
evening announcements. 
Chevrolet, daily announcements, 
Benjamin Moore i'qints, renewal 
for 13 quorter-hour prograntis 

United Remedy (Kolor-Bak), dally 
announceniehts for one year. 

Prophylactic Brush Co., 13 an 
nouncements. ~-r 

Dix Rub Co., 52 announcements, 
three weekly. , . 

Crazy Crystals, two 15-mlnute pro 
grams a day for 52 weeks. 

Knox Co., 15-mInute disk show once 
weekly for 13 weeks. 
Pontiac, 26 five-minute recordings 



Seattle 

National Carbon. Prestone anti 
freeze, 36 50-word evening announce 



or pewentage ba8^s,_ Shan be deera^^ | end of its ConUnental Oil account. | n^gnts, starting Oct. 23. KJR 



trade practice within the meaning of this j g^jj^g^^i^ Conoco is going to use on 

'"js'^'ffl) Acency commissions, not exceed- 
ing fiftien per cent, and an additional two 
pec cent cash discount, may be allowed 
but such commissions shall be paid only 
to recognized advertising agencies. 

(b) Further oommisslons totaling not 
more than fifteen per cent may be allowed 



Don's Sea Food, started Aug. 30 
NBC this fall hasn't been settled. I indef. KOMO and KJR. 
Nor has the program been picked. O'Neida Co., start Oct. 30, 100-120 
^ For the past two season? the oil word announcements, twice daily 

has been I P-"»- and evening xrr^iwo 



in 



as sales commissions. 

(c) Provided however that nothing 
this Code shall be so Interpreted as to pro- 
hibit or limit the payment by a broad- 
cnstcr or network of sales commissions to 
any regularly employed salesmon or sales 
?rprfsentatlve acting as his agent an<l 
ffing In this CddC Sirall, IniP/^'r /he va- 
lidity of any contract for the sale of broad- 
i,,»(,-nP facilities cntcrcl nto prior to the 



distrib's network space 
filled by Carvcth Wells, explorer 
and author. 



Dramatized True Stories 



KOMO. 

Baker Fur, every Suhday evening, 
spot announcements, started Aug. 27 
KOMO and KJR. 

Br. E. W. Kcnyon, program 
'Church of the Air,' 15 minutes, four 
time weekly, KJR. 



or network, 
or indlrertlyl "shnll sell or furnl 

or special record IrtKH. mernry ^^^ . ^^^^^ ^^^^ j,'J Siauoi 

» a1 C (WJZ) web involved. 

broadcaster or network oi 



A. C. Gilbert Co., maker of elec- 
trical toys, starts its pre-Christmsis 
ballyhoo on NBC Oct. 29 with a 
dramatized affair tagged 'True Kji- 
?;irtooring Stories.' 
It's for 15 minutes Sunday aftcr- 
wlth 29 stations on the blui 



Cincinnati 

Beechnut Packing Co. Starts Sept 
25 with Mon., Wed. and Frl. nif,'ht 
15-minutc spot.s over WLW. Styled 
Red Davis and concerns typical 
American boy in his teonH. Mate 
rial, by Elaine Carrlhgton, to be 
broadcast by station's talent- 



Coast Changes 

Washington, Sept. 4, 
Federal Radio commission con- 
sented to voluntary assignment o£ 
license of three Coast station. 

KGA, Spokane, Wash., goes from 
Northwest Broadcasting System, 
Inc., to Louis Wasmer., the lessee, 
western Broadcasting Co., of Port- 
land, Ore., turns over KEX to the 
Oregonian Publishing Co. KLX 
transferred from Tribune Publish- 
ing Co. to Tribune Building Co. 

HOBBOW GOES F.A- 

Pittsburgh, Sept. 4. 

Lynn Morrow, for the last three 
years radio editor of the 'Post-Ga- 
zette* and WWSW'fl newscaster, 
has resigned to go, With KDKA to 
do publicity and sales promotion. 
He succeds Percy Boyd, who has 
been doing the air station's press 
work since KDKA was founded. 

Morrow's successor on the 'Post- 
Gazette* and WWSW Is Darrell 
Martin, until a year ago radio editor 
of the 'Sun-Telegraph,' Hearst 
dally. For a while Martin ran a 
local radio weekly, which folded in 
a short time, and lately has been 
doing free-lance work. 

AUTHOBS TO AIB PLUG NBA 

Hollyivood,- Sept. 4. 

Rupert Hughes, Edward Rice 
Burroughs attd other name authors 
on the coast will be on KFWB, 
daily, in five minute programs 
plugging NRA. 

.Stunt put over by George 
Thoma.s, V/amer studio p. a. in tie- 
up with Writers' Club. 



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VARIETY 



RADIO 



Tuesidffix, jfepfeiuber 5, I933 




MEYER 
DAVIS 

Limited Personal Engagement 



with His 

NEW YORK ORCHESTRA^ AT THE 

ST. REGIS ROOF 



NBC 
Coast to Coast 
5 times weekly 



MONDAY, 7:00-7:30 P.M., WJZ 

TUESDAY, 12:05-12:30, WEAF 

WEDNESDAY, 11:00-11:15, WEAF 
FRIDAY, 11:00-11:30, WEAF 

SATURDAY, 7:00-7:30, WEAF 





HOTEL NEW YORKER 




34th St. and 8th Ave., New York City 

QARNEY 


This Week (Sept. 1) 1 




LOEWS STATE 1 


NEW YORK 


AND HIS NEW ENGLANDERS 


Courtesy [ 
RALPH' HITZ 


WABC 


Mon. Tues. 
12;3QP.M. 6:30 P.M. 


Managing Director 
Hotel New Torker 


Thurg. Sat. 


6 P. M. 12 P. M. 




"The Sort of Music 


You 


Never Forget to. Remember" 



ROY SHIELD 

M^usical Director 

NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY 

CHICAGO 



EAEL HOFFMAN 

And His ORCHESTRA 

8 MONTHS, CAFE DeALEX, CHICAGO 

liroadcasthiff Daily WON, Chicapo 



Ad Agencies' 



Radio Exeos (Associated With 
the Show or Performano* 
End of Ra'dio) 

N< W. Ayer A Son, Inc. 

600 Fifth Avq.» N. T, C 

Douerla? Coulter. 

Batten, Barton, Durstina & 
Osborne, Inc. 

383 Modlson Ave.. N. T. C. 

Roy Durstlne. 

Arthur Pryor, Jr. 
> Herbert Sanford, 

Benton & Bowles, Inc. 

444 Madison Ave., N. T. 0. 

E. M. Ruffner. 

Blow Co., Inc. 
521 Fifth Ave., N. T. C. 

M;ilton Blow. 

Blackeft-Sample-Hurnmert, Inc. 
130 Park Ave., N. T. C. 

Frank Hummert. 
George Tormey. 

Blackman Co. 
122 E. 42d St, N. Y. C. 
.Douglas Storer. 

Campbell-Ew&ld Co. 
292 Madison Ave., N. 7. C. 

C. Halstead Cottington. 

Cecil, Warwick & Cecil* Inc. 
230 i'ark Ave., N. Y. C. 

J, H. McKee. 

The Paul Cornell Coii 
680 Fifth avenue, N. Y. C. 
Li. S. Caskin. 

Samuel C. Croot Co. 
28 West 44tn street, N. Y. C. 
Arthur AndjBrson. 

Erwin, Wasey & Co.f Inc. 

420'LiexlnE:ton Ave., N. Y. C. 
Charles Gannon. 

William Esty & Co., Inc. 
6 E. 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. Martini. 

Gotham Co. 
250 Park Ave., N. Y. C. 
A. A. Kron. 

Hanff-Metzger, Inc. 
Paramount Bldg., N. Y. C. 
Louis A Wltten. 

Joseph Katz Co. 
247 Park Ave., N. Y. C. 

Joseph Barnett. 

Lambert & Feasley, Inc. 
400 Madison Ave., N. Y. C. 

Martin Horrell. 

Lennen & Mitchell, Inc. 
17 E. 45th St.. N. Y. C. 

Arthur 3ergh. 
Ray Vlrden. 
Robert W, Orr. 

H. E. Lesan Advertising Agency 

420 Lexington Ave. 
John S. Martin. 

Lord & Thomas 
247 Park Ave., N. Y. C. 

Montague HacketL 

McCann-Erickson, Inc. 
285 Madison Ave., N. Y. C. 

Dorothy Barstow. 

Neweil-Entimett, Inc. 

Richard Strobridge. 

Ruthrauff & Ryan, Inc. 
Chrysler Bldg., N. Y. C. 
Jack Davidson. 

J. Walter Thompson Co. 
420 Lexington Ave., N. Y. C. 

John U. Reber. 
Robert Col well. 
Gordon Thompson. 
Cal Kuhl. 
A. K. Spencer. 
Herschel Williams. 
Nathan Tufts. 

Young & Rubicam 
285 Madison Ave., N. Y. C. 

Hubbell Robinson. 
W. R. Stuhler. 
Donald Stauffer, 




Hold 

Everything, 
Eddie ! 



Will be in Hollywood 
Sept. 10 to welcome 
You back to the 

Chase & Sanborn 
Hour 



Personal Management 
PHIL RUBINOFF 
Paramount Bldg., New York 



MARY 




MONDAY 
7:30 P. 




WABC-CBS NETWORK 

FRIDAY 
9:30 P. 



WILL YOU BE LIST'NIN'? 



Olson Joins E-W, Chi 

Chicago, Sept. 4. 

Edwin Olson last week rejoined 
the local Erwin- Wasey office, go- 
ing In on radio as assistant in that 
department. 

Olson was with the agency some 
years ago. 




An International 
Favorite 



Broadcasting 

Mon. — ^Tues. — Fri. 
11:30 to 12:00 P. M. 

WABC~ 

Oldsmobiie 
Tues. — Thurs. 10:30 P. M. 



Nightly at the 
ST. MORITZ HOTEL 
Now York 



LEON 



BELASCO 



Sole Direction 
HERMAN BERNIE 
1619 Broadway, New York City 



JOE 



CYNTHIA 



DO AKES and DO AKES 



KFRC 



Three Consecutive Years with the 
BLUE MONDAY JAMBOREE 

SAN FRANCISCO 



. . . "Much of the show's punch comes from Doakes and 
Doakes (Hardy and Betty Gibson), vet Vaudesters, whose 
tintype comedy smacks of plenty trouping, and adds a solid 
sock to bolster up the hoxur's show." — "Variety." 



>t\ii^fiJay, Sejptember 5, 1933 



A D I O 



VARIETY 



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Itadio Rimaround 



Legal Cruelty 

Sept. 4.— Mr. and Mrs. 



Air Line News 

By Nellie Revell 



'^TC.oi'nmew P. Glumpfas, known 
F^fousaTas of radio fans a« 'Mary 
Bart? the Sunshine Girl and 
Sit' were divorced here today 
Zift^T 40 years of married life, all 
S which were spent ap partners on 
2« stage, and before the mike. 

Mrs Glumpfas was awarded cus- 
tody of their scrap-books, aged 40 
tiid 41. 

Tip fO'" Scriptlsts 

The Sabbath spirit is neatly 
-flmblned with practical sales ap- 
ImI in the following signature song 
for a Sunday broadcast with a 
iatent medicine sponsor: 
rrdrkl the herald angels sing, 

Whoozus Pills are just the thing ; 
Peace on earth and mercy mild. 

Two lor man and one lor child. 

Crime Wave Bulletin 
Thieves broke into the office of a 
Tfldlo booking agent yesterday, but 
he wafl out, so they didn't lose 
iihythlng. 

r — ■ ■ 

Man Hunt Begins 

Moscow, Sept. 4 (By dogsled to 
VArWTt). Aided by the OGPU and 
accompanied by a pack of blood- 
hounds at full bay, Searsky & 
Boebuckovltch, local representa- 
tives of an Amerlca.r broadcasting 
chain, today began a nation wide i 
aearch for a Russian violinist who 
does nbt claim to have played for 
the czar. If such can be found he 
■will be presented to the American 
radio public as a novelty. 

Decision to undertake this special 
pearch was reached when certified 
public accountants reported that If 
every radio fiddler who claims to 
" have been court vlollnigt to the czar 
r had each played a single two-minute 
selection for that monarch, the last 
of the Romanoffs (excepting Mike) 
would have spent 119 years, 10 
months and 24 days doing nothing 
but listening to "Dark Eyes.' 



George Cohan rehearsed hours every day for weeks for those 13 min- 
utes that he was on that first program. And it took three men five days 
to transcribe the 172 pages of musical score for Cohan. More than 400 
telegrams arrived at the studio following the broadcast. 

Nine Years Ago 

Nine years ago at the old Rendezvous Club on 46th street a dancer 
named Gllda Gray was beginning to be noticed. Curt Peters' band, 
which accompanied her, included two sax players — Hubert Prior Vallee 
and Johnny Martin. Today Hubert Prior Vallee is Rudy Vallee, John 
Martin is a radio executive and the band-leader, Curt Peters is today's 
Peter Arno, 



a little white one with a black doojlgger adorns Ramona. . . .Phil Spl- 
talny, Brno Rapee and Frank Black v/ear bowlers. .Zora Layman 8 

cute little checkered chapeau Floyd Gibbons' zippy light soft gray.... 

Don Novla never wore one Borah Mlnnevltch's beret with a corru- 
gated green bill on it Rudy Vallec's new gray Jane Froman's deep 

blue George Cohan's Broadway gray Irvln Cobb's cross between 

T.R.'s rough-rider and a Kentucky Colonel. 



Page Boy Connects 

Vincent Ragusa, NBC page boy, has captured for himself and two 
friends a spot on three programs a week. Vincent played the hot guitar 
during the last page boy show. They call themselves the Trio Versatile 
(each play four instiTuments) and feature Hawaiian music. 



Jack Arthur's Problem 

Jack. Arthur is in a quandary. He decided to take the film offer of 
MrG-M, but must shelve about 10 to 15 pounds. He has been putting on 
weight on advice of his voice professor, in order to achieve greater vocal 
depth. Jack will have to decide what kind of notes he prefers — musical 
or eagle. 



Thomas' Tough Breaks 
William J. Thomas, NBC press department, left by auto to go south 
with a cousin, skidded near Washington. Car. was wrecked and both 
occupants were taken to a hospital. While Thomas was convalescing 
he received a telegram that his mother was being operated on and left 
for Florida. His cousin is still in hospital with a fractured spine. 



Short Shots 

Sponsors are becoming fiddler conscious and are asking the price for 
Jascha Heifotz, Mischa Elman and Efrem ZImbalist, with two of the 
boys definitely interested— and at what prices .... Sam Herman resumes 
his solo sustaining Sept. 9.... John, sheik of the banjo-playing Mitchell 
Brothers, sings with Carson Robison on the latter's CBS Bar X Days, 
and is now an actor on Tony Wons' morning programs doing wild west 

characters. Just a cowhand from Tennessee 'Johnny* Johnstone, 

manager of NBC press relations, has purchased a home in Great Neck 
....Julius Tannen is the first comic to dare the public to send in gags... 
Vee Lawnhurst, Muriel Pollack and Harriet Lee now being featured 
with the Men About Town, or I should. say the Happy Wonder Bakers... 
Natalie Stark, radio columnist for the Buffalo -News.' vacaUoning In 
New Tork....Adia Kouznetzoff, Russian basso profundo, under the Her- 
man Bernie managerial wing for a period of two years.... AbnerJLum 
and Abner) expects a blessed event any day. ., .Vallee, who built Happy 
Valley, a spacious lodge in Maine, hasn't spent a day there all- summer. 



Scrambled Notes 

Aaronson's Commanders now the sole aggregation heard over WOR 
from a resort spot. .. .Typical night club opening will be given the res- 
taurant in the CBS building this Thursday (7) ... .Either Enrlc Madri- 
guera or Irving Aaronson will land that Hotel Roosevelt spot . . . .Paul 
White, CBS publicity director, spent the week-end ir. Chicago fonferrmj 
on the publicity for the Swift programs (Olsen 6nd Johnson) to start in 
October ...If the I. J. Fox program- on WOR last Sunday pleased the 
sponsor it will mean a long run for 'Oily' Wakefield, the ^omed^J"; '- 
Will Donaldson, arranger, is the father of a son.... ill McCafErey of 
NBC on vacation.... The 'John Henry' series soon will exit ?J 
The more remunerative commercials. .. .Edith Handman and Fre^^ 
Farber, who start a harmony turn on WOR this week, have been teamed 
u J for five years ...WOR is holding 'Main Street' auditions for a com- 
ZrZl ^clfent" . Frank Darling, ^ormer^manager of Playla^^^^^^ 
over the concession of the Radio City Tower, and is ^l^l^f^^J^^^];^ 
the idea to charge admission to radio ^^^>«"55« ' -^.^^il^^^ ^^^^^ 

back in town dickering with radio SP^"^^'^^- ' ' •^y'^Vt^rfstwf OrSs^^^ 
Columbia by the end of this month ... .Tommy Christians Orchestra 

becomes the house band at WOR. 




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Musical Director 



The March of Slime 

^Gossip dispensers should be re- 
minded that they gain their follow - 
ings through fear, not admiration. 



Home Town BOy Makes Good 
Dogsbody,, Iowa, Sept. 4. — J. Hi- 
ram Perkins 3rd, who is taking a 
correspondence course in radio 
sports announcing, today succeeded 
In describing two sunsets and a wa- 
ter polo match during the annual 
baseball game between Dogsbody 
and Silo Center. A big time radio 
scout immediately signed him up to 
broadcast eastern football games 
this fall. 



Epigram Department 

(Tfte epigram is a mechanical ap- 
pliance Ity whch the dull may achieve 
a iemhlance of vAt.' — Somerset Mau- 
gham in 'The Moon and Sixpence.') 

Some people believe what they 
)iope, others what they fear. This 
accounts for the parallel popularity 
of some air poets and the product 
they exploit. 

This would be a much more en- 
durable world if good singers would 
sing bad songs instead of the con- 
trary practice. 

Even the most skillful thief can- 
not rob an announcer of his convic- 
tion that without him the program 
would fiop. 

He who laughs last will not be in- 
vited to the studio for the next 
broadcast. 



I^* H. Lamb Quits 

San Francisco, Sept. 4. 
H. Lamb has resigned as to 
flio Chief of the U. S. Department 
of Agriculture and has left for the 
Northwest to go Into the shippinj 
business. For years he han- 
dled the Western Farm and Home 
hour, sustalner, on NBC's western 
network. 

Allan Dailey has been sent out 
from -Washington to succeed liim. 



AL 




GOODn 

gulf gasoline 



WITH 



IRVIN S. COBB 

W ABC 

W E D. - F R I. 

9 P. M. 



GEORGE M. COHAN 

W J z 

SUNDAY 

9 P. M. 




REVIEW 



Borden's 2d Coast Show 

San Francisco, Sept. 4. 

Borden has gone for a second 
program on NBC's to plug its None- 
Buch mincemeat, beginning Oct. 6 
With a Friday night quarter hour. 
On 11 western stations. y — ... 

Talent Includes Pair of Pianos 
(Grace Frankel and Gertrude Lyne) 
*nd Rhythm Rascals, harmony trio. 

Other Borden show is 'Magif' M<"'- 
"»ents,' a drama which starts 
"Wednesday night (6) on nine weflt- 
«rn stations. 



George White's "Flying High." "Melody." "Scandals of 
29-31" 

Brown & Henderson's "Strike Me Pink" 

Schwab & Manders ;Coo^News." "Desert Song, New 

Moon," "Follow Through 
Max cordon's -Band wagon," "Hying colors" 

Ziedeid's "Hot Cha," "Chrysler Radio Shows," "Follies, 
^26-27-28" 



10 "Passing Shows" 1918-1927 
7 "Artists and Models" 23-27 
"Sinbad," "Bombo," "Big Boy"— with Jolson 
Jack Donahue's "Sons o' Guns," "The Dancing Girl," "Sky 
High," "Caroline" 

Century Opera House Shows: "Love Song," "Rose of Stam- 
boul.'' "Last Waltz," 'Blossom Time," "Student Pnnce,;; 
"Lady in Ermine," "Florodora," "Princess Flavia, 
"Princess Charming" 



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Gazette' to replace, with Barrell 
Martin, former radio ed of 'Sun 
Tele,' taking over Morrow's spot. 

CBS Is helping pluflT things for 
the tea-room converted into a cafe 
in Its headquarters building by 
tossing an opening night with the 
web's staJt entertainers asked to 
participate. 

May Sprlntz Is the new 'Sleepy 
Time Lady' on WINS, N. T., replac 
ing Claire Stetson Russotto. 
. CBS claims it was first to think 
of the Idea of giving the N. T. 'Sun' 
centenary sendoff on the air, but 
NBC beat it to the punch by staging 
its own 'Sun' celebration the night 
(2) before the CBS scheduling. 

WCAU, Philly. has a social regls- 
terlte, Mary Brown Warburton, do- 
ing a society column on It for 
Schrafft's. 

Henry Burblg is auditioning some- 
thing at NBC he's tagged 'The Mad 
Hatters in Krazy Kollege'. 

NBC has another baroness in the 
grooming stage. Web's auditioning 
her under the title of Baroness 
Marie De Clchiny. Warbling is the 
talent. 

WCAU, Philly, has the 'Meister- 
singer' now doing mike duty for the 
PeUn"'s Co. 



Al Jolson stalling Mervyn LeRoy 
jabout going to the Coast for 'Wun- 
derbar* (WB), preferring to finish 
^rst his radio program in the etist. 

They're ail talking about that 
broadcast of 'Dinner at Bight' from 
Gr^uman'-s Chinese and how nega- 
tivply It came through on the east- 
ern end, 

Mlgnon Bushel, daughter of 
iTudge Hyman Bushel, has gone Jay 
Faggen lor ptjbllcity, leaving the 
Georgd Lottman office. 

Resli^iatlon of Percy Boyd as p.a. 
for KDKA, Pittsburgh, brought In 
Lynn Morrow, raaio ed of the 'Post 



MILTON 
BERLE 

OLD GOLD PROGRAM 
Sept. 6th 



Management 

CHARLES MORRISON 
MORRISON-WINKLER CORP. 

I Park Central Hotel 



ARTHUR 
TRACY 

"The Street Singer" 

HANAGEMENX 

MORRISON-WINKLER 

CORPORATtON 

Park Central Hotel 
NEW YORK 



**Your New Old Friend" 

DON 
ROSS 

Pontiac Program 

Coast-to-Coast Columbia System 
Broadcasts 

Tuesdays and Thursdays 
at 2:30 P. M. 

Manaoament MORRISON-WINKLER, Ise. 



"Badlo'd rovellest Iiork^ 

JANE 
FROMAN 

IN SONGS 

FRIOIDAIBB PROGRAM 
Friday 10:30 p. m. OBS. 
Direction, Morrison- Winkler 
Corporation 
Park Central Hotel. 
New York City 



LENNIE 
HAYTON 

AND HIS 

CHESTERFIELD-HOUR 
ORCHESTRA 

EACH FRIDAY 10 P.M. 
WABC 

Direction 
MORRISON-WINKLSR 
Corporation 



West 



Phil Rublnoff In Holljrwood to 
look after his brother's interests in 
the Edaie Cantor broadcasts. 

John A. Stewart, ad manager at 
KGB, San Diego, leaves to join com- 
mercial department of KNX, Holly- 
wood. 

KIBM, Eureka, CaU wants to be 
given unlimited time an the air and 
is after facilities of KFWI, San 
Francisco. 

city of Albuquerque, N. M., seek- 
ing a 60-watt police outlet. 

Application of Thomas R. Mc- 
Tammany and Wm. H. Bates, Jr., 
for a new 2B0-watt station license 
in Modesto, Cal., before the FRC* 

KPNP, Shenandoah, la., granted 
extension of permit to lise time as- 
signed to, but not used by, KUSD 
and WILL. New extension is for 

month of September. 

After being on KPWB for two 
years, . IBngUsh Coronets' becomes 
;ust 'Coronets.' Change due to new 
historical series starting Sept. 3. 
TDrums of Prance,' also historical, 
dropped by the station. 

Bxamlner Pratt, of PRC, reversed 
by the commission, which granted 
renewal of Iteense to KVOA, Tuc- 
son, Ariz., ana assignment of license 



LEONI 



BELASCO 

OLDSMOBILE 
10:30 Tues. and Thurs. 
WABC 

Moa., Tues. and KM., 11:S0 to 12:00 

MIOHTLT 
9X. HORiTZ HOTBE^ NEW YOUK 

Sol* Direction HERMAN BERNIS 
1019 Broadway. New York 




The Nit Wits 
of the 
Networks 

WHITE 
OWL 

WABC 

Every 
IVednesday 
Evening 

at 0:30 P. H. 



BURNS ^oALLEN 

DIr.t WM. MORRIS AGENCt 



(TOMMY) 



TIM and IRENE 

RYAN and NOBLETTE 

Utovm Derby and Humboldt Beer 
Mon. and SVI., 0:45 P.M., PBT., 
KGO Network 
Carefree Carnival, Xues., 0 P.M., 
KFO Network 
NBC SAN FRANCISCO 



(BILLY) 



REILLY and COMFORT 

NOW IN LONDON PLAYING VAUDEVILLE 

Recording for Decca'and broadcasting regularly from May Fair 
Hotel for the British Broadcasting Corporation. 

European Representatives, REEVES & LAMPORT 



from Robert M. Riculfl to Arizona 
Broadcasting Co., Inc. 

Transmitter of KUOA moves from 
Pafayetteville to Mount Sequoyah, 
Ark. 

KDFN, Casper, Wye moves sta- 
tion locally, 

Ray Baile3r*s orchestra is the hew 
staff combination at KPAC-KFVD, 
Los Angeles. Singing Sherwoods 
are oft. 

'E&tX Dancer's band will be piped 
once a week to the east for audi- 
tioning purposes. Dancer has added 
three to his outfit. 

Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Bengston, 
KLZ, Denver, are golf addicts. B. 
L. shot an 87 in his first tourna- 
ment, the Colorado state open, and 
MVS. Bengston Is' shooting In the 
60s for nine holes. 



Mid-West 



Bd Petry company of station rep- 
resentatives moving to larger office 
space in Chicago. 

: Greorge Isaac ai>apa and bubbling- 
around WGN quarters. 

Bureau of Broadcasting has shift- 
ed out of the Wrlgley building to 
new offices. 

Hugh Cross, In Chicago from 
Council Bluffs, a guest on .an early 
morning program of WLS, his alma 
mater. 

Question of a successor for Nick 
Carter at J. Walter Thompson, Chi- 
cago, not settled. Carter joined 
Benton and Bowles in New York. 

WCFL, Chicago, made one oC its 
rare pickups of an NBC network 
show when taking the NRA pro- 
gram. 

Bob White auditioning several 
ideas for autumn sponsorship. 

New feature over WSUI, Uni- 
versity of Iowa station, will have 
all 99 individual counties in the' 
state featured for Individual pro- 
grams. 

D. E. Kendrick replaces Jim Car- 
penter as station manager at 
WKBF. 

Mrs. Mason Terkes, long time' 
with the KPAB staff at Lincoln, 
Neb., conducting a program devoted 
to better English speaking, goes as 
program director of XER, the Amer- 
ican-operated station just across 
the Mexican line. 

Howard NeumlUer back at 
WBBltt- after a tour of the Conti- 
nent. 

Pauline Frederick hits the ether 
this Tuesday (6) with the Ben Ber- 
nie-Blue Ribbon program. 

Don Bernard rests on Fridays, but 
makes up for it by showing up tar 
work on Sundays for the Hscys, Mc- 
Farland agency. 

Al Williamson getting out of the 
Fair-mobbed town for a couple of 
weeks in the Bloomington country. 

Wendall Hall has gotten tip a 
Wendell Hall press blurb. 

Homer Hogan spent his vacation 
from KTW at the Fftlr. 

Halloween Martin, the morning 
clock girl at KYW, practically had 
to be locked out of the KYW studio 
before she'd take her vacation. 

36 30-Min. Dramas 

Seattle, Sept. 4. 
•The Pioneers,' sponsored' by 
Peoples Bank, will resume on the 
air Sept. 10, over KOMO. Series of 
36 half -hour dramatizations, with 
players from Seattle Repertory 
Playhouse. 

Local historical events form 
theme. 



ESQ'S SPOT BEHOTES 

Des Moines, Sept. 4. 

KSO, of the Ded Moines 'Register 
and Tribune,' has Improved facili- 
ties for handling of spot news 
through addition of a short wave 
transmitter. 

Apparatus is housed in a special 
car amd is so designed that the an- 
nouncer may carry the -trandmltter 
on his back and follow any event 
without a 'phone line connection. 



Rural Papers 
But Met 





Radio, 
rs Add Air Copy 



Chicago, Sept. it 
Despite all the efforts of the press 
departments of the two* weba and 
the major stations, the papers out- 
side the metropolitan areas have 
talcen a new dislike for radio pub- 
licity and have sliced the air news 
Into non-exldtence. Press offices 
have tried to rearrange their boiler- 
plate to especlany please the small 
.town editors, but the weekly sheets 



Ether Slaiils 



George Cohan. 

George M. Cohan was a wow Sun- 
day night on the Good Gulf pro- 
gram. This third or fourth consec- 
utive air show evidences that' the 
Yankee Doodle Dandy has found 
still another new metier, the radio; 
to round out his prolific and bril- 
liant career in the show business. 

The manner In which Cohan reelfs 
off his introductory song lyrics In 
breezy, colloquial style, sans any 
thought to their commercial or 
song plug" appeal, but strictly as 
special material to elevate the 
standing and impression of the per- 
former, evldeno^s anew the wisdom 
of Cohan's showmajuship, whether 
it's on a rostrum or' in the ab- 
stract behind a mike. 
' Doing everything in rhythmic 
patter, the lyrics are compelling and 
by their sheer simplicity command' 
constant dial-In attention. When 
he jocosely apologizes for his lyric 
satire on the Tin Pan Alley boys, he 
is appealing to the sophisticates and 
at the same time also clicking with 
the masses. 

His excerpt from 'The Tavern,' 
Cohan's favorite ptay, was a gem. 
His pop song medley, including a 
snatch of 'Over There' and finally 
that new-song-every-week which, 
for Sunday night's stanza, was a 
patriotic NRA eulogy, humorously 
titled, 'Look Out for General John- 
son.' 

In between Al Goodman's crack 
orchestra gave out its. rhythms In 
usual tiptop manner along with the 
Revelers. The Good Gulf ad spiel 
makes mention of the increasing 
impression Cohan has been making 
on gasoline buyers as evidenced by 
their reports. Cohan himself an- 
nounced that he's set for two more 
broadcasts. 

Payrolled at $5,000 per, Cohan 
brings a lot to the mike even for 
that money. He brings witli him a 
tlme-honoted reputation of the 
Cohans in the American theatre; he 
brings also special material and a 
personality which none but George 
M. can offer. 



INSPECT NEW WIND MGB. 

Chicago, Sept, 4. 

Ralph Atlass is arpidly setting 
his organization for the operation 
of the new WIND, Gary,'Ind. Last 
weeic Joe Jaspert landed with the 
station as general manager. 

Jaspert Is a radio veteran, being 
credited with having first started 
KYW here, More recently asso- 
ciated with WBZ, Springfield, Mass. 



Sing's Beer Spreading 

King's Beer, which started off 
with WABC, New York, only, 
spreads out over 10 -station link on 
CBS Sept. 23'. Program will con 
tinuo With Fred Berren's combo, 
Jane Froman, Charles Carllle and 
a quartet billed as the 'King's 
Etenchmen.' 

Town& being added are Albany, 
Syracuse, Buffalo, Hartford, Provi 
dence, Boston, Bangor and Wash 
ing ton, 




i> GYPSY 
WNINA 

**The Haunting 

Romantic 
Voice of Radio" 




WABC 



COLtiMBIA BROADCASTING &YSTEM 
TUESDAY J SATURDAY 
7 P.M. I 7:15 P.M. 
Met. CBS 



FOR EAR AND AIR! 

RAYMOND BAIRD 

Just a Musical Sensation 



continue to put the slight on for" 
radio news. 
Metropolitan papers remain the 

5nly outlet for radio press matter ' 
'here has been an Increase In radio 
chatter In the big dailies, 'this has ' 
been due first to the pressure of 
the national advertisers using both 
the radio and the dailies and reader 
interest. Dailies, despite all efforts 
can no longer Ignore the pressure 
of the fether pull. Especially are 
these dailies susceptible when they * 
8jre themselves affiliated with, 6r 
own, radio stations. ' > 

! But In the sticks there's nothing' 
to it but the Individual editor's own 
prejudice, and most editors have a 
flat anti-radio complex. 



WABC— CBS 




SAT, 
7:15 P.M. 



THURS. 
0:30 P.M. 



MILDRED 
BAILEY 

AND HBB 

''ROCKING CHAIR*' 



AL 



RADIO'S 
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 

AIUSIOAI, DIRKCTOB 



GOOD MAN 
GULF GASOUNE 



tVITH 
IRYIN 8. 
COBB 



WABO 
WED.-FBL 
9 P. M. 



WITH 
BOOERB 



StNDAY 
» P. BL 



THE GREEK AMBASSADOR 
OF GOOD WILL 

GEORGE 
GIVOT 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 

''HOLLYWOOD PARTY" 

NOW IN PRODUCTION 

Bole Direction 
HERMAN BERNIE 
1610 BroAdw07. New York 



"The Laaa Who Oomea from Dixie 
With a Song That'a Meant to Cheer. 
So Tune Her tn and You'll Begin 
To Find Bappineaa Ja Bere," 

BETTY 
BARTHELL 

RICHFIELD OIL PROGRAMS 

WABC III WEAF 
Monday 10 P.M.||| Friday 9:30 P.M. 

1 WABC MBTWORK 

Thoraday, 0:80 P.U. 



•Direction CBB ABTIST BCBEAU 



JACK and LORETTA 

CLEMENS 

(4th ooualnB of Mark Tvraln) 
THURSDAY - - - atSO P.M. 
VRIDAY ----- 5:30 P.M. 
SATCBDAY - - - - 7 :30 P.M. 

WEAF 

A BEN ROCKE PRODUCTION 



TED 



RUI> 



EDDY-BURSTON ORCH. 

Second Stinsoh 
FELTMAN'S MAPLE GARDENS 
CONET ISLAND, NEW rORK 
Manneromont Tom O'Connell 
ll>60 Broadway 




• JOE • 

HAYMES 

■« 

AND HIS C.B.S. ORCHESTRA 



Steel Pier, Atlantic City 

-WABC-C.B.S.— Wed., Fri., Sat. 

Columbia, Brunswick, Victor 
• Records • 

Extilufiive M(?t. C.ft.fl. Arll8t(i Itureixu 
RALPH WONDERS, Mgr. 



^•■. Ma«^Septeii»l»cr 5. 1933 

fOBAN ORCHESTRA LET 
JiHEREFORRADlOONLY 

Blanco's orchestra, which rates 
■ the world's topnotch Cuban 
*2a outfits, has been bonded for 
'Srflfl into America on a six-month 
St as visiting artists, with ex- 
S proviso aeainst any nlte club 
SoA or other competition to Amer- 

^*?hS"^we"auditIonlnff at CBS. 
•«lch is not denied them in case 
J5,ey lan d a radio commerci al. 

LEASES 2 MOEE 

Council Bluffs. la., Sept. 4. 

KIGK and KOILi leased by the 
rSon Holding Co., Lincoln, Neb., 
Sating the KPAB there. 

Gives leasehold company a local 
outlet in the Omaha, Nebr.,. ter- 
rlt<?ry, longf sought 



ADIO-MnSIC 



VARIETY 



63 



Blatz Airing Iowa 



Chicago. Sept. 4» 
Blatz Brew has been set by the 
Klau & V.m Pletersom, Dunlay 
agency of Milwaukee, on WHO. Des 
Moines, for a string of musical pro- 
grams starting Sept. 15. 

Des Moines figures as one of the 
Blatz main merchandising spots, 
and will get three shots from the 
transmitter weekly. Studio will sup- 
ply the talent. 



DATED FOR GOLD RUSH,! 
SEATTLE NTTERY FOLDS 



The Princess of Rhythm 



Henry Hall, musical director of 
the British Broadcasting Co., Is in 
Seattle, Sept. 4. I^ew York for a personal survey of 
, , . American dance bands. Under the 

After playing a big part In Seat- gui^iance of Henry Spitzcr, the 
tie's night life since the gold rush British maestro will probably go 
days of 1898, the Butler hotel caba- |tc Chicago almost Immediately 




Operaizing Milk After 
2-Yr. Layoff on Coast 

Hollywood, Sept. 4. 
Adohr Creamery, local milk con 
cern, will resume air grand opera 
here after a lay-off of two years, 
New series will go over KNX. 

Account in previous years was at 
KFI, the NBC outlet. 

Milk concern will use a 26-plece 
orchestra with Arthur Kay con- 
ducting, and Cininie handling the 
grand opera end. Programs will be 
an hour weekly, alternating be- 
tween light opera and the heavier 
fare. 



Coast Musikers 



Steering a BBC 



CBS RESTORES 
HALF OF CUT 



ret, known of late as the Rose room, 

closed last week. Light business 
since beer came in is the reason. 

The spot was run by John and 
Marie Savage, the latter a former 
actress and singer. U. S. Presidents 
have been entertained there. 

Vic Meyers, famed as a band 
leader and now lieutenant governor 
of this state, started his career 
here. 

Now it Is curtains for the well 
known spot, while several other new 
night clubs in the town, are grind- 
ing away. 



CBS ups its payroll lVz% starting 
Oct. 1. Boost is half the salary cut 
handed the network's personal last 
September. Original plan of the 
CBS board of directors had been to 
resume old salaries in full, but it 
was decided to withhold half of the 
increase until business on the web 
came in for a heftier pickup. 

Indications at NBC are that on 
the same date (Oct. 1) one of the 
Hollywood, Sept. 4. I two 10% cuts given the staff the 
For the first time Warner Bros. | past year will be rescinded. Second 

10% Qlip went into effect June 1. 



Spitzer had told Hall when In 
London that the cream of Ameri- 
ca's dance orchestras are now per- 
forming in Chi because of the 
World's Fair. 



Warner Feelers Out 
For Airjob on Stage 



Revived L.A. Ballyhoo 



will use one of Its theatres for com 
mercialing an account from its ra- 
dio station, KFWB. Heretofore the 
picture company has attempted to 
I keep air commercials off its theatre 
Gets Joey Ray as M.C. ht^ges although this has become 
*^ I more or less general recently with 

other houses here. 

Warners Is about to close with a 
beer account to pay for an airing 
of Teddy Joyce's act which would 
be microphoned from the stage 
with all its plugs. 



HAZEL 
WALTON 

"Girl of Blues and Preludes' 

WMCA 

thurs. and Sunday, 8-8:15 P.M. 




This Week (Sept. 1 ) 
Poli, Bridgeport 

JAMES 
MELTON 

^"tlje Golden Voice of the Air" 

WJZ 

Sunday, 9 P.M.* 

GULF OIL PROGRAM 

HanaKoment, NBC Artists' Borean 



DON LANG 



and his 



Hollywood, Sept. 4 
According to reports from N T., 
;Bill Fletcher, trombonist with the 
Phil Harris band, is ill at Saranac. 

Ella Logan, songstress with Abe 
Lyman's orchestra, out of the Ced- 
ars of Lebanon hospital after an op. 

Following his Loew's State date, 
Gus Arnheim band will do 12 one- 
nlghters, booked by MCA, and then 
opens at the Beverly Wllshire on 
Sept. 26. 

Al Newman of Abe Lyman's band 
won the radio golf tournament at 
Mldwlck Country Club, with a low 
gross of 69. 

Rodgers and Hart at Metro are 
currently supplying songs for five 
different features. 

Mrs. Im Wolfe Qilbert returned 
from N. by boat Saturday (2). 

Cliff Ritchie, 17-year-old colored 
singer with Earl Dancer's orchestra, 
gets a contract from Frank Sebas- 
tian for the latter's Cotton Club. 

Warren and Dubln have flniahed 
their work on 'Moulin Rouge' at 
United Artists and have returned to 
Warners to score and song 'Broad- 
Way and Back* and 'Wonder Bar.' 
They wrote 'Song of Surrender,' 
'Coffee in the Morning, Kisses in 
the Night,' ahd 'Boulevard of 
Broken Dreams.' 

Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby, 
currently on 'Hips, Hips, Hooray, , 
the Wheeler and Woolsey pic at 
Radio, have strung together a song 
for the prbdiiction titled 'Keep on 
Doin' What You're Doln'.' 

Buddy Morris expected back on 
the Warner-First National lot 
from N. Y, in September. 

Jess Hawkins and Virginians 
packing the Trocadero ballroom at 
Elitch Gardens, Denver. They will 
finish 'the season there. 



Hollywood, Sept. 4, 
Joey Ray goes lij asjtn.c. with his 
orchestra of 15 pieces at the re- 
juvenated Club Ballyhoo which 
opens Sept. 14. 

King Brothers and Cully have, 
been spotted as a fixture, and the 
Texas Redheads are In for a danc- 
ing number. Former were brought 
on from the Chicago World's Fair 
by Sugarman and Delany, who 
placed the entire show. 

'Ballyhoo's' opening has been de- 
layed a week because of extensive 
refurnishing. 



PETET STAFF ADDS 3 

Chicago, Sept. 4. 

Edward Petry Co., station repre-' 
sentatives, last week added three 
men to its sales force under Ed 
Voynow. John Ashenhurst, ex of 
the Chicago 'American,' and Bob 
Bonlel, another newspaperman and 
formerly with KYW and WBBH, 
are two of the trio. Bonlel comes 
in from WTMJ, Milwaukee. 

In Detroit the Petry office goes 
Into the care of . Joe , SP9,dea, for- 
merly Detroit rep for Scott Howe 
Bowen. 



BERNIE LAMPS COAST 

Chicago, Sept. 4. 

Phil Harris and band come Into 
the Sherman hotel's College Inn on 
Sept. 26. replacing Buddy Rogers. 

Ben Bernie, who has held the 
winter spotlight at the Inn for the 
past three years, is opposed to 
making it a fourth. Following his 
stay at the Blue Ribbon Casino 
at the Fair, Bernie is figuring on 
sortie- theatre dates while working 
his way to the coast where he 
wants to set up for the season, and 
where he hasn't been seen since the 
old Roosevelt hotel day's there. 



BEN MARDEN'S RIVIERA 

rr«R«n(8 

EMIL 
COLEMAN 

AND HIS 

RIVIERA ORCHESTRA 

WABC— WOR 

Forsonal ManaRcment 
BEN MARDEN 




TRUE ANIMAL STORIES 

WABC 

Coast-to-Coast Network 

Monday — Friday, 5 P. M. 
Columbia Broadcasting SyBtem 



ROY FOX 



RUBY 
NORTON 

Summering in White 
Mountains 

JACK CURTIS 

CURTIS and ALLEN 
Palace Theatre BIdg, New York 



AND HIS 

BAND 



KIT-CAT 

LONDON 

B.B.C. NETWORK 



JOE PAKSONS 

Radio's Low Voice 

SINCLAIR MINSTREL 
Every Men., 8 P.M., N.B.C. 

CHICAGO 




LEE WILEY 

Pond's 'Vanity Fair" Hour 

Fridays, 9! 30 P.M. 
WEAF— NBC 




Write: Mrs. M 



rot That Boy Part 

Andy Donnelly 

Vlavcd 9 months as "Bill'" 

ifMlh TarWnglon-B "Maud 
and BlU-NDC Nelwort. 
Mr Tarklncton wrote. 

"You play tjie part 

exactly right.' 
Donnelly. Variety. N. Y. 




LOU 
LUBIN 

J-., 7'45-8;15 P.M. 
W 0 R— T uesday, /.ho o.>^ 



Kaufman as Atlass F. A. 

Chicago, Sept. 4. 
Bob Kaufman comes back to Chi- 
cago to handle publicity for the two 
Ralph Atlass stations, WJJD and 
wind; 

Kaufman, formerly radio ed for 
the 'Times* and 'Journal' here,, 
lately with WINS, in New York. 

CAFE DE PAREE, L. A. 

Los Angeles, Aug. 29 
Snappy floor show, plus the show- 
manly Buddy Fisher (with his 
band) as m.c, Is helpinL draw pa- 
tonage to this midtown night spot, 
for many years labelled Cafe La- 
Fayette. Show Is somewhat dar- 
ing; in fact, it features a female 
impersonator and has half a dozen 
of the 10 line girls doing a near 
strip that leaves little to the im- 
. agination. 

Leon LaVerda is the femme por- 
trayer, and sports a collection of 
gowns that would do justice to any 
prima donna. No wig-puU at the 
finish, although no secret is made of 
his sex. It's by far the outstanding 
feature of the show, although Mar- 
ine Lewis, torch warbler, runs a 
close second in grabbing off the au- 
dience approbation. 
' Routine Is about the ordinary run 
of local shows of this type, with the 
Fisher band of 11 men providing hot 
rhythm, both for the show and for 
dancing. Two complete shows 
nightly, with a material and cos- 
tume change for both. Edwa. 

Radio Programs 

(Continued from page 68) 
MONDAY (SEPT. 11) 

University of Denver Group 
Study Talks, 5-5:16 p.m., ^^Jf^- 

Huffman Theatres, West Masters, 
organist, and others: 11-11:30 p.m., 
I KLZ. . 

TUESDAY (SEPT. 12) 
Henry Trustman Ginsberg, violin- 
ist; Faye Roswell, accompanist; 
5:30-5:45 p.m., KOA. , „ . 

Stagecoachers, Charles J. Scheur- 
man, director; 9-9:30 p.m., KOA. 

WEDNESDAY (SEPT. 13) 

University of Denver Study High- 
lights, 6-5:15 p.m., KOA.- 

Ralph Hansen, xylophonlst, C:30- 
I 6:45 p.m., KOA. 



Moskovics Managing 

Los Angeles, Sept. 4. 
George Moskovics has the man- 
lagerial berth at KFAC-KFVD. 
I Succeeds Tom Breneman who re- 
I signed Sept. 1 to go to KFWB. 

Muskovics was formerly commer- 
cial manager. 

■ I 

Fletcher Henderson, colored band- 
leader, discharged from bankruptcy 
in New York last week. 



THE 



SIZZ- 
LERS 

NBC RED NETWORK 
Mon,. Tnes. and Tliar«. NIghta ■ 
VFTAM.' CLEVELAND 
Mon., Wed. ond FrI. Nl»ht« 
"Irvine Belmiui, radio editor ol tne 
Birmingham (Ala.) Post, ^«te*. 
Slzzlers the best male harmony team 
on the air." -.vu» 
Personal DlrMtlon CHARLES A. BAYHA 



Music Notes 



Heavy turnout Sunday night for 
Guy Lombardo's 'farewell' at Pa- 
vilion Royal. They return to The 
Dells, Chicago. 

Gene Gaudette, p.a. for Don Bestor 
for two years. Is now personal rep 
tor Ernie Hoist's orchestra at the 
Hotel Lexington, New York. 

Mills Music will publish the score 
for the new floor show at the Para- 
dise restaurant, on Broadway, by 
Sammy Stept and Buddy Green. 

Isham Jones records one for Vita- 
phone Oct. 17. 

Antobal's Cubans have closed at 
the Maison Royal, N. Y., and tomor- 
row (6) Antobal sails for Cuba on a 
two -week vacation. 



Isham 
Jones 



AlIBASSADOB HOTEL 
Atlantic City, N. J. 

Direction 
Columbia Broadcasting System 

#/ 



PAUL WHITEMAN Presents 

RANONA 

N. B. C. Network 

KRAFT-PHENIX 
PROGRAM 



WEAF 
Thursday 10 V. M. 

VICTOR 
RECORDS 



DOLPHE 

MARTIN 

And His 

ORCHESTRA 

TYDO OUR 

7:30 P. M., Mon.-Wcd.-rrl, 

CBS 

A Ben Rocke Production 




ABE 

LYMAN 

AND HIS 

CALIFORNIA ORCHESTRA 
Colombia BroadcaBtlng System ' 
PHILLIP'S DENTAL MAGNESIA 
TueB., Wed.. TImri., 8;45 to 9 PJMl. B.S.X. 

COAST-TO-COAST 

'WABC' 




HOWARD 
LAN I N 

and His ORCHESTRA 

• Now 16th Week • 

ATLANTIC BEACH aUB 

1697 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 

EDDIE MAKINS 

And HIS ORCHESTRA 
IlarillnKV, Tavern 
Hotel Ilardlnsr, CblcuffO 

N.B.C. Broadcast 



VARIETY 



TuesJ flyt September 5, 1935 



I 



ROBERT CRAWFORD 

Takes Exfreme Pleasure in Announcing the Association of 

ROCCO VOCCO 



AS 



VICE PRESIDENT and GENERAL MANAGER 



OF 



DeSylva, Brown & Henderson, Inc, 

And Also Expresses Thanks and Appreciation to 

PARAMOUNT PICTURES 

for renewing the contract of 

MACK GORDON and HARRY REVEL 

as writers for Paramount Productions, extending the original term for another year after the expiration of the 
present agreement. Gordon and Revel will contribute the songs for 

PARAMOUNT'S 

•WE'RE sinine pretty' mext mae west picture 

'WHITE WOMAN' 'CRUISE TO NOWHERE' (Ring Crosby) 

AND OTHERS 



Gordon and Revel, who are acknowledged among the" foremost writers for film and stage production today, 
and who have been most flatteringly sponsored by WalterWinchell, fittingly enough, are contributing the songs for 

Walter WincheH's 
'BROADWAY THRU A KEYHOLE' 
A Darryl Zanuck 20th lientury Production 



DeSylva, Brown & Henderson, Inc., 
also have reunited that sterling triumvirate of songwriters, 
CONRAD. GOTTLER and MITCHELL 
for 

'GOODBYE LOVE' 
A Joseph i. Schnitzer— RKO Production 



other Pictures and Other Popular Songs from the pens and pianos of America's foremost popular songwriters will be published by 

DeSylva, Brown & Henderson, Inc. 



ROBERT CRAWFORD 

President 



ROCCO VOCCO 

Vice-President and General Mgr. 



DESYLVA, BROWN & HENDERSON BUILDING, 745 SEVENTH AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY 



Tuesday, Septemter 5, 1933 



M u s rc 



VARIETY 



65 



Rocco Vocco, After 20 Years With 
Feist s, Joins Crawford as Partner 



pocoo Vocco and Bobby CrawforG 
are music partners. That takes in 
fljeo Crawford's other ventures, such 
as the legit production flyers and 
others In which he engages. Vocco 
joins DeSylva, Brown & Hender- 
son, of which Crawford la presi- 
dent, this week' with the title of 
Y.p. and general manager. He 
acquires a 25% Interest in the firm. 

Vocco, general professional man- 
Hger of Feist's, and 20 years with 
that firm, having been brought to 
'New York from Chicago' where he 
had been headquartered for many 
years, holds a most unique position 
111 tin pan alley as a song explolteer, 
song picker and hit maker. His 
joining Crawford establishes an 
east -west hookup which Crawford 
long wanted as It makes possible 
his remaining In Hollywood with- 
Vocco running the DeS., B. & H. 
business from New York. 

With Mack Gordon and Harry 
Jlevel under contract, Crawford has 
placed them extensively In picture 
flongwrltlng. They are now at the 
Paramount studio and commuting 
also between the United Artists' lot 
where they completed the ditties 
for 'Broadway Through a Keyhole' 
production. The songwritlng team 
has. had. Its original contract at the 
Par studio extended for another 
year. 

Crawford flew in from Hollywood 
last week and returns to the coast 
the end of this month to supervise 
DeSylva's music interests In film 
songs. 

Surprise 

Vocco's disassqclatlon from Feist's 
Is Tin Pan Alley's biggest news in 
view of Vocco being a stockholder 
of the firm and with it so many 
years. When Phil Kornhefser left 
,the firm after Mr. Feist's death two 
jrears ago, Vocco was brought to 
Vevr York to head the professional 
■department. 

It was Vocco who put Crawford 
vlnto the music business ih 1916 
when the ex-Jockey was doing an 
'act around Chicago with Mrs. 
(Dolly) Vocco. 

DeSylva staff remains as is, 
Frankle Marvin continuing over the 
New York professional department 
and Joey Stool In Chicago. 

Another team of songwriters, the 
reunited Con Conrad, Archie Gottler 
and Sidney Mitchell, are also under 
the DeSylva aegis, having done a 
JToseph I. Schnitzer (RKO) film. 



COAST BANDS YEH, YEH, 
WITH WORK PLENTIFUL 



Hollywood, Sept, 4. 

Recording of background and on- 
the-set music, calling for large or- 
chestras. Is at a peak here. All 
studios are using plenty of men be- 
cause of the piling up of recently 
completed pictures and the finale of 
the strike. 

Latter held up plenty of music 
recording because studios were 
afraid of taking chances with un- 
even and unbalanced sound In get- 
ting notes on film. 



Call on English Music 



Through Columbia Pictures talc- 
ing over the distribution of the 
British International picture, 'The 
Song You Gave Me,' Berlin, Inc., 
has first call on tho publication 
lights to the screen musical, which 
songs were composed by Noel Gav 
and CllfiEord Grey. 

Berlin's and Columbia have a 
hookup through Max Wlnslow of 
the music firm also being with the 
Columbia studios on the Coast, 

Campbell, Connelly published 
originally In London, 



idnk Co-Fartner Az Iz 

Harry Link remains with Keit- 
Engel as professional manager and 
a minority co-partner. 

Link was reported going Into the 
music pub business on his own, 
variously, with Rocco Vocco .and 
others. 



DIB.^S 11 NUMBEES 

Hollywood, Sept. 4. 

Victor Schertzlnger has written 
11 numbers for ILiOV© Time', which 
he will direct at Universal. 

Filming starts Sept 16. 



VOCCO'S SUCCESSOR 



Kornheiser Among Those Mentioned 
— Vocco Succeeded Him in New York 



Rocco Vocco's disassociation from 
Lo Feist, Inc., as general profes- 
sional manager may bring back 
Phil Kornheiser to the firm. If not, 
Solly Cohen, loiig Kornheiser's and 
later Vocco's assistant when Korn- 
heiser left ~ Feist's, or Abel Baer, 
songwriter - professional manager, 
may get the post of heading the 
Feist uptown professional staff. 

Vocco was 20 years with Feist's. 
As detailed in another story he has 
joined DeSylvia, Brown & Hender- 
son as v.p. and general manager. 

Kohnhelser, after an equally long 
association with Feist's, left the 
firm a couple of years ago, shortly 
after Mr. Feist's death, Kornheiser 
until last week was general man- 
ager of Miller Music, but both he 
and Billy Chandler, professional 
manager, are out. Charlie Miller, 
his son, and Chuck Rinker, Mildred 
Bailey's kid brother, and new to the 
music business, comprise the present 
Miller Music staff. 



TRAVELING BANDS NEED 
NOT PAY UNIONS 10^ 

Bandmen playing a traveling date 
will not have to give up 10% of their 
wages to the international and local 
unions. Executive board of the 
American Federation of Musicians 
has decided that present conditions 
make the adoption of this regulation 
Inadvisable. 

At the last convention of the in- 
ternational it was. voted that the 
rule requiring traveling musicians 
to collect 30% above local scale be 
left as Is and also that. 10% of their 
entire wage be split between t*e In- 
ternational body and the local or- 
ganization. Later the gathering 
agreed to turn the 10% angle over 
to the International executive board 
for final disposition. 



Chi Bands Moving 



Chicago, Sept. 4. 

Band leaders start shifting with 
the start of the new season, the first 
being the move of the Ted Weems 
outfit out of the suburban Lincoln 
Tavern to the Trianon dancehaU, 
Weems will hold that spot, vacated 
by Jan Garber, who goes Into the 
Blackhawk cafe In the Loop Sept. 
16. Hal Kemp moves out of the 
Blackhawk on that date for six to 
eight weeks of one-niters. ^ 

Wayne King leaves early this 
month tox three weeks' vacation 
from the north side Aragon ball- 
room, and win be replaced for that 
period by Bernle Cummins, who, 
when King returns, will move down 
to the south side Trianon, displacing 
Ted Weems' band. 

Benny Meroff renewed for six 
more weeks at the Morrison hotel's 
Terrace Garden. George Devron 
last week replaced Clyde McCoy at 
the Drake, McCoy going out on the 
road for six weeks. 

Carlos Molino will likely go Into 
the tJrban Room with an expanded 
outfit when Vincent Lopez clears 
out of the Congress hotel to reopen 
at the Opera Club as his own spot. 



Heavyweight Eater 



Al Dubln of-Dubin and War- 
len, songwritlng team. Is not 
only the champ gourmand of 
Tin Pan Alley, but one of the 
world's champ eaters. 

A big man, almost 300 
pounds, he is the chefs delight 
in any place he eats. Built the 
way he Is, it is an anachronism 
that Dubin fashions such airy 
lyric ideas as *Tlp Toe Thru 
the Tulips,' The Shadow 
Waltz,' etc. 



Jack IDs NRA 
Slant Via SmaD 
Music Goods 



Believing that the. time's ripe for 
stepping out into the small goods 
field, Jack Mills has started to' re- 
vive the book end' of the Mills 
Music, Inc., catalog. Dusting off 
procedure will for the most part be 
devoted to collections of piano, sax 
and banjo solos. 

Mills is bringing Mort Beck into 
the firm with the title of sales mgr. 
to concern himself from the start 
with this phase of the business. It 
Is Mills' present plan for Beck to 
make a cross-country tour calling 
on the dealer trade and garnering 
Its reactions to the revival idea. 
With business in general on the 
upbeat Mills figtires that they'll 
soon resume taking lessons on the 
piano, sax, banjo, etc., and that the 
dealers can be Induced from this 
viewpoint to restock their shelves 
with the small goods Involved. 

As part of his deal with' Beck 
Mills will take over the catalog of 
the Mort Beck Music Co. 



MACDONALD TO TAHITI 
WITH A U. FHJH OUTFIT 



Ballard MacDonald Is arranging 
to settle down. on the Island of Ta 
hlti. Accompanied by his wife and 
small son, the lyric writer will 
leave New York Oct. 12 in time to 
catch the monthly boat to the South 
Seas from San Francisco. 

MacDonald Is taking along with 
him a motion picture outfit given 
by Universal with the understand 
Ing that if the writer does any film 
Ing of native life and background 
the producing company will have 
first call on it. 

MacDonald spent 28 days in Ta 
hlti about two years ago. As per 
manent class A writer MacDonald 
draws $3,000 a year from the Amer 
lean Society of Composers, Authors 
and Publishers, which Income will 
pretty well provide for the financial 
end of his island residence. 



Hayton Flies to Coast 

Lennle Hayton closed with Jean 
Sargent at the Capitol, New York, 
Thursday night and took a plane 
the next morning for Hollywood. 

He's to orchestrate and conduct 
the current Marlon Davles-Blng 
Crosby film, "Going Hollywood' 
Hayton's orchestra and Crosby 
haye been paired on commercial 
radio broadcasts, hence Metro's 
deal to Import the radio maestro for 
the film. 



4% Tax From Radio Starts 

Music Men Looking for Brighter Business 
Year — Piano Stimulus 



With Sept. 1 the 4% radio tax 
commences on the second of the 
three -year agreement the ASCAP 
has with the radio broadcasters, 
calling for a percentage of the gross 
commercial revenue. It ratiges froni 
3% to e%, effective for 1934-1935. 

Music men are optimistic of an 
uptrend because of several elements. 
Improveriifeflt In picture house pat- 
ronage It Is believed will put more 
music and live entei'talnment Into 
presentation theatres and result In 
accrued Income on the lOc-per-scat- 
per-year tax from theatres to the 
Society. An Increase in these rates 
Is also proposed. 

A stimulus to music of all sorts Ifl 



likewise expected from the tie- In 
made with the U. S. Chamber of 
Music, calling for a propaganda 
campaign by the piano manufactur 
ers for the mutual promotion of In 
terest In pianos and music. It's been 
no secret that with the mechanical 
Izatlon of music purveying, via ra 
dlo, phonographs, etc, child Interest 
in piano lessons and such has great 
ly diminished. 

It Is expected that the third quar 
terly dividend of the ASCAP, usual- 
ly the poorest because It's for the 
summer period of collections, will be 
on a par with the second quarter's 
Income. This in itself Is seen as a 
pollyanna factor. 



Revised Popular Music Pubs 
Code Faces Renewed Opposish 
From Jobbers, Bandmen, Et AL 



Jobbers as represented by the Na- 
tional Music Wholesalers' Associa- 
tion are drawing up their battle 
lines for a stilt attack on the music 
Industry's code when that document 
comes up for a hearing In Wash- 
ington. The music code was form- 
ally filed with the NRA Friday (1) 
and the following day Irvin Adel- 
man, counsel for the NWMA, noti- 
fied Sol Rosenblatt, deputy NRA 
administrator, that his association 
would not only submit objections to 
the constitution on file but a sepa- 
rate code governing the wholesale 
phase of the industry. 

Included In the protest addressed 
to Rosenblatt, declared Adelman 
Saturday (2), will be charges of 
broken faith. Adelman said he will 
accuse John G. Paine, chairman of 
the music code committee, of vio- 
lating his promise not to include in 
the document anything that would 
react to the disfavor of the whole- 
salers. 

The MDS Angle 

At a meeting with Paine and E. 
F. Bitner, another member of the 
code committee, last Thursday, 
avers Adelman, he had been given 
the impression that the Industry's 
covenant would remain neutral on 
the question of jobbers versus the 
publishers' own distributing com 
bine, meaning the Music Dealers' 
Service, Inc. But overnight Paine 
and his committee associates, 
charges the NMWA's lawyer, re- 
versed themselves and slipped Into 
the final code a clause favoring the 
maintenance of such organizations 
as' the MDS. The stipulation that 
Adelman refers to and which is 
noted as paragraph 11 in the code 
reads as follows: 

"The principle of protection to dls 
tributors In the retailing of music Is 
hereby , declared binding upon all 
publishers and distributors and to 
that end participants recognize as 
protective of distributors and ac- 
cordingly sanction the policy of any 
publisher or group of publishers 
selling their publications directly or 
through a common agency to all 
distributors at prices irrespective 
of quantity purchased.* 

Jobbers see in this clause not only 
a gesture to Justify the MDS but a 
move that. If approved by the NRA 
administration, will make for the 
quick elimination of their faction 
from the music industry* 

The Insertion of this clause, says 
Adelman, Is also contrary to the as- 
surance given by Paine to E. Grant 
Ege of the Jenkins Music Co., Kan- 
sas City jobbers, and NMWA pres., 
that the modified code would noi; 
Incorporate any principle that could 
be construed as for or against the 
MDS or in any way prescribing the 
course of business conduct publish 
ers may pursue in the matter of 
distributing sources. 

Revised code turned in by Paine 
takes recognition for the first time 
of the Jobbers, at least by definition. 
In the original document made no 
refe-once to this element as a part 
of the business. On the Insistence 
of the NMWA tbe definition of 'dls 
trlbutor' In the code was so modified 
as to stipulate that the publlgher 
may dispose of his merchandise to 
three groups, the wholesaler, the re 
tall dealer and the mall order house, 
MPPA Favors Dealers' Expansion 

Just prior to filing the code with 
the NRA Paine declared that the 
committee was not Interested in 
Jobber protection. What it sought 
was ways and means of dealer ex 
panslon, the opening of new stores 
and the added employment of clerks, 
etc., to man the counters. Adel 
man's comeback at this was that by 
eliminating the Jobber the code 
would appreciably reduce employ 
ment In that quarter, and that the 
P.-.Ine attitude, If carried through 
Would defeat the underlying pur 
poses of the entire recovery move- 
ment. Adelman also asserted that 
it would bo of interest to his fac 
tion to know why the Jobber could 
not bring about this expansion of 
mu.slc retailing sources, as well as 
such combines as the MDS. 

According to Paine's viewpoint, 
the code now on file contains noth- 
ing of harm to the Jobber situation. 
In It, he says, there's nothing that 
tells a publisher whether he may or 
xnay not sell to a Jobber, nor does 



It stipulate that a Jobber may not 
36 given preferential discounts, 
that is, of course, as long as the 
publisher doesn't sell below cost. 
But this negative stand, retorts 
Adelman, has been made an affirm- 
ative one by Paragraph 11, which, 
specifically sanctions protection for 
the publishers In their organiza- 
tions of central distributing chan- 
nels such as the MDS, 

Code now describes a Jobber as a 
•person (firm or ijorporatlori) who 
purchases and maintains an inven- 
tory of sheet music for the purpose 
of supplying the retail distributor; 
who gives service to dealers; who 
issues bulletins direct to retail deal- 
ers, and whose principal business is 
with retail distributors or the oper- 
ating of an exclusive retail distrib- 
utor department as part of his busi- 
ness'. The modified code, however, 
does not provide for direct repre- 
sentation on the industry's admin- 
istration board for the Jobbers. The 
NMWA had asked that the board 
include two wholesalers, but ac- 
cording to the present version of 
this phase of the coide, if there is to 
be any representation from the 
wholesalers, it will have to be as 
part of the distributor group, which 
includes dealers as well as mall* 
order houses. Of the 10 members 
required for the board tinder the 
code, two are allotted to the dls* 
tributing faction, with the situation 
here making It a toss-up among 
three different and separate inter- 
ests. If the retailers and the mail- 
order houses each Insist upon a 
delegate from their camps, the 
wholesale element would be left exit 
in the cold. 

Other Code' Antagonists 
Following the completion of the 
revised code, Falne stated that U 
the Jobbers filed their own code with 
Washington, the music industry's 
committee, as It's now constituted* 
would submit an amendment eliml*'. 
nating the Jobber from the business: 
altogether. Paine said that he not 
only anticipated a fight from the 
NMWA, when the code came up for 
open discussion In Washington, but 
also protests. -from an orchestra 
leader delegation regarding the 
clause putting restrictions npon 
publishers' expenditures at cafe or 
hotel functions, especially openings. 

Other changes made in the codC' 
80 as to comply with Rosenblatt's 
wishes dealt with bribery of con- 
sumer sources by publishers or dis- 
tributors, and the ban placed npon 
either faction as regards the selling 
of products or service below cost. 
For this puriK>se, cost Is defined as 
the cost of direct labor, plus the 
cost of materials, plus copyright 
royalties. If any, plus an adequate 
amount of overhead. 

The revised document also con- 
tains a prohibition against a pub- 
lisher or distributor selling directly 
to professional iiersons. Including 
teachers, schools, colleges, church 
choirs and like Institutions on terms 
better than a retail distributor can 
sell to the «ame persons or Institu- 
tions. Question of how many or- 
chestrations or sample sheet copies 
may be given away was left as is In 
the code. For the pop publishers 
the limit set on free orchestrations 
per song Is 2,500. 

Signatures missing from the code 
When the document was evbmltted 
to Washington were those of the 
Robbins Music Co., the Sam Fox 
Music Co., the Joe Morris Music 
Co., and the Joe Davis Music Co. 
Open hearing on the music code Is 
expected to be called for the latter 
part of this week. Otherwlise the 
matter Will have to wait until Ro- 
senblatt has disposed of the motion 
picture constitution, the meetings 
on which start Sept. 12. 



Opera Club With Lopez 
Under Lebensburg Wing 

Chicago, Sept. 4. 

Vincent Lopez expects to head a 
nite club under his own name here. 
Intention Is to reopen the Opera 
Club in association with Ed Lcbons- 
burg, who now has the 225 Club. 

Opening date figured about Oct. 1, 
some time after Lopez' closing at 
the Congress hotel. Opera Club has 
had Harry Puck the last two win- 
ters. Puck Is a fav with the Gold 
Coast mob. 



66 



VARIETY 



MUSIC 



Tuesday, September 5, 



Fib Tides Tacked on Unattached 
Songs May Go to Legal Showdown 



Robblns Muslo • has served legal 
notice on E. B. Marks Music -Co, 
over 'Dinner at Eight' by Abner 
Silver and Walter Kent. Robblns' 
publication of the same name is 
tied in with Metro's film of that 
title anA is authored by Dorothy 
Fields and Jimmy McHugh, present- 
ly, employed' on- the Metro lot. In 

view of Metro-Robbins' aflfHiations 
and Metro's purchase of the Ferber- 
Kaufnian play' for' fllmization, the 
c6niiJietitive song is deemed a copy- 
right infringiement; 

-Silver has' been making a practice v 
of writing up play and fllm titles as 
songi9. His 'JF^rewell to Atms' was 
something , of a-sUocess, although in 
no' wise affiliated with Paramount -s 
picture but capitalizing on the e:;:- 
ploitation which the film company 
gSLve that title plus, ' of . course, the 
basic element that the song had 
merit for popular appeal. 

-Originally 'Dinner at Eight' was 
placed by Silver with DeSylva but 
Marks later • took • it over. Marks 
also published 'I Loved You Wednes- 
day/ written by Silver, Kent arid 
Milton Drake, and likewise 'in- 
spired' as to title from the play and 
film label although not actually tied 
in with either. 

Paramount became so annoyed at 
this practice it has Instructed its 
writers, to write a prop song around 
almost every one of its titles and 
copyright' and register Tt as a means 
to circumvent this practice. 

If Is" said 'that .Harms' 'I Cover 
the Waterfront' started as a gag 
* through Henry Splt^er of the niusic 
firni' fii'iigges'ting it, but' that it be- 
came a pre'tty good song despite, the 
bttrlesque idea.: back of it. 



Berfin's Film Hookup? 



;RK;p Pictures* Bl% control of 
Iryirigf Berlin, Inc., or a deal along 
those" lines, Is' reported in the "wind 
of ' about to be consummated. If 
gping. 'through,' It will parallel the 
Me'tro-'Goldwyn-itayer 51% owner- 
Bfilp' o'f 'Bobbins Music Corp. 

' Ber][iri's' and RKO. Already have a 
fifih^music hookup. 

'D'yer the weekend in New Tork, 
no. .one was available for informa- 
tion on the rumor. 



^•j; ' Ltfmbardo Back at Dells 

T''' Chicago, Sept. 4. 

"Guy -Lombardo comes into the 
Dells on Wednesday (6), replacing 
Ted . Lewis, who left today (Mon- 
day) for a tour of theatre dates, 
starting- in the midwest. 

-No; closing date for the Lombar- 
do engagement at the suburban 
club, the understanding being that 
liOmbardo will stay until the end of 
the season, unless business falls oti. 



Osborne Charged With 
Taking Wrong Credit 



Alleging that Will Osborne has 
been laying claim publicly, via 
broadcasts, etc., to the authorship 
of . 'S'posln',' Paul Denniker, song- 
writer and himself also an orches- 
ira leader, has started ' a $60,000 
damage suit againist Osborne. 

In view of the widely publicized 
Vallee-Osborne feud, the song in 
question is the more curious in that 
it was first introduced by Rudy 
Vallee and has been one of Vallee's 
theme songs. Denniker composed it 
and Joe Davis " published. Osborne 
allegedly had nothifig to do with it, 
although he is charged .with repre- 
senting' himself at its author. 

Jacob Li. Steisel, attorney for 
Denniker,: also- wants an injunction 
against Osborne. Latter at One time 
played the drums in Denniker's 
band. Denniker now has the orches- 
tra at Gus Van's Harbor Inn, N. Y. 



6 Best Song Sellers 



Six best sheets music sellers 
for the week ending Sept. 1, as 
reported by syndicate counters 
and distributofs In the east, 
were as follows: 

'Lazy Bones' (Southern). 

'Valley of the Moon' (Morris). 

'Sweetheart, Darling' (Rob- 
bins). 

'Shadow Waltz' (Remiek). 
'Learn, to Croon' (Famous). 
'Hold Your Man' (Robbins). 



icago Mgrs. Circulate 

Chicago; Sept. 4. 

Music publishers are switching 
their local representatives, doing 
their annual pfilce-cleanlng in 
preparation for the new show sea- 
son. ' Harry Reinhold ' takes charge 
of the local Ager, Yellen & Born- 
Stein office, .replacing Sid Lorraine, 
w:ho is heading for the, west coadt. 

Harold Lee is back to head the 
Remick-Witmark ofllce ' here In- 
stead of Bob Mellln, with Mellin 
moving over to take conxmand of 
the T. B. Harms Co. catalog. 



SYNC ROYALTY 
OFF, BUT UPS 
EI^EWHERE 



Inside Stuff —Mnsk 



Up to Sept 1 mi|sic> royalties 
from picture synchronizing sources 
has taken a 60% drop as compared 
to. the same elg'ht mionths'', period 
in 1932. Whereas last year the 
Publishers' Protective Associatioh 
collected $310,000 from the produc- 
ers,, the pub' organization' now fig- 
ures it will, have done well if its 
income for. 1933 .fcom this Industry 
Will reach $160,000. 

Part of the loss is expected to be 
made up on royalties' garnered froni 
the broadcasting business. MPPA's 
income from !recorded programs has 
been increasing this - year from 
month to month. Last year it took 
in around $66,000 and for 1933 it es- 
timates tKe gross will go over 
$100,000. 



The 'SPA Bulletin Quarterly', new house organ of the Songwriters' 
Protective Ass'n manifests a militancy and progresbiveness in its con- 
tents, and by the very effort of publication, which neither the MPPa 
and ASCAP so far has established,. Under the joint editorship of Jav 
Gorney and Benee Russell, both popular songwriters, the 'SPA Bulletin* 
Impresses truly as a mouthpiece for the pop Tin Pan AUoyite. 

Apart from the very evident desire to establish, impress- and perpet- 
uate the cordiale entente allegedly existing between publisher and song- 
writer, and between the songwriters and the MPPA and ASCAP which 
somehow or other, particularly the Society, are still deemed publisher- 
controlled organizations, the boys make no bpnes about their grievances. 
There is a constant plea apparent on almost every other page for aii 
even break in the economic struggle between writer and pub and between 
both factions united as, against the. radio and other allegedly scavenger 
interests. 

Russell Is most practically ii^surgent in an open letter to the presi- . 
dent of the ASCAP, Gene Buck, suggesting that the pop .songwriter with 
a back catalog but' not- enough maturity be not handicapped by the ven- 
erable composers, also with back catalogs; but little contemporaneously 
or recently creative.. This has always been a sore point among the i 
Society's writer-members, the classifications. Russell suggests that if 
needs be a special class 'for 'immortals' such as Victor Herbert's estate 
be created — and, he opines, there are few who can take their places with ■. 
him— but there are others seemingly who are enjoying fixed .classification 
Incomes presumably not commensurate with the present-day vogue. 

Buck., seemingly liad chandploned the production writer of the past. 
Russell argues for the pop sbngsmith 'of today who has to wait for years ; 
before attaining a decent classification. It's in. line, admittedly, with a.' 
Society rule about a writer serving an apprenticeship, but presumably - 
that period Is too long for the successful newcomer while the AK's rest 
on their laucels anid collect. 

- The first issue contains the usual literary builder-uppering from Buck, 
Paiiie and other music pub officials. ' 



MERRY OLD SOULS 
That's 
RICHARD COLE 

and HIS ORCHESTRA 

Broadcastlns from the Palmer 
House Id Chicago tIb WGN and 
proving ' a real treat to World's 
Fair patrbns. Naturally, the; 
.never mlsa fettturlng: . 

"HOLD YOUR MAN" 
"DON'T BLAME ME" 
"MARCHING ALONG 
• ■ TOGETHER". 
"DINNER. AT EIGHT" 
"I'LL BE FAITHFUL" 
"YOU'VE GOT EVERYTHING" 
"LET'B MAKE UP" 



Most Played on the Air Last Week 



To familiarize the rest of the country with the tunes most sung 
and played on the air around New York, the .following is the com- 
pilation for last week. This tabulation will continue regularly. 

In answer to inquiries, these plugs are figured on a Saturday- 
through-Friday week', regularly^ This week, owing to the long weeTe- 
end holiday, the figures cover only six days, Saturday-Thursday 
last. 

Tabulation in turn is broken down into two divisions: Num- 
ber of plugs oh the major networks (WEAF and WJZ of the NBO 
chain, and WAJSC, key station of, CBS), along with the total of 
plugs on New York's two most important independent stations — 
WOB and WMCA. 

WEAF 
WJZ WOR 
Title WABC WMCA Total 

'Don't Blame Me' . 23" 16 39 

'Swingy Little Thingy' .." 22 11 33 

•Shadows on the Swanee' 19 14 33 

'Lazy Bones' 19 13 32 

'Marching Along ■ Together' 22 10 32 

'It Isn't Fair' 21 19 30 

•Moonlight Down in Lovers' Lane'... 13 13 26 

•Under a Blanket of Blue' 14 12 26 

'Bless Your Heart' 17 8 25 

•The Night We Met' 16 6 22 

•Beloved' 17 5 22 

•Trouble In Paradise' 14 7 21 

•Blue Prelude' 11 9 20 

'Hold Your Man' 13 7 20 



ItOBBINS 

MilS'lC CORPORATION 

199' SEVENTH Avenue 

• « • NEW YORK • • • nil 



RAT WEST 

And HIS ORCHESTRA 

CAFE DE PAREE 

Los Angeles 

CBS Nighth 



Mills Music Strictly Exclusive 

Foreign Experience Teaches Irving Mills — 
No Copyright Releases Elxcept by Creators 



Exclusive Publications, Inc<, is a 
new publishing compisiny formed by 
Irving Mills to literally live up to 

the title — engaged in restricting 
numbers. The firm is merely for 
the purpose of complying with the 
copyright technicalities but other- 
wise the numbers will not be li- 
censed for performance, broadcast, 
or any other purpose, save by the 
artists and composers creating the 
numbers. 



JAY WHIDDEN 

And His INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS ORCHESTRA 

Featuring a great iarray of entertainers, Including LOTCE WHIT- 
MAN, BILL SECKLER iand others 

SUMMER SEASON MIRAMAR HOTEL, SANTA MONICA 

Broadcasi'mg Nightl}f—KFWB 



Back of this move is, an experi- 
ence which Mills had' with Duke 
Ellington whom he recently toured 
in Europe. Because Ellington's own 
compositions were licensed via the 
American Society, the French So 
ciety stepped In and demanded pro 
hibitlve fees from Ellington for the 
privilege of performing his own 
compositions. If he didn't comply 
he ^ouldn't have performed. This 
cost him several hundreds of dollars 
In Fench music fees needlessly and 
since Ellington, it is planned, will 
tour Europe once a year, Mills 
wants to circumvent any such fur 
ther 'compllcatibna. 

Another annoyance Is the ar 
rangements of Ellington, Calloway, 
et al., which the bands abroad swipe 
Off the records and then play. They 
thought they were flattering Mills 
and Ellington when they vamped 
into a pseudo-Ellington arrange- 
ment or composition. Apart from 
murdering It, neither deems it any- 
thing but liarmful competition. 



The songwriter again comes into his own with the fllm musical ihlng 
revived once more. In the songwriters' gold rush of 1929 the tunesmiths ' 
had their innings, but few survived. 

Notable exceptions are Rodgers and Hart who wound up collecting 
$104,000 a year between 'em — $1,00Q a week each — for their screen pro- 
duction music for Chevalier, Jolson, et al. The result was that Hodgers" 
and Hart have car^d little about, stage production, their original fleld, 
or even pop songwriting, going so far as to abandon their Rodart. Music 
Pub Co. subsidiary (Harms) and pernilttlng Par or anybody to place 
thfelr " songs ' where the fllm company willed. 

Now, with the screen musical vogue renewed, the capabilities of tho 
songwriters are figuring Importantly in effecting coalitions between th» 
publishers and the studibs. Bobby drawford did quite, -v^ell for himself 
by selling Gordon and Revel. Dubln and Warren of Witmarks (Warner , 
Bros.) have made, history with their •42d Street', and 'Gold Digger^s' 
songs. Gils Kahn and Walter Donaldson, Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy , 
Fields, a possibility for a reunion of -DeSylva, Brown .and Henderson;, 
(under the aegis of Craw.ford) and similar instances are renewing \h» 
prestige of the relative music publishers with whom the writers are 
concerned. 

Away from Tin Pan Alley, the names that . are magic In Hollywood ; 
are only those of the' songwriters whose. names adorn the title pages... 
The music publisher back of the scenes, unlike" around Broadway, is a , 
relative nonentity and the pub knows that when seeking to effect con- 
tracts for his firm. 



An Idea of , 10 representative orchestra leaders such as Whiteman» 
Waring, Olsen, Bernle, Denny, et al„ getting together having their own 
music publishing subsidiary has been given up as cold by Julian .T. 
Abeles, heading the orchestra leaders' interests. 

This is the frankest offshoot of the cut-in thing yet. It's become no ; 
longer a secret seemingly about the bandmen's cut-ins on tunes. Tho 
bandmen, when anything like that appears in Varihtt, testily take tho 
position of defending their attitude on the primary ground of being • 
vitally instrumental In the making of these hits for the music pub- 
lishers. The pubs seemingly recognize and have recognized for no little , 
time that this is a vital contribution from the jazzlsts and a royalty 
kickback is the usual form of compensation. That this is in direct . 
violation of the tenets of the MPPA and the ASCAP seems to be dis- 
regarded. 

Abeles, meantime, on behalf of the bandman Is worklijg on a code Idea 
for the • orchestra leaders. This will augment the provisions of tho 
American Federation of Musicians which, while stipulating minimum 
wage scales and ethical b.usiness practices, do not embrace the scopo 
under which the average radio maestro operates " today. Each leader 
with a commercial these days is in a business. He has an office, staff, 
publicist, bdsiness manager or personal rep, and flnds that despite all 
this fancy overhead there are too many commission obligations to 
sundry interests. 

It has run tip to 40% with the Music Corp. of America collecting as • 
much as 20% for 'managerial' services, on top of the booking fees to . 
the broadcasting studios, the agents for theatre dates, etc. 



Four simultaneous decisions adverse to George Olsen In his $10,000 
damage suit against the Goldman Sachs Trading Corp., Its individual 
officers and. Price Waterhouse Co., accountants,^ are minimized by J. T. 
Abeles, Olsen's lawyer, who avers that both sides agreed the matter 
would' go to' appeal in the highest courts in view of the unusualness of 
the action. Abeles cbnsented to hold off examination of the officers 
following Goldniah Sachs' motion to dismiss the complaint which Justice 
Frankenthaler in the New York supreme court granted last week. 

Olsen's complaint is predicated On an alleged faulty accounting by 
Prlce-Waterhouse of GS, alleging false representation and concealment. 
The'supreme court so. far doesn't hold with the orchestra leader's claim». 
Olsen's attorney technically analyzes the GS financial statements and ' 
sets forth that while GS took a loss in 1930, the Price -Waterhouse ac- 
counting dotfsn't disclose whether GS showed a loss or a profit in 1931 
and 1932. 

Eddie Cantor has. a similar action pending against GS. 



Plenty of squawks from the band bookers who are surprised at the 
manner In which one band booking corporation is alleged to have wised 
up the hotel managers into demanding cut- Ins and kickbacks from the • 
bands it books. 

That seems to be the answer, they aver, while this music corporation 
has been able to build up Its band booking biz. Responsible hotel execu- 
tives, not just underlings, are asking that the bands they book give,; 
them a percentage cut on present and future radio commercial work, ' 
on the theory that the present radio wire into the hotel is a worth-while 
exploitation adjunct for the band. Some bands concede this by modi- 
fying their salary demands which, allegedly, despite the NRA 'n* every- 
thing, are getting lower, but for the hotels to also insist upon a cut-in 
on the commercial radio contracts is a new wrinkle. 



Decidedly reticent about why he leaves Feist's after 20 years, the 
Alley can understand- -Rocco "Vocco's reasons for making the change. 
There were drastic cuts, as much as 60%. The idea of "Vocco being un- 
able to piclc a song all by himself, but having to submit it to a board, in- 
cluding some of the downtown bunch is another. 

■Being a stockholder in. Feist's is something else again. It formerly 
(Continued on page 83) 



fpesday, Syptemlier 5, 1999 



VAUDEVILLE 



VARIETY 



«7 



ONLY 15 NEXT-TO-CLOSERS 



infA Fund Heads Ignore San Affair 
As State Prober Hears New Charges 



, Manager-members of the NVA 
puYid continue to affect an. attitude 
of' complete indifference toward the 
New York State Department of So- . 
cial "Welfare's investigation of con- 
dKIoha at Saranac Iialce. That at- 
titude remained unchanged despil< 
the te«*^Pt ^^9t week by Dr. Davl<! 
"Vr; Park, state investigator, of new 
criticism against the NVA regime. 

'Syt. park- was Informally put into 
p6dS4's'sion of statements In' riefer- 
eilce tb'the <Jase bf An^anlae Pow-' 
erf,' 'former vaudevlllian, -Who died 
at- the San. Aug. 29. Dr. Pirk was 
informed by Irving Schneiiiier, New 
Totlt attorney who Is I'epreserttitag 
the NVA patients in their griev- 
ances, that statements made to him 
werj^.to the effect that prior to her 
d^^h, .and while very ill. Miss Pow- 
wis had asked for warm soup; that 
wb,9n. she received col,d' soup sfie 
.coippiained an^ was severely repri- 
o^nded. 

X •Formal Statements 

. Park was Advised that siever- 
ai 'dther patients witnessed oi* heard 
'the . reprimand made. It's .under- 
stood the Investigator will ask for 
'affidavits. 

'iifiss Powers was buried at Sara- 
na'c iLake by the NVA. Her hus- 
.btiiid, who lives in New York, was 
n^Ufied of her death, but stated he 
btidn't funds to pay for a fiiheral. 

'^e 'fc'old soup and rdpririiand re- 
poit' was ° denied by Mrh. Katherlne 
Murphy by phone Friday (1) and 
tli^" fojlowing day by Ifetter. She 
«ftlS Miss Powers had been in the 
hdbi'l of using canned soup which 
purchased herself, hot' catlrig 
for the NVA's soup, and that the 
NVA chef usually warmed it for 

'William J. Lee, who handles the 
Sttfi.for the NVA Fund made an- 
other inspection trip last week and 
talked td several patients while 
there. He told the patients that he 
did- 'not understand what all the 
triable was about, and all he knew 
waA what he read in the news- 
papers. Back in New York, Lee 
stated that from his talks with the 
pdtietits the reported unrest and 
dlsBatisfaction Is not general, also 
that the NVA Fund will continue to 
uphold Mrs. Murphy until com- 
plaining patients can show 'defi- 
.nlte* cause or causes for her re- 
woval. 

Other members of the NVA Fund 
fiaid they'd prefer permitting the 
state to ' continue its investigation 
arid to order any remedies it 'sees 
lit. All of them preferred to be re- 
lieved of taking any initiative and 
to transfer the responsibility to the 
state, despite that the official pro- 
ceeding Is sure to draw public at- 
tention to a deplorable airing of tho 
^hole. controversy. 



You'd Die Laffin' 



Albany, Sept. 4. . 

The assessments of theatres 
has been Increased ?376iO00, 
according to the proposed 1934 
tax rolls. 

IIKO Palace has been as- 
sessed for $900,000, an increase 
of $200,000; Harmanus Bleeck- 
er Hall, from $255,000 to $300,- 
000; Leland, from $180,000 to 
$225,000 and i^KO Grand from 
$205,000 to . $260,000 and Strand 
froni $470,6bO to $500,000. 



Wal stage cooes 
cum shoe campaign 



ABA, NRA and Actors Equity are 
proceeding with the writing of 
tneir respective variety actors' 
codes, preparatory to the hearing 
Mf6re Geri. Johnson in Washington, 
»«Pt. 12. The exhibitors-managers' 
already submitted, as part 
or the code covering the entire pic- 
ture business. 

. 'JP^® vaude act producers are also 
talking of sending a representative 
to the hearing. 

<ABA will stage a mass meeting 
tomorrow (Wednesday) night in 
f)ew York for discussion of Its code 
5^ the members, with card holders 
only admitted. 

Attitude of three code-writing 
^oups is to keep everything on the 
Ji't-. each fearing a rival organiza- 
tion may cop Its best Ideas. 

Garry Owen Lands 

' Hollywood, Sept. 4. 

. Garry Owen, vaude actor, has had 
"•s name engrossed on the Univer- 
sal payroll. His first picture will 
''«'*Bombay Mail.' ' 



ABA QUESTIONS 
KENNY GUESTS 



Actors' BettQ,rment Association is 
making' inquiries about the booking 
for next week (?) of Nick Kenny 
at the old Roxy, New York, with a 
view to determining whether its no- 
free-performance rule will be vio- 
lated. 

In its advance billing the theatre 
Is advertising that Kenny will work 
with a different guest 'name' daily. 
When last at the Roxy, about 
five months ago, Kenny, who is the 
New York 'Mirror's' radio columnist, 
asked radio names to show up, and 
seme of them did. 

ABA'S rules for its members bar 
*il. no-pay performances except for 
worthy charity. Organization points 
out that Kenny recently praised this 
stand in his own column. 



YORK-KING UNIT FOR 
PERCENTAGE DATES 



York and King, in partnership 
with Curtis & Allen, are producing 
a 'Tin • Types' unit for percentage 
dates from one-niters up. RKO Is 
laying out time for the show in the 
Blumberg houses. 

Show will be built to run an hour, 
carrying its own music and with 40 
In the cast, including the comic 
couple. 



LaReine, Helpless, Is 
Now Freak Impresario 

Fred LaReine, electrical magician 
In vaudeville before he turned agent 
and who suffered-paralysis of both 
legs in an automobile accident, Is 
now impresario of four freak store 
shows in Wlldwood, Palisades, and 
Paterson, N, J., and Revere Beach, 
Mass. 

LaReine, after giving up agent- 
ing to return to vaude, was making 
a\jurnp in an automobile when he 
lost the use of both legs in a smash - 
up. 



Benny Rubin's Beer Place 

San Francisco, Sept. 4. 

Benny Rubin found an angel and 
Friday (1) opened a beer garden 
and dance spot in the Persian Gar- 
dens, Oakland. 

He's m.c.'ing and batoning Del 
Courtney's band. Stiil has two 
weeks to go as m.c. of Shell Oil 
show on the Don Lee network. 

Geo. Bickel, 70, Hurt 

Los Angeles, Sept. 4. 
George Bickel, 70, formerly of 
Bickel, Watson and Wrothe, is re- 
covering at his Hollywood home 
from shock, bruises and cuts suf- 
fered in an automobile accident Fri- 
day night (1). 

Bickel was homeward bound when 
a hit and run driver cra.shed into 
his car, turAed it over and aped on. 



Wm OF FIELO 




Danger Signal to Current 
Time and Obstacle to 
Opening Up of New 
Stage Show Fields — In- 
actives Have Fallen Out 
and Many Standards Are 
Burned Up for Present 
by Constant Repeats 



NO SOURCE OF TALENT 



In looking, over the. agents' Usts 
during the past few vyeeks to de- 
termine what is available in the 
way of material for the new season, 
in case ^he new seasoii should get 
started, the major circuit vaudeville 
bookers have, found a severe and 
worrisome shortage exists, they 
claim. 

A surprising statement made by 
three of the circuit bookers is to 
effect that they don't know of more 
than 15 strong standard next-to- 
closing acts outside of percentage 
names. 

The others either have lost their 
hold through Inactivity, or have 
been burnepl up temporarily by fre- 
quent repeat dates necessitated by 
shortage of playing time In th6 last 
two seasons. 

Dangj^r Signal 

The bookers say that the existing 
condition Is hot only a danger sig- 
nal for the time now open, but that 
If further time opens up there will 
be great difllculty in supplying the- 
atres with good shows on a sus- 
tained basis. They contend that if 
vaudeville staged a sudden come- 
back and 100 new weeks of time 
opened up oyer night, the theatres 
(Continued on page 72) 



PETRILLO OKAYS SEVEN 
SHOWS FOR ORCHESTRA 



Chicago, Sept. 4. 

Taking Into consideration the 
freak aspect of show business in 
town at this time, Jimmy Petrillo, 
chief of the Musicians' Union, will 
make no switch in the arrangement 
of the band at the Chicago theatre, 
where the musicians are now toss- 
ing off seven shows daily. Petrillo 
thus quiets the. talk about town that 
he would send the house Into two 
shifts. Figures that with the end- 
ing of the Fair the theatre will get 
back to normal. 

Overtime that the Chicago is now 
paying -.is averaging the musicians 
about $186 weekly. 



Now-and-Then Vaud to Plrop Dp Weak 
Fdm OF Cash b on Special Stunt 
Grows as Compromise; See 40 Wks. 



The New Name 



Saranac Lake, Sept. 4. 
OfflciaHy It's still the NVA 
Sanatorium, but to the pa- 
tients it's now Mrs. Murphy's 
Home. 



$45,000, Xl^li Hr. 
iC. PIER SHOW 



Atlantic City, Sept. 4. 

Twelve and a half hours of show, 
amounting to about $46,000 In cost, 
not counting the regular miechanical 
overhead, is selling for 75c top over 
the liabor Day holidays at the Steel 
Pier. It's probably the biggest en- 
tertainment bargain on record, and 
with, this resort jammed to the 
rafters for the summer's final holi- 
day the Pier is packing them In. 

An idea of what kind of a layout 
the Pier is presenting is best de- 
scribed by the dally schedule, 
which speaks for itself: 

10:46 a.m. — Ocean liner trip.. 
. 11:45— Amos 'n' Andy. 

12:15— T>r. Bull* (Will Rogers- 
Fox). 

1:60 — Rudy Vallee band concert 
3:00 — 'One Sunday Afternoon' 
(Par). 

4:40— Vaudeville (Jack Pepper, 
Colleano Family, Hollywood Reyels, 
Brooks and Philson, Sddie White). 

5:40— 'Paddy,, the Nexit Best 
Thing* (Janet baynor — Fox). 

7:20 — ^Minstrel Show. 

8:20 — Mai Hallet's dance orches- 
tra. 

9 : 20— Circus. 

9:50 — Hardeen, with 'Houdlni's 
Temple of Magrlc' 

10:30 — Wild animal show. 

11:00 — Hawaiian Divers. 

11:20— Hadji Kader's Arabian 
troupe. 

Amos 'n' Andy and Vallee are in 
on guarantees and percentage. The 
three feature pictures are on first 
run. 

Steel Pier has been playing name 
acts and shows (Amos 'n' Andy are 
repeating) all season and has (brok- 
en various weekend attendance rec- 
ords several times. But the current 
layout is the heaviest yet. 

Frank Gravatt does the booking 
and exploiting. 



•Now and then vaudeville,' rfither 
than vaudeville on a regular -basis, 
looks like the poular policy for the 
majority of spots In the east and 
middle west, temporarily, at least. 
It means the playing of stag^ 
shows Irregularly, when the picture 
is weak and needs bolstering^ or 
when the theatre finds available an 
attraction It thinks might get It 
some business. 

The 'now and then' kind of vaude 
precludes chances for ostabllshln^: 
regular booking policies and, there'k, 
fore, won't aid in the consecutlvQ 
routing of acts, but to the acts ll^,- 
appears better than none at all. 
Chances are that enough good: 
weeks with the spot- booked. stag<i. 
shows may In time prompt the.the-i 
atxes to go stage show per«( 
manently. 

Disdain of managers . .toward 
regular stage policies is due to the 
usual reason — fear of piling up the, 
overhead when the chances of get-- 
ting by V'lth pictures alone are 
better than even. There'a also the 
new doubt that a high level of enr 
tertainment can be sustained .with 
weekly shows under the existing, 
shortage of reliable material. 

The 'now and then' policy 
volves the use of stagehands, mu« 
siclans and other trimmings, plas 
the stage cost Itself, only when 
such shows must be played. Know*' 
Ing what their films will be at least 
a month In advance, the theatres 
figure they can work that far ahet^l 
on stage bookings. When sometl^lhQ^ . 
special In the. stage lliie ' cp'mee ' 
along, that can be played with kny 
picture, good or. bad, they" beUeTe.- 

About 10 weeks Of the 'now an^' 
then' time is being bookied but or 
the RKO office for Blvtmlaieirg, 
(Orpheum) houses ill the inld<Ae" 
west, and for further 'KK.O dates in 
the east. RKO has made a cotiplie 
of experiments In Its neighborhoo'd 
picture houses around New York, 
with Gene Dennis and one or two 
others. The' Poll houseo' In Ne^^ 
Bngland have been using the 'now 
and then' shows with considerable 
success. 

Between the circuits and' indies, 
with latter playing smaller priced 
shows, there's expected to be' 30 to- 
40 weekL of the 'now and then' time 
around the country, booked from* 
various sources, and a lot of ^t di- 
rect. 



May Try to Bring Old Palace Back 



New Operator of RK.O House Continuing 
With Vaudfilms Presently 



straight vaudeville under its new 
operator, Sidney Cohen, for the Pal- 
ace, New York, is more than a vague 
possibility. Cohen says he wants to 
'make the Palace the old Palace 
once mo/e,' and if that has to be 
done without pictures, he may try it. 

Meanwhile Cohen will try to make 
a go of it with the same policy that 
has been flopping under RKO. 
Changing his original ihtentiOhS of 
going Into a 16c, straight picture 
grind, Cohen suddenly decided to re- 
tain the vaude Thursday (31), 
Booking office had stopped setting 
shows for the Palace, nc(l!e.<j.sitating 
getting the current bill together on 
two days' notice. The RKO booking 



olflce will book the vaude, as RKO 
does the films for the theatre. 

Cohen is not changing the stage 
budget or the house personnel In 
any way. He declares that for the 
present he can't reduce the general 
operating overhead, either, although 
that may be possible, he believes, 
later on. The difference in cost be- 
tween RKO and Cohen operation of 
the Palace will amount to around 
$1,500 a week. RKO charged off 
$160,000 annual carrying charges. 
Cohen Is paylflg $100,000, 

Up until last week, and for three 
weeks in a row, the Palace with 
vaudfilms showed a profit. But in 
the final two wetks under RKO op- 
eration it lost about $4,600. Last 
week it dropped $2,000 and the week 
before -went into the box for $L',600. 



cm WORLD'S FAIR ACTS 
SEEKING VAUDE DATES 



Chicago, Sept. 4. 

Paul Ash will probably head dnj 
all-musical road show of World'j?'- 
Fail" alumni to be toured throiigl^ 
the sticks around Oct. 1. (^the^ 
World's Fair attractions giving a lot' 
of thought to a theatrical tour aftdr- 
the exposition Include C. C. Pyie'S 
'Believe It or Not' freaks, J^<ik' 
Fine's Midget Village, Ernie T^ung^s 
undressed revue. Honorable Wu'fl' 
Chinese vaudeville unit and CJlalr^ 
Omar Musser heading 50 marimbas, ' 
one-half of the number he present* 
ed In a monster display of super- ' 
xylophones he promoted at the Fair 
with the co-operation of the J. C. 
Deagon company. Musser may also 
have two smaller mnrlmba units be- 
sides the one he will head. 

Paul Ash show will be booked by 
MCA, Ash is now the afternoon 
substitute for Ben Bernie at Pabst 
iBlue Ribbon Casino. 



MarinofF Hurt 

Marinoff ("Marinoff's Russian Ca- 
nine.s) was badly injured in a fall on 
the Btafje of the Aldine, Jamaica, 
Tj. I., while playing there last week, . 
Walking across a dark stage during 
the picture he fell Into one of tho 
sound horns. 

An artery in Marinoff s arm was 
.sC'vcTf'd and a ga.<;h on the chest re- 
quired 20 stitches. He was taken to 
Jamaica hospital for treatment. 



68 VARIETY 



V /i U HEY I L L E 



Tuesday, September 5, 1933 



New Low RR Fates for Troupes of 20 

c 

From Miss, to Coast-Good for Year 



Los Angeles, Sept. 4. 

Two-year fight, led by J. C. Rad- 
cliffe,. transportation manager for 
Fanchon & Marco, seeking a reduc- 
tion In rail rates for theatrical com- 
panies between the Pacific Coast 
and the Middle West, will terminate 
Sept. 30, with the Introduction by 
all major carriers of the cheapest 
round -trip fares ever granted to 
traveling troupes. 

New rate, covering round trip 
fromi Los Angeles or Sain Francisco, 
or via either of these terminals to. 
Chicago, has been set at $89.90 for 
purely theatrical company move- 
ments of 20 or more persons, with 
free baggage car allowance. Via 
Pacific Coast points (Portland and 
Seattle) round trip will be $98, with 
a full year expiration limit on either 
type of ticket. 

Previous low round-trip rate from 
the Coast direct was $144.26, and via 
the Northwest tariff exacted was 
$164,20. 

At the time the new Chicago r. t, 
rate becomes effective the rails will 
also inaugurate a new low r. t. fare 
between Los Angeles and Denver of 
$64.80, as compared with a present 
tariff of $90, and from L. A. to Den- 
ver via Pacific Northwest, $80.50, as 
against the bid tariff of $124.36. 
Time Jimit on Denver tickets has 
l^cen fixed at six months. 

Renewed Interest 

Granting of these new low fares 
between the Mississippi river and 
the Pacific Coast Is expected to pave 
the way for renewed interest In 
road-showing, as a big saving in 
transportation will 6e' made pos- 
sible through the new scales. 
*" • Fanchon & Marco transportation 
chief received, whole-lieartfed sup- 
port from rail execs on the Coast, 
b'ut for ' months encountered stiff 
opposition from higher-ups in the 
mid-west territory. Radcllffe esti- 
mates that had the new round-trip 
rates been in effect at the height of 
the F&M 1932 road biz, it would 
have saved the firm upwards of 
$140,000. 

Fixing of 20 as the minimum of a 
theatrical company Is a departure 
after many years of requiring 25 
fares for the free movement of a 
baggage car. 



EXTENSIVE COLORED 
SHOWS AND ACTS 



Maj. DonoTan Steps Out 
As VandevSk's Umpire 

After 16 years as the arbiter of 
vaudeville disputes. Major Donovaji 
went oft the job Friday (1), as re 
suit oi. the managers' decision to 
disband the V.M.p.A. 

Arbitration assignment was turned 
over to Henry Chesterfield, who, 
with William J. Lee, of the NVA 
Fund, will handle future disputes. 
New set up has Chesterfield as rep- 
resentative of the actors and Lee 
for the managers. In- the event 
they disagree, a- neutral outside 
party will be called in to decide. 

Chesterfield and Lee also are In 
complete charge of the NVA's af- 
fairs, both In New York and at 
Saranac Lake. 



B&K Revokes Opposish 
Ruling^Against Jones to 
Meet WB Nabe Vaud 



Under the split of Irving Mills and 
Tommy Rockwell, the latter con- 
templates adding revue production, 
making the Cotton Club (Harlem 
cabaret) shows a two-edition propo- 
sition every year, and later also, to 
put on a white revue. The Cotton 
Club will have a road company 
playing the variety houses, while a 
new show • is' built for the cabaret. 
The people would thus alternate. 

Mills also has Duke ISUington's 
orchestra, another C. C. alumnus, out 
on its own. Fllington is set for a 
southern vaude toUr for Charlie 
Freeman and other bookers. The 
Cotton Club revue with the Mills 
Blue Rhythm band, Leith Hill, 
Nicholas Bros., 4 Flash Devils, 
Snakehips Tucker, et al., is being 
expanded commehsurate with the 
$6,000 asking price Mills has placied 
on the revue. 

Meantime, Danny Healy, Ted 
Koehler and Harold. Arlen are fash 
ioning a new revue for the nlte club 
floor, which may Include Adelaide 
Hall, Berry Bros., Bill Robinson; 
Bessie Dudley and a flock of Chi- 
cago colored talent which is now 
en route to New York by Omnibus. 
Cab' Calloway's band is already set. 

Among the factors in the Mills- 
Rockwell split were the several dif- 
ferent corporate entities associated, 
all carrying corporate taxes and 
ft complicating matters. Besides MiUs- 
" Rockwell, Inc., there Is Mills Musi- 
cal Artists, Inc.; Thos G. Rockwell, 
inc.; F. C. O'Keefe, Inc.; Bing Cros- 
by, Ltd.; Lawrence Music Co., and 
a couple of other sub-corporations. 
O'Keefe is a band booker who has 
olTlce space in the Mills offices. 

Rockwell will probably move over 
to Radio City. 



Chicago, Sept. 4. 
In order to protect their own In- 
terests It appears that Balaban & 
Katz are calling off their classifi- 
cation of the Aaron Jones loop 
State-Lake vaude as opposition. 
This change In policy is due' to 
the returh.of the Warner sou thslde 
nelgjtiborhood spots to week-^end 
vaude, with the Warner houses 
ready and willing to play the acts 
out of the State-Lake since War- 
ners have no quarrel with Jones, 
being minus- a stage show house in 
the loop. 

B&K would be cutting their own 
throats if they stuck to their op- 
position stand now, since such a 
policy would result in strengthening 
the Warner shows to the detriment 
of Balaban & Katz. 

Now B&K are figuring that since 
the acts are going to play the Chi- 
cago neighborhoods anyhow, it 
would be better to have them play 
the B&K spots than the rival War- 
ner houses. As it has been, B&K 
have automatically overlooked the 
State-Lake material, thus narrow- 
ing down on their choice of avail- 
able acts, while the rival' Warners, 
with no such restrictions, have had 
the pick of the entire field. 



Guaranteed 35 Wks. 



Gene Gory, formerly featured In 
Frank and Milt Britton's band, may 
do an act on his own in association 
with Jack Shea. 

Walter Powell scrapped his band 
to join the Brittons, being guaran- 
teed 35 out of 52 weeks. 



JACK HESS BACK TO RKO 



Doing Exploitation for Vaude at 
Downtown in Detroit 



RKO is putting on Jack Hesa to 
handle publicity for the Downtown 
Detroit, Which Is back in vaudeville 
and playing big time shows of the 
Palace, Chicago, type. 

Hess, former RKO theatre pub- 
licity head," bias been away from 
that circuit for about two years and 
last with Paramount-Publlx. Terry 
Turner, who succeeded Hess at 
RKO, is also going to Detroit for 
the Paramount (Kunsky) houses. 

H. B. Franklin says he believes 
vaudeville can get over In Detroit 
with special explolta.tioh. 

Hollywood, Sept. 4. 
Jack hess is currently here acting 
for the indie producers. 

LOEfS VAUDE 
OUT OF N. 0. 



Loew is dropping the vaudeville 
at the State, New Orleans, after IB 
years and also after keeping It all 
summer, just at the beginning of 
the "new season. House goes straight 
pictures Sept. 13. 

Theatre returned to regular vaude 
last season after several years of 
presentations, booked both by Loew 
and Fanchon & . Marco, but In 15 
years had never been without stage 
shows of some sort. 

It leaves New Orleans completely 
vaude-less, unless Orpheiun, recently 
acquired from RKO by Mprt Singer, 
steps In. Singer has declared, lie 
wants to play stage shows there, 
but doesn't know how to get them 
all the way down to N.O. with noth- 
ing on the way. down to "break the 
jump. Singer Is, trying to arrange 
a deal with the Hoblltzelle-O'Don- 
oell group to play their shows when 
they commence on or about Oct, 1, 
with Charlie Freeman booking from 
New York. 

New Orleans has been quite a 
problem for the Loew booking of- 
fice for about a year, due to length 
of the trip from New York and 
"nothing else on the Loew book on 
the way down. Lately most of the 
acts have been making the trip by 
bus, this requiring three nights and 
two days of travel. 



LAUGHLIN WALKS ON ~ 
UMIT OF TWO FEET 



Edith Helena's Act 

F.dith Helena, from years ago, has 
formed a seven-people act to be 
known as Mme. Pompadour's Grand 
Operatic Review. 

Eddie Meyers is agenting. 



Spitalny on Tour 

With Yascha Bunchuk's return to 
the Capitol, New York, this week, 
Phil Spitalny takes Ills orchestra 
and choral combination on tour. He 
opens for Warner Bros.- in Wash- 
ington,- Sept. 16, for two weeks and 
then returns to the Loew banner at 
the Metropolitan, Brooklyn, for .an- 
other fortnight. 

Spitalny will fiy in fbr his Fri- 
day night commercials for Golden 
Rod Beer. 



Los Angeles, Sept. 4. 
Jack Laughlin quit as stager at 
the Criterion after T. L. Tally, 
house operator. Is said to have re- 
fused extra stage, space for the 
Laughlin shows.-as promised. 

Laughlin figured that the Ronald 
Colman pic, 'The Masquerader' cur- 
rent at the house, demanded a more 
pretentious stage presentation than 
the previous shows, which utilized 
only the grand staircase leading to 
the foots, plus a couple of feet in 
front of the screen. 



GILDA GRAY (1) 

Singing 

20 Mins.; Full 

Orpheum, N. Y. 

The whole world may have 
rhythm, but Gilda Gray's got mike. 
She isn't gonna shimmy any more. 
She's gonna yodel Into a micro- 
phone. And that Is something to 
see and hear. 

Gilda got herself considera.ble rep 
some years back as a wiggle'r. She 
could wiggle! On the strength of 
that alone (plus some expert press- 
agentry) she managed to become 
one of the strongest single b.o. at- 
tractions in the country. 

Gilda Gray is a 'high-class act' 
now. She doesn't shimmy any more. 
She sings <And, between changes, her 
pianist plays Rachmaninoff. The 
combination of which, at the Or- 
pheum, so thunderstruck the cus- 
tomers, who had come in to see 
some classy torso tossing, that they 
didn't even object. For a while. 
They didn't applaud, either, but to- 
wards the end of the turn there 
were a few entreaties from the pit 
about 'For goodness sake, dance'. 

Miss Gray throws three songs 
Into the mike, then goes oflE to 
change from a black dress to a 
white, while the piano player cpn- 
tiriues the class atmosphere with 
Rachmaninoff, and then comes back 
for two more. For an encore she 
gives in by singing 'St. Louis Blues' 
and Jiggling her dress a bit. The 
encore is the only part of the act 
tliat fits. Kauf. 



From No Stage Shows 
Minneapolis May Get 
3-Cornered Opposish 



Minneapolis, Sept. 4. 
The Lyceum, 2,300-seat independ- 
ent loop house, Is planning to Install 
the State-Lake policy of vaudeville, 
stage band and films when It re- 
opens this month and, If It does so, 
this city of nearly 600,000 people, 
now entirely without stage enter- 
tainment, except for the occasional 
Orpheum shows, promises to have 
a surplus of such. fare. 

it is Indicated that the Lyceum's 
adoption of such a policy Is likely 
to mean stage policies for the 4,200- 
seat Minnesota (Publix) and. 2,890- 
seat Orpheum (Singer circuit). 

There Is reasonable certainty now 
that the Lyceum will .be able to 
obtain screen product and thus be 
In a position to reopen. It Is wait- 
ing for Publix. to wind up Its nego- 
tiations with the major distributors 
and is ready to grab anything that 
the big circuit doesn't take. 

The Lyceuni also ^ Is hopeful that 
It may be able to land some of Or- 
pheum's surplus. 

The Singer house has 122 pic- 
tures Un^d up and can usi^ only 62. 
However, there Is a possibility that 
the Singer circuit may acquire still 
another local theatre as an outlet. 



Golub at Fqx, Riverside 

Los Angeles, Sept. 4. 
Harry Golub, last with Earl Car- 
roll's 'Vanities,' Is m.c.'lng the stage 
shows at the Fox, Riverside. 

House plays the stage attractions 
Fridays- Saturdays. 



Hash Act Salaries Holding Down 
To $1,000 Top-$700 Nearer Average 



Tab with Ken Murray 

Max • Gordon's 'Flying Colons' as 
a tab, with Gordon and. Curtis & 
Allen staging, will go over the RKO 
time in November. Ken Murray will 
head the cast. 

Dates depend on completion of 
Murray's next talker, Warners' 
'College Coach.' It is scheduled to 
be finished in October. 



GOULDING'S EOADHOUSE 

Syracuse, Sept. 4. 

Quitting show business, Charles 
Goulding, veteran actor and man- 
ager, has opened Bi'oad Lawn, road 
house, at Liverpool, local suburb. 

Goulding long was associated 
with Proctor theatres at Schenec- 
tady and Troy, and lflj>..sl.man and 
Hoohe.ster, Kochester. 



Top production money for flash 
acts this season, from the present 
outlook, will be $1,000, say the vaude 
producers. But that top won't, be 
general, since the scale will, slide 
downward to a point where $600 or 
$700 will be about average for. acts 
built for the best houses. 

Odd an^le is that the producers 
figure frointft%|to 20% of the orig- 
inal cost won't g« Into the show 
proper, but will be charged off, for 
recouping later on, as advances to 
the actors for eating money. Over 
the summer, witii none of the pro- 
ducers risking' more than $200 or 
$30.0 on any turn, the. advance touch 
overhead has almost equaled the 
total actual production cost. 

Only when there is no other way 
to get it will the producers invest 
In costly or new special scenery. 
Likelihood is that with few excep- 
tions all vaude production for the 
present will be rebuilt storage stuff. 
Most of the standard producers 



have enough material on hand to 
last a long while, and th^e storage 
charges have, been tough. Same 
applies to costumes. 

Better Talent 

With the bills for trimmings held 
down to minimum, the principal ex- 
pense item in many instances will 
be rehearsal costs. Average tap 
around Times Square for the roonis 
is 76c an hour, plus $1 an hour for 
a piano player unless the act carries 
its own. Rehearsals range from a 
week to two weeks, witli tlie people 
in action about four hours a day. 

The shoe stringing, necessitated 
for all producrs by the uncertainty 
of the seasons vaude chances, will 
have its reflection in a lack of flash, 
although it's not expected to great- 
ly affect the entertainment value of 
the average flash act. If anything, 
the cheating on . mountings may 
force the producers to concentrate 
on the talent more.. so than in the 
past. 



ALLITE REVIEW (12) 
Dance Flash 
12 Mins,; Full 
Orpheum, N. Y. 

Somewhat awkward title Is do 
rived from the fact that the act de- 
pends much on neon tubing for it^ 
effects, so It's all light, spelled a 
Uttle differently. Act comprises a 
male singer, a dancer of the same 
sex, a ballroom girl dancer and an- 
other girl who is more correctly de- 
scribed as an Oriental than a cooch' 
dancer. Backed by a line of eight 
girls who are good looking and rea- 
sonably accomplished. Act carries 
three sets of all black drapes in one 
two and four and about a ton of 
electrical effects. Summing up 
gives a good act without the elec'- 
tvlcal effects and sufficient flash 
from the latter probably to recom- 
pense the cdst of haulage. 

Opens on full stage. Against the 
black back drape is a huge crescent 
moon Jn flitter outlined by a com- 
plete circle of blue neon. Directly 
below Is a conv6ntIonallzed effect of 
two sets of green tubes, to give the 
effect of a moon ripple. Girls are 
seated on grass mats at the back- 
holdlng guitars .outlined In red 
neons. Singer on doing 'Valley of 
the Moon,' 

At the end of the verse the Orien- 
tal dancer comes bn to perform a 
ritual dance to the moon. Not the 
usual hip .weaving, aind tummy 
tosses, but a more, genuine perform- 
ance. Rep.Iaced by. the other man 
and woman who mix ballroom and, 
adagio work.' Closes in two for solos ' 
by the three dancers, the man being' 
a bit top tall and too hefty for the 
eccentric .steps he affects, though 
he does them well. Boy back to 
sing, and full stage with a panel 
let down from the flies. This has a 
circular track which supplies cur- 
rent to neon tubes about four feet 
long, each girl carrying a pair 
which are lighted for effective com- • 
binatlons, the track permitting, 
movement about the stage. A brief 
close-in to one and the platform Is 
replaced by a jeweled crown four 
fe^ In diameter directly over a cir- 
cular platform, of the. same dimen- 
sions on which the ballroom dancer 
stands, lighted from below and 'by 
pendant neon tubes which form the 
bars of a cage. These raise out- 
ward and upward to release her for 
a duo dance at the end of which she. 
retires to the platform. 

Costuming Is fresh, the first set 
of costumes being abbreviated, with . 
the second longer, If not much more' 
concealing. All dresses have the 
professional look and do not sug- 
gest home dressmaking. Appar- 
ently real money has been spent In. 
the preparation of this act. Elec- , 
trical effects are brilliant and sev* 
eral times elicit applause In their 
own right, with plenty more patter 
going to the performers. Original 
Idea which should be a knockout 
the first time around and good for 
repeats. Chic. 

PAXTON 
Memory Testing, 
9 Mins.; One 
Circle, N. Y. 

Memory expert giving a formula 
performance In naming population 
of cities, local hotels, theatres, etc., 
plus remembering numbers of dol- 
lar bills, etc. The type of act that's 
strictly for the smaller trade, but 
could be better as vaude material 
would Paxton lose some of his the- 
atricallsm and stagincss. 

He makes a poor start by reeling 
off population and other features of 
various cities like a machine, as. 
though he didn't have to stop to 
think, and so fast that it's hard to 
follow. 

Uses a few plants for wisecracks 
and at the finish goes a little dra- 
matic for an impression Char. 



RUS3, ELMER and ARMSTRONG 
Knockabout 
12 Mins.; One 
Orpheum, N. Y. 

Three lads who've been around 
before. In different combinations. 
Start with some falls, go into some 
nice singing as a trio, back to falls 
and mayhem, then some fast tum- 
bling for a finish. 

There isn't much in the eye- 
gouging and falling business that 
hasn't been done before by the other 
knockabout acts. These lads have 
combined biz from all of them, 
added one or two notions of their 
own and made it all jell pretty nice. 

Next to shut here and over with- 
out a doubt. Kauf. 



IRENE VERMILLION and Co. (4) 
Singing, Dancing 
15 Mins.; Full ^ 
Orpheum, N. Y. 

Mlas Vermillion used to be with a 
girl band. Now she has the three 
Beverly Sisters. It's mostly dance, 
with some singing and a. iiice mild 
flash, suitable for most naborhoods. 

Beverly girls sing sister fa.shlon 
and do some nice tapping to po 
along with it. Miss Vermillion s 
specialty is splits. She does 'eni 
b.ackward, sideways, off a chair and 
off the top of a piano. Pretty cf,- 
fective. But the trio is at least as 
good as she. Kauf* 



We Are Very Happy to Announce that 

AMOS 'N' ANDY 

(IN PERSON) 

PLAYING SEVEN SHOWS DAILY 

Broke the All-Time Attendance and Box Office Record 

OF THE 

CHICAGO THEATRE 

CHICAGO 

The Week of August 25th 

Total Attendance 150,253 
Total Receipts $74,523 

g^LABAN & KATZ 



70 VARIETY Tuesday, September 5, 1933 




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RKO THEATRES include amusement centers of all types. From the 
world famous Radio City Music Hall to the smqilest house on 
the circuit, the Bijou in Boston, the highest standards prevail. 

GREATER SHOW SEASON in RKO THEATRES is renewed 
evidence of the aggressive manner in which these theatres are 
Lducted. Be it motion pictures or vaudeville as the pol.c^ man- 

J . , Yet there is a continually 
^^^rc rfieir ooerat on individuality. lei mere 

1111 sr/oK. *o. has es^bllsHed on RKO 1h.oH, as 
the best in the community. 

Prog™« has been mode by RKO Thea.»s in *e pas. y«,r-i. 
• - •, „l Anracter which extends trom such important opera- 
IS a circuit ot cnaracier wmv. Cr«riricr« 
Rocten Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and San Francisco 
tions as Boston, Clevela , Group -Proctor's 

to the oldest playhouse of the New 
Twenty-third Street. 

• the Show World that the energy and force 
o, G;eMrr:OW "ASON be maintained th„„«h this 
Irs^Zc r, yeo. The H.e Kotiono. Reconst^cfon. 



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ESTABLISHED 1898 



WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCY, Inc. 

MAYFAIR THEATRE BUILDING, NEW YO 

Cable: WILLMORRIS, NEW YORK 

For 33 Years 
The World^s Greatest International Agen^ 




CHICAGO 



LONDON 



PARIS 



HOLLYWOOD 



Only IS 



<Continuecl from, page 67) 

would be up ugalnst It within a 
month for lack of good materiaL 

The material worry through loss 
of training and testing grounds for 
vaude acts has been predicted all 
over for the past five years. Ac- 



cording to the booHers, the predic- 
tions have come true. 

From the acts* viewpoint, opin- 
ions are similar to those expressed 
by the boolcers, but the actors are 
more optimistic about chances for 
the development of material to. fill 
the present yawning gaps. The acts 
contend that with a little more work 
they can again turn out finished 
product, and that developing in this 



After Four Years at the RKO Coliseum 



NOW in Our 67th 
CONSECUTIVE WEEK 



AT THE 



RKO ALBEE, Brooklyn 




FABELLO 



an 



d His 



Personality Music 

More Than Just a Versatile Pit Orchestra 

Also a Box-Office Builder-Upper 



era won't require the time needed 
in the past. I^imitations set by the. 
lowered playing time standards of' 
the past several seasons have- 
taught acts to set themselves in a 
few weeks. In the past as mUch as 
a year on the small time was needed. 

While the bookers vary slightly in 
the selection of the 15 remaining 
good standards that each mentions, 
most of them name the ^me acts, 
with the total acta selected not 
amounting to more than 20. 



SINGER CO. REMODELING 
BRANDEIS FOR VODULM 



Offices Moving 



Chicago, Sept. 4. 
Joseph Berne, representing the 
real estate department of the RKO 
receivers. Is here negotiating with 



the Metropolitan building In wliich 
is located the RKO Palace for 
space for the Western RKO office. 

RKO office for 14 years htis been 
in the State-Lake building. , On ac- 
count of the rent adjustment for 
the Palace theatre, the move was 
requested. 



Omaha, Sept. 4. 
Vaudeville was made a certainty 
with the letising of the Brandels 
theatre by a company headed by 
Mort Singer. Negotiations for a 
Ave year lease with a five year op- 
tion on the property, owned by the 
Brandeis Investment Co., were 
completed Tuesday (29). Singer's 
associate In the deal Is Morgan C. 
Ames, formerly RKO Orpheum di- 
visional manager with headquarters 
in Omaha. 

The Brandeis ranks as city's old- 
est downtown house. House has a 
short main floor, a balcony, and a 
gallery with a fair size stage, 
equipment 'is obsolescent and house 
is not wired. This necessitates ex- 
tensive renovations. Ames an^ 
nounced work as planned would re- 
quire about a month. This would 
.make the house ready to open with 
vaude and pictures about Oct.. 1. 
New lessees also say that some 
road shows may be brought in. 
Seating capacity Is now 1,600, but 
this will ba Increased by intended 
changes. 

Negotiations of Ralph Goldberg 
to secure the World theatre for 
presentation of vaudeville are still 
current. This is the original vaude 
possibility, before Singer and Ames 
stepped in. 



See Price Battle Over 
Frisco Orpheum Scale 

San Francisco, Sei)t. 4. 

Although Mike Marco and Wil- 
liam B. Wagnon hope to have their 
Orpheum open this Friday (6), 
initial picture isn't set yet, neither 
is the film product to follow. Orlg 
Inal opening date was Sept. 2. 

Theatre will have a Marco-staged 
presentation with Rube Wolf as 
m.c. Prices may be 25 and 40 cents, 
Which might start an admission 
battle in the town which . has held 
all combination picture-stage show 
prices up to 65 cents. 

Wagnon hopped to Salt Lake City 
late last week to attend the Sept. 1 
opening of the Orpheum there, 
which he and Marco also u operate. 




hternational 
Favorites 



Always a stand- 
ard European 
attraction 



Played the Palladium 
theatre just a year 
ago on their fifth re- 
turn' to London. 



Now scoring solidly 
at home 

This week (Sept. I ) 

Albee, 
Ciqcinnati 



European and American Favorites 



SAMMY LEWIS 



and 



PATTI MOORE 



Direction 

IRVING TISHMAN 



JOE MORRIS, with DOROTHY RYAN 



EXTEND THEIR GREETINGS TO MR. BLACK AND MR. PARNELL OF LONDON, ENGLAND, TELLING THEM ONCE 
AGAIN HOW MUCH THEY ENJOYED THEIR EIGHT WEEKS IN LONDON IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER OF 1932 



LONDON REPRESENTATIVES 

FOSTER AGENCY 

and 

DICK HENRY 



AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVES 

CURTIS & ALLEN 

and 

LYONS & LYONS 



^ yTacsday i Septemlier 5, 1933 



VARIETY 



73 



RUBY 

NORTON 



ANNOUNCING 

A NEW ACT FOR 
A NEW SEASON 




Greetings to My Friends in 

MELBOURNE 
SYDNEY 
BRISBANE 

AUSTRALIA 

ENGLAND 
SCOTLAND 

and the 

UNITED STATES 




Personal Direction 

JACK CURTIS 






CAIME Bacl( to America 

SAW Russia, Poland and Palestine 

PLAYED 

July 7— FOX, PHILADELPHIA 
July 14— ARVERNE THEATRE, ARVERNE, L. L 
July 21— STEEL PIER, ATLANTIC CITY 
July 28— METROPOLITAN, BOSTON 

MOLLY PICON 



ABE ELLSTEIN at the Piano 



Direction 
WILLIAM MORRIS 



Press Representative 
iCHAEL GOLDREYER 




Initial Eastern Appearance 




Artistry in Acrobatics' 

ORIGINAL ROXY, NEW YORK 

THIS WEEK (SEPT. 1)^ 



International Greetings 



Owen 
McGivney 



Marcus Loew 

BOOKlNCACENCl l 

General Sxecutiue Offices 

LOEW BUILDING 

AN N EX 

leO WESX 46^ST« 

BRyant 9-7800 NEW YORK CITY 

J. H. LUBIN 



GBNiCnAL AlAMAQEB 



MARVIN a SCHENCK 

BOOUINO., HANAOBB 



THE 

M AX E L LCS 

PABST BLUE RIBBON CASINO 
WORLD'S FAIR, CHICAGO 

Doubling Nightly at College Inn" 
Hotel Sherman, Chicago 



VARIETY 



TqesJayt .Sieplpniber 5, 1935 



Variety 3 ills 

NEXT WEEK (Sept 7) 
THIS WEEK (Aug. 31) 

Numerals In eenniebtlon with bills below Inc.cate opening <iay of 
show, whether full or split week 




NBW TORK CITY 

Palace (9> 
S White Flashes 
Bvans & Mayer 
Nick Iiucas 
Shaw & liCe 
Chaney & Fox 
Acndemy 

2d halt (30-1) 
Avalon Tr 
curt Crane 
Jack Arthur 
3 Racketcheera 
Snow..& Hardy Bd 
Nyaa Berry 

BROOKLTN 

. Albee (9) 
Block & Sully 
(Four to All) V 

(?) . . 
Ferry Corwey 
Maldle & Ray 
Rex Weber 



CINCINNATI 
Palace (0) 

Case Bros Sc Marie 
Frank Richardson 
Aneus & Searle 
Al Trahan Co . 
Don t>ee &, 7' 

- (2) . 
.6. Slg^lns 
Johiiny Woods 
D & B Barstow 
Sid Marlon 
N D Olee CIvb 
DETROIT 
Dowiitotvn (9) 
6 Biffins 
Johrfny Wodds 
3olk1it« .lYtck^r 
Jos Pehner 
Miles & Kover Co 

■m 

Don, Lee ■& T' 
J & J McKenna 



JACK POWELL . 
KAY, KATYA & KAY 
This Week 

.IndliBDOk Theatre . . 
Indianapolis 

BOTH PLACED 

By VEDDT & SmTH 



Mells, Kirk & M' 
Horton Spurr 
Prospect 
Iflt halt (2-5) 
Demarest & Sibley 
Any Family 
Frank Rlohardeoix 
Royce Ss . Sherr B's 
(One to All) 

2d half (6-8) 
ZiarlmeC '& Hudson 
liilllan Astalre 
RelUy Kids 
: . Joe Besser 
Qreat Huber 
BOSTON 
BKO (8> 
Bill Robinson's Rev 
(1) 

Colby & Rev 
.:, Serge Flaiih 
'Morton Downey 
Block & Sully 
F & M Britton 

CHICAGO 
Palace (9) 

Thrillers 

Eleanor Powell 

Bert Lahr Co 

]^ddle Oarr 

Noble Slssle Orch : 

• , (2) 
° "Catre Bros & Maf'fe 
Britt I Wood • •• 
Sophie Tucker 
Joe Penner Co 
Miles & Kover Co 



Bernice Claire 
(3e6r?e Jessel 
Kay Hsimllton' 
. . Hempstead. 

1st half (9-12) 
Rels & Dunn 
(Three to - fill) 
' 2d half (2-9) 
Van Cello & M* 
Robin Sis 
yauffhn. DeLeath 
Jackson & . Gardner 
Dara & Costa ■ 
ILINSAS CT., HO. 

■ Hainstre^t (9) 
'Abe Lyman ■ Bd' 

(2)- . 
Oracella & Theodo' 
2 Daveys 
Street . 3iperer 
Wm Demarest 

ItlNNEAPOLIS 
. Orphepfn (»).. 
Bryant Ralna & Y' 
Lillian Miles 
Pat' Rooney. > & - Jr 
.Dailton & Rose ■ 

*i!wtiEiiiovf; ii. i 

Capitol 

let. ha It (9-12) 
Kuy Hamilton ' 
(Others, to- mi). ! 
. 2d half (6-8) 
Virginia Lee C6 
LePatil • ■ ' 
Welat.jj: Stanton: , 
Chung Tee. Wahs 
(Two to fill) 



Stanley (8) 
Barry & Whltledge 
Stadlei* & Rose 
Pops & Louie 
Walter Dare Wahl 
(Four to All) 

Stataley (1) 
Hal LeRoy . 
Barbara McDonald 
Dorothy Dare 
Sylvia Frooa 
Joe Grlften 
Oomez & Winona 
3 .Ritz Bros ! ■ 



Raymond Baird 
WASH'QTON. D. C. 

Earle 0B> 
Six Lucky Boys 
B Bergen Co 
Colby & Mur'y Rev 
CUfl Edwards 
Grade Barrie 

a> 

Manning & Class 
Lewis & Moore 
iiarney Grant Co 
Songwriters on P'e 
Grade Barrie 



Picture Theatres 



NRW TOBX OITT 
Paramount (!>. 

Rlchy Craig Jr 

June Knight 

Roy Smeok • 

Paul Draper 

'Rmery D^tsch 

'One Sun Aftem'n 
. Roxy (1) 

Singing SIberiana 

Bray & Coles 

Catchalots . 

Kbravieft 

Paul CherrltB 

Dave Schooler 

'Her First Mate' 
■ ■ BAZ.TIMOBK 
Hippodrome (1) 

Buster Keaton 

Dora M&t>ffham 

'Ratter Romance' 
DETROIT 
. Fox. (1). 

Medley &. Dupree 



4 Blondes 
Jonos & Hull 
Phrlia Rae 
Frankly Connors 

5 J KaUfihan 
'Pllgrimaere' > 

HleUsw (1) 

McLallen & Sarah 
DIaihond Boys 
Sid Gary 
Bemtce & Emily 
Mangenes Tr 
Merle Clark > 
'Beauty for Sale* 

ST. I.6l7IS 
Ambassador 

MlUon Charleston 
Ruth Petty/ 
Johnny Perkins 
4 Flushera 
Ford Marshal . & J 
Master Eugene < 
'3 Cornered Moon' 



Circuits' Failure to Restore Old 
Salaries May Start Drift Toward 
P£ kes lor High Pay Holdouts 



PAUL (JONES) GERRITS , 
This Week (Sept. 1) 
' OrlglnikI ■ Roxy, New Tork 

.., Postmark leddy 



Fanchon & Marco 



Ni!W VORK CITY 
tUfi^ (8>' 

Nick Kenny 
Al Norman 
Fred Morrlt 
Andrinl B^os 
Don P.lerson 
Kay Fayre 
(Others to nil) 

BROOKLYN 

• FojK (8> 
Alex Gray 
Zelda Santley 
Geo Bea'tty 
Parker & Sandino 
Belllt &' Lamb 

BOSTON * 
• Metropolitan . .(8) 
Lillian Shado 



Herb Williams . 
12 Aristocrats 
Zanon & Kaz ' ■• ' 

UERSHEV/ , PA'. . 
Hetshey (il) :. 
Stan Kavaiftigbr'!- ' 
Geo Andre 
John Pogarty 
(Others to flll) • 

PHILADELPHIA 
,Vox (8) 
Duncan Sis Show 

ST. I/OUIS, MO. ' 

Fox;- (7) 

Barn Show • 
(Others to nu), > 
WATERBURY, CT. 

Palace (9> 
Bobby Rollins 
(Others to All) 




Week of Sept. 4 



Reggy Chtlds* Ore 

Malson Royaie 

Walsh & Arnold 
^ntohal^Orch 

Ufirden'a , Rlyl^ . 
Emil, (^olenftan^ Ore . 

ParddlBa/ ' 
N T G Rev' 
Jetry Fi^fieman ' Oti 
Park Central Oot'el 
Buddy Kennedy 
Rachel Car lex 
Bert Lown Ore 

Pavilion Boyal 

Peplno Rhoda'' ' - 
!.QUy Lombardo Ore, 
Pierre Root.... 

I Itenry. King Orch , 
Darlo & Diana 

I Ros Fenton Farms 

'Georges Metaxa 
Johnson & Murphy 
Diichln Orch 

Rusialan Arts 
Joe MorantE 'brcb 
Retiee & Laura 
Nlckolaa. Hadarick • 
Barra BIra 
'Mlsh'a UsanolT 

Slmplon .Club . 
Clark & De Lya 
l^rry ISIry'a Orch- 

St. Slorits Hotel. 

Leon Betasco Orch ' 
. Alfredota Orch 
Gypsy NIria 



8t.'BeKls Hotel 
Meyer I^a.vla ^roh., 

Small'a Paradise 

.'Blacli; Rbythni' R 
Nyra Johnaon ' ,' 
Meifra ft'^drtoA 
' 9- Speed ' Pembns < . 
Geo Walker .,. 
WiA Bpellman 
3 . Palmer. Broa 
May. Alex ii- 
Cbas Joh'nsen ^ Oroh 

■iftitt''prUl 
Geo Hall brch 

Tavern, B'klyn 

Eddie ''Jaclcs'on 
Jaok Mtirlray Ore' 

Vllliise''Barn 

Elal«' Gilbert ' 
BUI Aatonson > 
Hyers & Prltchard 
Jack Needers 
Ruth Delmar 
Zeb • Car.ter • 
V B . Hl^bllU.e? 
Roger dei'sten' Ore ' 

vVllbise Nqt . Club 

Hiighie ciark . 
Jack Froat 
Blanehe Lytell 
Comedy 3. . . 
Maralyii' Bailua 
Elsie ..Gilbert 
Anthony Trinl : Ore 

.WaidorNABtorla 

Xavler- Cugat Occh 
Margo ' 



Palladium 

O S Mel.Yin 
Max & Gang 
Buster Shaver 
Harold & Lola 
B & E Newell 
Selbr £' -Wells 
5, Canadians.: 
Vic Oliver 

' BRIXTON ■ 
Astoria 
Harry .Roy Bd 
FlNSBfRY ' ' PARK 
''■ I AiitorU •• 
'The 50 Graces' 
48 Hudson G'ls 
Payne \&- vTilliard. 

Jack !Payne':'Orbh 
Tonx!:QaY)e? ,3... 
Emney, . N.qrth 
DuAcaVi'''Gray" 




NEW YORK CITY 
Capitol (8> 

C & J Preisser 
' Dave ' Apollon Co 
Radio Aces 
Girls 

3 Step Sis 
Danzi Goodal 
Nora WiUtams 

Boulevard (8) 
'Homer Romalne 
Waller & Lee 
C & C Revue 
Tyler Mason 
Alex Hyde Orch 
Orplieum (8) 
Boyd & Wallln 
Arren & Broderlck 
Ward Wilson 
Eton Boys 
Bert NaRle Co 
Paradise (8) 
Van Cello & Mary 



Melsoo & Irm'tte 
■Boye & Maye Rev 
Jack Osterman 
W & J lUCandel 
BALTIMORE 
Century (8) 
Alt Loyal's Dogs 
Hackett & Carthay 
Bert Walton 
Cab Calloway Orch 
BOSTON 
Orpheum (8) 
Mills Bros 
Don ' Redman Orch 
JERSEY CITY 
Loew's (8) 
P Sydel & Spotty 
Zelaya 

Ralph Olsen Co 
Joe May & Dotty' 
Radio Haymakers 
NEWARK 
State (8) 



Lewis & Lawn 
Co as booked.' 

HOLBORN 

' Empire' 
Clapham & Dwyer : 
3 Bredwiiis ■. 
Teddy Brown 
Nina M McKlnney ' 
Lily Moore 
Jimmy James 



CHICAGO 



Benlevard Boom 
(Hotel Stevens) 

Ir'viiiig Oagnon , 
Ruth Broughton 
Cbas 'Agnew Orcn' 

BlackhaWk 

Wade Booth 



Edgewater Beaeb 
Mark Fisher ' 
Esther T:0dd 
DeRonda & Barry. 
Art Cai'rbn 



OLD KENT BOAD I Harriet Cruise 



Astoria 
Berinofl & Chariot 
Gertla Gltana- ' ' ! 
STREATHAM : 
Astoria 
Paramount Pier'i 
Adona -Winn 
Helen Blnnle 
Fat Kossborough 
Ernest Butchee.- 
Norman „Lopg .... 
Ch'arle's Hkyea | 



I 




Week of Sept. 4 



' Official dentist? "TO ^tjib n,' v. a. 
DR. JULlXl^ SIEOEL 

1500 Broadway 
This Week; -Eric Titus, >aul Alverez 



B Parrell & Dad 

Phantom of Air 
^ Herbert Fay Co 
' tngenues 
' ' State (8)' 
..■■Monroe &. Grant: ^ 

Sybtlla Bowan 
•'CliWord & Marlon 

Jack Pepper ■ 
. , Ann Prltchard' Co 

(One to fill) 
' ; BROOKLYN 
Gates Ave. .(8). 

Paul Noalri Co 

Feeley & M'vln Sis 

BUI Aaronson 

Radcllfte & Rogers 

Stohe & Vernon 
Metropolitan (8) 

DeLong Sis 

Zlngonl 

C Fredericks & Co 
Mills, Gold & Raye 
Barney Rapp Orch 

Valencia (8) 
Olympia's P' Win's 



Downey & Lee Sis' 
Mo'reran '&' Stiern '• 
Art Frapk. Co ■„ 
M Walkeir & Ijarry 
Willing ReV ■ '"■ 
NEW ORLEANS 
.. State. ,«),, 
B'o, Whiteside & A' 
Bob Fisher 
Floyd Christy . .. ,, 
Leavltt & L'w'd Co 
PROVIDENCE, W.X: 

.. Loew's (8) 
Serge Flash 
Audrey Wyckoff 
Demarest & Sibley 
.MUo 

S'f Carrie & E' Rev 
WASH'QTON, D. C, 

Fox (8) 
P Tlsen Orch 
Holland & June 
Edwin Sedgeworth 
Ray; Huling . Co 
Ross 8c Edwards 
Joe Laurie, Jr. Co 



BOSCOMBlB 
Hippodrome 

Mra J Hylton, Bd 
Nosmo King 
Verhon Wat&6n 
Hengler Bros. 
Jack Le Dalr 
Tiny Mite & W't'rd 
DUBLIN 
Capitol 
Geraldo Bd 

EDINBURGH 
.Empire - 
Anna May Wong 
B Wells & 4 Fays 
A J Powers 
Aga Young Troupe 
Lu-Lu 

Bower .& .Ruth'tord 
Lily Morris 

GLASGOW 
Empire 
Nervo & Knox 
Naughton Sc. Gold 
Eddie Gray 
Harvard, M-'r &. IC'k 
16 S'n FIsUer ,GlrlB 
Bulfetfr' '4' • 
Sven & Helga 
3 ,Emerald9 , 
TiibbV "Turner 
Bettyi Bl'ey' • 
..HiULt 



Albert Whelan. 
Billy Bennett 
D'Amselle & Boy .^„..„ 
Olrac & Yeates. dis Bobby Caston 



Deane .lantB, 
Hal Kemp Orch 

Cafe. pieAlez . 
Irene George 
Mary - Stone 
Evelyn Hoffman 
Enrico Clausl . 
^B' Hoftmdin ■ Or6b 

'-Chea 'Ft»re« "* 
Belle ''Baker' 
The . DeMarco'a 
Henry. .Dunn 
Martha Raye 
T'bm' (jlerum Orcb 
Jimmy Haderaa 

Cafe de- La Polx 
(World's Fair) 

Fred WllUama Orch 

Club Lido 

Hank GUIIam 



WARNER 



ELIZABETH, N.J. 
RItz 

Ist half (8-11) 
Vf>t Chocolates 

2d halt (12-14) 
Iinmcrman's Co 

2d half (5-7) 
Jack Usher Co 
R Wieloeft Orch 
PI1ILADELI7HIA 

. Eiirle (H) 
Lee Twins 'Rdv 



Slate Bros 
Stewart Sis 
<Four to nil) 
(1) 

Boyd & Wallln 
Enzo Alta 
Herman Hyde Co 
Jeanctto Hackclt 
Clyde Hager 
Radio Haymakers 
Chas.Poy Co 
Ro.scs Midgctn 



Alexab'der' '& ' Mose 



2 ' Shamvas 
.'Charladies' 
New Trlx Sis 
Karo & Partner 
LIVERPOOL 
Empire 
Ja<;k Hylton Bd 

NEWCASTLE 
Empire 

Carlisle & Browne 
Caryll & Mundy 
Claude Lester 
4 Fpolies 
4' Bennos 
Georges Durante 
Raymond Smltb 
Fanjacks 

WOLVEKH'PTON 
Hippodrome . 

No 1 Crazy Sho^ 
D & J O'Oormah 
Joe Young 
Allen & LaVOle' 
.Ernie Gerrard 
Syd Railton 1 
Tonl Raglan 
Michel & ' ArhoVai 
Archie Gordon ! 
Carson S|s I 
16 crazy Gaugstt-'f* 



Cabarets 



NEW YOBE CITY 



Arrowhead', lajn 
Irving Coiin '(Srch' 

Astoc Root 
Ben Cutler X)rch 

Bal Musette 
Anita & Millard 
Leonard Ke.ller 
George Marchal 
Nicholas Hope 
Sano Marco 
Waltfer 'White 
Georgette 
LcQD Bedo.w 

Olltmpre flotel 

Harold Stern Orcb 
Ann Pennington 
Caperton & BIddle 
Lalanda . . 
Barry DeVlno 

Cotfee Cliffs 

Alt Kahn Orch 
IiCBtra La Monte 
Isabel Brown 

Olen Island- Casino 

Glenn Gray Orch 

lln-lla Club 
Danny Hcaly 



Clarence Wecnia 
Lola Porter- 
Jimmy Nonne Orch 

Club LeUnire 

Nyra Lou 
Badall & Margo 
Keith Bcecher Or 
BUI Chandler 
Cookie Seldcl 

Club La Masqae 

Hewitt '& May 
Don Wise 
Al Garbell 
Edna Leonard 
Edna Mao - 
Buddy Beryl 
Art West 
Earl' Wlllla Orch 

Club Boyale 

Nancy Kelly 
Nellie 'Nelson 
■3M(i<t Hall 
Jiilia Gerrlt'y 
Marie & Elliott 
Bennett & Green 
Killap & Dupree 
Eddlo Court Enp 

Club Yariety 

|. Joan Ma,cfiy , 
Dave Dunn' 

Club ^ballmar . 

Ann Hammond 
'Diflonda & Bartir' 
Al Leslng 
B.uddy Lake,. ^ 
LOU Peatl Orcb 

College Inn 

Jackie Heller 
I Paul Ash 
Abbotteera 
Buddy Rogers 

Congress Hotel 
(Joe Urban Room) 
Vincent Lopez 
Robert Royce 

Coloslmo's 

Art Buckley 
Countess Borlska 
Latos Barsony 
j Nicholas Tsoukaia's 
Bobby Dander^ 
Lurleneg Grllfltb 
Tripoli Trio 
Cole Sis 

The Marionettes 
I Goo Devron Orcb 

Club Alabam 
Barney Rapp Orch ] Leiloy St Mack 

Hotel Pennsylvania 1'^^^,?:^^^^ orc 
Phil Harris Orch' . ' ^ / : 

Tjoah Ray Droko Hotel 

iiAtM vi^^..,^\t- Fowler A, Tamara 
Hotel Roosevelt- j^no Carpenter 

Marjorio Model t. 1 Clyde McCoy Orch 



Jack White, ' 
Sheila Barrett 
Jerry Belgan ■ 
Jerry Blanchard 
Lillian Fitzgerald 
Roth-Andrews Orch 

Harbor Inn 

Gus Van 
'Bye Dears' Rev 
Dcnnlkcr-ICIng Orc 

H'lyw'd R'etaurant 
Chancy & Fox 
Frank Hazzard 
Blanche Bow 
Kendall Kappa 
Charlies Davis Or 

Hotel Lexington 

Rrnle Hoist Ore 

Hotel Montolair 

Wm ScottI Ore 
Mario & Eulalle 
Hotel New Yorker 



State-Lake Ups 5c 



Chicago, Sept. 4. ' 
State-Lak^', vaudfllm spot^' has 
boosted Its tariff a nickel. Aaron 
Jones sent the price on the eyenins 
shows from 35c . to 40c oh attend- 
Ance. 

This still leaves a wide margin 
between the State-Lake atvd the 
two other stagfe shoW houses of the 
loop.' '• • 



Wm. Morris Agency Goes! 
To Bat on Non^Theabre 
Clause of NIRA Code 



IC'S 

Florence Barlow 
Gurry Si iJoy ' 
,J,une Carroll. 
3| Sun Dodgera 
Lee Morae 
Al Wilde : 
Joe Buckley Orch 
Hotel Harding 
(The Tavern) 

Ed'tia 'liay M:'orris' ° 

Mona '-A I Marino '• ' 
Clyde . £n;irder 
Phylla Rae 
Eddie M^aklna Ore 

■ ' Etanij^iv" 
CHotel LaSalle) 
Chas. Kaley 
Florence Alvarez. 
Qeorgle Tappa 
Helen Kane- 
Pauline. Baleau 
Johnny Ha'mp Orcn 

Hi-Hat Club 

Dl^k Hughes 
LRoy & Mack 
Dorothy Norton 
Bliss & Ash 
Effle Burton 

K-9 Club 
George Oliver 
BUly Harrero 
J'u St B'bby Lemar 
Lee Carr 
Lyle Page 
BlUy Russell 
Al Benson 
F & G Doran 
Billy Brannon 
Johnny Mangum 
Domlniq.ue Orch 

Lincoln Tavern- 

Ted .Wecms Crch. 
Andrea Marsh 
Elmo '^ufner 
Dick CunlllTe 
Baron ^ Blair 
Sanimy Wdlah 
6 Luoky 0inls 

Blaronl's - 
Rolando. & Verdltta 
Gwen Gordon 
Neecee Shanpon .., 
Miar'^e .& iMarle' ' ' 
Vlrsrlnia.. . Buchanan. 
Bob Wyatt 
Mfatdrle 'iA'6ret' Or(ih 

MMtiet''<ilab ' 

F#atnk' 'Shi^rTAhD' 
A|>t-{ BucUleX'/ . . 
Phylls Noble 
Margaret Lawrence 
..ii H ^fr.n'LMtrr 
(World's Vair> 

Henrique & Adr'ne 
Herb Wellington 
R'lcardo & SIskle 
Art Schater 

BInral ' Room 
(Brevoort Hotel) 

Jaros Sis ^ 

Paul Fay 

Gale OIpp 

Fay. Peters 

Bob Perry's Orch 

Old Heidelberg 
. (W.QrId's. Fair) 
E Kratzlnger Orcn 
Heidelberg Male B 
Roy Deltrlch 
Herr Louie 
Hungry Five Bd 

Pabst Casino 
(World's Fair) 
Beta Bemie 
Paul Ash 
5 MaxelloB 
Jackie Heller 
Ruloft' & Elton 
Carter Fashion Sho 
' ' Palmer House 
Vclox St Xolonda 



1 Ml ■ ■- 

HpUy wood, 'Sept. 4.' . 
■William 'Morris Agency, whi6h 
years ago instlttlted the system of 
barnstorming pdrsohalittes in audi'- 
torlums and halls throughout the 
country, has planted both feet into 
the fight, against . Article 51 of the 
vaude NRA code. This section 
would prohibit pprforrhances in 
places not regularly constituted as 
a theatre. 

William Morrii^ Jr., flew to Chi- 
cago Friday (1), and from there 
went to Sioux City, la., to", discuss 
the clause "vvith T^om Mix, who Xs 
expected to assist ih'iendeavoring to 
put this provision into the discard. 
From Iowa, . Morris goes to "Wash- 
ington, where he will be met by 
the Morris Agency attorney, Jerome 
"Wilzin, for a finish fight against 
clause 51i ' ■ 

Article 61, of the proposed vaude 
code, taketf k 'direct slap at .the 
Morris Agency, which has In the 
past barnstofmdcl' Annette Keller- 
m'ari, Eva Taneuay; Hiairry Ijaud4r, 
Tom Mix, Eddie Cahtor and btli'ers 
in rented halls and auditoriums. 
Should the clause b0 'addpled :if 
would mean "the of the 'Mdt*i|is 
system. ■ ■' 



Lincoln ta tlave Vaud 
After Lapse of Yeal^ 

iiinfcoln. Sept! 4. 

Under indie 'circuit nianagemeht 
for the first time in years, the Or- 
pheum is coming back to vaude, 
first to set such policy for the com- 
ing season. .; 

It's been about eight years since 
vaude was in here. 



Failure of the major vaudeville 
circuits to restore the old salaries 
as they pledged themselves to do 
when asking all vaudeville acts to 
take a 25% cut last March, is going 
to keep the salaries of moderate 
priced acts down for awhile. But 
it may be the- long looked for open- 
ing wedge for a general diift 
toward percentage deals for the 
higher salaried turns. 

The Loew circuit, whose opposi- 
tion. .^9, , percentage bookings has 
chiefly influenced the other chains 
to' rtiAkti* ^hating" deals spatihtely, is 
slipping. In booking circles it's felt 
^hat if .I^pew cr pitiilates, the others 
won't he^tltate to adopt the .per- 
centage , system for all acts in ..the 
heavy mpne:^^class. , 

. The number of big salaried names 
ifn"; .the. variety theatres since the cut 
has been extremely slim. The names 
wouldn't take the cuts on straight 
' ( (pon'tlriued on page 83)' 



TINK' TAB (SETS INITIAL 
RKO NMNCEL route 



KKO has issued a no -cancellation 
contract to Brown & Henderson's 
'Strike Me Pink' tab, the first ever 
Issued for vaude dates out of that 
office. Curtis & Allen made the deal 
for .the^ pr.oducers. It calls for 10 
RK;6. 'weeks, commencing Sept. 8 
in Coiumbiis, oii a $6,500 guarantee 
Plus percentage. 

Contracts . holds RKO to play the 
show as booked, with the 10 weeks 
running consecutively without lay- 
offs. ° ^*roducers Insisted on the 
clause on the grounds the show is 
tbb ebipehsiVe ' to barry when idle. 

'Principals include Armida, James 
Barton and Leota Lane, with a' line 
of 32. There are 54 people in the 
troupe,..all' told. i 

Following :the 'RKO time, ChsLrlie 
Freeman picks ;up the show for five 
weeks:: In., the southern Hobllzell- 
O'Donnell-Richards houres,. foll«w- 
Ing which Loew and Paramount hold 
optiops ^Pii^.iip. weelcs bet w.een. them, 
also tlirpiUoh C&A. 

■ 1.11 : . ' ' 

Otfciiwa Stage Shows 

:•. Ottawa, Sept. 4, 

Official .announcement has been 
made by Manager T. R. Tubman 
that 'stage shows' will return to 
the Capitol, largest theatre of the 
Canadian capitnl, starting in Sep- 
tember. 



Par Likes Showing of Vaude 

Combo Billft in Buff alio and New Haven Sur- 
pri6^ H. O. with Their Draw 



Sally: .Bweet . , .. 
Richard Cole Orct^ 
Paul Cadleux ' ••■ • 
Richard Bennett. 

Paramount 

Joe ''WaHacfr ii> i 

Julia ,Gerlt7 

Sally Rand 

Anita -l/'a.' Pierre' ■ ' 

Frances .White >ii. 

Eddie Varzqs 

JchklW Sis" ■ 

Sid Lang' Orch.in ,i 1 

PiaysCQuncl ' ' ' 

Lo'lo Bartfam'' ''• ' ' 
Marta JamcA • ' ' • 
Bernle Qreen 
Al Trace Orch 

Terrace Gardene. 
Benny Meroff 
Dorot.hy Thomas 
"Red" Pepper 
Norman Oast 
Jack Marstia.ll 

The Berlin 

■Waddy 'Wadsworth 

Alexlanno 

V & F Vestoff 

Jack Edwards ' 

Vendas ? 

Kolya & Berlet 

Tlid polls 

Dorl.s Deane 
Esther Pressman 
Rex Grlfflth 
Paul White 
Chas Whlttler 
Ted Lewis Jr 
Ted Lewis Orch 

Vanity Fair 

Mary Ann Boyce 

Cllft Winehtll 

Don Fernando.. Orch 



V(4 Lugo 

.Babe ' Sherman 
Zlta & 'Marcell'e 
Jatck'-H6ush ' 
Wanda Kay 
,/V.I .Hai|dler.. < 

'I'-lOOiClub:'' I 
Muriel. iLovei. i... 1 
Irene, Di|yal.. , • ; j ' 
FlArla'VestoIt" I < 
iDannyi 'AlvIrt Orcfi. 
Bmy...,P;?ay ,Rey.. j ' 
■Bobbjr ,Cook ' 
Doris' Le-AlhaH ' ' : 
Danny; AJ.vIn 



'«'2lJ''C?lub" 



I 



Sophie Tucker 
a •& C Herbert 
Ceclle Blnlr 
Nina Laughlln 
Pat -Kennedy 
Mackillop Sc Dupree 
Jules Stein Orcb 

. Old Mexico 
(World's Fair) 

Rosalie 

Dorlne & Douglas 
Mike Cozzl Orch 

^e 6lde Tavern, 

mickey Scott ttev 
C?al Herbert 
Violet. Crlstlan , 
Lillian Francis 
Crane Russell Orcb 

Villa Venice 

Faith Bacon 
•Moore & Revel 
Mildred & Maurice 
Wheeler Twins 
Sig Qlvonia 
Helen O'Shea 
Mildreds Fenton 
Frank. Quartell Or 



Following strong local reception 
to . . vaudeville: ■ in • both Buffalo ' and 
New Hav^n, Paramount may- install 
a combina'tio'n policy in numerbus 
other.Bpots;;' • ..\ 

Within Par it is considered' va'ilde 
could be used to advantage in De- 
troit>"iMinrieai)0'lls,' in 'one'''6f the 
many Houses 'it contr61s iti 'Chid%o, 
'In otlier-iiatts b"f' New England ^nd 
pOSMbly-i'n 'tli*!' south, -with Atlaifita, 
Birmingham, Knoxville iih'd' Nash- 
ville among , southern keys ..men- 
tf6hed/'';' " •• ' 

Playing' opposition to the deluxe 
itage sho'w policy at Shea's Buffalo, 
a vaude bill went into the Great 
Lakes, Buffalo, a couple of weeks 
ago and surprised everyone. A sim- 
ilar policy installed a few weeks ago 
at the Par, New Haven, is pulling 
strong there. 

■William Morris oflfloe i.s booking 
both ^pots. 

Singer's Dubuque Set 

Dubuque, Ia„ Sept. 4 
M!ort Singer is planning to reopen 
his newly acquired Spenslcy-RKO, 
with N. Rosenthal to manage, going 
•from Avon, local independent. 

Present, plans Include straight 
pics four days with vaud running 
three, and probable 20 road showfl 
for fall and winter seasQn,,^^^?"" * 



« '^TtacBday, September 5,' 1933 



EDITaRI AL 



VARIETY 



75 



V TradA Marli Reeletered 
•^hilahiid Weekly by VAKIETI, Inc. 
Sid Bllvepman. President 
yyeat 46tb Street New York City 



SUBSCRIPTION 1 
' ...I Foreign |7 



Vol. Ill 



120 



No. 13 




WC DO OUR PART 



15 YEARS AGO 

(Fr<m VARiBTTT and 'Olipper') 

After a mess "oT denials, contra 
dictions, arguments and viewing 
-with alarm the huge sum involved, 
First National got Mary Pickford's 
gig to a contract for eight pics. 
•Vfere to cost around $200,000 each. 

The Hattons had done 'The Walk 
Offa* for a Chicago premiere. Took 
tioine sort of a record -with no fewer 
than 13 love scenes, 

Louise Groody became an almost 
.cvemlght star In 'Fiddlers Three' 
^ playing opposite Hal Skelly. 

Henry Miller teasing 'em. Would 
pot announce Ruth Chatterton's 
new vehicle. Just said she would 
:open. * 



Picture producers were writing 
•trade papers asking them to ignore 
items from players' personal reps. 
Annoyed at premature publication 
Of plans from this source. 

Louis B. Mayer was taken into 
Firbt National with approval of Gor- 
«|pn theatres, which held the New 
..jBnglaind franchise. They wanted 
Anita Stewart, whom he managed. 

Undercurrent fight in ^First Nat. 
•j iWestern men had 60% of the ex- 
. ' change stock and easterners wanted 
control. Had offered $150,000 and 
^betin refused. 



Inside Stuff-Pictures 



Induotrles are able mm buslnees. Scemlnsly the other 

^ri.ii" ^'^P*''^- Anybody applying himself to the 

rimTaraloTaVrrf ts' fo^ S^ow^? ^^^'^^^^-^ -n^ 

relations between both fictions ''^^^''^^ 

to'b'e iTS.^t^no^'-^f^'f .''''^t' ^^^^^^^'•^ reported in this issue, seems 
getting Its tale told and then, if having any intra-lndustry sauabbies 
keepmg them within their fleld-and not on the record Through the 
National Assoc atlon of Broadcasters, the code as proposSTuhough 

ltci'Jij^^''^^^~^\^'^^ t«<^h"i<=^l intra-trade woes 

which have been aired by the film people. 

nin^*!!fp*° '^^f publishers on the other hand are tlp- 

Publi.hor?. Srnti"H*''^'A """^ ^^^^"^ ^he Mus^C 

Pubhshers Protective Ass'n has formulated a revised proposed code ot 
trade practice. It embodies all the principles already set up in their own 
trade association articles but, as is felt by the .film men, it becomes 
more official when the Government steps in. It's one thing to breiich a 
trade association practice; another to know that the Government's dele- 
gates win be after you if it's not enforced. 

Manner in which expected labor trouble was averted at the splash 
Grauman Chinese opening of 'Dinner at Eight', is one of the most inter- 
esting insides from the coast. With inside of the house being manned 
by lATSE men and IBEW members slated to handle the sun arcs on the 
outside, report was that on the night of the opening the lA men would 
walk. The walkout, it was stated, was to include the musicians, pro- 
jectionists and stagehands. 

Two days before the opening IBEW officials threatened the musicians 
that If they pulled a demonstration they (IBEW) would have ready a 
non-union combination. Carpenter union had a reserve crew of stage- 
hands ready to take the spots of the probable walking stagers and IBEW 
supplied a reserve crew of projectionists. 

Then to make doubly sure of no trouble the job of searchllghting, 
generally handled by the studio whose picture is previewed, was let to 
Otto Olescn, Independent electrical merchant, who in assemblying a crew 
for the outside jobs hired men who held cards in both IBEW and lATSE 
On the night of the opening an lATSB inspector asked every man out- 
side for his card and was shown satisfactory credentials from lA, and 
in turn were able to show the IBEW Inspectors a card of that union. 

Dailies In New York Sunday (3) carried cable stories from Berlin to 
the effect that German film folk, stars or otherwise, working ' abroad, 
have been officially warned to return or lose their citizenship. Warning 
was printed couple days ago In thei 'Film Kurler", official Nazi film trade 
paper and mouthpiece for the Nazi government to the film Industry. In 
Germany. 

VARiETT printed the same story first early In August. In the 'Film 
Kurier* of Aug. 19, VARiEfrT Is given a terrific panning for printing the 
story, supposedly untrue. 

Now, two weeks later, it Is printed In the same German paper, as an 
official notice. 



Three weeks ago Deputy Administrator Rosenblatt told picture busi- 
ness • he had received Innumerable complaints from exhibitors against 
unfair trade practices. Some understood ho said 22,000, others 2,200. 

Whatever it was then doesn't make much difference. It's more likely 
30,000 now, and. In addition to that, Rosenblatt Is now listening to some 
of the stories face to face. 

— Mostly the complaints referred to the Hays office. 



■.'Fed men nosing around agents' of 
flees In the Putman building -where 
the Paramount theatre now stands 
BQV^e ot them were really cloaks for 
iM^kmakers. 



. Pat Rooney and Marlon Bent went 
back to a two act when managers 
Refused to pay $1,260 for their 
sketch.. 



50 YEARS AGO 

(From 'CUppci-') 



Minnie Maddern Flske switched 
from 'Foggs Ferry' to 'Juanlta,' a 
step up from the rough soubret 
parts she had been doing. 



' . Charles Bortell, a cop in Saratoga, 
quit the force to go with the HI 
Henry minstrels. He wont on as in- 
terlocutor in a pinch and did so well 
he got the job. 



Sells Bros, announced an enlarged 
«li:cuB for the coming season. Added 
ttey had not had a losing season In 
the 12 years they had been on the 
road. 



Bull man on the Barnum show 
•^'as squeezed against a wagon by 
.^>ie^n, one of the elephants. He 
flled a few hours later in a Cincln- 
.*»tl hospital. 



St. Louis fair took a half column 
aa. Big space for those days. 
■Premium list ran to $60,000, Also 
plenty. 



Pat Harris, who had opened - 
*™e museum in Pittsburgh with 
Kohl, who later dropped out, 
^ad made so much money he was 
opening one In Cincinnati. 



^celslor' a French spectacle, 
wought over by the KIralfys, was 
8«ch a success at Niblo's Garden 
Wat the specialators upped their 
"CKet prices 100% and got it. Latter 
was unusual then. 



Threatened acute shortage of prints as a result of the recent sound 
men's and laboratory workers' strike on the coast, has been iaverted, 
with film deliveries being turned Out in sufficient quantities to take care 
of all current demands. Only distributing organization handicapped 
through lack of prints was Metro, which for a time was faced with some 
difficulty in supplying its accounts. This sltuatlonr however, has been 
cleared up, and practically normial conditions now prevail. 

Coast distributing agencies have anywheres from three to seven features 
currently available for the first runs, and plenty of prints of past re- 
leases are on hand to take care of the subsequent runs.^ 



Hepry E. Abbey was readying for 
•JJ® . season in the new Met. Op- 
j-^ "^®! but he clung to the manage 
" Si w ^STand Opera house. H 



"pid"" -. *H^r<5 "was money 
^^ayed dramatic' attractions, 



Opera 
was mohey 



He 
there. 



Indications now are that the claim of the 12 New York, Chicago, Phil 
adelphla and Los Angeles banks against Par for over $13,000,000 on the 
March, 1932, hocking transaction, will be filed with Par and lay in status 
quo until the question of preferred credit is settled by the court. 

Though the Paramount trustees filed their suit early last summer 
against the 12 banks for a surrender of preference. It appears the suit 
will not be heard until later In the fall. Paramount itself has stalled on 
an answer required from Film Productions Corp, and the distributing 
production departments. It jsn't expected to be in until later this month, 
if then. 

President Roosevelt Is not only the most photographed Chief Execu- 
tive, and one whose poses already are breaking all White House records, 
but he is himself the most enthusiastic picture fan. 

In four months Roosevelt has appeared in the newsreels more than 
Hoover totaled after his first two years In office. 

As an exhibitor, the President is showing such pictures as 'Power 
and Glory', and 'Cavalcade' on one night bookings. Ho has them exclu- 
sively In his zone— Hyde Park. The only policy that regular exhlbs 
wotjldn't like is that the President has no box office. Admissions are 
Annie Oakleys, limited to his family and friends. 

Reopening of the deluxe Fox in San Diego, Cal., by FoxVest Coast, 
after house virtually had been dumped back to the landlord several 
months ago, is In the nature of an experiment, and in the hope of shut- 
ting out competition at the now dark Orpheum. . ^ . . 

Agreement under which circuit has. resumed operation is for a short 
period lease, with merchants having brought pressure because of a heavy 

'Tslde f^omTe^d^ng'S^elf m^^^^^^^ support, merchants .hied on taking 
any display space to greet the r elighti ng. 

LOS Angeles Z^:' ^^S^tr^' 

SstVt'tSerwlt?^^^^ for Corliss Palmer and broke 

t?e Sg of he? divorce action against Eugene V. Brewster in the morn- 
ing editions the day *il«^^^^f J^^'/^f^t a step farther and announced 

Kaege show girl, a day before it happened. 

. . ■x!^„^^^^r in New York on a business survey for his Fuller's 
Sir Benjamin Fuller, in New xorK on a front-of-the-house 

Theatres, Australia. dlscZt fn box office patronage, 

r^Th.1ame— "^^^^^ above-normal ..public reac 

rbr rr^-" ^hr^^^^^^^^ — 

Metro IS Insistent It be given credit for the stars or lessors that studio 
loans to other ProJ"cers. ^^^.^^^ ,^ ^^^^ ^ the 

linf 'bVco?r\osrof Met^^^^^^^^^^ '^^^ '^^'""'^ 



Durante in 'The Palooka* and Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper in 'The 
Bowery'. 

Both are forthcoming UA releases with actors In question on loon 
from MG. So far UA has not been crediting Metro in any way. 



RKO theatre department, paradoxically, under the NRA schedule, 
works an hour longer than heretofore. It figures 40 hours now as against 
39 hours before. 

At Warner Bros., the. time maximum of 39 hours is very strictly, ad- 
hered to. Overtime isn't paid for extra, but instead the employees who 
work late some nights find themselves in position to leave Thursday 
afternoon and not return until Morday. 



One of the busiest of the producers of the smut 16mm films complains 
that masculine self-consciousness holds down his product. He can get, 
he claims, almost any woman to pose .for one or more films, but halt the 
time Is unable to secure a leading man. 

They don't mind the pictures but they feel they're making fools of 
themselves and some of them quit even after they have promised to pose. 



One of the current fan magazines in its review of Paramount's 'Three 
cornered Moon' carries a cast of players, only two of which played in 
the picture. Evidence that the review was written even before the pic- 
ture was filmed Is seen in a line in the review which states, 'Jack Oakie 
steals the show.* Oakie wasn't In the picture, having been withdrawn 
from the suggested cast two weeks before production started. 



'Pink Chemise,' recent Paramount buy of a 'Liberty* magazine storyr 
will carry the title of 'Come on Marines,' Studio has tried for five years 
to get a story out under this handle and on various occasions has set 
starting dates for such a picture only to have the plans abandoned. At 
least a dozen stories have been written at various times by Par scribblers 
for a yarn to fit the title. 



George W. Trendle, who has a deal to take over operation of Par's 
Detroit houses, is not lining up a staff on any promises until he has ob- 
tained approval from co\urts of his partnership. All parties mentioned for 
Trendle's probable" return to active theatre operation are guesses so far. 
Trendle has made no official announcement other than that which covers 
his deal, recently aproved by trustees of Par. 



After Par made the short, 'Madhouse Movies,' last week at the Hlalto, 
New York, the company didn't care for the idea and put the one-reeler 
on the" shelf. Arthur Mayer, operating the Rialto, happened to see It 
and had to fight for the privilege of showing it. Turned into about the 
best laugh short house has shown and getting comment all around. Now 
Par is going to make a series along the same line. 



Oh the Culbertson bridge short series being made by Radio, it was 
found necessary to have special playing cards printed to pick up the 
difference in the coloring of the red diamonds and hearts from the black 
clubs and spades. 

since red photographs black, it was necessary to get a color on the 
red cards that would photograph lighter than ordinary red does. 



As a result of the narrative style in Fox's Tower and 'Glory', screen 
writers are trying to develop new forms of story-telling for pictures. All 
are trying for anything that's different, som^ telling their stories back- 
wards or starting from the middle and then working both ways. Any trick 
formula that's new is likely to. interest the prodlicers. 



•Moulin Rouge', starting this week at Twentieth Century, will be a 
remake of an early First National picture, 'Her Sister From Paris', 
which starred Constance Talmadge. It was produced in 1926. 

Story is much changed, although based on the Talmadge picture. Con- 
stance Bennett stars in the present film. 



•Consistent use of Hitler propaganda scenes In Fox Movietone News- 
reel is beginning to revive the previously scouted report of a deal be- 
tween one of the American reels and the Hitler crowd for propagandiz.* 
ing Hitlerism. 

Fox Movietone, some time ago, officially denied such a deal. 



For his four-day job as fight referee In 'Broadway Racket' (Prize- 
fighter and the Lady') which Is little more than a bit. Jack Dempsey. 
will ^receive $15,000. 

Inside Stuff-Vaude 



It was the uncertainty of a sufficient supply of film product, more 
than anything else, that seems to have kept the Palace, Broadway, as a 
vaude house. Although the RKO people were favoring vaude, the three 
changes weekly film policy which Syd Cohen, new operator for the spot, 
was thinking about, looked tp be the future policy. 

Palace presently on Its film supply plays day and date with the rest of 
the RKO circuit, and after the Radio City Music Hall. Product available 
includes certain Fox pictures, regular Radio program and Columbia. 
Figured not enough on that thrice weekly change thing and Par product 
was looked for, through the split which RKO has with Loew's' In New 
York and Par pictures, after the Broadway and Brooklyn Paxataiount 
showings in New York. 

With the Palace aimed to have shoved in on that three changes weekly 
policy, the Par films could only become available after Loew's New York, 
a daily changer which has the Par franchise after the spilt choice by 
RKO and Loew's, 

This would have thrown the Palace offside, as at the Palace, the same 
Par films spotted one day at Loew's New York on the next block, would 
then have followed Into the Palace for a two-day showing or more, 
according to the way the days were split. Loew's, of course, protecting 
Its own New York, wouldn't let the Palace have an edge. 



Extra shows for the vaude houses In Chicago have brought the pro 
rata system into being to take care of the additional salary for per- 
formers do more than the number of performances contracted for. 

Regular contracts with performers now call for six shows dally at the 
B. & K. Chicago. Where the acts are called upon to do seven on week- 
ends thoy are being paid for the extra shows on a pro rata basis. 

RKO Palace, now doing five shows dally, has not yet Indicated what 
step It is going to take in this matter of extra performances. 

Fire which recently destroyed Rose's Midgets' 'bus In Bennington, Vt,, 
cost Ike Rose about $25,000. The car and Its contents were insured, but 
the company failed three weeks before the fire. Troupe lost all its prop- 
erties and the midgets' personal belongings all went up In smoke. The 
bus. owned by Rose, was destroyed. 

In adflltlon to actual lows by fire, delay coHt the act five wocks' book- 
ings. 



76 



VARIETY 



LECITIMATE 



Tuesdajt S«pteiiil»er 5, 1953 



7 M Opera Pods Set Already; 
3 of Tbem ia Tmies Sqnare Area 



No less than seveii popular priced 
grand opera troupes are mentioned 
for early in the new season, two and 
possibly three being slated for the 
Times Square zone. First to get 
going will be the outfit at the Hip- 
podrome where the pop opera policy 
clicked last spring, spreading to 
other points. Most of the ventures 
were successful, while few of the 
outdoor operatic presentations kept 
out of the red. 

Next operatic preisentation along 
the Hipp lines will be staged In the 
Mecca Auditorium, dated to .open 
Sept. 14 and billed to continue 
through the following week. Top 
price will be $1.65, Mecca opera 
will be the Fides, an Italian outfit, 
with Cesaro Sodero of the Metro- 
politan directing and conducting. 
There is a possibility of grand opera 
at Madison Square Garden, depend- 
ent on the reception of ^he concerts 
to be held there late this week. Also 
reported pointing to pop opera are 
the. Academy of Music, two theatres 
in the Bronx and one in Jamaica, 

Hipp will open Thursday (7) with 
a top of $1.10, as against the former 
top of 99 cents. Management stated 
It had refused to make any deals 
with ticket brokers. 

Jt was reported there were orders 
for ^8,000 tickets in advance but 
subscribers had been notified that 
all sales would be made directly 
through the boxoffice. Explanation 
was that the Hipp was not certain 
It could operate at the $1.10 scale 
because of expenses attendant to 
the importing of a number of Italian 
and German singers. 

Top price may be lifted to $1.65. 
Hipr is starting with a 14-week 
schedule.. 



£d Hurley Suing Hipp 
Opera; Seeks Quarter 
Of $12,000 Net Profit 



Ed Hurley, press agent, has filed 
suit against the C. &. C. Corpora- 
tion, operating the Chicago Grand 
Opera at the Hippodrome, New 
York, asking for one-fQurth of the 
profits earned' during the operas 
11-week season. 

Hurley estimates the profits dur- 
ing, that period at. about $12,000 
and claims an oral contract which 
wo^ld have given him one-fourth, 
as. an .equal partner of William C. 
Carroll, Cecil. Mayberry and Alfredo 
Salmaggl, who are all sued individ- 
ually as partners of the concern. 

Hurley claims that he was hired 
to . be press agent for a vaudeville 
act consisting of ex- Opera singers 
at the Hippodrome when it was 
playing vaude and . pictures. Ftom 
that he got the idea of installing 
popular priced opera at the theatre 
which, he says, was about to give 
up, haying flopped with vaude. 

He says he approached Carroll 
and Mayberry, contacted Salmaggi 
and got the three together for the 
first time. Deal was made, opera 
installed and Hurley says he was 
named general press representa- 
tive with an equal hunk of the pro- 
ceeds. But, he says, he was never 
paid one cent, except for some petty 
cash -vciil4^ he drew In advance on 
several occasions. 

Godfrey Jaffe is attorney for 
Hurley. 



McGuire to Do Sketch 
For the New *Follies' 

Hollywood, Sept. 4. 

William Anthony McGuire will 
write a sketch for the revived 'Zieg- 
feld Follies.' which Lee Shubert will 
produce. 

McGuire Is- currently scripting 
'The Greab-Zelgfeld' for Universal. 



'Double Door' Under Way 

H. C. Potter and George Halght 
start casting Immediately on their 
first production venture for the 
season,', T>ouble Door', by Elizabeth 
McFadden 

Piece will" be staged by Potter, 
who has staged a number of plays 
on Broadway and has operated the 
Hampton Players, summer stock .at 



Wilderness' Break-In 

Pittsburgh Sept. 25 

Pittsburgh, Sept 4. 

Legit season getting away to a 
late start this year, with Nixon 
staying dark until Sept 25, Open 
ing show will be Eugene ONeiU's 
'Ah Wilderness,' -\^hich tries out 
her^' for a week before moving on 
to New York. It's to be the first 
production here in the American 
Theater Society series. 

Nixon, with legit field all to Itself 
last year, will run without compe- 
tition again. This Is the latest 
legit Inaugural in years. 



GAUO'S LOW-SCALE 
OPERA FOR CHICAGO 



Chicago, Sept. 4, 
Town gets Its first season of 
opera since the closing of the Chi- 
cago Civlcj when the San Ca,rlo 
Opera troupe arives at the Audi- 
torium for a run on Sept. 18. Open- 
ing with 'Carmen.' 

Fortune Gallo has taken' the 
click of low-scale opera for granted 



Southampton, 'for the past seven and will operate here at a $1.10 top 
years. Halght Is co-author of land running as low as two-bits for 
'Goodbye, Again.' I the cheapest seats. 



Inside Stuf— Legit 



A rift among Denver's social registrites is the aftermath of this 
season's dramatic activity In Central City's opera house, where 'The 
Merry Widow' was revived. Result is that Delos Chappell and his wife, 
professionally known as Edna James, are on the outside looking in on 
a project they originated. Both are wealthy and are of Denver's social 
elite, dividing their time between there and -New York. 

The couple backed the revival of 'Camille* at the ghost city last sum- 
mer, the University of Denver being in, because owning the theatre 
property. Chappell engaged Robert Edmond Jones to supply the set- 
tings and costumes. Denver socialites went for the project and bought 
chairs at $100 each. 

The Chappells returned from Europe this spring and learned that 
some of their Denver associates had banded togetlier and engaged Jones 
for five years, not only to supervise production but to direct the shows. 
That took Chappell out of the picture, managerlally. During. a rehearsal 
of 'Widow' it is said that Chappell -vtras requested to leave the theatre. 
He then found out that he had been dropped from the committee, al- 
though Miss James had a small part In the revival. Jones Is best 
known on Broadway as a scenic specialist any directional activity being 
mostly concerned with the former Provincetown Playhouse group in 
Greenwich Village. 

Chappell expended about $7,500 on 'Camille'. The revival made money 
at Central City and he was reimbursed. He brought the production to 
Broadway intact with Liillian Gish l^st season, that venture going into 
the red, show being taken off after a few weeks. 



Indications are that the authors section of the legit code rather puts 
It over on the managers. In return for the conce'ssion giving the man- 
agers a share in the picture rights for shows which run less than three 
weeks, the authors are to receive not less than $600 advance, that money 
not to apply against the regular royalties unless the show runs more 
than three weeks. Recognized authors are known to receiVe more than 
the newly established minimum advance, but that does not apply to 
newcomers. The rule will probably cut down the number of shoe- 
stringers, which was supposed to be its real object. 

However, it may jam up producers' In regard to foreign rights. Mini- 
mum Basic Agreement stipulates that the author shall receive not less 
than the first advance ($600) for' the foreign rights. Managers declare 
that it is impossible to receive that much from some Continental coun- 
tries. Producer has 60 days after the premiere of a play 'to take up the 
foreign rightd option. 

Heretofore there has been a way to solve the matter. Actual first 
advance was limited to $50, the author getting an additional $400 or $500 
within a day or so of' the initial payment. 

The authors first advance rule in the code is not iron clad any more 
than other clau&es because the NRA provides for code changes by agree- 
ment in the committee where the government assents. If .the rules do 
not work out satisfactorily, the managers and authors could agree on an 
amendment. 



Plays on Broadway 



THE BLUE WIDOW 

Comedjr In three acts preeented at the 
Horoaoo Aug. 30^ by a aubatdlary of the 
Select Theatres Corporation (new Shubert 
company; actual ' proprietorship not pro- 
gramed); written by Marianne Brown 
Waters; Qucenle Smith starred; staecd by 
Harold Winston. 

Cynthia Talbot Helen Flint 

Doris Darrow Roberta Beatty 

Ellen Clare Stratton 

Dotsy Martin Eleanor King 

Nicky Martin ...Harold Conklln 

Jay Berton Don Beddoe 

Bcntly Keith Sam Wren 

Tony Talbot Albert Van Dekker 

Willie Hendricks ..,.Queenie Smith 

Horace Jonoa Ralph Locke 

This Is the fifth show presented 
on Broadway In the pre-Labor day 
period. Two dropped out promptly, 
but none Is worth while, Including 
the mipst recent entry, 'The Blue 
Widow,' once called 'Poor Little 
Thing,' billed as a comedy. 

•Widow* is a one- setter, one rea- 
son for its existence, but the Shu- 
berts guessed wrong if they thought 
It had a chance. Gabby, repetitious 
and virtually laughless, it offers 
nothing new In story or situation. 

But the p.lay does give quite a 
plug for Bermuda and Its fiora. Wil- 
lie Hendricks (a girl) stayed there 
a year with a playwright whom she 
was supposed .to be wedded. She Is 
subsequently the guest of Cynthia 
Tablet at-Darlen, Conn., latter hav- 
ing fallen for Willie's phoney grief 
over the late lamented author. 

Willie goes to work on the male 
population of the Talbot menage 
and there is" plenty of material be- 
cause of Cynthia's penchant for 
having a succession of week-end- 
ers. Being a wispy girl, the boys 
fall for her stories of her passion 
for flowers, especially those of 
Bermuda. Seems she was detected 
plucking blooms in somebody else's 
garden ■ down ther& and It always 
belongs to a different famous aur 
thor, according to whom she tells 
the story. 

The heroine flits blithely from 
one sap to another, but after cop- 
ping the rich old admirer of a vis- 
iting actress, Willie makes the mis- 
take of going for Cynthia's husband 
Tony. L«atter is in the mood, feeling 
that his mate has given him too 
little attention. It happens that the 
wife is a writer, too, author of suc- 
cessful novels. So Willie nearly 
breaks up the Talbot home. But 
when she discovers that Tony Isn't 
so well.. .off at the moment she 
switches back to tlie A. K. with 
coin and gray locks. 

'Widow' gives. Queenie Smith, 
formerly of musical comedy, a 
straight part and the play, such as 
it is, is all hers. Miss Smith seemed 
to act the curious Willie as in- 
tended by Marianne Brown Waters, 
a newcomer. Interpolated are two 
songs — 'Couldn't You Fall for Me,' 
by Mglx Rich and Jack Alexander, 
and 'You're Everywhere,' by Man- 
ning Sherwin and Stanley Adams. 
Neither is much, but well handled 
by Miss Smith. 

Some of the supporting players 
are capable, but In toto the acting 
seemed faulty, which probably isn't 
chargeable to the actors. Just an- 
other early casualty. Ihee. 



I Raquello plays the Italian duke with 
an Hungarian accent, but otherwlsa 
is acceptable enough. Nancy Sheri- 
dan is satisfactory as the girl, and 
CItUre Carleton pleasing as the sis. 
ter. Direction throughout is weak* 
As seems to be the habit this sea- 
son. It's a one-set affair, with no 
names and practically no produc- 
tion layout, so that it can hang on 
fairly easily to little money. But 
more than that little seems unlikely, 
Kmf. 

PLAYS ABROAD 



Trenton Legit Shows' 
Last-Minute Collapse 



Trenton, Sept. 4. 
With the Palace all set to relight 
on Labor Day after being closed 
two years, with 'Goodbye Again' 
and with a flock of last season's 
New York successes scheduled to 
follow, the whole idea collapsed at 
the last minute for lack of funds to 
cai-ry on. 

Newspapers carried advertising on 
the legit attractions for several 
days, Dlfi-.cp.rds were displayed In all 
store windows that had enough 
room left alongside the NRA 
emblems and Trenton was all set 
for the bow oC legit here. The proj- 
ect had even reached the rehearsal 

stage, money invested In house 

staff, renovations to theatre, etc. 

And then the Whole thing wont up. 
The State, also closed two years, 

Is scheduled to open next Monday, 

with legit. 



Ralph Clonlnger, former Salt Lake stock producer, who has been In 
Southern California for the last six months preparing to produce a 130 
people Mormon spectacle, 'Corianthon', is being credited in coast circles 
with being legit's greatest distance stayer. Since March 20, last, Clon- 
lnger has deferred launching his production, although since early June 
the spectacle has been fully rehearsed. 

Back of the early production delays was the matter of sufficient 
finances to insure a three-week sojourn at the Mason Opera House in 
L. A., despite the fact that thousands of admission tickets had been 
sold by members of the Mormon church for the venture. Agreement 
with the church was that none of the money collected from the sale of 
tickets would Tie turned over to Clonlnger until the spectacle was pro- 
duced, so that at no time could the producer figure on this b. o. 

Falling to raise the cash to cover advance rental for the theatre and 
Cor salaries and incidentals before b. o. receipts were available, Clon- 
lnger has been postponing his opening from day to day and week to 
week, with no thought of folding, and confident that his production start 
is just around the corner. 



Dave Chasen, Joe Cook's side-kick, has asked for a pulmoter to be kept 
back stage at the Winter Garden during the run of 'Hold Your Horses' 
as the result of a first night Incident when the show opened in Boston 
last week.^ One of the Cook gadgets has Chasen strapped in a chair, 
suspended over a tank of water by ropes. 

Two oth^r stooges let go the ropes to scramble for loose change, 
Chasen going into the tank. The ropes were fouled and when he was 
finally yanked up, Chasen was nearly drowned. 

'Horses' Is due in. next week. Reported several cast changes are 
contemplated. 



With the film version of 'One Sunday Afternoon' current at the Broad- 
way Paramount while the original stage version is still at the 48th St., 
the latter is going In for larger display space to match the picture house 
ads. The legit figures that the film will be no b. .o. deterrent and may 
stimulate interest in the dramatic version. The early fllmlzatlon by Par 
of the play came about through an unexpected prolongation of the legit's 
Broadway popularity after a slow start, and despite the banking holi- 
days. Thereafter it built into one of the few showia to survive the 
summer. 



COME EASY 

Comedy in three acta by Felicia Metcalfe 
presented at the Belosco theatre, N. Y., 
Aug. 29. Staged by Milton Roberts; sots 
by I^hiUlQ Gelb. 

Mrs. Ward '.Helen L,oweU 

Sammy Ward David Morris 

Mr. Daye .George Henry Trader 

Pamela Ward Claire Carloton 

Toble Drake Bruce Evans 

Marcla Ward Nancy Sheridan 

Count Rlccardo Dl Lueca. . .Edw. Raquello 

Miss Victoria Ward ...Alice Fischer 

Rita Davis Joan Cllve 

Clyde Massey Quy Standing, Jr. 

Pretty weak play, with not much 
about it of substance. It has a 
fairly funny basic idea and with 
some work might make a talker. So 
it'll probably hang around Broad- 
way long enough to earn picture 
rights. That is about the best that 
can be expected. 

Elizabeth Mlelc, the producer. Is a 
hard tryer. She's made several at- 
tempts and has a half dozen more 
plays up her sleeve. Some day she 
may hit. But. not this time. 

'Come Easy' is one of those fam- 
ily pbrtcalts that so many producers 
have been trying since 'Another 
Language' clicked. It's about the 
unstable Ward family. Mother 
Ward is tired, lets the I'est of the 
flock do as they please, doesn't get 
mixed up in anything much,. Fam- 
ily's on the rocks because too much 
gambling, but no one seems to care. 
Marcla, one of the daughters, shows 
up with an Italian count. Other 
relatives decide he's a fake, try to 
break the thing up, almost prove 
that he's not only a fake but a 
forger. But it straightens out, he's 
actually the goods, and true love 
wins out, at the same time reuniting 
the family and replenishing the 
family pocketbook. 

Pretty flimsy, not funny enough, 
and not too well drawn, as is. Helen 
Lowell as Mrs. Ward gives her usual 
good performance^ and David Mor- 
ris is colorful as the youngest Ward 
boy. Morris seems badly in need of 
direction, but given that, ought to 
bo a bet for pictures. He has the 
makings of b.o. appeal. Edward 



Is Life Worth Living? 

London, Aug. 26. 
Comedy in three acts by Lennox Robin- 
son, presented by Sydney W. Carroll at the 
Amba^dors theatre. Aug. 22, 

Tjizzle Twohig.... Christine Hayden 

Helena .Joyce Chancellor 

Christine Lambert ...Meriel Moore 

Eddie Twohig.. Josoph Ltnnano 

Mr. John Twohig Harry Hutchinson 

Hector do la Mare Paul Farrell 

Constance Constantla Esme Blddlo 

Mrs. Annie Twohig Ann Clcry 

Peter Hurley A. O'ltourko- 

Michael. Rex Mackey 

John Hegarty Fred Johnston 

William Slattery Richard Turner 

Tom Mooney , Arthur CHlsholroo 



Another Irish farce from the au-^ 
thor of 'The Whiteheaded Boy' and 
a dozen or more plays, all originally 
produced at the Abbey theatre, 
Dublin. Looks like a splendid Idea 
i.ot fully developed. 

Legit repertory troupe comes to 
a small village in Ireland and, after 
a week or so of Ibsen, Tchekov and 
Strindberg the town is off Its nut. 
The butcher, after seeing a per- 
formianco of Strlndberg's 'The 
Father,' hurls a hatchet at friend 
wife; several natives attempt sui- 
side, and even the local Congress- 
man votes against his own party 
after witnessing 'The Enemy of the 
People.' Everything becomes nor- 
rhal once more, when the repertory 
troupe is cancelled and a circus re- 
places. 

Generally ' well played, with one 
or two Splendid performances. 

The organization, as is, might be 
worth taking to New York for a 
chance. Irish plays seldom remain 
long in London. ■ They must be ex« 
ceptlonal to click. Jolo. 



THE ACE 

London, Aug. 2S. 

War drama in three acts, from the Qcc- 
man oC Herman Rossmann by Miles Mallo* 
son. Presented by Stanley Scott at tho 
Lyric theatre. Aug. 24. Play produced by 
Miles MallcBon. 

Soldat Bolle Ernest Jay 

Feldwebcl SchuUz Dennis Wyndham 

Soldat MuUer Robert Spealgbt 

Rlttmelater Kurt von Hagen, 

Raymond Massey 
Captain Ridley; R.F.O.. .Franklyn Bellamy 

Lieutenant Hensch Grifflth Jonea 

Lieutenant Roeder W. Cronin Wilson 

Aimee Ketty Qalllan 

Fahnrich Scbmidtchen Brie Berry 

Lieutenant Baron von During, 

Bruno Barn^ba 

Unter-Omzer Keller Wilfrid Lawson 

Lemmle Esme Percy 

This Is a German attempt to do 
a 'Journey's End' from the Teu- 
tonic standpoint, with the prin- 
cipals air fighters, instead of trench 
soldiers. 

The piece was done In Vienna 
with Conrad Veldt in the title role, 
but was banned In Berlin out of 
deference to the memory of Rlch- 
thof en, the native ace pilot. Ray- 
mond Massey has the part here. HIa 
work Is excellent, albeit the role 
grows a bit • monotonous. Once he 
shows his complex — the haunting 
dread that he will funk the meet- 
ing with his English ace opponent, 
every repetition becomes more and 
more tiresome. It is a psychological 
study, revealed early in the first 
act. 

There are a number' of excellent 
character studies by a fine cast. 

It remains to be seen whether 
lightning will live up to its reputa- 
tion of never striking twice In the 
same spot. JolOi 



Pitt, Alvin Headed for 

Vaudfilm, Report 



Pittsburgh, Sept. 4. 

Conflicting reports circulating 
about future of Pitt and Alvin the- 
atres, both legit sites here for years. 
It's known that Pitt will open in a 
few weeks under management of 
George Shaffer, West Virginia the- 
atre operator, but what the policy 
will be Is a secret. Shaffer orig- 
inally announce he would play stock, 
but now It's rumored he's - buying 
pictures and" will make a stab at 
vaudfilm. Pitt since dropping legit 
several years ago has housed 
repertory companies chiefly. 

Understood AlvIn, which has been 
closed more than a year, may be 
turned over tc the Harris Amuse- 
ment Co., with Johnny Harris talc- 
ing- active hand in management. 
Nothing definite yet on this but 
when and If, vaudfilm Will likely be 
the attraction. 



Tueeday, SeptenOber 5, 1933 



LECITIMATE 



VARIETY 



THE ROAD COMES TO CHI 



Break for Producers as Banks Ease 
Dp on Foreclosed Theatre Deals 



How many theatres on Broadway- 
are owned by the banks and insur 
ance companies, only the banks 
know. It Is fairly well established 
that the banks are not meticulous 
with their theatres as they first 
were, so smart showmen shopping 
for houses should get a. break, be 
cause all the banks are interested 
Irt at this time Is a return on the 
first mortgage. On form, therefore, 
It. looks like a good year* for pro 
diicers. 

The banks took possession of the 
aires through foreclosure of the first 
mortgages. After getting the 
houses they discovered, however, 
that instead of an asset they had a 
problem. Then the banks listened 
to reason and in the past six 
months have engaged showmen to 
handle the theatres, figuring, that 
was the way to snare wortliwhile 
attractions, if an<? when obtainable. 

,The banks now have taken a new 
tack. It is a procedure known as 
*mortgagee In possession.' They 
have stopped actually foreclosing 
on theatres. Instead they are 
stepping in to handle the cash, but 
leaving the owner-manager in 
charge. If and when enough money 
is obtained to pay the interest and 
taxes, mortgagee steps out and the 
owner again assumes control. 
Vanderbilt Case 

Case In point is the Vanderbilt 
theatre and there are others in 
process of a similar arrangement. 
The Drydock Savings Bank is the 
owner of the mortgage. Same in- 
ctitution now has the National, hav- 
ing placed it in the hands of Alfred 
E. Aarons and Harry Somers. 
Latter pair are reported having 
been offered two other houses on 
which the same bank has the first 
mortgage. Drydock is spending not 
lees - than $50,000 redecorating the 
National. Prudence Bonds had the 
house, but let it go though it still 
hds the Broadway to worry about. 

Recently the Mutual Insurance 
Company took over the Casino 
(formerly Carroll) in a mortgage 
foreclosure proceeding. It similarly 
gained possession of the Mansfield. 
Recently a Mutual executive said 
that the company may shortly have 
five Broadway theatres on its hands. 
That quintet will probably Include 
the Gaiety and the Fulton, Mutual 
having a first mortgage of $2,300,000 
on the combined site. "Properties 
are owned by the Cleveland corpora- 
tion, as Erlanger subsidiary. Late 
A.__L. Ei-langer refused an offer of 
$7,000,000 for the two houses and 



Ofl^ce building. (Gaiety) about, four 
years ago. 

Finance Improvements 

Although the banks have as yet 
refused to back productions, several 
have spent freely in fixing up the 
a.:res. In addition to the National, 
the Hudson was given a fresh in- 
terior last season at the expense of 
the Emlgran- Industrial Savings 
Bank, about $35,000 being expended. 
Same bank took over the Avon last 
week, however, under a 'mortagee 
in possession' arrangement. 

The Bowery Savings Bank has 
taken over the New Yorker theatre 
and plans for remodeling entailed 
an estimated expenditure of $75,000. 
Idea is to model it along the lines 
of the Folies Bergere, Paris, with a 
revue along continental lines or 
vaudeville to be the house's policy. 

Among the li t of bank owned 
houses are the Manhattan, in pos- 
session of the Manufacturers Trust; 
the Blltmore, owned by the Con- 
tinental Trust, and the three houses 
turned back by the Shuberts last 
season — Maj'jstic, Boyale and 
Masque, bei.**;- operated by a re- 
ceiver. The Times Square and 
Apollo are said to have been under 
downtown control since last season. 



'Sellout' Share Goes 

To the Relief Fund 



The Stage Relief Fund will re- 
ceive a percentage of the gross of 
'The Sellout,' comedy which opens 
at the Cort, N. T., Wednesday (6). 
A new independent group known 
as Theatre Craftsmen is said to be 
sponsored by Ashley Miller of the 
Fund's main offlce, the show's press 
agent being MoUle Steinberg, also a 
Relief worker. 'Sellout' is to oper- 
ate on a co-operative basis, which 
permits the Fund's sharing arrange-' 
ment. 

The Fund's commissary jvas re- 
plenished by a truck load of sup- 
plies last week, foodstuffs still are 
available back stage at the Royale 
theatre. 

The weekly financial statement: 

Previous contrib $65,280 

Sally Washington 20 

Other contribs 10 



Total $65,310 

Disbursements 64,078 



Balance $1,231 



1st Operation of Legit Code in N.Y.C. 

Costing 'Sunday Afternoon' $260 More 
Wkly. by Meeting Minimum Salaries 



LEGIT HIS LOST 




Lobbies of Loop Theatres 
Are Studies in How 
Strange Legit Is to Fairly 
Prosperoutv and Literate 
Tourists From Middle 

. West and South — Many 
Youngsters Probably 
Have Never Seen Stage 
Show Before 



ARGUE PRICE 



« ir.st legit show to react under the 
NRA code and raise salaries up to 
the code minimum is 'One Sunday 
Afternoon,' current at the 48th 
Street, New York. Its salary list 
was tilted $260, affecting 17 players, 
appearing in bits or as extras. 

Friday (1) when the code became 
effective the bit players were ad- 
vised of the boost, despite the man- 
agement first contended the NRA 
stipulates that contracts in exist- 
ence prior to the adoption of the 
code should not be disaturbed. 
Equity queried Washington on that 
point, the answer being that the 
question should be put up to the 
National Association of the Legiti- 
mate Theatre, which holds Its first 
committee .session Wednesday (6). 

Under the code, where a show if 
charging '$3 top, the actors shiall re- 
ceive not less than $40 weekly, un- 
less having less than two years' ex- 
perience, the minimum for such 
players being $25. Most of the bit 
players in 'Sunday Afternoon' were 
setting $22.50 and will now receive 
$40. Others with 1cj--s experience 
were p.aid $17.50 and are now get- 
ting $25. Extras Jit $10 arc raised 



to $15. There are 28 people in the 
show. 

Screen and Stage 

Show management strengthened 
its argument that the code actually 
does not require the wage minimum 
in Its instance, but pointing to the 
current exhibition of the picture 
version o£ 'One Sunday Afternoon' 
at the Paramount. Code stipulates 
picture versions shall not be shown 
during the life of the stage pJay. 
Making and booking of the picture 
antedates the. code. Stage play will 
continue with the expectation of 
lasting well into the fall. 

Question of whether the code 
minimum will be made retroactive 
will receive attention at tomorrow's 
NALT committee session. There 
are a number of players in 'Hold 
Your Horses' contracted for salaries 
under the minimum.s. Show opened 
in Boston last week and 16 due at 
the Winter Garden next week. 

Other attractions which placed 
players under contract prior to the 
date the code becarne effective will 
be called upon to abide by the de- 
cLsion of the committee ,if any con- 
tracts eall for less than the mini- 
mums. 



Chicago, Sept. 4. 
Attitude of the World's Fair 
tourists toward legitimate theatres 
and attractions is eye-opening. 
While there is' no way to take a 
census it seems a reasonable as* 
sumption that .millions of young 
people from the middle west and 
south who are visiting the exposi- 
tion and, on the side, the loop, have 
actually never attended a legit 
show. 

It's an education to watch them 
in the lobbies. They come in at 
odd hours of the morning or 
afternoon and want to. buy tick- 
ets and walk right in. Perform- 
ances at stated times and on a re- 
served seat basis is baffling to 
them. Wide -difference in price be- 
tween gallery, balcony, and orches- 
tra tickets also puzzles them. In 
fact the ignorance of the common- 
place displayed by well-dressed 
out-of-towhers is amazing. 

Demand for cheap seats exceeds 
the supply tenfold, but the expen- 
sive ducats are hard to sell at the 
window. Obviously the prospec- 
tive customers are thinking in 
t6rms of the 15 cents admission to 
the Idle Hour cinema back in 
Slippery Clay, Alabama. 

Photographs of the actors dis- 
played on frames In the lobbies 
possess a weird fascination for the 
hicks. Lobbies themselves and the 
Impersonal rather haughty auster- 
ity of the legit welcome give small 
towners a chill. Groups stall for 
15 and 20 minutes waiting for one 
of their members to get bold 
enough to approach the poker- 
faced dealer in high-priced paste- 
board who peers out at them from 
behind the grille. This is not to 
imply that the tourists meekly ac- 
cept whatever the box ofllce guy 
offers. But they argue primarily 
about price, not location. 

Social Implications 
Observers here believe that the 
loop is getting, thanks to the expo, 
a vivid cross-section of the gen- 
eration that has been reared since 
the road expired and since legit 
ceased to touch the rank and file. 
Plainly going to a spoken drama 
is in the nature of an adventure to 
lots of these otherwise reasonably 
literate visitors. That the whole 
transaction of dealing with a le- 
gitimate box office causes them 
so much confusion, embarrassment 
and strain is superficially amus- 
ing. Underneath that fact lies 
some pointers for the legit and in 
support of the theory previously 
heard that the film theatres by 
making It so easy to do business 
with them have made a stuffed 
shirt out of the legit. 

An effort to engage a couple of 
southerners In conversation brought 
out the interesting fact that one of 
them hadn't seen a legit show since 
a doughboy revue came through 
right after the war. Other didn't 
remember the last time. 



Ricbards' First Fix 



Hollywood, ,Sept. 4. 

Addison Richard.s, member of th" 
Pasadena Community Players and 
aHSociate director of the little the- 
atre group, has a six months de.il 
with Paramount. 

Never in picturcH before. 



Legit Code Committee to Grapple 
Promptly with 3 Chief Problems, 
Ticket Control, Labor, Rehearsals 



Famine in Ingenues 



In 1929 one of the best 
known legit casting agents 
had 110 Ingenues on his books. 
Just 98 have disappeared, 
either marrying or quitting 
the stage, a few going to 
Hollywood. 

During the depression hard- 
ly any talent has been devel- 
oped, especially for the musi- 
cal comedy stage. 



SHUBERT PROBE 
AND NEW STOCK 



The Shuberts are estimated hav- 
ing formed no less than 32 separate 
companies since they bought for 
$400,000 the assets and theatres of 

the defunct $21,000,000 Shubert The- 
atre Corporation at the public auc- 
tion which terminated 15 months of 
receivership. They then formed the 
Select Theatre Corporation. 

Shares In Select are the 'gift 
stock* which Lec Shubert offered to 
the old Shubert Co, bondholders and 
general creditors early in the sum- 
mer when in a public statement he 
called attention to the fact that al- 
though the end of the receivership 
In liquidation wiped out all claims 
against the old corporation, he 
wished to declare the creditors in 
on the new company. It is indicated 
that Select Is the holding company 
for the 32 subsidiary corporations. 

Identity of the latter is not dis- 
closed, but it is understood various 
properties are separately incor- 
porated. There Is also the Select 
Operating company, which is the 
new booking arm. In addition are 
the various productions which have 
reached the boards or are lA process 
of making. 

Shubert offered to turn over 100,- 
000 shares of common no par Select 
stock to the bondholders, creditors 
and stockholders. That is half of 
the issue outside of $400,000 of pre- 
ferred stock held by the Shuberts. 
The financial columns stated that 
75% of t: e bondholders and creditors 
had exchanged their certificates and 
claims for the gift stock. 

Half a Loaf or None 

When the proffer of the gift stock 
was made the independent bond- 
holders committee agrreed to advise 
Its clients to accept, on the grounds 
that the stock was better than noth- 
ing, there being no money remain- 
ing In the orlcinal company. It 
was thought that the indie, or other 
bondholders by accepting the b'.ock 
would surrender any right to start 
suit, on grounds alleged to exist by 
the indie committee when It sought 
to have the Shuberts investigated 
from the inception of the corpora- 
tion. 

Attorneys for the Indie people say 
that is not correct. They concede 
that the chance for such action or 
actions is lessened by the exchange 
of bonds for the new stock, but the 
right to sue remains witl the bond- 
holders. 

At one of the hearings before 
Judge PYancis Caffey during the rc- 
ce:ver.ship, the indie committee 
asked the court to authorize the ex- 
penditure of $10,000 for the purposes 
of the investigation. Instead the 
court appointed special counsel to 
liCar arguments on the application 
for a probo. Tljo result came to 
naught. 

The gift .stock proposition was to 
exchange each $1,000 bond for 10 
shares of Select common; one share 
of stock for each $105 of indebted- 
ness on allowed claims and one 
share of Select common for each 
10 HharoH of the old stock. The 
offer was good until Aug. 1 but is 
said to iiave been extended. 



First session of the emergency 
committee of the National Associa- 
tion ot the Legitimate Theatre, as 
formulated under the legit NRA 
code, will be held Wednesday (6) 
at the Theatre League rooms. The 
committee was incomplete up to 
Monday, three members to be ap- 
pointed by the government to rep- 
resent the public being the princi- 
pal absentees. Deputy Sol A. Ros- 
enblatt, however, stated that the 
committee as it stands could pro- 
ceed with full authority. 

Three controversial matters will 
be the initial problems for consid- 
eration — labor conditions (stage- 
hands), limitation of ticket pre- 
miums and hours of rehearsal. Back 
stage union contracts expired Sat- 
urday, shows to continue under the 
same regulations until a new agree- 
ment is arrived at. 

Indications are that the labor sit- 
uation will not be settled \y the 
committee and will probably "be the 
first of the legit questions to be put 
up to Washington for answer. The 
managers have drawn up a set of 
new working conditions which, 
while not aimed at lowering wage 
scales, point to smaller back stage 
crews. 

Managers' Aims 

For one -set shows they want the 
privilege of using but three men — 
heads oic departments (carpenter, 
electrician and props). Managers 
also want the right to say how 
many deckhands shall be used to 
operate larger shows rather than 
the union and they also seek a rule 
whereby a back stage worker is not 
limited to one specific activity. 
Strict rules which prohibit deck- 
hands in one! department from 
touching anything in another, has 
long irked the managers. The union 
has made no reply and It may bo 
a League matter before it reaches 
the NALT committee. In any 
event the union Is expected to con- 
test every point, and, as the union 
representatives on the committee 
will vote against the concessions,' 
failure to arrive' at a unanimous 
decision will force the question be- 
fore Gen. Hugh Jqhnson, the NRA 
Administrator, failing setttlement 
by Deputy Rosenblatt. 

During the code hearings Equity 
made a strong bid to have limita- 
tion of the hours of rehearsal in- 
cluded, but agreed to forego the 
question provided It be among the 
first matters considered by the 
committee. 

Action on Ticket Control 

Ticket control will be tackled at 
once, also, and two representatives 
of the agencies will be admitted to 
such sessions as pertain to fixing 
a maximum premium brokers may 
ask over the box offlce price. Code 
states that two persons represent- 
ing the National Ticket Distribut- 
ors are eligible to attend the ses- 
sions. But there Is no such organ- 
ization. Pos.sible that the NALT 
committee may force Jthe agencies 
to organize. That is regarded as 
the only way the brokers would 
stick together, they being as remiss 
in that respect as were the man- 
agers. 

Whether the press agents, com- 
pany managers, treasurers, ushers 
and other front of the house em- 
ployees (designated as the minority 
or unorganized group) will name a 
committeeman before the first ses- 
sion Is . not certain. About 600 pcr- 
.sons of the group met In the New 
Amsterdam theatre Thursday (31), 
but failed to name a representative. 
It was decided that each individual 
group appoint delegates, the latter 
to name the committeeman. 

The NALT emergency ccmmittec 
af» constituted at present: William 
A. Urady, Lec Shubert and Brock 
Pemberton for the managers; Wil- 
liam Elliott, stagehands; (lATSE), 
Joseph N. Weber, musicians; Frank 
Gillmoro, Equity; iDorothy Bryant, 
Chorus Equity; George S. Kaufman, 
authors; Fred Marshall, scenic men. 



78 



■.EClTlM A ir E 



CostanHS Draw Code 



Producers Who Rent Their Own Costumes 
Called Unfair Competition 



A\igr. S.l, the, Theatrical Costumers' 
Assn.. drew up a code for aubmls- 
sloin to th? NRA. 

Co^e Is to coyer all who make or 
rent 'iiostumes, wheth<ii^ for stage or 
cabaret' or amateur use, but ' does 
not Include producers who prepare 
their' own costiim6s and subse- 
quetitly rent these in competition 
with members of the association. It 
is the latter the code seeks to Elim- 
inate as unfair competition. 

Essential points include promise 
not ,to employ workers under. 19. 
Minimum wage is to be 35c per hour 
aiid ' maximum employment of 4.0 
hours per week, but averaged over 
a six-montti period, to allow for 
rush seasons. All receiving in ex- 
ceed of $36 weekly and clerical and 
labor forces not included. A maixi- 
mum° of eight hours per week over- 
time is , set. This overtime to be 
paid at an increase of one-third of 
the regular pay. 

Prices 

Proposed minimum rental prices 
are: Picture-house presentations, 
$12.50 per coptume; .picture ;produc- 
tions,\$6 for stock costumes and $20 
whens'made to order; profei^ional 
drama, $5 per costume; - professional 



musical productions, $5 p^r stock 
costume, and $12.50 if made to or- 
der; revivals of stock musicals, $3 
per costume; amateur shows, $3 for 
not more than two performances; 
nite clubs, $3 the flrat week and 
$1.50 for each additional week; 
pageants, $2.50 each or $2 if 200 or 
more are rented; wigs, 75c, regarded 
as an extra charge. 

Other clauses provide against en- 
ticement of employees, substitution 
of goods, misbranding, espionage, 
piracy of designs, imitation of com- 
pietitors' marks, defamation. 

Usual national control committee 
is provided for, and empowered to 
make assessments. 

Provision IS made for readjust- 
ment of contracts made before and 
bsised upon prices obtaining prior 
to the passage of the NRA bill, such 
readjustments to be made by arbi- 
tration. 



BID FOB mXY LOSCH 

Shuberts, through Curtis & Allen, 
are after Tijly Losch tor the 'Pol- 
lies' revival. 

Trans- Atlantic negotiations are on 
with the dancer, who is in London. 



4th SEASON 



OPENING AT LYRIC 
THEATRE, RICHMOND, 
VA., MON, OCT. 2 



NOTICE: Carrying a company of 106 persons, 3 agents In ad- 
' Vance, and the original' Broadway production, utilizing four bag- 
gage cars, "The Green Pastures", is by far the biggest attrac- 
tion ever to play Southern territory. For dates and terms in 
the South, Middle West and Far West, communicate with 
Charles G, Stewart, Greneral Manager, liaurence Rivers, Inc, 19 
W. ,44th St, New York . City, stating all details concerning size 
.ta,'nd equipment of stage, kind and volume of electrical current, 
'and seating capacity. 



LAURENCE RIVJERS, INC., 
Presents 

THE WORLD'S RNEST PLAY 
. ENTIRE ORIGINAL NEW YORK CAST 

marc CONNELLY 



Coast tiegii; Ag^ts Set 
Plan for Code ISearing 

IjOs Angela* Sopt. 4. 

Agents (legit offshoot of TPROA) 
have csOled a meeting tot noon 
Tuesday (6) at the Mason Opera 
House, for th» purpose oif taking 
action towards signing a petition 
that would Insure proper represen- 
tation for managers, agents, treas- 
urers and advertising agents at the 
legitimate theatre "code hearingfs in 
Washington, Sept 10. 

Plan is to designate Theodore 
Mitchell of New Torfc as represen- 
tative ' of the coa3t organization, 
with full power to act for it at 
the Washington confiib. 



Takes to Road; 
Only Time Holdover 



'Music in the Air,' one of the two 
Broadway legits — and only, mu- 
sical — to survive the '32-'33 season, 
closes at the 44th street New Torfc, 
Saturday (9) to go on the road. It 
opens Monday (11) In Boston. 

Musical will have completed Its 
42d week. It survived several 
changes of cast one moving and a 
months' layoff last spring. Donald 
Brian replaces Tulio Carmlnati on 
the road. 

A. C. Blumenthal, the show's pro- 
ducer, expects to keep It out for 38 
Weeks. 



doming as it does on top of two 
l^revlous tap routiners/, . It's . Blanche 
liewifl^ who works to 'a 'Poet and 
Peasanf arrangement Dance has 
l^n done here before, but this Is 
probably the best of the several 
thims that 'have "ofiCened this same 
specialty. A big hand that started 
befdre the' finale, grew Into a bigger 
one as dance closed, almost drown- 
ihg out band. 

Back to .one for Bandall, who of- 
fered 'Qigolo'<with variations^ Girls 
follow in a ballet in a hanging gar- 
den scene,- with Helen Olsen step- 
ping, out of the line for a toe spe- 
cialty. A- graceful . line, . showing the 
Wayburn imprint of talent George 
Herman follows girls In same set 
doing a contoj^tlon specialty in . a 
skeleton getup* Herman's trick of 
sliding a. couple of chairs apart with 
his feet until he's doing a split, sup- 
ported in air only by his arches, is 
a knockout and had the house 
throwing away its mittens.' 

Bill goes back to vaude again at 
this point, with Arthur Bowland and 
the Hollywood Doubles. Im'persona- 
I tioris Incltide Dietrich (Jean S'orbes), 
Mary Briaii (Helen Schlne), Cagney 
(Martin LiaT<>sa),' Buster Keaton 
(Joe Path), Dufante (Monroe Lock- 
wood) and Garbo (Betty Dedrick). 
Once upon a time there was an im- 
personator of Garbo vrho didn't say, 
'Aye ttlnk Aye go home now' — ^but 
nobody has evet eteen her. With 



jParamount, New Haven 

(Continued from page 35) 

stick to straight vaude or to tnr to 
break Into the presentation field. 
It has several standard acts, a line 
of girls, an m,c., calls Itself •Musical- 
Cocktails' — and there you are. But 
with all its wanderings, it's not a 
bad evening's recreation. Runs 63 
minutes, even after slicing several 
of the turns. _ , „ . 

For an opening, Pete Randall is 
on in one l>efore a colorful traveler 
of a -Jap bridge. Randall gags 
briefly and then, as m.c. of the out- 
fit, introduces Waybum's 12 Rhythm 
Dancers, wTio go Into a tap routine 
in two. It's a neat bit with the 
girls working well together. As 
line goes oft, an unannounced team, 
w4h> turn out to bo Chas. and Helen 
Stone, rush on for more tap stuff. 
Dressed In light blue suits and sil- 
ver shoes, duo make a snappy ap- 
pearance, and their turn is an. oke 
-v^armer upper that gets to the au- 
dience In short order. Chopping of 
practically aU acts to stay withta 
time limit leaves this team with a 
single number, but they put that 
one across oka.y. " . ^ . 

Spotting at next turn could be im- 
proved by holding It till later. It's 
another tap specialty and, despite its 
onal'ty. it loses some of its sparkle 



MAX CORDON 



Season of 1933-34 



the exieeptlpn pt Keaton and GarboL 
ch'araaters l^t plenty to the ima^ 
nation. Act closes with 'Cagney*- 
doing a rope-skipping dance on a' 
flight of steps. 

Cole and Whitmore f ollpw in 'one • 
Cole has discarded the rum-blossora: 
tjhat was part of his makeup, but 
he still clings to the Chaplin film- 
directing routine. Randall Intro* 
duces next number — a Tiittle Red 
Schoolhouse' song — which Lillian 
O'Dell sings, with a dance chorus 
by the line. Despite song and Its 
title, set shows some sunflowers* 
popping over a backyard fence un- ' 
der a hangout of washing. About 
as appropriate as a Little Lord 
Fauhtleroy suit for Jolson. Even 
at that, the set can't kUl this num- 
ber, which shows the girls in a 
complicated workout with hoops and 
a clever finale with a 1>lt of flash 
to It , 

Topping off the vaude section are 
CUfton and Brent, the dizzy duo 
who shifted Kipling's "Boots' to their 
own 'Shoes; shoes, shoes.' Brent 
coAies on In stocking feet. 

Finale has Wayburn. girls on, in 
gold pants and black vests, for some 
pyramid stuff. 

News, comedy, 'Notorious But 
Nice' on screen, and Henry Busso 
overture completed bill. Busse, for- 
merly musical director here for four 
years, got an ovation on his return 
for this week. Bone. 



GILBERT MILLER 
THEATRES 

HENRY MILLER THEATRE IN NEW YORK 
ST. JAMES' AND LYRIC THEATRES 
IN LONDON 



Cable Addresses: 

.GILRELLIM, LONDON 
GILRELLIM, NEW YORK 



Telephones: Regent 1241-1242-1243 
TeloBcama: "Cookranus^ Picey.^ London" 

CHARLES B. COCHRAN 

49 OLD BOND STREET 
LONDON, W. I. 




OSCAR 
HAMMERSTEIN 



Ijondon 



'New York 



BOBBY MAY 

Tenders thanks to CHARLES B. COCHRAN for having extended 
hJs enflagement at the TROCADERO, LONDON 



Tttcsdity* September 5, 1933 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 



Plays Out of Town 



HOLD YOUR HORSES 

Boston, Sept. 2. 

nhnhnrts present Joe Cook In his 'musical 
_A««ny' In two acts and 20 scenes. Book 
£Sl n^Bsel Crouee and Corey Ford; Charles 
K«i,«Ln collaborating In adaptation. Music 
wrlcs by Bussell Bennett. Robert A, 
SVmon. Owon Murphy. Book staged by 
S M Burnslde. Produced under super- 
5".i<«t'of John Sliubert, Ballets created and 
SSffid by Harriet Hoctor; additional dances 
i^hnrles Weldman 

• SWdway Joe Joe Cook 

•?'??,art ..Dave Chasen 

S-^ifn Rector Walter Armln 

• SSuy mKuo. .PranccB Upton 

. ffiond Jim Brady Jack Howard 

Hold • .Frances Foro 

' ? POX Betty DegUn 

- tflllan BuVsoll Kathleen Karr 

Fordyce . ; Inez Courtney 

Sm Mown. . Tom Patrlcola 

?«hn L, siillvan Edwin Guh- 

itaS Donovan Stanley Smith 

ffi-Ahcarn --W B. Brady 

• -n.n- flulnesa Jack Morrlssey 

?a?BHl Haenckle.. C E. Smith 

SIjLv Nat Jimmy Fox 

HqWUP Man.. R- J- Mulligan 



out. The father, giving no credence 
to his daughter's denials, follows 
the young rascal home where the 
daughter finds the only way out Is 
to assume the guilt. 

One way out for the play would 
DC to make it all modern and farci- 
cal. 

Percy Moore's work as the father 
was eterhng, while Katherine Locke 
made much of her opportunities, 
fatrlcia Barclay gave the perform- 
ance looks and charm. Richard 
Ewell ranged the whole gamut from 
bad to very good. Most interesting 
was Dan G. Michaels as a colored 
man. 



gSan at' licctore Olaf Olsen 

VflYlorv EUle OP'i Munson 

Mmory ^" jj^^^ Burleigh 

Ernest Recco 



' Magnolia. 



ShoWi first caught at its premiere 
cerformance at the Shubert night of 
jcae 30, proved a panic for Joe 

• Cooic's clowning, but overloaded; 
; ckueht again tonight (Saturday), 
- it^6vldenced great progress in whip- 
ping It into shape for Broadway. 
Much pruning had been done, weak 
BUOtB strengthened, and it was near- 
er time limits than on its opening 
night, when it ran . from 8:22 until 
midnight. 

It's a riotous Cook vehicle, with 

• the ^ice comic much to the fore, and 
ofteBentlng more gadgets, possibly, 
than there are In Rube Goldberg's 

" brain. AH these, together with Joe's 
nonsensical story-tcllIng and his 

. dancing, were more than sufficient 
fof one show. Tet, in addition, the 
musical extravaganza was packed 
•with song and dance, chorines, en- 
Bembles, ballet, and a story whose 
political satire Is slightly remlnls 
cent of 'Of Thee I Sing.' It was a 
ccuje of overstuffing the turkey; ihey 
w^re mostly excellent fixin's, but 
tending to bust the bird, 
tlot weaving the scenes has Joe 

' as the horses friend and the sub 

' ways foe. He comes on with s 
hahaom cab. and the show, which 
hlid been rather slow up to this 
point, gets under way with a spurt 
.of- interest. In rather too serious 

• vein previous scenes have given 
.. thfe idea of rival pols battling for 

thfe boodle, going In for subway 
graft, and about to pull a phoney 
S^yoral campaign. That rings in 
Jde as the sure to lose candidate 
of one side. But he surprises by 
■winning. 

Settings and costumes are of 
Kew York of three decades or more 
ago. In some cases old haunts are 
given colorful reproduction, as 
Crtney Island and Nigger Mike's; 
Rome sets are rousingly fine. Celebs 
of those days are shown, and In 
•most cases but poorly represented, 
Most of the characters do not sug 
gelst John L., Lillian Russell, Dia 
^' Blond Jim Brady, etc. This is one 
I of. the two major frailties of the 
show; and further attention is 
needed. 

Pther striking weakness Is the 
(Jtbry which takes itself entirely too 
Wrious'ly. 

. As it stands tonight, looks as if 
the fixers were attending to all the 
lesser needs; and ii^ another week 
' production should be in readiness 
for Manhattan seeing. 

Of personalities other than star^ 
B6me do finely, notably Tom Patrl- 
cola, close runner up for the honors, 
pave Chasen is seen plenty, and 
; ttis first time breaks his Silence by 
yfieaklng a lllie. The audience likes 
hhn. 

.Of music, there are several good 
Bongs; but none of the new ones 
gjrpass the old numbers^ and the 
^rodora Sextette is great. Among 
tne new ones likely to register are 
Bold Tour Horses', 'Meet My 
Mother', 'High Shoes', and 'Swap 
Vm Sweet Nothings With You'. 

Production is lavish and expert. 

The Honorable Johnsons 

V, . Newark, Sept. 4. 

i^medy In three acts and four scenes by 
*fflter Cole; presented by Elizabeth Mlele 
!t,J,5«_l'yrlc. Summit, N. J- . Staged by 
JJW'la Leonard. Settings by Walter Roach. 
th^L '"iJlwlcB Bert Wilcox, Kathedne 
jff**' E)avld Appelbe, Dan. C. Michaels, 
Connery, Richard Ewell. Patricia 
«lww''' Moore, Roberta 



It 



.Not much chance for this, 
isnt funny enough to travel as 
larco and tak6n seriously falls to 
"npress. it waver.*, too, between 
n^hes of modernity and old form- 
ulas so that the result is not happy 
loo ^atute daughter of a shlft- 
H(in ^^"^ secretly married the 

xrt?n ^. ^ wealthy business man 
fli« K pleasant but uninaustri- 
tft iif^^ner is also secretly engaged 
t>flr+ V plutocrat's daughter. A 
*W ^^*"Bs thorn all to his home 
niov»®u. ^ coached by his wife, 
Btoi^ father for plenty with the 
l^rn ^ chorus girl entanglement. 
othJ;'^^" a ludicrous incident the 
til *^°"Plc <lo not faro so well un- 
hia hlj?""'^ seeing how well 

thfi "»°'^"cr-ln-law does, trumps up 



MURDER AT VANITIES 

Philadelphia, Sept. 4. 
Despite one of the most frightful 
opening nights that Philly has ever 
seen, Earl Carroll's production im- 
presses as having enough of a good 
idea and even enough material to 
be worth saving. 

That it will be ready for Broad- 
way, however, after a week and a 
half's stay here is hard to figure and 
yet that seems to be the present 
plan. First decision was to close 
here (where show hasn't a ghost of 
a chance because of adverse word- 
of-mouth) after Tuesday and open 
at the New Amsterdam Friday, but 
this plan was changed over the 
week-end, keeping 'Murder at the 
Vanities' here all week. A fresh 
start in some other city, after a 
closing of several weeks for re- 
writing and alterations, would be 
the most obvious solution. 

As it is now, the show has much 
too much murder and not enough 
'Vanities.' To make it worse, what 
there is of the latter is not good 
enough. Uninspired tunes, a scarc- 
ity of dancing and clumsy and unef- 
I'ective scenic numbers now feature 
the 'Vanities' part of the evening 
and they do not dovetail with the 
murder mystery. 

Most of the musical numbers are 
tedious affairs lacking both lilt and 
life. Eight names are credited with 
supplying them, but there isn't a 
potential, song hit in the lot. Only 
solo dance specialty comes too late 
A number called 'The Quick 
Change,' with the girls disrobing 
plenty behind a gauze curtain, has 
possibilities but was mangled the 
first night. The touted 'Virgins 
"Wrapped in Cellophane' was way 
below expectations. 

The girls, by the way, are entirely 
up to specifications. In' fact, it's 
the best looking chorus Carroll has 
ever brought here with the possible 
exception of 'Fioretta.' 

Mystery show part, written by 
Mr. Carroll and Rufus King, has 
its moments, but there's much too 
much of it. Show opens, after a 
very brief stage-door shot, with the 
presentation of a supposed finale 
number of a 'Vanities.' During it, a 
girl screams and it is discovered 
that murder has been committed. 

The detective insists upon the 
show being given that night. Sub 
sequent action is on stage, in the 
chorus' quick-change room (another 
chance for lingerie display), ward 
robe room and musicians' room. 

Cast isn't notable, but adequate in 
most cases. James Rennie Is as sat- 
isfactory as Inspector Ellery as the 
plot permits. Pauline Moore Is a 
really sweet and appealing ingenue 
who Has to face sudden death many 
times. Bela Lugosi seemed to be 
the audience's idea of the correct 
menace. Billy House handles the 
comedy lead and he is plenty 
rough. Olga Baclanova struggles 
heroically with the role of a tem 
peramental prima ^onna and does 

rather well. ^ 

Waters. 



spectacle. Tired of each other, de- 
prived Of all Ba,ve the most rudi- 
ments of life, Marnie and John are 
uvmg apart, meeting only to bicker 
and abuse each other. Even their 
baby is a source of friction, and 
John proves a most inefficient Rob- 
inson Crusoe. Rescued at last, they 
come to the conclusion that mar- 
riage can be a success only if pro- 
vided with distractions, amuse- 
ments, and the company of their 
fellows. 

Into this fairly simple framework 
the playwrights have crowded John 
Spratt's father,, his sister, his play- 
wright brother-in-law, a gushing 
Widow, an elderly gentleman out for 
a fiing despite his officious daugh- 
ter, a middle-aged lady eloping with 
a voluble Spaniard, various stew- 
ards, a distracted captain, and 
others. 

The cast included Elizabeth Love, 
Ross Alexander, Porter Hall, Dor- 
othy Vernon, John Doyle, Dortha 
Duckworth, John Daly Murphy, 
Barna Ostertag, Roman Bohnen and 
Fritz Hyde. 



the HtA "oes, triimpi 

Oaiiiri,* ^ he has compromised 
«^nghter and offers to buy hie 



the 
way 



TWO CANT BE HAPPY 

: Providence, Aug. 29. 
Comedy In three acts and five scenes by 
John Golden and Charlotte Armstrong 
Lewi; staged by John Golden and Alexan- 
der Dean, and presented by Raymond Moore 
at the Cape Playhouse, Dennis, Aug. iV. 

The oft-expressed wish of young 
people, much in loye, of finding a 
desert island for two is the theme 
around which John Golden and 
Charlotte Armstrong Lewi have 
built 'Two Can't Be Happy'. 

The idea is promising, but it has 
not been fully developed here. Of 
the three acts, the second alone, 
with its amusingly contrasted 
scenes, its suggestion of a parody 
on 'The Admirable Crichton,' and Its 
mingling of sentiment and comedy, 
socmg ready for Professional use. 

The other two acts are rambling, 

inconclusive, and bV^^^^^J.^^^e^s 
excess of unimportant characters 
Tho play as it stands calls for ex 
tensive rewriting, pruning and re- 
distribution of emPl^af'^' 

Marnie Peebles and John Sprati, 
Jr7 meet aboard a liner on a s^ 
woGks' cruise. They fall In love at 
fir'sf sight" Ind all they ixsk^i^''?; 
vacy, the one thing t^cnicd them oy 

K^stoJS dc?kches from the ship a 
X?iboSTn which they are spooning 
and FOts them ashore on a desc 
Island. Thoy 

what they can rc^'-^" "^^^ J a yi"? 

r^ra^h^&'^i^tetp"^^^ 



YELLOW FREIGHT 

Providence, Aug. 31. 
Melodrama by Clyde North and Roben 
Keith. Staged for the first time on any 
stage by Leo Peters and iKislle J. Splller 
at the Theatre-by-the-Sea, Matunuck. 
Monday, Aug. 28. 



'Yellow Freight,' the third new 
play to be presented at the Theatre- 
by-the-Sea, served as the last pro- 
duction for Rhode Island's first rus- 
tic summer playhouse, which ended 
a four- week season Saturday (2). 

The production is an out-and-out 
melodrama in which the authors 
hiave resorted to all the familiar 
mystery artifices. Plot Is structur-. 
ally weak, but various characters 
are such an odd assortment that 
theatregoers may find the play in- 
teresting. As to its possibilities for 
the metropolitan stage, they are as 
vague as some of the situations In a 
jumbled story. 

The characters Incliide a snooping 
nondescript gentleman who invades 
a supposedly haunted chapel on a 
deserted ranch In southern Califor- 
nia in an effort to solve the long- 
standing -mystery concerning the 
place; the Chinese caretaker who is 
using the chapel as a hideout for 
Chinese immigrants smuggled 
across the Mexican border; an ap- 
parently crazed white woman who 
has spent five years living among 
Chinamen in the Orient and who 
returns to her native country to 
seek revenge, the motive of which 
is rather obscure; the owner of the 
chapel and his lovely fiancee; a 
mysterious corpse that comes to 
life, and a wise-cracking married 
couple who are spending the night 
(Continued on page 86) 



Labor Day '33 Jnst Another Monday, 
B way Awaits a ffit to Open Season 



L A. SOLO FADING 



Best 



'Two Cities' Could Do 
$2,000 for Even Break 



Was 



Los Angeles, Sept. 4. 
Being the only legit attraction in 
town meant little to the co-opera- 
tive 'Tale of Two Cities' at the Hol- 
lywood Playhouse. Piece got $2,000, 
which just about balances the bud- 
get. 

Dickens' play folds Saturday after 
six weeks, with nothing set to fol- 
low. 



lURDER' GIVES 
PHILLY POOR 
START 



Philadelphia, Sept. 4. 

PhiUy's new legit season was al- 
most set to come to a sudden stop 
tomorrow (Tuesday) night when 
Earl Carroll's 'Murder at the Vani- 
ties,' which received a panning at 
its opening last Wednesday, was 
announced as stopping after a 
week's stay. Last minute decision 
to continue it through week as first 
Intended, was made Saturday night. 

With the help of a big opening 
nighfs gross, first five perform- 
ances grossed nearly $9,600, but 
every performance saw a falling oft. 
Garrlck has no other booking an- 
nounced because of uncertainty as 
to managerial plans, and almost 
certainly won't get another show 
until end of month. 

Forrest opens Saturday night 
with the Sam Harri8-Ii*ving Berlin 
'As Thousands Cheer,' which will 
have two full weeks. 

The Walnut bows in Monday (18), 
with Tallulah Bankhead in 'Jezebel' 
and follows a week later with 'The 
Pursuit of Happiness,' Laurence 
Rivers production. House Is Inde- 
pendently booked. 

Chestnut, which may have a film 
first, reported as getting first show 
Oct. 2— 'Only With You,' with Ro- 
land Young. That will be Ameri- 
can Theatre Society subscription. 



What Hiere Is of Chi s Legit 
Biz Is OK, but Not Gc 



id Eniif 



Chicago, Sept. 4. 
With the cheapest admisb ever 
set here for legit shows, and with 
the to^n packing dally with over 
300,000 visitors, local attractions 
are still going along below capac- 
ity. This is in comparison with the 
picture houses, which are playing 
to six and seven capacity shows 
daily, and turning away overflow 
crowds. 

Answer seems to be that the out- 
of-town visiting firemen haven't got 
It or not accustomed to paying two 
or two and a half bucks for a seat 
in a theatre. 

Illustration: 'Take a Chance' and 
'Dinner at Eight,' two of the biggest 
clicks of the current season, which 
tossed off high marks at top prices 
in New York, are running at under 
capacity here, despite the lowered 
tariff. Huge signs in front of the 
theatre proclaim the low admish, 
but reaction is negative. 

Practically 75% of the towns 
legit houses are shuttered, while 
not one picture house Is dark. The- 
atres such as the Apollo, Selwyn, 
Harris, ace spots all of them, are 
without attractions, in spite of the 
mobs in town for the Fair and all 
amusement-hungry. 

One new show breaks into town, 
a colored outfit, labeled 'Ethiopia,' 
which rides into the Garrick to- 
night (4). 

Estimates for Last Week 

'Dinner at Eiflht,' Grand (D-1,207; 
$2.20) (12th week). At the scale 
about the best trade in the loop. 
At $16,000 there's profit, but there s 
no overflow demand for seats, that 
should be expected In the jammed 
condition of this city. 

'Her Majesty, the Widow,' Cort 
(C-1 276; $2.20) (10th week). Pau- 
line Frederick name Is meaning 
things to the out-of-towners who 
remember the flicker lady. Mucli 
trade In the nature of a personal 



appearance for Miss Frederick. 
Holding to approximate $4,500 pace. 

'Skidding,' Studebaker (C-1,250; 
$2.20) (7th week). Doing fine week- 
end trade, which is keeping the pace 
going. Sticking to $4,000 average, 
which is profit at the low overhead. 

'Take a Chance,' Erlanger (M- 
1,318; $2.75) (9th week). Olsen and 
Johnson vaude fans are helping 
here. High tariff is hurting the or- 
chestra biz, but they're crowded 
into the higher reaches of the house. 
Just about topping $17,000, nicely in 
the black. 



ENGAGEMENTS 

Edward Colebrook In 'Racket's 
End.' 

Herbert Rawlinson, Ara Gerald, 
'Racket's End.' 

Jane Seymour, Frank Dae, Chas. 
Harrison, Ruth Thomas, Charles 
M. Seay, Herbert Dobbins, John 
Rigo, Harry Belaver, Jack Grattan, 
Warren Parker, 'Merry Go Round' 
(complete cast). 

Alex. Klrkland, Margaret Barker, 
J. W. Brombcrg, Luther Adler, Mor- 
ris Carnovsky, Phoebe Brand, 'Man 
in White' (formerly 'CrlsLs'). 

Hortcnse Aldcn, 'Thunder on the 
Left'. 

Percy Waram, 'Trip to Presburg'. 
Fay Templcton, 'GownB by Ro- 
berta'. 

Roland Young, Laura JJopc 
Crews, Frances Fuller, Elizabeth 
Patterson, Frederick Perry, Francis 
Pierlot, Jobephlne Williams, 'Only 
With You' (complete cast). 

FranccKca Bruning, Arthur Aylcs- 
worth, Thos. V. Morrison, Charles 
Coleman, Byron McGrath, Edwin 
Brandon, Fredk. Kaufman, Frcdk. 
Sumner, Jas, P. Houfton, Mildred 
Natwick, Frances Halllday, Clara 
Mahr, 'Amourctc' (complete cast). 

Donald Brian, 'Music In the Air.' 

Edward Loiter, Leo Kennedy, W. 
W. Shutlleworth, Donald Campbell, 
'Undesirable Lady.' 



Broadway^ legit season has 
started, according to the calendar, 
but, although Labor Day technically 
sounds the starting gun, the season 
will not have begun until the first 
hit scores. It would be a good aver- 
age, if a sock arrives by the middle 
of September. Last year there was 
no dramatic success until October, 
one fairly heavy musical grosser 
starting ahead of that, however. 

To date no standolit comedy or 
drama is in sight but there are sev- 
eral anticipated musical clicks on 
the way in. 'Hold Your Horses' 
drew some acclaim in Boston last 
week and is coming right in, slated 
for the Winter Garden next Tues- 
day (li). 'As Thousands Cheer' 
will bow Into Philadelphia Satur- 
day (9) and is. not due on Broad- 
way until late this month. Both are 
to charge $4.40 top, the scale caus- 
ing some comment because last sea- 
son not one musical was able to 
hold to that pl'ice. Another musi- 
cal, 'Murder at the Vanities,' a com- 
bination of revue and murder mys- 
tery slated for the New Amsterdam 
next Tuesday also. 

Start of last season there were 
fewer attractions on Broadway 
than beginning the season of 1931- 
'32 and this "33-'34 starting period 
is running behind last season. In 
the like week of '32 there were 11 
attractions on the list. Counting 
three entries this week, there are 
eight shows current. Another dis- 
tinct difference is that whereas last 
September saw four or five shows 
holding over Into the new season, 
only one holdover will be left after 
this week ('One Sunday Afternoon,' 
a moderate grosser but profitable). 
Broadway will have to more from 
dead center, whereas In all other 
seasons within memory there were 
always several hit musicals running 
well beyond the summer period. 

After a run of 10 months 'Music 
In the Air* closes Saturday at the 
44th Street and goes to the road. 
One of two of the recent comedy 
weaklings may also take the air. 
Next week only other new show an- 
nounced is 'Heat Lightning' at the 
Booth, but added starters are 
likely. * 

There are 10 shows in rehearsal 
as against 15 in preparation the 
same week last year, but that is 
not a true measure of comparison, 
because thlEi season most of the 
straight shows are being tried out 
in the rural show shops, such show- 
ings virtually being rehearsals. 

Estimates for Last Week 

'A Party,' Playhouse (2d week) 
(C-893-$3.30). If it had got a break 
by reviewers would have had better 
chance; disappointing" first week; 
estimated around $4,000. 

'Blue Widow,' Morosco (2d week) 
(C-893-$2.75). Opened middle of 
last week, drawing unfavorable no- 
tices; one-set show with little 
chance except cut rates, 

'Come Easy,' Belasco (2d w^ek) 
(C-l,000-$2.75). Reviewers didn't 
like this one either; small money 
first seven performances; about $2,- 
500, but attendance claimed to be 
climbing. 

'Crucible,' Forrest (1st week) (D- 
l,015-$3,30). Presented independ- 
ently (D. H. Connelly) ; authored by 
same; billed as having cast of 50 
people; opened Monday. 

'Murder at the Vanities,' New Am- 
stermdam. Announced for Friday, 
but postponed until next Tuesday. 

'Music in the Air,' 44th St. (42d 
week) (M-l,323-$3,30). Final week; 
long-run operetta begins tour in 
Boston Monday; Donald Brian now 
in the cast; held its summer lOaco 
last week at $12,000. 

'One Sunday Afternoon,' 48th St. 
(30th week) (C-969-$3.30). Al- 
though picture version now released, 
show alms to hold over; around $6,- 
000 last week; profitable. 

'The Sellout,' Cort (Ist week) 
(C-l,043-$3.30). Presented inde- 
pendently (Theatre Craftsmen) i 
written by Albert G. Miller; radio 
satire opens Wednesday (6). 

Revival 

'Dangerous Corner,' Waldorf; re- 
vival. 



TiccoB/ 'Counsellor' Tie 
In Frisco with $5,000 



,San FrancJ.sco, ,Scpt, 4. 

S. Hurok'f.^ 'Piccoll' marionettes 
at tho Columbia going over well, 
and duo to stay a third week with 
probably a fourth. 

Only otlier show in town is 
'Counsellor-at-I^w,' Henry Duffy 
production at the Alcazar, which is 
in second week and may hang on 
for anothfr. 

Both hitting around tho $5,000 
znark. 



VARIETY 



LEGITIMATE 



Tuesday, ' September 5, 1933 



London Show World 



— t hou san ds* Date, Place 
Sept. 26 and Music Box 



(Continued from page 12) 
more months. 'The DlstafC Sign,' hy 
John Van Druten/ starring Sybil 
Thorndylte at the Apollo, should do 
well for quite a while, due to the 
popularity of the author and return 
of Thorndyke. 

Miller is also getting ready two 
new productions on a very elaborate 
scale. One, dealing with the Shakes- 
pearean period, will have a cast of 
moi'e than 50 and will star Leslie 
Howard; while the other will have 
a cast of more than 30. Shows will 
be cast as soon as Miller has fin- 
ished producing Columbia's first 
picture over here. 



Coddling the Boys 

The furnishing of refreshment at 
trade and press shows reached a 
point where one morning this week 
cocktails and snacks were served 
before the showing, even to the ex- 
tent of having waiters pass down 
the aisle with trays. At the conclu- 



NEW. 



NON-SMARTING 
TEARPROOF 

^ayhelline 

Here's what you've beenj 
wanting — for off s\ag& 
and on. A real isyelash 
darkenef : one tfijit goes -^^ 
on right the first time and f 
that won't run, smear or 
smart with tears or per- 
spiration. Positively non-smartlngl The most 
popular inascdra with the profession. Perfectly 
harmless. Try the NEW Maybeltine. Black or 
Bro>Vn, 75c at any toilet igoods counter. 





.EYELASH BEAUTIFIER 



slon, those who wished to, repaired 
to a room where champagne was 
served. 

The only press showings that can 
be relied upon to start on time, and 
without any preliminary alfalfa, ate 
those at the Tlvoli In the mornings, 
handled by Palmer Newbould. 



'Bean' Buy Ends 

A library buy of $70,000 for 'The 
Late Christopher Bean' at St. 
James' has expired, the ticket 
ageVicies are now out. 

They were asked to duplicate 
their original deal, but declined to 
go that deep again, figuring that, 
with the Impending crop of open- 
ings, the complete consistent sell- 
out might not continue. 



Stanley Scott will present Werner 
Krauss in the Hauptmann play, 
'Before Sunset,' at the Shaftesbury 
latter part of September. 



Doug Goes English 

Douglas Fairbanks is going na- 
tive. According to the 'Dally Ex- 
press,' he has decided to apply for 
naturalization here and settle in this 
country with his son. 

In conjunction with Alexander 
Korda of London Film Productions, 
he proposes to make a series of pic 
tures here. Conflicting reports as 
to what stars will also be utilized 
include the names of Charles 
Lauehton, Ronald Colman, Clive 
Brook, Leslie Howard and Doug, Jr. 

It seems to be definitely decided 
that the first production will be a 
feature founded on the life of Cath- 
erine the Great with Elizabeth 
Bergner In the title role and Junior 
as her Tsar. The second will be 
'Exit Don Juan' with Senior starred, 
directed by Korda. This in October 

United Artists Is heavily Inter- 
ested and win handle distribution. 



Production of 'As Thousands 
Cheer,' the new Sam H. Harris- 
Irving Berlin revue, was sent to 
Phila. Monday. The company 
continues rehearsals here until 
Wednesday. There will be dress 
rehearsals at the Forrest, Phlla., 
Thursday and Friday, the show 
opening Saturday night. 

'Cheer' will remain there for two 
weeks and one night, opening on 
Broadway at the Music Box 
Sept. 26. 



ELITCH'S FIRST 
PROFIT IN 6 
YEARS 



Shows in Rehearsal 



'As Thousands Cheei^ (Sam 
H. Harris), Forrest, Phila. 

♦Jezebel' (Guthrie McCllntIc), 
Beck. 

'Kultur' (J. J. Vincent), 
Mansfield. 

- 'Undesirable Uady' (Leon 
Gordon), National. 

'Inspector' (Sigourney Thay- 
er), Masque. 

'Fit as a Fiddle' (Courtney 
Burr), Harris. 

'Amourette' (Peters & Spll- 
ler), 48th Street. 

'Ah, Wilderness' (Theatre 
Guild), Guild. 

'Gaily I Sing' (Wiman & 
Weatherly), Westport, Conn. 

'Man in White' ('-Crisis') 
(Harmon & UUniah), Plym- 
outh. 



FIGURE PUUTZER PLAY 
TOO WEAK FOR TOURING 



SEASON 1933-34 



JOHN GOLDEN 



Announces 



'WOCDEH SUPPER' 

By iSAMSON RAPHAELSON 



'DIVINE DRUDGE' 

By VICKI BAUM and JOHN GOLDEN 

With MADY CHRISTIAN, MINOR WATSON, 
WALTER ABEL 

'OCTAGON' 

By BELA ZSALT 
With SAM JAFFE 



'2 CAN'T BE HAPPY' 

By JOHN GOLDEN and 
CHARLOTTE ARMSTRONG LEWI 



o>oo 




By RACHEL CROTHERS 
(In Association with RAYMOND MOORE) 



TOURISTS ACCOMMODATED' 

By CHARLES DEVINE 



Denver, Sept. 4. 
EUtch theatre, with summer stock 
the past ten weeks, broke records 
this year. The theatre was out of 
the red for the first time -in six 
years, and the crowds are the big- 
gest In 10 years. 

The slash in prices was the fac- 
tor that started the crowds, but the 
popularity of the cast and the plays 
kept them coming. Top was cut 
from $1.25 to 75 cents. Low was 
25 c^nts. 

The year started with a sellout, 
the first packed opening house for 
nine years. In the ten weeks there 
have be^n close to 20 sellouts. 

'Counsellor at Law,' next to the 
last week, had the big gross of thie 
season, with 'Candle Light,' the 
closing play, running within a few 
dollars of it. 'Forsaking All Others,* 
the opener, copped third place. 

Last year the park and theatre 
spent over $6,000 on billboards, but 
with a loss on the books for the 
fifth consecutive year, decided to 
pass them up, concentrate their ad- 
vertising In the dailies and pass the 
saving to the patrons. 

The cast was of the building type. 
The- company, headed by Margalo 
Gilmore and Donald Woods, In- 
cluded Averlll Harris, Helen Brooks, 
J. Arthur Young, Dorothy Black- 
burn, Joseph Hollcky, James Todd 
and Sarah Edwards. Addison Pitt 
directed, assisted by Joseph Hol- 
icky, while G. Bradford Ashworth 
was back again painting and de- 
signing the sfeenery. 

Publicity has been under the di- 
rection of Marshall G. Robertson, 
who has turned out an unusually 
large amount, and of a class that 
produced results. This is his sec- 
ond year with the park. 

Gen. Mgr. Arnold Gurtler indi- 
cated he would continue the popu- 
lar prices next year. 



'Both Tour Houses/ Pulitzer prize 
winner for 1932-33 season, will not 
be sent to the road. Although it 
played but two out-of-town stands 
the Theatre Guild decided that be- 
cause It was an ordinary grosser, 
its chances on tour were slim de- 
spite the prize rating. 

Prize award came three days be- 
fore the show closed a nine-week 
date at the Royate, N» Y. 'Houses' 
went to Phila. for one week and 
came back for a repeat which gave 
It 16 weeks In all on Broadway. It 
had one try-out week in Pittsburgh. 

Most notable Instance of a flop 
getting the Pulitzer laurel was 
'Alison's House.' It was presented 
as one of the Civic Repertory bills. 
On the strength of the prize the 
Shuberts brought it from 14th 
Street to the Bijou and thence to 
the road last season. After a few 
weeks In the red 'Alison's' was 
shelved. 

The cast was guaranteed six 
weeks on the road and salary claims 
were filed with Equ'ty. Case led 
to the scrapping of the basic mini- 
mum agreement. The M.P.A. was 
ordered to make payment but de- 
faulted, Equity thereupon declaring 
the agreement voided, such priv- 
ilege being provided for In the 
award. 



TIDDLE' LEADS OPERAS 
IN ST. LOWS '33 UST 

St. Louis, Sept. 4 

A new attendance record was en 
tablished by the fifteenth season of 
St. Louis Municipal Opera. The 82 
performances given In an open air 
theatre In Forest Park were wit- 
nessed by 713,307 persons, 43128 
more than the number that saw 
the same number of performances 
last year and 26,121 more than In 
1931, the previous best year. 

No announcement of receipts and 
expenditures will be made until the 
books of the Municipal Theater Aa-^ 
soclatlon have been checked by cer- 
tified public accountants, but it has 
been determined that the season 
has resulted in a small profit 

Reserved seats were occupied by 
574,407 at this years performances 
Another 139,400, or 1,700 a night, 
saw the presentations from the free 
seats In the rear of the auditorium, 
which seats nearly 10,000. No es- 
timate is made of those who occu- 
pied standing room on many nights. 

The most popular attraction was 
!The Cat and the Fiddle, with an 
attendance of 67,768. The revival of 
'The Student Prince was second 
with 67,637. 'The Desert Song, wit- 
nessed by 66,728, was third. At- 
tendance for other weelcs was us 
follows: 'Rip Van Winkle,' 66,941;' 
'Naughty Marietta,' 63,224; Bitter 
Sweet,' 62,365; 'Florodora,' 61,582;. 
'White Lilacs,' 67,385; 'Beau Brum-; 
mel,' 63,675; 'My Maryland,' 53,011;i 
'Nina Rosa,' 61,038 (six perform-: 
ances); and 'The Nightingale,' 43.- 
463 (six performances). 




MGM STUDIOS 
CULVER CITY, CALIF. 



O'Shea Alumnae Leads 
Jain in Cast of 'Jury' 

Milwaukee, Sept. 4. 

Local stock production had three 
leading women In the cast. 

Frances Jean Robertson, regular 

lead of the O'Shea Flayers at the 

Davidson, had as aids in 'Ladies of 

the Jury' Lillian Dushell and 

Beatrice Leiblee, both formerly lead 
women for O'Shea. 

Miss Dushell, who has just closed 
in 'Peggy, Behave,' at the Black 
stone, Chicago, and Miss Leiblee, 
recently in 'Hired Husbands,' at the 
Cort, Chicago, were visiting Mil- 
waukee and remained for the show 

Another addition to the cast was 
Ruth Peterson, slater of Mrs. Mark 
Ostrer, wife of the English picture 
magnate. Like her sister, Ruth 
Peterson made her debut In Mil- 
waukee stock with a company that 
had in lis cast James Gleason, 
Robert Armstrong, Lucille Webster 
and Elisabeth Risdon. 



'Curtain' Due Oct. 2 

'The Curtain Rises' is regarded 
as the best of the try-outs in the 
series staged at Jackson Heights 
by Morris Green and Frank Mc- 
Coy. Jean Arthur, Kenneth Har- 
lan and Doliald Foster have been 
re-engaged for the Broadway pros 
ontation, four additional parts be 
ing cast. 

'Curtain' is due to debut about 
Oct. 2, house not yot selected. 



APPEARED ON OPENINQ 
BILL OF THE STANLEY, 
PHILADELPHIA, WEEKS 
OF AUGUST 25 AND 
SEPTEMBER 1, A TWO 
WEEKS' ENGAGEMENT. 



THE CENTRAL PARK 
CASINO, NEW YORK, IN- 
DEFINITELY, BEGINNING 
SEPTEMBER 8. 



JUST CLOSED FIFTEEN 
SUCCESSFUL WEEKS AT 
BEN MARDEN'S RIVIERA. 




Infernationally 
Famous 

GOMEZ 

AND 

WINONA 



Tueedayt September 5, 1933 



LITERATI 



VARIETY 



81 



One- Paper Town Fight 

A dramatic battle Is being waged 
jn St. Paul, It's 'the.boye' vs. the 
publishers— and anyone's euess is 
good as to how it'll <!ome out. 

Crisis . materialized when the 
fDaily News' employes heard ru- 
mors of a proposed merger of their 
sheet with the 'Pioneer Press-Dis- 
patch.' Mov^ would make St. Paul, 
with 348,000 population, a one- 
newspaper town, in the same boat 
with Jersey City, the only city at 
present over 300,000 pop with but 
one daily. 

Boys queried the bosses, who de- 
nied the rumors. Boys then: sub- 
stantiated the rumors and the 
bosses admitted the facts. Em- 
ployees then pooled what little re- 
sources they had and got out 100^- 
000 circulars daily for three suc- 
cessive days, the third one the size 
of the daily sheet. Radio station 
KSTP donated " time for 'the em- 
ployees' own story,' warning against 
a newspaper monopoly and urging 
the citizenry to do everything to 
prevent one. 

In the third circular, the boys 
called attention to five pay slashes 
they've taken during the past three 
years and declared that now when 
the paper is not In financial straits 
the owners (most of whom live in 
Texas and Chicago) are going to 
turn them out. 

One thousand employees will be 
thrown out of work if the merger 
takes place; a $30,000 monthly pay- 
roll will go out of circulation. The 
workers, contending that the spirit 
of the NRA code is being grossly 
violated, chipped in to defray the 
expenses of sending their city ed, 
Fred Strong, to Washington to see 
General Hugh Johnson. 

Both papers, putting out feelers 
toward the public's reaction, ad- 
mitted "merger negotiations' were 
m progress, In editorials on Thurs- 
day (31). 

Next day St. Paulites swamped 
the 'Pioneer Press-Dispatch' switch- 
board with protests. 

Business houses are unanimous- 
ly against the merger, fearing ad- 
vertising rates will be kited if the 
monopoly somes Into being. 

'News' accountants cite figures 
to show that the month of August 
just ended — normally a slow month 
for advertising— has been better 
than any month for the paper in 
the past two years and that the 
owners have excellent prospects for 
a money-making up-trend. 

This week's developments should 
tell the story. 

More Often and Less 
'Story' is going monthly, start- 
ing with the next issue instead of 
bi-monthly as at present. Mag will 
reduce Its price from 50 cents to 
a quarter at the same time. 
■ Whit Burnett and Martha Foley, 
editing 'Story.' says they're going 
to continue same policy of prmting 
nothing but short stories, and pick- 
ing those of literary merit. Pub- 
lication will continue out of the 
Random House office with no 
changes except that George Cronyn 
has been added as business man- 
ager. He was formerly with At- 
lantic Monthly.' 

Here's a Chance 
That 'Atlantic Monthly'— Little, 
Brown prize novel contest again, A 
breath-taker for the struggling fic- 
tloneer. with $10,000 to be awarded 
for the best novel submitted before 
next March 1. Of this sum, $5,000 
will be an outright aWarJ and the 
other $5,000 a royalty advance.. To 
make it sweeter, stage and picture 
rights remain the author's in full. 
Manuscripts should be between 50.- 
000 and 200,000 words, and must be 
typewritten. Any type of tale goes. 

Prints His Own 

That newly-organized White Fawn 
Press, which will issue a number of 
books of poetry and philosophical 
subjects, is really a one-man affair, 
to get the work of its sponsor in 
print. The White Fawn Press men- 
tor is James E. Tobin, regularly a 
university prof. His first book un- 
der the White Fawn Press imprint 
will be a collection of his own 
poems, to be called 'Arden Mari- 
golds.' The second will contain some 
of his philosophical pieces. 



Best Sellers 

est Sellers for the week ending Sept. 2, as reported by the 
American News Co., Inc. 

Fiction 

'Anthony Adverse* ($3.00) By Hervey Allen 

'The Farm' ($2,50) By Louis Bromflekl 

'Presenting Lily Mars' ($2,50) By Booth Tarklngton 

'Fault of the Angels' ($2.50) .By Paul Horgan 

'Enchanted Ground, The' ($2.00) By Temple Bailey 

'Miss Bishop' ($2.00) ■ By Bess Streeter Aldrlch 

Non-Ficticn 

'Arches of the Tears' ($2.75) By Halliday Sutherland 

■Mario Antoinette' ($3.50) By Stefan Zweig 

'Crime of Cuba' ($3.00) , By Carleton Beals 

'100,000,000 Guinea Pigs' ($2,00) By Arthur Kallet and F. J. Schlink 

'Twenty Tears A Growing' ($2.50) By Maurice O'Sulllvan 

'Life Begins at Forty'X$1.50) ...,By Walter B, Pitkin 



It's An Idea 

Harrison Smith and Robert Haas 
have issued the American edition 
of 'The Gold Falcon, or the Hag 
gard of Love,' which has aroused 
much speculation in England as to 
the identity of the anonymous 
author. Almost every prominent 
writer has been indicated, but no 
one seems to have thought that 
possibly it might be a gentle satire 
on English literary styles by some 
such writer as P, G. Wodehouse, 
with the title a hint that serious 
minded authors are being given the 
bird; the British equivalent of the 
Bronx cheer, only more so. 

Read without awe, the book 
seems to be a rambling tale of a 
British author of best sellers who 
comes to New Tork because his 
wife does not understand him and 
who sticks around like a visiting 
fireman. He takes an apartment 
in Greenwich Village and amuses 
himself by tossing tomatoes and 
other things on the polceman on 
the beat. 

When not engaged in such in 
nocent pastimes, he wins the love 
of the fiancee of his publisher's son, 
but he doesn't seem to do much 
about it. In a retrospective narra 
tive there is also a tale of another 
girl, Marlene, who tells him to let 
conscience be his guide, so noth 
ing happens there. Then his wife 
is reputed to be seriously ill at 
home. A war ace, he borrows an 
airplane and attempts the Trans- 
atlantic hop. He crashes In the 
ocean and the fadeout has his wife, 
not so sick, watching a mystic 
golden falcon. It's moving in spots, 
but the hero gets to be something 
of a nuisance before Ol' Debbil 
Sea claims him. 

But it probably will have a large 
sale, as large sales go these days 



First Scalp 

There has been little 'gunning* 
by Washington correspondents for 
the head of any important official 
in the Roosevelt administration, 
observers say — thanks to the poli- 
cies laid down by the President, 
and followed by him as well as his 
co-workers, in dealing with the 
press — but there are many who be- 
lieve that the 'shooting* by Capital 
City scriveners at Raymond Moley 
w:as a factor in the Columbia Uni- 
versity professor's resignation as 
Assista,nt Secretary of State to ac- 
cept the post as editor of the tab- 
loid wefekly Vincent Astor will 
sponsor 'Today.' 

Described in hundreas of stories 
as the chief of Mr. Roosevelt's 
'brain trust,' Professor Moley hit .it 
off well with the' correspondents 
traveling on the campaign train, 
but made a less favorable impres- 
sion upon some of the Important 
Washington by-liners when he .first 
came under their scrutiny during 
the pre-inaugural period. 

Hitting at Nazis 
Literary exiles, cast out by the 
Hitler government, will slap back 
at their tormentors via a new mag 
to begin publication next month. 
Title of the publication will be the 
'Neue Deutsche Blaetter,' with head.? 
quarters in Prague, Czechoslovakia, 
where many of the exiles are now 
sheltered. 

Policy of the mag will be defl 
nitely anti-Nazi. Such German 
scribbling names as Ernst Toller, 
Jacob Wasserman, Egon Irwin 
Kisch and others — all non persona 
grata in their homeland— will see 
to that. 



Books Now a Mag 
Sidney M. Biddell, who failed to 
make a go of it with his Mystery 
League books, which used a news- 
stand and cigar store outlet at 50 
cents a copy, has revived the idea 
in the form of a mag. The mag 
called 'Mystery League,' but con- 
taining in each Issue three or four 
times the wordage of each of the 
former Mystery League books. 

Editor of the 'Mystery League 
Magazine* is Ellery Queen, among 
the best-selling of the mystery 
story scribblers, and this is his first 
editorial job. Queen, built up by his 
publisher as a mystery figure by 
the means of a mask over his face 
at his every appearance in public, 
is really Manfred Lee, In addition 
to editing Queen will also contrib- 
ute to the mag, together with a 
number of other name mystery 
story fictieneers. 

In with Biddell on the business 
end of the new 'Mystery League 
Magazine' is Karl J. Weimer, 



Redating Drama 
The anthology, 'Representative 
American Dramas; National and 
Local,' first published about eight 
years ago, is being brought up to 
oate by it compiler, Montrose J. 
Moses, for a new edition. Moses 
also doing a new preface for the 
volume, which Little, Brown will 
publish, 

Moses adding four plays to the 
15 contained in the original edition 
The four new ones are Sidney 
Howard's 'Lucky Sam McCarver,' 
S. N. Behrman's 'The Second Man,' 
Philip Bari-y's 'Holiday,' and, of 
course. Marc Connolly's 'The Green 
Pastures.' Significant that Moses 
has not included any of the O'Neill 
plays. " 

Just an Experiment 
CaSsell, the British publishing 
house, which, like its contempo- 
raries, usually disposes of its books 
to American publishers for republi- 
cation over here, is experimenting 
with the American market on its 
own. Cassell has sent over the blog 
of Anna Pavlova, the dancer, writ- 
ten by her husband, Victor Dandre, 
and has appointed Nathan G. Gold- 
berger as its American agent. 

Bar to the export of books is the 
high duty, hence the price of the 
Pavlova blog over here will be fixed 
at $5. But if American book buy- 
ers in quantity pay it, other Cassell 
books will undoubtedly follow. 



'Sun' Celebrates 

Now Tork 'Sun* had its hun- 
dredth birthday party Saturday (2) 
with a special issue. Nicely gotten 
up- and interesting from several 
sttindpoints, the paper carx'ied as 
addenda a reprint of the first issue 
of the 'Sun.' Intended originally to 
have the paper exactly 100 pages big, 
but it appeared with lO-t pages. Spe- 
cial anniversary section of 36 pages 
carried advertisoments only from 
firms In business 100 years or more. 
Several banks, department stores 
and other concerns wore represejjt- 
ed, with the display surprisingly big. 
Not generally realized how many 
concerns there are in ^Iew TOrk 
v/ho've weathered a century. 

One unfortunate error in the edi- 
tion ran through several editions. 
It was one page of the theatrical 
plage which was reprinted twice, on 
pages 26 and 27 of the regular news 
section, Plate had somehow gotten 
doubled. 

The 100th anniversary of the New 
Tork 'Evening Sun' was celebrated 
on the NBC and CBS networks with 
suitable radio programs. On WABC 
of the Columbia chain, James E. 
Craig, 'Sun* editorial writer, did his 
stuff Saturday night (Sept. 2), the 
date of the 'Sun's' 100th anniversary 
issue. 

On WJZ and an NBC network, an 
entire hour from 9-10 p.m. was de- 
voted to the story of the 'Sun,' dra- 
matizing news events, with John B. 
Kennedy, Frank Black's orchestra 
and Marlen E. Pew, editor of 'Editor 
and Publisher' participating. 



Ray Long on Coast 

Ray Long, who about a year ago 
gave up his newly formed publish- 
ing business in New Tork and went 
to Tahiti with the avowed inten- 
tion to spend the remainder of bis 
days there, la back on the coast. 

Intends remaining out of the pub- 
lishing business and changing to 
pictures. Regarded as probable 
that he will wind up with the 
Joseph Schenck enterprises in the 
scenario dept. 



Responsibility 

Whether or not the ban will be 
lifted on James Joyce's 'Ulysses' for 
its publication and sale in this 
country will be decided by a single 
person. Judge John M. Woolsey, of 
the Federal Court. Attorneys for 
Random House, which is seeking to 
have the ban lifted, have made a 
pact with Government officials by 
which they will forego a decision 
by jury and leave the book's fate 
to Judge Woolsey personally. 

Decision won't be made known 
for another month at least, as Judge 
Woolsey, who is now reading the 
book. Is on his vacation and wont 
return to the bench until Oct. 2. 

Conftder-tly expected that Judge 
Woolsey will clear the book. The 
jurist has sat in on many such 
trials, in all of which he has shown 
a liberal attitude. 



More Loneliness 

Richard Meeker is the latest to 
seek to produce a 'Well of Loneli- 
ness' for the other sex. His 'Bet- 
ter Angel' is a careful and not un- 
successful endeavor to depict the 
mental phases of the Invert, told 
without a visible effort to be sensa- 
tional. Not the lurid word paint- 
ing, but a delicate and • sometimes 
moving depiction of the class. Due 
for some a.ttention, because well 
done. Greenberg sponsors. 



Pollocks' Book 

Channing Pollock's 'Star Magic' 
has been put between covers by 
Farrar & Rlnehart following serial- 
ization. Still a brisk story of stage 
life with the two-thirds" given the 
married couple who split over a 
triviality. 

Pollock knits his suspense well 
and gives a nice lowdown on the 
methods by which press agents 
build their clients to stardom 



Gets Its Own 

Miami Beach will have its own 
daily to be known as the 'Miami 
Beach Tribune,* first edition being 
due Dec. 1. Permanent population 
of the resort is 25,000, but minus a 
newspaper heretofore, the Miami 
papers covering the beach. 

O. S. Parmer and Laurence 
Schwab will be the publishers. 
Latter is the legit producer whose 
most recent attraction 'Take A 
'Chance* was presented In associa- 
tion with Buddy De Sylva. Show is 
being filmed at Astoria by Schwab 
and Rowland & Brice. Schwab has 
been a frequent visitor to Florida, 
Parmer has been interested in the 
publication of magazines there. He 
is in New Tork recruiting a staff. 



Red Hot 

West Coast is shortly to give out 
one of the hottest books in years, a 
piece called 'Sexology fbr ModfefRg.' 
Book, the title of which is self-ex- 
planatory, is being published by the 
author, J. J. Qtcy. Book Is said to 
have been turned down by the pub- 
lishers to whom it was submitted on 
the ground that it was a littlo too 
daring. Otey will ask $2.50 per copy 
—and will probably have no diffi- 
culty getting It. 



Only $60 Per 

Something new In high-priced 
biogs is that which the Swedish 
Count Folke Bernadotte will brmg 
out over here, in Swedish, of Kmg 
Gustaf V, of Sweden. Running to 
some 400 pages, the book will sell 
for $60 per, with a special edition at 

$125 a copy. 

Countess Bernadotte is an Amen 
can, of the wealthy Manvllle family, 
and understood that Manvllle money 
is behind the publication of the book, 
It's a Manvllle gesture to their son- 
in-l4vW's sovereign. At the price 
and in view of the foreign language, 
the book will be hardly more than a 
collector's item. 

Telling It All 

Mrs, Nevajo Truman Dennison, 
wife of Tom Dennison, Omaha po- 
litical boss, is- writing a book she'll 
call 'My Selfish Sacrifice' about her 
mai^iage at 17 to the 71-year-ohl 
politician. Her suit for divorce gain- 
ing paper space in conjunction with 
the reams of copy used on Denni- 
son recently in a liquor controversy 
lin the courts will help sell. 

Book is scheduled to contain 40,- 
, 000 words covering the three-year 
wifehood. Ready for the publish- 
|ers by December. 



Drama Vet Retires 

Walter J. Flanigan, for 32 years 
dramatic editor and musical critic 
of the Newark (N. J.) News, has 
resigned upon orders from the doc 
tor, Flanigan was a critic of the 
old school and his criticisms were 
commonly essays couched in im- 
peccable style. 

Ready to encourage deserving at- 
1 tempts he was also fearless and did 
not take orders— even from the 
Shuberts, Recognized as knowing 
his stuff, he won universal respect. 



May Jump Yet 

Report persists that although 
James Collins is in the reorganized 
Liveright concern as general sales 
I manager, he is nevertheless contem 
plating book publishing on his own. 
Was known with some certainty 
that Collins was considering the 
step prior to Liveright's new lease 
of life. Collins generally regarded 
as one of the leaders of his kind of 
work in the book biz. 



Try No. 1863 

Latest attempt to emulate the 
'New Torker' Is a new monthly 
culled 'Around the Town,' Not a 
throwaway, a dime being asked for it. 
I Distinguishing characteristic of the 
new mag Is its odd form. Other- 
wise, the asual features, George 
Freystadt is editing. 



Who Gets the Kitty? 

For gag purposes Mark HelUnger 
has installed one of those nickel 
slot machines in his room at the 
French hospital, Mark's there with 
an open knee and will have to stay 
some weeks longer, so he had one 
of the machines moved In. Con- 
.stant stream of Broadwayltcs vLsit- 
Ing him and most of Jhcm take a 
couple of spins. 

Thinking About It 
New publishing organizatloi. head- 
ed by Fred J. Bochm is plotting a 
group of mags which It will call 
Twentieth Century PubUcatlons. 
•Boys arc sitting up nights to get 
them all set, but nothing definite as 
jyet Headquarters are In mid- town. 



'Chief Show Minded 
'The Chief,' New Tork civil serv 
ice employees' newspaper, is adding 
a theatre department. Will Gordon 
is the whole works. 



'Saratoga Pub Dies 

John K. Walbridge, 62, publisher 
since 1900 of the 'Saratogan,' Sara- 
toga Springs' only dally paper, and 
on© of the political powers there, 
died last week (Aug. 30) of a, stroke 
of apoplexy suffered while he was 
dictatcing a letter to a stenograph- 
er. 

A member of one of the Spa's 
oldest families, he is survived by a 
widow, father, brother and sister. 



Chatte- 

Maybe those things are n6 
longer news, but R. H. Bruce Lock- 
hart coming Qver to lecture. 

Stephen Vincent Benet gets the 
Theodore Roosevelt Medal next 
month for a certain episode in his 
narrative poem, 'John Brown's 
Body.' 

Albert Truman Boyd, whose short 
stories have made most of the im- 
portant mags, has had his first 
novel accepted. Dodd, Meade has lt« 
Eric Hatch guested by the Au- 
thors' Club. Makes him an author 
beyond a doubt. 

Paul de Kruif In town to do i 
collablng job. 

Erskine Caldwell back In Maine. 
Hollywood couldn't hold him more 
than three months. 

Marjorle Worthlngton has taken 
a shack in the south of France, 
where life is a whirl of literary 
parties. 

Sylvia Thalberg, Irving Thai- 
berg's sister, and who has done 
script work on the Coast, has writ- 
ten her first novel. Julian Messner, 
the new publisher, will Issue It. 

Something of a surprise at the 
Dial Press offices after the accept- 
ance of 'Two Valleys,' author un- 
seen, when the author, Howard 
Melvln Fast,' walked in for his ad- 
vance royalty.! He's 18 and just out 
of high school. 

The night club evidently, a token 
of the pre-depression period. Stan- 
ley Walker will call his work of the 
boom times 'The Night Club Era.' 

Forthcoming French-language 
weekly, originally announced as 
'Franco -Amcrique,' will be known 
simply as 'Amcrique,* Publication 
begins Sept. 10. 



Her youth (lamed twice 

THE FATE OF FAY DELROY 

By JOHN WnSTACH, Author of UNDER COVER MAN 



Glamorus Fay Delroy, mother and '"'.^t'""'''/^"^"' 9'^' Rewl\l- 
—her daughter posed as her sister and secret undestudy. 
tions of show business, boudoir polKica and Broadway. Don t be 
late for the curtain. 

$2 at AH Jioolcstorrs Macaulav. PuUishers, New Torh 



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VARIETY 



TIMES S Q U A R E 



Tuesday, September 5, 193'3 



Broadway 



Joo. shea's hay fever is back. 
Ann Williams Morris back on 
Broadway, 

Herman Fuchs is house, manager 
at the .Cort. 

The Dan Heaiys on holiday trip 
to Bermuda. 

Paris brought Nathaniel Shilkret 
back from Europe. 

Phil Regan being tested by Metro. 
He's a singing juve. 
' Jr'ola Negri is making a picture in 
•France for Pathe-Natan. 

Vic Guinness, Philly fight pro- 
moter, t&klng violin lessons. 

Nat Evans, who operates .Sara- 
.toga's swanky 'The Brook,' .ill again 

Alex Gottlieb helping out Milt 
"Feld in a publicity way on tb© side. 
' Les Reis (Reis and Dunn) went 
under the knife for sinus last week 

Harry' Burns sliced himself into 
.the Park Central Ass'n cup with 
an 80. 

. Lester Thompsoh, coming cross 
country by iauto for the new legit 
season, 

; Ray Henderson in on the Bremen 
after o.o.'ingr London for Katharine 
•Cornell, • 

Eddie. Paul and Bill Valley, Rudy's 
'brptbi^r,. collabing on a piece, for a 
■radio magi 

' Peg ' Mahoney pinch-hittihg' for 
her .boss, Jack Mclnerhey, while he's 
vacationing. 

" Charles Hfiirris, formerly at the 
-Longiaore, is > general manager for 
.Courtney Burr. 

Bobert Montgomery got ..an Eng- 
■lish fox hound, as grift, during his 
stay in Kew York.' 

RI^ ' home ' office this week went 
«n"u 40-hour schedule of from 9-6 
and Saturdays off. 

Abbey Club, eclipsed several 
years, reopening as 'La Bastile,' a 
'bit from old Paris,: 

Bob Stevenson, Sr., treasurer of 
•the Royiale" in the Polyclinic hos- 
pital. Leg operation; 

Ben Serkowitz nearly .washed up 
.with ,'Big Drive.' Looking for an-^ 
.other indie unnatural,. 

Mike Wear, on .the copy desk of 
the 'Public. Ledger,' has moved his 
'iCamily to ^uak&r town. 
" ^jfeorge Mooser on Broadway pre- 
paratory to taking out a 'Dinner at 
Eighf^ roadshow for- Metro.-' 

Tavefn of the 4 O'Connors in Al- 
bany the finest upstate. Six dif- 
'fereiit brews on draught. • 

Ed^rl Benham getting out his 'Ben- 
tha-ni Broadcast' as a' house organ 
^ bally for his tailoring biz. ^. 
] \ rred Lewis now- owns si mansion 
in New Jersey, Real estate folks' 
'called' it a mansion anyhow. 
-. • T6mmy Labrum, in Bombay, In-, 
vdia, expects to get back by Sept. •IB. 
{ j Naiicy- Carroll will have two ad- 
joining dressing rooms when 'Un- 
desirable Lady' opens at the Na- 
tional. 

Mervyn LeRoy in with Mike. 
Levee from' the coast and stopping 
with Al Jolson at the Sheri-y-Neth- 
erlahd. 

• Paynard and 'Sonny* Nicholias, 
jyouthful colored dancers at the Cot- 
'ton Club, are Bill Robinson's 
proteges. 

Herb Cruikshank got on the 
V6lendam to say goodbye to a friend 
'and 'forgot to get off, landing in 
Bermvda. 

Nick Kenny contacted door of his 
.car at Long Beach Sunday and re- 
ceived gash under right eye. - 
socking. 

Don Skene, who's been press 
agenting the greyhound races on 
Long Island, is back to literary pur- 
•suit3 as a free lance, 
, . Ruby Keeler fiew back last Mon- 
day .via United, switching at the 
last moment from TWA. That day 
a TWA plane crashed. 
'. Harry Burns beat the pro at the 
Westchester Country club and 
, copped the trophy in the last golf 
■ tourney there last week. 

Against strong opposition Eddie 
'•t)0wling'3 brother, William F. 
Goucher, was appointed U, S. 
' Marshall 'for Rhode Island, 

Marlene Dietrich has had her Eu- 
.ropean vacation extended by Para- 
mount, with permission to hang 
' around Europe until October. 

Film companies trying to land 
' Damon Runyon since he sold 'Lady 
-for a Day' to Col.. He is interested 
-only in writing from New York. 

Wh9n sees were invited to the 
-Terry Turner farewell party, which 
was to have been stag. Turner had 
to throw his prepared speech away 
Jan Clausslng, Music Hall's ad 
artist, transferred from the theatre 
" to the Lord & Thomas offices, from 
which he will handle the Hall ex 
fclUBively. 

Katherine Skidmore of Music Hall 
choral ensemble is posing for Pierre 
•Nulttens, presidential-royalty paint 
ex*. 'Who was a judge in a recent 
beaut contest. 

Alice Terry (Mrs. Rex Ingram) 
In on the conte di Savoia for her 
first U. S. visit in several years 
Emile Gaureau and Nina Morgana 
on the same taoati 

With the new season opening up, 
Joe Cooper arrived in New York 
Thursday (31) on one of his period- 
ical visits to the Par h. o., there 
maintaining a olesk. 

Some say Mark Hellinger's stuff 
is better while he's laid up with that 
broken gam. Judging by his 'Mir- 
ror* column there are plenty of visi- 
tors bringing in gags and stories. 

The upper triangle in Times Sq. 
Is now the scene of NRA cam- 
paigning with band concerts and a 



CH ATTE 




magnavox system carrying the NRA 
spielers' blah- blah into the 'office 
windows in the midtown sector. 

On top of the Park Central shin 
•dig to Terry Turner which resulted 
in a Wrist-watch gift to the re 
signed RKO publicist. Turner 
hosted at Jack and Jill's Friday, 
afternoon prior to his departure for 
Detroit. 

Helen (Mrs. O. M.) Samuel 
couldn't take New York's shifting 
winds and went into a huddle with 
a nurse for a few days over a bad 
cold. Bqb Collier, a transplanted 
Californlan, likewise succumbed to 
New York's rains last week. 

Bebe Danielis and Ben Lyon ar- 
rived in New York. yesterday (Mon- 
day) after a couple months in Eng- 
land, where they both made pic- 
tures for B.I.P.' Also on the boat 
were Max St6uer, Mrs. Adolph Zu- 
kor, Edna Ferber and Mrs. Mabel 
Connelly. 

In drawing attentioa to 'Missing 
Persons Bureau,' qoming into the 
Stfand, New York, Thursday (7), 
even if they have to cough up the 
sugar, Warners, Sept. 6, will ad- 
vertis6 In the dallies that they have 
a $10,000 check waiting if Judge 
Crater can be found. 

Bill. Tilden, and Francis Hunter's 
combination tennis .courts a.nd out- 
door beer garden next door to the 
Hotel St"..' Moritz encountering li- 
censing difl[lcultles with the garden 
ruled a nuisance because of the 
band music 'in a restricted, residen- 
tial section. Tennis courts now also 
beiiig proceeded against for same 
reasons. 



Vienna 

By Erich Glass 



Magda Schneider getting publicity 
via London. 

t 

Joseph Schmidt taking calls for 
his talker success. 

Schnitzler's 'Liebelel' ■ gets a new 
ending for its musical version. 

Karlheinz Martin persuading Jan- 
nings to star as Othello or Lear, 

Kal Burger, who got magazine 
prize for best play,, is. local Par 
man', 

Fritz Kortner planning; a tour of 
topical play called 'An Actor in Pol- 
itics,' 

New Richard Goetz play 'Emi- 
grants' set for Stadt theatre in 
Graz. 

Mrs, Grimball doing 'The House 
of Connelly' at Salzburg and gets 
away with it, 

Franz Salmhofer .wrote muslq to 
modern version of old Jesuit play 
Cenodoxus' for Burg. 

Prof, Bgon Wellesz invited to 
give three lectures in London on 
topic of 'The Opera. Today,' 

Hans Nuchtetn at Salzburg to In- 
spect microphone and acoustics be- 
fore the broadcasting of 'Faust,' 

Sil Vara's . 'Woman of Forty' 
broadcast with Lili Marberg and 
the author's sister, Paula Silten, 
playing leads. 

Max Pallenberg declines contract 
with Burg in order to be free to 
star Mephistopheles in Reinhardt's 
Faust' also in Vienna. 

Fritz! Massary, Marlene Dietrich, 
Elisabeth Bergner and Emil Jan- 
nings present at dress rehearsal of 
Reinhardt's 'Faust* at Salzburg. 

Alban Berg's 'Wozzeck' to be 
done for the first time in England 
by the British Broadcasting Co. 
March 14, 1934, with Adrian Boult 
conducting. 



Bucharest 



Victor Bffimiu busy writing new 
satirical drama with title. 'The Blue 
Window.' 

National theatre, largely reno- 
vated, calling rehearsals for early 
September premiere. 

Professor N, Jorga, ex-premier, 
getting his last piece, 'Domestic 
Peace,' across the footlights. 

Tone^ru Group presenting Fey- 
deau's comedy, 'The . Trousers of 
Moricel' at the Marconi summer 
theatre. 

Mme. Bulandra wants to do 'In- 
terference' at the Teatrul Reglna 
Maria, but her partners interfering, 
she says. 

'Denlse Got Sex Appeal,' a parody 
on 'Mademoiselle Nitouche,' proved 
too vulgar even for hard boiled Rou- 
manians, and flopped. 

Twenty English Professors roam- 
ing around the country on folk 
studies. They're said to have left 
their wives in England. 
" Newly erected Arena doing "well 
with 'I've Got an Idea,' by Max 
Derlly, adapted and directed by lo- 
cal actor, J. Jancovescu. 

Ventura signed exiled German di- 
rector, Victor Barnowsky, to pro- 
duce two plays there in fall. One 
may be 'The Vinegar Tree.' 

Alexander Mavrodi discovers that 
biz is looking up by producing na- 
tive Roumanian plays rather than 
translations of foreign pieces. 

Ion Marin Sadoveanu has set his 
heart on adapting Jerome K. Je- 
rome's mystery play, 'The Soul of 
Nicholas Snyder,' for the National 
theatre. 



Paris 

By Beulah Livingiitona 

Ward Morehouse enjoying a brief 
vacation.- 

Mrs. Ernst Torrence homeward 
bound on the Berengarla. 

Pasquale Amats giving French 
operatic production the once-over. 

Louis MouQuin getting: writer's 
cramp from signing wine contracts, 

Robert Slodmak preparing an 
adaptation of ' Jtilien Groen's 'Le- 
viathan' fOT screen. 

After 10 days in Paris, Ben Schul- 
berg plans to drop in on the 'Para- 
mount boys in LtiBdon. 

Theatre de DIx Reures reopening 
shortly with a new revue by Jean 
Rieux and Georges Merry. 

Marlene Dietrich has again . de- 
serted Piaris, this time for SalzbUrg, 
to attend the music festivals. 

Werner Krauss. and his wife, 
Maria Bard, spending a. few days 
here before* flying, 'to liOndon, 

Doug^ Fairbanks and Doug, Jr., 
here for few days .en routes for a 
flying trip through Switzerland. 

Annabella of screen renpwn Is.' 
listening to- a stage offer to Appear 
in a-. i»ew plfty by Marcel. Achard. 

Gricce Tibbett showing the mu- 
seums to young Laurence and Rich- 
ard before, departing for the. Riviera. 

Jacques Natanson's 'new play, 
'Ete' (Summer), coming to the 
French stage next winter with Guy 
Derlln. 

Newest Idea In French gra'ma- 
phone records is a series of Grand 
Guignol thrillers on ultra-macabre 
subjects,. . 

L'Academie Francaise has award- 
ed the annual Prix Toirac of 4,000 
frs. to Paul Geraldy for his play,. 
Christine,* 

Open air concerts tn the Luxem- 
bourg Gardens , by the French Musi- 
cians' Association are proving great 
summer attraction. 

The satirical French play, 'Le 
Singe a la Mode,! by Frederic le 
Grand, will be played in Berlin at 
the Lessing theatre, 

Marie Bell's dressing room at the 
Comedie-Francaise Is fitted up as 
an exact reproduction of a cabin on 
a transatlantic liner. 

Rumors persist that the Alham- 
bra will pass, to M. Marxe, erst- 
while director of Berlin's Scala the- 
atre, for popular operettas, 

Mr. and Mrs. Ben Lyons (Bebe 
Danlell^^ attended the private show- 
ing of Tade Styka's new portraits 
at his studio In the Ave Beaucourt. 

Most picturesque visitor at the 
Montmartre nite boites this week 
is Si Mohammed, Sultan of Moroc- 
co, accompanied by his son. Prince 
El Hassan. 

Jack Charles, who directs the 
stage presentations of ths Para- 
mount, is dickering for an option 
on the. Olympic to run latter house 
as a music hall. 

Jefferson Davis Cohn has sold his 
thoroughbreds to Leon Volterra and 
is abandoning racing for a year. He 
leaves shortly for Cuba on a tobacco 
plantation proposition. 

Alfred Savoir is dickering with 
Lora Hays to appear in a new play 
to be produced fbllowlng his 'La 
Donneouse.* Latter opens at the 
Ambassadeurs Sept. 28. 

When thie Hungarian operetta, 
'Pleurs de Hawai,* by Paul Abra- 
ham, opens here this winter Clarel, 
who created the star role In Mad- 
rid, will again have the lead. 

Yvette Gullbert Is spending the 
summer at Hossegor, Landes, where 
she is working on songs and mono- 
logs for next season's recitals. 

Contrary to previous announce 
ments, 'Katinka' will not be revived 
this season at the Empire; instead, 
'Pour deux sous de fleurs,* a new 
operetta opens there In October. 

Clarence Derwent, who has been 
playing In 'The Late Christopher 
.Bean' at the St. James, London, ar 
rives next week to look over French 
manuscripts, hoping to find a play 
for B'way before sailing homeward 
on the Rotterdam. Sept. 2. 

Maurice Maeterlinck has brought 
charges against Andre Gasiglla, for- 
mer Mayor of Contes, which have 
resulted in the latter's arrest at 
Nice. The Belgian writer accuses 
Gasiglia of withholding more than a 
million frs. entrusted to him for the 
purchase of Maeterlinck's villa at 
Vlllefranche. 



Prague 

By Edward T. Heyn 

Prague Chamber theatre shortly 
will present English comedy, 'Stoop- 
ing to Love' by B. Enderline. 

Leading Eiaropean filni company 
has engaged Carel Kozeluh Czecho 
Slovakia's foremost tennis player, to 
appear with Susanne Lenglen in a 
tennis film. 

Antonin Chrastll, a partner in the 
P. D. C. film distributing company, 
is dead. Chrasil was a legionnaire 
in the world war, serving in the 
British army* 

'Amor an der Leine.' Ufa film pro 
hiblted in Teplitz-Schoenau, run 
ning in Rathaus bio. Barred be 



cause management had neglected to 
add subtitles In Czech. 
. . Jaromlla Novotna, the Czech 
opera singer, has received an offer, 
as the only non-French member of 
the Champs Elysees theatre, Paris, 
to anpear In the operetta 'Die Fle- 
derniaus.' 

According to latest coynt, Czecho- 
slovakia has 750 sound-film houses, 
1,200' silent film play theatres, 2Q0 
traveling film shows, 1,000 film the- 
atres connected with military estab- 
lishments of the army. 

Junghans, German regissfeur ^t 
present visiting Czechoslovakia, has 
been advised from Germany that -his 
new film, 'So Is Life,' to be shpwn 
in Berlin, must leave out music by 
Jacques Offenbach, French-Jewish 
composer. 



Mexico City 

D. L. Qrahame 



New express . passenger planes 
travel from here to El- Paso, Tex., in 
eight hours. Express train time is 
33 hours,. 1,291 miles. 

Jesus Topete, .Mexican actor who 
has played in several Hollywood 
produced Spanish - talkers, - is here 
to- star In three features by native 
producers. 

Mexican Autonjipbile Assn. com- 
plains to federal government about 
gasoline price boost , to 26 cents a 
gallon, contending that it harms 
tourist, biz. 

Slant on local cab musicians* pay 
given in suit a first fiddler has 
brought against a big local cab for 
thiree months' Wages at the rate jot 
$1.7B per night. ' 

Film Exchange) S. A., local Mexi- 
can producer, has signed Fernando 
de Fuentes, former Par exec, h^re, 
to direct 'El Tigre de Yautepec' 
('Yautepec Tiger'), bandit drama. 

Among the 141 men and women 
crooks banished to Mexico's Pacific 
islands penal v^jlony were Robert 
H. Alexander, Mexican of English 
parentage who did a female imper- 
sonation act . over several U.S.A. 
vaude circuits, sentenced for 100 
or so second ■ story jobs. 

Federal government urging em- 
ployers to raise wages as means of 
increasing national consumption 
and purchasing power; public ser- 
vants urging federal government to 
boost their pay In order to enable 
them to meet soaring living costs. 

Male garb .-for fen.mes craze went 
floppo as soon as It started. Hoss 
laughs everywhere bruised expo- 
Hfents' Latin sensitiveness. 



Budapest 

By E. P. Jacob! 



No American plays in sight for 
next season. 

Ben Blu;menthal looking after his 
theatre here. 

Bruno Prank, emigrant dramatist 
from Hitlerdonl, here. 

Gipsy music in vogue again. Jazz 
on the downward slope. , 

.Zoli, this city's pet midget clown, 
has been at his job for 26 years. 

Legit performances not starting 
before second half of September. 

Belvarosl theatre rehearsing 'Ly- 
sistrata.* Modernized version by 
Thomap Emoed. 

Paul Lukas on the lookout for a 
small estate and cottage near Buda- 
pest, his home town. 

GItta Alpar and husband, Gustav 
Proehlich, leased furnished house, 
staying here until they start filming 
at Blstree. 

'Waltzes and Love,' radio play 
based on Johann Strauss* music, by 
Kristof and Halasz, being turned 
into legit musical. 

Nandor Ujhelyi, playwright and 
fattest of dramatists, died in Lon- 
don recently. His agents searching 
for heirs to his royalties. 

Joe Pasternak says he has screen 
discovery in Marika Schaffer, 14- 
year-old with a voice. Mother is 
Erzsi Gervay, noted concert singer. 

Erna Rubinstein, girl violinist 
who toured United States, to be 
featured in new picture, 'The Lost 
Wednesday.' She can sing and 
dance, too. 

No actors who are not members 
of Hungarian equivalent for Equity 
may appear on any stage, competent 
government official declared, Man- 
agers don't like it. 

Labriola, who started vaude at 
city's largest theatrp a year ago. 
won't .get lease again.. City council 
doesn't know what to do with this 
big barn. Plans for turning it into 
skating rink or bathing pool meet 
with opposition. 

Folklore Is trumps.' Two produc- 
tions which are greatest" summer 
hits are 'Rainbow,' sort of Hun- 
garian folk revue a la 'Olseau Bleu,* 
and 'Bouquet of Pearls,' real peas- 
ant company of 300 villagers who 
come to town and dance in original 
costumes. 



London 



Ben Moss here looking around 
Winifred Shotter tonsnuie victini. 

A^a. "^"'^'^ '"^'^ ''""^ South 

Leslie Sarony and Leslie HolmeH 
new vaudeville partnership. • ? 

Tilly Brisson framing new act for 
vaudeville minus brother Carl 

Mrs. John Southern completelv 
recovered from serious illness 

Harry Poster figuring on golne to 
New York first week in October ■ 

Johnny Collins admitting nie'ntv 
of trouble with Louis Armstrong . 

Despite pressure, the Enclbh 
censor still .vetoes 'The Last Mil^ • 

P. Q. Wodehouse's Mayfair homa 
robbed while family away on vaca- 
tion. 

. Maurlcei Evans to play juvenile 
lead in 'Ball at the Savoy' at Drunr 
Lane. ' ' 
John" Southern starting his new- 
vaudeville policy at the Garrlclc 
Oct* 2* 

Tilly Losch joins the cast of the 
Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo 
Sept. 16. . . 

British Broadcasting running big- 
gest international broadcast early in' 
September. 

Franz Stelninger, conductor-com- 
poser, -has - changed his name to 
Franz- Vienna. 

,Mftjor Leadlay sending fleet of 
photographers to Plymouth to re- 
ceive Natalie Hall.- 
' De Wolfe, Metcalf and Forde en- 
gaged for Charles Cochran's Trocai 
dero supper reyue. . 

•Bobby Howes' illness originally 
started through decayed tooth 
causing- blood poison. ». 

Billy and Elsa Newell negotiating 
to rent Henry Sherek's apartment, 
with agent holding out for 10%. 

Stanley Scott has just signed 
Serge Abranovic, European tenorj 
for a new musical for the West End. 

E. J. Tate, of the J. C. Williamson 
office, Australia, here bidding for the 
Australian rights of 'White Horse 
Inn'. 

Willlami9on-Tate giving auditions 
at Daly's theatre for leads In 'Rose 
Marie,' which firm will do in Aus- 
tralia. 

Erik Hakim and Nina Vanna 
honeymooning in Monte Carlo, fol- 
lowing their London marriagd 
Aug. 18. 

Kate Curling, one of the Abbey. 
Theatre players, to marry Joseph.P.' 
Wall, Philadelphia merchant^ early 
October. 

Rebuilding scheme for the Lon- 
don Pavilion a bust, with house to 
continue continuous vaudeville in- 
definitely. 

Noel Coward's play for Yvonn© 
Prlntemps, produced by Charles 
Cochran, • will ■ be called 'Conversa- 
tion Piece'. 

The new Shaw play, 'On the 
Rocks,' follows the revival of 'The 
Wandering Jew' at Princess, at 
popular prices. 

Fred Fennell, Cedric Hardwicke'a 
dresser, is acting in 'The Lady Is. 
Waiting,* Columbia-British picture. 
Plays a burglar. 

Leighton Brill sailing on the 
Washington, Sept. 14, to cast for 
Kern-Hammerstein show, due ort 
Broadway in the fall. ' ^ 

'Ten Minute Alibi,' the season's 
smash at Haymarket theatre, was 
vainly hawked aroiyid here by Ben 
Weldon for nearly a year. 

British Broadcasting seeking col- 
oraturo soprano for its Viennese 
operas broadcast, and likely to get 
Gltta Alper or Lotte Schoen. 

Marek Weber, Germany's most 
popular band leader, latest barred 
by the Nazis. Has taken refuge in 
London and lining; up band for Eng- 
lish broadcasts. 

Harriett Bennett telling the Brit- 
ish Broadcasting Company she is an 
American radio name, wUh BBC 
checking up her credentials with the 
London office of Vaihett. 

Teddy Brown first Americian to 
take^ out a vaudeville unit for Gen- 
eral Theatres, with management 
building the sets. Tour starts early^ 
January, and Is on 60-50 basis. 

A. C. Blumenthal has acquired 
Anierican rights of Ivor Novello's 
'Fresh Fields,* currently at the Cri- 
terion. Entire cast will sail for 
New York when it finishes West 
End run. 



Australia 

By Eric Gorrick 



'Cavalcade' high everywhere, 
' Only one legit house open in Syd- 
ney. 

'Kid from Spain' will now go 
through G.T. 

Reported that Sir Harry Lauder 
will make another tour. 

Carrolls got 'The Good Compan- 
ions' by beating G.T. bid. 

Ken Hall is directing 'The Silence 
of Dean Maitland' for Cinesound. 

William Clark, S.m. of Par, mar- 
ried an Anistralian woman recently. 

Stanley Crick of Fox allows his 
employees to smoke during working 
hours. 

Dante, magician, will do a repeat 
Sydney season prior to touring New 
Zealand. 

Some talk here of orchestras be- 
ing reinstated Into the nabe the- 
atres for a try. 

George Highland, former legit 

(Continued on page 84) 



TIMES SiQIII/iJIE 



83 



Just a Pest-And How! 

By O. M. Samuel 

-rr—. " ■¥ . 



I'm just ft V^bL 
• fiA pne of those guya, who. comes 
tato VARtBTT's office on Saturday, 
Itunctay or Monday with everybody 
wrlnlng at top Bpeed", aiid do I make 
jiiyself at home? Tou're asking 
me J And I do I 

I'ja BO glad to see myself and I 
]ietturally think everybody else is, 

' When one of the boys is taking 
a story on the wire and trying to 
ctttoh itll the facts, I'm sure to in- 
terrupt "with, 'Do you think the 
Giants will win the pennant?' or 
*^hat do you think of the NRA?' 
Tou see. I have nothing to do, 
• j<pBt.loaf around ifrom place to place, 
l^ing to kill time» or bother people. 
Nothing on my mind but the old 
ettlson.' 

'X'lid I'moVe around frohi chair t'o 
chair, always scraping them on tlie 
floor; BO theyll know It's me. 

holler loudly in the office. It 
does not seem to disturb anyone, 
although nobody has suggested I 
go on radio. 

•■^l ri'eVer rush away either. Doh't 
wint 'theYn to think I'm discourteous. 
I hay^ plenty of time! 

'Some time the boys , will fidget, 
prpw nervously husky, try and let 
their minds wander back to their 
^ikt but I'm not going to walk out 
on them. They're o.k. with me. 

il. think the boys Uke my compahy. 
if: they don't they would walk but 
en me. 

"V^l'lii no pest and I'ni popular, 
"^j^k'.any of the- VAiuErry boys. 
l^nsy love mel !! 



;iX-M0NTHS4)LD BEER' 
IN 10 DAYS PROMISED 

Fairmont; W. Va., Sept, 4. 
Fairmont may have the first 
brewery in West Virginia. No li- 
censes have been issued by the 
state for breweries. All the beer 
being consumed in West Virginia 
comes from oiitdide the state. 

Now a icompany of Fairmonters 
la converting an old meat packing 
establishment, unused for 12 years. 
Into a brewery. 

Old refrigeration equipment of 
the slaughter house is being con- 
verted for use in the brsewery. New 
brewing process -said to produce 
beer equal to brew aged six months 
In but 10 days will be used. In- 
vestment of $20,4)00. 

Draught beer now selling in Fair- 
mont at 10 cent& for 12-ounce glass 
and 10 cents per 'bottle for Pitts- 
burgh and Cumberland brews. 
Other beers bring 16 cents per bot- 
tle. New brewery promises to pro<- 
duce beer that can be sold here^at 
five cents for 12-oilnce glass. Plaint 
will not have . bo,ttllng plaiit at 
start. Will concentrate on draught 
beer. 



MARRIAGES 

"qhloe Douglas, actress, and Rich- 
ted DeAngells, actor, have filed in- 
tentions to wed in Los Angeles. 

JUta Adelson and Liouls F..EdeI- 
nknv 'supervlsdr at Metro, have 
filed intention to wed in Lios An 

J^ii'zz Balrton, screen cowboy on 
tbiir with the World' Brothers cir- 
cmh^ -announces his engagement - to 
Elvla 'Batest 18-year-old ' aerialist, 
firMn' Kansas City,- also ' with' the 
^ Mhpw. .Barton said they jpldrined" to 
'm' 1^1^. i^^ PeniQsylvania 
^ •^'^ of ttie show' next. wieek. 

Peggy Stafford, of society, will 
t)«: married vto Georges Metaxa> ac- 
toft.'at: Greenwich,- - Conn.,- Wednes 
Aky (6). 

Mary Duncan, film' player, to 
Stleph^n Sanford. socialite sports 
nmri; K^ew York, Sept. 1. 
V itriillam Rodney Feelyater and 
iCrs. Nellie G... Tlsdale. Aug. 6, at 
iippg- iBeach, Cal. Groom Js veteran 
lUitoF, .having toured several seasons 
with Nat Goodwin and, more rfl 
««ntly, with Otis Skinner. Bride Is 
Hbn-pro. 

Eileanor Holm to Arthur Jarrett, 
In Los Angeles, Sept 2. Bride, 
Olympio swim champ,, is now In 
pictures, while the groom is a radio 
performer, and is also working in 
tie films. 



if 

I 



SHOWMANLY BEER ADS 
FOR FEHME APPEAL 

Some brewery ads and billboard 
copy are getting a film touch aa 
the result of several picture pub- 
licists migrating into foam ezplolta> 
tion. Those beautiful wonoien gulp-. 
Ing downi the various brews is cred- 
ited to fil'- showmanship in an ei- 
fort to offset the femme sales* re- 
sistance that hops make for heft. 

Among the picture boys doing 
this work, Jerry Rudolph, for dec- 
ades a film publicist, is digging in 
even deeper. For his brewery out 
in Buffalo. Rudolph is writing what 
might be termed 100% picture copy. 
He's even addressing messages to 
Broadway columnists. 



Saratoga Season Red 
Hotels Cut Rates; 
Games Unmolested 



Saratoga, N. T., Sept. 4. 
The Spa's season of one month 
(August) proved an in and outer. 
The track is reported running in the 
red. Prices were ' downward in the 
hotels, and, whereas the ra,tes were 

$20 and $25 per day in the top spots, 
rooms averaged $4 and |6i Shnllair 
lowering of ,ra,te.& appllfed id th^ 
lake resorts>>t>articu]arIy/the small 
hotels where the uniform,, rule. was 
a buck a d&y. 

Night .dubs had a. fairly good43ea- 
sen particularly the final two weeks 
when several' spots strengthened 
their attractions. That accounted 
for week-end, crowds including tracl^ 
devotees who quartered away from 
the Spa. No Interference with the 
game rooms. 

The' Show Boat on Lake George 
which ■ sailed nightly drew- from as 
far as All^any. Boat is the old Hori 
con. Leo RelstnaU's orchestra was 
the attraction for dancing, with no 
floor show. Understood that the 
game room aboard was opened after 
the boat crossed the line into Essex 
County, which is far up the lake 
The district attorney of Warren 
County ruted no dice and held out 
to the end. 



Holdouts P. C? 



Long Beach Can't Hnsb Trek 



Quake Quivers Scare at Least 60,( 
Sunny Clime Town 



From 



FRENCH WINE BALLYHOO 
IN ROCKEFELER CENTRE 



Inside Stuff-Music 



(Continued frbhl page 66) 

iffeant a nice dividend. Now since the Radio Music Corp. hookup, which 
Proved' a fiasco and Feist's had to buy back its business, paying off in 
stock, etc., there's been no divvy what with' the ttluslc business being 
What. i't has been'. ' ' " 



-Vlotor Albert!, most prominent itiusic publisher In Germany, . now a 
Mfugee in Switzerland, has had his imusic dealer business taken over by 
Aa&lbert Schalln, as of Sept. 1, who' has long been , associated with 
AlberU. Schalln qualifies under the restrictions now obtaining in 
Germany. 1 .' 

Albertl's will continue Its music : publishing technically, but the. real 
dealers' business has bfeen changed into the firm name of Albert! Muslk- 
Bortlment G.m.b.H. 



Warner. Bros, still holds an option to buy the 799 7th avenue, N. T. 
(Brunswick Bldg.) which It will most likely not exercise. When 
took over Brunswick along with other music publishing buys, the reaiiy 
Oiptlon was included. 

George Hall, general musical director of the new Amalgamated Broad- 
wing System, denies any union trouble. He Jnv"«<^,,^\"^X''^,x*;„ 
"lodman of the Local 802 musicians' union to once-over the Asa sei-up 
*nd convince themselves that the staff of 30 musicians are being pay- 
^ned at the union scale. 

q&navan and Friedman stuck around all afternoon one .f^^J f 
Jtndio to pow-wow with Hall and the boys, ^"d that's how, thinks HaU 
5»ey. might have deduced there was a union Jam through two union 
wlegates being there for so long a time. 

^Of the 45 songs named in the three groups, eo'^P'^^^^^t^^r^s'eVchal'n 
for tho eastern, central and western divisions, on ^^X^^^SXotoMr 
^tov the week enking Aug. 29, 23 of the tunes ^^^^'Z 
publishers. They are Robblns, Sam Fox. Southern f"!* ^ther 

J^o.rrls. Each of the^e firms do their distributing through sources otner 
loan tl^e Music Dealpi-s! Service, Inc. 



(Continued from page 74) 

salary basis, and the circuits, with 
few exceptions, declined to make 
deals.. But the circuit bookers and 
theatres are said to have again 
become affected by the name yen, 
and unless they restore the figures 
which they recently called 'ruinous,' 
percentage Is the only alternative. 
Prefer Sharing 

From the viewpoint of the average 
act in the $4,000 or |6,OO0 and up 
class, percentage Is m.ore desirable 
than a straight cut. Those $6,000 
act9' who, feel they are Worth $6,000, 
despite the circuit's contrary opin- 
ions, would rr.ther gamble on a 
chance to draw the $6,000 than take 
the |1,26Q or ^1,600 cut, without an 
oppb'rtunliy to get it back.' 
' The ■ charges of acts ' ajid 'agents 
tliat the theatres don't give ,the 
player&any ttio'best of it when ar- 
riving, at percentage split figures, 
and also the theatres' aversion to 
the partnership arrangement that 
necessitates showing the books^ are 
ahgles that must be. straightened 
out on both sides. Charges of acts' 
rangiei from the Jacking up of previ- 
ous. average weeks' groases to short 
counts on the git>ss drawn during 
the week of the engagement. 

•Loew gave in to the percentage 
things to thie extent of playing 
Robert Montgomery' at the Capitol 
three weeks ago on percentage, and 
now has Almee Semple McPherson 
booked for Sept. 22 - on the same 
basis. Latter will also play Wash- 
ington and Baltimore for Loew on 
sharing terms. 

Others Sharing 

Warners and Paramount have 
been playing acts on percentage now 
and then right along, but RKO has 
been the most prolific in ' this re- 
spect. The units playing irregularly; 
in the RKO, mid-western (Orpheum) 
theatres lately have been on per- 
centage mostly, while the Palace, 
Chicago, has also been going In for 
deals pretty consistently of late. 

Percentage playing is regarded by 
a growing majority as the solution 
of the salary problem. The smaller 
salaried acts whose demands ellm-, 
Inate them from the percentage: 
class, have no objections. Their 
salaries are now at rock bottom,, and' 
In many cases they hold the heavy 
salaries formerly paid to names re- 
sponsible. In the $5,000 and $10,000 
straight salary days for names, the 
bookers Were obliged to toss all the 
rtioney Into one spot, and ihe little 
acts suffered. With the names on 
percentage, they figure, the names 
won't get more than they can draw, 
and the intermediate salaries will 
eventually grade upward propor- 
tionately; 

The circuits give no reason for 
continuing the general cuts, beyond 
the promised expiration date. It's 
estimated that through the slices 
the circuit that has benefited most,., 
Loew's, has saved from $5,000 to 
$7,000 a week on cost of Its stage | 
shows all over. 

Savings to the others were con- 
siderably less, since the Loew time 
Is nearby New York. RKO's sav- 
ings on salaries were largely nulli- 
fied by the necessity of paying 
transportation to the cut acts on 
long Jumps. 

AIBAITY STATE VAUBFTLM 

Albany, Sept. 4. 

The State, closed several months, 
reopened Saturday with vaudc and 
first run picture on split week. 

Tops for five acts and feature, 30c 
nights and 25c for mat. Children 
are admitted for 10c at all times. 
Six men in the orchestra. 

The house was leased by Louis 
Cappa, who also owns the Rfjgont, 
a second run house in .the down- 
town section, from Henry Oramrath. 



As part of nationalistic prop- 
aganda which, in America, asso- 
ciates good wines, cuisine and gay 
times With Paris, the French build- 
ing in Rockefeller Centre when it 
opens will have nite life adjuncts 
for institutional good-will ballyhoo 
in favor of French tourism. Paul 
Whiteman's orchestra in an ultra 
restaurant environment is being 
considered as part of this ventiure. , 

A mammoth bar, perhaps the 
longest in New York, running the- 
length of the basement restaurant 
underneath the Fi^nch building, 
will be an architectural feature of 
the proposed restaurants 



L A. Can Mop Up 
Ik^w Brand Daily; 
Cheating on Alk^ 



Los Angeles, Sept. 4. | 

With over 100 different brands of 
beer already competing on the open 
market, and new labels being 
flaunted by the score, prospects are 
that this City of Angels will be 
flooded by at least 300 varieties of 
brew from many nations by Christ- 
mas, according to officials who are 
keeping tab. 

Suds sippers wlU be able to order 
a different brand every day for the 
next nine months, if the present 
rate of new bottlings keeps up. 

Over half the beer thus far tested 
by the county health board inspec- 
tors falld somewhat short of the re- 
quired alcoholic volume content, 
6.4% shewing 8.6% by volume, or 
2.72% by weight, while only. 24% 
tops the 4% legal limit with. 4.15% 
by volume or . 8.28% by weight. 
Fourteen per cent is away below 
par with 2.6% by volume. 

Fluctuations abqve ' and below' 
standard are regarded by thd 'iLU 
thoritles as' indicating 'brewing in 
experience father than' deliberate 
Intent to evade requirements. 



at Grocery Co.'s 
Choice liquor Cache 



Vlslonlng repeal before Christmas, 
efforts are already being made to 
place orders with a grocery concern 
for some of the rum or wines which 
Insldei^ have learned it has had In 
storage ever since the Big Mistake 
began. 

IJnderstandlhg is the company has 
.$100,000 worth of ryes, wln^S, cor 
dlal^, etc., under lock' and key and 
win be ready to deliver the stuff the 
minute the gong sounds the death 
knell of prohibition. 

This firm's stock Is probably the 
largest kept Intact through the 
years. Probable that prices will he 
high but potential buyers who have 
approached the company on the 
matter are not worrying about that, 
however. 

One of the largest holds of pre 
prohibition liquor was the Wendell 
cache. On administration ■ of that 
estate recently its appraised value 
was placed at $10,000. 



Good or Calif. Climate 
Ruins Night Baseball 

Los Angeles, Sept. 4, 
Good or California climate sound- 
ed the. death knell, to night baseball 
at the Pacific Coast League park 
last week when fog came up and 
made It impossible for the players 
to see what was going on. League 
decided then that it had enough of 
trying to educate Angelenos in go- 
ing to ball yards at night and will 
content itself to appease the ball 
fans' appetite with afternoon games 
for the rest of the season. 

Coast has had night baseball for 
the past two years. In the smaller 
towns It has been successful, but 
L, A. has never gotten enthusiastic 
about candlelight ball. Expense of 
operating Wrigley Field at night far 
off. set tho chancoB the L. A. club had 
of m.aklng any money on the night 
games. ^, 



> Long Beach, Cal., Sept. 4L. 
Though Long Beach won't talk, 
it's conservatively estimated, that 
60,000 persons have left here «ince 
the earthquake last March. Popu- 
lation of the burg has dropped from 
160,000 to around 90,000. A favorite 

summering spot for Iowa rurals, the 
past thrcv. months has seen a 
meager influx of tourists and vaca- 
tionists. 

Walkout of citizens who were 
shaken out of their faith in CaU- 
fomla is carried on in a hush hucAi 
manner. Evacuation, started after 
the first shock, lasted fbr two 
months with every succeeding' shoplc 
sending more people to the railroad 
station and steamship piers. It Is 
all very disheartening to thejocals 
who have seen their town grdW 
from a Cowpath to a metropolitan 
city in 20 years. 

Outdoor People 

Long Beach residents are all out- 
door people now.. Theatres hav* 
been j^aord hit due to the. inhabitan.tjs 
feeling safer 'when not under a roo|L 
Result has been the increased pop- 
ularity of the amusement pike. Most 
of the people are getting their re- 
laxation knocking over wooden 
doUs, grabbing a -look at the li>)t 
shows , and . patronizing other gkh- 
cracks. peculiar to the outdoor flel<U 
All ^ames, ridea and showfr on 
the pike , have- dipped their prices to 
five cents. Long Beach was also hit 
in the pocketbook following the 
quake. Pike has been' doing 'ca.- 
pacity' business aU mimmer, topp&|; 
other outdoor spots and beaC|i^ lib. 
Southern Gal. . 

Town in the main has complet<^ 
rebuilt .the results of the quajie; 
however, in ■ the outlying - eectio^ 
there are a lot of sctirs on the^ city's 
face. Chances are' the most of tM 
tumbled down spots which have iillt 
been rebuilt will, remain 'In their 
present . condition until L. -B, goto 
another real estate boom* or ' >Xh9 
quake is forgotten; Owners of thto 
still tumbled down, property moMIy 
have pulled up stipes and. vanlisiied 
from 'the town; * , 



BIRTHS 

Mr. and Mrs. Al Evans, in Bpute- 
vard hospital, I>Tew York, a d&ugix- 
ter, Aug. 16. Father is pianist ^th 
Rudy Vallee*s orchestra,- on tOur 
through Ohio; . : J " 

'Mr.' and Mrs. ' fames 'R, UHmaii, 
son,. New YorW, iCug. 2^. Fath^ 
Is a playwright and producer, now 
associated with Sidney Harmon. 

Mr. and Mrs. George Isaac, % 
daughter, in Chicago, Aug; 27. 
Father is corhmercial manage^ ' '<bj( 
WGN, Chicago. 

Mr. and Mrs. Darryl ^Zanuck, 
daughter. Cedars of Lebanon hos- 
pital, Hollywood, Aug. 20. Father ' 
is vice-president of 20th Centttry 
Pictures. . ■ 



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Australia 



(Continued from page 82) ~ 

producer for W-T, has left for Eu 
rope after many years heye. 

Frank Harvey will return here to 
produce pictures for Efftee. Harvey 
will also appear In legit under P. W. 
Thring. 

Music trade is slipping badly over 
here. Big sheet-selling store has 
been forced to reduce owing to fall- 
ing oft in sales. 

Every local studio Is in full swing 
with production set at a very high 

■ scale. Never before has there been 

•so mvch picture work. 

Prince Edward, Sydney, will now 
screen Pox and Warner Bros, pic- 
tures, Including 'Working Man' and 
'Adorable.' House formerly used 
Paramount ace attractions. 

Charles B. Westmacott, g.m. of 
W-T. announced that his organiza- 
tion would continue to produce the 
latest available musicals and non- 
musicals in Sydney and Melbourne. 

Charles Munro, g.m. of General 
Theatres, told Varibtt that with the 

, bigger and better 'tyt>e of American' 
pictures currently screening, busi- 
ness had increased. Munro added 

■he believed the musical film would 
become popular. The big success of 

-'42nd Street' w^ould pr<Sbably be the 
means of G.T. booking a repeat run 
of 'Kln§r of jazzi' 



HoDywood 



Fojf picked up options this week 
on Ralph Morgan and Victor Jory. 

Frank Perrett sending press 
blurbs about Fox's 'Smoky' from 
Flagstaff, Ariz. 

' Mona Barrie, Australian actress, 
leaves New York Sept. 6 to go under 
contract at Fox. 

Reeves Espy out of Cedars of 
Lebanon after an appendix removal, 

• ' ■ Ford dealers .of California trying 
to get heavy picture names for 
weekly 'Merrymakers' program over 
KHJ; 

. Fox will change title of !Orient 
Express.' Afraid casH customers 
■will expect a yarn, about Chinese 
"Andf Japanese. ' 

• Football heroes working In War- 
ners' 'College Coach' won't wait for 
th.e director to call lunch. When 
they get hungry, they walk. 

■ • Film rowites having a hard time 
deciding which-.^golf club to Join now 
that Rancho, .o which many be- 
lohged £or years, has folded. 
■ Douglas Dumbrille shot a three- 
point- deer last week and Mae Clarke 
threw a venison dinner on the 
•Pingrer Man' set at Warners. 

Pals of Herb Mclntyre tossed him 
a farewell feed at the Jonathan 
club on the eve of his departure to 
take up -new job as Southern div. 
mgr. for Radio pix. ' 

When yeggs kept Hal Baetz, mgr. 
of F-WC WUshire, prisoner all 
night after forcing him to open the- 
liousd safe for them, a femme moll 
was detailed to keep him company. 

■^hirty-six hour w^eek for union 
•craf ts^ recognized by ' the producers 
and the accompanying 12%% boost 
means four hours less work a week 
and about $1.25 added to the weekly 
pay check. 




Loop 



Bill Demarest around. 
Lou Lipstone battling pneumonia. 
Cress Smith back from Australia. 
Thomas Meighan on Randolph 
street, 

Jane Taylor, now a blonde, visit 
ins; Chicago. 

Richard Gale Brophy managing 
100-pieoe Marimba band. 

Al Weston and Buzz Eagle estab 
lishing a vaude agency office. 

Gall Bandell hid out in Michigan 
for worn out nerves. Now back. 

John Joseph when dressed in 
summer pajamas scares his family. 

Eddie. Grossman has enough meal 
tickets to control the Film building 
eatery. 

Eddie Levin's West Indies trip off 
when the boat company cancelled 
sailings. 

Bee Angell up from St. Louis and 
the latest addition to the indie radio 
p.a. ranks. 

John Monti, former Chicago Civic 
opera singer, now in hotel biz at 
Patk Dearborn. 

Roland Douglas has been hired by 
Olsen and Johnson for special ex- 
ploitation work. 

Albert Lasker of Lord & Thomas 
keeping regular oflfice hours every 
day for the first time in years. 

Roy Rogers, last week at the 
State-Lake, headed for California, 
where he will- become Lou Green- 
span's brother-in-law. 

Morgan Ames has quit Iowa and 
win operate his theatres there by 
air mail, telegraph, and phone. 
Family moved back to Chicago. 



Toronto 



Pittsburgh 



Morty Henderson and. WB, for 
whom he managed the Etna theatre, 
iiave parted company. 
. Florence Fisher Parry, 'Press' 
critic and columnist, on job again 
After a trip to the Big Town. 

Ruthle Miller Wilbert,' new dance 
producer at the Ambassador, ^t. 
Louis, once a chorus girl here. 

Jimmy Starr's weekly page of 
•Starr Dust' from, the coast dropped 
by Paul Block's 'Post-Gazette'. 

Harry Goldstein and Frank Damia 
off to New York to work on a Par- 
WB picture d^al for the new season 

One of the new ushers hired at 
the Fulton under the NRA is Robert 
Meighan, nephew of Thomas Mel 
ghan. 

Ruth Robin, former Pittsburgh 
girl and sister to Leo Robin, the 
songwriter, -warbling with Houston 
Ray's band at the Urban room. 

Fred Kury, 'Press' financial edi 
tor, goes to Washington as that 
sheet's Capital corespondent, suc- 
ceeding Leo Sack, named ambassa- 
dor to Costa Rica. 

What Pittsburghers are doing in 
Hollywood by /i! recent visitor there 
Red Hershon is learning the film 
business from the ground up as 
cutter at Universal. . .Irene Leetjias 
left the Sol Wurtzel unit and is now 
in .the WB story department 
Oscar Levant, songwriter, has turned 
author. He's working on the script 
of 'Orient Express' at Fox...Regii 
Toomey has just gone under the 
wink of Ralph Farnum . . . Sara 
Reed Hamilton -and Gladys Mc- 
Cracken are both on the staff of a 
coast fan mag . . . Sally Starr, pounds 
lighter, has just finished a role in 
•Sweetheart of Sigma Chi'... Chick 
Cowpland, formerly with George 
Olsen's band, ^ free-lance studio 
musician and doing all right. 
Teddy Joyce in tenth week as m.c 
at WB'.s Hollywood, and Ed Lowry 
In fifth week at Loew's State. . .Dick 
rowell footballing with Lyle Talbot 
and Pat O'Brien in 'College Coach' 



Plantation reopening. 
The warbling Enid Lee to the Sa- 
varin. 

Show biz better this summer than 
last. 

N. L, Nathanson to Carlsbad for 
the baths. 

It's a 7-ppund lass at the Doug 
McQuarrles. ' 

Receiver slapped on the Carls- 
Rite, show-folk hotel. 

RKO closes offices here with Joe 
Franklin, mgr., to Montreal. 

Forbes Randolph putting a re- 
volving stage into the Empire. 

Amos 'n' Andy appearance here 
netted $1,254 for local charities. 

Frank Chamberlain's 'Are You 
Listening?' column to be revived.; 

Embassy reopening with Feiide 
Mowry's band and Frank McCor- 
mlck as m.c. 

Haskell Masters, U.A.'s g.m. for 
Canada, up and around after In- 
fected knee trouble. 

The elderly Gordon McPherson 
recalling that the Expo owes him 
;;660 for his troupe of trained horses 
appearance in 1S82. 

Shea's 'Hipp' reopens on 34th 
birthday with RKO vaude, Walter 
Graydon to take over and Abe 
Wilkes on advertising. 

Norman Reilly Ralne, ex-news- 
hound here, wrote the 'Tugboat 
Annie' tale from which the Dressier- 
Beery flicker was adapted. 

'Dally Star' refuses Marlene Diet- 
rich statue ads for 'Song of Songs.' 

The 14th edition of 'Dumbells' Re- 
vue' at Royal Alexandra will open 
local legit season. 



ing eight and three-eighths pounds 
in eight minutes. 

Mort Singer, new Orpheum the- 
atre operator, delaying his local 
visit. 

Newspapers here tumbling aii 
over selves to give front page pub- 
licity to Aimee Semple McPherson 
and her current revival meetings 
are inflicting injury on box offices. 

Show business expected to be 
helped by additional $23,000,000 al- 
lotment for Mississippi river nine- 
foot channel construction, boosting 
employment. 

'Bunchle' Stevens, manager Alco 
theatre, Bemldjl, Minn,, Northwest 
film golf champion, defeating H^rb 
Anderson, independent exhibitor,, in 
play-off at Detroit Lakes, Minn., 
annual tournament for Industry. 

W. A. Steffes of Northwest Allied 
States and Theodore L. Hays of 
Publix named head of theatre divi- 
sion of NRA program with rank of 
lieutenant-colonel. 



Montreal 



Ned Jacobs' talking De Kuyper. 
George Wright blushing at fan 
mail. 

Tom Cleary back from the honey- 
moon, 

Larry Stephens again at His Ma- 
jesty's, 

Dorothy Knapp (and no one hire 
knew her) on local air for 20 wpeks 
and kept incog to finish. " 

Canadian Broadcasting Co. dick- 
ering with CRBC for two reviews a 
week for 26 weeks. Bill Howard 
writing reviews. 

Fourteen, Canadian-made . sound 
clips produced and distributed 
across Canada by local screen news 
firm thls year to date: 

Montreal Thfeatre league, Bob 
Samson handling, announces 40- 
week repertory season with guest 
artists at His Majesty's begln^lng 
October. Top at $1.10 or subscrip- 
tion rates of $7.20 for eight plays 
with series of extra events. Alms, 
symposiums, beauty, dress and dec- 
oration lectures thrown in. 



New Haven 

Harold M. Bone 



Minneapolis 

By Les Rees 

Local real estate tax delinquencies 
mount to 18%. 

Excelsior Amusement Park had a 
three-cent day. 

State Fair bringing many tran- 
sients this week. 

City has become 'hot spot' for 
sidewalk pitchmen. 

School teachers here have to take 
30% cut the coming year. 

Minneapolis baseball club, in sec 
ond place, drawing big crowds. 

Marian Nixon once wa^ a package 
girl in a Minneapolis department 
store. 

Nokomis theatre, indie neighbor 
hood, boasts that it has a 'guest 
manager,' Bud Wiggins. 

Jack Conway, now an ace M-G-M 
director, labored on his father's 
Minnesota farm before his theatrical 
days. 

Cedric Adams and D. A. WilU'i-ms. 
two leading local columnists, fram 
ing an act for presentation at the 
Uptown. 

Minneapolis Symphony orchestra 
must raise $50,000 more in two 
weeks to make up. $120,000 guaran- 
tee fund. 

Orpheum has city's first vaude- 
ville bill In weeks as State Fair 
week show, Pat Rooneys and Lil 
lian Miles headliners. 

Ordinance introduced in city 
council prohibits music in beer es 
tabli.shmonts and drinking of the 3.2 
beverage in automobiles. 

Michael Smith won the national 
sauerkraut eating championship at 
Honder.son, near here, by consum 



Whatever became of Mac McKer- 
ness ? 

How about a card from , Eddie 
Weaver ? 

'Journal- Courier' breaks out with 
a film crick. 

John Grlnold blew his outboard 
motorboat apart. 

Shubert may reopen late this 
month— 7not yet def. 

Fire inspector Terry Reynolds Is 
an old-time minstrel man. 

Jitney Players ha-ve been scarce 
around here this summer. 

N. Y.-Guilford Players have 
folded at Chapel Playhouse. 

Charlotte McQulggan goes in as 
sec. to A. J. Vanni, Lou Sagal's asst. 

Victor Valentl and John Steven- 
son have opened a booking agency 
here. 

Horace Vernoii Reaver never for- 
gave the folks for that trick mon- 
icker. 

J. Edward Rogers folds his sum- 
mer troupe at. Stony Creek this 
week. 

Allan Wallace, Yale drama school, 
gets Waterbury Little theatre ap- 
pointment. 

Word comes that Abe PardoU and 
Betty Matthews have clanged the 
■wedding bells. 

Charlie Kullman drew Interview 
and news photo prior to departure 
for Berlin opera season. 



Milwaukee 

By Frank Miller 

Laura Case Sherry back from her 
summer in Prance. " 

John and Tom Saxe, who already 
have nine theatres, are to add 10 
more. Saxes are going It alone. 

H. Edward Lurie, for many years 
in charge of local picture houses, 
has taken over the Savoy, nabe. 

Stanley Morner signed for 18 
weeks with Richard Cole's orches- 
tra at the Hotel . Palmer, Chicago. 
Formerly with WTMJ, 

Frankle Brlsko, auto racer, may 
lose the sight of his right eye .ber 
cause a pebble smashed his goggles 
and drove pieces of glass into his 
eyeball. ^ 

Milwaukee ball club has cut its 
general admission to 40 cents for 
the balance of the season. And bus- 
iness has picked up. Team's In sev- 
enth place. 

Garden reopened Sept. 1 as the 
New Garden with 'The Masque- 
rader.' House, operated by the New 
Garden Theatre Co. still has L. K. 
Brln In charge. 

Peggy Patton's fan mall doubled 
since her week" at the Palace. In 
addition to writing picture news 
for the 'News,' Peggy (Gladys 
Becker) Is heard over. WISN in 
celebrity interviews- and gossip. 

Hartford 

By M. H. Hammer 

Beer trade just so-so.' 
Stock planned for New Britain. 
Warners' may play vaudeville at 
the now closed State. 

The boys give a grand party for 
John DeBone, soon to become a 
benedict. 

Mrs. Calvin Coolidge guest of ex- 
Gov. Trumbull's family at their 
shore home. 

Brass Rail under new manage- 
ment and Lou Holtman Is master 
of ceremonies. 

It is believed the NRA Is costing 
local theatres arouhd $600 a week 
Above the previous nut. 

Louis Schaefer and Ned Way- 
burn's Cocktail Hour gang for an 
evening at the E»nd hotel. 

Word reaches here that Harvey 
Cocks Is now with the Katz organ- 
ization located in Akron, Ohio. 

Lou Edwards prefers his adver- 
tising job with Poole stores in Mas- 
sachusetts" and New York to a the- 
at»i9 managership. 

With the exception of one man- 
ager In one of the 28 theatres, rtot 
another has been In one place for 
more than eighteen months. 

Adelmo Vannl, who, with Lou 
Sagal now operates the Fox New 
England theatres, makes a one-day 
trip Inspecting all theatres In seven 
New England towns for a tot|il run 
of 500 miles. 



Stroudsburg 

y John J. Bartholomew 

Don Bestor and band one-night 
ing at Pernbrook, 

Buck Hill Tennis Club presents 
'The Highlanders' dance bdnd. 

Ronee Nishan and Grant and 
Crater added to the Casino fioor 
show. 

The Asbury Captlvators played 
for the Wolf Hollow Comedy Club 
August dance. 

Coral Colleano, Hughie and Dan- 
nie O'Donnell added to Columbia 
Hotel floor show. 

Harrison and' Mardi with Carl 
Jacoby's band appearing in the 
Marine ballroom. 

Phila. Nats. (Phillies) and the 
Stroudsburg Poconos the biggest 
show of the baseball season. 

Kresge's hotel has Ralph Dunne 
and Helen Doyle with the Duncan 
Flapperettes and the Mlamians or-, 
chcstra. 

Earle R. Lewis presented Rose 
Bampton, Mario Chamlee, Rita De 
Leporte, Alfredo Gandolfi, Wilfred 
Pelletler and Queena Mario, all of 
the Met. Opera Co.; Raymond 
Knight and Mary McCoy, NBC; 
Robert Armbruster and the Trav- 
elers Quartet, CBS; the Chalifs, 
Gene and Kathleen Lockhart, and 
the Highlanders in the fifth annual 
Jiuck Hill 'Follies.' 



Youngstown 



Talk that Princess will open. 
Joe Ziegler resigns as steward of 
TNT. . 

Last minute public opinion barred 
3.2 from Canfleld fair. 

Town going strong for dine and 
dance entertainment, half a dozen 
places featuring acts. 

Jit Moran, owner of rejuvenated 
Embassy club, arrested on charge 
of bribing Akron copper. 

Chub Sullivan, after 50 years In 
the outdoor show game, saw some- 
thing new at Idora park. 

May Dowdell sporting new coupe. 

Police department scandal Is kill- 
ing sale of pasteboards for police 
benefit. 

Trumbull-Mahoning Sportsmen's 
meet drew 10,000 to North Lima. 
Same day Samuel Untermyer at 
Idora park. ' 



Catalina 



Cool weather last week-end sa-ai 
the moorings empty. ~ 

Hap Miller is spending his Im.^ 
tween picture time at the Isthnnw. 

Frank Butler, bitten by the boSJ 
ing bug, is looking over auxiliary 
sloops. 

Sailor outfits of the picture yacht 
mob are taking on the mid-seaaoai 
seediness. 

Bill McNutt missing last week, 
but Mrs. McNutt captained thS 
family craft. ^ • 

Harry Green was walklnig around 
the Island last week with a yacht« 
Ing cap, but it's still Harry Greeiu 

The Manklewlcz scow watf over 
again and managed- to make port 
without the help of other yachtera, 

Charles Chaplin, Paulette God- 
dard and Grace Poggi were .guest« 
of Joseph M. Schenck aboard hl^ 
'Invader.' 

Paramouht's 'Captain Jericho' ia 
on location about two miles olt 
shore, giving Grover Jones a chanc* 
to make the idland. 

Preston Sturges is trying to cbl- 
lect a crew for his boat consisting 
of three bridge players and a com- 
bo cook and guitar player. 

The Hague 

By M. W. EttyLeal 



Circus Schumann moved to Bru- 
sels. 

American Midget Revue tCt the 
Hague now. 

Central theatre here reviving old 
Charlie Chaplin 'Carmen.' 

Anton yerhagen, who belonged to 
the old romantic school, dead at 83.' 

Notwithstanding heat cinemas do< 
Ing good business. Many holiday 
visitors in big cities. 

Stage thrillers much in demand. 
Hofstadtoonel revived Rldley'a 
'Ghost Train' and bought rights for 
Holland of hlis new play, 'Recipe for 
Murder.' 

Profiltl Is getting Its new studio 
ready. Contractors have to get it 
finished by December. The studio 
In the Philips works at Eindhoven 
l3 In full swing. 

The native film Industry, still in 
its Infancy, having growlng-palns. 
Studio being built for newcomer. 
Pllco Company, at Terheyde on 
west coast, having -troubles. 



Westport 

By Humphrey Doulens 

All Broadway was out over the 
holiday week-end. 

Dwight Wlman opened 'Gaily I 
Sin' at the Country Playhouse. 

Richard Mahey at the Leo 
Marshes. 

Helen Lowell, commuting for 
'Come Easy.' 

Ruth Hammond returned from 
Cape Cod. 

Country PJ-ayhouee closes next 
week with elaborate revival of 'Die 
Fledermaus.' 

Violet Heming has sold her farm 
at Stamford. 

Rita Weiman has a new red hat. 

Mario Chamlee has picture offers. 

Nazimova, Dorothy Hall, Helen 
Hayes, Donald MacDonald, Vlvienne 
Osborne, Harry Archer at opening 
of Dunning and Abbott's 'Heat 
Lightning.' 

Kathryn Ray is visiting the Arch 
Selwyns. 

Erin O'Brien-Moore being feted 

Moffat Johnston remains on the 
Coast to make a film for United 
Artists after closing in 'Twentieth 
Century.' 



Cincinnati 

By Joe Kolling 

Cy Stewart in Dayton area for 
Columbia. 

Billy Shaw, leader of 10-plece 
band at Palace, played sax in Albee 
pit last season. 

Justin Huber lined $1,000 by A. P. 
of M. local for working hotel job 
under scale; action against his mu- 
sicians tabled. 

Seven RKO poster artists "back in 
consolidated shop. 

Strand reopening slated for Sept. 
23. Cliff Boyd mentioned as mgr. 

Naylor Stone changed by Scrlpps- 
Howard from Cleveland "Press' to 
Clncy 'Post' as sports ed; Tom 
Swope, who filled job long, made as- 
sistant. X 1 ^ 

Coney's season ended. Island 
Queen will operate here as floating 
dansant through Sept. and then 
make one-night stands down Ohio 
and Mississippi to Memphis, Tenn. 

So many 3.2 spots using small 
orks that annual contest for ama- 
teur musicians couldn't be held. 

Fred" Beebe's 'world series' rodeo 
scheduled for Redland Field Sept. 
30 to Oct. 8. ^ . 

Manny Shure, Palace mgr., flash- 
ing new afternoon suit since adding 
vaude. 

Star, grinding burleyvaude from 
10:30 a.- m. to midnight at 17c, dis- 
played NRA emblems for several 
days. 

By Walt Raschi 

Mildred Harris Chaplin In town 
overnight when her car broke down 
en route to New Ulm. 

Aimee and 'Iron Man' Hutton put 
on a big reconciliation sc®"®' ^'i" 
Sister scheduled to appear at tne 
Minnesota State Fair today (Tues- 
day). 

The Cliff Rusts are shopping for 
baby things. 

Elsie M. Shaw, for 35 years super- 
visor of music in local schools, re- 
signs; Mathilda Heck replacing. 

Christie back In town after two 
weeks In Wisconsin. 

New mummy illusion has the nite- 
llfers daffy at the Mystic Caverns. 

Det McSherry entertaining Mar- 
garet ('Another Language') Hamil- 
ton with a nifty party. 

Mrs. Homes W. Swcney, sociaiuo 
prez of the Twin Cities Opera co., 
s.o.s'ing for chorus singers. . , 

George H. Bradley, former News 
city ed and Variety mugg, ni 
show biz for a week as Touri'''' tri: 
rectQr in charge of films at the btaio 

After trimming Ben P^^ack's ork 
in baseball 23 to 14, Jack Crawfoid » 
boys took a 16 to 10 shdlacking. 
with Benny himself the big nowe. 
lammirig out a homer with the bags 
choked. Ci'oo.shal and deciding, 
came Wednesday (6). 



Tuesday, September 5, 1933 



BUBLESgiM 



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VAKIETr 85 _ 



OBITUARY 



Burlesque StiD Impossible with 
Routine Comedians and Strippers, 
But Here's 1 Comic Who Stops Em 



FRED CLEVELAND 

Fred Cleveland, 47, exhibitor, 
dropped dead of heart failure in his 
Circle theatre in Chicago on Aug. 27. 
Cleveland had closed the theatre for 
three weeks for remodeling and re< 
decorating, to reopen on Sept. 1. 

House will, reopen with Barney 
Balaban of B.&K. supervising and 
lending a hand. Cleveland was a 
close friend of Balaban, having 
managed the Circle when it was 
B.&K. property. When B.&K. opened 
their Central Park theatre, they 



turned the Circle over to Cleveland 
and he had been operating it ever 
since. 

Cleveland was a member, of the 
'bo^d of directors of the Chicago 
Atlied Exhibitors. 

Widow survives. Burial in Chi- 
cago. 

ANNAMAE POWERS 

Annamae Powers died at the 
N.V.A'. Lodge, Saranac Lake, N. Y., 
of an Internal hemmorhage. She had 
beerl ailing (T.B.) for four years and 
was under the care of the N.V.A. 
She was a well-known dancer. 

Before taken 111 she played with 
fSally,' 'Greenwich Village Follies,' 
and 'Good Morning, Dearie' com- 
panies. In vaudeville she did a 
double act with her husband, Lou 
Powers. 

Her husband, mother and son sur- 
vive. 

Interment Saranac Lake, N, T. 



MABEL WILSON 

Mrs. Mabel James, 38, who as 
Mabel Wilson was pianist for the 
Los Angeles office of Waterson, Ber- 
lin & Snyder, some years ago, died 
at the Wilshlre hospital, Los An- 
geled, Aug. 30. 

She did not recover from a 
Caesarian operation, performed at 
the- time of the birth of a boy, five 
days previously, despite a blood 
transfusion. She is survived by her 
Kusband, Detective Lieut. F. L. 
James of the Hollywood division, 
■and her infant son. 



EDWARD FALES COWARD 

Fdward Fales Coward, 71, for 
many years drama critic of the N. 
T. 'Sun,' died in Tannersville, N. 
Y:, Aug. 28. His health had been 
failing for some time. He was one 
of the founders of the Strollers, 
amateur dramatic society, and it 
was his boast that he had appeared 
in 224 parts in their productions. 
He also wrote many of their plays. 

A son and daughter survive. 

JOSEPH jSLAYTOR 

Joseph Slay tor, 77, died in Rich- 
mond memorial hospital, Staten 



Ad Men 



(Continued from page 1) 

teach the Broadway show purveyor 
anything about advertising or ether 
merchandising. So instead the ad 
' men are apparently trying to teach 
the show people show business. 

•This may coincide with why and 
how the ad men are in position of 
telling the talent how to do Its stuff. 
It reached the point, for example, 
where one advertising agency man 
told a topnotch radio singer how a 
song should be sung. The ad man 
sheepishly explained that possibly 
this was theatrical heresy, but from 
his lay reaction — and with an ear 
solely to the general public's reac- 
tions — It was fitting that this re- 
quest be made. 

The stars recognize that they're 
selling their reputations of 20 and 
30 years' standing for a pottage. If 
the radio people want to pay those 
fancy prices for but an hour's work, 
and show biz being what it is any^ 
way, the theory is that it's very 
worth while. Not to mention the 
long accepted idea that the ether, 
Mke the screen, has done more in 
Short order to establish a name and 
a reputation than many years of 
travail in the regular theatre chan- 
nels. 

Tlic age/icy men know full- well 



Island, Aug. 30, from a complica- 
tion of diseases. He had been for 
many years with the Al H. Woods 
productions and had played with 
Marjorie Rambeau. 

Survived by his widow and a 
daughter. 



HELEN DUNBAR 

Helen Dunbar, 65, actress, died 
Aug. 28 in Los Angeles following 
a protracted illness. She was for- 
merly with Wesber and Fields and 
was associated with the Fssanay 



Film Co., of Chicago. She also 
worked for Jesse Lasky, playing 
character roles. 

A daughter and four sistera sur- 
vive. 



ANTHONY ABARO 

Anthony Abaro, 64, meniber of 
the Metropolitan opera orchestra 
for 38 years, for the last 16 years 
its manager, died in New York 
Aug. 29 after a protracted illness. 

He had been in ill health since 
the death of his wife three years 
ago and last year gave up the man- 
agement of the orchestra. 



LOUIS P. STONE 

Louis P. Stone, 86, died at Free- 
port, L. I., Aug. 29. He was the 
father of Fred Stone and first man- 
ager of the comedian. He was a 
plainsman in his youth, a notable 
rifle shot and it was his boast that 
it was he who taught Annie Oakley 
to haindle a gun. 

Survived by his two sons, Fred 
and Paul. 



IGANCIA ORTIZ 

Igancia Ortiz, gymnast, was 
killed in a 35 -foot fall from the 
trapeze, in Mexico City, Sept. 2. 

The accident was very similar, to 
that causing the death of Lillian 
Leitzel, and Miss Ortiz was doing 
the same routine of pullups. 



WILLIAM C. ROLFES 

William C. Rolfes, 55, former 
theatre owner who retired two 
years ago because of ill health, died 
in Los Angeles Aug. 31. 

Rolfes came to. the coast 30 years 
ago from Mankato, Minn. He is 
survived by a widow and a son. 



CHARLOTTE RUESS 

Charlotte Ruess died In a Brook- 
lyn hospital, Aug. 30, following a 
major operation. She was secre- 
tary to Max Hart, the legit agent, 
for 10 years. 



Mother of Frank Mandel, play- 
wright, and producer, died last week 
(29) at the family home in San 
Francisco. ■ She was 73, and she and 
her husband recently celebrated 
their 55th wedding anniversary. 



that they control the purse-strings. 
Doing so, they also have no illu- 
sions about anything coming over 
to their midtown east side offices 
from Broadway. They think that 
agents and actors ar6 going to de- 
mand the limit, and if so, it is not 
inequitable for the agencies them- 
selves to make demands on the tal- 
ent, or, in other words, to tell the 
actors the new way the ad men 
have discovered they should sing or 
act. 



Burlesque Placements 

Milt Schuster (Chicago) has 
placed the following burlesque 
people: Kenny Brenna, Ann Lee, 
Morris Nelson, Tim O'Hara and 
Sylvia into the Garrick, St. Loui.s. 
Jerri McCawley into the Gayety, 
W.ishington. 

Vera Thorne set to the Grand, 
I'oorla; Al I'harr, Mcl Mclvin, Ray- 
mond King for the Kmpress, Cin- 
cinnati; Mildred C'dzlerre into the 
Kmpvi'e, Toledo. 



Reiners in Newark 

Newark, Sept. 4. 

JJdward Snidcrtnan, publicity at 
Proctor's, has been promoted to 
manage RKO lOmpire in the Bronx. 

He has been succeeded by Harry 
Roiner.q. 



Beer and Bnrlesqne 



Pittsburgh, Sept. 4. 

'Beer and Burlesque' is George 
Jaffe's billing at the Variety, where 
burleycue got under way over the 
week-end and after a lay-off of 
four months. Fed up with trying to 
make the house pay with vaudfilm. 
Jaffe has gone back to his first 
love, two-a-day burlesque. He has 
assembled a stock company headed 
by Eddie (Nuts) Kaplin and Fred 
(Falls) Binder. 

In addition, management has 
turned the lobby interior into a 
beer garden, where brew is served 
between the acta and during the 
show, too. A flock of usherettes- 
serve as barmaids. 

Prices down this year, with a 
four-bit top at matinees and 75c 
at night, with special rates for 
women in an effort to attract the 
femme trade. 

Hirscb's Headache With 
Stage Hands Holding 
Up Stock in Minn. 

Minneapolis, Sept. 4: 
Last season the stage hands and 
musicians operated stock burlesque 
at the Gaiety on a cooperative basis. 
They averaged approximately $10 
each for an entire season's worjk, or 
less than 60c. a week. The scenic 
artist took $35 for 14 weeks work. 
Compensation of the orchestra di- 
rector, Fred Oldre, was $40 for 20 
weeks. 

Now the stage hands are demand- 
ing of Harry HIrsch, who i)lanned to 
operate the house this season with 
stock burlesque, a minimum of $68 
a' week salary and a crew of seven 
men. As a result of these demands 
and the union's refusal to alter 
them, Hirsch has abandoned his In- 
tentions of opening the house Sept. 
3, although he had his company en- 
gaged and rehearsals started. 

Hirsch says he'll wire the theatre 
and Install a straight film policy or 
films and musical ' tabs. He admits 
he's a good showman, but denies 
thai he's so much better than the 
stage hands that he can earn $68 a 
week, for them in placti of the 60c. 
a week that they were able to earn 
for themselves. 



NickeFs 2-a-Day 



Baltimore, Sept. 4. 
Hon. Nickels' Gayety, Baltimore's 
sole burley house, has discontinued 
it's summer grind policy and has 
opened the fall season with two-a- 
day. 

■ Present plans call for a regular 
stock show, with a change of prin- 
cipals every two weeks. Production 
is In the hands of Gus Flalg, with 
Dorothy Bell assisting^ with the 
dance routines. 



CAPITOL, FRISCO 

San. Francisco, Aug. 27. 

Absence of burlesque for six 
weeks while the colored -'Change 
Your Luck' show held the boards 
evidently whetted the appetites of 
locals. In Its second week of bur- 
ley's return the Intake is quite sat- 
isfying -to all, especially to Johnnie 
Goldsmith, who has upped the qual- 
ity of his show, and also the price. 

Tariff is now 25c matinees, 40c at 
night, with the films second run, 
mostly Indie stuff. Plenty of show, 
including an hour's stage session, 
the film 'Obey the Law' (Col), a Fox 
'Magic Carpet' short. Universal 
news and a three -reeler 'Man Eater' 
off the indie market. House was 
packed. 

Lot of speed and punch is given 
the show by a colored stage band. 
Wade Whaley's, that does several 
hot tunes, and Is all right on the 
accompaniment, too. Combo is new, 
but who can tell when they go to 
town. 

Goldsmith goes pretty heavy for 
the strip stuff as far as quantity is 
concerned, but it's quite rnild for the 
most part. Has four strippers. 
Kitty Starr, Caroline Ba^rett, Onye 
Leae and Tillle Waid. 

Ray Reed and Al Ferris, the com- 
ics; Leon Devoe and Billy Riddle, 
.straights, and Millie Pedro, blues. 
Miss Pedro Is a perennial on the 
Coast, has been going for years, and 
can still put over a chant along 
with the best of 'em. Dan Aginilo 
handles straight hoofing assign- 
ments. A chorus of 18 not so much 
on the hoofing, but they're a big 
display of flesh. Lillian Hunt 
staged the whole shooting match, 
which changes Sundays, four chows 
daily. JJocJfc. 



As long as the actors of burlesque 
are going about the business of 
writing themselves a code and de- 
vising a new uniform contract for 

protection against managerial evils, 
the comedians among tho^e actors 
ought to do a little private pro- 
tecting for themselves. 

In writing their codes and con- 
tracts the burlesquers are concerned 
chiefly with working hours and pay- 
offs when they work. Those MInsky 
I.O.U.'s of last season made the 
certification of payoffs qultie im- 
portant. Then there's the minimum 
salary and working hours problems. 
A minimum wage is wanted, along 
with maximum labor. Both Im- 
portant, too. The mlnhtnum wage 
desired probably would result In a 
raise of $10 or $20 for the worst 
sufferers under the prevailing bur- 
lesque salary level. The maximum 
hours provision would give the 
actors an hour or so more free- 
dom daily. A very happy sug- 
gestion. 

But the question is this, and It 
leads to the more important ques- 
tion whose answer may be the an- 
swer to the dilemma of burlesque: 
How will that minimum wage be 
assured If the business Is no bettier, 
and if business Is no better, what's 
to prevent the actors of burlesque 
from receiving more time off than 
they can afford? 

Slightly improved conditions will 
be a help, but they cannot help the 
burlesque business to a great ex- 
tent. The burlesque business Is de- 
cayed to its very soul, and 'nothing 
they can write into a code will help 
till that soul is cured. 

The soul of burlesque is comedy, 
always has been and always will 
be. A show that Is not based on 
Its comedy is not and cannot be a 
burlesque show. The show of today 
that calls itself burlesque — and that 
co6s for them all — is- no more than 
a stag performance at which, when 
permissible, the stuff that used to 
go on behind barred doors is de- 
livered out In the open. 

That stag show stuff was the 
managers' own idea. The Herks, 
the Minskys, the Welnstocks, the 
Raymonds and the others. When 
Izzy Herk says, "We are trying to 
get away from stripping. We can't 
yank it out all of a sudden, but 
\)re're going to do it gradually' — 
that's the cue for niore stripping 
and more strippers. Herk says the 
same thing 18 times during the sea- 
son and 10 times over the summer. 
When Herk says, 'No more strip- 
ping,' two more strippers are added 
to the cast. 

Most burlesque actors, like other 
actors, usually depend upon the 
managers to do their business think- 
ing for them. But with the man- 
agers of burlesque having forgotten 
how to think and the actors of bur- 
lesque never having learned how, 
the only thinking in burlesque just 
now is that done by the customers, 
who usually think or read news- 
papers whil6 the comedians are on 
and whose thoughts then are solely 
on the subject of when will the 
comedians ge^ off and make way for 
the next stripper. 

The comedians' own and personal 
use of the gray matter Involves the 
memorizing of some 20 or 25 stand- 
ard bits, and to remember to scram 
at any time whenever the customers 
decide they'd like to see more of a 
stripper who hasn't much to show 
after she strips, anyhow. And now 
that the girls are down to doing 
a 'September Morn' with one hand 
free. It's just that much tougher for 
the boys to ;?ct started when fol- 
lowing. 

To any impartial observer, and 
perhap.s to the comedlana them- 
selves should one or more of them 
happen to think it over, there is a 
problem confronting the comedians 
that looms far and above a 
$10 ralae or an hour less daily in 
the theatre as far as immediate 
Importance goes. If the comedians 
could po.SBibly better thcmselvcH 
and their, standing in tho shows, 
that would automatically bring in- 
creased wa!ges and better backstage 
conditions. 

Implying that tho only way in 
which it can be done is by and 
through the comedians them.sclvos, 
is to say that the managers have 
proved themselves incapable of do- 
ing it for them. 

There is an indisputable axiom 



tov show business and comedians, 
and It goes for the comedian of bur- 
lesque as well, and that is that no 
comedian Is b^^ter tlian his mate- 
rial. When the world's most tal- 
ented comic gives a bad perform- 
ance, the reason usually can be 
traced to the material. And when 
a comedian is not so blessed with 
talent, the material is even more 
important. 

The comedians of burlesque are 
content wtih doing the 20 or 25 
'bits' in their repertoire, and Uie 
managers of burlesque are- equally 
unconcerned about the. results, The 
comedians of burlesque seem i«- 
slgned to the fdte that the business 
of filling up stage waits between 
strippers holds for them; and the 
only solution the managers' with 
their one-cylinder mind can tblqk 
of is to add more strippers. 

Burlesque has hot only ceiased to 
be a source of talent for other 
branches of show business; hvir- 
lesque now and under the prevail- 
ing system kills much promising 
talent at the root and at the start 
that, if encouraged rathier theaa 
murdered, might possibly bring 
back burlesque ais a popular form 
of entertainment. Instead of at- 
tracting the mass, it attracts on^r 
th^ class (the epileptic class). 

Future Ruined 

Two seasons in burlesque are suf- 
ficient to -.uln the most promising 
young comedian. They enter the 
business full of ambition and ideas 
and dreams and plans. In two yeats 
they are old men. That should 
not be. 

They soon lose their ambitiom 
and ideas and dreams when they" 
look about them and find other 
comedians who once possessed Vbe 
same spirit, but now are broken down 
echoes who can't get a lauglx i£ a 
raw gag doesn't get it for them. ^ 
They go tho way of the other come- 
dians because they are not prodded, 
encouraged, or even respected by 
the managers. Because the man- 
agers know nothing but -stripping, 
and how far can the strippers so 
until the cops come in. And. when 
the cops get virtuous and the strip- 
pers have to keep their clothes on, 
the comedians must continue, with 
the same bits, since the-jnandgers 
did not think to advise them or re- 
quest them to learn something new 
— ^and those shows without strip- 
ping are the world's worst. 

There are many such young co- 
medians in burlesque ■ who seem 
older than they should and any one 
of them could tell the story in five 
minutes. 

The comics, young or old, are not 
only smothered by btu-lesque so that 
they cannot advance In ■ their own 
field, but they are so stunted by 
burlesque that their value to other 
branches of show business is im- 
paired. They do the same 20 bit|l, 
so they all look alike. 

the Real Comedian 

The managers can remain jstupld, 
yet the comedians need not follow. 
The comedian who holds himself 
above the pack, who resists the 
quicksand of burlesque despair,' who 
goes out and gets himself, or writes 
himself or even borrows liiihself 
some material — that cortiedlan will 
stand out without much effort'. That 
comedian will look good if he's' only 
half good, because in burlesqite to- 
day he has no competition. 

All the codes in the world won't 
help, because codes won't provide 
material. Nor will the $10 raisee, 
Those $10 raises soon will be cuts 
without material. The managers 
don't care about material 'fOi^ the 
comedians. Those comedians who 
don't care about it, don't care about 
themselves. Should one comedian 
lick the burlesque jinx and help 
himself, others might follow. 

They, can't ask Gen. Johns<»i 
what to use in place of the .love 
poppy bit. 

At the Apollo 

All of which is hardly a review 
of the opening show of the season 
at the Minsky-Weinstock Apollo 
theatre on 125th street. It's Juot 
one of those shows, with on© ex-1 
ccption. That exception clearly il- 
lustrates the comedy problem of 
burlesque. His name is George 
Broadhurst. He graduated from 
burlesque in the days when bur- 
Icsquo wa.s the spawning grounds 
for the cream talent of the show 
business. Now he's back in buit- 
le.sque. 

Kver hear of a comedian stopping 
the show in a modern burlesque 
performance, so much so that a 
strip that's spotted to follow is de- 
layed? It happened at the Apollo 
on 12(5 th street, and Broadhurst was 
the Bhovf stopper. Any comedian in 
burlesque who ' has the time and 
who might care to learn somethine^n 

(Continued on.page:8(). 



IN MEMORIAM 

indrcu$ Coew 

Passed September 5th, 1927 



86 



VARIETY 



Tuesday, September 5, 1933 



RINGUNG BROS. 



AND 



BARNUM & BAIL^ 

COMBINED 
CIRCUS 



THE THREE RINGS 

OF SUCCESS 




NOW TOURING 
THE EAST 
THE WEST 
THE MIDDLE-WEST 



Always Qlad to Hear from Sensational 

Circus Acts 

Now Booking for Next Season 




Address Communications to 

S. W. CUMPERTZ 

General Manager 

Permanent Address 

331 MADISON AVE. 

New York City 



YELLOW FREIGHT 

(Continued Irom page 79) 

with the prospective briao and 
bridegroom. 

In the main, 'Yellow Freight' has 
the Ingredients of a successful mys- 
tery play. There are slinking shad- 
ows, hair-raising screams, squealing 
rats In the ceiling, a murder and 
even a legend concerning the old 
bell In the tower of the chapel, 
which rings out a warning of death. 

The authors keep the suspense at 
a proper tempo, but the final cur- 
tain leaves many situations unex- 
plained. 

The, first act gives promise of a 
neat melodrama In the making, but 
the aucceedlng two acts nullify: 
everything that had been accom- 
plished. 

The story needs clarity and less 
repetition of certain fumbling pas- 
sages. 

William Lynn, in the role of El- 
mer Smith, timid Individual, whostf* 
snooping about the chapel gets him. 
Into trouble, has the advantage over 
the others because of the comedy In 
his role. /■ 

The next best part was that of 
the Chinese caretaker, played by 
Richard Taber. The character gave 
Table plenty of opportunities, and., 
he made thie most of them. 

Others in the cast include Paul 
Guilfoyle, Esther Solveig, Philip 
Foster, Elaine Melchoir, Richard 
Keene and Claire Nolte. 

Chan Is smuggling fellow coun- 
trymen Into the States for a grand 
a head. On a particular night,- 
when Chan Is ready to deliver 20 
Orientals to a syndicate, the owner 
of the chapel pops up with his 
fiancee and a married cpuple. Be- 
for their arrival, Chan has appar- 
ently broken the neck of an Intru-- 
der. A mysterious woman enters 
on the" scene- and for some unex- 
plained reason proceeds to lash the 
man who she thinks is dead. The 
man is revived later, only to be 
stabbed In the back by the same 
woman. Why, the audience never 
knows. The man Is killed while he 
Is struggling with the owner of the 
chapel, who keeps his silence, be- 
lieving the murderess to be his 
prospective bride. 

Play ends abruptly, leaving behind 
much unexplained. 

North wrote 'Remote Control' anA 
'Yours Truly,' and unless he and ,hl3 
collaborator do plenty of revamping 
before they move the play on to 
Broadway, as they hope to do soon, 
there will be much labor lost. 

Marcello. 




JACK FINE'S 



MIDGET VILLAGE 



STILL GETTING TOP MONEY, 
ON THE MIDWAY 



1933 



WORLD'S FAIR, CHICAGO 



1933 



Impossible Burlesque 



(Continued from page 85) 

should take a trip to 125th street 
and take a look at Broadhurst. He 
adds his own ideas to the 20 stand- 
ard ■ bits. The other comedians in 
the same company die with the 
standards. Broadhurst is the hit of 
th6 show. . 

Otherwise at the Appolo the Mln- 
skys are doing a Minsky, the only 
surprise of the opener being Broad 
hurst. 

Variettt's attitude toward bur 
lesque Is not relished by burlesque 
people. Variettt's reviewers for sev 



eral years have found that all bur 
lesque shows look alike. The 
chances for comment are limited, 
and sitting through a burlesque 
show is a sentence, not an assign 
ment. When the Variety reviewers 
tired of panning their recourse 
was kidding. Nothing commendable 
could be said about a burlesque 
show, and the burlesquers know it 
The only constructive thought 
about Minsky's Apollo show that 
can be offered is a suggestion that 
the Minskys scrap everything but 
Broadhurt and ' give them a bare 
stage between Broadhurst's num- 
bers. Or have Izzy Herk tell the 
customers about how the managers 
are going to eliminate the stripping 
by degrees. Bige. 



LEW DUFOUR anil JOE ROGERS 

PRESENTS 

"LIFE" 
"DARKEST AFRICA" 
"COCONUT GROVE" 
"A REAL TWO-HEADED BABY" 

At Century of Progress, Chicago, 1933 



KANNAN 



BOIVIOAYO 

THE MAN FROM INDIA 

Featuring the Double Somersault on the Bounding Ropes 
SEASON 193^HAGENBECK-WALLACE CIRCUS 
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1 



MAN IN THE ZOO 

Providence, Sept. 1. 

Comedy-drama In four . acta by JefO"?2 
Ross, dramatized from a novel by Davia 
Garnett;- staged at the Newport (R. l.f 
Casino theatre. Aug. ^0, by Melville Burko 
for the first time on any etage. 



Featured by a remarkable turn- 
out and reception, 'The Man In tho 
Zoo' had its premiere at the New- 
port Casino last week, climaxinef 
an eight- week season. 

Not in years has the Casino un- 
dertaken such a complicated pro- 
duction. In four acts, 'Man In the 
Zoo' has three sets that entail con- 
siderable expenditure. It is doubt- 
ful that the production would have 
received an early tryout had it not 
been for the wealth behind the 
Newport Casino theatre. 

Just now uncertainty clouds the 
future of the play. Garnett was 
hesitant in granting the Newport 
Casino theatre permission to stag© 
the piece, and has made it plain 
that it is not to be staged else- 
where. When Garnett learns of the 
excellent reception by Newporters 
he may change his mind. 

'The Man In the Zoo' is a fasci- 
nating stage novelty. It has defects 
that .retard Its speed and weaken its 
plausibility. But those flaws are 
minor. 

The performance given the piece 
was brilliant. Burgess Meredith es- 
sayed the role of Roger Cromartie, a 
young Englishman, who, rejected in 
love, puts himself on exhibition in 
the zoo as a prote.'?t against the su- 
periority of man over beast. 

Harry Ellerbe was particularly 
good as Richard Tandy, Roger's 
friend. Valerie Cossart made her 
Phyllis, Ropfcr's flancce. attractive 
and agreeable. Ernest Cossart was 
refreshing as Collins, a guard at the 
zoo, and Edgar Kent won laurels 
with a small character bit. 

When Roger's sweetheart, Phyllis, 
likens his emotions to those of a 
baboon, his resentment flares. 

'Very well,' responds Roger. 'If I 
behave like a monkey I'll live with 
the monkeys. Accordingly, he sends 
a letter to the curator of the Lon- 
don zoo, offering to be exhibited in 
the cages of the apes as a specimen 
of 'iionio ' sapiens' and, through a 
chain of humorous circumstances, 
hi.s offer i.s accepted. Bedroom and 
bath are built on one of the cages 
and Roger flnds himself installed 
there, hi.M companions in the adjoin- 
ing cages being a gorilla and a 
chimpanzee. Crowds flock to the 
zoo to .see the curious exhibition 
and out of this comes a story that 
is rich in satire. 



tuesday, September 5, 1933 



T D O O R S 



VARIETY 



87 



State; Eamiark Coin 
ftir Voters Only-Acts 
fUsde for iSalary 

Chicago, Sept; 4. ■ ; 
j^rs aj-otind the country are do- 
In* Very poorly ttnd fair agents are 
vL^&s ■ worrying about collecting 
SSr coin. So far the number of 
teit's not paying off" has been heart- 

-way for tlie fair agencies to collect. 
Fowncrly, the fairs used the money 
from, the State Aid to jpay, but th^ 
state? Ijave become, wise to that anq 
bav'e pasiSed r«les that the state aid 
must be' used to pay off the pre- 
miuin -wcinners first. , 

Agencies have learned that . they 
can!t go to court to force the states 
to turn over, the ai4 anon^y; to them, 
fiinee.. th« states are. sovereign and 
cannot bfe . sued. And' the guys, in 
charg'e of- paying out the state aid 
insMf't'hkt thef "money 'go into the 
pockets of the local citizens who 
are,' after all, the voters therein; 
Thi^ teff oVmers of the fairs can go 
baclt to" Chicago or New York. 

it'iiad' been hopejcl that 'this year 
■would see a feversal'*in the down-; 
■ward t'tehd which Jias'.held in 'the 
lair.' iIqIo for tbe past two years. 
But {he slide is still on,, at ^east.as 
far as, th6.. fairs already held this 
B'ia^Qn .. are concerned. . Now the 
hopes;'axe that with the Increaise .of 
employment. now starting, t^e take 
on the . remaining fairs wall show 
ImprO-treTfaent. 

I . - I 

Bl^Mo Biirs People 

Mary Foster Allen,' niece- of 'Bvt- 
fald' 'Bill <Col. Williain F. Cody), 
now in charge of .the Buffalo BlU 
Mu^e.y^m at Cody, #yo., is anxious 
to hear'. from. &,n7 of, the. personnel 
of BjjfiCalpv. Bill's circus, during Col. 
Cody's lifetime. 

■ The "/.late showman's niece has 
aentiihiental and other /reasons for 
effecting contacts with her adven- 
turchil?''^' uncle's • associates.- Among 
other things Miss Allen hopes to 
acoAtipirsh is .the addition of some 
mort'-'eddyiana to the B. B. Mu* 
seunii"-^' ■■" 



frdttidtet Gets Job 

Altamont, N. T., Sept. 4. 
Ralph Hankinson, well known 
showman,- has been appointed, man- 
ager of the Alhany- Schenectady 
county fair "at Altamont. Bookings 
of Hlg. autbmoblle facing and polo 
groiiWs In past -years led to the de- 
cision "by 'ioftal directors . to place 
him in full charge of the 1933 expo. 
Ward p. Beam .of Chicago will 
Btage. a 'Thrill Day' for the opener. 



Carnivals 



■ Fop current week — Week Sept. 4 

Andersou-Srader: Clay Center. 
Bar-Brown: Vanccburgr. 
Barker, J. L.: Lebanon. 
Beckman & Gcrety: Keokuk. 
Big State: Henderson. 
Bloom Gold Medal: Falrmourtt. 
Bockus, Curtis: Franklin. 
Bright Llffht: Brookville. 
Cetlln -& Wilson : Staunton, Va. 
CUffora Att: Peru. 
Copklln'a AH Can.: Kingston. 
CraftB 20 Big: 
End.v: Hatfleld. 

GlbsoTt'er Blue Ribbon: Crown Point, 

Greater American: McMlnnvUle. 

Greenland Expo: Wayneboro. 

GrueberB Famous: Syracuse. 

Hansen, Al 'C: Fulton. 

Happy land: Traverse City. 

Krause Greater: LaFlotte. 

Lang's Dee: JorseyvlUe. 

Metropolitan: Perry, Fla. 

New Deal: Lebanon. 

Page. J. J.: HodgenvUle. 

Sol's 'Liberty: Elkhorn. 

Sunset. Amuse: Agusta. 

Towes. United: JSdgemont. 

"Wade, W. G.: Port Huron. 

Weer. J. C. : Indianapolis. 

West. W. K,: Belot. 

Winfi^r'fl Expo: Carnegie. 

Zeiger, C. F.: Port Mprg.-vn, 



Circuses 



For current week — Week Sept. 4 

Hagenbeck -Wallace 
Aug. 4, Ft. "Wayne; 5, Muncie; C, Ander- 
son; 7, Marlon; 8, ChllUcothe; 0, Porte- 
mouth; Jl, Huntington. 

Ringling Bros.-B. & B. 
Aug. 4, Omaha; 5, St. Joseph; 0, Kansas 
City; 7, Topcka; 8, Wichita; 9, Joplln. 



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ANOTHER EXPO MYTH 



Hicks Afraid Island Is Unsafe 



Chicago, Sept. 4. 
Latest myth to arise in connec- 
tion with the y.'orld's Fair is that 
the island artificially created and 
<i6nnected with the mainland by 
causeways is not safe. People from 
small towns are acfually warning 
each other to stay off the island as 
it may sink into the ' lake any 
minute. 

A number of crazy stories on; a 
par with this have gotten Into cir- 
culation and, strangely -enotigh, 
m.any people have believed them. 



JOHN RINGLING CHECKS 
HIS SUIT FOR DIVORCE 



John Ringling, ■\vho recently sur- 
prised his friends by entering suit 
in' his winter -home at Sarasota, 
Pla., for di-vorce from his second 
wife, has withdrawn his plea. He 
was supposed to be most happilv 
roirried, and his announcement 
w4s not prefaced by any separation 
or , appearance of a quarrel. Appli- 
cation was based on the grounds of 
cruelty. 

Last Friday the suit was with- 
drawn and the Ringlings left Sara- 
sota for a trip north. Adding some- 
what to the mystery was the filing 
of , a renewal of a bond executed 
abcut two weeks before his mar- 
riage to the then Mrs. Charles 
Buck. Bond admits a loan of $50,- 
000 by her and names' as pledge 
four paintings- ' f ro'm ' -the. cVjllection 
assembled by the circus magnate 
for the John and Mabel Ringling 
museum in Sarasota; a memorial 
to his first wife. There, are two 
Rembrants, a Franz Hals and one 
by . Moroni. 

' Suit for divorce was entered 
July 27. Renewal of the bond was 
filed Aug. 31 a;nd the following day 
Ringling appeared in court to re- 
quest the withdrawal of his divorce 
libel. 



AUG. SPUBT IN PAEKS 

Canton, O., Sept. 4. . 
Park season ending today (4) had 
slow flret half, perked up after July 
4 and August proved the best money 
getting morith in more than two 
years. 

Operators are so encouraged with 
receipts the last six weeks that they 
are taking improvements now for 
the- first time since the depression. 



DOWBIE SHOW SOUTH 

Charlotte, N. C, Sept. 4. 

Downie Brothers circus is playing 
sevieral North Carolina cities. 
Jerome T. Harriman, general agent, 
has just contacted the points. 

Charles Sparks, manning the 
circus, is organizing groups of 
'Jack.Hoxie Scouts of America' in 
every city -vvhere he is playing as a 
promotion scheme; Jack is the fea- 
ture attraction. 



DEOPPEB HILLED 

Lincoln; Neb., Sept. 4. 
Tragedy o-vertook the staging of 
the first annual, air show and circus 
at "Wahoo, a short distance from 
here, when Dan Atkinson, parachute 
jumiper, jpulled the' rip cord to late 
from the altitude of 2,000 ft.- and 
crashed through a tree to his death. 
Jim Googins, 6raah"a, wa,s the pilot 
of the plane. .Atkinson was to get 
?10 for the jump. 



QUICK TOUE 

Chavlotte, N. C, Sept. 4. 

Jethro Almond, -of Albemarle, and 
Al F. Wheeler, formerly of Hender- 
son, have organized the Wheeler- 
Almond circus and are booking a 
late summer and fall itinerary. 

The circus is motorized with acts 
mostly ponies, goats, dog.s, monkeys 
and a group of clowns. 

News of the DaiGes 



(Continued from page 23) 

according to an opinion drafted in 
the county counsel's offioe. 

Although he had but five hours in 
Loh Angeles, the Rt. 'Hon. George 
William Forbes, premier of New 
Zealand, elected to pass the entire 
time in visiting studios. 

Chester Arthur Irving must con- 
tinue to pay $50 a month alimony to 
Ethel Madeline Irving, according to 
a ruling of Superior Court Judge 
Willis, L. A. She and her Hister, 
Nora Bond, were formerly Dcslys 
Sisters on the stacje. 

Dan J. CswaJd, Bob Hamilton and 



Albert Boehlert, alleged trainers of 
greyhounds, have been arrested for 
alleged practices of using live rab- 
bits as bait for the animals in train- 
ing. 

Donna Dameral, Marge of the 
Myrt and Marge radio team, suf- 
fered a broken arm when she fell 
into a fireplace in a mountain cabin 
at Idylwild, Calif. 

John J. Wildberg,. New York the- 
atrical and copyright attorney, is In 
Hollywood seeking players for two 
proposed Broadway productions; 
'Waltz in Pir^' and T was Laugh- 

•Thieves entered the apartment of 
Mercedes de Valesco, film actress, 
and stole a fur coat valued at $750, 
■; A pet' Chihuahua of Lupe Valez, 
valued at $350., was stolen from the 
h6me of a. Hollywood friend; 

.Spencer Tracy, - screen actor, . and 
his wife, ihc former Louise Tread- 
well of N. Y. stage, are planning 
a trial sepaa-ation. She is going 
to Europe. 

Frank James Cooper is no more 
—he is now only "Gary Cooper, le- 
gallyi. . ' 

King Fiaher, independent picture 
producer, got mad when held up by 
two men in his garage, whipped 
out his gun and fired into tho air. 
Neighbors helped him hold the pair 
until police arrived. 

Bryant Washburn, actor, and a 
friend, J. Demiteis of Pasadena, 
suffered bruises . in -what police 
termed a row tjet-ween the two men, 
Mrs. Washburn and the mother of 
Mrs. Washburn.- 

Engagement of Genevieve Tobin, 
actress, ancL Felix Chappellet, L. A. 
merchant) -donfirm'ed. Wedding will 
be in the fall, reported. 

On the petition of Prince Alexis 
Mdivani, Federal Judge William P. 
James appointed E.' G. Starr re- 
ceiver in. .egyity for the Pacific Shore 
Oil Co., said to be owned by the 
Princes Alexis, Serge and David 
Mdiva,ni. , , . 

■'Dorothy Manask, former stage 
dancer, .charged with looting a Hol- 
lywood ^l^cgp of clothing. Charles 
Benhett, * estranged husband of 
Boots Mallory, actress,- held in the 
same case, was to be released. when 
no charges were preferred agaihst 
him. 

Saying everything in her ward- 
robe is American, Grace MooH« 
opera star, has arrived in Holly wood- 
to fulfill engagements. Ruby Ke'eler 
has arrived from N. Y. to resume at 
Warners, and Adela Rogers St. John 
Hyland, writer, .has returned from 
the east to work at Paramount. 

Arliss Parrish," crippled eight- 
year-old patient- in L. A. hospital, 
has been signed for a part in 'Beau- 
tiful,' Aiin Harding pic. Has in- 
fantile paralysis. 

Completion of first NRA- film fea- 
turettes lias been sinnounced by the 
Hays oflice in Hollywood. 

Carey Wilson, scenarist, granted 
final di-v:ofce decree from Nancy 
Wilson, former N« Y. actress. 

Alan Dinehart has been sued for 
$250,000 damages for alleged breach 
of promise in Los Angeles by Betty 
Kaege, show girl. 

- Mary Lewis visiting Los Angeles. 

Mayor Sha-w has signed an ordi- 
nance prohibiting the operation of 
tango games in Los Angeles. 

Los Angeles city council has ap- 
proved a tax rate of $1.68 per $100 
of assessed valuation, 15c higher 
than last year. 

Howard Estabrok, -writer, asserts 
literature will suffer if American 
scribblers are lured .tb the screen 
too much, 

Ernest Torrence, Jr., actor son of 
the late player, has been divorced 
by Mrs. Liliore Green Torrence in 
L. A. . - 

Benita Hume, English actress, has 
cabled Hollywood friends she has 
postponed her proposed marriage to 
Jack Dunfee in London. 

Patrons, including film person- 
.ages, booed Hollywood police when 
they raided the BraSs Rail, beer 
"oasis, beca^use tbe spot -was reported 
to be selling th^ stuff, without food. 
Manager and four employees ar- 
rested. 

Paramiount .Properties, wholly- 
owned subsid of Paramount-Publix 
Corp., which controls Los Angeles 
downtown and studio property, is 
redeeming • $150,000 first mortgage 
6% serial gold bonds and is paying 
Interest on the $3,050,000 now out 
standing. 

Charles Chaplin has demanded 
an accounting of the $12,000 allowed 
his former wife, Lita Grey Chaplin, 
each year for the support of their 
sons, Charles, Jn, and Sidney. 
JHearing in the Los Angeles Su- 
perior court Sept. 19. 

Robert A. Dillon, picture director, 
has filed a voluntary bankruptcy 
petition in L. A. listing his debts at 
$9,106, and assets at $22. 

Carole Lombard, picture actresK, 
suffered a lacerated arm as a result 
of being attacked by a chimpanzee 
while -working at Paramount. 

Working in a barn loft at Long 
Beach, Calif., Alfredo Codona, aeri.al 
gymnast, is starting all over dc- 
.spite the assertions of doctors that 
tho. fracturod shoulder he ro(-oivod 
in a fall at Philadelphia meant cuf- 
tains for his exploits. 

Preparing for hi.s first picture 
flair. Prime Camera, fight ohamp, 
arrived to go on tho Metro lot op- 
pcsitc Max Baer. 

Jack Mulhall has been finod fur 
hif) participation in an allog»'(l bou- 
doir battle in the apartment of Mor- 
I'is Fine. Mulhall said he had been 
drinking. 



Toronto Fair Attendance Tops 1932; 
Dominion Credits NRA Contagion 



Toronto, Sept. 4. 

Attendance at the 55th annual 
Canadian National Exhibition 'ex- 
ceeds last year's figure; . approxi- 
mately 40,000 people jammed [the 
grandstand and paddock to watch 
the pageant on opening night and 
established a record gross; and 
carnival business, despite lowered 
admission prices, shows not more 
than a $500 decrease over last year, 
Expo^ ofilcials say. 

The C.N.E. is a barometer of Ca- 
nadian business and amusement 
conditions, and a general pickup is 
evident. Part ot the credit gofcs to 
the NRA,, obsei'vers declare. Al- 
though no codes are being asked 
for here, the increasing optimism 
in the United States is becoming 
contagious and knows no bounds. 

Despite rain on the opening night 
of the pageant, gross was $18,500 
for this show alone. Revenue pick- 
up for hotels, restaurants, railway 
and steamship lines are aclgiowl- 
edged. 

12,C00 Standees 
Once again the chief . money- 
maker is the pageant staged nightly 
before the grandstand. Seating ca- 
pacity is 24,000, but Lcale has been 
lowered this year. Top is iH.50 for 
the four-hour show, with 14,000 
seats at two-bits. Same tax;\is lev- 
ied on standees. With approjtimate- 
Jy 12,000 of latter ort opening night. 

T'heme of the pag-eant Ij the con- 
quest by the Spaniards in the 19th 
century of Mexico, called the most 
pretentious spectacle in 30 years. 
Particularly effective Is the use of 
colorful and moving masses on 
-various levels and the avoidance of 
the hitherto stationary statuesque 
stances of supers. 

There are 30 principals, a ballet 
of 46 girls and nearly 600 supers. 
The first two groups come from Ed 
Schooley's revue, worked in after 
the preliminary 17 acts of vaude- 
ville. The Chicago singers 'and 
dancers are repeaters from' last 
year. Exclusive of the Sphooley 
contingent, the weekly nut is about 
$6,000. Production cost is. placed 
at $126,000 for the two weef'ks. 

The stage has a width iof 1,000 
feet and a depth of 200 feet. 
Changes of massive setting^, for the 
fi-ve-act spectacle are worked on 
tracks. Lighting totals 2,432,000 
candlepower, there being 75 spots; 
20 fiood batteries, one holding 38 
units; and the volcano finale .in 
which the huge set of Montezuma's 
domain is apparently in flames. 
Chicago Fan Dance 

Chicago girls in the human sac- 
rifice scene do an aboriginal Aztec 
number in feathered costumes and 
head-dresses with shield and drum 
routines. There's a bolero number, 
with the Earl Carroll 'Vanities' or 
che^tratlon, sets and costumes, . so 
billed. Chicago Expo influence has 
a. fan number by Ruth Winn, cli 
maxed by 16 of the girls doing a 
double-fan number with 12 at the 
rear for fan groupings. 

Willard Kent and Drew McKenna 
did the script, former directing and 
latter staging. Scenic artist was 
AI Penson. Charlie Ross super 
vised. 

Vaude acts, booked by Phil Wirth, 
Include Flying Columbians, Acton 
Trio, Gordon's Boxing Kangaroos, 
Ann Schuler and George, The Great 
Cahiir,, Riding Costellos, Hustrie 
Family, Lomas Troupe, Chung Ye 
Wah Troupe, Don Mickel, Three 
Maskers, Costello's Ridirig Acad 
omy, Three Willys and feert Hamid's 
Arabs. 

Carnival Renamed 

Model Shows of America snaffle 
the Expo carnival plum for the sev 
cnth. consecutive year. First five 
years it was called the Rubin & 
Cherry Shows, but public wanted a 
change .so the nc,w name was born. 
A good play goes to the darkest 
Africa native village; the Temple of 
India and the Ilopi Indian encamp- 
ment from Arizona. Freaks are out. 

There arc 17 sideshows and 16 
rides, four of latter being baby at- 
traction.s. New here Is the merry- 
go-round with live ponlcH Instead 
of the traditional wooden steeds. 
Kids are going for this strongest. 
Koubon Oruf borg I.s on tho grounds 
complete witli slick and cigar. 



Frank Winchell is p.a. Claim Is 
that the Darkest Africa troupe was 
picked up in Long Island, where 
they were used in the 'Emperor 
JOnes' flicker. Six Hindus were 
borrowed from the Grueberg unit at 
the Chicago Fair and a cast of 20 
built around. Hopi Indians number 
15. On the opening night they did 
thejr rain dance -with the rattle- 
isnakes and It poured. The rain 
number is now out, the Expo ofld- 
cials taking no chances. 



Trenton Fair Grounds 
Leased as Racetrack 



Trenton, Sept. 4. 

The executive committee of the 
"Trenton P'nir Assn. agreed to lea.se 
the fair grounds to private Inter- 
ests for horse racing. Former Gov- 
.ernor B. C. Stokes, acting as inter- 
mediary, said that the interested 
perisons are feady to enter into a 
lease and obtain an option for the. 
purchase of the grounds. 

The .horse racing will not inter- 
fere with the dates B6t for the an- 
nual Trenton Fair, to be held late 
this month. 

The men do not. want their names 
disclosed, Mri Stokes said. 



Negroes Charge Denial 
Of Rights at Chi Expo 

Chicago, Sept. 4, 
Several complaints have reached 
the local courts - tliat the World's 
Fair is discrlmlnsiting against col- 
ored patronage. Constant vigilance 
of the society which guards the 
colored people's rights as citizens 
has put concessionaires in a deli- 
cate spot. Restaurants are faced 
with this problem especially. 

Most recent allegations of dis- 
crimination centered around 'Old. 
Mexico' cafe and the roller chair 
concession. 

Exposition designated Saturday, 
Aug. 19, as 'National Negro Day' 
In compliment to the race, but 
Oscar DePriest; negro congressman 
from the south side, took an un- 
sympathetic attitude toward this 
stunt. 



BEER ANYHOW 

Chatham, N. Y., Sept. 4. 

Over the opposition of a half 
dozen licensed retail Chatham beer 
dealers, the State Alcoholic Bever- 
age Control Commission granted a 
temporary permit to the Columbia 
County Fair Association to sell 3.2 
during the annual exposition. 
Throuigh counsel, thei retalleri* 
argued that the license should ncj^ 
be issued because Edward Rise- 
dorph, wholesale beer distributor lA 
this section, is a director of the fair. 

Board ruled that temporary per- 
mit was issued to the fair associa- 
tion and not to an individual, that 
the law provided for such permits,, 
and that no exception could be 
made. 



MAKES BIBE& AIH) STUNTS 

Charlotte, N. C, Sept. 4. 
H, M. Goodhue has organized the 
Master Production Company, Inc., 
among a group of Charlotte busi- 
ness men and has opened here a 
studio for the manufacture of 
numerous amusement devices. The 
corporation is capitalized at $250,000. 



DOROTHEA ANTEL 

226 IV. 72d St., Nen York City 
M.r Nctv AHHortmciit ol OBEETING 
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LONDON "TIMlES" 

"Mr. Duke Ellington does at ones aTTci 
with an apparently easy show of ingenuity 
what a jazz band comnrtonly does with 
difficulty or fails to do. .. .Certainly the 
audience did not fail to show' its ex" 
citement." 



LONDON "EXPRESS" 

"IVIr. Duke Ellingtoh convulsed his first 
English audience at the Palladium, 'last 
night Mr. Ellington's jazz band> play- 
ing (for the most part) his own composi- 
tions, has an irresistible appeal. .Scores 
of smartly dressed young English peoiile 
had come to rave over them* and did« 
Many hundreds of people in the hinter- 
land of the Palladium also raved and 
shouted and applauded." 



"NEWS CHRONICLE" 

"Duke Ellington and his gifted orchestra 
are not only producers of the most bizarre 
and the most emetional music, but they 
are also great showmen. .. .Duke himself^ 
smiled his way to triumph The raptur- 
ous welcome by last night's audience left 
the popularity of Duke Ellington beyond 
doiibt." 



LONDON "STANDARD" 

"Duke Ellington is a great showman^ He 
presents his band with all the glamour 
and effects nature r and electricity can 
give. , . , Yet stripped of all its ornamenta- 
tion, his band has great technical skill 
and under his direction carries Jazz to a 
Ytigh degree of syncopation and 'hot 
rhythm'." 



"EMPIRE NEWS" 

"With clear recollections of music-hall 
triumphs of the past, 1 still think it would 
be hard to match the frantic enthusiasm 
of the Palladium audience on the first 
nl^lil of Duke Ellington's London engage- 
ment. His band... marks a fresh revolu- 
tion in popular music." 



"iSUNDAY REFEREE" 

fNext to the King's broadcast that of 
Duke. Ellington attracted widest public 
interest last week.... That Duke Ellingv 
ton's band is by far the best that has 
come to this country, few, I suppose, 
would deny." 



^'DAILY SKETCH" 

"Most of all I enjoyed Duke Ellington 
.with his band.k..'His success here has 
been remarkable, and one enthusiast who 
nicknamed him 'The Mozart of Modern 
Music' has found the phrase has caught 
«n 4imong thb fans." 



LONDON "TELEGRAPH" 

"The promise that Mr. Duke Ellington' 
would' play all his best compositions drew 
an audience of between 4,000 and 5,000- 
people to the Trocadero yesterday." 



"DAILY HERALD" (Haimen 

SwafiFer) 
''The world of Jazz thronged the Tro- 
caderp yesterday.... Duke Ellington was 
the magnet. .. .Hundreds had come from 
ail parts of Britain and soores .or so from 
foreign capitals, as far distant even as 
Stockholm.... They sat enthralled for 
over two hours while Ellington and his 
band played Duke's own compositions." 



"TATLER" 

"Delegates (to the economic conference) 
brought up on the myth that we are an 
undemonstrative race should go to the 
Palladium and hear the cheers that go 
up when Duke and his band are an- 
nounced.. Boxes have be6n as sparkling 
as at the opera, and sable and ermine 
have flooded the stalls just before his act. 
Duke has a quiet sunny charm, a good 
tailor, and a band that does really make 
one feel one is watching the birth of 
the blues." 



LIVERPOOL "ECHO" 

"Mr. Duke Ellington and his orchestra 
supply half of the variety bill a< the 
Empire, and the half is immeasurably 
greater than the whole. .His is a remark- 
able band, as remarkable as the music 
it plays and the frenzied enthusiasm it 
aroused in a theatre crowded to uttermost 
capacity." 



GLASGOW "RECORD and 
MAIL" 

"A packed first house crowd at the Em- 
pire last night heard the famous American 
loadel* and his boys for a solid Tiour.... 
and roared for more.... The second house 
was crowded to capacity." 



BIRMINGHAM "MAIL" 

"Duke Ellington and his band' have con- 
quered Birmingham. The Hippodrome 
has done well to open its doors for a 
week to enable the' city to hear this re- 
markable combination of performers in 
syncopated music." 







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Back home, IRVING MILLS and DUKE ELLINGTON wish to take this 
opportunity to thank JACK HYLTON, GEORGE BLACK and VAL PARNELL 
for making the Ellington European tour possible, and to thank JACK 
HYLTON further for the important part he played in making it a success. 

Six smash weeks for General Theatres Corporation in London, Liverpool, 
Glasgow, Birmingham! Highest paid attraction ever featured by the 
British Broadcasting Corporation! Capacity concerts in Britain, Holland, 
France! The theatrical sensation of the century abroad — and now, back 
home, Duke Ellington rolls up an equally sensational week's business, 
unparalleled in months, at the Metropolitan, Boston, in his first theatre 
week. On dance tour up to September 21st — B. & K. Chicago Theatre, 
week September 22nd — opening in Dallas for Interstate Texas route 
September 30th. 

Personal Direction IRVING MILLS 

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Lawti i, Ind., Sept, 11. 
A free vaude^ile show even 
Tuesday night hsu been given in a| 
,open field adjaceit to the gener^a 
store herd! throiug; j|>ut,,the summei^ 
]?«arl mckini^n> 1 pcai Impresarlol 
^KHtaOteiii ^IB stuh«or the Ice cr^aniE 
4Mii^eii8|ioi||t^^^^ On bi| recent fuesday' 
ii^pUr Ifaere Werei MZ acts ranging 
from, mere tots lo decrepid old 
flddlena^, the hopiiQ^lent of all the 
.surrounding count »s. 
i I^awton iis a mer ^watering trough 
'.^ttsisttng of chu ^h, school, store 
And hlacksmlth sh p, with scattered 
I nomesteads, so by Comparison' Win- 
I ^ac with its free K'ore show as re- 
][K>rted in VARuaci is a congested 

ICTJnm^ysiae is ga-ll dm^TtKlTv'fiude- 
yille. Farmers 



Nice to Tourists 



ound /here are 
constitute prob- 
ost enthusiastic 
foregather of a 



Jshow-stafved. The; 
fi-^ibly the world's 
j'iiudlence when thi 

Tuesday. Sevdralfhundred drive in 

i^aoh week. 

So much prostilbrity for the ice 
! vtedxa concession brought the 
' pliiLtea' Aid S6cl<^ of Ijawton for- 
[iiaf^ with their mitts out, Church- 
l^ii^fmen. put on ao much pressure 
lltickman had to 'cUt them in on the 
Ijice cream net. 



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^^'AI Jolson and. Ruby Keeler as a 
%tage combination wftiit $25,000 
iguaranteed t^galflist a' Percentage of 
the t;ro8s for a week'Li^figageii^^ 
•it the Capitol, New Ttpjj^ Kegotia- 
;ttons with Loew's throWh Morrison 



'A Winkler, are oft 
iSor the week of Oc 
Whether the Jolso: 
the asking price 
I X^st time Jolsbn n 
i«I as a single he 



mntee. That waa 
Unverifled repori 
getting the 

liqqrning the whoi 

io the fund for 

4ir Germany 



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that figure 
6. 

;et it or not 
it a record. 
y«d the Capi- 
■',$20,000 guar- 
yeara ago. 
Is that Jolson. 

contemplates 
^^uarantee over 
of the Jews 



Not wanting to discourage 
people interested. In attend- 
ing the fair at Chicago,' c6p3 
are unusually lenient with 
spieeders or other traffic vio- 
lators on the way to the windy 
town. ■ Motorists report sur- • 
prising , courtesy^ and patience 
ton thd hiirbway as well as in 
[passing'/ through towns. 

Believed word has gone out 
lot to ruin Chicago's golden 
rg. 



IN RACKET-EXPOSES 



MAE WESTWSONGS HOT? 



HiV^. Rogers, Jr., scion of the 
Standard Oil family, is said to have 
$l,OO0loo in cash from the family; 
whlcKjpwhetber tbd amount is more 
or leik is being utilized by the 
youth ^r indie /film production in 
New 'mt'k. has taken swank 
east sii9 offices and will utllizo one 
of thei^ong Island studios when 
and IL^r 

Sole (tfdviso by Rogers, Sr., be 
hind th«Vift, Is that each film be 
desIgned||or upllfit purposes, with 
a regenenitive . finale, wblch has 
prompted^oung Rogers to go In for 
a seriea iSixacket-ezpose features. 
The first iliiU be the Inside on' the 
racketeerlfi antecedents of oil 
curious sl%lght in vUw of the 
family ' fori^ne being so closely 
linked wItl»K j[he Ro^icetellers. 

A.feature.|f Rog^n?, Jr.' , offices 
is the' desk, ^hich was the original 
piece of fiiMtiture used by the 
founder of % family fortune, his 
father's fath». ^ho pioneered with 
John D. Rockifeiler, Sr., In Stand- 
ard Oil. V; 

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rmyr Music 



Off Par's 



Spltze 
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general manager 
»UP of publishers, 



Albee, Brookli 
dozen or so ne 
week for its st; 
gals In the lltie 
u!3e were Importc 
Columbus, and 
there pronto to g' 

Girls were bro 






OUT OF THE ID 



14,000,000 Visitors Put 
$140,000,000 in Circula- 
tion— Coin Cleans Up He^ 
ceivers and Mprtgajgr 
Everjrliodly a Winner 



THEATRES' NEW DEAL 



Chicago, Sept. 11. 

Chicago is tearing up the mort- 
gage to th« old farm. And the 
Wo!;M>.,£||i.r .|9..4l*4^1«^^ >Viri»o. Jlcjw 
t^x ^«Hilt-*h«^«C^tm<»tit*«iwith«^ 
needed cash to sh'ojB the sheriff to 
the showers. 

In three short months Chijcago's 
3,000,000 people have climbed out of 
the red and have kicked the wolf in 
the kisstfr. Show .busines* ikarticu- 
larly has helil>ed itself to a share of 
the World's Pair monOy^ pie, With 
tho cashiertf one*, more iearnirig 
what SFtO means., 

in 90 cfaye the theatres hava 
chasad' the receivers* cleaned up 
bankruptcie8b> - and •h'ewmen who 
were out in the cold last year, are 
(Continued on page 63) 




*mW'- a 





Jones and Field loop Rej^i^^ 



Looking Ahead 



At those radio press lunch- 
eons more and more dramatic 
and -film reviowers are show- 
ing up, ' just to get a load of 
WhaVs what In this heW show 
business. ' 

"We'll all be working 
radio in- another fe>w. years,'; 
according to one critic, 'so it's 
not a bad idea to get in on it 
while it's atiU niore. or less 
new.' 






mmfs 



has to hire a 
chorus girls this 
acti 'Chirtfeen 
24 currently in 
rOm Dayton and 
e to go back 
high school, 
t in by Alex 



.sScomlng ^lf^,^^SmS^o£ 
-m«mU) P*«tur(|o^^u^^^»^^t^ ^ 

r..^ con^erne J Spltzer merely 
Led that th^catalog Of Famous 

..wic corp. waJjUoo ^'i"' 
fone^ are by;lBam Goslow and 
^hur JOhnstoife ^While pertinent 
the tenor ot tbo- film, .taken by 
-selves the l;|rxics are deemed 
y fittucy i«r *he' home piano or 

' mte^steoi 50% in Famous 

tout i9>*''Vileged ,to place Its 
elscwjre. 




ander Ouraansky, ^ee stager, aft 
er they won. som« Jfeateur contests 
In the middle wcstti 

One Blonde| choice 

j num .- blonde^ 
, New York, 
■?1G a week, 
floor show 
.nt across 
as much, 
showing 
ts at the 
ago and. 
ow. She 
Palace 
;he nite 



TBmlly Daj-rell, 
usherette at tfie 
is back usheiretting 
rather than strip in 
at the Paradise rest; 
the street for three tl 
NTQ saw Miss Di 
the customeris to theJr 
Palace a couple of vfe* 
engaged her foe his floo 
quit and returned to. 
When asked to i>eel 1 
clubbers. 



■Radio has not only exerted an ex 
traordinary code of morals upon un 
popular music, say the publisl^ors, 
but the effect that this ether censor 
ship has. had on the music Industry 
is : sharply reiQected in the latest 
screen ' musicals from Hollywood. 
Whatever may be the sexy tones and 
overtones bf the film's story and dia- 
log,' the lyrics In the score are com- 
ing through Impeccably proper. 

, The - .publishers whose knuckles 
have, been rapped by the. network 
censors in recent months are re 
sponsible for this quiet revolution in 
the confecting of moon and June 
rhymes at the studios. A series of 
tiffs with the web bluepenbiUers, and 
with the latter invariably standing 
pat, has convinced the music men 

or else, meaning the loss of air plugs 
for the picture. 

The publishers passed the meissage 
on to Hollywood and! Hollywood took 
mindful hote. Where producing firms 
have their own publishing subsidi- 
aries or partnerships the scrutiny 
for the suggestive and possibly ob-. 
jectionable has been particularly 
keen w;ith the heads of the latter 
houses" right on the studio spot to 
scan and advise. , 



mmymmm 



Soveral vaudevillians' have l>eeh 
reported biapkUsted by thar.vCuinard, 
White Star, and, United StatesXlnes. 
Reason is tbat their conduct, aboard 
shlp.was not fanci^ it la jaald. ' 

According 't<^ tiie shipping interr 
ests^ there Is a right and wrong way 
to accept the hospltaltty of payMg 
passengers^: sonke of the'.ikerform- 
era who .were dea^lheaded. in xetum 
for their appearancesr It'Itr claimed, 
In ttie night club aboard ship pvet- 
iBteppedy .Id consequonpe,' these per- 
formers are .but for future 6ruis.e8« 

on .the . other luind, and vgiviiig a 
different picture of vaudeviltlana 
when mingling with the elite, ma^y 
actors have made ' ropeat trips and 
enjoy -rating with the st^ameihipa. 
Social angle is ^Uibre Important than 
actuat performing talent- as a popu- 
lar perspnaUtir gets across In the 
night, club regardless. Qt! ability. 
Oniy two or thrive i^i^ormances ate 
given during a i;wb- w6ek.^cru1£e, but 
the a,ctors are on deck anVl lA the. 
salons ' with the first class pas^^ 
sengers dallyi That's whiero the 
reps. ar«. made. . 



Chicago, Sept. jll. 
Marshall Field Sstate^ ; .w^ch 
owns more Chicaero propeHy than 
any other outfit, Ifl in 8h«^ bust'^ 
ness. Field Bstate I^ iRigur^d ok/ its. , 
loop holdings' at .appro^mately ona 
billion dollars, of, Which, about tTG^^^^ 
00o;000 Is taken ui^^^ by aAAttdbmetift 
properties,. ■ 

This huge sum iii shb'tr blisihesa 
is divided up Into fiuct^ realty 
as the Chicago theatre pirbl^rty and 
LiOOp^EInd building, the Woodii ther 
atre building, the St^te-Itakd 



Loop Goes Timcis Sq^ 
Gets First Yap Wagon 



Chicago, Sept. 11. 

Icago now.has .the flr^t rubber 
hieck Wagon in the history of, the 
Loop. 

Parked on the Loop's main cor- 
ner, it Is a copy of the New York 
type, rubberneck bus, with . femme 
shills' all sot and Doc. Jfones splel-t 
ers. Visitors are being Invited to 
take a peek at the naughty nite 
clubs of Chinatown, the Mexican 
quart er.. , the ^Ghetto,. - New.9|iaper- 



had tQ ttUce. back lELpst ot thietw 
propeftles from th^ lea^biioldata; 
For, tli^r first six months it tried to 
nit^ the- theatres on a buaiiiMi^ 
angto, iand ^nade a mess bf it, They 
found ishow bu8ines9 beipnff)ii ia thik 
hands of jsbow people. 

Eistate has. appblnted Aarbn X 
JOttoiti', /asj.-gjs^ritiral, :*$u]^i*vla0r:. 
numager of Ijtsjtheati^e; hbldii^ in 
ti^e loop, and ISTormi^ ^i,il4 4>^^ 
age their theatre* pfflc;o.|»qildin -> 

- The Field J^iato litui ';ende^ 
to straie^ten but 4fQme tha.:A 
pending, using iti» ^ri^i^tig^ 'to 't^P^llF 
up Jams. wl4cb..'iB(er^:;ataUintf 
proper functioning of their thieiitresii . 

RADIO, IN_ 

Ignace Paderewski^ who has prc)<^ 
viously spurned radio or piit lilii. 
price up~ in l-fie Irarefli^d iieigti 
seriously a radio iiossil>illty iof thi^ 
fal}.' At. least, possiblb .to::th'e: 63^- 
tOQt tha^:. the. pianist, is about to the 
offered thtiQugh. a gorgeous hroch,urb 
protected, .by. cellophane and bound 
in lather.. .Understood price Is npw,' 
within .the . range of ' commercial , 
consideration. , . . , 

PadereWs'kl notion Is for .a, series, 
of haif-h'ou^ taaio plckupb oyer a 
national'' Web,- Radio prograins 
would be the last half' of full hour 
concerts, . given before audiences. 
Pianist insists on the audience and . 
wants the flrst 30 minutes to get 
warmed Up bef6re turning on tho 
kliocycles. 



RoWi. and, finally, Bughouse Square 
B'lg play-up of the tour are the 
Newspaper Row and Bughpu.<?e 
Square' items. First la due to the 
influence of the newspaper and 
gangster films, which portrayed the 
Chicago news hound as on the in- 
side of the gang workings and the 
hero In the final reel. Also, of 
course, there was the a.<)SQclatlon of 
tho murder of Jake Llngle, the 
Chicago 'Tribune' reporter. 




Song Pliigger Is Judge 
In Westchester Gount^. 



Johnny White, Feist's Jiev'^^f'fl 
J, , ^ • vcssor in 

lesslonat mgr. and succc a»a»-i-aii 

with the Arm as t?;^ ^go. With thO 
he„ became man- 



the counter 19 yei 



Incoming of rad 
ager of Cont 
When not 



jts for that medluiU. 
iu'gglng tunes White, 
bench In Westchester 



Sounty.Ji%T:r^»«'^^^^^^^^ 



scntencj 
Sessionj 




e'a a judge of Qeneral 
that sector of the state* 



VAKIETY 



PICT 



Royal Chaplain Says HoDywood's 
Oke kt Goes to Bed Too Early 



Hollywood, Sept. 11. 
,. Unusual for Hollywood visitors 
from Europe, the Rev. Baillie, Dean 
of Windsor,' is 'spending a w^ek iii 
the picture capitol. Dean admits 
'he likes the place, the people, pic- 
tures and actors. Unlike his com- 
patriot, gloomy Dean Inge, of St. 
Paul's, the cferic thinks that every- 
thing is pretty much all right, 
not only here in Hollywood but 
throughout the world. 

Forewarned that Hollywood was 
'a pretty hot spot, he suffered a 
surprise when discovering that pic- 
ture people generally are 'extraor- 
dinarily well behaved.' 

10 b.'clock Yawns 

'T discovered that Hollywood is 
an. early to bed town. Several pic- 
ture, people who are friends of mine 
start yawning at 10 in the evening. 
Most go to bed itop early. In iion- 
dpn, we get the impression that 
Hollywood is . an extremely formal 
place. I have found it quite the 
opposite,' declared the Dean. 

The De^n didn't mince words 
when asked if he was a picture 
fan. ■ 'i prefer the theatre,* he said, 
•because of its greater intimacy 
with the players.' 

Most of his time here was ^ent 
.at Fox, which has the largest Eng- 
lish* contingent of players. 



Cafifornia Test Case 
On j^ency Retainers 



Hollywood, Sept. 11. 

Constitutianallty of the Califor- 
'nia. private employment agency 
law, which has been worrying 
agents on the Coast, will be at- 
tacked in an appeal to be filed in 
Superior Court on 'the decision of 
-Municipal Judge Dockweiler grant- 
ing State Labor Commissioner 
MacDonald judgment against Chas. 
M. , BIan«h£ird,i agent, and the 
Royal Indemnity Company, a bond- 
ing firm. 

ApiJeal will be based on the. con- 
tention that the ruling that agent 
who accepts advance fees for pub- 
Ifcity or other services has taken 



Ushers Hi Hat Mgrs. 



Birmingham, Sept. 11. 

The Birmingham Theatre 
Employees Association was 
formed here last week and 
elaborate club, quarters are be- 
ing constructed for the ushers 
on the fifth floor of the Ala- 
bama building, 

Everyone connected with the 
Wilby theatres will be eligible 
for loafing on the nice soft 
seats except the managers. 

All the managers will get 
will be a carpet to sit on, as 
usual. 



Irving Leer's 
Wife Asking for 
Too Much Sugar 



Marital woes of Irving Lesser, 
manager oif the Roxy, T^Tew York,- 
and the Fox, ' Brooklyn, are aired 
in the $100 alimony claim, and $1,000 
counsel fees by Mrs. Helen Lesser, 
former show girl,- who is suing for 
separate maintenance. Justic'c 
Alvln Untermyer held, for the hus- 
band and denied her any financial 
relief but, upon petition of her at- 
torney for a re-hearing, another 
argument on ^irnqny. and counsel 
fees comes up tbmorrow (13) before 
him. 

Seemingly Justice Untermyer be- 
lieved Lesser's answering affidavits 
that his wife's illnesses, countless 
hospital and doctor bills, were 
caused by her predilections for over- 
imbibing. Papers are markedly de- 



ployment - for an actor, is uncon- , 
stitutlonal. Suit brought by the 
Labor Commissioner claimed that 
four actors had advanced Blanchard 
$lt)0 each when signing artists' 
contracts with him, and that he 
failed to provide employment. 



PIGSEL SNOBTS AT 'ESCAPE' 

Hollywood, Sept. 11. 

With Irylng Pichel not, liking 'Es- 
cape to Paradise,*^ his two-plctuire 
deal with Radio Is temporarily off. 

Now ^being tested for heavy In 
Metro's 'Viva Villa.' 



lEEOrS LEGIT YEN 

Mervyn. LeRoy* Warner director, 
in the. east on a vacation, leaves In 
10 days to return to Coast. 

Wants to take a fling at a, Broad- 
way show at some later time, when 
possible. 



INDEX 



Bills El 

Burlesque 63 

Chatter .59-62 

Editorial 62 
Exploitation 19 

Fil m Reviews » . . . . 17 

Foreign News • 19 

House Reviews 14-15 

Inside— Legit 62 
Inside — Music 52 

Inside — Pictures 23 
Inside— Radio 40 
Inside Vaudc 52 

Legitimate 53-55 

Letter List 63 

Literati 56 

Music 45-4G 

New Act-s . '» « ... * . « r • 1 • . . • -48 
-"'^Ws from ll)e Dailies. ... 5S 
Oblt„ary 63 
Outdoo^-g G3 

Pictures .....^ 2-37 

Iladio \S 38-45 

Radio Reports .\ 40 

Talking Shorts , .V 17 

Times Square .... I 57 

VaudevWle \ 47-50 





WILL MAHONEY 

This week, RKO Theatre, Toronto 

Archie Bell in the! Cleveland 
'Plain Dealer' said: "After careful 
consideration I'd pick Will Ma- 
honey on the new bill at Loew's 
State as the funniest chap In town; 
in fact, he's one of the funniest in 
the country." 

Direction 

RALPH G. FARNUM 

Roosev.elt Hotel 
Hollywood, Cal. 



BICYCLING BETTY COMPSON 



Week's Booking Includes Six Houses 
Daily — Five Minute' Shows' 



Detroit. Sept. 11, 
Herschel Stuart Is experimenting 
with the bicycling of screen star 
personal appearances, first one is 
Betty Compson. Playing the star 
for a full- week .he is putting her in 
six houses every day during this 
current week. Making a five min. 
appearance 'n each house. Twice 
dally In five houses and once in the 
other house. ' All ' hotises are nabe 
with the exception of the iState and 
Fisher and include also the Riviera, 
Sastown, Ramotia and Birmingham. 

Guest star appearance will be a 
weekly event with' Lew Cody ap- 
pearing next week. 



Haines at Large 



Hollywood, Sept. 11. 
William Haines, who has made 
only .one picture at Metro during 



jtro during |v . C *!■ I P " "- .ri ii tft berts •wili exercise their option with 




Septen^r 12, 1933 



Uing ii jfinne j^f?^^ 

MfT" ) 

tions^rl on yviel An^More 



Not Enongh 



! Hollywood, Sept. 31. 

Centrist,! Casting office had bifTfe'st 
placement for August in flive years 
last month, with 37,832 getting jobs, 
despite the holler there was not 
enough work- for extras. 

For first week September 
placements ran 13,000. Two fletsi 
one at Warners and other ColumK^ 
bla, had to be postponed on a.c'if 
count of Inability to get dress .ai^jf 
othet peoplfe to fill studio re^iulr«^ 
ments. Monday (11)- cohtiniiied 
be big, with 1,700 placed.. 



Stop Borrowing Studio 
Costumes, Sez Warner; 
It Doesn't Help NRA 



Hollywood, Sept. 11. 
Chiseling , by studio execs an l 
actors in the matter of wardrobes 
for personal or costume parties will 
have to cease. That's, a warning 
from Jack Warner who, in the 
capacity of state chairman of the 
NRA, Informed all studios that to 
help the blue eagle cause they must 
cease permitting' their people to 
\)orrow wardrobes from studios. 
Purpose of the recovery act, he 
pointed out. Is to iget monesf into 
circulation and costumes can be 
rented from establishments operat- 
ing for that purpose. 

Number of studios have recently 
been complaining about executives, 
stars and directors taking up paijt 
of their time by hiiving costum^ 
remade and fitted for parties. Coi-; 
tume dances have been quite tlic 
thing of. late along the coast, ms^ti 
ing the situation that much m^ijie 
acute. 



lEtollywood, SeDt. .11... 
;,RibbIng bigwrlters who w;lll be- 
feve 'anythlS they read on Inter- 
ce comlwinlcatlon slips has 
ac had - sul t^ peak In certain 
udioTthi^ soi* ,of ttie scribblers 
1th scanf Benigei; of humor, havljig 
een bittqft ofte», are beginning to 
»'e wary i»f a-ny order that comes 
to them p thatiform. 

Jokestefs usually wait until Satp 
urday Jiterhpoa when the tpp 
execff h|ve leftj'for the week-end 
and tWlr' victims cannot cheCK 
back. -..Tieref ore. it communique thn* 
looks stfe-vfry stlti must, be, parrle^l, 
out by/fhe ribbon jiast In case tftie 
exec, -wliose hfiime^^s typet\^ritten ict 
the bottbtn, jreally; issued "It. 

Recent Instancjf is a Writer at 
Warners who refeived a message 
from one of the jjtudlo heads tell"- 
Ing him to read; 'The Wandering 
Jew,' a n^ere ittmphlet of 1,20.0 
pages, 'Bring ^ a sympathetc 
treatment on thi^ the comrtiunlcfir. 
tlon read, 'with E;award G. Robin- 
son In mind for , the title part. I 
can see.. another;. 'Tiger Shark' iix 
this one.' , 

.Writer tried Vainly to get In 
tdiiph with the (fexec whose name 
wa$ at the bottom of the missive* 
but failed to connect. Studio head, 
\ylid' was in Saiii; Prancisco, heard 
of , It and loh^Vdlatanced every 
writer on the. payroll to learn what 
eJ^ch was worlifng on oyer the. 
•vyeek-end. 



-V 



Par's 'ClatterW? 



Paramount is interested In doing 
'Lady Chatterleyjs Lover* this sea- 
son and has put out a feeler on ob - 
jtalnlng rights. Novel created a stir 
ja few years ago iand In its brlglnal, 
edition was banned, with publica- 
tions later on afier getting cleaned 

■up- .:,:U 

Stage and film Tights are held py, 
Jaclc Llnder, with whom par has 
been In contact. .;In effecting a deal 
•much depends oa^ whether the Shii- 



the theatre man merely pointing out 
by court records and cancelled 
checks that he' had been suffering 
numerous annoyances because of his 
wife's tempestuous outbreaks. 

Disorderly 

These included an incident' at the 
Fox, Bi:ooklyn, where she allegedly 
tore up theatre statements, result- 
ing in her arrest and conviction, for 
disorderly conduct, with sentence 
suspended, at the husband's request. 
This didn't deter her subsequent 
phone calls and allegedly Insulting 
niessages -left at his plao^ of busl- 
.ness. 

They were married Oct. 20, 1921. 
May 9, 1931, wife alleges he 
w'alked out cold on their St. Moritz 
hotel apartment In New York. She 
sets forth that he voluntarily gave 
her $75 a week and paid hospital 
bills, etc., for a time, but later cut 
the cash to $26 and lapsed at times. 

Through his attorney, David 
Oreenstein,, Lesser details how, 
when he first married her, his In- 
come was around $18,000 In 1924; 
that it is nothing like the $9,000 or 
so she alleges today; that his stiring 
of Long Island theatres forced him 
Into bankruptcy; that he isn't man- 
aging director but merely house 
manager at the Broadway Roxy and 
Brooklyn Fox houses; that her 
doctor studiously fails to state that 
it Is for nervous disorders. Induced 
by self-indulgences, that he's treat- 
ing her; that he doesn't add that her 
own sister committed her to Belle - 
vue for acute alcoholism, etc. 



dropped by 8t>. dio. 

When signing contract year ago 
Haines took drop from $1,750 to 
$1,500, 



Colman in Spain 

Madrid, Sept. 1. 

Ronald Colman Is here visiting 
with "Rex Smith, American news- 
paperman. 

No mention of when he's going 
back to New York or. Hollywood. 



FAB BUYS TWO 

Two new stories have been pur- 
chasied by Par for filming this sea- 
son. 

.They" are *Rumba,' original by 
Guy Endore, and 'Andrew's Har- 
vest,' novel, by John Evan's. 



M-a IIKES HABTEA SLEEPEB 

Hollywood, Sept: 11. 
Metro lifts Its option next Aveek 
ot) Martha Sleeper. Ingenue has 
been on the lot about a year. 



Lionel Barrymore doesn't waflt a 
legit play. So he informed CWsby 
Gaige, who wanted the actor for an 
European script he's producing, 'A 
Hat„,a Glove-, a Mantle'. 

Gaige has begun negotiations 
with Paul Muni. Muni's Qn the 
coast for a picture, but reftdy to 
come back within a month, ie says. 



Landlady Sues Hynier 
For Damages to House 

Los Angeles, "jSept. 11. 

Charging that a house leased to 
Warren Hymer during 1932 had 
been damaged, Mary J. Woqd has 
brought suit for $2,000 against the 
actor In Municipal court 

Landlady specifies In her com 
plaint that furnishings were ruined 
by spilled liquor anid clgaret burns 
and that furniture was thrown Into 
the swimniing pool. Also that 
springs of beds and davenport had 
been damaged by being jumped on 



the stage. 



Optiop expires Oct. i. - 



FLINN UNOPPOSED 



AMPA 



Will F0ed Retiri 
Home, Prez 



SAILINGS 

Sept. 19 (London to New York) 
John McCormack .Europa). 

Sept. 14 (New York to Ix)ndon) 
Henry Hall (Bercnparia). 

Sopt. 13' (New York to Paris) 
Jacqueline Francel, Marcel 'Vallec, 
Jo.shic Fujiwara (Lafayette). 

Sept. 1<) (Los AiiKOjes to New 
York), George C. Pi'att (Fenn.^yl 
vania). 

Sept. 9 (New York to Paniima) 
Jack llapptiport (Santa Maria). 

Sept. 9 (New York to Paris) 
Dorothy Gi.sh (Pari.s). 



Relatives Must Have It to Get By 

Casting Corporation to Ban Favoraifir, Fineg*^ 

ling and Nepotism 



Hollywood, Sept. 11. 
Bookers and employees of the 
Central Casting corporation will no 
longer place relatives and depend- 
ents in extra jobs at the major stu- 
dios. Neither will they take care 
of the girl friend, or her friend, 
political requests and personal fa- 
vors to studio execs and' employees 
who want .some of their dependents 
or favored ones given mob work in 
the studio, wl ich keeps the regular 
registered and needy extras out of 
employment. 

This move was taken last week 
by Dave Allen, head of the office 
upon orders from Fred Beetson, 
president of the C. C. C. It is fig- 
ured that some 100 were affected b'y 
the order that was given out. 



V 



At a meeting.of the Producers 
Association to % held shortly re- 
quests will be ttidv of the body to 
Issue a slmllarorder In their stu- 
dios to the casers that no special 
requests are tcbe made for people 
from the centil office tind that If 
they have d^Jhdent relati.ves and 
others who at depriving the regu- 
larly register^ extras df work their 
studio activit must Immediately be 
curtailed. 

The mov(e«ik*n by Beetson with 
respect tol'he ce .tral office was 
after varia charges were hurled 
to the effjithat a good percentage 
of the e«a, jobs given out were 
being flljf'by relatives of employ- 
ees of tMiofflce and *<? a means to 
favor fitfo casters and executives. 
t 



New officers will be elected by 
the AMPA Thursday (15). No op- 
position names .have been put up 
against the list picked by the nom- 
inating committee so that the en- 
tire slate will go in as picked. That 
will make John G, FUnn president; 
Rutgers Neilson vice-president; 
Paul Benjamin, treasurer, and Al 
Sheripan, secretary^ 

Board of directors will consist ol 
Hal Home, Marvin Klrsch, Charles 
Elnfeld, Paul Gulick, Gabe Yorke 
Ed Finney and William Ferguson 
while Kelcy Allen will be named J 
trustss- fer.^tti'ree years. 

TuesdayTol^) arrangint 
a testlmoniall dinner at the Pari 
Central for »Har Home, retirlni 
•president. 



Writ^Pacts OK 




Difficulties co] 
izatlpn And for 
tract involved 
with . Rodgers-Hi 
Lane hdve been 
the Sorig Writer! 
concerned. ^» 

Negotiations c6d\^ l^l^eted 
L. Wolfe Gilbert. 



llywood, Sept. 9. 
.cerning synchron 
|of publishing con 
■Metro's cdvenant 
>t and Adanison 
'•ettied as far ^ 
Association i 



throug 



i; 



A<iela Rogeis tf.;^*'^^'^ 

Adela Rogers St John H^?l!h^ 
recently writing a book on Long- 
Island, will go cn Pat's writing staff 
in Hollywood. 

Novelist's sfervlcG?'' .are Avantfcd 
first on atIaptation_ of a Kupert 
Hughes' sitory, 'Mi.si,,Faiio'.<? B.iby 
is Stolen,' Eugene "Vlalter will coll 
laborafe. 



MABION DAVIES HI 

Holly^vood, Sept. 13. , 
Illness of Marion Davies cause 
Metro to tcmpornrJIy {nJJ ofL..'aoir> 
Hollywood.' ; r*t 

Date of resumption jncorii 

\ o 



Toesiay, September 12, 1933 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 







Fake Reviews of Pix Tops Frantic 
Competish of Fan Mags to Survive 



Hollywood, Sept. 11. 
Battle for supremacy- among the 
ffin. magazines is getting hot, now 
that their activities in dirt gather- 
ing have been stemmed by studios 
^d picture people who are fed up 

with the magazines' low class ma- 
terials. .They are now out for spot 
news, each trying to beat the other. 
Beat example of how far they are 
reaching is the current 'New 
Movie' which carries so-called re- 
-views oi 10 picturs, two of which 
wfere only previewed for the first 
time last week. Five are in the 
cutting 'I'ooms, having been com- 
pleted within the past fortnight. 
One was finished Friday, while an- 
other is still in production and a 
third has not yet gone into work. 

Reviewing Paramount's 'Chrysa- 
lis,' which will not go into produc- 
tion until November, mag states 
•Wtlriam Hopkins and Frederic 
March are so infinitely better than 

the players in the stage play 

George Raft and Sylvia Sidney 
bring additional glamour to roles 
that are made to stand out under 
this treatment.' Of Universal's 
'Only Yesterday,' which was com- 
pleted last Friday, 'New Movie's* 
critic states, 'At times it is slojv 
and somewhat stodgy.' 

Crystal Gazing, Maybe 



'Dancing Lady,' still in produc- 



Effect of Machine Age 



San Francisco, Sept. 11. 
Direct descendant of Johan 
Sebastian Bach, the composer, 
is John Bach, usher at the 
Fox. 

His musical background is 
called into play in performing 
one of his daily jobs. 

It's 'to put the music rolls 
in the house's mechanical 
organ in the lobby. 



PAR WANTS ANOTHER 
WEST FILM PRONTO 



JOEL 
OLD 




TIMERS BEST 



Shaws Where Old Timers 
Are Hits on Radio, Pic- 
tures, Legit and Vaude- 
ville — Public Seems to 
Want Them, Laurie 
States, Giving Reasons 
Why — Too Many Copy 
Acts 



'Blessed Event' Likl Damaging, 
Allege Daniels-Lyon on WincheD 



By Joe Laurie, Jr. 



Hollywood, Sept. 11. 

Although Mae West's contract 
calls for only two pictures yearly. 
Paramount bringing pressure to get 
star to make three under special 
financial arrangements. 'I'm No 
Angel* washed up Saturday. 

Mae West starts immediately 
writing another original, 'It Ain't 
No Sin,' which Paramount hopes to 
have completed by first of year. 

Studio planning in these two pic- 
tures to cash In on 'She Done Him 
Wrong.' 



i(6n at Metro,' gets directorial 
corriment as follows: 'Robert Leon- 
ard' has directed a fast moving 
«how.' Radio's 'Ann Vickers,' which 
•wsls completed last week, draws 
this comment: 'From the moment 
when she gives in to her first man 
until she stills the unrest of her 
last man, there Is not a moment 

ease. 

'Footlight Parade,' which is In 
the cutting process at Warners, 
was not praised by the reviewer. 
•The songs are not so hot as those 
in '42d Street,' but this is the best 
yarn of their three musicals of this 
year. If only to see James (Cag- 
ney) work in his new surround- 
ings, this is worth while seeing.' 

Fox' 'My Weakness,' Radio's 
•Little Women' and 'Ace of Aces' 
are reviewed, though none of them 
have been previewed as yet, and 
all are in the cutting room. 'I 
Loved a Woman' and 'Wild Boys 
of the Road,' both Warners' pic- 
tures which have had their first 
preview within the last week ,are 
also previewed In the October Is- 
sue of 'New Movie,' which reached 
the stands September C. 



Bob Leonard Goes Up 



Hollywood, Sept. 11. 
•Going Hollywood' is Robert Z. 
Leonard's directorial job at Metro. 
On completion of pictiire he is 
upped to associate producer. 

Leonard is a veteran on the Metro 
lot and rated a money picture direc- 



As between youth and old timers 
on the stage, the old timers will 
do more for the box office of the 
stage theatre, ses 1. 

Touring, with my 'Memory Lane' 
act, in vhe cast of which are 
15 headliners of the early 90*8, and 
seeing the response they receive from 
the audiences, proves to me that 
what vaudeville needs for a come" 
back is some OLD TIMERS. 

Not old timers that never were 
any good ■ even In the days when 
they were young timers — but the 
ones that can really do something. 
Present day vaudeville has too 
many copy-cats, they steal each 
others jokes, mannerisms, style, 
steps, tricks, make up, and even 
dress alike. 

M. C.'s nearly all have slick hair, 
wear slave bracelets, light suits and 
funny hats. 

Result is carbon-copy vaudeville. 
Every show looks and pounds alike. 
The same goes for the presentation 
of vaudeville shows. It's a drape 
era. Drapes for acts in one, for 
sketches, dancing and acrobatic acts. 



Under Cover 



Among the disappointments 
attendant to the sloppy weather 
over the Labor Day week-end, 
should be included the break 
drawn by visitors to nudist 
camps. 

All the nudies wore rain- 
coats. 



JAP ACTOR FORCED TO 
LEAVE N.Y. FOR HOME 



Yoshle Fujiwara, Japanese singer 
and film actor, sails for Europe to- 
morrow (13) leaving a film and an 
experience behind him. 

Fujiwara came to New Tork to 
make a personal appearance with 
'Cry of Asia,' first Jap talker, in 
which he stars. He couldn't wait 
around New Tork long enough for 
the film to find a release date, so he's 
going home. 



Harvey, Garat in Paris 
For Fox Multi-Lingual 

'Mu.slc in the Air,' legit musical, 
will be made into a Fox picture 
starring Lilian Harvey , and Henry 
Garat as a team. Picture will be 
made in Paris in several language 
versions. 

' It'll be the second big Eric Pom- 
Itver extravaganza for Fox in Paris, 
going into work as soon as 'Llliom,' 
now in production under Fritz 
Liang's megaphone, is completed 
■ Garat first came to attention as 
a team-mate of Lilian Harvey's In 
the French and English versions of 
'Congress Dances' (Ufa). 

Russ Brown's Film Job 

Russ Brown deserts the Broad 
;/ay stage to join the Twentieth 
"Century. 

He will be spotted in 

•Moulin Rouge.' 

'Broadway comedian wa.s in Scan 
dails' and "Plying High,' -among 
other .shows. 

WB Sells Rothschild Yarn 
Hollywood, Sept. 11 
Warnci-.s lias sold 'Life of 
Rothschild.' which they bought for 
George Arliss, to Twentieth Cen- 
')tury fooling that the yarn is 



Thalberg, Selznick Get 
Elaborate New Stalls 



Hollywood, Sept. 11. 
Irvinug Thalberg found when 
getting back to Metro that his for- 
mer oflSces were not suitable for 
him now that he's an independent 
unit producer making six to ten 
films a year. Studio will build him 
a bungalow. It'll be next door to 
the one being occupied by David 
Selznick. 

Selznick also has ideas about a 
more swanky edifice, the one he's 
now occupying being a revamp 
from John Gilbert's dressing room. 
He, too, will get a complete new 
building put up for him. 

All of which is making the NRA 
group here plenty enthusiastic, es- 
pecially in view of the fact that 
Metro is also building a couple of 
extra stages. One of these latter 
will probably be given Thalberg for 
his exclusive use. ' 



Bo-Peep Returns 

Chicago, Sept. 11. 

Little Bo-Peep Ammonia is com- 
ing back to the ether this year, 
three major midwest stations; 
WGN, Chicago; WJR, Detroit, and 
WLW, Cincinnati. Placed by Chas. 
Silvers agency, Chicago, program 
will go three times weekly, starting 
Sept. 27. Using studio talent. 

In the case of WGN, the program 
will use Tom, Dick and Harry three 
times weekly in the evening. Pro- 
gram is to etherize over a 39-week 
stretch locally. 



The bookers' excuse is that the 
public demands youth. Talentless 
youth. Vaudeville of 16 years ago 
produced personalities, talented per- 
sonalities, regardless of age. 

All Gone 

How many of the present gener- 
ation have seen jugglers who juggle 
cigar boxes, lamps, billiard cues and 
balls? How many have ever seen 
a triple bar act? Where are the 
Conroy and LeMaires, Mcintyre and 
Heaths, Fox and Wards and other 
blackface acts that had them 
screaming? Bring back the dances 
of yesterday and it would be all 
new to the youngsters oif today. 
Lancashire clog, soft shoe, sand 
(Continued on page 58) 



Brendel's Contract Ending 



El Brendel's fourth year at Fox 
ends Oct. 1 when the final year of 
his contract options him from $1,500 
to $1,700 a week. Notification on an 
extension rests with Winnie Shee- 
han, now abroad. 

Brendel has a radio bid from the 
Cecil, Warwick & Cecil ad agency 
in New York, besides one from 
George White for the 'Scandals' and 
other personal appearance offers, 
through Sidney Phillips, his Broad- 
way agent. " , 



Walter Winchieirs progrriostica- 
tions of 'blessed events' are deemed 
to be profossipnally damaging, 
whether or not the people are al- 
ready parents, according to Bebe 
Daniels and Ben Lyon. They have 
retained Attorney Samuel W. Tan- 
nenbaum to proceed legally against 
the columnist. Both feel that while 
they already are patents of onp 
child, any misinformation concerrir 
ing future parenthood is a buslnesb 
handicap, considering that both 
have just returned from London^ 
and British pictures contracts to 
resume at Warner Bros, and Metro 
(Lyon, to the latter). -rr^ 

Miss Daniels, as a, celeb, esti-. 
mates this sort of gossip may niini-r^ 
mize her professional standing and" 
public appeal. Both retained At^ 
tomey Tarinenbaum to proceed 
aganst the New York 'Dally Mir- 
ror,' Winchell and the J. Walter 
Thompson advertising age UiC y, 
handling the Jergen's radio ac- 
count, which Winchell broadcasts. 
All concerned promised suitable re- 
tractions. 

.. .-.r-iay's (Sept. 5) 'Mir- 
■r,y' ca ricd a mild :retractIon by 
Winchell. Winchell made the re- 
traction double in his last Sunday's 
(10) broadcast. 

Attorney Tannenbaum, has made 
further demands on the 'Mirror' by 
what authority it printed that sort 
of misinformation. 



buildinfT 



McCoy Recalled from 

Stage for News Yarn 

Hollywood, Sept.. 11. 

Tim McCoy has been recalled by 
Columbia from a personal appear- 
ance tour of F-WC theatrei9 to go 
into 'Hold the Press,' newspaper 
yarn starting today (11). 

Following this, the former west- 
ern star goes into 'Straightaway,' 
auto racing yarn. 

McCoy had completed six weeks 
of the tour. Two weeks he had still 
to go in San Francisco and Salt 
Lake will be filled after he finishes 
'Press.' 



Mrs. Pickford s Early Advisor Suing 
Mary Pickford on Mother s Promise 



Muni's Advisor 

Hollywood, Sept. 11. 
Paul Muni has brought Abram 
Finlcel, his brother-in-law, out from 
New York as his private story ad- 
visor. Finkel must approve all 
scripts before Muni will play them. 

Currently, Finkel is doing a lot of 
revi.<iing and re-wrlting on 'Hi, 
Nellie,' Muni's next. 'Nellie' is a 
newspaper yarn and although Finkel 
admits he knows nothing of news- 
papers, he claims he is building up 



■vidantablc only to this actor. paper.s, ne uiaui.s it, i^ui 

i sSlo wa.s for actual cost price. ' tho .story's dramatic values 



Edward Hammer has started suit 
against Gladys Fairbanks, also 
known as Mary Pickford, for $250,- 
000, allegedly based on a contract 
or agreement with Miss Pickford's 
mother whereby he acted as the 
guide and mentor in all personal 
matters for the entire Pickford 
family. Charging that Mrs. Char- 
lotte Smith (Pickford) left her en- 
tire estate of $1,500,000 to Mary 
Pickford, Hammer is proceeding 
against the screen star. 

Complaint sets forth allegations 
that Hammer acted as 'guardian 
and foster-father' to Miss Pickford, 
'living with the family.' It goes into 
details how he acted as business 
manager and advisor to Mrs. Pick- 
ford, even unto selecting Dennis F. 
O'Brien as her attorney; how he 
directed her cafesf aifld lnow hfe re- 
ceived a salary at divers times, but 
that 'the bulk of his services for 
advising and consulting with the 
defendant and her mother, and di- 
recting the course of their business 
ventures prior to the advent of 
Douglas Fairbanks upon the scene, 
were never paid fof because of the 
fact that at the time the plaintiff 
was considered by the defendant 



and her mother to be one of the 
family and subject to Call for as 
slstance in all family affairs, and 
also subject to participate In any 
estate that the family might ac 
cumulate.' 

Two Sides 

The complaint filed through 
Mackey, Herrlich, Vatner & Breen, 
states that both Hammer and Miss 
Pickford's mother -were vigorously 
opposed to the association of the 
defendant with Douglas Fairbanks 
prior to her divorce from Owen 
Moore. The situation led to such 
disputes between the plaintiff and 
defendant's mother on one side, and 
defendant on the other, that dur 
ing 1922 the situation came, to i 
climax and plaintiff agreed to sever 
the long relation.ship that had ex- 
isted bctwocn him and the PlckCOl'd 
family.' 

HAmmer alleges that because of 
the confidence reposed in him. Miss 
Pickford believed her mother wouUl 
make 'ample provl.sion' for him in 
her will but that in the event. she 
didn't M1.SS Pickford Is alleged to 
have agreed to take care of him at 
a roa.sonable time after her death 
Hence the suit. 



TEAMING MAY ROBSON 
WITH POLLY MORAN 



Metro is teaming May Robsos*' 
with Polly Moran in 'the hopes of 

jr Marie Dressier and Polly. 
A story has been prepared as flrat' 
for the Robson- Moran cofnblnation. 
It has the working title of 'HlUbll-' 
lies,' but this may not be retained' 
for release. 

Miss Robson left New York 
Thursday night (7) for the Coast. 



Crawford Joins WB 



Hollywood, Sept,>ll, 
Bobby Crawford comes ttf'Waf'w-^— 
ners on Oct. 1 as supervisor of 
musicals, working In conjunction 
with Jack Warner. 

Warners this year, by October 1, 
In three and a half months, haVe 
finished 22 of the scheduled -60 pic-' 
tures of the season, putting theza 
se^^eral films ahead of Bchedule; 

Lot has. five, supervisors at pres- 
ent,' with Crawford making a sixth.,. 

4 Yrs. on Stage Brings 
Jean Lbff Back to Film^ 

Hollywood, Sept. 11. 
Jeannette Loff is staging a film 
comeback in 'Vinegar Tree' at 
Metro. 

She was last seen in 'King of 
Jazz' at Universal. Has been on 
stage four years. 



Raft East by Car 

George Raft, coming east by 
auto, is expected to get in by the 
end of the current week or early 
next for a stay until Oct; 1, when, 
he'll leave to report at Par studios 
for 'Chrysalis.' 

On the way eastward. Raft is 
stopping off at the Chicago fair, 
His driving companion is Mack 
Gray, trainer and secretary. 



ADEIENNE AMES DIVORCE 

Hollywood," Sept. 11. 

Adrlenrie Ames will shortly com- 
mence divorce proceedings in Su- 
perior Court here against- Stephen 
Ames, New York broker. This waa^ 
decided upon during a conference: 
of attorneys following Ames' sud- 
den return from Honolulu and 
visiting the home of his actre.ss 
wife unannounced and accompaniedj 
by friend.s. 

Ames is now in New York. 



4 fARIETT 



PICTURES 



New Point or Two in Union Matters 
As NRA Whalen Gives 50-SO Decision 
For Boothmen and Indie Exhibitors 



First test o£ Blue Eagle strength 
In the film Industry finds exhibitors 
In New York returning two men to 
each booth but preparing to go to 
the N. T. Supreme Court for an in- 
junction against picketing. Out of 
the charges brought by Local 306 
against the Independent Theatre 
Owners' Association, which required 
over two days to be stated to Grover 
Whalen, acting as government in- 
termediary, have developed a lot of 
angles, new in the business, and still 
to be settled, although the official 
hearings were announced closed 
Friday (8). 

The Brandt organization, which 
has stated it will have none of the 
306 and will hire none of its mem- 
bers, Is seeking to have its organiza- 
tion operators' union, called Allied, 
officially recognized -by the lATSE. 
William Elliott, president of the Na- 
tional, was understood In ^06 circles 
. at the same time as having no In- 
tention of recognizing Allied. 
50-50 on Decisions 

Charges brought by 306 were won 
In one sense and yet lost in another 
by that- union. When exhibitors 
agreed to restore the second pro- 
jectionist the main battle so far as 
Whalen was concerned was over. 
But 306 at the same time was told 
by the exhibitors that they would 
use only their own operators (Al- 
lied). 

Hearings adjourned with some 
rough edges, or different interpreta- 
tions of the two groups. Harry 
Brandt was positive exhibitors can 
hire any .operators they .desire, so 
long as such engagement does not 
upset existing contracts. Harry 
Sherman; head of 806, taking the 
attitude that some exhlbs have a 
habit of understanding favorably for 
themselves, holds the belief that the 
NRA will not permit an employer 
to interfere With a union in the 
handling of men. This point has yet 
--to,. be satisfactorily ironed out, 
picketing 
Brandt in reporting of the ises- 

iip and told Whalen nobody is going 
to stop them from picketing. 

Sherman in telling of thie sessions, 
said Whalen characterized Allled's 
set-up as 'crude.' 

The picketing angle promises to 
be one of the most Interesting in 
view of the fact that New York 
State a year ago ruled such patrols 
legal. 

Brandt's appeal will be based on 
the code as a contract with the gov- 
erhnient, and that the picketing vio- 
lates it. 



DAILY VARIETY ON COAST 



New Newspaper Coming Out 6 Days 
Weekly — Arthur Ungar, Editor 



Hollywood, Aug, 11. 
'Dally Variety' is appearing here 
daily except Sunday. Sale price Is 
5 cents. 

Arthur Ungar is editor of 'Daily 
Variety,' which has Its office with 
that of weekly "Variety' on Holly- 
wood boulevard. 

The daily supplants the former 
'Variety Bulletin' that only issued 
here on Fridays. It became the 
wrapper for the weekly 'Variety,' 
which Is distributed here on that 
day. 

'Dally Variety' is standard size, 9 
by 12, for papers of its class. 'Va- 
riety Bulletin' was 10 by 15, the size 
of weekly 'Variety.' 

'Dally Variety' will also be In- 
cluded in the iocal delivery only of 
the weekly 'Variety' on Fridays 
hereafter. On other days 'Dally Va- 
riety' goes on sale by itself and Is 
delivered by mail to all subscribers. 



CANADA WON'T 
FOLLOW BLUE 
EAGLE 



Film at L L Studio 
Cost $200,000—5 Wks.; 
ERPI-Par the Backers 



Picture version of the musical 
'Take a Chance,' produced by Lau- 
rence Schwab and Rowland .and 
Brlce for Paramount at the Long 
Island studio, slightly topped the 
cost schedule of $200,000. It needed 
five weeks. 

Chicago showing will be held back 
until the stage siiow has completed 
its run (current) there. ' Possible 
contest over release dates of pic- 
ture , if * stage show goes on road, 
but picture end claims Olsen and 
Johnson's arrangement on Chicago 
show does not go beyond the Chi- 
cago C-te. 

Cost of making picture was di- 
vided between Par. and BRPI. Lat- 
ter operates the Studio. Sound 
equipment people were Inclined to 
keep ERPI's financial participation 
under cover. 



Ottawa, Sept. 11, 
Film exchanges and exhibitors of 
Canada have been told by none 
other than Prime Minister R. B. 
Bennett that there won't be any 
code recovery plani for the Domin- 
ion. In almost as many words, the 
premier has announced that Canada 
win not follow the example of any 
other country in an organized re- 
covery campaign and private inter- 

cause conditions in Canada are 
brightening without special resus- 
citation, Bennett said. 

Now the film companies in the 
Dominion are between the devil and 
the deep blue sea. Home offices in 
New York are talking NRA while 
Canada's premier has said there 
will be no organized movement and 
the result is that the film branches 
in the Dominion are out of step 
with code stipulations laid down by 
parent companies In the States. 

No action is being taken In 
Canada with regard to the abolish- 
ment of dual film programes which 
are pretty thick in some cities and 
among the indies. The latter claim 
tha't'dukr real'are bills are their last 
remaining weapon In defense 
against the chains and they won't- 
let go. And there Is no official club 
to force them to change their ways. 
In the meantime, business Is not so 
bad, particularly in Eastern Canada. 



Reapens Ft. Lee Studio 



Reliance Pictures has taken a long 
terni lease on the old Biograph 
studio in Fort Lee, N. J., and has 
started work on rehabilitating it. 

Reliance figures on making about 
a dozen pictures a year in the east, 
including' the Chester Erskin films 
Thinks It cheaper to own a studio 
than to pay rent for space on eacl 
Im separately as made. 



Rough Ballyhoo Out 



Walter Reade has cleaned up 
the lobby of his Mayfalr, New 
York, which was going in for 
penny arcade peep stuff and 
other rough ballyhoo. 

Distributors wero beginning 
to reach the point where It was 
felt that exhibition of their film 
at the Mayfalr under the cir- 
cumstances weis undesirable. 



'nana; 250G IN, 
HALTED BY TIFF 



Hollywood, Sept. 11. 

Samuel Goldwyn's Anna Sten pic- 
ture, 'Nana,' was left In a state of 
maefinlfe suspension when George 
Cukor, slated to follow George 
Fitzmaurlce as director, withdrew 
from the tentative deal on Satur- 
day (9) because of confilcting com- 
mittments. 

'Nana,' Jilmost three weeks in 
production and already carrying a 
load of around $250,000, came to 
an abrupt halt Friday night (8) 
with Fitzmaurlce stepping out after 
a siege of temperamental incom- 
patibility with the much touted 
Goldwyn star. 

Pending selection of a new direc- 
tor, certain story changes are be- 
ing made to meet the approval of 
Miss Stert, part of whose alterca- 
tion with Fitzmaurlce was on inter- 
pretation of the Zola character. Re- 
sumption of 'Nana' is also under- 
stood to involve some changes in 
cast, although Goldwyn execs say 
the four principals, Anna Sten, 
Warren William, Phillips Holmes 
and Pert Kerlton are not affected. 

That fully half the scenes already 
shot will have to be remade is ad- 
mitted, with probably two weeks of 
retakes, according to present re- 
vamp plans. 

Withdrawal of Fitzmaurlce is 
characterized at the studio as 
friendly. He goes to Metro to make 
one pic there under contract. 

Cukor Is due to start "Living in a 
Big Way' with Marie Dressier and 
Jean Harlow at Metro in four 



Moral Issues Hold Dp Construction 
Of 4 New Theatres in Minneapolis 



AARON JONES WINS OUT 

B&K Lc.808 Try to Keep Product for 
Year Away from Jones' Houses 

Chicago, Sept. 11. 

Aaron J. Jones has won his fight 
with Balaban & Katz and the vari- 
ous picture exchanges in regard to 
product and protection for the State- 
Lake and Woods theatres. 

Up until last week the picture 
companies refused to discuss new 
contracts for either the State-Lake 
or Woods. Behind this skittishness 
on the part of the exchanges was 
the B&K power and their tt^lk of 
one year's protection against the 
Jones' houses on the grounds that 
his price and policy at the State- 
Lake theatre warranted extra prod- 
uct clearance, 

Jones has signature to contract 
\/Ith Metro for the Woods theatre 
for subsequent run product. Woods 
tl.eatre Is spotted In the first week 
of general release in the local film 
protective set-up. Jones will get 
RKO, Universal, Columbia and in- 
dependent product for his vaudfilm 
State-L .ike. 



Scribes Pave 
Way for Strike 
In Emergency 



niM INDUSTRY'S CO-OP 
WORK ON NRA ALL SET 



Report by John C. Flinn made to 
Washington on the Motion Picture 
Industry's committee On the NRA, 
would Indicate that the committee's 
work is practically completed. Re- 
port was made to Frank R. Wilson, 
chief of the organization division, 
President's re-employment cam- 
paign, under the NRA. 

It Is indicated that the eight major 
film companies, at their own ex- 
pense, are supplying gratis talent 
and shorts for propagandizing the 
NRA, each company .supplying 1,000 
prints, of an average length of 
around 260 feet. Companies Include 
Warners, Par, United Artists, Fox, 
Metro, RKO, Columbia and Univer- 
sal. 



Par Sells to WB 

Paramount has closed a product 
deal to cover the entire Warner cir- 
cuit where houses are not in con- 
flict with their own. 

There ai'C only a minority of spots 
where WB is against Par's own the- 
atres. 



Hollywood, Sept. 11. 

Screen Writers' Guild members 
are voting on a proposed . amend- 
ment to their constitution to pro- 
hibit members from signing con- 
tracts with producers' unless a 
clause is inserted which would nul- 
lify the agreement in case the pro- 
ducer was declared unfair by the 
guild. 

Move was launched at a meeting 
« oio.. fl«i=v,oH Wednesday (6) in which it was 

^4fc»tt»*Fino H€©vvs».n.. pic |. ^g^^- orJeTTo^ave tlie way 



ture, *LIttle*5<''omen.' It was these 



obligations which were ascribed as 
his inability to undertake 'Nana.' 



DUBBED ENGLISH FILM 
RESENTED BY MARSHAU 



Herbert Marshall and Edna Best 
have formally asked Helber Pic- 
tures of New York to withdraw a 
dubbed version of Taithful Heart' 
in which they starred, from the 
market. Picture was made in Eng- 
land for Gaumont British and Hel- 
her ha.d.. It .duhhed with American 
voices for U. S. release. 

Marshall's point is that he's too 
well known to have his voice 
dubbed by some unknown in New 
York. Says he will sue unless the 
picture is taken off the market 
completely, or substituted with the 
original. 

Helber was formed by Phil 
Meyer in New York with the idea 
of dubbing' English pictures into 
American, making them more ac- 
ceptable for U, S. trade. He treated 
three, pictures thus, 'Faithful Heart' 
being the only one released so far. 

Marshall Is now at Paramount In 
Hollywood. 



Clique System 

Hollywood, Sept. 11. 

With Irving Thalberg building up 
his units by personally contracting 
writers, players and directors, other 
producers at Metro are copying his 
system as a protective measure. 

■The clique system of rule Is now 
in o;Tect. 



RICHARDS, DTJREATJ IN N.Y. 

B. V. Richards, accompanied by 
Ga.ston Bureau, Saenger film buying 
chief, arrived in New York yester 
day (Monday). 

In addition to an Impending re- 
organization of the Richards part 
nership over the Saenger chain, 
which Is ready for discussion, Rich 
ards and Bureau are up for .the 
negotiation of film for the new sea 
fion. 



Minneapolis, Sept. 11. 

City council has taken an 11th- 
hour stand against the further con- 
struction of new show houses here, 
and present indications are that 
plans for four new ones in the 13th 
ward, neighborhood section, will 
have to be abandoned. 

At a meeting Friday (8) the al- 
dermen voted to deny a permit to 
one of the proposed theatres, fol- 
lowing action by its license commit- 
tee In recommending that all four 
applications be denied. One new 
neighborhood house is in the" course 
of construction. The remaining 
three applications will come before 
the council at its next .s^e'^slon two 
weeks hence. 

At the license committee meeting 
aldermen heard the pleas., of more 
than 800 residents of the ward, and 
one of its aldermen opposed to the 
building of the theatres, one by 
ttlblix and three by independents. 
Hector Baxter, retired attorney, the 
principal speaker, levieled his re- 
marks principally against A. G. 
Balnbrldge, showman mayor, and 
the latter's publicly announced de- 
termination that pictures shown 
here must meet all requirements of 
decency. 

It is merely a question of how far 
you can trust a showman,' said 
Baxter, 'I know that some of the 
shows put on by Mr. Balnbridge 
were not above reproach. How are 
you going to trust him now to see 
that pictures we will riot be 
ashamed to have children see will 
be shown in neighborhood theatres?' 
Schools and Churches 

Alderman Robb, opposing the 
construction of the theatres in his 
ward, said the ward Is essentially 
one of schools and churches, and the 
majority of residents are opposed to 
permitting the theatres to ^come In. 

Theodore L. Hays, representing 
Publix, defendaed the theatre men. 

Other speakers 'panned" the mo- 
tion picture industry for the char- 
acter of the pictures • which it has 
been turning out lately, opposition 
coming from churches and schools, 
which objected to the theatre on 
moral grounds. Other speakers as- 
serted 'Minneapolis has too many 
,;=^oatre&^now, and many of the the- 
^atre-cwnoit"* -arjo. starving . . i'S'^featTr*~ 



for a strike if and when such ac- 
tion becomes necessary. 

This giving of allegiance to the 
guild over any contract is similar 
to conditions under which contracts 
are signed by union workers at the 
studios.. 

Strike protection followed the 
signing recently of a number of 
guild members to straight 62-week 
contracts at the studios, especially 
Metro, although at the meeting Ra- 
dio and Universal were named as 
endeavoring to tie up key scrib- 
blers. 

Ballots are being voted on by 
mail and need 76% alfirmative votes 
to pass. 



'Alice' Script May 

Be Published as Book 



Hollywood, Sept, 11. 
Grossett & Bunlap, publishers, 
are negotiating with Paramount to 
do an 'Alice In Wonderland' In book 
form, using the original script draw- 
ings by William Cameron Menzles 
and Joe Manklewicz's adaptation. 

Should It be done, it will be the 
first time for the publication of a 
script. 



Sept. 14 Deadline for 
Par Bankruptcy Filing 

With bondholders slow in filing 
claims against Paramount in Its 
bankruptcy. Par has sent out a 
notice urging quick action and 
pointing out that the bankruptcy 
laws make no provision for extend- 
ing the time for filing. Bate when 
bondholders and all other claims 
must be in Is Thursday (14). 

Only about half of the $26,000,000 
worth of bonds, in two Issues, have 
been filed, although Par set up 
special offices downtown recently to 
accept claims. 

Any creditors failing to meet the 
Thursday (14) deadline will . be 
barred from participating In the 
bankruptcy dividends. 



Arthur Kelly's New 
Foreip Post in U.A.; 
Wm. Phillips Treas. 



William Phillips has .been offi- 
cially named treasurer of United 
Artists, replacing Arthur W. Kelly 
in that post. Kelly retains his title 
of vice-president in charge of for- 
eign distribution. 

Philips, formerly of Scllgman's, 
banking house in Wall Street, is an 
old Joe Schenck. friend. He was re- 
sponsible for launching the United 
Artists theatre stock issue, also in 
promoting the Shubert capitaliza- 
tion fiasco. Of late li,e*s been In- 
strumental In financing United Ar- 
tists, and also reported in on the 
Century Pictures financing. 

Kelly, under the new set-up, will 
spend very little time in the United 
States, making his headquarters in 
London. He's at present in Paris 
reorganizing the U. A. office there, 
and when finished he will fly to In- 
dia, where he will reorganize the 
U. A. exchanges. 

With U. A. taking on 20 British 
pictures a year for world distribu- 
tion, it's figured that Kelly, as the 
foreign head, can function easier 
from a European central spot like 
London than out of New York. 

Tom Mulrooney, Kelly's assistant, 
remains in the same capacity in the 
New "'orlc office. 



Academy Agent's Code 
Already Put in Effect 

Hollywood, Sept. 11. 

Academy agent's code goes into 
effect today (Mon.) following its 
adoption by a majority vote of the 
Academy, and ratification by the 
board of governors. Effect will' be 
that no member of the Academy 
may sign a contract with an agent 
unless the protective clauses of the 
code are maintained; 

This is the "same code as set for 
Ih the producers' NRA documen 
for Washington. 



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TueBda^t September 12, 1933 



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VARIETY - 




SELLING DAYS 




Qearing 



Path for Famous Theatres 
To Take Over P.E. After Reorg. 



Paramount-Publlx expects to take 
up all the outstanding prov- 
able claims ag:alnst Publix Enter- 
prises on the basis computed rough- 
ly at around 30c on the dollar, thus 
clearing the path for reorganiza- 
tion of P-B, largest of Par's the- 
atre subsidiary, comprising around 
250 houses and eventually taking 
this group out of its present bank- 
ruptcy state. 

Final reorganization of Publix 
"Enterprises may come in about two 
weeks after a plan for reorganiza- 
tion of same is presented to the 
• court by the Par trustees. Under 
. this plan, a new company. Famous 
Theatres Corp., may succeed Pub- 
lix" Enterprises. The plan is for 
Famous Theatres to take over the 
P-E assets. 

A Quick Cleanup 
Altogether marks a pretty quick 
cleanup of the Par theatre situation 
by the trustees and the S. A. Lynch 
J- Reorganization Committee, Tvhich 
has had this matter in charge. 

There were around $16,000,000 in 
claims against Publix Enterprises 
but around $9,000,000 of this Is In 
future rents as claimed by land- 
lords under leases. Legal interpre- 
tation would have such claims for 
future rent as futile. This would 
reduce the amount of provable 
claims to around $7,000,000, most of 
which has been "taken up by P-P. 

Paramount itself is a creditor 'of 
Publix Enterprises to the amount 
of around $6,000,000, which would 
.indicate that if and when the pres- 
, ent P-E reorganization plan gets 
approved by the court. Paramount 
itself will be the largest stock- 
holder in Famous Theatres Corp., 
new theatre operating company. 

Famous in taking over the assets 
of Publix Enterprises is calculated 
to be an Independent operating 
flrn although related to Para 



DUPONT. BEHIND LAB 



Financing 



New Plant 
Davidge 



for Roy 









Hollywood, Sept. 11. 

Dupont is going into the labora- 
tory biz in opposition to Consoli- 
dated. Will finance the Pathe 
Company in the building and 
operation of a new laboratory for 
Roy Davidge on Santa Monica and 
Bronson avenues. 

Webb of Pathe Is the nominal 
party providing Davidge with 
finances. Davidge will do all the 
lab work and finance production of 
independents whenver required to 
hold business in opposition to Con- 
solidated, who specialize In East- 
man stock. 



Sydney Walkout 
Ends Schulberg, 
Zukor Friendship 



Hollywood, Sept. 11. 
Long business friendship and as- 
sociation of Ben Schulberg and 
Adolph 25ukor in Paramount is now 
at an end. Schulberg, now abroad, 
is desirous of getting a release on 
his 1933-34 production contract for 
eight pictures. He Is also endeav 
orlng to get a similar waiver on the 
contract of Sylvia Sydney, which 
has a year and a half to run 



More Data Than Ever Be- 
fore Came Out of Late 
Through Houses in Re- 
ceivership — ' In Bigger 
Spots Selling at Percent- 
ages from 35 to 20% 



SOME EXEC INFO TOO 



Picture booking and buying a new 
story this season. It's not a repeti- 
tion of the tale of last year or the 
year before, it is new procedure 
based on new facts. 

The filrtn salesman is no longer 
able to wave the trade mark and 
get the name on the contract. He's 
got to sell the product. And the ex- 
hibitor has to buy, so honors are 
even. 

It's tough for both, but it's get- 
ting the product over on a business 
basis without booking pulls or 
camouflage. 

Leading distribs are all for pref- 
erential bookings. No longer a 
matter of flat rentals for as much 
as the exhib would give and as little 
as the distributor would take. So 
many pictures at 36%, so many at 
30, 25 and 20%. If the product is 
standard, it's a fair basis. If not, 
it's not so good for the exhib. 

And this year the selling season is 
more fact and less guesswork. It's 
against the theatre nut and not the 
nut plus the home office charges 

Salesmen now know -what the nut 
is and what has been going to the 
home office. He knows that the 
producer-exhibitor got the most for 
his product from other circuits and 
paid as little as he could on its own 



Zukor, Kent, Wiseman, Hertz Among 
Men to Be Examined by Attorneys 
In Company's Bankruptcy Action 



A. J. BALABAN BACK 



Probably Accepting One of Two 
Show Propositions Before Him 



Chicago, Sept. 11. 
A. J. Balaban, originator of the 
Balaban & Katz circuit, who re- 
tired from show business three 
years ago, moving himself and 
family to Swltzerla:nd, Is home and 
will return to the show business. 

A. J. has several show proposi- 
tions, to take charge of all stage 
entertainment for B. & or to 
head the William Morris coast 
agency. 



LOCAL MUSICAL 
STOCK AT FOX 
IN ST. LOUIS 



St. Louis, Sept. 11 
Something new in the way of bait 
for cinema customers is about to be 
tried by the Fox, C.OOO-seater, It is 
a permanent local musical stock 
company to play tabloid versions of 
better-known musical company and 
vaudeville shows 
weeks. 

Although operated to some extent 



Ralph A. Kohn, only Paramount 
official thus, far called in- examina- 
tion of the bankruptcy and on the 
stand many times since last spring, 
may be followed by Adolph Zukor, 
Austin C. Keough and other officials 
of Par, in addition to persons not 
on that company's payroll. Latter 
would include two former Pair 
executives, Sidney H. Kent and 
John D. Hertz, as well as Sir' Wll^ 
Ham Wiseman, of Kuhh, Loeb fip 
Co., and Maurice Newton, of Hall-, 
garten & Co., bankers. 

While It had not been expecteil ^ 
from within that bankruptcy ex-^*" 
amination of officers for explana- 
tion of all important acts and ac- 
tivities up to time of adjudication 
would include anyone but Kohn, 
plans of Samuel Zlrn, creditors' at- 
torney, call for appearance of 
others. 

Long waiting his opportunity and 
attending all creditor or examina- 
tion meetings, Zirn, it has been in- 
dicated, will have his opportunity 
to play questioner on Friday (16) 
before Referee Henry K. Da,vls. At 
a hearing last week, Saul R. Rogers 
became the first of attorneys Inde- 
pendent of trustee counsel to do 
any but minor examining. 

After drawing from Kohn admis- 
sions and round figures as to 
bonuses paid Par executives in good 
yearSi Referee Davis will give 
Rogers another half hour on Friday 
(16), with Zirn to follow. Latter 
will put In an official order for ap- 
pearance of Par execs other than 
Kohn whom he wishes to question, 
20 Half Hours 
Just how rar Referee Davis will 
permit, Zirn to go in his proposed 
program of examination is not in- 



ership. 



1ST RUN SHORTAGE 
STOPS DUALS IN PITT. 



Pittsburgh, Sept. 11. 
Shortage of first-run product 
sending Davis, downtown, and 
Sheridan Square on their separate 
ways, with former house switching 
to single features and latter going 
single also but on a split- week 
policy. 

Davis and Sheridan Square for the 
last year have been showing double 
features on a day and date policy. 



PAR AND GERMANY 



Par Men in Berlin to Get Line on 
Conditions 



London, Sept. 11. 

John Hicks, Jr. and Eugene Zukor, 
heads of Paramount's foreign de- 
partment, left here Friday (8) for 
Berlin, after having completed deals 
which supposedly alleviated Para- 
mount's theatre situation in Eng- 
land. No details on what kind of 
deals the couple arranged, as yet, 
but they came over seven weeks ago 
with the intention of not moving 
until Par had no more theatres to 
worry about on this side. 

Couple now go to Germany to 
figure out what, if anything, can 
be done oh the Hitler question. 
Paramount, gave notice to its entire 
stafC of 150 in Berlin when it be- 
came apparent some months ago 
that Hitler would tamper seriously 
with American film biz personnel. 
Nothing further than that's been 
•done, awaiting a visit of the two 
execs who will either order a com- 
plete move out of Germany or de- 
vise some method of continuing 
business here in accordance with 
the new conclillohs. 



Walter B. Cokell, Paramount 
treasurer, mentioned in last week's 
Vauicty as having gone to London 
to help straighten out the theatre 
thins, changed his mind and didn't 
Ko. M.ittor seems to have been sct- 
\.\<'(\ l>ef(>i*c lie could get there. 



able to give Schulberg his release, 
but to be holding out on the re- 
lease of the actress, being still 
burned at her walkout on 'The Way 
to Love,' the Maurice Chevalier 
picture, in the middle of produc- 
tion, claiming her physical condi- 
tion would not permit her to labor. 

Zukor, it is said, was very much 
disappointed at the stand Schulberg 
took in the matter of the Sydney 
walkout. He, Emanuel Cohen and 
others requested Schulberg to in- 
tercede, but the latter told them It 
was Miss Sydney's affair and not 
his. 

At another' time Schulberg is 
credited with having said that Miss 
Sydney's health came first and must 
be protected, after the studio of- 
ficials and emissaries made numer- 
ous requests for him to use his in- 
fluence with the actress. 

Schulberg Is due back in America 
around Oct, 15, and In the mean- 
time overtures on his behalf were 
made to other producing compa- 
nies for connection as a producer, 
with a possibility that Miss 'Sydney 
might also be available wherever he 
went. Radio was' one of the stu- 
dios propositioned. 



ONLY 2,000-SEAT HOUSE 
IN 3,000 POP. TOWN 



Hershey, Pa., Sept. 11, 

Hershey Community theatre has 
opened in this chocolate, center as 
part of the commemoration of the 
30th annivei\sary of the founding of 
the firm. 

Theatre is part of a $2,000,000 
structure also housing club, library, 
swimming pool, hotel, etc. Dressing 
rooms have running water and 
baths. House is expected to draw 
from 10 -mile radius, 
v Said to be the only 2,000 -seater in 
a 3,000 town. 

Opening bill was 'Pilgrimage' and 
a Fanchon & Marco show, with 
Zelda Santley, Tom and Betty Won 
der, Lanny Ross and the Kitaros. 
Stage end ran 90 mins. 

House will play road ahows when 
tlit'y are available. 



to ascertain the facts. A single 
share of stock permitted the holder 
to sit In at creditor meetings and 
ask questions. Distributors have 
facts and figures on other producer 
circuits they only guessed at before. 
With rentals on a new basis. 
Heads Moved 
Aside from the bankruptcy hear- 
ings there have been the shifts. 
Sidney Kent knows the Paramount 
Inside. So does Clark, Ballance, 
Dailey and others.,, Phil Relsman 
can tell about Universal, and 
Franklin can contribute data to 
RKO on West Coast. 

Film buyers know, too. It looks 
as though more 'pictures would .be 
sold on trade paper advertising, 
than on flambuoyant statements. 
On percentage the exhibs have a 
partnership Interest In the pictures 
and feel that they are entitled to 
know, through the advertising, 
what is coming along and how it is 
going over. 

Right now the bulk of the con- 
centration is on some 25 key spots, 
Presently an army of once unem- 
ployed salesmen will take the mes- 
sage to the sticks. They'll know 
what they are talking about. 

The day of selling the product 
with three rousing cheers and a lit- 
Ihe flag waving is passed. It's a 
business now. 



and playWfif •FOX--fttmsr*tiTC«tre--ka»- 
no connection with circuit, being 
independently owned and operated. 
House has been In receivership for 
several months and has suffered 
most of the time tor want of box- 
office pictures.. 

Last week was one of its biggest 
weeks with a stage condensation of 
'No, No, Nanette,' with former Mu- 
nicl,pal Opera singers in the leading 
roles. Attraction held over for sec- 
ond week. 

That gave Harry Greenman, the 
manager, the idea of making the 
policy permanent. Ex-Muny stars, 
including Guy Robertson, Use Mar- 
venga, Doris Patston, Jack Sheehan 
and Clifford Newdahl, agreed. They 
contemplate condensing a musical 
comedy for every other week. Next 
is announced as 'Queen High' for 
week of Sept. 22. 

In between the stars will do an 
act in a variety show for which ad- 
ditional names will be brought In. 



NEW APPOINTEE, REOCH, 
WILL HEAD RKO REALH 



NO PARADE PROMOTION 



Floats 



Also Out for NRA 
in NYC Sept. 13 



March 



Filmdom is preparing to do its 
part In the NRA demonstration 
parade in New York Sept. 13. Meet- 
ing of major and Indie publicists 
was held In the Hays office Sept. 6 
under the auspices of William 
Brandt, indie exhib, who is mas- 
tering the march ceremonies for 
the government. 

Boys and: girls were. told. th;py 
mu.sn't use the parade as a meahs 
to exploit their season announce- 
ments; that floats and anything on 
wheels Is out. Idea, as stre.ssed, 
Is to get out banners, bands, stars 
and walking delegates. 

Usher armies of both Roxys 
were first to be lined up. 



Alex Rooch, named to head the 
realty section of RKO, upon Louis 
Cohen's eventual departure from 

that company, is getting his bear 
ings , in the RKO home office. From 
indlcation.% Reoch Is a;n appointee 
of David Sarnoff, RCA chief. So far 
as known, Reoch's experience In 
theatrical real estate has been 11m 
Itod, 

Reoch came into RKO practically 
unannounced, with inquiry reveal 
ing that many of the company execs 
were unaware of Roech's appoint- 
ment until aftor It had been made. 

Cohen is pre.icntly connected with 
RKO in an advisory capacity, hav- 
ing resigned, his post as real estate 
head, effective Sept. 1. Made his 
resignation some time ago In order 
to go into bu.sine.ss for hini.self. Ho 
was* invited to remain after this to 
enable KKO ta clean up many pend- 
ing problems, which he eonsenfed lo 
Ji> bef'jro Ileooh arrived. 



OT<rw«a-~i&3ffBrff,- also reprtijeiitinff- 
bondholders, the time he desired. 
Zirn wants eight or 10 hours, split 
in separate sessions of 30 minutes 
each. 

At the resumed examination of 
Kohn Friday (15), latter has prom- 
ised, if he can collect the data by 
that date, to produce specifi^c figures 
on salaries and income of five execa 
who were bonus-faVored, as well aa 
date on bond purchases and all 
available information on the settle- 
ment of the A. C. Blumenthal bond 
suit of last fall. 

Kohn revealed, in admitting 
bonuses aggregating millions, that 
percentages of the net profit each, 
year were paid over to five execu- 
tives in 1927, 1928, 1929 and for four 
months in 1930. They amounted to 
7% of net those years for Adolph 
Zukpr and Jesse L. Lasky; 6% for 
Sidney R. Kent and Sam Katz, and 
3% for himself (Kohn). 

Percentages on bonuses were pro- 
vided for after payments were made 
on the outstanding stock, and in 
1929, when Par showed a net of 
$14,000,000, the total amount ot 
t)onuses was $2,225,000. 

Up to yesterday (Monday) Kohn 
had not furnished Saul Rogers with 
the exact individual bonuses paid 
Par executives, along with other 
Information, that he is iiuppo.sed to 
have ready for the record Friday 
(16)^ While at last week's hearing 
Kohn stated a total of $2,225,000 was 
paid in 1929, he did not break the 
amount down* but at the percen- 
tages Indicated rc/r tTie five .sharing 
In profits, the amounts would bo 
$727,000 each for Zukor and Lasky, 
$527,000 each for Kent and Katz, and 
$327,000 for Kohn. 

Rogers stated yesterday ( Monday) 
that unless he can get all the in- 
formation he desires on resumed 
examination of Kohn Friday (15) 
he win Insii^t on appearance of 
Zukor and otlier officials for qije.$- 
lior.ing. 



GEORGE PEATT EAST BOlTCn) 

Hollywood, Sept. 11. 
George C. Pratt, vice-president In 
charge of production for ERPI, 
en route via .S. S. Pennsylvania for 
New York to attend license fee con- 
ferenc*';-, 



VAniETY 



PICTnilESI 



TbeBdfty« Septeniber 12, 



Oversold Stock, Commodities Jmnp 
On Minor BuD Drive; Columbia at 
26, W. B. Bonds, 46; Both New Tops 



By AL G REASON 

The new week started with a 
hurrah in the stock market. Open- 
ing quietly and about unchanged, 
bulls started testing operations in 
the second hour and found both 
stocks and commodities sold ou<, 
and responsive to a constructive 
maneuver. Prices advanced grad- 
ually into' the final' hour, when the 
movement took on a broad aspect 
and carried, quotations up to the 
best of the day. 

Lioew's, without any appearance 
of strong-arm methods, advanced to 
34%" at the close, within a, fraction 
of its top for the year, while Colum ■ 
bia Pictures surged ahead to a new 
top for more than a year at 26 where 
It closed. Another peak at 46 was 
registered in Warner debentures in 
the bond list, continuing a bull drive 
the&t-'gathered some momentum last 
^week. Fox was traded in above 15, 
Its best price since It began to slip 
from above 18 when it was listed, 
in early August. Grains, cotton and 
the other commodities ' staged . a 
sharp r^ly, wheat being up^ a9 much 
as 3 cents a bushel. ' The dollar was 
steady abroad. 

Inspiration for the initial' 
maneuver probably came' from the 
realization among professional trad- 
ers that las't week's creeping" decline 
had shaken out very little stock/ 
and probably jencburaged a weak 
short account, a 'technical situation 
thaf held the ihakings of a turn- 
around. 

First sally was. in the alcohol 
stocks, standing in a strategical 
position at the moment with predic- 
tions that Maine would vote for re- 
peal; Campaign here was well r.e-' 
warded. National Distillers ended 
the day 10 points -higher around' 
103. 

Speculative bonds' generally got 
into action, with "Warners liens. 

t6tQilling around $125^000. Lioew'a 
loans, jrecavered nearly half tl^elr 
loss of all last week. 

Volume in stocks approximated 
l.BOO.OOO, trading being on a cdnsid'- 
erably broader dcale than on the 
downward movement late last week. 
It will take a day or two to demon • 
strate how much vitality the up- 
swing can muster, or whether it is 
merely a correction of a technical 
situation brought about by last 
week's steady down drift. 

Stocks oh Dead Center 

The first full six-day 'week since 
late July resulted in moderately 
lower prices for stocks, grains and 
cotton, and sharply reduced volume 
of trading on the Exchange. Satur- 
day's turnover of 270,000 shares was 
the smallest for a short session, 
since eajrly in July of last year, and 
reflected trading stuck on a, dead 
center.. 

Weakness in grain and strength' 
in dollar exchange are both anti-' 
Inflatloriary in influence, and might 
have been expected to- depi>ess prices 
a good deal further than the actual 
loss of.^the week, represented by' 
about 4: points' in the.' Pow. :Jones 
industrial averages. On the f^ice of. 
it so slight a reaction argued a 
good deal of support from some- 
where. .Presence of bullish feeling 
likewise, 'vi&k '-- irtdlpia^tJfed; by . the dl- 
mlnisKied volume, plain evidence that 
slippinjg .qut>tationp^.;'were not shak- 
ing oxLt mtibh stock. Answer as 
the standpat bulls see it, of course, 
is the conviction that if and when 
it becomes necessary to spiir the 
recovery, the Administration will 
take necessary inflationary meas- 
( Continued on page 27) 



Yesterday's Prices 



Sales. 
1,000 

aoo 

8,800 
1,000 
SOO 
7,800 
- 300 
2.700 
400 
COO 
W.OOO 
000 
22,300 
400 



HIbH 
Col. Plc. 27 
Cons. P. . 4% 
Con, F.pf. 12% 
East. K.. 82% 
Fox A.... 15% 
Loew .... 84% 

Do pf... 71 
Par-P cf.. 2 
Patbe . . . 

Do pf... 

HCA 

RKO .... 
W. B 

Do pf... 



1% 

Wl 
8% 

m. 

21% 



Met 

Xow.Uaet cliRe, 
22% 26 -H 
^ 4H+% 
12 + % 
82% + % 
15% 4-1% 
84% +2Vi 
71 +1 
2 

1% 

0%+ % 
3% + ,% 

8%+ % 

21% +2% 



4^4 
11% 
81 
14 
82% 
70 

2 

8%, 
8% 
7% 
20 



CURB 

400 Technl ... 7% 
200 Trans-Li. .. 2% 
BONDS 



7% 
2% 



7% 

2%+ % 



$4,000 Qen. Thr. .5 4% 5 

2,000 Keith .... 40% 49% 49% - % 

6,000. Loew'B .. 88 8-1% 85 +1% 

a.OOO Par-P-L... 82 32% 83' +1 

2,000 Par-Pub. . 32%i 82% 82% + % 

112,000 B 46 43% 48 4-2% 



Silent Newsreel Abroad 
.Where English Unknown 

Pairaniounf's' heWsreel will no 
longer be ^ent to foreigrn countries 
with " dialog- in language foreign to 
the '-country "whete shown. Par 
newsreel has been edited in London 
for Europe with English off stage 
voice' describlpg, but too many 
squawks from countries where not 
undet-stdod. 

New id^a will be to use sound 
effects ^.nd titles unless some local 
stuff 'happens to be in the proper 
language. 



Wish Fathers Thought 
For New Fihn Group 
Unitmg Majors^ Indies 

Hollywood, Sept. 11. 

Conversational topic right now, 
but nothing more, for independent 
producers in Hollywood is the pos- 
sibility of forming a new film pro- 
ducers association that would in- 
clude both majors and indies. 

It Is pointed out that the indies 
can't reconcile themselves with the 
Hays group, but that anothex' group 
with both production factions as 
members could be of service to the 
industry in ways the present strictly 
major company organization cannot > 
encompass. 

-The table -tallc mentions as the 
possible "Hays' of the new group 
Sol A. Ros3nbIatt, deputy admini&l- 
trator for Gen. Hugh S*. Johnson on 
the film code. It Is figured th . New 
York attorney, through his work" 
on the code, would have the con 
fidence of all branches of the in 



W J. Takes N J. Group 



Newark, Sept. 11. 

Warner Brothers bave taJken ovdr 
the Cameo, and American, here and 
Itez, East Rutherford from Al Got- 
tersman. All are houses In the 
thousand seat class. 

l^he two In Newark are In the 
Clinton hill section and give War- 
ners all houses there are from their 
Mosque downtown to their Roose- 
velt near Irvlngton. 



mROOTHHEN 
WITH OWN CODE 



ExUis first to Troupe hin Wash.; | 
Each Gnnp's Own CodtStratois^ 



With a code of their own drafted 
to cover booth operators in Great- 
er New Tork, a delegation of L>ocal 
.306 left New Tork Saturday (9) for 
Washington headed by Harry Sher- 
man, president, for fight for its 
adoption. Sherman's group at 
Capital city on code hearings in- 
cludes Fred Stoffergen, Al Polln, 
Samuel M. Birnbaum, James J. 
Finn, Leo Kissin, Lico Friedman, 
Harry Mackler, and James Dalsie. 

In objecting strenuously to labor 
provisions as set forth so far under 
codism, 306 will a^k for a minimum 
of. two men in all booths excepting 
deluzers where three are considered 
necessary, as well as other meas- 
ures deemed of a protective nature 
to theatres and public. 

Under the New York operator 
code as drafted prior to Washing- 
ton conferences at which it will be 
presented, the minimum wage scale 
is set at $50 and the maximum num- 
ber of working hours weekly for all 
operators at' 80. The n^nimum now 
is 36 hours, or four hours under the 
maximum of blanket codism. 

Operators will p\^t in a plea for 
the 30-hour week in order to put 
more men to work. Sherman and 
his group will claim that 600 extra 
boothmen can be placed in jobs if 
this provision of its code is granted. 



Dunn S«tdes for $1,200 



James Dunn has made .a $1,200 
out-of-court settlement of the 'Wil- 
liam H. Lievy'b Estate's commlsh 
suit against him. Dunn's salary. 



Turn down by Monogram of a 
Hays bid for membership has Bhown 
how the indies feel towards • the 
producers' association. Majestic also 
passed up a chance to Join. 



Waxmau on RKO Pub 



A. P. Waxman is the new head 
of the RKO theatre circuit advertis- 
ing and publicity, under Bob Slak. 

Waxman's appointment after 
John Leroy Johnson, Universal 
Studio publicity head on the Coast, 
declined ° RKO's oifer to come east. 

Johnson accepted RKO's offer fol- 
lowing Terry Turner's resignation, 
but apparently has been induced by 
Universal to remain on the coast. 

•Waixman formerly was head of all 
Warner advertising ■ and publicity. 



Menjou Chargres Trickery 

'; ' . . . ' Hoiijrwopi, . Sep.t' H- . 

Adoipl^e ' Ulenjdu lis, demanding 
that ill atitors "Who signed the 
agents' anti -Academy code NRA 
f)etltIoti resign. 

IHoldd that 'ilie document waif at 
piece" of 'trickery- 6ln tlie pai-t of ttie 
ICj pe'rcenterd." •' ' 



WB SHOETS ON COAST? 

Hollywood, Sept. 11. 
There is a' likelihood of Warners 
shifting short production to Coast. 
Indications are that new series of 
12 Tebhnicolor two I'eelers will start 
shortly^ 

Studio now on tallend of series of 
six. 



N. Y. to L. A. 



Ben Lyon, 
teebe Daniels. 
May Robson. 
Herman Bern! 
Jack Kapp. 
Jack Ostermian. 



L. A. to N. Y. 

Moran and Mack. 
Willinm K, Wells- 



three "'VSnleKs/ was '' reteaseS in the 
settlement. 

Lehy, who died a year and a half 
ago, had. a five-year personal man-!", 
agement contract with Dunn. It had 
two and a half years to go at Lehy's 
demise. 

Widow filed suit through Broder 
& Brensilber in New York. 



With Slow Motion Cutting 
Record Set Studio Doubts 

Hollywood, Sept. 11. 

Marquis de la Falaise has com- 
pleted the first • cut on his *La 
Gong,' South Sea picture which he 
has been working on for the past 
six months. 

Radio and the producer are in a 
huddle over the release, with noth- 
ing set until after the preview, when 
the studio will accept or reject its 
first call privilege. 



1st Runs on Broadway 

(Subject to Change) " 

Week Sept. 16 
Paramount— 'Torch Sinoer' 

(Par). 

Capitol— 'Beauty for Sale' 
(Metro). 

Strand — 'Bureau of Missing 
Persons' (WB) (2d week). 

Riatto— 'Mystery of Blue 
Room' (U) (12). 

Roxy— W r (Brit.). 

Music Hall— 'Power and 
Glory' (Fox) (14). 

Mayfair— 'I Have Lived' 
(Ind) (2d week). 

Hollywood— 'Voltaire' (WB) 

(Bth week). 
Rivoli— 'Masquera:der' (UA) 

(2d week). 



Week Sept. 22 

Paramount — 'Too Much Har- 
mony' (Par). 

Strand— 'Wild Boys' (WB). 

Rialto — 'Thunder Over Mex- 
ico' (Ind.). 

Roxy — 'Shanghai Madness' 

(Fox). 

Music Hall— 'Ann "Vickers' 
(Radio). 

Mayfair — 'Mr. Btoadway' 
(Ind,). 

Hollywood— 'I Love a Wom- 
an' (WB) (20). 

Rivoli — 'Masquerader' (UA) 
(3d week). 



$2 Pictures 
'Dinner at Eight' (Metro) 
c (Astor) (4th week). 

'Berkeley Square' (Fox) 
(Gaiety) (13). 

'SOS Iceberg' (U) (Criterion) 
(22), 



Foreign Films 

'Joan of Arc' (French) (Lit- 
tle" Carnegie) (2d' week). 

'Milady' (French) (Fifth 
Ave. Playhouse) '(^d week). 



YATES INDUCES INME 



RKO has taken over the distribu- 
tion rights to 'Midnight,' In- 
dependently produced by Chester 
Erskin, in the Bronx, New York, 
for Reliance. Picture, starring 
Sydney Fox, had been intended for 
United ArtisTs — distribution, but 
Erskin held out for a contract that 
included three future pictures which 
he intends making. 

Deal causes a peculiar situation 
inasmuch as United Artists re-' 
leases all the 'other Reliance pic- 
tures under a previous deal. Ersk- 
in's picture was made by a sep- 
arate company, becbming free In 
that way. 

•Most of the financal backing for 
the Erskin picture came from Con- 
solidated Films, with Irving *Yates, 
of that company, understood re- 
i&ponsible for the switch to RKO. 



HoHywood s Wash. Parade 

■ 

Every Film Brand Has Its Owii Ideas- 
Actor Girbups 



Hollywood, Sept. 11. 

Hollywood will make a represen- 
tation at Washington that will more 
strongly suggest a parade than a 
delegation. Not only is each branch 
of the industry at war with all 
other factions, but each division is 
further spjit by internal dissensions. 

Writers, for example, will be rep- 
resented by delegates from the 
Academy and the Screen Writers 
Guild, each to argue its own ver- 
sion of the code. Actors are split 
between the Academy and the new 
Actors Guild, while a third recal- 
citrant Is the disgruntled agents' 
group which will combat the in- 
clusion of the Academy agents' code 
in. the industrial act. 

More important- than this trio of 
rcOiolJions is the producer fight be- 
tween the major studios and the 
Indies over the question of dual 



bills, which promises to be one of 
the biggest noisemakers at the 
hearing. 

Union fightia between lATSE and 
IBEW for control and to this has 
been added a hew development in 
the ranks of the cameramen, with 
lATSE fighting the (ilalms of the 
American Society of' Cinema'to- 
graphers to, jurisdiction, pver the 
lens manipulators. 

:Since the strike ISV cameramen 
hrve joined the ASC, though most 
retained, their ^ membership In 
lATSE. Alarmed at the thi-eatehed 
usurpation of authority, LATSE 
started a backfire and obtained a 
statement signed by 7&% of the 
cameramen which it. purposes to 
present the government to prove 
that it, and it alone,- Is properly 
credentialed to speak for the- cam- 
eramen. 



Washington, Sept. 11, 
Independent exhibitors .virtuall^pj;' 
had thie Capital to' themselves oveiQ.: 
the week end, major representative^ 
not commencingr to straggle In untUj^ 
late Sunday night. Even amon^ 
them, however, without outside diisi^ 
turbance and jockeying, factional 
fights with everyone having his ownj 
conception of the code or a pef 
clause, developed to a point where), 
the only unanimity of oplnloi|, 
seemed to be that the GovernmeQ^l. 
before the end of the week will, 
settle tlie li^sue by telling ..filmdoniL. 
just what to do. The attitude eveif ; 
among leaders was that it will makej i 
little difference since the business 
will be under the government's su-i; 
pervislon anyway. 

Some of the strategy in exhlbsl 
circles during the past -few monthei. 
revealed itself in bunches in a singlel . 
Washington day. Allied Exhlbitora. 
no longer Is attempting to conceal|. 
Its identity with a ihovement hoped 
to make it the strongest national 
indie organization. If its claims fox; 
registrations and powers of attornejr;. 
are not exaggerated it already haflf. 
realized that ambition. It claims toj 
have 360 individual exhibitors reg"< 
istered in Washington tonight^ 
which, with proxies held by manjr 
of them,, represent 29 states. 

The attendance at the mass meet-^.' 
ing Sunday afternoon, however,(, 
failed to substantiate these claimB* 
There were exactly 86 persons inn 
eluding wives in the Hotel Ward-: 
man Auditorium. The others were) 
reported by Allied leaders to bej 
sightseeing. The meeting waS;) 
star-chambered, the excuse-, beingr,'. 
that exhlbs were afraid to spealc! 
their minds for the trade recri, 
ord. When it was all over ejc-; 
hib attendees said they knew af(| 
much about the code as they did be-*^^^ 
fore, only generalities being touched;, 
upon. They recalled chiefly the 
wariilng that they must not make] 
muggs of the box ofilce by all tryi 
ing to talk Tuesday and thereafter. 
They were told after traveling many, 

dence In a hahdf uriof commltteemenT 
which, late Sunday night, were still 
unable to agree upon spokesnien ox; 
upon which code or codes to baclc^ 
They were told also to return to the 
.theatre ^galn Monday morning, that 
.the mass meeting would be dupli- 
cated with the hope that most of the 
absentees would tire of rubbering 
and be willing to sit still. 

Full of Exhibs 

As the result of code confusion. 
Allied found itself Sunday night 
with a herd of exhlbs^ many of them 
unknown to organization and film 
politics, milling around the city and 
spreading stories that Charlie 
(Continued on page. 31) 



Atlantic City as Location 

Atlantic City, Sept, 11. 
Warner Brothers has an entire 
C9.mera, unit here making..shots for 
the new production . which .will, bear 
the title of 'Convention City^ Story 
is! based on an original script ,by 
Rjobert Lord. 

Prank Shaw • is ■ directing. Jean > 
'Blondell and Guy Kibbee'are leads; 

Mort Blumenstock has charge of 
•the outfit here. 



Freuler Supervising on 
Coast for Monarch's 16 

John R. Freuler, indie producer, 
whose l^lans are set to make more 
pictures this year -with the budget 
increased, was scheduled to, arrive 
in Hollywood Saturday (9), to start 
preparations on a program of 16 for 
,1933-34 release. Last season Freu- 
lejp Associates, releasing under 
trade names of Monarch and Royal, 
made a total of 12. 

First picture slated to go Into 
work is 'Marriage on Approval,' 
Priscilla Wayne noyel. This will be • 
oiie of the 12 Monarchs, all of which,, 
are to be based on published stories. 

Other four, releasiaig as Royals^ 
will be special,s. Th^re will not be 
any v?efitoms this season. 

Freuler will remain on the* Coast- 
indefinitely supervising production. 



Tuesday, September 12, 1935 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 



CODE BY SEPT. 20 




Sweat Shop Charge of Penny-Ante 
Pay Takes Extras' Pl^t to Cc 



Hollywood, Sept. 11. 
That Hollywood's extra situation 
will be Injected Into the NRA code 
hearings seems certain followingr a 
report of the Academy's investigat- 
ing committee that It had found 
evidence of sweat shop methods in 
the treatment of bit and mob 
players. 

Significant of this is also seen In 
the presence ' in Washington of 
Dave Allen, head of Central Casting 
Bureau, who -went east with the 
Hays office delegation following the 
presentation of the report to the 
Academy board of governors and 
branch executive committees. 

The- committee, headed' by Frank 
Woods,' stated It had found evi- 
dence that the principles of NRA 
are not being recognized to any ap- 
preciable degree. 

Taking Advantage 

Report, which Is expected to be 
presented at Washington, states that 
there seems to be a policy to keep 
wages down to the lowest level and 
to take advantage of the distress of 
unemployed players. 

It was pointed out that pay of 
extras has been radically cut in the 
past few years, and that those now 
getting between $7.50 and $15 a day 
had been sliced on an average of 
20%. Alco that while two years 
ag<^ a $2 and $1.50 extra was un- 
heard of that such low salaries were 
foOnd to have been paid during 1933. 

Committee further found, It 
stated, that during the past year 
many former well-known names 
w4re working as extras for $3 and 
that the average paid per call In 
1930 was $9, but during 1932 had 
been reduced to $7.48. 

6nly 69 persons averaged as much 
as. two days' work a week in the 

averaged three days. 

Graft Reported 

Charges of graft, report states, 
had been heard but none substanti- 
ated, although there was plenty of 
evidence that favoritism and dis- 
crimination at central Casting of- 
fice was in existence, with relatives 
and close friends being given the 
breaks. 

Committee recommended a thor- 
ough and careful rcireglstratlon 
and reclassification of all extras by 
a competent and impartial com- 
mittee. 



New Hi for Extras 



Hollywood, Sept. 11 
Despite a five-day week, 
caused by Labor Day, extra 
placements hit a new high o£ 
10,687 for the week just fin- 
ished. 

Top day was Sept. 6, when 
2,907 extras worked. 



Lengthy, Wordy 
Briefs; Hays Runs 
To 100,000 Words 



ROSMBLIITrS 
[OlCUe ELSE 

Too Many Intra-Trade Ar- 
guments, Too Many 
Briefs, Too Much Wran- 
gling — Government's Dep- 
uty Administrator Impa- 
tient with It All — ^Press 
Conference Makes It 
Plain The^t Speed and 
Despatch Are Urgent 



Trickery Hurled at Agents' Move to 
Create NRA Body Outside of Acad; 
Actors Facmg Expulsion in Row 



WORKING FAST 



Anti-Loaning Clause 
Wanted by Acad. Actors 

Hollywood, Sept. 11. 
Actors' branch of the Academy is 
demanding that a clause be written 
into the code prohibiting studios 
from loaning each other contract 
players. 

Major studios are understood to 
bo jplannlng a freeze-out on free- 
lance players, using only contract 
players in forthcoming productions. 
Move Is partly in retaliation against 
the agents, who are fighting clauses 
9 and 10 in the code. 



For the entire week before the 
open hearing in Washington today, 
(12) the jodes tentatively handed 
up to the Government by committee 
draftsmen were In hands of attor- 
neys. Lawyers are reported to have 
struggled ivlth clauses the same as 
committeemen, rcivritlng and again 
rewriting many opinions on clauses 
before agreeing to them as to style 
and language to be finally incor- 
porated in briefs. 
, Early It looked, as though the ad- 
ditional writing to be submitted In 
behalf of the Hays organization 
would run close to 100,000 wordSi 
On some tiiigle clauses Hays attor- 
neys collaborating with lawyiers of 
individual companies turned out as 
many as 50 typewritten pages. 

.Procedure for presenting the 
briefs. In fact for the entire pro- 
gram, was hot understood within 
official circles of the business as 
Ja/e^a3_last Thursday. While all 
cire're^ keeping "in ''mind the Govern- 
ment's methcd of handling previous 
industries, and curtailing oral 
argument, may recognized differ- 
ences peculiar to fllmdom which 
might upset a lot of precedents and 
establish a partially new routine 
for the NRA code court remained. 
Briefs With Tallc 
It was then understood that a de- 
partment of the industry could do 
one of two things, or both. Indica 
tions^ were that most of the film 
contingents will do both, that is, 
file briefs and also file notice of 
personal appearance which Includes 
the privilege of oration. 

Arguments among the attorneys 
were reported many. It was pointed 
out that as member companies had 
affixed their signatures to the ten 
tatlve codes they could not very 
well appear as recanting In the 
brief. 



MINN'S, TEAM 

Minneapolis, Sept. 11. 

W. A. Steffes and Bennle Berger 
have gone to Washington to attend 
the industry code hearings as repre 
sentatives of Minnesota independent 
exhibitors. 

Former Is president and business 
manager of Northwest Allied States, 
Independent theatre owners' organi- 
zation. Berger Is a former presi- 
dent. 



N.M. INDIES ABSORBED 

Albuquerque, N. Mex., Sept. 11. 
Kimo, Pastime, and Rio taken 
over by Griffith Theatre company, 
owners of many houses in southern 
part of state. Kimo and Pastime 
were owned by BachechI Antuse 
ment Co. and Rio Indie. Everything 
open shop now. Mario Bachechi 
and C. E, McSwain operating local 
houses. 



Ass't Meggers' Delegate 
On In-Laws Situation 

Hollywood, Sept. 11. 

Assistant directors have sent 
Scott R. Beal to Washington for the 
NRA code hearing. He will ask that 
the sub-directors be granted a 60- 
hour week. 

Will also contend for the elimina- 
tion of the practice of Injecting rel- 
atives of studio executives and 
heads Into their ranks. 



Allied Leaders at Capitol 

Chicago, Sept, 11. 

Allied leaders from the west and 
midwest left for Washington for the 
pre-code meeting of the national 
Allied directors' board, held yester 
day (10). 

Aaron Saperstein, of the local Al 
lied, led the contingent from this 
territory. 



PEISCO'S DELEGATION 

San Francisco, Sept. 11. 

Bunch of local indie theatre oper 
ators have scrammed to Washington 
to attend the code hearlng.s. 

In the expedition are George and 
Al Nasser, Morgan Walsh, L. S 
Hamm and Les Dolliver. 



Washington, Sept. 11. 
In a conference with the press to- 
night, Deputy Admi istrator Rosenr 
blatt declared that in between day 
hearings he will instruct film par- 
ties to controversies to meet nightly 
n the Department of Commerce 
building. 'I expect to have the code 
finished, before Sept. 20. I may not 
work all night, but they will.' 

Rosenblatt also announced a 
deadline on briefs, permitting none 
to be submitted after the public 
hearings are closed. He said that 
to date 20 have been submitted and 
he has read them all, even one from 
stunt pilots and teanftsters. 

S. R. Kent and Charlie O'ReiUy 
w:Ill not sit on the dais with him 
during the hearings. They ceased 
to be co-ordinators when the Bar 
Building, N, Y., committees were 
disbanded. 

The. deputy administrator stated 
he had interviewed over 200 people 
on the film code today, which gives 
an idea of the speed with which he 
intends to handle the public hear- 
ings. Among briefs submitted were 
also about 65 from unions, most ot" [ in 
them from locals and one from In 
ternational Alliance. Rosentblatt 
(Continued on page Bl) 



More Code News 



Additional matter on picture 
code and hearings may be 
found on page 29. 



Shorts F^hting 
Indie Features 
For Protection 



If duals remain, shorts must go: 
Little subjects represent twice the 
investment and employing power 
tied up In Indie film feature pro- 
duction, say the short subject, 
makers. It's the argument they 
have for Washington and expect 
It to carry weight. 

Average short unit costs $22,500 
figures E. W. Hammons, pioneer 
short producer, who claims the av- 
erage Indie feature Is not much 
more than $22,000. 

There are approximately 500 
short units annually. A unit Is the 
term a short producer uses In flg- 
urlhg out reelage, rather than re- 
ferring to his product as one and 
two reelers. 

Granting the' indie producers 
their figure, that the end of dualism 
would eliminate 250 features, Ham- 
mons Is presenting as a difference 

In shorts and the $4,500,000 fgr the 
average second feature on a theatre 
program. 



Actors Defy Academy Groups in 
-Battling Proposed Code Set-Up 



Hollywood, Sept. 11, 
Members of the Actors' Branch 
of the Academy have proved the 
Bolsheviks of that organization on 
NRA code matters and have refused 
to be held in check on their de- 
mands as to what should go into 
the Industry pact. , 

While other branches have rati- 
fied the Academy code con^mittee's 
recommendations on the wording of 
the producer agreement In the code, 
the actors voted unanimously to 
pull all the teeth out of the proposed 
Instrument. 

Committee and four 6£ tha 
branches are agreeable to the pro- 
ducer pact, provided that section al- 
lo'ving for producer permission to 
meet bids of rival companies after 
a contract Is expired be eliminated, 
provided also that the agreement 
refer only to those getting $1,000 or 
mere a week, and that no bids from 

rivals be considered at the various 
option periods. 

Other branches also favored re- 
striction of rival company bids only 
during a period 30-days before the 
expiration of the- contract. Actors, 
on the contrary, demand that bids 
be a allowed for the whole life of the 
contract. This would mean that as 
soon as a player goes under con- 
tract to a studio any^ bids for his 
services on contract expiration from 
that time on mu.st be brought to the 



attention of the contracting pro- 
ducer. 

Actors also kicked over the traces 
at the meeting Friday night (8) 
when they unanimously voted to de- 
mand of Academy representatives 
at the Washington hearings that a 
clause go Into the Industry code to 
forbid studios loaning each other 
contract players. They also want 
another article that would prohibit 
free lance players from playing in 
more than one picture simultane- 
ously. 

This action was taken when 
Claude King addressed the meeting, 
saying that It seemed to have been 
overlooked by the producers that 
the NRA aim •was to spread employ- 
ment. He pointed out that there 
are now 12,000 actors in Hollywood, 
and that the practice of loaning 
players Is adding to unemployment 
instead of stemming it, as the Gov- 
ernment code Intends. 

Following several branch fights 
on the clause which states that a 
time limit cannot be placed on a 
production unit, it was finally 
agreed that the Academy would 
seek to get an amendment to this 
to the effect that a unit would work 
only 'reasonable hours.' 

Actors and directors had been 
chief contestants of this Item. 
Actors for a time fought for a limit 
of 48 hours, but finally surrendered 
to the word 'reasonable.' Both di- 
rectors and actors declared that the 
unlimlting provision would giv 
studios a governmental right to 
work them perhaps ridiculou.sly Icng 
hour.«J. 



Hollywood, Sept. 11. 
Charges of trickery, misrepresen- 
tation and underhanded methods 
are flying fast as a result of a group 
of agents, reported to be headed by 
Joyce- Selznick, circulating petitions 
that would set up a code -represent- 
ing body, independent of the 
Academy. 

Petitions contain the names of 
William K. Howard, Russell Mack, 
John M.. Stahl, Norman Tttilrogj"- 
William Wellman, Miriam Hopkins, 
George Bancroft, Eddie Cantor, 
Richard Dix, Clark Gable, James 

Gleason, Edmund Lowe, Groucho 
Marx and George Raft as a com- 
mittee to represent the slgrners at ' 
Washington. But since the ptibllca- 
tlon of these names several of them, 
notably Miriam Hopkins, Jolin Stahl 
and Norman Taurog have claimed 
their names were used without au- 
thority and gotten by misrepresen- 
tation. 

Sole Representation 

Fly in the ointment to the 
Academy was that the signers to. 
the petition agreed that this com- 
mittee only would represent thetn 
and that .by signing they agreed 
that no other body could work In 
their interest at the code hearltiirs. 

As most of the committee are 
Academy members, it brought 
charges of treason and disloyalty. 
Academy threatened to expel any- 
one whose name was on this com- 
mittee who could not satisfactorily 
explain It. 

At the actors' meeting Friday (8), 
Adolphe Menjou stated that not 

. rf*osr^ifijj;^^^rfe *^--gotten^r" ■ 

'misrepresentation/ but all Academy 
members signing should immedi- 
ately resign. 

As several named on the com? 
mittee were out of towA and could 
not be reached, no action was taKen 
but It was plainly Indicated tii^t ' 
those whb went Into the opposition' 
knowingly will be held answerable 
and expelled if they do not resign 
in the meantime. 

Wi res Claim Trickery 

This opposition to Academy em- 
ployee representation is expected to 
form an Interesting Interlude at the 
Washington hearings. Telegrams 
from Miss Hopkins, Stahl and. 
Taurog claiming trickery In getting; 
their names have been sent to 
Academy representatives at the 
sessions and will be used in an at- 
tempt to discredit this group. 

Joyce- Selznick reports around 1,- 
000 signing the petition, with Frank 
Joyce of that agency-Harry Webber 
and attorneys now enroufe east to 
do battle for the signers and in- 
cidentally to fight inclusion of the 
Ac^^emy's agency code In the In- 
dustry pact. 



ANY CODE REWRITING 
WILL BE BY JOHNSON 



No matter what happens In Wash- 
ington this week Industry strategists 
are confident that there will prob- 
ably be no returning of the code to 
filmdom for revision. Whatever 
rewriting is done will be that of 
General Johnson and his staff. 

Picture men are certain of this 
for a number of reasons. Govern- 
ment virtually singled out pictures 
to have a Deputy Administrator per- 
sonally designate tentative code 
draftsmen. After permitting these 
men to. deliberate a full week over 
the official deadline and finding it 
necessary to call in immediately 
writings to that date, the govern- 
ment is in a position to appreciate 
the meaning of a picture deadlock. 

In other words, what the Industry 
couldn't do it.sflf In July it could not 
accomplish In fcJeptember* 



8 



VARIEtY 



PICT 



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$ S E S 



Tuesday, September 12, 1933 



DhrnerV $26,000 2d at Chinese, 
Taylor-language $17,000, State, 
Top L. A.; Orph s 10 Acts-Pics 6G 



Los Angeles, Sept. 11^ 
Grauman's Chinese, in second 
week" of 'Dinner at Eighjt,' continues 
as the town's high spot, with the 
boulevard acer probably headed for 
$26,000. Opening week piled up a 
heavy $31,000^ which is mighty sweet 
these days. 

After its most brutal week in 
many months, with 'Pilgrimage,' 
Iioew's State revived sharply, with 
'Another Language,' and by getting 
away to a liealthy $2,400 on opening 
day, should have little trouble gar- 
nering around $17,000 on the week. 

This will top Paramount, where 
'Torch Singer,' starting Tuesday, 
debutted satisfactorily, but sagged 
as the week progressed. It was 
pulled today (Monday) after doing 
around $14,000 and with 'Too Much 
Harmony' not ready. 'Big Execu- 
tive' was rushed in on 24 hours' 
notice, opening Tuesday (12) for 
.--jxne^Sefiki^iSIwi^ioriy'— on the 

19 th for 9 days. 

Two Warner houses, ' Hollywood 
and Downtown, running pretty 
much '^eck and neqk, with an even 
10 grand in each house likely as 
th<9 w^lfs take. For first time RKO 
is holding a pic for a third week, 
and doing nicely. Pic Is 'Morning 
Glory,*^— with the draw attributed 
solely to the local Katharine Hep- 
burn popularity. With its greatly 
pruned ntit, house should be for a 
third straight week consistently out 
'of the vermlUlon. 

brpheum. grind policy of double 
features and 10 vaude acts came 
up to expectations on initial week, 
and currently should hit around 
$6,000i which will take care of every- 
thing and leave a, 'few dollars over. 
Criterion Is holding 'Masquerader' 
for a third week, with the final 
stanza not expected to gamer more 
than four grand. 

Estimates for This Week 

Chinese (Grauman) (2,028; 65- 
$1.65) "Dinner at Eight' (MG) and 
stage show (2d week). Heavy mat- 
inee and night play with the $1 
mob breaking their necks to lamp 
this Metro opus and the Sid Grau- 
man prolog should spell a healthy 
$26,000. Initial week slightly in ex. 
cess of $31,000, mighty satisfactory. 



HEAT A K.O. TO PIH, 
COLMAN ONLY $10,000 

Pittsburgh, Sept. 11. 
Heat, as bad as the worst sum- 
mer spell, knocked week-end busi- 
ness into a cocked hat and spells a 
bright spilash of red almost gen- 
erally. Tough break, too, for trade 
had begun to look up. Now the 
boys will have to start all over 
again. 

Nothing much looked for any- 
where. Penn probably stands the 
best chance with 'The Masquerader' 
although the $10,000 in prospect is 

coffee and cakes for a Colman pic- 
ture, usually around five or six 
grand better than that. 

At the Stanley, 'One Man's Jour- 
ney' has Lionel Barrymore, but the 
elder Barrymore alone on the mar- 
quee has seldom meant anything 
locally. Picture has sufficient hu- 
man ititerest to hold 'em once 
they're In, but the problem Is get- 
ting 'em in. Looks like weak $7,500, 
and that's far from cheerful. Pul- 
ton got away to a fairly nice start 
with 'Midnight Mary', but he£|t 
kicked this one around, too. Maybe 
$3,760, maybe not; 

'Mornlng Glory' moved to War- 
ner after a nieat week at the Stan- 
ley and on its downtown second 
run should hit $4,000, which is 
pretty good, everything considered. 
May even slide beyond that with 
any . break in the weather at alL 
Davis started miserably with 
'Laughing at Life', a crude indie, 
and will have plenty of trouble get- 
ting its head above water at $1,800. 

Estimates For This Week 

Davis (WB) (1,700; 26-30-40)— 
Ijaughing at Life' (Mascot). Indie 
meller has nothing to recommend it 
and stands, an excellent chance of 
hitting rock bpttom at $1,800 or 
thereabouts. Last week "What 
Price Innocence' (Col), on a second 
run downtown not much better at 
$1,900. 

Fulton (Shea-Hyde) (1,750; 15- 



26-40)— 'Midnight Mary' (MG). Sec 

Criterisrt«'^j«»*f>«-w».X^*!rt^:i!«i«^ 
i3!be-Masquerader' (UA) and stage 



show (3d final week). Trade on 
final week being" confined to the 
stragglers, with nothing sensational 
In slgbt, as $4,000 would indicate. 
Second week of the Colman pic 
bettered $6,600, due to three-day 
holiday trade, which was brisk. 

Downtown ("WB) (1,800; 25-70) 
•Bureau of Missing Persons' (WB) 
and vaudeville. Bette Davis has a 
big draw with this house's clientele 
and take for the eight days (ac- 
count FrI. opening .next week) 
should reach the $10,000 mark, 
healthy.' Last week 'Captured' 
(WB) failed to reach $9,600, fair. 

Hollywood (WB) (2,766; 25-66) 
•Bureau of Missing Persons' (WB) 
and vaudeville. Nothing to rave 
about at $10,000, but big things ex- 
pected for next week, when 'I 
Loved a liady' (WB) gets away 
with a $2 top opening, and then 
regular grind policy. Last week 
'Captured' (WB) ticked for around 
$11,000, not to be sneered at. 

Los Angeles (Wm. Fox) (2,800. 
15-25) 'One Tear Later* (Allied) 
and 'His Private Secretary' (Al- 
lied). Increasing downtown shop- 
ping trade Is helping this estab- 
lished dual . house to maintain a 
consistent draw. Saturday Dollar 
Day shopping mobs gave the house 
a liberal play, with the week slid- 
ing nicely for around $6,600. Last 
week 'Sensation Hunters' (Mono) 
and 'Notorious But Nice' (Ches) 
aided by triple holiday, passed five 
grand. Oke. 

Orpheum (Bdwy) (2,270;" 26-35; 
•Hold Me Tight' (Fox) and 'Emer- 
gency Call' (RKO) and vaudeville. 
Second week got away to another 
healthy start over the week end, 
with the final take figured likely 
to reach the $6,000 mark. Opening 
(last) week clicked for a neat 
$7,500, which might have been moro 
if show had been curtailed to per- 
mit breaks. Policy of duals and 
10 acts will stick for a time. 

Paramount (Partmar) (3,595; 26- 
55) 'Torch Siiiger* (Par) arid stage 
show. Hoped to be able to hold the 
Ciaiidette Colbert pic for nine days, 
having been forced to open the 
week Tuesday, but Jerked today (11) 
and 'Big Executive* substituted. In 
six days, around $16,000. Last week 
'One Sunday Afternoon' (Par) dived 
to $14,000, not so good. 

hKO (2,950; 25-40) 'Morning 
Glory' (RKO) (3d final week). Any 



this site. Opened well,, but heat 
gave it a serious setback over week- 
end and will be lucky to wind up 
with ordinary $3,750. Last week 
'The Nuisance' (MG) a surprise 
click at $4,900. 

Penn (Loew's-UA) (3,300; 26-35- 
50) — 'Masquerader' (UA). Also af- 
fected noticeably by the weather 
and unless a startling windup comes 
along, not more than $10,000 can be 
looked for. Colman generally gath- 
ers almost twice that around here. 
Last week 'Broadway to Hollywood' 
(MG) a distinct disappointment, 
falling off to $9,000 after a splendid 
start. 

Stanley (WB) (3,600; 26-35-60)— 
*On(^ Man's Journey* (RKO). Only 
Lionel Barrymore for a marquee 
name and, curiously enough, that 
alone doesn't carry much weight 
locally. Picture packs 'a femme 
wallop, but the trouble Is in getting 
'em In. Arouiid $7,500, poor. Last 
week 'Morning Glory* (RKO) plenty 
jail right at $13,600, Indicating Hep- 
burn Is b.o. .from here on down the 
homestretch. 

Warner (WB) (2,000; 26-35-60)— 
•Morning Glory' (WB). Brought 
here on heels of its swell week at 
Warner, and should pick up $4,000, 
not bad everything considered and 
comparatively speaking about the 
class of the t > »/n. Last week 'Good- 
bye Again' (WB) week at $3,800. 



time the gross passes the $4,000 
mark here with the present setup 
a profit can be checked up. Holding 
the Katharine Hepburn pic for a 
third week looked like shrewd 
showmanship, as the take should 
have no trouble reaching $4,600. 
Second week of the pic tipped 
$6,700, and that was mighty good. 

State (Loew-Fox) (2,024; 26-55) 
'Another Language' (MG) and 
stage show. Out of the doldrums 
after a terrible week, house started 
strong with the Metro much-dis- 
cussed pic, and with Estelle Tay- 
lor topping the stage show got 
away briskly. Opening day reached 
$2,400, which cohsiderabiy above 
average, but the week as a whole 
is not likely to do much better than 
$17,000, due mainly to an avalanche 
of buyers for the 2Bc early bird 
pasteboards and not much after the 
price is tilted. Last week 'Pilgritn- 
ago* (Fox) died a miserable death 
to the tune of under $9,000. 



Taddy/ Wham $9,000, 
Topping All of B'hant 

Birmingham, Sept. 11. 

'Paddy' stands a good chance of 
topping anything within the last 
year at the Alabama this week. 
Picture Is a natural for h<||^e, 

No depression at this hoti§e, but 
other houses have nothing to brag 
about, except possibly Empire with 
'Elmer the Great.' 

Estimates for This Week 

Alabama (Wilby) (Z,800; 30-35- 
40)— 'Paddy* (Fox). A wow, $9,000. 
Last week 'Day and Age' (Par) and 
'Double Harness* (RKO), former 
not up to expectations but latter 
surprised everyone by going great, 
even after the Labor Day splurge, 
$8,000. , 

Ritz (Wilby) (1,600; 25) 'Mid- 
night Mary* (MG). On crutches, 
$2,000. 'Her First Mate' (U) last 
w^^eek $3,000. 

Strand (Wilby) (800; 26)— 'War- 
rior's Husband' (Fox) makes Fox's 
batting average this week 60-50, a 
good one and a bad one, $900. Last 
week 'No Marriage Ties' (RKO), 
$800. 

Empire (RTAC) (1,100; 25)— 'El- 
mer the Great' (FN). Another good 
good bill, $1,400. Last week 'Hold 
Me Tight' (Fox), $1,000. 

Jefferson (Indie) (2,000; 16-26)— 
'Phantom Express' and stage show. 
Slipping in spite of first run policy 
adopted last week, $1,300. Last 
week 'Jazz Cinderella' and stage 
show $1,500. 

COLMAN 13G IN 
TWO HOUSES, 
DENVER OK 



Imp fiz Pace Sknring Down; 
Torch Soger,' Chicago, 




Denver, Sept. 11. 
In spite of the heavy rains and 
floods In Denver and hereabouts, 
four of the six flrstrunners are do- 
ing average or better, the Denver 
copping honors with most money, 
but Denham takes first place^ in-per- 
centage column. For first time a 
firstrun picture Is running simul- 
taneously at two firstrun houses at 
different . prices, 'Masquerader' 
gettirig 60c top at the Denver. 
Downtown, and only 40c at the 
Aladdin three miles away. Alad- 
din is doing $2,000 above normal, 
with Denver $1,600 above par but 
Huffman feels picture will have 
done all It cOuld in a week and it 
leaves boUi houses at end of first 
week. Stageshow with Earl Kaye 
orchestra and Kay Webber at the 
Denham is pulling strong. 

Metro film to be shown there. 'Man 
Who Dared' Is being yanked at 
Paramount after Monday night. 
Picture had no appeal here, al- 
though those who saw It declared it 
good entertainment. 'Shangai Mad- . 
ness' will finlsii the Paramount 
week. Tabor stIU building, standouts 
Sunday night. Grosses next week 
may tell a different story. 

Denham Is raising Its prices from 
16-26 to 26-40, balcony 26c anytime. 
Boost necessary because of using 
Paramount pictures, 'Song of Songs' 
opener. Stage show booked by 
Manager Louis Hellborn to continue, 
flrstruns and stage show have been 
packing this house for three weeks 
at 26c top, Orpheum prices now 
25-30-40 going to 26-36-56 Satur- 
day when it opens with Fanchon & 
Marco line and Director Ben Black 
imported from Los Angeles, acts to 
be spotbooked. Grace Hayes to 
headline opener. 

Estimates for This Week 

Aladdin (Huffman) (1,500; 25-40) 
— 'Masquerader' (UA), day and date 
with the Denver. Viola K. Lee at 
the organ. Strong trade at $5,000. 
Last week 'Captured' (WB) did 
$3,800, 26% abovd average. 

Denham (Hellborn) (1,500; 15-25) 
— 'World Gone Mad* (MaJ) and 
'Rhapsody Rhythm* on the stage. 
Wow big, $4,600 .Last week 'Laugh- 
ing at Life' (Mascot) packed them 
in, with the aid of a lilce stage show, 
and turned In a whale of a gross, 
$4,500. 

Denver (Huffman) (2,500; 25-36- 
40)r-'Masquerader' (UA), day and 
date with the Aladdin. Edna Dodd 
at the organ. Big biz for Colman, 
$8,000.. l^ast week 'Goodby Again' 
(FN) failed to get the word-of- 
mouth plugging It should haye, and 
went down, turning In $5,000, a 
grand and a half below average. 

Orpheum (Huffman) (2,600; 25- 
30-40)— 'Turn Back the Clock* (MG), 
Fred Schmltt and orchestra. Aver- 
age at $6,000. Last week 'Profes- 
sional Sweetheart* (RKO), ditto. 

Paramount (Huffman) (2,000; 25 - 
40) — 'Man Who Dared* (Fox) and 
'Samarang' (UA). West Masters at 
the organ. 'Man' jerked and 
'Shanghai Madness! . substituted, 
poorly for $2,800. Last week 'Mid- 
night Club' (Par) topped an aver- 
age week and finished with $4,000, 

Tabor (Huffman) (2,000; 20-25)— 
'Tomorrow at Seven' (RKO) and 
stage show. Up to $3,800, oke. Last 
week 'Little Giant' (WB), second 
run, and stage show, $3,100, less 
than average. 



SEATTLE'S PIC DRAWS 
STRONG, 3 HOLDOVERS 

Seattle, Sept, 11. 

Three holdovers In the burg, two 
of them second runs. 'The Masque- 
rader' at Blue Mouse rates the first 
run to go into second week after 
dragging in over five grand, at 
steady biz, with no jam. 

Roosevelt (John Danz), new 800- 
seater, in ace location, opened last 
week with 'International House' 
(Par) and gate so good that pic is 

being held second week. Don Ged- 
des manager here, along with Win- 
ter Garden, Capitol and Colonial. 
At Winter Garden (Danz) 'Be Mine 
Tonight* goes into a fourth week. 

Two Hamrick houses. Music Box 
and Blue Mouse, Join the two Ever- 
green first runs. Paramount and 
Fifth Ave., in new price scale, up- 
ping to 40c nights. 

Roxy alone of the first runs stays 
at 35c top. Jensen-von Herberg, 
owners, announce good string of 
bookings, with no prospect of early 
stage or band resumption. Fifth 
Ave. plans for stage fare also at 
deadlock. 

Estimates for This Week 

Fifth Ave. (Evergreen) (2,400; 25- 
40), 'Another Language' (MG) with 
finals of Black Ball Ferry state- 
wide radio, stage and screen con- 
tests bringing 66 competitors, and 
Don Mills as m.c. on stage, antici- 
pates a good $7,600. Last week 
'Stranger's Return' (MG) good at 
$7,400. 

Roxy (J-v H) (2,300; 25-35), 
'Shanghai Madness' (Fox). Single- 
ton for week; $4,500 Is an Improve- 
ment. Last week 'Don't Bet on 
Love' (U) and 'Man Who Dared' 
(Fox) dual, slow at $4,100. 

Paramount (Evergreen) (3,106; 
26-40) 'Turn Back the Clock' (MG). 
Bally for Lee Tracy, $6,600, big biz. 
Last week 'Song of Songs' (Par) 
with number across-street banners 
built to big $7,200, rating be;9t week 
of year here. 

Music Box (Hamrick) (900; 26- 
40) 'Voltaire' (WB). Arliss good for 
a corking $5,500. Last week 'Moon- 
light and Pretzels' (U), good at 
$4,800. 

. Blue Mouse (Hamrick) (960; 26- 
40) 'The Masqueradei-^ '^ISfr^<«feg*t^ft' 
week after big $5,500 first week. 
Colman and Landi getting the pub- 
licity, names figured to help pull. 
Good for $3,600 on the h.o. 

Liberty (J-v H) (1.900; 10-25) 
'Destination Unknown' (U) ; 'Devil's 
Mate' (Shef) dual. Going "places for 
an okay $4,000. Last week 'RusUers' 
Roundup' (U); 'Shriek in Night' 
(Mas) dual, good, $4,100. 

Coliseum (Evergreen) (1,800; 15- 
26) 'Little Giant' (FN); 'Midnight 
Mary' (MG) dual Fair pace for 
$3,200. Last week, 'Adorable (Fox) ; 
'Made on Broadway' (MG), dual, big 
$4,700. 



Newark io Pretty 
Nifty B.O. Fettle, 
Taddy' Big $12,000 



Newark, Sept. 11. 
Last week most business better 
than anticipated and it looks as if 
trade were on the upturn. Janet 
Gaynor a natural at Proctor's this 
week, with maybe $12,000 in sight. 
New picture policy looks okay here, 
with each week opening better than 
preceding. 

* tough break with 
Mickey Walker on stage qutting be- 
cause of illness after first day. 
Walker popular here. Said to be in 
hospital. 

Paul K. Karrakis stock at Broad 
opening with all new shows and 
making a direct play for movie- 
goers. With price 25-50 mats and 
25-77 nites and no legit elsewhere 
so far, may mean something. The 
Mosque, Shubert, Rialto and Or- 
pheum still remain dark. 

Estimates for This Week 

Branford (WB) (2,966; 15-65), 
'Voltaire' (WB). Arliss' pull always 
in doubt downtown, as sometimes 
he builds, but more often means lit- 
tle. This time maybe $0,000. Last 
week 'Captured' (WB) nice at 
$10,600. 

Gapitol (WB) (1,200; 16-25-35-50), 
.tAnother Language' (MG) and 
'Her Bodyguard' (Par). Would 
draw here nicely, but hard to buck 
Gaynor next door. About $4,500. 
Last week 'Tugboat Annie' (MG) 
and 'Midnight Club' (Par) good 
enough at $4,700. 

Loew's State (2,780; 15-75), 'Turn 
Back the Clock' (MG) and vaude. 



Chicago, Sept. 11. 
Natural reaction after Labor Day 
week-end plus the Intense heat 
quieted down the Loop. Last min« 
ute switch on the part of the censor 
board sent 'Torch Singer' into the 
Chicago when the early 'pink' decU 
. 'on was reversed. B. & K. had 
yanked the booking, being reluctant 
to play an 'adults only* flicker, 'Doc 
Bull,' originally slated to replace, 
will- hold back until next week. 

Busli^ess goes Iiito the slide at. the 
Chicago, however, dropping 10 grand 
more this week, and likely to stop 
at the $65,000 mark, which repre- 
sents a drop from $75,000 for the 
Amos 'n' Andy session two weeks 
ago, to $68,000 for the Burns and 
Allen session last week. On the 
profit sheets, however, everything 
is okay, the overhead being so low 
that there's as much net here as 
with the $75,000. Same went for 
the Burns and Allen session, their 
68G spelling heavy profits for thia 
ace theatre. 

'Paddy' opened strong at the 
United Artists, and looks set for a 
fortnight at least, the indication fOr 
the opening week being $19,000. Get- 
ting much out-pf^town patronage, 
who are the basis of the Gaynor 
business. 

At the McVIckers 'Captured' Is 
depending on Leslie Howard for 
Chicago business, besides ^the hope 
of good notices. Opened strong on 
Saturday (9), which has-Jjecioimd 
about the standard opening' day for 
this house, now practically a weekly 
change spot. 

Estimates for This Week 

Chicago (B&K) (3,940; 36-65-75) 
'Torch Singer' (Par) and stage show. 
Gus Van and Sally Band holding 
down the stage name assignmentSi, 
Looks set for around $66,000, which 
represents a slowing down of pace 
but still heavy profits. Last week, 
'One Sunday Afternoon,* Burns and 
Allen and the Labor Day session 
played together to deliver mighty 
$68,100, which, on the basis of low- 
ered overhead, was excellent money 
business for the arena. 

McVickers (B&K) (2,284; 26-35) 
'Captured'' (WB). Surprising for a 
fine $15,000 possibility. I^ast week, 
'This Day and Age' (Par) was 
helped by the Labor Day bustle to 
keep to good $9,000. 

Oriental (B&K) (3,200; 30-40-65) 
'Tugboat Annie' (3rd week). Dres- 
sier-Beery team holding up excel- 
lently, arrd will turn in a month's 



week to $16,000. Last week huddled 
into fine profits at $24,000. 

Palace (RKO) (2,683; 40-66-83) 
'First Mate' (U) and vaude. Bert 
Lahr and Eddie Garr on the rostrum 
are helping nicely. House Is back 
to four shows daily, which will bo 
felt at the box-ofllce. Should take 
$26,000 currently, a steady pace in 
keeping with the general slowing 
down on the Loop this week. Last 
week sent the- attendance and re- 
ceipt marks to new high water when 
'Morning Glory' (RKO) and Sophie 
Tucker managed five shows daily to 
crack. terrific $38,100. 

Roosevelt (B&K) (1,600; 26-35) 
'Bureau of Missing Persons' (WB),' 
Comes In on Saturday (16), fol-. 
lowing 'Mary Stevens, M. D.' (WB), 
which is Just finishing a two-week 
stay on an adults only ticket, and 
this week will get $11,000 after $14,- 
700 first week. 

.State- Lake (Jones) (2,700; 20-40) 
'Avenger' (Security) and vaude. 
House demonstrating a steady 
patronage that is keeping this reg- 
ister on a pace with little fluctua- 
tion. This week looks like Okay 
$16,000, Last week, 'Rebel' (U) was 
irt the general upswing to tackle 
flne $18,200. 

United Artists (B&K-UA) (1,700: 
35-55) 'Paddy' (Fox). Gaynor-Bax- 
ter flick is in, and doing particu- 
larly well on the matinees. Garner- 
ing excellent $19,000 for the first ses- 
sion. Last week, 'Masquerader' 
(UA) finished three week session 
to neat $9,000. 



Joe Browning substituted for Mickey 
Walker on stage, but fighter's loss 
felt. Will hardly reach $10,000. 
Last week 'Tugboat Bnnie' (MG) 
grand at $15,000 on second week. 

Newark (Adams-Par) (2,248; 15- 
75), 'One Sunday Afternoon' (Par) 
and vaude. Film opened better than 
those lately and looks as though it 
might take $14,000, good. Last week 
'This Day and Age' (Par) n, s. h. at 
$8,000. 

Proctor's (RKO) (2,300; 15-25-30- 
40-55),^ 'Paddy' (Fox). Gaynor girl 
means a swell $12i000. Last week = 
'Morning Glory' (RKO) glorious at 
over $11,000. 

Terminal (Skouras) (1,900; 15- 
50), 'India Speaks* (RKO) and 
'Phantom Broadcast' (Mono). Noth- 
ing over $3,500. Last week 'Man- 
Who Dared' (Fox) and 'Private 
Secretary' (Mono) surprl.=iGd by 
building to a good $4,200. 



Tuesday, September 12, 1933 



PICT 



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VARIETY 



Philly s Rising B.O. Pace Continuing; 
Dietrich 19G, Rogers 20G, Hepburn 24G 



Philadelphia, Sept. 11. 
Plenty of prospects for real busi- 
ness in the downtown picture 
houses. That will make three good 
weeks in a row following about six 
in which b. o. activity was at a 
low ebb. 

A merry battle Is being waged be- 
tween the Stanley and Fox, both of 
Which have been well ahead of the 
average pace, for the last fortnight. 
The Fox has Rogers in 'Dr. Bull' 
on the screen and the Duncan Sis- 
ters as stage headllners. The Stan- 
ley has Willie and Eugene Howard 
and a big fashion show put on by 
a local fur firm and the much- 
praised 'Morning Glory* (Hepburn) 
on thd screen. Former should be 
good for a lively $20,000, while the 
Stanley ought to get $24,000 at 
least. 

'Song of Songs' Is a natural at the 
Boyd,, and there's no reason it 
shouldn't gross $19^000. 

Not so much is expected at the 
Stanton where 'Turn Back the 
.Clock' is the feature nor at the Earle 
which has an eight-act vaudeville 
program lacking in big names and 
'Goodbye. Again' as picture. 

The Aldlne, now a tJ. A. house, 
looks for between $8,000 and $9,000 
tor the second week of 'The Mas- 
querader,' which may or may not 
Btay a third week. 

The rain and bad weather Labor 
Day were the factors that boosted 
last week's biz well above expected 
figures. Nearly all grosses ran 
about $2,000 ahead of anticipations. 
The Stanley got a corking $22,000 
with 'Three Cornered Moon,' and 
Hal LeRoy heading the stage show. 
It was the second week of this the- 
atre's new policy. 'Paddy' surprised 
by getting a sturdy $16,000 for its 
second week, while 'The Masque- 
rader' was well satisfied with $9,- 
£00 for its first week. 

The two little houses, Arcadia 
and Karlton, both did well with sec- 
ond runs, the former getting $3,000 
for seven days of 'Another Lan- 
guage,' and the latter $4,200 for 'Be 
Mine Tonight/ 

The Earle had a satisfactory 
$13,500 ■ without names, and the 
Boyd delighted by turning- in the 
same figure for the second week of 
'Tugboat Annie.' Only the Stanton, 
with a miserable $6,500 for 'What 
Price Innocence' failed to join the 
parade. 

Arcadia (600; 25-40-50)— 'Mama 
Loves Papa' (Par). Should be good 
here, $2,500 ' expected. Last week 
'Another Language' (MG), good 
$3,000. 

Aldine (1,200; 40-65-65)— 'The 
Masquerader' (UA). Got off to a 
good start, between $8,000-$9,000 
figured after last week's $9,700. 

Boyd (2,400; 40-55-65)— 'Song of 
Songs' (Par). Dietrich picture 
should be a natural, $19,000 indi- 
cated and a hold-over. Last week 
'Tugboat Annie' (MG), $13,500 for 
a highly satisfactory second week. 

Earle (2,000; 40-65)— 'Goodbye 
Again' (FN) and vaude. A fair 
$12,600 forecast. Last week saw a 
nice $13,500 for 'Big Executive' 
(Par) and eight-act bill. 

Fox (3,000; 35-56-75)— 'Dr. Bull' 
(Fox) and stage show. House step- 
ping up stage shows to compete 
with Stanley. Duncan Sisters 
headllners this week. Strong $20,- 
000 figured. Last week 'Paddy, the 
Next Best Thing' (Fox) and stage 
show, second week, good $16,000. 

karlton (1,000; 30-40-50)— 'Double 
Hai^ness' (RKO). ^ Second showingf. 
A nice $4,000 forecast. Last week 
'Be Mine Tonight* (U) excellent 
$4,200. 

Stanley (3,700; 40-66-75)— 'Morn- 
ing Glory* (RKO) and stage show, 
Howard Bros, headllners. A big 
fashion show is also being heavily 
plugged. Strong $24,000 expected 
and that figure may be beaten 
some. Last week 'Three Cornered 
Moon* (Par) and stage show, cork- 
ing $22,000 grossed. 

Stanton (1,700; 30-40-55)— 'Turn 
Back the Clock' (MG). Doesn't look 
strong, another less than $7,000 
gross expected. Last week 'What 
Price Innocence* (Col) a weak $6,- 
600. 



changer, playing 'Tugboat Annie' 
full week as a second run. 

Response okay on reissue of 'She 
Done Him Wrong' at Paramount as 
a supporting feature. 

Estimates for This Week 
Paramount (Publix) (2,348; 35- 
60) 'Big Executive* (Par) and 'She 
Pone Him Wrong' (Par) revival. 
Looks set for an okay $7,000. Last 
week 'Song of Songs* (Par) big 
$10,700. 

Palace (Fox-Poli) (3,040; 35-50) 
'Masquerader* (UA) and 'Cocktail 
Hour' (Col(. Opened at a good 
$7,80Q pace. Last week 'Bway to 
Hollywood' (MG) and 'Shanghai 
Madness,' nice at $8,000. 

Roger Sherman (WB) (2,200; 36- 
60) 'Goodbye Again' (WB) and 
'Man Who Dared' (Fox). On way 
to oke $5,000. Last week 'Captured' 
(WB) did well at $5,800. 

College (Fox-Poli) (1,666; 36-50) 
'What Price Innocence?' (Col) and 
'Dangerous Crossroads. As an open- 
ing bill will probably get a mod- 
erate $2,800. 



10,000 STUDES BACK, 
LINCOLN IS HAPPY 



New Haven Stepping Up 
Its Bally, Par Oke $7,000 

New Haven, Sept. 11. 

, Everybody opening up e, hit on 
advertising and exploitation. Busi- 
ness In general picking up with re- 
turn of summer vacationers. 

College, dark for summer, re- 
opens with scale advanced from 
25-40 to 35-50. House will prob- 
ably have a light play until the 
opening of Yale brings back the 
studft trade. 

Eijou, grind three-a-week 



Lincoln, Sept. 11. 
Well, it's her6 — the college throws 
open the doors Monday (11) and 
welcomes, back some 10,000 studes. 
It's not the only place that'll have 
a welcoming hand out as the show- 
men will be glad to see 'em too. 
Last week the oflflcial tapping of 
the money year began with the 

State Fair, but the showmen made 
the mistake of thinking Joe Yokel 
would swallow anything and there 
were only two shows that got any- 
thing. The layout this week looks 
a lot better. 

The Orph, run down over the last 
six months by less than inferior 
stuK, came over to the Indies here 
with what looked like a situation 
plenty tough. They put vaude and 
a good picture in for the first week 
and they topped the town. Follow- 
ing right after this success, they're 
billing Lillian McArdie's 'Show of 
Shows.' There's one flaw that may 
show up soon with this reviie idea 
and that's the squawk the local mu- 

transient bands. 

Rialto,. another Indie house, Is 
booking in a pair of Siamese twins 
on percentage and that'll make 
what might be called the second 
vaude stand. The Stuart or Lin- 
coln is about due to get some 'flesh, 
so it looks like Broadway or some- 
thing. The Sun finally opened up 
repainted and redecorated, and Bpb 
Livingston sticks three changes per 
for a dime here. His Capitol is ex- 
pected to ante and play a better 
class pic. 

Next week's biz should be good 
because it's rush week at all the 
frats, and theatre parties, etc., 
are not uncommon. NRA is begin- 
ning to show a little here and the 
indications of money being looser 
in this conservative town are every- 
where present. 

Estimates for This Week 

Colonial (LTC) (750; 10-15-20), 
'Shanghai Madness' (Fox) and 'Man 
from Monterey' (V), split. Typical 
house stuff $800. Last week 'Phan- 
tom Thunderbolt' (WW) and 'Last 
Trail' (Pox) split for nice pot, $950 

Liberty (Indie TG) (1,400; 10) 
'Eleventh Commandment' (Indie). 
Will go well to $1,000. Last week 
'Vanity Fair' (Indie) and 'Fighting 
Parsdn' (Allied), split, weak $900 

Lincoln (LTC) (1,600; 10-15-25), 
'Double Harness' (RKO), Nice ma 
terial here, $2,000. Last week 'Three- 
Cornered Moon' (Par) and 'Jennie 
Gerhardt. (Par), split, pitiful $1,600 

Rialto (Indie TC) (10-15-25), 
'Parlslenne Romance' (Maj) and 
Siamese Twins on stage. Good 
$2,000. Last week 'Face On the 
Barroom Floor* (Indie) very -weak 
$900. 

Orpheum. (Indie TC) (10-15-26), 
'Tarzan, the Fearless' (Mono) and 
Lilian McArdie's Show of Shows on 
stage. Should push this house up 
to new recognition, swell $2,700 
Last week 'When Strangers Marry' 
(Col) and Jo Ann Manners Surt 
Tan revue sent this house off to a 
dizzy reopening, bringing the gross 
that had been averaging $400 per 
week and down, up to a marvelous 
$2,600. And Is everybody happy! 

State (Indie TC) (500; 10-15-25), 
'Shriek in the Night' (Indie) 
About the average take for this 
spot, $800. Last week 'Below the 
Sea' (Col) went off nicely, $2,000 

Stuart (LTC) (1,900; 10-25-35- 
55-60), 'Doctor Bull* (Fox), Look.g 
vory nicely .set to take $3,300. T^ast 
week 'One F^unday Afternoon' (Par) 
.somehow didn't appeal, $2,400. 



WiU Rogers' *Dr. BuU' 
Strong $4,500, Tacoma 

Tacoma, Sept. 11. 

Stage fare at Music Box for en- 
tire week, with two changes by 
'Change Your Luck Company,' col- 
ored tab, and 'Doctor Bull* in north- 
west premiere for solid week at 
Roxy mark local deviation from 
usual routine. Blue Mouse contin- 
ues steady grind, with b. o. at so-so 
rate, on new lower price plan. 

Pearce gang last week at M. B. 
again mopped up, running true to 
its n. w. form, getting wow gross 
of $8,500. for five days; lines daily; 
admlsh tilted for the attraction to 
35 and 50c. 

Estimates for This Week 
Music Box (Hamrick) (1,400; 25- 
35)_']yiama Loves Papa' (Par), 
'Headline Shooter* (RKO) split, 
with 'Change Your Luck,* colored 
revue, on stage. Providing the 
draw .punch, for expected $6,000. 
Last week 'College Humor* (Par), 
three days, did close to $2,000; 'No 
Marriage Ties' (RKO), five days, 
with Al Pearce and gang on stage, 
36-50C., went to roaring $8,600 for 
great week's total, $10,600. Year's 
top dough here. 

Roxy (J-vH) (1,300; 16-26)— 
'Doctor Bull' (Fox). Naturally giv- 
ing Will Rogers the big type, looks 
to do a corking $4,600. Last week 
'Storm at Daybreak* (MG), three 
days, slow at $1,200; 'Stranger's Re- 
turn' (MG), five days, with Labor 
Day included, great $4,150. 

Blue Moude (Hamrick) (650; 10- 
20) — 'Supernatural' (Fox), 'Pleasure 
Cruise* (Fox), split. Slow at $700. 
Last week 'Hello, Sister' (Fox), 
'Gambling Ship' (Par), split, fair 
$860. 

St L Easing Off, 
Ted Lewis Aids 
Ambasdr, Big 20G 



St. Louis, Sept. 11 
Competition has cotoled a bit 
around the cinema houses and 
everybody concerned seems to be 
pleased about it Not that the boys 
have shaken hands, or anything like 
that, for the Fox and the St. Louis 
are still at it with a second week 
of Municipal Opera stars on the 
stages of both theatres. Fox won 
a decisive victory in the first week*s 
battle and seems to have slightly 
thft advantage in the second engage- J ^ 

Ambassador has made It a three- and Prelzela, whic 



B'way Biz Very Hey-Hey; lady 



Zowie at $95,000, Tenthowse Up 
To 55G, 'Songs' 42G; 'Bureau 




There's always something that 
militates against the box ofllce. 
This week It's the reopening of 
schools yesterday (Monday), but 
this factor won't have much effect 
adversely on theatre business. 
While return of kids to school hurts 

matinee business, among downtown 
first runs, managers do not consider 
iv of suflicient danger to get excited. 
Neighborhoods are hurt consider- 
ably, however. 

With only reopening of school 
season against them this week. New 
York's first runs are sailing along 
at the higher level of business which 
seems to have been established 
lately. Gone is the red-ink plague, 
and together with more patronage 
at theatres better attractions are 
being turned out for the box .office. 

Again the Music Hall is the lead- 
er. It is ploughing deep into film- 
goers' coffers with 'Lady for a Day' 
at a corking $96,000. 'Power and 
the Glory,' from a 3 % - weeks' run at 
the Gaiety aa a roadshow, is booked 
for Thursday (14). 

Getting back its momentum after 
a tough summer, the Paramount 
will top last week's good $38,500 for 
a fine $42,000 or better on 'Song of 
Songs,' which had a profitable $1.65 
top run at the Criterion. Picture 
will hold a second week at this 
figure. 

Capitol also is better up in the 
money and currently looks to a big 
$66,000 or more from 'Penthouse' 
and, on its stage, Barbara Stan- 
wyck. Between the two, fine draft 
is provided and, unless pace slack- 
ens, a holdover is in sight here, too. 

Another house expectant of a big- 
time gross Is the 'Strand, where a 
$30,000 week threatens on 'Bureau 
of Missing Persons,' which has had 
a swell teaser ad campaign to help. 

Riding on the crest of improved 
business all around, the Rlvoli is 
getting a good play with 'Masquer- 
ader'. On its second week, picture 
looks to hit big $26,000 and should 
prove strong enough for a total of 
four weeks. 

'Voltaire' at the Hollywood, with 
$13,000 expected this week, remains 
a fourth and getting more than ex- 
pected when it opened. 'I Loved 
a Woman 'opens- here Sept. 20. 

Rialto brings in 'Secret of the 
Blue Room' today (Tuesday) after 



cornered fight with Ted Lewis and 
his company as ammunition. Lewis 
is doing what was expected of him, 
that is, bringing In the customers in 
paying quantities, and that without 
much help from the screen. 

The week's big surprise is the In- 
terest in a revival of Mae West's 
'She Done Him Wrong.' Pix played 
first run engagement here soon after 
release, then made rounds of neigh- 
borhoods, and now Is back at the. 
Grand Central as featured part of 
a double bill. Program opened big 
and unless it drops off will do a 
sensational $7,009, which will mean 
plenty of profit in view of fact little 
was paid for privilege of reviving 
the picture. 

Otherwise it's the same story. 
Loew's and Missouri continue to 
make a little money, but it looks 
like a few more thousand will be 
sunk at the St. Louis this week. 
Theatre dropped around $10,000 on 
program with which house was 
opened after eight months of dark- 
ness. 

Fox holding over entire bill for 
two extra days and stage show, tab 
version of 'No, No, Nanette,' for full 
week. Plx changed Sunday. Lots 
of profit In the nine days and prob- 
ably some more this week. 

Estimates for This Week 

Ambassador (Skouras) (3,000; 25- 
35-66) 'She Had to Say Yes' (FN) 
and Ted Lewis on staere. Lewis ac- 
counting for the big $20,000 film 
helping but little. Last week 'Three- 
Cornered Moon' (Par), fair $14,000. 

Fox (Fox) (6,000.; 25 - 35 - 50) 
'Shanghai Madness' (Fox) four 
days only and Muny Opera stars on 
stage, opens today. Last week 
'Paddy' (Fox) and Muny Opera stars 
on stage, a wow, $30,000 in nine 
days. 

Grand Central (Skouras) (2,000; 
25-35-50) 'She Done Him Wrong' 
(Par), revival, and 'Secret of Blue 
Room' (U). Big $7,000 In prospect. 
Last week 'Song of Bongs' (Par), 
second week, fair $4,000. 

Loew's State (Loews) (3,000; 25- 
35-55) 'Masquerader' (UA). Colman 
pulling a good $12,000. La.st week 
'Broadway to Hollywood' (MG), 
$11,600. 

Missouri (Skouras) (3,500; 25-35- 
50) 'This Day and Age' (Par). Fair 
at $6,000. Last week 'One Sunday 
Afternoon' (Par), $8,000, good, 

St. Louis (Ind) (6,000; 25-35-55 
'Morning Glory' (RKO) and Muny 
Opera stars on .stage. Poor at $14,- 
000, little better than last week 'Her 
Bodyguard' (Par) and Muny Opera 
star.s, $13,000. 



two-a-day basis, succeeding 'Power 
and Glory' (Fox), which closed Sun- 
day night (10) after a run of three 
weeks and five days. Third week's 
gross was $8,000, and for final five 
days, $4,600. 

Hollywood (1.563; 25-35-55-75-85- 
$1.10)— 'Voltaire' (WB) (3d week). 
Has been, standing up well and with . 
change in weather ishould beat sec- 
ond week's take of $12,300, Warnerp' 
figuring it to possibly hit $13,000. 

Mayfair (2,200; 36-55-66)— 'I Have 
Lived' (Freuler) (2d week). After 
ekeing out $7,600 on the first seven 
days ending last night (Monday), is 
being held for part of a second 
week. 

Palace (1,700; 25-40-55-76) 'Paddy' 
(Fox) and vaude. Indications point 
to a fair $10,000. Last week ■'Morn- 
ing Glory' (RKO) got the benefit of 
the Labor Day holidiy for a juicy 
$16,000. 

Paramount (3.664; 35-66-75) 'Song 
of Songs' (Par) and stage show. 
Dietrich flicker, over from Criterion 
run, will strike $42,000 or better airtS — ' 
hold. Ijast Week, 'One Sunday After- 
noon' (Par) built to a good $38,600, 
exceeding expectations. 

Radio City Music Hall (6,946; 36- 
66-76) 'Lady for a Day* (Col) and 
stage show. Aided by good ex- 
ploitation and selling, the answer at 
the boxofflce will be In the neigh- 
borhood of $96,000, excellent Pre- 
vious Incumbent, 'One Man's Jour- 
ney' (RKO) upset most dope with 
the holiday and out-of-town trade 
running the gate receipts up tp 
$102,900, close to the high. 

Rialto (2,000; 40-66-;fffii) 'Moonlight 
and Pretzels* (U) (3rd week). Ended 
its third week last night (Monday) 
with $12,000 in the till, after a sec- 
ond week of $16,600. 'Secret of the 
Blue Roona (U) opens today (Tues- 
day). 

Rivoli (2,200; 40-55-76-85) 'Mas- 
querader' (UA) (2nd week). Col- 
man picture heading for a Wbrthy 
second week's pot of $26,000. Got 
$33,200 the first seven days, big. 

RKO Roxy (3,626; 35-40) 'Paddy* 
second week's pot of 'The Wrecker' 
(Col), three days. This duo on 
week, based on what 'Paddy' is do- 
ing, should get $9,000, slight. Last 
week's doubleton, 'Morning Glory' 
(RKO), four days, and 'Don't Bet 
on Love' (Fox), three days, $18,000, 
good. 



its third week showed good draft 
up to the last. House might have 
held picture a fourth week but for 
the way pictures already booked be- 
gan piling up and distributors 
wanted playdates. Commitment on 
'Thunder Over Mexico' was to play 
it on or before Sept 16. It follows 
'Blue Room', coming In Tuesday 
(19). 

Old Roxy falls doWn on 'Man 
Who Dared,' with Nick Kenny on 
the stage, or about $18,500, while 
the other Roxy (RKO), to be re- 
named the RKO Center, is hopeful 
of landing around $9,000, weak. 

State has been stepping away 
ahead of the Palace right along and 
currently will maintain Its lead over 
the. other combination house with 
expectations of a hitful $23,000 or 
better with 'Tugboat Annie'. Palace 
win be considerably behind at 
$10,000, but much better than It was 
doing in July and early August. 
Picture at Pal currently is 'Paddy'. 

Mayfair, Palace's neighbor In 
straight pictures, Is holding 'I Have 
Lived' for all or a part of a second 
week, starting today (Tuesday) 
after first seven days' take of 
$7,500. Walter Reade holds pictures' 
until they go under $760 a day, then 
tosses 'em without notice. 

'Dinner at Bight* continues stout- 
ly at the Astor, getting $20,600 on 
its second week. It will have new 
roadshow competition tomorrow 
night (Wednesday) when Fox 
brings "Berkeley Square* into the 
Gaiety. Advance sale on 'Berkeley- 
better than It was on either 'Pil- 
grimage' or 'Power and the Glory.' 

Toward the end of the month 
Universal reopens the Criterion 
with 'S.O.S. E.sklmo.* U. had the 
liouse a short while back for a re- 
turn engagement of 'Be Mine To- 
night,' musical. 

Estimates for This Week 

Astor (1,012; 83-$1.10-$1.65-$2.20) 
—'Dinner at Klpht' (MG) (3d week). 
Look.s to be in for a long and 
healthy run. On Its second week 
$20,600, big. 

Capitol f5,400; 35-72-83-$1.10- 
$1.65) — 'I'entliouse' (MG) a!nd stage 
.show, liarbara Stanwyck on a per- 
.sonal helping to kite week's take to 
a fine $55,000 chance. Will hold 
over at tliis figure. Last week 
'Broadway to Hollywood' (MG) 
finally w(;;ikened to just under 
540.000. 

Gaiety (808; 55-$l.lO-$l.C5)— 
'Uerkeloy Square' (Fox). Opens 
tomorrow night (Wedne.sday) on 7> 



at $12,00i' ou Tjaretf txrox.r£i 



blUtles point to a. $18,600 week, light. 
'Her First Mate* (U) dragged in a 
lot of coin the previous week, $28,000. 

State- (2,900; 36-55-76) 'Tugboat 
Annie* (MG) and vaude. Dressier- 
Beery comedy will make It another 
big week for this Loew combination, 
$23,000, perhaps over. Last week 
'Golddiggers' (WB) did the trick 
sweetly, enticing a munificent $25,- 
000. This Is real business for the 
State, like the old days. 

Strand (2,900; 35-55-76) 'Biureau 
of Missing Persons' (WB). Will be 
retained a second week on strength 
of $30,000 chance the first seven 
days. Last week 'Goodbye Again' 
(WB) failed to hold up as expected, 
$15,000. 



GOOD VAUDFUM 
BOOMING PROV. 



Providence, Sept. 11. 
Some dandy stage and screen en- 
tertainment in town this week, and 
with a little support from the 
weather things should be quite 
rosy. Fay's and Loew's State are 
continuing their jockeying for top 
position with live entertainment as 
the chief bait,. 

Fay's Is doing everything possible 
to be ahead of the parade this Sea- 
son. Now in the second week of the 
new season. Fay's Is spending 
plenty of dough on ballyhoo and is 
trying to fortify its position by giv- 
ing theatregoers plenty of show. 

This week Fay's is headed by Va- 
lalda Snow and 15 all-colored en- 
tertainers with Bomby and his gang 
second in Importancu. 'Life In the 
Raw' on screen, all for 40c top. 

Nothing of any Importance at 
Loew's on the stage this week, but 
the going seems to be fairly good. 
'The Masquerader,' playing on the 
screen, is way ahead of any pre- 
vious. Colman picture .-shown at 
Loew's, largely due lo other Col- 
man picture prp 
stage support. 
Fay's shoi> 



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Tuesday, September 12, 1935 



Sister Aimee Is Mpls. Opposish; 
But 'Song of Songs $14,000, Big 



Minneapolis, Sept. .11. 
After several weeks of all-around 
tip-top business reminiscent of the 
good old days and believed to be 
an Augery of the better times ahead, 
It looks like Minneapolis 1$ holdlnfr 
Its own well considering the draw- 
backs. 

First of all, and most Important, 
aiside from 'Song of Songs,' there's 
a complete lack of outstanding fare. 
Secondly, a recurrence of extreme 
heat, with the temperature soaring 
to 94, is a deterrent to show-mind- 
edness. * Thirdly, the Important 
Aimee Semple McPherson opposi- 
tion continues, crowds at the 
municipal auditorium mounting to 
10,000 a night_ and 'free will' con- 
tributions Jumjplng to $500 and more 
a session. And, , lastly, the start of 
school this" week , pulls one of the 
props from under imatinee attend- 
ance. Despite all this, business on 
whole good. 

Estimates tor This Week . 

- State <Publix) (2,200; 40)— 'Song 
of Songs' (Pa^?). • Dietrich not th6 
ace magnet :Jiere that she is in matiy 
spots, but" fame, of this picture pre.- 
ceded- It^d this fadt, together With 
heavy 4nd effective advertising and 
exploitation camiialgn got It off to 
good start. . Critics' praise and 
word-of -mouth should hold up 
trade. ' About $14,000, great, indi- 
cated. Okayk lAst we6k, second 
week of <Tugb6at Annie' (M-G-M), 
$9,500, good, after very big $14,000 
first -Wfeek, 

Orpheum (Singer) (2,890; 40)— 
•One Man's Journey* (RKO). Good 
line-up ot cast names but light in- 
dications around $4,000 for six days. 
Iiady for Day' (Col) opens Satur- 
day (16), .Last week. 'Her First 
Mate' - (U); and vaudeville, $9;000. 

Centti.ry (PUblix) (1,600; 40)— 
Three ' Cornered. Moon* (Par). All- 
comedy '^Ow, with Laurel-Uardy 
also on prpgrain; Only show in 
town- .entlriely suited tot family 
trade and getting nice play on that 
account. Looks like ' very nice 
$8,000. Last week 'Another Lan- 
guage' (M-G-M),*>4,M0. 

World (Steffee) (300; 60-75)— 
*Maedchen in Uniform' (Film- 
choice). Long heralded and highly 
praised by critics, but steps . into 
difficult shbes of 'JBe Mine Tonight' 
^^/ J.U^ .mblch l ast week flnis];iied 21- 
■^%^s5^fW to ■ around $1,600. Fine. 
Around $2,000 indicated for "Maied- 
chen,'' good. • ' 

Uptown (Publix) (1,200; 36)— 
•Double Harness* (RKO). First 
public showing, of RKO picture that 
had loop Initial ' run at opposition 
Orpheum. Abo.ut $2,000 Indicated. 
Pretty .good. Last WeeK 'College 
Humor* (Par), $2,500. Okeh. 

Lyric (PUblix) (1.300; 26)— 'Big 
Executive' (Par). Lack of cast 
names 'and title against it. A good 
$2,900 in sight. Last week 'Shang- 
hai Madness' (Fox), $3,000. Good. 

Grand' (Publix) (1,100; 25)— 
•Whoopee' (UA). Reissue of Can- 
tor hit and attracting some atten- 
tion.^. Maybe $1,200. Fair. Last 
week, revivals, '42d Street' (WB), 
and 'She Done Him Wrong' (Par), 
$800. Pair. 



Buff Doin' a Shuffle Off 
To the Banks, Biz O.K. 

Buffalo, Sept. 11. 
Along with other keys that were 
wallowing in red right along up to 
a few weeks ago, Buffalo is riding 
back to prosperity. It looks like 
a nne $18,000 for Shea's Bufilalo with 
'Paddy,' $9,000 for Hlpp's third week 
of 'Tugboat* and $15,000 or better 
for vaude at Great Lakes. 

Century swell with double bill for 
$8,000 or thereabouts. 

Estimates for This Week 
Buffalo (Shea) (3,600; 30-40-55)— 
•Paddy' (Pox) and stage show. Very 
stout at b. o., $18,000, double the 
summer average. Last week 'Good- 
bye Again' (WB) ran up a hand- 
some $20,100, best in a long time. 

Hipp (Shea) (2,400; 26-40)— 'Tug- 
boat Annie' (MG) (3rd week). Holds 
up admirably, $9,000. Last week, 
second, $10,200. 

Great Lakes (Shea) (3,400; 25- 
40)— 'Her First Mate' (U) and 
vaude. Policy clicking and $16,000 
very nice. Last week 'Hold Me 
Wight' (Fox) got $12,800, good. 

Century (Shea) (3,460; 25)— 
•Gflffibllng Ship' (Par) arid 'Devil's 
in Love' (Fox). Doublcton at $8,000 
away above average. Last week 
'Her Bodyguard' (Par) and 'Sama- 
rang' (UA), around the same. 

Lafayette (Ind.) (3,400; 26) 'F. P. 
I.' (Fox) and 'Best of Enemies' 
(Fox). Looks a bit better, up to 
$6,000. Last week 'It's Great to be 
AUvc' (li'ox) and 'The Man Who 
Dared' (I'-ox), off at $5,500. 



MIDWEST'S HEAT SPELL 
WaTING INDPLS. BO'S 



Indianapolis, Sept. 11. 

With the heat surpassing mid- 
summer record^ marks, the theatres 
are suffering heavy lossed here this 
week. Nobody is doing anywhere 
near figures that will enable them 
to come out on the week. The same 
thing was true the Week ' bef orie, 
and it looks desperate for those 
who pay the bills. 

The Apollo forced a holdover of 
'Paddy' in order to ride out the 
heat wave, and it looks like a wise 
move. The Palace is touching bot- 
tom for a new low, while the two 
stage houses-^Indiana and Lyric — 
are in agony with no business and 
expensive vaude shows. The Circle 
is trying grimly to hold on, too. 
Estimates for Thi^ Week 

Apollo (Fourth Ave) (1,100; 25- 
40)— 'Paddy' (Fox). All right in its 
second week with $3,000. Last week 
$4,000, oke. 

Qirole (Katz-Feld) (2,600; 26-40) 
-'Affairs of Voltaire* (WB). Very 
slow at $3,000. Last week 'Song 
of Songs' (Par), disappointing at 
$3,600. 

Indiana (Katz-Feld) (3^00; 26- 
35r40-56)— 'One Sunday Afternoon' 
(Par) and stage presentation. Will 
take it on the chin again this week 
with a sorry $8,000. Last week in 
its reopening stanza 'Three Cor^ 
nered Moon' (Par) and stage show 
couldn't .get over, the top with 
$9,600. 

Lyric (Olson) (2,000; 26-40)— 
Seven acts vaude headlining Ri- 
macs and short reels. Second week 
of Its- oldtime policy under its old- 
time owner still not able to get go- 
ing with a weak $4,600. Last week 
In its return to stage policy with 
Watson Sisters as headliners the 
gross was oft at $5,600. 

Loew's Palace (Loew's) (2,800; 
25r40)— 'The Masquerader" (UA). 
Hitting what is probably a new low 
at $2,800. This house has been in 
bad s^jiape for several weeks. . Last 
week 'Brjoadway to Hollywood' 
(MG), w;as very bad at $3,500. 

'Crazy Quilf Tab 



Tohaire' HOOO Fair, 
'Heroes' $12,000 Big, 
h l^tty Portland 



Portland, Ore., Sept. 11. 
Prospective reopening of the dark 
Paramount and Orpheum have set 
all houses strongly plugging insti- 
tutional policies. Exploitation run- 
ning a stronger pace on all pix than 
has been seen in the burg for a 
bushel of moons. Blgerest recent 
splurge was J. J. Parker's ballyhoo 
for 'Song of Sotigs' (Par). Pic held 
for ten days and that Vas getting 
everv ounce out of It in this burg. 

Liberty (Evergreen) running Into 
the money class this week with 'Dr. 
Bull* (Fox) and vaude. Variety acts 
have been holding their own In that 
house ail summer, but it takes a 
strong pic to get the big b.o. biz. 
'Her Bodyguard' (Par) hit a fair 
average at that house. 

Estimates for This Week 
Broadway (Parker) (2,000; 26-40) 
'Heroes for Sale' (FN). Al.Pearce 
and his radio gang featured in the 
top spot and getting strong .results. 
Looks like a good week around 
$12,000. Last week, 'Song of Songs' 
(Par) held ten days for okay $8,600. 

United Artists (Parker) (1,000; 
25-40) 'Tugboat Annie' (MG) in its 
fourth week and holding up nicely 
to close around $3,600. Third week, 
$6,200. Second, ■ $6,900 ; first, $12,700. 

Music Box (Hamrick) (l,600r)26T, 
40) 'Voltg.ire' (WB) ran easily Into 
a second week with biz scarcely ott 
at all; should go irood $4,000. First 
week bounced this house back into 
the dividend class with a big $6,100. 

Oriental (Hamrick) (2,600; 26-35) 
'Captured' (WB) looks okay and 
holding a steady average in spite 
of strong competish; good enough 
around $3,600. Last week, 'No Mar- 
riage Ties' .(Radio), bowled along 
fairly for $2,700. 

Liberty (Evergreen) (2,000; 25) 
'Dr. BuU' (Fox) with vaude putting 
this house over the top In a big 
way. Looks like a real biz getting 
week, about $4,500. Last week, 'Her 
Bodyguard' (Par) with vaude, good 
enough at $3,300. 

Playhouse (Hamri.: / (1,400; 25- 
40) "What Price Innocence' (Col), 
sex- pic getting the usual attention 
this burg gives, itaf type, and going 
okay at $3,000. 





Detroit, $33, 



Detroit, Sept. 11. 

It seems that there is no use for 
alibis when you give them what 
they want. The Fox with 'Crazy 
Quilt' on stage looks like money 
from home. With the biggest open- 
ing this year house looks to have 
raised its price scale at just the 
right time. 

Other houses are going along 
nicely with. the terrific heat hurting 
little. The Downtown with Sophie 
Tucker and Joe Pehner headlining 
is withstanding the heat staunchly. 

The Michigan with '"'Torch Singer' 
and Ethel Merman headlining is 
doing fairly good. 

Last . week the town was either 
off or back where it started when 
the banks closed. 'Pilgrimage' at 
the Fox and George Jessel in person 
were the best off, but neither made 
much money. The Fox with stage 
show grossed a comparatively mild 
$16,000. The RKO Downtown with 
Jessel was weak at $11,000. The 
Michigan with 'Beauty for Sale' 
and mild stage show was fairly nice 
at $16,200. The Fisher was next 
best with $7,100 for 'Tarzan,' This 
upped the biz about a grand over 
the usual take. 

The State with 'Big Executive* 
and the United Artists with 'Cap- 
tured* were both mild. Suffering 
from their straight pix policy with 
three st.age show houses running 
and getting the same scale of prices 
neither house had pictures to war- 
rant their choice. 

Estimates for This Week 

Michigan (4,045; 16-25-35-40-55) 
'Torch Singer' (Par) and stage 
show. Nice at $16,000. Last week 
'Beauty for Sale' (MG) same. 

Fox (Inde) (5,100; 15-25-35-40- 
55) 'Sing Sinner Sing' (Maj) and 
'Crazy Quilt' tab on stage. Best biz 
in town, a socko $33,000. Last week 
'Pilgrimage' (Fox) and stage show, 
fair $16,800. 

RKO Downtown (RKO) (2,760; 
15-25-35-40-65) 'Her First Mate' 
(U) and vaude, $10,600, okay. Last 
week 'One Man's Journey' (RKO) 
and George Jessel in person, $11,000. 

United Artists (P-P) (2,018. 15- 
25-35-40-55) 'Bitter Sweet' (UA). 
Chance for $10,500. Last week 'Cap- 
tured' (WB), $8,900, fair. 

State (P-P) (3,000; 15-25--35-40- 



Better Weather Should 
Help Hont'l Beauconp 

Montreal, Sept. 11. 
Last week's long week-end didn't 
do much 'for the cinemas Owing to 
the very hot weather that pulled 
'em away to the beaches and re- 

JeetwRoffll^tiji^ooier weather 
currently may help, though return 
of .'cliUdren to school from summer 
vacations means nothing here since, 
minors under 16 may not attend the 
pix. 

Palace again leads with Dress- 
ier-Beery in 'Tugboat Annie' which 
cannot fall much short of $12,000, 
Capitol has .an average brace with 
'Bed of Roses' and 'Headline Shoot- 
er* which should gross around 
$8,500. Loew's is showing 'The 
-Devil's In Love' and 'Tiie Man Who 
Dared' and . may expect $8,000. 
Princess* double is 'Lady For a 
Day,* boosted by big press ballyhoo, 
and 'Dangerous Crossroads.* They 
should gross $6,600. Imperial is out 
of pile and Cinema de Paris is 
banking on 'Les Gars de la Ma- 
rine' for a fourth week and may 
get $1,200. 

Nabes took It badly last week 
but hope to improve cxirrently. 
Estimates for This Week 

His Majesty's (Ind) (1,600; 35- 
75)— 'Hearts of the World (Grif). 
Pretty hard to gues^ but $4,000 es- 
timate likely about right. Last 
week 'White Slave Traffic' (Fed 
Film) got away to $4,600. 

Palace (FP) (2,700; 60)— 'Tug- 
boat Annie* (MG). This should be 
a wow, if weather cools off; $12,000 
is expected. Last week 'Song of 
Songs* (Par) hit by conditions, lit- 
tle better than $9,000. 

Capitol (FP) (2,700; 60)— 'Bed of 
Roses' (RKO) and 'Headline Shoot- 
er* (RKO). About average at 
$8,600. Last week 'Moonlight and 
Pretzels' (U) and 'Big Executive* 
(Par), $8,000. 

Loew's (FP) (3,200; 50)— 'Devil's 
in Love* (RKO) and 'Man Who 
Dared' (U). Should gross $8,000. 
Last week 'Three-cornered jloon* 
(Par) and 'Disgraced' (Par), down 
to $7,000. 

Princess (CT) (1,900; 50)— 'Lady 
For a Day* (Col) and 'Dangerous 
Crossroads* (Col). First should put 
gross up to $9,000. Last week, re- 
peat of 'Masquerader* (UA) and 
'Study in Scarlet' (Educ), $6,000. 

Cinema de Paris (France-Film) 
(600; 50)— 'Gars de la Marine.' 
Fourth week, $1,200. Last week 
$1,500. 



aVNOR, GARY, COLHAN, 
LYMAN DRAWING IN K.C 

Kansas City, Sept. 11. 
With the last summer holiday 
over and " with the customers re- 
turning from vacations, all look for 
a pickup in business and the cur- 
rent week looks promising. 

The Mainstrcet with Abe Lyman 
and his Callfornlans heavily billed 
opened strong and things look good 
for a nifty $18,000. Loew'a Midland 
has 'The Masquerader' and the Col- 
man fans are responding. 

At the Newman 'One Sunday Aft- 
ernoon' will draw the Gary Cooper 
admirers, while Janet Gaynor will 
get her followers at. the Uptown 
with 'Paddy'. All in all the week 
looks jgood. 

Estimates For This Week 

Liberty (Dubinsky) (860; 10-16- 
20)— 'Lilly Turner' (FN) and 'Pri- 
vate Detective 62' (WB), split. Eas- 
ing along nicely for close to $2,000. 
Last week 'Jimmy Dolan* (WB)\ and 
'Silver Cord* (RKO) ditto. 

Mainstreet (RKO) (3,000; 26-36- 
50)— 'Her First Mate' (U) and Abe 
Lyman's Callfornlans stage unit. 
Stage shows are what the customers 
want at this house and they gave It 
a swell opening. Expected to hit a 
good $18,000. Last week 'No Mar- 
riage Ties* (RKO) and four acts of 
vaudeville, $13^000, oke. 

Midland (Loew) (4,000; 26)— 
'Masquerader* (UA). House con- 
tinuing its steady business and the 
lines were tlxere again over the 
week-end. Will probably gross near 
$16,000^ good. Last week 'Broad- 
way to Hollywood' (MG), $14,000. 
Newman (Par) (1,800; 26-35-40) 
'One Sunday Afternoon* (Par). 
Business looking up a little here, 
and this one should return close to 
$11,000, good. Last week 'This 
Day and Age' (Par) given swell 
reviews and had *em coming for 
$9,500, fair. 

Uptown (Fox) (2,040; 26-40)— 
'Paddy' (Fox). Gaynor means 
something at this big Fox first run 
and the picture opened to crowds. 
Expected to reach $4,600, good. Last 
week was another good one with 
'Pilgrimage' (Fox), $4,000. 



JOYCE ON STAGE 
BI£ $21,II0«, 
FRISCO 



65) 'Broadway to Hollywood' (MG). 
Pair at $8,000.' Last week 'Big fijc^ 
ecutive* (WB) very, very wild at 
$4,600. 

Fisher (P-P) (2,750; 15-25-35-40) 
'One Sunday Afternoon* (Par). Go- 
ing better, $10,500. Last week 'Tar- 
zan' (Prin) okay at $7,100. 



Boston s Strong 
Vaude and Pix 

Grossing Wei 



Boston, Sept. 11. 

Good shows and plenty of bally- 
hoo give show biz spring-time pep 
all along the line. In general 
there's class all around. It's been 
some time since this could be said 
for flesh and films alike. 

'Penthouse' is off great at the 
State. Downtown, 'Lady for a Day' 
proves a smash for Keith's. 

'One Sunday Afternoon' is satis- 
fying the Met crowds and at the 
Boston 'Rafter Romance' proves a 
decided surprise as a rib-tickler. 
Orpheum has a good novelty in 
'Turn Back the Clock,* Paramount 
has fine fun in 'Goodbye Again' 
and 'Tarzan the Fearless' first-runs 
Its way to popularity at the Scol- 
lay. 

Estimates for This Week 
Keith's (RKO) (4,000; 25-35-50) 
'Lady for Day' Col). Ballyhooed 
in with fanfare and meeting all ex- 
pectations for superior entertain- 
ment. Should strike $12,000, wjiich 
would be magnificent. Last week 
'One Man's Journey' (RKO) $10,200. 

Boston (RKO) (3,800; 30-40-50) 
'Rafter Romance' and vaude. Whole 
show satisfies, which accounts for 
standees. Smile of Bart Grady, 
many years manager of old Keith's, 
is seen again, he being made as- 
sistant to Manager Bert Hanson. 
Looks like velvet in $15,500. The 
cream gravj was last week in 
Mort Downey's topping vaude, with 
'Brief Moment'. (Col) on screen, 
$17,500 resulting for a new high 
mark. 

Orpheum (Loew) (3,000. 30-40- 
50) 'Turn Back Clock' (MG) and 
stage show. Plenty profitable week 
in prospect, heading for $16,000. 
Over the top. Last week 'Masque- 
rader' (UA) and vaude, pretty 
nifty for $13,500, film being the 
special satisfaction. 

State (Loew) (3,000; 30-40-50) 
'Penthouse* (MG) and stage show. 
Building toward a handsome $13,- 
500. Last week 'Broadway to Hol- 
lywood' (MG) with little assistance 
from stage did okay, $10,300. 

Met (Mullen-Pinan^ki) (4,330; 
30-40-50) 'One Sunday Afternoon' 
(:.IG) and stage show. One of most 
pleasing of recent bills at this spot, 
draw fine, expectations of $20,000. 
Last week, 'This Day and Age' 
(Par) along with stage show ex- 



Sah Francisco, Sept. 11. 

With three films holding over the 
spotlight shifts to the Warfleld, 
where Will Rogers In 'Dr. Bull,* -with 
Peggy Hopkins Joyce oil stage, com- 
prises the varied fare, It*s the out- 
standing chapter of the current 
book, and though Rogers* uraw isn't 
what It used to be here, the much« 
married Peggy Is strong b.o. 

'Tugboat Annie' had 'em jammed, 
packed and stuffed into the Para- 
mount eight shows a day last week, 
ana this deuce episode Is holding up 
smartly. There's a good chance of 
a third week on the Dressl^-Beery 
opus, something of a 'precedent for 
the Par. 

While these houses indicate good 
biz, It's Just too bad for the Golden 
Gate, which has 'One Man's Jour- 
ney' unreeling to a so-what box- 
ofllce reaction, Lionel Barrymore, 
too,, seems to have lost his punch 
around these parts; for one thing, 
he's high class tituff for the aver- 
age Golden Gate customer. 

Other two holdovers In addition 
to 'Annie' are class pictures, 'Mas- 
querader' at the United Artists and 
'Voltaire' at the Embassy. 

Colman In 'Masquerader' . is . do- 
ing good but not outstanding busi- 
ness, and bows out after this'n, 
with Par's 'This Day and Age' to 
follow, due to a booking freak in 
which Fox- West Coast released the 
pic, already set for the Paramount, 
to its opposition house. 

Arllss in 'Voltaire* came through 
nicely to start the Embassy off un- 
der the F-WC banner. It's the 
second week and continuing satis- 
factorily. 

Fox Is likely to top many of its 
previous pix with Vic McLaglen In 
'Laughing at Life' sounding like 
that house's best break In many 
moons. "Notorious but Nice' is the 
lower bracket of the double bill. 

St. Francis, too, has what stacks 
up as a good dual show, 'Arizona 
to Broadway* and 'She Had to Say 
Yes.' 

But there's the . Orpheum, on' 
which renovation work is proceed- 
ing as if the house will open Fri- 
day (16), and maybe It will. No 
product set yet, under the Marco- 
Wagnon operation. 

Estimates for This Week 
Embassy (F-WC) (1,500; 30-40- 
5.B)^Yolairel.„ (WB\,. . /^d^^weelO;. 

class start, and $4,000 good enough 
on final week after okay $7,300 on 
first. 

Fox (Leo) (6,000; (15-25)— 
'Laughing at Life' (Maj) and 'No- 
torious' (Maj). Vic McLaglen in the 
former pulling gross above usual, 
I with $9,000. Last week a good $7,- 
400 on 'Sensation Hunters' (Mono) 
and 'Important Witness* (Tower). 

Golden Gate (RKO) (2,844; 30-40- 
65) — 'One Man's Journey* (Radio)" 
and vaude with Harry Gribbon 
headlining. Sagging badly, even 
Lionel Barrymore not able to pave 
it from $10,500. 'Momilng Glory* 
(Radio) was heading for sweet tak- 
ings last week but Donald Novia 
was out of the vaude after two 
days, and bottom went with him; 
result, $13,000. 

Paramount (F-WC) (3,700; 30- 
40-55)— 'Tugboat Annie (MG) (2d 
week). Dressier-Beery holding up 
swell at $16,000, while first week 
was the w.k. colossal at a shade 
from $30,000. Mebbe third week. 

St. Francis (F-WC) (1,500; 26- 
40) — 'Arizona to Broadway (Fox) 
and 'Had to Say Tes* (WB). Plug- 
ging right along for $8,000. Last 
week's 'Turn Back Clock' (MG) and 
'Big Exec' (Par) pulled about the 
same. 

United Artists (1,400; 25-36-60)— 
'Masquerader' (UA) (2d week). 
Not getting the expected, but still 
neat at $7,500, after $12,000 on 
opening session. 

Warfield (F-WC) (2,700; 35-65- 
65)— 'Dr. Bull* (Fox) and stage 
show headed by Peggy Hopkins 
Joyce. Will Rogers the draw and 
figure will be over $21,000, big. 
'Three Cornered Moon* (Par) was 
a sock in the jaw last week, drop- 
ping to $16,000, despite Ted Fio- 
Rlto's band on stage. 




ploiting four famous film name jun- 
iors swell at $23,900. 

Scollay (Mullen-Pinanski) (2,800; 
25-35-45-55) 'Tarzan' (Prin) and 
vaude bill. Plenty of good result- 
ing from publicity. 'Prince* Ro- 
manoff got through a full week of 
pre-engagement crashing of every- 
thing and everybody. Gross should 
be best since last spring, $12,500. 
Last week 'Voltaire' (WB) and 
vaude, $9,5'00. 

Paramount (M u 1 1 e n-Pinanski) 
(1,800; 36-45-65) 'Goodbye Again' 
(WB) and 'Shanghai Madness' 
(Fox). Biz figures $11,000, superb. 
Last week, 'Rig Executive' (WB) 
and 'Laughing at Life,' shoved to 
profit at $6,500, due more "to Harry 
Brown, Jr.'s, ace exploitation than 
anything else. 



Tuesday, SeptemBer 12, 



VAR4€T7 



11 




THIS IliEEM S^ 
TWO BIG 
MEW YORK 
OPENINGS. 



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(Compiimerm to FOX manpower) 



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jlph Howard 



rue 



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VAKIETY 







DID YOU BOYS HEAR RUDY VALLEE BROAD- 
CAST THOSE THREE "FOOTtlGHT PARADE** 
SONGS LAST THURSDAY? SOUNDED SNAP- 
PIER THAN TH "GOLD DIGGERS" NUMBERS TO 
ME,AN THEY'RE GETTIN A BIG PLAY ALREADY 
ON AILTH BIG HOOK-UPS.. . FUNNY, AIN'T 
IT.THAT WARNERS ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT 
CAN TURN OUT REAL MONEY MUSICALS! 



TAKE A LOOK AT TH STIUS OF SOME OF TH 
DANCE NUMBERS IN THIS NEXT ONE AND 
YOU'LL SEE WHY. THEY COT ONE STAGED 
RIGHT IN THE WATER, WITH ALL THE GALS 
DOIN THEIR STUFF IN A POOL AS BIG A$ 
THIS FAIRWAY. ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS SHOW 
THAT IN YOUR ADS, AN TELL EM ABOUT 
CAONEY SINGIN AN DANCIN, AND TH£ 
DOUGH'S AS GOOD AS IN TH TILL. 







Tuesdafi September 12^ 199S 



YAmETY 



13 



turns to Show Business . . 



TALKIN ABOUT ADVERT IS i N0« THIS ''BUREAU 
OF MISSING PERSONS" IS A SWEETHEART FOR 
EXPLOITATION OAOS. BEFORE I'M THRU 
WITH THAT ONE TLL HAVE '£M SEARCHIN 
THEIR WASTE BASKETS AN BUREAU DRAW- 
ERS FOR A COUPLA DAMES THAT CHECKED 
OUTTA TOWN AWHILE AGO WITHOUT LEAVIN 
A FORWARDIN ADDRESS. . . JOE BERNHARD 
TOLD ME THEY GOT A HEUUVA SWELL WEEK'S 
BUSINESS IN 4 PAYS AT THE STRAND IN 
NEW YORK, AN I FIGURE I CAN TOP THAT. 



Y'KNOW IT WOULDN'T SURPRISE ME IF, 
WARNERS TOPPED THEIR IQ33 RECORD. THE 
WAY THEY'RE STARTING. ANYHOW. I GOT 
WARNER SHOWS PENCILLED IN SOLID FOR 
THE NEXT 6 WEEKS. I CAN'T FIND ANYTHING 
AROUND THAT LOOKS BETTER THAN ''I 
LOVED A WOMAN/ "WILD BOYS OF THC 
ROAD/ STANWYCK'S *EVER IN MV HEART," 
POWELL'S "KENNEL MURDER CASE/ CHAT- 
TERTON'S "FEMALE/ AN THAT NEW PAUL 
MUNI SHOW. "THE WORLD CHANGES/ 



14 



VARIETY 



V4RIE¥¥ HOaSE REVIEWS 



Tuesday, September 12, 1933 



MUSIC HALL, N. Y. 

New York, Sept> S. 
Seen for the iQrgt time and by an 
emigrant from Chicago the Music 
Hall suggests the thought that New 
Tork has a greater international' ex- 
position in this one institution than 
Chicago has in 60 odd buildings 
scattered over 426 acres. It has all 
the showmanship, magnitude, and 
awe-producing qualities that the 
Chicago affair failed to achieve. 
"Whereas the World's Pair impresses 
hicks but leaves more discriminat- 
ing spectators unmoved, the Radio 
City Music Hall is capable of 
astounding the yokelry and en- 
thralling the cognoscenti at one 
and the same time. That's some- 
thing. 

This week the Roxy organization 
is happy in having a strong pic- 
ture, 'Lady for a Day' (Col), which 
earned at the conclusion of its 95 
minutes' unreeling applause from a 
well- content audience. With the 
several items of the stage presen- 
tation favorably received the value 
of entertainment was high. 

Patricia Bowman and the ballet 
skimmed the floor in a characteris- 
tic LeonidofC pageant in tulle. Later 
the Russell Markertettes were clev- 
erly combined with the male chonis 
attired as traffic cops. A 'Stop-Go' 
motif carried out in the scenery and 
the dancing glorified the automatic 
switchboard of the local boulevards. 
More elaborate choreographically 
was 'Blue Prelude,' which uses a re- 
volving platform dressed to give a 
mirror effect under foot. Upon this 
reflective surface the ballet ebbs 
and flows and occasionally bursts 
.into hotcha snakehips. This pro- 
duces a semi-T/eird effect like a 
.champagne nightmare. 

A singer, presumably George 
Meyer but not clearly identified on 
the program, handled two solos 
before the drapes. A splendid tenor 
he was duly complimented by the 
house. 

For the first perfbrm6,nce Thurs- 
day night was May Robson for a 
personal appearance. Elderly . ac- 
tress . exuded poise standing alone 
on the huge stage and looking very 
k-egal in evening gown. Roxy from 
a hidden peephole somewhere in the 
enormous cavern spoke through a 
microphone to introduce the actreiss. 
This episode following immediately 
after the picture and' the salvo of 
upplause was gracefully handled 
iind not too long. 

Attendance very good on the 
opening night with the reserved 
eeat mezzanines also well filled. 

Land. 



The Russian's sprightly group of 
specialists thus , get themselves 
eased into the running without a 
pause. 

Revue holds up nicely with 
Apollon's kidding with his musi- 
cians and a succession of clean-cut 
specialties. Nora Williams did well 
with her song numbers and good- 
natured exchanges with the m. c. 
and the eccentric stepping of Danzi 
Goodell proved one of the applause 
highlights. Three Step Sisters, 
Jean, Ruth and Gail, supplied a fast 
session of taps. 

Then into the Stanwyck episode, 
its slow action making for a severe 
letdown after the specialties, until 
the pulpit scene finish. Novelty 
number by the girls served to pick 
up the presentation atmosphere 
again, with Apollon again easing 
on as part of the number's finish, 
hooking up with the second, ap- 
pearance of his musicians for an- 
other session. 

Downey and the mike were greet- 
ed warmly and held them interested 
with a song series comprising the 
radio favorites identified with 
Downey — 'Sweetheart Darlin',* 'Val- 
ley of the Moon,' 'Got to Sing a 
Torch Song,' and the others, each 
an applause signal. 

Preisser kids are on for their al- 
ways lively acrobatic dancing, 
Cherry's tumbling getting its usual 
response. Apollon back, getting the 
Climax ensemble undpr way' for a 
dancing finish involving' the spe- 
cialty people and an effective bit of 
staging. 

'Penthouse' (M-G-M), capital un- 
derworld actim picture with audi- 
ence grip and Warner Baxter and 
Myrna Loy as marquee names to 
draw them in. Attendance open- 
ing night good. Rush, 



CAPITOL, N. Y. 

Watching Betrbara Stanwyck 
struggle to get over a sketch at the 
'Capitol this week tells the story of 
Why the big capacity de luxe the- 
atre put finis to the institution of 
the vaudeville playlet. This popular 
screen name, .who ought to mean 
something at the box office - on her 
picture rating, injures a good stage 
chow, not because there is anything 
the matter with- her work or the 
vehicle, but because it isn't possible 
to make straight' sketch dialog reg- 
ister in the vast auditorium. 

Attendance was good at the pier- 
lormance witnessed and the crowd 
was obviously interested in Miss 
Stanwyck, but when she went into 
action in a talky makeshift piece 
they couldn't hear th6 lines half 
way back. Rear half of the houee 
got restless and a hum of comment 
made the dialog inaudible almost 
everywhere. 

Sketch is one of those slipshod 
devices to introduce the actress in 
familiar scene^s from her pictures, 
the finish being the puipit denunci- 
litlon .scene from 'The Miracle 
Woman.' This hag the star prac 
tlcally leaning against the n\ike, its 
delivery is vigorous and it nearly 
saved the day, getting Mies Stan- 
wyck an exit that helped her out of 
a tough spot. The rest of the 12 
minutes was a dead loss. 

Not only did the Stanwyck sketch 
do indifferently by the star, but its 
presence presented a problem in 
making up the show, being a tough 
one to blend into a program. The 
solution, and the best that could 
have been managed under the cir 
cumstances, was to split up the 
Dave Apollon revue into two sec 
tions, one before and one after 
Stanwyck, arrange a double appear 
ance for Cherry and June Preiaser, 
and assign Apollon to m. c. the 
whole stage show, an arrangement 
that left them free to feature Mor 
ton Downey in the important late 
spot. The doubling was awkward 
for Apollon, but no other arrange- 
ment • was possible for a blending, 
One thing that '•helped was the use 
of three ensembles by the Chester 
Hale girls which did a great deal to 
smooth oyt the running, helping to. 
dovetail the specialties, and giving 
the proceedings invaluable element 
of sightliness and color. •■ 

Opening has the line in a brisk 
Spanish number, girls . in brilliant 
costumes of red and green. Apollon 
breaks ipto the show with hl3..ten 
musicians as part .of the dance cIl 
.^jfiax. .They pjove. dOwn. on. . the 
aproi^-as the stage closes into one.- 



FOX, BROOKLYN 

That there's still hope here for 
the stage end for indie operation is, 

illustrated by the current week's 
show which, in spite of all handi- 
caps, stands out as about the best 
stage unit at tills theatre in quite 
a while. 

One fault of the show Friday 
night was that it ran too long, ocr 
cupying 76 minutes. Trimmed down 
16 minutes it would speed the thing 
through beautifully. 

Jay Mills is the current m.c. and 
baton waver. He's a clean cut 
youngster with a lot of show back- 
ground who ought to please the 
Brooklynltes. A little bit inclined 
to use baddies for gags, but that 
maybe doesn't matter in Brooklyn. 
They like the jokes they recognize 
best, anyway. Mills comes from Des 
Moines or some such place. He was 
a white-haired boy there for years, 
then came East, did a single, then 
doubled with a gal partner and now 
he's back at the m.c.'ing. He might 
do here for a run. 

Show opens with the band on 
stage and Mills Waving a stick at 
them. Line of gals, 16, and mostly 
cute, in a so-so opening number 
and then Violet, Ray and Norman. 
Acrobats who used to try some^ 
music which didn't go. They're 
very clever at hand to hand and 
got a big greeting, although on, a 
bit. too long. 

Band goes into a nice medley here, 
using all numbers from 'Moonlight 
and Pretzels' next week's film. 
Serves as nice bally for the coming 
week and is well enough handled 
to be pleasant on its own. 

Smith, Fields and Smith here 
with their knockabout stuff. Okay, 
though seen too much of late by 
too many teams. 

Three Honeys are three blonde 
gals who sing into a mike. Fair 
harmonizers without standing out. 

Mills does a piano solo at this 
point, then going into a tap dance 
which he ought to put back in the 
closet and leave there. He doesn't 
have to dance, an^ shouldn't. 

.Girls are back now for a 'Blue 
Prelude' which is pretty brutal 
Somebody seems to think anybody 
can do modernistic dancing and 
even if true (which It Isn't), why? 
It happens to be the hardest kind 
of dancing and a "Regular chorus 
line simply cannot get the hang of 
it. 

Frank Hunter and May Percival 
are thrown in at this spot for some 
much needed comedy, which they 
deliver with ease. Hunter's mixed 
up wop dialect had the crowd from 
the moment he got on. 

Vivian Janis follows, tough spot, 
but she does it easily. She's one 
of the few songstresses developed 
of late who has an Important fu 
ture ahead of her. She's riot only 
a good singer but an actress. Doubt- 
ful whether she'll stick around 
vaudeville long. 

For a finish the line of girls 
comes back for a precision routine 
and redeems . itself by nice work 
that sends the customers away 
happy, 

Pitts and Summerville in 'Her 
First Mate' (U), ought to draw 
somewhat here and a Mickey Mouse 
cartoon helps. Theatre still using 
too much trailer material although 
the lobby's been cleaned up nicely,' 
the many signs and- gewgaws hav- 
ing disappeared. JCcm/. 



PARAMOUNT, N. Y. 

A tleup with the I. J. Fox fur 
people, with models parading the 
latest in coats and wraps in and 
out of the stage show, lends stage 
some color and possible enticeihent 
this week. At least friends of the 
models will drift in, as evidenced 
by the recognition given certain of 
them Friday night. 

Between getting the women on 
the fashion show display and the 
men on the Marlene Dietrich pic- 
ture, 'Song of Songs' (Pai*), draw 
should be pretty well balanced. No 
child appeal whatever this week, 
but anway it's a thing of the past 
worrying as to whether the kids 
will be lured, partlcuarly when it 
takes many at the lowered kid ad- 
mission scales to get anywhere on 
grosses. This was found but here 
with 'This Day and Age,' a natural 
for the juveniles. 

Paul Oscard, old-time Publix 
producer, who's back here staging 
the shows for Boris Morros, calls 
his new unit 'Orchijds and Ermine' 
in deference to the fashion show.. 
The models are on at three differ- 
ent stages, first mddeling cloth 
coats irinomed with fur, later full 
fur coats and finally evening wraps. 
Around 20 models used, all pibked 
with an eye to professionalism in 
their lines and for looks. A run- 
way around the edge of the pit and 
a gangplank straight across from 
foots facing audience has been pro- 
vided for the girls. 

Presence of the models at the 
Par this week does not give the 
permanent line girls a layoff. They 
work ia couple numbers, largely as 
backing or buildup for acts on the 
bill, this week Including June 
Knight, on holdover; Lanny Ross 
on a repeat; Eunice Healy, RItz 
Bros, and the dance team of 
Amandd and Lddo. 

While there are. no unusual 
socks on show, considerable variety 
obtains and the acts of Ross and 
RItz Bros, notably are strong fa- 
vorites. Latter tied up the show 
Friday night and would have been 
forced to an encore but for the pre- 
vlousness of the Fox models, who 
were already tripping up the run- 
ways in their wraps while Ritzes 
were taking bows. 

Ross, the radio 'Showboat' tenor, 
also proved hitful Friday evening. 
He starts out in 'one' with a brace 
of numbers, then receiving the 
girls and fullstage for a topper. 
Effectively worked out. 

Misses Knight and Healy are 
spotted on the show nicely, but not 
called upon to overwork. Miss 
Knight was here last week with, 
Frank Fay. 

Giving the modeling of furs 
much space and not shrinking on 
the fullstage numbers with Par's 
regular line, Oscard leans his show 
more away from the vaudevillish 
routine that has dominated most 
units of late here. ' He clings to 
the ol&KV system more than has be- 
come standard of late in picture 
houses and does not employ a band 
on the sjta-ge. The results are okay 
even if not startling, though this 
particular week the modeling makes 
a difference. 

The opening of unit impressively 
employs the dance talents ofl 
Amando and Lido, in environment 
of a stageful. of line girls. Setting 
borrows from the Clyde Beatty ani- 
mal act, with the girls as lions, 
tigers, etc., and Amando as Beatty 
cracking the whip. Clearing the 
girls away to the sides and upstage, 
Amando goes into an adagio 
Apache with his part^ier as an at- 
tacking lioness or something. Their 
routine becomes, the more striking 
because of the atmosphere. 

Rich furry finale with some of 
the coat-racks filling upstage por- 
tions. With show running long due 
to feature, , house cuts the usual 
overture and organ units of pro- 
gram this week but makes room 
without any hardship for the first 
of the NRA shorts contributed by 
the industry. House, along with 
others on Broadway, got the Metro 
item with Jinimie Durante. There 
Isn't inuoh to it and it- runs only 
three" minutes, but it gets over a 
fair message, via song by Durante 
and a couple of little bits with peo 
pie who are listening' to his address 
from a platform draped by NRA 
insignia. 

Release dh.te on Metro's NRA 
short waS' set as Sept. 10, but this 
house got it Friday (8) in order to 
start this week's shows off with it 
Theatre is trailing next picture, 
'Torch Singer* (Par), as coming in 
after this week, but it may be held 
up through retention of 'Song' a 




TRANSLUX 

For the first time since Broadway 
has had newsreel theatres one has 
virtually scored a scoop eclipse 
program over the otTier. Through 
Pathe, Universal and Paramount 
the Luxer does just that to the Em- 
bassy (Fox-Hearst) currently. An4 
this time there can't be any alibis.. 
The beats are wallopped over so. 
plentifully and decisively as to 
make the Emb register second run. 

There was a marked difference in 
attendance as well. 

At Sat mat the Enib had plenty 
of holes while the Luxer was more 
compact than it has been in months. 
Maybe there was some truth to the 
Luxer's ballyhoo that It had turned 
folks away on WAlt Disney's color 
pig cartoon because there were 
some kids in the house who shrieked 
and applauded while it was Enter- 
ing its second Luxer week. 

If the matter In Lux news wasn't 
a scoop it was nine times out of 
10 invariably better coverage, or 
editing, than a duplication at the 
Emb. 

Universal had the Blnghamton 
train wreck covered in good news- 
paper style. The Emb had, in- 
stead, the New Mexico derailment 
which the Luxer showed the week 
before. 

Pathe had Rosevelt getting off 
the boat and back to work while 
the Emb attendees saw the Presi- 
dent only starting the trip. Fol- 
lowing the headlines. Paramount 
not only got pictures of Bailey but 
had a complete re-enactment of the 
capture. Emb had nothing on this. 

Pathe had actual views of the 
deer while the Emb used a stock 
shot of some - animals and covered 
the Watkins Glen ledge Incident 
through off screen comment. Emb 
led off with the De Pinedo disaster, 
which Universal and Pathe had in 
greater detail last week. 

Luxer highlighted the Cuban 
trouble, with a real lead in the re- 
porter's talk and with views of the 
Miss.issippi' and a continuity of 
events, ' Including Secretary Swan- 
son, Marines and Cuba. The Emb 
did not have all of this arid what 
it had it buried in the program. 

Emb missed altogether air races 
and concert smokescreen by Pathe, 
Chicago balloon race by Par, latest 
Florida storm with some fine water 



second ,week. Trailer on 'Torch 
Singer' is one of the best Par or 
any other company has made if for 
no other reason than that it tips 
just enough to bait fans. Par is 
se^ingly cutting down on its al 
lotted room for trailers on either 
picture or stage show. Char. 



EMBASSY 



Embassy this week introduces a 
new policy, according to official an- 
nouncement. According to fact, as 
revealed on Its screen, the Embassy 
does more than .that. It also changes 
Its run and from now on follows 
the Translux If the material in the 
current news program is regarded 
V3 a criterion. 

in the five years that It has been 
vending Fox-Hearst clips, and an 
occasional short, the Emb never 
took the sloughing that it is re- 
ceiving currently from the Luxer. 
Strangely, the first week that it 
capitulates to the policy Instituted 
at the start by the Luxer, its news 
hits a new low. 

If the Emb figures an exti'a 10 
minutes or so in shorts is justifi- 
cation for news let-down it is bound 
to discover that no amount of 'Tin 
Types' and Magic Carpets and car- 
toons and what-nots will suffice; at 
least, not when there is ' another 
similarly pollcled house with news 
in tunc with newspaper headlines. 

On NRA material Emb covers 
Johnson's Chicago broadcast and 
gets comment from another official 
against food profiteering, while the 
Luxer uses an MGM Eagle trailer 
featuring Jimmle Durante and In- 
terviews Jim Farley. 

Both houses have the Pikes Peak 
auto climb^ girl .swiniming the 
IJIagara river, Gar Wood, Van Wie- 
Hicks golf. ISmb outstrips the Luxer 
in races, covering Belmont, Grand 
Prix and Saratoga. 

Von HIndenburg's 86th birthday, 
Jewish pageant in New York, Eng- 
lish grouse hunters. Camera in Hol- 
lywood, another antl-saloon leaguer 
and another Negro baptism are 
others. Wdly. 



photography by Par, court martial 
at Fort Slbcum by U. 

Paramount had a newsier cover- 
age of the Lindberghs' arrival in 
Copenhagen. Last week the Emb 
had a statement from a government 
official on home loans, but it took 
Par this week to get answers to 
questions of vital interest to every 
mortgagee. \ 

Emb covered the sailing of' the 
two Italian training ships in lazy 
fashion compared to Par, which had 
a camera up in the rigglng^ and 
availed Itself of all the angles which 
barkentlnes and brlgantlnes have 
to offer. Waly. 



Starr with 1st Div. 

Myron J. Starr, booker of the 
Century Circuit, Brooklyn, has re- 
signed, to* Join First Division Pic- 
tures. 

New post Is head salesman of the 
Metropolitan division. 



STATE, N. Y. 

Six-act vaude bill, topped by an 
air name but still vaude. That's 
Delight (Welcome) Lewis (New 
Acts)' who's developed a nice 
crooning style, but retains the 
phrasing and the knack of getting 
it over to the crowd. Off to solid 
applause for the first trip and still 
a good hand after the encore. 

Bill was running around 71 riiins. 
opening night, but going at a pace 
that didn't seem too long. 

Opens with Monroe and Grant in 
their trampoline act. Brevity of the 
act is an asset. Deucer is Sibyl 
Bowman. Same hit impersonations 
ever clickers. 

Jack Pepper, No. 5^ with his pair 
of stooges and. ■ straights for the 
better of his two assistants who 
might possibly be funnier if. he did 
not seek so desperately hard to be 
like Jimmy Durante. An Imitative 
bit as Durante generally gets over, 
but this is too long for an imita- 
tion and not announced as such. 
Rather less than usual of the nance 
stuff; the stooges' curse, which 
helps plenty. Collects enough 
laughs for a next-to-closer, but 
probably more at home on third 
base. 

Trey on this bill is held down 
by Clifford and Marion, who dou- 
bled 'eni up with some of the gag 
stuff. Shutter-upper is Ann 
Prichard and Jack Goldie. Miss 
Prichard lets loose some real bal- 
let dancing. Does so well with her 
?feet it's a pity she feels called upon 
to sing. But she does, solo and 
with Jackie Goldie, Latter in ad- 
dition to the song does a couple of 
tap routines with the Sibley sis- 
ters. Both good acrobatic stuff, but 
the only difference ia that in the 
second number they wear white 
mess jackets instead of tails. Might 
be a good gag to put the sisters 
into skirts one tiriie to give variety. 
Better costuming, more variety to 
the routine arid better lighting 
would all help. Makes six acts in 
stead of the conventional five and 
none stubs its toe Oif none rises 
above average. 

Overboard on trailers this week 
Regulation ad for next week's fea- 
ture, much loriger one for the big 
feature season that is poorly .writ- 
ten in spots: and tiresome ail the 
way through and one of the NRA 
shorts-. Feature is 'Tugboat An 
nie' (Metro) with: the house just 
full. Chic. 



PALACE, N. Y. 

Vaudeville Is likely to continue 
indefinitely along pop lines In this 
former stronghold of the departed 
two a day. RKO leased the house 
to Sydney Cohen. ■ He stepped In 
two weeks ago and that's the only 
change In the set-up. Even the 
usherettes display the RKO badges 
and the bookings both for the show 
and films are from RKO. 

Second vaudeville bill since 
Cohen arrived proved another sat- 
isfactory entertainment. Last per- 
formance Sunday night found a 
good house at 7Bc top, most pf the 
money being on the lower floor. 
About half the attendance there 
held over from the early evening 
show and walked when the final 
stage bill was half over, 

Bernice Claire had the top line, 
with Frank Gaby and Bernice and 
Emily in that order In the heavier 
billing. Latter turn opened the 
show, but in programs of this sort 
position is not- Ihiportant. First 
show Saturday was somewhat Jum- 
bled in running order because of the 
late arrival of acts. 

That brought Miss Claire on to 
open, she subsequently ' being 
spotted In the middle of the five- 
act show. She is personable and, 
although the possessor of no spe- 
cial brand of pipes, grows on the 
audience. 

Two comedy turns with Gaby 
the first to appear. He has some 
'fast' stuff with the box plant, but 
it was okay for the Palace. 

Next to closing the other hard- 
working comedy act also landed 
with Reiss, Irving and Reiss, • next 
to shut. The main comic "is rather 
remindful of Schnozz Durante, and 
yet it's not an imitation, Works 
in plenty of nance stuff. 

Bernice and Emily with two 
single men provided a corking 
opening. Girls are exponents of 
rythmic dancing and the timing 
makes the routine look easy. Dual 
acrobatics spot them quite apart 
from the sister team rating. Ec- 
centric boy hoofer scored, but it is 
the girls who put the act aci'oss 
without question. 

Closing is the adroit Wing Wah 
Troupe of five. Three- contortion- 
ists, a boy and two girls, exhbt ex- 
traordnary feats, wthout fuss or 
delay. Plate spnning finisher • not 
unusual, but makes a flash. ■Pic- 
ture is 'Paddy the Next Bost Thing* 
(Fox), 

Trailer for 'One Man's Journey 
intorosting. Attached is an NRA 
short with Jimmy Durante singing 
'Give a Man a Job.' Audience liked 
it a lot. Jbee. 



Tuesday, September 12, 1935 



VARIETY HOUSE REVIEWS 



VARIETY 





. IT'S 

11 WASHED UP' 



Below is a review of the Op- 
pheum, Minneapolis, as written by 
the^ locat correspondent. It is the 
reviewer's opinion, on seeing the 
first regular vaudevile show to 
play_ Minneapolis in a long while, 
thatM^VHe new show looks too much 
like the old shows; that vaudeville 
apipears outmoded, and that vaudd- 
viMe in its unchanged .form is a 
passe form of amusement, as en- 
^tertainment and for the box office. 
If that is- the opinion in inne- 
apolis, it must reflect the feeling 
tiiat prevails elsewhere, for that 
average American big city is like 
other cities in basic entertainment 
likes and dislikes. 

From the notice on the Orpheum's 
opening, or reopening, bill, it 
would appear that vaudeville In its 
original form and pattern is 
washed up.' 

That may-^be so, although It 
shouldn't be. Vaudeville means, or 
should mean, entertainment and 
talent — Individualized, specialized, 
expert talent. And talent isn't 
washed up, in Minneapolis or any* 
where else. 

Vaudeville's fault is that It Is 
not entertaining its audiences. The 
talent in vaudeville Is not asserting 
itself. 

It's the system behind the talent 
that's outmoded, that smothers the 
real talent, that reflects itself in 
the- .yaudevills show; it's the sys- 
tem the audience .really sees, but 
mistakes for failure of the talent. 
In the boking, the staging, the the- 
atre operating and the Inside and 
outside selling of vaudeville under 
methods now in use, lies the 
answer to 'What's wrong with 
vaudeville?' The answer is to be 
found In the booking offices and 
operating departments, and man 
agers' offices of the circuits and 
independents. . The system behind 
the vaudeville, phase by phase, 
seems tt> be: « 
Vaude a Stepchild 

Operation — As a circuit proposi- 
tion today vaudeville is distinctly 
a stepchild. They don't want it, 
they admit they don't, and they 
won't play it unless there Is no pos- 
sible alternative. RKO, formerly 
the most prolific variety circuit 
and one whose vaudeville Is a her- 
itage and the foundation on which 
It was built, Is now d:ecldedly antl- 
vaude on the frank admission of 
Harold Franklin, its operating head. 
RKO's playing time has shrunk 
from 70 weeks to seven weeks 
within one year. The decline on 
other circuits has been in propor- 
tion. Those 70 weeks were not 
created in one year. That they 
were reduced by 63 weeks in that 
brief period was not due to an 
.oversight collapse of the variety 
form of entertainment, but to a 
. complete • change in sentiment 
toward yaudeville, from prp. to 
anti, through a change in. opersl- 
tion. , 

.Vaudeville to. the average circuit 
.theatre operator • oh all qlrciiljs 
now is considered more troubl^- 
. '.some / -than valuable. . Operation 
with straight pictures Is 50% .eas- 
ier, "With RKQ still 'used as the 
exiimpie, th4 fact that those.. 70 
w:«ek9 of vaudevile were largely 
.responsible for.. any profit shovvin 
,.by many, of the theatres. Involved 
was hoti .con3i(JerQd when vaude- 
,ville was, ordered out. The entej;- 
ta^oment consistency which vaudQ- 
' vUle had established served to 
oo.uhteract a notorius weakness \n. 
'.the' picture product. That weak- 
ness still prevails to a great ex- 
tent, but now a bad picture al- 
ways nosedives; there is no con- 
sistent stage entertainment, in 
fact, no stage entertainment at all, 
to help the bad picture out of a 
bad hole. The reason' for drop- 
ping vaudeville as always issued 
by the circuit operators Is that 
with vaudeville the theatre is los- 
ing money.. In such cases, that di- 
agnosis Is usually correct, although 
In no Instance on record has any 
operator making such a declaration 
been known to delve into the rea- 
sons for the overnight failure of 
the formerly popular vaudeville to 
continue its box ofllce and enter- 
tainment consistency. A search for 
causes might reveal that the im- 
movable anti-vaudeville sentiment 
of the, superior operating (depart- 
ment has had its devastating effect 
on the booking oillcie and bookers. 
The seepage of the 'we don't .want 
vaudeville' attitude Into the book- 



ing office is a psychological handi- 
cap for any booker. 

Fright Booking 
Booking — The booking office, un- 
der this condition, is no longer on 
its own. In truth. It Is not a book- 
ing office, but an admittedly neces- 
sary evil that's merely tolerated, 
not respected. The bookers know 
it. Holding the Job is considered 
more important than the show, and 
the fear is so great It does not 
occur to the booker that an Im- 
provement In the shows through 
use of Initiative and thought would 
be the best guarantee against total 
extinction of bookers and booking 
offices. 

But they book their shows from 
fright. Chances are not taken where 
a gamble might turn the trick. The 
few reliable acts that remain are 
played week in and out. The 
booker's immediate worries preclude 
thoughts of future so he passes up 
the long shots for the sure- fires 
that can't remain sure-fire forever. 

Talent — ^When the booker will not. 
take a chance, the new talent has 
no chance, and that applies to most 
bookers and all new talent In vaude- 
ville today. Minus a chance, that 
new talent cannot develop. With 
no new talent, and when the old 
t£tlent dies its natural death, there 
will be no vaudeville shows— and no 
vaudevillie bookers. The talprit prob- 
lem In vaudeville at the present 
time is severe. Continuation of the 
fright booking system is bound to 
prove fatal sooner or later. The 
talent is there. The bookers must 
go out and find it. 

Entertainment — Booking, besides 
the purpose it should serve in the 
talent development way, is not 
merely a matter of obtaining good 
talent, finished or otherwise. The 
good booker always has and always 
will be a booker who 'knows how to 
use that talent. Five good acts 
can make a bad bill. Five fair acts 
can make a good bill. It's In the 
blending, of course, and blending, is 
booking. The average vaudeville 
bill today is a strong condemnation 
of the average booker. Either 
doesn't know, or doesn't care. 

Policy — ^Vaudeville, as a circuit 
wide proposition, is not a hit or 
miss affair. Minus the names it 
once possessed of its own making, 
and without the former ability to 
draw by itself, vaudeville is re- 
garded chiefiy as protection against 
;i!^f:'iiM>m^^hortvozniaso,^ It-!n.«st. '"^O. 
consistently played and consistently 
good to serve its real purpose. It 
requires the setting of a definite, 
regular policyj under heady book- 
ing. The 'occasional vaudeville' 
policy that's being widely tried this 
season bars the establishment of a 
policy. The now-and-then shows 
cannot build up a steady draw, so 
an occasional, ordinary, regulation 
bill of acts, soft-shoeing in, cannot 
attract much attention. The now- 
and-then shows draw only when of- 
fering an exceptional name attrac- 
tion, or a tab. with an established 
legit title that may be recognized 
In the hinterland. 

Names and Tabs. — The name on 
today's vaudeville bill is not a 
vaudeville name. It must be bor- 
rowed from another field. That's 
a situation that cannot be corrected. 
■The time wasted and chances lost 
by vaudeville during the years It 
has neglected Its own proving 
grounds, cannot be recalled. So the 
vaudeville bill contains a name only 
when one is available from the out- 
side, and in such cases vaudeville 
must pay the price. Tabs- in the 
majority of Variety theatres now- 
playing them ar-e a partial surrender 
to the conviction that most pictures 
can't stand up alone, where more 
than a fair picture is demanded by 
tlie audience.. They are a com- 
"promise with the demand for addi- 
tional entertainment. They preclude 
chances for establishment of a regu- 
lar policy, because the . supply of 
playable tabs 6f sufficient merit is 
extreniely slim, but the indlrefct 
value of tabs to vaudeville now is 
the possibility ot their leading to 
the establishment of regular stage 
policies in theatres that find them 
successfu business-getters. 

Costs. — Playing of vaudeville with 
pictures often means 25% or 30% 
additional overhead. The business 
with vaudeville must show an equal 
increase over the business with 
straight pictures to justify the dif- 
ference. For various reasons, it 
isn't always possible. The bare cost 
of the talent alone- is incidental. 
There are the union requirements 
and the other trimmings. The union 
problem, is one of vaudeville's worst 
stumbling blocks; For instance, the 
Paramount theatre, New Haven, re- 
cently installed the now-and-then 
pollcy.playlng band shows. Local 
musicians' union demanded employ- 
ment of a house orchestra regard- 
less. The pit hand was engaged, 
but not used at all, and the cost to 
the ' theatre was $^00 a week for 
musicians who did not participate 
ill the show. 
The circuits in many other similar 



nredicaments show no fight. The 
vaudeville is not of sufficient im- 
portance to bring the union prob- 
lem to ^n issue. They give in to 
the union or they drop the vaude- 
ville — giving in either way — and the 
result is a resort to straight pic- 
tures. .Straight pictures are easier, 
cheaper and 'less trouble.' They 
also might mean less business, but 
that seems to be of no consequence 
to the operator who picks the easiest 
way out. That's the easiest way out 
for him, and for the booker the 
easiest way is the same old routine 
bill of acts, week in and week out; 
and the vaudeville now. is seldom in; 
it's mostly out. 



Orpheum, Minneapolis 

First stage show in many weeks 
and the first straight-out vaudeville 
bill for a blue moon brings home 
the fact that vaudeville today con- 
tinues in the same 'groove to which 
it lias clung from time immemqaial. 
A -leopard may change its spots, but 
vaudeville sticks steadfastly to its 
original pattern. 

As vaudeville bills go, this four- 
acter probably passes muster, but, 
because of its strict adherence to 
the entertainment code which thls- 
form of theatrical endeavor adopted 
In a less jazzy and slower era, it 
lacks the punch, outstanding glamor 
and exceptional traits, not to say 
diversity, which undoubtedly are es- 
sential for ■ pulling power today. 
And, as a result, it apparently is 
unable to demonstrate sufficient box 
office prowess to overcome the han- 
dicap of ordinary screen fare. Each 
act is good enough in itself and, 
for names, there are the Pat 
Rooneys. But the general effect 
of the whole Is not stimulating or 
provocative of enthusiasm, and the 
show, therefore, fails to convert 
customers into the word-of-mouth 
boosters necessary for important 
grosses. 

Bryant, Rain and Toung, a Her- 
culean young man and three girls, 
open with a first-rate adagio danc- 
ing act. 

In the deuce spot Lillian Miles, 
who reveals herself oft the screen as 
a snappy blonde, wearing alluring 
form-fitting evening gowns and ex- 
hibiting a high degree of talent in 
the art of selling jazz and torch 
numbers without the aid of a mike. 
Her voice, not so husky as that of 
most torch singers, is entirely- okeh 
for v§.udevlllje!, anj|,j^ide-fr.om^a pj^., 
of torso wiggling that isn't hard to 
lamp, she confines herself entirely 
to vocal efforts. Each of her pop 
numbers . met favorable audience 
response. 

Next to shut, the Pat Rooneys 
scored, as usual, with their dancing. 

Closing, Dalton and Rose ofter 
practically the same comedy rollei 
skating act which they have pre- 
sented here before and which is a 
topnotcher of its kind. 

On the screen 'Her First Mate,' 
(U), Pathe News, a Sweet-Grlbbon 
comedy and a FitzPatrick travelog. 
In addition, an overture by Al Rudd 
and his orchestra. 

This show is in line with the the- 
atre's policy of occasional stage en- 
tertainment. Business not so forte, 
despite Fair W'eek. Beea. ' 



garty and Katherine Parsons. Trio 
and Fogarty were In for coluniis- 
tic blurbs, which a lot of people 
believe fool a lot of other people. 
Miss parsons, radio's 'Girl of Yes- 
terday,*^ is the wife of Kenny's city 
editor, George Clarke. 

Kenny, serving as m. c, spied the 
Landt Trio in the orchestra. He 
asked the boys iC they'd come up 
and sing a song. They came up 
and sang two. The. first number 
required some props, such as a 
baby's milk bottle. Second called 
Cor a set of whiskers and some 
hats. The boys produce'd them out 
of iheir pockets. Impromptu like. 

In his own 'Radio Scandals' 
Kenny employs two girl singers, 
Kay Fayre and Babe Miller; Wil- 
bur Hall, Andrini Bros., Fred Mdr- 
rlt and Jewell Morris.. All de- 
scribed by the regular house m. c, 
Dave Schooler, as Uncle Nick's 
•discoveries.' Superlatives were 
tossed about like chips in a pfflcer 
game. Uncle Nick didn't describe 
anyone as 'marvelous' because 
the word isn't flattering enough. 
Babe Miller, according to Kenny's 
announcement. Is only 'immortal.' 
Others were equally terrific and gi- 
gantic, before the customers found 
out for themselv^. A colored boy 
was just plain Jesse something, but 
he did as well as anybody else re- 
gardless. Miss Miller, who sings 
very nicely, was discovered by 
K^nny, so Kenny said, 'at Cooney 
Island lahst summer.' 

After their specialties the Kenny 
gang blend with the Roxy house 
line into a glorified production plug 
of Uncle Nick's latest song. Up 
ahead the house supplies two spe- 
cialty acts of its own, Al Norman 
and Bob Ripa, both standards. The 
Kenny bunch had to follow, them, 
but it should have been the other 
way around. 

Picture is 'The Man Who Dared' 
(Fox). Also another of the 'Tar- 
zan' serial chapters and plenty 
screen fillers. Considerable bally- 
hoo in trailers and otherwise for 
next week's feature, 'F. P,^ 1.' 
Lobby display Includes an electric 
sign with letters about 12 feet high, 
- planted in the middle of the Roxy's 
spacious foyer. Bige. 



ROXY, N. Y. 

Maybe there are some who be- 
lieve that log-rolling Stuff on the 
stage through employment of :a 
newspaper columnist, with that 
columnist tripling as a newspiaper. 
writer, free -talent coaxer and actor, 
Is a.mlxtui'e that breeds theatre at- 
tendance. There must be some, 
else Nick Kenny of the New York 
'Mirror' wouldn't be in the Roxy. 
stage show this week. 

But If those who believe it are 
right, there was nothing in- a box 
office way to support them' F*rlday 
night. This is a repeat engage- 
ment for Kehny at the Roxy. 
Everything's repeating but the' cus- 
tomers. Business for the night 
show was awful. 

Kenny is pretty much of an all- 
around fellow. He acts in talking 
shorts, on the radio and In vaude- 
ville; writes lyrics for songs, makes 
after dinner speeches, discovers 
new talent — and writes a radio 
column. The column is mentioned 
last, but should come first because 
It's of first Importance. When he 
acts in talking shorts, Kenny sup- 
plies the shorts producer with 
talent,' and also -wnen he acts in 
vaudeville. Now those free actors 
don't usually work for the fun of 
it. "There must be reasQn. It can't 
be the column— not much. 

That the free talent angle was 
the reason behind the booking be- 
came too obvious by the Roxy's 
billing bn Kenny a week in advance. 
It stated Uncle Nick, as Kenny 
makes himself known on the air 
and In the column, would deliver 
•I'iew names daily. The 'names' he 
delivered Friday evening were 
Landt .Trio and White. John Fo- 



IMPERIAL, TORONTO 

Toronto, Sept. 8. 

.. '.■5Viyraiift.al»-.j?iPR acrpaa th.«j.,.5Kay 
into it^ new 8-act vaude and pic- 
ture policy and the major down- 
town flicker houses offering such 
competition as 'Tugboat Annie' 
(MGM), 'Song of Songs' (Par), and 
'F.P.I' (Gaumont-Brltish), the Im- 
perial is taking no chances. Stage 
and screen show strength and, with 
Jack Arthur just back from New 
York with a flock of ideas for the 
autumn bills, current fare is an in- 
dication of what's coming. Pit band 
is out of summer whites and into 
new dinner jackets again and cool- 
ing plant is scheduled to be turned 
ot£ .any day. With the Canadian 
National Exhibition closing tomor- 
row midnight and beach attractions 
folding, the FP-Can entrepreneurs 
are cl:earlng the decks for action 
with this week's bill as the opening 
salVo. 

With 'Morning Glory' (Radip) 
offering no inducement to the 
youngster ..draw, stage presentation 
'offsets this by headlining Baby Ro^e 
Marie and staging a novelty dperi- 
Ing; that has strong kid appeal. This 
has the ballet on in dog: costumes 
befoi-e' a packed grandstand baelf- 
Ing for canine contortions complete 
r with barks. . Beauville is out as tlie 
.ringmaster for whip , snaps with 
partner^ Tova on In cat cpstanie 
with mutts in full cry for a dos^. 

.Then Baby Rose Marie before the 
traveller for- three pops and clincH- 
ing I with 'Lazy : Bones,' complete 
with ibaritone throat- gurgles In tl^e 
traditional Harlem manner. NBC 
tot weiit over nicely. Ballet traits 
in full stage before a garden set for 
the butterfly number, skirts sup^ 
ported on wands for fan effects and 
pretty In the flutter finale. Beau- 
ville and Tova close first half with 
a ballroom number, dusky lass in 
black and white evening go-rcn and 
man in tails. Waltz numb^ also 
quite formal and has a nice recep- 
tion. 

Senator Murphy next In one for 
the political burlesque address on 
Roosevelt and the NRA, with blue 
notes on the bankers and the nude 
cults. TimfUness scored and Mur- 
phy had to beg off. Mangean's In- 
ternationals -next, to closing with 
thrilling tceter-board work, com- 
plete with shoulder mounts and 
double chair-catches that scored the 
best response of the evening. Com- 
pany rally Cor finish in full-stage 
sot mostly Hags of all nations. 

Overture is 'Dance of, the Hours' 
with Jack Arthur conducting. Runs 
'8 mins. Prez goes 44 mins. and 
'Morning Glory' (Radio), 72 mins. 
Comedy and newsreel fill. McBtdy. 



ALBEE, BROOKLYN 

They are making an earnest ef- 
fort over here to diversify the vaude 
shows through the use of a line of 
24 girls and specialties .to wind up 
show in place of the usual closing 
act. Alexander Oumansky is stag- 
ing the special girl numbers on a 
limited budget but with assistance 
from the Music Hall, he is able to 
do fairly well; 

This week the produstioi. around 
the 24 girls, called American Beau- 
ties over here, with Camp and 
MOoncy, dance team, and Madelyn 
Kleen, prima, as specialties, looks 
like any flash. Main difference is in 
the total of 24 girls instead of the 
small lines flashes would carry. 

Girls are beautifully costumed, 
flashy fans helpin" Latter were 
supplied by the Music Hall's pro- 
duction department currently. 

Hereafter Oumansky and Paul 
Oscard, Paramount stager in New 
York, better get together. Bdth 
houses are using a Clyde Beatty 
cage and wild animal idea as buildup 
for a dance routine. At both 
houses effective. While Oscard at 
N. Y. Par has his dance team going 
into an animalistic adagio-Apache, 
over here Camp and Mooney step 
into a regulation adagio. 

The Oumansky presentations runs 
only 14 minutes, having nice speed, 
'deftness in routining and no stalls ° 
or repetition. 

Camp and Mooney, with two rou- 
tines, are at their best in the society 
Wjaltz. Miss Kleen, ^7ho3e soprano 
voice reaches pretty far, also on 
twice, doing pops. 

The headline act Is Block and 
Sully. With a lot of new material 
that lands on laughs, they should 
come closer to being a solid hit Sat- 
urday afternoon than they were, ljut 
in view of the skimpy audience on 
hand they could have been farther 
from stopping the show. 

Venlta Gould third in impersona- 
tions of star personalities also down 
lighter than deSeirved. On whole 
her character picture of w.k. char- 
acters are excellent but the one of 
Marie Dressier could- go. Miss Gould 
Isn't the type and Dressler,,.be8ideB, 
would be hard' for anyone to do. 
Like most other impersonators, this 
headllner of the old two-a-day area 
closes with Durante, very good. Her 
Ed Wynn also fine biit Garbo only 
fair. ■ 
No. 2 attcactlon.^Dave Harrlq and 

flash to bill but ' on the comsdy. 
nothing td write the booking office 
about. Gets over okay, filling re- 
c.ulrements it is expected to fill^ 
however, and not out of place on this 
theatre's show. 

Gilbert Bros., In their slick hand- 
to-hand and horizontal bar in- 
augurate the proceedings. Over 
good, Saturday, as usual. 

No orchestt'a overtures currently, 
probably due to necessity of cutting 
somewhere. Feature 'One Man's 
Journey' (RKO) and filler a car- 
toon and trailers. 

There is a special l^KO star chat 
in trailer form on current- RKO 
Greater Show season campal^, in 
addition -to custonnary material on 
coming picture aiioi 'stase bill. 

House goes .tb Friday openings 
(15) that making current pro^^ram 
a six-day affair. C/tar, 



PALACE, CHICAGO 

Chicago, Sept. 8. 

Bert Lahr IS another one of those 
performers -vi^ho are so legit-mlnded 
that they can't picture anybody not 
knowitig what Bfoaldway Is all 
about. - For Lahr this Is something 
inexcusable after having had a ses- 
sion' on the air soothing listeners. 

But to. expect' that the farmers 
and : farmerettes up from downstate 
Illinois, and. upstate Missouri to know 
who Clifton Webb is doesn't say 
much for Lahr's understanding of 
the small town psychology. And 
Chicago's loop theatregoers today 
are 96% smalltowners in to see the 
World's Fair. Most of them have 
never heard of Clifton Webb, who 
is wholeheartedly legit. Only Lahr'e 
mugging saved the number. 

Another similar point might be 
made of Lahr's 'Flying High' medi- 
cal examination scene with its ques- 
tionable punchline, but there were 
enough laughs ahead of that final 
bit to more than redeem it, 

Lahr, Eleanor Powell and Eddie 
Garr, assisted by Bill Halllgan, make 
an Impromptu revUe of the vaude 
bill and for a last-ininute arrange- 
ment do a noat job of it. They hold 
out for 60 minutes of real entertain- 
ment, with the. other two acts on 
the show adding half that time, to 
deliver a total of 90 minutOH of solid 
variety. 

On the opening end the three 
Thrillers were weak, thoutjh they 
were probably laboring under some 
difficulties, the skating arena being 
apparently split on vme aide. Ctos- 
( Continued on pft^e 25) 



W fAMETT t^ieeJay, SeptenOi^ 12, 1933 




Tuesday, September 12, 1933 



FILM REVIEWS 



VARIETY 



17 



Talking Shorts 



CLAUDE HOPKINS ORCH 
With Orlando Roberson, 4 Step Bros. 
12 Mins. 
Strand, N. Y. 

Vitaphone 8002 

Novelty band short £eaturlngr the 
tip-top colored combo maestroed by 
Claude Hopkins from his piano 
perch. Orlando Roberson, sub-fea- 
tured, is probably that corking top 
tenor whose rendition o£ ''Trees' 
alone recommends him Cor mike at-^ 
tention, or it might toe that ole 
pappy player, although the singer 
rates the billing. The Four Step 
Bros., also sub-mentioned, aren't 
difficult to identify, of course. 

'Barber Shop Blues' title is de- 
rived from the shambles tonsorlal 
parlor which is transformed into a 
rilz environment, with Jazz band ac- 
companiment and the hoofing (Step 
Bros.) bootblacks, from the winnings 
of the sweepstakes lucky number. 
This TOmiits the Hopldns jazzists 
to do ttfeir stuff in an attractive en- 
vironment and they do it plenty oke. 

Joseph Henabery directed, this" 
novelty version of a jazz tband pres- 
entation. Abet. 



ANDY CLYDE 
20 Mrns. 
Mayfair, N. Y. 

Educational 

f Some gags in this that provide a 
few laughs, but only excuse for 
story is girl who Invents, sinkers 
that stay on top. School orchestra 
broadcasting the Invention and 
Andy Clyde facial work occupy 
most of running time. 

There are some cute youngsters 
In the band. 'Waly. 



Charles JUDELS and Cieorge GIVOT 
'Gobs of Fun' 
22 Mins. 
Strand, N. Y. 

Vitaphone 1603 

One of those syuvhctic slapstick- 
ers with Judels doing French di- 
alect and Givot his fantastic Greek 
brogue. Olive Borden, prominenL 
in lilms in the past, and still look- 
ing very oke, registering plenty on 
the personality, is in support along 
with Tony Hughes. A couple of 
other bit players also. 

Starts with the dialectic gobu 
swabbing the decks but going A. W. 
O. Li. on shore-leave impersonating 
naval ' officers, complications with 
Lulu, the sailors' sweetheart (Miss 
Borden) and a hoosegow finale. 
Jack Hanley admits to the script 
idea; Ray McCarey, director. 

Just a light snicker filler. AheU 



*SALT WATER TAFFY' 
Comedy 
21 Mins. 
Strand, N. Y. 

Vitaphone Nos. 1561-62 

Entertaining, fast-moving com- 
edy wltti plenty of laughs. 

•Salt Water Taffy* burlesques 
rooky gobs in a slightly different 
manner. Couple of pickpockets in 
escaping with a heavy captain's 
watch find themselves in a recruit-, 
ins station. 

Simulation of defective hearing 
and sight is detected by hard-boiled 
petty officer. After that it is a series 
of errors ori the part of the new 
Inen. That some thought went into 
thei writing end of this is plainly 
•evidenced.. Woly. 



LADY FOR A DAY 

Columbia production and reloase. War- 
ren Williams. U&y Robson. Quy Klbbee 
underscored. Directed br Frank Capra. 
Story hy Damon Runyon, adapted by Rob- 
ert Rlskln. Cameraman. Joseph -Walker. 
Sound. K. !<. Bernds. Film editor. Gene 
HavUck. At Music Hall. New York, week 
Sept. 7, Running time, SSi mins. 

Dave the Dude Warren William 

Apple Annie ....May Robson 

Judge Blake Ouy Kibbe 

Missouri Martin.. lenda Farrell 

Happy Ned Sparks 

lioulse , Jean Parker 

Count Romero Walter Connolly 

Shakespeare Nat Pendleton 

Inspector .Robert O'Connor 

Commissioner ..Wallla Clark 

Governor Hobart Bosworth 



Columbia has slipped a large tor- 
pedo through the target with this 
laughter - amidst - sentiment story 
that lulled the Music HalV audience 
into a condition of ready surrender 
to skillfully dished Cinderella ho- 
kum. If it doesn't make a lot of 
money and a lot of friends then 
there's no logic left in a crazy 
show world. 

'Lady for a Day* asks the spec- 
tator to believe in the improbable. 
It's Hans Christian Anderson stuif 
written by a hard-boiled journalist 
and transferred to the screen by 
trick-wise HoUywoodites. While 
not stinting a full measure of credit 
to director Frank Capra, it seems, 
as if the spotlight of recognition 
ought to play rather strongly on 
Robert Riskin. For a more adroit 
scenario development of an essen- 
tially incredible situation would be 
hajrd to match. In addition there 
are some bright Jewels in the form 
of perfectly placed and exquisitely 
appropriate nifties. In the absence 
of other credits it is assumed Ris- 
kin is the father of these bright 
remarks that go so far toward mak- 
ing the film smadco ent«rt.atQjpaent;v 

On the performance end May 
Robson will probably do a walk- 
away in most people's estimation. 
She dominates the first reel but Is 
thereafter rather subordinated as 
the story gets into the comedy side- 
plots. Even with this partial eclipse 
in the later footage Miss Robson 
is the personality-in-chief of the 
film. It's a prize role and will do a 
lot for her. An easy temptation is 
to predict that she might easily win 
a place for herself comparable to 
Marie Dressier if given a few op- 
portunities like this and, of course, 
considering Miss Robson's long 
stretch of years in the legit. 

Actually in a well-balanced, 
smartly-directed cast like this it's 
hard to split the posies. Even in a 
small role as a nite club hostess 
Glenda Farrell looks great. There 
are half a dozen bits, including a 
superbly ironic English butler (un- 
programed) that ought really to get 
a shoulder pat. Warren William is 
the superstitious gambler for whom 
Apple Annie Is a good luck omen. 
It is he who stage manages the gi- 
gantic make-believe whereby the 
shoddy peddler of apples becomes 
a lady for a day,' to preserve her 
finely-reared daughter's illusions 
that her mother is a society some- 
body, ,1 

Ned Sparks of the loud voice, 
frozen pan and clipped speech is 
handed a good many of the nifties. 
His timing is to the split-second. 
Ouy Klbbee vitalizes an elderly pool 
hall shark with a pompous manner 
and a professor's vocabulary. These 
two weave In and out" with com- 
ment on the developments that 
servos a double purpose of provid- 
ing laughs and persuading the au- 



dience it really could happen. Use 
of realistic wisecracks to punctu- 
ate and divert attention from im- 
probable plot twists ia an effective 
device. 

'JLady for a Day' is a good mo- 
tion talker because it represents 
ace competence, applied to all de 
partments of production. Land. 

PENTHOUSE 

Cosmopolitan production for - M-G-U re- 
lease. Featuring Warner Baxter and Myrna 
Loy. Directed by W. S. Van Dyke. Hunt 
Strombere, associate producer. Adaptation 
by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett 
from the Arthur Somers Roche novel pub- 
lished serially In 'Cosmopolitan' magazine. 
Cameramen. Iiuden J^ndrlot and Harold 
Rodson. At Capitol. New York, week Sept. 
8. Runnlns time, 00 mins. 

Jackson Durant Warner Baxter 

Gertie Waxted.. Myrna Loy 

Liayton Charles Butterworth 

MIml Montagne Mae Clarke 

Tom Slddell i Phillips Holmes 

Jim CrelUman C. Henry Gordon 

Sue Leonard Martha Steeper 

Tony Gazottl Nat Pendleton 

Murtoch George K. Stone 

Stevens Robert Emmett O'Connor 

Bodyguard Raymond Hatton 

Bodyguard Arthur Belasco 



First class entertainment for 
everybody embodied in a brightly 
written story, played in the best 
manner and framed iij^ a production 
of the best modern grade. Names 
of Warner Baxter and Myrna Ijoy 
have box office sigrnificance and the 
title is provocative in its interfer- 
ence of sprightly doings amid lux- 
urious surroundings. Picture doesn't 
quite bear out the spice angle, but 
it has so much of other fascinating 
qualities that lapse won't be noticed. 
Ought to better general house aver- 
agres and get solid approbation. 

It's a . suEpar-coated gang story, 
but worked out indirectly, the un- 



Miniatmre Re¥iews 



'Lady For a Day' (Col). Ex- 
ceptionally adroit direction 
and scenario development of 
elderly Cinderella theme. Sell 
It with plenty of adjectivess as 
It will please everybody. Heart 
tug stuff cleverly mixed with 
belly laughs. 

'Penthtfuse' (M-G-M). Gang 
story against romantic back- 
ground, with many elements 
of novelty. Well sustained 
crime solution with smashing 
climax and arresting title. 
Warner Baxter and Myrna ' 
Lioy In first rate subject that 
ought to spell good box office. 

'Bureau of Missing Persons' 
(FN). t'airly entertaining 
flicker with average cast 
names but holds above av- 
erage selling possibilities. 

'Easy Millions' (Freuler). 
Familiar story with chances 
muffed by scenarist, but part- 
ly saved by a good cast .Fa:ii; 
indie. 

M Have Lived' (Chesterfield). 
"Poor, jumbled backfstage stuff 
and possible filler on double 
feature program, tn lesser 
grinds^ 



raggedness on converted novels. In 
terest is splendidly centered aiid 
never gets out of focus as it fre- 
quently does in arranging scattered 
book material into screen form. 

Baxter turns in one o£ his usual 
workmanlike performances, while 
Miss liOy reveals new skill in the 
fnanagement of light scenes — light 
on the surface but with the infer 
ence of . tenseness in the back 
ground. This'actress has progressed 
in command of technique with each 
picture she has done until she now 
stands as one of the most service 
able femme leads in the Hollywood 
lists, one who has escaped from a 
limited type to a broad range of 
leading roles. 

An excellent group of standard 
people makes t}p the rest of the 
cast. Butterworth does one of his 
amusing butler roles, and George 
Stone contributes a. good bit of hec 
tic acting to bolster up the climac 
tic punch. Bush. 



MISSING PERSONS 

First National production and release of 
Bureau of MIsslner Persons' (full title). 



HEADS WE GO 

(BRITISH MADE) 

British International l>icturc, roleased 



Monty Banks. In cast: Constance Cum- 
minss, li'rank Lawton and others. IjCngrtU 
7,700 feet, approx. Reviewed Empire, 
London. 



Directed by Roy Del Ruth. Screen play through Wardour films. IM^ei-tod by 

by Robert Prcsenell from 'MIssinK Men i ' ^ _ . _ . . 

novel by Capt. John H. Ayres and Carol 
Bird; camera, Barney McGlll. .At Strand, 
New Tork, commencing SopC 7. Running 
time. 76 mins. _ , 

Norma Betto Davis 

Captain Webb.. ^^if^.^X-ln?^ I British International has gone a 

Bene*'.^."."??y!::::::::.\\\\\Gir^^a'p^r«^^ step up the ladder with this picture, 

Joe Musik Alien Jenkins which is obviously also intended for 

Pete ^'^'u.'^^^""^"? the American market. 



Slade Hugh Herbert 

Therme Roberts Alan DInehnrt 

Caesar Paul ,..,.Tad Alexander 

Kingman Clay Clement 

Mr. Arnov Henry Kolker 

Homer ; George Chandler 



ondafy to - a nMinaintTc tale, iwo 
rather sure fire elements teamed in a 
rather shrewd treatment Develop- 
opment has capital comedy incident 
and some of the most likable char- 
acters of recent underworld pic- 
ttires. 

Story accomplishes a happy twist 
in criminal fiction. There's nothing 
to glorify the thug and no. preach- 
ment against him. He's just func- 
tioning vividly in his picturesque 
pursuits and the story doesn't atti- 
tudinize about him as a public 
menace. 

Action revolves around three 
characters: A rich lawyer with a 
taste for crlmdnal cases; the gangs- 
ter he saves from the chair, and 
the girl who appears to help him 
clear a society friend, framed in a 
kUllhg by a rival gaxig chief. Fin- 
ish is elaborately prepared. Hero 
is in one apartment house sky- 
scraper third- degreeing a witness 
from gangdom, while the heroine is 
in the den of the vicious racketeer 
in an adjoining building. Then 
fiashbacks from one situation to the 
other as the climax approaches. 
Hero's predicament is cleared up, 
leaving the heroine In peril nearby. 
A burst of machine £un fire off 
screen tightens up the suspense. 
Arriving on rescue bent the enemy 
gangster's pehthbli§e apaftment la 
found wrecked with the friendly 
gangster grinning benevolently in 
the midst of havoc, until he topples 
over, killed in the rescue battle he 
and his lieutenants had fought on 
behalf of his lawyer .friend. A 
neatly turned finish to an absorb- 
ing tale of melodramatic holce. 

The adaptation has been' well 
done. It has none of the u.sual 



MAN WHO DARED 

Fox production and release. Directed by 
Hamilton McFadden. Preston Foster and 
Zita Johann featured. Original story by 
Dudley Nichols and I>amar Trottl. Arthur 
Miller, phctoe. At Roxy. New York, week 
Sept. 8. Rnnnlns time, 72 minutes. 

Jan Novak..... Preston Foster 

Teena Paveltc. Zlta Johann 

Joan........... ................. Joan Mnrwh 

Teieza Novak Irene BlUer 

Dick CUtford Jones 

Barbara..! Jtme Vlasek 

ToseC Novak Uaon Waycoft 

Dan Foley Douglas .Cosgrove 

Judge Collier Doaglaa DnmbrlUe 

Senator UcGunnesa Frank Sheridan 



Billing, which calls this 'an Imagi- 
native biography,* is the squarer for 
any possible discrepancies in the 
telling of the life story of the late 
Mayor Cermak of Chicago. There 
can be no complaints from the late 
Mayor's family or friends, for this 
is the most flattering account ever 
written of any man's life, excepting 
the autobiogs which some people 
write for themselves. 

Mayor Cermak, as mirrored by 
his character prototype — Jan Novak 
In this picture — was the 100% per- 



form the char 
acter is too good, too pure, too con- 
foundedly angelic. Instead of gain- 
ing, it loses its power as it goes on, 
and the result is an uninteresting 
piece of far-fetched fiction. 

Necessity of covering 60 years or 
so of Cermak's life, from babyhood 
to the grave, resulted in an episodic 
script. It takes some long leaps, 
some of them too long. It hurts the 
story and It dampens the interest. 

At the birth of their first child, 
Jan at his wife's beside, says, 'Never 
again.' Roxy audience howled at 
that line. Next sc^e shows the 
Novak family some years later, with 
two more children present. Another 
howl. 

Most and best of all, the technical 
department captured the spirit of 
the mauve decade to an engrossing 
degree. Progress of machines and 
men Is symbolized by the passing of 
time on a Chicago street corner, 
where the horse and bugg^y is re- 
placed by the automobile, etc. Tan- 
dem bikes and bustles provide com- 
edy relief. 

For every interesting bit the pic- 
ture contains two drawbacks. It's 
slow and loses its punch before half 
over. 

Cast is excellent, Norman Foster 
particularly, but there are no names 
to offset the other bpx-oifflce bapdi- 
cioips. Zita Johann, whose perform- 
ance as the Mayor's wife is expert, 
was a bad makeup victim. She's 
one of the few unwrinkled elderly 
gnrandmas on r&cord. 

As a tribute to an outstanding 
personality, the picture has some 
value, but as a commercial talker 
it'.s not likely to get very far. Tn 
rhlrago, Cermak's home town, thoy 
ijidn't care for it. Bige. 



It is just one more version of Cin- 
derella. Developed with the aid of 
comedy and often farce. B. I. P. is 
apparently paying a little more atr 
tention to its scenarios and in this 
instance care has been exercised to 
Pretty fair entertainment. Nothing I smarten up the dialog. The set- 
socko but it will please and, de- tings are rich, the photography 
pending on the exploitation to which good, and a generally competent 
this thehtie lends itself so well, its company supported the stars, 
business may be above par, depend- The story is of a rich man's son 
ing on the territory and the predi- who meets a mannequin and they 
lections the customers have for fall in' loA-e. Humorous situations 
crime-adventure stuff. arise through the girl being mis- 

Broadway Strand's premiere ex- taken for a film star, whose press 
hibition dressed up the lobby with agent wants to have the 'imposter 
the secret service police stuff and arrested. Scenes on board the mil- 
lots of silhouette and masked-figure lionaire's yacht in the Medlterraji- 
flash, the right approximation of ean and other classy shots with 
what this theme can stand. money apparently spent liberally 

Fortunately, it's been steered clear without attempting too much osten- 
of overly sombreness or becoming tation. Good entertainment any- 
too morbid; also hyper-dramatic or | where. Jolo*- 
bordering on the gangster cycle. In- 
stead, the artificers have made it 
a human document of a little known 
adjunct to the police departments of 
every metropolis, that of tracing 
missing persons. Preface mentions 
the large percentage of humans who 
seemingly manage to drop off the 
fs^ce of the earth with great suc- 
cess and little difficulty. On the 



L'ORDONNANCE 

('The Orderly') 
(WITH SONGS) 
(FRENCH MADE) 



Paris, Aug. 28. 
Joint Capltole Films and Films R. P. 
production. Story from de Maupassant. 
Broadway showing Charlie EInf eld I Adaptation and dlalos by Jacques Natanson 



for the WB home-ofllce explolteers 
went for the works, including a 
$10,000 reward for missing Judge I so'rtlum'cincma 
Crater. Showed the framed check | Aug. 23. 
in the lobby and notice said the 
check was good. 



and music by Rene Sylvlane. ' Directed by 
Tourjanskl. Made at Pathe-Natan Joln« 
vllle studio. Distributed by Pathe Con- 
Opened at the Marlgnan, 



Helene. Marcello Chantnl 

Colonel Jean Worms 

Philippe Alexandre Rlgnault 



Lewis Stone as the kindly captain Etienne Fernandel 



heading the Missing Persons Dept., 
is shown in sundry cross-sections 
on how to properly pursue his du 
ties without working too great a 
hardship on any of the principals 
When a playboy husband is found 
in his love nest he 'suggests, not 
bringing extra heartaches to his 
family but a pseudo- amnesia disap 



Saint-Albert ....Georges Rigaud 

Marie Paulette Duboao 

George Claude Lehmann 



Decidedly aupex*ior to usual run of 
French films. Not. only does Tour- 
janskl follow the main events of the 
original story in careful detail, but 
manages to transpose the de 



he 

pearancTand^irtTmatrdls^^^^ | Maupassant style to tl\e screen 

stead. When a violin child prodigy atmosphere of the epoch 

of 12 runs away from his concerts (1890) is adroitly preserved, 
and the symphony halls because he L Film starts with . the suicide and 
has the natural. boyhood yen to be £"neraj pf Helene, who has drowned 
a kid and not a genius, the human herself in the bathtub. Her bewU- 
equatlon is gotten over. Stone deft- d.erei and brief-stricken husband, a 
ly gets across the idea of the police colonel in the cavalry, discovers on 
force being retained to protect not his return home that his wife has 
persecute the public, etc. left »• letter for him. Her confession 

Against these colorful but rather la then depicted. Picture gets Its 
disjointed details. Scenarist Presnell name from the character, Philippe, 
has wisely thrown a main romance the colonel's orderly, who finds out 
theme involving Bette Davis and ahout Helene's liaison, with the 
Pat O'Brien. Just when it threatens handsotne young captain and exacts 
to become banal, excellent trouping a heavy price for his silence. The 
and some Inspired dialoglng snap I lovers have a daily rendezvous on 
it back Into proper gait, and thus a deserted Island, and one fateful 
the sum total impresses quite favor- day Philippe, having epened a letter 
ably despite threatening lapses. entrusted in his care which Informs 

Judicious pacing by Director Del I Helene that her ofilcer will be unable 
Ruth including not a little skillful | to keep the tryst, seizes the oppor- 
edltlng and cutting combine to shape tunlty to present himself In Salnt> 
the 'Bureati of Missing Persons' Into | Albert's place. Overpowered by the 



a nicely knitted flicker which will 
please generally. Abel, 



MILADY 



(FRENCH MADE) 
(With Sengs) 

Henri DIamont-Berger production. Qen^ , ■ m - ■ 

eral Film release In 17. S. Direction and I votes considerable ZOOtage to 
adaptation by Henri Dlamant-Berger: D. 

jian'^Sfr:'SSSt'5SaSS?^f«iM^S|a» the maneuvers ol^ the regiment 



brute force of the villainous orderly, 
the colonel's wife can no longer en*- 
dure the shame of. her position. 
Story ends with a flashback to the 
husband finishing the letter and a 
dramatic scene in which he shoots 
PhiUppe. 

To make a full-length feature out 
of this short tale, Tourjapskl de- 
ft 

number of secondary episodes such 



At Fltth Ave. Playhouse. N. T., tor grind I and the comedy relief love aftair be- 
mn Sept. 6. Ronninir time.uo mins. I tween Helene's maid, Marie, and 

c^a'JSSS^ ^'^*^'"*Vim;?'*2i^!l« a formier orderly to the 

Miu^f!^V.:V.V.::::;f!?.!!..?& MlJi colonel. These scenes, though well 

Duke ot Buckingham Maurice Escande I done and Supplying CQlor and va- 

cardinai Richiieu. . . Samson Fainsiiber riety, nevertheless need OUttingrOS 

Monsieur de Trevllle Harry Baur thpv slow ytn the main Action An- 

Anne of Autrlche Andree Lafayette \^'}?' Slow Up TOO main aciion. An 



Louis XIII Femand FranceU 

Dona Kstefana Marcelle Monttall 

Duchess Chevreuse Helene Ij«ra 

Madame de Lannols... Rence Varvllle 

Rbchefort Henry Baudln 

Monsieur Romain 

Planchet • Paul 

^t^o;::::::::::::::::::T^^^I^ I serves the favomwe reception which 

Aramis Louis Aiiibert | has already placed It as one of the 

new seasoxL'a successes. 



other fault Is a needlessly crude 
treatment of the bestiality of Phi- 
lippe in his encounters with Helene. 
a Jarring note in a treatment other- 

•L'Or- 



. Romain Bouquet wise marked by good taste. 

Conine I donnance* holds interest and de 



Follow-up on 'Three Musketeers,' 
made by the same French company 
with the same native cast. Too long 
and not as action-y as the first 
film, but it ought to get some fairly 
good grosses because of the back- 
ground. In the U, S. it'll do as well 
as French films can possibly hope 
for because such a fine example of 
really good French spoken as to 
make it outstanding for school 
purposes. That's about 60% of 
possible foreign film reveuue in the 
U. S| today. 

In this section of the story 
D'Artagnan continues his old hec- 
tic life, fighting, dueling, making 
love and getting into trouble to 
guard the queen, while Richelieu 
continues to pester him. It's slower 
than the first section and the pho- 
tography isn't quite as good. 

French like costume stuff. The 
Dumas yarn is one .they've always 
had a soft spot for', ma,king it pretty 
easy over there. Same sets as in 
the first film helped shear down 
cost con.giderably. First film im- 
pressed as being lavish and costly, 
but with overhead spread two ways 
It's more understandable. 

'Musketeers' got a pretty nice run 
In French hou.ses in the TJ. S, in 
May and June and 'Milarlv* ourrht 
to repeat. Kauf. 



Bene Syivalne supplies two or 
three very tuneful songs and a mu- 
sical score which is pleasing 
throughout. Cast ia made up of 
capable and well-known French fa- 
[ vorlteia, with only one newcomer to 
the screen — Claude Lehmann. of the 
Comodle Francalse, who plays an 
attractive young lieutenant and 
need have no worry about being in 
demand for future film roles. 



I HAVE LIVED 

Chesterfletd productloti; Ftast DIvlHlon 
release. Directed by Richard Thorpe. 
Screen play and dialog by Winifred Dunn 
from otory by Lou Heintz. In cast: Alan 
Dlnehart, Anita Paige, Gertrude A.stor. 
Matthew Betz, Bddle Boland, Maude 
Truax. Dell HendOrson. Allen Vincent. At 
Mayfair beginning Sept. 7. Running time. 
00 mlhs. 



Very spotty specimen of produc- 
tion that at best shapes up for dual 
positioning. Parts ot this wh6f e the 
direction is sloveply and where the 
situations are just ludicrous. 

There is a speak with such at- 
mosphere and dialog as to easily 
pass for a disorderly hou.se. 

Story as brought to the acvr^on is 
another back-stiKC effort, rtnly of 
odd ronKloinf-ration, Anita Paige 
.ind AInn Dinfh.'irt are the loads. 

Walj/. 



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Drury Lane s 1932 Profit of $65,000 
Turns to $50,000 Net Loss in 1933 



London, Sept. 2, 
Prury Laiie deficit lor the yesir 
ehding; June 30 was something over 
$50,000, as against a net profit of 
$65,000 for tlie previous yean 

The loss includes $27,000 set aside 
tor. leasehold amortization, guaran- 
tee of dividends on the Dominion 
theatre arid loss on the sale : of war 
loan.. 



Candy Box Silencer 

The Sixth Chocolate and Confec- 
tionery Exhibition is now In session 
at Olyriipia. One of the novelties is 
a silent box, in which chocolates 
are packed fbr sale in the theatres. 
When a theatre-goer eats a choco- 
late those nearby, won't , be annoyed 
by the crackling of papei', the maker 
promises. 



U. 8. Radio Spoof 

Eddie Pola's raiflio show, titled 
'America Calling,' designed as a 
burlesque of radio methodis in the 
States, was tentatlveiy scheduled to 
open at the Palladium,: Sept, 11. 
After the flop of 'Nine Days' Won^ 
der* the broadcasting revue moved 
from Olympla to the |>alladiiim, the 
Pola negotiations ceased. 

Radio Show Gross 

Ofnclail figures ar0 out showing 
that more than $130,000,000 worth 
of business done this year at the 
radio exhibition at Olympla. 

American Bandwagon 

very distlll6ry in England and 
every wine-grower on the Continent 
has alrieady ' despatched a . repre- 
sentative to ■ America to solicit or- 
ders. Distillery shares in England 
have apipreciated materially Irt the 
last few months. 



At Pavilion 

London Pavilion, week of Aug. 28, 
has Paul Carlyle's Crazy Crooners, 
one more' band added to the crowd 
around. .This makes three hands 
■for vthe house In one flfternbon; 
Some, of the nets have been around 
for yea,rs, . particularly Chris Rich- 
ards, still doing the same act he did 
for 25 years. Yet dancer Sot quite 
a few laughs. 

Ladd, Grace and Charlotte, a ball- 
rooming trio from Paris, here after 
playing a few weeks at the, Pic- 
cadilly Hotel, are a graceful team. 

Leicester Sq. Goes Sawdust 

Feature at Leicester Sq. is a cir- 
cus set, 'Houp-La,' with Cllly Felndt, 
German equestrienne. -Girl is good 
looker and her horses do everything 
but. talk. Despite that, it is not 
vaudeville, and is only here due to 
diffljilty of getting suitable head 
liners. 

Newcomers are Yates and Lawley, 
good. Kadex Four, trapeze act from 
the contineint, with clever tricks 
Holdovers are Betty Jane Cooper 
and Lathrop brothers, who score with 
their nifty footwork. Fred Duprez 
as the compere, besides doing a com- 
edy monolog, best part of the out- 
fit. 



IP's Trio 

British International making good 
showing in the WestrEnd with three 
pre-releases. They arp 'Heads We 
Go,' the Empire: 'Song You Gave 
Me,- Regal, and 'Facing the Music,' 
Plaza. 



B & D Has Warner 

British & Dominions have en 
gaged H. B. Warner for his original 
part, in their talker version of 'Sor 
rell & Son.' The picture goes into 
production Sept, 11, directed by Jack 
Raymond, 



~ UnTt^ Lohdbn [Repeat 

'Dark Doings,' which played at 
Leicester Square for six weeks, .and 
is how touring the sticks, ha-s been 
booked for a fortnight a:t the. Lon- 
don Palladium by Hixrry Foster, 
Sept. 18. 

Understood , arrangement Is., for a 
guarantee and percentage over $15,- 
000. 

Palladium 'Crazy' Season, besides 
the regular gang w:ill also have three 
American standards* 

These are the Yacopis, Paul and 
Nino Ghezzl and Marinoff's Art Clr 
cus. Likely opening dale is Oct. 2 
for six weeks. 



Set for Paris Casino 

Paris, Sept. 2 
Geraldlne and Joe, Chicago young- 
sters, set with Mir... Varna fbr the 
new Casino de Paris revue opening 
Oct. io. 

====The: AmCTican^T;t- has ^been^here- 
for several seasons In local revues 



French Girls Return 

Jaqueline Francel and Marcelle 
Valiee, French picture players Im 
ported by Pammount for a French 
language Version In Hollywood, 
leave for home Wednesday (13) on 
the 'Lafayette.' 



SIDNEY-MAKSHAT.T. TEAMED 

Paris, Sept, 2. 

Sylvia Sidney arrived, here Aug; 
26. Her, departure from Chevalier's 
The Way to Love,' received much 
attention in the French press. 

After a, week or :so at' Cannes 
Miss Sidney will gq to London, l-e- 
tuming here to sail for America .in 
time to begin wbrk Nov. 1 in 
Hollywood, on 'Reunion.' Iti which 
Herbert Marshall was to play op- 
posite her, unless plan has been 
changed^ 

Miss Sidney said rights had been 
acquired to Clarence Buddington 
Kelland's story, 'Thirty-Day Prinr 
cess,' for her. 



Dent Here Sans 
Purpose, but Has 

New 




Arthur Dent, heiad of British In- 
ternational, suddenly arrived in 
New York yesterday morning (11) 
after a quiet sneak from London. 

Says, it's partly a vaicatlon .trip 
and partly a trip to find out what 
this new excitement .in the air's all 
about that he thinks is probably 
traceable to NRA and that he 
thinks will mean bigger business. 
Also— this is jus£ incidental, he" 
says^he's got a half dozen of . the 
new British Internatipnal pictures. 
The pictures that his conipany lias 
been making in the past few 
months with Bebe Daniels,. Ben 
Lyon, Sally Eilers, Jimmy Gleiison 
and other Aniericah stars. 

Nobody in London, he thinks; Is 
aware of the . fact that he's out of 
London. 



Trans-l4iix for Canada? 

Otta.wa, Sept li. 
Although an official move was 
made In mld-isummer for the estab- 
lishment ot a chain of Trans^Luit 
Theatres , in Canadian cities, the de- 
velopment is apparently at .a stand- 
stUl. 

Assumption Is that' the niove 
awaits the return from Europe, of 
N. L. Natbanson, president of 
Famous Players Canadian Corp., 
who is known to be favorable to the 
acquisition of the Trans-LuxV idea 
for the. , Domtnion as a wing, to 
Famous Players operations. Kathan- 
son is expected .back in , another., 
week and; in the naeantiine, Trans- 
Lux sites are not beiiig touched. 

Gerniaii Fihers ToM 
To Make Good on AH 
Prodoction Pronuses 

Beriih, Sept 2. 
Newest move of the Spio film 
commission is issuance of an order 
to film producers warning them 
aerainst announcement of films that 
do not miaterlalizc or production 
plans that are not carried out. Fror 
ducers are ordered under no clr- 
cdmstancies to publish proerrams v6f 
productlpn which are. not absolutely 
certain to be carried through. 

Idea is. that exhibitors must- al- 
ways be able to. get a clear view 
of market conditions in order to 
line' up progrrama. ' 

Spio Comniissipn goes on to say 
that it . intends to carefully super- 
vise, all film production ' plans and 
w'arns that those who disregard the 
warning do so at the risk of penal- 
ties.. 



FRENCH STUDIO FIBE 

Paris, .Sept. 2. 
ire in the. Braunberger.-Richebe 
Studio at Billancourt, Aug. 29, 
caused several million francs of 
damages. 

Flames from a short Circuit de- 
stroyed' the interior of one of the 
major buildings and the sections 
devoted to photography a;hd .sound 
equipment.. Several sets and gome 
costumes ' for 'La Bataille' vyere 
lost. This is a war film in vrhich 
Charles Boyer and Annabella .are 
starred. 

A four-day halt the produc- 
tion required for the construction 
.of seta at... the Paramount 

studio, where space has been 
rented. 



MUSICALS TO THE FORE 
AS PARK SEASON OPENS 

Paris, Sept. 

Cool spell has now set In and the 
Paris theatres are beginning to 
show signs of activity for the new 
season. At the Casino de Paris, 
Dufrenne. & Varna are presenting 
this week, 'Paris en jole,' the sec- 
ond version of *La Jole de Paris,' 
with Marie Dubas heading the cast 
since the departure of Josephine 
Baker.' Cliarpni and . Brancato, 
Rita Naldy, chanteuse, the 24 Ly- 
sana da-ncers, . and_the Mahieux jazz 
act are iMresentIng new numbers. 

The Odeoh, which closed fo^^only 
three weeks, has reopened with its 
usual rep.ertory. At the Nouvel 
Amblgu, 'La Banque Nemo,' by 
Louis Verneuil, is holding forth; 
has 30 players in the cast. 'Ro- 
sette,' musical comedy by Daniel 
Norman and Louis Carplln, with 
Mme. — Slmonpt — in the- title role, 
gives eyery assurance of a long run 
at the Sarah Bernhardt. Another 
comic opera, a revival of 'La Fille 
de Madame Angot,' with' music by 
Lecpbq, books and lyrics by de 
Clairville, Siraudin and Kohing,, is 
at the iPorte-Saint'- Martin. The 
Dejazet has a 3-act 'vaudeville' by 
Robert Treniols ehtltled 'Joseph 
Est Un Cdchon' "('Joseph Is A Pig'), 
with Pierre Darteuil and Emma 
Noel. The Varieties has resumed 
representations of Claude Geyel's 
'La Dame du. jWagon-LIt,' farce, 
which started as ''Ca!' and. the 
Grand Gulgnol is giving four one 
act thrillers while- rehearsing 
'Qulnze Couples' due Sept, 27. The 
English Players are on their last 
production for the year, 'Eight 
Bells,' . 

'Bondu Sauve des Eaux,' by. Rene 
Fauchois, opens at the Mathurins 
Sept, 4, with tlie author In an Im- 
'portant^rble;-=-==Revival— of-==Yvan= 
Noe'.s 'Teddy and PartiwL-reopcns 
the Michel Sept, 7 with its creators. 
The - transformation of the Follies- 
Dramatiques into the Yiddish The^ 
atre took' place this week with 
'L'Hommfe au Portefeuille,' by 
Faldko, as the first attraction. The 
principal role Is taken by Anatolc 
Vino£ri-Rdoff of. the .Tcvwlsh Theatre 
in New York. 



PLAYS ABROAD 



CLANCARtY 

London. Sept, 1. 
. Mustcar drama In tbreb acta; adapted by 
Percy Nash' .from play by Tom Taylor. 
Play presented by Jane Moorland at the 
Winter Garden theatre, Aug,' 31, Pro- 
duction by .Percy Nash. 



Tom Taylor wrote 'Clancarty' 
somewhere arpund 1870. Early in 
the Twentieth century^ Mr . aiid Mrs. 
Kendal played In it. Later X<ewis 
Waller had a wallop at it and after 
that Mrs. Russ Whvtal toured Eng 
land with it. , . , 

It is aii pld-fashloned 'costume 
play that has been adapted by Ptercy 
Nash and musicalized by Wolseley 
Charles, who was responsible for 
ihost of the tunes In 'The Co-Optl- 
mlst^,' .His more, atabitious scoring 
of ^Clancarty' still suggeisits 'The 
Co- Optimists. It la. revealed as a 
.pretentious musical ' drajmatic ro- 
raahce with splendid scenery, gpr- 
gepus costuminer, a i^xgp and sen 
erally compptent cast, but the'rpiece 
itself is old-fashioned. A moderni 
zation of the Idea In colloquial lah 
guage might be the basis of a 
scenario for a film star like Jean- 
nette MacDonald. 

Femme lead is Enid Crulckshank 
an opera star who has done con 
sidera.ble broadcasting. In deport 
rhent and physique she constantly 
suggests opera. The mos^ remark- 
able, performance, however, is that 
of Dale Smith, also a broadc£bster of 
note. It is said Smith had never 
before set foot upon a stage. Tall 
and handsome and with a gorgeous 
voice, he got away with it very 
well and,' with more fbotllght. expe- 
rience, should be among the top 
notchers. 

. The program announces the ven- 
ture is presented by Jane Moorland 
Inquiry elicited that she is a sweet 
old lady with plenty of money who 
likes show business. Bless her 
heart! Jolo. 



Daihe Mit Regehbogen 

('Lady with Rainbov/X 

Vienna, Aug. 30, 
Operetta by Jean OJIbert, bo9]£ by Jylius 
Brammer and Gustav <Deer; 'decoratlonji, 
Alfred Kunz; 'pr(i8entcd -by:. Hubert Ma- 
rlsChka at the Theatre' aii der Wien, pn 
■AuBMst 25, 



This lady with the' rainbow re 
veals herself as a humble .manne 
quin who. by mistake slips. into the 
dress and carries the fan by which 
a rich . woman should have been 
recognized at a ball. Mistake re- 
sults . jni adventures and a lucky 
marriage for the poor employee, 
whereas the sbclety f enime reveals 
herself as anything but a lady. The 
only advantage, of the trite old story 
Is the scojpe it offers ..for the com 
po.ser and the regisseun ' 

Jean Gilbert's music Is fresh and 
bears the /hallmark ot populiarity. 
Wonder Who'll Love Me Tonight, 
IG lve M e._Yojir Arm,: .My ^Boyj':__the^ 
tango, 'Why Just Wlth'Me?' and the 
Viennese Waltz at the second finale 
\yere among the chief encore num- 
bers and will be sung by all the 
city. 

Leads handled with skill by Miml 
Shorpi and Maria Eisner, with old 
Hugo Thimig. enjoying a tiny epl 
sode. All the rest of the cast strong, 
Result is local success with plenty 
of chances of this piece succeeding 
on Broadway, IE adequately adapted 



French Govenunent Pressed to Act 
For Settlement of Gaumont Tangle 



UFA TAKES ON 




IN PARIS 



Paris, Sept. 11. 
Ufa has decided to take an ex- 
pensive try at gaining biz in 
France. German ifllm company, 
working through other sources, has 
acquired the Aubert Palace, on the 
Boulevards^ for. a Paris showcase. 

Theatre, formerly owned in part- 
nership by Louis Aubert and M; 
Dumien, was sold to Gaumpnt- 
Franco Film-Aubert, whp turned- 
it over to Derval, director of the 
Fplies Bergere. Some -s^onder at 
the time as to Avhat Derval wanted 
with a .picture liouse; but cleared 
up now with announcement that he 
leased it, on a long term basis, to 
Alliance Cinematographique Euro- 
penhe:, That's a trick nanie for 
Ufa's .Paris office. 

KENT DEMANDS MORE 
DIRECT SHOT FOREICNS 

Hollywoodt Sept 11.. 
Sidney R. Kent ha$ told the Fox 
foreign department to boost the 
number of direct shot Spanish talk 
ers frojrrt 6 to 10. Opening tip of 
Spanish market assigned as rpaacn 
for the increase in productlPn, 

' You and She,' new title for 
•Wpman,' has already . been finished 
for the current program, "rhree set 
are 'Conquistador,' musical for Jpse 
Mojica starting Oct. 12, with Wil- 
liam Dubois on script; 'Cardboard 
City,' for Catallna Barcena, starting 
Oct. 15, with Jose Rubio, Martinez 
Sierra and John Relnhairdt on the 
story; arid 'Masquerade,' musical for 
Raul Roulien, starting Nov, 15, Paul 
Perez and WilHani Kernell on script. 



, Sept. 

Governmeht's worry about the 
GFFA mess Is coming tx>. a h|^ad, 
with official action likely within the^ 
next few days... It must be straight- 
ened out. somehpw before the Cham- 
ber re-cohYenes on Oct. Likeli- 
hood how is 

charge of Gauihont will be maneu- • 
vered out and new mob pUt in 
which is more amenable to govern- 
mental suj^gestioh, 

Dimcuity still is that :4ili006,600 
f ra,nc debt that the picturife' company 
has piled, up at the Banque d^. 
France; No way of paylfi^ the d^bl 
immediately Is evident, governmeht 
can't openly take the Company pv^t 
and . clear the debt because of :op- 
positiPn of other Aimers, besides 
general jpubllc hub-bub such a move 
would raise. And, on the other 
hand, the bank can't igo on ^carrying 
the debt on its books indeflhitely. 

Moris, de Monzie, Minister of Fi- 
nance arid Fine Arts, , has been con- 
ducting a survey Into the affair for 
the past month with the possible 
hope expressed, at first, of : unitingr 
all the .film companies with gpverh- 
mental backihg; Thlai plan was 
abandoned. Then, it is learned, he 
suggested that the government take, 
over Gaumont, write oft the debt 
and continue the company as a 
governmental film concern. That 
met with considerable naying front 
several quarters including the di- 
rectors of GFFA who think they can 
straighten themselves but in time 
without governnriehtal afdi 

Several conferences have beeir 
called of film folk from- various 
branches of the industry, with die 
Monzie asking them for suggestions.. 
Mostly all the help he^s been jgiVeir 
were polite shoulder, shrugs. 



Par Shifts 

Some shifting of duties around the 
Paramount foreign departniftrtt" has 
Eu^erie. Shpeherg "now ~h^J^^^ the 
service department. Jack' Rappa 
port, from the h.o„ sailed Saturdisiy 
(9) for Panama, where he reports 
to John B. Nathan, in charge of 
Central America. 
. Albert Deane Continues as head 
of publicity and' production contact 
between the coast arti^ the , fqirelgn 
department. 



Not in Honolulu 

Warner Bros, will not build a 
theatre at Honolulu, Hawaii as 
planned. 

dalled off through sale of the 
product to the Consolidated Amuse 
ment chain of Honolulu,, ju.st closed 



SOT FABNUH IAND;^ 

Paris, Sept, 2, 
---DoPotli-y----T«'ai^num=^ls--^ 
■American .scenario Writer to sign a 
1.2 month.s' Contract with the Brit 
i.sh Gaumont .studios. 

Hot flr.st story on contract* .basis 
which bcgih.s- Immediately upon the 
completion of 'Autumn Cro.cu.s,' will 
be an adaptation of .'Jew Su.s.s.' Lo 
thar Mendcs has been .signed to dl 
roct this. Farnuni contract calls 
for rcslflence In London. 



South Afrka 



By H> Hanson 

Capetown, Aug. 15. 
Hermann Welgert, farhbus cprt-' 
ductor of the Berlin State Opera 
for 19 years; has arrived In this 
potintry, and will make SputlL 
Africa his home.. ;I)ue to be|ing » 
Jew iie is a Nazi exile. Intends to 
establish an opera institute liere; 
Will make Capetown his headquar- 
ters. May give concerts in Cape- 
town. 

Two yeai-s ago the Git Vicente 
Cinema, Loiirenco Marques, Portu- 
guese territory, was burnt out. On 
August 8 the fine new. theatre on 
the same' ground, property of 'Man- 
uel . Augusto Rodriques, a pioneer 
resident, was opened^by the Actiner 
Governor- General. The new. build- 
ing, costing 30,000 pounds, has all 
modern appliances. The program 
Will be sui>plled by the MGM cir- 
cuit offices in Johannesburg, and 
Portuguese films will also be 
screened. Carl Sonin, South Africa 
director, and Jack Hyman, man- 
ager of M-G-M (South Africa), 
planed over from Johannesburg for 
the opening. Seating capacity« 
1,260.. 

ilm Censoring 

The-agitation raised by the Klni- 
berley. Schopl Board to demand a 
stricter censorship Pn filnis. and 
posters is spreading over the . coun- 
try, and' niany school boards are 
Joining. 'Merrily We Go to Hell' 
apijears to be specially picked out 
as a bone of contentionr^It- was 
p.k.'ed by States censors. 

J. C; Williamson's Gilbert and 
SulUvatl opera company reaches 
tlie sixth week at His Majesty's. 

Back to Hitler 

Herbert Grau, Ufa's • New York 
manager, has gone back to Hitler- 
land. 

0rau liked the new prdeir of. things 
in his itativei country and wants to 
be on the spot. 



HEW FEENCH STUDIO 

The Hague, Sept, 1. 
France is boosting its national 
flIm-Indufltiiy';-A-new--studlo-is-being- 
built near Cannes on the Riviera in 
a , small village, called Mouglns, The 
enterprise is being financed by aii 
International combine with French,. 
German and Kngllsh capital. Tho 
/whole technical outfit, including 
sound apparatus, flashlights, etc., 
ha.s beon ordered in Holland. The 
.studio has to be ready early next 
year. 



VARIETY •I^Bt88day, Sliptember 12, I933 




Tuesday, September 12, 1933 



P I C ¥ ■ B E S 



VARIETY 



21 



EXPLOITATION 



By Epes W. Sargent 



Verbal Serial 

liooktng^ for a novelty for his chil'- 
dren's clul> one. club conductor has 
Invented what he calls the spoken 
serial. At each session one of the 
children, previously designated, gets 
up and adds a ftve-minute chapter 
to a story which has been running 
about two months how. Child must 
end the contribution oh a crisis, the 
same as in the picture serials, arid 
it's up to the next kid, the f ollowr 
ing weefcj to get the hero out of his; 
predicament. 

: A sihall prize Is awarded eiach 
month for the child who provides 
the most puzzling :climax and an- 
other to the youngster who most 
successfully extricates the character 
from the previous week's peril. 

HU16S are. slniiply that thei episode 
must be distinctly related to : the; 
previous chapter, arid retain the hero 
but child can swing the ^tory as de- 
Sired. One week, for 'example, the 
hero was rescued from the grip of a 
python in the South \ American 
jungle and left on the ocean bed. in 
a sunken submarine, .. 

One of the advanced pUplls from 
a business school comes over to take 
down the story and makes an orig- 
inal and a carbon. . Former ijs for 
the files and the latter is serit the 
child' deslgriated to carry^the story 
forward. Conductor is flirting v«rlth 
the Idea of chariging the scheme to 
ask all- children , to come prepared', 
with the one selected at the meet- 
ing to give the current recital. Fig- 
ured, that it will , make even more 
interest that way* 
, Either way it's a winner where 
the children l>ave imagination, and 
most children have. 



Always Right 

One lobby novelty is adapted from 
an .educational' toy in which a light 
flashes when the proper answer to 
a question is located. It's a one 
sheet sized box made to fit irito a 
lobby fi^ame and presenting, a nuni>^ 
ber of spaces, each with a- light 
switch beside it. Cover line urges 
the lobby shopper to 'Press the but- 
toii and see if you can - locate the 
title of dur next big picture the first 
' trvi*' 

" iiny'6We'"<:aftT since each of the 
spaces, covered by colored paper, is 
turther backed, by a second card on 
whicih the title of the picture is 
written^ Turning any switch gives 
the title, but most investigators 
sriap Other switches to see what the 
other spa<:es say, and get the title 
hammered in. 

it might be better to make about 
half the spaces sales copy, but the 
original user counted on the repeti-: 
tlon as being m6re iriiportant than 
sales talk, since he desired merely to 
clinch the title against a lia-ter build 
up for the feature. 

UnTeiled a Sign. 

Looking for something to attract 
attention one steersman painted an 
oilcloth banner in oil paint for his 
outstanding pictures for the new 
season. This was stretched on a 
frame and heavily coated with whit 
Ing made into a thick paint with 
water. Below the sign was a state- 
ment that the list of pictures would 
be unveiled at a stated time, by the 
Are department. Outfit was hung 
from the side of the building,, which 
adjoined a vacant lot. Hung Just 
below the edge and just how the 
firemen were 'going; to figure had 
the average person worried, with 
the result. that a noon-hour session 
drew a larjge crorw.d. 

Firemen dashed up with their 
apparatus, hooked to a hydrant arid 
washed off the whiting, exposing the 
hidden lettering. Crowd chuckled 
at the simplicity of the Idea arid 
went home with the new product 
titles firmly fixed in mind. Always 
• danger of a walshdown, but .figured 
that would help td a newspaper 
story anyho\v. • 

Risky Stuff 

\ New Haven. 

For 'Bureau of . Missing Persons' 
at the Roger Sherman, Jack San- 
son has rigged up a snappy lobby 
display featuring .a 'missing per- 
sons' booth with a girl handing out 
circulars on the forthcoming film. 
.Display also included "two anriurir 
ciators which carry a serliss . of 
stills of girls in the picture, to- 
getljer with their description, 
der a scare head 'Missing.' 

A number of eight-foot panels 
contain lettered : copy headed 'The 
pojllce aria liars,' . 'The police are 
fakers,' etc.; with explanatoi*y text 
about the film. These heads are 
atteritlori-getters, but may strike: a 
sour notes with, the gendarmes un- 
less their co-operation is obtained 
in advance of disbla>\ 



I've come to Henderson to take in 
the show at the BIJou and get a 
square meal at Qardner's,' the lat- 
ter a local eating place. Sign adds 
the name of the picture being 
shown. 

Everyone kriows It's just an ad- 
vertisement, but still it impresses 
that anyone should come from the 
other town Just for dinner and a 
show. 

Cost is 80c for the ticket, a idpllar 
to the man, a dinner from the res- 
taurant and ia ticket to the show. 
Stands each co-operator 90c a trip. 



Emergency iBoard 

Orie of. the old timers has niade 
a, practice for years of holding in 
reia.dlness an emergericy board . for 
a ispeclal announcement. Other 
boards are going through the works, 
being repainted to take coming ari- 
nouncements, and generally the ma- 
terial is all in use, but he holds one 
large board . with a yellow face, 
ready for a quick talk to the lobby 

It niay be a clip from "the riews^ 
reel, which hsis more than ordinary 
local iriterest, perhaps a switch in 
bookings, a short , which turns out 
to be better than usual Or a special 
attraction, perhaps for oftly 'One 
night. Whatever it is, It is lettered 
on.' the board Iri red, and It stands 
out above all the other lobby dis- 
play... Regulars have come to look 
for it, kriOwlng the system. It still 
has value for its use Is never 
abused. It is always used for some- 
thing worth while and it Is always 
phrased to tell precisely -what that 
something is.: 

Figured it has been worth a three 
figure, sum to the house in the extra 
busi.xess it draws and that may very 
well run into four figures. There's 
no exact way of telling. ,It has 
worked 60 well that a similar color 
schehie is being considered for the 
motor- perambulator. 

As an example, the most recent 
use was to plug special pictures of 
the recent hurricane. Theatre was 
in the storm belt, and everyone was 
interested^ 



Colmnbia's Gag 

Using a press stiint suggested in 
the special campaign bOok on 'liady 
for a Day,' George Brown and his 
Gblumbia cohorts and the press 
force of Radio Music Hall put over 
the lady-for-a-day stunt In.a large 
and generous faishloh. - 

Nellie McCarthy, an actual apple 
seller, was selected for. the stunt, 
qoiartered at the Waldorf in a siiite, 
given a complete wardrobe to suit 
her new position, taken, to lunch and 
dinner at costly places and wind- 
ing up at a. night club. 

The 'Anierlcan' gaVe her three 
two-col. cuts staggered over a four- 
col* space, , following a one-col. cut 
arid half-col. story. The 'Times' 
contributed upward of a column arid 
even the 'Post' came in vith a two- 
col, cut and nearly a. col, of text. 
Every paper hiad at least one cut 
and most, of them ran two stories. 
Even Arthur Brisbane sat up and 
:ook notice, cracking that it would 
have been a more practical thing 
to have slipped her $50. 

As a matter of fact, Columbia and 
the Music Hall each gave her $25 in 
cash, she was permitted to retain all 
of the clothing boUghti arid Lk)u 
Goldberg tried to get the Music Hall 
to permit her to set up her stand 
In front of the theatre.. 

Just goes to .Lhbw that New York 
is as yap as the sriiall timers, and 
also to demonstrate that a good 
stunt is a good stunt anywhere. 



Boilding a Tom 

Using only a single singing turn 
for Saturday hlgnci a mlriOr theatre 
capitalizes the engagement by 
alternating a man and a woman, 
with- an offer of a prize for the best 
imitation of the slriger in a certain 
number the following Thursday 
night, which brings out a pretty fair 
business for what used to be ah off 
riight ' 

Care is taken that the singer will 
do one nuriiber niost people know 
and this Is' selected for the imlta 
tlon. Supposed to. be in that 
singer's style, but the judging is left 
to the audience, which seems, to 
care more for the song than the 
Imitation and frequently goes .batty 
In making the decision. But it's 
the .audience arid the losers have 
no comeback.. 

By varying the singers booked, 
the houafe keeps a certain variety 
that enables all aspirants to get 
into a contest at least once a morith. 
and the response is so good that he 
figures the professional earns 
double salary since the artist draws 
two houses. 



Helps 



T6wiis 

liy way of be^ng different one 
isriiall towner has a stunt he works 
about once a week. It seems to get 
better .with age, which Is more than 
can be said of most gags. 

There's a train which cpnies In 
around six o'clock. Manager has 
an au-rangement with a man in the 
npxt town to tftke the train' carry- 
ing a largo carpet bag banner*>d 



Sebook 

New tlaven. 
Walter Lloyd Is putting over a 
sriiart one as a come- on. for a 
forthcoming 'I'm , No Angel' run at 
the Paramount, Lloyd Is showing 
a re- Issue of the Mae West 'She 
Done Him Wrong' film and is sat 
urating his .newspaper copy with 
stuff like this: 'In anticipation of 
Mae West's 1933 smash sensation 
Tm No Angel,' we offer a demand 
performance of 'She Done Him 
Wrong.'. What you missed the first 
■tlme."ybu may catch "^the^afeeolrfd or 
third time. Get used to Mae "West 
in thlis film so you can enjoy her 
thoroughly iri 'I'ni No Angel' 
later, on." 

Stunt Is not only a swell boost 
for the forthcoming: 'Angel,' but is 
causing plenty coniment currently 
on the 'She Done Him Wrong' re- 
vival: 



Nifty Emblem 

.Most theatres are displaying the 
Blue Eagle, but chiefly In the form 
oC a. flag Or on a card tacked Up 
over the box office, One theatre 
took . the card, mounted It . ori ply 
wood and cut out both the emblem 
and. the lettering. This gave 
raised, effect that made It look like 
something entirely different. They 
were tacked, to another panel done 
In aluminum and the emblem, was 
covered with blue flittet and the let 
tering with red. The Result, iivlth a 
baby, spot thrown ori It, Is an' eye 
knocker-outer^_and_yet it cost little 
TSoTe^^nf air^t h'e'^spa re^lim cTo 
sign writer. .. . 

It gives a new. dignity to the box 
office and somehow suggests that 
the theatre has been designated to 
receive, an espeolp,! riiark of govern 
niental favor, since it Is so much 
more iniposlng than the generality 
of .similar displays. 
■ It never hui'ts to Uoll things up 
and this goes double tot- the ea«le 



sibly pave the way to a film sub-? 
scriptlon for the following season, 
subscribers uniting; to bring the big 
Ones to the theatre^ and probtibly 
staying away from the downtown 
earlier showings. 



Local Critics 

Small towners like to see their 
names played up, and one good way 
Is the Criticism board which Is used 
to mount the audience comment 
Lobby is large enough to give space 
to a couple of desks with', pages of 
paper about 3x6 inches with an 
invitation over the top to write out 
a criticism^ 

These are used' on a permanent 
board with' the best and a few of 
the worst picked out on the lines 
of the Vox Populi department in 
'Liberty.' Most of the slams are 
palpably written to be funny and 
are not apt to be hurtful. 

Only dtuuger is there's liable now 
and then to come along a picture no 
one likes in particular. When that 
happens it's tough to have to admit 
a frost, but it will help other pic- 
tures- along, and the. town is so 
small that' the first night talk would 
hurt business more, than the written 
comment. — 

All criticisms should be signed 
with authentic names with no effort 
made to pad with favorable com 
mOnt. Good little gag for a town 
where everyone knows most every 
brie else. 



Helping Oat 

Uptown house, in a city where 
there is a drama subscription sea 
son, is working up business in its 
territory in 'the guise of local pride, 
but in reality with an ulterior mo 
tive; Management feels. that these 
shows, which will be the first to be 
seen, in a cOuple of years, will give 
the patrons who bewail the loss ot 
the old-fashioned drama chance to 
compare the qnounting and acting 
average of the visiting shows with 
the work' of the Hollywood prOduc 
tions. Has an Idea that it will re 
dound to the advantage of the pic^- 
turesw 

' May be a risky experiment, but 
the rhanagement feels that the sea- 
son may fiop before the six produc; 
tions are played, and in any event 
It's riot likely that the people who 
subscribe would stay away Just be 
cause they could not get tickets, at 
the picture theatre. House will gain 
a reputation for liberality and pos 



Combined 

. Seattle. 
For 'Moonlight and Pretzels' ' (U) 
the Music Box (Hamrlck) attracted 
attention with 18-Irich pretzels, on 
n^oon cut-out, placed on counters of 
20 leading beer parlors. Wording 
on . card, 'Moonlight for love;' pretr 
zels for fun,' with announcement of 
the pic being at M.B, In lobby of 
i;heatre barrel of pretzels was dis- 
played, with passersby invited to 
take a taste. Bob Murray, manager, 
states 320 pounds were given iaway. 

Running Props , 

Often a good Idea is passed up 
because the materials, for an un- 
usua:l sturit are not', immediately 
available. . It's a good 'plan- to mark 
down possible sources and be refidy 
for emergencies. One advertiser, 
for example, had an: Idea if or. sub- 
merging a cutout under" an invert- 
ed glass In an aquarium.. He used 
a pickle bottle and it looked Just 
like a pickle bottle. But. he knew 
the janitor of -the high school arid 
had no trouble In borrowing a bell 
glass from the chemistry lab, and It 
.worked like a charm. 

Iri another Instance an old clock 
was wanted, and the explolteer re- 
membered that one of his patrons 
had spoken of a grandfather's 
clock one day, so he took a wheel- 
barrow and went around and bot- 
rowed it. ■ ' 

Knowing just where things can 
be .located Is as handy tO a lobby 
builder as' to a studio or theatre 
property man, but most lobby wor- 
riers- generally have to start from 
scratch because they didn't remem- 
ber where they had seen things. 



Here's an Idea 

Birmingham. 

ixttlesnakes are a big problem 
for Franklin county, ,Tcnn., aiid are 
scaring tourists away from that sec- 
tion. So soriiebody hit upon the 
idea of ridding the county of some 
snakes- by using them for admis- 
sions to the county fair. Everyone 
killing a. snake is C'rititled to an ad- 
riiission, and the bigger the snakes 
ooriie, the more tickets. A ticket i.<? 
given for every rattler on the snake. 
■ Furthermore, a prize of $25 for 
the. largest Uye Snal^e and ■ $.10 for 
the largest dead one is offered.^ 



Repeating 

Universal did, so . well with its 
radio record: on 'Jazz King/ a simi- 
lar record "has. been prepared for 
'Moonlight arid Pretzels', Double- 
faced and local annpundemerit nec- 
essary only when the disc is flipped, 
over. 



Set New Renbtl Deak 
For F-WC Calif. Honses 



Deadly Parallel 

Working from the flies of "Variett, 
a theatre recently offered a chart of 
the New York theatres, showing 
that only one success was running 
and that most of the recent Broad- 
way tries had been flops. On the 
other side' of the table was the list 
Of notable successes scored by the 
picture house iri the period when 
Broadway was at a lower ebb than 
it had been in. years. 

The irifererice was that the Broad- 
way hits all came to the local hOuise 
in due course,, splendidly mounted, 
better played and often more snriart- 
ly written than the orl^irial play 
with the moral that Broadway ha* 
moved Into the country and that' it 
no longer supplied even a small per- 
centaige of the successes the small 
town patron was permitted to see 
at much smaller prices. 

Same house Is planning to list the 
stage hits It will show with a com- 
parison of the prices paid, on Broad- 
way and the much sriialler suriis 
asked for local showing. It's good 
argument, with plenty of sound 
sense behind it. 



Paraded a Tbeatre 

Birmingham. 
In the Labor Day parade here the 
operators' union had a float which 
can be adopted for ordinary street 
ballyhoo. A large, truck was secured 
and an old silent projector was 
bolted to the . rear end. A screen 
was then placed at the front of the 
truck. Just behind: the driver's cab, 
and. a six-sheet pasted on It. Seats 
were On the truck and an audience 
used. 




Clinton, 111,; 
. Burhorn, riiariager bf Clin- 
tonia, is now genera.1 manager Of . a 
circuit in Paxtori.'Falrbury, Dwlght, 
GUritori, Hoopestoh. G. Nelson of 
Dwight, succeeded BurhOfn. 



Gririnell. la. 
Richard Phillips nianaglhg the 
Iowa for Central States, former Co- 
lonial. 



Lynchburg, Va. 
Roanoke at Roanoke, may reopen 
after closed; most of sumriier. House 
went dark after flames swept de- 
partment store next door. 



Seattle. 

John Danz theatre, here, Rocse- 
velt, opened Sept". 6 as. second run 
house. Seats 900. ' 



Birmingham. 
George Steele, manager of Jeffer'- 
son, vaudefilrii here. Policy changed 
from, subsequent to first-run with 
independent pictures now. 



Pittsburgh. 
Maurice Baker, manager of the 
two. Warner houses 1ft State Col- 
lege, Pa., has resigned to go with 



ChatkIn and Feld In Sfubenvllle, 
O., Successor is George Planck. 

Reslgnatlori of Morty Henderson 
as; manager of i^na has: sent J.' A. 
McDonald, of DaVls, to that house 
McDonald's iassistant, Sani Gould, 
elevated at Davis, ' 



Chicago; 
M.' H. Singer circuit opened Its Du 
buque house. Now the Orpheum, 
formerly Spensley. Will play pic- 
turi&s with occasional name stage 
shows. 



Los Angeles; 
New. ,. whereby West 

Coast, through Fox Rialto Theatres 
Corp., . resuriies opeiratlon 

of the deluxe Fox in San. Diego, 
calls for a reduced rental figure, 
but with a 15% of the gross maxi- 
mum monthly to be paid. Deal, en-,^ 
tered irito with the Gildred Build-^ 
Irig Co., landlords, brought" a mod- 
ified lease, whereby the rental fig- 
ure for the period starting tbis 
month, and continuing until . June, 
1934, is set at $4,5ii3;Sf3 per mOnthi. 

After that, fixed monthly cbUec- 
tlon advances to $5,00>0 for the rest 
Of the year, with the rental from 
that time until the lease explreti 
Dec. 31, 1937, to he later deter- 
mined; 

For the entire period F-WC s'lib- 
sld will pay the rental figure speci- 
fied, or an amount equal to. 159& of 
the house monthly gross. In ordeir 
tb pay the premluni rental,, house 
will have to gross around |7.50(^ 
weekly. 

Sunklst Thefitres Corp., another 
F-WC subsid, has executed a niaw 
lease bn the Sunklst, POmona, ef»' 
ffictlve as of July 4, this year, ex- 
tending for nlnie years' and fbqr~-; 
months. Rental figure .up to end 
of April, 1938, will be $413.50 
monthly, and then. $660 to Nov. 4, 
1942. Option Is' renewal ■ for 10. 
years at a, monthly rerital of not 
less than $660. 



HOME-MADE LADY FOR DAY 



Col's Publicity Boys Put Over Quite 
a Stunt With Rosie of the Alley 



Denver. 

Marian Hart bought and reopened. 
Iris at Edgemont, S. D. 



Seattle. 

Ray Grurnbacher, old timer as film 
exchange and theatre operator in 
Northwest, owning houses for years 
"iTr=sp5kam"here==a'rTsmiiaipr^^^ 
Jensen *von Herbcrg at Roxy thea- 
tre. He succeeds J, William Houck, 
who plari.s trip to California, 
- — 

Seatle. 

Don Oeildeis l.s manager of Sterling 
chain's n6w hou.se, Roo.sevclt, on 
Pike noar Fifth. Roy Cooper Is 
chain manaqfT of thl.n John Danz 
strijig. 



Arnold Van Leer, Lou Goldburg 
and Leo Friedman, under George 
Brown of the Columbia Plcts honie- 
offlce, put over so{ne excellent space 
for 'A Lady for a Day/ Opening 
iSept. 7 at the-Radio City Music ilall, 
New York, with Rosle of Shubert 
Alley as the subject. She's an apple 
seller, 73, and quite a character in. 
Times square sector. 
: Explolteers took her In charge for 
24 hours a,nd she- became a regal 
lady for a day, parking at the Wal- 
dorf-Astoria, lunching In swank, 
places^.butfltted by exclusive, rnod- 
Istes. and. motbred with police escort. 
Including a visit to Mayor O'Brien 
(whom Rosle snubbed by refusing 
to wait, for the latierarrlving chief • 
magistrate)'. 

it all landed lots bf space- 
most- difficult of the daily papers. 

The 'Times,' 'Sun,' .etc., werit over 
a column each, detailing the experi- 
ences of Rosie as she became a; lady 
for a- day under the aegis of a film 
company.. It broke just right on the 
'day or two "preceding the film's 
opening. The publlcLsts promoted 
everything through ti|D-ups, paying 
for little, including the fancy edibles 
which merchants, bakers, food 
shops, along with the restaurarits, 
modistes, hDlel; etc., Vlonated. 

.Got a Lot 

"f='rinTr=lto5rfir-^'as-"stakrd=="to^ 
whole caboodle, including the clothes 
and $50 in ca.sh, whereupon shie re- 
re.sumpd stlllng fresh- fruit in Shu-, 
bort alley at 5c each, Ro.s.ie'a dallir 
gro.ss before .she -jVent. higher up for 
a (lay -a.s about $1.75. It climbed 
rl^'ht alter the publicity, though 
Ilo.sic flifln't boost the pric^o bn 
npplVjH. 



tAklETt 



PRODUCTIONS 



NOT PREDICTIONS! 



★ 

RKO-RADIO'S first two 

> 

pictures of the new sea- 
son are 




throughout the country 
their record breaicins 
achievements at. Radio 
City. 

RKO-RADIO is commit- 
ted to a policy of produce 
ing only such outstanding 
shows— for the simple 
common-sense reaison 
that they are the only 
ones that are profitable! 



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ttKO 



COMING PRODUCTIONS 
a NaT PREDlCn 

IRENEOUNNE WALTER HUSTON 

III SInctaif Lewi Wworid sweeping bobk 

41 A il ^ \i 1 l# ■!> 191 f 




A Pondro S. Bernjo" 
predion. . Directed by 

Johh Robertson 



^ With 



h-'' i.i.-.' 



LITTLE WOMEN 



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generations have hugged to their breasis^ 

RICHARD DIX inIaGE Of AGEjt^ 



MiRiAN C. COOLER 

Executive Pro U iii e 4^ r 





ill >'THEMAiQ|M^ SPY^ 



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Tuesday, Septeinber 12^ 1933 



P I CT V II E 9 



VARIETY 



23 



HoDywood hoductioos 

Week of September 11 



(Pictures now filming, or about to start, ars listed below alphabetically 
by studios. Symbols are: D — Director, A-^AutKor, C-^Cameraman.) 



coumitiA 

Vntjr ot the Jonsle' 

(Sd week) 

D— Rojr Wm. NelU 
A— Horace McCoy 

Bthel Hill 

Dote ScJiary' 
C — John Stumai^ 
Cost: 

I>Onaia Cook 

Alan Dlnehart 

Harold Huber 

Pudley Dierges 

Toshta ^ori - 

Clarence Miise 
' Frederick Vogevlnff 
'Kast. of Fifth Avenue' 
(4th week) 
J>— Al Hogell • 
A— Lew Levinson 

Jo. Bwerllngr 
C — Ben . Kline 

Cctst t ■ 

DollAthy :TreB 
Wa^ace- B*ord: 
Mary -.Carlisle 
Walter Connolly 
"Walter Byron 
Harry. Holmah 
Xiuclen I^iittlefleld 
Maude' Eburne 
Fern lammett 
■WUlard Kobertaon 
'Mtin of Steel' 
(8d week) 
I>— Lambert HlUyer 
A— Chester Brsklne 
Eid. Paramore 
Seton J. Miller 
"C — :Joe AUgUBt 
Cast: 

Jack Holt 
-Fay Wray 
Thebdor Vout BItas 
"Walter Conqolly 
Burton CburchiU 
DABMOUR 
(Mayfair) 
<Glrls «t the FoUites' 

(Sa week) 

Jj— Wesley Ford 
A-^F. McGrew WllllB : 
C^JamPs S. Brown, Jr. 
Cast : 

Sub Carroll 

Nick Stuart . 

Cecilia Parker 

Jack Mulhall 

Harry Barrls 

Harmony ' Itlo 
FOX 



'Smoky' 



(5th week) 

D — ^Eutf^ene Ford 
A — Will James 

Paul Perez 
C — Don - Clark 
Cast: 

Victor Jory 

Irene Bentley 

*There's Always Tomorrow' 
(3a week) 

J> — James. Cruse 
A — Ann Tameron . 

Sonya; Iievlne 

Ralph' Spence 
Cast: 

Will Rogers 

Zasu Pitts 

Florence Desmbtid 

Rocholle Hudson 

Howard t«lly 

Harry (3rcen 

'Frontier Mardhal' 
(ibi week) 
J> — tew Seller 
A— Stuart N. Lake 

Wm. Conselmaii 

Stuart A'rithony 
Cast: 

Geo. O'Brien 

Irene Bcntley 

'Hoopla* 
(2d week) 
J>- — Frank Lloyd 
A — ^Kenyon Nicholson 
C — Ernest Palmer 
Cast: 

Clara Bow 
Preston Foster 
Richard Cromwell 
Minna cGombell 
■ Herbert Mundin 
Roger Imhof 

'As Hnsbands Oo^ ' 

(8d week) . 
J>^Hamllton MacFactaen" 
A— Rachel Crothers 
C — Hal Moore 
Cftflt • 

Warner Baxter 

Helen Vinson 

Catherine Doucet 

G. P. Huntley. Jr. 

Bl.ean.or .Lynn. 

Frank O'Connor 

.Jay Ward ' 

Alfred Hesse 
'Mad Game' 
(1st Week) 
i>^Irvlng . Cuptimlngs 
A— Ed. .Dca'n Sullivan 

Wm. Conselman 

Henry Johnson 
C-^Artbur iller 

spencer Tracy 
Claire Trevor 
Ralph Morgan 
John Mlljan 

'Olsen's NIsht Oat? 
(1st week) 
> I>-<-Malcolm St. Clair 
A — rHenry Johnson 

Jantes Pynati 
C-^L. S. O'Conriell 
Ciast: 

EI rendei 

Walter Catlett 

Barbara Weeks 

Wm. Bakewetl 

Mabel Turner 

.Edward Pawley 

Susan Fleinlng 

Joseph Sauers 

INTERN.ITIONAK 
(Bernstein) 



'Cone Fire' 
. . (aa week) 
D — ^Lbls Wober 
A — Alvln Wycoft 
Cast: 

' Monn Marls 
Hardib Albright 
Virginia Chcrrill 
David Newell 

'METRO* 

'Danclqi; Lady' 

(13tU week) 
D — Robt. Z. Leonard 



A — James .Warner Bellah 

P. Qi Wolfson 

Allan Rlvkln 
C^bllver Marsh 
Cast : 

.Tban Crawford 

Fraiichot Tone 

Clark Gahle 

Madge Evans 

Frank: Morgan 

Grant Mitchell 

Tod Healy 

WlniYle Llghther. 

Jean Howard 

Ferdinand Gottschalk 

Florihe McKihAey 

T. Roy Barnes 

Fred Astaire 

Robt. Bertchley 

Nelson Eddy 

'Tarzan and His Mate' 
(7th week) 

D-KJedrlc Gibbons 
C^Chas. Clark 
Cast: 

Johnny Welssinuller 

Maureen O'duIUvah 

Neir Hamilton 

Rod LaRocque 

Doris LIbyd 

Frank Reicher 
.'Queen Christina' 
(1th week) , 
'D— Rouben M^tnouHaii 
A— S;. N. Be.hrman 

Salka Vlertel 
Ct-^BIU Daniels 
Cast: 

Greta Garbo 

John Gilbert 

Lewis Stone 

C. Aubrey Smith 

Elizabeth Young 

Aklm Taml'rofl 

laii Keith 

David T'orrence 

Lawrence Grant 

Reginald Owen 

Edward Norrl's 

Barbara Barondess 

'Holly wood - Tarty' 

(6th week) 

b — Rtissell Mack 
A — Edmund Goulding 

Howard Dletz 

C-r-Jlihmy Howe 
Casti 

Marie Dressier- 
Joan Crawford 

Jean Harlow 

Jimmy Durante 

Lupe Velez 

Jack Pearl. 

Charles Btitterworth' 

Jean Hersholt 

Albertina Raqch Ballet 

Eddie QuUlan 

Polly- Moran 

'Meet the Baron' 
(6th week) 
D — Walter Lang 
C— Al Slegler 
Cast: 

Jack Pearl 

Jimmy Durante 

Charles. Butterworth 

Ted Healy and Stooges 

Lyda Robertl 

Jimmy McHugh 

Dorothy Fields 

Doc Rockwell 

Oloria Hatrlck 

Zasu Pitts 
'Bdrobshell 
(6th week) 
D-T^Vlctor Flemming 
A — Caroline . Francke 

Mack Crane 
C — H al . Rosso'n 
Cast: 

Jean Harlow 

Lee Tracy 

Fxanchot: Tone 

Frank - Morgan 

Una Merkel . 

Ivan Lebedeff 

Martha Sleeper 

Ted Healy 

Pat O'Brien 

Etta Moten 

Leonard Carey 

Wilbur Mack 

Mary Carr 

Mary Forbes 

'Prize Fighter and the 
rady' 
(6tli week) 
D — Howard Hawks 

A.-sEranceist Maclpn 
C — Ted Tetzlaft 
Cast: 

Max Baer 

Myrna Loy 

Prlmo Camera 

Walter Huston 

Vince Barnett 

'Cot and the Fiddle' 

"(ilTi wcckT ' 
D — ^Chester Franklin 

Nick Grinde 
.A— Joseph Vance Hoyt 

C, Gardhcr Sullivan 

Frank R. Adama . 

Anfie Cunningham 
C — Clyde DeVina 

Bon Lyons 
Cast: 

Jean Parker 

David Landau 

Willie Fung 

Olln Kowland 

Russell Hardle 
PAR.^jHLOiJMT 

'Tlie Way to Xoto' 

(lith week) 

D — ^Normati Taurog 
A — Gene Fowler. 

Ben J. Olazer 

Claude Binyon 

Frank . Butler 
C-T-Charl^s Lange 
O&st • 

Maurice Chevalier 

Ann Dvorak 

Ed. Everett HortOD 

Arthur Pierson 

Minna ' Gombell 

Blanche Frederic! 

Nydia W'estman 
. George Rigas. 
--==-'X>j5ugia9="DUWtorlllo-=^'^^ 

Sidney Toler 

Grace Bradley 

Arthur Houseman 

Jason Robards 

Mutt (dog)' 

Geo. Hagen 

John MllJan 

Billy BeVan 

'The Way to Love* 
(11th week) 
(French Version) 
D — Norman Ta.urog 
A — Jean Boyer 



C — Chaa Lange 
Cast: 

Maurice Chevalier 
Jacqueline Francell 
-Marcel Vaillee 
Bruce Wyndbami 
Oerthaine De. Neel 
Adrlenne D'Ambricourt 
Leotile Pray 
George Hagen 
Georges Renavent 
. Emila Chate^rd 

^o Angel' 
(IQth vjreek) 

D^ Wesley Ruggles 
A— Mae West 
C— Leo Tovet 
Cast : , . . 

Mae West . " 
Cary Grant 
-'Edward Arnold. 
Russell HOptoh 
Kent Tayloi: 
Gertrude Michael 
Oregbry Ratbft 
Dorothy Petorflon - 
Wm, Davidson 
Ralf Harolde. ~ 
Nigel de BruIIer 
Irving Ploliel 
Geo. Gruggeman 
Nat Pendleton 
'Design for Klvlng* 
(Pth Veek) 
Di-^Ernest Lubl tscn 
A— Noel Coward 

, Ben Hecht 
C — Victor . Mllner 
Cast: 

Fredrl.c March 
Gary Cooper 
Miriam Hopkins 
Ed. Everett Horton 
Franklin Pangborn 
Emlle Chatard - 
Isabel Jewel 

.'Tillle and Gus> 
(5th week) 
D-^Norman McLeod 
A — ^Nuhnally Johnson 
John MbDermott 
Walter peLeOn 
Francis Martin 
C — Ben .Reynolds' 
Cast; 

W. C. Fields 
Allsbii Sklpworth 
Baby . ..LeRoy 
Jaoquelihe 'Wells 
Clifford Jones . , 
Clarence Wilson . 
Geo. Barbier 

'Captain Jerlco? 
(4th week) 

D^Grbver Jones' 

Wm. S. McNutt 
A— Max Miller 

Jones and McNvtt 
C— Al GUks 
Cast; 

-Richard Arlen 
Judith Allen 
Charles Qrapewin 
Sir Guy Standing 
Baby 'LeRoy 
Gertrude W, Hoffman 
Matsue 

Wm. Brawley- 
Barton MacLane 
'White WoAan> 

(4th week) 

D— Stuart Walker 
A — Norman RelUy Raine 
Frank Butler ' 
Samuel. Hoftenstela 
Gladys Lehman 
C — Harry Fischbeck 
Cast: 

Carole Lombard 
Charles BlcKford 
Charles La^ghton 
i Kent llaylor 
Percy Kilbride 
Charles B. Mlddieton 
James Bell 
Claude King 
Ethel Grimes 
Jimmlo Dime 

'Cradle Song* 

(8d week) 
D — Mitchell Leisen 

Nina Moise 
A — Marc Connelly 
Frank Partes 
Cast: 

Dorothea Wieck 
Evelyn Venable 
Kent Taylor 
Louise Dresser 
Sic Ouy Standing 
Georgle Calne 
Gail Patrick 
Marion Ballou 
Nydia Wostman 
Dlaiie Sinclair 

'Pardners' 
(1st week) 

.D^Paul Sioane 
A— Paul Sloane . 
C — Theodore Sparkuhl 
Cast: 

Jackie Cooper 

RABIO 
'Beautiful' 
(6th week) 
D — Al Santell 
A— Humphrey Pearson 
Myles Connolly 
Mildred. Cram 
C-i— LuCien . Andrio 
Cast: 

Aim Harding 
Robert Y'oung 
Nils Asther . 
sari Maritza 
Donald Reed 

'FlylnB Down to Bio* 
' (4ih week) 
D — Thornton Freeland' 
A — Louis Brock 
Ann Caldwell 
Harvey Thew 
Er^frln Gelsey 
C — C. Roy Hunt 
Cast: 

Dolores Del Rio 
Ginger Rogers 
Raul Roulien 
Fred Astaire 
Gene Raymond 
=-=^Walter-'Walker--r-=-=.^ 
Blanche Frederlct 
Bill Cagney 

'Behold We Uve' 
(3d week) 

D— 'Elliott Nugent 
A — Johrt Van Druten 

Dwlght Taylor, 
C — Eddie Croiijagcr 
Cast: 

Irene Diinne 
nive Brook 
Nils Asther. 
Henry Stephenson 



Lios Angeles, Sept. 11.. 
Newest addition to the Gore Bros, 
pic house Qhaln In Southern CalU 
fomla will be an SBO-peater, erected 
in Compton, suburb, by C. H. Rua- 
sell, and associate. Gores have taken 
a lO-year lease and will equip. Con- 
struction starts Oct, 1, with house 
expected to be finished around 

Jan. 1. ^ 

Gores recently,, in asspciation with 
P6:5-Weist Coast, took a 10-year 
lease on'the Em.baasy in Sail Fran-r 
Cisco (P-WCJ operating), aiid also 
acquired a lease oii the Iris, Holly r- 
wood, possession of which they se- 
cure in May. 

Betmsteiii Follows Metier 

Lios Angeles, 
Ben N. Berlnsteln has been el«&cted 
president of the Independent "rhe- 
atre .Owners of Squthwii California, 
siicceedifig Gus Metzger, who de- 
clined to stand for re-election, after 
haying served as president for three 
years. 

Other officiers are : Robert Whit- 
son, yice-president; Arnold Shack, 
treasurer; George .F. Bromley, sec-^ 
retary. New .board of directors 
comprises the four.ofBcers and Rus- 
sell Rogers, Harry Hicks, G^rge 
Hanes, H?irry Chotiner and H. J.. 
Slier. 



GORES TO AUGMENT 
CALIFORNIA CHAIN 



Inside Stuffy-Pictures 



tide Cbiqtes 



1 Brenders T Come from Hell' 
to 'Olsen's Nisbt Out,' Fox, starting 
Monday. 

'There's Always ToniorroW to 
'Mr. Sltitch,' FOX. 

'Kid Gloves,' Universal, to •Dan- 
gerous to Women.' ,. 

"Hillbillies,' Polly Morah-May 
Robson story, has been re-tagged 
'Comin' Round the Mountain' by 
Metro. 



Electrical Research Products, Inc., better known as. ERPI and a 100% 
subsidiary of Western Electric, seems to be under an investigation of 
interested stockholders in AT&T. .The stoclcholders with the Sun lilf© 
Insurance Co. of Canada, among them, and said to be, with the estatO 
of Geo, F. Baker, the largest Individual holder of AT&T stock. Want to 
know more about ERPi; going into picture production at the former 
Paramount studio on Long Island, , how operated by ERPI partly on a 
rental basis to picture producers. 

One of the claims is that money advanced or invested by ERPI in the 
picture productions being' made at the liong Island studio is not prop- 
erly autliorized* Another angle to th4 .inyestlgatipn reported started is. 
that loans or ; advances made by ERPI. to exhibitors come under the same' 
heading. 

Specific indications are that the Suh Co., which appears to .be the iii- 
stigator. of the investigation, doesn't wholly, ?ipprove. of the. ERPI direc- 
tion, by John E. OtterSon. 

Investigators are instructed, according to the- account, to refkort their 
findings at the Sun's, office. Intention seems to be that if the .investlga-^ 
tion upholds the contention of the disagreeine stockholders, that the 
result will be placed before AT&T heads with suggestions for .Changes. 



. Through Pilman, writ0r for 'Sound and Shadow', an Oriental ifan magf 
with a large circulation in Asia and Europe, India emits a loud squawk 
in reply to the HaUburion-F; W. Futter picture 'India Speaks'. Chief 
protest is directed at certain exploitation blurbs as Filihan has read 
them in American film trade journals. Author, whether on his own pr 
as a 8<>rt of tinpfflcial mouthpiece for the country/ cpmplains that the . 
bO|OSt literature gives an entirely erronebUs and distorted conception 0t 
India. Phrases quoted reifer to India as .'mother pf ten thousand sins— ^ 
where heathen gpds look down uriashained on human orgies, and nij|ti 
hope to be hoisted to heaven, by a cow's tail.' . 

'Sound and Shadow' has written to the Motion Picture Producers AssOt 
elation aslcing that no more opportunity is allowed 'to pervert facts apd, 
heap upon this country any insults by misguided persons in their eager- 
ness to cash in on the credulity of human beings; 



Contrary to report, Paramount did .not execute a contract with B. 
Schulberg fpr the eight pictures he . has been down for oh Par release 
this season. Par and Schulberg were eiet on eight to be made by Schul- 
berg for Pa,r, but no papers were signed. This would seem to 'niiake It. 
clear for Schulberg to swing to Fox, if wanting. 

Question of Sylvia Sidney in .Par minds Is something else again, 
under contract direct to Piar instead of to Schulberg. 

Latter wanted his European trip, on which he's still current, at this 
time since he was between picture production plans. Miss idney's 
troubles with Pair arose at the same time and she's on the other alde^ 
too. No one has been advised when either Schulijei-g or Miss Sidney ie 
expected back. 

Two sets ot cast credits, one of the end as weW as beginning, are conk* 
ing into vogue among producers. Paramount, Pox, Raiidio and UA are 
now using the dbublers sporadically. Universal iiai followed this poller 
for a period of years.: 

T'he day he was exhorting exhibs in New Tork to fight for inde- 
pendence in the permanent Code, Harry Brandt and n»osjt o£ his organlzaj^ 

(Continued on page 62) 



Laura Hope Crews 
'Lost Piatrol' 
(2d Week) 
D— John Ford 
A — Garret Fort 

Philip MacI>onala 
C— Harold Winstrom 
Cast:. 

Victor McLaglen 

Boris Karioff 

Wallace Ford 

Alan Hale 

Reginald Penny 

Billy Bevah - 

Howard Wilson 

UNITED ABTIST8 
(Giddwyn) 

'Nona' 
(6tii week) 
D. — Dorothy Arzner 
A— Edwin Justlo Mayer 

Leonard Birnesky 
jO-^Ray June. 
Cast: 

Aiina Sten 

Warren William. 

Phillips Holmes 

Pert Kelton. 

Moltat Johnson 

'Boman Scandals' 
(Gth week) 
D — Frank Tuttle 
A — Geo. Kaufnnan 
Robert Sherwood 
Wm. McOulre 
C — Gregg Tolaiid 
Cast: ', . 

Eddie Cantor 
Gloria Stuart 
Ruth Ettlng 
Alan Mowbray 
.. .-I>avid.-Manners 
Ed. Arnold 
(SOth Centory) 

'^loolln .Bpnaco* 

(2d week) 
D-^Sldney LanBeld 
A' — Nunailly . Johnsdn 

Henry Lehrihan 
C— <;has. Rosher 
Cast: ' 

Constance Bennett 

Franchot Tone 

Tulllo Carminatl 

Helen Wesley 

Andi;ew Tomibes' 

Russ Brown 

Fuzzy Knight 

Wm. Kent , 

Georges Renevant 
VMIVEBdAL 
'Tin Pants' 

(3d week) 

D— Ed. Sedgwick 

A — Ebba. Havez 

Clarence. Mai^ks- 
H. M. Walker 
Dale Van Every 

Cast : 

Stlih SummervlUe 
Andy D6Vlne 
Leila Hyams 
Una O'Connor 
Ferdinand Oottschal 

-=--^Ethel^GpIffle8-^^?- ■ ^ 

May Beatty 
Cornelius Keefe 
David Torrence 

'Dangerous to Women' 
(4th week) 

D — Kurt Neumann. 
A— Wm. A. McGuIre 
C-^has. StUmar 
Cast: 

Cheater Morris 

Alice White 

Helen Tweivctrees 

Grant Mitchell 



John Mlljai^ 

Geo. B. Stone 

Geo. Meehan 

Frank Albertson 

Warren - Hymer 

Harrr Oalfund 

Ma,xey Rosenbloom 

Dave Miner 

'Perils oC PaalW 
(Serial) 
(ffth week) 
D — ^Ray Taylor 
A— Ella orNplil 
C — Richard Fryer 
Cast: 

Evalyn Knapp. 

Robert Allen 

James DUi^Mn 

John Davidson 

Sonny Ray 

Frank Lackteen 

Pat O'Malley 

'Wanted at Headqaarters* 
(Sd week) 

D — Ed. Marin 
A— Prescott Chaplin 
C — Norbert Brodlne 
Cast: 

Onslow Stevens 
Marian Nixon 
Wm. Collier, Sr. 
Alan Dinehart 
Warren Hymer , 
Ed. Van . Sloan 

'Conoselor At Law' 

(1st week) 

D — Wm. Wyler 
A-r-Elmer Rice . 
C— Norbert Brodlne 
Cast: 

John Barrymore 

Bebe Daniels 

Doris Kcny.on 

Thelnia 'Todd 

Isabel Jewell 

Onslow. Stevens 

Vincent Sherman 

Conway: Washburn 

John Qtialeh 

.Hobby Gordon 

Elmar- Brown 

Malka Kornstein . 

'Angela Jacobs 

Clara Laiigster 

T. H, Manning 

Marvin Kline 

WARNEB 
'Ftroiii Headquarters' 
(4th w««k) 

D — Wm. Dierterle 

A'-.-Robt. Lee 
Peter Milne 

C-r-Wm. Reese 

Ciast: 

George I^rent 
Margaret Lindsay 
Eugene Pallette 
George E. Stone 
Frank Darrien 
Kenneth Thomson 
Dorothy BurgeSs 
Ken Murray 
Theodore Newton 
Hobart Cavanaugh 
Robt. Barrat 
■Murray KInncll 
-=-i--Henpy--O^NelU— 
Edward Ellis 

'Son of the Gobs' 
(4th week) 
D — Lloyd Bacon 
A — Al Cohn 

Paul Gicrrard Smith 
Cast: 

Joe E. Brown 

John Mack Brown 

Jean Mulr 

Frank Mulr 

Frank McIIugh 

Thelma Todd 



George Blackwood 
Walter - Miller 
Kenneth "Thomson 
Samuel 'Hinds ' 
Arthur Vinton 
George Ii'vlng ' 
John MarstohT 
Garry " Owen 
PurnelL Prdtt 
Joc> Sauers 
'The Shakedown,' 
(Sd week) 

D — John Francis Dillon 

A — Sain Engels 
Rian James 

C— Sid Hickox 

Cast: 

Bette Davlf, 
Charles Farreli 
Ricardo Cortez 
Olenda Farreli 
Allen Jenkins 
Adrian Morris 
Frank Reicher 
Geo. Pat Collins 
Dewey Robinson 
Ben Hendricks 
George Cooper - 
Robert O'Connor 
Harold Huber 
'College Coach' 
(3d week) 

D — Wm. A. Wellman 

A — Manuel Sell 
Nlvcn Buoch 

C — Arthur Todd 

Cast: 

Pat O'Brien 
Ann pvorak 
Lyle Talbot 
Dick Powell 
Phil Favershaih 
Hugh Herbert 
' .;Chas. -C> -Wilson 
Arthur' Byron 
Donald Meek '. 
Burton Churchill 
Big Boy Williams 
Doug. Dumforllle 
Harry Berresf ord 
Nat Pendleton ' 
Ward Bond. 
Joe sauers 
, Herman Blng 
*tingtr Alan'; 
(id week) 

D— Roy Del Ruth 

A— rRosalInd Shaffer 
Ben Markson 
LlUie Hayward 

•C- — ^Tony Gaudio 

Castr 

James Cagney 
Mae Clark 
Leslie Fentbn 
Russell Hopton 
Marjorle ' Qateson 
Robert Barrat . 
Douglas COsgrove 
.Samuel T. Hinds 
Raymond Hatton . 
Doug. Dumbrille 
Robt. Elliott 
'Dark Hazard' 

(2d week) 

D— At Green 
..A=iW^R.=B.urhett^_= 
Brown Holmes 
Ralph Block 



Oast: 



Edward O. RoblnSon 
Genevieve 'fobln 
Olenda Farreli 
Robert Barrat 
Gordon We-ttcott 
Sidney Toler 
Geo. Meeker 
Emma Dunn 
Hobart Cavanatigh 
W. UobcrtHon 
Harris Ford 



; Julainiie. •.Jobrtston,- 'BonibsUell/ 
Metro. ■ ' 

Majel ; Coleman, Charlies Sellon, 
'Fire Chief,' Metro. ^ " 

Paul Porcasi, untitled feature, Si 
Neiifeld. 

Barbara Van Brunt, Two Much 
Harmony,' Par. 

Esther Mulr, 'Capt. Jerfclio,* far^ 

Irving PiChel returns to acting 
for awhile and goes into 'Beautiful,' 
Radio/ :; 

Louis Albetiil. 'B^ehold' We Xove/ 
Radio; .' ; .. 

Paul Porcasi, Heleh Broc'fc,.'Reigl- 
nald Barlow, 'Flying Down to Rio/ 
Radio. 

Ruth Gillette, Allan Edwards, 
'Frontier Marshal,' .Fox-: 

Herbert Mundin, 'Orient Express,' 
Pox. . . 

Frank Campeau, 'Sntoky^ Fox. 

Mary Mason, 'Mad Game,' Fox. 

Beaula Bondl, 'Wildblrds,' RKO. 
.-Arthur -ilohir Claire- Seddi)' Robert 
Barrat, Henry Barrat,. Henry 
O'Neil, 'Massacre,' WB, 

Johnny Mack Brown, ^Female,' 
WB, ■ 

Fred Burton, 'By Candlelight,' n« 
Walter Kane booked. 
. George. Meeker, .'Dark Hazard,' 

" ':~ ' ■ 

Ellse Cavahna, ^Forever Faithful,* 
Metro. 

Mary Carlisle, . William janneyi, 
'Vinegar Tree,' Metro.. 

Sam Wood to direct 'Cpmin' 
Round the Mountain,' Metro. 

Bobbe Arhst, 'Mollywppd, Party,' 
Metro. 

Warner ; Qland^ Blanca Vlacher, 
'As Hiisbiands Go,' Fox. 

June Vlasek; Dixie Frances, 
"There's Always Tomorrow/ Pox.. 

Walter Catlfett, Barbara Wfeekia^ 
'Olson's Night Out,' Pox. 

Howard Laiiy, Kathleen 
'The Mad Game,' Pox. 

John Wray, 'partners,' Para- 
mount. 

Tom Wilson, 
Lady,' Metro. 

Nydia Westman, 'Wild Bifds.' 
first on her Radio Contract, 

Lansing Halden and Harold 
Buckley scripting 'Red Knight of 
Germany,' Radio. 

Helen Mack's option lifted* by 
^adlo :^ — ^- — 



BALMEB WITH HABBIS CO. 

Pittsburgh, Sept. 11. 
Jame.s G. Balmer, district man- 
ager for Warners West Virginia, 
has resigned to. take over field su- 
pervision of the 16 new houses re- 
cently secured by the Harris 
Amu.semfnt Co. 



VARIETY 



tWsdkiy, September 12, 1933 





Tuesday-f September 12, 1933 



REVIEWS 



PALACE. CHICAGO 

(Continued from pa«e 16) 

Ing was Noble Glsale with his col- 
ored hand. Sissle Is doing about the 
same turn he has been dellyerlne 
through the east during the past 
few months. Does 'Rocking Chair* 
for comedy and the Mills Bros, type 
of mouth and flngera instrumental- 
Lziiig. 

Eddie Garr wias pie for this au- 
lence, those Impersbntatlohs get- 
ting receptions for each. Garr has 
his subjects down to an eyeUush 
flicker; he doesn't even haVe to an- 
xiounce his subject for them to be 
immediately recognizable, : which is 
a stunt in itself. 

Garr was m.c.'lng and a little hazy 
at the first show. Eleanor Powell 
showed them what tap dancing 
really is all about. 

Flicker is 'First Mate' (U). News- 
Clips from Pathe and NRA £ea- 
turette completeid fllfn end. 

Business terrific as usual these 
"World's Fair days. 



MET, BROOKLYN 

It's a satisfactory assbrtiment the 
Met has In Its vaude grab bag tlils 
we6k. Session starts quietly and 
stays that way for a long stretchy 
but once the excitement starts pop- 
ping the show assumes, a high- 
powered quality of entertainment 
that makes it hotsy totsy all around. 
Feature, 'Hollywood to Broadway' 
(Metro) Is an afterdatiner to the sis- 
ter house in Manhiattan, Capitol, 
W^ith the attendance toll at the Met; 
on the . initial unveiling Saturday 
Indicating anything but a sturdy 'b.o^ 
take for the current stanza. 

Introductory honors on the . bill 
went to. the DeLong Trio, bevy of 
igraceful and young lookera Who 
plied, them with a nice mixture of 
tumbles, headstands, nipups,. pyra- 
mids and similar acrobatics, It was 
a quiet interlude and - the solemlty 
of the occasion prevailed through 
the major part of the act that fol- 
lowed. Here it behooved Luis 
Zingone to bring 'em to with a little 
laugh fare, but the going didn't rate 
better than spasmodic with the ex.- 
ceptlon of the last two or three min- 
utes when Zingone went desperate 
and dished out a few blue ones of 
skin grafting theme. These the 
customers couldn't muft, since the 
mohologist made sure they were an^ 
atpmlcally illustrated. 

Break in the spell ot. quietude 
came with the entry Of Chester 
Fredericks. This fast, little ball of 
laughs and stepping is still doing 
his mountain camp act, but. what- 
ever the background or support the 
knack for bringing home the results 
is there stronger than ever. With 
him now are only two girls, biit they 
serve his style of rough and tumble 
mushing it up well. They, sent him 
off here with a solfd and sustained 
round. 

But it took Mills, Gold and Raye; 
spotted next to shut, to tear them 
wide open. Though Mills hails from 
the old combination of Mtlls, Kltk 
and Martin, the madhouse antics 
confabulated by his present part- 
Inership shows no carryover strains. 
The harder the socks delivered the 
harder they roared out front with 
the set-to with the blonde stooge 
building the clowning hodge podge 
to a smash finish as far as this Sat- 
urday matlness mob was concerned. 

Barney Rapp and his aggregation 
finished oft the event with a crack 
performance. Applause rewards 
here were well spread around with 
a goodly share of it going to his 
i'edhead trio of tapsters, ..youngster 
lookers whose fldir for toe and heel 
rhythm rates them away up In their 
class. Another hefty whooper of 
the palms was the dusky hoofer of 
the menage. Babe Miller, the other 
warbling standby of the troupe, 
.though billed did not appear on this 
Jjhow. Rapp is still using the whis- 
. key . bottle xylophane ensemble . for 
the finish and with telling effect. 

OdeCi 



PARAMOUNT, B'KLYN 

Good vaude is salable.' The 
Brooklyn Paramount is proving this. 
This Brooklyn Par style of show is 
not new. It's. Just straight vaiide. 
and the v^ay the show is programed 
here Is the same as others, have 
been programing shows around in 
spots. 

Pit works on the stage and Is run 
.by Stan Meyers. He doiBsh't try to 
be ah actor. Just leads the crew 
and Introes. the acts without extra 
chatter. He doesn't aniioy custom- 
ers with cheer-leader methods after 
an act is finished. Smart and good. 

Side curtains used to adyantag in 
the final act, P'arker and Sandlno. 
This dancing pair carries a trio ot 
harmony singers, O'Connor Sisters. 
The girls make two appearances, 
and they contrive a, spontaneous 
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linens. Without affectation. Gray's 
baritone voice pleases. No mlkcs or 
mechanical contrivances on the Par 
stage. Really vaude Without assist- 
ance. 

Zelda Sa^ntley and her pianist 
strike the middle. She seems to 
please more than when previously 
seen. Now she is in front of a band. 
Perhaps her only number that 
doesn't strike so hot in the Durante 
bit. Although she does the expected 
2asu Pitts and the Mae West things 
which every imitator Is doing. Miss 
Santley's are different. : 

George Beatty. next to closing, 
has an easy time. Sounds like be Is 
shooting some new material, and his 
finishing bit of the drunken .sailor is 
as good as ever, if not better.- When 
caught, his timihg perfect. 

House hios: a good short trailer on 
'Three Cornered Moon' (Par), next 
week's.' films, which has teasing 
qualities. Noticed here that the 
house has 'Coming Friday' on bot- 
tom of each clip' as shoWn. Good 
idea. Newsreel doesn't run too long, 
around 7 minutes, ' and no Hitler 
shot in It. FeaturO, 'Songs of Sings* 
(Par), 90: minutes. Vaude. end 
around 6$. Shan. 



First on are Bellet and Lamb. 
Reversei usual by having the girl 
do knockiabout, and gets thie show 
off to a happy start. 

Striking angle about current show 
is that the whole hiir comprises lio 
more than 12 people. That's split 
between five acts, of which the final 
one. Park and Sandlno utilizes six 
if the accordionist is counted. A5- 
gregate also Includes Zelda Santlcy's 
pianist. 

Two spot has Alex Gr-ay. In white 



Palace, Youngstowii 

Youhgstown, Sept. 
YoungStown'^s new deal in vaude- 
ville opened at the Palace Friday 
(1), first stage show for the. city 
since last May. Former RKO house,: 
now under lease by Milt Feld-Dave 
Chatkin-Ha^ry Katz combination, 
was the second house of the new 
chain to open in Ohio within a- week. 
The dpenlng bill was a wow from 
the opening iihtll close. If applause 
is any information that Youhgstown. 
liked its new. deal, then Youhgs- 
town. is tolove-it. 

Show .opened with a well-drllleid 
chorus, billed as the Palace Rock-^ 
ets. Under the direction of Felicia 
Sorrel, and the audience was 
treated to really something novel 
in this, respect. Line was, neat and 
well costumed. Robblns family, long 
in vaudeville, four acrobatic danc- 
ers of unusual abllityr. twb boys 
and two girls. The father, veteran 
of ,the stage, was introduced before 
the. act closed. Most of the routine 
is new. 

Shirley Richards, presented with 
Bobby Gillette, who stays on as 
master of ceremonies and directs 
the band. Billed as 'Miaa Person- 
ality Plus,' she is a neat, trim girl 
who can dance and scored heayily. 

Jack Holland and June Knight 
offer a highly acceptable ballroom 
dance . specialty. . Their opening 
number was loudly acclaimed and 
followed, by their interpretation of 
the rhumba, a novelty here. 

Ted and AI Waldman, standard 
pair, brought down the house with 
their joke-patter ahd . their ability 
to play inouth organs, ukuleles .and 
Jewsharps. Although seen here 
many times, act stopped the Show. 
, Final act - on the bill Sydney Page 
and company, brlngrs three come' 
dlans to the stage, two girls in out' 
landlsh . costumes thkt are riots, 
and Page himself, a smooth master 
of comiedy' who keeps the act up to 
the minute all the time.- 

Chorus will be permanent and 
Bobby Gillette will continYie in the 
capacity of m.c. and band leader. 
Thei*e is ah .11-plece band which 
shifts from the pit to the stage fol 
lowing the opening. .. 

Opening bill played to standing 
room at 40c top and 25'c matineds. 

McGonneU 



ACADEMY, N. Y. 

The boys who whistle In the mez 
zanine and show a disposition to 
create community stomping on any 
opening for same Were reasonably 
quiet Saturday afternoon : as Chlng 
Yee .Yah Troupe, Xj<b i*aW 3^ 
Dawn, Mel Klee and Fkluardo Blan- 
co's Argentines paraded across the 
rostrum in that order. It was a 
falr-to-mlddling sort of bill. . 

Chlng Yee Yah have been playihg 
for RKO in the middle west and are 
not new. They do magic, acrobatics 
and Chinese whatisit. Good Of type 
and well received. 

Lie Paul's educated digits had the 
pasteboards under careful dlsciplino. 
Deceiver makes, a class appearance 
in tails. Works up to. a strong walk- 
off when palming cards simultane- 
ously from each hand. He returns 
for a comedy session with three boy 
plants, whldh probably helps him 
get booked, but is otherwise simply 
a hokdum. postscript to a demons- 
tration of real agility. 

Alice Dawrt did poorly. With the 
song material she is using that's 
about what could be predicted, at 
the Academy. Handling an audience 
of this; type is a task, on the other 
hand, for which Mel Klee is well 
=eqirinRei...Hl3^£s„_d.onLt_Qygrb^ 
den the 14th street intelligence and 
he has a rough rand -ready line of 
palaver that causes bushy, eye- 
brows to corrugate In the Union 
Square equivalent to laughter. 

For a closer the lackadaisical and 
.subdued Argentine rhythm , of the 
Bianco turn (New Acts) did much 
better than anybody would guess In 
advance for this house. "Paddy the 
Next Best Thing' (Fox) made It an 
afternoon. Biz pretty good. 

Land. 



PALLADIUM* LONDON 

London, Aug. 28. 
Last mjlnute booking here is the 
'Nine Days Wonder,' radio revue 
from the broadcasting theatre at 
the Olympla, which rah at the ra- 
dio exhibition for nine days play- 
ing to capacity, and seen by 13,000 
people. George Black grabbed most 
of the outfit on its press notices. 
Originally show Was to Include a 
band at a cost of |S,250, but band 
IS out, and understand '"show is in 
for $2,600. It takes up half of the 
bill.. iSecond performance rah pver- 
long. 

It is not known if the Black book- 
ing was to show his regrulars how 
bad the show really Is, or for the 
purpose of cashing in on its pubr 
licity. If it is the former G. B. has 
attained his objective, if the latter 
it win prove disappointing. 

Show as a whole is amateurish 
and, despite several names, is. not 
suitable for the isophlsticated clien.- 
tele of this theatre^ Sonne bt the 
skits are antiquated, as evidenced 
by a /A' Few. Nails,' a burlesque on 
the fixing of an aerlaL Likewise 
the 'One Mart Drama,' as played by 
Lupino Lane, which was not new 
25 years ago. 

Best part of the ishow is a. series 
of . imitations of various radio ih- 
flictions rendered by Anona Winh,. 
but Miss Winn's earlier number, ^ 
dressed as a soubret, is ludicrous. 
The dancing chorus of 12, who flit 
in .and out on yartous. occasions, are. 
far from lookeris and compare very 
unfavorably with ' the Palladium 
girlsr. At times the show became 
quite tedious./ 

Best pt^rf of the bill is the first 
half, a string of vaudeville acts. 
Bill is Opened by Billy Rey, a ster- 
ling juggler with personality. Boy 
can also dance and speaks lines. 

Kaunton Wajme^ back from films, 
comperes. Wayne takes a little, 
time to get into his stride. Mail 
and his gang, the gang being sev^ 
eral trained dogs, is a clever, act 
with ah original opening! Opening 
in one. Max goes through several 
intricate steps for which he is well 
rewarded. Full stage reveals about 
half dozen canines who gb through 
various stunts showing- them weiU 
trained. Idea, of dogs eniulatlng' all 
the tricks first done by Max. Is 
something different in animal 
training. 

Marie BUrke. after several sea- 
sorts In musical, comedy, gets a re- 
ception on entry, and singS: three 
numbers Irt good voice. The Burke 
girl is still popular. Harris Twins 
and Loretta, holdover^ repeat their 
last week's success. Team should 
enjoy a healthy stay here, as they 
have brought something neW in 
footology. 

'Vic Oliver,, assisted by Margot 
Crangle, another - holdover, varied 
his act first show, but was asked 
to stick to. his old routine, which 
was a decided improvement. Oliver 
clowned andlFooled at, the piano to 
excellent results.- . 



RlO's Durante impersonation and top 
it with a' minor conflict with Ne- 
vada's opening turn by trying a 
black "a.rt bit themselves. 

In the stage show half of the 
90-minute entertainment were two 
sock acta, i'at Kennedy building 
them up to a punch on three songs, 
Forsythe, Seamon and Farrell 
shut the show, stalling around until 
the " big girl stiarted into her .dance. 
More comedy like that up ahciad in 
the turn would kill off a lot of the; 
dull opiening minutes; 

Mildred Lesctte in between these 
two turns for a. cbuple of songs, but 
in a. bad. sppt since slie couldn't fol- 
low Kennedy. More than thati she^ 
hurt herself at the: start by trying 
to gag. . 

Business capacity at the first shOW 
Sunday . plus a sidewalk holdout 
which is; ah editorial itself. ' Flicker 
an indie, 'Avenger' (Mono).; 



STATE-LAKE, CHI 

Chicago, Sept. 10. 
This new-old spot has . taken on 
a new lease of ' life, with all the 
big circuits shooting at it Although 
the booker and the itwo Jbnes bbys> 
Johnny J., and Aaron Jr.,; view the. 
success as arising from a new policy 
the older show heads, ilgure it's 
strictly price plus plenty of amuse- 
ment. ■ 

In trying to make it tough^ for 
the State-Lake, both Balaban & 
Katz and RKO have helped put the 
house over. . Namely, the holding 
back of. third and fourth run on the 
major product, they have, forced this 
theatre to go after pictures that 
suit the house. In declaring State- 
" Lake oppbsitlort they have forced 
this theatre to use ingenuity in 
framing attractive bills .out of avail- 
able material. ^ 

This 2,700-3eat house irt the mid- 
dle of the Loop la playing a four- 
act Vaude bill separate from a stage 
band show with .another four acts 
pluis- a -picture, and all for 25c. to 
40c., the '40 c. only going at night 
ahd holiday. 

The, theatre every day since Its 
Opening eight weeks ago has a;ver- 
aged 1,000 children daily, which' 
means an adult with every child. 

It's a new fight every week for. 
the State-Lake but with their special 
publicity man, thisy think up new 
stunts almost daily. 

Show this week may not mean 
much to the New York City man- 
ager but out here It's a- perfect 
buIld-up. Lewis . and Ames, closing 
the opening vaude half, wouldh't get 
a smile out of the show- wise muggis, 
but the act has been getting ex- 
cellent money for years. Hokey ma- 
terial, but pie for this audience. 
Nothing;- over the heads of this au- 
dience, and a laugh for every one 
of the Joe Millers. Giant is still 
one. of the best of climajses for a 
turn ' that has more than delivered 
its money's w:orth already. 

Lloyd Nevada and conipany 
opened with the black art turn, okay 
JCQr.:Jli©JWd3 Jmt Jhfi jadults Jcfisehted. 
the sloppy manner act Is being pre- 
sented. Lynn Carter deuced with a 
vocal act, turning Iri' a click .on a 
couple of .specially written numbers, 
though that punchline on the beer 
parade song is a bit too off side for 
a family house. 

Eddie Rio and Co» string along 
a .lot of bits to fill out a lot ot 
minutes, but flnLsh best with a sock 
Icfcmania routine. Rlo's three stooges 
wander in and out of the act, open- 
ins: a.s throe rival Schnozzolns to 



COLONIAL, DETROit 

(Mi ight Show) 

Detroit^ Sept. il. 

Most Unique entertainment in 
toWri combining a vaude show, am- 
ateur show .and. femme wrestling 
bout. , This : arrangement has been 
running successfully for three years. 
It has beconie so. well known to 
professionals, that those in town are 
always present, every Monday night 
when the show', goes.;. 

Vaude is. played, as is. with the 
permanartet ni.c. Maxie Gaieler, and 
his gang on stage. With a slight In- 
termissioh betweeh. vaude artd 
wrestling show, the entire evenihg 
is strictly for laughs; Wrestling is 
a .tip-, off' as to what ;is io ;be ex- 
pected. ; The gals get plenty of .en- 
couragement from the audience.> . 

In the 'aniateur* show there are no 
prizes. - .Each a.ct is bought for $2 
or %t, according to how. bad. The 
worse they are the more, money they 
get. Air from Dixie. 

Props used for the show Include 
.the hook, siren, etc. If the hook 
doesn't work bne of the stage hands 
domes out and carries the act off. 

A few of the acts are pretty good 
and they get plenty of throw money 
from the audience. Ahd it runs into 
. dough sometimes. . Acts kebp what- 
ever they can find. 

Most of the success of this ama- 
teur policy is due to the m.c., wrho 
keeps things moving. And :without 
repeating himself toO; mu.c]b. ...Uslmf^ 
a different set of stooges bach week, 
he gets plenty of laughs letting the 
shell-shocked performers go nuts. 

Shbw runs about three hours and: 
sells for 25c., with the privilege to 
stay all' night and seb the pictures. 

Xee, 



DOWNTOWN, L. A. 

Los - Angeles, Sept, 8. 
It's a case of good vaude badly 
routined as to .runhiftg order cur- 
rently, but: with the house custont- 
ers apparehtly overlooking these 
defects and getting plenty of rellsh- 
ment out Of the fl.ve w^^^^y diversi- 
fied acts. First three ru)i heavily 
to reflnenoient^ / with . the last two 
hoke. and broad comedy. 

.Max Dolin, of coast musical and 
orchestral reputation; Al K; Hall, 
veteran cbmlc, and Ben Beyer, who 
'is filling his first regulation vaude 
date in a long time,, are the best 
known.; 

Show gets started after a weak 
attertipt at art overture . by the 
ski-mpy pit combination, with Tracy 
land Ray. assisted by Paul Russell 
at- the piano. Team are a hlmble 
pctir Of hoofers, ruhning largely to 
eccentric .stuff,, and Miss Hay con- 
.trlbutlng. a fine bit of Russian step- 
ping. Russell tries to warble the 
tlme-wOrn 'Dinie' song, but doesn't 
impress. 

In the deuce Bp>o.t Is Joyce Reamer, 
13-year-bld acrobatic and web 
worker from Riverside, nearby 
town, who, despite her youth dis- 
plays a lot of real. talent. Girl . has 
charm and ability, and When she. 
gets going oh the Web she is faintly 
reniiniscent of Dainty Marie in her 
palrtiiest days, even to a Song while 
descending In art inverted position: 
Neat little .act that ought to iget 
places. 

Max Dolin . with Katherine 
Tliompson (New'. Acts) are niost re- 
centiy from the air lanes. Dolin is 
a finished disciple of the violin; and 
Miss Thohipson accompanies nicely, 
on the harp as well as doing a solo 
rendl-tlbn; Class act Of the. bill and 
clicks solidly. 

Al K. Hall has discarded the elab- 
orate company Used for so biany 
years ahd; now ; works solely . with 
his son, Al K. Ilall, Jr.; Latter has 
grown rapidly and now towers 
above the comic'; likewise he nearly 
dominates the act with his hoofing 
and mild clowning. Apparently Al, 
Senior, Is satisfied to let the 
youngster grab off the laurels. They 
still do the comedy tin pan band 
number and the Svertgall burlesque 

'witmwmcH tit^-1a:et"i(eOT6d 

seasons. . ~ . 

More hIIarious.:comedy at the fin- 
ish, when Ben Beyer does his Joe 
Jacksoti type of cycle riding, wind- 
ing up with some dlfHcuIt unicycle 
work that tops the act off With a 
sock. 

Oft ficreen 'Bureau of Missing 
Per.son.s' (WB)* Ruth Etting short 
and news. Biz jako opening mat 
of second day, with lower floor ca-- 
paaMy. 



PARAMOUNT, L. A. 

Los.AngoleSi Sept'. <5. 
Bjjoking the Blue Monday Jam- 
boree, San :li'rancisco air act which 
has had a considerable Pacific roast 
following, looks like a stroke of biz 
for this house cui-rently.. Rushed 
ih two days ahead of the regular 
Thursday opening, \ the new shoW, 
with Par's. 'Torch Singer:, on the 
sheet, got.aWay to a healthy; start. 

Jamboree is of . the vaude type .of 
broadcasts; Dozen or so acts par- 
tiViii^ate, with a sepi.blance of con-, 
tinuity, worked, in for the staige 
showing. ^ 

Among those ..in it are Murray 
and Hai'ris, Doakes and Doakes, 
Corisuelo Gonzales, three" Yoeman- 
ettos, Madeline De Michel and The 
Noodlebugs, latter comedy quintet 
comprisihg the Yoemariettes; and 
Murray and Harris. 

Outstanding are DOaTces and 
Doakes, man and Women, along lines 
of York and :Kingr with a somewhat 
similar makeup, but with a delivery, 
and niaiterial all their ; own. Pair 
are troupers, specializing in a lot 
of old. time song and dance stuff. 
Over for solid return. 

Murray works mostly straight for 
Harris* light comedy, in this par^ 
ticular' instance mostly in the char- 
acter of a Sherlock Holmes trying 
to ferret out the slayer of the an- 
nouncer. Flhale; reveals ; that the 
announcer had shot himself to es- 
cape the :)Eitrocitles that he expected 
Would follow. Hoke, but got liaffs. 

Miss Gonzalez ' is a. Spanish sort 
of comedienne,, with a fine soprano 
voice. Sings a; cbuple of comedy 
numbers in her native tongue. . 

; Stage show opens with the house 
line, girls in an old-time can-can 
routine, to- the tunes of Frank Jenks 
batoned band. Jenks this week haa 
dropped some of his seeming llip« 
h^ss bf announcements, but pulled 
a . hear- blue gaig that has no place , 
in a F&M show^ Novelty number 
by the band followed the Opening,: 
With Jenks warbling and playing a 
bit on the trombone, followed by the 
house favorite, Max LefrnOr, tertor- 
ing and; mopping as usual. 

Finale had the glrla on for a well- 
executed fencing routine, with their 
garb mostly of the undress variety, 
Show ran a full hour at the opener 
today and could stand a little trlm- 
irtg. 'Tarzan' serial episode,- screen 
song with Duke Ellingtort and band, 
and Par news completed poreen 
show. Biz near capacity J^dtoa. 

STATE, L. A. 

liOB Angeles. Sept. 7. 

Estelle Taylor is making her 
first picture house appearance lo- 
cally a;t the State this week. Initial, 
sho.w dembsirates she acted wisely, 
in postponing her L. A. debut until 
a time when proper /grooming iand 
Vblce training had fitted her for the 
task of living up to headline bill- 
ing, Fbrnier Mrs. Dempsey hot only 
reveals a clear. If not overly poW^' 
erful soprano voice, and loads of 
personality, despite opening day 
nervousness, but on successive ap- 
pearances before the foots dis- 
played a. selection of crowns which 
elicit, favorable' feminine approval. 

Miss Taylor warbled three num- 
bers on her jBrst appearance, comes 
on later for a bit of comedy with 
Ed Lbwry in the form of a black- 
out, and Winds up seated in an 11- 
luminatbd heart Ibwered to stage 
from the illes In the final pic- 
ture. While her current efforts 
haay not immediately stamp .Miss. 
Taylor as outstanding b. o., she 
displayed a versatility that should 
react favorably for future pic 
house or vaude bookings,. 

Plus Miss Taylor, house this 
week Is offering what is probably 
one of the niftiest stage shows in 
many months. Outstanding are 
King Bros, and Cully, trio of hut 
comics, who uncorked a diversity 
of talent and hoke that catches 
the fahcy of the mob and permits 
them ; to sew up the show com- 
pletely. r;.--rrr-.- 

Running the trio a close race for 
applati^e ; honors lis nine-ylar-old 
Jimmy Baxter, with a baritone 
voice that is as close to Blrtg 
Crosby's; as to make It hard to re- 
alize it is not the crooner himself. 
Young Jimmy appears . In connec- 
tion wltl» his brother, Phil Baxter, 
composer, who plays and; sings 
several of, his. own cOmposItibhs, 
and also accompanies the. kid for 
one number. Baxter's finale has Ed 
Lowry ahd the band boys working 
overtime. 

Lowry Is again Ih evidence, and 
starts the stage proceedings with 
a comedy twist by means bf a 
'Lazy Bones' number with the band 
that provoked plenty of howls. And 
after , his work ' .with the Baxters, 
Miss Taylor and the nut trio, Lbwry 
Vocalizesi using a repeat . of 'March- 
ing Along Together,' the NRA song 
slogan, for a wbw bulldr.up to the 
finale. Spotted early, and again at 
the finish, „Gaylene sisters, stun- 
=T[in^^biraaeB;' Tmc?JVW==so^ 
abrobatic dancing, Inbluding a se-; 
ries of. kicks and inverted splits 
that are dexterous and efCectivo. 

.Combination of Estelle Taylor 
with 'Another Language' (MG) on 
screen drew holdout biz at the 
opening, With everything pointing 
to a healthy week at the b. o. 
Mickey , Mouse cartoon, 'Puppy 
Love,* drew many howls, 'with news 
helping rouhd out the screen fare. 

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Stock Market 



(Continued from page 6). 

ores, as/lt is abundantly empowered 
,io do. 

Grains lost up to two cents a 
jbushel Saturday, and the dollar ad- 
:vanced sharply against foreign gold 
currencies without Inspiring any 
igenenal utge to sell stocks The ay-, 
erage? tor that day were but mi- 
nutely changed. Market thus la be- 
ing sustained by the conviction that 
.whether it wants to do ?o or not; 
inflationary action by the govern- 
ment in- inevitable. The present 
non-committal attitude of Washing- 
ton, the istreet believes, will last 
only until. Gpyernmeht. financing Is 
completed tliils fall. 

While there has been a let-up in 
activity In the heavy industries, as 
typified by a reduction in steel ton- 
nage of 129,000 tons for August 
(about ihalf-way between the pre- 
idicted extremes), reports of im- 
jproved retail buying cotne from all 
directlgnb. Third quarter income 
- repoiw will, begin to make their, ap- 
i>,earahce shortly,^ and there Is a 
feeling that they may be disappoint^- 
ing, which would subject certain 
Industrial securities to something of 
■&. market test. There is also ai sus- 
picion that there was a. good deal of 
distribution of stocks during the 
August advance and that pool oper- . 
ai'tors would be willing to see prices 
dip before they became active again 
oh the constructive side, as they 
call .it. 

Amtisementa Relatively Good 

The theatre group did fairly well. 
Ijbsses were .narrow a.nd dealings 
light. Continued warm weather In 
September may have discouraged 
theatre attendance,, but that is a 
seasonal Influence of only momen- 
' tary significance. Against the de- 
cline of four points in the index, 
losses among the active amusements 
■were trifling. Loew's lost 1% to 
32% as. a result of the six days's 
trading, and that was one of the 
widest movements in the group from 
Friday, Sept. 1, to Saturday, Sep 
tember 9 close^ Such important 
'stocks' as- General Electric and 
Westinghouse lost much more, 
nearly 2 in the former case and 
close to 3 in the otlier; U. S. Steel 
.tvas down 3%. Thus, the entertaln- 
iment ;«(hares did better ticker- wise 
thaii the generality of stocks. 

Steadiness in the face of a gen 
ierar creeping decline reverses the 
familial* action of the picture issues, 
liast spring and in the early sum- 
mer' it was characteristic of this 
igroup to take advantage, of sur- 



rounding strength to pass stock out. 

Theatre securities are regarded as 
'winter stocks.' Their season of 
speculative activity normally starts 
in early . winter, when .the ' public's 
return to indoor tecretitlon begins 
to 'show in income . statements. A 
li&w. rate of current profits for the 
Mumta^v is taken for granted, so 
that the forthcoming ttUi'd iiuarter 
reports is unlikely to have, any im-: 
portant bearing on their market for- 
tunes. 

The performance of Xpew's last 
Xveek might: be Interpreted, as 8ug- 
gestlhg a ccunpaign of quiet accum- 
ulation. Karly. in the yeek lioew's 
h&d a sinking spell which carried it 
to 30, penetrating what was re- 
C-xded as a resistance level around 
31. But its rebound was prompt 
and thereafter it held relatively 
steady above the low. It was- pot- 
able' that the film leader was able 
to push ahead during moments of 
general weakness In the main list, 
making It a fair Inference that its 
sponsors v^ere taking- on ^tock at 
times "when there was general sell- 
ing, instead of emp>loying the famil- 
iar clique maneuver of grand-stand- 
ing purchases during a rising niar- 
ket, which would iattract a follow^ 
ing. This is the device of a pool 
passing stock on. The other tech- 
nique might represent accumulation 
of a bull pool line. 

Fubne Buying Holds 

A prime argument for the better 
amusements appears in the authen- 
ticated reports of real quickening in 
retail trade, especially In New York 
and Boston. Figures for August 
reflected improvement and a liead 
irig New York department store 
head is quoted as declaring that the 
increased momentum shows no 
slackening thus far in September. 
He estimated the current depart.^ 
ment store sales rate as from 50 to 
60% ahead of this time in 1932. 
Significance of this detail in rela-. 
tion to the theatre, is that increased 
public sipending in stores . would 
have a like effect upon the people's 
amusement budgeting. 

Market observers have been com- 
menting upon the strange absence 
lately of specific market tips— tips on 
individual issues, that is. Only two 
groups that have figured In bally- 
hoo are the alcohol coterie and the 
oils, both of which are already In 
high ground where pools would like 
to cash In. ' Some market writers 
believe that a lot of the repeal is- 



sues have been distributed already. 
The oils are beneflttlnir from price 
advances uqder the lnail8try*B code, 
but the peak season of eaaollne con- 
sumption Is rapidly passiner and this 
might be a mie time for poojis to 
realize. 

There hasn't, been a buU tip on an 
amusement in a month. LASt one 
circulated was a Iiunch en Warners, . 
which was geherally disregarded. 
Of course, the piiblle \» pretty com- 
pletely put of the market all around, 
and esjpecially out of tbei amuse- 
mehts which have been kicked 
around a little more, than most other 
groups. The entertainment - coterie 
have iBO few frleiids .at the moment 
that, a shreiwd trader would be 
tempted to' give some of .them, a 
whirls Hust for. that reason. 

Consolidated. Film. Industries prie-. 
f erred moved against the . current, 
ending the week 1% net up on sales 
of 4,400 shares. '.Only other stron^^ 
spot was the senior Pathe, adyanc 



at higher prices. 

Summary for week eiidino Saturday, Sept. 9: 

STOCK EXCHANGE 



ing % to 9)4, not far from its sum- 
mer top of 9%. The trade heard a 
month or so ago' that Pathe pro- 
posed to go into-the laboratory busi- 
ness on a considerable scale, pre- 
sumably on the strength of its in- 
terest' in the DuPont raw film 
brandi. Story , at the time did no 
good to a campaign then going On 
In Consolidated. The two coming 
to the fore together in a surprise 
upswinjg. inspired a lot of guessing. 

Columbia Pictures which had put 
a bold front on the early decline, 
turned extremely dull last week. 
Transactions totalled only 800 shares 
accompanied by a minor decline of 
1% to 22. ' , 

Bonds of the picture companies 
were reactionary, slipping with the 
rest of the speculative liens In the 
Excihanere list lioew's broke rather 
sharply, to 83% for a net loss of 5^ 
but volume was small. Warner 
Bros, debentures were very active 



High. 


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14% 


48 


80% 


18% 


12% 


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10% 




8 


84% 




78^5 




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1% 


22 


18% 


2% 


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2W, 


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9% 


1% 


12% 


3 


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35 


10 


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SalH. Jiuuet and rate. 

TOO AinorlcaB Soat. ....;.....«...<« 

800. Colombia P. vto.. 

300 ConWd. 'Film. ........ 

4,400 Conaol. Film pfd. ...... 

*'4,Q00 Sastmani' Kodak' (3).'.'.........« 



2.800 Fox. Claw A 
68.000 Oen. Elec (40c.>.... 

...T*. .Keith pfd.^. 
29.200 X^oew (D.v. 

400 I>o pref. (0%).......-. 

TOO MadlBon Square Garden 
SSOO Met-Q-U vnt, (1.88) ...... ... i 

18,800 Paramount cti!..';...^. 

8,100 Pathe EJimluuiKe.. 

'8,200° PathOi Class A... 

S.TOO Hadld Corp. .i ....a .* 

2^600 HKO ........... w . a * . j p ..«..*.. • 

• 'Universal pref.-. .4... 4-. 
40.100 Warner Bros.... ...w ••>•..«..• 

200 Do ptd..... 

25;900. Westlnshouse 



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4 

22% 
'4 

11% 

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'ft 
10 
40% 



Net 



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chg. 


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4 

IIH 






82 




12% 


14 




22% 


23% 






IS bid 


^1% 


30 




TO 


TO ■ 




8% 

20% 


8% 

20% 




1% 


2 




1% 


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3% 


8% 




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T% 


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10 






42% 


43% . 


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23% 
% 
10% 
3% 



T 

% 
2% 



100 Cblnmbla Plcta..........,...^... 

400 Gen. .Thea. E.- 

1.200 T^hnlcolor .......... ^ ^ ... 

.v300 .TranB-' IiU!K....'^«.^'.v.........'.* 

PRdpUCE EXCHANGSE 
4.80O Par-Pub 



22 
. % 
T% 
2% 



22 

T?l 
2% 



22 . 
% 
T% 
2% 



—1 

-A 
- % 



, {>% 
*oi 

8I» 

87. 

85 

36% 

30 

44% 



Bid. 



1 

29% 

48 

47% 

ll 



Aflked. 
1 



Gen. Thea. Kq. ' 

Keith 0*8, '46. 

Lioew 0'8, '41 . 

Pathe I'm, '8T 

Par-Pam*Iiaa1cy O'a. 
Par-Pub 8%'», '69... 

RKO debs e'flj 

230,000 Warner Bros. ' ' 



IS4.000 
18,000 
10,000 
6^000 
06.000 
80,000 



I'rf • « • • 
*••••••'« 



6% 

61% 

88% 

80 

33% 

33 



5 

40% 

83% 

80 

32 

32 



44 



40% — ^ 

88% -0 

80 

32 —1 

32 -1% 

43% +1% 



Over the Counter, N. Y< 



Boxy, Clasa A. 



Oen. Theatre •oldJM.OOO «L4%. - ^ 

^ fl%, 82,. 82. unchanged 



Par-Skm. efli. mU 988,000 9 
Par-Pub. Ctm. sold $64,000 O 88, 81% 



4%. net off %. 

, unchanged. 

82%, net off 1%. 



Incorporations 



New York 

Albany, Sept. 11. 
S 4^ B Amusement. Corp., Wanhattan; 
amusement all kinds; lO.OOO. 

Speed Radio Corp., QUeena; radio 
buslne^: 1^20.000. . ^ , 

/The Mew ]Ioneymo<Kti Dancelond, Inc^* 
Manhattan. amusemient. de'vlcea all 
kinds; 200 shares no par.. ^ 

New Altros Club, Inc., Schenectady; 
entertainment. restaUr&nt; |S,OpO.. . 

Patehen Amusement. Corp., logs: 
theatrical; .60 shares no par. 

JffoBarcb Theatres, Inc.* New Tork; 
theatrical; $50,000. - 

Sopthern Badio Corp., Manhattan, 
general radio; $10,000. . ^ »i . 

Jfoctinln. Productions^ Ine.^ HiaUhattan: 
pictures: 100 shares no par. 

New York State Plays. Inc., Manhat- 
tan i theatrical; 260 Bhares-^160 ptd. 
itlOO. 100 common |to par. . 

:Fr«4 A. Barber, Inc., New Tork; pic- 
tures; 26 sharer— 16 ptd. $100, 10 coin- 
mon no par. 

Aeorc* S. DUworih, Ibc. Manhattan; 
radio advertising and broadcastlngr; 800 
shares no par. ' 

United Newsreel Coip. of AaMclea» 
Manhattan; pictures ot mil kinds; 100 
Shaces no par. _ « 

Elmlnt Colonial TheatvM, >>l- 
mlra; theatrical; $20,000. 

ColambU. TelevlsloB Corp., Manhattan; - 
general ^adlo business; 200 shares no 

Haban Plays, Inc., M>»hatta«t the- 
atrical buslneisB; 100 sharM no p*p. . ^ 
HIppodrosae Amosemnits, Ian,, Man-, 
hattan; theatrical; $20.000. . . 
' Ultra Plctwea, Inc., Manhattan; lllms 
ot all kinds; 60 shares no par. 
. Playhouse Premiums, Imu; New Tork; 
theatre preminmis; $6,000. 

Xldea Opera Co., Iae.r Manhattan, mu- 
sical entertainment; $10,000. 

The O'Orsdy Corp., New Tork; 
tnres; 2,000 sharSs ho par. 

Made In America ExpoelUen, Uc, Mew 
Tork; theatrical; $20,000. • ' 

Nlra Theatre, Inc., Kings; theatrical; 
$1,000. ~ > V 

PUot Badlo Corp., New Tork; senerat 
radio business; $10,000.' 

UUeraw PradnetlMis, Inc., Manhattan; 
theatrical: 100 shares no par. • 

Anne Amusement Cevp* Manhattan; 
theatrical; 800 shares no par. 
. . Harlem Avmsement Coap., Klnsa: the- 
atrical; $1,000, 

Ctaangre ot . KaaM 

From Jolmor The^Icals, Ine.» New 
'fork, to Jerwll.TheatrlcaUb Xne. ; 



Calif or nw 

Sacramento, B*pX» 11. 
- Edwavd Small. Co.,^ Ine. Capital atocfc. 
100 shares; subscribed, $8. mox^ Small. 
Frank Beetson, Renben Smolea. . > 

Asente Mau«en ftmsnlMtlwi. Sae. No 
capital stock. Sherman Oraneell, - AUen 
J. Miller, '^oyce Payne. 
' Uamanovn XHsht Olab. . Ho eapltat 
stock. Cllve P. Mason, Hama Salto, T. 
Yamaglsbl. 



«SfcW-Baii fiiltiii^ WnUm o;' CItiie. 
Jr. 

Im Angelse Janlor Opiam CMnpany. 

Mrs. Thereto Smlthr BthaXm, 

Permit to sell atoek lasn6d to: 
' Badlp Football Boasd,. Ua. Te manu- 
facture radio football board. To Issue 
600 ot 2,000 Okmna, ifie fit. 




BECAUSE OF UNAUTHORIZEQ REPRESENTATION 



BEBE DANIELS and BEN LYON take this means; of formally notifying 
the amusement world that they have authorized nobody to repre* 
sent them or offer them for legitimate^ radio, personal appearance 
or any other theatrical engagement^. 



The SOLE and EXCLUSIVE theatrical agents for BEBE DANIELS and 
BENf LYON are JOYCE & SELZNICK, lnc> of Hollpr^^ 
LAWRENCE HOWARD, London, through whom any and all contracts 
for ALL BRANCHES of show business must b^ made. 



Miss Daniels who, with 
will appear opposite 
Universal. 



Mr. Lyon, has just returned from Lbndph, 
John fiarrymore in ^^Gpunselor at Law" for, 



Miss Daniels also has prior contractual obligations with Warner 
Bros, in the United States and is slated to return to England and 
make two additional pictures for British International Pictures 



spring. 



. Lyon is und^r an exclusive long-term contract to MetrO; 



2« 



Vi RfFTT 



Tuesday, SeptemW 12, I933 



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VHE LAST EDITION 



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Only a haiidful of 
humans survive to 
i\ populate the naked 
earth! - 



One woman for ten 
men . . . and no law 
known except desire! 



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OPENS NEXT WEEK, 



Tvm^j,-^egiimlm..li, 1969- 



P I C T ■ II E S 



VARIETY 



89 



bMry Leaders Admit Code 
k Anybody s Guess Thus Far 



Washington, Sept 11« 
From tlM standpoint of picture 
leaders the code todajr Is just—a 
great ffuesBliiEr and gat> contest. 
They have heeh caucausing all night 
and are now Ih eyerjr hostelry In 
the city* Everybody has his own 
opinion. contradicts, all the 

others., . There Is no such thing as 
oonflrmatlon and reporters coverr 
Ing the siege are as redweyed . and 
exhausted as somci of the represen- 
tatives. iSomebody Is bound to go 
to the hospital before the week is 

over, j^; . , 

Unddfi^eath It .S,ll there is one 
channel of .thought that [impresses 
tkB general; Few, even th^ lawyeria, 
honestly flgiire the industry can 

(Continued on page B't) 



CLAIMED HE WAS GOOD 



Got Stock-^Nbw Owners iSue 
As No Wiz 



im 



Trenton, Sept. lii 
Release from an agreement in- 
volving the sale of a part Interest 
in the Rural Amusement; Co., 
which operates motion picture the- 
a.tres In L*nibertvllle arid Fleming- 
ton, is asked In a Chancery Court 
euit brought by Mr. and Mrs. Abra- 
ham Rosen, of HackettstoWn. Ellis 
R. Gordon iarid Herinan Gordon, his 
father^ are the defendants. 

It is charged that EUlis Gordon 
represeiited himself as widely .ex- 
perienced in theatre management, 
and agreed to act in that capacity 
for the Rosens if allowed to become 
a partner In: the enterprise. Ac- 
cordini^ly a .transfer of shares of 
stock was made. The Rosens allege 
that Gordon Is not as experienced 
as he claimed, that he is not devot- 
ing the -proper time to the theatres 
and that as a result the good will 
of the patrons is being alienated. 

On these grounds the. cancellation 
of the agreement is sought. Vice- 
Chancellor Buchanan has fixed to- 
morrow (Wednesday) for hearing 
on a rule to show causes 



Dress Rehearsal? 



Washington, Sept. ti. 
, First complete gathering of the 
Hays organization in this city went 
into seskibn this afternoon in -a pri- 
vate auditorium of the Mayflower 
hotel and draggi^ on, like all of 
ih& others, for -hours. Reason 'ad- 
vanced for the gathering was to dis- 
cuss the briefs This, however, was 
already .in. the hands of Rosenblatt. 

Other reports, were that, the Hays 
mftmbers were really having their 
dress rehearsal and were giving the 
spokesmen, to appear before ' the 
government, final instructions. 



Better Days 



Bq1<>w is 'the conyersation 
l)etween a picture executive 
and his secretary, anent im- 
proved conditions and eco- 
nomic aspects In the business; 

(Sec) TDo you want to ac- 
cept a call from Indianapolis?' 

(Ex) 'CoUectr 

(Sec) 'No.' 

(Ex) 'No? Why should I let 
him spend his: own money if 
he wants a Job.* 




''The 
Gypsy 



EMERY 
DEUTSCH 

Featured Soloist and Conductor 

PARAMOUNT, NEW YORK 

Columbia Broadcasting System 



PARK-IN THEATRES 



Incorporated 



S\l !N YOUR as 



U. S. Patent 1,909^*357 

Foreign iPatenta Peitding 
830 N. 7th St., Camden, V. 9. 



JAN RVBINI 

AfiQ HIS ORCHESTRA 
. . .Phckind the house with 
original overtures.... 

WARFIELD THEATRE ^.^ 

SAN FRANCISCO 
INDEFlNMEty 



SENSATION OF SEATTLE 

DON SMITH 

and His WASHINGT0NIAN8 
The SInirlnfr. m.o. m,nd » tmnd yon 

will hear— abodt 
Closing 16tU weelc at Roxy, Seattle 
Openlhff at Club Atwood 



W6 CO-OPERATING WITH 
POLICE IN SHEAD DEATH 



Warn©r '; Bros, are cp-operatingr 
with police in tin investigation of 
the death Of one of their mainageris. 
Lawrence A. Shead, who was found 
dead in his ' apartment Sunday 
niprniner (10) at . Paterson, N. J., 
where he managed the Garden for 
WB. R. W, BUiid, In charge of per-: 
sonnel for the Warners and himr« 
self formerly identified with police 
work, is aiding on a' checkup. 

Belief is that robbery was the 
motive, with $150 which Shead had 
in his pocket missing when he was 
discovered by Charles Xi. Dpoley, 
WB district manager for the terri- 
tory. Shea4 met death, from a blow 
with some blunt instriim'ent. He 
was 36 years old. 

For many years with Piibllx and 
last with that circuit in charge of 
the Sivoli, N. T., Shead was well 
known In chain .circles'^ For several 
years at the Riv, he stepped out of 
that hoiise to manage the Mayfalr 
when -RKO operated the theatre 
Previously he had been In Memphis 
and other spots for Publlz, growing 
up with the latter circuit after 
starting as an nsher for B. & K. In 
Chicago. 

Shead leaves a wife from whom 
he was. separated. 



Stench Renewal 



irmiiigham; Sept.. 11. 

Chucking St stench bomb into the 
box office of the Temple last week 
the bonab throwing business lo- 
ceJly perked up for the; first time 
in several months. 

House is also using non-union 
niusicians and stagehands with a 
vaude show each week. 



WB on Tlleatrf^-Bair 
Rampage; Take Fox 
WiscoRsm Houses 

Chicago, Sept.. 
Reverberations Qt the iiiability of 
Warner and Fox to get together oii 
product are beirijg felt now in Wlsr 
consln„ which is turning out to be 
the hotbed of the new Pox-Warner 
wrangle. Afraid of being locked out 
of Pox 'situations, Warnier is going 
into the state and buying up -the 
atres right under the eyes of the 
Fox organization there. 

Ability Of Warner to get In Is due 
to the receivership action against 
the Pox subsidiary In -Wisconslni 
With Warnifers going direct to the 
building owners to take the houses 
out of Fox hands and immediately 
into Warner operation. In this way 
Warner finds itself in,a better poSl 
tion to make a stand on distribution 
In that territory for the coming sea- 
son. 

Warner is securing control of 
towns which have been strictly FOx 
strongholds for years, entire towns 
passing into Warner ownership as 
far as theatrical property is con- 
cerned. 

Deals are being consumtnated for 
theatres In towns such as RetlaW, 
Fond du Ijac, Green Bay, with more 
leiaSes on fire and practically ready 
for 'the signature. 



Coast Theatres Sue 

Hollywood, Sept. 11. 

Charging malicioiis motives in 
having an attachment slapped on 
two of. their theatres, the South 
East Theatre Co., Ltd., and the 
Metropolitan Theatres have ifiled 
damage suit of $1,800 against 
Goldye . Jacobs. 

Complaint, recites that the al- 
leged wronierful plaster grew out of 
a case brought by- Goldye Jacobs 
against David Rector, Fred Garra- 
han and the Family Theatres, Inc., 
to satisfy a demand of $3,850. 



Opposition to Duals Raisii^ Devil 
In Code Making Ranks, Say Majors; 
Principles of Equity in Law Quoted 



i^nts' Battle 



Waishington, Sept. 11. 
Academy of Motion Picture Arts 
and .Sciences went on record with 
the Government today for a two- 
way battle. First, its authorized 
representatives, l^afliaa Burkan, 
J. T. Reed and Licster Cowan, re- 
vealed they, had word from. the Hol- 
lywood organization ratifying their 
own' agents* Code,- which means that 
they will balk Max Steuer and 
Ralph Blum in all moves they make 
in .behalf . of agents.. 

The memo submitted to Rosen- 
blatt is a virtual re- write of 50% 
of that part of the producers^ own 
code bearing On artists. 



Big Job of Makii^ and Placing NRA 
Shorts Finished--Everybody Helped 



MINN. nUH DEAU SET; 
FREEZE OUT ANDRESS 

Minneapolis, Sept. 11. 
The product situation here and. in 
the' territory Is all worked put for 
the new season. Wi^iie in : New 
York . John J. Priedl, division man 
agOr of the Minnesota Amusenient 
company, the • Publix Northwest 
circuit in receivership, closed for 
the entire Paramount and M^G-M 
product for the cli^cult. He also 
announces that similar deals with 
United Artists, Fox and Universal 
are 'about set' bnd that Publix will 
have 50% of the Wamer-Flrst Na- 
tional output. 

Local Orpheuin fSliiger circuit) 
will not havis any of the Fox prod- 
uct, as previously reported, but , for 
the first tiime. will have B0% of WB, 
along with all of the Columbia and 
RKO outputs. St. Paul Orpheura 
(RKO) has the same llne-up. 

Announcement on the marquee of 
the 2,306-seat independent loop Iiy>i 
ceum, which formerly read 'will re- 
open in August,' has been changed 
to. read 'September.' Hush Andress, 
manager of the house, Is standing 
by to grab everything in the way 
of piToduct ' that is available after 
the major circuits have completed 
their deals. 

• Orpheum will have considerably 
more pictures than It can use on 
first, run.. If the Lyceura can ob- 
tain sucb 'sluffs' lt.mlght.be able 
to operate by using Independent 
product along with the Orpheum 
castoffs. But it Is by no means as 
sured that the Lyceum can get 
anything from the Orpheuiin, as 
Mort finger is said to be consider 
ing the acquisition of another loop 
house here for the . surplus pictures 
Frledl says nO date has been set 



Major film circles are admitting 
regret oVer several matters which 
have found their way into the cOde 
drafts being disposed Of this week 
In Washington. 

It Seems a concensus of such 
opinion - that double features, for 
one, would have been better left 
unsaid. They believe th^ attempt 
to hasten their death by mentioning 
them in the code has only raked up 
n hornet's nest hot . only among 
indie producers ^.hd sonrie of the 
exhibs but has brought to the gov- 
arnment's attention sdore of 
other things. 

NRA ethics are proving at the 
same time elastic in the. hands , of 
film men. There are some who say 
3uch itemis as. dualism constitute 
uhfal)r; competition and others: who 
maintain as long as any exhibitor 
in the country wants to play two 
features at one time nothing can 
^t6p him. 

The indie producer viewpoint, 
irankly a^mitted^ Is that If thSy 
can keep dujal mention put of. the 
3ode doubles will never die. Major 
".pokesmen concede this, 
' 'But what,' asks one spokesman 
.or the majors, 'Is Metro going to 
JL6 if independents reveal the numr 
ber of .Lpew theatres which are 
doubling? i say there -Is one code 
which this industry should "tiiiem- 
orlze before l.t faces the govern- 
ment Just the co(^e of equity 
which says: 'He who seeks equity 
must do equity. And he whp seeks- 
equity must come Into court with 
clean hands.' 



George J. Schaefer has set up a 
distribution system to handle play- 
dating, booking, routing, etc., of the 
eight NRA shorts turned out by as 
many studios, as- well as lined up a 
release schedule. With these Im- 
pprtant steps the film industry in- 
augurates a gigantic canipaign as 
Its bit for Washington, NRA and 
the old U.S.A. 

After Schaefer had dieslgnated the 
Metro NRA short with Jimmlc Du- 
rante to lead off the parade Sept. 10 
(Sunday), arrangements were com- 
pleted for pre-release of a few days 
so that theatres could start off its 
current week's' shows With the sub- 
ject. Ail of the New York first-runs 
got their prints in time for Friday 
openings (8). 

On that same day (8), John G. 
Flinn, who has dcVotod -a great deal 
of his time as liason between the 
industry and Frank C. Walker for 
the Government and NRA, made a 
long detailed report to Washington. 

In writing to Walker, Flinn said, 
In part, that 'the motion picture in- 
dustry has acquitted itself admir- 



3 ST. JOHN BROS. 

Week Sei>t. B, B. A CHICAGO THEATftE, CHICAQO 



ably in the patriotic and Important, 
tasks undertaken under your, super- 
vision' and that 'the Industry has 
fulfilled . in every respect the plans 
outlined by the divisional chairman 
and the important-' Job of distrlbUr. 
ting 8,000 copies Of the films to the- 
atres throughout the United States 
is' under Way.' 

Release Dat^s 

First NRA shorts release frOm 
Metro will be fbllpwed by the con- 
tribution from Pox Sept.. l7. Sched- 
ule on the others is Warner Bros- 
featurette. Sept, 24; ParamOtint, 
Oct. 1; Columbia, Oct. 8; Universal, 
Oct, 15; United Artists, 22 and 
RKO, .29. 

,Co- Operation 

Shorts average 250-feet in length 
and call for 1,000 prints On each 
donated, by the producer, with phy- 
sical distribution by National Screen 
also gratis. 

Aside from the credit that he 
himself rated for his job, Fllnn 
pointed out In his report .to Wash- 
ington how wholeheartedly the in- 
dustry and outside companies had 
co-operated. In addition to time of 
executives on committees, producer 
and National Screen donations, the 
"MOfg^SH^^El thO" eor has-d pnated^ll^O 0 0 
one-,sheet posters for the use of 
theatres, with design free from 
Thomas Wiley and Duke Welling- 
ton. 

Consolidated Packing Box & 
Lumber Co. has given the industry 
IC.OOO film containers for shipment 
of the films. 



yet for th^^ reopenltig of the;.i-20ft-, 
seat Minnesota theatre,, dark for 
two years. Under the terms of the 
new. lease, it .must be kept open a. 
minimum of six mpnthS a year. 
When it reopensi the policy will be 
pictures and stage shows, Frledl 
says. 



MORE THAN 
AN M.C. 

A SHOW IN HIMSELF 

STAN 
MEYERS 

AT THE 

PARAMOUNT 

BROOKLYN 

INDEFDmELY 



PALACE, NEW YORK 

Ust Week (S«fL 2) 



"Mlddle-of-the-bili attraction is 
Nick Lucaa; a truly finished per- 
.former. With .hits, guitar and songs 
he Is material that hits home easily. 
And can he play that guitar! It's 
as much a part of his successful 
going on this or any other stage as 
his yPlcd and song sales ability. 
Did four numbers here." 




CK LUCAS 



Sept. 15 
METROPOUITAN, BOSTON 

Manatfement 

LEO FITZOEWALD, 226 W. 47th St., New York 



VAJKIETY 



Taesday* September 12, 1933 





........ •^*v-.j(cs?'v: 





RING 




the JOYOUS 

NEWS! 



entire 








The opening of M-G-M's "Dinner at 8" at the $2 Astor, 
N. Y., at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles, and 
in roadrshow engagements, is not alone of tremend<5U$ 
importance to M-G-M which thus launches its 1933-34 
season so auspiciously— 

* 

It is the greatest tonk iKw industry has 
had in years— it will he a stimulant to 
picture business fw numihs to wmel 



10th 




YEAR 



Tuesday, ScptemBer 12, 1983 



■ E V I E W 9 



VARIETY 



CALENDAR OF CURRENT RELEASES 



Studloa: Pathe $tui|loii, AI|:a<1 Offices: 729 Seventh Ave.. 

Culver City, Cal. /VlHea New York. N, Y. 

Dude Bandit, The. Western., story pf retribution. Hoot Gibson. Dir. Geo. 

Melford. 65 mins. Rel. May 1. Rev. .hine 27. 
Flohtlnflf .Parson, The; Hoot Gibson Is mlstiaikeh for a revivalist. Marcellne 
Day, JBthel Wales, .Dir. Harry Frazer. 66 mlns. Rel. May 22. Rev. 



Aug. 8, 

ShrleK In the Night, 

Arthur Hout.. 



Ginger Rogers, Lylie Talbot*, 
Rel. April 15. Rev. July 25. 



• Mystery murder story, 
ir. Albert Ray. 65 mlns, 

Harold Auten B>ay, n. y. q. 

Companion Wanted. Romance with music and. singing, visuaiizing tlie dream 
of a Bplrlted young girl. Anriabella, Jean Miirat,. Duvalles. Dir. Joe 
May. 88 mips- . R61. June 3. Rev. June .6. 

(Tootsteps in the Night. . Based on the mystery ndvei by! Mrs. Fraser -Sim- 
son. Mystery, story of a rudely interrupted honeymoon. Benlta, Hume. 
Dir. Maurice lEJttrey. S9 tnins. RcU April 18. Rev. May 16. 

9avage Qold. Comthttnder Dyott's ftirllling adventures with savagje hunters. 
.Comm. :Dyott. Dir. Commander George Dyolt. 67 mins. Rev. Aug. 8. 

Woman in Bondage. Triangle story, with new sidejs. Betty Stockfl^Id, OWeh 
Nares. r>lr. Bttsll Dean. 72 mlns. Rel. Nov. 19, 1983. 

r'k**fl-*i4i*i«l Ofnces: 1540 Broadway. 

vncsieriieia New York, n. y. 

By Appolntnieint Only. (Invincible.) A man's man , who was a woman's doc- 
tor. I^ew Cody, Sally O'Neill, Aileen Pringle. .Din Frank Strayer. 66 
mind. Rel. July 7. , . ■ 

Dance/QIrl, Dance. 'Musical drama. Alan Dinchart, vaiyn.Knapp^.Ada M^y. 
Dir. Frank Strayer. 69 minis. Rel. Sept. 1. 

I Have Lived. A girl's attempt to live down her past. Allan Dinehart. Anita 
Page, Alien Vincent Dir. Ricli. Thorpe. 65 ihins. Rel; June 15. 

Man v6f Sentiment. How an old nian holds a family together. Marian Marsh, 
Owen Moore, Wm.-' Bakewell, Christian Rub. Dirr Rich. Thorpe. 67 mlhs, 
Rel. Sept. 15. - ^ 

Notorious; But Nice. Story to come. Marian Marsh. Betty Compson. Donald 
DiUoway. Dir. Rich^ Thorpe. 67 mins. Rel. Aug. 1. .-, 

.: Gower at Sunset, r*Ali*ml%SB Ottleea; 729 Seventh Ave.,. 
Hollywood, Cai: V^OjUmiDia uovt York, N. Y, 

Aiin Carver's Profession.' Wbraian lawyer saves hef" husband in a murder 
trial. Fay Wray. Gehe Raymond. Dir. Eddie Buzzell. 71 mins. Rel 
May 26. Rev. June 13; 

Below the Sea. A ihrlUihis tale of treasure on the ocean floon . Ralph Bel- 
lamy, Fay Wray. Dir. AI Rogell.^ . 79 mins. Rel; April 25. Rev. Junfe 6. 
rief Moment.: A romance that flared and flickered in one brief, rapturous 
moment blazing into a::great .love. Carole Lombard, Gene Raymond, 
Monroe Owsley, Dlh Dayid Burton. 

Circus Qiieen Murder, The.. Murder under the 'big top.' Adolphe Menjou, 
Greia Nissen. Dir. Roy. William Nelll. 66 mins. Rel, April 10. Rev. 
May 9. 

Co<}Ktaif Hour; Girl illustrator narrowly escapes missing the right man. Bebe 
Daniels, Randolph Scott. Dir. Victor Schertzinger, 73 mlns. Rel. June 
,5. Rev.° June .6, 

Dangerous Crossroads. A- roaring romance of the rails. Chic Sble, Djaiie 

Sinclair; Jackie Searle. Dir. Lambert Hillyer. 69 mins. Rel. June 16; 
Lady for » Day. It lives the lives of its characters. It breathes romance, tears, 
■ cohiedy and unexpected surprises. Warren William, May Robson, Guy 

Kibbee, Gienda Farrell. Dir. Frank Capra. 102 mins 
Ight of Terror. Bela Lugosi and his haunting eyes— blood-curdling suspense 

— mysterious disappearances. Bela Lugosi, Sally Blane. Dir. Benjamin 

Stoloir. 66 mlns. Rel. April 24. Rev. Jttn« 27. 
Rtts^ itldes Alone. Tim McCoy curbs crime at every turn with his ever- 
faithful police dog pal. Tim McCoy, Barbara Weeks. Dlr- Ross 

liedernian. 68 mins. Rel. May 26. 
SoWlerig of the Storm. *he flrst film featuring the U. 3. Border Patrol and 

the part played by planes. Regis Toomey, Anita Page. Dir. D. Ross 

Leddfmah. 69 mlns^ Rel. April 4. Rev. May 23. 
"Tfta Woman I Stole. Jack Holt a swaggering overlord of the oil flelds .who 

outbluffa doublecrossers. Jack Holt, Fay Wray. Dir. Irving. Cum 

mings. 64 mins. Rel. May 1. 
unknown Valley. A fuli-of-flght western drama, replete with Unique situa 

tlons. Buck Jones, Cecilia Parker. Dir. Lambert Hillyer. 69 min* 

Rel. Itlay 6. 

What Price Innocence. Story of a girl whx> didn't kriow. Jean Parker, Wil- 
lard Mack. Dir. Willard Mack. 64 mins. Rev. June 27, 

Woman 1 Stole, The. A swaggering overlord of the oil flelds. Jack Holt 
Fay Wray. Dir. Irving Cummings. 69 mins. Rel. May 1. Rev. July 4, 

Wrecker, The; The season's timeliest story, with the recent California earth- 
Quake. Jack Holt, Gfenevleve Tobih. Dir. Albert Rogell. 72 mlns. Rel 
July 10. Rev. Aug. 8. . 

First Divisioii Jffi¥o?kr.5r' 

Releases Also Allied, Chesterfield and Monogram 

Avangar, The. A district attorney seeks revenge on the gang which 'franied' 
him to twenty years in prison. Ralph Forbes, Adrienne Ames, Claude 
GiUihgwater. Dir. Edwai'd Marin. 78 mins. Rel. Sept. 15, 

Black Beauty. Anna Sewell's famous book. Esther Ralston. Alexander Kirk- 
lahd, Gavin Gordon; Hale Hamilton. Dir. Phil Rosen. 65 mins. Rel 
Jiily lis.. 

Dasean. Life, : customs, morals, habits and whatnot as lived by the penguin 
• birds on 'Penguin island.' Cherry Kearton produced and directed. Two 

running times: 38 mins. and 51 mlns. Rel. June 16. 
Devil's Mate. A condemned man, on the verge of execution, Is mysteriously 

murdered. Peggy Shannon, Preston Foster. Dir. Phil Ro^en. 66 mins 

Rel; Sept 1. ' ' . ' ; 

Dvde Bandit. A clumsy cowhand turns to the disguise of a romantic dude 

bandit and solves a murder. Hoot Gi.bson, Groria Shea. Dir. George 

Melford. 65 mins. Rel. June 15. 
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 mins. Rel. May 1. • . 

Paoitive,' The. Secret Service agents on the trail of a half-million dollar mall 

robbery. Rex Bell, Cecilia Parker. Dir. Harry Fraser. " -'— 

Sept. 15. 

» «iave Lived.' A Broadway ;Stage star ,is faced with blackmailers on the eve 
of marriage to wealth and love. Anita Page, Allen Vincent, Alan Dine 
_^ hart. Dir. B^ Thorpe, . 0.9 mlns. Rel. ^ct 1. ^_ ^ 

Juiiglo Bride. A murder suspect sfiipwrecfted. j with blsjcapto^^^ ^?,k*'S 
" JunBles. ■ Anita Page, . Chirlbs^ Starrett. Dir. Harry . H^oyt and Albert 
Kelly. i62"irilns. Rel. May 25. Rey, Ma/ 25. 
Love is Like That. A seventeen-year-old youngster eets mlxedup in a^coup^^ 
of domestic tangles and a near murder mystery. Jo'j" Warburton. Ro- 
4K61I*; Hlidsoh.' :Dir. Richard Thorpe. ^5 mins. Rel. May 1. Rev. May 9. 
Notorious But Nice. Driven from the man she loves, a girl flnds solace in a 
loveless marriage with the king of the Underworld. Marian ^.arsh. 
, Betty^omS Don^i(?DlUaway, Rochelle Hudson. .Dlr, Richard Tiiorpe. 
17*. mtn^^ Rel. Oct 15. ^. . . „ , . 

liver Twist. The famous Charles Dickens classic. Dickie Moore, Irving 
• PicK William Boyd, Alec Frartcis, Doris Lloyd, Barbara Kent. Dir. 
William Cowan. 74 mlns. Rel, Maiy 1; 
On* Year Later. A young couple start their honeymoon on a train, and the 
tM\r.^iV^ flnfls them on the train under different circumstances. 

Mary K'^Donall Dlflawa?. Russell Hopton, Will and Gladys Ahem. 
J^ickle Seari. Dir. E. Mason Hopper. 06 mlns; Rel. Oct; 15. 
Phantom Broadcast. A radio crooner attalns^phoney fa^^ 

pahlst secretly does hla singing for ^^^^\^V i 

borne. Pauline Garon. Dir. Phil Rosen. 71 mlns. Rel. Aug. 1. 

Heturn of Casey Jones. A young engineer ?"™o"",Vhood ^ M 

tha aniFiMini Influence of the hero of his boyhood. <^naries sitarreic, 
Ruth ffill? JaJkle S^^^^^^^ 67 mlns. Dir. J. P. McCarthy. Rel. July 10. 
Rev. July 4, . . , . ^ » ,, 



Theie tabulation* are compiled 
'rom information aupplied by the 
various production eompaniee and 
checked up as •ooii as ponible after 
release. Listino oiy«n when re- 
ease dates are definitely «et. Titles 
are 'retained for. aix month*. Man- 
agers who receive aerviee subs* • 
quent to that period should pre- 
serve a copy of . the calendar for 
reference, -r^ 

The ruhnino time as given here 
is presumably that tff the projection 
room shovvings and can only approx- 
imate the acitiai release length in 
those states or communities where 
local or state eonsorship may resu it 
n deletions. Running time in the 
review* •• aiven in 'Variety' carry 
the actual time clocked in the the- 
atre after passage by the New Yor!< 
state eensorfhiP. inc* pictures are 
reviewed only ' isctual theatre 
showings. 

While every effort is made to hold 
this li*t accurate, the information 
supjilied miy not always be correct, 
even though official. To obtain the 
fullest degree of exactness 'Variety' 
wiU appreciate the eo-operation of 
all managers V^fho may hote discrep: 
ancies. 



Wash. Sir&tegisis 



ment house. 
=^-Rel;- Jun6 46.-=^^- 



* Skwiava' Adventures of a hot-tompered aviation . pilot who gets Into one 
®^s^?kpe afte^Tnother R^y Walker, Kathryn Crawford, Luclen Little- 

fleld. Dir. Lew Collins. 72 mlhs. Rel. Sept 15. 
Sphinx, The. A deaf mute and his twin l>'*°ther are Imijllcated « 
crimes wherein four stock brokers J^n."i?(^*^ 
Lionel Atwill. Sheila Terry, Paul Hurst. Oir. Phil Rosen. ^6 mins. 

Rei. July 3. 



Strange- People. Thirteen men and women, twelve of whom re^^^^^ 

other is members of a murder Jury, f "^,,^*^^I"l«'L*'ormy n^^^^^^^ John 
house of the murdered man near midnlfelit _of ^fj^/ f'smt. Jotin 
Darrow. Gloria Shea. Hale Hamilton. 64, mlns. Rel. Juno 16. 



(Continued from page 6) 
O'Reilly was being crossed, that the 
MPTOA had sold out in the Rosen 
biati committee meetlhes, that the 
exhibitor code handed up toi Wash 
iiigton wa,s wt the code \yhlch the 
committeemen had agreed upon at 
all and that its language and mean 
ihg had been chsiTiged. 

In the midst 6C this exhibs got a 
shock by learning that one of their 
leaders, Lee Ochs, had quietly writ 
tep the • industry'is first one-man 
code. . Not only that, but unknown 
to. all. he had submitted It to Deputy 
Adnilhistrator Rosenblatt and gotten 
his jpermlssibn to speak -during the 
public airing of all codes. 

Ochs is now trying to sell Allied 
on using his writing aa their own 
He. explained that he had written it 
without the aid of legal counsel, 
few printed copies in circulation at 
the time revealed that of the 43 
clauses in. this document fully half 
were in. the same language as the pf 
flclal pHeilly memo. 

Calling his code a clarifler of cbdes 
Ochs dwelt upon his kind of free 
wheeling, or O'Reilly's right to buy 
as the kind that would treble the 
incomes, of the dlstribs as well , as 
providing New, York, City with 
around 300 first runs. 

The highlight in the Ochs' memo 
is his suggestion for a code-en 
forcing body, formulated .by the 
Government, wl^ich he describes as 
'a Federal board to legitimatize the 
motion j>icture industry.' 

Ochs' Plan 

Ochs would have one chief group 
and thirty, sub-agencies in as many 
exchange centers. ...To support such 
a set-up Ochs proposes that the 
government set an annual tax of 
$100,000 On each of the nine major 
companies; that 11 independents be 
taxed 110,000 apiece, and that ex 
hibitors.be made to pay from |100 
to a $1,000 according to the number 
of seats in each house. Theatres in 
New York City aloite would pay a 
total 6f $173,806 at this "rate pehS 
figured. 

Ochs. treats the $900,000 from the 
majors lightly, writing to Rosen 
bliatt, 'adequate provision should be 
made to prevent producing compan 
ies frbmi passing this tax onto the 
theatres. The major producing' com 
panies are. paying numerous stars, 
individually, dums as high or higher 
than . their proposed annual tax.' 

Among organizations which Leon 
Rosenblatt, secretary <pf the Allied 
Associations, reported registering 
oyer the week end were greater Cin 
cinnati exhibitor Association, TOCC, 
ITdA, Independent Exhibitors, Inc 
of New England; Allied, of Illinois 
Oregon, Texas, Milwaukee, Detroit 
New York, Ohio ; AssoQiated Theatre 
Owners of -Indiana; Independent 
Theatre .Owners of California, Kan 
sas City, and Connecticut groups 
Twenty territories were claimed 
represented by proxies. _ 

Ab"ram"Myersr Allied^ 
mits.. his brief to. Rosenblatt Tiies 
day, lie reported that It covers only 
six or eight of the controversial 
clauses like block booking, foreign 
films and he pbiScts to the. filrn 
boards of trade being mentioned in 
the code, unless exhibitor organiza 
tions may have the same privilege 



First National ^^^^i t?o*?Kf k v. 



studios: Burbank, 

Calif. 

Bufeau of IMissIng Persons. Comcdy-drania based on the activities of this 
little known department. Betto Davis, Lewis Stone^ Pat O'Bfien, AUen 
Jenkins, Hugh Herbert. Dir. Roy del' Ruth. 74 mins. Rel. Se5;tJ.G, 
Central Airport, A triangle in the aviation' game. Richard BartGeTmels and 

Sally Eilers. Dir. William A. Wcllman. Rel. April 15. Rev. May 9. 
Elmer the Great. Baseball story. Joe E.- Brown. Patricia Ellis. Dir. Mervyn 
LeRoy. 64 mins. Rel. April 22. ' ReV. May 30. 

Qoodbye Again. From the play* Comedy of a famous author who meets up 
with ah bid flame who iisi married. "Warren Williams, Joan Blondell, 
GenevleVe Tobin, Hugh Herbert. Dir. Michael Ciirtlz. C6 mlns. Rel. 
Sept. 9. Rev. Sept 5. . ' 

Heroes fpr Sale.. Postwar activities of . American vets. • Barthelmess* 
Loretta Young. Rel. June 17. Rev. July 26; 

I Loved a Woman. Based on novel' by David Karsner. Story of the affairs 
of an industrial leader and an operatic, star. Edward G. Robinson, 
Kay Francis* Genevieve Tobin. Dir.. Alfred e; Green. 90 mins. Rel, 
Sept. 23, 

Lilly Turner. Side shows and grlfters. Ruth Chatterton, Goo. Rrent Frank 
McHugh. Dir, wm. A. Wellnian. .55 mlns. Rel. iday 13. Rev. June 20. 

Little Giaiit, The. Robinson as a comedy cangster. E. O. Robinson, Mary 

Astor.; Dir. Roy Del Ruth. 70 mins. Relw May .2p. Rev. May . 30. 
She Had to Say Yes. Comedy-drama of sr 'customer' girl. Loretta Young, 
Lyle Talbot, Regis Toomey, Winnie Lightner. Dir. Busby Berkeley and 
George Amy, 64 mins* Rel. July 15, 
Wifd boys of the Road. .Drahui of the 'orphans of the depression.' Frankle 
Darro, Dorothy Coonan, Rocholle Hudson, Ann Hovey. Dir. William A. 
Wellman. ReU Sept. 30. 
Studio: Fox Hills, ces: 850 Tenth Ave., 

Hollywood, Cal. FOX -.^J.ew York, N . 

Adorable. Original. With music. Janet Gaynor, Henry, Garat Dtr. Wm. 

Dieterle. 80 mlns. Rel. May . 19. R«v. May 18. 
Arizona to Broadway. James Dunn, Joan Bennetts ir. Jaa.. Tipling. 67 
mins. Rel. June 30. Rev. July 26. 

Best of Enemies; The. ' Racial 'conflict comedy. Buddy Rogers. Martain NIxoh, 
Joe Cawthorne, Frank Morgan. Dir. Rian . James. 72 mlns. Rel. June 
23. Rev. July .18. ' 

Charlie Changs • Greatest - Case. Another adventure of the Chinese . sleuth. 
Warner Olahd. - Heather- AhgeL Dir. Hamilton MacFadden. Rel. Sept. 16. 

Devil's in Lpvs,' The. Harry Hervey' novel. Foreign .legion yarn. Victor 
Jory, Loretta Young;' -Vivierine Osborh. - Dir. Wm. .Dieterle. 70 mlns; 
Rel. July 21. Rev. Aug. 1.- • ^ 

Doctor Biill. From the novel, 'The Last Adam;'. Will Rogers, Louiife Dresser. 

Dir. John Ford. 76 mins. .Rel. Sept. ^22. ' ' . 
Five Cents a Glasst Love, mu^l'c atid' beer. Buddy Rogers, Marlain Niion, 
Rel. June 30. 

F., P. 1. Futuristic plane landing fiield-ln mid-oiieani.' Conrad Veldt. Leslie 
I Fenton, Jill Esmond. Dir. . Karl Hartl. 7^ mlns; Rel. Juiy.;;Si8. 

Good Companions, 'The. (Britiah made.) From the jprlestly novel of an Eng- 
lish conceit troupe. Jessie Matthews. 'Dir. 'Vlctor SaVille. Bel. Sept. 8. 
Hello Sister, Stage play. Jas. .Dunn, Boots Mallbi7, ZaSu Pitts. 60 mins. 

Rel. April 14. -Rev. May 9. 
Hold Me Tight, iiove in a department store. Jas. Dunn^ tiers. Dir. 

David Butler; 71 minS. Rel. May 26. Rev. May 26; ' 
I Loved You Wednesday.. Stage play of four tangled lives. Warner : Baxter, 
Elissa Lahdi, Victor Jory.' Dir.. Henry King. 76 mins. Rel. June 16. 
Rev. June 20. • • '•. 

It's Great to Be Alive. An only man -in a world 'of beautiful women.: Raut 
Roulien, Gloria Stuart. Herbert Mundin. Dii>.' Alfred, Werker. 68 mins. 
ReL June 2. Rev, July 11. 
Last Trail, The. Zane Gray story. Geo. O'Brien, Bl , CI. ire Trevor. 

Dir. James Tlnling. 60. mins.- Rel. Aug. 26. 

Life in the Rawl Zane' Grey story. Cowboy saves girl's brother from bandit 
gang. .Geo. O'Brien, Claire Trevor, Greta Nissen. Dir.; Louis King. 
62 mins. Rel. July 7. . 
Man Who Dared, The. imaginative biograpby i>ased i}n lif4 of Anton Cerr .- 
mak. Preston Foster. Zita Johann.. Dir.-Hamliton MpFaddeit. ,77 mihs. 
Rel. July 14. 

My Weakness. Musical. Lilian Harvey, Lew Ayreis. Dir. David ButTeK 
Sept. 29. 

Paddy the Next Best Thing. From the stage jplay. Janet. Gaynor. Warner 

Baxter. Dir.. Harry Lachman. 76 mins*. Rel. Aug. 18. Rev. Aug. 22; 
Pilgrimage. Mother love from a new angle. From the I. A. R. -Wiley story. 
Henrietta Grossman, Heather Angel, Norman' Foster, Marian. Nixbn. 
Dir. John Ford. 95 mins. Rel. Aug. 18. Rev., July 18, 
Power and the Glory, The; Jesse Lasky's 'narratkge' story. A man's career 
In flashbaicks. Spencer Tracy, Colleen Moore. Dir. Wm. K,' Howard. 
S7: mins. ReL Oct 0. " 

Shanghai Madness. Magazine istory by F, H: Brennan.- ^ pirates on a 

Chinese , stream. Spencer Tracy, Fay Wray. Dir. BIystone. 68 

mins. ReL- Aug. 4. -* '\ F' 

Trick for Trick. Stage play of same title. Ralph Morgan", 'VKitOr Jory.' £aily 
Blane. Dir. Hamilton McFadden. 68 mins. . ReL April/21^ - .Rev. June 18. 
Warrior's Husband, The. Stage play by'Juliai> Thompson, .An .An^azon. who 
had a heart. Elissa liandli Marjorle Rambeau, Ernest Trues, -^Diavld 
fanners: Dir. Walter Lang. 74 mins. ReL May 12* ([Lasky produc- 
tion.) Rev; May 16; _ -, ^ 
Zoo in Budapest. Original. Mystery story in a . foreign zo6''',^a:i6(£( an ahlmaL 
Loretta Young, Gene Raymond, O. P. Haggle. -Dir. Rowiaihd'- Y. Lee. 
R;' April 28. Rev. May 2. (LaAky production.);. ; 

Ontcii: 



Fireuler Atiociates 



e: -R.K.i>. BIdg., 
Nevtr Ytfrk, N. V. 



Easy Millions. Original. Reputed millionaire loA'es lils Job, an.inhefljance and 
afmost his sweetheart Skeets Gallagher,- Dorothy Burgess. ' 'Dl';' Fred 
Newmayer.. Rel. June 30. 

War of the Range. Tom Tyler western. DJr. J. "P. 'McGowah. 60 mins. ReL 

Sept' •, ) . ■ 

majcniC , . /, , /New York City 
Cheating Blondes. (EJquitable.) Twin slsterri .taiigled In ^ a mUrder mystery. 
Thelma Todd, Ratfe Harolde. Dir. Jos. LeVerihg;, 66 dnhif.'^'ReL April 1. 
Rev. May 2i. \ ] / ■ - . ■ ■■, 

Curtain at Eight, ^tory of a murder mystery jt^y'- Octavui Itoir Col^ C. Au' 
brey Smith, Dorothy Mackaill; P^ul Cavanagh'. . ,Dlr. E. Mason Hopper. 
, 72 mins. ReL -Ocf. 1. • / J "K. ^/ju- }'■•■'•' -.''"'i ■'' 

Gun , Law. ' :Westeni.^ .i^^^^ 1ffoxlo,"lie£^ ifl^^ LewL'.dbllfiw. 63 mlhs. 

ReL April' 15.. , ' /: •'■' ■^J^',: ' ' 

Sing, Sinner, Sing. Tor^h singer nuir^ies a milllbnali'e/' Papi- Lukas, Leila 
Hyams. Dir. Howard Christ]^ ,' 74; mins. Rel. Aug.'Jly, 

Trouble Buisters.. Western. Jack Bbzfe, Lane Chandler.' iXir. Lew Col 
55 mins. Rel. May 16. 

The Sin of Nora Mbran. WomanMs- framed to shield the higher-ups. Zita 
Johann. Alan: Dinehart. Paul CaVanagh, John Miljan. Dir. Phil Gold- 
stone. Rel. Sept. 1. V i : 

The World Gone Mad. Story behfnd present-day conditions. Pat O'Brien. 
Bveilyn Brent Nell Hamilton. . Dir. Christy Cabanne. 80 mins, Rel. 
April 1. Rev, April 18. ' 

StuHios: 4376 Sunset Drive, Mnirf«V Offlees: '1iB0& Srosdway, 

Hollywood; CaL WiayraiT New York, n: v. 

Alimony Madness. Story of alimony evils. Helen Chandler, Leon Waycoff. 
Dir. Breezy Eason. 66 mins. ReL April i; Rev. May 9. ' 

Hei^ Resale Value. Story of a disgruntled wife. June Clyde. Geo. Lewis. 
Dir. Breezy Eason. 63 mins. Rel. April 16. Rev. June 27« 



Studios: Culver City; 

Calif. 



M«kh*A Offlees: 1B40 Broadway, 

meiro New York, N. Y. 

Another Language. Story of the In-laWs .from Rose Frianken's stage hit 
Helen Hayes, Robt. Montgomery. Louise Closser Halo* Dir. Edw. H. 
Griffith. 70 mins. ReL July 28. Rev. Aug. 8. 
Barbarian, The.^ Ramon Noyarro as an Egyptian guide who is really a prince. 
Myrna Loy, Reginald Denny. Dir. Sam Wood. 80 mlhs. ReL May 12. 
RcI. May 16. . 

Beauty for Sale. , Faith Baldwin's 'Beauty.* Otto Krugor, Mfadge Evans, Una 

Broadway to Hollywood; Three generations in a statue family. Alice, Brady. . 
Frank Morgan, Madge Evans, Russell Hardle, Eddie Qulllan, Dir. Wil- 
iard Mack, 83 mins. ReV. Sept 6. 

Devil's Brother, The. Operetta 'Fra Diavolo,' Laurel and Hardy< Dennis 

King, Thelma Todd, Jas. Flnlaysoh. Dir. Hal Roabh. 91 mips. Rel. 

May 5. Rev.. June 13. 
Dinner at Eight. From the stage play. All star cdat headed by Mario 

I>rcssler and .Iphn Carrymore. Dir. Ceo. Cukor. Roadshow length 110 

tnlna. General release hot set. 

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PICTURE S 



VARIETY 95 



CALENDAR OF CURRENT RELEASES 



(Continued from pni3 31) 

Hell Below. The submarine heroes of the World War. Robert Montgomery, 
Jimmy Durante. Madge Evans. Walter Huston. Dir. Jack Conway. 
105 mlns, Rel. June 9. Rev. Ma;y 2. 

Hojd Vour Man. A . smart aleok crook who eiscapes everything but love. 
Jean Harlbw, Clark Gable, Stuart Erwln. Dir. Sam Wood. 39 mlns. 
Rel. June 30, Rev. . July 4. 

Lookina Forward. The story of a great tondon department store. Based on 
the English stage success. Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone. Dir. Clar- 
ence Brown. 9a mlns., Rel. April 7. Rev, May 2. 

on Broadway. Original. Pres6 ageiit power In politics and sof lety. 
Robt. Mbntgoniery, Madge Evans, ^ally Ellers, Eiigene Pallette. Dir. 
Harry Beau nioiit. 70 mlni3. Rel. May 19. Rev. July 11* 
idhlght Mary. Gangster story wltli the trlaUflashback used, Loretta Young, 
RIcardo Cortez, JTranchot Tone. Dir. Wm. Wellman. 75 mins. Rel. 
June 30; Rev. July 18. 

Niilsahce, The. Lee Tracy as , an arhbulance-chaslng lawyer, Madge BvanSi 

Frank Morgan, Charles Butterworth. Dir. Jack Conway. 84 mlr ReU 
June 2. Rev. May 30. : 

Peg o' My Heart. From the famous play. MarJon Davies. Onslow Stevensi 
Juliette Compton, J. Farrell MacDbniald. Dir. Robt. Z. Leoni\-d. Rel. 
May .26. Rev. May 23. 

Penthouse. Arthur. Somers Roche Cosmopolitan serial. Warner Baxter, 
Myrna Loy„ Mae Clark. Dlri W. S. Van Dyke. Rel. Sept. 8. 

Reunion in Vienna. From Sherwood's stage p'ly. Exiled roy:>lty returns for 
a last fling. John Barrymore. Diana Wynyard. Frank Mcrgaii." Dir. 
Sidney Franklin. 100, mins. Rel. June 16. Rev< May ,2. 

8ti*anaer's Return, The. Phil Stohg's story of the middle Western farm. life. 
Lionel Barrymore, Miriam Hopkins, Stuart Erwin, Fran chot Tone; Dir; 
King Vldor. 88 mins. Rel, July 21, Rev. .Aug. . 

Storm a:^ barybreak. Triangular story in a Serbian setting. Kay Francis, 
Nils Asther; Walter Huston, Phillips Holmes. Dir. Richard Bbleslavsky. 
78 mins; Rel. July 14. Rev. July 25. 

Today We- Live. An English girl ambulance-driver during, th^ war.- Jdan 
Crawford, Gary Cooper. Dir. Howard Hawks. 115 mins.. Rei. April 21. 
Rev, April 18; 

Tugboat Ann! From the Saturday Eve.. Post series. Marie Dressier,, Wal- 
.lace Beery. Dir. Mervyn LeRoy. 88 inins. Rel; Aug. 4. Rev. Aug. 15. 

Turn Back the .Clock. Story of a man who relives his past. , Mae 

Clerk, Peggy Shannon. Dir. Edgar Selwyn. 80 mlns. 25. 
Rev: Aug. 29. 

When Ladies Meet. Based oh Rachel - Crothers* . Broadway success. - Ann 
Harding, Robert Montgomery, Fran it Morgan. Dir. Harry Beaumont. 
Rel. June 23. Rev. June . .27; 

: 6048 Suiiset Blvd., IWlAn^^mvnm Office: R.. K, O. Building, . 

Hollywood. Cal. ^"""Ograin pockefeller Center, N.y.C. 

Avenger, The. .Vengeance in prisor.. Ralph Forbes, Adrienne Ames. Dir. Ed. 
Marin. 72 mins. Rel. Aug. 26. ^ 

lack Beauty. , Horse story. Alex Phil 
Rosen. 70 mins. Rel. Aug. 10, 

bevlirs Mate, The. .Convicted murderer whd dies In the eiectfic chair ahead 
of the shock. Peggy Shannon, Preston Foster^ Dir. Phil Rosen. 66 
mlns. Rel. Aug. , 16. 

Ijjhtlng ■Texan. Oil countiry story. Rex Bell, Luana Waiters. Armand 
Schaefer. 55 mins. Rel. Aug. 6. Rev. Aug. 1. 

, The. A $600,000 mall Tcibbery.. Western. Rex Bell, Cecilia Parker, 
ir. Harry Fraser. 54 mins. Rel. Aug. IC. 

Gallant Fool, The. One ring circus In the cattle country. Bob Steele, Ar- 
letti^ Duncan. Dir. R. N. Bi-adbury.. 66. mins. Rel. July 29.. 



Galloping Romeo. Western story. Bob Steele. 
Rel. Sept. 1. 



R, N. Bradbury. >64 mins. 



Phantom Broadcast, The. Radio crooner who singia by proxy. Ralph Forbes, 
Vlvlenne Osborne. Dir. Phil Rosen. 72 mlns. Rel. July 8. Rev. Aug. 1. 

inbow Ranchi Adventures of the welterweight champ of the Pacific fleet. 
Rex Bell, Cecelia Parker. Dir. Harry Fraser. 69 mins. Rel.. Aug. 25, 
Rangers Code. Texas cattle ranger story. Bobe Steele. Dir. R. N. Bradbury. 
66 mins. Rel. Sept. 15. 

Return of Casey. Jones, The. Railroad storyi Chas. Starrett, Ruth Hall. Ir. 
J. P. McCarthy. 67 mins. Rel. July 26. 

Sensation Hunters. Society high life. Arline cir 
Chas. Vidpr. 76 mins. Rel, Sept. 20.. 

Skyway. Aviation pilot's ship-to-shore line. Ray Walker, Kathryn Cra^^- 
ford. Dir. Lew Collins. 67 mins. Rel. Aug. 22. 

Sphlnici The. Hurder mystery with a ntiat twist. Lionel Atwill, Sheila Tracy, 
Dir. Piiil Rosen. 63 mlhs.; Rel. June 1. Rev. July 11. 

Sweetheart of Sigma Chi. College . musical. Mary Carlisle, Buster Crabber 
Dir. Ed. Marin, 80 nilns. Rel; Qct. 1, ^ 

Trailing North. Texiis ranger gets far from home, but gets his man. Bob 
Steele, Doris Hill. Dir. J, P. McCarthy. 65 mins. Rev. June 6. 



Paramount 



Offices: 1601 Broadway, 
New York, N. Y. 



: 6851 Marathon St„ 
Hollywood^ Calif. 

Bedtime Story, A. Originah Chevalier adopts a baby. Maurice Chevalier. 

•Edw. Everett Hortoh, Helen Twelvetrees, Dir. Norman Taurog. 86 

mlns. Rel. April 21. Rev. April 26. 
College Humor. Comedy. Bine Crosby, . Jack Oakle. Rlch. Arlen, Mary Carl- 
isle,; Burns And Alien. Dir. Wesley Ruggles, 6624. - Rel. June 30. 
isgraced. Story of betrayed lovd. lielen Twelvetrees. Bruce Cabot. Dir, 

Earle C. Kenton. 5740. Bel. July 7. Riev. July 18. 
Eagle and the Hawk, The. Story of the Royal Flyiner iSquadron In the World 

War. Frederic March. Jack Oakle, Gary Grant. Carole Lombard. Dir. 

Stuart Walker. 74 mins. Rel. May 19. Rev. May 16. 
Gambling Ship. Explanatory title. Gary Grant, Benita Hume. Dir. Louis 

Gasnier. 6331. Max Marcin. Rel. June 23. Rev. July 18. 
Iri In 419, The. Mysterious beauty in a hospital drama. Jas. Dunn.. Gloria: 
©tuirti-David Manners. - Dir.' George Somnes; .'Alexander Hall. ' '65 mlhar." 

Rel. May 26. Rev. May 23. 
er Bodyguard. A musical comedy star and 1i6r hired sleuth. WynM Gib- 
son, Edmund Lowe, Johnny Hlhes, Mjtrjbtie White. Dir. \ym. Beaudine. 

Rel. July , 21. Rev. Aug. .8. ^ 
% Love That Man. (Rogers production.) Romantic drama. Edmund Lowe, 

Nancy Carroll. Ulr. Harry Joe . Brown. 74 mins. Rel. June 9. Rev. 

July 11. . 
International House. Farce comedy. Peggy JHopklns Joyce, W._J3. FJeljla. 

Rtrdy vaiiee, staart Efwin, ssufi Maritssa, BorHB anff Alien .x:aB Cttiio- 

way.' Dir. Eddid Sutherlarid; 68 mlns.,. Bel. June 2.- Rev. May 30.. 
J«nnle Gerhardt; From the Theo. Dreiser story, flylvla Sidney, Donald Cook. 

Mary Astbr. Dir. Marlbn Gerlng, 96 mlns. Rel. June 16. Rev. June 14. 
lady's Profession, A. Story by Nina Wilcox Putnam. Speakeasy prop. masr: 

querading as riding master, Geo. Barbier. Sari Marltza. Dir. Norman 

MacLeod. Rel. Mar. 3.. Rev. Mar. 28. 
Hama Loves Papa. Trials of a henpecked, Chas. Buggies. Mary Boland. 

Lilyan TaShman; Walter Catlett. Dir. Nbrman McLeod. Rel. July 14. 

Rev. July 25. 
Man of the Forest. Western. Harry Carey, 
Dir. Henry Hathawaiy. Biel. July 14. 

Midnight Club, The. London Jewel thieves. o, 
Standing, Alison Skipworth. Dir. Geo. Somnes and Alex Hall. . : Rel. 
Jul^ 28. Rev. Aug. 1. ' 
One Sunday Afternoon. From the stage play. Loves in a sm^l town. Gary 
Cobper. Fay Wray; Niel Hamilton. FranCies Fuller. Dir. Louis I?. 
Lighten. 68 mins. Rel. Sept. 1. Revi Sept. 6; 
Cong of the Eagle. Beer problem from .the angle of ah honest |rewer^ Chas. 
Bickford. Rich. Arlen. Jean Hershplt, Mary Brian, Dir. Ralph Murphy. 
66 mins. Rel. April 28. Rev. May 2. 
Bona of Songs. From Suderman's istory and Sheldon's play. Marlcne Die 
Wch" Brian Aherne. Lionel Atwill. Dir. Rpuben Mamoullan. rrHns 
Rev. July 26. > 
ttory of Temple Drake, The. From Wm. Faulkner's 'Sanc^^^ 

of an oversexed girl. Miriam Hopkins, Jack La Rue, JVm. Collier, Jr. 
Dir. Stephen Roberta. 68 mlns. BeL May 12. Rev. May 9. 
■unset Pass. Zane Grey western. Tbm Keene. lUndolph P^^^^^ 

= =^^'-^BarKerT«iV^enry W "i" 

Supernatural. Original. Odd sfory of a transferred ^oUl..C^^^^ ertSs 
Randolph slottT Vlvlenne Osborne. Dir. Victor Halperln. 66 mine. 
Bel. May 12. Rev. April 26.. , ^ _ 

■Mils bay and Age. Revolt of the cWld?fn.,*ealnst politics and g^nesters. 
r^k'.. -Di^i,*--;] T,..4i4.v. .AiiAn Dir. Cccu dc Mine., /oi mine. .n-ub- 



Hlllie. 

Geo. Raft. Clive Brobk, Guy 



70 mlns. 
The story 



Chas. Bickford, Judith Allen. 

26. Bev. AuiS. 29. . ..,»„ rr^wn^M 

Three Cornered Moon. From the stage play. ^J^^^^i? P^°Sd Di" 
insane family. Claudette Colbert, ■'^/^"'v., Boiana. i^r. 

Jlott Nugent. 70 mins. Bel. Aug. 4. Bev. Aug. 15. 



Studios: Hollywood, D IT f\ Tf^Al^ Office: R.K.O. BIdg., 

Calif. 1\.IV.W. I\aaiO Radio City, N.Y.C. 

Ann Vlckersi Prom the Sinclair Lewis novel. Irene Dunn, Walter Huston, 

Conrad Nagel. Eilr. John Cromwell. Rel. Sept. 22, 
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 Archainbaud. 72 mins. Rel. June 16. Rev; Aug. 8. 
Cross Fire. Action western. Tom Keene, Betty Fumess, Edgaic Kennedy. 

Dir. Otto Brower. •66 mins. Rel. June 30. 
Deluge, The. Odd story of the world after a second deluge. Peggy Shannon, 

Lois Wilson, Sidney Blackmer, Matt Moore, Dir. Felix E. Feist. Rcl. 

Sept. 16. 

Diplonianlacs, The. Wheeler and Woolsey are sent by an Indian tribie to 
bring peace to the Geneva Conference. Dir. Wm, Setter. 59 mlns. Rel. 
May. Rev. May 2. . 

Double . Harness. A girl who got her man. Ann Harding; William Powell.- 

Dir. John Cromwell. 70 mins. Rev. July : 25. 
Emergency Call. Exposing racketeering .In city hospitals. Bill Boyd, Wynne 

Gibson,. Willlani Gargah. Dir. Edw^ird. Cahn. 61 mlns. Rel. May 19. 
Flying Devils. .Triangle in a; flying circus. Ariine Judge; Bruce Cabot, Dir. 

Russell Birdwell. . 60 mlnSi Rel. .AUg. 14. B<?V. Aug. 29. 
India Speaks. Travelog of India with Ribhard Halliburton . as narrator. ir. 

Walter F,u«er. 77 inins. Rel, Aprir ^^^^ 
King. kong. Original, A 50°rfooi ape is captured in the wilds aiid creates 

havoc when it escapes' while on exhibition In New York. Fay Wray, Robt. 

Armstrong. ir. Merian C, Cooper. 100 mins. Rev. April: T. 

Little Women. Talker version of the Louisa Alcott story. .Katherlne Hep- 
burn, Joan Bennett, Paul Lukas, Frances Dee, Jean Parker, Edna Mac 
Oliver. Dir. Geo. Cukpr. Rol. Oct. 6. 

Melody Cruise. Musical novelty which takes place on a world cruise. Charlie 

Ruggles, Phil Harris, . Greta. ^Hsseh, Hielen .Madk. . Dir: Mark Sandrich, 

76 mins. Rel. June . 23.. 
Midshipman Jack. Annapolis story.. ruce Cabot, Frank., Ib^rtson, Arthur 

Lake, Betty Fumess. Dir. Christy . Cabanne. HeL ; Sept. .29. 
Morning -Glory. Backstage story of a country girl's rise and fall. Katherlne 

Hepburn., DoUg.- Faii-baitiks, Jr.. Adolphe: Menjbu, Mary Duncan. Dir; 
... Lowell Sherman; 70 mins. Rel. Aug.. 18. Revi Aug. .22. 

No Mikrriage Ties,. From ah Uhproduced play. Satire oh advertising agencies. 
Richard Dlx, Elizabeth Allen. Dir. J. Walter Ruben. 75 mins. • Kel. Aug; 
.11; -.Rev. .Ang. -.8. ■ 

One Man's Journey. Country doctor achieves fame. Lionel Barrymore, May 
Robson, Jbel McCrea, Dir. John Robertson'. 72 mlns. Rel. Sept. 8. 
Bev. Sept. 6. 

Professional Sweetheart. The . story of a. radio singer who is forced to live 
up. to her publicized angelic character when her greatest desire Is to be 
naughty-naughty. Ginger Rogers,. Norman Foster. Gregory Ratoft. Zasu 
. Pitts. Dir. William A. Seiter. . 73 mins. . Rel. Junie 9, Rev. July 18. 

Rafter Romance. A story of Greenwich .Village. Ginger Rogers, Norriian 
Foster, Geo. Sidney, Lay i-a Hope CreWs, - Bobt. Benchiey. . Dir.- Wm. 
Seiter. 75 mlns. Rel. Sept. 1, 

Silver Cord, The; Mother love carried to iexcess. Irene t)unne;' Laura Hope: 
Crews,- Joel McCrea, Frances Dee, Dir. John Cromwell. 76 mins. 
Rel May 19. Rev. May 9. 

Son oir the' Bbfder. Action western. Tom keeneV Julie Haydon. Creighton 
Chaney. Dir. .Lloyd Nosier, ' 66 ihins. ; Rei; May 6. 

Sweepings. Novel. • Biographical study bf a merchant prince. Lionel. Barry- 
more. Alan Dinehart. Gloria StuarL. Dir. John Cromwell. 77 mliis. Rel. 
April 14. Rev. Mar. 28. 

Tbmorrow at Seven. Novel murdei- mystery. Chester Morris. Vlvlenne Os- 
borne, Frank McHugh. Dir; Ra,y Enright. 62 mins. Rel. June 2. Rev. 
July 4, 

I lnii-tfkil Ai*tiftf-& Offices: 729 Seventh Aye., 
Wniiea ArilSIS York, n. y. 

Bitter Sweet. (British made). Noel Coward's operetta. Bomance of 'wealthy 
■ English beauty who elopes to Vienna with "her music teacher. Anna 
Neagle, Fernand Graavey. Dir. Herbert Wilcox.. 93 mins. Rel; Sept, 
22. Rev. Aug. 29.- 

Bowery, The. Story Of the rivalry between Chuck Connors and Steve Brodie. 
famous Brooklyn Bridge jumper. Wallace Beery. George Baft, Jackie 
Cooper, Fay Wray; Dir. Roaul Walsh. Rel, Sept, 29. 

Broadway Througli a Keyhole. Walter' Wlnchell's story of Broadway. Con- 
stance Cummlngs, Russ Cblumbo, Paul ' Kelly. Dir. Lowell Sherman 
Bel. Oct 13. 

Emperor Jones. Eugene O'NelU's famous drama of a Pullman porter who 
becomes ruler of a- West Indian Island. Paul Bobeson, Dudley Digges 
Dir. Dudley Murpljy. Rel. Sept. 8, 

I Cover tile Waterfront. Adaptatlbxi' of Max. Miller's best seller, about his 
exploits In the San Diego harboi*. Claudette Colbert. Ben Lyon and 
Ernest Torrence. Dir. Janies Cruze. '70 mins. Bel. May 12. Rev. May 23, 

Masquerader, The< Based on John Hunter Booth's: adaptation of Kathetlne 
Cecil Th jrston's novel. Gou.slns of identical appearance, change places, 
with Intriguing political and romantic iresUIts. Ronald Colman; Elissl 
Landi. Dir.; Richard Wallace. 75 mins. Rel. AUg, 18. Rev; Sept. i. 

Samarang. Love amid the pearl divers in Malaysia. Native cast. Dir. Ward 

Wing. 60 mlns. Rel, June 23. Rev. July 4.. 
Secrets.. Stage play. Man^rie& to hide from his wife isecrets she pretends not 

to know. Mary PIckford, Leslie Howard. Dii:. Frank Borzage, 83 mine. 

Bel. April 16. Bey. Mar. 21. 

Yes, Mr. Brown. Farce coniedy wlth.musio, laid In Vienna. Jack Buchanan, 
Margot Grahame and Elsie ^Randolph. Dir. Jack Buchanan. 69 mins. 
Bel, May. 

Studloi Universal City, | ' 730 Fifth Avs., 

Calif. universal New York, N. V. 

Be I^AIrte Tonight. Comedy-drama, Love story unfolded In scehlo beauty ol 
Swiss Alps. Starring Jan Klepura. Dir. Anatol Litwak. 86 nilns. Rel. 
Mar. 23. Bev. April 18. 

Big Cage, The. Original, Man against beast, different from JUnele films. 
Clyde Beatty, Raymond Hatton, Anita Page, Andy Devliie. 'Dir, Kurt 
Neumann. 78 mins. Bel. Mar. 3. BeV. May 16; 

Cohens and Kellys In Trouble. : Comedy. Famous team 'In story with nautical 
background.— George Sidney ahd Charlie Murray. Dir. Geqrge Btevens. 
Bel. March 23. Bev. April 18. 

Don't Bet oh Love. Comedy-drama. Lew Ayres, Ginger Ir. Mur- 

ray Both. 62 mins. Boi; July 13. Rey, A^g...l. 

Fiddlln' Buckarpo. Western. Ken Maynard. Dir. Ken Maynard. Bel.. July 20. 

Her. Firsts Watjj. Cpjgyefe ^Su)[nmei;yiUe-feit.ts.. . Dir. W-m. Wyler. ^Bel^ Aug. S.- 
" Ke'V; b'ept. F. 



King of the' Arena. Ken Maynard in a circus' story. 
Kortman. 6 reels. Rel. June 18. 



rown, , Robt, 
li^. John 



Warner Brothers 



Sath Taylor. 

, Luis 
, E^dwiff 

Ipria 

321 vy. 44th 6t , 
Upy^ York, N, Y. 



King of Jazz, The; Reissue, with Paul' Whiteman, John Boles. 

Murray Andersen. 9 reels. BeL June 1. 
Kiss Before the Mirror, The. Powerful drania of human emotions. Nahcy 

Carroll, Paul Lukas, Frank Morgan, Oloria StUart Dir. Jas. Whale. 

67 mins. Rel, May 4. Rev. May' 10. ; 
Lucky Dog. .Touching and dramatic story -oif devotion that exists between a 

man and his- dog. Chic Sale. Dir.'.Zion Myers. Riel. April 20. 

Moonlight ahd Pretzels. Musical, l^ary Bfiaiii. Roger Ptyor, Led Carrlllb. 
Dir. Brice-Freund. Rel. July 27. ' Rev. AUg. 2$.. " 

Out All Night. Comedy. Slim SUmmerville-zasu Pitts, 
BeL April 13. Rev. April 11. 

Rebel, The. Napoleonic story , in the Austrian TyroL 
Trenker. Victor Varcbnl, (Foreign made.)" Dir. 
Knopf. Rel. June 1. Rev. Aug. 1.. 
Secret of the Biuie Room, Mystery "drama. Llonell 
StuarL Dir. Kurt Neumann. Rel. July 20. 

Studi Burbank. 

Calif. 

Baby Face. The story of a hatd'-boUed girl who . reached the top. Barbara 
Stanwyck, Geo. Brent. Dir. Alfred E; Green. 71 mins. ReL July 1. 
Rev. June 27. 

Captured I Behind the scenes in a German ^t\son: Leslie HoWard, Douglas 
Fairbanks, Jr;« Paul Lukas. Margaret Lindsay. Dir. -Roy del Ruth, 
72 mins. Bel. Aug. 19. Rey, Aug. 22;. 
Ex- Lady. An experimental marriage, stnlies ai snag. Bette Davis, . Gerie Ray- 
mond, Frank McHugh. ir. Robert Flbrey. 67 minS. Bel.. April 8. 
Bev. May 16, 

Footllght, Parade^ Gala musical with backstage Ibcale. James Cagney, Joan 
Blondell. Buby Keeler. . Dick Powell. Dir. Lloyd Bacon. Dahces by 
Busby Berkeley. BeL Oct. 7. 

Golddiggers of 1933. New version of Avery Hopwood's stagepiay done as a 
' super-musical. Warren . .Wljilams. Joan Blondell. Dir. Mervyn LeRoy, 
94 mins. Rel. May 27, Rev. June 13* 
Llfe,..ot^JlmipyJ2alan#.jrjh.eiL=JEEonw^^ 

ation. Doug Fairbanks, Jr., Loretta Toung, Aline McMahon, Guy Kibbe; 
89 mInS. BeL June 3. Rev. June 20. : 
Mary Stevens, M.D. Story of a woman doctor. Kay Francis, Lyle Tali 
bot, Glenda Farrell. Dir. Lloyd Bacon. 71 mins. Rel. July 22. Rev, 
Aug. iB. 

Mayor of Hell, The. From Iselln Auater's drama. Reform school, background. 
Jas. Cagney, Madge Evans, Frankle DarroWi Dir. Archie Mayo.. 90 
mlns, ReL June 24. ReVi July 4, ' % 

(Continued on page 37) 



Question Police Chief 
In Mysterious Minn. 
Pic Operator 



Minneapolis, Sept, II. 
iPolice Gliief Joseph' Lebnrieyer haB 
been called, before jury 
for: questioning concernihg' 
shpbtinff pf Bert Carlisle, head qf a 
local |nd<jpend^rit ,6f bpoth. 

operators. Carlisle and ■two memir 

bers of his family .jver^ wounded 
when a niystery assailant, drove past 
his liprrie antl fix-ed the. shots through 
a \yindow. 

ichoias de Paull, motion picture 
bootli Pperatpr, arrested after the 
shootltigr, has been Indicte.d on a first 
degree assault charge and has 
pleaded not guilty. He Is .free pit 
ball, awaiting trial Sept.: 11. 

Chief Lehmeyer assured the grand 
jury that the - ppilce department la. 
'cP-pperaiting, to the fullest extent 
possible' 'With, bpth Carlisle and 
members of this county attorney's 
staff' in securing detailis of th(B 
shooting, tyhlch .is said to have 
grown put pf labor troubles. The 
independent, unipn and the regular 
union ajnUated ^ith the A. L. of Jj,' 
have been at odds here fpr some 
time, "With bpth unions plcketlngi 



CHAIN FtGHfS 
EMPIRE-306 MERGER 



Springer Cocali's Indie chain 
interests In Greater New . York, 
which, vigorously fought the old 
Sam Kaplan regime. Is attempting' 
to jprevent the proposed merger of 
306 and: Empire State operatorrt,. as \ 
determined at a hieetins recently 
by 30ft when It also VPted to gljS^ 
perniijt men full card rIghtSf . 

^During the past week application 
of Springer and Cocalis for an in- 
junction stopping the merger was 
argued before Judge Brewer ahd 
decision reSierved. Cpntentlon of 
S. & C, which employs Ennipira rcon, 
is that Its cpn tract with Enipire 
provides that the Empire union 
shall not merge with any other. 

Harry Sherman,. :presldent of 306, 
and attorneys of the International 
local, are fighting th6 Sprlnger- 
Codallia move on^the ground that 
S. & C. breached its cbntractv by 
Joining the J. T.. O. A., ah exlitbitbr 
orgahlzatloh .whlPh, 306 eharges, has^ 
set up Its own company union* . 

Springer & Cocalis. as well as 
other . New York Indies using Em- 
pire men, have five-year contracts 
with two-week, cahcellatloh clauses. 

The permit men of 306, numbering 
over 600, became card ihewibers Fri- 
day (8) at a meeilng called for the 
purpose of Inducting them. They 
all now enjoy full rights, along .with 
the 1,200 other card members, ex- 
cepting a few permit men who (ailed, 
to pass the quallflcatlons set up by 
306 in converting them to card 
niembershlp. and as a result - drop 
out of : the union. 



Harks Bros. Come-Back 



Chicago, Sept. 
Marks Bros., who formerly oper- 
ated the Marbro^tind Granada, have 
ta,ken a' siuall ' house In Racine, 
Wis., and will again jgp Into film 
exhlbltipn. 

Marks Brps. liave been put for 
three years, having sold out their" 
local theatre interests to Publiz- 
Balabain Katz iof several million 
dollars.. 



Spec^lC^loit^tioii Set 
For Par*s 'Barnidhy* 

.Parampunt has set pre-release 
dates on 'Too Much Harmony' for 
six keys,, with special explbiteers 
assigned to each city "on.; 
ments. 

ExceiJting , Los Angreles, wherf^. 
picttire: goes into the " Paramount " 
Sept. 21, datef3 are Sept. 22 and keys 
TVashihg'ton,. Boston, Cleveland, De- 
troit and phlcago. 

Bill Thomas and Bill Panzlger. 
Will handle the ti.A. opening, James 
Ashcraft Detroit, Eddie Parker 
Washington, Bill Pine Chicago, 
Johh C. Fllnh Boston, and Al Dan- 
son«=Gleyelandr°"'^Crbup===JeftHNew^ 
Ybrlc yesterday (Monday) on the 
iUve engagements between. Atlantic 
and Chicago. 

'Too Much Harmony' is ort the 
schedule for New York Paramount, 
Sept 29, but if 'Song of Songs' does 
not hpld expected two weeks," It may 
come in the ^2d. 



-^4 



eofff^ up on ^ee 
me ^ome Ume^^ 



• ••come and see us produce a talking trailer 
from start to finish • • • 

• •• follow us thru the plant from the time the 
material is gathered in the production depart- 
ment until the time it hits poshpffice or express 
office bound for your screen.. • 

if watch the editors combine highlights from Scenes from the 
picture, stills, story script and catch lines into tome hither sales 
.folk that makes them fall into line and do their selling duty • . • 

• ••watch the artists make air-brush and stencil 
stand up and beg • watch the hard-working 
camera boys do their tricks • • • 

• •• then come into the projection-room and see 
yourself sold in spite of yourself^ 

ir and asic us to let you see the service deportment in action 
...watch the cutters... wotch the bookers... wotchthe-billers ••• 
checkers ... inspectors ... shippers .. . 

• • • youMI see that we've got the reputation be- 
eause we*ve got the personnel, we've got the 
organization, we've got the experience that 
makes them all say>»« ' 

M Notionol ScMie Trailers ore worlli move becovfe 
thi»y sell more. 



: DO OUR WAKt 



Taedday, September 12, 193^9 



'P I C T « 



E S 



37 



CALENDAR OF CURRENT RELEASES 



(Continued from page 

NafroW^CQrner, The. 'From the atory by W. Somerset Maugham. South Sea 
locale, Doug FalrMnks, Jr., Patricia ElUe. Ralph Bellamy, Dudley Dlg- 
gea. Dir. Alfred E. Green. 67 mins. llel. July 8. Rev. July 18. 

Picture Snatcher, The. Seml-gangater story of a news photographer. Jas. 
Cagney, Patricia EIUb. Alice White, RaipiT'Bellamy. l^r, Lloyd Bacon. 
70 mlns. Rel, April 19. Rev. May 23. , 

Private Detective 62. From a fiction story, William Powell, Margaret LJnd- 

flay. 67 mins. Rel. Junie 17. lley. July 11. 
Silk ExpreMi The. Mystery ' drama of sillc shipments. NIel Hamilton, ilen 

Jenkins, Dudley Digges. 61 mlns. Rel. June 10. Rey. June 27. 
The Man from Monterey. Western drama. John Wayne, Ruth Hall. ir. 

Mack Y, Wright. 67 -mlns. ReU July .22. Rev. Aug; 22. 
Vntamed Africa. Thrilling. African kdv^nture. Under supervision of Wynam 

D. Hubbard, F.A.G,S, Rel. April 8- 
Voltaire. Life of France's celebratisd wit and philosopher. George Arliss, 

Doris Kenyon, Margaret Lindsay. Dir. John Adolfl. 72 mlns^ Rel. 

Aug. . :Rev. Aug. 22. /' - ■ 

Working Man, The. Original. Rbmaijce in the shoe business. Geo. Arliss, 
Bette Davis. Dlr.'^ John Adolfl. 77 mins, Rel. May 6. Rev. April 25. 

World Wide* OWcee; 1601 Proadway. 
worm V¥iae Nevw vork, ,N. V- 

, (Releasi Throiugh Fox) 

Conetant Woman, The. Trom Eugene O'Neiirs play • 'Recklessness.' Cotirad 

Nagel, Leila Hyams. Din Victor Schertzinger. Rel. April 23, 
Loile Avenger, the. Original. ' Ken Maynard western. Muriel Gordon. Ir. 
Alan James. 61 mins. Rel. ^iay U. Rev! July 4. 
tudx in Scarlet, A. Sherlock Holiiies' story. Reglhal Owen, June Clyde, 
■ Anna May Wong. Dir, Edw; L. Marin. 73 mlns. Rel. May 14. Rev. 
'une C. 

Mitcellaiieous Releases 

lO Chance,. The. (Eagle.) Prizefighter-socialite story. John Darrow, Merna 
Kennedy. Dir. Al. Herman. 63 mins. Rev. Sept. 5. 

Cougar.. (Sidney Show.). Jay BrUce captures mountain llbnis with bare hands. 
70. mins. Rev. May 30. 

.Faithful Heart, The. (Helber.) British made. Romantic story of a faithful 

• loye. British cast. 65 ilns. Rev. Aug. 22. 

Heirs Holiday. (Superb.) Compilation of war sceneia. 90 mlns. ReV; July 18. 
igh Gear. (Goldsmith.) Auto race story. Jaclde Searlie, James. Murray^ 

J<)an Marsh. Dir. Leigh JasoU; 6B mins. Rev. April 18. 
Is Private Siecretary^ Girl converts .her father-inrlaw to approval of his 
son's marriage. Evalyn Khapp, John Winyne; Dir. Phil H. While- 
man. 68: mlns. Rel. June 10. Rev. Aug!, 8. 
Mughing at Life. (Mascot.) Story .of a gun-running adventurer. Victor. - 
Laglen, Conchlta Montenegro, Ruth Hall. Dir. Ford Beebe. 71 
Rev. July 18. • 
Ight and Day. (.(3aumoiit-British). . Farce comedy of a thief chase In a wax 
museum. . Jack Hurlburt, Cicely Courtneidge. 76 mins. Rev. May 30. 
Police Call. (Showmen.) Ring ' story with an adventure angle. Nick Stuart, 
Merna: Kennedy. ir, Phil Whiteman. 63 ntilnsi Rel; Aug. Rev, Aug. 29, 
leeplcss Nights (Remington). British made story on farcical lines. Poily 
Walker, Stanley Luplno. -Dir. Thos. Bentley. .63 mins. Rel. July 21. 
Rev. July 25. 

Tamlnjg of the Jungle. .(InvlncibleO Animal training methods. Rev. June 6. 
Tarzan the Fearless. (Principal-,) Feature and eight subsequent two-part 

chapters. Buster Crabbe, Jacqueline Wells. Dir. Robt. Hill. 60 mlns. for 

feature... Rel. JUly 19. Rev. Aug. 15. 
Whiat Price Decency. (Eciultable.) From a. stage play. Jungle background 

for story of a girl tricked by a mock marriage. Dorothy Burgess, Alan 

Hale. Dir. Arthur Grogor. 60 mins. Rev. Mar. 

Foreign Language Films 

Because of the slow, movement of foreign Alms, this list covers ohe 

year of releases.). 

. (Most ol these avallaWe With English ..titles.) 
Barberlna, die Taenzerin von Sansoucl.. (Capital) (Ger.). .Musical comedy. 

Lll Dagover, Otto Gebuehr. Dir. Carl Froellch. 83 mins. Rel. Nov. 20. 
Berlin- Alexahderplatz (Ger) (Capital), Strong crime drama. H einrich 
George, Maria Bard. Dir. Phil Jut;ii, 90 mins.; Rel. May 1. Rev. May 16. 
Inct Gentleman Maudit (Protex) (French).. Mystery drama. Rene Lefevre, 
Harry Baur. Dir- Ju'ien Duvlvier. 78 mins; Rel.. Jan. Rev. Jan. 24. 

Das. Nachtlgail Madcl (Capital) (Ger). Love in Hawnlf. Dir. Leo I^sk>. 
80 mins. Rel. Jan. 15. Rev. Jan. 31. 
Schoehe Abenteuer' (German) (Protexl. Romantic comedy. Kaethe 
von Nagy. Dir.. Relnhbld Schunzcl. 83. mins. ReL.Dec. 1.. Rev. t>ec 13.. 

•David (Solder (Frencih) (Protex). Drama. Harry Baur. Dir. Julien Duvlvler. 
00 mlnsi ' Rel. Oct, 1. Rev. Oct.. 25; 

3er Ball (German) (Protex). Domestic comedy. ir. Wilhelm 

Thlele. 83 mlns. Rel. Oct. 9; 

rave Suender (Ger) (European). Past comedy. Max Pallenberg. Dir. 
Fritz Kortner. .90. mins. Rel. . April 1., Rev, April 4. 

Falsche Ehemann (German) (Protex). Farce. Dir. Johannes Outer. 

86 mins. Rel. Oct. 1. Rev. Oct. 23. 
ber Hauptmann von Kopenick (kinematrade) (Ger). Comedy. Max Adalbert. 

Dir. Richard Oswald. 96 mins: Rel. Jan. 15. Rev. Jan. 24. 
Per Schwartze Hussar (Protex) (Ger.). Costume romance. Conrad Veidt, 

iMr. Gerhard Lamprecht. 90 mlhs. Rel. Dec, 1, Rev. Jan. 3.' 
OS Nocihea (Hoffberg) (Spanish)., Musical. Conchlta Montenegro. , Car- 

io^ BorCosque. 65 mlns. Rel. May 1. 

Donna d'Una Notte (Portale) (Italian). Court adventure. Francesca Bertinl. 
Dir. Marcel L'Hierbler. 85 mlns. Rel. Mar-ch 1. Rev. March 14. 

rei Tage Mittelarrest (German) (Capital). Fa.st German farce with all-star 

cast. Dir. Carl Bpese. 80 mins. Rcl. May 1. Rev, May 23. 
runter und Drueber ((Jer.) (Germania). Musical comedy. Dir. Max Neu-. 

feld, 86 mlns. Rel. Dec 15. Riey. Dec 20. 
Ine Llebesnacht (German) (Capital). Farce. Harry Lledke. Dir. Joe May. 

82 mlns. Rel. May 1. Rev. May 23. 
Ine Nacht In Paradies (Kinematrade) (Ger). 

00 mlns. Rel. Feb, 1. lie v. Feb. 28. 
Ine Tuer Geht Aut. (Protex) (Ger.). Mystery thriller. Ir. Alfred Zelsler. 

68 mlns. Rel. Feb. 1. Rev. Feb. 7; 
False Unl?brmi' (Rusa (Amkino). Lop^sbinski. 

18. Rev. Nov. 29.: 
Hellseher, Der (Ger) (General). Max Ada! 

Rel: Sept. 1. - 

Frau Von Der Man Spricht (German) (General). Mady (Christians. Melo- 
drama. Dir. Viktor JansenL 75 mins. Rel. April 16. Rev. May 2. 
Friederike (kinematrade) (Ger). Dramatic operetta based on Goethe's life. 

Mady Christians, 90 mins. Rel. March 15. Rev. Feb. 28. 
<^fahren Der Liebe (Gerhlan) (Madison). Sex dramai Tohy Van Eyck. 
Dir. Eugen Thlele. 65 mips. i^el. May 1, Rev. May 2. 
Entdeckt Ihr ■Herz. (Capital) (Ger); Musical comedy. itta Alpar. 
Gustav Froellch, Dir. C^rl FrDclich. 90 mins. Rel. OCt, . 
lorla. (German) (New Era). Transatlantic aviation drama. Gustav Froeli- 

llch. BrlEltte Helm. 75 mlns; ReK Nov, Rev. Nov. 1, 
rbsse Attraction, Diie (Bavaria) (Ger ). Drama Is show 
TaUber. Dir. Max llcichmann. 70 mins. Rel.- Aug. 1. 
Herrseher, Der (Ger) (General). Max . AdaTbert, 

Thlele. Uel, Sept. 1. 
Hertha's ErWachen (Protex) (Ger.). Delicate life problem. 

Lamprecht. 95 ins. Rcl. March 10. Rev. March 14. 
Heute Nacht Eventuell (Ger.) (General). Musical comedy. Dir. W. Emo 

• 80 mlhs. Rel. July 1. 
Hblzapfel Weiss Alles (German) (Capita!).. Comedy. Fell 

Viktor Jahson. 85 mlns. Rel. Jan, 1. Rev. Jan. 17. 
Horizon (Russ) (Amkino). Jewish search for home. Dir. L 

mins. Rel. May 10. Uev. Mny .16, 
Hyppoiit 4_La_kaJ„JInterna:tional) ^Hungarian). Fast fa rce.. Jr^ Szek^ly lst- 
~" vaVi. 'T7 mihs. Rel. Jfin.'Tlbv. "Jan."17. " ■ ' ^ 

Ich Will Nlcht Wissen Wer Du BIst (Interworld) (Ger). Musical. Dir. Gcza 

von Bolvary. llald, Froehllch. 70 mlns. Rel. l-eb. 15. Rev. Feb. ^51. 
Island of Doom (Russ) (Amkino). Two men and^a woman on a desert isle. 

Dir. Tlmonshcnko. 90 mlns. Ud. July 16, Rev. July. 18, 
(Gorrlson) (Russ.). Transformation of peasants. Dir. 8J 

mlns. itel. Feb. 1. Rev. March 7. 

Kamaradschaft.' (Asso. Cinema) <Ocr). "•^"•"^t'o"'''' «'i;^',"*Ki«u Jranach 

lirnst Busch, Dir. G. W. Pabst. Time. '.8 mins. , Rcl. Nov. 8. 
Koine Feier Ohne Meyer (Ger.) (GermUnla). Muslcar farce. Siegfried Amo- 
Dir. Can Boese. 83 mlns. Rel. Oct. 28. Hev. Nov. 3. 



Anny Ondra. 



.Kov. 

JSugen Thlele. 



Ichard 
Eugen 



Gerhard 



ir 



.62 



MORE ROADSHOWS FOR 
'DINNER' THAN miEL' 



Going out" to try to equal or beat 
tlie number of roadshows on 'Grand 
Hotel/ Metro supplements the five 
runs a,lready opened on 'Dinner at 
Eight' wlth^dates in 14 Erianger- 
Shubert (UBO) legit houses.' 

They are Montreal, pperilnig Sept. 
IS, and 13 others to follow, Phila- 
delphia, Washington, Boston; Chl^ 
cagp, Pittsburgh, Clnplnhati, Buf- 
falo, St. Iiouis, Toronto, Detroit, At- 
lanta, San Franciisco and Seattle.. 

After legit houses have been ex- 
hausted on twoTa-day showing of 
'Dinner,' picture will go into regular 
picture hoiiBes. -,under. the same 
scheme sis prevailed for 'Hotel,' 
When even ismaller . towns p^iayed it 
at a $1 top, tVice dally. As witli 
'Hotel,' general release arid availa- 
bility of 'Dinner* will be. set^.J^ack 
fa,r enough to^ justify the $1 "mini- 
mum two:- -day showings proposed. 

'Hotel' roadshow bookings, direct 
by Metro with 'chialns and exhibs 
where MG- didn't handle Its own 
roadshowings,. totaled 721. Picture 
was", marketed under percentage 
contracts calling for stiff guarantees 
and percientage from the theatres in 
lieu of - the advance showings and 
the lengtliened 4>rotectlon, 



FOXWESCO B.O. CONTEST 



Fr«d Bezold Leader a% End of 1«t 
Week— Orand Prize, $260 



Denver, Sept. 11, 
In the New Sliow Year contest, to 
run 12 weeks, between theatres of. 
the Intermountain division, Fox- 
wescb, following were the leaders 
at the end of the first week: . Fred 
Bezold, Sheridan, Wyo.; Geo. Paper, 
Lpngmont, Colo.; and E. K. Taylor, 
Missoula, Mont. 

First prize is $250, with humerous 
other prizes for full tinxe and for 
four wetek stretches.!. 



DUALS WITH 6 ACTS TO 
STANDOFFDUALSAND 10 



Lps Ahgelcs, Sept. 11. 

First indie house to attempt^ a 
policy hoped to counteract the 10 
stage acts plus two feature pix at 
the Orpheum is the Miliion Dollar^ 
which h?.s added a second feature to 
iti3 screen proferani and. is continu- 
ing with six stage acts. 

Miliion Dollar; operated by Laza- 
rus and Vinhecoff, has a 15c. gate 
up to 6 p.m., with the lower floor 
tilted to 25c. after that hour. 
Orpheum is grinding at 26c. day and 
night, except Saturdjays and..: Sun- 
days, when top is 36c. 



mine. Rel. 



J. Warneckl. 



Ir. 

Augusta Geiiina. 



Korvettenkapitaen (Ger.) (General). Military farce. 75 mlns. . Rel. April 1. 

Le Bal (French) (ProteX). Domestic comedy. t)ir. :Wllhelm Thlele. 83 mine. 
Rel. Oct, 1. Rev. Oct 4, 

Laubeikclonle (Ger.) (General). . Max mine. 

May 15. .Rev. June 6. 

Locicehde Ziel. Das (Ger.) (Bavaria). Musical. Richard Max 

Relchmanii. 85 mlns, Rel. J une '16. .Rev. Juhe'20. 
Llebling von Wieh, ber (Ger.) (European). Stolz musical. Willy Ir. 

Otza von Bolvarj. 75 mlns. Rel; June 1, Rev. June 13. 
Ljiibav J Strast. (Yugoslav) (Croat). Drama of life among N. Y. Imlgrants. 

Rake] Dayidovip. Dir. Frank Melford. 60 mins." Rel. Dep. 15, 
Lulse. Koenlgin vbn Preussen^ (Asso. Cinema) «3er). .Hlstbrlcal. ' Henry 

Porten, Dir. Carl Froelich; Time. 92 mins- Rel. Oct. 4. 
Lustlgen Muslkanteh, Die. (General). (Ger.) Musical fardel 

Dir. Max Obal. 80 mins. Rel. May 30. 
M (Ger) (Foremco). Powerful dramatic study. Peter Lorre. Ir. Fritz Lang. 

95 nilns. Rel, April 1. Rev. April 4 and April 18. 
Marlus (Paramount) (French). Marseilles satire. Dlr; .Korda. 

103 mlns. Rcl. Jan. 1. Rev.. April 25. 
Maedchen in .Uniform (Fllmcholce) (German). Poignant drama. , 

WIecke. Dir. Richard Froehllch. Rel. Jan. 10, Rev. Sept 21. 

Man Brauch Kein Geld: (Capital) (Ger). Musical farce. ir. Karl Boese. 
Rel. Nov. 10. 

Men and Jobs (Russian) (Amkino). An American engineer looks at Russia 
Dir.' A. Macheret 70 .mlns. Rel. Jan. 1. Rev. Jan, 17. 

Mensch Ohne Namen (Gerihian) (Protex), Poignant drama, Werner Krausa. 

Dir. Gustav Ucicky. 96 mlns. Rel. Nov, 1. Rev; Nov. 15. 
Mond Uber Morokko (Protex) ((3er). See Clng Gerillemen Maudit 
Morgenrot (German) (Protex). Submarine warfare's cruelty. Dir. Guatav 

Uolcky. 80 mins. .Rel. May 15. Rev. May 23. 
Morltz Macht iBein 'Glueck. .. (German) (Capital). Farce; 

mins. Rel. Diec. 15. Rev. Jan, 17. 

N.ameneheirat. (German) (FAF). Drama. 
Jan. 1.. Revr Jan. 17. 

Noc LIstopadowa (Pollish) (Capital). Historical romance. 

95 mina Rel. May . i: Rev. May 2. 
On Demande Compagnon (Fr.) (Auten). Musical romance. 

Joe May. 85 mins. Rel. June 1. Rev. June 6. 
Paris- Begiiln (Protex) (Fr), Musical. Jane Marnac. 

90 mln^.- Rel. Dec.. 15. Rev, Jan. I7. 

Pirl M indent Tud (Arkay) (Huhg.), Farce, ins. 

• Rel. Jan. 15. Rev. Jan. 31. 
Poll de .Carotte (Auten) (French), Drama of adolescence. Harry Baur. 
Dir. Julien Duvivler. 90 mlns. 'Rel. May. 16. Rev. May 30.. 

P.otemkin (Russ) (Kinematrade). Sound version of IClsenstein's classic, 70 
mins. Rel. April 4. ' 

Return of Nathan Becker (Worldkino)- (Russian) (Yiddish). Comedy. Ir, 
Shpiss and Mllman. 72 mlns. Rcl. April. 1. Rev. April 25. 

Scanipolo (Kinematradie) (Ger.) Cinderella romance. Dolly Haas. ir. Hans 
Steinhoff. 93 mine. Rel. April 1. Rev. April 11. 

Schutzenkoenig, Der (Ger.) (Herrlitz). Max Adalbert, retl Theimcr. Dir. 
Franz Seitz. 90 minis. Rel, April 16. Rev. May 9. 

Shame (Amkino) (Russ),Problems of new Russia. . Vladimir Gardin. Dir. 
Sergei Yutkevitch. 75 mins, Rel, March 1. Rev. March 14. 

Song of Life (Ger.) (dubbed English) (Embassy). Art and photography pre- 
dominant Dir. Granowsky. 70 mins. Rel. April 1. 

Soviets on Parade. (Russ.) (Kinematrade).^ Historic record of current Rus- 
sia. 66 mins. Rel. Feb. 1. Rev. March 7. 

Theodor Kcerner (Ger) (General). Historical drama. Dorothea Wiecke. 

Dir. Karl Boese. 80 mins. Relr May 1. Rev. May 16. 
Traum von Schonbrunh (Ger.) (General). Musical. Martha Eggerth. Ir. 

Johannes Meyer. SI mlns. Rel. May 15. Rey. June 6. 

Troia Mousquetairea, Lea (General) (French). Duma's classic with songs. 
Dir. Henri DIamont-Berge.'. 128 mins. Rel. May 1. Rev. May .9. 

UlanI, UlanI, Chlopcy MalcwanI (Polish) (Zbyszko). Musical comedy. 100 

— mlns; -Relr'^ian. 1. - — ^ — ^ - —■-■^ 

Ulica (Capital). (Polish). Life of the newsbdys. Dir. Alexander Ford. Time, 
73 mlns. Rel. Aug. 25. Rey. Jan. 31. 

Victoria und Ihr Hussar (Kinematrade) (Ger). Viennese ojperetta. - Mi(:hael 
Bohnen, Dir. Richard Oswal 90 mins. Rel. April 1. Rev. April 11. 

Walzerp^radies, (Ger.) (Capital). Musical comedy. Charlotte Susa^ Dir. 
Friedrick j^elnick. Rel. March . 1. Rev. March 7. 

Weekend In Paradise. (Capital) (Ger). Farce, Otto Wallburg, JBIsie Bister, 

Trude Berliner. Dir. Rlobf Land. 81 mins. Rel, Nov. 1.: 
VVenh die Soldaten (Schneider) (Ger). Military musical. Otto Wallburg, Paul 

Hcldermanh* Ida Wuest Dlr^J. Fleck. 86 mlns. Rel. Oct 27. 
Whither Germany? (Kinematrade) (German). Difflcultles of .life. Hertha 

thlele. Dir. S. T, Dudov, 71 mlns, Rel. AprH 16. Rev. April 26. 
Yl ishe Tcchter (Yiddish) (Qua;)ity). Old-fashioned Yiddish drami Yiddish 

Art and V.llna Troupes, 75 mlns. Rev. May 23. 

Ylskor (Yiddish) (Gloria). Revamp of sllen^, Maurice Schwartz, Dir. Sidney 
Goldin and George Rolland. 80- niins.. Rel. May 15.. Rey. June 6. 

Vorck (German) (Protex). Historical drama, Werner Krauiss, Rudolf ForRter, 

Dir, Gustat Ucicky. :90-mInB, Rel, Nov. 1. Rev. Nov. 27. 
Zapfenstrelch Am Rheln. (Whitney) (Ger;). Musical farce. Charlotte SUsa, 
Siegfried Arno. Dir. Jaap Speyer. 90 mins. Rel. Feb. 1. Rev. Feb. 7. 

Zlrkps Leben. (German) i'FAF). (Circus drama. Llahe Ilald. Dir. Heinz 
.Paul. 70 mlns. Rel, Dec. 16. Rev. Jan, 3. 

Key to Addreaa 



Product Jam Frets 
Ciu Exhibs; Only 23 
Major Pix for Oct. 



icago, Scipt,, 11. 

Worst picture crainp-up in years- 
is on the. local film row books for 
October; Jlxhibitpr's are. stnirting to 
worry about product. October will 
see the release, according to the 
schedvile just drawn up, of only 23 
pictures pf ail .major comipariles. 

- Only two ccimpanies are stickin 
to the release promise pf ..one piic- 
ture Vper week, : Paramount H.tn\: 
Kadio, United- Artists hasn't any 
for that month. 

Schedule set calls, fpr five from 
ParahiQunt, five from .RKGj .three 
from Fox, tliree froni Univcrsai.and* 
three from Warners, the latter aliso 
havings an extra one under the First 
National banner. Metro has only 
two pn the li^t. Columbia one. 

Exhibs are being, solicited at pres- 
ent by the independent oxchianges 
which want double! features. 



118 F-WC HOUSES OPEN 
ON PACffICr24 DARK 



lios .Angeles, Sept 11. 
Fox- West Coast operating setup 
as Pf Sept. 1 comprises 118. houses 
opien and 24 dark. This, does not 
take in the United' Artists houses 
in this territory,, the Principal or 
junipr circuits in which F-WC has 
pioolirig arrangements or firiahcieil 
interest', 

--Territorial division of the circuit's 
functi<}ning houses follows: 

M e t r b po li t a n, San Francisco 
(Northern California), Arch Mj 
Bowles, div. mgr.,; 35 houses. 

Southern California (inland), Dick 
Dicksoii, dis. mgr>, 22; Bfeacli dis- 
trict (Southern ' Galif.) George 
Bowser, dis. mgr:, 16; Lee Angeles 
City, Al. Hanson, dis. mgr i4; San 
Diego, B. y. Sturdlvant, dis, mgr., 
eight; Montana^ Will Stegge, dis. 
mgr., six; Arizona, Tom Soriero^ 
dis. nigr., fPur; Orange county 
(Calif.) Milton Arthur, dis, mgr., 
four; special district, including San 
Luis Obispo and Santa Paula, 
Calif,, reporting to ,Charles P. 
Skouras, threej L. A. first-run. dis'- 
trict, J. Beeves Espy, one (Loew's 
State). 

All of the dark 
California with the 
three in Mpntana. 



&nbassy Changes BiH 



Broadway Is without an all -news- 
reel theatre as the result of the 
Embassy this week capitulating to 
the policy Pf mixing shprts with the 
news. 

Latter was introduced by Trans- 
lux, Emb's rival, which stirayed for 
a while to feature lengths but is 
now back, at thei same policy, Eihb's 
program, adding three shorts of the 
travelog kind, now has a program 
running tinae of 70 minutes where 
fprmerly it Was slightly under an 
hour. 



Amkino, 723 Seventh Ave. 
A;ssociated Clniema, 164 W. 56th. 
Bavaria Film, 25 Spruce St. 

Charles Herrlitz, 26 Spruce St. 
Ifimbassy Plcts., 729 Seventh Ave. 
European Film, 154 West 55th. 
Fllmcholce, 33 West 420. 
l-'oreign American, 111 West 57th. 
foremco, 1560 Broadway. 
fJarrison Films, 729 Seventh Ave; 
fJcncral Foreign Saks, 72'9 7th. Ave. 
(Jormania; 22-33 19th St., Astoria. 
George Schneider. 676 Riverside Dr. 
Gloria Films, 630 Ninth Ave. 



Harold Auten, 1560 Broadway. 
Intcrnat'l Cinema, 14Q9 First Ave. 
Interworld Films, 1540 Broadway. 
=-rr=HrH6Tf bTrfer 72^r eevenW- A ve^ 
J. H, Whitney, 350 East 72d, 
Kinematrade, 723 Seventh Ave. 
Madison PlctS,, 111 West 67th. 
Modern Film, '729 Seventh Ave. 
New Era, 680 Ninth Ave. 
Portale Films, 630 Ninth Ave, 
Protes Trading, 42 B, , 68th. 
<5uallty Plcts,, 630 Ninth Ave. 
Worldkino, 1501 Broadway. 
Zbyszko Film, 274 Madison Ave. 



OW Roxy in N, Y. Sends 
Up Admission Scales 

Old Roxy In New York tilted Its 
scale Friday (8). 

Weekday morning 25c Is now 
halted at 2 p. ni.. vi^fternoon scale 
on weekdays upped from 25 tp 35c 
until. , 6 p. m. .NeV evening scale 
frpm 6 to clpslng ph weekdays- is 
550. 

Weekends new scale Is 35 cents 
until 1 p. ih,^ and 65 cents there" 
after .until closing. 



lEONABD DOTiBIjNG 

San Francisco, ^Sept, 
United Artists ,i» making Charles 
A. Leonard ad chief and p.a. of the 
Los Angeles UA, as welU as the 
local house. 

Leaves here Oct. 1 to do the job 
from LPS Angeleis. He has sot K«>- 
land Lloyd locally to do Iho piii)- 
licity. 



%omaii' After 'Voltaire' 

^IiretC?rd^6f=T5oi5plrig="th^=^Wa^ 
on Broadwa.y for twb-a-jlay pur- 
poses with '1 Loved a. Woman,' War- 
ners will plaf'e the picture .at the 
Hollywood, It will follow 'Voltaire,' 
opening Sept, 20, 

Same' continuous policy at 11.10 
top will prevail. 

Warnorfl flrnt figured picture 
roa'd'ihovving. 



VAiUErr 



11 AH I O 





istanmig 
By Shifting Costless to 
Not Covered as Unfair by Radio Code 




Trade practice cletuses the 
pendihgr radio code . designed to 
eilnilhate rebates and similar com- 
petitive devices do' not , m^iition 
what many . performers and radio 
observers believe to be the slickest 
form of rebate cif all. That Is the 
device of using sustaining staflE 
artist^ oh commercial proerrams but 
Vrlthout changing the perfoi'mers' 
sllitus. 

This permits an advertiser to ser 
ciire both time and tailent, biit only 
pay for the time.. Outwardly the 
staftlon preserves its card rate and 
its ' ethics. Only loser la the talent. 

Not all stations generally use this 
artful dodge for underselling their 
competitors but certain ones; in the. 
provincial capitals . have employed 
the talent as the sa<:riflclai gp9,t 
rather th^ reduce the . card . rate 
openly or risk rebates oh time pri- 
vately. Pepressioii with its' se- 
quence of deflationary- tiactlcs ha:s 
of course sharpened everybody's, 
ptiletit * 

Talent angle is worlced out by 
having a staff of artista and draw- 
ing upon these for as many pro- 
grams as possible, sustiaihing and 
commercial. StaiE artist is under 
cphtract to appear where, when and 
for ° whom ordered and generally 
can't risk , a squawk. Adroit book- 
keeping .combined with a knowl- 
edge of the talent market and the 
financial despera^tion of. performers 
help these slicker studio managers 
to show plenty of ink on the black 
of the ledger,, but meanwhile 
yelling poverty for everybody's 
benefit. 

Cost Way Dowri 

With a handful of -performers 
capablie of varied chores spotted 
over a long series of programs, the 
totiil cost to the station ' for talent 
Is- thinned down to a -point >wHere 
to clinch, a contract the station can 
actually deliver a show gratis. Or 
for an absurdly small surplus over 
and above the time tariiff. 

Another way of spreading' the 
talent, is to pursuade performers 
from vaudeville or elsewhere that 
they should go on the air for a 
sustaining build-up WithQUt sallary. 
If the performer does -click and at- 
tracts a sponsor the station cuts In 
If the i'.erfomie.r 'dpesn'c get a com- 
mercial and grows weary Of 
workini; for nothing, the station is 
that inuch ahead. 

Some studio managers have be 
come rather celebrated for their in 
genuity In giving advertisers cheap 
shows. One ' of these slickers 
' jammed himself wlt)i the Musicians 
Union in his town by being over 
smfttt. He hired a male' quartet 
chiefly , because of their ' piaiio 
player. Piano player got union 
scale but on the side had to share 
it with his three partners In the 
• quartet, who .otherwise received no 
salary. • 



Fred Stone F^inily S^t, 
But Geo. M. Will Itetiim 

Fred .Stone and his entire, family- 
replace George* LI. Cohan in the Gulf 
Refining spot on NBC, Sept. 24. Ini- 
tial run of the contract stipulatea 
a minimum of three weeks for the 
Stone menage, with these three pro- 
grams devoted to a serialization of 
Stone's did musical hit, ^The Bod 
Mill.' Cast besides Stphe will In- 
clude: Mris. Stone and . their daugh- 
ters, Dorothy, Paula: anic^ Carol. 

It Is the oil refiner's ihtehtlbn to 
bring Cohan back for another series 
sonie time this winter, Cohan went 
oh for 'Gulf Without an audition of 
any sort or advance Inkling to the 
commercia,l of what hei intended to 
do in the way .of . a program, and, 
according to a survey ijriade .by the 
refiner, created a percentage of 
1 Istener attention equal to any other 
Sunday night attraction on the net- 
work airlaries within the space of 
three broadceists. 



7 IliECAL STATIONS 
IN DUTCH IN SOUTH 



Dallas, Sept. it. 

Seven., illegal radio stations in 
dutch with tr, S. District Attorney 
Clyde Eastus. at Port "Worth, under 
report made by Col. Thad H. Brown 
after his Texas trip. 

Fuji .^6rce , of thb law has !been 
promised the offenders;, 'alth6ugh 
cases against tliem still kept secret 



Sports Writer on Stage 



, Ford Frick, New Tork 'Journal 
Imports writer and. daily commenta- 
tor over WINS, will play ^ some 
vaudeville through Irving Cooper, 
starting Sept 22 at Loew's, Jersey 
City. 

Friok will dp a moholog on sports. 



Foolbafl Broadcasts 

Merent This Year 



An NBC Worry is the forthcoming 
football' broadcasts. John Royal is 
figuring on 4sl)otting at least two 
games each on the red (WEAF) ani 
blue (WJZ) links each Saturday 
afternoon. To avoid picking th-< 
weak ones NBC won't book them 
too far in advance. 

Being limited 16 a single loop 
makes the brain strain so much the 
more Intense for Columbia; To get 
arpund the situation CBS will 
likely split the net up into several 
divisions and make the broadcasts 
strictly regional according to Inr 
terest. 



San Francisco,- Sept. 11, 
Dotted line still is to be signed; 
but the football broadcasting situa- 
tion on. the. Coast Is nearly settled, 
although -the smaller and local col- 
leges have now gotten , money ideas, 
since they learned the Padflc Coast 
Conference ..schools are to get a 
chunk of douglv for permitting ether- 
izing of games. 

Since the tht:ee smaller local 
achoolsi— St. Mary's, Santa Clara, and 
University of Sah Fraincisco, all 
Catholic institutions have set 
prices and have asked for ether 
representation. Associated Oil Co; is 
expected, to up. Its budget enough to 
include the three, 

Asspcla.ted Oil will pay the Con- 
ference bunch $60,000, which is to be 
split among the schpols, and la in 
addition to about $60,000 NBC and 
Don Lee-CBS will get for their 
time. / 

St. Mary's wants $6,000; Santa 
Clara $5,000 and U. S. F. $4,000. As 
sociated Is now dickering with them 
ih an effort to come to a,n amicabie 
settlement, before signing the time 
contracts, with the networks. 

Don irhpmpson.Is. set to announce 
them on NBC and Ernie Smith on 
Don Lee-dB^. 



Hollywood, Sept, 11. 

iHollywood listeners-ln can now 
be lulled to sleep l)y air picture 
studio gossip. stuff. 

KMTR is Inaugurating 'Studio 
Rambles,' a low down about film 
doings to go on the ether: at mid- 
night for a halt hour. Glennoh 
Hardy will do the spilling. 



WBBG Receiver Named 
On V.P. Marshairs Plea 

! Birmingham, Sept. 11. 

Charging that WBRC has been 
'grossly mismanaged' a petition Ih 
bankruptcy was filed in Chancery 
Court here by K. G. Marshall, vlce-r 
president. Frank King, announcer 
and commercial tnan, was . appointed 
receiver to operate the station. 

Marshall said , he owned approxi 
mately 22% of the stock and that 
M- Smith, Jr., .president, owned 
approximately 55%. Marshtill said 
the station had $5,367.65 in unpaid 
salary claims in addition, tp pertain 
other obligations. 

The station is the Oldest station 
here ^and_ one of _tjie first in _ the 
state. It'^Is the CBS oiitletT 



52 Stations for Wrigley 

Return of Myrt and Marge to 
CBS for Wrlgley Gum Sept. 25' will 
li,ave a lineup of 62 stations, five 
nights a week, 

Broadpasts will continue to orlg- 
Ihate from Chicago. 



MORE LIVE STUFF 

VimtMn* KFWB Handing Wiix«r« 
Cold ShQulder 



Hollywood, Sept. 11. 
KFWB has lopped off at least 
two. hours of records a day In a 
move to strehgthen Its live talent 
[ine-up. The Warner Brothers' sta- 
tion has been running ao high as 
six hours wax daily. 

Station Is replacing the discs 
with iiustainers', going' heiavier oh 
serial Material. 

Two new ones are Heroes of the 
Lafaiyette Esguadrllle*, air narra- 
tiioii by lileut. Ev C. Parsons, and a 
htiystery ' play; 'Mad ; Hatter'. Former 
is a twoi-nlght - affair, the latter 
daily. 

Cast of the latter has Ted Os- 
borne, lead; iBra.dley Page, Dorothy 
Vaughan, Richard Qarrlck and Jack 

Joy. 



Premier Sez Critics 
Will Wreck Coiniiii^ 
Ther Hope He's Ri^ 



Ottawa, Sept. 11. 
'Please leave the Gonadiah Radio 
Commission alone or you will , wreck 
it,' is the latest plea olE Premier .R. 
B. Bennett .of Canada In. the fd.ce 
of inounting criticism of the latest 
Federal commishu Bennett has re- 
oiuested that the members of Par- 
liament refrain from making per- 
sonal attacks on .members, of the 
tribunal, because everything they 
say goes down , in the House rec-. 
ords. 

But the . government's radio con- 
trol plan got off oh the wi*ohg foot 
and at the wrortg time and there 
is no getting aWay from the. facts. 
Complaints, are pouring^ In ..ai)out 
dictatorial methods, the abolish, 
ment of .popular private stations, 
discrimination in the selection of 
taleiit and the increasing time of 
French-language programs through 
governmenf stations, particularly in 
areas where there is a definite dls|- 
like for the French tongue. 

Some of Bennett's own supporters 
are aniong the worst critics because 
they see, the wirebking of their own 
cau^ in the 'next elections through 
the radio control issue. 



Hadson Out of Chi 



Chicago, Sept. 11. 

In 90 minutes of conversation Ken 
Carpenter of NBC set Hudson Motpr 
Car company for local WMAQ. 

Program will be the same as used 
by Hudson Motor company in the 
east over WBAF, using the Phil Na- 
poleon of the B. A. Rolfe outfit. 

Series isach Wednesday night, 
.starting Immediately, and placed 
through the lackman agency lo 
cally. 



Pontiao Off Sept. 21 

Oldsmobile is making It fpur more 
broadcasts for Its Ted Husing-Bar 
bara Maurel show oh CBS. It will 
extend the run to Oct. 6; 

General Motors winds up the 
day-time Pontiac show with Don 
Ross on CBS dept. 21 and brings 
back Jack Benny to NBC under the 
Chevrolet banner Oct. 1. 



SeH Pills at $5 a Box Thru Radio; 
Patent Medicines Dominate West 



Rockwell and O'Keefe 
Form New Ageiicy Fpriii 

Thoihas .G. BockwelX ahd F. C. 
(Corkey) O'Keefe haye 6rga,n- 
ized a. separate bopklrig corppratlon 
a^d move from the Mills -Rockwell 
layout to their own "Ofllbed in Radio 
City Oct. 1.. Name they have 
adopted for the new firm is .Rock- 
well & O'Keefe. , 

Rockwell,, who dissolved his. part- 
nership wi'tii Mills three weeks ago, 
takias with him into his .own com- 
bine the management of the Mills: 
Bros., Don Redmond, Bihg Crosby 
and Victor Young. O'Keefe's cpn-; 
tribution to the pool Is the Casa 
Lioma band and the management 6t 
Mr. and; Mrs. Jesse Grawfprd. . 

Wiiklle ■With, the iMills-Rpckwell 
setup CKeefe did the booking of 
brie-nigh ters for all iattractlons. 
Same allocation of duties will pre- 
vail under his partiftirship with 
RockWell. Latter wfll conqei'n lilm- 
self with the stage and radio book- 
ing end of the business. 



'GRAND HOTEL' TITLE 
OF NEW RADIO SHOW 



Chicago, Sept. 11. 

New program, for Campagna is 
taking shape by inches. Fojiqwing 
weeks of negotiations to pick.. Idea, 
time and schedule; they' have now 
gotten around to the title. Will be 
called 'Grand Hotel,' naiitie having 
been sold to the company by Vlckl 
Baum for exclusive radio rights.- 

Wlll consist of. 30-minute dramas 
eacli' Sunday. Type of stOry is 
being influenced by ttie click of the 
other Campagna program, 'First 
Nlghter.' 

Clarence Mehser, head of the Chl7 
cago NBC production department, 
will produce the new series. 



NBC Has Air R«lits to 
60 Alien Operettas 



Options oh the air rights tp some 
60 operetta scores, frpm European 
composer "sources a^d never heard 
on the American' ether have be^n 
taken by NBC, with the idea of try- 
ing to dispose of them to network 
clients. Included among the com^ 
posers' are Xehar, Oscar Straus, 
Kalman, . Benhezky^ Ascher and 
Sclosz. NBC several months agp at- 
tempted, to interest Lucky Strikes 
and other commercials In sPhie 
originals from Jerome Kern's pen. 

To stlmula,te interest in the Euro- 
pean batch of scripts it has under 
option NBC will likely try a couple 
of them out as sustaining programs. 

FROM on. TO SOAP 

liOS Angeles, Sept. 11. 
Chandu, commercialed by Rio 
Grande Oil Co., went off KHJ, Sept, 
9. 

Mystic will go to KNX, Sept. 12, 
paid for by Citrus Soap Co. 



Programs for IQds Return Stroi^er 
Than Before-Dramas for Children 



Business already .on the NBC and 
Coltimbia books ihakes this 'season 
the biggest .for kid program expen- 
ditures with either of the networks. 
Not Only are practically all last 
year's customers of ■this category 
due back but NRO has three hew 
entries and CBS tWo. Most of the 
Columbia juVe affairs have both ex- 
tensive cross-country hookups and 
five-day-a-woek schedules, which 
runs these accounts way up into 
the money and among the top 
spenders on the web. 

Current season, say the agency 
experts .on this style Of program, 
will find the dramatic fare prlmar- 
=n3'^rffi§H16hea"^foT?"Rid""appeal""also 
stretching out for adult attention. 
Kid Hours 

N;ew;cbmer on Columbia 16 the 
'Jack Armstrong- iseries. bankrolled 
on a six- day-a- week, schedule by 
General Mills. 'Skippy,' formerly 
supported by the latter account, 
stays on the web, but with Phillips 
Dental Magnesia paying the bills. 



Chappel Bros., rated among the 
oldest of NBC customers, bows the 
'Rlh Tin Tin Thrillers' pri CBS Oct. 
12; while 'Buck Rogers' conies back 
Oct, 2 as a Cocpihalt contribution 
and on a five times a week ar- 
rangement Other CBS juve cpiri- 
mercials take In Hecker's 'H-Bar-O 
Raiich,' and Ludin Packing's 'Stamp 
Adventure Club.' 

Kellogg's 'Singing Lady and 
.Ovaltlne's "Little Orphan Annie' 
continues as NBC's top money pro- 
grams. Purina slartis the 'Adven- 
tures pf Tom Mix' Sept. 25 on NBC 
for a three-a.-week clearing. Two 
^other^new_one|^ here^ 
"release'^arran^eiiaen fs"^r^^ 
Goods' ( Jellp) 'Wizard of Oz' and 
Jeddo- Highland Coal Cp.'s drama- 
tization of stories of 'Treasure 
Island', genre. Also due for. repre 
mentation on NBC's Juve list are 
the A. C. Gilbert Co.,. starting .Oct, 
29, and the Lionel Corp., with Nov 
6 the date. With both it will be a 
dramatic show. 



Chicago, Sept. H. 

Patent mea(lclnes have ijecome 
the pampered gblden calf of small 
time radio. . Prior to the deprossloii 
the same advertisers liow so wel- 
eome were treated as black sheep 
and couldn't .even get by the office 
boy In many .a broadPastlng :Btudio 
that now. iiialls them as savlouris. 
Which, makes it double on the sav- 
iout* angle since hiost of the .j>atent 
medicines assert claims to a benev- 
plent interitiph tpward ' pain-racked 
humanity; - , 

iPanaceas : have . done very Well 
throughout the depression. K any- 
thing the hard times have helped 
them due .to an increasing disposi- 
tion of the public to avoid doctor 
bills and .prescribe for tixemselves 
when oft their feed. In conse^uchcei 
the elixit* .icings have been In a ik>« 
sltipn to capitalize, their opportunlT' 
ties to use the radio waves. 

On the . air around here are . 
Pe'runa,- Castoria, Broiho-Quinlne, 
Father John's, < Sloan's Liniment, 
rheumatism cures, stomach sooth> -- 
ers and backache salves,, besides 
some new ones isuch as Eno, Zemo" 
and Phenp, Alka -Seltzer, Crazy 
CrystaliS; "rexas Crystals, WiHard 
tablets,' Currier' curesi Absprbihe,. 
Jr., ex-Lax, Vick's salve, Acideiie,: 
Par-Kelp . ^;nd cantaloupe juice. 

Radio Best Medi 

Patent medlcinesi find radio the 
best of the, new m.ediuihsi getting 
the public Where they live. Starting 
from Pennsylvania,: the west was 
always cPnsidered ; ideal territPry, 
especially the south which' has al- 
ways beien a gold mine for cure-alls, 
witli alcoholic content.' 

While things were running high , 
and Thlght: with radio the patent ' 
ciires didn't. Lave a chance, but fol- 
lowing the decline the stations 
started stretching out ti»elr palms. 
By the summer of' 1933 there were 
more advertising accounts, on thii 
air for, patent medicines than . for',' 
any other Industry. 

Radio disc business has been built 
oh patent medicine trade, the disc 
oftlpes m Chicago .coiiintlng patent 
ourfeq for more than BO%pf thelir 
total Incomie. Package rfemedles 
ha'ire found the spot programs their' 
best niedium for reaching the small 
towns where their largest consumer 
strength lies,, . People In the small, 
communities, • far from' legitlma.t© 
medical advice and aid, are prone 
to . doctor themselves, and it is in 
this territory that the patent cures 
reap their mazuma. 

These patent medicines will spend- 
real money, as witnessed by the 60- 
minute plugging of expensive eve- 
ning tinie on WBBM, the local Co- 
lumbia outlet; for the four United 
Remedies packages, aihong them 
P^runa and Acidene. Each package 
is getting 15 minutes, with such star ' 
attractions, on disc, as Phil Harris 
orchestra, Gus Arnheim orchestra, 
j all recorded on the west coast. 

For Millionaires 

And the. cures are not all a dime 
a dozen for the public either, sev- 
eral of them calling for big money 
from the consumer. Willard Tablet, 
■which has been on. the air some 
time, sells its stomach cure service 
at five dollars. Willard is now en- 
larging its. radio plans and is mak- 
ing 2C ad<litional radio discs at the 
RCA Victor office to stai-t 6vei? somei: 
3p stations late this month. Here- 
tofore Williard has recorded ohly the 
arinouncemehts leaving, the enter- 
tainment to studio talent; but this 
year Willard is waxing the entire 
ahowv wiiich. is made of hill^bUly. 
aniiusement. The Currier cure oh 
the west coast is another company 
asking five dollars, for Its .^ei'vice. 

That the patent . mediiclnes com- 
panies know what'they're doing and 
that they've found in radio a heat 
medium for exploiting their wares 
Is explained best by the number of 
repeat bppklngs for patent cure time. 
Package reihedles haVe done more 
repeat buying, of radio hours than 
any other type of merchandlge. 



Boston Symphony Rights 



roadcast, . rights :._to _ t he . jBp atpn . 

Symphony concerts have .been 
tagged by NBC for the foi'thcoming 
Reason. Contract stipulates the 
picking up o£ a minimum of 14 corl- 
certd. 

CJ3S this season •wilt coiiLinue to 
Ijroadcast the New York^ Philhar- 
monic Symphony orchestra, with 
the x'ights there on an agiCemenfc 
that has three yf>ar.s to go. 



Tiiesdaf, SepteBO^r 12, IMI 



VARIETY 



99 



ANNOUNCERS PUSHED DOWN 



CBS hstalk Ad Agency Exec to 
Head Its Ommiercial Pirf^ain Div. 



CBS has. brought, in an ad agency 
man to head Its commercial pro-, 
jgram division. Now holding top 
authority with regards to the. pro- 
ducing and booking end o£ the net- 
work's commercial business lis Julian 
Field, former v. p. and account ex- 
<9cutive In the Lennon & Mitchell 
agency. Delegiition of an assign- 
ment p( this sort to one whos busi- 
niess previously had been concerned 
Btrictly with the a,dvertising field 
is without precedent on either of the 
national webs. 

Title given Field is that of gen. 
"director of commercial programs 
with the understanding that he' will 
fee added to the network's coterie of 
V. p.'s at the next meeting of the 
1)oard of directors. Field's entry 
places his authority oyer Burt Mc- 
Murtrie, whose tag of commercial 
program director is how switched to 
that of supervisor of commercial 
programs. McMurtrie has filled the 
c. :p. director spot for the past four 
yearsi Hailing, from show business 
and rated one of the pioneers in the 
program producing field, McMurtrie 
previous to joining CBS was in 
charge of program building for the 
now Jiidson Radio Program Corp. 
Julius S. Seebach, listed on the CBS 
exec roster as program mgr., will 
limit himself to the supervision of 
0u.stalning stanzas. 

.Other current CBS v.p.*s hailing 
from the Lehnen & Mitchell agency 
are Edward Klauber, executive' v.p., 
■wjhlch places him next to WHUam 
S.:, Paley in command, and: Hugh 
Kiendall Bolce, r. p. in charge of 
fiales. 

Li & M have the Old Gold account 
on CBS and are due to unveil a 
stanza for Woodbury Soap, on the 
same network within the next four 
weeks. 



ARTIST BUREAU'S M 
HAYS NO FAVORITES 



Although NBC explains away its 
20% commission rate for artist bu- 
reau talent as due to sustaining 
build-ups, personal exploiting, spe- 
cial attention and other managerial 
favors, this network is also invok- 
.ihe 20% clip for players not under 
contract nor receiving the 'special' 
treatment, but just booked for an 
occasional engagement by NBC. 

Latest revealment of the 20% 
Alibi's incojisistency was the NBC 
booking of Mme. Schumann-Heink 
for the beer exposition show at the 
Public Auditorium, Cleveland, where 
0he appeared with Julius Tanneh 
and Arthur Prior's band. The 73- 
year-old contralto had to pay 20% 
commish out of her |1,7B0 salary, 
despite that she is not an NBC con- 
tract artist and not a reclpent of 
the so-called 'special' handling. 



Opens Porto Rico Office; 
Latin Radio Expanding 



Conquest Alliance Co., commer- 
cial reps for stations in the West 
Indies arid Central and South Amer- 
ica, has established ah pfflce in 
Porto. Rico and placed in charge of 
Julian W. Blanco, son of the asst- 
treasurer of the island's govern- 
ment. 

Same station rep combine has 
put under contract in Porto Rico 
warblers, comics and dance units 
for spotting on the Conquest Co.'s 
local accounts, of which practically 
all are Amerldan advertisers. Better 
known of the engaged singing group 
is Signorita R. M. Berrios, specialist 
In island folk songs, who will also 

- ""PpZ^isg^ -the proigram building, 

"NaVafro and Martinez, «fescfibed" as 
'Porto Rico's 'Amos 'n' Andy', heiids 
the comic aggregation. 

Albert M. Martinez, no relation to 
the comic, haii. joined the Now York 
office of the Conquest Co. Among 
his previous connections were the 
Erwin Wascy agency and. the For- 
eign Advertising & Service Bureau, 
Inc. 



Radio Satire 



In the legit sectioh is a re- 
view of 'The Sellout,' ai isatire 
on ad agencies iii selling radio 
programs. - It .opened at the 
Cort, New Tork, last week. 

Nevertheless the show was a 
flop. Tanked ofC Saturday. 



Paul White Setting Up 
R^ular News Service 
For CBS Radio Use 



CBS has decided to detach^ its 
news gathering force from .the pub-, 
licity departmeiit and set it up as a 
separate Entity. To organize this 
separate bureau arid to expand its 
ramifications so that it will have 
news coverage in practically all key 
cities , as well as strategic spots In 
Europe, Paul White has been tem- 
porarily' relieved of his duties as 
head«o£ the network's press depart- 
ment. 

White's job now entails picking 
correspondents, laying out the pol- 
icy of news gathering that the web 
will pursue, and working out a spe- 
cial scale of rates for news trans- 
mission with the- telegraph com- 
panies. It's the first .J:.iriie ,th9,]t,„eithg,r. 
of the national broadcast chains 
that made a move to organize a 
news gathering staff along these 
lines and proportions. . 

To protect its Philco account 
using Boake Carter, news comirien 
tator, CBS has hithertofore upon its 
publicity staffs In Washington, Chi 
cago and the west coast, check-ups 
from these sources whenever re 
quiredi the net work's Eur-opean re- 
mote control reps and the Dow 
ticker service. Columbia resorted 
to this set -up about five months ago 
after the Associated Press and the 
American Newspaper Publishers' 
Association in convention voted to 
proscribe the broadcast Jinks from 
using news gatheried through these 
sources. Ban served to put a stop 
also to separate .newspaper aflllla- 
tlons -that such coipmentators as 
Lowell Thomas and Carter pre- 
viously maintained. 

While White is on the newg or- 
ganization assignment, J. G. Gude 
will fill in as head of the CBS pub- 
licity department. 



WUppl 



e, Leonard Leave 
Chi NBC Dramatic Dept. 



Chicago, Sejpt. 11. 
Two dramatic directors are mak- 
ing their exit from the NBS pro- 
duction staff locally, both having 
handed in their fesigrialioris.' 'Tim 
Whipple leaves Sept. 15; Dave 
Liridley's resignation takes effect 
Sept. 20. 

One replacement for these, two 
vacancies in Clarence? Menser's pro- 
duction department already set, 
Basil Lough'ran being brought in 
from WTAM, Clevelanij. .Comes in 
late this week. 



Bing Crosby $1,750 Per 

ing Crosby starts on CBS under 
the wing of Woodbury Soap Oct. 7. 
Contract with both the warbler arid 
the network is for a minimum of 13 
with Crosby's end $1,750 riet per 
broadcast. 

For the first 13 weeks the Wood- 
bury shows will originate from Lcs 
Angeles where Crosby is tied up by 
"ificTurCcojitmctSr 

require him to be on hand for more 
than six broadcasts of the remain- 
ing bakcr'.s dozen. 

Accompaniment from the coa.st 
will have either Lennle Hayton or 
Will, raige in the baton role. This 
item is being, worked .out between 
CBS and the agency on the account, 
Lonnon & MKchell. 



NIB CODE KIDS 
'EM FOef IKISHEB 



jCourtefty Exe4» to.Eflcafie40- 
Hour Rule-— Annpuiicers 
Made to Feel Less Im-r 
portant AH the T>"^ 



NO GO FOR UfHON 



Radio announcers know 
whether to feel flattered or kidded 
by the clause in the proposed N. A. 
B. radio code which states specific- 
ally that they shall be exempt from 
the 4p-hour rule. That makes the 
announcers executives by courtesy. 

Hours for announcers have been 
lengthy. Not so much .In consecu- 
tive working hours but in the scat- 
tore^ aissignmehts programs 
ranging from early morning to late 
eyienlngi .In some Instances It has 
very nearly amounted to taking 15 
hours to work eight. Out of town 
and special event assignments un- 
der tough working conditions are 
all part of their Job. 

Announcers form a peculiar segr 
ment within the radio Industry. In 
Ifeneral their iniportance has tended 
.J« ^^wija.dJfi,r*ifa.*to^-l&Bt year -oiv two 
They have been deprived of billing 
and reduced to anonymity,., except 
where they previously ha,ve been 
established as a name or where the 
advertiser gives them a break on 
credit mention. With this tearing 
OfC of their chevrons their earnings 
have suffered notably. Long hours, 
or broken up schedules, remote 
pick-ups necessitating travel and 
plenty of criticism from their bosses 
has promoted a grumbling state of 
mind. Summary dismissal of an 
riouncer» has been typical, and 
fairly freqiient In both networks. 
Unionism 

Announcers are Included in re- 
vived stories of attempts to union- 
ize radio. They would probably be 
bulked, with the technicians in such 
an attempt. ^ It Vas reported a fort- 
night ago In Chicago that the 
Musicians' Union there was giving 
thought to organizing the an- 
nouncers. Understood that an NBC 
announcer recently fired was ap- 
proached to attempt the ' organiza- 
tion. Chap sidestepped. 

While all announcers share the 
sa.ue woes arid have pretty much 
the same squawks to make Individ-- 
ually they appear to have h iboIo- 
ist's slant. All are hoping for that 
big break that will really make 
them a personage. They dream for 
a chance to play McNamee to some 
new Wynn. Personal- ambition 
coupled with that w.k. professional 
Jealousy angle Is believed to be a 
major obstacle to welding together 
a union of radio spielers. 



Fikii Shorts at Nice Money May 





Stewed on the AVe. 



Fred Allen spotted a man 
near the NBC building on Bth 
avenue talking out loud to him- 
self..: 



NBC Cote Radio City 
Floor Space; No Faocy 
FrOis for Sub-Execs 



NBC has cut down Its space in 
the RCA building. Radio CJlty, by 
several thousand ' feet Network 
moves here from the 711 !Pif th ave. 
layout Nov. 1. 

Reduction bic footage was prompt-: 
ed by both economy and efficiency. 
Web recently discovered that the 
rental it had assuriied was far be- 
yond -its capacity, and also that the 
various departments under thie 
original floor plan were so far flung 
thtit half , the day would be spent in 
traveling from one office to another. 
Whereas lots of the sub-execs, had 
been looking fbrV^ard to spacious 
stalls, df their own, the new setup 
will have them doubling and tripling 
with others,' 

Radio Code tip Sept 20 

Broadcasting' code comes up for 
an airing before Sol Rosenblatt, 
deputy . NRA administrator, In 
Washington Sept. 20. Only opposi- 
tion to the document anticipated by 
the National' Association of Broad- 
casters, responsible for the code's 
framing, Involves the ranks of labor. 

American Federation of Musicians 
is currently drawing up a set of 
regulations which it will ask to have 
Incorporated into the broadcastWs! 
instrument. Among these will be a 
clause declaring the use of phono- 
graph records for other than sound 
effects an unfair practice. The In- 
ternational Brotherhood of Electri- 
cal Workers will also be on hand to 
serve as spokesmen for the studio 
and transmitter engineers. Broad- 
casters not affiliated with the NAB 
are . also expected with suggestions 
of their own. ) 

Hiearing will open at 10 a. m. in 
the caucus room of. the New House 
Office building. 



Hershfield Sustaining 

Harry Hershifield is going back 
on WOR sustaining. He's paid by 
the Baimberger Broadcasting Ser 
vice^for this. 

Morrison & Winkler have taken 
over. Hershfield for commercial 
management. 



Show Pride n Pronunciatibn 



Ayles^^orUi Steams Up NBC jProgram Dept. 
—Less Modesty at Home 



M. H. AylesWorth told a meeting 
of the NBC program department 
last week that the network has be^ri 
muffing too many opportunities to 

blow its own horn on the air. He 
decried this sense Of modesty arid 
held that it was contrary to the first 
principles of good showmanship, "rhe 
NBC prez a.lsb took the occasion to 
deliver soine pointers , on^ what It 
WeaM^tbTje^irisirii^ldnS^ 

What prompted the get-togethdr 
was something that he observed 
during the broadcast celebrating the 
New York 'Sun's' centenary the pre- 
vious Saturday (2) night. It was, 
Aylesworth opined, one. of the ialick-^ 
est things he'd ever heard on the 
air and a credit to NBC. But; he 



run of this sustaining affair was the 
name of the National Broadcasting 
Co. mentioned. NBC was responsible 
for the Idea and the production In 
their entirety aind care should have 
been taken to let the listeners' know 
where the credit belonged. 

Aylesworth also took the depart- 
ment to task for the careless way 
the announcers had of enunciating 
the^words, ^atiorial_ B roadca.s tihg 
TCo7 Tife^'Boys'w^erM' f givin g them' 
tjie right stress and. Vigor. If they 
didn't riiouth them altogether they 
were delinquent In putting the ac- 
cent on the word 'Natibnal.' What 
ho wanted was not only ihore fre- 
quent mention of the network';} title 
on the air but a pronirnciation that 
would show that the announcer Wa« 



added, not once during, the hour's proud of his connection. 



■ 'The microphone 
cannera Is cruel.' 

This may well be added to 
list of trade maxims applicablie to 
radio. Truth of this tidbit of wis- 
dom: has been proven iseveral times 
i , recent rripnths io celebs 

mbriey-grubby for aiiy and all out- 
side otters and making bofvine a.p- 
peariances in talking shorts. 

Even those radio perisorialitieia 
that don't need a filtered foctis to 
show up advantageously In cellu- 
loid are at the mercy of a strange 
niedla and have, little or rio control 
over the merit of the short. 

Panger lies in destruction of the 
illusions built up through the ear 
but undemaihed through the eye of 
the fans. Rkdio circles are o' the 
opinion tht(,t: at least one ether head- 
liner of top rank has sIIppM eight 
or ten inches in rating becauise of 
numerous stage and' screen appear- 
ahcea, ■ ' 

That others have been doiiig 
-themselves: a bad turn by exposing 
their unroihantic persons to the 
deadly fldellly of the lens Is gen- 
erally believed. Rule of not letting 
th^ eye know that the ear is a rarik^ 
sentimentalist will probably be' rec^^ 
ommended to some radloites in the ' 
future. 

Rehearsals 

A sidelight on this question of 
radio people doing talking shorts is 
the troubles they have -vtrith re- 
heiursals. In a radio studio 
iscript business Is carried: out sim- 
ply by a motion of the head or some 
simple trick to give the Effect o£ 
distance or movement. Radio nat- 
urally talks about action. When 
radio people actually have to carry 
out the action they; are accustomed 
to Indicate verbally they aire often 
as awkward as beginners. 

The camera catches this lack oC 
poise along with thie Indifferent 
photographic appearance. 

All In all radio headliners 
shouldn't think of a talking short 
simply as two days* work for nice 
money. It's a question of good or 
bad policy over a. long profcissiprial 
pull as against quick cashing in. 

NOISE MAKER BECOMES 
MDSICIAN^YS UNION 

New Tork local 802 of the musi- 
cians' union Id still In a. tangle with 
NBC- .and Golvrnibia-^eve'/" ^he ^ght 
to bring the staff sound effects men 
under the aegis of the former or- 
ganization. It's the union's conten- 
tion that since the makers of Inci- 
dental noises occasionally resort to 
a musical instrument such as the 
drum arid tympanl they should bo 
r^ted as musicians and required to 
become! members of the local. 

Discussions on, the Issue haye 
beeri hel4 at frequent intervals 
since last January. Henry. Basch, 
chairriaan of the 802 governing 
board, reported to his body he had 
been conferring on the situation 
with George McClelland, aissiistant 
to the NBC prez,, and he felt the 
web would yield to the union's de- 
mand. 



McCormack Radio-BouDd 



London, Sept. 11. 
John McCormack sails for New 
York ori the- S. E. Europa Sept. 10. 
He Is awaiting the forthcoming 
marriage of his daughter here. 

Dennis F. McSwceney, his Amer- 
ican manager, has a radio commer- 
cial, Vince Mouthwash, NBC, start- 

Ijr.lsh tonor.' 



Hillbillies for Vaughn 

Vaughn De Lcatli has goaio hill- 
billy. She aivdltioried an act of that 
genre for NBC last week. Turn had 
nvo persons besides •hor.';<ilf. ^ 
Hailem laments had hithertofore 



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Tiiesdajt September 12^ I933 



OLD QOLD 
Harry Riehman, Milton Berle, Fred 

Waring 
COMMERCIAL 
WABC, New York 

Oh the loudspeaker end this . de- 
t-ut of the new. Old Gold combina 
lion was pr0tly much. Harry Rich 
mah'fc. show. It wa:s a different Rich 
man; from the personality projected 
by thf- Chase & Sanborn coffee show 
of a couple seasbils ago. Under the 
Old Ould banner Rlchmah Is In. the 
deparimoht.where he belongs as far 
as ladlo Is concerned, and that Is 
a'^ a warbler. 

ilerci the retailer of pop ditties 
waS' at- his best, particularly in^that 
franve' where he put himself to . the 
task oi selliiier 'eni the old hbke 
philosophy of belncir poor iri worldly 
ijoodsi but lieyertheless rich In sun- 
shiner loyp, ietc. It's, the sort of 
thingr that the rQckingchair. element 
revels, in- and the : tense emotional 
ihterp fetation that Riehman put^bCT 
hind the number pot . only delivered 
the sentiment down :thls all«y with 

refulgent halo, but undoubtedly 
set thi" fellow down as one they'll 
:fbrwftrQ to oh his next< As regards 
radio,. Riehman has arrived. 

For ills two ihterludies Ih the pro 
cecdintit Berle, for material, strung 
together ah assortment of ^ begrizzled 
oldieis that with the exception of the 
lixtrodiuTtory impressidh set him off 
ais .iany thing but funny. Ah espe 
cially inept piece of ga? culling and 
knitting together -was the race track, 
bit Spotted as the next to closing 
iteira. It treemed ,to let things down 
with a thump. * Dishlhe- 'e^m out 
straight was Fred Waring. It was 
feeding with a. measure! of . skill, but 
seme Che more experienced In this 
fleld would, have been of greater 
help to lieri^. 

Fwm < the musical end Waring 
gave h{s usual distinctively stylized 
and well rounded, performance. The 
eingtng pfcrasCs were sprightly bal 
anced and. blended. Two standouts 
here were the 'Are You Making 
Money?' novelty with the Ryan 
youngsters and .the male choral en 
seiiible on the 'Liazy Bones' thetaie, 
the latier. coming jtist prior to An- 
nouncer David Soss' closing' plug 
roc tine with tlWf ; ^poetic' soliloqulz 
Jijc of th0 ^smci&thli^ss' Idea; And 
ir5 stiU one. «if .th«r t>est samples of 
ad siigar-cdatJtiitf. '-bn the - network 
alrlaned. iffagjgihg ftlchmah in to 
give personal testimdny to the clg'is 
virtues didn't come within the 
same category .-of ctaifty salesman 
ship. Odec. 



PONTIAC MOMENTS 

-Musie 

COMMERCIAL DISC 
WQY, Scheneetsiidy 

liarmony group sings, to string 
accbmpanlment, old numbers in new 
patterns oh this series, .of five-min- 
ute discs, made for Pohtlao. Rec 
ords are placed oh the tiimtable at 
an . early afternoon' hour several 
tim^s weekly; 'it appears that ad^ 
vertiser Is ailming. to reabh woman 
listeners; 

Shtertainiiiiient end of. program is 
high grade, ■ iilthbugh rather brief 
.gingers (induillng at least one 
woman) produce an . excellent brand 
of harmony. Numbers, .are mainly 
one-time pops which are worth a^ 
rehearing., with the fine arrange- 
ments tiSed, and the smooth inter- 
pretation given them, here. Ac- 
companiment is efiCeetive, the gul- 
taring being outstanding. 

iAdvertisIng; moments :ar6 longer 
than they should be. In addition 
to brief Introductory and sign-off 
plugs by station announcer and em- 
phasis on name Pontlac In listing 
selections, Don Ross delivers a min- 
ute -and -iaj^half spiel. For him it 
inay .'fie paid that he ispeaks his 
piece as pleasantly as possible. 

As .short waiters go, theise are 
above. the average. Jaco. 



BUDGET HONEYMOON 
Serial Sketch 
Sustaining 
WOR, Newark 

■WIOR must be testing this, one 
out for one or the bthfer traveling 
agcncieis or steamship line's. As a 
piece Of direct merchandising ihe 
program would lit In with a propo- 
sition oHt of this category, by vir- 
tue, at least, of the .circumstance 
that it. contains the usual run . of 
tourist blather and a Baedeker of 
whslt is to be seen around. Paris, 
and its environs. But from the 
viewpoint of ehtertalnment It's ah 
entirely different' story. 

Script has ;the nucleus of an 
iamuslng set of Id^as but inept writ- 
ing both in the conception of dialog 
aiid situations prevents them from 
^ttlng beyond the possibility sta^e. 
Tair playing the newly weds meas- 
VLtQ up. to the authorship as expierts, 
ial though the man has something of 
an ■ edge bver* his femme , partner 
when it comes X6 timing: and lin6 
reading. Direction of the piece is 
pretty wabbly particularly in the 
transition spots a,nd the Interpola- 
tion of sound effects. 
■Story^_tell s, of ^a ,nevtrly^__wjldcd- 



pair of youngsters doing Paris on 
•some money given thenii by the 
tfli-l'S fp.ther as a wedding present. 
Major source of the • comedy, pre- 
sumably as intended by the author, 
derives from the duo's constant re- 
minding of each other that their 
funds are limited and they must 
keep within the budget of expenses 
-preylqusly tabulat<j.d for the trip. 

Odcc 



PAULINE FREDERICK 
With Ben Bernie 
COMMEftCIAL 
WEAF, New York 

Miss Frederick cheapened herself 
by this radio appearance. And It 
was apparently her flrfit. A poor In- 
troduction because Bernie and 
Pabst lue Ribbon piit the advertis 
ing hooey on with a shovel. What 
emerged, from Miss Frederick's im- 
pact with a comic orchestra leader 
was an Impression of gushing non- 
sense with some synthetic patriot- 
ism for the NRA that never forgot 
Pabst Blue Ribbon for a second. 

It was an interview, but the re- 
porter did most of the talking. 
Watermelons have no more seeds 
than the copy contained plugs. Ber- 
nie is runniirig .wild tCrlth references 
to his eniployer and the 'ybuse guys 
and youse gals' can't arid dgh't take 
the curse off it. Bernie had a great 
idea and an ingratiating kn^ck 
when he first hit radio, but he's for- 
getting that entertainment cdndes 
first and the plug is tolerated, at 
best arid when tempered by re 
str^int. 

Currently at the Cort, Chicago, 
with 'Her Majesty, The Widow,' 
Miss Frederick Is well enough 
known tp, the general publiii; to be 
rated, a nice strengthener for the 
beer show from Chicago. She fol 
lows Sophie Tuckeir, who did a 
similar dido for Bernie. For hoth 
ing. according to report. Not known 
if Miss T'rederick got paid, but it 
seems likely a performer would 
hav9 balked at the popy they hand 
ed her if no honorarium was in 
yolved. 

Miss Fredei-Ick^s . <31stion is excel 
lent. That was to be expected. But 
hier voice was pretty . guttural as 
picked iip from the Pabst Casihb at 
the World's Fair. Landi 



JOHN HERRick 
Baritone 
15 Mint. 
Siistaihing 
WJ2, New York 

John Heri^Ick must be well thought 
Of In New England. He's from Bos- 
ton land was accorded a WJZ^NBC 
network for chain etherizing Satur- 
day night at 7-7:15 p.m. That he 
is well regarded is further attested 
by the air billing given him as 'the 
eminent baritone of New England.' 

No question about Herrlck's pipes. 
His voloe Is there, but the program 
misses a bit. Perhaps that idea of 
routine is to the liking of Back Bay 
Boston, but for average dlial appeal 
he should lighten it up.. He did 
three standard numbers and two 
operetta, ballads, from 'New Moon' 
and 'Rio Rita;. Latter ebhstltuted 
the lighter portions. Of the three 
standard numbers, two. were of the 
marine idea of vocalizing. . It's ro- 
bust timbre for a masculine bieiritbne 
but not especially good variety. . 

Otherwise Herrick evidences capa- 
bilities for Wider appeal. It's a mat- 
ter of routining. Incidentally, the 
idea se^ms to be to give some of 
the hinterland talent a little leeway 
for asserting Itself. Both the chains 
are hungry for new air stars, so 
much so that foreign /scouting ex- 
peditions by both the NBC and CBS 
executives are being considered. 

Abeh 



MARILYNN MACK 
Songs 
IS Min». 
COMMERCIAL 
WEAF, New York 

The amazing precocity of these 
present-day talented youngsters 
startles even those who have long 
been innured to theatrical child 
prodigies. Ten-year-old Marilynn 
Mack is an example of ultra show-; 
manship at tender years, parrlng 
the talerits of Baby Rose-Marie, her 
predecessor bn this Julius Grodsman 
(Shoes) sponsored quarter -hour 
Sunday mid-d^y at 1-1:16 p.m., 
EDST froni W'EAP. 

Considering that the personality 
must register in the abstract, sans 
the advantages of visual appeal on 
a rostrum, with nothing but the 
vocal delivery via a mike to im- 
press, it's all the more to the kid's, 
credit that she came through so 
well ;in her" song delivery. 

Discounting the admitted talent 
phase,; the. greatest amount of cap- 
tiousness revolves about that com- 
mercial program construction. That 
it riiust have its points is seemingly 
substantiated by the same formula 
of air ^hbw being continued with 
the Mack child after Baby Rose- 
Marie got off the air and Is now 
personal appearancing.. But regard- 
less of the satisfactory returns to 
the Grossman shbe people, there I^ 
no gettihg around the overplus of 
commercial spieling by announcer 
Kelvin Keech. About six of the IB 
mlris., possibly a minute mbre, com- 
prises ad pluggiiig. There's a good 
gob of It at the end and that may 
or may not miss in greater percent- 
age as the sign-off. of ttie kid 
youngster is apparent and the ad 
Irtug is renewed. 

_ parvaphi-a^^^ oriJ B!i\s £}^hoek .\ 
wh'erefhln fixe Grossman- name Is" 
brought Into the otherwise ■sentl^ 
mental lyric, is likewise banal. It 
renilnds of Harlan Thompson's 
swell satirical ditty which he fash- 
ioned for the play, 'Blessed Event.? 
The Grossman sponsorship Is kid- 
ding on the square. Otherwise the 
dial -appeal seems there, eispeclally 
to get the youngster.q to tune In 
young Marilynn Mack. Ahtl. 



CHUCK CONNORS and WALTER 

CAMP 
SpnoB* Piano, Harmonica 
15 Mins. 
Sustaining 
WRNY, New York 

Chuck Connors, the 'original 
Bowery boy,' is not altogether an 
accurate billing In view of that late 
Bowery character having long since 
departed this earth, and as for Wal- 
ter Camp, while there is no claim 
for originality, it is a somewhat 
startling mating or. two not un- 
known names on a lesser station's 
16-mlhute program. 

Connors, actually, simulated a 
"ibid avenoo'^ style In lingo, al- 
though singing his ditties In con- 
ventional robust barltohe, -with har- 
fnbnlc.a interludes. Camp Is the 
piano accompanist. 

Conriors culls his repertoire from 
past and present, sources. >Fbr ex- 
ample, on the quarter hour caught, 
running from 10:45^11 .a.m., he 
opened with Harry Von Tllzer's old- 
timer,'. 'Take Me Bacic to New York 
Town,' a request of Charles .Crosby 
of the NVA club. He switches to 
'Pale Moon' and th«n back to more 
recent pops, breakihg up his reper- 
toire neatly enough. 

It's a sustalrier and> at least, tries 
to be different through the Bowery, 
boy aura. It has the makings of 
being properly sponsored, .although 
this miniature air show has been 
building up for quite a spell. Abet, 



GOLDEN GLOW 

Shirley Hpwr.rd, Sigmund Spaeth. 
Jack Denny Orchr Louis A. Witten 
Sa Mine. 
COMMERCIAL 
WJZ, New York 

Fair air show, , I>acks something, 
notably a novelty script manner of 
presentation. ; Loiiis At Witteh trlea 
to get away from the formula idea 
but it's . but .mild - variation. Most 
negative about this Diebmann- 
Rheingold - beer, presehtatlbn is the 
plussage of-' ad stuff. It could be 
as effective if that prop gurgle of 
a bottle of beer being poured were 
minimized and some of the propa^ 
ganda like-wise limited; 

■ Taleiit' components are Shirley 
Howard, songstress; Dr. Sigmund 
Spaeth^ the 'Tune Detectl-ve,' and 
the Jack Denny orchestra.- Latter 
is at the Waldorf -AstOiia and that 
setting is Utilized as a ballyhoo for 
the Dlebniann br6w being patronized 
by the swank Waldorf patronage. 
Mr. Willi, maitre d'hotel of the Wal 
dorf . Is thus brought in for a gastro 
nomic endorseinent of beer in gen- 
eral and Lilebmann's in particular, 
telling how to properly serve it, etc. 

•Two Hearts in Waltz Time' is 
Denny's theme, for Intro and finale. 
Then Miss Howard, who is hew to 
the air , and hailed as an ex- Phila- 
delphia, newspaperwoman who went 
radio. She sells a song fairly well. 
Doc Spaeth's; familiar tune detect- 
ing was another Interlude, but'- the 
Denny, orch contributed the bulk of 
the entertainment. 

This a comparatively netf air 
show. Next Saturday night (it's 
NBC-WJ3 at 8-8:30 p.m. E.D.S.T.) 
the Denny combo will be renlaced 
by Eddy Duchln's orchestra, whence 
the scene shifts to the Central Park 
Casino as the swank background for 
the beer program. The Idea ap- 
parently Is to switch bands and thus 
tour the better-£rrade nite spots as a 
shifting setting for the presenta- 
tions. Al>el. 



PERK UP WITH PERKI 
Comedy, Songs, Musie 
Theatre Sustal ing 
KiyiOX, St. Loui 

After sticking to a class musical 
program by Ai Roth , and the Am- 
bassadonlans' for riiany months, 
Ambassador theatre made a distinct 
right-about-face with first 'Perk Up 
with • Perkins* program. Period 
stars Johnny Perkins, fat comedian 
who is at the Ambassador for a 
stretch as master of cerempiilest 

Libcai station announcer- made In- 
troductory speech! Ballyhooed as 
having no script and no continuity, 
telephone requests were asked for, 
and within 60 seconds Ambassador 
switchboard was glutted with calls, 
Perkins came on and told:' a few 
fast, but hot too subtle, gags, and 
then introduced Roth and the band. 
Both In past has had obsesdion for 
classical numbers on the air, run- 
ning at . times , to seven arid eight- 
mlnUte overtures, sure death! here. 
But this time band went to town on 
prbgram'ci popular ■ numbers); Per^ 
kins then worked a couple of min- 
utes with Milton Charlestohi and by 
this time had a list bf requests. 
Read off hambs of callers -In, but 
made no attempt to play their num- 
bers. -Announced he would do iso 
on next program* 

Band played several more num- 
bers and Ruth petty sang. Petite 
warbler stood back from mlcro- 
phb nb a nd for first time scbr ed. t he, 
a,Ir~success^'o'''wHTcir^fier "voice en"-^ 
titles her. 

Lack of Continuity, If 'not a gag, 
certainly, did not hurt program, as 
Perkins Is fast ad libber and keeps 
everything gbing at top speed. 
Number of letters next day caused 
theatre tb decide to moVe program, 
from Monday to Saturday nights 
and Increase the time from 40 min- 
utes to an hour. 



hside Stuff-Radio 



•Time' magazine has Jameis Rand, Jr., and the Remington I^nd Co 
a page ad. and quite a notice on the forthcoming sponsorship by rr ©f 
the 'Marcli of Time' program. It returns to CBS 8:30-9 p. m. in October. 

'Time' sets forth that It feels that it doesn't need the self-adyertlslrig 
right now, henqe the. $6,000 investment for the air show will be borne by 
Remington Rand which will briefly sponsor it with a short anhounce- 
merit and otherwise not mar the prbductlon unfolding. 'Time' magazine 
will produce it as heretofore, although no longer concerned in th© 
flnaricing. 

Magazine sets forth that, a new cast member tb interpret General 
Hugh (NBA) Johnson will have to be found. Following Impersonate 
the notables as set forth: William Adams Is Pres. RoosevQlt and General 
von HIridenburg; Jack Smart personates Huey Long; Ted de Corsia 
doubles Hoover and Mussolini; Alfred Shirley Is Ramsay MacDonald, 
Prince of Wales and Mahatma Gandhi; Marian Hopklnsoh, Mrs. Franklin 
I>. Roosevelt; - Westbrook van Vborhia for Hitler; Porter Hall, Stalin;- 
Barbara Bruce, Frances Pbrklns and the President's mother; Pedro ■dW 
Cordoba is ex^Klng Alfonso of Spain; Charliefs Slatteryr Al gmith. 

•Time' sets forth that Its program at ohe time became a compulsory 
listening assignment for school children as ah audible lesson in current 
history. 

At a irecent conferehce on. propaganda with lyy Lee and^ other big 
league manipulators of public bpihlon psesent to excfiiinge pointers on 
the art of getting It In or keeping It out, a delegate from Ertgland gave 
some inside info on tadlo conditions in Scotland. Story wai^ told as an; 
object lesson in overcoming public indifference. 

It appears that under the British Broadcasting system the .upkeep 19 
obtained by a license feie iigainst allv receiving sets. Scotch don't liko 
taxes any better than Wall Street bankers. To collect the receiving set 
license lis therefore a problem. 

An Official rigged up a truck with a faritastiq but sclentlfic-lookinc 
array of horns and tubes, sent, it Into ; the Scotch towns , at . the samo 
time Bpreading the story that the machine was a radio receiving set 
detector. Scots .fiocked In pronto with their taxes. 

; Back of .all.the third chain talk is the memory of the. sensational rise of 
WABC-CBS when that key station pf the, Columbia netwoirk was. orig- 
inally., call-lettered as WAHO (A. H. 'Grebe Co.-, radio manufacturers),' 
and later taken over , for operation by the Atlantic Broadcastihg Corp. 
from whence was. derived the WABC call letters. Atlantic Broadcastins 
Corp. Is ^tlll the technical owners of the WABC license. 

When. CBS was flbuhderlng and trying to. get started, Jeri'^ Louchelih; 
of Philadelphia came in with financial succor as did William S. Paley 
whose father, Samuel Paley (lift Pallna Cigar) was then a commercial 
timei buyerl Through the Paleys also figured Dr; Louis Levy of Phlladel- - 
phia who brought in his WCAU, Phllly, with the CBS chain, and in that 
wise, the second major network was. built up. 



If they're to be any heavies In the Tom" Mix Adventures sijrlal, which 
starts Sept. 26 on NBC for Ralston Purina, they'll have to carry mon- 
ikers of Anglo-Saxon origin or else. Source of the racial taboo here in 
Mix himself. Subject came up when the westerner, looking over soma 
scripts of the air show .submitted him in advance, found that the villain^ 
In one of the episodes had been tagged. Gringo Pete and given a Mexican 
accent. Mix blue penciled name and character and advised those respon- 
sible for the program that his screen policy against reflecting unfavor- 
ably on Mexicans would also apply on the air.! 

. Series will have some one ghosting for Mix but his contract wit 
Ralston stipulates that he shall have the final word on all stories. 



Radio script writers have fOuhd that the easiest way to kill off Interest 
in a ererlal Is to marry the lovers. The American listener construes th» 
welding as a period and transfers the Installment pursuit to some other 
script-where they're still in the courting stage. 

l^ffect that marrying them off cah have on fan mail was illustrated 
by the recent 'Magic Voice' series. Within a week after the lover char- 
acters were made as one the mall response dropped oft over 60%. 
Shortly afterwards the commercial withdrew Its support froiri the show. 

Not many theatres are equipped with modern microphones which 
means that many an act must carry a union electrician at the |12B scale. 

Big Broadway presentation houses are oke. and represent a saving to 
the act but not so the lesser vaudfllm stands. This more or less elim- 
inates many a small radio name from bookings since often the electrician 
winds up with more net than the members of the radio act. If It's a trio 
orthe like. 



Induction of John Martin Into NBC as director of kid programs give* 
the network two employees recommended by White House administra- 
tions. 

Martin was a suggestion of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. 

Charles K. Field, using the tag of 'Cheerio' on the web, made his entry 
as a, close friend of the Herbert Hoovers. Fleld is due back in his air 
niche Sept, 29. . 



Of the total amount of coin spent by national advertlserig In the aggre- 
gate radio's share comes to 11%. In 1931 broadcasting garnered 8c out 
of eyery dollar laid out by these sources. 

Under the present JLlyis ,bf the advertising dollar newsprint . takes 
46c, magnzines 33c, and the residue after radio's bit is deducted Is split 
between billbbards and car cards. — 



■^^°^^}^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^ new Old , Gold show on NBC, Lennen & 

MitcheU agency, wired all radio, editors and critics . Of the country for 
their opinions on the program. First time done. Only a few failed to 
reply. 



CharEe Withers' Whiskers 



Charles Withers, the vet comedy 
act under C. B. Maddock's direction, 
is back in America after, seven 
months In London. Llkellhbbd of 
some radio work for him under the 
same: management of Maddock. 

Withers Is sporting a beard and a 
mustache,' which he grow on Brltlish 
Gaumont's time while filming in 
London,. 



the 



SjD[snick for Beef - 

Harry Sosnlck v/ill have 
baton assignment on the Olsen and 
Johnson show which Swift & Co. 
unveils on NBC Oct. .Q, Also set 
for the stanza are the 'King's Jest- 
ers.' 

For the first few weeks at least 
the program will originate from 
Chicago with J. Walter^ Thompson 
the agency responsible. 



Ruppert's Beer on WOR 



Ruppert's beer on the air within 
the metropolitan sector with a 
weekly hour's show oveir W;OR, 
Newark,. Get, 6, 

Program will be framed along 
variety lines with guest names 
brought in. Lcsan agency has the 
account. 



iSEABS ROEBUCK OGLES CBS 

-"Sears-^Roebucfc^is^dickering^with- 
CBS for a special air campaign 
taking in four Sunday night half- 
hour periods. If the station lineup 
stipulated is effected the mail order 
house will devote the series to oper- 
btta revivals. ; 

Plotted for the' initial broadcast 
Is 'The Student: Prince' with Lor- 
ralnb Foster already picked as 
prima donna. 



Tuesday* September IS, 



Disc Cos. Waft for Law to Ban 



■ Alll« 



VAsmrr 



StatHHis Use of Pop Records 



Chicago, Sept. 11. 

Radio disc companies are waiting 
for the new day, whfgn they will be 
able to crash from the strictly com- 
mercial recording biz to the job of 
iurnlhg but sustaining programs. It- 
Is In that Held that the radio record- 
ers feel thsit their big . money /lies. 
There have been repeated attempts 
made by varipus recording Com- 
panies, most of them ihdte . outfits, to 
c)rash. Into the sustalnihg Ajeld but 
all of them, have .found themaelyes 
up against the stone wall. 

And that wall is the-stations' re- 
luctance to pay real money for sus- 
taining discs when they can. use the 
.cheap 10-lnch dance discs as sus-" 
tainlng programs. 

Radio disc companies, usually af- 
filiated with these national popular 
outfits, such as Victor, Columbia 
and Brunswlcki haye made various 
attempts to kill this use of records 
by tlie stations but It hasn't helped. 
All 10 -inch dance records now carry 
a line 'not licensed for radio broad- 
cast* but a line of five words doesn't 
'scare one-lung ether outlets which 
are lookiiig for a chance to save a 
nickeL * 

If this use of dance records were 
outlawed, the stations would have 
to come to the radio recorders for 
the regular sustaining discs, these 
radio recorders Insist. All of these 
recording companies have been talk- 
ing and thrieatening legal action 
against the stations for using dance 
.records, ^but' so far none of them has 
yet gone ahead legally. 



Toronto, Sept. 11. 

Because it is hurting domestic 
sales of records, Canadian radio sta- 
tions have been , notified by the ma- 
jor pressing concerns in this coun- 
try that on and after Sept. ,15 rec- 
ords of popular numbers will not be. 
iavailable for broadcast purposes if 
the selectioh ha^ been released with- 
in a year from that date. 

For two or three years, no records 
have been actually produce^ here, 
a master record being shipped to 
Canada for pressing. The ultima- 
tum colnes from Columbia at To- 
ronto, Victor at Montreal, and 
Compo at Lachine, makers of 
Brunswick recordings. 

Enquiry reveals that Canadian, ra- 
dio stations will seek to get . around 
the measure by buying. records made 
In the United States or Gt. Britain. 
Reputed loop-hole Is that there is 
no ban oh these. For the past few 
months, records put out by the big 
three have carried the tag, 'This 
record Is not issued for broadcast 
purposes.' This had heretofore been 
ignored; Tenor of the notification 
Indicated that the three pressing 
concerns meant action. The soft-. 
«ned the threat by stating that thei-e 
was no bah on 'classical or stand- 
ard music records.' 



2 Calif. Coast Stations 
Wanted by New Concerns 

Los Angeles, Sept. li. 

Two new stations sought by " lo- 
cal people, one In East L. A. and 
the. other at Catalina Island. Metro 
Broadcasting Co., composed of A. 
Tornek and R. Lillle, are after fa- 
cilities of KGEP and a 100 -watt 
night, 2B0-watt daytime transmitter 
license. _ ^_ . . 

liffagic Isle roadcastlng Co. 
Wants a permit to erect a 600-wat- 
ter at Ayalon, Catalina. E. Ii. Math- 
eWson heads Magic, H. O. Eisner is 
businesis manager and A. C. Free- 
tt>an is technical director. 



^EISCQ BEEE ACCT. UP 

San Francisco, Sept. 11. 
Ted iFio Rito band gets an audi- 
tion next week on NBC for a beer 
sponsor^ and in addition, may* re- 
turn to the MJB cofte'sDemi-TassQ 
Revue, altornatirig with Anson 
[Weeks.. 

Another audition poming up Is 
Benny Rubin who has been on the 
X>on Lee network for past seven 
weeks as. m.c. of the Shell Qil Jam- 
boree. Jle's going i a beer gar-, 
den in Oakland this week. 



More Ed McConnefl , 

In addition to the present Sunday 
evening spot the Detroit White Lead 
and Paint Works has bought for 
Smilin' Ed McConnell a Wednesday 
matinee quarter hour on CBS. " 

First of the Wednesday series 
goes on tomorrow (13). Link here 
Involves 20 stations. 



NBC-CBS LINKED 



Rival Webs Temporarily. 

Up for N. R. A. 



ing 



San Francisco, Sept. 11. 

Pacific Coast may have its own 
NRA program on Sept. 17, when 
NBC and Don Lee-CiBS will get to- 
gether for the first, time In his- 
tory, to put oh ah hour show env- 
anatlng from the Frisco studios <it 
both, chains. 

Don Gilman, NBC ., ,_and Don 
Lee, heading his. own netWork, are 
working on plans Which call for the 
show to go on 11" westiern' ilriks , of 
NBC, and li of Don Lee.: 

George Creel, NRA adrhinistra-. 
toir in California, Utah and Nevada,, 
will be the speaker, surrounded by 
all .aVailieible talent. 



NEW BUSINESS 

LOCAL STATIONS 



NEW YORK 

CanadUm Fur Trappers, five 15- 
minute disk programs weekly plus 
half-hour ox-gan recital by Randall 
Kaler Sunday evenings for 62 
weeks. WFAS. 

Caffolean J'roducts Corp. (iReducing 
Coffee), three spot announcements 
for four weeks. WFAS. 

Sarmacca Co, (proprietatry prod- 
ucts), 78 announcements .over 13 
weeks. WFAS. 

Bon-R Featture Service of Boston, 
Tuesdays . and . Satiu'days a.m.. 
through the fall and winter, usiiig 
the Musical Clock idea. WFAS. 

Barneif's (men's clothing), five 
quarter hours weekly plus a half-, 
hour' Sundays, disks, for 62 Weeks. 
WFAS..'. 

OeneraJ Tire Dealers of Westches- 
ter, eight weeks, 15 minutes wieekly, 
With. Margaret Lucas. WFAS. 
^Direct.) 

Leeds Options, Inc., 10 w;eeks, quar- 
ter hour Saturday a. m. Talks on 
care , of the eyes, W!PAS. (Com- 
mercial Broadcast Advertising Co.) 



ASK FOR CHI 





Chicago, Sept. 11. 
vldently Inspired by Ilalph At- 
lasis' success in appropriating the 
wave length of ah Illinois station 
for his Indiana outlet, WIND, a. 
number of other interests are cast- 
ing covetous eyes on established 
Chicago stations. In petitioning the 
Federal Radio Commission, these 
radio groups are arguing that -Illi- 
nois is over- quota and should be 
arbitrarily deprived of some of its 
choice wave lengths, 

WIBA of Madison, Wis.,, has a bid 
in for WGN*s wave length. WGN Is 
owned by the Chicago 'Tribune,' 
WTMJ owned by the Milwaukee 
'Journal* ,ls so unneighborly as to 
isuggest that WMAQ owned by the 
Chicago 'Daily News' ought to sur- 
render its place in the cbsmois to 
them. 

Meanwhile the obituari have 
been written on 'WIBO although its 
Indiana heir and assignee WIND is 
for all practical' purposes a Chi- 
cago station and sold on that slant. 
Nothing has been heard fOr some 
time about KYW, the WestinghoUse- 
Hearst outlet here. That station at 
some vague future date is supposed 
to move to Philadelphi 



.CHICAGO 

WENR, jelke Co. Vic and Siade 
series, five times weekly, Mon., 
■rues.. Wed., Thurs., Frl., 11:15^11:30 
a.m. (Blackett - Sample - Hummert 
WGN: Befland Shoe Stores. 
'Heirt to Heart Club,' Mondays only . 
?:45-9 ;p;m., CDST. 39 weeks. 
(Westheimer Agency, St. Louis). . 

LUtJe Bo-Pcep. Ammonia. Moh., 
Thur., Frl., 8:30-8:45 p.m., CDST. 
39. weeks. Tom, pick and .Harry 
Tx'io; (Chartef^ Silvers Agency, Chi- 
cago),. 

Daggett t£ Ramsdetl^ Renewal 
for 26 weeks. Mon.; Wed., ri., 1:16- 
1:30 p.m.. *Beauty School of the 
Air.' (McCanh-Erickson Agency, 
N. T ). 



New Season Biggest in Radio 
Dependent Somewhat on NRA Codes 



LIBEL INDICTMENT. 



Owners of Suspended Tab Paper . in 
Worcester Charge Racketeer) 



Worcester, Mass., Sept. 11. . 

Milton Evansteiii and Harry E. 
Boorky Of Worcester, proprietors of 
the Aetna Printing Co., were held, 
for trial In bail of f 200 each last 
week after they had pleaded not 
guilty to secret indictments charg- 
ing them witii having criminally 
libelled Alfred T. Kleindeinst, owner 
of.stationWpRG, -Worcester. 

The indictment charged that they, 
as. publishers of the Fitcliburg Sun- 
day Tribuhe, weekly tabloid which 
has since suspended publication, 
printed a 'nlaliGiipus and defamatory 
libel about Kieind[eihst a few weeks 
ago. 

The. story, which the, indictment 
said was, intended to defame unlaw- 
fully the radio station owner, charge 
ed his station with using raciceteer- 
ing methods to enroll advertisers; 









Pre^brey Has 3 oo Air 



, Frank Presbrey agency has three 
of its account set for the air this 
fall. Brlllo Household . Cleanser 
starts on CBS .Oct. with Tito^Gui" 
zar and a harp ensemble, 'spot 
broadcasting wins Beardsley's Food 
Products arid Lipton's Tea. 

Beardsley will use a recorded ver- 
sion of the 'Cap'n Jim and the 
Eastport Fisherlads' serial* while 
Ltpton is using Ann Warner, home 
economics spieler, for a test cam- 
paign on the Pacific Coast. 



LOS ANQELE8 

'Stra^sJfd Xjahoratories, 9:15-9:46 
p.m., Mon'., Fri.; 7:30-8. p.m., Sun- 
days, beginning Sept. 11. Charlie 
Hamp (Smith arid Druro). KNX.. 

Beechnut Packing Co.i 7:,30-7:45 
p.m., Mon., Wed., Frl., beginning 
Sept. 25. (McCann-Brickson.) Red 
David. KNX. 

lokelp Co., 9:56-10 through the 
week. Diet talk. (Hanff-Metzger.) 
Renewal. KNX. 

Adohr Creamery, 9:B6-10, Wed. for- 
eight weeks, starting Qct, 11 (Lord 
and Thoms) Adohr Operas. Re- 
newal. KNX. 

Q. T. Lahoratortes (Glas£ter agen 
cy). Spotted five-minute periods,, 
Monday to lYiday, inclusive. Rec- 
ords. Renewal. KNX. 

P3f Toilets, 6:15-6:50 p.m., Mon. 
Wed., Fri. King Cowboy and boys 
Renewal. (Lou Sterling.) KNX. 

Nacor ' iTedlcine Co. Spot an- 
nouncieinehts. Yeai-'s contract, be- 
ginning Sept. 6. KNX, 

Hint Dew Toothpaste, 11 a.m., 
Tue. .and Thur., and 8 p.m., Tue- and 
Sat, KMTR, 16-inin. periods, Ana- 
tole Bi'eseaux, tenor; Feodor Kolln, 
pianist, and Salvatore Santaella's 
orchestra. _^ 

Mamy D6g Food, l^WWB, 4:50-5 
p.m. daily. Stories of dogs by Rob 
bert Sherwood. 



Radio Show for Each 

Of 3 P&€i Products 

Procter & Ga,mble's air campalgrn 
for the. fall ahd wlntier calls, for a 
network show each behind the 
Crlsco, Ghlpso and Ivory briahds. 

Appropriations fbr time and talent 
will be worked out when P&G's top 
execs concerned with advertising re- 
turn next week from their current 
stay on the West coast. Blacknian 
agency handles the account. 



Denver's KOA Site O K. 

Denver, Sept. 11, 
After two years' delay, ,Fedoral 
Radio Commission has approved a 
site for a new- 60,.O0P-watt trans- 
mitting station for KOA. Location 
is 12 miles east of Denver. 

Plant will cost $300,000 - arid will 
be.Lbtjil t _ by_.^ tho G en<H'aI^ El ect rjc 
conipany. EJquipmorit fbr^tfie sfivffori 
is ready but no date set for building: 
to start. 

Studios at the. present s:tation, 
about four miles, from the bu-slness 
section, will be u.scd for a tinie and 
later will move downtown. 

Present power of KOA is 12,500 
watts. Denver's NBC outlet. 



DENVER 

Chicago 'Befold and Examiner, 
13-week contract for weekly 15- 
minute transcription disO of 'Ameri- 
can Weekly' slogan contest* "Dfa- 
matizationis. KOA, 

Richard Sudniit, 30 programs, 
Mon,, Wed., Fri., l5-minute tran- 
scriptions. 'Marvelous Melodies.' 
KOA. 



NEWARK 

Heclcer M-0 Co., 39-week contract 
for five 16-min. programs a week 
with Mary Olds in three and (5eorge 
Jordan, Jr., director of the Evange- 
line Adams Astrological Studios, in 
two. WOR. . _ . _ 

Woomlngdale ^rqs., Iwo weels of 
daily announcements. 

Ward Baking Corp. renewed for 13 
weeks mOre of 'Happy Landings' 
disk script, twice weekly. WOR. 

Sears, Roe'biU}k A. Co., two weeks of 
dally annouriceriients on their retail 
stores. WOR. 

International Vitamin Corp. (I. V. 
C. Pearls), 26 weeks of dally an- 
nouncements and a half-hdur pro- 
gram Thursday evening with Uncle 
Don. WOR. 

Shett Eastern Petroleum, Products, 



Possibility of CBS extending its 
transmitter alliance to . Porto Rico. 
Network has its eye. on a. 260 -watt 
station in San , Juan, now under 
construction, with the view of mak- 
ing this outlet the first ih a supi>le- 
mentary link covering the. West 
Indies.. Holder of the license for 
the new Porto BIcan station Is Mar 
tinos Fiza, local distributor for RCA 
radio sets. Call letters for it haven't 
been registered. 

island's present lone station is 
WKAQ. owned by the Porto Rico 
Telephone CO., subsld of the Inter- 
national Tel. -& . Tel, With the last 
census giving the island over 40,000 
sets in home use, it has In recent 
months come In for substantial air 
attention from American adver 
tiserS' 



12 Weeks of Saturday evening an- 
nouncemeiits. WOR. 



SEATTLE 

Rchard Hudnut Company, 16-min- 
utes on wax: over KOL each Sunday, 
Tuesday and Thursday evening, start- 
ing Sept. 10. , 

Eastern Outfitting Company, two 
15-minute. program on KOL Weekly, 
on Mondays, 'Superstitions,' and On 
Fridays 'Front Pagei Headlines,' 
starting Sept. 8. . 

Pacifid Outfitting Co., 15-minute 
'Fun Fest' each Friday evening, 
starting Sept. 8, KOL. 

Lundquist lAlht (clothiers), 15- 
minute entertainment by 'Smiling 
Eddie Marble' every day except Sat- 
urday, with- two programs on Fri- 
days, starting Sept; 8 over KOL, 

Vancotiver PuTblicity Bureau, five 
100 -word announcements, to be given 
before Sept. 13 over KOMO. 

Davis Mfg. Co., 15-mInute beauty 
talk every other Saturday morning 
beginning Sept. 16 over KOMO. 

Evergreen State Amusement Corp., 
#ve - 3 6 ^or 120- word announcements 
dally, KOMO and KJR, 

Continental Baking Co. (national 
over NBC),; four lOO-word announce- 
ments each week, KOMO. 

Pacific Coast [Coat Co., 15-inInute 
wax, 'Frank Wariatabe ahd the. Hon. 
orable Archie,' every evening except 
Sunday for 26 weeks, starting Sept. 
11, over KOMO, 

Be^s Apparel Co., IS-^riilnute Style 
talk, starting Sept. 14, KJR. 

Dawson Coal Co., five-word an- 
nouncement disLiiy except Sunday, 
startirig Sept. 11, KJR. 



Chicu' o, Sept. 31. 

If. all the' reservations for time 
that station^ are now holding come 
through, the coming season will be 
the biggest in radio. But; it's still a 
(question, and the answer won't come 
to the industry until the tradie gets 
iinal word on the way the NRA code 
thing -is going;to wOrk out. 

NRA problems have ratomentarily 
puzzled the advertisers and ai:© 
keeping them fx-om knowing just 
Where they stiind in regard to rMloi 
advertising. 

' Advertisers. are worrying not only 
about ratdio, but about their Own. 
plant situations. With . the latter 
question haturally first to be settled^ 

Some wOrry aimong radio; is that 
the NRA boost in. wages ; and em-, 
ployees may, for a short time any- 
way, reduce the. total amount of 
money the ac;count ; may have • for 
immediate radio advertising; And 
that tightening of the coiii. situation 
may postpone the radio advertising 
surge a month or mor J, 

Figured that as so6n as everyohe 
is set oh the NRA arrangements, 
the present holdouts will come; to 
life and get their time contracts 'aet^ 



d)AST HANDING FANS 
BEST SELLERS ON AIR 



. Hollywood, Sept. 11. 
-Newest Coast gag. Is to have 
popular fiction read to you o fer the 
radio. 

KFWB is now doing this with 
Louis Teegardeii on the air every 
afternoon for a half hour readin g 
from the current best sellers. ■'WTi 

It's the Installnient story idea 
without the necessity of turnlner 
over, pages; Expected tliat on the 
half hour' a day plan a reader wiil 
have to listen , In on an averiage of 
a week and a, half to get the full 
novel. 



Barn Dance on Web 



Saturday. Night Barn Dance 'oh 
WLS, Chicago, stretches out. as a 
network show Sept. 30, with Dr. 
Mileis . Laboratory (Alka- Seltzer) 
paying the bills. .Hookup calls for 
NBC's basic blue. Contract's the 
first under NBC's reduced rate for 
the span between 11 p, no. and mid- 
nite. , ' 

Dr. Miles Lab. has .l^een support* 
ing the hillbilly affair on WLS 
alone for the past several months. 
It's th6 station's oldest program. 



TELEVISION FOR MltfN. 

License Issued After 2- Year Fi 
o-But 15 Stations in U. 8. 



Pbying the Agency Circuit 

70 StraifirHt Wks. on Air for Joe Pehner 
from an Ad Agency 



A hew route known as playing the 

agency cfircuit Is seen by performers 

In the radio thing. If you're a click 

on one program, the advertising 

agency will re-book you. 

Bert Lahr is an Instance. Having 
pleased J. Walter Thompson on its 



Chase & Sanborn Coffee hour Sun- 
day nigh'tg, Lahr went of£ as Jlm- 
mio Durante and Ruth Etfing start- 
ed, and goes on Royal Gelatine Oct. 
4 for the same agency, Thompson 
ha.s given JocPf-nncr a contract for 
70 weeks for Fli?i8chmann'8 Yeast 
Oct. 8. 



Minneapolis, Aug. 11. 
Dr. George W. Young, owner of 
local radio station, WDGY, has been 
granted the first visual broadcast 
license in the Northwest. His new^ 
television station id W9XAT, BOO 
watts and given, unlimited air time. 

Granting of. Young's license came 
after a two-year fight In which he 
twice had been .refused the right to 
operate a teleyliplqn statl^yn. There, 
are only 15 of these" sfalionsV In the' 
U. S. One Is .on the weist coast and 
the' rest In;, the east. 

At present there are less than 20 
television receiving sets in Mlnne- 
aipolis. Pictures are broadcast over 
WOA XT and accompanying sound 
over WDGY. 



Minor Fills KMTR Spot 

Hollywood, Sept. 11. 
: C. Sharp Minor, theatre organist,, 
is on staff at KMTR for a half hour 
nightly, 10 to 10.30, 

He . has with him a. cohcert pl-<ri 
anist, Siteel guitarist and tenors 

Minor was last at the Biltmore 
hotel, here, with his own . orcbes-. 
tra-i 



Jelkc for 6-Wk. Test 

^ _ „. __P^Ag°ig9»- -t ^ 

• TelKe'cbmpanjr'sct'for""^ »ix-wee!c~ 

test splurge over WENR, spotted 
through the Blackett- Sample-IIumi 
mert agency. Plan to start on Sept* 
13, five times weekly^ mornings frona 
11:15 to ,11: 30 a.m. 

Progranx Is the Vic and Sado 
.series, being written by Paul Reimer, 
of the lobal NBC continuity staCL 



48 



VAmrr 



RADIO 



Tuesday, Sepfeiolier 12, 1933 



OUTSTANDING PROGRAMS ON THE AIR 



NATIONAL 



iTaking in chain programs of coast-to-coast or regional hookups. 
Lisiting artist, chain and Jeey station, iime—EDST, om of If eto Yorh— 
and days, if more than once weekly, commercial and advertising agency 
on the account. The time difference according to geogr^^ 
mn be figured out for local reference accordinglif.) * 



(This and Next Week, Sept. 12 to Sept. liB) 



(All Time EDST) 



Julia Sanderson and Frank Ci'Umtt, 
Parker . Fennelly, Jack Shilkret 
orchestra, ^^lackstdne Plantation.' 
3^8:30 p.na.. WEAP-NBC (Black- 
Stdne Cigars).. 

Raymond Paige's orchestra and 
Soloists. California Melodies.' iroxo 
Don Lee chain on' the west coast via 
WA^C-CBS. 10-10:45 p;m, 
. The Goldbergs, with. Gertrude 
Berg; Jdmea Waters, 7 :46r8 p.m., 
NBC-WEAF. Also Wed;, Thurs., 
Fri, & Moiu (Pjfepsodent). (I^ord . & 
Thomas ageitcy'). 

I Amos 'n' Jindy, 7-7.15 p.m., NBC- 
WJfZ. Also Wed,, . Thurs., Pri. &' 
Mon; Itebroadcac^t for the midwest 
aiid we^t 10 p.m.. CPST (Pepso- 
d^nt). 

Clara, liu 'n' Ein, Louise . Starky, 
laabelle Carothers arid Helen King, 
10 : 15-10 : 30 a.m., NBC- WJ Z. Also 
Wed., Thurd., Fri.;. and Mon. (Palm- 
olive): (Lord ■ & : Thomasi i ageilcy ) .-• 

Little Orpli&ti Annie, 6:45-6 p.m/.. 
NBC-WJZ: Also Wed.. Thurs-* Fri 
& MoA. (Ovaltiue) (Blackett-Sam- 
ple-Hummert).. 

Ben Bernie citdhestra, 9-9.30 p.m., 
NBC-WEAF (Blue .Blbbojp Malt) 
(Matt.e^pn<:FogaJ?ty- Jordan agency) . 

LotoeihTftomaSt 6:46r7 p.m., NBC- 
WJZ. Also Wed.. Thurs., FrL & 
Mon. (Sun . Oil Co.) (Hbche. Wil- 
liams '&;C()nnlngh%m agency). 

Honselibld Musical' Memories, £>d- 
jiar A.' QiiiBst, Alice Mock, Josef 
Koeistner orcliestrd, 10-10:30 t>.tn, 
NBC-WJZ. (Household ^lnanc6 
C6rp.) (Charles Daniel Fry^ency) 

•Skippy,' 6-B:15 p.m., CBS-WABC. 
iAIso Wed., Thurs., Fri. & Mon. 
(Phillips Dental Magnesia) (Black- 
ettrSample-Hummert). 

Boake Carter, 7:45-8 p.m., C9BS- 
.TVABC. Also Wed.. Thurs., Prl. & 
.;M6h. (Philco). 

Eddie East axid Kalph Durnke, John 
Male, , Bon Yoorheesf orch., NBCJ 
WEAP, 9:30-'10 p.m. (Texaco) 
(Hanif-Metzger), 

Eno' Crime Clues, . With Edward 
Re'ese, John MacBtyde, 8-8:30 p.in., 
f^G-WJZ. (Harold P. Rlfcbie fii Co ) 
(N. W. Ayery. 

WEDNESDAY (8EPT.;13) 

Fannie Brice, George O Jsen music 
(Chase & Sanborn Tea), WCAP- 
NBC, '8-8 r30 p.m; (J." ' Walter 
Thompson agency.) 
' Potash and Perlmutter iJos. 
GreenU)dld and Lou Welch), "yVJZ- 
NBC, 8:30-8^46 p^m. (Feenamint) 
- (McCahn-Erlckson). 

The Poet. PHnC(B, . Eunice Howard, 
reading, NBC-WJZ, 11:15-11:30 p.m 

Irvin ,8. Cob}> and Al Goodman's 
orchestra, 9r9:15 p.m., CBS-WABC 
(Good Gulf). Also Fri., same time 
(Cecil. Warwick & Cecil), 

Guy Lomhardo's orchestra ' and 
Burns and Allen, 9:30-10 p.m., CBS- 
;WABC. (White Owl cigar) (J. Wal- 
ter Thonipson). 

Fred taring's Pennsylvdriians 
and Milton Berle, Harry Richman, 
1 10-10:30 p,m., CBS-WABC (Old 
;Gold); (Lennon .& Mitchell). 

, Edtoin (7. Hill, news; 10.30-10:45 
I p.m., CBS-WABC. 
; One Man's Family, sketch by 
\ Carlton E. Morse, with Anthony 
''Smythe, 9:30-10 p.m., NBC-WEAF, 
I originating from NBC San Francis- 
! CO studios. 

i Morton Doioney; :15 p.m., CBiS 
jWABC. Also PfL . 

i Cyrena Van Gordon, Walter Gold^, 
.accompahist, 7:30-7:45 p.m.i NBC! 
WJZ. (Djer IClss Cosniietics.) 

\yRicHard Hi-niber, oirchestra. from 
i Essex House, 7:30-8 p;m.; NBC- 

• AJexdnder Woollcotty 'Thie Tbwn 
Crier/ 10:30-10:45^ CBS-WABC: also 
Fri. • ■ ■ 

kdie Smith, 9:15-9:30, CBS-WABC; 



Boswell 
duptihg, 8 : 



, Freddie Rich, cdri- 
, CBS-WABC. 



THURSDAY (SEPT. 14) 

^ Rudy Vallee-Fleischmann variety 
program, Buster Keaton, Fay Bainter, 
Moran and jfdcfc, WeAP-NBC, 8-9 
p.m. (Pleischmann's Teast) (J. Wal 
i ter Thompson. 

■ Cap'n Henry's Show Boat, including 
\Chas. Winninger, Lanny Ross, An 
I nc**e HanshaWi Muriel Wilson, Mo^ 
.lasses *n' January, Don Toorhees 
orchestra, WEAF-NBC, 9-10 p.m. 
.(Maxw ell Hous e. ^ Coffe e)- (Beiatbu^ & 
Bowles). . 

Glenn Gray's Casa L&ma orch 
' mldnite to 12 : 30 a.m. ; CBS-WABC. 

Al J Olson, Paul Whiteman, Deems 
Taylor, ni.c, and variety show, 10- 
II p.m., NBC-WEAF. coast -to -coast 
(Kraft-Phenlx Products) (J. Wal- 
ter Thompson). 

. ■ 'Singln' Sam,' 8:15-8;30, CBS' 
WABC. (Barbaaol) (Erwin Wasey) 



IpAY (SEPT. 15) 

Cities. Service .hour, ..with Jesstcd 
Dragonette, the Cavaliers (Henty 
Shbpe. Frank Parker. Johii Seagle 
Elliott Shaw, Lee Montprbrnervi 
Frank Bdntd and Milton Rettenlterg, 
ROsarid Bourdon's orchestra, WEAF- 
NBC, 8-9 p.m. (Cities .iSery Ice Gaso- 
line) (Lord & Thomas). 

Fred ATleii, Portldnd Hoffd, Jack 
Smart, Roif AtWell, PhU Duey, Eileen 
Douglas, Ferdie' Grofe orchestra, 9- 
9:30 p.m., .WEAP-NB(> (Best Poods) 
(Benton & Bowles). 

Rose Kearie and Chdrles Lduyrence, 
Lee Wiley, Paul Small, Victor Young 
brchestra, WEAF-NBC, 9:30-<lO p.iiL 
(Ponds* Cream) (J. Walter Thomp- 
son). 

Floyd Gibbons, . Headline 'Hunter, 
NBC- W JZ» 10 : 45 -11 p.m. 

'First Nighter,' with June Meredith,. 
Don . Ameche, Carlton Bricjfert and 
Cliff Soubier, 10-10:30 p.m., NBC- 
WJZ (Campana Italian Balm) (Mc- 
Cann Ericksoh). 

Armour Hour, with Phil Baker, 
Harry McNaughtoUi Merrie Men, Neil 
Sisters^ Roy Shield orchestra,- 9. 30-lQ 
p.m., NBC-WJZ (Armour Packing): 
(N. W. Ay$r agency). 

•Let's Listen to Harris,' Pfc« Harris 
iahd orchestra, LeaTi Ray, 9'9:i0 p^ta., 
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 Oldtlme Sociable, 
10:30-11 p.m,. NBC-WEAP, originat- 
ing from WtaM. ^ (Ford dealers) 
(Critcbfleld agency)'. 

Ethel Shutta, Walter O'Keefe, Don 
Bestor's band, 8-8:30 p.m., NBC-WJZ. 
:(Ne8tle's Chocolate) (J. Walter 
Thompson). 



Clifford Soubier, Harry Kogen direct 
ing, NBC-WJZ out of Chicago, 9-9:30 
p.m. (Sinclair OH) (Erwln Wasey). 

Jack Frost Melodies with Josef Pas- 
temack's orchestra and guest artist, 
9:30-10 p.m. (National Sugar Befln- 
ihg) Gotham agency). 

Morgan L. E<istman orchestra, 
Gene Arnold, Lullalyy Lady^ 10-10:30 
p.m., NBC. (No N. J. release) (Car- 
nation Milk) (Erwin Wasey agency). 

1X)CALSH0WS 



(Einhracing jsame data as Na- 
tional programs, piping time, artists, 
comiiiercidlf agency, etc., of locdt 
programs, not on a nettQork hoof^- 
up, regional or natior^t.) 



NEW YORK 



(SEPT. 12 TO SEPT. 18) 
(All Time EDST) 



SATUflDAY (SEPT. 16) 

. Rex Battle Concert ensemble^ 
WEAF-NBC out of Torontb (via 
CRCT), 1:30-2 p.m. 

Week-end Revue, variety show, 
NBC-WEAP. 4-5: p.ni. 

Ferde Grofe orchestra, Conrad 
TMbaUlt^ WEAP-NBC, 9-9:16 p.m. 
(Philip Morris Cigaret) (Blow 
agency). 

. B. A. Rolfe orchestra, with Rwiy 
Wiedoft, WEAF-NBC, 10-11 pjn, 
! (H u d s o n - E s s e X) • (Blackman 
agency). , 

Glen jGray and Cdsa Lomd orches- 
tra, 7:30-8 p.m., CBS-WABC; 



SUNDAY (SEPT. 17) 

Alfredo's marimba orchestra, 
WEAF-NBC, 10:30-11 am- 

Major Bowes' Capitol Family 
from Capitol theatre, N. Y.^ 11:15 
a.m.-12:16 p.m., WEAP-NBC. va- 
riety show,, with Maria Silviera, Han- 
nah Klein, Nicholas Concentino, Tom 
iicLaughlin, Four Minute Men, Waldo 
Mayo, Yasha Bunchuk conducting. 

Jimmy Durante, Ruth Etting, Ru 
hinoff's orchestra, WEAiF-NBC, 8-9 
:p.m. (Chase & Sanborn Coffee) (J. 
Walter Thompson). 

Col. Louis McHenry Howe, Presi- 
dent Roose.velt's secretary. 10-10:15 
p.m., WEAP-NBC. . Walter Trp,ml>ull 
interviewing him on- national affairs. 
(RCA Victor.) 

Radio City Music Hall Concert, 
Roxy (S. L. Rothafel) as m.c., .with 
Erno Rapee's . orchestra; choir .and 
soloists. 12:15-1:15 p.m,. WJZ-NBC 

George M. Cohan, The Revelers, 
Al Goodman's orchestra, WJZ 
NBC, 9:9-30 p.m.. (Good Gulf Gaso- 
line) (Cecil. Warwick & Cecil); 

Frank Crumit and Julia Sanderson, 
5:30-6 p.m., WABCtCBS (Bond 
Bread) (Batten, Barton, etc. S 

The Gauchds, Vincent- Sorey con- 
ductlng, with Tito GUizar, 9-9:30 :p.ni;, 
WABC-CBS. 

Vincent Lopez; Alice Joy^ 7:30^8 
p.m., NBC-WJZ. (Real Silk) (Erwin 
Wasey).. 

Manhattan Meixy-Go-Round, Ta- 
mara, David Percy^ Men About Town, 
Gene Rodemich orchestra, 9-9-30 p.m., 
NBC-WEAF. (Lyon's Tooth Powder) 
( Blackett-Sample-Hummert) . 

American. Album of Familiar Mu- 
sic, Frank Munn, Elizabeth Lennoas, 
Ohman and Arden, Bertrand Hirsch, 
Gus Haenschen orchestra, 9:30-10 
p.m„ NBC-WEAF. Bayer's Aspirin) 
(Blackett-Sample-Hummert) . 

Willdrd Robison'a Deep River sym- 
phony, 5-5.16 p.m.i CBS-WABC. Also 

■Thursaa5^r^o'Ti:B^roTJ5~p.m: • ■ ' 

Symphony Hour, Howard Barlow, 
directing, 4-5 p.m., CBS-WABC. 

MONDAY (SEPT. 18) 

. A&P (jypsies, Hairy Horlick di- 
recting, Frank Parker, WEAF-NBC 
9-9:30 p.m. (Atlantic & PaciflcV. 

Sinclair Minstrels, Gene Arnold, Joe 
Parsons, Bill Childs, Mac Mc0loud, 



TUESDAY (SEPT. 12) 

Eddy Brown, violinist, with mlnlar 
tui-e symphony maestroed by George 
S/iocfclei/, 8:30-9 p.m., WOR. 

Footlight Echoes, directed ' by 
Ceo, Shackley, LeUHs Reid announcer, 
9 :30-10 p.m., WOR. 

ReinaJd. Werrenrath, barytone, 
7:46-8 p.in., WMCA. s 

'Sleepy Time Lady,' May Sprintz, 
6:15r6:30, WINS. Same time every 
day but Sun.' 

Gabriel Hedtter.. news comment, 
7:46-8 p; m., WOR. Also every other 
day but Sun. (Ebling Brewing Co.) . 

WEDNESDAY (SEPT. 13) 

Phii Napoleon's orch., Merrill Lee, 
9-9:30 p.m., WEAFl (Hudson- 
Esdex:) (Blackman agency). 

Pappy, Zeiee . and Ezra^^ 10-10.30 
p.m., WMCA, Also Sun., Mon. and 
Fri. 

Market and Halsey Street Play- 
house, Roger Bower, m.c.; Lee Croni'. 
can, conductor, 10:30-11 pjn., WOR. 

Beniamino Riccio, baritone, 9-9:30 
p.m., WMCA (Simmons Toiirs). 

THURSDAY (SEPT- 14) 
• 'Men of WOR,' variety, Sherman 
JE'eene directing, Grenadiers Quartet, 
Walter Ahrens^ 10:30-11 p.m., WOR. 

Merle Alcock, soprano) 9-9:30 p.m., 
WMCA. 

Jlferle Johriston's Saxophone Quar- 
tet and Paulitie Alpert, pianist, 7.45-8 
p.m;, WOR. 

FRIDAY (SEPT. 15) 

Harold Stern's orchestra, 8:46-9 
p.m., WOR (Crystal Corp.). 

Hendrik- de Leeuw, 'Taies of a 
Globe . Trotter; 8:15-8:30 p.m., 

Wevd. 

Bronx Marriage Bureau, Julie. 
Bernstein, Hyman Brotcn, 9-9:16 p.m,. 
WOR. 

Jennie Goldstein, p.m., 
WMCA. 



SATURDAY (SEPT. 16) 

Jack' Denny's Orch., Sigmund 
iSpaeth, Shirley Howard, 8-8:30 p.m., 
WJZ. (RheJngold. Beer) (Hanff- 
Metzger). 

WOR Little Symi>hony orchestra, 
Philip James, conducting, 8-9 p.tn., 
W^OR. 

The Cuban Lady, C^uban songs, 
2:16-2:30 p.m.; WMCA. 

SUNDAY (SfePT. 17) • 

Silverbell, with Sylvia MAller, 
Madeline Hardy, Elmo Russ, 9:16- 
9: 30, WMCA. ■ 

Woodbury revue, with Roxanne and 
her orchestra, Al and Lee Reiser, 
Jack Arthur, 7:30-8 .pm., WOR. 

Red Lacquer and Jade, George 
Shackley, directing, Basil RUysdael, 
narrator, 6-6.30 p.m., WOR. 
V Margdret Anglin, presents, with 
Robert Beddete, Organist, 6:30-7 p.m., 
WOR, 

'Radiant RevUe,' Al and Lee Reiser, 
Jack Arthur, Roxanne, conducting, 
7:30-8 p.m., WOR (Woodbury cos- 
metics) (J. Walter Thompson). 

Jewish Little Symphony, with 
Jewish Serenadbrs,. 6-6:30- p.m., 
WINS. 

Choir Invisible, Vera OSbome, An- 
nette Simpson, Veronica Wiggins, 
John Qhine, David Crdswell, George 
O'Brien, Jack Keating; George 
fiAacfcIe2/> directing, 8 :30-9 p.m., WOR,- 

MONDAY (SEPT. 18) 

Back Stage with Boris Morros 
from Paramount theatre, N. T., with 
Orchestra, soloists, 8:30-9 pjn., 
WOR. 

Alfred WaUenstein's Sinfonetta, 
Veronica Wiggins, soloist, 10:30-11 
p.m;; WOR. 



CHICAGO 

^EPT.'iS^Tb" SEPTi^Wr 
(All ime CDST) 



WEDNESDAY (SEPT. 13) 

Palace Theatro Varieties with 
RKO. stage' talent, 8:30-8?45 p.m., 
WMAQ. (Staged by John Joseph 
and NB(C prodjiction staff.) 

Frank Wilson, Jules Stein, pianist. 



(Evans Pur Co.) WBBMMl: 30-11:45 
a'.tn. 

Mooseheart Children's Band, WJJD, 
1:16-1.45 p.m. (Sustaining.) 



THURSDAY (SEPT. 14) 

Adveiitures in Health with Dir. 
Herman Sundesen, 8.30-8:45 p.Ri>, 
weekly; WLS. (Horlick's Malted 
Milk.) (Lord, Thomas. A; Logan;) 

Story of Helen Trent, 2:30-2:45 
p.m. dally except Saturday and 
Sunday,. WGN. (Bdna Wallace 
Hopper Co.) (Blackett-Sample- 
Hummert.) -. 

Cheri and the Merry Macs (Clima- 
lene), WlVtAQ, il';ll:l5 a,m.,. twice 
weekly. 

FRI DAY (SEPT. 15) 

Frank Westphal orchestra. Jack 
Burnett, vocal solbist. WBBM, 7:30- 
7:46 p.m. (Sustaining.) 

SATURDAY (SEPT. 16) 

Art Linick, 'Happy GO Lucky Time,' 
WJJD, 8-10 a.m., six times weekly., 

..SUNDAY (SEPT. 17) 

Jules Stein, pianist; Frank Wilson, 
tenor, and guest artists, 6-6:30 p.m., 
WBBM. . . 

Light Opera Program, WLS, 7-8 
p.m., weekly on Sundays, (Sustaiin- 
Ing.) 



MONDAY (SEPTi 18) 

Auricle- CreVen and Cliff Nazarrd, 
vocalists with the Frank Westphal. 
orchestra, 6-6:15 p;m,, WBBM. 



SAN FRANCISCO 



(SEPT. 17 TO S^PT. 22) 
(All Time PST)v 



LOS ANGELES 

(SEPT. 15 TO SEPT. 21) 
(All Time PST) 

FRIDAY (SEPT. 15) 

Snug Harbor,, KHJ, 8:30-9 p.mi. 
maritime dramatization by Prank 
Gill iand W. N. Robson. Sustalninjr 

Salvatwce Santaellas' dinner mu- 
sic, KMTR, 6:15-6:30 p.m., nightly 
except Saturday. . Sustaining. 

'In Laws/ KPAC, 6:45,-7 p.m., 
comedy sbrial every evening but 
Sunday. (Auburn-Cord). 

Francisco Del Cpmpo/ KHJ, 
8' p.m.j Latin-American tenor, 
taining. 

Merrymakers,* XHJ, 9-ld. p.m., va- 
riety show, with oMd Doemling 
&ni. Ray Paige's orchestra. (Ford 
Diealers of Calif.) (McCann-Erlck- 
son). 

•i/on, Archie and Frank Watanabe, 
KNX, 7-7.15. p.m., comedy serleil, 
every evening except Sunday. 
(Marion R. Gray Co.) 

Al Pearcfs and His Gang, KFI, 2-3 
p.m, daily except Sundays. Sus- 
taining. 



SATURDAY (SEPTi 16) 

KNX Varieties, KNX„ 8-9 p.nu 
Bovue with. Jacfc Carter; Sustaining. 

SUNUAY (SEPT. 17) 

Napoleon and Josephine, KPWB, 
9-9:30 p.m. Serial dramatization of 
French history. (Barker Bros.) 
(Ray. Alden agency). 

•7i5 AlUStar Revue,' KHJ, 7:30-8 
p.m., -Donald Novis, Sterling Hollovbay 
and Orville Knapp orchestra. Union 
Oil . Co. (Lord and Thomas). Also 
Wednesday, Sept. 20; , 

'The Wandereri KPWB, ' 9 :30-10 
p.m. Narrator; Bob Sherwood, 
chamber music. (Kclvlnator.) 
''Hammel agency.) *. 



Crosscuts from the. Log o' the 
Day, KPO, 8:15-9:16 a.m. daily ex- 
cept Sunday. Dr. Laurence L. Cross, 
philosopher, and Southern Harmony 
Four, colored quartet. 

John and Ned, harmony team, 
KGO, 1:46-2 p.m. daily except. Sun- 
day. 

Langendbrf Pictorial, K(36, 3-3:16 
p.m. daily except Saturday afid 
Sunday. Air column by' and With 
Rush Hughes. (Langendorf Bakery) 
(J. Walter Thompson); 

Hodge. Podge Lodge, KFRC, 4:15-. 
4:45 p. m., Mon., Wed., Pri. Com- 
edy lodge meeting by and with Jennf-^ 
son Parker. 

Charles W. Hamp, KPO, 7:46-8 
p.ni., daily 'exc«!pt Saturday and 
Sunday. (Dr. Strasska) (Scott- 
Howe-iBowen). 

SUNDAY (SEPT. 17) 

Gunnar Johdnsen, KPO, 7:45-8 
p.m., concert pianist. 

Kay Kyser and his Bad Tabarln 
orchestra, KGO, 11-12 p.m. 



MONDAY (SEPT. 18) 

Lee .8. Roberts and his Old Memory 
Box, KGO, 8.16-8:30 a.m., Mon., Wed., 
Fri., with Pom? C'orson, organist, guest 
star. (Folger Coffee Co.) (Botsford, 
Constantine, Gardner.) 

Blue Monday Jamboree, KFRC, 8- 
10 p.m. Variety show, first half 
sponsored by Shell Oil Co. (J. Wal- 
ter Thompson), Second half . sus- 
taining. 



TUESDAY (SEPT. 19) 

Maurice Gun'sky Revue, KTA, 7:30- 
8 p.m. Variety show with Harold 
Horton, others. 

Carefree. Carnival, KPO, 9-10 p.m. 
Variety show. 

WEDNESDAY (SEPT. 20) 

Eddie Peabody, KGO, 7:30-8. p.m. 
Entertainer with orch. and guest 
vocalist. (Safeway Stores) (Bots- 
ford* Constantine, Gardner). 

souvenirs of Italy,. KYA, 8-9 p.m. 
Native musical program, sponsored 
by local Italian firms. 

One Man's Family, KCSO, 9-9:30 
p.ni. Drama by Carlton Morse. 
(Wesson Oil) (Fitzgerald, New Or- 
leans), 

Marshall's Maverickis, KPO, 10- 
10:30 p.m; Hill-billy show, with 
Charlie Marshdll, Johnny O'Brien, 
Mona €h-eer. Ace Wright, Johnnie 
Toffoli. * ^ 



THURSDAY (SEPT. 21) 

Standard Symphony Hour, KGO, 
8-9 p.m., Alfred Her*» conducting. 
(Standard Oil) (McCann-ErlCkson). 

Borden Capers, KTAB, 7-9 p.m. 
Variety show. (Borden Milk) (Mc-. 
Cann-Erlckson). 

The Orchestra, KPO, 9:30-10 p.m., 
directed by Meredith Wiltsdn. 



I DAY (SEPT. 22) 

Feminine Fancies, KSTRC 3,r4 p.m 
Woman's hour, m.c.'d by Ed Fitzger- 
ald, Claude Sweeten'^ Orch, guest 
vocalists. 

Tim Ryan's Night Club, KPO, 10- 
11 p.m. Variety show, with Ryan and 
Noblette, Joe Hornik's orch., guest 
vocalists. 



MONDAY (SEPT. 18) 

. Thunderbolt .Lodj/e; mystery seriai^ 
KPWB, 7:30-8 p.m. Sustaining, 

Blu4? Monday Jamboree^ ■ KHJ, 
(from KFRC, San Francisco). 8-10 
p.m. (Shell Oil Co.) . 

'Makers of History.' KFI, 8-8 :3d 
p.m. Dramatization. (Puritas Water.) 
(McCarthv co.) 



TUESDAY (SEPT. 19) 

Hodge Podge Lodge, KHJ, ema* 
natlng K.;|'RC, San Prancisco, 9 : 30<> 
10 p.m., comedy program* sustain* 
ing. . 

California Melodies, direction Ray 
Paige, KRJ (CBS), 6:30-7 p.m^ Sus- 
taining. 

Guardsmen, KNX, 7.16-7:30 p.na. 
Quartet. Sustniiiinft, 

WEDNESDAY CSEPT. 20) 

Charlie Lung and His -.Gang, com- 
edy, 5:45-6 p.m,, KHJ. Sustainihg. 

Catherine the Great, historical 
dt-amatic series, KHJ, 9:30-10 p.m. 
Sustaining. 

Song Silhouette, Jeanne Dunne and 
Nip and Tuck, KPWB, 7 :46-8 p.m 



THURSDAY (SEPT. 21) 

Light Opera Favorites, KNX, 7:16- 
7:45 p.m., with Charlotte Woodruff. 
Sustaining. 

DENVER 



(SEPT. 15 TO SEPT. 21) 
(All Time MST) 



FRIDAY (SEPT. 15) 

Luncheon Melodies, . Fred BUrkett, 
tenor; Joe O'Neill, baritone; Janet 
Bible, contralto; Bill Rogers, piano, 
12-12:15, KLZ, daily except Sunday. 

CosmopoUtan HOt^l orchestra, 
Gene Quaw,. director, 1-1:30. p.ni.; 
also 9-9:30 p.m.; 11-11: 30 p.m., Sept. 
to ; KOA to NBC-WJZ network. 

Arcadians, ■9-piece string orches- 
tra, Ruth Skefly Bello, director r JF'tor- 
ence Fiskel, soprano; Mildred Kyfsin, 
contralto; l:!>'0-2 p.m., KOA to NBC- 
WJZ network; 

Metropolitan. !Ensemble, Ruby Rick* 
ets sLiid Jack Dean, pianos and vocal* 
ists; 5-5:16 p.m., Pri., Mon., Wed.,* 
KLZ, 



SATURDAY (SEPT. 16) 

Denver Post Kids Cliib, /errl/ and 
Margie O'Neil, directors; 3:16-3:46 
p.m., KLZ. " 

Brown Palace Casanova hotel or* 
chestra, Jack Walton, director; Hi* 
11:30 p.m.; also 7-7:30 p.m., Sept. 11; 
1:15-1:45 p.m., Sept. 12; KOA to 
NBC-WJZ network. 



SUNDAY (SEPT. 17) 

Mrs. E. L. Reynoids-Bengston, or- 
gan, with Bob Mar per, soloist; 10- 
10:30 p.m., KLZ. 

MONDAY (SEPT. 18) 

IJnlversity of Denver Group 
muay"TalfiC^r5yTg"p^rJ^^ 

Huffman Theatre Revue, West 
■Masters, organist, and others; - 11- 
11:30 p.m., KLZ. 



TUESDAY (SEPT. 19) • 

Henry Trustman Ginsbnrg, violin- 
ist;- Faye Roswetlj accompanist; 5:30- 
5:46 p.m., KOA. , 

Stagecoache'rs,- Charles J. Scheur- 
man, director, 9-9:30 p.in., KOA. 



TneB^y, S^ptentilrer 12V 14N^3 



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RADIO CHATTER 



New York 



New ABS chain's dobut ushered 
to with press luncheon Saturday, 
<9) in Ed Wynn's office at the 
Amaleraihated dfflces. 

Majy Hunter but not Truman 
Bradley will move to New York to 
rejoin the ISasy Aces program. 

Wallace Buttery^orth, who left 
NBC, Chicago, recently, has tirans- 
terred to Manhattan to sell himself 
(direct to commercials. 

John Royal listens plenty close to 
^ose NBC. sports, announcers' these 
afternoons, 

Goodman and Jane Ace'^ deal 
Vrlth Jad salts for 2G weekig is for 
afternoons only* Hour was given 
wrongly in news Teport. Aces will 
be heard Tues-Wed-Thur -Fri at 
1:30 EST starting Sept. 26, 

•John P. Medbury is developing 
telescope glands, hew formi of stiff 



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TMOsdays and Thursdays 
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MORRISON-WINKLER CGIRP. 

' .('nrk Central Hotel 



neck brought on from using binocu- 
lars from the terraces of pent 
houses. 

Charley Althoff back in town. 

wlm^S^^u, offer from 

WBBM, Chicago. 

Thomas Armstrong, tenor, back as 
sustalner. 

Thopias C. Stowell recently lost 
his mother and father within six 

Herman iBernie, manager for 
George GIvot, flying to Hollywood 
end of this week on the radio Greek 
comics Metro contract. Attorney 
Seymour Robinson accompanying 
him. 

Harry Coleman, 19, son of Maes- 
tro Emil Coleman, is of the Terra- 
planlacs, male trio, with Phil iNTa- 
poleon on WEAF-NBC every 
Wednesday at 8:30 p. m. EST. 
Young Colamari attends Columbia 
and plays guitar. Andrew Love, 22, 
studies medicine at the same school 
and Rudolph Bates, 21, attending 
NYU, leads the trio. 

Dick Himber given a new Sun- 
day eycning concert spot with his 
Hotel Essex orchestra on WEAF- 
NBC, just pi-eceding the Chase & 
Sanborn hour. 

Herb Stanford of the Batten, 
Barton, etc., radio dept., takes to 
himself a bride in another three 
weeks. 

Clem McCarthy, for yea,rs NBC's 
racetrack expert, is taking over the 
sports broadcasts for WMCA, Ni. Y. 

Nino Martini and Jiwie Froman 
will do the warbling for Erno 
Rapee on the Linlt show, which 
starts on CBS Oct. 1. 

George Engels,: .Tr. . 17-year-old son 
of the NBC executive, taken to Post 
^^n'i^"*!.^ hospital, N.: Y., Sunday 
(10) suffering from gallstones. Lad 
will be kept undef observation to see 
if an operation is necessary. Has 
been ailing sometime. 

Dana Suess poured herself into an 
ultra-new gown for her Madison 
Garden appearance with Paul 
Whiteman. 

Brotherly love among the radio 
press agents is expressed iii the 
boast of one that his dfllce. was 
NRA, and the retort of a rival that 
the blue eagle would be served for 
dinner as the p.aL.*.8 first square meal 
in some time,, , 

. Charles Carlisle's CBSl contract 
expires Nov. t but it has been re- 
hewed for an additional year from 
that date. 

Irving Kaufman's pseudo-indlges- 
tion attack actually -was a heart 
attack. Radio warbler keeled over 
last week but now. oke again. 

Phil Spitalny set for a. WB Vita- 
phone short; Opens at the Earle 
Washington, Friday (15) . 

Liebmann Rheingold beer pro- 
gram will musical tour the hl-spots 
taking the . commercial (WJZ) air 
show from the Waldorf-Astoria 
(Jack D^nny) to the Central Park 



"Radio's Loveliest Xark" 





Casino (Eddy Duchin), thence a 
week later to the Biltmore** (Don 
Best6r)» St. Regis hotel (Meyer- Da- 
vis), Hollywood restaurant (Charlie 
Davis), etc., In week stands. It's 
HanfC-Metzger's Idea for novelty 
presentation. 

Don Bestor into the BUtmorej 
opening Wednesday (13) with his 
orchestra. Has declared a boycott 
on blatant jazz like ^Tiger Rag,' 
'St. Ix>uls Blues,' and kindred 
hotcha. _ 

Barton Ray, tenor hailing from 
WCAUj Philly, is doubling from 
B. A. Rolfe's choir (NBC) to a spot 
of his own on WMCA, N. Y. 

They're still auditioning at NBC 
that cast from KGPF, Shawnee, 
Okla. 



New ABS Amiouiices Formal Siar t 
Of Radioiiig with 6 Stations Sept. 2S 



Mid-West 



Jack Burnett goes into WBBM 
sustaining ride. 

WBBM's NRA cominittee is 
headed by Pat Flanagan, with 
Frank Westphal, Phli Baker, Olsen 
and Johnson assisting. 

Art Linick now in . his 11th year 
on the ether and still with Schlag- 
einhauer character. 
, Ken Carpenter's 90.-minute deal 
n setting the Hudson account is 
a new day wonder in Chi. 

Leonard Erickson tumbled from 
his horse and is showing what a. 
head scar looks like: 

Harold Neumiller With a. touch of 
neuralgia tying up his jawi 

WIBW, Topeka, Kans., Capper 
station, gets Don Searle a^ gen. 
mgr.; , 

Victor Smith, pa:rt time an- 
nouncer, WAAW, leaves, to resume 
his studies at the U of Neb. 

Prank' Walker due in Chicago 
this week to make his first visit to 
the new RCA Victor studios since 
he shifted' over from Columbia. 

Olsen and Johnson doubled from 
the Erlanger In Chi to . make a 
couple of discs for the Swift meat 
salesmen; 

Pair and business brought to 
Chicago John Piatt, gen, mgr. of 
WGAR, Cleveland, and Ford Bill- 
ings, commercial manager of 
KSTP, St. Paul. 

, Don Bernard stays NRA by lay 
Ing QflE , Friday to make u-p for the 
Sunday labor at the Hays McPar 
land agency, Chicago. 

Ann Neenutn . back .from summer 
tit Lake Okobojl, where she was 
singing with the orchestra for sum 
mer diversion. She is blues singer 
oyer WOW, Omaha. , 

Ha:rry Duboff and wife, hee Ester 
Leaf, who taught sistier Ann much 
about the organ, en route to New 
York from Oniiaha. 

Hart Jenks temporarily doiiig the 
work of Max Vinsonhaler as studio 
director at KTOIL, Omaha. Vinson 
haler has left the station, and no 
successor has been permanently 
selected. 

Andrew Kelly's 'Horse Sense 
Philosophy', sketch Is now on WGY 
as a Sunday night sustainer. 



IN SONOS 



frioidAirjr program 

^Iday 10'.30 Pi mi; OBSi 
irectionv Molrlson-Wlnkl^r 
.. 'Cjprporatlon. 
Park Ci^ntral I{«tel, 

NeW Tork City-. 




HAYTON 

AMD nis 

CHESTERFiELD-HOUR 
ORCHESTRA 

EACH FRIDAY 10 P.M. 
WABC 

Direction 
M.ORRISON-WINKLKR 
t'oyporatloti 



TIM aiiid IRENE 

RYAN aild NOBLETTE 
BroWn Derby and Humboldt Boer 
Mod. and Vri., 0:45 I'ST., 
K<JO Network 
Carefree Cnrniml, Vues., 9 P,M.» 
. i- JkrO^KefvorU 
NBC , ,feAN FRANCISCO. 



BEN MARDEN*S RIVIERA 

Present*. 




COLEMAN 



AND HIS 



RIVIERA ORCHESTRA 

WABC— wo R 

Personal Atanaiaenient . 
. BEN MARDEN 




aKD ills 

CALIFORNIA. ORCHESTRA 
' ^lumbla . roadcaStlns Syatcm 
PHILLIP^d DENTAL (MAGNESIA 
raes.. Wed., TliOrs., 8:45 to B P.M. E.S.T. 

COAST-TO.COAST 



'W A B C' 



HOWARD 
LAN I N 

and His ORCHESTRA 

• Now X7th Week • 

ATLANTIC BEACH CLUB 

1^97 BROAp WAY, NEW YORK 



A press luncheon on Saturday at 
the Amalgamated roadcasting 
System's building' at 501 Madison 
avenue. New l^ork; was the occasion 
for the announcement of AB3 debut 
on the air aa the long-'heralded 
third network on Sept.' 25 at 8 p. in. 

Thereafter the fQHOwIng six sta- 
tions are scheduled to operate on. a 
15-hour 9 a. m.-until midnight 
schedule, every day; WBNX, New 
York, key station, in relay with 
.WTNJ, Trenton; WiPEN, Philadel- 
phia; WDEL, Wilmington; WCBM, 
Baltimore; WOI/, Washington.. 

Station. WBNX is an apparent 
contraction of the Bronx, where it 
is licensed, and represents a consol- 
idation of WCDA and WMSG, in 
Manhattan, with WBNX. The let- 
ter's call letters are. used. This is 
called the seaboard network. 

A 'central network' is being 
worked out and has in view Unking 
in stations such as WCNW, Brook- 
lyn; WfAS, White Plains.; WCAlVT, 
Gamden, N. J.; WCAP, Asbury 
Park, and WjBi, Red Bank. Station 
WCNW is the former WMIL, Brook- 
lyn. 

Amalgamated is headed by Ed 
Wynn as presidient; Ota Gygi, for- 
mer veteran vaudeviUiah, as execu* 
tiye V. p., and Harry Goldman 'as 
general and sales , inanager. Goid- 
man owiis WMSG, which he brought 
into the' new combine, 

Making 'Em Fish 

All the stations mentioned are of 
the 1>00-260 wattage in power, yet 
the ABS spbnsoris' are positive that 
thfeir coyerage will be cohiplete, on 
the theory that th^ <l~uaUty of: their 
programs will compei the dlal- 
inners to fish for their kc, cha,nnels 
Average set can tiine In these sta- 
tions, although the volume doesn't 
come through as forceful aa with 
the higher-powered ^stations, and 
requires a little mOre careful tuning. 

Front a trade vie'wpolnt it is also 
known that any number of small 
local stations do very ■well for them- 
selves financially through inbderate 
hook-up. ABS idea is to' comblne 
these lesser stations into a network 
and possibly in time graduate into 
big league stahdihg. 
' ABS has Curtis Dahl as chairman 
of Its board. .He's. President. Boose- 
velt's son-in-law. : 

Tom Noonan, . the 'Bishop of 
Chinatown,' switohed -oyer Slinday 
(Ifii) to the Wynn ch9,in ag a pre- 
lim feature .to the. ABS. getting 



started. ' Noonah has long been ori 
WMCA sans compensation and had 
been offered a better money deal 
once Amalgamated starts goingt, 
As a. build-up for all-around ap-i 
peal, the 'cathedral of the under"* 
world,' as the Rescue Jlission ini 
l<rew Tork's Ghina,tOwn, has been 
dubbed, a cahtresis has been added* 
She's Goidye Mae Stelner, wh<9, 
chantls Hebraic sacred music, Th0 
gosiiel is thus preached in an alN 
rouhd manner, plus variety ehterx 
tainment by Roxy Xa Rpcca, yaud^ 
harpist, the HarmOhy Trumpeters, 
George. Hirose, baritone, Dr. Johi| 
Logan Davis and the 'Rev.' Noonan. 

iae stairted solely on WCDA, . bnd 
of the outlets of ABS, this statloi| 
to be later known , as WBNX. 



West 



Phoenix wants a 5-watt police 
transmitter and Santa Barbara, 
Cal., is after k license for. its 100- 
watter. 

Midwestern Broadcasting Assn. 
of St. Joseph, Mo., wants a new 
100-watt license' and facilities of 
KGIZ, Grant City, Mo. 

Andrew G. Haley of Tacoma ap- 
pointed in the legal division of. 
Federal Radio Commission. 

Members of the NRA .Radio 
Coihmunications committee on the 
Coast are: Guy Earl, chairman, 
KNX; I^eo Tyson, KHJ; Glen Dol- 
berg, .KPI; Gerald King, KPWB; 
Freeman Liang, Harrison Holloway 
and.H. D. Pillsbury, San Francisco; 
Ed Riggins, KFBK, Sacramento; 
Guy L. Clark, KFSD, Ssin Diego, 
and Frank . N. Rush. 

C. E. Nelson ot Calkins and 
Hoiden has' been on the Coast 'and 
closed for the Richard H.udhut 
discs with KHJ, Jjos Angeles. 
KOIN, PortlJtnd; KOIi, Seattle, and 
KPO, San Francisco. 

Johnnie Murray recruiting moire , 
acts for KFWB'3 'Hl-Jlnks.' " 
•' Jerry O'Connor, bi&s^ball an- 
nouncer at KFWBi will spiend six 
months in SOuth America with the 
missus.' Belated honeymoon., 

Bob Hali added to radio, dept. 
Hearst's 'Call-Bulletin,' San Fran- 
cisco, Dukie Meyer remains in 
charge. 

Hclehe Hill, pianist at KOIj, Se- 
attle, isaying goodbye after four 
years. Sailed for Los Angeles. 

Kerry Clark, former picture., 
scenarist, back on coast represent- 
ing eastern radio agencies, 

Ada and. Matilda Locu.st will go- 
on KMTR, Hollywood, Sept. 12, 
with the nightly comedy Rcrial, 'Mr. 

Tillie and her Toilers, cowboy 
.singing band, back at KMTIl for an 
liour's afternoon program. 

Jed Sloan, TTSC student used on 
California Melodies as a tryout, 
now on staff as tonor at KHJ, Loh 
Angelo.s. 

After two yesTs Tiny Newland, 
«lalf bai-ilunfr at KH.r, is off. Will 
try ,S{in' Franr.l«co stations. 




The Nit Wits 
of the 
Networks 

WHITE 
OWL 

WABC 

Every 
Wednesdnj 

at 0:30 P. 



BURNS ".ALLEN 

WM. MORBIS AGBMCT 




DO LP HE 




And Hi 

ORCHESTRA 



t'-M iP.; M., Mon.-W«ia.-lSEl. 

CBS 



A Ben. Roeke. Production 



WJZ 

.1 NBC Network 

i^.t* 1 Jack Fi:bst Sugar Hour 

MaiiRctmcnt NBC ff'S* 
."■—.J--^ Perional Direction ^'■^■ IS'^ 
lamei F. GlIleEnle 'i^i' ' 



LEOMi 




OLDSMOBILE 
:30 Tuei. and Thurs. 
WABC 

Mop., Taesi and SVi.^ to 12:0« 

■iTZ HOTEL, NEW YOTUt 

8oI(B Dlrecitfon HBBMAM BERMIK 
1619 Broadway. New Tork 




Jones 



OH t0yR 



blniotloB 
.CoinmUa Braadcastlac Syvtein 



PAUL WHITEMAN Presents 

nAMONAk 

N. B. C. Hetwork 

KRAFT-PHENtX 
PROGRAM 



Tharsday 10 P. M. 

VICTOR 
RECORDS 





RUBY 
NORTON 

JACK CURTIS 

CURTIS' iini^ 'ALXEN 
PahM* ThMitt^ BMoi New Yol'k^ 



THE GREEK AMBASSADOR 
QP' GOOD WILL 

CrEOROE 
GIVOT 

Metro- Gold wyn- M ay er's 

"HOLLVWOdD PARTY" 

NOW IN PBODCCTION 

Bole Direction 
HERMAN BERNIE 
1010 Broadway, New York 



JOE PARSOHS 

Rodlo'e Low Vol4ie 

AS 'EDELWEISS JOE' 
M6fl..Wed.iFrl.. d:t6 P.M., COST, WMAQ 

SINCLAIR MINSTREL 

Every Mon., 8 P.M., N.B.C, 
CHICAGO 



44 



VARIETY 



IR A DIO 



Tuesdaj, September 12, 195j 



Air Uhe News 

By Nellie Reyell 



Street & Smith are considering 
spendinff $200,000 on radi'* adyertia- 
inff for tlieir liOve Story magazlnei 

.Unusual angle of this, 26 -week con- 
tract is that the first seven weeks 
will end in rroveniher dnd the rer 
matning 19 weeks will be resumed 
in February— a complete break In 
the broadcastlniv of two months.' 
Lord & Thomas handling the ac-. 
count: 



Boris Morros is keeping his .!Back- 
stage* . program with Eddl? Paul and 



The Princess of. Rhythm 




HAZEL 
WALTON 

"GirZ of Blues and Preludes*' 

WMCA 

Thurs. and Sunday, 8-8:15 P.M. 



AL 



RADIO'S 
★ ★★★★ 

MUSICAL DIBECTOB 



GOOD MAN 
GULF GASOLINE 



With 
IBVXN s. 
COBB 



. WABC 
WED.'ITRI. 
0 P. U. 



%viTn 

GEO. M. 
COHAN 



WJZ 
SUNDAY 
» . P, M. 



THE 




LERS 

NBC RED NETWORK 
Hon.. Tnen. and Tbnra, NlgbtB 
WTAM, CLEVELAND 
Hon., Wed. and Fri. Nislits 

"the story of the 'Slzzlers* mierht 
have, been written by Horatio Alger." 
Nellie Revel I, "Variety." 
Pertonal DirMtlen CHARLES A. BAVHA 




and HIS ORCHESTRA 

6th MONTH 
225 CLUB, CHICACO 

Broadcnstlngr ^Nightly 8:30 P. M 
and 12:46 A. M. ' 
KYyV, CHICAGO 
Evans Fur Program 
11:30 A. M., WBBM, Cbleaeo 




JACK and LOR ETTA 

CLEMENS 

(4th cousins of Mark .Twain) 
THVRSDAT - - - 2:30 P.M. 

FRIDAY . 6:30 I'.M. 

SATI BDAY - - - - 7:30 P.M. 

Weaf 

A BEN ROCKE PRODUCTION 



his orchestra at WOR because that 
station gave him a break when he 
needed it. 



Short Shots 

Sill . Card left the New Rochelle 
(N. Y.) hospital yesterday for :a 
cohvalescent hoine in th(^ inountains, 
...John Babb Is repoverlng • in the 
Presbyterian hospital. . . .^ Don arid 
Dawn have joined the WINS staff 
in New York for three, times a week. 
. . .Lee Gronican,, WOR anhouricer, 
and his little son rexiently returned 
from a three weelts* cruise together 
In the Caribbean. Now the young- 
stei" is very low, in the hospital 
with .spinal meningitis. . , .Ted Col- 
lins Is hiring nine additional itien 
for Kate Smith's orchestra, directed 
by Nat Brusiloif, on her sustaining 
programs. ;.. .Lennie Hayton broke a 
finger on his right hahd during his 
eapitol engagement. . . .'Poetfs Gold,' 
by David Ross, with an introdtiction 
by William Lyon Phelps, soon will 
make its appearance On the book- 
stands.' 



Stand By 

That brewer who owns the New 
Yorlt Yankees is going radio with a 
local attempt at first in New York 
vith an hour show called 'The In- 
visible Microphone* And still, an- 
other brewer Is dickering, with Bugs 
Baer to come back td radio. . . .Irvin 
S. Cobb has become a fiini star. The 
prophet Of Padiicah is making 
shorts, i . .King's Beer program, with 
Charles Carlile, Jane Proman and 
Fred Berrens* orchestra, shortly 
shifts to Saturdays at 7:30. . . .Con- 
nie Boswell returns to the air. on 
Saturday .nights. . . .Latest vocal hit 
eomfes from Mobile, Ala., and her 
name is Honey Wildman. She's 18. 



Gossip 

WMCA is again broadcasting the 
Hippodrome operas Thursday nights 
...Rudy Vallee took the boys of his 
band, with their wives, on a foUrr 
day week-end. outing to his lodge on 
Lake Kezar, Maine. . . .McCann Pure 
Food Hour back 0n WOR after- 
summer, vacation WINS claims 

tlie distinction, of having not a single 
soprano on its Sunday's schedule, 
i . .Gregory Stone, NBC conductor, 
has written an operetta especially 
for radio called 'Wild Bird.' Vernon 
RadclifE v\'rote the libretto. 

Scrambled Notes 

Knowles Entrikin has joined CBS 
as assistant to Marion Parsonnet, 
dramatic director. , . .CBS will have 
plenty of script acta, : mostly kid 
programs, between 4:30 and 7:30 
theise fall evenings. Day the Sisters 
of the Skillet signed for their third 
successive guest star appearance for 
Ed Wynn's sponsor, NBC advlised 
them that they were to go back on 

sustaining, but the boys no go 

Another good vaudevillian. Lulu 
McConnell (McConnell and Simp- 
son) begins year's contract on Co- 
lumbia, Sept. 25.i..Hecker H-O 
goes with WOR for a long series 



DON LANG 

and his 

TRUE ANIMAL STORIES 

WABC 

Coast-to-Coast Network 

Monday— Friday, 5 P. fA. 
Colambia Broadcasting System 



JAMES 
MELTON 

"The Golden Voi 

WJZ 
Sunday, 9 P.M. 

GULF OIL PftOCRAM 

Management, NBC Artlsto' Bureau 



(TOMMY) 



(BILLY) 



REILLY^and COMFORT 

NOW IN LONDON PLAYING VAUDEVILLE 

Reoording for Decca and broadcasting regularly from May Fair 
Hotel for the British Broadcasting Corporation. 

European Representatives,. REEVES & LAMPORT 



five times a week, with Mary Olds 
in a Bket;ch.... Julian Fields, copy- 
right expert, Is slated to be head 
man at WABC... Bert Green, sec- 
retary of A. J. McCosker, WOR di- 
rector, was knocked down by an 
automobile the second day of her 
vacation. Sprained" ankle only casu- 
alty. . , .Dana Merrian la out of NBC 
program department»...Quy Lom- 
bardo is dickering with the Essex 
House as his spot upon the band's 
return from Chicago In , a.bout a 
month.... CBS has added 25 em- 
ployees to its staff within the past 
several weeks. 



Philip Morris Once Wkly. 

Philip Blorris program with 
Leo Reisman'a orchestra on WEAF- 
NBC comm^|ncing Oct. 4 for a half 
hour front 9: . m. EST will be 

a once-weekly affair and not three 
iS^minute periods as intended. Ben- 
jamin Diivid booked Relsman. 

It occujjies the groove bucking -the 
Burns iirid Allen -Guy Lombardo 
show oh CBS. 



What's Wrong Survey Completed, but 
Based on Conditions Now Altered 



Survey on who-t Is wrong wlt'a 
NBC's sales department bias been 
completed by the. Tradeway Group, 
Inc., and is now In the hands of the 
network's top majordomos for study 
and action. Ironic twist about \hii 
analysis by outside efficiency exr 
ports Is the fact thoit the business 
state of the network which prompteil 
it no longer iexists. When^ cohi- 
merclal income : went into ti severe 
nosedive last wli;iter the> web called 
the Tradeway boys Into find ou* 
what had happened. Today. NBC is 
turning away, business as fair as it« 
choice evening hours are concerned. 

What the network sought to. a.s- 
certain through the Tradeway sur- 
vey was whether the various de- 
partments were giving the right co- 
operation to , the. sales division sind 



Ether Slants 



igiit now among the showmanly 
minded radioites is the moot ques- 
tion that there is no proving ground 
for radio talent If a 

nanie act gets a commercial on a 
major network, ' which constitutes 
the big time of the ether, he or she 
must rise and fall by that oppor- 
tunity. 

From this has evolved much pro 
and con. Showmen successes are 
cited such as the late Flo Ziegfeld 
who clicked on his Initial comimer- 
cial air try for Chrysler, not to men- 
tion George M. Cohan's signal suc- 
cess. 



On the matter of ad copy. White 
Owl on WABC-CBS for the Lom- 
bardo-BUrns and Allen half-hoUr 

goes statistical . with details in' 'vin- 
tage tobacco crops,' quoting the 
inches of rainfall tittd . how that 
affects -the quality of. the tobacco 
leaf.^ It's a new wrinkle and rather 
well donie. 



Fox Fur and WEAF 

WEAF's Fox Fur Trappers show 
generally reminds of the. WMCA or 
Other Indie station idea of sales- 
manship. One wonders, that this Is 
the dignified WEAF which okays 
the I. J. Fox Fur Co.'s script to go 
so badly commercla,!. It's a de- 
parture for the station and sharp 
contrast to the general dignity and 
quality aura of the rest of the spon- 
sored programs. 

Hittinig .the zenith of ultra com- 
mercialism was the Old Gold air 
show on the debut of Harry Rich- 
man and . Milton Berle with War- 
Ing's PennsylyaTnaiis. The smooth- 
ness, quality and the open-mind 
factor in testing O. G. are keynotes 
of the. sales' spiel. 



Blah Interview 

iSleanor Barnes 'interviewed' John 
Cromwell on the California Melo- 
dies program from the coast on 
CBS. She fs of the LrX. •iilustrated 
Daily News' (tab). Interview 
pounded lilte all the rest of 'em— 
studiously and almost stupidly pre- 
pared scripts, lacking the ease and 
nonchalance which characterize the 
authentic Interrogation of any re- 
porter and subject. 

RayihOnd Patge's crack orcheslra' 
introduced the new tunes from the 
forthcoming Bing Crosby picture. 
'Too Much Harmony.' That's get- 
ting to be a new thing— In the past 
they played the scores of some light 
operetta. Now they reprise the 
score of a film. Spitalny dittoed or 
his show with 'Gold Diggers' num- 
bers; incidentally a fruitful score 
by the prolific and popularly ap- 
pealing Dubin. and Warren. 

Paige's operatic conceit around 
the 'Dinah* theme was another 
musical highlight on the California 
Melodies half-hour. 



3 Scamps 

Wednesdays at 10:30-10:45 the 3 
Scamps do their stuff on WEAF. 
They're ah extraordihary trio, some-- 
what a la the Mills Bros., and if not 
coming a bit late they'd have long 
since established themselves among 
tiie ether elect. They rate faster 
spotting on a later hour. 



NVayne King Made 'Em 

There is something approaching' 
commercial industry behind the im-, 
presslon. Wayne King's orchestra 
has made in furthering the Lady 
Esther beauty products. It's said 
that the cosmetic firm started very 
modestly but through ra.dio primar-, 
ily built its business to important 



promotion, and largely credited to 
the King Orchestra out of Chi: Now 
it's oh an. NBC hookup., . 

Wayne (waltz) King's style of 
music Is aptly suited for a feitime 
product. 



Charlotte^s New Station 
Affiliated with NBC 

Charlotte, N. ., Sept. li. 

Announcement of a new radio sta- 
tion for Charlotte, station WSOC, 
established at Gastonia seyeral years 
ago. It is being: moyed to Charlottee 
and will have NBC3 programs. 

Earle Gluck, former manager of 
WBT, Charlotte, is its manager. 
Station will be located on top of the 
Mecklenburg hotel, 

WBT was formerly ah NBC arm 
but switched to Columbia when that 
concet-n purchased a majority of the 
stock. 



Mag's Discs 

•American Weekly' is bijying radio 
time for a series of ...dramatic 
sketches on discs tied in with stories 
appearing in the Sunday magazine 
section af the Hearst, papers. 

3rd Near for Folger 

Folger Coffee resumes Sept. .18 the 
'Judy and Jane' serial over an NBC 
skein of 10 midwest stations. 

Third season that this program 
has had a, network connection, 



ROY FOX 



AND HIS 

BAND 



KIT-CAT 

LONDON 

B.B.C. NETWORK 



FOR EAR AND AIR! 

RAYMOKD BAIRD 

just a Musical Sensation 




Write. 



For That Boy Part 

Andy Donnelly 

Plnycci 0 months as "Bill," 
typical American Ijoy, 
ISooth TarltlnBton'E "Maud 
and tJll|--:Nnc Nolworb. 
Mr. Turklngton wrote: 
"You play, the part 
exactly right/' 
Irs. M. Dannally, Variety, N. ,Y. . 



whether that division itself went 
iabout getting this co-operation In' 
the proper way. Web's higherupa 
also wanted to know whether the> 
saiesmeh In New York have beea 
a little too hlghhat in dealing witii 
clients and ajseuclea^ and whether 
tiie latter two sources were satisfied 
with the .. they've , been 

getting. 

The Tradeway study cost. the . net- 
work around $25,000, and the powera 
that be are wdnderihg what to. do 
about Its .recommendations to 
personnel changes now that tha 
books are piled up with business 
and there can be no squawk from 
that end. One observation prompted 
by the turn in of the i*ep6.i:t is that, 
the network coul<i have obtained 
practically the same infoVlf It had 
done Its .owtii quizzing among de- 
partment heads. But they wanted 
an outside perspective to confirm 
them.. 



SIDNEY 



RAPHAEL 

.\ND HIS 

MUSICAL 
PORTRAITS 

ily Except 
Saturday 
WABC Networks 
Coluniblik ilrondcBstlnff System 



WABC— CBS 




MILDRED 
BAILEY 

AMD HEB 

''ROCKING CHAIR" 



GYPSY 
WNINA 

"The Haunting 

Romantic 
Voice of Radio" 

WABC 

COLUMBIA BROADCASTiNO SYSTEM 

TUESDAY.) SATURDAY. 
7 P.M. I 7:15 P.M. 

»lKt. CBS 




RICHFIELD OIL 



Monday 
WJZ 
7:30 P. M. 



Friday- 
WABC 
:30 P. M. 



BETTY 




Tues., 6:15 P. M.- WABC 
Sat., 9:30 P. M.— WABC 



LOU 
L U B I N 

WOR— Tuesday, 7:45-8:15 P.M. 



THIS IS NICK KENNY, RADIO EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK 
"DAILY MIRROR," THANKING THE BOYS AND GIRLS OF 
RADIO WHO CAME UP ON THE STAGE TO SAY "HELLO" 
DURING MY STAY AT THE OLD ROXY. WHILE 1 DID NOT 
NEED THEM AND DID NOT SOLICIT THEIR SERVICES. CON- 
SIDERING THE GANG OF SHOW STOPPERS IN MY ACT, IT 
WAS DARNED SWEET OF THEM TO COME. 



Tuesday, September 12, 1933 



vaUiety 



45 



BBC Collects 14 Mffions from Air 
Yearly, So Doesn't Minil Payn^ Off 



To aid Henry Hall, general musi- 
cal director of the British Broad- 
castlner Corp. give his program o* 
•My American Tour,' when Hall re- 
turns tO; liondoh from . a present 
visit to the XJ.S,, Whltemah, Vallee; 
Bernle, Bcil^co, Coleihan, Ted 
Xewls, Casa , Loma, . Xiombardo, 
Denny, Lyman,. Garber, Lopez, 
Wayne,. King ai>d Hal Kemp are 
lending the English maestro their 
own arrangements of their radio 
theme songs. Hall,, who' goes back 
on the 'Berehg'arla' Sept., 14, will 
sHortwaVe-length this prbgram f rpni 
BBC to Americli as an international 
good-will stunt. 

• It's Hall's first visit to America 
and, he went to Chicago almost di- 
rectly after his New York arrival, 
to hear the cream of the^ dance, 
bands, currently there. 

30 is tile proiiosed date of 
this gala International broadcast 
starting at 8 p.m. London time and 
may run. two hours. 

Hall states that English dance 
etyles; compare quite favorably now- 
adays with the Amor icaii because o^ 
the avid desire by the British musi- 
cians to keep, apace V^ith the U.S. 
jazzl^ts. They all remain, uii to ' 2-3 
a.m.,. tuning on the American 
dance bands almost , nightly, save 
when static interfere with short 
wavelength transmission, in that 
wise hot only do they assimilate 
jazzique Ideas but it also keeps 
them posted on which tune^ are be- 
ing currently pla:yed In ihi^ country. 
Likes Pay -Off 

Hall favors the BBC meth6d of 
paying everybody for everything. 
Even the musicians at a hotel, when 
It Is piclfed up, receive si-n extra, 
stipend as doeig this hotel for letting 
thie BBC wire into it. Thus, there 
are no obligations. Because of this, 
BBC made a big issue over song- 
plug subsidization by the niusic 
publisiicrs. 

. BBC collects some $14,000,000 an- 
iually from British, radio recfeiving 
set' users as licenses^ The fee aver- 
ages I2.B0 per year. With aU this 
revenue, the BBC can well afford 
paylne the muslblahs and everybody 
for everything and leave quite a 
profit, hence there Isn't the remotest 
Chance of BBC going commercial as 
lias been rumored. 
' Hall is the general musical, direc 
tor arid Is on leave with salary. This 
offsets iEt report that Jack Payne 
returns to BBC. Payne is currently 
filing In during Hall's absence but 
Is primarily cdricemed with his 
variety house touring In England. 



Ed Marks' 40th Year 



This winter Edward B. Marks will 
celebrate his 40th anniversary in the 
music business. In 1894 he started 
vith Joseph W. Stern & Co., music 
publishers, later becoming Stern's 
partner, and in 1920 buying him out 
Around that time Herbert Marks; 
E. B.'s son, Joined the firm in an 
,,«»ftcu.iHva.rflpac.ityv., J,.... 

Stern And his brother, Henry R, 
Stern (who has also written pop 
flongs as S. R. Henry), are retired, 
although with some realty holdings 
to interest them. 



ANOTHER REGIONAL NET 



vNashviire-Covi 
Linked 



re 



Latest regional network; labeling 
Itself, the 'Center of Population 
Group* arid, composed of WIIAS, 
lipulsville; WSM, Nashville, and 
"WCKY, Coylnefton, Ky., has t^o 
commercials set for the inaugural 
of operatlpnsi Accounts are the 
Crazy Crystals Co. of Kentucky and 
the Early, and Daniel Feed Co. of 
Cincy. 

Feed company's program will 
have Smllln' Ed McCphnell as 
the. attraction iand originate from 
WCKY starting Sept. 19." Happy 
Ja,ck Turner will, do the en- 
tertaining for Crazy Crystals. Lat- 
ter affair's on a -62- week Contract 
and six day a week schedule, while 
the MeConnell it. is limited to 
=Tuesday^even in gsi= 



. Sales end of thfe group will oper- 
,ate out of WIIAS. with Lee Coul- 
Bon in charge. 



Qui ine Time. Signals 

. Chicago, Sept. 11. 
^ Paris Medicine has been placed 
by the Lambert Felslcy .agency for 
26 weeks of time .sirjnal announce- 
ments. Will Start Oct. 1. 



JOBBERS MARSHAL 
FOR NRA SQUABBLE 

Hearing In Washirigton oh iho 
music . industry's code : has been 
tentatively set for Sept. 28. Mean- 
time: the NMional Music Wholesal- 
ers' Association is drawing up a job- 
bers' cphstltutioh which it intends 
to subriilt prior to this heating to 
Sol Rosenblatt, NBA administrator 
for the amusement business. Ac- 
companying th«B Jobbers' code will be 
a dpcuriieht setting up. the NMWA's 
objections, to thei music document 
how oh file: , 

Irvin A. Edelmin, general coun- 
sel for the. wholesalers, at a meet- 
ing with Rpsenblatt in Washing- 
,ton early week obtained from 
the deputy administrator the as- 
surancie that the code would not 
come up for consideration until the 
end of Septeiiiber so as to allow 
the wholesalers ample tlnie to^ 
gather the required statistics for 
their own covenant. Announcement 
of the actual date of hearing came 
two days • afteir tiie Rosenblattr 
Edelman conference. 

Frpm Edelman it was also 
learned last weiek . thit W.^ rant 
Ege, pres. of the wholesalers' . assa.^: 
clatori, has sent out a ; call for a 
get-together of the dealer iind 
sta:ndard publishef xeps oh the mu- 
sic industry's code committee. It 
Is Ege'S intention to find Out 
Whether these committee men are 
aware of the changed portions 
written into the code after the 
.original version had been, returned 
by Rosenblatt. Ege is of the opinr 
ion that these groups, had tiiey 
been privy to It, Would hot have 
countenahced the clause which 
Sanctions the support of such pub 
Usher combines as the Music Deal 
ers' Service, Inc. 

Among the statisticiEil data re 
quired .oiE the 'wholesalers as com- 
plemehtai^ of their • proposed .code 
is a chart showing the number of 
jobbers in the music trade and the 
capital that has been invested in 
their end of the busiriess f rbhi 1923 
to date. 



Those Calloways 



Birmingham, Sept. li. 
Blanche Calloway, siatfer. of 
Cab, has riecrulted her own or- 
chestra and is baa-nstorming 
the country where Cab has; 
never appeared.. ' . :.„', 
Here next week she is using 
Cab's name In' billing in type 
as large as her owh name. 






DISC BIZ 




Iii<die WRBM Strengthens 
Advertising Arguitieiit 

Minneapolis, .Sept.- ; 
Independent radio station WRHM 
hero startis construction of a new 
$20,000 transmitter within the next 
10 'days. Present trahshiltter Is too 
far out of town. New equipnrient of 
latest type will help the station get 
biz Its management feels. 



Femmes and Groceries 

Chicago, Sept. 11. 
Blackett-Sample-Hummert agency 
has brought CBS and the Sprague- 
Warner. grocery company together 
for a femme. program to start Oct- 
13 over a limited hook-up of nine 
stations. 

•Will -be •■fhe''--Feasr oT THe A'lr7' 
headed by Betty Thomas, each Fri- 
day for 30 minutes. I 



Chicago, 

World's . getia credit for an- 
pther, that of- zppmirig 

the' sales of phohograph recoi'ds 
more than 60%. L'yon & Healy here 
has installed four new -heai'lng 
rooms to take care of the demand. 
While Marshall Field has come 
through- With thriee public hearing 
cubicles. Small outfits have all iiad 
to make prpvisions to care .for .a. 
great increase in customers. 

Mo§t pf these custPihers are out- 
bf-townets, making use of the. trip 
Lo t6wn to pick dut; some new rec- 
ords for' the phdnbgraph back on 
t hp farm. Nekrly all are plcicing 
up, not .dance records, but art discs; 
Reason Is that they are able to 
secure dance discs by the postman 
through the mall order houses. 

. Formerly these phonograph hounds 
were able to get discs from, the 
music stores oir general stores in 
the sniall (Cprtimunitles, but 'the 
climb oi radio to popularity wiped 
out the Small town music stores and 
killed oft record Service entirely in 
the towns under 50,006 population; 
Many custoniers report, alccOrding 
to , the music dealers locally^ that 
they ' have used; the master discs 
over a,hd over so much that there 
wasn't any more track left oh the 
records. 



Unethical Baokii^ Trick Used by 
Artists' Bureaus m Indie Agents 



BALLROOM CODE SLAPS 
PASSES-YOUNti HELP 



. San Francisco, Sept. ■ 
No more Annie Oakleys or. One- 
eyed Connellys for Frisco jig spots. 

.That's one of the provisos of the 
code filbd by the local association 
of ballroohx rhanagcrs with Calf- 
fornia's own junior, NRA. 
• Free and cut rate, admlah would 
be banned altogether, .as Would 
workers under 18, d hours maxi- 
mized at 40 -per week. Minimum 
wages 40 cents per hour, except 
musicians'. 

Hopflng emporiums in two classes, 
A for ones using riiore tiian nine" 
musicians, B for others. 



MATTER OF SONG TITLE 

Robbihs and Marks Claim their Own 
'Dinner ct 8' Names 



W'hether or not Metrb-Robblns 
cah protect 'Dinner at Eight' as a 
song title ill be threshed put, 
Metrp-Gpldwyn-Mayer insisti ori 
a legal showdown... 

iiidward B. Marks. Co.. has a song 
oie that title by Abner Silver. In 
reply to RPbliins it states Sam H. 
Hafrl's, ' ■'or4ginal producer of the 
JCaufman-Ferber - play from whoni 
Metro derived itsf screen rights, had 
okayed Silver's song, 

Marks . sets forth that apart from 
the legal interpretation that nobody 
can copyright the English language, 
the song originally placed by Silver 
with.DeSylva, IBrown & Henderson 
last winter, prior to Metro's song. 
It. wias specially authored. fPr inclu-. 
sion in the Grauman's Chinese, 
Hollywood, "prolog at the West coast 
premiere pf the Metro film. 

Marks refutes the charge of, being 
a 'spurious imitation' with the 
statement that a song authored and 
-l AA-rar ^ it/r 1 i flrst published last January couldn't 

lUU- waiter Makes Money; pe an imitation of another number 

A„l,>, -w^t^^ • hvritten in August, eight months 

ilSKS XiXpanSlOn Okay later. Marks took Silver's 'Dinner- 
song, oyer from DeSylva's, after the 
latter decided not to issue it beyond 



Network artist bureau reps are 
borrpwing one. of the indio yaude 
booking field's standard stunts in 
their attempts to .seH network talent 
for commercial prOgi-anfts. It's called 
underselling and, in the best vaude. 
circles it is^cbnsidered imethical, but 
the network, boys describe it; as 
strictly business. 

Routine involves Underselling a 
competitor; Networks are employ- 
ing it against , the independent 
agents, advising the advertising 
agencies practically any act sub-, 
mitted by another agent can be de- 
livered by the netwpr-k for less. This 
applies to talent hot under contract 
to the nets. For NBC and CBS* 
own contract talent there is natur 
rally no competition^ , 
. As a result, . numerous agents 
have been 'jammed, up lately with 
their best, ad agency contacts, with 
the latter iasking how come they 
can't, deliver actors for the networks' 
prices. 

. In some instances It has been al» 
leged, the network people have un- 
derquoted other agents on acts that 
iiave hot authorized the artist bu- 
reaus to riapresent them, with the 
webs, wheit It comes time to de- 
liver, not certain that they cdJi. 

One hetwork' artist bureau talent 
peddler has been making a, specialty 
recently of gathering Info, on acts 
Submitted . and prices quoted by In- 
die agents, and , then, going .to work 
on the ad feencies, If any int^Srest- 
has been shown. 



Sain Francisco, Sept. 11. 
..Julius Bruntpn & Sons have ap- 
plied to the Federal Radio Commis 
sion for a boost In power from iOO 
to 500 watts for their KJBS 



the preliminary black and white 
editions. Robbins' contention is that 
Marks held the song back to mar 



p ouw waiis lor ineir K.jjis. \ — .—"^ ua^n. i,u ui<u.- 

If approved, they jilan to erect '"'^^th the film's 

a 220-fpot single steel tower, on top "-"'^^ 



release in order to capitalize on the 
publicity 

Further cbmplicatihg the situa- 
tion is that Julian T. Abeles is at 
r une or me smaller Stations here, I for Robbins-Mctro in this 

KJBS is also one of the few money- iS***®'' ^^^^"st E. B. Marks, also his 
mak ,in the territory, I client 



of the new bulldlhg they , will con 
struct on: their present Bush street 
site. 

One. of the smaller stations , here. 



Ai Seiig on Mills Staff White Fejsfs Pr^^ 



With Al Sellg Joining Irving Mills, 
this gives that talent booker three 
high-powered press-agents. Th(? 
other, two are Kay Hansen and Ned 
Williams. 

All the afllliated Mills' Musical 
Artists ag^ Pthey.e^,terprl,S!?!g ar^(^c.r. 
corded a special publicist, this being 
a credo of Mills' theatrical opera- 
tions 




erent 
How Ball 




Ofliclal appointment of Johnny 
White to the general professional 
nianagership of Feist's, succeeding 
Rocco "Vocco, now at DeSylva, 
Brown' & Henderson, a surprise In 
.the tra.de. _TJho dopo wa.? that SoUy 
Cohen or Abel Baer were the logical 
successors. Cohen is th<3 prof, man- 
ager, as he was under generalissimo 
Vocco, and Bacr continues as staff 
songwriter and act man. 






• Tin Pan Alley optimists| point to 
Lazy. Bones,' from ah iridip' firm's 
catalog .(Southern. Music Go.) . hav- 
ing already gone sonie. 22 5,000 .copies, 
with likelihood of a 300,000 copy 
turnover, as answer to the belief 
that the saturation point for a pop 
song hit rests at, 200,000. Such has 
i)cen the case the past year or so, 
but those same trade dopesters aver 
that the reasons for this had to do, 
first, with the general. samencs)3 of 
the. songs, and,, secondly, the Un- 
deniable qualification of gieneral 
conditipnsv 

But the main thing is that a dif- 
ferent song seems to command a 
dif£erent=callbrc=of-=^GommcF.ciaUr.e^ 
.spbnsc through increased sales. 

publishing analysts further take 
the petition that the songwriters 
now take the path of least rdsist- 
ahco.. They grind 'em out and want 
to get 'om placed regardlCss.of their 
mediocrity and that usually means 
an inferior repponsc- 

Irt Other Days 
One publisher cites how the old- 



time songwriters used to literilly 
slave- turning out their songs.. The 
Instance Of tlie late Ernest , Ball 
and J. Kelrn Brenhan In ilashioning 
'tet the Rest of the World Go By* 
is a citable Instance of the travail 
which few, of the present-day song 
smith's experience.. Both Ball; and 
Brennan locked themselves up for 
five or six days In the old Nbrman- 
die hotel, subsisted;, on sandwiches 
sent ■ , and wbuidn't let the niald 
in to cleain up. When finally the 
Witmark bunch "was told to come 
over and listen tiiey . had ample evl 
dencc of the laboratory in fashion 
ing the song.. 
=-==The^r.Qp.m:iWas^almxis.t=Jcnc£ib 
with lead-sheets and, manuscripts, 
bvidcncing that perliaps 40 songs or 
versions had been discarded, but 
when 'Let -the Rest of the World Op 
By' was fairly in marketable .shape, 
according to the songwriters, it -was 
a re^il song. The .answer is its 
longevity,, enjoying well nigh an 
immortality* according to Tin Pan 
Alloy standards.. 



Brunswick May Record 
With Artists in L. A, 

Because of the uhabatine screen 
musicjil vogue, Brunswick may 
I establish a recordihg laboratory in 
.Hollywood due. to, several of its im- 
portant name artists beingf' cur- 
rently engaged In film production. 
Brunswick lab wiir most likely -be 
I at Burbahlt on the Warner studlb 
lot. Brunswick is a WB subsld. 

Jack Kapp,.. New York recording 
manager, new to the cPast Satur- 
|day (9) for i preliminary o.o. of 
the Hollywood .situation. 



Whiteman Barnstorming 
iTntil Paradise Debul;^^ 

Paul Whiteman orchestra will 
Open around Oct. 1 kt the Paradise 
restaurant on iBrOadway. Deal Is 
fop three months with a guarantee. 
Until then Whiteman' brchesffaTBaS 
a solid ischedule of one-nlghtera 
through Connecticut and Pennsyl'* 
vanal, : ( ' 

Savoy ballroom In Harlem Is 
paying the band $1,250 for one hour 
next : week-end at Its so-called Sun- 
day breakfast dance. That's big. 
socially in Harlem. - Whiteman plays 
the Westchester-BUtmore from 
8:30-1 a. m^ and arrives at the 
Savoy ballrooni at 2t30 a. m. for a 
single ' hour. 



Bbckoots Out 



From its Wednesday night stanza 
on WEAF, N. Y., and WMAQ, ChN" 
cago, Hudson-Esse^t Is dropping the 
blackout routine and switching to a 
guest artist policy. 

Revised frame will retain Phil Na- 
poleon's combo and make it the sole 
permanent, attraction. 



Lamp's Rural Show 

Chk:ago, .Sept. 11. 
Mantle Lamp company starts on 
Oct. 15 with a campaign to hit the 
rural' sections through some 29 sta- 
tions oh a 20-week ride 



"TPrPgrahi Bodlced 'direct iby the com- 
pany, each program to run 15 min- 
utes with local .studio tAlent. 



Joe Morris Music Coi. has estab-^ 
lished a , branch on the wcstcoast 
for the first time. Ofllcc is in Los 
An.crcles with Harry Coe-*!. charge. 

Coe was formerly Pacific division 
rep fqr Leo Feist, Inc. 



Buddy Morris Will Plead 
Witmark Case to ASC AP 

Witmark will at the fi'elct cTassT- 
fication meeting of the American 
Society of Composers, Authors and 
Publishers again demand thaj; Us 
rating be boosted from A to A A. 
Publisher group of the ASCAP 
board of dIrectPrs is' slated to hold 
Sept. 28 Ita^ first montmy m 
since JunjB and on thiS: pccaslori the 
matter of reratlng them for the dis- 
tribution of royalties on the third 
quarter of 1933 will come up. 

This time Buddy Morris, gen; 
mgr. of Witmark, himself will 'do 
the arguing-. At the last classifica- 
tion event when the proposition was 
turned down on the ground thiat 
Witmark was splitting Its picture 
scores with Remick so as to help 
build up the latter's ASCAP stand- 
ing, Morris was In Hollywood. 

Other publishers due to resume 
their pleas for class hpplng are 
Edward B. Marks, Joe Morris and 
Sam Fox, '^ 



Jack Mills Sailing 

jack Mills sails for London Fri- 
day (15) to negotiate the disposal 
of the British and French rights to 
Ms Cotham^ MusIc-Co. catalQg.,Mr-s.. 
Mills Is going along with him. 

He figures to be over there at 
least five weeks. 



Haiion Harris' .limit 

. Chicago, .sept, 11. 
« Marion Hai.Ti|.H going out of tlJe 225 
Club this week. 

Refused to do more than one show 
a night. 



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VARIETY 



M II S I C 



Tuesdajr, September 12, I933 



Pop Disc Sales (Nf» but Recordings 
Of the Masters Increasing to 




ChicskSo, . Sept.. 11, 
Columbia Phonograph is planning 
to Increase the price of its Master 
Work records on Oct IB, the raise 
being from the present buck stiale 
to .$1..50. incr^ause Is based pn..twt>' 
telisons/ the first . being thfy larger 
o^yerhead on thei company, follptiring 
the adoption of the NRA code'./The 
increase is figured at almost 36%, 
400 people going back -. 'to ' work at 
the company' > Bridg:eport, Conn.; 

.plant.' '■ 1' 

Second notion is tha^t they can 
sell just as inainy discisi at the 50c 
increase as they, can; at the present 
level; the outfit figuring that . the 
extra.' four Mts don't mean anything 

^ to .the people who can ifford, and 
like, the masters on wa.x. ' Also >eiEi- 
sons that even at -the higber prices 
the Columbia rates Vlil be undcir 

- the Victor scale, which, runs from 
$2-$a tot. the art stuflt. 

.Both Victor a,nd Columbia report 
a. heavy . Jump in . the amount 6f 
sales of the art discs, .the old ratio 

^of 90% popular music to 10% ai't 
stiif^, shifting to the present prb- 
pbrtion of 60-40. It's due, to the 
fact- that the lipp? have fallen. pfiC 
since- the public can get the:, dance 
tunes grati^ over the ether. 



GARDEN'SPOP CONCERTS 
FAIRIY ATTENDED 



Three popular concerts at Madi- 
• spin Sliuiire Garden; New Tbrit,. com- 
mencing Friday' through Sunday 
^dvenings (S-10) were phly. fairly 
wei) , attended, but enthiisiastically 
acclaimed, . At a 50c-$l.l6 scale, Fri - 
day's first, program.. featured Johij. 
Charles .Thomas, baritone soloist;. 

v.and chorus,' " with Cesaire' Sodero 
conducting. . Indoor trjo of cpncerts 
fbllbwed the same general idea 
given •■ by the . . Philharmonic -Sym- 
phpny at Lewisohn Stadium- this 
.pa^t ;S'Umnier. 

Saturda> night's program -was all 
Victor Herbert. : The numbers '. wero 
all' by; the. late- Irish rAmerican light 
opera composer,. ITarold' Sanfprd 
conducting . the Met orchestra, .Vir- 
ginla . -Rea and . Sylyls Miller, ' 
pranos, and John Fogarty, teriPr, 
Ing the soloists. Miss Rea and 
Fogarty, along with Miaestros . San- 
ford arid; Sddbro^. ate also'- known on; 
the radio. ' 

Pai>i Whiteman's^,6rche$tra was 
featured for the" iconcliiding Sunday 
night show, augmenting with his 
own band, the large Met opera or- 
chestra. .The routine was virtually 
the ^me Whiteman did at Lowlsohn 
stadiuin about a month ago. Dana. 
Suesse; . 20-year-old femme com- 
poser, was ^p\o piioiniste with her 
bwnrPoncerto. 



That's News 



.Boston, Sept.. 

Usually it's on the house 
when the newspaper folk dine 
and dtihk. But the ^ub xadib 
editors have gone into reverse. 
Cbmpbsltely they threw a 
spread for Morton Downey, 
fbd him up beyond his dieting 
limit, and made " merry in a 
• suite, at' the Hotel Statler. 

Ostentatiously this news- 
papi^Vnert footed the; bill. 



BUZZ BAiNBRlDGE SHUTS 
51 UNUCENSED PLACES 

-r~. — • 
Minneapolis, 

Acting und^i? the orders oif A, . 
Bainbridge, showman mayor, the 
police, have stopped dancing in 51 
beer parlors operating without 
bona fide dancehalt licenses. "There 
has bebh no interference, ." 
with places regularly lIcehBed . as 
dance haiis which also hold on-sale: 
beer permits. 

The action comes on the heels of 
numerous bomplain'ts' from resident 
districts where hou.seholders charge 
that the dancing and noise frpni 
nearby beer parlors ' prevent them 
from, slfeeping; 

A new proposal' before the city 
council in conriection .with the .mat- 
ter, is for a new type of beer iteense 
to cost .$200 a yeatt arid -pernniit' the 
operation of a night =club. Including 
dancing. There has been a veri- 
table flood of simall beer pairlor^ 
which operate the same , as night 
.clubs, with dancing and entertain^ 
ment, and whiclx toe . ruining busi- 
ness -for the larger ;and more legiti- 
mate night clubs. • 

Coast Mnsikeri 



New Hollywood Floor SKdw 

'Danny Dare got in from Holly- 
wood to . stage the. new J-nxJ Holly- 
wood i-estaurant, New Tork> revue. 
Buddy Green and Sammy Slept are. 
writing the songs. 

Let!? Brown 'agialn has Interpp- 
lated the song feature^ 'Old Mother 
Kature and; Old; Father Time,' 
whi'ch DeSylva; BrPwn •& Henderr 
son will publish. 

Harms Starla With . * 

T.. B. Harmisi,' ., haia the score 
of 'Flying Dburn to: Rio' (UKO) to 
start things off for it when the pub- 
lishing' company unveils 4ts own 
quarters ;thls> weejk. 

Firm's expansion move brought 
Larry Spier in from Famous Mu-^ 
sic as gen.' mgr. 



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MERRY MUSIC 

Tunes of the times done fts 
vou like to hear them by 
ROGER CiERSTON and, 
His Villlige Barn Or- 
chestra 

Broadcasting via. NBC 
Hear . this swell butflt play i. 
"HOLD YOUR MAN" 

"MARCHINQ ALONG 

tOG ETHER" 
"DINNER At >EiQHT" 
"I'LL BE FAITHFUL" 
"YOU'VE qOT EVElifYYHINQ" 

ItaBBlNS 

MUfii€ . cohlporation 

199 SEVENTH >»^NU£ Mil 
• • • NEW YORK • • (Ill 



HpUiywood, Sept' 11. 

L. Wolfe Gilbeii't and .^STewall 
Chase have gone NRA, their .new 
ditty is titled 'The Code of Loye.' 

New type of organ, employing .the 
Photo-electric princlple> lias 

been develoip.ed, by James Nnttall 
and I is to be marketed by Fred 
Sammis; formerly of RCA- Known 
as the Polytone. 

iRuiss Coiumbo a,nd;the musicians' 
local " arb airing the claims of Jiess 
Carneal for $374 and Herbert' Win- 
field for $467 asairist the crooner 
NEusiciahs played with him at the 
t»ark Central, N. t.; but Coiumbo 
says ev6ryOhe 'was paid up. 

Howard Jackson has gone over 
to tJnlversal to orchestrate Victor 
Schertzlnger's , B9ore ' . 'l!ibve 
Time,' which B. F. Zeldinan will 
■produce. Hunt on for new title. 

Bernie Grbssman and Henry 
(Lefty) Lewis, who wrote the 
tunes for M'onbgram's 'Sensation 
Hunter^,' have landed two of the 
i^umbers from the pic,, 'Something 
in ■ the Air' and *It It Artft One 
Mart It's Another>' with Harms. . 
i Sani Coslow and Heni-y. Lewis as- 
signed to.thlnk;up a tune for 'Eight 
Girls in a Boat,' Charles R. Rogersr 
■ \f 3»r J) i c • 

i Walter Donaldson has written a 
song for 'By Candlelight' at Uni- 
versal.^ Ditty, titled 'Love Me Some 
■More,' will be published by Bobbins. 

'Goodby . Love,' Schnltzer-^Zeirlex' 
production will get a 100% musical 
scoring, done by Abe, Meyer. . 

Fornian Brown, 'who did the lyrics 
for the musical marlonet showis of 
the Tale Puppeteers, la Working on 
tho;.tunes for Jesse L. Lasky's Tea- 
tro.Plccoll puppet feature,- Frede- 
rick Hollander, German composer, 
under contriict to Fox, doing the 
music. 

Bcrnle Grossman a prospective 
groom. 

... ISight recordings made by Sam 
Coslow of tunes he wrote are among 
the current releases. Two numbers 
from 'College Hiimor* and a pair 
made several months ag.o for Ehg- 
=lishTf^eiea30"havDT"b"eeTi==turhea-=otit 
by Victor, and the three 'Coilege 
Humo.r' songs, plus one from 'Her 
Bodyguard,' have been pressed by 
Vocallon, 

Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal 
have written 'The King Can Do No 
Wrong' fpr 'Not Tonight, Josephine,' 
'a_ Warner short. Kalmar and Ruby 
.wrote a similarly-titled ditty for 
'Duck Soup,' the Marx Bros, plrt,' 
six weeks ago. 



Intemat'l Music Mall 

Somebody had a good idea in es- 
tablishing this spot, though It 
doesn't quite pan . out. Trouble 
largely is that it's badly situated, 
with an elevated rumbling by in 
front and the blare of a jazz band 
from a nearby dance hall comihg in 
the windows at the side. Between 
the two the acts have a tough tin^e 
of it — and it's no picnic for the cus- 
tomers, either. 

Not .quite a nite club, this, nor. 
yet. a theatre, It comes closer to a 
European idea of a cabaret than 
anything, although it- doesn't quite 
get that spotting, , either, . What M 
actyally aihPunts to is a yiEiude show 
; pn a dance floor; with, the custpmera 
spotted at tables for eating and 
drinking purpbses. 

Big lyre is iBoris Thpniashefsky 
and Regina Zuckbrberg; two of the 
brightest luminaries of the Tiddlsh 
stage. Thomashefsky's name goes 
in front of the house .billing: and 
he's in on. a straight percentage of 
the take. They're both sure, to 
draw considerably from the. Yiddish: 
fleld ' and — cpnaldering that-r-^are 
spotted well In the East Bronx, New 
York, a heavily populated 'Yiddish 
nabb and within, easy, transporta- 
tion of most of Nbw York. J 

No convert charge,^ but a straight 
admissiPn of 60c. ^ After getting in 
and seated custoniiers can either go 
for food and drinks or not, ais they 
wish, Waltera circulating' about- 
take orders on a cash basis'; for. each 
order, in advance. Tbat's an old 
European custom, If you don't like 
your salami Bahdwich there's only 
one thing to do—^on't order a sec" 
bnd one. 

Dancing's permitted , in between' 
shows* but practically, no time for 
it. Saturday night the first shoW, 
with a 15-minute intermission, ran 
from 9.30 to 11.45. At 12 the sed- 
ond show was slated' to start. That 
furth^er' accentuates the thPught at- 
tempted by the producers— a shPjV, 
with the eat and drink angle sec- 
ondary, raither than the. other wtiy. 
a^ound as in most nite clubs. 

Show is ptetty good, though , with 
Weak spots.' ..' Harry Thoniashefsky, 
Boris' son, . acting' as m. c, an- 
nounces that there will be no com- 
edy, nb 'hokum and no dog . acts. 
This; he says, . Is , serious entertain- . 
ment. Fair enough With that an- 
nounceineht ahead, though they 
could do worse - than include . just 
a bit of humor here and there. 

; H. Mogiloff is the. musical 
maedtro and his Blx-plece Cauca-. 
Sian rauslkers are' okay. They play 
an opening overture which is quite 
effective. Michael Didovich; first 
of the .singers,' throws off t^n Ital- 
ian song. He's . an effective ' bari- 
tone. Florence Klu'g, next, is a 
plumpish brunette who sings a 
couple of character niimbersl Num- 
bers are /fashioned albng the So- 
phie Tucker 'hot mamma' line 
which, in Yiddish, Is something to 
hear, Mme. Federovna follows 
with .a French song, going from 
that to another in Russian. 

Cola and Durya, boy . and . girl 
dance team, have the malcings. 
Girl is cute blonde and knows how 
to. bounce around. They end the 
first half; there's an. intermission, 
and Miss Kliig starts the other 
section. Then, a Russian couple 
who sing, and dance a peasant num- 
ber very effectively. " Imjppsslble to 
catch the name as announced, but 
they're supposed to have come to 
the li. S, In the first 'Chauve 
Sourls.' They're, good enough. 
Then Mme. Valentohbvna, another 
Russian songstress. Soprano and 
with an elective number. Cola and 
Durya again. Mme. . Zuckerberg 
amazes by the charming easb and 
lovely voice that she still retains. 
She does jtwo niimberj and could 
have gone on forever as" far as the 
audience was concerned. She's the 
finest songbird the Tiddlsh stage 
;eyer .produced. ;THomash^fsky iol- 
lows. He's, an actor, rather :than 
a singer, but he t>uts over a couple 
Of folk numbers . efCectiveiy, then 
going Into a cute duet with Mme. 
Zuckerberg. 

For a finish there's , a Gypsy en- 
semble; which consists of seyeh 
singers from. the. • show, . combined 
for a chorus; ■ They handle a cbuple 
of Russian folk tunes colorfully. 

It's more than plenty show for 
"60c and more than usually effective 
In the surroundings. Idea Is to 
change members of the show every 
couple of weeks and move in other 
nationalities and languages from 
time, to time, though Tiddlsh, natu^ 
rally, will remain the underlying 
base. 

It may rbeet with success if ifbr! 
ho other reason than that it's a 
novelty in a show world that badly 
ds in need of . novelties.. Ka uf, 



Oakley for Detroit 

=:-:DetEpit,^Sept.=.ll.-^ 



Bob Jackson is nbw Bob Oakley, 
and under that tag the m.c. opens 
for a four- week stretch ati.he Club 
Powhatan here. 

Oakley has Just returned from 
iSngland's variety irbutes, and fol- 
lowing his- club date in Detroit re- 
verts to yaude, for weeks at the 
•Lyric, Indianapolis, and the Para 
mount, Toledo. 



Most Played on the Air Last Week 



To familiarize the rest of the country with the tunea most sung 
ond played on the air around New York, the following ia the cowr 
pilation for last week. This tabulation will continue regulate. 

tn answer to inquiries, these plugs are figured on a ^S^urdai/- 
through-Friday week, regularly. This week the tabulations cover 
8ept.,X'S. 

Tabulation in turn is broken down into two divisions:^ Number 
of plugs on the major netioorks (WEAF- and WjZ of the NBC chain, 
and W ABO, kep station of CBS), ^long, with the total of plugs on 
New York's two. most important independent siation$-^WOR and 
WMCA., 





WEAP 








WJZ 


WOR 




Title 


WABC 


WM&A 


total 


:'D6n't Blame Me' . . ; . . ^ 


.. 37 


12 


49 


'B^ess 'Your. I^eart' . . . . . . 


..* ?» 


15 


44 


'Love. Is Sweetest "rhing' 


. . 27 


16 


42 


It 'IsA Xt. .Fcilr '* • « • • •■• k • 


27 


9 


36 


"This Time It's Love' » . . . . . , . . . . . 


.. 24 


12 


36 


•Talk of the Town'. 


.. 21 


11 


32 


'Shadbws' on the Swanee' 


.. 18 


14 


32 


'Under a Blanket of Blue' 


. ; 17 


16 


32 


•Lazy Bones', 


17 


11 


28- 


'Shadow WiElltZ' ..,..;.'..«....,.. 


.. 16i' 


11 


28 


'This Is Romance' 


21 


1 


28 


'Beloved'- . . ... . • . . .'. > «■« • • . , 


22 


6 


27 


'Swlngy Little Thingy' . . . ..... , . 


.. 18. 


9 


27 


'MPbnllgiit Down Lovers Lane' 


19 


7 


26 


'The Night We Met' . . . 


. . 22 


4 


26 


'The Last: Round Up' > v. 


.. 13 


12 


.26 


'Marching Along Together' 


20 




25 


•Gold Diggers Song* ............. 






23 


'Blver's rrakirig Care pf Me' . . 

♦That's How Rhythm Was BOrn' 






2Z 






21 


■The Three Pf Us' ; . . . . .\ . . . . . 


• • - 




21 


•Ah! But Is It Love?'^ . . ... • . . • • 


> • 




20 


•I'll Be Faithful' 






20 



Music Notes> East 



Fletcher Henderson and Claude 
Hopkins will alternate their bands 
between the ito'senibnt- ballroom in 
Brooklyn and the Roseland in Man-^ 
hattan starting Sept. 26. 

Don Bestor replaces Harold Stern 
at the^ Biltmore Sept. 13. ', 

' Jlpruny Carr 1$ set for the Cafe de 
Paris, new Broadway niterle slated 
to open in early October. Carr will 
havie twP 16 piece combos,- one for 
the fiobr show and the other doing 
dance duty for the' customers. 
Club's site was forrtieriy . the New 
Yorker, theatre, legit stand. 
' On the prPfiesslonal staff tirtder 
Larry Spier's direction In T. B. 
Harms' new New York, ofilce are 
Murray Wizell, Helen Madison and 
Margot Milham. Doing Chicago 
contact is Bobby Mellin, with Sid 
Lbrralne west coast rep. 

CBS tossed Henry. Hall of the 
BBC a. dinner last Friday (8) sO 
that he could meet the New York 
band . leaders. 

Frank KeltPn, Shaplrp-BbrnStelri 
v.^p. and gen. mgr., leaves Sept. 26 
with the- missus for the Chicago 
Fair,, and from. there to Hollywood 
tp look over the screen musical sit- 
uation. 

Drennen ^moot and orchestra hais 
moved into the Tutwiler hotel, Bir- 
mingham, replacing Bill Nappi, who 
has moved to Britllng. 

Billy Ryan's California Trouba- 
dors playing one-nlghters in New 
York and New JSnglahd, their first 
eastern tour.' 

Buddy Rely ea's ork . at Crooked 
' Lake hPtel, Crooked Lake; N. Y. 

Pres Kelly's Kaldonians at the 
Bohemian Tavern on Troy-Sche^ 
nectady road, N. Y. " ' — 

Jack Miles orchestra booked by 
Ed Fishman Intb the Silver Slipper, 
Memphis, opening Sept. 14, after 
closing summer season at Ruggles 
Beach, Ohio. 

Seymour Simons and his orches- 
tra in 14th week ;at the . Hotel 
SchroeSer, Milwaukee; previous 
highs were Isham Jones and Henry 
BUsse, 9 weeks, each. Simons' base- 
ball team vs. Heinle's Grenadiers 
of WTMJ with a 16-11 victory for 
the band attracted 17,000 arid turh- 
aways. Bilg event In Milwaukee; 

Paul Tremaine • orchestra set for 
extended stay at Claridge roof, 
Memphis. Lang Sisters added to 
the band. 



AABONSON ilATBE FOE lOEW 

Aaronson and his Com- 
manders close at Riis Park, Long 
Island; this Friday (16) and may 
go to the Hotel Tourairie, Boston, 
Oct. 1, under Walter Bachelor's 
.management. 

Meantime L, K. Sidney of Loew's 
wants to route the Commanders 
and this may set" back the Hub 
hotel date.. 



. Chicago, Sept. 11. 

Merry Garden, northslde dance 
hall spot, gets under way for its 
new season with Ace Bcigode or- 
chestra holding down the musical 
assignment. 

Room Will get niglxtly airing 
through. WBBM, the local CBS out-' 
let 



Calloway and Sissle 
Fiiid Colored Dance 
Jlgrs. Irresponsible 



Akroh, Sept. 11. 

Colored dance promoters have 
giyen Cab Calloway plenty of grief 
oh his current tour of one-nlghterS, 
In midwest ballrooms. .After losing 
money in several spots on the., pres-. 
ent tour, he finally decided, not to 
play any more, late sessions which, 
in many of the ditles> follpwed thd 
regular dance for the whites. .. 

Noble Sissle,' who is prayiner 
through Ohio this month; also ran 
into the satne difficulty recently at 
Colunibus, when a . near riot resulted 
at a Colored dance after Sissle had 
announced that the band would 
cease: flaying because there was nP 
chance tp Pollect from prpmoters 
and Instructed some 400 customiera 
to get their admission refunded at 
the box ofilce. Thie dancers'stormbd, 
the box office and police, were called^ 
threatening to throw tear gaa bomba 
into the crowd if hot dispersed.'. 'The 
piromoter escaped during the melee, 
Sissle reported. 



Girl Accuses Bandsman 



Rochester, Sept. 11. 

Lbraine Kirk, 18, .dancer at the 
Black Cat Club, suffered cuts and 
bruises in a leap froni moving, auto- 
mobile in the Buffalo road. Taken 
to a hospital by a passing motorist, 
■a'm aectibea SfdrffeF Lip-sify; "?s6, mu- 
sician at the club, of attempting to. 
attack her.. Lipsky was arrested.' 

Girl said Lipsky offered to.takfli 
her hpriie, and she accepted. Lip- 
sky,, saying he was taking a short 
cut, drove to an unfrequented ^art 
,bf thfe" Biiifalo fbWd ' and' m^^ 'ad-i' 
Vances, she said. 



Mickey Mouse Music 



■ Berlin's and U.A. have, tied' up pn . 
the Walt Disney n\usical themes,, 
taking ',Whp'a Afraid of the Big Bad, 
Wolf?', a doggerel thematic, but .of. 
Disney's Technicolor short, 'Three| 
Little .Pigs.' Frank E.. Churchill who 
Wrote it briglhally as a trio motif 
is having it embellished by Ann, 
Ronell. 

Sa^hie writers have 
'Mickey Mouse and Mi 
iln's on a U.A. tie-tip.. 



Nolan, Sosnick Orch. 

For Bismarck, Chi 



=-=:-==,=.^.- , CKlc^ag.or'Sept.'llr^" 

Harry Sosnik orchestra opens to- 
morrow (12) . at the Bismarck hotelv 
i Sosnik has been on the Pennzotl 
program and the -World's Fair at- 
traction at the A&P Gnr nival. 

In with Sosnik comes Bob Nolan; 
ex-plcture house m.c; also a 'mys- 
tery dancer,; without which there 
can • be no floor show • in this city, 
following Sally Rand's fan dance. 



Tuesday, September , 12, 1998 



■ Bi E V I L L E 





' OWN UNION 




at Pake Aimee's Big NX 
sish; Profit for Wifey in 1^^^ 



Dave Huttoji win be Almee's op- 
ipo^lsh during' the Matter's .week 
(Sept. 25) at the Capitol," New Tork. 
Iluttbn plays the Palace the same 
week on a |l,00p guarantee and a 
split with the house oyer $16,o6a. 
. Ilutton's previous week's bookihe 
for the Fox, Bfrpokiyn, stands as set. 
Sydney Cohen, who , operates both 
the Fox and Palace, had attempted 
to cancel the Brooklyn date, claim- 
ing receipt . of rhany "advance 
squawks, but after the McPhersoh 
booking by the Capitol, he decided 
to Iteep'Dayey tb the Fox ahd alsioi 
use hlth at the. Palace; 

At the Fox, Huittbh.'s guarantee is 
alsp $i.OQO, but the percentage split 
there starts at $ 20,000. RKO, through 
BiUy Jackson, may pick up Hutton 
for niore. lime fo.llo\ylng the Palace 
If he does business there. First half 
at the, Acideitiy, New Yorfc, . has 
Almee's absent hubby penciled in 
immediately after the Pqlace. / 

Minneapolis, Sept. 11. 
Takings at Aimee Semple Mc- 

•Phcrcbh's revlyal mcietlriss at the 
municipal auditorium are increasing 
by leaps and bounds in the final 
days, and - all ■ signs now point to 
financlial.. success for the evangel- 
istic, campalgji which has been 
drawing crowds of iO.OOO nightly 
and hurting' the legitimate show 
houses plenty; "Whereas, for the 
first five days the meetings g'rogised 
only an, average of |123, a day as 
against a 'nut,' of $230, the .'free 
will* coUectlohs flit the sixth iafttr- ' 
noon ' (Thursday) totaled ;^98.CJ5. 
Night session brought in $466.57, 
largest gross to date, making $555.22 
tor the day. 

While for the first .five days the 
campaign loist around . .$100 a day, 
•^Ith spectators contributing ohly 
little more than , ah average of 3c a 
person;, the present clip means a 
profit of more than $300 a, day- 
Cainpaigh is of: li days' duration 
'with, local ehkrJties taking every- 
thing in excess of expen'jes for the 
first 10: days and Almiee herself carr 
ryirig ore every thing that ehe. can; 
coax into the coUectiph boxes ph the 
eleventh and final day. Present .in- 
dications ai^ thiat local charities 
Will benefit to the tune of at least 
9600 and that Almce will tote away 
a minimum of $i,500 for her 11 days' 
one-woman show. 

. Theatres. Sore 
Local show houses, which have to 
fight like wildcats to cop the merest 
iB.mell ot gratis ^jubliclty in the Iccal 
newspapers^ are all burned up be- 
cause of the amount of free" space — 
front page and dtherwise-r-thaf was 
showered on Almee, who, It. was felt, 
:lKas.;.. a. jiftP-adygrtlSieii. , glylijg 
show in opposition to their own, 
The amount realized for charity is 
inflnitesimal alongside of the thea- 
tres' contriijutlohs to the local com- 
njunlty fund, municipal taxeig and 
various deserving c.hiirltics, if Is' 

^pointed out. The free publJcltry has 
helped to pack the aV^lltorium • and 
divert the customers away from 
show houses. 

- : Theatrical crowd Is also sore at 
George L,. Adj^miS, auditorivim inah-, 
ager, for renting the municipal 
building to Almee. at half the vefeu- 
lar rate. For the use of the build- 
ing, the loudsipcaker fiysteni and, the 
organ, all that he charges Almee is 
$230 a day, with two 'p'crforrnonccs' 
daily and throe pn some days, 
whereas the stiptilkted rental for 
the building alone ordinarily Is $300 
per session; 

David L. Hutton, imee's es* 
tranged hubby, just 'happcnccl' .into 
Minneapolis In the midst of the 
.campaign, and his visit helped to 
garner, considerably more publicity 
for the evangelistic meetings; as the 
pair tossed verbal brickbats at one 
another through the newspapers. 
Those in the krtPW say 'that wlion 
H/Vimed-='f«rurm"=lTi^imTiar''pickiTT^ 
very poor she Induced Hutton to 
come here to put more pep and fire- 
works into the proceedings and that 
1>6 wasn't at all. averso to the idea 
because of the pro.speots of . a local 
vaudeville date later as a rer,\iU of 
all the publicity. ■ 

IJntil the sixth d.ny nobody had 
put Jnore than $1 into the colkction 



That's Something Else 



Arthur Lyons, after catching 
Collins and Peterson last week 
tate, N.T„ called up Marty 
Collins to tell, hlih how proud 
he' Was of the act and way it 
went over. 

.'Where dp -we go next week?' 
asked Collins. 

'Npw I'm not so proud of 
you,'.Lypns stammered. 





SHORT PAY OFF 



Two complaints, in which acts 
allege short paypffs, last week were 
filed with, the New. York. District 
Attorney's office aga,lnst Moe Gold- 
man, manager of the Circle theatre. 
New York, and the Circle's vaude- 
ville booker, George Godfrey; 

Complaining, acts aire 'Dance 
Tour^,' flash .act, and the Hanlpn 
Bros. Both allfege they were less 
thah\their' contracte called for -on 
the • grounds . that they 'weren't 
w.brth any .mpre^ 



FREE LOBBY FIZZ OUT 
Oti UNCLE SAM'S FROWN 

; Albee, rpoklyn, almost had a 
nice ■ stunt figured, out for Friday 
(15) to inaugurate' an operilng day 
switch. Tiieatre had 100 cases of 
3.2 champagne set for free lobby 
giveaway?- in order to acquaint 
Brobklynltes with the fact that 
house ppens Fi-iday instead of Sat- 
urday henciefbtth. 

But when it came to getting a 
permit It was learned that the B'ed- 
eral law doesn't approve of liquor 
giveaways, even if only 3.2, and np 
way of budging the coppers. 

Sp Albee has invited 'the news- 
paper folk backstage for that night 
!tb drink up some of the/bubbly stuff. 

Berman Asks $100,000 
False Arrest Damages 




ABA m *UM whh Equity 
Gets OM White Rats' 
A.F. of L* .Franchise- 
Would Umonize Whole 
V a ir i e t y-field — Equity 
Gets All Cbonis Girls and 
Tab Principals^ABA 
Name Changing, but Eddie 
Dowling Stays as Pres. 



GREEN'S OKAY 



Philadelphia, Sept. 11, 

a suit for $100,000 damages for false 
arrest against Eddie Sherr.ian, 
vaudeville booker, in the Court ot 
Coniimon Pleas. 

BermanT president United 
Chain Tiieatres, was arrested on 
April 2i last year on a warrant 
swprn out by Sherman who charged 
! Berman had failed: to turn over tt 
him a 5% booking comihisslon de- 
ducted from the salaries of actors 
appearing In Berman's theatres. 
Berman wa&.acquitted on June 27 of 
this year. 



Osterinan to Coast 

Jack Csterman leaves for Hollyr 
wood Thursday (14), by' air to open 
a day later at the old B.B!i3.'s Cellar. 
Nite spot will be renamed Ostcr- 
man's.Maljbu with Jack in on 

percentage. 

Club wanted O.Hlerman to ojjen 
this week, but his current date at 
Loew's Valencia, Jamaica, forced 
Ipostponcmcnt, 



:ljiweT?r^uivIess-'=-he--or=^Hl)€--d id^tjo ^in. 
separate bills or coins. On Ljibor 
Day evening a crowd of 10.000 jhsido 
the building and an overflow throng 
of 3,500 outside came acro.ss to the 
•tunc 'p£ $250.8. Of this amount 
;$1 0.7.3' was in pciinies, .$05,-10 in 
dinio.M, $r,,in do.llar bi]l.s, $U in lialf- 
(ioilar;-!, $67 in quarter.s and $67.75 jn 
nickfls. 



All .variety actors in the United 
States will be asked to organize 
thomoelyos on a union basis by the 
Actors' Betterment Association, 
which has obtained, the old White 
Rats charter, and its accompanying 
American Federation of Labor 
franchise: ABA has around 2,3C<) 
members on its original no-dues 
plan and expects most of them to 
join the union. The 2^00 comprise 
practically all standard vaudevil- 
lians. 

No official ndtification of the 
unionizing has yet been served on 
the circuits and managers. ABA 
said this probably will be done this 
week. Meanwhile a membership 
drive is on. 

White Rats obarter, practically 
dorniant since 1917, although sev- 
erjal have attempted to revive in- 
terest in it, was obtained by ABA 
from the Four A*s in a 'deal' with 
:Actors' Equity. Latter had pre 
.vlously announced intention of 
spreading to the variety field itself. 
Four A's has physical pPssessioh of 
the Charter. Equity, as a Four A 
member, along with Chorus Equity, 
Jewish White Rats, German White 
Rats and Canadian White Rats, had 
.the inside claim. 

Book Tabs, resentatipns 

Under the 'deal' and in return for 
the charter, ABA agreed to give 
jurisdiction oyer all choriis girls In 
vaudeville and presentations to 
Chorus Equity. Actors' Equity gets 
jurisdiction, over the principals in 
book legit shows and book musicals 
that go into the variety theatres as 
tabs; the tab producers or bookers 
will be required to use all-Equity 
casts. So far the conditions have 
not been e^itended to cover the non- 
book or revue tabs, but It is under- 
stopd that If Equity insists on juris- 
diction' oyer that fleld also, ABA will 
be obliged to acquiesce. 

rights ABA 

j^t? 'S^diiU aV»i' iiresentlng to «ach. 
other can be exercised depends, of 
course, on the former's success In 
unionizing the yariety business. 

When informed that ABA could 
have the White Rats' charter if 
Wanting it, the prgainlzatlpn'e. presi- 
dent, .Eddie Dowling,. and secretary, 
Ralph Whitehead, yient to Wash- 
ington to confer with the AFL head, 
(Continued On page 60) 



Acts' Counterfeit Money Pay-Of 
Leads to Capture of Agent WooK 



Dizzy Policies 



Ihdle bookers are going nerts 
rough the sporadic policies 
of the houses they . book. If 
the film looks 'strong, the yaude 
Is jerked. 

Bookers and agents argue 
themselves unconsh that this 
sort of haphazard policy does 
nobody good. But the exhibs 
have thcil' own ideas and since 
they're paying off, that's that. 



STRON&ARMING 
FOR VAUDE 
GYPPERS 



stating they are unable to cope 
with the situation in the \\a\xd\ man- 
ner. New York authorities handling 
charges of gyppery against the scav- 
angers of the New York indie vaude 
and club booking fields may have to 
resort to storm-arm methods. 

Offlcials investigating the Indie 
gyp conditions with aid of the New 
York District Attorney's office i^^e 
considering a request to the police 
department for a 'loan of two mem 
hers of the Times Square strong- 
arm squad. It's figured the new 
and more forceful approach may 
smoke out the gyps. 

'A concentrated drive against in 
die booking wolves who victimize 
actors has been conducted over .the 
summer by the New York authori- 
ties. It has. resulted In satisfaction 
for the injured parties in many in- 
stances, but in most cases the In- 
vestigators, after pressing the com- 
plaint, wei'e stumped when the ac- 
tors withdrew their charges as the 
time came for testifying. . It's now 
thought that the strong-arm boys 
can settle many of the cases with- 
out the usual red tape. 

According to the D. A.'s office, 
conditions are worse now than ever, 
with • the gyppers taking acts for 
anything from $1 up. The most 
widely used stall is clipping an act 
for advance commish for a date 
that's a date only in the Ijooker's 
Imagination. Acts jump. 200 and 
300 miles to theatres, only .to be In- 
formed on arrival they're not 
booked. Back In New York It's try 
and get your dough back. 



troudsburg,. Pa., Sept. 11. 
Stanley Woolf, indie booker of 
New Ydrk,- is under $10,000 ball for 
hearing in Federal court at Scran - 
ton, following is arrest here on 
charges of passing and possessing 
counterfeit mpriey; ' Ellsworth (Al) 
Striker, associated with Woolf la 
the latter's New York office at 1560 
Broadway, is held in. $2,500 bail as 
a material witness. 

W6o\f and Striker 'booked the 
holiday floor show into the Pbcorio 
Casino here. When caught Woolf 
had nine bad $10 bills on his person 
and a nipment . before had changed 
another in a candy store, " police 
allege. 

.Under questioning, Woolf, 
charged, admitted having purchased 
the cdunterfeit for $35 the $100. ilei 
said it would - 'mean his life' it he 
revealed the source of. supply. 



Diva Tops Chi Palace 

Mary MpCormlck, opera singer, 
headlines the RKO Palace, Chlcagb, 

bill next weejk (15). _ . _ 

Miss McCormick recently divorced 
one of the several. Mdlvanl brothers. 
Publicity derived from the -case re- 
sponsible for the Chi booking. 



Woolf 's arrest In Stroudsberg was 
the result of many months of police 
work , by Federal operatives, during 
which ti hie the booker was trailed 
all over the east. 

The first complaints were re- 
ceiyed by the New York district 
a.ttbrney's office, "which turned them 
over to the Federal government. 
Several acts had charged Woolf 
with paying them off In spurious^ 
money on out of town engagements.' 

It was Woolf 's policy to bdok' a 
string of onre-nlters through the 
east and take the acts on' the jumps 
by aiito. Ke paid' off at the final 
engagement. Charges made td the 
authorities by acts were to effect 
that Woolf paid off partly in*good 
money and the rest in 'queer', with 
the recipients not aware of the de- 
cielt until attempting to pass the 
money upon returning home. 

The Strpudsburg dispatch states 
members of the Pocono floor show 
were questioned on the. supposition 
they migl.t have received some of 
the counterfeit, but nbne had been 
paid off lip to the time of Wooira 
arrest. 



LATE SUMMER BRINGS 
LIFE-OF-PARTY BOOM 




at NVA San 
To hobe Charges in Powers Case 



T)v. David Park, pro ing condtions 
at the NVA Sara;riac Lake Sana- 
toiium for the New Yoik .State De- 
partment of Social Welfare, left for 
the Lake la-st night- (Monday) to in- 
vestigate charges growing put of tho 
recent death of Annamac i'owers, 
ono of the NVA patients. 
- (jliargo s - filed: , with D r...^ 'aVk jn, 
N'ow York during the week follow- 
ing Mi.ss Powers' death were to ef- 
loL't at reprimand.^ from Mrs. 
K'afhqrine Murphy, superintendent 
of .san, or other members of the staff 
under Mth. Murphy's direction, ag- 
gravali'd Miss Powers' condition to 
llio oxtcuf that she was in bad 
ijienlal condition JuHt prior to hoi 



death. The charges,, all of a serious 
nature, were made Indirectly to !Dr, 
Park, Who is. proceeding to Saranac 
to lnve.stigate the matter and . call 
for affldayits. 

While at Saranac, It is understood, 
Dr. Park will also consult with Mrs. 
William Morris on the NVA sltua- 
tio ._ Mpr rlB is .at, her summer 

hofric,'^ Camp Intermission, on the 
lake. The doctor will be back in 
Nevv Xork at the end of this week. 

lie has been working between 
New York and Albany on the in- 
vestigation wJiilc readying his re- 
port and recomrhehdations for 
changes irj administration at the 
Han. \ 



A last half spurt that started five 
weeks, before Labor Day aAd ended'" 
last week gave the eastern summer 
resorts theilr best season since 1929. 
It was a break for about l,6oo ac- 
tors who were called in at the -last 
minute to embellish the social 
staffs. 

Anticipating repetition of the 
br«-i^cl- *unftm6r-'^9©&iK>RS«'<&S^.43e>^-'4ir'*c 
previous years^ most of. the eastern 
resorts using professional enter- 
tainment started pff with 60% staffs. 
That put about 1,000 actors to wprk 
in June and. July, but. naost of the 
resorts doubled -the casts in.Au- 

-gUSt;-'-"-V i 

Resort ..Association of America, 
embracing about 200 eastern re- 
ports, which has ltd; own booking 
pfflce in New York, headed by Miito 
Hammer, employed 1,200 indlvldr 
ualfl on - its social staffs, from 
m.c.'H tp rtiuisiclans: and plain Jlfe- 
pf -tbe-p.arty . .entertainers. 



Cst Ksregarded 

Mills Eros, and Don Redman unit 
set in the Earle^ Philly, for Oct. 6. 

It's the combination's first date - 
under the old salary of $6,000. War- 
ner. Brojj. Is a.lso paying transpor- 
tatipn. Cut made operative by the 
agreement among the circuits had, 
this figure reduPed , to $4,875. 



Keaton on Vaud Tour 



Buster ICeaton, booked tf» appear 
oa the Flelac;hniann hoiir with Vpl- 
Ice Thursday night (14), follows 
with vaude and jilcture-liouse 
tour. 

Leo Morri.soji'H N<'W Ytirk office 
has been promi.siod time from RKO 
as a starter. Dates arp l)elng lined 
up now. 



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Taeadrnj, SeptenibeF 12, 1933 




Eduardo BIANCO GAUCH08 (16) 

Ariientine Music 

20' Mins.; Full (Drapes) 

Aeadeniy 

Billed outside as the sensation o£ 
fSurope and looking and acting like 
bona fide Argentinos, this turn 
com^ under novelty classlflcation. 
It is easy to believe the boys caxne 
from Rio de Janeiro rather than St 
Nicholas avenue because their pace 
and manner of presentation is too 
languid and unhurried for' over 
here, and only foreigners <would f all' 
to know about this slant. 

Membership of 16 includes three 
girls, two on guitars and one on 
celeste. Full instrumentation is; 
tw'o pianos, bas violin, drums, ce- 
leiates, four concertinas, five guitars 
and 'two violins. Bianco himself, or. 
at least the man doing the conduct- 
ing, fiddles, but otherwise never as- 
serts blmself. 

Of interest is the native costumes 
worn by the men. This i^iparently 
Is authentic 'cowboy get-up on the 
-pampas-. Trousers resemble skirts; 
Stronger stress on the nationality 
angle, atmospheric scenery, a trailer 
or special announcement to precede 
and explain what it^s all about seeni 
obvious pointers. Mel Klee mad^ a 
' brief Introduction after his own 
turn, but failed to convey any. inf or- 
mationu If this is real Aigehtine 
vaudeville then there's a human in- 
terest-aspect that everyday show- 
manship-would <iuickly> perceive ajid 
exploit. 

Strongest number is a tango. 
That brings forward the girl at the 
celeste and one of the jgultarists as 
rather splffy' exponents of the South 
American ball bearing cheek-to- 
cheek slouch. i-More tango as more 
speed seems in order. Male soloist 
got fair returns, but lady nlissed 
fire. 

About seven number^ are ren- 
dered. That only two violins with 
the uncertain push-and-puU boxes' 
sjpHist carry the full musical load 
means that it sounds as 4f the music 
is going to peter out at Intervals.. 
Maybe nothing can be done about, 
that, the Instrumentatldn being 
what It is. 

Turn did pretty well at the tough 
Academy and may do proportion- 
ately better where the sledding is on 
nicer hills. But meanwhile there's 
an apa'rtmentful of room for fixing. 

■Land, 



. WELCOME LEWIS (4) 
Songs 

11 Mins.; Two 
State, New York 

Welconie Xiewis rates a new act 
notice only on the strength of her 
long absence in the radio field. But 
she hasn't forgotten what ^the good 
old days taii^t her. Topping 
the advertising ; and mfddle-bllUng, 
(foulrth) In tiie show and over pretty 
solidly. 

Sticks close to the niike i;or the 
voice alteration the horns give, to 
Identify herself with her act, but 
probably stilt able to bliirt it put 
without amplification. Sang in 
vaude in thlB bid days. 

Stage in drapes in 'two* with two 
yloHnists and a pianist , to follow, 
her phrasing. . Oi>ens with a brief 
bit oftetagei. then ,on to go Into 
•Pettln' in the Park,' built up with 
other song ehoriises into a brief ~mu- 
slcal'monologue.v 'niai's My Mam'-' 
my^ for second try, which takes the; 
act to., eight mlnutep and the other 
three for a second medley, pops. 

G606. variety In selection, rich and 
mellow voice. Intelligent phrasing 
and that certain air ^o many purely 
mike meggera lack get her over for 
the unanimous vote. Better Im pries-: 
slon than many bigger names. 

Chic. 



MA)C DOLIN (1) 
Violin, Harp 
12 Mins. Ona 
Downtown, L. A. 

since playltig a season of - RKO 
vaude several years ago. Max PoUn. 
aside from his. ether performances, 
has been niore or less Inactive with 
his violin. His new act, with 
violin rendition and harp accom- 
paniment by Katharine Thompson, 
also from the air channel^ Is class 
all the Way through.. 

Dolin has , lost none of his tech- 
nique, and- confines _Jlls three num- 
bers to the seml-classIcs. Nearest 
app'roaich to modern music ia his 
interpretation of UstrelUta,' whlcb 
he plays with , muted instrument. 
In. clicking fashion. 

Miss Thompson's harp solo is a 
sort of jlg-tyjpe number. In old- 
fashioned music box style and nicely 
handled. Pair dress the act with 
showmanship. 



ALEX HYDE and ORCH. <14> 
Girl Orehaatra 
22 Mini.; Full (Special) 
Orpheum, N. Y. 

Changing; his girl orchestra at-^ 
traction every now and then, since 
last nabbed for 'New Acts* designa- 
tion, Hyde has dropped the Musical 
Charmers billing, changed numbers 
around considerably, added Tschalk- 
owsky^s 'Overture of 1812,* and re- 
placed Ruth Burns, specialty singer, 
with Sunny O'Day. 

A .good showman, Hydis's present 
production setup and routine is bet- 
ter than any he haa had in the past, 
though alwaya being close to ex- 
cellent; As he goes, along he de- 
velops his -band of lookers Into bet- 
ter musicians and his orchestral 
organization Into a better outfit for. 
: vaude or picture houses purposes; 
Hyde is a natural for the picture 
itouses -with some extra talent lo- 
cally booked. The girls as a stage- 
band would 1>e a pleasant relief. 
■. Among other things, Hyde's girls 
are well costumed. Three of the 
young musicians step dornistage at' 
one -point - before the mike as. a, 
hanhony trio, another stands outi 
for ah accordion bit. 

Bvelyn .Kay .from the band gets 
special mention for a couple soUgs, 
.'liazy. Bones^ and another. 'Bones' 
is very well done, the second song 
i)ot so good due to poor diction, un- 
less mike .was ait 'faUlt when caught 
Thursday night. 

Miss O'Day is on but once, toward 
the finish. In a rhythm dance that 
brings out a free-and-easy style 
and ; good technique. A valuable 
addition to the Hyde act. She was 
formerly In. musicals and has 
worked witli 'Paul YHiiteman. 

Arrangement of ^sohalkowsky's 
Fourth Symphony and overture of 
'1812,' with Hyde stepping this side 
of the foots to direct, provides a 
fitting and stirring close. Char. 



JACK ARTHUR 
Baritone . 
10 Mina.; One 
.Academy, New York 

Arthur Is a regular singing fea- 
ture on WOR, whi^Jx may enable him; 
to attract on. the stage around New 
York to sonie degree. How much 
Is a question. 

Sings In the usual radio- fashion 
and through a mike. Has the knack 
of dramatizing a tune when neces- 
sary,- as when singing liazy Bones,' 
which is an attribute. Otherwise, 
familiar tyj[>e. Deuced on five -act 
bill here for okay results. Bhan. 



DAVE HARRIS and Co. (5) 
Singino, Danoing, Instrumental. 
14 Mfna.; Ona and Two 
Albae, Brooklyn 

Dave Harris has been in vaude- 
ville for many years. Last recorded 
for Varibtt's I^ew Act files in 1926, 
he was doing a seven-people revue 
act foundatloned in general along 
the same lineQ as his present flash 
which is smaller by two people, and, 
among other things. Includes a 
Stooge. Not as strong as might be 
desired on comedy^, but okay on in- 
strumental-slnglng work and danc- 
ing. No danger of not getting by 
In houses of the better class. 

Harris' support In addition, to the 
oncrtoothed stooge who does some 
eccentric dancing .sind aids On com- 
edy, Indludes . a sister team and a 
single, girl dancer. Women of the 
act do nicely In their assigmed -rou- 
tines. ■ 

Exploiting himself as a one-man 
band plus the singing trickling 
through act from him, Harris plays 
the sax, trumpet, trombone, -guitar, 
piano and . other Instruments as the, 
close nears. 

Spotted No. 2 here and over with- 
out trouble. . Chat, 



HARDY BROS. BAND a16) 
19 Mins.; FuU (S|keeial) 
Academy, New York 

■■ This colored musical contingent 
Specializes in loud and brassy music. 
Provides entertainment for -those 
that like their music that way, bUft 
most won't take to It overklndlyv 
Its outstanding Instrumentail .spe- 
cialty is a blig trombonist, who slides 
his trombone chute by pressing it 
against the floor, holding the in- 
strument with one hand. 

Nyas. Berry, stated as from the 
Berry Brothers act, specializes here 
also, with dancing, his best being 
a twirl that lands him on his Jcnees. 
Valaida Snow waves the baton over 
yie band and performs in specialty 
also with a brief cornet solo. Other- 
wise, she sings, and-fileasant, so long 
as she doesn't get dramatic. 

One setting used throughout. 

Bhan. 

Nurse Northwest Vaud 

Seattle, Sept. It! 
Announced Kelghley & Roscoe 
are. no longer Fanchon-Marco reps 
in northwest are. concentrating 
their attention on their Empire cir- 
cuit. 

Chain now extends from Portr 
land through Washington, Mon- 
tana, Idaho and into Utah, with 
prospect of Colorado time. 



More Ifiddle West Vaad, 
BM HardinK to FnD 
Wk, Haison City Back 

Chicago, 

Notice came thrbugh yesterday 
(10) of two more additions to the 
growing list of yaude time in the 
mldWest. Balaban & Katz will 
play the first full Week outside of 
the loop in more tha:V two years 
when they send ttie northside Hard- 
ing to seven days starting Friday 
(IB). House has been playing Week- 
end vaude and doing ti^emendous 
trade. 

. Understood that following the 
Harding returh to . vaude ii.&K. will 
send two more houseis into split 
weeks, thi9 scuthslde Tower and the 
northside Belmont, both houses now! 
playing . weekend vaude. Belmont 
thils week adds Vaude on Wednes- 
day also for a showing night in 
order to give the bookers and agent 
a chance to eret acquainted with the 
additional material needed. 

Harding is being booked by Nan 
Bllibtt out Of the Morris agency 
With Miss Elliott also handling ail 
other -vaude tinie on the B.&K. out- 
lying circuit which now has eight 
theatres in the vaude list. 

Tom Arthur of the Cecily Mason 
City (loWa) also came through with 
a n^otiflcatlbn to Miss Elliott to re- 
instate vaude into that iiouse start-* 
Ing.this week.-rend. Will piay vaudd 
on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 
Arthur's * insistence on vaude Iii 
Mason .City is likely to" result In 
additional time In . surrounding Iowa 
cities. 



iTab Chain on Paper 

Canton, ., Sept. 
Fred Hurley, tab producer, 
negotiating for the old Grand opera 
house here, as a unit for an Ohio- 
chain of theatres he says he Will 
open with musical comedy— filni 
grind; 

Hurley, it is understood, has ac- 
quired the; Civic In Akron- and. th^ 
Princess In ToungsteWu: and -ha^ 
bid for other houses in the state, 
Orand for thia past two seasons, has 
been operated co-op by union 
stagehands. 



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The Red-ltot Mamma Does A Red-Hot Business! 



★ 
★ 
★ 




TUCKER 



BROKE ALL EXISTING RECORDS for 
Both Attendaiice and Gross Receipts at 

WEEK OF SEPTa 1, 1933! 




★ 
★ 
★ 
★ 

★ 
★ 



Thanks RKO for the splendid support of Katharine Hepburn's magni- 
ficent "Morning Glory" to Joe Penner and all the pthers on the 
bang-up bill . to Frank Smith and his Palace Theater staff . , . . to 
Abe Lastfdgel for the booking. ' — __„™„™-,_-_.„_ 

P- S. — Ted Shapiro is still at the piano 
Personal Direction Wm. Morris Agenty 



★ 
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★ 
★ 
★ 



tABIETT 



4^ 



hdie Kp, develaiid, n Better 
With Vaude-Fox Films on Screen 



Cleveland, Sept li> 
Charles 'Doty, defying- the clr- 
eults* BtAee $alary pacta and other 
agreements with his Independent 
operation of the Hippodrome, Is 
now more secure than ever due to 
His cUnohlnig of a new picture deal, 
.|)y which he lands the Fox product 
for a year. 

With a stronger film diet for the 
housie. Doty now won't have to de- 
pend entirely on stage shows, al- 
though the stage show(s have been 
responsible for the Hipp's success 
thus far. Doty has been playing all 
name attractions availsible at sal- 
aries -and guarantees considerably 
igher than the circuit bookers were 
permitted to offer by their agree- 
ment. 

When the name, material wasn't 
aVallabte, and with only Ihdie catch- 
lus-cateh-can product for his screen, 
Doty has been forced to dub along 
on the best non-name variety stage 
bills he could pick up in the open 
Held. Besult has been $^,000 and 
f 7,000 weeks most of the time, with 
]|he house Just igetting by. 

Fpk bvty gives the Hipp a major 
program to mix up with th<B Indies 
.and will necessitate heavy stage 
shows only whein the screen is weaki 
Doty figures. With mbre reliable 
pictures the house, will use moder- 
ate-prieed flve«act bills, without 
names. 



Forced III 

Doty owns :the picvelartd Hlppo- 
iflrome and took over operation him-: 
self when RKO let the house go 
about bIjc months ago. His initial 
splurge with big money stage /shows 
And payment of high salaries amidst 
the circuits' mutual cutting, brought 
on considerable, comment from the 
4|ircults. 

Doty's answer was that one .of 
tiie Complaining circuits, "RKO, 
forced him back into the show busi- 
ness by throwing the: Hipp back on 
hib hands, and that his bpbking of 
high-salaried acts was his dnly 
iftlternative to taking a weekly loss 
on di^ark theatre. 

Coh l]d Schiller, of ^Ktew's at 
that time, stated that In the cir- 
cuits* opinion Doty would fold ujp 
When he rUns out of names.' ' 



I ,WiJi Troupe in Crash 

Trenton, Sept. 11. 

/Nine members of the Ghuhg Tie 
IWah family, Chinese tumbling act 
troupe appearing at the BKQ Capitol 
here, were iield up when the bus in 
.Which they were rising was in a 
crash with two; other cars on the 
Lincoln Highway outside of Tren- 
ton. Three persons were Injured, 
but the Chinese family escaped. 

Driver of one of the cars learned 
Wah carried no insurance on his 
truck and swore oiit a. warrant, for 
his arrest. Wah was ilhed $20. A 
, hit-run charge was dropped. The 
Chinese bus was seized on a damage 
elalni. Troupe missed a perform- 
ance. 

•'~^*.t-wj*^|fvarti Jd&l-iiij:2&B!« «warf'yi<^?:-«rtK>to 'Zicgf eld -Folllee.^ -Ck^va -wdH- 

stage some dance numbers for an 
other producer, Max Gordon's 
'Gowns By Robert!.' She'll put on 
Lyda Roberti's dance routines. 



BARfiYMORE AT $3,000 

Ethel Asked $3,50O-^fFered $2,50(^ 
RKO 9plits Difference 



ESthel Barrymore and BKO have 
compromised on their money differ- 
ences, so she'll play four \eestern 
yaude weeks, cpmniencing Sept. 29 
in Detroit. Miss ^ai>ry more wanted 
$3,600 and RKO offered $2,500. They 
settled at $3,000. 

Following Detroit, Miss Barry- 
more, again <3oing '12 Pound Look,* 
plays Columbus, Dayton jand Cin- 
cinnati. Four other acts will travel 
with her. 



NVA BENEFIT AT MET., 
NOT GARDEN, OCT. 15 



NVA's annual New York benefit 
show, postponed from the regular 
drive last April, will be Staged Oct; 
15 at the Metropolitan Opera House. 
NyA had decided to run it at Mad- 
ison Square Gardein, but the sports 
arena's management wanted too 
ihuch nipney for the one night. 

For the Met, which is the usual 
NVA benefit show location, -the 
rental for the evening will be $1,200. 
At $6 top it'B possible for the show 
■io gross $16,600. Another couple of 
thousand possible on the prcigram. 
..Club expects prpceeds from the 
show, plus funds now on hand, will 
keep the organization going until 
the next drive In April, 1934. 



Shmr BmI ii PUly 



Irving Mills has set the Bobby 
Sanford Show Boat revue with 
F&M opening at the Fox; Philadel- 
phia, Sept 16, booked through Phil 
Bloom. 

Jean Travers, Bobby Sanford's 
Girls, Harold Boyd and Jigsaws, 
Bob Ripa, George Bieatty and pos- 
sibly John Downs, will be in the 
show, which Is based on the Hud- 
son River summer cruising. Show- 
boat 



COAST NAMES 
COWFORAIR 



Pantages Starts Oct 1 with 7 
Coast Week; Fnre-Act Units at 
$2,01)0; Local M$ on Theatres 



TakM 



TIJCKER'S $7,500 

On Chi° Percentage 
Finance* Own Ads 



Helen Mbrgan's New H^h 



Helen Morgan opens for Lioew's 
Sept 29 in Washington, then the 
Capitol, New Yoric, etc., four weeks 
in all at $2,250. That's a new high, 
for Miss Morgan on the stage! 

Lyons & liyons booked. 

Sak Lake Hails Vaud 

Salt Lake. Sept 11. 
After being dark for over a month, 
following Its closing due to lltiga 
tion, with creditors of RKO San 
IVancisco Corporation^' the SSalt Lak<i 
RK-Orpheum reopened under the 
Fanchon & Marco banner. 
. House brings the flrst regular live 
talent shows -to the city in over a 
year, when Orpheuni yaiide Was dis- 
continued. 

First week reopened house did ca- 
pacity. Opening bill featured Three 
Radio Rogues. F&M sent In Max 
Bradfield to m.e. the first week; he 
is being replaced by Benny Ross, 
who will stay, as will line of girls, 

Charles Tti, Pinciis is manager, 
coming from Los Angeles. 



While, a . Walter Thompson 
agency scout )iaB heen in Hollywood 
lining up Aim names; to. fit into their 
air shows, the coast producers are 
seemingly adamant in their iBtand 
against etherizing. As a result few 
are set 

Idea of transferring the entire 
Rudy Vallee-Flelschmann Yeast 
show to the coast to make it easier 
for the air names to punctuate the 
variety program is cold for that 
reason; Instead, Vallee is now free 
to accept vaudeville bookings. He 
opens a:t ' lioew's Paradise. Bronx, 
then Met, Brooklyn, and Loew's, 
Jerisey City, with five weeks In all 
set via Lyons & Lyons at $6,600 
plus percentage. Vallee was to have 
similarly doubled for F&M dn the 
coast during the Hollywood radio 
series when and If it happened. This 
also kjbocks out: the Columbia shorts 
for Vallee. 

Thompson agency has been going 
to extremes In lining up film names 
for the variety shows, so tar as to 
fly In some of the people with the 
Idea of a. combined vacash around 
New York and possibly also some 
personals appe after the radio sin 
gle-shotter. 



Tamara Geva Staging 

Tamara Geva Is set for the Shu 



One-Nite Show 

. NBC Artists Service is- stepping 
iout into the one-nighter field. It's 
teamed up James Melton with the 
band and other, acts that Harry 
jFteser had on the Cliquot Club pro 
gram and is sending the unit bn ,a 
tour thtoueh the south; 
. Combination makes its first stand 
fiept. 15 in Richmond. Dates are 
tieihg restricted to guarantee prop 
Ositipns. 



Lbew Tests Floor Unit 

. . Ai Wohlihan iahd k 20-people floor 
Show from the 600 Club, Afl^'^tlc 
©Ity, open for Loew Sept. 2i9 at the 
Orpheum, New York. 

Matty Rosen of Morrison & Wink- 
ler arranged the Orph date, which 
Is a 'showing* for the turn. 



Peppei 



r, Mack in 'Follies' 

Jack Pepper and Tommy Mack, 
tro Into, the ShUberts* 'Ziegfeld Fol- 
lles"^ revival. 
Mack, formerly Sayre and Mack, 
=JMlil=Pepper-=are=a=new^combination.: 



Morgan- Levin Chi Move-. 

Chicago, Sept. 11. 
W4Hlam Morris, agency locally^ 
lost two associates last week, Loil 
Morgan and Biggie Levin. 

'Both men are 'establishing their 
*wn offices Independently. Morgan 
h^d been handling radio talent for 
•le agency* 



MATHEM TBIO aUI!F6 

Mell^, Kirk .and 'Martin haye de 
elded to break up because too many 
acts around in yaude doing their 
type of work. 

Trio was one of the first doing 
knockabout, in the may heni manner 
They closed their last week as a 
^trio at the Albee, Brooklyn, Friday 
night (8). 



B<)S£'S dECONB TA^ 

iDetrpit, Sept. 11, 
illy Rose is going into rehearsal 
.witli his second tab show; called 
'Streets of Paris,' Oct. I.- 
Evelyn Brent has been signed, 
and other names will he sought 



But Shangliai'8 Oke 

Seattle, Sept. li. 
Little Club, Shanghai, opens the 

f alL^season Jn^O^M^er, j-epor 
Fisher,, wlio will, book several, acts 
from her Ci . 

Biz good this summer in Shanghai 
for cafes and theatres, says Fisher, 
f — — ■ — ~ '■ 

Gordon- Ryan» New Team 

Bert Gordon and CoHetta Ryan 
are teaming up as a new combina- 
tion for vaude. 



Another Fanner 

Chicago, Sept. 11. 

Rosalie, fian dancer from the Old 
Mexican concession at the Fair, 
opens at the RKO Palace. 

Comes in Friday (16), to compete 
with Sally Risnd at the Chicago for 
fan dance honors. 



12,500 FOB SOPS 

CtaieaeoklBept.il. 
Continuing her vaude tonr foUow- 
fng a long nite club run here, Sophie 
Tucker goes to the L3^ic, Indian- 
apolis, for the week ot BepL iU, 
Salary, |2.600, 



Chicago, Sept 11. 
Sophie Tucker played the Palace 
last week- on a percentage. Drew 
down around t7.600 for her bit. Her 
percentage was around tSiOOO. 

On Wednesday business started 
taking a drop ahd . iSoph spent her 
own money to, "go into the newspa- 
pers, spending arpiind 1300. 



STANWYCK-FAY IN SAME 
TOWNS, BUT NOT HOUSES 



Barbara Stanwyck and Frank Fay 
will play the same, towns, and fpr 
the sanie management,' but a weelc 
apart, alternating as to which will 
first hit Philadelphia, Washington, 
Detroit," Chicago, etc. Lyons . & 
Lyons book both. 

Miss Stanwyck is currently at the 
Capitol, New York, for Loew's at 
$4,000 against a 60-50 Split oyer 
$65,000. Her husband, Fay. was at 
the Broadway f>aramQunt the week 
before. That's the sole competitive 
bbpking. 

Thereafter,, both wHl appear at 
same or affiliated houses, , but not 
together. In Philly she'll appear for 
WB at the Earl, he at the WB Stan- 
ley. Both in Washington for.WB at 
the Sarie. Ditto Detroit for Par. 
Miss istanwyck is set for the Palace, 
Chi, but Fay's not yet. 

Miss Stanwyck is doing the in- 
terview* sketch out of the recent 
Fay-StanwyiJk reVue. 



Giant Pitchers Poised 



Having straightened out the' 
hnancial entanglements, which, for 
more than a year has postponed his 
return to active vaude theatre oper- 
ation, Alexander pantages is now 
in shape tP get startied .on or about 
Oct ! with;a far western circuit pf 
seven weeks. Pan-s New York 
booking office, which Arthur Fisher 
heads, is commencing to line up the 
shows for the Pan time in the west- 
ern and; some jump -breakers in the 
east and middle west. 

The towns Pan has framed and, 
ready to open are Salt Lake, Spo- 
kane^ Omaha, ' Seattle, Fran« 
Cisco, San Diego, Hollywood, Vany 
couver. All arO: ..ex-Pan theatres 
prior to RKip's talceover seversil 
years ago, except Omaha. In 
Omaha the house in the deal is the 
Goldberg Brps.' Town theatre. 

ividual Deals 

According to RKO, whose treas- 
urer, H'erman Zphbel, is receiver for 
the ex-Pan theatres, Pantages has 
made individual deals with the local 
receivers and bankera for each the- 
atre.^ Pantages mortgaged hl^ In- 
terest In the houses ^ a blanket 
manner for .1600,000 a year or so 
.ago, but settliimeht on this has also! 
been arranged, it lii understood. 

The Pan Vaude shows, as itooked 
by Fisher, will be five-act units 
traveling Intact and budgeted at 
$2,000. They'll break in foir two 
weeks on -Fisher's Indie time around. 
New York and play three or four 
weeks , on the way to the Coast , in 
the Billy Diamond houses around 
Chicago,, a Diamond-Fisher tle-up 
having been effected for tha,t pur^^ 
pose. 

Last week F>sher asked the. New 
YorIc Indie, kgents for liielr available 
lists, requested ^a break' on salaries. 



Carl Hubbcll, Hal Sohpmakef,' 
Roy Parmelee and Freddile Fltz- 
simmons, the Big Four of tho New 
York Giants* pitching staff, will go 
vaude as a foursome at conclusion 
of the World's Series, in which the 
Giants now look certain to partici- 
pate. 

HariT Kuh, through the Elddle 
Keller office, has grabbed the four 
flingers on a blanket cPntract for 
any theatricals work. » 



EXPECT EIREWQRKS AT 
VAUOE CODE HEARINGS 



May Move hler^ate Time to Loew 
Office widi Freeman OB tk fiool 



The 12 weeks of southern vaude 
ville time comprising the Hoblitzelle 

theatre grroupe, with Charlie Free 
man as their booker, may be in 
corporated Into the, Loew booking 
office, invitation to come In was 
extended by the Loew circuit last 
week and acceptance is now under 
advisement ©f 'th^ three operators, 
all of . whom are' at . their home 
Pffices in the south. 

Loew's proposition, from ac- 
counts. Is that the Loeiw time in 
the north and on the Way to the 
south would simplify th0 . routing 
of shows into the latter territory. 
Transportation has been; a matter 
of deep cohcem in thie H-O'D-R 
combine'Ef advance planning of 
stage policies for this season. 
Poiioy in Making 
A few shows have been routed 
over the southern time during the 
past two months by SYeeman 
through the theatre group's tem- 
porary booking office in New York, 
but as yet ho definite policy design 
has been arrived at. In any event, 
the southern circuit's . starting date 
will be Oct. 1 at the latest 

With the 12 southern weeks add- 
ed, the vaude book in the Loew 
bfflW-Vonld=-be"lncreased^a around 
25 weeks, without Loew opening up 
more of Its own theatres to Stage 
showtf. 

Freeman, under the proposed 
deal, from accounts, would remain 
n sole Charge of the booking of the 
theatres he represents, but work in 
conjunction with. the Loew bpjjkers 
in the routing of acta. 



Valid for Rochester 

Rochester,- Sept. 11. 

RKO Palace theatre goes vaudfilm 
Sept. 16, opening with Morton 
Downey ias headliner. Rochester has 
been practically without vaudeville 
for over a year. 

Restoring stage shows hinged to 
largiB extent on iittitude of unions 
ahd theatre officials praise co-op- 
eration shown. The Regent lis still 
contemplating pplicy of small stage 
units with its films and situation ^at 
Loew's Rochester continues Uncer- 
tain. 



Mexteo City, 
Before- an .audience. 3,000, 
Ignacia Ortiz, 18, trapeze perifornier, 
daughter of Francisco Ortiz, owner 
of the circus, lost her balance and 
fell 80 feet to her death, during a 
night show. 

The girl had been doing difficult 
aerial trick for three years and 
never had had an accident. 



CT7BTIS WEST 

Jack Curtis gofeb to the Coast, 

in two or thre> weeks. 

He returned firpm Europe last 
week. 



Lewia' Loew Booking 

Ted Lewis has four weeks with 
Loew's set after he closes in ChJ- 
caf?('», 

Start OqL «. 



Lots of fireworks expected in the 
vaudeville end of the code heariiigs 
which . start today (Tuesday) In 
Washington, with the actor Inter- 
ests, represented by several fjic- 
tlons, planning ;tq. assert themselves 
oh several sugge^ticid reforms. 

ABA "which-gOes to the cei^pltal 
city With Its new A. F. of L. (White 
Rats) charter as a backgrpund. Is 
represented; ai the heieirlngs by 
Ralph Whitehead and George Priee., 
£ddie Dbwling may aisp attend. 
Henry Chesterfield: Is going dowjA 
for the NVAi while Actors' Equity 
and Chorus Equity are also repre- 
sented. 

George .Jessel, as an emissary of 
th© William. Morris office and' 
speaking for the ijSO,, acts repre- 
sented by that-*ge»cr, wilt'talk-for 
the striking of 'the anti-audltoiiij|m 
show clause from the Variety e'x- 
hibs' cod6. Jesisel took slgrned con- 
demnations of ^e proposed clause 
from such Morris a6t3 a^ AI jblsdn.r 
Eddie Cantor, Paul Whitetnan, Jiaick ■ 
Pearl, Sophle ; Tucker, Tom; Mix. 
Amos ' '.Andy and others with him 
to show tb Administrator Rosen- 
blatt; Cohtehtlpn oiE the Morris 
agency and Its acts Is that Jnciu- 
sion,Qf the clause in. the code ^vpuld 
deprive the actc> ot bne cohsidcr- ■ 
able source of Incon^c. 



TAGOMA VAUD GOES BIO 

'TacPrtia, Sept. 
Flesh shows are packing them at 
Hamrick's Music Box with promi 
of Ned Edris, Hamericic loc:il . man- 
ager he :^ill continue to book t"? cm. 
AI Pearce and his gang from NBC 
opened to largest attendance in 
years at Music Box- 
Waiting lilies oyer a block long. 
Four shows a dajr With daily one- 
hpur NBC broadcast on stage. Fol- 
lowing Pearce 'Change Your Ltjok,* 
colored revue with band is booked 
for one; week. 



Chi 



Century Re-Vaudes 

Chifeago, Sept. "11, 
B. & K. Century returns to vaude 
this week-end with five actn. FirKt 
time this house has played vaude 
since it was kno\yh as the Diverfjey 
and was operated by the Ascher 
Bros, as a full week .stand. 
. ..'Will be booked' by Nan 
Nkui 9t the 'local Moirris office. 



so VARIETY 



V A n D E y I L L E 



Tuesday* September 12, 1933 



Vaude Actors Own Union 



(Continued from page 47) 

Wiiilam C. Greeii. The deal was 
okayed and permission to organize 
granted ABA. At a mass meeting 
in New York, Wednesday (6), at- 
tended by about 800 actors, the 
proposition' to. unionize was. sub- 
mitted to the ABA membership and. 
unanimously approved. 

Although the membership drive 
Is of immediiate importance, ABA 
declares, other matters an^ possible 
chaniges |ire . under consideration. 
Among the changes meiy be a new 
name for the organization. Amer- 
ican Federation- of Actors has been, 
suggested. Also, it's likely a new 



set of officers will be chosen, or the 

present slate -retained through 

new election. . In any event, It Is 
saidi Eddie Dowling will remain 
president Dowling's presence has 
been regarded by ABA .niembers sus 
giving the organization a sort of 
ofldclial atmoisphere, due to Dowl- 
ing's friendship with the Dienap- 
cratic a.dministration heads at 
Waishington. 

Since demoralization of the orig- 
inal Whit© Rats In 19l7, foUoWihg 
the unsuccessful strilce of that year, 
the variety actors have not had a 
general or influential brganissatlon 
of their own. The NVA has been 




General &KecM*Uue Offices 

LOEWBUIlomc 
ANN EX 

leO WEST 40^ ST* 

BRyant 9-7300 NEW YORK CITY 

J. H. 

OBNBRAL MAMAOKB 

ilURVIN IL 

BOOKING 'llANAOn 



without, comt^etltlon . In regard t'6 
membership during that' period, biit 
the NVA is a_ manger- controUeVl 
benevolent and social society. " \\. 
Positirn of NVA San 
Whether the ABA, as a unioh 
would in the future apply for con- 
trol of the NVA Sanitorium was 
asked, but th j ,reply was that 'wo 
cannot consider such matters until 
later on.' Also, what demands, If 
any, will be made on the managers, 
'has not been decided.' 

The sick and aged insuranccf 
fund, .to be suplported-.by system- 
atic contributions from working 
actors, which ' is embodied, in the 
ABA'S proposed vaudeville code, 
will be established whether or not 
included in the' code at Washing- 
ton, it is uhderstodd; 

ABA will temporarily remain' in 
it3 small business ofllcei in the Edi- 
son hotel, but in the hear future 
will establish olub rooms. It . had 
intended to eliminate the. $6 Initia-' 
tion fee for " those joining before 
Oct. 15, but this was- called ofC on 
orders from the A. F. of Iiy Diies 
are %12 a year. . 

When organized last winter the 
ABA was 'the Actors' Benefit Asso- 
ciation. Sole intent originally .-^as 
to combat, the phoney benefit show. 
evil,*^nd this:.was carried out quite 
successfully with the aid of the 
New York. dlWrict attorney's, office. 
Mididle name In th^ title w^s shortly 
changed to 'Betterment', with .AAk 
at. that time denying reports that 
the change meant it . contemplated 
branching out Into other activities. 
Laltely the ABA has been concerned 
chiefly .with the cbde dtuff.- It de- 
clares that -thci anti-phone^ benefit, 
campaign, will continue anyway. 

Up to yesterday - (Monday) - the 
ABA headquaiTters claimed a pdid 
up membership under the new 
union regulations, of 300. 



Phil Baker's Palace Dates 



Phil Baker opens Sept. 22 for two 
weeks at the Palace, Chicago, his 
first theatre date in sometime. He's 
been concentrating on his Armour 
air program out of Chi. 

Salary is,|6,000 net plus a split 
over $23,000. 



Gene-Gleim's l-Nhers 



Pittsburgh, Sept. 11. 
With a tour' of one-night stands 
lined up for them in the Warner 
houseis in tfails territory, Gene and 
Olenh; formerly- of WTAM in.Gleve-. 
land, are e^>lng on the air daily from 
KDKA f or the next two weeks here. 

Harold Kemp of the NBC Artists' 
Service, arra,nged the Pittsburgh 
deal for Gene ind Glenn. 



Walker ,rppi'6ut 

Mickey Walker, v former middle- 
weight champ who's playing vaude,. 
dropped ofC the bill at Ijoew's State, 
Newark, Satur/My (9). 

Claimed Illness, 



Princ^ Mdivaiu at 
Palace, Chi, for $1,750 

Chicago, Sept. li. 

RKO Palace has booked Mary 
McCormic, formerly of the defunct 
Chlcj?^o Civic Opera, for the week 
of Sept. 17. She has been in the 
public printa recently as one of tho 
PrlhcesB^s Mdlvani. 

Pala^ce is paying $1,750 for tho 

privilege and a split over $36,0QO. 
House'' has done in excess of that 
figure once in' past three years. 



^Om THE ICTORS' BEnERMENT ASSOCIATION! 

OF VAUDEVILLE, PICTURE PRESENTATION THEA- 
TRES/ XABARETS, CLUBS, BURLESQUE, CIRCUS, 
CARNIVALS AND OTHER OUTDOOR AMUSEMENTS 

The NRA aives every man in the United States the right to col- 
lective bairgairiing. We performers are. gping to accept President 
Franklin D. Roosevelt'* invitation to assist in the nation's' recovisry 
program. _ 

The Actors'' Betterment Association^' Inc.* 2^ West 47th St., New 
York City, is affiliating . with ' the. great Americ.an Federf^tion of. 
Labor through membershipi in' the' AsaOcrated Actors and Artistes: 
of America (representing 16,000- American .actors). The ABA is 
being granted the American Artistes Federation charter, covering 
for the A. F. of L. the .fields 'not already covered by Actors' Equity 
'Assoeiation: 

SEND IN YOUR APPLICATION TODAY TO 
THE ACTOR'S BETTERMENT ASSpCIATIpN . 

THE INITIATIOri FEE IS $5.. THE DUES ARE %\Z YEARLY, 
PAYABLE SEIMI-ANNUALLY ON MARCH 1 AND SEPTEMBER^ 
1. HQW&VEft, FOR THOS^'WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY 
THE INITIATION FEE WE WILL ALLOW SIXTY DAYS' 
GRACE. 

Make all checks or Post Office .mOney orders payable to the Actors' 
Betterment Association, Inc.,' and not toMndividiials. 

BE A CHARTER MEilBEli AND SAVE MONEY! 



WELCOME LEWIS 

LOEW*S STATE, NeW York, This Week (Sept. 8) 

Direction MOBBIfi^N-WINKLEB COKP. 



"Broadum^ Weteames Baeh 



FRANK 







1.-; .1.111 ' t 1 . ,( 





Only Authorized 
^ Representatives 

GURtIS & ALLEN 
LEDDY & SMITH 

Thanks to JACK FAUER 



and Mt$M0erM as 
Fmgfnm$0 the Best Act of His Career 

If You Oaiibt It 
See For Yourself at the 

PALACE 

YORK 





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■ 9) 



Tueedaj, Sieptember 12, 1933 



VARIETY 



51 




ri 





NEXT WEEK (Sept. 14) 
THIS WEEK (Sept. 7) 

Numerals In oonnectlQn with bills below inC.cate opening oa^f «f 
show- whether full or split week 




jnBXV TOUK CITT 

Fnloce (9) 
Wng Wah Tr . 
•Reiea Irvlns & R . 
Sernlce qialr 
FranR Gaby , . 
BerAice & Emily 
Acodenny 

ist halt (16-18) 
laell Golden Orch 
(Four to fill) 

2d half (19-21) 
BenhyJ)avlB Rev 
(Qthers to fill) 

2d half (13-14) 
Arthur La Fleur 
4 Flash Devils , 
Welst & Stanton. 
MIcU Liioas 
Great Hubei- . 
BIlOOKIiTN 
Albee (15) 
C & 3 PrelBuer 
Mbllte Picon 
(Three to nil) 
(0) 

llbert Bros 



Lloyd I^evada Go 
Verne Buck. Orch 
CINCINNATI 
Albee (10) 

Bryant Ralna & Y 
2 -Davoya . 
Lillian Miles . 
Owen MoGlvney 
Ben Blue Co 
Waser 

(») 

Case Bros & Mai<le 
Franic Richardson 
Angus & Searle 
Al; Trahan 
:Don Lee & - T 
CM)LVMBUS 

Ohio (10) 
Strike Mo Pink 

DAYTON 
: Orpiieum (0) 
Strike Me Pink 

DETROIT 
Downtown (10) 
iKarro LoBaron Co 
Elleianor Powell 
Bert Lahr Co 



GEORGE PRENTICE 

Now at 
CIfINES£ THEATRB 
HOLLYWOOD. 

INDEFINITE 

LEDDY & SMITH 
HOPE 



i)ave Harris Co 
Venlta . Gould 
Block & Sully 
Prbspoct 

Jst half (16^19) 
Homer Romalne 
Joe Morris Co 
AI Jenkins Bd 
(Two to fill) 
, 2d half (20-22) 
Saxon <@i8 
Ifel Klee 
iThree to fill) 

2d half (13-16) 
Naro T^ockford 
dfordan & Stond 
Xay Hamilton 
8 Racketcheers 
Avalons 

BOSTON 
Boston (16) 

Carroli's '^'anitieB' 
(8) 

Bill RobljhBon'a Rev 
'Going to Town' 
CHICAGO 
Palace (10) 

Oracella & Tb'dore 
Johnny Woods 
Wm Demarest 
Thoma^ 6 
(Four to fill) 
(9) 

Thrillera 
Eleanor Powell 
Bert. Lahr Co 
^Eddlo Gnrr 
Koble Sisale Orch 

CIIICACiO 

JSUUi Lake (0); 

Eddie Rio Co 
Lewis & Ames 
Forsythe 8'n & P 
Pat Kennedy 
Lynn Canter 



fiddle Garr 
(9) 

6 Elgina 

Johnny 'Wcdds 

Sophie Tucker 

Joe Penner 

Miles & Kover Co 
DVBUQVE 
Keith's (0) 

Shdftle Alone 

HEMPSTEAD, L. I. 
Bivqll 

1st half (16-19) 
Avalons 
(Foflr to nil) 

lat half (9-12) 
3 White Flashes 
Charles 'Wllkiha 
Relss & Dunn 
Prank ConviUe 
Al Jenkins Bd 

KANS'S CITY, HO. 

Mainstreet (10) 

Shuffle Along t 

. (9) 
Abe Lyman Bd 

ilOC^HEST'R, N. T. 
Keith's (10) 

Miles & Kbver 
Morton Downey 
Block & Sully 
Rimac's Orch 
(One to All) 
TRENTON 
Capitol . 

lat half (9-12) 
Avalons 
Brent & KayO 
Hortey Boys 
Jdo Marks Co . 

2d half (13-15) 
3 White Flashes 
Jones & Ray 
Dora Maughn. 
Swan Lucille Co 



WARNER 



ELIZABETH 
RItE . 
Ist half (16rl9) 
Barney Grant Co 
Pease & Nelsoin.- 
Chas Ahearn Cb 
2d., half (20-22) 
Francis & Wally . 
A & M. Havel 
Creedon'a. Revela 
2d half (13-16) 
Ininicrinnn'B Co 
PinLADELPHlA 
Earlo . (16) 
Bdgar Berigen 
Radio Acfes^ 
Stone & Vernon Co- 
Collins & Peteraoh 
(Others to fill) 
(8). 

Gautier'e. Co 
Millard &: Marlih 
Gambarelll 
Waiter ..Dare Wahl 
Fred. Lightner • 
Stewart: Sis 



Slate Bros . 
Vernon Riathburn 

Stanley (16) 
Ethel Barrymore 
is Lucky Boys 
Keller Sla & Lynch 
BarTy &: Whitlcge 
Nay^n Pearc'ei 
(8) 

W & B Howard 
Joe. Griffen 
Stadler & Rose 
Pops & Louie 
WASHINGTON 
Enrlle (16) 
Giracie'.Barrio 
Popa&. Louie 
Lea Ghezzis 
Smith. Strong & L, 
Phil Spitalhy' 
(8). 

6 Lucky Boys 
Edgar Bergen Co 
Colby & . Murray. Rv 
Cliff Bd wards . 
Grdclie Barrie 



NEW YORK CITY 
Paramoant (0) 

Lanny Ross 
June Knight 
Eunice Healy 
RItz Bros 
Song of Songs' 

Rosy (8) 

Nick Kenny 
Dave Schooler 
Kay Payre . 
Fred Morrltt 
B&,be Miller 
Don PlerBon 
Georgia Brown-' 
Jewel Morriia 
Bob Ripa 
Al Normafl' 
Andrlnl Bros 
Man Who. Dared' 

CHICAGO, 
Chicago (8) 

Sally Raiid 
Gus Van ' 
Diamond Boys 
3 St John Bros 
Ann Judy. & Zeke 

• (16) 
Ted Lewis Co 




Fanchon & Marco 



NEW YORK CITY 
Roxy (16) 

Sid Gary 
Colleano Co 
Blanche & Elliott. 
(Others to All) 
BROOKLYN 
Paramount (16) 
Herb WilUants 
Jack Arthur 
Zlmballst 
California Revels 
Jack Starnes Co 
BOSTON 
Metropolitan (16) 
Nick Lucas 
Herman Hyde 
Al Nbrnian 
Georges Campo 



HERSHEY, PA. 
Conimunlty . (14) 

Beft...Frohman.' 
Gregory & Riymon 
Nfieh ft Pately 
The Catchalots 
Annette Ames 
PHILADELPHLl 
: Fox (16) 
Bobby Sanford's Co 
George Beatty 
Bob nipji 
(Others to nil). 
ST. LOUIS 
Fox (16) 
Al Trahan 
Nat Nazarro jr 
Rosemary Deeriiig 
(Others to All) 




MEW YORK CITY 
Capitol (16) 

■Gab Galloway Ore 
Alma Turner 
Nicodemua. J & T 
<One to All) 
Boulevard 
1st half (16-18) 
Bno Tr 

Audi'ey Wyckoft 
8 Racketcheers 
Lee Port & Miles 
'PhaiStom" Venus' 
2d half (19^21) 
Boyd & Wallln 
Irving Edwards 
Lester Allen Co 
Joe Laurie Jr Co 
Orpheam (16) 
Crystal 3 
Tyler Mason 



Harry Rose 
Keller Sis.& Lynch 
Burns & Allen 
BALTIMORE 
C«Mitary (16) 
Monroe & Grant 
Steve Evans 
Pease & Nelson 
Hermain Timbers 
Paul Tlsen 
Holland & June 
Edna Sedgwick 
- ' -BOSTON 

Boston (16). 
Great Johnson. 
Hilton & Garon 
Chester Fredericks 
Walter Dare Wahl 
Carrie & Eddie 
Saranoft Rev 
(Ono. to All) 



OFFICIAL DiBNTlST TO THE Ni V. A. 

DR. JULIAN SIEGEL 

1600 Broadway 
This Week: B«ye Wright; Loaise 
Banuird. - 



Sanqniy White Co 
Jack Pepper Co 
Radio Hayimakers 

Paradise (15) 
'Mills Bros 
Doii Redman Orch 

State (15) 

"Wm & Joe Mandell 
Milton Berlo 
(Three to All) 
BROOKLYN 
Gates Ave; 
iBt half (15-18) . 
"^B«yd=iE=Wamn==^^^ 
Irving Edwards 
Lester Allen Co 
Joe Laurie Jr Co 
2d half (19-21) 
4 Hermans 
Audrey Wyckolt 
3 Racketcheers ' 
Lee Port & Miles 

Metropolitan - (15) 
t>uncan Sis Co 
Valencia (16) 
Ann Prltchnrd Co 
Paul Sydell & S 



J'RS'Y CITY, N. J. 

Loow'd (16). 
Arthur licFleur Co 
B & M Beck: 
Drmarest .& Sibley 
Mills Gold &. Raye 
Doc Baker Co 
NEWARK, N. 
State (15) 
Serge Plash 
Chase & LaTour 
Bert Walton ■ 
G & P Maglcy Rcy 
(Ono--to=flU)=^^- 
pjlOVlbENCE 
. Loew's (15) 
3 DeLong Sis 
Sibyl Bowan 
Cliff Crane Co 
Sani Heorn 
Alex Hyde Orch . 
W'SHINCT'N, D-C. 

Fox (15) 
Casa Mack & OWen 
Prances. Alda 
Davo Apollon CO 
(One io nU) 




Week of 



Canterbury. M. H. 

lat half (11-13) 
Joe Boganny Co 
Bob Barlow 

2d half (14-16) 
4 Behnoa 
Pell & Little 

Dominion 
Jan RalAnl Bd 
Palladium 
Vic Olivet 
Buster Shaver 
Cressb Bros 
Fred Sanborn 
Garner Wolf & H 

JNeyr 'Victorlo 
Campoll Orch ' 
OLAPHAH 
Maje'stie 
Campoll Orch . . 
DALSTON 
Plctoro House 
Jan Raiflni Bd ' 
EAST HAH 
Premier 
Fryer Radiollaois 
Olive Jcnkin 
Bonner.elli 
EDOEWARE B'D 

Grand 
Max Swart Bd 
Johnie Nit 
Dan Jones 
HAHM1i:RSMITn 
Palace 
Mexano Bd 
Antony Bevan 
Drury & Raymond 
HOLBORN 
Empire. 
L Armstrong Bd. 
Caryli .& Mundy 
3 Virglrilans 

3 Sparkes Bros 

HOLLO WAY 
Empire 
Go As You' Please 
Competition 
ILEORD 
Super 
Fryer ! Radiollans 
Olive Jenkins 
Bonnerelll 

ISLINGTON 

Bine Hhll 

iBt half (11-13) 

4 Bennos 
Pell & Little 

2d half (14-16) 
Joe Boganny -Co 
Bob Barlow 



KILBVBN 
Grange 

Ma3( . Swart Bd 
Drury. &' Raymond 
LEWISHAM 

Palace ' 
.Toiinkman's Bd 
Don Cossacks 
MILE END ROAD 

Empire 
O'Farrell Sis & J'n 
Fred Lyle 
Lyons & Pay 
Phil Ward 
Texas ClifCe 3 
NEW CROSS 

Empire- . 
Nina M' McKihney 
Caryl. & Mundy 
Dick Henderson 
8 Black $treaks 
4 Poolies 
Bll & Bll 
Ruane'.& Martin 

Klnema 
Bobby Howell Bd 
PECKHAM ^ 
Palace 
Bobby Howell ^Bd 

.Tower 
20 ,Monarchs of .U 

PENCE 

Empire 
Mrs Ja6k Hylton's 
Bd & Variety Co 
SHEFH'RDS BUSH 

Pavilion 
Mexano's Bd 
Antony.. Bevan 
Drury & Raymond 
'■ STRATFORD 
Broadway 
Plying Banvards 
Hintoni Bros 
Chester's Dogs 
Short ^ Dalzlel 
Co as booked 

Empire 
Linga Singh Co 
Cole Bros 
Dick Henderson 
'3 Bredwins 
Morris & Cowley 
Mickey King 
Sita Devl- 
8 Desmond Girls 
STREATHAM 

.Palacie 
20 MonaVchs' of Ha 
WOOLWICH 
Hippodronie 
Younkmaii's Bd 



Pictnre Theatres 



BALTIMOiRE 
Hippodrome (8) 

Ethel Barrymore' 
'Morning Glory' 

BOSTON 
Metropolitan (8) , 
'B'woy on Parade' 
Herb Williams 
Lillian Shade 
Zanon A Kaz 
Jerry Franks 
One Sun Afternoon 
DETROIT 
Fox (8) 
Anita Page 
Smith & Dale 
Charles King 
Ann ..Pennington 
Cardlnl 

'Sing Sinner. Sing' 

Michigan (8):. 
Ethel Mernian 
Richey Craig 
Jack;. Powell. 
Lucille Page' 
Gin! DeQiilncy ,& L 
•Torch Singer' 
ST. LOUIS 
Ambassador (8). 
Ted Lewis 
Silver Jubilee Rev 
•She Had to Say y 



NEW TOiK CITY 

Arrowliiead lap 
Irving Conn Orch 

Astor Root 

Ben Cutler Orch 
Bal 

Anita; & Millard 
Leonard Keller 




Week of Sept 



GLASGOW 
Empire 

Nervo & Knox 
Naughton & Gold 
Eddie Gray" 
Ha.rvard M .& K . 
Sherman Plsher Gl.s 
Btilgar 4 
Svch & Helga. 
3 Emeralds 
TUbby 'X'urher 
Betty Elcy 

LIVERPOOL 
Empire 
Graclo. Plaids . , 
Fields & Rossini 
Colllnson & Dean 
3 Bonos 

Tlfyire^-a^ni 111 ard=^ 
3 Rascals- '. i . 
Freddie Phyllis ft A- 
Melvillca • . . 
Balllol & Merton 
NEWCASTLE 
Empire 
Anna May Wong 
George Porinby 
B Wells & 4 Fays 
A J Powers 
Agar Young Tr 
Blondlc Hartley 
Jack Lo Dalr 



NOTTINCiHAM 
' Einplre 
•Dark Doings'. . 

SHEFFIELD 
Empire 
'Miss 1933' 
Crighfon Boys & 

.Beryl -Evetts 
H'rm'n & C'nst'nce 
Norman Carrbli 
Henry D Adams 
Revue & Variety 

SOUTHEND 

Hippodrome 
Layton & Johnst'ne 
Almia. Victoria, 
Lily Moore 
4 White ' Plashes, 
iiican^&JUcShaaqL^ 
Van Dock 
Wright & Marlon 
Juggling Demons 
SOUTHAMPTON 

Hippodrome 
Alexander & Mosc 
UlU'y Bennett 
New Trlx Sis 
Albert Whelan 
The Charladies 
Bobby Qirac 
Dani.selle & Boy 
Itaro .& Ptnr 



George . Marchal 
NIchulas Hope 
Sa'no' Marco ' 
Waiter White 
Georgette; 
Leon Bedow 

BUtmore Hotel 

Don Bestor Orch. 

Ceffee. Cliffs 

Art Kahn Orch 
Lestra La Monte 
Isabel Bro^n 

Olen island Casino 
Glenn Gray Orcli 

Ha-Ha Clab 

Danny Healy 
Jack White . 
Sheila, Barrett 
Jerry Belgan 
Jerry Blanchard . 
Lillian Fitzgerald . 
RothrAndrews Orch 

Harbor Inn 

Gus Van 

'Bye Dears* Re-v 

Dennlker-King Ore ' 

H'lyw'd R'staarant 

Chaney & Fox 
Frank Hazzard 
Blanche Bow 
Kendall Kapps . 
Charlies Davis Or 

Hotel Lexington 
Ernie Hoist Ore 
Betel Montclnir 

Wm ScottI Ore. 
Mario & Eulalie. 

Hotel New Yorker 

Barney Rapp. Orch 

Hotel. Fennsylvanta 

Phil Harris Orch 
Leah Ray 

dtel Roosevelt 
Marjori^ Moffett 
Reggy Childs* Oro 

Kings Terrace 

Gladys Bentley 
R'b'rl'gs' Williams 
Ted Brown Orch 

Maison Royale 
Walsh & Arnold 
Antobal Cubans 
Marden'8 Blvlera 

Variety Revue 
Emll Colenaaii Ore 



Paradise 

N . T G Rei 
Jerry. Freeman Ore 
Parh Central Hotel 

Buddy Kennedy 
Rachel .Carlez 
Bert Lowii Oro. 

Pavilion Royal 

Dlcit Gasparre Ore 

Pierre Roof 
Henry King Orch 
Dario & Diane 

Rassfan Arts 
'Joe Uorantz Orcb 
Renee '& Laura 
Nickolas Hadarich 
Barra Blrs 
MIsha Usanbn 

Slinplon Clob 

Friances Faye 

Clark & De Lye 

Larry' Slry's Orch 
St. Morltz otel 

Leon Belasco Orch 

Alfredo's -Orch 

Gypsy Nina 

St. Regis Hotel 

Meyer Davis Orch 
Small's Paradise 
•Black Rhythm' 
Nyra Johnson 
Meers & r^orton 
3 Speed Demons 
Geo Walker . 
Wm Sjpellman 
8 Palmer Bros 
May Alex 

Chas Johnson Orch 

Taft OrUl 

Geo Hail Orcb 

Tatem, B'klyn 

Eddie Jackson 
Jack Murray Oro 

Ylllage Barn 

Elsie; Gilbert 
BUI Aa'ronson 
Hyers & Pritchaird 
Jack Needers 
Ruth Delmar 
Zeb Carter 
V B Hillbillies 
Roger Gersten . Ore 

Tillage Nut Clbb 

Hughie Clarke 
Blanche Lytell 
Jim Keliao 
BlBle Gilbert. 
Frank Wheeler 
Gil Rainsford 
•Red' Da;vls 
Marlon Bailor 
Milton Splelman Or 
Waldorf-Astoria 

Jack Denny Ore 
Xavler' Cugat Orcb 
Margo 



Code By Sept 20— Must! 



(Continued from page 7) 

revealed before the close of the con- 
ference that he Nvill remain In his 
present capacity as long as the 
NRA enactment enclures, He will- 
be the authority immeaiately above 
the industry's code authority, 

The code will have to be rewrit- 
ten by the. niotion picture Industry 
with the co-operatioix of the .Gbvr 
ernment. The public hearing^ will 
give me arid my advisers an idea of 
where the merit lies." 

Making this Statement within 24 
hours of the opening of lilmdom's 
bode court over: which- he will pre.-: 
side with supreme autocratic pow- 
ers^ Deputy Administrator Sol A. 
Rosenblaitt answered all questions 
on salient ppints propounded and 
submitted by! Vabiett, aft^r a thor- 
ough Washijigton canvass over tThe 
week-end revealed that ho two actu- 
ally . similar versions exlisted among 
picture people now in. the city. 

Some. Q^* .'s 
The questions and answers in a 
general senise were: — ^ 

Q. Will ^13 for a B2-hour week be 
acceptable, to the gbvernrnent? 

A. It will not, LiLbor in the ex- 
hibitoi-s' code will have to be 
vised. 

Q. WilL mbrals for the indUetry, 
unnamed and \lndefined in the in 
dustry's proposed cbde, be satisfac 
tory to the Government? 

A. No clause will be . permitted in 
this code which would be so am 
blguous as to be ihcap£(,ble of en 
forcement. 

Q. Will, the Kent code be regarded 
as the basic tentative formiila at the 
hearings with the O'ReJily memo 
randum considered as a Jist of 
counter-proposals and exceptions? 

A. They will be considered to- 
gether, not separa;tely. 

Q. Will clauses be considered in 
chronological order as submitted in 
the Kent and O'Reilly writings? 

A. No, they will be considered In 
sections. 

Q. Will hours a,nd wages )be the 
first order of- business tomorrow 
morning? 
A. .Most certa,irily. 



GHICA6Q 



Bismarck Hotel 
(tValnnt Boom) 

Bob .Nolan 

Harry Sosnlck Ore 

Bonlevard Boom 
(Hotel Stevens) 

Irving Gaghon 
Ruth Broughton 
Chas Agnew Orca 

Blackbawk 

Wade Booth 
Harriet Cruise 
Deane. . Jants , , 
HSl Kemp v^cb 

Cafe DeAlex 

Ireiie. George < 
Mary Stone 
Evelyn Hoffman 
Enrico ClausI 
E BoffmBn Orcb 

Che« Faree 

'The DeMarco's 
Yacht Club Boys 
Vivian Faye 
Ina Raye 
Prances Langford 
Tom. Gerum Orph 

C^fe de La Pais 
(World's Fair) 

Fred WUUains Orcb 

Clab' Lido 
Hank Gilliam 
Bobby Caston 
Clarence Weems 
Lola Porter 
Jimmy Nbnne Orcb 

Club Leisare 

Nyra Lou 
Badail & Margo 
Keith Beecher Or 
BUI Chandler 
Cookie Scldel 

^^ISF'XSTffnsafie"^" 

Hewitt & May 

Don Wise 

Al Garbell 

Edna Leonard 

Edna 3Mae 

Buddy Beryl 

Art West 

Eatl Willis Orch 

CInb Royale 

Nellie Nelson 
Joe Lewie. 



Tiffany T'wlns 
Yvonne . Beauvals 
Rex Cushlng 
Donna & Darnell 
Dolly Harris 
James Hall 
Sid Lang : Orch 

Glnb Variety 

Joan Macey 
Dave Dunn 

-Clab Staallmar 

Aiin; Hammond . 
DeRonda & Barry 
Al Losing 
Buddy Lake . 
liou pearl Orch 

College In^ 

Jackie Heller 
Paul Ash 
Abbotteers 
Buddy Rogers 

Congress Botiel 
(Joe Vrbnn. Room) 
Vincent. Lopez 
Carlos Molina. 

Colosimo'a. 

Art Buckley 

Cole Sis . 

Jos E Howard Rev 

Irene iDuval 

3 Simon Sis . 

.Oeo Devron Orch 

Clab Alabaii) 

LeRoy & Mack 
Evelyn Nesblt. 
Don Ba ranges' Ore 

Drahe Hotel 

Fowler & Tamara 
Jane Carpenter 
Clyde McCoy Orch 

Edgewater Beach 

UarS'Trasfier ' ' 
Esther Todd 
DeRonda & Barry 
Art Carroll 

IlrolIc'B 

Florence Barlow 
Curry & Joy 
June Carroll 
3 Sim Dodgers 
Leo Morse 
Al Wllde 

Joe Buckley Orch 



Hotel Harding 

(The Tavern) 

Edria. May Morris 
Mona & Marine 
Clyde Snyder 
Phylla Rae 
Eddie. Meaklns Ore 

Hangar . 
(Hotel LaSaUe) 

Chas. kaley 
Florence & Alvarez 
Georgle Tapps 
Helen Kane - . 
Pauline Baleeiu 
Johnny Hamp Orca 

Hl'Hat Club 

Anita & Emanuel 
Morey Carter 
Paula Tyrhes 
Margar't Lawrence 
Effle Burton 

K<-0 Clbb 
George .Oliver 
Billy Harrero 
J'n & B'bby Liamar 
Lee Carr 
Lyle Page 
Billy Russell 
Al Benson 
F & G Dorao 
Billy Brannon 
Johnny Mangum 
Domnii<itie 'Orch' ~ 

Lincoln Tavern 
Ted Weenis Orcb 
Andrea Marsh 
Elmo Turner 
Dick' Cunllfte 
Baron & Blair 
Sammy Walsh 
6 Lucky Girls 

Moroni's 

Rolando & Verdltta 
Owen Gordon 
Neecee Shannon 
Marge & Marie 
Virginia Buchanan 
Bob Wyatt. 
Maurie Itforet Orcb 
MInaet Clnb. 

'Frank Sherman 
Phylls Noble: 
Irene Cornell. 
Sugar Kennedy 
Sherlda Coouer' 
Dick Hughes 
Marge & Marie 

MIrra-Mar 
.(World'9 Fair) 

Henrique & Adr'iie 
Herb Wellington 
Rieardo & Siskie 
Art SChafer 

Moral Room 
(Brevoort Hotel) 

Jaros Sla 

Paul Fay 

Gale Glpp 

Fay Peters 

Bob Perry's Orch 

Old Heidelberg 

;( World's. Fair )L . 

B Kratzlnger brcn 
Heidelberg Male 8 
Roy Deltrlch 
Herr Louie 
Hungry Five Bd.. 

Pabsi Casino 

(World's Fair) 

Ben Bernle 
Paul Ash 
5 Maxellos 
Jackie Heller 
Carter Falrtrlon Sho 



Palmer Honsc 

Veloz & Tolonda 
Sally Sweet 
Richard Cole Orcb ' 
Paul Cadleux 
Richard Bennett 

Paramonnt: 

Joe 'Wallace 
Julia Gerlty 
Sally Rand 
Anita La Pierre 
Frances White 
Eddie Varzbs 
Jenkin Sis 

. Playgroond 

Lolo Bartram 
Marie James 
Bernle Green - 
Al Trace Orch 

Terrace Gardens 
Benny Merbft 
Dorothy Thomas 
"Red" Pepper 
NOrmaii :Oast 
Jack Marshall 

The Berlin 

■Waddy Wadsv^orth 
Alexlanne 
V & F VestolT 
•Tack Edwards 
Vendas 6 
Kolya & Bertet 

The Dells 

Guy Lombardo Or 

Vanity Fair 

Mary Ann 'Boyee 
Ciilt WlnehlU 
Don -Ferhahdo " Orcb 

Via Lago 
Bebe Shermaii 
Zita & Marcelle 
Jack- Housh 
Wanda Kay 
Al Handler Bd 

iolo anb 

Mtiriel Love 
Corliss & Robbihs 
Danny Alvih Orcb 
Billy Gray Rev 
Bobby Cook 
Doris Lenlhah 

225 Clab 

Marlon Harris 
Fred Keating 
Dario & Diane 
3 Tick TockB 
Kathleen Howard 
Jules Stein Orch 

Old Mexico 
(World's Fair) 

Rosalie 

Dorine & Douglas 
IWlke CozzI Orch' 

Ye Olde Tqvem 

Mickey Scott Rev 
Cal Herbert 
TVlolet=» erlBtlan^=™^ 
Lillian Francis 
Crane Russell Orch. 

Villa Venice 

Faltrt" Bacon 
Moore .i& Revel 
Mildred & Maurice 
Whoeler Twins 
Sig Glvonla 
Helen O'Khca 
Mildred Pcnton 
Frank Quartell Or 



Q. What percentage of the codes 
as submitted by the Industry would 
you figure is acceptable to the Gov- 
ernment ? 
A. X have no' i 

iQ, If the (Srovernment has to give, 
tlie industry a: cpde will it allow in-, 
dustry representation on the. code 
authority? 

A. Tes, even though the Govern- 
ment writes the code It wHl eni- 
dcavoi" t6 make .the industry self-; 
regulatory. .Tlie Government at this 
tinfie has no .expectation of writihg 
the code; That is the duty of the 
industry in the first instance: 

Q* Don't you consider "ihe: ih^us- 
ti-y has already had thb 'first 
stance?* 

They still have niore oppor- 
tunities. 

Rbsenblatt explained- this by say- 
ing that immediately after the pub- 
lic hearings he will designate trade/ 
^oup jrepresentatiyes to sit in with 
the goyernmerit and do the rewrit^ 
ing job, They will not be thei same 
men .who drew the tentative 
codes in New York but liidlvidualB 
seleeted by the Government, for. the 
actual strerigtti of ' their Industry 
group representation: 

The kctiial code writirig sessions 
therefore will . be in star • chiaihbers 
and in Washington. ' It's a certainty 
that there' will be a fbrmiila:, one 
way or the other, and that the GOv- 
ernnient. Is .already Weary of indus- 
try squELbbles and bickerings. 

The code authority Is another big 
item which will be threshed out In 
star, chamber^ from all indications^, 
jafter the public hearing. As. for. 
some of tlie major coritroy^rsial 
subjects, Rosehblatt indicated that 
they will be weeded out and r^ile- 
gated to the code authority .later tor 
disposition. 

.. The Deputy Commissioner rer 
vealed . this when Informed of vari- 
ous, reports that due to the Indus- 
try's inability to present a united 
front the Government inlghf table 
fair trade pr^(5«cea^;ah(i-iCcnflnB^.^^ 
business cod* to wages, and. hours. 

Variety totiched on rumorEi' con- 
cerning Will Hays' position uiider 
the code isetup. 

Q. 'fiCow <loes the Government re-, 
gard Will Hays under the cpde--T^ad 
a private Individual etaployed by 
trade association?' 

A. 'The Grovernment regai-disi Will 
Hays as the president of the Motloh 
Plctui'e Producers, and Distributors 
of Ajnecica, Inc., the sahie It re- 
gards the priesldent of any other 
trade ajBsqciatlon.' 

Rosenblatt also istated that during 
the hearings all writings submitted, 
by individuals as codes will be con- 
sidered by him as briefs or memo* 
randa. 

This mdrnlng representatives; ot 
yarloUEi, organizations such ad Na- 
than. Burkan^ .and Lester .'Cowan for 
the Acadenay. began po.utiing Into the 
Rosenblatt office with -the briefs. 
In each case the deputy was brief . 
and to the point, conducting the 
private hearings as though he were 
ruling oh the open bench and 
audibly telling some ; oiC . the con- 
ferees what they could hot do. ^ 

Aroxind the Rosenblatt head' 
quarters* where Pat Casey was In 
attendance with others; ho one, not 
even the deputy; woiild prophesy 
the . length of the public hearings 
starting tomorrow. Rosenblatt, while 
saying that he was not limiting the 
time of speakers or their number, 
reminded that floor talk duration 
was entirely discretionary with him. 



F^€ theatre Appeals 
Civeaway-Lottery Case 

Los Angeles, Sept. 11. 
Appeal from the riedent cohvl 
In Municipal court of $pyros Cat- 
dos, mainager of the Pox- West 
Coast E6lmont, ph charges of oper-.. 
atlng a lottery in connection with 
giveaways, has been filed here In 
Appellate court. rlefs for F-WC 
were jhahded In by John B. Bertero, ' 
one of the circuit's local attorneys. 
=-=Three=-AppelIate=^|udges;==Bishopj-- 
Fox and Hahp, have been requested 
to hand down a written opinion cov- 
ering the merits of the case, whlclx_ 
will determine if theatre giveaways, 
such as free excursion trips, a,utos, 
refrigerators, groceries and the like 
constitute a. lottery, in violation of 
the state law. Decision .is expected 
in 10 days or two weeks. 



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15 YEARS AGO 

(Fro»> VARiBTT on* 'Cl»i>per*) 



Picttire players on the coast were 
secretly -prgahfzlng:, a union. To off- 
set ^ move of the pfbducers to se- 
lect 500 players to be deemed es- 
sentiai, all. others coming, under the 
work \dr fight order. 



Famou£i Music Corp. was and still is a ^^-60 .ownership split between 
Paramount artd Warner Bros., hence why Par should wftnt to place its 
film music around with Indle firms, and hot with Famous, is surprlsljog 
to. the WB group of music publishers. 

Especially in view of Famous' excellent financial shape, Starting with 
$2,500 capital, it has a reserve now of $60,000 after some $30,000 to $40,000 
dividends to each half haye been declared. Anii with that, ftlso, Famous 
Shouldered the brunt of some $200,000 in songwriters' salary advs.nces 
during the 1929 musical vogue when Paramount, unlike the other film 
producers, didn't go overboard on salaries to tUnesmlths. Par's subsidy 
Famous Music, paid most of that as royalty advances. 

Tet^ with all thisi Lou Diaimond of the Par home office feels it more 
advantageous to place Par's screen songs at wiili giving somfe to De- 
Sylva, Brown & Hehdersoh, and others possibly. 

Meantime, Larry Spier who has genetai-managered Famous, has been 
taken out of that company iahd placed in ch<^rge of T. B. Harms Co., not 
to be confused with Harms, inc. .T. B.: Hanns formerly specialized in 
publishing Jwome Kern's scores exclusively. It^s Kern's firm, as presi- 
dent thereof,, but how the Warner Bros, want to build that catalog up 
as a gesture to both Kei-n and Max Dreyfus who ttteP has an interest. 
WB actually is doing all the financing but getting little return. Spier, 
in becoming affiliated with so important two miisic men " 
Dreyfus, deems it personally flattering. 



as Kern iithd 



Lambs were making guest cardS: 
issued to soldiers 'for th0 duration 
of the war* ins.tea^ of th^ usual 
twbrweek period; 



Al Woodis^ before, the tfpenlnig, 
sold 1% share . 'Friendly 

Enemies' to a! friend for $i. Lattiar 
got a chock for. $1^100 as his share 
on the Chicago c6. 



Usual booking ofllce holdouts for 
more salary, . .but .heavier than 
usual. Small, time waiting to catch, 
the big Uns oh the .bounce. 



Plenty of hew: plays, but tew hits. 



It's no secret that Bobby Crawford would likel to move Into Holly wopd 
film productlbn, .having,strong ins with JTack Warner ani Darryl Zahuck; 
Zanuck is mentioned also as possibly putting some money Into Craw- 
ford's DeSylva, Brown &. Henderson publishing bla, although that's 
rather remote at the moment; Rocco Yocco's deal permits Crawford 
plenty of leeway for his Hollywood operationis., 

Zanuck's buy-lh oh a music business, a la the Warners or the Metro- 
Bobbins deals, is held to be unlikely, for the same reason that any Irving 
Berlin, Inc,-RKO financial investment deal may be consummated. .The 
primary reason Is that both Zanuck's 20th Century Pictures or RKO will 
make screen musicals only to a liriUted degree, and nothing Uke Winers 
and Metro' have in the paslt or plan to do In the future. 

Film plroducers now recognize the publishing adjunct as but a trivial 
Incidental to their primary business of -making pictures. The big idea 
to set worth- while Idea song^ which can be prdductioned for screen 
vlsuaUzatioh siich as Dubln and Warren's 'Remember My Forgotten 
Man' In 'Gold Diggers' which maizes for a good opportunity to dress it 
up into a- patriotic finale. Or the same pair's 'Shadow Waltz' which IS 
only ah excuse for the neon violin number production. If the songs 
are hits, that's to the interests of the songwriters and publishers, but it 
best suits the purpose of the film makers whether or not the songs can 
inspire new production ideas, or (effects, for film purposes. 



New scheme of playing three day J 
stands for a week to reduce trahs- 
portatioh cost9 . was working out] 
well for the better shows, but] 
eventual result stUl Uncertain. 



:j!M!noId\l)aIy was .blazing again. 
Had a rich angel hooked ' for $l00,-^' J 
000: backing and a musical comedy 
girl, beat him out of It.; 



Floyd Gibbons made his debut a^ 
a platform, speaker at , Carhegle 
Hall. Head . in bandage and an arm 
in a sling with a patch- over the 
eye. Introduced bsr Al Smith. 



Unique setup for an orchestra IS the Glenn Gray Casa Loma band at 
Glen Island Casino, near New Kochelle, currently. It Is an incorporated 
equal troflt-aharlng combo. Corporation shares 14 ways alike. Including 
a l/14th to F. C. (Cork) O'Kcefe, business representative. Long known 
as the Casa Loma orchestra, Qlenh Gray's iiame went up ahead of it 
only Iktely because a liBader .,for any group became necessary. Actually 
Gray doesn't, conduct, the vMinlst doing the maestroing. with Gray sit- 
ting In with the boys. 

It parallels Nat Martin who plays trombone with his band at LUm's 
although he owns the combo. For long George Olsen aiid Abe Lyman 
sat at the traps while somebody else batoned, until they were told to 
throw the drumsticks away and give It that with the stick. 



bside Stuf-Legit 



The Selwyn, N. "^n Is one of the theatres on which the Drydock Sav- 
ings Bank holds the first mortgage. But it ia one of the houses which 
the bank will not foreclose. An ffuhrangdment hM been entered for an 
assignment of rents,, inclusive of the offices above the theatre. Atch 
Selwyn and Crosby Gaige continue to operate the house and technically 
are still the owners. Bank is interested only in securing fhe interest on 
the mortgage and the process is similar to that termed 'mortgagee In 
possession'. Figured that If the house snares a success, the financial 
obllgatiohs of the Selwyh would be quickly adjusted. 

The Times Square and Apollo, adjoining the Selwyn, have operated 
under a similar agreement for the past year. Mortgages are held by 
an estate. 

A. C. Blumenthal decided tp hold 'Music In the Air' over an addltlonar 
(this) week. That nieanci that the advance advertising in Boston, whore 
the show; was slated to'<>i>en Monday (II) was. virtually ^,.7^^^ 
$700 in extra spicice was' used for 'Air' there. ' Show was booked for two 
weeks at the Colonial and postponeniieht may causb a general shifting 
the route; 

Althougii there was some.; talk of- 'Air' sticking on Broadway longer. 
It probably will wind iip Saturday. Road contra,cts for the principals 
call for a 50% increase starting within 14 da,ys after Labor Day. That's 
just; how much the players were sliced about the time of the bank clos- 
ings and subsequently. 



Outdoor stahds announcing Joe Coolc. coming to the Winter Garden^ 
,N. T„ next week in 'Hold Your Hbrises', prominently . displays the name 
of . John Shubert as ."having supervised the production. He is the son of - 
J. J. .Shubert. Name Of R. H. Burnside, the stager^, appears In sma.ller 
type. An unknown director was first oh. the job, wlth^Burhey called, in. 
after the fifst two weeks 6f rehdarsais. 

Youiig Shubert is well Uked in the ; 'Horses' company. He is credited 
with squaring a number of arguments between' his pop and others cbh-^ 
hccted with the showv ^he junior Shubert is in th4 senior class at 
Harvard law school but not certain he will return for his degree. He likes 
show i>usihess. 



'The Green Pastures' i-outed through the South t<> play one and two- 
hlghters is facing a problem and may be: forced to change some book- 
ings because of stage requirements. After the routing was compieted 
it was discovered some houses would not be . able to accommbdato the 
production, which Includes a tread-mill operated by motors. It takes 
eight hours.to set up 'Pastures.' That may be Why dates for two nights 
haye been, booked. in stands listed as bne-nighters. 

Show will travel in four leased coaches, plus baggage cars. No° sleep- 
ers, company to make early morning movements^ Hotel accommodations 
were'arranged for by one of the advance men.- 



Industry was cbntributing 3,000 
prints of propaganda shorts for the 
4th Liberty Loan drive. Fairbanks, 
Chapiih, Nazimovai . Mary' Pick- 
ford, Geo. Bei>an and others took 
tlm<r out to produce, these shorts. 



SO YEARS A€0 

{Frtym 'CUppef) 



Unusual record established by Kelt-Engel has created sundry reports. 
Joe Kelt and Harry Slngel with Harry Link as gen. mgr* have been 
averaging a good quota of l^lts, with a niodest overhead, and also capi- 
talizing a subsid tle-ln With Isham Jones, Inc., whereby K-E handle that 
maestro^cbmposer'ji 'sbngs fis a separate entity. 

Since the song hits, or lack bf Ihehi, makes every sausic publisher's 
business an open proposition, K-B's consistent clicking has become a 
matter of comment. With it came reports of Engel's leaving the 
firm. Engel Is a stockiiolder and . has ja 1%-year contract yet to go 
Ditto with Link, who, it was rumored, was. planning tieing In with Rocco 
Voccb and Bing Crosby oh an indie music pub venture. Nothing to that 
either. 



got 
first 



Armstrong minstrels 
away from . the cpnvontional 
part setting, using the : suggestion,] 
of a gairdeh phrty. For a time it' 
Was - a craze to otter - a 'different' 
first part, following their lead. 



Chas.; H. Day, premier circus ad 
vance man, had made, up with 
Forepaugh-ahd anhbiiriced' he WShTd?!' tWl** 



Synchronization rights are expiring with almost every muslci pub-; 
Usher and all new deals will now rest the syno rights 100% In America 
sb tiiat they can be no foreign Complications When a film, is released. 
The foreign agents fbr the American pubs will have their- shares of the 
sync money held in this country In escrow until the. film's exhibitions 
dates have been exhausted. Thilis is primed as sure-fire and fool-proof 
protectioh for the film companies through any possible holding up or 
stiff money exactments from the foreign xAuisic royalty collection socle- 
^Wria-has happened -on- pccasi - ' 



'Crucible,' Written and produced by D. Hubert Connelly at the Forrest 
last week, w;as a side Issue with Connelly. Latter Is politically connected 
downtown, i)elng of New York's Board of Transportation. That may 
have given him some Inside on a Tombs jail break In 1926 and he based 
the play upon that affair. ... 

Show was billed as being presented: by Huban Plays, Inc. Name is a 
combination of Hubert and Anh, his wife. Piece was withdrawn. 



'Talent*, by Rachel Crothers, will shortly be presehted by John Golden. 
Raymond MOore was erroneously mentioned as associated with the 
presentation. 

Moore, who runs a summer theatre do wh Cape Cod way, will have 
a minority Interest in 'Tourists Accommodated', also on the Golden 
schedule. 



Marc Lachman appears to be planted on the coast for the first half of 
the Broadway season If not Indefinitely. He Is doing advance exploita- 
tion at Universal studios, being assigned to 'The Invisible . Man', 'Only 
Yesterday', 'The Great Zlegf eld' and 'Counsellor at Law'. 



Inside Stuff-Vaude 



take' out the 
Dumpty'-cb. 



latter's 'Htimpty- 



Metro for this reason rests all the Bobbins copyrights In the hame of 
MtG-M Corp. in order not to risk any foreign dlstrlbutioh complications. 



Mary Anderson was a hit. In I^o'n-J 
don In 'Ingomar,' , wl.th a version ] 
which gave her ah edge over the 
naioib-part, .Hei* bimuty icored iifi 
much as her acting. 



Aimee, the spIcy French actress. 
Was back for a tour. As a press 
gag she sold tlokets for a French 
charity fair ot iiloh Park, beer/gar" 
den, at llOth street and Columbus 
avenue. 



Akin to the Robblns-Marks tlit over 'Dinner at Eights Mills has 'Love 
Is the Thing' and Harms has 'LoVe Is the Sweetest Thing'. - Latter has 
stepped out as almost, a Np. 1 Spng of the country, thla despite the 
publisher's expectations and also despite the credo that conflicting titles 
usually iiuri both" numbers. 

Harms' song ,Is by Ray Noble, the HWtV (English Victor) recording 
maestro, and was orlglnaliy in an English film, 'Say It With Muslc^ 
(B&D), not releaised In America, but forcing itself Into a hit via ether 
plug. Francis Day & Hunter published it in England. 



The £ibard of Elders and Counsellors of Angelus Temple, libs Angeles, 
have forwarded a glowing testimonial of approval, to 'Our Beloved. Sister 
Aimee' endorsing the Rev. McPherson's branching out Into 'new fields 
wherein to preach the gospel', meaning that they have; officially okayed 
her theatrical and evangelistic tour. 

Sister Aimee seemingly 'has told her flock that har $.6,000-per dates 
for Loew'S, et al., starting Sept. 22, Is In line With her gospel preaching: 
Actually 'Sister Aimee' will palaver nought on religion but dwell on faith 
In America, from a patriotic viewpoint. 
«««<^.M'v.n-<i»«ir<»j*'C'Mi<ft.(r^:_'''>»;'#i-.^;-' .- ■ — 

Although having commenced actual operation of the Palace, New York, 
the only thing Sidney Cohen has to prove his operatorshlp with Is 
receipt from RKO fbr a down payment op. the first year's $100,000 , rent. 
The other papers are not yet ready for signing. 

Some changes wanted in the contracts by RKO, and others Wanted by 
Cohen. They should be settled this week. It's defihlte, though, that the 
contract when, approved on both sides wlU Blve RKO .the right .to. demand 
return of the Palace upbh prpifer notice. 



Mckee Rankin Opened the 3rd 
Avenue theatre built on the site of 
a former variety hpuse between 
30th and 31st streets. Hpuse was 
lighted by electricity. Np rheostats 
in those days and lights were either 
on or oft. 



Because NBC didn't like the wbrd 'chlnkle' in the 'Shanghai. Lll' 
number from tiie 'Footliglits Parade'; score, Warner- Bros. lias, l^ad the 
lyric rewritten for all purposes and the nbun objected to. has. been 
changed to 'Chlhamah*. It's the only spot In the entire scorb that the 
network's cehsbrship authorities have put the finger pn. Jlnuny Cagney 
carbls the 'Shanishal' numbei* in the picture. 'Chlnkle* verslen Stays 
unchanged in the celluloid'. 



Frank MdjUton panto troupe 
opened uat the 14th Street. Majilton 
family gave Its name to a peculiar 
kick stilt known to old timers as 
the 'majilton kick/ It was a full 
circle with the leg, requiring un- 
usual flexlblilty of the hips. 



Charles Henderson, who is now CBS'lng, Is professionally reunited 
with Johnny Green, cbmppsen Both are Harvard '28 andr in their under- 
grad days, founded the now institutional Harva,rd Gold Coast orchestra. 

Henderson is playing first piano for Green's CBS air progranis. An- 
other '28 Harvard man with Green Is Eliot Daniel, who: has matrlch- 
lated into a Bostoh maestro. 



Harry . Miner opened his People's 
theatre; on the Bowery. It played 
the leading touring dramatlp at- 
tractions; 



l^j.Harms^ls Jiaw^gplhg^-in. foe. thpse fancy^blllingsr^^by^arr 
as In the. song wrlttiein by Johnny Mercer and Johnny Green. Mercer is 
blUed on the title page a,s , 'by arrangement with Miller Music! with 
which firm he Is exclusively contracted.. 

It's a new dignity -wrinkle for otherwise very unoohventional Tin' Pan 
AUeyw 



Hyde '&' Behman .Were- rebuilding 
the Pld aquarium ihto what was I 
last -known as the Herald 'Square.'] 
B'way at «rte. 



By phone from London to hiS' room in tiio Hotel Bismark, Chicago, 
Henry Hall 4.000 miles away okayed a test reborfl of htsiCohimbla disk 
which he made Just prloi^ to saiUng for an American, yacatton. iSaj 



Lyons & Lyons champion the professional bpinlbn agaihst Prank iFay 
as 'unfair* through misjudging htm in advance as to his peccadillos 
when not contractually obligated. L&L aver that h© promised 'Boris 
Morros of Paramount that he'd bo pkay In time for rehearsal, and ho 
was. Fay couldn't understand the to-do and excitement ' durlhg the: 
forepart of the week prior to his scheduled Thursday night rehearsal, 
In time for .the Friday opening; 



Before Sally Rand became Sally Rand she was Blllie Beck in th^ 
chorus of Al and Loyd Bridge's musical tab stock at tho Empress, Kan- 
sas City. Later she went to the coast with a vaude fiash and took 
whirl at pix. Returning to Chlcagp slie presented her fan dance at club 
aff airs fpr ia cpuple pf years. The same fan dance which thrpugh tho 
leverage pf the Wprld's Fair has put her In the meney and may take her 
back to Hollywood. 



Cash Miller, who has always handled the freaks for carnivals, when, 
approached to supply material for the Ripley 'Believe It or Not', refused 
a percentage deal and booked them on strMeht salaries. 

Average price of human oddities .has always ranged from $10 to $26 
a week with board and room, but with- tho C. C. Pyle-Ripley venturo 
Mlller-Jacked-up -the-prlce=to $100^to-il50-weekly>--wlth=b6ard^a 



Langley, Columbia'8 ; recoi-ding manager, played the. disk made by' HaU 
and. his BBC Orchestra. 



Exclusive Publications,. Inc., publishing, firm that Irving Mills Is Organs 
Izing for.the sequestering of the Duke, ](Slllngtbn and Cab CalloWay special 
material, wlU.have no connection Whatever wl#h IilU« Music, Ino. Latter 
outfit is operated br hia brothai^- Jade MOta, 



Ttiesday^ September 12, 1939 



LEGITIMATE 



VARtETT 



53 



87 TRY-OUTS 



15 PROSPECTS 



TOUJES' DROPS 
SffllBERT NAME 



new 'FolUee' which the Shu- 
Ixerts are readying hy arrangement 
■with Billie Burke Ziegfeld and the 
Erlanger estate will not carry the 
Shubert name. Mies Burke will 
mskke the presentation; ;accprding to 
..the billing, show to be incorporated 



now quartered 



who will have 
ptoductiot), lis 
the SHubert o£- 



flcesi Shuberts have deposited 
$166,000 in bank for the venture, 
budget being somewhat more than 
first flgijred. Connolly will sign 
checks, counter-signed by Lee Shii- 
bert. 

' Casting has not been completed; 
rehearsals not to start until then. 



BANKHEAD AHACK MAY 
BALK mS. IN 'JEZEBE' 



Tallulah Bankhead was reported 
seriously ill Monday at the Doctors' 
Hospital and there is doubt whether 
she would be able to appear in 
'Jezebel.' At.the start of ' rehearsals 
three weeks agQ liliss Bankhead was 
ordered to thfi , hospital where her 
ailment was dia^^Qsed as .a. stone in 
the gall bladdec 

Rehearsals proceeded with the 
understudy^ Katherlne Wilson, tak- 
ing ovei: the star's part temporarily. 
Xiaet^ \tteek Miss Bankhead over the 
obj^tleiie of doctors went to re- 
hearsal at the Beck theatre, return- 
ing daily to the hospital. 

.'Jezebel,' written by Owen Davis 
and originally intended for Kath- 
arine Cojrnell^ is being produced by 
the latter's husband, Guthrie Mc- 
Cilntlc. Production cost $36,000. 
McOiiitlc has the backing of Stan- 
ton Griffiths of Wall Street; al- 
though Martin Beck is reported 
having bought In. 



Humey's ReceiYershqi 
ksSm Discontinued 



Surprise receivership action 
brought against A. C. Blumenthal 
has . been discontinued. Action was 
rather a formality and involved a 
note transaction. Blumey was the 
endorser on paper for John 2^nft 
who borrowed $32,000 from a Phlla. 
bank ln;i927. About $4,000 was re- 
paid, bank then ist&.rtihg Tiuit afailhst 
the endorser. 

When Blutoey went to England 
and dodged process servers on the 
pier, a receiver was appointed on 
the bank's contention that he was 
'^ytsWe. ,the jurisdiction ot the 
court. Upon his return recently 
Blumey paid off the noto, an iteni of 
jBome $27,000, and legal procieedings 
were cancelled. 



Corroboration 

Philadelphia, Sept/ 11. 
Earl. Carroll asked for iaecond re- 
views of his new show, 'Murder at 
the Vanities,' when it played at the 
Qarrick, and he got them. And 
he was probably sorry. 
. When show ojtened on a Wednes- 
day night, it was ragged and gen- 
erally bad. Notices were uniyer- 
Bally adverse. Reviewers were 
asked to come back Monday (Labor 
l>ay) night. (Show had been, cut 
down, but was still n.s.g. Critics said 
8o. Second notices were no better 
than the first. 



Columbus, Sept. 11. 
-Old Hartnian theatre is being re-^ 
opened by J. R. Neth with 'Crazy 
Quilt', Thereafter house will play 
everything from road show films to 
vaudeville and legit. 

House has been- entirely reno- 
.Vated. 



^gsr>ng NRA 

Detroit, Sept. 11 
Ads on 'Crazy Quilt' hlad two 
nudes to get the idea across. 
Copy got past the newspalper 
censorship. 

Oveir one nude was the NRA 
islogan, 'We Do Our Taxi; and 
over the other, 'Free tiflt Sus- 
pended.' 



Day-and-Date Screen 
Vs. Stage Helps Legit 
'One Sunday Afternoon' 

A Broadway legit show has 
played day and date with its pic- 
ture version, the engagement being 
unaffected and the gross upped, 

'One Sunday Afternoon' as a 
screen, feature played the Para- 
mount last week, the ori inal bri 
the ^stage going along at the 48th 
Street, where its sponsors expect it 
to ' continue ■ until Thanksgiving. 
Film exited Thursday (7) witli Par's 

gross, up to the average or slightly 
better, the holiday (Labor Day) 
counting. 

Stage 'Afternoon' grossed $6,000, 
which slightly topped the previous 
week. Show considered it got a 
break from the picture notices, re- 
viewers rating that the show was 
better entertainmenT than the film. 
Show, while a moderate grosser, has 
been making money. A reserve of 
twbout $10,000 for advertising was 
set aside, to counter the picture 6p- 
position. It waa decided to wait 
until after the first run showing of 
the picture and show will use extrd 
space in the dailies this week. 
Screen rights on 'Afternoon' were 
sold shortly after it opened. Show 
is now in its 31st week. 

First time for play and. picture 
to be opposed on Broadway was in 
the spring of 1930 when 'Journey's 
End' in film form opened at the 
Gaiety, the stage piece at the tiihe 
having completed more than a year 
at Henry Millcr'.s Show lasted five 
weeks against the picture for a run 
of 61 weeks.' Play would have been 
yanked tight after the picture 
opened but for a cut rate guarantee. 

Difference In the two instances 
is that 'End' was a smash both on 
the stage and film and whereas the 
'End' was. In for an exploitation 
run, 'Afternoon' is a regular release, 
which favors the stage play in New 
York. Show figures it can round 
out ' the season on tour. 



BANKS GO FOR CABARET 
IN TWO EEGIT HOUSES 



Banks figure in salvage deals for 
two Broadway legit theatres, both 
ot which are ripping out their 
seats and planning a huge • conti- 
nental casino idea with dance 
music, music hall viarlety 
tainment, tables for llkker and 
kindred wrinkles oh the Folies Ber- 
gere idea* The houses are the New 
Yorker (nee the Fortune Gallo) oh 
West 64th near 8th avenue, and the 
Manhattan at 53d and Broadway, 
formerly the Haimmersteln. 

Joseph Tierney, for the bank, is 
manager of the New Yorker; Prank 
Stevenson, former Chi pa., is han- 
dling the Manhattan. 



Hungary^N. Y. Via Coast 

William A. Drake has arrived in 
New York from Hollywood with his 
adaptation of 'A Hat, a Coat, a 
Glove,' Hungarian play to .be pro- 
duced by Crosby Gaige. 

Gaige expects to put the piece into 
rehearsal within four weeks. 



Flxi«g Seattle^M«tr 

Seattle, Sept. 11. 
Around $30,000 going into re- 
seating, etc., of Metropolitan the- 
atre, for road show expectations. 

Kent Thomson, manager, statee 
house will re-optn middle of Oc- 
tober, probably with light oper.a 
stock. 



MORE FDR FILMS 
THIN FOR m\ 



Studio . Scout9 Cover 58 
Rural Summer Hideouts 
iFrpm Virginia to Maine 
and Find Score of Hope« 
fuls— Aiiout Dozen Seco 
ohd Choices Have Chance 
Also — Advance Screen 
Bids In 



TALENT SEARCH VAIN 



That newly developed summer, 
rural theatre seaeon is over with 
varying results. Total of 58 theatres 
announced plans early in the sum- 
mer and most of that number, car- 
ried out a sehedule. Not less than 
87 new .plays were given a try-out 
of some sort, picture people being as 
miich interested in the product as 
Broadway's legits. 

Out of the miass of these modified 
try-^outs, 29 shows attracted atten- 
tion. Of that group 15 are nomi- 
nated as having a chance on Broad- 
way,. such chances being conditioned 
upon casting, script revision ^nd 
production. Further reduced, prob- 
ably half a dozen will register as 
hits or moderate successes. Prob- 
ably more than half the total never 
would have been tried by a commer- 
cial producer, while severa! of the 
latter used the rural spots instead 
of resorts. 

About 20- of the rural new tries 
have attracted the attention of picr 
ture people, the percentage (nesilrly 
25%) of picture possibilities beihg 
higher than for the stage. Some of 
the plays have been partially tied up 
for the sereen by means of an ad 
vance bid, which would tend to en- 
courage stage presentation. 

Film Scouts on Ground 

About a score of film scon to' .cov- 
ered the summer theatres frcm Vir- 
ginia to Maine, looking not only for 
material but talent, several observ- 
ers coming- froni the Coast. Picture 
people seeimed well satisfied' with 
the volume of product uncovered, 
but, as to talent^ less than half a 
dozen players will pass the tests, 
according to present estimates. One 
picture concern simultaneously con- 
sidered the purchase of eight scripts, 
but that list ' was materially cut 
dowa aftet* the plays were taken up 
in conference. 

The 16 leading possibilities are: 

'Pursuit of Happiness'' 

'J ustifie^ M urde.f:f 

'Peace Palace' 
. 'I Was Waiting for You' 

'The World Waits' 

'Double Door' 

'Talent' 

'»lcrth of Broadway' 

'pfvine Drudge' 

'Heat l-lghtnihg'; 

'By Your Leave' 

'The Night .Remember«' 

'Amourette* 

'Spring in Autumn' 

'Love Flies in the Window' 

All but tw:o of the plays named 
are also ratied . picture possibilities 
and among the others which are re- 
garded as possible for Broadway 
therie .are additional plays liked by 
the picture, people. These Include: 
'American Plan,' 'LAclies Should 
Listen,' 'Strictly Ibyhamite,' 'Under-, 
standing. Women,' 'Etienne,' 'Present 
Laugh ter,' "Perhaps We Are,' 'i Want 
Love,' 'Octagon,' 'Survival,' 'The 
Curtain Rises,' 'Here's to Crime' 
(also known as 'The Maltese Cross,' 
and alrea.dy plcturlzed), 'Lady Go- 
diva' and 'Home, James.' . 

As for the actors the 'rural theatre 
presents a yes-and -no ^tuation, the 
no angle being that pittances instead. 
of,,salaries .i s_^ill -bp(lcd. . .^There Is 
little doubt that the decline in stocks 
has forced actors to the summer 
sticks. Some fairly well-known play- 
ers have gone rural from necessity, 
accepting wages that Just about paid 
for room rent and meala. Some pro - 
festuionals took tbe jobs as a semi- 
vacation, the country spots being an 

(Continued on p«ee-58) 



Coders Grapple with Ticket Trade; 
Brokers, Charging &ah, Force Natl 
To Admit All in Good 




Seek Barry more, Crish 
FcH* Ghost Town 'Hamlet' 

UenVer, Sept. 11: 
.Lillian Gish as Ophelia and John 
Barrymore as Hamlet is the com- 
bination the. Central City Opera 
Hpuse association hopes to present 
in 'Hamlet' next year at the third 
annual play festival at the Central 
City opera house. This in alternate 
performances with 'Ca.rmen' with 
Gladys Swarthput In the title role. 
Miss Gish starred in the flr^t festi- 
val in 1932 at Central City, in ^Ca- 
mille*' and .Miss ^warthout carried 
the second femme role in 'The 
Merry Wi ' this year. 

The association is prepared to 
spend the necessary money to. bring 
the above trio of staris here.. The 
association is incorporated as a 
non-profit organization and is put- 
ting any profit back into the ven- 
ture. A small profit was made last 
year, with a larger . one this iseason. 



11 N. Y. YIDDISH 
TRDUPS SET; 
NEW HIGH 



Eleven theatres are set to start 
the Jewish I'Bgit seaison in New York 
for a new high. Theatres all open 
simultaneously on Sept. 21. 

Three .companies will' be located 
on Second a,venue and. the others 
spread around in Brooklyn and the 
Bronx. Last iseason there were only 
two companies t>n the Yiddish 
Broadway, .but seven: in outlying 
spots of Bronx, Williamsburg and 
Brooklyn. All of them, however, 
did better in the past when concen- 
trating all the activities on Second 
avenue. 

Theatres set to open include the 
Second Avenue, Yiddish Art and 
Public on Second avenue, the Ro- 
land and Hbpkinson, Brooklyn; Am- 
phion and. Lyric, Williamsburg and 
Prospect and Boston Road, Bronx. 

Yiddish theatrical companies are 
always signed as stock affairs with 
a 26-week minimum reason guarian- 
tee. 



SURGEON ANGELING NEW 
VnXAGE PLAY SERIES 



br, George F. Chandler, retired 
New York: surgeon, is going show 
biz as the new • managing director 
and bankroller of the Prpylncetown 
Playhouse in GreenWich Village, 
New York. Under the Dr. the the- 
atre will do 18 plays this season; 

Dr. Chandler's son. Chick Chan- 
dler, is a Radi<) contract player on 
the Coast. 



Broi^dhurDt Gets 'Wktte' 

'Men In Whif6' ('Man in White, 
arid also 'Crisis') goes to the B;road- 
hurst, N. Y., instead of the Ply- 
mouth. Claimed the 'White' pro- 
duction requires the . larger stage. 

Opens Sept. 25. It is being pro-^ 
iluced by the Group Theatre. 

ERSEIN'S 'LAST PAGES' 

..=_Cheater-^Erskin'B- flrst=4egit-=pro^= 
ductlon since i-etUrning from HoN 
lywood will be Martin Mooney's 
'I^Bt Pagew', one of those revolving 
stagCi flashback dramas. 

EJrekin remains with Reliance 
Pictures (UA) as a film director, 
hut will mount this play before re- 
turning coastward to resume in the 
studio. 



irst meetings of the National 
Association 6£ the Legitiimate The- 
atre, Operating under the NRA 
code, which tackles the problems of 
the theatre, was held, last week. Of 
the several matters listed for first 
consideration, regulations ,6f tlck- 
ets'todk pfecedehce:— an ironic sitr 
uation because the ticket business 
is virtually nil With few shows cur- 
rent and ho, new successes. How- 
ever,, the managerial: element in. the 
NALT figured a hit might tome in 
and th€y should be ready with 
proper distribution under the new 
rules. .Questions of a new contviaict 
with the stagehandsl and hours: 
'ehearsals wiere postponed. 

Charging an attempt grab 
control of tickets by thi*ie6 leading 
purveyors, .'about ao ofh6r birbkers 
went into a huddle and protested 
to NRA Administrator Gien, Hugh 
Johnson and the NALT sub-cottir. 
mittee on ticket adjustment. Cbm- 
hiittee immediately contacted. Dep- 
uty Administrator Sol Ai Rosen-, 
blatt, his ruling being that the so- 
called National Ticket Distributors 
must open membership to all rec- 
ognized ticket agencies. 

Full committee in its first ses- 
sion ruted that agencies can hot 
charge more than 75 cents premium 
on theatre tickets (sporting and 
other events are not included ih the 
legit code). The 75-cent surcharge 
oyer the box ofllce price Is per- 
mlssible-for the lower floor and th<B 
ilirsf three rows In the balcony. Bal- 
ance, of the house a premium of 6C 
cents is allowable. 

Buys are out. It ' has been 
the main contention of the agen-, 
ciejg that the losses suistained on 
allotments of tickets bought oyer 
extended periods, either by pres- 
sure of the managers or their own 
errors of judgment, forced them to 
charge high prices. Given fairly 
good general business conditions; 
the agencies now feel they , can op- 
erate profitably under the legit code 
rules. 

The New Rule* 

At a meeting Monday It- was de-* 
.eided to issue licenses to agencies, 
but the number and the identity ot 
brokers to De recognized was left 
for further consideration.. Licenses 
Will be in the form of a cdntract be- 
tween' thiB brokers and the ' man- 
agers. 

Brokers must agree to. comply 
With the rules Set forth by the com- 
mittee; they must at all times 
truthfully report their s&Ies at any 
time the ma;nager asks, so that last 
minute dumps will be avoide4; if 
doing business with each other the 
total premiums shall not exceed the 
7B-cent limit; 'nor may Any licensed 
broker do buslnesslwit^^^^ nr.t 
iecognized by the cQmmittee. which 
stipulation is to reduce or elimimte 
gyping by the smaller iCry; there 
shall be no , commissionEl paid th^ 
nianager or employees (box office) 
.by the broker nor shall the manager 
kick back any-inoney to the broker 
(avoiding p.m.'s or so miucfa per 
ticket on shows plugged' by the 
agencies). 

It was also decided lilonday 
occh ictit theatre must retain Ijr 
public sale 26% of its tickets for 
aU locatibns in thei house. That inly 
include tickets on the firjpt rov/ to 
the last in the balcony. 

One Unsolved Problem 

It Is realized that the Broadway- 
old demand for front locations . for 
the few hits has not been solved. 
There still remains the customer 
who will insist on good seats at the 
last minute for the stand-out. shows 
:a«d=-wlll>-bei--wiillng--to-^pay;-i^Thatrr 
brokers will continue to hold out 
such locations for favored patrons 
is likely and it is predicted that the 
agencies will collect for that extra 
service, possibly by fixing a service 
charge on a weekly or monthly 
basis. 

It has been rule^l, however, that 
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S4 



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L c c I T I M A J c 



fkj$ Oat of Tonw 



Af Thpusand^ Ciicer 

Fhlladelphla, ^opt 9, 
Sam Harris <>pene(3 his new reviic 
at the Forrest theatre Saturday. 
lil^ht and the greneral consensus was 
that he had a definite hit Ih the 
making:. VI the second act had held 
up to the prbnilse of the .^^t, 'As 
Thousands Cheier* ' coiild be consid- 
isred ,'in,? hut the last half , of the 
isho^ ' ne^ds flxingr . aiid introdvicied 
ah element of :doiibt into the ,'show'e 
chances as a whole.. 

'As Thousands Cheer' leans heavl 
ly oxt the side of sophistication. It 
Is smart ajid - inside . throughout ' and 
tha:t'3 -What hurts, that second act, 
which Is one lone succession of 
sketches,: clever and satiric, but 
Bometimes ia little tiresome. One 
or two . good lively numbers, vocal 
or dance, musV he Injected into this 
portion of the show «nd a general 
re-arrangement and re-spottihg of 
materials la heedcid. 

. Where Harris is most fortunate 
Is In his principals. They carry his 
revue, which doesn't go In.fQr heavy 
scenic prdductioA features and cer- 
tainly doesn't emphasize girls. Clif- 
ton Webb and Helen Broderfok af«. 
palrtlcularly effective and they are 
tised to the limit. Webb Is In nine 
numbers and they call for a variety 
ot make-iips that keep him step- 
ping. Miss . Brbderick is in eight 
numbers and has never appeared to 
better advantage. Heir tasks in- 
clude an fmpersonatlon^ Of Queen 
Mary of ^Sngland, which is a gem, 
and one of Mrs. Hoover, which Is 
almost equally good. Webb doesn't 
do ais much dancing as usUal^ his 
own number along his own pairtlcu- 
lar line being a Winchell Hey-hole 
bit at the very iehd .of "the show, 
which iflatted conipletely at the 
opening. 

Sffarllyn Mlllerr corstarred with 
webb^ does one dance with ^ him. In- 
additiqn to several solo steps. She 
ialsb has miore comedy stuflC than 
evfir before and chines particularly 
In' ah imltatrgn of ]Liyi>n Fohtanne 
lii" !^ Jfoiel Coward' dklt, 

iithel WatOTS,. co-featur€fd with 
Miss Broderick, has three songs, the 
best of which Is caUed, 'Heat Wave.* 
which ought to be a riot; MIsS' 
Waters also appears Intone sketch^ 
. S.hie dominates during the few mo- 
ments she is PH. Leslie Adamif gives, 
dignity and claims to his oharactert- 
zationa in threre sketched. . He plays 
King Geofge. and. Herhert Hoover 
and Will Hays and i>]i»ts his 9(ibtle 
comedy material over well. 

&ving Berlin's score is tlp-top.,- 
The aforementioned 'Heat. Wave/ a' 
ditty called The Haster Bonnet,', 
which Is used as the first act finale, 
a diiet, 'Our Wedding Day,' which 
Introduces Webb and Miss MUler, 
and 'How's Chances,'. , sung by the 
same couple, are outstanding, 

Moss.&a;rt'a book will cause plenty 
of discnsslon. It haa novelty and 
class, but how the general run tff 
theatre-goers ar^ going, to take to It. 
Is hard to stiy. The revue opens 
with : a sketch. In which a man 
(Adams) lives vp to th«: famous 
news tradition by bitlhg his wife's 
pet dog. The story is grabbed by. 
ia big dally. The rest of the show 
is u series of headlines in th^^-i^per. 
They are flashed oh the- Curtain as,' 
for exatppte, . 'socli>*:3f ' note'. — heat 
wave hits NeJ^-^ork — 'th6 Funnies,* 
and 'irofegravure section.' -As In 
the Muslo* the ohorus Is given 
plenty of smart patter in the typical 
Berlin vein. This time it's better 
than' ever and thfe're should be more 
of It. . , 

- !thfi 'SoElfety„W»Mlrg'J>ifeafepV to, 
which ■ th<» prospective bride and 
groom are dlaoovered rising from 
the same bed on their wedding morn, 
the skit abotxt the Hoovers leaving 
the White House, Ktrhlch may offend 
sotoe folks, but is really very funny, 
the 'Metropolitan Opera' number and 
the Rockefeller -sketch are perhaps 
the best. The Coward skit, which 
ends oh a rather sour notd for no 
particular, teasbn,. will be htiiet ap- 
Drioiatfed In New York. The <3landhl 
sketch Is w6ak» atid the Prince of 
wales : skit Is notable most of all 
for. a remarkable. Impersonation of 
Wales by Thomas Bamlltori. ' 

Albert ;fDhnson has designed some 
v&ty nfeat sets though the . show 
doesn't shlhe in this regard as 1?he 
Band Wagon' did* BoSsatd Short 
has done a capital .Job of staging. 
The Weldman :t>ancers, used two 
or three times, don't click as they 
have m the past, the trouble being 
in their material hot In themselves 

'As Thousands Cheer' is hot-the 
best-rounded revue In the World; It 
Is ultra-smart and' It drags In spots, 
but , it has class wfltten all over it 
and the principals arC' {doal for put 
tingltcyer. Waterg, 

FLAMINGO 

NeWatk, Sept. 8. 



play effective comedy . develops, but 
It's light farCe. 

• Mrs. Fielding, an authoress of 
middle-age, annexes a young man. 
Her friend tries to steal him away, 
while her friend's son attempts to 
marry Mts. Fleldlng'a daughter. 
The girl falls for her mother^s 
youiig man and they elope« Un- 
aware' of her daughter's larceny, 
Mrs. Fielding reads her- novel to the; 
assembled sICepy characters. .This 
scene ia funny. 

Original and amusingly . played by 
Gregory Deane is the much-moth-: 
.ered young son.' Gertrude CbgWan 
is excellent as the > sentimental Mrs. 
Fielding^ The rest of the cast acts 
pleasingly.. 



HERE'S to CRIME 

Providence, Sepit, i. 

Melodrama In two act* and 16. scenes, bjr 
liawrenco Stalllngs, adapts from " tho 
novel, 'The Maltese Falcon,' . DaaheH 
Hammett: presented . by . Robert Rosa and 
Edward Choate iat the Beach Playhouie, 
West Falmouth, Mais., Avg. 81. 



This play ' is a rather difficult pro- 
duction to stage , since Its 16 scenes 
must be run oit with' speed ahd pre- 
cision. The- success of the play on 
the metropolitan stage Will largely 
depend on how the producers, han- 
dle the staging. 

'Maltese Falcon' was first a hovel 
and later a picture. As a play it 
still . retains . Its .effectiveness as 
a grimly Ironic drama. 

Saih Spade, shady private detec- 
tive,, aiid his partner. Miles Archer, 
are lured .-by a charming young 
woman, Ruth Wond.erly, to trail her 
fiance.. Archer undertakes the task, 
hut before the evehing-is over he la 
shot to death. Spade, involved with 
Archer'is wife, is u.nder suspicion for 
murder, and his troubles increase 
with the visits of two strange indi- 
viduals.^ 

The strangers believe that SpSde 
is the possessor of the Maltese Fair 
con. a. priceless relic of the I6tfa 
century. Later It becomes apparent 
that Ruth Wohderly is also ' inter- 
ested In the relic. 

The play then proceeds.tb become 
a duel of wits, with the resourcef iU 
Spade pitting hlfl coolness and de- 
tective, powers against' the two 
strangers. The action. Is neatly 
tailored, with suspense maintained 
to the end. 

Montagu Love appeared as guest 
star for the production in the role 
of Ceasar Gutman, one of the two 
men seeking the Maltese Falcon. 
Others In the oast Included Clem 
Wilenchlck, Margaret Swope, Lco-* 
noa Maricle, Robert Ross, Thomas 
Flsher,yihcent York, Calvin Thomas, 
Alfred Dalrymple, Maude Frlsble 
and Bdward Choate. 



DUMBBELLS' REVUfi 

Toronto, Sept T« 

^'"TlT* reviM la two acta and 20 acenM.' 
Proddoe4 by Gapt. Morton PlunUett 
Sketctaos by O. O. Gaifette. Muslo and, 
lyrics by M. Vf. Pla.akett plot standarai 
for the . ataga ' band. Danoea by BIIIIi| 
Teeco. FoaturlDff Al Plunkett and Audre 
CSarlina. Scotty Morrison and ^Pat Bat 
forty. Don Romalne and Curly Ulxoiti 
Captain Plunkett and ttaa DumbbelU Or-i 
ohestra. At the Royal Alexandra, To- 
ronto. 9iM top. 



ETHIOF^IA 



Color 



ChicaaO, Sept. 6. 
idjimslcal pUur In two a<ita and six 
presented ^dfia directed by Joseph 
Book 1^ Joseph Boyd, Muslo by 
oaeph Boy<L Xyrlcs by. Joseph Boyd. As« 
Blsted by..!iCFthur 3. Shaw. At the.,aarrick. 
Chlcaso,' Bept, 4, 




=eoi«Bdy^~ln="thriBe^otr'=^by^'Wttltw=l>Kyiar 
and Clyde Llmbauh. Presented by XOKsao 
beth Mlel'e nt the tyrlc. Summit, N. J, 
Staged by OhtirlcB eiholatr. Setting by 
■Walter Roaeh. In the oast are >nnon Bun- 
yoa, GrcBOry Deane, Maudo Roam Stover, 
Gertrude CoBlaiu. yiola Rlchftrd. Motrin 
Light, 



Rather tenuous nnd slow. There 
IS no . defiiiJie aj)d cloahrcut plot, 
but sluiiily the p\JLtli)ff together of 
character sketches. Late iu Uie 



By ths time the curtain came 
dowh on this show on the opening 
night, Varibtt mugg was the only 
one. left in the audience. He was 
there on business, 

Of the $30Q worth of admissions 
in the theatre when the show .start> 
js4» l-hcre was only half In the house 
after the first 40 minutes. After 
that, they, started to move out of 
the theatre by rowsi No refunds; 
everybody was happy just to get 
away. 

Show was held up more than 30 
minutes at the start while the house 
waited for enough admission money 
to play off stagehands. 



Fifteenth annual Dumbbell's Re- 
vue opened the legit season here: 
and looks like a money-maker. 
Leading concert party of the Ca- 
nadian- Expeditionary Forces dur- 
ing the Great War, the army enter- 
tainers went professional upon their 
return to Canada after the Armis- 
tice. The_troupe continues to keep 
a trans-Canada following on merit 
as well as sentiment and had the 
longest run of any legit offering in 
the Dominion last seasbn, going SO 
weeks on the road. 

For a humbOT of years the 
I)umbbells had. an all-male cast 
with femme impersonators. Latterly 
they have been using a chorus and 
admitting the need for feminine 
appeal in warblers and comedi- 
ennes. RevUe Is of the English 
music hall type, popular here with 
U. K. expatriates; Clean, clever 
British, it has been a consistent 
theatrical best seller. . New edition 
shows staging, costuming and. gen- 
eral production Quite excellent, 

Audre Carline^ blonde diminu- 
tive comic, shares the honors with 
the personable Al Plunkett; With 
his radio work and recordings, lat- 
ter continues a ftivbrlte here and 
holds the same appeal for the 
femmes despite, the passing of the 
years. Same goes for Capt.. Mer- 
toh Plunkett, producer and band 
leader. Material doesn't rdally 
matter, for both boyis have the 
reputation aiid are showmen. Pat 
Rafferty and Scotty Morrison con- 
tinue as capable comedians, . but 
the one to 'Watch Is Audre Carline. 
Plunkett has a. Ahd here in the 17- 
yearrold conilo, the youngster' -go- 
ing from throatrtuggliig ballads: to 
nonsensical numbers and finishing 
with nut comedy ait the piano that 
stopped the Show. . 

Highlights' of staging are. the 
gypsy number, . the shadow effects 
for Don Romalne's burnt cork 
warbllngs, the golden peacock set 
for the stage band offering in the 
second half, and the production 
number. 'Wedding of the Wooden 
Soldier and the China DpU,*^ which 
should be the finale. Line girls also 
went over iilcely In the 'Cocktail to 
'7ou' number, the full-stage garden 
set routine, the 'Hussars.' finale, to 
the first half, and the modernistic 
rhythmics to the 'Blue Prelude' 
number by the stage, band. 

Sock of the Dumbbells' Revue 
lies In the comedy, however. Bxa-y-- 
lesque Apache dance of Pat..ll9;n> 
erty and Scotty Morrison VceCs a hIgh 
point with llaffw^ Siorlng a hit 
of the evenlne. ^^tth 'Ain't It Grand 
to Be BlooJ«n' Well Dead,' In which 
Jtie sttjt lip in a grave with a me- 
mj^riai stone for a head rest Ma- 
r^Sbre setting drew shudders until 
this was forgotten in the . Rafferty 
delivery. 

The Dumbbells' Revue Is better 
than last season's edition and 
should make money even if proilts 
are not sensational. It's a clean, 
workman* like job excellently paced 
and holding all the ingredients of 
the revue type of entertainment 
The wbrk of the line girls and the 
stage band should clinch. And there 
is always that 89-week run of last 
season to remember. Mdatav- 



Sam Glnglss" and. Sons, theatrlcitlj^,^^?.'^^;;'^ JJf ^^^^ 
knti,m«ri» -tf^erft aiiffela to* thifl cbl~ he the annual Crothers hit. Play 



costumers. Were angels fdt this col 
ored show. Joe Boyd Is, however, 
respohsible. Maybe the Ginglss 
family thought that even if it duds 
on the legit, they might take it but 
m the picture house and vaude 
to.ute, where so many colored shows 
have made coin. But this one 'Will 
never get anywhere. 

There . Is. no productlbn, the only 
property used .being two kitchen 
chairs. Every thing else in the show, 
in the ^y of dressing is oompoBed 
of four backdrops -^ second-hand, 
and from way baCk. 

Show Js supposed to trace the 
history of the colored race from the 
Jungle to Harlem. It attempts to 
horn in on the revealing dance craze 
started by the Fair, but Using eight 
girls for the lowest kind of. epoch 
work. 

Show ■ has— ^why go . on? It Wag 
pitiful, with the audience breaking 
do'wn at some of the more Eferious 
irartrtb^li?5WlWtli«=^«rr5riS^r^^ 



a wrong^sldcd laugh. 
. Show closed after the opening 
performance. Tried to get started 
on the second day, but the count is 
against it' Talking of revamping 
And trying again, even to make the 
picture houses in a tab version. A 
hbpeless blopmer. 

. {Play olosod after one show 
Printed for th^r record.) 



TALENT 



Providence, Sept, 9. 
. latent,' a new p]i<,y..by RsoheU Croth^s 
Ih three acta and nine scenes; .titaged . by 
Miss Crothera and presented by Raymond 
Moore at tha Cape Playhouse, . Bdhnlg, 
Mosa., Sept. 4.. 




THE SELL6UT 

Comedy ' la .three acts presented at the 
Cort, Sept. .9, by Theatre Craftsmen; writ- 
ten by Albert Q, Miller; staged by Ashley 
Miller. 

John C. Matthews Robert Connesa 

B. Q. Adama,,..i,.....', ...Herbert Dobbins 

EIrnest Hunter Charles Harrison 

Umlly Burke ..Jane Seymour 

Mrs. Wilfred Rpbblnil...*... Minnie Dupree 
Charlie Masulre... Frank Dae 
Big Mike Angelino, Robert H. Gordon 

VltQ. « . .'«..,......••.«.. Jack Rlso 

Blaine Rivera ..«.;. i .•«....,. Ruth Thomas 

Henry Cornell.......*. .«.,>.. .John Orattan 

George Apple .. V i *. Warren Parker 
Ir vinff .........'..«. i .«••.•...< A. ' M^ OrlffI th 

Man "wltli Drum . . k ............ Geo. Weqton 

Abe (Frogtaoe) Mats. , . . . . . iHarry Bellaver 



Broadway's new «how score re- 
inalhb unchanged, this, the second 
pf last week's entrants, also being 
II. goose-egg. Redeeming feature is 
that "The Sellout' haS a cbmesdV Idea 
which screen "writers may wok-lc. but 
mbi;;e 'satisfaotorily than did the 
playwright. ; 

It is a satire on ad agencies' ac-' 
tivltles for radio, broadcasting cli- 
ents. That it could have been made 
^nto laugh: show was Indicated. But 
heads of . this new ■ co-operative 
group calling themselves Theatre 
Craftsmen chose to rush It upon the 
boards. Result— a bust. 

First act and half of se.cond are 
practically wasted. Story picks Up 
and third act Is much the best but 
even there the writing coUId have 
been improved. It is in.thls act that 
the play's laughs come.' Earlier the 
Wise cracks' by an Idea g:h>l in the 
agency were counted on bUt proved 
arid. 

Interference of an advertiser In 
the radio program which is to: boost 
Stiltz Beer, his new product, clir 
maxes m . an audition scene. .Im•^ 
pressioh was that that could have 
been niuch better done. Twist in the 
story comes' when racketeers' buy In 
on the agency and take charge. It 
is when these characters' become the 
leads that 'The iSellOut' gets funny. 

The Francis R. Gates agency has 
been losing Its clients. A new beer 
accbunt Is the llfesaver, Mrs. Rob- 
bins, an austere widow, daughter of 
the deceased agency, head, accepting 
it to the surprise of her employees. 
While th^y are planning a program. 
Big Mike Angelino crashes tn and 
threatens dire things If the beer 
plug goes on the air. He runs the 
beer racket In the state and that's 
the way It's going to be. 

They auditljon a detective story, 
howevBii fend Big Mike ahd a side- 
kick ehtj^r with- drawn guns. It Is 
e.^mfly Burke; the Idea girl, who 
HiAlKs Mike, out of rough stuff an^ 
suggests he; go Into a legalized rack-* 
et—- the advertising agency field. 
Mike goes tor that in a big way, 
gets of the stock ahd becomes 
the boss— with a gat In the top 
drawer of the desk. 

What might happen If racketeers 
did run ad agencies was Indicated^ 
for instance, how Mike orders his 
gunmen to visit the radio reviewers 
and 'suggest' they. w:rlte something 
nice about his programs — or else. 
Or If any of the radio commenta- 
tors actually wrote the pannlngs ot 
programs such as were supposed to 
have been accorded the first brbad- 
cast under Big Mike's direction, that 
would be something, too. 

Even as an executive with striped 
trousers, cutayvray coat and wing 
collar, Mike Is still a tough mugg. 
Perhaps It Is going- too tar to have 
Mike and timid Mrs. Bobbins fall 
in love. When Mike leatns that she 
has sold the balance of the stock to 
Frogface Matz» another racketeer 
and Mike's enemy, the play's best 
•comic situation unfolds. 
Rbbert H. Qb.rdon gave a vety 



Uelodrama In throe acta presented at 
the Forrest, Sept. 4, by Huban Playa. 
Ino.; written by D. Hubert Connell^ 
staged by^Ouy Bragdon, 
Rosemary Adair, , . . , , , .Genevieve Paul 
CarmeMa... . .••«.«.....,. .^Betty Cardozik 
Tom Deerlner. ....... B. Patrlok Pattlaon 

Mother .Darragh .May Gerald 

Joe Manson. .;..»/.. .r, ,. ..Don CoBtello 
.Arlo Bprsad. .isdwln Redding 
Tui^ldo , . . • . . • • f . • . ; i, Juan 'Varru 
Jerry Ryan i .. ^ . Jphn 'Wheeler 

.'^peed'. a ..'«.... ;. ... . .Ralph Culllnan 

John DV^ni. ...... a, .. , ..Dan Carey 

'Monk'. , . .... ^William Elvana 

'Little Hymle' ..... i ...... . Glltford Made 

'Red' MoKean. . . : . . f . . . . .Balrl Redding 

William Nelan'. .......... len Beverldga 

DootQ? H6hry Flood. ...... .Wayne Nupn 

Frederick. Hilton...... Lawrence Grattan 

A Bi^laoniar .° ... . Harry B. Allen . 

Matthew Burke. .,.».. . .Gotdon HamlUon 

Mrs.. Bond ............ . . lAurie McV|[cker. 

Harold Bo^id .Spencer Bentley 

Japob Orobber. . . Jed Cogert 

Adele Del Roy Annabelle Wltllama 

W. Le Roy Swlfton, 2d, .. .Clarence Roclc 

Ja'mea Lowden .Tom Bennett 

Danny Deerlng, .Robert Capron 
^ha.'rlea Harmon. . . .Bertram Millar 



CRUCIBLE 



Sultry, early September, Labor 
Day, brought in one. of the strang- 
est mellers in seasons. It's a crime 
story • set In New Tbrk, with the 
aura of the Tombs. In idea there's 
rough drama, but disappointing as 
a play because of faulty construct 
tlon, leaden dialog and bad acting. 

'CrUclble' was written and pro- 
duced by D. Hubert Connelly con- 
nected with city's Board of Trans- 
portation. His story has to do with 
an attempted jail break at the 
Tombs in .1926 when a keeper and 
several prisoners were killed. Play 
purports to tell how and why it hap- 
pened, though hardly an expbse. 

A sinister figure alluded to as the 
Blight is In back of . the break but 
an innocent youth; Tom Deerlng, is 
suspected and convicted of murder 
his first trial. Tom Is engaged to 
wed Rosemary Adair, an aspiring 
artist who is befriended by one Arlo 
Bofsad, . Latter Is known to, be a 
gambler bUt supposed to have turned 
philanthropist. Actually he is the. 
Blight, head of a dope ring. 

Three felons arrested in a nar- 
cotic: round-up know where a |1,- 
000,000 Worth of the «tufC Is hidden 
and will disclose the cache If freed. 
BorsS^d forces Joe Mahson, a Tbmbs 
keeper, to supply the trio with guns 
with which to 'shoot their! way out 
Deerlng Is present, having come to 
visit his brother Dan, a t. b. lad 
held on another charge and is ac- 
cused of bringing In the guns. Dur- 
ing a sleep after smoking an opium 
pill Manson munhurs his connection 
with the affair. Tom Is ultimately 
acquitted ahd Danny who was pre- 
viously freed learns that Borsad la 
the Blight. At the finale he backs 
him out of Rosemary's apartment 
and shoots him on the stairway. 

Big scene is a portion of the 
Tbmbs showing tbugh guys 'Vvraiting 
trial behind bars on the gallery level. 
The three in the plot, start shooting 
as soon as they reach the stairway; 
and the stage Is filled with' bodies, 
the break belhg a failure. The fight 
Itself had enough action but the 
pistol reports were like pop guns. 

'Crucible' Is plentifully peopled, 
mostly with bits. It doesn't cost 
much to (4>erate> but even so, 
doubtful of breaking even. Much too 
draggy, Inexpert,' not diversion. Ihee. 

iCloaeA Saturday aitw on« weeh* 
Printed- for the record.) 



Here is a thoroughly interesting 
play. John Golden has already an- 
nounced . he wiU..stag.e .. ijt _. :in ^Ne_w 
York " this season and there Is ' ho 



' good performance as Big Mike and 
the play may do well by him. Minnie 



treats of Betty Morro-Wj an attrac-? 
tlve ^young woman, with' a longing 
tor .a musical career. The author 
Seeks to Show that only those with 
talent ahd~ talent alone, can cbmr. 
nxand enduring suocess^. The denou- 
hement Is tragic, but It is reached 
IbgiCaliy. 

:The story covers 13 years. Mar- 
ried to a likeable .chap, Betty ob-. 
. tains his permissioh to go . to New 
York !and study for a career. She 
is given the leading role in an im- 
pbrtaht musical comedy after three 
months of studying, but on the eve 
of the premiere her part is taken 
away because the producers . believe 
she isn't up to it. 

Meantime Betty has fallen in love 
With Barrry Logan, the loading man^ 
and iie with her, but the affair/ 
deadly serious to h6r, is of only 
passing interest tb him.. Realizing 
that she Js^ f allure,: B^tty_ reiurij§: 
to Tier husSand,: Bert. But the 



couple ate soon separated, and 12 
years later she is found . singing in 
a speakeasy. The owner fires hef 
because her voice falls to attract 
the patrons. Later she tries .for a 
part In a play. Experience lias 
taught her acting, but she is top old 
for . the role, and the .boat she can 
do Is to got a job shiging off-stage! 
The curtain drops as Betty sits 



'binfi and Jane Seymour does what 
she can with hoped-for laugh lines 
tha;t didn't Click. Most of the other 
[players floundered about with the 
i unfinished product. Ibte. 



XP^av closed Batv,rdaif after fivm 

^ - - _ — . _ ^_ perfonmnces. Printed for the rec- 

Dupree Is the implausible Mrs. llob- ord.) 



down . on a deserted 

stage;..' 

lidith Barrett gave .'the leading 
role splendid underBtandlngr. Her 
work was thd highlight, 

■The cast is rather long, but the 
outstandlngiparts were thbse played 
by Brian Donl^vy as. Bert; Raul 
McGrath. as Barpy fiogan: Kath- 
erine. Stewart as Madame Helntzle, 
who encourages iBetty to. take .iip 
stage work, and Roman Bohnon as 
a composer Who lo'ved Betty but 
cannot help her. 

'Talent' marked the conclusion of 
the season at Dennis, where Mr. 
Moore staged seven neir plays dur- 
ing the summer. 



North of Broadway 

Newark, Sept 6. 

Comeily In thi-ee nets and- four BcencB 
by Konnbn .J<'wott. Frosented by .Kdward 
P. Gardner at the . CalUwall Womon'a 
Club, Caiawell, N. J. f?tftged by Gard- 
Ticr. In the cast are 'Cnirotd Dunstan, 
Hclcn:^P,at:torflonr«^^Gorl*toh-^Toun8r.==--Tom 
Ppwers, Harriot Rusabll. Shirley—Booth. - 



The stage and auditorium at the 
Women's Club are a little small, but 
when' a company can do as good 
work as this ih a play as fine as 
this, the physical handicaps lose 
significance. . It is a worthwhile 
play with a novel ending. 

Mrs* Cxordon gets' fed up with her 
husband, who, besides a Consuming 



passion fori the theatre, has occa- 
sional feminine side-interests. Gor- 
jdon is burning at. present because 
lAlec; the 'playwright whom h» 
.trusts, does nbt finish his play, 
though Gordon haS a star signed - 
and a theatre leased. Alec, wlio has 
always been^ a suCGessful chaser, 
ifalls .'for Mrs. ' Gordon In earnest, 
but his utter Collapse before the 
devastating emotion niakeS his at- 
tentions unattractive. In distaste, 
Mrs. . Gordon flees . to her actress 
friend, Gloria, who Is living with 
her penniless husband, an unsuc- 
cessful banker, in a one-room cot- 
tage on an Island. Alec pursues and 
m an amusing scene Gloria' trains 
him for his next conversation -with 
Mrs. Gordon. The plan works and 
Aleo makes an impression. That 
night due to a storm they all sleep in 
the same rbom with Alec on the flobr. 

In the morning Gordon arrives 
looking for his wife. Finally she 
comes 'out from her^screened cpuch 
tbUbWedr ISIW ""HyT 'Xl^^^ iGbrtfon " 
naturally explodes, but is gradually 
buttalked by Alec, who, in a tour 
do forcCj- persuades Gordon that 
that after all this Is his play. In 
the supposed play Alec enacts his- 
;Qwn and Gordon's parts, with 
■Qlbi'la and others filling in. Ag.ilnst 
his will Gordon gets interested and 
takiis notes and makes sug.^fostlons. 
i (Continued on page 63) 



Tuesday, September 12, 1933 



LECI¥IM AT E 



VARIETY 



55 



Colored Show On and Of in One 
Night; 'Chance $16,000 m Chicago 



Chicago, Sept. 11. 
Town delivered a n6w record last 
week when 'Ethiopia,' colored show, 
opened . and closed in one night (4) 
at th^ Garrlck. First time in the 
present century, It is reported, that 
any legit show failed to last more 
than a night here. Piece wis put 
on with a couple of old tires and 
(( hairpin, and panned brutally all 
around. 

: Business is ..falling again. The 
town's long run leader, 'Dinner at 
Eight/ is how: down tb $15,000, with 
seats easily available at all timiBs 
for any spot; Other shows are just 
hanging around. 'Skidding' is ad- 
vertising its last two weeks, at the 
Studebaker, and is dowh now too 
close ta the borderline. Cort, with 
•Her Majesty, the Widow/ is also 
Just on the line and ready to pop 
off any dayv 

Illinois is..' planning a new show, 
the colored 'Pixie to Harlem.' Has 
been, on and ofC for some time, but 
never getting to the opening night. 
Rehearsals are still on and may 
hit the boards within the next two 
weeks. 

Estimates for Last Week 
'Dinner at Eight/ Grand (D-i,207; 
$2.20) (Idth week). Dipped about 
$1,000 to $15,000. Long stay for this 
town, iand. excellent on all counts. 
Nearing end of stay, 
. 'Ethiopia/ Garrick (M - 1,600 ; 
$1.60), Did $300 on its opening night 
Monday (4); Tried to get started 
again on Tuesday, but curtain didn't 
rise. 

'Her Majesty, the Widow/ Cort 
(C-1,276; $2.20) (11th week). Stick- 
ing -to the $4,000 pace. Like every 
Other show holding oh, hoping for 
the new season to givei it added 
impetud. 

'Skidding' Studebaker (C-1,260; 
$2.20) (8th week). Last two weeks 
advertised. Show is now down to 
$8,600, too close for comfojrt. Now 
talking of doing an all-star revival 
of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' following 
the click of the. Lamb's Club version 
this season. 

Tai<o a Chance/ Erlanger (M- 
1,318; $2.75) (10th week). Only mii- 
iBical showin town now, and a fact 
that, is helping. Doing balcony traae, 
IJiQweVer, oh the Olsen and Johnson 
vaude fan following. To $16-,000. 

ABANDONING HOPES, 
SYRACUSE ON OWN 



Syracuse, N. T., Sept. 11. 

Weary of waiting for the return 
of road shows to town; Syracusans 
are preparing to organize a Civic 
Repertory theatre with Brace Cbn- 
liing, tJtica actor-director, as exr 
ecutive director. Plan Contemplates 
a reisident dramatic company that 
would produce- from October to 
May, and civic sponsorship by .up 
to 10,000 subscribers. 

Mrs. Edward Vinal, former pres- 
ident of the defunct Drama League 
^of Syracuse, presides at a first 
"meeting of sponsors tonight at the 
T. M. C. A. 

Dramatic torch here. aJso yriil be 
carried this fall and winter by 
Cinema Critics Club, picture fan 
dub, which experimented with the 
drama during ' the ispHhg cinema 
holiday, when labor difficulties 
closed major hou'ses. Club iJlans to 
produce three plays with 'Blarney 
Street' announced as first. 



FuHirePlays 

The Maitlands,' by the late Ron- 
ald Mackenzie, will be done on 
Broadway by Guthrie McClIntic 
prior to its London opening, but not 
before the new year. 

'Artists' Representative/ by Jack 
Byrpe and Earl Simmons, purports 
to be an expose of the talent sell- 
ing racket. Calls for a. cast of 75. 
Company being formed to produce. 

'Blood on the Moon/ by Claire 
and Paul Sift'qn, is another Hitler 
drama. Not set for production yet. 




Shows in Rehearsal 



'Hep Master's Voice' (Max 
Gordon) Harris. 

'Trip to Pr«t8burg' (Shur 
berts) Morosco). 
, 'Double Door' (Haight fc iPot- 
ter) Bijou. 

'School for Husbands'. (The- 
atre Guild) Guild. 

'Let 'Em Eat Cake' (Swi 
H. Harris) Music Box.: 

'Jezebel' (Guthrie McClintic) 
Beck.. 

'Undesirable tady' (Leon 
Gordon) National. 

'Inspector' (Sigoumey Thay- 
er) Masque, 

'Ah, Wildnerness' (Theatre 
Guild) Guild. 

'Pursuit of Happi ' (Row- 
land Stebbiiis) Avon. . 

'Sailor Beware' (Courtney 
Burr) Selwyn." 

'Amourette' (Peters & Spil- 
ler) 48th Street. 

. 'Men . iii White' (Harmbn 
& Ullman; Group Theatre) 
Broadhurst. 



ERLANGER'S FORTUNE 
TRANSFERRED TO WIFE 



MGM STPDIOS 
CULVER CITY, CALIF. 



An aftermath of the series of suits 
by Marc Klaw against his partner, 
the late A. L. Erlanger, cropped up 
last, week when in the New York 
Supreme CourJj_J^udge Mitchell L; 
Erlanger, who succeeded his brother 
as head of the Erlanger enterprises, 
filed a transcript in suppieinentary 
proceedings, to th(B effect that he 

had transferred, his properties to 
his wife, formerly Janet N. Norden- 
fleld, June 9, 1932, stating he acted 
in accordance with a jpre-nuptial 
agreement. Former judge is 76 and 
his bride 49. 

Suit by Klaw is an attempt to 
collect $23,467, the amount of a 
judgment awarded him as his share 
in the sale of picture rights of 
three plays, disposed of by his late 
partner. Judgment also couples 
Saul J. Baron, temporary admiiiie 
trator of the Erlanger estate. Baron 
and the surviving Erlanger have 
been on the outs since the Charlotte 
Fixel case. 

Judge Erlanger claims asserts that 
although his salary Is $30,000 a year 
as ipresident and treasurer of the 
Erlanger enterprises, he drew only 
what cash hei needed, something 
like $10,000, sLrid the corporation 
now owes him about $80,000. His 
wife is also an officer in the Er- 
langer corporations. 

Erlanger testified that he had 
transferred the furniture of their 
home to his wife, also that although 
he had 40,000 shares of stock in 
the Erlanger enterprises the cer- 
tificates are reposing in his wife's 
safe deposit box subject to litiga- 
tion brought by creditors (includ- 
ing the former Miss Fixel). Hie 
also gave his wife. $100,000, in* New 
York city bonds, that being ah 
ante-nuptial arrangement. As to 
properties including realty in Law- 
rence, L. I., he said he transferred 
-Jt all to his wife a few days after 
their marriage^ 

— The judge- said he has a few hun- 
dred dollars . in pension money which 
he claimed was not subject to at- 
tachment. As for a bequest from 
his sister, Rae Erlanger, who died 
in December, 1931, ' he, said it 
amounts to '$70,000 or $75,000,' but 
it was all used vup except about 
$6,000. which he is holdinjg to pay 
off some claims against the estate. 

It was further disclosed! that Isi- 
dor J.. Kresel,. the. trial attorney in 
the Fixel case (representing thie eia- 
tate) had received in full his fee of 
$26,006. The judge WM displeased 
with his conduct of the I^xel clalin 
in the surrogate's court and when 
Kresel presented a note; payment 
was refused. At the time tiije judge 
claimed Kresel forced him to sign 
the note under duress. He ex- 
plained that his, wife paid all but 
$7,000 of the note out of her own 
money, that sum being supplied by 

^h im seltv^^- . — . -,.:^v- ; — 



SMILES FOR Cd^OPERS 



L. A.'s Solo 'Whispering Gallery' 
NeU $2,400 tn Week 



'SPELL* IN OCTOBEE 

Baroness Lilli Hatvaijy is. coming 
to New York from Budapest in Oc- 
tober to attend rehearsals of ,'The 
Spell,' her play which is on the Gil- 
bert Miller production schedule. 

She'll do some lecturing while 
here, too. 



Hollywood, Sept. 11. 
'Whispering Gallery,' lone legit 
attraction in town^ gathered $2,4Q0 
on the week at the Hollywood Play-, 
house. 

Small cast playing the mystery 
piece in one set means that the co- 
operators .will get a good break. 
Piece followed 'Tale of Two Cities' 
without any opening ballyhoo or 
pre-production expense. 

Co-op venture had been a head- 
ache to the actors in the various 
productions.. They have been, get.- 
ting their share of the profits in 
pennies and nickels. 



lusic' BVay Solo Book Show, Spurts 
'Cheer Only $4.40 Scale in Sight 



XHEER' WALLOP 
INPHILLY, 

$2S,000 



Pittsb'g Summer Group 
W^uld Go Into Winter 

Ittsburgh, Sept. 11. . 
.Success! - of Plittsburgh Summer 
Playhouse in itig first year has led 
spohsprs look for a .downtown 
site operate ieis little theatrie 
through, the fall and winter. Or-. 
ganization put on six pliayS and 
broke even. 

Summer season, came to a close. 
Saturday (9) with 'Dangerous Cor- 
nier.', One offering was an original 
by a iPittsburgh author, Helen 
Mason's 'Three to Make Ready.' 
The others were all Broadway 
pieces, that never had reached Pitts- 
burgh. 



Philadelphia, Sept. 11. 
Legit bookings are still very 
scarce hereabouts. Only show In 
town this . we<ek is 'As Thousandis 
Cheer,' which had a wallop' of an 
opening a,t' the Forrest Saturday 
night. It's in for a fortnight arid 
should average $25,000 a Week^ 

On the other . hand, Carroll's 
'Murder at the Vanities' died pa- 
thetically af tier a terrible first night; 
Management changed its mind a 
secontL time and took the show out 
after full week. Biz was going 
steadily down arid show didn't 
have a chance here after black-eye 
of opening. Unlikely that it grossed 
more than $12,000 in stay , at Gar- 
rick and $3,000 of that was first 
night. 

The Walnut may open next Mon- 
day with 'Jezebel.*^ Advance is 
promising. Same bouse gets ' 'The 
Pursuit of Happiness' Sept. 26 arid 
on Oct. 2 the Chestnut joins . thie 
procession with 'Only With Tou.' 
Roland Young piece will Inaugu- 
rate subscription season of six 
plQiys. Also on Oct. 2 'MUsic in 
the Air* comes to the Garrick tor 
a two weeks' engagement. 

Garrick will get Erlanger end of 
UBO bookings this year, with the 
report having It that this will In- 
clude the Guild shows, though how 
the subscription can be split be- 
tween two houses is hajd to figure, 

ANGEL DROPS $2,800 
IN 1-NITE CHI SHOW 

Chicago, Sept. 11. 
, 'Ethiopia,' colored musical play at 
the Garrick, opened and closed In 
one night last week^j failing to open 
on the second evening wlien the 
backers refused to meet - the guar- 
antee demands of the Musicians' 
Union. Bond was already' up for 
two weeks' worth of stagehand 
work. 

Money needed for the Musicians 
bond was $600, which the Sam Giri- 
gijss family of theatrical costumers, 
backing, refused to meet. Gingiss 
had already sunk some $2,800 into 
the show, which grossed $300 on the 
opening night Most of It went to 
pay off the musicians, colored and 
white, before the show was allowed 
to starts 



Henderson Tonring His 
Ami Arbor Drama Co. 



^Detroit, Sept. 11. 

Robert Henderson is touring his 
Dramatic Festival Idea in three 
cities In addition to Detroit and 
Ann Arbor. Milwaukee will play 
six weeks at the Pabst theatr^; 
Cincinnati will play, six weeks arid 
Boston .five. 

Henderson will operate under the 
plan he Originated three years ago 
in Ann Arbor and which he played 
last winter in Detroit. Festival 
opens in Detroit Sept. 18 with 'De- 
sign For Living', starring Violet 
Heming and Geoffrey Kerr. 

Detroit appearance will bie in the 
Caiss theatre for 16 weeks. 

Last year Henderson experi- 
mented the commercial side if or his 
festival idea a:t the Bpnstelle Civic 
theatre where it ran . with success 
for 16 weeks. Removal was 
prompted=by=the:=^do.wntdwnJoGati6n= 
of. the Cass theatre and also the 
carte blanche given Henderson by 
E. D. Stair, owner of the theatre. 
Another reason, not advertised, was 
thfr desire • to get away from the 
woman's committee at the Civic 
theatre. Several violent disagree- 
ments camie up last year when the 
committee attempted to censor lines 
in various plays. 



HIUSIC DEFERS BOSTON 
TUi 'HORSES' DEPARTS 



Boston, Sept; 11. 
only opening in legit Monday (11) 
is 'Brittle Heaven.' produced by 
Arthui^ Beckhard at Tremont, fol 
lowing five weeks run of Jane Cowl 
lu 'Camille.' 

'Music in the Air,' booked to open 
tonight at Colonial, postpones the 
ierigagement one week, which ii^ gdod 
Judgment, as 'Hold Tour Horses' la 
to finish at Shuberl 16, which leaves 
field clear for 'Music,' as oiily musi- 
cal in town. 

Old Howard opens 18 with bur' 
lesque. That night Hollla reopeng 
with 'Inspector Charlie Chan,' pro- 
duced by Slgourriey Thaiyer. 

Majeistic is given over to films be 
ginriing Friday, when 'Damaged 
Lives' coriies in on grind policy. 



BACKWARD SEASON HAS 
FUND RELIEF IN SPOT 



The Stage Relief Fund faces 
financial crisis arid unless substan- 
tial cash contributions are received 
immediately the Fund will be forced 
to suspend money, paymerits to 
needy professionals this week. 

The Furid functioned throughout 
last season and manag;ed to oper' 
ate through suriimer against a 
steadily deciining bank balance. Re^ 
lief came into 'existence as an emer- 
gericy measure with littlei Idea, that 
it would coritinue indefinitely. The 
need, however, Is still pressingly 
present. 

Disbursements averaged. $1,400 
weekly through the season. That 
was made possible by revenue re- 
ceived from legit benefit performr 
ances on Sunday nights and dona-' 
tioris. Failure of the season to get 
started eliminates the possibility of 
obtaining money from shows In the 
near future. One new attraetion 
('The Sellout') ' was to have given 
the Fund a percentage of the gross, 
but it quickly flopped. 

L^st week the cash donation^ 
amounted to but $23. Disburse- 
ments and necessary ofllce expenses 
amounted to $666, or about half the 
amount normally paid out. There 
was but $589 on hand last Friday. 

Contributions of food products 
continue to be received arid the 
commissary, and clotlies shop are 
functioning. Necessity for cash is 
shown in the istatemerit niF to 
Sept. . 8: 

Previous contri.b. ........ . . ...$65,310 

Cbntrib for the week , . . . . . . . 23 



That Broadway^s lagging new sea- 
son may ha,ve some life to it,, was 
indicated last week when 'Music 
iri the Air' jUriiped $3,500 oyer its 
summer average; takings being 
slightly over $15,500 at the 44th 
Street, It was slated to start tour- 
irig Monday but the manageriient or- 
dered the engagement extended thi$ 
week arid the run may be :further 
prolonged. 

Air' was the only nausical in 
town. Weather on Labor Day fav- 
ored the theatres and the operetta, 
therefore, got a good start, "Whether 
it .can cliriib further 'when musical 
opposition . arrives is conjectural^ 
Boston booklnir for 'Air' depends on 
business the: first half , of this week. 
'Murder at the Vanities,' -^hich Is 
partly ; revue, debuts on Broadway 
tonight and highly rated 'Hold Your 
Horsies' comes In next week. 

Some change In ticiket scales on 
the Incoming musicals. 'Vanities' 
will be 50c. to $3.30, while ^Horses' 
will have a tOp of $3,85. That leaveis 
'As Thousands Chieer' . alone at $4.4<^ 
top. That revUe due late ttia 
month. , 

Last week's two entmnts wer6 
merely added to the crop of flops, 
that have come in thus far and both 
'veve withdrawn Saturday— 'CruOI - 
ble' at the Forrest and 'The Sellout' 
at the Cort. 

There will riot be more than lo: 
shows on , Brbadway next week, 
counting a trio of premieres, -which 
in addition to 'Horses,' at the Winter 
Garden, are 'Kultur,' Mansfield, and 
'Double Door,' either at the Morosco 
or Bijou. Season is much behind 
last mId-Septemben With three or 
four withdrawals- likely, there may 
be but half a dozen attractions on 
next week's list. 

However, there are 13 shows now 
in rehearitol, proving that produc- 
tion is increasing. And the greater 
city will have H yiddish attrac- 
tions, at least for the Jewish holi- 
days, topping Broadway. 

Estimates for Last Week 
*A Party,' Playhouse (3d week) 
(C-893-$3.30). Second week no Im- 
provement and continuance waa in 
doubt; estimated aroynd $3,600,.— 
'Blue Widow/ MOrbsco <3d week) 
(C-893-$2.76). Due to close Sdtur-' 
day; around $2,600 or less; playfng 
for poissible picture rights; no diid- 
cessor announced. 

'Come £asy/ Belasco (3d weett> 
(C-l,000-$2.76). Also playing for 
possible picture rights; taklners last 
week dropped under $2,000. 

.'Crucible,' Forrest. Withdrawn 
Saturday; played one week. 

'Murder a/t tho Vanities,' New 
Amsterdam (1st week) (R-1,717- 
$3.30). Presented by Earl Carroll; 
revue-meller written by RUfuff King 
and the producer; opens tonight at 
$5.60 top. 

'Heat Lightning/ Sooth (let week) 
(C-708-$3.30). Presented by Abbott 
& Dunning; written by I,<eon Abra- 
hams and ' George Abbott; \dpens 
Thursday (14). 

'Music in the Air,' 44th St. (43d 
week) (M-l,323-$3.30). Holding over 
this week and may stick longei:; 
buslriess Jumped to $1)6,600 last week 
with .Labor Day el^ove and Boston 
-date set biack. 

'One Sunday Afternoon,' 48th St. 
(31st week)- (C-969-$3.90). Picture 
release did not affect pace of show; 
during sultry week got around $6,000 
and indefinite. 

'The Sellout,' Cort. Taken oft last 
Saturday; played five perforriianci^jg. 
Other Attractions ' 
'Dangerous Corner,' Waldorf^ 
vival winding up. 

'The Mountain,' ProvIncetowA 
Playhouse; written by Cairty Ranck; 
opened Monday. 



Total 

Gross disbursements 



>..*•*«. $65,333 
i . ....... . 4 64,74.4 



$589. 



ENGAGEMENTS 

Chas. Coburri, -Madeline Grey, 
Alan Ward, CJraig Ward, Kathleen 
Lowry, Lester Alden; 'Kultur' (corii- 
plete cast). 

Eda Heinemari, Ellsha ,Cook, Jr.; 
Richard Sterling, Adelaide Beari, 
Miarjorib Marquis, 'Ah, Wilderness.' 

Ross Hertz, Edw. Craven, Murray 
Alper, Paul Huber, Larry Fletcher, 
Ruth Connelly, Josephine Evans, 
'Fit as a Fiddle.' 

Henry Richard, Wilbur Cox, 
'Jezebel.' 

Edw. Lay, Myron Dundan, John 
E.-=i=Ha«zard,-=-Kitty -earlsislei=-01ivc- 
Jones, W. J. McCarthy, 'Die Fleder- 
maus.' 

Fred Sumner, Kitty Congriff, 
'Amourette.' 

Lester Vail, Eric Dresser, 'Hotel 
Alimony.' 
Vcrna Burke, le Eyed Piper.' 
Katherlne Squires, Louise Glovtr, 
Bertram Thorne, Miiriel Robert, 
Sandra Gould, Grace Fox, Jack 
Starr, 'Hail the Conqueror.' 



There Must Be A Reasoii 

If Such Proninent 
People Carry Annuities 

(Arranged alphabetfcally) 

I JACK 

W. C. FIELDS 
tVUXIE noWAvb 
JOHN OHABI.i:$ THOMAS 

mhist JONR8 Ann 

EBNIi: HAHE 
UTTLE BIIX'E 
BEA'THICE MLlE 
1IABOI.D UuOYD 
J. HAROLD MUBBAT 
"BABE" RUTH 
WUAi BOGEBS 
"CHIC" SALE 
HASSART SHORT 
VIVIENNE SEOAL 
NED IVATBURN 
BERT WHEELER. 

It will cost no more to own In- 
suranee which fits your case per- 
fectly than to buy misfit Insur- 

^ance. - 1 



JOHN J. 

KE 




P 



551 Fifth A v., Mew York City 

Phones Murray Hill 2-7838-7839 



56 



VARIETY 



L I TC R A T I 



Tuesda^t September 12, 1933 



Bi 

What may prove kri even bigger 
menace to the Iong;-.sufferlng boolc- 
fieller than the -bo6k-of-the-month 
clubs is the newly-formed National 
Book Society. Behind that altru- 
Istic-SQundlng tianie lurks a project 
which, if successfully carried out in 
its entirety, may not only cripple 
the retail book outlets but. drive 
niany of thfeni but of busiriess alto- 
gether. ' 

Plans of ' the National Book So- 
ciety being kept quiet just yet for 
the springing of a big bjiast. . How- 
evo^, enough ..is known of its pro- 
posed working;s td give the book- 
sellers an .idea "of -what they- will be 
up against w;heri the society gets 
going. 

Prime piurposc' of the National 
Book Society Is. 4o stOnulaite an in- 
terest in the reading and acquisiitidh 
Of books. Stimulation of . Interest 
irt book rieadiiijg 4s. of course somev 
thing to be welcoihed. by the book 
biz,' but- the acquisltloit of books by 
readers is Where the society fligures. 
to- the detfinieht of the retaii book- 
seller. 

The organization will biiy and de- 
liver books ,iEor^ memi3ers, .and to 
line up this trade wiH furnish a host 
Of Othier sfetvices. A book review 
service will be provided, claimed, to 
be free .of bias. Information will be 
furnished regarding the building Up 
of' a home librjary, Literary articiea 
will be: printed and distributed,, and 
for those In the New Tork area there." 
will be: at-ranged literary meets at 
regular intervals. 

Uniike the bookrbf -the-nionth 
clubs, w.hlch. concern themselves 
wjlth Tiew books only, the National 
B6dk_ society will also extend its 
service to ^include rare books, first 
6dltioiis and books out of print. 
Inv Other words, the society wlll .be 
able to provide every, Item in the 
boOkselier'^ stock. 

Behind the ^lew National Book 
Society, are Harold Fisher Hobson, 
Anne Gilbert, John Wilson Mace, 
irviiig Turple Ciimb and William 
Edgar Fenno, Jr. 



Best SeUers 



Best Sellers for the. week ending Sept. 9, as reported by the 
American News Cq., Inc. 
Fiction 

•Anthony Adverse* ($3.00) ...By Heryey Allen 

"The Farm' ($2;50) ^ i .By XjOuIs Bromfleld 

'Enchanted Ground, The' ($2.00) By Temple Bailey 

Tresienting Lily Mars' ($2.60) ».By Booth Tafklngton 

•Fault of the Angels' ($2.50) ... , .... . . ... . .By Paul Horgan 

•Miss Bishop' ($2.00) . . . .By Besb Streeter Aldrlcb 



•Crime of CJUba' ($3;00) , . .By Carleton Beals 

•X66,000,600 Guinea Pigs' ($2.00) By Arthui? Kallet and F. 3. Schllnk 
'Life Begins ,at Forty' ($1,60) .B» Walter B. Pitkin 

-Marie Antoinette' ($3.60) . ....... . . . . . . . . . ; . . . .By Stefan Zweig 

•Twenty Tears A Growing' ($2.50) . . . . . . . ^ . . .By Maurice O'SuUivan . 

'Arches of the Tears; ($2.76) ................ .By Halllday SutheMand. 



Early Senility 

Maybe there weren't eiioUjsrh 
scribblers under 30 who had some-^ 
thing worthwhile to Write about. 
Or maybe What the scribblers under 
30 Wrote about wasn't Interesting 
enougiii. In either event, 'Modern 
Touth,' the niag, is dead, iand not 
old age, either. 

Idea, for 'Modern Touth' belonged 
to Viola Irma, who is 'said to have 
promoted park Avenue , coin fbr the 
venture. Miss Irma, under 30, pro- 
posed Ihe mag as thie voice of mod^ 
ern youth, and made, the condition 
that contributors and everyone hav- . 
ing anything to do with getting out 
the mag had to be under SO^ t.ic>o. 
Project got. .a lot of attention at the 
time of its ihceptioh, but it lldn't. 
lasi With the mag out, VJbla Irnia 
may travel again to do. a book. 



Press On Wheels 

In addition to the 'Saratogan,' 
Which h* had. p'jbllshed for 33. 
years, the late John K. Walbrldge, 
of '.Saratoga Springs,^ conducted the 
Turf Printing Company, a, printing 
concern on wheels. He concelyed 
the idea of _ etquipping a railroad 
coach as a printing office and.sen^r' 
Ing it to the various race tracks 
to turn but programs . and other 
material. ' The venture . was finan- 
cially successful. 

When Walbrldge entered the 
newspaper ileld, in 1900, his pttrtr 
ners in 'the purchelse of the 'Sara- 
togan,^ Were the late. iSenator Ed- 
gar T. Brackett (father of Charles 
Brackett, the noyellst), and Hiram 
W. Todd, .now a New Tork at- 
torney. Tbdd still holds a. sm4ll in- 
terest In the paper. Eventually, it 
absorbed four other paperis in the 
Saratoga area. 



Lloyd-Witwer Settlement? 

IMagiarism action,, brought by 
Mrs. Hv C. Witweip against Harold 
Llbyd .live .years ago based on the 
alleged similarity between the .star's. 
'Freshman' and the writer's mag 
story •Emancipation, of .Rodney', 
was terminated Sept. . 6 in L. A. 
Federal court when attorneys lor 
Wltwer'iB widow and the actor stip- 
ulated a .Withdrawal of . her appeal 
tc the U. ^. Supreme Court. 

Mandate ot the dlrcuit Court of 
Appeals to , which the casto had gone 
was accordingly spread bn the rec- 
ords. This reversed the decision of 
Federal Judge Cosgroye which had 
favored Mrs, Witwer with ia %2,-^ 
000,000 award. 

Circuit Court's mandate not only 
reversed the lower' tribunal but or- 
dered the plaintiff to pay costs. 

Understood, Lloyd a,nd Mrs. Wit-^ 
mer. made some but Of court settle- 
ment. 



Five Plus Four. 
Popular Publications, which is 
noW issuing five mags, will add four 
new publications to its list Within 
a week or two; it's about the most 
.optimistic moye made by aiiy of 
the established mag publishers in 
some, seasons and rtiay be an in- 
dication that the mag publishing 
biz is. looking up. 

Quartet of neW mags comprises 
*Lovers Magazine,' which Harriet 
Bradfleld will edit; /Star Western' 
and 'The Spider/ last-named a 
mystery and detective istory .affair, 
edited by Rogers Terrlll, and 'G 8 
and His Battl0 Aces/ which Harry 
Steeger will edit, 'js 8' is the title 
o£ a fictional chiaracter who will fig- 
ure in .each succeeding issue of that 
particuliar mag, ' 

With nine mags. Popular Publica- 
tions takes a spot second only to 
Street & Smith aS a market for 
i^ulp fictloneers. 



'Times' Stage. Show Critic 
Njew Tork 'Times' now has a 
critic to review the stage shows at 
the picture houses. Different from 
the critic catching the films, and 
film and stage revieWer not to in- 
terfere with each other. Instruc- 
tions to the stage shoW critic are 
to really criticize, but keep it short. 

•World -Telegram' some months 
back assigned George Ross to re 
view the major picture house shows 
once a week, but gave the idea up 
after a. Couple of weeks. 



Specialists 

Couple of brothers named Fagan 
are going into the publishing husi 
ness to issue a series of books on 
economics. Pair, Prescott Dow Fa- 
gan and C, Cochrane Fagan, will call 
their organization Economic Pub 
Ilshing Co. Asisociated .with them 
will be Frederick Randolph Jones 
Economics Just now a popular book 
subjects and is being taken up by 
a number of book houses. The Fa 
gans will concentrate on economics 
hooks solely. 



Another Clark Book 

Donald Henderson Clark, after j 
brief writing expedition in IXoUy 
wood has returned, to Nbw Tork to 
prepare a book .Vanguard has con 
tracted to. publish. 



Free and Priced' 
'Opera. Magazine.' an elaborate 
32-page give-away, will be the. of 
flcial program of the Chicago Opera 
CJompany during Its stay at the Hip- 
podrome, New Tork. It'll be dis 
trlbuted free, but will sell at regu- 
lar subscription rates outside of the 
theatre. 

Magazine, edited by Slgmund 
Gottlober, had its first issue out 
yesterday (llj. Thirty-two pages op 
good paper with a number of articles 
by name writers. Including SlgmUnd 
Spaeth, Charles Wagner and R. D, 
barren. Gottlober . publishes also the 
programs for the Theatre Guild, the 
Stadium Concerts^ and- the Manhat- 
tan Symphony orchestra. 



100% Tie-in 
During the recent Birmingham 
election not a single extra was is- 
sued by the local 'Post/ Scrlpps- 
Howard paper. Which had a tie-up 
with WBRG. When figures were 
aVailiable they were shot tc the 
mike. 

Probably first time a newspaper 
has CO -Operated to such an extent 
that an election extra was no* 
sued, especially in the case of a 
plnl. sheet .which Would not haye .a 
reerular edition until next morning. 

'News' issued the extra, and sales 
were next to nothing. 



Sues Wichita Paper 

Claude K. BioettChier, Denver cap 
italist, has filed suit for. $3,323 
against Loiils Levant, part owner 
of the Wichita (kan.) 'Eteacon/ The 
suit alleges LeVatid signed: 33 liotes 
.foi' $100 each and has. paid none of 
them. Levant was formerly pur 
chasing agent for the Denver 'Post.' 



Rattling the. Skoletoh 
In 'The Fate of Fay Delroy' 
(Macaulay), John Wilstach, of the 
second generation of the writing 
Wilstachs, rattles many none too 
antique skeletons of Broadway to 
produce a t>lcture of the street that 
was. He knows. Intimately, the 
lore ot a -passed andi passing" gen- 
eration, and gives jjk'r'.^-^ry an au- 
thentic background^ltii hie stage 
readers In no doubt as to real 
names for the fictlbnized charaor 
ters. 

In the first half it's chiefly a 
pleasantly written stOry against the 
background of the Winter Garden 
In Its heyday, Changing to the ultra 
art of the'Belasco stage. Then, the 
yarn takes a sudden twist with the 
heroine regaining her lost youth 
through a -new medical discovery, 
working to an unexpected but thor- 
bughly plausible climax. 

Interesting to the general reader. 
More than that to those who knbw 
their theatre. 



No Contribtf" 

Native scribblers, who have been 
finding the going hard the past few 
seasons, will. find no comfort in that 
new all- fiction mag, 'Exbtic Maga- 
zine,' to come out of Philadelphia. 
The publication' will use. only trans- 
lation of foreign fiction and its pro- 
moters frankly say they don't want 
any contributions from American 
authors. 

' 'Exotic' using material from other 
than English-language sources. Be- 
cause the continental-language fic- 
tion mags pay little enough for first 
publication rights, reiprint rights 
are procured for buttons. With the 
opportunity for even this small 
tilece of change lost to them, Ameri- 
can scribblers will doubtless burn. 



Tough on 8t> 'Paul 

The big fight Of the St. Paul 
'Dally News* employees against ab- 
sorption by the 'Pioneer Press- 
Dispatch' ended Tuesday (6), with 
results somewhat of a question. 

On Sept. 6i a front-page 'Dis- 
patch' editorial announced that al- 
though the purchase oiE th© 'News' 
had been effectedi the later rag 
would contln-ue to function as an 
•independent newspaper' with its 
present staff and with the same 
editorial policies It hais followed in 
Its previous 33 years. .But the wise 
boys, believe that the bluch_ carried 
a catch, since the 'Dispatch' made 
the 'News' continuance conditional 
upon how the public Would support 
it. Consensus is that the ?P.P.-D/ 
will fold the rag within 80 or 60 
days, With the alibi then thcit the 
public hasn't kicked in with the 
necessary support. 

Business men Who protested .to 
Gbvernor Olson, who In turn Wrote 
to Washington NR A headquarters, 
now fear .ad rates on both the 
News' and 'P-P.-D/ can be kited 
w ith impunity; since the : monopoly 
Is^Tprbctlcaliy In eiCect. Boomerang 
to the hew pwhers niay be that ad- 
vertisers will concentrate space in 
the 'News' to - assure Its continuance 
and so exert pressure whenever a: 
fold may be threatened in future. 

Ridder Brothers, Manhattan chain 
publishers. Who own the ^P.P.-D.,' 
got the 'News' at a reputed figure 
of $1,606,000, with a 60% down pay- 
ment. Fornier TSrews' oWher' Neville 
Reay (father of Neville Beay, Jr., 
p.a. in Paramount's Holly Wbod 
plant), and ad chief Thompson, 
long sore spots to the paper's editor ' 
rial side, are now both out. 



ManxJVieetings 

So many meeting rooms, hails and 
aiid:toriums being dusted off for lit- 
erary gatherings this fall thdt it 
looks as .If past records for the num-. 
her of bookish meets may be broken 
this fall. 

Not only will there be more than 
the usual number of spots in Man- 
hattan for literary talks and the 
like, but the Other boroughs, notably 
Brooklyn and the Bronx, will also 
have some. WOuId appear that the 
housewives, listening in on the nu- 
merous book news broadcasts ■ be- 
tween' household chores, have, had 
their interest aroused. 

Some are lectures at a straight 
adinlssion price. Others range from 
forums, really arguments, in which 
anyone may participate for the price 
of a cup of coffee in any one of 
the numerous Village nut joints, to 
a fancy luncheon at a fancy price 
to- meet a best-selling scribbler. 
Most popular are the luncheons 
given by publishing houses to Intro- 
duce one of their authors. This 
means a free meal, and free drinks. 
Unfortunately, this type of affair is 
becoming scarce. 

Amount of log-rolling at these 
literary mt^r-ts Is tremendous. The 
talks are Invariably plugs for one 
book Or another. Except in the Vil- 
age nut Joints, where they go in 
more for discussions of literary 
trends and the like. Invariably 
wind up in an argument or a. fights 
but it's lots of fun. 

Utterly impossible for the same 
people to make the rounds of liter- 
ary gatherings night after night, 
which means there must be a great 
number who go in for that sort of 
thing. They don't all buy books, 
though. 




Her men were rungs in ambition's bddler— though not sticks 

THTFJni^ 

By JOHN WnSTACH, Author o£ UNDER COVER MAN 

The enthralling destiny of Fay Delroy. As her double, Ker 
daughter .deceived a lover and the public. Read tMs clear-speak- 
ing, fascinating show . world novel, where stars are not all made 
on the stage. 



$2 at AJl HooTcstores 



Macaulay, PuVUshers, New York. 



igh Cost of Subs 

After considerable . conference be- 
tween the newspaper magnates of 
London, the war for circulation su- 
premacy has once more broken out, 
this time. more virulent form 
than ever. 

It will be recalled the 'Dally Mall* 
head stated at a meeting of the 
company that irrespective of cost, 
the 'Mail' proposed retain its 
supremacy^ 

On the . morning of Sept; 1, the 
'Mall' devoted a page of Its paper 
to announcing what is practlca:lly 
a gift of 12 yblumes "Of the wOrks 
of no less a living Writer than H< G. 
Wells. As all this author's works 
are plastered with heavy copyright, 
this looks like a rather' expensive 
undertaking. 



ir Serial in Book 

• Town send Murder Mystery' by 
'Oclavus'Boy'CbhenT fffst"U^d"¥b 
months back , as a radio serial, has 
been published as a novel by Apple- 
tbn. It's the first ether script to go 
out. as a book, exactly , as broadcast 
and without aidaptatlon. 

Used as ; Westlnghouso air se- 
rial and proved a flop, no prolonged 
serials ever having hit on the air 
that had a positive story to tell as 
this , one has. 



Messiier on Own 
Julian Messner, former v.p;, as- 
sistant editor and sa;les manager 
for Liveright; Iftc, and ^Ith Boni 
& Liveright in the pasti has incor- 
porated himself as an Indie book 
publisher. His first four nbVels will 
be issued in late October or early 
November, , including Sylvia Thal- 
berg's 'Too. Beautiful,' which will 
follow 'Senator Marlowe's Daugh- 
ter,' by Frances Parkinson Keyes. 
who is the wife of the senior sen- 
ator from New Hampshire; 'Scan- 
dal House' which, like Miss Thais 
berg (Irvlng's sister), is of Holly- 
wood antecedents, this time with 
Paramount; and. •Prescription for 
Marriage,' by John Anders. 



From Maps to .Ciags 
What may prove a boon to the 
radio comics Is the plan of a new 
publishing concern, the Humor Pubr 
lishing Co., to issue a miscellany of 
humorous matter. Among the things 
contemplated by the Humor Pub- 
AjgMng„CQi ..are a^monthlyj mag,.of 
laiigh- provokers and a number of 
so-called joke books. 

The mag, it's understood, will be 
of the famous Joe Miller jbke com- 
pilation type, with the joke books 
aimed for a more juvenile appeal. 
Or maybe it's one and the same 
thing? Head of the Humor Pub- 
lishing Co. is Alexander Gross; 
Rcigularly he publishes maps and 
such. 



Hevrst Raiding Scripps-IHoward 
Hearst raiding on Sorlpps-How« 
ard people, which already took oyer 
Prunella Wood, makeup editor to 
King Features, now adds AUco 
Hughes from the N. T. 'World- Tel- 
egram,' moving over to Hearst's 
N. T. 'American' fn a couple of 
weeks. Hearst Is out to build up 
his 'American' double-spread fea- 
ture pages on the lines of the old 
'World.' •World-Telegram' has been 
engaged in a 8lmila:r idea. Hey- 
wpod Broun is siaid to have been 
OgWd by Hearst, but Broun holds a 
contract for another 18 months with 
Scrlpps-Howard. 

Roy Howard is said to figure that 
unlike Isplated cases Where One 
newspaper usually meetis a compet- 
itive bid, in view of the alleged 
Hearst raid on S-H features, ha 
Would not bother matching kny bids 
but merely have to let the people 
go. Miss Hughea' salary is Said to 
have been doubled by Hearst. 



Oddity 

•Wonder Words' is the odd title 
given a glossary of Hebrew 'Words 
commonly found In general, reading. 
Compiled by Benjamin L. Winfield 
with the dual idea, of helping non- 
Jewish readers to get the idea and" 
also to help JeWish. children who 
have not attended Hebrew schools 
and. who are sometimes at loss for 
meanings. Words are self-index- 
ing, but there's an indek arranged 
by various classifications for quick 
location. Carries Introductions by 
a rabbi and a. Universallst minister, 
each fronn his own angle. ^ Handled ■ 
by the Black Publishing Co, Of 
special interest to writers Who 
want an occasional Hebrew word 
for local color. Index niakes these 
simple to locate. 



Reied'a .fiiside 

Harry Reed, formerly . city editor 
Of the Chicago 'Anierlcan,' has just 
completed a book labelled, •My 
Friend,' Capohc.' 

Book is noW' in proof and those 
who have read the proofs' tip. that 
it's the final expose of Chicago 
newspapers. 



Douglas on Tour 

W. A. .S. DOuglaia is going around 
the World as special correspondent 
fbr Universal Service. 

Douglas for past few years has 
been located in ' Chicago, . corro- 
spending for the Baltlmorb 'Sun* 
and New Yoric 'Herald Tribune.' 



Chatter 

Harriet Monroe, founder of 
magazine 'Pbetry,' wrote tbe ode 
for Columbian Exposition of 1893 
and for preseiit Century Of Prog- 
ress Exposition. 

Rader Winget, colunnnist for the 
Augusta, Ga., •Chron^cie,' now. With 
Associated Press feature- service, 
N. Y. 

J. Thomsis Wbbdi.; who is now* 
regularly issuing the mag, 'Under- 
world,' is getting ready to revive 
another. This one is -Golden West,* 
to make its reappearance probably 
next month. 

To take advantage of the pub- 
licity attendant upon John Cham- 
berlain's assumption of the daily 
book critic's job on the 'Times,* 
John Day has reprinted Chamber- 
lain's 'Farewell to Reform.' 

Mack Kraike being guested at 
Konrad Bercovici's country place. 

LOuis Bromfleld and the family 
gets in around November for a 
visit. W^ll occupy his long-idle 
Long Island shack. 

With its sales, approaching, the 
125,000 mark, 'Anthony Adverse' 
looks good to exceed 'Gbpd Earth* 
and 'Ann Vickers' as a best-seller. 

Sam Hellman can Write ' those 
funny stories just by thinking about 
his golf game. 

Lionel Hauser, book editor for 
the San Francisco •NeWs,' towii 
with a new novel. 

Bernard Fay. iio sooner finished 
reading the proofs on his new book 
than he hopped a tub for France; 

Random House will publish 
Eugene O'Neiirs ^Ah, Wilderness' 
just as :Soon as the Theatre Guild 
gives the. play its. first performance. 
Can't bring- it out sooner. 

Edna Ferber back, and again 
looking, over Central Park West, 

Although Li verlght's is again a. 
going concernv it *oul(\n't hold 
Sherwood Anderson, The author is 
taking his new novel to Scribner. 

'Mirror' Is taking On another play 
.critic> ..Joseph ,Burnstcin. He -WilL 
cover the Yiddish plays for the tab. 

Latest of the mcrry-go-rpurtds is 
'Chinese Merry-Go-Round.' Ralph 
Townsend has turned it, and Put- 
nam gets it. 

. Dayid Hampton, Writer's agent, 
has been retained by Mary Plcicford 
as her eastern representative in 
handling matters for her on short 
stories and articles, of star's au- 
thoring. 



f Tnesdaj, September l!^,' 1933 



TIMES SQUARE 



VARIETY 



57 



Repeal Lets Loose 500,000 Rouglmecks; 
May Be Thrown on Country as Menace 



Not less, than 600,000 men now at- 
tached in some manner or meana to 
mohs, gunmen and racketeers en- 
gaged In one wa,y or ithother. with 
liquor, will be thrown. Into the ranks 
.o£ the unemployed, it is expected, 
when Bepeal arrives. 

Thi$ half million men' 
gerous element will require extraor< 
dinary police scrutiny, eay those 
who seem conversant with, the pres- 
ent and future conditions of these, 
loose horde of muzzlers and guz- 
zlers. They know nothing beyond 
their present worki mostly strong- 
arming. If driven to desperation, 
through non-employment after Re- 
peal has stopped- any kind of a.n in- 
(Come for them, the vast mob ' may 
develop into, ah unruly band of 
stick-ups or go into other unlawful 
pursuits to obtain the same easy 
living they have been getting dur- 
ing prohibition. 

Inside . . sources appear • to . think 
that this army of roughnecks niay 
becpmie a real menace to the peace 
of the country at lar^e, unless some 
action is ta,ken to curb them at the' 
outset, when Repeal will have, re- 
leased them from the present iilegal 
labor. 



EXPECT $100,000 GATE 
FOR ROSS^ANZONERI 



-Expectation is that, the fight be- 
tween Barney Ross of Chicago and 
Tony Canzoherl of Brooklyn for 
the world's lightweight champion- 
. ehip^ to bia .held at the Polo Grounds 
tonight (tiieisday) will exceed 
$100,000. Top is $10. 

Betting- bdd$ are close, New York 
pports stalling until the last min- 
ute on the alibi they have not seen 
Ross in action. Indications are that 
the chainp will be a slight faVoritie^ 
but ft can finish either way. 

The boys met In the Windy City 
early in the summer when Ross 
oopped th^ title, there, were , skep- 
tical comments on the. eastern end. 



JMARRIAGES 

Augustus P, Scheu to Dorothy 
Kyper, Greenwich, Conn., Sept. B. 
6room is GuS Shy, musical co- 
median. 

Andy lack and Miss Ethel 
Pepers, of Cleveland) O., Sept. 6 at 
•Club Casino, Summit Beach Park, 
AkroUi The pair -were contestants 
and partners in a walkathon -which 
has oeen in progress there. 

Jane H. Lord and Guy S.' Duck- 
worth at San Diego, Calif. Groom 
is an announcer at KMPC In Los 
Angeles. 

Dorothy Lee, picture actress, to 
Marshall Ddffleld; a:t the Agua C^li- 
ente hotel in Baja California. Sept. 
3. This is M:iss Leie's second niar- 
rlage. Groom -was football player at 
the University of Southern Cali- 
fornia. 

Ann Boland to Victor Freshman, 
Tprk, Sept, ^8. ride is on 

Mary TuthiU Hereford to William 
Northrop Robson, 2d, at Tuscon, 
Ariz., Sept. .6. Bride works in films. 

Dorothy Gore to Irving Starr, 
Sept. 2, at Agua Caliiente. Starr Is 
a supervisor for Phil Goldstone. 

ride is non-pro. 

Ruth Hall (Tbanez) to Lee 
Qarmes In Hollywood, Sept. 10. 
Miss Hall is a screen actress and. 
Garmes is a Fox cameraman. 



BIRTHS 

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wilk, a son, 
Sept. 8, at Cedars of Lebanon Hos- 
pital, Hollywood. Father is Holly- 
_;wood representative of 'Film Dally.' 

Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Pantages, 
a daughter, Sept. 8, at Good Samari- 
tan Hospital, Hollywood. Father Is 
,.Jke.;aon._of=Aiexander--Panta;ffcs=.ani 
ftiAnager of the newly formed Pan- 
tages Booking .Ofllce. 

To Al. and Both Stuart Duffy, at 
Massachusetts General hospital, 
Boston, Thursday, September -7, 8 
pound boy. Mother was formerly In 
Zlegfeld 'Showboat' chorus; father 
is handling publicity for 'Hold 
Tour Horses.' 



Nite Club Ads Top 

Chi Theatrie Space 

Chicago, Sept. 11. 

For the first time in this town the 
local nite clubs .and other amuse- 
ment places outside of legit, picture 
houses and thefittres, .are using more 
newspaper space than the theatres. 

There is nothing uniisual a 
nite club to take full piage, even Ih 
the staiid 'Tribiihe.' They enjoy the 
weekly theatrical rate, even on 
Saturday and Sunday editions. 



Sp^cs Under Code 



(Continued' from page 53) 

the agencieis are not ih the legit 
code . (although the prpteisting 
group has applied for jpermlssion to 
codify); If broker violates a 
NALT rule, the\manag:ers will not 
be allowed td^o Wsiness with that 
agehiSy, forcing it out of ^ business. 
That is the drastic discipline which 
Rosenblatt said !cpuld he applied. 
Under the NiElA .violators are sub- 
ject to a fine of $600 each offehce. 

The NALT had told the brokers 
to form an organization, so that the 
new rules may be applied. After 
the reputed grab oh the part of Mc- 
Bride's, Sullivan-Kay and- Postal- 
Leblang's. was made the subject of 
charges, the committee received an 
urgent plea that consideration wa3 
due the agency group which was In 
the Theatre League's fiop ticket 
control system. . These are the 
agencies that, paid off the League's. 
$2S,000 ideficit despite the depression, 
after It abandoned ticket .control' 
There were 16. agencies in the- 
League's schenie, number now being 
about 12 due to combinations and 
one of t-wo drop- outs. 

Agencies Recognized 

Just what agencies are to be 
recognized Is to be decided! prob- 
ably this week, and whether all. 
brokers Operating under a New York 
state license are. to be Included, but 
that does not mean that all man- 
agers will have to do business with 
all the agencieis recognized. ..tinder 
stood each house' will deal with, the 
agencies It selects. 

The protesting brokers - declared 
that the National Ticket Dis- 
tributors was a mythical organiza- 
tion and that they had hot; been 
consulted .about anything pertaining 
to the legit code. The brokers' 
added that they dloi not authorize 
representation at the open hearing 
on the code In Washington, yet 
William Klein, the Shubert lawyer, 
intimated at the . hearing that he 
represented Broadway's ticket inter- 
ests and he mentioned the r>is- 
tributors thing. ^ 

However, brokers conceded, the 
move for code representation was 
the right gesture, most of the other 
specs paying little attention to the 
NRA movement. The result of the 
Washington participation was that- 
Rosenblatt conceded the brokers 
right to have two ticket nien at 
NALT meetings if and when ticket 
matters were under consideration. 
The- protesting agents hardly agrfeo 
with th^. two brokers named to act 
for the ticket business, but under 
the general NiElA set-up all regula- 
tions are subject to change— where 
there are objections thdse Intierested 
are expected to discuss and Iron out 
differences. 

The 'unorganized group* taking in 
the front of the house which is en- 
titled to onie representatlye to act 
for company and houie managers, 
press agents, treasurers, ushers , an 1 
so on down to scrubwomen, failed 

to get together. 

The New York box office men, who 
have a benevolent ,organlzatIon 
known as the Treasurers Club . nov/ 
propose the formation of the Na- 
tional Theatrical 'Treasurers' As- 
sociation, tiie object being to have 
a box office man . riepiiesentatiye on 
ihe N^^^ committee, ,A meeting 
ToiTthiaT objpl^Hal "Becfi calTeaT'fSr 
Friday 

The sub-committee handling 
problem of tickets: Brock Pember- 
ton, chairman;' Frank GtllmOre 
(Equity), Leo Shubert, Philip Dun- 
ning (Dramatists) and William 
Elliott (stage hands international 
union). 



FRENCH PHIZ SNff DIG 
DODGE BOBS OP IN N.Y. 



Snapping pictures of passersby 
on, the street and selling them back 
later is a new gag to hit New York. 
Called 'Mpviesnap' and being 
.-worked mostly among the crowds 
around the Radio City Music Hall, 
in a tleup -with a drug store chain. 

Photog picks 'em out of the crowd 
and after taking the' shot hands the 
subject a cpupon.ad-vlsing that three 
poses, if -wanted, can be obtained, at 
the store. Ta.p Is two bits. , 
- Same gag is a regular ginimlok at 
Cannes, on the. Firench Riviera, and 
used mostly- on foreigners. Makes 
a lot of the Visitors thinlt .they're 
being classed as celebs until they 
find out how it works. 



Anybody 's Guess 



(Continued from page 29) 

come out of its present tiallspin 
within the. next few hours when it 
faces the government. That is why 
there are so.many wlse'smlles whien 
th6 brief epidemic is mentioned. It 
is evident that a lot of picture 
people here ha,ve the two codes: 
submitted to Rosenblatt as yirtUT' 
ally .fcay^ocd already and a;re writ- 
ing their own heads; off with the 
hope that the government will be 
swayed by their peninanship when 
writing, the industry law gets down 
to business. 

Constantly Shifting 

very hour around the town pro- 
posals ar^ .being amended Or re- 
pudiated. Even the MPTpA Is 
not standing' by some of the find- 
ings which committeemen a few 
weeks ago. approved. . This and 
other recantations are explained as 
perfectly ethical, that no trade as^ 
sociation Is bound by anything 
agreed upon' by tbe now defunct 
committee. 

Majoi* beads , are now reporting 
in. Hays, Kahane, Laemmle, Kent 
are a few. Louis' Mayer and 
Nicholas Schehck are not coming, 
but are represented. H. M. War- 
ner has a reservation. A number 
are due in this evening. Their 
sales managers and other subor- 
dinates are already here. Just what 
they are going to do cannot be 
figured'. Outwardly they In 
agreement On the production code, 
but inwardly there is knb-wn to be 
pleinty of friction. Independent 
leaders credit the suave major ex- 
terior to organization. 

For that matter, all trade, groups 
are talking about their 'ace cards.' 
They expect to reveail them for the 
first time tomorro-^/ and jthere-. 
after. But there are so many codes, 
clauses, committees and what-: nets 
adding to the confusion that a lot 
of representatives are unconscious- 
ly- siibstantiating the bromide of 
the business still being in its In- 
fancy. 

The' exhibitor has come to Wash- 
ington Only to find that he has no 
status as yet. Distributors main- 
tain that the exhib is just a re- 
tailer and. entitled to such consid- 
eration under the code. Exhib lead- 
ers, however, maintain their flocks 
are consumers. 



Batde of hewers in LA. Tests 

Right of Cities to Tax Beer 



llG for Ripley 



Chicago, Sept. 

The 'Belle-ve It or Not' con- 
cession, (lO-ih-one show) at 
the World's Fair last , Sunday 
probably broke eyery conces- 
sion record in the world for a 
day. 

They- took ,in a dollar and 
twenty-five., cents ..less than 

.$ll;000v 



RACE TRACKS IN 
M. ARE IN A 
BAD WAY ^ 



Racing around New on' 
pretty bad legs. It was bad in the 
spring -When, opening, now. 
Week-day crowds at Belmont are 
less than .2i66o, Cut in the gate from 
$3.50 to $2.60 isn't helping. 

There's no band on week days, at- 
tributed to necesisary economy. 
Stands are staring vacuums and the 
bookies handle less than $1,000 
daily. Time -was when they took 
$500 and $1,000 bets to a race. 

Only the regulars are around and 
they are mostly all in. 

Racing In New York 8hould..emu- 
late Chicago and Improve th,e status 

even there, from the viewpoint of 
amusement and sp.prt for the patron. 
New York ncedc a mutuel bill If racr 
ing is to continue, admissions should 
be cut to $1.60 and - mile circular 
courses should supplant those now 
in vogue, Pebplei go to the races to 
bet on and see horses run; With the 
present eastern ' courses and their 
shoots and istralghtaways, which are 
like, iao many jigsaw puzzles, the 
audience is in a da.ze for most of the 
afternoon. 

It seems a question of selling rac- 
ing as amusement to the patrons of 
sports or pieasing the vanity of 
wealthy horse owners. The old mile 
and a- half courses were bad ehough 
because most of the afternoon the 
horses -were starting too far awa:y. 
If the courses are ever changed, and 
they should be, the mile courses 
tvoiild be Infinitely better. 

The Hertz totalizer at Arlington 
Park- Is much superior to the Wid- 
ener tote at Hialeah. 

If the Niew York patrons aren't 
given a decent break by the tracks, 
perhaps they will pass up the. tracks. 

Or perhaps the funny stult has 
broken all tihe followers .and they 
don't care anymore. With the ' $2 
bettors also staying away to lose, 
their money in the pool room. 



Whether or not a municipt 
well as state and Federal, goyern- 
niehts, may be permitted to; slap a 
tax on locally brewed beer is the 
.question foaming .up for decision 
here on. , a test case. 

Los Angeles brewers . are 
to prevent: local .taxation, under a 
licensing ordinance, .by attacking 
the Issue through complaint for an 
Injunction against city officials. En- 
joining request, under which the 
Whole power and constitutionality 
of tills type of revenue getting is 
challenged, comes up for decision 
within a few days in Superior court.. 

The Los Angieles Brewing :Com- 
pany has taken the initiatlyei, and 
If thiey win out similar tactics may 
be adopted by the beer barons In 
other cities, and towns where local 
legislation is contemplated a^ ,a 
means of sopping rei-venue from 
suds. Court edict here will be con- 
sidered significant because spnae .of 
the points' involved are cbmmoh to 
most American municipalities', 
generally alike jthelr: charterisi 
and governments. 

The challenged city ordinance, re- 
cently adopted -and to become ef- 
fective Oct. 1 unless 'punctured, 
provides' for a .t4x of one cent per 
gallon on beer in the keg, graduated 
down to. 3 cents per case or fraction., 
Tithe, would be collected by meahei ■ 
of revenue stainps issued by the 
city. 

Brewing company, on^ the 
major suds factories of the .'West, 
demands the enjoining order to 
forestall arrests on the grounds, that 
the ordinance violates the city 
charter's maximum figure on per- 
missible tax rate. Another cause of 
action is that the prdinance Is un- 
constitutional in that it discrim- 
inates against piersons engaged in 
the tsanie kind of occupation. To 
support the latter contention, the 
plaintiff asserts there are inany 
Iklnds of beverages containing mpre 
than one-half of one per cent Itl- 
cohpl being . distributed In Los 
Angeles at prices ranging from 10 
cents ' to $5 per bottle, not subject 
to. lo'cal tax. 



I'm Telling You 

By Jack Oaterm^n 



CALIFpBNIA, HERE I GOME. 
Open Up Those Golden • Gates. 
Well; after, this -week your hiimr 
ble columnist -will be sehding in 
notes, from Hollywood where men 
are men and Edgar Allen Woolf 
cooks the best suppers. I'm open? 
Ing at a new night spot called the 
'Mallbu Club.' What It will be 
called at the finish, no one knows. 
Air I know Is what I read In the 
air. mail and I have a four-week 
guarantee so I figure it Is better to 
be owed In California than never to: 
be . owed at all, 

Observati 
It's reported . that A. Blumen- 
thal IS dancing with Fears in his 
eyes. 

It's Possible L 

Jl^h ey-=-^ayv_that^a=LlD.t ^l=_JEiuS 
comedians are coming oyer here to 
put Milton Bcrle- on a five-year 
PAN.. 

Debcripti 

Fred Allen desdri a pa.ssport 
photo as an X-Ray picture with 
skin on it. 

Add N.R.A. Puns 
Jack White knows a typical 



N.RIA. Never Refuses 

Anything. 

Switch 

.iules Kendlei^ has an actor client 
who has changed his policy; he re- 
hearses In the Winter and lays 6ft 
In the Summer. 

Yog're Telling Mo 

Sisters, of the Skillet whisper that 
the radio audience may bei seated 
as. it listens, but they STAND for 
a lot. 

Off The Corner 

On 47th street one actor wsre 
heard to say to the other, 'Vaudeville 
today is very healthy for you, it 
keeps you oiit-doprs.' 

Qstermania 

They say Kufus LeMalre's new 
daughter will get In pictures, . .she 
jDi2kstJilfe..Jxer=Jiiathcr™ .^Ed.:.W-ynn 
says It was orlgin'Sally 'Tea for T?wo,' 
but M.Q.M to make it bigger called 
It 'Dinner At Eight'. . .If that plane 
arrives okay In Burbank our next 
coiumn win come from Hollywood, 
In the mean time think of me on 
that 20-hour hop to L.A.... You re- 
member me. Jak(i 'Llndy Ealbo' Os- 
terman...AUK YOU IlEAJD^NG? 



American Grabs Border 
Town CambGng Rights 



Mexico City, Sept. 8. 
Over protests of citizens, the 
Tamaullpas state goverpnient has 
apprpVed a 16 -year concession 
granted to LPuis Swed, Amerlcian, 
for building and operating 'tourist 
centers', consisting of cabarets, sa- 
loons and gambllngr casinos in the 
border towns of Nuevo Laredo, Ma* 
tamOros and Reynosa. 

Rumored that Swed proposes to 
obtain state concessions to estab- 
lish and. operate aimilar 'tourist 
centers' in other Tamaullpas border 
towns. 



Safe Names May Come 
Back Alons^ Broadway 

_..Vltal_mo_Ve8:Ltoward:_the restora- 
tipn of Broadwaty night life are seeii 
In the proposed mammoth restaiU- 
raht to be erected on the Criterion 
theatre corner at 44th and the main 
drag. 

Sam SalVIn and Ben Marden have 
closed with Walter J. .Salmon for the 
Palalsi P'Or site, which was the 
former P'alalsi Royal, Broadway in- 
stitution as run by Paul Salvin and 
Jimmy Thompson and are planning 
to rename it the Palais Iloy.al. 

Names like Reisenweber's, 
ley's, Murray's, Pekm, et ai., 
the works for revival. Imminent re,- 
peal Is the big reason back of It, 



XIN&FISH CBAWnSHES 

New Orleans, Sept. il. 
Kingflsh Huey Long crawfished 
on his proposition to go: to New- 
York and appear at Madison Square 
Garden to tcl' the world all about 
being=^8ocked-on--Long=lfrlandi=-Wlth-" 
Wall Street as a side issue. Under- 
stood here that the Garden was 
willing to book the date but the 
senator changed his mind, although 
he proposed the stunt. 

Long, thought he inlght make the 
appearance later but the Garden is 
filled with engagements for the bal- 
ance o£ the month. 



5ft 



VAnmTY 



TIMES SilJi^iRC 



TnesiSajr* September 12, 1933 



East 



Florence Moore suing her chauf- 
feur husband for 9t>Ut. Claims de- 
sertion. Follows an episode In 
which he allegedly blacked her eye 
in their L, I. home. 

Mayor O'Brien . proclaims Thurs- 
day (14) as Jewish Day to help 
launch .the pageant. 
. Projectionist locial 306 urges 
(jrover . Whalen to recall the Blue 
Eagle from about 350 picture the 
atres, claiming they violate the col 
lective bargaining clause In NRA. 

Met bp^ra holding voice audi- 
tions, for chorus recruits. 

Mrs. :Oarliy;le Blackwrell, wife of the 
former ^picture star, reports loss of 
127,000 ring. In a taxi Wednesday 
evening, She's the former. AVonrte 
Taylor, who divorced Tommy Man- 
ville. 

Qreta Nlssen and Mrs. Walter 
Hiistoh landed iii. Southampton 
without passports last week. Pic-, 
ture 0tar permitted to remialn two 
.months, . but Mrs.; Huston draws 
only, half that, on her permits 

. Borough Prez ■ Xievy reconsiders 
his ban on sidewalk cafes. They 
-can. 'Stick around. 

Federal Broadcasting Corp, held 
Its first meeting. Former .Gov. Al 
Smith presided^ Routine matters. 

CUifside Patk (N. J.) schoolboy 
probatln for . six months because 
manager of lOcal picture house con- 
tended he gave the Bronx cheer, to 
an Arthur Tracy. ('Street Singer') 
short. Boy Contended he was: 
merely blowing his nose. 

Morris Pastinack, of Coney Island, 
comes, up, for ; trial today (12) on 
charge of violation, of - copyright act; 
Police found 176 songsheets in his |. 
hbi^e..' Boy told he. pays $1.26 a 
hundred and 'gets.:a nipkel aj^lece'^ 
; 'Chas. F. •Hei'mann,. treas. of G. 
Schirmer, music pub., reportied 
xnissing from- hls home In !E^t 
, Qrahge; Just back from a rest In 
^ sanitarium for hervbus disorder. 

Started_for work, Jiut did., not ar-. 

.rive. ' ■ , 

Major aiir webs sign President's 
blanket , Isiftor agreemeht, pending 
hearing - on the -NRA code heating,: 
Sept. 20. Stiandard code altered to 
include. ra,dlo special .labor clauses; 

Eva lieG&Uienne tb «tart rehe&rs- 
^ for her 'road tour. ' 

Nat. Comm. of the liegit theatre 
ficowh^ on advance buys by ticket 
brokers. "Not permissible -under 
NRA. 

-That Ohcistopher Mol-ley play to 
be called 'Sdf t^'ShOulders/ ■ 

■Samuel- Bart^ynerare -Colt to Jbin 
£va lljeGdllienhe co. , 

Producers of -'Sellout* shift to 
I>r4ma .Cratsmen; Theatre Crafts- 
men'-ln: prior use. 

Altman's .dry goods, store puts its 
name on store front. For 36: years 
no name appeared on .any of four 
aides of the block-big shop^ , 

S. Jj. Rothaf el announces ;he will 
continue fight for use of his name 
In .spite of. recent decision to sub- 
stitute Center for Roxy In the Radio. 
City s,et-up. ■ 

William WaUcer, nephew of former 
mayor, charged with assault by 
Margaret Shaw, nite club ho"stess. 
Details , of alleged attack withheld, 
other than stated she had to go 
to hospital. 

Francis i. Curtis .and Richard 
Myers to do 'Grive Us *hls Day,» by 
Howard iCoch. 

Al Woods has turned back to 
Irving K, Davis 'Life Wants Pad- 
. dinflr:' which he had Intended to pro- 
duce. 

Group theatre looking to Holly- 
wood for lead for "Waltz In Fire,*, 
its second production. John J. Wll- 
berg on quest; 

After several, times requesting 
Mrs. . Evelyn Schwartz, a patron of 
Lpew's Boulevard theatre, Bronx, to 
' stop laughing so loudly as to In- 



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News From the Dailies 

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dailjf papers of Nei» Yorfi, Chicago, Sans^ranciscQ, HollyT»ood and London, Vafief^ takes no \ 

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iNew York Tfieatresj 



CT/ui.i ALWAYS A 
BETTER SHQWui RKO ! 



im o e^thST.u/w 

W«d, io Frt., Sept. U .to 15 
JACK HOLT iii 
"THE .WRECKER" 
■nd ^'THE SPHINX" 

iy«d. to Fri.. Sept. IS to 15 
JACK HOLT 
GENEVIEVE TOBIN 
in "THE WRECKER" 




—On Seteen^ 
WARNER BAXTER 
In "PENTHOUSE" 

■with MTRNA tOT 
In Person: BARBARA STAN- 
WYCK. DAVE APOLLON 
and Hit Ravue. Added 
attraction r 

Morten 
DOWNEY 




(TATE 



Efft10N.MFni.| 



Merle (Mlh) 
DBtSSkER 

Wallaoe (Bill) BEERY In 
"TUQBOAT ANNIE" 
StuRe: ^Veleoma Lewit, Jack Pepper 
Clifford A. Marlon-^tners— T^lder: 
"BitOADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD" 



terf ere with his enjoyment of the 
vaudeville, Morrie Felnberg pasted 
her one Tuesday. Sxispended sen 
tenbe. 

Ida Kessler, daughter of the late 
.Tiddish tragedian, C ^pendent on city 
relief.: His will made no provision 
for her, as she was married. 

Abbott &. Dunning have shelved 
'Heat. Ldghtlng' and will make 'Some 
People Live' their flrjst; / 

Plenty " of scrapping at Atlaiitlc 
City . ' beauty pageant and girls 
threatened to walk until conditions 
were amended. iSome did. 

jBlock<7long bar oh site of Hotel 
Belmont opened Friday (8);. Single 
stox'jr brick ' structure with a leanto 
for Icltcheh. Bar nearly 200 feet. 
Open air area under awnings 100 by 
200 feet.. 

Brian Hooker ' will have two new 
plays on B'way this season. Walter 
Hampden will do his 'Ruy iBlas' and 
Russell Janney will have his mu- 
sical from 'The ©'Flynh^' 

Huey Xioiig turns down an . offer 
from Rdxy, who Wanted to use the 
Kingflgh as counter attraction to 
Aimee and Dave.Hutton at nearby, 
houses. Roxy says he did not make 
an offer. 

Family of the late Jean Malln, 
whose autQwent biff a pier at Ven- 
ice; Cal., asKtng for an adminis- 
trator of the estate as a preliminary 
to entering suit, for $1,000,000 dam- 
ages against the pier co. 

Title changes: -Her Master's 
Vbice' instead of 'Only With Tou^' 
'Chopin* Instead of ^Sacrlflee to 

Mildred Goodman, . show, girl; 
suing (xerard Opodmah in. Smeth- 
port,- Pa., for divorce. Another suit 
for $100,000 Against her mother-in- 
law for alienation. Another suit In 
N. T, under which .she receives $35 
weekly alimony. Claims . all the 
money she ever received . from hlrri 
was $8 lor' flbwers. 

Colin Cllve announced as arriv- 
ing from England last week, but re- 
Iporl incorrect. He is waiting until 
he'. gets the word to sail. 
- Be6r licenses halted by N. Ti 
state commission until supply and 
demand cart be compared. To date 
40,000 permits have b6en Issued. 

Ralph Kohn, before referee In 
bankruptcy, testified Thursday (7) 
that In 1929 he paid Zukor, Lasky, 
Katz, Kent and himself $2,000,000 
In bonuses In addition to salaries 
of $450,000. Bonuses two previous 
years and first qtuarter of 1930. All 
in stock except that for 1929, which 
was In cash. Percentages based on 
earnings after $4 per share had 
•been deducted.^^ 

.Charges against David Lamar, the 
Wolf of Wall Street dismissed Fri- 
day (8). 

N. Y. Supreme court granted ap- 
plication of Sidney Franklin, Brook- 
lyn tpres^dbr, preventing exiiibltlon 
of Columbia film 'The B.uU Thrower/ 
which he asserts puts him In a hirt- 
ful light. Coi; agrees to wait final 
court action. 

Marc Connelly back from that 
cruise to Russia which he did not 
complete. Has what he claims to 
be the only Soviet apology for keep^ 
ing him but. Got him confounded 
with another of the same name. 

Examined In supplementary prb- 
ceedings in the matter of judgment 
for $23,547 obtained against late A. 
L. Erlanger. by Marc Klaw, Mitchell 
L. Erlanger discloses that all of 
his property was transferred to his 
•wife undet- an ante nuptial agree- 
ment. Judgment was for ah Inter- 
est In former firm of Klaw & Er- 
langer which Klaw complains Er 
langer disposed of. 

'Sailor Beware,' formerly 'Fit As 
a Fiddle/ due at the Lyceum 
Sept. 28. 

N, Y. 'Post' goes tab In size but 
retains conservative attitude. 

Smaller -ticket agencies accuse 
four major concerns, of using NRA 
to corner ticket supply. 

Courtney Burr has taken over the 
Lyceym theatre for the season 
Kenybn Nicholson, first tenant. , 

Victor Freshman, son of radio 
manufacturer, niarrles Ann Bbland. 
Tried in Greenwich, but flve-dajr 
delay was too long, so back to N. Y; 
and no delay at municipal bldg, 
Friday (8); 

Philharmonic-Symphony's N. Y. 
schedule about thb isame as last 
year. Two series of 16^ alternate 
Thursday evening^ and as many 
Friday afternoons. Two sets of 10 
students' concerts .Sat. evenings 
with 29 Sunday pops in three series 
Also a special series of six Sat 
mornings foti children; 

Yiddish art theatre to open with 
^elght^performances-of-iYoshe-Kalb, 
with tickets In the agencies. 

W. F. "Carey, former prez of Mad. 
Sq. Garden corp., stoned by pickets 
for striking coal miners at Shen 
andoah. Pa. Badly bruised, Strip 
ping surface coal, which miners 
contend interferes with their battle 
for the deep hole coal, gleaning. He 
quit the Garden last June. 
I Elmer Rice announces he'll neither 



make a production himself this year 
nor stage for another. May 'write 
some plays. 

.Reported a brewery has offered 
$26,000 for beer sale, rights at 'White 
Horse Inn.' 

Creditors of the Bond Dress Co. 
nieet today (Tues.) to consider 
Helen kante's offer of $32,000 In set' 
tlement of claim against her. 

Lawrence Shead, paterson, N. J., 
theatre man, murdered following 
a party in his ai^artments Satiir-' 
day (9). Formerly at the Rivoli, 
Ni Y.. Mastbauin, Phlla., and Prbc- 
tor's, Newark. 

Two-bit opera starts at Mecca 
Temple Thursday (14). Caesare 
Sodero, manager. Has some of the. 
Met. singers. 

Distilleries double prices of me- 
dicinal whiskey and loath to sell 
even at. upped prices; Waiting for 
epeal. 

Third man jumped from Wash^ 
ington bridge ahd killed. Dave pa- 
rone, who twice jumped from 
Brooklyn bridge. Body not. recov- 
ered. Owner of a beer garden , at 
Mt. Vernon,. 



Coast 



Letters of administration to the 
estate of Fatty Arbuckle have been 
issued to Mrs. Nora Arbuckle St. 
John, the actor's sister. In: local 
court. 

Federal authorities in Washing- 
ton asked by U.' S. Attorney Pier^ 
son M; Hall , of Lbs Angeles to es-. 
tabllsh legal jurisdiction of ' alleged 
gambling ships ofl; the California 
coast. Request followed death of 
Robert L. Moody, 24, after allegedly 
being slugged and beaten iaboard 
the 'City of Panama.* 

C. S. Morrill, chief of the Identlr 
ficatlon bureau of California, sta- 
tioned at' Sacramento,, made a 
round, of Hollywood studios to learn 
whether ' their msuihine 'ig^ns were 
properly licensed. Tour was made 
after 15. machine eruns were seized 
in a raid on. a Los Angeles arm', 
many with their numbers filed off. 
Firm held a license to rent guns to 
studios. 

More than 12,000 children re- 
ceived treatment during last yiear at 
the Marion Davlies clinic in Los 
Angelesc 

Betty Compson, Lillian Bond, 
Eric von St roheim, Olga Baclanova, 
Matt Moore, Jack Mulhall and 
Bette Davis named in U. S. Income 
tax liens filed In Federal court here. 

Robert Montgbmery, Edmund 
Lowe, , Dbrothy Lee, and Roger 
Pryor have returned from the east 

Los Angeles police commission 
ruled that cafe-dance halls must 
keep out female Impersonators and 
their Ilk. 

Alleging Adolphe Menjou failed 
to make $2,600 payment as part of 
a divorce settlement, Kathryn Car- 
ver, former wife, attached his ac^ 
count In HpUywood bank. 

William S. Hart discharged from 
the Cedars of Lebanon hospital 
where he underwent abdominal op- 
eration July 22. 

Albert H. MarUn and Jack Hays, 
screen writers, have filed voluntary 
petitions In;, bankruptcy In L. A. 
federal court 

, iBarbat-a Roberts' marriage to 
Robert Dlllion was annulled In the 
L. A. superior, court when she testi- 
fied her husband had failed to have 
a previous marriage severed legally 
William S. Hart resting at liis 
Newhall ranch following stretch In 
Cedars bf Lebanon hospital. Hart 
near death' several times during 
psist two months after relapses fol- 
lowing abdominal bperatlbn. 

Masseurs and masseuses to form 
NRA code. Muscle thumpers seek 
diploma and experience require- 
ments from nebphyt^s. 

Amending her . divorce complaint 
against. Prince Dave Mdlvanl, Mae 
Murray charges Prince left her 
broke and stranded In New York, 
sailing for Paris While actress 
hunted funds. 

Ruth Hall Ybanaz married to Lee 
Garmes, award^wlnning camera- 
man. 

Margery Wellrnan, ex-wife of 
William Wellman, director. Injured 
in fall from upper deck on S. S. 
Malolo. 

Joan Blondell, who waljced at 
Warners the other day, asserting 
she was=through^"wlth^ples;=has 
changed her mind. Thirty-nine plc^ 
tures in twenty-nine months caused 
the uproar. 

Protest against opening of tango 
games in town of Burbank filed 
with city council .by Mrs. Clayton 
Woods, president of Parent-teach- 
ers. . 

Suit for divorce filed in San Diego 
by Sibyl Wilbur Stone, author, 



against John Stone, electrical en- 
gineer and head of Stone T&T com- 
,pa,ny. 

Plckfalr, home of Douglas Fair- 
banks and Mary Plckford, no longer 
on market, according to Miss Plck- 
fbrd. 

California bureau' bf criminal 
Identification on hunt for tonsniy 
gun/ said to be in possession of 
Douglas Fairbanks. 

Bcbe Daniels and Ben Ly oil bd'clc 
in Hollywood wltii daughter Bar- 
bara after several nionths in France. 

Mrs. LeRoy Prinz puts the scram^ 
ble ' on prowlers in her home by 
screaming at them. 

With Merian Cooper In hbspltai 
•with. a throat Infection, Pahdro Ber- 
man running the RKO lot. 

Christy Cabanne, director, in hos- 
pital suffering from, camera boom 
Injuries received while shooting at 
Annapolis. 

Durward Grinstead, author, and 
Foujita, Japanese artist, meet at 
culture group luncheon presided 
pyer by Rupert Hiighes.: So what? 

Mara Tartar in Holly wood to pro- 
mote Theatre Union, co-op organi- 
zation. 

Victor G. Herbert; sbn oiC late Vic- 
tor Herbert, bond salesman in L. A. 

Pacific Opera Association,^ San 
Francisco, takes $6,900^ from city 
tinder judgment from sujpieribi: court. 
Amount represents unpaid balance 
of deficit of $7,500 for 1931-32. " 

Rupert Hujghes, to be guest bf 
honor at convention baniquet of Cal- 
ifornia Writers, Ocuidehtal Cbllege, 
Oct. 5. 

Jack Upton, cafe ownes^sking 
annulnient from Joan Wilson Up- 
ton, iactress, on grounds Arlfp mar- 
ried already when he married her. 
. Marlon Valentine, studio xeader, 
to marry Donald McKay, represent- 
ative of Neil Hamilton. 

Mace B. Sheffield, ex-copper and 
fwnter operator bf Hollywood 41 
Club, pays a century fine for viola- 
tion of Volstead Act. 

L. A. city council falls to votb or- 
dinance prohibiting Tango games 
within city limits. 

Prlmo Camera takes bow on Wil- 
shlre Boulevard when he isees traf- 
fic accident and sets overturned 
sedan on its wheels. 

John Harvey Gahan, showman, 
sues wife, Josephine, for divorce, al- 
leging she scrammed. 

C. B. DeMille takes troupe of 57 
to Hawaii on locatibn. 

Alleging desertion without cause 
Prince Serge Mdlvanl battles suit 
for separate maintenance filed by 
Mary McCbrmlc, singer, whb askbd 
fbr $600 month. Mdlvanl. says singer 
lam^.ied on him. He denies advance 
of forty grand since their 1931 mar- 
riage. 

Gary Cooper back on 'Design for 
Living' set, fully recovered from 
make-up poisoning Which affected 
his right eye. Star Inactive for two 
days. 

Legana Kearns, ex-wlfe of Jack 
Kearns, seeking back alimony from 
the fight nianager. Claims she has 
a, judgment for $2,720. no part of 
which has been paid. 

John Huston, writer, granted di- 
Vbrce from Jean Harvey Huston, 
actress. Wife poar housekeeper and 
extravagant,' the writer charged^ 

Peggy Hopkins and Uddie Suther- 
land out with marriage codes which 
provide for domestic hours of oc- 
cupation, play and homework. Both 
Codlfiers married four times. Four 
is par. 

Dorothy. Devore, actress, sued by 
ex-husband, A. W. Mather, to re- 
claim $100,000 In property allegedly 
^7angled away from him. 

Jackie Coogan, now wearing a 
Santa Clara rooter's hat. film critic 
for cbllege paper. Reviews Indicate 
ex-boy star doesn't think film prod- 
uct so hot, 

Harold Graysbn, Harry Arnhelm 
and Ralph Cloclaisuris, musicians; 
court-battling wives over alimony 
payments. 

Mary Plckford puts the sniff on 
suit started by Edward Hommer 
against herself, DoUglas Fairbanks 
and Owen Moore. Hommer, actor, 
wants $260,000 for breach bf con- 
tract. Says Miss Plckford's mother, 
Mrj9. Margaret Plckford Smith; 
promised to remember him In her 
win if he laid off oppiosltlon to mar- 
riage to Fairbanks while Mary still 
married to Moore. 'No truth In 
charges,' actress says. 

Charlie Paddock and • Lucille 
Gleason dismissed as defendants in 
$501,650 suit brought against pair 
together with James Gleason and 
Norman Sper by Jack Montgomery, 
lathw W BabyTE*eggyr"^^^^ 
Sper must defend. ' 

Court Commissioner considering 
legality of attachment by. Maurice 
Cleary, agent, on. Gloria S.wansbn 
bracelet in effort to collect $7,500 
judgment. Actress says wrist-band 
exempt. 

Paramount" seeking to protect 
amateur status of Jack Jenkins, 
high school gridder now in pictures. 



Youth V8» Age 



(Continued from page 3) 
dancing, pedestal clog, cane dance, 
Irish jigs and reels. And l^Qw about 
good sketches In a parlor set (not 
drapes with a door), kitchen sets, 
palace sets, and Wood sets, all new 
today? "They^haven't seen flat scen- 
ery in vaudeville theatres in years. 

How abbut real mpnologlsts? 
Single women that do character 
■soiigs like Alice Lloyd, Lillian Shaw, 
Marie Lloyd, Maggie Cllne, Annie 
Hart,. Ray Cox, Irqne Franklin, iia 
Shields, Vesta. Victoria and dozens 
of others like them, good character 
songs without trick arrangements 
and a microphone;? 

Id . Timers oh 

They cry fbr youth and iget old 
•timers on thb air, stage and screen. 
Look over the comics on the air- 
all old timers!; Ed. Wynn, Jack. 
Pearl, Ben Bernie,'Bert Lahr, Julius 
Ta,nnen, Leo Carrillo, Tom Howard, 
Fanny Brlce, Amos and Andy, Al 
Jolsbn, Crumit and Sanderson, Will 
Rogers, Fred Stone, Fred Alien, Phil 
Baker, Burns and Allen, tiou Holtz, 
Eddie . Gantbr and no'W George. M. 
Cbhan, 

The same goes foi: the legit stage 
and musical shows; Leon Errol, Al 
Shean, Victbr Moore, : Billy Qaxtoh, 
Jim Barton; Ernest Truex, Marilyn 
Miller, Lynn Fontaine, Alfred Lunt, 
Charlie King, Lulu McCbnneil, Herb 
Williams, Hal Skelly, Fred Astairie, 
Dtfrs. Patrick Campbell^- Grace 
Gepirge, Alice Brady, Burton 
Churchill, Eddie Cantor,. Joe Cook, 
Ethel Barrymore . . i . 

And in the talkers all the old tim- 
ers steal the pictures; Marie Dress- 
ier, Wallace Beery, thevBarrymbres, 
Walter Hpuston, Ed Robinson, Wil- 
lie Collier, Jimmy Durante,. Joe 
Brown, .^Mae West, May Robspn, 
Louis Stone, Pat O'Brien, Lee Tracy, 
Charlie. -Murray, George Sidney, 
Polly .Morah, Paul Muni. Will Rog- 
ers, Charlie 'Chiaplln, George Arllss, 
Otis Skinner, Henry Lahgdon, Hal 
Lloyd. 

Dancers and dance prodpcers? No 
klhdergarteh class here: Phil Cooke, 
Johnny Boyle, Hairland plxbn, Sey- 
mbur Felix, Sammy Lee, Bob Con* 
nelly, Chester Hale, Albertlna 
Rasch, Carl Randall, Geo. Hplbrook, 
Danny Dare, Ned Wayburn, Pat 
Rooney, Gertrude Hoffman, R. H. 
Burnside. 

They cry for YOUTH— and the 
OLD TIMER answers the call. 



Summer Tryouts 

(Continued from page 5.3) 

escape from the dullest summer- 
Brbadway has seen in modern times. 

It. Is. estimated the a.verag6 wage 
Wai from $15 to $25 weekly. In 
country show shops where attend- 
ance was better and the house made 
money the leads dre-w $100 and $150 
weekly through the summer, and 
there Is one known case where the 
femme lead demanded .and received 
$300 for try-out week. In many In- 
stances the -players figured they not 
only, got away from Broadway, but 
stood a chance of being retained if a 
new play clicked and came to Broad- 
way this, season. 

Westport Tops List 

Best rural spot was Westport, one. 
of the nearest to New York. Tak- 
ings •went to $4,000 and' $5,000 
weekly; with a $2.20 top. At Deiinls, 
Cape Cod, the top was $2.75, highest 
scale being at Newport where the 
best seats were $3.30. Generally the 
adniisslbh prices •were modest.. .A. 
Jersey ispot had a 60-cents top. 
Down ,at Abingdon, Va., the bbx- 
oftlce accepted hams, eggs and prod- 
uce. Either the eats were bartbred 
or the actors ate the eats. 

Idea of how some of the rural 
stocks .got along may be. had from a 
comtiany which played at Clayton, 
N. Y'. near the St. Lawrence river, 
Average •wage was $J5j out of which 
the board and room was paid for at 
$12.50 each weekly. Business dropped 
and . the stipends were cut, the ac- 
tors thereupon asking the landlady 
to cut the rate. How -she fed the 
jgroup of about 40 people was her 
own secret. The players returned 
to New York by train but sent their 
trjihks down^by tru^^ 
"BaglfErg^was 'delTvered'^tT'clesired'^ 
addresses, saving the cost of haulr 
age at both ends. That's how close 
the. actors had to figure, 

A nijmbfer of the rural theatres 
kept to a stock schedule, not at- 
tempting new plays. Number of per- 
formances varied. A few played 
nightly while others gave, three and 
four performances weekly. 



"tuesday, SepteniBer ll2^ l9'33 



TIMES S Q U ARE 



VARIETY 



59 



Broadway 



;Wllllftm-Dr«]ce In from Hollywood. 

Jack Benny driving in from Hol- 
lywood. ' 

Crosby Otilero's office moved one 
lloor iip. 

Ed. Harrison now city ed. of 
Vfont Page,' 

Steve Christie has a new spot at 
126 W. 48d, 

Val Lewton's latest opus has sold 
11,00a copies. 

Block & Sully's Atlantic City va- 
cation Is over. 

' Donald Henderson Clark in town 
from Hollywood* 

Verne Noel now director of 
Tower puhlicatioDs. 

Mickey Alpert in between in.c'ing 
Is writing some songs. . 

Frances .Faye into the Simplon 
Club opening Sept. 14. 

A. J. iBalaban nibbled a sandwich 
with the mob at Llndy's. 

jack Sidney, back from F&M'ing, 
. rehearising a new Hash act. 

Fred Keating, actor, given his 
ischarge from bankruRtcy. 

Elliott Shapiro couldn't do much 
arguing last week. Tohsilitis. 

Kay Merrill is back from Europe 
and doing free-lance publicity. 

George Gerhards move Into town 
from Connecticut In three weeks. 

Ken Nichols, still m. c. at Mt. 
' Klsco, had a birthday last week. 

They're now at. the carpet , laying 
■tage In Larry Spier's new office. 
' Janet of France's eatery at 237 
W. 62d getting a professional play. 

Vic Irwin and Max Fleischer plot- 
ting a Betty Boop picture-house 
unit. 

Phil Weiss, formerly of Equity 
ticket office, now at 146 West 45th 
street. 

Milton Douglas succeeding Peter 
Higglns as m.c. cf Ben Marden's 
Rlvierai 

Pete. KulhofC visiting home in 
. Oklahoma directly in path of recent 
tornado. 

Tlri^d of having his name mis- 
spelled Seb. Meza how calls him- 
self Ted. 

Bert Bloch back at his Metro desk 
after six weeks of European vaca-i 
tionlng. 

Eddie Paul, Paramount musical 
- director, going to give lessons In. 
baton-waving; . 

Percy Thomas of 'Music In the 
Air* stafC about after minor but 
•painful operation. 

Mark Hellenger toted his glass 
knee from French Hospital last 
week. Went home. 

Both Harry Krebs and Mary Ball, 
of Metro N. Y. office^ took to Ber- 
muda on vacations. 

Harry Nolan, Denver theatre 
operator, in New York visiting Orad 
Sears, WB isales exec. 

William. Liiebling how In the 
Lyons & iiyons office!, moving over 
with Walter Batchelor. 

Metro N. Y. office goes' back to a 
elx-dJajr week starting: with this Sat- 
urday (16) ; 40-hour week. 

Eighth avenue 'legger handing 
out price list on street corner. Card 
with phone number folded In. 

Several West Side beer spot? 
promise floor shows with coming of 
cool Weather. Jilst dancing now. 

Bob ' Rlchardson,^ former A.E.F. 
Veteran who was a . guard at Le- 
blang's, died last week. Cancer. 

Theatrical- barrister Julian T. 
Abeles has gone fashionable east 
side; now domiciled at the Surrey. 

The George Lottmans to the Adi- 
rondacks on vacasl^ Ken Lyons and 
Geo. Eftenbach subbing his duties. 
? Louis Bernstein may reminisce on 
Tin Pan AJley from away back to 
• its 14th Street days for a national 
mag. 

At Broadway atid 54th street, two 
taxi- drivers playing -plnnochle ■ in 
one of their cabis— Nap . Shuts • of de 
Bronix. 

Dorothy Ross, doing publicity for 
Bllzabeth. Miele, is the wife of 
George Ross, 'World-Telegram' col- 
umnists 

Eyropa- brought Marc Connelly 
back from Europe.. Also oil board 
were Ralph tulltsser . and Sigrid 
Schiiltz. 

Paul Whiteman orchestra played 
for Mrs. William RandblpU Hearst 
at her Silnds, Point 'slimmer' home 
Sat.-: (9).. '' I ' 

Shuberts ^cabled Beb6 Daniels to 
Paris for the 'Follies' and offer was 
rejected because of her Hollywood 
contracts. . .. 

Patricia Bowman Is. having a por 
trait In pastels done by Alfred Hoen 
which will be exhibited in Paris In 
the spring. 

Dick Gasparre's orchestra -now at 
Pavlllbn Royal, Long Island, sue 
ceedlhg Guy Lombairdo, shifted to 
the Dells. Chi, 

Attnl Bernstein, former editor of 
Drei Masken Verlag, book and play 
agents of Berlin, In New York with 
some manuscripts. . 

Stores with all the spicy foreign 
mags that used to be in the 20*s on 
:.=.jSixth jiaw^concehtrited^in Jlie=4Q.^^^ 
oh same thoroughfare.' , 

The NRA has been holding a dally 
ballyhoo on the Times Square tri- 
angle at 4Bth St. Very much like 
the old Liberty Loan days. 

•How do Times Square ticker fans 
keep. In touch? . A surprise move 
either way crowds the enipty board 
rooms In a minute and a half flat. 

Radie Harris back oh Broadway 
after summerihg InHOllywood, from 
where she did her film column for 



CH ATTE 




the Sunday edition of the N. Y. 
'Miirror'. 

Mechemlcal quotation board in the 
Astor brokerage branch went hay- 
wire and clicked up Warner stock 
to 147 before the control man got 
it mnder control. 

In, a few short weeks puns on the 
Initials N.R.A. have become the 
stalest gag on the radio.: But With 
the groans evidently not yet aud- 
Ihle enbugu to end the hiilsance. 

Now theire's a ^physical instructor 
in the store on Raokiet street. If 
you don't know Racket street, walk- 
ing alohg Broadway from 63d to 42d 
would give you a good idea of It. 

La Belle Rose returns to Meyer 
Horowitz's Village Grove Nut Club, 
reopening this week. Hughie Clark, 
Milton Spielman orchestra^ and pos- 
sibly Andy Rice, Jr., later on are 
set. 

Carrie and Charley Freeman to be 
remarried at Freeport Saturday 
(16), Just to mark their : 20th an- 
niversary. Novel Invitations issued 
by Dink, Buddy, Patsy, Mickey and 

pam. 

Jack Lavlh bought a paper Im- 
mediately oh leaving Madison 
Siquare Garden and found a review 
of the Whltemah concert In print. 
Concert had ended 10 minutes pre- 
viously. : 

Ed Hurley says he was oftered 
$1,600 as a settlement of his suit 
against New. Yo'rk Hippodrome 
opera people for one -fourth of ari 
alleged $12,000 profit in which he 
was to i3hare. • 

Lem Stewart to Los Angeles: by 
boat to look the town oVer and ex- 
pects to return on same ship. Vis- 
iting Fred ■ Metzler, now Fox but 
formerly Par comptroller. Back by 
the end of Sept.. 

.J. P. MidBvoy suddenly called to 
Hollywood by Par for a six-week 
writing chore. This gives McEvoy's 
house guests, the Frank^ Scullys 
from' Nice the entire Woodstock, 
N. Y., estate . to themselves. 

Harriet Merne, 16-year-old spe- 
cialty dancer at .- the Hollywood 
restaurant, is 'Miss ' Golden Mer- 
miald 1933^ In the pro beauts' com- 
petieh at Atlantic City, Comparable 
to^ the Miss America annual beaiit 
contest for amateurs. 

Theire's gonna be ho stalling in 
]!£etro Its far as that"NRA t>ar&de is 
concerned. Air Metr'd ■ em'plbyees 
have been told that they 'can have' 
the day "Off if they join the march- 
ers. Otherwise th^^ must report in 
the; office as usiitir and do ' their 
work. 

;Word from. London that - Marc 
Klaw is practically 'broke and liv- 
ing with his mother-in-law near 
Brighton. He niarrled a girl 30 
yearS' old' about four years ago and' 
moved to the 'Riviera. He's how 
74. When -he quit show business he 
gave.' most of his money to his sons, 
reitalnlng only sufficient to assur^ 
him an income'. This .was shot in 
the slump. 
•Those brewers are pretty liberal 

.with new fronts, fancy niarquees, 
tungsten display, etc., for any new 
restaurants . using their brews and 
advertising the trade names on the 
menus and otherwise. The brew- 
ers furnish the electrical works 
splitting billing with the name of 
the establishment but topping with 
their own labels. 

Bee Palmer thlnks'she can set her 
appearance Including hips' against 
Mae 'West or anyone else. So may- 
be Bee win do a comeback for the 
pictures anyway. Most of the gals 
who ■think they resemble Mae here 
oi there, like Blossom Seeley, are 
pepping themselves up for the cam- 
eifa. They know' '^ae's. got some-, 
thing' besides dlailog, anc^ they think 

7-they-jiave,.too; so that's that, what- 
ever that Is. 



at 



London 



"Maschwltz's activities in 
vaudeville already in evi- 



.iKlng VIdor lolling;, 
mooring an day, •'.-... .: . , 
• jj^anies Cagney doing a marine 
week end .'on .the ^trap^er- ■,.: •;,• 
. -With the seagbh hearly e.nded, 
yacht prices have dipped 60%, 

The Chaplin yacht at its usual 
moorings oft the $t. Catharine's 
hotel. 

Perc Westmore forgetting makeup 
for a few days' vacation oh his 

MInSc. - , , 

McNutt, rover Jones and Arlen 
boats haven't, been over for two 

Edward Gronjager took his first 
trip on his new boati the 'Broad- 
caster.* r , - 

'Biggest mob of picture people to 
vlf3lt the Island this year here at 

^Harvey---Gates--rltzitigv-the^.t 
movie mariners because he can 
navigate under sail. ^ 

Richard Crooks and Regis Top- 
mBy> g-uest sailors of Joe Mankle- 
Wlcz, but Mank can't sing. 

Joe Manklewlcz found out that an 
anchor can drag after his 'Mad Hat- 
ter' had- slipped her moorings^ 

pacific Coast Writers' Yacht Club 
stUffCd Its Commodore's cruise last 
week end, but William Slavcns Mc- 
Nutt, the Comm. didn't show. 



Coast resorts report record season, 

Franco Piper left around 140,000. 

Beverley Nichols may turn poli- 
tician, 

David Bader ofC on Mediterranean 
cruise^ . 

Woolf : Bariiato now racing .grey- 
hounds.; 

Jimmy Finiayson celebrating His 
fortieth birthday. 

Anthony Hope, deceased hovellist, 
left around $150,000. 

Jeffrey Bernerd in motor. smasjiTln 
his new RoUia Royce. 

C. Mi Woolf back to work after 
his serious operation. . 

Kit-Cat sliding in its popularity 
as a luncheon rendezvous. 

London in' for' another heat Wave, 
with show people"i>erturbed. 

Joan Clarkson. recuperating after 
her nervous breakdown at Cannes. 

Film casting agents surprisingly 
Inactive for this time of the year. 

Evelyn Laye shortly leaving Hip- 
podrome show, 'Give Me a Ring.' 

Dan Fish likely to go to Colum- 
bia as their provincial sales maha.g- 
er. , , , 

Emma Haig cabling to Parnell & 
Zeltlln wishing to return to Lon- 
don. 

Frances iDay back In 'How D'You 
Do,' the Chariot revue, after ill- 
ness.. 

The- Brewers' Association aban- 
doned annual exhibition for econ- 
omy. 

Eric 
Radio 
dence. 

Paramount- Astorlas again re 
suming its big stage . headllners 
pOUcy. 

Alf Zeltlln with shade over eye, 
due to being too friendly with his 
sealyham 

Marie' Burke new property owner, 
having jqst bought a house at 
Weybrldge. 

Hary Cohn conducting most of his 
business in his pajamas at the Dor- 
chester Hotel. 

Josephine Baker here on flying 
visit from Paris looking over 'the 
Hlpppdrome show. 

Carl 'Brisson is out of Julian 
Wylle's 'Gay Hussar,' with 'Oone 
Gerrard replacing. 

Elsa .Newell greatly worried at 
her loss of a valuable diamond ring 
at .the Plaza hotel 

Jack .Waller-Dehnis King show^ 
'Command Perfonhance' likely to go 
Into SavlUe theatre. 

Winifred. Shotteir postponed her 
tonsilltis operation until Oct. to 
appear in a picture. 

Albert de Courvllle to direct latest 
Jessie Mathews- Sonny Hale picture 
for Gaumont-Brltish. 

Sam Hardy here, likely to play 
opposite Cicely Courtneidge in . hew 
Oaumont-British film. 

Anmer Hall reviving 'The Man 
With a Load of Mischief, at the 
Westminster Sept. 26. 

Freddie Carpenter latest addition 
to Josephine Baker revue, opening 
Prince Edward Oct. 2. 

'Masquerade' . goes into the Tiv- 
oli, following T Was a Spy' and 
•Gold Diggers Of 1933,' 

.Adelaide Hall keeping Jermyn 
Street awake with her continual re- 
hearsing at Bury Court.' 

Jean Colin announces breiEkkIng of 
her two-year-old engagement to 
marry famous cricketer. 

Frank Bostock, tired of two years' 
retirement, sa,ys his circus will take 
the road again next year. 

Len Urry looking around for kid 
talent to produce a cabaret enter- 
tainment In the West End. 

John Brunsklll, scenic contractor 
to the Drury Lane theatre, just 
died 'after fortrilglifs Illness. 

Jobh McCormiack.here for daugh- . 
tet's wedding Siep't, 16, rieturriing to 
the Sth,tes Immediately after. 
■ Ted Whelan to direct the new 
Cicely Courtneidge picture. With 
H^rry Woods writing the music. 
• A; B, Abrahams denylnir Johti 
Southern has leasiffd the Garrick 
Ih'eatre for continuous Vaudeville. 

Jan Kiepura's next picture for 
•Universal win be made In Paris, 
with jdlnvllle studies as likely spot. 

jack Waller negotiating with Sir 
Oswald Stbil for new Jack Buchan- 
an show to go to th€! London Coli- 
seum. 

Fortune theatre reopening. Sept.T.1 
under A. E. Abrahams at popular 
prices With works from new au- 
thors. 

Woolworths are negotiating to 
purchase lease of Victoria Palace, 
•W^Ith pending deal being kept a 
secret. 

Lyceum Is to house one of Julian 
Wylic's seashore revues, known . AS 
'Good.Cpmpa nyl witjv 
Starred. • . ' 

Lubov Rostova, IT year old ballet 
dancer at the Alhambra, wed her 
partner, David Llchlne, In London 
Aug. 26. 

Laui-a Co'^vle Just signed contract 
to play lead In 'Sheppy,' Somerset 
Mauffham's latest, due at Wyndham 
theatre. 

Despite Jnlted- Artists having- 
tholr own pro-release theatre in the 
'West End; 50% of the Twentieth 



Century products go to Gaumont- 
Brltish. 

Tay Garriett, who has just fin- 
ished 'S.O.S. Iceberg,* for Universal, 
in constant conference with Winnie 
iSheehan. 

'The Ace,' Stanley Scott's latest 
Importation. Will fold shortly* Show: 
grossing |i360 per performance ait 
the Lyric. 

' Fred Duprez trying out a new 
comedy, 'In the Best of Families,' in 
provinces, with West. End produc- 
tion in View. . 

Julius Hageh's prospectus of his. 
new company all ready to .be 
launched, and a'walting an oppor- 
tune nioment. 

Edga:r Wallace's novel, 'Sitinders of 
the River' to be filmed In Africa by 
London' Fllnis Productions under 
title 'Kongo Raid.* 

Carol Goodner finally breaking iii 
pictures. Just signed by Gaumont- 
Britlsh for lead in 'Red Ensign' op- 
posite Leslie Banks. 

Leslie Bloomf Giallery First Nlght- 
ers president, to do the interior 
decoration for Marlifr' Burke's new 
house at Weybrldge. 

Lothar Mendes to direct 'Jew 
Suss' for Gaumont-Brltish, with 
Conrad Veldt to star. Shooting 
commences late Sept. 

Fred Duprez casting his Amerl 
can farce, 'The Best of FamllleSj* to 
tour provinces Sept. 18, with, "West- 
End showing to follow. . 

Samuel Lockhart, for many years 
trainer of animals, with Lockhart's 
Elephants a standard act, died re 
cently and left $96,000. 

Harry Foster ahd A; E. Abrahanis 
In conference, with Foster leasing 
the London Pavilion for continuous 
vaudeville not unlikely. 

Jimmy Campbell putting In over 
time at the Gaumont-Brltish stu 
dies, and coUaboriating with Harry 
Woods and Louis Levy. 

John .Drinkwater to appear in the 
open-air production of ^The Tern 
pest* at Regent's Park, after 12 
years absence from the . stage. 

Sir Barry Jackson bringing, his 
production of 'The Sleeping Clergy- 
man' from the Malvern festival to 
the Piccadilly theatre Sept. 19. 

Quite a good prdportlon of local 
acts are absorbed by the big West 
End stores. This is latest outlet 
for talent, which ts proving quite 
profitable to some agents. 



Hie Hague 

By M. W. Etty-Leal 



Prague 

By Edward T. Heyn 



to 



Actor van Zuylen, married 
dancer. Miss Zeh, at. Hague: 

Charlotte Koenler, Dutch actress* 
returned from Java by airplane. 

Circus Sarrasani making prepara- 
tions for a long tour in Holland. 

Hof stand- Tooneel here bought 
legit rights Holland of , 'When La- 
dies Meet,' by • Rachel Crothers. 

One of the new legit companies 
here billing first night at Amster- 
dam of English play, 'The Barrett 
Family.' 

Richard Tauber, after having a go 
at conducting In Fritz Hirsch Oper- 
etta, now singing iait Kursall, Sdhe- 
venliligen. 

Latest honor list With Queens 
birthday included the actress» Tilly 
LUs, and revue artlist Buzlau for 
decorations. 

Italian Operja gave a gala gondola 
concert at Rotterdam on the water. 
Stage was a' huge raft, audience 
partly . In gondolas and boats^ 

Fritz Hirsch Operetta Co. giving 
2,000th performance in Holland, cel- 
ebrating this Jubilee with 'White 
Horse Inn' at Princess theatre, the 
Hague. 

Death at Antwerp of William 
Hart, 86, formerly a well-known 
theatre director here. In thie old 
daiys'he toured Holland fairs with a 
big tent.. 

Casino at NoordWyk ' closed, as 
admittance- to roulette tables " re- 
fused to some inhabitant^ of villag'ei 
over which a row started, ending In 
police closing -up this place.' 

Thirteen members of the- St. 'Rom- 
boutig Choir . from Mallnos, In Bel- 
glum, who appeared here at Kur- 
|;3aal, got ptoihalne poisoning, .prob^ 
ably from eating canned, food. - 

Hollandia Film, Ltd., starting on 
Job to shoot film version of . Dutch 
navel play, 'The Sailors,' while Ad- 
miralty Is giving support by allow- 
ing scenes to be taken on t>utch 
men-of-war. 

Several Dutch companies In bad 
way; revue company staging 'Park 
Here,' at Amsterdam, having 
trouble with*actors, as they are hot 
getting the pay promised nor sev- 
eral facilities which were In their 
contracts. Closed. 

Two new companies founded In 
legit at Amsterdam, 'The Mask 
Company,' with a sniaU cast Just for 
j5l.ayoi]ld:-^t^ibfiJJagU#,jan^^ 
company which starts this week 
with American re-\rue, 'Vagabond 
King,' It has a cast of 85, a lot 
for a Dutch stage. 

Haaij.qohc Spelers, legit company, 
announoInpT premiere Dutch ver.slon 
of German play, "Lachendos Bar- 
geld,' by Camiherlohi' and Eber- 
mayer. Hero part of play by G. L, 
Wpl3'/:,.from "Rfrllh. who up to now 
lias npponrod 12,7 timo.s In Germany 
In that play as the 'Geholmraf,' 



Vlnohrady municipal theatre d. 
Prague will soon piresent . a Polish 
play in which von Hlndenburg la a 
leading figure. 

Eva Grelner, a helce. of Mqlssl, the 
famous Austrian - Italian - German 
actor, engaged for small roles, has 
been engaged at; . the New German 
thea.tre. 

Otokar Marak, the Czecho-Ameri- 
can singer, and H. Vavra. are con- 
sidering leasing, the 'Kapltol' - film 
playhouse for the presentation of 
Czech opera. 

'The Devil's Friend,' based on the 
French . comedy "Petite Femine dan 
Lai Train,' saw. ..its premiere in 
Prague, di'rected by the Czech reg;^ 
isseur, Cjarel Anton, with Lla Baiar- 
ova, Marenka Zleglerov; A. 
Smollk in chief roles; 

A German emigrant cabaret, 
ceiitly established by German, refu- 
gees lii the old Jewish quarter .of 
Prague, presented a play 'Ahasverr 
and also readings from plays by 
;ZweIg ahd Shalom Asch, in hotior 
of the Zionist Congress. . 

For the first, time in the history 
of broadcasting in Czechoslovakia, 
Hebrew and Yiddish addresses were 
radioed. Sokolow. the.' president of 
the Zionist Congress liast year,, and', 
other prominent . delegateis ..to the. 
meeting were the speakers.. 

Iii Reichehberg, North Bohemia, 
the comedy "Who Knows Met" di- 
rected by Felix Bressart, prohibited 
in Germany^ Is running in a leading 
theatre, with Marloh Taal, a young 
German actress w^^o Will soon ap- 
pear in a film made In Czechoslo-.: 
vakia.-. 

Czechoslovakia ''Radio Journd.1' has 
been forbidden by the authorities to 
broadcast an address ahd reading's 
from German books burned and pro- 
hibited In Germany, presented by the 
German author Erich Heller, on the 
ground that State broadcaster could' 
not distribute material in which the 
action of a neighboring foreign 
country was criticized. 

New German theatre In Prasue 
will open the next season Sept.. 2:e, 
with At presentation of Schiller'p 
classic play, 'Wilhelm Tell.' In th^e 
near future also, 'the following playa 
by foreign authors will bei given at . 
the German theatre :^ Shakespeiare^e 
'Midsummer Night's . Dream,' \^Dis<^ 
raell,' by Arthur Rundt^ who haa 
lived In New York, Sheriff 'The 
Other Side.' Lonsdale's 'Never Come 
Back.' >-' 
; A. Greve, a former basso of New 
German > theatre In Prague, died 
lately.' His wife, Marie Huse^ a;lso' 
once a member of the samei. thiBatra, -: 
had a contract with th^ Nueirnberi^ 
Municipal theatre, but, its her hus* 
band was a 'JTew, difficulties arbse 
for the couple. The O-erman socl|J.<!^' 
1st newspaper of Prague, 'pier 'Sd^ 
cIal<^emokrat' . reports that it... is 
rumored that for this tea.sQn (SreVe 
committed suicide, 

Several acitors, formerly holding 
engagements at leading theatres in 
Germany, althdugh CzechoslovaK 
citizens, have, brought action . fdjr 
breach of contract. Among theise is 
Madame Hostwlg-Sprahz, once a 
member of the opieretta. stal1( of the 
Cologne municipal theatre, and pre«* 
viously a star of the. city theatre of. 
Teplltz-Schoenau, Korth Bohemia> 
Anny Kochner,- Walter has sued, the 
Scala theatre Ih Berlin. 
. iSustav Machaty^ .a prominent* 
Czech film director, -who niade one- 
of the. best films 'Eztasy,' 190 far 
produced in . Czechoslovakia, ap< 
peared,; before a. Prague Courts 
charged with having boxed the 
of a pollcenxan on the Vaclav Nam- 
estl, the leaidlhg square of the' oity; 
Machaty^ in his own defence, de- 
clared that hte had hit the poltcentah 
In ahger, as the latter had insulaed 
his lady- companion,,, The .«wre.wftf .' 
adjourned to hear Various witnesses* 



. By Prank WHIer • 

• -'-'v. '^^-fr^ J- 
Maury S<aldlns- back - on the JolT 

at tb^ Gayety. ' ■ - >■ <i}- 
;M|l^iage' licenses 'reduced to fif^r: 

centili.>.vLddks.like -JilnOi. t-- i^i-'. 

asi home ,of united Artists pictures. -, 
, Local tSivcrn . announces ''UU- the-', 
beer you can- drink in ^n hbtkir fo/' 
60 t&ntB. if 

Wisconsin state fair had a deficit' 
of only $1^^,000 but cut expenses t<^, 
the . bone. "^ • 

. .MUi^aukee entertained 96 conven- 
tlbriia during the istimm'er; 22 more- 
on tap foi: September.. 

Hedwig Berlnger, .91, German the- 
iatre veteran, was glyen "a birthday 
'kaflfee klatsch' by her friends. 

Cicely Aiih Brown of Milwaukee 
one of 12 glrlb chosen for finals' of 
'Alice In 'Wonderland' picture lead. 
, Wm. F. Dittmann, new advertis- 
ing inanager for WTMJ, Is an 6ld 
.hahd^t^^newspaper^.a'nd^cbmmeccial^^, 
advertising. 

Although the Riverside has no 
labor troubles of any kind, fiome 
miscreant set oft a stench .homb in 
that house ahd escaped. 

Wm. Schwartz, 55, dropped dead 
at state fair ijark as he was an- 
nouncing from the sound , booth. 
Owner of the Schwartz Public A^- 
drcsia System, Green Ray, A mem- 
ber of the Showmen's League of 
America. 



60 VARIETY 



Tuesdsfk September 1^, 



Paris 



By Beulah Livingstone 

Noel Coward holidaying aX Monte 
Carlo. 

Wlnfleld Sheehan In town to con 
suit with Fox officials. 

Clifford Fischer . back from 
.N; r. C. with a . pocketful of con 
tractd. 

John Kj.lmsky to supervise 
tj. A.'s French version of fllqi 'Em- 
peror Jones.' 

Martin Beck and his wife arrived 
on the ne de France. Will go later 
to ' London and the Riviera. 

Hilda' Moreno, Cuban artiste; has 
her choice of three Paris Vaudeville 
and music hall .otCers for the winter. 

Benjamin S. jMoss. Is iat the 
George V. with his wife, having 
just arrived from a, tour, of Eng 
'land. 

Sylvia Sydney very gracious to 
hundreds of autograph^hounds who 
isreeted her • arrival, at Gare St. 
Lazarre. . 

Laura Burt, welsh -American 
actress,, is hac 'in town after ap- 
pearing at the Welsh Druid the.- 
atrical. festivities. 

After 300 jperfs. last season 'Trbis 
et Une': ('Three and One'), by 
Denys Amie], reopens at the Saintw 
Oeorges Sept. 11 With the driginal 
cast..-' 

Eddie . i)olly has gone to Visit his 
sisters, B'osie and Jenny, At Caniies, 
and repbrtai that, the latter has 
quite recoviered from her f eceiit ill- 
ness. .. 

Edna Walker Malco3key, author 
of 'Unholy Vlr,gins' haa gone to 
Deauville for. the sun and sea while 
working oh the plot of another 
novel. 

Beil Schulberg and Marion Ger- 
ihg, Parathount director, agreed to 
ban . all mention 6i movies until 
they return from their orie. week's 
rest at Canhes. . 

J^an Boyeh back irpm Holly- 
wood; where he coUabbrated on 
Frehidh version of Chaveller.'s : Way 
to- Love,', is going tb Brittany for a 
month's fishing. 

Edward . Sterling English. Play- 
■ era now giving 'Eight Bells,' their 
last production of the summer sea- 
son, are booked: next lot Berlin and 
a tonr oif Germany. 

Noel Coward* , play which 
Yvonne Prlntemps is to make her 
first appearance In English Hext 
year 'in Londbn has been titled 
'Conversation. Piece.' . 
: Edna Ferber back from Bad Gas- 
stein, played guide to Ward More- 
hbuse on the latter's brief sight- 
seeing tour bt Paris before his va- 
cation dash ti>' Egypt. 

•'When one Is Sonxeone,' the new- 
est play by Luigi Pirandello, which 
will have its world, premiere at the 
Odeon in Buen'ds Aires, is to be 
seen here' eventually^ in a ^ French, 
adaptation.- 

Dprbthy Donnell (Calhoun, after 
a three nionths' 'vacation arbroad, 
is Hollywood bound on the Lafay- 
ette to resUine her west coast edi- 
torship of 'J^otion Pictures' and 
'Classic' magSi 

For political reasons, 'Amok,' the 
fllnl founded on the nbVel by Stefan 
.Zwei,sr, .which, was to have had Mar- 
celle Chantal as the star of. the 
French version, has been called olt 
by the minister of public educa- 
tion. 

' Yiddish theatre directed by M. 
Zanvello-Schermlan, has selected 
three of Andre Pascal's plays — 'The 
Great Patron,' 'The Slope' and 'The 
Butter- Churn,' to be translated as 
the first of the reportory offerings 
for the new Paris season. 

Rehearsals start next week for 
•Priere pour " les .Vlvants' (Prayer 
for the Living) by Jacques Deval, 
which Will be the opening attrac- 
tion at the. Athenee and another 
Deval play, as yet untitled, opens 
in October at the Theatre de Paris. 

Felix Mesguisch, dean of French 
camerannen and author, of the re- 
cently; nUb.Hshed '.Touts de Marii- 
velle,*" fii wTHch he Irelates his ex- 
perlences^^in' making the first news- 
■reels'.B'ir'er' presented, has just bieen 
made a Chevalier in the Legion, of 
HonoK 

Henry C. MacLean, new American 
corpmercial attache, reopened the 
apnual. luncheon meetings of the 
Amei'ican Club of Paris Sejpti 7 with 
an. address. Per usual, the Amieri- 
can ambassador, to France; .this time 
the .Hoh; Jesse Isidor. Straus, is the 
honbrary president of the American 
Club. .Laurence Hills, publisher of 
the Paris edition of the N.: Y. 'Her 
aid,' is regular president; Jim Dono 
hue,. New, York newspaper and fllni 
nian; is. secretary,.. 



CH ATTE 




hearsaJs of 'Don Juan's Mackintosh, 
at the Volks. . 

ErWlii Straus here for opening of 
his recent operetta, .'Think of Me,' 
at the Plaza. ' 

Emll Jannings here for talker 
premier of his *King .Pausolo' in 
order to see uncut version. 
. . Frahtlsek Langer's newest . play, 
.'Matrimony, Ltd.,' to be done simul- 
taneously: ih' P'rague and. Vienna; 

Karlheinz Miartln .nibbling at the 
Raimund in order to revive Richard 
Diischinslcy's 'Empieror Francis Jo- 
seph 1" 

Willy Forst and Hans .Jaray oisr 
cussing; partnerishit>' for. big talkie 
venture, with the Apollo bidding for 
their first picture. 

Fritz iCortner has . a scheme of 
startinpr theatre biz on American 
lines,; with leaising of dark theatres; 
touring companies, etc. 

Hilde Galle, actres$ and divorced 
wife of Colonel von Galle, tries to 
poison .'herself for third time. Due 
to difficulty of finding work. 

Lllli. Lehmann Medal presented to 
Miss Margaret Halstead and to Mr. 
Christopher Wood of the Ihterna- 
tional Music CJlasses at Salzburg! 

Jerome K. Jerome's 'Lady Fanny , 
arid the Servant Problem' turned 
irito operetta 'with music by Theo. 
Mackoben- due here at the Scala. 



Vienna 



at 



Hans Rehmann to play ' 
the JoseUstadt. 
Alfred Hawel seeking a model 

"°=^6g6mmiTlg-mriai:e"^tgr^ ' 

M. Miratbr to star in French, ver 
sion of Alfried Piccavcr talker. 

Fried.rich Oppenheimer dramatlz 
Ing hla successful. 'Sarajevo' novel. 

Wilhelrti Gross here tb cdmploto 
the . score for the Kammerspiolo 
revue. 

Ppuglas Falrbanko, . Cr., , cad Jr. 
due at SalzDurg tor a uiste. ot tm 
Festival. 

lloinrich Schnitzler directing re- 



Jllexico City 

Grahame 

U.S.A.. took oh. l79v metric tons oi 
Mexican beer in July, .find - 
ment's official figures. ... 

Civic government and police de- 
partment issuing tourists) special 
.cards which assure them all sight- 
seeing facilities. 

Mexican Lawn Tennis .Assh. ne- 
gotiating to bring American, Brit- 
ish -and French tennis stars here 
for. exhibition matches late in Oe- 
tobisr. . , 

Maria Cbnesa, veteran Spanish 
comedienne, has biegun her farewell 
toui: . of : all Spanish speaking coun- 
tries* aiter SfO years' as a profea- 
slbnal. 

Confederation of Mexican cham- 
bers of commerce arriangrng a trav- 
eling, exposition and publicity camr 
palgn for Mexican products in all 
European cities. 

J^acilities for an- autombbile ie±- 
cursion this . fall from Canada to 
the Mexican .dapital .are being 
sought from the federal government 
by representativejs of Canadian mo- 
tor clubs. 

Presidential decree establishes 
Tiajuaha'. and , Ensenada as 'free 
zbnes,' areas in which gbbds - can 
be imported ahd exported exempt 
from federal levies. Actibn was 
taken tb boost biz . in" the Lower 
California border towns. 

Federal District labor unions con- 
federation has adopted resolutlbns 
approving Saturday afternoons oft 
with; pay for .factory workers 
throughout the land and abolition 
of the tipping system for eVery 
waiter, waitress, barkeep and por-' 
ter, 

.•Sti]|ts, canoes,' vaulting poles and 
gum boots are the fashion ih niany 
residential areas these days. Rain 
and mere raih has piled 'frbni one 
to two feet of water in the streets. 
Indians cleaning up packing busi- 
ness men. on their backs to ' points 
where their cars can operate on dry 
land. 

Owner of a local cab has had his 
jazz band leader jailed, "charging 
that the, musician threatened him 
with death if his band .was fired. 
Cab. prop alleges that jazzists ; only 
played three numbers a night, and 
those few so rottenly that the cus- 
tomers waliced out, several without 
paying: their- bills. 



Saranac Lake 

By Happy B«nway 



Montreal 



Bill, lair breaks leg In fait from 
couch. 

Hector Dutrisac hack from Lau- 
reritiahs, 

Jim Adams banking on Par week 
at LbeW's.. 

Films biit at Imperial; 
eretta substituted; 

France-FJlm taking lull page local 
press for French., pix. 

Chris Ellis jputtlng Piccadilly cab- 
aret program over on air. 

Jimmy Shaw back, anhouricirig 
CFCF after lengthy illness. 

Phil Maurice 'f&tes tenth year in 
local cabarets Saturday (9), 

Jim. p'Loghlin closes Fox contract 
with Confederation Theatres, 

Canadian Opera company rehears 
inf? opiis, but rib theatre so . far. 

Boya whooping as LaPr'esse-La 
Pivtrio mercrer makes no cut in staff, 

N, L. Natha nsoji,_.d ^icke"ringJ for 

niuSicSlsTrri^Ebnciori, may give winter 
(iOason here, > 

Cup week for George Rotslcy; one 
at races and t'other at docks, with 
tusboat race ballyhoo. 

L. A. Gauvin bringing from Paris 
'•'rench company for four weeks at 
Hip Majesty's, end October. 

Season for damage claims against 
theatres opens with couple; one 
against Princess and the other vs 
United Amusement Corporation. 



Write to those you know in Sar 
anac. 

Fred Buck, that bed patient, is 
sporting a red 'stachib. 

. Flfi Cllmas and Stella Barrett are 
staging , a real comeback; 
' Bobby Hatz, who sumniered up 
here 'foi: a check-up, left for Brook- 
lyn. 

Archie Goulet: (CSouiet and . Pre- 
vost) .showinff uip 100% on the cure 
side. 

Mickey Walsh;, iafter a four- year 
siege away from the ciire city, Is 
back ozonlng at the lodge. 

Helen O'Reilly went NeW YOrking 
to bring back a riiess of dresses for 
her ladies' dress emporium. 

Victor Monroe; I.A.T.S.E. boy; 
still at the ev^r faithful cure; he is 
a ''munftmer,' riot allbweid .tb talk. 

Leo Massimo gets nice big okay 
report;- ■ now . polishing up that 
'traxttbone' with an eye for* that pit. 

Armand Mbnte (Monte and parti) , 
a newcomer a.t the lodge, is 3hoWing 
up. to .'the cure on the bke side. 

Dotothy HairVafd, after three 
years of that bed thing, now up 
twice a week for dbwiistairs 
nieal. 

l^artha Growald, ex-N; V. A., pa- 
tient, is dbirig healthful, things -in a^ 
big way at the Stony 'Wold sana- 
torium. 

-Nellie Queally gets-. first big 
definite improverinent report in 
years, and is she happy!' Fbr years 
she has been in bed. 

Lillian Zeigler left the lodge for a 
two-month, vacash in New Yotk 
City. iShe -will resume hellos 'ivlth 
|riend hubby and the kiddies. • 

Mae Lelany, now up at tliries, 
planning to leave the' lodge, after a. 
three- year siege of that bed thing. 
One of the most noted comebacks. 

Lawrence McCarthy, who left 
here a year ago, resumingvwork in 
Washington, D. C, is back in the 
hilltop city : fot a mess of ozone. 

George Harmon is in again, after 
a stethoscope exam.. The medico 
told George that everything Was all 
right and that he could not hear a 
thing. 

Ben Sch'affer sez he is feeling 
Okay outside of a little nervousness, 
nausea, indlgestibn, insbmnla, gid- 
diness, pains in the joints, and 
faintness. 

Angela Papiilis, who is * private 
cottaging downtown With' home 
cooking done 'by her mother, reports 
add^d weight and she is enjoying 
the chan^^e.. 

Bert Ford leaves the single-room 
routine and -will, apartment it with 
his two children. The kiddies. Will 
see schooling here this fall. Bert 
will continue the cure. 

Donatella . brothers, Joseph, and 
Romeo, leave the lodge and will re- 
sume the cure routine at their home. 
Romeo will soon say *I do' to .a 
riurse here in Saranac.. 

Mrs. Janies Williams, Wife of 
Jimmy Williams, violinist deluxe, is 
vaoashing here while her hybby is 
going through a check-up. Jimniy 
is also an ex-N, V. A. curer. 

Hyman Marcus, who saw a mess 
of ozonlng at the lodge as an N. Y. 
A, . guest-piatlent, left here to re- 
sume the cure at Liberty, N. Y. He 
. will private cottage it there with 
his wife as chief nurse. 

This makes Danny Murphy a 
member of the' Good. Samaritan 
club.. That Murphy boy getd tips 
at times by taking visiters around 
the lodge.. He gives those tips to 
our less fortunate patients for their 
needy wants. So Danny goes4,o the 
head of the class. 

-Ch'ris Hagedorn, .who N.- V. Av 
sand-ed It for over six years, leaves 
the lodge to resume the cure dbwri- 
town. Chris beat a real record by 
licking 20 hemorrhages in one week, 
weathered the nerve operation^ 
licked the' rib operation; 'with all of 
that he is up and around. 

The Labor Day holiday brought 
.niariy happy nibments to Mae. De- 
lany, visited by her. brother. J, 
Archie Goulet, cbuslri. . . John Men- 
tal ese, father and granddad. . . Chris 
Hagedorn, two brothers and sister 
Dorothy Wilson, mother. ..Al 
Jbcker, wife and son . . ,pr. Kuntoon 
and wife, son. i; Sal .Ragohe, two 
islsters, . .Every patient in the san 
by Mrs, Wm^^"^ Mbrris, Nice, eh? 



impresarios kid TriUer, owner, for 
not having box office in center. 

Art Strauss's band opens fall sea- 
son at Lyceuni and packs them in. 
Jimmy Coghill m.c.lhg. Band fea- 
tures specialties ot Ariel Grant and 
Syrll Mostow.. 

Professional baseball (Northern 
league) has been packing 'em at 
Sherburn park all summer, with 
Winnipeg support keeping^ the en- 
tire leasue going. 



Toronto 



HoDywood 



Winnipeg 

By Shannon Corbett 



socks 



Ted a 
Chic Bell, 

^^Liti'i0=Thcatr6=^tak6ff 
ion, old stock house, for season, 
. H* E. Spencer, drama ed., back to 
hospital. Cliff McNeill replacing, 

Vic Murray, 'Tribune' humorist, 
writes radio act, 'Betty and Frank', 
' Charlie Wright negotiating with 
Buzz iBainbridge people of Minne- 
apolis to open stock at Winnipeg 
theatre, 

Fiirby theatre" opens as a deluxe 
theatre down west Portage. Local 



Fred ('Empire Films') Revell back 
from England. 

Gene Pqparty back In town arid 
into CKCL with his band. 

Tivbli will go off the double bill 
policy and return to flrfet run. ' 
Claire Halg, Unlversal's Canuck 
g, m., in hospital With pleurisy. 

Doug 6'Toole is Writing the cbn- 
tiriuity for 'Gaiety arid Romance,' 

Translux; representatives. In town 
and looking for amain stem spot. 

The scribbling Harry Hertz scores 
with 'Gyps That Pass in the JSTlght.' 

Lee Johnston, Detroit's 'Duke of 
Radio,' now p.a.'ing the Thbrncliffe 
track. ■ 

The aquatlfc George Youngs (Mar- 
garet Ravior) will be storked around 
Xmas. 

Jack ('IriipeWal') Arthur back 
from New York with fall stage 
shows lined up.. 

Ruth ('SavarinV) kidd was Miss 
New Ybrk:in/3l and has, a scrap- 
book tb proVe it. 

Local censbrs at a Ibss about that 
HarloW-Dressler technocracy bloW- 
bff in. 'Dinner at ^Jlght.' 

The baton -wielding Geoffrey 
Waddington shoots the plane .10,000 
feet and loses his. hay fever. 

Roy Locksley; who trumpets In 
the Imperial . pit, will leave next 
week to form his bwn band and aim 
at radio fame.. 

Burst of activity , on part of Ca- 
nadian customs . ofiicers here' sees, 
banning o£ Lawrence David's 'Naked 
Glory,' Roswell William's 'Profes- 
sibnal Virgin,' Sally Chayes* 'A Lady 
Tumbles," Milton Gropper's 'Ladles 
of the Evening;' and Alan Dubois' 
^America's Sweetheart.' 



Kansas City 

Will R. Hughes 



Stage show pblicy back at the 
Mainstreet. 

Bobble Parker, back to the old 
hbme town for a. short visit. 

Johnny McManus, manager Loew's 
Midland, made debut on the air. 

Noah'g Ark latest dine and dance 
tavern. Tony . Sansone Ih charge. 

Ringling Bros.-Barnum & Bailey 
circus got two big crowds, Wednes- 
day. 

Herman Gould,, manag^er of the 
Liberty, is building a country home 
a few miles north of to wn. 

The El Torreon now open with 
popular priced dance policy. Music 
by Clarence Love's Rhythm IClngS. 

Midland Broadcasting company, 
KMBC, building a single shaft, self- 
supporting antenna tower 2f0 feet 
above a modern transmitter build- 
ing, a few miles west of this city. 

'Shuffle Albng,' Burns and Allen, 
and Ben Berhle's band are some of 
the bookings for the near future at 
the Mains-treet. Latter baftd is set 
fonthe first ..part of November after 
the Chicago fair closes. 

After Loew's Midland had fur- 
nished a bunch bf rilcely printed 
paper, in. connection with a national 
tie-up, to the local branch of the 
organization, the manager insisted 
that it Was Up to the theatrie to get 
the paper out, 

'Jarring Jim' Bausch, world de- 
cathlori champion and former Uni- 
versity pf Kansas football star; has 
turned agent for vaudeville acts 
and fipor show en tertairiers; First 
booking of Zaina and Todd for the 
Cotton Club revue, ' 

Midland theatre used some red- 
fire flares on its canopy Saturday 
evening, -and although the chief of 
the fire department had given his 
approval of the stiint, someone 
turned in aa alarm and 20 pieces of 
apparatus jawiriied the street in 
front of the . theatre. 

Johnny Kling, for', many years 
catcher for the Chicago Cubs, has 
purchased the controlling interest 
in the local Ame rica n . ASsociatipn 
Ijaineam', IHeT^hsas City Blues, 
He has secured the 52% of the stock 
owned by Lee keyser, arid' the 18% 
owned by Will Rogers, 

Frank E|raden, veteran publicity 
man for Ringling Brothers' circus, 
got himself and show a lot of spfice 
in the local papers. 'Star,' whose 
space is hard to get, ran a tWo-col- 
umn story, with Bfaderi's picture, 
relative to .some bf the stunts he 
had pulled.. It made good reading. 



Lincoln Quarberg writing sceii* 
arips. ^ 

Texas Oulnan visiting the nighi 
spbts. . 

Phoney perfume peddler at m 
again> 

Frank Craven selling his Lon* 
Island home. - 

Harvey Stephens Is a third combM 
of Edwin Booth. 

Con Conrad not only hatlesS, bu6 
coatless, these dayd. 

W. S. Van Dyke installing, a prl< 
vate swimming pool. 

Cary Clf ant planning trip to Eng»4 
land to visit hip parents. 

Mbnte Blue traded his big Beverly 
Hills home for :ia smaller one, 

Ike St. John working overtime 
with half of his staff in the east. 

El Brendel trying out new gags 
on his pals before okaying a radio 
Job. 

West Side Riding arid Asthma 
club getting ready, for its fall open* ' 
ing. 

' Glbria Swanson not: being seen In 
public since she returned from Eu« 
.vope. 

Carole Lombard commissioned 
William Haines to decorate her he^- 
home. 

,Carl rlekson working- ith 
Brown Holmes on .'Huey Long' at 
Warners. 

Fredric Mareh, Myrbn Selznick, 
land Kay Long going for Beverly 
Hills m^usibns. 

Walter Corinblly thinking about 
taking a vacation after dbing^three 
pictures In a toyr. 

Greta Garbo much more firieridly 
since hier, return from Sweden. It's 
the talk of Metro. 

' iSska Wilson, pres. Standard Film 
Service, back' from a. summer at 
Coronadb Beach. 

Frank. Graven taklnjs.tlme out for 
the National Open gOlt champion- 
ship at Cincinnati. 

Hollywood high hats planning to 
Entertain Peter Arno when he ar- 
fivea. here next week. 

Jake 'Schwarz, pioneer Waco arid 
Houston, Tex., shoWman, here for 
a O.O., and may locate. 

Richard Cromwell started to build 
a swimming pool at his home, ended 
up with a gold-fish pond. 
" Madei'bnv ntbdel and wlie of Foii- 
jita, the Japanese artist, getting a 
lot of attention in Hollywood. 

Charles Laughton the lonesomest 
guy In town, and he should be, after 
lamping those blazers he wears. 

Kendrick Johnson, Reno divorce 
attorney, here renewing acquain- 
tanceships With his - picture colony 
clients, 

Roger Pryor has: taken an apiart- 
ment at the Chateau Elysee and has 
discovered a flock of - relatives In 
Glendale. 

Jack Brehany dbwri from 'Frisco 
to dispose of a lot ot local mat- 
ters before locating permarieritly in 
the .Northern city. . 

Chevalier is beginning to pabk the 
knick-knacks and photographs in 
his dressing room preparatory to 
returning to France. ■ . 

Wall of John Leroy Johnston's 
office at Universal is festooned with 
photos of the Laemmles, Sr. and Jr. 
In. the middle, but getting lower 
position, Is F. D. Robsevelt. 



Strondsbnrg 

y John ' J. Bartholomew 



Landt Trio, and White one-nlght- 
ing. 

Jack Lipton rii-c'ing at the Ca- 
sino. 

Ernest Edwards is singing in the 
Auditorium. 

Catherine Zendt gave a recital at 
the Ontwood. _ ^-^ ^ . 

The 6rphic "Trio is playin.g thV 
resort elrcuit. 

Hornell Hart appeared at Buck 
Hill Falls Inn. . " 4 

Pocono Summit Inn has Jack Mac- 
Donough's ork. 

Prank.. Kerr added to 
Whom as announcer. 

Mack Davis' hand is in Buck- 
wood's main dining Voom. 

-Branson De Cou presented 
dream pictures at the Manor. 

Denny Shute arid Ed Dudley ex-* 
hibitioning on the Manor course,' 

Morgan Tyler's Penna Collegians 
played the Glen : Brook Tennis ball. 

Dorothy LIsette pf Roxy's original 
gang entertained at the Garden 
Club, 

Dolly Varden sisters and Dixie- 
land Bellhops succeed the Richard- 
son band at (3astle Inri, 

Robert Hilton, the Highlanders, 
and the entire floor show from 
Kresge's Hotel, donated their serv- 
ices Jor a Jlanc§.^at iGleji_Bro£k 'to 
false furies to serid' Wyckbffs SKI- " 
Itary Band to Chicago. 

With Labor Day officially closing 
the big resort, season, the following 
bands remain: Charlie Laritefmau 
at Perin Hills; the Miamlaris a,t 4^ 
Kresge's; Lew Stanley at Colum- 
bia; Bart Dutton at the Hof-Brau; 
Knecht's Ramblers at Ross Com- 
mon Manor Barn; the Highlander* 
at Buck Hill, and Ken Brown at 
Old Orchard. 



Tnes^T* September 12^ 1933 

Minneapolis 

By Lei| Reev 



TIMES SQUARE 



VARIETY 



61 



Annual radio show Sept. 25 to 30. 
•Seventh Commandment* being 
roadshoyred In territory. ' m . 

Wlndatorm did moOO damage at JS'ractlSi?'' numerous Twin City 
State Fair opening Sunday, I attractions, 



C H ATT E 




Fort Wayoe 

By Robert BardI 



Local lnd«»"pdent booth ' ►erators' 
union picketed Orpheum, Seventh | 
Street and lyric State Fair week,, 
carrying banners proclaiming in | 
large letters that houses do not em- 
, . ■D„^.-^«-, 4„ I ploy union operators and. In smaller I 

I letters.^ 'membera of independent 
union.* heatres displayed signs | 
stating tlaat their employes are> af ^ 



Recently eBtabllshcd new Mono- 
gram exchange has quit already. 

Charllo Jackson* Paramount sales- 
man, up north treating hay fever. 



San Francisco 

' By Harold Book 



Casey 



ialto 



filiated with A. F. of Uinions. 



reopen its Flame Room night club 

BUI Cameron, M-G-M salesman, 
gold his .Grand theatre, Oakes, N. p. 

Brnle Hiil, formerly with Uni- 
versal, haa "joined Paramount sales' 
fitaff. 

Dorothy Kay, iheriiber of, Kay Sis- 
ters, local dance team, to. wed St 
Paul non-pro, 

Irving miarks, Columbia booker,.! Jinimy Balmer has been laid up 
to wed Audrey Qblling, non-prpfes- for the last 10 days with, an infected 



By Hal Cbhien 



clonal, Sept. 10. 

Jack Malerlck, with nine-piece or- 
chestra, goes into Hotel ijeamington 
on six months' contract, 

Sii ii. Stern, .Omaha-fllm man, here 
visiting: his brother^ . Joe,, head of 
Independent Capitol- exchange. 

Local beer sellers have organised 
to regulate prices of 8 -ounce glasses I ^eek"etay' 
at 5c. and 14 ounces at a dime. | g^y, (Bones) 

United churches advertising on 
billboards ;to go to church for 'cour- 
age, satisfaction and friendship.' 

'Theatrical merger' finds Jin> E; 
Martin; Pantages doorman, marry- 
ing Helen Olfion, Century cashier. 

Orpheum took exclusive motion 
pictures of NRA parade , and is dis- 
playing 'em On its screen this week. 

'Gay Divorce,' scheduled as open- 
ing Metropolitan road show attrac- 
tion, cancelled and iJothing else in 



arm. 

Donna and Darreir now at.' the 
Club Royale in Chicago -with Jimmy 

Hall. ■ ^ - 

Jack Sidney in town for a short Oakland p|Ostpbned to thje 14th, 



Bill 
again. 

Lawrence Bprg oft to Coronado 
for a vacation. 

Bill Moreing's sisters are now the 
Moreing Sisters, singers. 

W: C. Higley and Sam Melinco^ 
new announcers on. KJBS. 

Will King readying the new dine- 
dahce spot he'll; open isoOh. 

Harry F. Smith, vet musician, 
passiEd away' In GuerneVllle. 

Al Warshauer bkclilng It while his 
frau vacations ia Holly wood. 

Morris Rosenberg ill in local hos 
pital, son handling the office. 
Benny Rubin's., cafe Opening in 



a bow at the Saturday night show, 
claiming hot enough publicity. 

Nat Blank arranged with bus 
company to give Fox customers free 
ride to see. 'importajQt Witness,' 
which has a murder on a bus line. 



Birmingham 

Bob .Brown 



Huff drove 



from 



roasted 



Wayne 
Iowa. 

Ray Glenn, 
'Day and Age.' 

Gbod cheap vaudeville acts can 
still find work locally. 

The name is now Mrs. Pat Whittle 
Instead , of Pat Crotwell 

Ben Fell's -wife is recovering fx'Om 
a severe case of malaria fever. 
Rod Brasfield has Joined his 



Trianon ballroom opeiis al Har^ 
risen and Washington Blvd. 

Bernard Sobel used to teacli night 
classes here before going east. 

Uncle Tom's Cabin' into Majestic 
at 10-20-30 prices. Civic theiatre rfifr 
cently took over the house. 

Someone was" asking for Ed Tar- 
brough the other day. Understand 
hb is with RKO over in Dayton. 

George Landls .of Fox Films at 
Indiianapolis spending several days 
here closing deal on. new product, 
Woman's club and city officials 
attended private preview of 'This 
Day and Age' with M, Marcus a« 
host. < 

Bex Carr of Emboyd staff takes 
two weeks' vacation and .comes back 
with a wife, the former Allbe Day, 
non-pro. 

Bessie Baldwin, former legit, has 
Offer from' Wayside -Players In 
Scarsdale, N. Y., to direct little the- 
atre there. . . „ 
Ralph Fisher has his hands full, 
with Maumee and Broadway, habe 



It's a boy at the Herman Reiur 
berg's; he's cellist at KFRG. 

Gene .Emmick has gone Nob Hill 
with a swanky new apartment. 

Bobhe Deane sticking close to the 
house with a mei9s of poison oak. 

Jack Cluxton sez he's in the best 
health of 20 years after a long rest. 

Back from Honolulu, Bob McNeill 
has taken a home In Marin county. 
Dobbsle got back in toiwn this 
ttlli;^ weddln^^beiis Monday for i ^ doing his broadcasts from 

House of David boys let down 
their hair for a ball game with thb 
Sealis. 

Rube Wolf Is In town waiting, for 



stay on his way from the coast to 
New York. 

Magidson Twins booked ihto the 
Miami Hotel, Dayton, O., for a two- 

Hamiltoh, Pitts- 
burgh foothall star, goes into WB's 
'College Coach.' 

Dewey Bergman, Who Once led his 
own band at the Show Boat, is noW 
Paul Ash's pianist 



brother as new lea,d at Jefferson. „^^^ „.^^ 

Edith Caldwell is haying a tough houses, and Uptown clui> now going. 

her debut over NBC. ^e plans to marry Billie Haaga, 

Billie Kent, Anne; Neilson tp | former vaude single, next month; 



Peoria with their auto arid trailer 

RoUln K. Stonebrobk would like to 
have an tilephant, mind you, an 
elephant. 

J. i). Roberts has gone back to 
spiorts writing, saying, goodbye to 
the mike. 



Oho of Clyde Beatty's pet Hons 
clawed Harry Dlckmeyer, a spec- 
tator, during clrciid, and city ofB- 
Icials sent a rush call to Lafayette 
for the . same physician who at- 
tended the trainer, when he was 



Bight. 



Inez .lannucci and Nick Tarquin, 
the locial song writer 

Adolf Leubeck, cousin of Ernst 
Lubltsch, In town for a couple of 
weeks on business trip. 

Lew Joseph and George Weigand, 
b. o. men. at the Nixon for year's, 



Earle D- JenckSt St. Paul publicity hot returning this season 



tnd radio man, named new sales' 
mt^nager of WCCO, local Columbia 
chain radio station. 

John Dllson, Shubert dramatic 
stock managing director, has new 
tjommercial bridge whlSt comedies 
program over WCCO. 
?:usicals done to death on Sunr 



Houston Ray's band out at the 
William Peiin Hotel after a riionth's 
stay. Happy F.eltbn replacing. 

Bebe Daniels and Ben Lypn here 
for a few hours, catching a coast 
plane after coming on by train. 

Ken Hohl, formerly manager of. 
Ambrldge theatre, has been, sent to 



days and now territory exhibitors warren, C, by the Harris interests 



are playdatlng more of 'em on week 
davs, exchanges report; 

Gordle Greene, long manager of 
the 4,200-seat Minnesota here, 
Aaniod manager of the State (Pab 
JIx) at Sioux Falls, S. D. 

John J. Friedl, L. J. Ludwig and 
Ted Bolnick, Publix circuit execu 
lives, flew back from New York 
af tftr completing film deals, 

Labor Day crowd of 130,869 paid 
admissions at Minnesota State Fair, 
largest at gi:ounds since 1923, and 
compares with 63,741 last year. 

St. Paul expected to become vlr 
tually a one news^^aper town -with 
the acquisition of the 'News' by the 
St. Paul 'Dispatch-Pioneer Press' 
interests. ' , 

Iieamlngton hotel 



May belle Jennings, d. e. of Wash- 
ington 'Herald,' here for feW days 
visiting her sister, Mrs. Mike GuUen. 



The Joe Feldmans have as their amount 



the Orpheum to open; and -who 
Isn't? 

W. C. Higley, ex-KOMO, and Sam 
Mellncoe, ex-KFBK, anhounclhg on 
KJBS. 

Tommy Lee In tpwn talking over 
artists' buteau problems with 
KFRC. 

Bob Harvey, once • ad chief . foi- 
P-WC, now managing Fox Yii-ginia, 
Vallejo, 

Bill.Royle spieling about aviation 
once weekly on Rush .Hughes' air 
column. 

KFRC'S Blue Monday Jamboree 
is off to LA and a week at the Par 



Another week arid Bull Conner hurt In a slnallar way. 
will be on his nirie month's vacation Edith Nlckle-Baihle, former con- 
frOih baseball. , cert star,, engaged for leading role 

Lf^ura Lower, ariotiier local gal. In VBnter Madame/ Which Old Port 
got a contract with Parariibunt via I Playiers will present *is their first 
the contest route. [production for the new season. Mar- 

Adele Fort, -whose father Is get-, jorle Suter, dramatic Instructor In 
tlhg some Democratic pie is moving [ city schools, in sa,me .cast, wlthHer^ 
to Wajahlngton with her folks. bert Butterfield, foriiier Wright 

If that poster exchange clause In |stocii director, In charge of show, 
the code goes through the South 
will take it on the chin. Most , of 
the exchanges, are located in th^j 
South arid Midwest^ 



By Humphrey Pculens 



St. 

By y/alt Raschi 

Bollinger back in town. 
Art Steagall still hedging on tha.t 



S. 



Hart's old home Is »9ne-Pep^i°f 

Vic Tschlda now holding fortn at 



William 
sold. 

iE^egen^ti Norwalk,. to reopen next 
month. 

Ethel Beckwith returns from Chi 
cago Fair. 



the St. Francis Tap Room, next door 
to the RKO. 

Pat, offspring, of the Gar rick Ry* 
deens, 'cutting up' with two brand 



giiest Hilda Feldman of N ew York. 
Shie's a slst6r of the WB advertls- 
Irig chief. 

Brian McDonald hsCs bought out 
his partner, T. J. Sullivan, and Is ] 
■now sole, owner of his dlne-and- 
darice spot. 

Ben Steerman, WB auditor, still 



Paul- Carson and CUft Anderson 
got a free plane ride east for their 
vacations. -t^ 

A. J. Fedder, Golden Gate build- 
ing managerj to Los Angeles and 

San Dlegb. ^ 

Louis Rels, fortmer FWC p.a.. Into 
biz for himself, doing process bill- 



proprietor, convaleWing" at Mayo [ Ister, and In pictures, 
clinic, Rochester, from o^jeration and Bill O'Dell, 22-year-old insyranc6. 
planning reopening of his night club salesman, has copped oft the Middle 
from bedside. Atlantic male honors In Par's 

Capitol exchange finally igets a 'Search for Beauty* contest. He 
break. Its 'Maedchen in Uniform,^ leaves for the coast late this month 
long underlined, going into World Tony ConfortI called it a season 
.theatre when 'Be Mine TTonlght' at the Willows Labor Day night 
finally bows out. [ and opened his downtown Nixon 

Late 'Bull' Smith, veteran local | ^afe Satdee (9). 
newspaperman who had country- 
wide acquaintance among theatrical 
fraternity, left estate that, included 
over $30,000 cash. 

C6dric Adams, columnist, tells of 
church bulletin board, asking, 'Do 
you ..now what hell is?', with 'Come 
and hear our organist' printed in | 
sm.^llcr letters underneath. 

Clyde Booth, for many years a | 
MGM salesman here, and now re- 
siding at Dallas, Texas, and out of | 



In Holly wood Installing a system In ( board work, 
Warners' coast houses. He's due Cecil Underwood returned from 
back in a Week or two. | his -vacation plus 10 pounds, a tan 

Bill RobsOn, Jr., on the coast do- arid two fish." 
Ing radio continuity work, married Judd Clark leaving Warfleld as 
for second time. New Mrs. Robflon exploiter to go on a Hollywood lot; 
Is the daughter of a Tucson min- | no successor yet. 



Cleveland 

By Glenn C. Pullep 

Gorwln ColUns of Hipp with new 
car and going high-hat. 

Eddie Duchin slated for Eiiclid 
Beach, following Olsen-Shutta date 

Norman Siegel, radio crick, start 

the show business, renewing old I ing mud-sling war among column- 
Film Row acquaintances on yacia- [ ists. 



tlon 

Harold and Dvanny FInkelstieIn, 
heads bf Iowa circuit of theatres, 
have purchased Midwest Broadcast 



Bernle Bernstein secretly build- 
ing tricky dance hall in his night 

den. , , ■ 

Billy Rose's 'Crazy Quilf broke 



^rig""c6mpan3^ Tbcar for 
of electrical transcription discs for 1 .^eek. 



radio broadcasts 

Tom Mix went over so bie for 
Publix at Eau Claire, Rochester, St 
'Cloud arid Mankato.that his per 
sonal tour was extended by the cir 
cult to Include Sioux Falls, Fargo 
Duluth and Superior. 

Celebrated (independent) exchange 
distributing a one-reeler/ 'David L. 
Huttori, Aimee's cheerful little ear 

" with de 



Norm Kendall back from Chicago 
aiid blossoming out with new book- 
ing agency. 

Series of Hungarian operettas 
opened in old Moreland by Hunga- 
rian dramatic club. 

Jack McBride quitting Loew s 
Park to become house manager for 
Martin Printz's Circle. 
Dance marathoners at suburban 



first local appearance. h'?;i'®l'5 manager New 

W. A. Tua^ny finally granted per- ^ George ^^^^ 
mlt for l,000-8eat $40,000 neighbor- York's Luna PfW»ng an 

hood theatre, wMrh many residents other burlesk company her^^^^^ 
of district opposed. Means four new | Schumann-Helnk and Julius Tan- 



nen brought in to topllne show for 
American Beer Exposition at Public 
Hall. 

Unions and theatre owners still 
deadlocked over new contract term.q 



uptown showhouses to be built or in 
course of construction here. 

David Hutton and his manager 
here during Aimee Semple McPher- 
son's revival campaign; but ban- 

tone, who said he was stopping over but prospects of vaude returning are 
en route east to arrange later local brighter. , , „ 

vaudeville date, didn't see his wife. Winsor French, gossip columnls^ 
After playing three times down- jg ^li a- jitter waiting for day of 
^--^bwn= aaTd'^^^after-^practically=-every-^-^^ 

neighborhood house in town had York actress 
cashed In on It, 'She Done Him ' - 



— on ... 

Wrong' returned to Uptown (Pub- 
lix) for return engagement, played 
five days and did trlrle the normal 
business. 

, With Chicago hotels making 
known they couldn't accept any| 
mor*^ rorervatlons over Labor Day. 
locat brondrasters endeavored to m- 
diice tr.Tinsientn to Come here for 
holiday, oiling Chiongo-sittiation and 



Arthur R. Johnsstpn, one-time 
mayor of Miles Heights, jumping 
Into night Club biz with ^George 
Green as his partner in the Pastime 

^ Bobby Kaye and Eddie Slndelar, 
owners of Club Belvedere also tak- 
ing over Bamboo Gardens ^.s a 
danre-dlncry. Ernie Young .i' re 
vucs penciled in. 



Jake Ehrlich to Hollywood to act 
as attorney for Alex Pantages on 
several biz dsals. 

Donald Novis kept to bed Friday, 
and Golden Gate shows had to get 
along without him. 
Emily Linden back from eight 



Lael Tucker goes with American [new eye teeth. 
TheaCre Society. Bert Nix, former Publix Alham- 

Charleis^ BracXett motors down bra manager, now manager of the 
from ^^vjdence. new Kregel. cafe, . 

Mme. BuranI, veteran French ale- Eddie Cantor's ♦Whoopee doing 
tress. In 'Gaily I Sin.' nifty four days' revival at Walt Van 

William Phelps Eno host to Camp's loop Tower. - ^ 

grandnlece, Rosamond PInchot. George. La, Vlctore, RKO bootn- 

Llly Pons and Don Cossacks [niari, doubling In his off hours, run- 
signed for conceits, at Norwalk. [nlrigf the pic at the Cheyi'olet Bldg.- 

Thomas Donovan ireslgns as treag- [at the State Fair. . 
urer of. Pat Powers' Longshore! Barney Oldfield putting on his 
club. [high-speed traictor act -at the State 

.Donald MacDonald arid Ruth Fair, but he's not the old Barney of 
! Hammbrid leave town for New [his high-speed days. 
York. I Nettle Hayes, coloried blues singer 

Country Playhouse, closes Satur- [ for six years at Than's, now waxbl- 
day, with revival of. 'Die FIeder-[ing for the WCCO mikc from the 
maus.' ' " - - .- 

Harry Archer's new song, *Klck in 
the Pants,' Iritrbduced by Walter 
O'Keefe, 



_ _ _ Florence Johns and Wilton Lack- 
weeks* In New~ York again' on NBC [ eye, Jr., close their auction barn for 

with hubby, Anthony. the^season. > 

Lawrence Kennedy, sales rep for Marie Saxon, Grace Menken, Bert „ 

ERPI with Arthur Lamb, back to Lytell, Grant Mills, Fania Marlnoff, | i^^tel Terraces cafe, Ben Pollack's 

the Los Angele$ office. Alexander Clark, Jr., and Kat^hle^ slated; to replace Crawford 

Norman Bodle, mag writer, start- Comegys at opening of 'Gaily I Sin.' starting Sejpt. 15. 



Mystic Caverns nightly. 

Martin Kelly back from Wbitdflsh 
[lakb yacash with beaucoup Mun- 
chausen flshtrig yarns, but no. finny, 
evidence to back 'etoi up. 

Mildred Harris Chaplin singing 
I with Jack Crawford's ork Saturday 
(9) and Sunday (10) at the Lowry 



ed for Tahiti In a life boat, but got 
beached on Seal Rocks. 

Charlie Hamp Is istuck -with a 
lease on a house now that he's leav 
ing for KNX next week. 

Tom Van Osten Is quite ill and 
will be confined to his home for 
some weeks, doctors say, 

Work progressing On old Tait's 
at the Beach cafe, which will be 
called Edgewater Beach. 

Walt Roesner has hopped a rattler 
for. New York after dbcs worked on 
his sinus for several months 
Baldwin McGaw and Gordon Davis 



Canton 

By Rex McConheil 

Eastern Ohio Parks closed Labbr 
Day for the season. 
Fred Hall framing new revue here 



Jack Foster's Cavemen trim Jack 
Crawford's boys at baseball, 9 to 3, 
but take an 18 to 17 drubbing in 
their return encounten This after- 
noon (12) the two teams will de- 
cide who wins the beer. ^ 

Dr. Clarence Tr,ue Wilson leads a 
half-hearted parade of drys. Pub- 



middle bf Sept, 

Denny Thompson's band is all set 
to go into the. Hotel. ;Mayflo-wer at 
Akron, Sept. 15; 

Miller and Blake's 'Shuffle Along' 

week at their Falrmbrit theatre. t'*^'*"''^ thfintr*, h^r*.. 
Columbia's bboker, Ralph Dbstal, 



expects to tak6 to the i-oad about the "city had 10,000 autos and 5,0p0 



hasn't recovered, yet from the twin 
girls bofn to his wife last month. 

Peggy Hopkins Joyce got a spot 
on the Shell Oil broadcast Monday 
night, doubling from the Warfleld. 

Henry Henlgson and William Wy- 
ler up from U lot to o.o. 'Counsel- 
lor-at-Law* with an eye to casting. 

Six Glrton Girls didn't open at 
the (3olden Gate because of lUnesfii. 
Large and Mbrgner. subbed for them, 

Sol Reines to Portlarid for the 
dance convention, leaving Lew Ser- 



Palace theatre here. 

Manny Kirig, Klrig, King and King, 
visited wltli friends bri the Palace 
bill this week, . stopping in Akron 
enroute from Coast to New York, 

Troy Singer's orchestra .playing 
all Summei* at Semler Tavern, 
moves into Cleveland for winter en- 
gagement at dowritown night spot. 

Penny Arcade, which has flburr- 
Ished on Market street for more 
than, twb years, forced to dose, 
when building Is ordered torn down. 

Sam Gluck producing and design- 
ing stage isihows at the Palace, Ak- 



blri to hold down the hoofing shoe | ron, recently reopened^ arflved liji 



business. 

Prime Camera did three exhibi- 
tion rounds for Tom Gallery at 
Dreamland othier rilght, doing more 
bowing than boxing. 

Both Fanchon a.nd Marco In town, 
working ori their riew show at the 
Orpheum, and looking over their 
Warfleld productions. 

Herman Wobber iri at the Fox ex- 
change for a few. days; Roger Ferrl, 
Hccompanying-- him,^has-^already- 

blown for New York^ 

Margo Hughes, pianl.st to. Schu - 
mann-Holnk, Mary Garden and 
others, died suddenly after a battl<> 
ap.nlnst acute infection. 

Ziz?. Black has landed on NBC for 
one a week, 'Zlzz Black's Night 
Club'; he'll double frbm his Lake 
Almartan country estate. 

Fox theatre burned wheh, Noel 
Madison walked out of plane lo take 



town and rehearsing, second Stage 
bill. 

Shlrlee Rust, Akron dancer, in- 
jured while dancing recently In New 
China cafe floor show" at Cleveland. 
Will be able to resume within a few 
weeks. 

pick Snyder's hand, back In Oiilo 
after a ' summer^ spent playing 
Michigan ballrooms; Current .now 
at Pe^ry^e, Summit Be ach park jaall- 



room, Akrpn. 

Paul Bleri, Akron press agent, lat- 
est addition . tb" theatre managerial 
staff of Warner Brothers theatres in 
northeastern Ohio. • Expects assign- 
ment September 15, 

Joe Steirimetz, filling the assi.st- 
ant manager's post at Loew's, is 
back at his old job, with the return 
of Edwin Richardson, from the 
■Worid's Fair In Chi. 



marchers, but actual count showed 
less than 100 cars and a scant 300 
moving under gatai-power. 



Portland^ Ore. 

By James T. Wyatt 



General prices upiping In the burg. 
Mlscha Pelz of KGW likes flshlrig. 
Rob Redd of KGW says local ra- 
dio biz Is taking a lElpurt. 
' Hbincr GIU Is always happy. Tells 
iabbbers 'N.RiA.' (no^ run along). 

Bill. McCurdy figures ori booking 
the Braridon Opera, company into 
the Playhouse. From S. F.. 

B. Mike, radib columniator, was 
once la. prof of journallsni at thb 
U. of Washington, but reformed* 

Al. Pearce and his radio gang' 
here again. Did a swell week at 
thb auditorium some months ago. 

Bill McCurdy off to Vancouver, 
B. C, booking roa.d musical 'Charig© 
Your Luck,' which is doing well in 
this harinlet. ' 

'Charige Your LuCk' colored road 
troupe left for Tacoma and Van- 
couver, B. C, after clicking here 
wondetfuUy. 

|^"TaBoF^iDay^liraver=^he="br:ar^ 
where it started. Farmers tome 
Into town in droves and the burg 
dwellers hit for the beach. 

Two biggest ether screamers In 
the biirg merged, KGW arid KEX. 
Morning daily now owns both and 
clairiiig distinction of being the only 
sheet Iri the U.S. running two ra- 
dio Stations. Tills followed the 
KOMO and KJR merger in Seattle. 



0i 



VARIETY 



Tuesday, Sept^mbei^ 12, 



Denver 



otto Schmidt, former manager of 
•the Llncislc theatre, Santa Fe, was 
in Denver looking for a Job. 

Marlon Temple is taking a vaca 
tioh at Sheffleldp, and Mildred Car 
ter, formerly at U. A. ekohange, is 
subbing for; her. 

iEfarry Holan is spending few 
weeks in N. Y. on business connect- 
ed with his theatres and. theatre 
supply, coropany. 

Beth Clark, four, lost in the 
rriountalns for three days, Is ap^- 
pearing on the lUyoU stage tor a 
week. Told her experiences; 

Mrs. , j. T. Sheffl61d and two 
diaughters stopped, over on their 
-way from N. Y. to. their Seattle 
home. Visited friends and relatives 
■hexre. . ' 

Jerry Zigrmond, who resigned as 
manager of the Penver*. theatre a 
few weeks ago, made city manager 
ih Pueblo, Colo., for the Rlalto, 
Palm Broadwiay, all In the 

Cooper-Piiiblix partnershlj). 

United Artiistsi cops the honor of 
being the first company to have had 
two .films ;bQoked day and da-te at 
two houises. 'City Lights' played 
the Tabor and Aladdin; 'Masque^ 
rader' the Denver and Aliddlh; and 
the sanie booking will be given 
'Bowery/ 'Broadway ; Through ^ a 
Keyhole' and 'Moulin Bbgue'. 

.Out-of-town visitors are again 
becoming , numerous on the rbw^ 
with the following seen last weekt' 
e, Wv Kelly, Greely, Colo.;- J, O, 
Manning', Astcc,. N; .AI.; Mickey Mc^ 
Farland, Rushville, Net>.; ; G. Bur- 
banks, Laramie, Wyo:; Tuey & Bul- 
,lock, Maarid, Neb.; M. N. Milhelmsr 
46rf6r^ Harrison, Neb., arid A. Mez- 
iahik,, Otis, ;Coio, . 

Dpstinations of Elltch stock com- 
pany tnembers: . Donald Woods, lead, 
toV Hollywood and theti N.' Y.; Mar- 
galo Gllmore, leSad, H^fen Brooks, 
DoBOthy Blackburn, Averlll Harrls,r 
to, N. Y.; Jairies. Todd khd Eula^ 
Guy* to ; Detroit to. appear in a 
Shakespearean revival; J. Arthur 
Young, 'Louisville, to play stock; 
Addison Pitt, director, to Louisville, 
to direct, stock; Joseph HOlUcky, to 
.be" Pitt's assistant' jit Louisylll^; ' 
Sibtah ETdwarasI, Hollywood; : G. 
Bra,d Ashwbrth, scenic directoir, . to 
N. y., tO' rejoin t.be Bergmajn studios. 



C H A T T E 




American Legion fell to Minera 
Wella, a dry spot. 

Well-known . Fred Fletcher ap- 
pointed town's deputy Ibozinef and 
wrestling commissioner on strictly 
n.6-pay, honorary basis. 

W» T... Waggoner reported Im 
proved from paralysis strolce on re 
turn to Fort Worth from Colorado 
Springs. Though still abed, he 
pushes plans for opening of Arling 
ton Downs soon under hew betting 
laws. 



New Hayeo 

Harold Bone 

Many . 3.2 spots using condensed 
orchs. 

Henry Busse Is a wolf at shufifle- 
board. ■ 

Rock Garden cuts to four hites 
weekly. 

indoor., liockey maybe, maybe riot 
this season. ' .. 

L^w Smith will soon have to give 
up the tent.' 

I?oy ' Phelps is: camera-shootinef 
clepliant|3 ini. Ceylon. 

SUifnmer troupes hereabouts close 
fairly, successful season. 

Floyd Stuart and Columbia ex- 
change have called it a day. 

Rainbow Inn has imported a se- 
plan trOupe from Connie's Inn. 

Jack Sanson slipped . off to the 
shore for- couple more days of 
summer: 

. Lou Segia.1 plays puss-Ihtthe-cdr- 
ner between his owh office and Poll 
h'qu^^rtfers. 

Evelyn Smith and Myra Court- 
ney, who. iplayed. Fox-CoUege a year- 
ago, sue local man for alleged aiito 
injuries. 



Omab 



By- DavQ Trepp 

Seattle goeff 4 torl foi> repeal. 
Rose room, J^utler ,hotel night 
club, closes. . 
Don Smith and band from Roxy 
■ Giub Atwood.'. 

Frank ,Gi Newman,..Sri., to SpOkane' 
on Evergreen biz, ; ; ' - 

vJules.BufEario piay-leiid band and 
aijnrg atriCluh..4id!0 -If ftnd when it re^' 
opens. • ' \ 

' Waldo. Ives, Mount yerndn own(?r- 
operator in: town, says 'still running", 
is the news. , ■ ■ 

JLongactes horse , race admish cut 
from $1,10 to 40 cts. Pari-niutuel 
. betting .On the Upgrade. • 

ROy Schick, formerly on Orpheum! 
staff, now on .Oriental liner. Presi- 
dent, Jefferson, up from L. A. 

.rPercy . Parks > is managing' Helen 
Greco and Margaret Toftager, both 
frorti radio, for* stage arid club work. 

31 racing greyhounds, valued at 
$21,000, -die. mysterio.ualy ,ori boar^d 
dteamer,- Seattle to Los 'Angeles, 
Ipolsoriing- 'puSpect^d. 

Kerit' Thomson Handling ticket 
eaie for Orthopedic .hoispital benefit. 
Pacific motor bb^it racfes' at Green- 
lake, end of this morif'h" ■• 

Willard Coghlan, news writer and 
ex-direc^or U....6f . Wash, publicity 
department, now on Vic Gauntlett's 
Evergreen' advertlsirtff '.stiff, as 
writer, . . ' , 

'Change Yoiir.: Luck' conipany . at 

remerton and Bellingh.a,m t9V ori^- 
night st<>ps en route, to Vancouver 
theatre; Vancouver, B. C.,- for "week, 
following "liacoriia weelt. , . 

Joe Cooper. heVe from S?^lt L^kei. 

Longacres horse racing cif-owds 
and belting iji'cklrig up-seELaon oldses 
Sept. . 17. ..' May '-be • classed as suc- 
. cessfui for . first year, , although 
bookers stand to lose some, doughs 



By Archie J. Baley 

City schools open Monday, 11. 
Renovation of Brandeia not yet 
begun. 

State fair opened at Lincoln Suur 
day (3) for six-day run. 

l^.ebragka state Legionnaiires 
made merry at. annual convention 
In Kearney" last week. 

George Raft spent a night In 
town, arriving here from Hollywood 
on his way to Fair and New York. 
Driving- himself through. 

Krug park, outdoor amusement 
ispot, closes - for thiei sea«o^ Monday,' 
??^pny.,park, swim, dine arid dance 
3P0t, goes back ,to dancing four 
.riights. 

V New. trustee In bankruptcy, filllpg 
the ofllce i;eslgned by A; H. Blank 
In connection tvlth Orpheum and 
World theatres, is J. W. D^nman, 
Des. Moines.. 

Voice contest, engineered by 
Charlie.' Schlaifer at Parariiount, 
arousing more fan comment arid 
netting more publicity than any if an 
contest of the year. 

Hanscom park band concert, once 
a highlight of- Sunday afternoon 
entertalhmeht, revived through ef- 
forts of of Jr. C. of C. Band led by 
Eddie' Perrlgo, former Orpheum pit 
maeistroi 

In town on business, with his 
bogg, A. H. Blank, was Art Abelson, 
booker for Blank^s enterprises. 
Abelson drove the boss over and 
back. Comment was things ' ick- 
ing UP' In Des Moines. 



J. B. Neiiman home fro*m the East 
to .reopert. dan.ee studio. 

Hyman Charninsky - guest-con- 
ducting in Ft. Worth, Houston, San 
Aritonio. : 
, Charles Duke. Murtha to 'Tracy- 
Ijbcke-Dawson ad agency as radio 
and publicity head. 

Palace, great booker of local tal- 
ent, now invites local artists to pro- 
duce-Its stage settings; 

Trickster Dr. Carl Moore cast as 
'Chatrand' In Oalc Cliff little thea- 
tre's first fall phow, 'The Spider.' 

Majestic books Duke Ellington for 
, yeek . of 30, fol l(ming_rAcen,t.-g .o.ld - 
riilhe engagement- of cSb Calloway. 

M-Gr-M shooting ..ibcale iatllla to 
guide studib settings for 'Wicked 
Women,' of Dallas and Texas back- 
ground. 

Shuttered Melha to reopen 16th 
with 'Back to Naturo,' with Vlnto 
Shdll Bwltchlng'frorii- Kirby (Hous- 
ton) to manage, 

D.^llaa . . hotel ; men aghast when 
next year's state convention of 



Lincohi Neb. 

By Barnty Oldfield 

Vaude looks permanent in the 
Orph. 

Mrs. Don Tranger hunting a pipe 
organ. 

Dariny Pue back with the CEH 
iaho-ws again, 

Barney Oldfield drove his tractor 
to a new record here. - 

Eir Hendricks: is now Vith the 
KFOR' continuity staff. 

Helen HiUe, locd.1 gal, goes In as 
prim for 'Gertrude .A-yery. 

State fair , boosted biz all. around. 
College enfolliinent big, too. , 

Jack King 'is promoting rodeos 
at .riding academies hereabouts. 

Schell iaind Ruiisell Bros, circuses 
corile- in town- three days apart. 
. Every , theatre 'in town Is operat- 
ing/ which is some kind of a record. 
. .Loreri Gilbert Is transferred from 
the . Omaha KFAB announcing staff 
to the' Lincoln end. . ' 

Cai.Bard Is chairman of the code 
committee in the Omaha district 
for the indie exh.ibs. 

Musicians' . union about ready to 
squawk on these revue shows car- 
rying ;their own bands. 

Charlotte, N. C. 

By John W. Harde'n -' 

Randolph Scott, picture player, ex- 
pected here this month for vacation 
with inothe'r. 

Bill Schudt, manager station 
WBT, colonel in..charge.of publieity 
for Charlotte NRA drive. 

Ballard Chef's Jug Band, riovelty 
band*, composed 'of Kentucky nOr . 
groes, playing - State theatre this 
week; ■ 

Don . Nichols, marifiger iBroadway 
theatre, stagirig mbdel plane, contest 
fbr kids With co-operation Char- 
lotte 'Observer.'' 

Bert Bethram stock eQro»ftnjc*.,tenfc, 
theatre, going into tenth week with 
good business. Paul H. NeaL.di-! 
rector dramatics, Belmorit: High 
-School, jTolned company to play lead 
In 'Shepherd of the HIlis/ 

Bill Dugan,' f];ollywood writer, 
drew wrath of /local police with his 
night club, 'Bull Peri,' replica of 
west cOast eating place, and it has 
been padlocked. Ditto for Paramount 
night, club, w:lth floor, show featur- 
ing 'Sunshine' Samriiy, former juve- 
nile movie player and now jazz 
band' leader, ^ 



account inclement weather and later 
held at auditorium. 

Galveston got a big crowd Labor 
Day. Tiiey came to -w^atch hug© 
gulf waves pouridlng against sea- 
wall with .spray shooting high in 
air. Beach .ooncessiori^res boarded 
up as precaution -were unable to 
take advantage of situation. 



B# Pi. 

ByvA. M. Pdweil 



Talk of stock at Orpheum during 
coming seasorif 

Gate to Allentown Fair cut In half 
this year, from 60 cents to 2B. 

Fred Ostbrstoek, Wilmer & Vin- 
cent manager here, ori coriimittee of 
NRA. 

Oakland Park; closed moat of 
summer, trying comeback offer- 
ing free, vaude. 

pespite rain, attendance reCord 
was broken at MardI Gras at Central 
Park On Labor Day. 

Isham Jones and orchestra opened 
Mealey'a dahce auditorium for sea- 
son on Thursday (7). 

Eddyside Park closed for swlm-r 
ming because of .high waters in 
Delaware river ciaused by floods. 

Complete floor show being put on 
at Mt. Vernon rathskeller at North- 
ampton, near here. No cover charge. 

Report that Waiter LI Main ticket 
ofllce would be held up /while in Al- 
lentown was responsible for special 
police eruard of wagon until all 
money was taken to the bank. 

PROVIDENCE 

(Continued from, page 9.) 



dalvestpn 

By George A. Seel 

"' Jean Luder of Sam Antonio told 
Austin papers he would direct 
movie, 'Saga: of the Sea,' at Galves- 
ton for National Pictures. Not 
known who is bankrolling, or who 
Interested here. 

La VIda night club on Richmond 
road near Houston, A. Lamantia, 
director, presenting floor ehow com- 
posed of Reynolds and Wakefield, 
Pat Norman, Steve and Mack, 
Wanda and Collins., 

Sam Miaceo, night club Impre- 
sario, had bad luck with his first 
venture as fight promoter. Show 
.scheduled as afternoon event Labor 
Day at Moody stadlurii called off 



Inside Stuff-Pictures 



, XContinuedfrom pa^e 23) 

tion were charged by Local No. 306 (bbothmen's union), with violating 



nn^J^^^ ^ ^® Brooklyn Paramount started off ^t a $30,000-$3&,000 
cUp,but^Wo.iind up .With a gross of $16,600. It was a disappointing wind- 
up for the inaugural week's business. Pfomung wma 



;M^Jor studio asked an indeperident prbducer fbr some stock shbts that 
^fwr®^®?' Indie offered to trade his footage for sbriie he needed In 
a forthcoming picture. Deal was set until the studio head heard of it 
and then it went cold because the majors will not deviate from their 
pollcv of not selling stock stuff to indies. Now the indie is waiting for 
a similar incident to happen when the NRA code, which prohibits dis- 
crinilnation, goes into effect. Then,, he says, the major, lot will be hung 
by Its own stock shots. « imut, 



ir William Wiseman, partner in Kuhn-Loeb, looks to be the key man 
m any reorganization plan -which may be undertaken for Baramount- 
Pubhx. Wiseman has been on the Par board and finance coriimittee for 
. several years and is thoroughly familiar with the Par situation. He is 
presently on his return from a trip abroad, due to arrive here Wednea- 
day^ (13). 



minBIfors°"gcreeri Service has come to the conclusion, that the melange 
bt, action clips in the average trailer on a feature is an irritant rather 
than £1 sales help. It has planned 'action trailers' in which the brief 
clips will be made to tell the story in sketchy fashion, leaving the de- 
nouement to tompt purchases^ 



When Hollywood's producers huddled on a tentative NRA code, an hour 
and a half was spent discussing whether or not ari agent should be per- 
mitted, to accompany his cl.ient when the latter was talking business 
with, a studio.: 



go Under the splendid. -up of 
last. Ayeek. 

The straight picture houses are 
going great with a couple bf ex- 
ceptions. 'This Day arid Age,' at 
the Paramount, seems to be: a 
shade under the .nifty gross hoUiae 
^^nr^'d^ymf^-i^ytiA. with. 'Sortg of 
Songs,' ..House seems set for at 
least $5,860i two grand Under- 
Dietrich last week. 

The Majestic la looking up, too. 
'^ JI^ IKf^'^^^' after , a tepid week 
with 'Pilgrimage.: This week will 
bring close to $6,500 to the box 
office as coriipared with mild $6,000^ 
of last.--Breek. 

The RKO Albee is on the down- 
grade. Twin bill with 'No Mar- 
riage Ties' and 'Brief Moment' not 
so forte on opening, but names In^ 
both pictures ' assure house of a' 
pickup to beat $3,B00. 

Last week's freakish weather 
kept plenty of dollars away from 
the ^shore resorts and helped the 
theatres. Outstanding among the 
grossers was Loew's, which aprlnt- 
t?.. anticipated $9,000 to 

$14,800 with 'Broadway to Holly-, 
wood as the sei-een attraction, and 
Mickey Walker on the stage. 

The Paramount was another 
notable grosser soaring to $8,500, a 
figure the house hasn't seen in 
months. 

Estimates for This Week 
^ Fay's (1,900;, lB-40)^'LIfe In the 
Raw' (Fox) and vaudeville. Great 
show, best in. town this week, arid 
the natives gbing for it. Gross Will 
not be under $6,000, nice. Last 
week 'Jimmy Dolan' (FN) just a 
shade under at $5,200. • 

Loew's State (3,200; 15-40)— 'The 
.Masquerader* (ITA) and vaudeville. 
Stage show hasn't many names but 
.it s going over just the same. Col- 
man is class trade here, and if this 
picture Is ahead of all previous 
others that played at . this spot then 
It means that the stage support is 
doing okay. Grosig will hover In the 
neighborhood of $10,000* bke; Ltist" 
y^S^iV 'B*-oadway to Hollywood* 
,(MG) splendid at $14,800 after a 
disheartening start. 

.IVIajeistic (2,200; 15-40)— 'Paddy'. 
(Fox) and 'Neighbors' Wives,' 
(Royer). Off to a nice atart, arid In. 
the lead -where the straight picture, 
.houses are_^ concerned this week; 
looks like $(J,5(j0 spleridld^ first tiriie 
m weeks house has been able to 
cross- $.6,000, Last week 'Piigrlmage' 
(Pox) and 'Her Resale Value' (May- 
tair) a .disappointment at $5,000. 

Paramount (Indep) (2,200; 15-40) 
—'This Pay and . Age' (Par) and 
One Year Later" (Allied) not as 
forte as last week's spleridld show- 
ing but $5,500 will satisfy. Last 
week 'Song of Songs? (Par) and 
Skyway'. (Mono) best thing house 
seen In quite sometime at $8,800. 

RKO Albee (3,500; 15-40)— 'No 
Marriage Ties' (IRKO) and ' rlef 
Moment' (Col). Opening so-so but 
chances are good for a pick up; 
probably around $3,600, mild. Last 
week 'One Man's Joui'neyl (RKO): 
Tmd"='Her "Splericnd^Troily'T^Li^ner 
Barrymore had to do all the work 
to pull; In a meager $4,800 for this 
house, second feature driving the 
trade away. 

.RKO Viptory (1.600; jO-25)— 
'Devil's Mate' and 'Double -Harness' 
^ft^*^ Chalking up a nice 
$1,100 for the three days. 'Itlot 
Squad' and 'Big To-wn' started off 
promising, looks like $1,300 for i^Our 
days. 



St Louis 



The Christy Wilberts moving, 
. Ambassador theatre front re* 
painted. ■> 

'Bill Zellor, Ambassador manager 
last, week had his iirst day oit since 
he's been here. 

|oe Winters^ first fiddle at Am-, 
bassador. riioves to the St. Louts 
to become director ot orchestra. " 

-J, p. Espy, veteran local newa- 
papermo^n, replaces Bill Hall as dra- 
matic critic of 'Star-Times.' Espy 
Is father of .Cullen and Reeves 
Espy, theatre operators. 

Artriur Casey in /town negotiating 
for a . theatre in , -which to resume 
drci,matic ' stock i productioris. Want's 
the Orpheum, which has been 
closed for two year^r, and believes 
he will get it. 

Milt Harris* friends surprised 
him. and Mrs. Harris with ft party 
at a couritry dub in celebration of 
his twenty-fifth anniversary in the 
theatre,,. His first job was as a 
caridy vendor in the bid Broadway 
theatre in Brooklyn. Through var- 
ipua istages he advitnced to house 
manrager and was with- Shuberti? 
for several years. He's been p.a.- 
at the Fox here for fbur years. 



By Robert J. Rhodes 

Ruth Leslie, Ibcal 
tures. 

Albert 
Los Angeles. 

rAl ;g. Barnes circus here Labor 
Day and drew-gOod crowd. 

Studio in Prescott wlll be com-" 
pleted this month and opened riejrt*' 
Harold Stetson bacic from trip tc^ 
Midwest In Phoenix one day arid 
left for . Nbgales, gori. 

Tim McCoy made personal ap- 
pearance at Fox houses in Phoeni 
and Tucson last week. 

Harry Sharrock, MGM cairiera- 
nian, has returned to coaaif after 
taking pictures here for 'Bombshell.' 

Jack Grimes of Al Q. • Barnes 
circus made a lot of friends with 
the- press boys here, when he waii' 
in - town. 

Phoenix .'G?i,zette'-Orpheum thea- 
tre annual baby revue packed-thBL 
theatre.. Crowds in line never ssi^jir, 
the revue. 

Lawrence Weaver^ former man- 
ager ot the. -Rlalto here, appointed 
to head the Rialto> which • opened 
Saturday .(9) in Tucson. 

'Tugboat Arihie' ' was used When 
Orpheum resumed its. 7-day week 
poliey. House for many months op- 
erated on . four days a week. ■ 

Oliver Albertl, fbirnier condudtor 
of the Fox theatre orchestra, , in- 
charge- of Mickey Mouise club band 
at Studio. Succeeded Vlrgiriia WH-, 
Hams, en route to New "Jtork by thQ 
Canal. 



Indiaiiapofis 

By Bill Kiiey 

Theatre business poor all over 
tow,n. 

Walter WhitwOrth, 'News' cricki 
ill for two weeks. 

Barricade Is thrown about the 
Apollo by Water company again. 

Jim Kennedy, ex-manager of the 
Apollo, win be . mgr. of Weiths wheia 
opened. ■ ^ 

Indiana Ballroom, again man- 
aged by Tom Devlne, due to opeii_ 
Sept. 16. * - 

Boys at WKBP now always hur- 
rying to the. studio to 'go on the 
: network.' 

Musicians-and stage hands rated' 
a raise in pay and now the opera-- 
tors want one. 

> Tom Long,. Indiana p. a., had his 
own picture the -largest in opening.: 
newspaper spread. 
. We,lter Hicknian^ 'Times' pix re- 
viewer, is back on WKbp doing a 
theatrical moriolog. ■•• 
Stagie hand was cited as '''horrible' 
example' a,t recent urilon sqUabble. 
because he was • caught practicinjgr 
golf ba'cks.taj>-e. 



San Diego 

By wniis Werner 



San piegb, city of 147,000, has 
first run houses, with 6 subsequent 
runs in downtown area. 

'S. 6. S.- Iceberg' given sneak pre- 
view at Spreckels (L. B. Metzger) 
Aug. 30; No ads, not even ia sign 
in the lobby, just air plugs in the 
evening. 

Jack . Carr, Fox artist formerly 
with Walt Disney studios; building 
jazzy moderniigtic wooden frames for- 
all^ Fox h^us.eB^ii ere.,...Hi3jiobb y _and^ 
Ire Tias^ur.ned"^ut some pips. 

Fox, 3,000. seat deluxer reopening 
after being d.ark since. May, has riew, 
Innovation — cliroctoresses. Smartly' 
gowned, evening style, they answer 
questions and .serve as guides. 

Man frbm sheriff's office st'ill 
c(tm Ping, til Oi'pheum . lobby with 
$24,000 attachment against AVexaur' 
der. Pantages' who :plarincd to open 
the, hpiise, Sepjt, >Ias been dark< 
since last May. 



Tve^day, $ept«iiib^ir 12, 1939 



T D O O B S 



VARIETY 



63 



OBITUARY 



•MAX FINK 

Max Fink, 36, ' south's 1)cst- 
known band conductor, died at 
Gulfport, Miss., .after a. lengthy ill- 
.•n^,BS._ 

jMrV Plhk was a child prodigy,, 
playing tlie violin at-the age of five. 
His -parents, ine&.ittiy, sent him 'to 
i^rope' tb\&tudjr, .but when he re*- 
t^nied; his l^i^nihgi^' ran to racy, jazi 
stuff, tHep at'-.the height of its pop- 
ularity.. He le^. his. own orchestra, 
at the Coi^mopbUtan in .New Qtr: 
leans at 18, remaining there seveira.1 
iyears : and. building up the place. It 
"was there he used boy and girl 
oicooniers with- his liahd and it was 
there" he originated' the B\veet and 
hot nlu'slc' that has carried through 
the. y.4arB.\ ' ' ' ■ 

. Mr.;Flhk had . many ' oppprtuhities 
to . come north but Secllped. • Kulbe- 
.)lk and'dm:.n had acclaimed Fink's 
genius and;, suggested,' he go!: jjcLto 
.concef-f work, 'but "he preferred to 
remain' with his .family. 
■ Burial in New Orleans.. 



MARCEL JpURNET 

Marcel Journet, eight 
years one of the of the 

Metropolita,n opera, ittel, 
France, Sept. 6. 

He was AVith . Metropolitan 
from 190.1 lyit dropped out in IdOS 
and went to the Chicago prganiza- 
tibn. He blew Up in l6l9 ..when 
he refused to remain in an, opera 
company 'dominated by - a prima 



IN MBIttORT. OT 
My Beloved \VUe 

BLANCHE 

who passed au'<iy Sept. 3, 

Arthur Harris 



don.nia,' . generally, presumed to be 
Mary: Gardeii. He has since sung 
with, high credit in France and 
Italy.- His repertory incjuiaed about 
ipo TOle^/ 



CLAY., M. GREENE 

•. Clay M, Greene, &3," first .Amer- 
acan born Irii thse -.elty -.of San Fran- 
*Ts^co, died 'there Sept.^ 5. 

'■■ 'A "promineiit, ■playwright, ' he Wfu^ 
II times- Shepherd, of the .Ijiamhs,: 
N. Y., and ' the ' oldest ■ member of 
the San.-!Francisco Bohemiau club; 
He wrote many- stage successes and 
lor a time, was :pn the staff of the 
old JLubin 'picture ' company. He has 
been ' living in San - Francisco arid 
virorking on his memoirs. 



MEL 8. WRI 

Mel S. Wright, 55, for 20 years 
manager of the Del Corpnado hotel 
at CorpnadOi Calif., died Sept, • ' 5 
ffom a heart ailment. He had been 
confined to' his bed, for several 
xyeeks. 

.-•Wright was credited with ri^ak- 
Ing th^ class hotel one of the popu- 
lar spots on the coast. with pi^cture 
people and for tlie development of 
Coronado's tent city, the , largest 
Bummer colony on the Pacific. 



DUANE H. WAGAR 

• PUahe H. .Wagar, former stage 
arid screen executive, died at Ocean 
Bark, Calif.-, Sept. 2. He quit the 
Btage to become casting director of 
the old Vitagraph: icture Co., 
when the ^udio was. in Santa 
Monica; Later he owned ah Ocean 
Park theatre,. 

..Survived , by mother, ,Mrs. 

ilabeth Wagar, * a 
nephew. 



FANNIE PRESTIGE 

Fannie Prestige, ..81> retired legit 
plerfornier, died of iriflrmltieS. on 
Sept. 6 in Chicago. 

.Mrs, Prestige was a favolrite on 
the legit stage in the 1870's, arid 
appeared- in , 'The Black Crook,"play- 
ing the. soubrette role. Retired frbni 
the sta£e about 1893, the time of 
the old World's; Fair. Urider&tt)bd 
to have no surviving relativeiSi 



CHARLES S. MORRISON 

ChSi'les Sumner Morrison, 73, 
died at his home in Grand Haven; 
Mich., -Sept. 5. He was for iiiany 
years on the staff of Theo. Pres- 
BCr, Philadelphia music pu);li*hcr, 
atid was perhaps best known as 
"Th©!r^"cpniTTQser="pf'^-M€ditat-lGnA^^ 
piano composition of which :upward 
of 1,000,000 copies have been sold. 



LAWRENCE SHEAD 

Lawrence Sliead (3D), wa.s found 
murdered in his apartment in Pat- 
crson, N. J., Sept; 9. 

:He was manager of Warner Bros.. 
Garden theatre there. Previously 



he had been at the Rialto, New 
York, the Philadelphia Mastbaum 
and Proctof's Newark. 
His parents live In Npi^riian, Ohio, 



NEILS M. PAHL 

Neils il. Difihl, formerly musical 
director at the America and Colo-^ 
rado theatres, Denver, died ut his- 
hohne there Sept. 4^ Lately he has 
been operating .a photograph studio, 
having learried. that trade when .a 
youth. 

Survived by his widow, Susie, and' 
;a ^ori, Neils, Jr. 



I 

, Henri' Bprel, ' 63, one- of Holland's 
leading theatre critics, died at The 
Hague. He ..was first Chinese In-^ 
terpreter in the service of the 
Dutch East Indies government and 
(did not take a - jpurnalistic . job be^ 
fore 1916,. when h6 hecame the the- 
atre-crttic fpr the 'Vaderlahd.' 



Blanche Elliott Harris, forr 
riierly in- vaudeville with Jean 
iBedini, died Sept. 3, at Beilevue 
hospital. New York. 

Survived by her husband . Arthur 
Harris, -who managed ..the. Bedirii 
conipany. 



WILLIAM O. CHRISTENSEN 

William 6.. . Christensen, Holly- 
wood picture agent, and formerly 
assistant casting director at the 
Metro studios, died in West Los 
Angeles, Siept. . 

Sjirviyed by the widow and a 
daughter. 



Son of Julian Arnold, writer; and 
grandson of Sir Edwin Arnold, 
noted author,' Edwin. Arnold, 20- 
'knonths-old, died in . Los A"e^i<Bi?> 
iSept. 3 as a result of eating ant 
poison. 



Mrs. Mirgaret FVawley,' mother 
of, G. , J. Frawley, head of the 
jparamount.. accounting department, 
died suddenly Wednesday (6)' at 
her home in New York. 



j Mother of Kathryh A. Burke, sec- 
retary to Louis Berristeiri <Shapiro, 
Bernstein &. Co.), in Astori L. .I1, 
Sept. 7. 



Mofherf 78, 



Will Gueringer, 



former Saenger exec, died at her 
jtiome in New Orleans last Week. 



ICompetition in Cleve. 
For Burlesque Spots 



Warren Itons and Edward Flan-^ 
jnigah, who; operate the Termiriai .-as 
'a grind burly jspot for transient 
itrade, gbt in- ,on the ground floor 
first by leasing ^thfe Roxy, former 
•picture theatre,' from 'Max Lefko-. 
■wltz'. House, p^ens with burly pol- 
icy Sept. ^22. ■ George- Young, mart- 
ager of Luna Parlf in Coney Island 
liri summer, tp be house directPr. 
Young last year was associated 
with David Ledernian,. lawyer- 
angel, in stock ventures at Gaiety 
:and Carter. Irons & Flannigan also 
;planning a circuit in 'Ohio apd Pa. 

Lederman also jumping^ back into 
•burlesque biz by reopening _his pld 
Gaiety around Sept.^23. Arthur 
damage, from .petrolt,,. and Walter 
'Scott are two pthers who' are Ipok- 
ing over tjerly -locations. 



North bjF Brbadwaiy 

I < Continue from page 54) 

With the curtain Gordon announces 
that Alec . has the play. 

The dialog is. soundly .written. It 
Is shrewd arid often subtle— sPriier 
times too subtle for the local audi- 
ence. Nbw and then -It runs lightly, 
into satire as an ironic comnient on 
Eugene O'Neill attests. 

After an amusing start the. com- 
edy has difficulty getting going 
again in the second act. Both the 
writing and the acting of Tom Ppw- 
ers as Alec are at fault in failing 
to bohvince that he is really madly 
in love with Mrs. Gordon. Also 
J3JiUiia^4Jbanker^ h^ have 
been more* precisely outTin'e?P."^lBuT 
these. detaJl-s are minor. 

The acting is surprisingly good. 
Tom . Powers most of the way is 
splendid and he carries the hard 
work of the third act superbly. As 
Gordon, -Clifford Dunstartt was 
quite in the vein of the character 
and Shirley. .Booth made Gloria 
geniTine. 



Fine Midgets Go on 

Road After Chi Fair 

Chicago, ■ Sept. 11. 
Jack Fine's midgets, now the 
Midget Village at the World's Fair, 
win go on the road after the ex- 
position. 

Will first play a number of vaude 
dates already Set, and w|U then hit 
for the road on. percentage. 

TAIL WAGS THE DOC, 
CARNIVAL RUNS FAIRS 



. Ly iiichiburg, Sept. 

Something new. In the fair game 
is seen here iwith the . announce- 
ment that a climly^^l outfit will take 
0 er and pjpiuvite the principal Vir- 
ginia fairs .tl^is seauson. 

Sheesley Shows, which sponsor 
the Detroit State Fair, have leased 
the grounds' of the State Fair .In 
Richmond, the Interstate Fair in 
Lynchburg, ,jand^ the. Roanoke and 
Petersburg fkirs, arid ,will assume 
the entire task of bookirtg exTilbits 
and financirig prizes. , 

Local ofllcials who have worried 
for years about -rounding up cprn 
and melons and prize hogs in time 
fpir the fairs, will sit back ' with 
sighed contracts., and watch the., 
show's representative's searching the 
countryside for jnaterial this year. 
Lifts a heavy burden. 

First time any- such arrangemeiit 
has ever -been m'aide In Virginia, and . 
fair men throughout the -state; are 
interested. -Understobd Sheesley 
•will make same 'arrangemient with a 
stririg of fairs, fiarther south, Iri- 
cluding: Greenvillpi Augusta and- 
•Jacksonville spots. 

Lynchburg- arid .Rbanoke 
missed out on fairs last year, and 
depresh would prohabiy. liave caused 
th.em. to be. shelved this year,' but. 
for the carnival tie-up. 

BIRITIN'S 6BANDS0N 

.'Toronto, Sept. 11. ' 
Toronto-bbm grandson of the. late 
Bin Tiri Tin, Tlmmy the Belgian 
police dog from the 'Ripley-^Be- 
lieve It or Not* midway show, at the 
Canadian National Exhibition, took 
time oft this afternoon to amble 
dpwn to . the regaitta couirse and 
s-wim his way ..to victory In the 
q.uaTter-mile grand championship 
event of the Lake Ontario Aog 
derby. Time wa£< 5 minutes 46 
secorids. 

Mutt was muggeia and got heavy 
spreads froni the local .sheets. 
Timmy was born: here four years 
ago -and "purchased: for $75. by 
Humphrey ..Thpmas. of ..the Model 
Shows' bf America. Won the trick 
dog chairipibnship of the -world two 
years ag<> and is reputed to he un- 
der MGM contract. 



B&B Draws 15,000 

Davenport, la-, Sept. 11. 
Gate was 16,000 for the Ririgling 
Bros.-Barnum & Bailey circus here 
for the. afterrioon and evening. 



CARNIVALS 



For -current week (Week Sept. 11) 

' B. & Br. Rocky Votint. ' 

Bach, o; J,: Vemon. 

Bar-Brown: Danville, Ky. 

Beckman & Gerety: Springfield, Mo. 

Bee, F. H.: .Horse Gave. 

Bl«r state: Rusk. 

Bunt's Greater: GSreat Falls. 

Cetlln & Wilson: Covlngtoil, Va.- 

Clifford, Jack^. Atlre. : , WWdfali, 

Coriklin'fl All-Cdn.: .Petersborb. 

Dodson's Wortd Ofair: NaBbvlMe, Tenn. 

FIand«r'8 20th Cent.:. Leinmon, S. D. 

Gibson's Biae Ribbon: Kentland.. 

Gooding, F, B., Ani. Co.: IX)uisvUIie, Ky. 

Greater Americian : Wincbester. 

Greenland Expo: Hohenwald^ 

-Hansen, Al; C.i 'Popular' Blufi; Ho. 
. Happyland: Cadlllnc. 

KraUse . Greater;-. Spruce Fine; 

Landes, J. L. :' Coffey vUIe; ' ' 

Ivang's Dee: Breese; . 

McF^rlsind/^Ed: Ferris. 

Mighty .Sheesley Midway,:' Hagerstown, 
Md. 

. Miner's Model: Newvllle, . 

Model. Sho.ws Of Anicr. : 

Model Shows of Anier., I.on- 
don. 

Mutual Carnival Co.: 
New-. Deal: Huntsville.. 
Pearson, C. B.: Tuscola. 
Roland : -Woodstock. 
.Sol's Liberty: -La Crosse. 
Speroiil, P. J.: Elisabeth. 
•Sunset Am. Co.': Clinton, la, 
'Tidwell, T. .T, : An.idarko.- 
• Valleyi* Grapeland.. 
Vernon Bros.: HoldenvUle. 
-WadCi W. G.: SAglnaw. 
Woeffl World's W-onder: n€adi 




For current week (Week Sept. 11) 

Hagehbeck- Wallace 

.Sept. il, Huntington; 12.. Willi;, . 
13. Blueneld; 14, Pulaski; 15, Bristol; 
JohnEon City, 

ingling' Bros.- . & B. 

Sept. 11, Oklahoma City; 12, Tuifta; 13, 
MuNkogoe; 14,- Fort Smith; 16,.L>lttK' Rock; 
JO, Tez(irk9.na. 



Chi Gets Off The Nut 



(Continued from, page 1) 

back doing business at the old 
stands. 

. Exhibs -who used to hoof it down 
to film row to save the ■ nickel and 
to -weep on the exchange managers' 
necks, iare now .taking the private 
cars out. of hock and having the 
prosperity emblerii shined up for. all 
it's T^prth. Mortgages which hung 
like dead weights around the throats 
of theatres have been pushed Into 
the river. Ekhibs are admitting to 
film salfisriken, to dish put neTV con- 
tractis, that business i^n't bad; and 
when an exhib admits that busiriess 
isn't so bad, it means, it's colbssal. 

Balconieis .'which - have been ishut- 
tered for -three years are being 
dusteid off to take care of people, 
who are only too glad to snatch a 
pew agairifetthe ceiling. 

theatres 100% 

Not . one picture theatre in Chicago 
is closed today, which is something, 
since ■ usually .each suiririier se^es 
frprti 40 to 70. houses. Shuttered, for 
the hot spell. Exhibsr sLre runninjg 
Up and down asking for available 
theatres. And they Avant to buy 
them for cash. Exchange riiariagers 
who are asked for theatre IPw-down 
reply that if they knew . pf any 
they'd get into it themselves. Which 
is -^i very dizzy and a tip-oft to 
traide, since each summer's 60 
closed- theatres meant there -were 
120 houses on the : market, , with the 
extra 60 exhibs sticking it oUt. in, the 
hope that if they kept open .they'd 
find it easier to locate a buy^. 

Houses which haven't been touched 
with paint or brush years are 
getting renpvatlng. Seating com- 
panies report a 750%^ jump in seat-, 
ing demands. Houses Which had 
been Using wooden pews since 1907- 
suddenly get kind-hearted arid in- 
stall cushioned seats for their cus- 
tomers. 

Some 85 theatres In town, have 
beeri completely remodeled this sum- 
mer; all of the renovating being 
done at .night. 

Mpre theatres have added coblliig 
plants this year than • in all the 
years of Chicago show busi- 
ness. Western Electrlc's -wider 
range ^isound, ' and the new RCA 
sound equipment have, found ready 
sales In Chicago this summer. 

$140,000^ to Split 

All down the line there is^' the 
same story. Those 14',000,000 vis- 
itors to the, fair have brought i re- 
ported $140i0Q0,000 to the town, arid 
iiow .this to-wn's population ate. Into 
that coin and split that $140,000,000 
amongst themselves. 

Cafes which were on their last 
shoestring anc. operating with one 
piano player and pne table ' singer, 
sudderily fburid themselves able to 
buy more newspaper space than,.the 
Balaban & Katz theatres, taklug 
full page spreads In the Chicago 
papers. Tible singers on cbinmis- 
sion now are topped by headllners 
for $5,00a. 

Restaurants that had the .-'for sale' 
sign up hired a dpzen riiore Wait- 
resses and have tb .keep the custom- 
ers waltinn In a lbl>by hbldbut b.er 
fore they can get .to. seats to . eat .at. 
prices considerably' higher thiih 
their home town fopd rates. 
Railroads Eat Again 

Railroads which had been stiirv- 
irig lor three years .are now heyr 
hey plenty, all lines with Chicago 
terriiinals shoVelIng in the coin, 
Penhsyl-vania RR, as an Illustration 
carrlbd more than 60,000 passen- 
gefs^tP^awd frorii' this town -pve'r one 
week-end, the Labor -Day 'stretch. 
Stations V/hioh ha-ven't seen a. coat 
bf paint in years are getting -fan- 
cied uj), '^he LaSalle street depot 
being the latest on the list fbr the 
shlnirig-up process. 

Hotels, such as: the - Blackstpne. 
closed- for a year or niorc, now bpeh 
and doing turnaw;ay business: Mobs 
sleepirjg five and six in a .room arid 
happy, for a chance to pound the 
ca;r, even pri the floors. 

liates in. hotels haVe kept down 
pretty well, but the terrific climb 
In the take is due to this piling of 
customers five and a half-dozen 
into: xingle ropms, making. cubiclqS 
which usually birbught. $.2.50 or $3, 
np-w delivering' as much as $10 or 
$20 per day due to. the extra: sleep- 
ers. 

Hotels such as the Stevens and 
LaSalle, which were in receivership 



wrangles, are paying off witli fiU to 
spare. Stevehs is especially hot, 
hitting new high. m,T.rks daily, and 
oyer the Labor .Day week-end 
housed rtiore people under its roof 
than . were under any other roof in 
the world. 



Ripley lielieve It' to 
Tour; Giurdeii 1st Date 



Chicago, . 11. 
Rbbert j; Ripley's 'Believe It Or 
Not,' star attraction bf the World's 
Fair, , will take, to the road starting 
in Nov. 

First date 
Square Garden. 

Cash Miller, who supplied and 
has most of the- frcaika iinder per- 
sonal: contract,, will augment the 14 
present freaks with some from the. 
tra-yellng! carnivals. 



DAREDEVID CRASHEB 

, Sept, il. 

Racirig bn riiotproycle at 4.0 
miles ' i-.n hour round , the verticial 
'Wall of Death' at the C: N. E,, johii 
Luck crashed . " the flobr of the 
bowl when heavy rainfall left the 
board track; swollen.: Unconscious 
arid badly Cut, Lucie, was rushed to 
the C. N. E- hpspltai after being 
picked Up. 

Luck and JSpeedy* Dawson were 
doing their . fanious criss-crbsa. 
weaving around the steep Sides of. 
the track when the former slith<^ 
ered sidewlse and just riniissed Daw- 
son -with the . swirling zig-zagging 
machine, . Meandering . . through the 
two inotPrcycles at terrific speed 
was *pared"evil ', wife of Luck, 
She was 'driving a racing car. 

Ten hiiriutes after the .'Wall bf 
Death' accident, the 'Waltzer' Went" 
haywire,. Injuririg four with one 
woman gblng- to the hospital with 
a broken leg." Both attractions are 
units . pf the Reuben Grueberg 
Model Shows pf America. 



Burlesque Placements 

Chicago, Sept.. 11. 
■Milt Schuster oflnce made the 
fpllowing burlesque, placements last 
wfsek:. Mae Berger, Helen Halt, 
Mary' Maceic and PpUy Marr into 
the .Gayety, Milwaukee; Kenney 
.Brenna, Annette Stanley, Marie. 
ICrisik. . Anna Pajjak, Marte Cholewia 
and . Jack 'Tranip' Mortage for :tbe 
Garrlok, St. Louis. Shblkes and 
Dixie Dixon into- the Gem. Chlckgo; 
Collette at the Star arid iGarter, 
Chicag([>; ' TarqulnP and Rayo into 
the Majestic, Grand Rapids; Will 
Degray, JDufrari<s and Dwan for. the 
Empire, Toledo, krid. jearie,. Wil-; 
liams, Parker Gee for the Irving 
Place in New Tork. 



LETTERS 

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VARIETY Addresi Mall Clerk. 

POSTCABiDS. ADVERVIMNO or 

circular letters wiix mot 
be advertised 

Letters adv^btised im 

ONi; ISSUE ONLY 



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Prior ■ A)ian 
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Vand«rblU Rene. 



CHICAGO OFFICE 

iTantbs Jim .' MacCarthy P Ej 



•Hal 

jjamlBOn J Xt 
;ijaca« Alfred 



ProBper H 
Fiirl Billy 

Randall fired . 



Theatre Available 

Tor. Stock Barleflk, Diramatic Stock, 

Tryo&t filiowa, Plctares, cte.~^ 
Traffic district on Broadway, N, ,T. 
1,400< Beats,, fully equipped, liar^rc 
stage, ete. (R.C;A; sound). Can be 
rented by day, -vreek Or month. Will 
pay perccntago with riesponeible 
parties. Phone BOgardus 4-9608, or 
.Write Box 12, Variety, Mew York 



DOROTHEA AMTEL 

Z2fl W. ^2d St.: New York CMr 
tily New Assortment of- fiRICETlNCr 
CARDS Is Now, Rmay. 21 Itenulirul 
CARDS nod POI.DERS. Boxed. PoNt- 
pdld, for 

One Dollar 




INSTITUTION INTERNATIONAL « 

Shoes for the S^^g^^^d eJVr^^/ 

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Sixfeen successful weeks in Hie COTTON CLUB, New York^ 
and on both networks of the NATION At. BROADCASTlNGi 
COMPANY! Recording Artists [ PARAMOUNT and VITAt 
PHONE shorts! Sensational business with the Cotton Club 
Revue at LOEW'S State, Valencia, Metropolitan and Jerseyr 
City Theatres < Now to be featured in the firit Cottort Club 
Revue ever to play putside Greater New York— headlining 
the COTTON CLUB ^^STORMY WEATHER" REVUE, opening: 
its route October 27th at toew's Fox, V/ashington ! 

IRVING MILLS, PRESIDENT omSL GENERAL MANAGER: 




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For theatre bookings, contact mi BLOOM, Manager, HARRY PINCUS and 
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NEW yORK, TUES0AY; SEPpl^ 19, 1933 



56 PAGES 






laUfeva Mecca for Divarcers 

/ ■ ' ■■ ■ 

llfidi Fast Boy taldiig Them AH 



Reno, Sept. 
Cfl^l-Neva ttddge, srambllnff spot on 
the California-Nevada line with the 
pne bldectlhff the men's room, has 
jb^comii a inecCa for diyorcers. Beno 
lia-iioW getting the igo-by and aU>e- 
■jcause a man had an Idea and knew 
iprhat to dp with it' 

" With' three divorces behind hlin 
land high .hope ^or the future, a 
playboy once known ' as America'ci 
Sweetheart came to Reno a yef|.r 
Ago, got a gander, at Lake Tahtfe* 
-50' miles wesit. and flared up with an 
Inspiration, leaking time out* only 
.ion^ enough to get married again, 
i;he lad bustled oyer to the lake and 
grabbed options on all the land on 
the Nevada, side.^ Then he proceeded 
tp^|>^t Qni & pressure rfealty develop- 
ihetit which has. rdstlklted >tn a great 

. J.atid boom. 

";■ jljl^here's nothing extraordinary in 
'... this but the sales argument on 
which the development is based is 
a pipH — and has snagged the gelt. 

Ask. No Questions 

. You come to Reno for a split. The 
lad'd ehtrfepreneura hook you at the 
station or at your hotel and induce 
yaut while you're waiting aground for 
Bix weeks to elapse, to run over to 
^aho^. When you get there you 
. flee a very pretty body of water to- 
iward which hillsides slope. On the 
hillsides are all sorts of huts fash- 
ioned of logs. Tou.get steamed up 
Over the picturesque setting for the 
.joints and are. told you. ought to own 
lied on page 49) 

JiO REPEAL ERROR UKE 
2% BEER BY HOTELS 

. T^e New York hotels are all 
iKttiaicing plans for installation of tap 
vt'toama and large bars counting on 
ias- early as Dec. 16 for repeal and 
legalized liquor selling. The hotels, 
and their, bondholder!- mortgagees, 
ai-e banki"g heavily on repeal to 
take them out of the red. 

"aate bonifaces state that they will 
•tot make the same mistake as with 
legalized 3.2 b^^r. The brewers 
then were too chary, figuring on the 
natio& suddenly going berserk on 
beer jags, and it's no secret that 
much of the 3.2 stuff was not much 
oyer 2%.. 

The brewers' association suc- 
iceeded in. its aim to keep beer- 
drunk arrests at a minimum, but it 
Worked great damagie in creating a 
Sriesit public grouch against 3.2 beer 
as being inadequate; with the re- 
sult that beer sales after the initial 
" "ijy''the-^ase" boom—for ^home^^^ 
sumption have; not kept up with 
eipecfatlons, although still doing 
rather well; 

The hotels, catering to a more 
epicurean clientele,,^ are readying 
for the demand with vintage cel- 
lars and choice wine cards, hoping 
to capturiES' and maintain the pub- 
lic's wine and liUIcer interests from 
the start. 



GfK»ds01d Diiig-a-Lmg 



A cheery note oh current 
cpndltiohs comes from, the 
pawii tirokers on Sixth avenue,^ 
New York, 

They say. that many of the ' 
boys who: hocked their, alarm, 
' clocks when In need 6f a^^eal 
are tip'^.'T.e^eeming them. 

The ', 'aldrm tlckbrs were 
unked.by the thousands for a 
thin mme a.piece. Redeeming 
price is 25c. , 




Producers Show Inpreasmg 
Like for . Actors Wl^o've 
Faced Audiences 7— Qld 
Screen Favorites Driven 
. to Sdrannble for Leayiftgis 



SFEEDS STARDOM 




SBOWPKM 
PASSENGER 




Now that steamships have, opened 
up a new lucrative field for dis- 
tributors, passenger planes may be 
next. Experiments are under way 
to test the practicability of pictures 
for air travelers. 

J. H. Harper, who produces car- 
toon subjects, is working with the 
T. W. A, air lines on plans which 
would have the . film sound track 
broadcast from some point over a 
short wave radio system to planes 
in transit. The broadcast sound 
track would be synchronized with 
a silent portable projector set up in 
the cabin of the airship. 

Filmis have been shown on trains 
1ft transit' but while successful 
enough as an expei-iment, has not. 
been . generally adopted as a car- 
rier feature. . 



Cuban RcTolulion as 
theatre Strike Signal 



Havana, Sept. 
Picture biz here is affected, by 
revolution and subsequent strikes. 
Operators went on 24-hour strike. 
After first conference with ex- 
hibitors, all— demands Of the op- 
erators were granted. 

At present first and second class 
houses pay $35 weekly; third class, 
$12.25 and fourth class $10.60 with 
extras for matinees and special 
shows. There. Will be a 25% in- 
crease. 

Before this move, only . deluxers 
C3T~wef e^^^pSyrng'^aimo^ 
salaries while the naborhood 
houses, some with 10 and 12-hour 
shifts paid as a rule 75c and 50c 
dally to operators. 

A general convention is called 
for early October when exhibitors 
will unite to fight high film rental 
(percentage is average of 45%) and 
to attack the black list method of 
the distributors. 



Hollywood, Sept. 18. 

Like a' rising tirfe* staae p^^ye^s 
are graduajiy ° shoving established 
screen players out of pictures.. Dur- 
ing the past few monthikf influx of 
stagers has been partipularly. strong* 
ln,thei major studios 'at , preselit 
there are 315 players^ stars and f ea- 
turedf under contract. , Of thie tpfali 
197 have coniis from^ the stttgo dur- 
ing the past three years, the remain- 
ing lid are either holdovers'^ from 
silents or .have come to the. screen 
without previous .stage experience. 

Outside oil the contract lists, there 
are about 200 stage people in Holly* 
wood, bucking the free lance ranks: 
Most of them find employnient 
steadier than the recognized pic 
ture people who, becaim^ names In 
the silents. Letter group' ate having 
a hard tlme^tflhding anything more 
than casual. ^mploym^nt. * 

Largest number of stage imports 
are at Metros Of the total contract 
list of 70 players, 40 are from the 
footlights. Radio has 62 players. 30 
of them from the .stage. Paraniount's 
legit group numbers 33 of the 62 
contracted players. Universal cur- 
rently has 24 cOntractees, 18 from 
the stage, mostly from 'Counclllor- 
at-Law' and playing their original 
parts in the-picture. no.vr in producr 
tlon. 

Between 20th. Century and 6am 
Goldwyn, 20 of the 27 ticketed play- 
ers on the United. Artists lot are 
from legit. Thirty of the 49 ear- 
marked players at Po;x are from the 
stage, while . Columbia's liet of 10 
has three imports. 

Creep Up In Two Years 

Though most picture people have 
been die-hards in admitting the ad- 
vance of stage players in pictures, 
their growth has been steady for the 
past two years, producers feeling 
that they get more out ot actors 

(Continued on page; 50) 



too Hudi Politics Jammii^ Up 




iNitliiroir 



OK for Sound Ahyiyay 



A new way of crashing ex- 
ecutive gates in looking for a 
job was tried by a. novice press 
agent in New Yorfc It was 
first pulled- on Bob' ^Isk of 
JXKO, who received a portable 
plionOgraph and a 'record sent 
to the RKO' publicity depart- 
ment.' Thinking it itnight be a 
new theme song or something, 
Sisk played the record, only to 
discover It -was a spiel about 
the lad'd ability. 

Same gag was tfted On Gtabe 
Yorke at Foi. ' 



AIR NAMES m 



Pat Remembered 



Washington, Sept. 

It was all. set to hold over 
the film code hearings until 
^Tlvursday,421>^and .start=them=: 
again on that day. After be- 
ing okayed all around, some- 
body killed it by remembering 
that the Jewish New Tear falls 
on Thursday, so they .changed 
the date to Saturday (23). 

The man who reminded 
Deputy NRA Administrator Sol 
Rosenblatt was Pat Casey. 




mmi 



It's the actors who are now .doing 
the eyebrow lifting. when radio's so- 
called .'proprfetOry*' advertising . ia 

n^eiitloned. That's the type <>p afd-, 
vjertlsing- which calls for delicate 
copy handling, such as laxatives, 
body oddr eradicators, etc'..' 

The radio networks pllaced ytheir 
transmitters abave:°'^uch copy -uhtil' 
a couple of years. ago, when. they. 
V.'eakened -land gave in. But how 
the talent 'hr.s adopted the net- 
works' discarded attitude, and while 
tiie - 'proprietory"- ladvertlsers ar<?i;: 
having no trpuble in dbtaihihg net-' 
work tin»e,:- It's fretting quite dif- 
ficult to' grab first . rate talent. 

Four established ether names 
turned down one laxative 'manu- 
facturer's' attractive salary pfter 
last "wtfek, stating plugging such a 
product on the airwaVet '^gfhi 
damage thelt ^reps. An anti-odor 
maker and . its. ad agency Is having- 
similar trouble with the bigger 
names, and both may have to agree 
to non-names or stay off the air,. 



World's Worst Program 
% Favorite in LA. 



liOs Angeles, Sept. 18. 

Although Al Fox announces his 
program as the 'world's worst,' it 
proved otherwise when KGPJ, lios 
Angele37""^dr3'c6nTfnue^^ "carl^ 
morning air feature. 

Immediately following the shut 
down, thousands of letters, mostly 
from eating houses, gas stations, 
and other all nlte spots; deluged 
asking that the program be re- 
turned, pronto. 

It worked, and now both Fox and 
hlfl hound dog are back playing 
phonograph records. 



Vienna^ may follow Iti the fo6V 
steps of Berlin on the Na^l otties- 
tlon within several months. Such, 
at least, Is the belief gained by^, 
show folks in Austria based , on ob- 
servance of ' reactions ' as noted hy 

Frederick Wh^e-Spltz. 

• ■ ■. ■ J. > .. ■ .■■ , ■ 

Spitz; formerly 0peral6'c.ahd^Iie{i4^< 
booker of the.^Irkus Wentz In Wi'- 
enna and the Tlvolt theatre, Han- 
over, has just arrived in the United 
States^ forced out of business by 
Nazi interference. In Hoover it 
was simply a mattej; of gettlajg but 
like other^j^wli^h show folks. In yi« 
ehi^'a, ' where offlciaUy there's 119 
Nazism, he says tlieat^es owned oi* -^' 
operated by Jews are boycotted to 
such an eictent as to kill bUsInesa' 
possibilities,. 

Ucalites ^Fear* Cli 

r. Theatres, 41i ever the" continent^ 
ijeports SpHz, . tare Buffering from- 
t^b hiucii politics no 'matter what ' 
thiair d;Ue^nce or .wHilit tbie <;bun- 
try. In Central , JSurbpe there's 
practically no show biz left:. Blgr 
i^ame /kcta playing Berlin hbuses» > 
he says, die compiletely If of for- 
eign origin, while siiiall ' nobodies 
from around, the comer Kf|t"tbe ap- 
plause from fear-strickefi'' -custom^ 
e^s who figure they miist be ' jpa- 
trlptlcf above all. Bijit not enoiig:^ 
locaUCes^ to go the roiinds and for- 
eigners are resenting 'the treatment 
they get. j 

'indication of _ how, bad things 
are, even outside >of Germahy, be- 
cause' of the German- influence. Is 
that Spitz has been commissioned 
by a number of the bigger name 
acts In Europe to dig up somo 
-American bookings. Among thesft 
axe acts such as . the Frateillhis, ^ ^ 
Vjfhoye yvo^^ Europe cguiii.c 

stantiy and have never before tried 
or wished to cpMie'^td the U. .S; 
They are Italorli^enCh^ Also Spitz 
has the three Andreiu ^ivels, from 
Madrid, about the be^t clown act- 
in Europe; Kassner, magician; an^ 
Sylvester -Schaejfer,- Tprotean' artist. 

EiSENStflN^ PLUNIaE 



Undertakes- 'SIM- Vear^ of RussiaA 
Historjf-rrHlQW. .Many Feet? 



ivibiscow. Sept, 18. 

After a period Of silence, part of 
it spent in an expedition to Kara- 
Kuiiti, Serge. EJ^en^tein lets it bft 
known that he Is at wOrk on ah 
ambitious ' film opus to be called 
'Moscow.' 

It will recount the histpry of . the 
proletariat ,in .Moscow, .in. .the paist 
500 years, no more, Historfans and 
.antiquarians... and^^ researchers--^ andr 
.spciologiists are helping him get the 
.stuff togetjier. 



ita Qould's 32 Auditions 

Rita Gould. may be challenging 
the high record in the matter of 
giving radio auditions. 

She'.i rendered 32 auditions for 
nptwork.M, advertising agencies, and, 
she now su.spects, office boys. 



VARIETY 



PICT 11 RES 



f 

Tuesday, September 19, 193^ 



Pandess Pic Crew Crash Nude Colony, 
Bring Back Sunburn for Arts Sake 



Holly wood, Sept, . 
ryan Foy's flhn production ctew 
Is after spendlne Ave 

days In: nude, photogrraphing 
footage for a nudist picture at Ely t 
slan Fields, bare colony^ nefur. iUUce 
Eldinore. The 15 men are nurslnsr 
heavy sunburns, tender f eet . and in- 
sect, bites as a. result of exposure 
during the making of the picture. 

Before they cdUld obtain permfs - 
slon ' to maHc. . scenes In the. camp, 
<)fflcial& tftere • made • tie Foy com- 
pany promlgo to dlyest themselveu 
of 'their •clo thing and enter into the 
spirit of the occasion. 

T^etefore, in the liye days thejr 
spent in the pahtless paradise, thfe 
only app?irel sported by :thev creW 
was- the soundman's, earphoneg. 

keyhoie' Vei^ion^^ipf Nudism 

I*<iature, titled . . Nudism Se,*-. 
less?' is currently in work at Foy'i? 
stUdiOi making?- the necessary in- 
teriors. Story is atiput a. reporter 
assigned; Inside on 

nudism. 

Tarn stresses . the health virtues 
of. goirtff .about sans Clothing aind 

ill. reyeal • that . many, historical 
characters, Including Ben Franklin, -j 
•were^Kpt itor it,'. ' Z 

lyslan JPields 'caters mainly to \ 
Los Angeles people," with plienty o( 
lamilies ;i)i'inging ther-^klddiea tot 
week-end .vacatl<>ns In a^tO--, 
getiier. 

Kude ranch Is right next door to 
the summer home of Almee Semple 
McPhersoh.. 



Stout Parades Bo^r Scout 
Serial for Monogram 

Hollywood, Sept. 18. ' 
George Stout of . Romance PIc^ 
;tui:ea Is.ln .New York to negotiate 
with W. Ray Johnston on' the sale: 
of a Boy Scout serial to Monogram, 
Stout took flrist two episodes east 
v^rith him. 



Fox Shelyes Foreign 
Hade Ul Hamy 1^^ 
For lis. Prbteclian 



lAKEDSiOESQrm^ 
pFFNipDlNU^^ 

Ix>s Angeles. Sept. 

Stuffed, household sales, whicli 
have f requentli^ masqueraded . as, 
offerings of niiotloii picture peoplc^^^ 
personiEil belongin^B* . < y*!^)^JS 
thumbed^as a racket by the Better 
BuslneiBS BUreau of lios Angeles; 
Court action has been taken In sev- 
eral cases In a ciunpaign 'to exitos^ 
and discipline the scores of furni- 
ture dealers ftisserted to be operating 
in the guise of property owners 
forced to sell, out chetip. 

iBstimated ^Oiat 1^0 dealers Are 
operating the stuffed Halt racket In 
residences, many violating' the 
ordinar.se which req;ulres advertise- 
ments to state they are dealers. 



Fox has decided to shelve 'Only: 
.Girl,*' ]liilla,n .Harvey sta,r.red, made 
In iGermfiny and r*pndon by Ufa and 
Gaumont-Brltish. FUm's English 
.version will not be shown in either 
the tr. S. or England, according to : 
present ideas. ' It cost about .$300,- 
000 to make and did fair business In 
Germany. 

'Fox 'doesn't .think the picture ^ 
good enough' «and Is afraid it might: 
hurt sales on future Harvey Alms, 
lioW being -made In.. Hollywood. Also 
some fear expressed that fiie Aim's 
Ufa -background may hurt; leading 
to '. a- possible Impression' in cus- 
tomers' minds that . other Harvey I 
piotures; - regularly • made - and ' Te- i 
leased by Fox,- have- that bacfc- : 
ground.--. 

- •Gnly 'GIrl' was one- of thei:^dlrect 
leaders Into the UfatG-B , split. 
British company had a . co-produc- 
tion deal with Ufa but didn't think 
the Harvey film up to standard. 
•Coming, at ..the height .of the, Jew- 
i)altihg In Germany it gave British 
Qaumont a chanpe sliiff. the : en- 
tire pfa . product deal. 

Gauinoht, . haviner- bonslderable 
money' Invested, wouldn't mind re-' 
leasing the Aim: now, but Fox. iias 
an Interest in the. company, thus 
assuring that It won't be shown. 
Possibly, Fox. admits, . however, it 
may be move^ oif the. shelf ;.f. or Eu- 
ropean, showing only In a year or so. 

JEAN HARLOW HARRIES, 
BUT FORGETS M-G-H 



BORZAGE TO DIREa U'S 
REMAKE OF SHOWBOAT' 



Hollywood, Sept. 
William Anthony McGulre has 
been assigned for '.the screen storj' 
of • 'Si^owboat' at Unlveriiai. 

Frank Borzage lyiU direct, his 
contract bailing for .,$66,o0o for,; a 
1 3 - week wbrking ^ period. 



INDEX 



, Bills 


42 


Burlesque 


P.5. 


Ch, 


..Bi-53 


Editorial. 


43 


Exploitation 


21 ' 


Film Reviews . . . . .-. . . . i 


, . 13 


Forisign ^ews. . . . . . . . . . 


. . 19 


IToiise Reviews,. . ... ... . 




Inside — Legit .......... 


i. 43 


inside— Music 


-43 


Inside — riPIctures 


43 




..44-47 


Letter List 


.. 54 


Xiiterati ..'.*. ...... , . . . ^ . 


48 


^MUSiC— TTT^jT^i-r-iTT-rr-r-r-i-j^*;! 




News from the Dailies 


50 


Obituary 


54 


Outdoors 


55 


Pictures 


2-30 


'Radio ••«.......'.-'.. ... . 


31-38 


Radio Reports.. . ; . . ... . 


... 33 


Timos Square. . . » 


49 







Hollywood,, Sept. . 18; 

. Jean Harlow one. year, and two 
weeks after deatji of her husband, 
I^aul Bern, married Harpld'-O. Ros 
son, .caineramari,.at .4:20 ajn. today 
(Mon.) ' in Yuma, where cQUjple had 
gone by plane. 

With B. A. Freason, justlcie of 
peace, performing ceremony, Metro 
studio were all burned up at .elope 
ment as publicity department had 
been in on Intended nuptial!^- and 
wanted to make a big splash.. 




WILL MAHONEY 

The Boston - "American" said: 
"Each feat of Will Mahohey's is a 
signal for haiidclapplng, loud and 
long. If Mahoney were alone ^on 
the piwgraih it would be well worth 
whiliB, for Will Mahoney hasn't a 
peer In his line." 

Direction 

RALPHaFARNUM 
Roosevelt Hotel 
Hollywood, Cal. 



SIGN OVER 200 

PKmm 




Hollywood, Sept. 'JS. 
More than 200 players have been 
given coiltractB during the past 
few weeks, and as many more are 
expecting to' close deals. ° Most of 
the players are In the t^300 to $1,600 
class. 'In a4dI.tIon about 75 writers 
have been tlciieted with Hhe same 
number due.to,get a label within the 
next week 6r io days. All the deals 
are with major studios.. 

Condition Is partly due to a de- 
sire on .the part 'df. the studios not 
to be caught with a heavy produc 
tlqn schedule 'which has to await 
thie. release of desired players from 
oit.ii'ie:r free lance . engagements 
Major angle, however, ' Ip the feeling 
that Inflation Iq just around the 
comer. That . would mean uppe'd 
salaries to meet 'the new conditions 
Studios with the high-pay names 
clinched, will not have so many 
worries. Mpst . deals are on , the 
usual six months ticket with' op 
tlons, and some .of those getting 
paper^i particularly the . writers, 
have, been 'ihore or less Idle for pe- 
riods up to six ihonths. 

Radio studio has been particular- 
ly active in building up Its player 
string, angling particularly for 
inale juves, About a dozen of these 
have been getting Ink on their 
fingers recently. 



Gamblers and Kings Qoiied Alikf 



Par's ^Fimny Page' New 
Film Cartoon Featiire 

Chicago, Sept. is. 
King Features syndicate hag sold 
to ParanttJiht the righta tp a full 
length picture of their cartoon staris. 
t'llcker wUl be called Tunny Pagq'. 

This will not be vahllgtiated . but 
will be a regulair feature; picture 
with such characters as KatietiJaxftr 
mer Kids, 4*op Bye, Blondle, Boob 
McNutt and Polly and Her Pal^ 
Picture will be released arpund; 
January t 

FAN DANCER, SALLY 
lUMD, FOR FAR FIX 

Sally Rand, fan dancer who has 
been providing much extra draw for 
the Fair throngs at the Chicago for 
B&K> has signed With Paramount 
under a contract which calls for a 
week at the iParamount. N; and 
for appearance in one picture. 

She comes Ipto the;N. TE. Par. Oct. 
6, then to the coast by the end of 
the month tp pr^liS-re for'hSr Par 
film debut. 

Miss. Rand goes Into the 
:way Par at 15*000 a^ a; split over 
a £gUr6 that Is to be detertttlned- as 
spon as- Boris "nLottOB knows what- 
the plcturie - ^eek of Oct e wlli :be.. 
He wanted the fan dancer for Sept 
29, but B&K desires to hold her that 
week also for a total pf 10. 

Fred Wi^rln® comen back Into .the 
N. T: house. Sept. 29 Instead; Mor- 
rolB has booked Jack Benny for later 
In October. 



SD) GRAUMAN ADDS 
OA, lL TO DBTIES 



Hollywood, Sept. ,18. 
Sid Grauman is taking on another 
job a.gain, becoming managing di- 
rector of the United Artists, which 
repjpens Oct. 11. 

.'The Bowery,' at $3 top for the 
priemiere, reopens the house. QraU'^ 
man is in on salary and percentage 
and keei)s on handling the Chinese. 

Jack Frost, fPrmer Fox-West 
Coast division' manager, becomes 
house manager under Grauman; 

•Bowery' will be followed by 
Broad.way Through a Keyhole.' 



Patsy Ruth Miller' Free 
.Patsy Ruth. Miller was grahted a 
divorce frt)m her husband, Tay 
Garnett, the dlfector, by a Vienna 
court yesterday ' (Monday), accoi'd^ 
ing to cable reports. 



SPSAGTJE GOES U. 

Hollywood, Sept. 18. 
' Chandler SpragUe has gone from 
Metro to Universal where he is do- 
inrr the adaptation and e rlpt on 
'Dieiillusion' ^^ith Harry Sauber. 

Tills is Stanley Berjgerman's first 
feature picture. 



Grief from Gams 



Undressed Gets Macr Space, but Lot of 
Kickback from Fans; 



JHollywood, Sept. 18. 
Leg art is crowding picture por- 
traits for top play in the volume of 
still fotos pouring out of the studio 
publicity mills. Race of the gams 
to outstep the physiogs in some 
major Ibtfe Is . ieg-and-i>eck, with the 
output going to magSj newspapiers 
and into the private flies of fans 
and film editors. 

While the undressers are one of 
the main reliances of the p.a.'s in 
getting- .a. jot, of^periodical space, 
they, are'^also one of the cliief • grief - 
getters. Stepping blithejy_ out of the 
studio mailing rooms - ori' their own 
pretty pins, the nearly nudes fre- 
quently klcltback from the big burgs 
as well as the stix in the form of 
proposals to tax and further re- 
strict motion pictures. In spots 
where the undraped or demi-nude 
vStjll has power te shock this kind 
of (»xploitation art has been used as 
a plai-ing example of so-called per- 



version of. Hollywood's chief in- 
dustry as a buildup toward tighter 
censorial and legislative restraints. 

Much of the leg art, frankly. Is 
.only to regale the press desk boys 
who need., an antidote for the less 
colorful copy, of the day. It Serves 
as a wedge for other publicity mat 
ter. 

Standards of permissible exposure 
have, become so liberal in the pic 
colony, where thousands of picked 
. femmes are more . or less constantly 
'(^iT display" in the 1mffiiW"of"Wi^^^^ 
in daring clothes vogues, at beaches 
ana in sun-tan camps that the in 
duratcd p.a.'s are often genuinely 
astonished at the frequent boome- 
rangs frorh the shocked hinterlands. 

Test ie not so much in the degree 
of nudity but in the manner and 
purpose of the poses, witli the so 
called horizontal stlil regarded as 
the most flagrant, though often the 
most carefully clothed. 



Par Offers Fredric March 
$400,000 for 2 Yrs/ Work 

Hollywood, Sept. 18. 
Paramount has offered Fredric 
March $200,000 per year for two 
years on a new contract. His pres 
ent deal expired two weeks- ago and 
March Is working on weekly ar 
rangement. 

New contract Is on 52-week basis 
but March figures he can get. more 
money at another plant and Is hold 
ing out. 



Chaplin Readying for Hii^ 
Next Pic, Adds Stage 

Hollywood, 18. 
Construction work on a new stage 
at .the Chaplin studios have been 
stiarted in view of gettinig his next 
picture begun. 

New' stage will, be finished in 
about 20 days, with the picture 
scheduled to start at that time.. 



Botsfbrd Back to HVood 

. M. Botsford, who's been east 
three weeks on a vacation with 
eastern confabbing on the side at 
the Par home office, leaves Friday 
(22) to return to the Coast studio. 

This was Bbt's first visit east 
slnce^ he. became a production offi- 
cial out west. 



, Holly wood, Sept. j8» . 

5PI|ie _ biographical:. the 
Btrongest^Pyoi^' that-^iEiColiywood -will 
pedal, dur^iig;.;; the next year of pro- 
duction, ^o far l& pictures coming 
up vWlli t^'hiased on the lives of fa- 
.mdus^ Infamous and historical char- 
acters opt pf jreal life. 

List runs the -gamut from- a 
banana ' Shogun.' to a rec.brd -break- 
ing ;e%.ter and, from a w^jjti^rh two- 
^un^er. tp a.- Russian e'mpress.>. ^It 
presents two . HplIy^oPd. stars, .each 
doing' a picture^^based ; Dn the otliei;... 
Inclluded in the .roster Are Al Smi!th,, 
Marie AntlonettP, Maurlfie, Isadoi'a . 
Duncan, Vllja, «ind;BarnUm. 

•Plus the 16 on the way, there are . 
fpur; productions Iri this category 
either 'finished ..or ■ almost .done. 
These are -Queen Christina;' (Qar- 
bo): 'The . Bowery,' with Chuclc 
Cohiiers and iSteye Brodie as the 
principal characters; 'I Loved Two 
^.Women,* .which- Is supposed. Jto be 
the atpry of the Armour family, al- 
though Warners declares It Is . a „ 
fictional yarn; 'Broadway 
Through a Key hble/ which Walter 
WInchell says * h.as nothing to .do 
wli^h Al ■ jolspn and Jluby Keeler. 

Used to Duck 
• : Studio jfteered; clear , of true-life 
celluloids for soni'e time fbllpwing 
the. suit instituted .by the descend-, 
ents of Jim Brldger>. who objected 
to the .TuUy Marshall Iportrayal in 
Cdvered;; Wa,goh.' Rec_jntly . when 
■Man" rT^.hp'i;!pared' /was previewed 
iy. 'TQi}i/SL'i^T»'vrqT^ explained that 
ieUi of .'thp/chnjracters were fictitiouSi 
But' When the apprpyal of Mayor 
Anton C^tmak's family was obtain^ 
ed,- this, was scissored. That dis- 
claiming; foreword- was also on 'I 
iLoyed Two Women.-'. 

Another mess;' of litigation that .; 
pt^ine out of a' filmization frpni fapt 
Resulted from Warners' 'MOutii* 
piece,' when . the daughter of WIl* 
Jlam Fallon ■ objected to the com* 
parisonv 

Metro, not . so long ago, dished 
up :a .yarn around Pecora. and his 
investigations,- but ,, dropped It as 
toip hot . to iiandlei ■ oii the screen. 
Same ;go^s for "Sam .JafCe's projected 
portrait pf Hitler iri 'The Mad Pog 
Of. Europe.' 

Fruit and .Diamonds 
On the schedules at present are:. 
'Gi-een Gold,' story of Samuel Ze» 
murray. United Fruit h6ad;. 'Pla« 
niond Jim Brady' (Charles R. Rog- 
ers-Parampunt) ; 'Her Regiment of. 
Liovei*s'), Catherne of Russia, 
'Bolero,' MaUrlce (Par); 'Kihgflsh,* 
Huey Long, 'Diamond. Joe,' HInky 
Dink .(WB-FN); 'Viva Villa,* 
'Bombshell,;! 'Marie Antlonette,' 
'Three Men,' Al Smith; C7ardlnal 
Hayes, and a murder named 
Moskowltz (Metro); 'Balloon Bus*, 
ter,' Frank Luke (Radio); 'F'ron- 
tler Marshal,' Wyatt Earp (Fox); 
'House of Rothschild,' 'P. T. Bar- 
num,' and an untitled Hollywood 
yarn ([20th Century); 'Great Zeig- 
feld' (U); 'My Life,? Isadora Pun- 
can (Majestic). 

The studio yarn 20th Century 
will ^do stars C^onstance Bennett:, 
and parallels Jean' Harlow's life. 
Miss Harlow is currently finishing 
'Bombshell,' yarn that even' has a 
marquis In it tO keep the similarity 
to Miss Bennett's blog. In addition 
to Parampuh't's Catherine the Gi'eat 
story, 'Which -stars Marlerie plet* 
rich, Pouglas Fairbanks is 'ready i 
Ing^ a sihillar script in England for 
production tliere. 

VVriters Reading. 

. With a score of true stories oh 
the fire currently, writers are turii^ 
ing history students, -conjbiiife. 
the 'libraries for suitable subject^, 
drawing: on their memories 
celebs of their youth and intervlew7 
ing oldsters" who were intimateW of 
cbiorfui figures of the '90s and be- 
fore. 



Sig Marcus Leaves J-S 

Hollywood, Sept. 

Sig Marcus, office manager of 
Joyce- & Selznick, has resigned, ef- 
fective Sept. 30. 

Resignation, followed some cen- 
suring of Marcus by Myron Selz- 
nick, with the latter accepting the 
resignation over the telephone. 



SAILINOS 



Sept. 
Copper 



25 (London to New. 'York) 
Lawley (Milwaukee). 
Sept. 23 (New York to Plymouth) 
Charles Laughton, Charles Bickfofd 
and family, Maurice Chevalier, CA.t\ 
-I^cmmlcr Jack=^ Rossr7Fra7ik==Joyce^ 
(lie de France). 

Sept. 20 (Pari-s to Xcw York),. 
Marlene Pietrich (Pari.s). 

$ept. 15 (New York to Southamp- 
ton), Mr. ana Mr.«?. Jack Mill.« (Ma- 
jestic). 

. Sept. IC (New York to London) 
Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontanno <Rl'<V- 
men). 

Sept. (New York to ji>ndon), 
Charles ickford (Rex). 



PICTVRES 



VARiETy 




CROP 





32-33 



Tided Tranips, Phoney Princes Sneak 
To Extra Raiiks as Pretense Exposed 



Hollywood,' 

severairyear^ alter the war, 

with most 6£" th^ small European 

■tbiintries in the. throes of reVolu- 

tidiis, Hollywood became the Miecca 
■1 . ' 1 . ■ ... ■ 

for- scores of European hlii^ bloods, 

Russian princes, Austrian and Oer- 
man barons, Bulgarian counts, 
■7?urklsK sultans, not to mention 
generals and admirals from cpun- 
trli^s unfamiliar to most people/ 
They flocked to Hollywood arid 
found , It possible to' earn a living 
in pictures. 

With the publicity value of titles 
;,above par, many foreigners began 
knighting .arid decorating them- 
selves until Hollywood had enough 
ndbility to' start a Burke's Peerage 
'of Its own. and enough phoriiey blue 
blood arid generals to start a pew 
empire In the hills of Malibu. 

II Haywire 

\'!^;*5Fhe queer royalty.; invaded pic- 
txit'^s with a mad ' rush, most of 
■feliem. becoming, technical advisors 
on. pictures, with 'foreign locales, 
*rhel*" work ■was so .haywire that 
picture companies began t6 get 
protests frohl. foreign countries 
claming that stories and native cus- 
toms were all . wet and that HoUy- 
'■wood had. bett.ier get -wise to itself 
and And out just who their techni- 
cal lads w'ere. Investigations proved 
.that the phonies were riiostly smart 
lads who never got near the fringe 
of the subject matter on which they 
werie supposed, to be experts. Pre- 
tenders cost the studios a lot of 
money and priestige before they 
Voice up. 

.Today the fakeris.are still in Hol- 
lywood hanging onto thelf self- 
'made titles, but mbst of them are 
reduced to the ranks of extras, 
•working when foreign types are 
* necessary. 

Worst offenders were the Rus- 
sians. Posing as being exiled by. 
the Bolsheviks, they received sym- 
pathy from Hollywood, which is a 
pushover for anything that smacks 
of royalty. A great, number of them 
existed without ■worl^Ing for months 
following the general -iexpose by 
claiming that the Bolsheviks and 
communists were persecuting them 
and that the charges of faking 
brought against them were born, of 
haitred of the titled clasd. Many 
picture people fell for this, saw 
that the strangers within tme cine 
ma gates were Well treated. 

Still Faki 

.Same mob are still around carry- 
ing -their titles, still insisting they 
are genuine. Occasionally one will 
^et into the public prints by claim- 
ing his brother killed Rasputin, his 
father had seen the Czar and his 
family alive within the last two 
months or that Russia will Soon be 
rescued from its present govern- 
ment by a group of White Russians, 
always headed by himself, who are 
pianriing to lead a conquering army 
from Mexico or some other Latin 
country. Story is usually killed 
after the first edition When some 
editor remembers a similar yarn 
jt^^ing turned Jn previously. Phoney 
rpyallst sinks into oblivipri for ian- 
Qther year until he can get a fresh 
fei:eak With some new or forgotten 
yarn, about himself. 

Buck's White Cargo' 

.First consignment of film from 
Frank Buck for his second picture 
for RKO release, 'Wild Cargo,' 
reached New York last week from 
India. 

, .Though away some tlmie, heavy 
rains and other bad film weather 
li.as seriously delayed the expedi- 
tion's filming plans. 



Says $3,000, Means It 



Ijondon, Sept. 18. 
Jessie Matthews is being ap.- 
proached by sundry American film 
companies. 

The English comedienne ia asking 
$8,Q00 weekly or nothing, being al- 
ready fortunately established on 
this side. 




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TEST ORGY 



CHEVALIER'S PAGNOL 
PIC IN FRANCE, THEN O.S. 



■While abroad j with his sailing for 
Fi-ance scheduled Saturday (23) ou 
the 'He de France,' Maurice 
Chevalier will make, a picture base4 
on a story by Marcel Pagnon, well 
known French diramatlst. -It Will 
be written around Chevalier's own 
life. 

■ Signed by Mietro for one picture, 
?Merry Widow,' Cheyaiier's future in 
this country remains unsettled. He 
may conie back to Par but agree- 
ment already reached, including 
figure for one more picture, hinges 
around, the story. 

Chevalier reaches New York 
Thursday (21), sailing two days 
later. He will remain in France 
until Jan. 1 to turn out the film 
over there. 



Mae Wesf s Gross of Free 
Ink Stuff Is a Present-Day 





EsldiiiQ Star 



M^G Delay Worries as 
2 Comics Work 2 Films 



Hollywood, Sept. 18 
On account pf casting difficulties 
Metro is having considerable trouble 
in shooting 'Hollywood Party' and 
'Meet the Ba,rpn.' Jack Pearl and 
jlmihle Durante are in both pic- 
tures working simultaneously. 

Last week 'Meet the Baron,' 
Pearl's starring, picture, w;a3 held 
up for two days while two. comics 
worked in 'Hollywood Party' this 
week, latter picture being held up 
for five days so that tandem can 
work iri 'Baron.' 



Par's British Import 

'raramoaut has signatured an 
other English gir]> Frances Dean, 
and has ordered her over, pronto. 

Miss Dean is now to .film biz 
She took a Par te.st in Bngland On 
spec find satisfied the Hollywood 
Itei?. 



To Star Loy 

Hollywood, Sept. 18 
Metro has picked up Myrna Loy'd 
options for one more year. 
Intention is to star her. 



Dietrich Returning 



Marlene Dietrich, abroad vaca 
tionirig, is scheduled to return to 
New York Sept. 26 and after a few 

iys will leaVe ror'the7coast' t 
sume With I»ar. 

She . sails on the 'Paris' tomorrow 
(20) ifrom Paris. 



Hollywood, Sept. 18. 
With the new season here major 
studios are .frantically searching for 
hew picture personalities, realizing 
that with the. exception of Mae 
West and Katharine Hepburn, past 
year has given little, in the way of 
names tb stimulate the box office. 

Producers feel that with the 
quota of stars now at a low ebb, 
new draw names . are necessary to 
pep up theatre business. 

Paramount with Miss West, 
Marx Brothers, Blng Crosby, Gary 
Cooper, Marlene Dietrich and 
Chevalier as their top notchers 
have currently three searches on 
for new faces. Hunta are 'Search 
for Beauty' contest for both men 
^nd wbm^n. a search for an 'Alice' 
for 'Alice in Wonderland' and an 
office talent hunt by two studio 
execs at present visiting eastern 
stock companies. 

Charles R. Rogers has an octet 
of girls here froim the east who are 
epritest winners for 'Bight Girls 
In a Boat.' Studio his a" number of 
young players under contract, none 
of whom has fulfilled Its hopes as 
niame possibilities.' 

Metro is also in the name hurit 
field. Money draWs are. Marie 
Dressier, Wallace Beery, Joan 
Crawford, Lee Tracy, (jreta Garbd, 
Marlon Da vies, the Barrjrmores, 
Clark Gable, Ramon Navarro . iirid 
Norma Shearer. Rest of the con- 
tract li^^t are supporting players 
Who mean Uttie at the box office 
unlejss part of a strpng cast. Big 
gest disappointment at. Metro has 
been Franchot Tone who has failed 
to fulfill the studio's enthusiasm 
about his possibilities* 
Need ' Assi 

Radio's one big draw is Mlsa 
Hepburn. Constance Bennett, Ann 
Harding, Richard Dlx, Irene Dunne, 
the studio's top names all need as^ 
sl3tance -from production, story and 
supporting names to make a sizable 
impression at the boxoffice. Studio 
Is considering everyone submitted, 
hoping that it will get another 
Hepburn. Rest of Radio's contract 
list are regarded short on audierice 
appeal. 

Warners top name Is Joe E 
Brown. Though , not a. heavy draw 
in the metropolitan centers, he's a 
smallxcommunity sock. In jiddi 
tion to Brown, the studio is next 
to Metro in strong names, which 
(Continued on page 65) 



Hollywood, Sept. 15. 
Ray Wise, who played in Metro's. 
'Eskimo,' is being considered for 
the top spot in 'Good Earth,' Wise, 
a former cameraman, is halt Jew- 
ish and half Eskimo. He played 
the lead in Igloo.' 

Soo Toung, Chinese actress. Is 
up for the femme lead in 'Earth,' 
being brought from Honolulu for 
the test'. 



15-YR.-0LD IDA LUPINO 
$600, BABY LEROY $50 

Hollywpod, Sept. 18.; 
Baby 'Leroy, pic prodigy, has been 
legally certified as a contract actor 
with Paramount. Pictures in court 
apiHTOval secured last week. Baby 
Leroy, whose full name adds Wlne- 
brenner, Will be able- to boast, when 
he gets old enough to talk, that he 
was earriing $50 a week at tiie pres- 
ent age of one year arid four 
months, Of course, when he lays 
off between plx he only gets $15, 
But even with the inflation coming 
on, that'll be-^ something. 

•Other miners who had contracts 
with i>aramouht approved are Ida 
Lupino, 15, getting |600 per week; 
Toby Wing; 18, earning $110; Lona 
Andre, .18, starting at $75, and Grace 
Bradley, 19, who gets $150; 



LeROY TO FILM OWN 
PLAY FOR WARNERS 



Mervyn LeRoy has authored a 
play, 'Insincere City', which he will 
produce as a picture fpr WB, fol- 
lowing 'Wonder Bar', his next 
slated to get under way shortly. 

East on a vacation, LeRoy 'left 
Friday (15) for the Coaist to pre- 
pare for 'Wonder Bar*. Al Jolson 
will leave for the west in two weeks 
to start in the film. He will con- 
tinue, his broadcasting from Holly- 
wood while doing the picture. 



Par's Beaut8 Arriving 

First of Par's 'Search tot Beauty' 
contest winners started for Holly- 
wood Thursday (14), sailing from 
British South Africa. They are 
Lucille du Tolt and* Donald Tld- 
bury. They will a,rrlve in Holly- 
wood in five weeks. 

The winning mixed couples, from 
Australia and New Zealand are due 
iri'L. A., Oct. 7, on the S. S. Mont- 
erey. 



Chas. Vidor, Big Leaguer 

liollywood, Sept. 18. 

Charles VIdor. who recently made 
a picture for Monogram, becomes a 
major director, going to Paramount 
to meg a Lloyd Shelton production. 



U WANTS LANDI 

Hollywood, Sept. 18. 
Universal is trying to pbtaln 
Ellssa Land! for. the lead in 'Mme. 
Spy,' which Karl Freund will, direct 
under supervision of Edmund 
Grainger. 

rainger will also siipervi.se 'The 
American Scotland Yard,' with Ed 
mund-^^Lo.w .^-stanted.^,^^^ - .^^^^ 



Studios Stooges for Agents? 

Minor Execs Said to Be Tipping Off on 
Agents' Talent Grabbing 



Chester Sutton III 

Hollywood, Sept. 18 
Chester Sutton, manager pf Ma 
son theatre and former prominent 
Syracuse theatre manag'er. Is critic 
ally ill at his home here aufCeririg 
with heart disease. 



Hollywopdj Sept. 
Fearinig the possible inclusion of 
the Academy-Agents code in the 
NRA industry pact the big shot 
agents have recently been on ah 
unethical spree trying to steal one 
another's clients. 

Report is also that they, are being 
assisted in their ' warfare by minor 
studio execs who are said to cut in 
;On:-=^the^=ihelonn^ cutting -^f6r=_-^eyjery= 
steal deal put over. 

Client, stealing routine is to have 
atudio stooges tip off moneyed 
artists that they can be assured of 
bigger weekly checks . If they'll can- 
cel their existing contracts with 
tiieir agents, and go with the 
stooges' pals. 
As - such practices wlU be Illegal 



if the Academy code gets in the 
NRA, i>act the agents appear to 
have gone on a rampage of at- 
tempted client larceny In order to 
{,et in under the Wire. 

Exec. stoog'?a are also reported to 
be helping out their agent pals to 
keep clients on the studio payrolls. 
In Several cases lately where con-' 
tracts were about to be .terminated 
the studios hcxve' received numerous 
.teleRhc«xsL=i2sJl9^imni.ea££S>.a 
studios along the line of, *How soon 
will you be through with John 
Doakes? We are figuring on him 
for a term contract.' 

Latter Is the old p-sychbloglcai 
routine of trying to get a studio to 
re-sign a player on the theory that 
he must be good, otherwise the 
riyalsf wouldn't want him. 



Hollywood, Sept. 18. 
ignored by the press as an unimr 
portant film player up to five 
months ago, Mae West has smashed 
through to become the most pub- 
licized name in the business to- 
day. It's a record unequalled 
any other personality 
lents or talkers. 

'She Done Him Wrong' 
slipped, out as a program release: 
last March. Because of the bank 
holiday, the pictur* : failed to create 
much excitement in the first ruiiSi 
Paramount had its fingers crossed 
when the picture bllli^d Mae West 
as star, with only one unimportant 
film part behind her. 

Indicative of th.e general presa 
attitude wag the Los ■ Angeles 
dailies' refusal to go for arrival in 
pictures of La West when she re- 
turned from the east in April to 
prepare for her next picture. 

Today papers from all parts <>t 
the world are begging for Mae 
West art and stories. Snooty mag- 
azines are going In a big Way for 
special . articles and art. . Inter-* 
viewers are standing in line to get 
stories. Women's 'magazines are. 
giving their readers every angle of 
the fashion trends of the >?0's» 
which were revived by Mae West in 
one picturer and commercial tle-up3 
are being turned down every day, 
despite heavy offers of cash for the 
West endorsement. Even the news- 
reels are tryins to tiake advantage 
of the player's huge popularity by 
getting special clips of any kind. 

185 Interviews 

She has had a total of 186 in- 
terviews with magazine and ne'vvrsr 
paper writers since she returned to 
Hollywood in April, During thi 
past two weeks .no less than 12 
managing editors of first Une 
diallles have sent requests to Para- 
mount studio for iiirstorles ai^ &tt 
that can be furnished them on M?i« 
"V^est. 

. Life 'story of the player is the 
popular line of the Writers at the 
moment. KEA recently prepared a 
three installment and Adela Rogers, 
St. John has been commlsBidned by 
'Liberty' to write a aix-p4rt serial- 
ization of Ma:e West's life for im- 
mediate publication; 1,200 news- 
papers have already placed orders 
for another 'life story' which has 
been written in 16,000 words atid 
eight Installntients by Blake . Sle- 
Velgh of the Paramount publicity 
staff. 'True Confessions' will short- 
ly burst forth with another angle 
on the same theme. 

Jim Tully is lining up an article 
on her, requested by 'Vanity Fair;, 
'Vogue* has one in the current Issue 
and 'Harper's Bazaar' is pursulngf 
the same line with stories and art, 
and a yarn on the playei? is due iA 
a coming Issue of 'Atoerlcan Mer- 
cury', _ 'Time' went fpr a page at' 
itlSe," and' 'Ll?e^T)f61ce dbwn a feyjr 
weeks ago to put a Mae West eatV 
toon on the ffont cover— the first 
time this periodical has recognized 
a film player in that nlantier. 

Hearst's 'Cosmopolitan' is hot i<> 
have Mae West Write a by-line novr 
elette. Lee Furman; president of 
Maicauley's,. Is here to get the player 
to put finishing tbuchies to her new 
book, 'How to Misbehave'. 

No Commerci 

Although the only commercial itle- 
up authorized by Mae West is on 
Lux soap, and at no remuneration, 
the. player has been bflEered a total 
of $28,000 to sponsor pr endorse va- 
rious articles. The list includes 
beer, beauty preparations, clothes, 
hats, bust developers and corsets,. 

Her weekly fan mail averaging 
1,500 Is far ahead Of any other film 
personality. Five months Ago I'ara- 
mount ^.Star ted ._tp .>yg^^^> g: "P_ _;^vhett 



the fan msai was around 200 Weekly, 
which is considered good these 
days. 

•She Donie Him Wrong' has rolled 
up a gross of about $3,000,000 to 
date through wholesale repeat book- 
Ing.s. Paramount will go after per- 
centage deals for West's next, 'I'm 
No Angel', 



CT 



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Tacaday, SeptemBer 19, 1933 




Warner Embargo on Player Loans 
Over WiHiam-Goldwyn Tiff Also 
Has an NRA Employment Angle! 



NRA Parade Casnalties ^iz's CoDtributkmS tO NJ. 

NRA Parade Rewarded at B.O.S; 
Industry Lent Color« Names, S. A. 



IloUywood, Sept. 18. 

Warners has eliminated the loan- 
ing of all people under contract to 
the stiidio and who cure given screen 
credit., jack Warner Issued the 
; Lone Wolf order last wieek with the. 
additional command therie must be 
no. deviation froin the ruling!: This 
Applies not only to playeitis and dl^ 
rectors, but to writers who are 
given screen credit. 

Understood that the Warner edict 
Is intstigated, or at least crystallized, 
by the controversy with Sam Gold- 
wyn over 4 borrowed player. 
Goldwyii had borrowed Warren 
William for ?Nana,' the Anna Sten 
picture which has been halted 
through script and 'directorial 
Jams. 

Gbldwyn was told that when the 
time orlglnajly set was up the 
player would return to the Warner 
lot. Ooldwyn argued that vjrhilc 
the loiah was made for a definite 
period, it was through no faiilt of 
his that the prOgnress of production 
had been delayed and that it wais 
unfair to him to recall William be- 
fore the picture . was completed- 
Warner admitted it Mrould ber just 
top :bad, land added . that at. the ex- 
piration of. the time' originally set 
lie wanted William on. his own lot 

iSald that Warner further feels Ir- 
ritated over other situations arising 
from player . loans, and believes 
that the best headache powder is 
not to conclude any more loans. 
No Reflex benefits 

Another thought said to be in his 
niind is that the company Is turn- 
ing out good product with .pari of 
the success due to the casting. . Not 
figured, to be Intelligent to let other 
fltudios profit from the use of play- 
ers aiid others who have been built 
up through their Warner connec- 
tion. 

For a side angle, Warner . Is state 
«hairman of NRA, and can cap! 
tallze the fact that his stand Is 
helping the. purposes of reconstnic 
tlon by giving Jobs to unemployed 
layers. 

No intimation that Wariier will 
put the other shoe on and desist 
from asking loans. 



One casualty of the NRA parade 
among picture people who tried the 
long trek wag Boris Morros, head 
of Paramount's stage show and 
music department who got over- 
heated on the long march and went 
down with a cold Thursday (14). 

Among" the minor catastrophes, 
was Henry Stainpler's embarrass- 
ment in going home without a shirt. 
The Metro publicity department 
employee impersonating the MGM 
lion, Leo, couldn't find his shirt 
after the parade was over and had 
to go home half-dressed. That lion 
costume he wore weighed 20& 
pounds. 

Many were reported staying 
home Thursday (14) from ex- 
haustion of parading. 

Weighted down with heavy cos- 
tumes,, two of the Music Hall's 
Roxy'ettes and one of the ballet 
girls passed out before the parade 
was over. 



Par's Reorg. Plans 

Would Retain Lynch 

Any ' reorgaillzatioh plan which 
may be suhmltted for Pairamount- 
iE>ublix will have Adolph Zukor 
playing a promlneht part in feame 
That's the downtown sayrso. Zukor 
Is destined to stick in a high capac- 
ity regardless^ w;hether S. A» 
Lynch continues with the company 
upon reorganization,: so far as 
bankers are concerned, lies mostly 

Lynch is presently chairman of 1 11 1 PAIj CREDfFORS' 

the reorganization committee as set ■ 

up by the Par trustees, and the AIMC |M DV ^FPT lAl 

downtown minds are openly com- I VLIUIIIU ilv Ul aiO. 1. It 

mending his work so far accom- 
plished. 



20th c. lips 

ProdiKtions to 14 Fix 



STRIKE ECHO IS 

m9S0,0W SDITI 



i£SSER EAST, MOVING 
PRIN'S OFFICE WEST 



With Frank R. Wilson stepping 
out of Principal Pictures to head 
NRA publicity,. Sol Lesser came 
east to completely reorganize the 
Prln setup in New York and move 
everything to Los Angeles, includ- 
ing the eTcecutive offices, leaving 
the eastern center only to function 
for shipping purposes. 

Lesser is huddling with Jack 
Ba,rnstyn, foreign dlstrib, on. the 
foreign distribution of his. 'Tarzan, 
the Fearless,' serial. Lesser and 
Barnstyn sail for London shortly 
to. set the SngUsh distribution. 

Lesser meantime is trying to get 
Buster Crabbe back from Para 
mount, to whom he's yhder con 
tract, for a ffeW eXtfa ^hapte^s to 
tack onto the present 'Tarzan' se 
ri^.!, hut Far is holding out for too J 
stifC a priqe meantime. 



Los Angeles, Sept. 
Concentratinjg their attack ion 
Louis B. Mayer,, who heads a list I 
of Irandreds of defendants most of 
whom ure John Does, the lATSE 
has .filed. isUit against all major 
studio heads, the International 
Brotherhood of . Electrical Workers 
and the. United Brotherhood of 
Carpenters and Joiners of America, 
for $33,960,000, charging conspiracy. 

Gist of the complaint Is that the 
producers and the two defendant 
unions conspired to boycott 'and 
blacklist members of the lATSE 
following, settlement of the recent 
technicians' Btrike and make it im- 
possible for lATSE members to get 
studio work. 

Mayer, It Is speclficially alleged, 
connived at wage reductions and 
hour Increases while voting him 
self a $1,000,000 ■ bonus. 

The MGM executive stated, *Any 
body can bring a suit. Let them 
sustain' theli* charges and. we'll see 
If they are made for publicity pur 
poses or not. I'll be in court to 
meet them.* 

Sentiment among lATSE mem 
hers Is that the suit may be only a 
gesture akin to thumbing one's 
nose, but that the gesture, at least, 
is due the defendants. 

A, Brlgham Rose, representing 
the lATSE, said: "Even if we lose 
we'll make legal history.' Rose 
avers thia conspiracy alleged was 
and Is not merely a general at 
tempt to cold shoulder the lA'TSE, 
but Is actually In violation of the 
NRA strike settlement agreemfent, 
which, he! says, provided that strik 
ers could return to work •without 
prejudice.' 



The large task, of analyzing 
creditor claims against Paramount 
Publix under Its bankruptcy Is 
ready to get under way by attor- 
neys and staffs for trystees. All 
claims which aire provable under 
the bankruptcy act were filed by 
last Thursday (14). 

Whien that date had piassed a 
tabulation of the bonds filed showed 
$3,000 worth had not been covered 
by creditor claims in the last-mln- 
ute rush to record th.em with -the 
trustee. In the final week more 
than 60% of th^ outstandlne 
$26,000,000 worth of bonds had not 
heen filed, though Par set up spe- 
cial offices downtown for the pur- 
i;K>se. 

The $3,000 not received by Sept 
14 may Include some claims oh 
bonds which were mailed In time 
but were delayed in reaching Ni^w 
Toirk. Whenever they show up, If 
the postmark from point mailed Is 
not later than Sept. 14, they will 
be allowable under the liquidation 
of Par. Otherwise, they are worth- 
less. 

On going Into bankruptcy the to 
tal amount of Par liabilities were 
listed at $66,300,000, Including, the 
$26,000,000 In bond Issues. 

Claims are of virtually every de- 
scription and range bom. millions 
down to individual creditor debts 
of less than $1. The Work of selB 
regatihg and analyzing the lao-ge 
number of claims, together with 
court approval on all, will take 
several months. 



Hollywood, Sept. 18. 
Twentieth Century will produce 
14 pictures for the currient year,. In- 
stead of 12 announced, and 'Expects 
to have its entire proBra,m In the 
can by March 1. 

Except for delay In starting 
George Arllss' second film, dated- to 
commence Jan. IB, 20th Century: 
would be cleaned itp by Christmas. 
ArllsSi who gets here Oct. 16, does 
not' Want^ to start his second (Story 
too soon after the first, and com- 
pany must wait for him. 

Only around 20 people are on the 
regular payroll, so a long shutdown 
won't bring too much extra over- 
heads 



RKO Th^tre Dept 
Shifted About in 
KBF^s Absence 



STUART OPPOSES % 
FOR BOTH PK, ACTS 



Detroit, Sept. 18. 
Herschel Stuart has . booked ..a 
Radio picture for the Michigan on 
a straight, rental to play with the 
stage appearance of Ted Lewis. 
This is the first picture to play the 
Michigan on a straight rental fo 
some time. 

It is understood that the booking 
is to set a precedent as to the play 
Ing- of plctui;es on percentage for 
this house. Plajrlng the names, 
house has had to split both with 
I talent and film. 



BEAHAN OUT AS U N. Y. 
STORY ED„ HARRIS IN 



Bankers Figure New Co. for Par 
Following Discharge from Bkptcy 



Charles Bteahani story editor of | 
Universal, Is out this week. 

Robert Harris, Itt New York now; 
•from, the coast, replaces him. 



HEEIAN GOQPEB Vm EA^T 

Merian Cooper, recuperating on 
the Coast from a throat infection, is 
expected east early in October to 
attend the regular meeting of the 
RKO board of directors. 

Cooper^ is away from coast pro- 



WEISFELDT AT MAJ. 

Max Ji Welsfeldt has bten named 
general sales manager lor. Majestic 
Pictures. Formerly sales manager 
for several other indie companies. 

John Weber has been named Ma- 
jestlc's foreign manager. 



With expectations that Paramount 
Publix will be about ready to start 
out anew, minus the yoke of bank- 
ruptcy, by Feb. 1, reportis are that 
Kuhn, Loeb, Par bankers, will 
swing the reorganization and the 
transfer- of assets to a new company. 
Stpcks In the new organization, a 
parent company to take the place 
of Paramount Publix, will be ex- 
changed for existing P-P certificates, 
it Is believed. _ __ . _ 

Kuhni ijoeb fs intefeWnB' "^<el^f^In 
the possibilities of a rehabilitated 
Paramount and a discharge of the 
bankruptcy shortly after the first 
of the year to the extent of an ex- 
haustive check and survey into the 
bankrupt. Meanwhile the business 
of analyzing all claims, together 
with compromises of clalm.s 
wherever possible. Is getting under 



way on the part of the trustees in 
hope of an early liquidation or re-^ 
organization attended by sale. 
Kuhn, Loeb's Concern 
It is commonly conceded that the 
Otto Kahn banking house is anxi- 
ous to be with Par on the big pull- 
out in saving its. face, among Invest- 
ing clients. Believed also, In this 
connection,, that the exchange of 
stock will be on a favorable basis. 
Certificates, once worth about 15c, 
"are""hpw" Ti<^ 

from inside Kuhn, Loeb has "plenty 
of the certificates as well as Par 
and Famous Players Lasky bonds. 

One report is that several power- 
ful interests outside of. Kuhn, Loeb 
are in possession of large blocks of 
the stock. This may include Hall 
garten & Co., who have done private 
banking for Par. 



Excepting only the advertising 
and publicity division, all 'th© oper- 
ating, departments of the RKO the 
atre end are now on the llth floor 
of the. company's home offlcis In 
Radio City. Includes Walter P. 
Brown, assistant to M. ' H. Ayleis- 
worth. H© moved down from an 
upper floor In order to. he closer 
to things generally. Brown is now 
only three rooms, away from H. B, 
Fratiklin. 

Suddenly over the paist week lUCO 
things In the home office began 
moving while Ftankllh was busy 
coding In Washington. Looks like 
orders from higher up to reorganize 
the office setup, generally for oper- 
ating purposes plus the Intention of 
consolidating office 8pia.ce to reduce 
rent charges. Soi far as can be 
indicated the film end hasn't been 
touched. ■ Much of the flim coinpany 
offices are utilized by auditors and 
bookkeepers. It's only when the 
auditors get promoted that they 
move downstairs, not up. 

As .for the theatre end, the only 
offlceis remaining untouched by the 
move are those of Harold Franklin 
and Phil Rcisman. Otherwise every' 
body's moved or nearly. 

The film booking office formerly 
well segregated Is now piled in 
somewhere between the theatre dl 
vision and other departments and 
Iflooks like when RKO's film huy 
ers want to do business hereafter, 
they will have to. do it outside if 
the distribs from whom they buy 
should demand privacy. 

Only thing that separates Frank' 
lin from Walter . Brown, In an^ of 
fice way,' ipresehtiyi^ 6 c 

cupied by the division managers 
and Robert Hall. They're adjbihilng, 
Brown is occupying the office for- 
merly used by Hall's secretaries. 
Hall, and ari abundance of furiiiture 
plus two secretaries are now in one 
room. Next to Hall and in th* 
room formerly used for, cabinet 
meetings by . Franklin, are ' ail the 
home office division managers and 
their secretaries. 

Apparently, hereafter, cabinet 
meetings when held will be held In 
Franklin's private office, which is 
stiil the finest office on the floor. 



RKO AND U BIDDING UP 
GERMAN PIC TO $25,000 



Radio Pictures and Universal are 
b5tH^biddiHr""for" Amerlcan'^^ 
to 'Countess of Monte Cristo,' Ger- 
man film starring Brigltte Helm. 
Both— companies would like the 
rights for remaking of the story in 
Hollywood. 

Between the bidding of the two 
companies price for the film has 
gone up to $25,000 with no purchase 
yet. 



NRA's parade . ioytiner id New 
York Wednesday (13) displayed a 
suhtle senile .of humor apottlner the 
Investment and financing companies 
ahead of the film division, but the 
industry added sex appeal to its 
march and, with girls in costume, 
lots of band music, some Impromptu 
entertalnnient, . eto.> . completely stole 
the show. Lending the Fifth ave, 
parade its most Impressive partici- 
pation by any Industry or group, 
amusements seemed ' none the less 
uncomfortable with the , bankers 
leading them .aiid the jfibrists trail •' 
The banicers, with few execs ;ap- 
parieintly fearing to come out in' the 
bpeh,^ presented, a r rather sorry look- 
ing sight, but the .:^orists with the 
way the. depression has favored the 
uhdertidceri had a fine riepreiaehta- 
tloh;. 

In spirit, -the investment- finaiiC'- 
Ing division inade a nilld impres- 
sion with Its representation, small, 
but the- picture industi^ and other 
branches of amusements, together 
with radio, was there with flags 
ilylng, banneih^ waving, bands play- 
ing and Its people. In, triumphant 
march. Reaction of the crowds to 
the film division, with the life and 
enthusiasm It put Into the parade, 
was show-stopping.. A total Of about 
.6,000 people from jplctures partic- 
ipated. 

While a couple companies wanted 
to take advantage of the parade to 
advertise some pictures, the Indus- 
try didn*t make it exploitatlonal ex- 
cept for NiElA and to Impress the 
public with the manner, in which 
thd show business is behind the 
drive. 

Jolson and Roxy , 
Al Jolson led the film and theatre 
division in person, the blggeist star 
to participate from amusements. Hd 
had behind him the fine representa- 
tion of RKO,; whose contingent was 
headed by the Radio City group and 
S. L. (Roxy). Rbthafel In person 
waiving a general greeting to his big 
American public. 

Roxy had a large seirvlce staff be- 
hind him in unifornis, followed by 
the Roxyettes, 'Musid Hall'd ' ballet 
corps, choriU ensemble , and cithers^ 
all ih costume. Tliis iihlt alone had 
the folks sitting ui> to tAke notice^ 

There were few big executives In 
the line of niarch except for' the, 
trio walking abreast up the long 
Fifth avenue st.ret<ih for RKO, Ned 
Deplnet, Phil. Reismah and Jtules 
Levy, ' . 

All the RKO Greater New York 
theatres were represeiited with 
usher groups and bands, from many 
of the houses. Oh top of the the- 
atre division, RKO had. Its. RKO 
Rkdib Pictures bunch In the line of 
march. 

United Artists and the Rivbli fol- 
lowed,. Hal iELorne stepping the light 
fantastic with 'em, with Loew's 
impressive troops as the third unit. 
Loew's-Metro vied with. RKO for 
first honors among the. film com- 
panies, lea.dlng oft with a cadet or- 
chestra and then Chester Hale girls, 
ushers, musicians and others from 
the Capitol, ias well, as usher and 
other groups from other Loew 
ho,uses. - 

The LoeW-Metro contingent, , in 
number of persons, participating, 
appeared the largest. Metrb had a 
mugg as Leo the JAon, a,, fellow on. 
stilts, a lot of balloons and the Hale 
girls with boxes of pigeons which, 
by arrangement with the,U. S, Sig- 
nal Corps, were released ipr flight 
to .Washington with , a message 
proniising co-operation to the Pres-. 
ident In the NRA drive. 

Columbia's NRA Ad Plug 
Some pt the Metro girls were in 
formal evening gownsj while in 
some of the other niajbr' film com- 
pany groups such as Columbia; most 
of the girls were all in white and 
the men In dark clothes. WB's 
order w£s that all the girls wear 
white and the men dark, but they 
didn't entirely. Col used a slogan, 
'March Forward with Columbia,* 
nearest approach to an ad plug. 

Universal was next in line to 
'Metro^and""drew-' a ' laugh- wlth--a- 
couple behind a canvas head cutout, 
one in blackface, In the nature of 
one of those carnival ball-throwing 
gags, with a ■ sign reading, 'Let's 
give depression two black eyes.' 

Warner representation following 
U was large and impressive, though 
not touchin;; RKO, LoCw'j? and par- 
(Continucd bn page 25) 



(A 



TneBdaj* "Septciiibcr 19, 1935 



riCTIf KES 



tAKIETY 



CODE AIRS ALL BIZ'S WOES 



Keougk Par Att y, TeDs About 
Cash Bonuses to Execs; More 
Due on Humey Setlkment Et€.| 



BRINGS OUT n 




Inside Information on Par's aet- 
' Element of the A. d Blumenthal 
BUlt in 1932, papers "and circum- 
stances of which Saul B. Rogers in- 
sists heis been surrounded by much 
eecrecy, promises to come forth for 
first tlnie tomorrow (Wednes- 
day) on resumption of examination 
of officers of Par under Its bahk- 
riiptcy. If the papers are not pro- 
duced then, as formally requested 
of Austin C, Keoueh last week, it 
Is hinted thartr efforts will be made 
to, force them from flies or safe by 
way of a subpoena. 

Question of why Par made the 
•etUement of $36,000 in the Blumen- 
thal action, alleging violation 6f in- 
denture of bonds when the bonds 
held by Blumenthal at that time 
find sued under were wortli only 
$7,500, arose last week at ah ad- 
journed examination of Par offlcials, 
along with data for the record con- 
cerning salaries and bonuses of Par 
©xecutives and other matters. 

Substituting on the stand for 
Balph Kohn, who was in Washing 
ton, Keough, Par's legal head, was 
lihable without papers and records 
before him to discuss details in con- 
nection with the Blumenthal settle- 
ment except, to his' recollection, 
that Blumenthal received $25,000 
and his attorney, Nathan Burkanv 
$11,000. 

lumey Settlement 

Both Rbgers and Zirn attempted 
to get to the bottom: of the Blumen- 
thal settlement, but with little suc- 
cess. Both wanted to know for the 
jecord why- the settlement was 
made in the first place, when many 
other similar actions of bondhold- 
ers were subsequently brought but 
were not settled. Keough, who 
said he had not handled the Blu- 
menthal matter, stated that the set- 
tlement was made to avoid iappoint- 
mentpf a receiver as asked for aiid 
that discrepancy in amount paid 
off as against market value of 
Biumey's bonds was explained by; 
Par's feeling that a receivership 
would have been both dangerous 
•and costly at that time. 

Not • satisfied with this explana- 
tion, a,ttorneyS wanted to know ex- 
actly what Par got for its $36,000 
Keough was asked if it may have 
been due to Blumenthal's political 
influence at the time. He's a close 
personal friend of Jimmy Walker, 
then mayor. Keough said that it 
wasn't. Par's legal head, admitting 
the settlement, said, however, that 
the . comp9rny _ ffelt the Blumenthal 
action was without merlF. 

ebnsiderabie haggllner resulted 
over efforts of Rogers and Zirn to 
learn why all papers, including the 
original Blumenthal :bill of Com- 
plaint filed in the Supreine Court, 
had been removed from the. flies 6£ 
the court oh a special stipulation 
signed by a judge tO; permit that. 
The papers thils have not been 
available to attorneys for other 
bondholders nor to creditors of Par; 
anyone else. 
Charging secrecy in the trarisac 
tlon, Keough said he believed 
Blumey and his attorneys had been 
pledged to secrecy on the settle 
ment, its terms, etc. Keough said 
that he did not vemember if any 
per.sonal relief was sought by' Blu- 
menthal.. but believed the suit to be 
repvoRentatiYe. 

Rogers says he has made efforts 
to ROt the original complaint, but 
has been unsuccessful in that direC 

pors, nlso, which have not been pr.o- 
ducocl to date and wrote Ralph 
Koh»l a resistered letter detailing 
15 siiltj^'-.'ts on which he wishes in 
fonnnlioii, (xt the sanW time de 
•■nvMvliirr lv.-()luction of records 
i; illi i' > 'ind Zirn rej>reftent 

f,v.'oui.c;iu;'a pjigP 2.'{)' 



Znkor Out of Hosp 

Holljrwood, Sept. 18. 
Adplph Zukor will return today 
(Monday) to the Ambassador hotel, 
Los Angeles. 

He has . been In . the Cedars of 
I^banon hespital for almost a week. 
Suffering, from gastroenteritis. 



2 MILLION $ 
CLAIMS VS. PARI 



Every Aspect Cov^edl anid 
Every Branch of tbe In- 
dustry Had Its Say Via 
More Than 100 of Over 
200 Authorized Spokes- 
m&k- — Marathon of Pre- 
liminary Palaver on Film 
Code Hearings — ^ Rosen- 
blatt's Pointed Inquiries 
Brings Miuch Hedging 



REVIEW OF HI-LITES 



By Tom Waller 

Washington, Sept 16. 

Industry woes of 2& years, got on 

Reorganization of Paramount I the NRA record !n millions of 
which is being planned for an early L |^^„ written words in just 

18 hours. That record is now avail- 
able to everyone including legi 
tors, who for years have been wait- 



No Film Code Yet, Distribs Get 
Permission for Further Confabs 
Regarding the Exhibs' 




Cheer from Minn. 



break may be temporarily curbed 
through the filing of two claims, 
each for $1,000,000, against Para 
mount on behalf of General Talk 
Ing Pictures and the DePorest 
Phonofilm corporation. DeForest is 
a subsidiary of GTP. 

The claims amounting aggregate- 
ly to $2,000,000 are based on al 



ing for just *uch a document. Thou- 
sands of words more are being re- 
corded now behind elosed doors. If 
I these private sessions don't ma- 



leged recording and reproducing I terialize into something more than 
patent Infringement by. Paramount, what was aired publicly .there may 
Whether allowed or not by Referee be other public hearings and more 
H. K. Davis, the filing of the claims, words. 

according to legal interpretation, Deputy. Administrator ^ Sol A. 
would niean ^hat same must be lit- Rosenblatt had this . in mind when 



lgated< That means that the Fed- 
eral Court would have to pass on 
the matter and that a trial of the 
issues might be forthcoming. 

However, the reorganization of 
Par can proceed regardless, with 
maybe Pai" posting a bond to cover 
the possible outcome of such a suit 
if litigation should result. That's 
according to inside interpretation. 

In essence the filing of the claims 
by GTP and DeForest amounts to 
a request to, the Federal Court 
for the right to sue Paramount on 
the causes alleged, paramount. 



he didn't close but simply ad 
journed to an indefinite date the 
public hearing on Thursday (14). 
He had authorized 209 people to 
speak at this but only around 100 
stood on their feet. There were 
many reasons wliy .the other hun- 
dred remained, mute. First the in- 
dustry factions were smart enough 
to admit that too many speakers, 
like the excess of cooks, might eon 
[ fuse their part of the record. 

Even with the voluntary cut 
down, some of the boys designated 
to talk were caught unprepared by 



being in bankruptcy means tbat the j being called ahead of time. This 
company can't be sued except [ was evidenced the first day when 
through consent of the court, acr major studio managers started talk - 
cording te interpreta.tl.on. ling about labor until Pat Casey, 

The Legal Complications representing the producers, was 

What can happen In such a case able to get on the record that he 
Is open. It is understood that Par J ltnew nothing about such briefs and 
is about set for reorganization and I I^os^^l*^***^ gave 



in any adjudicating of the GTP and 
DeForest claims, > may Involve 
ERPI, which la a creditor of Par'is 
for something like 11,300,000. Means 
that lo get around the GTP and 
DeForest thing, Par may ask ERPI 
to defend and seek adjudication on 
some kind of basis that if the 
claims be proved, they be deducted 
from ERPI's general claim 

That's only on analysis and as 
the ' GfTP and DeForest claims were 
only filed, last week, what official 
cognlzahce has been iaicen of The 
thing by Par is so far unknown 

In other ways, the GTP action 
amounts to. bringing a second suit 
on 



the interests 
(Continued on page 66) 



Minneapolis, Sept. 18. 

Every week brings its 
batch of 'better times' items. 
The local Paramount exchange 
during its .Paramount Week 
reported its biggest business in^ 
pictures played and receipts 
since August, 1931. 

Business at the Warner 
Brothers' exchange has been 
so big that it hasi been neces- 
sary to employ three addi- 
tional office helpers and to 
write to the New York main 
office for authority for an Ad- 
ditional, two, according to Mike 
Comer, Office manager. 



F-WC'S AUCTION 
TO INVOLVE 

$5,000,000 



Los Angeles, Sept. 18., 
. Auction sale of all properties of 
F- WC theatres Will be held by trus- 
tees of the bankrupt Oct. 2. This 
will liquidate around $5,000,000, the 
largest part of which is stock West 
Coast holds in subsidiaries. 

Understood .representatives of 
Chase National will buy In the 
property. Trustees after auction 
v/111 continue until around Jan. 1 to 
satisfy claims against bankrupt. 



Laemmle Sailing 

Hollywood, Sept. 18. 

Carl Laemmle sails from New 
York Sept. 22 for two months 
abroad with Jack Ross, his secre- 
tary, on the^'Ile de France.' 

He will avoid the Nazian belt and 
for the first time on these trips will 
not visit his native town of Liaup- 
heim; 



Washington, Sept. 18. 
The Government's hope of whi 
ping a film code, ihto shape 
having clauses offered by its vari- 
ous branches correlated by Sept. 20 
faded Saturday (lis) when istribu- . 
tors are reported to have; asked arid, 
obtained permission to t<^ 
New- York, and get authority, If pos- 
sible, from their -.arious direc- 
torates to treat some of the more 
unusual exhibitor demands which 
would set iipj everyone hpw con- 
cedes, at brand-new method, of doing 
business in the film industry. 

Certain of. the exhibitor leaders 
with a good major insiije ytiio aire 
remaining until next Saturday, 
when the committee business here 
will start all over again, early this 
morning ventured the observation 
that at last the big boys are fright- 
ened and want the Interlude als an 
opportunity to niuster their forces. 

Certain major executives wjho 
were reached at their iSfew York 
homes early Saturday morning (16) 
admitted confidentially they were 
weary of factional battling and that 
the right to buy was one of the rea- 
sons for them seeking the respite. 

There was aii all-round confusion 
manifest. Home offices Saturday 
were not expecting to see their rep- 
resentatives back until tomorrow 
(Tuesday). Some of the boys who 
slipped out of town came back in 
time for the general meeting sched- 
uled for Sunday only to find the city 
virtually abandoned by picture peo- 
ple. Many of those who had de- 
parted Saturday ' night were home 
with the Impression they will hiavo 
to return on Thursday. 

After being allowed only a half 
hour for lunch on Saturday, exhib- 
itors were kept waiting for three 
hours that afternoon while the 
Deputy Adihlnistriitor was confer-* 
ring with the distributors. When 
he appeared, Rosenblatt— exhibitor 
attendees reported today — Informed 
them everything was adjourned un- 
til the distribs got together with 
their directorates, 



bnportant RKO Personnel Shifts 
Hinted Before Any Reoi^. Plan 



There's miicH "apprehension 

around RKO that Important per- 
sonnel shifts are in the offing be- 
foTe the company reveals any re- 
repBoducing infringement such l organizatlon plan that Will take it 



as It once brought against the I out of receivership. Much of the 
Stanley Co. of . America, in Wil- apprehension is hinged around the 
mington in which the Ries patent theatre end. Mostly it's because of 



was Involved. Case was won by 
GTP in the lower court but the Cir- 
cuit Court reversed the decision 
and was upheld by the U. S. Su 
preme Court. 

However, the recording thing was 
not Involved then, which 
that angle a hew one, 



the unheraldtC manner In which Al 
Repch walked Into RKO one morn- 
ing and took, a desk. 

, Harold B. Franklin and Phil 
Reismkn are the only two top exec^ 
left who came in with the reor- 
makes | ganization of RKO before receiyier- 
ship. Louis Cohen who resigned 



Additionally by filing the claims about two months ago from the real 
ill New York means that GTP and estate sectc- to develop private 
DeForest is looking for an opinion business may leave any time now. 
on the reproducing thing In an- I He was to have. left; Sept. 1, but 
other jurisdiction, other than Wil- was asked to remain by the com- 
fflington. Legal tiechnlque here Is j pany heads until the firm found a 
that if the New York jurisdiction succes.^or. The man chosen is Al 
finds for GTP, as opposite from Reoch, who came in around a week 
what the Circuit Court found^ in ago. 
Wilmrffgton; nikeXy^ 

then carry the whole matter once is known as a figure man and one 
again to the U. S. Supreme Court of the best, they say* ' He is cred- 
because of the difference in judg- Ited with having done ' much: or 
mehts. Tiiat depends also upon most of t'.ie arithmetic for David 
what happens to any appeal which fcJarnoff both before and after Sar- 
may be taken by whoever is de- noff got in touch with RKO. 
fendant. Par or ERPI, in the Cir- " It's pretty well of iieved around 
ciiit. Court, New York. I that Rooch came in without the 



paf tleiDila.r advice of - Harold Frank 
llrt. That Franklin knew about 
Reoch's impending advent, how 
ever, looks sure. 

Reoch used to be an exec of RCA 
Photophone. He is stated to have 
been the mathematical wizard who 
X-rkyed the financial backbone of 
RKO for RCA when that company 
looked to conquer the film biz,. That 
was before receivership anywhere 
in the biz and even RKO. 

"' ince . then . RCA has accumulated 
a couple of i;igh Class active part- 
ners. They are .the Rockefeller In- 
terests- and Mike ^eehan; The 
Rockefeller partnership, of course 
post-dates Mjehan. but Meehan 
was not actively c6ncerhed with 
RKO operation until a few months 
ago. 

That Reoch's coming into RKO 
should spring that feeling of ap 
prehension is just one of those 
things. There was no such appi'e 
hch'sl on ""Avh eh^"~J.~ 
came in as executive v.p. pro tem 
at the invitation of M. H. Ayles 
worth. McDonough also is from 
RCA. There probably shouldn't be 
any more query aboiit Reoch's fu- 
ture position ia RKO than Mc 
Donough's but the biz is vorv sfn 
sitive the.sj* day«. 



UNUSUAL C(M)P BY 
F-WC FOR UA, FRISCO 

San Francisco, Sept. 1ft. 

Fox- West Coast has turned over 
to the local United Artists four of 
the former circuit's outstanding 
pictures of the forthconilng season 
In one of the oddest deals yet re- 
corded here. 

Neither side will tell why foui* 
ace pix should be turned over to 
the deadly opposition, .but it's re-, 
ported as an order sent through by 
Charles Skouras, who's, doing.^ it . in 
return for an unnamed ;favor from 
Joseph M. Schenk. 

First of . the pIx Is already In the 
UA, 'This Day and Age* (Par) after 
haying been; billed .and trailered. at 
the Fox Paramount, directly across 
Market street from UA. Other- 
films, are 'Power and USlory* (Fox), 
'Berkeley Square' (Fox) and 'Cap- 
tured' (WB). All will piajr UA at 
the same percentage terms under 
which they were to show for 
F-WC. 



Hughes' Multicolor 

Under the Hammer 



Los Angt'le.."}, So 

^^]0fffirff^iinTiidati.i5n"^of?:thJ^^^ 
ment of the Multicolor studio i» 
hrlnt,' cffcc'tocl by the hammer route 
by ITfiward Hughes. King. Charney 
fllsprtsfid of a part of the outfit uh- 
flf-r n perr-c'iitage agreement. 

ReniJiiridor of llio •$250,000 plant 
will hf> turni^d ns'fc to the auc- 

HoilffT 



VARIETY 



PICTURES 



Tuesday, September 19, 193S 



Amusements Hold Above Support 
Levels as list Goes Into Retreat 

Dollar Inflation Hints 




By AL QREASON 

All' early :burst of speed yester- 
day (Mon.) carried many leading 
stocks tb new 1333 highs, inspired 
by tecbtd prices for sterlingr and 
francs, broadcasting intimations of 
American inflation. Sierlinj^. wais 
lip io :cents at 1:4.82 and fria.ncs 
crQ$sed 6 cents for the- first time, 
since the , unit was stabi- 

lized. These auotatldhs put the 
dollair on a. gold value basis of 
around (IB cents, new low on the 
movement- 

Virop prices- brought out realizing 
{during the early afternoon,.' and 
there was a sharp retreat imder 
pressure of sales. The picture 
stocks .which have been . prominent 
lately —■. lioew's and Warners- 
slipped, with the rest, biit they 
again found good support just 
above low me^ks on last week's 
reaction. Notably Loew' found a 
bbttbm for the day at 34%, which 
practiealty duplicates laat week's 
bbttom, while Warners': established 
a -defense- at 8^, fractionally above 
its critical level of last week at 

Elsewhere there was no special 
feature in the group except that 
sighGT of weakness did appear in 
Consolidated Film Industries, and 
there were Indications of seliihg In 
J?ox,i to be e?:pected in the . latter 
case in ylew of the. recent run up 
from 1:2^. to 19 on a movement 
Which was not based on any known 
development Ih the basic situation 
Of the cQpipany, 

• Tlie best bonds were inclined, to 
shade , recent prices with the. ex-: 



Yesterdayfs Prices 



■Net 

SalM. HlRta.Low.X<aat ctafce. 

800 Col. net., 20% 20% 20% + % 

800 Com. F... 4 8% S%-^ % 

2,700 Do pf.., 10% 9% 10 — % 

8,700 Eas*. K., 88- "88% 85% — % 

1,400 Vox A. . 1814 17% 18 % 

6,200 Ix>ew'B 80%, 84% 84% -1 

Leoo Par-P eft. 2% 1% 1%-^ % 

1,000 Pathe 1% 1% 1% 
2,100 Do A..... m 8 

15,200 RCA ...... 9% 8% 8% — % 

700 RKO 8% 8% 8% 

14,800 W, B..^,. 9 8% 8% - % 

^ BONDS 

(1,000 Oen. Tlir.. 6 S 5 -f % 

2,000 Loe w '^ . . . 87 80 86 — 1% 

1.000 Par-P-t,..i 31% 81% 31% — % 

10,000 Par-PtJb . 82 81% 81% — % 

82,000 W. B....i 48 47% 48 + % 

oufta 

200 Tecb. .... 7% 7% 7%. 

SPp Trans^L ^ 2% 2% 2% + % 



c;liques leave off. Broad market 
jnaoyements encourage successive 
clique operations. The recent oper- 
ations in tepeal stocks are an illus- 
tration. Although some of these is- 
sues have appreciated enormously 
the climb hkn been accompanied by 
many., changes in the personnel of 
groups and the substitution of one 
clique for another, sometimes pro- 
fessional traders, sometimes ' trade 
groups, but always there seem to 
be operators willing to give a new 
whirl to conspicuous performers in 
the general list., 

Seasph igures 

The important thing i& that there 
shall be something doing within a.n 
industry to create market interest 
in its stocks and make them active. 
When that situation «xi^ts there wiU 
always be traders to X&^k the initiar 
tive in pushing the fortunes of those 
issues. Increased theatre attend- 



ance with the coming of autumn 
ceptioii of Warnersi which touched ] seems to be the important Influence 
a new top at 48, holdihg its advance I at the moment* In. a fevir weeks a 
to. the gong. I consplcuonsly good line oi releases 

Primina Fiim 8tock«7 may give theatre stocks a hew im 

Out of a week of confused and Petus and the coming out of fourth 
contradictory movements in the ser <luarter Income reports showing im 
curlty markets there stood out proved revenue may weU be the slg 
rather sharply hints that the stage »»al for a strong boom in film shares 
. was being set for a campaign In turn of the year, 

some of the amusements, partlcu- I For the present a good- deal has 
larly IlOew's "and 'Wirher Bros. | been accomplished In pulling the 
Following many iiaonths during I lagging amusements out of the rut 
which the entertainment group have I Irregular' climb - of LiOew's from be- 
been altogether Igndred there began I low 10 to last week's peak above 
to appear here and tliere on the 36 represents a very Impv^rta;nt, re- 
news ticker and In the financial oovery, especially In view of the 
coluiniis a variety of comment on l Jaet that it AH has been accom- 
the subject of liWIonil picture house Pllshed without any definite Im 
business, the' prospect of better I provement in the basic situation of 
quality releases for the early; sea- 
son and the undoubted fact that 
grosses on Broadway have greatly 
Improved since LAbor Day. Pros- 
pects for getting a code for the pic 
ture industry And the efCect -on 
business ' received no attention In 
Wall Street. 



dollar value. The higher the franc 
and the pound against the dollar, 
the greater the weight of world 
opinion toward ultimate American 
iliflatioh. 

Until a few weeks ago the fluctu- 
ations in wheat were regarded as 
an index paralleling currency ex- 
change, but lately the stock market 
has largely ignored the Chicago 
Board of Trade, because apparently 
crop news and a multitude of spe- 
cial trade influences complicated the 
situation and robbed price changes 
in wheat of their broader signifi- 
cances. 

Inflation and Box Office , 
Sterling and francs ohajked up 
new high marks last, week against 
yiie dollar and revival of market in- 
terest was. coincident, larger gains 
being In those shares which have 
the most prospect of benefit from 
cheaper dollars, Virhich mean, of ' 
course, higher l}rlceB for goods. The 
Fairchlld retail price: Index, one of 
the reoognized yardsticks, showed a 
gain of 8.4% for Sept. 1 over Au- 
gust 1, making a gain of 18.6% from 
the low of May 1. Prospects of In- 
crease In bos ofilce scales ought to 
be fairly well, represented in thie 
course of prices over the whole re- 
tall field, putting the amusements 
into the class of issues which might , 
reasonably hopO: foir results but of 
more and cheaper money. 

Certainly the ability of the lead- 
ing amusement equitle? to make 
progress Indiciated the market's 
realization that the group belonged 
in . the InfiiELtion' claims. Loew's and 
Warners' were In the. forefront of 
the a:dvance, both going to new tops 
for the year, Loew's at 36% and 
Warners' at 0, Fox. also stepped 
out, . pushing ahead under heavy 
dealings to. its best - price since the 
listing of the new issue. It reached 
19 where it approximates the sub- 
scription price bfitered to old hold- 
ers, privileges which, they rather 
unanimously neglected to exercise. 
Practically the' whole new .lissue 
went to the banks in return for the 
cancellation of Fox notes. 

Columbia Pletures completed a- 
quartet of representative stocks 
breaking, into new high ground, CO" 
lumbi9,'s new mark being 2t%, rep- 
resenting a climb since February 
from around 6.%. Volume here was 
only .inoderiite which negatives- 
the idea that aiiy major distribu-. 
tibn was ' going on as might 
well be the case In Warners, . in 
which the turnover, was enormous. 
Mbvemeht In the leading film shares 
was about even with gains In two 
other groups which are supposed to 
be Infiuenced. by similar economic 
conditions .-r- department store and 
tobacco shares, both being espe 
cially etrong. . 

Bonds Hold, Too 
Amusement bonds held etea.dily 
not far from their best oh the move- 
meht, doing better In general than 
the whole body of liens 



A Ride and a Show for tk Price 
Of One in New RJl-Theatre fieup 



the whole picture buisiness itself. 

The recovery of .more than 400% 
represents In a very large degree 
only the market's appraisal of bet- 
terment In outlook. . The same 
thing Is true of the whole market. 
Observers have ' emphasized again 
and again that the: teeovery from 



Fact that Warners and tioew I the bottom of early this year hae 
were getting a special play In the { had as Its motivation not any ac 
market may have Inspired the sud- I tual Inflation that has taken place 
den iiiterest in the group, or it may but rather the realization that in- 
have been that cliquo operators In I flatlon must Inevitably come. It is 
these issues saw to It that propa- I for this reason that the stock 'mar 
ganda-was circulated. In any event I ket has been taking its day-to-day 
the supposition that seemed to fit I cues from the course of the dollar 
the case was that a long summer of in foreign exchange markets rather 
extreme dullness In ^picture stocks than from concrete developments at 
had given opportunity for cliques | home. Exchange dealings are the 



tb accumulate lines of long stock, 
and now that the season of normal 
upturn in trade, activity has arrived 
conditions are favorable for a cam- 
paign in them. The immediate pros- 
pect is that original pools probaWy 
.will use . further . advances t.o..retire 
at a profit, but that would hot nec- 
essarily mean that last week's up- 
ward movement represents a peak. 

It needs only a favorable develop- 
ment to Inspire new pools to take 
up the amusements . where old 

YiddUh Talker Prod. 
Co. Phns 4 in Ei^lish 

Jewish American Firm- Arts, with 
one Yiddish, talker finished and a 
second ready to start. Is going into 
the English talker field next, with a 
proposed four-picture schedule. All 
will be. made in the east and all will 
have to do with Jewish matters or 
literature, though in the English 
language. 

JAFA's first, 'Wandering Jew,' 
about Hitler, is being cut now. 



1st Rons on Broadway 

(iSubJect to Change) 

Week Sept. 22 

ParamountT^'T'boltfuch Har- 
mony' (Par). 

Capitol—^ 'Solitaire Man' 
Metro)* 

Strand— 1 Xiove a Woman* 
(WB) <2i). 

Rialto-^'Thunder Gveir Mex- 
ico' (Prih). 

Roxy 'Shanghai Madness' 
(Fox).. 

MuiBic Hall^'My Weakness' 
(Fox) (21). 

HolIywood-^'Wild Boys of 
the Road' (WB) (2i). 

RiVoli — ■ 'Emperor Jones' 
(UA) (19). 



Paramount'-^'Torch 

(Par). 

Strand— 'I tove a Woman* 
(WB) (2d wk)i 

Ptiglto— 'Thunder Over Mexi- 
Ico' (Pr^n) (2d wk). 

Roxy— 'Brief Moment*. (Col); 

Music Hall— 'Ann .Vickers' 
(Radio). 

Hollywood "Wild Boys' 
(WEf) (2d wk). 

Rivoli 'Emperor Jones* 

(U) (2d wk). 



$2 Pictui^es^ 
inner at Eight' (Metro) 
(Astor) (5th wk)., 

'Berkeley .Square' (Fox) 
(Gaiety) (2d wk). 

'80S Icebero* (U) (Criter- 
ion) (22).. 



Foreign 'Fitms 

'Joan of Arc' (French) (Lit- 
tle Carnegie) (3d wk). 

'Milady' (French) (Fifth 
Ave. . Playhouse) (3d wk). 



Exhibs' Suit Vs. Attys. 



obligations were Inclined' to drift 
lower In response to quiet, steady ] 
liquidation. Holders of old line in- 
vestment bonds are' believed to be 
switching Into common stocks, getr 
ting out of the creditor class and I 
into businelis partnerships. Five 
dollars In bond interest Is still the 
same five dollars, though each dol- 
lar may presently be only worth 60 
cents. 



Morris Goodman, rooklyn .'pic-^ 
ture house opei^ator, has brought 
suit In Y. Supreme Court algalhst 
Gilt edge ! Levy, Gutman & . Goldberg, Brook- 



Ii03 Angeles, Sept. 18. 
First known permanent hook-on 
.between theatres aiid a street cm 
coinpany starts here Sept. 24 when 
the Xos Angeles Railway and the> 
t*aramount. Tower and "Lob An^ 
geles theatres begin .selUnig weekly; 
passes for 11.26, gbo'd all week on 
street cars and once In each of . the 
theatres. 

.. T&T pass, the idea will bo 
known, '-. development of Bichi^ 
ard. Sachse, consulting engineer 
and y.-p. Of . the L. A. Ry, who bias 
copyrighted the ticket procedure 
and. anticipates Introducing it Iql 
other cities If It goes over hiere. 

Paramount will get Its regular, 
admission price out oi the deal and,r 
according to Marco, who worked' 
out the idea with Sachse. all plc-^ 
tures playing the house on percent 
tage will, be protected fully... 

The " two other houses will get 
weekly guarantees a.hd these majr 
be changed at.' Intervals. 

No Heavy Overhead 

According , to -Sachse, the greatest 
prbblem confronting street railway 
cbmpa-nies, as w;ell as theatres, Is 
to fill empty seats, which, if done, 
increases revenue but not oycr«< 
head. 

Railway company will vend the 
tickets through 20,000 employes;' 
downtown, business houses will also 
sell T&T tickets to drag shoppers 
out of the neighborhood stores and 
the theatres Involved will also sell' 
them. 

Tickets are transferable aiid can 
be used on the trolleys as often as 
desired. Theatres will punch them 
at the box office and give a regular 
admission ticket in return. 

Radio, screen, outdoor and newsx 
paper advertising campaign will 
launch the Idea to educate the 
public. 

T&T Idea, has been delved Into 
by the California railroad com- 
mission, which has given Its okay<(i 



Ijrn attorneys, charging misuse 
moneys. He*B asking for $66,100 
plus an accounting. 

Goodman operated about 16 nabe 
picture houses in Brooklyn. He 
claims he gave the stipulated amount 
of money to Levy, Gutman & Levy, 
then his attorneys, for Investment 
purposes. He charges they did not 



The rule doesn't apply to such invest the money as he directed but 



brass tacks of world appraisal of 
Summary for week ending Saturday, Sept. f6: 

STOCK EXCHANGE 



speculative liens as those In the | 
amusement group, most of : them be- 
ing in default. The prospect here Is I 
that default liens are likely to be| 
brought back to an Investment rat- 
ing with Infiation and recovery and 
the yield .at current quotations | 
would then more than compensate' 
for payment at depreciated dollars. 
Paramount 6's at regular return | 
would yield 18% -which takes ac- 
count of a good deal of depreciated 
dollars. 



used It for purposes of their own 
Marshall Snyder Is attorney for 
Goodman; 



Incorporations 

New York 



nts 



High. 
7% 
6% 
"14% 
27% 
88%. 
1» 

25 

30% 

78H 
7 

22 
2% 
2% 
. .0.% 

12% 

.5% 

35 

22 
66% 



26% 

.. % 
10% 
8% 



2% 



*......*.......... 



I................. 



■ .'. ........... 

..................a 



Low. Sa:iea. Issue and rate. 

% 700 American Seat. 

1% 1,100 ConsoL Film....... 

6% 4,800 Cbnsol. Film pfd......... 

6% 6,400 Columbia P. vtc 

46 10,700 Kastman .Kodak (8). .. ^ ...... ^ . 

12% 24,000 Fox, CTaes A. 

10% 107,600 Gen. JSlec. (40c.). 

8. ...... Keith, pfd., 

8% 43,100 Ixiew (1) .......... 

85 800 Do pref. (6%)................ 

1% 800 MadlBon Sq;< Garden 

13% 100 Met-G-M pref. X1.80).. 

%. .18,000 Paramount 

% 4,100 Pathe ISxchanKe....... 

1% 2,800 Pathe, Class A........ ...v..;.* 

a 109,800 Radio Corp............. .;, 

■1 12^100 HKO. V a 

10 ..... Unlyersat pref... .;...........;> 

1 149,800 Warner Bros... ...... 

4% 700 So pfd. 

10% 88,400 Westlnghoudis 



Igh. 

h 

27% 
2S^ 

80%; 

78 
8% 

21 
2% 
1% 



8% 



• ••• •*•••«■•»••'**• 



(Debtor's name .Is^flret; Judgment taker 
And amount. follow.) 

Janet Rei^de; Alverslde Drive 87lh 
etreot Corp.j_j$87. 

Bayviow Fork AiitHHement Co., Inc., 
t?llUam A. Llttell; |1,436. 

.Johnnie Walker; Atlas Soundfllm Be- 
cbfdlng Studios, Inc.; $310. 
. Jamais Poro; Fox Film . Corp. ; $C9. 
' Jomes Voto; United Artists Corp.; $31. 



CURB 



400 Columbia Pic 

700 Gen. I'hea. Bi 

1,000 Technicolor .. 

1,300 Trana Luz^.. 



• •'• k i « • - 

'•'4 ■ • • 



26% 
% 
7% 
2% 



Low. 
3% 

10% 

•22% 

81 

14 

23% 

82% 

70 
8% 

21 
1% 
1% 
8% 
8% 
8% 

I"^ 
20 

48% 



28 
% 

7% 
2% 



Last. 
3% 

86% 
18% 
28% 
16 bid 

2!^ 

2, 
1' 



Net 
chg. 

-% 



0% 
8% 

23 bid 
8% 
22 

46%. 



7%: 
2% 



PRODUCE EXCHANGE 



+4% 

+4% 
+ % 

+8% 
+8 

+ % 
+ % 

n 

+1% 

+3 

+2% 



+4%; 



- % 



Albany, Sept. IS. 
Entertalnmeni Prodnoen Corp., Man 
hattan, theatrical. 100 aharea, no par. 

Jj. M. S. Theatre |no., Bronx, tneatrl 
cal, 100 shares, no par. 

Wales Prodactlons, Inc., Manhattan, 
theatrical, $26,100; 260 shares pfd. $100; 
common, $1. 

New York Exposition Corp., Manhat' 
tan, theatrical, $6,000. 
— The-Nnt7Cltib :bf Rochc«ter,-Ino.i Boch< 
ester, theatrical, $10,000. 

Rojay Amnsement Corp., Boohester, 
theatrical, 200 shares, ho par. 

Stndlo . Theatres, Corp., Manhattan, 
theatrical, 200 shares, no par. 

Rosat Corp., Broiiz. motion picture 
theatres, $20,000. ^ , 

Slieam's Stored, Inc.; ronz, general 
radio buslneas, $20,000. 

Cotton CInb Prodactlons, Inc., Manhat 
tan, theatrical. lOO shares, no par. ' 

Borr-Conrt Prodactlons, Inc., Manhat 
tan, theatrical, 200 shares, no par, 

Memberships 
TheatrlQal SIsn and Display Associa- 
tion, Inc. 

Theatrical Costumiers' Association 6t 
America, Inc. 

Dissolution* 

Associated Motion . Picture Operator's 
TJnlon,.. Inc. 



Oklahoma 

Oklahoma City, Sept. 12. 
Pniry Theatres, Inc., Mangtim, Okla 
Capital stock, $10,000.-t Incorporators, 
Pat Dufty, M. 1*. Duffy and Mary Duffy, 
all of Mangum. 



80 
87 
35 
36% 
80 
47% 



=-21)%- 
48 
47% 

«% 
.12 



BOND 3 

$123,000 Gen; Thea. Ea. ' 

24,000 Loew C'a, '41.... 

0,000 Pathe 7's, '37. 
14,000 Par-Fam-Lasky 
84,000 Par-Pub 6%'8, ' .............. 

RKO debs 6'8 



• • • 
• • * • • 

• ••••• • 



. T 

87% 

80 

84 

83% 



4% 

84% 
70 
82% 
81 



so 

87% 
70 
33 
81 



-+~% r 



Bid. 



640,000 "Warner Bros. (I's, 

Over the Counter, N. Y. 

Roxy, Class A... m 

Gen. Theatre ctfs. sold $24,000 © 6, 4%, 4:*^, unchanged. 
Par-F-L ctfs. sold $3,000 @ 32. 81% 32, unchanged. 
Par-Pub ctfs, Hold $28,000 @ 32%. 31%, 32. oft %. 



+4 
—1 
+1 
—1 



% 



California 

Sacramento, Sept. 18. 
^Perm its^^to- Sel I -Stoelc=^=^=^ 
Short Track Speedways. . Inc. Motor 
cycle race track. To Issue four out of 
260 shares, p^r $100. Bernard B. Laven 
J. A. Kegley, P. D. Laven, V. Connors. 

Vox Spoluine Theatre Corp; To Issue 
all of 1,000 shares, par $1. Directors Bot 
named. 

American Talking Wire Co. To bold 
personal property. To Issue all of fiOO 
shares, no par. B. B. Boring, C, C, 
Woodmansoe, Q; C. Woodmansee. 

Universal Talking WIro Co. To manu 
facture electrical devices. To Issue all Of 
BOO shares, no par. L. W. Bering, R, E 
Bering, O. C. Woo^lmansQe. 



DETROIT USHERS' ONION 
FILES $20 WAGE SCALE 

Detroit, Sept. 18. 
The Petrolt. Ushers Union, 
A.F.I1., has. demanded recognition 
by the local flrst-run theatres. De«' 
mands are made for a mlnlmuni of 
|20 a week a,nd certain arrange^, 
ments for the hiring and firing of 
workers. ' 

While the ushers organized last 
spring, this Is the first conc^edf 
action taken with the exception of 
the threatened picketing last spring; 
when eight ushers were fired. 

With the theatres under the 
URA, ushers were raised from |8 
for part time work 'to all full time 
men at |16 weekly. 

Union demands Include the two! 
weeks' notice to fire men with In^ 
competency and intemperance tlMii 
only grounds for summary disml8<« 
sal. 



Triangle Film Name Up 
In Bankruptcy Action 

William A. Kemble, deBcrlbing 
himself as ah ^zecutive employ^' 
by -the Triangle Film Corp;, filed a 
bankrupt plea with the Federal 
court In New York last week. He 
listed his liabilities as totaliner 
$103,412, and assets $24,285. 

Kemble's schedule gave as his 
principal creditors Mrs, J. R. Rich-! 
ardson, Long Beach, Cal., $56,000,: 
and Milton J. Gordon. $16,000. His 
assets, he stated, consisted of un-: 
liquidated claims and accounts. 



N. Y. to L. A. 

Sir Benjamin Fuller. 
Mervyn .LeRoy. 

Jack Osterman. 
A> M. Botsfbrd. 



L. A. to N. Y. 

Charles Laughton.- 
Charles Blckford. 
Nathaniel West. 
Maurice Chevalier. 
Mrs. Evelyn Oakie. 



tViesday, September 19, 193S 



PICTSRES 



VARIETY 



Over 50% Setdement for Par 
Possible if Landlonis Co-op. 
On P-Fs Theatre Situations 



There Is no certain form so far 
decided tipon for any reotganlzatibn 
of Paramouni-PUbllx. Much de- 
pends on what the landlords dp to- 
wards alleviating the Par theatre 
and other realty- situations, taking 
in oflace buildinifd, etc. Just what 
these do may determine the extent 
of settlimeht which the creditors 
of P-P ipfiay receive. 

if the landlords go th^ whole way 
with Par, and if present negotia- 
tions around for rental reductions 
and mortgage amendrnents are. sue-, 
cessfuli ' there Is the probability that 
the Par credltori^ can hope to re- 
ceive more than p. 50% settlement. 

So far; however, there Is no defi- 
nite plan. 

That things are mpvins fast to- 
wards a reorganization of the com- 
pany is known, and that such a re- 
organization can take place quickly 
and within a month Is also known, 
but that landlord thing is the ob- 
stacle to hop over mostly. 

The Bankers^ Angle 
There , are other angles, also. . One 
of these is the position yrhlch the 12 
banks Interested in the n3,500,000 
negative loan to Par. may take. 
That'o an itein aaucb discussed both 
Inside and outsidp, with the fact be 
Ing that neither side has come to 
any coriclusioh. on thfe matter. 

It isn't a far cry to suppose that 
a compromise tnay be reached and 
that the banks headed as they are 
by Chemical may wish to assist Par 
in reor6a,riizing by compromising 
their claims so aa to take a partly 
preferred position . maybe in cash, 
saihe as other secured creditors, 
and the remainder In ' notes on the 
same basis as the general line of 
creditors. On the whole, however, 
this Is only copjecture. 

There Is still the possibility that 
the trustees may sue to revoke the 
original mortgage agreement with 
these banks but flgurlri- the 
company's money which would 
be spent on litigation could be 
saved, and the possibility that such 
a trial may drag for months, would 
serve to indicate that both iaides 
might get together. 

There Is no doubt that no matter 
which way that bank thing goes, 
the 12 banks must have some say 
In whatever plan of reorganization 
will be presented finally. It Is more 
than likely that Kuhn-Loeb and 
Hallgarten Co*, downtown bankers 
and Chemical will pivot wha.tever 
reorganization Is pursued. Among 
the three, they represent maybe 
$40,000,000 of the possible $50,000,000 
In ' probable claims against Par, 
either directly or through repre 
sentation of creditor 



Retroadiye CcMie? 

Washington^ 
The Legal Department of the NiRA 
today had "not arrived at. a decision 
^ to whether the code may be 
made retros^ctivp. Problems is ad- 
mitted herie to be a knotty Oiiel This 
point was, raised at the public 
hearings by a delegation of Buffalo 
exhibitors through counsel 
who . then said that there would be 
few benefl^ts to be derived bjf the 
atrie owner^ under the codo unless 
it included 1933-4 picture deals, 
many of which already have been 
signed^. 

Chorus Equity and picture houses 
have not yet settled the girl salary 
and hour issue. . After hours of 
argumentation the issiie of taking 
care of the small theatres using, live 
talent has. been raised and is among 
th6 many other little and big con 
troveries isuspending ' liext 
Saturday* 



RIVAL OPS/ UNIONS IN 
MPLS. IN 1 YR. TRUCE 



That Riffht-to-Buy 

Washington, Sept. 18. 

The right-to-buy Is proving 
a stickler not only to the in- 
dustry but to the government. 
With all but a few film people 
returned to their homes until 
Saturdieiy, the rIght-to-buy 
seems to be the same govern- 
ment theme song as the right 
to sell, and' both are di^' 
ametricaliy opposed. 

Rights one way or the other 
are far from settled, the ' gov- 
ernment admitted today, and 
no compromise is yet In sighti 

The rights' headachie is re- 
ported one of the main .rea- 
.sonis. for the exodus, from 
Washington over the weekend. 



Code Thrown Back to the Industry 
With Promise of an Arbitrary 
Attitude by Gov t, If No Accord 



Cameramen s Soc. 

Differs on NRA 
Interpretations 



>AR CLEARS 

ITS 
IN ENGLAND 




Minneapolis, Sept. 18. 

Warfare between the two local 
rival unions of booth operators, the 
Independent organization and - the 
regular one affiliated with the A. F., 
of li., has been ended with the sl|gn- 
ing of. a one-year truce. Under the 
terms of the truce, the |35 a w:eek 
independent union operators are 
permitted to remain in four theatres 
here, two neighborhood and two 
loop houses, including the 1,600^ 
peat Bijou, one of the recent stormi 
centers. All pthier loop arid neigh- 
borhood theatres will emploiy Inter- 
national Alliance members. The 
neighborhood thea-tres, with the two 
exceptions, agreed to use the ?45 a 
Week A. F*. of K operators, signing 
noh- cancellable one-year contracts. 

Members fo the two unions have 
been picketing theatres which do 
not employ their own members, 
bb,riners pf the Independent pickets 
charging the theatres using A. F, 
of L. operatori3 with not employing 
union help, The truce stipulates 
that there shall be no more picket- 
ing by either side. 
" ="Since-tKe-"9tart-; of=t 
number of theatres have been 
bombed, there have been street fist 
fights In front of the showhouses 
between members of the riVal.unions 
and the business agent of the Inde- 
pendent union and two members of 
his family have been wounded by 
bullets flred through a window of 
their home. 



-iiohdon, sept. 18. 
Paramount has finally completed 
a theatre d^ai in which 
dolves several difficult problems 
First move 'Win be : the immediate 
building .of two new Paramount 
thieatres, one in Liverpool and an 
other In Glasgow. Theatres will be 

built for Par by new companies be 
Ing formed by Arthur Segal, with 
Pjar In and to opera^te, but not to. 
put up any substantial amount of 
cash. Segal repiresents the Wert- 
heimer banker money, which has 
always been active for Paramount 
here. 

. Paramoiint's headache for some 
time has been that the company 
owned a- couple pf very expensive 
sites for theatres in Ltiverpool And 
Glasgow. Impossible under current 
conditions to build, but too valuable 
as property^ and having cost too 
much in leases, taxes, and licenses 
to drop. Now Segal has dug up the 
money to pull the thing through. 

Segal and Wiertheimer associated 
with Par Uto in the jegular four 
theatrtf Astoria circuit, which -the 
company bought for; a lot of money 
some years back. This chain has 
been showing: ci operating profit, 
but Paramount would like to lose it 
in view of mortgages, and exchange 
headaches involved. 

John Hicks, Jr;, and: Eugene 
..Zukor, who were over heria the past 
couple months to iron the thing out, 
have gone on to survey the rest of 
the Continent before returning to 
America. 



Hollywood, Sept, 18 
dimeramen's Union 669 Saturday 
(16) sent letters to aU members 
stating- Howard Hurd, its 
business -reipresentatiye, in Wash 
ington on code meetings, had beein 
hotlfled that .Sol A. Rosenblatt had 
ruled first, second and assistant 
cameram®^ would b» obliged to 
work at all hours necessary for 
production, which would meaia un- 
limited time ^Hurd said he has 

protested the rulihg and requested 
that members wife , their protests 
and: views to Washington pronto 

Hurd also wants the men to pro- 
test In the studios. It Will enable 
studios to work the men until they 
drop,' he says, 'and . will create a 
condition of economic chaos that 
will reduce salaries to levels never 
before realized.' 

Hurd also said that If the men 
don't support the protest, imem 
ployed in their ranks wlU have to 
seek new labor fields and the em 
ployed will have to reconcile them 
selves to a low standioird of wages 
and unbearable Working conditions 
He said he was re&dy to carry his 
argumient to Roosevelt if neces 
sary. 

American Society of Clnematpg 
raphefs declared. In answer to the 
Hurd plea, that working conditions 
would be no different than prior to 
July 20, which is the time the strike 
was called in Hollywood, and that 
men would actually profit since 
methods are being. worked out to 
employ mote mem Understood 
that where a mMi works through 
on a picture the accumulated time 
he labored will be .used as a basis 
of layoff before he goes to another 
picture and will thus allow more 
men to work. 



Nothing's Been Okayed 



Washington, Sept. 
1 have not okayed a single 
clause,' Deputy Administrator Sol A 
Rosenblatt declared early this 
morning, following reports of ex 
hibitor leaders attending Saturday's 
sessions that the Deputy was using 
the mallet privately and had literally 
Ordered the industry to incorporate 
In the penrianent code nine clauses 
from distributor and exhibitoi!' pro 
posals. 

There Is a simila,rity among most 
of these clauses but a difference in 
language. The exhibitors clauses 
are oh traniafer to iavoid contracts, 
also advertising conflicting, with 
prior run. also midnight shows, also 
uniEiuthorized exhibition, also stand- 
ard license, agreement.. Distrib 
clauses Include midnight shows, 
also breaching playing contracts, 
also no gratuity to influence exhib 
or distrib, also dating restrictions. 





CONTINUED 
1NN.Y. 



Washington, Sept. 1.8. 
Deputy Adnrinistrator Sol A. Bo- 
senblatt expects to be In New York 
Wednesday (20). Radio code hear 
ihg. scheduled here, foir then ..has 
been, put over until Sept. 27. Rosen 
blatt at first adjourned the filin 
committee cpnferences until Thurs 
day (21) but In consideration of the 
Jewish holidays he .has allowed a 
lapse until the 23d. 

He will then meet with producers 
a,nd distributors in the niornlng and 
exhibitors in the afternoon. He has 
not set any day next week for the 
general conference of film cpmmit 
tees Which failed to take plaice ever 
the past weekend. v 

Sunday he will sit with unions on 
the film situation and expressed the 
hope tpday that it can be brought 
to a satisfactpry conclusion. 

Hea,ring for the film supplies and 
equipment .field has been' marked 
from Sept. 25 until Oct. 3. 

MusiP publishers are to be heard 
some time in October, no date yet 
mentioned. 



Washington, Sept. is: 
With code : abruptly thrown 

back ih the industry's hands, p^p-^ 
uty Administrator Sol A. Rosenblatt 
today said " that a 
hearing. find. fl,lmdom 

other side of. the fence with but 12 
hours to .file objections' tp a formula 
3u))niitted the , next time by the 
NRA.' 

Because the majority of fllmdom 
is now flying the Rlue Eagle, Rpsen- 
biatt indicated he is sho.wing ievery^ . 
cohsldetatiori.- The business must 
have a permanent code, however. 

Today the government -refused tP 
put time limit on the industry's 
own efforts to write, a cpde, ■ It is 
simply giving pictures a bi*eathing 
sjpell this w^^k alter finding mat^' 
ters deadlpciced over the Weekend, 
summoning all coirithittees back to 
Washington next Sa.turday for ah 
indefihite 'Stay during which it will 
be given a. final chance to', do 
own ironing. 

Virtually the entirO Industry pro- 
posals must be re-drsifted so that 
clauses which are now ambiguous 
will be concise and intolliglble. 
Rosenblatt also made known that 
clauses must read together or have 
a cpntihuity as to thought and In- 
tent while language must be thor- 
oughly agreed tipoh. 

'The industry cannot use the code . 
a.uthorIty, also unsettled, as the 
dumping ground: for its headaches,' 
says he. 'Such problems as the right 
to buy and double features must 
be sifted by codists before any code 
win be acceptable to the govern- 
ment as a formula.'. 

Rosenblatt observed significantly 
today that, 'insofar as possible' the 
NRA will npt permit the industry to 
side-track any pf its issues whether, 
their be small or large. 



HOW SOL ROSENBLATT 
IMPRESSES INDUSTRY 



Bierlin; Sept. 

John Hicks, Jr.; and Eugenfe 
Zulior, heads of ParamoUnt's for- 
eigri depiirtmeht, left here. Tuesday 
(12) for Prague, after a three-day 
stay for thp purpose of deciding 
Par's German policy. Iri Prafeue 
they'll try tp figure out that Gzecho 
slovaklan closure of Amerlcari film 
companies. 

From Prague, couple go oh tp Yl 
enna, Budapest and Rome for quick 
o.o.'s, sailing back to the U. S. on 
the Brii press of Britain Sept. 21 
Route laid out mearisr that they'll 
skip Paris completely, although in 
Europe for the past four months to 
figure out all the European situa- 
tions. 



NRA Deputy Administrator Spl 
A. Rosenblatt's Impressibn ' in " the 
open sessions; on the film code in 
Washington has been extremely fa- 
vorable. His keen perceptions and 
ma-nher of striking at the core of 
things resolved the sessions into 
a teacher-and-class hearing, with 
Rosenblatt doing a lot of interro- 
gating iand his pupils floundering 
for. replies; 

Prom north, east, south and west 
the squawks as presented were 
quickly choked off when Rosenblatt 
asked if the complaining: Indlyid- 
I uais or organizations were of a na- 
tional character. That the National 
Recovery Act was deslgrned strictly 
for national Interpretation Was the 
answer to strictly local complaints. 

Exhlbs were tpld that the 
MPTOA, as a national body, would 
haindle their worries. The west 
coast belligerents were similarly 
routed. 



[code authority will 

BE llEPRESENTATIVr 



Washington, Sept. 18. 
The code authority In which all 
branches want. tP be represented 
will be a small body, the govern- 
jment revealed today. Just how 
many it will compose. Deputy Ad- 
ministrator Sol Rosenblatt 
would not say except to make the 
added observation that it Will be 
'representative.' 

The authority setrup hjis nOt.yet 
been officially defined and the gov- 
ernment would not aiiginent ex- 
planation of its powers other than 
[the general summary made by 
Rosenblatt at the conpluson of the 
first public hearing. 



tIBUX ENTERPRISES' 
REORG. PLAN ALL SET 

Reorganizatiph plain .fPr Fubllx. 
Enterprises on the basis as coni- 
pleted, rpugfhly computed at . 30c on 
the dollar, may be announced this 
week. Way Is set for, the plan tP 
be presented before Referee H. "K. 
Davis, but hinges presently as to. 
the exact technical fonn the i>lan 
may take. Publiz Enterprises, 
P-P's largest theatre subsid, com- 
prises around 260 theatres. 

There are around $16,000,000 In 
claims against P-P. HoWever, 
around $9,000,000 pf same are stated 
to be lii future rents which aniount 
might be discounted in final cOn- 
sidera,tion Of the plan by the court. 

Vampus Theatres Corp., a hew 
subsid of .P-P, win take over the 
Publlx Enterprises' assets, . the 
provable claims against which are 
given roundly as $7,000,000. 

Paramount itself Is a creditor of 
P-E fpr Sround $6,000>0d0 which 
would indicate that the parent 
comi>any will remain in cphtrol pf 
the, new subsid .as fprme,d ajid when 
approved by the court. ' 

All Canada Gets from 
NRA Drive Is Headache 



Mascot's See's O.O. 

Hollywood, Sept. 18. 
J. S. Kessler, secretary of Mascot 
Pictures, gets In this week from 
New York to confer on production 
and then make a, tour of exchanges 
around the country. 



BEED CITBED 

Hollywood, Sept. 18. 
J. Theodore Reed, prexy of the 
I'Academy, is expected here tomor- 
row (Id). 

Four days In. Washington gave 
him all he wanted of the code. Left 
there Friday (15), 



Ed Finney Goes Mono 



iSd Finney has resigned from 
United Artists to join Moriogram 
Pictures, as head of advertising and 
publicity, as 'well as (^tory editor. 

Finney's resignation takes ieffect 
Oct. 1. Licon Lee, his assistant at 
UA for the past couple Of . months, 
will take over his duties. 



■ THIRD KICK-UP 

Hollywood, Sept. 18. 

Bud Murray Is doing his third 
dance directorial Jpb in the past 
three weeks. Currently on 'Eight 
Girls in, a Boat' at Par.: 

Cleaned up 'Heading for Heaven' 
at Tiffany arid 'Sisters of the Fol 
lies,' May fair, prior. 



, Sept. 18. 

NRA developmehts in U;S- • ^^i^e 
causing some concern, to film trade 
in Canada. Already prices of gaso- 
lirie, leather, coal and steel have 
Jumped in Dominion because of 
trend in States, but Canadians lare 
npt .getting thie benefit . Pf simul- 
taineous increase in wages and em- 
ployment because this country has 
no. organized recovery program: 
Canadian film men see higher pic- 
ture prices with Hollywood going 
NRA and. this hieans exhlbs vfill be 
forced to raise admlsh prices. 
""^ConSnftTplTs^Ifave"^^ 
<>rally In Canada, .but the hitch 
comes in trying to get the . extra 
nick out of the publiP when the 
NRA does hot directly help the sit- 
uation. There is a growing demand 
that Prime Minister R. B, Bennett 
do something about a code system, 
but he has rpmalned obstinate. 



VARIETY 



PIC¥«RE 6 



OSSES 



I' 

Tuesclay, September 19, 1933 



UL Lets Down, Robinson Pic in 2 
Houses, $22,501); Texas Guinan Dps 
State to Kg 19G; Orph Holding Up 



Los Angeles, Sept. 18^ 

Letdown In. trade was mbst obvl- 
otia at ail b£ the major flrst run 
emporiums this Week. Ppsisibilitir 
of school opening could be .as good 
a reason, as any oltered, aitd. then, 
too, the summer tourists have flit- 
whlch his .been .hit- 
ting around the $25,00D groove, 
skidded dowh a bit for its third 
'stanza. - 

'i iLoved a Woman,' at both War- 
Tier houses, stairted (14) with a $2 
infroductory at the .Hollywood 
house, getting over $3,000 on the 
performance, but- sloughed off after': 
the start. In the Dowritowh house 
it was no bright number at all^^ 
in a town wherfe ..they all love wono- 
en— so title is no novelty. 

'Big Executive' proved uniihpbr- 
vtant at the Paramount, Where, after 
five days it came 6tC on Sa;turday 
(10) With a measly $7,500. The en- 
tire P.' .&• ~M. stage sabw, headed by; 
Frank Jeriks, also went out. To 
the X^st Man'; opened Sunday (17) 
with Al Pearce and Hadio Gang on 
stkge. Film closes Wed. (20) to 
around $8,000, with 'Golden Harvest- 
starting itsi reigiilar -weelc again on 
: Thursday; I»earce holdover. 

Tex Guihaii with, her flash gaiig 
ojE torso exponents was brought into 
" the State as a balaiic. foi' Tower 
and the CHory* on the screen. HoUise 
got off to a $2,700 ppening.day, and 
will probably. hit a big $19,000 or; 
better bii the week, her midnite 
Saturday BhoW surprising "by its 
draw. 

•One Man?s Journey,' at the RKO, 
off to an unexciting start, will clip 
billy atound 115,000 points 

'jMtasquerader/ which came into 
an eight-weelc gualraritee at the Cri- 
terion, will probably hlt^ $4,500 tor 
the .ciirtent stanza, 

Orpheum, with double bill, 'Before 
Dawnr and ten-act vaude show, ietill 
■Worrying its first' run brethren with 
a profitable $7,000 take, 

Estimdies for This Week 
; Chinese (Grauman) (2t028; 55- 
$1.65) OJinner at Eight* (MG) and 
stage show (3rd week). Dynamite 
initial pace, ^hich has been going 
under, wore off current weefc. to 
around $^1,500. JL^st week, second 
^taiiza, wa9 over $25,000. 

Criterion! (Tally) (1,600; 25-40) 
fThe Masquerader' (XI A) and' stage 
show (4th week). For. iscale trade 
pretty good this wfeek, to Around 
$4,500. For. third week claimed 
^tround $6*000. 

Downtown (WB) (1,800; 25-70) 'I 
liOved a Woman* (WB) and vaude 
■ville. Istot .particularly relisliable 
Bcreen fare here, and ihay capi it 
off 'with take Of around $7,500. Last 
week, ' 'Bureau of Missing Persons' 
(WB), for eight-day sojourn around 
$7,000. 

Horiywood (WB) (2,756; 25-65) 
l- Loved a* Wbman' (WB) and 
vaudeville. Got off to big start at 
$2 .premiere then sloughed off, but 
Will brlnsr in around $15,OO0i. Last 
week. 'Bureau Of Missing Persons* 
(WB). Pretty healthy with $10,500. 

Lob Angeles (Wm. Fbx) (2,800, 
15-25) 'Laughing at Life* (Mascot) 
and 'Big 1?own* (Trojan); Still run 
hlng at even pace, but affected a 
-bit by Orpheum opposition, hit 
around $3,200. Last week, 'Onvi 
Year Later* (Allied) and 'His Pri 
vate Secretary' (Allied) just fair to 
$3,400. 

Orpheum (Bdwy) (2,270; 25-35) 
^Before Dawn' (RKO) and 'The 
Devil's in Love*- (Fox), and -vaude- 
vlliei Still grinding them a:t the 
.two-bit clip,, which means nice prpflt 
at $7,000. Laist week, 'Hold Me 
Tight' (Fox) and 'Emergency. Call' 
(RKO), Very good at $7,400. 

Paramount (PArtmar) . (3,585; 25- 
65) 'Big Executive' (Pair) ahd stage 
. show, r^ot what house needed .on 
the screen. Wieak number, regis 
tered only $7,500, ^To the Last Man' 
substituted when 'Exec' was jerk^c 
Sat. Last week, 'Torch Singer 
(Par) came over In good stead with 
$16,200. 

. RKO (2,950; 25-40). 'One Man's 
Journey' .(RKO). Slow, a bUsto 
crusto under $6,000. Last week 
'Morning : Glory' (RICO) for third 
and final stanza milked them 
heavily to tune .of $5,400, which is 
most profitable. 

State (Loew-Fox) (2,024; 26-55) 
•The Power' and the Glory' (Fpx) 
and stage 'show. . With Tex Guinan 
mob on stage, take increased, $19,000 
big. Last week, 'Another Language' 
(MG) just hit over $14,000, oke but 
==.jio.t-jyjmt=lliey^lJi0.uglit=3Jtojx]jlJ^ 
pen. 



Rain Helps Tacoma, So 
Fair Not Yet Hii^ng 

"racoQia, S'^pt. 18.- 
Nevr price scale adopted here cuts 
out the dime 'admissions^ both in 
nabes and downtown, sind if plan 
Works^ in three weeks, trick admis- 
sions, such a;s 'pal' , night, to go, too. 
Music Box and Iloxy to charge 26 
and 35e;- Blue Moiise goes to 15 and 
25, same scale for Constanti's Rivi- 
era. JRialtO, Temple, New Rose arid 
Shell go to 15 straight; suburbaiis 
to 20 nights, with mats, Saturdays, 
Sundays and hblidairs, i5c to 6 p. m: 
Middle of this Week the Western 
Washlhgton fair opens, at Puyallup, 
dhd this means murder to the shp-w 
shbps. It's va- real fair, rankih|r as 
the state fair out this way and even. 
Tacbmans use their dimes to go, so 
theatres suffer. Early week rains 
were a break for. the theatres, hurt-, 
ing the fair. 

'Dr. Bull' got 'em steadily list 
Week and holds over three more .days 
Muisic Box has "Her First Mate* and 
Moonlight axid Pretzels,* split. With 
latter running up against, the Piiy- 
allup fair.; 

Estimates for This Week 
Music Box (Hamrick) (1^,400; 25- 
35), 'Her First Mate* (U), 'Moon- 
light and Pretzels* (U>, split. Looks 
around $4,000. okay. Last weelc 
Mama IiOves Papa* (Par), 'Head-^ 
liti^ Shoofet* XRKO), split with 
Change Tour Luck* aind ♦Dashln* 
JDinah,* Colored tab bh stage, okay 
$4,900. 

Hoxy (J-VH) (1;300; -35), "Dr. 
Bull* (Fox). Held over, may run 
entire week, if it keeps on drawing, 
otherwise 'Another Language' (MG) 
set; expects another $4,500. Last- 
week same flitn. Immense, $6,200. 

Blue Mouse (Hamrick) (660; 15- 
25). 'Arizona to Btoadway' (Fox) 
first hialf, then dual, 'Blind Adven- 
ture' (RKO), 'Biff Brain* (RKO). 
Anticipates a mild $800.. Last week 
Supernatural* (Fox), 'Pleasure 
Cruise' (Par), split, weak at $700.. 



Rui^al Theatre Plunges 

Brewster .Theatre Corp., opera.tbr 
of . a picture house In Briewster, . N, 
T., put itself on record as a bank 
rupt in the New York Federal 
court last week. 

Liabilities were $4,325 ;ahd the 
sisseti^, $3,742. 



Indie Lafayette, Buffalo, 
Strongest with Xady,' 106 

Buffalo, Sept. 18. 

Buffalo took It on the chin a little 
last week excepting for Shea's Buff, 
which held to $14,800, but this week 
becomes the. ohiy house among the 
five leaders to fall down. . 

Others are up in the money again, 
Hipp vlelng with the Great Lakes 
for 9, possible $10,000 on 'Song of 
Songs.' "With yaude as a draw, th^ 
Lalces has a jgood chance to beat 
.this by $500 Or so. 

Halyman's indie Lafayette, got a 
fine dt^w in lAdy for a Day* and 
may equal the Great Lakes $10;000i 
very big. 

Estimates for This Week 

Buffalo (Shea) (3.600; 30-40-56) 
'Broadway to HolIyWaQd' (MG) and 
stage shbW. Musical letting house 
down to about $11,000 after a good 
$14,800 on 'Paddy' (Fox) last ^eek, 
lion's share of. business Buffalo of- 
fered. 

Hipp (Shea) (2,400; 26^40) 'Sonir 
of Songs* (3Pax). Dietrich keeping 
the b. o. busy, $10,000; big. Last 
week 'Tugboat Annie* (MG) slumped 
house to $6,iD00, poOre^t . it has done 
in weeks. 

Great Lakes (Shea) (3,400; 25- 
40) 'Storm at Daybreak* (MG) and 
vaude. Indications point to a 
chance for $10,600. pretty good. 
Last Week ^er First Mate* (U) and 
vaude. $8,700, mild. 

Century (Shea) (3,400; 25) 'P-il- 
grimage* (Fox). Doesn't Ibok like 
mbre than $6,200. but this nbt bad. 
Last -week 'Gamblinjg Ship' (Par) 
and 'Devil's in Love* (Fox), $5,100. 

Lafayette (Iiid) (3.400; 25) 'Lady 
for Day* (Col). Ringing the bfeU 
loudly with $10,000 or better in 
sight. Laist Week 'F. P. l* (Fox) 
and 'Best of Enemies* (Fox), aver- 
age $6,000. . 




PUly Eases a Little, but Still Go 
Torch Singer $18,500, Robinson II1/2G 



TENTHOUSr ^6,000, 
DETROirS BEST MONEY 



DRE^LER IN 2 MOm 
FIX, 'ANNIE' A 2D WK. 



Montreal, Sept. liB. 
Liable to be a bll; week currently. 
His Majesty's comes back to plx 
with a wow, 'Dinner at ight* and 
since Montreal will always pile up 
for Marie Dressier, they get a double 
of her in this a:nd the repeat of 
'Tugboat Annie* at the Palace 
Weather gone wintry, last 10 days 
also helps a lot. No other attrac- 
tions in town should provide a 
further bOost. • 

Capitol has a nice brace In 'One 
Sunday Afternoon' and 'This. Day 
and Age' and the house hais built 
up' to a nice attendance all through 
the hot spell, so is getting the bene- 
fit as conditions change for the 
better. This should realize a $6,000 
gross which is goOd enough.. 

Loew's with 'No Marriage. Ties' 
and 'The Big Brain' has average 
show and can look for a gross 
around $6,000. Princess lis also a 
repeat show 'Lady for a Day' and 
'Dangerous Days* which with a big 
gross last week should return $9,000 
currently. Imperial comes back to 
pix with 'La Belle Aventure* and 
Cinema de Paris breaks away from 
a four- Week repeat with -'Mr. 
Quick.' They should both get 
average gross; . ' 

Nabes have picked up during the 
last week and are likely' to show 
fair grosses.; currently. Still in red, 
but not so deep. 

Estimates for Thi Week 
His Majesty's (Ind) (l.GOO; 50- 
1.50)— 'pinner at Eight'. (MG) 
Prices pretty high fbr conditions 
here, but can look for $10,000. Last 
week 'Hearts of the World' (Grif 
fiths); $6,500. 

Palace (FP) (2.70,0; 60)— 'Tug 
boat Annie' (MG) .(2d. week). Still 
attractive enough to rate $8,000, 
after $10,000 last week. 

Capitol (FP) (2,700;. 50).-^'One 
Sunday Afternoon' (Par) and. 'This 
Day and Age' (Par)". Good for 
$6,000. Last week 'Bed of Roses 
(RKO) and 'Headline Shooter 
(RKO), $5,500. . 

Loew's (FP) (3,200; 50)— 'No Mar 
rifige Ties' (RKO) and 'Big Brain 
(RKO). $5,000 Is fair guess. Last 
week 'Devil's In Love' (RKO) and 
'Man Who Dared' (tj), about $6,000 
-^erjnces8=^(.CT)^(l7900T--50.).=4Lady^ 
for a Day' (Col) and 'Dangerous 
Crossroads' . (G61.). Second week 
$'7,500. Last week, $9,000. 

Imperial (France-Film) (1,600; 
60)-^'La Belle Aventure' (French) 
Looks $2,000, French Operetta last 
week. 

Cinema de Paris (France-Film) 
(600; 60)— 'Mr. Quick' (French) 
Around $1,500. Last Week 4th week 
o£ 'Les Gars de la Marine,' $1,000. 



Detroit, Sept. 18. 
The Michigan comes into, its Own 
With the biggest opening in town 
this week. After trailing the Fox 
for the past. two Weeks, 'Penthouse* 
is doing the busihess. The FOx is' 
doing well but Is feeling a slump 
after 'Crazy QulIt* 

The REG Downtown seetns to be 
sandwiched, between the Michigan 
and Fox, with the Downtown the 
poor third. Big vaude shows for 
the past four weeks, including such 
b.o. namds hb Milton Berle, Sophia 
Tucker, Joe Penner and (^orge Jes- 
sel and house is continuing in the 
red. 

The tept of the RKC> Downtown 
is this week. Playing 'A Lady for 
a Day* on screen and Bert Lahr 
headlining With Eleanor Powell and 
Eddie . Garr on the stage, house . is 
just going along after a mild open- 
ing. Unlesls business picks up 
plenty this will be another of thOse 
weeks. 

The State continues in the same 
class as the. United- Artists as far 
as business is concerned. Playing 
bally 'ipictures the current 'Broad- 
way to Hollywood' is plenty weak 
and Will probably be withdrawn be- 
fore the second week is up. Low 
nut on this house gets by on a 
gross of about $4,600. 

Last week the Fox led the pro- 
ceedings with a nice'grosEi of $26,200, 
Picture developed into a matinee atr 
traction after the week-end. Eve- 
lilngis were somewhat off. which 
kept the gross from going to a new 
high. At this house gOt plenty Well 
on the week. Picture was 'Sing Sin 
ners Sing* and with a better picture 
a record could have been reached. 

The Michigan Just went along last 
week with Ethel Merman on 'stage 
and 'Torch Singer* on screen 
Neither meant anything out this far 
from Broadway. A comi)aratiVely 
mild $14,000. ^Bittersweet' at the UA 
was too foreign and high class to 
attract paying customers; only mild, 
$5,000. , The State with 'Broadway 
to HoUjrwobd' found the names 
didn't mean a thing for a very weisik 
$2,800. The Fisher with 'One Sunday 
Afternoon* was. fair at $6,000. The 
Downtown with Sophie Tucker, and 
Joe Pennter, bad $2,800. 

Estimates for This Week 
ichigan (P-P) (4,045; 15-26-35- 
40-65). 'Penthouse' (MG) and ata^e 
show. Very nice for $26,000. Last 
week 'Torch Singer' (Par) and stage 
show mild at $14,000. 

Fox (Inde) (5,100; 16-25-36-40- 
66), 'Paddy* (Fbx) and stage show 
Fair trade. $19,000. Last week 'Sing 
Sinner Sing* (Maj) and 'Crazy Quilt 
on Stage, big at. $25,200. , 

Downtown (RKO) (2,750; 15-25- 
36-40r56), 'Lady for a Day' (Col) 
and vaude. Getting along mildly, 
$13,000. Last week 'Her First Mate 
(U) and vaude tragic $2,800. 
~.^JUjait(B.d^ArJtist8=(0e=P),^:X:2iO18:V='=^^ 
25-36-40-66), iGoddbye A'gain' (WB) 
Weak biz, only ' $4,000. Last week 
'Bitter SWeet' (UA), $5,000. 

State (P-P) (3,000; 15-25-36-'40 
56), 'Broadway to Hollywood' (MG) 
(2d wk). Poor at $1,800. Last Week 
same piicture, $2,800.^ 

Fisher (P-F) (2,665; 15-25-35-40)^ 
•Pilgrimage' (Fox). Off, only $3,300. 
Last week 'One Sunday Afternoon 
(Par), good $6,000. 



Columbus Strong for Tabs, 
'Quat' and *Dolan,' $9,000 

Columbus. Scipt. 18. 
For Ihe i^econd week lii succession 
this burg is falling for stage musi- 
cals, with 'Crazy Quilt' at the Hart r- 
nian being the success fbr the piresr 
eint day session. Although far f rpiiqi 
capacity, its fbur^a-day schedule is 
doing plenty. 

Faiace theatre really got out the 
old ballyhoo fbr once and . had *em 
talking 't^dy for a Diay' far in ad- 
vance, but opened up weakly. May 
i>uild. Fflze bit of work on this 
one was taking an old lady .ne^sle 
and making her a lady-pliis, 
for a day, with the paper taking it 
on big. Newsie got the best hotel 
isuite in town and all the trimmings. 

Other shoWa this week naturally 
somewhat off, but generally ahead 
ol what might be expected this time 
of year. Last week under this, one 
on the whole but no heavy squaWks. 
Estimates for Thia Week 
Palace (t^ko) ' (3,074; 25-40), 
'Lady for a Day* (Col). Picking up 
after , good Opening and may pass 
poor $6,000. Liast week 'Strike , Me 
Pink' . on . stage and 'He»^ Body-, 
guard' (Par) picked up to close and 
got Alee $16,000. 

Ohio (Loew-UA) (3,000; 25-40), 
'Penthouse' (MG) . Holding up well 
considering cbmpetlsh and should 
hit fair enough $6^000. Last, week 
The Masquerader' (UA), good $8,- 
600. N . i 

Hartman (Neth) (1,200; 30-76), 
'Life of Jltnmy Dolan' (FN) and 
'Crazy Quilt/ Playing four-a-day 
and five Saturday, set for good 
enough $9,000. First week Open this 
yeiar. 

Grand (NethV (1,100; 25-;40), 'But 
reau of Missing Persons' (FN). Suf- 
fering from competish, light $2,800 
in sight. Last week 'Goodbye Again' 
(WB) better at $3,700. 

Broad (Loew-UA) (2,600; 22-32). 
Beauty for Sale' (MG) and 'A Pri- 
vate Scandal' (Tower). NO stronger 
than $2,000. Last week 'Turn Back 
the Clock' (MG) and 'Red Haired 
Alibi' got $3,000 due to the Tracy 
name. 

Majestic (RKO) (1,100; 22-32), 
Rafter Romance' (RKO). No bet- 
ter than $1,600,. light. La.st week 
Brlief Mbment'. also not so hot and 
just topped $1,400. 

ST. L'S RECENT SPURT 
LOOKS PERMANENT 



St. Louis, Sept. 18. 

Nothing sensational around the 
film b.o.'s this week. That is, not 
unless it is Mae West, Who is do- 
ing nicely in the second week of the 
revival of 'She Done Him Wrong' 
at the Grand Central. Pix played 
Anibassador week Earlier in the 
summer and most of the neighbor- 
hoods, but is still bringing In the 
dbugh In such satisfying arnounts 
that already the management Is 
ccnslderlhg holding film over an-, 
other week. 

One reason there Is nothing out- 
standing, box ofllce-ly speaking, is 
that fans are offered so many pic- 
tures that by the time they divide 
up with all of them, none of them 
get very .much. Eight pictures are 
offered at the six theatres, two, the 
Missouri and Grand Central, pre- 
senting dual, programs. 

In the third week since reopening, 
the St. Louis continues to lag be- 
hind what its programs deserve. 
Muny_ opera stars .and Katherlne 
Hepburn failed to bring house out 
of the red last week and now 'Lady 
for a Day' Isn't doing what it 
should. Pix got rave . reviews, biat 
opened poorly. There were signs, 
however, of improvement and so the 
finish may be 0. K. 

A;mbassadbr isn't piling upi the 
same profits a^ for the last several: 
weeks, but is still In the black. If 
the St. Louis makes the grade, all 
managers will see the same color- 
On the whole, it would seem, to In- 
dicate the recent box office spurt to 
be permanent. 

Estimates for This Week 

Ambassador (Skburas) (3,000; 25- 
35-55)— 'I Loved a Woman' (WB) 
and Joe Frisco on stage. .Fair at 
$14,000. T.-ast week 'She Had to Say 
Yes* (WB), a big $20,000. 

Fox (Fox) (6,000; 25-35-55)— 'Dr. 
Buir (Fox) and Al Trahan on stasc. 
Good for $15,066. Last week 'Shang- 
hai Madness' (Fox), four days, and 
Muny opera stars on stagie; $6,000, 
ppor; 

=^^Grahd=^Central=^('Skquras)^(27600r 
25-35-50)— 'She Done Him Wrong' 
(Par), second week of revival, and 
'Secret of Blue Room' (RKO). Good 
biz at $4,000. Last week a big $7,606. 

Loew's State (3,006; 25-35-55) 
—'Penthouse' (MG). Fair at $9,000. 
Last week 'Masquerader' (UA). Cbl- 
man accounted for a strong $11 ,000. 

Missouri (Skouras) (3,500; 25-35.. 
50)— 'Captured' (WB) and 'No Mar- 
riiage Ties' (RKO). Good at $8,000. 



Philadelphia, Sept. .18. 
Not a' great deal is Indicated for 
the downtown, film houses this Week. 
They've bben enjoying three weeka 
of above-average trade, with' hot 
b. p. i>ictures and a battle of head- 
line acts . in the . stage shoW houses, . 
SO: the drop that is forecast Is hot 
sujrprising. 

The Stanley has Ethel Barirymore 
as its big name,, and from the open- 
ing pace, the house won't, hit the. 
top they claimed with last week's 
show which had the Howards and a 
ble Fashion Fur iabow. Most Im* 
pOrtant is that the current pictui'e, 
'Torch Singer,' hasn't the draw pjr 
a long shbt that Katharine Hep- 
burn's 'Morning Glbry' had la^ 
week. A gross of arbund; $18,500 is 
expected, however, and that's, not to 
be sneezed at any time.. 

The Fox, tbo; is slated for a drop. 
'Charlie Chan's Greatest Case' is 
the film and Bobby Sanford's 'Show 
Bbat' the, stage, attraction. Around 
$16,600 forecast, good but not sen- 
sational. 

The Boyd's 'I ■. Loyed a Woman* 
(EdWavd G: Rbblnsoh) Iisn't as 
strong as 'Song of Songs' or 'Tug- 
boat Annie,' the theatre's last two 
atractlon, and doesn't rate more 
than $12,000. 

I'he Earle has a bill without dls- 
jtinction,. but a DIx picture, 'No, 
Marriage. Ties,' ';miay help' some; not 
more than $12,000 indicated. 

'Masquerader,' although hot dping 
badly at the Aldine, is being forced 
a. little, to attain three weeks. Not 
more* than $7,000 figured f or . this 
week and It may find. It tough to 
reach that. 

. The Stanton, with DeMIlle's 'This 
Day and Age,' may pull above its 
recent average to arbund $8,000. The 
Arcadia ha.s 'Her Bodyguard,* which 
should get about $2,200, while the 
Karlton Is expecting a very strong 
$5;500-$6,000 with the second show- 
ing of 'Morning (31ory.' 

Much speculation here as to the 
house. for the road-showing of 'Din- 
ner at Eight.' Chestnut has legit 
bookings from Oct. 2. to Thanksgiv- 
ing; Aldine is being leased by 
United Artists who have 'Bitter 
Sweet,' 'The Bowery,' and 'Emperor 
Jones' to follow .'The Masquerader.' 
This leaves the Locust as a strong 
possibility, but nothing, official. 

Of liast week's attractions, the biff 
disapppintment was 'Song of Songs.* 
although It was held for one day 
over the week. However, $14,0OQ 
for seven days at the Boyd didn't 
look like the $19,000 for six ex- 
pected. 

. The Fox ran .true to form with a 
fine $19,000 for 'Dr. Bull,' and the 
Duncan Sisters and the Stanley 
didn't quite touch the $24,000 fore- 
cast, but pulled a neat $22^500 fojr 
'Morning Glory'' and a stage bilj 
hea.ded by the Howards. 

Estimates for Thi Week 

Aldine (1,200; 40-55-65), 'Masque- 
rader' (UA). Looks for a jiossible 
$7,000 for third Tyeek and that will 
be all. Last week, just turned $8,- 
060. 

Arcadia (600; 25-40-50), 'Her 
Bodyguard' (Par). $2,260 Indicated. 
Last weekj 'Mama Loves Papa* 
(Par) didn't hold up and Just broke 
$2,000. 

Earle (2,000; 40-55-65), 'No Mar- 
riage Ties' (Fox) and vaude. No 
names on bill. Fair to middlln' $12,- 
000 indicated. Last week 'Goodbye 
Again' (FN) and vaude, $13,000 with 
film figured as being in wrong 
house. 

Fox (3,000; 35-55-75), 'Charlie. 
Chan's Greatest Case' (Fox) and 
stage show. House figured to drop 
from recent high average. How- 
ever, a fairly good $16,500 should be 
reached. Last week, 'Dr. Bull,' (Fox) 
and stage show featuring Duncan 
Sisters got a robust $19;000. 

Boyd (2,460; 40-55-65), 'I LoVed 
a Wbman' (FN), Robinson picture 
didn't get off to much of a start. 
Lucky to hit . $11,600. Last week 
'Song of Songs' (Par) disappointed, 
although held for ono extr day, 
only $14,000. 

Karlton (1,000; -46-50), 'Mbrnf 
ing Glory' (RKO). Big week fore- 
cast for the second showing of this 
one, $5,560 or $6,000 figured. Last 
week ^Double Harness' (RKO), $3,- 
600, under expectations. 

Stanley (3,706; 40-55-76), 'Torch 
Singer' (Par) and stage show, head- 
lining Ethel Bai-rymore.- Should get 
$18,E00, excellent , but not up to 
.standard of last three weeks. Last 
week 'Morning Glory' (RKO) and 
stage show featuring Howards, very; 
strong at $2,2,506. 

Stanton, (1,700; 30-40-56), 'This 
Day^andjAge^ (Par^. Should^ u^_ the 
"hous^""a.ver-ageTTo 't9,W^ ahJ riiay 
come nearer $9,000. Last week 
'Turn Back the Clock' (MG) another 
weak $7,000. 



Last week 'This X>ay and Age' 
(Par), poor trade, $5,006. 

St. Louis (Ind) (5,000; 25-35-56)— 
'Lady for a Day' (Col) and Muny 
Opera stars on stage. Fair at $15,-' 
000, Last week 'Morning Glory' 
(RKO), only $14,000, poor. 



Tuesday, Septeoiber 19. 193S 



PICTURE CRO'SSES 



VARIETY , 9 



^te-Lake Best Pace in Loi 
For Steady Kz; 'Beauty' 
%. BuH' Ted Lewis Unit 55G 




phlcagro, Sept. 18. 

Chicago erot its share of perfect 
jHhow weather; dark, cloudy with a 
jcfhill in the air. It was th& World's 
Fair loss with the theatres gaining. 
Ihbligh there wa^ nothing outstand- 
ing at any of the houses. 

Althoujgh the State-liike theatre 
iloes not play to the money that the. 
Chicago and Palace do It . held its 
business ayeragie above theim «tnd 
Il:urned in the second best week since 
its. new opening. Over $17,000 at 
'^^0 week, days and 40c on Saturday 
luid Sunda:y still mak^s a lot of peo- 
jple and a lot .of money. 

Folks ajround, here become very 
discriminating for both the Piatace 
and Chicago, but the State-Lake 
has built up ifood. will and 'patron- 
age and you alwayg get a run for 
your 35c4 

>, Opening day of the week was cold 
Jind rainy, which delivered one of 
the sweetest ' first days, in some 
time. Capacity practically all 
j^round the loop.. Result , was that 
. ^he Fair died. 

. Thr6e houses will change product 
^his week, 'Tugboat Annie- goes out 
of the Oriental: after a smashing 
etay to make, room for 'Too. Much" 
jpannony,' United Artists switches 
out 'Paddy' to replj^ce with tho 
George Arllss flicker, which is 
inamed for boJt office here, 'Affairs of 
(Voltaire,' while 'Bureau of Missing 
(Persons' goes itl for 'Captured' at 
!the McVickers. 

B. & K. Chicago is liow the sec- 
bhd highest grosser in the couh- 
jtry, running behind only the Radio 
<City Music Hall. It h£is consistent- 
ly run $60,000 weekly and it's a. rea- 
isoh for long faces if it drops to 
tSQ^OOO, as it will this week with 'Dr. 
Buir and Ted. Lewis unit on the. 
fitage, although still very 6ke. 

Palace is trylnjg: a tan dancer, Ro- 
'ealia, and she's appiarently ac- 
counting for some freak trade. On 
,l;h§.arty side,, however, there's Mary 
iMcCormick, the diva, in person and 
^Pilgrimage' (Fox). 

Estimatea .for This Week 

Chicago (B&K) (3.940; 36-66-76) 
'Dr. Bull' (Foy) and Ted .LeWi0 unit 
jon the stage. Sally Rand fan dance 
fetlso billed heavily, due to appear- 
ance of a rivfil'fan waver. Xe.wls 
{accounting for $66,000, fine, after 
iestabllshlng himself solidly with the 
iWorld's Fair crowds through nite 
tolub appearances. Last .week Torch 
iSinger" (Par) got $66,200. 

McVickera (B&K) (2,284; 26-36) 
f^aptured' . (WB). Going out on 
. IVIednesday (20) to be replaced by 
•*Bureau of Mlsstng Persons' (WB). 
Present session'of 'Captured' down 
iBharply to $4,000. Femme fans went 
Ifor Leslie Howard but backed away 
Klue to war theme. First week of 
•''Captured' fine $10,200. 

Oriental (B&K) (3,200; 30-40-66) 
iTugboat Annie' (MG) (4th week). 
jContinuihg to ride wide and hand- 
isome. Only the pressure of new<- 
jcoming pictures is forcing, this off. 
''Too Much Harmony' (Par) hits In 
bn Thursday (21). In its final week 
^^iinie' will anyway touch $13,000, 
b, terrific figure for a final session, 
liast week bull's-eye at $16,800. 

Palace (RKO) (2,688; 40-66-83) 
Pilgrimage' (Fox) . and . vaudts. 
Flicker is down for. a heavy buildun, 
Qiie to the comments and notices. 
Opened strong and will finish 
Btronger. Enough variety on stage 
io pull nearly every element with 
Can dancers and opera warblers. 
Continuing on .excellent place , at 
$22,000, with plenty of profits at low 
cost stage.. 'First Mate' (U) ^p.d 
£eert..Lahr last week on. the_b'am6 
sweet pace at smacking ij$6,000. 

Roosevelt (B&K) (1,600; 25-36) 
HBeauty for Sate* (MG). Sudden 
switch broue^it this one in rather 
than 'Bureau of Missing Persons.' 
^ho*:^h iatiking name strength pic- 
ture is starting nicely and may take 
$10,500 for the opening ride^ Very 
£food. 'Mary Stev6ns' (WB) finished 
*o $9,600. 

State- Lake (Jones) 2,700; 20-40): 
^Don't Bet oh Love' (XI) and vaude. 
Morin Sisters of radio headlining, 
but it's still the show and bargain 
that counts. HOme folks know that 
they get. vaude, stage show and pic- 
ture for their coin. That's good 
enough for them without lookin/? 
for a name. They don't evert want 
to know the picture. Sticking tO 
pace that brings in $16,000, with a 
grand m"Dre .or less weekly. And 
•handsome profits on an overhead of 
$10,000. Looks like $16,000, while 
laiat week drew $17,500. 

United Artists (B&K-UA) (1,700; 
86-65) 'Paddy' (Fox). Finishing two- 
^wjeek^^itja3t w^iUij)ka3r^l,60O for final 
fiession. Cast week good, at |IK;TDO. 
•Voltaire' (WB> In on Wed. (20). 

ADELE THOMAS SET AT REO 

Adele Thomas has been added to 
RKO's contract list, her flrst to he 
in 'Blonde Poison.' 

She's from legit musicals. 



DR. BULL'IN SEATni 
ISN'T-lOG IS VERY OKE 



Seattle, Sept. l8; 
With NRA i>rovidlng inOre leisure 
and a bit mOre local employment, 
shows are slowly getting back to 
normal, .with outloOk brighter. 
That's one . reason why the reopen- 
ing of the Orpheum seems closer at 
handi with several omtfits angling 
for it. 

Will . Rofirers is the big shot in 
town, which is helping Fifth 'Ave. 
get 'em with 'Dr. Bull.' Music 9ox 
has holdover, "VoltairiBi' going for 
steady bizi but ho pa,tiic'. 'Reunion 
in Vienna,' dualed with 'Hold Me 
Tight' at Colisdum, failed to.hold, so 
pulled after four days on siecond 
run. .Liberty sticks to duals and 
biz on the . tip. \ 

Estimates foi" is Week- 
ilFth Ave. (Evergr6en) (2,400; 25- 
40), 'Dr. Bull* (Fox). 'Hear Rogers 
sing and yodll scream with laugh- 
ter' is played Up in advertising. Go- 
ing for a big J10,000. Last Week 
'Another Language' (MG)i faifi $6,- 
900. 

Roxy (J-vH) (2,300; 25-35)r 'Brief 
Moment' (Col). Headed for a fair 
$4,600. Last week 'Shanghai Mad- 
ness' (Fox), fair at $4,700. 

Paramount (Evergreen) (3,106; 
25-40), 'Beauty for Sale' (MG). 
Looks fair for a $6,00& grosia. Last 
week 'Turii Back the Clock' <MG), 
good, $6,700. 

Music Box (Hamrick) (900; ; 26- 
40), "Voltaire' (WB) (2d week). 
Good goin' at $3,00(>. Last week, 
steady for okay $4,700, 

Blue Mouse (Hamrick) (950; 25- 
40), 'Bafter Romance' (RKO). Pic 
proved weak. b.o., pulled after four 
days, 'I Loved a Woman' (FN) go- 
ing in. Only $l,'6O0. Last week, sec- 
ond of 'Masquerader' (UA) so-so, 
$2,800. 

Liberty (J^vH) ■<1,900; 10-25), 
'Life in the Raw' (Fox), 'Hearts of 
Huina;nity' (Mas). Dual enroute to 
a good $4,600. Last week 'Destina- 
tion Unknown' (U), 'Devll'6 Mate' 
(Shef), dual, good!, $4,300. 

Coliseum (Evergreen) (1,800; 16'^ 
26), 'The Nuisance' (MGV, 1 Loved 
You Wednesday' (Fox). Dual looks 
good for $3,600. Last week 'Reunion 
in Vienna' (MG), 'Hold Me Tight' 
(Fox), failed to Jell, pulled after 
four day a, doing scant' $2,000; pre- 
ceding, 'Little Giant* (FN), 'Mid- 
night Mary' (MG), dual okay at 
$8,400,' but no rave. 



HUnON, TREIZELS' 

BIG $18,000 IN emYN 



Bropklyji, Sept.^ 18. 

Now with the menacing competi- 
tion of :thQ_summer and the beaches 
behind , them, the downtown delux- 
era feel a little more optimistic. All 
they have to worry about is the 
usual Brooklyn problem of getting 
folks out of their homes at night. 
Ordinarily this week would -have 
been much better becauSb flicker 
attractions iare goo(|. However, the 
terrific threfe-^ay downpour killed 
what natural chances there were for 
this yieek. 

Paramount will, nevertheless^ be 
In the black. Offering, 'Three Corn- 
ered Moon' (Par) and a heavy sta'e^e 
show it-should do in vicinity of $18,-. 
000* Fox, down-the?-street, looks 
big ^ with 'Moonlight and Pretzeld' 
(U) and David Huttbh^ Aimee Mc" 
Pbersonis hubby, heading the stage 
show. Should get $18,000 or/ bet-< 
ter. Albee hopes for $20,000 on 
'Lady For Day' and Wally Picon. 

Estimates for This Week 
. Paramount (4,600; 25-35-66-66), 
'Three. Cornered- Moon' (Par)' and 
stage show with Herb Williams, and 
Jack Arthur, ether baritone. Should 
produce $18,000, satisfactory.. Last 
week 'Song Of Songs' (Piar) and 
Alex Gray, on stage, $23,400^ 

Fox (4,D00; 25-36-50), 'Moonlight 
and Pretzels' (U) and stage show. 
Flicker is liked hereabouts. Dave 
Hutton's appearance.' on. stage 
helped; strong $18,000 in prospect. 
Last week .'Her First Mate' (U) did 
$9,500, weak. 

Albee (3,600; ?5-35-50), 'Lady For 
a Day' (R) and vaude. Molly PleOn 
is on the stage ahd golnrr nicely. 
Good $20,060 in view. Last week 
'One ^ Majlis ■Journey' . _(RKO), 
'$16,100. "' . ■. - - 

Loewts Metropolitan. (2,400; 25-35- 
50), 'Penthoiise' (MG) and vaude 
featuring. thfl-Duncan Sisters, Mebbe 
$20,000, mild, Last week 'iBroadway 
to KoUywood' (MG), $18,400. 

Strand (2,800; 25-35-50), 'Goodbye 
Again' (FN). A quiet $lO,0OO. Last 
week 'Captured' did $10,200. 



K,C. PLENTY O.K. 

'Torch Singer* Big $11.006— Colored 
Tab Plus 'Jourhey" Ok* $16,000 

Kansas City, Sept. 18. 
The Newman, this week^ switched 
back to a Friday opening with 
'Torch Singer 'cutting 'One Sunday 
Afternoon' a day short, as it was 
not doing so won. Colbert feature 
is better than normal for a big 
$11*000. 

The Mainstreet also opened Fri- 
day with -One Man's Journey^ and 
the 'Shuffle Along' unit as the jstage 
attraction, to laiige crowds; a nifty. 
$15,000 In prospect. 'Penthouse' is 
the Midland's bill and wais the only 
Saturday opening In town ahd the 
custortiers line was working -strong. 

Last \tfeek gave the antiusemeiiits 
everything in the weather line from 
close to 100 the flrst three days to 
dow^n in the 60's the balance of the 
time. 

Estimates for This .W.eek 
Liberty (Dubins^y) (860; 10-15- 
20)— 'Melody Cruise'- (RKO) and 
'Little Giant' (FN), ispurt. WiU get 
the advantage of the heavy adver- 
tising given the features on their 
first runs and ai:e expected, to gross 
dose to $2,400: jgood. Last week 
'Lilly.: Turner' , (FK) and 'Private 
Detective 66' (WB) held nicely for 
$2,100. 

Mainstreet (RKO) (3,000; .25-36- 
50) — |One Man's Journey^. <RKQ) 
and ''Shuffle Along','., stage . shpw. 
Management is . splurging qn ° its 
'Greater Show Season' and the re^ 
turns are encouraging. T^hXs bill got 
away to a great start and should 
hit a gbod $16,000. iLa^it week 'Her 
First Mate* (U) and Abe tymah's 
band unit, Lyman's outfit given all 
the' breaka with - , both public' 'and 
radio . appearances, and the extra, 
plugging helped at the box office 
for $14,000, only fair. 

Midland (LQew> ■ (4,000; 26)— 
'Penthouse' (MG). Some sizzling 
publicity and expected to tako 
$14,000, good. Last week ''Masq.uer- 
ade' (UA), $11,500, fair. 

Newman (Par) (1,800*, 26-40)— 
'Torch Singer* (Par). Heiavy play 
from the lady farts, probably close 
to $11,000, big. Last Week 'One Sun- 
day Afternoon' (Par), six days,- $8,- 
000, good.' 

Uptown (Fox) (2,040; 26-40)— 
'Charlie Chan's .Greatest Case' 
(Fox). Right down the alley for the 
lovers of mystery's and will likely 
gross a good $3,700; Last -«veek 
'Paddy' (Pox), $4,000, good, 



B way s Brisk B.O. Pace Continues 
Despite Rainy Handicaps: 'Glory' 
80G, 'Beauty' 5(IG, * 





Taniti^' Tab 

Looks Me New 
Boston 




Boston, Sept. 18; 

Sudden let-down In film quality 
leaves it tb flesh, to carry on for the 
combination spots this week. The 
grand exception for hig biz is the 
Keith Boston, . smashing all-time 
records with the tab 'Vanities.' 

Other spots nOt so hot, due to 
la,ck of flash on either stage or 
screen. • . , ^■ 

Estimates for This Week 
Keith's (RKO) iiM^ '26-35-50) 
'Ladles Must Live' (tl). Alm6$t nil 
on draw, so biz slumps; $6,000 will 
be very bad*' Last week 'Lady for 
Day* (Col), pulled a fair $11,100. 

'Boston (RKO) (4,000; 50-40-50) 
^Headline Shooter' (RKO) artd Earl 
Carroll 'Vanities tab. Latter all 
set for a record for this spot, $29,- 
000 -expected. Away above recent 
high mark of $22,00]? -with Morton 
Downey; (Latter was underquoted 
by a few grand). Last week 'Rafter 
Romance' (RKO) and stage show, 
velvet in the $16,500. 

Orpheum (Loew) (3;000; 80-40- 
60) 'Broadway to. Hollywood' (MG) 
and vaude. Ileaded for neat $i8,- 
600. Last week Mills Bros, and 
Negro show gave ,spot a gala In- 
tferval, draw being aces, and. patron- 
age tiptop throughout- week;, 'Turn 
Back Clock' (mG) pleasing, too. Re- 
sult creamy tot: very profitable 
$18,600. 

StiAs (Loew) (3,000; 30-40-60) 
'Beauty for Sale' (MC^) and one 
stage, act; vaude and band, Suhdayi; 
Good for average biz, $11,000 prob- 
able. Last week /Penthouse' (MG) 
and stage act, better than okay for 
$18,000. 

Met (M&IP) (4,330; 30-40-60-66) 
•Torch Singer* (Par) and Nick 
Lucas heading stage show. Headed 
for good $22,500. Last week 'One 
Sunday Afternoon' (Par) and stage 
show, not so socko, for $i9,500.i 

Scollay (M&P) (2,800; 25-36-45- 
66) 'Song of Songs' (Par) and 
vaude, Dietrichc draw should boost 
to $9,500, excellent. Last week 'Tar- 
zan' (Prln) and vaude, velvet at 
$9,000. 

^^Pai"iniwimtn-M&i')r(l=8oa;=^ 
55) 'India Speaks^ (RlECO), '^and 
'Blind Adventure.' Nothing to brag 
about, yet there's gravy in expected 
$8,000. Last -vvcek .'Goodbye, Again* 
(WB) arid 'Shanghai Madness* 
(Fox) thanks to thO Warner film, 
.smacked oft a very handsome $8,- 
900, plenty profit. 



Though 'torrehtia.! rains . brought . 
a' poor takeoff for most theati'es, 
better box-office, •vy-eatheri arrived in 
time for the weekend and, on whole, 
Ne-w Tork's flrstrrun filmshops Will 
be in generally gobd shape. Prom , 
all indications' a mew higher level, 
of grosses is being nialntairted on 
Broadway, as it is in marty other 
parts of the country. Undoubtedly 
the corner is being turned: 

Prolonged- depression has taught 
the theatres, not only In Amei^Ica's 
biggest town but elseiwhere, to. re- 
duce operatlrtg expenses, and now 
that a climb is being rt;iade, it is 
resulting In a healthy condition even 
If the 1929 level of business ia still 
far away. Gpiie, however, tire the 
overhead expenses which ma-de 1929 
grosses Imperative. 

Because its openlrtg day is Thurs- 
day, the Music Hall iept the full 
brunt of th^ rainstorm that' day and 
Fi'iday as well and will be fortunate 
to erid up. with $80,000 on 'Power 
9,nd the Glory.' Picture came from 
a 3% -week run at the Gaietyi where 
it did f a,Irly well. ; 

Last weeK's business all over was 
aiided 'Wed. (13) through the crowds 
brought .downtown -fOr the NRA 
parade. 

Par and Cap again,. for the 
lion's .'share of the buslnei^s left 
after the Mu^l6 Hall takes away its , 
$80,000 or. thereabouts. In ratio to 
its average, the' Par leads :the Capi- 
tol on a chance, to. step: ahead of the 
$P,000 which appears In the bag. on 
second week of 'Song " of Songs,' 
after a flrst seVen days' drag of 
$39,600. - 

After -its highly coinfiil $62,000 
last- week ."on 'Penthouse,'' which Is 
doing a lahdofflce business in Other 
Loew theatres ciitrently, including 
the State^ Cap looks, to $60,000 or 
nearby oiii 'Beauty for Sale,' ald<&d 
by Cab Calloway, on stage. Callo- 
way should make up for any weak- 
ness from- picture. 

State w'lth the 'Penthouse' draw, 
is expectant to the tune of $26,000 
or better, excelleiit; 

While the rest of the street, hurt 
some by the in.clement weather Frl 
day and to a minor extent by the 
threat cif mOre rain Saturday (16), 
isn't doing: big, none of the housed 
are worrying about the outcome. 

Old Roxy, with 'F. P. 1/ will be 
good at $25,O0j0, while the Rialto 
got a better break from the miirder 
mystery 'Secret of the Blue Room' 
than looked for, at $13,000 on week 
ending last night (Monday). The 
fight pictures /sLlsb helped. Arthur 
Mayer is holding it until Friday 
(22) wh^n bringing In 'Thurtdejr 
Over Mexico' bn a special reserved 
seat premier 'vrith Upton Sinclair 
putting In a personal appearance. 
Mayer , believes ■ last week's rain 
helped hiin, rather than hurt with 
the Rialto, the first 8pot^ throngs 
emerging from ' sub-ways can make 
for shelter. , 

Strand, on- a holdover, is all right 
at $16,000 for 'Missing Persons,' 
Which got a fancy $28,700 the flrst 
sevfen . days. Switching hooklngs 'I 
Lov6d a Woman' comes in "Thufs- 
day (21), while the Hollywood In- 
stead gets 'Wild Boys of the Road! 
same date. 'Voltaire' on its final 
(fourth) week is mild, at $6,600, 
apparently held too long. 

'Masquerader' gets less than three, 
(Tuesday) on a, final four days' 
gross of $12,000. 'Bniperor' Jones' 
opens tonight (Tuesday) on a spe 
oial premiere. RIv may haVb held 
the Colman picture longer, but Is 
finding that product is beginning to 
pile up and has to be cleared. 

Fox's 'Berkieley Square,' flnlBhing 
its first week tomorro-w*: (Wednes- 
day) opened up strong; on a two-a- 
day run. On the flrst four days 
including the Wednesday night 
opening (18), the box -Office had 
collected $8,200. 

U. opens 'S. O. S. looberg' on it 
two^a-day at Criterion Friday (22) 

Palaqe shows vast improvement 
this week with 'One Mart's Journey/ 
or about $14,000. Last Week, On b\x 
daysi, occasioned by going to a Frl 
day, opening (16), the till held only 
$9,000, bad. ' 

Mayfair got $8,600 on 'Mr» Broad 
way,' the coluniniBt picture ending 
last night (Monday) aud retains it 
until hitting under $760 a day, Wal 
ter Blade's policy here. He Jerks 
pictures ott less than^ day's notice. 
Next In 'The Avenger' (Mono). 

RKO Roxy» Radio City's split 
weekef,^ will be much better than 
la.qt week or about $13,000. 

Estimates for This Week 

Astop (1,012; 83-$1.10-$1.65-$2.20) 
'Dinner at Eight' (MG) (4th wOek). 
Holds Up stoutly tout set back" a 
^littr6-ln^lcrat=WTOk's^raih'r^hich4^ 
the evening clotboa crowd at hbme 
Got $20,300 third week. • 

Capitol (5,40o; 36-72-83-$1.10- 
$1.65) 'Beauty for Sale' (MO) and 
.^tage show.. Will bfe close to $5Q,000 
and maybe reach , that figure, good, 
but not as strong as previou.s week"* 
'Penthouse' (MG), which showed 



immediate boxTonice. strength and 
emierged on week at $62,000. Gab 
Galloway aiding this week .on . stage. 
Gaiety (808 ; 55 - $1.10 - $1.65) 
'Berkeley Square* (FOx); Opened 
well Wednesday night (13), that and 
flrst fo\ir' days bringing $8,200, 
strong for this small-seater. 

Hollywood (1,563; 25-36-66-76-85- 
$1.10) 'Voltaire' (WB) (4th week). 
Takes its leave after a small $6,60) 
week, 'Wild Boys of Road' .coming 
In Thursday (.21). Third -wleek. for 
the Arliss picture, -was $7,86o. . 

Mayfair (2,200; 35-55-65) 'Mr. 
Broadway* (B'way - Hollywood). 
Getting $8,500 oh flrst seVen days 
ending last, night (Monday), stays 
part of . all of another week. "The 
Aveiiger* (Mono) ntix^. on hooks. 

Palace (1,700; 25-30-65-75), 'One 
Man's Jburney* (PK.O) and vaude. 
Going Up to $14,000, good, after 
bum $9,000 bn six' dS,ys of 'Paddy' 
(Pox). House now in Friday open- 
ings. ' . 

Paramount . (3,653; 35-56-75), 'Song 
of . Songs' (Par) .(2d week) and stage 
show, Dietrich proving out In a big 
way, with $33,000, perhaps better. In 
sight on the holdover. First week's 
draft "was $39,600, fruity. 

Radio City Music Hall (6,945; 36^ 
65-75), 'Power and" Gloty (Fox) and 
stage show. Hurt by rain, will be 
lucky to hit $80>000, somewhat under , 
figure house has been hittln&r last 
few -weeks; 'Lady for a Da^^ (Col) 
wound up just under $86,000^, okay 

Rialto (2,000: •40-55-65), 'Sedret of 
Blue Room' (U) (2d week). On 
strertgth of the $13,000 ertticied first 
week ending last night (Monday). 
Itouse holds mystery until Friday 
(22) when .'Thunder in Mextoo' 
opens. 

Rivoli (2,200; 40-56-75-85). 'Mas- 
querader' (UA) (3rd week). Could 
be held another week, but top- 
heavy on product, house brings in 
'Emperor Jones' (UA). tonight 
(Tuesday), colman got $21,000 last 
week (second) and. will get $12^000 
on final f our days« 

RKO Roxy (3,626; 26V40), 'One 
Man's Journey' (RKO). four -days, 
and 'No Marriaige Ties' (RKO), 
three . days, . ' Doubleton will get 
around $13,000. fairish. Last week's 
duo, 'Paddy' (Fox), four days, and 
'The Wrecker^. (CJol)^ three days, 
only $8,100, bad: ' . 

Roxy (6,20pj 25r36-56>, 'P. P. 1* 
((jatimont-FOx) and stage- show. 
Foreign-made arousing Interest and 
at . $25,000 house is neatly .'In ' the 
money. Ijast week 'Man Who Dared' 
(Fox); and Nick Kenny on the Stage 
disappointed to the tune Of j$16,000^ 
pobrest .theatre Jifts done in a -long 
time. 

State (2,000: 35r56-75), 'pehtr 
house' (MG) and vaude; Exhibiting 
big draft and $26,^000, or over, will 
be.the answei^. Thlsliouse has done 
veify well lateiy. Last week it got 
a non-argument $23,000 on "Tug- 
boat Anrtie' (MG). 

Strand (2,900; 36^66-75), 'Bureau 
Missing Persons' (WB) (2d week), 
A good exploitation picture and well 
sold on this engagement, .does okay 
at $16,000 on the holdover. jTirst 
seven days $28,700 Was good and 
high. 

Good Fare and €(iod 
Weatber Good for N.H. 



New Haven, Sept. 18. 

Plenty first class stuff mean.s 
pretty even distribution of buslneb^ 
this week. Rainy weather proved 
to be a help for weekend. 

Rogef: Sherinan put on heavy ad- 
vance campaign oii 'Bureau' and It 
helped a lot. 

College Will probably draw more 
oii ita secondary^, stuff than on its . 
features. Ross- Cauzonert fight and 
a news blip oh *MiS9 Anierica,' a 
local girl, are belhfir plugged. BlJou, 
a grinder, i^ reviewing *42nd iSt* 
Estiihatei for This Week : 

Paramouht (PubUx) (2,348; 86-SO) 
'This Day and Age' (Par) and •Her. 
Splendid Folly.' Looks good for a 
nibe $t,000. Last webk, 'Big Eit- 
ecutive* (Par) and 'She Done Him 
Wrbng* (Par) revival. Mae West pic 
also counting( okay at $6,100> 

Palace (Pox-Poli) (3,040; 35-50) 
'Dr. Bull' (Fo*) and 'Chan's Greiat- 
est-Case' (Fox). Should jget a btg 
$8,500, Last Week, 'Masquerader' 
(UA) and 'Cocktail Hour' (Col); 
$8,200, all right; 

Roger Sherman (WB); (2,200; 35- 
60) 'Bureau Missing Persons' (WB) 
and 'Rafter Roniance.' An opening 
that topped the big 'Voltaire' prem- 
iere should mean a .sweet $8,000. 
Last woek, 'Goodbye Again' (WB). 
and=^Man'^Who---Dared- K^ox) ; -af ter-= 
nice .start, faded tb light $4,200. 

College (Fox-Poll) (1,565; 35-50) 
'Turn Back Clock' (MG) and 'Brle.£ 
Moment,' also Ross-Canzonerl fight. 
Indicates bjcay $3,600. Last week, 
'What Price Innocence?' (Cbl) arid. 
'Dangon)u.s Cro.ssroad.s,' reopened 
house with so'^so. $3,000. 



10 



VARIETY 



P I C ¥ 



E GROSSES 



Tuee^fiy, Septcinber 19, 1933 



Stage Shows Back at 2 Denver Spots, 
Biz Proves They're Nertz for It 



Denver, Sept. 18. 
Denver apparently stage ehow- 
mad this week. First time in years 
are two houses with stage sliows 
playing to packed houises an^ con- 
sistent standouts. Crowds at Den- 
ham and standoiits: ■ since start of 
stage shows four weeks ago. . Pres- 
ent lay-out of Jay Brower and his 
30 Merrymakers and 'Soiig of: Songs' 
on screen to bo held second week. 
First time ever in ' Denver stage and 
film both held second week. ' Louis 
tiellbprn, manager, put oh immense 
campaign arid bringing results. 
Huge .gross in spite of boost in 
prices. 

Holdouts also first two days of 
the return of . Fanchon and .Marco 
stage showd .to' Orpheum iafter an 
absence of .a year proves Denver 
is stage-show hungry.. Grace. Hayes 
headlining. Stage show and knock- 
ing Denver for row. So much en- 
thusiasm being shown for stage 
Bhoyra necessary to run until after 
midnights *PaddyV sharing honors 
for biggest grosd since', vaude left 
Orpheum year ago. Prices boosted 
from ^5-40 to 33^55c. 

Enthusiasm for stage shows 
seems to .have reached the Tabor 
also. and. they played to fiill house 
Saturday and Tnighty- clo^e to that 
-Sunday night, fhey should go $3,- 
BOO for the week with. ^Bed of Roses* 
on screen for second run. Means 
good crowds at 20-25. 

Outside of houses with stage 
shows Aladdin Is the only first tf^Ti 
not iBUfCering, doing great .With si 
♦Charlie .Chan' film. Paramount and 
Denver both suffering ■ from the 
stage show attaek and both will be 
considerably belpvr .par. 

Estimates for Thi? WeeK 

Aladdin (Huffman) (1,500; 25i40) 
— 'Charlie Chari'iB Greatest Chance^ 
(Fox)* Oke at .$4,600, a lot of dough 
for a house that doesn't open .until 
2' 'p. m. X<ast weet 'MascLueradev^, 
<UA), runnlhgr day and date .with 
;the Denver, 'did clpge to $5,000, with 
aeveral holdouts; 

Denham: (Hellbbm) (1.500; 25-40) 
-r'Song: of SohgSV (Par) ^hd stage 
show. Very big at $9,500, even with 
the upped scale.- Xiast week '"World 
Gone. Mad' (Mftj)« backed by ah en-: 
tertainihg stage show, turned In a 
whalo of a gross at their bid. i>rlces. 
of 15-25; $4,600. , 

Denver (Huffman) (2,600; 26-35- 
KO)— 'Beauty foi? Sale' (MG). Very 
much, off .at |4,000, a SO % drop from 
•last week's 'Masquerade' (UA), ruhi- 
ning day and date withi the Aladdin, 
which did a good business and 
closed with $8,000; 

Orpheum (Huffman) (2.600; 25 
35-")— 'Paddy* (Fox) and first week 
of return of stage shows. Fred 
Schmitt and orchestra standing 
'«m up. Thei $14,000 anticipated 
gross is thrilling big. Last week 
•Turn Back the Clock' (M<S) fin- 
ished with an, av<^rage $6,000. 

Parnmciint (Huffman) (2i))00; 25- 
40) — 'Shanghai Madness' (Foic) 
■West. JIaiSters at" the organ.' A very 
poor $2,700, too much competish, 
Crowds so slim at times thkt many 
of the ushers at both the Denver 
.and here went over to the: Orph to 
help Out; Last week 'Man Who 
Dared' (Fox) was pulled after four 
days, and 'Shanghai ^Madness' fih 
ished the week, closing with only 
$2.80.0. 



powered front and ballyhoo helped 
the opening, biit the pace l^egan 
quickly tO decline until the gross 
seems destined to go no higher than 
$4,000. Fair, but disappointing after 
go'&d start. Last week *'VoIta:lre' 
(WB), sad at $3,000, 

Indiana (Katz-Feld) (3,100; 25t 
35-40-55), 'This Day and Age* (Par) 
and stoge presentation. Still on the 
short end with a bad $8,000. Last 
week . 'One Sunday Afternon' (Par) 
and stajgre show was little better at 
$8,500. 

Keith's (Switbw) (1,200; 15-25); 
Litt!>2 Giant' (WB). Newly redec- 
orated inside hd Out, this ancient 
house started off very mildly with 
> 11,750 on its opening week. 

Lyric (Olson) (2,000; 25-40). 
Seven, acts vaude headlining Charlie 
Foy; Still not able to get going and 
is faltering at $4,000. bad. Last 
week the business, was only a shade 
better with Rimaes topping, seven 
acts and a gro^s of $4^600. ' 

Loew's Palace (Loew's) (2,800; 
26-40), 'Penthouse' (MG). Slum- 
bering on rock bottom with a dis- 
mal $2,900. Last week 'Masquerader'- 
(UA), $2,750, new low. 



ibiswi Weeks Band 
With TenthoiKe' at 
Warfieid, SR Big 24G 



Win Rogers' 15,700 Best 
Gross iit Dnfl Indpk 



Indianapolis, Sept. liB. 
Dependable Will Rogers put 
little pep in the turnstiles at the 
Apollo this wek in 'Dr. Bull,' and 
Is pushing the -house along towards 
a neat gross of $6,700. This is the 
business of the: town. Nothing else 
eeems. able to do as weil, compara 
tively. 

'Tarzan, the iP.earless' started big 
at the .Circle with a Thursday night 
premiere, but its' patronage -fell 
away and it looks, like no more than 
$4,000 despite' its strong opening, 
Keith's, one-time historic old vaude 
house of the town, reopened this 
week with . a fii*st rup of. 'Little 
Giar.t' at 15 and 25c. Business Is 
only fair at $l,750r At:this rate, it's 
going to take, the Switow brothers 
a long time to pay for that hew. 
marquee and other redecorating. The 
Indiana with its combination, vaud-: 
film policy and. the Lyric with its 
straight vaude. plan are having the 
hardest going of any . of the down-, 
town houses with their high over- 
heads and low grosses. Lpcw's Pal-: 
ace contihuies. to touch bottom for 
another 'week with 'Penthouse' fol- 
lowing its new low fiigiire last Week 
with 'Masquerader,' 

====||8tJiflates^f6r=TKirW€SK^'^^^^ 
. Apollo (Fourth Ave.) (1.100; 25- 
40), 'Dr. Bull' (Fox). As usual Will 
Rogers is a strong magnet and the 
gross will climb to a dandy $5,700. 
Last week the holdover of 'Paddy' 
(Fox) managed to satisfy at $3,200, 
«ke. 

Circle (Katz-Feld) (2,600; i5r46), 
Tarzan, the Fearless' (Prin). High- 



Sah Francisco, Sept. l6. 
-Jt's an Anson Weeks' . week as 
that Hotel .^Mark. Hopkins 'maestro 
with his: dance band, coupled with 
;he pic 'Penthouse* stuffs the box-, 
office of the'Warfield. Looks )ike 
a lot of hot weather corning up, but 
if it remains decently .^.cobl. entire 
town ought to get a biz. break, espe- 
cially the WariReld. 

'Pehthbuse' is backed by the usual 
Hearst fanfare for Cos'mopolitah 
productions, and "Weeks, has been fi 
Frisco prodigal' son for, some years, 
ariA this is hi$ first theatre date. 
I^e's a natural for this house. 

Golden Gate finding the road 
rocky^ with Pitts and Summerville in 
'Her Fh'st Matie,' teanl.i/BUa.lly doing 
well here but not up to snuff this 
time. 

'This -Day and Age' a Cecil De- 
Mille-^r was diie into the Fox Para- 
mount, but F-WC niade a ^udden 
and mysterious turnover of that and 
three other films to United. Artists. 
'Age' is there now, but doing poorly. 

'Tugboat Annie* got two swell 
weeks . at the Paramount and a 
trahsfer to the Fox. Embassy where 
it will hit a satisfactory sum. 

Fox hitting its usual average with 
One Year Later* and 'His Private 
Secretary,' 'while St.^Francis ditto 
with 'Shanghai Madness' and 'Mid 
night Club.' 

Fox goes off the double, bill diet 
Sept. 30 when Ted Fio Rito's band 
opens and that second film is elim 
Inated. Price remains same) 15 and 
26c.. 

William B. Wagnon announces 
Orpheum will open Friday (22) with 
stage shows by Fanchon & Marco, 
with Rube Wolf. Picture' unan 
nounced. until Monday. 

Estimates for This Week 
Embassy (FWC) 'Tugboat Annie' 
(MG). After two Weeks and nearly 
45 grand at the Paramount, $5,000 
looks pretty good here. Second 
week of Arliss in 'Voltaire' (WB) 
^as $4,000. 

Fox (Leo) (6,000; 15-25). 'One 
Tear Later' (1st Div.) and 'His Pri 
vate secretary' (Coop). Moving at 
usual $7,800. Last week was up to 
$9,000 with 'Laughing at Life' (Maj) 
and 'Notorious' (Maj). 
'Golden Gate (RKO) (2,844; 30-40- 
05), 'Her First Mate' (U) and vaude. 
Pitts-Summerville not doing the biz 
this time; $11,000, fair. 'One ManVs 
Journey' (RKO) was . equally weak 
last week, slipping to $10,600. 

Paramount (FWC) (3,700; 30-40 
55), 'One Sunday Afternoon' (Par) 
Failing to. click and $10,000 doubtful 
while second week of 'Tugboat 
Annie' (MG) hit $14,000 last stanza, 

.iSt;. Francis (FWC) (1,500; 25-40) 
'Shanghai Madness' (Fox) and 'Mid 
night Club' (Par). Good cast names 
in latter helping to $7,500. It was 
$7,800 on last week's 'Arizona to 
Broadway' - (Pox) and 'She Had- to 
Say Yes' (WB). 

. United Artists (1,400; 25-35-60) 
'Day and Age' (Par). Originally set 
for F^WC showing b..t in here in a 
surprise shift, doing lightly, $7,500 
■Masquerader' (UA) disappointed 
with $6 ,000 its second stanza. 

WarfieTd^(FWC)~(2;70^^^ 
'Penthouse' (MG) and Stage show 
with Anson Weeks' band. ^ Weeks' 
a magnet and pic helping to prob 
Able big $24,000. Lasst week's 'Dr. 
Bull' (Fox) .with Peggy Hopkins 
Joyce on stage for a bow got nearly 
$21,000, a pleasant surprise with 
Peggy responsible for the younger 
ones not attracted by Will Rogers. 



lincobi's 2d Yaudfilmer 
Also Set for Nice Trade 

Llneoln, Sept. 18. 
Vaude seems to be the trend now 
here, 'but it looks like. It may be 
further proof of the old adage about 
*too many cooks. The marvelous 
turnout which has been accorded 
the Prphenm's presentation of 
stage shows and the money It's 
making . for the Indies has excited 
the %jTC Into brushing up the Lin- 
coln theatre stage, putting . the 
sbiind turrets on castors and ppe.n> 
Ihg lifonday (18)- with" the second 
flesh stand. 

This wieek the Orpheum brings In 
Paul Cholet's 20-people shaw and 
if he's, even half as successful in 
keeping the audience entertained as 
wsiis Lllllah McCardell with her rb- 
vue last week,, the house Will still 
hiake money. George Monroe, man- 
ager of this house', has Invoked a 
midnite show policy each Friday 
night lind with the college cb-eds 
in town with late leave. It's a money 
makei^. This Is only a small idea of 
how good It'll'be when football sea^^ 
sbn gets swinging and the amuse- 
ment 'mob which will be on the 
streets on the eve of these engage- 
ments. ' 

Joe Cooper's franchise on RKO 
stage presentation gets an airing 
also with the bllUhg of three acts 
In the Lincoln, so its looks like flesh 
is aU the stuff. Something like 
talking pictures when they hit about 
four years ago, a. great number of 
people about town have hoped for 
one vaude stahd over the past cou- 
ple of - years; but very lew ever 
thought the day would come when 
twb would get In. 

Money and patronage still goes to. 
those shows which have the . price 
appeal, although money seems quite, 
a bit freer.^ Something will have to 
be' done with the Stuart, 'staindlng 
like a white elephant with a str'alght 
pl.c . policy— aihd . not too gobd j>Ics at 
that-^nd a.sking a price .twice sis 
high as the flesh^pic comtbos. Musi- 
cian's union, repis hang around all 
the houses and corner the manageris 
every chance they get about- a local 
band. So far. the shoulder they get 
Is mighty Icy.. 

Estimates for Thi Week 
Liberty (Indie TC) (1,400;. 10) 
Black Beauty' (Mono) ahd serial 
to match. Will be a smash hit here, 
:;l,100. Last week 'Eleventh .Com- 
mandment' (Allied) and 'Night 
Rider' (Moho), split, with serials to 
match a bit weak, $900. 

Lincoln (LTC) (1,600; 10-15-25^ 
40) 'Mary Stevens, MJ>.' (WB) and 
vaude. Making the second, vaude 
stand here., should .fare; well, $3,000. 
Last, week 'Double Harness' (RKO) 
was a fair taker, $1,700. 

Orpheum (Indie TC) (1.400; 10- 
15-26) -Vanity Street' (Col)* and 
Paul Cholet'd iCeep Moving Idea' 
on the stage. Will keep this house 
way up In : the money, $3,000. Last 
week Tarzan, the Fearless' (Prin), 
and the istage presentation of Lil- 
lian McCardell's" 'Show of Shows,' 
with a midnight showing exhausted 
superlatives In this spot with a 
marvelous $3,300. 

State (Indie TC) (500; 10-16-25) 
Brief Moment' ; (Col). Looks just 
average, $800. Last week 'Shriek in 
the Night' (Col), faired $860. 

Stuart (LTC) (1,900; 10-25^35-55- 
60) 'Paddy' (Fox). Can't possibly 
be worth anything with all the IbW- 
priced competish available around 
town, doubtful $2,200. Last week 
Doctor Bull' (Fox), only fair, $2,400. 



lady for Day Is Mpk' Current Wow 
At $11000; Taddy' Ako Oke. $S,000 



'Morning Glory' (RKO), which was 
treated to a Hollywood premiere at 
a single screening Friday (8) jn 
celebration of theatre's reopening at 
75-$l, was a fragrant b.o. bloom for 
$8,800. 

Lyric (RKO) (1,394; -44) — - 
'Shanghai Madness' (Fox), Spen- 
cer Tracy of most Importance in 
take of $6,000, falrishr Last week 
'One Man's Journey' (RKO) $7,200, 
oke. 

Keith's (RKO) (1,500; 30-44)— 
'Bureau of Missing Persons' (WB). 
Much additional ad spaic<e used to 
sensatibnalize sex angle. Tabbing 
$6,000, oke. Last week 'Life of Jim- 
my Dolah' (WB) $4,000, piobr. 

Family (RKO) (1,000; 20-30>-^ 
'ZOO In Budapest* (Fox), 'It's Great 
to Be Alive* (Fox) and 'Martja Loves 
Papa' '(Par), jsecond .runs, split, 
thrice weekly, changes. Kot more 
than $1,500, hftlld. Last week- T 
Love That Man' (Par), 'The Nuis- 
ance' (MGT and 'Gambling: Ship' 
(Par), split repeats; $1,800. . 

Grand (RKO) (1,025; 20r25-3d-36) 
— 'Her Bodyguard' (Par) and 'Don't 
Bet oh Love' (U). Split. $2,000, 
fair. Last week 'Big Brain' (RKO) 
and 'Disgraced' (Bar), split, $1,400/ 
new low. 



CINCY (XNERAtLY UP, 
TORCH,' lADlr,' lOG 



Cincinnati. Sept. 18. 

Cinema trade in the main is 
showing a comfy boost over last 
week, when sultry weather, a sud- 
den slump in practically all lines of 
bia, holding bf the natibhal ama- 
teur golf championship on a . local 
course and .closing of a 42-'day rac- 
ing rtieet at the Coney Island track 
combined to cause most exhibs to 
resort to red ink. 

*Lady for a Day' and 'Torch Sing- 
er' are nip and tuck for high. re- 
celiits currently. . Vaudefllm in 
fourth week at the Palace, has 
fietched but so-sb returns .'.th.Us far. 

During last week's- general flop, 
the Reds, ceilar chanlps of the Na- 
tional League, didn't draw chough 
fans at the final home, game -with 
the pennant-chasing Giants to pay 
for balls. and the management saved 
money by calling off the contest un- 
der the alibi of threatenhig.rain;, At- 
tendance at Redland. Field this sear 
son has been the' lightest in Clncy'.s 
big league history. 

Estimates for This Week 

Albee (RKO) (3,360; 35-44)-^ 
'Torch iSinger' (Par). ClaUdette Col- 
bert and blurb for $10,000, slow. 
Laist week 'Song of Songs' (Par) 

same.- — . — 

r ♦ Palace (RKO) (2,600: 35-44)— 
'Moonlight and Pretzels' (U) and 
Lillian Miles the vaude headliner. A 
fair $12,000 in sight. Last week 'Big 
Executive' (Par) and Al Trahan the 
stage headliner, $8,500, poor. 

Capitol (RKO) ' (2.000; 35-44) — 
'Lady for a Day* (Col). Bouqucted 
by cricks and extra ad plugsted. 
Peeling a rosy $10,000, Last week 



Ptsbg. Billiiig Kay 
OverEd#.G.,|Il,SOO, 
Good, 'Burean' Nifly 



Pittsburgh, Sept. liB. 
I'wo or three sizzling Friday 
afternoon opehlngs permitted ' main 
stem for most part to wlthstahd big 
night drop during three-^hour NRA 
trade, and Indications point to these- 
same sites being able to build up 
enough reserve as, well for indicated 
drop tbmorrow (19) when Pitts- 
burgh goes tb ppllfS. tt*s a hot pri- 
mary .'around here this year and Pa 
Pitt is expected to stick pretty .close 
to the radio all day listening in on' 
returns. 

Despite these trade influences, it 
looks like an okay week in at least 
three of dowhtown's flrst run stands. 
'I Loved a Woman', hitting for a 
neat $11,500,' or even; better, at 
Stanley, which is plenty all right. 
Curious thing about thi^ one Is that 
Kay Francis for the mbst Piart . Is 
being billed above Robingon. .Lat- 
ter hasn't meant a lot locally, while 
Frahcls has been building; steadily, 
with advertising dei>artment wisely 
playing up the femme Ahgle. Spme 
circus explpltatloh and . ballyhbQ 
sent 'Bureau of Missing Persons' 
off to flying start at Warner and 
pictures of , RosS'-Canzoneri flight 
also prbvi.ng helpful. Should gather 
around $6,250, best here in some 
time. 

'This bay and. Age', looks like a 
wash-but at Penn. Plctuire gener- 
ally disliked and^ D(&^ille> sans cast 
names, isn't enough • to bring ^em 
in. Will be lucky to colieet $7,000, 

Estimates for This Week 
Davis (WB) (1,700; 25-S0-40) 
'Brief Moment' (Col). Just another 
picture and bears little or no re- 
lation at all to stage play' frpm 
Which it was presumably adapted. 
Will.,have to struggle to collect $2,- 
200, not so hpt. Last week 'Laugh- 
ing at Life' (MascPt), just short of 
$2,000. 

Fulton (Shea-Hyde) (1.750; 15- 
25-40) 'Tarzan, the Fearless' (In- 
die). Playing the flrst seven reels 
of this serial ad a feature in Itself, 
with no hint to audience that there's 
more to come. Got off to a great 
start, with kids flocking, and should 
have easy sailing to a neat $4^500. 
Last week 'Midnight Mary' (MG), 
a surprise click at $5,100. _ 

Pehn (Loew's-UA) (3,300; 25-35- 
50) 'This Day and Age' (Par). Ah 
out-ahd-put dud, with no prospects 
-of even getting Its head above 
water. Comments generally uh- 
favorable, and 'A DeMiHe Produc- 
tion' can't possibly bvercpnie coni- 
plete lack of marquee names. About 
$7,000, pretty awful. Last week 
'Masquerader' (UA) underestimated 
somewhat, closing strong at $13,000. 
with only terWflc heat holding it 
from. at least a 15 grand sessibn. . 

Stanley (WB) (3,600; 26-36r50) 
'I Loved a Woman' (FN). Kay 
Francis topping Robinson in ,most 
of the billing and she's getting the 
femmes. Everything looks hunky- 
dory at $11,500 and with any break 
at all should even top that. Last 
week 'One Man's Journey^'^RKO) 
just fair at $8,500, 

Warner (WB) (2,000; 25-35-60) 
'Bureau of MIs8ing ,Per8on3 - -(WB). 
Strictly ah exploitation and ballyhoo 
picture and WB advertising staff 
made the most of it. Their cam 
paign redeeming Itself, too, for all 
signs point to an excellent $6,500, 
Canzonerl-Ross flght pictures algo 
helpful; Last week 'Morning (Slpry' 
(RKO), brought here directly from 
great week at Stanley, finished sur 
prlsingly strong at $6,000. 



Minneapolis, 
Jumping, frpm $4,500 to what 
looks like better than $10,000. the 
Orpheum for one of the few times 
la showing its heels to ail other 
Ipcal opposition buitently. It's tak- 
Ing the play away, from the usua,! 
Ipbp leader, the State, with straight 
pictures, too. *Lady for a Day' is 
turning the trlclc. This attractlPn 
takes Its place with 'Kid from Spalh* 
a,b the best screen bPx-ofilce bet the 
hbuse has. .Iiad ;Slhce it 'abandPned 
vaudeville as a steady diet. 

'Paddy,* at tlie State, Isnlt a dud 
by any means. . In the face of much 
Orpheum pppbsitlon It is building. 

'Maedbhen In, tjnlforih' did suffl- 
clehtly well at the World last week 
tb warraht its 'retehtlbh .for another 
week and. may run a third. 

Also makliig a bid for favor is 
fCfapttired,' with Leslie , Howard a 
real name here... ' Picture Is quite 
an iattriactlon for. the . 2Sc. Lyric 
'One iSunday Afternoon' at the Cen- 
tury has been ehcouhtering ' rather 
tough sleddlhe: after a' good opeh- 
Ing. That Publix hoUse had .tW(> 
good weeks In a row,, with 'Another 
Lahguage' and .'Three Cornered 
Mopn.' Cool weather Is an aid all 
arbund; The same can be said for 
the : departure of Alnriee Semple 
McF'herson. 

Estimates for This Week 
State (Publlx) (2,200; 40) 'Paddy' 
(Fpx). Gaynbr .and Baxter good 
box-ofllce and picture well, llkeq. 
Has the toughest Orpheum opposi- 
tion In many a mobn and' takings 
suffer, accordingly; may reach 
pretty good $8,000, however. Last 
week, , 'Song bf Songs' (Par), $8,500, 
pretty good. 

Orpheum (Singer) (2.890; 40) 
'Lady for a Day' (Col). A sensation 
here with critics and eustomers 
showering It with enthusiastic 
praise. Great exploitation campaign 
by Manager Emil Franke .helped. 
One of best openings house ever 
has had with straight' pictures. 
Likely to be held over, flrst timp 
this eveip has happened hei-e; more 
thah $11,000 Indicated, splendid. 
Last week, 'One Man's Journey 
(RKO), only sl3t days to permit 
Lady fot a Day' to open bn Friday; 
$4,200, fair. 

Century (Publix) (1,600; 40)-r- 
■One Sunday Afternoon' (Par). 
Cooper a magnet; maybe $2,300,. 
light. Last week, 'Three Cornered 
Moon' (Par) $5.000,, fine. 

World (Steffes) (300; 60-75)— 
•Maedchen In Uniform* (Fllmcholce) 
(2rtd week)— 'Critics rave, but audi- 
ence appeal not so wide. Probably 
$1,500, pretty gpod. First week $1,- 
700, oke. 

.Uptown (Publlx) (1,200; 35)— 
•Stranger*s Return' (MG). Should 
reach $2',660, okeh. Last week 'Dbu» 
hie Harness' (RKO) $2,000, fair. 

Lyric (Publix) (1,300; 25)— 'Cap- 
tured' (WB). Leslie HPWfard quite 
an attraction for this house. Should 
reach $3,500, good. Last week 'Big 
Executive' (Par), $2,000, poor. 

Grand (Publix) (1.100; 25) — 
^hen Ladies Meet' (MG). Second, 
loop run, anniversary week; about 
$700 Indicated, not so hot. Last 
week 'Whoopee* (UA) revival; $800, 
light. 

Aster (Publix) (900; 25)— 'Bed of 
Roses' (RKO), 'Narrow Corner*. 
(FN)- and 'To the Last Man' (Par), 
flrst two second- loop runs; latteri 
flrst-run, split. Looks like $500, 
light. Last week 'Mayor of Hell* 
(WB). 'Silk Express' (WB) and 
'Private Detective' (WB). second 
runs. $550, light. 



TRETZELS,' COLMAN, 
mORY' STRONG IN PORT 



Portland, Ore.. Sept.. 18. 

Parker's Broad\vay. revived b.o. 
figures of the gpPd old days with Al 
Pearce's Radio .Gfang stage Unit lin- 
Injr them up at the b.o. before the 
first show opened. Pace kept up for 
fivie days, getting that house dpu- 
ble its average gross. Pic was 
'Herpes for Sale' and . registered 
okay; First twb days hung out the 
SRO siign.. 

'Tugboat Annie' finally closed at 
Parker's United Artists after --fbur- 
strong weeks. While grosses were 
lower, than past hou^e records, at- 
tendance f pr the fotir weeks set the 
house record for all ,time. uA fpl- 
Ipwjngr this week with 'The Mas- 
querader.' and It looks like another 
big biz getting run. P.lc well ex- 
ploited. 

Hamrick's Music Box closed a 
quiet second week of 'Voltaire.* 
First week got results in a big way 

goes in this week, but ' lacked 
enough explpitatipn to make it iseem 
likely to hold. 

Liberty (Evergreen) took on a 
new b.o. chapter with 'Dr. Bxill'" last 
week, putting that house into the ^ 
biggest money since reopening^' 
House upped top nite admlsh from 
25q to 40c and no squawks. This 
(Continued ort page 23) 



l-tteeiif , Sofif»aheT l9, ^ VARIETY 




12 



VAUIETY 



Tuesday, Septcnilicr 19, 1933 




Exactly one yeor ago another surprise picture 
produced by Charles R. Rogers and directed by 
Ralph Murphy went out and cleaned up the big- 
gest grosses of the Fall. This picture was "70,000 
Witnesses" . . . "GOLDEN HARVEST" With its un- 
usual ski|y anglcy^plen^ 

tipn ofFers the same possibilities to all showmen 





fTiiesday, Scpfcmber 19, 1933 



FILM REVIEWS 



VARIETY 



I BERKELEY SQUARE 

J4BB«! L. Lasky production and-Toz r«-' 
1eas6. Featur<!s Xjeslie Howard and 
Heatl^er Angel. Directed by Frank Lloyd. 
Adapted by. Sonya. Levlen and John L. 
Balderston from Balderston'a play- of'^ame 
title. Photograpby. Ernest palmer; sets. 
WUUam Darling; musical direction, IjouIb 
De Francesco-; costume, William Darling. 
At the Gaiety,, N. T., on two^a-day run» 
Sept. 13. Running time, 87 mins. 
Peter Standi8h..r....'..^.. ...Leslie Howard 
H^Ien Pettigrew ......... »^ . Heather. Angel 

Kate Pettigrew., ........Valerie Taylor 

Ijody Ann. Pettigrew.'. (..i^^... Irene Browne 
af rs.' Barwlck ........ r .'..>.....' . .Beryl Mercer 

Toih Pettigrew . . Colin Keith- Johnston 
.M^or Clinton. .;.../i'<..'^.'... Alan Mowbray- 
Duchess of Devonshire. ...Juliette Coihpton 

-Marjorle Frant. ;..>..;..;..: Betty Lawford 
Mr. Throstle. . . . . Ferdinand Oofttachalk 

The American Ambassador. .Samuel Hinds 
Sir Joshua Reynolds.......... '.Olaf Hytteri 

Xord Stanley... .^i ........... David Torrehce 



. •'Berkeley Squate' is an Itriiag-, 
inatiyp, beautiftil and well handled, 
pcoduction' that is not likely', how- 
evier, to get very far in the b.6. race, 
^ictiire exudes class.- from the first 
reel and ha^ many thihga in its 
favor, plus th^ fact lhat the news- 
POMPeP .critics are likely to turn eu- 
logistic handj3{irJn!gd -for .it; Negat- 
ing:- thiSi howev^T,. are: ;the -cold, 
doiyn-to-earth, 'fi^cta that it is ..-an 
, uhbelievable jStorjr, very . slow in' 
teinpO and'- execution, dialoj^ed -in 
English;. *' than ... American 
speech, and;. h(ii3 practically all- 
:.Brltish c^stv 

■Film's greai.ieat ' weakness. °i^ this 
pri>-British atmosphere, 'pnly likely 
arerumeht . against that- is that" the 
picture .will pick up . a lot of money 
in" Eiiglaiid thl^ .tvay,- aia did :*CaYal-^ 
csuJe.' It mudt be remem.bered, Jxb.w- 
ever, that 'State; Fsiir,' . Completely 
T4.nkee, with0ut .anSr. British .back-: 
grrbu'nd^ atmioi^ph'ere or name's; -has 
.ddne almost 4a ■-Wfijl thus far in 
Britain as did 'Qavalcade.' - Aud Fox, 
having, m.ade all. three. fi,liiis, bught 
to realize it; easiest^ Poiht being, 
seethingly,. that it isn't necesaary to 
•bend'over ljackwards for ritish ef- 
fects tp- get British ■ business-^and,. 
when-, doing so, endatigef :business: 
results on . this side. 

It's troublesomie. this English 
versus American thing. No sense 
of trying to.- avoid the issue, , there's 
a 'deflhite. feeling lii mbst'Ui S4 the- 
atres against. 'Englisii' dialog and 
'mouthih.'^ "of words. Perhaps It's 
true that Americans are the ones 
who've perverted the language, but 
there it is. Few months ago ah 
indie American producer bought 
some ' British fl}ms . and redubbed 
them with American sound tracks, 
jimt>r6vihg their, box ofllce value 
considerably. British producers, 
also».;hd.ye. been sending for U. S. 
actor's and dia,log writers, with the 
same, tljiing in. mind. The British 
will- take American dialog; Ameri- 
cans will not accept British dialog. 
They, don't understand' it. There 
will be. many sections of the country 
where customers will, completely fail 
to understand sections of 'Berkeley 
Squared' ' 

Leslie Howard is the only name 
In the cast that , has any sort of 
Aim standing- in the Uilited. States. 
And how ihuch his name ineans, 
-outside the ace houses in the cosmo- 
politan keys, Is debatable. Also the 
picture hasn't much baekgrbund to 
depend 'on. As a stage play in New 
York, it got a. healthy .60- odd week 
run, but notable' abOut the engage- 
ment, was the fact' that the balcony 
seats couldn't be given away gratis; 
It was strictly a downstairs car- 
riage trade affair, which goes double 
in. spades for the film. Fox has 
given the picture a grand produc- 
tion. The atmosphere of Berkeley 
Square, London, is resurrected al- 
most perfectly, as' -it is today, and 
presumably as it was in the 18th 
century. "There's a devotion to de- 
tail and atmospherics that is al- 
most painfully exacting. Leslie 
Howard in the same, role he played 
on the stage (he produced, the stage 
play himself) Is as near perfection 
as can be hoped for in. screen char- 
acterization. : The rest of the cast 
is more than adequate, although, 
again from an American standpoint. 
It is to be deplored that more Anieri- 
can faces (for benefit of box offlce) 
were not used . in at least a few 
spots. 

Story of 'Berkeley Square' is still 
another variation of Mark Twain's 
*A Connecticut Yankee . in King 
Arthur's Coui't.' .: Where Twain used 
the idea of flashing a character into 
ainother century for fun, however, 
Balderston takes tJie thing very 
seriously. Balderstoh's character* 
Peter' Standish, . moves back - into a 
spot, used by one of his forefathers 
and falls in love with a gal of that 
period; It's a new - kind of love 
Story. A character of one genera- 
tion in love with a character of an- 
other generation and an unhappy 
ending, . naturally. ' Most .audiences 
are . going." to . fight with that idea, 
as handled. It'll be beyond the Or 
dinary ticket purchaser's ken. Sock 
a . man oh' the head and. show a 
dream where he's doing crazy things, 
okay. Btit to have him arbitrarily 
walk off into another century and 
back— well, it's just too much. 

In the direction,: Frank Lloyd, has 
handled the film simply and with 
great sensitivity, just as he did 
'Cavalcade.' . Sbnya Lcvieri and John 
Balderston did a hice. job ;on the 
adjtptation, again with _restrairit; 
"Tffiiwar3"Irf^ve*le£fd~r61e~is,"^as~men- 
tioned, almost perfect. Heather 
Angel) a.<j the girl, turns in a splen 
did porformahce, also, and . shows 
her.seif to be capable of going far 
in films. Other roles, are dapably 
and adequately handled, without be- 
ing esnecially outistanding, ho other 
roles, in fart, bolng very big ones. 

Kauf. 



Ross-Canzoneri Fight 

Filmed at Polo Crbunds. New York, 
Sept. 12, by .garden Films, Inc.; presentetl 
by Tim Mara in association with Mrs. 
William Randolph Hearst's Free Milk 
Fund. At Rialto, N. T. Running time 28 
minutes. 



Camera depicts the ring battle 
between fiarhey Roas of Chicago 
and; Tony Canzonerl of New , York, 
as being more exciting than the 
bout proved to be to those at the 
Polo Qrounds last vettk; Patent 
reasbn Is the roar /of' the crowd. 
Film shows hpw^ dose the contest 
was, being almost, as even as the 
first meeting jpf the pair early , in 
thb summer, wheh. :Cailzy lost , the 
title to Ross. But picture gives the 
breaks, to' Tony, clearly :catchihjg 
sevieral right hooks to Roiss' head, 
which sent hirii oft his balance. The 
ex-chainp's leading and '-scoring 
caught the eye of one boxiiig judge 
to such an extent that he voted for 
Canzy. . Actually, Barney's left hand 
points won the award for him. 

It is a good -fight picture, because 
of the plentitude of action, the film 
itself being doctored and. cut. That 
Was evident; f rOm the ruhning; tiriie,- 
held inside of iSO . hiihutes, whereas, 
the 15-round bout takes 45 minutes 
without introductory .'and finiaie 
stuff and- minus the minute rest pe- 
riods. Rest periods eliminated ex- 
cept showing, men going to and 
from their corners. . 

Picture Is interesting in several 
ways Other than .the actual, milling. 
Microphone for the sound recording 
was spotted directly over the center 
of the ring, and when the referee 
instructed the fighters ||iis. voice was 
clearly caUghti What the ref tells 
the fighters is something the . fans 
never do hear. In this case the con- 
testants were warned that holding 
would bring disqualification and 
when , one of the .fighters' managers 
asked what he meant the ref . (Ar- 
thur. Donovan) told him quick , and 
hot. 

. It . was evident that the sound 
track was. dubbed because there , are 
roars from the crowd at times when 
the action shows no particular rea- 
son for undue excitement. At other 
points ^heh the fans hear the 'ring- 
side are seen to jump to their feet, 
the yelling' of the crowd should 
have, been heaviest, but .. nothing 
came put other than the hun^ of, 
exoitement - ,c a r r 1 e d throughout; 
Technical errors also noticed In the 
clanglhg of the bell. It rang mostly 
at the .tvrOhg time. Accuf-acy In 
that was- noticed . only at the start 
and the .fihal round. 

However, film shows a fast en- 
counter and Should draw fight fans 
who read that It was a elose deci- 
sion'. They can decide for them- 
selves,, anid according. to which man 
they- favored!. • Ibee. 



BEAUTY FOR SALE 

Metro production and . release, -featuring 
Madge- Evans, Alice Brady, Una' Merkel 
and' Otto Kruger. Directed by - Richard 
Boieslavsky. . Adapted by Zelda Sears and 
Eve Greene ' from the novel,- .'Beauty' -by 
Faith Baldwin. Cameraman, James Howie; 
Assoclaite producer, Lucleh Hubbard. Film 
editor, Blanche Sewell. At Capitol, New 
Tork^. week Sept, 15. Running time, 85: 
jnlns. 

lietty .Madge* E vans 

Mrs. Sherwood. Alice Brady 
Sherwood Otto Kruger 

Carpi'.:... .. .............. .yi Una Market 

Mrs; Merrick..'... .....May Robson 

Burt Barton.....;...;.. ..Phillips Holmes 

BUI. .....Eddie Nugent 

Madame .'. . > . . . Hedda Hopper. 

Jane ....;...>..;.... . ... .Florlne McKliiney 

Hortense ....Isobei Jewell 

Mrs. Iidwson Louise Carter 

Robert' Abbott ^ John Roche 

Oordbn > ..Charles 'Grapewln 



Picture has a lot of the elements 
that make box-office. Including a 
title with spicy Inference and senti- 
mental romantic angles that will 
appeal to a large- section of fem- 
inine fans. It ought to spell better 
than average. It will probably . ihake 
a good, deal more money than it 
deserves oh literary merit.- To tell 
the truth, the subject Is a bit. trashy 
in purpose; strictly pulp material, 
but neatly dressed and shrewdly^ 
hoked for superficial taste. 

Basically it is the well worn- 
formula of the beautiful lass whio 
finds hefself almost treading the 
the primrose path, Is happily 
.saved, from its heartaches and 
thanks to a miraculous break 
in luck gets the. tall, handsome, rich 
man for her' 16gal own. The stenog- 
raphers and ! the flapa of -various 
other designations, revel in this sort 
of stuff and it almost invariably 
pays the producer fairly hand- 
somely. 

.This One grades a bit above the 
average of the screen run of sugar- 
tbated sin subjects in that it. has 
a capital Vein of incidental comedy 
provided by . Una Merkel doing a 
breezy jgrold digger in her most per-, 
siiasive mariner, .and another by 
Aliqe Brady functioning; as a skit- 
tish blonde wife and making the 
role stand out vastly beyond its 
deserts by sheer force of expert 
trouplng in a , field that Is away 
from her forte. . 

By the way, this in the second 
.Gomedy^oJeJMisaJScadyJ^ 
in the last two starts, other being 
tlvg gossipy friend: in 'When Ladies 
Meet.' It would be interestihg. to 
learn in detail how she happened to 
come to holiday right after her con- 
spicuous success in 'Mourning Be- 
comes Electra' and drops into a 
serie.s of light parts. It's a great 
tribute to the flexible quality of her 



Mmiatore Reviews 



. 'Berkeley Square' (Fox). 
Beautiful and imaginative 
<s1(pry, with a brilliant, per- 
formance by Leslie Howard, 
but too far above the heads of 
ordinary theatrei-goers and too 
British Jn tempo and execution 
to breiik any. bOz pface recor(^s. 

'.Beauty fbh Sale' (M-(3-M). 
Pulp magazine fiction, inade for 
subway-riding etenogtaphers, 
made Into^ first rate commer- 
cial film. Roinantic hoke skill- 
fully dressed up and hoked 
with. comedy: Into an eiUinently 
saleable release.. Alice Brady 
arid Una Merkel's comedy 
flair -the sales point. ^ 
. *F. P. r (Fox). British-made 
picture frpni a Gerriian source. 
Intelligerit and novel idea -with 
a couple of names that mean 
sbmething over here. A fair 
grosser where exploited, with 
pilenty of publicity angle. 

' lue -Room Mystery' (U). 
Nice . pirbgrammer of the thrill- 
er calibre that ought to satisfy 
where films of this sort can 
draw. Qood c^St .of .names to 
help puH ?eni In; 

'Mr. Broadway' (B'way^Hol- 
lywbod). On strength of Its 
novelty in follbwing a Brbad^ 
way coluriinist, Ed . Sullivan,. 
bnJiis nightly rounds-, and with 
.many naines for explpitation 
i»urposes, lobks ..like a profit- 
maker. As entertainmerit, aside 
from the novelty Ingredient, 
below par.- Production value, 
phOtbgraphy, etc., under Indie 

'the Fugitive'. (Mono). Un- 
. original western theme, with 
Rex Bell.- Stribtly for west- 



acting, Fact that .8h|fr played both 
roles in a . manner tb win acclaim 
tells a voluriie for her ma.hy-slded 
skill and argues that, with luck in 
casting, she Ought to . win a high 
place in: screen public esteem. Ther§ 
aren't many actresses In Hollywood 
who can dp lectras and comic 
wives, too.t, 

Treatment would be a bit maud- 
lin Were it not for- the generous use 
of - comedy Incidental and herein 
one notes that the expert .hand of 
Zelda Sears had a part In Its mak 
ing. This, all around trouper knows 
her mob . arid one Is led to wonder 
why her name dpesn't more often 
appear In the screen .credits^ 

Atmosphere of beauty shbp 
gives the story a g^ahd opportunity 
for sophisticated slants along laugh* 
lines, such as' pompoUs dowagers 
ridiculous in mud packs exchanging 
spicy double eritendre and all the 
sort of .stuff the girl fans of all grades 
and all ages go for. Indeed, the 
treatment makes mediocre material, 
into first-rate commercial piroduct 
and raises aU oVer,, again; that old 
controversial question— to wit, why 
don't women have a larger hand in 
handling' the literary side of pic- 
tures whose fortunes for the niost 
part are dictated by the petticoat 
element of the public? 

Madge Evans who gets the major 
billing, delivers her usual effect-^ 
that of a ravishing beauty who 
somehow in straight parts registers 
as neutral. She's lovely, graceful, 
charming, but in some , -vague way 
doesn't convey that electric fem- 
ininity that marks the exceptional 
actress. General effect here is that 
of a bathing beauty-r-she has orie 
bathing suit sequencer by "the way- 
playing a straight sympathetic role 
and remaining in effect just a bath- 
ing beauty. Picture really belongs 
to Misses Brady and Merkel and 
when comedy seconds stand out of 
romantic pictures, there's something 
the matter with the technique of 
the heroine. ' 

Otto Kruger doesn't get his teeth 
into his leading role, for once. Prb.b- 
ably it's the fault of -the part, but 
Charles Grapewiri makes a trivial 
bit somehow stick in the mind. 
Phillips Hoinies is in a s.ubmerged 
characterization. * 

Production is in the best mode 
and, thanks .to the cbmedy t.-im- 
mings, its 85 minutes don't seem 
that long. RusUi 



F. P. 1 

(BRITISH MADE) 

Gaumont jBrltish production and Fox* re- 
lease. Directed by Karl Hartl. Features 
Leslie Fenton, Conrad Voidt. Jill Esmond, 
Story by Waiter Reisch, Kurt Slodmak: 
Robert Stevenson, I>cter McFarlano, dialog; 
Walter. Reisch, scenario; GuntherrRlttau. 
Konstantln Tschet, camera; Fritz Thiery, 
sound; Allan Gray, music; Rowland Leigh, 
Donovan Parsons, lyrics. At the Old Rox>', 
week commencing Sept, IS. Running time, 
T4 mins, •■ 

Droste; v. . .Leslie Fenton 

Elllssen. , ; .Conrad Veldt 

Claire. ....... ^ .Jill Esmond 

Lubln. . , ..... . -. .'George Merritt 

Photographer. Donald Calthorp 

First Ofllcer ', . . . . . , ; . . . V. . ... Warwick Ward 
Doctor.. ...........Dr,. lllp Manning 



Secret of Blue Room 

Universal pr6dui>tion anil ri>l''a>.o. .-Xvl itv-. 
tatlon of German 111m. Foatur>s I.uin'l 
Atwin, Gloria .Stuart and P.iul l,ul;:v!». 
Directed by Ivurt Neumann. . rilpry. Knc 
Phllllpl; screen, piny ami tllaloff, William 
Hurlbut; phofORraphy. Charles Sluniar. At 
the RiftltOi N. y., week of Sept* 12. Run- 
ning time, 01 mins, 

Robert von Hellsdorf . Llonol Atwill 
Irene von Hellsdorf. . , ..... . . .C31orla Stu.-irt 

Capt. "Walter Brink. .Paul Lukas 

Commissioner Foster. Kilward" Arnold. - 

Fronk Fftber. .... . . .Otislow Stevoris 

Thomas Brandt. .... ^. .... .William Jahivey 

Paul,' the Butler. . .Robert Bamt 

Betty . Muriel Klrkland 

Max ........ J Russell Hoptpn 

Mary . ^ . . . ,\ > Elizabeth Patersoh 

Stranger .............. U Anders van Hnden ■ 

;Fo3ter's Asl . . ; . ; James Durkl 



rtginaliy this Was known as "F. 
P..i Doesn't Answer,' riiade by Ufa: 
in Germany,, Film did so :v^eU. that 
it was one of those on which Ufa 
remade in English, with box Ofllce 
names, slipped in, German made, 
but classed as. British through Its 
releasing connection^ COrties In as 
a Pox release through, the Gaumont 
afliliatiOn. 

Idea is novel, but the ~ title will 
require plenty of exploitation. For- 
tunately tbe material is right at 
hand. Pushed over, this should be 
a fair grosser oft the de luxe hpiisesf, 
for it is well made with good pho- 
tography and lighting, spuiid that 
is well: recorded, and generally good 
direction and' acting! 

Picture falls short of hest result 
t»artlx because of the , English ac- 
cents of the players; pretty., thick 
in the. case , of the minbr characters, 
and some, may lipt like the delibera- 
tion of some of the. action, done in 
the slow, 4)onderous. manner of the 
early Gernian era,' with persons 
walking -with riieasured. tread In an 
effort to. achieve rhythm, arid some- 
times ' overboard , on trick, photog- 
raphy witii two'to flve pr six scenes, 
in, the same: frame. Tliere; Is also 
frequent:, recourse to niachiriery In 
motion, also for . benefit Of the 
tempo, arid a tpo slpw" development 
of the story, which never does suc- 
ceed in lashing itself Into a f ui*y* 
Sbine good momij&rits, a few of which 
are spoiled- by amateurish actors in 
qipb scenes, but there never arises 
the feeling that the .protagonists are 
in grave danger or fear that the 
wrong man may . get the girl — ^iri 
spite, of her prbmise. .' 

P. P. Is , brier iror 'fioating plat- 
form' and refers , to an artificial is- 
land anchored in mid- Atlantic for 
airships. Orily antagbnistic plot de-: 
velopment is the desire Of a rival 

tp put the island, but- of business. *A 
tool Is introduced in the crew and 
he opens the seacocks. There, is. a 
fight which Is heard by tranS- At- 
lantic, telephone and the girl, fearful 
tov, her fiance, :persuades' a fbrmer 
fiame to fiy her to the Island. He 
figures its a new inside fpr hita, and 
is . sore when he sees, otherwise, but 
eventually he is persuaded to fiy for 
help and he voluntarily, drops out 
of the picture^ 

There is a vivid shooting . scene 
toward the close and the mob stuff 
packs some appeal in spite bf the 
fact that the mass players lack 
training, which hurts to some exr 
tent. In spite of tol) billing gbing 
to Leslie Fenton, the honors go to 
Conrad Veidt, who: Is sottiething: Pf 
a novelty In a non-makeup assign- 
ment. He does very well by it. Fen- 
ton is conventional as the nominal 
hercaind Jill Esmond walks through 
nicelyl but never runs a tempera- 
ture. It's good Englij^h product but 
not yet competition with Holly- 
wood oh the finer points. Chic. 



THIS IS THE LIFE 

(BRITISH MADE) 

lipndon, Sept. 10, 
British Xiion production and release. 
Directed by Albert de . CourvlUe. In cast; 
Gordon Marker, Binnle Hale, . aiid .' others. 
Length; 7,100 feet. Previewed Prince Ed- 
ward theatre, London, 3ept.~T. 



Gordon Harker and Binriie Hale 
are starred. Both riames are ValU- , 
=able=-here.r=v»The^pcoduc.tIon=Js-L=first.- 
rate, the- cast ^^ competent, ariti the 
story, though machlne-riiade, is 
practlpally excellent for the masses. 
It is suire-fire ,comedy> descending 
into roaring farce frPm time to 
time, with the high,, spot when the 
stars sing the famous 'II Trpvatore' 
duet. 

Bound to make money. JolO, 



I WAS A SPY 

(BRiTISH-MADE) 

Londori, Sept. 5. , 
Gaumont>Srltlsh production, , released 
through W. & B'. Directed by Victor Sa- 
vllle. In cast: .Madeleine Carroll, Conrad 
Veldt, Herbert Marshall, EdmUnd Gwenn 
and others. Length, 8,^00 feet approz. Re- 
viewed Tlvoli theatre, London, Sept. ,4. 



•The producers of this picture set 
out to turn out a super film. Money 
was lavishly arid intelligently spent. 
Subject Ijas jgrreat merit and would 
have a chance in the. States, 

Story is based .on the life" of Mar- 
tha Chockhaert, Belgian girl: who 
was an Allied spy in the World 
War; ., 

A reprodiictipn bf the Belgian vil- 
lage, w^ere most of the. action takes 
place, is ttiost realistic, and the 
German troops of occui)atibn, head- 
ed by Kpmmandant. Conrad Veidt,. 
are. fine. Their military equipment 
is remarkable. 

The acting honors .go to Made-, 
lelne Carroll as th. fine-spirited 
young girl, Veidt as the head of the 
German trppps looked his part; Ed- 
mund Gwenn made a realistic burw 
gomaster; and Herbert ' Marshall 
was a first-rate Herbert Marshall. 

One of the main, geinerlc. criticisms 
on British film productions In the 
past wasj the fact the minor roles 
were almbst invariably played by 
incompetents. Such cHticisni can- 
not be tnade against 'I Was a Spy\ 
The minor parts are in the hands of 
S3uch well-known players as Sir 
Gerald dU Maurier, Jwho despite, hid- 
Ihg^behind^hiskers arid a "German 
accent was SfiH STr'^Geral^^ 
Bruce, Donald Calthrop arid others 
oC like standing. 

Hal^ an hour deleted wOuld make 
a much faster prpgre.<}sion. of the 
plot and would prove, more satisfy- 
ing. The picture ranks high here 
and .should do well in the State.s. 

JolO. 



Americanization a German 

riiystery yariii. which ought tp 
well':' In the smaller sppts.' Attrac- 
tiyeiy, though inexpensively,., prp- 
duced and pught to end in the win 
column, was made, in Germany for 
Universal so . stPry cost is gratis. 

Kurt. Neumann,- fbrmer German, 
who knew enough about the orig- 
inal to translate it and give it 
American pacing and tempo, dir 
rected. 

Story in itself is. hone too npvel 
and has. many recognizable ele-» 
riients, but .is kept nicely suspended. 
Goodly portion of the audience is 
not likely to figure out the killer's 
idcritity; making It that much bet- 
ter. •^^Acting is of a better than aver- 
age, ealibre ■ also. Lukas, . AtwiHT- 
Miss Stuart and Onslow Stevens 
turn in very good performances, 
with Edward Arnold outstanding' 
kmong the lesser khowns In a char.^. 
ttcterbit. Arnold's new type of iilm 
personality Is ..pleasarit and believ-: 
ably Intelligent, - 

Story has to do With li. castle that 
lias. a. mysterious' room. Anyone 
sleeping there's killed. C.oUple of 
lads try It, nieet their fate,: -arid 
then lt!s figured but!. '-'Secret doors, 
stairways, stormS, howling Winds, 
and, of Oourse, some ''mysterious 
characters that tuirn out Innocent 
while the. most innocent .turns put 
the .crlinlhal;. Just to inake It .that 
much more baffling, Iiionel Atwill 
is acquitted and., shown to be a 
noble character, fooling; all . thoso 
Who've seen him In villain rples S9 
often in the past. Kdvf.' 



MR. BROADWAY 

E&oadway-HoUyWood ' production and re* 
lease. Featurea Ed Sullivan, - 'Johnnis 
Walker,' Josephine Dunn, others. Directed 
by Johnnie. Walker,. Story by . Ed SiilUvan. 
At Sfayfair, K. T.; 'vreek starting Tuesdays 
Sept. :12. . 'Running time,- 69 mlos. 



A. novel Idea behind this one and 
exploitation possibilities grreat, but. 
as entertainment. It .fails to meas- 
ure up. It's the kind of a picture 
that j^hould be good boxOffice'and 
^et by on its novelty even If fans 
will regard the production as many 
leagues behind the average as. to 
story,' action, directlbn, photog- 
raphy, etc. 

'Mr. Broadway'- was made on a 
restricted bankroll, but its chances 
for making a prbflt for exhibs,. It 
properly sold, fire excellent.. 'Thefe 
a,re enough names of Importance irk. 
the picture to afford the exploiteer 
golden opportunities, even If, with 
many. It's merely a glimpse .as 
they're Introduced In a riight club. 

A few are a more cbihporieht part 
of the production's eritertalnment 
side - and do bits ^or numbers. In- 
cluding Jack Dempsey,- Bert Lahr, 
Hal Leroy, Ted Husing; Joe Frisco 
and Frank Hazzard. The. prob- 
ability .Is that all of these bits, or 
a portion of them, were contributed, 
involving no more cost than In 
turning the cariiera on . Ernst Lu- 
bitsch dancing at the Central Park 
Casino and many others who were 
called by name and pointed out or 
introduced for a bow, including 
Ruth iStting, Blossom Seeley, Benny 
Fields, lilta Grey Chaplin, Jack 
Benny, Mary Livingston, Gus Ed- 
wards, Jack Haley, Lupe Velez, 
Primo Carnera, Tony Canzbnerl, 
Maxie Rosehbloom, et al. 

Abe Lyman band at the Paradise, 
Isham Jo'ries at the Hollywood and 
Eddie Duchin at the Central Park 
Casino get into considerable foot- 
age, along with tfortibns of floor 
shows, notably at Hollywood where 
girls are parading their fineries. 

The novelty of 'Mr. Broadway^ 
lies in Its background. Idea of pic-: 
ture being to go around with Ed 
Sullivah to. see how he makes the. 
nightly rounds gathering news tor 
his column. Sullivan is Rroadway' 
cplumnlst on the Ne'w Tork 'Daily 
News.'' 

He visits three night ..spots, -with 
actu.al scenes shot In the fun joints, 
whose poor lighting -facilities may 
explain, the mediocre quality of the 
photography. First drop-In Is at 
'N.T.G.'s Paradise,., second the 
Hollywood and last the Casino. At- 
tempting to lend some idea of how 
columnists pick up chatter Ih the 
niteries, picture departs from the 
Casino sequence to carry out a 
melodramatic incident in Substan- 
tiation of Sullivan's- remarks to 
friends that there's a stPry . In 
nearly everything.' In this Instance 
it's the necklace Josephine Dunn 
wears. 

.l- The -mcller— sequence _to Jtyhich_ 
film buts in telling this story is 
very amateurl-shly carried out by 
Tom Moorb and a few others. It 
show,s how a man murders his be.st 
friend to please a girl whom he 
later leaY-ns Is a prpstie. 

At the opening, Sullivan Ijitro- 
fluoo.s him.self and dc.scribea picture 
d.s a Broadway travelog. C'/wr. 



14 



VARIETY 



VARIEYY HMiSE REVIEWS 



Tuesday, September 19, 1933 



MUSIC HALL, N. Y. 

Same old story -with the sta^e 
show this week. "Bits, beautiful — and 
bbrlpg; Three Interludes, two on 
the full stage and one solo specialty 
in' between. The full stagers at 
both «nds use the saine blue sky 
background. Thei Ntusic Hall's 
heavy weekly production : expendl^ 
ture is .obvious and the show is 
there on looks. But as entertain- 
ment it's questionable. 
, it is particularly doubtful in view 
of. the . solemn current picture, 
•Power and Gloi'y' (FOx), hiere aftier 
twb-a-daylng at the Gaiety. A 
liaugh or two on the stage would 
help greatly this week.. There's no 
relief in the picture itself, and the 
staee performanciB maintains the 
same sbihbre mood. It vrasn't happy 
blending^ with the stage aiid screen 
ends striking Out strictly on their 
owii. ■ 

If tbey. wietnt scenery, costumes 
and more .people than they can 
count, they're getting it this weelc, 
ai^' usual. From the couple of hun- 
dred people involved in both full 
stage s^uences receives a song, 
then A 'dance> then some music, ari 
the, BCOn^ry . all the while. It's the 
house staff exclusively througiiout. 
' Patricia Bowman does a gypsy 
'dance in ther first item and the solo 
spot in th« middle of the program 
is hers, also.. For the latter she does 
an interpretation' to 'Prelude in G 
Sharp . Minor/ with a mechanical 
piimo providing the accompaniment 
and Miss Bownum Interpreting the 
music on her toes. An exceptional 
dancer, this girl, and the most con- 
sistently conspicuous individual of 
the stock troupe. But she and the 
Iloxyettes can't carry the whole 
b^den every week; 

The Music Hall trend lately has 
beeA entirely . away, from outside 
talent aiid toward closed shop pro- 
ductions with the staff on its bwh. 
Th&t arrahgemeiiit no doubt is per- 
fectly, siatisfactory to the one- timers, 
to: whom the theatre itself and. the 
spectaculiBLr istaglng are the attrac- 
tions, but to the non-transient regu- 
lar the same stufC in 'dilTerent cos- 
tumes eviery week -might be losing 
its- edge. 

\ 'Scene .Ko^ 1 la- 'Fantasia Czlgany,' 
In. which ia brief overture dovetails 
.Inta a gypsy camp setting. ' Riotous 
colors in the cbstuihes and a strik- 
ing setting frazhe the picture for 
beautiful , effects, there's * singing 
and dancing by the permanent 
bunch. Most of the value stops 
after the first flash^ 

Other full stage number is also 
In. costume, but the scene Changes 
to the Sahara desert and the ini' 
mediate location lis a Foreign liegion 
outpost. Th^ Roxyettes' Zouave drill 
in bright red pantaloon costumes is 
the highlight. Full singing dhonis, 
ballet and Roxyette line used In 
both' production numbers* Douglto 
Stanbury's (from Roxy's old gang) 
is the oiie outside naind in the bill 
in?, but from his spotting in the 
gypsy seqehce Stanbury looks like 
just another member of the gang. 

Picture tuns pretty long, cutting 
out the superfiuous matter this week. 
Just the newsreel and no trailers, 
except a brief NBA slide. Business 
fair in the rain Thursday nlRht 

' Bige. 



&.SSri PAIXADIUM, LONDON 

biackground of contrasting, tones. { liondon, iSept* 6> 

Girls' remain posed during the aero- I Oulte a few newcomers here this 

batic terp display and the girls go | , , . a\ m,^A «ri*i% a«>^ m 

into 'one' for Hiling-s unique stol h'*®*' <S®Pt- <)• ^^J"^^ !^ 
bit. This trainer baa been handliijg ception, all score well.. BxcepUon 
the furred beasts for 10 years or I ig posca Adagio Six; a continental 
more, but this number the best he I j^,^,, ^ nothing new. 

or any other trainer has devised. K , , „ ^v-j„i/»;» 4™a 
It gets away from the familiar bal- Originally scheduled two before 
ancing trij^ks, with the anipial, I closing, act was relegated to opea 
turning the characteristic scaI yod- I mg spot in the second ahbw. 
ling inte Imitations of a variety of 
sounds^ 

Spirited Introduction of the Callor 
way group is 'accomplished by hav- 
ing the girls out for ' a hotcha rou- 
tine of taps and legmanla, dreissed 
in brief tunics of spangled black, 
and black and white drapes. Fly- 
ing drop brings the band in view 
with the opening number, a slow 
bit of rhythm, making a quiet start 
from which to biiild to the whoop- 
ing scat style of the leader and his 
musical arrangements. Between 
numbers by. Cal and his Cotton 
Club musician, group, specialty bits 
are contributed by the demon step-r 
ping L^itha HiU, by the blues sing- 
ing: Alma Turner and a capital 
comedy session by Nicodemus, the 
only low cbmedy in the layout iand 
standing, out-sharply for that rea- 
son. Nicholas boys, couple of young 
Negro buck and wingers, do a brisk 
moment of taps, with the smaller 
of the pair employed for a minor 
comedy imitation bit at the mike. 
Grotesque version of 'Minnie the 
Moocher* serves fOr. the finale, 
bringing the Calloway specialty 
people on again, but is rather a 
wetJcclimax. 

Fox NRA . short "The . Code at 
Home*^ is used andi Is : a model of 
crisp, brevity. It introduces Bl 
Brendel and Zasu Pitts Ih a four 
minute.' sequence as lively iand 
bright as a blackout. Trailer for 
Solitaire Man' is flat and lacking 
In punch, mostly printed bally and 
brief off screen liecture - boost for 
subject4 Rttsh. 



CAPITOL, N, V. 



ROXY,N. Y. 



Capitol this week is the victim Of 
a tough break in luck. "With a dis- 
tinctly salable picture in 'Beauty 
for Sale' (M-O-M), it had lined up 
a nice stage entertfiinment with the 
Cab Calloway band unit plus Jules 
Bledsoe, something away from the 
routine of presentation patterns Of 
late around the Square. 

Point of the program Was the 

presence of Bledsoe, uipon whom' the 
campaign, was focused. Bledsoe 
had to step out after appearing at 
one Friday afternoon show, due to 
an ^attack of laxyngitls. " Even with- 
out ^Old Man River,' it made an 
agreeable entertainment, but the 
absentee injured the week from a 
sales point, Original intent was 
smart showmanship, hooking up ..a 
picture of strong appeal with an 
exceptional stage show and should 
have maJ^ked up a notable -week at 
the box-office. As It was business 
was. about aiverage. 

Presentation is ti pleasing assort- 
ment of materiel,, not overboard on 
. heavy names, but with solid enter- 
tainment presented with nicely 
varied progression. Calloway's^ dis- 
tinctive style of loW dpwh Jazz to-, 
gether with his lineup of colored 
specialty people, gets excellent con- 
trast in the flash staging of house 
line numbers and a neat bit of gar- 
nishment in several outside turns, 
namely the Stone and Vernon Four, 
adagoiiatB, and Ray Huling's trained 
seal. 

It would seein to be something of 
a jtroblem to blend this motley ma- 
ter-lal=into=-a-^8mooth-running--per- 
formance, but the arrangement used 
turned out laccejptable. Opening with 
a striking ensemble having the 24 
Chester Hale gii'ls In a toe routine 
was worth while on its own and in 
addition supplied a fine bn kground 
for the flashy acrobatics of the 
adagio turn. Hale girls ^re dressed 
in long skirts of transparent ma- 
terial, giving the effect of cello- 



Another case of five vaude acts, 
Dave Schooler and the Gae Foster 
girls at 'the: Roxy this week. Acts 
are good, but.they do not seeni to 
be, mixers, and the result Is not up 
to the top mark since this policy 
went into effect. All iacts got ap- 
plause, with laughis for those who 
rated them, but no punch to the 

show as run off, with Maurice Col 
leanO doing most of the hard work 
and giving the show whatever kick 
it has> ; 

Off 'with a too-long offstage an 
houncement thrOugh the amplifiers 
and then lights and curtains to 
show the girls in overel'aborate 
Spanish, - costumes. The. half 
dressed as boys are in the picture, 
but the senoritas carry entirely too 
nuihy ruffles and their color scheme 
of red and yellow is garish. They 
do a Spanish dance which prob 
ably will get better later In the 
week,' and then some of them stick 
around to dress the stage by sit 
ting on the -floor and listing to a 
piano solo., 

Pianist Is revealed through the 
panel of a iarge' fan serving, as a 
backdrop in two. Schooler can 
play the piano much better. 
Schooler's big moment comes Just 
after his ientrance. He carries a 
sword and a red scarf and one girl 
asks him If he Is a matador and he 
feplies, 'No, cuspidor,' ""fiying the 
scarf to reveal a cuspidor On his 
left fist. Some people laughed,, but 
not many. 

Blanche and Elliott do. a strenuous 
ballroom dance with a swell one 
arm swing that was tossed away 
on this crowd. Just as Colleano's 
double somesault was wasted. This 
new Rpxy audience is not up. in t^e 
little things and didn't know that 
a double off the fiat is something to 
tell, people about. : There Is an an- 
nouncement made, but that doesn't 
niean much to thlis crowd, either 
The CoUeanbs lost some of the 
finish of their act working it against 
a stageful of people 



or the newcomers Seller and 
"Virills, " comedy dancers, have 
brought several tricks new around 
here; Oftering Is a distinct novelty, 
with both partners knowing ' their 
Job thoroughly. Burt Milton, at the 
piano, helps the act to get over. Act 
was one of the hits of the evening. 

Buster Shaver, with Olive and 
George, a couple of midgots, suffi- 
ciently matured, is a '8peed3^ ajnd 
versatile offering, ranking with the 
best entertainment of its Itind.. Act 
has not a dull moment.. 

Billy 'and Elsa Newell are becom- 
ing a name over here. Their anhual 
returns have proven they have not 
Outstayed their welcome. . '^he 
Newells have not been at this house 
for; over two years; giving the Ptil- 
ladium a inlB? on their last visit, 
due to revue work, aiid for this rea- 
son their act seemed hew to most of 
the audience.. 

Casani Club band, named after a 
"West End night rendezvous where 
the aggregation is. permanent, lacks 
the tempo of modern bands, relying 
mostly on solo work^ Announcement 
by Santos Casani thM the band: 
does not play Jazz Is devoid of 
foundation, as most of their rendi- 
tions are nothing but. Jazz, and those 
that are not do not matter, anyway. 
Best part of the outfit Is Eve Becke, 
a . protege of Dora Maughan, who 
seems to be getting along nicely 
after some tough brcjaks; - 

Dick Henderson- has added a few 
new gags which click. - He also, dis- 
plays his. heftiness tp humorous re- 
sults. Harold and XiOla, who played 
New Tork a couple of seasons ago, 
reply on their snake dance, which Is 
a. novelty. 

Gaston Palmer, here after two. 
years' absence, c^me on to an un- 
responsive audience, as If he Jiad 
neyier played the house. But he 
j3ooh had them with him, the audlr^ 
ence gOing for his comedy talk and 
clever tricks. His spOonS and glass 
trick still proved ah effective fin 
Isher. 

G. S. Melvin in a couple of .comedy 
characteri^tions was well liked, 
some of his material is pretty blue, 
but Melyin's artistry hides these 
defects. 

Ted Ray, earlier on the bill, gets 
over splendidly. BOy has person- 
ality, and although his gags have 
done yeoman service, he has a way 
Of putting them oVer. Ray can also 
match a violin with the best of 
them. 

Five Canadian "Wonders, trapeze 
act full of ropes and ladders, with 
tricks looking much more dangerous 
than they probably are. One of 
those family affairs that has played 
the circus for years. Where It looks 
better than In vaudeville. Max and 
his Gang is the only holdover 
Nicol and Martin are effective c)os 
Ing act. 



PALACE, N. Y. 

Nice entertainment at the Pal^ 
ace this week. 'One Man's Journey 
(M-G) Is the screen accompaniment 
to Gilbert .Brothers,^ Bellett and 
Lamb, Gertrude Nelssen, Three 
Sailors and Hackett and Carthay 
That brought In a little of several 
kinds of divertissement, but a lot of 
hokum, which appears to be a de 
pendable recipe these days. 

Gilbert lads with muscles, like 
hydraulic pistons rOll up and down 
ana around apparatus as though 
they were oh hinges. Men lA par- 
ticular realiise the physical diffi- 
culty of many of the feats they ac- 
Taikes out the | complish, and as the Satui-day mati 



smoothness and suggests .fill-ins nee crowd was predominately mas 
from the chorus for the boys. It's culine* the Gilberts never lacked 
not until the finish that the act pi^^reclative recognition, 
works as a whole and is recognized -Pellett and Uamb, like most 
as such. The comedy went over "odg^-podge turns, have occasional 
better than the straight stuff, but it | dead spots, but they average high 



all got a hand and a recall 

Sid Gary was a; definite hit but 
didn't collect what was .coming: to 
him until the Imitations. Even 
'Lazybones' was not quite the . click 
his singing should have made It 
But big on the . falsetto solo and 
bigger with the 'Old Man River* en 
Core. 



on- giggles due to their eccentric 
style, and they work fast. They 
have what modem vaudeville, fan 

cies. 

Gertrude Nlesen is a torch , singer 
that looks the part. She can sing 
of passion convincingly. Fresh from 
the legit show entitled 'A Party* 
the songstress Is back In the varie 



Al Verdi' with Tfaelma. •rpn for *»ardly seems 



the last crash. Apparently only 
about half the act, But the comedy 
was enjoyed and they got off to a 
good recall. : Then the girls into a 
drum number In snappy costumes. 
Use tom-toms and work a variety 
of-=-figTjres.--- Grood=- ertough=-to-- be 
brought back Tjy request.' Show 
runs about 66 minutes. 

Five minutes of trailer, including 
the Brendel-Pitts NRA short, with- 



necessary, and holds her ianchored 
to the chalk-line. Her . choice o' 
numbers is good because hot. 

Those Three SallOrs will be dis 
covered one of these days by 
high-brow critic. They have the 
kind of lowdown Blai)stick genius 
thSt liarvafdt professbr^^fTiicI prlSI 
tive and stimulating- and tell about 
their reactions. 

Hackett and Carthay is a turn of 
so much ftlocance -that it seems sur 



the newsreel, next to last episode of prising that with the small amount 
'Tarzan' serial, and 'P. P. 1' (Pox) of vaudeville still left there should 
as the feature. Show four minutes be enough premium to attract such 
short of a full three hours. Busi- talents. 

ness excellent oJd a stormy night of Palace now opens on Fridays, 
a rainy day. ' Chic. I Laiid. 




NEWSREELS 



TRANSLUX 

Opposition Embassy lias added 
short subjects to Its show, but this 
house still goes the home of Foz- 
and Hearst reels one hotter by mak- 
ing the show longer. As against 
Emb's 66 -minute turnover. It's 78 
minutes flat here this week-. 

What the next move may be In 
the contest of the two 25c news 
houses for the New York drop-in 
trade, is anyone's guesa- Perhaps 
one will add a couple vaude acts or 
something. 

At first when the newsreel fllm- 
shops started out they had their 
shows running under an hour to as 
l ow . as 40 minutes, . with 'greA.ter 
turnover provided; If It's a ques'^ 
tion of bulk In getting the cus- 
tomers, first thing the newsreel fans 
Will know it'll take two hours to 
drop in. That would ruin the novel- 
ty and beauty of the policies. 

Four shorts here as against three 
at Embassy, with Trans topping on 
entertainment value of briefies 
picked. T-ti'S booker signed for 
variety, as - well, taking a iEiichy 
Craig, Jr.^ comedy 'Say It Isn't So' 
(Col) : a Ted Husing 'Sports Thrill' 
I WB). a Silly Syinph, 'Birds in the 
Spring* its Ay and a Screen Snap- 
shots <Col). In addition, this news- 
reel haven, as well as the Binb, has 
Fox's short subject on the NRA 
I 'Mother's Helper'). It tops the first 
NRA bit from Metro. 

No Scoops scored here by the 
Pathe, Par or TJ reels of an import 
tant . news nature, but the sequence 
on Henry Ford, on auto manufac- 
turer's recalcitrant stand against 
the NRA, submitted by Parris both 
timeljr and interesting. It pictures 
Ford's summer estate and.- a couple 
newsmen who are. barred froih eh- 
terlrig the gates, cuttlhg to a bird's-: 
eye view: of his big auto domain sind 
linally to Ford himself seated at 
his deskr but saying nothing. Strip 
of film of Ford apparently out of the 
files, but serving okay here. 

Trans show leads off appropriate- 
ly enOugh with the NRA jparade^ liot 
too old to be considered newsy, for 
this week. Pathe did the Job fOr 
this, house, but not as, thoroughly 
as other reels. 

Opening parade, miaterial followed 
by Owen D. Young's appeal to back 
the NRA. Young reads from a pre- 
pared manuscript, but makes a good 
camera showing. 

Ford, gets third spotting. From 
here on routining Is -with an eye tO 
variety and. balance, but consider- 
ing the scarcity of timely, news this 
week, that could not have been dif 
ficult. ' 

Preparations by Admiral Byrd for 
his next trip to the Antarctic. Jap 
emperor reviewing the navy, .Vien- 
na's mobilization against' the Nazis 
and a few minor shots, far from the 
*mU8t' rating, aire seen here; but 
missing at the other house. 

Football teams warming up, Ma 
con's first test for a cross-country 
fiight, England's copping the U. S. 
tennis cup, swimming meiet in the 
Seine and one or two other dips are 
at; both theatres. Considerable 
novelty on this show, "but not much 
to laugh at. Interesting clip built 
around Eleanor Holm and Arthur 
Jarrett, newlyweds, with radio sing- 



EMBASSY 

Home of Fox and Hearst Movle^ 
tonea goes NRA this week -with the 
coating In thick layeria but makes 
Uttle effort out front to cash in on*, 
the Idea, On the screen the bill ' 
opens with ah editor's note front 
Fox- Movietone tliat the entire cur. ' 
rent Issue of the reel Ir disdlcated 
to the NRA. 

At outset, first NRA item is Genw 
Johnson's address at the Madison 
Square Oarden, followed by Secre- 
tary Ickes at Washington. Owen 
D. Young and the big New York 
parade make up other clips. 

Fox gave the NBA march fine • 
coverage and more, in detail than ' 
other reels have revealed, with am ( 
Offscreen description for propping; •■• 
]Both In photography, from tho 
ground and the iBkies,< the negative' • 
obtained bears out the completeness'-'- 
Of the Job. As the' NRA presenta- ' 
tion comes , to . ion end FOx proccisseB 
the Blue Eagle Inisiirnia agarnst thb 
scene,- and' passes to the Fox KRA ' 
short, 'Mother's Helper,' -with Bl' "= 
Brendel, Zasu Pitts and Esther'' 
Muir, second of the subjects eOnr 
trlboted - by ' the maJOF producers.' - ' 
This, Is followied by recent, apjpieal ' 
from President Roosevelt. ' 

Here the miscellaneous newsreel 
matter stiarts .flowing, ' first from 
Hearst On the r.evoU. in Cuba. Nu- 
merous Heiurst Items follow without 
interruption and for a time it looks 
as though Fox was on the show fOr.. 
NRA .purposes only, but suddenly' 
along comes a compilation* of foot- 
ball teams in training frpm Fox. . 

Still further down, Fb3C catches 
Gov.,Xiehman .\at the Chicago Fair 
making an addiress and still later 
the show unfurls. Will TIays. and a 
i^noiall group at "Washington point- 
ing but how the film Industry is 
behind. NRA on its code. Svith Hays 
giving some flgnires. Col. E. A.. 
Schiller and Sam Dembow. theatre 
execs, got in on the picture. With 
that personality and the Jimmy 
Walker savolr falro t Deml)ow passes 
the film test oCSST. Film code clip 
might well have. bee(i up front with, 
the rest of the NRA stuff. 

•There Is alSo a clip of Henry I4. 
Roosevelt, cousin 'of the President 
who's assistant sec. of the- Navy.. .. 

Material here which absents itself 
from the Trans screen or couldn't 
have been present through not be*, 
ing obtained hy Pathe, par or 
Includes in addition to the Gov. 
Lehman visit to the Chicago Fair 
on New York d&y, the ravages Of 
the . hurricane which smote Texas, 
state fair at. Syracuse' and the Miss 
America beauty contest at Altahtic, 
City. 

Fall fashions In gowns displayed 
here,, while at the Trans it's the 
new hats Paris has nlghtmared; 

Eimb's' shorts include a Magic 
Carpet release, 'Elephant Trails* 
(Fox), Movie Tintypes <Fox), and 
a Terrytoon cartoOn, *The Banker's 
Daughter' (Educ). 

Attendance much better here' Sat- 
urday afternoon than at the TVans. 

Char. 

er doing a parody, 'Learn to Cook.' 

Total clips i20, with division to 
Pathe, Par and U seven, six and. 
seven, respecti-irely. Evener than 
usual. Char: 



HOLLYWOOD, !. A. 

:» Hollywood. Sept. 15. 
Class show this week at- the War- 
ner house, with dancing, predomi- 
nating. Teddy Joyce's eccentric 
hoofing, tenorlng of Mario Alvarez 
and a cute ballet finish are the Out- 
standers. 

Running 30 minutes,, stage per- 
formance sags in the early part 
through spotting Joyce's violin solo 
right .after ,a hot .band, number a:nd . 
the fast Duffih and. Draper tap 
dance. Alvarez follows in ai nov- 
elty song that gets by, but . evokes 
plenty of applause with his Spanish 
ballad, which follows. 

Joyce, doing the Harlan Dixon 
type of dancing, teases 'em with 
single choruses and could remain 
bn Indef. - Show Is all dancing' from 
that point, Duflln icind Draper re-^ 
pOatinf with their snappy doll 
dance. Finale is the Muriel Stuart 
ballet, group of yotingsters being 
coached by an old dancing master. 
Fresh and hovel. Marjorie MOore 
la interpolated for her tOe-viOlin 
specialty and gets across strongly. 
Finish has the backdrop flying for 
a picture fadeout. 

Feature is ^ Loved a Woman* 
(WB). Oscar Gaum contributes a 
concert overture .iand there is a good 
■Merry Melody.* Business packed 
second night, following a $2 opeh-r 
ing, Leny. 

MEDNiKOW^S SUIT 

Chicago, Sept, 18. 
Divorce proceedings against John 
Mednlkow, head of the local Master 
Arts ofllce. Mamie Mediiikow bas- 
ing suit on claim of deisertlon. ' 
■ Married May, 1908, alleged deser- 
tion occurring March 10, 192S. "Two 
children. Alimony question being 
settled. 



PARAMOUNT, L. A. 

Los Angeles^ Sept. 12. 

Overloaded' with singing, current 
stage show ottejrs little in entertain- 
ment. Frank Jenks m.c.'s and leads 
the orchestra through two special 
numbers, line girls o]^n with a 
'Tarzan' number going into simple 
web routines for a novelty flash. 

June Purcell, blues singer, Leon- 
ard Sillman , singing his' 'Emperor 
Jones' which he did in 'Low and 
Behold,' and Ada May are featured, 
but the hlHbUly Randall Sisters, 
harmony trio, run away With the , 
show, stopping It cold -with their 
'Comin' Round the Mountain.' Girls, 
new here, are lookers and shoul . 
land something, if not for theii* 
singing, certainly for their Ozairk 
accents. 

Ada May sings two numbers, en-,, 
cores with a bUrlesqtie bubble 
dance. Size of the house, deispite 
loud speakers, handicaps her, tut 
she manages to work up to a good 
finish. Same for Sillman, whose 
seml-dramatlc number fails to land 
solidly. Miss Purcell, back here 
after a year on; radio in the east, 
clicks with two nuinbers. Billy 
Nelson and Irene Knight, with Nel- 
son going O-verboard On mugging,.... 
next-to-closlng. Team is in need 
of new material, most of the gags,, 
being bewhiskered. Dave Hacker..- 
^rots^ put a . go .od ■ .bra nd - of :. eccentriO : l 
liaLhdhg which pleases the payinigr 
gueste, Finale has the line girls 
doing a -walk-across doubling b.^ck 
stage for a second entrance; MAX.- 
Lerner warbles the chorusi! 

'Big Executive' (Par), the feature, 
with 'Hollywood on Parade,' Par 
hews clips and 'Tarzan* serifil fill- 
ing out the bill. Business only fair 
for the second evening performance 
Tuesday night. Call. ^ 



Tuesday, September 19» 1933 



CAMEO, N. Y. 



VARIETY HOUSE REVIEWS 



VARIETY 



15 



nuttier way, and there ought to he 
la spot for this d^amic redhead In 
RKO's Cameo Is now advertlslngf j a show. Gertie Green Is another 

tid-blta for two bits/ That's by biU, a former 

-ufx tfi\a i-y. "v . straight dancer converted into, a 

way of saying there s a complew Wo,„lsing talking woman who still 
ahort program at a, straight quarter Tcah dance. She cross fires with the 
take, M the first week's layout la m.c, Jay Mills, after an 'Interrup- 
«..i*<ii.inn hmiRA Jn due for atui I ^^on' entrance and draws a good 
any criterion house to ««e tor stui i^^^^^ laughs before climaxing on 

another change of policy in the near 1.^^^ j^qq^ Green's progress in 



future.. It's no go this way. 



the talking line will depend on the^^he trial 



ARAMbUNT, B'KLYN 

stripped ot all the frills and tinsel 
the average picture liouse loads 
onto Its, stage shows, the M. A. Shea 
people are trying an experiment 
here that has Its merits. If for 
no other reason than to prove that 
Vaudeville can look dUtereitt in a 
film theatre and still remain on 
the edge as vaude, there's merit In 



Built grade of material obtained en route. 



Cameo has had a career. ^ ^ , . . . * 

11 vAaro affo B60 aeater was Hudson and Larimer, mixed team 
about U year^ ago, Bbo seater wasi ^ikes, Is the unusual opener- 
one of the B. S. Moss houses, owned Km^aual because bike acts are rari- 
60% by Moss and 60% by Mortimer 1 ties in the picture house stage 
Fischel, an attorney. Moss, when [ shows. When the man enters in 
gelling out to RKO, sold his 60% of tramp attire and procedes to get bl9 
this house. With others. Fishel kept flnger caught in the bicycle seat, it 
his half ownership and still has It; looks like a No. 2 Joe Jackson has 
house being operated l>y RKO for arrived, but after the; toriet pantd^ 
a separate corporation. Theatre's mimic start he switcheis to trick 
too small to stand much <5hance to biking that sets hlin bifr by hiittself, 
a ' first run Broadway house and r-\yoman is a Very capable fancy 
hasn't been able to do much with ri^er, good support lor her partner, 
secon'd runs, ' ' > I and the combo is an ejccellent one 

About two years ago someone de- of its kind, 
elded it would be a good spot to J Harris Twins and Stanley Twltis, 
show foreign pictures and artles. It J iseta of doubles, boys playing 
worked pretty well, house picking up pii^no and dancing and girls Just 
a strange motley following. Mostly I dandilg, ar« ok&y on the twin angle 
mm, considerable Communistic I g^n^ jugt passable otherwise. House 
trade and a lot of those interested I '^hose stager goes in for nov- 
In travelogs. Theatre last year, ^j^y ^t^^ and makes this theatre's 
w^ith thlig kind of policy, , playing all. gij.iB ah Important part of the show, 
Ahklnb Russian product and: cater- U^y^ ..^j^i^ : opportunities. Mills, 
Ing to that type of taste^ made I .j„g ^ii the way and iponductliig 
money. I the stage band's one instrumential 

Then the RKO operatives began ^^^^j. ran Italian medley), is a 
the foQtba;lllng. ' RKO wanted to "ice looldng and pleasant talking 
make a deal With Pittaluga to show I fellow whose weakness is a ten- 
pictures In Italy. So it threw the i - .^^te whole parMraphs on 
Italians a bone by booking a couple raflnoimcements that can be disposed- 
Inferior Italian films Into thaCam^ J 
Grosses dropped, but that ^1*** * I Tjianw's 



«^ I>lsney'8 rrhrfee Little Pigs': color 

I cartoon revived .and a ^^ht tcvflie 
Kids at th6 matinee, U news. Jus . 
enough traUers to tease .and not 
enough to wear 'em out. P^^e. 



worry anyone. 

othe]r trade deals. Any picture the 
circuit didn't know What to do with 
— insteiad of thrpwlng It out. It 
booked It into the Cameo. 

Then the circuit began, bleeding 
its own theatre in a diiferient way.. 
Traveloiigs always were a cinch at 
the Cameo. So the circuit began 
taking them out into nabe theatres 



ACADEMY, N. Y. 

They have thfe latest fight pictures 
xaKing mem oui mto naoe meaires i. , • ^ ,„_-,ko tvint's what's, 

as half of double features. Nice for down here, aarid maybe t^^^a 
the indie makers ifor a while, but making business better. Might oe 
it resulted in people knowing that I inclement weather oh a Satur 
the better travelogs would be played oftei-noon but it probably Isn' 
all around and the-wordt ones only day afternoon, om ii v 
at the Cameo. They slowly stopped the show, unless its Ifell «<»f«»^ 
coming. haAd» which is a local fav. Not a 

Now the theatre's gone all shorts. I show but nothing to brag about 
One hour and 84 minuted of 'em, ^„^al it e&ta over wlth- 

whlch means one regular Pathe I for names, though it gets over wim 



To begirt with, the appearance of 
vaude is one thing that counts. 
In a picture palace like thef Brrfok- 
lyh Par, with Its draperies* drops, 
lighting facilities, large pit hand of 
a symphonic character and organs, 
an act can work as it Would In the 
Palace but it still looks different. 

There are six acts oh this show. 
Three of them are In 'one', or full- 
stage, as demands require, the other 
three have the pit band oh stage 
as backing. This means of splitting 
up the way in which the show 
works, though routines are not cut 
when In front of the band and latter 
merely ' accompanies in the usual 
way, further removes the stage- bill 
from being resu]latlon vaude. 

Tet the first three acts, Jack 
Starnes and Co,, Zlmbalist and 
Hainlin, and the comedy turn Ot 
Herb WUliams, are strictly vaUde, 
doing their complete routines. A 
theatre llkei the B'klyn Pa*, b^ilt 
for ■ '4ie luxe t purposes and so 
equipped. In itself is an asset to a 
vande policy. Maybe the average 
picture<-minded tfeeatee operator 
can't see vaude in the de luxe pal 
aces because they can't see. beyond 
how vaudo looked to them in vaude 
houses with annunciators, loud 
drummers and a,ll that. Shea prob- 
ably is aii excepttom 

Jack Suimea* three-people iadagio 
act under radium lighting opens the 
bill. Starnes uses the f uUstage, but 
'Fred Zlmbalist, harmonica exponent, 
with Mildred Hamlin, songstress, 
play, in 'one,' regulation for team. 
Herb Williams uses both 'one' and 



News release, three cartoons, three out conflict and gives varied enter- 
Paramount two-reel coinedies .tind I ^inmenti> , . 
one RKO-Van Beuren two-r6el opens with Violet, Ba:y and Nor- 
travelog. All old. TlpofC on age Is ton, gh-l and two boys. She- is_ <Mi 
the cartoons. One Mickey Mouse I for the opening bit and the finish., 
and One Silly Symphony, both re- I in -between the two bPys. wrangle 
leased by Columbia.' That company out an Intricate series of stunts, 
stopoed distributihg these two series chiefly prone hand to hand .work, 
of shorts about a year or so ago. with little of the standard stuff but 
They Were old even then. chiefly novelty. Plenty of dlfflcult 
Another thing to be taken . Into I tricks which get fair appreciation 
consideration here is that the Cameo | down here. Openers because they re 
has about twice as many seats as acrobats, but the hardest workers 
the Transrliux or Embassy, both of on the bill and should climb, 
which, incidentally, are striiRrpling Second from the rail are the Three 
and with better product availability. Kelly Kids, marked down, from the 
Also the Cameo is badly located. Five Kellys and so under New .Acts. 

Nearby are three or four theatres With a more Ingenuous appeal they -r;-^^ i,.; ^i-p, -i-ig with sev 

showing dbuble features and more might have whammed this crowd. l^^f^^J^L^^^ ^^^^ KSbTy a half 
for 15c and a quarter. Kauf, | Middle mounter Is MarshairMpnt- efa^origlnal ^^^^*^j,^^^^Zm^n^tl 

gomery. Who managed to get more 
laughs than the Academy crowd 
usually seeihs to feel Is good for 
actors. Possibly It's because thejr 



fulL 

All three acts, getting their mu 
ale from the pit. Went over well 

Friday night, but Jack Arthur, ^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^ 

radioite, topped on reception and ggj, gggj,^ Okajr lighting: 
had. to do an encore. He. has an | Altogether around 34 



STATE, N. Y. 

One of those rovue type shows 
that blends and plays satisfactorily 
only when the proper m.c. is there 
to pace It, is on the State's menu 
this week. The m.c. is Milton 
Berle. He's on from start to fin- 
ish, one of the hardest workers at 
this house in a long while, and the. 
bill is a socko all the way. 

'Penthouse* (Metro) is the picr 
ture, along with the Berle troupe.' 
Both were drawing Friday night, 
the jammed house indicating 

heavy week; . . , i. . ^ 
The comedy, which. . is sustained 
throughout the show, i;5 >what 
makes It, and Berle does the 
comedy— anybody's. No laughless 
stretches for' more than five min- 
utes, at a time in. the. hour and. a 
half of show. They laughed at 
every movie and every gag (Except 
one) ventured by Bierle. When the; 
exception laid an egg the coniic ad 
~ They . laughed 



this performance nobody called for 
the number on the racks. 

Fadeout spot has a novelty in- 
strumental troupe, Radio Hay- 
makers. It's an old line act dressed 
up in what is supposed to pass for 
up-to-date billing and with a mike 
available to back up 'radio' porr 
tlon oif this title. With or without 
the inike appurtenance the act's 
ammed with the sort of entertain- 
ment that clicks -strong with the 
family time followers and the ap- 
plause the . troupe gfathered on this 
occasion showed that xylophones 
and cowbells haven't gone out of 
fashion. V Odec 

MET, BRQOKLYN 

(Duncan Sisters Tab) 

If the heavy downpour of the 
past week hindered the b.o., .Met] 

must be set for a good current gross. ^ ^ 

Attendance was good enough When j{^be^^- 'Funny; „ 

caught Friday (change day) night. Uyhen Phil Baker told It.' 
This would mean that the Duncan I i^how is practically an intact ver- 
Sisters are helplhg the draw from I gion of one of the routlries used by. 
the staeie end. 'Penthouse' (M-Q) | Berle during his six weeks'. Chicago 
Is the feaiture. I . I run, In routine and material. Sup- 

The Duncans have the. stage fer I porting talent fits, with Berle and 
their own unit. It's a modernized | on its owh. There's Tesii Gardell 
condensation of their 'Topsy and (Aunt Jemlina), Eddie Miller, 
Eva' musical. For th^e Met the con-- jjenry King's brchcistra from the 
densed version: seemingly fits well, pierre hotel, Madlyn KlUeen and a 
only th6 Duncans get indicator I jine of 24 pirls, presumably Chiester 
credit and no programs are served Hale'is. 

to Identify the rest of the cast, Between Ig Tess and Miller, 
which appears to have heen care- [ hoth of whoni have: their own spots, 
fully selected. . Some old timers are [ there's lots of fancy sihglhg. Berie 
apparently in the trbupe judging by uses Tess and Miss KiUeen as 
the way they perform. While this foils, the latter being a standard 
tabbed Tbpsy a;nd Eva does carry sparring partner for him, but with 
a articular amount of huinor' and Tess . he gave away too much 
a certain, charm in. settings , iand I weight. She and Berle together 
mlislc, ' it lacks a pulsa,tlng verve | topped off her; own turn With her 
for picture and combo houses. I pianist .and the. twosoihe had the 
Maybe the combo spots can be 1 customers yelling. 
elimlhated from this observation, MUler does two numbers alone 
anywaiy, because running as it does I in. 'one,' also .flhishlhg In harness 
to 77 minutes, the tab would prove [ with Berle. The singer has never, 
overloner there. I been in better voice. There's some- 

The ishow as observed from the thing keeping MiUer off. the air, but 
balcony doesn't sound, so distinct It can't be those pipes, and It prob-. 
on enunclatory- prowess, and how ably won't be for long. 



much of the material Is new Is open. | The King orchestra is a ^soft- 
It. uses a stationary set in full that playing non-brass outfit of 10 
gets Split for three different scenes pieces, the leader b^ing a person- 
to chalk a different setting with ad- able young man who^doubles be- 
ditiona or eliminations from the first tw6en the atick and the^ piano. As 

I a new one, on straight routine, its 

^ «.»,.v,6^«.^* people, merits are dlfflcult to judgia on this 

agreeable personality and voice but vivian plays 'Eva' and Rosetta dbes date, since the turn is broken up 
as ah attraction, on entertainment 1 <T6pay' and Rosetta is most of the here for thft-^ Berle comedy mter- 
appeal shouldn't be standing over Uj^orks. Uses plenty of tricks but ruptlons. Orif- what s shown It im-. 

- - -■ *-" " an remembered from herself or Presses chiefly as a dance band> 

others Ususual , heavy course of trailers 

Funny quirk here when Simon and newsreel, but the State cus- 
Legree appears and audience hisses I tomers dont seem to mind. ige. 
good naturedly, which may be a 



Williams or Fred I4ghtner, latt^ 
following him in the w. k. nut 
routine. Lightner calls himself the 
king of layoffs now. 
With enough icbmedy and novelty. 



Plus girls, up ahead, P&M_pIcked | sellln^ Met program car 



MICHIGAN 



Detroit, Sept. 18. 
This is the first of the shows 



« ^obi; *n oinan In front- of utnerwise me jaet program car- 

fnf -f-tif ifp^i th^^^ ries a Fox NRA short plus a travel- 

««foah**fl«i«S^ lc?L tht CallfJSS talker. The trailers utilized are 

splash finish. A^t is the cal^^^^ ^^^^ p^^^jy overlong. 

Revels, seven P^P'f' JL",,^,.^®""™ for Sale' (M-G) I bboked entirely by the present re- 

^wi5^ iSil? JSJL J^an ^^^^^^ t*»® story, which may not be so gime under Herschel Stuart, et al. 

^L*^^,SS ^.eXitSs ?n Tupt e"»o^' On :the Bums and Allen And the: first show this season that 

^^% ,^'*f^^lJ^l„lFJ^fJ^3 Jmixed) vaude date the trailer does too much they will talk about It's entertain 

?^.J^ .l^t "TfiS.JM^mJ'"*^?^^^ Mentioning next week's „ejt from the opening routine. Top 



whose shim-shani-shlmmy and, 
later, the doll dance novelty, scbre 
decisively. Standout is the acrobatic 



full vaude program on the iscreen : many shows have been sliiffed wiOi 



is warming stuff. 



8Kan. 



FOX, BROOKLYN 



From Saturday, afternoon's busi- know just when and where to laugh 
neas in the bad weather that had through old acquaintance. Mont- 
prevailed for three days, it looked f^o-e7^co^^^^^^^^ 

as though Dave Hutton may get J flown by Frank Radcliffe, Negro 
pretty close to that $20,000 per-, ginger. Single billirig, though his 
centage split figure over here after planist-feeder Isn't 
oil ttr^IL'^^Z,^^*- T»»,ra,r ^t, i„ him- Nine minutes of sagging with 
all. Aimee s absent Davey is in for I ^^^^^ before he goes into his 

$1,000 guarantee, besides. Next gongs. Poor jokes, mostly anbient, 
week he goes' to the Palace, New and not drawing many laughs. He 
Tork, for the same management, in clicks with the v°cV«. displayin^^^^ 
opposition to Aimee herself, who'll .untrained ^n* u^^Jf^ced but ra^^^^ 
be at the CTaDitol attractive organ with his head tones 

At t?e before a houseful of coPping most o^^^^ 

Saturday afternoon kids and their Strong enough to sin.? w^^^ 

mas, Davey drew lots bf applause ^^^^P^^^^'.J'"*,,,"? '^f^ 
And no vegetables. Those stories because o^^^ 

regarding fiying tomatoe's and such has "^^^^^^^^SS^ to p^^ 

emanatiner from the west had the the l"^^®^: . ^l^^^^^ 
east^xpecting to see ^avey ^carry- him in J^/3V>e!yih?on V^^^t^a 
ing his own net. . And especiany on. ii^'"*',.^^^ ^ ^ a good style, but iie 
the Brooklyn date, because Davey | tQ know what to do 



should know his: Brooklyn if, as he 
says on the stage, he lived there for 
ai year. While disdaining to use the 
net, he's playing pairtially! safe by 
sticking to the piano spot 'way up 



with It 

Golden got a real reception with 
his band,' the applause being gen- 
eral and sincere at. the rise of the 
I curtain. Nice instrumentation, thr,ee 



.stage and staying away from the I ^^^gg ^j^^ee reeds, accordian, double 
apron. A. Hubbell could hardly Ujg^g-' piano and. drums. Music i$ 
reach Davey with a grapefruit from ,^ostly soft and sweet, with an out- 
that distanfce, standing trio through the amplifiers 

Eight miniitea of singing, includ- k^it^ the boys playing saxrClarioh- 
thg an encore, is Davey's. stint as ^^tes; That was harm Ony» Another 
the current headliner here; Also spot is a choral number, With a 

one .gag. It's about his Wife, .and g^'Jigge medley to. jazz the finish, 
the only mention of Aimee- In the -Qgeg three specialists, Leonard 
turn. What kind of cp^operatlon is Barr, Virgihia Estes and Flo Neall; 
that? .. Pair of eccentric hoofer.s arid an 

At least the Fox isn't sleeping on [acrobatic dancer who is about as 
the booking, resting assured, that 



word ' that Davey's on tap Will get 
around by itself. The house is really 
selling its freak attraction- with a 
strong campaign around the bor- 
ough and the theatre. Strong and 
flashy lobby display let's 'em know 
who's playing. Davey's billing is 
better than his singing. But his 
,flinging :didn't, get,:hi m into Vau 
ville in. the flrsf place. 

There'a^a. small time variety lay- 
out in support of the evangelist's 
hubby, so Davey and the picture, 
•Moonlight and Pretzels' (U) must 
have been doing the drawing Satur- 
day. 

Nell Kelly, standard eccentric 
comedienne, is the next-to-closer 
and topper in every way. Her 
speedy workmanship makes her the 
modern Rae Samuels, although in a 



good as they average up. Good 
looker, good tumbler and has the 
stage presence. Band did 48 
minutes with no one wishing thby 
would cut it short, because there 
are no repeats. No two numbers 
on the same . order. Show runs 65 
miriutes, includlnig a, brief orchestra 
by Joe Gershenson's boys to plug 
the_f ollowinpr Jihow. _ _i 

Film division Ts"Tieaaed"T>3^ 
Man's Journey' (Radio), the fl.cfht 
pictures, newsreel, organ songalog 
and a cbuple of sections of trailer 
ibual trailer bill down here is neces- 
sary because they use it to set and 
remoV^e the horns. Not too long for 
the split week coverage. House 
Saturday afternoon much better 
than usual and running into a well 
filled supper show, apparently. 

Chic, 



ALBEE, BROOKLYN 



twist from a handstand position to 
a split.. , , 

Show runs 68' minutes.. It's pre 
ceded by Stan Meyers' pit crew in 
Romberg melodies. 

Feature, ' 'Three-Cornered Moon 
(Par) and drawing good businesa 

in view of .rain Friday night. T^^^ theatre exercises in Brooklyn 

ers on coming show standard not | j^^^j^ mattered. But whatever 



Aside' from Molly. Picon it's a 
pretty dull hour of stage entertain 

ment that RKO has tied to 'Lady I Van and Clifford and Marion. With 
for ,a Da-y* (Col). Ih putting the | caria Torney producing, 12 Tbrney 



the thought that the picture was 
good enough to carry the week. 
Coupled with ^Pent House' (Metro)* 
on the screen, it should dp business. 

Talent brt stage Includes Hal Le- 
Roy, Nobel Sissle and band,_Gus 



bill together those responsible like; 
ly figured that, with the: pulling 
power the little, fave frbm . the JeW' 



Overtaxing the ad-readers'. Char, 



ORPHEUM, N. Y. 

^'^^^'^^^^^^^ '^f",!*' ^^®*r^I| the pretense at routining 'em for the 
and S.R.O. Friday night and the ^^^^ ^ ^ _^ 



But: whatever 
the .motivation It's not the sort of 
setup that can do the spot's repu- 
tation as a vaiide emporium any 
good. It's quite possible that the 
booking office has even given up 



vaude ran from mlddlln' ,to good. 
With the mood this mob was in It 
would have required a hopelessly 
bad act to put oh the damper. 
Everything thai happened was 



Albee and resorted to the pick-em 
out-of-the^hat method. With blind- 
folding. 

Things stageward moved- along 
quietly at the Initial performance 
Saturday and the customers kept in 



hunky-dory and the demonstrative tune with this mood. For a starter 

handout continued right down the the Gaudsmith Bros, and their 

bill. There were a couple quiet In- pooches do fair enough, in uhllm 

tervals from the viewpoint of audi- bering the giggles. The Preisser 
ence biehavior, but these lasted only, girls (June and Cherry), who fol 

as long as ' Sanimy White persisted lowed; tried hard with their usual 

in Orossihg with his swell looker of chore of fast stepping, but failed to 

a partner, Diane ^Dennis. ' But all | make it better^than perfunctory ap- 



was forgiven as soon as they put 
the tootsies to romping. Theirs was^ 
the . ftildway niche. 

Stage combination dealt out 
enough comedy to niore than satlsfj' 



proval until Cherry |;ot around to 
her encore number. There was no 
resisting this exhibit Of whirlwind 
somersaulting and the noisy reward 
sufficed to bring 'em to for the 



this Yorkville representation. There Molly Picon entrance. . 



was something to laugh abOut. in 
all but; the opening stanza. High 
spot of this phase of the proceed- 
ings came down In next to shut 
when Jack Pepper and his latest 
stooge duo, "Tomniy Mack and Eddie 
Young, prbved that vaude still con-i 
talrts an act able to whoop 'em out 
into the aisles In old-fashioned; 
style. It's Pepper's best organiza- 
tion to date. 
: For an opener the Crystal Trio 
in an exhibit of whirlwind, roller 
skating tiirhed out breezy and ex- 
citing enough. Of class there was 
little about the iiatter and warbling 
routine that Tyler Mason fed 'em 
in the next spot, but the corked- 
^ac&,GOmic=.had^thfi^stufCjthat^eaaiIlL 



It's Miss Picon's second st^^nd 
here within a few month^, and the 
way they acted up while she was 
on gave Impresisive testimony to the 
fact that the rebooking had. come 
anything but too soon. Only num 
ber she retains from her previous 
appearance ,is 'A Day in the Life of 
a New York. Working Girl.' And, 
as ever, it fiashes with brilliant ar 
tistry and proves the high point of 
her . performdhce. Taking recognl 
tloii. of .the major element .pf her fol 
lowing present, she dishes' up for 
thern alk in Yiddish a keenly carved 
piece of. mimicry on the theme of 
how the audience looks, to the actor. 

Joe Browning steps into the pic 
ture after that, but his ' flow of 
h u mor-^f etche3-ho-=better^than=mod-<^ 



made him a big favorite with the grate returns. RoundIng:__out the 

Yorkville regulars. The-, gags are .stacre proceedings is a house pro- 

from away back and the theme of duced dancing flash with a: line of 

his parodies, revolves around an old 21 and a couple of acrobdtlc special 

climax, but the familiarity made it ists. It Is' the Albee's latest experi- 

all so. much, the Juicier, here. MasOn rnent, with Alex Oumarisky respon 

asks the customers to suggest the sible for the production. As a flash 

next song, number and then pro- of color and youth it's okay. Other 

ceedg to give 'em what's been down wi.se, it comps and goes without any 

on the pit racks and the mVisIcianis special excitement or riiproa'h, 
set to break into , all the while. At Odec. 



girls are used. Show offers plenty 
of problems as to routining, but 
final .running has Clifford and 
Marion opening after a line routine, 
Gus Van second, Hal LeRoy next, 
and Sissle dosing. 

Surprise of the show is how the 
Sissle band hae( Improved since last 
soon lioro* 

Acts are helped plenty by the 
lighting Miss Tomey has tricked up 
for the show. Using mostly p!aln 
drapes, she lighted it so that it 
looks like more acenlcally than it 
roiLlly^ ls» 

The line offers two routines, both 
of which are effective, helped again 
by the llghtlnig. The silhouette 
number hasn't been seen here be- 
fore. Second routine has some of 
the girls doing specialties in an 
acrobatic routine. -G-irla - cbntrlbu* 
ting specialties are Florence West, 
Ruth Brown, Ruth Zlhn, Betty 
Robins and Dee Lang. 

eanri Ben-Avle's overturei is 'Zieg- 
f eid Impressions;* I>ee. 



New Warner Club Prez 



Attendant Oh "the election 
Alfred W. Schmalberg, WB's. head 
of exchange operations, to presi- 
dency of the Warner Club, various 
benefits to the members, Com- 
.prlsing : Warnier employees, hiave 
been increased; 

New board of officers includes 
Jules .Levey, retiring president, as 
v.p. in charge of membershlpj. Ruth. 
Welsberg, v-P. In charg:e of welfare;.: 
Steve Trillinig, v.p. In charge pf en- 
tertainment; /Thomas J. Martin,, 
treasurer, and Louis Aldrich, secre- 

Exeoutiye board, takes new 
president and these officers as • well 
as Harold Reiner; Karl MacDonaid, 
Frank L. Gates, Alex MacBeath, 
W.- S. Macpohald, C» A. Nichols, 
George O'Kcefe, Margaret Peterson, 
E. Rellly, Arthur Sachson, S. 
.Schneider, Max Blackman, Sid 
Goldberg and E. B. Barrlsoh. 



16 



VARIETY 



Tuesday, September 19, 1933 



THEY'VE GOT TO HAN 

IT ($) TO YOU . . . 

when you play FOX pictures 




show world with one showmanship triumph after 
another. Exhibitors everywhe;^ are 
towns in the recovery parade under the FOX 
hanskec. Just see whai FOX is doingl 



mm. 



9? 



4 



mm 



A eg 




Tuesday, September 19, 1933 



VARIETY 




MY WEAKNESS with LILIAN HARVEY, LEW 

AYRES. B. G. DeSylva Production. The money 
musical of the year. Opening at Radio City Music 
Hall, Sept. 21. Watch it follow the golden trail blazed 
by other great FQX pictures in this house. 



BERKELEY SQUARE with LESLIE HOWARD, 

HEATHER ANGEL. Jesse L Lasky production. Box 
office lines a block long brave driving rain at fl Gaiety- 
Biggest advance sale in theatre's history, "kicic^ from 
New York Daily News. All other critics ecstatic. 



THE POWER AND THE GLORY with SPENCER 
TRACY, COLLEEN MOORE. Jesse L Lasky produc- 
tion. Tremendous crowds tax capacity of Radio City 
Music Hall... after sensational 4-week run at j(2 Gaiety 
...indicating one of the season's greatest popular price 
attractions. 

WILL ROGERS in DOCTOR BULL.''Variety" reports 
this a mojp-up in Philadelphia, Lincoln, Tacoma, Port- 
land, San Fmncisco. Atlantic City wires all-day capacity 
crowds. 



JANET GAYNOR and WARNER BAXTER in 

PADDY the Next Best Thing. ^^Variety" describes busi- 
ness as^%ow^^''splendid,^^^'big,''etc*,^ Birmingham, 
Newark, Chicago,, St. Louis, Buffalo, Kansas City, In- 
dianapolis, Providence. 



18 



VARIETY 



ADVERTISEMENT 



TuesdAf, Septeinber 19, 1933 



COLUMBIA DELIVERS 




Columbia's "liady/For A pay" 
is capturing the best spots, 
t^rr^d playing: time and extended 
runs. Theatres ■whlfch iformerly 
played a picture four days are 
giving this . Columbia money- 
maker a, full week^ 

The picture is playing thiis week 
in first-run houses in Boston, 
Syracuse, Los Angeles, Ftisco. 
Cleveland, Detroit, Washington, 
Columbus, Day-ton, Cincinnati, 
Buffalo, Louisville, Terre Haute, 
Port Wayne, Trehton; Lowell, 
Rochester, Troy, Schen^tidy, Al- 
bany, Hartford, Providence, Chl-r 
cago, Akron, Qwatohna, Redwood 
Palls, Blanchester, Stamford, Lin- 
coln and Dothan. 

Backing jip. this remarkable list 
of . ehgagements is an exception-, 
ally strong publicity and. exploita- 
tion campaigU. In addltlion to the 
•^Apple Annie" stunt pulled na- 
tionally and repeated In a score of 
cities, Columbia is backing first- 
runs with a nai;Ional advertising 
campaign and a broadcasting cam- 
paign in almost fifty key cities, in- 
cluding Atlanta, Boston, Buffalo. 
Cincinnati, Hartford^ Loa Angeles, 
New Orleans, Detroit, San Fran- 
cisco and St. Louis. 

These broadcasts are strictly 
sales talks given, at Intervals — six 
times a day for four days— start- 
ing two days preceding the run 
and continuinir during the first 
two days of the picture's showing; 

"iady For a Day" will probably 
establish a record for added play- 
ing time, as the eJrtended runs 
come not so. much as the result of 
super-salesmanship as. from the 
box-office merits of the picture. 
Without exception this Franlc 
Capra proi^uctlpn - Is proving to be 
the putstauding feature of the 
year. 

COL COMPLETES ALL 
rrS 1932-33 PROGRAM 



Columbia pictures Is completing 
production' on the tour plclures 
which will complete its 1932-33 
program. "My Woman," featur- 
ing Helen Twelvetrees, Wal- 
lace Ford arid Victor Jory, Is al- 
ready in the cutting rooni. Shoot- 
ing on "Pury of the Jungle," "I^ast 
of Fifth Avenue" ahd "Man of 
Steel" are In their advanced 
stages. "Fury of the Jungle" 
would have been finished long ago 
except for the interruption of the 
strike. Roy Neill is handling the 
megaphone, and Peggy Shannon, 
Donald Cook, Alan Dlnehart, 
ToBhla Mori and Dudley Digges 
are in the cast. "East of Fifth 
Avenue" will go into the cutting 
room any day now. This is a pic 
tiire which will have Dorothy 
Tree, the young lady Columbia is 
going to spring as a surprise on 
the. movie- going public. In a .^ead 
Ing role with Wallace Ford, Mary 
Carlisle, Walter Byron, Walter 
Connolly and Lucien Littlefleld 

"Man of Steel/' the Jack Holt pic 
ture, is in its last week of produc 

tlon. Fay Wray has the feminine 

lead. 



Pressbodk oh Ijady' 
Haiided tireat Praise 



Columbia's pressbook 
•Trfidy For A Day*' has been 
the recipient of large bunches 
of orchids.. Commentators 
have found it as neirly per- 
fection . In this line as can 
ever be looked for, they de- 
clare. 

The entire "Apple Anrile"^ 
stunt tiiat grabbed columns 
of ^pace in the N. T. dallies 
before, the picture op^ed at 
the Music Hall was taken 
bodily from the , pressbook 
and wot-ked out In^ practical 
detail by Cplumijia publicity 
staff. It was a inpp-up. 

"Phil M. Daly" in Film 
Daily says this is only addi- 
tional proof that Columbiia 
pressbbbks are made !for 
showriieni: and he strongly 
urges . all exhibs to use thena 
to the liuilt. 



'UOY FOR II 





Capra's First for Season 
Proves to Be Knockout 
at Radio City— Review- 
ers Unanimous — Hold It 
Rates Place Among Ten 
Best of Year 



WHAT CRITICS SAY 



Iri motion pictures and the fore- 
most American stage director; are 
turning out .pictures for Columbia. 

The three directors are" Lewis 
Milestbrie, Frank Capra and Frank 
Borzage. The stage director Is 
Gilbert Miller. The taere mention 



Contracts Pour In 



They are singing "Happy Days 
Are Here Again" at Coltimbia Pic 
tures, for contracts for their 
1933-34 product are ipourlng in at 
.the fa.stest rate in Columbia hi? 
"are'co' 



~tory7~ And tney^are' cbmpjeteTco.n 
tracts, too, covering the full line 
of shorts, as well as features and 
action pictures. Columbia, if you 
will remember, is the comipany 
that set a record by opening its 
convention with a collection of 
contracts .for the new season 
The good example established 
then Is even being improved' upon 



A Oay/^ Columbia's 
smash . hit and the fi.rst Franit 
Capra production of the season, 
iiteralfy packed. them in at Radio 
City Music Hall last week, and is 
proceeding to do the same thing 
all over the. United States. 

Newspaper crittcs left no doubts 
In the minds of their readers that 
they lilted "Lady For A Day,'' 
Bland Johaneson in the Mirror de- 
daring it likely to be one of the 
ten best for 1933. Here, are soma 
of the raves: 

William Boehnel, World-Tele- 
gram: "Required motion picture 
going for the week Includes liady 
For. a pay' . . a grand etbry told 
In a grand way." 
Rose Peiswick, Evening Journal: 
. . a magnificent picture. Co- 
lumbia Pictures can point with 
Three of the greatest directors I Pi'l'i© to this production, and this 



Columbia Offers Han s Castle 
On Heels of lady For A Day 



GoL's 'Apple Annie* 
Stunt National Hit 



Columbia's "Apple Annie" 
stunt In exploitation of the 
bpening of "Lady For A Day" 
clicked so well In New.,Y,ork. 
The Columbia press agents 
copped unusual space and 
commanding position in the 
local papers of scores of 
cities. 




STEADY FLOW 




FOR COL 



column can only urge you not to 
miss It." 

Re£;ina Crewe, Anierlcan: "Won- 
derfully eCC^ective entertainment 
one of the few films that ^ill 
be remembered always. 

Mor^aunt Hall, Times: ". . » its 
entertainment value Is not. to be 



of their names is enough to ac^ 
quaint the public with, what they I denied." 

can do. In addition, the best au^ j Richard Watts, Jr., Herald 
thprs have been drafted to supply Tribune: ". . . so wisely amiable 
them with stories equal, to their in it^ appeal that it must be set 
talents. [down sia one of the most engag- 

With this combina,tIon, and . the | lug cinema orgies of the season 



best in mechanical equipment, Co 
lumbia thunders ahead to give the 
lest in screen entettalnment. 

"Liady .,Fpr A Day," directed by 



. , I. enjoyed it enormously." 
Bland Johaneson, .Daily Mirror 
"Rush right over to Radio City If 
you want to see a movie 'Which 



Frank Capra. was the first of the ^ "f « ^^^PP^ , f 

big pictures to be released for the «»t^»-,ta/nment. . . . It is a delight- 
1933-34 season. Taken from the '"J pictnre and a great one; prob- 
story by Damon Runyon. it re- ^"y- ^^^^^ ^^l^^^^ J^?^^^ 
ce Jd u'nanlmous acclaim. <iapra | ^^a^ CaSrSaiSf "nIws 



. , delightfully presented . . 
thoroughly entertaining from be- 
ginning to end." 

Thornton Delehanty, vening 
Post: ". . . lively, convincing and 
uncommonly entertaining . . . has 
an insinuating charm.*' 



is already at work on his second, 
a starring production for Robert 
Montgomery. It is "Night Bus," 
from the Cosmopolitan story by 
Samuel Hopkins Adams. Robert 
Riskin, who did "Lady For A Day," 
Is adapting it.' ' 

rank. Borzage has recently 
completed "Man's Castle," ills first 
for Columbia. This idyllic love 
tile stars. Spencer Tracy .a Ad 
Loretta Young. His .second Co 
lumbia picture is a story by Jp 
Swerling, tentatively known as 'No 
Cannons Roar,' based bji a story 
by Ferenc Molnar, and work h'a^ 
already begun on it. 

Lewis Milestone,, winner of Pho- 
toplay medal for 1931 for "All 
Quiet on the Western Front" and Exhibitors are booking Colum 
two awards of the Academy of bla shorts as rapidly as they are 



COL 
SPEEDING 
WffitK 



Columbia is keeping to its slo- 
gan of "March Forward," by hay-. 
Ihg seven productions in work, IS . 

being rushed into shape and six 
in the cutting^ room. The pic- 
tures now in active production 
Include, "Man's Castle," "My 
Woman/' "Fury of the ■ Jungle,'* 
"East of Fifth Avenue," Man of 
Steel,^' ^'Hold the Press," and "The 
Lady Is Willing." 

The 18 productions being readied 
for the cameras will be started in 
a few weeks. "The Ninth Guest" 
is awaiting cast' asslgnme.hts. 
"World's Fair," with Jack Holt, is 
in script form. The script of 
Night Bus," with Robert Mont- 
gomery, Is nearing comipletloii. 
Song hits for "Let's Fall In Love" 
are being written by Ted Koehler 
and Harold Arlen. The remaining 
pictures awaiting production cues 
are "Take the Witness," "The 
Most Precious Thing in Life," 
"Biddy," "Once to Every Woman," 
"Sisters Under the Skin," '"Fight- 
ing Code" and "Straightaway." 

Among the productions now In 
the cutting room are "Above the 
Clouds," "The Thrill Hunter" and 
"Police Car 17." 

Other important productions be- 
ing prepared are "No Cannons 
Roar," "Fog," "Shadows of Sing 
Sing," "Hello Big Boy," "Whom 
the Qods Destroy," "Produce the 
Body," "House of Murder," and 
"Murder in the Studio." 

Never has such activity been 
present in the Columbia organiza • 
tlon. All efforts are toward mak- 
ing this its biggest year and keep - 
ing all pictures to the standard oC 
"Lady for a Day," its first hit of 
the 1933-'34 Seaison. 



Columbia is now prepared 
give t^® country Its second great 
picture for the 1933-34 seaSpn, 
"Man's Castle," directed by Frank 
Borzage. With "Lady B*or A Day," 
a Frank Capra production, 
ready released and a. recognized 
hit,. Cblumbia is ' forging ahead 
with its policy of big pictures by 

big directors.. 

"Man's Castle" is the first Co- 
lumbia picture Frank Borzage has 
done. But. the word Is' already 
around that it will i>e equal to his 
"Seventh Heaven," Shooting wfs 
finished the latter p^art of Augiist, 
and the film is now being., cut. 
Bprzage is starting preparations 
for his second Columbia picture, a 
story by Jo Swerling. 

The story for "Man's Castle" is 
from a play by Lawrence Hiizard. 
It Is a beautiful and poignant love 
tale of a poor waif and a toujgh 
fellow who has the wanderlust. It 
is the type of story that, is best 
handled by Borzage. 

Spencer Tracy and toretta 
Young are the stars, and the sup- 
porting cast boasts .a number Ot 
outstanding performers, among 
whom are Walter Connolly, Mar- 
Jorle Ranibeau, Arthur Hphl, 
Glenda Fiarreil, Dickie Mopre and 
Helen Jerome Eddy; 

Oiie of the features of "Man's 
Castle" is the immepse, and. real- 
istic depicting settle- 
ment on the river banks of New 
York. Many featura writers have 
already sent their xei^pective 
papers articles commeBtlhg about 
it. It was made entirely of re- 
claimed lumber and. tin. And In 
the background are seen about sev- 
enty skyscrapers, L tracks and the 
rest of the New Y^rk skyline. 



Exhibitors Grab Cohimbia Sborts 
As Lineup Initcates Popularity 



Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 
for "Ail Quiet" and "Two Arabian 
Nights," has been selected by Co- 
lumbia to direct a story hy Lau- 
rence Stalllngs, tentatively titled 
''Red Square." 



released. The shorts for the new 
season reach a new high, appeal- 
ing to an tastes and modes. Ex- 
hibitors have expressed admlra- 
tibn at .their Unusual quality. 



Cblumbia has reached out to Twenty-six tworreel comedies, as 
bring the talents of the greatest yet untitled, are being made, as 
producer and stage director of well .as seven, single-reel series. 
New York to the screen. It has The two-reel comed,ies will in- 
signed Gilbert Miller, son of the cjudc a Micke^^^ McCjuire series, 
lirusTrrbus"T3ftWy^MaTi¥^ 

the latest Leslie Howard picture, talne Fox,, and a Smith and Dale 

"The Lady Is "Cvilling." Mr. Mil- series. In the other groups irtusl- 

ler has given the stage some of cal comedy headllners, popular 

its greatest plays, "The Dove," stage comedians, outstanding 

"Journey's End/' "The Play's the radio personalities and famous 

Thing," and many, many others. Hollywood names will be featured. 

Leslie. Howard in his short screen Music will play an important part 

career has become one of the In their production, 

most sought-after male stars. | I9 tho single-reel series, many 



recognized stars will be seen. 
There will be the Krazy Kat Kar- 
toons, from the strip by George 
Harriman; Scrappy, produced by 
Charlie Mlntz ahd glorifying the 
all-Amerlcan boy; "March of the 
Years," which uses headline mate 
rial of yesterday for its subject 
mattet and which has already re 
ceived raves frbm the Hollywood 
Reporter; "Minute Mysteries," de 
tectograms produced from the 
syndicated feature by H._ A^Rlp 
Tep;-^A World 'of 'Spcrta^^^ an au 
thentlc series of sport reels pre 
sented seasonaliy to take advan 
tage of public Interest; Screen 
Snapshots, Columbia's fan maga 
zinc of the air, and Walter Putter's 
"Travelaughs" with John P. Med 
bury dialogue, In which the earth 
Is toured with a renowned hu 
ihorlst. 



DRIEF MOMENT' WINS 
PRAISE AND BUSINESS 



"Brief Moment," Columella's pic- 
ture which opens Friday; Sept, 
29th, at the Roxy Theatre, New 
York, Is , attracting great notices 
and business everywhere. It Is 
another evidence of the firm's sin- 
cerity when it says, "March For- 
ward with Columbia." 

"Brief Moment" was adapted 
from the S. N. Behrman play of 
the same ' name which enjpyed a ^ 
healthy run on Broadway aiid 
starred lYanclne LarrlmcAre. In 
the screen version Carole Lom- 
bard portrays the role ■ of the 
night club singer who marries the 
scion of an artisocratlc family and 
makes a man out of him. 

It is a sophisticated tale of two 
people 'which, soine say,- actually 
happened. . In addition to, Miss 
Lombard there are Gene Raympnd, 
as the dissolute son of. wealth, and 
Monroe Owsley, ias Slg, his cbck- 
tall-drinkihg bu^dy. 



Plenty of Life and Pep 
In ttatinnm Blonde' 



Washington, D. C. 
Columbia's "Platinum BlPnde," 
directed' by Frank Capra and 
revived at the Metropolitan, first- 
run theatre here, .turned in a re- 
markable gross. Tills Is the pic- 
ture which brought Jean IHarlow 
to fame and is being revived by 
Columbia very successfully. It 
was a' swell .picture When It wias 
madie. and , it: i s even b e tter^now 
tha.t Harlow has risen to- a top- 
notcii position in the industry. It 
is doubtful whether Jean ever did 
a better piece' of work. As a re- 
sult of its splendid performance 
at the Metropolitan a number of 
theatres in the locality Tiave re- 
booked the picture. "Platinum 
Blonde" Is one of the few pictures 
that has improved with years. 



fABICTT'S' KONnON OVFICB, 
» St. Martin's Place, Tmfalgar Sqoara 



FOREICN FILM NEWS 



rnM© Address: VARlKTT, I.ONDON> 
T«'leplioiie Temple Knr 0041-(>01'.i 



19 



Anstrauan Bankers Open Way for 
New Plunge Into Native hoducing 



IC GORRICK 

Sydney, Aiier.- 20. 

Australian film men are serioxiB in 
their attempt to capture a portion 
b£ .the local field with home-mia.de 

icturep. 

. Never before have so many Anzac 
6tudiQ9 been- Ih coniataht operation. 
The real companies are experiencing 
iio dlfllculty in obtaining financial 
backing from bankers arid big busi- 
ness ihen. 

Clnesound. will spend in produc- 
tion £160.000 a year, made' up as 
follows: 

Twelve features at average cost of 
£10,000. each, £120,000, 

Twelve shorts at average cost of 
£1,000 each, £12,000. 

Fifty-two hewsreels at a total 
cost of £18,000. 

CinesQund will operate two stu- 
dios . in .. Sydney and one in Mel- 
bourne. ■ 

Other independent producing units 
operiating in .Australia include Eff- 
tee. Pat Hannix Productions, Cente- 
nary Films,. McDonagh Productions 
and Charles Chauvel ' Productions. 
All of thede iiriits plan to build up 
the industry in this cpuritry and 
seek a market not only in Australia 
but abroad. 

Producers know, that in the past 
many locally made pictures have 
failed because of lack of entertain- 
ment valuer but from now on they, 
say they will concentrate on pro- 
ducing pictures on a liiie with, the 
average American feature currently 
being offered here. 

Star Problem 

It was ppirited out to a well- 
. known producer that, perhaps one 
of the biggest obstacles, to overcome 
was the star factor. Producer 
agreed that in Australia there were 
really no big picture names, but 
.with care it would be quite possible 
to foster artists of prbimsei and 
build, theiir b^ o. value. 'At present 
producers would mainly concentraite 
on making pictures for the masses 
rather than seek to build up any brie 
.particular performer. 

In the three studios controlled by 
Clnesound, capital invested amounts 
to 82,000 pounds. With all three 
studios In operation over 400 actors 
would; be . given work. 

The Federal Government is . said 
to be interested In -the native pro 
ducing idea and may possibly re^ 
introduce prizes for the best films 
produced each year, ambuntirig to 
10,000 pounds. Ih 1927 the goverri 
merit in power at the time prom 
ised to give 6,000 pounds for the 
best film produced^ but owing to the 
few companies then engaged in 

Itri work the. Idea was abandoned* 



New Tokyo 3,800-SeatQr 
First Runs U Rdeases 

Tokyo, Sept. . 
New Toyo theatre, largest In 
Orient; opened , in Osaka, Aug. ,31. 
House seats 3,800 . arid can ac- 
commodate 5,000. Fully equipped 
for legit performances, /with .192- 
fbot revolving stage, automatic 
lijjht panel • and scene loft--(stage is 
336 feet deep), but will continue 
straight picture^ pblicy indefinitely. 

House is bping -booked by Univer- 
sal, Pictures, which wlU use its bwn 
product 100% and acquire the bal- 
ance outside. Since double features 
are ciistbriiary.'""thi3 meisins rehouse 
will hiave more outsiders than" Uni- 
versals in year.- Universal fbr some 
i:iriie has had similar arrangemerits 
with Kobe Klnema Club and Kybto 
Kinema Club.' These i,wb houses 
now wiir .play identical programs 
with Toyo theatre, taking them in 
the following ^eek. 

New house opened yesterday 
with U's reissued "King of Jazz* and 
The Big Cage.' 



Holdout 

Prince Edward, ace Sydney house 
controlled by Carrolls, will remain 
strictly independent. 

It had been previously announced 
that P. E. would go over to General 
Theatres Corporation, thus giving 
this brganizatiori complete control 
bf Sydney's ace motion picture 
houses. The deci^on of the Car- 
rolls to ^ remain alone in Sydney 
will give G. T- the only real oppo 
sition in this; the principal, city of 
Australia. 
' Although Prince Edward operated 
mostly with Par attractions, wider 
scope in program selection is now 
made possible owing to agree- 
rinent with. Fox, Britlsh-Gaumont 
and Warners. 

Real ^kicTc " In ' th^: ;Garro 
was the isecuring bf 'Good Compan- 
ions.' This feature had beeri heav 
ily' advertised as set for a run In 
a G. T. Sydney house, but . appar 
ently Carrolls outbid for the- at 
traction. The Fox. swing, top, is 
quite a surprise, because it . is some 
bpnslderable time since a Fox pic 
ture i)layed the P. E. 



Lady Tallis Di 

Xiady Tallis, wife of Sir George 
Tallis, former director of W. T 
died sudderily in Melbourne re- 
cently. Lady Tiallls had appeared 
on the prof essional stage under the 
name of Millie Young, and was 

ister to the late Florence Young, 
musical coriiedy actress. 



W-T Opposttibn 

Willlamson-Tait • due for some op 
position in the legit field when the 
=newly'forriied=ThrlnB^Talli3=^0Egaji=. 
ization comes into operation. The 
Princess theatre, Melbourne, has 
been 'taken over from the Fullers 
by . T-T and will be used exclu- 
sively for stage shoWs. No move 
yet announced concerning a, Syd 
ney tlieatre. but if the Melbourne 
venture sis a success T-T will un 
doubtodly .seek an opening this way. 



Home Pride 



Capetown, Sept. 18. 

'Capetown Outspan,' daily, 
printed in South Africa, got so 
excited about Paramount's 
'Search for Beauty' contest, 
that it sent a reporter with the 
wiririers all the way from hera 
to- Hollywood. One man and 
woman" winners were picked, 

•L A. Hardirig is the reporter 
acconcpanying the couple, with 
orders to send dally .stories 
back of the trip, and then o.o. 
Hollywood generally. 





STAR RATINGS 



Berlin,. Sept. 8. 
Stars can rio longer insist on their 
right to that designation here. New 
Nazi law is to the effect that no 
actor, may insist on star billing in 
contracts or otherwise. 

I<aw goes on to state that in the 
case of several- well-^known rianie, 
players being iri a film no one must 
be glyeii prorriirient billing, over 
another, all to be treated equally 
Stars, of course, may be billed in 
adyance of a filrii's title if the prb- 
ducer. so wishes but caririot have 
anything to say about it, that beiiig 
eritirely upr^o the producer. 

Reason for the decree Is 'cultural 
and social.' 



Seidelman Home, Goes 
On with Next Phase of 
Col. Sales Eiqiansion 

" J. H. Seidelrriari, Columbia foreign 
head, is back from a trip to Europe- 
during whicii he started orgariiza- 
tibrt of a wide sales system for Co- 
lumbia; He appointed resident 
managers, in several countries, 
opened several ojffices and Is" now 
back In New York to arrange for 
further e;xpanslbn from the' home 

in England Seidelman appointed 
a number of sales heads for varibus 
sections of the country and ordered 
the bpening. of half a dozen ex- 
changes. Max Thorpe Is sales man- 
ager for the- country, working out 
of London. Hannah Kass, formerly 
New ' York head of Coluriibia's 
foreigh biz. Is. also in London, on 
special assignments' for the foreign 
pfllcei 

In Copenhagen Seidelman bpened 
a new Columbia office, with John 
Neilsen- In charge. A new Co- 
lumbia tlistrlbutlng company la be- 
ing orgariized for Paris, but nb one 
named to the post yet.- In Spain, 
Seidel'mari arranged a .deal with a 
new local dlstrlbutirig company, 
Cifesa, for the handling of his prod- 
uct. Italy , lis still being worked on. 
Columbia isn't bothering at all with 
Germany under Current conditions/ 

Seidelman reports that conditions 
on the Continent are not. at all dis 
tressing and that there seems to be; 
ample space for expansion, in a 
number of important spots. 



BARGAIN COSTS LURE 
FIIMRS TO MALLORCA 



Madrid, Sept. 

Jacques Constarit, cprinected with 
Realites, French' organization, has 
gone to Mallorca, to ntake a picture 
in colors of the Island and its peo- 
ple. Mallorca is fambus as the 
mecCa. for writers and artists who 
like inexpensive living. 

Consant said rippn Its completion, 
sound will be dubbed for the United 
States, Germany, and France. 

Mallorca has attracted. , attention 
as a ppssible site for location mate- 
rial. Last winter a large part of 
the Spanish film, .'Star of Valencia,' 
was taken on the Island. Several 
concerns, lured by the low costs, 
are said to be considering the Ba- 
learics as a suitable site for the 
construiitiori of permanent studios. 
Among, these Is a Spanish outfit, 
now located iri Barcelona, which 
has already -turned' out ^everial two- 
reel comedies . arid lis ■ now ready to 
produce full-lerigrth pieces.. 



Kane Off oh Mission 

For Fox Go. in Paris 

Bob Kane leaves for Paris toward 
the end. ot the. week to make soriiie 
further investigations for Fox^ 

iKane will taiic- to Eric Pomtaer 
and, work with him on the flrist cou- 
ple pictures whicii Pbmmer has 
under way there for Pox. 



Shapirb Gets Rights 

trying Shapiro"iias. taken Ameri- 
can rights to 'Marie,' made by Paul 
Fejos in Budapest. 

European reports called -'Marie' 
the exponent of a new talker tech- 
nique. 

TalliS - is. .abrpad„s eoklnfir .produc^ 
tipns. 

It is the intention of the new or- 
ganization to run stage productions 
and. produce talkers at the same 
time In Melbourne. Artists booked 
for the legit shows will also be 
given the opportunity to. work in 
pictures under the Efftee bariner. 



Frank Harvey, English, will be first 
At the pre.scnt time Sir George I imported actor. 



Nazi Exile Dobg OJC. 



London, . Sept. 8. 

Helnrich Fraenkel, fontier YARiBTf 
cbrrespondent In Berlin And a Nazi 
scrarifimer, Is set with Gaumbnt 
British to do an adaptation of 'Jew 
Suss' for the screen. He'll work on 
the story with I>orothy Famum. 

Lothar Mendes will ' handle the 
megaphone for the film, in which 
Conrad Veldt will have the. title role 



TOWEB BLOCK SOLD 

. Arthur Zlehm, head of General 
Foreign Sales, has :acquired foreign 
sales rights to twelve :Tower Pic 
ttires. I 

Eight of the dozen fllnis are com- 
pleted, the other four tb be made. 




British-Gaumont, Radio Break 
Relations Over Sale of 'King Kong' 



German Exiles Band 



Paris, Sept. 
Ij'Entr'aide Israelite <Jewish First 
Aid) in Paris has fornied an artistic 
group of German film arid theatre 
refugees, and .will attempt to band 
them together for stage arid film 
work locally. 

Figured that getting the refugees 
together they can turn out some 
good work, Whei*eas scattered and 
apart the Gernfians in Paris are hav- 
ing a tough time finding work de- 
spite their background because.' 
naturally, are rated secondary 

to native, talent. 






Paris; Sept. 8. 
Several French w.riters have 
formed a film cornpariy under tho 
name bf 'Les Auteurs. Associes' 
(Associated Authors), Idea being , to 
film their own works withbut Iriter- 
niedlaries. Marcel Pagriol, who au- 
thored 'Topaze'- and iteveml other 
big stage hits, lis head of the group. 

.Jean. Sarment, Jean Cineo arid 
several bther name Writers In Paris 
have Joined the group, with Charles. 
Brun, Rene Pagnpl, Marcel Gras 
and Charles Corbesa handling the 
busiriess erid. 

Production on the first film is to 
start immediately at the Braun- 
bei-ger-Richebe studio. 



Londbn, Sept. 

Arthur jarrett, head booker for 
the; . Gaumbnt- ritish theatre 
Quitis is en route', to . New Yortc, 
leaving Londbn Sept;. 23- witli the 
Intention of -picking up riiore prod- 
uct for his chain's/ on this side, 

Jftrrett has with RlECO- 

Radip, inslatirig ' that he Will . take 
no more of that contpany'S product. 
That leaves' a, gap in the prbdrict 
lineup; 

Tb Oppbsi 

rouble with Radio canie over 
•King Korig.', G-B was using Radio 
pictures on. the chal but the 
'Korig*. picture .was from 
thenil, and sold, to A. (BIP), 
opposition circuit; Film has turned, 
into about the biggest mpriey ma- 
ker in. England this year with G-R. 
burning. 

Gdumont generally pays about 
20% to 25% for American fllnis on 
a- circuit booking. In . tbe .case of 
'Konig' the Americanr conipariy: 
asked for a boost, : expiebtlng' 40% 
straight.. ..^ 

Gaumorit-British couldri't see 
those terms, but offered 38%, riiore 
than average, for the one .picture 
as an exceptional draw possibilltyl 
This Radio turned . down when ABC 
.agreed to' pay thfe .40% figrure; 



Germany Bans Many S. 
Films on Trick Grounds 



Berlin, Sept. 8. 
Barring of pictures gbes on here, 
with a steady, strearn of new bans 
issued. 

Latest are Metro's 'Paid,^ consid- 
ered immpral; Radib's. 'King Kong,' 
called cruel to a.nlmals, . and "War- 
ners' 'Beggar's Opera,' too modern 
as well as immoral. 

'Opera' has already shown at 
ieibput all the possible theatres in 
Grermany, " so no{hlng much lost. 



Fox Gives ^State Fair* 
French, German Dubs 

'State Fair' is being dubbed by 
Fpx 'intb French and German for 
both those territories. . 
- ^cture Is the biggest Fox grosser 
in Europe this year, having so far 
cashed in 65% at the receipts taken 
last year by 'Cavalcade.' 



Spanish, Portuguese Quota Gestures 
Added IVoUems to American Trade 



Lisbon, Sept. 6. 

Serious talk of a contingent law 
being passed, here by Oct. 1, which 
would haniper American film activi- 
ties in Portugal. Same sort of chat- 
ter about Spain, but here it's al- 
most certain to be forthcoming. 

American fllrixers suddenly, disi- 
covered the Spanish market about 
18 riionths ago, Paranaount leE^ing 
the' parade. Par sent In a batch , of 
pictures and made money, with all 
the other American companies fol- 
lowing, most of them to profit. 
Spairi and Portugal (generally com- 
bined for film purposes as one ter- 
ritory) are now considered by most 
American export companies. as third 
tb England and France among world 
niarkets in actual cash valUc^ 
Local Producihg? 

With a contingent going through, 
in the French arid Germari manner, 
to hamper film, activities for Amerl- 
TTa nsTf tT^SHguri^iff a^^^ 
companies may have to move in on 
production here. Warners and 
Metro have practically decided to 
do thid on their own, anyway, but 
whether Portugal will accept dub- 
bfntr in Madrid, and vice versa, is 
ti e question. If split up, it will 
be practically impossiblo for U. 6. 
companies to fuactlon. 



SWISS aw ExauDES 

MINORS FROM CINEMA 



Zurich, Sept. 8. 

Children under 16 can no lohger 
see picture shows in this country, 
New law has. been parsed barring 
children from .filriis, even if accom 
.panled by parents pr even If 'pic 
tures are okayed on all sides' as 
clean and satisfactory. 

Governmerit explanation to the 
law is that frequently when tiling 
are especially. adaptable for children 
the theatre throws in shPrts that 
are not desirable for minors, or 
trailers of the following week's films 
that are in the same class. 

Attempts are now being made to 
organize special film showingfj for 
children on a pn-i-day-a-week 'basis 
at:=which=='special^proeframs^'iU=^be 
mad- up Which the government ofTl 
clals consider satisfactory. Prob 
ably Saturday matinees. 

Canton of Vaud. was the first to 
pass the no-children law,- 30 of the re- 
maining 31 Swiss danJ;pnH followinjr 
suit Immediately. It's thVf first gov- 
ernment in tho \vprM f.o rornpW-.U'ly 
bax Glms to cliilrire 



WILL U. S. HLMERS DO 
RIGHT BY RED IDEAIS? 



Moscow, Sept. 1. 
Reports, that Hollywood is tak- 
irig up the Soviet Union and the 
Rudlslan Revolution as themes a.nd 
backdrops for films is not arousing 
any enthusiasm at this end.. 

Moscow doesn't see the conipU- 
merit. It has- a. suspicion that rev- 
olution a la Holly wppd will not be 
fiatterlng tp the ' Bolsheviks^ The 
American scribblers, emigre Ru8>- 
sland and Slavic authorities, whose 
names figure In connection with 
such oversea efforts are, of course, 
not notorious for their friendship 
with Stalin. 

Heretofore, at least, Hollywood 
has sougiit information and guid- 
ance bri things Soviet from exiled 
grand dukes, expelled jourrialista 
and ' other expei;ts unlikely lb give 
the Bolshevik devil his due, 

Hbpe for a genuirie picture about 
the new Russia, 'without bias bi* 
hokum, was arbused a cbiipje of 
years agb by the visit of Cecil De- 
Mille. Maybe spmethlng will still 
come pf it. He left the impression 
in Mpscpw pf an earnest and sym- 
pathetic desire to convey through 
the films the real Inner drama and 
heroism as well as the outer melo- 
drama of the re-volutiori. 



Sir Ben Hastens West 
To Stricken Gen. Mgr* 

Sir Benjamin Fuller, head of the 
Fuller Theatre Circuit of Australia, 
left New York suddenly by p\a.ne 
for Hollywood Thursday (14) even-- 
Ing on receipt of news that W. j. 
Douglas, his general manager, had 
been rushed to the hospital there 
for an operation." 

Douglas, who followed Sir Reh 
froria Australia, arrived In Holly- 
wood Tuesday (12) and was to hisive 
corii© right on to New Tork. He 
got a sudden attack of appendicitis, 
however,.and jvas rushed to Cedars 
b£ Lebanon Hospital. He's .re- 
ported, doing favorably. 

Producing in Spain 

. Madrid, Sept. 6. 
. Iberian. Art . Filna Cpmpany and 
Sparilsh Cinematpgraphic Coopera- 
tive are . the two latest Spanish film 
producing companies. .< q 

The Iberian outfit already has 
started \york on 'Alala,' based on a.. 
hPvei. by Rafael' Lppez de .Haro 
Adolph Trotz.. a German, Is direct- 
ing., 

Cccilio Rodriguez de'la Vega is 

-presiflont.-of--Sr=G..-;il 



ish Giraridee Falls 

Madrid, Sept. 6. 

Spanlsili filriiS have a new pro- 
ducer and actor of royal lineage, 

Tha tiLlC'd caballero this .time is 
rho Mfirriuls of Portago, who is 
nr;in*-in(? fitul piayihg the lead in 
'tjicrra de llunda.' 



20 VAME7Y Tttcflday, September 19, 1933 




tucfl day, September 1938 P I C ¥ M B E $ VARIETY 21 

EXPLOITATION % ^P^^ W. Sargem 



Won. Extra Days 

Canton, O.. 

Dick Cru&ieei^i manager Wameir 
Bros. A|haiiat>ra. here, is responsible 
for ^. novel bit. of exploitation In 
connection with the screening of 
*H.er First Mate.^ Cruslger ar- 
ranged with the maiiiagement of 
Meyer's Xiake Park here for the use 
of four, battery driven boats, and 
using icoiiteatants in a marathon in 
progress at the park ballroom^ 
staged a boat race, at 3 oh a Sun- 
day afternoon, the day the ' .film 
opened, a sche^ul^d , four-day run.. 
Bace was run off in; two : heats, 
with four couples participating ' in 
each heat, Victors of the two heats 
competed for. the. winner. Each 
boat was gaily decorated with pen- 
nants blearing the name of the the-, 
atre, title .of the picture and name 
of the merchant or firm sponsoring 
that particular boat :^ 

Theatre awarded' cash prizes tor 
the winner - and the . Second place. 
Cruslger enlisted enough downtown 
merchants to finance the sttiht, in 
return £or the advertising, and also 
tied up with the local radio station, 
for a week's advance announce- 
ments. Several ..thousand' people 
lined the banks of the ^Bike to wit- 
ness the novel race. Run extended 
three days. 



Kidding a Corker 

Manager who believes In. getting 
funny how and. then has taken an 
Idea from the N; T. Strand'is ofiCer of . 
910,000 to^udge Craten He is going 
to offer $6,000 tb the man who put 
the shiner on Huey Lohg, the catch 
being that he nriust bring the King- 
fish along to Identify him. FigUreis 
on getting a g:lggle without having 
to pay all that hioney out. More or 
less questionable in spots, but good 
where the chief exec is known, to be 
a kidder. 

He'fll the same chap who got his 
exchange to send to New .York for 
a group of foreign language dailies 
in Yiddish, Italian; Greek, Polish 
and German. Used their front pages 
as his main lobby billing for 'An- 
other lianguage' and had them three 
deep aroUnd the board for the first 
couple of days.' 

Figured that all but the most seri- 
ous titles can be helped by a little 
judicious foolery^ 



Tea'sing 

One semi-new idea is the untitled 
card, developed' from the undated 
bill. Sounds a bit complicated, but 
it worked once: ' ^ ' 

Starter Is a distribution of cards, 
In the original ' instance- a fairly 
good manila, printed up with* 'Bring 
this card to the Courtney theatre 
August 6 and have stamped In the 
title of the biggest pidture you've 
seen in months and months. Then 
keep the card, which entitles yon to 
a rebate , of 6c to see this unusual 
feature/ ' 

Picture was shown a week later, 
but on the date annoUnded- there 
was a girl In the lobby to rubbier 
et&mp In the title and date of the 
show. More, than half of. the cards 
given out were brought In, and 
were taken out to be shown others 
who did not go to the trouble. Even 
where the cards did not* come in 
there was some interest In the title, 
so the effect was much better than 
the 60% indicated. 



Worked 'Em 

Arthur Houseman pulled down 
about 40 cols, of advance for Dave 
Hutton between his iarrival here and 
the opening at the Fox, Brooklyn. 
He met Hutton. a,t Manhattan 
Transfer, coaching, him on what to 
say, with the result that . Hutton 
was prlnied with frdtit page .crashr 
ers instead of the dumb line > he 
probably would haye pulled all' by 
himself. Houseman followed this 
up with some siieciala and landed 
him on a 36-statlon hook-up. Nice 
work. 

Fre-Kelease Bally 

Hollywood. 
Taking advantage of the. coUegi-- 
ate angle on 'Sweetheart of Sigma 
Chi,' Mpnegram has been able to 
make a flock of merchandise tie- 
ups, although picture not yet re- 
leased. 

Biaker Shoeq, Stetson Hats, Rem- 
Inerton Typewriter, Norge Refrigera- 
tor, Burt Shoejs. and Grayco shirts 
and ties will boost tiie film in adr 
verttsing their products. Lilndsley 
Parsons; Moiio p.a.» arranged the 
tieups. 

Voice. Tests 
Presence in town of a touring 
"TSHOTKfgraph^recOrdlng-devlcer-in-for^ 
the county fair, gave one alert 
thinker a stunt. He arranged with 
the owner of the device to make him 
a set of discs of the voices, ef well- 
known localites without their 
knowledge^ Tipped off the operator 
when the people he wanted came 
up to test the device. Operate re- 
ported a failure and made a second 
record, keeping the first for the 
theatre. 

'Going to run these off on the non- 



sync some night, with prizes for 
those who spot all the voices, but 
confident no ohe will make a perfect 
iscore. Tested one but, and his wife 
did not recognize , his own voice 
coming through the hot-hs, which 
give a different quality t6 most 
voices. 

Somewhat similar to the voice gag 
how used by 'Paramount, but, in the 
latter, pictures help the identifica- 
tions. Just ismall-town stuff, and 
mbre of a press, gag than a stunt, 
but figured it will get jittehtiou. 



Taikative Barrel 

Another twist has been given the 
bill at the bpttoni of a barrel gag. It 
made a local sensation at small cost. 
Setup Was apparently the usual gag 
of a. bill in the bottom of a barrel/ 
but in reality the bill was sufficient- 
ly above the actual bottom to make 
room for a speaker. Barrel wajs by 
the curb, lashed to.- a support ap- 
parently to hold It In jplace, but in 
reality to protect -the wire of the 
loudspeaker, which ran down the 
support of the marquee and into the 
Underside oif the barrel. Wire ran 
up 'to the third floor where a. tilted, 
mirror permitted the operator to 
.watch the bairrel without being 
seen.. 

.. Beside the inlke wad a lioh roar, 
the. familiar rosined strinig knottied 
into a tin. can, and, the roar was am- 
plified, ih the horp. When a crol^d 
gia.thered to see what was making aU 
the noise, crisp sales talk woUld be 
spoken, with now iand then a refer- 
ence to the actions of the. crowd 
such as, 'Wiirthe lady In thei blue 
hat please move further back;' That 
seemed to make . It all the more mys- 
terious. ' 

. When the message had been de- 
livered, the barrel would go quiet 
and after the crowd drifted away It 
would be baited with a fresh roar. 
It turned in a lot of business. 



Good Slogan, 

Advertising some of the coming 
pictures, the N. Y, Academy of Mu- 
sic slogan, *We pick the best, , then 
scrap the rest.' Might not be so 
good with patrons who , know the 
booking details, but for the average 
clientele , it sounds impressive and 
convincing. 

Some -advance announcement 
seems to be..4ndicated about , now, 
and one theatre has prepared a 
board giving some'' 20 underlines 
with a brief comment on each as to 
its possibilities, plans to paste an 
T told you so' over the good guesses 
to Indicate that the rest of the estl'- 
mates are correct. For that reason 
it's not going to6 strong on a.ny 
title, but hopeful, there will not be 
many poor guesises to pull down the 
average. If It's too strong a.-straln; 
the board wilt go~b£u;k to the paint 
shop. 



Jnst Harder 

, Pretty much the old. gag of writ- 
ing the title of a star film being 
sold as many times as possible on a, 
post card, but given a new twist by 
requiring that It be written back- 
ward, so that It.wQuld show properly 
onlyi If held up to a mirror. \ 

VPut a brand new kick into ^ old 
idea, and deciding the winners was 
helped by the fact that there were 
fewer repetitions to be counted. 
Probably the old stunt would .-not 
have caught more than a couple of 
hundred, but , the - new condition 
made It sound new' all over and 
brought in several hundred re- 
sponses. Others, told someone 
around the theatre that they had 
tried, but it was too tough, but the 
end was attained.. *They had con- 
centrated on thC: title and very evi- 
dently had been sold. 

Bally for Gninan 

XiOs Angeles. 
. Ray Dusceme, manager of 
Loew's State, Lrf)s Angeles, had 
Texas Guinan hit the trail at Almee 
Semple Mcpherson's Angelus Tem- 
ple on the Sunday before she opened 
at the theatre; Opening day, Thurs- 
day. (7) saw a flock of the Temple 
followers at the theatre. Stunt 
grabbed good space In the . dallies. 

Crasked; tke Expo 

Rochester. 
Manager Jay Golden of the RKO 
Palace put across some extra pub- 
licity for 'liady for a Day,* broad- 
caistlng the script from the Crystal 
Studio of WHEC at the Rochester 
exposition. With hundreds of peo- 
ple watching and hearing the per- 
formers at the exposition, the dialog 
also went out over the air In regu- 
lar broadcast. 

Playingf to Rural 

Fairmont, W. Va. 
One hundred and fifty members 
of the Four-H clubs of- Marion 
county, were entertained -at the 
Warner Fairmont and Warner Vir- 
ginia theatres here when the county 
Four-H exhibit, annual, , was held 
here last week. It's an annual en- 
tertainment given by the theatreis 
for the ifarm Icids, 



Fake Club 

Universal revives the fake club 
gag for ah accessory on. Tiadies 
Must Live.' Known as the Gentle- 
men's No Club and entitles the 
holder to nix , the gold diggers, iri 
spite of the fact that they mUst 
live. Probably, will get some 
laughs, but the type Is too small 
to get the Idea oyer, clearly and 
many will not bother to puzzle, over 
a mess Qt microscopic type , matter.. 
Cards are most useful when, the 
punbh line Is clear a.nd distinct, 
and it Isn't here. 

Used to be a new club about 
every week Untll^ the- idea was 
played out, following Eddie. Bonhs^ 
Sisters Under the Skin .club. No 
reason, why cards should hot be 
locally produced to meet purely lo- 
cal conditions. Requirement is a 
good idea and something that actu- 
ally looks like a membership card. 



Coin for Letters 

. Hollywoodv 
For exploifatioh of *I iLoved a 
Woman' Warners offered |60 for 
the> best letter on the subject. Call 
for the letters was mad e oyer the 
Waifner station, KFWB. Plus the 
cash prize for the best letter, the 
Picture company .al$b promised to 
pay for the screen rights to the best 
film ideas in the letters. 



Featbers 

Spnie theatres have gotten gobd 
results from a special perambulator 
which is sent out . only on excep- 
tional pictures. Use of this Is fre- 
quently sufficient to draw patrbhs 
who niay not catch the title because 
they know that the theatre Is play- 
ing isquare^ 

Along the -same lines Is a house 
design for. /the ma,rquee, a large 
compb board hat, lettered 'Another 
feather in our cap.' A feather about 
fbUr feet high, to match the size of 
the bonnet, gives the titles. Special 
design is^btought out when the first 
advertising is started,, and, since , it 
"can be. seen a couplei of blocks away^ 
its design Is sufficient to piqUe 
curiosity. 

It's figured tliat a, couple of poor 
guesses win put the hat back in the 
storeroom, but until then it clicks. 



New, for 'Diggeris' 
Adaptation of a Raffles to 'Gold 
piggers' was all right in a small 
town, but may be of doubtful value 
in the larger spots. 

Idea Was that any local girl could 
turn gold digger and aisk for |6. If 
she asked cue of the right men, she 
got It .Gag was to park the .fives on 
the most unsuspected citizens. 

Tbpmounter did his darndest to 
get a minister to. cary one of the 
five bills, but they aU thought It 



PhoenlXi 
Xiawrence Weaver managing the 
Rialto, heweiy- opened Tucson 
house In the Publlx-RIckards and 
Nace chain.' . Weaver one-time 
manager of Rialtd) here, later with 
the Ramona. . . 

Albert , Stetson (Stetson Bros.) 
dickering for a Tucaon theatre. 
.Group . operates a Phoenix house, 
one In Nogales, Son., and next 
month will open the third In Pres- 
cott. Stetson jformerly Arizona. di- 
vision manager for Fox-West 
Coast. 



Elmira, N. Y. 

The Colonial opened here last 
week after a long shut-down; plcr 
ture policy. 



Milwaukee. 

Louis Goldstein appointed: branch 
manager for United Artists here. 
Donald W. Glennle. fiucceeded in 
Detroit by Clive B, Waxman as UA 
office manager at Itii exchange, ' 



Hartford, Conn. 
.. Warner Brothers' changes: Wil- 
liam .Flannigan, ass't manager 
Strand, to manage Lyric; George 
McGee, manager Lyric to northern 
Warner, zone; George Hoover re- 
places Ben Cohen at the State, 
Manchester, . latter going to the 
Lenox, Hartford; Hugh Campbell, 
manager Lenox, to the Colonial, 
Hartford; Harvey Emerson, ass't 
manager Lyric, to ass't manager. 
Warner Strand, 

— ^ 

Newark. 

James T. Powers has been transr 
f erred from managing Proctor's , to 
^:he'-^management--of^the-=68th-^St,r- 
New York, succeeded here by Louis 
R. Golding, from Albany, Who five 
years ago left Proctor's after man- 
aging it for many years. 



New Haven. 
Reopening of Fox College brings 
in E. Robert Bums as mgr. R. J. 
Freedman, from local Palace, >?tepa 
In as asst. to Burns. Robert Munz- 
ner follows Freedman as chief ashf^r 



would not be dignified. But he did 
get the president of his bank, a cop, 
a wsiiter In a .restaurant, the post- : 
master and a lawyer; 

Girls had the .town upside down 
asking everyone; for- the coin, and. 
some of the . ultra good shook their 
heads,' but by and large th^ stunt 
was over with a bang and did miich 
niore g:ood than the $26 it cost. 

"Probably could be, worked with 
passes,' but. the coin is better. 



_ Special pinner 

Forehanded cuss Is waiting- for 
'toinner at Eight' to get on general 
release. He has< the scheme all laid. 
. Nearby restaurant is to Serve a spe- 
cial dinner ait eight. It will be 
served , to all who . are seated: and 
ready at that hour for %t. Ten 
minutes later the price ups to 11.60 
for the same menu. . Both the thea- 
tre and the restaurant will make a. 
■fuss over the .time, arguing that 
each, will help the other, 
' Restaurant has^ .an idea that |1 
dinner can be made to. pay, and is 
taking this, chance to try out the 
price. If it's a go the $1 dinner will 
be eontlnued. If it flops, it was chly 
a press stunt and no coninient when 
it Is withdrawn, in favor of -the 
regular 66c.. meal. 

Another -theatre has a dual 
scheme for a six o'clock show ah'di 
a dinner at eight, one ticket cover- 
ing both> Looks as though the title 
has press possibilities, though din^ 
ner at eight is pretty late for the 
small towns. 



Crank Letter Wrinkles 

On that stunt on 'Bureau of Miss- 
ing Persona' offering $10,000 check 
for return of Justice Crater, Warner 
Bros, drew several crank letters. 
One . promised production of the 
missing judge if WB would first 
turn over the 10 grand. "WB got 
five letters. and turned them over 
to local authorltleis . in case they 
might unearth''a clue. 

AU Over 

Columbia is duplicating the Ijady 
for a Day* stunt In, all the keys, 
metamorphosing some local char- 
acter Into a grande.dame as a tle^ 
up for Col's flicker. George Bfown 
may send out Arnold Van Leer, Lou 
Goldberg and Leo Friedman, -vvho 
handled the big New York stunt to 
ditto in the outlying hl-spots. 

First in the Sub 

New York. 
Metro Is the . first company put^ 
ting through, a contract for adver-. 
tising cards in the new 8th avenue 
subway. New York. A total of ^600 
cards on 'Dinner at Eight* have been 
installed In the sub's caris. 



a.t Palace. Vernon Reaver, succeeds 
A. J. Vanhl as mgr. of Palace and 
billy Elder sticks as asst. mgr. 

Jimmie Mahpn of Paramount the- 
atre personnel goes to local Par- 
amount exchange in advertising 
dept. 



Pittsburgh. 

Warner, Morgantown, W, Va., 
shut for the last two months, re- 
opened. Ken Grimes resumes as 
manager, 

Warner Brothers nave just put 
through a new five-year leaae for 
the Sheridan Square in East Lib- 
erty, nabe second-run house, Sheri- 
dan, Originally. Under a private lease 
to Harris company^, was turned over 
to RKO and later went to Warhers 
under an exchange deal that gave 
RKO a Warner house in Syracuse 
in return. 

At expiration of recent lease, 
house went back to its landlord due 
to the RKC bankruptcy, and some 
spirited competitive bidding ensued 
between the Harris interests and 
WB. Latter won out. 



FoxrWest Coast reopened the 
Campus, Berkeley, E. C. Gates 
manager, moving from the U.C., 
where he Is followed by Dave Rich- 
ards. Campus policy first-run 35c 
top. 



Denver. 

Bob Dunagan has bought and re- 
bpiened the Star, at Lordsburg, 
N.M., calls it the Studio. 

At the top of the list in the 'New; 
Show Year* contest being run' off by 
=th€f^Intermpuntaifr-divlsion""of"^'ox="^ 
West Coast (end second week) are 
E, C. P'Keefe, Billings, Mont,; Geo. 
Paper, Longmont, Colo., and Fred 
Bezold, Sheridan, Wyo. O'Keefe 
was seventh in the opening week 
standings 



Boston, 

George Kra.ska, father of the arty 
cinema in Boston, leaves for Canton^ 
O.i to mahage Loew's. 



Crasking the Papers 

Fairmont, W. Va. 
. . "Wliether she knows it or hot, Mae 
West is stirring ' things: up in 
Northern West Virginia; 

The Clarksburg 'Exponent' print- 
ed ah ad and feature story about 
Mae. The ad aaid, "Buxom Blond 
Brooklyn Beauty Brings Back Bil- 
lowy Bosom,' and. Dr. Homer E. 
'W'^ark, pastor of. Clarksburg First 
M, E. Church and former president 
of W. Va. iyesleyan Church College, 
de.clared to his congregation that 
that line -wias 'entirely but of place,' ^ 
that it. appealed to the vulgar and 
sensual , and was out of tune"-with 
the 'right way of thinking and liv- 
ing.' 

The Clarksburg Exponent how 
takes the case to the. people asking 
its readers to lexpress their opin- 
ions. 

The Fairihoht 'Times' also asks 
its readers tb comment since the 
same stbry was printed in the 
'Times' last Sunday, 

The ♦Times' pblnts out editorially 
that the Mae West film, ^She Done 
Him Wrong,' Ti^as first shown last 
February and then it asks, *Why 
did it' take So long for the Mae- 
Westian talk and; mode to. become- 
pppuiar?' 

The 'Times'' alsb asks, 'Dp the 
modes of the deml-vlrgins of the 
nineties strike, a popular- chord to- 
day?' .: 

The readers haven't, answered as 
yet but, by the way the. young folks 
are mouthing the Mae "West phrases 
these days, they've all gone :West. 



iSchool stunt Again 

Montgohiery, Ala. 

Lloyd Towns, Par mgr, in, a hook 
up with local newspapers and Sid- 
ney Lanier High School officials, 
has agreed to award a large silver 
loving cUp to the most valuable 
player with the school fobtball team 
this seasbn. The newspapers have 
'agreed to help the theatre in giving 
free advertising . to the football 
team, also to follow the work of 
the playeris through the season, and 
give each player fair criticism. At 
the conclusion of the football sea- 
son the successful player will be' 
named, by niembers of the 'L' club 
at the school. 

When the cup Is awarded, a 
school night will be held at the 
Paramount. The cup has been 
placed on display, and considerable. 
. interest has been aroused, with the 
results that Mgr. Towns has re- 
ceived favorable coniment from the 
school authorities and newspapers 
for ills, interest in helping promote 
keen athletic competition at tbis- 
school. 

A Natural 

Hartford, Conn. 

With a Ibcal grocery and market, 
. the largest of its kind in Connecti- 
cut- producing its own coffee and 
calling it 'Morning Glory' the War- 
ner Strand cashed in when Kather- 
ine Hepburn, a 'local daughter' ap- 
peared in the picture by the same 
name. The tle-r up resulted in win- 
dow displays, direct-by-mail adver- 
tising and other types of exploita- 
tion that not only produced for the 
theatr« but for the coffee manu- 
facturer also. 

As a premiere stunt for "Lady for 
a Day' In New England B. M. 
Loews Theatres through George 
Landers stages a typical Hollywood 
opening with flaring searchlights, 
dinner to which Governor Cross 
had been invited at the leading 
hotel and a personal appearance of 
Hohart Boswprth, who appears in 
the picture. 



Jtist an Echo 

Los Angeles. . 
'Old Man' Schwartz of Texas, vet 
showman, came to town to show; 
the boys a thing or two about plug- 
ging pictures, Tb ballyhbo 'Too 
Much Harmony' for Its Paramount 
showing, . Schwartz rigged up a 
papier mache dummy, of Bins 
Crosby, crooner Ih 'Harmony,' 
Dummy, operated by mechanical 
motion, sits atop a wagon and is 
ambled along the bouls making 
wisecracks and answering imperti- 
nent questions from an accompany- 
ing stooge, by means bf mike han- 
dled by an operator inside the per- 
ambulator. 



Page Tie-Ins 

Los Angeles. 
Fox-West Coast Is providing its 
theatres with full page layouts to. 
be used as ad . tie-ups between 
houses playing 'Dinner at Eight' 
and jnerchants. Each of the stars 

'itf"fhe-plCtTlFe=ig-rinitTiri(rdHii^a^sep^"-- 
arate ad, With copy joining them 
in with the commodity being sold. 
Circuit will do the same thing on 

.'My Weakness.' 



Bad Writing 

Los Angeles. 
IlUlstreet is using b. handwriting 
export in the lobby to decipher sig- 
natures .and character. 



BEHIND me KEYS 



VARIETY 



Tuesday, September 19, 1933 



Tuesday* September 19« 1933 

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VARIETY 



23 



STUDIO RENTING 
PAO GOES COLD 



Hollywood, Sept. 18. 

Meljor producers' agrrefiirneht not 
to rent* space or properties to inde- 
pendents, which has been in exist- 
i^nce for the past eight months, has 
been nullified due to . t^ie 'act that 
the Metropolitan studio was cutting 
Jn .heavily on ihdepehdent rentals. 

Producers' agreement, provided 
that nobody making pictures under 
$36,000 would be g;lyen space in 
znajor plants, and now- Pathe cind 
Xiniversal are out heavily after tha.t 
business. 



PORTLAND, ORE. 

(Cotitihued from page 10) 

■week has 'Tarzan thei Fearless' 
(Prihc) With vaude and going fairly. 
. Two sex shows With lectures get- 
ting some attention, 'What Price 
Innocence* (Col) at the. Playhouse 
and 'Sins of Love' at the .Colum- 
bia (indie). Both did better than 
average, but nothing remarkable, 
'Estimates for This Week 

Broadway (Parker) (2,000; 2B-40) 
-—'Moonlight .and Pretzels' (Par) 
and merchants style show. Looks 
good for results around $10,000, 
okay. Last week 'Heroes for Sale' 
(FN) with Al Pearc© radio act, 
amashihg hit for five days and 
clicked hugely at $12,800, wow! 

United Artists (Parker) (1,000; 
25-40)— "The Masquerader' (XJA). 
-Opened to big biz and will hold; 
It'irst week going strong at $6,600. 
Iiast week 'Tugboat Annie' (MG), 
fourth, okay $2,900. First three 
weeks set house records for attend- 
ance, getting $12,700, $6,900 and 
f 6,200. 

Music . Box (Hamrick) (2,600; 26- 
40)— 'Morning Qlory' (RKO). Away 
to a nice start and will be in the 



Brewery Stocks 

Should they he hought? 
Which Ones? 



We are Equipped to (urnlah. In- 
formation on Brewery Stocka. 

Inq\Hrie» Invited. 

PBESSER & LUBtN 

120 Broadway, New York 
Tel. BEotor 2-3020 



MORE THAN 
AN M.C. 

A SHOW IN HIMSELF 

ISTAN 
MEYERS 

AT THE 

PARAMOUNT 

BROOKLYN 

INDEFINITELY 




'*The 
Gypsy 

VioUmse' 

EMJBRY 
DEUTSCH 

Featured Soloist and Conductor 

PARAMOUNT, NEW YORK 

Columbia Biroadcasting. Syatem 



PARK-IN THEATRES 



Incorporated 



■^..l-T TN YOURaR 
■iiE AND HEAR THE MOVIES 



U. S. Patent 1.909,357 

Foreign Patoits Pending 



JAN RUBINI 

AND HIS ORCHESTRA 
. . ^Packing the house with 
original overtur,es . . . 

WARFIELD THEATRE 

SAN FRANCISCO 
IKDEFINITEIT 



money around $7,600, surprisingly 
big. Last week "Voltaire' (WB), 
second week good enou^rh 13,700. 
First strong $G,100. 

Oriental (Hamrick) (2,600; 25-36) 
—•Headline Shooters' (RKO), Hit- 
ting an average pace around $ 3,000 , 
okay. Last week 'Captured' (WB) 
started big, but fell off to $3,200. 

Liberty (Evergreen) (2,000; 26- 
40)— 'TarzpuBi the Fearless' (Princ) 
and vaude. Holding' up to new biz 
levels of this house, likely $6,000. 
Last week 'Dr. Bull* (Fox) and 
vaude boosted biz up to big $8,600; 
this is a 'Will Rogers town. 

Playhouso (Haimrlck) (1,400; 25- 
36) — 'What Price Innocence' . (Col) 
With lecturer on 'factis of life.' Got 
along fairly for $2,600, 



Some Nifty Numbers 
In New'k, 'Songs' 15G, 
'Journey- Strong 126 



I^ewark, Sept. ii. 
Everything is rosy this week for 
every one. At top probably will be: 
the Newark with 'Song of Songs' at 
$16,000 or more. 'Masquerader' at 
Loew's shouldn't be much- belilnd. 
Profitable, too, should be Proctor's 
with 'One Man's Journey' and $12,-, 
000, and the Branford, having 'Miss- 
ing Persons,' with- over $10,000. 

It looks goodi,' but success may be 
going to the head at tfye . Newark 
where the orch.' has gone up to 76c. 
for Saturday and SuUday. - , 

A hitch which had tied up' the 
Terminal's new bookings has been 
sh^oothed out and the. hoUs6 begin- 
nfng next week .will plajr .bne sec- 
ond run Fox or . RKO with a new 
pid. As Loew's is ° overbooked the 
Terminal will get some hew Metros 
also; 20th Ceiitury aldo is expected 
to add greatly to the UA product 
due for Loew's. This will giye tlie 
Terminal the same appeal as the 
Capitol which, has seconds^nd some 
firsts of all the other companies. 

Estimates for This Week 
Branford (WB) (2,.966; 15-66)— 
'Missing Persons' (WB). Sweet 
opening and should run Up . to at 
least $10,000. Last week 'Voltaire' 
(WB) okay with $9,500. 

Capitol (WB) (1,200; 16-26-36-60) 
— Mary Stevens, M. D.' (WB) and 
'Three -Cornered Moon' (Par): Proa 
tor's new. policy still hurting .but 
with this bill should reach $4,600. 
Last week 'Another Language' (MG) 
and 'Her BbdygTjard' (Par>. pulling 
against Gayhor struggled to .^4,100. 

Loew's State (2,780; 16t76)— 
'Masquerader' (UA) and vode. 
Looks good fo^ a nice $14,000^ The 
second week of .'Tugboat Annie* 
(MG) was misquoted and ran to an 
unbelieveable $20,000: - Last week 
'Turn Back the Clock' (MG) was 
mild at $10;000. 

Nevtrark (Adams-Par) (2,243; 26 
99) — 'Song of Songs' (Par) and 
vode. House has hit its stride and 
aiming at $16,000. Last week 'One 
Sunday Afteunoon' (Par) good for 
the first time in weeks with $10,$00. 

Proctor's (RKO) (2,300; 16-26-30 
40-fi6)— 'One Manis Journey' (RKO). 
The lower prices mean a lot in 
hringing them in here and Lionel 
Barrymore looks good for $12,000. 
Last week 'Paddy' (Fox) great at 
nearly $13,000. 

Terminal (Skouras) (1,900; 16-50) 
—'Shanghai Madness' (Fox), and 
'Last Trail* (Fox). These, films a 
naturaUhere and opening fine. On 
eight days should click with dose 
to $5,000. Last week's bill pulled 
after six days, more to get the new 
one in than because the old one was 
so bad. 'India Speaks' (RKO), and 
'Phantom Broadcast' (Mono)', $2,300 



RAOi NO DETERRENT, 
PROV. BIZ QUITE GOOD 



CURB ARGUMENT LEAVES 
MAYFAIR USHERLESS 



Walter Reade's Mayfair Theatre 
was usherless for a while Saturday 
(16) When the. entire battalion of 
seat-8hower» were marched Oft to 
Jail. 

Doorman -barker got into an ar- 
gument with a truck driver who in- 
sisted on parking; in front of the 
entrance. Trucker had some friends 
so all the ushers came oUt to help 
the. doorman. Irate, copper told the 
whole mob to explain to the desk 
sergeant. 

It took a half hour at the 47th 
street station to straighten the thing 
out. 



Theatre Stick-Uiks Get 
Sentence of 20 Years 

Kansas City, Sept. 18. 

Three young Italians who a few 
days ago held up the cashier of a 
Ijiif aepaTtment^store-and-kidnapped= 
four employees, were given 15 years 
in the state penitentiary. 

The trip confessed the holdup of 
Barney Joffce, manager of the Fox 
Uptown, arid the attenipted robbery 
of the theatre .«>afe, and had another 
five years added to the original sen- 
tence, which mean.s 20 years down 
the river. 



Providence, Sept. 18. 
Despite heavy rains in Providence 
and nearby vicinity for the first 
three days of the current stanza 
most of the theatres, on the main 
stem are doing average biz. . in fact, 
there a,re a couple of spots that are 
better than average, largely due to 
the type of entertainment in the city 
this week. 

Picture fare for one thins . is ex- 
ceptionally brigrht^ and getting fine 
breaks from the papers^ Then, too, 
the stage bills are enticing enough 
to spruce things up« 

For the first time In many weeks 
the Majestic is back in the spot- 
light. W;eek after - week Majestic 
has been: on the 'tall-end of things, 
but this week this first-class stand 
is making opposish sit up and take 
notice. 'Voltjaire' Is principal at- 
traction on twin bill. 

'Lady for a Day* at the RKO Al- 
bee got some swell notices from the 
press,, but opening not as. forte as it 
should be. Picture rates highly here, 
iEind Ordinarily should be nip and 
tuck with, the Majestic, but^for some 
unknown reason it's not clicking 
like it should. Unless it picks . up 
not more than .$6,000 .likely. 

• Tugr of war between Loew's and 
Fay's still , on. The city's .only tw;o 
vaude spots, are both doing nicely. 
In spite of the rain. 'Penthouse' at 
Loew's and 'Private Detective 62' 
at Fay's. It's a toss-up. which has 
the bettier stage entertainment, but 
at the moment Loew's has the edge 
at the box office with the going in- 
dicating at least $10,000. Fay's most 
likely will be able to hurdle a nice 
$6,600. 

The Paramount has 'One Sunday 
Afternoon* and 'Tanuui' on twin bill; 
While the papers are ttaztng the 
second picture plenty the kids iare 
going for it, and the chances are 
house will be able, to coihe through 
with at least $6,000 when the final 
ta.lly Is made. 

Tonighit, Monday (18), the Mod- 
ern theatre reopens for second sea- 
son of dtamiatic stock,' opening a 
sell-out with 'Up Pops the Devil,' 
although prices tilted from 65 to 76c. 

The Modern proved plenty of op- 
posish. last season, and thl^ season 
looks no diCCerent; For the first 
time in the histbry of stock here the 
company returned intact with one 
exception, due to the popularity of 
the players. 

Estimates ^or This Week 

Fay's (1.900; 16-40) 'Private De 
tectlve .62' (WB) and vaude. Nice 
show all around, but it'S' mostly the 
stage entertainment that is drawin^r 
them to this stand this week. Gross 
win stick close to. $6,600, greatl' Last 
wdek 'Life in the Raw* (Pox)/ 
showed even better strength than 
the opening week at $6,000. 

Loew's State (3,700; 16^40) 'Pent- 
house' (MG) and vaude. Another 
case of where the flesh is doing 
most of the work. Pace is brisk 
with no sign of letting up; looks 
like a nice $10,000r Last week 'The 
Masquerader' (tJA), just a shade 
over $14,300, .best gross any Colman 
picture has pulled In this town, but 
this Is largely due to support from 
stage. 

Majestic (Fay) (2,200; 16-^0) 'Vol- 
taire' (WB) and. 'Charlie Chan' 
(Fox). Possibly the best -Arllss 
grosser in Providence since .'Dis- 
raeli.' Opening biggest house has 
had in months; pace continues forte, 
Only explanatioti for the sudden 
sprint at this house is that possibly 
'Charlie Chan' may have some ap 
peal for the mob, which' usually 
does not support an Arllss picture 
in this town; anticipated .gross of 
$8,500 represents twice as much as 
the house has been grossing since 
the first of the yean Last week 
'Paddy' (Fox) and 'Nelgfibors* 
Wives' (Royer) was up at $6,500; 
nice. 

,: Paramount (Indep) 'One Sunday 
Afternoon' (Par) and 'Tarzan' 
(Prin). Newspapers roasting Tar 
zan' doesn't seem to hurt much, 
kiddles like It and they're packing 
the balcony; moreover, there are 
many fans who go just, to see the 
mkln picture, and walk out after 
it's over. Anyway, gross will be 
around $6,000, plenty good for .the 
house. Last week 'This Day and 
Age' (Par) and 'One Tear Later' 
(Allied) a didmal disappointment at 
$4,000 although house did plenty of 
ballytioolng. 

RKO Aibee (2,600; 16-40) 'Lady 
for a Day' (Col) and ''Flaming Gh>ld' 
(RKO). Compares favorably with 
Majestic bill but not doing half as 
good. What therflnal outcome v^lU 
be depends upon more than one 
objective. Just now it looks, as 
though house will not' be able to 
cros346,0d.0.,,jL«atwj}£liJJK[aMarj:ia^ 
Ties' (RkO) and 'Brief Moment' 
(Col), the poorest thing in town at 
$3,100. 

RKO Victory (1,600; 10-15) 'The 
Whirlwind' (Col) and 'Alimony 
Madness' (Mayfair); split oke at 
$1,100 for three days. 'Jungle Bride' 
and 'Headline Shooter' (RKO), 
should be close to $1,200 for next 
four^idays, oke. 



(Continued from page 5) 
'>pndholders and followed Blumey 
n fillnfiT of suits. under indenture of 
bondSt claimed violated by the 
Film Production Corp. hocking deal 
with 12 banks^ Thes^ 12 banks and 
nhe Chase National, as trustee tor 
bonds, were parties to the Blumen- 
thal action. 

Zirn, who has asked Referee 
Henry K, Davis for several full 
days for continued examination of 
ofllcers of . ..Par. last week - sought 
to draw from Keough informa- 
tion concerning Fax's sale of its 
60% interest in Columbia Broad- 
casting Co. to William S. Paley for 
16,200,000, taking In payment its 
own stock on a basis of $80 a share 
though sellinsr for under $10 at the 
time, aa well as whether Cravath, 
de. (ilersdorff, Swaine & Wood are 
on an annual retainer by Par. 

TCeough could not say,, so , Zim. 
wanted to know why and imme- 
diately questioned the Par legal 
head as to his salary. After get- 
ting the figures, showing that 
Keough received $700 a week in 
1929 before he weis legal head, and 
lesb than that, $526 .in 1932, wfaeii 
becoming 'head of the department, 
Zirn wanted to know why there was 
this difference In salaries. Keough 
didn't even bother to explain ahout 
the salary cuts since. 1929, merely 
pofinting out so far as the Cravath 
firm was concerned that they were 
at the disposal, of .Far- when . the 
company faced litigation which it 
didn't feel'It should handle itself. 

-^xact figures of interest as to 
salaries and bonuses paid Par execs 
were furnished by .Keoui;h'.and for 
1929 showed that' bonuses weire 
more than, five times in exceiss of 
set salaries for that -year. 
Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky 



Tells of Par Bonuses 



House Front Designer 
Fistically Expresses 
Designs for Leaving 



His desire to replace a union man 
in his employ led to a half-hour 
fistic battle for Duke Wellington, 
house front designer and. builder, 
with. Wellington- coming oiit vie 
torious against odds. The Kansah 
made the mistake of going direct to 
heiadquarters of tbe Sign, Scene and 
Pictorial Union to demand the right 
to discharge' one of 1^ members, 
Wellihgton made himself plain and 
before, the conference was over he 
and the Union member he wanted 
to oust, star ted. mixing It up. 

Wellington has been Paramount's 
house front designer for many 
years under exclusive contract 
Lately, 'with the excluslveness of 
the contract lapsed, he has been 
building fronts for Warpers and 
others as well. 



for 1929 each received fixed salarle.g 
of $130,000 and bonuses of $757,500. 
In 1930 they received the same saN 
ary and bonuses of $1228,614 each. 
The bonus for 1930 was paid in Par, 
stock, amounting to 6,393 Shares 
each. For the: following year, when 
bonuses' ' under, contracts were re- 
linquished by all execs in con- 
sideration of $1,000 in cash, the sal- 
ary income to both ZUkor' and 
Lasky was brought down to $112,618 
each. For thei year 1932, Zukor's 
:ixed salary came down further to. 
$96,031, while Lasky^ who left that 
year, received $73,599. 

Sant Katz and ' Sidney |t. Kent 
were also on the same salaries and 
bonvis "cuts of 6%. In 1929 each re^ 
ceived $104,000 in salary atfd $606.-. 
000 in bonuses, while in 1930, with 
salary, the same, the bonus came 
down to $183,091. for each. 

For li930 Kent and Katz also took 
stock, in amount , of . 4,313 shares, as 
the bonus. The two execs came 
down to $90,368 as annual executive, 
income in 1931. Kent^, who, left in 
January, 1932, received $3,091 on 
resigning, plus agreement in settle-; 
ment of his contract awardlhg him 
$200,000.- Paramount paid. Kent 
$135,000 of this amount; balance re- 
mains owing..- 

Kiatz did , not -t^eslgn; until later in 
1932, his pro irated income under 
cbntiract being $78,392 for portion 
Of the yea.r he remained; oh payrbll. 
There , was no settlement with Kktz. 

Kohn, another bonus-favored of- 
ficial of .Par.'ln 1929 received $62,000 
salary and .$303;000 bonus; in 193Q, 
$62,000 salary and $92,046 in bon- 
uses, paid^ by 2,167 shares of stock; 
in 1931, $46,868, and in 1932. $30,781; 

The figures show tha,t income of 
Par execs in 1932, was less than 
one-eighth of what it was in 1929. 
' Income of B. P. Schulberg. 'Who 
had a special profit-sharing ar- 
rangement under his contract^ was 
also brought out and invited coni ^ 
siderable speculation as to why he 
received $3,000 more for only nine 
months In 1932 than he did for the 
full year, 1931. Keough offered no 
explanation except that business 
was poorer in 1931 than^ it was in 
1932. 

Schulberg received $216,918 for 
the nine, months in '32 and i$213,868 
for all of 1931. His salary in 1929 
was $18.2,000 and added compensa- 
tion out of profits, $130,000. It was 
the sa;me for 1930. iEteough. could 
.not explain the nature of the perr 
centage clause under dchulberg's 
contract. 

Salary of B. E, Shauer and the 
$97,065 paiid John D. Hertz for: 1932 
and a few weeks in 1931, also went 
into the record. ' 

Shauer got $62,000 salary. In 1929 
and $303,000 In cash bonuses. In 
1080 his salary inras the sanie but 
. his bonus payments. In 2,167 shares 
of stock, was $92,045. His salary 
dropped to $46,868 In 1931 and to 
$39,781 In 1932. 



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THERE'S A REASON for the record sales of Metro- 
Goldwyn-Mayer 1933-34 product! 

THE RETURN of Greta Garbo and Norma Shearer to 
M-G-M's bigger-than-ever Star Family, 

THE RETURN of Irving Thalberg to the more-powerflil- 
than-ev<er producing line-up! 

THE FALL SEASON Parade of M-G-M Hits starting 
with "Tugboat Annie/* "Penthouse," "Night Flight," etc 

THE BIGGEST ROAD-SHOW in the history of this 
industry "Dinner at 



10«» CHAMPIONSHIP YEAR! 



Tuesday, September 19, 19^3 



PICT 



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VARIETY 



CALENDAR OF CURRENT RELEASES 



studios: Pathe Studios, _ . AIIiaJ Offices: 729 Seventh Ave., 
Culver City, Cal. /Mliea New York, N. Y. 

Dude Bandit, : The. Western story of retribution. Hoot Gibson. Dir. Geo. 
Melford. 6S mlns. Rel. May 1. Rev, June 27. 
Ightlng Parson, The. Hoot Gibson is mistaken for a revivalist. Marcejllne 
Day, Etbel Wales. Dir. Harry Frazer. 66 mlns. Rel. May 22. Rev. 
Aug. 8. . 

Ghriek in the Night, . Mysteiry murdoi- story^ Ginger Rogers, Lyle Talbot, 
Arthur Hout. Ir. Albert Ray. 65 mlhs. Rel. Aprir 15. Rev. July 26. 



Harold Auten 



Y. 



ce: 

1540 B'way, 

Companion Wanted. Romance with music and singing, visualizing the dream 
of a spirited young girh Anhabella, Jean Murat, Duvalles. Dir. Joe 
May. 88 mtns. Rel. June 3, Revv June 6. 

Footsteps In the Night. Based On the mystery novel by Mrs.-C. Fraser Sim- 
son. Mystery story of a rudely Interrupted honeymoon. Benita Hume. 
Dir. Maurice Elvey. 69 mihs. Rcl. At)rll 18. Rev. May 16. 

Savage Gold. Comtnander Dyott's thrilling adventures with savage hunters. 
Comm. Dyott. Dir. Commander George Dyott. .67 mins. Rev. Aug, 8. 

Woman In Bondage. Triangle story with hew aides. Betty Stockfleld, Owen 
Naresi Dir. Basil Dean. 72 mins, Rel. Nov. 19, 1933. 



Chesterfield 



ces: 1S40 Broadway, 
New York, N, Y. 

By Appointment Only.- (Invincible.) A man's man who was a woman's doc- 
tor. liBw Cody, Sally O'Neill, Aileen Pringle. Dir. Frank Strayer. 65 
mins. Rel. July. 7. 

Dance, Qlrl, Dance; Musical drama. Alan Dinehart, Evalyn Knapp, Ada May. 
Dir. Frank Strayer. 69 mins. Rel. Sept. 1. 

I Have Lived.. A girl's attempt to live down her. past. Allan Dinehart, Anita 
Page, Allen Vincent. Dlr< Rich. Thorpe. 65 mlnS. Rel. June 15. Rev, 
Sept. 12.-, 

Man of Sehtimeht. How ah ol lly together. Marian Marsh, 

Owen Moore, Wm. Bakewell, Dir. Rich. Thotpe. 67 mins, 

Rel. Sept. 16. 

Notorious, But Nice. tory .to coniie; Marian Marsh, Bistty Com pson. Donald 
Dillqway. Dir. ich.. Thorpe. 67 mins. Rel. Aug. 1. 



r*Aliimkitt Ofncesr 729 Seventh Ave. 

v^oiuniDia M.vu vopk. N. 



Gowec at Sunset, 

Hollywood. Cal. v*uiuui«i« New York, N. V 

Ann Carver's Profession; Woman lawyer saves her husband In a murder 
trial. Fay Wray. Gene Raymond. Dir.: Eddie Buzzelt. 71 mins. Rel. 
May 26. Rev, June 13. 

Below the- Sea. A thrliiing tale of treasure on the ocean ifloor: Ralph Bel- 
lamy, Fay Wray. Dir. Al Rogell. 79 mins. Rel. April 25. Rev. June 6. 

rief Moment. A romance that, flared and flickered in one. brief, rapturous 

moment blazing into a great love. Carole liombard, Gene Raymond^ 

Monroe Owsley. ' Dir. Dayld Burton. 
Ircus Queen Murder, The. Murder, under thei tig top;' . Adolphe MenJoUi 

Greta Nlssen. .Dir» Roy William Neill. 66 . mlns. Rel. April 10. Rev. 

May 9. 

Cocktail Hour. Girl illustrator narrowly escapes missing the tight man. Bebe 
Daniels, Randolph Scott. Dir. Victor Schertzinger. 73 mins. Rel. June 
5. Rev. June 6. 

Dangerous Crossroads. A roaring romance of the rails. Chic Sale, Diane 
Sinclair, Jackie Searle..; Dir. Lambert Hlllyer. 69. mins. Rel. June 15; 

Lady for a Day. It lives the lives of its characters, it breathes romance, tears, 
comedy and unexpected surprises. Warren William^ May Robson, Guy 
Kibbee, Glenda Farrell. Dir. Frank Capra. 102 minsi Rev. Sept. 12.. 

Night of Terror. Bela Lugosl and his^ haunting eyes — blood-curdling suspense 
—mysterious disappearances. Bela Lugosi, Sally Blane. Dlr, Benjamin 
StoIofC, 66 mlna. Rel; April 24. Rev. June 27. 

Rusfy RIdea Alone. Tim McCoy curbs crime at every' turn with his ever- 
faithful police dog pal. Tim McCoy. Barbara Weeks. Dir. D. Ross 
Lederman. .58 mins. Rel. May 26. 

Soldiers of the Storni. The first film featuring the: U. S. Border PatroL and 
the part played- by planes. Regis Toomey. Anita Page. Dir. D. Ross 
L«derman, '69 mins. Rel; April 4. Rev. Miay 23, . 

The Woman I Stole. Jack Holt a swaggering overlord of: the oil ■fields who 
outblufCs doublecrossers, - Jack . Holt, Fay Wray. Dir. IrVing Cum- 
mings. 64 mins. Rel.; May 1, 

Unknown Valley.^^ A fuU-of-fight western drama, replete with uniaue situa- 
tions. Buck . Jones, Cecilia Parker. 'Dir. Xaiibert Hillyer. 69 mins. 
R«l. May 6. . 

What Price Innocence^ Story of a girl who didn't know. Jean Parker, Wll- 
lard Mack. Dir. Wtllard Mack. 64 min& Rov. June 27. 

Woman * Stole, The.) A swaggering overlord of the oil fields^ Jack Holt. 
Fay Wray. Dir. Irving Cuniihings. 69 mins. Rel. May 1. Rev. July 4. 

Wrecker, The; The season's timeliest story, with the recent California, earth- 
quake. Jack Holt. Gonevieve Tobjn. Dir. Albert RogelL 72 mins. ReL 
July 10, Rev. Aug.. 8. 

Ciwaf- nSv^aSnn Offlcesi 1600 Broiidway,. 
.first i/lVlSlOn now York, Ni Y. 

Releases Also Allied, Chesterfield and Monogram 

Avenger, The. A district attorney seeks revenge on the gang which 'framed' 
htm to twenty yeara in prison. Ralph Forbes, Adrienne Ames, Claude 
GiUingwalter, Dir. Edward Marlh. 78 mins. Rel. Sept. 16. 
lack Beauty. Anna Sewell's famous book. Esther Ralston. Alexander Kirk- 
" land, Gavin Gordon, Hale Hamilton, Dir. Phil Rosen. 65 mins. Rel. 
July 15. V 

Dassan. Life, customs, morails, habits and whatnot as lived by the penguin 
birds on 'Penquin Island.' Cherry Kearton produced and directed.. Two 
running times: 38 mins. and 61 mins. Rel. June 15. 

Devil's Mate. A condemned man, on the verge of execution, is mysteriously 
murdered. Peggy Shannon, Preston Foster. Dir. Phil Rosen. .66 mlns. 
Rel. Sept. 1. 

Dude Bandit. A clumsy cowhand turns to the disguise of a romantic dude 

bandit and solves a murder. Hoot Gibson, Gloria Shea. Dir. George 

Melford. 65 mihs. - Rel. June 16. 
Forgotten. A kindly Jewish Immigrant father, cast ofT In his old ago by 

his sons, brings them to their senses. June Clyde, William Collier, Jr.. 

Lee Kohlmar, Natalie Moorhead, Jean Hershblf, Jr. Dir. Richard 
-^Thorpe. . . 67,. mins. Rel. May 1. _ ^ . 

Fugitive, The. Secret service agents on the trail of a haT^-miTTrdn dollair.'Hittll 

robbery. Rex Bell, Cecilia Parker. Dir. Harry Fraser. 58 mins. Rel; 

Sept. 15. 

I Have Lived. A Broadway stage istar is faced with blackmailers on the eve 
of marriage to wealth and loVe. Anita Page, Allen Vincent, Alan Dine- 
hart. Dir. R. Thorpe, 69 mlns. Rel. Oct 1. 

Jungle Bride. A murdeir suspect is shipwrecked. 
Jungles. Anita Page, Charles Starrett Dir. 
Kelly. 62 mins. Rel. May 25. ReV. Ma/ 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, Ro- 
chelle Hudson. Dir. Richard Thorpe. 65 mins. Rel. May 1, Rey; May 9. 

Notorious But Nice. Driven from the man she loves, a girl finds solace In^a 
loveless marriage with the king of the underworld. Marian Marsh, 
Betty Compson, Donald Dillaway, Rochelle^Hudson. Dir. Richard Thorpe. 
7» mlns. Rel. Oct. 15. 
liver Twist. The famouis Charles Dickens classic. Dickie Moore, Irving 
Plchel, William Boyd, Alec Francis, Doris Lloyd, Barbara Kent. Dir. 
William Cowan. 74 mins. Rel. May 1. 

One Year Later. A young couple' start tUcir honeymoon on a train, and the 
following year finds them oh the train under t1i«frent circumstances. 
Mary Brian, Donald Dillaway. nussell Hopton, Will and Gladys Ahem, 
Jackie Searl. ■ Dir. E. Mason Hopper. 05 mms. Rel. Oct. 15. , 

Phantom Broadcast. A radio crooner attains phoney fame when his accom- 
panist secretly does his sinking for him. Ralph Forbes ,Vivienne Os- 
borne, Pauline Garon. Dir. Phil Rosen. 71 mlns. Rel. Aug. 1. 

Return of Casey Jones.. A young engineer surmounts his difficulties through 
the spiritual influence of the hero of his boyhood, Charles Starrett, 
=Rllth^Hallr-Jackie--Searlei-i67-min3.=JDJ 
Rev. July 4. 

Sensation Hunters. A college girl finds herself stranded^ In Panama,_ Arllne 
Judge, Marion Burns, Preston Foster.^ Dir. Charles Vidor. Rcl. Sept 16, 

Shriek In the .Night A murder mystery in a swanky Park Avenue apart- 
ment house. Ginger Rogers, Lyle Talbot Dir. Albert Pay. 67 mms. 
Rel. June 16. 

Skyways. Adventures of a hot-tempered aviation pilot who gets into one 
scrape after another. Ray Walker, Kathryn Crawford, Luclcn Llttie- 
field. Dir. Lew Collins, 72. mins. Rel, Sept 15. 

Sphinx, The. . A deaf mute and his twin brother are Implicated In a scries of 
crimes wherein four stock brokers are murdered in the same ^manner 
Lionel Atwill, Sheila Terry, Paul Hurst Dir. Phil Rosen. " 
Rel. July 3. • 



with his captors. In the 
Harry Hoy t and Albert 



62 mins. 



. Theto tabulations ar» compiled 
from information supplied by the 
various production companies and 
checked up ias soon as possible after 
release. Listing is given yyhen re* 
lease dates are ^jefinitely set. Titles 
are retained for six months. Man- 
agers who receive service subse* 
quent to that period should pre- 
serve 3: copy of the calendar for 
referencer. 

The running time as given here 
is presumably thai of the projection 
room showihas and can only approx- 
imate the actual release length in 
those states or communities where 
local or state censorship may result 
in deletions. Running time in the 
reviews, as given in 'Variety' carry 
the actual,. time clbcked in the the* 
atre after passage by the New YorU 
state censorship, since pictures are 
reviewed only in actual theatre 
show! 

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 of exactness 'Variety' 
wilr appreciate the co-operation of 
all managers who may note discrep- 
anci 



ALVIN GOES TO HARRIS, 
CHAIN GROWS TO SCORE 



Pittsburgh, Sept. 18. 

Harris Amusement Company, last : 
week cioded a deal for downtown 
Alyin theatre, for more than a score 
of years the Shubert legit house 
here but closed for the last year 
and a half< Lease was negotiated 
through Harvard University, own- 
ers of the site to whom it reverted 
following the Shubert bankruptcy. - 

More thsm $76,000 will be spent 
remb|dellng the spot, a 2,100-seater, 
after which It wili be turned into 
a first- run i)lctur6 site, probably 
under a vaudfllm policy. 

At the same time, Harris interests 
announced the acquisition of the 
Alhambra In ^ast Liberty. Once a 
profitable nabe house, Alhambra 
was closed for. several years and 
lately has. been Used as a market. 

Leasing of these two houses sent 
the liew Harris chain to 20 holdings, 
With several iaddltional deals re- 
ported In the .fire . now. 



NRA Parade 



(Continued from page 4) 
amount, latter with girls In cos- 
tume, bands, four muggs doing the 
Marx Bros., another group of girls 
as Mae West and a. large number of 
general employiees. A lot of people 
thought the Four Marzes them- 
selves were on parade, while some 
thought Miss West was there with 
a flock of sisters. Par had a line 
of girls effectively costumed as blue 
eagles. 

Fox and Educational took up the 
rear, tailed by some . Indie fllna dis- 
tributor representation. Master Arts 
iProducts and Lo^^ 

Between the radio division, which 
also Included the Actors' Equity, 
Lambs' Club,. New .York Hippo- 
drome, N. V. A., Theatrical iPro- 
tective Union, Brooklyn stage 
hands and the Fides opera com^ 
pariy, It took nearly an. hour for the 
amusement groups to pass 46th and 
Fifth ayenue. 

It took; the Investihfientrflnahcing 
bunch about three minutes to get 
by. 

All of . the film companies had 
banners and arm . or - hatbands for 
their people to wear, something that 
the companies participating from 
other industries did not provide so 
completely. 

It. was a swell show, with show- 
men -applying showmanship to a 
parade, and walking away with it 
all. Plus big. crowds downtown, 
showmanship of the parade was re- 
flected strongly at box offices. 
"""Wflfi^T'i£tH=^"avenTi«="jammed--all 
the way from Washington Square 
to 72d street,- length of the parade, 
it was the biggest audience show- 
men had ever played to, on a one- 
day stand. 

Overhead a flock of planes were 
in flight. Fox had a blimp up a,d- 
vcrtiaing 'Berkeley Square,' but It 
quickly disappeared. Probably was 
policed off. 



Strange People. Thirteen men and women, twelve of whom recognize eath 
other as members of a murder Jury, find themselves gathered in the 
house of;.the murdered man. neitr midnight of a stormy . night. Joh 
Darrow, Gloria Shea, Hale Hamilton. 64 mins. sRel. June 15. 
Studios: Burbank, !«;■.•» NofSAnol Offices: 321 W. 44th St., 

Calif. r irSl i^iaUOliai NewVork. N, v. 

Bureau of Missing Persons. Comedy-drama based on the activities of. thj 
little known department. Botte Davis, Lewis Stone, Pat O'Brien, Allen 
Jenliins, Hugh Herbert Dir. Roy del Ruth. 74 mins. 1 Rel. Sept. 16. 
Rev. Sept. 18. 

Central Airport. A triangle in the. aviation game. Richard Barthelniess and 
Sally Eilers, Dir. William A. Wellman. Rel. April 15. Rev. May 9. 

Elmer the Great.. Baseball story. Joe E, Brown, Patricia Ellis. ir; Mervyn 
LeRoy. 64. mins. Rel. April 22. Rev, May 30. 

Goodbye Again. From the play. Comedy of a famous author 
with an old fiame who Is married. Warren Williams, 
Genevieve Tobin, Hugh Herbert. . Dir. Mlcliael Curtiz. 
Sept. 9. Rev. Sept. 5. 

Heroes for Sale. Post war activities of American viets. 

Lbretta Young. Rel. June 17. Rev. July 25. 
\ Loved a Woman. Based on. novel by David Karsner. 

of an Industrial leader and an operatic star. 

Kay Francis,. Genevieve Tobln. Dir. Alfred E; 

Sept. 23. 

Lilly Turner. Side shows and grifters. Ruth Chatterton. Geo. Brent, Frank 
McHugh. Dir. Wm. A. Wellman^ 35 mlns. Rel, i4ay_13. . Rev. June 20.' 

Little Giant, The. Robinson as a comedy gangster.. E^ 6, Robinson. Mary 
Astor. Dir. Roy Del Ruth. 70 mihs. Rel. May 20. ReV. May 30. 

She Had to Say Yes. Comedy-drama of a 'customer' girl.. Loretta TbUng, . 
Lyle Talbot, Regis Toomey, Winnie Llghtner. Dir. Busby Berkeley and 
George, Amy. 64' mlns. Rel. July . 15, 

Wild Boys of the Road. Drama of the 'orphans of the. depression.' Frankle 
Darro, Dorothy Coonan, Rochclle Hudson, Ann Hovey. Dir. William A, 
Wellman. Rel. Sept, 30. 

Studio: Fox Hills, 17 : 850 Tenth Ave., 

Hollywood, Cal. F OX New York. N Y. 

Adorable. Original. With music. Janet Gaynor, Henry Garat. ir. Wm. 
Dieterie. S6 mins. Rel. May 19. ReV. May 19. 

Arizona to Broadway. ;tames Dunn.- Joan. Bennett, 
mins. Rel. June 30. Rev. July 26. 

Best ot Enemies, The. Racial conflict comedy. Buddy Rogers, Marian Nixon. 
Joe . Cawthorne, Frank Morgan. Dir. RIah James. 72 mins. Rel.. June 
23. Rev. July 18. " 

Charlie Chan'a Greatest Case. Another adventure of the dhlhese sleuth. 
Warner Oland, Heather Angel.* Dir. Hamilton Mact'adden. Rel. Sept. 16.' 

Devil's In Love. The. Harry Hervey novel. Foreign legioin yarn. Victor 
Jory, Loretta Young,. Vlvlenne Osborn, Dir. Wm, Dieterie. 70 mins. 
Rel. July 21. Rev. Aug. 1. 

Doctor Bull. From the novel, 'The Last Adam.' WUl 
Dir. John Ford, 76 mins. Rel. Sept. 22. 

Five Cents a Glass. Love, music and beer. , Marian Njxon. 

Rel. Jiine 30. 

F. P. 1. Futuristic plane landing field in mid-ocean. Conrad Veldt. 
Fenton. Jill Esmond. Dir. Karl Hartl. 75 mlns. Rel. July 28. 

Good Companions,' The. (British marie.) From the Priestly novel of ah Eng- 
lish concert troupe. Jessie Matthews. Dir. Victor SavUle. Rel. Sept. 8. 

Hello Sister. Stage play. Jas. Dunn, Boots. Mallory, ZaSu Pitts. M mlns. 
Rel. April 14, Rev. May 9. 

Hold Me. Tight. Love in a department, store. Jas. Dunn. 

. David Butler. 71 mins. Rel. May 26. Rev. May 26, 
1' Loved You Wednesday. Stage play of four tangled lives. Warner Baxter,. 
. Ellssa Landl, Victor Jory. Dlr.'Heni:y King. 76 ml^iis. Rel. June 16. 
Rev, June 20. 

It's Great to Be Alive. An only man In a world of beautiful women. Raul 
RouUen, Gloria Stuart, Herbert Mundin. Dir. Alfred Worker. 68 mina. 
Rel. June 2. Rev. July 11. 

Last Trail, The. Zane Gray story. 

Dir. James Tlhling. 60 mins. . ; 

Life In the Raw. JZane Grey story. . Cowboy saves girl's brbthfer. from bandit 

gang. Geo. O'Brien; Claire Trevor, Greta Nlssen. Dir. Louis King. 

62 mins. Rel. July "T. 
Man Who Dared, The. Imaginative biography based on life of Anton Cer» 

mak. Preston Foster. Zita Johann. Dir. Hamiltoh M<iFadden. ' 77 min^ 

Rel. July 14. Rev. Sept 12. • 
My Weakness! Musical, Lilian Harvey, LeW Ayres. Ir. David Butler. 

Sept. 29. ; 
Paddy the Next Best Thing. From the stage jplay. Janet Gaynor. Warner 

Baxter. Dir. Harry Lachman. 75 mins. Rel. Aug. 18. Rev. Aug; 22. 
Pilgrimage. Mother loVe from , a new angle. Froni the I. A. R. Wiley story. 

Henrietta Grossman, Heather Angel, Norman Foster, Marian Nixon. 

Dir. John Ford. 95 mlns. ReL Aug. 18. Rev. . July 18, 
Power and the Glol-y, The. Jesse Lasky's 'narratage' stbry. A man's career 

in fiashbacks. Spencer Tracy, Colleen - Moore. Hit. Wni. K. Howard. 

87 mins. ReL Oct 6. 
Shanghai Madness. Magazine story by F. H. Brennan. River plrat'es on a 

Chinese stream. Spencer Tracy, Fay Wray, Dir. John Blystone. 63 

mlns. Rel. Aug. .4. 

Trick for Trick. Stage play of same title. Ralph Morgan, Victor J'ory^ Sally 
Blane. Dlr, Hamilton McFadden. 68 mina. Rel. April 21. Rev. June 13. 

Warrior's Husband, The. Stage play by Julian : Thompson. An Amazon who 
had a heart Bllssa Landl, Marjorie 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 animal. 
Loretta Young, Gene Raymond, O. P. Heggle. Dir. Rowland V. Lea. 
R \ April 28. Rev. May 2. (Lasky production.) 

ce: R.K.O. BIdg., 
New York, N. V. 

Easy Millions. Original. Reputed millionaire loses his job, an Inheritance and 
almost his sweetheart Skeets Gallagher, Dorothy Burgess. Dir. Fr^d 
Newmayer. Rel. June 30. 

War of the Range, Tom Tyler western. Ir. J. P. McGowaii. 60 mins. Rel. 
Sept 

Idg^ . Radio City, 
New York City 

Cheating Blondes, (Equitable.) Twin sisters tangled in a murder mystery. 
Thelma Todd, Ralfe Har.olde. Dir. Jos. Levering.. 66 mihs; Rel. April 1. 
Rev. May 23, 

Curtain at Eight. Story of a murder .mystery by Octavus Roy Cohen. , C. Au- 
brey Smith, Dorothy Mackaiil, Paul Cavanagh. Dir. E. Masbn Hopper. 
72 mins. Rel, Opt: 1. 

Gun Law. . Western. 'Jack Hoxie, Betty Boyd. . Lew Collins. 63 mins, 
Rei; April 15, 

Sing, Sinner, Sing. Torch singer marries a millionaire. 

Hyams, Dir. Howard Christy. 74 mlns. . Rel. Aug. . 

Trouble Busters. Western,- Jack Ho^ie, Lane Chandierl Dir. Lew 
55 mlns. Rcl. May 15. 

The Sin of Nora Moran. Woman Is framed to shield the higher-ups, ZIta 
Johann, Alan Dinehart, Paul Cavanagh, John MllJaUi Dir. Phil Gold- 
stoiie. Rel. Sept. 1. 

The World Gone Mad; Story behind present-day conditions. Pat O'Brien, 
Evelyn Brent, Neil Hamilton. Dir. Ghrlsty Cabanno. 80 mins. Rel. 
April. 1. Rev. April 18. 

Sturilos: 4370 Sunset Drive, Mi>vf«ii. ' 1600 Broadway, 

Hollywood, Cal, IviayiaiF New York. n'y. 

Alimony Madness. Story of alimony evils. elen Chandler, Leon Waycofff. 
Dir. Breezy Easoh. 65 mlns. ReL April: 1. Rev. May 9. 

Her Resale Value. Story of -a -disgruntled wife. June Clyde, Geo; 
Dir. Breezy Eason. 63 mins. ReL April 15. Rev, June 27. 

Studios: Culver City, M*»fHrt Offices: 1640 Broadway, 

Calif. metro y^r^^ n: V. 

Artblher' 

Helen Hayes, Robt, Monlgomc-ry, Louise ClosSer Hale: Dir. Edw, H. 
Grifllth. 70 mins. ReL July 28. Rev. Augii4^ 
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. 

Beauty for Sale. Faith Baldwin's 'Beauty.' Otto Krugfir, Madge 
Mcrkel, Alice Brady. Dir. Rich. Boleslavaky. Rel. Sept 1. 

Broadway to Hollywood. Three gcnoratlon.^ in a stage' family. Alice Brady, 
Frank Morgan, Madge ICv.-in.s, llu.«.seir liardio, Eddie QuiUan, Dir. Wll- 
lard Mack. 83 mins. Rev. Sept. 5 

(Continued on imgo 21) 



Freuler Asisociates 



Majestic 



VARIETY 



The Impossible Comes To The Screen i 



WORLD 
PREMIERE 

CRITERION 




Tuesday,, 5eptembi*r 19. 1935 



VARIETY 



27 




(Continued from page 25) 

Devil's Brother, The. Operetta ^Fra, i>lavoIo.' Laurel and Hardy. Dennis 
•Kins, Thelma Todd. Jas, Flnlayson./ Dir. Hal Boach. 91 mina. ReL 
May B. Rev. June 13. 

Inner at Eight. Froni the stagre play. All star cast headed by Marie 
Drossier and John ^arrymore. Dlr^ Geo. Cukbr. Roadshow length 110 
mins. General release not set. 
Hell Below. The submarine heroes of the . World War. Robert Montgomery, 
Jimmy Durante. MadG;e Evans. Walter Huston. Dir. Jack Conway. 
.. 105 mlns. Rel. June 9. Rev. May 2. 



Your Man. A smart aleqk crook who escapes everything but love, 
Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, Stuart Erwin. Dir. Sam Wood. 89 intns. 
Rel.- June 30, Rev. July 4. 

Lookinst Forward. The story of a great iJondon department store. Based on I Emergency Call. Exposing 'racketeering In city hospitals, Bill Boyd. Wynne 

the English stage success. Lionel Barrymore, Liewi8 Stone.' Dir. Clar- - - ~ ~- ' — «— m™., ia. 

ence Brown,. 93 mins. Rel.. April 7. Rev. May 2, 



Three Cornered Moon. From the stage play. Domestic, problems of a mildly 
Insane family. Ciaudette Colbert, Rich, Arlen. Mary Bolaiid.. Dir. 
Ilott Nugent 70 mins. Rel. Aug, 4. Rev, Aug. 15. 

Studios: Hollywood, RICO Rnflin 

Calif. IV»l^vf . I\aaiO Radio City, N.Y.C. 

Ann VIckers. From the Sinclair Lewis novel. Irene Dunn, Walter Huston, 

Conrad Nagel. Dir. John Cromwell. Rel. Sept, 22. 
Blfl Brain, The. A small town barber becomes a big time gambler and 
crook. George B. Stone, Fay Wray, Phillips Holmes, Lilian Bond. Dir. 
Georg:e Archainbaud. 72 mins. Rel, June 1$. Rev. Aug. 8. 
Cross Fire. Action western. Tom Keene, Betty Furness, Edgar Kennedy. 

Dir. Otto Brower. 66 mins.. Rel. June 30. 
Deluge, The. Odd stpry of the world after a second deluge. Peggy Shannon, 
Lois Wilsbii. Sidney Blackmer, Matt Moore. Dir. Felix E, Feist, Rel, 
Sept. 16. 

DIplomanlacs, The. Wheeler and Woolsey are sent by an Indian tribe^ to 
brin^' peace to the Geneva Conference. Dir. Wm', Seller. 69 mms. Rel. 
May. Rev. May 2. , 
Double Harness. A eiti who got her man. Ann Harding, William Powell. 
Dir. John CromwelL 70 mlns. Rev. July 25, 



Made on Broadway. Original, Press iagent power In politics aiid so/*lety. 

Robt. Montgomery, Madge Evans. Sally Eilera, EUgene ' Pallet te. Dir. 

Hariry Beaumont. "^0 mins. Rel, May 19. Rev.. July 11. 
idnlght Mary. Gangster story with the trial-flashback used. Lbretta Young, 

Ricardo Cortez, Franchot Tone. Dir. Wm. Wellman. 76 mins, ReL 

June 30. Rev. July 18. 
Nuisance, The. Lee Tracy as an ambulance-chasing lawyer. Madge Eyans) 

Frank Morgan, Charles Butterworth, Dir. Jack Conway. 84 mil* v Rel. 

June 2, Rev. May 30. 
Peb o' My Heart. From tlie famous play. : Misirlon Davles, Onslow . Stevens, 

Juliette Compton, J. FarreU MacDonald. Dir. Robt. Z. Lebnh-d. Rel, 

May 26. Rev. May 23, 
Penthouse. Arthur Somers Roche Cosmopolitan Serial, , Warner Baxter, 

Myrna Loy, Mae Clark. Dir; W. S. Van Dyke: Kel. Sept, 8, Rev, Sept. 

12.. 

Reunion in Vienna. From Sherwood's stage p \y. Exiled royalty returns for 
^ a last fling. John Barrymore, Diana Wynyard, Frank Morgan. Dlr 

Sidney Franklin. 100 mins. Rel. June 16. Rev. May 2, 
Stranger's Return, The. Phir Stong's story of the middle western farm life, 

Lionel Barrymore; Miriam Hopkins, Stuart Erwin, Franchot Tone, Dir.. 

King Vldor, 88 mlns. Rel. July 21, Rev. Aug. 1, 
Storm iat Daybreak. Triangular story . In a Serbian, setting, Kay Francis, 

Nils Asther, Walter Huston, Phillips Holmes. . Dir. Richard Boleslavsky 

78 mins. Rel, July 14. Rev,. July 26. 
Today We Llvie. An English «lri ambuiancfe-driver dUrIng the^ war. Joan 

Crawford, Gary Cooper. Dir. Howard Hawks. 116 mlns. Rel. April 21, 

-Rev, April 18. 

Tugboat Annid. From the Saturday Eve. Post series, Marie Dressier, Wal- 
lace Beery. Dir. .Mervyn LeRoy; 88 mins. . Rel, Aug, 4, Rev. .Au^. 15 

Turn Back the Clock. Story of. ai man who relives his past. Lee Tracy, Mae 
Clerk, Peggy Shannon. Dir. Edgar Selwyn: 80 mlns. Rel. Atig. 26, 
Rev. Aug. 29. \ 

When Ladies Meet. Based on Rachel drothers' roadway success. Ann 



CJibson7'Willlain Gargan, Dlr, Edward Cahn, 61. mins; Rel, May 19. 
Flying Devils._ Trlangld.Jn a flying .circus. Arltne Judge, Bruce Cabot, ir, 



Russell Blrdwell. 60 mlns. Rel.! Aug, 14. Rev, Aug. 29. 
India Speaks. Travelog of India with Richard Halliburton as narrator. Dir. 

Walter Futter. 77 nbilns. Rel. April 28. 
King Kong. Original. A 50-foot ape Is captured In the wilds , and creates 
hav(^ when it escapes while on exhibition In New Tork, Fay Wray, Robt. 
Armstrong, Dir. Merlan C. Cooper. 100 mins.. Rev. A,pril 7. 
Little -Women, Talker version of the 'Louisa Alcott story. Katherlne Hepr 
burn. Joaii Bennett, Paul Lukas, Frances Dee, Jeari Parker, Edna. Mae 
Oliver,. Dir. Geo. Cukdr. Rel. Oct. 6. 
Melody Ci'uise:. iMuslcal novelty which takeis' place on a World cruise. Charlie 
Ruggles, Phil Harris. Greta .'lissen, Helen Mack. Dir. Mark Sandrlch 
76 mins.' Rel.. June. 23, 
Midshipman Jack. Annapolis' story. Bi'uce Cabot, Frank Ibertson^ Arthur 

Lake, Betty Furness, Dir. Christy Cabanne. Rel. Sept. 29, 
Morning Qlory. Backstage story of a country girl's rise and'fali, Katherlne 
Hepburn, , Doug, Fairbanks, Jr., Adolphe Menjou, Mary Duncan. Dir 
Lowell Sherman. 70 mins.; Rel. Aiig, 18. Rev. Aug, 22. - 
No Marriage Ties. From an unproduced .play. Satire on advertising agencies, 
Richard Dlx, Elizabeth 'Allen, Dir. J. Walter Ruben. 76 mlna. , Kel. Aug. 
11. Rev. Aug, 8. . , . , . 

One Man's Journey. Country doctor achieves fame. lonel Barrymore, May 
Robsoh, Joel McCrea. Dir. John Robertson. mins, Rel. Sept 
Rev. Sept. 6. 

Professional Sweetheart. The story of a radio singer who is forced to live 
up to her publicized angelic character, when her greatest desire Is to be 
naughty^naughty. Ginger Rogers; Norman . Foster. Gregory Ratoft.-;Zasu 
Pitts, Dir, William A. Seitef. 73 mins. Rel. June 9. Rey. July 18. 
Rafter Romance. A story of Greenwich Village: Ginger iRogers, Norman 
Foster, Geo. Sidney. .Laura Hope Crews, Robt. Benchley. Dir, Wm. 
Selter, 76 mins, . Rel, Sept. 1. 
Silver Cord'j The. Mother love ijoirrled to excess. Irene Dunne, Laiira Hope 
Crewa, Joel McCrea. Frances Dee. Dir. John Cromwell. 76 mint). 
Rel. May 19. Rev. May 9, 



Example of Grave 
Overseating Is 
S. F. Right Now 



.San Francisco, 
The Vhlte spot the country 
during the . paat year's bad theatr* . 
business, . Fr.iscp, is . figured as ab6ut 
to turn gray , around the , edg^s, ^ 

With the projected opening of the 
drpheum next .week., the burg will 
have .eight downtown . first Tiin 
houses for the population of 650,000, 
making It one of the most over- 
se^ited cities In the country. 

Together with, the more 
70,000 seats in the subsequent runs^ 
it averages up as close to one seat 
for every six San Franciscans. 
■VVhich, figured at three shows per 
day, .leaves xoom and iime.„ for 
plenty dust to accumulate on : plenty 
chairs. 

With t>vo houses 
double^bllling, the sittiatioh pre- 
sents still another problem, that, of 
hooking 10! pictures a week; or 620 
a year,, barring holdoyerigr. . 

Managers iare wohderlnk 'Just 
where heixt week's profits are com- 
ing from beca,use hot only muiat. 
they, book suitable producti but 
they've got to fight the 70,000 seats 
of the naborhoods .'and' alt their 
downtown competition to get any 
biz at ail. 

. As an example of competish from 
the naborhoods FOx El Capitan of- 
fers first district showing, of 



Ladies Meet. Based on Kacnei uromers" roaaway aucceas. nnn malor nroduct. together with 

Harding. Robert Montgomery, Frank Morgan^ Dlr, Harry Beaumont, 30^ 0^ Border. Action western. Tom Keene, Julie Haydon. . Crelghton ^^^J „wl™ ^K««fa ImT /vff^^^ 



Rel, June 23. ReV. June 27. 



io: 



Office: R. K. O- Buil 
lyiOnOgrain Rockefeller Center, 



Phil 



6048 Sunset Blvd.; . . 
Holly>wood, Cal. 

Avenger, The. Vengeance In prison Ralph Forbes; Adrlenne Amea 

Marin. 72 mins. Rel, Aug, 26. 
lack Beauty. Hbrse story. Alex Kirkland. 

Rosen. 70 mins. Rel, Aug. 10. Rev. Aug, 
Devil's Mate, The. Convicted murderer who dies in the __electric chair ^head 

of the shock.. Peggy Shabnoui Preston Foster. - ~ 

mins. Rel.. Aug, 15. ^ 
Fighting Texan, Oil country story. Rex Bell. Luania Walters, Dir. Armand 

Schaefer,. 56 miii;?. ReL Aug* 5, Rev, Aug. 1. 
Fugitive, The. A 1500,000 mall robbery. Western. Rex Bell, Cecilia Parker 

Dir. Harry Fraser. 64 mlns. Rel. Aug. IC. 
Gallant Fool, The. One ring circus In the cattle country. Bob Steele. Ar 

letta Duncan, Dir. R. N. Bradbury. 66 mins, Rel, July 29. 
Qalloping Rbmeo. Western stoi^y. Bob. Steele. Dir. R, N, Bradbury. 64 mlns, 

Rel, • Sept. .1, 

Phantom Broadcast^ The. . Radio istoohe.r who sings by proxy. Ralph Forbes, 

yiVteririe Osborne. Dir. Phil Rosen. 724nins. Rel, July 8, Rev. Aug, 1 
Rainbow tianch. Adventures of the welterweight champ of thie^Paclflc fleet 

Re!x .Bell, Cecella'Parker. Dir. Harry Fraser. 69 mins. Rel. Aug, 25, 
Rangers Cbde, Texas cattle ringer story. Bobe Steele, Dir. R. N. Bradbury 

56 min^i Rel. Sept. 15. 
Return of Casey Jones,: Tlie. Railroad story. Chas, Starirett. Ruth Hail. DIc^ 

J. P. McCiarthy. 67 n-.lnsi Rel, July 25. 
Sensation Hunters. Society high life. Arllne Judge, Preston Foster. Dtr 

Chas; VldOr. 75 mins, Rel. Bept. 20. 
Skyway. Aviation pilot's ship'-to-shbre line. Ray Walker; Kathryn Cra# 

ford, Dlr, Lew Collins, 67.n}ins. Rel, Aug. 22. 
Sphinx, The, Murder mystery with a neat twist. Lionel Atwlll,. Sheila Tracy. 

Dir. Phil Rosen. 63 mlns, Rel, June 1. Rev, July 11, 
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi. College musical; Mary Carlisle, Buster Crabbe 

Dir. Ed. Marin, 80 mins, ..ReL Oct, 1. 
Trailing North. Texas ranger gets far "from home, but gets his man> Bob 

Steele, Doris HHL Dir, J. P. McCarthy. 65 mlns. Rev. June 6. 

J 5851 Marathon St., Pnramount Offlce*: ,1501 Brbadway, 
Hbllywood, Calif. raramOUni New York, N. Y. 

Bedtime Story, A, OriglnaL Chevalier adopts ia . baby. Maurice Chevalier. 
Edw, Everett Horto'n; Helen Twelvetrees. Dir. Norman Taurog. 86 
mlns. Rel. April 21, Rev. April 25. 

Colleffe Humor. Comedy. Blng Crosby, Jack Oakle. Rich. Arlen. Mary Carl- 
isle, Bums and Alien. Dir, Wesley Rugglea, 6624. Rel, Jupe 30; 
Isaraced, Story of .betrayed love. Helen Twelvetrees, Bruce Cabot. ir, 
Earle C. Kenton. 6740. Rel. July T. 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. Dlr, 
Stuart Walker. 74 mlns. Rel. May 19. Rev. May 16 

Qambling Ship. Explanatory title. Cary Grant. Be'nlta Hume. Dir. Louis 
Gasnier. 6331. Max Marcin, ReL June 23. Rev. July 18, 
Irl In 419, The. Mysterious beauty in a hospital dfama. Jas. Dunn. Gloria 
Stuart, David Manners. Dir. George Somnes, Alexander Hall. 65 mlns 
Rel. May 26, Rev, May 23, 

Her Bodyguard. A musical comedy star and her -hired sleuth, Wynne G«b 
" scm Ed^^ • Dir. Wm. Beaudine. 

Rel." July 21. Rev, Aug; 8. 

I Love That Man, (Rogers prodUctlbn.) Romantic drama. Edmund Lowe. 
Nancy Carroll. Dir. Harry Joe Brown. 74 mms. Kel. June 9. Rev. 
July 11. „ « X,. ,^ 

International House. Farce comedy, Peggy Hopkins Joj^e. ,9v ^f,«^^ 
Rudy Vallee, Stuart Erwln, <Sarl Marltza, Burnc and Allen .Cab Callo- 
way? Dir. Eddie Sutherland, 68 mlns. ReL June 2, Rey. May 30. ' 

. Jennie Gerhardt. From the Theo; Dreiser gtory. Sylvia Sidney, ^o^^Id Cook. 
Mary Astor. Dir. Marlon Gering. 95 mlns. Rel. June 16. Rev. June n. 

Lady's Profession, A. Stbry by Nina Wilcox Putnam.. Speakeasy prop; mas- 

^ quVrkdlng as .riding master. Geo. Barbler, Sari ilarltza. Dir. Norman 

MacLeod. ReL Mar. 3. Rev, Mar. 28. 
Mama Loves Papa. Trials •ot^.a. henpecked. l^ry . Boland. 

Lllyan Tashman, Walter Catlett, Dir.. R6L July 14. 

Rev. July 25. 

of the Forest, Western, Harry Carey. Randolph Scott. Verna HUlle. 
' Dir: Henry Hathaway^ ReL July 14.., 
idnlght Cfub, The. London jewels thieves. Guy 

Standing, Alison. Sklpworth. Dir. Geo. Bel. 

July 28. Rev. Aug. 1. 
One Sunday Afternoon, '^-rom the" staK6 play. Loyea in a small town. Gary 

Cooper. Fly Wray, Nlel Hamilton, Frances. Fuller, Dir. Louis D. 

Llghton. 68 mins. Re|. Sept. 1, Rev. . Sept. 5. 
Song of the Eagle. Beer problem from the angle of an honest brewer. Chas. 

Blckford: Rich. Arlen; Jean Hersholt. Mary Brian. Dir. Ralph Murphy. 

05 mlns. Rel. April 28. Rev, May 2. . 
Song of Songs. From Sudefman's story and Sheldon's Pl?.3^ Ma^^^ 

Rev. July 25, ^ , . „„l » 

Story of Temple Drake. The. From Wm. Faulkner's 'Sanctuary. The story 
'of an oversexed girt. Miriam Hopkins, Jack -La Rue, Wm. Colher. Jr. 

Dir. Stephen Roberts, 68 mlns. Rel. May 12. Rev, May 9, 
Sunset Pass. Zane Grey western, 'Tom Keene. Randolph Scott. Kathleen 

Burke. Dir. Henry Hathaway. 46 mins. ReL May 26, 
Supernatural. Original. Odd story of ft transferred. souL Carols ^^"0 

Randolph Scott. Vlvlenne Osborne. Dir. Victor Halperln, 60 mms, 

ReL May, 12, Rev. April 25, „„af«,.<= 

This Day and' Age. Revolt of the '^hi'd'^?'^ ,,^^=^'"^1^ P^^'^l" f,^'.? Itertlg! 
ChSs. . Blckford, Judith Allen. Dir. Cecil de Mille, 82 «ei. .Aug, 

Rev. Aug. 29. 



Chaney, Dir.' Lloyd Nbsler. 66 mlpsr Rel. May 6 
SyyeeplngK Novel. Biographical study of a; merchant prince 



— w. „ r — Lionel.. Barry- 

more, Alan^DlneharirS^^^ Dir. John Cromwell. 77 mlna|. ReL 

April 14. R^v^Mar. 28. 
Tornbrrow at Seven. Novel murder mystery. Chester Morris. Vlvlenne^Os- 
borne. Frank McHugh. Dir. Ray Enrlght. 62 mins. Rel. June 2, Rev. 
July 4. 



United Artists n?r'>S?K.''S:-Y. 



Bitter Sweet. CBrltlsh made). Noel Coward's opefetta. Romance of wealthy 
' English beauty who elbpes' to Vienna tvlth her music teacher. Anna 
Neagle, Fernand Graavey, Dir. Herbert Wilcox. 93 mins. . ReL Sept. 
22, Rev. Aug. 29. . 1 

Bowery, The. Story- of the rivalry between Chuck Connors and Steve Brodie. 
fambua Brooklyn Bridge jumper. Wallace Beery, George Raft, Jackie 
Cooper, Fay Wray. Die. Roaul Walsh. Rel, Sept, 29, 
Broadway Thrbush a Keyhole. Walter Wlnchell's story of Broadway. .Con- 
stance Cummlngs, Russ Columbo. Paul Kelly. Dir. Lowell Sherman 
ReL Oct, 13. 

Emperor Jones. Eugene O'Neill's famous drama of . a Pullman porter who 
becomes ruler of a West- Indian Island, Paul Robeson, Dudley Digges 
Dir. Dudley Murphy. Rel; Sept. 8, 

I Cover the Waterfront. Adaptation of Max Miller's best seller about his 
exploits in ' the San Diego harbor. Ciaudette Colbert. Ben Lyon and 
Ernest Torrencei Dir. Jameis Cruze. 70 mins, ReL May 12. Rev. May .23 

Masquerader, The. Bsuied on John Hunter Booth's adaptation of Katherlne 
Cecil Thjreton's noveL Cousins of identical appearance change places, 
with . Intriguing political and romantic results. Ronald Colman, ;Elisfli 
Landi, Dir. Richard Wallace. 75 mlns, ReL Aug, 18. Rev. Sept. 5, 

Sam'arang. Love amid the pearl divers in Malaysia. Native cast. Dir. Ward 
Wing. 60 iplna, ReL June 23, . Rev. July 4. 

Secrets.^ Stage play, Man tries to hide from his wife secrets she pretends not 
to know. Mary PIckford, Leslie Howard. Dlr, Frank Borzage. 83 mlns. 
Rel. April 16, Rev. Map. 21. ; 

Yes, Mr. Brown. Farce comedy with music, laid In Vienna. Jack Buchanan, 
Margbt Grahame aiid Elsie Randolph. Dir. Jack Buchanan, 69 mins. 
Rel. May. 

Studios Universal City, llniv#»r**l 'P® 

Calif.- liniversal New York, N. Y. 

Be Mine Tonight. Comedy-drama. Love story unfolded in scenic beauty ol 
Swiss Alps. Starring Jan Kiepura, Dir. Anatol Litwak. 85 mins, ReL 
Mar, 23. Rev. April 18, 

Bl Cage, The. Original. Man against beast, different from jungle flims. 
Clyde Beatty, Raymond Hatton, Anita Page, Andy Dcvine, 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. 

Don't Bet bn Love. Comedy-drama. . Lew Ayrcs, Ginger Mur- 
ray Roth. 62 mins, Rel. July 3 3. Rev. Aug, 1. 

FiddlinVBuckaroo. Western. Ken Maynard, Dir. Ken.Maynard; Rel, July 20. 

Her First Mate. Comedy. " Summerville-Pltts. Dir. Wm. Wyler. Rel. Aug. 3, 
Rev. Sept. 6. 

King of the Arena. Ken. Maynard in a circus story. Lucille Brown, Robt, 
■ Kortman.- 6 reels, R^,^une 18. 

King o^f Jair,' Thb." i^^^^ with Paul Wfiltem^^ , John 

Murray Anderson. 9 reels, Rel. June 1. 
Kiss Before the Mirror, The.. Powerful drama of human emotions, Naincy 
Carroll, Paul Lukas, Frank MbreJan, Gloria StuarL Dir. Jas, Whale. 
67 mins.' Bel. May 4, Rey. May 10. 
Lucky Dog: Toichlrie and dramatic story of devotion that exists between a 

man and his dog.' Ghlc Sale. Dir. Zlpn Myers, ReL/Atrll 20. 
Moonlight and Pretzels. Musical. Mary Brian, Roger Pryor, Led Carrlllo. 

Dir. Brice-Fround; ReL July •27. Rev, Aug. 29. 
Out Ail Night, Comedy* Slim Summcrville-Zasu Pitts. Ir. rSam Taylor. 

RdL April liS. Rev. April H- 
Rebel, The. Napoleonic story In the. Austrian TyroL Vllma Banky, Luis 
Trenker, Victor! VarconL . (Foreign . made.) Dlf. Luis Treiiker, Edwin 
Knopf, Rel. June 1, Rev, Aug- 1^ • 
Secret of the Blue Room, ■ Mystery drama; Llonell AtwilL Paul Lukas. Gloria 
Stuarti Dir. Kurt Neumann. Rel. July 20.. 

Studios; Burbank.^^ Wamcr Brbthcrs ^'^''''^XySSXv 

Baby Face. The story bC a hard-boiled girl who reached the top, Barbara 
Stanwyck, Geo. Brent. Dir. Alfred E, Green. 71 mins, Rel. July 1. 
Rev. June. 27. 

Capturedl Behind the scenes In a German prison, Leslie Howard, Douglas 

Fairbanks, Jr., Paul Lukas, Margaret Lindsay, Dir. Roy del Ruth. 

72 mins. ReL Aug, 19, Rev. Aug. 22. 
Ex- Lady. An experimental marriage strikes a snag. Bette Davis, Gene Ray, 

mond, Frank McHugh. Dir. Robert- Florey. 67 mlns. Rel, April 8, 

Rev. May 16. 
-FQQtlight-garade.-.-Gala_muslcal .with backs^^^^^^ 

Biondell, Kiiby Keeler, Dick Powolir Dlr7~Llbyd "Bacon, iJances by 

Busby Berkeley. ReL Oct, 7, 
Goiddlggers of i933. New version of Avery Hopw'ood's .slageplay done as a 

super-musical. Warren Wllllama, Joan Biondell. Dlr, Mervyn Leltoy. 

94 mlns. Rel. May 27. . Rev. June 13. 
Life of Jimmy boian, The. From a recent novel. Prizefighter finds regener, 

atlbn. Doug Fairbanks, Jr., Loretta Young. Aline McMahon, Guy Kibbe, 

89 mlns, ReL June 3. Rev, June 20. 
Marv Steveha. M.D. Story of a woman doctor. Kay Francis, Lyle Tal 

hot; GleAda FarrelL Dir. Lloyd Bacon, 71 mins. Rel, July 23 " 

Aug. 8. 

(Conti ijod on paKfe 30> 



stag& show, dhorts and other .at- 
tractions for a 36c top, jamming 
•em into the . 3^000 seats thrice daily, 
Wiid four times on weekends and 
holldttys. 

Add such situations to the dual 
film houses around the town, and 
competition from within the indus- 
try is : Of razor- . keenness. 



BIRTH FILM IN L A. 
YANKED BY Cmr ATTY 



Los Ahge.les^Sept, 18. 
Two reels of film titled "'Red 
Headed Baby', allegedly sltowlng 
the birth of. a ohlld Vith clinical 
detail, were ..elzed by operatives of 
the city attbrney's office, and Harry 
M. jlitler was arrested, charged 
with violatinK what the complaint 
Sj^ecifled as.' the: lewd show ordi- 
nance. 

Picture showing was raided at a 
South Main street' house where a 
frame of lobby photos . as well aa 
the film was , confiscated. . Footage 
was declared by Chief Complaint 
Deputy Newton Kendall of the city 
attorney's office to contain suggest 
tlve and semi-nude poses of men 
and w^omen. 

Jury ti-lal has been set on Oct, 
2, Defendant contends the film is 
not obJectioni„ble, 



itev. 



Legit 'Maedchen' May _ 
Help Fihn ia Cleve. 



Cleveland, Sept. 19. 
'Maedchen in Uniform' Vrhlch was 
shelved for three months and finalr^ 
ly- dropped by the Indle Allen Thea- 
tre Syndicate, is being spotted, into 
the legit Hanna. Sept, 23 for its first 
shpwing_ . in _ jCleveland. : _ Harland 
Fend, free-lance p.al and "promoter" 
of Kanna's recent stock, venture, has 
taken bVer the Gorinan film <)n. his 
own and is prbniotlhg it. since 
ho other exhibitor dared to- .handle 
It. the Indie exchange owning local 
rights on picture was willing to let 
him, have it on a straight percent- 
age rental — 'payment after the run. 
Theatre owner also renting house 
to him for. only 10% ot gros.1 on 
same basis; 

Interest In ^M-aedch en- Is . being i , 
creased by stage production of iih- 
expurgated play given by. Frank 
Orsino's. local Acadeniy Guild' only 
a week, before pix;'s opening. Play 
brought squawks from Fend about 
unethical competition, but it's help- 
ing publicity campaign. 



MemphTs OrpTt. Lease? 

Memphi!*, Tenn., Sept. 18. 
The Drpheum theatre opens Sept, 
22 with L. R. Pierce as manager foir 
Mort b. Goldberg of Chicago, who 
has taken a IG-year lease of the 
house, 

PifTce managed the theatre wl>en 
local boridholdcrH operixted it last 
spring. 



2C, 



.28 



.Ynci'&ri Seplfflber 19, 1933 




''Yes*\ says Mae, 'l*ve got to hand it ta them! 




MY UPS . to those 786 exhibitors who 
played PARAMOUNt'S 'She Done Him 
Wrong' twice. You've got me, boys. 



MY GOOD RIGHT ARM to the 108 

fin0 showmen who played PARAMOUNT'S 
'She Done flim Wrong' three times and to 
those 28 boys who played it four times^ I 
go for them in a big way/' 




MY DIAMOND STUDDED GARTER 

to those 7 boys who played PARAMOUNT'S 
'She Done Him Wrong' five tiities, to the 6 
exhibitors who played it six times and to the 
2 who played it seven times. It's got to be 



I'ntimafe for men like that. 



MY OWN PERSONAL INVITATION 

to that outstanding exhibitor who played 
PARAMOUNT'S 'She Done Him Wrong' 
id times. He fascinates me." 





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Heaven s ahead for the hoys who 

fly high with 'TM NO ANGEL 

I'M NO ANGEL" ADVERTISING PRIZE. For the guy 

who puts on the best advertising campaign on "rm No Angel", 
(based on the material available in the ''I'm No Anger' press book) 
I offer a personally conducted ''Come Up and See Me Some time 
t|.ip_a round-trip ticket to Hollywood with expenses for one week. 

"I'M NO ANGEL" RE-BOOKING PRIZES. To every good 
showman who replays 'Vm No Angel", I will send a specially auto- 
graphed copy of my new book, "HOW TO MISBEHAVE" 



"I-M NO ANGEL" GRAND PRIZE. As my personal present 
to the good man who plays "I'm No Angel'^ the greatest number of 
times I give a diamond-studded watch with an intimate inscription m 
the back. It's got to be good for a man like that!" 



Cmon boys, spread your wings with me in "I'm No Angel" ' 




# Confesf staffs Octeter 6fh . . . ends January Uf 
Send oil entries to the "I'm No Angel" Ad^rikmg Compoign Conlwf lo R. M. GilWiom, Itoom 1202 Paramount BwMng, New Yflrfe Gfy 



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PICTURES 



TncsJay, Seplcmber 19, 1933 



Product Situation in Hpk 

indie Lyceum May Benefit from Publix-WB 
Peadlock^Mort Singer Expanding 



MinheapQiis, Sept. 18. 

There's stilt a chance that the 2,- 
360-sca.t inclependent Lyceum, loop 
first-run h<>u5ei 4ark because it 
hasn't been able, to line up pictures, 
may get . into the product ruftnlnB. 
PUbllx and Warner Brothers haven't 
been aWe to get together yet oh a 
deal for half of the WB product for 
Minneapolis. If they don't come to 
terms .the . product would be avail- 
able for the Lyceum, which also 
hop0s to get some of the Orpheiim 
slufEs, the Singer house having more 
pictures than it can use; 

Garl lieserman, WB's district 
•manager from Chicago, left town 
without selling, Publii. Approxi- 
mately half of the. Warner product 
has been sold to the opposition 
Singer house, the Qrpheum, here, 
li. is' expected that Leierman and 
John J. Friedl, Publlx. division naan- 
kgei:, will confer, again here or In 
Chicago In Another effort to get to-, 
gether on. terms. 

i>ublix definitely ha« closed H» 
deali9 foil M>-G-^, Paramount and 
Fox product for its entir.e Norfhr 
west circuit. It also Is indicated 
that similar deals with T7nited Art- 
ists, and Universal : will , be closed 
shgtily. 

The Orpheum, in adilitlon to about 
half of the. Warner product, hiaa all 
Of Columbia, aind RKO^ caving it 
about. pictures inOre than it can 
,Mprt Singer, while here for a 
day" ^recently, "wais negbtiatiog for 
another, loop first-run house. Re- 
port Is.that he will Acquire the Shu 
bert which, after 22 years, is aban- 
doning, dramatic ^tock this seaiison 
because of demands of the Actors' 
XiS^tulty and stageba.nds' union that 
two weeks' advai^ce salaries be 
posted. If he g^B this theatre he 
will hfive an outlet tor all the pic 
tures 'which he has . purchased and 
-the Lyceum, of course, would be 
left out In the cold as far as obtailn 
ing Bluttk is concerned. The dope 
also is that Singer will take over 
the St. Paul Orpheum from RKO 
He is expected back In a few days 
to reisume the various negotiations 



SHORT MARKET ZOOMS 
WITH CHI'S 2-PIC BAN 



Chiciigo, 18. 
Short field Is booming beyond the 
hopes of: the exchanges with the 
killing off of double, features. The-, 
atres are still selling barg:aln en- 
tertainment to the public and if: 
they haven't four 'hours of features 
the}r*re offering them .four hours 
of one feature alhd .shorts. Nothing 
unusual to find seven .to 10 shorts 
on one shpw.« 

For instance, the .Rosewobd last 
.week with 't>rofej^ional ''Sweet- 
heart' (KKp) adve^fised a big JO- 
unit show, .plugging' the feature, 
'plus 'World's Greatest Thriils' 
(U), ' also; two . comedies, " two ■ trav- 
elogs, ' September Hoiroicope ;and 
others.^ 



GOLF ANP D/T, BATTLE 

Midwest EKhibs Eye Chance to Kill 
Dalite Time^ Golf Competiah 

Chicago, Sept. 18. 

Theatres In the midwest think 
they see an opportunity to step out 
with the new KRA deal lit business 
to do away with daylight saving 
time. Show business feels that day- 
light time has put the worst crlihp 
in their summer - tra^e, estimates 
putting the daisiage to the boxofllce 
at 26% off from normal. 

Tied In with thisi daylight saying, 
thiiig is golf, the moved-up cldck 
and the ihashle going hand In hand 
according to exhibitors; ChicaLgo Is 
the tareest solf district in all the 
World, having more regular golf 
clubs, semi-private' courses and pub- 
lie links than any pther city in 

It is estimated that SO.ppO people 
play the Chicagb courses the aver-' 
age summer day, 'with- the total | 
swelling to 90,000 and :120,000" on 
Saturdays,. iSundays and holidays. 

:il08t of the green fees range from 
25c to :50c for the 18 holes with the 
better clubs charging %X. Chicago 
has more entries in the P.G.A. tha.n 
any other .district and yet^hasn't 
'turned out a champion since , Chlqk 
Evans, 



Harry Liedke. Dir. Joe May. 



B. W. Eino; 
reasitrt. Dir. 



(MNDAK OF (mBrr RELEASES 



'(Continued from page 27) 
From Is^lio Auster's- drama. -RefOTm school backgrrbund. 



.I>ir. Archie Mayo. 90 



Mayor of Hell, The." 

Jas. Cagney, Madge Evans, Firankie. Darrow. 
mins. Rel. Jtme 24. Rev. July 4. , . 

Narrow Corner/ The. FVom the story by W. Somerset Maugb&m. South Sea 
locale. Doug Fairbanks, Jr.,\Fatricia Ellis, Ralph .Bellamy,. Dudley Dig< 
ges. Dir. Alfred E. Green. 67. itiins. Rel. .July 8.. Rev. July 18. 
Picture Stiatcher, The. ^eml-gangster . story of a news photographer. Jas. 
Cagdey, Patricia fillis, Alice White, Ralph: Bellamy; Dir. Lloyd Bacon. 
70 mibs. Rel. April 19^ Rev. May -23. 
.Private Detective 6i2, From a fiction story. William Powell, Margaret Lind- 
say. 67 mlna Rel. June. 17. Rev. .July 11. 
811k Expresi, The. ifystery drama of silk shipments. Niel Hamilton, lien 

Jenkins, Dudley Dlggea. 61 mips. Rel June 10. Rev. June 27. 
The Man from Monterey. Western drama. J'ohn Wayne, Rutb Haill. Dir. 

Mack V. Wright. 67 mins. Rel. July 22. Rey, Aug. 22. 
Untamed Africa, llirlllins African adventure. Uiider supervision of Wynant 

D. Hubbardi F.A.G.S. ReL April 8. 
Voltaire. Life 6t iE^raiice's' celebrated wit and philosopher. George Arliss, 
t>orl3 Kenyon, Margaret Lindsay, Dir. John Adolfl. 72 mins. Rel. 
Aug. 5, Rev. Aug. 22.' 
Working Man, The. Original. Romance in the shoe business. Geo. Arliss, 
Bette Davis. Dir. John Adolfi. 77 mins. Rel, May 6. Rev. April 26. 



Camilla . 

In .iFVttiE Laiig. 

drama. 



Men- 



1501 Broadway, 
New York, N. V. 



F-WC BITES BACK AT 
PAR-PUB'S $2,500,000 



Los Angeles, Sept. 
Fox- West Coast attorneys are 
prepared to dispute In Its entirety 
.the claim of Paramount Publix in 
the approximate amount of $2,500,- 
000 on file against, the Ijankrupt 
when the hearings, tentatively set 
for Sept. 28, come up before Ref 
eree in Bankruptcy Samuel W. 
McNabb. Creditor's main claim is 
for asserted' breach of Jease on the 
Paramount Oakland, and the pur 
chase of equipment In that 'house 
tJnderstpod F-WC will contend 
that no such lease cw^s ever signed 
or equipment purchase made. 

iBecause of technical safeguard, 
the. Paramount-Publix filed four 
duplicate claims.. If these should 
be disallovtre.d tne total demands 
against F-WC would be reduced by 
over $10,000,0.00 froni the present 
figure of apprbximately $40,000,0 



Coiirad 



Rev. 



L. A. Luxer in Red, 
Sees Way Via Duals 

Los An'Sreles, Sept.' iS. 
RKO HlUstreet theatre will go 
double bir. early in October. 
..House since going straight plx 
three months ago, has be*en away in 
the red.. 



World Wide/'""'' 

(Releasing "Through Fox) 

Constant Woman. The. From Eugene .CNeill's play 'Recklessriess.' 

Kagel, Leila. HyathS; Dir. Victor Schertzihger. Rel; April 23.. 
Lone Avenger, . '. Original. Ken Mayhard western. Muriel ,Oord&r. 

.Alan James. 61 mins.- Rel. liay 14. Rev. July 4. 
S^tudy in dcarlet, A. Sherlock Holmes story. Reginald Owen, June Clyde; 
Anna May 'W^ong. Dir. Edw, L. Marin. 73 mins. Rel. May 14, 
Juiie C. 

Miscellaneous Releases 

Big Chance, The.. .(Ba,gle.) Priizefighter-soclallte story. ' John Darrow, Merna 
Kennedy. Dir. Al.- Herman. . 63 mlha. Rev. Sept. 6 

Big Drive, The. Authentic war pictures from records of eight governments, 
91 mins. R^I. Jan. 19. Rev. Dec. 27. 

Cougar. (Sidney Snow.) Jay Bruce captures mountain lions with bare hands. 
70 mlhs. Rev: May 30. 

Faithful Heart, The. (Helber.) ritlsh made. Romantic stOry of a faithful 
- love. British cast. 65 mins: Rev.. Aug; 22. 

(Cell's Hblfday. (Superb.) Compilation of war scenes. 90 mins. Rev. July 18. 
High Gear. (Goldsmith.) Aiito race story. Jackie Searle, James Murray, 

Joan Marsh. Dir. Leigh Jason. 65 mins. Rev. April 18.* 
His Private Secretary. 'Girl converts her father-in-laW to approval of his 
son's marriage, Evalyn Knapp, John Wayne. Dir. Phil Hi White 
man. 68 mins. Rel. June 10. Rev. Aug. 8. 

Laughing at Life: (Mascot.) Story of a gun-running adventurer. Victor Mc 
Laglen. Conchita Montenegro, Ruth Hall. Dir. Ford, Beebe. 71 mins. 
Rev.. July 18. ' > . 

Night and Day (Gaiimont-Brltish). Farce comedy of a thief chaae In. a wax 
museum. Jack Hurlbuf t, Cicely Courtneidge. 76 mins. Rev. May 30, 

Police Call. (Showmen.) Ring story with an adventure angle. ' Kick Stuart, 
Merna Kennedy. Dir. Phil '^hiteinan. 63 mins. Rel. Aug. Rev. Aug. 29 

Sleepless Nights (Remington). British made story on farcical lines. Polly 
Walker, Stanley Lupino. Dir. Thos: Bentley. 63 mins. Rel. July 21 
Rev. July 26. . 

Taming of the Junjile. (Invincllple.) Animal training methods. Rev. Juiie 6: 
•Tarzan the Fearless. (Principal.) Feature and. eight subsequent two-part 

chapters. Buster Crabbe, Jacqueline Wells. Dir. Robti Hill.; 60 mins. for 

feature. Rel.. July 19. Rev. Aug. 16.. 

.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 Oregon 60 mtns. Rev* Mar, 7. 



HABEY FEAZEE, JR., MGE, 

Pittsburgh, Sept. 18. 

Spitzer Kohen, manager of .'WB's 
Keriyon and before that the Davis, 
iftis resigned to return to his old 
territory, New Jersey, as manager 
. of the Garden In Paterson, also a 
Warner' house. 

His , successor at the Kenyon will 
^be-?-Harry— Fra!5eer--Jr:r==66n-=.oie=.-the 
former big league bascba^ll mi!ij?natc 
and theatrical producer. 



Building! Just Imagine 

Lonijbn, Canada, Sept. 

Plana' for a new theatre to cost 
about $50,000 were announced tb" 
day by jpseph Wolfond, business- 
man of Guelpht.whb is to construct 
house in downtown Ciuelph. 



Foreign Language Films 



(Note: eca^se of the slow movement , of foreign .fllms^ this list covers, one 

year of releases.) 

(Most of these, availa^ble with English titles.) 
Bar^erina;- die Taenzertn von Sansoucl. (CTapItal) (Ger.). : Musical comedy 
Lii pagover. Otto Gebuehr. Dir. Gafl Fr66llch.''i ' 83 .mins. Bel. Nov. !J0. 

Berlin- Alexanderplatz (Ger) (Capital). Strong . crime drama.; H elnrlch 
George, Maria Bard. Dir. PhH Jiitzt. 90 mins. Rel, May. 1. Rev. Mia.y 16; 

Cinq Gentleman Maudit (Protex) (French). Mystery drama. Itene Lefevre, 
Harry Baur. Dir. Jullen Duviyler. 78 niins. Rel. Jan. Rev. Jan. 24, 

Das Nachtlgall Madel (Capital) (Ger). Love in Hawaii. ir. Leo LAsky. 

80 mins. Rel. Jan. 16. Rey. Jan. 31. 
Das Sclioene Abenteuer (German) (Protex). Romantic comedy. Kaethe 

Von Nagy. , Dir. Relhhold Sch;un:tel. 83 mins. Rel. Dec. 1. Rev. Dec. 13 
David Gblder (French) (Protex). Drama. Harry Baur. Dir. Jullen Duvivler 

90 mins. Rel. Oct 1. Rev, Oct. 26, 

3er Bail (German) (Protex). Domestic comedy. Dolly Haas. ir. Wilhelm 
Thiele. 83 mins. Rel. Oct. 9. 

Der Brave Suender (Ger) (European). Fast comedy^ Max Pallenberg. Ir, 
Fritz Korther. 90 minE|. Rel. April 1. Rev. April 4. 

Der_ Falsche__Eherhann_ (German) (Protex). Farce. Ir. Jtohannes Outer, 

''~"'"^:85"^InIns.r"'ReirOct7irTlev;''Oct^ — 

Der Hauptmann von Kopenick (Klnematrade) (Ger)i Comedy. Max .Adalbert. 
Dir. Richard Oswald. 96 mins. Rel. Jan. 15. Rev. Jan. 24. 

ner Schwartze Huasar (Protex) (Ger.). Costume romance. Conrad Veldt^ 
Dir. Gerhard Lamprecht. 90 mins. Rel. Dec, 1. Rev. .Jan. 3. 

Dos Noches. (Hoffberg) (Spanish). Musical. Conchita Montenegro. Ir. Car- 
los Borcosque. 66 mins, Rel. Msiy 1. 

Donna d'lina Notte (Portaie) (Italian)^ Court adventure. Prancesca Bertlnl. 
Dlr: Marcel L'Herbier. 86 mins. Rel. March 1. Rev. March 14. 

Orel Tage Mittelarrest' (Gei'man) (C^apltal). Past G}erman farce with all-star 
cast. Dir. Carl Boese.- 80 mins. Rel. May 1. Rev. May 23. 

Drunter uhd b'rueber (Ger.) (Germania). Musical comedy. Dir. Max Neu- 
feld. 85 mins. Rel, Dec, 15. Rev. Dec. 20. 



EIne Llebesnacht (German) (Capital). Farce. 

82 mins. . Rel. May L Rev. May 23. 
Eine Nacht In Paradlea (Klnematrade) (Ger). Musical comedy. Anny Ondra, 

90 mins. Rel. Feb. 1. Rev. Feb. 28. ■ 
EIne Tuer Geht Auf. (Protex) (Ger.). Mystery thriller. 

68 mins. Rel, Feb, L Rev, Feb. 7. 
False Uniforms (Russ.) (Amklno). Dir. Lopashlnskl. 63 mins. Rel. 
18. Rev. Nov. 29. 

Frau Vort Der Man Sprlcht (Oermah) (General). Mady Chrlstlq^ns. Melo- 
drama. Dir. Viktor Jansen. 75 mins. Rel. April 16. R^v, May 2.. 
Friederike (Klnematrade) (Ger). Dranjatlc operetta based on Goethe's llfou 

Mady Christians. 90 mins.. Rel. March Ip. Rev. Feb. 28. 
Qefahren Der Ltebe (German) (Madison). Sex drama. Tony Van Eyck. 

Dir. Eugen Thleie. 65 mins. Rel. May 1. Rev. May 2, ^ 
aitta Entdeckt Ihr Hetx. <Capltal) (Ger)i. Musical comedy. itta Alpar. 
Gwstav Fro^llch. Dir. Carl FrDellch. 00 mins. Rel, Oct^ 4, 

Gloria. (Gei'min) (New Bra). Transatlantic aviation draiho. Gustav Froeh* 
lIch. Brlgltte Helm. 76 mins. Rel.' Nov. Rev. Nov, 1. 

Grbsse Attraction, Die (Bavaria) (Ger;). Drama is show 
Tauben Dir. "Max Relchmiann.. .70 rilns. Rel. Aug. 1. 
Heliseher, Der (Ger) (General). Farce. Max AdalbeTt ibir. 
Rel. Sepf. 1. 

H<tnh3^'t Erwaicheii (pi-otex) (Ger.). Delicate life problem. 

LamprechL 95 mlrtS. Rel. March 10. Rev< March 14. 
Heute Nacht Eventuell (GerJ (General), Musical comedy. 

80 mins. Rel. July I. 
Holzapfel Weiss Alles (German) (Capital), 

Viktor J'anson. 86 mins. Rel.. Jan. L ^ < 
Horizon (Russ) (Amklno). Jewish search for hotae^ Lev' 

mins. Rel. May 10. Rev. May 10. 
HyppoMt- a LakaJ ilhternatibnal) t (Hungarian)^ Fast farce. Dljc, 
van. 77 toins.: Rel.. Jan. .Rev. Jan. 17. . , v _ 

Ich wiil Nieht Wissen Wer Qg BIst (Interworld) jlGer), .Musical, , Gez» 
von Bolvary. Hald, ProehUch, 70 mtns. Rel. Feb. 15, Rev. 2i. 

Island of Doom. (Russ) (^niklno). Two men and a woman W a desert isle. 

Dir. TImonShenko. 90 mins. Rei. July 15. Rey, July IK 
Ivan. (Garrison) (Russ.). Trahsform'dtlon of peasants.: Dir.. 83 

mins. I^eL Feb. 1, Rev. March 7. 
Kamaradschaft, (Asso, Clnemtf) (Ger). Sensational drama. ' Aliex 'Sranach. 

Ernst Busch. Dir. (S7 \V. Pabst Time., 78 mins. Rel. Now 8. 
Kelne Feler Ohna Mi^yer (Ger.) (Germanlia)i' Musical farce. Siegfried Arno. 
Dir. Carl Boese. . 83 mlhs. „ Rel. Oct, 28. Rey. Nov. 3. , 

Korvettenkapitaen (Ger.) (Geherai). Military farce. 75 mins.- 
Le Bai ( rench)^Protex). Domestic comedy. . Dir. Wllheim Thleie. 

Rel. Oct. 1. Rey. Oct 4. 
Laubenkclonie (Ger.) (General). 

May 16. Rev. June^O. 
Lockende Ziel, Das (Ger.) (Bavaria). Musical. Richard Tauber. 

Retchmann. 85 mins. Rel, June 16; Rev. June 20. 
Llebling von Wien, Der (Ger.) (Eui'opeah). Stolz musical. Willy Fofst. Dir.. 

Geza von Bolvarj.. 75 mins,. Rel. .fune 1 Rev. June 13. 
Liubav I Strasi. (Yugoslav) ((3roat). Drama of life among N. r. imigrranta.. 
Rakel .Davldovlc. Dir. Frank Melford. 60 inlns. Rtel. Dec. 16. 

Lulse. KbenI von Preussen. (Asso. Cinema) (Ger). Historical. 
Porten. . ir. Carl Froellch. Time., 92 rains. Rel. Oct. 4. ,, 

Lustigen Muslkanten, Die. (General) (Gef^) Musical farce. 

Dir. Max Obai. S0 .;mln3, ReL May .30. 
M (Ger) (Foremco). Powerflll dramatic study. Petet Lorre, 

95 mins. Rel. April 1. Rev. Aprll 4 and April 18, 
Marlus (Paramount) (French). Marseilles satire, Dir, 

103 mins. Rel. Jan. 1. Bey. April 26. 
Maedchen in Uniform (Filmchoice) (German). Poignant 

Wlecke^ Dir. Richard Froelillph. Rel, Jan. W, Rev, Sept. 27. 
Man Brauch Kelh Geld. (Capitdl) ( Musical farce. Dir. Karl BoeB% 

Rel. Nov. iff. 

and Jobs (Russian) (Amklno). An American engineer looks at RussI 
Dir. A. Macheret. 70 mins. Rel. Jan,. 1. Rev. Jan. 17. 

Mensch Ohne Namen (German) (Protex). Poignant drama. Werner Krausa. 

pir, Gustav Ucicky. 96 mins. Rel. Nov. I. Rev. Nov. 16. 
Milady (General) (French); Sequel to Three Musketeers. Dir. Henri DIa- 

mant-Befger. 120 mins; Bel. Sept. 1. Rev. Sept. 12. ' 
Mond Uber Morokko (Protex) (Ger), See CIng Gentlemen Maudit 
Mordetirot (CSerman) (Protex). Submarine warfare's cruelty. Dir. Gustav 

Uolcky. 80 mins. Rel. May 15. Rey.. May 23. 
Morltz Macht Sein Gluepk: (German) (Capital). Farce. Siegfried Arn(» SS" 
mins, Rel. Dec. 16. Rev. Jan. 17, 

NainehsHelrat, (German) (FAF). Drama^ Dir. Heinz Paul, 90 mina ReV 
Jan. 1. Rev. Jan. 17. 

Nbc LIstopadQwa (Polish) (Capital). Historical romance. . WameqkL 

95 mins. Rel, May 1. Rev. May 2. ' 

On Demande Compagnon (Fr.) (Auten). Musical romance. 

Joe May. 85 minis. Rel. June 1. Rev. June '6. 
Parls^BeguIn (Prbtex) (Fr). Musical. Jane Ma.rnac. ir, Augusta Genina* 
90 mins, Rel. Dec. 15, Rev, Jan. 17. 

Plrl Mindent Tud (Arkay) (Hung.). Farce.i 

Rel. Jan. .15. Rev Jan. 31. 
Poll de Carotte (Auten) (French). Drama of adblescence; Harry BautVt 

Dir. Jullen Duvivler. 90 mins; Rel. May 15. ' Rev. May 30. 
Potemkin (Russ) (Klnematrade), Sound version of Elsensteln's classto. 
mins. Rel, April -4. 

Return of Nathan Becker (Worldklno) (Russian) (Yiddish), Comedy. 

Shpiss and Milman. 72 mins. Rel. April 1. Rev. April 25. 
dcampolo (Klnematrade) (Ger.) Cinderella romance. Dolly Haas. Dir. Han* 

Steinholf. 93 mins. Rel. April 1, Rev. April 11.. 
Schutzenkoonig, Der <Ger.) (Herrlltz). Max Adalbert, Gretl Theimer. Dir, 

FriStnis-Seitz. 90 mins. Rel, April 16. R6v. May 9. 
Shame (Amklno) (Russ) .Problems of new Russia. Vladimir Gardin. Dir. 

Sergei YutkeVitch. 75 min?. Rel; March 1. ReV. March 14. 
Song of Life (Ger.) (dubbed English) (Embassy). Art, and photography pre- 
dominant Dir.. Granowsky» 70 mins. Rel. April 1; 
Soviets on Parade. (Russ.): (Klnematrade). Historic record of current 

sla. 55 mins; Rel. Feb. L Rev. March 7. 
Theodor Kberner (Ger) (General). Historical 'drama. Dorothea Wlecke. 

Dir. Karl Boese, 80 mins. Rel. May 1. Rev, May 16. 
Traiim' von Schonbrunn (Ger.) (General). Musica,l. MarCha Eggerth. 

Johannes Meyer. 85 mInS. -Rel. May 16. Rev. lune 6, 
Trois MousqUetalres, Les (General) (triench). Duma's' classic with- sonisrs. 
Dir. Henri Diamont-Berger. 128 mins. May 1. Rev; May 9.. 

uiani, Ulant, Chlopcy Matowanl (Polish) (Zbyszko). Musical comedy. 
Ins. Rel. Jan. 1. 

Ullca (Capital) (Pclllshh Life of the newsboys. 

;73 mlnS. Rel; Aug. 25. Rev. Jan; 31. 
Victoria und Ihr Hussar (Kihematrade) (Ger). Viennese operetta. Michael 

Bohneh, Dir. Richard Oswiald. 90 mlhs, Rel. April 1. Rev. April U. 
WalzerparadleS. (Gfer.) (Capital). Musical comedy. Charlotte Susa. Dir. 

Priedrick Zelnick. Rel, Msrch 1. Rev. March 7. ' 
Weekend In Pafadlse. CCJapltal) (Ger). Zarce, Otto Wallburg, liJlsle Elsten 

Trude Berliner. Dir. Robt Land, 81 mins. Rel. Nov, 1. 
Wehn die iSoldaten (Schiielder) (Gef). Military musical. Otto Wallburg, 

Heldermann, Ida Wucst Dir. J. Flecks 85, mins. Rel. Oct 27. 
Whither Germany? <Klnematrade) (Gernian), Dl cultles of life, ilertha 

Thiele. Din S, T. Dudov, 71 mins. April. 15, Rev, April 25, 

YIdisha Tochter (Yiddish) <Quallty), Old-fashioned Yiddish drama, Yiddish 

Art'and yilha Troupes, 75. mins. Rev. May 23. 
Ylskor (Yiddish) (Gloria); Revamp of silent Maurice Schwartz; Dir. SI 

Gbldin dnd George Rolland. 80 mins. Rel. May 15, Rev. June. 6. 
Yorck (German) (Protex). Historical . drama. Werner KrausS, Rudolf Forster. 

Dir. Gustav Ucicky. 90 mins. Rel. Nov. 1. Rev. Nov. 27. ' 
Zapfenstretch Am Rheln. (Whitney) (Ger.). Musical farce. Charlotte. Sus4» 

Siegfried Arno. Dir. Jaap Speyer. 90 mins. Rel. Feb. 1, Rev. Feb. 7. 
ZirKus Lebenj (German) (FAF). Circus dramau ' Liane Hald, DIr, Heini 
Paiii; 70 reilrrs, Rel. Dec. 15. Rev. Jan, 3. 

Key Jto, Address 



'"Affikr"nor723:ScvSnW"Ave7^ 
Associated Cinema, 154 W. 65th. 
Bavaria Film, 25 Spruce St, 
Capital Film, 630 Ninth Ave. 
Charles Herrlltz^ 25 Spruce, St 
Embassy Picts., 729 Seventh Ave. 
European Film, 164 West 55th. 
Pllmchblce, 33 West 42d. 
Foreign American, 111 West 67th. 
Foremco, 1560- Broadway. 
Garrison Films, 729 Seventh Ave. 
General Foreign Sales, 729 7th Ave. 
Germania. 22-33 IDth St, Astoria. 
George Schneider. 575 Riverside Dr. 
— • fflu«M^ 830 Ninth Ave. 



HaroIcTAuten, H>C5"!Brba3wayr" 
Internat'l Clhema, 1499 First Ave. 
Interworld Films, 1540 Broadway. 
T H; Horfberg, 729 Seventh Ave. 
J. H. Whllney, 360 East 72d. 
Klnematrade, 728 Seventh Ave. 
Madison Plots., Ill West 67th. 
Modern Film, 729 Seventh Aye. 
New Era, 680 Ninth Aye. 
rortale Films, 630 Ninth Ave. 
Protex Trading, 42 E. 58th. 
"Quality Picts.. 630 Ninth Ave. 
Worldklno, 1501 Brood way. 
Zbyszko Film, 274 Madison Ave. 



Tuesday, Septeniiber 19, 1933 



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VARIETY 



31 



NEWSPAPER VIA RADIO 




Radio Producers Submit NRA urae. 
But Biggest firms Holding Aloof 



!oome of .the bpys iii the busln&s? of 
producing commercial programs, on 
their o\vn have formulated a code 
which they have submitted to Sol 
kosenblatt, deputy NBA administra- 
tor, for incorporation in the broad- 
casting; industry's, constitution now 
on . file in Washington, pbcument 
..ptepared by the indie program bulid- 
ers calling thcnkselves the Broadcast 
Producers' Group sets up minimum 
salary scales for performers aiid 
production technicians. 

Unrepresented in this group are 
the three top firms, concerned with 
the maltinff of recorded progx'ams, 
Sound Studios, Inc., a subsid of the 
World Brojadcasting System; By.crs* 
Studios, inc., connected with Scott 
Howe Bow6n, and Columbia Phono- 
graph Go, Also missing from the 
BPG list is. the McKnIght-Jordan 
combihb which does most of the 
producing of the Cecil, Warwick & 
Cecil agency's network shows and 
rated as the most active Indie firm 
of them all . 

Pointed out by the BPG as the 
ighpoint of its proposed pact is a 
provision stipulating that all audi- 
tions be paid .for, whether they are 
put on for the advertisers themselves 
or for the .latters' official pr unoffi- 
cial reps.. This arrangement, if 
adopted, believes the indie producer 
coterie will eliminate advantages 
the networks now hiave oyer them. 
Minimum Wages 

Wage scales in the indie produc-r 
«rs' code are different for live pro- 
grams and the recorded variety. 
.Under, .the live program' lieading 
there is nothing said about network 
broadcasts. It's all. strictly acciord- 
Ing to 'class' of station, with the 
omission of the chain angle making 
It confusing as to: what 'class' of 
station those involved are to pick 

(Confinued on page 54) 



Interviewing a Big Man 



Radio Interyiewers do not 
find Friino Camera ah easy 
subject to quiz. It's necessary' 
to rig .up a special mike fdr 
the heavyweight champion, due 
to his height, and then it's dif- 
ficult to giBt more than mono- 
syllabic replies from him in 
English. 

He speaks freely in Italian. 



phshers are 
I, 






Sundry Experiments for 
Photo-Electric Transmis- 
sion of Printed Matter — 
Already Successfully iii 
Practical Use on Smaller 
Scale: for Five Years 



NBC Boosts Rates, Asserting 2U/q 
More Family Listeiiers Over 1927; 
m Near for Broadcasfing? 



EAT-SEE FOR PftiESS 



Aylesworth. 



M. H. Aylesworth was host Monv 
day noon to tlie radio press* After 
feeding the boys a itour of tlae new 
NBC headquarters, in Radio City 
follpwcd. 

Facts and flgiires announced con^ 
cerning the new set-up include 
these: 400,000 square, feet of space, 
35 broadcasting studios ultimately, 
16 of them ready to operate Nov. 15 
when NBC liioves in, 11 others in- 
cluding five audition halls to fol- 
low, remaining eight .studios on 
sixth and seventh .fioors to be un- 
finished and, heid back for future 
developments .iind use. 

Accommodations for larger audi - 
iences than ever before have been 
made at Radio City. 



BEN LINDSEY DOING 
HIS STUFF GRATIS 



Beverly Hills, .Sept. 18. 

Spectacular cases which were 
handled by Judge . Ben Xiindsey in 
the Court of Domestic Relations at 
Denver will be dramatized on 
KMPC with Lindsey turning radio 
actor to enact liimself. 

Dramatizations will be a weekly 
feature with remainder of cast 
ch'oseii from professional players 
Cases are being dramatized by For- 
est Barnes and Velva Darling. 

There is no kale in it for Liindsey, 
.Who is doinjg the radio stuff to help 
along his companionate marriage 
tdeas. 



iVoice That Gets Dames 
Can Get Pepsodent Acct. 

Pepsodent is still looking for 
romahtlc Voice td spcit into a sep- 
^arate stanza for junls facial cream 
Among the warbling candidates so 
far have been Nick Lucas, Janles 
Melton and the Poet Prince (An 
Cbony Frontie); 

Dance combos that hive beeri 
riven a hearing include Casa Lioma, 
Arnold. Johnson and Xaviier Cugat 



Cutex and Harris to Chi 



Chicago, Sept. 18, 
Cutex moves from the Coast to 
i^hlcago for its fether outlet on Sept 
19 when Phil Harris nioves from the 
.Cocoanut Grove out in Los Angeles 
,10 the College Inn of the Hotel Sher 
lU^n here. 

Harris orchestra continuing the 
manicure program, will deliver tune's 
on the commercial each Friday^ve- 
"^Siin|rr''^rWaIfer'"TKdm^ 
handling the account, 



Thru 



O.k: AT $2S FOR HOUR? 



OWEN YOUNG COUSIN 
WALKS OUT ON NBC 



irst walkout of an NBC exec- 
utive since Ridhard C. Patterson's 
entry in November,. 1932, as top v.p 
and chief of operations, occurred 
last week. John Mwood; was the' 
exec that did the exiting, follow- 
ing a blowup with Patterson over 
an assignment that the latter .had 
handed him. Also Involved was a 
matter of political policy that El- 
wood refused to recognize. El- 
wood's resignation as v.p. In charge 
of political, educational, religious 
and international broadcasts was 
accepted last Friday (15) at a 
meeting , of the RCA board of di- 
rectors. 

Elwood, who is a cousin of Owen 
D, Toung, chairman of thci. General 
Electric board, has been cprinected 
with the network since almost its 
inception in 1925. First indication 
of a i:iCt between himself and Pat- 
terson followed a report that R. C. 
Dolph, head of the radio division 
in the NRA propaganda setup, had 
experienced some diifficulty in mak- 
ing an appointment with Elwood 
while Dblph was . on a visit .estab- 
lishing networlc, contriacts about 
eight weeks iago.. It later devel- 
pped> however, that some 'one in 
Elwood's office had misunderstood 
Dolph's. status aiid r.»ission and that 
accounted for his .^being told that 
an appointment couldn't .be made 
for him within less than a' Week. 



University of Cosmotologyl 

Chicago, Sept. 18. 

liee University, of Cosmetology, 
^hich means'a beauty parlor school, 
■itarts over WBBM, for 13 weeks, 
]jionday, Wednesday and Friday at 
>j30 a. m. 

Progx'am is a musical show com- 
posed of studio talent. 



Geii. Mills 1st Sponsor 
For CBS News Bureau 

General Mills Is the first account 
brought in by CBS's Sales depart- 
ment to help support the network's 
news collecting service now in proc- 
ess of organization. Web starts 
broadcasting five-minute news bul- 
letins twice .daily for .the rniljing 
outfit Sept. 25. Makes the first in- 
stcihce of either national web con- 
Wrtihg^sfrSighT freWl'bTSI^ 
commercial purposes. 

Two dally five-minute periods for 
General Mills, are spotted for 12: 30 
and 4: 30 p.m., KST, with the sched- 
ule takiniEr in every day of the week 
but Sunday and stations in: the 
past and mldeast. 

Organization plan now being 
worked out by CBS will have" a 
news collecting contact in every key 
city of the country."" 



Newspaper publishers are a little 
skeptical liiit at fhe same time a 
little worried by stories coming to 
them regarding a $25 facsimile at- 
tachtnent for radios which would 
permit the photo-electric trahsmis- 
sioh of a compiete printed newspa- 
per originating from a central point 
and going to all radio sets through- 
out the country. Publishers say 
"taint sor tel| us more about itl' in 
the same breath. 

Networks aren't discussing the is^ 
sue although it's understood Engi- 
neer Wal Brown at NBC has. three 
men. working on the facsimile. In 
further support of the authenticity of 
the facsimile as a practical and not 
just a theoretical threat is the sue 
cessful daily use of RCA Photo 
grams. Facsimile uses the same 
principles. It is^ also pointed out 
that tl)e so-called Fultongraph of 
England was actually used by the 
British Broadcasting System and 
was rated a success although the 
public over there apparently didn't 
cai*e for anything so radical as a 
substitute for their' customary mar 
malade literature. 

Dealers In supposition have been 
steaming up the publishers on the 
menace of the facsimile but others 
who have heard the reports and the 
scientific proof in support feel that 
the networks want to be chummy 
with the daily press. Scattered bits 
of information about the facsimile 
have been picked tip for over a 
year but oflflcial comment Is most 
guarded. 

How in Use 

RCA Photograms al'e used to 
transmit WeJ'^ther maps to ships at 
sea; to bring Paris women's styles 
or London style trends for men 
across the sea in a hurry ; io make 
home office booickeeping reports, or 
to send important legal documents, 
etc. "Tills subsidiary of the giant 
RCA Communications system has 
been a reality for about five years. 

It is believed that if the fac 
simile was actually adopted the net 
works would hesitate, except as a 
last measure, to attempt anytiiin'g 
so ambitious and revolutionary as 
broadcasting a printed newspaper 
A more likely use of the idevice 
would be to give set-owners ah ad 
varice printed sheet Pf radio pro 
grams.^ "This Is on the supposTtfon 
that a press-radio war would elimi 
hate, all program listings from the 
dailies. It is generally agreed that 
a radio set must haive a printed 
program listing service wherever or 
however, obtained, in order for the 
owner, to get real enjoyment from 
his radio. 

Facsimile attachment, if economi- 
cal enough ; and it seems to be from 
the best .engineering advices avail- 
able, would easily become an im 
portaht publicity abetment for ad 
vance build-ups of pending pro 
grams. In other words, a printed 
ballyhoo of any given program re 
ceived on an apparatus adjacent to 
the radio itself would immensely in 
crease radio circulation control by 
making it possible to focus general 
attention upon special, broadcasts 
etc. 



Patterswi wToiir 



Col. Ricbard Patterson, executive 
v.p. of th.e National Broadcasting 
Company, left Monday (18) night 
for a tour of NBC offices through 
the middle west. > 

He also may go to the Coast and 
probiibly will jnake stopovers at 
Pittsbu-gh, Chicago, Cleveland and 
Dehver. * 




Ape] 



Searching for an expressive 
sinilie to cbtivey "complete . dis- 
comfiture Bert Lytell coined 
this epigram: 

'As emba:rra;sf?lhg as a miss- 
ing page In a radio, script at an 
audition.' 



EVERY INCH A RADIO QUEEN 

No l>alsy-Walay Stuff at Madison 
Square Shew 



Networks are being required to 
submit signed aiflftdavits that girl 
candidates submitted by them for 
the title of Radio Queen at the Mad- 
ison Square Garden Radio show are 
bona fide radio perforitoers ot . at 
least three months' radio experi^ 
ehce. Prombtiers are determined to 
Ueop out. any. palsyVwalsy stuff In- 
volving the choice of some beau- 
teous girl friend not actually a ra- 
dio entertainer. There have been 
ringers In the past. 

Possibly the recent instance of 
bad publicity and plenty of It that 
Atlantic City's beauty contest got 
when favoritism was exposed has 
something to do with the cautious 
trend of the promoters. In addition 
to the. sworn statement, a New York 
'Times' radio .listing niust accom 
pany the entry blank of each can 
dldate. 



WHITEMAN MAY JOIN 
JOLSON IN WB FILM 



Paul Whiteman's. inclusion In 
Warners 'Wonder Bar' Is a posial- 
billty If prior contracts can be 
adjusted. Al JblsOn Is anxious to 
extend the Kraft radio program con- 
nection into his Warner picture. 
Mervyn LeRoy, who will direct, was 
in town last week trying to iget 
things settled but meanwhile White 
man is booked for three month? 
starting Oct. 6 at the Paradise 
restaurant on Broadway. 

Proposed deal, If other obstacles 
could be circumvented, would mea.h 
that the Kraft program would be 
broadcast from the Coast, With the 
studio bearing the added line 
charges, etc., assessed against White- 
man. Under the Kraft radio set-up 
Jolson is at liberty to step out, but 
Whiteman's contract Is continuous. 



NBC has started jiacldng up Its 
time riates. Affected by the flirst 
move in this direction: In .almost a 
year and a half are WEBI, Bostbn; 
WFAA-WBAP, Dallas -Fort Worth; 
WSB, Atlanta; WSM, Nashville, 
and WJR, Detroit. Boston and De- 
troit station boosts went Into im- 
mediate effect last week, while the 
three! southern outlets , will "start, 
calling for additional coin Oct; 

Network preceded the Increase 
ahnounceihent with a brochure i^d- 
dressed to ad ^igencles and c6m- 
mercials purpprting to show that 
the cost of the unit listener to 
clients IS: now .50% lower ' than It 
was In 1927. Power used by Itis af- 
filiated .stations within that time, 
the cha,In. pointed out through the 
brochure, has better than doubled^ 
while the number of family sejls!' 
made available by an NBC hdokuj^.. 
had jumped over . 200%.. The eircu- "» 
lar averred that advertisers were 
buying tbis listi^ning. alttentlon at: 
the rate of 80ci per thousand audi-,, 
tors. .••vSSSCi 

Sending out of - the brochure iust 
in advance of the rate boost news 
was • explained, by the web as just 
one of the coincidences. Involved 
was no Intention to justify or to 
take the sharp edge of what some 
ad agency men describe as the pre- 
lude to a general upping of the net- 
work's time prices now that its 
choice time Is pretty well taken up 
and prosperity has returned to 
broadcasting. 

New Tariffs 
Rate for WEEI by the hour ha9 
been moved up from $250. to $400. 
New listing will bring, the Boston 
outlet $250 for 30 minutes and $156 

(Continued on page 54) 



Labor Reps Numerous 
Af Radioi Code Hearing 



Whether the phonograpih record 
industry will be represented at the 
hearing on radio code In Washing 
ton tomorrow (18). was undeter- 
mined Monday. Aware of the fact 
that tho American Federation of 
Musicians wei'e denianding the In- 
sertion of a clause: in the cpde put- 
ting a strict ban on the broadcast 
ing of phonograph disks, the irie 
chanical men were yesterda.y In 
clined to the judgment that It 
would be best to leave the battling 
on this score entirely to the union 
Belief here that an argument ad 
varie-ed by . labor would have greater 
effect than one. coming from an 
other Industry. 

Besides the musicians' union or 
ganizcd labor will be repreaentcd at 
the hearing by Actors Equity ?.nC 
=the- -Interna tionai'i-Brotherhood=T-of 
Electrical Workers, the last there 
in behalf of the studio and trans 
mitter technicians. Frank Gillmore 
who will do the talking for Equity, 
said yesterday that the as.^ociatlpn 
•had not as yet drafted its sugges 
tlons for the radio code. This, he 
added, would be done in Washing- 
ton tomorrow following a meeting 
with the other labor unions con 
cernod. 



CBS' Pepy-SqueezH^i 
Reason for Mills Bros/ 
Artists Bureau Walk 



Mills Bros, will call it quits with 
the CBS Artists Bureau when the 
act's contract expires, Oct. 9. Tom 
Rockwell, the quartet's manager, 
has decided to make the breaic as 
the result ot a series of business 
dlfincultles he has had with Julius 
Seebach, CBS exec In charge of 
bookings and programs. Rockwell's 
long existent burnup was brought 
to a head recently when Seebach 
refused to pay the foursome for a 
sustaining broadcast they had,^ 
been ohr " 

For the amount ot commissions 
the Mills Bros, have brought the 
network Rockwell feels that his act 
had been deserving of^better treat- 
ment from CBS. Aside from tho 
Seebach attitude on the matter of 
sustaining payments, the thing that 
Rockwell says has particularly riled 
him has been tlie almost complete 
negligence the network has ..ac- 
corded the boys in the way of pub- 
licity. 

Rockweil. himself has been re- 
sponsible for practically 100% of the 
Mills Bros, bookings. GBiS has got- 
ten commlsh on for two years, with 
the exception of the' period tlj^^ 
tho. act was out of the running 
because'^^of John Mills' illness. CBS 
got theirs on all engagements, 
whether radio or personal appear- 
ance. CBS' end here last year 
aniountcd to around $20,000, while 
out-^t:=th -•ontire^t'Wo^years:--the-== 
network paid the act eight weeks 
sustaining money. 

Seebach based, his recent refusal 
to pay for tho sustaining broadcast 
on the fact that the program wa,< 
given while the boys were playing 
a theatre dato (the Matropolitan, 
Brooklyn), with the ICBS niajor 
dome contending that this s-hould 
^havo been written oft by tliC boy« 
as so much .self-advertising. 



32 



VARIETY 



R A.D I O 



Taesiflayt i^pteiiibfr 19, 193$ 



maO Wattage Stations Have Own 
Reasons for Not Udng NAB Code 



tatiohs with less than l.OOO 
watts and located for the most paxt I 
In small towns or limited areas ] 
■within big cities feel that thie NAB ] 
trade practices seeking to bail con-^ 
tihgericy deals is a solar plexus 
blotv at the independent stations of | 
the country^ If adopted little sta- 



RATES UPPING AGAIN 



Chi 



WBBM PI«n» Local TarifT 
Following CBS Baise 



Cbicajfo; Sept. 
Following the , Columblia System's 
tions feel the rule will push them iij^ rates WiBBM, the local 

from their present precarious Pros- ^gg^yU^t ^^ijj conj^. tl^rougli with 
perity oyer the frontier into red tariff Ijpost about Oct. 1- 

Ink. I Inci^ase for WB]BM local time ex- 

Smalt stations have ohtalhed a pgcted to be approximatelj' 20% 
substantial part Qf theif revenues Ubove present scale, 
from.; contracts witU advertisers CBS hopped its rates oh Sept 15 
whereby the payment is based in Chicago and other naetropolitan 
theJiumber of inquiries or sales di- j^gj^g denotes the continued 

rectly forthccmlng from the station, 61 tther advertising and the 

Hard-boiled attitude ot advertisers ^.g^^j^j^^^ 3^.^^^^,^^ j^j. y^^^. 



Ran for Safety 



Birmingham, Sept 18. 

George D. Hay, manager of 
WSM, tells the following story 
about Chuck and Hay, singers 
on the station. They were driv- 
ing liomei late at night, and 
found theniselves in a traffic 
jam, , the cause of .which - wias 
an old cow in the middle of 
the stit^t and sotnewhat stub-- 
i>orn. . 

Chuck , and Ray stkrted. to 
slnig. The cow moved , out of 
the way. 



When Aatninn Networks 
Start Adjasting Local 
Shows Needs Acrobat 



that the one-lungers must show re 
suits before getting paid practically 
kieep^";some stations from, getting 
any other kind of busines.<5, and if 
this is shut : oflE as an unfair trade 
•practice they are asking hOw ionff 
can they survive. 

How to Stretch 15 Mins< 
What , the networks' and . larger 
stations probably object , to is the 
.fact that. when a good account, spots 
a 15-mlhute show/on a cpst-per-ln- 
qulry basis the small . stations have 
often isrlven the advertiser upwards 
to an .hour on the reasoning that 
the longer the advertiser la on the 
air and the harder the sales slant 
is hammered the more Inquiries will 
result. In' Other words, to make 



ABS JUST i OF 



, Sept: 

Juggling season has started with 
the local stations now that the net- 
works are. coming around with de- 
mands for evening time. Example 
of how the • network business can 
force stations to push their local ac- 
counts aroUnd Is seen In the shift- 
ing being done by Kelly Smith at 
WBBM in order to iheet the new 
Columbia programs. 

Return of Myrt and Marge for 
Wrlgley's on Sept. i25 will push the 
6uy Lorhbardo sustaining program 
out of the spot and slap, the music 
back a half hour. Hamlin Wizard 
reference to the new oil, With Pat Flanagan's Wiaard Oil, 



Etiucal Kscoont Station Ease 
Combined m Run-of-Schedule Rate 



WHAS, LouisviUe, Show 
Goes on 4-Station Web 

. 18, 

.Edward Petry company has 
added WSB; Atlanta, to its pres- 
ent trio of outlets In this vicinity, 
listed as the Center of Population 
group for a series of programs for 
Bauard & Ballard, flour company 
of XiOuisville. PlactSd through the 
N. W. Ayer & Son agency put of 
New York, the program will ride on 
WHAS, liOuisviUe; WQKT, Cincin- 
nati; WSM, Nashvllie, and WSB, 
Atlanta, .-'artlng next Thursday 
(21). 

Program will run for 15 minutes 
weekly, coming out pf Louisville, 
with iamusetaent being; turned out 
by a band* 




NETWORKS 





PEPS 60 




Barbasol . program. 

Corn Products niakes . its entry 
Oct. 1 for the season on CBS and 
splits the United Remedies hour 
session, into several pieces, the varl- 



Continued 

Amalgamated Broadcasting System riucklly goes to fit into ah early six 
as the third network Is regarded by o'clock program due to the return 
.rnnrt With fin advertiser the small! men as a misnomer. It of standard time, thus cTearing the 

stations are accusea or .inrowmg m ^ bunching ot stations out- 
everythlng but the lease. or that Amalga- 

Premlums are^lso P»J^,^" m Is In competition with the 

the proposed NRA broad^^^^^ big nation-wide webs. Sta- 

code and that also affects tne 1 2, r^. . . . • ..^ _ 
ailpr stations because Of the interpret matters differently 

her of advertisers who resort ABS as just another re- j ous sections of the patent medicine 

to giveaways of one sort or another. Biona^ network. Of course, should temporarily dlyldlhg to take spot 
Hie? coS 6? la^^ir and t^^ S'^ow and spread then, styling It ahead and behind the Corn Products 
transportation expense to wash- t^o third network would be more program. United Reniedles now flg- 
Irigton are ban-iers that inevitably appropriate^ uring on an earlier spot for a^full 

keep the small stations from effec- There are now some eight prin- 60-mlnute show with a name band 
tlve group action against the rules cipal regional networks around the out of Chicago and doing away with 
which concern them so Intimately, c*'""*^'^^ representing 46 stations, its present disc entertainment. 

They are: j Nobody yet lias an answer to the 

Southwest (9). KFDM, Beaumont; coiifllctlon progrram on tlie .present 
KTRH, Houston; KOMA, Oklahoma KrUshen Salts time when Cocomalt 
City; icTSA, San Antonio; KT AT, | crashes Into space over CBS on 



but are largely written and Im 
posed; by their not very fraternal 
big brothers of radio. While ru 
mors have been heard, there Is no 



definite Information that any steps Fort Worth; WACO, Waco; KGKO, 
towards organization have been Wichita; KNOW, Austin; WRR, 
criade by the Indies. Dallas. 

ni»u« t I Yankee (0) WNAC, WAAB, Bos- 

ton; WEAN, WPRO, IProvidence; 
WORC, Worcester; WMAS, Spring 
field; WDRC, Hartford; WL.DZ, 
Bangor; WFEA, Manchester. 

Michigan (7) WXYZ, Detroit; 
WEIjLi, Battle Creek; WIBM, Jack 



TERMS KEEPING KICK 
FROM REGIONAL WEBi 



Oct, 2. 

It's a general nilxTup on certain 
hours In . constant demand, while 
there are other hours still available 
for' accounts. 



18. 



Lincoln, Nebi, Sept. 

.With Uiilon Holding . company's 
embraqlng of KOIIi In Council 
Bluffs, la... In addition to the two 
stands KFAB and KPOR here, 
there have been many rumors of a 
midwestern network. 

Organization of the trio of . ether 
llnics Is still In the rough, but Al 
Poska, former staff' announcfer for 



Same^ Show-r-4 Stati 

;LOs Angeles, Sept^. 18. 
McMillan Petroleum is going four 
„ , -nmr^Tz, i ways With Its Suhday night sym- 

son: WK20, ICalamazoo; ^DP, .^^^ ^ 36-piece or 



Flint; WOOD, Grand Rapids; 
WBCM, Bay City. 

Mason-Dlxon (5) WILM, Wll 
mlngton; WORK, York; WGAI,, 
Lancaster; WDEL, Wilmington; 
WALZ, Haz'elton. 

Wisconsin (4) WRJN, Racine; 
WIBA Madison; WlBU, Poynette; 
WOMT?, Manitowoc, 
♦Centre of Population' (3) WSM, 



chestra, directed by Chauncey 
HalheS. 

Now On KMPC, Beverly Hills, 
program will- rebrpadcast by KPWB, 
Hollywood; KPOX, Long Beach, 
and KREG, Santa Ana. 




Minute announcement has staged 
strong comeback ' this season. 
Judging from the business cleared 
through the ihajor station, reps- the 
past two . months this class of air 
advertising will for the 1934-34. sea- 
son be 100% better than prevailed 
for the previous yeair. 

Even the NBC owned and oper- 
ated outlets, whose spot broadcast- 
ing Is booked through the network's 
hoine office Is taking oh more and 
more of this type of business; Pre- 
viously the web iCrowhed 'on the Idea 
of booking the^e M and 100 word 
sides of. straight plug palaver on 
the ground that the only way they 
could be plotted was by clipping 
time off a network sustaining pro- 
gram, and that this behavior was 
doing the wrong thing by the sus- 
taining prograin and giving the 
spot ^announcement buyer 14 min- 
utes of entertainment for the price 
of one inlnute Of the station's time 
Censored Too Much 
While things Were going well 
with the morO important stations In 
1932 they became more choosey 
about this class of business aild the 
contents of the copy it subrnltted 
with the result that the spot an 
nouncement customers became , dis- 
couraged and one after the other 
dropped out of the broadcast pic 
ture. when the takings from pro 
(Continued on page 36) 



Bun-of-schedule classlflcatibn for 
spot broadcasting la reported as the 
blggcist new development In that 
Held. It's an application to rad^o 
of th<? run-of-paper rate news- 
papers, aithough the comparison 
Imperfect. Arthur B. Church, 
KMBO, kansas City, Is the parent 
of tho new method of giving a 
legitimate disqouht. oil card r^ites 
n return for the right to use the 
diiscs In any unsold tlihe, Variable 
at the discretion ot the station If 
full-ratei or network .conirnltments 
ihake: a change, necessary,..' 

Of enormous . bpnyenlehce .: 
heavily booked stations, and attrac- 
tive to mahy advertisers because of 
the saving In costs the ru'h-ofr 
schedule thing Is believed .certain 
to be ' Widely adopted.. 

:Geh Mills .Interested 

General Mills, of Minneapolis^ 
a.pprbached stations on. run-of- 
schedule basis and asking for their 
yery best rate.' Blackett-iSempIe- 
Hummart agency ordinarily han- 
dles this account, but, according: to 
the letters, sent out by J. C. White- 
ley, of ^ General. Mills - advertising 
departrri'ent, the disc; programs arb 
to. be placed direct ]svith stations 
and with General Mills to. take car« 
of the agency separateilyi Vincent 
LOpez, .Arthur. Tracy, and, Eddie 
Dunstetcr are the talent In the 
Cb'ntemplate.d Generkl Mills series 
Of . .90 flve-mlnute Waxejd programs, 
on behalf of Blsqulck. 

KMBC allows 25% discount from 
card rates on the ruh-pf-schedule 
angle. 



KFAB, has been assigned the Job , . -rtrxr Acs t ^„ic-»ni^> 

of program director for both local | ^f^i^^"^; WHAS. Louisville; 
stands with possible chance that 



the KOIL wlU como under his su 
pervlsion soon. AH announcers are 
bblng shifted about. Dee Dirks, the 
general manager of the station 
group, has one d?iy In town a week 



WCKT, Covington. 

Iowa (3) KSO, Des Moines; 
KWCR, Cedar Rapids; WIAS, Ot- 
tumwa. 

Amalgamated (6) WBNX, New- 
York; WTNJ, Trenton; . WPEN, 



Control System Qutside ASCAP to 
Halt Station's Use of Phono Discs 



ihgton. 



7,'=^^ Philadelphia; .WDEL, Wilmington; 
t^tS£"£rtS:S ieSltoJy*"' *H^CBM; fialtimore; WOU Wash. 

Deal .for KICK, the Ipwa- station 
rumored belonging, to the chain. Is 
out, according to Dirks, since a sat 
Isfactory arrangement, could not be 
made 



New Location, Staff and 

NBC Tieup Starts WSOC I Irving Mills is father of the idea. 



Recording artists .who dislike be- 
i promiscuously etherized, by 
small-town radio stations believe 
they have f ound a way to beat that.^ 



WTMJ Act Sponsored 



Chicago, Sept. 18. 
Russ and Bell, who have been do- 
ing sustaining work over WIMJ 
(Milwaukee) take On Sleepy Water 
as their new sponsor. . 
...^ Account placed through the 
United: States Adv. companies and 
will ride three times weekly for a 
.j^^eek stretch. Sleepy Water now 
using spot programs .on WBBM lo- 
cally and WMT» Waterloo (Iowa), 
besides several other minor outlets 
In the midwest. 



Ch.icago, Sept. 18. 
Rettirn of the Judy and Jane 
show on NBC occurs this week. 

Backed by the iTolgefr-camEiatiyi..?^?^® 
show starts on a 10 -station" ml'ff- 
west Web going on every afternoon 
except Saturday and Sunday. 

Series cast Includes. Irene Wicker, 
Marges Evans, Walter Wicker and 
Freddy Van Ammon. Blackett-Sam- 
ple-Hummert agency. 



Charlotte, M- C, Sept. 18. 

With radio station WSOC being 
moved from Gas.tonia to Charlotte, 
Earl GlUck, liew manager, is. rapidly 
organising his staff, for the expanded 
station. '\ 

In addition to manager, Mr. (31iick 
is now president of the station, W. 
C. Irwin has been, made commercial 
nianager.. Ronald Jenkins is pro- 
gram director. R. L, Morris Is en- 
gineer, a.nd will also serve as sec- 
retary-treasurer. 

All plans have been approved by 
the Federal Radio Commission, and 
the station will go on the air here 
late In September. It will be lO' 
cated on top of the Meckleriburg 
.Ho tel.,.^-To., , b e gin - With , ^broadcasts 
will be from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m., and 
from B -11 p.m. 

Station, has a power of 1210 K. 
100 W., and will offer NBC .pro- 
gram.s, having signed contracts for 
chain broadcasts with that broad' 
casting company. 

At the present, time, new studios 
are being constructed at the Meek- 
enburg and the transmitting equip- 
ment is being overhauled and set 
up. 



His Exclusive Publications, ., 

which will publish songs, by non- 
affiliated writers of the ASCAP, is 
a first result. 

Law has favored the stations ih 
playing' phonograph records, de-r 
spite the many formal warnings to 
the contrary. Brunswick, yictOr 
and Columbia have even added 
label connQta,ti9ns that these disks 
are 'not licensed for broadcasting,' 
but the National Association of 
Broadcasters long since, advised its 
members to forget about thati 

NAB's theory, and apparently 
within legal rights. Is that the com- 
positions are licensed for public 
.Pj^rlQi'm ance, he nce 
copyright protection for the record 
company. The disk tnanufacturer 
long slnpe became reconciled to the 
[ validity of the small station's ar- 
gument that the 75c purchase , of 
the disk 9ntitle3 It to use It as it. 
Will. The record companies then 
enlisted, the copyright owners of 
the songs for restrictions but 
learned that "the ASCAP licensing 
of popular music for public per- 
formance for profit nullified any 



chances for redress \ along those 
lines. 

No Revenue 

This ha^s ieft the artist holding 
the w-ik. bag. The artist feels he 
has been the principal sufferer, as 
many a Jerkwater station, despite 
Federal Radio Commission re 
strlctlohs and provisions to the 
contrary, has. etherized 'a program 
of dance niusic by Pa,ul Whiteman, 
with littlie or cbhnotatlon that 
•this was a recorded program 
Sometimes they ciall it, 'by electrical 
transcription,' which further con 
fuses the public Into believing that 
Maestro Whiteman is giving out In 
person 

Mae West recently made a couple 
of; records for runswick and be 
came jplenty peeved through dis- 
covery that she has been widely 
etherized by the broadcasters. 
Brunswick is In sympathy with her 
but _slncc ^ tho ^^^^ 



W€N,INIHE6NN0V.1, 
WILL BE ON 2 WEBS 



Chicago, Sept. 18. 
•Painted Dreams,' sketch on the 
•Tribune' WON station, goes net- 
work over the Columbia system on 
Oct. 10 for the Battle Creek Food 
Products company. Will run on a. 
26-week schedule on CBS at four 
times weekly, hitting the air at 1:46 
diily. 

While it will bo on the network 
four times a week sketch will ride on 
WGN for the same, sponsor five 
times weekly , at 16:45 ,a.m. Battle 
Creek products, placed through the 
locial Erwln-Wassey agency, has 
been using th© local show for some 
time on WGN. 

Sketch Itself has had a hectic his- 
tory, having been on WGN for a,bout 
three years with three different 
sponsors. Originally written by 
Irna Phillips it was the basis of a 
suit action against WGlf by Miss 
Phillips. Miss PhUlips later went 
over to NBC and produced the show 
called •Today's Children,' which Is 
how running. •Painted Dreams' on 
WGN now being written by Kay 

With the CBS hetworfc splitting 
with WGN on Nov. 1, it will mean 
that the station will continue tO 
serve the network despite the break. 
WGN Is doing the: same with NBC 
at piresent; Result will be the un-. 
usual situation of an unaffiliated 
station serving both networks. CBS 
with, 'Painted Dreams' and NBO 
with "Little Orphan Annie,' •Stnglng 
Lady' and 'Clara, Lu . and iJm,' all 
foUr coming but of WGN. 



were;, licensed by AgCAP she ahcl 
the company could do nothing 
about it. Next time the Diamond 
Lll gal. records, she will use 100% 
restricted Songs and In that wise 
be in position of legally enjoining 
all broadcasting stations. 

Several of the name dance bands 
arc refusing to Cut records any 
more for that reason, fearing com- 
petition to their Air-comhtiercial 
Slionsors. 



Better Biz Bareau Uses 
Ra£o to Warn Buyers 



Better Business Bureau of Los 
Angeles Is an extensive user of the 
ether in reaching housewives with, 
constant campaigns against all 
kinds of business rackets and 
phonies. Claims a bigger audience, 
in consequence, than, any similar 
organization In the country^ 
• BBB currently broadcasts Hve, 
times a week on regular- schedule 
-with^l5-rninf^prDgrams-T0ver-RF-WBr= 
ICHJ, KKGA, KFI and KNX. Stress 
at resent is on judging and 
watching foods, and on' NRA co- 
opcrdi-tion. 



Borax .Extends 

Borax goes Into Its -fourth year on 
NBC's blue (WJZ) link Oct. 6 with 
a boost from 12 to 17 stations. 

Renewal effective on that date is 
for 52 weeks. 



Tuesday, September 19, 1933 



RADIO 



VARIETY 



33 



COAST'S AIR BULL MARKET 



On NBG Ass^nmg 
WMAd KYW to Red, 
Bhe on WENR-WtS 



Chicago, Sept. 

Chicago office of NBC is fmaliy- 
Bpotting their two local outlets, 
WMAQ and WENR-WLS, on either 
«ne of the two NBC networks. In 
the pastj neither network was as- 
signed to any one particular outlet 
here, the first one arriving being 
the first one served; Under the new 
arrangement WMAQ flatly becomes 
the Red network outlet and WENR- 
WLS for the Blue time. KYW here 
■will ialteirhate on the Blue. 

In thiis way the Chicago NBC 
setup coincides vwith the New York 
arrangement whereby WEAF ' 1- 
wayis takes the Reid programs and 
WJZ the Blue. 



2 GAMES, 2 STATIONS 

Walgreen takes Chi WBBM, WGN 
for Tw6 Wkly Football ti 



Coast Etherei^ Give 

Free Talent for Fair 

Los, Angeles, Sept. 18. 
I^ocal air advertisers : are supply- 
ing free radio talent at the lO-day 
Ix)s Angeles County Fair at 
Pomona. 

Talent ..is. broadcasting regular 
jprograms froni the fair grounds, 35 
miles from., here, wltii advertisers 
willingly paying for the added cost 
for the additional plugs before the 

, and hear fair crowds; 

Both KNX and KFI have lines 
from Pomona here for the various 
programs that have been- trans- 
ferred for the time being to the fair 
grounds. 



Chicago, Sept. IS, , 
igurlnp that they've been losing 
half . of the poteiiti audience by 
broadcasting only orie footbali game 
each week the Walgreen drugstores 
will this year make an attempt to 
corral, all availa,ble footbaU listen- 
era by using two stations simulta- 
neously and broadcasting ^wo of tlie 
most important midwest football 
wrangles. Will use WBBM, the lo- 
cal CBS headquarters outlet and 
WGN the 'Tribunfe' station. Pat 
Fla.hagan will' splel the Routine for 
WBBM while Quin Ryan will 
handle, the mike over WGN., 

Games will start on Sept. 30 and 
ru 1 until Nov. . 2. . .In general WGN 
will play up for the. Northwestern 
games while WBBM will concen- 
trate on the Notre Dame game. 
Northwesterr.-Notre Dame, tiff, 
however, will go over WGN. ight 
games apiece is the program, 

Walsreen is paying a substantial 
increase, of the- broadcasts the tilt 
in station price figuring about 25% 
over last year. 



M AGENCY MERGES 
RADIO HODGE PODGE 



NBC Wants CBS Comics 



NBC is making overtures to 
Stoopnagle and Budd with the 
comics loath to do any talking until 
they see what happens to their au- 
.dition fof Camel and another com- 
mercial proposition,, also agented by 
€BS, now on the fire. 

Team's contract with the CBS 
Artists Bureau expires Dec. 1. NBiC 
made the approach after one of its 
«ld line clients expressed an interest 
In the pair. 

Stoopnagle and iBudd have been 
affiliated with CBS since making 
the blgtime from a Buffalo station 
four years ago. 



Chicago, Sept. 18. 
J. Walter Thompson ageiiCy here 
Is engaged In trying to unify the 
hectic ether, spread of Dr, West's 
toothpaste. Account is all Over the 
south arid midwest witii a dozen 
different programs^. ,; sponsoring 
baseball gamies in some towns, rau- 
sical shows in others, elsewhere it's 
talks, spot announcements, scripts 
or anything the- studio has to offer. 

Account has just been recently 
acquired Vy the Thompson agency, 
and the idea now is to centralize 
the ether advertising'^on one style of 
program, so that the account may 
become identified iri the public's 
mind with a sense of unity. Net- 
work prdgrani. being considered. 



Hotel's Own Producer 

San Francisco, Sept; 18. 

Walter Bunkfer, Jr., Is on the pay- 
roll of the Hptel Mark Hopkins to 
produce arid anhounce all radio 
programs Emanating from tiiat Nob 
Hill hostelry. 

He'll spiel for Anson Weeks' 
nightly da,nsapation on NBC's net 
work. 

Was formerly KFRC chief art 
nouncer, leaving that post for a six 
months' tour of Europe, from which 
he recently returned.. 




NBC Dominates After Dusk, but CBS 
Has Big Daytime Edge on Rival 



Stations in L. A. and Frisco, 
Heretofore Step - Children 
in National Accounts, Now 
Get Tumble from Shy 
Commercialers 



NAME SCOUTING 



ATMOSPHERIC BROCHURES 



Everythi 



in Character Is Carlson 
Idea 



TOM MOOEE ON 

Beverly Hills, Sept. 18. 
Members of the Beverly Hills 
Community Players are going on 
KMPC for weekly one-act plays 
under the handle of Dian6 Lee 
Players. 

Cast of the first one ha^ Tom 
MoOre, former screen star; Mon- 
tague Shaw, Dale Nash arid Hartley 
Stafford. 



Chicago, Sept. 

New idea in the i)resentation of 
sales ideas to prospective clients 
has heen worked out in the Chi 
NBC. sales promotion department 
headed by Emmoris C. Carlson. In- 
stead of a cold typewritten state- 
ment of the case, the promotion de- 
partment now uses a new approach 
by using a specially drawn up and 
planned sales plan for egich pro-, 
gram. Gotten up like a special ad- 
vertising brochure, in iexpensive 
paper, special art work. All carry 
special tooled leather covers and 
art paper chosert particularly for 
the program in mind. 

Everything shapes to fit in with 
the style of the program, rough 
leather, heavy paper for outdoor 
programs. Sleek style and fancy 
art work .for femme arid, fashion 
programs; Entire, plan of preseri- 
tatlon of the program on the air- 
and the merchandizing of the prod- 
uct iri the individually, published 
brochure to give the prospective 
client the spirit o£ the program. 



Lios Angeles, Sept., 
.Coast business is in a better spot 
today than Its. been in the whole 
history of broadcasting. Upturn is 
due principally to the heavy ' - 
crease iii national accounts from 
firms vyhith in the past ''gave this 
end of the country the go-by< 

While chains will {Tet the larger 
share of the national, business, 
much of it is slopping over to in 
dependent, key stations because of 
inability to get on the chain's fa- 
vored hours, already filled up,^ 

NBC's coast chain has currently 
all its time between 6 p.m. and 
10:15 p.m. contracted or optioned 
Such a situation never occurred 
before. 

Talent Up, Too 

Another healthy condition is the 
Current .iadVerti^ers' willingriess^ to 
pay higher prices for talerit. It is 
estimated that double the dotigh 
will be paid for talerit over the 
chalris this coming year than for 
the 12 months previous. 

For the first time :a real howl 
over the dearth of talent is being 
raised, with both chains and the 
big indies going into competition 
for names front other fields, prin 
cipally vaude and pictures. 

Both chairis have sco.uts here for 
film names, but are changing their 
tactics from previous; campaigns in 
this direction. Instead of trying to 
get top celebs, who have riothing 
to offer for the air but names alone, 
the recruiters are now scanning 
the supip'orting players.' This <)n be- 
lief that while their nanies might 
not be so heavy they can do isome- 
thirig for the ether that will btand 
a build-up. 



WAXING FILM CELEBS 

Sari Francisco, Sept. 18. 
Such names as Warrin WUliam, 
Leo Carrillo, Peggy Joyce, Estelle 
Taylor, May Robson, Trixle Fri- 
ganza, and Benny Rubin heard on 
Shell Oil's Show on 14 stations of 
the Don Lee chain, will get extra 
etherizing on 11 other western 
broadcasters as the sponsor puts 
eut discs of pjist and forthcoriiing 

-fihowsne: stMiorisiriHthen^^^ 

•.Transcriptions are taken from 
the actual broadcast by MacGregor 
& Sdllie labs here,, through J, 
Walter Thoriipson agency and B.'H. 
Sanderson, Shell a<i chief. 

Records go to two stations in 
Vancouver, CRCV and CKWX; 
KGU, Honolulu; and others in 
Idaho, Montana, Washinprton, Ari- 
zona and California. 



PHIL SPITALNT ^ND SHOW 

Phil Spltalny has the iriusipal as- 
signment for ...the Sunday evening: 
siariza. that Blue Coal starts on 
NBC Oct. 1. Comedy portion of the 
30-mInute affair will be filleid by 
'Senator' Ed Ford^ Harry Tijghe and 
Con .McCoie. 

Lineup takes in 10 eastern sta- 
tions on NBC's red (WEAF) link, 
with the contract stipulating a 
minimum of 113 weeks. 

Blue C6al connection makes it 
two concurrent air shows for Spl- 
talny. Other is the Golden Rod 
Brewing account on CBS Friday 
nights. 



Vallee's Only Ghost 

Cab Calloway's inclusion In this. 
Thursday (21) nisht'S Floischmann 
show on NBC makes the first time 
that another dance unit has sup- 
plemented Rudy ValKje's on the 
same show. 

Following two wocka for Loew 
Calloway returns to tlio c'otton 
Club Oct. 1. 



Walker Case Not Ended 



AUSTRALIA OPENS UP 



New 



Market For American Wax 
Proorams 



Australia iias becoriie the out- 
standing foreign market for the 
Ariiericari brand of recorded radio 
programs. Even now with the An- 
tipodes market source still in Its 
begirihing stage there is almost as 
much American talent of recorded 
origin heard on the Australian air- 
lines as the British variety. 

Recorded shows' are imported 
from this .toujntry eithev on the 
basis of national or territorial 
rights With the Australian webs or 
individual stations free to dispose 
of them, in turn,, to commercials at 
their own arrangements. What the 
Australian broadcasters bring in 
are the 'stampers' riiade from the 
originai stericiled masters. These 
j&e sold them at a nominal fee so 
as to take care of the import duty 
which: calls for around 100% of the 
purchase pfice, with the American 
recorder of the program deperiding 
for the heavy end on a separate 
deal for the lease rights. 



CBS UKES TIMES SQ. 
STUDIO, MAY LEASE 



There's a deal on. for Columbia to 
take over -the Times Square studios 
atop the Amsterdam theatre from 
NBC when the latter web takes up 
its quarters in Radio City Nov. 1. 

To take care of demands from 
clients for theatre sized studios CBS 
had to go outside and engage such 
spots as Carnegie Hall. Before Old 
Gold made Carnegie Hall the orig- 
inating point for its Wednesday 
night ■ show, Pontiac through ar 
rangeriients carried out by Coluiribia 
used the smaller auditorium in the 
Carnegie building for the Stoop- 
nagle and Budd broadcasts. 



Tmmbull a Reporter 



CBS agreed before Justice Mlllej- 
In the New York Supreme Court 
last week to allow Henry Walker an 
extension of time within . which to 
file the records, in his appeal from 
a verdict that dismissed a $150,000 
suit he had brought against the 
network. Walker, formerly on the 
CBS sales staff, charged that the 
web violated a contract that had 
three years to go when it let him 
out and set up a claim for com- 
missions on subsequent commercial 
business which he said he had origi-. 
rially delivered. 

Following an unfavorable decision 
by Justice Frankerithaier' in the 
same court, Walkier wa,s. allowed: th<? 
usual, time for fillnjg of an appeal. 
Move before Justice • Miller was to 
.obta,i additional time, to prepare 
the required papers; 



COCO-COLA. FIGHtmG BEEB 

Coco-Cola is auditioning for . .a 
show prior to obligating itself for a 
weekly half -hour spot on NBC, 
Hearings being arranged by the net- 
work! 

Pop riiixer passed up the alrlanes 
last season, the first iri four years. 
Understood the eli ir feels an urgent 
need to hold its own against' the inf 
roads of beer. 



Acme Beer Renews 

San Francisco, Sept. 18. 

Acme beer has renewed for an- 
oYHer'T^^iJ'^weeliF^UE^^^ 
'Star.s of the West,' half an hour 
once weekly show. 

Another renewal is that of Durkec 
mayonnaise for a once weekly she. 
on the Al Pearce rietwork matinee. 

While Woman's Magazine of the. 
Air hna two new orieH, 'WhcaUes 
and S.O.S., for a. li ited number of 



Chicago, Sept. 18 
teve Trumbull moves over from 
his post as publicity chief for Co- 
lumbia system in the midwest to 
handle the Chicago branch of the 
news gathering bureau being set up 
by CBS under Paul White. 

Likely no successor will be ap 
pointed to fill Trumbull's ispot on 
the publicity end, with Ruth Betz 
at present p.a. for WBBM the local 
CBS outlet, to double as publicity 
bureau for both WBBM and CBS. 
if the job grows too large for one 
person to handle a special p.a. for 
CBS interests will be moved into 
the spot. 



Wliile NBC has a wide mar in on 
the night-time business tied Up to 
date, the major portion of the day- 
time tirade from advertisers has 
gone to Coluriibia. Reflected here is 
the marked difference in sales pol-' 
icies between the networks. With 
NBC it's a matter of concentrating 
on the night-time spans and jg^ettinfr 
rid of those ' before, goings after the 
day-time possibilities. CBS plays 
no favorite in selling 'erii down the 
day's schedule. 

CBS figures that the commercials 
will start coming to it anyway, after 
the NBC night-time spaces have 
been all blocked off. Meantime the 
sales energies cian be directed to 
advertisers who can't afford to go 
night time or who prefer to address 
their messages exclusively to the 
hausfrau as she potherfe around at 
cleaning, sewing or meal preparing. 

About 40% of Columbia's day- 
time business now on the air are 
down for five spots a week, while 
another 30% have Obligated, them- 
selves- for at least three programs 
out of every seven days. FIve-tifners 
iric''ide General Mills' 'Jack Arm- 
Strong,' * terling Products' 'Sklppy,* 
Wheatena's 'Ye Happy Minstrels,' 
Hecker's 'H-Bar-O Ranch,' Wasey 
Products' 'Voice of Experience,' and 
the Gold Dust Corp.'s 'Goldy arid. .'5 
Dusty'. 

Home Products 

Other CBS day-tiriie accounts take 
in American Home Products, down 
for ari hour Sundays; Brillo, John- 
son Floor Wax, C. F. Mueller Co., 
Plilsbury Flour, Corn Products, Na- 
tional Oil Products, R. B. Davis, 
Louis Phlllipei cosmetics, Wyeth 
Chemical (Jad Salts). Oxol, Acme 
White Lead, Doggie Dinner, Phillips 
Milk of Magnesia, Union Central 
Life Insurance, Genieral Baking. 
From the entertalnriient angle, how- 
ever, there's little noteworthy eiboxttr 
this group as compared to levels of 
previous years, with the exception 
of Easy Aces, who go on for Jad.. 
Salts f out* matinees si' week. Same 
observation applies to NBC. 

NBC thus far is without a single 
Saturday dayTtime commercial On 
either the blue (WJZ) or red 
(WEAF) loops. Situation for Co- 
lumbia here is hardly any better. 
As for the Sunday matinee schedule; 
CBS has the edge. NBC's major 
day-time spenders are Palmolive, 
General Mills, Continental Auto, 
Kellpgg (Singing Lady) and Wan- 
der Co. (Orphan Annie). 



THEATBE HAN OOES RADIO 

Des Moines, Sept. 18. 

Hal' 4 Sheridan, whO has been 
city manager for Piibllx and man- 
ager of the I)es Moines theatre foir 
three years, has resigned to become 
manager of ' KSO, the station oper- . 
ated by tiie Register and Tribune 
here. He succeeds Wm. C. Gillespie., 

A. L. Trlggs, forriier chief an- 
nouricer for KSO, has also been 
named station manager In charge 
of the R.-T station WTAS, Ottuniwa, 
Iowa, Trlggs succeeds Phil. Hoff- 
man who becomes a member of the 
KSO personnel. 

Under the reorganization both 
ksp and WIAS will continue to 
operate under general directlOri of 
JaSi. C:. "Hanrahan, executive vice- 
president of the Iowa Broadcasting 
company. 



— - ■Grange.'" riri k-"^P I atter 5=""^"^^ 

Cibicago, Sept. 18. 

Orange Crush hitting the midwest 
by way of radio discs. Being placed 
on aorne 26 stations by the local J. 
Walter Thomp.sOri agency. Indefinite 
number of pla'tters, to be continued 
if olickirig, killed If not returning at 
the sales end of the beverage. 

Show is a dramatic program. 



Hal Totten Slated for 
Asst. to Strotz Oct. 15 

Chicago, Sept. 18. 

Hal Totten slated to become as- 
sociated with the program depart- 
ment of NBC about Oct.- 15. Exact 
position not set but likely to be 
spotted as assis tan t -" to 'Sidney 
Strotz, head of the department. 

Totten mov^s over from the 
sports end, having been handling 
baseball arinouncemerits for the past 
few years. If not assigned to the 
World's Series, Totten is expected, 
to be opieratiiTig in the program: de- 
partment by the end of the month. 



BENNY SPREAD EXTENDED 

New hookup that. Chevrolet ha^ 
arranged for Jack Benny wheri the 
comic resumes on NBC's red 
(WEAF) link, Oct. 1, involves 59 
stations, It's 11 better than the 
auto firm u.sed last season, 

Schedule is a Sunday night spot 
froni .10 to 10:30, EST, with the 
program again using Frank Black 
as the baton support and Mary' 
Livingstone (Mrs. Benny) as part 
of the cross-fire contingent. 



'^"^^^"=""'=L^hie"Hliyton'^S« ^ 

Lennie Hayton ha.s the batoning 
assignment on the Woodbury Soap 
show with Eing Crosby, which 
starts over CBS Oct. 16. Hay ton's 
contract is for 13 weeks, the length 
of time the program is due to ori 
natc from the we.st coast. 

Obligation to Crosby is for 26 
wpHtP without oliUi.scK. 



84 



VARIETY 



RADIO 



Tuesday, September .19, 1933 



OUTSTANDING PROGRAMS ON THE AIR 



NATIONAL 



{.Taking in chain program* of coast'to-coast or regional hoplciipt. 
ZAsUna drtisti chain and key station, time^EDST, out Of Nevt Jcirhr^ 
dnd days if more than orice weekly, com^mercidl and ^dvtrtising agency 
on the account. The Mme difference according to geographical location 
can be figured out for local reference accordingly,) 

(This and Next Week, Sept. 10 to Sept. 2S^) 

(All Time EDST) 
TUESDAY (SEPT. 19) I (Kraft -t»hewii Products) (J. Wal- 
Julia Banderson Oin^ Frank Crum^^^^ g ao CBS- 

?tone Cigars) (Batten, Barton, pur- a"cting, 8.8- 15, CHb-vvA tf^., 

fitine & Osborne). FRIDAY (SEPT; 22) 

Ravmtmd Paigfs ^''f^^J^.^m cities Service concert. witH fessicd 
sploiatfl, Calif oniia. Melodies Irom ^ ^ Cavaliers (Henxr 

^?i?V^I^°io°io?f5'lr?2 M Shop^ Parker, John Seagle 

WABC-CBS. 10-10:45 p.m. TSUlptt Shaw. Lee Montpromttry) 

The Goldbergs, with Oertrudek prahk Banta and Milton Ite ttehb erg 
Serffj> jatfiea Waters, 7:45-8 P.m:,ljiiogarU> Bourdon's orxAesrtr^i, WEAF- 
NBC-WEAF. Also Wed., Thnrs, Tnbc, 8-9 pjn.. (Cities Service Graso- 
PrL & Mori. (Pepsodent) (LiOrd & Une) (Lord & Thomas). 
Thomas agency). I Pred AUent Portland Hoffa, Jack 

Amos 'n' Andy, 7-7.15 p.m., iJBC-^] Synart. Boy. Atwett, Fha I 
WJZ. Also Wed., Thiirs.. Frt & \ Douglas^ Fetd ie Orofe orchestra, 9- 
Mon. Rebroadcast for the midwest 9:30\pjja, WEAF-NBC (Best Foods) 
and west 10 p.m.. COST (Pepsor I (Benton « Bowles). ; 
dent). I Rose Keane said Charles Laiprence, 

Clara, 'h' Em, Xiotttec Btarky,] Lee WUey. Pau l Snaan. Tictpt iToung 
Isabelle Carothers and Helen ftoa J orchestra. WBAF-NBC. 9:50^10 pjn. 
10;15-10;30 a.m., NBG-WJZ. Also | (Ponds' Cream) (J. Wsiller Thomp 



Wed., Thiirs., Frl. and Moh. (Palm- 
olive) (Lord & Thomas agency). 

Little Orphan Annie. 6:45-€ p.m., 
NBCtWJZ. Also Wed.,: Thurs., Fri, 
& Mon. (Ovaltine) (Bla^ckett^Saiii- 
ple-Hummert), 



I son) . 

Floyd Ctihhons, Headlinel Honter, 
NBC-WJZ, 10:45-11 pjn- 

•Flrst Nighter,' with June Meredith^ 
Don Ameche, CarUon . Srickert and 
fllottftier, 10-10:30 pjn-, NBC- 
Ben Bcniie orchestra, 9-9.80 pjn., WJZ (Campana Italian Bahn). (Mc 
NBC-WilAF (Blue Jlibbon Malt) Cann Erldcson) 

(Matteson-Fogarty-Jor^n agency), j,'*^""^'^^^®"'; /^^L^^m-- iSSrf 
V T. ~ cjic'^^^ -Kmn I Harry McNaughton/Merrie Men, Netl 

tjoiiwll pom^, 6:4«-7 J^^L^^lgistefs, Roy Shield orchestra, 9.30-10 
WJZ. Also.;Wed., xT^S""!,/^,^ P-niT NBG-WJZ (Ailnour Packing) 
Mon. (Sun 0 1 Co.) (Roche, WUr W. Ayer agency), 
liams & XJunningliam agency). %^i'a Listen to Harris,' Phil HarHs 

^ Household ifusical Memories, Z<d-|and orchestra,' X<ea7i. Ad]/, 9-9:30 p.m.^ 
gar A, Guest, Alice Mock^ Joae/ NBC-WJZ (Cutex) (J. Walter 
"Koestner- orchestra, 10-10:30 p.m. I Thompson). 

NBC-WJZ. (Household Finance!' l^wm and^bner> (Mdtlme Sociable, 



Clitrord SduJtieTt Barry -^oi/cn direct- 
ing, NBC-WJZ out of Chicago, 9-9:30 
p.m. (Sinclair OU) (Erwta Wasejr). 

Jack Frost Melodies with Vpse/ P<m- 
temack^s orbhestra and guest artist, 
9:30-10 p.m. (National Sugar Reflnr 
Ing) Gotham agency). . , . 

Morgan L. Eastmiin orchestra. 
Gene Arnold, LuUahy Lady, 10-10:30 
p.m., NBC. (No N. T, release) (Cat- 
nation Milk) (Erwhi Wasey agency). 

LOCAtSHOWS 

(Embrdcing same data as. 2fa^ 
tional programs, giving time, artists, 
cdnimercial, agency, etc., of local 
programs, not on d. ttetvoork hookr 
up, regional or nationat) 



NEW YORK 



(SEPT. 19 TO SEPT. 25) 
(All Tima E08t) 

TUESDAY (SEPT. 19) 

Eddy Brown, vioUhisi, with minia- 
ture symphony maestroed by George 
ahackley, 9:50-9 vM^ WOR. 

Footlight Echoes;; directed by 
Cieo. Shackley, Jjetvis Reid txinouncBr 
fli : 30-10 p.in., WOR. 

'Sleepy Time Lady,^ May Bprintz 
6:15-&:30, WINS. - Satne time every 
day but Sun. 

Gabriel ' Heatter, news cominent, 
7:45-8 p. ta., WOR. Also every other 
day but Sun. (Ebllng Brewing Co.). 

Ciem McCarthy, Sportlight3\0f the 
Day, 7-7:16 p.iiLr <WMCA. 



Corp.) (Charles Daniel Fry agency). 

>Skippy.' 5-5:15 p.m.,CBS-WABC, 
Also Wed., Thurs., Fri. . & Men 
(PhiUips Dental Magntola) (Black- 
ett-Sample-Huqus^rt). 

Boake tfart^, 7:46-8 p.m., CBS' 
WAB&. Also Wed., Thurs., Frl. & 
"^Taan. (Phllco). 

Eddie 17a3ll and Ralph Dum1ce, john 
Hdlet Don Voorhees' oroh,, NBC- 
WKAjP, d:30-l(?~ p.m. (Texaco) 
(Hanlt-Mdtzger) . 



10:30-11 p.m.. NBC-WBAF, originat- 
ing from WTAM. (Ford dealers) 
(Crlt6hfl61d agency). 

Ethel Bhutia. Walter O'Keefe, Don 
BeAtor'A band, 8-8:80 p.m.i NBC-WJZ 
(Nestle's Chocolate) (J. Walter 
Thompson). 



WEpNESDAY CS€PT. 20) 

Phil Napoleon's orclK, iierrill Lee, 
9-9:30 p.m., W^AF.. (Hudson 
Essex) (Blackmaa agency). 

Pappy, Zeke and Ezra, 10-10.30 
p.m:, WMCA. Also Sun., Mon. and 
Frl. 

Market and Halsey Street Play- 
house, Roger Bower, )bi.c. ; Lee Croni- 
cdn> conductor, 10:30-11 p.m., WOR 
Beniamino Riccio, baritone, 9-9:30 
p.m., WMCA (Slmmona Tours). 



SATURDAY (SEPT. 23) 

. Rex Battle, concert ensemble, 
WBAF-NBC out of Toronto (via 
CRCT), l:30'-2 p.m. 
. , Week-end Revue, variety show, 
Enb Crime Clues, with i?(I«)ord nbC-WBAF. 4-5 o.w 
Reese, John MacBryde, 8-8:30 pjn.,| jj. a. Rolte orchestra, with Rudy 
NBC-WJZ. Also Wed,, same time. TiTieto/t wBAF-NBC, 10-11 pm. 
(ttatold P. Ritchie & Co.) N. WJ (Hudson-'EB^ex) (Bilackman 
Ayer.) | agency ). 

Glen Gray and Casa Lonia orcheS' 
tra, 7 : 30-8 p.m., CBS-WABC. 

SUNd'aY (dEPT. 24) 

Alfredo's marimba^ o r c h e s t r a, 
WEAF-NBC, 10:30-11 a-m. 

)klajor Bowes' Gapltol Family 
from Capitol theatre, N. Yk, 11: IS 
&.m.-12:16 p.m., WEAF-NBC. va- 
riety show, with\Bforte Bilviera^ Han 
nah Klein, Nicholas Concentino, Tom 
*cLaughlin^ Four Minute Men, Waldo 
reading, NBC^WJZ» 11:16-11:30 p.m. ijiroj/o, Ydsha Bunchuk conduetlng. 

Irvin B. Cobb and Al Goodman's] ^ /immy Durante, ^t"«J?. 
orchestra. 9-9:16 P.m., CBS-WABC W«<>ra Orchestra, W^^ 8-0 
(Good Gulf). Also B'rl., same time pm- (C^ase & Sanborn Goifee) (J 
(Cecil. Warwick & Cecil) WaUer^Thomjjs^n^) ^^^^^ 

Ouy Lomtoi'do'a orchestra and ^^^^ Roosevelt's secretary. 10-10:15 

?,^Viir.^'^L^^}^*''J '^^'.^Lf-Tr' ^f' pm-. WEAF-NBC. Walter Trumbul 
WABC. (While Owl cigar) (J. Wal- f^t^^yi^^ying hlta on national affairs 

ter Thompson). (RCA Victor.) 

Fred Warlng's Pe«n«i/Ivanian« Radio City Muslo Hall Concert 

and Milton Berle,. Harry Richman,\ Rotoy (S. L. Rothafel) ias m.o., with 

10-10:30 p.m.," CBS-WABC (OldjEmo Rapee's orchestra, choir and 



WEDNESDAY (SEPT. 20) 

Dannie Brice, George Olsen music 
(Ohase St Sanborn Tea), WEAIB'- 
NBC, 8-8:30 p.m. (J. WaW«,r 
Thot^pson agency.) 

Potash and Perimutter (Jos. 
Gieenwald and Lou Welch), WJZ- 
NBC, 8:30-8:46 p.m.. (Feenamint) 
(McCann-Erickson). 
Th^ Poet Prince, Eunice Howa,rd» 



THURSDAY (SEPT. 21) 
'Men of WOR,* variety, Bherman 
Keene directing, Chrenadiers Quartet, 
Walter Ahrens, 10:30-11 p.m., WOR. 

Merle Alcocfc, soprano, 9-9:30 p.m., 
WMCA. 

Merle Johnston's Sitisophone Quar- 
tet and Pauline Alpertj pianist, 7.46-8 
p.mH WOR. 

FRIDAY (SEPT. 22) 
Harold Btem'e orchestra, 8:46-9 
p.m., WOR (Crystal Corp.). 

Hendrik de LeOnw, Tales 
Globe Trotter; 8 1 16-8: 30 
WBVD. 

Bronx Mfurlage Bureau, 

Bernstein, Hyinan Brown, 9-9:15 p.m., 
WOR. 



Gold) (Lennon & Mitchell). 

EdvHn C. Hill, news, 10 30^10:45 
p.m., CBS-WaBG. 
One Man's Family, sketch by 



sjoloists. 12:16-1:15 'p.m« WJZ-NBG 
Fred Btone and Family, The Revel 
era, Al Goodman's orchestra, WJZ 
NBC?, 9:9-30 p.th. (Good Gulf Gaso- 



r«;Sn« > VnW wit*V "ne): (Cecil. Warwick & Cecil) 

Carlton E. Morse, with Anthony |^ Franfc Cntnirt and /«I<a Sondcraoh, 

5:30-6 p.m., WABC-CBS (Bond 
Bread) (Batten, Barton, elc.^ 



The Gauchos, Vincent Borey con 



amy the, 9:30-10 p.m.; NBC-WBAF, 
originating from NBC San Prancia 
Co studios. 

Jfor*ott Dbtoney, 7-1:15 p.m., CBS-ldU6ting, with iri'to Ghttear, 9-9:3'0 p.m 
WABC. Also Frl. IWABC-CBS. 

Oyrena tan Gordon, Walter GoldeT ^^?;l*'y^-v*cn^1''/J*-^** 
accompanist, 7:30-7:46 p.m., nbG- P.trt'» NBC-WJZ. (Real Silk) (Erwln 
WJZ. (DJer Klfls Cosmetics.) Wasey). „ v ^ „ ~ 

■r,j\2.^ T^i^i.^^ ^^^u^ntJL Manhattan Merry-Go-Round, Ta 

Essex House, 7:45-8 p.m., NBC- Kj^^g*^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ ^ ^ 3^ p „^ 

WJZ. KBC-WEAF. (Lyon's Tooth Powder) 

Aleajondcr WooZlcott^ The Town (Blackett-Sample-Hummert). 
crier,' 10:30-10:45, CBS-WABC; also American Album of Pamlllar Mu 
Frl. ^« sic, Frank Munn, Elizabeth Lennoit, 

Kate Smith, 9:15-9:30, CBS-WABC. | o7imon and Arden, Bertrand Hirsch, 

\Gus Haefisohen orchestra, 9:30-10 
THURSDAY (SEPT. 21) p.m., NBC-WBAF. Bayer's Aspirin) 

Rudy Vallee-Fleischmann variety (Bifwkett-Sampte _ v 

program. Cab Calloway, J<ye PennerX j,^}sUO^ta^^^ 
Yose Fugiwara, Edith Barrett,[^^^!^ ^J^^^^^°^^'^' YJ«^* ^ 
WEA^^^Bc7b-V P,m. (Fleisch-'Kj*j;-P*^^^^^^^^^^ 
-mahri'srYeasty-C J=rWalterThompson) ; Mh.^^ . . 

nn-»'« rr^^rii'o sihmi, Rn/ifc. ineludine- TriHttJd fioftison s Deep Rivor sym 



Cap'n Heme's ahow JBoot,including . ^^«»aro 
Chal Winninger, Lanny Ross. An-l P*^°"y' ^"^-^^ p.m.. CBS-WABC. Also 
nette JftanshaiVj Muriel Wilson, Mo* 
lasses 'n* January, X)on Voorhees 



orchestra, WEAF-NBC. 9-10 p.m. 
(Maxwell House Coffee) (Benton & 
Bowles). 

Glenn Gray's Casa Loma orch., 
midnite to 12:30 a.m.; CBS-WABC. 

At Jolson, Paul Whitefnan, Deen\,.t 
Taylor, m.c, ftnrl variety show, 10- 
11 p.m., NBC-WEAF, coast-to-coast 



Thursday,. 10:15-10:45 p.m 

Symphony Hour, Hotvard Barlow^ 
directing. 4-6 p.m.. CBS-WABC. 



MONDAY (SEPT. 25) 

A«feP Gypsies, Harry Horlick dl 
recting, , f'ronfc Parker, WEAF-NBC 
D-0:30 p.m. (Atlantic & l->aciric). 

Sinclair Minstrels, Oene Arnold. Joe 
Parsons, Bill Childs, Mac McCloud, 



1:16 p.m. dally, WBBM. (Illinois 
Meat Company.) 



THURSDAY (SEPT. 21) 

Bobbie Dieksdni baritone, 6:16-5:30 
p.m. dally, WJJD. 

Guy Lombardo orchestrft, 
p,m. dally, WBBM, 



:45-8 



FRIDAY (SEPT. 22) 

Gym of the Air with Ch^iie White, 
8-8:16 a.m., twice w;eefely. WMAQ 



SATURDAY (SEPT. 23) 

Oid Apothecary, talk and music, 
with Rex Mavpin orchestra/ 8 : 30-3:46 
p.m. Saturday and 9:30-9:46 p.m. 
Sunday, KYW (Chicago Retail 
Druggists.) 

.Kaltmci/er's Kindergarten, ;30-7 
p.m., WLS, 

SUNDAY (SEPT 2*) 

Harriet Cruise, vocalist, and Fronfc 
Wdstphal orchestra, 2-2:40 p^m., 
WBBM. (Sleepy Water Co.) . ^ 

The Bergstrons, 2:45-3 p.m., WLS, 
(Wlllard Company.) 

JLOS ANGELES 

(SEPT. 22 TO SEPT. 28) 
(All Tiiiia PST) 



Siiug Harhor, KHJ, . 8:30-9 p.|n., 
marltinie dramatization by Frank 
Gill and W. N. RobSoh. Sustaining. 

Balvatore Bantaellas' dinner mu- 
sic, KMTR. 6:16-6:30 p.m., nightly 
except Saturday. Suistaining. 

iferrymaJcers, KHJ, 9-10 P,m., va- 
riety show/ with Gill and Doemliny 
dnd Bay Paii^c'a orchestra. (Ford 
Dealers of Calif.) (McCann-Erlck 
son). 

. 'Hon. Archie and Frank Watandbe, 
KNX, 7-7.16 p.m., comedy serial, 
every evening except Sunday, 
(Marion R. Gray Co.) 
' Al Pearce and His Gang, KFI, 2-3 
p.m. daily except Sundays, Sus 
talning. 



edy lodge meeting .by and with JennU 
son Parker. . ' *^ 
Wheatenayllle, KGO, 6:30-6:46 nrn, 
dally except Sun. and ThurSi Dra* 
matlo sketch, with Tom Hutchinson 
Harold PCary, others, (Wheatehai 
(McKee * Albright). 

Little Orphan Annie, KGO, 5 •45 
p.m., dally except SUn. and ThuVa 
Childhood ptay. (Ovitltlne) (BlacketL* 
Sample^ HUmmert). ^ 

SUNDAY (SEPT. 24) 

Gunmr JjOhansen^KPO, 6-6:30 pm 
concert pianist. ' '* 

Do You Believe in Ghosts? KGO 
9-9:16 p.m., dramatio narrative hi 
Harold Burdick; a,lao on Thurs. (a 
& W. Coflree) (W, Vincent Leahy). * 

MONDAY (SEPT. 25) 

Shell, Oli Show, iCFRC, 8-9 p.m 
variety show. Shell Oil Co. (J, Waltei? 
Thoqipsou). Second hour. Blue Mon« 
day Jamboree. 

Stars of Westt, iCGO, 8:30-9 p.m;^ 
musieal show with Marv Wood, Irv- 
ing Kennedy, Acme Quartet, EmU 
Polak a.nd Meredith Willson's OtoYk, 
(Acme Beer) (Emll Brisacher). 

Tim & Irene's Show, KGO, 9:45-io 
p.m:, with Tim Ryan and Irene Nob* 
lette, Knickerbocker Quartet, Grace 
Frankel and Gertrude Lyne. (Hum* 
boldt Beer) (Bbtsford, Constantlhe, 
GiEtrdner). 

TUESDAY (dEpT. 26) 

M^ory Lane, KC50, 8:16-8:46 p.m., 
drama by and with Ted Maxwell, 
Billj/ Fagem, Eileen Piggott. (Gen- 
oral . Petroleum) (Smith & ]>rumm). 

WEDNESDAY (SEPT. 27) 

Souvenirs of Italy, KYA, 8-9 p.m.. 
Native .musical program, sponsored 
by local Italian firms. 

One Man's Family, KGO> 8:30-9. 
p.m. . Drama by CarJton E. Morde. 
(Wesson Oil) (Fitzgerald, New Or- 
leans). . . ' 

Waltz Thne, KPO, 9:30-10 p.m., 
Ben Klassen, tenor, with Meredith 
Willson. X)rch. " 



Of a 

p.m, 

JUUe 



SATURDAY (SEPT. 23) 

Jack Denny's Orch., Bigmund 
Spaeth, Shirley Howard, 8-8:30 p.m., 
WJZ. (Rheingold Beer) (Hanff- 
Metzger). 

WOR Little iSymphony orchestra, 
PMKp James, conductiiig, 8-0 p.m.. 
WOR. 

The Cuban Lady, Cuban songs, 
l;45-2 p.m., WMCA. 



SUNDAY (SEPT. 24) 

Siiverbell, with \ Sylvia Miller, 
Madelyn Hardy, Mauro Cottone, Wil 
liam iTcnnedy, 9:16-0:30, WMCA. 

Woodbury revue, with Roxanne and 
her orohestra, Al and Lee Reiser, 
Jack Arthur, 7:30-8 .pm., WOR. 

Red Lacquer ahd Jade,. George 
ahackley, direbting, Ba^il Ruysdael, 
narrator, 6-6.30 p.m., WOJI. ' 

Margaret Anglin presents, with 
Jlobcr* Be<Mteie, organist, 6 :30-7 p.m 
WOR. 

'Radiant Revue,' Al and Lee Reiser 
Jack Arthur, Roxanne, conducting, 
7:30-8 p,in., WOR (Woodbury cos 
meticd) (J. Walter Thompson). 

Jewish Little Symphony, with 
Jewish Serenadera^ O'-StSO p.m;i 
WINS. 

Choir/Invlslble, Vera Osborne, An 
nette Simpson, Veronica Wiggins 
John Qhine, David CrdSwell, George 
O'Brien, Jack Keating; George 
Bhackletf, directing, 8:30-9 p.m., WOR 

y<ola PHilo, 8:16-8:30, WMCA, 

MONDAY (SEPT. 24) 

Back Stage. With Boris Morros 
from Paramount theatre, N. T., with 
orchestra,, soloists, '8:30-9 p.m., 
WOR. 

Alfred Wallenstein's Slnfonetta 
Veronica Wiggins, soloist, 10:30-11 
p.m., WOR; 



FRIDAY (SEPT. 22) 

. Radio Periscope, KFWB, fantastic 
comedy with Tom Breneman and 
Otoen Crnmp, 9-9:30 p.m. Sustaining. 

(SATURDAY (SEPT. 23) 

KNX Varieties, KNX„ 8-9 p.m 
Revue withVocfc (7a^ter. Sustaining 

SUNDAY (SEPT. 24) 

KMPC Symphony, KMPC, led by 
Chauncey Hairtes, 9-10 p.m. McMillan 
Gas)). 

Charles Hamp, KNX, 7:30-8 p.m,; 
Also Mon. and Fri., 9:15-9:45 p.m 
(Straska TOotltpaste) (Smflth and 
Drum). 

Napoleon diid . Josephine, KFWB, 
9-9 :30 p.m. Serial dramatization .of 
French history. (Barker Bros.) 
(Ray Alden agency). 

'76 AK-JSftor Revue.' KHJ, 7:30-8 
p.m., Donald Novis, Bterting Holloway 
and Orville JBTnapp orchestra.. Union 
Oil Co, (Lord and Thomas). Also 
Wednesday, Sept. 27. 

Tftfe Wanderer^ KFWB, 9:30-10 
p.m. ■ Narrator, Bob Slierwood. 
chamber inUelc. (Kelvlnatbr.) 
(Hammel agency.) 



MONDAY (SEPT. 2&) 

Mad Hatter, KFWB, mystery serial, 
8:30-9 p.m. Sustaining. 

Girl Behind the Counter, KFWB, 
Jeannie Dunne and Bert Fisher, sing- 
ing skit, 8-8^15. 

Bltte Monday Jamboree, KHJ, 
(from KFftC, 'San Francisco), 8-10 
p.m. (Shell Oil CO.) 



THURSDAY (SEPT. 28) 

'Amoticidn Pdrade,' KMPC, 9-9:^0 
p.m. Sustaining. 
■ Hodge Podge' Lodge, KHJ^ ema 
hating KFRC,. San Francisco, 9:30- 
10 p.m., comedy program, sustain 
ing. 

Calif omia Melodies, direction Ray 
Paige. KHJ (CBS), 6:30-7 p.m. Sus 
taining. 



WEDNESDAY (SEPT. 27) 

f Grocers' Basket of Fun/ with Jack 
(7artcr/KNX, 8-9 p.m. (Durkee May. 
onnaise) (Livingstone Agency). 

THURSDAY (SEPT. 28) 

Light Opera Favorites, KiTX, 7:15 
7:45 pi.ih., with Charlotte Woodruff 
Sustaining, 



SAN FRANCISCO 



(SEPT. 24 to SEPT. 30) 
(All Time PST) 



CHICAGO 

(SEPT. 20 TO SEPT. 25) 
(All Time COST) 



WEDNESDAY (SEPT. 20) 

Rex Maupin's Carnival with the 
Maupin orchestra^- 11-11:30 a.m. 
dally, KYW. 

Eddie and Fanny Cavanau 1- 



THURSDAY (SEPT. 28) 

Standard Symphony Hour, KGO, 
8:15-9:16 p.ta„ Alfred Hertz, conduct- 
ing. (Standard Oil) (McCann Brick- 
sOn). 

Borden Capers, KTAB, 7-9 p.m. 
Variety show. (Borden Milk) (Mc- 
Cann-Erickson). 



FRIDAY (SEPT. 29) 

Feminine Fancies, KFRC; 3-4 p.m. 
Woman's hour, m.c.'d by Ed Fitzger^ 
aid, Claude Bweeten's orch, guest 

Eddie .P^abody, ,K(JO, t:30-8 p m. 
Bntertalner with orch. and guest vo- 
calist, (Safeway Stores) (Botaford* 
Constantino, Gardner) i 



SATURDAY (SEPT. 30) 

Carefree Carnival, KPO, 8:30-9:30 
p\m. Variety show, with Tim Ryan 
and Irene Noblette, Tommy Harris, 
Mary Wood, Irving Kennedy, Dorio 
Quartet, Ned ToltingeT, Cynthia, 
Meredith WillsOn's Orch., Marshall's 
Mavericks. 



DENVER 



(SEPT, 22 TO SEPT. 28) 
(All T(ma MST) 



FRIDAY (SEPT. 22) 

Luncheon Melodies, daily exc. Sun., 
noon, KLZ. Joe O'Neil, baritone; 
Fred Burkett, t^nor; Janet Bible, con- 
tralto; BUI Rogers, piano. 

Cosmopolitan Hotel Orchestra, 
Gene Quaw, director, KOA to NBC- 
WJZ network; 1-1:30 p.m. and 9-9:30 
p.m.; also 11-11:30 p.m., Sept. 24. 

Areadlans, KOA to NBC-WJZ net- 
work, 1 : 30-2 p.m., 9-piece string or- 
chestra; jjtttTi Skelly BoKo, director; 
Florence Fishelj Mildred Kyfsin- 

Metropolitan Ensemble, 6-5:15 pi.m., 
Mon., Wed., Fri., KLZ. Ruby Rickets 
and /acXi Dedn, . pianos aiid vocalists.. . 



SATURDAY (SEPT. 23) 

KLZ kids Club. Jerry and Margie 
0^2Ve«, directors; 3:15-3:45 p.m:, KLZ. 



(SUNDAY (SEPT. 24) 

Mrs. Reynolds-Bengston, Organist, 
with Bob Horper, soloist; 10-10:30 
p.m., KLZ. 

MONDAY (SEPT- 2$) 

University of Denver Study 
6:30-5:45 p.m., KOA. 

Huffman Theatres, West Masters, 
Organist, and others; 11-11:30 p.tn« 
KLZ. 



Crosscuts from the Log o' the 
Day, KPO. 8:15-9:15 a.m.'da,lly ex- 
-CQj>t^S\indi\yr'='Dr^Laure1rx^&'IrrCross; 
philosopher, and Southern Harmony 
I<'our, colored quartet. 

John and Ned,, harmony team 
KPO, 1:45-2 p.m., Mon. to Frl. 

Langendorf Pictorial, KGO,'3-3m6 
p.m., daily except Sat, and Sun. Air 
Column by and with Rush Hughes. 
(Langendorf Bakery) (J. Walter 
Thompson). 

. Hodge Podge Lodgo, KFR.C, 4:1G- 
4:45 p. 'm.)- Man., Wed., Fri. Com- 



TUESDAY (SEPT. 26) 

Henry ' Tmstman Ginsburg, vioHn- 
^\8t;.. Fa.iieJ RmweUypl&^^^ 



p.m., KOA 

Stagocoacherg, Chas. 
director;. 10-10:30 p.m.. 



rman. 



WEDNESDAY (SEPT. 27) 

lialph Hansen, xylophonl 
7 p.m., KOA. 



THURSDAY (SEPT. 28) 

Fanners* Que.stion Box, pco. 
Wlieoler. oditor We.stern Farm T.iie, 
12:30-12:45 p.m., KOA. 



5 



Tuesday, Seplember 19, 1933 



RADIO 



VARIETY 



35 



Radio Reports 



CYRENA VAN GORDON 

With Walter Golde, John Holbrook 

COMMERCIAL 

WJZ, New Yopk 

3Djer Kiss , Avent on. the air 
Wednesday (13) ■with a class con- 
cert, so labele<J, headlining Gyren'a 
Van Gorddn; A contralto capable of 
leadlngf. roles with the Chicago Civic 
Opera over a period of time and 
scheduled to join the .Metropplltari 
this ;Seaspii; Miss Van Gordon's 
voice" is scarcely up for Judgment, 
except as. it may adapt itself to the 
Icilocycles. Arid on that score there 
is no criticlgm, It's, a good voice on 
Wacker Drive, or WJZ; 

Evidently the advertiser seeks to 
reach the higher levels of the radio 
audience, since a singer of this cal- 
ibre obviously would. have scant ap- 
peal to girls, from Woolworth's. In 
keeping with . tb© bori ton. stuff, but 
of questionable effectiveness is An- 
nouncer John Holbrook's fancy, pro- 
nunciation. With htiti odor is 
'odpdeur,' and a number of other 
words which xnay hive been French 
certainly are uniiltelliglble to Eng- 
lish-tuned ed,rdrums. 

This may be a calculated, effect 
based on definite^ snobbish princi- 
ples. What snobbery niearis. in ad- 
vertising is well .knowriv;. A male 
.reaction of 'aw;.riuts'.rtiay be beside 
the pointj since the program Is. 
aimed for women. Even so, it's de^ 
batable that, Park avenue lisp is 
going to set well -with gals out in 
Peoria. Whatever else may be said 
agaiflst announcers, they, generally, 
can be understood. Holbrook at 
several points wasn't talking the 
native language. 

In her repertory on the inaugural 
program Miss Van Gordon ' seemed 
best advised on 'Drink to Me, Only 
with Tiiine Eyes,' and least adapted 
to the new media with that numbier 
wherein she screaif^-lji the middle 
of the lyrics. This is the type of 
thing they burlesque in vaudeville. 

Land. 



ELDER MICHAUX 
Revival Meeting 
.30' Mins. 
Sustaining 
WABC, Ne>y: York 

Elder. Solomon Lightfoot Mi 
chaiix does his congregational stuff 
somewhere 'on the bank^ of the 
Potomac,- presumably not far from 
Washington; as the CBS capital link 
picks up this colored holly-roller 
session, every Satiirday night at 
7:30-8 p.m. and brings, it into New 
York via WABC iat thiat hour. Elder 
Michaux is unconsciously , one of the 
best radio entei'tairiiers extant. 

Ho sells religion with Harleni 
Variations, He may be doing it as 
'deliberately 'as Almee struts her 
stuff in Los Angeles, but he cer • 
tainly is doing an entertaining job 
He's a Rev. in the Cab Callowar 
manner. He speaks in rhythm and 
his flock, give out 'yeah riiari' .af 
firmations in hotcha manner. They 
may mean to say 'amen' but it 
., comes but 'yeah. man,' from whence 
probably the current Harlem idiom, 

Elder Solomon Lightfoot Mi 
chaux Is certainly, patriotic In 
spades. He's for the NRA twice 
Once as Gen. Johnson would have 
it, and the other idea of NRA is 
his own — National Revival Admin 
istrations.. And how he administers 
revival stuff. With a hey-nonny- 
nonny and a ha-cha-cha. 

Elder Michaux has made many 
converts to ' the'' CBS air waves at 
7:'30-8 p.m. Saturdays and seems 
to b6 doing it more and more every 
week. He's a haturaL -Abel. 



TREASURE ISLAND 
Serial Drama 
COMMERCIAL 
WJZ, New York 

Jeddo-Highland coal has .elected 
to dust off some of the moi'e or less; 
blood and thunder and thunder 
classics as an aid to garnering :a,t-. 
tention for its message about , the 
Hazel' Brook and J-H Premium 
brand of anthracite.. It's slated to 
follow up the serialization of 'Trea- 
sure Island' with similar treatments 
of 'Robin Hood,' 'The Three Muiska- 
te6rs'. and 'Oliver Twists' Appeal 
here, is primarily directed at kids, 
but the program's spbttirig,. 7 : 15 p.m. 
EST, is so designed as to catch the 
eai' also of those in the family, who 
do the coal buying. The hookup is 
limited . to a group of stations along 
uhe eastern seaboard. 

With the first broadcast the' ad- 
vertising set, out .to learn whether 
they weriB listening. To fetch the 
mail it offered a ntap of the mythical 
island that Liouis SteVenson made 
famous. For the yourigstfers it was 
described as something to play with, 
V(rhile th^ adults could use It to - fill 
that vacant patch On the living i-poitn 
or librkry wall. 

As for enactment of the first few- 
episodes of the. 'Treasure Island' ' tale 
it. measures up. to the usual run of 
network , script , sho-w-. Casting of 
characters, particularly that of 
Captain Billy,' jibes with the 
sketching that SteVenson has given 
them. Especially noticeable about 
the continuity as prepared by . joe A, 
Cross is the recognition of the fact 
that all thp: kid mind is ; Interested 
in is action and that Cross proceeded 
to give it. to them In -wholfesale lots 
from the opening of the initial; ep 
isode. 

Behind, the selection of this group 
of tales is a sly piece of maneuver- 
ing. Parent-Teachers' associations 
arid other similar groups laat season 
set upi a howl about the effect that 
the shockers on modern- crime were 
Jiaving ori the kids. Stories picked 
by JeddO-Highland can go on dish 
Ing up the same line of creeps arid 
Chills, .even- though they are of a 
less modern vintage, arid what Par 
ent-TeaChers eombine is there that 
will have the teriierity to cry down 
the classics, regardless of the 
grounds? 

Schedule is 15 .minutes each 
Thursday, iPriday and Saturday. 

Odec. 



KMTR REVUE 

With Kenneth Von Egidy, Sally 
Coy, Fern Dale, Stewart Sisters, 
Grace- FitQh, Four Clouds o 
>larm6ny, Shug Fisher and 
Dusky Stevedores 
SUSTAINING 
KMTR^ Hollywood 

Million. Dollar- theatre, 25c. top 
house in downtowri Los Angeles has 
booked this revile for an indefinite 
run for One half hour shoTV>riightIy, 
In opposition to the de luxers which 

fiaVe bieen going heavy recently for 
he outstanding coast air programs. 

Unusual feature is that contracts 
for tho air act riin on options for 
a year. Plan is to change the per- 
sonnel of a group each w.eek. .. 

Remoted from the stage first 
night's offering was better than 
passable and if the quality of the 
first holds up there seems to be 
no reason Why the theatre-air tieup 
can't continue. However, question 
is whether patrons ai-o pulled into 
theatres "to see their fav air act 
for the -novelty of the thing or for 
the enter taihnient offered. If It's 
only the former, as most theatre 
jMen clainji, Jhen^^^^^^^^ 
iiduTt to. get. repeaters. 

Produced and m.c:'d by . Kenneth 
Von Egidy, opening :Show was 
little too long ori the harmony stuff 
with three acts. Four Clouds of 
Hatriiony and Duslcy Stevedores 
both colored quartets, arid Ste\yar 
Sisters, supplying this type of vo 
calizlng. SaJIy . Coy sang a couple 
of popular number.^. Fern Dale was 
oke in songs mimicking Mae West 
and Zasu Fitta. Shug Fisher stut 
tercd comedy, but wasn't so hot. 



ALEXANDER WOOLLCOTT 

The Town Crier' 

Talk 

15 Mi 
Sustaining 
WABC, New York 

'Wbollcott is another kind of 
Broadway chatterer, but a hi- class 
spieler. He bandieis the names of 
the great and near-great about In, 
intimate chatty fashion and with 
an authority siibstantiated chiefly 
by own reputation as a mingler 
with the literati, intelligentsia and 
cognoscenti. 

Het stairts 61C with palaver about 
a party of six the other day In 
honor of Helen Hayes and from tha* 
goes into Lunt and Fontanrie, et al., 
eventually etherizing a radio thumb - 
nail biography Alfred Lunt. 

WooUcott is. tauxnan in., his, ad- 
dress, chatty, soft-spoken, by , nb 
means bombastic or possessed of 
the ,awkward manner of trying to be 
Impressive, such as pervades the 
Winchellian school of ether dishing. 
He's on twice weekly, and when 
caught, Friday night at 10:30-10:45, 
Woollcott Impressed himself exceed^ 
irigly well as claimant to the 'Town 
Crier* tltl6. 

Since the alpha, and omega of 
anything and .everything connected 
with radio is a commercial sponsor. 
It can well be said of Woollcott that 
he .ni(&rlts such 'financial -under- 
writing. ^ Aiel. 



Who says , that a woman can't keep a secret? Here's one who can> 
but won't keep . this secret; The friends and associates of Jessie Li 
Dipperi of the NBC program department and Keith McLeod,. formerly 
an NBC musical supervisor, were married in the New London, Corin.,. 
City Hall August 26. John Martin of the B.B.D;&0. agency, and 
Katherine Seymour (Mrs. Martin) of the continuity departriierit were 
witnesses. 



KATHERINE SPECTOR 

Soprano 

15 Mins. 
Sustaining 
WRNY, New York 

Katherlne Specter was the 'Queeri 
Esther' of a recent rinbst;-beautiful- 
Jewess contest in Madison Square 
Garden, which landed her in 
Broadway musical.. Along with her 
looks .Miss Spfector has a pretty nice 
soprano, which she aired over 
WRNY in a, pop repertblre. She's 
on at 10:30-10:45 a.m. on this local 
New York station, which caters to 
a domestic listeriing audience. 

In view of .the title and the. hour,, 
perhaps, isome household commodity 
enjoying a sales public with Jiewish 
families. might be interested In un- 
derwriting this pleasing quarter 
hour of pop sOngs. Aiel. 



'DESERT GUNS' 
Dramaltic Sketch, 

Sustainingr 
WJZ, New York. 

For the background of this series 
the writer elected the Foreign Lei- 
gion. It's a background that films, 
novels and short stories have popu- 
larized and made surefirei But for 
the purposes of this bunch of scripts 
the author could, have used any 
soldier encampriient, anywhere and 
anytime. Unlike the melodramatic 
series put on' by CBS under the 
'Foreign Legioh' title for a couple 
seasons, this one passes up: plot and 
actibh for gag situations. . 

'Desert Gun' episodes so far haye 
been weak stuff. Voice, casting, act- 
ing and direction on each .occasion 
have been superior to . the scripts. 
NBC muist have otherr stories lying 
around Its continuity departnierit 
more worthy of such pains^ 
' One iriistallment had as the locale 
a grog .shop in Morocco. Judgirig 
from this sample,, farce comedy ori 
the aiir is where pictures were iri the 
John Bunny days. Odee. 

LUIS RUSSELL Orch. 

Sustaining 

WABC, New York 

Luis Tlussell, with Sonny Brad- 
shaW directing and vocalizing, is an 
after-midriite giver-outter of Negro 
syncopation, which aeemirigly is the 
liking of the ofay trade patronizing 
the Roselarid bal lroom in mid-^own 
Broadway. 'TJnqii^lSnSBly;" IfiT 



FRANK BONN 
Neyvs, 
Suataining, 
W MCA, New York. 

When the fad for the lads with 
the giittering adjectives and the 
knack of dressing up the obvious 
entertainingly starts -wanihg, into 
the news cotnmientator picture will 
come the type as represented by Dr 
Frank Bohn. His is a forthright, 
deeply probihg ahd scholarly, style of 
analysis aiid delivery that has no 
peer bn.either of the natibhal webs. 
The man ■ requires no staff to do 
the research or diggirig for hinl 
The, rich and inany sided back- 
ground as a. -writer and teacher are 
there. When H. V. Kaltenborn In 
his not long ago 'Brooklyn Eagle- 
days was giving those Monday cur 
rent events spiels to the elderly 
dame subscribers -and Edwin C. Hill 
was as the overglorifier of workaday 
happenings on the 'Morning Sun' 
the pride of Park . Row, Dr. Bohn 
down at the Rand School of Social 
Science was feeding them, the low 
down on sociology, ecorionaics and 
modern history. 

Frorii him- the hashing over of the 
diay's news grist obtains a trieatment 
that is reminiscent of his lecturing 
days. As ever, what he has- to say 
is laden with a keen regimentation 
of knowledge and sub-surface point 
of vie-w that not only stimulates but 
compels thought. It is adult in Its 
address. 

Of the nonoentertalner class, Dr, 
Bbhn is the top spot on the WMCA 
daily schedule. Putting him on at 
7:16 p, m. makes It a little too early 
for those not yet home from the 
shop or office. A half -hour later 
would likely gain him a much wider 
audience. Revised schedule might 
put him in competition ' with Boake 
Carter on WABC, but the worry 
wbuldn't be Bbhn'St Odec. 



dance, music arid nothing else. but. ' 

CBS etherizes it a couple of nites 
weekly from' 1-1:30 a. m. and the 
brhnd- of syrico is well iri keeping 
with the unconventional hour. 

They're not too 'dirty' for , the 
average edification of the clientele 
or the ether listeners. It's plenty 
okay for the primary, purpose 
they're engaged in— dance music. 
That's more than can be said wr 
many a name band- Aocl.' 



the 



Less Editing 

(Continued from page 32) 

gram supporters turned for 
worse last season the stations agairi 
let down the bars and multiple were 
the outlets which through this 
source of income managed to meet 
the payrolls and the bills for elec 
trie juice. Even though they're 
again selling 'cm by the 16 minutes 
in , a big way these broadcasters re- 
member the bid plight and the sue 
cor they received from the ^9 and 
.166 .-w^prd'libys.'M 
submitted is of the objectionable 
sort they're ript turrilng 'em down 
tills season. 

Among the big spenders for spot 
aririouncements this year are the 
auto', manufacturers with , Chevrolet 
riatirig top. Bulova is still doling it 
out In big sums fbr time signals 
but the appropriations are way off 
frona the half million and belter 
levels of previous years. As a .trade 
group ihe proprietary drug mixers 
are still the leading users ot the 
classified air ad idea; 



Air Line News 

By Nellie Revell 



Nobody Else in Radi 

Now that Castorla has secured the services of Albert Spaulding, vio- 
linist, for Its- CBS series, Cascarets may di'op its plans for a radja pro^ 
grarn. : It had been dipkering with the artists' servi<;ea for Spauling 
when Castorla signied him.on the dbtted line. 



Grote and~T|nnTiT8rExit - 
Ferde Grofe has resigned frorii, the Philip Morris .progi'am and. Will' 
take with him the theme song now being used on tlie broadcast, a,s It 
Is part of his 'Gra:rid Canyon' suite. He is .being replaced -by Leo Rels- 
man, who ais,9 will conduct the Borden program for NBC. 

Casa Loma, Jones Over 

Casa Loma orchestra, headed by Glen Gray, will Open at the new 
room in the Essex House October 19. The place Vfill be managed by the 
personnel of the Glen Islahd -Casino. Tsham Jones goes intb the Corp;- 
modore. Both- will haye CBS wires. 



Rudy Goes Vaude . , 

Rudy Vallee Avill not . gb to the Cbast as he had hoped, because 
sponsor thinks the Chase & Sanborn Sunda;y program, which will comje 
from Hollywood for a dozen weeics, will give listeners enough film talent. 
Incidentally, Soiinozzle Durante stays on that -program, for a half - dozen 
weeks, arid othiers ai-e to follow. Valiee does ten weeks of VaUdeyille. 

Hbofirig Radi 

Katherine Speetor, who was awarded the b^iauty prize of -the Modern 
Queen Esther last Spring, and after a trip to Palestine joined the 'Mu$lc 
In the Air' company, cari do an Intricate buck routine as easily as she 
sings an operatic aria. She Is heard oyer WRNY. 

J. Green Looks Okay 

CBS probably will renew Johnny Green, composei-,, arranger, 
tor arid pianist, to a long-term coritract. The 24 -year-old newcomer 
radio originally was sigried for four weeks,^^ut several commercials ar© 
in the offing. ^ 



Echoes From the NRA Parade 

Fifty-ninth street was the turning point for iriost of the people in the 
parade, and the jumiping off place, too. 

May Singhl Breen showed up at the fbrmatlpn of the parade with a 
camp Stool, but they wouldn't let her. carry , it, , She carried her knitting, 
though; and every time they had to wait for a light she began to kiiit. 

^Joe White started out with his silver niaSk, .wore it from 9th to 11th 
street, then discarded it. 

Boswell Sisters appeared with Connie in a wheel cha,lr and recelyed 
terrific applause ^all along the line. 

And all of/ those band directors who had never been heard of Until 
radio. Why "weren't they out on parade? 

Short Shots 

Howard Barlow, CBS leader, is in the hospital, apologizing to hla fstbm- 
ach. . . .Jack Arthur has formed a new progx-am With an ensemble of 12. 
No soloists. .. .Oiga Albani; after four years , at NBC, asked for and 
received a release- on her contract last week. Hereafter .she will be. 
under the management of Herman. SchJiad. . . .Ted Lewis gets back to 
I^ew York October 6 to decide On radio offers. .. .Eddie Miller became 
a vocal teacher after leaving the old Avon. Coniedy Four. Milton Berle 
was one of his pupils. Now Eddie Miller and. Milton are appearing on 
the same program, and Eddie, is dplrig straight fbr Milton..., .'Grin and 
Bear It' goes on WQR five times weekly at 3:16 p. m., featuring, two 
youiig things who will commute frbm Boston, a boy and a girl.-., .The 
Hank Kenijys are expecting a loud speaker at their house, whose voice 
Harik won't be able to modulate Jike he does radio artists. 



lease Stand By 

George Shackley Is to direct a new series of broadcasts ,on WOR en- 
titled 'The Country Church,' a sort of a hymn slngl Continuity by 
Basil Ruysdael, with a mixed quartet for th« songs. . . .That bi^ canned 
soiup outfit which has been on the air twice before is auditioning, an<l 
so Is the biggest radio tube maker, -nrhlch wants— of all thlrigs-^ian Im*- 
itator. . . .The bnly radio studio ad libers Are H. 'V, Kaltenborn and the 
Voice of Bxpcrlence-^Dr. M. Saiyle Taylor. All others use scripts..,. 
Jimmy Dunne, old-time vaudevlllian. Is heard in: a program .of request 
arid pld'-tlriie favorites Saturday nights. Jimmy says he misses three 
sheeting before the theatre, and the morning minstrel, parade. .Bide 
Dudley takes the place of Michael Young as WOR's theatrical reviewer, 
as of this riiinute. .. .Muriel Wilsori, kriown oh radio as Mary Lou on 
the.Shb-wboat hour, has. won herself a, commercial all her own, beginning 
October 15-"and sponspred by Father John's :M;ediclne .- i^-jDanrion Runypn 
Is the la,test big name to be lured into the network ofllce^ iarid to be 
apked if he'll audition. The answer is yes. . . .Sid; Gary, after Ws, pres- 
ent theatre, erigageriierits, will beconie a fea.turie of thei hew Amalgaimated.' 
chain, . ►.'The colored lad who holds . dowri the bass harmonica in Bprrah 
Minevitch'S riiputh organ band, speaks swell Yiddish, Idioms aind all. . '.-*.■ 
David Freedman is about to form a, program building corpoiration of his 
own within a fortnight.; 



BACK AFTEE FOUE YEAES 

Chicago, Sept. 18. 

After an absence of nearly fbijr 
years Hoover Vacuum Cleaner re- 
turns to , the NBC ether on Oct. 1 
with a Sunday afternoori show to 
run 30., minutes each. Upturn of 
econofeip. cond 
for' vacuum cleanets better. 

Going on the Red Web with a 
production Idea using a 25-piece 
orchestra arid a 60 -voice mixed 
choir, the latter being tiie Npble 
Cain choral organliation. Harvey 
Hays slated as narrator'. 

Erwln-Wasey. agency ' handling 
the account, which left the air for 
NBC in June, 1929, after more than 
one year on the ether. 



Gossip 

iPhll Spitalny and his orchestra were, heaird without JuHus fanneri, on 
the CBS Gbldenrod Beer program last Friday, . . . Sirens of Song, spme 
dusky, troubadbrs from 'Virginle,' plan to send out soriie heat waves 
from WOR: Mondays arid Wedriesdays. ; . . Jack Benriey— and hlS; wife 
arid chief stooge, Mary Livingstone, with Frank filack, will return tb .a 
cOast-to-coast NBC network October .1. ...The Landt Trio and White, 
impressed -with the succe.ss of Pick and Pat in their new- riight club, on 
Long Island, are planning tp enter a similar projects. . .The Giiy Lomi,^ 
bardo band has taken an .entire floor in the Georgian, Evanstbri, 111,, 
hotel for their six-week engagement at the DeTls, Chicago. 

Scrambled Notes 

Gregory Stpne, NBC conductor and arrangeri was formerly musical 
arranger for . IIKO for three years under Milton' SchWartzwald. . . .George . 
blsen's contract with Standard Brands has been extended to the ertd of 
the _y ear .Floy d _Neale, WO It an n o^u li cGr, has ji vcd_ in . alsilo In the 
\fllds of""CQ.nnecflcut"0^ummer. Has it""fijred1up^life^tfie^^^ 
Chateau Frbntenac in Quebec, Rented it for $5 and .spends $50 a month 
iri getting to and from it. ...Anton Civoru waS a coricex't bas.sp before 
coming to radio to direct the niornlng kiddies' program on WRNY.... 
Bill Brenton of .Columbia's announcing staff goes to Chicago every Tues-' 
day to announce tho' Burns and Allen-Lbmbardo .Wednesday night pro- 
gram "rhc famous St. Peter'.«3 arid St. Paul's Russian. Choir is to alter- 
nate Sunday programs with the Kremllri Art .Quintet, both under the 
dlrectlori of Ivan T. .Mashihinin (try to pronounce that), beginning im- 
mediately on WOR The hiiffo demand for tickets for the Old Gold 

broadcast is giving the CB.S publicity department plenty of worries. 



S6 



VARIETY 



II ADI« 



Tiiesd«7t/Septeiiib«r 19, 1933 



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BADia CHATTER 



New York 



Billy Mitchell, Webster Smith and 
"Warren Wade of the WTAM, Cleye- 
lajad. mob in New York with •L.un: 
and Abner* over the weekend^ 

George Cor*ey, J, Walter Thomp* 
son, p.a*, used part of his lunch 
hour Friday (15) to take himself a 
bride (the former Frances Grinker 
6f Chicago) at the N. T. Municipal 
buildinjgi ; . 

Eddie Miller, who baritoned It.on 
the old Nestle show, Is doing a week 
at the State, Manhattan, 

Man bites dog was the caption 
they gave that cocktail party that 
Pete Dixon, N. T. 'Sun' columnist 
tossed for the press agents. Dixon 
baa also a kid show that he's a;n- 
thoring.; ^ 

Recruited from legit for the sea- 
sonal bow of the "Roses and Drums' 
' show Sept. 24 are "Siiy Bates Post, 
Charlotte Walker, , Minor --Watson, 
Tom Chalmers, Pedro deCordpba, 
O^rge Gaul. Robert T. Hainea and 
Elizabeth ix)ve. First of the series 
will get Its broadcast from the stage 
of Carnegie . Hall with the N. Y. 
dramatic critics invited. 

Rod Arkell, shared the mike with 
Ted Husing on the CBS broadcasts 
of the N. T, NBA parade. 

Helen Strauss has replaced Allen 



Royce as ra,dio p.a. the Benton 
Sc Bowles agency.. 

Tom Probert is doing: four of 
them on WMGA, N. T. •Drama, of 
the Ages,' Sunday, The Arabian 
Nights,' Tuesday, 'The Sketch Book,' 
Thui^day and .'Portraits of Great 
Characters,' Saturday. 

'Sizzilers' have an insuti^ce policy 
guaranteeing them two-thirds of 
their; air income if illness prevents 
them from filling a scheduled broads 
cast, ■. ■ ' 

Al Segal has himself and a chorus 
auditioning at NBC. 

Evelyn Hoey is having herself 
piloted toward a. commerciial by 
James Matte. 

Vic Irwin and Ernie Wktson have 
had three of their Bobp. Boop com- 
positions accepted by Mills Music, 
Inc., for publication. 

Conrad Tliibault is barltoning for 
four commercials simultaneously 
after Oct 4; when he adds Fletcher's 
Castoria to his other jobs. Maxwell 
Houses Phillip Morris; and Bulck. 

Margaret Lilvingstbii home ° with 
lombagoi not at Faul 'Whlteman ra- 
dio show last week. 

Phil^ Harris Continues with the 
Cutex affair on NBC for another 13 
weeks,, effective, this Friday (22). 
Renewal makes It .26 w^eeks a;lto- 
gether. 



MILTON 
BE RLE 

OLD GOLD PROGRAM 
Sept. 6th 



Management 

^ CHARLES MORRISON 
MQRRISON-WiNKLER CORP. 

Itek Centiml Hotel 



ARTHUR 
TRACY 

•The Street Singer'* 



HANAGianSMT 

MORRISdN-WlNKLER 

CbHjPORATION 
Park Central Hotel 
NEW YORK 



llctty 9» t]i«r jfioold out of the other. 
The half houl>. directed br Jerrjr and 
Margie O'Nell. will he continued by 
the station. 



mWest 



George McManus, the cartoonist, 
interviewed oh the F)arm and Home 
program by Helen Stevens Fisher. 

Though that's their right names, 
Al and Liee Belae r ar e not brothers. 

Dixie Mason, WLS soprano, on 
the recoup and . ready to come, back 
to the Chi station for . work. 

Martha Uhn took a short vaca- 
tion from the advertising angle to 
do some speaking for the Armour 
show. mike. 

Bfert Green has opened a new re- 
cording and production studio in 
Chi and has gotten himself a state 
license for talent representation. 

Keelor & SUtes, of Cincinnati, 
agented the Ed McConnell job for 
'the E^arly ft Dahfel feed company; 

lYancls Craig has returned to 
Niashville. Tenn., and WSM. 

Herald, Dean and Curt have re- 
turned to their spot on WSM, Nash- 
ville. 

NO PAR AIR PROCRAM 
IF SPONSOR NEEDED 



Ether Slants 



Move to build up 'falhily' ties be- 
tween Radio City MUslc Hall and 
radio listeners has one of the R. C. 
performers now guesting on Dick 
Liebert's organ pirogram each 
Thursday morning. It is called 'The 
Breakfast Club/ the entertainer 
coming before the mike for a chat 
and usually for a brief number.. 
Feature goes on at 8:26, an eairly 
hour for a stage artist but Thurs- 
day, is rehearsal morning at Music 
Hall. Johh Pierce, singer, was the 
first guest Roxy, Brno Rapee and 
other 'names' will be heard later. . 

Llebert, who now announces his 
program, in. a R6zyes.que manner, 
and pluigs the show, has talked 
about airing a part of the rehearsals. 
In keeping With the family' idea, he 
is playing requests, sending birth- 
day greetings, etc. Recently Liebert 
ofCered to broadcast musical num- 
bers composed by listeners. He 
since has played one or two of these. 



makes you love It. In between he's 
also reviving his yesteryear song 
MXk, of which there seem to be 
legion. 

Captious ones who wondered 
Whether and how Cohan could 
maintain it were answered by the 
final of lilfli five single -shotters 
Sunday night. He farewelled, but 
promised to return,, but in the mean- 
time gave the incomlhs Fred Stone 
a corking send-Ih, stating that next 
week he himself .will be in Pitts- 
burgh with Eugene O'Neill. 



Al Jolson, oh the Kraft program 
(14), sang a group of Stephen Fos- 
ter numbers woven together by the 
scenarist into .a dramatic st6x>y. 
This was one of the finest singing 
Jobs Jolson has ever done, the fich 
melody of the Foster classics being 
a change from the foot-stomping 
chest-thuniiplng mammy-palaver^ It 
suggests that Jolson might well de- 
velop this type of singing by :Way 
of demonstrating his versatility. 
On the same program Paul 



Sponsorship by a commercial of 

the half hour program from back; 

^&axy Virginia Dbrlon, Who under I stage at the Paramount, N. T., oh 
the name of 'PoUy Van Rensselaer* WOR every Monday evening. Is put, ^ , 

broadcasts food-fashion talks on a according to Boris Morros. He haa PvlV^®"!?/^ *ii*''f "^Sf^f 1° 
commercial program over WGT, denied offers from four different 2Vi«®«nifu^ Ty2lLrr^^^^ 
Schenectady, Is engaged to marry L.._^^_.„ interested In sponsoring 5 PiP, novelty. In general the salad 
t.i>w1m B Horner ^ Norfolk va- 1 *^ uweresiea in BponoorinK ^p^g^j^g, program was excellent en- 
hSLf mSi «o«o»>£. the air show. tertalnm^t with Deems Taylor's 

Manbattan heard somewhat skep- ^ doesn't want any advertising light nonsense a blessed relief from 
tically that cops raide* WCAU, on the program: pther than the plug the usual stal e narra tor, 
Philadelphia, last week when house- | going to the theatre and Its phow 
wives took literally a melodrama from which t<^lent doubles for the 
being ena:cted.by the Radio Drama | Monday night broadcadts,^ 
Iieague wherein an escaped convict 

s^or^ni^ivS seT^^cSsI KOLYHOS EEGIOHAL BUT 

to rescue the staff. Robert Schalll Chicago, Sept. 18. 

wa:s the: too-realistic author. | . Kolynbs toothpaste is taking three 

Bert tytell tells the one about the I midwest cities, Chicago, Mlnne- 



Eno's Good Adv. 
Eno's Salts cleverly dramatized 
Its commercial plug In a father- 
and-son dialog that hooked up the 
message for both generations and 
stayed safe on the delicacies inher- 
ent in the subject of 'the enemy 
within.' Son visits pop during 
shaving period, discusses 



2fn.if liTho'Sfey'STeaiSl S i** ^oluni-J P^J^V a^f ^ther£?o tlTS 

iSSi^ nroaSioua^ 'Whl^^ network as far as its present thing. Whereas little Rollo may 

do^^g nJw^'SrShak^^^^^ co^^-^^ed „ot shave until he grows up^he 

terpreter was asked. 'Dromedary I ^oyr buUdlng a new type show may treely par^^^^^ 
dates ' he replied [for a regional web of these three Pleasure, namely a good bracing 

Goldenrod Revue will broadcast towns through Columbia outlets. To N'ereer of Eno. First the father and 
from Washington because of a two I start Oct. 1 with a femme program 
weeks' booking at the Earle theatre. | hitting the ether* in the afternoon 

Coal dlstrib will be represented 
oh CBS starting Oot. . 3 with a 
twice weekly script show, Uttle 
Italy.' Eastern hookup of 11 sta- 
tions will take this program, whose 
cast will Include Rose Keane, Ned 
Weaver, Alfred Com, " Hirani 
Bfowh and Ruth Yorke. 



then the kid gurgle the potent fluid 
and the gurgles are duly conveyed 
to the ear of the listening public, 
From this pretty picture the ad- 
vertiser with calculated cunning 
spreads the idea that taking Eno 
salts Is comparable to yum-yum- 
mlng over a chocolate soda. 



"Your New Old FrientP* 

D O N 
R OS S 

Pontlac Program 

Coast-to^Coast Columbia System 
.Broadcasts 

Tuesdays and Thursdays 
at 2:30 P. M. 

MlHOiant M0RBI80N-WINKLER. 



LENNIE 
HAYTON 

Aim OliS 

CHESTERFIELD-HOUR 
ORCHESTRA 

EACH FRIDAY 10 P.M. 
WABC 

DirectloD 

UORBISON-WINKUBB 
Corporation 



West 



SPOmHQ HOBTPFS SALT 

Chicago, Sept, IS. 
Morton's Salt Is being placed for 
a ride on the ether by the Wade 

agency here. WUI use spot pro- 1 Mark Warnow's orchestra is an 
grams taking dtudib talent In some I unusual combo on WABC. With 
Instances and straight announce- 1 Vera Van and the Four Clubman, 
raents on others with several outlets straight instrumentation, un- 
gettlng a combo of the two. Start- I "^^^^^W^ smooth in itself, is further 



ing about Oct. 20. 

Roy Morti^an is out of Eamshaw- 1 Will eover most of the country 
Toung. He had beOn representing | with the exception Of the New Eng- 



distinguished by some corking solo 
and quartet vocalization 



the L. A. agency in the east. 

Hearst's San- ' Francisco "Ex- 
aminei'' expanded its theatre and 
radio sections this week, combining 
the two and devoting two pages to 
them. Most of the space going to 
Uoyd Thompson's theatre scrlven- 
Ings, balance to Oscar Ferribach's 
radio pillar. 

Billie Lowe back on KFWB staff 
as blue. singer, replacing Ethel Os 
borne. 

Ned Carter, colored singer and 



land and Middle Atlantic states and 
concentrating through Texas, moun- 1 
tain states and the Coast. 



XDKA UPS HOBBIS 

Pittsburgh, Sept 18. 
Claude Morris, production and 
continuity ' man at KDKA, has been 
moved up to the post of produc- 
tlon manager by William S. Hedges, 



station chief, . He'll work directly , .^^^^^^^ t^.^^v-jk^^* 

pianist from WENR, noW on staff under John Glhon, newly-appointed broadcast is Indeed a bargatin prop 



Cohan's Farewell 
In. short order George M. Cohan 
has impressed himself with the 
same indelible effect . on the ether 
which he has on the American stage 
and In all amusement branches per-' 
talhing to the theatre. Seemingly 
It's the natural heritage of this be 
loved veteran trouper that he should 
enter the new medium and click 
as resoundingly as In all other fields, 
Considering how much Cohan 
contributes to the Good Gulf pro 
gram, that reported iB,O0O-per 



at KMTR, Hollywood 

Lindsay Spite in Ix>s Angeles 
selling time for KPO, San Fran 
Cisco. 

In a contest^ for talent sponsored 
by Robar gasoline, more than 3,000 
pieces of mall were, received In one 
month. Finalists selected at the 
Denver theatre were Aline Hardy, 
of Boulder, and Joe Becker, of Den 
ver. Prizes were $25 each 

Denver *iPost' for some unex- 
plained reason has tiuit sponsoring 
the Kids program over KLZ. The 



progn^ head at KDKA- 

Morris Joined the station staff in 
1929 as a part-time announcer anl 
six months later was griven a full 
time Job. . He 

KDKA Plikyers, the station's drama 
unit 



Schnofiele and Etting 
Jimmy Durante . and' Ruth Etting 
are fllUng-In for Eddie Cantor on 
Chase & Sd.nborh coffee Sunday 
nites, the ^ show coming from Hoi. 
lywood and reversing on the trans- 
mlsision to hit . the east coast per 
usual at 8 p. m., which means that 
with DST It goes on -the , air at 4 In 
the aft or 5 p. m. with -normal time 
difference. 

Rublnoff took himself to the 
coaist to be with Cantor again for 
his UA-Goldwyn fllni, 'Roman Scan- 
dals' stIU has the comedian tied up,, 
so he recommended Schnozzle Du- 
rante and Miss Etting to John Re- 
ber of the J. Walter Thompson 
agency In New York, In fact send- 
ing Bennle Holtzmanii, his personal 
rep, as an emissafy to set Durante. 

It's a flller-lnncr for a few weeks 
strictly for both and they're doing 
a good Job. Certainly an Improve- 
«;ontInued on page 54) '■ 



LEOKi 




OLDSMOBILE 
10:30 Tuet. and Thurs. 
WABC 

Hon., TuM. and Frl.,. 11:80 to 12:0Q 

NIGHTLY 
ST. MORITZ HOTXip, NEW TOBK 

Sole Direction HBBMABI BEBMia 
1619 9roadwa7> Mew York 



RICHFIELD OIL 



Monday 
WJZ 
7:30 P. M. 



Friday 
WABC 
9:30 P. M. 




BARTHELL 



Tues., 6; IS P. 

Sat. 9:30 P. 



Mw— WABC 
WABC 



cided to cover the >, coast With 
'Post' started their Kids' club some I bobbsle too, and in addition to the 
years ago and tied up with KLZ transcontinental, which begins "Sept 



•'Radio's Loveliest Lark" 





later. The deal was ah exchange 
proposition, each getting such pub- 



odltion. Unlike so many of the other 
steller etherizers, Cohan also brings 
with him a creative talents plus his 
own talents as a performer, for he 
I w«. BiTcxm I must needs fashion his own special 

also organized the | material each and every broadcast 

On top of that, he features the new 
Cohan song-of-the-week, and each 
Is likely for faltdom as anything else 
out of the rickety pianos and col- 
lapsing typewrit^Ts Of tin pan' alley. 

That new NRA s0ng is the best 
yfet of its class. That topper- offer, 
is a pip, 'If you're on the square 
with the USA, then with FDR you'll 
be OK, and then, like a M-A-N you 



DobbtBie Extended 

San Francisco, Sept 18 
California Packing Co. has'^de 



the NRA.' That's 100% patriotic 
flag-waving, but who cares. Cohan 



IN SONGS 



FRiOlDAIRE PROORAU 
Friday 10:30 p. m. OBS. 

Direction, HOrrlfion-Wlnkler 
Corporation 
Park Central Hotel. 

Mew York City 



I sham 
Jones 



ON TOUR 

Direction 
Oolqmbla nirbadcasflnK System 



If'. 



25, excluding the coast, will start | can proudly say, you're a_mem 
one for the Pacific Slope on Sept 28. ' 

Show win be 8 to S:30. a.m. 
Thursdays, and will plug all Del 
Monte products, except the coffee,, 
which Will be sole sales object of 
the cross-country show. 

Del Monte coffee can't be adver- 
tised out here because of a recent 
injunction brought by the Tillman 
and Bandel Co;, makers of a Del 
Monte java. 



JACK and LORETTA 

CLEMENS 

(4th coualna of Mark - Twain) 

TIIVBSDAT - - - 2430 P.M. 
VRIDAi; ..... 5:30 P.M. 
SATURDAY . - - . 7:30 P.M. 

WEAF 

A BKN ROCKB PRODUCTION 



PAUL WHITEMAN Presents 

RAMON A 

N. B. C. Network 

KRAFT-PHENIX 
PROGRAM 



DON LANG 



and his 



TRUE ANIMAL STORIES 

WABC 

Coiast-to-Coast Network 

Monday — Friday, 5 P. M. 
Columbia Broadcasting System 



Frisco Kid Scripts Set 
San Francisco, Sept. lit. 

Two serials resume on NBC's 
western chain next week (25), each 
on every day but Sunday and 
Thursday, and one directly follow- 
ing "the =otheri-=^~"^"i""^=^="'^ -"^-T" 

First Is 'WheatenavIUe' for 
Wheatena, and Is . a San' Francisco 
production, with virtually same cast 
as last year — Tom Hutchlnsoii, pro- 
ducer and lead; Harold Peary and 
others. It's on at 6:80 p.m. 

As Chimes from 'WheatenavIUe' 
die but 'lilttle Orphan Annie' comes 
on for the Wander Co. and Ovaltlne. 
It, too, is a western production, and 
also Is aimed at the kids. 




Thursday 10 P. M. 




FOR EAR AND AIR! 

RAYMOND BAIRD 

Just a Musical Sensation 



ROY FOX 

BAND 

KiT'CAT 

LONDON 

B.B.C. NETWORK 



HOWARD 



and His ORCHESTRA 

• Now 18th Week 

ATLANTIC BEACH CLUB 

1697 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 



Tnesday* ^September 19» 1933 



VARIETY 



37 




e tour is en 



Imt tKe echo of tremendous 
aiiplause lingers tliroii^Kout 
tne land.. box-of rice record^ 
still are shaking fitim the 
pact of ttnpreced^nte4 



1 



Dallas 
y 21000 



Chicago 

5oa 



Kansas 
Cily 

1 21,000 

Cleveland 



Baltimore 



Houston g stbufs 
yOOQW26,000 



&pllol-NewY)rk Sept.l5 
\4lenda'Jamaica Sept22 
loe^s Jersey Otij $ept.29 
Cotton Club^Oct. I 
NM Nelworkfe^ Oct.4 





▲ 





i 




/lis hi - de -kicfhness oJ ko-de -ho " 

a^dkis COTTON CLUB ORCHESTRA 



—from Connecticut to Texas! 
—from Florida to Minnesota! 
75,000 miles (equal to 25 trips 
across the continent) through 23 
stat<^s in 6 months — rleaving an 
unbroken trail of new high grosses 
and a public clamoring for more 
hi-de-his and ho-de-hos! 



Cab is grateful to the theatre manages 
and circuit executives in Texas^ 
mid-west RKO, and Chicago, St. Louis, 
Cleveland, Baltimore and other cities 
— ^and to ballroom managers every- 
where for the opportunity of demon- 
strating that he is the most dynamic 
attraction in show business today! 



SccliLsli/e Victor Recording JrtLsts 

P [ R.SONAL iviANAGrMrNT T 

MILLS AkTIST BUREAU 

79 9 S E V t NTH AVE C I RCLE 7-2584 




TLIT 

I N C. 

N E W YORkr CITY 



38 



VARIETY 



ADIO — MUSIC 



Tuesday, September 19, 1935 



Rival B way Cafes Forget Pact 

Pay Name Bands Big Money I 



EXPLOITING BOSTON 

Blackstone Cigar Attacks Weak 
Spot With Stars 



NEW BUSINESS 

LOCAL STATIONS 



war 



Imminent on He's In for 10 weeka. The Holly - 



after two big niteries, 
the Paradise and Hollywood, - 
putedly pledged not to go over- 
board on salaries this . season. Hav- 
ing the two capacity restau- 
rants on Broadway, Joe Moss- Ja- 
cob Amron of the Hollywood aiid 
the NTG-Jack Adle;r-Nicky Blair 
syndicate at Paradise had. 

pacted not to inVest in name baiids, 
etc, a:hd permit their talent budg- 
ets alone , to pyramid 'up . to_$8,000 
and $10,660 a week. This was 
deemed too much of a; hiit even 
considering the huge $20,000. and 
more weekly grosses these pop- 
priced eateries have enjoyed some 
Veeksi' 

Paradise started It with the sig- 
naturing of Paul Whiteman to open 
Oct. (5 with his entire personnel. 



PARAMOUNT, BROOKLYN 

This Week (Sept 15) 





Alias "JOHNNY HART" 

WOR BARITONE 

RIVOU, HEMPSTEAD 

Sept. 23-!25 



wood follows suit with Rudy Val- 
lee going in Oct. 9 for a foiir-week 
minimum a.t around 14,000 plus -a 
50% split of the gross above aver- 
age bizi Options rest with Valleei 
who has other theatre dates. 

Other's Following 

Meantime the Palais d'Or cliow- 
nieinery, on the site of the former 



Frank Crumilt and Julia Sander- 
son's variety house dates will have 
ta wait on the exploitive stunt which 
the Blackstone Cigar people are 
working on' around Boston. Sales In 
that territory, being a bit off, Black- 
stone win stage a series of public 
broadcasts with their stars In per- 
son, and distribute tickets, etc., a la 
the NeW York manner by the major 
chains, tleing in the free ether bally 
along with concrete merchandising 
stunts; 

Aftefr hfelping solve this problem 
the heddllners will be at Ubeirty to 



Los Angeles 

Uido Products Co., KFWB, 8-8 :1R 
p.m., Tue. and FrI., Mickey Contl,. 
Juvenile accordionist. . 

King Outfitting Co., KFWB, B:15- 
5:30 dally, King's Men, with Nip 
and. Tuck. 

BilverwoOda, KFWB, 7-7:15 p,m„ 
Mon. and Fri., football revue by 
Ward Fowler. 

Nox Ben Oil, KMTR, 8-8:16 p.m., 
Mon„ Wed., Thur,, Sat,, Sajvatore 
Santaella's orchestra, 



swank Palais Royal, Is prlm6d to Pursue theatrical bookings on their 
be reverted Into aii ultra spot I own; 
under the aegis of Sam Salvin, of 
the original Salvin family con- 
trolling the P-_^^nd iBen Mar den. 
Emll Coleman or T^d^Eewls; also" 
possibly Ben Bcrnle, a;re spoken, of 
to buck tlie Whiteman- Vallee band 
corop^tlsh at the other two spots. 

Manhattan (nee Hammersfein). 
and. New. Yorker (hee Fortune 



the mufelc. cods commiittee meet with 
Gallo) theatres are also In the band! jobber representatives at the Hotel 
swing with their , new continental Roosevelt today (Tiiesday) to dls- 
miisic hall policies. Both theatres cuss the propositions that the 
are ripping out the s^ats, 'installing wholesalers demand be Included In 
dance floors and two terraces of the trade's constltutloiii If the get 
tables, for a European idea of eat- together turns out unproductive the 
Ing- drinking- music halL Both will wholesalers plan to proceed with the 
have dance bands. Jimmy Carr Is | drawing up of th«jlr own cod6 tot- 



Newark, N. 

General Foods, 26 weeks, using the 
'Uncle iDon' program every Tuesday 
from 6-6:30 p.m., WOR. 

R&mingtdn Jtand revised contract 
to cover 26 weeks for three weekly 
16-minute programs, WOR. 

Jacob i5«ppert .(beer), 39 one-hoiir 
programs Friday nights, starting 
Oct.^5. WOR.— - 

Grocery Stores Products, Inc.,. 26 
weeks at the rate of three programs 
a week. WOR. 

Oneida Coriintunitv Co., Ltd., eight 
Publisher and dealer members omj weeks of dally broadcasts. WOR. 

Vapo-Cresolihe Co., 20 week's of 
daily announcements. .WOR. 

Egyptian Cosmetic Co., 13 weeks of 
announcements, Tuesday and Fri- 
days. WOR. 

8. O. S: Corp. (Scouring Cleanser), 
ll announcements a week until fur- 
ther notice. WOR. 



JOBBESS'JffiBUfiATO 
TO PUBLISHERS' CODE 



NETWORK NOT ENOUGH 

Alka-Seltxer Will Use Spot Show^ 
To Augment 



Chicago, Sept. 18. 
In addition to , the ir regular NBC 
show with the WLS Barn Dance 
Alka- Seltzer .is now figuring out v 
program of. discs to spot on terri- 
tories possibly not caught by the 
network. Starting on Oct. i with 
ftbout three or four stations .on a 
test. 

iPlaced through local Wade 
agency the dls.cs are .laheled 'Com- 
edy Stars of Hollywood,' recorded 
by the Fr(6emaii-Lra.ng outfit on tha 
Coast. 



Tait's Revived Agar 

San Francisco, Sept. 18. 

Old "Tait's at the Beach cafe la 
due. to reopien--Octv 4* as -the -Edge- 
waiter Beach Club, with Grllt; WIl- 
llaths' band. 

Dine and dance spot being op- 
erated by Sam Nussbaum, who 
catered there In the old days. With 
him Is the former chef of the. levi- 
athan, and another cook', the trio 
pooling their resources to. start the 
place. 

' No broadcasting. 



spoken of for the New Yorker site. 



ABE 

LYMAN 

AND HIS 
CALIFORNIA ORCHESTRA 
.Colomhfa Broadcastlni SyBtem 
PHILLIP'S DENTAL MAGNESIA 
TuM.. Wed.. Than.. 8:40 to 9 PJtt. E.S.T. 

COAST-TO-COAST 

ABC' 



FOX/PHULT^ JEAS BIG 'BAKD 

Rhiladelphia, Sept. . 
Beginning Ftidsfy of this week A. 
R. Boyd, heaid ,of the local Fox the- 
atre, will inaugurate a double-slzed- 
orchestra of 36 pieces, as. compared 
to the lis men now In' the pit. 

In the early days of this house 
the Fox C»rartd Orchestra, under the 
direction of Erno Rapee, who also 
managed th^ house at one time, was 
symphonic in size and received 
equal billings with stage and screen 
features. Boyd Intends to return to 
the policy of elaborate musical pro- 
grams. Jene Donath remains as 
conductor of the augmented orches- 
tra. 

Fox and Stanlej' are haying a 
lively competition these days In the 
matter of stage shows and headline 
names. This new move is a part of 
that rivalry. 



Eli Dantzig moves down from the 
{roof and reopens the St. George's 
grill, Brooklyn, as soon as altera- 
tions here h^ve been completed. 



BEN MARDEN'S RIVIERA 

rresents 

EMIL 
COLEMAN 

AND HIS 

RIVIERA ORCHESTRA 

WABC— WOR. 

Personal Manafceinent 
BEN MARDEN 



.RADIO'S 
-k it -k -k k 
MCSICAI. DIRECTOR 



AL 

GOOD MAN 
GULF GASOLINE 



submission to Sol Rosenblatt, deputy 
NRA administrator, when the nivisic 
Industry's InStruthent-hpw. on flie in 
Washingtoh-comes up for an airing. 
No actual hearing date has yet been 

set- 
Gathering of the code's corisoll 
dated committee ■ and the whole 
salers was arra,nged after W, Grant 
Ege, pres. of the. National jluslc 
Wholesalers' Association, ,-n^rote J 
F, Sangstacic, chairman of the 
standard publishers group urging 
that the jobbers be given a chance 
to present • their reactions to the 
code situation. Ege declared that 
as a result of ' this .discussion it 
might be possible for the music in 
dustry to present harmonious 
front at the hearing in Washingrton 
Instead of making - tha-t occasion a 
free-for-all. Concurring with Sang 
stack when It came to yielding to 
the request was. John G. Palrie 
chairman of. the code's consolidated 
committee. 

Yesterda,y (Monday) at .the same 
hotel the various groups represented 
In the consolidated committee got 
together and, with the assumption 
that Rosenblatt will hold the ' ear 
Ing by the end of this , month, pre- 
pared answers to the'varipus phases 
of Che code, that arfe expe.cted tp be 
brought up at the Washington meet. 
.What was to be said and who was 
to say were the maJPr matters dls 
cussed here and agreed upon. 



St; Loui 

AHen Shoes, 'Heart to Heart' Club, 
script, show "Mondays, 13 weeks. 
KMOX. Placed by the Westhelmer 
Agency of St. IjOuIs. KMOX. 



SEATTLE 

Btudehaker. Co., CBS, new schedule 
supplanting the one previously an- 
nounced; series of daily fifteen- 
minute evening programs, Septt 30 
to Oct. 6,- Inclusive, each featuring 
a difCerent star. KOI*. 

Genial Cigar, CBS, tenewal, half 
hour each Wednesday evening, 
starting Sept. 27. KOL. 

WoodftMii/ Soap; CBS, half hour 
each Monday evening with BIng 
Crosby and the Lennle Hayton or* 
chestra; starts Oct; 16, to run 26 
weeks. KOL. 

Bafbasqi, CBS, 16 minutes each 
Wednesday, Thursday and . Friday, 
starting Sept. 13. KOL. 

Ll. MarJcs si Co., 26 fifty-word daily 
announcements on Sah Felice CI 
gars, starting Sept. 18. KJR. 

Feeriamint Co., 16-minute electrical 
:transcription, 'Dr, William's Drug 
Store,' 13 programs starting Sept 
22. KOMO. 

Argonaut G^-iU, 13 fifty- word ian 
houncements. KJR, 

Jenkins Engineering Co., series of 
announcements starting ' Sept. 27. 
KOMO and KJR. 

Knox Co., series of 13 Sunday pro 
grams, electrical transcription, *Cys- 
tes Newspaper Adventures," starts 
Oct, 1. KOMO. 



WITH 
IRVIN S. 
COBB 



WABC 
WED.-FRi:* 
0 P. M. 



WITH 
GEO. M. 
COHAN 



WJZ 
SUNDAY 
9 P. M. 



WAB&— CBS 





Cnuni^Vogers Music Co. 



Frank Crumlt Songs Co., with 
I Jerry Vogel partnered. Is a new 
music publlslting venture. Both the | 
radio songst .* and the vet music 
I man are their own hackers. 

Vogel was for 26 years manager 
I Pf the sheet music dept. of the 
Plaza Music Co., jobbers, which sold 
out to RichmOnd-Mayer and latterly 
went into bankruptcy. 



MILDRED 
BAILEY 

AND HER 

•'ROCKING CHAIR" 



^1 



JOE PARSONS 

Rndio's Low Voice 

AS 'EDELWEISS JOE' 
Mon.-Wtd.-Frl., 9:15 P.M., COST. WMAO 

SINCLAIR MINSTREL 

Every Mon., 8 P.M., N.B.C. 
CHICAGO 



Floating Nite Spot 

Troy, N. T., Sept. 18. 
Paradise, a floating restaurant- 
night club moored to the dock at 
the foot Pf Fulton street,: Tiroy, 
opened for business last week under, 
the mainagehient Of Louis' I. Aus-, 
terlitz, who was In charge of the 
culsihe on the LS,ke George 'Show- 
boat' the past summer. Mai' Hal-, 
lett's orchestra ha.nd: for the 

openng. 

Paradise is advertised as 'the 
most . luxuriously . appointed dining 
salon north of New "Torlc City.'] 
Week night minimum charge for 
supper dance Is $1 and oh Satur- 
day $1.B0. Austerlitz Is •well known 
hereabPutSi hiving preslde:d at the 
pe Witt Clinton hotel in Albany 
for some time. 



THE 




LERS 

NBC RED NETWORK 
Mon.. Toes, and Thurs. Nights 
WTAM. CLEVELAND 
on.. Wed. and Frl. Nisfats 

"Tou'll Uke tho SIzZlera"— Alr- 
cAster (Mike Porter), New York 
Evenlnff Journal. 
PtTMnil Olmtlen CHARLES A. BAYHA 



RUBY 
NOHTON 

JACK CURTIS 

CURTIS and ALLEN 
Palace Theatre Bldg, New York 



(TOMMY) 



(BILLY) 



RElLLYaitd COMFORT 

NOW IN LONDON PLAYING VAUDEVILLE 

Recording for Decca and broadcasting regularly from May 
Hotel for the British Broadcasting Corporation. 

European Representatives, REEVES <& LAMPORT 



REVmNG 'SIGMA CHI' 

Hollywood, Sept. 18. 

Monogram is arranging for the 
republishing of 'Sweetheart of 
Sigma Chi,' old fraternity song 
.ua^edjtt:^pictui:e^jc>i=,that^tlde.;..=^ 

Melrose Brothers Music Co., Chi- 
cago, will publish. 



HORUGK 'STOfiUING 

Harry Horlick will take his. A, & P 
Gypsies on a dance toiir after wind- 
ing up at the Chicago World's Fair. 

Horllck's has . been. & radlp band 
for lOi year-s, but lias • previously 
eschewed barnstorming. 



THE GREEK AMBASSADOR 
OF GOOD WILL 

GEORGE 
GIVOT 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 

"HOLLYWOOD PARTY" 

NOW IN PRODUCTION 

Bole Direction 
HERMAN BERNIE 
lGi9 Broadway. New York 




AND HIS 

MUSICAI. 
PORTRAITS 

Daily Except 
Saturday 
WABC Networks 
Columbia Broadcasting System 




DO LP HE 




And His 

ORCHESTRA 



TYDOL HOUR 



Mon.-Wed.-Fri. 

CBS 



A Ben Rocke Production 




The Nit Wits 
of the 
Networks 

WHITE 
OWL 

WABC 

Every 
Wednesday 
ErenlBs 

at 9:30 r >|. 



BURNS aUEN 



Dir.:- WM. 



N 

MORRIS AGENCY 





JU LES 





aHd HIS ORCHESTRA 

6th MONTH 
225 CLUB, CHICAGO 

Broadonstlnsr Nightly 8:30 P. M. 
and 19:45 A. M. 
KYW, CUICAOO 
: Evans Fur Program 
11:30 A. H., WBBM, Cblcaso 



TIM and IRENE 

RYAN and NOBLETTE 

Brown Derby nnd [HuiKiboIdt Beer 
Mon. and Frl., 0:45 P.M., PST.. 
KGO Network 
Carefree Cnntivbl, . Tues., 0 P.M., 
KPO Network 
NBC SAN FRANCISCO 




ro>- That oy Part 

ANDY 
DONNELLY 

Slur ot Severn! Coni- 
tnorelat Network KUi 
Series 

DMnally, Vartoty, N. Y. 



Tuesday* September 19, 1933 



M U $ I C 



VARIETY 



39 



Most Played on the Air Last Week 

To familiarize the rest of the country with the tunes most sung 
and played on the air around New York, the followinp is the com- 
pilation for last week. This, iaHu'lation will continue regularly. 

In aniswer to inquiries, these plugs are figured on a Saturday- 
through-Friday week, regularly. 

Tabulation in turn is broken down info two divisions: 2f umber 
of plugs On the major networks (WEAF and WJZ of the N BO chain, 
and WABC, key station of CBS), along with the total of plugs on 
Net!) York's two most important independent stations— WOR and 
WMCA. 

WEAF 
WJZ 

Title WABC 



I f f" • t. * •••••• ' 



■ • 4 •,• • • « «-• •'• • • • • * 



Tiove Is the Sweetest Thi 

'Bless Totjr Heart' 

•Don't iBlame. Me' 

•Swingy Little Thiney' 

'Shadows bri the iSwanee' 

•Beloved' 
' ''Talk of "the Town' 
'Hold Tour Manf 

•Dinner, at Eight' , 

•Thiis Time It's Love' 

This Is Romance' 

It Isn't Fair* 

•Shadow' Waltz' V,.. 

•Marching Along Together' 

•The Night We Met' 

•Aliitcha Glad?* • 

Tiouisiana Lullaby' 

•I'll Be Faithful' 

•Life'is So Complete' 

•Under a Blanket of Blue' 



31 
21 
25 
21 

22. 
.22 
13- 
25 



WOR 
WMCA 

14 
14 
16 
11 
10 
9 



5 

10 
10. 
7 
8 
11 

is 

10 
7 
9 

•5.- 



Total 



41 

32 
32 
31 

3Q_ 

29 

29 

26 

26 

24 

23 

22 

22 

22" 

22 

20 



Gome Up and See Us 
Some time, Sez Victor 
To Hot Bing Crosby 

Bing Crosby Is the present-day 
disc best seller. He's on Brunswick 
receiving $200 a. side lor recording 
or. $400 per two-faced disk. The 
crooner also collects -9- royalty, but 
disk sales - being what they are the 
royalty thing is relatively leas im- 
portant. 

Victor Is flirting with Crosby to 
come up and see them some time — 
at il.OOO per recording. The flve-ply 
increase by Victor Is In line wltb its 
Idea to rehabilit^ite itS: disk biz. 

Jack Kapp, Brunswick's record- 
ing talent manager, is currently in 
Hollywood ttying to dissuade Crosby 
from making 8i,ny switch in view 
of "Brunswick's progressiveness . in 
building him up. ' 

BEHEN WITH KEIT-E. 
ON COAST FILM MUSIC 

AI Beilen from Chicago was in 
New York last "week and worked out 
a deal with KeitrEngel to take over 
the Pacific Coast territory with 
headquarters lb Hollywood. Kelt 
Engel wants to get into the etudio 
end out there. . . . 

Beilen was the dean of the Chi 
cago inusio trade for years after 
Rocco Vbcco scrammed that burgi 
For the past year Beilen has been 
in the orchestra booking businesi^ 
as an executive of Kennaway, Inc. 
He is rated one of the ace men in 
music. 

Beilen will take up his new job 
Oct. 1. Meanwhile, he will break up 
his home In Chicago. 



JACK ROBBINS BACK 

Prefers Publishing End to Studio 
Job 



An Old Favorite 
And an everlastinv one, 
too, Is 

PAUL ASH 

•who 'wHh bis usually 
erreat orchestra Is heard 
dally under the Pabst Blue 
Ribbon sponsorship at the 
Chicago World's Pair, via 
NBC. Dlscrlhilnatlng; Paul 
Ash features „.„„ 
"HOLD VOUH MAN" 
"DON'T BLAME ME" 
"MARCH ING ALONG TO- 
QETHER" . 
"DINNER AT |lflHT'„ 
"I'LL BE FAITHFUL?' 
••YOU'VE GOT EVERYTHING" 

ItaBBINS 

MUSIC CORPORATION 
nil Si^ENTH AVENU£ 
■III • • • NEW YORK • * • 



MILTON 
DOUGLAS 

Acclaimed by Press and Public 

=.x=^O.atstandini;t:Xonnit^m«!l«9!L=i:^ 
Baritone 

APPEARING INDEFINITELY 
BEN ALIRDEN'S 

RIVIERA 

Manaflremont 
JACK BERTELL 

LVONS 1^ LY0N8-BATCHEL0H-CNGILL 

PAIUMOUNT BUIUJING 



Jack Bobbins ^ets in today (Tues- 
day) from Hollywood where, after 
being elevated to the post of 
head screen-n^usical consultant in 
Metro's fllm-musical production, he 
decided to forego Hollywood and 
stick to milsic publishing. Robbins 
was payrolled at. $50Q. » week on 
the MGM lot but tired of the run- 
aiound and the proverbial Holly- 
wood stalling. In addition, when 
finding his ideas not executed with 
the same dispatch as in his pub- 
lishing business he cancelled his 
cqntract. 

Metro, ias Bi% owner, of Tlobbins 
Music Corp., enlisted its ally to 
enter into the studio eniploy this 
summer, in view of the renew'ed 
boom in film musicals. Robbins, 
instead, prefers to make flying triips 
to the coast on occasion but main 
tains his headquarters iii New York, 
whero his family are established. 
Metro's idea -was ior. Robbins to 
tfanspliEint his residence to' the 
coast; 

Jack Bregman, general manager 
of the firm; had been at the helm 
in Bobbins' absience. liatter is 
bringing back with him Walter 
Donaldson, who will become a Rob 
bins contract writer, teamed with 
Mort Dixon. Donaldson still re- 
tains an interest in the Donaldson 
DouglasrGumble music pub firm, 
but isn't exclusively committed to 
them as a writer. 



Classificalion Rushed 
Thrn ASCAP to Duck 
Flood of Comphmts 



Writer coterie of the board of di- 
rectors .of the American Society of 
Composers, Authors and Publishers 
hold their classiflcation nieetihg 
last Wednesday (13), which wias 
two weeks ahead of the usual time;, 
•and thereby escaped a flood of re' 
quests lor boosts in rating. Classi- 
flcation get-togethers for both the 
publisher and author groups are, as 
a rule, held at the end of each third 
month. 

Dissatisfaction with the deal 
they've been getting from their own 
reps on the hoard with regard to 
the adjustment of class ranking has 
reached the ijolrit where the writers 
are talking of appealing to the pub- 
Usher group for mediation. Biggest 
obstacle that the writers have to 
contend with is the ASCAP bylaws, 
which makes the membership of the 
board self-perpetiiating instead of 
leaving their selection to a vote of 
rank and file- 



CHEZ PAREE 

Chicago, Sept. 14. 
Leading the Chicago cafe boom 
is the Chez Paree, owned and man- 
aged by one of the best known night 
club operiators in the United States, 
Mike Fritzel. Spot previously Chez 
Pierre, seats about 600 and is situ- 
ated on the near .north side on a 
side street. Oh the second floor of 
a remodeled, warehouse but king of 
the nite clubs here. Decorated in 
the style moderne spelled with an 
'e' nowadays, it's getting the play 
of tiie town, Plenty of room, with a 
lai'ge dance floor, plus subdued 
lighting. Serves a two-dollar dinnfer. 

This nite place has played the 
biggest names from , legit, pictur^a. 
and vaude. At .present their show 
is headlined by the TaLcht Club 
Boys, 'vvlio opened this week, the 
DeMarcos, Franfees Langford, Vivian 
Pay, Ina Ray, a line of 16 girl^ 
alnd^Tom Gerun band. Three shows 
a night, 8:00 o'clock, 11:45 and 2:15. 
An m.c. for the acts and run like 
a . show. ^ 
--J^eMarcos -being -held-over-ior .^n- 
extra four weeks, but with seyera,! 
new dances. First one a slow, dance 
with the- second some fast whirls 
and lifts, with an extra ehcore 
thrown in. Miss Iiangford uses a 
mike iand is known, having been «n 
sustaining programs in the East, 
An extraordiharily fine toe dancer 
is Miss Faye, also playing a return 
engagement, while Ina Ray is a 
dancing, singing blonde soubrette. 
She does singles and numbers with 
the chorus. ^ , , 

Of course^ the punch and big 
moment of the show is the Tacht 
Club Boys. They a;re filling in a 
three-wieek engagement then> going 
Ijack to the Embassy Club In N. 
It was questioned tor a while If 
Chicago, would undierstand songs 
about Broadway. There was no 
question after the flrst show, Tlje 
four boys are master showmen and 
they know not only how to take 
it but to serve it. They are ihixera, 
t«/hich meaiis good .night club en 
tei.lainers. 

After the show a- five-piece 
Hawaiian orchestra gives the cus 
tomers a chance to show off their 
tango. Then later, Tom Gerun gives 
them exactly the tempo Chicago 
likes. Gerun, a good-looking fellow 
with an easy flow of language, has 
a very nice dance band plus enough 
novelty numoers, crooners and spe- 
cialties to make his own spot, 

NUT CLUB, N. Y. 

New York, Sept. 14, 
Meyer Horowitz has reopened his 
Village Grove Nut Cliib, now New 
York's sole frank institution for nite 
life nuttery addicts. It's a no-cou- 
vert establishment where the in- 
mates must satisfy a $1.50 mininium 
check, for which Milton Splelman's 
danc2 band and floor show paced by 
Hughle Clark hold forth in ex- 
change. Most prominent among the 
talent is Elsie Gilbert with a quiver- 
ing sense of showmanship, whose al 
fresco niethod of working is well 
suited to the hotcha tempo of the 
room. Others in the show are 
Blanche Lytell, a Village fav; Jim 
Kelso, Frank Wheeler, Gil Rams- 
ford; Red Davis and Marion Bailor. 

It has already established itself as 
„ cinch divldend-'getter at Horo- 
witz's sister spot, the Village Barn, 
which has been doing plenty all 
right for its impresario over the 
summer. The Nut factory has been 
shuttered, reopening, for the fall 
season. When La Belle Rose, the 
sponsor's pseudo-maniacal Scotch 
performer 'in drag* gets ba,ck In 
November or thereabouts, after be- 
ing deported for quota laches, that 
will probably be further occasion 
for 'premiere' festivities. 

Meantime, In time-honored sea 
sonal reopening, Horowitz pulled a 
smart stunt in a press preview de- 
but to get rid of the on-the-cuft 
trade all at once. Jildglng by the 
unveiling and the Same hey-^hey 
spirit of tomfoolery he should <tgain 
manage a. better than fair season. 

Aoei, 



KEMP ON l-NITERS 

=^ChTcag6,=-septr 



18; 



Hal Kemp steps out of the Black 
Hawk cafe next week for a month 
or six weeks of one nighters on 
the road. Jan Garber band replac- 
ing for the interim and then back 
Into the southslde Trianon ball- 
room, , , > 1 
Kemp comes back to the cafe fol- 
lowing the tour. 



Biltmore Hotel, N. Y. 

(DON BESTOR) 

New York, Sept. 13. 

Cascades atop the Hotel Biltmore 
has a hew and good dance, attrfic- 
tion in Don Bestor and his. of" 
chestra. The combo has been 
around New York latterly putting 
the Lexington hotel on the map and 
before that at the New Yorker, 
besides going commercial for 
Nestlfe's. It knows how to purvey 
commercial dance music, i.e„ dansa 
patlon that's rhythmically compel! 
Irig without becoming too flpssy in 
orchestrating. . ™ - 

With the combo there is Florence 
Case, wide-range soprano of better 
thian average quality, who Irt the 
accepted band style of the day sits 
in with the boys and warbles into 
the mike. (There's an NBC wire 
into the hotel.) ^ , 

Barry Devine, a baritone, is m.c, 
.Minor..^and=JliyiLJ§Jlcl^m^ 
Armstrong rounds out the support ^ 
Ing show. Couvert after 10 la %1. 
, Apel. 



Ms PiiFbiered in Hopeful 
Alliance to Revive Disc Sales 



A deal of unusual significance is 
the afflliation closed this past week 
between RCA Victor records and 
Irvliig Mills, thei talent manager. 
Victor has enlisted Mills' experi- 
ence and services as advisor, 
talent sc.but and re^sorder without 
Mills divesting himself from, his 
manifold outside interests as man^ 
ager ind producer. This Is un- 
usual for the conservative RCA 
Victor in that it doesn't insist on 
Mills' exclusive services. 
- - Jt^ a-liew berth for Victor. It's 
comparable to nothing • In record^ 
Ing annals In that Mills has aiitor 
cratic power to sign anything, he 
pleases for recording by Victor and 
to exploit and create' new talent. 
Of course^ with this, new deal, Mills 
briniris over 'with him his three- 
ply ace attractions, Duke Elling- 
ton,' CAb Calloway and Mills' BXw 
Rhythm orchestra. All these were 
exclusive Brunswick recording art- 
ists. They now. become ditto for 
Victor. Fred Erdmann, the Victor 
record ing .' head man, made the deal 
with Mills. 

Mills, with these and other or- 
chestras, has been one of the most 
prolific recorders in the business. 
In 1929-30 his many orchestras 
which he controls, riecording under 
nbms-de-disks for every record 
company, made more popular dance 
records than all the other dance 
.■ybamls combined on all labels. 

As Go -Between 

Mills is assigning his recently 
added publicist, Al Selig, to the 
task of co-opei:ating with the Cam 
deii, N. J., headquarters of RCA 
Victor on. the. new recording set 
up. It's In line with the planned 
rehabilitation of Victor's riecord 
business as elsewhere set forth, 

Calloway starts this week on his 
new chores for Victor with a quar 
tet of tunes, 'Lady With a Fan,' 'I 
Learned About Women From Her,' 



'Harlem Hospitality' and 'I Lik 
Bite" My Baby on the Neck.' ICllins- 
ton will record next week for Vic- 
tor. 

Mills plans talent trips to Chi and 
Los Angeles shortly where he will 
contact all talent with a view to 
Victor recording:. He Is authorized 
to make top Offers for all desirable 
talent. 

Mills thinks he can make the 
country niore record-conscious or 
as 'much as it was in the past. 
Among Publicist Sejig's tasks wi 
be the . lining Uip of record revietv 
diepartments in publications such, 
as "was first Inaugurated in Va- 
RiBTt' but re.Q.e,ntly,\abandoned««>with- 
the dwindling sales. 



RCA Victor has gone over Its 
past' records and found that. Victor 
record business In certain halcyon 
years has been at the rate of 
118,000,000 ito $20,000,000. With this 
thought in mind, Victor Is setting 
aside a $350,000 advertising cam- 
pialgn budget on behalf of the rec- 
ord end and $200,000 for the radio 
adjunct for this fall and winter. 

VIctpr believes the tlm* propi- 
tious for the comeback of the rec- 
ord business, what with conditions, 
etc^, ,ahd is proceeding towards that 
end a build-up of Its name 

Q Frists* 

Victor's retailing outlets through 
the medium of the many RCA radio 
machine dealers are likewise favor- 
ably rega)>ded as an asset. 

.FALMEB HOUSE STICKS 

Chicago^ Sept. 18. 

Palmer House Is out to keep its 
Empire Room big after World's^ 
Pair close. Now dickering /With 
the Eddie Dtichln orchestra tor a 
session starting about Oct. 15. 

House is switching Its entire 
floor show along with the Duchln 
entry, retaining only the present 
line of Abbott girls. Until this 
summer Palmer House conserva- 
tively sidestepped dance bands. 



Irving Geller, long a pianist in 
Phil Romano's orchestra, opened 
with his own unit at Powell Inn, 
Colonic, N. Y., last week. Gellers 
played with Romano at same spot 
earlier in the season. 



APPEARING NOW 

CENTRAL 
PA R K 
CASINO 

NEW YORK 



—ANN 

GREENWAY 



Just Closed a 
Season at 
Arrow Head 
Saratogai New York 



DUDLEY WILKINSON 
At the Piano 



VARIETY 



V A n D 



E VILLE 



Tue9da7t September 19y I933 




Expansion of Loew 
Vode Awaits NRA Code 



agents are waiting for 
Lpew's to open some more theatres 
with combo policies and Loew's. is 
waitinff for tlie NRA coole. 

Agents feel thiat Xk>ew's would 
like to add. some more timie for acts 
^pd. all„.. concerned are expectant, 
but. the "circuit seem^ chary of apy 
new moves until latere 



Chorus Statistics Highlight Wash. 
Code Hearings; Pic House Oris Work 
93-Hr. Wks. for $26; Some Got 



Washington, ftept. 18. 
Two vaudeville actors' codes are 
involved in the hearings here on 
the stage phase of the motion iplc- 
tiire code, and while they're similar 
In most respects, both are being 
campaigned for separately. The 
ABA has one and the NVA another. 
Henry Chesterfield is here for the 
NVA and Ralph Whitehead for the 
ABA. 

Whitehead is dqnfined at Emei-g-. 
ency hospital with a bruised hiip, 
suffered in a fall in a hotel, so an 
attorney, Abner J. Rublenl Is doing 
the, AbA's talking for him. Georgle 
Price addressed the hearing assem- 
blage before Administrator Roseh- 
blatt, in behalf of the ABA, and 
Chesterfield spoke for the NVA. 
:But of all the speakers on the $tage 
end, it Was Dorothy Bryant of 
Chorus Equity who got most of the 
attention. Mrs. Bryant brought the 
code comtnittee's attention to some 
deplorable conditions as they cur- 
rently exist for line girls and men 
in'the yaude and picture houses, her 
plea containing fireworks for the 
crowd at the hearing. 

According to the Chorus Equity 
statistics^ as pregented by Mrs. 
Bryant, 6,B00 memhers were placed 
in presentations, uniti arid picture 
house lines during the past year 
ending in August. They earned 
$615.62 on. an average iEor 22 
weeks' work, of which flvel weeks 
were free rehearsal periods. Indi- 
vidual Instances irientloned coh- 
I'^fcerjied the lines at the old Roxy, 
Music, Hall, Capitol and Paramount 
theatre* in New York. 

Jrt one week" at the old Roicy, Mrs. 
(Continued ojx page 49) 



HODKINy PLIGHT 

Getting Up a Collection For porrrier 
Chi Vaude Man 



Chicago, Sept, IS. 
Cliarles Hodklns, whose name 20 



iHorris with 71/2 Wks. 
Books-Fisher- 




i years ago meant a solid year's work 
I for any act, whose southwest cir- 
cuit was more famous than Gusj Addition of Zanesville, 
I Sun's arid who up to about five years Amsterdam, N. Y;, two 



O., and 
five-act 

I (iigo was the Western representative j splits, gives the Lawrence Golde 
[for the Pantages Circuit, is now in vaude book in the William Morris 
the Cook Courity poorhouse. offlce another full week and makes 

Hodkihs, who is about 66 years n the largest in the New York indie 
old, eked out a living until about a field. 

[ year , ago, then started to go. blind ^ith seven. and a half weeks the. 
1 with cataracts on both e/es. Some Qplde time also exceeds all circuit 
of his. shoyr friends now trying to books excepting Loew's; 



R. Tubman of th& Capitol has also 
announced stage presentations for 
this season, thus giving the riati^reA; 
hope for mora shows.' 

Incidentally, Frerich films have 
died out despite the fact that pne- 
thlrd of Ottawa speaks french. 
British film hpoklngs are increasing 
because they are cheap and the plx. 
fii.te. .improving in quality. 



get up. a collection, 



SEE POU BUYING BACK 
NEW ENGLAND CHAIN 



Booked by Golde besides Zahes- 
Iville and. Amsterdain are Indian- 
apolis. Boston (Scoliay Sq.), To- 
ronto, YoungstoWn, Akron and 
Buffajo, 



Sat. Midnights Only 

Hariiiltori, •,Sept, 18. 
Taft's Paramount, straight, pic- 
tures, is introducing single Satur- 
day midnight stage shows, begin- 
ning with the A. B. Marcus' 'A 
Night at the Folies Bergere, with 
all sekts reserved. 
The town is billed like a circus. 

ROBINSON'S SIDE LINE 

Bin Robinson is to continue the 
late Billy Pierce's dancing school 
In New York. .'The Colored dancer 
was one of tlie late Pierce's most 
eminent pupils. 

Robinsori will likewise continue 
Jiis activities in addition to isuper- 
Visine the, school. 

TUCEEft SET JOE UNIT 

Anatole Friedland, with WiUiarii 
Morris office hooking, is reviving; his 
'60,000,000 Frenchmen' tab. Will 
carry about .50. peoples 

Leids not set, but Sophie Tucker 
ilkiely for top billing. 



FisherrPan's Jump-Breakers 

Hartman, ColumbUs^ and Fitt^ 
Pittsburgh, both full weeks and 
playing five- and seven acts," respec- 
of tbej tively, go on tbe Arthur Fisher- 



18. 



Hartford, Sept 
Judge Edwin Thomas 
United States District Court . ordered I Pan tages vaude book in New York 
that.the Fox New England Theatre, for spot bookings, peridinig opening 



Inc., of around 17 theatres, he sold 
at public auction starting Oct. 16 
and ending within seven days. 
While the original price paid to S. 
Z. Poll, spnie years ago, was $26;000,- 
000, the court; arrived at a total 
forced sale miiiimum for the chain 
at $2,065,000. in Connecticut and 
$826,000 in Massachusetts.' 

The consolidated decree bt fore- 
closure was. signed by, the court oh 
application of Attorney Carlos L. 



of the seven Pan weeks on the west 
coast. Colun.bus opens Oct. 22 arid 
Pittsburgh' a week later, 

When the Pan time opend in Oc- 
tober the two midwesterri hpuses 
will be jump-breakers for the flye- 
act; unit bills, following the New 
York >reak-in time on the Fisher 
book. * 



Two In. Ottawa; 

Ottawa, Sept. 18. 
ideaii theatre stage is in use 
once more with the adoption of 



Israels of New York City as a regular feature 

" along with, films, the. iacts being 
presented twice daily. Manager T. 



An Open Letter to 
Jack Yellen 



Dear Jack: 

Let me take this opportunity 
to publicly thank you for making 
it possible for me to continue to 
break box-office records. 

In my estimation you are the 
greatest living writer for show 
business, and that takes in every- 
thing from pictures, musical com- 
edy, vaudeville to radio. 

In deep appreciation 

SOPHIE tUGKER. 



Curtis for the New York, Trust 
Coriipany: 

The sale . will be held at public 
auction in front of the CapitoU; Heirt 
ford; Oct. 16 and a,t the Palace, 
Springfield, for Massachusetts as- 
sets, on Oct. 24 

Attorney Thorias J. Spellacy of 
Hartford was namod special, master 
to take charge of the sales. Spellacy 
had been receiver with Atty.- Ben 
Slade of New Haven and Samuel 
Spring of New Rochelle, N. Y, 

Reports iiave been current that S 
Z. Poll Is contemplating re-entering 
the field in which he made his for- 
tune by, taking back the properties, 
Mr. Poll la. owner of 76% of the 
mortgage bonds and. is believed to 
be the person arranging to take 
over the .circuit which Is being con 
ducted by his forhter .partner, Liouis 
Sagal, and a nephew,- Adelmo Van- 
nai. 

A spokesman for Poll stated that.j^ ^ Kingston to London 
Poll interests plan to bid for the | ^« » -.„^„^„«„,v 

properties up to the amount due 
them on the deal which transferred 
tho properties, to the Fox interests 
In 1930. 

Andrew J. Collins of South Nor 
M^alk and Thomas Gil of Hartford 
were appointed appraisers and-Qr 
dered tip report to the clerk of courts 
not later than Oct. 2. The order 
stipulateis that the circuit may be 
sold In part or in whole. 



AH Night Auto Jump 
Wins Law's Sympiatby 



London, Canada, Sept. 18. 
.County "Magistrate .C. W, HawkT 
sHaw listened with sympathetic 
ears to a plea thslt the 'shbw busi- 
ness is tough this year' when^ he 
suspended sentence on <)rohn' Crooks; 
Americari actor, who Is . playing In 
this territory and who pleaded 
guilty' ■ to reckless driving. 

Crooks admitted he fell asleep at 
the wheel 'of Putt Mossman'd cai* 
as; It turned over on No.. 2 highway 
while enroute. Sharp-shooter fict 
was making an all night motor 



This Is a tough endurance test 
you were putting on,' said the 
bench. 



Syracuse .Upai Gate 

Syracuse, Sept. 18. 
With, the restoratipn , pf vaude- 
vllle reported handing! in the bal- '* 
arice, managers And ' the stage , 
hands pnion - are attempting to 
write a .new contract. ^ Original de- 
mand —the. nniph a^ks an ,$80-$76 
scaie-f Qr-fucrfiw^of ■ seven JMA^liffiUiu 
right, Three, would receive the WO 
figure, four the $,75. 

Exhlbitprs' countei: ofEer, new be- , 
fore the pni6n> calls for a 10% re-' 
ductipri In the present, scale for nine 
months, a. 25% slash,! for the three; 
suriimer months of May, June and' 
July. A .month's, theatrical holiday : 
last , spring ended with the tiriipns. 
accepting. a 25%.cyt for tiie summer, 

period^ . . 

Present scale when' stage^ shows .. 
are played gives the ciarpenter.a $74 
top, with three nrien receiving $69^60 
arid, three more $64.60. 

Wben straight' talker policy is 
followed the niajor houses emplojr" 
two men back stage, at $56 each/ , 

While , negptiatipnis cbiifitiue RIt6 
Keith's Is moving , , test the 
drawing power of gtaigp shows next 
week and one fipilpwing., /Yanitles* 
opens Friday, with the. Duncan 
show, 'Topsy and Eva,' set to suc- 
ceed it. Keith's win advarice Its hox 
office top .to 65c. for the combina- 
tion bills. 



incoln Wejeotlftes Vaud 

Lincoln, Sept. 
. Flesh is here again arid welcoriie. 
The Orpheuni came through with 
bookiriss by Aitty Cox .and made 
box office history. For example, the 
total gross for the last week of pica 
at the house was very near $300, 
The Second M&nday of the flesh pol- 
Icy netted $528 for the single day" 
arid rio pic help. 

The indies put a stage offering In 
the Rialto, but It didn't click. ,But ' 
the opposition took over the torch 
and came- through Monday (18)' 
with a standard RKO three-act bill 
In the Lincoln theatre for LTC. 



Top&y's Laid Up 

Rosetta Duncan's illness has 
forced cancellation ' of riext week's 
(Sept. 22) RKO Boiston booking of 
the Duncan Sisters' 'Topsy and Eva' 
tab. Show lays off that week, ■with: 
Rosetta going to a New York hos- 
pital for a minor operation. The 
girls are finishing out their current 
week at the Albee, Brooklyn. 

Show i resumes its Rl^O rout« 
Sept.. 29 at Syracuse and will play 
Bosto^h at an open date later- on. 




JOIH THE ACTORS' BETTERMEHT ASSOCIATIOM! Benny Figure 



OF VAUDEVILLE, PICTURE PRESENTATION THEA- 
TRES. CABARETS, CLUBS, BURLESQUE, CIRCUS, 
CARNIVALS AND OTHER OUTDOOR AMUSEMENTS 

*The NRA gives every man in the United States the right to^ col- 
lective bargaining, We performers are going to accept President 
Franklin D. Roosevelt's invitation to assist m the nation's recovery 
program^ 

The Actors' Betterment Association, Inc., 228 West 47th St., New 
York City, is affiliating with the great American Federation of 
Labor through membership kri the Associated Actors and Artistes 
of America (representing 15,000 American actors). The ABA is 
being granted the American Artistes Federation charter, covering 
for the A. F. of L.. the fields rtot alr.eady.covered by Actors' Equity 
Association. 

SEND IN YOUR APPLICATION TODAY TO 
.THE ACTOR'S BETTERMENT ASSOCIATION 



Jack Benny and a unit are set for | 
the Broadway at $6,000 plus per- 
centage. Jans and Whalen • and I 
either Lita Gray Chaplin or Frances 
[.Williams .will be. in support. On I 
the road, latter .was with B6nny. 
Lyons & Lyons hooked. 

The! 6G is a $1,000 increase f or | 
the act. 



Gerwrtd &KeciUive Off ides 

LOEW BUIIDING 

AN N EX 

BRyant 9-7800 NEW YQRK CITV 

J. H. 



THE INITIATION FEE IS $5. THE DUES ARE $12 YEARLY, 
PAYABLE SEMI-ANNUALLY ON MARCH 1 AND SEPTEMBER 
1. ALL CHECKS AND MONEY ORDERS MUST BE MADE 
PAYABLE TO THE ACTORS' BETTERMENT ASSOCIATION, 
INC. 

BE A CHARTER MEMBER AND SAVE MONEYI 



Nix Raft at $5,000 

George Raft, in the east on a 1 
vacation and interested in person - 
I als, has been turned down by the 
I'aramount, N. T„ because of. de- 
manding too much money. 

He wanted $5,000 for a week. Par 
dropped its negotiations altogether. 



HEBBERT-HALLIDAY TEAM 

Robert Halliday and Evelyn Her- 
bert as a team, are set for some 
Combo theatre dates. They open in 
Philadelphia for "Warner Bros. Oct. 
29, booked by Lyons & Lyons. 

Eddy Duchin's Central Park 
I Casino, also via L. & L., opens at 
the Met, Boston, Oct. 22. 



ABNBIIAL UANACiViB 

MARVIN H. SCHENCK 

.BOOKINa MAMAQKB 



Capable publicity m|in to handle psychic act. 

Steady vyork and salary assy red. Address all com- 
municationis to 

JAY CLARKE 

C/o VARIETY, 6282 Hollywood Bvld., Hollywood 



Tuesday, Sejitember 19, 1933 



"I" AODE VILLC 



VARIETY 



41 




OUSTS MRS. MURPHY 



,000 Guarantee, Pet SpEt (or 
Jokon-KeeleF-Whiteman at Capitol! 





Al Joleqn; RuVy keeler and iPaiil 
"Whitenvan's band as a stage com- 
bination .wiU get a $26,000 guaran- 
tee plus a p6r<:enta,ge split. for. a! 
w^ek at the OapitdV New York. 
Tentative dat^ is Oct. 6, pending 
answer oh a reqtfest to the Paradise 
restaurant to pbistpone .Whiteinan's 
_OBeati*iLjhere» scheduled f or Oct. 8. 

The $2B,0o6 guarantee on a dear 
> woi-lied out for Ih^ threeisbrt:* by 
the William Morris office will stand 
against a TO-'50 split with ^the house 
over a gross of $70,000. The Capi- 
tol's recent business average , has 
•been around $50,000 or $20,000 iinder 
the', Show's; percentage flgiire, but at^ 
preflent* scale it's possible for the' 
.house to better $100,000. Likelihood 
is that the Capitol yfrill go on a five- 
show daily basis all week to 
ffcoiirage isuch a groiss. 

The $25,000 guarantee is the larg- 
est ever mdde in a picture, or vaude 
house' booking. Jplson also; holds 
the preyiouB record high of $20,000, 
-which he drew at the Capitol three 
years ago as a sihgle. Thip time it's 
uhaerstood to be figured 6n a basis 
of $20,000 for keieler and Jolsoh and 
$5,000 for the 'Whlteman band; with 
chances all will draw down con- 
siderably more percentage 
split. 



PUHy, Boston Waitf 
Dirt Is Acts' Reply 
to Midwest Bliishes 



Chicago, Sept. 18. 
Vaude , bopkers , a.nd managers in 
the midwest want to know; what's 
the matter with Philadelphia; and 
Boston. They, must be the. two roost 
honky-tonk towns in the World, ac- 
cording to ideas spread around by 
the acts coming out' of that section. 
Whenever a X>obker., Pr manager 
squawks about the off-color Jlnes 
and business in a turn,, the act's 
ireply is tha,t they ate It up in Philly 
or -Boston. .They never mention 
New York or Baltimore or Pitts- 
burgh or tVashihgton, just the 
Quaker burg and B6antown. 

There has been much criticism 
•mong vaude bookers and- hotises in 
the midwest about offside material 
In "acts coming through. Especially 
dbfes it get "under the skin of the 
Vaude ni^n when so many standard 
acts who have done, clean cut turns 
in .( the past come through with 
messed up routines. In most pases 
It's not a question of the vaudef' boys 
here going Miss Purity. Acts admit 
that they're dirtying it up. 

Maybe the midwest is a couple of 
years behind the cast. But what- 
..ever it Is the midwest vaudemeii 
are doing plenty of yelling about 
the raw material on the actis coming 
through. 

It appears that the radio sapolio 
influence ..lis 'making midwest . audi 
ences consPlous of the' blue stuff on 
the stage following the pure white 
material 6n. the .ethers 



From Milfpn ta Aimee 



Eddie Miller is doing straight 
for Milton Berle for his cur- 
rent State appearance:" 

Next Week Millar goes Up 
and across the street to the 
Capitol. tP straight for Aimee 
—^^fePheFso^H— — --4-^ 



imee's Share 




NVA Investigator's Recom- 
mendations to N.Y. Dep't 
of Social Welfare — Ad- 
vises Committee of Three 
to Write and Enforce 
Rules^No Blanket Pun- 
ishment for Indi^dual In^ 
fractions 



r 

[Salaries Back to Par for Acts 
In Demand; Standards Getting Own 
Prices; 'Names' Mostly on Percent 



8-Hour Larceny Day 

Charlie Williams is cirganiz- 
ing the gag men for a code. 
Only provision "will 
-•afea-irist- stealing jnaterlal .pver 
eight hours a, dayi. , Claims the, 
gag lifters, are now ing on 
a 24-ho.tir' schedule. 



Small Despite 
fler Fast Otiel 



DR. AS NEW HEAD 



Morales' Pooches Left 
Oot in Property Sale 

Syracuse, Sept. 18. 
O. t,. Smith, of Utica, wanted to 
buy a twck, but he had to purchase 
l6 dogs, in order to .gain its posise.s- 
sion. 

Truck and canines were the prop- 
erty of Sanchos Morales, circus, and 
vaudeville dog trainier, committed to 
Wlllard State hbspitfvl .following a 
nervPus breakdown while motorin.i,' 
through this Section last June. Since 
t hat time: the -.d P R's Jhad 3:feen . £fV]['£'? 
for at the Syracuse S,P,C.A., "giv- 
ing that institution a problem. 

Bidding $300 for the truck and 
trick canines, Smith advised tlio 
animal shelter management that he 
was bniiy interested In the for 
ond walked out on the dog.s. 

'The SjP.C.A.'.s final .solution wa.s 
to dispose of them to cullers seeking 
pet8. 



, Mintieapolis, Sept, 
'Aimee Semple ^oPherson, show- 
woman, (evangelist, deviised a new 
method of coaxing the shekels Into 
the collection boxes at her revival 
meetings on the final day when all 
of the takings go to her. It's a real 
fast one. 

Aimee asks everybody whp cares 
to contribute to rise, please. At 
the same time, the organist has in 
structions to play 'The. Star Span- 
gled Banner,' Of course, everybody 
gets up oh their feet. 

In Minneapolis, however, the 11- 
day session didn't prove so profit 
able for the evangelist The big 
gest crowd ever attracted to the. 
municipal auditorium, 11,000 inside 
the main auditorium, . 3,000 in the 
exhibition hall and 2,000 outside, 
came across only to the tune of 
$1,141, and that's all Aimee took 
away with her as the pay-off for 11 
days of hard work. Receipts of the 
first 10 - days, less expenses, went 
to local charities, the latter bene 
fiting to the extent of $(570. 

Considering that her hubby, 
David L.: Hutton, came to town 
during the campaign and got $1,500 
for a week's vaudeville engagement, 
Aimee must have been plenty dis 
appointed with the last day's fre« 
win offering which went entirely to 
her. 

.It was reported here that Aimee 
sent for Hutton to come here en 
route to New York whei^' it looked 
as though her campaign was flop- 
ping. His arrival brought plenty of 
more free newspaper publicity both 
for her and Hutton. In newspaper 
interviews he threw plenty of 
verbal brick bats at his frau. Then 
he went up to the auditorium one 
of the evenings and led the choiv 
in singing for her. On the day of 
his departure he claimed to have 
received a kidnapping threat and 
had a police department escort ac 
"company" him^ the . f ailr'oad .istai 
tion. Figuring it was a publicity 
stunt, the newspapers didn't give 
the affair much space. 

In the collection boxes on the last 
day, there was one. $10 bill. Penr 
nies- and nickels were mo^t. in eyi 
dence, however; 



Rempvial of Mrs. Katherine Mur 
phy as superintendent o.f the NVA 
Sanitarium at jSaranac Lake wa« 
officially Recommended yesterday 
(Monday) to the New Vork State 
Deisartment of Social Welfare by 
its special investigator^ Dr. David 
Park. 

it was further recommended by 
Park that a medical' director be ap- 
pointed 'to' head the San, with . the 
pt-ovision that he devote' a'H his 
time to the admi istration job. 

It was previously reported that 
Dr; Park had considered* advising 
appointment of Dr. Edgar Mayer, 
present medical heaid of the San, 
as supervisor, but that Maiyer's out- 
side practice prevented him from 
doing so. It's thjB State's policy 
to ask sanitarium heads for un- 
divided attention. Understanding is 
that Dr. Mayer has declined to re- 
linquish his own practice and re- 
search work. 

The Dr. Park recommendations 
were received in New York yester- 
day by the State Department's 
committee of 12, of which' three 
members will comprise a nev^ com- 
rhittee to carry out the suggestions, 
if adopted. Dr. Pai-k's investiga- 
tion wap carried out for two 
months, including several trips 'to 
Saraiiac Liake and New . York, and 
interviews with patients, ex -pa- 
tients, employees, oifflclals and oth- 
ers iat or with the. NVA. 

Authority Clipped 
in regard to Mrs. Murphy, Dr. 
Park's statement declared that be- 
yond her official conduct in run- 
ning all Sah affairs, she keeps the 
place clean, and therefore might re 
main as housekeeper and buyer of 
supplies, but without authority 
over the patients. 

Another recommendation of Dr. 
Park is that individuals who vio 
late the San's rule should be dealt 
with individually, and not in a 
manner that affects the whole pa- 
tient body. Under Mrs. Murphy's 
punishment system the breaking of 
a rule by one Pr several patients 
has frequently resulted in suspen- 
sion of privileges for all patients, 
Dr. Park found. 

(Cpntinued on page 



Piers Labor Day 




. Atlantic City, S$pt. ^8. 
Figures' completed on the I^bor 
Day weekend business at the Steel 
Pier show a gross >bf $130,000, or 
approximately 175,000 admissions at 
75c apiece, for the three days (Sept^ 
2-3-4). It might be the country's 
record gross for a straight and 
strictly business thea;trical enter 
prise over a three-day period. 
■ Peiak was hft on the second day 
(Sunday), when 74,000 pWid admis- 
sions went -through the gate. ^ 
For their 76c the customers got 
a 12% hour show, comprising Amos 
'n' Andy and Rudy Vallee in per- 
son, three first run pictures ('Dr. 
BuU'-Fox 'One Sunday Afterriooh'- 
Par, 'Paddy the 'Next Beat Thing'-r 
Fox), minstrel show, Mai Hallett's 
dance orcheiJtra for continuous 
hoofing, Hardeen (magic show), 
Hawaiian diving troupe, circus, 
wild animal show and a five-act 
vaude bill headed by Jack Pepper. 
Talent cost the Pier about $45,000 
in salaries. 

Amos 'n' Andy, on percentage, 
were on a repeat 'engagement, hav- 
ing played the Pier earlier in the 
summer, along with Eddie Cantor, 
Burns and Allen and others. Black- 
face team did nine shows Satur- 
day, 12 Sunday and eight Monday 
(Labor Day). 

Pre-Cut for Weavers 

Weaver Brothers with their own 
unit are set tut $4,500 fPr Loew's, 
RKO, etc., for. a minimum of 10 
weeks commencing Oct. 6, opening 
In St. Louis. Lyons & Lyons 
booked 'em. 

The Weavers have -been barn- 
storming through the ' midwest on 
one-niters and doing well. 



Salaries are back to pair for all 
acts that are in demand around the 
circuit booking offices. Furipuis. 
bPokihg' pace accompanyi 
n&w season that has prevailed for 
the.\.paat three weeks haa depleted . . 
the. supply .of yaude . materl.al to the 
extent that gpod, standard acts are 
naming their own salairieis' and ' get-' 
ting them. -Same . applies to such 
names as are wanted or needed, by 
the namerplayihg theatrics; 

Last semblance of the four-clr-. 
cult pact which- trimined the va- 
riety salaries 25% or more last 
March, has dlisapp.eared in the past 
couple, pf weeks* The bpokers ;are 
ail booking their own, theatres once 
more, and no questions asked. 

In many Instances actj^ .especial- 
ly in demand are liot only back to- 
the pre-agreement salary^ but even 
higher. When a cphsensus! among 
bookers revealed that no more than 
15 reliable next-to-clpsers wenBi 
a:vailable a couple of Weeks Ago, 
(Continued on page 50) , 

MORREFOm 



William Morris agency's lengthy 
connection with Fosters' Londori 
agency Is being severed. Eric Wolr 
helm may supplant Fosters as 
Morris' English booking representa- 
tive. 

Morris Foster connection has 
stood fPr about 25 years. In that, 
period Morris has' placed Its British 
bookings exclusively through Fob-. s 
ter. Until recently the interchange 
of acts has been on a reciprocal 
basis, but recently Harry Foster 
Was reported to have worked 
through other American agents 
over here. Thla is understood, to 
have. brPught ph the split. 

Another Morris fpreigh rep, Lou 
Wolfson, of the agency's Paris of- 
fice, . Is back in New iTork, working 
with Nat Kalcheim on fpreign 
placements. Latter has charge of 
the . Morris fPf eign department. 
Wolfson had been in the Paris of- 
fice four years. 



Four-a-Day at $12,* 



Amos 'n' Andy will do six sho\y6 
a day at 3jO-;w's Parjidise. and 
Valencia thcn.irr' when they play 
there the weeiiK of Oct. 6-13, 

Blackface air team .is in on a 
percentage deal arranged by the 
Morris office and which will avr 
erage them about $12,000 per. 



lElaborate Screen Musicals Create 
New Hurdle for Flash Producers 



Mayhairs Philly Berth 

Jerry MaylKall, prod ucl ion man- 
ager at: the Stanloy here until «tagc 
.shQw.s "were droppeO a year :i(co last 
June, has boon nain.od to a similar 
■post at the Stanley I'biladfl- 
phia under Al Kayo.. 

Sinoo last yoai. .lio has boon hoc- 
lancing Inr.illy,. <UM.\\nt.r in radio 
and (lanc'O band v.vvk. 



Musical picturei *ole on its re- 
turn trip, with .it.s tendency toward 
heavy production numbers, is a nev 
worry for the vaudeville flash act 
producers. But it may be a breai* 
for the talent. 

iWducers feel that their actsj on 
what they have to spend and tho 
salaiy and mechanical limitations 
thoy have to contend with, are 
bound to suffer enormously by com- 
pari.von. if . . the, prpclu^c^^^^ 
shown by •42d "Stroct.'^ 'Gold ig ' 
gcrs of '33,' 'Moonlight and Pretzels' 
and other film mUsiral relca.scf? thu.? 
far is continued in future picture 
producing. ■ 

Set Fast Pace 

Bookers' and audienc*;. are both 
inrjined to underrate the Kkimpy 
vaudo flashof? alter seeing what can 



be done in pictures in the way of 
elaborate staging. This makes it 
tough for even the best of the vaude 
fla.shes today, most of which aren't 
on a par With the turns of the 
past, anyway. 

• Accoi"dm£f to the producers, their 
only alternative is to put more ac- 
cent oni the specialty talent and lifss 
thought and expenditufc on the 
trimmings. The bookers have 
okayed thi.s attitude, having the 
jameLXCALCtipn. as^the ^^ 
ward picture comparisons, and be- 
lieving that more talent, desiiitc 
.scenic .sacrifices, will result in' im 
proved entertainment value. 

Although strengthening the talent 
end lengthens the payroll, the sav- 
ing on production cbst.s can carry 
part oH the salary Ourd<:n, Home 
Iirodurors docLirf.. 



CdPANY 



Act Quits 'Murder' on 
One-Way Notice Terms 



Two hours before the opening of 
Earl. Carroli'B •; 'Murder In the 
Vanities' at the New Amsterdam oh 
BrOadwj(,y the team of Shaw and 
LPa walked but, telling the pro- 
ducer that If he felt that he was 
being 'held up' they would rather 
nPt pperi. Carroll had objected to 
their insistence' on a run-of-the- 
play contract and billing,' stating 
that all In .the .;cast were set on 
two weeks* cancellation clauses, the 
hoticiB resting with CatroU. 

The act had been led to believe 
through Carroll's agent-rep, Tom 
Rooney, that all was oke, but when 
Carroll's attitude was revealild, the 
team .scrammed, although the pro- 
ducer stated he Would sign run- 
of-the-play, although in.st his 
inclination. 



Cooper Off Deep End 



Etcrt Coopoi-, artLsts' rep whose 
ofilcc seemingly has been in his hat, 
judging by liia 230 West 7JJth street. 
New York, address, seemingly his 
rosld<-'nce, admits himself broke to 
the extent of $6,77-3. No assets. 

Cooper's brother Lou is also an 
agrrit. Both arc brothers o£ Harry. 



VARIETY 



Tiiesdayt September 19, 1933 






NEXT WEEK (Sept. 21) 
THIS WEEK (Sept. 14) 

Numerals In oenriectlon vyith bills below lnd.eat« opening day •! 
show, whether full or split week 



Pktnre Theatres 



TwcWay Black 



RKO 



WARNER 



itBW TOBK CITS 

Palace <2S) 
David Hiitton 
Blbck & Sully 
The:Rlniac8 Oroh 
(Two to All): 

(18) 
Gilbert Bros 
BelUt & I>a,inb 
Qertrud^. Nlesen 
Three Sailors 
Haekett & Cairthay 
Academy 

l8t half <22-2«) 
t White Flashes 
Roy Xee & Dunn 
Kay 'Hanitltoh 
I.«avVltt Xiookw'd 
H&rry Reset Orch 

2<1 half (1^-21) 
Russian Actors 
Joe Besser 
Henoy Davis Rev 
(Two to nil) 
BROOKI^TX 
: AlbM <22) 
Bernlce Claire 
Joa Fenher 

C|i -A J Prelsser 
Oaudsmilth Bros 



ChriEltenaeii Btoa. 
Vorne Buck Qrcb 
'Don't Bet on Love* 

ciNonmATi 

Albee (8S> 

'Thrillers 
Barney Oraint. 
Liou PoUook Co 
WilUam Demaredt 
Oracella & T'dpro 
(16) ' ^ 
Bryant Rains * T 
2 Daveys 
tillllan Miles . 
Owen Hodivney 
Ben Blue Co ' 
Wager 

DA¥rroN» osao, - 

; Ohio aS) 
'Strike Me Pink* 
DBS MOINBS. lA 

KeUb's (M> 
'Shuffle AlonK' 
DETROIT 
IKmntown (SS) 
'Strike Me Fink* 
(16) 

Karre liCBaroh Co 
Eleanor Powell 
Bert Iiahr Co 
Eddie Oarr ' 



BUZABETH 
Bits 

Isi halt (23-26) 
I Lester Allen Co 
LambertI 
(Three: to fltl) 

2d half (27-2») 
At Wohlmen Co 
(To (111) 
2d half (30-22) 
A * M Havel 
[BUly Olason 
Russian Revels 
(Two to 011) 
PHICADBLPBIA 
Burt* (Mp 
Thurston . 

-(^«) 
Melya Sls^ 
I Radio Aces 
Arren «c Broderick 
Bdsar- Berren — — 
Mlokey Feeley Co 
Ludky Boys 
Colby ft Murray Jt 
I Collins & Peterson 



Staidey (St) 

Ayres : A; Renea ' 
Herb WUIiama 
Barbara Stanwyck 
Cass. iCactt A O 

(16) 

■Bthel Barrymoro 
Jo« Orilfen 
Keller Sis A It 
Barry A Wbltleffd 
Nayan Pearce 
Rosa .A Edwards : 
WASmNGTOK 
Bnria 

Oracle Barrle 
Stan Kavanaush 
Pbtt Spltalny 
Hal Menken 
Allen A Kent 
,<16) 

POPB-A^XOUlO-. 

I<eiB Ghesxia 
Smith Stroniar A LI 
Phil Sftitalny 
Oracle BaTrIa 



NEW TOB3K jOITI 

(Id week) 
Lanny Ross 
June Knight 
Bunlce Uealy 
Rltz Bros 
Bmery Deutsch 
'Song, of Songs' 

Boxy (IS) 
Sid Gary 
Dave Schooler 
Blanche A Elliot 
Maurice Colleaao 
Al Verdi 
Bohar A George 

BALTOIOBBt, MB 

BIppodroBM (IS) 
Thurstop 

'Tom*row at SoTsn* 

BOSTON 
Metinwolltu (16) 
N(ck Lucas 
Herman. Hyd* 
Miaa Mona 
Georgee Camp* 
BIsle Ray 
Jerry Franks 
Al NormaB 
Torcl > Sing er* 

mrwAiiO.. 

BIppiedraaM (IS). 
Cap^t Henry Party 
Don V4>orbeaa ■ 
Molasses- A Tsb^mt 
Lanny Ross 
Tiny Bnttner 
Kelvin Keech 
'I MuHeT wnson 

^how>b9«rl. ^ 
'Song of Songs* 



• Shea's (IS) 
Mitzl Mayf&Ir 
John Fogarty 
3 Slate Bros 
Gordon's DogS 
'B'way to U'wood' 
Great lakes (18) 
Bmll Boreo 
Dave Harris Co 
Mary Haynes 
Romeros A D'Clay | 
S Wonder Girls 
Liister Br^ 
Henri '^'herrlen 
Ray Hughes A P 
'Storm at D' break' 

omdAoo 

Ohleam (IS) 
Ted Lewis Co 
'Doctor Bull' 

DBTBOIT/ 

Michon Bros 
Sid Marlon Co 
Marrone A LaCoita I 
Jane Vain RypeU 
'Paddy* 

UlcUcaa (1S> 
Hat Le Roy 
GuB Van 
Noble SISBle 
'Penthouse' 

ST I^OVIS 
Ambassaider .(IS) 
Johnny Ftfrklns 
Joe Frisco 
J A B Torrenoe 
Ullton Charleston 
Ruth Petty 
Jerry Coe 
'Loved a Woman' 



Sam Lyons thinks that show 
buslnesa }s goingr into' the 
black. 

•Cab Calloway, Duke EUinar - 
ton and tho CJotton Club 
colored acts are taking yaude- 
vlUe out of the red,' thinks the 
agent. 



STAGE POUCV 
TEST IN KW. 



First CleaihOat of 
Chicago Ageiits in 3 
Years Is Doe Shortly 



Minneapolis, Sept. 18. 
Despite the fact tbat most recent 
try-outs of stajge entertainment 
have not been encouraginer from 
box-offlce standpoint, it now la in* 
dicated that this territory will not 
want for stage shows this fall and 
winter. Believincr that improved 
economic conditions, will create 
larger audiences for stage fare an4 
that a steady diet of pictures ex- 
clusively would pall on the public^ 



Chicago, Sept. 18. 
It looks like a. decided clean-out 
for the agents here In town. After. _ ^ «, . . 
hanging on for the past two or both Publix and the Singer circuit, 
three yeard, 99% of them have Just I operating the Orpheum, are plan- 
become so mithy leeches, '^ey | ^ing to go In for stage shows more 



mi^n absolutely, nothing to the of* 
Aces here such as RKO or the B&sK 
oifBce. 

They go. after a name or per 



extensively than, at any time In the 
past two years. 

It . has been definitely decided- that 
when Publlx reopens In October or 



former if^and when they know they U^oyember the 4.200 -seat Minnesota 



Fanchon & Marco 



. iBOXT 

AL VERDI 
Paramoont VkSgn 
FRED ZIMBALIST 

TH IS WEEK 

Plaeed hr 
tEDDY A SMITH 



Molly Ficon 
Joe Browning 

Prospeet , 
- Ist halt (28-2«) 
Murray Lane Co 
HuAter A Perclval 
Jack Randall 
CTvro to till) 

M hair (2Tr2») 
Hlokey Bros 
<Three to fill) 

2d half (20rXt) 
Gautlers Dogs 
Saxon 01s 
M'shall Mohtg-ery 
Mel Klee 

BOSTON 
BKO (2%) 
Jack Benny Show 
(IB) 

Carroll's "Vanities* 
GHIOAGO 
Palace (S%) 
Bryant. Rains A' T 
Gordon's Dogs 
Lillian: Shade 
Lon- Soltz 
Mitxl MayCatr 

(16) ^ 
Gracella A T'dore 
Johnny Woods 
JUBLxy McCormlo 
William Bemarept 
Norman Thomas. 6 
.Roealias Dance , 
-State Lake (IS) 
Morin Sisters ' 
St'ttord A M'berry 
. Fid Gordon 
Johnny Lee Cb 
Fuller . Rawson A D 
French Misses 



HBUPSTBAD, It. I. 
BlvoU - 
1st iialC (23-26) 
Jack Arthur 
(Others. to fill) 

iBt baU (lS-a») 
Ohas. Meyers Co 
Mllbi- A Shea 
Gypsy Nina 
Leavltt A Lockw'd 
Avaiens 

KANSAS CITT, MO 
Halnatteet (IS) 

Shuffle Alon g* 
BOOBBSTER. N.T. 

Keith's (iiS) 
B Robinson Rev 
'Goln' to Town* 

(1«> 
Miles A Kover 
Paul Kirkland Co 
Morton Downey 
Block A. Sully 
RImacs. Orch 
SIOUX CITT, lAi 

2d halt (26-28) 
'Shuttle Along* 
8VBACUSB 
Keith's (2S) 
Carroll Vanities 
TBBNTON, N. . 
Capitol 
Ist bait (16-19) 
Downey A Lee Sis. 
Waller A Lee 
Bill Telaak 
Jack Ramdall Co 
2d half (20-22) 
Gray Fam ■ 
Rome A Gaut 
Al Jenkins Bd 
(One to fill) 



NBW TOBK CTCt 

Alexander Gray 
Zimballst 
fig Page Co 
VerceUe A Sinnott 
(Others to flU) 
BBd6BL¥N 
(22) 
Sid Gary 
Rltz Bros 

Walter Dare Wabl 
Hoffman Bns 
Bob Ripa 

Florence A Avares 
BLOOMSBVO; TA 
<M) 

Carlos A ChlU R 
Pansy the Horse . 
Gr«gorr A Rayraon 
B B' B ' 
La Marr Kens Co 
Snaklst Bns 



Metrepolltaa (2S> 
Bddle Daebln Ore 
Eddie Stuart . 
Reeves A Lea 
BelHt A Lamb 

'HBBSHBr^ 'PA 

CaiBuamaltr <S1) ; 
Runaway 4 . 
Kay Katya A K 
Georgia Brown 
Le Paur 

PUIJCADIHf HIA 
'V»x (M) 
Gus Vaa. 
Jack Stames Co 
(Cnbers to fill) 

ST U>inB. MO 
^ Vex <8t) 
Queea 9lch Show 

Ben Blue - 
Nash A Fately 
Rialph Klrberry 
(Others t« fill) 



London 



Plem Bosf 

Henry king Orch 
Dtirlo A Plane 

B^oiseTett 
Reggie Chllds 

'sslaslasi.; Arts 
Joe Horanits Oi«h 
Reaee A Iianra 
l^lckolas Hadarldi 
Barra BIra 
'Mlaba UsaaeS 

Simplm Olnk 
Frances Faye 
Clark A Ds Liys 
Larry -Slry** Orch 
Sli^ Msrita HsitsI 
'LeoB Beiasoa Oroh 
Alfredo's Oreh 
Gypsy Nlaa 

St. Be«is Hotel 
Meysr Davis "Oroh 

BBuOI'k randlse 
•Black Bhythm* B 
Nyra Johnson 
Meers A Nortoa 
t.Bpeed Demons 
Geo Walker 
wn apellmaa 
a Palmer. Bros 



want to be played. Instead of. rep 
resenting 20 or 30 acts they now 
represent, one and expect to make a 

,They are 



Hay Alex 

Cbas Johnson OrcbMiylng olE pt that onOi 



. Tah Grm 

Geo HaU Oroh 

Ittmmt Bidya 

Bddle Jaoksoa 
Jack Hurray Ore 

Vniase Ban 
BlBle Gilbert 
Bill AaronsoB 
Hyers A Prltchard 
Jack- Needera 
Ruth Delmar 
Zeb Carter 
V B Hillbillies 
Roger Geraten Ore 

tUtese Not Ctab 

Hiichltf Clarke 
Blanche Lytell 
Jim Keiso 
BIsIo Gilbert 
Frank Wheeler ~ 
OU Balnstord 
■Red' Davis 
Marlon Bailor 
Hnton Splelman Or | 

WaUort-Astoila 
Jaiek Denny Ore 
XavJer Cugat Orch 
Margo 



not satisfied with 1Q% commission 
b^t. want 20. 

'Agentar are how turning, to be 
hoiise-bookers and with the freak 
names coming up they are becom- 
ing personal .manageris. Just prov- 
ing themselves so many parasites. 

First office understood to take 
action against them Is RKO. 



Wis. LodI Chb Bac^ 
WedK-End Vande Show 



htire Btajgre shows wUl be used with 
pictures. 

After pla,ylng Tom Mix show in 
a number of its houses to good re- 
sults, publlx now has book<^ the 
WI<S barn dance unit for it& entire 
l^Torthweidt divlsipn, excepting tbe 
Twin CUties. The attraction recently 
played the SlAte £*alr here. 

Another stage show unit booked 
for the entire dlvlsi(»n is (lertrudc^ 
Avery's Diamond Revue' unit, coiii- 
prisittff '50 people. 

Under Singer operation, the 
Orpheum hete will continue to use> 
occasional stage show units And 
name acts to alternate with straight 
pictures. 'Shuffle Along* is sched-^ 
uled week Sept. 22. Other attrac- 
.tions booked include Mae West, 
Burns • & Allen, 'Strike Me Pink,*^ 
•Vanities,' Pen Bernle and the t>utt-. 
can Sisters. 



CHICAGO 



Week of Sept. 18 



IFINSBUBT PABK 

Etaipiro '. 
Alexander A Hose 
2 Shamvaa- 
Albert Whelan 
Bobby Olrao' 
Henri Hilton 
BAB Newell 
New Trlx Sis 
Billy Bennett 
Karo A Partner 
NBW CROSS 
Empire 
'Once In Blue M'n* 
Jenny Howard 



Scott Sanders 
Wilson Keppel A B 

PBNOi: 

Empire 
Llnga-Singh . 
Viennese Waltzes 
9 Desmond T L 
Coram 

Ula A B Buick 
Tommy Dixon 
Sita Devi 
Gmiga Din 
Soga A Hir'wa Tr 
Byron A Byron 



Proymcial 



Week of Sept. 18 



Loew 



NEW TOBK cm 

Capitol (iSS) 
Almee McPherson 
Radio Aces 
Rosette & Luttman 
Bddle Miller 
Diamonds 

Boulevard (22) 
Donala' Sis 
Billy Farrell Co 
Smith ' & Hart 
Milo 

Stone A Vernon 
Orpheum 
Iqt halt (22-26) 
Gautler'8 Toy Shop 



Metropolltaa (22) 
Arthur LeFleur Co 
Gate A Carson 
Jerome Mann 
Roye A Maye Rev 
Burns A Allan 

Valencia (2S) 
Cab Calloway Orch 
Radcllffe A Rogers 
Leitha Hill 
Alma Turner 
Nlcodemua 

BALTIHOBE 
Centiiry (22) 
Serge Flash 
V O'Doimell Co 



EblNBUBOH 
Empire 

Carlyle Cousins 
I Three Bredwlne 
Mickey King 
I Duncan Grey 
Vlo Oliver 

GLASGOW 
^ Alhnmbra 
Harry Lauder 



The WlUenors 

Olivett A B Cbatt 

Imlto 

HIPPODBOMB 
' Sonthampton 

Albert Sandler 

Co ' as booked 
W'LVEBH'PTON 
Hippodrome 

Mrs. J Hylton Bd 



Cabarets 



Arrowhead Inn 
Irving Conn Oreb 

Astor Roof 

I Ben Cutler :Orcb 



aregbry A Raymon M'shal Montgomery 
OFFICIAL DENTIST TO THE N. V. A. 

DR. JULIAN SIEGEL 

1660! Broadway 
This Week: Arifen ■ A Broderlckr^ 
Frank J. Sidney. 



HEW YOSK CITT 

'Barber Inn 

Ous Van 
'Bye Deard' Rev 
Denniker-KIng Ore 

H'lyw'd R'stauronl 

Chaney A FO[X 
Frank. JIaszard . 
Blanche Bow 
Kendall Kapps 
Charlies Davis Or 



Venlta Gould: 
Riinard A Rome 
Van'essl Co 

2(1 half (2(5-28) 
Gwynrie Go 
Ruth Pord 
fi-ado Twins Co 
Morton Downey 
Poradli^ <22) 
j!?udy Vallee Rev 
Alice Foye 
Roy Sedley 
Cebo Waring 

State (22) 
Bari: Jack & B 
Pops & Louis 
Mlltoh Berle 
NTG Rev 
=j(one.g.to»flll). — ■- ^-k- 

BROOIUCXN 
Gates Aye 
1st halt (22-25) 

Lady Alice's Pets 
Ruth Ford 
O?rado a Co 
Floyd. Christy. Co 
Doo Baker Co 

2d half (26-28) 
Gdutler'a Toy Shop 
Tvette Rugel 
Bdgar Bei'Ron.Co 



Mills, Gold A Raye 
Dave APollon ' Co 

BOSTON 

Orpheum (22) 

DeLong Sis 
M'ison A Irmanette . 
Fred Weber C(> 
l3ob HaU 
Alex Hyde Orch 

jsntsEt; cttt 

LoeW'S (22) 

PaxInoB 
3 Racketeers 
Pord Prick 
Joe Laurie Jr Co 

NEWARK 

State (22) 
=PaUl=gydell-Co== 
Lillian Barnes Co 
Joe May & Dotty 
Harry Rose 
SaranoR .Cat;rie & E 

PROVIDENCE, B I 
lioew's (22) 

Mills Bros 
Don Redman Rev 
WASHI'GTON D C 
Fox (22) 

MCnroe & Grant 
I Leon Navarro 



DeVlto & Denny | Herbert Faye Co 
Ardlnd A T/reli Co Bosweili Sis 



Bai Hnsette 

Anita A Millard 
, Leonard Keller 
George -Marcbal 
Nichulas .Hope 
Sano Marco 
Walter White 
Georgette 
1 Leon Bedow 

lltmore Bote! 

I Don Bestor Orch 
leabelle Henderson 
I Floria ArmEitrong 
Barry Devlne 
Minora Root 

Central P'k Casino 

Pancho Ore 
Geo Murphy 
Ann Oreenway 
Gomes A Winona 

Coffee Cll 

Art Kahn Orch 
Lestra La Monte 
Isabel Brown 

Cotton Club 

Mills Blue R Bd 

Csharda . 
Glen Island Casino 

I'Gieirir'tSity'^rcfir' 
Jos Szlgoti 
zaiga Bela 
Ilonada. I'hury 
■Kapoty Nyaray 
. Governor Clinton 
Enoch Lig.ht Ore 

Ha-Ba Cliib 

Danny flea'ly 
Jack White 
Sheila Barrett 
Jerry fiorgah 
Jerry Blanchard 
LllUan PltzROrald 



Hotel LexIngtOB 

Ernie Hoist Oro 

Hotel Hontclalr 
Wm ScottI Ore. 
Marld: A Bulalie 

Hotel New Xorker 

Barney. Rapp Orch 

Hotel Penn3ylvahln 

Phil Harris Orch 
Leah Ray 

Hotel Roosevelt 

Marjorle Moffett 
Rcggy Chllds' Ore 

Rings Terrace 

Gladys Bentley 
R'b'rl'gs' Williams 
Ted Brown Orch, 
Halson Boyate 
Walsh A Arnold 
Antobal (jubans 

Mardcn>s Riviera 
=VRrIety-^Revue. 



Emll ' Coleman Ore 

Blayfatr 
Mauroll & Cordova 
Davis . pre 

Paradise 

N T Q Rev 
Jerry Freeman Ore 

Park Central Hotel 

Buddy Kennedy 
Rachel Carlez 
Qert Lown Ore 

Pavilion Royal 

' Roth-Andrews. Orch Dick Gasparre. Ore 



Bismarck Hotel 
(Walavt Boom) 

I Bob Nolan 
[Harry Sosnick Ore 

Boolevard Boea^ 
(Hotel Stevens) 

I Irving GagBoa 
Rath BroughtOB 
I Cbas Agnew. Qrob 

Blaekhawk 

Wade Booth 
1 Harriet Cmlse 
Deane Janis 
Hal Kemp Oreh 

Cats OeAIes 

J Irene George 
Mary Stone w 

] Evelyn Hottmaa " 
Bnrteo Clausl 
B Bottman Oroh 

Chea Pare* 

I The DeMarc6*s 
Tacbt Club Boys 
Vivian Faye 
Ina Raye 
Frances Langford 
I Tom Ctorum Orch 

Cafe de la Pals 
(World's Piair) 
Fred Wllllama Orch 

Clab Udo 

Hank Gilliam 
Bobby Caston ' 
Clarence Weems 
Lola Porter - 
Jimmy Nonne Orch 

Olab Leisure 

I Nyra Lou 
Badall A Margo 
Keith Beecher Or 
Bill Chandler 
I Cookie Seldel 

<nob La HaaaM 

Hewitt A Ma:ir 
Don Wise 
Al Gar bell 
Edna. Leonard 
Edna Mae , 
Buddy Beryl 
Art West 
Earl Willis Orch 

CIdb Boyole 

Nellie Nelson 
Joe . Lewis 
Tlflany T'wlns - . 
Yvonne BeaUvals 
Rex Cushing 
Dohna A Darnell 
DoUy Harris 
Jarnes Hall 
Sid Lang Orch 

Club Variety 

Joan Macey 
Dave Dunn 

Club Shalimar 

Ann Hammond 
DeRonda A Barry 
Al' Losing 
Buddy Lake 
' Lou Pearl .Orch 

College inn 

Jackie Heller 

t'PaulnKslf"=^"^'""'= 
Abbotteerp 
Buddy Rogers 

Congress Hotel 

(Joe tQrban Boom) 
Vincent Lopes 
Carlos Molina 



Clnb AlabaaB 
LeRoy A HaOk 
Bvelya Mesblt 
Doa Barangos' Ore 

Drake Hotel 

Fowler A Tamara 
Jane Carpenter 
Clyde McCoy Oroh 

Edgewater Beacb 

Mark Fisher 
Esther Todd . 
DeRonda A Barry 
Art Carroll 

noUc's 

Florence Barlow" 
Curry A Joy 
June Carroll 

Sun Dodgers 
Lee Morse 
Al Wilde 

Joe Buckley Orch 

Hotel Harding 

(The Tavern) 

Edna May Morris 
Mona A Marino 
Clyde Snyder 
Phylla Rae 
Bddle Meaklns Ore 

Hangar 
(Hotel LaSaUe) 

Cbas. Kaley 
Florence A Alvares 
Oeorgie Tapps 
Helen Kane 
Pauline Baleaa 
Johnny Hamp Orcn 

m-Hat Clab 

Anita A Emanuel 
Morey Carter 
Paula Tymes 
Margar't Lawrence 
Bffle Burton 

K-» Club 
George Oliver. 
Billy Harrero 
J'n A B'bby Leniar 
Leo Carr . • 
Lyle Pagei 
Billy Russell 
Al. Benson 
FAG Dor an 
Billy Brannop 
Johnny Mangum 
Dominique Orch 

Lincoln Tavern. 
Ted .Weems Orcb 
Andrea. Marsh 
Elmo ' Turner 
Dick Ciinlifte 
Baron A Blair 
Sammy. Walsh 
(r Lucky Girls 

Haroni's 

Rolando A Verdltta 
Gwen Gordon 
Neecee. Shannon 
Marge A Marie 
Virginia Buchanan 
Bob Wyatt 
Laurie Moret Orch 
Minuet Clab 

Frank Sherman 
Phylis Noble 
Irene Cornell 



.Gre^n Bay, Wis., Sept. 18. 

When real estate moves clipped 
vaude out of the regular theatres 
here the community got together 
and :Saw to it that variety visits 
the town weekly, as it has always 

done In the past. Backed by the ■ „m int i\ 1 i 

Columbus Community Club vaude SQOW. AdA UeYeiOPnieniS 

is being booked Into the Auditorium | ' ^ 

regularly. 



I New Officers and Benefit 



Coloslmo's 

Art Buckley 
Cole sis 
Jos E Howfird Rev 
Irene Duval 
3 Simon Sis. 
Geo DeVron Orcb 



Three days on the , week-end 
playing five acts booked by Sam 
Bramspn out oC the William Morris 
agency in Chica.go. 



Hands Across Sea 

Jeanette Qilmore and Herman 
I Wells (Redman and Wells) . are a 
new vaude partnership. They're due 
to. open, at the Academy in a week' 
or so. 



Pecision to elect a new set of ofw 
fleers under A. F; of Ij. regulations 
and sta^e a beheflt show In New 
I York to raise funds are among lata 
developments at the ABA, which Is 
I taking the form of a union. That 
the present slate of officers wlli be 
retained Is not as certain now as it 
was a week ago. 

At the meeting Thursday night 
(i4) the ABA'S president^ Eddi9 
Dowling, declared that his reislgna- 
tlon Is written and waiting at any 
time it may he reauested. Prior to 



Team was formed on the coast! 
when Miss Gilmpre cam6 through the meeting there' were rumors of 
from Australia -where she has been Ljtgsatisfactioh with- several of the 
In the Fuller musicals for a couple i present officers among one faction 
of seasons, Wells had been In I of the ABA membership. 



shorts' productions in Hollywood. 



PRICE IN U. H. 

Georgle Price has been set for the 
Music Hall, for the week beginning 
Sfept. 29. 

It Is Roxy'a (Rothafel) intention 
to build a special show around Price 
that week. 



Fay Peters 

Bob Perry's Orch 

Old Heidelberg ' 

(World's Pair) 

E Kratzlnger Orcb 
Heidelberg Male .8 
Roy Deftrich 
Herr Louie' 
Hungry Five Bd 

Pabst Casino 

(World's Fair) 

Ben Bernle 
Paul Ash 
5 MaxelloB 
Jackie Heller 
Carter Fashion Sho 

Palmer Bouse 
Veloz A Tblonda 
Saliy Sweet 
Richard Cole Orcb 
Paul Cadleux 
Richard Bennett 

Paramount 

Joe Wallace 
Jiilla Gerlty 
Sally . Rand 
Anita La- Pierre 
Frances White 
Eddie VarzoB 
Jenkln Sla 



Playground 

Lolo Bartram 
Mi&rle Jarnes 
„ ... , Bernle Green 

Sugat.Kennedy-.=^U;l=-Trttce-:Orcl^ 
Sherida Coouor ' 

Dick Hughes- 
Marge & Marie 
Stir-a-Har' 
: (World's Fair) 

Henrique A Adr'ne 
Herb Wellington 



Terrace Gardens 

Benny MerofC 
Dorothy Thomas 
"Red" Pepper 
Norman Oast 
Jack Marshall v 



Rlcardo & Slskie 
Art Schafer 

Mural Boom 
(Brevoort Hotel) 

Jaroa Sis 
Paul Fay 
Gale Gipp 



The Berlin 

I Waddy Wadsworth 

Alexinnne 
|V A F Vestoff 
I Jack Edwards 

Vendas C 
, Kolya. & Bertet 



Tho Dells 

Guy Lombardo Or 

Vanity Fair 

Mary Ann Boyce 
CUR Winehlll 
Don Fernando Orcb 
Via Lago 

Bebe Sherman 
Zltai A Marcelle 
Jack Housh 
Waiida Kay 
At Handler Bd 

100 Club 

Muriel Love 
Corliss A Bobbins 
Danny Alvln Orch 
Billy : Gray Rev 
Bobby Cook 
Dorrs. Lenihan 

ess Club 

Marion Harris 
Fred Keating 
Darlo A Diane 
3 Tick Toeks 
Kathleen Howard 
Julies StelQ.'Qreb 

Old Mexico 
(World's Fair) 

Rosalie 
Dorlne A Douglas 
Mike Cozzi Orch 

^ ^Qlde Tavern 
Mlckeyi Scott Rev 
Cal Herbert 
Violet Crlstlan 
Lillian Francis . 
Crane Russell Oreh' 

Villa Venice 

Faith Bacon 
Moore A Revel 
Mildred A Maurice 
Wheeler Twins 
Slg Given I a 
Helen O'Sbea 
Mildred Fenton 
Frank Quart'eli Or 



The membership drive continues 
meanwhile, . with all variety artists 
being solicited, to Joint up. There 
is also the necessity of writing a 
new set of by-laws to conform with 
A. F. of Li, requirements. 

So far official notice of the ABA's 
unionization has not been served on - 
circuits and managers. ABA 
states this will be uone upon com- 
pletion of the code hearings at 
Washington. 



ScoQay Mgr. Out 



Boston. Sept. 18. 
Announcement was made last 
week that Elllston A. Vinson had 
resigned as manager at the ScoUay. 
Through more than three years he 
has built that spot up to m'ajbr 
ranks, has staged some of the best 
-combination house stage shows 
seen here, and through all the de^ 
ptesh time has kept the house in 
the black. 

Vinson Vaudeville and Vinson 
Revuies, became distinctive 'terms 
that meant something locally. So 
his stepping out of the MuUen- 
Pinanskl (ex- Publlx) organization 
gets more attention than routine 
show news. 



FOGAETY'S 8 POit lOEW 

i.:.JjOhn.^Fogarty-:.J3:iset^wlth;.=.lIUQe5Li^ 
for eight weeks around New York, 
starting Sept. 29 at the Valericta, 
Jamaica. 



Dayton's New Hook- Up 

Eddie Dayton, formerly dolnjj a 
flash act oi^ his own, now working 
with his biroffefer' as Joe and Eddie 
Dayton. 

Team Is playing in southwest. 



Tnesday, September 19, 1933 



EIIITaRI AL 



VARIETY 



43 




Trad* Mark Reditered 
PabUflbcd WcflUy by VABIBTt, lac. 

Bid BUvwmaiv President 
SB4 We qt 4<tli Street Wew Toifc CiXt 

fiDBSCRIFTION 
Annual ..••••••«$< Foreign . , , ♦ . . . i .IT 

^iBgle CoplcB 18 Cente 



Vol. 112 



130 



Mo. 2 




!lifcboowfiMiir" 



15 YEARS AGO 

{From yARiBTT ontf 'Clipper") 



When stagehands d e ih an d e d 
raises, Roy €k>awfbrd of Tppeka,put 
. in ail alf- woman stage crew. 



Chicago was In a theatre eluihp 
and the La Salle tried cutting from 
12.50 to a $2 top excepit on Satur- 
days. 



John Cort got rid of the last - of 
Ills coast bouses^ turning his San 
Francisco theatre over to Homer 
Curran.. 



, Al Woods had 17 shows, and only 
one wais losing. 



Naval men seized 'His Birth- 
right' film showing at the Palace oh 
the ground: it belittled the Navy. 
Was an alleged sequel to "Mme. 
Butterfly.' 



Cincinnati shows had to start at 
8 p; ml. Saturday nights to permit 
the players to make the last, trains. 
Liater trains had been taken off by 
U. :S< railroad administration.' 



Announced tb,e Mars Bros, would 
forsake vaudeville for musical com 
edy. To open in 'Street Cinderella' 
In Grand Rapids. 



Loew's JiletropoUtan, Brooklyn, 
opened. Thtsti the ace house of the 
Loew circuit. 



State and county fairs were re 
porting unusually good business. 
Had been anticipated there would 
be a falling off, but the other way 
around. 



John Phillip Sousa had written 
a wedding march to replace the 
Btaiidard Mendelssohn a^d Wagner 
marches, both Germans.' Forgotten 
now. 



hside Stutf-Pictnres 



For the (Opening, Fox plastered Times Square With street directional 
signs makini^ it 'Berkeley Square', though the actual lamp post signs 
were not covered. Only ah inferential connection with the Gaiety the- 
atre, where the . picture was to play, but it- got over. 

However^ the Fox press department goes wrong when It states this 
was the first time the Square has chanfed title 'since the parade of- 
fashlonable vehicles In that section in 1872 compelled , the city fathers 
to designate ^e place by its present name.' 

Designation of the open space between 43rd and 47th street as Times 
Squar^ was mt^de when the original subway was built about the start 
of the new <;entury. The New York 'Times' building .had replaced the 
old Pabst hotel and was trying to match Herald Square, further down-r 
town. Not much success lintli August Belmont was persutEided to desig- 
nate the subway station djj Times Square,, and custom presently tbok the 
title /upstairs. /Up to that time it hiad been: the Ixingacre or Lbngacre 
Square, not beicause of the parade of fashibnabie vehicles but becaus.e 
there were several carriage factories around the square. Including: the 
Brewster works. Liohdon^s tx>hgacre had long been the seat of carriage 
niaklng^ and the title was copied. 

Incidentally the lamp posts were covered twice before, 
ture at the Town Hall and ohe show at the Cohan. 

Going serlpus-niinded over lengths to which pI<itur<S people will go to 
exploit an attiractlbni the 'Times' pulled down one of Fox's street post 
signs on 'Berkeley Square' and placied, a. complaint with- Borough. Presi- 
dent Iieyy for action. 

Fox people had pikced replicas of the New York, street comer signs 
and put them on the lamjpposts around 'Times Square to attract Atten- 
tion. A total of 18 of the. Berkeley Square signs were put up between 
42nd and 47tb streets. They were up three .days before forced down. 



^he Minneapolis 'Tribune' editorially questions the ability of Will 
Hays to carry out' the pledge made at the opening of the Industry, code 
hearing at Was/hlngton 'to maintain right moral s^ndards In the pro- 
duction of pictures' foif' the reason that there can be no set moral stand- 
ards. 'Tha,t this Is. a fairly large order for even Mr. Hays to undertake 
is suggested by the rather obvious truth that almost no two persons 
agree as tb just what constitute right moral standards for the movies,' 
says the 'Trlbune^ 'The question naturally arises as to whose standards 
he is referring^ Are they to be the. standards, which Mr. HaVei considers 
right, .the standards which would survive the austere Inspection of the 
Watch aiid Ward isoClety .in Boston, Or the standards; which Broadway 
would approve? When Mr. Ha.ys says right, does he mean right In the 
ieyes of grandma:, who might swoon into the aisle at a Mae West picture, 
or right in the. eyes of granddaughter; who might not filcker a sophls' 
ticated eyelash ait the iselfsame fllni and be -bored to death by Mary 
Pickford? 

'For making his ambitious pledge. We Suppose Mr. Hays is entitled to 
nothing but respect and admiration. But we are puzzled, nevertheless, 
how th^ Industry he represents can guarantee, right moral standards In 
films to be exhibited in a nation Which has .approximately 120,000.000 
separate ideas as to what - those standards should be. It can hard^ be 
that the movle-makiers, witit 'ihe aid of a morality slide rule, have finally 
worked out the problem that steeped the world in controversy centuries 
before Sally Rand, and the movies, and the shirtless male bather on 
Minneapolis beaches set tongues a-wagging In 1933/ 



SO YEARS AGO 

(From 'Clipper') 



Madison Sq. theatre, operated by 
the Frohmans, put out 12 touring 
shows the previous season. Some 
flopped, BO they had only four for 
'83-'84. 



Sol Lesser got three versions of . 'Tarzan, the. Fearless* put of a less 
than-$100,000 production investment oh -which he figures to gross $1,000, 
000. and net $250,000. The three versions 'are a seven-reel feature with 
chapter serials thereafter, a; straight serial and a condensed nine-reel 
version for the foreign market. 

Lesser originally wanted $75,000 from Metro to buy up his rights in 
view of the Johnny Weissmuller sequel MG ^s making to the original 
•Tarzan?, which first established the swimming . champ In films. Metro 
is said to have countered with a io% of the net profits proposal. Now 
It is reported Metro would like to buy out Lesser on the foreign dis- 
tribution for fear of cpmpetish to the forthcoming Metro-Welssmuller 
picture. 

Warblers' film deals so far set, priricipally In the east. Include RKO 
where not In conflict with Warners' own hoUses: Loew's for Greater 
New York; Richmond, Norfolk, Baltimore, and EvansvlUe, Ind.j the 
entire Butterficld chain of 74 houses; Mort .Shea's circuit In Ohio, New 
York and Pennsylvania; Schlne Circuit upstate New York; Famous 
Players Canadian; Ike Libson for Cihcinnati, Dayton, Indianapolis'' a,nv^ 
Louisville; Publlx-Shea in BulTalo; .Ed Fay for Providence and Rhode 
Island; Sparks chain of Florida; Balaban & Katz, Chicago, iand numerous 
individual situations. 



Inside Strf-Music 



Brunswick records came into the Warner B'l'os- group as result of 
initial $9,000,000 music buy. WB gradually turned back some of the 
music holdings, notably DeSylva, Brown & Henderson, which is back 
under Bobby Crawford's sole control. Bi^unswick was also ^Ivcsted from 
WB, with Consplldated Film Labs taking ov6r the record, company and 
Installihg Jack Knapp and Harry Grey in charge. Consolidated assumed 
the liabilities and has yet certain payments to make to WB; Fpr this, 
reason, a entente cprdial still exilsts between Brunswick a.hd the: "Warner 
film Interests' which may Include certain WB film pepplie gpliig on wax 
for Brunswicki 

It. was through this setup originally that ,A1 Jolson laecaino a Bruns- 
wick recording artist with the sensationally best Selling 'Sontty Boy' 
now history. 



Bobby Crawford deems it a bit confusing and, possibly embarrassing; 
to have him set at Warner i Brosj for possible supervision on screeh 
musicals, whilo at the same time repprtihg Darryl Zanuck financing his ) 
publishing company. Crawford is vague ..on the WB. things but positive 
that the Zanuck angle is nix. Meantime he's readying a Hollywood trip, 
leaving Rocco Vocco,.the new v:p. and g.m. pf DeSylva, B. &, H, in cha.r|re 
east. Vocco may become the unwilling Jest of honor of one . of those 
tin pan alley tributes iti the. form of a dinnen The boys are wciitlhg; 
for cooler weather. 



According to Louis Bernstein, of ShapIro> Bernstein, piublishers of the 
score Of Mae West's picture, 'I'm .No Angel,' of; the three lyrics but. o£ 
the 'Angel' scpre submitted for advance .C^sorship .tp NBC. one was, 
rejected completely and the otlidr two ordered cleaned up. Picture's 
theme number, Tm No Angel,' met with an all-time ban from the het^ 
wOrk. on the grounds that It reeked with too much^uggestlveness for air: 
purposed. Two that the Web turned back for sapoliolng were ^o One 
Love Me Like That Dallas Man' and 'I Want You, I Need You.' 

Tunes for. this West affair, were written by Ben Ellison, Gladys Dubois 
and Harvey Brooks. 



icture producer while attending a party on the west coa,st . became 
impreissed by a performance of their tunes put on by a pair of writers 
ahd Inquired of thOth why they faadh't approached his Studio fpr an 
assignment. Answer given him was that ttie miisle publisher aifillateid 
with his company had Informed them thai their only chance ot entering 
this pa:rti0ular lot wouldi be over his (the publisher's) dOad .body. ' 

•Well,' remarked the producer, 'You may then have to step over a dead 
body.' ' 



'Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf ,' a: nonsense ditty, Is being pub- 
lished by Irving Berlin. Its lifted out Of the Walt Disney a,nlmated 
short, 'The Three Pigs,' which has become something of a sensation and 
Is being hailed as the best shOrt of the year. .. Paul Whlteman .gave the 
tune its. first radio, plug on the Kraft program (14). Song was written 
by Frank Churchill, an employe of Cartoonist Disney on the Coast. Ann 
Ronell did some fixing for the published version,. 



As. a gesture of congratulation on .the expansion of his. Tv B. Harms 
enterprise, George, and Ira Gershwin iiave turned over, ip .Max Dreyfus 
for publicatlpn a tune titled 'Tin .Then.' 

With the release of 'The Cat and the Fiddle' by Metro and 'Music In 
the Air' by Fox, the same publishing firm will .put put a special picture- 
edition of the tunes Involved. 



Inside Stuff-Legit 



'Clipper' correspondent hit on a 
new one for treasurer. Called him 
the. 'boxbookkeeper.' 



Agent was advertising for eight 
ballet dancers offering $30 a week in 
gold, which was probably a South 
American date. 



Charles . L. Davis, was stressing 
his parade band whlcli uSied instru- 
ments of solid gold and sterling silr 
ver and were inlaid with pearls. 
Carried in gold mounted sealskin 
cases. Always strong on.fiash. 



Minstrel show used a stage mar- 
riage fpr an attraction, announcing 
the evehing's receipts would be pre- 
sented the bride. 



Standard theatre, St. Louis, was 
opened. Originally a drama house, 
but eventually one of the notable 
hurley theatres, where everything 
went. * 



'Clipper' in discussing the future 
of the new Third Ave. theatre, held 
that the electric lighting was the 
chief attraction. First house In 
N. Y. to be wi»ed Inside, and tlie 
first to substitute electrician for gas 
man. 



Russian theatres, fought, shy of 
Imperial visits, which had to be an- 
nounced in advance. Never could 
■ tell when a bomb would be tossed af 
the Czar. 



Fifth Ave. theatre opened with an 
entrance on Broadway, but also used 
that on the 28th street side. 



Understood that Weber ahd Fields received an additional $10,000 . from 
Metro-Goldwyn for their bit in 'Broadway to Hollywood'. Happened like 
this: When Weber and Fields first signatured for the Metro part their 
contract Called, for top billing for them no matter who else, was in the 
picture. When picture was ready, however, there wasn't much, excuse 
for the Weber arid Fields billing and Metro compensated with an extra 
1.CG in order to get a release from the top billing cla,use. Picture now 
has just a glimpse of the Weber and Fields rOutine. 



Indication 'that Sylvia Sidney isn't taking too many chances on her 
squabble! with Parampunt was giyeh Tliursday Jlf)*^. Sidney was 

aslied to do a five-rminute radio broadcast on that 'day Vp^'c^ 
York asking whether; it was okay. According to her cohtract compa,ny 
has -to okay ether" .or stage .appearances, so Miss Sidney, despite the 
walkout, took no chances of weJikening her cause. Par granted the per- 
mission, incidentally. 



Going the competish thing as fa:r as. imaginable Julio Wickenhauser 
of Ecuador is calling attentibri to himself. Most recent of Wicken- 
hausei-'s stunts is a big ad in : the local, dailies reading 'This . Is hot a 
Metro picture, it is not a CSoIdwyn picture. It Is hot a Mayer picture, 
This is a Paramount picture, and Paramount pictures ^re the best In 
town.' 

Universal Is iheetirig some opposition pri its picture 'S. O. S. Iceberg' 
because of the fact tiiat Ma,jPr Udet, German air ace, is One of the fea- 
tured persons. Udet in recent visits in Hollywood and Chicago Weht 
out Of his way to wave the Gernian swastika, creating antagonism. Pic- 
tures of :the flier wth hiig swastika flag were reprinted In newspapers out- 
side also, making the dislike more national. 



Only country in the world that won't go for Mae West or her films is 
Australia, They think the iady's vulgar down thar and have told Para- 

'She Done Him Wrong' arid informed Paramount that it doesn't want 
any more like it. Mii56 Wc.st's films have broken house records in Lori 
don and other spots around the world; 



Pomeone Is smupgling film of- one of the major distributors out of the 
country arid taking it as far as India lor illegal exhibition. Complaint 
has beeri made to the Copyrigh.t Protection Bur€,au which is conducting 
art investigation. According to information to the distrib, its pictures 



Final dreiss rehearsal of 'MUrder at the Vanities,' the new Earl Car- 
roll show which opened at the New Amsterdam, N. Y., last Tuesday 
(12) started at eight o'clock the evening before and ended at 11 a. m* 
the. day of the premiere. Technical and lighting problems re'sulted In 
scenes being gone over any number of times, with the entire company oh 
hand. _ 

The slim producer seemed less fatigued than anyone, connected with the 
show. He ran Into a jam jUst before the curtain rose. Shaw and Lee, 
who had been called in: several days before and were assigned to. bits 
and numbers, walked. Carroll re-routined the show in the 30 minutes 
left before curtain time, 

Carroll's troubles over ttie 'dramatic revue' started early when the sce- 
nic artists' union demanded $6,000 claimed due on last season's Canities' 
or no scenery. The claim is stiU pending. The manager first announced 
he would project the scenes with colored slides, ending up by going to 
tlie store house and dolling up old -sets. His arrangement with Para- 
mount called for the show reaching the Broadway boards by Sept. 15, 
and Carroll beat the deadline by three days. 

Jim Carroll, his brother, is again manager of 'Vanities.' Norman, 
other brother, had a post for the piast several years. 



With the New Amsterdam, Winter Garden and Lyceum lighting up, 
some familiar treasurers a,re out of hiding— after the toughest year for 
them because of the number of dark legit houses and the low per- 
centage of clicks. 

Sol De Vries is back at. the Garden and Louis Lotlta: Is again at the 
Amsterdam. Sid Harris will have charge at the Lyceum b.o. with Artie 
Wright; as8l¥tant. , Bb¥ Mfz and Jiih^my Vifte^^^^ 

field, Harry Snowden will be treasurer Of the ISTatibnal, while Julius 
(Blutch). Stpne' is house - riiariiager at the Forrest and Frankle Frayer Is 
treasurer. 



Victor Killiah Is. appearing' In 'Heat Lightning^ which opened , at the 
Booth last week uhder the name of Victor Keller. Temporary name 
change was the actor's Idea because his part Is sniall and he entered 
the cast as a couipliment to the producers, Abbptt & Dunning. Kiljian 
expects to .joih anotiier shpw shpirtly, 

Several critics detected the trick and mehtlphed- It In the reviewers, 
others being apparently foOled. 



ha.ve been shown in: 
that country, 



'Madhouse Movies', uriCredited Paramount short which gOt considerable 
attention during its three day stay at the Rlalto, New York, a couple, pf 
weeks back, Wjas Originated, directed and. produced by Fred Waller. lie's 
the lad Who first invented a trick photograi^hlng machine which Para-; 
iriourit still uses. He directs 13 Paramount Pictorials a year in . between 
other assignmentis. 



==-^Majoi«=di8tributors=--are=-closely^-Watchirig.-a^^v^^s€FvlGO==.CQm^ 
buying film presumably for a single theatre and swinging it around an 
eastern zone to many other houses. Operation seems to be conflned on 
the bicycling to eastern Pennsylvania. Those behind the bicycling have 
been traced to New York. 



Metro . had to change the title of 'Penthouae' for EnglLsh distribution 
to 'Murder on the Roof. In England 'Penthouse' .doesn't moan the 
stylish thing at all. It means a broken down,» hopeless shack. 



VAKIETY 



L EGITI M ATE 



Tuesdaj, September 19t 1933 



Summer Tryout Spots Carrying on 
As Proving^^ Ground for Broadway 



Although nearly all the numerous 
tryout theatres, mostly in the sticks, 
folded until next summer, 
some iare holding on and one is 

. . • - ■ 4 ' 

A 

., new iseasoh. . Is the Boulevard, 
Jkcksori. Heights, suburban .-New 
Tork. Eight hew shows were- trie»l 
onx, there during the past summer 
and the. new show schedule calls for 
at least 12 mofe^. House has estabr 
lisltied a i>roduping policy, since the 
'sybwa:y no more- and 

there are . no shows in sight from 
roadway for months to come. 
The Boulevard, tryouts are. under 
the direction of Morris Green and 
Praiik McCoy, ^srhose offices are 
among' thie busiest on Broadway: 
Reason is that while one hew- "show 
is'. playing: at the Heights, another 
pair ' aire in ■ reheiarsal and one 6r 



Legit Turns Cabaret 



The metamorphosed New Yorker 
theatre (nee the pallo), becomes 
the. Casino de .Paree. when reopening 
in October with its seats ripped out 
and two cafe floors, restaurant and 
promenade with dance payilion 
substituted* 

Continental Music HalliB, Inc., Is 
the new lessee of the New Yorker 
from the Bowery Sayings Bank; 
holding the mortgage, dettV negoti- 
ated through p'Garji &. Co. 



Bachelor's Reasont 



Late Martin Herman never 
married. His determination to 
remain a bachelor while hia 
mother lived was maintained 
until the ehd. Upon her death 
a friend suggested it was time 
for him to wed and lie pro- 
pounded this philosophy: 

•If I marry 4 girl It could iMt 
only a few years and If 
marry a woman near toy ^S»> 
she'll try to run thia office. 
So It's out.' 



Herman's RUii^ Exploits 



I Passing of Showman Recalls Practical Jokes 
That Made Broadway Chuckle 



Passing of . Martin Herman, Al 
Wood's brother and associate, last 
Friday (15)v brought expressions 6f 
sorrow froni all persons within show 
business. 

Among' clilef mourners are 
newspapermen, Including the critlcB^ 
His vast knowledge of show busi; 
I'ness, tectihically and In a personal 
way, made him an invaluable news 
source, indeed there never was one 
more fertile. 'Marty- waa always 
available and his principal stipu- 
lation so far as reporters were con- 
cerned waa hia rule that he must 

Jezebel' may be presented at the I ^^il^i^f TiLHJ irUh^j 

Beck. N; Y., by Q"thrle , McClintic kl»ot<'er^P*»^- . ^^^^^^ 

without Tallulah Bahkhead. whose h*«\«>^^9"^« h^^^ 
choice as the lead was regarded' as and he -threw' th^Joya.out^ of -h a 

an excellent selection, Late last office. >- They ^^^''^^^ ^^HJ^^^^H 
week physicians at the Doctors way at tjmes and. so they always 

H*.«vv rainfall atarted l Hoispital stated it would b6 five or pame b^^ 

Heavy ramra i » I weeks before she could , appear 1 'Marty' never stalled when aaked 

Thursday (14> last , week washed stage. She Is under treat- his opinion about the Woods dhows, 

t^b mdre Se- berfi'ca^^^^ oriBlndr dates of .the 'Ro- jment for abdortlnal trouble. I If a show waa not there he would 

best of the Green & ■ McCoy dia '—^ * " ™»"n 



^Jezebel' in Donbt 
Sans Bankhead in 
Costame Hay Race 



JEWISH PAGEANT MOVES 
ININH)I» OUT OF RAIN 



Jmahce of a PeopleV the mammoth j The manager plans- to pay off say so after, the prenilere or frankly 
clv^rles is^The'^Curtain^^^^^ pageant of Jewish history that was the cast and postpphe ^Jfzebeir until state it was> ^^P^f e^^^^e 

wnv ftrtnh \: -u ^^^A «{oru<. „* *up MIss Bankhead Tecovers, although believed that nothing. CQuld atop a 

,^y^y.soon. to 4iave opened that night^^at.^^^ Davis, the' aUthbr. deaires hit , and nothing .could put a bad 

Small Gross But Profit Polo Grounda (N. T.), with 6,200 Khe ahbW go on aa soon ad show across , with the pubUc. 

Another Industrious tryout thea- players participating. Gpmnilttee K ^^^^1^^^. ^^^^j,^ jg j^^^^ replace Nevfertheless he knew , how to get 
tre hear New itovlk is at Summit, cancelled . the outdoor presentation Kj^^ ^j^^. hIb reaaon la that four the abaQliite limit out of a success 
N. J„ whtere Elizabeth Miele pre- [and the spectacle will be staged i" [or five other <:ostume plays are on and. generally out^smarted "better 
sented a dozen neyr shows during the 208th field artillery drill shed, j ^^y to: Broadway, inciudlnfr known Broadway nianag'ers. 'He 

the' summer. Of promise in that Bronx, largest armory in the city. , .pu^guit of Happi- waa Al Wobda' silent" partner but 

biihch are "i?he Farewell Perform- Spec Is dated for 43 nights atart- ^^^gg^, l,^^^Q^rQttQ^ i^ii^ • rlttlis npt ao ailent when he went into 
aAce/ ^Halfway tp" Hell' and 'Alley l ing nejct Saturday. (23). Enprmoua ^^^ygj^ , McCUnUc has given Miss action. 

Cast.' setting at the ball park waa ^'^r Bankhead the privilege of appearing The number of actors and ac 

One of the Miele showa; 'Cpmc mantled and , Is being Teassembiea 'Jrezebel' if and when it is pre- trusses who passed in and out. of 
Easy/ has already come and gone in the armory alongr with elabprate i ^-^^^ j^^^^^^j^^ ahould the ahow hia office in the hey-day of the 
on Broadway, having closed at the lighting and ampiiflcatipn aysteina. r ^ j^^^^ ^^j^^^^^ Wooda production regime waa 

Belaaco iSaturday after playing Capacity indoora la a^bou^ katherine Wilson waa reported enormoua. l-he public, didn't know 

three' weeks. Picture rights not yet agalnat o0,00a at the ball parkv understudy to Miss Bankhead in 'Marty' but the profession knew him 

eold but ishow will be worked out At prlcea ranging from f & ^\*}' error. It appeara Miss Wilaon read aa the ahrewdeat. of managera. 
of the red because of .picture and with patrons tickets at^lO.eacn,^ « Uhe part at one rehearsal at Mc- Herman's many kindneaaes and 
aifaitelir righta. Show haa cbn- waa expected the gnroaa J";^® Clintic'a request She ia engaged acts of charity, always under cover, 

traeted for It) weeks in atpck at outdoor spheduled^ ^ „2r^ Kor another ahpw./ Diiring other re- are known to the few but the many 

$200 weekly. 'Easy* was a; one- would reach »500,«ou.^ A" !f-w3f«^ h^araala the atage manager has reclpents will - never forget. His 
setter and cost: little to operate. *lo^«*? * * , ^^ reauiing the lead parV , The gruff exterior was juat a front— It 

a^lthough it waa paced at less than performance, States that Martin effectively kept him out of argu- 

'*^i,00O, show la regairded a natural I havlne been moo^^ | Beck la not Intereated in 'Jezebel,' | menta. He liked to laugh and a 



gram he aent siimner Waa a marvel 
of initials, but Suniner knew what 
words were meant, . Herman later 
explained he got ' llie message 
through by claiming the ' initiali9 
were his varloua titlea. 

Once when Sumner returned from ' 
abroad he .had atocked up with 
winea and liqueurs for a planned 
series of parties bn the ship, but 
when he got aboard, was taken 
down with acute arthritis. Upon 
docking, Herman and Dr. Qraus< 
"man were, at the pier tp take him 
tp the hPspltal. The' liquor was 
packed in. a shlp'a cpfflh, the only 
box. to be fouiidl tlpon being tipped 
off Grauamah laid a bunch oC flbw- 
eri on the box. 'People at the pier 
removed • tl)etr hats, and the liquor 
waa aoleipnly placed, pn. a. truck; 
I<aiter?^t^thQ- hospitaU^Herm^itf c 
ducted :a -funeral service in; Sumher's 
room . and the . latter ^w^re he'd get 
even. That Came When Herman 
returned from his iiext trip abroad. 
Customs men were .fixed and the 
undetwear in Herman's bags , was 
displayed all over tHe pier, lie being 
ordered back to thei ship for further 
'examinatioii. Herman thought that, 
was going top far and it waa monthd 
before he apoke to Sumnfer-;-a fram^ 
In. which Sumner, thought he wsis 
to meet a charming ybiing girl* v/ho 
turned out to' be a fat woman from 
a museum. 



„ ^. , _ stated that ^108,000 Jjad been ex- i ^^^^ ^^^^3^^.,,^^^^ yarn or an inside story told 

number of try-outs which may nol [Ponded on the producuon^im Qt^^^^ [ producer and Katharine Cornell. I « n^mhre flav. 



for stock. That miay apply to a 



r^ach Broadway presetitation. 



expenses up to .the tlmie rain inter- 
fered. Proceeds are to .go to relief 
b' the Jews in Oermany and the 
movement tb move them to Palea- 
tinCi Spec had been In rehearsal 
for weeks In iarmpries and "halls. 



Nbrwalk, Copn., .Sept? 

While the Country .Playhouse at 
■W.estport closed Saturday. 16) * coun- 
try theatres elsewheire are starting j g'^j^jjjgg' ^g 'i^e^ being in 
to open again. . the ensemble as a protest against 

The Greenwich Playhouse, where I jjazi intolerance 
accompany held forth, until Sept. 1, 



STAGE RELIEF AID NOW 
LIMITED TO DONATIONS 



The Stage Relief Fund haa been 

All"ticketi are to bia exchainged I tbreed to auapend payments to 



him, evened up many a sombre day 
Few men on Broadway had his 
sense, of hUmor. 

Hardly ia day that he did not send 
some friendly or comic telegram^ or 
perhaps it wpuld be flowers, if not 
■a . gift. One year his florist bill 
was $7,500, 

Trips Abroad 

When the depression curtailed 



win reopen Oct 2, with a season Ut the Lpblang-Postal agency. Ex- needy profesalonala, cash on »»an«i i j^^^^^^^j^^^gg slowed down the 
of revivals and new , plays. Charles Lhanges^or the first night in the havmg dropped clpae to zero. Al- i - 



Woods office to a walk^ Herman 



Menard Is still the manager. armory will be made in the<braer though /^^^'^"^"^'.^f ° making plans for a long 

Owners of the ftegerit theatre, of dpplicatibn. Unfprtuhate weather 1 been received lately, understopa | arm,«fl thA world. No one 



Norwalk where a rival unit could break and the return of the Giants that somfe of the^ ™o8t ^if© ^o^J ^„ ,„^„^ 

S^^on^peTe wtth .Langne^^^ better this week for the Anal J^JJ^^^^"!- f ''^^^'"^iJ^WtSn^U t^^^^ V^^" ^^^ "^ ^^^^^^^ ""^ 

1-1 the season, brought about the de-| with the J^fP^^Jf^^on .^nai^iur^^ Lpoking over the 



trip around the world. No one 
ever studied so many travel pam 



Pittsburih, Sept. 18. 
Premiere of Eugene CNeiU's new 
one, 'All, "Wilderness,' -at the Nixon 
next Monday night (25) la to go on 
the air from WGAE over a coast- 
to-coast NBC hooK-up, Ether of- 
ilcial) figure an O'Neill opening a 
thing of importance and week-end 
reports had it that Phillips Carlln 
was being sent In to handle the 
broadcast. 

O'Neill himself wili be oh handf 
for' the premiere and la scheduled 
l!or a brief mike appearance, while 
George M... Cohan, the star, will dp 
a scene from the play. Ini additibn, 
Pittsburgh drama Cricks are tp p.ut 
in a few wprda about their opinions, 
of 'Ah, Wilderness.' 

No time has been set yet for the 
broadcEist but It will likely follow 
the show, probably between XI and 
midnight. ' 



clalon to spot the spec inabprs. casli will be obte^^^^ 

Armory site was suggested by G^^- leg t beneflts^^^ S„„^^-y when so engrossed he refused to see 

ernor I^ehman. | J^^^^^^^ix^to^ callers ^^^^^^^^^ 

new shows, 'Murder at the Vani- Nust about to begin when he found 
ties' and ^Heat Lightning-. Fund U note on hia desk that WaWher 
has alsd been offered an opportunity ^1 had gone abroad at midnight- 
to raise money at the polo cham- Woods frequently boarded liners 
pionship matches, management to with just a tooth brush. When 
pay the fund 25 cents on each pro- Woods next happened to learn that 
, gram sold by actresses. Volunteers Marty was about to slip^ away, he 
, Morrison & Winkler agency was tb sell programs wiU be sought this took a jaunt to the coasti 
not so bright. Nixon, town's only. ^^.^^^^^^ jjjquity agent's franchise ^eek in professionaL^^^ Finally Herman caught his 

road-show spot gets under way ^g^gj,^a^y (Monday). It's the first plan for an outdoor garden fete brother napping. He boarued a 
next Monday (25) with O'Neill's ticket to be issued in almost a has been abandoned, because of the round-the-world cruiser and merely 

•Ah Wilderness' under . subscription 1 y^^^ slender proceeds of the benefit show left word with the elevator man that 

auspices, latest opening here in Equity franchise, entitling M. & recently staged for the Actors' Din- he had gone off on a little trip. That 
years, but after that nothing deft- hooX^ direct with the pro- ner Club. Net .y^as about $1,000.. lasted six months, a period of ad- 

nite lined up, with spot booking ^y'^je^g. extend that agency's ciub continues to function. In the | venture, most of it in the Far East 



'brganiration at. Westpprt this sum- 
mer, are ready to open again. 

ittsburgh, Sept. 18. 
Legit outlopic here this season 



looked for throughout the season, | activities to the legit field 

Looks novyr as if 20 weeks, or 
even less, will have to be' consid- 
ered, a good season. A couple of 
road-show pictures may add to the 
total, but even that's not very en- 
couraging. 



Toronto Yiddish Cb. 



Toronto,. Sept.; 18. 
Standard theatre, Yiddish legit 
Lkst year Nlxoh had better . than 1 house, opens Sept 22 for a season 
SO . weeks aiid. that was considered | of Jewish drama and musical com 



pobrl Six plays,, of cpursej, prom- 
i.^ed under .subscription auspices, 
but even these bookings are prob- 
lematical.. One of touring shows, 
'Biography,' opened here last sea- 
son, so that piece is out," 



ENGAGEMENTS 



Otis Skinner, Queenle Smith, 
Elizabeth Rlsdon; Joanna Roos. 
Regina Wallace, Betty Lancaster, 

-Brandon Evafts;.. Malcolm .Duncan, 
Kate Ma;yh.ew. John C. King, Frank 
Wilcox, Geo. Christie, Luster Cham- 

-==ljerzr=Waitep- SGOttr-Earl -=MltGhell,4-- 
W. B. Taylor, Mary Gildea, Doan 
Borup, Eric Kalkhurst, Chas; 



edy. Repertory troupe is headed by 
Bertha Gerston, Jacob Silbert, 
Ethel Dorf and Saul J'osephspn. 
House seats 1,470 and will be scaled 
at $1-75-50, Opening bill is Cbhn's 
'Strange Birds,* a meller. 

Standard policy last season was. 
guest- star weeks and business good. 
Theatre has been taken over by 
Samuel Cohn, Isaac Welnrot and 
M. Schleisihgeri 



Syracuse 4,000 List 



il months tlie stage Relief has [ I-ast"^^^^ Herman again " went 
been in existence. It haa turned over abroad, suddenly as usual, and ran 
to the Club a total of $11,6'00. Most into Nazi' trouble in Germany, 
of that money wis paid by actors When away he. wrote letters to his 
who donated a percentage of their | friends on postcards but there was 

aUyays a kick even in those brief 
messages; 

Herman had.many friends in Wall 
street and was often aboard the 
C. Blumenthal has started pre- I Sailing Barych yacht on fishing 
paring the American , presentation trips in Florida waters. His dowh- 



salarie.Si 



Blumey'lB Play on Way 



of 'Eight Bells,' the London ship 
melodrama, which he secured for 
this side during his recent Visit 
over there. Show is still playing 
over there. 

Colin Cllve has been engaged to 
Play the lead, He la abrPad at pres- 
ent. Frank Gregory, the English 
stager who will direct 'Bells' for 
Blumey, arrived here last week. 



.. Syracuse, Sept. 18,^ 

GIvr<rT!rftfcrlory^noW~l^^ 

.^^^.....^ , t^bn via a membership drive that 

M^cCarthyrAugusVcT'Dur^^^ netted more than 4,000 at |1 



Tom's Cabin' (complete cast) 

Claire Curry. Jack Bastort, Ar- 
thur Coiiroy, 'Undesirable Lady.' 

William Harrlgan, Roberta 
Beatty, Fleming Ward, Dwlght 
Frye, 'Inspector Charlie Chan.' 

Alan Ward, Craig Williams, 
■Kultur.' 



per, will be housed in the Ritz, fpr^ 
merly the Syracuse, erstwhile home 
of stock burlesque, vaudefilm, talk- 
ies .and what have you. 

Stock company directed by Brace 
Conning moves in next', month for 
a tentative opening on Oct. 16. 



CastChanges 



Beatrice Swanson "replaces Ro- 
berta Beatty in 'The Blue Widow,' 
Miss Beatty joining 'Inspector 
Charlie Chan.' 

Mary Heberden replaces Betty 
Linley as Lily In 'A Party.' Miss 
Lihley advanced to the part .of 
Miranda. 



mOERNESS' PREMIERE 
AS RAMO NEWS EVENT 



town pal. was. Malcolm Sumher, at 
torriey, who was a regular attendant 
at the weekly bridge - parties held 
at Pr. Grausnian's home, a. coterie 
calling therriselyes the LiP.A.'s 
which was a laugh to those who 
knew the designation. 

There was a long series of prac 
tical jokes staged between Sumner 
and Herman, mostly motivated by 
the latter. Oh one occasion when 
Herman mado an over long stay in 
Kurope without sending word back, 
Sumner =^had";inserted-=in='"the=Tpari3 
edition of the 'Herald' a notice to 
the effect that Martin. Herman way 
in Europe biit address unknown, 
that he was legatee to an estate and 
a reward oC $500 would be paid 
anyone who located him, dead or 
alive. At the time Herman was at 
a Paris' hotel. Gendarmes arrived 
and claimed the reward. The tele- 



Mrs. Murphy Out 



(Continued from page .41) 
The individual reprimands in 
the future, the State report sug- 
gests, should be decided on by a 
committee of three composed of a 
member of. the NVA board; the 
medical director-supervisor or his 
representative and a representative 
of the patients. Heretofore arbitra- 
tion or debate has been unknown 
at the San, with Mrs. Murphy in 
complete charge and n»aking all 
rules. Committee also shall write 
a new set of . rules for the San, 

It was also recommended by Dr. 
Park that- the NVA Fund board, 
which confrpla fhe^San, Tibld regu-' 
lar monthly meetings in New York, 
Up to now the board has met in* 
frequently, with few of the mem- 
bers knowing what \ya3 going on, 
while William J, Lee and Henry 
Chesterfield ran the NVA as they 
alone saW fit.. Besides' Lee and 
Chesterfield the NVA board mem- 
bers are Pat Casey, Sam Scrlbner, 
Moe Silver' (Warners), Sani Dem- 
bow (Paramount) and Major 
Thompson. 

Reconimendatioh by the State for 
the removal of Mrs. Murphy from 
control, tantamount tb her actual 
going, climaxes a five-year fight on 
the part pf a large part, of the pa- 
tient body. Opposed to the. patients 
were Lee and Chesterfield, who al- 
ways upheld the San's woman su- 
perintendent on the grounds the 
complaining patients could show 
no cause for removal. On. three oc- 
=ca3lons^petitlons==asklnff-a==chango= 
were signed by patients, the l£ist 
one resulting in the dismissal o' 
seven patients and a general repri- 
mand for everybody. 

The matter was brought to the 
State's attention when a group oC 
patients retained a New York at- 
tPrriey, Irving Schneider, to preHS 
the case for them. 



Tuesday, September 19* 1933 



LEGITIMATE 



Cast and Crew Bond Demand Ends 
Bainbridge Stock, Oldest in U.S. 



Minneapolis, 

After 'years of existence the 
Bainbridge dramatic stock company 
has cried quits, for the iifst time 
In nearly • a quarter of a century, 
this city will be without draniatic 
stock. A. Cv Bainbridge, now 
niayP**! company and 

house over to John Dilson, last 
seasoii's . stage director,^ to operate 
for himi and. plans called for the 
reopening in October. 

When Dilson was .in New York 
month assetnbling his com- 
pany, hei was . informed by Equity 
and the local stagehands* union ho 
woiil jlva^ireTio V<Jst" tw^ 
— ary for: cast and gre^y, Tbis, .to- 
gether With other expenses Inciden- 
tal to- the opening, would have 
mieaht an initial outlay of nearly 
$BiOOO. 

Burden. Top. 

Dilson says he isn't in a finan- 
cial position to meet such, .a de- 
mand and has announced that 
plans for the .dramatic stock sea? 
son have been abandoned.. . The 
theatre will utilize a picture policy 
instead, Dilson says. Tlie Bain- 
bridge company is claimed" tb b6 
the oldest dramatic 'stock orgatti- 
ssatlon in the United States, holding 
the record for continuous operation* 

Stock burlesque also is out of the 
Gayety because of the refViflal of 
Harry Hlrsch to' meet the' stage- 
, hands' union demands relative to 
the posting of two weeks' advance 
salary, number of nien to be used 
and the salary scale. Hlrsch, too, 
had his company engaged when he 
decided to call everything off • He 
says he will wire his house also and 
use pictures and musical tabis. 

Thei Metropolitan, playing legit 
road show attractions, hasn't a 
single defthite booking yet; 'With 
no opening bill In sight here and 
with dramatic stock out,, it looks 
like the, slimmest season ever here 
as far as the drama is concerned 



$45 Ad Suit Against 
$11,000 Chicago 

Chicago, Sept. 
Aftermath of the 'World Be- 
tween,* play which folded after, a 
short stay, is a suit by. the 'Daily 
News' against. R. 0. Lydy, parking, 
space king audi angel qt the show, 
for $45 for advertising with writer 
Fritz Block! Included in the tech- 
nicalities of the wra,ngle. 

Understood that* liydy tossed 
i;ii,00 into the .venture. 



DUFFY ASKS VS. COURT 
TO BAN FRISCO STRIKE 



Sail Francisco, Sept. 18. 
Henr-y Duffy is to go into federal 
court this morning (18) seeking an 
Injunction against Local 16 of 
lATSE and Local 107 of Operators 
union to restrain stagehands and 
electricians from striking should he 
discontinue payments organizations 
claim due from the time Dyffy went 
broke. 

Stage hands claim they were, un- 
paid last week of Duffy operaitlon 
In 1929, but Duffy claims he was 
already out, and payment was tvp to 
the Winship estate. 

When Duffy opened '20th Century' 
at the Curran and 'Counsellor at 
Law' at the Alcazar, he declares 
liocals lis and 107 threatened to 
strike unless he paid $100 weekly 
on the sum due. 

To date he has paid $600, he says, 
and wants Federal judge Kerrigan 
to issue an injunction against such 
threats, or atiy" wal kbutg. 



Ducat Men Organize 
Nafl Body Under NRA 



Niltipnal Theatrical Treas 
vriers' Assofclation was formed Sun 
day (17) when, at a hieeting at the 
Waldorf theatre, N. Y.,. it was said 
there were 700 application for mem- 
bership. Object of the NTT A, Which 
is openefl to all box-oillce people, is 
to participate in the legit code com 
mlttee sessions, If the new organ 
ization is recognized. NRA applies 
«nly to national bodies. Up .to now 
theatre treasurers have been 
grouped witli the minority theatre 
*n^ployees division and seolc to 
place a repx'esentative on the N ALT 
Jlj^jiera.l.jDmex'genc y-C.Q mm^^^ 



Harry B. Nelnies, head of the 
Treasurers Club, was elected presi 
dent of the NTTA ; Lep Solomon 
Sol De Vries, Allan J. Schnebbe, and 
Joseph P. Bickertqn (attorney) be 
Ing the other ofllcei-s. Directors are 
I^ouis Olms, Mack Hilliard, Riving 
ton Bisland, Cora Gibbs, LeOn 
Spaohner, Irving Engel, Frank 
BCBa* lUchafd Moon and Lew Wood 



Chorine Picki^ a Name 



Dancer In 'Murder, at the 
■Vanities,* revue-raeller at the 
New Amsterdam, N. T., has 
the nanie of Gay Orlova. GOod 
looking platinum blonde hoofer 
sees nothing; funny In the 
monicker, 

Ortova is of I^ussiaii parent- 
age and original label prob- 
ably a tongue twister. 



Ticket Trade Sees Many Ageiiu^ 
Forced Out, but Old EvOs Cure! 
At Last by Codes Firm Control 



ISLAND BARNSTORMERS 
GOING THROUGH STATE 




'The Playground Players, a groyp 
of legits .mostly resident around 
Freeport, L. who have heen ap- 
pearing in Long Island school audi- 
toriums since mid -July, will con-. 
tinue in l0flnitely according to pr.es- 
eht"^aTraT=v^Phe=^%3ESr<35m 





The United Booking Office, which 
is the Shubert' and Erlanger ex- 
changes combined, for; routing pur- 
poses formed a year ago to handle 
legit attractions on the i*6jad, faces 
the problem of flnding attractions 
fo book. It Is the same situation 
as on Broadway, . where there are 
twice as many theatres as tliere are 
shows In sight. 

U. B. O. main purpose was to 
eliminate opposed bookings, but 
aside from some jamming of new 
shows last fall, its bookers have had 
little trouble in that dlrectlbh be 
cause of attraction scarcity. B. 
O. has a dozen: shows to book, or 
about half ithe number It had on 
^the books at .this time last season. 
Preponderance of failures on 
Broadway last season is the reason, 
giving- the road a . leaner outlook 
than a year ago. 

A few of the eastern keys are 
counting on initial presentatibn of 
new shows, but the other stands 
face plenty of darkness. At least 
two of the U. B. O. attractions will 
play through brbken time in the 
South, 'The Green. Pastures' and 
'Of Thee I Sing* (not --it-In of 
touring) i Among the other road at 
tractions are Katharine Cornell in 
repertory, 'Biography,' 'Music In the 
Air,' 'Late Christopher Bean,' 'Uncle 
Tom's Cabin,' 'ftuy Bias,' 'Goodbye 
Again,' 'Take a Chance,' 'Dinner at 
iSight,' 'The Gay Divorce' and 'One 
Sunday Afternoon.* 

In addition there are independent 
attractions wblciv are on and off the 
books of the U. B, O. Which antici 
pates doubling the number of road 
shows^ by the end* of October. 



SHOWMAN LAGUARDIA'S 
CAMPAIGN STRATEGIST 



Paul Moss, erstwhile legit pro 
ducer and brother of B. S. Moss, the 
sliowman, is now business manager 
of the Fusion campaign committee 
sponsoring Major F. H. LaGuardIa 
for New York City's next mayor 
The barrister, William M. Chad 
bourne, campaign manager of the 
Fusion committee of which Samuel 
Seabury, arch foe of Tammany, is 
head, appointed Moss to the busi- 
ness-managership. ... 

Moss' headquarters will be in the 
Paramount building, N. .T. 



4 Hurt in Auto Crash 

, Joseph, Mo;, Sept, 18. 

Swervijig tb avoid a car which 
stopped suddenly, two actors and 
their wives motoring to New York 
from Denver last Wednesday, were 
badly injured in a. head-on colllsoh 
with another car. James Holerke, 
who sustained . a fractured hip and 
leg, and Averill Harris, "ith a 
smashed instep and broken leg, 
had just closed the season In stock 
at .El itch dardens, Denver. 

Mrs. Harris also suffered a frac- 
tured leg, while Mrs. Holerko, was 
but' slightly injured. All Are in the 
St. Joseph hospital. 



— STOGK-i'GRr MONTCLAEEl^ 

Mohtcll'aliV N. Sept. IB. 
. Stock opens at the Montcla'ir, Oct. 
2 by Rugoff & Becker in association 
with Arthur M. Rapf. Direction will 
be by Rowland G. Edwards who 
directed the Broad Street players, 
Newark, last season* 

It is Edwards* Intention to use 
popular successes with guest stars. 



Says Road Waits on 
Outcome of NBA prive 

Rochester, Sept, 18. 
Lyceum theatre will open the legit 
season Oct. 13. and 14 with Walter 
Hampton in 'Ruy Bias.' 

Manager Hattle LUtt returning 
froni New York reports road show 
bookings delayed by uncertainty 
over NRA outcome, but she expects 
action in the near, future. 



on the New York State Unemploy- 
ment iKeller'^iJiyroJl, receiving -|3^ 
daily and wer^ slated to be so paid 
until Sept. 15., 

Plan now if for the 'bufilt to" apr 
pear In spots throughout the state 
arid the plia/ers look f or . ah iricreasc 
in pay ■ to $7 or $8 dally, which; 
would give them the legit minimum 
wage of $40. weekly established by 
the NRA legit theatre code for' reg- 
ular shows.. 

Playgroiinders are unique in tbe 
uniemployment fund set-up, in that 
they are aiding: local relief funds. 
At the start tho group netted around 
$500 waekly, takings - gblh'g in total 
to local relief committees In each 
village. Average has been $200 net 
weekly, show going ' on two and 
three nights weekly. Group played 
■The Family Upstairs' and proposes 
to give a new show with the tenta- 
tive title of 'Seven Red Elephants' 



VILLAGE SNEAKS OVER 
8-MONTH RUN OF LEGIT 



The Cherry Lane little theatre in 
Greenwich Villajge boasts a run of 
eight months with 'A Charihing 
Rascal,' which concluded this week 
Play Is from, the French, adapted 
by Paul Glllmore, who has been 
conducting the Lane for five years 
'Rascal' werit through the summer 
Without Broadway even suspecting 
th^t a "Village theatre was bperat 
ing. Attendance comes from various 
sources, pliiggers yisiting mercain 
tile establishments with bargain 
ticket, glips. 

Policy at the Lane was 'a hew 
play every month,' a slogan , that 
has not been adhered to. Glllmore 
himself appears In 'Rascal' and 
starting' next, Monday will bd fea^ 
tured with, his daughter Virginia 
in a revival of 'Strictly Dishonor- 
able,' in which he created the Judge 
role, with a piece called 'As We 
Love' going on Saturday and Slun- 
day afternoons. Regular perform- 
ances are given nightly, Including 
Sunday, Listed as 'coming' are: 
•Get a Doctor,' 'A Minister In Hell' 
and 'The Moscow Art Theatre 
Company.-' 



M, Hipp Grand 



Opera Survives, 
Others Brodie 



Most drastic change road- 
way's theatre ticket situation is 
anticipated under the rules laid 
down by the National Association 
Of the Legitimate Theaitre commlt-r 
tee last week. With the. NRA stamp, 
the legit- code provides for^ wiping 
out gypping and other unfair ticket 
practices and from iridlcations cor- 
rection of .old evils will be accom- 
plished for tho first time In the 
history of legit. 

There Is little doubt that sonle 
agencies will be forced, out of b.usi- 
ness. Of tbe 30 odd ticket offices 
there may be but a dozen, or even 
fewer, wheri the smoke clears away. 
In light of the NRA'a objective to 
increaiso eiriployment, that may 



Pop. grand opera resuming at the 
Hippodrome, N, Y., is off-to a profit 
able start, despUe Increased .operat- 
ing costs • and opposition operatic 
attractions! First full week drew 
a gross' over $16,0004 

Of the opposed operatic presen- 
tations, three opened and closed 
quickly. The withdrawals were at 
th6 Mecca Auditorium, Academy of 
Music, Brooklyn, and the! WilUis, 
Bronx. All tried for four days, 
Some doiibt about other • lanned 
operatic attractions going into ac- 
tion until later. The Fides opera 
with a Met conductor, leading 
7i-piece orchestra attracted atten- 
tion at Mecca Auditorium with 
prices at $1.66 top, but not enough 
money to pay off such a costly 
muslcfil set-up. 

Hipp clainis that rescaling the 
prices brought in as much money, 
although attendance was somewhat 
less than during ' th6 spring. New 
top Is $1.10 which goes for the en 
tire lower floor, with the balcony 
at 55 cents, also reserved. Despltie 
opposition the Hipp figures It can 
command a. steady draw !untll late 
fall, when the Metropolitan season 
starts. Regardless It Is proposed to 
continue opera at pop prices In the 
Hipp, throughout the season. 



ViDage Play to B'way 



'The .Mountain,' which was. pre- 
sented at the Provlncetowh Play- 
house, Greenwich. Village,, last week 
will be brought uptown. Contracts 
have been issued to the players by 
Robert Anies Winthrop,. a new- 
comer. 

Name: of pit*. George F^ Chandler, 
retired surgeon, who is reported set 
to bankroll 18 .plays. In the, Villiage 
spot, does hot appear. 'Mountain,' 
written by Carty Rarick, drew little 
attention from showmen. 



Shumlin Directing 

Herman Shumlln who could "find 
ho show to produce for himself, will 
direct 'The. Minute's. Alibi;' an Eng- 
lish drama, which will be presented 
here by Crosby Gaige and Lee Shu- 
bcrt. 

'Alibi' is holding over indefinitely 
in London. Rehear.salg start here 
next week. 



Sam Kopp NeVyark Mgr. 

Newark, Sept. 
Sani Kopp is the new manager 
of the Broad Street. He's also 
doubling on the publicity. 

Former Shubert-booked house, 
taken over from Morris Sohlesinger 
by Paul K. Karraki.s, in playing 
legit stock. 



DITCHING mTUR' ROLE 
OF HITLER CAUSES RIFT 



back of the postpohentient of 
'Kultur' until, next week iat the 
Mansfie d, N. Y., Is Internal discon- 
tent that has ouisted three or four 
aides' to J. . Vincent heretofore 
unknown In legit. Vincent who 
Was In the toviring operatic field for 
several seasons. Is an excitable 
Russian. 

The play is a satire on Hitler and 
the Germany of today. It was 
adapted from th6 German by 
Adolphe Phillip. Latter withdrew 
Ikst W6ek as directbF at WKieh time 
Vincent started revamping th6 
.script with the supposed idea . of 
elim,lnating the Hitler character. 
His . Insistenc .- on that point may 
lead to legal action by Phillip and 
others Interested through owner- 
ship -of stock, in the 'kultUr' cor- 
poration. 

Ben Atweil who had been associ- 
ated Wl th yihoent f or three seaisons, 
received r^'^ck instead of isalary. He 
stepped out and Oliver Saylor took 
over the publicity. Saylor also 
v/aiked after a row with Vincent. 
Other company executives side- 
stepped the outfit when the new 
manager offered them wages less 
than the minimum mentioned in the 
leigtt theatre code- 

'Kultur' c.st-went on salary Mon- 
day^ thl.s being the fifth week of 
rehearsals. 



"^^^SecondTMieteTry^^ 

Second of. the summer try-out 
group, tested in Summit, N, J., to 
be presented on Broadway, will be 
'Career,' by Julie Heme and Yvonne 
Crosby. Elizabeth Mlele will makc 
the pre.<5entatIon. 

Chrystal Ilorne will have the lead. 
Reheai'fials start early in October. 



seem counter to tne governmerit's 
cimpaign to cllm^b put of the de- 
pression.. IBfut showmen contend 
that gypping In the sale of tickets 
by brokers or speculators has been 
the most harmful single element ad- 
versely affecting show business. 

lilanagers, with the assent: 
others bri the .NALT committee, 
sert that while hunch of. . specs 
may be forced out of . the ticket 
business, if the public gets ia, charice^ 
to buy tickets at reasonable rates, 
show business will Improve and as . 
a consequence there will be. mOre 
actors working, more 'theatres open 
and more general eniployees occu^ 
pied. Therefore, they 8a.y, It will 
be for. the general good and, a.U_ 
though some agencies have aided 
producers by advancing-" money on 
tickets, times have changed. That 
the NALT emergency committee., 
subscribes to that program Is evi- 
denced by the fact: that ticket dis- 
trlbutibn was the jlrst problem con- 
sidered after the code wad filed In 
Washington. 

First Hit As Test 

The test of . the. new ticket rules 
will come when the first hit arrives 
on Broadway. Enforcement of the 
rules Is up to the managers them- 
selves. Agencies will be permitted 
to resell lower priced tickets. and 
the. first three rows in the balcony 
for 76 cents Over the box. pfflce 
price, with a 60 cent premium al- 
lowable for tlie balance of the 
hbuse, If a spec chargejs more and 
Is detected, no theatre will be per^ 
mitted tb db business with tiiat 
agency. Theatres caught making 
allotments or knowingly selling to 
agency violators, are subject to a 
fine of $500 for each offense.. 

Broadway and ticket men are 
guessing how niany agencies can 
continue In business under the new ' 
rule?). Most of them admit they all 
can't exist If limited to the 75 and 
50 cents premium. "That they will 
ho longer have to $tand for losses 
on 't>uys' seems riot sb Important 
to the'm. First idea about the elimi- 
nation .of buys was. that most of the 
agencies would be able to go along 
If business were fairly good. Oeri- 
.eral feeling now Is that only the 
largest agencies will survive be- 
cause of the volume of sales pos- 
sible. Other offices have too small 
an outlet to make a profit under 
the new rules, according to most 
specs. 

How About. Charges? 

" Wh^t the nsWfSge 7agency ^ w^^ 
to learn Is whether In addition to 
the .premiums, they will be permit' 
ted to make service charges, such 
as a monthly fee for keeplrig charge 
accounts, wliether It will be .okay 
tb charge for delivery of tickets ausl 
whether ari extra fee cari be charged 
to accounts morithly in return for 
delivering good locations. The. 
NALT committee has Jiot riia.de. up 
Its riiind about those points; Brokers 
say they shpuld.be permitted to ac- 
commodate the demand of the la»t 
hour patron arid the visitor from 
out of town, who Is .willing to Pay 
an excess price. But the mianagcris 
say tliey care little for that special 
type of playgoer, preferring to ebn- 
centrate on the mass of regular the- 
atre-goers. 

Up to now there have. been seven 
agencies licensed under the new 
I'ules. They are McBrlde-BasCom 

^(GOmblnatlon)r--_Sulllyan^:Kay j:!yson^= 
Operating. Co.. (epmbination)j Le- 
blang-Postal . (the threo largest 
agencies) ; Tyson and Co., Broadway, 
Sol Subbei* and William Jackson. 
Latter two ofilces ar6 among thu 
smaller agencies. The NALT states 
It has no objection to licensing any 
established agency, which Is In ac" 
(Continued on page i6) 



VARIETY 



LECIT1MA¥C 



Tuesday, Septemiiier 1(9, 1993 



Ph^Fs on Br 




MURDER AT VANITIES 

rBKc\ Carroll production of Uvp-act 
muaico-nialodrama by Carroll and Rufus 
KlOR. muBlt and lyrics by Edward Hoyr 
man and Richard Myers, with Intcrpolatod 
BODM by Herman Hupfeld. John Jacob 
Ijoob and Paul Francia Webster, Ned 
Washington And Victor Vounff and John 
W. Green. Additional dtolos by Eiiffono 
Conrad.: DIalOff staged by B.uric Symon:; 
dances, Chester Hale; tiddltlonnl dance ar- 
Tanireraentfl, Ned- MeOurn; Kay Kava- 
jifiugh,- mualcar director. ^ ^ 

Cast is headed by BeU Lugosl, Olga 
Baclanova, James Rehnlo and Billy House.. 
Others; besides the 60 Carroll beaujs, in- 
clude Charles Ashley. Paulino Moore, 
NaoDii Ray, Prank -Klngdon, Lew 
Bokles, Naomi Ray, Amby <^pt4>H^;r-^i 
Webster.' Walker . Thornton, Eeijl Wallacei 
jean Adair. WHilam Fay. Robert Cum- 
mlnn, William Balfour, L.lsa'SUbert. Bar- 
bara Wlnchestier. Bon LaoHland, MArtna 
Pryor, James Cbuehlln, Mifckey Biaatz, 
Villi Mini, Elsie Rossi. Charles G. John- 
son, Helena Rapport, Edwin Vlckery. P. 
X. Mahoney, Wiley . Adams, EUeen . Burns. 
PhU Sheridan, Ben Lewis. P. Raymond. 
Woods Miller, Una Vllon, Mackle and La- 
yallle. Lewi? and Van, Paul Gerrlsh. 

•Murdet' at the Vanicties' is just 
that. It ihurdei's two Bpod ideas, 
a, mystery thriller -arid a Carroll 
'Vahitleis,' and, -the hybrid achieves 
nothing beyond mediocrity; It's 
iiieither fish, flesh nor good red her-, 
ring. A "curious hodge-'podge: of 

combining a Carroll musical revue r comedy drama in three acts presented 
with a; murder mieller, the idea was at the Booth Sept. ic by Abbott-Ounning, 

novel if nothing elsfe, and, despite i"*^^ Yhw*} . iJX ™5*w ^J^^JJ""^^ 

iVj^ _ i_ « ^-i -wi J.^..Ai»'.r ' -nrLnt- l ueorgo ADDott; atased by latter, 

the prime appeal of novelty, what- jjyra . . . . ... . . .Bmiiy Lowry 

ever boiofflce chances it had werel a .>yife. .... aud B. Sinclair 

'Rnnwpd litider bv a- theatrical se- I ,..;■.■.«.......;.■,... .Eddie Acuft 

Which evldeicS^t^St it A 1^^^^^ 
should not have been ushered into Bteve .,;:.....,,.....i,.Cpburn Goodw^in 

the iNew Amsterdam in its present I George. ........ .........Robert Gieckler 

Wnmiiifinn I Jcft „ .<..•'•..«., Robert Sloane 

* li? ^il-i, 1 . First Hltch-Hlker......v...aaU De Hart 

. The Philly breakrin was so bad second HUch-Hlker.....igeraldlne Wall 

that Carroll asked the critics to see Sheriff ........ 

it again later in the wieek before | *Jj:»- ^fh^- 



comlb efforts as the assistant stage 
manaiger. 

Shaw and Lee dropped out at the 
eleventh hour following billing and 
contract tlfC, although programmed. 
Una Vilon was a hotch torso- 
tbrcher working in cabaret manner, 
whoso, chores were . ampUAed as a 
cohsc^uenco of the two -man team's 
drop-out. 

On production, . Max Teu- 

ber's . neonrinaypbie finaLle in the 
first act was remindful of the sim- 
ilar 'cold light' electricial effects done 
in CdrroU's last 'Vanities,' likewise 
ah ill--fatcd revue. 
- sTerpsjchorically, Chester Hale 
vQ^chleved some novel effects in con- 
ci^t^d rhythmics on movable giant 
istair^^es, varied, by luminous paint 
effects. But in toto 'Murder at' the 
Vanities' isn't destined (or Broad- 
way longevity. This will probably 
suit Paramount just asMvell, inci- 
dentally, for among the prelirnihary 
isumnier dog-day! worries were how 
to release LiiigosL for the fitm ver^ 
sioh, if the stage piroductibn became 
a hit and kept the show overly long 
in New York. Abe-I. 



HEAT UGHTNINO 



.....Vincent Keller 
. ..Joan Carr 
,., Len'ore Sbrsby 



writing their notices. The opinion ^-j^-J"-' ^ 



A Mexican Family. ^■ 



Jdseph Rivers 
Irene Castellanos 
Carmen Caatellanos 
Dolores Sierra 
Emlllo Sierra 



I 

Shows in Rehearsal 



'For God and Country' <A. H, 
Woods) Empire, 

*Ruy Bias' (Walter Hamp- 
den) Cort. 

'Late Christopher Bean', 
<road) (Wee & Levi^nthal) 
Waldorf, 

'Her Master's Voice' (Max 
Gordon) Harris. 

^ Her Man of Wait' (Shuberts) 
Ambassador. 

^Men in White' (Hiirmon & 
Uilman) Broadhurst. 

'School for. Lovers' (Theatre 
Guild) Guild. 

'Undesirable . Lady' (L«ph 
Gordon) Nationtd. 

•Let 'Eni Eat Cake' (Sam H. 
Harris) Imperial. 

'Ah Wiidernessr (Theatre 
Guild) Guild. 

'Amourette' (Peters aiid Spil- 
ier) Miller.v 

'Pursuit of HappineBs' (Row- 
land Stebbins) Avon, . 

'Sailor Beware' (Courtney 
Burr) Liyceum. .' 

'Uncle Tom's Cabin' (road) 
(Rowland Stebbiri^) Fulton., . 

'Kultur' (J. . J. Vlndent) 
Mansfield. 

'The Green .Pasliires^ (Row- - 
land Stebbins). Manhattan. 

'Trip to Pressburg' (Shu- 
berts) -iiorosco, - 

'Hotel Alimohir' (Try-out) 
(Gfreen A ; McCoy) Jackson 
Heights, 

'Bridges to Cross' (Try-out) 
(Elizabeth Miele) Summit, N. J. 

^ riie Package' (Try-out) 

road Street,. Newark.^ 



Plays Out of Town 



3 WITH LANTERNS 

Newark, Sept. 15. 

Comedy In throe, acts by Mlchiael Watts. 
Presented by Fault K. Karralcia at the 
Broad Street. Included In the cast are 
Prances Bendstoni Mabel Mortimer. Mary 
Newton, Aibbrt Bers. Richard Rauber, 
Helen ChampUn and Robert L, Clear. 



A program note states that Paiil 
it. Harrakis intends to> produce all 
I new plays, maiiy of which would not 
appeal to the comtnerclal manager. 
Herein lies the difficulty; it the 
plays do not appeal to the commer- 
cial theatre man they are unlikely 
to interest the everyday playgoers. 
Anything is possible, but the devel 



HE KNEW tHEM ALU 

Naifarki Sept. 16. 
Comedy in three acts bjr Tom Powers. 
Presented by. Edward P. Oardner at tha 
Women's Club, CaldwelU N. J. staged 
by Powenf and Gardner. In the cast ara 
Dalsly Atherton, Alma Kruger, Helen 
Patterson. Harriet Russell, Carleton Youns. 
William IpKersoU; Katberlne Blrsch. Tom 
Powers, CUItord Dunatan. 

"When Tom Powers wrote this hft! 
vloiated the ftctor-author code by 
liot glvitng htmselic most of the play 
and all the good .llnes. lie doesn't 
even appear until the middle of the 
second act. Sad to say the play 
seems to slow down a little afteir. 



FOREIGN REVIEW 



THE DISTAFF SIDE 



following the original uneurtainli^ 
held, and It still holds, for metro- 
politan consumption even at $3.30. . 

As a- show venture, Carroll Is 
plenty off the nut from t;.3 start 

through his Paramount film tie-in I First play to Broadway from, Law 
whereby #ar has underwritten the I rence Langner's Wiestport, Coiin.. I Mrs. VeriaWes 
stage venture as a prelude to ulti- I try-out plant. - Presented by thel JJ"* ^'iJ^'iir* 
toate fllmization. A $100,000 consid- George Abbott-Phil Dunning outfit, Kga! Fietcher(Neiii^^^^^^ 



Liondoh, Sept. 6. 



opment of ft^ profttoble s^^ that; But it has been going strong 

atre in Newark looks from here like that point and is by no mean! 

a long chance. dull at any time. 

It is doubtful is. the opening play. | Mrs. Ella. Burton learns fron> her 
•Three with Lanterns,' appeials to I younger dalughter's letter that . the 
popular taste sufficiently to make it I unmarried girl is in trouble, expect- 
draw. It teUs- a story of jealousy Ih I ing a b&by. She calls a family con» 
English family life With few and fereince to deal- with the situation, 
unexciting complications. - 1 As one member Is , a' sombre 

Tony Steele, concealing the fact hilvlnily student^and another ^a san^ 
that-ails wife bores him, is wrapped "beral and^ as^ the g^^^^ 

Si«l?d ''SSigh^'' • wors^S^^^^^ 

SheS"fel?|s, "S^ISt^^Jlarof co£ \^^S^SLi2. t^?,.^^^^ 
flicting emotions causes amusement, jnd^^^^^ 

The daughter finds that her ideal- lirrivea and to her amazement learns 
ized brother lias feet of clajr and, the fiamily's worpy which she 
whether intentionally or not (the gi^o^g ig to a mdsconstructlon (tf 
play Is obscure on this), allows his hjjp letter, 

worshippers to see his defects. I has her fiance In a cab but- 

After much unpleiELsantness, a recpn- I side and after straightening out all 
cillatibn follows. I suspicions produces him. But 

It is ihosthurttul.to the whblecon- he, after falling tor the grand- 
ception that the characters aroui^e mother's charih; makes it plailn thiatt 
so little sympathy that no one Ciares although he has J>jcOught the girl 
what happens to them.: safely home, he has hoi Intentions, of 

The cast does not help the plajr marrying lier. , After othisr corn- 
much, and It' needs superior acting plications he turns out to be the 
to bring out its merits. This does 1 cider slitter's lOver who had been 
not mean that the doting was bad, j given up as dead: In a tender scene 

they clinch for the curtain. 



Comedy by John van Druten, presented 
by Gilbert Miller, produced by Aurlol Lee 

at the Apollo theatre, Sept. 6. i ^ i i ^t^^*. 

Mrs. Venabies....... Haidee Wright but simply that this was an unfor 

Mrs. Muiward (Bvie) SybU Thorndikc tuhate cholce with which to Open a 
Mrs. Froblaher (Ux) . . . . . • • ..Maritta Hunt | gtock season 

As Alice, the best part In the play. 



Roland. 
Alex, ..V. 



^AiSSSdS*' AMhdSI I Mar^* Newton'co^^t'ributed I late action Powers, >eems to have 

vteia Keats I portrait. The others showed vary- |. flagged In originality, and he em- 



The- play Is packed with amusing 
lines. The twists of the thought 
are lively and . lihezpeoted. In the 



eration is said to 'figure oh top of I the combo which started so well 
everything, with Carroll to super- {last season with •20th Century.' It 

Vise the^creen proju^loh^^^^^ mucK the best thus far, I*, a. new | ^S^,^i;ii^:ir^:::::: S"'com'K^e''^inil| plo^^^^ auch as a 

so the impresario Is financially on season that previously had offered Heica^ Venabiea.......vMargartt Carter f^^^^^'Si^riiSltn^^ scene from the movies. But these 

1, .. . ... ^ . . iM^gg gpieer w,'P'>'g.. P^y^S j ea rnestness. | minor dWecte could; easily be cor 



But It is 



1^ velvet already. la list of dramatic zeros. 

But apart from these financial not quite good enough, 
considerations, Carroll has ushered 'Heat liightning' is a melodrama 
in a highly disappointing venture, tic comedy set Ih the lunchroom of 
Bating as the first Important fhu- a filling station and camp In. the 
Bical premiere so far this season, { southwestern desert lands not far 
the ultra turn-out at the New Am- from the Mexican border. Abbott 
sterdam was divided In its . interest Uyorked over the script which has 



Toby Chegwidden.'. . . . .'v • '*C»«"d Evans 

Charles Hnbbard , ...... . . . . Geoftrey Gomer 

Gilbert ..■ Blalxe ..>..•..'...< ' 



.^XrN^S DIE FLEDERMAUS 



Generally speaking,' . John van 
Druten does not write plays for the 



rected. and a few long expository 
speeches . could be omitted .to the: 
plays Improvement 

The :dIrectloh is excellent and the 
cast la good. ' Powers - handles his 



between the creTkmg^ mrtl^^^^^^^ _ 

' ' there, not in the original. Show^^r^*|"°/^''he d^^ 



the fan-and-fancy stuff of the Car 
roll Nudist Cult. 



. tVestport, Sept; 16; ^ 

Dwight Deere Wiman's reylVal of J assignment "well Virte TdealTy; 
the Johann Strauss v operetta im- 1 g^st as a romantic lover. SuperV 
In his lat- t pressed so favorably on its ^resen- j |g j^i„ja Kruger as the grandmother. 



^ „ . - .V. .has a fair laugh content, mosUy in jf^^-Xin^^ an« 

T'he meller is one of those things. I the second act First act lazes ,t i« not a. t>^ of broad ap- is prepared to bring it to New York Helen Patterson plays a, different 

• 1^ a aice of life as life Inaboutamonth. ' . ^ , sort of servant girl. The Inexper- 

reaiiv 13 rather than melodrama as Given a particularly finished pro- hence of Katherine HIrsch as the 
tha aveJ^e theatre-goer likes It ductlon with superb settings by younger sister is evident, but she 
the average .b I „„ot with «n ava I has vivacity and shows possibilities. 



At zero hour It collapses complete-J under the desert sun and the last - il \2 

ly. Two or three murders are lefti act goes in for drama. SVv la ral 

hanging in the air, James Rennle oiga, a girl who started Out In the Average » , , , . .... 

(a police Inspector who does his Ufe in the Oklahoma oU fields^ Therefore/ it received good notices Mielzlner, and cast with an eye to 
sleuthing In impeccable tails) de- gometlmes hard, sometimes easy, f-om the high-brow critics, al- ward New York, Fledermaus* is aV 



Wiman got up the revival with 



Farewell Performance 

Newark, Sept. 14. 



elding that wedding finale with and how conducting a gas station thoiirh practically all of them most ready for a season in which 

Pauline Moore, whom several vil- oh the highway to that territory, oereld it is not good theatre. I few Operettas are slated 

lains have been pursuing for two and George, once her lover In the ahnws n. famUv n-oup. coii 

acts and two and one-half hours, la wild days, are the principal Persons of ^andiother, wldowt. 

now in order. . ^ ™ the play. Olga is now content, M^J^^^^ With two daughters and a I f ew pooK oy j^w^^^ ^ .^^^ by James Ramser 

Suspicions ore pointed at every satisfied with hard work, and hold- ^r^'^^nfl telia M'^- all of lyrics by Robert Simon were right u„n,an. presented by Kllzabeth Miele a,t 

le and causes for homicide estab- hng only abhorrence for the past The fact IC new trappings brought color to the ;^Lyrtc. Summit N. J._ Stoged br, 

nothing satisfactory In the crime- there Is only a younger sister, Myra, Ujjair with a man Is incidental and ers could oe engagea, n^^ sunley Harrison.- 

solution department eventuates, to worry about Myra is In love llaa little or ho vital bearing on the stake a New York production, Burford Hampden, Prank J. iciru. Kate 
Musically It was a dull evening, with an air raail.pUot but that is „f„V ^ ^ Packed jiouses left no doubt as McComb. Lucille ciny osborne. stephea 

The Carroll beauts, decidedly par- 1 a minor detail. J erally weU played, with hon- JJi?/ JgSts kS^^^^^^^^^ ^ 

I ors going to Sybil Thonjid^^ the: house record set by| Lynne Overman, excellent farceux, 

Irole different from anything she^as | Jane^CowL The oustomers had_ a | ^ ^j,,^ ^^^^ the trifles tossed hln» 



accustomed to play. 



tial as to blondes, satisfactorily sus- 1 into their routine existence comes 
talned the ex-7th avenue. E^arl's I George iiccompanied by Steve, a 
batting average for pickin* 'em, but I young companion in crime. . They 
there it ended. There was a little are of a gang that robbed a Salt 
Sally Rand in a Chester Hale fan I Lake bank, killing the cashier 
routine that was reasonably Im- 1 amon? others, and. are heading for 
pressive. I Mexico. Olga thought she had put 

. Of the cast, the hit of the evening ] cjeorge aside forever and she asks 
fell to the lot of Paul Gerrlsh, a him to blow. But he sticks around 
roller skater who malde his chorus with the Idea of copping the jewels 
count for plenty. Working In .tails, of tw;o Reno divorcees, putting up 
with consummate ease a.nd poise, }n the camp for the night, 
and with a Robert Montgomeryish j tq make it easier for Steve to 
front 
the 

the _____ 
were a sinister pair; Baclanova, a I fugUivea f rom the local dicks. High [ at" the nALT. Tirst session was I f^^han eVer^an^^ leaves his fiancie with hlia 

? b^^Sfe^s?^^^^^^ ^^.^."i^ held Monday (18), the brokers con- ^Sc!'SlsrPorTstS?pe'f show whlle_ W axr^^^^^^^^ 



Fewer Specs 

(Continued from page 45) 
cordahce with directions from NRA 
headquarters. 
The bulk of the other ticlcet 



lavish production, plus such people l , . , , . 

as Peggy Wood, Helen Ford and 1 >h this piece, spin them into an au* 
John E. Hazzard. | thentic fabric, and give a fanciful 

Langner's book la modern and concoction the air of versimilltude. 
appropriate, the lyrics are a Joy .parewell Performance' lacks the 
and the company, particularly Helen ^, *areweii ir'erEormance lacKs inv 
Ford, leaves litu; to be desired. tight construction a farce requires. 
The Broadway delegaUon. which b"t It is audi^cious ahd often laugh- 
each Monday motors out to West- aWe. It tells of a suitor who wants 
port was overjoyed to see Helen sweetheart compromised so that 
*^ - - - I he can do the gallant act and win 




Billy House 



Ben Lackland, a hapless Juve; ! Ben- 1 steve refuses to rob the safe of so 1 'e'" with ' the sub-committee I MonWv"^ I The plan works only too well when 

nie, already accounted for; Pauline good a sport as Olga. George starts ^e'^^ns -witn °>*\'^o™™*"f^ I ^ na^-nmar from I the elrl wlUlnclv cives in to her 

Moore, the ingenue 'Vanities' girl Jumping his Automatic at the , kid which was assigned han<Jle.ihe , Kit^y C^^^ to ^JJ 

on whom th6re are evil designs; and Srho ducks, while Olga shoots her detail Of ticket control. Pull NALT the tab shows mad^ t^U Sueh and InsiSs ^idoS Jnar^^^ sull 
■ -- familiar; rotund] no-gpod lover. "^^^t ,Wednesda^^ 

Olga to arrange^ a getaway for tho (20), after which It will probably delivers in a voice of hlghet ents. Besides- this, Peter's mistressfc 

.fvS ^v^» ^o.,^^^^ settled who Is and who =- isn l register. Peggy Wood Is the Rosa- piqued at him, annexes the other 
sherlfE/ that she ^kUled ^.^e bandit g^^j^^^ engage in sales of tickets Unde and she will return to Broad- 

*^ V . ^ii""v 1. 4.U »- [ . * it,-*. ^o*^<> George Meader is the Elsensteln, I Harrison made a good butler. Lu- 

Lighter touches come with the ar- it is no secret that most of thol^^^ ^j^^ ^ York. John' • » ^ 

rival of a. Mexican, plus wife and brokers are broke. Chances of re- Ujazzard scored In a bU, but Myron 
kids on their way in a fliyyer tP couping this season appear to have Duncan was not a satisfactory 
Juarez with game cocks. Then there ^ glimmering and In any event Paulke. He will be replaced by 

*^«Jnad n^wS^i. fr* t» Z W aro up ajainst . the sharpest Thomas Chalmers, 

vorcees, both of whom are on tlie i "-""j '^'^^ r ^ j, , j • I tha flr^t ant in slow and the third 
make for him and his remarks fur- control system yet devised. act loS and mS Wood? fflTpsy 

ntsh secondary giggles. Sltuatlph Labor committee of the Theatre 

having one of the women gazed 1 League has been unable to come to jjj^jjy f ehearsals were held here to 

I -*- V— undcr-sherlfE as .she ah agreement with the:stage hands ^vhln the book into shape, and Wl 

- -=.MGM-STUDIOS_ bathes In a waslv -tub,. anot her ^^^^ changes. in wor king c ondition?. | man seemed satisfied with the gen 




— rMGM^StU DIGS- 
CULVER CITY, CALIF. 



II 



WANTED: 



for Appren- 
tice theater. 
Winter season, character actress 
and versatile man, under twenty- 
five. Write HENRY GREENi 
46 Washington Square South, 
New Yoi'kj bfefore October first. 



suitor, and things end peacefully If 
nbt morally. 

Most Of the cast were pleasinff. 
Harry Tyler was entertain i ng play- 
ing Mac, a druhk role, and Stanley; 



cille Clay Osborne appeared agree- 
ably as the mistress, and Stepheii 
Gross was an amusing bridegrroom. 



Fohire Plays 



bathes in a wash-tub,, another 
'changg'^f ■paygr"^'^ ^: -.— ^^^ 
There is something real about the 
playing of Jean liUxoh as Olga and 
Robert Gieckler as bad George. Rob- 
ert Sloane as the under-sheriff made 
a small part stand out; Joseph 
Downing amused as ;the chauffeur. 
Emily Lowry okay as Olga'ai kid 

'Heat Lightning' drew a fair 
break from the critics. Will prob- 
ably make a better picture than a 
play. Ibee, 



Although ' there .are no difCQrencea 
over the wage scale* which remains 
the same as last season, thie man- 
agers are seeking boncessions. ..Let- 
ters sent to out-of-town stage 
hands' loeals by Leonard Bergman 
of Erianger's for the committee, 
evoked no responses. 

Bergman Is making a tour of the 
key cities with the object of talk- 
ing oyer the situation with the 



Ms Life Worth Living EngHsta 

■.■■_- -.._.-._— . ... play . .^ will, be given, earlyi pr odue-, 

eral performance at the end of the Uj^jj. ^y Harry Moses. 

'An Old Spanish Custom! wHl be 
done by . Morris Green. 

'Give Us This Day' will be pro- 
duced by Francis L. Curtis and 
Richard Myers. It's sibout a N. Y, 



union leaders, Bavld Finestone, .of 
the Shubert office, has the stago 
hands assignment along with Berg- 
man. Stage hands' and musicians' 
contracts will shortly come before I ^^"y* , 
the NALT committee, but it {a bo-f 'The Command to Love 
lleved the decision win be put up I version) is being readied by DWlghi 
to Washington. * Deere Wlman and John Tuerk. 



^ Tuesday September 19, 1933 



LEGITIMATE 



VARIETY 




'CHEER,' $2i 
FIRST dlCK 
INPHILLY 



Philadelphia, Sept. 18. 

'Ab Thousands Cheer,' the Sarii 
Harris-Irving Berlin revue, which 
opened a week ago Skturday night 
it the Forrest, didn't share the fate 
of I^hilly's first musical, 'Murder at 
the Vanities,' which a week previous 
bad died miserably at the Garrlck. 
i The new one was under expecta- 
tions Monday and Tuesday nights 
and quite off at the Wednesday 
ihatlnee, but from then on trade in- 
creased smartly with cooler weather 
and there were no more than a 
couple of rows put In the orchestra 
the rest of the 'week. Gross on the 
week wad reported as $24,000— nice. 

Th ere Is isome talk of a third week 
or at least a. part, of a thitd week 
for the show, but ads read 'last six 
days' and at presient writing:, it looks 
that way. 

Walnut's, initial attraction, 'Jeze- 
bel/ scheduled for tonight, cancelled, 
which means that thi& is an open 
.%eek. Walnut gets lighted - neitt 
Monday with 'The Pursuit of Hap- 
piness,' Rowland Stebbins produc- 
tion^ in for two weeks.- and at the 
same time, the Garrlck relights 
again with Pauline Lord in 'The 
l^ate Chrieftopher Bean.' 

I-<ast-hamed hou&e is definitely 
VBO, being much In the sarnie poisi- 
tlon as the Shubert was last year, 
with the Forrest and Chestnut, Shu- 
bert- operated, getting first call on 
bookings. Garrlck, in the hands of 
t>anks, is being managed by Mrs. 
Albert Wolf, representing those 
banking. Interests. Sam Nirdllnger 
Is now at the Broad; thai house and 
the W^ilnut will both be independ- 
ent, 

Mre. Wolf, before her marriage to 
a Philadelphia attorney, was Con 
stance Cann of New York. and. some 
years hack acted as road secretary 
for the Theatre Guild, getting a 
taste of theatrical biz, from the b.o. 
standpoint, at that time. 

Garrlck opened current season 
couplet weeks ago 'With. 'Murder at 
Vanities.' Mrs.- Wolf's operation 
starts with 'Christopher . Bean,' 
opening it6 road tour,* on Sept. 26. 

New lineup gives Phllly five 
houses promised as active* which id 
More than expected or figured wise. 



THREE LEGITS ON WAY 
BRIGHTEN LA. OUTLOOK 



LfOS Angeles, Sept. 18. 
'Whispering Gallery' is the solo 
legit in town, and paid ifair dividends 
to the co-opers with a $2,800 take, 
oh the week. Though house de- 
pends on two-bit passes, b.o^ sale 
has been climbing. 

Next three weeks 6ee$ three 
shows opening-r-'Counsellor-at-Law,' 
returning to the El Capitah tonight 
(Mon.) . after an eight- week run In 
the spring. Advance for the sec- 
ond coming is fair. 'Show Boat* in 
rehearsal for the Mayan has'no .date 
set. but is expected to get started by 
Oct. 1. 'Louder Please' comes into 
the Belasco in two weeks. 



cm GETS TOIir; 
'DINNER' lis, 



1 1ST NIGHTS 
PERK BOSTON 



Boston, 18. 
Of the legits Majestic has gone 
pictures, starting off with. much i)Al- 
lyhbTje^S' ' A of 
'Damaged Lives.* Though made in 
Hollywood, film had first^showihg lii 
London. Producers picked this city 
probably figuring. 'It would try the 
worst — most purltarilcal-T-flrst.- 

Two dhowlngs Friday night (15) 
to big audiences preced^ed grind 
policy today, with good attendance 
afternoon. and evening. Backers put 
$5,000 into exploitation campaign 

Of the other regularly legit houses 
Shubert holds over Joe Cook and 
'Hold Tour Horses,' through 23rd. 
Monday night (18) saw two open 
Ings. 'Music in Air,' at Colonial, 
and 'Inspector Charlie Chan,' at Hql- 
11s, Arthur Beckhard has deferred 
opening of Blanche Yurka in Sier- 
ra's 'Spring in Autumn' . from Mon 
day to Tuesday night (19) at Tre 
mont. 

.It's the first week In months "that 
the legit here, has had niore .than 
one opening, and most weeks have 
seen none. 

For a change there's quite! a. re- 
freshing flock of bookings ahead: 
Sept- 26 brings Alfredo Salmaggli 
grand op. at pop prices to Boston 
Opera House; Oct. 2, 'Let 'Em Bat 




Chicago, Sept. 18. 
Lot of talk about hew shows headed 
for the loop for the. new season, but 
still -just talk mostly. HoweVfltfTon 
today (18) comes the reVivial of 
Uncle 'Tom's Cabin'. DeWolf Hop- 
per heading the show which comes 
into Studebaker replacing 

'Ski ihg'. 

either shows are far along in their 
runs, .but are managing, to hold up; 
on their even pace due to the scarc- 
ity, of legit talent in town. 'Take a 
Chance' a0 the only musical in the 
city is getting of the 

breaks on th^ trade. 

Estimates for Last VVeek 
inner ight,' Grand (D-1,207 ; 
$2.20) (14th week). Holding to $15,- 
000, which is clbs€j to the line on 
operator for this big show. Picture 
by' Metro-Gpldwyn expected in 
shortly. 

^^HVr^lWajeSty; thle l^ 
(C- 1,276; $2.20) (12th week). Up 
slightly last week a,nd touched good 
$4,600 for this low-cost production, • 
'Skidi;li lig,' Stud^baker tG-1,250 ; 
$2.20; (9th and final week).: Closed 
to a profit all the way around. Fin- 
ished. at $3,000, .'.Uncle Tom's Cabin; 

coming in Monday night (18). 

'Take a Chance/ Erlanger (M- 
1,318; $2.75) (11th week). Hitting it 
$16,000. Olsen and Johnson .ready- 
ing for their doubling to radio for 
the Swift program. Balcony trade 
still the big item. 



Ulurder With Surprise $23,000 Take, 
First Money Show to Reach B'way 



Cake,' premiere at Shubert; same 
night, Ina Claire in 'Biography,' at 
Plymouth, opening. American The- 
atre Society peries; and Al Lut 
trlnger stock company opening at 
Wilbur. . P'layers' Club's revival of 
'Uncle Tom's Cabiii,' due Oct. 9, at 
Colonial; and Oct. 16, Eva Le Gal 
lienne starts two weeks' engage- 
ment with Hbmeo and Juliet,' other 
ofCering for the bookings to be 'Alice 
in : Wonderland.' And Beckhard ex- 
pects to keep Tremoht continuoub 
for drama throughout winter. ' 



Th'M^ are eight shows on Broads 
way's list this week a^ against 17 
attractions for the corriespondirig 
week last ■: September; However, 
With six productions ue in next 
week, the 1933-34 season will take 
on a semblance of having gotten 
started. Whereas October saw the 
legits getting into stride last year, 
looks like November for this sea- 
son. There' is but one holdover on 
the list ' ('One Sunday Afternoon') 
as against three or four last. fall. 

First indication of a money show 
appeared last week with 'Murder at 
the Vanities' ..bettering $23,000 at 
!!3.30 at the New Amsterdarn. 
Meller'-revue did not get hot notices 
and some ware severe pans. The 
draw therefore was. a surprise. Only 
other money attraction in Times 
Square is at. the: Hitpodrome when 
pop grand opera resumed at $1.10 
top aricl claimed over $16,000. 'Mu^^ 
sic In the Air' concluded at the 44th 
Street with a take of about $13,500. 

'Hold Your Horses', held over in 
Boston and is now due next. Monday 
at the Winter Garden. That leaves 
but one premiere on Bi'oad way this 
week,' 'Double Door,' at the Ritz. 
•Kultur' '..(Miansfield) was ijostponed. 
t7 Readyinjg. 
Tfiere are novv^ 17 shows in re- 
hearsal, including two for the road, 
and there are three additional new 
plays 'Showing, in try-dut spots 
which are actually rehearsals. 
'Come Easy,' anothieri of the. early 
flops, stopped at. the iBelasco last 
Saturday, while 'Dangerous Corner' 
goes out of the Mansfield this week. 
Estimates for Last Week 
*A Party,' Playhouse (4th week) 
(C-893-$3.30)i Somewhat better 
last yeek but under, expectations; 
paced around $4,000. 

'Blue Widow,' Morosco (4th week) 
(C-893-i2.75). Week to week ; some 
improvement last week rescinded 
closing notices; estimated around 
$3,500. 

'Come Easy,' Belasco. Withdrawn 
last Saturday; played three weeks 
to small money and aiccepted stock. 

'Double ' Door,' Ritz (1st" week) 
(CD-945^$2.75). Presented . inde 
pendently (H. C, Potter and George 
Haight; 'writtien by Elizabeth Mc 
Fadden) ; opens Thursday (21). 

'Heat Lightning,' Booth (2d week) 
(C-708-$3.30)i Drew better notices 
than first bUnch of new shows, , but 



half reviews unfavorable; 
late last week. 

'Hpid Your Horses,' Winter Gar- 
den. Postponed, until next Monday 
(26). 

'Kultur/ Mapsfield. 
until next week. 

* urder at the Vanities,' New 
Amsterdam (2d week) (R-1,717- 
$3.30), Afternoon papers gave show 
better break than a.m. dailies; busi- 
ness much better- than figured first 
week estimated, bettering $23,000 
(seven times). 

'Music in the. Air,' 44th St. Closed 
Saturday after ; a run of 43 weeks; 
openiBd Boston Monday. 

'One Sunday Afternoon/ 48th St. 
(32d week) (C-969-$3.30). Run 
leader now. upon withdrawal of 
'Music in the Air'; only holdover 
from last season; up to $7,0Q0 or 
better and profitable. . 

Other Attractions 
iQrand Opera, Hippodrome; popu- 
lar priced operia started very well; 
going over $16,000. ,. . 

'The Mountain/ Prpylncetown; 
slated to moye to Broadway despite, 
casual attention in Village. 

'Dangerous Corner/ Waldorf; 
to road after this week. 



FRISCO HAS PROSPEaS, 
BUT DARK IN MEANTIME 



Sah Francisco, Sept; 18. 
Charlotte Greenwood in 'Late 
Christopher Bean' is set to open Oct. 
1 for Henry Duffy at the Alcazar, 
with El Capltan, Hollywood, to fol- 
low. 

She is expected here next, week 
with hubby, Martin Broones. 'after 
docking in New York on the 
'Bremen.' 

Meanwhile, Alcazar darkened Sat- 
urday night (16) after three weeks' 
repeat engagement of 'CoUnsellor- 
at-Law/ which did fairly well. 

Other local shows on the calendar 
Include 'Show Boat/ due for Belasco 
& Ciirran presentation at the Ciir- 
ran about Oct. 16. 

Reginald Travers planning 'Alad- 
din and His Wonderful Lamp' at the 
Columbia shortly. 

Until Oct. 1, though, the town's 
darker than the Twin Peaks, tunnel. 



We wish to thanh the Actors 
Equity Association for granting 
us a permit** to represent our 
clients in negotiations with legiti- 
mate theatre managers and pro" 
ducerSf espeeiany at this oppor' 
tune time so Wat we tiuiy tend 
our services in the furtherance 
Of our President*s National Re- 
covery Program. 

Charles £• Morrison 
Daniel M. Winhler 



MOmiIS0N«WIllKI.ER CORP. 
Park Central Motel 
Hew York City 



VARIETY 



LITERATI 



Tiies(hi7» September 19, 1933 



Qertrudo Stein's Bio0 

There's some kind of poetic jus- 
;tlee in tbd fact that 'Autobiography 
of Alice B/'Toklas' Is ^oinfif rapidly 
Into the best seller class^ Book was 
written by Gertrude Stein, although 
6nd wpuld never suspect it tintll 
readiufir the laet paraerraph. The 
titIe"lB funny. It's neither an auto- 
blog, nor about, nor by Miss Toklas. 

It's a book of chatter and irossiPv 
Miss Stein, perhaps the most im- 
portant writer of the day, in the 
book gossips about the people she's 
meti She seems to have met every- 
one of importance in the past and 
present generation. One notable ex- 
ception is James Joyce. That makes 
the book so much more Interesting, 
because so much more biased. Miss 
Stein and Joyce, one or both, head 
all lists of important writers among 
tho^e alive.. ■ 

Joyce and Stein are opposite ^- 
trein^s of .present literature. . Miss 
Stein has influenced practically 
'every, writer alive— at least,, those 
'using the English , language. Froim 
Stein' stems Anderson, from, both 
stems Uomingway. Miss Stein's 
work is .not. understood' by many 
people, bUjt; ill critics give her a 
front seat from the standpoint Of 
inapprt_and.lnfluence,..whether_thfty 
like her or not. As she says In her 
book; . .'In the . English' language^ In 
her time. Miss Stein is the only one/ 
She undoubtedly Is that. 
. Best argument for Miiss Stein Is 
•Three Women,', published by her - in 
1905 or spmething like that. It's a 
. direct, inescapable . forerunner of 
^enilngw^y^ and an other naodern 
shprt story writers. . . ^Tet It was way 
back theii— and Preiser, ten years 
■ Jater^ .couldn't publish his books be- 
.cause too 'modern.' 

Alice Toklas Is Miss Stein's sec- 
retary and housekeeper. Bpok Is 
wTltten In Plain, simple English- for 
general . consumption. Names like 
Picasso, Juan Grls^ Erik Satie, Isar 
dora Duncan, Eliot Paui^ Jean Coc- 
teau, I3r. Whitehea,d, Sherwood An- 
derson, George Antheil anft Ernest 
Heihingway, float through the pagres 
in a constat stream. It's exhilar- 
ating reading. 



Best Sellers 



ighta 

Screen writers, especialiy free- 
lahcers^: are closely .watching devel- 
dpmehts In Lois Angeles in the case 
of Frank Dolan against Columbia 
Pictures, set for trial In Superior 
court Sept. 29 6n the scenarist's 
charges that studio without proper, 
compensation incorporated hi9 orig- 
tnar 'Hero' In the picture 'Ann Car- 
vel's Profession'. 

Involved in the suit are issues re 
lating to an author's rights in un 
published and uncopyrlghted. liter 
ary wares, frequently In dispute be- 
tween writers and studios. 

Preliminary skirmish was lost by 
Columbia and Sam Brisking, gen- 
eral manager, when through- demur 
rer they tried to establish the con 
tention that: 

* (IX An idea* mental conception, 
theme or plot, although set forth on 
paper, is not the subject of prop 
erty ,ahd when once disclosed may 
be used by all alike; 

(2> An authoif of a literary com- 
position loses his exclusive owner- 
ship therein and Jn the representa 
tloh or expression thereof by volun- 
tarily delivering and submitting the 
composltiph to another ; 

(3) At common-law a motion plc 
ture made from a novel or synopsis 
is not an infringement of the novel 
or synopsis. 

Superior Judge Emmet Wilson 
overruled the demurrer, sending, the 
case to trial on merits; Court ruled 
in effect, that Dplan's . story, on the 
testimony already submitted, was a 
product pf the plaintiff's mind used 
as a basis for a picture, aiid there- 
fpfe belonged to him. 

Studio's answer to complaint, to 
be pursued at the trial, is that 
polan ^as hired for three weeks at 
$2()d per stanza to jielp adapt 'Ann 
Carver' and that this compensated 
•for ail rights and claims he might 
have had. in the picture. 

Dolan is demanding an account- 
ing and profits in ihe plc which is 
said to have brought over $250,000 



Ba«t Sellers for the w^k endina Sept. lOr us reported by the 
Amerloan News Co., Inp> 

Fiction 

'The Farm' (12.50) .....By liouis Bromfleld 

'Anthony Adverse' ($3.00) ..................By Hervey Allen 

.'No Second Spring' ($2^60) .....«.*« By Janet Beith 

'Two Black Sheep' ($2.60) ...By Warwick Deeping 

•Miss Bishop' ($2.00) .....................By Bess Streeter Aldrlch 

•Fault of ihe< Angels' ($2.60) i ........ ♦ P*"^ Horgiux 

M'on- Fiction 

'Crime of Cuba' ($3.00) ; ... .By Carleton Beals 

'100,000,090 Guinea Pigs' ($2.00) By Arthur Kallpt and F. J. Schlink 
liarle Antoinette' ($3.60) i....... ............... By Stefen Zwelg 

:'Iilfe Begins at Forty* C$1.S0) .......By Walter B. Pitkin 

'Twenty Tears A Growing* ($2<50) ........... By ItfaurlceO'SuUivan 

•Arches of the Tears' ($2.76) ................By Halllday Sutherland 



Wide Open for Hearst 

From Inside conies a report that 
Hearst is sounding out possiblli- 
Ues In. St. John, N. B., for an after- 
nooii and miornlng , sheet. St.. John, 
once with seyen .dailies publishing 
Bimultanepusly, . has had only two 
dailies for^the last seven years, due 
to mergers. The New Brunswick 
Teiepitonp Company, a public util- 
ity monopoly., owns . the 'Telefiraph-. 
Journal,' morning, and ' 'Times- 
Globe,' afternoon, vritTx the assist- 
ance of the New l^ruiiswick Power 
Company, owning street rMlway, 
gas and electric services in St. John : 
and environs.' 

The advertising rates, with the 
monopoly In control, were In- 
creased 100%. The public utilities' 
control lias cut off squawks against 
the services. iarid financing and. the 
rates changed, for telephones, street 
railways, etp. 

Efforts to establish dpposition to 
Uhe public utilities' monopoly In the 
press field have failed because of 
the banks frowning on the Intro- 
duction of such conipetitibn, and. 
the Inability of. local parties to 
finance, without assistance from the 
banks. 

During the past year the em- 
ployes of the two ..joint dailies In 
St. JTohn have been cut In their pay 
thrice, each for 10%, However, the 
advertising and circulation rates 
have not been reduced. 



Magnet Pack 

Tommy Smith Is back as editor 
of Llverlght'a. Smlili, one of the 
eniartest editors In the country, ivas 
the backbone of the Xdverlght ot' 
ganlzation for years, but dropped 
put during the recent bankruptcy 
and reorganization. 

With Lii'veright losing such im- 
portant 'writers as RoDinsoh-JefCers, 
Eugene 0'Nelll, Sherwood Anderson 
and Jakob Wasserman, .among 
others, the company seemed in a 
bad way since reorganized k fe'vv 
weeks ago by Arthur Pell. Smith 
wEis approached to come back and 
build up a strong new list, mostly — 
of necessity— pf younger and new 
names. He told Pell he'd come back 
If assured that the company had a 
sufficient cash base. With proof of 
this, a few days ago, he moved his 
desk back In. 



Turmoil in Havana 

As everything else In Havana, 
newspapers have felt the . Machado 
downfa,li. as strike has followed 
strike. First the newsboys went out 
demanding that newspapers raise 
their price to 6c. 

When tiiat was settled, the re-, 
porters asked for a minimum salary 
of $20 weekly for reporters Sand 
deskmen^ with- $10 f or the assistants, 
or legmen. Most, papers raised the 
salaries of a few and left out half 
of the editorial staff. New conflict 
and, mor<e talk ahd talk till flnaUy 
they. took back half of ^hose let out. 

Gonzalez Mora, business manager 
of El Pais, h^ted b7 the whole staff, 
of the paper, from printers' "devils 
up to editorial writers, resigned un- 
der, picturesque conditions^' A group 
of eight reporters 'with gruns In their 
hands asked hlih to kindly resign 
for the gppd pf the paper and his 
health, and . he obliged. 

Raympn Zaydln, whP for years 
was e.^iled In New Tork, returned 
^nd Is npw^n cha.rge oif El Pais. 

Fate of St. Paul 'News' 

Dpings Pf the past Week have 
given an Inkling of what the 
Pioneer Press-Dispatch,' recent 
purchasers of the 'Daily News,' in 
tend to do with the latter' sheet—, 
if they decide not to fold It entirely. 

When the „ purchase was com 
pleted, erstwhile 'News' owner. Ne- 
ville lEleay, and his advertising man- 
ager, Thompson^ were out. On Frl 
dky (16), the 'Dispatch' announced 
J.' B. Van Hom^ for 11 years asso- 
ciated 'With the 'P.P.-D.,' has been 
appointed busness manager and ad 
vertlsing director of the ^'News.* 

Liast week also, Fred Strong, 
'News' city ed,' found himself giv- 
ing orders to his dad on the copy 
desk. Strong, ^r., for many years 
toiled, for. the Ppposlsh rag. 

The boys on the 'News,' not a lit 
tie dispirited over recent jchanges, 
don't care whether school keeps or 
not. 

General opinion- around town is 
that the 'P.P.^D.' will fold the 
'News' jUst as soon as the current 
unfavprable public reactlph dies 
down. 



Sitting Pretty 

G»M GauVitler l0 to have her -see-! 
ond novel published In Oct.,: Alfred 
lang handUnff it. . Uke' heir flir«t» 
Cabbiiges and H^trlequintf the lo- 
cale Is the middle west— Kansas 
City this time— and the title 'Spprt- 
ing Lady* with the period from ftofi 
70's to the present day. Like 'For 
Men Only' the chief character is a 
madam,' and Miss Gauntier express- 
es the hope that Mae West sees it. 

The author is practically uin- 
tupwn tP; thie^ present .generation, 
>Ut in the first decade of the cen- 
tury she was the sceharlst-star .of 
the old Kalem Co., playing leads 
In all the early productipns before 
Alice Joyce was added to the pay •? 
roll. She wrote 'From thd Manger 
to the Crotis' and played the 
Madonna. 

Some years ago she went to 
Stockholm to live with her sister, 
the wife of a millionaire, and in 
October her brother-in-law Will 
open a winter home in Paris. They 
will go back to Stockholm for 
Ciiristmas and she may come back 
to the States In January.. She was 
ovejC about three, years ,ago. 



Bonfils' Will 

County Judge Luiford ruled that 
one clause of the yfW\ of the late 
F; G. Bpnflls, of thiS Denver 'Post,' 
Was ; contrary to public pPlicy and 
was an ..Incentive to; cause BonflTs' 
ditughter, Mrs. Mary Berryinah, t6 
divorce her husband, Clyde V. Ber- 
ryman. The will give Mrs. Berry-, 
man $12,000 a year as long as she 
remained the wife of Berryman 
and $26^000 If she ceased to be his 
wife, ^he court granted the ex- 
ecutors ten Lays to take an. appeal, 
but as only members of the family 
are execUtprs, no appeal is expecte,d. 

This Is the second , of the clauses 
of Bonfils' will that have been set 
aside. The decision of. his widow 
to take a widow's half of the estate 
was entered on. court records, last 
week. The will g9.ve Mrs. Bonfils 
$60,000 a year, which at her death 
would have gone to a daughter, 
Helen. Accofdlng to state law, the 
widow can claim half pf the estate 
witiiout regard to any pro'vlsipns 
made for h@r In the wiU. So she 
turned doWn the $50,000 a year and 
will repelve $6,263,010.60. The estate 
is valued at $12,616,021. 



Pub*s Wife Sue^ 

enlarging alienation of attectlona 
xit hep husbaifd» FraiiK B. Chambers, 
publisher .of fi.grouJo of Burlington 
County (N. J.) publications, Mrs. 
Helien Wilson Chambers, of pai, 

ayra» N. J., has Instituted suit in 
e Supreme. Court herd, against 
EliziLbeth Brelsford and her mother, 
l^ary Emikia Brelsfprd, Also of pal- 
myra, for $60,000 each. 

The Chambers' were marled at 
Elkton^ Md., on September 1«. 1913, 
They iiave twp- ohildren, Mrs, 
Chambers' petition demands $50,000 
each from Miss Brelsford and. 
mother. 

Accprding to; the attqrnejr for the 
plaintiff, the suit is a' result of a 
raid staged last July 2 on an apart- 
ment in an Atlantic City hotel. Miss 
Brelsford has' been employed as 
stenographer to Chambers. 

Sex Apiieal-~Geogr«phy 

• <3ord (Varibt*)- Sinclair, back 
hohie from his ' SO.OOO-hiile' globe- 
girdling jjiunf f or the 'Toronto Daily 
Star,^ Is at work- finishing his sec- 
ond travel-tome, with the publishing 
date^ set fpr 6c^ 6.. . Tag is 'Apibling 
Thrpugh Asia.! Tome, will . be brought 
put;. in. .Canada by B. Gundy, in 
:he United States by Farrar & Rein- 
hart); -and In Londpni Biigiand, W 
John .Murray. , 
, Th'^i publishing trio handled ' iSlh-' 
clair's',flrst book, 'i'Pbt'-loose in In- 

dia;*' :.' . 

^Ambling Through. lAEfia' will also 
Pari^ some natl-ve att; particularly 
nudes. Sex art is ihtehdeii as a sell- 
hg p.Pintr". but' iangie of jeCzzed-up 
ge6'i:raf>hy. may keep; the volume out 
of the 'school' llbraHes. 



Tan(|iem. 

Ambitious project 'of a 'quartet of 
Itterateurs is' the 'simultaneous pub- 
llcatioA' of two im'onthly mags, one 
to be devoted to literature and the 
.other to current topics. Title of one 
will be 'The Xilterary Arts,' and the 
other is to be known as 'The Ameri- 
can Scene.* 

Behind the enterprise are James 
Leveson, Gerard Boblchaud, Norma 
Mark and Liaurenoe C. Woodward. 
Cohtrlbs asked to take it In buttons 
Until the mags can get set. 



Tired of Quiet 

•Sherwood Anderson, who's been 
a CQuntrr editor In Virginia for sev- 
eral years. Is a bit tired of. It and 
figures, city life .might be okay now, 
He's coming to New Tork in a few 
weeks and will take up his resi 
dence here for. the winter, at least. 
Like most of the rest of the scrlb- 
lerS he's moved his publisher, inci- 
dentally, taking hi.: writings from 
Iiiverlght ^.o S..ribners. That gives 
Scrlbncrs bptli Anderson, and his 
pupil, Hemingway. 



Post A^ds Radio Dept. 
With the shift to a Ub format 
the N. T. "Evening Post' has added 
a daily radio chatter column and a 
picture to go with it. Paper's radio 
interest had previously been limited, 
to listing of program schedule. As- 
signment of radio ed handed A. M. 
Stein, who also co'vers music and 
art for the sheet. 'Post' is the sec- 
ond conservative tabloid in the 
U. S., pther being the "Washington 
News.' "'■ 



Helen Ten Broeck Dies 

Helen Ten Broeck, 59, one of the 
earlier women theatrical chat 
^jwriters, died In BelleVue Hospital, 
New Tork, Sept. 16^ 

Chiefly known through her work 
on 'Lieartder Richardson's Dramatic 
News,' around 1895, and later as 
the 'Miss Manhattan' oc the 'Morn 
^=^inf=T6i5g:rat5hi'"=^=^==^^='=^^^ 



West's 'America*^ 

Nathaniel West left Hollywood- 
for New Tork last week to work on 
his new novel, 'America, America' 
Tome will be published by Har- 
court Brace. "West has been on the 
Coast for the past three months. 



Eagles ; Bring Hope 

''Black Mask' is the flrst pulp mag 
to feature the Blue Eagle on the 
cpVer. "With story rates of all other 
pulps at rock bottom levels, the har- 
assed -flctipn factory boys are hop'^ 
ing that mPre maga will follow suit. 
The lads believe a Blue Elagle would 
make a better meal than one of 
those wolves they are continually 
finding at their doors. 



Script Collectors 

First instance of collectors show- 
ing interest In .motion picture 
scripts is that of 'Alice in Wonder- 
land' at Paramount. Studio hais 
made up 200 scripts for distribution 
to the various departments and 
branches. They are mimeographed 
copies of the original adaptation by 
Joe Manklewicz with each camera 
setup illustrated by William Cam- 
eron Menzies. 

No offers have been made for the 
original^ however. Several book-' 
sellers in Hollywood are bidding for 
copies. ;Bidaing"sta;rtcd:a w;eek ago 
at $10 with the price npw up to $12^ 
lUustratlpns by Menzies are partic-. 
ularty interesting to collectors as 
they show not only the stpry's char- 
acters but the varipus technical no- 
tations for the technical crew. 



One More on Radi 

Fan radio mags> which are grow 
ing rapidly in number, will be fur- 
ther increased In November with a 
new one Called 'Short Wave Radio.' 
Sponsoring the forthcoming mag is 
Standard Publications, . headed by 
jipuls Martin and Robert Hertzberg, 
Last-named will also edit. 



With the dollar dpwn to 13 lire 
Instead of the gold standard 19.50, 
Rome newsdealers have had to drop 
prices Pf tJnlted States publications 
to match. 

Varibt'T for example, Is now sell 
ing 3.50 the copy instead of the 
former five .Jlre. All other publica 
tlons are down in proportion. 



inner' for G. A D. 

Grosset Duhlap have pUt out 
another lovely book in 'Dinner at 
Eight.' Play was prlglhally pub- 
lished by Doubleday & Doran, biit 
G & D's edition, had illustra'tions 
from., the film. Nice, print job and 
With a couple dozen stills from the 
films. 

Plays in. book form don't often 
sell well, but Girosset& Dunlap man- 
aged to dispose of about 20,000 
copies of 'Cavalcade.' This one 
ought to do just as well. 



Just as Bi 



First issue .of 'Story' as a month 
ly, two-bit magazine, has ten 
stories and is about the same size 
as previously at the 56-cent rate. 
One story is .by Theodore Pratt, 
who got into trouble in Majorca in 
the Balearic Islands not so long ago, 
He was ■Vabiett correspondent 
there. 



oney This Time 

Claiming to have prpmpted an 
actual bankroll now, Lionel White Is 
talking of reviving his former mag, 
'Short Sliorts.' The publication 
Priginally went about three Issues, 
Not a single contrib was paid, but 
White promises to pay off on past 
obligations if and' when the mag Is 
resumed. Future of 'Short Shorts' 
went short short when the Eastern 
Distributing Corp. toPk a dive. Dis- 
tributor was unable to pay off, hence 
White could not pay off, either. 



'Today' Nears 

Most of the copy already in for thie 
initial issue pf 'Today,' the mag 
which Rayihphd ". Moley, the former 
brain-truster will edit, and the pub 
lication may reach the stands the 
first week in October. 

Yinceht Astor not singly on the 
publishing end. Mrs.. Mary Bumsey 
and W. AveriU Harriman also fig- 
ure. "V. McNitt, the newspaper 
syndicateihan, and who is said . to 
have been responsible fpr the Idesi, 
hai^dling the business end.- 

rapewin Crashing 

Charles Qrapewin, former vaude 
actor now picturing, expects .• bigr 
time publication for his whimsical 
nbvel, 'The Town Pump,' Which re 
Cehtly got a. limited coast publica- 
tion by Perry B. Striker Co 
Grapewin has a good yam. with 
plenty laughs in his book, which 
has been a sell out In the Holly 
wood colony. 



'Cfcerp Was Good 
rewery Gutzh Gazette' of. Bis 
bcci Ariz., is an eight-page weekly 
that is high'-lited by a number of 
salty columns which kid the western 
story pulps, Hollywood pictures and 
local politics. In addition, it boasts 
a page in Spanish and uses quotes 
from Cicero Cor fillers. 



Chatt«tr 

Fanny Heaslip Lea. niay remain in 
Paris Indefinitely. 

Mack Kraikei and George Bpyle 
are .CQ-opIng on it ghost Job for 
Mary Nolan's autoblogtaphy. Couple 
papers bidding for the serial rights 
and a book publisher In mind, but 
nothing set. 

Jay Piatt, former Hollywood p.a.. 
Is back In the Village writing the 
libretto, of a musical comedy satire 
ih the 'Of Thee I Sing* Vein. 

Another author "who couldft't be 
held by the reorganizers pf Live- 
right's is Charles Grayson, who has 
taken his hew script, 'Original Sin,' 
which has an exotic Florida back- 
ground, to Alfred H. King. 

Trebor Tims, author of 'Knock 
and It Shall Be Opened to Tou,' is 
Robert Smith spelled backwards. 

Willis J. Abbott, one of the 
Christian Science Monitor' editors, 
has written his reminiscenes. Titled 
Watching the World Go By.' 

Margaret Case, the "Vogue' m.e., 
back from the Tyrpl with * couple 
of yodels. 

Ben Ames Williams, the 'Sateve- 
post' scribbler, has taken up flying, 
but has yet to write an air yarn. 

George MilbUm's collected. 'Amer- 
Imerk' and 'Harper's' short stories, 
will be brought out by Harcourt,: 
Brace, under the title of 'No More 
Trumpets.' 

'C_P_S)tnopolitan Magazine' has con- 
tracted with Somerset Maugham 
a series-of short stores. 'The Letter,* 
which Maugham later made into 
one of his best plays, originally ap- 
peared in 'Cosmop' as a short story. 

Burns ManUe's 'Best Plays of 
1932-33' Comes_£)ut this week. Nine ... 
of the ten plays picked are Ameri- 
can. 

Doris Schneider has succeeded 
May Cameron as assistant tp Wil- 
liam Soskln, the 'Evening Post's* 
book critic. 

Looks like that $20,000 prize novel 
award to Janet Beith for her 'No • 
Second Spring' may have been 
worth it. Pre-publication printing 
of the book on this side alone is al- 
ready over. 20,000 copies, 

.Dodd, Mead will reprint Shaw's 
plays in pocket-size volumes to sell 
for $i per. 

Derrydale Press has taken Mar- 
garet Daingerfleld as technical ex- 
.peEt--loitits=turt.bo6ks.-= 



John Mason Brown reported do- 
ing a book on. the 'Broadway drama 
commentators. 

First issue of Percy Waxman's 
'Black .Bat', mag is out. 

Eugene W. Sweetland, publisher, 
39 East 10th street. New Tork, in 
voluntary bankruptcy; $21,900 In 
debts, no assets. 



Tueeday, September 19, 1933 



TIMES SQUARE 



VARIETY 



BARKERS FADE, YOKELS WISE 



Cleveland Beer Expo 
And Spicy Side Shows 
Pat Eyent in Black 



Cleveland, Sept. 19, 
First beer exposition staged here 
by beer manufacturers and dealers 
got off/ to a slow start in city's 
Public Auditorium but finished its 
eight-day engagement with a 175,000 
att<ehda.rice record aiid in the black. 
Closing nights drew in .from 10;000 
to 16,000. 

Forty exhibitors and' a mob ,bf. 
entertainers were represented 4n 
the show, the biggiest one produced 
here in ten years. Total cost. In 
^rodilcing was estliinated at 1^6,^00^ 
with tickets priced at 50 ce^nts,.^ 

JSxhibits and entertainment filled 
three halls of Public Auditorium. 
Main hall was turned into a beer 
^garden, with . runway and stage in: 
cianter, where cast did ..fpur-arday. 
Show included Schumann rHeiiik, 
Julius Tannen as m. c., Arthur Pry- 
or's band, Wildwood opera troupe, 
a chorus of : ^0, besides groups of 
local German and Swiss sliigers. 

Best drawing card in expositioh 
was a Barbary Coast exhibit t3taged. 
by "Robert McLaughlin, fot-mer pro-, 
ducer of Ohio's sunimer stock, and 
George Fox; his * -stage director. 
Its Frisco Kate da^nce hall, with a 
bar and flock of costumed shimmy- 
shakers, out-drew the beier garden 
upstairs. Some ot its acts and a 
•Streets of Paris' show were con- 
sidered so hot by a few officials that 
It was tanied down before half the 
week was over. El wood Salsbiiry 
and Ralph Newman, promoters of 
entire beer exposition, now closing 
deals to produce similar shows in 
St. Louis and Detroit next month. — 



STRONGARM LEGAL BEER 
SALES GET INTO OPEN 



The ' muscle method in peddling 
leg^l beer may create., a lot of dis- 
turbance through a Brooklyn, N. T., 
pliich when a : beer-garden propri- 
etor and his wife were banged up 
by hoodlums who wanted to -sell 

their brand In favor of the label, 
being vended. 

The muscle Idea, akin to the beer 
racketeering during the pre-legalr 
beer era;. -has been talked of in 
,whlspers around Greater New 
York. 

The strong-arm stuff is also said 
t6'have7reax;ted--unfayorably-to-cer-^ 
tain- brands be.caufiie of oyier-pro- 
ductibn iind customers' coniplalnts 
that the quality has suffered 
through lack of proper agelnig* 



Chorus and Code 



ROSS FRIGHT VICTIM 



fighters Nerves O. K. Before Ring 
Crowds Shies at Fbots 



tit r-^e Woods has Barney Ross, 
ilghtweight chainp, for vaude. But 
It may hot do him any goftd, because 
Ross is skeered. 

The fighter is. said to think noth- 
ing of doing his own stuff befox*e 
crowds, but acting is another 
matter. May go for some dates, in 
his native Chicago, but that's . all. 



MARRIAGES 

Lenora Kpnti Bushman, daughter 
of Francis X. Bushman, aiid Pr. 
Webster L, Marxer, Los Angeles 
physician, have obtained a license 
to marry. t 

Marjorie Ringlihg to Jacob K. 
Javltz, New York, Sept. 13. Bride 
Is the daughter of the late Alfred 
Ringling, of the circus family. 

Irma Jean Kiaiser to Al Bayes, 
Chicago^ Aug, 22. Bride was for- 
merly of Allan and Jean Corelll. 
Groom Is of Bayes and Speck. 

Harriet .Evans to Clyde Beatty, 
Bristol, Tenn., Sept. IC. Bride is 
an aerlalist and groom is the anl- 
-mal trainer^ Both with Haggen- 
beck- Wallace. 

Frances , Grlnker to George Corey 
In New York Sept. 15. Groom is 
on the publicity staff of the J. Wal- 
ter Thompson agency; bride,: for- 
merly with the National Screen 
Service. 

CJayton t. Wrlglit, assistant 
manager of the penliam, Denver, 
and Carolyn Hall, cashier of the 
theatre,, were married in ..Denver 
Thursday (14). 

Jean Harlow to Harold Rossoh, 
film cameraman, in Yuma; Ariz,, 
Sept. 18. Both are with Metro. 

Lucille Brown, screen actress, and 
James Flavin, Jr., actor, at Tia 
Juana September 17. 



BIRTHS 

Mr. .and Mrs. Arthur Fisher, 
daughter, Sept. 15, at Malverne, 

=^.^L,=-Ir-:Father=is--the.rPantages-vaudeu 
booker. 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas ince, 
daughter, at Monte Sano hospital, 
Hollywood, Sept. 12, Mother. i.s 
Nancy prexel, picture actress. 

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Weinberg, 
Pes Moines, a son, Sept. 8. Father 
is general manager for ..Central 
States Theatre Corp. Mother rion- 
pro. 



(Continued from page 40) 

Bryant stated, the Gaie Foster girls 
were required to give Si3% hours of 
their time to the theatre, counting 
time elapsedv between the^ first call 
in the morning iand the girls' depar- 
ture at night. Actual w.orking time 
out of the 93^ hours,, and minus 
only such time as allowed outside 
folr meals, amounted to. 78% hours 
They were paid $26.13 with commls- 
sioh. ' deducted. 

The working schedule of a $20 
girl at the Capitol has her 57 houris 
in actual work, with 14,% out for 
lunch, out of a tpital. working period 
of over 81 hours in a weiek. Salary, 
$^1.50. 

At the Radio City Music Hall the 
singing chorus is on the spot 87 
hours, of which Si houris is actual 
working time. The Roxyettes one 
week had art 85-hOur sciiedule,. with 
67.% hours of that working time 
Lester Cole singers at the Para 
niount drew $25 for 60 hours work 
Out of 80 hours around the theatre. 

Mrs. Bryant's statement regard- 
ing a Fanchoii & Marco unit 
claimed that: 'rehearsals were called 
at 10 in the morning and, with an 
hour out for lunch, an hour or an, 
hour and a half out for dinner, last^^ 
ed consecutively until 12, '.one and 
two o'clock the next morning. This 
was before the opening. It was a 
general practice to c^ll rehearsals; 
following the opening of the unit, 
after the last show at night and the 
morning following such rehearsals 
to call rehearsals a,gain at six and 
seven a.m. When the company laid 
off, as it did approximately every 
other week, the Chorus ytete called 
regularly for rehearsal although ho 
salary was plaid during the layoff 
period and during this . period with- 
out salary the members of the 
chorus were fined for various so- 
oalled infringements of rules, such 
as being late a few minutes for re- 
hearsals, late for cues, etc' 
Double Shifts 

Chorus Equity's demands on the 
evidence presented are for a 40-hour 
and six^day week, to be computed 
within 10 hours of the firist call for 
rehearsal, wardrober fitting or p.er'- 
fofmaiice; $30 minimum in a two- 
shift house, $40 in a one-shift house 
and on the roiad; minimum salary, 
fov. brea;k-inS( try-outs, public audi- 
tion^; no independeiit contractor 
pei-mitted to rehearse a. unit unless 
having, a contract for at least /two 
weeks' bookihs" immediately follow- 
ing a maximum two Aveeks' free re- 
hearsal, iperlod. ABA'S code Is ba- 
sically the same as the one it pre- 
sented two months ago, asking a 
$10 daily or $40 weekly minimum, 
four-a-day maxir.ium, guarantee . of 
two weeks' work' with pay. for ar- 
tists re<iuired to rehearse four 
weeks, and over four .weeks a guar- 
anteed week of playing time for 
each additional week or rehearsal, 
no free a-.idition.'s, break-ins or try- 



SPIEl IIPPEIIL 

ILDS NO LURE 



Once Had a Circuit of Their 
Own • — Clianging Public 
Psycho Washed Them Up 
•^Ended at Last with the 
Whales 




Banished, Chorines Featured 
Japs Way to Break Girls Strike 



too BAD 



outs, etc. 

The' circuits' proposed clau.se bar- 
ring stage shows in auditoriums was 
deleted from the exhibs' vaude code 
early in the week, by mutual agfce- 
raont between the circuits and the 
Williai ■ Morris office, 'which had 
.sent its attorne-s and George Jessel 
as representative of the Morris acts 
to Washington to fight the clause. 



Daylight Saving 



Baylight .savlrtjg time in New 
York goes off this coming 
Sunday (Sept. 24). 



Connie's Bows Oot 



.Los Angeles, Sept. 18. 
With American mob psychology 
having lindergohe a complete change 
during the past 10 years, the barker, 
strictly an American institution, has 
passed as an important adjunct to 
show business. With the exception 
of Coney Island, the Chicago Fair 
and the three large circuses, bark 
era are a thing of the past. 

Time was when the 'professor* or 
'dbctbr' who made tha opening pitch 
for circus side shows, museums, 
freak, shows and medicine shovys 
thrilled the yokelry with his exag 
gerated word pictures of the sights 
to behold oh the insi ^ which for 
some reason or other never fulfilled 
the>. glowing promises of the glib- 
tongued lecturer. 

During the past decade, Amerir 
cans have refused to be . cajoled by 
the pleiEidines of barkers.^ . Too, 
barkers have changed in type; Few 
of. thei old timers, who despite their 
calling were a dlignlfled lot, remain. 
They have been replaced by a crop 
of younger m.en assisted by public 
address systems. -Any mechanical 
assistance was disdained by the old- 
sters who considered a .barker who 
used a megaphone effeminate. 
Beau Brummels 
Most of them weris a colorful lot 
who affected ascot ties, Prince Al 
bert coast, canes and diamond 
horseshoe stick pins. No one .seems 
to know how they become 'Profs* 
and 'Doc,' but it Is reasonable to 
believe that as ;30on as they reached 
the big time spots In barking, they 
adopted the degrees. Uisually when 
they so honored themselves they 
grew zMs. 

Of the big leaguers who have been 
in . the business for years, only a 
few remain. Deian Is Clyde Ingles, 
who has been with, the Ringling 
show for years lecturing in the side 
show and making the big show an- 
nouncements. Ingles' voice is so 
powerful that he was too loud for 
the new Madison Square Garden, 
The Kingpin 
Greatest lecturer of all times, ac- 
cording to the craft, was *boc' 
Hutchinson, who made all his open- 
ings in rhyme. His command of 
English was so great that ifew of his 
listeners ever knew what he was 
talking about, but thiey liked the 
poetry. Lew Graham, another of 
the old timers, waa with Barnum 
for years as was 'Dop* McKay, niow 
frdiltihg for a mechanical \vax show 
at liong Beaicb, Cal. For years the 
'Doc' nuide the pitch for what was 
considered the greatest freak of 
all times, Barnum's 'Zip, what is 
it?', a New Jersey colored boy, who 
made a fortune for the showman. 
McKay, notv nearlng 70, has been a 
barker for 60 years, starting with 
Buffalo Bill when he flrst went into 
business. 'Doc' Cunning is another 
of the fast passing crew. He was 
associated, with Al G. Barney' 
Circus for 30 years as annouhcer 
and side show lecturer. Last year 
he thought he needed; a change, 
went to Chicago to ballyhoo at the 
fair. Several days after he opened 
the owner of the show stuck a mic- 
rophone in front of him, told him 
to use loudspeakers. Cunning 
walked. 

Had a Circuit 

In the old days these barkers 
wjprked the Heck, and Avery _Mur 
^eulSsC a "^circui t dF"freaK""s^ o ws I rf 
Cincinnati, Detroit, Chicago, St. 
Louis • and other midwest cities. 
They .Were con.sidered more im- 
portant than the freaks by the mc- 
seum operators. All at some time 
or other have drifted into other 
lines of endeavor only to return to 
pitching. Those who quit for good 
usually landed up behind a hot dog 



Connie^s^_Inn, long _ a._.Haxl?nL 

Ikndmark as a black- -tan cab- 
ai^et, will most likely not reopeln 
this season. Plans are for the na- 
tive ifartemviafe bunch to take it 
oyer as a beer j;ai:den, thei Irhmer- 
man brothers to step but. 

Connie's for years was the Cotton 
Club's sole competlsh. The C.C. 
continued to charge $2.S0 convert 
and Connie's latterly has had to cut 
its own $2 convert In half and later 
eliminate It altogether, leaving the 
ofay patronage hi-spot to the .Cotton 
Club. 



CaUNeva for Splits 

(Continued from page 1) 



one. If you ask why you're sunk 
Because the answer is that only i 
low person would lie to the judge. 

It's very siniple, Nevada law re 
quires six weeks-on-the-square resi- 
dence in the state as ia prelude to a 
divorde. The lad's lieutenants shove 
a load of logic at you: If you don't 
want to lie to the judge you've got 
actually to own a home in Nevada. 
Liake Tahoe is in NeVada and what 
would be sweeter than to own 
home on the lake where yoh could 
have fiin waiting for tiie time to 
pass. It is six-two-and-even that 
you tumble. After all, if .you're 
from e^ist of the Rockies, which you 
probably are, it's. 10 to one you've 
never seen a.log-and-knothole house 
befor^. So you make the down pay- 
ment and move in. 

Give-and.-Give 

Three hundred grand has been 
spent at Tahoe during the past sea- 
son by easterners trying to giet away 
from their other halves. That is, 
300 grand has been spent for homes. 
Nobody knows how mtich dough has 
slid across the boards at Cal -Neva 
Lodge, which happens to be very 
close to the real estate layout. Nat- 
urally, after you'Ve bought a home, 
you can't spend your nights contem- 
plating the Dog Star, so down to 
Cal-Neva you go to watch the little 
ball roll while the big wheel whirls, 
'Very fsoon your schedule meikeB It 
necessary for you to be up all night 
bucking that ole debbil tiger. Tou 
sleep all day to recoup your energy, 
dieamlng of recouping your losses, 
and your log-and-kii'othoie house 
pro_yes to be ^useless. 

Wise Guys 

The ■Vanderbllts; or some of them, 
are said to own spots at Tahoe, as 
do a couple of .ex-I>fevada senators 
now practicing law and smart 
enough to stay close to their clients. 
The. fact Is that you ha,V(^ to be a 
plenty penny to be able to buy. The 
prices are something for a mugg to 
snick at. The genius behind the de- 
velopiTicht, however, is no hog. If 
you balk at his prices he'll match 
you for a house or lot— double or 
nothing. His worst loss was When 
he tossed a coin for a layout priced 
at $7,500. Fifteen grand or nothing 
was the play, and he called the coin 
wrong. The next day he delivered 
the deed to the . -inner, bought a 
drink and laughed; 



Tokyo, Sept, 2, 

Strikes of the revue troupe of 
Shocliiku Theatrical company ended 
with certain concessiions by the 
management, in Tokyo girls were 
moved from theatrei ir. "Asakusa 
district to Imperial theatre, where 
rehearsal ma'lr, and other facilities 
were not being used, since the house 
had gone sound. Later a revue 
called 'Aye^ Mol' was produced and 
ran a week In the. Tokyo th<»atre.. 
—Tokyo- ' ruipe 'ffloinagemeht has 
announced a new policy.. In .future 
it will not bill indivlduar stairs. Girls 
in top rating will be rotated in lead- 
ing roles, so that the company will 
not be dependent oh stellar names 
as In past, ' -^ 

Takiko Mizunbe; outstanding star,; 
is still on the suspended list and 
will stay there foip another month, 
while the management investigates 
alleged suspicions that she led the 
strike. Everj^ strike of any kind 
brings charges, of cbnimunism from 
the affected management, for com- 
munist scares are at present the 
favorite diversiort of the sensational 
newspapers.. 

However, from the beginning, no- 
body took such charges serloilsly. 
The girls Weren't reds or even pinks. 
The papers referred to the strike 
as the 'peach-colored affair'. 



ROSS KEEPS HIS TITLE 
BY SHADING CANZONERI 



.stand or .some- oth^r type of grease 
joint, 

"""Old tl nier aT^d]"( ""a^ome iTdSin 
yo.ir.s ago but it wd.s .short lived. 
Owners of embalmed whales In- 
.si.sted on having lecturers of the old 
.school on tour. About 20 of them 
secured jobs with the big ll.sh. It 
wa.s tlieir grand comeback. 'Whale 
Interejjt petered out on the second 
season with the openers forced to 
sink ..back to their desuetude. 



They said that Barney Ross, of 
Chicago,, couldn't stand up for 16 
rounds in a championship fight to* 
retain the world's lightweight titl«» 
which he copped from Tony Can- 
zonerl in. the 3arly summer, also 
that the lO-rounder out there 
was tinged with one of those native . 
son decisions. But Barney proved 
that he was just enough ijetter 
than Tony at the Polo Grounds, 
New York last week and he's still 
the champ* 

it w£ls close enough for some fans 
to think the result should have 
been a draW;. Even then the new boy 
would have remiained boss of the 
division. Difference of opinion was 
shown by the fact that one judge 
votied for Canzy, the other going 
for Ross. That put it up to the 
referee and he nominated Barney. 
Thereupoi} Joe Humphries raised 
the Chicagoan's arm. Award met 
with general satlsfaetlon, Ross hav- 
ing entered the riiig a 6 to 5 favor- 
ite; 

New York's dailies gave much, 
advance attention to the match, 
virtually every fight reporter cov- 
ering the training campis with 
daily stories for weeks. As a re- 
sult the ticket sale was strong and 
attejadance of , 35,000, . .while , con- 
sidera.bly under capacity, meant a 
promotional profit. Net gate at JLO 
top was $110,000. No heavy sugar 
to specs who dropped good loca- 
tions down from. $25 to $15; 

Experts predicted the meeting to 
be the best lightweight ba:ttle in a 
decade, but . it didn't come out 
that way. Fight was Interesting as 
a contest between tW'o good, little 
m^hi The crowd was raring to go 
several times When either nian 
landed a telling blow, which wasn't 
often, but in total the event was 
not exciting. No knockdowns. Beist 
sock by Canzy came just at the bell 
ending the 11th round, arid it looked 
like Barney wobtjlcd a bit to his 
corner, 

Prominent sports writer who 
rates his fighters with some ac- 
curacy claimed after the fight that 
Ross is the best lightweight in 20 
years. None of the others agx-eed. 
Perhaps the final . ouWooi^ show 
listed ^or""tKe hTetrbpoli3""A>^a.C"dlB- 
appolnting because there weren't 
enough fireworks. 

Ro.ss .say.s he will return during 
the fall and fight Chocolate, Kid 
iierg or Canzy, If tl>e latter want.*? 
to argue it out again. Fiiffht would 
be pz'omoted by the Tim Mara-Al 
Weil combo and, therefore, not in 
the Giarden. 



90 



VARIETY 



TIMES S €| II A B E 



Tuesday, September 19, 1933 



East 



Ijestev Fuller buys Liionel Hale's 
'Naked I»ady.' 

Chas. E. Coyftl> editor of the ohe- 
tlmb 'Park Avenue Merry Go 
Round/ jammed up by Mrs; Emma 
Lou Glllls Coval, who doesn't know 
whether, she is No. 1 or No. 2 aild is 
askin£r the court to tell her. She 
pan find no record of his divorce 
from Ethel Roben Coval, former 
showgirl, who was briefly in the 
linieli&ht last April; when she coim- 
plained she Avas the lov«s ^slave of a. 
young Frenchman. Coval rescued 
her and subsequently ahnounced his 
marriage, which Mrs. Emmfit .Xk>u 
now doubts. 

'Men In: White' hops-: fronl the. 

lymouth to the Broadhurst. . Needs, 
more, stagfe room. 

Committiee of N^T votes to limit 
brokers to 75% of caipacity, the rer 
mainder of the seats being held .for 
the box office, sale. 

•Jezebel' canceled l.tt , Philadelphia 
because of illhbss of Tallulah Bank- 
iiead and jS^way rusi abandoned. 

ItECO . Efsbassy: theatre^ Dobbs 
.Fferry> N. Y., -bombed .Tuesday (12) 
and front blown out by Explosive 
believed to have been nitroTglycer- 
in.e. Has. been having: labor troubles. 

Seiiator Jajoies j. Davis again oh 
tHai i ' 'the alleged Moose lotteries. 
First eiTort a mistrlaL New trial ^In 
Federal, court here. 

Hal Skelly will head. !Here. Comes^ 
the ,Gr6pm,' comedy by- Richard F. 
Flournoy. Had a. try out at Prov- 
incetowh and now to Jackson 
Heights; ' Morris Green and Frank 
^eCoy chauiffeUring; 

Rudy Vallee tells the world he's 
for Alice Faye; who's, been trpuiiing 
'with his ork, and who recently was 
lniju.red in an auto crash while mak-i- 
Ing a. jump with him. :. He adds he's 
settled $i50;OOO on Fay Webb, ex-; 
Mrs. Vallee, who dbean't understand 
him. he says. 

Claude Kendall,^ publisher of 
ehappy books, in a jam. with NRA. 
Did. a Henry Ford and refused to 
discuss the ihatter. . Flies the bliie 
eagle but charged witb working a 
girl 60 hours for .10 bucks. 

After Earl Carroll came Into, the 
N^w Amsterdam with 'Murder . -at 
the Vaiiities,' Mtnsky's RepiibliCi 
just across the street, countered 
with 'Slaughter at Minsky's'. 

Harry Thaw: back In N. T. Told 
ship reporters exchange cut down 
his coin and he had to return. 

Harry Liester, who says he's the 
original Great Lester, yentrlloquist, 
asks N. If. Supreme court to. stop 
Noiil Lester froin using the same 
biUiiig. Noel Lester asks, if its oke 
to switch to Greatest Lester. 

Beer spots In same box with the- 
atres. More ~ than 400 licenses 
turned back to N. T. branch by. res- 
taurants': which flfid too little busl- 
liess. 

Jewish pageant, switched from 
Polo Grounds to' ah anhoiy as a 
result , of the ralnstonhs; Latter 
can seat 35,000. More performances 
will be given to meet the demand, 
200,000 tickets having been sold. 

iioward P6rry, taxi driver, held 
without ba.ll for further hearing in 
the case of Vivian Clarke, showgirl, 
who either jumped or fell from a; 
taxi driven "by Perry on Sept.. 7. 
She died a fevr hours later in the 
hospital. 

Wife of John P. Manger, Rye 
Beach amusement park' man, asks 
a separation; Among other things 
she alleges hie sought to induce her 
to pose niide for. his camera. 

Jules Bledsoe off the Capitol bill 
after the iflirst show Friday. Laryn- 
gitis. . 

Supremo court withholds decision 
on a motion of defendant to dis-. 



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ked. to Prl., Sept. 26.toi22 

RICHARD DIX In 
"NO MARRIAGE TIES" 
, — and^ — " 
"Falthfiil Heart" 




R HO 61 It ST. »^«r 

Wed. to Frl„ SeJJt. 20 to 22r 

RICHARD DIX In 
"NO MAlEtRTAOE TIES" 



"BEAUtV FOR SALE" 
with A lice Brady, BlaiJge Eyans 
Oii Stage . 
iBWAlf. CAB CALLOWAY 

and Cotton Club .Orches- 

ISTStAikk^^ with'other 

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LOI^WS 



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RAXTER 

^Tenthouse" 

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wltl» Miyn* I/>y. SUge— Miltoo 
UERLi; BerOc with Henry KINO 
Orch.— XcsB Gordon 



rriday— Kay Frtneti In "Maty StevMv M. .0. 



mis$ the $200,000 libel suit brought 
against Mrs. Edward Wylde, so*: 
cialite, by Guido Orlando, former 
picture producer. Her lawyer sought 
to file affidavits of denial by 17 of 
her friends, but their admission at 
this time was refused. 

Lenore Ulric denies .she's going 
into 'films. Says she's sticking to 
•Her Man; of Wax.' 

House formierly th& Jolsoh, at 7th 
avenue and 59 streetr .and more re- 
cently; the Shakespeare is now th.0 
Venetian, 

B. Axelrod, unemployed chauflteur, 
for two days in the Tombs last 
week for a novel swindle, Wahted 
to telephone, so he moistened a 
penny and loaded : it with salt until 
it weighed as much as a nickle, then 
dropped it in a coin operated box. 

London theiatre hired a man to 
lead^g=qiffimap"a»ough--the_at reet3 to 
advertise a picture. Chap got fried 
and fined 60c. for 'being drunk while 
in chiarge of a llamia,* . . 

Jamaica censors -ha-ve-banneflLITl^ 
Man from Texas,' a Universal film 
No cause assigned; State dept. 
makes. th6 usual inquiry. 

Mr. aiid Mrs. Harry M. Warner 
deny report of their daughter's- mar -v 
riage to MCrvyn Le Boy^ WB dir 
rector. They're engaged but . date 
6f wiedding is not set. ' 

Kay Reese, dance hostess, tells 
of a tworyear ehgagement to Enzo 
Flermohte, who's semi-engaged to 
Mrs. Madeline Pick; 

Sidewalk cafes permitted tb rer 
main open three, weeks more, by 
which time it's figured it will be 
too cold to stay outside. None next 
year. ' ' 

Wild animal dealers In city will 
require permits hereafter; Some of 
the neighbors complained of the 
noise of one animal store, 

Shuberts Will try out 'Man of 
Wax' in Washington around Oct. 2. 

N. T. box office men form a tem- 
porary organization to mediate code 
disputes under NBA. Seek, to form 
a national ass'n. . 

Helen Kane comproniises the suit 
brought by the. Bond Dress Co., 
which sued her on the grounds 
Murray Posner gave, her money 
which belonged to the concern in 
payment of a debt. She'll give 
back $32,500. 

Firm of business engiheers finds 
that prohibition has - moved; gin 
above whiskiey as the national tip 
pie. Easier to make. 

Louis Tortariello set out Wed. 
(13) to swim from the battery to 
Newark. Got into the Hackensack 
instead of the Passaic and swam 
up the wrong river until exhausted. 

Select theatres will put 'Home 
James* into rehearsal as soph as it 
can decide between 'Baby Minie' and 
•Shenandoah' for a title. Maybe 
something else, as both have been 
used before. 

Sidney . Phillips buys 'Prpdigy' 
from Judith Kandel. 

Radio City in more trouble ove^r 
murals. Now it's Frank Brangwyn 
who complains he's been ordered to 
delete the figure of' Christ from his 
'Sernlon on the Mount.' . 

Hope Hampton back with Jules 
Brulatour. Her pom was operated 
on shipboard for abcesses. Says 
Jimmy Walker told her he wasn't 
coming back. 

Police ' radios in Mineola, L, I., 
went haywire last Wednesday (13). 
Emitted jazz Instead of police busi- 
ness. Then someone shut the win- 
dow. Police band was practising 
in the yard. 

Minor and Root, ballroom danc- 
ers, signied for a series of Warner 
Shorts, to bermade in Flatbush. 

Work started last week oii the 
north block of- Radio City. Puts 
200, men :to work; 

Speak employees planning ah 
association after repeal similar to 
the barkeeps' tjonfraternity foUpw- 
Ing prohibition. 

Labor- convention declalnis 
against bareheaded; fad; Bad for 
the hatmakiersi No mention of 
nudists, who iare worse. 

Pauline Lord to take 'Christopher 
Bean' on tour. Opens in Philadel^ 
phia next Monday (25.) under Wee 
& Leventhal. 

Boston Symphony brch; puts 
Balto.. and Wash. back, on the 
schedule. 

' Walter Hanipden will oppn 'Ruy 
Bias' in Albany Oct. 10. On Broad- 
way a couple Of weeks later if " it's 
right. 

Jimhiiy Walker says It's news to 
him. that he's to manage the Giants. 

Times Sq. moyed over to Fifth 
ia venue during the NRA parade 
jyed nesdayj(i3) su gg estin g a^^^ 
Sunday on the sterh. iJut thQy 
canie back for the. evening boost- 
:ing everything. 

Wee. & Leventhal will roadshow 
'Dangerous Corner' following its re- 
vival here, and shove 'Councillpr at 
Law' Into the Waldorf to replace It. 

Ralph ModjoskI Will not have to 
appear before trial in the breach 
suit brought by Jeanne de la Mar, 
who claims she still has enpugh of 
her letters on which to sue, though 



he recovered 46.. Supreme court 
granted, h^r ; motioh but disallowed 
on appeal. . 

Pending repeal an inventor is 
hustling for funds for an alcoholic 
automat Not exactly new, for 30 
years ago the original automat, next 
to the Giace church, dispensed 
three kinds of cockta.ils. 

Tallulah Bahkhead's sister, Eu- 
genie, married to her seventh hus- 
band Wednesday (13) In Londoh: 

Alleen Prihgle carried out her 
promise to get a. second divorce 
fronn Chas. W. Prihgle. in Jamaica; 
He obtained a Mexican divorce and 
married another woman, but. the 
Jamaican courts do not recognize 
the validity of the fhrst split and 
she's suing again oh the home 
grounds^ to help him out of his 
tangle. 

— Bt6okly».^_girlj Charlotte Henry, 
19, selected for name part In Par's 
'Alice in Wonderland.' 
'The World Walts,' summer try- 
rtTHn^reheagaal-CoE-t he Little th e- 
aXHi — - ^ 



Inspector Charlie Chan' spotted 
for the Masque. 

Crosby Galge may make "Ten 
Minute Alibi* the first try for the 
new season.. 

George M. Cohan spoke at the 
Broadway Temple Sunday night for 
NRA. 

Lenore Ulric'a divorce decree 
from Sidney Blackmer becomes 
final. Reconciliation reports de- 
nied. 

Coney Island -Mardl Gras rained 
out. Will repeat this week-end. 

Harry Moses acquires 'Is Life 
Worth Living* ('Drama at Innish'), 
which has clicked in Britaih. Goes 
into, immediate preparation. 

Betty Compson In New Tork, 
partly Ih the interest of her book 
and partly to look for a stage job. 

Reb Russell, who's a Hollywood 
cowboy when he's not playing pro 
football, stopped a runaway horse 
at Pompton Lakes, N. J., Sat (16), 
saving Mrs. Gladya Schwarts, Its 
rider. 

Efram Zlmballst recovers the $5,- 
000 violin loaned by Mrs. Zlmballst 
to Louis Klloonan and stolen from 
his* cdi** 

Leonard E. Bergman of the NALT 
to tour key cities contacting, stage 
union on labor questions. 

Helen Hayes for name part in 
Theatre Guild's 'Mary of Scotland.' 

Mary Garden to quit South of 
France. Sells her villa. . 

Mris. Eddie Cantor in Sydenham 
hospital, N. T. Just back fronci L. A- 
Physicians withhold information. 

Plagrlarlsm charges brought by 
"Myra, Page Wren against the Shur 
berts and others in connection with. 
'Death Takes a Holiday,' are dis- 
missed by Federal court. No re- 
lation between her 'Most* a"** 
■'Death;' 

Locad playwright will produe 'El 
Inferno de Gore* at San Juan, Porto 
Rico. Translates as .'Gore in Hell.' 
Gore is Govl General. ^ 
Counsel for Benny Friedman, XT. 
of M. footballer, asked Supreme 
Court Judge to dismiss the libel suit 
brought by Wm. P. Fleckenstein on 
a magazine article. Decision re- 
served. 



Coast 



Reginald Denny must answer to 
L. A. suit for ^14,703 brought by 
Irene Denny; ex. Denny's der 
niurer gets nowhere. 

Mildred Lehrmian, 16, actress, 
blamed- by L. A. coroner s Jury for 
atitp crash In "which Charles L.. 
RussaU died. 

Juanlta Hansen, former film star, 
has brought suit in Los Angeles 
against Clarence M. Leavy, advisier, 
for return of $25,000 
. In spite of ruling by Jack Warner, 
NRA. head in California, that actors 
and execs may no longer use studio 
wardrobes for costume parties, 
Donald Ggden Stewart announced 
new series of week-end dress-up 
shindigs. Author at the sarnie time 
denying that at the last affair noses 
were punched and eyes blacked^ . 

MorP than 325,000 clicked turn- 
stiles at California state falr^: Sacra- 
mento, a record. Legalized horse 
raping said to have been, chief draw, 

Tex Gulnan announces intention 
to Join Aimee's church. Good for 
quarter of column, all papers. 

Petitions bearing 65,000 names op- 
posing anti-tango ordinance filed 
-wlth-L.^AT-clty^olerk-aslcing--rreferen-= 
dufn on law. 

Tex Gulnan plastered with mu- 
r'.ipal court 'Suit for $250 by Dr. 
Antoh J. Sambuck, for alleged ser-^ 
vices in '29. 

S. Fred Hogiie, for 30 years as- 
sistant editor 'The; Times,' sued for 
divorce by Eugenia Hogue. Mar- 
ried in '29, split in '33, $260 alimony 
asked. 

Superior Court .rules Gloria 
Swanson's ^|2|000. bracelet not ex- 



empt from execution under judg- 
ment. 137,500 In favor of Maurice 
Cleary. agent. 

U. S. files tax liens against 
Prlscilla Dean for $7,100; Tallulah 
Rahkhead, $104; Evelyn Brent, $136; 
Reginald Denny, $336; Flfl Dorsay, 
$910; John P. Medbury, $296; Monta 
Bell, $1,173; Mrs. Monta Bell, $673 : 
Natalie Moorhead, $143; Alan Cros- 
land, $237; Henry B. Walthall, $128. 
List for L. A: headed by name of 
D.: MacD. ' Jones, captain of police 
vice squad, $994. 

.Ceclle M. Mansfield suing., .for 
divorce Glenn L; Mansfield, cafe en- 
tertainer; Jealotisy. 

Absent and unable to protest, 
Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan's 
papa, was elected Mayor of Malibu. 
Burroughs en rOute to Panama on 
a vacash. 

Jack Hpxle, cowboy actor, flies 
suit for divorce against Marie 
HOxle in Newkirk, Okla. Married 
In '21. 

Madallne Sheffield, film dancer, 
khowJv as JBesa. Thpmaa^graht ed dU 
vorce from Edward A. Thomas in ' 
li. A. courts.' 

""—Eric Rubeliiia, butler, loses suit 
for: $2,000 back pay against Natalie 
Morehead, film actress, and her hus- 
band, Alan Croslahd. 

Leta Howard, actress, divorced 
from Milton S. Howard,; L. A. 

Wearing' chaps and spurs, Ruth T. 
Palmer appears iu L. A. court and 
wins divorce from Luther W. Pal- 
mer, cowhand. Mirs. Palmer ac- 
counted, for her. attire by explaining 
she was on her waly to a rodeo re- 
hearsal. 

Martin Bodker, Waehlngton 
rancher who claims to be a human 
radio receiving^ set, will wear a con- 
denser to take care of his vibration. 

Her iharrlage to Robert A. Dillon^ 
film writer, annulled, Barbara Rob- 
erts, actress, announces Intention to 
marry Robert Wilson, casting direc- 
tor., 

■ Liew Brown, once the Brown of 
DeSylva, Brown & Henderson, ar- 
rives from N. Y; to become associ- 
ate producer of musicals at Fox. 

Patrick Buchan Hepburn, British 
m'.p. in Hollywood, to watch picture 
making. Says pictures have taught 
him nfiore about America than have 
history books. 

Camil j. Van Hulsc, Tucson, pian- 
ist, has had his htinds surgeoned to 
give him a wider ' finger spread. 
Surgeons removed material between 
four fingers on each hand. Claims 
now has new technique, 

Pasadena censors resisting per- 
manent Injunction sought by thea- 
tre oWners to. stop interference with 
•Goodbye, Again,' Warner pic. Cen- 
sors are volunteers, but hold ap- 
pointments from city manager. 

Zlta Johann granted divorce from 
John. Haussman, plaiyrlght Decree 
granted in Juarez, Mex. 

Bernlce Frank, 16, daughter of 
Maurice Frank, N. t. and Chicago 
Impresario, hitis Hollywood on her 
own for a try at . plctureis, - but re 
turns hpme disillusioned. 

Ronald Roderick Rhoades, lec 
tiirer, to produce series of musicals 
in L. A. starring Lee Travers, bari- 
tone. 

Producers deny Charles "Prfetty 
Boy' Floyd to appear in a picture. 

Charging her husband with pop- 
ping her, Patsy Stiner, blues singer, 
gets a divorce from Kenneth Gar 
land Hubbard. 

Don Lee, network owner, sued for 
$600,000 by Joe McLaughlin, who 
charges breach of contract. 

Percy Marks, novelist, here to 
visit relatives. 

Howard Emmett Rogers, writer, 
seeks divorce from Mildred L. Rog- 
ers, Married in 1928, separated last 
week, cruelty charged.- 

Irene Blller, Hungarian actress, 
divorced " from Sam, Fengle, New 
York surgical supplies dealer, In 
L. A. courts. 

" Chester Siitton, p.a., recovering 
from a. pneumonia attack. 

Pari-mutuel betting opens In 
Southern California at Pomona 
County fair. 

Mae Murray to speak at bridge 
club opening, L. A. Breakfast club. 

Claire Windsor, actress, plastered 
with a $75,000 Superior Court ver- 
dict in favor of Mrs.- Marian Y. 
Read for alienation of Alfred C. 
Read, Jr.'s affections, ^v.Ill appeal. 

Maurice Chevalier Injured when 
his Par skidded and crashed In 
Hollywood. With him Max Rubba, 
his riianager, and Robert Spencer; 
actor. 



he could .book hla orchestra in 
Europe. Therefore the cash. ' 

Ifwo Chicago radio workers 
Andrea Marsh and Truman Bradlev 
were injured when their auto struck 
a bus. Miss Marsh auftered a 
broken arm while Bradley waa 
bruised. 

Fair wni pay 20% of the outstand- 
ing bonds on the $10,000,000 shortly 
Trustees of the Fair have placed 
$2,000,000 In the trust fund for the 
payment; 

Judge Joseph B. David last week 
started campaign to raise $100,000 to 
continue operation of the Chicago 
Jewish Peoples Institute and Play^ 
house, 

Gertrude Bell making- a press' 
stunt ascent from the State -Lake 
theatre to the i-oof of the building. 



Legits in Wwoad 



(Continued from jpage i) 

who have faced an audience than 
picture players whose experience 
has been confined to the screen. 

Marked hiets been the advance of 
stage people to picture stardom. At 
Paramount, only Gary Cooper, Rich- 
ard Arleii and Carole Lohbard, 
holdoyeirs from silenta, have with- 
stood the avalanche of stagers. 
Fllmers at Metro have been more 
^aitunato..__Jj5ihn , .and_l!tonel jBMry^ 
more, though both came from the" 
stage" to sllents; -Wallace BewTi; 
Marlon Davies, Joan Crawford, 
Greta G^arbo, Norma Shearer and 
Ramon Noyarro haye stemmed the 
tide. Fox's - old guards are Lew 
Ayres, George O'Brien, Clara Bow, 
Sally Ellers, Janet Oaynor and Will 
Rogers, though - the latter was put 
of pictures and in Ziegfeld revues 
for several years until talkers hit. 
. At Warners, only William Powell, 
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Rich- 
ard Barthelmess reihain to remind 
lewcomers ot former glories. Radio's 
list includes Cllve Brook, Richard 
Dlz, Nils Asther, Dolores Del Rio, 
Charles Farrell and Zasu Pitts, Trho 
cut their eye teeth on noiseless cel- 
luloid. At Uniyersal, only Slim 
Summervllle remains. 

Holdera On 
Columbia's list of holdovers shows 
that only Jack Holt and Tim Mc 
Coy have been able to hold on. Fay 
Wray and Loretta Young alone have 
retained their elleht hold on talkers 
at 20th Century. 

Infiux of stage players continues, 
with nothing to guarantee that those 
who came from sllents and retained 
their star standing In talkers will 
not be reduced to meagre ranks 
within the next two years. 

Most of those who were silent 
stars and are still on the top have 
seen screen service for at least. 10 
years, which Is xhore than the aver- 
age life of a star in pictures. 



Salaries at Par 



Mid-West 



Holly wood - at - the - Fair going 
hohkey with a strip dancer named 
Uehoe. 

Pickpockets haye nabbed $20,000 
in money orders since the Fair 
started. 

Alexis RuIofC, member of a 
cabaret dance team, nab.bed In Chi- 
cago on charges pf obtaining $95 on 
a confidence gsjine, victim being 
Maurice Moret Orchestra leader. 
Moret claimed Ruloff told him that 



(Continued from page 41) 

the. panic commenced and all sal- 
ary wraps, •were removed, 

'Names' on Pre-Cut Basis 

'Names' are also hopping back to 
the pre -cut salary basis, although 
the bookers are showing consider- 
able more earn than formerly in 
their selection. No reckless book- 
ing and salary spreading thus far, 
but the acts, that are regarded aa 
box office certainties are getting 
their own prices. It's also notice- 
able that the majority of big money 
bookings in the circuit theatres 
have So far been on the guarantee 
and percentage, basis. 

Amofiiniames set ih the past 
week or so at former salaries or 
better are Jack Benny and Co., 
$6;opO; Weaver Bros., $4,500; Bar- 
bara Stanwyck,. $4,000; Sophie 
Tucker, $3,500; Rudy Vallee, $6,500; 
Ethel Ba^rymore, $3,000; Helen 
Morgan, $2,250;. Phil Baker, $5,000; 
Almee MacPherspri, $5,000, and 
others, with' most getting percent- 
age splits on top of the salaries 
quoted. 

CB$' Demands 

CBS . Artists Bureau Is Insisting 
to the ch:cults that the salaries of 
the network's name acts be put 
back to where they, were when the 
general cut weiit Into effiect. Ar- 
gument advanced by the web Is 
that If the theatre men are In a 
position to raise boxoffice prices 
they should be willing to resume 
paying the old stipends. 

Loew has put the Boswell Sis- 
ters back at . theij pre-cut money, 
"wItfi""~tHe Capirbf Kere^^^^ 
bringing the trio $3,000 and the 
Fox, Washington, the week before 
that and a niargln better to covet* 
the act's tf-ansportatlon and other 
expenses. Same circuit has Mor- 
ton Downey also practically back 
at the old salary, $4,000. Warbler 
Is set for the Orpheum, Manhattan, 
for three days next week (26) on 
this basis. 



t.^ Tuesday, September 19, 1933 



TIMES SQOAttE 



VARIETY 51 



Broadway 



Jryine Shapiro with Princlpai. 
.Oabe Torke on fgrtnlte vaoasb. 
Bert SatB back dn Broadway. 
Bob Kane's birthday Friday (IB). 



C H A TT E 




jiucky Mlller'a hair Is back after the score of a new musical belnp 

i, summer ^have. tried out in Westport. 

' Jack kalcheim returning to Cbl The Charlie Freemahs' rounded 

and agency biz there. out their, first 20 years with a blow 

Coiirtland Smith back to New out at their Freepbrt, I^. X., home, 

York oh the Majestic. Buddy Freeman entertained ' the 

Art Schmidt, formerly with B & fh"*i?,?„,^SJ frti*?;!?:,^-"*'!^ 

w In TiAfroit la in town thonzatlon to get him a last half 

K in Detroit. IS in town. Peterson, The kid's a cinch for 

Grace Menken with painful pa- the Interstate time, which his old 

,tlehce is learning to knit. man books. 

Doo Iieb Michel's red ahd blue Paramount is bringing. Jack 

suspenders are something. Oakie's mother, Mrs. Svelyn Oakle, 

Xies Huffman 'on publicity lor across the country from Hollywood 

panchard's Massapequa, L. I. to put In a personal appearance 
Tunesmith Leo Robin back to the I Thursday midnight «!) at a special 



coast after a.Broa4way vacash. 

liOuls Cohen, the RKO refalty ex- 
pert, horizontal with Infected toe. 

Irv Brecher and Al Shwartz writ- 
ing a Warner short for Joe Phillips. 

Vincent Hart; Will Hays' legalist, ' 
has returned from an upstatei va- 
cash. 

Jane Bromley back in town after 
one. of. those sjummer stock vaca- 
tions. 

Cooler weather, so the hiterles 



premiere of Too Much Harmony,' 
at which £thel Merman and Bor- 
rah Mine vltch will be' hosts. Mrs, 
Oakie^ 66 years, old, plays a port 
In the picture, her first. 

Moscow 

By Eugene. Lyons 

Great influx of German talent- 
conductors, vocalists, ihstrumental- 
istia, actors,'^'WSj.— all non-Aryans 



reopening, with flocks of plans for | ^ gift from Hitler. 



-more, _ 

Midtown thirst parlors prospered 
plenty wheii. NRA paradie brought 
holiday^ 

Jack Connolly hag. hung some new 
pictures In the bar at his Inarch- 
mont home. 



Alexel Tolstoy doing play^' based 
on the cohsttuctioh of The "Whttir 
Sea canal, built by 200,000 convicts 
under, the. gentle urging of the 
G. P. U. 

Paul Robeson coming. Advance 
^ >^ V J i, „««„„_-.Ai- I information says he's been studying 

«uK'"l?,,?J'S«If^on*^ «S^n S^^ and hopes to sing nlmi 

role In 'dthello^ at the Bolshoi 



the NRA parade. 

May . Einf eld sez her . new Aire:-, 
dale's pedigree gives her an In- 
feriority complex. 

Nick, . headwaiter at the Hotel 
Astor's Huntln£f Room., has been at 
his post for . 29 years^ 

Herbert Rawlinson took the 
bankruptcy way out with liabilities 
of $10,969 and no assets. 

William Lenz, brother of Sidney, 
has deserted on his bridge In favor 
of the Culbertson systiem.. 

Sam Brody. of the Music Hall 
publicity stair, sneaked Into the 
Hipp to hear some opera. 
Percy Trusell has given up the 



opera house here 

Other Americans on next year's 
concert tour lists are Sergei Ra- 
danisky. Marie Williams Radamsky. 
and .Emma Reddell, all of whom 
have listened to Russian aPPlause 
in the past,^ 

Tom Mix and his horse Tony, 
press says, have beeii dnvited by 
Gometz to come to Russia for cir- 
cus appearances. Neither has. 'as 
yet. responded. Maybe' because Tony 
can't read Russian. 'r* 

•Stuff ahd Nonsense,' a new com- 
edy by Constantino Finni scheduled 
for production at the Trade Union 



Staten Island- beaches for the season theatre; at the same time Comrade 
and moved back to Big Town. Finn is doing It Into a scenario for 

Winnie Sheehan postcarding to Mezhrapom Film Trust 



friends from Carlsbad after looking 
over the. Fox foreign outposts. 

H. B. Franklin rented his yacht 
to a Newport millionaire when he 
was in Chicago seeing the fair. 

Frank ■ Wllstach has a new Ger 
ihan camera and now spends his 
Sundays playing photographer. 
Sitting record at Music Hall 



Maurice Hindus, writer and lec- 
turer, bottled up In Moscow along 
with the regular correspondents due 
to the prohibition against travel ini 
posed on pressmen in the Interests 
of the Great God Hush. 

'Once in a Lifetime,' In Russian 
translation, going the rounds and 
being seriously considered by a 



broken with one couple spotted I ne'wly established coihlc opera out 
holding hands for four and a half flt, ditties and "music to be super- 



imposed oh the American satire 

William Allen White, Mrs. White 
and a niece graced the' Soviet Cap- 
ital with charms- native to Emporia, 
What he thought of it all will show 
lip In a series of articles for the 
North American Newspaper AlU- 
ancie. 

Much talk of American recognl- 



hours. 

Ralph Holmes, of 'Times,' and 
Russell McLaughlin, of 'News,' both 
Detroit, were In New York seeing 
new plays. 

Mr. and Mrs. Jules Brulatour 
(Hope Hampton) ba<*- to the S. 
on the Rex after some European 
cohcert-lng. 

•,JS"^«f«^1«^^?;3T^t«n^^ and eveiy vl«Itlng American 

S2"?i;.^*^l"T,^f^..^*f!^^^ftir ift^ suspected of being a secret mission 
his, is planning to enter the NTAC K^.^^^ Roosevelt. A few of these 
tqurnament. visitors suspect It themselves. In 

taissj •'?o'^"^^^s•2"v^^^^^^ 

cool- signs among the Broadway Romanov's comedy, 

fllm theatres. 'iJarthquake,' It Is understood here. 

Hay fever addicts who've llved-ln ,„ ^„ Th"i;anda of aeent Maxim 

the Iced picture houses during the the hands o^^ 

'^"M JJ?Suc'e«'^° L^ebe? 
Davf Saiidson and Clark Brown Ate^eJ Tolstojr's pre-war comedy of 
of Paramount doing publicity for qnvn^-klho 
the Brooklyn Women's Consumers' . ^^^^^fi^®^^^^ 
Division NRA I has bought original story on an au- 

ChemlcS bTnk In the Par build- Soviet theme from Eugen^^^ 
Ing has cut out Its convenient late American correspondent here. See 



hours because of the NRA and now 
closes at 8 p. ih. 

Alex Gottlieb Joins United Ar- 
tista publicity staff as assistant to 
Monroe Qfeerithal, head of the ex- 
ploitation department. 
Pox had a blimp plugging 'Berke- 



nario will be worked out in col 
laboration with a prominent Rus 
sian newspaperman. 

Spencer Williams, ex-newspaper 
m^aiS'"ffew^ 'm^ Moscow for 

the American-Russian Chamber of 
Commerce, returned briefly, to his 



'■ ley Square' In the air at start of first love recently when he pinch-hit 

NRA parade. It was chased by for the United Press correspondent 

hordes of army planes. during the later's absence on Im- 

Jack Osterman, while playing portant business on the Italian 

Loew's Valencia, Jaihaica, liist week Riviera, 
stooged fbr S.allna, mind reader, at Louis Weltzerikbrn's 'Five Star 

the Alden between shows. Final' accepted for Russian produc- 

Mlke (Mlaue) Cohen, former tlon — though Louis knows nothing 

roadway theatrei treiasurer, last re- about it— by one of the lesser the 
ported In the west, Is being sought atres here and also under consider 

by Wllkle Cohen, 61 South Albert ation by a leading Leningrad the- 

street, St. Paul^ Cohen's mother atre. However, the censors have 

Is ill in a hospitaL not yet said the final word. . 

pave Oppenheim and Michael H. . First All-Soviet operetta In 
Cleary writing the new Holly wood I py^pa^^atlon, Joint product of three 
floor show for Joe Moss, Danny K^riters of comedy, all of whom are 

Dare, staging. Stept and Green are to American readers-r-I. Ilf 

authoring the competitive Paradise jg Petrov (co-authors of "Little 

nitery's revue for NtG. , Golden Calf,' 'Diamonds to Sit On,' 

Jacqueline Francell and Marcel ' • 



VoiV^-^-i:""- — , etc.) and Valentine Katayev, author 

Vallee, brought oyer by Far.for the ^J^'/gg^ jn_ the Circle,' 'The Em- 
French version of Chevalier's 'Way oj. S^^^^^nf ^^J^J^^ta titled 'Under 
to Love,' , completed, sailed trom^^^^'^^^^^' - 



Composer is 



French version ot Chevalier's 'Way 

to Love,' , completed, sailed *rom i 7.^ Y,,,u_ch Domes' 
New York Thursday (14) on the tho Ch^^^^ iJomes 

^HaroiaTHodner, who's In charge | . Jascna ia*siici^i_ ii^_m 

bureau) for 2a appearances 



xiaioja «oaner, wno s m cnarge .. "tt; "a*™ +>,o nfnrlii concert 
Of all .WB theatre concessions, hon- uP ^^^JL^t^^^ In Mot- 
ored by the Masons through ap- bureau) f?^^, ?'PP!fi^*"?5!- S 
Pointment as grand representative CQ^' J^V^'^^Zfu tnrir*? two thou- 
to the lodge for the state of Mlnne- Reported he ^"V^ WhlclT is rSt 
fota. With the title of Right Wor- sand rubles per. W^Iph is n6t 
Bhipfm ahead of his namef nearly as much as ^t sounds. Bu^ 
^Whfen and If Harlan Thompson's it will mean a ^''t to his Russian 
new musical .'Hot and Bothered' relatives With whoxn he will 1^^^^^ 

opens on Broadway, Thompson will the loot since It <=f«J^°iT5n't do him 

hie east from Hollywood to be In under the law and ^o^Idnt do^^^^ 
at ohdance. His former collabo.- Uny eoo<i 

»:ator, J.iai«ry Archer, has completed ' anyhow. Dates begin next spilng. 



London 



Polly Walker framing aii act with 
Joe Wagstaff. 

Aline Grey off to Vienna for 
lated honeymoon. 

Jimmy Fihlayison back froni fish- 
ing holiday In Scotland. 

Daughter born to - Ambrose, fa- 
mous band leader, Sept. 5. 

Three Swifts likely to get 30 con- 
secutive weeks' wbrk~ herie. . - 

Robert Chlsholm likely to frame 
vaudeville act with Toots Pounds. 

Geoffrey Gwyther latejst legit ac- 
tor to form his Own producing unit. 

Betty Jane. Cooper and Lathrop 
brothers off to Biarltz for four 
weeks. 

Giovanni will marry Elsie Prince 
as soOh as his wife gets her divorce 
through, 

Sherman-Fisher of 
London Pavilion, John 
Tiller girls. 

Beatrice Lilile likely to be In the^ 
new Andre Chariot reviie, with no 
theatre set yet. 

Vic Oliver only Americain here 
jaiJixlQttfl_tQ_ge-t__ba ck desp ite many 
offers to stay over. 

Franclis iMangan- due here any- 
day. With his friends predicting a 
big comeback for him. 

Heirmione Baddeley going Into 
new Prince of Wales French revue 
to bolster up the comedy. 

Joe Keppel out of hospital after 
three weekis appendicitis . operation. 
Recuperating, at Brighton. 

Peggy Ashcroft co-starring with. 
Werner Itrauss In 'Before Sunset' 
at the Shaftesbury, Sept. 22. 

Sir John Relth, head Of British 
Broadcasting Corporation, and 
David Sarnoff in conference. 

Josle-' Collins playing her first 
straight part In 'Dinner at Eight,' 
for Parnell & Zeltlih .on tour. 

Harry Day now in the South of 
France and negotiating for French 
reviie to produce in England. 

Colonel Eustace Blols, deceased 
managing director Covent. Garden 
Opera syndicate, left around (7,000, 
Whit Cunllffe, for many years 
England's premier light .comedian, 
now owns a public house In Devon. 

Ethel Levey now in Cannes, and 
figuring to go to New Tork short ' 
ly, to find a suitable, revue for her- 
self. 

Naunton Wayne recommending 
Sutherland Felce as ^/compere for 
the British Broadcasting Corpora!^ 
tlon. 

Charles Clore looking over Billy 
and Elsa Newell with the Josephine 
Baker-Prince Edward theatre In' 
mind. 

Harry Goodson negotiating with 
Hardeen to play two weeks at the 
Palladium. Salary the only ob 
stacle. 

Atlas Pubirshing Company's 
premises burnt down, with two mil 
Hon American tnagazihes burnt to 
ashes.. 

It Is not unlikely Robins, the mu 
slcal clown. Will be in the next 
Palladium 'Crazy' show, opening 
Oct. 9. 

Max Miller and Georglo Harris 
have been cleaning up with their 
own unit, and wHI- shortly take out 
another.^ 

Bradbury Pratt trying to get 
Jack Hylton and his band as spe 
cial attraction for Verrey's res 
taurant. 

Jack Davis's bar from the Stage 
Golfing Society has now been, re- 
moved, but Is now barred from 
Gog's, bar. 

Paul Abrahams off to Budapest 
for a month, returning to do a 
couple of musical films for GaU' 
mont-Brltlish. 

Ernst Toch, the famous German 
Jewish musical director, to be 
guest-cohductor at the Alhambra 
biEillet seasion. . 

^arle Dressier and Wallace Beery 
starring In two films- In the West 
End simultaneously, for .first time 
in their career. 

Understood Francis, ^>ay & 
Hunter hiave purchased the 'English 
rights for the Robblns cieitalog. 
starting in November. " 
. For 'I Was a Spy.' a Gaumont 
British picture, the Tlvoli has 
changed lt6 policy from continuous 
to three sessions (iaily.. 

,Walliace Beery fails, to show up 
at Press reception arranged for him 
by Mervyn McPherson at the Em- 
pire, with boys very sore. 

Gilbert Davis replaced Clarence 
Derwerit in 'The Late Christopher 
Bean' when latter returned to the 
U. S.- for a fall productioh, 

Madge T.Itheradge taking over 
Fay Compton's role in 'Proscenliim' 
for six weeks to enable ' latter to 
fulfill contracted film engagement, 

Jlja Llvschakoff, one of the best 
known German violinists, latest 
Nazi victim over here. Has re 
=ceived=^many-^offers=-to--iwbrk-=herer 
'Radio Olympla Revue,' despite 
its recent flop at the Palladlumr has 
been bobjked for eight weeks on; the 
Mo(33 Eimplres and General Theatres. 

Phoenix reopens Sept. 27 with 
'Womehkind' under direction of 
Barry Jones and Maurice Col 
bourne. Lily Cahlll, American, 
femme lead. 

. Guy in new Prince of Wales show 
lookij IJke Lord Donegal and calls 
himself Eric Barker, Which" is an 



noylng the real Barker, the 'Strol- 
ler* of the 'Evening News.' 

Gaiety managemeht does not like 
'Ballerina/ curr<0ntly touring and 
due here early October. Altieratlons 
suggested are^ opposed by. Lady 
Eleanor :Smlth, the authoress. 

Leon Kimberley doln^ so well at 
horse racing that, his wife, Helen 
Page, has . suggested he ' give . up 
show business and istlck to the 
horses, as they are, more certain. 

Harry Foster .has. a brainwave to 
put Busted Shaver's midgets Into a 
Christmas Pantomime, with rrildgets 
to play part of 'babes* In 'Babes in 
the Woods,' Val Parnell likes , the 
idea. 

Sue Nick, wife of Ben Harris, of 
the Harris, twins, lining up an all- 
English dance troupe to do globe 
dancing act. Nick did similar turn 
for Fanchoii..& Marco a couple sea- 
sons ago. > 

LeOh M. Lion doing 'Little White 
Lies,' by unknown authoress, at 
Playhouse, With Irene Vanburgh, 
Dennis Hoey and Ellen Pollack al- 
ready signed. Show due end of 
September. 

Clever stunt. In advertising 1>in- 
ner at Eight' ' is being pulled by 
Metro. It consists of girls dressed 
as' waitresses walking the ";Wofit- 
End,, with tray, held In their right 
hand . ahiiouhcing the arrival oif the 
film. 

Jack. Ollphant claims, has Just 
received bankroU from a couple of 
City stock brokers Who are anxious 
to get into the show: business 
racket. Ollphant figuring on going 
to New Tork In October to get some 
shows. 



Aostrafia 

By Ei'ic Gorick 



Fullers sell their Melbourne thea- 
tre.: 

Thieo Shall Is producing 'Fair. EX' 
change.' . 

F..'^. Thrlng is producing 'Clara 
Gibbings' In Melbourne. 

Peter Dawson is giving a series 
of concerts In Melbourne. 

CarroUs get 'Good Companions' 
for Sydney and G. T. same attrac 
tlon for Melbourne. 

'Working Man' has proved a sur- 
prise hit In Sydney, running Into 
third week and possibly staying five. 

Brother of late Enrico Caruso is 
being heard over the air on -spoh 
sored programs from B class sta 
tlons. 

Ella Shields Is playing in revue 
for Frank Neil In Sydney. She Just 
completed an eight months' toiir of: 
New Zealand in revue. 

6. T. playing up 'King Kong* as 
suitable for. the ferns. Ads carry 
notice to effect that' London ladles 
raved about the picture. 

Government considering .a reduc- 
tion of amusement tax slug on the 
atrej tickets. Manajgements won- 
dering If It Is just a gag. 

Dorothy Brunton returns to the 
stage again under. tM W-T dlrec 
tibn In 'Road House.' Show will be 
staged by Fred Blackman. 

Ernest C. Rolls will cloise down 
his Melbourne rievue venture this 
week, .'following on the sale of the 
Princess theatre by the Fullers. 

Fox plans to long-run 'Adorable' 
In all the principal cities of Aus 
tralia and New Zealand, fncludlng a 
big boost for the new French star. 

Music men are anxiously awaiting 
the arrival of an American repre- 
sentative to settle the differences 
arising Over music sales and so 
forth. 

John Fuller has charge of the Ful 
ler chain during the absence of Sir 
Ben in . America. 'Tell Me Tonight' 
has been one of the biggest hits yet 
handled by the Fullers. 

Fan mag trade Is picking up again 
over here after a slight slump, 
Prices stiir remain high owing to 
the terrific exchange rate, but pulp 
sales In chain stores are rislnig- to 
high level. . . 

Mrs. John Nolan, wife of Fox ex- 
ecutive, arrived here last week from 
America, to Join her hubby, der 
taiiily looks as. though ihe Nolans 
intend to settle In Australia for 
some little time, 

Every so often the rumor creeps 
around that big-time vaude will be 
^Iven another try in Australia. And 
also, every so ofteii the rumor Just 
proves to be Just that. The high 
cost of transportation, together 
With costiy-e;xchange and Income 
tax "slug, naturally kills any chance 
of reviving vaudfe in this country. 

Film entertainment lately offered 
all oyer' Australia has been remark 
ably good, and business in conse 
quence has jemalned yery_ Bolld ._.„In 
IribVFliases .Smerlcan pictures have 
gotten more at the b. o. than Brit 
ish' products, which recently have 
shown a strbng decline in entertain 
ment. value. Just taking in two of 
the principal cities of this country, 
the list currently showing is: Amer 
lean, 24; .English, 9. The biggest 
English hit' recorded here outside of 
'Jack's the Boy', is 'Tell Me Tonight, 
which i,s in Its third month in Syd 
nt-y and fourth month in Melbourne 



Madrid 



Jay Allen bicycli in Hitler's 
backyard. 

Patricia Bowers going home but 
she nowann.a. 

John Dos Passes in and out of 
i:own in a now-she-ruhs-now-sheT 
don't gas buggy. 

Bringing Blasco ibanez's body 
tiomo ttoiA FraRce and placinig him 
in an impressive"'inausoleun^. 

Everybody happy because - tips 
taboo. . Fifteen per cent added to . 
your bill and no. beefing or salaam- 
ing. 

Ambassador Claude Roweirs,. onc^ 
'World' and 'journlEtl' ora<^e, using 
spare time to write a sequel to his 
'Jefferson.: and Hamilton.; ^ 
Sidney Fl'ankliri off to. jPafls .to 
farewell sister. Coming back for 
trip, to the surgeon's ward to cure 
an old bullfighting wound... 

Ernest HemInjBrwa.y turns up ^at 
San Sebastian for the world's pigeon: 
shooting, tournament Didn't win. 
Didn't place; Didn't show. 

Bea Mathieu •'through here from 
Paris ehroUte around Medlterran,- 
ean, pumping bullfighters and chefs.^ 
fbr experiences and recipes. 

Night clubs sick. Heat giving the 
bOys the jitters.. Hotel business also 
pediculous. Six customers at the. 
Ritz one day In August. And no 
rain. 

Glenway Weiscott passed through. 
Burning- because 'The Booknlan' 
called him an 'exile' Instead of an 
'expatriate.' Going home this fall, 
hqaybe for good. 

Franklin Roosevelt, quite a 
bUUfightlngr.fah, but brow wrinkled 
because of - the Ainerlcan public's 
usual rap for the pastime and those 
who gaga over it. . ^, 

Fiederation of Catholic Syndicate 
of Callora de Segura dug down for 
100 ip'esetas to pay a fine for refus- 
ing to- come through wittb, author's 
royalties oh a theatrical piiece. 

Scandalmongers all atwUter by 
the death of , 18-year-old Hlldeguxt 
Rodriguez, a eugenicd gal who 
didn't come up to her mother'^ ex- 
pectations. Motheir In Jail for mur- 
der. 

Ronald, Colman, ..summering In 
northern Spain, expects to . sail late 
Ih September from Marseilles for 
Dutch East Indies with Al Weln- 
gand. Hollywood by next spring but 
no . picture plans. 



Cuba 



izares 

strikes and more strikes! 

Cyclones and revolutions! 
7 High Antl-Interventloh feellrfgo 
here. , . 

Cops here now like in. States, in 
their shirt sleeves. 

Ladles of the evening (cheap^ 
class) also unionized. Anyone chiarg- 
ing less than tariff gets black and 
blue marks. 

Miguel Ordorlca, former editor ot 
'Heraldo de Cuba,' a Mexican by 
bll-th, had to flee protected by the 
Mexican Charge of Afl^s. 

Irehee Dupont sent ^30.000 to aid 
Cardenas, one of towns hardest hit 
by cyclone. Dupont's mansloif in 
Varadero only few miles from Car«! 
dehas. 

Where is Carl Byoir, the chief 
publicity agent of Machado 7 Havana 
'Post;' formerly rented to Byplr, made 
it known by announcements in local- 
press that Byolr had nothing to do 
with it any more. 

Hotel Naclonal converted to fort. 
Army bfllcers unwilling to return 
after revolutions have taken refuge 
there as the hotel in under American 
fla^ because Ambassador lives there. 
Hotel surrounded by army troops 
with machine guns and everything. 

Joseph tilbeon, Jimmy Pergola, 
George Skadding, Samuel Schulman, 
Hugo C. Johnson, Fernando IDelgttdo 
and Armahdo -J. -lx>pezrphotoerra,ph« 
ers, and William Lander, Robert Ctt4 
sey. Arthur M. Evens, Robert O, 
NIxoh and Robert B. Roosen), re* 
porters, arrived herei . on special 
plane from Miami when hews Of the 
Indianapolis sailing was made pub- 
lic. 



Mexico City 

By O. L. Grahame 



More and more advertising signs 
In Eiigllsh. Has become Mexico's 
'second language.* 

Musical fllms have made cinema' 
orks in these parts as extinct as 
street lamp lighters. 

Mexico is not dickering With 
Uncle Sam for a trade treaty, an- 
nounces the Foreign Office. 

Presidential decree assigns the 
Ministry, of Public Education as 
the guardian of the Palace .of Fine 
Arts, otherwise the National Thea- 
tse^iierec^ 



President has slashed from 25% 
to 33%% domestic telegraph tolls, 
and air mail post .card, newspaper, 
and magazine postage and pbst of- 
fice box rents. 

While Home first-run cinemas here 
report biz 20% below what is was 
this time last yeiar, second-run 
houses announce customer increases 
of 1C%, and stage theatre managers 
Bay trade is from 5% to 10% better 
than la.st late summer. 



52 



VARJETY 



TIMES sun ARE 



Paris 



By 'Seulah. 



Wanda Lyoa ^x-tnovie actress Is 
■here with her husband, Lyman Pratt;, 

John Krimsky, producer of 'Em- 
peror Jones' with Paul Robeson 
here. 

Jack Koerpel, new United Artists 
chief, has gone to. Sweden to show 
how pictures should be sold* 

The hbneymoohlne: Roger WQlfe 
ICahns are at the Rltz before start- 
ing a motor tour of the Riviera.. 

Mr, and Mrs. Martin &eck have 
gone , to BagnolesT'de-l'Orne .for a 
wefek and ^vvlli - then return to the 
Crillon. 

. Lotte Schbene will be the star of 
lieinhardt's first prodijction at the 
Plgaie— the Johahn Strauss operetta, 
'The Bat.' 

!Kirig Kong' how being diibb'ed in: 
French at. ;,thie Pathe-Natan studios,, 
wll open at the Marivekux^ later, part 
Of . this month. .* 

Mile. Muussla will - pliay several 
varied roles, in the new Doriri and 
CoUihe revue coming to the .Capur- 
cines. Sept, 28. 

Grace.' Tibbett how eh: route for 
N. T. ahd Cialif. with little: Richard 
and liaVtrrence,,, Jr., after their tour 
of Italy.: ahd. France. • 

All, National theatres clpstid Wed- 
nesday this .wek during tiie tuheral 
procession for M.. Georges l^eygues. 
Minister of the Navy^ 

Charlote Greenwod and her com- 
poser-husband, Mdi'tln Broones have 
.rjeturhed toj London -aftet-a J6ngthy- 
Rlvlera and Paris sojourn. 

Jane Murfin and Donald' Grisp be 
Ihg guided arduhd Moritparnass^^ by: 
Sasha, the theatrical ; photpgrapher. 
wiio flew from London: with them. 

Tay Grarnett, Holly wood director, 
finding Tots^ of fllih'' materia.!' in 
Mbntparhasset though he prefers liv- 
ing 6a tliie Right Bank at the Con- : 
tinental. 

Stage folks expected this week are 
Sigmund Romberg with his wife en 
route on Majestib; and Lily Cahill 
and Greta Nissen coming on the 
Bremen. 

France's first American woman 
radio announcer id Alice Lengelier, 
who will be heard weekly on I^dlo 
Cliib France-Amerique's programs 
ta the U. S. ' 

Emlle FtLbirc,. administrator of U^e 
Comedte Francaise,. is; back froni 
Venice where he. attended the gala 
p^rformahde ' of 'Othello' at the 
Doge's Palace. 

!Most outstanding individual per-' 
formance of hew theatrical season, 
so far, is that of Femand-Rene as 
Boudu, the -wouldrbe suicide, in 
'Boudu Sauve des Eaux,' 

The revival of 'Teddy and Partner' 
'.with the priglnal cast at. the Michel 
this week, is. preceded by fVieux 
TBebe' (bid Baby), a one act p'aylet 
from the pen of Andre Rivbllet. 

Felix Gandera, having had at least 
five of his plays transferred to the 
screen -has now wiritten his .iHrst 
original filhiv 'D' Amour et d'Eau 
Fralch,' and will himself direct it. 

The eight authors who collaborat- 
ed on 'Quinze. Couples' (16 Pairs), 
opening later this ihonth at the 
Grand Cruignol, are still speaking to 
each other: Piece is in 15 -tableaux. 

jpierre Richard-Willm, having Just 
completed 'Fanatisme' opposite Pola 
Negri,, has been engaged as Marie 
Bell's- chief supportm Le gyand Jeu' 
which Jacques Felder will direct for 
'Films de France.' 

Felix Giacobbt continuing his pol 
Icy' of bringing out the wbtks of ne-w 
authors, has accepted 'Renouveaii' 
(Spring), 4-act play by Charles J. 
' Vincent; to be produced this winter 
at the Renaissance. 

Francis de Crolsset's 'Pierre ou 
Jacques,' already made as a French 
picture, is shortly to be filmed in 
English, by British-Gaumont at the 
Shepherds Bush studios, with Al 
bert. do Courville directing. 

'Anna and Elisabeth,* last film 
made by Dorothea Wleck, before her 
departure for Hollywood, with 
Hertha "rhiele also in an important 
role, opens here soon -With the 
.French adaptation made by Pierre 
Wolff. 

Seldom has any picture star been 
given such an ovation bn this side 
of the Atlantic as. that received by 
Marlene Dietrich Who made a 
. charming little spe'ech at the. pre, 
miere of . her 'S.bng of Songjs' at the 
Miracles. 



C H A T T E 




Tlie Hague 

By M. W. Etty- 



Fail fair, at Utrecht opened with 
1 , 109 stands let.. 

Fox now taking typical Dutch 
scenes here, to be turned into, one 
of their 'Magic Carpets.' 

Rotterdam had premiere of Dutch 
- version of Rheinhardt's 'The Mlra 
cle' (music by Humperdinck), in 
Grand theatre there with Tilly. 
Bouwmeester as the Madonna. Suc- 
cess; 

;:-_At. first _nlght of . ^a,gabo ng.J<;iji,g'. 

"kt Scala, thb Hague, a row- was 
started from the pit — ' protissts 
against a not 100,% Dutch cast 
(only 2 out Of 85 foreign). Police 
threw rioters out. 

A new operetta company starting 
In Amsterdam Grand theatre, led 
by Miss Stella Fontaine, Dutch 
cabaret artist: first show on bills 
la called 'O. K.,' Dutch adaptibn of 

. Benatzky's 'Mbrgen gehts uns gut 



Zuckmayeri, author of 'Haupt- 
mann von Koepenlck,' asked Dutch 
legit company, which holds right£t 
for Holland, to stop performances 
ir . Holland of this play , in con- 
sideration .of political situation ..in 
Gei-many. 

. Tuschinsky announcing winter 
program in which Paramount gets 
big share, also Warner with 'The 
Mystery of the Wax Museum^' 
Fox's 'Cavalcade,' ..a Gerniiin film, 
'Testament von Dr. Mabuse,' and a 
series called; 'Silly Symphonies/ 



h'dgue 



By, EdyirArd 1", Heirn - . 

Prague public soon to see Amerir 
can film, 'Last of the Mohicahs.' 

Fred Bulin had been appointed 
naanager of the P. D. C. film com- 
pany. 

Fox film has made agreement 
with Czech . A. B. :Co. to . distribute 
abl-oad Czechoslovak topical films. 

Di*. Frank TettaUer, dramaturg of 
the' ■Vinohrady municipal theatre, 
now at work;,on a monograph on 
Eugene O'Neili. .. 

Julius. Auissehberg, who. at. one 
time was active in Holl y wpod, is at 
worfc~cm " a.. souhd Tllm7fbr the A., B. 
Co.,,Barrandow. .. 

Burlan, Czech comediah, opened 
the season at ;hi3 own theatre' In 
French cbniedyj 'The Station Mas- 
ter,' by N. Nancy and A. Mohes-, 
Eipn. • . 

A. Bijourin, Prague concert man- 
ager, ha.s turned down offer to pre- 
sent Mary Wignxann,- the fahioiis 
German dancer, owing to her Nazi 
sympathies, ' 

Modern Operetta theatre of 
Prague opened season .by operetta, 
Son of the C^ods,' music by . Czech 
cpniposer, "jaromir Banes. Ameri-. 
can libretto. 

Peter Lore, the former Berlin ac- 
tor who became famous in gangster 
filnis such as 'M,' now sojourning in 
Frain Moravia, this birthplace of his 
wife, Cacllie Lvosky. 

In Nitra, Slovakia, stink bomi>s 
W^re thrown in a leading film house. 
oWlng to the presentation oi a Hun- 
garian ' film. Tiie.- demonstrations 
continued on the leading square of 
the city. 

V; N. Scala, Czech-American from 
Chicago, visiting Prague in order to 
show in Czechoslovak play theatres 
films of .the appearance of the Czech' 
Sokol Gymnastic Union during the 
Chicago World's Fair. 

New Czech film^ 'Morning Dawn,' 
directed by' regisseur Kuba^sek, pr6- 
isenting pictures of workmen's life 
and activities ' In Czechoslovakia. 
Effective, film, shpwing considerable 
progress in Czechoslovak produc-- 
tion. ' 

Maxim Stransky, the former man-r 
ager of Universal, has established 
distribution conipany and will offer 
to Czechoslovak lilay theatres the 
film, 'And Thus Speaks Adolf Hit- 
ler,' and. .also a film, 'German 
Nudl$m." 

Jaromir, the Czech film regisseur, 
ha^ completed a film, 'Thie Girl of 
the Hradshin,' presents scenes of 
the section of Prague of. which the 
famous Hrad castle and iSt. Vitus 
church are thb most important 
strUctuf-es. 

Dostal, the regisseur of the Na- 
tional theatre, now preparing a 
presentation of the Wallenstein 
trilogy by Schiller. This hews' is of 
special interest,, owing to the fact 
that, despite the anti-German feel- 
ing In Czechoslovakia, leading Czech 
stages are planning this season to 
present plays, operas and operettas 
by German classical authors and 
composers. 



Vienna 

By Erich Glass 



Max Relnhardt — 60. 
'Burg theater turns: down 'Alien 
Corn,' 

'Double Harness' scheduled at 
Volks. 

'All Bad That Ends Well' shifted 
to Kamnierspiele, 

^'Sissy' ^800 up, and 'Francis Jp-^ 
seph' awiaitinjg revival, . 
. . Robert Ka,tscher . . writing score 
for 'Streets of London.' 

New volume of poems by .radio 
director Hans Nuch tern. 

'King Pausole,' talker, well re- 
ceived, though critic9 far from all 
het-iip.. 

Opera seasbn begins, with 'Fidello/ 
starring Lotte Lehniann and Fried- 
rich Schorr. 

'Churchmouse' author Ladislaus 
Fodoi" said to be.:hidihg under pseu- 
donyni Grfregor Schmltt. 

'Mrs. Pbtiphar and,. Her Men' 
launched with Gisela Werbezirk.at 
.Stadt theater in Karlsbad. 
. Komoedie reopening witb 'Doc- 
tor's Dilemma,' starring Oscar H6- 

•molka-a-nd-Eln^aTyon-Bullar — 

. Burg, propioses to. celebrate Heirr 
mann Bahr'd'TOth anniverisalry with 
revival of his 'Der Meieter.' 

Edmbnd Konra.d author of Edi- . 
son drania, 'The Conjuror of Menlo' 
-^11 set for Landesth^ater in 
Brnenn. 

Exteriors of 'House of Dreams' to 
be niade in Austrian Wachau, more 
English illnis to be made by Dahubia 
in Hungarjy and Roumamia:. 
' Ppsthumbus. book by Franz Schalk 
on Anton Bruckner lEind thie inter- 
pretation of his symphonies due to 
appear on his second , death anni- 
versary. 

Robert S.toiz conducting world- 
premiere of his fliost Wailtz,' based 
on 'Zwei Herzen' talker, at Copen- 
hagen, with (3erman premiere, tp 
follow at the Opera house in Zurich. 



Catalina 



Montreal 



Raoul Clouthier off for- moose. 
Radio Exhibition Sept. 30- Oct, 7. 
Bill Simpson etherihg safety - first: 
. Press club fall re-opening Thurs- 
day (14). 

W. Ri Ferg4isbn, MG, here from 
New York. 

only girl orch in town at K. of . C. 
aiiditorlurn; , 

Leo Houle pressman 
for C.R.B.G. 

Nan Blakstone back to New York 
Sunday (17). 

Commission studios and 
open October 2. 

Jay Van Liisil soaki^ . com'missiun 
for nice royalty. 

Knights of Modern Melody orch 
to Eclgewater club. 

Charlie Dornberger dickering for 
/commercial program. 

Racing over for season Monday 
(18). All tracks In red. 

Billy Bissett from Seigniory dub 
to Royal York, Toronto. 
Henry Moiss handling three the- 

:atre3._two nix^and-one.legl t. ,! - 

Ronnie Hart back at Chateau, 
Huntingdon, on big fan niail. 

Kraiismann floor' show moves to 
Mountain chalet Wednesday (20) 
for Kiwanls convention, 

Montreal Theatre L6ague sub- 
scrlpUbh plays His Majesty's Octo- 
ber getting good advance sales. 

Walkathon promoters doing mp.st 
of their walking through ■ local 
I courts but .show still going on. 



Sekson offtcially closed saw few 
boats over la]st week-end. 

Allan Hancock's destroyer — de- 
signed 'Valero III' at the St. Cather- 
ine's dock. ' 

Harvey Gates, another sailbr who 
made the crossing, but Mike Boylan 
was missing. . 

William Slavens McNutt made 
the bay under fiill. sail for his final 
trip of the season. . . 

This washes up Catalina chatter 
until next spring with Palna Springs 
next outpost to be heard from. 

Hap Milled guested the Claude 
Binyons on his skiff. Juniors from 
both families mess up the island. 

Hotels are starting to board up 
the -windows. Nothing more des- 
olate than a summer resort In winr 
ter. 

Max Fleishman's 'iialda,' largest 
steam yacht oh the Pacific, ah 
chored at Avalon giving the island 
additional class. 



Loop 



-iArch Herzoff back with a Sioux 
City tixn. 

Nick Boiia producing a fan dance 
unit headed by Rosalie. 

Thornton Wilder going to Hawaii 
for some lecturing at the U. 

Culleh Espy in .from St. Louis 
over, talent for the Ambassador. 

Joe Howa,rd singing the songs he 
wrote for the Colisimo custoihers. 

:Ralph Kettering illadylng. ,, a 
blacic-and-tan show for the liUnbis 

Lew M. Goldberg back In vaude 
field with office In the Butler build- 
ing?* 

Nate Blumberg artd frau around 
apt. shopping, getting settled in 
town. 

Harold Franklin showing the son 
around, the Fair and the hit'e club 
spots. . 

Bill Pine in town for some spe 
dai iplugging for 'Too Much Har- 
mony' for Par, 

Fay Silverman, secretary of the 
Wm. Morris agency, getting the 
treoUsseau set. 

Jack Osterrtian always tops ex- 
hlbs by telling them about the time 
he rah a theatre. 

Annabelle Morgahstern of Allied 
has been Mrs. Topper for more than 
two months nPw. 

Jules Greenga^rd of reistaurant his- 
tory in the loop opening a hew spot 
for the .show trade; 

Jack Kapp visited with the fam- 
ily for 20 minutes while, changing 
,plane3;for;the-.c oa8t..— - , -l.,.-.: 

J. D. Gortatowsky talking a peek 
at the town with his wk® while on 
the way to the coast. 

In the rizty 333 Michigan Boule- 
vard building there's Macaroni and 
Noodle Manu/acturers Club. 

Sam Howard's daughter, Kath- 
leen Howard; has shifted over from 
the 225 Club to the Palace for- four 
weeks, 

Ol.'ien and Johnson up 



new paper around town oa 'Take a 
Chance,' exploiting the gala and the 
low admission. 

Alien Summers, here organizing 
for the Mpose, and in his first "week 
corralled Ole Olsen, Chick Johnson 
and George Jessel. 

Phil R. Davis has his play, 'Above 
His Strivings,' going the rounds and 
is how readying a new one, 'Plunder 
Bund,' a Chicago expose, . . 

Harlow Wilcox's voice the most 
familiar on the World's Fair 
grbunds diie to industrial recordings 
ho made for. various exhibitis. 



Cleveland 

lenh C. Pullen 



Al Gregg, p. a. RKO Palace, 111 
in hospital. 

ilarry Proper out bf Idlewild, 
opeinlng own nitery. 

Bert. Todd, ex-burlesk nian, now 
mahagiiig .Jloxy illm-grinder. 

Play House, town's ace repertory: 
theatrei, opening sekson Sept. 30. 

No legit shows in sight until early 
October, but Hafland Fend isplot- 
ting-atoglCTiP .'hpany, \ — 

George WiUiitm^ back in town tb 
bpen new Chez Paree cafe -With 
Ernie Young's revue; 

Sheila Barrett, stage mimic, stop- 
ping off at ritzy Mounds Club, be- 
fore hopping to Holly wood» • 

Frank Orsino burned promoters 
of filmed 'Maedchen' by staging 
play bnly week before pix's run. 

Rubber (]loldberger has built new 
dan je room for his. Patent Leather 
Cliib, now biggest . nitery in town. 

Emerson Gill taking first vacation 
In three years in Bermuda before 
going to Bppk-Cadillac in Detrblt 
Sept. 27. 

Herbert Elwell, music crick for 
■Plain Dealer,' back from Minne- 
apolis -vacatipn that was spoiled by 
appeh. op. 

'Maedchen in Uniform,' postponed 
since spring, being finally booked 
into legit Hanna Sept. 23 by Har- 
land,..Fend. 

Refusal bf city officials to bkay 
permits for three old theatres «ls 
holding up all plans of three burlesk 
prompters. 

Operatprs of pix houses, down- 
town and in suburbs, report a phe- 
nomenal jump in b. o. -grosses in. the 
last month. 

San Carlo opera under Rodney 
Sutton's p; a.^ing drew more news- 
paper publicity than Met opera 
usually does. 

Vat Emmaline, better known as 
'Brpadway Rillie,' opening a Bally- 
hoo Club backed by a mysterious 
femme iangel. 

Tom McMahon, the 'Newcastle 
Wildcat,' who kayoed Jack Johnson 
and Jess Willard in his prime, nbw 
bai'tending at Selznick's nitery. 

Henry Sanson, orchestra leader at 
Rainbow Gardens, suing for divorce, 
cliargihg wife cussed and stayed out 
late. Separated since May, 1931. 

Ohio Dancing Teachers' Conven- 
tion here, trying to cloae private 
homerstudios and hiking prices to 
75-cents minimum per dancd lesson, 

Reaison Arthur Clamage of De- 
troit is so hot about getting burly 
spot here Is because he and Warren 
Irons -virere eased out of a house 
years ago. 

.Herman Pirchner,- whose Alpine 
Club is One of town's biggest clicks, 
boasts he cleaned up 75 grand when 
he sold his interest in New York 
brewery and cafe, . 

Bill Watson either flLies or en- 
trains to New .York at least .every 
other . week to decide on bbokings 
for his indie house, although Wil- 
liam Morrjs agency bandle3_aU hlS; 
■acts. " ~ '"~ ' ' 



Pittsbargh 

By Hal Cohan 

Oscar Xevant in town visiting Mi 
family and atill monologing it/ ^ 

Mo Qlanz, the agent, back on tk« 
Job after 10 weeks in Atlantic Clti? 

Alex Kann. after a summer U 
little theatre W9rk, back to NeS 
York, *^v^ 

Alfred Head In town beatine thh 
drums for Gene O'Neill's 'ai? 
Wllderneaa.' >' » aj^ 

Kenny Kenfleld off for Oil citF 
Pa„ to take over a house for thS 
Harris Intereata. w tw 

Harriet Petit, Harry Kalmine'* 
secretary, off to New York f or th? 
Warner Club convention, 

Rae Russell, local dancer now 
featured at the Variety, became olA 
enough to vote last Week. - 
-Jackie Heller leaving Ben Bemia 
for a week only to play the AmbasZ 
sador in St. Louis aa a^ingle - ' 

His brother WB district manager* 
tossed a little dinner for resighinc 
Jimmy Balmer ahd a wrist watch * 
Edith ICing, fpllowlng closing "ot 
short-lived 'Going (iay,' \arouni 
visiting friends. Used to be a stock 
fav here/ ^ 
• Ken Coffman, formerly on WB art 
istaff, to St. Louis for Skouras crowd 
under George Tyson, his ex-em-, 
plbyer here. 

Fred (Falls) Binder Is an Itallaa 
but he looks more like a . Yiddish 
comedian than Yiddish cbmedlahs 
themselves do, ; 
AilhutLJLaw,i-foj^ 



the New: Amsterdam and Liberty la 
New York, new bbx^oflide chief at 
Nixon. Tom Clarke his assistant. 

Ruth Robin .went away prizihg 
Babe Daniels' and Ben Lydh's mes- 
sage telling her how nitich they en- 
Joyed her singing at Urban Room. 

,Harry Kalmine recalling that he 
played Mae West , in a seven-person 
act at the Keith in Orange, N. Y- 
only five years ago at $250 for the 
turn. 



Stroudsburg 

. Bartholomew 



Queeha Mario left Buck Hill for 
Europe, 

Casanova club has Jbe Rlcca and 
his band. 

Emerson Gill's band with Marion 
Mann one-nighting. 

Peacock Cafe features Greg Size's 
prk with Ted Simmons. 

Roselyn Casino, Elmhurst, opened 
with Evans' Night Hawks. 

Belton's 18 Colored Syncopators 
entertained at Chapman Lake.— - 

Jack Kuentz and his Hotel Pitts- 
burgher band ono-nlghted at New- 
ton Lake. 

Bill Kiefor and his Alverlan ork 
succeed MacDonough's band at 
Pocono Summit Inn. 

Bob McClelster's Criterion played 
for the Midnight Sun's Monte Carlo 
=nigh.t--at-Glen-Bi'ookr 



Russen Sisters with Pinkie Han- 
ish and Jimmy Reilly's band play- 
inpr at Fieklstone Inn, 
. .Ted Kramer, Ann Crews and 
Sunny Marston with Moe Schwartz 
and Harmony Boys at the new 
Chateau. ' ' 

Alice Butler and Esther Martin, 
dancing in the Kresge floor show, 
signed for Ned Wayburn's new 
Marilyn Miller show, 



Boston 

By L»n Llbiiey 

Charlie Koerner of RKO chalks 
up the Mort Downey record at Boa- 
ton. 

John Luce, vei; piiibilciteer, figures 
as graind opera, news in ill for Sal- 
maggl. 

Jack Granara, Loew exproiteer, off 
to New.. Hampshire hiUa fbr hla 
vacash. 

Ben Gilbert, formerly of Publlx, 
stepp'ed up to house manager at 
Majestic. . / 

Dennie Shea reporting by post- 
card from his tour with the Bqston 
Braves footballers. 

Ray Bolger becoming a sort of 
matinee Idol for the autograph 
hunters at the Bostbn. 

Bert McKenzIe. due soon . ahead of 
film, 'Dinner at Eight,' tentatively 
booked for Majestic Oct. 2, . 

Harry A. Kaufman of the film -dis- 
trict returning a gift hat because he 
says he pirefers to go hatless. 

Al Duffy, who was eixpected to 
go on road, assigned pro tern to 
remain here as press agent for the 
Shubert houses. 

Floyd Bell, finishing a five weeks' 
job for Brockton Fair, Is imme- 
diately stepped .into handling 'Dam- 
aged Lives,' and staging three-day. 
campaign that had the town talk- 
ing. 

Bill Harrigah getting great wel- 
come, and then going on the alir 
and entertaining with picture and 
stage talk,, and especially singing 
songs his dad made famous In Har- 
rlgan and tlart days. 



IS 



By Walter D. Botto 



Gene Austin played -a two-day en- 
gagement at Strand Theatre— to 
capacity. 

Bob Marks back." from his two 
weeks' vacation in Chicago and 
New York. 

— Bernard Thomas irlslted 'the- bid 
home town Nashville during hl.i 
two -weeks tour. 

The Silver Slipper survives all the. 
cabaret shows here — only one con- 
tinuously ppen. . 

Howard Waugh 'put on extra big, 
advance advertising campai for 
'Goodbye^ Again' • at Warners. . 

Col. Cecil Vogel is now a bachelor 
pro-tem; the madam left' for. a. 4* 
weeks tour of the big open spaces. 

Lloyd iluhtley and his Isle O' 
Blues orchestra now playing an 8 
weeks engagement oh Peabody Roof 
Garden. 

Rosem.ary theatre — after three 
weeks of vaudeville threw up , the 
sponge and quit vaudeville. Straight 
pictures now. 

Strike and picketing of Strand 
and Princess Theatrb's two houses, 
handled by M. A- Lightman, now- 
entering Its sixth week. 

Orpheum theatre lessees having a 
hard time in getting the hpuse open. 
No pictured to be had — Loews and 
Jffifl,mers.Jiay.e=them.All-..tifid^r)i:. 



Donald Kirke, former leading mnn 
of several stock companies, is now 
representing Cooks Brewery Co. of 
BvansVille, Ind., in this territory. 

Fred Suzore^-operatlng the SuJ^orp 
Theatres No, 1 and 2 neighborhood 
houses— presenting ^5 acts of vaude- 
ville and pictures. I^e makes it p;>y 
in the outlying cTlstrlcta, hut tliey 
can't do it downtown in the biff 
houses. 



Tae»*kJr S<»pteBibeg ,19» 1933 



Mnneapolis 

By Lm R««s 



¥IMES SQUARE 



VARIETY 



53 



|0a KremiW coming for concert 

^^n^m, United Artists' dlatrict 
M^ger, in town. 
tSamen l»arkers on State Fair 
an InnovaUon here. 

Annual radio and electric ahow 
.t^jStori?^ sept. 26 to 29. 

• Ywic (Publlx), loop ftrat rwne. 
•iKKb up its shorts heavily. 

'Xpheum back to^.f^SX.*?*"*'" 
toS Bamo a« opposition State. 

D^ntAjrea refused admission to 
JdS?SSen'playiBe 14fe Begins/ 

iCftTi Lorenz, Fox salesman, re- 
ip^Sfid^rom 'illness and back on 

**Cllff Gin. Pantagea' manager, 
j^a^one-day visit to Rochester. 

r««r nine yekts with local RKO 
..^S; 4 bUler. Gladys Huizel 
lias retired. ^ 
" ^ P Brunet, Columbia super- 
^2'r 5 exchanges flrom New Tork. 

• local visitor* 

^^SS'iSiie' •Stnjn.g.s 
Beti?? two «>f beat grosaers in ter- 
ritory currently. ^ . w 

JaJk Paige, former Balnbrldge 
rtS 16jSlil man at Shubert. now 
— iftttdvertlslhg-game. 



€ H ATT E 




continuing while waiting start of 
Shubert'a legit season. 

Billy Bryant closing his show boat 
season here with '£ast Liynne' and 
preparing to present troupe in indie 
leglt houses and chain pic theatres 
through Ohio and nearby states un- 
til spring. 

Management of: Reds saved a few 
dollars by calling oft Hnal home 
game of season with the Giants; 
revenue from handful of fans that 
showed up for scheduled contest 
wouldn't pay cost of balls, let alone 
expense of ticket sellers i^nd takers. 



Carl Liohman 
Colonnade. 



Oakland 

By Wood Sdanea 



Tom Kelly to N. T. via canal. 

Spencer Tracy and , Loretta 
. Younjg, vacationing at Del Monte, 
admit to Inquiring reporter that 
I they are that way about each other. 

Forum, swagger Oakland social 
club having acted as sponsor .tor 
numerous artistic events, plans to 
'dip into the little theatre field. 
Everett Glass will be the. stage di- 
rector 



John Dltaon back from New York 
wh?e ifelinea^up^jjramatlc stock 

company for fihubert. 

Fbx exchange^here plimgtog V g- 
orouriy into, Sydney^. Kent drive 
which started this wecK. 

Billy Gould, veteran JJnlted Ar- 
tlsti Wesman. ^^.J^"^^"^' 
no siiiccessor . appointed yet. 

Century theatre to celebrate 
fourth anniversary of house under 
that name week of Sept. Z8. 

Women admitted tree to wres- 
tling matches here when accom- 
panied by, pald^nale customer. 

Lyceum, 2,3d0-seat fadependent 
loop house, canopy changed to read 
?6pen in September,' instead of 'Au- 
gust.' 

Minneapolis Symphony orchestra 
to open s^on Oct. 28. If neces- 
sary guarantee funds are- to . be 
raised. 

Mort Stager finally pays belated 
visit here to look over his recently 
acquired Orpheum and decide on. 
* policy. 

'Maedchen In Uniform/ at World, 
advertised as 'only 6-A picture in 
town' and 'original unexpurgated 
.version.' 

' £iph Roisen, Parandount salesman, 
in harness again after recuperiattag 
from injuries mistataed In automo- 
bile accident. 

Mrs; William Koienlg, former 
Mlnneapolltan and wife «f Warner 
Brothetv^. production manager at 
Bollywood, here on visit. 

Dnlv^slty of Mtanesota theatre 
to present two brand new plays by 
Twin City playwrights, "God by 
Proxy* and 'Joan of Arkansas.' 

With most exchanges now having 
plenty of prints of new season 
product, threatened danger of film 
.shortage here has been eliminated. 

W. A. Kupper and Clyde iEckhart, 
t'ox western division sales manr- 
ager and' district manager, respec- 
tively, here to close Publlx circuit 
deal. 

.' Julie .Madison, theatre, radio and 
night club singer here, local winner 
in Paramount's 'Search for Beauty' 
contest and Will receive Hollywood 
screen tei^t.' 

Three Twin City movie theatres 
now permit smoking. Two are Pub- 
llx houses, the neighborhood Lor* 
Ing here and loop ToWer. St. Paul, 
where It's allowed In the balcony. 
Other Is sure-seater World here, 
where logo sitters have' the priv-. 
Uege. 



Don Wilding, director of U. C. 
.£ixperimental theatre, secured ar- 
rest of. two men whom lie claimed 
'kidnaped'^ him to a hotel room and 
forced him to sign promise to pay 
IIOQ on thrieat ot 'expose.' 

Premier theatre again threaten 
ing to reopen — this time as a 
straight picture house.. . Theatre is 
the city's champion iri-and- outer 
with everything but a flea circus as 
attractions, during the last year or 
two. 

Berkeley Playhouse, nearly de 
funct since it lost Its home in an 
abandoned Berkeley church, Is re- 
viving this year under co-direction 
of Alice Brainerd, as business man- 
ager, and Prank Ferguson, as dl 
rector. 

The Roxle, stopped by. injunction 
from showing 'The Gold Diggers of 
1933* traded With West Coast re- 
ceiving 'Voltaire' instead and fol- 
lowed Paramount run of ^old Dig 
gers,' after a. week, with the dis 
puted musical. 

San Francisco 



By Harold . Bock 



New Haven 

Harold M* Bone 



Murray's 



Edgewood Players getting set for 
12th season. 

Looks like Dave Mdrldge will be 
back at .Shubert, ' 

A banged up knee has Aiidy Sette 
doing a goosestep.' 

'Joui^nal-Courier* film crick faded 
after three reviews. 

J. Freednaan takes a step up as 
ai3st. mgr. at College; . 

'Tugboat ..Annie' prompts 'record 
hews adv. space by nabes. 
. Carmela PonseUe due here in 
'Aida* at Arena Sun. C24th). 

Dag Lee again , teams up with 
Woolsey Hall concert series, 

Frank Lovecchio, marathon dancer, 
drew $35 fines in auto mlxup. 

Roger Sherman gets, oke results 
on shift to Wed. nite openings. 

Helen Malone leaves for Sprtag- 
field, Ohio, for Civic Theatre post 
there. 

Jimmie Mahon is doubling be- 
tween- Par theatre and Far exchange 
Ady_depf 



'Fbe new job has Adeliho Vanni 
covering , more ground than Ring 
ling's tent. 

Don Cavallaro spent the summer 
operating; his amusement spot at 
Lake Waramaug. 

In-and-out vaiide at Par leaves 
stage and pit crews poiuidlng the 
pavements again. 

With "Vernon Reaver at Palace 
and R Robt. Bums at College, local 
managerial map takes on hew faceJ 



former theatre mainager, Joins Fred 
Hall Productions here and is rout- 
ing his first revue, titled 'Words 
and Music' 

Al Waldon's band replaces Troy 
Singer's dusiy syncopators at Sem- 
ler's Tavern, near Akron. Georga 
Gould stays on ajs featured singer 
and entertainer. 

Billy Foster, formerly musical di- 
rector with •Ciirley Burns' ahbw. 
will serve In UkC: capacity for Fred 
Hall's hew' revue, 'Words and 
Music.' due to take the road soon- 



St Loois 



Phihdelpliia 



Gndnnati 

Joe Kolli 



"V. Dlnermah driving his own. 
Tom Holzberg plugging Bibo-Lahg 
tunes. 

Erwin Bock up In RKO ranks as 
Grand nigr. 

Tom Holzberg ito- 
I^ng times. 

C. Harry Schreiber is Capitol mgr. 
with Jack Tleman assisting. 

Castle Farrn had 11.26 convert for 
three-night ' igagement of Duke El- 
lington. 

Harry M. Forwobd subbed as 
■Post' crick While Frank Aston 
vacashed. 

Nat Holt. Jr., following in dad's 
tracks by staging animal and magic^ 
■hows for playmates. 

*oe Goetz ballyed Paramount's 
iJ5econd._anniversatry.^.by=^paEtyin£ 
patrons with ice cream, cake and 
flowers. 

Ork leaders paying musicians off 
m local's ofllce to avert scale chisel- 
ing. 

Legion set 350 plates for Wiley 
Post luncheon at Netherland Plaza, 
out there were only 61 diners at 
♦1.50 per hoad. 

Nelson G. Trowbridge devoted va- 
cash to bridge study, which lie's 



Nelson Case's frau back Iroih her 
ole Vlrginny home. 

Peter B. Kyne's back at his Un- 
derwood after that op. 

Mike Newman here, bubbling over 
With liady For a Day.' 

Martha Taylor out of NBC's traf- 
fic dept with a skittish heart. 

Marjdrle Brlggs, Betty Noyes and 
Dorothy Hill hew fem trio with Flo 
Rlto. 

Bob Hall, •Call-Bull' radio spieler, 
and Anne Parrlsh married last 
week. 

Merian CJ. Cooper and wife, Doro- 
thy Jordan, hiding out at BUrUn- 
game. 

Mebbe $2 opening for "Bowery* at 
United Artists middle of next 
month. 

Lou Newcomb, out of Frisco for 
some time, back as , manager of the 

Benny Rubin has taken an apart- 
ment in Oakland to be near his new 
beer garden. 

Late Jacob Gottlob's esUte left to 
his widow, including his interest in 
the Columbia. 

Richard Bennett scrammed for 
Hollywood after resting at his Los 
Gatos ranch. 

1 - Louise J>andis is thumbs down on 
ham sandwiches after taking pub- 
licity pix at a: hog ranch. 

Felton Kaufman, shoe man, and 
Jerry Hurst, lawyer man, submit- 
ting tunes to Paramount. 

Just to prove he has a bad cold 
Bob Allen's carrying a. bottle of 
coiigh medicine iEuround With him. 

Three weeks of real estate and 
Dave Richard's back in s^QW biz 
this time managljig, xrc. Berkeley. 

Outside of the Warfleld, Mark 
Hopkins and MJB prograna Anspn 
Weeks not doing a thing this week. 

.Tom Hutchinson working on 
Wiieatena's radio show resuming 
next week with Harold Peary again 

Sydney Dixon is reducing and 
claims he won't be Batisfled until 
he's down to Harry Bechtel's ton- 

"*Charlie Leonard back after A few 
days Tn LA getting the UA theatre 
publicity started. Returns th'-rP. 

baton arm dally, ready Co^^" 
Warfleld the 29th, week after 

^^;^'Sns. ex-vaudv wartJg^ 
now chief hofitefls at NBC, after 
RuTh Westgate. Mintha Sheltpn 
left. too. Bucceeded by Hazel Mc 

^bSc he left , for two weeks at 
Cat'Sina Meredith Wlllson vowed 
he'd return with a beard. 



Europa, small house devoted to 
iarty and foreign pictures, reopened 
with 'Savage Gold.' 

Annual fall row with, musicians' 
union on one side iand Imahagers on 
other is on. Gfurldc and Walnut 
on firing line. 

Keith's reopening. Sept 21 with 
straight pix policy using second- 
run Fox products Sablosky & Mc- 
Guirk managing. 

Many rumors heard concerning 
Locust, owned by .Al Boyd, who also 
has Fox. LeHt report all wet, but 
may be a roadshow film house. 

Mastbaum may get light opera 
season to. follow up three weeks of 
grand opera recently completed. 
Musical stock also reported for 
Shubert. 

Tommy Labrym, legit p.a.. back 
from trip around the world. Will 
be{»associated with Sam NlrdUngier 
ta latter's new capacity as head of 
Broad as tadle house. 

Femintae Influence In legit thea- 
tre quite pronounced with Ella 
Waters and Katharine McCarron as 
directors of the new Walnut outfit 
and Mrs. Albert Wolf managtag the 
Garrick. 

Ray Henderson (McCUntlc office). 
Bill Fields (Laurence Rivers), For- 
rest Crosman (Carroll), John Peter 
Tochey (Sana Harris), and Dave 
Wallace (Paultae . Lord), legit p.a.'s 
as so far noted here. 

Opening of 'As Thousands Cheer" 
had quite a few celebs ta audience. 
Al Jolson. John Charles Thomas, 
George Kaufman and Lou Holtz 
noticed and LIbby Holman an- 
nounced ais there, but nobody seemed 
to see her. 

William Dou^erty (Doc), for- 
merly press rep at the Walnut and 
now manager of profitable Bell-ln- 
Hand restaurant, to be ta his ac- 
customed spot on Wataut'door when 
that house re-lights Monday after 
being dark two years. 



Al Trahiui here ifpr week at Fox. 
Larry Rich, muny opera come- 
dian, takes over m. c job In local 
night club. . ^ 

Mldtown theatre, stock house for 
years, to be opened as second run 
movie house showing Metro prod- 
uct. ■ 

fVank McGrann first traveling 
legit p. a. in town tWs season. Fox 
•Crazy QuUt of 1933,' scheduled for 
Ambassador.^ 

Bill Bentley, Ambassador artist 
and former press agent, in hospital 
"recoVeffiig~trom conc us s i o n of-brain 
suttered when street car hit him. 

Arthur Casey departs after fall- 
ing to negotiate lease for Orpheum 
for season of stock; Insufficient 
backing, -house owners say. He 
may be back. 

American, St. Loula' sole remain- 
tag legitimate house, to open first 
week in October with road show 
eivgagement of picture, ajtaper at 
Eight.* No bookings after that- 

Joe Wtaters has at last been re- 
warded for his long years of ser- 
vice as concertmaster in theatre or- 
chestra here. Joe fiddled In the 
very first band that played in a 
local movie and he's been ta one 
ever since. Now Harry Koplar haa 
made him director of the 25 niusl- 
clans Who play at the St, Louis. 



Spokane 

By Ray Budwi 

Jockey Club Is spend in? 
for new headquarters on the 
[ of the Metals Bldg. 

State theatre hoS Joined thel 
Evergreen chain here, embracing 
Fox, Orpheum and Liberty. 

Phil Sheridan has taken a sea- 
son's lease on the Trianon ballroom. 
Will redecorate arid arrange "for a 
nightly floor show. 

Majestic has added Chris Efwih's 
burlesque to its pix prograins. 
Show doing well with flesh only at 
the Orpheum four days a week; as 
Competition. 

Dessert hotel opening the. Rath-, 
skeller, bar and grill. Preview for 
the press gave the room a fonnal 
and elaborate opening. Vic Des- 
: sert . staged the party. 
' H. W^ (Nick) Pierpng, formerly 
manager of the Pan and Orpheuna 
theatres, leaving for Oiympla for a 
state road job. Has been Identified 
with, state highway dept. since 
leaving, the theatre. 

Fox theatre tied ta with Da.ven- 
port hotel oh second birthday ah- 
nlversary^ Did a. sellout ta Italian 
Gardens, and drew the crowd by 
making a news clip. Pix will show 
next week at the theatre. 

Jess and Hayden -Manh, formerly 
at the Davenport hotel, have re- 
turned to the city after six years In 
vaudeville and night spots ta Cali- 
fornia.. Have talssn a contract for. 
)rchestrat-at^lhe-Garden-ball-- 



room. 



Hifftford 

By M. H. Hammer 



By Rex McConnell 

Duke Ellington and orchestra 
playing one-niters through Ohio.. 

Fred Hurley, producer of musica;! 
tabs, negotiating for old Grand 
opera houfie here, .... ~ 

Joe Sheehan and band continues 
week ends at Springfield Lake Park 
pavillion, niear Akron- 

Jack Miles' orchestra attracts only 
fair-sized crowd at fUl opening 
East Maj-ket Gardens. 

Williams' band, with Kay Donna, 
soloist, hangs up new attendance 
records at ChlppewJt Lake. ^ 

Hughie Shea's band, out at Silver 
Gardens, now playing ballroom en- 
gagements in this territory. Silver 
Gardens Inaugurating the fall sea- 
son with Ted Mack's band and 
company of entertainers. 

Dick Snyder and his Detroiters, 
after several weeks at Michigan re- 

room engagements. 

Billy Earhardt's 'Sparklets of 
1933,' concludes several weeks' en^ 
pagement at Geauga Lake Park, at 
G^-auga Lake, Ohio. 

George Williams winds uiJ sum- 
mer season at Chippewa Lake Park 
and takes his band into Cleveland 
for all- winter nlpht club job, 

Hnrt-y Smith, Buffalo booker and 



Dick Dorman takes a trip to Boa 

ton. ^ , ^ 

The way it Is spelled— C. J. Bren- 

nan. 

Bond Hotel Tap Room gets the 

crowds. ..... 

State Commission closing beer 
taverns for violations. 

Talk of stock retnmtag to the 
now closed Palace theatre. 

Most of the 3.2 spots runntag ta 
orchestras for the same 'jitney* a 
drtak. , 
Hobart Bbsworth makes personal 
api>earance with "Lady for Day* at 
Loew's theatres: 

Barney Grogan iumounces his 
forthcoming maniage to Mary Cal- 
lahan of New Britain. . 

Edward Karplnskl says^s wife 
gave birth to a bounctag baby 
daughter and not a. boy. 

Nat Greenwood's design for 
Hartford NJLA. Parade float for 
local theatres won first prize. 

Rena Garrity, Harry Hoff and 
Joe Hennessey gather ta the War- 
ner office to discuss the latest scan- 
dals. 

Columbia Opera Company to 
stage opera at the State theaitre 
with a top of %1 and a low of 26 

cents. 



By Robert J. . Rhodes 

Joan Huddleson, Phocailx , dancer, 
has been given a part ta filnos. 

Murphy Comedians Will be . back 
in Phoenix s6metlme^tliti?_wlnter. 
^Lawrence Weiivier, f brmer " HiaJi-' 
ager of Rialto here, now ta Tucson. 

Bill Turn bow. capltol reporter 
for the 'Gazette,' back from his 
vacasb. 

Helen Wynh flew back to New 
York last week fifter vlslttag her 
parents here. 

Harold Stetson, one of . the Stet- 
son Brothers, has returned from 
vacash ta Iowa and Is no^^. In, 
Nogales, Son., looking, after El 
Teatro O bregon. 

Albert Stetson is arranging for 
the opening of hl3 new. house, the 
Studio, in Prescott. His brothers. 
Milt and. Hariy Arthur and C. A. 
Caballero are interested In the new 
venture. 

Liarry Blair, staff artist at Fox 
and the only employee Who was 
with the theatre when it opened 
slightly more than two years ago, 
going in for himself as commercial 
artl.«?t Oct. 1. 

Art Pickett, of Orpheum and 
Ri.aUo theatre, is head of a com- 
mittee to handle the national ad- 
jv:erAising^jQl.J^hoftnix.^^l>Qjut^_IJ.8,-^ 
000 wlll .be ia^peht in this year's cam- 
paign. Money appropriated by city 
and county. 

Leonard Gowley, Phoeni?: real eS" 
tate op-eratpr, has received a letter 
from Leonard Cowley, who a short 
time ago was at Saranac. Same 
names aroused the. former's curi- 
osity to the point where he wrote 
the showman. 



Earl Kays' orchestra moves td' 
Rainbow ballroom. 
. Dehham theatre broadcasting 
three times a week. 

R. Hlldreth. division auditor for 
Fox exchanges, spent several dayis 
here. 

Roy Churchill has quit the union 
and is now playing the organ at 
the OrientaL 

Frank Sheffield had a close call 
When his car sideswlped a truck v. 
I parked on a bridge. |2D0 damage. 
I Mike Smith, booker for U. S. 
Army post theatre, in town and 
busy booktag dates for the soldier 
boys. . 

C. L. "Poss' Parsons, sports "eS't. 
tor, the Post, making his tenth an- 
nual flying tour of the Rocky Mbun* 
tain conference colleges, getting 
dope on the football situation. 

Peter J. Berkeley, local pbotog<^ 
rapher. flew to Hollywood to take 
a large number of stills in the MGM 
studios; ^e photographed stars and 
beauty contest wtaners. Instead of 
glvtag up his bnstaess here to lo- 
cate on the coast. Berkeley will fly 
there frequently at the request of 

The foUowtag out-of-town exhibs 
seen on the row: Dave Ashman, 
Idaho Springs, Colo.; Tom Vilnave^ 
Buffalo, Wyo.; S. L. fiessbed^ 
Chappell. Neb.; J. P. C^rpef, La- 
fayette Colo.; S. G. Btella, Louis- 
ville, Colo.; C. W. KeUy, Greely, 
Colo.; C. P. Graves, Boulder, Colo, 
and E. K. Menagh. Ft Lnpton, Colo. 



Rochester 

By .Poh Record 

Rubs Kaim to lead IIKO Palaco 
orchestra. 

Florence Colebrook .Powers opens 
candy shop. 

Billy Hallen is m. c with the 
Liberty Boys. 

Slager Post Band wins Legion 
state championship. 

Fifty singers given auditions for 
roles in Civic Music Ass'n. produc* 
tlon. 

Norman HC Brlnsley Is back in 
town, joining Hav Nash's theatre 
advertising iservice. 

Robert Stevens, director of Cpna- 
mUnity Players, back from Euro- 
pean trip to open season. 

Park Zoo Is so popular thai Siipt. 
Patrick J. Slavin plane to double 
present size when financed pemiit, 

Stanley Fenyvessy gives lecture 
on his Jamboree Boy Scout trip aa 
stage single at the Family, one. Of 
his father's houses.' 

Philip Van Tassell. Inez Qutah 
and Gordon Selwood are soloists 
With Victor Wagner's * orchestra on - 
Genesee- Brewtog Co. radio hour. 

Paul White composed pieces for 
his three small daughters and 
played them over the radio as guest 
conductor for the Stromberg-Carl- 
son hour. 

Manager Jay Golden of the RKO 
Palace introduced Morton Downey 
and the new vaude policy at a. 
breakfast for city officials and 
newspaper- men. at The Sagamore. 

The 'Journal' ran a series of pho- 
tographicjstrips ^jp osed b y .Mrs. Cleon 
"Lewis, Cl<?te I-«cehner, "W'sJie'r^ToT- 
mer and Gregg .Swa.rthbut In con- 
nection with showing at the Palace 
of "Lady for a bay.' 

Ganjfl»?r Bros, ani-nal circus pro- 
vides stage show at the Liberty in 
nefghbs' move for flesh to combat 
t2nwn*own houses. Carr & Dawn 
put' on vaude act at the Arnett. 
Tennessee Kambler.«( at the State. 



S4 



VARIETY 



Tuesday, September 19, 1933 



OBITUARY 



MARTIN HERMAN 

Martlh Herman, 6Q, • prominent, iii 
legit show biiiainess for SfO years, 
died in New York of heart failure 
Sept.' Iffi He had apparently been 
in thie best of health the previous 
day. ' . '■ , ■ .. 

He was a .brother of Al. H. 
Woods, and became associated Vith 
him in' 1905 as producer and gen 
, eral inanager^ Woods attained fame 
as a manager, Herman eluding the 
limelight but as a tea,m they were 
highly: prosperous until the. road 
tours were no longer profitable, 
A few^ 3f thj stars who have ap- 
peared under their managenient are 
John and Liionel Barrymore, Dustin 
Farnum, Claudette , Colbert, Ann 
Harding, Katharine Cornell, the late 
Barney Bernard, the late Xiouis 
Mann, and Florence Reed. No one 
Broadway ~ produce]^ diieyeloped. as 
mlich talent for Hollywood as did 
the Woods office. Its walls are 
studded with noted professional 
faces, iiny number of players who 
were virutally unknown until com- 



iii grateful ' appreciation of 
the many thpugjitful 
pretsiontt of sympathy ahd. 
condolence recffived froni our 
friends in the. profession fol' 
lowing death my 

father, Samuel Elkeles. 

PERCY ELlCELES 



Sumner, Arch S.elwyn, Morris Gest, 
Sam Forrest, Walter. Moore,' Rich- 
ard . Herndon, W. D; Weinberger, 
Arthur Hopkins, Leo Donnelly, p. 
H. Sulllvanj: Jr., and Ja<k - Pulaski 



WALLY HELStON 

Wally Helston (Walter IHa), 
60, died suddenly of. a heart at- 
tack Sept. 1 the Casino theatre 
at Wildwpod, N, J. He came from 
England in 1892 and .worked with 
his sister Kitty, known as 'The 
Hfelstons, English Top Boot , pknc- 
ers.' Later on^5 worked with his 
other sisters, Grussie^ a:nd Dolly, 
known ,as 'The .Helston Trio.' In 
later years he and his wife were 
known as 'Wally and Xiottie Hel- 
ston.' For 'the past twelve years he 
has been' manager for Hunt's The-j 

a.tres in Wtldwoodv N- J.— I 

Survived by his widow, Lottie; 
one sister, and tw;o bifothers. He 
was a Shriher, an "EXk. ahd mem- 
ber 'of the Knights of Pythias. 

Funeral services were held in 
Wildwood and interniient in Greieh- 
wood Cemetery, Philadelphia', Pa. 



In|r under Woods' management,, Not. 
only did Woods and Hen](\an de- 
velop talent but* they eiicourage'd 
.authors. After a long Ifst'pf melo- 
dramas they were just- as success- 
ful wl^h farces, such as 'Getting 
Gertie's Garter,'. 'Up in Mabel's 
Room.' in addition were the then 
lioted dialect 'Potash and Perlmut- 
X&f comedies. 

Albert Herman was of the three 
"way cdtnbination Sullivan, Cpn- 
sidihe and Woods, he assuming the 
latter name. 'Sam H. Harris was 
also in the combination when melo- 
drama was native to the. Bowery.- 
When Woods, went pn his own, 
•Marty' , Herman ^joined with him. 
In the .early, days they produced 
such thrillers as ., 'Queen 'of the 
Whit^ Slaves,' 'Secret, Service Mah,* 
'Chinatown Chiirlle,' 'The ' Gtfeat 
Express Robbery.' In their iiriine 
they presented such highly polished 
mellers as 'The ShiEinghai Gesture/ 
JThe Green Hat,' and 'The Trial of 
Mary. Dugan,' latter probably tlielr' 
most profitable venture. During the 
war -.came the noted ' 'Friendly En- 
emies' and the line of bedroom 
farce:|,«. 

The prolific Owen Davis supplied 
most of the melodramas for the 
Woods office, which produced more 
than 300. attractipns; As inahy as 
six companies of. a, Wpods Brpadr 
way Success toured* simultaneously. 
It was Herman" who attended to the 
vast detail, involved, the . bookr 
ings, . actors contracts, . engaging of 
the many people connected ■with the 
shows, contracting for scenery and 
cpstunies and always driving a bar- 
gain in which his ke^n mind kept 
the upper hand. While . theatre- 
goers did hot know him, hordes of 
actors came' in' frequent contact 
with Herman and all showmen re- 
spected, his ability. 1 ....... ^ 

'.Among newspaper men |Marty'. 
•Herman was one of the best liked, 
men on Broadway. With them he 
■wias always liberal and he was a 
news source that kept reporters In 
the dramatic' departments dropping 
Into his office, continuously. ' He 
could be rough and .often -Vvas but 
the 'boys' came back for more. His 
sense of humor wa;s unfailing,' one 
side of his charac.ler that kept l^lm 
a bachelor. 

When he failed to appear at his 
office last Thursday (16)'hii3 secrcr 
tary telcphyncd the Alr^e apart- 
ments on East 67th street, , the 
manager entering and finding him 
lifeless. His friend, Dr. Philip W. 

ransmah, ivas summoned and 
said that Herman passed away of 
heart failure while asleep. 

Funeral services were- conducted 
Sunday (17) at the Riverside 
Mem o r i a 1 Chapel which was 
==oammed--Avlth=the^-mosWEeprcsent^- 
tive theatrical, gathering in years, 
There Were eulogiea by Rabbi Dr, 
Stephen Wise and Loney Haskell, 
latter,, acting for the Jewish The 
atrlcal Guild. Remains were taken 
to Fresh Pond for cremation, fol- 
lowing his wish expressed to Dr, 
Grausmah. 

Among the honorary pallbearers 
were George M» Cohan, Malcolm 



DUDLEY S. HUMPHREY 

Dudley S. Munaphrey, .81, former- 
ly of Ak.ron, .widely .known in the 
amusement .field in.. Ohip.. and thje 
midwest, dled^ Thursday, . Septehiber; 
7,. at his home in Cleveland.'- He, 
haid been \iil all sumiher;. 

He was the ■. founder. Euclid 
Beach .Park,- In. Cleveland, one of. 
the , .laxge;Bt • midwest jBiipusemient 
centers, With $li , borrowed frpm a 
CPusin he -stja-rted Selling 1: 'pop, 
corn, .busine;ss .which. . eventually 
brought him this' title of 'pop corn 
king.' 

He was past president of the 
National . Association ' Amuse-!- 
nient Parks ' of '"America. 

Burial iii tiighlahd Park cem- 
etery, Cleveland. 



A. LEO FLYNN 

A.-^ Leo Flynn, 53, who has been 
business manager for James K. 
Hackett, Otis Skinner and others, 
died' in .Brentwood, I^. J., Sept. ris. 

His .body was found in the woods 
near his honne after he failed, to- 
return home ifrom a' walk. Autopsy 
revealed an acute, kidney , ailment 
aggravated > by exposure. ... 

His last activity was as- manager 
of 'The Vags^bond King' about 
three years a'go; ^tnce then he -has 
been living = with his "wife at the 
home of :a -former eniploye.- His 
widow survives; -. 

He -wa;s a member of the Players 
and of the Theatrical -Press Repre- 
sentatives of America. 



. . FRANK, X. BREYMAIER 

Frank X. Breymalerj who at one 
time or other had . operated half a 
dozen Schenectady theatres, as 
well as two in Amsterdam, died In 
^Schenectady, N., T., recently , fol- 
lowing a long illness. Deceased was 
widely known . among travelihg 
show folks, hiaving played all kinds 
of atttactlons at. his -houses. 

In recent, years he had beeii most 
active in the picture theatre bpier 
ating field. 



JAMES L, BUTT 

James L. Butt, 50,. newspaper 
man and .legit manager, died of 
splhal nxeningltls. at .the University 
p£ Gallfornia hospital, 'San Francis 
CP, Wednesday (13). 

He "Vl'-as on the Chicago 'Daily 
News'' in the old ittecht-McArtiiUr 
days,, and latier was staff corre- 
spondent for the sheet in Shangha 
and Pekini: 

Returning to. America, he press- 
lagentesd- sind Tnanaged several shows. 



CHARLES POTSDAM 

Charles Potsdam, '5.8, died In.. New 
York Sept. 14', after an illness of five 
years. 

He was well known in managerial 
circles having handled the Aineri- 
can theatfe when under Loew cohr 
trol and later olficiatinglh a .'similar 
capacity at the Greeley Square. He 
was at the latter, house when com. 
pelled by sickness to retire. 

Survived by his. wife. 



LOUIS M. GLACKENS 

Louis M. Glacicens, 67,: led in 
=New-=Tork^SeptiHlOr^He' w^^^ 
the . first cartoonists to take up art 
imation for the sc 3 

Survived by his and 
brother. 



ARTHUR ROP£S 

Arthur Ropes, 73, who under the 
pen name Of Adrian Ross ■wrote the 
lyrics for 'Merry Widow" and other 
I operettas, died in Lcidon Sept. 11 



Among his more important con 
trib.utlons wer« the lyrics for 'Thd 
Dollar Princess', 'Mons'cur Beau 
caire'i 'Morocco , Bo inu' 'The 
Naughty PrIncoEs' and 'Lilac Tiine' 
He found time In between to write 
a number of books, ch efly his- 
torical. 



ALFRED SUTRO 

,., Alfred Sutrp, 70, author of mope 
than ^0 plays, died in London 
Sept. 11. 

His last dramatic ofCering here 
was' 'John Gladye's Honor,' done In 
1928; His first hit: wais 'The Walls 
pf Jericho* In 1904, but his first 
stago 'work was 10 years earlier 
when he aided George Meredith In 
adapting 'The Egoist' in 1894. 



LOU MAGNOLIA 

Lou. Magnolia, 64, : died Sept. 16, 
in the Rockaway Beach hospital, 
Queens. Death was caused' by a 
cancerous condition pf ■ the throat^ 
iie was a widely known fight, 
.referee and trainer, land . had been 
engaged 'for many of the big. figlits 
of recent years. 

survived by his Widow, two sons 
and a dauE^hter. 



Following husband by' less 

than half a year, Mrs. Rose. Mooser, 
widow ■ of Samuel Mooser, passed 
away at " her San Frahclsco home 
last Wednesday (13). She was. 86. 

Mrs. lyibosier was the mother of 
George iSBlobser, p.a. .with MGM, and 
Hartie and; Miniiie Mooser, who op- 
erate room , in San - Franr 
cli^co. 



Mdther of Paul Le Vere, Reed and 
Le ''Vere, died at her^ son's home in 
New York, Sept. 5. interment- In 
Calvary cemetery. 



Mother,. 89, of David Warfleld, 
died In San Francisco Sept, 18. Sur- 
vived by two sons and two daugh- 
ters. 



Fathei* of Percy Ellceles died Sept. 
13 after a prolonged illness.' ' 



Rates Going Up 



(CphtinUed from page '31) 

on a quarter hour basis. WEEI 
operates ^pn 1,000 watts and is 
pwned by the Bdlspn Electric Cp. 
of that city. Bpbst here means that 
the . cost of the 20 . stations on the 
red network, of which'^ WEEI is a 
member, goes frpm $6,230. to $6,380. 
Revised ratb card gives WJR $500 
for the hour, $312 the half hour, 
and $196 fpr ,16 minutes. DetrPit 
outlet, indie , owned, was previpusly 
sold'by the hetw'orlc at $340 ah hPur. 
This additional $160 win refiect it- 
self m the new level for the 17 out- 
lets, that make up the . blue link. 
Makes the new total cost $4,780. 

In the Instances of WFAA- 
WBAP, WSB and WSM the nudge 
upward for each, is from $190 to 
$300 on the hour. New half hour 
rate' is $188 tind for IC minutes 
$118. Each of these outlets shoots 
60,006 watts, with the first part of 
the southwest sUpplementarles and 
the other two Included in the south 
central group. 

NBC avers that this latest batch 
of " rate revisions shouldn't be 
treated as boosts. It prefers to 
have them regarded, as adjustments. 
Practically all the old levels, it ex- 
plains, date back to 1927 and that 
It was ,time that changes were made 
for those stations where the differ- 
ences as to ppwep Increases, oyer 
this period, have been so marked as 
to be totally out of .proportion to 
the network rates asked for them. 



CBS has also gone in for a rate 
boosting campaign. For a stjarter 
it's putting Into efCect Oct. is a 
tilt on the asking pricie of four sta- 
tions which It either owns : outright 
or holds . a partnership interest. 
They are WABC,. N. Y.; WGAIT, 
Philly; WSJV, Washington, and 
.WCCO, Minneapolis. 

Changes have WAfeC goingf from 
$800 to $950 an hour in the eVenIng, 
WCAU from $400 to $450, WSJV 
from $175 "to $200 and WCCO from 
$300. tp $360. IncreaisSs lyith T€!gard 
to Philly, New York and Washing- 
ton will from Oct. 16 on make the 
cost of the 22 stations on the basic 
network $5,600. Cost here pre- 
-vlously^had-been-$6,3T5;--Undcr-the 
rate card revision the. northwest^ 
ern group, of •which Minneapolis is 
a member, shifts from a total ccst 
of $935 to $985, 

In a letter sent clients advising 
them of the rate changes, the net- 
work points out that the boosts, 
averaging^ about 16%, are ^out- 
weighed' by the fact that these 
stations have had their power in- 



crea'scd by an average pf 600% 
since the old rate went Into effect- 
During this time WABC ha^ gone 
from 6,000 to 50,000 watts, WCAXJ 
from 10,000 to 50,000 watts, WSJV 
from 260 to 10,000 watts an.d WCCO 
from 6,000 to 60,000 watts. Whll9 in 
1920 the commercial, further ex- 
plains the network, paid at the rate 
of 69c per thousand radio homes 
within the measurecl listening areas 
of the Cpluinbia basic network,, the 
new unit cost, even With the in- 
crease, comes to 38c ;per thousand 
family sets. 





Producers Code 



.(Gphtlhued frpm page 36) 

ment over that. Lahr-Balleyi-Sims 
combo.. On. the subject of Lahr, the 
Thoihpspn agency , aVers that the 
ungh-ungh-ungh comedian' was 
mbre than adequate. They go strict- 
ly by, sales. They held up over the 
summer jdnd If the. C&S air show 
did ho damage, it can't be .counted 
aigainst Lahr,' et al. Seemingly the 
sponsors and the agency discount 
anything and everything as regards 
the momentum of this peak hour— It 
ratel tops when Cantor was: head- 
liner— carrying It ^long for a spell. 

DUrante's nonsense, with his unv 
finlshed - symphony a nd the broad 
hokumesque pt^lnky^ink-lnky-dink 
piahbloigy 'went for. wpw Returns.. 
The In-personal -audience on the 
coast, . simulating the same Idea as 
in New York, likewise was Unroa'ir- 
ioUs about Miss Etting's songalogy. ' 
Her 'Just a Yfear Ago Tonight' was 
among the pip renditions. 

C&S' frank merchandisinjg was 
through, the. niedium^of a cut-rate 
•d^ted- coffee' offer celebrating the 
4th anniversary of the product all 
through the month of September. 

Hearst on Bankers 
.W. R. Heiirst pfobahly won't be 
Invited to address the nbxt conven- 
tion of the American Bankers' As- 
sociation as result of his NBC chain 
address Saturday at 11.-11:16 p.m. 
from KFI, Los Angeles,' across the 
entire network on the subject of 
'Inflation, Deflation and Reflation.' ' 
Publisher was convincingly within 
his element as he burst thd bubble 
of the popular bugaboo^f ear now per- 
vading America as regards that ole 
debbil inflation. Hearst miinimized its 
dire effect^ and in actuality advo- 
cated' a mild Inflation, Which he 
called reflation, to bring' national 
prosperity up to the halcyon 1928 
par daysv . 

He went after the bankers In no 
hedging terms to telling about their 
selfish fears on the subjept, for the 
rieason that the greater-eivaluated 
dollar of 1932 .which they lent out 
may not have the sanie'-vallue when 
they get it back in late '33 or '34, 
but he dismissed this selfish money- 
lending fear as being something not 
for the general good of the entire 
American, public. All in all, Hearst 
made, a good Impression all around. 
He certainly sounded foreign to the 
popular cpnceptlons of Hearst and. 
his fiouted 'yellow journalism,.' 

Fred Allen's Nifty Comedy 

One of the champ comedy shows 
oh the air Is Fred Allen's clever 
tomfoolery for benefit of Hellman's 
mayonnaise's gross Sales. It's- tip- 
top class show that Insults nobody's 
Intelligence yet enjoys the happy 
faculty of not being over the cran- 
iums of the boobies. It's in toto a 
generally appealing show with the 
stuttering Roy Atwell, the smooth 
straiightlne Portland Hoffa, Jack 
Smart, the Smart Ferde Grofe or- 
chestral accompaniment, the Song- 
smiths, et al., dovetailing Into a 
corking presentation. 

As president of Titanic Pictures, 
the" studio nohsensery as purveyed 
by Allen Is probably the liriipre rap- 
pealing to the sheW-wise. The bit 
with Baby Leroy is one example. 

Clever manner of kiddingly get- 
ting over the ad plug is tops, along 
with the best in that school of 
humorous .merchandizing. '. 

Beer Program Better 
Realigned Liebmanri's beer half- 
hour Saturday night is for th6 bet- 
ter. The overplus of the gurgle- - 
gurgle biz to get over, the pouring 
Of beer Is a:bSent. Colorful . Central 
Park Casino for Eddy Duchln*s 
music, in place of Jack Denny last 
'week at the equally swank Waldorf - 
Astoria, is an ultra bacltgrouhd. Ray 
Perkins is cleverly Introduced for 
his stUnt. Louis A. Witten sounds 
better than he did before. About 
the Only concern should be to get 
those dialectic maitres d'hotel to 
enunciate clearer and with the same 
pep- and gustp as when they're two- 
fingering a party to a table behind 
the potted palms. 

.^W:ithi=Per-kinsr--4)oc-Slg-=Spaethr 
the Tune Detective, is out. 



(Continued from page 3i) 
on in detern>inlng. the minimum sal- 
ary due them. For Class 'A' stal 
tipn, based on an advertising card 
rate of . $400 and- oyer per evening 
hbur, the cede sets a minimum of $16 
per sustaining performance and $26 
per conrtmorclal broadcast. Class 'B*^ 
station is described as one asking 
$200 to $406 for a night time round- 
of the clock aiid with these the mini, 
mum salary for the performer would 
be $16 on a, commercial program 
and $10 sustaining. Rated lowest in 
the classifications is the Class *Ij" 
stations, -whose rate card, asks for 
$100 and under for an evening hour 
with ' the nxlnlnium .wages here 
tabbed »X $10 ., commercial and $^ 
sustaining, ' 

Fpr the live class of show a per- 
forniance.. including rehearsals is to 
Qonstltute no niore than 3% hours. 
According , to thp cede, overtime 
would be paid at the rate of half 
pay for each three hours. Half pay 
angle ■would also , apply to repeat 
pei-forntiances on the- air and these 
are to be liniited to within 12 hours 
pf the origihal broadcasts. 

BPG code would also have the an- 
nouncers and others connected •with 
ift .station's personnel barred from 
i n king: p apt^a-^^tetor s .in u pi -oigi^aTn." 
For 'extras,' describe.d here as: per-, 
sons bthev- tftah " artists engaged for 
sound effects and , similar services, 
the minimum wa.ge -tvould be $6 per 
performance, it's okay for a per- 
fqrnier for personal publicity to dp 
a free .bit, under the BPG's agree- 
ment, . on stations coming under 
Class 'C and ; 'D.' but the outlets in 
.the higher brackets avIU have to pay 
or else. 

Recording .wage -iset..-up as outlined 
in the cpde makes , it ,$16 per . master. 
for a sustaining show and $2& for a 
commercial assignment. Code would 
limit these recordings to a single 
broadcast by any one statiorij 
Whetheir. used for sustaining or com- 
mercial purposes. 

A,ctprs doubling on either live or 
recorded programs "would, under the 
BPp set of regulations^ collect bne- 
h^l'f the minlmuni wage for each 
part dbiibled. A performer called to 
the studio for a broadcast, or to a 
dresc; . rehearsal 'would have to be 
paid whether used or otherwise. 

Commissions for booking of per- 
formers, ptpduction men or extra^, 
IS linilted by the code to 10%. Cusr 
toma.ry cut. at NBC ahd Columbia 
is 20%, while, the indle agents now 
hiaklng It a practice of collecting 
what the traffic win bear.. 

. Chairman of the BPG's code com.* 
mittee Is Major J. Andrew White, 
head pf American Broadcasting Sys- 
tem, InCi, recbrded prbgram makers. 
Other firms represented in the group 
are (Cha,rles) Wlnhlhger, McNamara 
& Culbertsori,. Osbocne & Souvalne, 
Allied Productions, Broshen Enter-, 
prises. Leading. Attractions, Inci, 
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55 



Code Airs All Woes 



(Conitinued from page. 6) 

chnnce to. set together, and miake 
up their minds Jater. 

There were several other illus- 
trations of this, Lionel Atwill, for 
Instance, brought on by the Acadr 
emy; talking too early and record- 
ing the elctors' branch as being' un- 
isympathetic ^ith' that organiza- 
tion's attitude toward , some prin-. 
ciples of aiiti-star raiding. 
Over*- Enthusiastic 
'Unions, as well, were at first a 
little ' Enthusiastic in their repre- 
. sentatioh. Studio cameramen were 
willing to cut wages in proportion 
to hours with the idea of more' men 
on the job, and scenic artists w;ere 
Boftening up on Sunday. It took 
WiUiaih Green to sotind the senti- 
ments of the American F«^deration. 
of :Iiabor ^ regards ia 34-hour 'week, 
withi salaries antedated to former 
l^pom times. 
' Sidney R. Kent, the last speaker 
and one of the few to ad lib, also 
had a change to do some rectify- 
ing. The business hot only could' 
not function on Greeh'is terms but, 
Kent'added. the 136,000 stockholderts, 
-interested' in the major industr3r,_as 
wejl. as the ■ major interests them- 
selves, Wui'dV sustiiin too heavy' a 
dent in tiielr ' $176,000,000 gross 
rentals if exhibitor demands ;were 
miet. This, incidenfally, was the 
second time stockholders were men- 
tioned, B. K Kahane bringing 
them up . in his .attack on disrep-. 
utable agents upon whom he heaped 
responsibility for most of Holly- 
Woods' misery^ The RKO head aliso: 
reminded the Government of the' 
majors' money tk-oiibles. although 
both he and Kent, as , star speaicers 
for the. majors, dwelt upon the nriil- 
lionsi.' invested in the busineiss by 
'the' majors, indirectly but efCective- 
ly emphasizing the current money 
difference between the Hays group 
and others. 

Rosenblatt Not Tough'' 

The deputy Commissioner early 
on' the first day evidenced an ability 
to shoot queistions, at least one of 
which the average witness could hot 
answer' for one or many reasons 
best known to the witness. The 
800 in the audience got so that they 
"waited for the. interrogation which 
seemingly would disconcert or put 
the talker in a corner^. Many times 
there was raucous, laughter as" a 
result. 

Any number of indie exhibs after 
a siege of right, to buy went back 
to their hotels and said they could 
have answered when Rosenblatt re- 
quested anyone in the hearing to 
cite proof; 'But,' one of them re- 
marked, 'if we had gone , on record 
that we would pay' more money fbr 
pictures and the clause doesn't get 
in the code, the distributors would 
remember it and it would cost us 
money..' 

For .a man who, has been rated 
as 'tough,' Rosenblatt exhibited 
marvelous patience and under- 
standing throughout the three 
days. If anything, he allowed the 
average speaker plenty of rope, 
choking him off only when repeti* 
tlon was apparent to all of .the 
listeners. And when it was over 
Rosenblatt opened the floor to all, 
oven those who might' have forgot- 
ten to register. 

The Couldn't-Tellers 

Among those vho couldn't tell 
(many of whom said they would 
,.amend_their briefs, or conduct_£ur- 
ther research with "an3weiv~to 
the deputy's highlight interrogation^ 
in n)ind), were: 

William \Elliott of the lATSE 
couldn't tell' Rosenblatt whether a 
man behind, every projector wOuld 
increase l>ooth costs 100%. The in-r 
dependent producers couidh't tell 
why all of the vyomen's clubs' repr 

sentatives didn't double 
fcatut-es. Representativeis, of the 
Screen Writers Guild couldn't: tell 
how to prevent idef<.s from being 
plagiarized. Hod carrier delegates 
couldn't tell how to have their 
class called scmi-professionnl. The 
Aeaderny couldn't tell why Equity 
hasn't a grea,ter actor membership 
in Holly\ypod. Nathan Burkan, 
with three clients, couldn't tell 
about the Fox-Warner master con- 
tract whereby the Brothers, it ha<l 
been charged by Allied Exhibitors, 
could throw out foreign product, 
=biit-the--indies-'had=tG-take=:iem,.irh£. 
poster people couldn't tell how to 
make the exhibitors buy ircotly 
even after the clause omitting defi- 
nition of the rental deal through 
the oxchanfcc was? omitted. The 
pottery men didn't tell why give- 
aways in theatres are not in opm- 
potition with store retailers. Ros- 
enblatt himself didn't toll why the 
open shop clavisp wa.<j ruled out. 

'Mioie Wfre a number of Mid 



tells.' But most of them were from 
a group perspective; The Deputy 
told the assemblage that iaivorcing 
production front theatres, and 
bombing theatres, were up. to the 
Attorney General. Also, that the 
NSA was not deciding what con- 
stitutes conspiracy. Allied Exhib- 
itors askied Rosenblatt to instruct 
the Department of Justice to in- 
vestigate clearance and zoning as 
proposed in the "ihajor .companies' 
formula. 

Burkan said . the right-to-buy 
would be ruinous to the big the- 
atres. Many of .. thie indiie pro- 
ponents said the right-to-buy 
woiild RuUte more money, for every- 
body. Kent, with last word, re- 
minded that if there was any 
money In It distrit>utors would 
have grabbed the . idea, long ago. He 
observed that putting pictures oh 
the auction block would mean 
ndoney for the company . leading ' in 
any particulai^ yeiu" but ruin for the 
others. He covered elimination at 
the Sanie time by stating the pro- 
duCe;r viewpoint as being .that the 
wheat and the chaff inUst be cond- 
b'iiwE^Tir^fder that ther-e be any; 
wheat at ail. VPhen the MPTpA, 
which is .bucking all jthe other in-, 
die exhibs qn^doubie-f^^ 
been conferrlni'^'a^^S^SeiW'^ 
die: mob while in Washington, in- 
sisting on the right to -.reject some 
of the lemons. 

Steuer . the Aflents 

Max steuer, , representing some 
actors and agents, had a strong 
speech against farming out taleht> 
but it was abbreviated when ROs-^ 
enblatt IpformM hJm^ that Kahane' 
reported it had crept'into the code 
by error.. Kahane himself admit-; 
ted that even if there f weren't any 
agents,, stars could still get tem- 
peramental. 

Incidentally, the facts as pre- 
sented in. the leading talk ;for 
double features made 'by. Eddie Gol- 
den were published in yAWEry sev.-- 
eral weeliB ag^o. > 

A w.eek before tbe hearing it was 
worded around Columbia) and I7ni- 
versal would bolt the Hays group 
on double ' features and not force 
shorts 'With long pictures. This, was 
their pre-heai<ing understanding. 
But It was' not figured the. indies, 
minus the JflPH^OA, would lihe up 
the way they did. ACthally this didn't 
come aboiit until, last "Tuesday: Tlien 
Federated, the TOCC, allied withi 
their proxies decided to merge, at 
least for the Washington front. 
Labor, from the oiperators point of 
view,' was^ earlier opptised to 
doubles but the day William Green 
delivered, his speech, labor observed 
that the indies would be hurt.- Indie 
producer lobbyists take credit . for 
the big front, the. first time, ezhib 
factions havie ever smoked the pipe 
with, producers in their field. They 
finally, saw a common advantag;e.. 
Yhe Indi ' Good Job 

The indies did the best front job 
in the businessi With all of their 
caucusies and firebrands they , went 
through without , a hitch.. They 
didn't even charge tho MPTOA 
with being Haysian-niinded, al- 
though that was their conversation 
in the bedrooms. 

Will Hays had no picnic withi is 
own flock. There were, several long 
meetings and the General got so he 
forgot to shave. But except for 
Golumbiaand' Universal, whioh rode 
along with him on everything - else, 
the last niinute strategy . of , putting 
tfic presentation in. the; hands of 
lient and Kahane. deprived the 
open record of ^yhat had earlier 
loomed up as some nxajor in-sur- 
gencies. 

Harry. M. Warner got ' up oh his 
feet once and was told to wait his 
turn by the deputy. .When that 
arrived, however, Warner and his 
lieutenants wore among those who 
delegated K&K to do the. finals. 

It wasn't so with, the Academy, 
howreyer, This was put in. a bad 
light at the start by the proposal in 
the producers' code that it handle 
considerable of tiie coast' arbitra- 
tion under the Blue Eagle. As the 
result it AVrts a perfect target for 
Equity, 'aFL, writers and others 
who claimed larger, memberships 
than the Academy, which that pr- 
ganization did not deny specifically. 

Mattel's were" nolT^'eTpe^d'^'wheTl" 
Rosenblatt inquired if the ACademy 
was a national organization, and 
got a hedging . rfjply. Same went 
for the central CJXsting Bureau 
when the Deputy Inquired if the 
cast as well as the west would be 
included; ant'l was toJd it fync- 
tionrd in th< west. S6r/io .of the 
.frnfillor laixn iihits were 'sounClCd 
ali^nK siriiilar linfs before Rosen- 



blatt reminded the codlsts that the 
NRA Is strictly national. 

As the hearings wore on a num- 
ber of general things became ap- 
parent. One, that Rosenblatt was 
mastering the most polite multi- 
tude of verbal sloushing matches 
ever staged in the business. Tiie 
rough' stuff waa all being routed 
back to the hotels along with what- 
ever need for new strategy each 
day de'veloped. And the place 
swarm.ed yith lobbyists. There 
was . <>ne eVen at the press table 
to. attempt to mlniniize the harsh 
points, hahding out only that ex 7, 
cerpt' froni Green's speech on pic- 
tures, beliig a lot better from the 
union standpoint than some; other 
industries. 

in 'Re the Moral Code 

The women were the only speak- 
ers to call the Hays moral codes 
by'-name, ..although they are Idein- 
tified in the exhib proposals. Tlie 
exhibs, from, what could be iieard, 
wanted ' the 'right to reject pictures 
that didn't meet with their public's 
idea of propriety. There wais , some 
talk about the code authority finally 
having this jpbi 

On the inatter of this code en- 
forcement body there is plenty to 
say. Almof^t all of the groups want 
to be represented' on it. That goes 
for labor and Equity as well ;a8 
those right . In: the business. - And. 
frequently 'Rosenblatt -intei^ected 
in ~tlie3icfeco!:d;_Teference to the Au- 
tBSiit»'a,s--beingUixe-m edium to . set- 
tle this and thatj' alscLtbe .-.5?'!2*h?^^ 
that the Authority will - b6 The. codC 
watchdog and, .as such,, bound to. 
hand up reports or siiggestiohs for 
modifications or additions to what- 
ever finally gets thonigh, at the 
Government's beck and call: 

The Authority therefore 
gairded already as the wprkB.* Who. 
is actually going, to be in. it, or th*^ 
details of its workability; /weren't 
discussed during the op^n sessions. 
If all the representatives Who. want 
to "be. head icodists get . the job, the 
Authority every, time it meet^: will 
have to hire a hall, ;ahd repeat 
what's going on in .Washington 
now, only along 'ihterpretatiye' 
lines. 



NeUf Stars 



(Continued from page 3) 
include James Caerhey, Ruth,<6iiat 
terton,. Richard Barthelmess, Wii 
llaih . Powell, Kay .Fiunces,. lluby 
Keeler, Ed'ward 6. Robinson and 
Barbara Stanwyck. Secondary 
names oh the Wanfitfr list are also 
attractive with Dick .Powell, Alan 
Jenkins, Margaret^ Lindsay, Ann 
DvoralK^ Guy Kibbee. and Alihe Mc 
Mahon all hayiilg good drawing 
po'wer . in supporting assignments. 

Universal has but two names/ 
Paul Lukas and Gloria Stuart. Lat 
ter has been steiadily climbing iand 
is Currently loaned to Sam Goldwyn 
and getting a strong ballyhoo in 
'Roman Scandals.' 

Goldwyn. himself is. looking for 
one or two names, for his new sea- 
son. 

Twentieth Century, in addition 
to Ann Harding, Constance Ben- 
nett, George Arliss, Loretta Young 
and ^ George Bancroft, contracted, 
for a number of pictures, is tryipg 
to build a Stock company that will 
eventually mean dra.wing power. 
First to ^et consideration is Blos- 
soni Seeley, who Darryl Zanuck 
figures might be another Mae West. 
Kent's Orders 
ith a light star list, ^ has 
been bfdCfed ' biy Sidney Kent to get 
to wPrk . on its supporting players 
with the view to making stars; 
Studio has Will Rogers, Ja'mes 
Dunn iand Sally ilers, Janet Giay- 
n.pr, Clara Bow, Warner Baxter; 
Spencer Tiracy and the sttii untried 
Lilian Harvey. Supporting play- 
ers are strong, but none of them 
ready to jump 'to stardom imme- 
diately, Kent will not grab or bor- 
row from other studios, feeling that 
the development of Heather Angel,; 
Preston Foster, Victor, Jory and 
other young players is the better 
system. Fox will continue to hunt 
ypung taleiit with possibilities, hop- 
ing that out of the thousands 
tested yearly by the major studps 
it will be able to corrail one or. tvifo 
who iriight have the stuff of which 
stars are made, 



Fair's Weather Break 



Chicago, Sept. 18. 

With the World's Fair and 
the impQtus it has . given to all 
business., a statement on 
weather conditionis should bo 
given plenty pt credit. Out of 
90 some oid days :0f World's 
Fair business there have been 
exactly two days that ha'ven't 
been ideal for the .fair. 

Although there -Were days 
Which looked as if they would 
affect the attendance, the 
nights turned out good. 



CIRC IN DIXI£ 



RinglinQ'-BB ahd Hagenbeck ih Yet 
.Unplayed Southeast 



Birmingham, Sept. 18. 
With the Rihgling big ishow 
heading into this section reports 
are the show will hot close as early 
as originally exi)ected, Show booked 
her0 Oct. 6 with practically all of 
the Southeast yet unplayed ai3 show 
nioves in here from Arkansas and 
Louisianai. 

Hagenbeck- Wallace is also ih the 
cotton country coming down from 
Indiana, West Virginia and "Ten- 
nessee. Business lis. good ..with this 
outfit with dateiB in the northern 
part of Dixie putting them on straw 
most nights. Of the two the Wal- 
Tace show~1probably showing more 
biacR^filC"than^:he-big.JahQ^K^■H^ 
ing ;;those 75 cars of the. Rihgling 
show is a bit expensive. 

The larger show will '.probably go 
through October swinging through 
Georgia, the Carjlinas and Florida 
and then, into quarters. The Hagen- 
beCk show will probably close- 'be- 
fore the big show in spite of the 
business it is doing. 



Stickup Man Fatally 
Wounded by LA. Cop 



Los Angeles; Sept. 18. 

Jack . Keating, 30, died at General 
hospital Suhday (17) from a bullet 
wound received in a gun fight with 
a . policeman while Keating and a 
companion attempted to hold up the 
Gaiety, downtov/n burlesque house, 
late Saturday night. , . 

Policeman entered theatre as 
Keating and his friend; John M. 
Farley, who was apprehended, were 
holding the house treasurer under 
their guns. Both policenieh were 
wounded in the ensuing bullet ex- 
change and are. in a serious condi- 
tioh at the hospital. 



Texas Fair Town Takes 
Chi Expo Tip on Names 



Dallas. Sept; 38. 
Plan of Chi's show houses getting 
names 'in person' is to be tried here 
during the State Fair Oct. 7-22. 
Mentioned are: palace, D.ive Ru- 
binoff, guest conductor and violin- 
ist, and Will Rogers in . Bull' 
On the screen; Majestic, Texas Gui- 
nan and her girls, and a top pict; 
Melba, Jesse' and Helen Crawford at 
two consoles, and 'The Power and 
the Glory' oh the screen. 

Meanwhile the fair wiii splurge 
with three five-day shows, 'Bitter 
Sweet', 'Nina Rbsa', and 'Floro- 
do.ra', all. ShUbert productions, to 
replace its usual straight 15-day 
show. Fair officials ' here; believ-. 
ing strong: downtown attractions 
helpful to tlicni. pleased \yith the 
theatrical roundup. 



So. Sea Circus' 15 Wk& 



Chicago, Sept, 18. 

B. K.- Fernandez in totvn last, 
week getting, additional acts for his 
South Seas circus, which opens in 
Hawaii Oct. 8. Show ill have 14 
acts playing 15 weeks in the trop- 
ical islands withr possibility of ad^ 
ditional time in the Philippines, 
^Japan and China- 

Tiroupe saiils froni Los Angeles 
Sept. 29. TWo .turno picked up in 
the Charles Zemater office were the 
Hodgini Family and^.the Three 
'Maciedon Brothers, 



Dynamite Prices 



San PYancisco, Sept. 18. 

William Wagrtpn and Marco open 
the Orphcym PYlday (22), the first 
picture tc be 'Headline Shooters,* 
with other Universal and RKO's to 
follow. Prices will be 25 and 40c. 

'jrhis Is expected to dynamite 
Pthor theatres thiit have consist- 
ently upheld admisHlons. 



Burlesque Placements 

Chicago, Seiit. 18. 

Milt Schuster office last week 
placed the following performers: 
Megg Lexing into the Empire, To- 
ledo; Jean Saffer for the-. Great 
Beyond at the World's Fair; Billie 
Bicd to Bijou, Philadelphia; Dixie 
Dixon and Rexine' Whalen into the 
Grand, Peoria. , . 

Irving Place, New "rork, got Ruth 
Willson and Marion LaMarr; 
World's Fair Girls in Cellophane 
drew Babe Reynolds, Elsie Miller, 
while. Freeman and . Bert, Spark 
Plug George, Bobby Burns, Billy 
Bumps, Mack & Tanya, Bobby Vail, 
Jeannette Lane, Carrie. Finnell and 
Esta Aija went into the Empress' in 
Cincinnati, 



Hirsch^s Union Troubles 

Minneapolis, 

In the matter of posting advance 
salaries, the stage hands' union 
here has . altered ' i€s demand that 
Hiarry Hirscii of the Gayety post 
two weeks' salaries a« a preliminary 
to reopening with stock burlesque. 
No^y it insists only on a single week 
in advance. 

Hirsch is unv/illing to meet this 
requirement and also says he can- 
not meet the salary and personnel 
demands of the imion. 'Accordingly, 
the stock burlesque season Is still 
off. ■ 



Exempts Circuses 

Lcbanpn, Pa., Sept. 18. 
Circus and .show/company parades 
-are-ffp€cirically-^cxcftifip,tcd=ijj^^ 
Htrlctiorts Impo.sed in aT new street 
parade or street incoting. ordinance 
just passed at the instance of Mayor 
John K. Scliropp himself. The or- 
. dinancc carries a penalty of not 
more than $25 In fine or 30 days in 
jail, or both, for violations. 

Circusej? a. taxed otherwise, and 
therefore 'ipfrd in the new 

Jneasure. 



BtlBLET. tS AKBQN 

Akron, 6;, Sept. 18. 

Burlesque, missing froih Main 
street under that '-namiB at. least, for 
two years, is rdue to ''stage ia cotne- 
bai k soon in its original hon^e. 

A Youhgstown I m. p.r e s a r i o 
tliinks Civic theatre, dark since last 
fan, is nicely spot and is negotiating 
for tli.e house. 

Hainid Booked 

Toronto, Septi 1.8. 
It . 'wias George Hamid and not 
Phil Worth, who boolied the show at 
the Canadian National expo, 
ported. 



Stunfstert Bumped 

London, Canada, Septi 1^. 

Two daredevil riders and sharp- 
shooters b^^led to appear slb stunt 
motorcycle riders 1 1 the Western 
Fair here staged kn unbilied .dress 
rehearsal early this morning when; 
their car turned over on No, 2 hlgh' 
way, while a trailer on the ma* 
chine in. which was riding the 'wife 
of one of the performers broke 
loose and i)lunged off the higiiway, 
later landing upon a front lawn of 
a rural residence. 

iOriver of the Car Was. John 
Crooks of 1121 Gordon street, Hol- 
lywood, Cal.., •while with him was 
Putt Mossman of Deposit, N. Y. 
Mrs, Mossman was sleeping in the 
trailer at . the tinie of the accident. 
None of the three suffered serious 
injury. Traffic Officer Howard Jack- 
main said he was told that. Crooks 
had falleh asleep at the wheel of 
the machine. 



CIRCUSES 

Hagenbeck- Wallace 
For Current Week (Weeh Sept. 18> 

Sept. 18, Aiihville-. 10, dastonla; '20, Hlgb 
Point; 21. Burlingtsn; 22, Goldsbpro; 23, 
WIlmlinKton ; 25, Cbarleaton. 

Ringling Bros.- . & B. 

Sept. 18, Hhrevcportj 10, L«nKvlewt 20, 
I>(iira(i;-2lT Ft.-Wortll^.22, Waco; 23, Aus- 
tin. 



CARNIVALS 

For Current Week (Week Sept. 18) 

n. ft B..: ■ WUKeeboro, 

Bach, O. 3. : Watklne, 

Badger & Klnkt Pinno, 

Bar Brown:. Rpssellville. 

Barker, J. ti,: Ava, 

Barlow Big City: Table Grove. 

Jleckmah & Gerirty: Tulna, .Oklu. 

Bee, K. H.:' Dickson, TeniV: 

Bendlxen Jfldwny AttrS.: Montevideo. 

BlR Stater Crockettf . 

Bloom's Gold Medal: North JuOson. 

Buck. O. C;: Mirieola, N. Y. 

Bunt's Greater: Woodruff. 

DodHon's World Fair: Lawrcnc^burg. 

Kdwardfl, J. B., Attrs.t Mll|er«bur(;. 

JCvangellnc: Ilu^ro. 

Golden Valley: prestonburg, Ky. 
, Grc.Tter American; Manchester. 

Greenland Kxpo.: Jackson. 
' Grub.ergfi, Max, - FamouM:. Marlon. 

llappyland: Allegan; 

HnmeK A wnilarfiB: Ennls, 

KrauMC Greater: .Ilutherfdrdton. . 

T.>ande.t, J,' : Uurlinglon. 

I>ang, Dce: Mt. VVrnon. 

licwip, Art: Fall Itfver, Mn.is. 

McKfirlaJifl, Kd.: AVasahaohle. 

Magic City: Town CrfTk. 
^^Mcti-oiiplllsm; CamlHa. Ga. 

Mlglily SheO'sT'Cy Mra\vi57TTTC.'inokTr'VjST- 

Model Shows of America: JtnoxvIJIe, 

MotUat. C.irhlval Co, ; "VVofHlrldge. * 

Roid firfliter: F.-odii ii'k.sbiirg, 
■ IlobPrtw & HoJwrts: Uunganon, 

lloland Ex]io : I'carl>;biirg. 

.St. r.^ul8 Shows: Ii|tt«neld.' 

»ix. .T. M;irry: LoulRvlllo. Ky. 

.Smith's H. Jj.: Lrxington, V.'v; 

f-Vii's Ivib<Tty: O.vlikosh, 

'rhotriiiN, Dug., Altrs. : MUIcr. 

Warnor UroH.: Mt. PJcasnnt, 'Texiip. 
'WphI'h W. IC. Motorized. -.SlrouU. 

Wi'ntfi'B Hxrio. : Wa.»hlngt<in. 

■Woik, R. .if.; BarneHboro. 



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iVol. 112 No. 3 



NEW YORK. TUESDAY, SEFTEBIBER 26, 1933 



64 PAG ES 








Tekvision Show Goes Oot But 

Coast Fans Mum if They Get It 



Los Angeles, Sept. 25. 

One can now sit home at the tele- 
{rlslon set and sec a complete daily 
knotion picture program of two 
hours In length — t^at is If. 

The if means if you have a tele- 
fytslon set and if it is perfected suf- 
IDciently to pick up th« feature 
length Paramount picture, the 
Pathe newsreel and the trailer sent 
jOally from the Don Loe television 
jptation in connection with KHJ. 

Although this two-hour show 
feoes out into- the ether every day 
It's atlll a mystery 'Where it goes 
to. Station informs inquirers that 
a chap five miles away from the 
Station Is believed to be enjoying 
the picture show every day, that a 
fellow seven miles away Is also un- 
der.stood to be getting good recep- 
tion, and that a customer In the 
next block has given up spending 
dough for the movies, and stays 
home to get them. But don't ask for 
more detail. 

Answer's always the same — 'You 
iBoe, television fans are not like ra- 
dio bugs. They don't write to the 
station and tell us about reception. 
So far as we know there may be 
thousands of tolevisionists getting 
pur stuff every day.' 

Nevertheless, the full show goes 
Into the air every day from 7 to 9 
p.m. except Sunday and on Monday, 
Wednesday and Fiitl.iy mornings 9 
to 11. 



LA. STATION TAXES 
MAMAS AT 10c EACH 



Hollywood, Sept. 25. 

Trying to cash in on the 'see and 
hear' phases of its weekly amateur 
night, KMTR Is broadcasting the 
feature from a hall and charging 
JOc admissions. 

This is to put a tab on the fond 
toothers and aunts of the simon 
pures who heretofore liad crowded 
the station. 

Cherry Sisters Back 

Chicago, Sept. 25. 

Clicrry Sisters are back In me 
business. Now playing their first 
date In years at the CJaycty burles- 
que ipot in Milwaukee. 

Management used the old screen 
piece In front of thcm-but took It 
down after the first day. Nobody In 
the audience would throw anything 
ias was the custom in the old days. 
Women are reported ^jetting busi- 
iiess and howls. 



Progress of Repeal 
T5ir3 rre now wide open on 
tJniloI Si.itos Line boats to lOurope 
for the fust time since prohibition. 

Jii.sl liko the forfign skiffs, the 
ArnrMiiMM ))on(s nre sorvin;? any- 
thin:,' up i,> the rj-mile limit. 



■ Serv^es for Sime 

Services for Sime Silverman 
will be held Thursday (28) 
afternoon, 2 o'clock, at Temple 
Emanu-El, Fifth avenue and 
«5th street, New York. Inter- 
ment in the family vault at 
Salem Fields. 

Arthur" Ungar (Variety), ac- 
companying the body' from 
Hollywood, left Saturday (23) 
and arrives tomorrow morning, 
Wednesday (27). Body will 
repose at Riverside Memorial 
Chapel, Amsterdam avenue 
and 76th street. New York. 

On Wednesday night (27), 
from 8 o'clock, services at the 
Riverside Memorial Chapel 
will be conducted by and under 
the auspices of the Actors' 
Betterment Ass'n, Jewish The- 
atrical Guild, Catholic Actors' 
Guild, Episcopal Actors' Guild, 
National Variety Artists, Ac- 
tors' Equity Ass'n, Actors' 
Fund, Friars and Lambs Clubs. 



Dave Hutton Gives 
B'way Boys That Good 
Old Angelus Tempo 

Dave 'Big Boy' Hutton breezed 
into Broadway theatrical offices 
last week and startled the pre- 
occupied folks that hang around 
such places with his blurt western 
heartiness. Baritone soloist of An- 
gelus Temple says 'hello' to every- 
body, not bothering with or waiting 
for Introductions. 

This probably results from his 
association with Angelus Temple 
where Sister Aimee habitually 
opens her .services by making every- 
body in till congregation turn 
around In their chairs and shake 
hands with at least two persons. 

Hutton gaily alludes to himself as 
'the one and only big boy'. After 
getting over their surprise at a 
choir singer ^vith such a chummy 
approach thr Times Squaie mob 
rather liked him. 



Edna May III Abroad, 
Her Home Town Hears 

Sywcusc-Sept^S, 

Mrs. O.scar Lcwisohn, who as 
Edna May of Syracuse became an 
international favorite in 'The Belle 
of New York,' is seriou.sly ill in a 
Baden Baden sanatorium, according 
to i)rivate advices today. 

Since her marriage and sub.se- 
quent retirement she has rcjlded 
abroad. 





ANnttiNG m 



Hectic Booking Pace Makes 
Past's Crazy Salaries Look 
Sick — Fre-Cut Figures 
Back, Plus More — Names 
and Units — ^Loew*s $25,- 
000 Offer for Jolson- 
Keeler-Whiteman Tops 



SMALLIES NEGLECTED 



Furious booking pace of the past 
two weeks now has the circuits on 
a salary bender that threatens to 
eclipse anything in the name book 
ing line of the past. All resolutions 
made over the summer have been 
forgotten and the boys are talking 
salaries lhat make the so-called 
fancy figures of the past look 
stingy. 

Every available nsme act- or at 
traction that a booker might think 
will draw business is not only get- 
ting its old, pre-cut salary, but in 
most instances more. The limit 
was reached last week with Loew's 
offer of a $25,000 guarantee and a 
percentage split to a Jolson-Keeler 
Whiteman show at the Capitol, New 
York. (That's cold now through 
Jolson's decision not to do any va- 
riety work just now). 

Amidst the hectic bidding for 
names in ihe booking offlce, the less 

(Continued on page 58) 



WHEEL FRAMB 
TOURIST BAIT 



Paris, Sept. 15. 

Practically set for roulette to 
make its oITlcial entry into France 
as a legal gambling game, although 
with government supervision, of 
course. Tourist trade and general 
biz have fallen so far that it's fig- 
ured the wheel may help put some 
pep back. 

Roulette In the past has been 
strictly forbidden in France, largely 
becau.se legal in Monte Carlo, a sep- 
arate municipality under French 
protectorate with France cutting in 
on the profits. In Paris gambling 
is supposedly forbidden but plenty 
of • chemln de fer and baccarat 
around; 



"Theme Song^ 

J'Vod Allen, Informed that 
r>ee Shubort would produce a 
Marie Antoinette operetta for 
the fJhubert receiver.^, sug- 
1,'fsted a theme song: 

'Let Them Eat Jake.* 



Sime SOvertSKiit ^{^^ 





Sime 



Promoting Grant Main's 
Social Graces as Lore 
To Feimne Trade 



Cleveland, Sept. 2^. 
Ballylioolng rasslers for social 
graces, as well as their tricks in 
toeholds, is the resort of local pro- 
moters in their campaign to build 
up the femme trade for their mat 
hippodromes, 



Steve McPherson, from Boston, Is 
out to make Leo Numa the social 
lion, of the town before his grunt- 
ing debut in Public Auditorium, 
Sept. 27. 

First thing the manager did was 
to throw a polite dinner party for 
sport commissioners and reporters. 
Then he hire"* Ben Truesdr""!?, local 
p.a., to help Numa crash into so- 
ciety columns. Two lectures by 
raissler before women's clubs are 
lined up, although he hates speach- 
making, and a sculptor has .been 
hooked to chisel a statue of ; him. 
But the pay-off is a department 
store tie-up in which the gruhter 
will pose in window in a G-strlrig 
first and then in what, the w^il- 
dresspd-man-should wear. It'k .all. 
got Numa a bit rattled, he's, 
doing his best. 



Football for Women 



^lm»-rSllyfitoiHir"-4k»rtt--M^^ 



i87-3i smaUr -tow.ih^ iH>y-- i^h6 :;4»ad© 
goqi .tOug^^ 
street ia '" wprldr^h^ -.l^^^ 
Broadw^ayi^was . founds dead ' : ' liii .. 
apartment at tltie Ambassador hotel, ' 
Los Ansel^, (Sept. .22>^. 

away frona the str<eet>that was the ' 
epitope of wliat , ime . .persohlflesy 
and away ;frpiiii ' ' .who 
resUly mattered nipst him. 
Primarily. thie;se cohcierntd sSid Sil- 
verman, his son, ' .present editor and 

PUblishei! pic V.ARIBTT, his\ WlfCi 

Hattte^ his ieiatlves and liis legloh 
or f rlendfif. :^ - liis Staff— •the v 

A^RiBTT, mugjgs.;- -v . ' ^''•iv :-;- 

The. Varibtt. mug;ga -who ' t^ursiedL 
for Sinie ,the sanie; h^ 
cynical love which tliey ' know ex- 
isted for them, ' 
This Is the worst kind new* 
story iii the; paper . noto.tlbtisf 
Its errprs In eyeitTr;. 
apcepted ' f prin o£ rammatical 
expression." .contrary to thai 

ciirdinar: rule 
it. \ in the 
chopped from 



yan- I'Tiincmcp— tjeptr:z.5r?^ "iun6heDn"d'at6, . bc'cairit ild-rmed at" 



Coast's leading football ref(jree, 
Herb t)ana, is spleiing. on'gridit'oh 
dope for thft . hou^eWi . for' 
Wheaties brealcfaist' ceceaV, which; 
started series over NBC's KlplO net- 
work last Wedn.cMay (20^^^^^ 

First time fbotball . ihas. - been 
brought to .. ppmmttclal 
tiaa' of the .housewife; arid i:' " • ' 



paper to 'get 

■ -vif',. 

i^ny>yi!ere,,. 
any time." That was abpiit thii 
only inStructiPn issued by Sime. 

But this is the : ivitiggs' Sl.d' 
nor aiiy Pt the^ editPts but the, 
Muggs aire hJiridling" this sitpry. 
about Sime; 
!The Old - • 

His, •monument ;- . .VAincT:t = 

Slme's mPniimoijLt. 

When, as in the last few 
Sime was SPmething akin, 
editor-emeritus;; (what does, • that 
mean any wAy) a,nd: Id anif the. 
mugirs wc!re running the/ sheet, 
Sime In the abSttact was ySs vital ■ 
a shadow,.. ,; guidance tp .every 
stnnrbr" 



_ . _ Tit€nrKcyv?rsTT!rtPillr" 
contin-up;'- to ^ v- . ' '; 

Sime left for HPlly wood six^^d^ 
before he died." He ^eht tor hia 
health, -rhe lyint^r before he .spent 
in Galifornia^ dlHdirig his time ' 
twtien Palm Sprltigs. iini Los Aa^^ 
geles. jwlhtcr .befdre: that he 

was algtf 1 ' " iPailm'' SipHngs- > Only 
last year; he thPijght he had fPund 
therightineiJiod-pf. curing 
Ic bronchial cph.d>ti6ri. . 

He left 'New York Satiirds|,y (liS), 
iri-iyPd in' Hoilywood the fdUowihg 
Tuesday (t9); • Thur^^ nlgbt he 
wivs in .fine .spl ' He • tele^ 
phoned, is wife • , son in New- 
YprH . ' : h^ tiad gained 
pbu , : irtihff pijft;. .;" .was 
tialdng in .a preyiew, Thelfiext mid- 
day he vas;fpund dead'oh the bath- 
room floor bC: the Ilptel AinbiassadPr, 
I^bs. Arigeles, suUp."^ ' ; . ' 
' Arthur .;TJngar, VAniirrr coast edl-. 
tor,; and ;Ben- t'la;z7,a, . itetro; studio 
cb^t^'t•e^,^■. ' itli .:Wl»om' ; Sime -' .had 



the delay •and. wtint -tipstaltsU ih- 
vcstl" Incidentaiiy, ^Jngar be- 
..came a ■rnedicaii casp through a mild 
heart attack : ■ri.ycbvering Sime in 
.so tragic a circumstanbe.. 

l^ngar viras in: surtclently gppd 
.shairc to trnvel'- wftii iSlnie's body 
fi;orn Tf^. A,, to N.' tli'e f Pllowing day 
(Cpnti .'Pn rjage 60) 



V 



2 



PICTURES 



Tuesday, September 26, 1933 




Hollywood, Sept, 25. 
■^Ith the i?py,rce: b£ supply fop 
iiiereen latorics becoming more lim- 
ited daily, studios , are becominjg 
p^n^cky Qvex" the situation, and 
tvritefs Bpecializihe in origiiial 
stories are beeiimlne: to take heart. 
Magazines have for .the .pa$t year 
been cutting dbwh the number , of 
Btories printed. iA each is$ue. A 
good estample is the 'Saitux'day 'Eve- 
niiitr . Pdst,' , which, thrjeji -years ago 
was running from eight to 12 .short 
stories weekly. Current 'issues 
show- that the number of shorts has 
been cut to thi'ee iand four. .Inroads 
made by depresslbh oh their adver- 
tising gets the chieie blame for the 
curtailing of the mag. yjirn buying; 

Pulps Kicked HVd 

, Book publishers have, gohc 
through tyiro jeaiii years with the 
prospects that for the next yesir Is- 
Buing of new hovels will be . small. 
Pulp mags have: experienced same 
cutting as the classi mags* with only, 
those selling airplane, stories get- 
ting a. g'ood play. Mystery mags 
also have: had a rapid decline In 
sal^s in the past year. 

Studioii feel that within the year 
jitiost stories purciiased will , be 
originals, with studios .forced to gp 
to th9.t . field "for material. 

Purchas> of brigihal screen yarns 

• hai? been gi'aauaily mounting for the. 
past, six months, ' w.ith. the -percent-, 
age nbxy abbut ,50-60. Last year it 

-was- almbsMm possible for a, Writer 
to., peddle ail original yarn at: any. 
of the major lets. 

. Studios went strong for plays 
iast seasbn, but with that 'field also 
harrowed down to the bone - and - a 
iione-tbo-heavy legit season in the 
offling it is doubtful . if the stage 
will be able to supply moire thiah 
a 'small percentage of. the yarns 
necessary to supply the coming 
season's demand. 



$l,00a Designer 



Russell iPiatterson^ the sce^jic di- 
tlst; is slated for 436 w4ieks' contract 
with. Pox in Hollywood commencing 
abour.pct. 25; when he will start to 
deisign the costumes and isceriery for 
the' jPbi Movietone Fbliles ^ind 
'Mary, Queen 'of Scots/ forthcoming 
productions. 

I*atterson reported: set ai 

$1,000 a week. Also privileged to db 
outside designing for legit produc- 
tlotts and h1$. usual publication, 
wbrk. 



COLLAPSE OF KEATON 
BREAKS UP VAP START 



, .Sept. 

Buster Keatoh coiiapsed 10 min- 
utes before his first iappearance 
Friday C22) at Charles Dbty's Hip- 
podrome, and- Was so ill that all of 
his shows on the opening day weri^ 
cancelled. . . .. . . , 

I Three doctors whb: were called- in 
diagnosed, his illness as 'nervous 
indigestion/ gave him emergency 
trektments and ordered him to bed, 
but . . said . that he might b? well 
enough to ai^pear following day, so 
theatre :<>f ficials iarran$ed for nurse 
and bed In his dressing room. 

velyn Brent and Harry Ppx 
pinch-hittcd for Keaton. 



SaUy Eilers Balks Role, 
Now Its 'Jimmy & Claire' 

Hollywood,; . 26. 
__jlot liking her part in 'Jimmy 
and''?5a)Jy', Sally Eilers refused to 
start the -picture, due before , the. 
lenses today '25> and Claire Trevor, 
was thrown Into the breach. 

Last mimite owitch will necessi- 
tate a title change. 

Picture had been revamped and 
built up with three musical num-- 
bers which , were written last week 
by Sidney Ciaire and' Jay Gorney. 
They a,rc 'It's the Irish In Me\ 
•You're' My Thrill' and 'Eat Mars- 
dpn's JVIcat*. 



BOOTS iUALLORt A BRIDE? 

Hollywood, Septi 25. 

Reported from Tia Jua.na, Bbots 
Mallory and William Cagney, 
brother of James, married Sunday 
night. 

No confirmation. 



'VIILA'S' DIRTY SPOTS 

Hollywood, Sept. 25. 

Jack La R.ue and Joseph Schild 
kraut being tossed up for the dirty 
work spbt in Metro's 'Viva Villa.' 

Donald Rijed . added. Id.the.xoster. 



INDEX 



■JBills 

Chatter ................ 

Editorial 

Exploitation 

Film Reviews . ......... 

Foreign News . ......... 

House Reviews; 

Inside— ^Legit 
Inside — .Music 

Inside — ^Pictures: 

Inside— Rad io ..>...... 

Legitinriate . : i .-. . . ... . 

Lfitter Li^^^ • • •> . 

Literati. 

New Acts. .............. 

News' from the D.tiliGS. 
^•©bituarjH^-wvS^wr^^ 
Outdoors. 
Pictures 
Radio ........ 

Radio Reports. 
Talking Shorts 
Times Square. 
Vaudeville .... 



.60 



4» 
■62 

50.. 
21 



.12-13 



.52- 



.,44. 



2 

...16- 



• «.•«««•«-«* 



• • • «. 4 < 



•'6 ■ . 

56 
C3 
57 
45 
48 
58 . 

6;3= 

.63 
35 
43 
38 
16 
59 
.48 



Fox' s Kidnap Yarn, 

Other Prods. Cliajry 

Hollywood, S^pt. 25< 

Though It's topical and good pic- 
ture, miiterial, major studios, with 
the. exception of Fox, have laid off 
stofies which have the snatch 
raicket for the theme. All fear that 
anything to do with snatching will 
bring censor frowns and may run 
afoul of the Hays organization. 
Fox will try- to get away with it in 
'The Mad Game.' fcidnajpping, how- 
ever, is not the paramount idea of 
the pfctiire.. 

All studios have been flooded , with 
yarns based on the natibnally pub- 
licized kidnappings of the : past two 
mpn'tii£|, with practically every 
•free-lance writer taking a turn at 
a siiatch stbry. 




WILL MAHONEY 

The Cinisinnati 'Times Stat* said: 
'^iil Mahoney's • danfee. on the 
■xylbphone Is , one of the best 
achievements seen in the theatre in 
a long time. His dancing Is. cause 
m itself for admiration, but. that 
tap dance on his Mahbheyphone is 
worthy of actual amazement." 
Direction 

KAtPH G. FARNUM 

Roosevelt Hotel, 
Hbllywood, Cai. 



Gojtumbus Hears WGAHi 
i^AItr Changing Hands 

Columbus, Sept. 25. 
Two important changes in the 
radio broadcast picture In this city 
ar'e reported about to take place. 
WCAH, .Columbia chain station, is 
expected tb be sold to local capital 
by the end, of this vfeek. 
. WAIU, first statibn in the city, is 
going - to one bf the newspapers, 
and allied' capital, according to re- 
ports, -and will then also become a 
link in the Ni3C chain. 



Doris KenyopV Ether 
Feeler, jpavors Pops 



Holiywobd, Sept. 25, . 

Doris Kenybn;. under an assumed 
name; has been Ringing . over KFI 
here. to feel out what kind of songs 
tiie . public Tvants from hef; type of 
voice. 

Misis Kehyon has been handling 
a sustaining prog:ram. under .the 
name , p,f Marget Taylor, . and from 
thie' respbnse has decided that she 
will in the future 4b semi-classical 
and pop warbling rativer than the 
hieavier ditties that she has done 
bh h?r concert tours; 

Likely that she'll step into the 
Shell hour, from San Francisco' soon 
for a broadcast or two. 



Other Majo^ 

hm Ban i»n SteDar Players 



Jeaa Mi^ Disc 



iChicago,' Sept, 26, 
Cbiumibla .phpnpgraph Is ma,kin'g a 
posthumous. Velease pt a Jean Malin 
record. Record was not orlglhally 
planned for the market but follow- 
ing the 'death of thiei .nite club eh-, 
tertaitner. ph the coast it 'Was ' de- 
cided to sell 'em. However, Colum- 
bia is hot advertising the disc at all, 
but relying only bn. word-of -mouth 
fpi: sal^s. . 

Two-sided piatter has 'That's 
What's the, Matter With Me' on 
onb half a,nd 'I'd Rather Be Span 7 
ish' on the other. Qnly clisc oif Its 
kind ever miade for distribution. 



WARNERS DESIRE MAX 
REINHARDT FOR H'WOOD 



'Fledermaus' in Both 

Film, Stage Versions 

■ V 

With ia , Brpadway legit produc- 
tion of 'Die Flederniaus' pending 
for .the next , month, . Gauniont- rit- 
idh is releasing its filmization of 
the operetta next week. Picture- is 
entitled 'Walt^ Time' and goes into- 
the Little Carnegie Playhouse, New 
York, 

Johann Strauss musical has. been 
very poular on the Continent ais a 
legit. 



Nervous but Artistic 

Holly wobil, Sept. 25» 
Despite her heing di'opped from 
'Eight Girls in a Boat' becautse of 
hysterics, Jean Rpuverol, from Pas- 
kdena Community Players, has had 
option, picked up. 

Charles. Rojgers is optimistic of 
her" iutiire. 



Edw. 0. as Napoleon. 

Warners has closed with Emil 
Lud\yig to make his own adaptation 
of his life of Napoleon for screen 
purposes. Edwaird G.. Rbbin^ion will 
play the Little: Cbrpbral role. 

LudWig arrived from iiUrbpe on 
the S.S. Paris today (20) and will 
spend a. tveek in New York- bef ore- 
gpi jig '■west to begin the ad.T:ptation. 

Fried Aids Yost at Fox 

Hollywood, Sept. 
. Warr y ried has i&«»ri' transferred 
to the coast .from Fox's eastern 
scenario departnient. He. Js at the 
Western avenue lot .handling de-. 
veloimiorit of .new story ideas under*' 
Robert Yost.. . ' 

Fried edited bulletin 
in New York. 



Marlene Dietrich is dub back. from 
her European visit on the Paris to- 
day (Tuesday) and will stay in New 
York three days before going on to 
the coast. 

Ocorge Painier Putnam, Par's 
story editor,, coming in from Europe 
on the .same boat and is supposedly 
dil.<5c\i,?,sinff a .story with her for her 
next produciiori. 



Fox's New 'Two Cities' 

Fox. is preparing to remake 'Tale 
of Two Cities' as a talker. Pox 
made a silent version some years 
back and has ordered tajiker adapta- 
.tion.>^ad^. - - - 

Mentioned as a ppsibility tiiat tiie 
picture will be done, in Eng;land, on 
the actuail ground story is.' spotted 



: An exile from Germany, Max 
Reinhardt. may. find a permanent 
haven in pictnre production^ in 
America. He is being (sought by 
Warner Bros.,- whp viriant. to bring 
Rtinhardt over froni Europe, 

Negptiatipns- the . farnbiisj 
German spectacle stager is to have 
him come over- "to .Work with Mer- 
vyn LeRby on 'Wonder, Bar' to get 
the feel of American film produc- 
tion. . — -— 

]$bwIand-Brice have two more 
features at the Long Island planned 
for this winter,, one a musical -and 
the other t cir first straight talker. 
'Singing Gondolier', original by Yip" 
Harburg, Sig Herzig and iBill Row- 
land, win be the musical; starting 
production aisout Nov. 1. 

Other is .'Ex- Judge', annny moiisly 
written npyel. Mohte Brice will 
direct both. 



Stokowski to Compose 
B'more-Hepbum Music 



RKO has arranged for Leopold 
Stokowskl, conductor of the Phila- 
delphia Symphony, to write musical 
material for 'Break of Hearts,' in 
which RKO will team John Barry- 
more and Katherine Hepburn. 

Stokowski will go west early in 
October, when picture is slated to 
go into work. 



Riesenfeld's Brit. Call 

Hugb Riesenfeld has been called 
to London by Gaumont British to. 
•wrrite a musical score for 'The 
Wandering Jew,* being made there 
i>y Hagen-r Twickenham for Gau- 
mont release. icture will star 
Conrad Veldt. 

First time a musical director has 
been recruited across the coean for 
any pieture. 



Rogers^Baxter Co-Star 

Hollywood, Sept.. 25. 
Warner jBaxter 'will go into 'Da- 
vid Harum* at- Pox Tjn'-a- co^-istar 
basis ith Will. Rogers. First 1:.- 
stance in which Rogers will have 
another actbr equally billed. 



Looks, Not Talent, StOI Get Tests 

Sfuc]io> Execs Soon Chill Upon Sedng 
Newcbnier Gals Emoting 



Hollywood,. Sept 25. 

It's practically a pushover tb get 
a screen test for a girl yvho has 
looks, but for an actress who doesn't 
ippear so hot in. person or In a still 
picture, it remains as tough as ever. 

Agents, after the istudios to test 
newcomer femmes, find that expc^ 
will always fall for a pretty face. 
=Bven-=thougIv-;agents--aTiinltTtKe^^^ 
has ho experience, usual reply is 
'never mind, we'll have a look at 
her anyway,' 

Dbzens of such tests are made,, 
whe^ gal has little prospect other 
than beauty, but after e.\ccs have 
one look at her in the projection 
room, their ardor cools, Recently a 
10-percenter was pestered by friends 
to get a test for a society femme 



Visiting frbm Chicago. He showed 
phbtpgr.aphs . of her to- execs at a 
certain studio, and they went Into 
raves. 

Skin Deifrp 
Talent coach spent a day with the 
girl shpviring her how to read lines, 
and then studio took another day 
filming her^ In the cqpX air_ of the 
ppojeclion room, the girl's screen 
antics made execs wonder why 'they 
ever wasted time on lier. 
. When the* agent has a prospect 
with plenty of talent, -but lacking in 
looks in . her street appearance, he 
has to talk himself out of wind to 
get attention. Even then he won't 
be given the time allotted on test 
of a good looking newcomer with 
a maybe. 1 win expression. 



Hollywobd, Sept; 25. 

Looks now as. If all studios will 
fClTpw the Warner Brothers' le^de 
ind bain thie .loaning of contract 
players, to one. .another. 

Indications are that the practice 
wijl be dropped generally^ even 
though the NRA code does nbt con- 
tain, a cltluse banning It. Academy 
aqtbirs, of course, aire demanding it, 
however." .. 

Claimed to have .been forced into 
the bbrrowlr and loianing (System 
because of. a scarcity of name sup- 
ports, no bne now has a good word 
for the scheme. 

BoitoWers claim that those on 
other company's contract lists dct 
hl-hat, refuse .to co -operate.. jin ex- 
ploitation scheihes and tie-iiijs and 
are generally , hard' to handle be- 
cause they owe hp allegiance to the ^ 
particular cbmpahy. for -vyhlch they 
are then working. 

Step-Child Treatment 

Correspbndihgiy the lenders pout 
because they say their contractees 
are treated like £!tep-c lildren on 
other l.pts ahd suffer in prestige and 
popularity beciause the borrowing 
company does not co-operate with 
the- plaverg in gettihg them pub-, 
.liclty breaks. ' 

System has beeh in vogue for 
long time, ' even though every one 
pans the scheme. Player pawns 
shifted, froni one lot to another don't 
like it because they say if they 
-Weren^t. Ibaned^t-hey might-go-^fish- — 
i Freelance actors say it's the 
buhk, . because it keeps them out bf 
jobs: that they otherwise niight get. 
Prpducers don't like it because they 
s&y that they are. helping to popu- 
larize a- rival's possession. 



Jess Striith Passes Up ; 
Craven's 'Gratitude^ 

Hollywood; Sept. 25. 
Option that he held on the screen, 
rights to Frank Craven's 'That's. 
Gra;titude' was not taken, up by Jess 
Smith, who .was going to. produce 
it in- New York for Universal ror 
lease. 

William Morris office has. the. 
script on the market agiai 



Gloria's Bernhardt 



Hollywood, Sept. 25. 

Gloria Swanson will make 'Divine 
Salrah' for Ji J; Schnltzer land Sani» 
uel.Zierler of Screen Artists. 

Based on the life of Sarah Bern- 
hardt. No* release set. 



Director^ Boss Disagree^>i 

Hollywood, Septr-^. 

Disagreements with Carl Laenimle 
Jr. has taken Robprt. Wyler off 
megaphone on. 'By Candlelight.' 
James Whale is. replacing him. 

Picture had been in work ten 
day.s. 



BEBEEIET TEiSTING 

Busby Berkeley, Wrarner ilancp 
staiger, arrived in New .York iSuh- 
day (24). by plane from the Coast 
:—BerkBley -win test 2?"^frs al'tHe'' 
Vita, Brooklyn} istudlb. 



SAILINGS 

Sept, 30 (New York to Paris) kr. 
and Mrs.. Barney Glazer (Conte di 
Savoia>.! . 

Sept. 29 (New York to London), 
Johnny Green (Majestic). 

Sept. 28 (London to New York), 
Marie Paull' (Mrs. , Al .Samuels) 
CManhattan). >; 
. Sept, 27 (Loiidon to New York), 
Harris Twins and Loretta (Lafay- 
ette). ■ 

Sept, 23 (New York to Paris) 
Maurice Chevalier, Carl Laemmle, 
Sr.,. Jifay Ruppa, I'rank Joyce,. Erik 
Charrel, Charles Laiighton, W. R. 
Wilkersbn, William .Dewart (He d'e 
France). 

Sept. 23 (N^w York to London), 
Oscar Hammersteiri arid family 
((Sebrgic),. 

Sept, 23 (New York to Lbpdon), 
■Mr.,a nd:.Mrs._P.et er-JbIigginfl,--:Frf>.nk- 
Dixon (Majestic), 

Sept. 20 (New York to Paris) 
Charles Bickford,. Bob Kane, Louis 
Hasselmans, Don Alvarado. (Champ- 
plain). 

Sept. 20 (London to 'ork), 
Francis Dean (Olymiiic). 

Sept. 20 (London to Now York), 
B, P. Rohulberg, Sylvia S.sclnoy, 
Mai-lcno T)jct.iMoli. f; (ir,i;<^ I'aliher 
Putn.ain, ^^mil' udwig (Pm-iH;, 



Tuesday, September 26, 1933 



PICTURES 



VARIETY 









Inside Stuff on Sime s 




By Epes W. Sarg^t , 

{Chit) 

rdbabaly It was written on the 
Preserved Tablets, as the pious 
Moslem puts.it,' that Sime Silverman 
should' ijeconie one of the butstaiid^ 
Ing figures in the- aimusement 'busir 
ness.. His. love for the theatre' and 
his firmness of purpose makes . the 
inevitable . conclusion that, he woiild 
have achieved his spnie 
fashion.. Biit .gretthig bade to prig- 
: Inal sources, it wag a tiff between 
Ijei' and a tipster <'<?ncern 
Avliivb ijoddod. in chance that seed 
-which into 
VAniEa'Y., 

It. may seem a far cry from George 
Graham Rice's Maxim-Gay tipgter 
concern to the paper In whicb this 
- is printed; but it was the first linlt 
-forged »n t^'^:^>'«>" r\f ovpnta, and 



the direct step toward tlils publica- 
tion., 

Blakeley . Hail, then owner of the' 
N. Y;; 'Morning Telegraph,' served 
notice on Rice that he could not 
insert in his Maxini-Gay adver.tis- 
-Ing the .name of any winner not 
contained -Ih his letter of advice to 
bettors, filed in the early morning 
before the race. Rice, a lavish ad 
yertiser, blustered, but the thing 
had .become a scandal and Hall was 
adamant. In retaliation. Rice took 
Leander, Richardson, dramatic 
critic, away from the 'Telegraph' 
as the "nucleus of a staff and.f bv ••'.ed 
IDally America.* 

iniie G^ts Job 

A column of vaudeville' criticism 
was necessary to flght a similar de- 
partment which at that time was a 
sales feature^ of the' 'Telefifraph.' 
Rtchardspn's secretary Joe (Joshua) 
JjOwc vJoZo) now liondbn represen- 
tative of Vabiett, offered the posi- 
tion to his friund, Sime Silverman. 

For years Sime had been, intense- 
ly interested in the stage ancl n.ore 
particularly in vaudeville. He made 
his home in. the Wilhemina apart- 
ments* Seventh avenue at 116th 
street. New York, because Alan 
-Dale, then the niost feared critic 
in America, was a tenant of the 
floor . above. It was a walk-tip 
apal'tment and some kudos to be 
on the lower floor.^ It did not hurt 
any that the building was owned 
and operated by Geor e Huber, also 
owner of the dime museum in 14th 
street. ' 

'Sime jumped at the chance and 
as .'The Man in the Third Row' he 
made his bow .as a. vaudeville re- 
^- — -viewer.-. His- pepiod-of-- glbr-y— Vk=as 
brief.. .Hall made, pe^ce with Rice, 
bbught the paper and suppressed it. 
Sime was out. of a job,, but he had. 
enjoyed his briiRf printer's: ihic ex-' 
perloKce and would never be. the 
Same again; 

He got his next impetus from the 
same 'Morning Telegraph,' but a 
coupl^ of years; had 'inferv^ried. -He 
was engaged to ' .write under the 
, offlbe signature of Robert SDear, 
Which' was used, by Karl Decker,^ 
Algernoh St. jphn Brenon or Avho 
ever had the" vaud svlUe jpb until 
Sam McKee broke through: to use 
his own name. 

The cards were stacked against 
the recruit from the start., William 
Eugene Lewi. , for years the editor, 
had leased the paper frotn Mrs, 13. 
H. Thomas and was i.ni' control 
While the paper was still under 
Blakeley Hall's managcmcht, Lewis 
had put oh h.'j advcfUslpg solicitor, 
B. C. Ilirt, who. had been a mid 
-^=^-::w:es t-4=)i ea t re-;na nagciiFa n d=\vJ^^ 

•staked Alfred Henry Loav is .iiTHl his 
brpthors in their early days. 

irhe Loses Job. 
It was ITari's pjaii]t that he could 
not, got ads if the crjiicisnis ra:i 
wild, hut under Hall and under 
Walter H. Turner, who folloWKid 
him. it was felt that the paper sales 
induced by the Criticisms, were more 
important llian the revenue froni 



full control, his first move waT to 
rule that ahjt act willing to pay 
for a Christmiis Issile advertisement 
was a 'good act* arid not to be ad- 
versely commiented :upon. 

Sime he&rd the rule, but it didn't 
mean a thing tp him. Hart rayed 
khd Xewls frothed a, coyple of Weeks 
and then an especially ' tart comr: 
ttierit on Radford and Winchester, 
a. team of knockabouts, bro.ught the, 
cari'cellatiori of their Sunday ad and 
Sime's job, alriiost simultaneously 
Lewis threw in the. excellent a.d- 
vice that he (Sime) 'would, never 
get anywhere under .such a; policy,' 
Sime retorted, that he felt that he 
could and intimated that he would 
presently prove it, Lewis' derisive 
sridrts. only made him "the more de- 
termined, 

The; idea for a trade paper had 
been mulling around in his head ft>r 
a long tiriie, for shortly thereafter, 
he- discussed the idea and he had it 
all schemed out, even to the green 
paper cover, for newsstand distinc- 
tion, jandth^ej^ter^ flourish of 
the initial letter of tlie title. The 



SOME » BEST 










Taking Week-Ends by AirphiK 



Popular in America, Some 
More So in Foreign Terri- 
tory<r-U.S. Femmes Who 
Feature Continental Main 



Stephahi, Playwright, 
Added tQ Par Story Bd 

Frederick Stephani Is swinging 
to "^^aramount as i .member of its 
editoriail. . board at tlie studio, an 
added fourth member. Jeff. Lazarus 
ners Don't Mean ii Thing I is chairmaii of the board. 

gy " i» . 1 I -A- playwright and stage director, 
on tne l^oncment — i-u- 1 ^^^^ stephanl's, pieces were dorip 

l^itsch Sole Directorial In- in Germany. He bias been a story 

. . ■? • scoiit for Warner Bros, 

Stance — Ke;|i ton, Fair- 
banks, Sr.,^Not Foirgptteh ' 
— Chai>lin, of Course 



plan dragged a little*, but. presently 
he was able to promote ^1,500 frohi 
his father- In-law, George Freeman 
this widpw, Hattie , F. Silverman's 
father,- ?L Syracuse alderman):. 

Modest Start 

He took a two-room suit^' in the 
Knickerbocker theatre, put In his 
brptlier-in-law, Charles Freeman, 
as business manager, hired a typist 
and with this writer brought out 
the first issue on Dec. 16, 19.03. Acr 
ton Davies, the critic of the N. Y 
Evening 'Sun' wrote an article for 
the first issue. There was a little 
advertising, but the bulk of the 
.sheet, "barring a.'page; of. criticisms 
arid some editorial bpmriient, he 
wfbte himself. He even then had 
the nose for news to which he later 
owed the greater portion of his 
success. 

The office boy was John J. Q'Con 
nor. Jolinny was an. usher in the 
Percy Williams Alhambra vvlio by 
his alertness had won Sime's notice 
He pvlt It to him whether he wanted 
to continue earning a:round $12 (in- 
cluding tips) as- an usher or work 
for less, money and an opportunity 
JPhnny came down. In a few weeks 
he was sent on the road as circula- 
tion man and Lester Rose was. put 
in as office boy.- At the same time 
Al Greason, whom he had met on 
the 'Telegraph,' was added to the 
staff arid the late Joe Raymond 
given a job hvtstling ads.. 

VARiETT .met A^ith a most flatter 
irig receptiPn,'but it -was not Inime 
diately profitable and coUectionfi 
were tough. -The actors would give 
the ads, but^hey hung, oft payment 
to see whether the .paper wPuld fail 
At first It was written In the Eng 
lish- language,-and-the -paper - never 
really bit into the busi.riess until 
isime changed his policy apd : wrote 
as a majprif y" of the actors' of that 
day spoked It; was their own Ian 
guage, and they felt that he was one 
of them. It .was not that ime 
co.iild not write spod English, but 
that most variety actors of the day 
did not speak it. When he sa\v. 
.what a hit the new style, was rriak-^ 
i he not only" encouraged his 
growing staff to follow the style; but" 
he developed it into a literary tech- 
nique. 

Some few years later a writer 
suggested to Albert Borle, manag- 
ing editor of the 'Clipper,' that it 
might he a good idea to pitch in and 
fight Variett. ' Boriie .wrote back 
that he did not believe in- men,tIon- 
irig his rival as the 'Clipper' 'was 
known in hundred.^ of towns where 
VARiijTV never '')iad been heard, of. 

In. 1922, Sime /bought the 'Clippori 
and after running it long enough 
=to -a SH u i=e^ Ivi nr.«frl f-^=tha t^^^ 
not even a faint .spark of life in. the 
'shoot, folded it up. Tlie net result 
of hl."3 purcha.'-o. was the acquisition 
of a complete file of the /Clipper" 
giving; probably the only cori.socutive 
liLstory of the stage for the paft 50 
years or .rtpre. 

And ail because Blakeky Hall, 
,\vouUt not let Maxim-Gay advertise 
•l(in.n->.«li6t Avlhnt-'s' whon they had 



LANGUAGE ANGLE 



Build Sirecial DeLuxe 
Hut on MGM Lot for Mob 
Of Dave Selznick Aides 



There are some picture stars .n . Hollywood, Sept 

the U. S, very popular here, who j,^^.^ Selznick Is having erected 
are even more popular abroad. ^^.^ p^^^^^^j ^^^^^^ g^^^j^j^-^ 

There exist about a dozen actors k^-y building adjacent to his bun 
who outdraw themselves abroad, ^^^^^ - ^ - 
-whose^lm»-wiirbring-in-moPe-eas|i.i__^l^^^ 

rom European and other world ^avg g, private dining room for 
trade, ihan from the b.6. count- up ggigni^jj ^nd his staff, which in 
at home. eluded . George CUkor, director; Ben 

Mostprbriiinentls Jearinette Mac- Hecht, 6. H. P. Garrett,- Benn Levy, 
Donald, with Buster Keatori a close Allen :^lvkir P. J; WolfsPn and 
secorid. Keatori has pretty nearly Wells Root, writers;. Jerry Sack 
collapsed in the IT. S. as a drawing helm and Ph.l Siff^ .assista,nts; arid 
card. In Eu;*ope: and South Amier- Hal Kern, cuttier, 
lea,, however, they still form queues Thiis staff will, have four secre- 
to see his pictures. Miss MacDon- I taries to do the mechariicai chores, 
ald*s extra strength abroad is ac- [so as to speak, 
credited to the fact that she's most 

prominent as a. singer arid there- ^ i iv» • 

fore could co.itiriue to impress InAlr Uavia •inn lIlTIA 
abroad, where the English language \ JttCIi IIUAIC OUU 1/IAlU 

has hurt so many XJ. S. actors who 
merely talked. Now, with the return 
of the m-a .ical era here, arid with 
mor^ musicals being turned out 
from these shores, it's possible this 
may b3 reversed 

Ramon Novarro is another with 
considerable foreign pull, though 
spotty, while the Sr. Fairbanks is 
another who can, tPday, count niore 
cash accruing abroad on films than 
at home. Europe hasp't forgotten its 
heroes. It never does. In the 'CJ. 
you have to contiriue showing what 



Hbllywbod, Sept. 25. ^ 
Yen of motiori picture personal- 
ities to travel irifeognito by air be- 
tween , here atid the east has the. air 
officials and their .'s In a Quanr, 
dary. Pferhaps the. speedy sched- 
ules which .pi^evail enables thei jceleb. 
to spend a week-erid with a friend 
in some east^rriL spot arid be back 
on the job Moriday without ariyone 
being the wiser; especially .the chat- 
terers who firid^ this klrid; p£ topic 
food for their sheets. 

Ruses which are used to do: this 
undercover traveling would give a- 
Sherlocic Hblriies ii run for, his 
moriey. '.These celebs, -wili .call the 
ticket offlcie and prdeir psisgage un- 
dex a fictitious i^anie, " and then .to 
furtiher tiieir purpose have the dricfit- 
seiit to a :phPriey address which a 
friend is istandirig in for the deliv- 
ery. 

Last- Minute Dash 

With the ticket in tow these pub- 
liolty dodgers will wait till tjie last 
minute and then make 'a mad dask 
fc-t the'.airpiQirt.. 

-^tarjoFity-^iE-th«-r-tises-ar-e-MC4» 
ful, although many, of the jiirotB, 
having excellent misiriorles, recog- 
nize the stars and radio the info to 
the destination point without the 
cargo getting^ Wise. 
- "Two . f emriae players now . uslng^ the 
air exclusively for trivel, althpugh 
for biz reasons only, have .seyeirai 
alia9es and the same nuniber o? 
pbPney addresses Zl,b to avoid the 
ballyhoo which for -years has fol- 
lowed, the arrival and .departure of 
celebs by train and is rapidly flnd- 
iiip its place at the air terminals. 



Starr's Divorce Suits 



.Oklahoriia City, 
divorce suit.s Involving 
screen and' arena istar$ filed in Ka.y 
county- district court at Newkirk-, 
abandonnient involved in each case. 

Jack 'Hart' Hoxle i$ asking, a dlr 
vorce from Marion Hoxie;. married 
in Santa Ana, Cailf., in 1921. 



Mrs. Juarilta Webt-;r wpuld be 
It^'takesr 'ThdV PartiaiYy,' "explain^ I separated from W. B. Weber, Whorn 



the recent announcement of Fair- 
banks, that, he would make his films 
abroad henceforth. . 

Same thing Is not quite true of City. Mrs. Weber Is pixIe Starr, 
Mary Pickford, who still can draw cowgirl extraordinary 



she married in Goldf Colo:,^ fri 
1928. Both plaintiffs .f;.ave their 
residence as 101 Ranch,. near PPrica 



Roth plaintifCs are on the road 
with Cbl. Zack Btlller's 101 Show 
at present. 



at hpme and never reached the 
heights abroad of some, others be 
cause .riot sophisticated or Cbriti 
hental enough 

Charles Chaplin is probably the 
biggest money riiaker of all Ameri- HANLINE OFF WB, TO .METRO 
cans abroad, but that is equally Maurice Hanline has a new berth 
true of him in the U. S. His last on the Metro writing staff 
picture, 'Citj Lights,' seemed to | He left Warners a few weeks ago. 
prove that Chaplin is stronger at 
1 < mCf how-iyer, since he insisted oh 

-v.eny,-hlgh. rentals, .arith the . result i go^e -universally accepted. Past 
the . picture was passed up pona- Ug^j. helped her a lot due to 
pletely in Japan and other coring dubbing by Metro in several Euro- 
tries. If a European can completely pg^n countries. It's the language 
pass up a star, he must be on the barrier that has annoyed thus far. 



the aOs. Wlion Lrwis came 



into .«f^nL. t),eir cli'^nts' tft:4ir:f tip.'. 



Wane. 

. The foreign stars in the U. S,, of 
course, like Marlene I?letrich,. Mau-. 
ric4 .Chevalie-; .arid. Lilian Harvey 
can be figured pn to garner at least 
;as . large a harvest outside the 
American, bo'indaries . as within 
them. Not true of Greta Garbo or 
Ronald Colriian, however,, because 
of the amazing strength both have 
at home. Colman is ptc'->ably the 
biggest individual draw from the 
U. S. in England, but falls down in 
othet spots. - 

George Arliss is an Interesting 
case in controversial statistics. Al- 
.riiost universally respected, his 
name alone is not enough to com- 
mand box office anywhere. In hif; 
home country, England,, he if .^al^ 
^"ays=eulogIzed,H>ut-his=-film3^draw= 
the soicctive audiences only. Same 
thing is true, of course, in the C &». 
also. 1 

Jlarie Drossier, Wallace JJeery, 
roddie Cantor and a few others like 
that have recently been riiaking ter- 
rific strides abroad. In Denmark. 
England, Italy and .Sj)ain, for In^ 
stance, ^liss Dressier will outdraw, 
p'-'norally si)eaklng, even Carbo. 
IJvjt Mi.is Dressier has not" yet be- 



Stars of ';the Arin Harding, Con- 
stance Beririett, Kay jF'rancIs ;ilk are 
a ri o t h e r:. ciiripus cpntradiction 
'i'hey're the most sophisticated la- 
dies of the U. I screen. They are 
quite frequently .in forelgji roles; 
they frequently • (in their films) gp 
to andi play ai:pund the Coritlnent 
But the Continent, or for that mat- 
ter, other cprners of the. world; 
knows them. riot. "They- dph't iae 
long 'from a Cpntinental stand 
point. A Continental, IpPking at 
Connie Beririett or .Ann Harding 
imriiediately classifies the gals as 
Americans. He won't accept them 
speaking foreign languages, he 
doesn't understand, and doesn't 
want to Understand their English 
Another Interesting exception is 
Ernst Lubltsch, the director, who 
has- persona U-d raw ing=i^P0Wer^^Hi-^^ 
iilms are very, veo^ strong in the 
U. S. almost constaimy, but he oc 
casionally turns out a lemon as 
'Trouble- in Paradise,' which got 
nice comment frorii the critics but 
ho. biz. Abroad the fiihi did well 
as ' well as any other Lubitsch film 
indicating that should. Lubitsch lo.so 
hi.s hold on the AmericanVimagina- 
tion ho U\'in j^till retain it in other 
foriK't's of the world. 



m% WHITE 'SCANDALS' 
FOR WINTER RELEASE 



Geptge White yniW leave for the 
Coast in about two weeks to., pre- 
pare for the first of . .his .'Scaridalaf 
shows which he will ini Ipt tppx. 
There, may be one a year for five 
years. Fox wants .White to; start 
hfs first by Nov, 1 at the' latest, for 
release shortly after the first pf the 
year. 

Producing as a unit. White ^Js -^o 
have, full charge of the 'coriVeVsion 
of -.his 'Scandals' revues to the screen; 
Iricluding direction, story' matter, 
talent, etc. 



StuAters Form Troupe 



Hollywood, Sept. 25. 
Asserting that shooting of stunt 
sequences is a special branch of 
film . making, Hubert Dlitz, stunter, 
and Ernie Crockett and Al Kicklin, 
cainerameri, have formed the Studio 
-Chase— Troupe,^- -~ ... — ; — z— - 
Organization will have a dozeA 
tunt men on call, as well as eqUip- 
riient. They say they can even film 
an uriderwater chase if necessary* 



Exhib on Wheeb Goes 
To Screenlfsss Spots 

P.ittsbui'gh, 

Earl.Rceseri former nianager of. 
the 'Oameraphone' for Warner 
Brothers, arid before that with the. 
Harris Amusement Co., has become 
an indie exhibltot with a motorized 
theatre. Roeser has acquired a 
truck with piprtable sourid equip-. 
ment and is .gunning around for. 
date."? In. private, horhes|, clu and 
sma,ll parties. > - 

Jn addltlprt, the. exhlb-onrwheels 
plans to :nake.. regular stops at a 
fiocfc.bf small outlying, cbriimunities 
where there are no theatres, setting 
Up in town -halls and tents, 



DOEpTHY DEII TO PAE 

Paramount has given a term pa-r 
per to Dorothy pell, singer, frorii 
legit. No date set for her coast 
departur . 

Miss Dell is the. second' to be 
picked gp by Par as the result of 
N'ew^ Yfirk testing by Oscar Sorliti 
and Eddie,- Blatt. First Wa^ Lanny 
Ros.'j, from radi 



VARIETr 



riC¥«BES 



l^esdaj, September 26, 1933 



Par Hearings Over Bonuses Etc^ 
Referee Curbs ZimV Qiiizznig 



jLegal action to recover bonuses 
paid Paraiinouht executives in 1^29 
and i930j togetlier with the H36,Oo6 
paid, Sidney R. Kent .Sunder settle-; 
ment ,o£ hiis contrabt 'nritU » is 
threatened -Samuel Zirh, bond- 
holder attorney who has legally 
harassed Par tor a long time. Zlrn 
h^s ;; gone into both, the - State and 
Federal courts on. more than a 
dozen Qccaafons in an attempt .to 
prove troublesonn^ to Paramount, 
its trustees and the referee there- 

uiide^r in bankfuptcy. 

Henry K. pa,vi^- who has. up to. 
now h61d Zirii in tow more than 
any other attorney '\ reprieseintin^. 
bQndhQiid.ers: attorneys/presided 
With art Iron hand at last yreek'B 
meetihg at- which Zirn strugrgled to 
embarriass Paramount, through its 
general counis^l, ; Austin C. Keough, 
and - frequently gavfeled the' attor- 
ney 'down because . of the nature of 
his questioning; 

Keough's . showing up, In substi-^ 
tutioii for Ralph A. Kohn, at the 
outset angered Zini, because,' in. his 
own wotds, ?Keough ' refuses to. re- 
member anything,' and his efforts 
to exaniine oh the Columbia Broad- 
casting sale suid ' other . matters 
which he believed . to be iii' the in- 
terest of Stockholders were no more 
effective, as' Referee Diavis ruled 
out . this. line of questioning. 
^t's-ln -ihe. Record 



Le$ Kaufman with Col 



': lies Ka:ufman« nephew of . Adolph 
Zukor, has joined Columbia in an 
exploitation capacity. 

"With- Paraniount many years in 
advertisingr. and exploitation, last at 
the Par, 1^. Ti, Kaufman has beicn 
vacationing this suihmer in St, 
Louis, honie of wife's folks. 



One of the angles in. connection 
with independent attorneys' cin such 
questions as the CBS transaction is 
that these deals have been gone 
byef before, on examination . by 
trustee attorneys, and papers, placed 
■ on the record, although at that 
time attorneys such ;{tS Zirn and 
Saul. B. Rogers were not given an 
opportunity to cross-examine. They- 
look , for that opportunity now and 
are ruled against- by the referee ber 
cause, at this. late date, it looks- like 
an encumbrance of the record, with 
a lot of data oh transactions which 
already ^a!y6 been explained. 

Zirn not only attacked the large 
bonuses paid Pir execs in good 
tinies as 'Iboting',' because, these 
earnings 'shoxHd have gone to the 
stockholders, but- by ''inlplici^,tipn 
trie"d to make -it appear - that tiie 
$20a,00Q settlement of S. R. Kisnt's 
contract (of -Whlbli ■$135,000 ..- was 
paid) was agreed to becaiuse they 
wanted . to . 'keep .his. ,: mouth shuL' 
Zirn couldn't Understand -why $200;- 
000 yras. paid- in eettlement ot, a 
contract, having two ; :and a half 
years to go, whereas. It hie worked 
it out the amount paid -would be 
only around $240,000. 

Papers in the A. C. Blumenth^i 
fection, settled by Par for $36,000, 
were admitted into evidence, but 
not read nor examined by opposing 
counsel, at last week's hearing. 

Counsel is now permitted to ex- 
amine the papers placed' In evi- 
dence, the same papers which . -were 
taken from public acoess ' In the 
courts through a special stipulation, 
signed by a Supreme Court justice 
to allow that*. ^Because of the vol- 
uminous nature of the piapers, cred- 
itors or; counsel did nOt 'aSk thefr 
public reading before the referee' 



lleairfirgs " will be resumed at 
10:30 a; xn. tomonw ( Wednesday). 



Majestic Dishibution 

Not Set for Chicago 



Chicago, Sept. 26. 
Setup for local distribution of the 
Indie Majestic product still in the 
air. Cost, of the franchise for the 
Chicago • territory is causihff most 
of the states-righters . here to, hack 
away. Likely that MiijcStic may 
have to . set up its\own distribution 
ofUce here to take care of Its 
flickers., . ... 

Ben Judell ofllce which iiad the 
pictures - last yiear not hot for the 

Vproduct . this season because of :the 
rates, particuld,rly since'vthis zone 
has tossed but double features., Un.r 
derstood^ ho-\yever, that Judell still 

Jias '^j^iji.O OO— uP-fo^ ^^^^ ^fr anch ise 
Which had not yet hoen- returnedT 



Lillian AJbertsbn to Par 

Hollywood, Sel?t. 25. 
Lillian Albertson, after years as 
a Coast statre. producer, joins .Para- 
r mount as dialog writer on west- 
'•rA's. 

TTor 'Thundering 
Herd.: 



5 Union Officials 
ibrested in B'klyn: 
Homicide Ckirges 

ive officials of, -the Empire State 
;Moti6n Picture Operktbrs' txhlon 
were arrested in Brooklyn, fl; T., 
on Saturday (i3) and held for exr 
amination on charges of homicide. 
The quintet irb Arthur Fairkash, 
ipiregident; James AdeWso,- p.; 
'William Sontosera, recording secre<- 
tary< Ernest Muro, treasurer arid 
Joseph Blatt, walking delegate. .'The 
arrests followed the killing of the 
JSIegro night watchmtin the 
"Windsor theatre; 4001 15th avenue, 
Brooklyn, early Saturday morning 
and the extensive destrUcUort of 
property. 

, Not alleged that, these men were 
the alctuial offenders, but gathered 
in as heads of the Union vvJiich has 
been at outs with the theatre since 
the Empire projectionists were 
ousted in favor of Local 306 men. 
The watchman was found locked in 
a closet by his relief and 'rushed to 
the hospital, where he died Satur- 
,day afternoon. His skull had been 
fractured and he had been bitdiy 
gaished. 

Property damiigo- included the"de- 
struction of three sound , projectors, 
the sound screen, torn hangings and. 
the sleishihg of about 300 uphol- 
stered seats. 



INDIE EXHIB, WILBY, 
GOES OUTSIDE OF NBA 



Washington,. Sept. 25. 
• R. G. W^iiby, Georgia and Alabama 
independent theatre oVrher; is the 
first codist to ta,ke Deputy Admin- 
istrator Rosenblatt's adyice to gb 
outside the URA with a Droblem. 

He declared that the attorney 
general's office how has the charge 
which- he made at the open code 
hearings, about tinloh labor and in- 
timidation. Through the attorney 
general's office Wilby says he un- 
derstands his complaint may again 
come, upi before the NR as a busi- 
ness problem to be treated ,under a 
clauste in the industry's, code, if 
such a course is fovind pbsslhie. 



Trendle Detroit Tbeatre 
Thing Agsuii Postpcmec 

Further postponement on ratlflca- 
tlpn of the Gebrge W. ^Trendle part- 
nership to cover iDetroit, . Mich., 
which John Balaban w&nta to dfs 
place by trustee, consideration of 
a new offer he will, , make, and 
other matters,., has. been taken to 
Oct. 9 by Paramount Piibllx. ' 

Trendle xame .into- New York to 
attend the meeting; not Icnbwlns^ in 
advance , of plans to ^stpohe. 

In . addition to. the ■ Detroit part 
nershlp, 8icheduled° to have come .i|p 
Friday (22) for jratiftca,tion wais the 
K^rl Hoblitzclie - setup -with Par in 
the iSputh and several ' ihlribr niat- 
ters, including approval of com- 
promise of - a claim -with Walter 
Reade. 

"The Trendle and. HoblitzelI& deals 
may have been okayed by this late 
date had not Balaban put In a hew 
offer .direct with, truistees. of Para- 
mount and 'retaihed counsel in New 
York, Nathan Burkan, to represent 
hlhi...: ■• ■ 



' Dallas,' Sept; 
Kiarl. ..-Hoblitzelle acquired .<>n 
Thursday (21) the publix Meiba in 
Dallas, JWorth in Fort 'Worth, and 
Metropolitan and Kirby in Houston,, 
when Sbutiiern Enterprises' receiver 
in federal :COurt returned these 
houses ' to the bondholders^ trustee, 
Straus of :Chicago, frbm whbm 
Hbblitzelie secured long lea,ses. 



Biifay-Harlem 
Day-and'Diiter 
Cosdy to Riv 



Estimated that the Rivoli, N. T„ 
losses conservatively bet-wieen $8,000 
and $10,000 through booking by 
United Artists' of 'Emperor Jones' 
day-and-date with a colored 'house, 
in Harlem, the Roosevelt. It marks 
the first tinie in the memory of 
Broad-way shO-wmen tha,t iany pic'- 
ture, getting .first run on Broadway, 
has day-and-dated In any other 
house within street car distance of 
Greater New York. 

.'Jones'- went Into the Roosevelt, 
up in Harlem, an independently 
operated pictui'^e house scaled at 
26c. against the Ri-voli's higher ad- 
mission,' and up in colored town will 
get $10,000 oh its first Week. It 
opened in Harlem Tuesday night 
(19), S{(.me date as premiering for 
$5 a throw at the Rivoli. 

Although thei unusual day-and-' 
date booking costs the Rlv a pos- 
sible $10^000 and SRO balcony busi- 
ness, the Broadway houSe_ will Hn- 
ish its first "wee\c at $37,600, tre- 
mendous business. With the $3,000 
taken on the Tuesd^ty night (19) 
premiere and turned over to char- 
ity, the gross would be $40,600. 



Par Theatre Net hofit Aven^ 
$100,000 WeeUy in Past 2 Months 



Biuh, Pine Swap 

with Rodney Rush on his way 
to New York by that time, Bill 
Pine leaves New York Sunday (1) 
to return to his pbst. at. the Para" 
mount studio, He goes back by 
.way bi the Canal. 

Bush leaves Hollywood ort; Thurs- 
day (28) to return to his. home of- 
fice post-'ih,'^e"Scrveffising. depart- 
nieht, after changing spots with. 
Pine, iinder Piar's plan, to inter- 
chahge h, b. and studio; men in the 
ad-pub divlsIoh.\ 



'ADEINE' MAY BE R-B'S 
NEXT; PROD. IN MIAMI 

Kern-Hamerstein 11 pper- 
etta,: 'Sweet Adeline,' which Arthur 
'Hammerstein produced sbiAe years 
ajgb, may be filmized by. |uionte 
Brice and Bill Rowland this ;winter, 
Brice has- his eye bh shooting in 
Miami durinig the Winter. 

Rpwiancl-Brice-Laurence Sch-Wab 
screen Version bf 'Take a Clhance' 
for Par release .is currently in the 
cutting process. Film, was brought 
in for $225,000. Rowland and Brice's 
first for Universal, 'Mbonllght and 
Pretzels,' came in for $133,000, in- 
cluding a $25,000 pre -shoo ting /fixed 
charge for Karl Freurid, director 
canneranx^n,. and Stkiiley. Berger 
man,,- U's ■ supervisor; both brought 
east from . Hollywood. . . ' " 

If some!niore - bt the eastern -made 
musicals continue up to par, the 
eastern production, -idea— particu-: 
larly in vie-w of the mininfium 'budg- 
ets.T-may- catch, on. The advantage 
sb fair as' talent is concerned ig ob 
vious. 




Hollywood, Sept. 25. 

Factional differences have arisen 
in the Academy , over the NRA set- 
up with J. Theodore Reed, jtresident 
of the: organization, and now here, 
at loggerheads with Lester CoWan, 
executive secretary. Who. Is attend- 
ing the Washington hearings. 

Scr?ip started in Washington While 
Reed ->yas there.over 'the question of 
who had the authority to .speak ifor 
the Academy, and resulted . in Reed 
leaving the capital to return to HoU. 
lywbod to lay hlS.PPUt before thb 
board of gbvernors. 

Following this meeting a -vyrire. was 
sent to Washington askinir,' COwan 
to return immediately unless urgent 
business kept him there. Cowan 
■wired back that the urigency was 
sufficient to keep him there to the 
closer-of-the=sessiGhs-and-in=a'"state'^- 
ment to 'Variety' stated that- guys 
in Hollywood are trying to knife 
him.. 

Cowan denied vehemently the 
charges that lie is laying down on 
the job and described himself as 
fighting his h<>ad off. Asked, if he 
and Reed were frjeni^ly, he hesi- 
tated before - replyingl *Woll, we're 
okay.' 

In looting 



Reed had Intended to resign, but he 
cooled before the session stai-ted. 
Reed had returned from Washirig- 
toh when he found CoWan had let- 
ters from, the chairman of five 
Academy branbhes investing . him' 
(CJowan) with full authority in case 
of a disagreeineht with Reed. ; Th<e 
actual split between Reed and 
.Cowan came in Washington when 
Cowan produced his letters of au- 
thority, which Reed questioned via 
telephone tb Hollywood. He found 
out they were genuine and grabbed 
,a rattler. 

Cowan is. also understood to have 
told Reed he -was there to check on 
hlih and sei&: that Reed did hot play 
into the producers' hands. 

At Thursday's nrieeting charges 
were hurled that Cowan mlsrepre- 
:sented=his 'reasonsrtorfgettl.Hg^^^ 
letters and the various brahch 
heads burned, with the result a wire 
was sent to Cowan in Washington 
-virtually odering him home. 

Reason that Reed changed hiis 
niind about resigning was pres.surc 
brought to bear On him by. members 
who feared It would blow up the 
Academy and affect its chancos at 
Washington. He agreed to po.<itpone 
action until Cowan returns, at leaHt. 



PICKEtING O.K. IN MINN., 
ANTI-IN JUNCTION TEST 



. St. Paul, Sept.- , 
lU' a cohtrbversy which has at- 
tracted hiatlbnar attentioh In union 
circles. Judge Gustavus Lbevlnger 
bf- local-' district court Thursday 
(21) handed down a decision which 
Wprf for the an ti -Injunction law 
enacted at the. 1933 session of the 
Minnesota legislature Its first .test 
casei 

The Judge denied the Forest the- 
atre Its niQtion. lor an injunction 
to prohibit the picketing' of the the- 
atre as -unfair to organized labor.' 
The decision declared that the man- 
agers' had violated a written agree- 
ment with the union,- to einploy 
union operators and that , the union 
had a grievance justifying the dec- 
laration that the theatre was un- 
fair to organized labor, and -that 
the picketing was without force or 
frayd. 

The court held, that the defend- 
iints were, justified in accusing the 
plaintiffs as being unfair to organ- 
ized labor from the ti^e they dis- 
charged the moving picture , ma- 
chine operator , furnished by the 
union to the time of the expiration 
of the contract; and the court held 
fiirther that while the terms 'unfair'' 
br 'unfriendly' cuhnbt be based 
mierely upon any attitude or feeling 
but must, be grounded on Some act 
which is, harmful or..- disad-Vanta:-; 
geous . ,,tp_ organized labor, the 
breaching, of the contract and deny- 
ing a contract liability must be con- 
strued as a harmful," hostile act dls- 
advaiitagcous to . organized labor. 
The court held further that Until 
the Claimed breach is disi^osed of 
by a judgment or an adjustment, 
the Court/ under the statute, ought 
not to interfere.. The court goes 
further and, in effect, gives the 
Forest theatre an option, for 15 
days after notice of the decision, to 
eniploy a union operator for the 
term of the ag^reement referred to, 
or , subject itself to further pibket- 
ing by the local union until the ob-^ 
ligation of the thefttVe under Its 
agreement is fulfilled. 
Leon O, (grosland, busincs_s ag ent 

3S6, hailed the decision as a sweep- 
ing victory, 'Wo carried this fight 
because it involved a principle,' said 
Crosland. 'We wanted to serve 
notice on eVery theatre ow.ner in 
the State that a union contract- is 
ju.st as binding as any other duly 
apknowlPdgcd contract. Wo wanted 
to cstablLsh the fact th.at an .Tnll- 
injnnotlon l.'iw moans just .what it 
.says.' , 



All albhg ; the Paramount line, &n^ 
since the ; rebrganlzatiqn dt Par'«i' 
theatre properti'es got under., way, 
with the trustees and S. A. Lynch, 
acting, for, the latter jeind th 
creditors, a iharked ImproyeDient in 
Inconae Is noted. The Par. theatres 
are now stated to be In the black, 
for an average net during, the past 
two . . months of around $100,000- 
weekiy. The figure is. an estimate 
but downtown the Improvement, Is 
openly admitted. 

Cpnditionis .ha'\re helped plenty but 
at the same tlmie, reductions in fixed 
charges and other reorganlzatibn im" 
orovements halve been achioved. 
through Lyhch's committee,; so. thiat , 
today the Par thea.tres, as.^vis, are~ 
meeting conditions. More than $5,- 
000,000 in reduced rentals have been 
achieved. That includes reductions 
negotiated prior to Lynch's ehtrance 
into the picture. It Is hoped that 
with the Cooperation pf the land-: 
lords the fixed charges on prbperties 
sb far .not reduced. , will be. cut and 
that Par will be enable to record 
sbmething lilfe .$9,OOO,QO0 or more In 
the v^ay of. a rental reduction in the 
ajgrgregate over its 800 theatres In 
the U, S. .. 

That's a 50% cut, for t>ar's rehtals 
ha-ve. amounted to art 'anhtial figure 
of Around $18,()po,000. Should this 
be achieved, besides, other rbd'Uc- 
tions In other branches of the 
Paramount stronghold, .handbd 
-downtown not to be a t&r 'cry for 
the Par stockholders to achieve" a; 
100% satisfaction on' fheir clalims as 
approved. 

The par theatre net began tp ap-. 
pear around the. first week in July 
which is about when the first i big 
affect bi the reduction, in- fiied 
charges began to be felt. The past 
three Weeks or so, however, the. 
grbsses fell ott but with the; wsiLy 
the reorganization is progressiner 
and If cbnditions continue oh . the 
upgrade outside the b,6., . the Par 
theatres have a chance pf staying 
in the black definitely. '' 

Par's distribution income is also 
> stated tb be on tho upgrade, iJ- • 
though given as not equalllpg the 
improvement which the theatres 
are showing and .. comparatively ^ is 
behind the theatre departnieht's 
weel?ly net. that's authoritative, 
although unoffielal. 

The PJtr's foreign division under 
Emil ii. Shauer is .running- close to 
60% . better than last year and in 
England alone Par's foreign -film 
igrosses .are siaid to run to around 
26,0.Q0 pounds or roughly $125,000 
weeiilyy 

In the German speaking couhtries 
and in Czechoslovakia, the . Income 
is not so hot. That's as expectecl 
for ail th6 biz, generally speaking. 

AH of wliich, plus conditions, are 
Impelling a new outlook at Par, 
Which looks to retain all Its the- 
atres everjrwhere, . where feasible. 
That Includes ^^ngland where Par 
had . nb Intention of letting its. 
houses go«,as wag reported once. 
Just a couple of lots in Britain for- 
merly bought to build on may go. 
In the U. S., except for the partner- 
ship agreements so far agreed upon 
and awaiting creditor or coUrt ip-. 

JJ^jely no_mqre partnership _ 
^^rebflieh^^^ 

The present attitude downtown 
sLnd uptown at Par is knOwn to he 
against further, partnership deals 
and Instead to retain all the hpuses 
i^itact Under. Par*s own opera,tIng 
banner or the banner of whatever 
name the^reorganlzed company; may 
assume later. 

The Idea is to draft the best poa- 
sible. mahpo-yvfer for a localizefi and 
territorial operating scheme. Ap- 
parently the chain idea is Out a& the 
bankers long ago decided, but likely 
to retain a certain home -oj^be di- 
rection which may be mostly 
flna.ncial over the men In the fleldi 



WAENEE PLANS COAST 0.0. 

Harry M. Warner plans to visit 
the coast studios In October, date - 
tentatively set as the 14th, 

Further code developments alome 
would force a postppnement. 

Vincent Set East 

Frank Vincent of the Harry Kd- 
Ington- Vincent ag:ency in Holly- 
wopd came in on a quick trip to 
New York with a view to ost.ab- 
lishing. a New York office. 

Rosalie Stewart's brother. .Stuart 
Stewart, will proliably be pla«.ed in 
charge. Vincent returned Sunday 
(24) by plane. - 



Tuesdayt September 26, 1933 



PICT 



E S 



vaUiett 



WALL ST. GEITIN' HOT ON PK 



A. T. & X Af ter Loew 
F^e $18,000,00 Could 




Swmglt; 



Fox'-Par Merger Mulkd but Nixed 



American Tejephona & Telesfraph 
Co, liiay iripye into .the commanding 
control of : . sho'v\r biz. That's, the 
feeling" dowfitown as 660,000 shares 
of libefw stock, which may soon ^e 
up for sale, .lopka to be Ultimately 
acquired in toto by A. T. & T., thus 
replacing Film Securities cbntrol. 

Involved in the scheme, sO far 
as downtown observers dan makq 
out, i's.,a deslre on the. part of A. T. 
& T. to ,see. Paramount anS Pox 
merged. That A. T. & T. thing, 
■wh lie spoken of direc t) y by ofclserV- : 
era, very likely looks to be mor^ 
nearly t^ie indirect hand: le.c- 
trical Rekearbh Products. 

The merger thing, howeyer, 
doesn't look to, be altogether feas- 
ible. Thl$ angle is garnered from 
indications thit powerful bankers, 
■close to Par do not look with favor 
, on such d. mergpr. 

The A. T. & T.V connection on tlie 
merger thing looks to be a John E, 
Otterson angle. Electrical Research 
Products, Inc., of which Otterson 
la president, is the holder of the 
largest amount of Film, securities 
notes. Film Securities holds the 
C5M00 s.hares of Lioew stock. . Ad- 
ditionally ERPI is among the larg-r 
est individual crfedltprs of- Par for 
something like $J»306,0OO and there- 
fore entitled to a voice in Par re- 
orgJinization plans. '■ 

^'ox Move Blocked 

The LiOew control angle looks all 
the more definite for A. -T. & T 
takeover by the fact that the Tele- 
phone company, according to a.c- 
counts, is the one that blocked the 
i-enewa^l of the $20,000,000 Film Se- 
curities notes, as asked by , Fox 
Film. Fox asked for such renewal 
t-> protect the ipox company inter 
est in the Fllin securities, common 
stock, amounting on paper to 
around $45,000,000. 

It was Sid Kent who made the 
request for Fox Film, pointing out 
that interest on the notes had. been 
paid and that Fox was entitled to 
consideration on that score. The 
Telephone company, however; via 
the . ERPt holdings in Film Secur 
itJes, however, negatived.' the ob- 
jective. 

It's, a jpecullar angle on the whole 
thing, this A. T. & T. turndown 
•That's because Kent is regarded as 
pretty close to the Telephone peo 
pie, who regard him highly as ah 
executive knd apparently are for 
him. Probably just one of those 
things with the Telephone company 
through ERPI figuring its o\vh po^ 
sitlon Is stronger the other way. 

The Film Securities notes are In 
default, which is how come the pos 
siblllty of a takeover -by JV.uT^&_ T 
of the original amount of $20,000, 
Obo. Around $18,000,000 is still put 

standing. 

The 660,000 shares of Loew stock 

were the original sh"^'"^s 

quired by Wiinim Fox, and sold 

later by Harley Clarke to FSC; 

Film. Securities . acquired the. 
shares for 29,000,000, of which 
i>9,000,000 was in cash and $20,000, 
000 in notes. . These notes are held 
by Chase, Hayden Stbne, Erpl and 
what wag Bancamerlca Blair. ChAse 
has around $3/p6'6,00p of the issue, 
and the old Bancamerica Blair out- 
fit around $i;0b0,000; 
.. Fox Film additionally got .all the 
ouLstandlng 'A' common stock Of 
••FSC, roughly appraised at that time 
as worth a nominal $45,000,000. 
Only Needs. $18,060,000 

Around $.2,000,000 of the notes 
have been taken up, which would 
mean that at a sale anybody with 
$1R, 000,000 could acqu4re control, of 
==«thc--=IiOGW'^shnress-^-he-shaTes=i=^ 
.«jont working Control ol; Lpcw's and 
roughly amount to around 48% of 
the Jjoew stock out.stahding. The 
FSC stock at present marUet quo- 
tations-would be valued somewhere 
at around .$25,000,000. 

It i.s figured that only A. T. & T. 
is hiv; enough to commind so much 
money at one time and unle.s.s. 
.somohncly with enough ca.sh to over- 
laid A. T. &. T., the stock may go 



WB CAUTIOUS 



4ot Qbfng: Oyerboard on 
Musicals 



Many 



No telling how lottg musicals wlil 
last, Warners is scheduling' one at 
time. Idea is that if producers 
are suddenly .'caught With mu- 
sicals, WB will be caught only to 
the extent of one. 

With 'Fbbtllght Parade,' Its third 
since revival of musicals ready for 
early showing, WB is readying an- 
other, 'Btoadway and Back.* Al- 
though a liiuslcal, this one will em- 
ploy Warners, players such as Kay 
Francis and G6orge Birerit. Ruby 
keeler and Gehevlcive Tobln will 
also bb in. the tuneifllm. 



B. S. MOSS, 

INDIE FILM PRODS; 



Hollywood, Sept. 25. 
B. S. Moss Is due heiMS-thtET^feek 
on an independent picture produc 
Inef venture with Frank yihcent of 
the Edrington -Vincent agency. ' 

D. W. Griffith and Ernest Hem 
Ingway are also mentioned as being 
Involved, as director and author,. re ' 
spectively, .of the first picture. .-Vin' 
cent is- reposed to be making over 
tures to Paramount and Radio for 
a loan of Fredric March and Ann 
Harding. 

Moss and Vincent's connectlonis 
date back to the. old B, F. Keith 
vaudeville circuit days. Moss' 
easteirn circuit of theatres wais 
booked out of the Keith office. He 
retired a 6ouple of years ago when 
selling out to RKO, but has made 
seveiral attempts .to return In 
small way. 

Moss left New York Sunday (24) 
accompanied by Danny Simmons^ 
Latter was .called back by Moss 
from Paris, where" he had been liv- 
ing in retirenient. 




T mil's 




Financial Mentors Down- 
town and Up Becoining 
Vitally Interested in 
A m u s e m e n t s Again-^ 
Mulling Mergers Once 
More New Set-Up* — 
Recently U p p i n g JFUm 
Grosses Seen Behind It 



PROSPEROUS OMEN 



ilmistic plans are bobbing again 
Wall Street. The next 90 days 
may . see the begi ing of an almost 
wholesale 'financial end of the pic- 
ture bi informal discuseion and 
formal meetings are on all along the 
line downtovwn. These aire destined 
to affect all companies in the near 
majors, rerniBiinti unmehtioned so far. 

Companies in the' upswing of 
downtown discui^sion include among 
Others General Thfeatres Equipment, 
Fox, Paramount, Loew's; United 
Artists, RKO and Universal. 

Control of possibly three of these 
companies may shift during the 
next, three months or so.. The flnan 
cial -say-so of others may also 
change, or become affected. 

Compiinlea mentioned to shift 
ffnancial control, ias present discus 
slons . indicate, include Paramount, 
Universal and Lioew's. ' 

Among the things going on or dls 
cussed are: 

Possible merger between Par ahd 
Fox.. 

Reorganization of General The 
dtres Equipment. 

Reorganization of the ffnancial 
structure of RKO, maybe with new 
bankers. Probably in this Way 

(Continued on. piage 46) 



Par$ Reo4 Han with Several 
Probabifities; How Kohn, 
Figure; 





Balaban Indef 



re- 
He 



Chicago, Sept. 
..J. Balabjin and family 
turned to Chicago last week, 
has decided to do nothing what- 
ever until January at . l^ast. . This 
kills repiort that he would return 
tP. B&K iri>mediately or go to the 
coast', for the William Morris 
agency. 

Balaban will take hlniself and 
family to Boston, where hie will set 
up a home for the time; being, with 
the children going to. school thifre. 
He Will, spend the first three days 
of each week . in New "Tork. 



MANNIE COHEN EAST 
FOR PROD. POWWOWS 



EmanUel Cohen, who flew in from 
the Coast Sunday (;24), will remain 
In New York for about a month 
coiitacting all departments aligned 
with production. 

He will discuss mid-season pro- 
ductlpn plans, go over budgets with 
the distribution department j confer 
with Russell Hoiman on story mat 
ters and With publlclt'y-advertlslng 
and other divisions. 

On Friday (22) A. M. Botsford 
left New York for the Par studlp 
to assume charge While Coheu Is 
In "the east; 

' Franic Pope^ -on Emanuel Cohen's 
executive - prdthlctlon staff, at the 
Par Hollywood 'studio, arrived in 
New York Saturday (23) for a brief 
visit. 

He came on to make various con- 
tacts essential to his recently ac-.. 
quired duties at the studio. f 






PLAN SEMIOFFiaAL 
PATRIOTIC SHORTS 



cooperation of the government Is 
said to .have been obtained for the 
production of a serial , picture, made 
up of a short each around President 
Roosevelt and each depiartment 
headed by a cabinet member. 

First episode will be In four reels 
and deal With outstanding presi- 
dential leaders since Washington, 
it wllMiave Roosevelt as the 'star,' 
while others " will" star ,t^^ 
cabinet members heading Treasury, 
Army, Navy and other posts. 

Serial as a whole will be known 
as 'The Spirit of . '33' and largely 
confine itself to . historical ^rather 
than political interest by tracing 
heads of. various cabinet depart- 
ments down to the present, 



for the $18,000,000 less to 

A. T. & T. 

The telephone company through 
Erpl already holding around ^8,000,- 
000 of the. notes would thus-reiquire: 
only $10,000(000 additional to gain, 
this control. 

William Fox origi id 
ai'ound $75,000,000 for; same 
stock, buying it at an average price 
oE around $il-2,50. 

It's all pretty strange to down- 
town ob.scrvers who, while figuring 
this A. T, & T. contrpl thing as 
dcsUnod for the t*ocw stock, ney-: 
-er-th.ele.<;s-^hoid^euri6us-=--thoughts 
about one believing the telephohe 
company prefcrrrd to stay out of 
the 'film biz. 

The only answer .sec lingly would 
ho that the telephone company 
cither han plans whidli the observ- 
ers, know nothing about, that go 
further thnn more, control of I!-oe\y's, 
or that the recent upswing in trade 
Impelled tlic telephone company to 
.<3tay in the picture biz. 



St 

Of the Year Seen With New Set-ttp 



Financial reorganization of RKO 
and the ending of the company re- 
ceivership is in the ofling. That de- 
termination of M. H. Aylesworth to 
clean up the reconstruction of the 
company by the first t)f the year 
looks feasible by then. May. be 
sooner. 

it is. probable that with the re- 
prganlzatlon now being maneuvered 
certain new .financial backing may 
enter -the -RKO. -picture. Unofflclal- 
accoiints would Kav6 negotiations 
Oh doWntown already this Way. The. 
position which Stadium Theatres, 
new' R:k6 Bubsild, will play in the 
future reorganization plan looks to 
bo open. 

Thtere . is. some talk that this 
dowritbwn tsnd may. have a Rocke- 
feller afllllation, but that's mostly 
conjecture. Also,^ .accounts Would 
have It that maybe OW^n D. Young 
and a group linked closely and per- 
sonally to the chairnian of. Ithe 
Board of General Electric may fig- 
ure promlnehtiy In the. new financ- 
ing plian. 

iiice Aylesworth took charge of, 
tl^e ilKb works by Inyitation JVnd 
without, pay, overhead economies 
have been, achieved all the way 
through the firm and. Its sub.sids. 
Huns into millions annually. 
Wait^iig for-Aylesworth 

Thef; new financing kngie ill 
p robably ! pop. , as ■So6n,.a.s_t his _in3i4 .e 



reorganization Will have been com- 
pleted to Aylesworth's aati.sfaction. 

On the theatre end the company 
.s.till has properties to be washed up 
or reconstructed. Exactly what the 
pOijition of the Orpheum biranch of 
the company w^ill be from a financial 
point. Is still to be announced. 

RKO looks to retain many of the 
-Orph {jpot,<? urffler its own banner 
and operation,. Probable that In the 



new financing scheme the Orph 
bondholders and stockholders may 
be given an exchange, of stock a^ 
has been offered previously, but 
maybe on a new . basis. So far as 
the.RKO. stock goes, this Is mostly 
divided between RCA and the 
Rockefeller people. That's outside 
of Mike Meehan's. Interest In Keith. 



TEST SUITS BY PUBUX 
TO DISCLAIM RENTALS 



.Publix Enterprises trui»tee,. 
Irying Trust Is anxiously 

awaiting the result of its first test 
case on landlord claims, many of 
which PE wishes to disclaim, esi^ 
daily vVhere future rents, are en 
tercd a.$ provable. -I'pr the purposes 
of testing thifc revised bankruptcy 
lo;ws i connePtipri with leases oh 
'property, whether guaranteed or 
not, Publix Enterprises has the 
lease.s of .a thea,tre each in Kansas 
City, Kan., Joplin and Springfield, 
Mp.i under attack. 

PK .seek.s to di.squaiify a claim of 
around $200,000 On the ground re- 
cluction.s in rental were made with- 
out consent of the guarantor and 
the t.h.pa.trAS:„rj'i)r)ss-e-s..s.ed „._b y-Lj,th& 



Paramount's reorganizatiori talk 
hUs taken a turn during the past 
Week with 

the .possibility of Ral^h 
Ing the reorganized company as 
ipresldent With Adolph.Zukor, chair- 
nian of the board. The other . p.6s;« 
slbllity talked about Is tor Zukpr 
to. remain as president With Kohn 
being. In charge of . the business end 
of ^ Par's coast activities.- 

There is also the possibility pres- 
ently looming that creditoifs oif ap- 
proved claims against Pair may . re-; 
ceive lOO- cents on the dollar. "That's 
a hope. Stockholders in the reor- 
ganization scheijie will share prob- 
ably on the basis of i to 8 of their 
present holdings. 

The banks interested . In the $13,- 
500,000 iiiegatlye loan may receive:' 
a 50% preferred stock positiori foir 
their claims and the balance In 
cash as represented .by notes of a 
new IssUe whtpti will be floated for 
the reorganized . Company. That's 
by way of compromising the banks* 
clalnis and avoiding expensive llti- -- 
gatlon for both. 

Wha.t. S. A, Lynch's position may 
be in the. reorgahiziatloh is open . and 
apparently up tp him. 

Downtown End O.K.' 

He Is a creditor of . Par's to the 
extent of $600,000. Lynch's. capable 
handling of Par's theatre sltuatlprt 
In the financial maelstrpna has rec- 
ommended' him to the bankers and 
inter'isted pdrtles. Involved. Para- 
mount presently is unanimous in 
voting him credit, so far as obser- 
vation goes, and that includes the 
downtown, end,- 

The question Of what future po- 
sition the three Par trustees may 
have In the reorgarilzed plan . ta 
open, but it's certain that two, if 
not all. three will .figure largely in 
the future of the company. The 
bankers want them,- besides certain 
Credltorsr. 

Ralph Kohn Is presently head of 
the theatre operating end at Par. 
He was formerly the treasurer of 
the company. 

The exchange of stock Is about 
similar to' the Fox reorganization 
plan. which, was 1 for 6.. 

So far as the banks' claims 
agtilnst. Par on the 26 negatives, or 
the first half of the year's product 
output, it's still a matter of negotta- 
tlpn, but the negatives involved are 
stated already to be on the releasing 
schedule. 
Actually 

can't be. given. It's nioStly conjec- 
ture and dependent on conditions 
and according to how the claims 
are approved. During, the 'last feW 
days, .before the d.eadllne on Sept. 
.14, many: millions of additional 
claims were filed, all Of which have 
to-be gone over. 

Sa:tlsfactlon of the clalihs and to 
what extent depends on hat kind 
of co-operatlort the landlords pf 
Par properties hand the company. 
Much of the landlorjjl sJtufC. Is istill. 
in negotiaitipn. 



Ics.sor corporaitlons. Tho.se corpora- 
tions la.st Wedne.sVlay (20) through 
coun.scl filed briefs in its fight tp 
uphold l<*aHe "^cluim.s and Irving 
Trust already has entered, it.s re- 
ply, which deal,s largely with the 
trustee's interpretation of thK 
bankruptcy laws on leafries, ' 
I'he paper.*? are now boro/-o 
R^ferfrn Hf^nry K. Davis r.)i' hl.s 'If- 
ci.slon, 



DE MILLE 'ACE' PIC IN 
75G PLAGIARISM SUIT 



r.,os Ang61f».s, Sopt 

Like -several of lils procodi'nK pic- 
ture.s .. /-'oclUlj._l).(.'Mill.*r'H.. latc.st -1,-^ 
ture.^'J'hirt .nay and Am:p,' Has IjC-en 
made the tar/^ft or a pl''Vt^i''T'f^'n 
.suit. Jam<^H o'Uanlon ha.s lilod a 
complaint in .Siiperior Court de- 
mrtrulihg $75,000 flamngo.s, charging 
Dial I'aramount Productions appro* 
pri'itf'd thf» writcr'.s oris^lnal storjr» 
MtoutTlv on IC'il.s,' and imyji-porfited 
ii. in 'J>ay and Age;' 

f)'II uiIdii as.sorls he .submitted % 
ir yn-n in I'J'.ii. 



VARIETY 



P I C¥ UB E $ 



l^needay, September 26, 1933 



Amusement Stocks Fool 'Em All 
By Holding Against General Down 
Drift; Loew's Even Shows Gain 



By .A\ G reason 

Amusement were' rather 

IBpotty In. yesterday'$ dull market. 
Loew's as leader of the er9up ciame 
to ihe cloise •with a. trifling gain, 
While some of the bthjers tftglstered 
losses equally trivial, notably vWar- 
hers which ended the dfiy an eighth 
telbw the Saturday close. Film 
shiires '^eld! better, gen- 



"What had. taken ptsLce over 'the 
week-eiid appkr<^htly wets that the 
cliques working in these issues had 
determined:;' that, inflation; or np lii- 
. .flaitioh, the autumn Bltuation - 
rounding the picture shjares was 
wpJpth sotne -sprt .of a Aertionstv&r 
tion, it fbr ,,otiier ' r6asoii than 
to give them at front foi? some fu- 
.ture .pampaigti. 

The rest of the market was ex- 
. trernejy dull and reaLctiphary. tP the 
extent, that the gains of Friday aiid 
Siaturday ..were about, c^incelled. 
Volume was sntair :- ;*^ to 
around 1,300,000 shares .against the 
"Friday turnover of 3,300,000. 

Probably the outstanding detail 
of, trading in theatre stopks was 
that iii no case did they break 
through, last week's lows,- while In 
the general body pf equities there 
were violations of critical levels/here 
and . there. . 

Eastman .Kodak: was- rather Pbn- 

; (Continued on page 23) 



Sunday Rims Win 2-1 
In Atlaiita Priniaries 

Atlanta, Sept. 25; ' 

Sunday films .-and baseball won a 
two-to-one -victory; in tlie local prl-: 
mairies last weeii. 

State blue laws still stand, in the 
way, but the cijy council, feels that 
the Atlanta triumpii; gives it th^ 
first .round, in .its fight fPr. Sunday 
amtisementsi. 



Par Not Risking City 
ilant Gives 1lary«st' 
Direct U Farm Belt 



m SETUP AND HGRS. 
ATim^HOQSE^ 

Hollywood, Sept. 26. 

Following chknges haye been 
made Mn' Fox .'West ' C^past .. man- 
agerial Eippts and 'theatre setuipar: 

.ins Orvtarfo, 'Calif., .Granada was 
Closed iSept. 17 when the bankrupt 
West Coast, Jr.,, circuit and the 
owners agreed to lease cancellation. 
Ontaria Theatre Corp., has effected 
ain - pperating. agreement with the 
Calif prnia whereby the two houses 
will be jointly operated, on BO-BO 
basis under management of J. W. 
Andei^son; 

At. San Bernardino, Cal., the 
California went dark indefinitely 
Sept. 16. At the. West Gpast, Ger 
aid T. Gallagher was made man- 
ager Sept. 17, replacing Carl Mil- 
ler, not yet reassigned. 

In Berkeley, Cal., the Canipus re- 
opened Sept, 16 with £. C. Gates 
managing. Oh the same date Dave 
Richards took over management pf 
the U. C. replacing Gated. 

Roscoe F. K-ernan is managing 
the reopened Bainbow at Great 
Falls, Mont. 



Seeking to ayold the loss of exr 
tendeid l>laydatihg In. the fann belt 
for' 'Golden Hkrvest' ln. case the big 
cities • gave It . the snub^ Parairipunt^ 
shipped special prints on picture 
to Kansas. City, Des Moines., Minv 
heapolis, Omaha and Portland, Ore!;, 
for screening to exhibs In the ifarm. 
areas..- , 

Result, iaocording to advices to 
the Par h. o. distribution departs, 
ment, is that exhibs out where, the 
wheat . waves and the tail com 
grows iire booking :t for double 
time or more. 

• Par Invited the largest list of 
exhibs tP the K. C, brinch to see 
the picture in adyahce of release. 



Yesterday's Prices 

' Net 
Sales; HtRli.IiOw.:(iABt ebse. 

100 Aip. Seat. 3% 3% 8% + »A 

200 Col. Pic. 23 23 23 

600 Con. P. pf, IP \ . 0 JO + % 
1,200 Eaet. Kod, 80?; 80 80% —% 

200. Fox A.... 10% 16 10 
8,800 Loew'B ... 82V4. 80% 82Mi + % 

100 M-O-M . .. 21 21 21 +% 
2.800 PnriP cfB. 1%: 1% 1% 

600 Pathe .... 1% 1% 1% 
14.400 RCA . n..** 8 ; 7% 7% — 

000 .Rico ..v.. 8^4 8 *, „ 
6.100 B; . i . . . 7% 7% 7>^.e ^ 
BONDS 

18.000 .Gen. Thr... 5. . 4% |f. 
■6;000 Keith ..... 40% •*«% 46% + % 
4,000 LoeWs. i ... 84% 84% . .84% + % 
1,000 J»ar-F-L .. .30% 80% 80% +1;- 
1 OOO Par.Pul» , . 30% . 80%, 80% + \ 

12.000 W. B..... 40 40%- 46 +1 " 
CURB. 

BOO Teth . . . . , 7% 7% 7% , 
.800 TranB-D ... 2% , 2% . .2% ^- % 

' PRODUCE; EXCHANQE . 
800 Pat-P l\i 1% . 1% 



UBSON COMING BACK 
WITH THEATRE CHAIN 



Inside Stuff-Pictures 



.Ike Ifibsbn is stepping . put foipa 
fast comeback Into shPw bu$ln^ss.- 
He's rounding up hlis former stiaff 
SLtid picking lip a string bf theatres 
in Ohip and Indiana. 

Already has. lined up' theatres in 
Cincinnati, -paytbn, Columbus and' 
Indianapolis. In several spPts he 
Is aligned with the! Switbw TBros. pit 
Lipulsville on the operation end. 



TALENT AGiBNCY HOQEtl^ 

jack Curtis and Lyons & Xiypns, 
BatchbloF vand CargiUc are working, 

put 6,- filni . taieiit -dcalrT-etirtia- ^ik- 
Allen .. already handles all pf iL^Ij 
people, fpr vaude. 

Jaclt« Curtis .will probxtbly extend 
thls^p Include coa^t representa- 
tion '^or. thie Lyons agency which 
■formerly .had Its own Hollywood 
branch.' 



■ More .baclc and forth talk on double bills ha,B the Indies cpmpla.inin9 
because of the reissuing Pf old -pictures by majpr comt)anies. Indieet 
Ji?int.2tQ.^e_ reissuing: in anaw 

will flood the market with - cheap pictures .if double blUs are permltteiSf 
Piathe's announcement that it would bring out a number, of old nega^ 
tives and XJriivei'sars revival of 'Tiie King of Jazz', have irod the Indieai 
"They say the reiissues are worse for . the .bPx office tiian cheap, indl^ 
pictures, and if there .weren't double bills, the reissues would get fevBl" 
bPpkings. 




Qod 



Briefly rewritten extfactfi from 'Daily Variety/' published daily except 
SuridayiB and holidays in Hollywood apari from the regular Weekly 
'Variety/ 

News .from the Daili in . Los Angeles wilt be found in that tustomiary 
departrniienlt. 



PAR AND COL ANCHOR 
TdMGlNSCRffiEHTE 



Hollywood, Sept. 25. 

, !Paramo\iht and Coluinbia have 
joined Metro in a tacit oppbsition 
to the Screen Writers' Guild. 
While Metro's plan of protectlbn 
tP fiigii key. writers Pn straight 
y^dx cpntracts; Paramount and. Co- 
lumbia are eliminating all term 
cpntracts/. to scenarists in. order to 
keep theii? writing 'Stalf-s liquid and 
easy to replace in case, of trouble. 



InjunEpic 



Feature length filni based oh the 
American Indian , is being planned, 
bjr Lcohie Knicdler .Productions, a 
new cphcei'n, ,with an a,ll-nativ.e 
cast._ . . ' 

"7;"T^SyxriS^dshy wlirpKotog,'Henwar 
Rbdalclewicz assistant director, but 
no megger chosen yet. Supposed to 
start into prpdtiction Oct. 15 vvlth 
a schedule cq,lllng for eight months 
of worlc on the film. 

John Collier, IT. S. Conimissibrter 
of Indian Affairs, has made avail- 
able to the producers material 
ncce.isary to make It alij authentic 
epi 



Louiis B. Mayer' comes ont flat- 
footed against the Screen Writers' 
Guild. 

Warners has put a ban on loan- 
ing out people tp other studios. 
Jiack Warner order .hits actors, di- 
rectors, writers. 

Receiver pjits Tec -Art under the 
mallet Monday (25) to wind up af- 
fairis of defunct corporation. 

MG, by rushing production, will 
deliver all but two Pf the 48 fea- 
tures and four specials sold for 
1932-33; 

Heirs of Anna E. Mayhew seek to 
recover $18,000 deeded Aimee Scra- 
pie McPherson Hutton because she 
believed Aimee could heal her ill- 
nesses. 

James Cagney. set to do a lot of 
crooning on the' CBS- Warners 
'Footllght Paradb' hour next Tues. 
(2C). nl&ht. 

Fighting price ciittlng, Indies of 
Southern Calif., protested deal be- 
tween L. " A. Railway and trio of 
downtpwn houises on a ride-admish 
scrip tie-up. ' 

Warren William and JeSan Muir 
get top spots ;ih War ners 'Be dslde.' 

Warners want Riith Etting to 
play with Al Jblson in 'Wohderbar.' 

Writers' Club will give a dinner 
tomorrow (Tuee.) to Walt Disney 
and Mickey Mouse. 

Forum theatre (Warners), after 
six nipnths of liingle bills, revert- 
ing to double features to meet com- 
petlsh. 

With 46.-day clearance the 
Chinese, run up, 'Oolddlggeris of 
1933' ot)ens Thursday (28) fot flrist 
pop. price showing here at Warners 
Hollywood and Downtown. 

Arlen and Kohler, writers of 
•Stormy weather,' protested using 
song's name as new title for 'Cap- 
tain Jericho' and Paramount is nPw 
•looking for another handle. 
. Jack Brower; WBrFN western 
district manager, flew to N. Y. Sat 
urday (23) oh product deals. 

Columbia picked up option of Roy 
WllHain- Neil, director: 

Irene Dunne east last Friday (22) 
and Arthur Landrtu, agent, ies east 
Tuesday (26). Landau will stay 
.thEeejy&eks.=^.=^.=^=^ — ■ , — ^^^.^.-..^ 

Joel Sayre joins iSam Goldwyn to 
work on script of 'Barbary Coast,' 
next for Anna Steh; 

.Harry M. 0-octz, president of Ro- 
.iiancb, and Joe Moskowitz, flew east 
Saturday (23) night. 

Gladys Lehman Jfi • bh 'Death 
Takes a Holiday' script at Para^ 
mount. ' 

Harry Cpttroll, still man, given a 
contract by Paramount.. 

Orders have been issued from the 



HeaFst ranch tp kill the gush stories 
on Jean Harlow, and her new hubby, 
Hal Rpsson. 

James Parrot't, who had been 
wprklhg on the 'Duck Soup' script, 
is: off. theTrParamPunt payroll; 

Director John Waters tobk a 
Metro technical crew <east. Thursday 
to return by bus to get jseiqiuences 
for 'Transcontinental Bus.' 

David Miller, cutter, and Troy 
Orr, P;a., biave completed 'Guate 
mala,' first of a shPrt series. 

Sheila; Terry goes to Warners for 
'Convention City' after doing the 
legit, 'Louder, Please.' 

Lenlta Lane, N; Y. actress, gets 
her initial filni pi^rt In Fox's 'Olsen's 
Night Out.'' 

Radio wants Douglas' Fairbanks, 
Jr., In London, to return here for 
one picture.. 

•Nigel Briice, English comedian, 
given a; contract by Fox. First job 
is . in Jesse Lasky's puppet pic 

Grape Moore and Metro, are talk 
ing a deal for two pictures. First 
would be with Chevalier in 'Merry 
Widow.' 

Una Merkel and Maureen b'Sul 
livan had o ptions lifted ..at Metro; 

Consolidated jF'ilm Industrie^ Is 
suing Audible P'ictureia and Joseph 
H. Welter, Sr.; for |2,773 ,for as 
.iserted lab work.. ; 

Phil Berg 1b latest agent: to. move 
his office frPncr Hollywood to Bev 
erly Hills. 

David Burton will direct .'Let's 
Fall ill. Love,' musIcaJ^ fpr Columibla, 

Assofciated Theatre .prolJuctlonSi 
■Inc., Jg, title of new: production com- 
pany which has. taken over Tiffany 
studio. 

Karen Morley, still fiidlsj^osed 
since the birth, of her baby^ loses 
out on the femme lead in Para 
mount's 'Come on Marines.* 

Radio would like its signature, oh 
a contract purchasin* 'Her Excel 
lentjy'the Governor' from Nlria WIl- 
cpx Putnam. 

.Benjamin F. Glit^zer Is ciiarged In 
Municipal court with an indebted 
ness of $1,273 for stock deals. 
■ I. E. Chadwick has si)otted LU 
yan Taahrtian sind Eistelle Taylor in 
the twb principal femme parts In 
^Wlnci Wpm_in^nd^^pnf^^^l,l^,!^ 
' "^Wrniamljiinkln headed for Louis 
lana to submit Warners' story," 'The 
Kingflsh,' to Huey Long. 

Universal Is calling off deals for 
outside product and intends to make 
a majority pf its prp&ram itself, 
Most recent deal shelved is that 
with '??ig.. Algiers for two^ 

A. M. Botsford .back, from New 
York. ^ 
; Jnck Nol.son moves from Senneft's 
to Metropolitan to start series of 
ehOrts« 



Metroes ''Eskimo' which was previewed at San. DIp^o last , week carrie<| 
jan explivnatory subtitle that all player^ in the cast were natiyeis of th^ 
Arctic. Sttidlp also refused to give ahy cast credit^ blftiming the playeig 
were ndtlves. 

All principals; were taken north from Hollywood^, and while they weri| 
more br less unkno wn; they .' had had screen experience. . 

Ray Wise, the E^lmo lead. Id an unusual mixture of blppd; beings haOj 
Eskimo and half jewl)^^ Before acting ihei was a ca[mer^tman. He 
played lead In an Edward Small's production. J^emme leA4 Is Lulii Wong)^ 
a sister of Ahnist May Wong, and Is experienced In pix. Two mbuntedl 
ppllcemen are Joe Spwers and Edward Deei:irigr bPth with picture anif 
stagp experience. The ppllce inspector Is W. S. Van Dyke, director oft 
the pic. 

Hpw play deals .for pictures are sometimes made is ajiways'-a funnj; 
story. Most recent, case is Pf a prominent' Broadway prbducer who wafl| 
offered $i2,60;6 for a play a year ago. Immediately after production^ H^ 
turned the offer down' He got no subsequent gppd offers and several 
weeks ago Warners asjced him whether he'd like $10,000 for the plas^ 
He said he 'veotild. Wttrhers then had a spell of change of heart ah4" 
came back with a $7,660 offeh Prpducer said he'd rather btirn the script^: 
W;ai'ner8 proposed an $8.6Q6 stLle. Producer sniffed a couple of days ah<i . 
was just about to giVe in wheiii '^ATarnet's phoned again. It vras a. diif<4 
ferent executive; ; he Vanted the. stor^ certain star anid diidn't knbw^ 

about . tiie negotiations.' 'He otCeHced $10,600. Sale Was corisummateiai 
quickly. 



Ed Sulliyan^s 'Mr. roadway', travelog of the Broa,dway niteries, andl 
sponsored by Brbadway-HPllyTVood Productions, ^^^^^ 'News* columrm' 
ist and jphtiny Walker, directoip-a,ctQ^ flnanplally Interested. Film cps^. 
$68,000. grPss, •including a. $28,000 obipatlpn fbr a. melierette which was. 
taken- pyer frpm 'a studio noan and 'iKpfpprated into the; 'Mr. Broadway^ 
featuire,-'.' ' • ' ' . 

Cast more or less -opbrated pn-uie-cuff in view of the jo.Urhalisjtici 
ftngle.; : Some of. the names billed niySr . showed .at the Mayfair/New; 
Yorlc, where It was flrcft sliown. A Harlem seqxience .'which ; 'was totallsr; 
omitted^ .the. nite life tour enjdlng a:t the jCehtral Park Casino instead of 
in. Harlem. There Is talk of cutting out the meller angle and reinstat.in9. 
the Harlem stuff , in the. fel^&sb print to rouncl out the runnlnig time. 



Prop -.man ctisually shpwing a director-'wrlter a script, being readiest 
for an indie production blew up .an attempted story purloining, when ..th<| . 
director recognized tile scenario as his own, written several years preN; 
viously for another studio. ' Checkup showed that the indie comparts)' 
had made an honest purchase pf the two-tinied yarn at. $260.- Offending; 
writer had merely substituted his own name on the label pasted, oyer ttig 
original author's on . the script. Producer recovered purchase price, frottl 
the purlPirier, paid the Priginal ownbr an additlpnal $100 for the rlghtf^ 



That dljsmantled. dup Warhers has i>eeh using in Us advertising wiH 
come undeir instltutibnal copy, .according' to WB. iii tent. It: will be'rcK' 
called that, the uridraped boy .land girl <flrst flashed as watching 'GoI<||; 
Diggers' during the - suinmer*d . intense beat; Last, 'we.eft they reappearet^ . 
depicted ais returning to isee "FoPtlight Parade.'. ll . , 

Charlie Eliifeld; Warners'- ad head, has made- an ag\eemertt .with th^' 
team whereby iielther will pose, dressed or undressed, for any othei^ 
picture company, for flve ye4rs. 



Loew'^ State,, on Broadway, Is in such good position for choice of .fliriu( 
with .the Warner, Metro and Paramount prolrrams at its dlspPsal, thaij 
it!s aolng considerable sloughing and. shopting. Most surprising Was ti, 
slough of its own picture, 'Broadw?ty to Hollywood'. ^Film was to. go ttitt 
following the Capitol, and paper was out on it, but theatre managemeiit 
suddenly decided picture wasn't strong enough so. shbv^d It aside. It'jt 
go straight to split- week habes.. 



Sam .H. Harris is reported as breaking - with Sam Katz over latter^ 
inability to get started pn 'Of Thee I Sing' ■with the Four Marx Brps^ 
a" planned a year ago,, when the play was hot for picture production^ 
It is now regarded as out of date. Harris felt he could have sold 'Ofl 
Thee I Song,' but at the time preferred to string with Katz in the face oC 
lalter's then extensl'vp plans for fllm-making. 



Southern Califoxnia Independent exhlbitors-VPted- seven to orte against 
double' bills and against giveaways and pther inducements by a largiaij 
proportion. . Ballot was to guide Ben N. Berinstein, president of the Iiidd^ 
pendent Theatre Owners of Southern Calif prnia, who is attending cod«| 
conferences, included in the. giveaway category were service passetE^ 
two-for-pnes, scrip books, couljpns, premiums,, drawings and lotteries. 



George Palmer Putnafci, Paramoiint's ^stqry edUpr, to, ficii*.. 

ropfe '^Pnie" weeTcs bacTC btf ^^^^^^ 'oT absence without explaining ^^hat 

his mission was. Due back.in New York. today (Tuesday). Inside rumoij 
is that his idea 'was to take up. on option he's holding oxi New .York diB4 
trib'iltiort of a brand Pf champagne when, and If. 



.The Sbl A* Rpsenblatt-Nathaii Burkan connection, a popular ImpreM 
sipn, is| inlnimizbd by those whp know the NRA Deputy AdministratiOtf 
handlltig the .fllni code'. Rosenblatt^s NRA stahdine is pr.edieated pn jA- 
long friendship with Gfeheral Hugh 6. Johnson, long antedating hldj' 
Burkan law office affiliations. 



:It has been explained officially that Alex Reoch canie lnto RKO. witti 
the approval of Harold Franklin, to liandle commercial real Estate onljil 
for the coinpany. .Tha RCA peoplei anxious. to Arid a spot for RepcU 
where his ability coUld be used to best, advantage, flxed the RKO . spot 
for hiin. 



Parampunt's new import from England is named Frances. Peani( 
There's a previous Frances Deane in pictures but using thp name Franco^ 
Dee, on the Radio payroll currently.. 



N. v. to L. A. 



Sol Lesser. 
Frank C. "Vincent. 
^Sain^SchwarTzmahT 
A. M. Bptsford. 
Bill Pine. 



L. A. to N. Y. 

Arthur Ungar. 
Irene - Dunne. 
Arthur. Landau. 
Harry. M. Goetz. 
Joe Moskowitz. 
Rodney Bush. 



D'ABCy'S PIC COMEBACK j 

Holly wood, Sept. 26.;, •; 
iloy • D^A^cy_^etu^n tp^the sbre'eft' 
ltfi6F'"Two"'years'^"ab'$b'n^ 
Express', for Pox. > ■ 



'HTTIiE MAN' SOLD TO U 

•Little Man, What Now?', best 
seller ' by Hans Falladai has been 
purchased by U for an tmnamcd' 
amount. 

It goes into production as sooii 
as a suitable adaptation can be oIh 
tained. 



Tuesday, September 26» 1933 



PICT 



E S 



VARIETY 





SpecKd P. E. tkditors Meeting 






Deals 



A special meietin^ of creditors . of 
Publlx EJntGrprises - to pass upon 
. pi>i;>ppsed traiiGif ers l>y trustees of 
Ite^,- rights in, various subsidiary 
companies of and others mat- 
t^<>s has bben called , for Dot. 2 be- 
Ipi'e Heferee Henry. K, Pavls. 
■ In addition to' transfers, tlie irv- 
C6. asks ,for 

dbrpotiEttlon or. 
coi'porations to purchase personal 
property and equipment froni the- 
trustee iii bahkruptcy Of Tennessee. 
Enterprises for 140,000, to be fuf-' 
niahed put of the funds of PJE and 
to acquire leases on. theatres in. 
Chattanooga and • Naahvllle. 
. Tenniessee Enterprises,, "a. in 
the Publlx Ent^ setup, has it^If 
been , under a separate receivership. 

This and the petitions filed with 
Referee Davis for transfers of right 
and title, mark new .steps, in the 
cbmpliciated unscrambling of the 
P.E. h olding co nipany fthd .it.q in. 
terests. » 

flank, Hbblitzelie, 

One transfer,, taking in a claim of 
$1,.520,771, has to dp with the A. H. , 
Blank Theatre Corp. and arises 
out of the parntership between Par. 
and Blank over the Iowa and Nct 
braska territory for wliiich a hew 
corporation is being set up. In con-. 
■ sequence of. - this partnership the 
P.?;. trustee will trihsfer its rights 
aii4. interest in the capital stock , of 
B%^k Theatres, including the $1,- 
6)20,7.71 claim to the new company. 

;..JV, ; similar transfer is called for 
In connection with the Karl Hob- 
litzelle partnership,^ offlcially known 
as' Interstate Glrcult, Inc.. Claims in 
TThlch P.E. transfers its rights to 
thie new compiany include ■$l,696i636 
ort the books as. of i)ec» 31,. Id32, 
against Southern Enterphises, and 
$632,720 oh the books against the 
Dallas Bealty & : Building Co. 

Additional .claims ot P.E. undet 
Its bankruptcy are proposed .. for 
transfer to ' a new corpioratidh that 
•will ^e set up between' Par and 
Hunter Perry oyer Virginia prbpier- 
ties. These include' P.E.'s interest 
In, capital stoclc and all claihis 
against yirgiriia- Tennessee The- 
ati-es, Publlx -Virginia, Inc., and 
Publlx Newport News, Inc.;" on books 
aa of Jan. 26, ,1933, and amounting 
to $94,964 against . Virginia-Tennes- 
see Theatres; $115,787 against Pub- 
llx- Virgini , Inc„ and $41,768 
against Publlx Newport News, Inc. 

N.W. STILL CAUTIOUS 
ABOUT UPPING SCALES 



Mi , Sept. 2B. 

lenty. of desire territory to 
theatre admission prices in 
',wlth present rising trend of 
cps,ts geherallyi but so jfar. it has 
■been mostly -talki Feeling is that 
conditions haye riipt improved suf- 
.flciently yet to siistkin a boost and 
£ea,r is a deterring . factor... It is 
ipioihted out that purchasing power 
in , smaller communities i is lower 
than, ever, if anything, because farm 
prices haven't risen as fast as those 
ofj^opds wliich i?ur.alitos must buy 
. ani^: because most. , Sections, have 
suffered., crop- failures. Too many 
Twin Cities' theatre customers, po- 
tential and otherwise, are still hav- 
,ihg plenty tough financial. .sledding, 
theatrical survey shows.,. 

Independents are -waiting for, 
Publix circuit to take the lead in 
raising prices, but it hasn't shown 
any inclinatiPn in this direction yet. 
The independents, hope that Avhen 
Publix starts its greater fall and 
JB[iJatC3i.^eason^lt=:=wjll^nnDjuri 
boast, of Ave to 10c in admission per 
house, but John J, Briedl, Publi-x 
division manager,, disclaims any 
present intention in this respect. The 
suggested boosts would put the 
scales back wliere they were before 
thie recent Publix cuts. 

So far Publijc has made ohe price 
boost, at the Capitol, St. l*aul pabe, 
frpip 15c tp 20c. Friedl says reac- 
tion has been splendid; no com- 
plaints and business better. 



The Code's teeth 

How ■ inen now 

seryine in their own states as NBA 
bfflcials can be was illustrated Fri^ 
day yrh^n Ed Itvykendall, head of 
the Motion iPicture Theatre Owners 
Pf Am.erica ian administrator 

for all Industries in Mississippi, orr 
dered license revoked, and oiBflce 
padlocked of a friend of his who 
has been a Miss, .contractor fpr the. 
past 4fr years. 

.Kiiykendail 'm[6ntioned this case 
in the same breath with propaganda 
wilich he said had belen; circulated 
among exhibs during the past week. 
This, he said, was in belittlement 
pf - the film code and .advices thit 
pictures don't have to have : a 
permanent code and that there Is 
nothing for theatre xneri: to be coh- 
cerned about. 

/^P'^OA. hea d warned that 
iSOiTr^ exhibs may waR'e up when it 
is too late and possibly .find thesm- 
selyes in the position of' the Mis- 
sissippi contractor. "Thl? builder, 
Kuykendall satd, he. had repeatedly 
cautipned. Finally ' he turned the 
case .over to tlie local district at- 
torney and when the. d.a. advised 
him in New York Friday he had 
affidavits confirming violation of 
the code, Kuykehdali . .said he wired 
to close, down^ on him. 



Mgr. Says SmaH Town 
Critic Abne in US. 
Panning lady for Day' 

Louisville, Sept. 25. 

Jack Schwartz, manager of the 
Brown theatre here, belHeVes' he has 
cPnvicted the film reviewer of the 
Louisville 'Times' of being excess- 
ively hatd-boiled and a. poor judge 
pf what audiences iike. 

Critic, panned 'Lady for a Day' 
(CPi), whicii gpt. nxarvelous -notices 
all over the. country. Schwartz has 
madie, a check of the entire country 
without finding a single critic that 
rapped the film. 



DAVIDGE INVENTS NEW 
DEVELOPING METHOD 



Hollywood, Sept. 25. 

New blanket process of develop- 
ing him, with which tlie Davldge 
laboratory has been experimenting 
the past three months, will be used 
excluseyily .in: the .new lab .X>ayidge 
is to build* / 

In the process a separate film or 
'blanket' of celluloid id wound along 
with regular film on reels. The blan- 
Icet is perforated, allowing solution 
t) reach, the film, tut protecting the. 
latter frpm strain or swishing while 
chtirhihg . in the solution. Blanket 
also .pei'ih Its film to be moved more 
rapidly in the solution, aiding the 
developing; Roy 'Davidge is credited 
^ylth invehtihg tiiie process. 



Par Detroit Trustee 

Makes Proposition 



A representative of the trustees 
of Paraniouhf Theatres, - is rec- 
ommending that all cialnis be 
=^vml\LedijDjaJthe^JEftriimo 
here. In return the boridhblders' 
dpmmitteo Is getting a. rec- 
ommendation that all back rents, 
etc., l?e waived in favor of Para- 
mount Theatres. 

Local nianagement was given' a 
certain time to decide whether they 
Wanted the house before other of- 
fers Were acted upon. With the 
Tecommcndatlohs being made the 
theatre will be used for concert 
work and opera. 






Rosenblatt 1 m ,p a t i e n t~ 
Sends '£ih AH Home Stave 
a Hand-Chbsen . 225— 
Thinks Considerable jPrbg- 
ress Has Been Made De- 
spite thie Diehards <6n 

Diials by Indies^ Right to 
Bujr^ Et Cetera 



NO H*W0OP EDICT 



By TQM WALLER 

Washington, Sept. 25. 
Late, tonight the Goyei'nrnent 
virtually took the film code into 
jt^ own hands. It will assemble 
it and p'robabiy present it to the 
industry on Monday or Tuesday 
next, for the film, savants to 
formally okay it. 

- [ T h is mea ns eyery body-scrams- 
liome tpni£|hi<.' The radio code 
hearings start Wednesday (27) 
morning, in the meantime. 



WashingtPn, Sept. 25. 

Deputy Administrator Sol A; Ro- 
senblatt officially announced tonight 
(25) that fut'ther film code confer- 
ences will be continued ■with skele- 
tonized committees and that others 
may return home' tpmprro.w.^ It is 
figured all committeemen repre- 
senting trade prganizatrons and 
branches of the industries may not 
exceed 25. The Government figures 
it may expedite a code with few 
membarai. although it is setting no 
deadline and is keeping the abbre- 
viated committees oh right through 
the radio code hearing Which, starts 
on Wednesday (27).. 

Bress conference tonight gave the 
.Deputy a. laugh- when he Said, 'Con- 
sideriable progress has beeii made, 
even though ho qihe knows it', ' 

He stated he has his own ideas on 
a numbfer of points, but will not re- 
veal them to the industry until he 
finds clauses satisfactory. 

Exhibitors thi^s afternoon and 
evening are in their second sessipn, 
.devoted' entirely to the right, to buy. 
No one as yet,. Rosenblatt said, has 
been able to idefihe this proposal. 
He declared that this arid. all clauses 
must be clearly interpreted before 
they can get Into the code. 

The deputy also announced that 
major producers and distributors 
have expressed, a willingness tp omit 
all mention Pf double features in 
the code. 

It is known, hpwever, that indie 
producers want duals protected by 
having it stated In the code that 
no exhibitor will suffer .any jrestric^ 
tion. .of product if he continues to 
double. - 

Last, minute proposals was re- 
ceived, by the Government this aft- 
ernoon from a .west coast, property 
interest.. Tills asked that the code 
enjoin producers froin borrowing 
each other's sets and costumes. 

Rosenblatt .said' he has lost 18 
pounds since he started work on 
the film code. It Was reported 
around the lobisy that he was taken 
ill lifter the. conference with ex- 
hibitors which broke up earfy this 
moi'ning. The Deputy figures he 
has not been . averaging four hours 
sleep during -film conferences, 

verybody birxy' 

The film merry-go-rrpund in. 
Washington is whirling ifaster than 
;eyer thrbiigii a fog which hourly is 
thickening over codism. One grand 
seriies of snags, clinches iand dead- 
locks, which get stronger and more 
plentiful as the time passes, has 
,litoraliy _. gptten.;^th e- picture mind-. to, 
the. standstill point iawaiting action 
by the government. 

But the gwernment In the form 
of a sole deputy, how hollow-eyed 
and lcg»wcary from racing from- 
floor tp floor, meeting after meeting, 
day after day and nigiit after night, 
making progress one hour only to 
retrogress In the very next,. Is now 
commencing to lay the first o£-cards- 
In the next deal on the table. 

It wants the rii'ob to go home and 




To a Code Written by the Industry 
As New Complexities Cloud Outlook 



the mob already Is figuring, codism 
to date has cost ■ thie Industry .over 
|40Q^0Q0. In. top representative, siaila:^ 
ries and lawyer fees, 

Depglty* Administrator Spl A. 
Rosehbiatt early this niprhing 
made known he would like trade 
associations to designate, on an 
average of three spokesmen aiid 
ship all the others back. The DePr 
uty had. voiced his 6p|inion two 
weeks , ago and additions Were made 
until the present conyentlphrlike 
proportions were evidenced in the 
existing cpde-cbritiriuing commit- 
tees,. 

The peculiarities: of the; business 
a,s .compared to other ; industries 
make a' national fbrmiula of fair 
trade practiced hopeless in the 
opinions of some of ihe shrewdest 
shpwmen. 

■There is talk among them of go- 



asking the Government to set up a 
control bpard which would deal 
With thi> hundreds of y.arying box; 
pfllce situations Individually. 

The Deputy Administrator has 
already indicated appreciation for 
a need of local autonomy on somie 
practice phases, such as referring 
them to zone vote. But just when 
he thought this could be done with 
premiums and double features, 
submitting their destiny to a,, 75% 
vote of indies and a 75% . majority 
Pf indie exhibs in each territory, 
the usual happened and the Deputy 
annouriced new wrinkles. 

In this dizzy atmosphere With 
everybody seemingly cpiicentrated 
,pn" maneuvering the. pther. ; fellow 
the calm high light is simply that 
the business today is exactly -where 
it was, only badly shaken up and 
iself -conscious-, of its 'injustices.' 
That H'wood Situash 

The Hollywopd situation for in- 
stance, with all the forebodings and 
repercussions of a few days back, 
is stalled pn adjusting salaries. The 
■Deputy referred all questions as to 
Whether the NRA can establish a 
maximum salary in pictures to 
Gen; Johnson. Major producer 
spokesmen frankly admitted- oy^r 
the Weekend that cdntrplling art- 
ists' remuneration is Out of the 
question. 

All of that talk about railroad 
heads taking a cut Is noW held up 
as no analogy since films are not 
attempting to borrow money from 
the government aind since it iaf up 
to stockiiolders to exercise their 
rights if , they think they are being 
cheated. Also the fact that jfarm- 
ing of stars is omitted ddlsn't pre- 
vent producers froni continuing 
that practice. Of course the Gov- 
ernment is, the Government and 
anything is liable to happen i>efore 
it's all over. But right now, that 
ultimatum credited as emanating 
from Pres. Roosevelt, is reported by 
insiders to have been a reha:sh. 
within the industry of what, the 
President said generally abput the 
entire NRA idea some time ago. 
It Is ..true that the deputy is still 
credited with 'a stench in. the nos.- 
trils' line, but he as welt right now 
remains unspecific. about salary ad- 
justments. His Observation that 
producers are busily redrafting is 
met by certain company heads that 
hlfifh isalary regulation is £ts good as 
shelved. 

MPTpA's Stands 

■When thfe celebrated right to buy 
had its innings in exhibitPr cautsus 
early today it was reported a num- 
ber of brands wore eveloped and 
that there were some 19 interpreta- 
tions fpr each, brand. The MPTOA. 
JlpJE=.the..Jflrai_^time=jv.eiit^cleacly 
the record as opposed to any brand 
that would give a barn or tent show 
the privilege of showing day and 
date with the biggest emporium In 
any locality. It wanted the clause 
thrown out entirely unless a clear 
cut definition could be recorded. 
•Rights,' now, is a' slogan for every- 
t:.ing. Thie Academy wants the 
-r-iglrt— to— live,— the-di«i;ributor:«— t-he- 
rlght to sell, and the producers the 
(Contlnuea on page C9) 



Mindful that for lO; years the .In-.- 
dustry Itself has been unable to do. 
anything about most, pf its -bitter 
conflicts, filmdom returned, to 
Washirigton Friday night recohciied 
to a:dmitting Hollywood, .bfeyond 
Us control .'and that only the gpv- 
ernment can call. a halt to the as-< 
cent .of salaries. ' In industry 'high, 
places it was regarded as a cer- 
tainty that before • thfe eiid ;of thia 
week a code .: will cPrne out.3vrIttc|n' 
50-50.;. by - pictures and . thes Govern- 
ment with Washington left to 
handle all of thie snarls such, as 
right to buy and. double fieatures 
along with the Holly wod plight. 
; Meetings during the past wecek In 
New York served chiefly to build up 
new arguriients on conflicting points 
for prieseritation In the series of 
final: star chamber debates un^er 
wa y over the Week-end with De n- 
uty Administrator Sol Rosenblatt. 

The President's brief talk with 
Ros.enblatt relayed and ihteripreted 
from a'll angles, . no two personia 
back from Washington having . the 
same, version. ' . Persons who stayed 
on at the capital not returning until 
late last wieek . or. just in time tP 
make a. round trip, report that 
Roosevelt called Rpsenbiatt's atten- 
tion to numerous complaihts being 
received by the Department of Jus- 
tice from small jplcture interests all 
over the' Country. Everyone, hpw- 
ever, qifoted the Government as ex- 
pressing the Hollywood situation to 
be a hard nut to crack; 

As summarized by one of the in- 
dustry's chief strategists, this is the 
picture: 

Must Settle Question 

'The President will Insist that. 
something be worked out In the 
code that will limit or ciire the Hol- 
lywood financial exdeSses. Mahy 
persons in official Washington fop. 
a long time have viewed jvith alarin 
statements from .Hollywood that 
another player has become dissatis- 
fied -with a salary of $2,000 a week 
or $50,000 for a feature and is about 
to receive |4,Q00 a week or |100»000 
fpr a feature.. 

•Many of the present administra- 
tion regard with raised eyebrows 
such statements, t.ue or untrue, 
while iJ.pOO.OOO people are -unem- 
ployed ^nd while labor :is fighting 
for 40 icents per hour. as a minimum 
wage scale. 

'Add to this conditio^ the fact 
that many prominent film execu- 
tives haye frankly admitted to of- 
ficial Washington that the Industir 
has no plan to check cert^n mbuht- 
Ing costs of production and it is jao 
wonder that official Washington ha« 
expcessed .a desire to help the In- 
dustry crub what is commoriiy re- 

J!*^ ^ Its toughest problem.' 

The lajors oh the day of depart- 
ure for the. lastl-ound at the capital 
also conceded that the very fact It 
has never, been able to tabulate unit 
costs is proof that th6 Federal Gov- 
ernment cannot come to. its aid by 
way , of specific etipulations. The 
theatre can'.t iigurevlts admlssloh 
costs.because It can hever: tell how 
many peppie are going to buy .Into 
Wh? ^"^u ^"^^ distributor 
^^^^ to many 

more customers can't figure ah av- 
erage price. 

Much , bf th0 private New York 
sessions were taken up with de- 
bates over the right to buy prin- 
ciple. When the majors entrained, 
according to. the conferees, they 
did BO With the impression that 
Washingtoh has not a clear picture 
Of what , this clause means. There- 
tfpre--in'-BuppOT't^iyr=-Tlfelr^are^it^on^ 
tentlpn that the distributor shpuld 
have the right tp use his own judg- 
ment, in selecting customers they 
are prepared to put these principles 
on tlie record: 

I'stributor 

.(1) The distributor must have, ain 
outlet for his entire season's prod- 
exhibitor Who wants one picture, 
(Cuntinued on page 55) 



8 



VARIETY 



P I CiT 



E GROSSES 



Tuesday, September 26, 1933 



LA Coastmg, Taddy and 'Harvest,' 







Each $11000; HmsR Fair Hi). 



liOs; Aiigeles, Sept. 

Temperate and warm .weather has 
biz- prettjr .weU down. Loew's Stiitc, 
Chinese and Paramount .will run at 
about an. even pace. .The State has 
'Paddy' as its magnet and should 
hit around $17,000. 

The Paramount . with 'iSolden 
Harvest' and Al Pearce's Radio 
&ang on the stage will .come ■Within 
that sphere/ 

.. The Chinese's 'Dinner at Eight' 
in its fourth, week .will-be ovier the 
$17,000 ihark: : 

The "Warner hbtises: t>oth held 
oyer .'I L,t>ved a- Wonian,? which Only 
did a fair .busijiess. on .th6 first- week. 
Looks as though the Downtown will: 
hit around $8,000; surprising, .while 
the Hollywood will go to around 
$9,000. 

Orpheum^ with its double . .feature 
screen offering and 10-att vaude- 
ville show, flipping arotind a $6,000 
.gait, 

..'The Masquerader'' Is Ih. its fifth 
week at the Criterioli and may come 
home at around $3,600... 

EstirhateiB.for iThis Week 
Chinese (Gratiman) .(2,028; 65- 
$1,65)— 'Dliiher at Eight' (MQ) and 
Stage show (4th week).; Trade hais 
tap^ered oflC. a bit; nights, . however, 
consistently good; J.arotind $17,000. 
Last week, third stanza, registered 
$18,000. 

Criferion (Tally) (i;600; 26-40)-r 
♦Masquerader* (UA). and stage show 
(6th ,lV€^k)V~'Berng carried along onT 
account of ah ei|:ht>-wfeek contract 
and will hit around $3,900. Fourth 
week, around $4,600. 

Ddwntown (WB) (1,800; 25-70)— 
1 Loved a Woman* (WB> and 
vaudeville •■ (2d, final week). Sur- 
prising by getting .$8,000. For first 
six days last week it got close to 
$7,000. 

Hollywood (WB) (2,756; 25-63)— 
1 Loved a. Woman* (WB) and 
vaudeville (2d, final wedc). Hold- 
over trade fair, around $9,000. First 
week/with a $^ premiere not up to 
'expectations at $13,000^ 

1;08 Angieles (Wm. Pox) (2,800; 
16-25)— 'Wives Beware* (Regent), 
and 'Platinum Blonde* (Col); Went 
along very nicely to close to $4,000. 
Last week 'Laughing at Life* 
(Masc), and 'Big Town' (Trojan) 
brouisht in around $3,700. . 

OrpheUm (B'way) (2,270 ;^.26r35)— 
'Shanghai Madness* (Fok) and 
'Don't Bet on Love* (U) ana vaude- 
ville; Situ doing heavy ma:tinee 
business at 25c and around $6,000. 
Last week 'Before Da\v:n' (RKO) 
ind 'Devils' in Love' (Fox) helpied 
to. around $6,000. 

Paramount (Partmar) (3,596; 26- 
65)--'Golden Harvest' (Par) and 
^tage show. This Charlie Rogers 
picture and will com0 home with, 
around $17,000, okay. Last week 
four days Of 'To the Last Man' 
(Par); not hot, $8,500. 

RKO (2,960; 26 - 40) .'Brief 
Moment' (Cbl). Not strong for this 
house against stage and screen com- 
petition, looks below $4,000. with 
Jay Clarke drawing better than pic- 
ture. Last week 'One Man's Jour- 
ney' (RKO) 'disappointing at about 
ditto. 

State (Loew-Fox) (2,024; 26-66)— 
•Faddy' ^ (Fox) and stage show. 
Gaynor opus and Ed- Lowry's stage 
show look like box office winners 
at $17,000. Last week 'Power and 
Glory' (Pox); with Tex Gulnjfn' as 
the stage moLgnet, hit a little oyer 
^18)000, very hey-hey. • 



mm' PLUS Mius 

UNIT WHAMS PROV. 18G 



Tacoma Fair Over, That 
He^s; Biz Pretty Oke 



. Tacoma,' 'Sept. 25. 

Roxy having gbpd success: \vith 
full week and. longer runs, with 
'Song- of Songs' on for this week. 
*Dr; Bull' lasrhcld two.strorig weeks. 
Other, houses' follow, splits. 

Puyallup Pair Is over, and that 
helps. Weather spotty, but Pair 
held strong draw. Still the same 
fei-tf at the Pair, but still .they go. 

Estimates for This Week 
Music Box (Hamrlck) (1,400; 25- 
35)— 'I Loved You Wednesday' 
(POX), ♦Voltaire' (WB). split. Latter 
for four days, anticipated, a. good 
$3,S00. Last week ^'Her First Mate' 
. (U) flv6 •■ days, ok6 $2,200; 'Moon- 
light and Pretzels* . (U) thriee days, 
$1,200, fair. 
=^ftoxy.-(J^vK)=^Jv30a>.-26^35)===?Song. 
of Songa^ ■ (Par).; Dietrich protty 
good at $4,000, Last week 'Dr. Bull' 
(Fox);.- second big week, $4,C0;0. 
Management says: they ha,ted to let 
It go, 

Blue Mouse (Hamrlck) (650; 15- 
2C)— 'Zoo In Budapest' (Foi), 'Se- 
crets of Blue Room' (U) split. -En- 
route to usual $800. Last week ^A^i^- 
zbna to firoadway' (Pox), ^iB^llnd 
—Adventure* — (RKO-);- split, average 
.$726. i 



Providence, Septi ;. 
Things pQpping all along the line 
this week, but in the main the; most 
forte pace is with the spots apo^t^ 
Ing stage entertainment. The hot- 
test spot In town this week, is 
Loew's. Stat^ where 'Beauty for 
Skle'. is sprinting:, way past neatest' 
oppbsish on the strength of a stage 
show that features the Mills Biroth- 
ers and Don . Redman's baLnd. 

Opening was; big, and other stands 
got only the overflow. Saturday 
Loew's hit big stride and four shpws 
were all pack<ed. There's no sign 
of a let-up in the pace, and most 
likely house will come near the rec- 
ord established few weeks ago by 
'Tugboat Annie;' Every Indication 
of grossing $18,000 at least and 
more if the h^use can . And some 
way of accommodating the custom- 
ers. 

Pay's, .the , other vaUdie stand . In 
tdwn, is dolnir nicely on the strength 
oC flesh also. 'Heroes for gale* on 
the screen, and . while Barthelmess 
always does fairly well in Provi^ 
dence, ifs the vande that is bring- 
ing theiiti around this week. 

The biz seems to be pretty well 
distributed among the' straight picr 
ture-stantlB,-bxit^ust nTJw^t "Beems- 
as though the Paramount ■ has ■- a 
slight edge with a twin bill, featured 
by 'Torch' Singer.' Plenty of com'- 
ment on the bill. Pace Indicates 
something like $6,500. 

The Majestic also sporting twin . 
bill with 'Dr.. Bull* as the main- at- 
traction. 'Goodbye Again* Is the 
companion picture. Ordinarily this 
would be a corker bill, but this 
week vcsertain features arfe against 
it. First the legit house, Modern, 
is playing 'Goodbye Again* in stock,, 
the attraction booked purposely 
against the picture to see what ef- 
fect films can possibly have on 
stage attractions. Last year the 
Modern stock people, played- shy of 
several plays because they had been 
done in films. If IGoodbye' clicks 
against the film around the corner 
Modern plans .to stage 'IjrGductlons' 
that have already been ' pictiirized 
by Hollywood; 

Rave reviews for Will Rogers In 
'Dr. Bull*; can't 'possibly mooch 
over $6,000. ' 

RKO Albee. started off rather well 
but the double bill headed by 
'Rafter Romance* is not likely to 
turn out good. Not mOre than $4,-. 
000 In prospect. 

Estimates for This Week 

Fay's (1,900; 15^40)— 'Heroes for 
Sale' . (FN) and vaude. Stage show 
rather forte, with Sammy White 
heading the parade, but opposish 
from lioew's is very likely igolhg to 
cut in somewhat this week; How- 
ever, anticipated gross of $5,800 is 



oke, Last week 'Private Detective 
<2' (FN) nice at $6,600. 

Loew's $tate (8,200; 16-40)— 
'Beauty for Salfe' (MG) and vaude. 
Mills ; Brothers *ln thesis parts fqr 
first time packing them. In. House 
forced to do four shows Saturday, 
and still turned them away. On 
stri?ngth of present pace' there's no 
doubt . of $18i000. If not more. If they 
can accommodate them. Almost as: 
good as ,'TUgboat Annie' record. 
Last week 'Penthouse' (MG) •went, 
even: better than expected, and tilted 
ol great $16,000, 

Majestic (Pay) (2,200; 15-40)-^ 
'Dr;. Bull' (Fox) and 'Goodbye Again' 
:(WB). Too many elements against 
this one. from grossing a de.cent figr 
lire; most house can hope - for is 
$6,000.' Last ^eek 'Voltaire' (WB) 
and 'Charlie Chan' (Pox)-..p;ave the 
house the best showlhg in moiiths. 
House came near, garnering $9,000, 
great. 

Paramount (Indep) (2,200; 16-40) 
— 'Torch .Slrijger' .. and 'Avehger' 
(Mono). Bill well liked, especially 
the, first , one. Papers .giving Colbert 
great break,- and word-^-of niouth 
most likely will keep gross well oyer 
$6^500;.. Last week 'One Sunday Aft- 
ern V)n' (Par) ..and 'Tariari' (Prirt)' 
plenty good, around $6.op(f. even 
though 'Tarzan' was, taken for' a 
ride by the cricks. 
. RKO Albee (2,500; 15-40)— 'Rkfter 
Romance* (RKO) and 'Midshipman 
Jack' (RKO). ■ ; About the weakest 
bill - .housei has' had fifnce it .quit, 
vaudfllm policy. Tli^' cards art 
against It, and ' eveh though , it 
opened fairly -good, gross cannot 
possibly hurdle $4,000, poor.. Last 
week 'Lady for. a Day' (Col) and 
'Flaming Gold' (RKO), $4,900, 

RKO Victbry (1,600;; 10-25)— 'Re- 
venge at Monte Carlo* <Mayfair) 
anfj 'The Wrecker' (Col). Close to 
$1,100 for -three da;ys on split week. 
^Shriek ..in the. Night' (FD) and 
'Crossfire' Opiened hic.ely Sunday 
and should go through Wednesday 
f-or-at-ieast-^-l7300;-^ke. — 

ir. Bnir Heafth-Girer 
to Binmngbam, $9,000 

Birmingham, Sept. 25. 
There's a Dr. Bull in town this 
week and the whole town's consult- 
ing him. 'Baby Pace' across at the 
Ritz will rank next but the Alabama 
has the dough this week. 

.. Estimates ,for This Week 
Alabama (Wilby) (2,800; 30-35- 
40)— 'Dr. Bull' (Pox) ticking away 
to the tune $9,000. Last week 'Torch 
Singer' (Par) and makeshift stage 
show of local talent $7,000. 

Ritz (Wilby) (1,600 i 25)— 'Baby 
Pace' (WB), $4,000, Last week 
'Broadway to Hollywood' (MG) 
weak, $2,200. 

Strand (Wilby) (800; 25)— 
'Sweepings' (RKO). A fairly good 
week on account of Lionel Barry- 
more, $1,700. Last week' 'Forgotten 
Men', and 'Tomorrow at Seven' 
(RKO) around $1,300. 

Empire (BTAC) (1,100; 25)— 
'Heroes for Sale* (FN). Dick 
Barthelmess may mean a pretty 
good, week, $1,600. Last wie'ek 
'BJondie johnison' (WB) around 
$1,300.' 

Jefferson (Indie) (2,000; 16-25)^ 
Sucker Money' and stage show. 
Around $1,700. Last week 'Riot 
Squad* and stage show $1,500. 



PhiDy So-So/ls( Mate/ Thurstoii, 
Get $14000; %ttersweet' $(,000 



Vaudflm Riding the Waves in Hub, 
lidsliipnian'-Benny M, Met 




- — — ' — ■■ — ^Boston, Sept. 

Flesh spots stride the sho'w biz 
peak this week, with the Met lead- 
ing for a smash .$37,000 on 'Too 
Much Harmony. One striking fea- 
ture is th9.t Orpheum; Instead- of 
suffering in the outstanding success 
of the reopened rival Boston, is 
itself hitting Its biggest , stride in 
months.: Loew .house has been 
standing 'em tip. 

Keith's bettered: recent weeks, in 
the draw. of ^Emperor Jbnes.VAt this 
spot Tom Meehan caused talk by 
trailer announcing, booking .in of 
Jesse. Cjrawford and his wife in new 
organ ideas next Saturday^ Craw- 
fords come, for four weeks, with op-^ 
tlon,. -for long time GOhsolea have 
been generally disused. 

Estimates for This Week 

Keith's (RKO) (4,000; i5-35-50)— 
'Emperor Jones' (UA). Bringing in 
the biz for a happy change at this 
do' luxe flpot, $18,000 In- prospect, 
satisfactory; Last week 'Ladies 
Must Live' (U) weak sister, for sad 
$5;000jrhcw=low^or%otisc v ' — 

Boston (RKO) (4,000; 30-40-50)— 
'Midshipman Jack' (IIKO) and Jack 
Benny topping his own revue on 
stage. Plesli doing the work unaid- 
ed ^by screen. Benny wows 'em, and 
house may expect $19,000, plenty 
velvety. Last week 'Vanities' bust- 
ed the all time house record,- Intake 
going a few hundred above $20,000. 
Screen fare, 'Headline Shooter' 
(RKO) of little aid. 
.Orpheum (Loew) (3;000; 30-40-60) 



— ''Penthouse^ (MG) and gobd"v{iude 
bill. Pulling the brass rings in 
grand style. Gbbd daylight biz, 
packed evenings. Pilrii. apparently 
unusual in audience fisactlon of 
pleasure and outside praise. Step- 
ping fast for $16,500, perhaps shade 
better. Lastweek vaude and 'Broad-r- 
way to Holly vvood' (MG) had gravy 
in.gro.6s of $14,000. 

State (Loew) (3,000; 30-40-50)— 
'Solitaire Man' (MG) and- one act, 
special stage bill Sundays, stagnant 
film draw. I/UCky to get $8,000; Last 
week 'Beauty, for Sale' (MG) not so- 
hot, $9,000.. 

Met (M&P) (4,330; -40-'50-'65)— 
Too Much Harmony* (Par) and 
stage show. Perhaps it's Bing Cros- 
by, but. there's far better than aver- 
age pep at the box ofTlce; $37,000 is 
aces. Last week 'Torch Singer' 
(Par) and stage show, $22,000, good, 

Scollay (M&P) (2,800; 25-35-45- 

55) — This pa.y aricj Age" (Par) and 
.vaude. Might pull through to $8,000, 
margin of profit In that. Last week 
'Song of . Songs' (Par) and vaude, 
TbpttcrrtoTr$8rgoo r~ -^-^^ — r 

-Paramount (M&P) (1,800;. 35-4B- 

56) — 'I'iigrimage' (Fox). Gllckihg 
and making 'em -laugh and weep 
copiously. Confeatnre, 'To the Last 
Man' (Par), -the. tear-jerker iiuIUng 
okay $8,000 for tliis hoti^e; Last 
week 'India Speaks' and 'Blind Ad- 
venture,' • former eUrprlsingly suc- 
cessful and latter minu-g, and the 
gross was excellent $9,000 plug a 
good deal of praige for the Hallibur-^ 
ton adventure_ai-lum. 



VAUDE'S MUD RETURN 
TO COL, tARZAN,' $6 

. Columbus; Sept. is. 

Vaudeville is back In. town, .J 
Real Neth is. the Chance "taker 
Bookpr is Pan- Fisher, into his re- 
cently re-oped Hartman. Five acts 
and a full length feature film make 
up the bin, but opening biz at this 
policy .cool. . 

Reopening of Ohio iState IJ. amd 
six other local colleges this week 
and next is expected to do much to 
bolster the take everywhere,, but 
even how: biz is better. than fair, de: 
spite the fact that the town is sup; 
|)brting: 3b some night clubs in heavy 
fashion, wltli black and tan .layouts 
favored. 'Tarztin' at the. Majestic 
■gbing big. 

Cool weather . also doing its share, 
with record cold toward: end of last 
week doing plenty , to bump pros 
pecf s at a,ll theatres. Warner 
Baxter being in .'Penthouse' and also 
a local lad made' that film niore than 
a surprise' at the Ohio last week. 

Estimates for This Week 

Palace (BKd) (3,074; 25^40)— 
'Power and Glory'^ (Fox). Off mild- 
ly after heavy exploitation and no 
world beater. Lucky to top $4,500. 
Last week 'Lady fbr a, Day' (Col) 
picked up every day for fair $6,300^ 

Ohio (Loew-UA): (3,000; 26-40)— 
'This Day and Age' .(MG> started 
weak but should do good enough 
$7,000 and maybe better. Lastweek 
,'Penthouse' (MG) surprise with 
$10,400 in lhe bag. 
, Hartman (Neth) (1,200; 30-40)— 
■Sing, Slhner, Sing' and vaude going 
rather light and hardly better than 
$6,000 In sight. Lastweek 'Life of 
Jimmy Dolan' (FN) .and 'Crazy 
Quilt' on ; stage very nice $10,800. 

<5rand (Neth) (1,100; 25-40)— 1 
Loved a Woman' (WB) ofE to amaz- 
ing biz and should get mighty fine 
$6,500 for the week. Last week 
.'Bureau of Missing Persons' (FN) 
up near dose and. took $3,500'. 

Broad (LoeW-UA) (2,500; 22-32) — 
'The Solitaire Man' . (MG) and 'I 
Have Lived' (double billed) no 
better than the average $2,600. Last 
week 'Beauty for Sale' (MG) and 
'Private Scandal' (Tower) just 
passed $2,200. 

Majestic (RKO) (1,100; 22-32)— 
'Tarzan the Fearless' (Principal) 
taking hold, nicely and ought to 
come Off with big $6,000. Last Week 
Rafter Romance' (RKO) $1,500, 

Every K. C. Flicker 
On Upbeat, 'Dr. BuU' 
I, lady' 12iG 



Kansas City; Sept. 25. . 
Manager Lawrence Lehman, of 
the Malnstreet, got behind 'Lady 
for a Day' In a big way and pros- 
pects are for one of the best weeks 
the house has given a picture for 
months. It will all depend on the 
picture as . there is. no stage show. 

Loew's Midland's 'Beauty for 
Sale,' too, . drew strong publicity. 
Voltaire' opened easy at the New- 
man Friday, not expected to do 
anything sensational as Arliss has 
never been Strong Iri this house. 

The Uptown with another Will 
Rogers flick, 'Dr.. Bull,' started 
counting ^p before the Opening, as 
Rogers Is always good for a better 
weeik than most of the others. 
Estimates for This Week 
Liberty (Dubinsky) (860; 10-16- 
fSi'' 'Profess ion.al Sweetheart' 
(RKO), 'Silk Express' (WB), split. 
House holding fairly normal and 
expected to get $2,200, good. Last 
week 'Melody Cruise' (RKO) and 
Little Giant' (FN) nbt so hot, just^ 
a shade under. $2,000. 

Mainstreet (RKO) (3,000.; 25-40); 
Lady for a Day' (Col). Opened 
strong and . 0ia the reviewers gave It 
their best will come 'close to $12,- 
500, big biz. Last week: 'One Man's 
Journey' (RKO) and 'Shuffle Along,', 
colored stage unit, a strong $14,000. 

lyiidland (Loew) (4,000'; 25), 
'Beauty for Sale' <MG>. House has 
been biiikllng a large following Of 
regulars, with Us 25c policy, and 
this week brought the usual lines 
in front for the week-end openings; 
Lots of .good laughs in the feature 
and that's what many- of the fans 
seom; to want. Should take close 
to $13,000, good. Last week 'Pcnt- 
honne' (MG), $13,600. 
..iJlJ ewm a n.==if=Eap)-==(4T80 0 ;-=^2 5-40-)^= 
'Volt.aJre* (WB). Heavily billed but 
got away to only a fair start Will 
draw the Arliss'- fans but not the 
young.sters -Who will pass it Up; not 
expcctod to -got over $7,000. fair. 
La.st wcpk 'Torch Siiieor' (Par), 
good $10,000, ^ 
.Uptown (Pox) (2,040; 25-40), 'Dr. 
Bull! :. (Pox). Strong advance bill- 
ing, Will Rogers;. big; week looks 
like close to $4,600, oke. l^ast^veek 
'Charlie • Cha.n'.«i . Greatest Case' 
(Pox), fair at $3,600. 



J*hlladi6lphia, 
Buslhesi^ in the .dpwn^Wn TJlcf ure 
houses' /'eased: off a little .-iast xvieelr"' 
and proniises to 'be .about the same 
tyls~week, although a coiiple bf the 
houses have real nanSes to sell. 

Thurstbh ijg 'provlrig a good draw- 
ing card at the Earle : arid should 
give this vaude. house u,n above- 
average week. Picture is 'Her First 
Mate/ with Zasu iPItts. An okay 
$13,000 expected, the Karlton hag 
a first run in .'The: Secret of the - 
Bluei Room.' but won't get over $3,- 
800, while 'Midnight Club' looks only 
fair for the Arcadia (second i-un). 

'Bittersweet,' second of UA's films 
to -be 'shown;. at the. Ajdine," received 
some parinlngs.-.How it caijt be held 
beyond a week' is hard to )plgurer^but 
apparehtlyitwlli.be.:. 

Keith's is no'w open , again, .this 
time ■with- a straight picture policy 
(second run - Fox films), under th© 
management of Sablosky. Current 
film, 'Paddy the Next Best "Thing,! is 
doing, right well. 

Estimates for . This Wiok 

Aldine (1,200 ;■ 40-65-$5)i 'Bitter- 
Sweet'. (UA), Will probably be 
lucky to iret $6,000 in flrSt week and 
hard to. see how It can be:. held in. 
Last week 'The Masquerader' (UA), 
Down to $6,200 in. third and last 
Tyeek. 

Arcadia (600; 25-40-60), 'Midnight 
Club' (Par); Shoved in suddenly 
and looks only, fair with $2,000. in- 
dicated for this second run. 'Her 
Bodyguard? (Par). Floppb with $800; 
In three days and 'oft prbrito. 

&oyd (2,400; 40-55-65), 'Pent- 
house' (MG). Didn't start so well. 
Weak $10,000 indicated and no rixore 
than a Week. 'I Loved a Woman' 
(FN), $11,000 last week, disappoint- 
ing for a Robinson pixi 

Earle (2,000;- 40-55-66)' .Her First 
Mate' (U) and vaude. Thurston oh 
the "bill should pop gross up to $13,- 
500 and -maybe to $14,000 which 
would be okay all. around. Last 
week 'No Marriage Ties' (RKO) and 
vaude. Mediocre $12,000 registered 
with show lacking 'hanies. 

Fox (3,000; 35-55-75), 'Power and 
the Glory* . (Pox) and stage show. 
Gus Van headlined. . Combination 
figured to pret $17,000— pretty good. 
Last week 'Charlie Chan's Greatest 
Case' (Pox) and stage show. $16,- 
500^-off from recent pace. 

Karlton (1,000; 30-40-50). 'Secret 
of the Blue Room' (U). First run 
for a change. Nothing over $3,800 
indicated:. Last week 'Morning 
Glory' (BKO). Very big $5,500 for 
this second run. 

Stanley (3,700; 30-56-65), 'One 
Man's Journey' (RKO) arid stage 
show. Barbara Stanwyck head- 
lined and Herb Williams on bill. 
Not more than $18,000.. expected, 
which Is well under recent pacei 
Last week 'Torch Singer' (Par) . and 
stage show headlining Ethel Barry- 
more. $19,000^about $4,000 under 
gait of previous two weeks. 

Stanton (1,700; 30-40-65), 'Broad- 
way to Hollywood' (MG). Good no- 
tices and fair biz. $7,000 forecast. 
Last week 'This Day and Age' 
(Par). Disappointed a lot. Only 
$6,500. 



BUFFALO VERY BUllISH; 
27G'S FOR SHEAtPAIR 



Buffalo,. Sept. . . 
Business oh the whble showing, 
improvement this week, only the 
Hippodroine and ' Ilay.rriah's . Indie 
Lafayette, slipping back, but that 
because; both went to smash figures 
the previous week. 

Buffalo looks to. a fine $15,000, 
while th^ other Mike. Shea houSe, 
Great Lakeig, with vaude, eomes up 
to a $12,000 or niore and the Cen> 
tury has a chance . to hit a nice 
$7,000. . ■ 

Lafayette also will db $7,00o, after 
a smash take of $10,000 last week. 
Estimates for This Week 
Buffalo fShea) . (3.600; 20-40-65), 
'Morning . Glory' (RKO) and stage 
show. .. .Much better this week at. a 
chance for $15.600, good; Last -week 
'Broadway to Hollywood' (MG)..eind 
Stage show, house slipped back to 
near four figures at $10,700. 

Hipp (Shea) ■ (2.400; 25-40), 'Vol-- 
taire' (WB). indications point to 
$.7,200, okay, but not comparing with 
the fine $9,000 last week by 'Song 
of Sorigs' (Par). 

Great Lakes (Shea) :(3,400; 26- 
40), 'Silver Cord' (RKO) and vaude. 
Checking In strongly, this wopk'g 
show=looks-to=.j?bout-$t2vdOO=ox'#bet3= 
ter, good.' l^ast week "'Storm at 
Daybre.nk? (MG) and vaude got a 
mild $8,800. 

Century (She.a): 5(3.400; 25) 'Mid- 
night Mary' (MG). Exhibiting good 
draft .nnd ought to finish with ?7,0O0, 
riico. Last Wock 'Pilgrlmaigft' (Pox), 
$4,400, mildisb. ' 

Lafayette (IncT.) (3.400; 25), 'Brief 
Moment' (Col), . Will do a neat 
$7,000 after last week's 'Lady for 
'^ay' (Col) smash gross at 
$10,400. 



Tuesdajr September 26, 1933 



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VARIETY 



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Band to 




Chicaero, Sept. 26. 
TowD -now waiting .for the AmerlT 
can Iiegioh convention for its oiie 
bis spurt as the Fair goes Into its 
llnal month. iElxpected to hop -theax 
ire grosses for the large splurge 
■hefore everything ..settles- down "to 
the pre-Falr normal. While the 
pace of the Fair has slacked isllghtly 
the effects of bUt'Of-town attend- 
ance are stlU ftivorable at the box- 
offlce. 

Apparent ihecca for visitors, is 
the Chicago theatre but this week 
Bili>s to $42,000; good, however,, aa 
compared to pre-Fair grosses. 

Currently the. show Includes -I 
JjoVed a, Wonian* (FN), the Duke 
SJlllngtoh band ijihd the additional 
holdover of ' Sally Rand, fan- dancer. 

Other top grosser of town is the 
Tia'udfllm Palace where 'La.dy for a 
Day' (Col) is reaping box-office; 
fodder from a sheaf of capital- let- 
ter notices.' Lou Holtz on .the stage 
is exhibiting, his hew-fbuh^ box- 
bfflce strength for Chicago; since h^ 
went the ether route. Palace has 
been: establishing . itself i'ecentiy as 
the house . with human interest 
flickers. Hasn't had an -s.a^ picture 
on- the screen' in some weelcs, all 
of the product being character work 
and that heart throb business has 
been paying, heavy dividends at the 
register. 

Both Oriental and XT lilted Artists 
held off switching flickers last week, 
'Tugboat .'Annie': managing - a full, 
fourth week to..' continued profits 
and .'Paddy* picked up at the finish 
on the ahnouhcement. of closing 
date; 

Estimates for Th,(s. Wftek - 

Chicago . (B&K) . (3,940; 35-5e-.75) 
•I Loved a Woman'. (FN) and stage 
. show. Dukei Ellington, band, on.flrst' 
visit to.town in some time and Sally 
Band orice more the only fan dancer 
In the loop^ looks like only $42,000, 
good, biit away beloiw houses's re- 
cent av«rage. Last week 'Dr. Bull' 
.(Fox), and Ted Lewis unit <>n the! 
Btage smacked 'em over at pace that 
«pelled plenty profit at |G0,100. 

McVickep^e (B&K) (^,284; 25-35) 
^Bureau of Missing Persons' (WB),. 
and Boss-Canzoneri fight. Both 
flicker and fight reels attracting 
patronage. . Will turh'ih one of !the 
neatest figures for this house at ihV 
dicated $17,000. 'Captured' (WB) 
fell away -Swiftly in its second half 
of the fortnight to fittish lamely 
with $4,200 on four days. 

Oriental (B&K) (3,200; 30-40-66) 
fTugboat Annie' (MG). Finishing 
today (26) and will be replaced by 
'Too Much Harmony' (Par). Switch 
due last week was postponed a,t the 
last minute when 'Annie' exhibited, 
renewed vigoi*. WHl finish after 
more than a month's stay to fair 
$9,500 for the final Week. Previous 
week $13,700, okay.; . 

Palace (RKO) (2,583; 40r65-83) 
*Lady for a Day' (COl) and vaiide. 
Lou Holtz headlining. Picture is in 
the -big money- from the gong start- 
ing with the biggest overflow in the 
l.oop on the opening day. Building 
on word-of-mouth;^and will touch 
high up on the gross list. Maybe 
$29,000; hlgh-de-high. Last week 
"Pilgrimage' (Fox)^ held the pace to 
hot $25,600. 

Roosevelt (B&K) (1,500; 25-35) 
•Shanghai Madness' (Fox). Maybe 
$11.000,. okay. 'Beauty for Sale' 
(MG), clicked previous session $10,- 
400. 

State-Lake (Jones) (2i700; 20-40) 
•Tomorrow /at Seven' (RKO) and 
■yaude. Smoothest box-office, pace 
in town, seldom -varying from- its 
steady take; Not ofC. more than two 
grand either way on any. week. 
Currently looks like $15,000. Last 
week .'Don't Bet on Love' (U), ex- 
cellent at $16,200. 

Uniiled Artists (B&K-UA) (1,700; 
36-55) 'Paddy' (F.dx). Will stretch 
it out to three weeks With 'Voltaire' 
in on Wed. (27). aftej; having been 
pushed back and .blck. 'Paddy* 
perked Will finish at $9,000 for final 
week. Previous session okay at 
:$12,600. 

L'yiile Labor Jams, 
'Power Glory' Big $4,300 

Louisville, Sept, 25. 

Threatened labor trouble, in the- 
atres did not take place. Rialto, 
Strand, Loew's and Mary Ann^ rated 
.,as^A _tlveatre3,, now..paying..QpexatQr3 
$56.50 each week. Brown, rated as 
B, paying $50 each, and' the Alamo 
and Kentucky, rated as C theatres, 
employ only three operators at sal 
ary of $55 each. 

Stngehands' yet 
made. 

NEstirtiates for This Week 
.Loew's (3.400; 25-40), ■'Beautiy for 
Sale' (MG). Fair gate. $3,500. Last 
weok 'Penthouse' (MG), better at 
$4,100. 

Mary Anderson *(,Switow) (1,100; 
5-40), 'Goodbye Again' (WB). Good 



goln' for $3,400. . . Last . w-eek 'Mayor 
of Helf . ( WB), $2,800, light. 

Rialto (Fourth Ave.) (3,000; 25- 
40), 'I Loved That Wbman' (WB). 
Edw. G. as a pash. hero liked herei 
for $3,300, fair. Last week 'Torch 
Singer' (WB/, $3,500, niore hotcha. 

Strand (Fourth Ave.) (1,786; 25- 
40)> .'Power and th« Gloi-y' (Fox). 
Corking, gross, $4,300.. Last week 
nroltaire' (WB)> $2,500. 

Brown (Schwartz-Piersoh) (1,600; 
25-40), 'Her .Bodyguard' (RKO). 
Off, only -$i,606, Last .week 'Lady 
for a Day' (Col): bo-isvled 'em ovet 
for. a big $3,000. . ' 

Alamo (Schwartz-PIerSon) (950; 
15-20-26)* 'Sing You Sinner: (Maj). 
Average . at. $1,100. Last week 
.'Stranfer's Return' (MG> and 
'Rafter Rohianpe' (Radio), split, 
$900,- f'. 



mU BULUSH, INDPLS. 

Indianapolis,. Sept.' 26i 
Things are biieaklng right for the 
Indiana this week and It looks like 
the town's a,c6 deluxer will' Anally 
turn in a winning' gross with the 
figures ddncini^.. along towards thei 
$12,000 .mark oh 'Mornii^ lory? 
pilus a strong- stage bill. . its 
fburth week ot trying to turn the 
trick .-.slncei its reopening under the 
KatzrFeld banner, the Indiana Is in 
good shape to. show a profit for the 
first time . this season. Hepburn Is 
developing into a strong picture 
name here aind Johnny Perkins on 
the stage Is helping considerably. 
In addition, the Lyric is still closed 
since its sauabble a week ago with 
the operators' . union. That elimin- 
ates the only stage show competl 
tlon in town and the holdover at 
the - Apollo cuts do-wn further on 
the? downtown competition. 

-Smiling faces are In evidence at 
the Circle for the first time in sev 
eral weeks as 'Lady for a Day- 
hieads confidently for a very good 
$6,000. . Rayia revlewB, national ads, 
and excellent wprd-of-mouth are 
helping this one build, and it's pos- 
sible that the Circle will do even 
better than the current pace indi- 
cates. .'At any rate, the picture Is 
sure to come out ahead of anything 
shown at the Circle for some time. 
The Apollo .is faring well in _ its 
holdover of 'Dr. Bull,', the Palace is 
still having its troubles as -Beauty 
for Sale' lags along at a snail's pace, 
and Keith's is doing only moder 
ate^ly well with 'Picture Snatcher' 
as ' Its second attraction since' its 
opening. 

No announcements have been 
inade conc'eming the reopening of 
the Lyric which was closed Sunday 
(17) by Charles -M. Olson, owner, 
as a result of the ultimatum by the 
operators' union demanding the 
signing of a new contract at an in- 
creased scale amounting to $11 
man more than the current wa;^o.«. 
Olspn claims it was a walkout, and 
(he. union claims it was a lockout. 
The outlook for reopening- • is 
gloomy. The Indiana and Circle, 
which were involved with, the Lyric 
in the same squabble, have man- 
aged to reach an agreement -with 
the operators', union forestajling the 
increased scale at least until De- 
cembej-. 

Estimates for' This Week 

Apoi 16 (Fourth Ave.) (1,100; 26- 
40), 'Dr. Bull' (Fojt), In Its second 
week, the gross is justifying the 
holdover with, figures 6f ,$3,400 in- 
dicated. Last- week the picture led 
the town with its : strong $5,700. 

irclr (Katz-Feld)- (2,600; 25-40), 
'Lady f or a Day' (Cbl). Is stieady 
and looks like it will .build to Some-r 
thing more than good -With a ; gross 
of. at least $5,000 looming up; Last 
-w'eek 'Tarzan the Fearless' (Prin) 
was disappointing at $3,500 aftei* a 
big opening. 

Indiana (iKatZrFeld) (3,100;. 25- 
33-40-55), 'Morning Glory' (RKO) 
and . stage preserttatlon. Into the 
black for the' closing week of its 
flirst month -.iinder the present man- 
agement with figures of $12,000, oke. 
Last week was dismal with 'This 
Day and Age' :( Par) and stage pres- 
entation, hitting the bottom at a 
bad $7.000._ _ J _ .. 



Legion's 'Forgotten Men* 
Tie-In Counts in N. H. 

New Haven, Sept. 26. 
College getting' oke results from 
a plug 'on 'Forgotten Men,' by adr 
vertlsing 'not r^cpinmehded fof 
those w'ith shattered nerves or weak 
hiearts!' A. nightly parade by Amer- 
ican Legion,; under .whbse spbhspr- 
shlp; film is oftered, stirred up some 
telling' publicity. 

iPalace, working Columbia's "Lady 
fgr a Day' stunt locally, drew, 
enough free space to, send picture 
ofie to great start. 

Spreading, of openings for delux- 
ers over four, nights . beginning- 
Wednesdaty seems to, give everybody 
a, better break. 

; Estimates for is Week 
Paramount (Publix) (2,348; 35.- 
fiO), 'Three Cornered Moon' (Par) 
and 'TO Last Man.' Headed, for a 
nice $8,600. Last week 'This Day 
and Age' (Par) and 'Her Splendid 
Fbily,': $4,900, mild; 

Palace (Fox-Poll) . (3,:040 ; 35-50), 
"Lady f or a Day' (Col) and 'Ladies 
Must Lo-ve." Indicates big $8,600 
to equal last week's .'Doctor Bull' 
(Fox) and IChan's Greatest Case' 
(Fox).;. 

Roger Sherman (WB) (2.200; 35'-- 
50)r 'I Loved a Woman' (WB) and 
'iDaiice Girl Dance/ Probably a 
nice $6,000. Last wieek 'Bureau 
Missing Persons' (WB) and 'Rafter 
Roniance,' okay at. $5,600.. 
.College <Fbx-I>oli) (1,565; 35-60), 
Forgotten Men', and 'Flying Devils' 
(RKO). Best oeening to date s^ipuld 
build to a satisfactory $4,000. Last 
week 'Turn Back Clock* (MG) and 
'Brief Moment,' with Ross-Can- 
zoneri fight at ^3,600 riieaiit no com- 
plaint. 

'Penthouse Off 



Sister Akee $5,000 Flop at Cap; 






M. H. 

'Jones' Wow 375/26, Ifoman' 32G 



Keith's (Switow) (1,200; 15-25), 
'Picture Snatcher' (WB), The low 
price scale is attracting a fair busi- 
ness but it hasn't had. a chance to 
reach ,'par figures yet. This one 
Icoks no better than fair at $1,700. 
Last week, in Its opening stanza, 
the hou.se did $l,80o with 'Little 
Giant' (WB). 

Loew's Palace (Loew's) (2,800; 
25-40), 'Beauty for Sale' (MG). This 
house still in the dold^'uni.s with a 
bad $3,000. Last week was sour at 
$a,900 with 'Penthouse' (MG). 



Pittsburgh, Sept. 

Looks like a week of. in-and- 
otiters, but with possibilities of a 
better than average showing at that. 

Tehthouse' started 'big at the 
Fenn and. on strength of: excellent 
notices and Inevitable wbrd-bfr 
mouth should have no trouble build- 
ing to an attraqtive $16,000. At 
Stanley, 'Torch Singer* has Claud- 
ette Colbert lor a marqUee hame 
and some good entertainment to 
back it up, with a $10,500 week in 
prospect, 

• Nothing to account for good get- 
away of 'Shanghai Madness' at the 
Pulton unless It's Spencer •'Tracy. 
This one gave house a good open- 
ing, and unless there's a eerious re- 
action ought to sail along to an all 
tight $4,700. 'Ladies Must Love,' 
with a flock of censor deletions, will 
have a' struggle on its hands to 
crack $2,000 at the Davis, where 
elimination of duals in favor of 
single features, has affected biisl-' 
ne^ss materially. 

At the Warner, 'One Sunday 
Afternoon'- shapes up like a sur- 
priser on a chance for $6,500. 

Main- Stem, «yeing steady and 
profitable business of Fulton, 
wondering what house will do When 
next-door Alvin opens up and if 
picture code, eliminates two-for- 
ones. 

Estimates for This- Week 
Davis (WB) (1,700; 15-25-40)— 
'Ladies Must Love' (U). Np 
"marquee names and less entertain- 
ment, Which means magnolia. Will 
be lucky . to struggle through' tP 
$2,000. Elimination of double fea- 
tures obviously •costing this site 
business^' Last Week 'Brief Moment' 
(Cpl)~ around $2,150i 

Fulton (Shea-Hyde) (1,750; 15-25- 
40) — 'Shanghai Madness' (Fox) 
House seems :t.o' have struck a happ/ 
average, sincia reopening. Doing 
nice business, and' turning a fair 
profit. Current session. .looks like 
$4,700, all right. Last week 'Tarzan 
the Fearless' (Small) slightly over 
the $5,000 mark. 

Penn (Lpew' -UA) (3,300; 25-3S 
50)— 'Penthouse* (M-:G)i. Brisk en- 
tertainment should account for a 
fine $15,000. Hearst paper started 
to run the-: story serially 10 days 
before picture got to town. Even 
So, this one can stand on its own 
merits. Last week 'This Day .and 
Age' (Par) pretty brutal at $7,500. 

=!1Siamtr:n^B5^(?«-^-^0^— "TOrcF 
Singer* (Par). Has a good femme 
angle . and should capture a .nice 
matinoe trade, A $10,500 Week at 
least looked for, which Isn't .l)ad. 
La.st week 'I Loved a Woman' (FN) 
came through for good $12,500.. 

Warper (WB) (2,000; 25-35-50) — 
'One Sunday Aftcrndon' (Par). 
Shapes up as a surprise gro.sscr and 
climbing to a big $6,500; Last week 
'Bureau of Ml.ssing Persons' (WIJ) 
cra.shed through to ' $6,200 on 
strength of some flnst-rato ballyhoo. 



Ainiee Seniple MacPhierson, sav- 
ing souls at the Capitpl at $5,000 
a . -week, as the. current issue of 
Paramount News facetlonsly puts 
It,, has the -wrong kind of ah act for 
New Yorkers frcini all Indications. 
Her routine , may be big box office 
at the Angelus Temple in L; A., biit^ 
at the Cap the Loew people are 
finding it of little appeal. 

Theatre aitd Aimee are djying as 
New Yorkers, avoiding the evangel- 
ist, .are flllingr all the other, houses 
instead. 'Solitaire Man' on the 
screen? Isn't helping, either. 

on the. basis of .the sniibful be- 
ginning the Gap will be lucky: tp 
hit $35,000. It's a blow In the face 
for Loew's, -paying a juicy '$5,000 
for Aimee. in expectatlpn of packing 
'em in; 

If it - was publicity, Aimee^s an- 
nouncement she planned an An- 
gelUs Temple here to. save the souls 
of slnfur New Yorkers,, it's okay as 
such, but If the pulpit spell-binder 
was serious about opening a branch 
here, she might look at her Capitol 
fiopi for guidahce. 

; While /the rule albiig the street 
Is good busInes'S. It's the, ParamPuiit 
this week wfiich kites itself away 
above this year's house average to 
9, striking $60,000 on 'Too Much 
Harmony.* Theatre has Ethel. Mer- 
man and Borrah Mlnevitch on the 
stage. -as - an aid. ' 
, . This is the finest. business -the-Par 
has dOne ih so long. memory doeS.h*t 
"serve.^ Its^average has been arOuhd^ 
: half of that right along all summer. 
Picture -wiU be held o.yer. 

.EncQuraglnig 

outstanding grosses are also, flow- 
ing into the Music Hall, Rtvoll, 
Strand and Rialto, With 'My Weak- 
ness' the giant in' Radio City start- 
ed out stoutly,' public prol)ably pre"? 
f erring that title to what an Aimee 
sermon promised, and on the; week 
expectations are high fov $86,000 .or 
better. ■ Rivoll and Rialto both have 
unusual attractions which either 
would die or go above average, 'Em- 
peror Jones' and ."Thunder Over 
Mexico,* respectively. The 'Jones' 
picture, with a big time premiere 
Tuesday night (19), flhishes its first 
week today (Tues.) at $37;500, big, 
while the. -Rialto's 'Mexico' will get 
$18,000 or more, also very fine. Both 
hold. 

Curiously enough, with the whole 
street -walking away from the CainI- 
tol, Sister Aimee's estranged hus- 
band, Dave Hutton, Is doing better 
at the Palace than his mOre illusr 
trlous wife. Pal should get around 
$12,500 or better, good.. 

At the Strand the Fldward G. 
Robinson picture, 1 Loved a Wom- 
an' is up in the big mohey and 
thunibiiig its iiOse at the MacPhec- 
son opposition with a large $32,000. 
Picture will get a secoiid and per-, 
haps, a third week at this rate. 

'Wild Boys of the Road' picture, 
at first booked for the' Strand but 
later switched to the Hollywood, IS 
not doing as good by comparison 
but won't be so- bad at $13,000. 
Estimates for This Week 
Astor (1,012; 83-$l.i0-$l.«6-$2.20), 
'Dinner -at Eight' (MG) (5th week) 
Maintaining strong appeal on what 
looks like a healthy run at the tilted 
scale. Last v/eek (fourth) $20,000 

Capitol (5,400; , ' 35-72-83-$1.10- 
$1.6,5), 'Solitaire Man* (MG) and 
"Aimee" Seniple McPherson in pcr^ 
ison. Evangelist upset all expepta 
tlOns by failing to -lure, although 
business everywhere .else better 
than average. Sister Aimee's : draw 
Very weak at around $35,000. She's 
getting $5,000 of that as salary and 
probably Is the poorest freak draw 
yet found. , Last week -Beauty for 
sale' (MG) did $44,000, okay. 

Gaiety (808; 55-$l.l0-$t.-6'S^, 'Bef- 
keley ' Square* (Fox) (2ci week). 
Having a class draw, hdlijing up 
well on this engagement. Got $11;- 
500 the first Week, very good. 

Criterion (875;' 4O'-83-$1.10-$1.65)» 
'S. O. S. Iceberg' (U). Opened Fri- 
day night (22) and' on first, two 
days, $3,500, good.. 

Hollywood (1,553; 25-35-55-75-86- 
$1.10), 'Wild Eq^s of Road' (WB). 
Not strong, b. o., will have to be sat- 
i.sfied. at $13,000, not bad in. view of 
reduced operating hut here. 

Mayfair (2,200; $5-55-65), 'Devil's 
Mate' (Mono). Offer's, fair appeal 
arid about $10,000, goOd.. Three days 
-w^horaovcr"w?R!)rT>f-'Mi'rBroaaway*= 
(B'way-llollywood), $4,700. 

Palace (1,700.; 25-40-55-75)— 'Lady 
for a Day' (Col) ahd Dave Hutton 
on vaudc show. SLster Aimee's hus- 
band doing better by°thls house than 
the wife Is by the. Cap; looks like 
$12,500, pretty good, and 'topping 
last woek'.s $12,000 on 'One Man's 
Journey' (UKO). . :/) 

Paramount (3,064; 35-55-75)— "TiiQ 
Much irarniony' H'ar) anrf stago 
show. A powerful draft Ijclng ex- 
hibited by this one and $60,000 



seems aSspred^ sensational and: like, 
the old^ipire-depresh: daysl ■ WiW hold 
a' seconjd weeki maybe three; Last 
week, second Of . 'Song of Songis' 
(Par), $35,600, unusually good on a 
hoVdPver here. 

Radio City Music Hall (6;d46; 36- 
55-75)— 'My weakness' (Fos;) and 
stage show... Getting a nice play 
and ought ta come put with $86,000 
or over. Last week 'Power and the 
Glory' (FOX), hit $77,000. 

Rialto (2,0(^p; 40-56766)— 'Thunder 
Over. Mexico' (Prin)., Elsenstein 
picture going big and will get 
$18iOOO first week. With holdover for 
two. or three weeks' in sight. Final 
four dayisi of 'Secret of Blue. Room' 
(U)i $5,800,. okay after filrst week's 
take of $13,000. 

Rivoli (2,200 ; 40-55-75^85)— 'Em-, 
peror Jones' (UA).: Eugene O'Nell} 
piecel getting a. large slice . of carr 
riage trade^ is taking the hurdles 
for a.. s-\vell $37,600 first week. 
Last week, 'Masq.iierader' got $12,000 
oh final four days of third week. 

RKO Roxy (3,625; 25-40), 'Lady 
for a Day' . (Col), four days, and 
'Three- Cornered Mpon' (Far), .three, 
days.; Duo on split week should get 
about $14,000, ° beating previous 
week's $12,000 on 'One Man' Jour- 
ney' (RKO), four days, and 'No 
Marriage Ties' (RKO), three days. 

Roxy (6,200; 26-36-56), 'Shanghai 
Madness* , (Fox), and stage Tshbw. 
House -won't, be as good as pre-vious 
week, but -at nice $23,000 will- have^ 
no complaints. P. i' (Pox-Gau- : 
mont) last weeK drew a- handsome 
$26,500. 

State (2.900; 36-65-76). 'Mary 
Stevens^ M.D.' (WB) and vaude. 
Indications point to the Kay Francis 
picture enticing arouhd |16>000i 
gobd. Last . week*s .'Penthouse' 
(MG) soared to a high and hand- 
some $26,000. 

Strand (2,900; 35-56-75), 1 Loved 
a Womah' (WB). Eddie Robinson's 
latest there, at . the ticket windows. 
Opening stoutly, it looks to garner 
a smash $32,000 on the .first Week,, 
and holds. Last week, second of 
'Missing Persons' (WB), $16,000, 
oka,y. • 



ALL'S BUT FAIR IN ST. L, 
W rALONE BIG, 246 



-St. Louis, Sept. 26. 

After several weeks of unex- 
plained big bo& bfilce, things are 
easing off. But it's due not so much 
to the - unwillingness ot prospective 
patrons tp turn loose the coin as 
to the fact the. Screens Offer noth- 
ing outstanding.. Same goes for the 
stages with the exception - of Billy 
Rose's 'Crazy Quilt' at „the Ambas- 
sador. 

Believing the names the produc- 
tion carries would stand it, that 
house ha,s hoisted its prices a dime 
and as a result -will enjoy another 
big week. Lpoks'llke around $24,- 
000, which , nieans plenty of profit, 
despite a big price paid for show. 

Offering its second production 
with former muny opera stars, a 
tab of the musical comedy, 'Queen 
High,' the FOx Isn't finding the re- 
sponse nearly as pleasing as on the 
first occasion When recent box- 
bfflce records came tumbling down. 
Then Gaynor and Baxter were on 
the screen; now it is only 'Charlie 
Chah,' ' 

" The St. Louis, which toolc 11 on , 
the chin for a week or two after 
its recent reopening, apparently has 
hit Its stride and with a. stage pro- 
gram, of Aim - and radio names is 
holding its own .at most of the 
other houses. Except fpr the Am- 
bassador, the profits will be great 
H943w;here,. although little red Ink 
may^be' spilled. 

Estimates for Vhis Week 

Ambassador (Skouras) (3,000; 25- 
.35-55). t'GPodbye Agaln^ (WB) and 
Billy Rpse's 'Crazy Quilt' oh stage, 
A big $24,000.. Last week .'I LPved: 
a .Woman' (WB), only $14,000; 

Fox . (Fox) (6,000; 25-35-56), 
'Charlie Chan's . Case' (Fox) and 
'Queen High' tab on. stage. Head- 
ing for a fair $.14,000. Last -week 
'Dr. Bull' (Fox), $15,000. oke. 

Grand Central (Skburais) (2,000; 
25-35-50), 'Below the Sea' (Col) and 
'Blind Ajiventure' (RKO). Fairish 
$4,000. : -Last Week 'She Done Ilim 
Wrong' (Par) ('3rd St. Louis week), 
and 'Secret of Blue Room' (U), good 
'for?$5^000r^^— "^^-""--" ^ — 

Loew's State rLoew'.s) rs.OOO; 25- 
35-55), 'Beauty for Salu' (NTCl). $9,- 
000 is good money. La.st week 
'Penthouse' (MG) big $11,800. 

issouri (.Skouras) (3,.'')D0} 25r35- 
50), 'Torch Singei^' (Par). Better 
than last week, up to a pood $9,000. 
Last weok. 'Onptiired' (WR) and 'No 
.M.Trri.age Tlos' (IKKOy. $6,500, fair, 

Sti Louis (Ind) (4',OO0; :25-35-.55), 
'Big Kxfpiitlve' fPar) iamd Lillian 
Mile.s on .<'iage. Fair at $14,000. 
L.T.'it wook' 'i^ady for a Day' (Col), 
the. .sa inf. 



VARIETY 



P I CT 



E GROSSES 



Tuesday, September 26, 1933 



Overseated Frisco in B.O. Batfle, 

i, 'Goodbye' 20G 






-San Fra,nGlaQp, Sept. 25.; 
The war Is pn. TsTever in this his- 
torji of Frlgco has cbmpetillori been 
BP BtifC and never has, there ;heeh bo 
jnuoh hope for. the sock Bhpws; so; 
little for the weak- sisters.- 

With eight first run , houses 
downtown the. burg's - total of seats 
Is brought to approximately 100,000 
for a total population x)f .660,000; 
nieahlng oiie se^it to every six San 
Flranciscans, and; also nleaning that 
the town is plenty over-seated. 

It's queistiohable. if ■ the friendly 
spirit of c6-pperation that has.charr 
acterlzed the past ..will" conttAue, 
That low. 40c. admish of the .Or- 
pheum has ifeveryone keeping an eye 

■ pn . thait hoUse; ' ' And if .the. Grph 
sails, to the grosses Marco and :!V^ag- 
iion hopei^ it . may mean a lowering 
of tariffs for Fox- West Cdast, HKO, 
and TJA. alike.. 

Meianwhlle,' the problem is to hold 
up the. quality of all shows.- Any 
name that might draw: . own sal- 
ary and a. little imore ia a cinch for 
bpoking in Frisco. Any unique idea, 
' any ' putstaridi.ng campaign, any 
freak booking thait has a dollar and 
cents sigrn on it, will find open arms 
,and purses. Because, it's a battle 
now, let the'' weak ones fall where 
they may. 

It lookis like no on0 will suffer 
this week, .. except the naborhpbdS; 
Vhich aire boUnd to takes It on the 
--«hln ' because of the downtown at- 
tractions. ■ Beyond a doubt, the total 
Market street tf ttendiince this stanza 
will be something of a record, and 
the total first run take is a cinch 
— to-hHr^t-least-$80;000T-^ " — : 

Of , this $11,500, meaning 40^000 
people, is likely for the Orplieum, 
which got iinder yfay Friday (22) 
with Faiichon & M^rco and Bill 
• Wagrton'operating.. With 'Headline 
Shooters* and a bl^ stagre show.; 
headed by Rube Wolf, Mitchell and 
Duraht, and >"'&M's 'Ballet in; Blile' 
house is off ; to a gbpd start and 
111,600 is just about capacity. 

'Lady for a Day* is no less a 
flock for ORKO's Golden Gate, whfere 
take has been exceptionally , fine and 
building daily since opening. Co- 
lumbia' film; has had extra plugging,' 
and May Robsoh took a bow first 
night to get it going', and it's been 
gathering momentum -since. 

Texas Guinah, as rough ftnd ready 
as Frisco likes 'em, is the Warfield's 
bait along witlv 'Goodbye Again* on 
stage. Tex is drawing 'em in, and 
the hbuse is holdirig up to the ex- 
ceptionally fine average it has es- 
tablished these past months. 

Then there's Edward 6. Robin- 
son in 'i Loved a Woman' at the 
Pan Robinson'^ the Romeo this 
time, not the tough guy,, and that 
means less dollars for him; still the 
Paramount is getting its fair share 
of the natives', dough. 

Natoorhood Fox El Capltan piayr 
ing Caghey. in 'Mayor of Hell* but 
thre days, dumping it Monday in 
favor of 'Gold Diggers of 1933,' slat- 
ed tp do 11 days. 

Estimates for This Week 
Embassy (F<WC)— 'Dr. Bull' (Fox). 
After good week at the Warfleld 
okay here at $5,000. 'Tugboat An- 
nie' (MG) after two big weeks at 
the Par got $6,000, not bad. 

Fox (Leo) (5,000; 15-25)— 'Plati- 
num Blonde' (G61) and 'Wives Be- 
ware.' Hai'low in a reissue, a life- 
saver, getting $7,000. Last week's 
'One Year Later' (Mono) and 'His 
Private Secretary' (Coop), fair 
$7,000. 

Golden Gate (RKO) (2,844; 30-40- 
65).--'Lady for a . Day' (Col) and 
.vaude." A wow, and $16,500 is sweet- 
est biz here in sonSe weeks., Last 
week 'Her First Mate' (U) wound 
up with iairlsh 11 grand, 

Orpheuni (F&M) (2,800; 25-40)— 
^Headline Shooters' (RKO) and 
stage "show with Rubo Wolf, Mitch- 
ell and Durant, .others. Opening 
stanza with much publicity, stars, 
etc., sending house to possible. $11,- 
600, which is a iotta dough at such 
prices. ■ ■' 

■ Paramount (FWC) (3,700; 30-40- 
,B5)— 'I Loved a Woman' (WB); 
Robinson, not the rPugh one they 
like here. Only $10,0b0i below, ex- 
pectations. Last, week 'One Sunday 
Afternoon' ,(Par> .sagged to $5,600/- 

St..Franci5 (FWC) (1*500; 25.-40) 
-—'Chan's Greatest Case' <Fox) and 
'Herbies for Sale?:- (WB). ; Barthel- 
mess and Charlie . Chan niean- aver-- 
age biz of $7,000. It wds about the 
same last week bri 'Shanghai Mad- 
ness' (Fox) and 'Midnight Cliib' 

(Par). 

United. Artists (1,400; 25-35-60)— 
'This Day and Ago' (Par) (2d week). 
A feathei'welght. take. $4,000. on slix 
=day.3,:^wJiile=jEli^-:atahza=gotiA):flun^ 
$8,000. . . 

Warfield (FWC) (^,700; 35-55-65) 
^'(Soodbye Again' (WB) with stage 
show- topped by Tex (3Uinan and 
gang. Guinan's a Frisco natural 
and sending house to. around $20,000. 
Last week Anson Weieks and "his 
Hotel Mark Hopkins band, with 
'Penthouse' (MG) on sci'6en, 
smashed an attendance record for 
the year — $25,000— and kept buildingr 
each day until the last session was 
bigger than the first. 



PORT'S B.O.^S BULLISH, 
TILGRIMAGE' BIG 6G 



Portland, Ore., Sept. 26 
All b. Ov;biz is better' and picking 
up' steadily wheriever good .product 
w^arrants additipiial exploitation 
P'arker's ' Broadway went over the 
top with 'Moonlight and Pretziels' in 
a .big way> Pic Was suppleimented 
by style, show stage unit, which got 
extra attentioh. 

'Masqueradler' somewhat disap- 
pointing. at Parker's United Artists. 
I*Jc grossed well for ohe good week, 
but failed to hit a mark that -war- 
ranted ' holding. UA npw has 'Three 
Cornered " Mbbni' and 'that ,c.omedy 
pic is getting, along briskly, and will 
dose strong. 

'Morning Glory', is getting big re- 
sults in its second ..week at' the 
Miislc Box. Hepburn, pic connected 
from the start ahd. never slackened 
its "b. o.: pace .ailjthrpugh th.e flrgt 
week. May hold rbr three. 'Head- 
line Shooters' at the ' Oriental got 
along well and .fpllow.ed. 'Flying 
Devils'; hitting, an average. 

Liberty having success with its 
limped admish.;' 'Pilgrimage' Is hold- 
ing this house in line with improved 
bizi. Last week 'Tarzan' gbt strong 
matinee biz, bUt fell off hites. Vaude 
helps iat this house. 

Practically no oppbsish in the 
burg. ill McCurdy planning to 
bring road shows into thie Play- 
house; house dark, at present. 
Estimates foW Thin WtimU 



Broadway (iParker) (2^000;. 25-40) 
—'Penthouse' (MG). Looks good and 
will hold this house up to itis high 
average, around $6,000. Last week 
'Moonlight and Pretzels' (U), with 
stage style show,, and Clicked splen 
didly for $7,800. 

United Artists (Parker) (1,100; 
25-40)— "Three Ciorhered Mooia' 
(Par), Getting along nicely for an 
okay $6,000. Last week 'The Mag - 
querader' ;(UA) connected for the 
strong week at $4,700, but not 
enough to. hold. 

Music Box (Hamrick) (1,500; 26- 
40)-— 'Mprhing Glory' (RKO). Good 
second week, around $3,500. First 
splendid at $5,900. t 

Oriental (Hamrick) (2,600; 25-36) 
— 'Fyihg Devils' (RKO). Getting 
isbme attention and should close for 
good enough $3,000. . Last week 
'Headline Shooters' (RKO) jusjt av- 
erage at $2,700i 

Liberty (Evergreen) (2,000 ; i25- 
40)-^'Pllgrimage' . (Fox) and vaude. 
Oif with . big strides and ghould close 
strong around $6jO0O, Last week 
'Tarzan the Fearless' (Prln) and 
vaUde Aveil exploited, - got okay 
$4,600. 



(Par) missed out on younger ele- 
ment With light $13,600. 

Palace (Loew). (2.363; 16-26-36- 
60-60) — 'Pilgrmage'. . (Fox). Disap- 
pointing, maybe $8,000. Last week 
'Paddy* (Fox) held up to. o. k. $11,- 
600. 

Met (WB) (16-26-36-50-60-76)— 
T Loved a "^oman* (FN). In- second 
week and -may see fair $3,60Q. Last 
week hpuse opened after two 'weeks 
redecorating and played same pic to 
nice $7,900. 

Columbia (Loew) (15-26*40)— 
'Shanghai Madness' (Fox)< Should 
get.o. k. $3,000. Last week 'The 
Wrecker* (Fox) acceptable with 
$2,000. 



Mpk Temporarily on the Frifz; 
Dr. BuD' Stands Out with 




NEW'K ALL HOPPED UP 
OVER EXCHANGE MOVE 



Better Pix, Weather 
C(Hnl)ine for Better 
Grosses in Capital 

Washington, Sept. 25.. 
.Better pictures, closing of open- 
air spots and cooler weather are 
starting the annual return to better 
times. Opening of schools have cut/ 
into mats, but nights have picked 
up proportionately. 

Big thing this Week is !Lady for 
a .pay' at Keiths. Same stunt as 
was worked, in N." was staged 
three days before opening taking" 
.bid lady newspaper vender and givr 
ing her 24 hoUrs in. best shops, ho- 
tels and night clubs. Papers w«nt. 
for ..it head over heels, with. 'News' 
giving it three-Column Spread on 
page one. Result was big bpehing 
and promise Of a $12,000, week. Pic 
is backed up with, stage appearance 
of Art Godfrey, local air announcer, 
iiiid contest winners. 

Mot opened last week after re- 
painting with 'I Lbved a' Woman, '^ 
and is doing second week •with it. 
Fox Is celebrating sixth anniversary 
with ;*Th is Day and Agei'~ Critics 
iscoffcd at idea that pic la DeMille 
triumph, but- were nice to it as en- 
tertainment. With . Boswell Sisters 
on stage should sec nice week. ■ 
Estimates for This Week 
Keith's (RKO) (1,830; 15-25-35- 
'5D-60)— 'Lady for a Day' (Col). 
Beautiful bally is resulting' In prom-, 
iso of big $12,000; Last week 'Bitter 
Sweet' (UA) went out after six days 
J,vithJightJJl.aM>i--=.^^ 



Fox (L.06W) (3,43-l; 15-25-35-50- 
60)— ^Thls Day and Age' (Par) and 
vaudo. -Eoswell Sisters helping oh 
stage. Should see nice $23,000. Last 
week 'Dr. Bull" (Fox) and MmC. 
Alda kicked in o. k. $2.1.000. 

Earle (WB) (2,424; 25-35-50-60- 
70) — 'Torch Singer" (Par) and 
vaude^ Phil Spitalny staying week 
on stage. Colbert getting youth and 
Phil getting musically curious of 
all ages. Looks like O; k. $16,000. 
La.st weelc 'One 'Sunday Afternoon' 



Newark, Sept. 26. 
Town Is all pepped up ..over the 
transfer bf the stock exchange to 
the Centre Market here. It will 
benefit directly , the Terminal bUt if 
it is not stopped by ..laWsiilts and 
goes through. 100% It means plenty 
fbr everybody. 

The Little has opened under the 
management of Exhibitor's Film 
Exchange (Fiersteih and Kleinman) 
with an English ' picture, 'Money 
Talks.*. Has good bookings includ- 
ing 'Thiinder Over Mexico' . In tWb 
weeks. 

Shubert will open shortly with 
fllmis. Said to be cpntrolled by the 
Brandts. Rialto Is not set but 
negotiations, are oh. 

'Lady for a Day' at Proctor's 
should lead with $12,000 which Is 
great here. 

Estimates for Thi^ Week 
Branford (WB) (2,966; 15^06)— T 
Loved a Woman' (WB). Beautiful 
Opening but this Robinson opus had 
Weaknesses and doubtf ul of pulling 
oyer $10,000 ' wHIch Ts nice. Last 
week ^Bureau of Missing Persdns' 
(FN), $10,200. 

Capitol (WB) (1,200; 15-26-35- 
60).— Tugboat Annie' (MG). Film 
played tWo weeks downtown 
and this house not sb good With a 
single feature. Maybe ovei?: $4,000, 
Last week 'Mary Stevens, M. D.' 
(WB) and 'Three- Cornered Moon' 
(Par) grand at $5,000. 

Little (Indie) (299; 36-66)— 
'Money Talks" (HK & A). Prices 
maybe, a little high save- for sensa- 
tions. Starting slowly and maybe 
$650. 

Loew's State (2,780; , i5-76)— 
'Broadway to Hollywood' (MG) and 
vbde. Nice opening , but, hardly 
$11,000 expected; Last week. 'Mas- 
querader* (UA) okay with nearly 
$14,000. 

Newark (Adams-Par) (2i248; 25- 
99) — 'Song of Songs' (Par) aind vode 
2nd week). No smash holdover but 
looks as If . it might go over $8,000, 
okay If so. First week fine at 
$16,300. 

Proctor's (RKO) (2,300; 16^25-30- 
40-55)— 'Lady for a Day' (Col). Go- 
ing, great and can hardly fail to 
swing $12,000 even at these prices. 
Last week 'One Man's JoUrney' 
(RKO) okay at nearly $11,000. 

Terminal (Skouras) (1,900; 15-40) 
—'Morning Glory' . (RKO) and 
■ Flaming Gbld' (Fox)i New policy 
brings with It prices cut to 25c mats 
and 40c nites. Should be around 
$3,400. Last week 'Shanghai Mad- 
ness' (Fox) and 'Last TraU' (Fox) 
good at $4,800. 



TADDY'LIHELY $7,000; 
MONT^L LO OKS GOOD 



Mphtreal, 
Marie Dressier pictures repeat in 
this town : and pay - plenty at that, 
so His Majesty's has a second, week 
of 'Dinner at ight' at $1.60 top and 
can look for a further $8,000. Pal 
ace tried 'Tugboat Annie' for an- 
other seveii days and got away with 

$7,ooo: 

Weather conditions. . have been 
ideal for pix and this town is well 
away to a reasonably good fall sea 
son with strong, hints of vaude com 
ing back to Lbew'^ about mid-Oc 
tpber, follpWIng . a nieeting bf Fa 
mpus Players' big shots at that the 
atre Thursday (21). This house 
has dbhe poor biz on pix alone and 
.needs varietyi 

Palace is showing 'Paddy' with 
Gaynbr-Baxter combo liable to pull 
in up to $7,000: Capitol brace 'Pll 
grlmiage' and 'Charlie Chan's Great- 
est case' should get $6,000. Loew's 
•Emergency Call' and 'Turn Back 
the Clbck.' which may do better 
than , average at $6,000. Princess 
goes British, showing 'Soldiers of 
the King*, and 'Sally Bishop* With 
fair chances on week-end outlook 
of $6,600. Imperial has *La Pleuvre, 
maybe $2,300. Clnenia de Paris 
ends long run of 'Gars de'la Ma 
rlne' and tries out 'Mr. Quick* fOr a 

jprobaMa. ^,80n.._--:^ - 

' Nabes are beginning to look a 
little livelier with a, few more of 
them out of the red. 

Estimates for This Week 
His. Majesty's (Ind) (1,600; 50- 
1.50). 'Dinner at Eight' (MG) (2d 
week). Good for a; further $iB.000 
aftei} last week's $10,000. 

Palace (FP) (2.700; 60), 'Paddy' 
(Fox). . Gaynbr-Baxter duet sure to 
brinig .in the femmes and may get 
$7,000, good enough. Last week's 
repeat of, 'Tugboat Annie' <MG) 
held up Well at $8,000. 

Capitol (FP) (2,700; 60), 'Pilgrim- 
age^ (Fox) and 'Charlie CJhan's 
Greatest Case' (Fox). Around 
$6,000, fair. Last week 'One Sun- 
day Afternoon' (Par);and 'This Day 
and Age' (Par) had gbod reception 
ar. $7,000. 

Loew's (FP) (3,200; 50), 'Turn 
Back the Clock* (MG) and 'Bmer- 
•gency Call' (Fox). May gross $5,000. 
Last week 'No Marriage Ties' 
(RKO) and 'Rig Brain! (RKO), 
$4,000. 

Princess (CT) (1,900; 50), 'Sol- 
diers of the King* (Brit) and 'Sally 
Bishopr (Brit). Maybe $6,500. Last 
week repeat of 'Lady for^ a Day' 
(Col)- and 'Dahgerbus; CIrossrbads' 
(Col), $6,000. 

Imperial (France-Film) (1,600; 
50),. *La Pieuvre' (French). Pretty 
gbbd $2,300. Last week 'La Belle 
Aventure' (French), $2,000. ' 

Cinema de Paris (France-Film) 
(600; 50), 'Mr. Quick' (French). Up 
a bit,*$l,800. Last week, fifth of 
'Gars de la Marine* (French), $1,250. 



Denver Still Ga^Ga Over Vandiilm 



'Three Cornered Moon' and 'Woman' Plus 
Acts, Wow $10,500 and 12G 



Denver^ Sept. 25. 
. They're Still ga-ga over stage 
shows with Denham doing , stand- 
outs every day, sometimes two . and 
three times daily since going stage 
shows five weeks ago. .Rush keeps 
up In spite Of boosting bf tariff. 
Fpir probably first time In first run 
history stage shoW. with the addi- 
tion of . one more act, was held over 
and better, than ever^ Campaigns 
by Manager Louis -Hellborn doing 
Ibt in getting crowds In. 

Orpheum slightly under last week 
with better stage show. Holdouts 
Saturday, opening day, and mighty 
close Sunday, indicate exceptional 
Week. Again film gets big share in 
draw. Boost in tariff seems to have 
helped here also as .well as at Den- 
ham. . 

Night football game Friday ^yith 
14,000 gate seems to have made no 
difference in crowds at any of the 
stage show houses. 
?^eiosing"-= Elltch'^"aniuscTrrcnt==pavir 
Sunday night shoUid further help 
downtown theatres. Elltch theatre, 
which closed month ago; was stiff 
competition with 75c. t,op. Park 
better patronized than past two or 
three years. 

Estimates for This Week 

Aladdin (Huffman) (1,500; 25- 
40)^'Bitter Sweet* (UA). Viola K. 
Lee at the organ. British stars and 
film made to order for this nabe, 
$3,000. Last week 'Charlie Chan's 



Grieatest Chahde' (Fox) iiad a steady 
seven days and finished with a good 
$4,500. 

Denham (Hellborn) (1,500 : 25-30- 
40)^'Three-(^ornered Moon' (Par) 
and stage show. Wow biz here, 
$10,500. Getting to be the talk of 
the town. Holdouts. -jind nuthin' 
else but. Last week 'Song of Songs' 
(Par) and stage show packed' them 
in and turned crowds away to the 
tune of $9,600. Both held an esttra 
day; 

Denver (Huffman) (2,500; 2i5-30- 
50)^'Pr. Bull' (Fox). Edna Dodd 
at the organ. Wiir Rogers' pulling 
at. par,. $6,000. Last week 'Beauty 
for Sale' (MG) felt the severe com- 
petition of the Orpheum and Den- 
ham and was pulled after six days, 
a .poor $3,500. 

Orpheum (Huffman) (2,600; 35- 
40.-55) — 'I Loved a Woman' (FN), 
Fred Schmitt and orchestra with 
stage show, F. & M. label bn. stage 
.sliaws^means=:a.-lot-=to-4his^ho^^^ 
Biz steady and strong, $12,000. Last, 
week 'Paddy' (Fox), together with 
the first week of the return of F. & 
M, stage shows, packed them and 
copped close to $14,000. 

Paramount (Huffman) (S.OOO; 25- 
40)— 'Disgraced'* (Par),' and 'Mid- 
night Mary' (MG), split. West 
Masters 'at the organ. Steady at 
$3,000. Last week 'Shanghai Mad- 
ness* (Fox) played to an alppalling 
emptiness most of the time and 
closed with a poor $2,700i 



Minneapolis, Sept. 
Gbmparatlvely weak line-up bf 
attf-actions is a drag on grosses cur^ 
rently, Aside from 'Dr. Bull' (Fox) 
at the State, and 'Tarzan' at> the 
Orpheum, there Isn^t anything in 
the loop calculated to arouse, the 
fans from . their spending lethargy. 
This foUpws a succession bf good 
weeks. 

Win Rogers rates ace high as a 
draw here and. the State will have 
no difflculty In leading the field this 
week. But If early indications are 
any criterion, takings will be far 
from sensational.. 

Helped iby Its title and cast 
names, 'Beauty for Sale' has been 
luring sbme f.§minlne paitronage into 
the Century. Uhfavorable reviews, 
though: 

. 'Maedchen In Unliform^ rah a 
scant two weeks at the World, tiuite 
a contrast tp' the 21 weeks'^^ engage^ 
ment bf Its predecessor, 'Be Mine 
Tbnight.' Reluctance of Jewish 
trade here to buy anything bearing 
a German trademark Is regarded as 
a factor In this comparative fIoi>. 
Incidentally, the World apparently 
Is fighting .shy of German pictures 
for the present, with a return Of 
the Swedish ■'Warmlannlngarna* 
current and French atid British pic« 
turies . underiliied. 

Estimates for this Week 
State (Publlx), (2,200; 40)7 'Dr. 
Bull' (Fox). Will Rogers a magnet 
here, but picture no World-beater. 
Should breeze through to neat $10,- 
000. Last week 'Paddy the Next 
Best Thing' (Fox), |8,000. Pretty 
g<u>d.. 



Orpheu.nrt <SInger) (2,890; 40),- 
Tarzan the Fearless' <Principitl). 
roungsters are flocking here and 
isome family trade also beliig 
brought in. Opened Saturdaiy, In- 
stead of Friday, to give 'Lady f pr a 
Day' (Cbl) an extra day. That 
means six days' run. May hit $6,- 
000, big. Last weiek 'Lady? $13,- 
000 for eight days. Big. 

Century. (Publix) (1,600; 40), 
'Beauty for Sale' (MGM). Fair ar- 
ray of cast names and sexy title, 
assets. Critics lukewarm iand that 
isn't helping. Maybe $3,500* fair. 
Last week 'One Sunday Afternoon' 
(Par), $2,400, pioor. 

World (Steffes)- (300; 50-75), 
'Warmlannlngarna' (Swedish). Did 
heavy business for. three Weeks 
when presented at .this hpuSe before 
and. this return engagement also 
gives promise: of clicking, May hit 
$2,000, good. Last weelc, second and 
last week of 'Maedchen in Uni- 
form* (Fllmchblce), $1,200 after 
$1,B00 first week. Fairly good, but 
bel.ow expectations ' cbnsidering cri- 

tics* I*d>VGS 

Uptown' (Publix) (1,200; 35), 
Hold Tb.ur Man* (MGM). About 
$2,600 in prospect. Pretty good. 
Last Week 'Stranger's Return* 
(MGM), $2,600. Good. 

Lyric (Publix) (1,300; 25), 'Pil- 
grimage' (Fox). Good enough audi- 
ence, picture, but no cast names 
that spell box-ofldce. Looks like 
around $2,0(^0. .Light. Last week 
'Captured' (WB), $2,200. 

Grand (Publix) (1,100; 25), 'Col- 
lege Humor' (Par) and 'I Loved. Tou 
Wednesday* (Fox.), second loop 
runs and split. About $800 indi- 
cated, Light. Last week 'When 
Ladies Meet' (MGM), $900, Fair. 
Second run. 

Aster (Publix) (900; .25), 'The 
Nuisance' (MGtM), 'Gambling Ship* 
(Par) and 'Goodbye Again' (FN), 
first two second -runs; latter, first- 
run. Split, Around $500 indicated. 
Light. Last week 'Bed of Roses' 
(RKO), 'Narrow Corner' (I*N), .sec- 
pnd runs, and 'To ; the LaSt ManT 
(Par)," spirt/ ;$5jD0. '^iLrght. ' ' 

Vaude Scale Up 15c; 
lady for Day' $2,000; 
Noncombustible Torch' 



Lincoln, . Sept." 25. 
With two vaudefilmers running 
full blast here, there^ Isn't and 
hasn't been much, chance ■ for 
straight pics,- bUt with this week 
bringing 'Lady for a Day' in at the 
State, there should be some com- 
petition . from that soUrce. 'Lady* 
was screened last week . for the 
cricks, notables and .weighty gos- 
slppers about town and, with every 
window grabbed for bills, the open- 
ing should be strong. 

; Most ipi'cvalcnt hews along the 
row this week is the departure of 
Bert Stern from the Lincoln The- 
atre Corp.^^nd his schedule d return ^ 
to (DltTahbnia City, "from whence" ho 
came about a year ago. Ho is be- 
ing replaced by Norman Preggef, 
another man from. OC, to look over 
the publicity and manage the Lin- 
coln, ^> 
With the advent of vaude at the/ 
Lincoln last week, the top adm/^s 
;umped from 25 to 40 cents, which 
leaves the Orph still in the price- 
appeal favor since the two-bit piece 
is still large enough there. Orph 
gets Tracy Brown for its stage 
(Continued on page 62) 



Tuesday* September 26, 1933 



i» I CT 



VARIEtY 



II 



Comparative Grosses for September 

[ — . — ^ 

t Total grosses during 8e|>terhber for tbwn and houses listed as previ- 
ously reported weiBkly. Dates given are the closing clay of the week. 

NEW YORK 



CAPITOL 

MS. 406; 39-72.83- 

fl.lDrll.OS) 
l^igh. $110,400 
iLow> . 16,000 



PARA- 
MOUNT 

;(8,BS3; 85-65-76) 

iHigh, $95,000 
Lew.. 14,000 



MUSIC 

HALL 

<6,045; 86-6S-76) 

High. $115,000 
1.0W.. 48,000 



ROXY 

(6,200; 26.35-66) 

High. $173,600 
l.bw.. 7,000 



: MAYFAIR 

.<2,200: 86-50-66) 

iHigh. $53,800 
■ Low . . 3,500 



STRAND 

<2,e00: 80-66-76) 

:Hlgh. $78,800 
Lew.. 6.500 



AUg. 24 



Tugboat 
Annie 

$62,800 



3- Cornered: 
Moon 

$37,800 



Pilgrimage 

$77,000 



Tarzan, the 
Fearless 

$2».060 



Faithful 
Heart 

$6,306 



Mary Stevens 

$15,800 
,(2d week) 



Aug. 31 



Tugboat 
Annie 
$46,000 
C2cl week) 



3- Cornered 
Moon 

$33,000 
.(2d week) 



Morning 
Glory 
$101,000 
(45-65-86C 
Top) 



Blarney Kiss 

$121,600 



Police Call 

$7,600" 



Captured 

$26,700 



Sept. 7 



Turn Back 
the Cloctf 
$35,000 



Day. and Age 
$27,506 



Paddy 
$83,000 



Flying Devils 

$21,600 



Police Call 

$6,600 
(2d week) 



Captured 

$14,700 
(2d week) 



Sept. 14 



- B'way to 
Hollywood 

$40;000 



One Sunday 
Afternoon 

$38,500 



One Man's 
Journey 

$102,900 



Her First 
Mate 

$28,000 



Have Lived 
$7,600 



Good -Bye 
Again 

$15,000 



CHICAGO 



WASHINGTON 





Aug. 24 ' 


' Aug. 31 


Sept. 7 . 


Sept. 14 


' CHICAGO 

<8.840; 85-66-76) 

High. $54,500 
Low. 4 18,500 


Midnight' 
Club 

$66,800 
(Sally Rand 
oh Stage) 


"3-Cornered 
Mdon: 

$72,50)0:. 
(Cab Callo-. 

way and 
Sally Raiid 

bn Stage) 


Good- Bye 
Again 

$44,000 
(Amps 'n'- 

Andy 
on Stage) 


One Sunday 
Afternoon 

$68,160 
(Burns and 

Allen 
ph Stage) 


PALACE 

(9i,088: 40^-83): 
High. $30^000 
Low.. 5,000 


Secret of 
Bliiit fieom 

$30,400 
(Ethel Bar- 

rymore 
on Stage) 


Moonlight 
and Pretzels 

$28,600 


Marriage. 
, Ties 
$30,000 
(Geo. • Jessel 
and Dot Stbne 
, on Stage) , 


.Morning 
Glory 

$38,160 
(Sophie 
Tucker 
on Stage) 


UNITED 
ARTISTS 

(1,700; 20-40) 

High. $20,000 
Low. . : 3,300 


Man Who. 
Dared 

$^,100 


Masqiierader 

$22,600 


Masquerader 

$16,300 
(2d week) 


Masquerader 
$9,000 


LOS ANGELES 




Aiig. 24 


Aug. 31 


Sept. 7 ., 


Sept. 14 


DOWN- 
TOWN 

(1,800; 20-70) 

High. $38,500 
Low; . 5,000 


Had to Say 
Yes 

$9,600 


Narrow 
Corner 
$9,000 


Good- Bye 
Again 
$10,000 


Captured 
$9,600 


HOLLY- 
WOOD 

(2,730; 26-66) 

High. $37,800 
Low.. 3,100 


Had to Say 
Yes 

$12,000 
(Eddie 
Peabody 
• en Stage) 


Narrow 
Corner 
$11,000 


Good -Bye 
Again 

$12,000 


Captured 

$11,000 


PARA- 
MOUNT 

(3.085; 2S-50) 

High. $57300 
Low.. 5,600 


3 -Cornered 
Moon 

$14,500 


This Day 
and Age 

$18,300 


This Day. 
and Age 

$9,000 
(2d week, 
6. days) 


One Sunday 
Afternoon 
$14,000 
(9 days) 


, STATE 

(2,024; 20-50) 

High. $48,000 
Low..*: 5,000 


Tugboat 
Annie' 
$27,000. 


Tugboat 
Annie 

$24,^00 
(2d week) 


Tugboat 
Annie 

$18,000: 
(3d week) 


Pilgrimage 
$9,000. 


BROOKLYN 




Aug. 24. 


Aug. '31 \ 


Sept: 7 . 


. Sept. 14 


-FOX 

(4,000; 25-33-50) 

High. $00,000 
Low , . 00,000 


Arizona to 
Broadway 

$10,000 


Big Brain ' 

$15,000 


Don't Bet 
on Love 

$12,000 
(Voice of 
Experience - 
oh Stage) 




METRO- 
POLITAN . 

(2,400; 25-35-50) 

High. $00,000 
Low . . ' 00,000 


Another 
Language 

$21,900 


Tugboat 
Annie 

$23,000 


Tugboat 
Annie 

$17,060 
(2d week) 




A LB EE 

.(3,500 ; 25-35-50): 

Nigh. $4O,00O 
Low.;. 9,000 


Mania Loves. 
Papa 
$11,600 


Pilgrimage-' 

■ $18,000-, 


Morning 
Glory 

$18,000 
(Edmund. 
Lowe 
. on Stage) 




STRAND 

(2.800; 23-36-50) 

High. $28,500 
Low.. 4,000 


Golddiggers 

$13,300 
(4th week) 


Golddiggers 

$11,300 
(5th week) 


Golddiggers 

$10,000 
; (6th: we6k) 




SEATTLE 




Aug. 24 


Aug; 31 


Sept. 7 


Sept. 14 


FIFTH 
AVE. 

(2,400; 23-40) 

High. $26,000 
Low . . 2,800 


Her 

Bodyguard 

$23,000 
. (Al Pearce 
on istafr.e) 


Hold Your 
Man; 

$8^200 
(9 days) 


Man of the . 
Forest 

$14,000 
(5 days) 


Stranger's 
'Return 
$7,400 


ROXY 

(2,300; 53-85) 
High. $22,560 
Low.. 4,000 


• Her First 
Maite 

$5,700 


Devil's in 
Lo,ve 
$4,600 


Secrets of 
Blue Roohrt 

$6,100 
(Dave ilut- 
toh .On .stage) 


^•M«>n Who 
^ Oared 
• $4,100 


PARA- 
MOUNT 

(3.100; 23-40) i 
High. $21,000 


Tugboat 
Annie 

$4,000 
(40-BOc) 


Midnight 
Club 
and 
Had to Say 


F. P. 1 

$3,200 


Song of 
Songs 

$7,200' 


^l-ofc^2;700 




$3.'20O . . 






LIBERTY 

(l.ni.H); 10-231 

High. $12,000 
Low.. 2,100 


Death Kiss 

and. 
Easy 
Millions 
$3,7C0 


• Phantom 
Broadcast 

anu 
Mart From , 
Arizona 

$4,100 


False Faces 
and 
Rpturn. of 
Casey Jones 
?4,000 


.Rustler's 
Round- Up 
and 
Shriek In the 
Night 
$4,100 . . 


MUSIC 
BOX 

mO; 23- JO) 

High. $17,000 
Low.. 2,100 


Double 
Harness 

$3,001) 
(2il week) 

• 


Baby Face 

$3,100 


Bed of Roses 
$4,000 


Moonlight 
and Pretzels 

■$4,'500- 





Aug. 24 


Aug. 31 


EARLE 

(2,424; ^-85-60- 

00-70) 
High. $27,000 
Low.. 6,000 


. Private 
Detective 
$11,500 


Had to Say 
Yes 

$11,000 


FOX 

(3,434; 25-35-60- 
00r70) 

High. $41,500 
Low.. 11,000 


Arizona to 
Broadway 

$16,800 


Devil's in 
•Love 
$17,000 


KEITH'S 

(1.830; W-25-86- 

00-60) 
High. $20,0()0 
Low. . 3,700 


No Marriage 
Ties, 
and 
Her First 

Mate 
.. $8,600 


HerFirst 
Mate 

$5,000" 


PALACE 

(2,863; 16-2S-36- 

00-60) 
High. $29,300 
Low.. 6,000 


Tugboat 
Annie 

$24,000 


-Tugboat 
Annie 

$12,000 
X2d week) 


COLUMBIA 

(1,263; 15-26-30- 
40) 

High. $19,000 
Low.. 1,100 


Haunted 
Hbuse 
$1,800 


Life in the 
Raw 

$1,800 



Sept. 7 



Captured 
$16,0.00 



.Turn Back 
the Clock 

.$l«.oo6 



Morhrng: 
Glory. 
$12,500 



Spng of 
Songs 

$12,500 



Laughing 
at Life 

$3,000 



Sept. 14 



CINCINNATI 





Aug. 24 


Aug. 31 


1 Sept. 7 


. ^8ept,'14. 


ALBEE 

(8,300; 85-44) 

High. $33,500 
Low.. 5300 


Tugboat 
Annie- 
$12,000 
(2d week) 


Another 
Language 

$10,800 


Paddy 

$17,500, 


Masquerader 

$16,5.00 


PALACE 

(2,600; 85-44) 

High. $28,100 
Lowv; 4,500 


Stranger's 
Return 
$9,000 


Midnight 
Club 

$.7,000 


No. Marriage 
Ties 
$12,560 
(Vaude) 


Her First 
Mate 

$i4,()00 


LYRIC 

(1.894; 26^4) 

High. $23,900 
Low.. 3,300 


Biest of ' 
Enemies 

.$5;800 


Professional . 
Sweetheart' 

$5,900 


Pilgrimage 
$5,200 


3-Coi*nered 
Moon 

$6,0.00 


KEITH'S 

(1,500; 80-44) 

High. $22,100 
Low.. 3.200 


Voltaire 
$7,300 


Captured 

$6,000 

1 

1 


Golddiggers 

' $4.200:. 


Good-Bye 
Again 

,$6,000 



—PROVIDENCE 





•Augr24 


Aug. 31 


Sept. 7 


Sept. 14 - 


STATE 

(8,700; 16-40) 

High. $28,000 
Low.. 2,500 


Nuisance 
$9,000 


Midnight 
Mary 

$8.500, . 


Turn Back ' 
the Clock 

$9,000 


Broadway to 
Hollywood 

$14,800 


MAJESTIC 

(2,200; 16^0) 

High. $00,000 
Low.. 00,000 


Mayor of Hell 
and 
Devil's ■ 
Love: 
$6,000 


Mary Stevens 
and 
Man Who 
Dared 

$5,000 


Had to Say 
Yes 

an d . 
Corruption 
$4,600 


Pilgrimage 

and 
Her Resale 
Value 

$5,000 


PARA- 
MOUNT 

(2,200; 16-40) 

High. $18,000 
Low.. 2,200 


Midnight 
Club 
and 
Appointment 
Gfniy 
$6,000 


Notorious 
Biit Nice, 
and 
3-C6rnered 
Moon 
$5,200 


Big 
Executive 

and 
Laughing 
at Life 

$5,600 . 


Song of 
Songs 

and 
Skyward 

$8,800 


ALBEE 

(2,40(^; 16-40) 

High; $20,000 
Low.. 2|600 


Headline 
Shooters , 
and 
Blue Room 

$3,200 


Her First 
Mate 

ahd 
Wrecker 

$6,500. 


Morning 
Glory 
and 
Easy 
Millions 
$6,000 


One Man's 
Journey 
and 
Her Splendid 
Folly 
$4,800 


PORTLAND, ORE. 




Aug. 24. 


Aug- 31 


Sept. 7 


Sept. 14 


B'WAY. 

(2,000; 26-40) 

High. $21,000 
Low;. 2,900 


Her First 
Mate 

$4,700 


Midnight 
Club 
$4,400 


Lil Turner 

$4,000 
(6 days) 


Song of 
Songs 

$8,500 
(8 days) 


UNITED 
ARTISTS 

(1,000; 26-40) 

High. $13,200 
Low{ . 1,200 


Midnight' 
Mary 

$2,500 
(6- days) 


Tugboat 
Annie 

. $13;200 
(New High) 


Tugboat 
Annie 

$6,900 
(2d week) 


Tugboat 
Annie 

. $6,200 
(3d week) 


ORIENTAL 

(2,500; 25-86) 

High. $24,000 
Low.. 800 


Melody 
Cruise 
$2,400 


. Professional 
Sweetheart 

$3,000 


Jimmy Dqlan 

$2,600 


Marriage 
Ties 

$2,700 


MONTREAL 




Aug. 24 


Aug. 31 


Sept. 7 


Sept. 14 , 


PALACE 

(2,700; "60) 

High. $18,000 
Low. . 7,000 


Double 
Harness 

$9,000 


Another 
Language . 

$8,000 


Waltz Time 
in Vienna 

$8,000 


Song of 
Songs 

$9,000 


CAPITOL 

(2,700 ; 50) 

High. $30300 
Low.. 5,5(» 


Midnite 
Mary 

and 
Her 
• Bodyguard 

. $9,500 


Stranger's 
Return 
a,nd 
Gambling 
Ship 
$9,500 


Lil Turner 

and 
Detective 62 

$9,000 


Moonlight 
and Pretzels 

and 

'ia 

. - Executive 

$$►000.. 


LOEW'S 

(3,200; im 

High. $18,000 
Low.. 6,000 


Trick for 

Trick 
and 
Arizona to 
Broadway 

$8,006 


Greiat to Be 
Alive 
and 
Bondage 

$7,006 


Secret of 
Blue Room 
and 
Bla6k' Beauty 

$8,000 


3 Cornered 
Moon 

" and 
JDisgraced 
$7,000 


PRINCESS 

(1,000; 00) 

High. $25^000 
Low . . 3,600 


Private 
Lives 

. and 
.Samariang 
$7,560 


- Love on the 
Spot 
and 
Midshipmaid 

$5,500 


Masquerader 
and 
Study i 
Scarlet 

$8,0QO 


Masquerader 
and 
Study in 
Scarlet 

. $6,000 


LOUISVILLE 




Aiig. 24 


Aug. 31 


Sept. 7 ; 


Sept. 14 


LOEW'S 

: (3,400; 25-40) 

High. $28,000 
Low- , 3,000 


Tugboat 
Annie 

$13,000^ 


Nuisance 
$7,000 


Midnig,ht 
Mary 

$.6.000,. 


Turn Back 
the Clock 

$4,500 


RIALTO 

(3,000 ; 25-40) 
High. $16,000 
Low.. 1,900 


3 Cornered 
Moon 

$3,800 


Song' tf 
Songs 

$3,f)00 


Big 
xecutive 

$^,300 




STRAND 

(1,780 ; 23-40) 


Her First :. 
Mate 


Pilgrimage 
$3,100 


.: Paddy 

„$5,n00 




=fl[rghr$T2,500 
Low. . . 1,400 




• 






BROWN 

fl,O0<); 13 23-10) 

High. $14,000 
Low.. 900 


Marriage 
Ties 

$1,700 


Morning 
Glory 

$i.noo 

Ladies 
M«et 
nn>! 
iSlind 
Adventfre 

.$i..;.'..i. ' ' ' 


• Be Mine 
Tonight 

..$1,100 




ALAMO 

-H.-ij; in-af'-'iS) 

High. $11,6(K) 
Low . . 900 


Devil'^ 
Brother 

and 
Fiddlin' 
Buckaroo 

; $3.,30.0_ 


Tarzan 
1.200 





'Penthouse' 12G 
h Cincy; Grand 






Cincinnati, Sept. 26, 

Chiliy weather indu'cihg a zip In 
general biz of celluloid 'emporiuihs 
along main lanbs. Of the current 
screen, features, 'Penthouse' is thd 
b. o. leader. ..'Didctor Buir has thd 
Lyric restored to the . important 
money division, from which it was 
absent for some weeks.. Pa,lace, 
vaudefilm, is feeling want this week 
of . trade- bringing names on screen 
and stage, (irand is being greatly 
enlivened by 'Tarzan the Fearless,' 
peaches and cream among juves. . 

Strand, indie, has retaken to the 
fleid with . its owhers the operators. 
Has pop family pictures and vaude 
policy. Management showed evir 
dence of seriousness by .'.investing, 
.more than 50 grand In , Improving 
the theatre. 

Estiniates for This Week 
Albee (RKO) (3,300; 35-44)— 
•Penthouse' (M(i). Warner Baxter 
iand expert support In a play of. 
wide appeal fetching $12,000, good. 
Last week. 'Torch Singer' (Par), 
$8,600, mild. 

Palace (RKO) (2,600; 35-44)-^ 
'Brief. Moment' (Col) knd vaude. 
William Demarest topping. Stairt 
indicates $10,060, tolerable. Last 
week 'Moonlight and Pretzels' (U) 
and Lillian Miles headlining stage. 
$12i000, good. 

Lyric (RKO) (1,394; 25-44)— 
doctor- Bull'- -(-FoK^.-- WIH-Rogers- 
corrallng $9.000,. the . biggest : take: 
for this house -in weeks.. Last week 
'Shanghai Madness' (Fox) dropped 
to $4,000, poor. 

Capitol (RKO) (2,000; 35-44)— 
'Beauty for Sale* .(M(J). Biringing 
$7,600, fain Last week 'Lady for a 
Day' (Col), $11,000, luscious. 

Keith's (Llbson) (1,600; 60-44)— 
•This Day and Age* (Par). DeMtHo 
production and .spectacle proportion 
loud speakered in extra ads. Ih 
line for $6,560, fair. Last week 'Bu- 
reau of Missing Persons' (WB), $4,- 
700, mild. 

Grand (RKO) (1,026; 20-25-30-36) 
— ^'Tatzan the Fearless' (Priri). Lur- 
ing swarms of kiddies to' tune Of 
$3,300, hurrah. . Last . week 'Her 
Bodyguard' (Par) and 'Don't Bet 
on Love'. (IT); split. $1,700. slow. 

Family (RKO) (1.000; 20-30)— 
'Man Who Dared' (Fox), 'Dfeyil's in 
Love' (Fox), and 'Professional 
Sweetheart: (RKO), second runs, 
split. Not over $1,400, sorry, while 
only $1,200 last week with 'Zoo in 
Budapest' (Fox). 'It's Great to Be 
Ajlive' , (Fox), and, 'Mama Loves 
Papa' (Par), split repeats. 

Strand (1,000; 25-35)— 'Laughing 
at Life' (Mascot) and. five acts of, 
vaude, booked by Gus Sun, with Sid 
Lewis as headliher. House has.heen 
re-d el; o f a 1 6 d, - refurnished ahd 
equipped with, cpoiing system at 
cost of $50,000 or more. Harry Will- 
sey's' 7 -piece band peps overture 
with original vocal Interlude num- 
ber that makes for intimacy With 
family trade. Vaude lineup n. s. h. 
General improvement and locatloh 
of theatre good for at least $3,200, 
tame. Better stage talent will in- 
crease, biz. 



(C'ontiiiuod :jn 



'HARMONY' VERY MUCH 
SO, WOW 36G IN B'KLYN 



rboklyn, Sept. 15.. 

The Jewish holidays; Influenced 
btisincsa at the downtown box of- 
flceSi There was , a considerahlo 
spurt In attendance at all houses. , 

Paramount, o.fferIrig '.Too Much 
Harmony' (Par) and long stage 
show, should do $36,000,. splendid. 
Strand is doing well with 'Voltaire' 
.(WB), $11,000. 

, Estimates for This Week 
, Paramount (4,000; 26-35-55-65) — 
'Too Much Hartnohy' (Par) an.d 
stage show, with RItz TBrqthers and 
Sid Gary. A dandy $36,000 or better 
in view. ,La.gt week 'Three Cornered 
Moon? (Par) did $19,300, satl.sf.ac- 
tory. 

Fox .(4,000; 25-35-50)— 'Secret of 
Blue Itoom' (U) and Stage .shoWj 
with AUiit .Jemima copping honorti, 
JjHoUk like . a good $1,1,000. Last 
woek 'Moonlight and Pretzelf)' fU), 
with ]>av(! Ilutton oh .st-i;?*.', pro- 
ij uc ;fr$ 21 , 00 0, n ri •^_ _^ . _ 

."""ATboir f:r5'fjlT".2nrTn-^7r^'T'^^ 
an<l Cilory' (Vnx). ;vn'l vx'j'K'. Ex- 
pi'Otf'd to do $20,100, ok'iy. hXHt 
Wf'.ck 'JjMily for i D'ly' (11) .i.rid 
yaude, iis.yoo. 

Loew's. Metropolitan (2,100; 25- 
35-50)— -'IJvMUty for H.-iIt':' fM<») :\ntl 

vaudf,'. IJurn.s .lri<J All*.»n on .sfafje. 
^'^f^]>h^• $);)0<i'), tnlM. Lust Wtv^k 

'I'<inth')iJ....;' (Mt!) 'li-i .J23.000. 

Strand fS.OOO; 2.1-!55-'50)-— ' Vol- 
tip'' (W'V.). A >ii:>'l $11.')()0 J/iist 
v.-'--); '(;,.l»)y,. Aii'Jin' fKN) did 
^10, -'JO'), n'liyi. 



12 



VARIETY 



Tuesday, September 26, 1933 



MUSIC HALL, N. 

V«rj( conventional stage sHow at 
. the Radio City Music Hall thisi 
•week, perhilps a bit below the usual 
low par., dbTisidcrijig the rcsburcea 
and equipiiient of world's 
champion cinema,' the generial form-- 
ulia. routine; of . the presentationi at 
times ' ihalses one wpndetf whether 
the reiffisseurs only concern th^m- 
iselves with fo.rniulaitine ne w . varia- 
tions- of Roxyetto; routines .or .how to 
Introduce Paitrioia Bowman diffei*- 
eiitly. ••• . 

It . resolves . Itself down tfc thei 
saine idea, of precision stuff, . baller- 
ina solo siiecialtyj; vocal soloists and 
. flash ensemi).le. Each , component is 
"■.technically jiroTicierit, and while the 
ingredients sitperflcially inight . be> 
deemed sunicient : for the purpose 
thereof,' the blending, as it has been 
the procedure in recenjtr shows, . lacHs 
BuffiCieht novelty and distinction 
from . one week to the other. , 

As & iseasonial .- offering Erno 
Rapee overtured a beiautifully ' or- 
chestral pot poufTi'of 'Hebrew 
-Themes' arranged, by' Maurice 
Baron. \yilliani\Rbbyn, tenor, was 
-th^ soloist in ia, secular, temple set- 
ting; with the "ehorial ehsiemble Wearr 
ihg the reli ious 'Hebrew shawl 
(tallus), 

Poilowing the . newsreelt .'Jazz 
Keyes' was the poxyettes' specialty, 
followed by Douglas filtanbury, to 
RidhardXiebert's organ acconrijpahi' 
merit, with 'Sylvia' and 'Ro-Rb- 
Rolling ..Along,' the latter 'not; par- 
ticularly in keeping with the quality 
.aura . of. the, .general . presentation: 
The .pl^ce de. resistance . of ;the.. ros- 
trum stuff is ia' series, of : three '^Di-; 
vertissfemients— always a good' label 
.tor disjointed specialties. pd,tricia 
Bowin'an . distinguishes herscli in 
Iker 'solo ballerina, opportunity^ 

•Hiy Wjeakness* (Pox>, feature. 

Abel. 



AiilBEE, BROOKLYN 

Nicely balanced stage,, program, 
headed by Beriiice Claire, stands 
strongly i it support of 'Power and- 
Glory* (Fox), current week's 
.feature^ Thoy may come'to see the 
picture, ith .a good week indicated- 
by the standing-room istart Friday 
liight, but they won't go out dis- 
pleased with 'the stage- bill. In ac- 
cordance with the policy recently 
Installed here of a. prcisentation 
humiber to close, theatre this -week 
goes Victor Herbert* offering a IB- 
minute tab of. 'The Fortune Teller/ 
.with the house's permanent line of 
iris to add color. 

Doris Niles, dancer, from the pic- 
ture, houses, heads the Herbert tab, 
working a Russian number and an- 
other at the. close with an. unbilled 
man. About middle she doeia a 
elhgle gypsy dance. Setting is sim- 
ple but impressive, and the costuiil- 
ing colorful. A gypsy camp in the 
forest serves as the background for 
the .line work iand thfe chorus sing- 
ing, featuring hit nuhibers from the 
Herbert opiei-etlii. A good soprano 
voice stands out. in chorus numbers 
where, fea,turea. 

Getting aw ay from the regulation 
cul-ahil-drlxnJ vaude show of iiye or 
six acts. would appear coinmendable, 
even if a strong punch in the cloa 
ing productions may be missing 
now . arid then. 

Joe tenner draws next to closing 
for his. nut stuff, talk and singing, 
and Friday evonlng W6rit all the 
way on landing solidly. Although 
Penner lost hla cigar and didn't 
have a spare on hand, it seemed to 
make little difference. 
" While* the Penner act is, clicksure 
on the whole, the restaurant scene 
following his regular routine could 
be trimmed down a llttle.and still be 
good fun. He did -21 minutes Fri-' 
day Jijght, rather long for a turn of. 
this kind, 

center of the bill holds Eerhice 
Claire in song which sell well, along 
with ; a personality to fit. Mi's.<; 
Claire, working with a male pianist, 
iannbunccs; ; herself . as doinu ..rnvsic 
from pictures in which she ap- 
peared, . mostly operetta's . for the 
Wafhers, iitid closes, .with- other 
numbers. She slides into audience 
favbr strong with 'Trices' and Winds 
UJ3 with her own . impression of a 
pop, well sung.- 

Trampoline act,. Three Lordens, 
are spotted, second iristead of first, 
while comedy girl team, jBoice and 
Marsii, opens. !For the salte of va- 
riety and balance, the tratnpoljne 
act is bUay where it is and gets ovev. 
as well here as it woi]ld anywhere 
ielse. 

Boic^-Marsh dub, also, does not 
seem- at odds in opening the show. 
They struck favor imhicdiately Fri^ 
day night with thcii* rowdy talk; and 
clowning, most of it thb burden of 
the heftier member of the act. Mls.s 
-"Boice.— The-othei^g^r-r-iS'4he^danoei'^ 
type, arid, at one point doe? lan acro- 
batie number- while pljiying the 
.violin. 

For an appropriate tbuoh during 
the Jewish holidays, there Is a brief 
orchestral presentation built around 
'Kol Nidre,' with the chorus from 
the. closing, stage number borrowed 
Irf" chanting . the prayer.. Stage is 
Uttingly lighted by candle. 

Trailers on 'My, ■Weaknos.M' (Fox), 
r.oming foaturo, .and stage show hold 
down pretty well. Char. 



PALLADIUM, LONDON 

Ijondoh, Sept. 12 
Tod ma,ny dancing acts with an 
influx of dumb comedy detracts 
from the quality of the program; 
making it a,t -tlnies rather mohot.on- 
ous, American newcomer^ are ear- 
ner, "Wolf and . Haskins, assisted -by. 
Ja,ck Egan .and Rosenriiarie,. and .the 
Mae "W'ynn Foiir, Harry Roy arid 
his. Band^ from' the' Majtfa:ir, hotel, 
not her in , sirico .when.>he 

iias gained qult^. a radio reputation, 
is anbthei: headlirier. ; , 

Qpening,are*Mayy aiidy iJrik, w^th' 
a third partner unnianied. They have 
a classy skating act. done 'Iri period 
costume, " and rna'ke an effective 
Operter. Gaston !Palmer, second, .'due 
to his doublirig at. the Holborn Em- 
pire, is still a laughing hit; dbspite 
little Change iri his offering since he 
played here a couple of seasons ago. 

. Roy's barid of 13 takes third spot, 
due to dptibling at '. thie . Mayfalr. 
Band' has improved greatly, with 
Roy attempting everything, irbin; 
cortiedy to. dancing; all to good re- 
sults. Boys all have likablb.;per- 
sbnalitieS arid work, as if- they en-. 
Joy itr .. Joe Daniels, does a . takeoff 
of Ja,ck .. Powell Avhich scores. 'Ban(J 
stops show, with Roy having to beg 
off. 

iuster Shavier aifid his midgetis re- 
peat trieir iast week's s,ucct!sS/ Clos- 
ing the first haljEira coveted spot,- is 
the. Mae wynri ;Fdur iri.a tornado Of 
dariclng. with riot a rnqriierit's pause. 
Work is- not exactly . new, but is dohe 
with, stich speed . and teriipo as to 
stand out. .Qne of . the hits of the 
program. Mae Wyrin ls .no- newcom- 
er here, as she played here two 
years, ago. 

Second: half is opened ' by' Ray- 
rijond . Smith, ventriloquist, '. bring-, 
irig sori iething new. His dummy in 



full eyeriing regalia ,and drunk is 
woi'th ■ W'hilev " • Plenty of coriiedy in 
this. act. (Jarrier, Wolf, and HalcinS 
are the hokiest of hokurii offering^. 
Audience went fOr them in a big 
way. Act is typically iWeStrEnd, 
suiting th6 sophisticated mob dbwh 
to rthe ground. • But outside of Lon- 
don they would nbt meari, a thing. 
Came hear stppplrig the. show;. 

- Seller and Wills, another holdover, 
suffer by the influx of dariberis ahead 
of therii, but they still deliver some.- 
thlng that . is diffei-ent. . . Fred San- 
born, herb, in fourth return* is still 
good for many laughs. MaLriageriient 
Is at last realizing the suitability of 
this act. for th.e 'Grazy' seasons, with 
act. scheduled to go in for the next 
one, due Oct, J>. As a speechless 
comic, Sanborn can "hold his. own 
with rriost of . the talking, kind, and 
his . xylophone, playirig is about the 
best around. 

■ "Three Cresso brothers, Swedisli 
acrobats, fit in in closing niche. At- 
teridarice bad. 



CAPITOL, N. Y. 

New Tork, Siept. 23. 
Capitol went to -hell-and-brlm- 
'etone tor its headlincn And by Sat- 
urday it looked l>rety.- certain that 
■business fbr the week had gone the 
sariie place. Broadway, gave Sister 
Almee MacPhersOn the go-by. A 
30rfoot. ctftbut' of . the clap-hands- 
for-salvatioh lasis was.- on view 
above the Capitol marquee, so that 
all Kfew York might ' know that Sis- 
lep Aimee was iiiside. Iridicatrohs 
were that this giant flgrire' :wias;a 
beacon light with, reverse ' results; 
It kcpt^them awiayi 
■ of course; the arguriierit will im- 
riiediateiy begin, about whether 
Aimee was the creator of the egg or 
whether the Capitols picture was to 
blame. Maybe 'Solitaire Man' 
(M(3) won't draw, thiem in droves. 
If^s not supposed to,' haVirig. been 
intended solely .as an average, pro- 
gramrifier. .But. Sister Aimee. was 
supposed. draw them in droves 
and -was guarariteed. $9,000 plus a 
split with that thbuight.ii> mirid; It's 
urilikely thdt thereH be mtrch split- 
ting; 

. All,;of Which. dbes ribt-detract frorii 
Sister Aimee'a gai)-slinging .felerits.. 
If Sister Aimee had mari^ed IjOrd 
MacPhbrson instead of st preacher, 
arid had an English, constituency, 
she;: would have ojut-spiairkled I^ady 
Astor, whorii in many xespebts she 
resembles. Since; sKe couldn't make 
parliamerit . ' corigreasr, . Sister 
Aimee riaade cOnveitsi But caii:she 
talk ! She riever riiisSes a comma, and 
she never pauses for those left^ 
lianded sophisticated titters^ when a 
sin-drenched. .Brbadway . audience 
chose to interpret isome, of her re-, 
marks as witty when they obviously 
were, riot- J^iriiel that , way, 
.T^by laughed wheh; she .said: 
Don't frighten me-^I'm. • timid 
enough already.' 

I'hey tittered When she called 
herself: 'The humblest of the hum- 



PARAMOUNT. L. A. 

Los Angelbs, Sept. 21. 
Al Pearce and his gang appear to 
be the draw that packed this house 
opening, afternoon, for the audience 
"wCCCiJtcci a i-Otrr^nrrnuje stage wariT" 
tiie familiar shoddy air material, 
advertising plugs, and the utter lack 
of tempo that characterizes the 
combo ether arid stage broadcasting 
of the i?earcc aggregation not only 
with good humor, but with gustb. 

tage show started, a few minutes 
before 2 p.m. with an arni-and-leg 
drill dorie well by the Fanchon & 
Marco girls. After their exit, the 
stage was empty until the hour had 
struck and Pearce wds due- <>• the 
air. Then," without explanation . or 
apology, the mike fodder began. 

.A. solid, hour. of ear-entcrtainment 
followed, consiistlrig of pop sbrigs 
and crossfire,^ After the show wont 
oif the air, another 15 mlns. of ether 
favorites . continued. Winding- up 
witii a. class fan dance by the F&M 
line. 

Of Pearce!B group Morey Amster- 
daJn is below . his usual par with , a 
boring ' bedtime story. Andy .An- 
drews clicks with topical lyric, de- 
livery. I'he Rhytli'mettes and the 
.'Three Chcer.<5, fonime' and ; male 
trios/ stand out with smart, song de- 
livei'y. ' J 

Mabbl Todd, doing .a goof in dia- 
log and then switchirig ■ into a 
hotcha. ditty and dance, isn't cori- 
slstent, but gets across, just the 
aame.. Tony Romano plunks a gui- 
tar acceptably iiut his Ibve- sorigs 
sound a. bit- callow. . Carlyle Bennett 
is a tip-tOp ' warbler ' of straight 
sorig."?, cashing in heavily, 

Tlzzic Lish and Lord Bilge\vater, 
typical coast radio characters, have 
a following all. their own who laugh 
at a majority of their gags- Homer 
'Srnit-h^nd=Jackic^i'chcrt=^at=?^tlje= 
pianos, do much to keep the show 
running smoothly. 

Pearce gets some laughs with a 
higgle song. For the broadcast.s, 
which comprise the first matinee 
show dailyj he' is drosised in chef's 
co.«tu'mb to bear (iowri oh his air 
.sponsor. For the remairiing .show-s 
costtjriic, station .mnounccfnentis 
and plugs arc out. 
. 'f.arzan' soiial and '(Joldcn Har- 
vest'. (I'-lr) round out tlif bill. 

Leny. 



But' they almost became raiicous 
when ishe.. declared: 'Money — oh, 
how it has been supplied to nae all 
these years.' 

Sorii^ further details -about Sister 
Airiiee wiil^ jle: found- -under New 
Actis. .'Meanwhile, with the hbuse 
sparsbly. populated, the rest of the 
show didn't lopX^ so good; Maybe, it 
wasn't ia good shoW of the: oianage- 
ment .was purposely adopting a 
church-like pace for the week. 
Anyhow it was pretty slow. 

;There Was .E^dle -Miller, Rosette 
arid /Luttman, and .the iEtadio Aces, 
Arid the <:!hester Hale girls. Quite 
a lot of the Chester Haie^girls, since 
there was . So little to contrast With 
therii. and provide change of pace 
from the very- lovely but distinctly 
dllatol*y ba,llets, one iri black, arid 
brie in W:hite. . Black costume^ and 
style isexey in the snakehlpis marir 
ner, >nd white fluffiriess for the 
supplementary ballet in the sweet 
ingenue manner did, of course, give 
tw& diffeirent samples, but the Riidio 
Aces Were too short a gap between 
basically alike divertissements. 

Smart is the word for RoSette and 
Liittriiari^ who dance with the bal- 
lets: III particular, their, staccattb 
rhiy trims perfprriaed with arms arid 
shoulders are.iarrestirig., .'t'urn is as 
up-to-date as' the NRAI 



■l-adio-Ac ea a,rid ' E ddter-MtHer-do- 
nicely, but the audience remains 
lethargic throughout. . Indeed, Sis- 
ter Aimee, accustomed to the clam- 
orous acclaim, of Angelus Temple, 
was plainly piqued when unable to 
milk the customers for even one 
good bend. .' Land. 



Leicester Sq., London 

London, Sept. 12. 
Seven standard America,n acts 
.here this week, although most of 
them have already played the Pal- 
ladium; ' Bill is entertaining and 
diversified. ■-. 

. Ber\ Dbva, here.^fter a -couple of 
seasons in Arifieriba, is too good for 
opening spot, b.qt despite that 
proves more interesting than- the 
average acrobatic comedy offering. 
Buck; Warren and Chic Cobper ^n 
rope spinning^ fair. The lady's at- 
tempt at crooning is feeble, Frankr 
lyn D'Ariiore, .assi$te.d by Jack Lane, 
offers . Some splid comedy acrobatics 
with blever balancing, . scoring- one 
of the hits of the bill. 

'A Night in Spain,.' dance flash by 
Clarence Robirisori, in which Berln- 
oflC and Chariot are featurbd; is a 
good effort on the part of the col- 
ored producer. BerinOff and Char- 
lot are about the best ballrooraiers' 
around; In order to make the 
Changes; Smarte and CJlarke, a 
couple of local steppers, are i)ut in 
to fill in. Act lets the seen?! down, 
with both their daricing, which is 
mediocre, and their uttire on a. par 
With their dancing. 

Bertilino, French ventriloquist; 
works in the, same style as Leo liill, 
but is riot as 'clever. Relics on n 
=Maurice=eheyalier^lmpres5lbTlr'WKi51ii" 
has beeri done to death, dorinle 
Graham and ilarold Scott, here as 
repiacer for Duncan Gray, in com- 
edy which at times in unfunny. Girl 
has possibilities, but, is hindered. 
Max arid his Gang arc a pleasing 
offorjrig, the dogs being distinctly 
novel. Vic Oliver, assisted by Mftr- 
gOt Crarigle, is the. laughing hit on 
thb bill. .. James Evaris, with female 
assistarit; one of the foremost foot 
jugglers, makes a perfect clo.«!irig 
act. 




TRANSLIJX 

I^usiries's is coming over here this 
week, probably because 'Tiiree Lit 
tie , Pigs' (UA), that remarkiable 
Silly Symphony cartoon, is hefe 
again. .. On Saturday- afterriopn the 
house; 'vvas play Ingi .■only to 
standing ,rppro, but to ■ in front 
of the box officer which were held iri 
wait until - thiere Wjis more i:06m in- 
side. 

At the Opjposition Embassy, busi- 
ness was V good, , toOj but riOt capa- 
city, BO it must be. the; 'Pigs' short 
with its catchy thcriie song, ''Who's 
Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf,' that 
enticlnig. Numerous children Were 
iri the audience Saturday q^fterrioon, 
undoubtedly brought just tb see the 
cute short, siibject. , . 

There's also a Mickey Mouse car- 
toon on- the show, further reason to 
lure the chlidreri, including the old 
ones.; It's 'The Mail I>ilOt' (UA);, & 
rather funny Mouse Subject. 

In addition,, program includes two' 
comedy shorts, 'Twenty Million 
Dollars Cari't Be Wrong' (Col),. With 
Smith and Dale^ and a Burns and 
Alleri, orie-reeler, 'Let'ia t)ance' 
(Par), For added variety show gets 
issue No. 5 of the Columnist News- 
reel (Educ). 

It's gettlrig so that newsreel miat- 
ter is cbriiing .close tb taking secorid 
place in importance ' not rurinlrig 
time here. There cari ' be darigier in 
niinimizing the news end by book- 
ing of so miany shorts,' 'particularly 
among those, newsreel • fins .who 
may riot .Wia-nt to wade through a 
I pt of one arid two-reel sub-iects to 



ina out:.what the Par, Pathe dnd U 
reels, have tb offer here; - 

This week^s shbw is pajticularly 
long. Oh time, 92 times. Orig- 
irially the runnirig time was iabout 
h'^lf that,. . News program curreritly 
preserits nothing senSatibnal, but an 
average outlay of material prbvided 
and entertainlrig, . ' 

Prize contributiori is a clip ori 
Aimee .Semple Mact>herson, this 
Week playing the Cupltol on a stage 
engagement for Loew's, It's cred- 
ited as a Paramount exclusive, but 
isn't .exclusive She's also over at 
the Embassy and pirobably Was 
nabbed by Par and Foi riewsmen at 
last week's luncheon. 

Par builds Aimee . into laugh 
right away with a subhead captiori 
^hich says she's saving souls at 
$.5,000 a week, referring to her stage 
engagemerit. After that when she 
comes on With an evarigelistic spiel 
the audierice gives her the haw- 
haw. Par follows up the Aimee clip 
with orie of hubby Hutton at the 
piano dolrig a sbng bit and some 
banal gab. A laugh, too 

In the straight news division. Par 
scores an. Intbrestlng scoOp on all 
reels, getting pictures' of the gang 
Whicli kidnapped O'Conriell, It also 
contributes, as ari exclusive, pic- 
tures Of the Louisiana penal farm 
outbreak .iarid capture of three who 
murdered their way mif nf ♦hf> 



prison, while U furriishes further 
interest with its coverage of the 
Urschel kidriapping trial in Okla- 
homa city.. 

NRA's counsel on recovery and 
end of the NRA coal strike in Penn- 
sylvania^ .With Gov. PinchOt getting 
in strong licks in favor of the miri- 
ers^flgure as hlpe eagle, iriaterial riot 
over at the Emb.. War vets in lirie 
at the Ford factory for , 5,000 jobs 
promised, grabbed by U, also miss- 
ing at the other house, but of inter- 
est just now. Eriih also forgot to 
get anything on the Jewish New 



EMBASSY 

This . ia «tili more the newsreel 
:hbus6 thari the Trailslux,. but lately 
it has turned napre. to shorts than 
iri'the past;- ■when a Magic Carpet 
release each week' Was all that sup- 
plemented, the usual Fox and Hearst 
reels. Offeririg only the Magic Gar- - 
•i)ef -short arid a Terrytoon cartoon 
leaves the running time, just slight-; 
ly over an hour, a;iitt}e riiore ap- 
plicable for 'hewsreel drop-lri trade 
thaii the Trans. If it's a question of 
length of shbw, then the other house 
is the better two-bit buyy 

On hewsreel siaterial the Eriib 
has, perhaps, a greater variety,, in- 
cluding riiore: sports; and; foreign 
stuff; but the Trans laybut leaves a 
better iriipressibn., There is also, a 
rather long fashlbri show, oyer here, 
aririovinced - as. exclusive from Lon-; 
dOri. a; little too much of it for 
newsreel purposes and" preceded by 
a brief clip on some models, in cel- 
lophane dressing from New York. 

Less NRA here currently, as coria- 
t>ared to last •'wbek and at the Op- 
position; this- week. Emb satisfies 
itself ;with- a well-prepared boost by 
Gen. Pershing" from Paris; biit has a 
Spiel: by Williarii Randblph Hearst;, 
on inilatibri. that ritiight be. regarded 
as ritting. Hearst ■ proves pretty 
camera shy. and a. little microphone 
.'c6nscl0us< 

Another personality of importance. . 
on show here is Frank PriaV Whose 
victory in prim.aries for New York 
comptroller last week was .a big 
page one.' , Priail okay in ifrOnt of 
the.camfera, but his prepared speech 
is rather haclcneyed arid colorless. 

Th e H oover s visiti ng the Chic ago, 
fair also, here, bul "nobody probably ' '■ 
cares, nOr is ther<B. such great inter- 
est any more in the time-Worn rou- 
.tine celebrations, reviews," visits, 
dedlca,tIons, etc., by foreign rulers 
to. which- Emb seems partial; Of 
what's here this week . exceptiori is 
forgivable for the Fascietl. boys' 
parade and choral singing, under 
review of Mussolini. King of Bel- 
gium opening a turinel. Queen Wll-. 
helmina under cheering, and King 
and' Queen of Englarid visiting SCot- 
larid are the Others. 
. In addition to Belmont Futurity,. 
Dunlap's winning of golf champion- 
ship, and Nbtre Dame practice,> also 
at the Trans, this houSe has consld-- 
erable additional sports matter, in- 
cluding British St. Leger. race, 
bther football teairis. Warming" up, 
aind a Caliifornia boat, race wori by 
a fvomari. but„ forgot the most Irii- 
pbrtant of all; new swim record set. 
in L; A. Latter was obtained for 
the Trans by Pathe. 

Aimee MabPhersOri also i-ecelved 
snickers, in abotit the same ambunt 
as Mayor O'Brien when latter rifiet 
Giants team at City Hall bri wini- 
nlng pennant. 

Both houses have the Llridberghs 
on their trip:- Trans devoting more 
to it than this theatre, and also 
trouble, iri . Havana, Hearst -M. get- 
ting more on latter than Par at the 
other house. 



: Address by Curtis Dall on plans 
to move the stock (exchange to New 
Jersey exclusive here, along with 
hoprharvestihg in California and 
milk-striking in Illinois^ not Impor- 
tant. Char. 



Year, remembered rans 
by XJ. 

Curiously enough, Par reel rriat- 
ter is in the majority here currently. 
Compariyis represented by 10 of the 
26 clips, U by ni and Pathc by 
only, seven. Char. 



QRPHEUM, N. Y. 

What's on 7lew here the fore part 
Of this week is not a rang-tang of. 
a bill, but it should satisfy. It's 
graced on the startbff with a crack 
little anirtiai act, well bolstered in. 
.midsection by Veriita; Gould's fetch- 
ing pjlra,de of impersonations, arid 
rourided out at the ' finish with the. 
eyc-fillirig exhibit .of; the " Variri^ssi 
tprsoi FrldOLy eyeriirig's clicnieie 
gavie their miits a ;pretty -..solid- 
workbut. Attendance ori this occa- 
sion was capacity; Where the re- 
sponsibility for' the turnbut lay was 
obvious. Heading the screen fare 
for the first: four days is 'Penthouse' 
(Metro). 

For the opening thfe .stage setup 
gives them sbmcthing different iri 
the way of a pony and pooch men-: 
agcrie. It's billed as Gaulier's Tpy- 
.Shop; ;an(l ibr_ smo otlrly_rbutin ed {V.« 
They- 

'cornel Perhaps the one thirig 
that can be held against it is that it 
is too perfect in the prcpisibn with 
which the midget, equines and their 
canine partners go- through the bits.' 
Friday riight's performance revealed 
not the slightest ,bf a slip-up. Out 
front thoy marveled and kept punc- 
tu-itihg the : quadruped puppetry 
.with brie salvp after another. 

Gregory and Raympn, next iterii. 
pull. tunes out of such freak' sources 
as inriertiibos, vaouiim 'olta"ners, 
Walloons, bicycle pumps and " saws, 



and. gather the giggles as they go 
along. It's vaude of an old-fash- 
ioned color, but the elements for 
keeping, the farhily class of custorii- 
ers, engrossed are all there. To 
show how really V6rsitale they are; 
the two lads go acrobatic for a fin- 
ish.. With this mob they piled up a 
neat score.' , 

-It was solid iling for Vcnita 
Gould frorii the start. > Rverythirig 
iri the Way of a stage, screen or air 
per.sOriallty sidelight drew tiip' ap"- 
proval from all corriers, With the 
crash sendoff following her takeoff 
of Mac West. It's a piece of mir- 
roring, this Madahic West bit. that 
almost put.*shadows the original 
from the. viewpoint of quality 
termed glamor. Here is a mimicry 
that offers a point pr two to the 
.source. Thoy must have rocogriiized 
thi.s liere, jud.ging from the number' 
of recalls Avith which thoy showered . 
the impersonator. Next to finish 
has T3prt Ronard and Nat Rome ex- 
ch.-inging nifties arid making song 
ii5JkJLhiL=Jutcrludc.s.:^=--Rom6'H--Heb'e- 



.Stuff lako.<? .sati.sfactorily enough, 
find Rcn.'ird g.nrriers hini.self a vote 
or two. on the baritone soloing. 

As o-vcr, Vanessi is at her best 
when .thnt figure is in action. She 
warbles and handles the wisecracks 
•written for her ably enough, but it 
all pn.sses for ju.st so much foldrrol 
between terp.sy moment f<. The 
'Shanghai Sal' bit, which cllmnsos 
the n(-x, in the old melodramatic 
hoko with a browni.sh taste to It, 
hilt the thing Lind.*? \innnimnii.<<ly. 

Odcc. 



Tuesday^ September 26, 1933 



VAniE¥¥ HOUSE REYIEWS 



VARIETY 



13 



PARAMOUNT, N Y, 

It looked like the U. S. mint was 
Iiandlos out cia,mples here Saturday. 
A half hour before noon they were 
linied up around the corner. Good 
stage show and an attractive mu- 
eical feature, 'Too Much Harmony' 
(Par) both good enough reasona for 
the biz. , ' 

Ethel Merman Is; the stiage topper 
and she has Yi^v own .spot early in 
the.- running. Arrangement splits 
the show into two parts, one for 
Miss Merman, who does II ipinutes, 
tlie other for the production item 
in which Borrah Mineyitch'is, gang 
knocks 'em silly. . 

The production involves. 6, western 
plains siBttihg,: cowboy costumes, 
rhythmically blinking prop bph fires 
and 'The I^t Round Up' as a title. 
The song of the same name isn't 
ii$ed, although lightly suggested by 
refrain in tl^e Opening and closing 
theme song. 

]L(ef?ter Cole and His Soldiers of. 
Fortune, male Chorus, try their best 
to look like cowhands. ■ They sing 
all right but somewhat long and the 
show' loses its otherwise swift pace 
by the time they're half way 
through. Lucky Boys, Gherry and' 
June Preisser and the Minevltches 
are the .bill's speed merchants. 
£3ach is a .sock on ..its own arid the 
liet result is an exceptionally enter>- 
tainlng. stage -show. 

A waterfall at one side of the set, 
with real water dripping ., down 
plaster rocks, gurgles throughout 
the scene. • 

•Miss Merman's IX minutes are de- 
Toted to a coupl« of songs and an 
encore. At the. finish ishe told them 
she's going to Hollywood for 9, pic- 
ture with Bing Crosby. Th6y. liked 
her 'singing tremendously. ' " . 

Era^ry Deutsch conducts the pit 
.orchestra -through a gypsy medley, 
climaxing it with his own fiddle 
solo, a nd he can fiddle. On applau se 
it was another-of the bill's several 
punch Items. 

Running pretty heavy on trailers 
this week, future billing getting two 
diftcrjeht spots On the program. 

STATE, L. A* 

LlQs Angeles, Sept. 21. 

Neat, Unpretentious stage show 
With a sufficient amount of enter- 
tairinient is on ttie boards at this 
house and works In. well with 
'Paddy, the Next Best Thing* (Pox), 
which had .*em .. lined ,up outside, 
opening day. 

Don Barclay, In his first appear- 
ance here for eight y^iars, digs up 
the mindreading bitv which still col- 
lects laughs. . He also hsis ian an"- 
cient D. W. Griffith film to aid him. 
laiid . solidly with the audience. 

Ed . LOwry clicks ' with , his, war- 
bling and introductions, leadihe^ the 
band in. a pair, of hot and noisy 
numbers. Jimmy Baxter, 13-year- 
old baritone,, is singing too low to 
jgLve out the ease and persohality: 
that he is hiding. 

Mistake made by Thelma White 
is to debiit with a German comic 
song on the Jewish New Year^ Miss 
Whitei should have barkened to the 



'Happy New Tear,' Her' tapping is 
okay and appreciated.. . Poster Trip- 
letis are plenty eye and eair appeal- 
ing with tl^eir close harmony. 

Barclay's final bit, an egg-recely- 
ing gag while imitating David Hut- 
.ton, is messy but funny. . Closing 
slide off weakly, Lowry introducing 
a hoorah football number, very syn: 
thetic, and the entire company 
swinging Into a slow moon ditty, 
Using 46 minutes,- show ean be 
tightened up. 

•Three Little Pi ' (Disney) gives 
howls, Leny, 



third inning scored high, wide and 
noisy with this bunch and gave 
carte blanche to whatever else the 
act had to otter. Even~without the 
cart|B blanche thing, the stooge pair, 
Jerry Greene .and Tiny, would have 
garnered some specie^ votes . for 
-themselves. They liked Greene's 
warbling treble and took added paiiis 
tQ show it, while the hard*of -hear- 
ing, hit betweien Leavltt and X,ock- 
wod draws plenty of guffaws^ .For 
these' latter passages they pass up 
all .sense of nicety, but the more 
fundamental they come, the' easier, 
it seems, is the reaction' aniong this 
14'th street denizenry. ; 

.Kay Hamilton would have had a 
better crack at it had. , they spotted 
her in deuce and left he:xt to closing 
to Roy, Lee and :Dunn. ^ut despite 
the malarrangement, the good-look- 
ing little warbler has little difficulty 
warming them lip from the start to. 
her way of selling a pop tune. 

With jimmy Brlerly and: Harriet 
Lee there to. brighten things iip .for 
him, Harry Reser Of CUqiipt pro- 
gram (NBC) inote . has a smooth 
time of it closing. Reser's 14-piece 
combo holds' them^interested, but it 
takes the BrlerlyrLee- intelrlude to 
lift the tur ri ;up to the : level called 
surefire. Brierly. arid the girl, whoSe 
radio' b.ackgrotind- has been wide, 
but hot of especially i.mpre^sive 
proportions;, make a crack :.team both 
in the way of harmony blending and 
persohality doveta:lllng. .Every- 
thing the. pair dOes gets a walloping 
sendoiE here, and with' theni in the 
act it's okay for. Reser regardless of 
place and tiriie. ' OSec 



IMPERIAL, TORONTO 

Followi imperiki 
goes back to liames, with FP-Can . 
deluxer playing;; the .Connie's' Iiin 
unit. Mills Brotheris,: Daye Appolon 
and • Thurston iiT that order for .the' 
coming four -Week 'schedule. Marks 
the avowed' intention of the FP- 
Can chain under the new Nathan-^ 
son regime to play up the. stages 
prez angle. . 

' Policy hais the FPr-Gakn-controiled 
Loew's In Montreal going flesh Sefpt. 
30; the FP Halifax: house ditto 
Sept. 26, and the St John spot in 
with presentations Sept. 22. Dates 
are feelers, but It ls und<erstbod the 
Winnipeg house In the west is nesct 
in line. Hy Fine IS doing the book- 
ing for these Eastern houses. out of 
Boston ahd Is In charge of all tal 
ent playing. Nothing is yet planned 
for the Coast, but one bright spot 
is in the projected opening of . the 
.Strand, Vancouver, .after an IS 
month period of darkness. 

The Jack Arthur house here 
chalked up a record matinee over, 
the Jewish holiday and; for the 
first tltne .ln many moons, saw lobby 
hold-outs. Bill opens In twO with a 
back-stage glimpse of the line girls 
in their dressing room^ describing 
the various acts on the bill and 
omitting pannings. Do^en girls are 
before mirrors and stands for cos 
tume change, with rhythmic dialog 
Written by Marjorle Alton. Call 
has the girls darting off as traveler 
swings In for iCarl Emmy's dog act, 



ACADEMY, N. Y. 

It's about time thlEit the operators 
of this spot did something to rec 
tif y the house pub^Ic address . sys 
tern. Way; the thing. Is now set lip, 
an act working before a mike is at 
a decided disadvantage... To at least 
those seated pp Ihe; side, aisles 
everythingr coming put of it sounds 
either distorted or blurred. They've 
eliminated the spealcers. from the 
apron and replacfed what may have 
been .a cumbersome . sight with a 
blatantly defective piece of sound 
engineering. 

Picture this half is right Up the 
Academy regulars' alleyi It's 'Lady 
for a. Day' (Col). Business at the 
first matinee. Saturday was solid, 
hot only On the main arc^ but along 
the two shelves. Spliced into the 
film phase of the bijl Is a Mfckey 
Mouse, some hewsclipa ..and the 
usual . reel or two of trailers. 

It was an applause mood. that made 
Itself consistently evident right 
,dpw_n_ J tl irp.ugh Ithe . flve.;__acts. of 
Vaudeville. The Three '"^wHrte 
Flashes rPller-skate themselves into 
a nifty outlay of palms, arid the 
threesome, Roy, Lee and Dunn, keep 
up the good spirit with a daffy mix- 
ture of roughhouse clowning, so£t- 
shbe shuffling and acrobatics. Neat, 
confident and agprrespive, . these lads 
should cut for themselves a high 
niche In what's left pf the business 
in quick time. 

The Mae West characterization 
. that Ruth Lockwood, of Leavltt and 
' l,ockwood, unreels as- part of .the 



Mutts with some new trTcKs score 
heavily. 

Opening to ballet number is novel 
here, Horace Lapp Is at the organ 
with words on screen and the tenor, 
'Voice of the Imperial/ warbling 
by the public address, system as 
lights cpm^e.up slowly to rev^ the 
line girls behind the scrim in a 
full-stage garden. set for toe. work. 
The 'Voice,' who is slowly being 
built up for 'the unmasking, is 
Jiramie Swarbrick, a pleasing tenor. 
With Lorry Day in the pit going 
piano solo, the classical nurinber on 
toes fades irito the organ obbllgato 
with scrim dowtt. . St.eUa Powers, 
billed as the Australian; Nightingale, 
is out before, the. traveler In Colonial 
costume fbr high -pitch work . that 
registers In the closing half. 

Slate Brothers next,' face-slap- 
ping and kicking trio scoring on 
mayhem and building up to comedy 
adagio work. With a dummy fiemme 
for laughable sprawling and antic 
ipated kick^^flnlsh as one . of ' the 
line girls doubles In duplicate coS 
tume for: the duririmy. Production 
number ;has a- full-Stage Mexican 
patio set, stunningly -lighted, with 
girls easing oh for. rhythmK^ in 
Mex custome as warmer ; to LaMae 
and Alice Louise. Pair th.roUghout 
the summer . has been featured in 
the king Edward hotel floor Show 
here. Starting out with a tango 
that pleases, . they finish with a 
rhumba that's in bad taste.- Only 
eleririent that ..kept the finale, .from 
thudding after this, reaction was 
the clever work of the girls. 

Stage bill riihs 40 minutes, -Oyer 
turo is 'Sones from Italy,' with 
Arthur condiLC tlng. .. Band shuffle 
TTasnRTuf^riewcomerRrTFreddy" 
neer, Red Ginler. Toriimy Bpland, 
and Bert Veery. Feature is "Torch 
Singer' (Par). MCStay. 

BUDD EdGEES JOINS LlBEETl^ 

Budd Rbsers .joins M. H. 'Hoff- 
man's Liberty. Pictures as' general 
sales mianager, with headquarters 
In New '"jTorlc. 
' Rogers was last asaociatea with 
.First Division. 



STATE, N, Y, 

There's a clever boy at the State, 
this week. Thd management isn't 
quite fair to him, or the customers, 
but probably nolwdy will worry 
much about that. . Such Is the way 
of booking offices. The ^. boy hap-, 
peris to be a draw: quite naturally, 
the house is packed; business is and 
will continue to be good fbr the; 
week, .so whiat matter the custom- 
ers? ' y' . 

Milton Berle's gone up in the 
world. He remained in a Chicago 
vaude bouse for five weeks arid, got 
himself talked about. He cOmes 
back to New Tfork. irito the State, 
and repeats. So for his second week 
at the State the management gives 
him the stage, some sceneryi a half 
dozen Incapable girls; and leaves 
the kid stranded. Berle will draw 
them in. Not realizing that 86 min- 
utes of Berle. is an awful, lot to sit 
throUgh-^ven at the State, Where 
the .customers are . the most easy- 
going mob anywhere^ 

Berle opiens the show and closes 
it. He w^orks 26 minutes • solid on 
the apron at the beginning and 10^ 
more minutes at the . end to finish.' 
in between he jiist sort 0f lingers, 
clowns, kids,- gags arid tells jokesi 
That^s in between. He doesn't 
leave the stage more than three or 
four minutes at a time throughout. 

After Berle's working 20 xplnutes 
as a single, which includes some 
chatter with Madelyn Killeen and a 
few blacHout3» he gives the stage 
over to I»ops and Louie, thaVB two 
colored bOys who sing and dance. 
Pretty gopd. Then the N.T.G, act, 
and there's the show. Three acts 
nd matter how It's figured- 

N.T.G. means a nite-club scene In 
full, with a dozeri undraped gals 
sitting around. Granlind never was 
funny on his own; arid his girls 
have never been capable. They're 
pretty. They're beautiful. They 



Going Places 

By Cecelia Ager 



. . , devil's movements. And but a- mo-. „ 

have-lovel3r-bodles-arid-^ey-don|t- -emnt-bef ore-T<re-Sistei*-did her-aet^ -st*y-in-one-plaee-Ttoo ^ongr- Kitty 

mind who knows. It. But it it ^^^y ^^^.^ sWeet, those . Chester 

Hale Girls, skipping about inno- 
cently in .whlte ballet skirts, their 
toe dancing, a. model of spiritual, 
virtuous grace. Well, orie , man's 
meat. , , , •■ 



weren't for Berle k;lddlrtg Grarilund 
throughout and playing a bit With 
the geils it would be a pretty dull 
half hour. For a finish, after 
sweeplifgthe igirls up and off, Berie 
comes back to the apron arid chats 
a bit moire arid sings some. 

.'Mairy Stevens, M.D.' (WB) is the 
screen accdmpaniment, there's a 
swell short on the NRA with Dick 
Powelli a newsreel, and a nice as- 
sortment of trailers. Kauf. 



STATE-LAKE, CHI 

Chicago, Sept 24. 

Business continues at a gratifying 
paee here^ opening shows each Sun 
day delivering a ; sidewalk .hoWbuti 
Bargain prices for plenty of enter- 
tahiment that's right up the alley 
for thiese customers. Flickers (still 
remain of the slough quality but 
apparently oke here. Currently 
'Tomorrow at Seven'' (RKO). 

Vaude half of the show Is fast 
arid Ipaded with, sock entertainment. 
A:lbee Sisters open oh their songs 
and closing tap number, leaving the 
acrobatics for the Michon Brothers, 
spotted trey. Between Joe and Pete 
Mlchbri and* Medley and Duprey 
there Is hardly a laugh left in the 
audience. More than 20 minutes of 
-conttnuous-^rumbling^hat-^Is . cuB»- 
tomer-satisfactlon plus. 

Medley and Duprey are now a. three- 
act, a stooge having been added. He 
serves for laugh fillers in between 
the phdnograph bit which remains 
a sock piece of business. Michons 
are slowly getting away from the 
acrobatic side and building the 
comedy. A clean-cut variety turn. 

Baby aping has come to be the 
sure-fire bit for ventriloquists, 
Frank Rogers makes almost an en- 
tire act from the infant ventriloquiz- 
ing, and so well he Is Interrupted 
continually by spontaneous ap 
piause. Rogers Is in the deuce, ^Ith 
the Medley arid Dupree turn closing 
the vaude portion. 
: After the girls, Bert Nagel com- 
pany starts ofL the stage show por- 
tion nicely Witn the cat novelty. Bad 
hole is then torn In .'the show by 
Faber and Grfeyj which belon'&s in 
burleSqjio as it's presently routined 
The gags are old and riot for. a 
family/ audience; This could have 
been perceived from the . howls for 
the Nagei. turn and. the deathlike 
silencei for; Father's. . The girl is 
wearing a peek^a-boo dress at the 
finish, that is strictly Star & Garter, 

It takes Joe (irlffin to dig the 
show out of the trap; Griffin over 
With, his Irish pipes. Seemed a bit 
strange to. see Griffin on this stage 
after years across the street In the 
B. & K. Chicago.. But he drew a 
neat: , reception . ijt this Jones spot 
arid proceeded to warble himself 

home. 



PALACE, CHICAGO 

Lou Hpltz oughtn't, do. things. like 
that. And, besides; somebody 
Should have tippesd him off that the 
Skit he's using was used drijy three 
weeks ago 6y GSedrge Jessel. 

JHfiltz is m.c'ing the show and . In 
"and out all the way through, he 
deuces and closes. Closingr bit is 
the weakest ever. As if It were ai 
carnival sideshow— ?that^s all, folks; 
hope yoii enjoyed the show', 
Bryant, RAins ..and Youixg . open 



iriiee Among Hussies 

"Fhough they say thousands of 
people are better men and woriien 
for having he.'ird Aimee . ScnipJe 
MacPherson, she just can't do a 
thing with .the Chester. Hale Girls 
in the Gapitol.: stage show this week. 
Cbhtrary maidens, sdriiething about 
the association ■ on the samp ill 
With Sister seems to make, th^m 
naughtier than 

There stands ister, chic 
blonde head with its sniartly set 
large Waves framed by a painteid 
stained-glass window drop; her 
.white satin robe shrewdly molded 
arid seamed to make her a fine .figr. 
Ure of a. woman, her eloquent arms 
outstretched towaria the proscenium 
arch, her . hypnOtic voice rising arid 
falling Int^' a carefully tuned mi .. 

There she staridS, exhorting, ex- 
halirig, but not extemporizing, wav- 
ing the Good Booki humble then 
Proud, full of elocution like, the 
Shooting of Pan McGreW-r-and what 
does it ncean to the Chester Hale 
Girls, but that they come right out 
on. that, .hallowed stage the. very 
moment^ •'She leaves — jdelng what, 
those imipish Chesteir Hale Girls? A 
snak^-hips. A shake hips in Wicked 
black transparent dresses, their 
bdsiiy undulating, bodies boldly 
peeririg thrbugh, sUnkirig, sidling, 
prpvocatiyely flicking the black cel- 
Ippharie riiffles On their' trains about 
their ankles,, their ried wigs flaming 
beacons of worldltness, their White 
cellophane^ fans eailirig with the 



pQpendable Lilyan 
Really there is so mucii scatter- 
brained, goings-on ' Muph 
Harmony,' somehodj-'s got. to keep 
her head and remember there are 
young girls out front; young girls 
simply yearning id pick up a few 
items arient fashion, 1933.- Heaven 
knows , what - they'd dp without con- 
scientious Lilyan Tashman, There 
she Is a^ai .bearing .On her smart 
but .oh Willing .shPulders the 
whole, burden pf instructing tlie 
eager li ttle . dears^ill'ustra ting . j ust 
where in . one's coiffure to spot 
rhlnestbne stars, . just how to mass . 
one's blonde" ringlets, at the topside 
of the head to a.ttain height, saucl- 
ness and- tlLit precious but so rarely 
achieved mo.od: of engaging cock- 
eyedhQss.. It's up to. her, it seehis, 
and in a cast full of ..healthy yoilng 
women , who ought to help her but 
dbn*t| to ..teach'the flaps that eyen-r 
ing epsembles must be arresting,' 
•riot practical; that th<^ush there's no 
earthly good' in ai white fox muff 
with a net sequiried. costume, it at- 
tracts awfully good business, that 
next tiriie they save, up eripugh to 
get a ne^v dinner costume, it should 
be dark brown '.Satin with its coat, 
collar tied high' round the neck .with 
sables,- .that, .there's nothing Ilkei 
large, black picture hats with shal- 
low crowns and safely tilted brims 
to. make one's presence felt In .a 
speak. ' 

Shirley Grey can only, .suggest to 
the girls that it . is still possible to 
be tight and tolerable if you don't 



Kelly that you caji be a good palif 
you don't work at it too consist- 
eritiy, and Judith Aliens by horrible 
exariiple,- that stiff marcel waves 
diminish s,a. in direct ratio to their 
(Continued On -page. 49), 



ballroom and a trio adagio finale. 
Mitzl MayfaIr, strangely in the 
closing spot, has ;n6 trouble .. over- 
coming; the dance' bit here,' haltirig 
the prpoeedlngs. with her. two selec- 
tions. 

Gordon's Dogs, locally spotted, 
mop up In the trey spot, 'With Hbltz 
stooging for the dogs and getting, 
sonie laughs for himself, too. More 
clownirig than acrobatics for these 
dogjr, but it's pie for any audience. 

Lillian Shade Is an easy, winner 
on her. three songs. 

Business' big at . the ' secorid show 
Friday. Holdouts on. the sidewalk 
and jammed to . the balcony roofs 
Inside.. 

•Lady for a Day' (Col) flicker and 
must be figured. 



with two dance number3,'a single gagonicnt. 



ROXY, N. Y. 

Good show current. Saturday 
(23) night biz 'Went into the balcony. 
Roxy i s a '6,000 seia.ter. ahd when the 
customers .Will sit -in. the baicony 
It denotes biz. 

Vercell and Sinrioth, Rodney and 
Gould, Fred Zimbalist, Alex Grey 
and Sid Page are the variety bunch 
that's, current; Mildred Hamlin, 
blonde soprano aids Zimbalist. Two 
girls help Page, plus a slim comical 
youth. 

Rodney and Gould don't seem to 
be listed, so maybe they're new. 
They, recall Shaw and Lee duo, only 
the R and G pair work with their 
feet more than with their hands as 
Shaw and Lee. Wear soriie klnd^f 
brown Tgray, suits with derbies and 
one .of the l>Oys looked white faced 
from the 'mezzariihe. Zinibalisf Is 
the harmonica bpy. Miss Hamlin -Is 
a soprano and a lookeir besides. '". 

Before everything gets started^ the 
voice of Dave Schboler Is heard from 
behlrid stage through a mike. The 
usual Rbxy Intro. Then the line In 
a dOU dance that looks okay. After 
that Dave and the band, v Acts fol- 
lO'w In front of the band, as usual. 

Page closes arid had them' laugh- 
ing when caught, so did Rodney and 
Gould. Vercelle and Sirinoth, also 
probably a new "team, are blondes 
who wear .White gown and do a fan 
dance for their first number. Later, 
they spiel a waltz together with the 
line. The line iS fine In this number, 
or maybe It's the trarisparcnt gowns 
they wear. Lighting on all the acts 
Is simple, and effective, 

Alex Grey pulls a smart one by 
singing a Hebrew chant, 'Rachcm' 
currently. Performs It okay with 
Schooler at the pianoi Jewish holi- 
day season being on currently, that 
number rates a hand and gets. it. 

Jklways ■where _po,s sible an d after 
TfieTr""riumFef3 the line tlraiies the 
stage for backgrounds. Gno big set, 
as usual, after the first line number, 
with hanging and affecting a kind 
Of rotunda effect that's' efficiently 
lighted for the. effect received. 

Customers here get- plenty for 
thoir money. In addition to'all thi.s 
a Mickey Mouse short, a travf-lfiw 
•a:nd one of the Tarzari .serial slun-l.s 
are' included on the scroon end. 
NVixt week 'Throe_-J-.,itno Pi«.s' Uif 
Disnoy cartoon does' a retin.n '-n- 



pRPHEUM, S. F. 

San Franelsco, Sept. 22. 
With , the Orph finally opening, 
Fanchoh & Marco is In the unprer 
cedented position of booking and 
producing its oyrn shows in Its own , 
house, while at the same time book- 
ing and. producing fbr the opposi- 
tion.^ 

Down the. street a few. blocks, 
A M. have its presentations. In Fox- 
West doast's Warfleld, alsb'.bookr' 
ing. for the riaborhood El Capitan. 
But the F'W^C shows .have got to be 
good, . or out they go. 

Oirph has another unique angle. 
It's the first nbn-chain house to get 
major product In Frisco In a long, 
time. F-WG has Metro, WB, Fox 
and Par tied. United Artists ht^ 
tJA, Golden Gate has RKO arid 
choice of Columbia, Fven while the 
Fox and other theatres were bend- 
Ihg every effort to get some major 
product, Orph picked off some Radio, 
a bunch of 'Universal, ' arid every- 
t-Mng-else-that— Iboked-goodr 



tihiih. 



.But it's the price soale that's ex- 
pected to shove the Orph over the 
top, along, with F. & M. shows. It's 
25c and 40c, °the> lowest In town for 
stage shows and first run major 
films. Other theatres get up to 65c. 
In addition to this, the Orph Is giv- 
ing 'em free auto parking, which 
means a saving of two blts^to cus- 
tomers. 

House was originally Built by Pan 
and operated by him for a time. It's 
been an in-ai)d- outer under the 
RKO banner,, finally folding up a 
year ago until the Marshall Square 
Properties and William B. Wagnon 
set the dieai,! with Marco whereby 
Wagnon & Marco operate with 
latter staging the shows. 

. If F' & M. keeps up the calibre of 
the first show house will have little 
trouble, provided the plx keep com- 
ing, because Frisco's a town, that 
likes gbod stage entertainment. 
Rube Wolf , as m. c is a good bet, 
always big here; Presides over a 10- 
plece band which is on stage all the 
tlme-^no pit work at all. About 40 
girls, Mitchell . and Diirant . and 
Marty '.May are i-he acts. 

Flash of the show IS the 'Baiilet 
in Blue' which P. & M, did at the 
Hollywood Bowl few months ago 
with Rube, conducting. It's a nicely 
sta,ged ballet with Ada Broadbent 
doing the solo work, 'Rhapsody in 
Blue', closing the 60 minute prbduc- 
tion Is similarly done; packing a 
whale of a wallop. 

Hou.se's augmented lighting, ef- ^ 
fects add greatly to. thesSe numbers, 
while, the newly in.stalled public ad^ 
dress sy.stPTTi all along the foots 
brings oiit all (ha chatter of the acts. 
No !\o\on for Wolf or the band ex- 
:jjcp t^=a=,plario==l nlftr-1 u de=-^b 
•Katz in 'Ithap.snd.V and a pair of 
tunps tenorcd .by Max Tjwner. 

MftchPll and iMirant's knockabout 
afrohatif. , ajid Marty May's chatter 
Xv-ith. Joan CVtrroIl arc sock.s. 

.Show slow.M .up ;cnn.<»idpral)ly with 
the Introduction of Radio l»icturo8 
ulayf'p.s at this matinee. Including 
llosco .Atn«4. T);«rt Wheeler, Port 
K"lldn .;vMd Kch-n ]Vt.irk, 

;!AVyi.aL..:i 1 P.'i n I i lift .Sli oot er.s' ( Ra d to) 
'111 .'•'frPMi, ITou.,!o off to t\. flying 
■t.ii't.. n-TC'Iifd i,v on(N p., .m., a'-d.'vvlth 
liiiMbutM, Scat.'; 2,800. " Hock. 



14 



VARIETY 



Tuesday, September 26, J 933 



93^72 people 

In FIRST 4 DAYS 




at RADIO CITY 
MUSIC HALL . . . 
miiy tHE YEAR'S 
MONEY HMSICAL 

^Opening day established a 
new money & attendance record! 



Tuesday, September 26, 1933 



FILM REVIEWS 



VARIETY 

f 



15 



Talking Shorts 



SCREEN SNAPSHOTS 
Star Novelty 
9 Mins. 

Tran^fux, N. Y. 

Columbia 

For a.- charige this . Snapshot gets 
a little away .frdm regulatloni with 
the S. IrieporterV vacatlohiher on .a. 
tiarm and .answering Inquiries' of a 
fan as to this an^d ..that, wi^h film 
cutting to ^yhat he'is talking about. 
'■ Pola gjinliE!^ with stars participat-, 
Ing, bridge game, Mary : Plckford in 
connection with a t)arade, the T'our 
. .Marxes putting their footprints into 
J the Chinese theiatre's concrete, and 
a strong mah doing, his stuff, figure.. 
Every now and tKeii, the film .^juts 
back to the farm-. vacationing m.c.': 
Latter provides a liaugh- finish, top-? 
ping the . strong man sequence by 
-walkinjg up^ ^to a bull, takinis it. by 
the tail and* by trick photography'; 
.tossing it into the air; Char. 



$20;t)06,O0O CAN'T BE WRONG 
With Smith and' Dale 
Cdmedy 
18 JVIins. 
Translux, N- Y. . 

Coiiimbiia 
Hokey Snlith and Dale Item that 
draws the laughs . . by ■ the usual.' 
Smith and. Daiie methods, with the 
aid of a .few g'ags that" Mrould be 
tunny . ih;. anyone's hands. Peffett 
comedy relief for the shorts end. of 
bills. ••. 

Smith and Dale. are. bankers* One 
is making an address .before the 
board, attended by only two, arid 
the other a^le.ejp. .-The napping 
member" goes into a dream and 
short Cuts to a plan of how to lose 
money fast and " thus, -irii reverse 

■ English; be successful. Diflflculties 
bankers have in losihjgr money fqrins 

" th(? screwy , backgrouitd; ' -" 
A bit is provided by a panhandler 
that's very funny whllfe it lasts.: Jo- 
seph Santley directed. Char. 

GOOFYtONE NEWSREEt 
8 Mins; 

Criterion, N. Y» 

Universal 

Several photographic clips, par^ 
Qdying newsreel freaksi but . top 
much alike in treatment for the best 
results, though it was received with 
much favor here by the first nlgtit- 
•ers' ■ 

Standout is a parody of a Euro- 
peatiL chancellor telling why .b6 can't 
pav the debt to Ainerica that is a 
"wow.. Idea ls capable of expansion, 
but variety Is needed it It is to 
avoid sameness; Chic. . . 



*H0T FROM PETROGRAD' 
Dave ApQllon and 'Band. 
10 Mins. 
Strand, N. Y. 

Vitaphone No, 1&47 

Nothing more than Dave Apollori 
aCnd his band in a productional set- 
ting. Opens with, the Riiss leading 
his , band In the steerage while the 
icabin passengers look oh. One rer 
marks he must hire him for his nite 
club, so the next; flash shows him In 
the .night club,, where he runs 
through most of his act, . including 
Norah WillliarilS. 

Picturesquely done and well 
photographed and recorded, but just 
a; band in spite of the billing. 

Vhic. 



CLARK and McCULLOUGH 
^The Gay Nineties' 
Comedy. ' 
18 Mi lis. 
Mayfair, N. Y. 

RKO 

Succeeds fairly well in Stirring 
laughs even if the mateirlal pirovlded 
Clark arid '. McCuHough break noi 
records for originality -pr punch. 
Largely the interpretation of the 
material by Clark arid McCullpugh, 
plus their regulation comicalities, 
.th?tt makes subject worthwhile. 

Action is laid in a hotel, head-^ 
CLuarters ■ . of $i political carhpaigh; 
Only connection with the title, 'The 
Gay . Nineties,' is in the costumes 
and dress,^ 

' James Flnlayspn . . and Dorothy 
Grainger in supporting cast. Direc- 
tion by Mark Saridrich. ' Char. 



WALTER DONALDSON 

With Betty Keane and the Fitzgib- 

bohs 
Songs 
lOMihs. 
Strand, N. Y. 

Vitaphone No. 1548 

Another of- those Vltaphorie exr 
ploitatioris of coniposeirs, with plen- 
ty Of tuneful; bits which- "are inter-, 
preted by a dancing team> a quartet 
and a pair of singers. Quartet, is 
the jRevelers. . 
^ Opens, on a steamer deck with 
DonaUlson in a chair .and the other 
passengers gazing on him with awe. 
Breaks' to: the inuSical sequence 
with duo and solo dancing,, not par- 
ticularly well done, but the popu- 
larity Vof the numbers saveS: the 
effect. 

Pleasant enough 10 minutes. 

Chic. 



Thunder Over Mexico 

(Mexican Made) 

(SILENT) 

Proiucod by a syndicate headed by Upr 
ton Sinclair tni distributed by l>rlncipal 
Pictu'rea. Directed ' by Sergei Elsensteln, 
with an entire native cast. ' Musical score- 
by HURO Riesenteld. At this Rlalto, N. T.", 
week Sept. $2. ^Running time^.OO minutes.. 



"there have been, are 
yet, iso many argunients revblvlrig 



aDQut this him, plus any numoer ot. 
right, .and wrong storied .connected 
•with , it, it might be best -to classify 
it right off the bat. Tlie picture/ 
as. is, will not get to first base, 
either as a critic's picture, or In 
straight box-office parlance. 

There arie many fine things about 
the film, so that it does deserve 
pretty complete analysis. 

When Eisenstein started the pic- 
ture he Intended calling it 'Que 
Viva Mejico' and he wanted it to be 
a case-book of Mexican life, and 
history. He made about, . 220,000 
feet of film. What he would have 
done^ with it all, had he. been ,al-. 
lowed to, is a moot question.. He 
Was .-^riot allowed to. .After 220,000 
ie&t Upton Sinclair,- with his. last 
Tilckel in the venture and his home 
mortgaged, lost soriie of/hl^ literary 
•.Red ari4 Went a completely physical 
red. He sent the Russian packing 
and t.rreii to collect , the. filni on his 
•".ciwn. '. . , ■' 

Sinclair deserves all -the syrnpathy 
• arid understanding in the World. He 
was. in , a tough spot: But, ■un- 
,fprtunately, he .hasn't helped his 
condiFiori any. It took a more ex- 
pert man . than he, or any of, his 
friends, could, corral to turri 220,000 
feet into a six:reeler. Especially 
since Elsensteiri saw the whole film, 
planned , it, dreamed it; apd shot it 
for memorial purpoiscs. 

Picture is pret^ much travelog, 
Ithough soriietl^g of a story run- 
riing through ifts^ It's silent with 
titles and a musicltl scdre .(a very 
fine musical score, incidentally). It'3 
beautiful, slow, and dull, with only 
one really exciting moment. ■ .That. 
=-^.q^itno?Jt=imntfffii=tlnit^^ 
cause it ftives the exploiteer spme- 
thing. to use. It's a scene Where 
three .Mexicans are punlshfed. 
They're buried alive,', with only 
heads and, .shoulders above ground 
and paCke.d in solid. Then a troupe 
oC wild^and woolly- tnders arc sent 
riding hrtck find forth over the throe 
heads until tlic three are quite com- 
pletely dead. Eisenstein mnnapod 
to photofrraph this srene' with nil 
Its hnitnlity and cruelty .<5o. it Is 
bound t<> stick in the merir.ory Cor: a 



long time. How he managed it, ac- 
tually, doesri't matter. It looks like 
the McCdy. 

.In this film Eisenstein goes in for 
sentimentality and ' emotion to a 
greater extent than ever before. 
But, hi$ hold on , the camera is still 
something. From a trade starid- 
polnt it ought to be seen by every- 
one connected with film, biz just as 
an example of wha.t can be done 
with a cariiera. . 

Film is now in the intdst of an 



Miniatiire Reviews 



'Thunder Over MexieV (Ind). 
Serge Eisenstein'a much dis- 
.<:ussed film. Grand photog- 
raphy, but riot much else. ' 

'Emperor Jones' (UA). Bea,u- 
tif ully made picture, Paiil Robe- 
sori giving a strikirig .:perform- 
ance, but for the classes rather: 
than the masses arid.questlori. 
able .commercially. Welt pro- 
duced, with no skimping; Any- 
thlng, but a shoddy treatriierit 
. of the Eugene O'Neill charac- 
ter study of a' Napoleonic 
Negro., 

'i Loved a Woman' (1st Nat). 
E, G.: Robinson out of his class 
as a Napoleon, oit the. .provision 
bliz. May ciit grosses;. 

♦Too uch Harmprty' (Par). 
.Musical' .with . enough its. 
>riiusic and- cast to o'viercoriie 
story , handicaps. Should be an 
easy . pleaser. 

^SOS iceberg' (U), Mostly 
visual :appeal but "with soriie 
poignant moments. Will , please 
mostly as a scenic. 

y Weakness^ (Fox). Iritrb- 
ducies Lilian Harvey in a Hoi- 
lywobd-niade screen iriusical, 
and favorably. . Fox's new . ptar 
-will impress personally and 
film will be liked. 

'Wild Boys of RoadV 

(F.N.), Distressingly viyld 
picturizatiori of .hardships of 
kids thrown on their owii and 
hoboing. Thoroughly depiress- 
ing and lackirig. in . entertain^ 
ment. Not a comnnercial picj- 
-ture,- 

.'Ranger's Code' (Mono). Bod 
Steele in a pictorial but ay^r- 
aig'e western. 

*The Solitairo Man' (Metro). 
Diverting crook melodrama in 
the drawing room manner. 
GoQd deluxe programnier "with 
some doubt- on :the box ofllce 
pull, but none on. the general, 
entertainmeniy values; 

'Shanghai 'Madness' (Fox). 
Not a particularly bright film 
: drama but ha? plenty of ac- 
tion; Hokey stuff, but enter- 
tairiing. .except to the super- 
cUltivated. Oke for kids. 



I LOVED A WOMAN 

Vlmt National production and tflcase 
starring lidward.G.' Robinson; Kay l<"raticls 
featured. Directed by Alfred . B. Green. 
Adaptation by Charles Kenyoti. and Sidney 
Sutherland from the novel Uy. David , ICara- 
ner. Cameraman, James Van" Trees; film 
editor, . ncrt Levy. At Strand, : New Yorlc, 
Sept. 21.. Running .time, 80 mlhtites. 
John . Hayden. ... ; . . . .ISdward •.-O. Robinson 

.Laura " .McDonald'. . . . ....... .". Kiiy Francis 

Martha 'Lane. . , ..... ... .Genevieve .Tobin 

Sliu.ster,,...,...,..,.j. Furrell MacDonaid 

.Sahborhi..... Henry Kollter 

Ciiarlia Lane.....;...."..: Robert Barrat 

Henry. . ; , ^, . . .'i ;GeorBc .Bl.nclcwobd 
Murray 'Innel) 



Davenport . 
Larliln ..... . . . , 

Oliver , ... . i,..., 

Farreli 1.; ... 

Maid ..ii..v.. 

Wairen . < . , . ;1 . . -.. , 
Theodore R'ooseVelt. 
Hotel Proprietor; . . v 
Bowcn i . . , 



......Robert cWade 

• r..:.'.. "Walter WalUer 

... V .Henry 0"NellT 

. . .torena trf»y9on 
. :. i, .Sa'nx Godfeey 
•:. .J. Ratcliffe 

..■ ..Paul PorcasI 

...i.,"Wllflam ..v.. Monfe 



argumerit, Jjossibly nurtured along 
by the distributors. Communists are 
deriding it because theii: hero was 
put: out before being allowed' to fin- 
ish it. Others can't forget that it 
is Russiari ih concept and even has 
one . of those Russian 'new day is, 
coming' finales.. At the Rlalto, in 
Ne'w; York, Doc Joe Lee handled It 
in such a' way as to get a. terrific 
turnout and front page pul icity in. 
several dailies. It'll bring that house, 
a bit of business for A couple weeks: 
But by and large it will have to 
stand on its own, as a film, and it 
can't do that. • Knuf. 



EMPEROR JONES 

John Krlmsky-dllfford Cochran produc-- 
tton - and. -United Artists release. Stars 
Paul Robeson, with Dudley DIgRes. Frank 
Wilson, Fredl W'ashlnBton and Rub.v Elzy 
in suipport.- Directed by Dudley. Murphy, 
.nn.ied on play of same name by .EuRenc 
'O'^fPlll. with adaptation by DuRose Hay- 
ward. Mu.'lcal' arra'rigempht by ..tto-samond' 
John.son. Photography by '. Ernest Htiljer. 
Recording by J. Kane. At RIvoU; N; T,, 
Sept; 10. - Running time, SO mliis.. 
Rrutus Jones. . . .. , . . . . . - J ', . . .Paiil Robeson 
. .:. . , . . . , . . , .Dudley Dlgges 
.J. .... . ... . . i .Frank . Wilson 

.i.,Fredi ■Vt'h'shlngton 

.... . .".,, .-. ; . : . . , .Ruby Elzy 

.;'..Ge6r£c' Hay'mid Stamper. 

. . Jackie Mayble 
. . .;. luoboy ■ O'Cimnor 
. ....v.... .... .Brandon Evans 

. .'. . . .Taylor .Gordon 



Smlthers. ; . 
Jeff..;:..... 

Undine... . .- 

Dolly....... 

Le'm ....... 

llarcelia ■ ; . 
Trensu'rer. . 
CarrinKton. 
atlck-Man. 



ArtLstlcally 'iamperpr Jones' ranks 
high .in cincnfiatic achievement and 
for Paul Rot ?son it marks' a per- 
sonal triumph, but as a commercial 
i>roperty it is doubtful. Picture's 
circulation will be greatly' 'limited, 
Tixit^only— in=appeal=bUt^in=exhibitpr; 
acceptance. 

The .south is entirely lo.st to it 
for consumption by whites, while in 
the colored theatres down in: Dixie 
some que.stinn ari.s.s as to .whether 
It will not rticot oppos-ition. It is 
under.stbod already that colored 
operator? l>elOH- the Mason-Dixon 
line are objecting to the u.se of the 
term 'nifirger/ which may have to 
1)0 cut where ooourrlng if exhibition 
i.s wanted fov the I'Xhiopian trade. 

Wh.'it 'I'Jmpfror -lonf. ' I()sr*s In 



the south 9,rtd elsewhere. In America 
where it may be considered too 
highbrow and CNeillish^ it has 
chances of making up in the foreign 
markets. With Robeson popular in 
England arid Europe, these markets 
will undoiiMedly bring it a good re- 
turn; I 

The O'Neiil play always enjoyed 
a class rather than a mass appeal 
and thus , its best grossing' possibil- 
ities are limited, to the larger urban 
centers of the tj; S. In the medium- 



sized ana sma,iier .localities; it is not 



Another of the pseudo-hisforiciil 
series with which 'Warriers appar- 
ently' seeks to steer Edward G. Rbb- 
insort out of the treacherous shoals' 
of gang: pictures and into the pre- 
sumably more, permanent waters of 
respectability. -Robinson troupes gor- 
geously at times, but he is handi- 
capped by an "pverlong.. juriipy arid 
exaggerated story Svhich Atirts bb- 
fbre the Spariish.'; American war and 
ends in l?i28: a .span Of thirty years, 
which permits hitting only the high 
lights. 

.It -is rather surprising that the 
authors have nianaged to retain as 
riiuch as they have of the intimate 
touch .in the rapid speediner ' of 
events. . A gerierally ' good produc- 
tion . •will probailjly ple.ase a riiajority 
of the patrons, : but . one more, of 
these in the series, which begari 
with 'Silver Dollai-' wilr divorce, his 
gangster loving following and leave, 
him with a far less solid constitu- 
ency. He could doubtless win. back 
many of- those who formerly, ad- 
mired his. character actinep, but he 
will have to do it with a ;better knit 
and more corripabt .story than this. 

The stbry starts off -ivlth Rpblri- 
son an impetupus and rather ideal- 
istic son oi a Chicago pork packer. 
He marries thei daughter of . an- 
other member of the canning fra- 
ternity, ,a narrow -.i.visioned, self- 
centered and spitefui ypang wbriian 
of the early nlnetlies type. He turn^ 
for relief to an aspirant for mu- 
sical honors, furthering her .success 
and being led by lo^, for her to 
seek supremacy in his field. He 
heads the packirig trust wrhich sup- 
■plied the embalriied beef -to the 
troops in Cuba' and when Roosevelt 
coriies into the Presidency he is iri- 
dicted* but acquitted/ He becomes 
•the provisioris^overlprd of the "World 
War, but crashes tvhen peace is 
suddenly effected. Broken, he flees 
•from a second indictment arid ends 
•his . doddering days in the Greece 
where he first .learned to love ro- 
mance. The; meat packer makeup 
does, not completely disguise the re- 
semblance to Sam InguU. 

With the." ground to be covered 
there is little time to dwell upon 
those finer details which ITelp to 
build up characteriaationi RoT>iri- 
sori riiust paint his :. huge canvas 
with broad strokes and only in- 
herent taste prevents him becom- 
ing too wildly medlodramatic and 
ranting. His reading is remarkably 
good and he invests the character 
with almost a isemblance of reality 
iri.spite of the bombastic linesi, Kay 



SOS ICEBERG 

Universal liroduotlon. and ~ rolo.ise. .- .Dt» 
rected by Tny . Gamett. . Features Rod 
Rooqu'e. Dr. Arnold ■ ITunok, story and 
head of. Greenland expedition; :Toni' Reed, 
screen play- - and cotitinuity; Edwin' H. 
Knopf, dlaloi;;. Paul Kohner, . (isaoiiiate pro* 
duc^r; Zoltan O. Kagl, sound; Robert FeJ- 
lowes, asst. director; Alfred- Stern; prodiic* 
tion manager;. Paul' Desan, imusic; Dp. 
Fritz , Loewe, Dr. -Ernst' Sorge,. te'chnical 
advisors.; ' Hans gohneeborger,- Richi' : Angst,, 
camera;. Andrew Marton, .: editor; ' Maurice 
Plvar, .editorial supervision. Made i,n 
GrefeTjlahd. At the jGriterlort, New, York, - 
on (I: twice d?»lly. run^ st-arting ^Scpt.- 22i 

Running— tiihe.—lrli-mlns..': '.■ 

Dr;' Carl 'Lawrence. ..... f .Jtod' La^ Rocqua 

Ellen Lavrrehce. . ' 

Dr. Johannes. Brand . . . . : 

.T0hn Di-aRran , ; . . . ; . ... 

Dr. Jan Matushek , ■. . . -. ; . 

Ernst UJct. ,■, . . . . .'»• .v 



Lent fteifendtahl 
.. .... .Sepp Ri6t. 

Ilbert Gowland 
r. .Max Holsboer.. 
. .'< ."W.llttr Riinid 
....'.:•, Ma j. Udet 



ably explains why the O'Neill play, 
produced 10 yea,rs or. more ago on 
the stage, and highly successful in 
New York, was never purchased 
before for filming by any of the 
major producers. " 

A character study of a colored 
gentleman with a Napoleonic com- 
plex, it is niore strictly the portrait 
of an individual, perliaps, than any- 
thing O'Neill has done, comparing 
closely to. his 'Hairy Ape,' rather 
than a situation piece, with plot, as 
'Anna Christie' and 'Strange Inter- 
lude,' both of which have been 
"filmed. .- -r- 

ihe/Kt-imsky* Cochran twaiij,..who 
lined their, already well-velveted 
pockets through 'Maedchen in Uni- 
form/ h^ive atteriipted to build ac^ 
ceptable film plot; around.the Brutus 
Jbries who becomes' an island em- 
peror. While. achie"vlng this in a 
degree greater than others might 
have, the picture is still a character 
study pt a Negro whose audience 
.acceptance will either be sympathe- 
tic or unsympathetic, according to 
viewpoint; " . 

. The forest settlng.s eerily eftec- 
tlve and , the riionotohOus thumping 
of tom-toms adding to it, Robeson's 
perfPrrnarice of a madman, shoot- 
ing at apparitions which appear in 
the darkness uritll drawling.into the 
hands Of his followers to receive 
the silver bullet, is one Of the best 
things ever contributed to, the 
screen. 

Picture vvas produced at the Par 
A.storia studio^, where the biidget 
obviously wus riot encumbered to 
the detriment of production value. 

'^he^setttrigr^heinselvesTare'imposf^ 
Ing, notably of the emperor's i.sland' 
castle and the forest. 
■ Rbbeson is the entire picture, ut 
in Dudley pigges. as a whlte-trosii 
Cockney trnder, he ha.s chief of .sup- 
port that i.s. excellent. Minor per- 
formances are cbntributed by col- 

,ored .artists, including Pr.mk WU- 
.port, I'-rpfli W.i.'shington and .KuIkv 
Klzy. . . 

•In a Couple .se'iuenoi's the record- 
luv; is nnt ■la rlf»ar >is desired, hiil 
not .s'^ripu.sly a fault. Ch'if. 



^'rancia ia a grateftn and^ynipa- 



Made chiefly In Greenland under 
the aegis of Knud iEtasmussen, polar 
authority, 'deputized by the Dariish. 
government,-. Universal, had the fur- 
ther advice biC two liiferiibers of the. 
ill-fated . Wegerier .expedition for 
correctness: of . cblor.. The. result is 
an autheritic and authoritative series 
of: - polar , pictures^ •which ' scarcely 
rieed the prei^is book assurance that 
no miniatures' •were used to supple-' 
ment; the straight shots. , No^ miri- 
iatiirist possibly; could achieve the 
startling efCects showri ; 

For grandeur of scenic investiture 
'Iceberg* stands alone in the Arctic - 
category. It: is erreatly. to. b& ,re- 
greitted that the ' resourcies. , pf v the 
scenarist did not even approximate 
the Inrtri^ensity bt the locale.. As is, 
Arripld Farick. .follows the lines o.f 
least reslstarice : -with airplanes 
brought in to supposedly raise the 
suspiense toward thfr close pf thei' 
picture, •which prop! ptly goes Holly- 
wood.; "This, will be somewhat b^itrr 
tereii when the fllrim is cut for regu- . 
lar showirig. for then, probably, the 
extirpated footage' will consist 
chiefly 0^ the flying scenes •which 
rio^w hamper the;- action and delay 
,the. finish. 

)' Even as it stands. 'Iceberg', is prte 
of the - really notable productisi. of 
the screen. .It id Dot motloii t>ictUr& 
entertainment aa generally Con- 
ceived.- It smacks more often of tho. 
sceriic.. than the ' dramatic, but it 
has its riibmerits; of high Insplratlonl 
stark drama, and both .vlisual and 
mental appeal. 

Briefly, a ypurig sicientlst seeks to 
recover the records of the. lost Weg-. 
ener expedition; He achieves his; 
purpose with the aid of three; 
friends, . experienced ice men, . arid 
his financial backer, who goes, along 
f or :the fUn of the adverituire and is. 
dtiveri mad by the a-wful perils. 
They are . marooned: on. an iceberg. 
The hero's wife, a noted, flier;- goes 
to . the rescue ..and, crashes . against- 
the berg in landing. They are res- 
cued by Maj. Udet. and a fleet ot 
Eskinio In kayaks. Three of the 
five have died. . 

The . scenes In the . ice pack with 
the party, of five are grim reality, 
tense, well knit and niagriificently 
played. LaRocque, who do the 
hero, drives . ahead to gain the rec- 
ords, and the others follow. In spite 
of the protests, of the backer, •^ho 
wants to seek safety before the ice 
breaks up.: .'Until -the .arrival of the 
girl there 's a grip in every scerie, 
bUt from there on the picture' sags 



regulation screen fareJ "That prob" opera singer who holds inter 

■ est even; when she is caught double- 

crossing her benefactor, and Gerie- 
vleve T.obln. put's catty force h^ck 
Of a seeriilngly colorless character 
E.: J; Ratcliffe does a brief but ef-. 
fectlve bit as Theodore Roosevelt, 
not stressing the teeth, arid Robert 
Barrat plays the father-in-law with 
a suggestion of the early Corse Pay- 
ton school. The others are scarcely 
important.. 

i?hotography exceptionally good, 
with stress ort camera angles, a 
number- of which are novel. The 
-staging shows the result of careful: 
research work., but sometimes i? so 
faithful as to distract frorii the 
story; • 

^'1 -Loved a Woman' should be good 
box office in the deluxers if they 
can be dragged in. on the assurance 
It Is not a gang.ster stbry. Its'f ate 
lower down , is problematical. Slrice 
Robinson; has. already broken from 
the gang.gter cycle, it Would be jri- 
tercsting to see him in .-a compact 
and defiriltcly riiotivated dra;ma of 
tho: business •w-orld. Ho'oannot weil- 
do the society hero. • Chic. 



slK.-p l y and winds ' . '" I'h tlm'ni s ig- 
nlflcent spiectacle of the kayak .flo- 
tilla speeding to th6 rescue: a dupli- 
cation of the ride in 'Birth of a 
Nation,' the chariots in 'Ten Com- 
riiandments' and similar massed ef- 
fects; .striking th:. tricalh- but 
.bearing no relationship to the utter 
simplicity and conylctlori of the 
prior actlori. It Would seem- that 
where the technical advisors sat iii 
on the story they ga-ve it reality. 
Where the script way intruded tho 
tension falls: 

There are some splendid bits pf 
photography, including the birth pt 
iar.. iceberg •which, is Infinitely . ber- 
ydnd earUei' .efforts In this direction, 
Severail .tlnies. bergs are caught 
.turriing. turtlte, and th^re.ls a strik- 
ing, bit where Sepp ttl.qt goes into 
the -w'ater to swim to the.' ■•id- for 
aid. No paplev icie^ here. It's 

the real article. Froi.i ia pur '"' .plCr- 
torlar.yiew the flotilla of kayaks is 
speetacularly striking, but. riot to 
compared to the majesty of the ;ce 
masses vth ich form the . backgrounl 
, for the major portioji of the scenes. 
La., RocqUe fs .shunt^xi iril'' ' th 
•(Continued on "poge" 20) 



The Woman ^s Angle 



'Berkeley Square' (Fox). 01as.s production and ca.st in a iitory too 
rariflcd and cerebral If or mass femme consumption, 

'My .Weakness' (Fo^)r l-ilian Harvey works hard/at.,difii>laying 'her 
musical cbriicdy laients in a .smartly dressed up routine yarn whose love- 
story .suffers from a hard-bolied slant on dariies and an ungallant hero. 

*l Lpved a Woman' (FN), G. Rohlri^bri lives ariother life story. 
■Lajj<ing.fl Qw...and,.,basIcany .-S.vmpathotie-jn'f>t.Lva.hiV>n 
fair share of mature .femmo^ attention With its intore.sting. poru>d - back- 
grounds arid robust charactcFlzation.s. 



'Wild Boya of the .Road^ (WU),. On too -fiiiv! 
.sweep of .so'cliolo.gical compassion inherent. in it.s tlii'me,. 
ijig a.s is f'jr fomrne picture enteptaitimerit. 



'Top uCh Harrnorty' fl'ar). T*"(^"r.sonantr-'v- -lO'l lit,'Ur-hf>-irtf>'l goings- 
on belovf'd in a b o why by thf» young'>r infi.ur" .s<-'t. 



VMct-ro).. Ilfijulation gcnilf.rii.'n 'rook ni'Mler in mod- 
(.' ist rii.ses 11 to nrlc'tnntK, progr;im f.'ire.for the ladies. 



16 



Toeeday, September 26, 1933 




TWO MORE PRODUCING 
GENIUSES TO ITS ALREADY 
BRILLIANT ROSTER 





'\t<^ direct and produce ^'Geor^e 
Wiiite's Scandals'' exclusively &t 
.FOX . , • one a year^ for five years. 



Producer of 14 Bcoadwaf liits itt k cow . • . ia« 
dudiag. the fanMNu "Gcoq^e White's Scandals", 
**Maiihattan Maiy*V **B^g Hjgh.^' Gave 
Geoige iGenhwm hb fiinrdiaiki^ Deydoped 
.Ann PetuuDgton, odicts. Ihtroduoed^jiMiiy 
2£uiious dance steps. 



His first: a ^bject startling in nature, 
entirely ^om ifof films; on a acale 
commensurate^^ j^th^ his odier out- 
standing'successes*! 

Pirbducec of/' Whhe'Hocse Lin**, ciineat hit of 
^^all Europel Reinhiurdt's a&KKiate^^^^^ f 'The 
Mirade." ,5ucce^(ull)r . product **'Tht Meny 

Pompado ttt^y m any '^Of hct hits^ in Betlih's 
Ccosses S chau y i clh a ti si . 



George White! 
Chatell! Intemationally fa* 
tnous producers of musical 
hits. Now members of the 
aggressive FOX produc- 
ing organization. Further 
assurance that today^s mighty 
(achievements of FOX man- 
power will be maintained 
surpassed. The records 
— ihese^twojmen^are^guaran*' 
tee of your profits. Read them! 




•VABIETT'S' T^NDOK OFEICK, 
8 St. WartlB'a' Tlaoe, Trufalgar S^oare 



FaREIGN FILM NE^S 



Cable Addre9s: VARIETT, T.ONDON* 
Telephone Temple Bar S011<6042 



17 



GERMAN HLM 







BiandiU Get Ideas of Violence f rom Amer* 
ican PiXy Report Asserts 



Nankins* Sept. 18; 
Hollywood-made Alms are re- 
sponsible for banditry in China' and 
the recent, re-occurrence of kid- 
napping in Shanghai, according to 
a report of the National educa- 
tional Clnematdgraphlc Society of 
China. 

Implication of the report -is that 
thei famed Chinese bandit would .be 
an innocuous gent, but for the ideas 
he gets looking a:t imported, mostly 
American, Alms. 
' 'Social and moral order of China 
has been inore: disturbed by these 
films,' the repott says, 'than by 
guns aiid bombing shells,' 
Caused Unrest 

Further, It is claimed, the. socid) 
and. family life of Ctiina has been 
rudely disturbed by American Alms 
dealing with sex topics. 

'Our disturbed society can not 
afford to be further demorallzed- 
..sttli:. fiiuch ideas of . adultery, rob^ 
bery, luxury;, decadence. and 
cruelty,' the report continues. 'For 
the sake of our national existence 
thi^ importation of such Alms must 
be prohibited.' 

■ Cinematographic Society lists the 
picture of the last few years it 
likes, and. gives the reasons, as 
follows: 

'Abraham Lincoln,' UA, because 
It is a capital production expres^.- 
ing the national spirit. 

Produbfiveness 

'Safe ^Guidance Into Life,' Soviet. 
It encourages .productive enter- 
prises; 

'Captain of the Guard,' Univ. 
Based on the French revolution, it 
encourages a j;>atribtic spirit. 

'Seventh Heaven,' Fox. A tunnel 
.fiweet>er, overcoming obstacles, is 
able to achieve success in the end. 

'Emll and the Detectives/ UFA. 
The spirit. of sacrifice, mutual help 
and friendly love are fully ex- 
pressed. 

Doomed for Loss 
'Resurrection,' UA. . Saturated 
with humanltarlanism. Its nloral in- 
fluence upon an . audience is great. 

The society also declares coiin- 
panies which present China iri a 
bad light in pictures wlfl be barred 
from exhibition. 



MAE WEST nun PARIS 
LONG-RUN SENSATION 



Paris, Sept, 15. 

'She Done Him Wrong* (Par) 
has entered Its seventh month at 
the Cinenia Raspail here and is still 
going strong. Film is being shown 
in its original English version with 
^Prench' superimposed titles. 

Natives have fallen for 'Lady 
Liou,' as the film Is advertised here, 
to a surprising extent and are 
patronizing thie picture to a greater 
extent, than is generally true of an 
English language filni. 



Kane Fox Proiluction 



on 



Bob Kane finally got. his Fox 
status straightened out last week 
with definite appointment to the. 
company's executive staff and the 
presentation, of a title. He's now 
liaison production manager for 
Foi's foreign activities, working 
between Winnie. Shefeiian on the 
coast, and iJric Pommer in Paris. 

Immediately on designation of 
the spot Kane was sent to Europe* 
-Tsailing Hjn^he— ClramplainH 
day (21) to Confer with Sheehan 
and Pommer and to oversee the 
work oh the first couple of Pom 
mer films, now in the works abroad. 



Bia.GE NATIViJ rims 

rusaelS, Sept. 17. 
Although particulars are not yet 
available it is conflrined that a 
moclern rtudio for the production 
of native Belgian films is to be 
built on the outskirts of Brussels. 



Machado Regime Hiirt 
Cuban Film Imports 

Havana, Sept. 25. 
As a consequence of ruinous taxes 
imposed by the; past Machado gov- 
ernmentl the film importing dwindled 
considerably, during the first part of 
1933, according to statistics made 
known now. ■ 

During the first six months of this 
year, 722,000 feet of films were im- 
ported from the States and l,667j25'Z 
feet .were imported from all sources; 
compared with 2,228i623 iinported 
during the same period in 1932. 

The' iilms.lmportedidui'irig the last 
Ave y^afs are. g.s follows: 

1928 • . • . « • . . . . ^ . • i 2,926,444 ;ft. 

1930 . * , . » . . , . , 2,645,981 " 

1932 > • • • * •.•'••.•«•••«•• 2t228f623 ' "-^ 
'1933 «•■•.•••••»••••- k •••• • 1^5079252 





m 15-1 RATIO 




pix yp TO 1% 



Nuali's Film Kredit Bank 
Ready to Stcirt Function- 
ing — Calls for Unequivo- 
cal Hsrpothecatibn of the 
Production Until Credit Is 
Paid Up 



30% ALL NECESSARY 



. Lisbon, Sept. 15. 
Government bias fllnally got its 
quota law shaped and passed. It's 
a fairly innocucus Instrunient at first 
glance, , thbugh f ull of poisonous 
possibilities for American and other 
foreign .producers. Tentative sched- 
ule calls for a quota bia^is of about 
15-1. 

Law Is a short Instrument and 
yet manages, to. be both a. 'subsidy 
to local Industry and a quota, bar 
to foreigners. Subsidy angle, is In 
the first and second of tliree para- 
graphs. It allows complete free- 
dom of taxation for the Campania 
Portuguese de Filmes Sonores 
Tobls-Klangfilm, which is the only 
existent local producing company. 
Company is also given freedom of 
import or duty charges on machin- 
ery or equipment brought into the 
counti^y" for production purposes^ 
Means, of course, that any other 
prbduceca-setting^-up-loGaUyr-wiU-be- 



oillowed tiie same advantages, 

Second ' paragraph gives freedom 
of taxation to picture houses show- 
ing" a minimum of two-third local 
mades. That's supposedly to induce 
exhibs to favor the contingent. 
EJxhibs, genei'ally, are the stumbling 
blocks on moves of this sort, 
r Actual quota regulation calls for 
'a ratio of 600 meters of Portuguese 
film to 9,000 meters of foreign made, 
though no mention of what the me- 
terage must consist. Also the law 
is ^permanent one, but a proviso 
here that this clause may be 
changed annually. . --^ — 
Trouble., from an Anierican stand- 
point, is '.still the Spanish angle. 
Will Spain, a more important mar- 
ket, follow, suit? If so, AmeHcans 
can't afford to bother abbut iPbr- 
tugal, .since botli countries use the 
same language iand It would require 
tvC^o versions of films for markets 
not strong enough to support one 
each. 



Two Mex Natives 

Mexico City, Sept. 25: 
Aspa. Films, a new native pro- 
ducer,, has completed 'Sigrarlo' 
('Sacrarium'), .Mexican drama, and 
promises It for • release here next 
month, Picture, was nieggcd by 
Ramon Peon. (. t 

Final scenes brvuarez and Maxi- 
milian,' ■ depicting the ill-starred 
career of the Archduke Maximilian 
as Emperor of Mexico, are being 
made"=at^Guepnivacaf^-hlstoi'ic=toura 
1st resort near. here; by Mjguel .Con- 
treras Torres. ' 



FOX PAEIS REOPENING 

Paris, Sept, 14, 
Fox' is preparing to ruipoti the 
Theatre Edouard 'Vir. tomorrow 
(14) with the same policy an last 
year. Fox pictures cxclualvoly , In 
original Engli.sh versi6n.s.. 

Flr.st .film to reopen the hou.se l.s 
Lilian Harvey's 'My Lips Betray.' 



Film kredit Bank has been repr- 
-ganized by the Naci government 
and is. now in what Is hop.ed to be 
good enough running order to be- 
gin f uncti ing. Bahlc Was first or- 
gahized prior to the Nazi entry, but 

was so complicated by Ufa interfer- 
, once that failed to get .floing_ 
promptly.- 

; Producers bir Alms,, according to 
the bank progifam as laid out, must' 
not only take care of 30% of the 
stated i>roductIon cost, but also of 
3Q% of an overdraft reserve, as well 
as 3fr% of the printing costs for. 
Germany, ."rhe. overdraft reserve is 
estimated at 15%. of the total pror 
duction cost. The remaining 70% 
of these three items will be financed 
by the bank. So, for Instance, with 
an estimated produotion cost of 
160,000 RM*, to which are to be 
added 2i2i,50O RM for overdraft re 
serve and 27,6.00 RM for printing 
costs, the total costs virould be 
200,000 RM, thus requiring the pro 
ducer to dispose of a cash capital 
of about 60,000 RM. 

For the security of the credit the 
•grantee must transfer all his -rights 
frpni the German release agreement 
to the bank until the credit has been 
fully paid up. The German dis- 
tributor must also join the ^financ- 
ing contr4ct between the producer 
and the bank, but only, however, 
within the extent of thei dlstrlbu-. 
tion agreement which he. himself 
has . closed . with the producer. In 
addition all world distribution 
Tights . uf the niiH. must' be Irans- 
ferred to the bank as security. 

The bank will currently control 
not only the expenditure connected 
with production, but also returns 
from distribution. 

The bank will have the character 
of a "trustee whose activities might 
also be extended to the flnancirig of 
the .30% initial capital through 
third parties. The disposal of the 
credit win thus be made as follows: 
That the producer will hand the ac- 
ceptance to the bank, that he him- 
self secure from the German disr 
tributor, as ,wel l as his own accepv 
tance for the .rematnlrig amount of 
the credit.. The acceptances and 
other data will be used by . the Film 
Kredit Bank as a discbunt fcredit 
with one of the larger. banks inter- 
osled iri the venture.. The credit 
will ultimately be paid up in a.ccord- 
aiice with the progress, of prodiic-. 
tion,; riot to. tlrt producer himself, 
however, but under, control of the 
bank, to the suppliers-of .materials 
and other parties concerned. The 
cr-edit may be extended If necessary 
.u|, to a maximum of one year. 
Bank's Firist Claim 

The cleaning up of the credit will 
be effected through the obIiga.tlon 
of the producer, to submit all do-r 
mest(c and foreign returns of the 
fl»m to^fhe bank. 

Th^German distributor must sub- 
mit to the bank all' receipts from the 
Utilization of the film up to an 
amount of 70%, if he supplies the 
=su mrortlng'" proff ramr^of " wmcH "^^^^^^ 
fljm In question is a'paf-t, or of 
05%, if he secures the 'sur)portlng 
program from a thir-: party. 

If the .estimate, made for the fi.lm, 
for reasons advanced by the pro- 
ducer; is exteeded by more than 
li;%, Or, for other- rcason.s, by more 
than 20%, without the amount of 
the exce.s.s being cevered by insur- 
ance or being paid in ca.<5h at the 
ho.uk within a certain time limit, 

(Continued on pagei 55) 



Calls for Fiiiierals, Corpses, Wakes 



FRANGd-RUSSIAN DEAL 



Pathe-Natan .Houses Opened to. 
Screening of lyioscow Newsreels 



.Sept. 

Pfiithe-Natan,. has made.. de4l 
with the Soviets whereby the. eri- 
tlre Soviet newsreel will weekly be 
sent around to the Pathe-Natan. 
chain of houses. 

Tlieatres don't have to play , all 
the RUss clipSi b.Ut it's figured 
nevertheless as. a big tiling froni 
the; Soviet standpoints as it's the 
biggest booking deal put over by 
the manywhere In the world out-, 
side of home soil. 



FIND DUFRENNE 





J>a:rl8, Sept. 26. 

Oscar Dufreritne,. one of the ace 
French theatre operators, was found 
dead in his office at the Palace early 
today. It was obvioiisly a case of 
murder, his skull having ^been frac- 
tured by a hammer that was found 
at his side. 

Dufrenne, with Marcel "Varna, 
was a theatre operator^ of impor- 
tance, lie had music hall, feVue, 
and picture houses, among them the 
Casino de Paris, the Empire, and, at 
one time, the Folies Bei-gere. The 
Empire, long 'the ace vaude stand. In 
Paris, was taken over by him; from 
the Pathe-Natan group only a few 
months ago for operating. Palace, 
where he. met his end, was a former 
vaude stand that went to fliriis re- 
cently. 

Besides his theatrical activities 
Dufrenne dabbled somewhat in pol- 
itics and was feiedted . municipal 
councillor for the Tcjith Paris ar- 
rondlisement recently. 



Moscow, Sept. 
First Soviet attenipt to do mu- 
sibal-coinedy-vaudeyille . type of 
sound picture I9 now under way. 
I)lrector is Gregory A.lexandrbv and 
opus, is. entitled 'Jazz Comedy.' 
"itltle aloriie. will: assure the picture 
crowded houses anywhere airid- 
everywhere in Russia, the very 
word, jazz hf^vlng a flavor of for- 
bidden fruit which excites Soviet 
interest. 

AH Interiors and Moscow ex- 
teriors haying been, shot, Alexan- 
droy and the, wholb, ' company are 
off Jn Gagrl, on the Caucausian 
rlviera for ' some seriii- tropical' 
shbtSk "The timing of cei'tairi scenjes 
in the h^art of MbiscoW not so long 
ago created a sensation. It seems 
that the' sceriariq .called for a fu«^ 
nera), .: or maybe several iuherals, 
a la jazz, with corpses who wake 
and other Incidents, "Tens of thou- 
sands watched the antics oh Mosr 
cow's main streets as canieramen 

tur-ned-r-ther-crarik. - 

, The. .jazz cpmedyi a:s near as one 
can gather firoriii general report, will, 
be a hodge-podge of- sbrigs, dances 
and stunts poking fun at pur .effete 
capitalist eivliizatib.n.. As an ironi« 
cal symbol of sbmethirig or other 
there will be a few Inebriated cows 
going to bed with their clothes on. 
These Russians can't do things for 
fun — there's & pin on the seat In 
every 'joke. 



ALLJ(NNVILLE 
SPACE IN USE 



iunrniiN Fnn BAN 



Madrid, Sept. 14» 
Spain and Mexico have signed ah 
accord prohibiting riiotion pictures 
which- are derogatory to either of 
the two countries or Spanish 
America. In' general, according to an 
announcement by the foreigri min- 
istry. 

The agreement textually prohibits 
commerce, circulation,, and exhibl- 
"tiori iri both countries of films 
whtch defariie, niake fun of br of-, 
fend, directly br Indirectly, the 
customs, iristltutloris, habits or 
deeds Of Mexico or Spain. "The 
two countries also agreed to use 
slniilar procedure and penaitlesl In 
connection with films which !they 
consider defamatory to any oth^r 
SpanlshrAmerican cbUntry. 
' The pact will becoriie effective 
06t. 1. 



Mexico City, Sept. 20. 
Treaty ijetween Mexico and Spain 
which vyent into effect Saturday 
(16) provides for joint banning of 
any film wiiich cither country 
deems objectldrialjle . to the other*. 
Mexico or Spain -may quit this pact 
by giving the other a year's notice 
of such contemplated action^ Cov- 
enant, as announced by the minis- 
try, stipulates anjong other things: 
^^hferi^ a .JCoretexwAaOtion^pictu rcr 
producing enterprise or individuai 
which or who has produced a pic- 
ture that was found objcbtlonablo 
by either Mexico or Spain, circii- 
lating or being exhibited in their 
territories all other pictures pro- 
duced by the offender, liach giyern- 
fticnt .shall advise the other prompt- 
ly of pictures it ha.s banned. With 
the consent of both goYernnk>nt«, 
an bbjcctionable picture may . be 
made .suitable It it In po.s.slbK- t>) 
nilimlnate the offpnding part.s.' * 



Paramount's (Tolnville studio. In 
France, has hit a new high In activ- 
ity during the past few weeks, ac- 
cording to. announcement from Pari 
amount. International, In New York. 
All four soUnd stages and all the 
dubbing outfits are -ribw occupied 
and bboked for some tlnie ahead 
by French and American compa- 
nies. 



^Louls Gasnler has started produc- ' 
tion on his first of four direct shots 
he's making for Paramount. Fred 
Bacos. is completing the second of 
twb he's making for Fox, and Eric 
Pommer is preparing to .begin 
shooting his first of three more for 
Fox> Also In work at Joinvllle. are 
dub jobs in French and Spanish 
on 'Cialvaeade' (Pox). 

John Hicks, Jr.,' apd Eugene 
Zukor, Par International heads, are 
due in New York Thursday (28) 
after a second months' European 
surVey, with more details on their 
'bbseryations and accomplishments 
to be announced at- tiiat time. 



Mex. High Money Mark 
, Goes to Xross/ $30JS0 



Mexico 'City, Sept. , 22, 
•The Sign of the Cross' excelled all 
receint ^cinema ' records here, by 
showing for four consecutive -weeksi 
at the Cine Regis, Par's .Mexican 
show wlndoWj grossing around 
$13,000.. Showing from- four 
clcht days each in nine local scc- 
bnd-ruri hou.Seis, production had 
total additional; gross of about $11,^. 
250, and yielded $6,500 in exhi [ its 
of from three, days to a week in fiVe 
nearby provincial towns. Mexican 
Par bfllces have six copies of the 
picture working. 



CANAD A EXHIBS ELECT, 



Ottawa, Stjpt. 25. , 
Gordon Filiman of ' the, Patricia 
theatre, London, Ontario, was re> 
clcctod president at the ahntial 
^meeting "of the Allied Ekliibitors 
of Ontarioi 

Harry Alexander and M. Gebe.rti^f. 
i^ecamc' vice-i>re.sidcrits while t)i^ 
.socretary-trca.suror l.s 'Williaim S. 
iliraiiy, propriotof of the Madison 
llif.'itrr, Toronto. O. |?. Hansbn 
w.'i.s rc.'ippoiritPd general manager 
fur the third year. 



VARIETY 



Tuesday, Sej^tember 26, 1933 









FOX continues to ring the bcfl with a mn of hits that ate the talk 

light of exfaibitocs. M every key spot . . . new 
highs . . . week after week (see fedi^ page). Such consistent success 
comes only from uneffing show instinct . . . /,/«5 organizati<Mi. Fox 
manpower has both ... to your ei^rkisdi^ pro&l 




TueBday, September 26, 193^ 



VARIETY 



4 



19 




20 VAXJETT 



FILM RE Views 



Tuesclay,-Septeiiiber 26, 1933 



SOS ICEBERG 

(Continued from page 15) 

background. He is out of the pic- 
ture while his comrades go in search 
of him. After he is found he iuere''" 
lies Ih the ice cdve while the story 
more or lesg revolves around hitn-. 
The finest bit of a ting Is contrib- 
uted by Gibson Gowland, as the 
backer. It la acting, but nicely 
blerided into the more rriat^irialistic 
work of SepE RjSttPr._Holsb<3ec_,and 

"WtUter ' Riml;' of whom mighf" 
have- beiert picked up on the ice pack 
and pressed into service. Th^y do- 
not suggest they are acting. They 

■ seem a& much a part of the locale 
as the ice. itself. ,, 

Lent Rieieristiahl, the . one woinan 
iii the picture, bears the same rela- 
tion to the . story, as- the 'heroine in 
a . standard 'VVestern; She : supplied 
the alleged love interest wJiile 
otherwise serving only to > in^pede 
the i^tory. ..'gtfajor . .Udet is also a 
practical nonentity, brought in for 
his name and' because he probably 
flew both planes. There is also 
dog, giveri program mention. 

Sound ia vet-y fair, beltig recorded , 
on Western Eledtrlp and. Tbbis 
units. : The photography is alwayis. 
good and sometimes inspired. In 
view of the difflcuities under which 
the cameramen worked,, it is an ex*- 
ceptional . job. .. Cutting 4s; gjenexally; 
well done save^ for the overuse ,of 
•the flying episodes and a.: .second 
use of a. single: clip of the dp& howl- 
ing; 

Sonieone blundered at the premier 
Jii' permitting the use. of a 'Univevsar 
newsreel with k 'clip of .the Iilrid- 
.bergh party, in Gr^ettK^nd. This in-: 
eluded a scene of the native giria 
dancing, nrioderh steps, on the deck 
of a steamer which detracted froni 
thie native scenes .a,t the end. of the 
picture, . This; was corrected with, 
the replacement b-" the. iiext hews 
release; 

According to the inside, this pic- 
ture' WAS conceived -and started by 
Germans and turned over to tJni- 
versal when the originators were 
unable -to - cai'ry It through, In-r 
teriprs were made in Berlin and 
only the . flnishcd negative went to 
Hollywood. Chic. 



of the apartment adornments, which 
are utilized for aon^e dubbed re- 
prise of a song chorus, their mouths 
niovlng' in ventriloquial fashion. A^ 
fan magazine also exposes four Fox 
stars, Will Rogers,; Clara Bow, 
V/arner. Baxter and Janet Gaypbr, 
who similarly are; hieard in their 
own styles of vocalizing a chorus. 

In toto, Migs Harvey's- initial fan 
introduction, while not ■ auspicious, 
is highly... favorable. She can be- 
come as big; for the American miar- 
l'.e.t'_jis.diiring:.Jier-_'trfa days,_biit-she_ 
seems worthy of niore. sturdier stuff 
than a, light musical Comedy, al- 
though she' is: equally adept op . the 
song end. .Abel. 

WILD BOYS OF ROAt) 

. FI t Natlbnal production and release.' 
Directed by 'William A. Wellipan. Screen 
play by ^Jarl Baldwin; ■ Story by Daniel 
Ahorh. Arthur Todd, camera; Tbos'. Prott) 
sd'itor; Esdriis Hartley, art. At the Ho- 
lywood, N.-.Y.,-. commehcInK Sept. ;21.' Itiin-. 
nlnpr time. <J0 minutes. 
'Bddle Smith; : . . 



MY WEAKNESS 

(With Songs) 

Pox production and release of fi, B. O. 
DeSylva musical production so^stArrlng 
lilllah Harvey and Lew Ay res. Directed 
b/ David Butler, • Sf Dry aiid dlalo£^ .W. DO' 
Sylyu, iaddUlonal dialog by Ben Ryan and 
Bert Hnnlon. . Songs by Buddy DeSylva,^ 
I.ao Robin and Rlcha;rd "Whiting.. At Ra- 
dio City Music Hall weekTScpt. 21. Jtyin- 
ninR'tlme, 71 minis. 

Looloo Blake.... .Lilian Harvey 

Ronnie Gregory .tew >Ayr6s 

Gerald Gregory.. ......Charles Bulterwortb 



Cupid 

Maxie 

Jane Holman. . 
Ellery Greieory 

Baptlste 

Diana ... 
Eve 
IjoIs 

Jacqueline 



t • • • • f.* • I 



.Harry Langdon 
.......Sid Silvers 

. . .Irene Beiitley 
Henry Travcrs 
.-.Adrian Rosley 
. , . Matsr. . Howard 
. . . . .Irene Ware 

.'Barbara . Weeks 
. .Susan . Fleming 



Sally . 
r.bnjmy 
3race , 
Liola.^'' . . 
Pr. 

Mr; 

-Mrs.. ■...■....,'■..... 

Mr. . Cadmust . . . ....... . 

Tudge White.:. ; . . . . .» . . 

Red 
Buggla 

Harriet .:■ 

A.urtt Carrie. - 
.'oap.tnln of Detectives. 
Director 



.FVankle Darro 

.....Dorothy CoDhnii 

.Ed will Philips 

y.i.Rochelle Hudson: 

'.Ann. Ho'yey 

■4. .v. . . .Arthur Hohl 

, : . . . .Grant . Mitchell 

Clair = McDowell 
. . .Sterling Holloway 
...Charles Grapcwln 
..... Robert' ' Barrat 

........ Ward Bond 

.... Adrian Morris 

..Shirley' Dunstead 
. .Minna Gombel 
. . ..Wlllard . Robertson 

William a; 'Wellm^n 



Lilian Harvey's AmieHcail screen 
debut in a Hollyw^od^'made produc- 
tion—a musital^is highly fa'\ror- 
able. On personality she impresses 
herself to the degree it should istand 
her In good stead when outfltted 
with a niore substantial story. 
Buddy DeSylva has turned" out a 



When a reporter lias set down on 
the record that thje First ^attqiial 
people; have screened a powerful 
and graphic soj:lal document of the 
times, that covers the artistic phase 
of the . release. Its. commeircial as- 
pect id' $6mettilrig else ifigain. 

Subject— that, of the youth of the 
country turning tramp in seatch of 
employment' and tmdergoing sorry 
hardships— is one of the most pain- 
ful sides of the whole depression. 

Granting that boys on the road 
is a vital public 'question' iand thait 
this, picture gives it absorbing treat- 
ment, the outstanding fact Is that 
it inakes a depressing -evening in 
the theatre, one that the general 
fan public would jgladly avoid. Pact 
is that while the picture has been 
very Well done, indeed, it should 
never haVe been , done at all for 
gehei-al commercial ' release. Subr 
jects of this, class as a business 
proposition a,re a good deal like a 
man Who rah a restaurant and in- 
sisted upon . puttiiig on Jjilig bill of 
fare only those items that he felt 
sure were good for his customei-s^ 
spinach for instance— -and Ignored 
the desires of hia cUstoinersi for 
viands that might not be so good 
for them In general, but Which they, 
liked and wanted to buy. You might 
applaud his good Intentions, but 
you'd have a poor opinion of his 
business capacity. 

Indeed, the very, merits of 'Wild 
Boys of the Road' are its difflcuities. 
The acting is so. gripping and the 
incidents so graphic, that they con- 
spire to make the hour's running 
of the; subject one of considerable 
discomfort to the spectator. The 
picture presents a distressing con- 
dition only too absorbingly. The 
spiritual travails of these young- 
sters, detached fron» their ' families 



Too Much Harmony 

' Paramount production and release. Blng 
Crosby, featured. Directed by Eddie Suther- 
land. Original story by Joseph L. MarikIc-. 
wlcz. Dialog .by Harry Ruskln. Music and 
lyrics by Arthur Johnston and Sam Co'slow. 
At the Paramount, commencing Sept. 22. 
Running time. 70 mlQS. 
Eddie Brunson>'..><...<.. ...i. .Bing 'Crosby 
Benny Day . Jiack Oakle 
Johnny Dixon... ;...Skeets Gallagher 

Ruth Bro^n....^ .......Judith Allen 

Max Merlin ....,....<'......'.... Harry Green 

IiucUle Wataon. . . ; . .Lllyan Tashman 

Lem Spawn . . . . , .Ned Sparks 

Patsy .Dugan,....,.,......^.^...i.,.JKltty .Kelly 

Verne Lament. . . i. . . .'. , ; • ;Grace Bradley 

Mi's. Day..... rs. Evelyn Oakle 

Mrs. Galloctl....... Ann Demetrlo 

GaUottI ... ^ ......,'.'.. k ... '. .Henry Arinetta 



good It light musical, comedy for 
the' screen, deflclent in story sturdl- 
ness as' is the usual shortcoming of 
the average musical comedy libretto; 

Lightness of the theme is offset 
by a ' naive manner of presentation 
and self -kidding -through :the me- 
dium of a hokum Dain Oupid played 
by Harry .Laingdou- IJe'a an iamor- 
ous talking reporter •who i-ecognize;; 
the obviousness of Lew Aryes' ro- 
mantic possibilities but almost 
gives up Charles Butterworth as a 
possibility. . When BUtferworth 
finally falls, it makes for muph of 
the comedy in the picture. '■ 

Miss Harvey is .a hotel, slavey •who 
overhears a musical comedy plot to 
trick Butterworth into; a romantic 
situation. This calls for metamor- 
phosing somebody into a grand lady 
wblch" Ayres' jgirt friends uiidertake 
and achieve in -a couple of .weeks of 
Intensive tutoring in talk; walk, 
class, dash and all that gOes with 
It. The ih^vestment is terrific but 
such a success: that the /Cinderella 
WindS'.up in musical, coniedy fashion 
in a clinch with Ayres, , .v 

Miss Harvey and Ayres are: cor 
starred,, with Butter'iydrth,. Harry 
Langdon, Sid Silvers and Irene 
Behtley sub-featured and distin- 
guishing themselves. Silvers was In 
IDeSyl'va (and Laurence Schwab's) 
musical coiiiedy hit, ^Take a 
Ciiance,' bn. Broadway last season, 
.and in exchange for bolstering thie 
• book. With some, supplementary diar 
lOR and other niaterlal; PeSylya 
promised' him. a break in, pictures. 
Ho takes every advantage, of his, 
.opportunities. 

•The fashioU show :idca permits 
for some sartorial flash and is the 
setting for the bl-T laft sequences. 
=^-hree==songSr=»=-'Gather==iLilp=^Rouge 
While Tou May.' 'You Can Be Had' 
and How DI iJook?' the latter dis- 
tinguished by . Its manner of deliv- 
ery by Dixie Frjanceis, a saucer-eyed, 
personality hot 8ong:streBs. 

Reunion of David Butler, the dlr 
rector, and DeSylva seems a liappy 
one. Butler and the former teain 
of .DeSylva, BroWn and Henderson 
did quite well on the Fox lot irl the 
first screen musical vo^ue |n 1929 
with 'Sunny Side Up.' 
••-Production' Ideas are novel ' and 
re.ih. There are toy animals, r*art 



This the oiie In which the brother 
of the sheriff's sweetie gets in with 
the gaiig and he has to rUn him 
down, torn between love and du ty. 



country, battered, rebuffed and 
hardened by adversity; is something 
to leave an impression of gloom not 
easily erased. 

Every Incident, every character 
ceaselessly brings to mind the most 
gruesome underside of the hard 
times. It may be a public service 
to herald these facts to unwilling 
ears* but the theatre cannot Well 
hope to prosper niaterlally in such 
a venture. 

One of the lobby Catchllnes says 
Iiveftect Ts the youth of the land 
hitchrhiking to Hell? You can Ig- 
nore the facts, turn a cold ghpuld^i' 
to. the problem.' -Biut there It isli 
That tellg aiost of the story; As a 
sales proposition tlae public Is pret- 
ty likely, ^o turn a cold shoulder to 
the probleiii and td the picture. The 
times,. In short, have anxieties 
enough without going to the the- 
atre to learn about jnore. 

Picture lias practically rto story 
progression ; It's a bare narrative of 
a couple Of small town boys who 
leave home to avoid being an added 
ci|xe to harrassed families. On 
freight cars they meet up with a 
young girl bea;ting her way to an 
aunt in Chicaero. There are battles 
hl^tV^ 1^!. ^ro^ing. gangs of boy 
fi»K?! • .fu '^, railroad detectives, 
fights -with local police, rebuffs of 
the panhandling kids by brutal citi- 
zens. The girl's Chicago aunt turns 
« *2 a^Isorderly resort keeper: 
one of the boyg has a leg. cut off by 
a railroad train. In a particularly 
Kf^^*-^^ episode. Kids gravitate 
to New jYork and innocently become 
nvolved in a theatre hold-bp W&ch 
threatens Jail for them until a kind- 
ly >^4«scue|_them 

TwPf^T^ a weak compromise; 
Qomedy values throughout are but 

flZ°""? t''?:'*'^'® ^^rro turns in a 
.flist rate job as the spunky young 

i^oni^'nui^ ^l^i principal assignt. 
ment, although he has been seen In 
numerous bitS; Dorothy Coonan^ 
described as a former chorus girl In 
screen musicals, shows much prom- 
ise along lines suggesting Ivathar- 
me Hepburn and there are a num- 
ber of standard names in a long 
cast. Rush. 



Pretty weak on the story end, but 
there's enough Incidental, matter to 
Carry this one through. It's .a mus^ 
iCal with accent on the music and 
the song and cast should -bring ..It 
pleasant returns all over* 

Between Blng Crbsby and Jack 
Oakle the literary deficiencies are 
modified. Crosby for the singing 
and Oakle for the comedy; a strong 
combo. ' 

Uhfortuha,tely, the femme -lead 
selection "was not so happyr Judith 
Allen, was picked for looks only and 
that's all shie delivers. Part calls 
for a singer,, but that Miss Allen 
can't is made too obvious by a 
badly 'bungled diibbirtg Job. 

Backstage story Without even the 
suggestion of ,a new ideay It 'car- , 
ries Miss Allen from a small time, 
four-a-day combination to Broad-- 
way success. Crosby ^ holds to the' 
star classification throughout the 
picture. . He sees the girl on the 
family time and brings her to New 
Xprk. standard complications clut- 
ter up the works until the happy 
ending. 

Aiding. Oakle with th0 laughs are 
Skieets Gallagher, Harry Green, Ned 
iSparks ^.hd Kitty Kelly. With that 
Murderer's ROw of comics batting 
in order, it was a cinch the comedy 
would stand out. It not only stands 
out but makes the picture^ regard- 
less of the story. . Lllyan Tashmah 
is the other Important femme, 
showing What the Well dressed 
.menace will wear and- contributing 
a first, rate ipierformance. Oakie's 
real mother has a bit.. 

Ail the appurtenances of the new 
type of film musical, Includlnjg trick 
production stuff and .a flock of . good 
Ipoking chorus girls, are included. 
:It all helps. 

At least one of the several, songs 
should make the . best seller grade 
In the competent hands of Crosby. 
His singing ability he always had, 
but Crosby how has also found him- 
.self in the trouping department: It 
miakes hlta a cinch. Bige. 

RANGER'S eODE 

■. Trem Carr production and Monogram re- 
lease. Stars Bob Steele. Directed by Rk 
N. Bradbury. Jock Neville, etory; Ha^rry 
O. Jones. adaputl6n; Archie Stout, camiera; 
SrV} ^•nlnscr, recording. Cast Includes 
DoWs Hill, Ernie Adams, Geq. 'Nash, Ed 
Brady, Geo. Hayes, Hal Price, Dick Dlck- 
inoon. At Doew's New Tork theatre one 
day, Sept. 10, on a double bill. Running 
time 83 mine. 



weakling is a good contrast. Eliza- 
beth Allan packs class and human- 
ity In a handsome person, which 
meani; the's an attractive woman 
and a good trouper, "May Bobson 
and Mary Boland ap might be ex- 
pected, make small parts stand out, 
and Lionel Atwill's detective is a 
plausible scoundrel, in a story with 
'4li the characters, crooks the villain, 
is naturally the one. Who is proved 
to be several degrees; skunkler than 
the rest. Hence, Atwilt is made to 
have uncouth nianners.;.ln- .contrast, 
to the genteel behaviour, of the lady 
crQbks\ and gentlemen crooks. . . 

Technically' excellent in all., dey 
partments 'The Solitaire "Man* is kid 
glove crookdoin speckled with a bit 
of romance ;ahd wp'ven together by. 
.exReriehced weia^vers. ' LUnd. 

Shanghai Madness 

Fox production and relcfiso. Featlririg 
Spencer Tracy and Fay Wray. With Ralph 
Morgan,. Eugtrie Pallelte, Herbert Muridln. 
Directed by John Blystohc: Story by Fred- 
erick Hazlitt Brennan. Adapitatloh by Aus- 
tin Parker And Gordon Wong Wellesley, 
Screeiri. play by Austin- Parker. , Photog- 
rapher, Leo Garmes. At Boxy; New York, 
week Sept. 22. Running tiJno. 0? mins. 



Pat J.ickson.: 

Wlldeth Christie.. i, 
LI Po Chang. .. .... 

Lobo Lornegiah . ^ ; . . 
First Officer Larseil-, 
William ChrlstleV. . . 
Van -Emery. 
RIgaud. . . . .'. 

Mrs. Gllssen 



. Spencer. Tracy 
,......•.'.; Fay Wray 

. . .Ralph Morgan 
.Eugene .Pallctte 
.Herbert MUndIn 
.Reginald Mason 
, . . ; .Arthur Hbyt 
....Albeit ContI 

, . .Mau^e E'burnR 



Okay generally but ih big 'spots. 

will ' need '-stage ,8upport. r- 

tainly not for piartlcuiar custpm- 

ers,. Ne subtleties W the jildt— and 

the yarn is kind of punchdiiunk, It's 

a backwash of fanilliar plots seen,, 
read and heardr nuany times 'before. 

Nobody's going to agree or «|well: 
too. entertainlnigly on that front 
part of the picture". That bverlohg 
Introduction of how come the hero 
has to .shed his officer's uhifprm of 
the U. S, Navy to' wear clvies isn't 
loglcah A naval looey fires back on 
comniunistS In China When his jihip 
was fired upon. 'Wasn't , in the or- 
ders, so he gets the gate :by coUrt- 
martlat- 

They're going to like that kind . of 
girl. Fay Wray plays. A fresh, ■will- 
ing, and. nicely careless society miSs 
who Wants something ' and goes 
after it— ^not In a dirty way So, 
that part of the film's got to go 
over. Fact that the captain of the 
river steamer ■ on which the hero 
finally .enlists as a gunner, is un- 
conventionally chummy with his 
crew is for amusenient. sake only, 
and does amuse. 

The Chinese In the film utter, gut- 
tei'als when necessary, but they 
.st>eak English most of the time in 
the picture, so regardless of their 
acting, their speaking- Is intellig- 
ible. 

: There can be no doubt tiiat the 
direction helped the yarii. Ralph 
Morgan has just 'a bit. land other 
perforniers even less than that. 
Photography nothing to boast about 
but okay. Sound pretty harsh In 
spots. Shan. 



more carefully done, from the pic- 
torial angle, than usual. Some nice- 
ly composed exteriors. Helps, but 
cannot put it above the average. 

Direction good, and sound accept- 
able^ Dialogs is flat, but there's 
plenty of action. Trouble is it's the 
sanie old action. 

Steele makes an, acceptable lead, 
but Ernie Adams gets right out In 
front for the acting honors, such as 
they are. A little heavy handed for 
.tnpre. polite comppny, but outstand- 
ing here. Doris Hill is Just the girl. 
No chances. Others are -average. 

:. Chic. 

SOLITAIRE MAN 

M-G-M production and release. 1- 
recsted by Jack Convey. Story by Sella 
and^Samuel Spewack. At Capitol, New 
M minutes *^ ^""".'"S 

wi^'®'^'^"* • i • erbert Marshall 

^ , . .-vau . . ..... . . t.i ..... . . . V.Majr Rbbson 

Helen. . . , . . . , . - .Elizabeth Allan 

Basoom. .... .... ... i,., .... .Ralph FoVbes 

Mrs; Hopkins ........ i ....... Mary Boland 

Walla.ce. ... ..Lionel Atwili 

Mrs. Peabody.,.,....,.,. .Lucille Gleason 

Mr. Peabody.-..,...,.. ...Robert McWadts 

Mr. Hopkins. . ... . . ..... , , . .Harry Holman 

This picture Is a lot better than 
the grosses It will probably get. In 
other wordis, a sturdy entertainment 
lacking outstanding box oflflce angles 
or names but capable of making au- 
diences feel satisfied. Which isn't 
to be pooh-poohed. If the tally at 
the Capitol is unexceptional, the rec.^ 
ord could mention the stage head- 
liner of the week, Almee Semple 
MacPherson, as a keepisr- outer. 

As the title hints this is a retell- 
. ing==of-=therJe Wel==thiet=theme' - but 
brought up to date. Easy oh sets 
with thie majority of the footage 
within the cabin of an aeroplane 
crossing the English Channel, I^; 
didn't cost Metro a lot of Jack out- 
side the. salary roster, yet the qual- 
ity throughout Is deluxe and the di- 
rection Is shrewd all the way. Jack 
Conway did that and gave all the 
characters plenty of interesting 
close-fups. 

Herbert Marshall la e.spcclally able 
as the master mind while, reversely, 
Ralph Forbes' impersonation of a 



EASY MILLIONS 

Fretll^r production and' release. Wi(JtK 
^Skeetg — Gallagher; — ^Bbrothy^-^BttrgessT' 
Myma Kennedy, Johnny Arthur, 'Noah 
Beery, Bert Roach. Directed by Fred. 
Newmayefi Story , by Edgar Franklin. 
Continuity and dialog. Jack Jevne; asst. 
dir., Harry Knight; camera, Julies Cron- 
Jager; tfouhd, Terry Kelum; editor, Byrob 
Roblnsoq. ' Cast also Includes Gay Sea- 
brook, Pauline Garon, Ethell Wales, Ar- 
thur Hoyt, Walter I>ong, Henry RoqUe- 
more. Theodore Adtims. At Loew'a New 
York, one day, on double bill.- Running 
time 67 minutes. 



. Based on an old foundation from 
which dozens of smart comedies 
have been, re-vived, poor development 
and flat dialog almost offset the (ef- 
forts of competent, cast. Indies have 
discovered the . valuei of using exf 
periencedTJlayers to save "production 
time on retiakes, but they still have 
to wake to a realization it wiir pay 
even better to put a ; little more 
money into script deyelopment. 

Here the : playing is good and the 
direction generally intelligent, but 
the average Is cut down by slow ac- 
tion jat the start, flat dialog all 
thrpugh and : badly handled sound. 
The . result Is a picture which will 
lack appeal in the better theatres. 
. Hero tells, a pest he has inherited 
a. million merely .to fend ott a busi- 
ness proposition. Pest spreads the 
glad word which becomes triple that 
sum, : Hei Can not renege since a 
physician tells him the disappoint- 
ment will kill his-aunti- -He-becomes 
engaged to three girls and rid of two 
Of them when he Is found In a flat 
with another little tigress. All inno- 
cent enough, but she's a fighter. Last 
quarter Is fast and amusing in a 
stereotyped manner, but it takes a 
long time to get into action. 

Sound is badly monitored, partic- 
ularly when Noah Beery, who's a 
^ouble=bass,=getff-IntO"^^m"WItH"tK6 
soft spoken Skeets Gallagher. Same 
thing occurs -with other players. 

Gallagher carries most of the load 
ably supported by johnny Arthur; 
Myma Kennedy good in a bit. Nom- 
inal lead, but she is mostly thrust 
into the background by the story, 
which gives better chahces to Doro- 
thy Burgess and Pauline Garori. Gay 
fSeabrooke niufts her opportunity 
through overplaying. 

Even with the opportunities this 
play has Its moments and should 
satisfy in the lower brackets. Chic. 



PETERSON & BENPEL 

(SWEPISH MADE) 

, — -Stackhplm,.Sept.. 12. 

Among Swedish pictures turned 
Out so far 'Peterson & Bendel,' based 
on a ."best seller' by Waidemfti; 
Hanimenhog, is hailed, as the. heat. 

The story las to do with a Swedoi 
and a Jew, .both- destitute, wh<X meet 
one rainy night under .ia, taer^aulin 
on the Stbckholni .quay, an^ go on 
toBether to succesai The Swede is 
of the dull and easygplhg. "type, tall 
and handsome; the Jew is small, in- 
telligent and full of initiative. 

The picture was produced at 
Svensk Plimindustri's . studips : at- 
Rasunda, near Stockholm, for A/B 
Wive .Film, Stockholm. . Treatment 
is by Guhnar Skpgluhd. Direction 
by; Per-Axel Branher, foremost fig-, 
ure among,' natlye meggers. Pho- 
tography by. Ake Dahlqiiist of . . 
Svehsk. .iFilmindustrl. .. Dialog ia' 
cleverly worked out.' Distributibn is 
by an American .company, •Warneic 
Bros., in, Stockholm, 

The cast, is well chosen. F^er* . 
son's role' Is played by' Adolf yjiihiiv- 
of the Qscar theatre in Stockhoim't 
where he scored ih ^The Desert 
Song' last Season.. Bendel is played. " 
by Semmy Friedman, .clever young: 
Jewish actor Of the x)ramaflc thea- 
tre in Stockholm. The principal 
women .are Mia, a cafe girl; played . 
by Bridget Serigelliis of the Blaiiische: 
theatre; the. typical Stockholm girl' 
by Isa Que.nsei, screen, cpmedienhe' 
and operetta star; ]Elsa Carlson, 
stage and picture actress as well aa 
radio name, is. eiccellent in a. htiholr, 
rple; ■ : :.' 

The story differs spineWhat . from 
the book. In which Bendel . becomes 
a : great financier, Peterson's char- 
acter is also changed. In the book 
Peterson's .first loye, the cafe ■ girl, 
dtpwnis herself,', while In the picture 
Peterson is . dealt With in a happier . 
.Vein..' ■ ' ' . 

Press comments are extremiely 
favorable and' the picture- is in its 
fifth week at Filmindustri'-s. largest 
theatre— 7the. Palladium-r-?iere. 
" A. great picture not. . only, for 
Sweden and. Scandinavia, but also a^ . 
good prospect in Amei'lca. 



DEVIL'S MATE ; 

Ben Verschlelser production' - for Mj^ho- 
gram 'release.. Feat lities Feggy Shannon.' and 
Preston ' Foster. Directed by - I'hU .'Hos'dh. 
Story by teoiiard Fields and David .Silver- 
stein; camera, Gill Warrenton. . At May«. 
fair, N. Y.i week Sept. 2}. Running time, 
05 mlnues.- ■ ■■ .i 

Nancy Wisaver . . ...Feggy Shannon 

Inspector O'Brien * . . '.Freston Foster- 
Natural ; ., . J-.t 1, . . . . . , , .Ray ,Walkcp 

Parkhurst. . : ^ . . ; .V. . . . . .Hobart Cavanaiigh 

.G wen , . .'. . . '.'Barbara Barondess 
Nick. . ... ...... yi . . . .y, . .- . . .Paul- .Pci-cnst 

Joe k . . .... Harold Wpildrldge 

Clinton; . .-. ... . ... .v. . . . . . .Jason Robardri 

District Attorney. ...... .Bryant Wflshhum 

McGee ..... . , , . . .-. .- , .' . Harry Holmii-n 

Collins. .'. .> ...i . ..George Hayea 
Warden^ .................... .-..'James Durkln - 

Butler. . .. i . .Gordort DeMaihe . 

Maloney. . ; Paul Fix 



One of those unfortunate casesf 
where a film. Just misses classiflca? 
tloh above and below the line, li'u 
a mystery yarn, with ' some ' good, - 
some new, some bad. and " some 



stupid^ angles. No names In theT 
cast, aiid that won't- help, but 
there's just .enough originality 
ehbwil so that -proper- exploitation 
can get it fair business. 

Film istarts in the shadow of the 
electric chair, with the first murder 
committed on the 'person of a lad 
being led to his death tquat. That's 
novel, to say the least. ' There*? one 
niore murder, and one' more atteinpt 
at .murder before, the film's, finished. 
Customers knpw,-.of course,, all the 
time, who the •villain Is, despite, the 
detectives and reporters' fumbling, 
but It's well.'enough paced. 

Peggy. Shannon is very good in a 
newspaper .'gal^part^^ ' Preston 
Foster,, although :he' misses - com- 
pletely in • the asisistarit d. a assign- 
ment,, impresses nicely from a fu- 
ture standpoint. Bryant Washbuifh 
has. a Walko^i. In "character hits 
Harry Holman, Jaison' Robard -and 
Paul . PdrCasI . do well. Kauf. ' 



A The iiiii>Qrtant Wittiesft 

' Tower production and release. 'Featuring - 
Noel Francis and Donald ' Dlllaway, , Di- 
rected by Sam Newfeld. Qordon Morris, 
story; Douglas Z. Doty, adapta.tiort ' and 
continuity; lieslle SImms, asst: dir.; Harry 
Forbes, camera; Ralph De Lacey, art. 

Cast Includes Dorothy Burgess, Noel 
Madison, Sarah Paddjepi 'Franklin Pang-i 
born, Robt. Bills, Ben Hetidricks, Jr.: 
Hairy Myers, Bthel Wales. At Loew'a. 
New York, one day. Running time, 03 
nilhs'. 



Gangster picture, but with the 
violence tempered with comedy and 
given an excellent production for 
indie product. Story has been 
smoothly developed, though it sags 
sUghtly„In_th e,mlddle. „GpO(V,T)lto- 



tpgraphy arid ' sound ' satisfactory 
save in a couple of scenes. Go-ins 
additional interest in that much of 
the action takes ' place on onfe of 
the all-night busses of a kind not 
familiar in most parts of the coun- 
try. . . 

Plot has its soft spots. Which 
need explAnatioji, and there is some 
questionable bathroom comedy, but 
In general well knit and smoothly 
told. 

"Public stenographer taking prlr 
vate diot.ttlon sees a, gang.stpr .shot 
(Continued on page 56) 



Tuesdajt September 26, 193^ 



P I C ¥ UR E S 



■21 




By Epes W\ Sargent 



Ei9s MarathbiL 

Taking a hint froth the kiss mara« 
thon at the Chi Fair ofie of the 
^kidders announced a similar event 
«^or his lobby, knowing from past 
^perience tliat it . would probably 
bring a blast froih a Hmlted mimber 
of . the exlra-gpod who .had junipfed 
on a nymber of his 'Stunts. 

Letting the. editor into the secret 
got him an editorial in which the 
rwriter speculated on the probable 
record to . be . hung- up. and ■virinding 
up with 'we are informed the two 
unknowns entered for the contest 
can keep it ui> .aU day.' 

That brought the paper a dozen 
tart letters whicli the editor printed, 
and also result€>d" Iri a i)rotest to the 
police, who promised the kickers to 
make a pinch it the performance 
seemed, to Verge 6n .the. indecent,. as^ 
charged. TJiat was printed, too. 

Fpr a week in advance a cur- 
tkliidd booth was set. up in thC: lobby 
with a card ahnouncihg that as the 
site of thie contest, and it attracted 
no end of attention.. 

dri the announced evening, , at 
seven o'clock the curtains were 
drawn and there were revealed two 
txutout heads, profiles, with lips 
about two inches apart. . The U&s 
w6re represented by small red 
batlloons which were alternately in 
flated and deflated by a small 
ihotor-opisrated belloWs. As the 
balloons bulged out it was a laugh 
able slmula,tion of a kiss, and it 
drew more comment than any Ipbpy 
display in months. 



banner either on the square Uself 
or oh a building facing the reserva- 
tion. If on the square; It is wise to. 
obtain permission. In , either case 
the notice recites the intention of: 
the Berkieley: Square . committee to 
apply for a change, with a warriing- 
tp all in opposition to get their:,uro- 
tests in. 

Should be startied . far enough in 
advjahce to break the story when 
the first advertising for the picture 
booking is • done. Generally twp 
weeks will be long, enough. 



Cotapetltion 

Manager who waiits a,. rnodel air 
plane to work on A AVins ^P^^i^''! 
has offered a prize of $5 for the best 
plane submitted to a certain date. 
Prize is really the rental of the 
plane for $10 for 10 days, but It 
sounds better .expressed as a prize. 

Manual training classes of two 
ischools are out to take thie honor, 
with several groups of boys working 
privately. Takes more than one boy, 
as the plane has to be 10 feet from 
propellbr to rudder. No special type 
required, and the only stipulation 
other than lieiigth is that the pro- 
pj»Uer must be capable of being mo 
torized. Theatre has a small motor 
which can be set in, drawing cur- 
rent from the house wires through a 
doorbell rheostat.. 

Figured that this will be cheaper 
than making a plane and at the 
same time glVe th6 Interest which 
centers about any contest. Judging 
will be .made at the theatre on a 
Saturday morning before the show 
starts, with the. hope that some of 
the crowd will buy tickets when the 
doors are opened following the 
judging. 

Neat Idea 

' Travel magazine- gets out a circu 
lar which is adaptable to any story 
with traveling; In the form of a 
passport with a window cut . in the 
stiff paper front cover- to t )erini t a: 
""number to- slivw through. Idea* "Ht 
nSot" carried Pn Insiderinrt-ltTis not 
necessary. Attention has been air- 
rested. To cut down cost ;lt permits 
a steamship travel bureau to add a 
card with check spaces for coun- 
tries the respondent is interested In. 

Novelty ideas always catch on 
better than a straight circular, and 
If there's something worth while to 
sell It usually pays to go to a. little 
extra expense to catch the eye. 
Doesn't pay to go to much expense 
for a brief booking, but the big idea 
Is that novelty of thought rather 
than cost of product Is what's to be 
aimed at. 



Three Way 

Developing the old ..nahi^b' in the 
classifled ads idea, one theatre has 
a hew three-rway gag which seeins 
tp work nicely, it's a cooperation 
between the theatre, sotne merchant 
aiid the liewspaper. Merchant is a 
yjariable element, all stores, desh'ing: 
being given a chance, but hot in 
regular order. 

Niewspiaper prints a box on the 
front page stating thiat. in some ad-' 
vertisemient in the current issue will 
be found the announcement of the 
store which .will give free tickets to' 
persons . designated. The box also 
carries; copiy for ..the picture, . 

Somewhere in some' store' ad Is 
the announcement that the following 
dily it will dlstrlblite BO tickets. 
Names of recipients are not given, 
but on appllcatidn to the !stpre In- 
quirers may learh whetlier or riot 
there is a ticket waiting.. Tickets 
are in sealed envelopes, each a,d- 
dressed to some person. . Nanies are 
taken f rpm the store's iriaillhg list, 
the theatre's; list, the. telephone book 
or the rie'wspapei:'s . records, giving 
plepfy of variety. -^7 As, a. rule, not 
more than 10 or 15 tickets aire called 
for/- 

(rives the store oissurance the ads 
win be read,, whlcii. aligo helps, the 
newspaper. .Store also gets visitors. 
Burled announcement requires care - 
f ul reading; Ih ah evening paper for 
the following day's distribution 
Any store, wishing to come in .oiit of 
turn can do bo by paylng box offlce 
rates for the tickets,, repeating as 
often as desired. 



Prismatic 

A sign backing which is a little 
trouble to make, but which yields 
results warranting its retention long 
enough to get the material and labor 
cost back is a sunburst of colored 
tinsels set back of i wheel carrylhg 
various colored lights, iiulbs ^ire 
mpurited in the circumference of 
the wheel, picking' up current 
through 4, brush, contact, and each 
is separated- from its neighbors by 
a septuin, WI\ich prevents the lights 
mixing.' 

. As the vweel turns slowly, the 
visible tinsel changes color in 
rhanrier to surprise the average per 
son and to iattract the ey^ e'ven after 
• the wonder is over. Front of th e 



sign is covered with chicken netting, 
painted black, and letters forming 
the announcement are cut out and 
attached to this support 



New Again 

Two bid -timers promise to crop 
up for the expioltatiph of, 'Berkeley 
jarj&.!_._jQne. \vas.u,sed.fojr tl)^ 



York openingr with'^he Fox pub 
llcity putting up street markers 
• reading in with the play title around 
Times Square. The other Is the pe 
tition to rename the local square. 

l^est way of handling the gag is 
to send gir.l.s put for signJitilres to 
petition to change the n.ime of the 
villago Common,, with a tipoff to th 
local paper. Second step Is to an, 
nounoo ihtontioh Iri a newspaper nA 
not on llio; tIioati"r> pa.a^o, with th 
hlowofE Uw posting of a sign or 



.Fudng Five 

Making a blanket campaign an 
offer was made of ticket prizes to 
those 'who most' correctly placed 
.five.. 'unusual- pictures booked con- 
secutively. Copy read, 'Examlne-.all 
the information : available af the 
theatre ort ^ thfese pictures, .weigh 
thelp probat>le value In this com- 
munity, take, into consideration that 
Saturday ^usually . mieans a . better 
patronage, and then .Indicate ' the, 
order .in which these pictures, will 
rank at the box offlce, telling in 
nOt more' than 50 wprds for each; 
picture Avhy yOu think it will merit 
your plaicement. This is not a 
guessing contest. We Want tp. see 
how closely our patrons appraise 
our . picturea.' 

' In the lobby; were five frahies, at 
con-venieht reaiding height, each de-. 
voted to " printed matter from the 
press book, trade papers and first 
run revieWst. Quintet received 
niore consideration than any the 
house ever , pilayed, .and the stunt 
seemed to have a distinct .^infliience 
oh business.;.. Three persons made 
the correct rating, which the man- 
ager confessed was better than he 
had done himself , as he reversed the 
fourth arid fifth. 



big idea and was told that Hepburn 
liked to wear, shorts, arid . iso the 
femme fans were registering ap'- 
proval. Event won a lot of free pub- 
licity for tiie' pic, .'which Andy Saso 
still: claims he didn't promote. It 
was just a natural,- said Andy. But 
the old news hounds always 
skeptical. • 



Saving Up 

Figuring that some of Ed Wynri'6 
alleged inventions will iEOrm part of 
the coniedy. of the picture now in 
the making, one exhib has- started 
to do a little inventinig On his own 
Hopes by. the time .the picture 
comes along to liave enough for a 
lobby display; Figures on using.lt 
in the mezzanine the fi.i'St week and 
then moving up Put ihto the open, 

One Idea is a napkin for fat men, 
an oilcloth bib With a tin trough at 
the bottorii' to catch, food and drink. 
Another is a cellPphane <:over for 
grapefruit with ah opening for the 
spoon, while a third is a bank check 
printed on a large rubber ball, so, 
it cari bounce b&ck. 

Just before the cariip.algn, a prize 
will be hung up, for the be&tj!jpori-» 
tributioh froni Other Inventors, but 
le exhib- wan tia , to. liaXO-.. e|ISSaifh 
samples to giv e the Idea. Each con 



testant will have three minutes 
during - one Of the shows to explain 
his gadget, with that figured tp help 
the fun. 



Brass Taclcs 

Academy, N. Y., which for a time 
contented itself with an announce 
ment style of mailed program, each 
looking pretty much like all others, 
has come to life. Has increased the 
size, but iises paper instead of card, 
so the cost is probably littlie. If any, 
more. 

But the big idea Is that it sets out 
to sell each show, as a- unit of en 
tertainment and_ not nierely. aa a 
film title'- with th'O riames^ of soriie 
vaudeville acts. Brags up the show 
without getting unbelievably ex 
travagant, arid not .only sells, the 
spilt week but backpages the .under 
lines as proof of the sloetan 'V/e 
pick the. best, then scrap the rest 
Helps to create: the right impression 

Gives the press agent a little more 
to do, but it is time well spent, since 
i t . so . greatly i ncreases the sales ap- 
Deal. "Inhere maiy be sOme; sd,les 
v«ue to -a hare anhouricemeht, but 
sales ar^iiment rea[che9 many niore 
people, and^does . Infinitely riiore 
good.. 

Spelling Bee 



Bronx, N. Y, 
The spelling bee,. always a popUr 
lar feature in rural communities; is 
to be. conducted as a 'special stunt 
iri this nietropoUtan section, at the 
RKO Empire. Will be conducted 
for five nights, tcginning:-0ct..2, arid 
6p>n to school students. .Prizes will 
bci scholarships to a ncighbprhood 
BecrctaPbal=^-schoolr-=W-hieh=flgUP-C4;^in, 
the publicity.. IC the stunt attrs^c.ts, 
there will be a similar contest »for 
a-duUs. 

Cops as Guests 

Paritersb.urg, W. Va 
Nlanat;ftr Barrett of the .Strand 
theatre here boomed 'Bureau Of 
Missing Persons' by • pre-seritlng all 
nioriibcrs ;0f- the I'arker.sburg city 
poliro dopartmont and thpir wives 
with guest tickets. 



Hilkllaias 

. Oregon City, Ore, 
Rurail . frolic Wpke -*em ;rup. . at 
Liberty Itheatre here, With; milk 
maids Contest the. ,: gag.: . Captaih 
jack had the milking contest as 
part of his Treasure Chest* viude 
show, getting three cows ohvstage. 
Three gals -Avere .selected from 10 
whP wanted to show their skill, as 
milkers, , and cash prizes were given 
the ' mald:s. 

.The uhiisual got :the Crowd and 
the contest itself, panicked 'em. 



Circulation 

Coney Isiand's ' Mardi Gras has 
shown , ah average attendance' of a 
quarter . million persons nightly 
Most of them . see the parade. Brook 
lyn Strand got . coverage by Entering 
a sound truck with a camiera atop 
and taking shots of the crowd .'while 
the truck barked that the pictures 
would be shown at the Strand the 
following day. 

Backed up by announcements and 
art In the Brooklyn papers. 



Sounds Fishy 

fortlarid. Ore, 
Ix femriie fans of Katherine Hep 
biirn showed up at' the Music Box 
b. o., clad in shorts . and shirts, and 
astounding the burg's natives with 
such lack of attire on the main drag, 
Aridy Saso asked them what was the 



Mile long Parade 

Seattle, 

Biggest outdoor exploitation in a 
moon used by Roxy theatre, tp at- 
tract tO'Tarzan, the Fearless.' -Bob 
Armstrong, Pi a., engineered it, with 
mile long parade,, iricluding three 
bands, the top. Co-op adyertising 
gathered for the theatre; also 50,000 
broadsides, gratis, with tleup with 
Signal Oil Co., • distributors of Tiatr- 
zan gasoline. ' Prizes ,tO floats in 
parade totalled $100. 



Talked Turkey 

St. Paul. 

When . Manager Ey Selbel Of the 
Riviera recently .scramriied on his 
vacash his assistant, H. W,. Kadrie. 
who Is half Tiirk by birth, , caught 
several lines of Turkish lingo in the 
pic, 'The Barbarian.' .Kadrie rushed 
in his dad to. check the chatter, 
found U the real McCoy, then lOoked 
up the' feeveraV hriridred . Turks In 
town and gave them each a persoriai 
phone" call, plugging the pic. 

Result' Was a few hundred, ducats 
sold Which would rieiyer had been 
box-Offlce possibilities: had not .this 
recently promoted tisher had his ear 
to the screeri. 



Looking Forward 

First cold; snap one niariager plans^ 
to Inaugurate an overcoat drive 
along the lines first- used by H, M, 
Addison wheri he was in Blnghstni- 
ton; With Addy It was an annual 
stunt, even before the smash.. 

■fwO 'tickets are given each person 
who brings to the theatre a, still 
serviceable overeat. Minor repairs 
such as- torn linings, are niade by a 
local tailor In return for credit lines 
an'd the garriients' are turried over 
to some local organization qualified 
to distribute them Intelligently to 
those unable to buy ' a proper cover 
Ing. 

Newspapers can generally be en 
listed: In the drive, and this will later 
bring full mention of- the distribu 
tlon, but thb distribution Is made 
quietly; so as to :embarras3 the 
recipients. In ahy comriiunity. there 
are a surprising, nuriitier of over 
coats riot old" enough to be thrown 
away and yet too seedy to be worn 
by their original. ownerSk 



Sexy Film Ads Rapped 
By N. t Publishers 
At Syracuse Meet 



Too sexy adyertlsihg:. by picture 
theatres as - wh.Ole was put on the 
pan at the .recent convention of the 
Xew York State Publishers Asso- 
ciation iiri .Syracuse. 

Feeling that the exhibs. had over- 
stepped, the bounds of decency in. 
riumerous' ; instances, with .. ads on 
picUres, the puijlishers d^^cldbd the 
theatre men .Avere. way but 
bounds and rieeded; vigorous Control 
through estjiblishment of CensOr- 
shtp by the -Jiewspapers themselves.: 
General discussion from the floor 
brought out numerous IristanQes 
where exhibs had in.serted ultra-^: 
sexual illustratioris and tCxt copy 
in display ads, and' readers had 
lodged prbtests witl'i the editors. 

General, cbmpiaints from many- 
quarters resulted in passage of a- 
resolutlon condemnlrigf questionable 
'ad'vertlsing: in newspapers, it asked 
all member publishers to instruct 
their display departments to. sub-, 
rnlt. any sexy, theatre iadver^iising 
copy tp the publisher for; his pSr- 
sonai oicay . before ihsertlori. ' 

Copies of the resolution Were 
serit to ■NVlll. Hays arid heads of nir 
tipnai advertising Organizations. 
Liatter Were -instructed to broadcast 
fuii text of; the resolution to their 
members. 

The" assboiatlori also voted that 
copies of the resolution be dlstrii>« 
uted to theatre owners and man* 
agers via local newspaper offices. 



BEHIND the KEYS 



Albany, 

Lotiia Pressler new man'aiger Ldn 



coin, Troy , " su ccee<Hnq r i^e idier tjKoLjr;eari^iriaJUoily.^iie^ poOr soiihc 

_ - . and com)E»etitlOn frbm Avenue thea 
tre, directly across street, Ed Mon 
oghan, now bossing Aventie. Wlll dp 
duty for both houses. 



Sperks, who .was Shifted to Dearie 
theatre; Meeliria, 



Albany. 

Lou Goldlrig, niariager of the Pal- 
ace. RKO theatre, transferred to the 
Newark RKO Prbctor house. 
Change Was. made after an oi)erat- 
ing agreenient between RKO. and 
the C. H. Buckley Theatrical Enter- 
prises, Inc., Which has taken opera-: 
tlon of the two theatres here. Oscar 
J. Perrln succeds Goldlngs. Alex 
SayleS appointed by Buckley as 
general manager of the four houses. 

Johri Garry, manager of the Le- 
land, one of the Buckley owned 
housesj gbes to the Hall as manager,: 
and Paul Wallen eacceeds him at 
the Leland. B. J. Skelly remains at 
the Pro.ctor'3 ds. 'riianager. Buckley 
ond-Sayles have moved their offices 
Into the Palace. 

Goldlng IS to direct the Newark' 
for a timer but later Is to be made 
.divisional rnariageVr ' 



Asheville, N. C, 
Thomas .Reed; manager .of .the 
Plaza here, tp manage Paramount, 
Atlanta, succeeding E. E. Whitaker; 
Whltaker becomes riianager pf Fox, 
Atlanta. 



iWauGomaii 
The CasS - opera house, m anage - 



nient has opened .a. theatre "hero. 

For the first' time la 20 years 
Sumner, • la., is without . a; clneriia, 
exorbitant license fees being given 
a> the reason for folding by the 
Cass opera , house management. 



PhillppI, W. Va. 
.Grand theatre here h$is Installed 

AOg:.ijlj''te,:ne\V SAund ls ^ ^^ ^, 



Omaha. 

Aoqui.sitiori o£ Uptown, neighbor- 
hood', theatre has been made by 
Ralph Goldberg for purpose of ex- 
hibiting foreign films. Goldberg now 
operates Town' (downtown) and 
Ayenuo (neighborhood) theatres, 
both showing films only. Uptown is 
located at 29th and Leavenworth 
Ktreet.S: and was built ju.gt previous 
to advent of 'talkers. Capacity is 
about 500. Ooldbyrg has installed 



improved ; sound apparatus, Ijadly 
needed. House has b^en dark past 



Pittsburgh. 

New assistant to Roy ROwe, mari-. 
ager of the downtown Warner, is 
Tony Stern, fprriierly in Milwaukee. 
Ho replaces Pat Nattoro, who has 
returned to his. old post as chief 
of service^ 

Another rinariagerlal asslgnriient 
here Is Mbrty Henderson to. the 
Avenue Cinema, •which the Harris 
people have opened as a revival 
site.. Old hits are . to be brought 
back here for split-week engage- 
ments under a 15 and 20 -cent. tbp. 



Tease iE^rst 

Fox's 'F.p.l' was built for the 
explolteer, and the first move in any 
campaign ..should be the use of 
teasers to get the odd title fixed. 
"This can be run In. the newspaper 
or, if the police Will permit, it can 
be chalked on the sidewalks. Two 
small, boys with plenty of chalk Will 
cover plenty c2 territory for a pass 
aiplece. ^ 

Indicated fbllowrup is an explana- 
tion of what -he F. P. means,, with, 
a .floatlrig;,^bdel, if at -all. possible. 
Something"'?ri<mg those lines should, 
be within the reSiehof any manager. 
Where a. tank is i!B£ available, a 
wooden riiodel can be made, maslced 
Iri With cloth waves. If the modei 
is siipported on a trestle similar to 
a seesaw, but off center, to have one 
end slightly heavier than the other; 
the rocking riaotion can be com- 
municated by a single motor ■work- 
ing on the lighter end, Motor oper- 
ates a pin in the side of a wheel, 
with the ariiount of play propor- 
tioned to the rise and fall desired. 

-Also gives a chance for • specia|_^ 
prt>g.«j work' fro riii th i e bseudo-scien ^Tl 
tiflc angle. Aviation editors will eat 
the stuff lip and will probably use 
the press, book mat. Unlike some 
pictures Which require explaining 
this one carries Its owri ideas. 

For„ the New York campaign 
classifled personals wei-e hsed read- 
ing merely 'F. P, 1. Why don't you 
answer?' Full title of the film i» 
'F, P. 1 Doesn't Answer.' 



Romney, W. Va. 
ideal theatre here now under, 
management of H, B. Wbodcock arid 
,T. F. Wellington of Cumbexlarid, Md. 
New. •management, will, improve 
acoustlcs.pf. the theatre; 



Lbs Angeles. 
" John Frdy Joins the Majestic Picr 
tures exchange today (.25> a:s ex- 
change manager. '■■ ' '^.^ 
,1 .He is transferring from Unlver- 
.^ai's exchange, where he worked in 
the sales department for 10 yCars. 



. , Frankllq> W. Va. 

This town; the heart^Of tiie Pb- 
toniac fishing region, now has a the- 
atre called New theatre, Vwhich Is 
open 0" Tue.9day.s and Saturdays. 
It is -showing; mcstly western fiilonts. 
Home talept miisic included. 



Seattte.^ : 

Ray Orunib.s:^cher now managov Of 

J' My',.(J -tlvH:.):.._ 



H arry Wood i n up frohi ,L. A. to 
mnnage T'ararnbunt (E^voVgreon) 
.with former manager, ,M/)rric Nim-: 
tvc^r rr-malnlng as ais.sist.'int mgr. 



. Si:)voncctady; Sept. 25.. 

Colony theatre, opcrdtod for year.s 
a,s neighborhood, deluxer on, upper 
State, street by Abram f^wbreV has 
been takori bv(Vr by group opcr;illij'4 
Arnprioari theatre, ariothfr nal)e. 

Financial troubles of l)worf» 
spop.sible for hi.s. "tting out. 



Schooled 

iMinneapoils. 

Telephone Information, girls at 
local Publlx circuit ofTlces, Bemice 
Babler and Lucille Thompson, are. 
given continual instruction In ,sales- . 
mia.nship urider a Systeni Installed 
by John . Fried!, divlsloh niariager. 

Girls receive, more than 700 tele- 
phone 'inquiries a day regarding 
pictures playing at t'ublix theatres 
here. They give each inquirer 
brief siales talk, extolling the vir- 
tues Of; the attra-tlOn or bringing 
but a sellirig point In , a sentence Or 
twO. 



Cp-operatipn 

Postal Telegraph is using a four- 
page envelope, gtuffer In all wire en- 
velopes deliveried around New York. 
Fi't.nt: page shows Bing Crosby's pi 
as star of 'Too Much Harmony'. 
BacK page gives the; dIspTay ad for 
the showing at the N. :Y,. Para- 
mount. Most of the inside. Ls a'plug 
for Postal , service, harping oh thP- 
harriiony irialnt'alned by--. mes.sage3. 
Mlight be a heavy duplication were 
it not that riiopt bulk me.s.sages are 
now shot info. ces. direct. 



-^?==^Eoxy-ftnd-Gimbel= 

iudio City ,Mnsi'o .tied 
fiimbel's dept.. .store to a plug 



In 

for 



l.>iKn'?y'.'i 'J.,illlaby Land' c'.-irtoon. 

.Store made a full window display 
of riur.sery goods and drawings front 
tiu' rarlooiKsV- with, a colored -blow - 
up In the renter. Theatre. showed a 
few of. tjio briglnals with a card tcx 
tV'lI (if'tlie fuller display dt the store/ 
l''ir.st tirn*^ tin* biK lv)U.<<e has made* 
•L 'lirect li'fi.»lc to a store for lobby 
-.vorlc 



t2 



VARIETY 



f^esday, September 26, 1933 




Tuesday, September 26, 1933 



PICT 



E S 



VARIETY 



23 



Stock Market 



(Continued from page 6) 

Bpicuously weak, but on extremely 
small volume. Bontls did very lit- 
tle, to give a hint . of what was gov. 
Ing on behind che scenes, Warners 
debentures gained a full point com- 
pared with mlnar pi-ice movements. 
elaewJiere. Dampening of Inflation 
hopes was largely disregarded, ex- 
cept that gilt edge liens displayed a 
better undertone. 

Tough Picki 

Bulls on the financial front last 
^eek kept up a bold front in erf-, 
pressing views of the nearby pros- 
pects, but. to 'tape riders there 
were danger signals. (Jhief among 
them was the. fact thaj/when sell- 
ing dried up on Friday after a; dras- 
tic shake- out of the day before, 
prices showed only ability to rhake 
a modest recovery. ^ 

If the speculative background haij 
had most .or . even any of the ele- 
ments iof stability paraded in mar- 
kiet pronouncements the rebound 
ought to have developed a better 
follow-through than it did. This 
was" eminently true of the active 
amusements which . lately' have, been 
holding a course fairly typical of 
the whole body of stocks — that . is 
to say advancing with the general 
movement iand retreating when the 
whole mass of equities took the 
downgrade. ' ■ 

Loew'g, for instance, gave way 
under rather heavy dealings from 
above 36 to 30 flat on Thursday, 
about held its own on the Friday 
rally and by the Saturaa,y close had 
pushed ahead to 32%. Ordinarily 
regaining of nearly half a tWo-day 
loss would be regarded as favorable 
under the circumstances, but it was 
conspicuously itrue that the decline 
Was accompanied by major volume 
and the recovery attended by small 
turnover. In other words, from 
the tape observer's angle, the drop 
was characterized by the hasty, re 
tlrement of rather heavy holders, 
while the recovery was probably ac- 
complished by an operating clique 
who found It easy to make prog- 
ress because the major liquidation 
had about cleared up the stock that 
was hanging over the market. 

Small Volume made it obvious 
that there was very little opposi 
tlon to the mark-up and it did seem 
that a really aggressive campaigh 
could have accomplished a good 
deal. more. It was evident that 
lioew's performance in defending 
the critical 30 level had not car 
.Tied much conviction to traders. 
At least the- turnaround attracted 
very little following. For ten days 
before the setback Loew's had stood 
out of a listless market for its abil- 
ity to go forward a&ainst lack of 
animation In Important issues and 
positive weakness in a few pivotal 
stocks like Steel. 

Going along with the general view 
that the bulk of dealings recently 
have been by professional floor 
traders, it would seem likely -that, 
these alert in ^and -outers .would 
have been prompt to give a play to 
a stock that had demonstrated its 
abilitv to gain- ground. Instead, 
.Ijoew's and Its _ associated shares 
' cbuia'galh but little "momeufum ex 
cept such as was Imparted by its 
clique sponsors. 

Warners Turns Quiet 

Warner Bros, manifested similar 
characteristics. On the downside it 
had been averaging more than 20, 
000 shares a full session. On Sat- 
urday's mild advance its turnover 
was around 4.000, a falling off in 
transactions that couldn't be en 
tirely assigned to the short trading 
day. The slide fromi 9 to 7 was 



CHAMBERLAIN CHAIN'S 
PROSPECTS LOOK UP 



marked by heavy dealings, the face 
about by dull trading. It is true 
that the cliques probably would 
have found difficulty in staging a 
strong demonstration in a situation 
marked by all around hesitahcyi and 
it is possible their strategy was to 
forego a special grand-standing at- 
this time to wait until a real push, 
would be more in accord with gen- 
eral., trading sentiment. 

At any rate amusements displayed 
about as much vitality as most 
stocks and net losses for the week 
were not, important, the largeist be- 
ing a decline of about ,3 in Loew's. 
Certainly so far their position has 
not been greatly impaired for a later 
drive,,flay when the late autumn has 
disclosed revehue possibilities in 
freer public spending. 

In this respect one of the market 
information agencies points Out a 
favorable element in the amusement 
situation that does not exist in its 
counterpart, general retail sellings 
Point is that the picture companies 
are geared to make a rapid ini prove - 
ment. Overhead of theatre, opera- 
tion is relatively fixed.' It costs al- 
most as much to run a halt-filled 
theatre as it does to run one 
crowded. With a rapid increase in 
attendance the theatres, 'vyhich are 
the real sore spot in the industry, 
would clinib out of the red swiftly 
because, the added income is prac- 
tically all net. The authority cited 
advances the idea chat, ,80% of in- 
creased gross from" the level of a 
few wfeeks ago could be carried to 
net; 

Difference, between the theatres 
and a merchandiser or any other 
sort of goods, is" that in one case 
with each new purchaser the, margin 
of profit is all that counts. Every- 
time a haberdasher sells, an addi-r 
tionai,! hat, he has to charge him- 
self the cost of the article while an 
additional customer at the box of- 
fice above a . certain level .costs the 
theatre nothing. Above, the ., even 
break, the industry could advance 
very swiftly into black ink arid the 
'Biiy Now*^ campaign is a made to 
order situation for the theatre's re-,, 
covery. 

Bonds Inclined to Lag 

A new situation appeared to be in. 
the making among amusement 
bonds. Developments of the week 
In, the course of exchange fluctua- 
tions and in Government quarters, 
rather' put ^a Hamper on Inflation 
hopes. The retreat from gilt-edge 
bonds was halted abruptly and these 
prime issues staged a striking re- 
covery. 

As a natural result of this, move- 
ment there was a general disposi- 
tion to turn cold on speculative liens 
in wliich the buying had been sub- 
stantial while inflation propaganda 
held the spotlight. Amusement ob- 
ligations enjoyed very little of the 
recovery that took place, late last 
week in the best grade liens due to 
the fact that their rating is very 
low and .the-only incentive . to ,buy.. 
them lies In Inflation oh a scale suf- 
ficient to solve the problems of hard 
pressed, major picture companies. 
These, considerations apparently led 
to a considerable selling of Warners 
debentures which had been aggres- 
sively advanced. Eveu Loew's 
bonds lost favor and dropped 4 points 
— ^a wider drop than the same con- 
cern's equities. Paramount Famous 
6's gave way by i% points and in 
most cases there was no parallel 
among bonds to the Saturday up- 
turn among comraon stocks. 

Senior stocks followed the same 
course as bonds although there , was 
not enough sales volume here to 
give the retreat much significance. 



Pottsville, Pa., 
rospects of stockholders in the 
Chamberlain Amusement Enter- 
prises, Inc., a corporiition operat- 
ing a , chain of coal region theatres 
until, a year or two ago, are irh- 
proving^ 

In March, 1,930, when a bill of 
equity asking for the appointment, 
of ia receiver was filed, the com- 
pany's debts, including a ihortgage 
bond issue and accrued Interest . of 
$7i30,383r and it $300,000 .mortgage 
held in Philadelphia, were iiveri as. 
$1,228,383. 

Other obligations ran total 

debt to over ?l,300,000. 

The preferred stock, $8;24,p00. was 
apparently wiped out by the enor- 
mous debt, but after three and one - 
half years of effort the preferred 
stockholders' situation is. reported 
to be better. 

The "Victoria Enterprises!, Inc., 
which, new company took, oyer the 
Chamberlain theatres, Is now abr 
solute owner , of six houses. The 
only debt against them Is'the $750,- 
000 mortgage held by the Pennsyl- 
vania Trust Gompariy, Heading. 
The interest oh this amount has 
been paid. Through this arirahge-' 
ment, the reorganization of the 



Chamberlain interests in < new 
company, the debt has been cut al- 
most $000,000. "STearly payments on 
the mortgage, $76,000 under the 
origlhal tei'ms, have been reduced 
to $15,000 a year, thus giving tho, 
hew bompany 10 years' leeSvay in 
which to get on its feet. The pay- 
ments of principal of the mortgage 
debt will not be due for 10 years. 



Incorporations 



Ssicramento, 
Fictitious Firm NnmejB 

, InterntitlonMl',Screcn.-Aiii^io.. Hal Clvas- 
noCf and S'neririart KornUluni. ,.' 

Arthur ' sUber ,A|ccncy,.. Arthur Sllber. 
Permits to S9II Stock Jasued "To 

'Parafrah Theatres. I.<!a8liigr. .Corpora- 
tion.. Theatre operatlngr. To' Issue .lO of 
1,000 shares, par 100. 

Strand- Valle Jo TheatrfS Corporation. 
Theatre operating. To issue all of 1,000 
shares,.' par- $1. 

T«nth. and ' Western T.hea'tre Corpbra- 
tlon, I'hcatire operatingi To Issue all of 
1,000 shares, par |i; 



Tennessee 

Nashville, Sept. 26. 

brphenm . Tlieater Corporation of .Mem- 
phis.. The capital was listed as $2,500 
ancl the Irtcorporaitors •were Mort Gold- 
berg,- TjCo Solomon and Aaron H.. Cushon. 



Oklahoma 

Oklahoma City, Sept. 25. 
.Cones-Rt>ee'nl>er7 .. Radio . C6rp> Oklar 
homa City, OKla. Capital stock, 13,000. 
Incorporators - Alma Rosenbery, John A. 
Rosenbery and. Mona X.ee. Cones,' all of 
Diclahonia City, ' 




S $2,300,00(1 
PROniONYR. 



Londo 

"The report of Gaurnont- 
Picture Corporation and its allied 
companies available. It 

made a -net profit for the year end- 
ing March. 31 of $2,300,000, and the 
directors have . recommended the 
dividend increased from 6% to 

"The Pr-bvihcial Cinematograph 
theatres, which is a corpbratioh 
holding the leases of picture houses, 
show a profit of $2,500,000, an .in- 
crease of something like .$115,000 
oyer tlie previous year. 

Donman Picture Houses, ,Ltd., an- 
other of thie, theatre holding cor- 
porations, lost $265,000 and General 
Theatres, the vaudeville circuit 
headed by the London Palladiu^li, 
lost $345,000., 



Regent, N. Y.^ Goes Puals 

RKO Regent, in Hai-lem,, went 
double features Saturday • (23). 
Once the Regent was k class vaude 
house on .the Keith time. 

S. Xj! Hothafel wis its first man- 
ager. 



Summary for week ending Saturday, Sept. 23: 

STOCK EXCHANGE 



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7% 
27% 

0% 
14% 
80% 
ID 
30% 
25 
80 V4 
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5,000 
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7,000 
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2,000 
200 
0.800 
8.100 
0.000 
174,000 
7,100 
40, 
105,700 
800 
54,300 



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Columbia P. vt . 
Consol. Film. ..... .. 

Consol. 'Film pfd.. . 
Enstmnn Kodak (3)'. 
Fox, Cla.ss A...... 

Gen. Elec. (40c.) . . . 
Keith pfd,,.. ....... 

Loew (1 ) 

Do pref. (CV4)... ... 



Met-Q-M pref. (1.80). 

Paramount ctfs 

Pathe Exchange. . , . . ■ 
Pathe, Class A....... 

Bndio Corp 

RKO. 

Universal preC. ........ 

Wflrncr Bros. ........ . 

Do pfd. .............. 

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PRODUCE EXCHANGE 



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48 28.000 Loew O'.*!, '41 , 

4% 0.000 Pathe 7'3. '37 

4% 24.000 I'ar-FDm-I.rtsky O's, ' 

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Tuesday, September 26, 1933 




"POPEYE THE SAILOR MAN" 

Produced by Fieischer Studios, inc. 

P A It AMOUNT 

S h o r t Feature 



\ 



Tuesday, September 26, 1933 



PICT 



E S 



VARIETY 



27 



Comparative Grosses for September 



(Continued from page 11) 



SAN FRANCISCO 





Aug. 24 


Aug. 31 


.Sept. 7 


Sept. 14 


PARA- 
MOUNT 

(2,.844; 80-40^05) 

High. $36,000 
Low.. 5,000 


Another 
Language 

$14,000 


Song of 
Songs 

$17,500- 


Song of 
Songs 

.$8,500 . 
. (2d week) 


Tugboat 
Annie 

$30,000 


GOLDEN 
GATE 

(2,700 ; 85-53-OD) 

High. $19,000 
Low.. 5,4Q0 


Secret qf 
.Blue Room 

$13,600. 
(Estelle 
Taylor . 
oh Stase) 


No Marriage 
' Ties 

$i3;ooo 

(Vaude) 


Moonlight 
and Pretzels 

and. 
Blue- Monday 
Jamboree 
$15,000 . . 


Morning 
Glory 

$13,000 
(Donald 
• . Novis . 
. on Stage) 


WARFIELD 

■(8,700; 80-40-65) 

High. $48,000 
Low.. 8,200 


Midnight 
Mary 

$22,000 
(Benny Rubin, 
on Stage) 


pilgrimage. 

$19,000 


Paddy 

$22,000 


3-Cornered 

Moon " 
. $16,000 
(Ted Fiorlto 
:on. Stage) 


MINNEAPOLl$ 




Aug. 24 


Aug. 31 . 


Sept. 7 


Sept. 14 . 


STATE 

(2.200: '40) 

Hi<9h. $28,000 
Low.. 3,800 


Hold Your 
Man 

^7,500 


Baby Face . 

$9,000 ' 


Tugboat 
Annie 

$15,700 


Tiigboat 
Annie 

. $9,500 
<2d week)- 


ORPHEUM 

(2,300 ; 40) 

High, $25,000 
Low,. 2.200 


Don't Bet on 
Love 

$S.700 
(Tom Mix oh 
Stage) 


Marriage 
Ti6s 
$2,800 

(6 days) 


Morni 
Glory 

$7,500 
(8 days): 


Her First 
Mate 

.$9,000. 


LYRIC 

(1.300 ; ,25) 

High. $17,000 
Low.. 1.200 


Her 
.Bodyguard 
^2.300 


Man Who 
Diardd 
$1,900 


■ Devi r 
Love 

$2,000 


Shanghai 
Madness 

$3,000 . 


KANSAS CITY 




. Aug. 24 


. Aiig. 31 


Sept. 7 


Sept. 14 


MIDLAND 

(4.000 ; 2.5) 
High. $35,000 
Low.. 5,100 


Tugboat 

Ann 10 
. $24,100 


Tugboat 
Annie 

' $12,500 
(2d week) 


:Midnite 
Mary 

$11,000 


Broadway to 
Hollywood 

$14,000 


MAIN- 
STREET 

(8,000 ; 25-31^) 

High. $32,000 
Low. ; . 3,700 


Double 
Harness. 
$8,000 


Moonlight, 
and. Pretzels. 
.$7,60) 


Headline 
Hunters 

and 
India Speaks 

. $8,000 


Marriage 
Ti^s 

$l3,O00 


NEWMAN 

(1,800; 23-40) 

High. $33,000 
Low.. 4,000 


3 Cornered 
Moon- 
$9,900 


!Song of 

Songs 

$13,000 
(8 days) 


Mary 
.Stevens' 

$8^000 
. (6 da^ys) 


Day and Age 

$9,500 


LIBERTY 

(BOO; 

High. $13,400 
Low.. 1,500 


Employee's 
Entrance 
and 
Kiss Before 
Mirror 
$2,000. 


Blohdie 
Johnson 

'aiid 
Unwritten 
Law 
$2,000 


What Price 
Decency 
. and 
Mind Reader 

, $2,000 


Jimmy Dolan 

and. 
Silver ' Cord 
$2,000 



1st Yiddish Musical 

•Jewish Follies of 1934,' first Tld- 
dish muslcaL la being completed 
by Jewish Talking Picture Co. In 
New TOrk. 

About the most ambitious Yiddish 
talker yet made, the cast comprises 
a healthy list, of Second Ave- 
nue (N. T/a Bast. Side) favor- 
ites headed by the late Cantor 
Joisef Rosenblatt (inserted from a, 
•previeus ^lip^r^rjosei;. Bui off, M an-. 
ashe Skulnick, Boris Rosenthal and 
Meyer Machtehbergrs Symphony 
Choir. Sydney Golden is directing 
a:nd Sitn Rosen In charge of pro- 
duction.' 



FRISCO BURNS 





DENVER 



DENHAM 

(1,500; 25-40) 

High. $10,000 
Low.. 2^000 



DENVER 

(2.500; 25-35-60) 

High. $27^00 
Low.. 3.200 



ORPHEUM 

(2.C0(); 23-35) 

High. $20,000 
Low. . 3,750 

PARA- 
MOUNT 

(2,000 : 25-40) 
High. $22,000 
Low.. 1,700 



Aug. 24 



Cocktail 
Hour 
12,706 



Another 
Language 

$9,000 

Her First: 
Mate 
$4,600 



Tugboat 
Annie 
$6,600 



Aug. 31 



Black 
Beauty 

and 
Lucky Devils 

$2,400 , 



Mama Loves 
Papa 
$6,500 



Marriage 
Ties 

$6,000 



Midnite 
Mary 
and 
Her 
Bodyguard 
$3, 000 



Sept. 7 



Wrecker 

$3,000 



Heroes, for 
Sale 
$4;300 



Pilgrimage 
$4,800 



Storm at 
Daybreak 

$4,600 



Sept. 14 



Laughing at 
Life 

>4,50Q 



Good -Bye 
Again 

$5,000 



Professiona 
Sweetheart 

$6,()00 



Midnite 
Mary 

$4,000 



TACOMA 





Aug. 24 


Aug. 31 


, Sept. 7 


Sept. 14 


MUSIC 
BOX 

(1.400; 23-35)' 
High. $10,500 
Low.. 1,000 


International 
House 
and 
Hold Me 
Tight 
$2,600 


Mary 
Stevens 

and 
Adorable 

$3,600 


Bed of Roses 
and 
Double 
Harness 

$2,800 


College 
Humor 

and 
Marriage 
Ties 

$10>500 
(35-50 top) 
(New High) 
(.4.1 Pierce on 
Stage) 


ROXY 

(li300; 23r35) 

igh.. $7,0bO 
2.000 


. Hold Ypur 
Man 

$3,100 


Tugbos^t 
Annie. 

$10,566 


Tugboat 
Anni 
Ann Carver 

ahd. 
Sphinx 
$4,000 


Storm at 
Daybreak 

and. .. 
Stranger's. 
Return 

$4,150 


PITTSBURGH 




Aug. 24 


Aug. 31 


Sept. 7 


Sent J4 


PENN 

(3,300; 2D-i35-50) 

High. $41,000 
Low.. 3,750 






Song of 
Songis 
$15,6()0 


•B'way to. 
HollyWQocI 

$9,000 


FULTON 

(1.750; 15-25-40): 

High. $12,000 
Low . . 1.900 






Girl in 
Room 419 

$4,400 


Nuisance 
$4,900 


STANLEY 

(3.600; 23-33-50) 

High. $48,000 
Low ; . 3,750 






Pilgrimage 

$7,0 pa 


Morning 
Glory 

J 13,50.0 




After Reorg. Par Will Condense Its 
Theatre Chain to 500-600; Was I 




Sah Francisco, Sept. 25. 
Local theatres have a flock of 
burns agaihst Fanchoii & Marco 
and W. B. Wagnon, wlip opened the 
Orpheum this week. 

One ojC the scorcher Is Fox-.West 
Cbast's, which holds balance of tw.o 
yeairs on'a five-year contract with 
F; & M. .to produce and. book sh6ws 
at the Warfleld, and book at the 
liaborhbod El Capitan. 

Another burn is from Joe Leo's 
Pox, a block up Marktit street from 
the Orph. Hoiise has been worry- 
ing- along with, indie product, un- 
able to get any of the major stuff 
except ia few Columbias. Orpheum 
opened up^ with Radio's 'Headline 
Shooters' and lias some .Uhlversals 
set as* well. Situation has forced 
the Fox into name attractions, first 
of which is Ted Flo Rito's bahd for 
an.ihdef time, and with single pic 
tures instead of duals at the pre 
vious 15c and 26c. New Fox price 
is 25c. and 36c. 

Then there's RKO's "Golden Gate 
which has first call on JtadiO and 
U film. House didn't mind the 
Orph'is getting those pix so much, 
but When Radio studios sent up 
Wheeler and Woblsey, Rosco Ates, 
Joel McCrfea, Frances Dee, PertKel 
ton and Helen Mack to take bows 
opening day, thait ~ was the final 
straw. 

" RKO's own stars at the Orph 
helped put a dent . in RKO's owii 
house, the Golden Gate, which 
started oft splendidly with 'Lady 
for a Day' but felt the opposish on 
Friday (22). 

Price Cuts,. Too 

■ But bad as those burn-ups have 
been,, the. prize one is on the price 
bituatipn,,. There'? not a house in 
town, whether it be F-WC. RKO, 
UA or ihdie, that 'doesn't feel the 
brpheum's admish of two bits mat- 
inees and, 40c. for nights isn't below 
the belt. 

Frisco managers have always 
prided . themselves on hbldihg prices 
up, bringing into play that good old 
fraternal spirit of co-operation un- 
der which all agreed to forego 
slashing. Warfield and Gate have 
maintained a 65c. top .for stage 
show-pix oiferings, Paramount and 
Embiassy 65c., and United Artists 
four bits. Nearest non-conformists 
have been the two. double-bill 
•hoiises. Fox 'St, Francis with 41*0. 
and indie Fox with 26c. 

Situation f pi-shadows ah era. of 
the , most , vigorous competition 
Frisco has ever seeii. 



itis , final reorganization, Para^ land close" enough to the home ot-r 
mount Plans to settle, down perma-. pee in the opinion of Parites.: to bo 
. ... . \. , 4. I operated directly, ias now, 

■nently-w^ a-ch^in of between 500 ^^he" permanent - group of -theatres 
and. 600 theatres, as a:gaihst the Uviii still leave Par the largest ih- 
one-ti'me high of 1,500. The cpni- I dividual ' producer-distributor chain, 
pdny believes that a maximum bi, owner, with Warners ranking secr 

. . , f^ ' A-i. . ond. Of the Par properties remain- 

600 houses IS enough for any Pro- 1^,^ .^j^^ p^^^^g^^^^^j^^ and New 

ducer-distributor to control, even .England chains are cohsidered its 
though the actual operation, may | niost valuable, 
be confined largely to local part- 
nersJ 

In 1929- Par reached j^ts peak of .' 
1,562 theatres, according . ah pf- 

fi.Cial count at that time. Rut for a 
minority all ■ were operated directly 
by Par's theatre subsidiary,' Pnb- 
lix, whereas under the ..new scheme 
the between 600 and '.eoo wpUld be 
almost, completely under the man- 
agement .jUriadictibn of partner- 
ships drawn for. the purpose. 

(The plan- calld for partnership^ 
over everything but about 15 'the- 
ittres 'which are in New York state 



^P HI L ADE L PHIA ^ 





Aug. 24 


Aug. 31 


EARLE 

(2,()00^.:.40:.35=JJ5)i 

High. $27.06b 
Low., 10,500 


Mania Lo^es 

,.,:^^.^Papa^-== 
$13,000 
(Piccoll on 
Stage) 


• Storm at 

:^:.Daybrfiak;-^.. 

$16,600 
(Pickens Sis- 
ter on Stage) 


FOX 

(3,000; 33-35-75) 

High. $41,000. 
Low . . ,10,500 


Pilgrimage 

' $15,500 


Op the River 
$14,600 


STANLEY 

(3.706; 40-35-73) 

High. $37;000 
Low . . 4,000 


Moonlight 
and Pretzels 

$9,500 





Sept. 7 



Don't Bet 

...on -Lovel, 
$11,506 



Sept. 14 
Big ^ 
.Executive 
$13,500 



Studio Placements 





VERNA 
BURKE 

RADIO FAVORITE 

Appearing; at Fox, St. Louis, Mo. 
(Week of September 29) 

.Under Personsd Maiuusament of 
W.T, IRKEBY 

1775 Brbadwayji New York 
Circle 7-«107' 




INDIES 



Los Angeles, Sept. 26.. 
icture theatre priCe slashing 
war' which would reverberate 
throughout Southern California 
may be precipitated by a combina- 
tibh theatre-admission-aLnd-street' 
car-ride pass piroposition now be 
fore the California State Railroad 
Commission for action. 

Beneficiaries of the deal, agaihst 
which over 100 other picture housies 
are actively arrayed, would be the 
Fanchort and . Marco operated Para.-, 
mount, the Tower and the Lps 
Angeles, in a tieup With the Lod 
Angeles Ralilway. company. 

Disputed combo-pass provides 
one admish to each- of the three 
houses specified, besides unlihiited 
street car rides in the seven cent 
downtown L. A., zone, for a "flat 
$1.25 per week. 

Threat that granting of the.com 
bination ra,te would Inevitably re 
suit in box office war was made by 
spokesmen for the. Independent 
Theatre Owners of Southern Cali- 
fornia before the Railroad Commis- 
sion hearing here. Thursday (21). 

Discri ination Charge 

Fox West Coast and Warners 
joined some 100. members of the 
ITOA in protesting permission fpr 
the deal, characterized by the rail 
road company as a six months' ex- 
perintient.- Opponehts'~"brought out 
tiiat 51o- of the $1.25, considerably 
less than the combined admissions 
of the three Involved houses, would 
be split amoKg Fanchon & Marco, 
the "Tower and the Los Angeles. 
• This in effect Would be pric?e cut 
ting by the theatres, or rebating by 
the railroad, or. disguised dlscrim 
ination, as Charles. W. Buckley, at- 
torney for' Fox West Coast, argued, 
together with, W. W. Clary, and R. 
D. Whitspn, who' apjieared for the 
independent exhibs. 




EMERY 
DEUTSCH 

iand His Gypsy Violi 



Profiit Every Week 
With InSevior Films 

Thai's the Vnpreeedented Becord 
of CAMDEN DBIV£-IX THJEATRE 

11 



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Operated Under TJceiue Granted by. 

PARK-IN THEATRES, Inc. 

330 J/fi 7th St., Camden. .N. J. 
U. 8. Pat.'l,9d9,537—fjor*la« Pat Pending 

Write Now for Exclusive 
Territories I 



MORE THAN 
AN M.C. 

A SHOW IN HIMSELF 

STAN 

AT THE 

PARAMOUNT 

BROOKLYN 

INDEFINITELY 



AND HIS ORCHESTRA 
. Packing the house with 
original bvertures. . '. . 
WARFIELD THEATRE 

SAN FRANCISCO 

INPEFINITEJ^Y 



Louise Carter, James Flavin, B, 
F. Zeldman. musIcaU U. 

Dorothy Grailnger, 'Cat and Fid- 
dle,' Metro. 

Tenen Holtz, 'Fire Chief/ Metro. 

Charles Wilson, 'Roman Scan- 
dals,' UA. 

Emll Chautard, 'Man of Two 
Worlds.' Radib. 

. Sterling Hpllbway, . Jackie Searle, 
Rosco Karns, Willla,m. Austin, 'Alice 
in Wonderland,' Par. 
- Harry C4r.ey, Barton MacLane, 
Blanche Frederlcl, Buster Crabbe, 
'Thundering Herd,' P'ar. 

Complete cast. 'The Fog/ Col; 
^aEy^Brlan,=Reftlnald=.Dcnny;J3on=: 
(Continued bn page 59) 






Now Appearing at the 

ORIGINAL ROXY, New York 



Paddy 

$21,000. 



Doutiio 
Harness 

$'J2.000 
CSi.-ii:'^ Show) 



Paddy 

$1C,000 
(2(J week) 

3- Cornered 
Moon 

$22,000 



(Coniiniicil oh p ii;'' *>2) 



This Week 
RKO HILLSTREET, L. A. 

Weeks of Oct. 1 and 8 
FOX RITZ, HOLLYWOOD 

Week Oct. 15 (Return Date) 
UNITED ARTISTS, 
PASADENA 




! A Box Office Psychic 



WANTED 

Capable Press Agent 
and Advarice Man 



28 



VARIETY 



Tuesdifiy, September 26, 193S 



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1^1 shail be brave urhile. 
I you're away-and love you' 
I with ali,my heart .while! * 
[ you ore in my arms." 



HELEN 
HAYES 

Br oqdc cists 
Scene from 

"Night Flight" 

Oct. 4th— 9 to 9.30 P.M. 

IFANA I'R0(;RA\( 

N.B.C. 

RED NETWORK 



Mil 

mm 



"Fog or no /ogf Stotm or 
no storml You take pif ' 
immediotelyr-on timef 



^ Storm over the mou.itains 
» at night! A thril| scene 
^ never before attempted I '< 



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.'Tell her that his |>lane 
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Tuesdayt September 26, ;193S 



PICTURES 



VAKIETT 




OF CURRENT RELEASES 



studio*! Pathe Studios, 
Culver Clty» 



Allied Offices: 729 Seventh Av«., 
4^|iiea Now York, N. Y. 

Dude BandItt The. WeBtern story oif retribution. Hoot Gibson. Dir. 
Melford. 66 mips. ReL May 1. Rev. June 27. 
Ighting Parson, The. Hoot Gibsoni ls mistaken for a revivalist. Marcellne 
Day, Ethel Wales. Dir. Harry P'raz6r. 66 mlns. Rel. May 22. Rev. 
— jMB-ri. '- ^ : ■ -y'.i ■ ■ . — ■•— - — . — ^ - ' ■ •. 



Shriek; In the^lght^ A. Mjratery murder story, Ginger Rbgera, Lyle Talbot. 
Arthur Hout. Dir. Albert Ray. 66 ihlns. Rel, AprU 16. :.ReVi July 25. 

Harold Auteii B>ay. 

Companion Wanted. RpmaniCe with music ariia slnglne, vlsuallzinB the dream 
of a spirited young girl. Anhtibella, Jean Murat, Duvalles. Dir. Joe 
.May. . ?8 mlns. Rel; June- 3. Rev. June 6, 

Footsteps in the ,Nlght. Based on. the mystery novel by Mrs.^ C. iYaser Sim- 
son. Myatery story of a rudely interrupted honeymoon. Benlta Hume. 
Dir. Maurice Elvey. .. 59 mlns. Rel. April 18.. Rev. May 16. 

Savage Gold. Commander iDydtt's thrilling adventures with savage hunters. 
Comm.. Dyott. Dir. Commander George Dyott. 67 mlns.^ ReV. Aug. 8, 

Woman in BondagiB. Triangle story with new sides. Betty Stockfleld. bwen 
Nares. Dlr; Basil Dean. 72 mlns. Rel. Nov. 19, 1933. 

: 1540 Broadway, 
New York, N. Y. 

By Appolntmeht Only. (Invincible.) A man's man who was a . woman's doc-, 
tor. . Lew^ Cody, Sally O'Neill, Alleen Pringle. Dir. Frank Strayer. 66 
mlns. Rel. July 7. 

Dance, Qlrl, Dance. Musical drama. . Alan blnehart; , Ada May. 

Dir. Frank Strayer. 69 mlns. Rel. Sept. 1. 
I Have Lived; A girl's attempt to live down her past. Allan Dinehart, Ahlta 

Pagia, Allen Vincent; Dir. Rich. Thorpe. 66 mlns. Rel. June 16. Rev. 

Sepf..:i2. • ■■ ■ ; ■•■ 

M,an of Sentiment. How an old man holds a family together. Marian Marsh, 
Owen Mbdre, Wm. Bakewoll, Christian Rub. Dir, Rich. Thorpe. 67 mlns. 
Rel. Sept. 16. . i . f 

Notorious^ But Nice. Story to come. Marian Marsh, Betty Compson, Donald 
pllloway. Dir. Rich. Thprpe. 67 mlns. ' Rel. Aug. 1. • 



Chesterfield 



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from infornriatiQn auppiied by the 
yairieiis production contpanies arid 
cheeked up ais aeon as possible after 
release. . ListinQ Is giVen when re* 
ease dates are definitely set. Titles 
'are retained for islx' months. Man- 
agers who receive : aervice subse- 
quent to that period should pi*e- 
sei*ye' a copy of the calendar for 
reference. 

The running fime as given here 
is presumably that of the. projection 
room showings and can only approx- 
imate the actual reTeaise length in 
those states or .communities where; 
local or state censorship may result 
in deletions* RimninGI time iri the 
reviews aa given in 'Variety' carry 
the actual time clocked in the the- 
atre, after passage by the New York 
state censorship, ihce pictures are 
reviewed only ' actual theatre 
showings. 

While every effort -i«-^made to hold 
thjs list accurate, the information 
supplied may hot always, be correct, 
even, though offici To obtain the 
fullest degree of exactness 'Variety' 
will appreciate the -operatioh pf 
all managers who; may note discrep- 
anci 



: Qovver at Sunset, in*\liit«kla offices: /29 Seventh Ave., . 
Hollywood. Cal; , ^OlUinpia New York, N. Y. 

..Carver's Profession.: Woman lawyer ssives her husband In a murder 
trial. Fay Wray. Gene Raymond. ir. Eddie Buzzell. 71 mlns. Rel. 
May 26. .Rev. June 13. 

Below th.e. Sea^ A thrilling tale of treasure on the ocean floor. Ralph Bel- 
lamy, Fay Wray; pin. Al Rojffell. 79 mlns. Rel. April 26... Rev. June .6; 
riet Moment. - A romance that flared and flickered, ih one. brief, rapturous 
moment blazing Into a great Ibvc^ Carole Lombard, Geoe Raymond, 
Monroe Owsley. Dir. David Burtonl 

CirCiis Qiifeen Mu'rdtir, The. Murder under tlie' 'big topi' Adolphe Menjou. 
Greta Nissen. Dir. Roy William NelU. 66 mlns. Rel; April 10. Rev. 

May 9. . .\' 

Cocktail Hout^. Girl Illustrator hai'fowly escapeis missing the right man. . Bebe 
Daniels, Randolph. Scott. Dir; Victor. Schertzlnger, 73 mlns. Rel. June 
■B. ReVi'Juhe 6. 

Dangerous Crossroads. A roaring romance of the rails. Ghlc Sale, Diane 
Sinclair, Jackie Searle. Dir. Liamhert Hl.llyer, 69' mlns. Rel. June 16. 

Lady for a Day. It lives the ilveis of its characters, It breathes romance, tears, 
comedy and unexpected surprises; . Warren William, May Robsbn, Guy 
Kibbbe. Glendiei F^rrell. Dir. Frank Capra. 102 mlhs; Rev. Sept. .12; 
Ight of Terror. Bela Lugosl and his haunting eyes— blood-curdling suspense 
—mysterious, disappearances. ; Bela. Lugosl. Sally Blane. Dir. Benjamin 
Stoloff, 66 mlns. Rel. April 24. Rev. .June 27. 

Rusty .Rides Alone^ Tim' McCoy 'curbs crime at every turn with his ever 
faithful police dog pal. Tim McCoy, Barbara . Weeks. Dir.' p. Ross 
° Lederman. .68 mins. Rel. May 26. 

Soldiers of the Storm. The flrst fllm featuring the UI S; Border Patrol and 
the part played by planes. Regis Toomey, Anita Page. Dir. D. Ross 
Ijederman.. 69 mlns. Rel. April .4. Rev, May 23. 

The Woman i Stole. " Jack Holt, a swaggering overlord of the oil fields who 
outbluffs doublecrossers. Jack Holt, Fay Wray. Dir. Irving Cum 
mlhgs. 64 mlns. Rel. May 1. 

Unknown Valley;- A full-of-flght western . drama, replete with unique . situa- 
tions.- Buck Jones, Cecilia Parker. Dir. Laribcrt HUlyer. 69 mina 
Rei: May 6. 

What Price innocence. Story of a girl Who didn't know. Jean Parker, 'Wll- 
lard Mack. Dir. Wlllard Maok.. 64 mlns. Ruv. June 27. 

Woman Stole, The. A swaggering overlord of the oil fields. Jack Holt, 
Fay Wray. Dir. Irvlnig Cummlngs. 69 mlhs. Rel. May 1« Rey. July 4. 

Wrecker, The. The season's- timeliest story, with the recent California: earth- 
quake. Jack Holt, Genevieve Tobin. Dir. Albert Rogell. 72. mins. Rel. 
July 10. Rev. Aug. 8. 

First Division ^^"'^••^ ?7rtj^?'Y. 

Releases Also Allied, Chesterfield and Monogram 

Avenger, The. A district attorney seeks revenge on the gang which 'framed' 
him to twenty years in prison. Ralph Forbes, Adrlenne Ames, Claude 
GlUIngwater. Dir. Edward Marin. 78 mins. Rel. Sept.. 16. 

lack Beauty.- Anna Sewell's famous book. Esther Ralston. Alexander iClrk- 
land, Gavin Gordon,' Hale Hamilton. Dir. Phil Rosen. 66 mlns. Rel. 
July 15. 

Dassah. Life, customs, morals, habits and whatnot as lived by the penguin 
birds on 'Penquin Island.' Cherry Keartbn produced and directed.. Two 
running times^ 38 mlhs. ahd 61 mins. Rial. June 15. 

Devil's Mate. A condemned man, on' the verge of execution, Is mysterlousljr 
murdered. Peggy .Shannon, Preston Foster. Dir. Phil Rosen. 66 mlns. 
Rel. Sept. 1. 

Dude ..Bandit.. A. clumsy cowhand turns to the disguise of a romantic dude 

bandit and solves a murder. Hoot Gibson, Gloria Shea. Dir. "George^ 

Melford. 65 mlns. Rel. June 15. 
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 Hiersholt. Jr. Dir. Richard 

Thorpe. 67 mlns.- Hel, May- li --' 
itive, The. Secret service agents oh the trail of. a half-million , dollar mail 

robbery: Rex. Bell, Cecilia Parker. Dir. Harry Fraser. 58 mihs. Rel. 

Sept. 15. 

V Have Lived. A Broadway stage star Is faceid With blackmailers on the .eve 
of marriage to wealth and love; Anita Page, Allen Vincent; Alan Dlne^ 
hart. Dir. R. Thorpe'. 69. mins. Rel. Oct 1. 
le Bride. A murder suspect Is shipwrecked, with his captorjS, In the 
Jungles. Anita Page, Charles Starrett Dir. Harry Hoyt and Albert 
Kelly, C2 mlns. Rel. May 26. Rev. Ma/ 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; Ro- 
chelle Hudson, Dir. Richard Thorpe. 65 mins. Rel< May 1. Rev. May 9. 

Notorious But Nice; Driven from the man she loves, a girl flnds solace In a 
loveless inarriage with, the king of the underworld. Marian Marsh, 
Betty Compson, Donald Dillaway, Rochelle Hudson, Dir. Richard Thorpis. 
7*. mlnSi Rel. Obt; 15. v 
liver Twist. The famoils Charles Dickens classic. Dickie Moore, Irving 
' Pichel, William Boyd, Aleo Francis, Doris Lloyd, Barbara Kent. Dir. 
William Cowan. 74 mins. Rel. May 1. 

One Year Later. A young couple start their honeymoon on a train, and the 
following year finds them on the train under different circumstances. 
Maty Brian, Donald DiUiWay, Russell Hopton, Will and Gladys Ahern, 
Jackie Searl. ' Dir. E. Mason Hopper. 05 mins. Rel. Oct. 16. 

Phantom. Broadcast. A radio crooner attains, phorfey fame when, hla.accbm- 
panist secretly does his singing for him. Ralph Forbes ..ViviCnne Os- 
borne. Paulln, Garon. Dir. Phil Rosen. .71 mlns. Rel. Augv 1. 

Return of Casey Jones. A younig engineer surmdunts his difflcultles through 
the spiritual influence of the . hero of his boyhood. Charles Starrett. 
--^=^===Ruur"iisniv"^jaeKi6="searic^^ 
Rev. July 4. . 

Sensation Hunters. A college girl 'finds he rnolf stranded in Panama, Arllne 
Judge. Marlon Burns, Preston Foster. Ir. Charles VIdor. Rel. Sept. 15. 

Shriek In the Night. A murder mystery in a swanky Park Avenue apart- 
.ment house. Ginger Rogers, Lylo Talbot. Dir. Albert Kay. 67 mins. 
Rel. June 15. 

Skyways. Adventures of a hot-tempered aviation pilot wlvo gets Into one 

Kcrape after another. Ray Walker, Katliryn Crawford, Lucien Little- 

fleld. Dir. Lew Collins. 72 mlns. Rel. Sept. 15. 
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. 

I^roncl Atwill, Sheila Terry, Paul Hurst. '^\t, Phil Rosen. 62 mins. 

Rel. July 3. » 



Fox, San Diego, Once More 
Stuck Up, $1,500 taken 

San i)Iego,..Sept. 25. 

About 9 o'clock iviohdssy Triofn^ 
Fred McSpadden, Fox manager, 
stopped his car In tront oif the the- 
atre. He started to get p.ut, . but a 
voice halted hlm^ 

•When we get insldci you tell 'em 
In there that vve're auditors, see?' 
apprised the two stickups. He. went 
into the theatre with th6 l>tLndits— 
to the business office. Jlmimy 
O'Toole (publicity), who was .seated 
at a desk, was ordered to lie on the 
floor. face down, while his hands and 
feet, were tied. 

McSpadden wias. forced lo open 
the; iBttfe in an adjoining room. . He 
did so arid the- bandits tied him up 
.J. W. Bratton, ad ittan,' walked in 
and soon waA overpowered.- The 
bandits took |1,500 froni the safe 
and started t6:leave when .a knock 
sounded on the door. They Jerked 
it open. 

It was Edward Graham, main- 
tenance man. One bandit drew his 
gun and fi.red. The bullet, went 
through .Graham's arm, .flooring him. 
..Graham wfts locked Iki the rppm 
with the other victimaand the bah« 
dits escaped in a car parked near the 
theatre.. 

So. California 'police are still 
searching for them. 

In the last three ydars "Fox. the- 
atres here have been robbed of al- 
most $10,000. 



$65,000 Fire loss 



Pallas, Sept. 26. 

Pire Friday (22) morning, after 
closing, destroyed the Palace, col- 
ored theatre. Loss placed at $65,000. 

-^True T. and - P; P. -Thonipson; 
owners, also operate the I'rue Pllni 
Exchan.&e. 



3LUM'g BAI.TO ARTT 

Baltimore, Sept. 25. , 
. . H. A. Blum; , exhib here for. the 
past 15 years and president of the 
MPTOA of Mairyla-nd, has taken 
over the Little, local arty house, 
and is having it remodeled and re- 
decorated for openlnjEf in mld-pcto- 
ber. it*ll get the ArnerlGan pre- 
miere of " 'Ariane' (Anglo-German) 
■for its opening. 

Herman- Weinberg; publicity di- 
rector for the, house as a German 
nim theatre past few years, re- 
mains in the same capacity Under 
the new niahagemfent. 



Strange People. Thirteen men and women, twelve of whom recognize each 
' other as members of a murder jury. And themselves gathered In the 
house of the murdered man, near mldnlight of a stormy night. John 
Darrow. Gloria Shea, Hale .Hamilton. 64 mins. Rel. June 16.: 
Studios: Burbank, No»SA»*«il 321 W. 44th St., 

Calif. r lrSl IXaiipnai New York, r*j. y. 

Bureau of Missing Persons. ,Comedy-drama based on the activities of this 
little Known department, Bette Davis, Lewis Stone. Pat O'Brien, Allen 
Jenkins, Hugh Herbert. Dir.' Roy del Ruth. 74 mfns, Rel. !Sept'. 16. 
Rev.. Sept. li. 

Central Airport. A trla,ngle In the. avlation game. . Richard Barthelmess and. 

Sally Ellers, Dfr. Wlliiam. A. Wellinan. Rel. April 16. Rev. May 9. 
Elmer the Gireat. Baseball' story. Joe E. Brown, Patricia Ellis. Dir. Mervyn 

' LeRoy, .64 mlns. Rel. April 22... Rev. May 30. 
Goodbye Agalnl From the play, .Comedy of a famous, "author who meets up 
with , an bid flame ^Yho is married. Warren Williams, Joan Blondell, 
Genevieve Tobin, Hugh Herbert. Dir. Michael Curtiz. ' 66 mins. Rel. 
Sept. 9.. Rev. Sept; 5, 

Heroes tor Sale. Post war activities of American vets. 

Loretta VoUng. Rei; June 17. Rev. July 26. 
I Loved a. VVbman, Based on hovel by David Karshe'r. Story of." the affairs 
of . an .Industrial leader and an operatic star. Edward G. Robinson, - 
Kay Frahcis, Genevieve Tobin, Dir. Alfred E. Green. 90 mins. Rel. 
■.■•Sept. ■■2a. ' ^ " ■ ,. ' 

Lilly Turner. Side' shows and grlfters. Ruth Ghaftertoh, Geov Brent, Frank" 
McHugh. Dir. Wm. A.. Wfellnian. 55 mlhs.; Rer; May 13. .Rev, June 20.: 
Little Glant> The. Robinson aa a comedy L'ansster. E. G. Robinson, Mary 

Astor. Dir. Roy Del Ruth. 70 mlns, Rel. May 20. Rev.. May 3Q. 
She Had to Say Yes. Comedy-drama of a 'customer' girl. Loretta Yoiing, 
Lyle Tallbot, Regis Toomey, Winnie Lightner. Dir. Busby Berkeley and 
George. Amy. 64 mlns. Rel.. July 15,. . 

Wild Boys of the Road. Drama of the 'orpiiahs of . the depression.' Frankie 
Darro, Dorothy Goonan, Rochelle Hudson, Ahn Hovey. 'Dir. William A. 
Wellman. Rel. Sept. .80. 

Studio: Fox Hills, '. ITirvv ces: 850 Tenth. Ave.; 

Hollyyvood, Cat. F OX New York, N Y» : 

Adorable. Original. Wi^h music. Janet Gaynor, Henry Garat. Dir. VVm. 

Dieterle. 86 .mins. Rel, May i9. Rev. May 19. 
Arizona to Broadway.. James ..Dunn, Joan Bennett. Dir.. 

mlns. Rel, June 30. Rey. July 25. 
Best .ot Enemies, The. Racial conflict comedy. Buddy Rogers, Marian- Nlxoh, 
Joe CaWthorne, Frank Morgan. Dir. Rlan James. 72 . mins. ReL June 
^^ •23. Rev. July 18. 

CnarllQ Chan's Greatest- Case^ Another adventure of the Chinese sleuth. 
I Warner Oland, Heather Angel. Dir. Hamilton MacFiidden. Rel. Sept, 16j 
Devil's In Love, The. Harry Hervey novel. Foreign legion; yarn. Victor 

Jory. Loretta. Young, .Ylvienne OsbOrn. Dir. .Wm. Dieterle. 70 mins. . 

Rel. July 21. Rev, Aug. 1. 

Doctor Bull. From the novel, 'The Last Adam.' Will 
' I)ir> John Ford. 76 .mins. Rel. Sept. 22. 

Five Cents a Glass., Love, music and beer. Rogers, Marian. 

.: Rel. . June 30. 

F. P. 1. .' Futuristic plane landing field In mid-ocean. Conrad' Veldt, Leslie 
Fesnton. Jill Esmond. Dir. Karl Hartl. 76 mlns; Rel. July 28. 

Good Companions, The. (British made^) From the Priestly novel of an Eng- 
. lish concert_tr6upe. Jessie! Matthews. Dir. Victor Savllle. Rel. Sept. 8. 

Hello Sister. Stage play. Jas. Dunn, Boots Mallory; ZaSu Pitts. 60 mlns. 
Rel. AprU 14. Rev. May 9. 

Hold Me Tight. Love In a department store. Jas. Dunn, 

David Butler, 71 mins.. Rel. May 26. Rev, May 26. 
I Loved You. Wednesday. Stage play of four tangled lives. Warner Baxter, 

EUsSa Landl, Victor JOry. Dir. Henry King. -75 mins. Rel. June 16. 
. Rev, June 20, 

It's 'Great to Be Alive. An only 'man In a world of beautiful women. Raul 
Roullen, Gloria' Stuart, Herbert Mundin. Dir. Alfred Werker. 68 mins. 
Rel. June 2. Rev. July 11. --^ 

Last Trail, The.. .Zane Gray story. Geo; O'Brien, El Brendel, CI.. Ire Tre'vori 

Dir. James. Timing. 60 mlhs. Rel. Aug. 26. 
Lite in the Raw. Zane Grey story .Cowboy saves girl's brother from bandit 

gang. Geo. O'Brleh, Claire Trevor, Greta Nissen; DIf. Louis King. 

6^ mlns, Rel. July 7. 

Man Who Dared,- Tho» Imaginative biography based on life of Anton Ce'rw 
mak. Preston Foster, Zlta Johann. Dir. Hamilton McFadden. 77 mlns. 
Rel. July; 14. Rev. Sept. 12. ^ 

My Weakness. MusIcaU Lilian Harvey, Lew Ayres. Dir. David Butler. 
Sept; 29. 

Paddy the Next Best Thing. From the stage play. /. Janet Gaynor,- Warner 
, Baxter. Dir. Harry Lachman. 76 mins. Rel. Atug. 18. Rev. Auig. 22. . 

Pllgrtmagis. Mother love from a new angle. From the I. A. R. Wiley story; 
Henrietta Crossmah, Heather Angel, Norman Foster, Marian Nixon. 
- Dir. JohiTi'ord.. 95 mlhs. Rel. Aug. 18. Rev.. July 18.. 

Power and the Glory, The. Jesse Lasky's 'narratage' story. A man's career 
In flashbacks. Spencer Tracy, Colleen Moore. Dir. Wm. K. Howard. 
,87 mlns. Rel. Oct. 6, 

Shanghai Madness. Magazine story by F. H. Brennan. River pirates 
Chinese stream. Spencer Tracy; Fay Wray. Dir. John Blystone. 
mlns. Rel. Atig. 4.. 

Trick for Trick. Stage play of same title. Ralph Morgan, Victor Jory, Sally 
Blane. Dir. Hamilton McFadden. 68 mins. Rel. April 21. Rev. June 13. 

.Warrior's Husband,' The. Stage play by Julian Thompson. An Amazon who 
had a heart,. Eliasa Landl, Marjorle Rambeau, .Ernest Thiex, David 
Manners. Dir. Walter Lang. 74 mins.' Rel. May 12. (Lasky produc- 
tion.) Rev. May' 16. 

Zoo In Budapest. Original. Mystery story in a foreign zoo and an animal. 
Loretta "Young, Gene Raymond, O. P. Heg'gle. Dir. Rowland V. Lee. 
R '. April 28. Rev. May 2. ' (Lasky production.) 

Freuler Associates °'"",(,.^'VSrt?'!f."v. 

Easy Millions. OrlglnaL Reputed millionaire loses his job, an inheritance and 
almost his sweetheart. Skeeta Gallagher, Dorothy iBurgess. Dir. Fred' 
Newmayer. Rel. June 30. 

War of the Range. Tom Tyler western. . P. McGowan. (O'mlnsi^' 

Sept. '- 1, 

Maiestic '<'fl-> R^idio city, 

Cheating Blondes. (Equitable.) Twin sisters tangled in a murder mystery, 
Thelma Todd, Ralfe Harolde. Dir. Jos. Levering. 66 mins. Rel. April 1. 
Rev. May 23. , 

Curtain at Eight. iStory of a murder mystery by Octavus Roy Cohen. C. Au- 
brey Smith, Dorothy Mackaill, Paul Cavanagh. Dir. E. Mason Hopper^ 
72. mlns. Rel. Oct. 1. 



ORGAN CONSOLi; STRAYS 

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MlslaV.ing a console of an organ 
is an odd form of careleancss 'but 
such a ^case was disGovered at the 
Keith. Memorial theatre here* when 
a special, console, was shipped here 
by the W'urlitzer Co. for the advent 
of Mr., and Mrs^ Jesse Crawford as 
visiting attractions. 

The shifting management cau.sed 
the oversight. Too late the extra 
console was discovered. 



63 mins. 



Lew Collins, 



Gun Law. Western. Jack Hoxle, Dir. 
.Rel. April 15. 

Sing,. .Sinner, Sing. Torch singer marries a millionaire. I>aul .Lukas. 

Hyams. Dir. Howard Christy. 74 mlns. Reil. Aug. 1. 
Trouble Busters. Western. Jack Hoxle, Lane Chandler. 

65 mlhs. Rel. May 15. 

'The Sin of Nora Moran. Woman Is framed to shield the higher-ups > Zlta. 
Johann, Alan Dinehart, Paul Cavanagh, John Mlljah. Dir. Phil Gold- 
stone. Rel. Scptv 1, ' 

The World . Gone Mad., Story behind present-dfty conditions. Pat: 6*Brlen 
Evelyn Brent, Neil Hamilton. Dir. Christy Cabanne. 80. mins. Rel. 
April 1. Re-V. April 1?. 

Sturtlpa: 4376 Sunset Drive, Mavfair : 16Q0 Broadway, 

Hollywood, Cal. m«yr«ir New York. n: V, 

Alimony. Madness. Story of alimony evils. elen Chandler, Leon WaycoflT. 
Dir., Breezy Eason. 65 mlhs. Rel. April 1. Rev. May 9. 

Her Resale Value. Story of a disgruntled wife. June Clyde 
Dir. Breezy Eason. 63 m;ns. Rel. April 15. Rev. June 27. 



Studios: Culver City, 



:.O.fflces; isifi^rjQAdway,^^ 
New York, N.. Y. 



Another Language. iStory of the In-Iaws? from Ro.sc "l''r.'xnkcn".s stage hit. 

Helen llaye.s, Robt. Montgomery, Louise CloK.Sfr Hale. Ir.- Edw. H. 

OrlflUh, 70: mins, Rel. Jiily 28. Rev. Aug, 8. uw. «. 

Barbari , The.. Ramon Novarro as an Egyptian puldc who Is really a prince. 

Myrra Loy,. Reginald Denny. Dlr,, «am Wood. 80 mms. Rel. May 12. 

Rel, May 1.0. 

Beauty for Sale, Faith Baldwin'.s 'IVsaiily.' Otto Knigcr, Madge Evans Una 
Merkel, Alice Brady. i)ir. Rich. -Jiolo.slay.sky, lie). .Sent. 1. 

Broadway to Hollywood. Three rrnnfrations In .1 stage famil.v. 
■ Frank Morgan, Madge lOvan.M, r.tissf-ll Ifarilif!, Kd'Ut QullUui. 
lard Maot^, 8.'{ miti.s. 1?<:!V, S"iit. 

(Contimifd on pag« 



VARIETY 



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The Story o t 6 n 
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IRENE DUNNE 
WALTER HUSTON 



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EDNA MAY OLIVER 

Conrad Nogel • Bruce Cabot 

A Pdhdro S» Bermdn production directed by John 
Cromwell. MERJAN C COOPERt execkive producer 



OPENING RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL THURSDAY 



Tuesday^ September 26* 1933 



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VARIETY 



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(MNDAR OF CiMENT RELEASES 



(Continued;, from page 29) 



Lkurel and Hardy. Dennia 
Ir. Hal Boaclu .91 mlns. ReL 

by Marie 
length ,110 



\ 

Devil's Brother, Tlie.. Operetta 
Kins,. Tiielma Todd. Jas. 
May 5, Hev. June 13. 

Inner at Eight. SVom tlie stage play. 
Dressier artd Joiin Barrymorg, Dir. 
mins. General release not set. 

.Helt Bela wc . Tlie BUhTnar ln^eroeB-of-thei .Worid-War> Robert Monteomisry, 
, a"?""?. ^""S",*®', Madera Evans. Walter Hustonr. Dir. JacH Conway, 
1.06 mlos; Rel. June 9. Rev, May 2. 

Hold Your . Man. A smart aleck crook who escapes everythlner but love, 
i®*** VP^'"'0Y, Clark Gable, Stuart Erwln. Din Sam Wood.' 89 mlns. 
Rel. June 30. Rev. July 4. 

Lookina Forvvard. The story of a igreat London department store. Based on 

the £;ngllsh stage: success. Lionel Ba^rymore. XiCWls Stone. " Dir. Clar-. 

ence Brown. 93 mlns. Rel. April 7. ReV. May 2; 
Made x>n . Broadway. Original. Press agent power In politics and soriety. 

Robt. Montgomery, Madge Evans. Sally Ellers, Eugene Pallette. Dir. 

Harry Beaumont. 70 mins. Rel, May 19. Rev. July It. 
idnlght Mary.^ Gangster story with the trial -flashtack used. Loretta Young, 

Ridardo Cortez, Franchot Tone. Dir. Wm. Wellman. 76 mlns. Rel. 

June 30. Rey. July 18. 

Nuisance, The. Lee Tracy as an ambulancerchasing lawyer. Madge Evans, 
Frank- Morgan, Charles; Butterwbrth. Dir. Jack Conway. 84 mtpi. Rel. 
June 2. Rev. May 30. 

Pea 6' My :Heart. From, the famous play. .Marion Davies, Onslow Stevens, 
Juliette Compton, .J^ . Farrell MacDbnald; Dir. Robt, Z. Leoht\*d. Rel. 
May 26. Rev. May 23. 

Penthouse. Arthur ; Somers Roche Cosmopolitan serial. Warner Baxter, 
Myrna Xiby, Mae Clark. Dir. W. S. Van Dyke. Rel; Sept. 8. Revv Sept. 

Reunion in Vienna. From Sherwood's stage p'ly. Exiled roirjilty returns for 

a last fling; John Barryniore. Diana Wyhyard, Frank . Mpfgan. Dir. 

Sidney Franklin.^ 100 m Ins. Rel. June 16. Riev. .May .2. 
Stranqer'8 Return, The. Phil Stohg's story of the middle western farm life. 

Llone! Barrymore, Miriam Hopkins, Stuart. Erwin, Franchot Tone. Dir. 

King Yldor. 88 mihs. Rel. July 21. ReV. Aug, 1. 

, at: Dikybreak. Triangular story' in, a Serbian setting: Kay. Francis, 
N"ils,. Asther, Walter Huston, Phillips- Holmes. Dir. Richard Boleslavsky. 
78 mins. Rjel. July l4.. Rev. July 26;. 
Today We Live. An English girl ambulance-driver during the war.. Joan 
Crawford, Gary Cooper. Dir. Howard HaWks. 116 miris. Rel. April 21v 
Rev. April 18, 

Tu(?b6at Annie. From the Saturday Eve. Post serle^. Marie Dressier, WaN 
lace Beery. Dlr,. Mervyn LeRoy, -88 mins, Rel, Aug, 4, Re.y. Ave.' 16. 

Turn Back the .Clock'. Story of a man who relives his past. Lee Tracy, Mae 
Clerk, Peggy Shannon. Dir. Edgar Sclwyn, 80 mlns. Rel, Aug. 26. 
Rev. Aug. 29. 

When i-adies Meet, Based on Rachel Crothers' Broadway success, Ann 
Harding, .Robert Montgomery, Frank Morgan. Dir. Harry Beaumont 
ReL June 23. "Rev. June 27.' 

: 6048 Sunset Blvd., K/lAMAnvam Office: R. K. O . Building, 

Hollywood, Cal. iTiOnOyram Rockefeller Center, N.Y.C. 

Avenger, ThCi Vengeance in prlsor. Ralph Forbes, Adrlenne Anries. Dir. Ed 
Marin. 72 mins. Rel. Aug. 26. 

rack Beauty.' Horse story. Alex KIrkland, Esther Phil 
Rosen. 70 mins. Rel. Aug. 10. Rev. Aug. 29. 

Devil's Mate, The. Convicted murderer who dies in the electric chair ahead 
of the shock. Peggy Shannon, Preston Foster. Dir. Phil Rosen, 66 
mins. Rel,. Aug. 16. 

Fighting Texan. Oil country story. Rex Bell, Luana Walters, Dir. Armand 
Schaefer. 66 mins. Rel. Aug. 6. Rev. Aug. 1. 

itive. The. A $50d;<l()6 mail robbery. Western. Rex Bell, Cecilia Parker. 
Dir. Harry Fraser,. 64 mins. Rel. Aug. IC. 

Gallant Fool, The. One ring circus- In .the cattle country. Bob Steele, Ar- 
ietta Duncan,,, Dir. R. N. Bradbuxy.. 66 miria. -Rel. July 29 

Galloping Romeo. .-Western story. Bob Steele. Dir. R. N. Bradbury, 64 mlns. 
Rel, Sept. 1. 

Phantom Broadcast, The. Radio crooner who sings by proxy,. Ralph Forbe^i- 
. Vivienne Osborne. Dir. Phil Rosen, 72 inlns, Rel, July:.8. Rey; Aug. 1, 

Rainbow Ranch. Adventures of the welterweight champ, of the Pacific fleet. 

Rex Bell, Cecelia Parker. ir. Harry Frase^. 69. mins. Rel., Aug. 25. 
Rangers Code. Texas cattle ranger ;^tory. Bobe Steele. ir.: R, N, Bradbury. 

66 mins. Rel. Sept. 16. 
Return of Casey Jones, The. Railroad story. Ir. 

J. P. McCarthy, 67 n.ins, Rel. July 26. 
Sensation Hunters. Society high life. Arline Judge, Prestoti Foster, JOtr, 

Chas, Yidor. 75 mlns, Rel. Sept, 20. 

Skyway. Aviation, pilot's shlp-to-shore line. Ray Wal Kathryh Craw- 
ford. Dir. Lew Collins. 67 mins. Rel. Aug. 22, . 

Sphinx, The. Murder mystery with a neat twist. Lionel Atwiil, Sheila Tracy 
Dir. Phil Rosen. 63 tnind, Rel. June 1. Rev. July 11. 

Sweetheart of . Sigma Chi. College musical. Mary Carlisle, 
Dir. Ed, Marin, 80 mlns, Rel, Oct. 1. 
iling North. Texas ranger gets far from home, but gets his man.. Bob 
Steele, Doris Hill. Dir. J. P. McCarthy. 65 mins. Rev, June 0. 

: 5851 Marathon St., pA«>nmrkiivkl- ' Broadway, 

Hollywood, Calif. faramouni New York, N.Y 

Bedtime Story, A. Original. Chevalier adopts a baby. Maurice Chevalier 
Edw, Everett Horton, \Helen Twelvetrees. Dir. Norman Taurog. . 86 
mlns. Rel. April 21. Rev. April 26. 

College Humor. Comedy. BIng Crosby. Jack Oakie. Rich. Arlen, Mary Carl- 
isle, Burns and Allen, Dir. Wesley Ruggles; 6624,. Rel, June 30 

Isgraced. Story of betrayed love, iffelen Twelvetrees, Bruce Cabot. ir, 
Earle C. Kenton. 5740. Rel, July 7, Rev. July :8. 
le and the Hawk, The. Story of the Royal Flying Squadron In the World 
War. Frederic March, Jack Oaklc, Gary Grant, Carole Lombard. Dir 
.Stuart Walker, 74 mlns. Rel. May 19. Rev. May 16. 
Gambling Ship. Explanatory title, Gary Grant, Benlta Htime. Louls 
Gasnler. 6331. Max Marcln, Rcl. June 23, Rev, July 18, 
Irl In 419, The. Mysterious beauty In. a hospital drama. Jas. Dunn. Gloria 
Stuart, David Manners, Dlr, George Somnes, Alexander Hall. .65 mlns 
Rel, May 26, Rev. May 23. 
Hef Bodyguartf^ A mTiSi cal iuomedy Star and her hired sleuth. .Wynne Gib 
son Edmund Lowe, Johnny Hlnes, Marjorle White. Dir. Wm. Beaudlne 
Rel,. July 21.. Rev._ Aug. 8. * 
I Love Thait Man. (Rogers productlon.h' Romantic drama. iSdmund Lowe 
Nancy Carroll. ' ir. Harry Joe UrcWn, 74 ins, Rel. Junie 9. Rev 
July 11. 

International House. Farce comedy; Pegcy opklnS Joyce, W. C. Fields, 
Rudy Vallce. .Stuart Erwln, Sari Marltza, Burnt and Allen ,Cab Gallo 
way. Dir. Eddie Sutherland. .68 mlns. Rel. June 2. Rev. May 30 

.Jfennle Gerhardt. From the Theo. Dreiser story, Sylvia Sidney.. Donald Cook 
Mary Astor,- Dir. Marlon Gcrlhg. 9a ins. Rel. June 16. Rey. Jun(e 13 

Lady's if»rofes8ion, A. Story by Nina VVll cox Putnam- Speakeasy prop, masj 

(jueradlng as riding master. Geo, Barbler, .Sarl Marltza. Dlr, Normaii 

MacLeod. Rel. Mar. 3. Rev. Mar. 28. 
Mama Loves Papa, Trials of a henpecked. Mary Bolandi 

Lllyan Tashman,. Walter Gatlett. Dir. Rel. July 14 

Rev. July 25. 

Man of the Forest. Western. Harry Carey, iHlltc 

Dir. Henry Hathaway. Rcl. July 14. 
Midnight Club, The, London Jewel thieves. live I3rook, Guy 

Standing. . AMson Skipworth. Dir. Geo. lex Hall. Uel 

Jiily US. ilev. Aug. 1. 
One Sunday Afternoon. From tlie stage play. Loves Ih a small, town. Gary- 
Cooper; Fay Wray, NleJ Hamilton, 



Three Cfomeried Moon* From, the stage play, Domiestic problems of a mildly 
Insane family, Claudette Colbert, Rich.. Arlen, Mary Boland. Dir. El- 
liott- Nugent; 70 mins. Bel. Aug. . 4. ReV; Aug. 16. 

Studios: Hollywood, D IT n RA#i:ir« Ofnce; R.K.O. Bidg., 

Calif. I\«IW.Vr» ivaaiO Radio City, N.Y.C. 

Ann VIckera. From the Sinclair Lewis novel. Irene. Dunn, Walter Huston, 
Conrad NageU DII:. John Cromw^lL Rel. Sept. '22, 

Big Brain, The. ▲ small town barbet becomes a big time gambler and 
crook. George EL Stone, Fay Wray, Phillips Holmes, Lilian Bond. Dlr, 
George Archainbaud. 72 mins. Rel, June 16. Rev. Aug, 8, 

Cross i^ire. Action western. Tom Keene, Betty Furness, Edgar Kennedy, 

Dir. Otto Brower, 66 mlns. ReL June SO. 
Deluge, The,. Odd story of the world :after k second deluge. Peggy Sha.iinoh, 
Lois Wilison, Sidney . Blackmer, Matt Moore. Dir. Felix E. Feist Rel. 
Sept. 16. 

Dlplomaniace, The. Wheeler and Woolsey are sent by an - Indian tribe to 
bring peace to the Geneva Conference. . Dir. Wm. Selt^r. 69 mins, Rel. 
Mayt Rev, May 2. 

Double . Harness. . A girl who got her man. Atih Harding, WiUiara Powell, 
Dlr, John CroinwelU. 70 mlns. Rev. July 26. 

Emergehtsy Call... Exposing, racketeering in city hospitals. Bill Boyd,. Wynne 

Gib$on, William Gargan. Dir, Edward Cahn, 61 mlns. Rel.. May. 19. 
Flying Devils. Triangle in a flying circus, Arline ^udge, Bruce Cabot. Dir. 
Russell Birdwell. CO mins.. Rel, Aug. 14. Rev. Aug, 29. 



ElEott hedicts 
IBEW Batde at 





Threatened seriously with ' 
Jurlsdiqtlonal rights and its r^^pre- 
sentation in the . picture industry, 
largely a result of the iiicreasliiiff 
strength of the lectrical Wprkerff 
as indicated by the recent Coast 
strike, the LA,T,S.fi, is girding itself 
for the 'most importan't battle 



.Jurisdiction between the I. A. 
L.B.E.W'^'. 

Displaying kome alarm^ William 
C, Elliott, president of the ' t.A.* 



India Speaks. Travelog of India with Richard Halliburton as narrator. Ir. 
Walter Futter. .77 mins. Rel. April 28. 

King Konij, Original. A .60-fobt ape is captured in the wilds and Creates I we've had for maiiy decades.* 
haivoc when it escapes while oh exhibition in New York. Fay Wray, Robt. I _ ■ . ,- ' 

Armstrong. Pir, Merlan C. Cooper, 100 mins. Rev. April 7. L A. has issued a call to arips. 

Little Women.. Talker Version of the Louisa Alcott story, Katherine H4p'. ampng all its locals and niembershi 
burn, Jban Bennett, Paul LukaS^ Frances Dee, Jean Parker. Edna Mae ^i, ur•tr,r>^■,aa tv.^. fr,,>,^nna. 

Oliver, Dir. Geo. Cukor- ; Rel. Qct. 6, . ' in all branches, to meet the foe face 

Melody Cruise. Musical novelty which takes place on. a world cruise, Charlie to .face' in Washington Monday; (2) 
Ruggles, Pfiil Harris,^ Greta rilsseri. Helen Ma^^^ Dir. Mark Sandrlch. K^^^en the American Federation of 
76 mins, Rel. June 23. : ... 
Midshipman Jack. Annapolis story, ^ruce Cabot, Frank Albertson, AtthuH annual convention 

Lake,. Betty Furness. , Dir. Christy Cabahne. ReL Sept. 29. I to consider various labor Atatters, 

Morning Glory. Backstage stOry . of a country girl's rise and fall. Katherine I amftnir -whlrh ■ici fH«» miMfirtn 
Hepburn, Doug. Fairbanks, Jr., Adolphe Menjou, Mary Duncan. Di- I ^"'''"fir wnicn is tne question 
Lowell Sherman. , 70 mins. Rel. Aug; 18, Rey, Aug. 22, 
No Marriage Ties. -From.an unproduced play,. Satire On advertising agencies, 
Richard Dix, Elizabeth Allen. Dir. j;. Walter Ruben. . 75'mins. ReL Aug. 

11. Rev. Aug. 8. . - „, „^ ...^ 

One Man's Journey. Country doctor jachleves fame, Lionel. Barryniore, . May ; xiip_„-i. y * bu1l«>tih «raincr tri jiii 
Robsoh, Joel McCrea. Dir. John Robertson. 75 mitts. Rel. Sept, 8,.i J"^°MS" 

Rev. Sept s. I locals and members, hollers fof the 

Profesttiohal Svveetheart. The story of a radio smger Who is forced to live ™*^"^enance of. jurisdictibnal rights 
up- to her publicized angelic cliaracter when her greatest desire is to be and asks all iocals to co-operate 
naughty-naughty. Ginger Rogers, Norman Foster, Gregory :Ratbfl:. ZasU putting up a light, 
Pitts, pft-. William A, Seiter. 73 mlns. .Rel. June 9. ^ey. July 18. Elliott predicts a hard-fought bat- 
Rafter Romance. A story of Greenwich Village. Ginger Rogers, Norman Iji^ saviriir- 'it ionir<3 nvi^rmnMi »» 
Foster, Geo. Sidney, Laura Hope Crews, Robt Benchley. Dir. Wm. saying, it looks ovetmueh as 
Seiter. 76 miris,. Rel. Sept. 1, ' though in the course ot the A'.F.L. 

Silver Cord, The. Mother love carried to excess. Irene Dunne, Laura Hope convention events that unfriendly 
Crews, Joel McCrea; Frances Dee. ' Dir. John Cromwell. 76 mins. action taken at the West Coast stu- 
Ret. -.May 19. Rev. May 9.. . ' ' dios by an unauthorized body of the 

Son of the . Border. Action western^ Tpm Keene, Julie Haydon; Crelghton I.H.E.W. will jpreclpitate a~ long and 
Chaney. Dir. Lloyd Nosier. 66 mlns. Rel, May 6. bitter fight oh the floor of th* 

Sweepings. .Novel. Biographical study of a merchant prince. Lionel Barry- a^F.!,., convention.' 
more, Alan Dlriehart, Gloria Stuart Dir. John Cromwell. 77 mlns. Rel. 
_ April 14.. Rev. Mar. 28. ' 
Tomorrow ■ at Seven. : Novel murder mystery. Chester Morris, Vivienne Osr I 
borne. Firank McHugh. Dir. Ray EhrightJ 62 mins. Rel. June 2. Rev. 
July 4. 



United ArlisU ^J^vSic^'n:- 



V.I 



NEW SOUND FOR MANY 
REOPENED THEATRES 



Bitter Sweet. ( ritlsh made). Noel Coward's operetta. Romance of Wealthy 
English beauty who elopes to Vienna with her music teacher. Ahha 
Neagle, Fernand Graavey. Dir. Herbert Wilcox.. 93 mlns, Rel. Sept; 
22, Rev. Aug. 29. 

Bowery, The. Story of the rivalry between Chuck Connors and Steve Brodle, , . , t.,^ ^ ■ - ■ - 

famous Brooklyn Bridge Jumper-. Wallace Beery, George Raft, Jackie or theatres, ownership changes and 
Cooper, Fay Wray. Dir. Roaul Walsh. ' Rel. Sept. 29, I installations of Bouiid-on-t r a c k 

Broadway Through a Keyhole. Walter Winchell's story of Broadway., - I equipment in place of sound-on- 
stance Cumrhings, Russ Columbo, Paul Kelly. Dir. Lowell Shernian. | di^c now occurring in. the territory 



Minneapolis, .Sept. 26. 
The. large number of ireppehings 



Rel. Oct 13. 



is regarded in local film circles as 



Emperor Johes. Eugene O'Neill's famous drama of a Pullman porter who eyiJe_„e the irriduallv imttrnv 
becomes ruler of a West Indian Island. Paul Robeson, Dudley Dlgges. I f^^"^"*^.® j'^^ .graauaiiy improv 
Dir. Dudley Murphy. . ReL Sept. 8, 1 1ng sentiment and, better condition.«i, 

I Cover the Waterfront. Adaptation of Max Miller's best seller about his V^^"}^ Board here reports 

exploits in the. San Diego harbor. Claudette Colbert, :Bcn Lyon and I eight, houses reopened as against 
Ernest Torrence. Dir.. James Cruze. 70 mlns. ReL May 12.. Rev. May 23. 1 only one closed. It ..also reported 

Masquerader, This. :Based on Johh Hunter Booth's adaptation of ICatherihe seven changes in ownership and the 
Cecil Thjrston's noveL Cousins of identical appearance, change Places, game number nt th<^fltr('<i ohAns-in^ 
with intriguing political and romantic results. Ronald Colman, EllssH ^f^if a„IJL^^i^^iio« ♦ 
LandL Dir. Richard Wallace. 75 mlns. ReL Aug. 18. Rev.. Sept 6. soUnd-oh-disc to sound-on 

Samarang. Love amid the pearl divers in Malaysia, Native cast ir. Ward f equipment. 

Wing. 60. mins. Rel. June 23. Rev. July 4. 
Secrets.. Stage ptay. Man tries to hide from his wife secrets she pretends not 
• to" know. . Mary Pickford, Leslie Howard. Dir. Frank Borzage. 83 mins. 

Rel. April 16. Rev. Mar. 21, 
Yes, Mr. Brown. Farce comedy with music/ laid in Vienna. Jack Buchanan, 

Margot Grahame and Elsie Randolph. Dir. Jack Buchanan. 69 mins. 

Rel, May, 

Studlot Universal City, llmSvAranl '• 7^0 Fifth Avs., 

Calif. universal New York, M. V 

Be Mine Tonight. Comedy-drama. Lov^ .story unfolded In scenic beauty of 
Swiss Alps. Starring Jan Kiepura, Dir. Anatol Litwak, 86 mins. Rel 
Mar, 23. Rev. April 18. 
Big Cage, The. Original. Man against beast, different from . Jungle Aims. 
Clyde Beatty, Raymond' Hatton, Anlta > Page, Andy Devlne. Dir. Kurt 
Neumann. 78 mlns. ReL Mar, 3. Rey. May 16;' 



Hanis Gets Fox Product 
For Pitt Away from Wit 



Universal 

ittsburgh, Sept. 25. 
Local spilt of -Fox product which 
in the past has gone to WB 'will 
go to Harris Amus. Co. instead this 
year. With continued failure of 

Cohens ahd Kellys In Trouble. Comedy. Famous team in story with nautical I WB and Fox to get together on a 
background. George Sidney and Charlie Murray. Dir. George Stevens. | picture deal, Fulton 'gets the /re- 
March 23. Rev. April 18. 



-Ltgl»to n: ■ C8 m -lna t . Ro l. S ppt . 1. Rey . Sept , 6 , 



Frances i'uller. Dir. t.ouls D.. 



Song of the Eagle. IJcer problem from the angle of an honest brcWcr. Chas. 
Bickford, Rich. Arlen, Jean Ilersholt. Mary Brian, Dir. Ralph Murphy. 
66 mlns. Rcl. April 28. Rev, May 2. 
.=.Song=of^.Songs..^rom-^auacimanis^^Ey^nd=^SheL<l^^ 

trlch, Brian Ahcrne,- Lionel AtwilL Dir. Kouben Mamoulian, 70 mins. 

Rev. July 25.-. . . . 

Story of Temple Drake. The'. Prom Wm.. D'aulkncr's 'SanctiiTlry.' The, story 
of an oversexed girl. Miriam Hopkins. Jack La Rue, 'VVm. Collier, Jr. 
Dir. Stephen. Roberts. , 63 mins. Itel. May 12. Rev. May 9. 
Sunset Pass. Zane Grey western. Tom Keehe, Randolph Scott, katlWoen 

Burke. Dir. Henry Hathaway; 4 C, mlns. Rcl. May 20. 
Supernatural. Original. Odd story of' a. transferred soul. Carole I-ombard, 
rtandolph Scott, Vivienne Osborne, Dir. Victor Halpcrln. GO rnxna 
Itel. May 12. Rov. April 25, 
Is bay and Age. Revolt of (lie ''liildn-n , aq-iln.^t politics and f,;:i'i«^<tor.s. 
r-ha.s. r.lckfonl; .TurlithvAtlon. Dir. CVcil «|.; MilN^. Hr mliiH... itc»L Aug. 
25. Rev. Aug. 1'9. 



Rel 

Don't Bet on Love. Comedy-drama. Lew Ayres, Ginger Mur- 
ray Roth. 62 mlns. Rel. July 13-. Rev. Aug. 1. 

Fiddlin' Buckaroo. Western. Ken Maynard, Dir. Ken Maynard. Rel. July 20 
Her First Mate. Comedy. Summcrvllle-Pltts. Dir. Wm. Wyler. Rcl. Aug. 3. 
Rev. Sept. 6, 

King of the Arena. Ken Maynard In a circus story, Lucille Brown, Robt, 

Kort'fhan. 6 reels. TlcL Juhe 18/ •• 
. King of Jazz, The. Reissue, with 'Paul Whlteman. 

Murray Anderson. 9 reels. Rel. June 1. 
Kiss , Before the Mirror, The; Powerfui drama, of human emotions. Nancy 

Carroll, Paul Liikas, Frank Mbrgan, Gloria Stuart Dir. Jas. , Whale 

07 mlns. Rel. May 4. Rev. May 10. 
Lucky Dog. Touching and dramatic story .of devotion that exists between a 

man and his dog. Chic Sale, Dir. Zion Myers, Itel. AlI ril 20 
Moonlight, and Pretzels. Musical. Mary Brian', Roger Pryor, Leo Carrillo. 

Dir.. BrlccrFreuUd, Rel. July 27. Rev. Aug. 29 
but All Night. Comedy. Sll Sunimervtllc-Zasu PlttS. It. Sam Taylor 

Rel. April 13. Rev. April ll. 
t^ebel. The. Napoleonic story in the Austrian -Tyrol. Vilma Bariky, Luis 

Trenker, Victor Varconl. (Foreign made,) Dir. Lula Trenker, Edwin 

Knopf! Rcl. June 1. Rev. Aug. 1. 
Secret of the Blue Room. Mystery dramat. . Lionel! Atwiil, , Gloria 

Stuart Dir. Kurt Netiihann. Rel. July 20 

Studios Burbank. 

Calif. TT«»»M^i uivcii^AA New.York.N.Y 

Baby Face. The story of a hard-boiled girl who reached the top. Barbara 
Stanwyck, Geo. Brent. Dir. Alfred K. Green. 71 mins, Rel. July 1. 
Rev. J.une 27. 

Captured! Behind the scenes In a German pri.son. Lo.slle Howard, Dougla^i 

: — liiaii^lwtkSr^J r .,. P aul L ulca.s, — 'Margnrf t — LinUsay. — I.> i r . Koy del— Ituthi 

72 min.s. :Rel. Aug. 19. Rev^ Aug. 22. 



mainder of the Fox output, as it 
has in the past. 

Fox is the only ftrst-run prod- 
uct Harris group, has so far lined 
up,, and it's the present intention 
of operators to day-and-date pic- 
tures in" downtown .-Alyin and. A.l- 
John I ham bra. in East. Liberty. 



Detroit Feels Dearth 

Of Avaflable Films 



Warner Brothers. °T^'=^&jrYS?£ n.\ 



Detroit, Sept. 2i>. 
This town is suffering:, froin the 
.worst picture situation in years 
with nothing niuch. expected till: 
Oct. 6. Strike on the coast held 
back production w^ith the releases 
of b.p, pictures starting Oct 6. with 
Metro and United Artists, 

Warner Bros, doesn't 
loa.slng here until bcti 22, 



Ex- Lady. An experimental marriage stnkes a jnae. 
mohd, Frank McHugh. Dir. Robert FloreyJ 
itcv. May 16. 



I?otte Dav.l.s, Gene Ray- 
07 ins. Rel. April 8. 



Footllght Parade. Gala musical With bank.stann lof.ak'. Jamo.s Cagney, Joan 
IJIondell, Ruby Kcelerj Dick Powell. Dir. Lloyd llacon. Dances by 
JJli.sby Berkeley, ^lel. Oct. 7. 

G^lddlggers of 1933. New version'of Avery Hopwood'fj 'st,a(;oi»lay done ,i8 a 
super-mufllcal, Warren Willi.'irti.s, J^an Hlorwicll. Dir. Mervyn LcUoy. 
94 . mlns. Rel. May 27, Rev. June 13. 

Life of Jimmy Dolan, The. From a recent noveL Pr(zr>nghtor find.-i regener- 
atlon. Doug Fairbanks. Jr., Loretta Young. Aline MoM.ihon, Guy ICibbe. 
89 min.9. Rel. Juiie 3. ilev. Jlihe 20. 

Mary ' Stevens, M.D. Story of a wom;>n dortor. Kay "Kranris, Lylf Tal- 
bot, GIfnda. Farrc'll. Dir. IJoyl IJacori. 71 niln.s. Rf»l. July 22, Uc>v, 
Aug. 8." 

(Clonlinui'd oti pa 



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EELIGHT UPSTATE HOUSE 

Schenectady, Sept, 25. 

re.sponslblo for the; reopening of 
IGrift theatn*. formerly Proctoi-'.s old 
vaudfV lioi.sp. tluy CJr.TVP.s, m-aiiagcr 
of 'Stato, which adjoins, Ih rnanager 
of thf Krie. 

It i.s being oixrated as p.art Of 
the 11. k. O.-i'Virash i)o61od hou.ses, 
Kir-st runs coiisiderpd not aocopt- 
•nblp to the . K, O. -Proctor house, 
are hfinij .sli^wn there with prices 
i.sa )f» a.«i t,Jif» Proctor hou.sc- 



mmTT 



Tueedvy, Septemlier 26, 193S 




PAUL ROBESON IN 



EMPEROR JONES 




W Y 



Tues^y, ScptembCT 26, 1^83 



VARIETY 




EUGENE O'NEILL'S 



S THE BOX-OFFICE 




^r-.'Sf-.tiv.: n / 
JOHr-1 KPIMiKY 'jnd GiFFORD COCHRAN 

v.,ih DUDLEY DIGGES 
o,r.c^../b, DUDLEY AAURPHY 



V4 



VARIETY 



^i%''^gdiiyt ^pfemfeer 



4,200-Seat Publk Minn. Reopening, 
Pitt Situash Overseating Worries 



Minneapolis, 

Plenty of .feat and' trembling in 
local, theatre circles over what wiir 
happen after Nov.. . when the Min- 
nesota theatre will be: reojpened by 
Publix aher having: ■ been dark for 
more than two The .deluxe 

house will add 4,200 seatis. to the 
present loop . tptal and tjie appr6heni^ 
. sion a;rtses. ' regarding . the effect Its 
operations will h&ve oii present the- 
atre line- up. 

John J, Friedl, Publik division, man- 
ager, last' week decided on .tb® Nov, 
3 opening date and/ailso on .pictures 
plus stage jshowsi; Details regarding 
the shows haven't been worked put 
yet. 

Theatre presents a bl 
lem, 

When operated by Paramount-. 
Piiblix two years ago, rental , plus 
insurance and taxes amounted to 
more than $6,000 a week .and the 
total weekly nut was approxiniately 
$18,0.00 minlmuni. Thei . present IQ- 
year^ lease, reqiuiring ,th(e thesttre to 
be open a minimum of six nionths a, 
year, caljs for a guarantee sufUcient 
to cover ground rental, taxesi and 
Insurance, or approximately .$2,000 
a week or', in lieu thereof, 17 %% b£ 
the gross receipts^ It is estimated 
that ^ under tlie new deal the theatre 
will have a hut of at least $12,000. 

In -Its early boom days the Minne- 
sota: grossed from $30,000 to $4S,000 
a week, but fell as low as $8,000 a 
week later. 




Bertha . Matlock, aeriallst,. to do 
a rope slide ini Jesse Xiasky's unti- 
tled' . picture, starring jjiliah Harvey. 

Frances Williams from the stage 
ta MQ. . 

Isabel Jewell : gets, seven year pact 
at Metro.- 

Edwin I. Marfn has been, handed, 
a dtrectoiiai pact .by Universal. 



Pittsburgh, Sept. 25. 

Downtown Pittsburgh faces the 
serious threat of a definite problem 
of overseating wUbin the .next 
month when the Pitt a;nd Alyih, 
fotmer legit sites, both reopen as ; 
flrStrruri picture sites. This will 
give the main , stem; sieven grade- A 
spots In the business sector, more 
than the town has ever had, even 
In its best. days. 

Previous High mark was six a 
couple of years ago, but one, and 
sometimes two of these sites were 
going In quite often for second-run 
product. 

With Pitt, Alvin, Pu,ltbn, Penn, 
Stanley, Warner and' Davis all 
shooting for business, the down 
town area will have pretty^ close to 
17,000 first-run seats, a figure that 
would have been branded as assin- 
Ine only a "short time ago. 

Business, while it has picked up 
a bit. Is still not profitable, with 
only five first-run houses, as the 
situation stands at present. With 
two more added to the. load, there's 
bound to be some consequences. 

Pitt's going in for vaudfilm and 
Alvin probably will maintain a sim- 
ilar policy. If chey make a notice- 
able dent in takings elsewhere. It's 
a foregone conclusion the Pena and 
Stanley will return to presentations.^ 
thus increasing their, overhead and 
making, chances of showing a profit 
more negligible than ever. 



MAY SOBSON DUCES 4 SHOWS 

San ; Francisco, Sept. 25. 

May.: RQbson;,; was scheduled Jf or 
four appearances' openinif day of 
Col'si 'Lady For a bay' at. the Gol- 
den Gate. 

But she inforrned management 
Metroi WQUldh't let her do more than 
one show^ Management took it; biit 
didn't like it. 



Marriage Publicity Good 
Cash-In on Harlow Pic 

San. Francisco, Sept 26. 

Fox theatre cashed in on the Jean 
Harlow publicity and a,t thei same 
time gave the*theatre its first ma- 
jor riisnne when Columbia- reissued 
an oldie, !Platinum Blonde.' Pic 
played around ■ this territory' two 
years ago to veiry poor biz. 



Mae West trailers 

Go Duals Two Better 



Hollywood, Sept. 26^ 

Paramount has a new gag for 
trallerlng the Mae West iplcture 'I'm 
No Angel/ 

.It's advance teasers will call for 
foiir showings a perfotmance instead 
,bf the usual one time spot. Trall- 
;ers are much shortet than usual but 
are so made as: to allow for four 
different spottihgs on a program. 

Brief sequenced have scenes be- 
tween Miss West and Cary Grant 
without dialog, "ieaser gag is along 
the line, 'If you can read lips you 
ban read what Miae Is saying.' 



CALENDAR OF CURRENT RELEASES 



N. Y. Bankroll for 1st 
Choice Setup on Coast 

Holly.wood, Sept. 25; 
Preston. James & Yeiser, New 
York company, are bahkrolling a 
new Indepenclent orgahlzation which 
has moved into. Tiffany studio. In- 
die gic^ovp will make .12 features and 
12 Shorts arid release through the 
First Choice distributing setup. 

Iiawspn ilarris, who produced 
pictures here arid in Canada several 
years ago, heads the productipn 
end as vice-presldieht and general 
nianager. , Lpr WaETfjn.— James is 
president; Albert . Hilton, who ar- 
rives this week, 'is sec, and trcas,;, 
Harry Kerr comes back to pictures 
as production manager; Richard 
Pearl is studio manager, and Joh n 
Glein has a production berth. 

Xo.well "thomas, radio narrator, 
will, mbnolog the shorts, 'vvith 
i=Gharles=Bbwens=app.earirigea&-cqmlcT= 
One short was already rhade iri.]>few 
York. 

Wllllatn ogel, former lieutonant 
of Jaydee Williams, is in charge of 
distribution, although Williams Is 
hot connected. Company is n6w In- 
corporating,-, and handle Isn't set 
yet, 

J., , Crlhyan, here as the rep of 
t.. A. You hpr. owner of the studio, 
ifelurns to N6w York today (25). 



(Continued from rage 31) 

Mayor of; Helir Thci From' Iselln A uster's drama. Reformi school background. 
Ja^: Cagney, Madge . Evans^ Frankie Darrow. Dir. Archie Mayo^ 90 
niina> Rel. June 24. Rev. July 4. 
Narrow Corner^ The. From the story by W; Somerset Maugham. South Sea 
locale. Doug Fairbanks, Jr., Patricia EIUs. Ralph Bellamy, Dudley Dig- 
isrea. Dir. Alfred E. Qreen. 67 m.ins; .Rel, July 8. Rev. July 18... 
Picture Snatcher, The.- Semlrgangster story of. a neWB..pb((t.ographec Jaa,. 
Cagney, Patricia Ellis. Alice White. Ralph Bellamy. Dir. Uoyd .Bacon. 
. 70 mlna. Rel. April 19. Rev. May 23. 
Private Detective 62. From a fiction story. William Powell, Margaret Llnd-' 

say. . 67 mlnS, Rel. June 17. ■. Itev. . July 11. 
Silk EX|ir«89, The. Mystery drama of silk shipments. Niel Hamilton, tien 

Jenkins, Dudley Dlgges. 61 inins. ReL Jun^ 10. Rev. June 27. 
The Mail' from Monterey. Western drarha. John Wayne, Rutb Hall. 

Mack.V. Wright. i67 mihs, Rel. July 22. Rev. Aug. 22. 
Untamed Africa. Thrilling African adventure. -.Under supervision of Wynant 
D. Hubbard, F.A.G.S. Rel. April 8: 

Voitalre, .' Life . of France's celebrated wit and philosopher. George At'liss, 
Doris Kenyon, Margaret liindsay. Dir. John Adolfl. 72 mlna. Rel. 
Aug. .6. Rev. Aug. 22. 

Working Man,— t he. Original. Romance In the shoe bualness. Geo. . Arliss, 
Bette DaviBi Ir. John Adolfl. 77 mlns. Rel. May 6. Rev. Aprll 26. 

Worlj Wicl«> OfDceo: 1S01 Broadway, 
WOria Wiae New York, n. v. 

(Releasing Through Fox) 

Constant Woman, The. From Eugene O'Nelli's play 'Recklesaneas.' Conrad 

Nagel, Leila Hyams. Dir. Victor 3chert9lnger. Rel. April 23. 
Lone . Avenger, T-he. OrfglhaU Ken Maynard western. Miirlel pordon. Ir. 

Alan James. 61 mins.. Rel. May 14. Rey* .July 4. 
Study .in Scarlet, A^ Sherlock Holmes . story. Reginald Owen, June Clyde, 

Aana May Wong. Dir.- ,Edw. L. Marin. 73 mlns; Rel. May 14. Rev. 

June 0. 

Miscellaneous Releases 

Big Chance, The. . (Eagle.) Prizefighter-socialite story. John barrow, Merna 
Kennedy^ Dir. Al. Herman. .63 mlns. Rev, Sept. B; r ' 

Big Drive, The. Authentic war pictures from records of eight governments. 
91 mips.. ReK Jan. .19. ' Rev. Dec; 27. 

Cougar.' (Sidney Snow;) Jay Bruce captures mountain lions with bare hands. 
. 70 nilns. Rev. May 30. . 

Falthf.til. IHeart, The. (Ilelber.) British made. Romantic story of a faithful 
love, British cast. 65 mlna. Rev. Aug^ 22, 

Hell's Hoilday. (Superb.). Compilation of war scenes, 90 mins^ Rev. July !«. 

High Gear. . (Goldamlth.) Aiito race story. Jackie Searle, James Murray, 
Joan Marsh. Dir. Leigh Jason, 66 mlns. .Rev. April 18.. 

Hisi Private Secretary. Girl converts her father-in-law to approval oic his 
son's marriage. Evalyn Knapp, John Wayne. Dir. Phil H. White- 
man. 68 mlna. Rel. June 10. Rev. Aug. 8. 

Laughing at Life. (Mascot.) Story of a gun-running adventurer. Victor Mc- 
Laglen, Conchlta Montenegro, Ruth Hall. Dir. Ford Beebe. 71 mlns. 
Rev. July IS. 

iMIght and Day (Gaumpnt-Brltish). Farce comedy of a thief chase In a wa»: 

museum. Jack 'Hurlburt, Cicely Courtneidge. 76 mlns.. Rev. May 30. 
Police Call. (Showmen..). Ring story with an adventure angle. Nick Stuart, 
Merna Kennedy, Dlrr Phil Whlteman.; 63 mlna. Reh Aug. Rev. Aug. 29. 
Sleepless Nights. (Remington), British made story on farcical lines. Polly 
Walker, Stanley Luplno. Dir.. Thos. Bentley. 63 mlns. Rel. July 21. 
Rev. July 26. 

tahning of the Jungle. (Invincible.) Animal training methods. . June 6. 

Tarzan the FearlesB. . (Principal.). Feature and eight subsequent tworpart 
dhaptCTs.' Buster Gfftbbe, Jacqueiine Wells. Dir. Robt, Hill. .60 mlns. for 
•feature. Rel. July 19, Rev...iVu6- 15. 

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 Gregon 60; mins. Rev, Mar. 7. 



Foreign Language Films 



(Note: 



ccause. of the alow movement of foreign fll this list covers one 
year of releases:) 

( oat of these a.yallab1e with Bngliah titles.) 

Barberina. die Taenzerln .von San&ouci. (Capital)' (Ger;). -Musical cqmedy. 

Lll Dagover, Otto Gebuehr.. pir. Carl Froellch. 83 mlns. Rel. Nov. 20 
Beriln-Alekanderplatz (Ger) (Capital). Strong crime drama^ H einrlch 

George, Maria. Bard. Dir. Phil J.utzl. 90 mins., Rel. May 1; Rfev. May 16. 
Cinq (Sentieman l\iaudli (Protex) <Frenoh). Mystery drama. Rene Lefevre, 

Harry Baur. Dir. JuHen Duvlvler. :78 mins. Rel. Jan. Rev. Jan. 24. 

bas iviaciitlgali Madel (Capital) (Ger). Love in Ha\iirall. ir. Leo LasUy 

80 min Rel. Jan. 16.. Rev. Jan. 31. .. 
Das Schbene Abenteuer (German). • (Protex). Romantic comedy. fCaethe 
vbh Nagy, Dir. Relnhold SchunzeL 83 mins, Rel. Deo. 1. Rev. Dec. 13. 
David Gblder (French) (Protex). Drama. Harry Baur. Dir. Jullen Duvlvter. 
90 mins. Rel. Oct .1. Rev. Oct 26. 

5er Ball (German) (Protex).. Domestic comedy. Dolly Haas. Dir. Wilhelm 
Thlele. .83 mlns.- Rel. Oct. 9. 

ber Brave Suender (Ger>>, (European). Faat comedy. Max Pallenberg. Dir. 
Fritz Kortner.. 90 mlnV Rel. April L Rev. April 4; 

Der Falsche lEhemann (German) (Protex). Farce. Dir. Johannea Guter. 

»7=-Tr7=86=inlnS:---Relf-Oct^lvi-^^^^ 

Der Hauptmann von Kopenick (Klnematrade) (Ger). Comedy. Max Adalbert 
Dir. Richard Oswald. 96 mlna: Rel. Jan. 16. Rev. Jan. 24. 

Der Schwartze l-lussar (Protex) (Ger.). Costume romance. Conrad Veldt. 
Dir. Gerhard LamprechL 90 mins. Rel. Dec. 1. Rev. Jan. 3. 

Do3 Noches (Iloftborg) (Spanish).- . Musical. Conchita Montenegro. ir. Car- 
los Borcosque. 65 mina. Rel. May 1, 

Dotiria d'Una Notte (Portale) (Italian). Court adventure. Franccsca Bcrtlnl. 
nir. Marcel L'llerbier. 85 mlns; Rel, March 1. Rev. March 14. 

Drei Tage Mittelarrest (German) (Capital). Fast German farce With ail-star 
cast. Dir. Carl Bbcsei 80 mlns, , Rel. May 1. Rev. May 23, - ■ 

brunter und Drueber (Ger.) (Germnnla).. Musical comedy. Dir. .;Max Nou-> 
fekl. 85 mins. Hel. Dec. 16, .Ucv. Dec. 20. 



EIne Llebesnacht (GermanV (Capital). Farce. Harry Lledke. Dir. Joe May. 

82 mins. Bel. May 1. Kev. M»y 23. 
EIne Naoht in Paradlea (Klnematrade) (Qer). Musical comedy. Anny Ondra, 

90 mlns. RcL Feb. U j^Rev. Feb. 28. 
Eino Tuer Geht Auf. (Protex) (Ger.). Mystery thriller. 

,6ft mlns. Rel. Feb. 1. ReV. Feb. 7^ 
False Uniform* (Russ.) (Amklno)^ ir, LopashinskI, 63 mlns. Rel. 

18. ReVi Nov. 29. 

Frau Von Der Man Sprfcht (German) ((iener^l). Mady Christians. Melo- 
drama. Dir. Viktor Jansen. 76 mlns. Rel. April 15. Rev. May 2. 

Friederike (Klnematrade) (Ger), Dramatic' operetta based oh Goethe's lifo. 

Mady Christians. 90 tolns^ Rel. March IB. Rey. Feb, 28. 
Gefahren Der Lieba (German). (Madison), Sex /drama. Tony Van Eyck. 

Dir/Iijugen Thlele. 65 mlns. Rel. M^V ^evv May 2.^^- 
Ultta Entdeckt Ihr Herz. (Capital) ((3efr). Musical oomedy^ Qitta 

Gustav Froelich. Dir. Cari Froellch. 90 mine. Rel. Oct. 4. ' 
Gloria. (Gernian) (New Gra>. . Transatlantic aviation drama.. Qiistav Fi^beh- 

Itch; Brigltte Helm. 75 mlns. Rel. Nov. Rev. Nov. L, 
Grosse Attraction, Die (BaVarIa) (Ger.). Drama is show 

Tauber. Dir. Max Relchmann. . .70 mlns. Rel. Aug. 1. 
Heliseher, Der (Ger) (General). Farce. Max Adalbert Dir. 

Rel. Sept. :1. . 
Hertha's Erwachen (Protex) (Ger.). Diailcate life probleni. 

Latnprecht.. .96 mips. Rel. March 10. Rev. March •14. 
Heute Nacht Eventue|i (C:er.) (General). Musical comedy. W; 

80 . mins. Rel. July. \i . 
Holzapfei Weiss Alies (German) ((japltaDi Comedy. Felix Bressnrt. 

Viktor Janson* . 86 mliis. ' Rel. Jan. 1. Rey. Jan.- .17.. 

Horizon (Rusd) (Amklno). Jewish search for home. Dir. Lev .Kulesh'oy. 

mlna. Rel. May 10. Rev. May 16. 
Hyppdiit a Lakaj (international) (Hungarian). . 

.van. 77. mlns. ,Rel.. J;an. Rev. Jah* 17. 
4ch Wul Nicht Wissen Wer Du BIst (Interworld) (jiSer). Musical. Dir. Gei» 
von Bolvary. Haid, Froehlich. 70 mlns, Rel. Feb. 15. Rev. Feb. 21. 

Island of Doom (Russ) (Amklnb). Two .men and a woman on a desert tsl 
Dir. Tlmonshenko. . 90 mins. • Rel.. July 16. Rev." July 18.' 

Ivan. (Garrison) (Russ.). Transformation - of peasants,. Dir. 
mliis. Rel. Feb. L Rey-. March 7. 

Kamaradschaft. (Aaso. Cinema) (Ger). ; Sensational, drama. Alex 3ranacli, 
ErnstrBusoh, Dir. G; W. PabsL ^TimCi 78 mlns., Bel. Nov. 8. 

Keine Feier Ohne Meyer (Ger.) (Gerhiania). Musical farce.. Siegfried Arno^ 
■■■ Dir. . Cari Boese.. 83- mlns. Rel. Oct. 28; Rey. Nov. 3, 

Korvettenkapitaen ;(Ger.) (CHeneral). II itary: farce. 

Ue Bal (French) (Protex), t^mc'stlc comedy. Dir. .Wilhelm 

ReL Oct. 1;. Rev. Oct 4. 
Laubenkcionle. (Ger.). (General). Max ,80 mins. 

May 16;. Rev. June 6.. 
Lockehde Zlel, Das (Ger.) (Bavaria). Musical, 

Relchmann. 86 mlns. Rel. Jiine. 15.° Rev. 

Lleblihg von Wien, Der (Ger;) (European). Stolz musical. Willy. Forst. 

Geza yon Bolvarj.' 76 mlns. Rel. June.]. Rev. June 13. 
LJubav I Stirast; (Yugoslav) (Croat):. Drama of life among N. T. tmi 

Rakel Davldovlc. ptr, Frank Melford. 00 mins. Rel. Dec. 15. 

Lulae, Koenigin. von Preussen. (Asso. .Cinema) (Ger)> HlstorlcaL 
Porten. DIr; Carl Froellch. Time. 92 mlns. Rel. Oct, 4. 

Lustigen Musii<ahten, bie. (General) (Ger,) Musical 

° Dir. Max Obai. 80 mlns. Rel. May 30. 
M (Ger) (Foremco).. Powerful dramatic study.. Peter Lbrre. Dir. Fritz Lang. 

95 mins. Rel. April 1. Rev. April 4 and Aprll^ 18. 
MariuB (Paramount) (Frehch). Marseilles satire. Dir..^ Alexander Korda, 

103 mlns. Rel. Jan. 1. Rev. April' 26. 
Maedchen in Uniform (Filmcholce) (German). Poignant drama. 

Wiecke. Dir. Richard Froehlich. ReL Jan. 10. Rey. Sept. 27. 
Man Brauch Kein Geld. (Capital) (Ger). Musical farce. Dir. Karl Boesa, 

Rel. Nov. 10. 

Men and Jobs (Ruaalan) (Amkino). An American engineer looks at Russia.. 

Dir. A. Macheret 70 mlns. Rel. Jan. 1. Rev. Jan. 17. 
Menach Ohne Namen (German) (Protex); : Poignant drama. Werner Krausa. 

. Dir. Gustav Uclcky. 96 mlns. Rel. Nov. 1. Rev. Nov. 16. 
Milady (General) (French). Sequel to Throe Musketeers. Dir. 
mant-Berger. 120 mins. Rel. Sept. 1. Rev. Sept. 12.. 

Moiid Ober Morokko (Protex) (Ger). See Clng Gentlemen MaudiL 
Morgenrot (German) dProtex). Submarine warfare's cruelty. Dir. Gustav 
Uoicky. 80 mins. Rel. May 16^ Riev. May 23. 

Moritz Mactit Sein Glueck. (German) (Capital). Farce, .Siegfried Arna S5 

mlns. Rel. Dec. 15. Rev. Jan. 17. 
Namensheirat. (German) (FAF). Drama. Dir. 90 mlna. ReL 

Jan.- 1. Rev. Jan. 17. 
Noc Llstopadowa (Polish) '(Capital). Historical romance. Dir. J. WarneckL 

.95 mins.' Rel. May. l. Rev. May 2. 
On Demands Compagnon (Fr.) (Auten). Musical romance. Annabella. 

Joe May. 85 mlns. Rel; -June 1.. Rev. June 6. 
Paris- Beguin (Protex) (Fr).- Musical; Jane Marnac - Aiiguata Genlna* 

90 mins. Rel. Decr^5. Rey. Jan. 17. 

Pirl M indent Tud (Arkay)' (Hung.). Farce, 

Rel. Jan. .15; J^ev Jan. 31. 
Poll da Carotte (Auten) (French). Drama of adolescence. Harry Baur. 

Dir. Jullen Duviyler. .90 mins. Rel. May 15. Rev. May 30. 

Potemkin (Russ) (Klnematrade). Sound version of Elaonsteih's. claasic. 70 
mins. Rel.. April .4. 

Return of Nathan Becker (Worldkino) (Russian) (Yiddish). Comedy. Dir. 
Shpiss and Mllman. 72 mins.. Rel. April 1. Rev. April 25. 

Scampolo (Klnematrade) (Ger.) Cinderella romance. Dolly Haas. Dir. I^ana 
Stelnhoff. 93 mlns. Rel. April 1. Rev. April 11. 

Schutzenkoenl'g, Der (Ger.) (Herrlitz). . Max Adalbert, Gretl Thelmer. Dir. 
Franz Seitz. 90 mlns.. Rel. April. 16. Rev, . May 9. 

Shame (Amkino) (Russ). Problems of hew Russia. Vladimir Gardln. Dir. 
Sergei Yutkevitch.. 75 mins. Rel. March . 1. Rev; March 14; 

Song of Life (Ger.) (dubbed English) (Embassy). Art and photography pre- 
dominant. Dir. Granowsky. 70 mins. Rel. April 1. 

Soviets on Parade. (Russ.) (Klnematrade). Historic record of current 
sia. 66 mins. Rel. Feb. L Rev. March 7. - 

-Theodor Koerner (Ger) (General). Historical drama. Dorothea Wiecke. 

Dir. Karl BoeseV 80 mins. ReL May 1. Rev. May 16. 
Traum von Sciionbrunn (Ger.) (General)". Musical. Martha iCggerth. Dir. 

Johannes Meyer; 85 mins, Rel. May 15. Rev,: ..luhe 6. 
Trois Mousquetalres, Les (General) (French). Duma's classic with songs. 

Dir. Henri Diamont-Be.rger, 128 mlns. Rel... May 1. . Rev. May 9. 
Ulahl, Ulanl, Chlopcy MaiowanI (Polish) (Zbyszko). Musical comedy. 

mins. Rel. Jan. 1. 

Ulica (Capital) (Polish). Life of the newsboys. 

73 mins^ Rel. Aug. 25.. Kev. Jan. 31. 
Victoria und ihr IHussar ' (Kinematradc) 

Bohnen. ir. Richard Oswald. 90' 

Walzerparadies: (Ger.) (Capital). . 

Friedrlck Zelnick. Rel. March 1, 

weekend In Paradise. (Capital) (Ger)i yarce. Otto Wallburg, 
: . Trude Berliner. Ir. Robt. Land'. 81" mlna. Rel. Noy. 1. 
Wenn die Soldateh .(Schneider) (Ger),. Military riiuslcal.. Otto Wallburg, 

Heldermann, Ida Wuest. Dir. J.. Fleck. -85 mina. Rel. Oct., 27. 
Whither -Germany ?. (Klnematrade) (German). IfficuUlea- of . 

Thlele. Dir. T. budoy, 71 mlna. Rel, April 16. R6V; 
Yl isha Toch.ter (Yiddish) . (Quality).. Old-fashioned Yiddish drami. 

Art and Vllna "Troupes. 75 mina. Rev.. May 23.-: 
Ylskoi* (Yiddish). ((Sloria). Revamp of silent. Maurice Schwartz.' Dir. SI 

Goldln and George Rolland. 80 mlna. Rei.; May l5. KeV; June 6. 
VorCk. (German) (Protex). Hiistorical drama!. Werner krauaa, Rudolf Forster, 

Dir. .Gustav Uclcky, 90 mins. Rel, Nov. 1. Rev. Nov. 27; 
Zapfenstreleh Am Rheln. (Whitney) (Ger.). Musical fdrce'.' Charlotte Susa, 

Siegfried Arho. Dir. Jaap Speyer. 90 mins, Rel.- Feb, 1; ReV. Feb. 7. 

.Zirkua Leben. (German) (FAF). dircus drama. Llane Hal Dir. Hein* 
Paiil. .70.: mins. Rel.' Dec-:. 16.. Rev. Jan. 3. 

Key to Address 



. Viennese operetta. Michael 
Rel. April I. ReV. APrli; IL 

comedy. Charlotte Susa. 
March 7. 



Amklno,--^T23-Seventh---Avc^ 
Associated Cinema, 154 W. 55th, 
Bavaria Film, 25 Spruce St. 
Capital Fll . 030 Ninth Ave. 
Charles Herrlitz, 25 Spruce St. 
lOnibassy Plots.; 729 Seventh Ave, 
l5uro|)ean Film, 154 West 55th. 
Filmcholce, 33 West 4 2d. 
Foreign American, 111 West 67i.li. 
Foremco. 1560 Broadway. 
Garrison Films. 729 Seventh Ave. 
General Foreign Sales. 729 7lh Ave. 
Germanla. 22-33 I9th St.. Astoria. 
CJeorge Sclinelder, 575 Riverside Dr. 
Gloria Fllm.s, 630 Ninth Ave. 



^Har ol d=A utcTii^ls C0=^BnJa:d W3Rrr="-" 
rntemat'l Cinema, 1499 First Ave. 
Interworld Films, 1640 Broadway. 
' H. Hoffberg, 729 Seventh Ave. 
J. H. Whitney, 350 Cast 72d. 
ICineniatrade. 723 Seventh Ave. 
Madison Picts.. Ill West 67th. 
Modern Film, 729 Seventh Ave, 
New Era. 030 Ninth Ave. 
Tortaie Films. 630 Ninth Ave. 
Protex Trading. 42 E. 6Bth. 
Quality Picts.. 030 Ninth Ave. 
Worldkino. 1501 Broadway. 
/.bysviUp Fll 274 Madison Ave. 



Tuesday, Sepl«niJ>er 2^, 19W 



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GET YOUR SHARE OF THE 
ENTERTAINMENT DOLLAR BY 
USINC MORESTAGE TALENT 



Good stage shows are salable, 
Th, BROOKLYN PARAMOUNT 

is proving this. 



After resting .for the summer, the Brooklyn. Pir has awakened from lt« 
slumber on a new start and with a fresh outlook. 

Over here Shea, with Bill Haynor as his major aeneral of operation, a polioy 
that should strike has been inaugurated., it's the closest to vaudeville tried by 
any deluxer, yet gets safely enough away from the routine one-two-three system 
of vaude as it has been known for, perhaps, too many years. 

Stage dish of show is a course running 66. minutes, about right. No crowdi 
find no stalling. 



Acts are bei 



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'km IT'S OKAY TOO! 

FOR THEATRES LikE YOURS 
ALL OVER THE COUMTRY. . . 

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36 



VARIETY 



ADIO 



Tnesikft lfepieiiil»er 26, 1933 



Pliil Baker, itir Showman, Leads 
Pep Rally for iOM Salesmen 



By Pan Goldberg 



-It—took- 



Chicaepi Sept. . 25. 

isJiowinalv-^iT build Chicago's Givic 
,Opcx' ijousie, one of the fliiest, 
most magnificent amuiseipent eto- 
ppriums In tlie Avbrld, and proven 
a faillire every branch of (show 
business from grand ,opei:'a to 
George Whitens 'Scandal^.' 

It tooit anbther millionaire . non- 
showman, raclio ; plus the milllpn- 
ire, packing industry; to put over 
the theiEitre in a brand new amuse- 
ment business. And tliat's the ra- 
dioing of the Armour ■ Packing 
cornpany's show to a . specia-lly in- 
vited, audience of .by.er. 4^000 Armour 
dealers, their • AviveSi ; f riendis , and 
.anybody; who was around at the 
time. . 

Phil Baker is the star of the . Ar-. 
mour prdgrahi;. and showed the At- 
mpur customer-men how their 
product was being advertised by 
aiid ■ through . the amusement -chani- 
riels. It all spells showmanship and 
the; newer . sale^smanship. Baker was 
the star ^hoWman and salesmen in 
the case, and showmanship came 

If the Armour dealers ' cam6 In 
doiibt they went aw'fiy conyiriced 
that Armour company was leaving 
nothing undone. t6 make the pub^ 
lie and listeners in Ai:mouf minded. 
This is the new show busirtess. 

did guard of -vaudeville and the 
otdTtime showman mi^ht have his 
heart broken by this Exhibition . of 
ttte 'new show busfness. "The split - 
second ' schedule, the pacing and 
routining, the radlp-tube direction 
all would be wrong from the vaude- 
villian's side.. But this is a. new 
Jera. New people, moving . In new 
dlrePtlons. Educated in a- new way. 

Bernie-Baker Reunion 

Smack of the show was the re^ 
Vhlon of the old Phil Baker-Ben 
Bernie act. That part the^. old- 
timer In . show business would have 
enjoyed, it was one part of the 
show that didn't appear like some- 
thing: out ^ of a . tin can. 

Baker did a terrific. Job of. the 
eyeninig, being on thd.t stage from 
8:15 to 11:16 without a break and 
without wearing them out. Paced 
the. show throughout, doing the reg- 
ular broadcast from '8:30 to 9 
o'clock and followed with two hours 
of ad lib tilowning. There were, a 
couple of other acts dow-n as a fa 
vor, but through It all was Baker. 

Running Baker a close second 
was Roy Shield, who, besides doing 
the band, leading for the ether 
broadcast, managed to keep time 
for a. dozen ad lib 'acts without a 
rehearsal.. Neil Sisters and the 
King's Jesters were in and out both 
^ oh tl^e air show and for the Ar- 
mour dealers. Harry McN^vghton 
did the 'Three Trees' number, now 
Identified with Joe Penner, but ex- 
plained by McNaughton as intro- 
duced by his uncle,- Tom McNaugh- 
ton, In the musical show some years 
ago, 'Sylvan Queen.' 

It " Was all occasioned by the 
fourth, .anniversary of Arn^our's 
show on the air and In so doing 
denionstrated what's the neW ap- 
peal in show business and the! new 
direction , of the public taste. What 
the old-tiihe showman would thiiik 
of it really doesn't matter ahynttore. 
H.e would bis; lost., in the crush 
around the mlcrpphohe. 



Revolt 



..-.^ Sept.. 25;-. -. 

Radio program director. when 
asked i why he had ' resigned ' 
from, the local NB0 produp- 
tloh staft cracked* 

'1 don't Want to hold a .stop, 
watph in my hand for the- rest 
of my iife."^ 



UNION THREAT 






Organization of the NBC and .Co- 
lumbia engineers on both the New 
York^and Chicago ends^ into a union 
of their. o'wH 'was being rushed .the 
past week by . agents frpni the In- 
ternational Brotherhood 6f Elec- 
trical Workers so as to have some- 
thing., tangible : to Intercede for 
Wheii the hearing on the btoad- 
castlng code .opens befdre Sol 
Rosenblatt In Washington tpmor- 
rbW (27). At the. same tirne, the: 
IBEW has been lining up the studio 
and- transmitter techiiioians on - the. 
.payroll of locally- controlled stations 
in cities where the electrical union 
has .branches. 

O. is. Hanson, mgf ; of NBC'a '•' 
gineering department, 'wa's dele- 
gated by the network higherups last 
'week to get on the 'Chicago scene 
quickly and try to stem the move-, 
iaent. While Hanson' conperned 
himself In thie midwest sector thie 
unipn's agitations around the web's 
New York studios netted a subistan- 
tial list of new members. 



ABS WANTS SUSTAINERS 



Meanwhile Rumors of WMCA Web 
Are Heard 



Ed Wynn's Amalgamated Broad- 
casting System, slated to get going 
this week Is after fill-in material 
for sustaining features. Brooklyn 
Paramount has been approached to 
run a wire ;In for pick-up stuff. 
QtliSir Jndle. : joper.at.ed. theatres are 
simiiarly ajjiproached, 

Pahchon & Marco Is being Inter- 
ested for talent. Bob Collier^ rep- 
resenting P&M, has been huddling 
with Ota Gygi of ABS but with lit- 
tle developments. 

Federal Broadpasting Systerh, new 
outfit now oper3,tinff WMCA (Don- 
ald Flamm continues In an advisory 
capacity, but Jack Nelson is the 
new president), is said to hiave its 
pwh Ideas for another network,, of 
powerful wattage proportions. 

ABS' key. station Is 260 watts ,a,nd 
labeled /yvBNXi an . amalgamation of 
three smalUes In New York, WCDA, 
WMSG and WBNX (heretofore a 
Bronx, N: Y. station). The other 
ABS ainiiates ire WTNJ, .Trenton, 
iJOO wats; WPEN, Philadelphia, 260 
watts daytime : and 100 'watts ?it 
night; WDEIj, 'Wilmington, BOO by 
day. and 260 watts at liight; WCBM, 
Baltimore. 250 by day and 100 watts 
at night: and WOL, Washington, 
lOO-watter. 



Anti-Gab Stance by W(XY 

CrediU Minimuin, Plugs to 100 Words for 

Program Zip 



Orchids jprom Mint? 



At the J. Walter Thompson 
ofllcea the symbol pf .congrats 
for a Job well dpiie now Is an 
orchid. . One of these was jseht 
around Monday (yesterday) to 
Herscell Williams for his . Work 
on the 'Roses and Drums' show, 
broadcast from darnegle Ilali 
the night before. 

'Previpu'sly it. used to, be or- 
chids for the woriien oh the 
staff and car nations for the Jess 
gentle sex. 



Brewery Sponsor N.G. 
For U. of Minn. Games 



Minneapolis, Sept. 26. 

University of Minnesota ^athletic 
department has refused to dispose 
of radio rights to biroadcast its foot- 
ball games thid Reason to a, St. Paul 
brewery. 

It will permit any station, or ad 
vertiser in another approved line 
of. business to sponsor such broad- 
casts, it says, but it feels that the 
3.2 beverage- and its athletics can't 
mix. Doesn't want to encourage 
beer drinking among students. 



Whiteinan*s Pitts 



er 

. Pittsburgh, Sept. 26, 
Here for a day on his barnstorm- 
ing tour,.. .Paul Whiteman made 
good. use. of his tinrie by picking 
Selda Gastlej of Happy Felton's 
band, to succeed Peg6:y Healy as 
his personality singer. Miss Healy 
is leaving the Outfit to; go pictures 
and Miss Castle Will join up linihe- 
.diately. . . . ., 

Jazz king, got a load of Miss Cas- 
tle at the William Penn Hotel's Ur- 
ban. Roomi, ' where Fcl ton Is cur- 
■ >-rently apijearihg. H6r' likely suc- 
cessor in the Pelton outfit Is Do- 
lores Reed; forihierly with jack Pet- 
* tis' erew, and a fa,v here. 



Chicago, Sept. 25. 

Order has gone through the NBC 
office here that programs out of 
Chicago must have that fact men- 
tioned at the. finish, of .the Sessipn 

It marks . another . attempt of the 
local NBC ofllce to identify this ter- 
rltory In the minds . of the public, 
Lookis like the credit line will click 
■this . time. Other trial of the Chi 
cago announcement was killed by .a 
couple of sponsors who had the New 
York complex. 



ETHEL WATERS SET 



: American oil Co. has closed .'witli 
Ethel Waters for. a series oh. CBS 
with the . starting date of the prp- 
gram, now depending on the" selec- 
tion of an orchestra. For the latter 
phase of , the show the commercial 
Is flgnring on a, symphonic unit; 

Hugo Rlesenfeld Was tagged for 
the baton assignment > but previous 
ttlpttire scoring contracts prevented 
acceptance. 



Coast Oil Digs Deep 
As Football Proves 
Costly at $135,000 



San Francisco, Sejit. 25;" 
Associated Oil's season of football 
broadcasting . on the Don tee and 
NBC networks has finally gotten 
tinder way, but It's cpstlng the oiler 
nearer to $136,000 than the $110,000 
originaliy Intended. 

Associated .first ..planned .. $60,000 
for the colleges of the Pacific Coast 
Conference and around. $50,000 for 
the time on both networks. 

Then local CJatholic schools put 
up a squawk land wanted broadcasts 
with a piece of change tossed in. So 
it cost Associated reported $5,000 
for St. Mary's, $3,000 for Santa 
Clara and $2,000 for University of 
San Francisco, . in addition to the 
extria, chunk of dpiugh for those 
games pn NBC's KPO. 

Just when It looked, like every 
thing was settjied along came G. 
Norris. fHiW, who . handles all the 
cpllegiate ad'vertlsing on the GOast. 
His was ,a regular' agency fee, 
amounting to: about $i9i,000 for 
Swinging the broadcasting deal for 
the schools. 

Don Thompson for NBC and Ernie 
Smith for CBS a.re announcing the 
games, and at an added commercial 
fee, too.. 



CHICAGO'S BY-LINE 



Announcer'6 to State Birthplace of 
ther Sbov/ 



Spft-Shoeing Talent, 

•The radio talent agents are set 
ting the Hblly.woPd haijiti 

Their deals for auditions are 
more mysterious In their shtish- 
shushing than any film studio deal 
over, a; screen test. 

Like the studios, the ad agencies 
encourage this Kush stu^f: 



'BliACK CROOK' ON RADIO 

Rochester, Sept. 26. 

Courtland Manning, old-.time ac 
.torr..ls^broadcasting=a^erAcs=o£-^plarys 
of the '80s over .station WHAM 
Fridays at 8 p. m. Program in 
eludes music, history of the play 
and dialogue; Written by Maimihg 
in cdnjunctloh. with David J. .Kess 
ler.jof the Journal- America;^ stiait. 

Fii'St jjlay given Was 'Old Home- 
stead' and 'I31ack Crook' the. second 
Startfl as sustaining feature, -with 
expectation advertiser will take it 
over. 



Kansas City, Sep.t. 25 
By a unanimous. 'vote of the con^ 
ference directors of the Missouri 
Valley Intercollegiate Athletic As 
sociation broadcasting of the foot- 
ball games of the Big Six colleges 
will be discontinued this year. . By 
this decision no game played on any 
of the Big Six gridirons, whether 
conference or. non- conference, will 
be put on the air. 

It is hoped that the discOntinu 
ance of broadcasting will increase 
ticicet sales to the games 

Irectors. realize that. their action 
win bring- protests .from alumni at 
a, diistance, who have enjoyed the 
broadcasts of .the games, but think 
the step is necessary m order to 
obtain more financial support. <:;. L; 
Brewer, secretary of the directors 
association, stated that the decision 
will not only remove the anhounc 
ers from the radio booths and press 
boxes pf' conference schools, but 
will placie restrictions upon the- use 
of play-by-play telegraph reports 
of gam^s dispatched fforii Bix Six 
fields; 

Telegraph companies and news- 
paper correspondents will be pro- 
vided facilities fpr co'vering the 
gahieis, only with the understanding 
that their play-by-play reports wUl 
not be used for broadciistlng. 

AUTO TRANSPORT NEWS 

,Ghicagp., Sept..25.- 





45limTES 




Comedians are of the opinion that 
the ideal rliinning time f pi* ah .eve- 
ning varlety shOw would be 4ft min- 
utes. Heretofore, .the broken time 
has not been used, a .fuU hour or'a 
half hour being, typical.. 

Comics think 30 minutes too little 
\yhien a dance band, two of. thtee 
commercial plugs, maybe a singer or 
quartet, have to be slipped In aipng 
witit the humorous interliides. Con- 
tr-ariwise, a full hour; Is a job to keep 
going ^nd a certain amount of pad- 
ding with the possibility pf ennui 
setting in, is a danger-. 

Some radio men like the ide^i as 
the added 1.5 minutes in each hour's 
program that . Would be opened up 
for booking would be. very cbnyenl- 
ent in the peak hours. This is par- 
■ticularly.true In the caise of 15-mirt- 
ute script .programs that have prac-> 
tically been driven oft the evening 
lists tot lack -of ther networks' ability 
to cleat" time, ;due to the big, pre- 
tentious shows' growing trend to- 
'ward the full, hour performance. ' 



Sept. 2B. 

* Continuity tor . sustaining prp- . 
grams at "WCKY, . Covington, Ky... 
must be cut.^to the. bOnp' by order of ■ 
Ly B. Wilsohi presid€)ht of the 
across-the-rlver statloii, which 
styles Itself 'the yolcevof Cincinnati.' 
Verbal xjhlscllng Job has bieen placed 
in charge of . Elmer Dressman, 
former leg and deisk hound for Cincy 
dallies, now directing publicity and 
script .for the 5,000 Waiter. 

Wilson holds, it unnecessary 
announce the artist's name and tune, 
title before every 'vocal pr instru- 
mental .number. His studio, liro- 
grams now open and continue with- 
out artnOhncemGnts, ' except where 
abi3olutely neCefesary. At ihO: close 
the announcer tells in a few words 
whose entertainmeht been 
heard. 

: NeW i"ulirig,. Wilson reckpns, will 
enhance, the value of, commercial; 
announcements, which also will be 
held down, to 75 .or 100. Words to 
iypid boring listeners. 

WCKY Is on the recently formed 
'Center of Population" net, Includ'^ 
ing WHAS, Lbuisville, Ky.; . WSM, 
Ni^hville, Tenn., and .W,SB, Af lanta* 
Ga,' This web's third confimevcial 
starts Oct. 2 for Crazy Water Crys- 
tals, the : program featuring Happy 
Jack Turner and aired 15 minutes 
on weekday mornings. Net's other 
biz accounts thus far are Karly & 
Daniel Co., feed dealers, presenting; 
Smiling^ Ed' McGorihell, and Ballard 
& Ballard, millers of Obellslc fipur, 
offering a Jug band. McConhell 
faces miice in. WCKY studios and 
the Turner and jug band programs 
originate at WHAS.. 



Continental Automobile Co, goes 
on the NBC Blue chain for a scries 
of 16-minute sessions starting isept. 
25, and once weiekly. 

Placed through the Grace ilolli- 
day agency of Detroit the Continent 
tal series will be based on hews 
flashes, pf the "latest developments 
and newest feats In transportation. 
Program -svill be called the. 'March 
of Transportation.' 



Winnipeg Station with 
Actor at Helm Perks 

Winnipeg, Sept, 26, 
Under the leaderahli) of Frank 
Wade, an ez-stock actoir, the. Westr- 
ern Broadcasting Bureau here has 
made progress against thie local 
telephone company controlled radio 
monopoly and have advanced .Into 
bigger quarters In the Grain Ex- 
change building. 

WBB is classed as the local 
Broadway — the professionals '-^ 
struggling to get a recognition. 
Daylight seems to be dawninff. for 
the Radio Commission of the Do- 
minion has selected for chain-wide 
brpadcasting a large number of 
shows from WBB. Doc Guy, the 
singing salesman. Art Strauss* 
band, Leon Zuckert's Argentinians, 
•We Three,V singers, and Frank 
Wade's mystery drama productions, 
have all . on the air via this 
source. 

WBB is owned by Dawson Rich- 
firdspn, grain trade news ■fiublisher. 

Sponsor Insures Comic 

To protect the investment / It's 
made in exploitation stunts con- 
nected -with the Sunday night pro* 
grani which starts. Oct. 8/ leischr 
mann Yeast has taken put a $50,000 
insurance policy on JToe Penner. 
Responsibility covers the first 13 
weeks pf the comc's contract. Most 
of the preliminary expenditiires 
have had to do with wlndW cards, 
throwa\yays and novelties with 
each piece, of merchandising giving 
the spotlight to Penner. 
=-Hbike=the"same=^comTTrercial's=Ruay 
Vallee affair, the Sunday night 
stanza will originate from ■ NBC's 
Times Square stUdios. FrOm the 
sales angle the difference between 
the Vallee Thursday night show 
and tlie newComer program is that 
the former confines Itself to plugr 
ging the two -penny yeast cakes, 
while the latter is put on as a good 
will builder for the neighborhood 
baker, 



NBC Production Changes; 
Some Are Promotionis 



Chicago, Sept. 26. 
. NBC proceeding, to build up .Us 
local .production, staff- following the 
resignation of Jim Whipple and 
Dave Lindley. Joe Ainley coiries' 
over to NBC from. CBS this week. 
Ainley had been with the local CBS 
staff for. almost four years. 

Basil Liough'ran came Into NBC 
last Week from WTAM! In Cle.ve- 
landt Also It becomes, apparent that 
the 'tentative' employment of Lloyd 
Harris with the NBC pirOductlon 
staff ivlli become a .permanent post. 
Noble Kane Is back following a long 
layoff with a broken leg, but now 
managing with cane and crutch. 

Another promotion In the Chicago 
NBC office sends Maurice Wetzel up 
a couple of rungs as the assistant 
to Clarence Menser, chief of the 
production department. 

Wetzel rates as the^ace and vet- 
eran of the productlpn staff of NBC 
having handled the top Job of the 
department when Menser Was on 
his vacation. 



Irene Rich on Radio 



Chicago, Sept, 25i 
Welch Grape JUice starts 
NBt!: on Oct. 4 with Irene Rich, ex 
of pictures,, as the attractioni. Will' 
run for 15 -minute /stretches out of 
Chicagd on Wednesday and Ffidiay 
evenings oyer the . Blue networks 

Placed thi:ough the Kastor agency 
the program ■will bp a . combo of 
dramatic and miisic bits with most 
of the drama parts being taken 
from the life experiences of Miss 
Rich. 



Quibbles, Quits 

Los Angeles, Sept, 25. 

Leo. B. Tyson, manager of KHJ. 
resigned following differences of 
opinion oyer management With C. 
Ellsworth Wylle» general manager 
fOr the Don Lee coast CBS chain. 

Wylie is now. filling both berths, 



FRANK STEEL SETS UP SHOJ 

^ ^ glilTO^g7-Septr25r^ 

Frank xSteel has set up his. O'wn 
ofllCe loapilly as radio counsellor for 
agencies and advertisers.. Steel is 
now handling radio accounts for 
two ad. agencies.. Critchfield and 
RuthTauff & Ryan. 

Steel originally w exclusively' 
With Critchfield but Is now branch- 
ing put on his own to handle ether 
probie,rns for agencies Without reg- 
ular radio oxecs; 



Tuesday, September 26, X93S 



RADIO 



VARIETY 



37 



JAPAN'S RADIO TASTES 




ERPI, Financier 



Nothing can. - be of ./gresater con- 
cern to a merehandiser with a pop- 
ular priced • product than the self 
harbored suspicion that his pro- 
gram is shooting over the heads ot 
the masses. To show business radio 
may reveal eyidehoes of approach-' 
Jng. the sophisticate stage. but in jthe 
lexicon of the . average air adver- 
tiser there is even at this advanced 
era o£ broadcast entertainment no 
greater bugaboo than this same 
yord, .'sophlsticeite'. 

Fact that these purveyors ' of 
products for the home have been 
bringing- in- stage names of a so- 
phisticate flavor to do the attention 
garnering for the plug mess£\pe is 
no indication, that they (the adver- 
tisers) have, undergone' a change in 
viewpoint. The names are. okay as 
long as. they adapt their routines to 
the lowest ^denominator of tastes 
aitid understanding in lpudf5peaker 
audiences. .Exceptions, needless to 
say, are . th<! programs that get out 
distinctly to make It a class appeal. 
And ' these, commercially, are still 
tev/ and far-between on. the network, 
afrlan'es. • - - • 
, For a comwiercial to complain 
that a program is shooting too low 
is a rarity. Common kick that the 
.ad agencies .have to contend with 
from the. wherewithal's source is 
that the show is framed for a level 
away over, the heads of the rocking 
chair mass. 

ing Up 'Class 
Advertiser reaction along these 
lines is' responsible for the radical 
changes soon to be applied to a Fri- 
day night network show regarded in 
the trade and among show people as 
one of the slickest things of its 
.kind. The commercial, strictly, in- 
terested in ft-miiy audiences of the 
.^lower middle class, recently put on 
a mon^y giveway contest and fro'ni 
"the disappointing response deduced 
they -iveren't listening to his pro- 
srram. The agency on the account 
Is now under insti'uctions to bring 
the ■ level of the shov^ away down. 
An advertising analyst that the 
commercial bad brought in to apply 
the liitielligence test and othet psy- 
chological yardsticks to the pro- 
gram had come to the conclusion 
that the comic's material was too 
smart and original and the sym- 
phonic arrangements used by ihe 
orChiestra were too involved for gen- 
eral grasp and -appreciation. 



Paris FasUon Comment 
Sent to 3 Continents 



Incl. the Japanese 



Tosie Fujiwara . the 

Fleischman; program sang in 
Japanese but J'oe Higgins, offi- 
cial NBC lauridrymah for dirty: 
lyrics,' didn't take any chances 
oh something getting by. He 
had the Ja.panese -vyords ren- 
dered into English to gee if tjie 
sentiments were of a chaste 
nature. 

Japanese bariCone was .at 
first requestedr tor' sing 'Old 
Man River,' but that was finally 
vpted. a bit inappropriate. 



Inte;restShg Contrast^ With 
American Radio-^Japa- 
Mercantile Firms 
Eager to Sponsor But Ad- 
vertising Is Barred— ^In- 
stead Firms Sponsor Mu- 
sical Concerts Chitside 
Radio. 



TYPICAL PROGRAM 



BUILDER-UPPE 
FOR ML m 



NBC will: ship ..fL. jjuraber, ot Jts 
seasoned sustai ing artists to Chi- 
cago at the reciuest . of . . Sidney 
Strotz, Chicago program and artists 
(joint) manaj^er. Irene Beasley is 
the first artist to head west under 
the idea of sti-fengthening Chicago 
as a broadcasting centre. 

Chicago has suffered* from a 
dearth of good raidio talent. Too 
much repetition oh niidwestern 
programs, of the. same people, 
coupled with , a notion,- widespread 
among advertisei's in the Windy 
City, that meritorious programs 
are hard to get in Chicago is be- 
hind the campaign. Influx; of new 
personalities will give. NBC some- 
thing to sell and at the same timt' 
help overcome the prejudice. 

On the "New York end- NBC glad 
ly welcomes the possibility of get 
ting an opening for some deserving 
talent that ought to attract com 
mercials, but who haveh!t had the 
breaks around New Toi-ki 



Paris, Sept. 15. 

Alice Langelier, former fashion 
writer who was made radio an- 
nouncer for Ciub Franco- AijieriQue 
in Europe, will broad cast Paris 
fashions internationally. Programs 
will go to Nprtii and South Amer- 
ica, Canada and tndo-China, and 

ill be, rcbroadcast by National 

roadcasting in America. 



Ann Sepiour Set 



icago, , 25. 

Final has b^ert . made 

regarding the new Campagna com- 
pany show to take the place of the, 
'Pit Manchti* series ph the W-JZ web. 
With the name set as 'Granci Hotel,' 
the company last week selected Ann 
Seymour to. head the cast of the 
dramatic series. 

Will ride 30 minutes .on Sundays 
and understood to follow the basic 
Bchenre set up by the other success- 
ful. Campagna show on the WEAF 
web, the 'First Niirhter' series 
Starts Oct. 1. 



BOB BENCHLEY FOR AIR ? 

Hollywood, Sept, 25. 
Plymouth Motor Car Co. is dicker 
Ing with Robert Benchley to head a 
radio program. Benchley is .now 
writing at Radio studio. 
. Plymouth people have been neao 
tlating for picture stars, including 
Jackie Cooper and Lee Tracy, for 
wevcr.il weeks, but haven't tied up 
anybody yet. 







ioDiscU 




Tebhiiocratic Chimes 



icago, Sept. 25. 

Announcers i*» th^ Chicago 
NBC. studios are musicians no 
longer, ^bhe of their duties 
has bfeen rendered obsolete., 

Automatic- chimes now in 
effect. Pusii a button and 
xylophone notes bihg.. 





NO VAliDE FOR BENNY 
PENDING NEW AIR SHOW 



Jack Benny, who starts Oct. 1 
for Chevrolet, has declined all- the- 
atrical engagements prior to Nov. 3 
Comedian, figures the Btrain of 
launching a radio proigram makes 
theatrical engagements too risky 
until the -first .four or five broad- 
casts are over and everything is 
functioning. 

Benny returned from California 
last week to ready for the Chevro 
let start. 



NiX RADIO WIDOWHOOD 



CBS Wives VVq n't Stand for that 
Byrd tri 



CBS'' financing of the broadcast 
ihg piiases of Admiral Byrd's slated 
trip to the South Pole no>y . includes 
putting On the, payroll fpf a two 
year absence some one person com 
binin^ the quajitieis c(f a newspaper- 
man, .announcer . and program pro- 
duction man. 

• Network tried to recruit an erigi 
neer out of its own ranks' for .the 
polar trip and stay but each tech 
nician querifed had a reason, mostly 
marital, why he cbuldhlt stay away 
from, home that length time; Foir 
the assignment the web has engaged 
someohd without previous network 
contact, 

CBS figures on the Byrd hookuji 
as' the big news stunt that will in 
an introductory way focus the spot 
"lighr^pon^fiTTiJrwir^rjyfl; 
collo.otirig bureau. 



DALIAS AS DOG TOW 

Chicago. Sept. 25 
Boyor cosmetic taking a test 

flyer on WFAA. Dallas, starting 

Oct. i for a t\vo-a-weok ride. Run 

ning for, 13 weeks. 

Using an Advice to the Lovelorn 

idea plus ftiattcr and rriupicifjl in^ 

terludes. 



By Burton Crane 

Tokyo, Sept. 2. ■ 
Radio authorities here Vvill tell 
you that programs aren't any bet- 
ter (they say different) because the 
Japanese people like, them the way 
they are. Gontrol pf the stations 
and the programs is in the hands of 
a semi-official company,, collecting 
an.,annual fee. from- each, receiyihg 
set. owner, ^and this company has 
become bureaucratic to the nth 
degree^- .Entertainment value is 
low. Here's day's fare from 

JOAK, the biggest iii Jiapan: 

6.00 ni. Radio physical- ex 
ercise. 

6.55 a. m. Weather report. 
9.00 a. m. Weather report. 
9.10 a. mi. Daily menu. 
12.00 m; Time. . 
12.05 p. m^ Japanese music. . 
12.40 p. m. News by. the YomiOri 
Shimbuh. 
3.40 p, m. Weather 'report. 
4.00 p. m. Netvs. 
6.00 p; m. Children's program'. 
6.20 p. m. News for ciiildreri. 
.6.S5 p. m- News in English. 
7.00 ■ p. . m. News by the Nichi 
Nichi Shimbuni 

7.30 p. ni. Talk on aircraft car 
riers by Captain M. Kodanaka. 

8.00 p. m. Vioiin solo by Mr. ;M 
Kuroyanagi. 

8.20 p. m. Japa- 
nesie. music. 

9.30 p.- m.. ime, .News. -Weather 
report. 

And if anyone thinks that, is ex- 
aggerated 365 daily programs for 
any year since broadcasting started 
in this country will match that pro^ 
gram 360. times. With the names 
changed, of course. 

Point remains that, except for 35 
minutes of Japanese music in the 
noon hour and 20 minutes of bed- 
time stories for the children, all the 
entertainment features are limited 
to the time between 8 and 9.30 
o'clock. • 
Falsetto Torch Singers 
In this period there, is relatively 
little attempt to achieve variety. 
Story telling and old-fashioned 
Japanese music take the -bulk of 
the lime. This old-fashionea mu- 
sic is mostly delivered in high fal- 
setto, with the best performer the 
one who can do the most ' tricits 
with his voice. Occasionally radio 
dramas are m^^cd .in. Then, from 
time to : time, some foreign music 
or. Japanese songs aloihg foreign 
patterns get a brief play. But let 
Tokujiro. Kobayashi, of the pro-, 
gram committee of JOAk> ive you 
the. low- down: 

'Our basic policy,' he sjiys 'is 
public leadersiiip, guiding th6 pub- 
lic toward appreciation of finer- 
things, which, in turn, aids in tbe 
building of public personality. We 
da not care' to flatter the public by 
presenting only the programs it 
likes, although we mioet the fans 
half way. Somcitim.es they miss the 
poin.t.' 

Patriotism Dominant 

A. recent survey; sai<3 Mr. Koba- 
yashi;. showed fan preference in the 
--|==folloWlng^-ordetvf==:=-— 
. .1. Naniwa,bushi, ballads of old-time 
Japan telling tales Of loyalty, filial 
piety and great, deeds. 

2. Stories of all kinds, ranging 
from the pathetic to the humor<ius. 
I'lots of motion pictures. 
Jazz and- the popular songs wViich 
everyone is singing , are presented 
occasionally, but 'fundamentally the 
liro^rams seek harmony witii the 
(Continued on p.nge 41) 





Chicago, Sept. 
New . wrinkle in. commercial pro- 
grams is being considered by Atlan- 
tic & Pacific. brig:inaHy auditioned 
as an idea for Wcsterii Union, this 
program calls, for immediate ^ re- 
si)ons^ from th€! listenei^ and a 
double listening audience twice in 
one nigbt. 

yhder the plan of broadcast the 
show will be cut up into two parts, 
as ..two... halves of ' a mystery play 
First half will go on early in the 
evening on a 15-mlhute episode of 
a mystery. Session ends with the 
mystery unsolved, but with plenty 
of suspense and lots of clues. Lis- 
teners have their best clues in a 
wire sent by 'the detectives in the 
piece. 

At the end Of the first slessiori the 
listeners are invited . to send their 
solutions immediately by wir.e or 
telephone to the iiome ofllce, \yith 
Hie first correct answer to win :$350. 
Exactly two hours after the first 
episode the second and final broad- 
cast: of the mystery is broadcast. 

Now. figured to broadcast' the 
series at seven for the first half 
and nine for the second, 'Various 
portions of the A&P concern now 
deciding On the program which ap- 
peared set in the latest piping and 
audition last week. A&P reported 
ready to- start within two weeks 
being hot for the program as a 
cinch innovation in radio and a cer- 
tain listener audience 'not . once, but 
twice in one night, figuring -that 
anyone catching, the opening episode 
must tune in for the final and 
solution. 



Likely financing source for the 
World roadcasting System, Inc.». 
In lattcr's plan of entering the sus-^ 
tairiing pvogi'am field . on a gi*and^ 
lose scale will be Electrical Re- 
search Products, Inc. WBS is talk- > 
ing about investing arouh:d. $750,- 
OOO.'in the .manufacture o^'recox^dcd 
prdgriims. that- would, .be sold to sta- 
tions as permanent .libraries. As 
laid out on paper the project calls 
for turning .put ai)out 3,000 waxed 
programs or 215. different scries,. 

It is "VVorid Broadcasting idea to 
sell the library on a two-way propo- 
sition. Available for the station 
would, be: an extensive and. widely, 
varied source of sustaining material. 
At the same time the outlet wpiild 
be in a position to put this huge, 
catalog at the service of ' a local ad- 
yertiser who is loath to do. his. cull- 
ing of ientertjainment from among 
local talent. 

IJnderstood that ERPI, from which 
World Broadcasting has always 
leased the equipment for its sub- 
sidiary, Sound. Studios, tno., is 
anxious to get in on the bankrolling, 
of -the big library Idea, /For -ERPt 
the financing sideline is nothing 
he'VY. It's done the same thing for 
picture cpmpanies on a large scale; 
'The ^yorld Broadcasting contiauJt will 
give the electric its first entry of 
this kind in radio and on a scale 
similar t<> that which it has prac- 
ticed in the picture Industry. 

Should the WBS idea go through 
it Will also mean a stiff .lipping in 
royalty income for the music pub-, 
lishing trade. Payment of royalties 
on around 3,000. masters at the rate 
of, say, 30 copies each would yield 
to music anywhere from $40,000 .to 
$50,0.6.0. 



MORE FREELANCERS 

Numerous Chicago Radioites Go It 
Oh Own 



Chicago, Sept. 25. ^ 

Town is rapidly going free-lance 
as far as radio talent is concerned. 
More free lahcers today than any 
time previous In history of- tadio 

ith more ahhWnccrs, producers 
j|.nd writers.daily lieavlhg. station and 
network Jobs to- .open on their own 

In sbmie cases it's due to getting 
the. can tied but in others- it's' 
strictly resignation with the re- 
signers figuring that they can get 
more coin on their own. 

In practically every instance it 
has worked out that the me" the 
outside are gettirigifour to five times 
as much on the other side of the 
fence than wh<?n on the payroll, of 
station or network. 

Now working freelance locally are 
.stich wcll-knowhors as Tom Shirley 
handling the. General Tire and At 
lantic & Pacific shqwsi inccnt 
Pelloticr on the Hou.sehold Finance 
show, Jean Paul King with the Gen 
eral Mills, Clara, Lu & Km, North 
em Trust, Cafnatioji Milks, Hoover 
Cleaner and Evans Fur accounts 
Bob White is writing and acting on 
his .xtwn jdoing the Atlantic^and Pa 
^Tfls'^tTo^'^'W^ 



low now on 
Hughes is writing the 'Talkie Time' 
and 'First Nighter' scries 

Dick Wells and Harlow Wilcox 
•are free lancing locally, Wilcox only 
recently stepping out of CIJS, and 
has already done much work for 
commercial records. 

And Frank Stdel c.r.afks ni now 
flcid when ho opens own ofllco. to 
do fuivi.sory v.'ork for <jdv<'r1)slrig 
;igori<-iOH nnd oliontB, 



PRIZES UNDER $500 
RATED PIKER STUFF 



Unless the value of the prizes 
are away, up in the money air. con- 
tests won't draw the responses In 
hefty number any niore, say ad 
agency men. From recent! experi- 
ences these advertisers have gar- 
nered the impression that anything 
less than $500 in cash or value 
thereof as the grand prize is now 
looH^d upon by the general run of 
listener as piker come-on. 

Ad men don't know whether to 
blame changing economic conditions, 
or the possibility that the loud- 
speaker element with the ready pen 
and envelope has been spoiled by 
the series of big money contests 
that held the network airlanes last 
winter. 

One food packer with a name va- 
riety show released over 54 stations- 
offered $100' as the; top prize of a. 
contest f?tarte,d three weeks ago. 
Two ann.ounpements of. the give- 
awiay netted" h im " tiian 3,0.00' 
piieces of m^ii* 



Fik Co. limits Writer 
To Couple Radio Shows 

Hollywood, Sept. 25. 
• kay Van Itipcr's writer contract 
at ! Metro allows the radio aifthOr- 
actrcss to. handle .only two halt- 
hour air- programs a tveclv 
the life of her film contract. 

She asked for free rein sO far as: 
the ether was cbnccrhcd, but studio,' 
held her down to the two programs. 
It'!3 .the first scenarist contract 
drawn to contain provi.«<lonf5 for a 
writer' io aclivityOff. the lot. 



Cantor by Nov. 1 

.atlon.s. . that Eddie Can" 

night ."tint for Chase & Sanborn 
coffee by 'the first Sunday night in 
November. 

Cantor had been slated t«i.ro.surne 
here Sopt. 10, but later him.<^o]f do- 
fidod, tliat hn couldn't both ■ivf)rk o 
hi.s piclnre. .'i.v:.s;pnmont, 'Roman 
Scaml.-.ls.' .'ind <' A « H''-'^ ^ho 
firoi'.'ir.'itidri df Ms p.n-grani miitorial 
th<' i\iii< .'itifl palriHtji ing ho 
dcornrd it fh-.t* I yod, 



38 



VARIETY 



RADIO 



Tuesday* Sefftember 26, 1933 



Hoses' Drama Show in Costume B'cast 
No Threat to Legit; Actors Dse Scripts 



FRED STONE with Dok-othy Stone; 
What- Walter Thompson! gdwird . N«l(, Jr;, Th6 Revelers 

: ^genby attempted ibr Union Ce^r^ c^^^SciAt^" 

If e Instirane^J Co. at Carnegie Hall, y/jz, New Vbrk 
New York, Sunday (24) rilgl^t at Poj, his ra;dio debiut the veteran 
least Ijroujffiit home one. thing .for comeiaJa^ of . a hundred musicals 
the bro^idqastihg trade. And :that Is chose a. condensed version of 'Thie. 
that even with costumes and. iSceh- Red Milt' Since Victor Herbert 
6ry there is little .excitement and. wrote the music this means that the 
color, to, be derived by a sideline scpre . still ^las soni.e.thing to offer, 
audience from a dtamatic prbgram But the book creaks at the joints 
to make such sideliiie attendance and .every ..gag. spells. 1905. : Some 
on a big scale popular. Compared j specimens' are perhaps, in order: 
to the atmospKere ¥ind entertain- . (^^^ follows cucumber 

merit created by the. broadcasting of salad; Walter^lndigestiori. Guest— 
a musical show, the limitation^ for You^ve got youir thumb- ini the soup; 
the drama are too many to encour- hptrilter^-rThat's all right. ; It Isn't 
age It as a regular, thing. hot. Guest— Where Is the fish? 

Affair at Carnegie was the first In Waiter— 'I'm, sorry fish Is out, 
vrhich ii compiercial broiadcas* fMiffi' Q ' 



iin audience attended theatre, a dra> 
biatlc script strictly fashioned for j 



All of which that Fred 



fans are sentiinental old 

S° wffl^L^t^^?^' 'fi^^^^^h^"'^^^ ^^ '^e so glad to hear 
©n incidents and episodes out oil ^. *iw,^. 

American histdry. ifegulax plotting Ff^*!^ tIfJt U %11 not iSa tS^^ ^ 
of the Sunday night programs Is 30 ] ^"^^ that it wiii not matter, 
minutes (CBS), but for the season's I^orothy Stone was the only mem- 
debut, occasion the llramatlzatldh ber of the family with the old isent 
ran a ^^uarter hour more: on his first mike adventure,. In the 

Only thing that gave S»inday contracted shows Xo follow 

night's event any eehiblance of the ?9-"Jai Gai^l^rand- the. mf^siis Will 
gliamor cf the theatre was the legit Participate, a,lthough at no 1,lme Will 
names and nca^r-nanies recruited for together. .That seems , a 

the cast: Into the episode the writer pity as it would have been a :big 
had dragged almost eevry outstand- event; It seems likely that many 
ing figure of the civil war. > From tuned in Sunday (24) expecting to 
the angle of dramiitic sequericie and hear the whole family as the piib- 
general script confection It Was a "city did not make it clear but 
hodge-podge of hodge-^podges. Qf ^^^V^'^^^y tendied to give .the full 
the illusion of the theatre there was membership; imiprpssiori. 
;little. CQnjured.,as-the actors In turn I Eldest daughter sounded swell as 
to6k their stolid stances before the I she' rendered ohe of Victor Herbert's 
mikes arid hopped around as so lovely ballads. Her voice was fliller 
many automatons In;.ihose portions and richer than would be expected. 
Where .an attempt was made at suggesting that the. radio Is strictly 
Stage movement, okay for her. That material que^- 

All players with the exception or tibn makes it hard to tab her pop 
AfGny Bates Post, in the role of Abra- for the ether. There have been so 
ham . Lincoln, worked strictly from many comedians the past year that 
scripts. Despite the costumes and I it's beginning to nicah something, 
the. flat pieces of scenery,, the facade although on the radio It is still pos- 
of a southern mansion, set up on the sible to be safe with puns that: were 
left end of the .stage, it was all a I told on the sidelines at square 
pretty disillusioning; process for the j dances. 

average loudspeaker fan. Gulf Oil runs its shows with 

Predictions; I ample zip. A(nnouricer Is almost 

Before the trailers parted for the telegraphic and the few. pauses 
broadcast Ilerschell. Williams, I between different items are So brief 
agericy staff- producer on the show, that a stop-watch would hardly 
delivered himself of a lengthy bit record; them. The Revelers, Sweet 
of prediction. What they were harmoneers, the lusty-lunged Ed- 
about to. see and hear, he. said, was "ward Nell, .Jr.? and Al Goodman's 
a ppecursor to television of the f u- slick music formed the incidental 
ture. He also tipped tiiem off to \ support to the Fred Stone part, 



the tact that the sound effects 
Whicii were a part, of the broadcast 
would not be audible to. therii be- 
cagise these effects, -taken from re 
cordihgs, are picked up from a 
turntable by separate mikes. Situ 



Land. 



IVAN FRANK BAVARIANS 
With Bexatl Kendall 

^ COMAAERCIAL. 

atiori here created li^iifcodd 'spectacle I WRNV, New York 
in one spene of the script, as far I Characteristic sample of 
as the sidellners were concerned, I small neighborhood station 
when the players went through the I program: Not all commercial. 



verbal excitement about being en- 
gaged in- battle. Without the sound | 



the 
type 
But 



nearly all. ' So often is the name of 
the sponsor repeated that the' suspi 



effects it was a thin and puzzling cion grows that either the station 

• , lor the advertiser strongly believes 
Whole air of the Carnesie Hall that listeners stay tuned in for only 



affair was pretty highschoolish or 
tpwnhalllsh. Laying it on thick In 
this direction were the two spea'k 
tra brought on following the broad 
cast. Thoy were Gen. Robert Lee 
Bullard, U. S. A„ retired, and Prof, 
Dixon Ryan Fox, an authority on 
American history. The general 
reminisced about his cadet days and 
the professor did a hands across the 
Mason-Dlxon line spiel. 

Near Capacity 



a minute or two so that the sales 
message must be ^repeated that fre- 
quently in order to gfet in on the 
turnover 

Selwyn Fur studio sponsored the 
15 minutes caught, but the program 
just precedinff appeared to have the 
identical routine, namely, German 
music, German soloists, and Ger 
nian comment from Ivan " Frank 
There was scarcely a break between 
Frank's talk about a certain Teu 



Agency did a crack Job in the tonic eating house specializing in 



turnout it got for the show< HoUse, 
whidh. seats around 3.000, was near 
capacity. All Civil War vets avail- 
able around New York were^ap 



sauerbraten and the story of how 
the Selwyn Fiir - studio wa* prac 
tically giving, ajway. snappy, wiijter 
pelts for $15 to $45 witlii threis years' 



p roach ed, as attendees and goodly free storage thrown in, 



repre!5entation from this source] 
showed up. Substantially repre- 
sented, fn the audienoe were the pa-, 
triotic and histoi'ical societies, with 
the Daughters . of the American I 
Bevolutlon and' the Confederacy in- 
cluded- . 

Included' in the Cast of the broad- 
cast Wore Minor Watson, Tom ChaU 



Some of the . curse was wiped off 
the ^ program by the English-speak 
liiig ihnouncer, RexaU Kendall 
This gent is fluent. Moreover he 
bring's big-time. .ideas to -a small 
time station. ■ He almost kecips that 
horrible repetition of the name,' ad- 
dress^ prices, arid exquisite quality 
"^.^o'f^r; ■'r??«^nVf': r*'^°« seeming . so bad. Kendall has 
W^itl-Ar >^o^pir^^i.o^ a soft approach to advertising, 

Sr^ii23Si?^S^2S te^^^S^ 

Cordner. One of the pl£yers .out of "J^? J^^'',?^^^^^^^^^^ ^^'^fn^^^ 
the drama's cast doubled Irtto the ' like this. Lana. 

dialoged plug that was, interpolatild 



■. half way through the program. Here 
the afrency showed' a defective piece | 
^ of judgnjjent. TO. maintain the. il- 
lusion all aroiind it might have' been 
better to .have had the plug .read- 
from the ^jidelihe's, or the trailers 



KROGER TWINS 
Mu^ic, Sbhg, Chatter 
COMMERCIAL 
WbWO, Fti Wayne 

One of the oldest running pro 
srams froni this Hooslcr station 



closed altogether ayd the rpaninsr pjfteen minutes three times a. week 
done in .Xronl of this curtain with (Turiri.^- mornings makes" direct" ap- 
the participants, anybody but those ppai to housewives. Sponsored by 

rm tne, . -ca.st j^ ^ — ,^ — =^|^tlte=loealT^uriit=:Off=the?grocery:^eon" 

cern,. the programs get down tb 

Newkii-k Is KMTR Boss | Jf^'fJ^ ^^"^^ ^""^^ ^"-^ ^^^^^^^^ 

Hollywood, Sept. 25. Kroger Twins are two male voices 

In a shakc-up at. IvMTR, Van C. who deliver about three curren 

Newlcirk, formerly traffic manager tunes with aid of piano and mando 

at KHJ, goes to the Hollywood sta- lin accompaniments. Voices carry 

tion as program manager. nicely and arranRements are gen 

e. Sharp Minor becomes staff or- ^mJnnf Tf '^ni, ^H^^^n^"^ 
_ , . , - ^rr »„.» M"notint of punch, Betty Kroger is 

eanist in place of Don Vlncenthand jntfoducod to giv4 the.lowdoWn on 

Fred Fpwicr, formerly of WBBM, domestic menus and the usual .*?pe 

Chicag , gets the p.a. berth, sue- olal.s which tlip stores are f^«tiiring, 

ceeding Dean Metcalf. I Baral. 



Cbicago Ad Agencies 

Radio Execs (Auociatod with 
the Show or Performianee, 
End of Radio). 

N, W< Ayep 

1C4 W, Jackson Blvd. 

. Najaton' McGulre. 

Igrton7»uratin0 
born. 

221 N. La Salle St. 
George- May. 

laekeit-Saniiple- Hummert 

221. La .Salle St 

Edward Aleshlre. 
jr. H. Peterson. 

Critehfield 

. Michigan Ave; 

Frank Steele. 

Poremus & Company 

. 208 S. La Salle St./ 

H. Ray Hendereqn.: 

Erwin, Wasey A Co. 

23Q .N. Michigan Ave. 

William Weddell. 

Charles. Daniel Frey 
333 N. Michigan Ave. 
Larry Triggs. 

Gundlach Advertising Po. 

40.0 N. Michie^n 'Aye. 

Ir.vlng.Boaenbloom. 

Henri Hurst & McDonald 

620 N. MiQhlgain Ave. 
A. . Decker. 

ii«tland-Enoel 

646 N. Michigan Ave. 

Kenneth Ring. 

Lord & Tliotnas 

919 N.~Mfchil»n AVer ■ 
Henry Seillngen 

Mattesoh, Foqarty, Jordan 

307 N. Michigan Ave, 
H. . Weller. 

McCann- Erickson 

910 S. Michigan A.ve. 
Raymbnd Atwood. 

. Hays McFarland 

^33 N. Michigan Ave. 
Dion. Bernard. 

MeJunkin 

228 N. La Salle St. 
Gordon Best.. 

Ruthraiiff & Ryan 
369 N. Michigan Ave. 
rank Steele. 

J. Walter Thompson 

410 N. Michigan Ave. 

Thomas Luckenbill. 



After appearing on the La J^alina 
prbgram with Kate Smith for two 
years, Nat BrUslloflC suddenly qnlt 
to make records for Irving MllliB; 
Didnit-lilco the i d e a nf Biiftfalning 
work, even thoUgh .Ted .Collins, 
Kate's mariager,^^ paid for seven ad- 
dltiono^l men In his .band. Brusiloff 
had appeared With Kate on the ra- 
dio, in^Vaudevllle, and was taken 
along to iSolijrWood last winter to 
appear in • her picture. Jack- Miller,' 
Kate's plariist, will conduct, her ni- 
dio programs. 



rograms 

Senator Robert F. Wiagner .and 
Postmaster General Jahies A. Far- 
ley will aippear oh WOR Oct. 3 for 
the benOUt of Catholic Charities. 
i?re3ldent Ropaev'elt and' Patrick 
Cardinal Hayes will follow' the next 
night. - Both .broaidcasts .will, be 
from the W'aldprf- Astoria hotel. 

Stem looming Again 

At this writing: there Is a deal 
on for either Abe Lyman's orches- 
tra or Phil. Spitalny's to go Into 
the Paramount Grill for the fall 
seiELSon. With Whlteman at the 
Paradis;e,. Vallee at the Hbliy wood, 
Ted Lewis or Guy Lomljardo pessl- 
bly at the Palais Royale, arid 
either Lynian or Spitalny at the 
jParamourit, Broadway night liife is 
destined tor big things. 



Remote' interviews Out 

After 500 hours of experimenta- 
tion dealing -with the use ^ot ilines 
two ways, the sponsors of that 
all-Amei'icaii football show decided 
it was beat to. have Christy Walsh 
present, when he Interviewed, the 
various coaches. Which will be done 
after .the bpehing :show when six 
coaches are offered for a^ opener. 



— 

HAL TOTTEN 
Spbrt^ Talk 
15 Mins. 
COMMERCIAL 
WMAQ, Chicago ^ 

Totten is handling 15 riiinutes of 
sports summary daily for the Pabst 
Blue Ribbon Malt company, beer 
accounts having a^lways been sports 
talk , sponsors, even In the pre-3.2 
days. Aimed directly at the mascti 
line ear and stomach, It flgures. as 
the next best thing to the sports 
paefe. 

Totten has been doing regular 
running, spiels on the baseball 
games here for some years, with 
this talk flguring as an extra. He 
knows his sports and talks with au- 
thority. Most of his chatter is taken 
bodily and with credit from the 
Chicago 'Dally News,* with which 
the WMAQ station is tied in; 

Show Is handled, well. 



YE HAPPY MINSTREL 
With Ford Rush, Pat Sheveli ic 
Kid Show 
COMMERCIAL 
W ABC, New York 
WCAU, Philadelphia, prlginates this 
shbw which was extended to include 
WAjBG as - a Suridaiy attraction at 
6:45 for the juvenile dia,lers. By 
theatrical istandards it^s. far from 
good but this classiflcatlon , has to 
be modified to ^ jibe with , the fact 
tbat ainied strictly at iOryear-olds 
there's no .telling what results may 
be obtained. Adults are tradition- 
ally poor judges of what the infan- 
tile -mind fancies. 

It's a hodge-podge of Jlriglc- 
dingle tunes .by the musicians and 
roiy-pply singing slightly off key by 
Ford .Rush, That the. program has 
been extended from JPhiladelptiia to 
New. York may answer any cavil 
'Wirefft^H|^?^lirri3S6iiSPf,-=Ieeffis=fs^ 
isflcd. 

That usual line of approach to the 
irifantile mind which is used with 
out exception or' restraint -by all 
cereals is employed by Wheateha 
Namely, 6at Wbeatena, little boy if 
you want to ^row up to be either 
a policeman, fireman, halfback, or 
Indian Chief. But then npbbdy 
seerhs to have suggested a better 
wiay to make little boys, nag their 
mammas into buying a certain 
cereal. Land. 



Air Line News 

Bf Nellie Rerell 



WOR engineers are cpriducting ih.^ 
tensity tests for a new outlet in. 
Cartereti N. J.. . . .Ford F.i. sports. 

columnist^, who broadcasts >.,.viiy over 
WOR , la on T . bew U^-vaudeviile-Hrfr~.i- 
cult. . . .Ethel Waters may sing oniy 

spirituals when she bpws oh her, neW 
commercial in October, .. .Don Gar ^ 
hey has landed- the General Baking 
Company plum, fte .will be the . nar- 
rator in :their. new. prbgram when it 
goeis on WOIt in tlie near future. . . . 

WARD, Bropklyn shiali watter, ex- 
acts .a fee from the juveniles ap- 
pearing on Its children's projgrams 
. . ..Joan Hensman In. trafflc depart- 
ment NBC, was recently married, to 
James May, . nbn-i>rof esslonal .... 

yictpr Young turned out two tunes 
In one weekK .'Blue River" and 'I'd Be 
.Telling a iile"^ .,. ^Mary iyicCby will 
be . the guest soloist oh the first' of 
the 'Threads of Btapplness' programs 
when they start on CBS Friday...... 

The Barry Holloways NBC press 
have a boy at their house. ' Mrs. 
Hollow.ay was on the Associated 
Press. ... ..Bide .Dudley, who was re- 
cently appplhted WQR's dramatic 
critic, had been given an additibhal 
assignment to be the regular speaker 
on that ' station's Footlight Echoes 
bn Tuesday nightfs.i 



Golden Rule Beraihan 

Teddy Bergman was set With a 
contract tb support Fred Stbhe bn 
his first NBC program but was 
told that an actor, long unemployed, 
could hold down the job satlsfac-^ 
tpriiy. Teddy was nice enough to 
Withdraw In favor of his brother 
artist. 



Short Shots 

jack Fostdr, fbrmet:' radio critic 
World-Telegranii' is III at his home 
in New Roohelle. . . .Mary Charles, 
one pf the original CBS buildups, 
has returned frbm England,, arid is 
being auditioned, at her former 
alma- matpr. . ...The Texaco. Oil 
Coriipany.. tried tlje Sisters .of the 
Skillet three .w^eks In a row and 
found, the response so good that 
they signe'drthem. untilUd. Wynn's 
returh, 0<^t. 31.... 'Little Italy,', a 
new script* series concerning Amer- 
ica's 'melting pot,' the east side of 
New York, will start over CBS Oct, 
3, for three times weekly, .. .Frank 
Singheiser's are learning lullabyes 
..Fred Waring orchestra Will go 
on tour the month of October, play 
inig BufCalp, Chicago; one-nlghters 
and Philadedphia, in that order 
The Old Gold programs will be 
broadcast from the roa4 with War 
ing paying the wire charge. . , .It 
reriiained for an American violinist, 
Albert Spalding, to beat all the 
other noted .fiddlers, such as Ja^cha 
Heifetz, . Efram • Zimbalist ~ - and 
Mischa Elmah, tb the wire/ arid will 
do what the others niight feiar to 
do; play Popular seleotioris . . . vFord 
Bond has returned to work after 
losing thirty pounds and ha,ving all 
of his teeth extracted,.. ...Jap Glide, 
CBS publicity chief, was confined 
to" his home- by illness, last iweek, 
just after stepping into his new 
position. ; . .Maxwell: House Show 
Boat , lias been a year on NBC,, and 
has the original cast with some ad 
ditipns. . . ,Rpxy /gags that Diek Lie- 
bert, Radio, dity organist, insists on 
booking urider .the laborers' NRA 
cO.de rather than the artists' divi 
slon, claiming that playing the or 
gan is riianual labor! . .. .Nick 
Lucas arid the Cia^a Loma orchestra 
appear to be all set. for that Pepso 
dtjrit face powder program., i . Jay 
Dennis and 'ted. Reese, a cbriledy 
teain doing songs and patter, have 
been given three spots a -week on 
T^RfrrrlCainTar^Cleli^^ 
Major Bowes' radio family, ccle 
brated her sixth anniversary with 
them last Sunday. 



. . Scrambled Notes 

Neither CBS nor NBC threw any 
parties in connection with this year's 
radio.. show at the Madison Square 
Garden. . . .'Real Life Dramas' have 
been purchased by. the B. F. Good- 
rich Rubber Company for Radio 
discs throughout the country.... 



Stand |3y 

Robert Simmons goes sustaining 
Oct. 3, 10:46 p. m. jirogr'am, with 
jerry. S.ears orchestra. Sears is a. 
newcomer to. ra,dIo . . . . Mauro Col- - 
tphS, chief WMCA organist. Was 
khishted .by ..theJKlnjj of Italy an<i_ 
made a Chevalier of the drown..!* 
Jack Arthur, captured the lead In 
'The Enchanting Hbur.' Audrey 
Marsh,. Al. and Lee Raiser, Jean Gilr 
bert, Roxanne and her orchestra arid 
Basil Ruysdaei as narrator, will be 
on the same, program Monday nights 
WOR, . ...Bnrlc Madriguera returns 
to these shores on Sept. 28.. ...Thai 
Lone Star Rangers, 'Tex' Ritter, 
Eddie 'Connprs and George Shackley. 
will return*" to radlb in. October. ,. 
Harlan Eugene Read> WOR's c6m« 
hientator, Is the editPr of cpmmer-' 
clat text books. . ...Pa,ppy, Zeke' an4 
Ezra, WMCA, are not real hill biU 
lies at all. Pappy was a vaudeville 
actor with the -real Broadway .ac- 
cent . . . i Howard and Hansen, .'. who 
have' been on the Saks program f oj. 
three years, will go bn WOR sus- 
taining — -^Ray Perkins has joined 
the Rhelngold Beer program. . . 
Gene Austin, who made 'Bluo 
Heaven' famous, is in New York dio- 
ing vaudeville .and radlb, and look* 
ing twenty pounds lighter and 
yot^hger. ... .Irving Kaufman .returns 
to CBS with the Floor Wax ac- 
count. .. .David Freeman is writing 
the new Lulu McConnell series. 



Mrs. Tim Sulliyan Is out of the 
hospital, but left the twins there for 
some special nursing. ....Tony' Wons 
has a new dog to take the place of 
Patsy, who. was killed by an auto 
. . . .Dr. Moses Nathanson and Aiipe 
Schneiderman are back- on WMCA 
with 'The Voice of Jerusalem' pro- 
gram after a trip abroad for new 
laterial. . . . Charles Peck on WHOM 
is nine years old.. ..Mystery GThef 
returns to NBC Oct. 4.... Robert 
Barton, WLTH's program, ^director. 
Is the former stage acrobat 
cause Kathleen Gordon, WGR music 
librarian, married Edward Walker; 
of the New York TIriies station, 
Wags refer to It as. 'the union of 
gin and Scotch'. . . .Lew White has - 
been picked up for an addltibnal 26 
weeks from the Benjamin ;.MOore 
Paint Company . ; . .Helen Morgan is, 
going in for radio seriously. Besides 
her CBS, which started last Sunday, 
she was atiditioned ht NBC tor that 
rvery secretive jprograni . .r , . Philadel- 
phia Public Ledger Will syndicate 
Thbrhton Fisher's WMCA talks. > . . 
Herman Bernie wires from Holly- 
wobd that MGM has taken up its 
option on George. Givot's services. 
He must pay his own wire charges 
if he broadcasts'. .. .Frank and. Flo, 
fprmerly on Salada Tea three nights 
a Week and forced to glye" it up 
when Frank had to go to a hospital 
for a serious operation, are back on 
WO R. T jiey ar jLunder their former, 
^billing, -'The Strollers.' 



riving Away Adults 

CBS is plenty worried abput the. 
large .number of child script acta 
that clutter up the network be- 
tween five and seven-thirty. All 
are commercials and bring in a big- 
revenue; but do not make for good 
program balance. Network feels 
that music between these hours is 
the thing. * 



Tuesday, September 26, 1933 



A D I 



VARIETY 



99 



INDIES' FRC NIGHTMARE 




TO MATCH NBC 
FAN MAIL 



Cbicaso, Sept. 

NBb Is shaping plahs for a field 
Intensity survey; to coyer all sta-. 
tlons on the nefcvork. Will secure 
scientific data, on tlie signal, strength 
of each outlet. 

Will be done, to discover just how 
:outlet intensity., and' .signal coy^i'-' 
ago meets the mall count from, 
various sections around ^ach out- 
let. Checking will be done by an 
ihdependent erigiheerihg survey 
outfit; with the' signal stlpength to be 
checked -in the radius- of each sta- 
tion, say, intensity at 10 jtillcs, 20; 
30, 40i 60,. 60 to 100 . miles and so pn. 

Individual stations have occasion- 
ally made such surveys, but not 
NBC. 

Like the mail count around sta- 
tions, the signal strength line will 
run in a Jagged, uneven edge arid 
..not straight. Often .due to Individ - 
tial conditions around stations, sudh 
as WEBC up in Superior, Wis., 
which ' has a signal strength line 
edged by a horseshoe shape due to 
the ore deposits in that territory. 

After the field Intensity survey 
has been made the signal strength 
liijes so secured will be superim- 
posed on the mall count charts of 
these stations so as to check on the 
survey data of both signal and mail 
strength. 



Plausiblcl 



Chicago,- Sept. 

Radio stations In Chicago' 
felt the two big inail robberies 
that occurred last week. 

Fan mail at all . stations slid 
almost .50% and attributed to. 
the niall bag snatcshes. 




New Business 

< LOCAL STATIONS) 

New/ York. 

Pern Cioih:es, si^. 15-mlout:6 periods 
weekly, using transcriptions. Placed 
direct. WPAS; 

Goldberg Clothes, renewal for 52 
week^, five hours weekly, usingTe- 
corded programs. Placed direct. 
WFAS- . 

.Charlotte, P' 

Plough Chtntical Co., a03 night-time 
announcements for Pehetro, St. Jo 
seph Aspirin and Plough's Pace 
Powders. Placed by .LakCrSpiro- 
Cohn' arid Scott-Howe-Boweri 
WBT. 

Atlanta Oeorgiari-AmeHcan,, 13 
quarter-hour disked programs ' on 
Hearst Sunday American Alagazine. 
Placed direct. WBT 
. Rtimford Baking Co., twice weekly 
for 26 weeks, .15-minute trariscrip 
tibns, Placed by Atherton & Cur- 
rier and Scott-Howe-Bowen. WBT 
Cramy, Water Crystals, two 15-min' 
ute shows on wax for 52 weeks each 
day In the week but Sunday. -Placed 
through, local distributor. WBT. 

Mantle Lamp Co.,^ 150 minute an 
nouncements through fall arid win- 
tei'. . WBT. 

Chieftain MantifactiiHng Co. (Col 
brshine), 13 arinoiincements at the 
rate of three a week. Placed by Van 
Sant, Dugfale &. Corner. . WBT. 

Standard Oil of N. T. (Gilbert Bar 
ker Oil Burners), 10 nightly an- 
nouncements. Placed through Mc 
Cann-Erlckseri. WBT 



Beingr Ordered Off Air, 
Order to -Show Cause 
Why Not and Being 
Quo ted as Criticizing 
FRC, Three Things they 
bread^Don't Like It, but 
Afraid to Say So— Charge 
Networks Favored 



WCAU, PhOly, Programs 
Sustaining Source for 
16 Southern Stations 



WCAU, PhlUy, has becoriie the 
^^ey source for CBS' Dixie network. 
Means tha,t from now on WCAU 
will be responsible for the major 
feeding of sustaining .programs to 
this southern group. Through the 
past spring and summer most of 
tthcse non-commercials originated 
from the web's New York and Chi- 
ciago. studios. 

PhlUy outlet, which is owned in 
jpart by CBS, figures on relaying a 
total of 17 programs over the Dixie 
loop a week starting this Sunday 
(1). stations slated to take the 
WCAU originated shows ai-e 
WGST, Atlanta; WPG, Atlantic 
City; WBRC. Birmingham; WBT, 
Charlotte; WDOD, Chattanooga;. 
KLiRA, Little Rock; WBlG, Green 
boro; WREC, Memphis; WZAM, 
Miami; WSFA, Montgomery 
WTiAC, Nashville; WDSU, Roa 
moke; WROC, Savannah; WDAE, 
Tampa; WSJS, Winston-Salem, and 
WODX, Mobile. 



State of Minnesota Now 
Plugs Self on Radio 

St. Paul, 25. 

State of .Minnesota has programs 
over weep and KSTP every Sat 
urday to plug what the State has 
to offer in the way of agricultural, 
educational, industrial arid recrea 
tlonal advantages. 

These free, talks aire the- result of 
promotional activity on the part- of 
George H. Bradley. Two stations, 
WCCO arid KSTP, have agreed to 
furnish free time on a 21-time trial 
basis. If the public's reaction . is 
deemed sufnciently favorable, the 
donated time will be extended on a 
year-around basis. ' 



= HLOAN^GOnL^S-NBe™ 

Chicajgo/Sept. 25. 

Household Finance company re- 
liews on NBC but is switching its 
air time . starting Sept. 26 to 8-3:30 
p., m. 

Account spotted by the Charles 
Daniel Frcy agency of Chicago now 
using Charles Sears, tenor, Alice 
Mock, Josef koestn6r orchestra, the 
poet Edgar Guest, and Torii, pick 
and Harry trio. 



35% FOR LITIGATION 



Insecurity oi their status under 
ftTe existthg radio laws is a chronic 
higMitiare with the independent 
stations. In the order of their in- 
tensity, the stations dread: 

1. Being siimmiarily ordered off 

the air. ^ . ^ 

2. Being ordered to Washington 
to show cause why they shouldn't 
be summarily ordered off the air. 

3. Being quoted, directly or in- 
directly, as expressing critifcisnri of 
the .Federal Radio Commission, the 
body which does the ordering off. 

The last Item, with fear of offend- 
ing influential Interests, keeps the 
limited wattage boys mum. They 
grumble among themselves, send 
one another mutually sympathetic 
missives ut-ge one aripther to or 



g^anize, to fight back, and to squawk, 
but Individually they're tongue-tied 
J. J. JFooj (furriers), renewal for 13 1 -They're afraid to denounce the ar 



weeks; Tuesday evening quarter 
hour program. ' Business placed by 
Peck agenfcy. WABC 

Horn & Harddrt Co., Sunday morn 
ing shows extended to one hour 
Placed by the Clements Co., Phlla 
WABC 



bitrary powers of the c'ommlsslon 
for fear the arbitrary powers will 
be focused on them. 

Small stations are fa,Irly unani- 
mous In not liking tho N.A.B. code 
because it would outlaw the inearis 



J'inZei/ iSftrdtts* Co. <Jewel6rs), three whereby they live. As yet, apart 
riiorning quarter-hour periods week- from some anonymious communlca- 
ly. WABC. tions deslgfned to steam up the sta- 

Ijittman's (departriient store), four tloris, nothing has happened. Evi 
15-minute programs a week, using kj^^^jy organization of Independ 



band and warblers. Business 
through. Sternfield, Godley, Inc. 
WABC. 

.Fort Wayne 

Crazy Crystals, twice daily on Tues., 
Thurs., at 12:45 and 9:45 p.m. News 
hours and rhusiCi WOWO 



ent radio stations Is supposed to 
spring up by spontaneous combus- 
tion with a 100% membership that 
will remain a 100% secret. 

A Lesson 
Stations had an object leisison In 



Mbjrie Cipal) James ! 



Hollywood, Sept. 25. 
Another proof .that the Cali- 
fornia sun doesn't shinfe all the . 
tirrie. 

iKFWB changes the title of 
its - rf-dio. program -Old Front 
.Porch' . to 'Around the Hearth.^ 
Instead of suppoisedly broad- 
casting the program from out> 
doors, it's to be Iridoors tp At 
the , Lbs Angeles autuhin. chill. 



NON- MEMBERS 





OMAHA-LINCOLN SHIFTS 



Looking for Talent as New Policies 
Shape. 



Omaha, Sept.. 
Riebrgariizatlon ot studio , arid 
business staffs of KOIL and XFAB 
has been strranged. KOIL was re 
ceritly acquired by UnlPn HPlding 
CP. pf Lincoln;- so that combination 
of Its staff with that of KFAB, 
Omaha studio bias been Inevitable. 
John' Henry,' formerly riid,nager of 
KOIL, stays ori as ri:anager of. both 
stations on the production end. Ned 
Bailey, fbrnierly manager of KFAB, 
supervises commercial department 
In Omaha, though commercial work 
for the company will be directed by 
D. Dierkes, Lincoln. 

Bijl. Bailey and Adam Reinemund, 
salesman, and announcer: resi)e.C 
tively,: go t« work with Don Searle 
at WlBW, Topeka. Ha,rt Jenks be 
comes studio director at KOIL In 
place of Max Vinsonhaler, departed 
three weeks ago. Fred Eskesoftj 
announcer • at KFAB, left to go to 
WJAG, Norfolk. Ed Burdick takes 
his health club frbm KOIL to WOW 
where two broadcasts , will be given 
daily Instead bf one as -at KOIL. 
Krime Klan, one of KOIL's best 
^winter attractions, begins , next 
Week, but gets switched to KFAB. 
With this shake-up and reduction 
of staffs, combined stations are 
looking for more talent and hpld- 
Ing auditions weeklyi More addi- 
tions, releases, or changes are yet 
possible but urideclded. 



Less Wheat, More Chaff 



Town & Country $hop, evening j the case of WIBO, Chicago. That 
through week -with Herbert Butter- planted the dread deeper than ever, 
field, announcing styles, and Connie K^. ^^^^ ^j^q j^^^ in legal fees to 
Beaver at piano. WGL. ., , °, 

Fels-Naphtha, Mon., Wed., Fri. at Its wavelength. Stations aver 
12:45. Happy Herb Ha worth, that It costs 35% of their annual 
WOWO. gross to ward off litigation or claims 

People's Life Insurance Co., Tues., for their wavelengths made by 
Thurs., at 12:45. Light opera tunes, [other stations; existing or prospec 
WOWO. tlve. That WIBO's wavelength 

Los Angeles ^.gnt the brother bf a CSB vice- 

Forest.Lawn Memorial Park, 9-9 : 30 president strengthened the Indle 
p.m;, Fridays, Charles Frederick gtatloris in their convictions. 

^ o"u'?d^^'sS^ mu\ir Sweets-; ,,^-Th^? ^^n? "T"^ 
KHJ. o . , jg g^jjj flghting. Unable to get any 

Easiside Beer Co., KFI sind coast where with the Federa:! Cpmmis- 
NBC, 8: 30-& . Thursday nights, start- slon, he has been circularizing the 
ing 28th. 'Ship pf HarmPny,' by small stations with a view to gen 
Harry, Mac j>herson and. Albert Vpri eral suppbrt of the pending Ellzey 
Tilzer. Shepherd's orchestra, Paul resolution for a Gongresslbnal In 
Taylor's nUale quartet and special' 
acts. 

President Distributing Co., KFWB,| 
6:45t7^ p,m., Mon., Wed. and Fri., 
King's Men, male quartet^ 

Lewis Food Pjr.oducts, KFWB, 52 1 
spot .announcements. 



yestigations of the FRC and 'the 
extent to which the twp large chain 
netwprks ha,ve been faivpred.' 

Under date of- Sept. 14 Nelson 
wrote statibns proposing the crea- 
tion of a lobbying furid to be placed 
-Wilshire Refining Co., KFWB, in escrow in the Terminal iNational 
8:15-9:15 p.m., Thurs; lAugi^ of Chlcagp. This fund wpuld 

y^!»«n'S/^\*n.?^lSv'^°- ^ npt be touched until reaching $10,^ 

(Pan B. Miner ^gency,) 000 and would be disbursed under 

» i, A f ^ . - « .Public auditor coritrbl by Nelson, 
Best's Apparel Cd:, ^rles of five- who offers himself as front man. 

Under this arrangement the Iride 



penderit radlb, stations could become 
a Greek letter fraternity pledged to 
anonymity, with, bnly Nelson as a 
target for rietallation. 



minute style talks, morning broad- 
cast, daiiiy except Saturdays and 
SuridaySr for Indefinite period, sta,rt- 
ing B^pt. 25. Also 15-rtiinute pro 
gramis at various times; KJR 

Augustind-Kyer, 26 60-word an 
nouncements, starting Sept. 29. 
K.TR. 

General Mills, Inc., 16 120-word an 
riouricements between Sept. 20 arid 
Oct; 3. KOMO. 

Associated Oil Co., football gartie. 
broadcasts over IS Pacific Coast 
-gamesr-starting^SGptr-^2-37— -with^bH-g^^ 
Washington vs. Gonqaga-.at Seattle .Y^v ^^J"^^ 

and ending with U. S. C. vs. Georgia i^„"l*L^*^" v fu^^ ^""^ 
at Los Angeles On Dec. 2. KOMO. r*P«?"^"'<^."ts.. ^oth sustalmng. Will 

Bourjois, 'Evening in Paris' pror ffo on th6 ^Columbia chain Wedncs- 
gram, 15 minutes each Monday eve- days at .2: 15 for 30-mIhute, d will 
ning, starts Oct. 16. CBS. double On. WJJD, thie Indie Ralph 

Fashion Bootery, .15-minute Phil Atlass . station, at tiriies not yet set. 
Harris disc each .Sunday eve; start- pickard Family bad formerly 
ed Sept. 17. KO]!.. V.; ^i^«fn«peeri on NBC. Bubb Plckard had 

National Grocery Co., 15, mlriutes . ^ -nrTTn oftr«« kt, 
each Monday, 'Strange Adventures' Pf^^^o^WJ^f.^o^^^^^ 
disc; Thursday. 15 minutes, Donald P't^self with both commercial .and 
Novis; starting Sept. 25. KOL. 's«.staining houra. 



Pickard Family Back 



ChlcagOi' Sept, 
Jc kar d ^Farnny ^hajri ng be 



Omaha, Sept. 25 
WAAW, 500-Vatt dayllghit broad 
caster, goes seven days per vpeek 
begirining Sunday, October 8. Corii 
pany Is owned by Omaha Grain Ex 
change and in ^the past had been 
used principially to give market re^| 
pbrts. As., .there, is no market on 
Sunday, station had not ' beeri 
using Sunday time though It had 
the right. 

This step marks another in the 
advaricing of the new policy ' to. 
make the staition more than a mar 
ket reporter: First step was build 
ing of new studios completed In 
July*. Executing of new ' policy Is 
being done by Manager Bader and 
Announcer Gordon Berqulst. Only 
other change at station is acquisi 
tipri pf Russ Baker, dranlatics and 
contiriuity writer, from KFAB's 
Omaha studio. 



Chicago, S^pt. 25. 
Expected flare-up of . Independent 
stations oyer thei ' : propbsed fair 
praictices' clause in the. radio NRA 
code brought forth a -round robin 
last weiek. Under the letterhead of 
Associated Broadcasters pamphlet 
was sent tP statipris asking them to 
\yrite arid squawk Immediately to 
Washington that thi^ code sub- 
mitted by the NatipnaT Ass'n of 
Broadcasters cannot be applied to. 
the 350 npn-riiember stations. 

Located in Seattle, the' Associated 
Broadcasters' pamphlet urges the 
stations to take up arms against 
the codb which - will prohibit sta- 
tions frorii accepting business on a 
coritlngent basis which Is admit- 
tedly the great bulk of. the business 
done by the smaller outside butlet.s. 
through the sticks. 

Frightened 
Letter goes bn-r'Tb the Man- 
agers of All Independerit Radio 
Stations: Have you rea&- the;, code • 
submitted to N.R.A. by the Na- 
tional. Association of Broad- 
casters?. . .It specifies that you 
will not be iallbwed to trade your 
broadcast service, for commbdji^^^ 
ties, where the small men'charit" 
Isi unable to payi ybu In cash. 
It also specifies that, you cannot 
meet .your advertiser half-way 
or make any special concessions 
whatever to promote . and main- 
tain his business^ This obvious- 
ly works an. unnecessary hard- 
ship on the 350 independent sta- 
tions and should! we believe, be 
firmly protested by all stations 
who starid squarely behind the 
President and thei jiJ.'R.A. pro- 
gram but who do not Intend to 
let the N,A.B, dictate their busi- 
ness riiethods and programs and 
supervise them. 

'If you do not believe N.A.B. . 
should be allowed to do this, by 
all means make ybur. views 
known. The Government has no 
wa,y of knowing that . you can- 
not subscribe to these require- 
riients unless >a^ou - make yourself 
heard. The United protest of 
—350^ -stations can quickly correct. 
Write direct to. N.R.A. and Isay 
that you are . not in accord with 
certain of the 'TraSe. Practices* 
and 'Admlriistratlon Provisions* 
of the code submitted by N.A.B. 
and fill out the return card and 
mall It. tP the Secretary pf Assp- 
ciated Broadcasters.' 



WKY Tests State Sales 
Tax as UnappficaUe 
To hterstate Trade 



KFRC 9th Anni 

San Francisco, Sept. 25. 

KFRC bf the Don Lee-CBS chalri 
has its ninth birthday this week. 
. Harrison HpHlway, :mana,ger, Is 
the only old-timer left. H« was an 
announcer when the broadcaster 
started nearly a, decade agb atbp 
the Whitcomb hotel. 



WKBB'S TWa STUBIOS 

Dubuque, la., Sept. 26 
Cbn.struCtion work has been 
started, on station. WKBB, south of 
Ea.gt Dubuque, 111. The new station 
will have a directional radius of 
about 75 miles and will operate ori 
a wave length pf 1,500 kilocycles 
Studios will be maintained in bpth 
cities. 

J.: W. Baker will ni.ari.age thip ."ita- 



Gklahbma City, Sept. 25. 
First test pn Interpretation of;:the 
sales tax \a.y/ was started. Iri dis- 
trict ■ court here last .week when 
[ WKY filed suit against the tax com- 
mission for $68.48 paid under pro- 
test fbr Jtily. 

iSult alleged the tax was. uncon- 
stitutional Insofar as it applies to 
radio stations with power ■vfhich 
puts their messages beyond 
state line. 

Such a tax constitutors an illegal 
burden on iriterState- commerce, the 
petitioners charged. 



Map Intrigued 

ith a map pf 'Treasure I.sland' 
afj the giveaway Jeddo-Hlghland 
Coal drew Over 12,000 responses bri 
tho first three broadcasts of its 
script show over six stations along 
the central east seaboard. 

Outlets arc part of the NBC blue 
(WJZ) link. Prograni is a .serial- 
ization of the Louis Steven.son yarn. 



FRED ALLEN'S TAX WOES ^ 

Fred Allen spent several days In 
BbstD.nJa.st week utraightenlng oMt 
a matter of taxation with the state 
of Massachusetts which claims him 
for a native son; AHon pays state 
income tax In New York.. 

= Years^^ 9 3^i7r^1)3l7^932=aT^^ 
pute. 



CHI NBC ADDS BILL RAY 

Chicago, Sept. 25. 
Addilion.s to the KJiC publicity 
filfiff brings BiM Ray into the fold 
to handle general assignments. 

Ray mo^cs Into the local- NBC 
quarters from the Century of 
I'rogrcs.s, where he had been doirig 
special exploitation. 



40 



VARIETY 



Tueisday, Septemb^ 26, 1933 



OUTSTANDING PROGRAMS ON THE AIR 



NATIONAL 



(Talcing in chain programs of; c6ast-to-coast pr regional hookups, 
ijisting firtisti chain ami Hey stations, time— EST, put of Neio.York^ 
<ind days, if more than ojicc iceekW, commercial and advertising d1;encv 
on the aiiconnt. The time difference aocotding to geograpM location 
van b6 figured out for local reference Qccordingiy.} 



(this and Next Week/ Sept. 26 to Oct. 2) 

(All Time EST) 



TUESDAY (SEPT. 26) 

Jiitia Sanderson and Frank. Or umit, 
Parker FjenneUyi Jack ShUkret 
orchestra, 'Blackstbne Piaritatlon,' 
8-8:30 p.m., WEAP-NBG (Blaek- 
Vtdne Cigars) (Batten^ Barton. Dur- 
fltine & Osbbtne); 

The •iGQldberg's, with Gettrude 
Tterg, Jditiea Waters, 7:46^8 p.m., 
NBC-WBAF. Also . Wed., Thiirs:, 
Prl. & Mbn. (Pepsodent) (Lord & 
Thomas agency). 

- Amos 'n' Andy, 7-715 p.m., NBC- 
WJZ: Also Wed.,- Thurs., Kri. & 
Moh: Rebroadcast for ..the midwest 
and west • 10 p.m., CST (Piepso- 
deiit). ' . 

Clara» Lu 'h' Em, Louist Btarky 
Isahelie Cdrothers and Helen King, 
10:16-10:30 a.m., J^BC-WJZ. Also 
Wed.; Thurs., Fri. and Mbn, (Palm- 
olive) .(Lord .& Thomas agency). 

lilttle Orphan. Annie, 5:46^6 p,m„ 
NBO-WJZ. Also Wed., Thjurs.; Frl 
& Mon. (Ovaltlne),. (Blackett-Samr 
ple-Hummert). 

Ben Bernie orchestra, 9-9.30. p,m> 
NBC-WEAP (Blue Ribbon Malt) 
(Matteson-'Fogarty- Jordan, agency). 

.. Loioell Thomast 6:45-7. p.m.i NPC 
WJZ. Also Wed.. Thurs.. Fri. & 
Mon. (Sun Oil Co.) (Roche, Wil- 
liams <& Cunningham ag:ehcy). 

Kouaehold Musical Memories, Ed-^ 
oar A, CHiest, Alice Mock, Josef 
Koestner orchestra, 9-9:30 p.m., 
:3NBC-WJZ. (Household Finance 
Corp,) (Charles Daniel Fry agency )^ 

•Sklppy,' 6-5:lBp.m.,^CBS-WABC. 
Also Wed., Thurs.; Frl. & Mon. 
(Phillips Dental Magn0sla.> (Black- 
ett-Sample-Hummert), 

Mills Bros., 7:30-7:45 P;m;, CBS- 
WABC. 

Boake Carter, 7:45-8 p.m,, CBS- 
TVTABC. Also Wed,, Thurs,-,, Frl. & 
Mon. (Philco). 

Kate Smith, 8:46-9 p.m;, CBS- 
WABC. 

Eddie East aiiad. Ralph Dumke, John 
Bale, Don Voorhees' orch., NBC- 
WEAP, 9:30-10 p.m. (Tesaco) 
(Hanff-Metzgef)^ 

•Mytt and Marge,' ^7-7:15 ■p.m., 
CBS-WABC. Midwest release, 9:46 
p.m. (Wrlgley'a Gum) (Francis 
Hooper). 

Eno Crime Clues, with Edward 
Reese,- John MacBryde, '8-8:30 p.tn., 
NiftC-WJZ. Also Wed., same time; 
(Btarold P. Ritchie & Co:) N. W, 
Ayer.) 



phony, 5-6.16 pjn., CBS-WABC. Also 
Thursday; 10:16-10 :4G p.m. 

Symphony Hour, Jloward RdrUnc, 
directing, 4-6 p.m., CBS-WABC. 



orchestra, WEAP-NBC, 9-10 p.m 
(Maxwell House Coffee) (Benton & 
Bowles). 

Glenn Gray's Casa Loma orch., 
midrilte to 12 : 30 a.m. ; CBS-WABC. 

:Al Jolson, Paul Whiteman, Deems 
Tayior, :Tcix.,. flnd variety .show, .10- 
.11 p.m., NB(I^-WEA)P', cOast-to>c6asf 
(Kl-aft-Phcnlx Products) (J, Wal- 
ter Thompson). 

•Slhgln' Sam,' 8:15-8:30, CBS- 
.WABC. (Barbasoi) (Erwin Wasey) 

liosiveU Sisters, Freddie BtcTij con- 
ducting, 8:8-15, CBS-WABC. 

I DAY (SEPT. 29) 

. Cities. Service concert, with Jessica, 
Dragonctte, the Cavaliers (Henry 
Shope; .Frank Parker. John . Seagle 
Elliott Shaw. Lee Montgomery) 
Frank Banta and Milton Rettenberg 
Rosario Boicrdon's orchestra, WEAP- 
NBC,. 8-9 p.m. (Cities Service Gaso- 
line) (I;6rd & Thomas). 

Fred Allen, Portland. Ho^a, Jack 
Smart, Roy Alweil, Phil Duey, Eileen 
Douglas, Ferdie (?ro/c orchestra, 9- 
9:30 p.m., WEAP-NBC <Best Poods) 
(Benton; & Bowles). 

Rose Keane and Charles Lawrence, 
Lee Wiley, Paul Small, Victor Toung 
orchestra, WEAP-NBC, 9 : 30-10 p.ija. 
(Ponds' Cream) (J. Walter Thomp- 
sbri). 

Floyd^ Gibbons, Headline Hunter, 
NBC-WJZ, 10:45-11 t.m. 

•pirst Nightei',' with June Meredith, 
Don Ameche, Carlton Brickert and 
Cliff Soubier, 10-10:30 p.m., NBC- 
WJZ (Catnpana Italian Balm) (Mc- 
Caiin Erickson). 

Arnlour Hour, with Phil Baker, 
Hairy McNaughton, Merrie Men, Neil 
Sisters, Roy .Shield orchestra, 9.30-10 
p.m., NBC-WJZ (Armour Packing) 
(N. W. Ayer agency). 

•Let^s Listen to Harris,' Phil Harris 
aind orchestra, Leah Ray, 9-9:30 p.m.., 
NBC-WJZ (Cutex) (J. Walter 
Thompson)... 

■ Lum and A&ner '5 Oldttme Sociable, 
10;30.-11 p.m:. NBCtWEAP, orlgiflat- 
Ing from WTAM. (Ford dealers) 
(Critchfleld agency). 

Ethiel Shutta, Walter O'Keefef Don 
Bestor's band, 8-8:30 piin., NBC-WJZ 
(Nestle's ' Chocolate) (J. Walter 
Thom'pSbn)>, 



WEDNESDAY (SEPT. 27) 

.t'annie Brice, Cteorge Olseh music 
(Chase & Sanborn Tea). WEAP- 
NBC, 8-8530 p.m. (J. Walter 
Thompson agency.) 

Potash and Perlmutter (Jos. 
Oreenwald and Lou Welch), WJZ 
NBC; 8:80-8:45 p.m. (Feenarnint) 
(McCanii-ErlcksOh). 

The Poet Prince, Eunice Howard, 
reading, NBC-WJZ, 11:15-11:30 p.m, 
, irvin 8, Cobb and At Goodman's 
•orchestra, 9-9:15 p.m., CBS-WABC 
(Good Gulf). Also Prl., same time 
(Cecil, Warwick & Cecil). 

Guy Lombardo's orchestra and 
Burns and 4JIen/ 9:30-10 p.m., CBS 
WABCr (White. Owl cigar) (J. Wal- 
ter Thompson). . 

Fred "Warlng's Pcnnsylvanians 
ahd Milton Berle, Harry RicJiman, 
10-10:30 p.m., CBS-WABC (Old 
Gold) (Lennon & Mitchell). 

EduHri C. Hill, news, 10.30-10:46 
p.m., Oi3S-WABC. 
. One Man's PaAiily, sketch by 
Carlton E. Moi'se, with Anthony 
Smythe, 9:30-10 pvm.^ NBC-WEAi\ 
originating from N'BC Sctn Francis- 
co studios. 

Leo Relsman, conducting, Conrad 
Thibault, 9:30-10 p.ih.> NBC-WEAP, 
(Philip Mori-Js) (Miltoh Blow 
agency). 

. Jiiorton Doioney, 7-7:15 p.m., CBS- 
WABCi Also Pri; 

Cyrena Van Gordon, Walter Golde, 
..I's.ccompanist, 7:30-7:45 p.m., NBC- 
WJZ. (Djer Kiss Cosmetics.) 

Richard Himber, orchestra, from 
Essex House, 7:45-8 p.m., NBC-* 

WJZ; 

Alexander Woollcott, 'The Town 
TCilgP;'nOT30=10T45rCBS^W-ABeralS5^ 
.; Fri. '. 

iTcie smith, 0:15-9:30, CBS-WABC. 



SATURDAY (SEPT. 30) 

Rese. Battle concert ensemble, 
WEAP-NBC Out of Toronto (via 
CRCT), 1:30-2 p.m. 

"Week-end Revue, variety show, 
NBG-WEAF. 4-6 n.m 

B. A: Rolfe orchestra, with Rudy 
:Wiedoft. WEAP-NBC, 10-11 p.m 
(H.iid son - Essex) (Blackman 
agency). 

Glen Gray and Casa Loma orches: 
tra, 7:30-8 p.m., CBS-WABC. 



THURSDAY (SEPT. 28) 

RUdy Vallee-FleiscJiinann variety 
program. Bert Lahr, Bill Terry, _ Joe 
Qronin, Mary Smalh Jack McLdllcn. 
WEAF-NBC, 8-9 p.m. (Fjeiflch- 
mann's Yeast) (J.Walter Thompson). 

Cap'ti Ilcm-y's Shoui Boat, including 
OJias. Winninger, Ldnny Ross, An- 
nette TTnn^haw, Muriel Wilson, Mo- 
lasse» 'n' Janvary, Don Voorhces 



SUNDAY (OCT. 1) 

Alfredo's marimba orchestra, 
WEAP-NBC, 10:30-11 a.m. 

ilajor Bowes' Capitol Family 
from Capitol theatre, N. Y.i 11:16 
a.m.-12:15 p.m., WEAP-NBC. va- 
riety show, with Maria Silviera. Han 
nah Klein, Nicholas Concentino,.Tom 
McLaughlin, Four' Minute Men, 
Waldo Mayo, Yasha, Bunchuk, con- 
diictm^, 

Jimmy Durante; Ruth Etting, Ru: 
binoff's orchestra, WEAP-NBC, 8-9 
p.m. (Chase & Sanborn CofCee). (J 
Walter Thompson). 

Col. Louts McHenry Houpe," Presi- 
dent. Roojaevelt's secretary, 10-10: 
p.m., WEAP-NBC. Walter Trumbull 
interviewing him oh national siffairs 
(RCA Victor;) 

Helen Morgan, Albert Bdttlett's 
orch., 2-2:30 p.m., CBS-WABC. (Bi- 
Sl-Dbl) (Blackett-Sample- Haln- 
wert.). 

• Radio CUy Music Hall Concerf, 
Roxy (S. L.. Rothafel) as m.c,, with 
Erno Rapee's orchestra, choir and 
soloist?. 12:15-1:15 p.m » WJZ-NBC 

Frank Crumit and Julia Sanderson, 
5:30-6 p.m., WabC-CBS (Bond 
IJread) (Batten, Barton, etc,:. 

2'he Qauchos, Vincent Sorey con- 
ducting, with Tito Giiizar, 9-9:30 p,m, 
WABC-CBS. 

Vincent Lopez, Alice J<nf, 7:30-8 
p,m„ NBC-WJZ. (Real Silk) (Erwln 
Wasey). 

Manhattan. Morry-Go-Round, Ta- 
-ntdrar^Bavid^PeroyrMeii^About-^own 
Gene Rodemich orchestra, 9-9.?0 p.m., 
<JBC-WEAP. (Lyon's Tooth Powder) 
(Blackett-Sample-Hummert) . 

American Album of Familiar Mu 
sic, Frank MUnn, Elizabeth LennoSi, 
Ohman and Arden, Bertraiid Uirsch 
Gus Haenschen orchestra, 9:30-10 
p m., NBC-WEAF. Bayer's Applrln) 
(Blackett-Sample-Hummert). 

Light Opera Nightsi Muriel Wilson 
Alma Kitchell, Willard Amison, 
Walter Preston, Harold Sanford, con 
ducting, 8-8:50, NBC-WJZ. 

Willard Robison's Deep Pviver sym- 



MONDAY (OCT. 2) 

A&P isyp sies, Harry Horlicte dU 
recting, Fratilc^drker, WEAF-NBC, 
9-9:30 p.m. (Atlantic & Pacific). 

Sinclair Minstrels, . Gene AriiOld, Joe 
Parsons, BiU CMIds, Mac McClpud, 
Clifford Bouhier, Harry Kogen dlreqt 
ine, NBC-WJZ oiit of Chicago. 9-9:30 
p.m. (Sinclair Oil) (Erwln Wasey). 

Jack Frost Melodies with Josef Pas 
ternackft orchestra and guest artist 
9:30-10 p.m. (National Sugar Refln 
ing) Gotbam agency). 

Morgan L. Eastman . orbhestra 
Gene Arnold, Lullaby Lady, .10-10:3 
p tti., NBC. (No N, T. release) (Car 
na,tlon ilfilk) (Ery^ Wasey. agency); 

LOCAL SHOWS 



(Embracing same data as }fd- 
tiondl progrdms, giving titAe, drtists,: 
commercial, agency, etc., of local 
programs, not on a network hook- 
iip, f^^gional or national.) 



NEW YORK 



orchestra, soloists. 8:30-9 1 p.m;, 
WOR. J 

Alfred WaHensteiri's Slnilonetta. 
Veronica Wiggins, soloist, .10:30-11 
p;nni., WOR. 



GHICAGa^ 

(SEPT. 27 to OCt/2) 
(All Time CST) 



WEDNESDAY (SEPT. 27) 

. Hal SPotten; sports talk and sum- 
niary; 6:ao-&:46 p.m. daily, WlVfAQ. 
(Pabst Blue Ribbon) (Matteson-Fo- 
garty-Jbrdah agency). 



:46 



THURSDAY (SEPt, 28) 

T/iicle Ezra, comedy skit, 1: 
p:m. daily. WLS. :_Sustaihing. 

EdeJioeiss . Joe (Joe .Parsons), 
sbngs; 9-9:15 p.m. WMAQ. (iSdel- 
weiss Brew). 



i (SEPT. 29) 

Three Strings, niusical; 4:45-6 
p;m., four times weekly. KLW. Sus- 
taining, 

Prudence Periny^ wome.n's talk) 
1:45-2 t).ih., Ave times weekly, iKYW. 
(Herald and. Examiner).. ,j. 



(SEPT. 26 TO OCT, 2) 
(All Time EST) 

TUESDAY (SEPT. 26) 

Eddy Broivn, violinist, with minia- 
ture symphony maestroed by George 
Shackley, 8:30-9 pjn., WOR. ; 

Fobtlight Echoes, directed by. 
?eo. Shackley, Lewis Reid announcer 
9 : 30-10 p.m., WOR. 

'Sleepiy Time Lady,' Jddy Sprintz 
6:16-6:30, WINS. Same time every 
day but SUn. 

Gabriel Hedtier, hews comment, 
7:46-8 p. m.. WOR. Also every other 
day' but Sun. (Ebling Brewing Co.). 

Clem McCarthy,: Sportlights. of the 
Day, 7-7:16 p;m., WMCA, 



WEDNESDAY (SEPT. 27) 
Phit Napoleon's otch,, Merrill Lee, 
9-9:30 p.m., WEAP. (Hudson- 
Sssex) (Blackmitn agency). 

Pappy, Zeke and Eitra, 10-10,30 
p.m., WMCAi Also Sun.. Mon. and 
Fri. 

Market . and Halsey Street Play- 
house, Roger Bower, m.c.; Lee Croni- 
can, conductor, 10:30-11 p.m., WOR, 



THURSDAY (SEPT. 28) 
'Men ot WOR,' variety, Sherman 

Keene directin£r« Qrenddiers QUartef, 

Walter Ahrena^ 10:30-11 p.m., WOR. 
JSferle Alcock, soprano; Roderick 

Grahdmt conducting; 9-9i:30 p.m., 

WMCJA. ^ 
Merle Johnston's Saxophone Qudr^ 

tet and PauUne A4>ert, pianist, 7.45-8 

p.in., "WOR. 



(FRIDAY (SEPT. 29) 

Harold Btem'M orchestra, 8:46-9 
p.m., WOR (Crystal C'^).). 

Hendrik de Leeuw, 'Tales' of 
Globe Trotter; 
WBVD. 

Jacle LaWs Qaities, 
WINS. • 

Bronx Marriage Bureau, Jiilie 
Bernstein, Hyman Brovm, 9-9:15 p.m., 
WOR. 

Orchestra Gems, ^Robert Hood 
Bowers, conducting; 10-10:30 p.m., 
WMCA, 



8:16-8:30 p.m., 
45-7 P.m., 



. SATURPAY (SEPT, 30) 
Don Bestor's Orch, Ray Perkins, 

Shirley Howard, 8-8:30 p.m., WJZ, 

(Rheingold. Beer) (HanCF-Metzger). 
"WOR Little Symphony, orchestra, 

Philip James, conducting, .8-9 p.m., 

WOR. 

The Cuban IJady, Cuban songs, 
1:45-2 p.m.* WMCA. 

SUNDAY. (OfcT. 1) 

Sllverbell, With Sylvia Miller. 
Madelyn Hardy, Mduro Cottone, Wil 
liam Kennedy, 9:16-9:30, WMCA. 

Woodbury revue^ with Roxanne and 
her orchestra, Al and Lee Reisier, 
Jack Arthur, 7:30-8 .pm., WOR. 

Red Lacquer, and Jade, George 
Shackley, directing, Basil RUysdael, 
narrator, 6-6.30 jp.m., WOR. 

Margaret Aiiglin presents, with 
Robert Beddele, organist, 6 :30-7 p.m., 
WOR. 

Henrik De Leeuw, 
4:30-4 :46 pjn., WOR. 

'Radiant Revue,' Al and Lee Reiser, 
Jack Arthur, Roxanne, conducting, 
7:30.8 p.m., WOR (Woodbury cos- 
"mctIc3y~(J. "Waller^Thbnlpsbn)^' 

Jewish Little Symphony, with 
Jewish Serenaders, 6-6:30 p.m., 
WINS. 

Choir Invisible, Vera Osborne, An 
nette Simpson, Veronica Wiggins, 
John Qhine, David Cfoswell, George 
O'Brien, Jack Keating; George 
/8fc(Tc7ctol/, directing, -8:30-9 p.m., WOR 

Viola PMlOi 8:16-8:30, WMCA. 

MONDAY (OCT. 2) 
Back Stage with Boris.. Morros 
from Paramount theatre, N. T., with 



SATURDAY (SEPT. 30) 

National Barn Dance, 10:30-1 p.m. 
weekly. WLS. (Alka Seltzer) CWade 
agency). " : '^ 

SUNDAY (OCT. 1) 

Symphoni/ Orchestra, ^9:15-9:46, p, 
m., weekly. WENR. (Edison com- 
pany), . 

Tom G^nin orchestra; 9 : V30 'p. 
m, WBBM. 



LOS ANGELES 



(SEPT. 29 TO OCT. 5) 
(All Time PST) 



Snug Harbor, JKHJ, 8:30-9 p.m:, 
maritime dramatization by Prank 
Gill and W. N. Robson. .Sustaining. 

Bdlvatore Santaella^ dinner mu- 
sic, KMTR. 6:15-6:30 p.m., nightly 
except Saturday. ' Sustaining. 

. Merrymdji^s, KHj, 9-10 p,in.r va- 
riety show, with GiU and Doemlihg 
and Ray Paige's orchestra. . (Ford 
Dealers o£ Calif.) (McCann-Erick 
son)i 

'Hon. Archie and Frank Watanabe, 
KNX, 7-7.1,6 p.m., comedy serial, 
every evening except Siinday 
(Marlon R. Gray Co.) 

Al Pearce, and His Gang, KPI, 2-3 
p.m. daily except Sundays. Sus- 
taining. 



FRIDAY (SEPT. 29) 

. Mellowed Melodies^ KHJ, 8:i6-;8.30 
Norman Nielson.-tnd .Haget Warner. 
(Sussman and. Wormer) (Vincent 
Leahy Agency). _^ 

Radio Periscope, KFWb, fantastic 
comedy with Torn Breneman and 
Owen Crump, 9-9 :30 p.m. . Sustaining. 

KNX Varieties, with Jack Carter^ 
KNX, 8-9 p.m. Revue, Sustaining. 



SATURDAY (SEPT. 30) 

NRA Variety program, -KNX and 
all L. A. stations, 9-10 p.m. * 

SUNDAY (OCT. t) 

Symphonif Concert, KMPC and. re- 
broadcast KFWB, KFOX, Long 
Beach; KREG, Santa Ana, 10-11 p.m. 
ChaUncey Haines' orchestra Of 35 
pieces. (MacMIllan Petroleum -Co.) 

Charles Hamp, KNX, 7:30-8 p.m;; 
Also Mon. . and Frl., 9:15-9:46 p.m. 
(Straska, Toothpaste) (Smith and 
Drum). 

Napoldon and Josephina KFWB, 
9-9 : 30 p.m. Serial dramatiziatioh of 
French history. (Barktic Brois.) 
(Ray Alden aigency). 

•76 All-Star Revue,' KHJ, 7; 30-8 
p.m,, Donald Novis, Sterling Holloway 
iand Orville Knapp orchestra.. Union 
Oil Co. (tiord and Thomas). Also 
Wednesday, Sept, 27. 

'The Wanderer, KFWB, 9:30-10 
p.m. Narrator^ Bob ' Sherwood, 
chamber music. (Kelvihator.) 
(Hammel agency:) 



MONDAY (OCT. 2) 

Mad Hatter, KFWB, mystery serial , 
8:30-9. p.m. Sustaining. . 

Girl Behind the Counter,. j^CFWB, 
Jeannie Dunne and Bert Flsfter, sing- 
ing skit, 8-8:15. 

Blue Monday Jamboree, KHJ 
(from=-K=FRC;-=San=i'-ranci5!co)r==8-10= 
p.m. (Shell Oil . Co;) 

TUESDAY (OCT. 3) 

Heroes of the Lafayette Hscadrille, 
KFWB, 8-8:16 p.m*, air naxratlon by 
13dwin Parsons. Sustaining. 

'Arherican Parade,' K>tPG, 5-9:30 
p.m. Sustaining. 

\podge Podge Lodge, KliJ, ema- 
nating KPZIC, San Francisco, 9:30- 
•ICr p.m., comedy program, sustain- 
ing. 

California Melodies, direction Ray 



Pdige, KHJ (CBS), 
taining. 



'7 p.m. su9- 



WEDNESDAY (OCT; 4) 

^Cfrocers' Baikei of Fun* With .TocJfc 
Car ter, KNX, 8-9 p.m, (Durkc^ May- 
bnniailse) (Livingstone Agency). 



THURSDAY (OCT; 5) 

tighi^pera Favorites,. KiffX^ 7:16- 
7:46 p.m.,- with Charlotte Woodruff. 
Sustalni 



DENVER 



(SEPT- 29 TO OCT, 5) 
(An time MST). 

IDAY (SEPT, 29) 

: Luncheon. MCelOdies, 'ii m. !daily exc, 
Suh',-, Joe O'Neil, baritone ; Fred Bur'' 
kett, :. tenor ; Janet Bible^- contralto ; 
Bill Kogers, piano.: KLZ, 
. :Gbsmopolitan Hotel orchestra, 
Geiie Quav>, director, KOA to NBC- 
WJZ network; 2 -2 '30. p.m,;' also- 11- 
11:30 p.m., Oct. 1. 

Arcadians, 9-plece -string orchestra, 
Ruth Skelly Bello, director ; Florence 
Fiskel, tenor; Mildred Kyfsin. con- 
tralto, KOA to NBC-WJZ network; 
2:30-3 p.m. 

Denhani Theatre, 4:30-4:46 p.m.. 
Wed. and Prl.; allsdi 3:30t4 p.m.. Sun; 
KLZ. 

Broadmoor Country ClUb dance or- 
chestra, Ldivrence Welk, director. 
Kl^Z. :.30ria p.ni.: Msib 9:15-9:30 
p.m., , 3; 10-10:30 p;m.> Oct.. 4, 

SATURDAY (OCT. 30) 
KLZ Kids Club, jerry and Margie 
O'Neil directors, 3 : 15-3 :46 p.m. KLZ. 

. Rainbow Ballroom orchestra, Earl 
•.Koi/e, jillrector;...lflrl0:30. p.m.,. Sun., 
Tiies., Wed., Sat. KLZ. 

Chds. 8. Schuerman's orchestra, 
KOA to NBC, llrlt:30 p.m. 



SUNDAY (OCT. 1) 

Naomi .F. Bengston, organ; Bob. 
Katp'er, solbist; 10-10:30 p.m.' KLZ; 

MONDAY (OCT. 2) 

Huffman Theatres, West Masters, 
organist, and others; ll'-ll:30 p.m., 
KLZ. 



TUESDAY (OCT. 3) 

. Henry Trtistman Gin'iburg, violin- 
ist ; Faye Roswell, accompanist ; 6 : 30- 
6:46 p.m. ' KQA.. 

Std.gecDacliers/ Chas. 8. Scheurman* 
director; 10-10:30 p.m., KOA. 



WEDNESDAY (OCT. 4) 

University of Denver Stilly Highi^ 
llghtSy 6:30-5:45 p.ni. KOA. 



THURSDAY (OCT. 5) 

Farm Forum and Question Box, 
12:30-12-46 p.m,, KOA. 



Etha* Grid Schedrie 



I NBC Will jump all Over the map 
to cover, the big Saturday football 
games this- 'autumn. Schedule 
which is cothplete except for Nov. 
,4 und Nov. 18 will have NBC sports, 
commentators breathing excitedly 
into micropliones from such widely 
scattered geographic points as 
Athens, Ga., South Bend^ Ind., 
Evanstoh, ni., Cleveland, Ann Ar- 
bor, Neiiv Haven, Cambridge, Phila- 
delphi , Prbvldencej New York ahd 
Pasadena. West Point will have 
five of its contests broadcast to the 
nation. 

John .Royal is still trying to find 
the ideal football announcer.. Ex- 
football players -mike inferior play', 
by-play narratbrs . so it looks, like 
(Jraham McNamee' will step 
moat of: the aisslgn.ments. 



Phillips* NBC Break 

NBC ha^ grabbed Howard Phil- 
lips, , an. unkniowh baritpnel for a 
sustaining, biilld-up. He's the first 
outsider to get a break through the 
Monday night auditions recently es- 
tablished by John Royalr 

Phillips was given the worthwhile, 
stamp during the . second audition. 
First audition was a blank. About 
10 auditions are given each Monday 
with the NBC boys taking d poll 
aniong themselves on anything that 
sounds, like a bet. 



HOGE WITH CHI NBC 

Chicago, Sept. 26. 
r= Gen0=^Hbg<re«ra^back=^tcr the^ 
cal NBC staff to. join the service 
department under L 13, Showerman, 
Iloge has been but In Denver 
handling^ sJiles for KOA, the NBC 
station, 

PEAEI niSs BACK OCT. 1 

Hollywood, Sept, 26. 

Jack Peart trickles Hack to New 
.York Oct. 1, finishing Mffro'a 'Meet 
the Baron.' 

Starts on the aU- 



Tuesday* September 26, "1999 



R A B I • 



YARJETr 



Inside Stuf-Radio 



GBS' rushing in where NBC feared to tread confirmed the wisdom b£ 
NBC's caut-loiQ. That radio. news service which Paul.Wliito ia setting 
up his ahready elicited, much tai't comment from the daily press. Frankly 
they don't like it. And- equally franHly .NBC likes the daily , pi-ess not 
liking CBS? move. / 

But there's a worry in it for NBC. Not forgotteri over there is the 
-time a high officia l got a scathing letter- from the h eiad of a ne ws- bureau 



PRC OKAYS 40 
50,000-WATT 




' reproaching NBC for a news scoop, that .had iactually been accdmpllshed 
by Columbia. .NBO feiars .tiiat :th'e newispa^ier fraternity in. common with 
the public -is- prone to thlhH of 'the radio' in blanket terms and not Of 
NBC versus CBS. Hence, NBC .wlU' probably take pal drive home 
tlie separation. ^.^^ 

In view; of the circumstances and NBC's apparent, policy of paclflca- 
tlon towsU-d the daily press, a j-eiiOri that General Mills was working out 
a similar deal with NBC for news flashes: oh a comparable basis with 
Columbia seemed incongruous.- Ivy Leer " publicity advisor to General 
Mills, is understood to be involved in the events leading up to Colximbla 
founding a news-gatheipihg bviresiu. Xee isn't exactly -a favorite with, 
newspapermen. 

Columbia has a . staff of radio reporters ;wOrkihg t>hder the general 
Bup.ervlsibn of White In New; York. Steve Trumbull is Ghl^cjigo city edi- 
tOTi T.ed Churchy Waahihetpn ropreseritatlve, and- liCsUe- Maw^^ 
Los Angeles and Hollywood, 

To a squib On the incorporatlpn of CBSrnews collecting; buixau which 
the United Press ; sent . out over itig wire^ the- latter appended a note 
advising editors that' the thing Vvf'as for their 'Information or use, if 
desired.': 

Practically all thei meh on the New York staff of thie Columbia News 
Service ha-YO had news association iexperlence. SandOr JClein,. of this 
contingent, caih^ frxim;the tl. P., Ste-ye Runyan. did vacation subbing, for 
the A; P. during thei summer just, passed, and P-at McGrady . has held 
several syndicate assignments in. .European couhtri Ilobert Neyille,, 
formerl/ with the N, Y. 'Times', has b^n spotted into, the Londpn ne^s 
post. 

GBS' new;8 coUectiiig ivision will conie under the supervision of 
Edward Klauber, executive v. p. Althdiigh ordinarily all program mat- 
ters fall within the purview of Lawrence W. Lowman, v.p. in chairge 
of operations, exception was made here because of Klauber's previous 
experience as a newspaperman. From a berth on the .N, Y. 'Times' 
Klauber moved to the Lennen & Mitchell agency and it^ was from this 
latter source he . came to Colunibia. 

' Reporting "direct to Klauber"Ta[^^ been relieved of 

his job as h€»ad of the CBS publicity department, to organize the news 
collecting, staff. 

Objection to its name being linked to Rhelngold beer over th«B ^ir has 
been rescinded by the Biltmore hotel, Means that it. will be okay for 
the brewer to make mention of the hostelry when it broadcasts the Don 
Bestor band from the spot this SS.turday (30) night over "VS^JZ, the NBC 

New York key. ' ^ , ^ ,^ 

On the previous pfogramia filled by Bestor the Biltmore . declared its 
name out, taking the position that the reference would. be construed as 
a plug for the beverage. 

Puff stoMes on iadio performers appearing in raSio fan publications 
are worth $2B or less to the writer on present scale. Some time ago a 
good fan yarn could fetch $100. ■ ^ 

Gagging around town thait some of the radio performers who have 
lost their commercials' and al-e working sustaining get about $25, so'that 
a story about therri shouldn't be worth: mOre than their ability 4s rated 

Frederic William Wile, CBS's political anaJyst, has resunied his Sat- 
urday night broadCastB from Washington^ after being off the aijr for 
sometime due to illness. This Is the veteran writer's eleventh year on 
the ether waves, which i& believed to be a record for continuous seryice 
In the news broadcasting itield. 

•The Voice of Muscle Shoals*, broadcjisting station of the Tennessee 
Mnscle Shoals district went on the air for the first Ume Sept. 15. Owners 
canyassed every Important air Station In the country asking for tributes 
to be broadcast oh the night of dedication. To get the message of good 
Win over the ether w^s a tab of $6ito the well wishers. 

Both NBC and CBS have placed the verboten sign on the words^^ /You 
dan Be Had', In the song 'Be Careful' from the Fox picture, 'My Weak- 

Both chains have ordered the substitution of the lino Tou Can Be 
Mine'. A siinllar change Is made in sheet pubUcation, 

The broadcasting networks now are also interested In the CT-osses 
printed in VABimtT. Watching the b.o. Intakes has become about aa 
much a concern here as noting the ups and downs of the sales charts, 
when ah* if involvliig the chsilns' acts 



Federal Badio Commission now 
has- hnder cohsideratibn a resolu- 
tion to take the lid oft the, present 
limit of power allowed for broad- 
casting. Proposition submitted by 
Commissioner LaFouht would per- 
mit the stations In. this .country to 
operate on as hlfh as 600,000 watts 
to meet the situation prevailing 
among European nations where the 
use of XhXk level , of .jpower has be- 
cbme conimoh, . 

All 40 high po.\vered cHaiinels al- 
lotted this . country have been 
thrown open ito maximlim stepping 
up by the commission.' New rule 
put ' into effect by thp FRG . liast 
week allows every one of" the broadr 
caats on these bands, if practical, 
to apply to the commission for an 
increase of jpbwer tO; 60i,00O -watts. 
.Under a regulation that had been 
on the FRC's books; for five *yiears, 
the number of 60,000 watt stations 
had been restricted to so many in 
eiach zone. 



ELEeXRlCAL EXPO. 

(Madison Sq. Gardeh, Hp Y.) 

It's the saihe old line with a novel 
twisi here iand thete io justify the 
annual reipeati but still they come, 
laying: down their two-bit piece? to 
glim Over washing machines, - 

frlgerators, ironinig bot^rds, .' juice 
squeezers, and other electrical gad-' 
gets. U. P. (Sport) Herrmann, of 
Chicago note, once had the lexclu- 
Bive. rights to this yearly affiir, but. 
now that Herrmann >has himself 
completely .. . concerned with grand 
mogluling; for a fraternal .order, the 
Madison Sfitiare Giarden authorities 
have allocated to themselves the 
function of collecting oh' the com-, 
ing and going. The exhl,bitbr3 pay 
for the floor space and the potentlial 
consumer completed the picture 
with the 2Bc click at the turnstile. 
. Missing here is the glamor thiat 
-Sport Herrmann used to give the 
event. Under his tutelage the radiO- 
set exhibit was the thing of prime 
Importance with the biallyhoo drum 
=^pounded=to-a-ffazzle-overr-the^ielng- 
between networks over the selection 
of a radio queen. Everything at the 
exhibit after that was so much in- 
cidental and a.dded fare. This year 
the radio angle takes minor rating, 
iand the center of attention tire the 
latest gadgets introduced in the 
family icebox, And about the only 
.persons concerned -with broadcast- 
ing who have retained some vestige 
of excitement about this year's 
queen election are the p.a.'s assigned 
by CBS. NBC and the local indie 



stations to see that their, respective 
candidates are at their best photo 
graphically in the samples Bui>mit 
ted to the judges. 

Networks and stations Interested 
are again broadcasting • from the 
glassed studio in the Garden base- 
ment. Even this .iangle seems to 
have been -worn thin for the peas 
antry. While Diane Chase, the 
WINS candidate, Was holdihff forth 
before a mike in. the windowed en- 
closure Thursday (21) evening, the 
staring attendance clocked not much 
above a score. Doing considerably 
better nearby was the push-button 
conjurer at this Westinghouse Elec- 
tric Circus, who had them blinking 
With ■ amazement at varl-colored 
lights and rotating .disks. They 
■were Jammed eight deep around, but 
only those actually In the front line 
could see what it was all about. It 
obviously hadn't occurred to the 
electrical appliance maker that the 
addition of a platfbrm Would have 
helped things all arpurid. 

Like previous exhibits the broad 
casting studio is down for a daily 
schedule of seven hours'^ practically 
=contlnuous-U}petatlon..::JEhtb.ughjthis 
tieup with the networks and the 
various indib outlets In New York 
the expo is getting that many hbiirs 
of constant plugging on the ah* 
each day, an advantage that, should 
have accounted for a mob far hef- 
tier than the one on hand' for the 
second night (21) oif the affair. 
This year the event, described as 
the. National Electrical Exposition, 
and under the auspices of the New 
York Electrical A^isociation, is In 
for a 11 -day rvn. Odec 



Japan ys Tasies 




WLBZ aaimed by 

But CBS Station Say Taint So 



1 FLYy 2 SPIDEfiS 



jSenopttlr^ 



bfoPS-HeaPHftg-Both-Sidei 
Story 



NBC and CBS are both submlttihg 
shows tb General Motors,- which 
starts on eitlicr netwbi-ic late In De- 
cember for six 1.5 -minute spots a 
v.'eek at 9-9:15 p. m; every night 
but Sunciay. Even mbhey bet on 
who gets. it. . ... 

GM's intention is tb devote each 
nigiit to , a different make of car. 
Chevrolet will be omitted, having 
its own show on NBC, starting 
Oct. 1. 

Both netv/ork artist bureaus are 
tlirowingf ieverything 'they've got. in 
the .way of .. talent, into the shp-\vs 
submitted. . 






(Continued from page »7) 
spirit of the fans, I'he^ f an .is not 
satisfied with light stuff, preferring 
soul-stirring and soul-lif ting themes 
characteristic of the Japanese race, 
Japanese nftusic.:fln|Ss * greater fol- 
lowing thian foreign music, .because 
the ear of. the general public Is 
trained to understand the twang of 
the shamiaen; koto or biwa, the 
sweet and melancholy melody of the 
bamboo flute and the manner in 
which the singer Intones his words.' 

It is interesting tb note, however, 
that the phonograph' record, compa- 
nies are still doing good 'business 
In fact, both Victor and Columbia; 
today repprt better sales than her 
fore this slump began. The truth 
seems to be that, radio programs in 
Japan are . sb poor that the publie 
must go else-where for Its enter' 
tiainment. Thus the leading recbrd 
companies, even though they con- 
trol most of their artists and have 
a direct Interest In their popularity, 
miake little active effort to get them 
radio dates, though they are work- 
ing cbntinually to airahge concert 
and stage appearances. They figure 
tha<f their business -will continue to 
grow just so long as radio enter- 
tainment renialns flat and unsavory. 

Advertising Is not allowed on 
Japanese radio programs. Tbere 
are no commercial spohsws. ,If 
ever the rule were to. be changed,, 
however, there, would Jm a auick 
rush to obtain tlme^ tor the big 
firms are alive to the deislrability of 
linking their products with enter- 
tainment value. They -work this nbw 
by sponsoring concerts. They go to 
one or a,nother record companyi 
name a handf ul of stars they would 
like tp get, and then ask the com- 
pa,ny fo" arwihge the ehlire prbgreLhi 
and tp fix a price. The record com- 
pany generajly makes a lump sum 
price just cp-trering actual expenses 
but stipulates that the sponsor,, who 
will advertise the attraction hea-vl- 
ly, give prominent, mention to , the 
fact that it Is supplying the talent. 
Sometimes tickets are given away. 
Sometimes a nominal charge Is 
made, just tp .make sure that the 
hall is not b'ver-crowded, with cor-? 
responding audiehce irritation. 

What, 

Artists cphling frbm the United 
States are continually running to 
JOAK and JOBK (Osaka) with 
their press books and tall tales, of 
their , successes on the. air back 
home. Very few of them evCr iand 
time here, and, if they do, get little 
for their efforts. Big names, such 
as Zlmbalist and Galll-Curcl, nat" 
urally are In^demand, but^ho aver- 
a"g6"~perrbnher'^en'^rbut§~fo 
or lilght club Job In Shanghai has 
little chance. In the first place, he 
generally depends on his delivery, 
and delivery counts for .little when 
tho audience cart neither see ybu 
nor understand you. In the second 
place, getting a spot on the air Is 
a long and disappointing business 
for an unknown het^ and the re- 
turns don't mak»: a leitffthy ptop- 
•ovM attractive^ 



Radio in. general and the net" 
works in particular do not partlcu'- 
lariy like the therchandizing' serv- 
ice system established in Cincinnati 
by Station WLW about 18 months 
ago and since adbpted by Station 
WCKY, Goyingtori, Kyv A'p.arf from 
these two~examples" the 'WLW idea- 
appears hpt to have been emulated. 

Position bf the networks Is that 
they, are Selling radio time and fa 
cilities and that any question of fol 
lowing ^through with jobbers or 
dealers leu prbperly the cphcern of 
the manufacturer or a specialty prr 
ganizatlon. ' Networks aver that 
field crews should work for. one 
company only and that a merchttn- 
dizing service designed to giye 
equal representation to . a variety of 
advertisers -wlli not work out be 
cause the loudest isqua-wker will al- 
ways get the most. 

Reports In the east that WLW 
itself was sbf t-pedaling • the mer 
chandizing service as productive of 
headaches may only , be the propa 
ganda results of the dislike other 
ra-dlo interests feel to-vvard WLW's 
ambitious undertaking. 



Cihcinnati, Sept 26; 

Station WLW has not. dropped its. 
merchandizing service as.' reported 
In the east. There are still 14 uni- 
versity co-operative students r em- 
ployed as field, teams to travel the 
territory reached by WLW and con- 
tact stores for window and explbl- 
tation displays on behalf of WLW 
advertiser^ In addition, these col- 
lege lads check the sales of .cozh- 
petitiye products and seek to find 
and remedy weakness in the field. 

WLW believes that the service is 
a. valuable, ieidjunct to its radio pro- 
grams. Eastern reports that the 
service was hard .to control and 
tended to create a three-way tri- 
angle between station-field service- 
advertiser, tb the jeopardy of. the 
station's interests, is deprecated Ib- 
cally as untrue. 



Amalgam rbadcastihg . Sys- 

tem has; added Revert , stations, in the 
New-England area., giyingJLt-a-lpial 
lineup of 13 outlets. Included in the 
newly aflliiated group is WHDH, 
Boston, licensed to bperate at 1,000 
watts and up tb the sxmset hbur In 
Denver, which "In fall and wi 
takes tills station oif the air in mid- 
evening. 

Other outlets in the .announced 
New England collection are "yVLBZ, 
Bangor, 500 • Watts ; . WCAX,' Burling- 
ton, Vt„ iOQ w^ttts; WSAR> Fall 
River, VMass:, 250 watts; yvJiBU, 
N'ew Bedford, 100 watts; WPRQ, 
Prbvidence, 100 watts; , and WSYBi 
Rutland, Vt., 100 watts. 

As for the Bangbr outiet, GBS 
claims that through the Yankee net- 
-vvOrk It has a Contract here. Tvhich 
has until Jan. 14 to gbi WLBZ,. cur- 
rently a member of the Yjiinkee web, 
an all GBS affiliate, is under obllga-. 
tipn to. it direct, .avers Columbia. 



CBS' stations relations division 
declared Saturday (2i3). that it had 
received a6sura.hc6s from' ..Thomp- 
son Gurnsey, ow'ner of .'^LBZ, that 
at no tlnae had he authorized the 
Amalgamated to announce his .out- 
let as one Of the ABS links,. Gurh« 
sey, according to CBS, .was ap- 
proached by an' ABS rep last March 
about joining up, but made ho 
"cbmmltmen't other than-' he would 
be .glad.-tb-.lopk over any propbsl- 
tloh in writing they had. to offer. 
From that 'time oh, said Gurnsey, 
he had never met -with or heard 
from any one with the Wynn. out- 
fit. 



NBC'S B'WAY CABARET 
WIRES FOR PAUL, RUDY 



NBC will have -wires In the 
Paradise and. Hollywobd restauriants 
on Broadw;ay when those two big 
capacity cafes get Paul. Whitemah 
and Riidy Vallee respectively. . Spots 
ha-ve been CBS-outleted for some 
time. 

. Both Whiteman and Vallee are 
semi-afflliated with NBC which 
gave the lietwork the inside track 
for the grab. ' 



Cliff Soubier ais Barker 

In Ohi Expo Serial 

Chicago, Sept. 

Sealed Power company, manufac- 
turer bf piston ringSj returns to the 
ether oh Oct. 30 oyer NBC» Will 
hit but of Chicago for 30 .minutes 
every Monday. Will coyer the en- 
tire Country with the exception of 
the Southcaist. group of; NBC. 

Show will. bei. based ;^n a World's 
Fair background with, the entire 
idea being a carnival presehtatlon, 
evoh the spiels being dpne in barker 
style. Cliff Soubier will handle -the 
narrator .rble. 

Others on the show are the Morln 
Sisters, King's Jesters and Harold 
Stokes orchestra, Reese and IIolU- 
day of Detroit agency in tho case. 



Harry Rlchman- and Miltiiii I3cx-le 
have been given a couple, more 
webks by Old Gold, making It alto- 
gether six weeks for thb pair and 
tailing their Gl'S Connection up tp 
•the Oct. 11 broadca.st. 

Berlo, together with Great Nelson, 
goes into the Vanity Fair, Bfoatl- 
•way hitcrlo, Sept. 27. Rlchman will 
continue to double his Chicago nitc 
rdub connection, the Chez Fai-ea. 



Tom Sluri^ widi CBS 



Chicago, Sept. 25, 
Tom Shirley^ who has been doinft 
freelance announcing and acting 
returns to a network fold this week 
when he joins WBiBM, the local 
Columbia outlet. 

Shirley goes on the WBBM an- 
nouncer staff and will replace Har- 
low Wilcox, who recently left 
WBBM and CBS as the spiel man 
for the new *Myrt and Marge' p.ro- 
grams for Wrigley's. 



BOCHESTEB LIKES WUGh ] 

Rochester, Sept. 25. 

More than 10,000 Rocheister radio 
.fons . have signed .. a petition asking 
to ha-ire Gunhar Wiig, sports broad- 
caster of station WHEC, broadcast 
World'fl Series baseball games oyer 
the Columbia systCn),' 

Petitlpn was presented to Wlig at 
the studio, and Clarence J. Wheeler, 
manager, laid It before Columbia 
officials In New York, 



WfiBM'S HEW SPIELERS 

Ghlcago, Sept. 25, 
Columbia and WBBM added a; 
couple pf • voices to the announcer 
■staff late last week, . Franklin Mc-i 
Cormick and Mllton Ikler going 
the payroll. 

Mccormick started with WMT in 
Waterloo , but has held other mlko- 
Jpbs In St. Louis and Chicago, .ikler . 
has been stage announcer at the 
Chicago theatre. 

• ■■ . — ^ J. 

le Show's 4th Year' J 

Following the usual summer lay-' 
off, ko L's fourryear--old 'Carnival 
Hour' -will bo resumed today. This 
variety program is to go on dally,, 
except Saturdays and Sundays, 
from noon to 1 p.m. 

Ken Stuart- will m.c. the program 
%yhich "will feature Wen NIlcs, Ivan 
Ditmars, Frank AhderiSon, . Arizona; 
Joe, Frances .OiribblD. aiad Lew; 
Lovegren, 



42 



VARIETY 



RADIO 



Tuesday* September 26, 1933 



RADIO CHATTER 



a p »II IMHIIUia > Mlll l tai l HlitLLd |.'tiri1!vi"'-''^'''''''''^^L<«'"'''"^^ 



New York 



Guesting, on Dick Leibert's morn- 
ing prganlog frorti Radio City Music 
Hall, ov€>r NBC, Roxy showered 
praise 6n the muslciijin and at ^lie 
sanie time revealed that program- 
was the idea of 'The Chief,' M, H. 
AylesWorth. 

Miss Biiiy Walker's Texas Long- 
horns are newcomers on a commer- 
cial over tvat, tvith George Rph- 
erts, .also a hevir name, a,s the an- 
nouncer. 

kal Hallett'a orch«sti-a broad- 
basting from Paradise Ship, Troy, 
over WOKO, Albany. 

Uoodnian Ace, Fred Allen and 
Jack Benny, all comedians, and 
Jaiie Acb, Portland Hoffa, and Mary 
Livingston,,' all wives; sat around 
thei radio last Wednesday (20) and 
listened to -Milton Berle, It brought 
bkck the subject of the good old 
days;.: 

George McClelland, NBC v.p., 
limping around on a bad ankle,..last 

Frank Mason, NBC, multi- 
lingual. 

Ralph Gtosvenor goes solo for 
WOR !lri ti, program called. 'Wish- 
ing.' 

Joseph Meehan, 21, has been dis- 



DON 




dnd hi 



MAM 



WABC 

Coast-to-Coast Network 

fjj^. Monday — Friday, 5 P. M. 
Coliunbift Broadcasting System 



MILTON 
BERLE 

OLD GOLD PROGRAM 
Sept. 6th 



Mahagemeht 

CHARLES MORRISON 
MORRISON-WINKLER CORP. 

Park Central .Hotel 



covered by WQR as a promisiniD| 
tenor. 

Goodnfian Ace cranio wise ane'nt 
a certain hotoribus vaudeville comic 
wlioni he tickets as an ad lift, hu- 
morist. 

Evans and Atayer biack from their 
lioneymoon aboard tlie Maure-. 
tania;. Ray Ma,yer acted as m.c. 
for the cruise'i^ entertainment. 

Easy Aces' stftrt for Jad: Salts has 
been set. back until Oct. 10 from the 
original opening date of Sept. 26. 
Two weelcs will - be added to the 
other end of contract. 

Russell Patterson, artist,. and Leon 
Belasco orchestra a,uditioned for 
Woodbury Soap. 

Abe Lyman, back from Hollywood, 
starts his . third year . on the air for 
th^ same account, Phillips mag- 
neisia tvnd toothpaste products, Sun- 
day via CBS. and Wednesdays on 
NBC. 

. George Corey's being transferred 
from the New York J. Walter 
Thompson, office to Cincy so that he 
can. be closer to the Union Central 
.Life Insurance account (CBS). It's 
his second move there with six 
months. But this time it's oh two 
tickets, with his recent bride holder 
of the .other. t , 

Performance she gave on 'Uncl^. 
Don's'' program over WOR interested 
Brunswiclc in putting Ann ('Mickey 
Mouse's. Birthday P'arty') Ronnell on 
for a r^cOrding test, 

johnny Johnston escorted Jimmy 
Cannon by plane from New York to 
Cleveland to look in on 'Lum and 
Abner's Sociable,' mong other 
things.. 

Frank Hizzard, WCAU. PhiUy, 
has gone from engineering the con- 
trol^ t o a 'w arbling prograntL.fttliia 
own. '" 

Joe Orlando writes tO :say that-he 
will appear soon on the . Amalga- 
mated network. 

Frank M. Randolph, tenor, is black 
from France and doing . a four a 
week stint on KPRU; Columbia, Mo, 
N. Y. 'World-Tele' in Thursday's 
(21) first, edition quoted , Paul 
White's remarks about the stait Of 
250 correspondents he was. figuring 
on for the Colunibia News Service, 
but for the second edition killed all 
the quoted paragraphs. 
. WCAXJ, Phlla., has teamqd up its 
society commentator, Mary Brown 
Warburton, with a tenOr, . John 
Craig, and the Savitt Salon ork. 

Del Casino, WMCA barytone 
meets his 21st anni, today, (25). 

Honeybpy and Sassafras; corkster 
comics,, are back oh CKLW, De 
troit. Former of the-teani is George 
Fields from, minstrelsy, showbot^ts, 
vauile, medicine shows ^nd whatnot 
Homer Croy is the latest of book 
iiumOrists to niake art air try. NBC 
auditioned him last week. 
Ross Peardon tried out for NBC 



NBC program tangle when standard 
time comes back. 

Phil Baker taking the Interview 
route oh the Farm and Home Hour 
through Helen. Stevens Fisher. 

George Olsen qOnr.iB Into Chicago 
to see- how pauch Ben Berni© had 
improved witlii the mashle and nib- 
llclt. From the score it looked like 
Bei-nie .would have done better with. 
• ust the cigar; Music and radio men 
laid olf that day just to play gal- 
lery for the Olsen-Bernie feud and 
get a load of the ribbing. 

Norman Gordon; basso on the 
Armour program, made his opera, 
debut with the San Carlo opera 
company In Chicago singing the 
King role In 'Aida*. 

Mary Neely of WIND, Gary, Ind., 
getting her tortsllp scissored, with 
Virginia Bennoit subbing on the 
Housekeeping Chats' program, 

Art Linlck feels like an old man 
with a gray beard since his daugh- 
ter, Bobette, started school last 
week in Chicago. 



ARTHUR 
TRACY 

"The Street Singer" 

MANAGEMENT 

MORRISON-WINKLER 

OORPORATION 

Park Central Hotel 
NEW YORK 



a routine he billed as 'The Shanty 
man.' 

Bob Tapliuger thinks the Mills 
Bros, have always got the right pub 
liclty breaks from CBS. 



CIncago 



West 



Ether Slants 



The Kid Angle 

Now that Marilyn Mack has her 
old spot on Julius Grossman's, shoes, 
Baby Ro^e-Marie Is back at apr 
proximately the same noonday hour 
Sundays for a n^w sponsor, .Tasty- 
yeast. 

Theory of spotting the talented • 
kid songstress on a ye^st: product 
is probably the - same as obtains In 
the average . Ajnerlcan household 
from 4:30 tp .6:3.0 p.m., when the 
kid-appeal programs dominate the 
dials and, In that; wise, compels the 
elders to . absorb whatevei: sales- 
spiel thatis offered. Presumably 
that's the same .Idea h^re In Spotting 
an adolescent to attract the Juven- 
ile trade for otherwise the air nves- 
sage Is very adult. Too much so, 
in truth, The overplus of ad spiel- 
ing Is the . chief de.terrent • to the. 
quality of this quarter-hour cpmr 
mercial. 



opening and the other at the pror. 
gi'am's fadeout. For tha product 
the phrasing of the copy, was all to 
ho creator's credit. ' 



Alee on Ai 

Aimee Semple McPherson .Hut- 
ton, . the big vaudeville head] Iner, 
inspired Alexander WooUcott to 
lyric verbalism.. WoollcOtt in his 
Town Crier* program went ga-ga 
over Sister Aimee, Before he men- 
tfoned the name of the person he 
was describing Sister Atmee \voilId 
have been NoV 879 on anybody's list 
Of three guesises. Woollcott nomi- 
nated Sister Aimee tor the approval 
of the Algonquin.. ?Varilty iFair' 
Will probably put her In their hall 
of fame after that visa on her pass- 
port. 





AND HIS 

CHEisTEiRFIELD.HOUR 
ORCHESTRA 

EACH FRIDAV 10 P.M. 
WABC 

Direction 

MOBRISOK-VI'INKlEB 
Cdrporatlpn 



'^Radio's Loveliest . Lark" 





IN SONGS 



FRiGlDAIBE PROGRAM 
Friday 10:30 p. m. OBS. 
ifectlori, BdorrlBon-WInkler 
Corporation 
Park Central Hotel, 
New York City 



Tom (Tolya) Flzdale handling 
special exploitation on the / -mour 
show. 

Al Williamson back after doing a 
tworweek iase down in the home 
town of BlQomington. 

Marian and Jim Jordan back On 
the. ether doing the Smackout series 
for NBC. 

DIcIc Voynow's musical masters 
phonograph library so large now 
he needs a special room. 

Ben Bernie gnaws, on a cigar even 
in the privCwCy: of a recording studio. 

Quln Ryan Anally got away on 
his vacation and no.w 'dashihg . out 
the Dunes. 

Pierre Andre back for the Black 
Hawk midnight flyers session. 

Ken Carpenter has been in. the 
loop three times in a year since go- 
ing Merchandise Mart. 

Alex .Robb doing the midnight oil 
routine trying to straighten out .the 



Fred Petiers is the new . manager 
of KIEV, 100-wAtter, In Glendale, 
CaL 

Grant City Park Corp. of Grant 
City, Mo., seeking voluntary assign- 
ment of KGIZ'9 license to KGBX, 
inc., and permission to., move to. 
Springfield, Mo. 

Los .Angeles water department 
gnranted five 30-watt special emer- 
gency service licenses to be used 
between L. A. and Boulder dam. 

Santa Barbara, Calif., granted 
license for its 100-watt KGZO, po- 
lice 'castier. 

KJBS, San Francisco, after in- 
crease in power, from iOO to 500 
watts and part of former facilities 

ofKFWL 

K^Wf-San Jose, wants a Jump 
from 500 to TM^f watts tfl daytime 
power, - - - .1 — _ • . 

KMTR, Hollywood, gathering tal- 
ent for a new serial, 'Black Eagle'. 

KOCW, Chickasha, Okla., granted 
permission to move to Tulsa after 
KVOO, Tulsa, withdrew Its protest. 

KRSC, Seattle, after additional 
time, froni midnight to 4 . a. m. 

Albuqyerque Publishing Company, 
operating Station KOB Inaugurated 
news reporter of air with J. C, Mc- 
Gregor, doing it. Talks along lines 
of Gibbons on two ISrminute flashes 

daily. , ^ . 

Paul Martin gets several sustain 
ing spots as novelty banjolst on 
NBC, San Francisco, and a buildup 
froni the network. He's Mart 
Grauenhorst, staff musician. 

Talent on. Dobbsie's trahscon 
tihental 'Del Monte Ship of Joy' 
which takes to NBC (25) from San 
Francisco includes Meredith Will- 
son*3 orchestra, Dotlc and Kiiickeir 
bockers quartet* SJva Grunlnger and 
Carrie Jacobs Bond. 

Harry Anderson, commercial man 
ager of Paclflc division, NBC, up 
from San Francisco headquarters 
for few days In Seattle. 

W. Carey Jennings, KGW and 
KGX commercial mgr.. In Portland 
busying himself around Seattle. 

Arizona Joe, KOL Seattle cowbOy 
yodler, back vrlth local studio after 
seven months national .tour' and an 
appearance With NBC's. 'Corn Cob 
revue/ 

Dave Ballou now p. a.' ing at KNX, 
Hollywood. 

Leslie Mawhlnney leaves KHJ as 
publicity director to devote all his 
time to heading the L. A. CBS news 
bureau. 

Ruth Durrell due. back at KFWB 
Oct. 12. Singer will place Julietta 
Novis. 

KFWB'S 'King's Men,' male quar- 
tet, now being disced. . 

Mark Kelly, sports editor of L. A. 
'Examiner,' wil l br oadcast all foot- 
ball games for FWB,". Hollywood. 



Pond's Show . 

Pond's is another smooth show. 
Ilka Chase and Charles Lawrence 
as Mary and Wilbur,; the' latter a 
new Idea of dumbbell husband char- 
acter, have two nifty comedy ses- 
sions. Victor Young's expert and 
cfassy syncopation Is ideally suited 
for the svelte framework' of Ihiis 
beauty cream, ether Interlude. 

Author! Author I— for Berle 

It it Is the aiih of Old* Gold to 
spread the cigaret haiiit into the 
grammar schools on the grounds 
that the conquest of the high 
schools Is now complete they Jiave 
a likely Instrument for their pur- 
pose in Milton Berle. For adults 
of more than -.00.5 ijiscrlmihation 
his-performance last-week (20) -wa&- 
nearly an all-time ,Jo\v_ In. radio 
comics/ It is, however, possible, to 
imagine some Of . the younger chil- 
dren laughing at his stale stuff. 

Fred Waring orchestra carried 
last week's show with Harry Rich- 
man, runner-up. Berle's material 
was beneath . sneers. . Obviously 
O.G.'s are paying him for his style 
and delivery as. any actor, could put 
those gags on paper from memory. 
Is it possible after all these years 
of talking pictures and flip radio 
comedians that the people in Grand 
Rapids or Little RoCk really doh't 
know the answers to anything so 
familiar as Milton Berle gags? 

Maybe Berle is a novelty. He's 
probably the only radio comic who 
tells the answeir first and then the' 
story. 



Badi pj 

San Franciscfo, Sept. 23. 
MacGregpr-Sollie recording labs 
now have John' iSugene Hasty 
writer of Eb and Zeb and Other 
episodes as production managen 

Cliff Enigles, former program di- 
rector of KGW,. Portland, Is In 
charge of station relations and H. 
C. Hampton, ex-kd n^anager. 
KFRC, In charge of sales. 



SIDNEY 



RAPHAEL 

MUSICAL 
PORTRAITS 

Daily Except 
.Saturday 
WABC Netvvorks 



Columbia BroadeaBtlnff Systetai 



TIM and IRENE 

RYAN and NOBLETTE 

BrOwn Derby and Humboldt Beer 
Uon. and l^lrl., 0:43 P^AI., PSX., 
KGO Network 
Carefree . Carnival, Tue^i., B P.M., 
KPO Network 
NBC SAN FRANCISCO 



King's Beer has widened its cov 
erage for the radio half . hour - over 
CBS that headlines Jane Froman 
{Cnd Charles Carlile. Also the time 
is now Saturday at 7.30 under the 
title 'King's Henchmen.' Comely 
contralto who will be in the forth- 
coming "Follies' has been making 
plenty of hay and progress since 
she walked put on NBC in. Chicago 
aiui came to the big burg. 

Meanwhile the . brewery has a 
prize contest calling ' for a bottle 
cap or- a hand- drawn facsimile, 
That sounded a wee bit archaic, 
the sort of thing, radio was doing 
the year before last; But an ad- 
vertiser always has the divine right 
of spending money where and how 
it sees fit. 



Broadway entertainers now on 
the radio in Diixie are Bob Mitchell, 
organist; Bill lilliott, tenor, and Bo 
BufOrd, torch dinger. All attached 
to WBT,: Charlotte, N. C. 

Charles. Crutchfleld moved from 
WFBC, Greenville, S,. C, to WBT, 
Charlotte. Latter 'station, also added 
W. C. Latie, . jr., 'from RCA Victor, 
as engineer! ' Gene Williams another 
engineer, Loree ■ PeacOck as hostess 
and Jack Philips, pianist. 

Pat Alderman of Goldsboro, N. C, 
has written a musical play, 'De 
Glory ROad,* and Lib Smilth of 
WPTF, Raleigh, will sing the male 
lead Ih a home talent production 

of it. 



Mest 



^r=WO WO,- Port= Wayne;" has=Bedford 
Maxwell newiy oh their staff to 
combine vocal chores with trick an- 
nouncing. After several months £:d 
Smith left WO WO for a radio job 
in Toledo; Lola Loy and Mary 
Elizabeth Drummond are new to 
the commercial dept. Dorothy Dvit 
bin now In fourth. year as manager. 

Jack Martin has succeeded. Emily 
Joyce at the WTMJ, Milwaukee, 
organ. Miss Joyce ..is studying 
(Continued on page 43) 



.For th« opening program of Its 
new fall series Bi-.Si-Dol Sunday 
(24) matinee oh CBS dol vered a 
smooth and melodious combination 
in Helen Morgan and Albert Bart 
lett's tango unit. La, . Morgan plied 
em with such of her mainstays as 
The Man . I Love' and. 'To Be or 
Not to .Be in Love,' with the old 
throb in the larynx registering as 
effectively as ever on the loud- 
speaker. It Was a. calibre of war 
bling and saccharinish instrumen 
falizlng that fitted neatly. Into the 
mood of a Sunday afternoon. 

Plug moniients also deftly handled 
Only two insertions, one at the 



JULES 




and HIS ORCHESTRA 

6th MONTH 
225 CLUB, CHICAGO 

Broadcastliiar Nightly 8:30 P. 
and 12:46 A. M. 
KXW, CHICAGO 
EyanslJEur^Prograrti^^ 
U:30 A. M., WBBU; Chleagp 



M. 



JOE PARSONS 

Badlo'B.Low Voice 

AS 'EDELWEISS JOE' 
Moii..W«il.TFrl., 9:IS P.M., CD8T, WHlAQ 

SINCLAIR MINStREL 

Every Mon^ 8 P.M., N.B;C, 
CHICAGO 




The Nit WiU 
of th6 
NetWfOrks 

WHITE 
OWL 

WABC — 

. Evoryr .- 
IVodnesday 
Evehliv 
at 0:30 1>. M. 



BURNS FALLEN 

.: WBt MOBBI8 AGENCY 



THE GREEK AMBASSADOR 
OF GOOD WILL 

G£OR6E 
GIYOT 

Metro^Goldwyn-Mayer's 

"HOLLYWOOD PARTY" 

NOW IN PBODCCTiON 

. Sole Direction 
HERMAN BERNie 
1610 Broadway, New "'York- 



RUBY 
NORTOK 

JACK CURTIS 



Palace Theatre Bidg, New York 



THE 




LERS 

NBC BED NETWOBK 
Mod.; Tiien. aiid Tlinrs. NIghta 
WTAM. CLEVELAND 
Mod., Wed. and Frl. Nights 

"You'll like the Sizi5ler8"-rAlrr 
caater (Mike Porter), New York 
Evening Journal, 
Ptriehkl Direction CHARLES A. BAYHA 



PAUL WHITEMAN Presents 

RAMONA 



N. B. C. Network 




KRAFT-PHENIX 
PROGRAM 



WEAF 
Thursday 10 P. M, 

VICTOR 

RECORDS 




Tuesday, September 26, 1933 



R A D I O — M « S I C 



VARIETY 43 



Kings Brewery 
Beluiiil 





Kings rooklyii, T, 

brewery, iB eald be behind the 
new Cafe de Paree which opens 
Oct; 2 or thereabouts Qn the site .6? 
the old Gallo theatre. Charles and 
Louis Mosconl v 1th. JEd Hutchinson, 
are putting on the showa. There 
-will be 24 girts and 16 showjBirls, 
plus two bands, on an average pro- 
duction budget 6£ $7,500. Name acts 
such as Jack Benny ot Harry Rich- 
man, who are beink approacli^cf for 
debut attriaetions, will be used,' 

It will be a cohtinental music 
ball idea. The theatre's seats ha.ye 
been ripped out and tabies substi- 
tuted. One sees the show while 
drinking and eating. Later the cus^ 



tpmers use the stage for dance pur- 
pose^. Two baTids flank the stage, I 
with a staircase leading "from the 
audience onto the rostrum. Jimmy 
Carres is one of the :bands already | 
set. 

King Beer's prime concern is in I 
the new continental music hall as 
an outlet for its product, along 
With the exploitation values which ' 
.such venture entails. 

---There— wil^l---4»fe—tW'o- bars;- -one-^i 
thiei. foyer promeniide and one ih| 
the cafe basement-iouhge, also pat- 
terned iafter the Piaris idea. 

A similiar plan renovate the| 
Manhattan (nfee the Hahinier stein) 
and .rip' out the seats, .substituting ! 
tables, etc.# has been abandoned. 
Financial trouble. 

The new cibntinental Music 
Halls, Inc., took over the Gallo | 
(also later known as the New York- 
er) theatre from the Bowery Sav- 
ings Bank, mortgage holder. 




George jessel will receive $1,000 
per for his Saturday night broad- 
casts over CBS from the Casino de 
Paris, N^ew York. ' Probably the 
highest sustfiining salary on record. 
On the a,ir Jessel will be opposish 
to Jaclt ipearl, who goes out over 
NBC at the same hour. 

jessel will m.c. the floor show at 
the cafe, which is the, New Yorker 
(legit) theatre oh West 54th street, 
remodeled. For the ifloor work he's 
iri for $3,000 guarantee. . against &■ 
percentage. Broadcasting brings hip 
weekly guarantee .to $4,000. 

Place opens Oct. It with Jessel and 
a show comprising 26 girls, plus 
some specialty acts. Charlie 
M!osconl (Mosconl rds.) is staging 
jtiie^-dancea. 



Esham 
Jones 



ON TOUR 

Dlieetioa 
ColnimMa B(oad«Mrtl«s Byatem 



AL 



RADIO'S 
★ 1* * ★ ★ 

MCSICAL DIRECTOR 



GOOD AAAN 
GULF GASOLINE 



WITH 

mviN B. 

COBB 



WABO 
9 P. M. 



WITH 
OBb. M.° 
COHAN 



WJZ 
SUNDAY 
9 P. M. 



Beadng the Stork 



Gene Austin recorded a flock Of 
Victor records during his New York 
stay last week. 

He starts another southern, vaude 
tour on his own self-booked barn- 
storm dates Oct. 2, but flevir to New 
Orleans to Join Mrs. Austin, who 
expects a baby . shortly. 

Aufstin was Victor's No. 1 seller 
for years, his 'My Blue Heaven* 
being a notable best seller^ 



Ad Agenci^' 



52 Ray Rerki iscs 
Chicago, sept. 

One of the largest radio disc con- 
tracts for a performer how gbing 
through for Ray Perkins, who ' is 
making a full year's supply of rec- 
ords for the Natural Bridge Shoe 
company. 

Has already started, with the re- 
cording being done, by the Columbia 
oflnce In the eajst. * 



WABC^CBS 




MILDRED 
BAILEY 

Ain> HBR 

*'ROCKlKlC CHAIR" 




JACK and LORETTA 

CLEMENS 

<4tti cousins of Mark Twain) 
THCBSDAT •> ,- - 2:30 P.M. 
VRIDAY - - - - • 5:30 P.M. 
SATURDAY ^ ^ - - 7:36 P.M. 

WEAF 

A BEM ROCKB PRODVCTIOM 



New .Dance Hall Opens 

Martinsburg, W. Va, 
Apollo Hail, third floor of Apollo 
building here, has been remodeled 

and redecorated and will open Oc- 
tober 5 as Roseland Ballrpoih with 
Jimmy DeAngelis and his orchestra, 
of Hershey, Pa. 

Radio broadcasting studio has 
been installed. .Jn the hall and 
WJEJ will put the idance music on 
the ether. 



Tex Howard, now director of band 
at Triarien bailroom, Seattle, bp-" 
erated by John Savage. This is the 
largest ballroom band ever on 
steady^ grind locally,, having 15. 
pieces. In the lot are two pianos, 
singing trios, and it's the class of 
the town.; Vic Meyers, who .had 
his band here for years,, plans new 
night club here, and. also is inter- 
ested In greyhound racing . at Van- 
couver, Wash., right at the 'front 
door of Portland, Ore. 




For That Boy Fart 

ANDY 
DONNELLY 

Capable, experienced. 
HfuidleB script expert- 
ly and Intellleentlyt 
AlAO has excellent 
.slnglns voice. 
Ponnclly, Variety. Y. 



(TOMMY) 



TBILLY) 



REILLY and COMFORT 

NOW PLAYING ON THE PARAMOUNT-ASTORIA CIRCUIT 

Recoi'di fpr Decca and brbadcasting regularly for the British 

Broadcasting Corpoi^ation 

Europeah Representatives, REEVES & LAMPORT 



Radio Execs (Associated With, 
the .Show or Performance 
End of Radio) 

fi, W. Ayei^ fi. Son, 
600 iPlfth Ave., N, ,T: 

-r.^ougIas.-Cbult er ..- : - - — 



Barton, Durciiine iSL 
6fiibome»- inc. 
.383 Madison Aye., N. T. 

Roy burstine. 
Arthur Piryor, 
jHerbert' Sanfordv 

. Benton. & Bowles^ Inc.: 
444 Madison Ave-i N. Y. 

Ruffnerl,. 

Biow Coi^i Inc* 
;621 Fifth Ave.,' N. T, 
, Milton isiiow. 

Blackettr Sample- Hum.mert, Inc. 
?30 Park Ave., N. T. G. 
Frank Hummeri. 
George Tormey. 

Blackmaii. Cb. 
122 B. 42d Stn N. 
Douglas Storer. , 

Campbell- Ew«td Co. ^ 

^ 2^2 Madison Ave,, .N- X. <>• 
C. Halstead Gottington. 

Cecil, Warwick & Cecil, Inc. 

230 park Ave., N. Y. C. 
J, H. Mckee. 

the Paul Cornell Co. 

. 5S0- Fifth ayenue, N. Y. 
Lfc S. Caskin. 

Samuel C^ Croot Co; 
28 West 44th street^ N. Y. G. 
Arthur Anderson. 

Erwin, Wasey A Co., Inc. 

420 liekliigton Ave., N. Y..C. 
Gharles Gannon. 

William Esty & Co., Inc. 

6 B. 45th St., Ni Y. C. 
William Bsty. 

Federal Adv. Agency 
444 Madison Ave., N. Y. C. 
Mann Hollner. 

Ibert Frank-Guenther Law, 
Inc. . 
70 Pine St., N. 
Frank A. Arnold 

Gardner Advertising Co. 

330 W. 42d St., N: Y. C. 
A. Martini. 

Gotham Co.' 

250 Park Ave., N. Y. Ci 
A. At Kron. 

HanfF-Metzgeo Ine; 
Paramount Bldg.. N. Y. C. 

Liouls A Wltten. 

Joseph Katz Co. 

247 Park Aye., N. Y. C. 

Joseph Barnett. 

Lambert & Feasley, Inc. 

400 Madison Ave., N. Y. C. 
Martin Hbrrell. 

Lennen & Mitchell, Inc. 

17 E. 46th St„ N. Y. G. 

Arthur 3ergh.' 
Ray VIrden. 
Robert W. dnr. 

. E. Lesan Advertising Agency 

420 jLezington . Ave^ 
John Si Martin. 

Lord & Thomas 

247 Park Ave., N. Y, C. 

Montague H^ckett. 

McCann-Ericfcsoh, Inc; 
.285 Madlspn Ave., N, Y, C. 

Dorothy Bftrstow* 

NewelUEinmett, Inc. 

40, B. 34th St. N. Y. C. 
Richard Strobrldge. 

Frank Presbrey Co. 

247 Park Aye., N. Y. C. 
Fulton Dent. 

Ruthrauff 41 Ryan, Inc. 

Ghrysler Bldg., N. Y. G. 
Jack Davidson. 

J. Walter Thompson Co. 

420 Lexington Ave., N. Y. .G. 
John U. Reber. 
Robert Golwell. 

==-Gordon--ThompBon;-=^=-^== 
Gal Kuhl. 
A. K. Spencer. 
Herschel Williams. 
Na.than Tufts. 

Young & Rubicam 

285 Madison Ave,, N. Y. 

Hubbell RQblhaon. 
W. R. Stiihler. 
Donald Stauffer, 



Radia Chatter 



(Continued from page 42) 

music at the Yale Music School, New 
llavcri; 

Milwaukee 'Sentinel' has put a lot 
mOre .pep. into its radio page with 
daily pictures, iind stories of air 
celelpVities . plus a more coni'plete 
listing of radio programs. 
'■ .Thompggn Bartlett, WISN, M.il- 
■waviHee, : -announcer, — has — 4ost.J .lS- 
pouhds. May .tie due to his recent 
assignment to the Early Risers prp- 
.gram^ 

' WISN Players pulled a hew one 
by announcing, before >(i recent pro- 
gram that the .air show was not 
suited for. children^ and advising 
them not to listen in. . 

L. B. Wilson, prez of WCKY, Cov- 
ington, Kyi, in lino for guberhatorial 
candidacy of state famed for its 
blue grass,, beautiful women, fast 
horses and colonels. 

Ja,ck Zoller back oii ramntic 
staff of WLiW, Ciricy. 
..Donald Dowd Irr. WWT, PhillX, 
to Crosley, Cincl .nati, ■ i iannouncer 
PoTVei Crosley,. Jr., the .'Henry 
Ford of fadio,' frequently weekends' 
at his estate in Saraspta, Fla., be- 
ing chaufCeured from Cincinnati in 
one of his planes. 

John L. Clark, genv mgr. of Cros- 
ley Radio Corp.,. in N. Y. last week 
bagging .commercials. .. . 

WSAI announced as 'Quedii City 
station' since power of this Crosley 
No. 2 sound tosser was increased to 
2,500- watts for day and l.OOD-watts 
for night. 

Rhythm Jesters, iustrumentaLand 
vocal/.late of Columbus, O., now on 
sustaings at WLW, Gincy; .they are 
Art Ryerson, Terry : Lynch, Lee 
Baldwin and Joe RockhOld. 

Louis Johii Johnen,.. baritone of 
WLW, Cincinnati, and his Avife 
were lost in niouhtains for a night 
while on yacash at Brysoh City, 
N. C. 

Prof. Edwin B. KurtZi head of the 
University of Iowa; "electrical: engi- 
neering department, is to serve oh 
two committees of the National 
Television association. He is direc- 
tor of station: W9XK, Iowa City, 
wh iCh broadcasts .weekly . prograxns 



Musk Motes, East 



kobert Dodson joined the Golurn- 
bia phonograph pfflce in Chicago, to 
supervise the northside division. 
Gomes in under the eye of ^aul 
Cohen, in charge of city sales. Un- 
veiling ot the Rooisevelt grill. New 
York, for Reggie Ghilds, has been 
put oft to Sept. 28; 

Bob Grant and Godoy Argentine 
units will share the Instrumental 
assignment at the Embassy 6lub, 
oft Broadway spot. Opening this 
Thursday (28). Floor ishow's bill 
Includes Ethel Merman, the Ysicht 
Club Boys and the DeMarcos. 

Arthur E. Germailze, for 13 years 
general counsel and a director of 
the Golumbia phonograph Co., has 
resumed the general practice of law 
as a. member pf the firm of Wachtell, 
Manheim and Grouf.. When Ger- 
maize and the recording outfit 
parted several months hev was also 
Its export manageir. 

Break followed the taking over of 
Columbia by the Grlgsby-Grunow 
interests of Chicago. 



CoBflie's a Beer Spot 



Connie'^ Inn, the No. 2 Harlem 
hot s^ot, is passing , out and leM'ipg 
the Cotton Club a clear field for the 
ofay trade. Inn becomes' the Har- 
lem Tavern,' a iersUibe, with 
Broadway Jones (colored) band 
comiiag in to supply the tunes .for 
the. feuds. Gptton; Gluh continues at 
a .f 2.50 couvert tap, 

George and -Gphiiie Immfermari 
owned Connie's; .. Lattei" has been ill 
of late ith a foot coniplicationu 
George is an agent. 



Bemle and Expo Part 
Oct. 2 When Tour Starts 



Chicago, Sept. 26, 
Ben Bernie Closes- at the Blue 
IRibhbn Ciaisino at the Wprid's Fair 
On Oct; Flits iminediately away 
on . his tour. Opening that week In 
Detroit;;- . . .. . 

Np season for Bernie at the Col- 
lege- this 



Freddy Engel-Chuek iller 

chestra; has clPsed its annual sum-* 
mer engagement at Taylor'a Grill, 
Lake Luzerne, N. Y., iand is noif 
playing at the Bohemian Tavern, 
Troy- Schenectady road. 



BEN MARDEN'S RIVIERA 





AND HIS 

RIVIERA QRCHEStRA 

WABC— WOR 

.Personal Manaeement 
BEN MAROEN 



ABE 

L Y MAN 

AND HIS 
CALIFORNIA ORCHESTRA 
Colombia Broadcaitliilr Syaten 
PHILLIP'S OENTAL MA0NE8IA 
Fdm,* .Wed., Tbora., 8i4S to .9 VM. .KftT. 

CbAST-TQ-COAST 

'WABO' 



ITASH'S CAUTipirS BETDBN 

Chicago, Sept. 26. 

Nash auto will use. a series of 
announcements through the mid- 
west. Going on platters for five 
minutes each. Once sponsored an 
ambitious musical show that 
flopped. 

, .Fulton .and. Cunnyrigham 
ajgency preparing vthe: .copy and 
readying the placement coverage,. 



ROY FOX 



AND HIS 

BAND 



KIT'-CAT 

LONDON 

B.B.C. NETWORK 



HOWARD 
LAN IN 

and His ORCHESTRA 

Now 19th Week • 

ATLANTIC BEACH aUB 

1697 BROADWAY, NEW YORK 



LEON! 




OLPSMOBILE 
10:30 Tues. and Thurc. 
WABC 

Mon., Tdea. aod Trl., 11:80 to ,MtOO. 

BT. MORITZ VOTEI,, Smt XOBK 

Sole Direction BBBHAM BEBMIV 
iOte Broadway. Mew Tbrfc. 



SID LAN6 

AND 

HIS ROYALE SYNCOPATORS 

NOW CLUB ROYALE 
ciacAGO— 



.SCRIPXSIAQVVSj^QIL DISJlN.CjrJU3Il 



BIRD and 



icHARD HALLIBI7RTOH 
SH 

SGARAMOUCHE 

Dorothy Gish and Ro^o Peters 

MAXWKI.T. ANDKBvSON, MEI.VIM.B IJAUkB. WAT.I>A0K IllWlN, 
JACK lURKIvANI), GlCOhOE KI^AOSnAW, eto. 

CLEVEtAND B. CHASE, Chrysler Biag., New York 

Miirrny Hill 2-0f.27 



44 



VARIETY 



hi U S I c 



Tuesday, September 26, 1933 



BRIGHTER TONE, 
OPEN NEW 




August's onQ bright, sien , for. the 
sheet music trade, was. the sharp 
increase iri new and reopened coun- 
ters. .From the anijle of actual 
merchandise turnover. pace 
wasn't- much better tHstri july's, biit 
in light of the fact that the July' 
level had booming air about it 
the August - results were anything 
but disappbintine: to the industry. 
As far as the; .Music Dealers, .^ervr 
ice,- Ino^ is Concerned, the . garner-, 
ihgs -here- through; 'the first- ■ thre<f ' 
weeks of September an^ the taUy 
of reopened- counters shown on tlie 
MDS list. presaged' a sturdy upward 
trend for the fall and winter.. MDS 
sales the iirst week of September 
were arbuiid. 10%. over the take fbr- 
the. sime stanza in 1932. 

Outside Of 'Xia,zy Bones' (Souths . 
ern) there were no skyrocketing 
examples in the best - seller dlass. 
In the top seller sextet -for August 
the. flrst. foui* w.^fe holdovers, frpni 
the previous month's Hst. Both:-*In 
the Vstiley 6f the MoOrt' (Morris) 
aiid •Shadow Waltz' had held on 
nicely, .With; the latter moving up . a 
notch oyer 'Sweetheart Darlln' 
(Robins). Foir. the. first time in. sevi- 
erail months .^obblns -waisn't repref 
sented by two songs in the .blue- 
ribbon-gFoupi 



Runners-up_ for August took in 
•Hold Toqr Mkn' (Rob Wns)^ 'Blue 
Prelude' (Keit-Engel), 'Love Song 
of the Nile' (Robblns) and 'Ador- 
able* (Fox). Quartet with the ex- 
ception' of 'Blue. P^lude' give in- 
dication ot ha,vlngt shot their bolt. 
'Prelude's' .progress has been nip 
and tuck. 

A-Il three of the leading disk mak.^ 
ers were busy during August tiding 
up. attraptions and layinjg out busi- 
ness pushing plans for the fall, even 
though the sales through the Same 
month showed scarcely a jnfiargin 
over July. Attitude in the mechani- 
cal field is that its Worst handicap 
has been a spirit of lassitude when 
it came to stepping out and doing 
something about' boosting the busi- 
ness. 

Don Redmond's interpretation of 
'Lazy Bonos' set him up at the hea,d 
of Brunswick's list, while the same 
number helped give Casa Loma 
second spotting with Victor. Ted 
Lewis for the second consecutive 
month I\eld lirst position in the 
Columbia library. 



iscs Hot 

Chicago* Sept. 25. 

Business in the sheet music field 
remains at status ^ quo though 
there's more optimisM around due 
particularly . to the surge of trade- 
irj.' the record field. . Increase in 
discs in' the past month figured , at 
more than with all three c'Om- 
panies joining in the upswing, 
They're oil the inoney side noW and 

co(ln|llnuation. of the' present pace 
will see them" singing hey-hey 
shortly. In Chilcago, at least, the 
Fair is counting for much of the 
Increase, though there are other 
reasons noted for the Improyement 

In the sheet music business there 
was really one song only that 
counted, 'Lazyboiies.' "Took first 
place .by a terrific lead over the 
rUnner-U]>. The rest of' the mob 
were bunched. 'Lazyboiies' looks 
like one of the three best scliers. .of 
the entire year, outpacing, any lead- 
er in the. past few months. 

Brunswick as usual comes 
through .with, the yocal; istrierigt.h in 
discs with iBIhg Crosby, though Co- 
lumbia did well with its. 'Last 
Roundr.Up' on the appearance of a 
joe Morrison vobal with the GeOi'ge 
Olsen band.. 






THI8 TABLE SHOWS THE LEADItlQ SIX SELLERS IN SHEET MUSIC AND PHONOGRAPH RECORDS GATHERED FROM THE REP0RT9 
OF SALES MADE DURING AUGUST BY THE LEADINIG MUSIC JOBBERS AND DISC DISTRIBUTORS IN THE TERRITORIES 



6 Bttt Sellers in Sheet Music 
Reported bj leading Jojbiberi 





NEW YORK 


CHICAGO 


LOS ANGELES : 


SONG— No. 1 


^Lazy Bohbs' . 


'Lazy-Bones', 


'Lazy. Bones' 


S6NG-^Nb. 2 : 


'In the Vajldy of the Mobh' 


'Shadow Waltz' 


'Shadow Waltz' , ' 


SONG— No. 3 


f Shadow Waltz', 


'In the Valley of the Mbbn' 


'Hold Your Mah^ ' 


SONG— N9. 4 ; 


'Sweetheart Darlin'' 


'Sweetheart Darlin'-' 


^Under a -Blanket of :BlMe'.. 


SONG— No. 6 


'Learn to Ci^oon' 


'Learn to Croon- 


'Blue Prelude' " 


SONG— No. e 


'Under a Blanket of Blue' 


'Under a Blanket of Blue'. 


'Ox Road^ 











3 Leaiimg Phon6grAt>h Companies Rep6rt 6: Best Sellers 

Side rMponsiklo for thcf major sale? only are reporte Where it it impossible to determine the side responsible for the 

sales, both sides are mentiobed : 



BRUNSWlOK— No. 1, 


,'Lazy Bones/ 'Watchiho the Knife and 
'Fbrk' Simoon'. (Don Redmond- Oroh.) 


'Lazy Bones' -(Don Redmbnd Orch.). " 


'Stormy Weather' (Duke (ElUngtoii 
Orch,) . 


BRUNSWlCKr^No. 2 


'Time -to. Go/ • 'Tomorrow' (Guy Lom- 
bardo Orch.) 


'My Love' (Birtg Crosby). 


'Lazy Bones' (Mildred Bailey) 


BRUNSWICK— Nov 3 


'It's the Talk of the Town,"That's How 
' Rhythm Was Born' (Ca^sa I^oma 
Orch.) 


^Stormy Weather' (Duke EUlhgton) 
• 


'Bliio Prelude' (Blng Crosby) 


BRUNS|yiCK7^No. 4 


'My Love,' '1 Would, if 1 Could, But 1 
Can't' (Blng Crosby with Jimmy 
Grier Orch.) : 


'Time to Go' (Guy Lombardo Orch.) 


'Don't Blame Me' (Ethel Waters) 


BRUNSWICK— No. B 


>l'm Satisfied/ 'Jive Stomp' (Duke El- 
lington Orch,) 


'Learn to Croon' (Blng Crosby) 


^Ox Road' (Blng Crosby) 


BRUNSWICK-^No. 6 


'Love . Is, the Swieetest Thing/ 'Snow- 

L_bair-(^Ial-JK:emp-Ptch.) . 


'Bolero' (Hal K^mp prch.) 


'LoiiisvilJe Laidy/ Mi Isn't a Secret Any 
More' (Ahsbn Weeks. Orch,) 



COLUMBIA^No. 


'Here -You rCome,- Love/ 'Vine Covared 
' Church' (Ted Lewis) 


•Lazy Bones' -'(-Ted -Lewis-Orch.) 


'Last . Rou nd«U P- (George Olseh Oirch. > 


COLUMBIA— No. 2 


'New Basin "Street ' Blues,' 'Smoke 
Rings' (Clyde McCoy Orch.) 


'Last Round- Up' (George Olsen, Orch., 
Joe Morrison, Vocal) 


'Ain't Gonna Give No More' (Joo 
Haymes . Orch.) 


COLUMPIA--N0. 3 


'Blue Roses,' 'Shadows on the Swanee' 

(Paul Ash Orch.) . 


'Smoke Rings' (Clyde McCoy Orch,) 


'Hold Your Man/ TveGoito Pass Your 
House' (Gertrude Nlesen) 


COLUMBIA— No. 4 


'Don't Blame Md/ 'Trouble in^ Para- 
dise' (Charlie Agnew Orch.) . 


'Trouble in Paradise' (Charles Agnew 
Orch.) 


'Stormy Weather' (Ted Lewis Orch.) 


COLUMBIA— No. B 


'Shake You)* Hips/ 'Someone Stole 
Gabriel's. Horn' (Jack Teagarden 
Orch.) . 


'Louisville Lady' (Paul Ash Orch.) 


'Shadow Waltz' (Rudy Vallee) 


COLUMBIA— No. 6 


'1 Would, If 1 Could/ 'It Might Have 
-Been, a Different Stbry' (Charles. 
Kaley) ' 


'Blue. Prelude' (Adrian O^ch.) 


'Valley of the Moon' (Joe Green Orch.) 


VICTOR-tNo. 1 


^ Love Is the Sweetest Thing/ 'I'll Do 
My Best' (Ray Noble Orch.) 


'Love Is the Sweetest Thi ' (Ray 
Noble Orch.) 


'Love Is the Sweetest Thing' (Ray 
Noble. New May fair Orch.) 


VICTOR— No. 2 


'Sophisticated Lady/ 'Lazy Bones' 

(Casa- LOina Orch.) 


'Sophisticated Lady' (Casa Lioma 
Orch.) 


'Lazy Boxes' (Casa Loma. Orch.) 


VICTOR-^No. 3 


'Smokf Rings/ 'A. Heart of Stone' (Leo 
Relsmah Orch.) 


'Trouble in Paradise' (Eddie . Duchin 
Orch.) 


'Don't Do Anything 1 Wouldn't Do' 

(Eddie. Duchin Orch.) 


VICTOR— No. 4 


'My Moonlight Madonna/ 'Marching 
Along Together' (Paul Whiteman) 


'Moonlight and Madoiina' (PaulWhite- 
. man) 


'Under a Blanket, of Blue' (Don Bestor 
Orch.) ■ * 


VICTOR^No. 5 


'Are You Makin' Any Money?' 'Ah, 
But It's Love' (Paul Whiteman) 


'Stringin' Along on a Shoestring' (jan 
Garber Orch.) 


'Old Spinning Wheel/ 'Stars in Indiana' 

(Ray Noble) 


VICTOR— No. « 


^Glose Your Eyes,"Tb Be or Not to Be' 

(Eddie Duchln Orch.) 


'Smoke Rings' ()L>eo Rclsman Orch.) 


'Moonlight Madonna' (Paul Whiteman) 



NIGHT CLUB REVIEWS 



A. Cheerful,. Too.. 

Los Angeles, Soiit. 2!5. 
Sheet music sales contihvied on 
the ,up and coming during August 
with the end of the -month eveii 
more promising fop; September. • . In 
addition to the first sIjc, 'Valley ot 

..sy Fiddles,' 'Sweetheart' Darlin'.- 
'Love's the Sweetpst . Thing,' and 
•Isn't Thls^ a Night for Love' wore 
strong, with the last two oh the 
way up.. 'Clue Prelude' ratos No.. 
5 spot after months of quiet build- 
ing. 

•Disc couriters wore hampered by 
the meag^emess. of new releases of 
worth. Brunswick and Victor re- 
mained the b^st sellers. 



CLUB ROYALE 

Chicago, Sept. 22. 

What the Club Durante was to 
New York the Club Royale is to 
Chicago and Joe Lewis is Chicago's 
Jimmy Durante without trying to 
make any comparisons. 

Club Royale is for the strictly 
smart mob. for the genuine loop 
hounds. Club gets its big play after 
midnight when the wise gals and 
wise boys foregather. It even draws 
from the nlte clubs themselves with 
the musicians and every cafe worker 
in town drifting into this spot along 
about 2:30 and three O'clock; < 

Royale is the only cafe in town 
that puts on a four o'clock show and 
for that wise mOb what a show It is. 
The earlier 2 s 30 show is also okay, 
while the 1:30 and 11:30 perform- 
ancbs are strictly for the cafe-goerS. 

Shows themselves are run llkei re- 
vues.;. A line of girls, a specialty 
number; a si>ecialty' girl and a big 
flash dance; then another speOlal 
number aiid 10 mihtueS with Joe 
iiOwLs and «Jnsenible. 
: But it's more, than JUst that. It's 
Joe Lewis. (through the entire' show 
doing 45 minutes of song and dieince 
and gags. Lewis is running the 
works and being the workj, all the 
way from grotesque dancing to 
blackouts, gagging, and- pratt-falls. 
It's Joe Lewis himself: in person; 
still the prime favorite- among Chi- 
cago cafes, Who knows his town and 
his people. 

This is one of those Cafes where 
waiters will. not serve you while the 
.show is oh. Downstairs seats about 
150 while upstairs can. take care of 
about half that amount. Food is ex- 
cgllen j,_ no . coyer^and a t\\^o- tl61kir^ 
.ininTmum \vrtlT^S^erytliThg rolison- 
"ablo, 

Ralph Oallet and Jakie Adler are 
the. major dorrtos here, wherei they 
have reigned for the past 10 years 
In nito olub biz locaily with, the 22nd 
street Frolics cafo. 

Two oroheslra.s for the spot, Sid 
Lang playing for thft show and 
dance niusl^ while Nino Rinaldo and 
his Spt^nifi..! jjand give the crowd 
more of thi Chi temno. 

Nolle long a favorite, at 



the Frolips is up here with the same 
personality ' songs. Pauline Beleaii is 
leading the line with Dave White 
and Ruth Stanley ducting. There's 
a fan dancer here but this Joan 
Warner can really dance and one of 
the few girls who uses a fan and 
doesn't need.lt. She wears a net but 
to the suckers she looks stripped. 
And last but not least Joan dances 
with but one fan. 



Mich. Democratic League 

Detroit, Sept. 
i?his Is a black and tan night spot, 
the first to set a play for several 
years and making plenty of frostiiig 
for the owner. Bill Owens. The title 
while unusual is no handicap as the 
whites expect, the colored race - to 
dO: the unusual even in nam.es. 
Housed in an old tiolitical club 
house with the name still sticking. 

Proposition most likely became a 
money maker accidentally with the 
white flood not looked for. 

As is the . spot Offers a nice show. 
Usually imported iri the main Chi- 
cago. Success, of the; plabe Is no 
doubt due to large pjirt to an old 
trouper. WiHiani . Walker, who is 
manager and master of cereiqionies. 
Walker who; has . been In plenty of 
Broadway shows including Harlem, 
1st Edition of 'Black Birds' and 
back as far as 'Chu Chin Chow' aiid 
'Big. Boy.' Walker's contribution is 
mferety to play straight for the acts 
and ^introduce them but he does " it 
With ft cei tr.ln amoutit of restraint 
aric} dignity that keeps, proceedings 
In hand arid going. This is hot so 
easy in a spot that doesn't pi't on 
it's first show until 1:30 a.m., and 
rUhs from then on. 

;i=:»AGts=^uSed^aro^thOi=usUaWty-po.=of= 
coJorQd lierformers with much, em- 
phasis, on dancing. Band used is 
exceptional and "with grooming and 
coaching might easily develop j^to 
another name colored Orchestra.. 

Lee. 



pzzie .Nelsori replaces Bert Lbwn 
at the Park Central's Cocoanut 
Grove Sept. 29. Lown goes on a 
tour of one-nlghters. 



Worcester Nlte Glub 
Living Down Bad Start 

Worcester, Sept. 25. 

Nlte club devotees herie appar- 
ently can take It and like. It. City's 
newest spot. Club Mayfalr, is now 
two weeks old and, despite an open- 
ing thai drew • plenty of adverse 
criticism, the customers continue to 
flock. i 

Opening night squawks were heard- 
on all sides after management had 
advertised floor show from New 
York and a |1 minimum food charge. 
Show hardly lived up to advance 
billing, while patrons were Informed 
by the Waiters that they'd have to 
take the dinner which was labeled 
$2. 

But all appears tb have been for- 
gotten and the spot is drawing 
many of the town^s elite. Looks like 
a ^pod winter for; the Mayfair as 
the Club Atlas and Hollywood Club; 
the only opposition,: are located a bit 
too far from, the. center when the 
snow fliesi. Mayfair . ,13 in the old 
Bay State hotel, .long deif Unci, but at 
one time the favorite .with the the- 
atrical profession. ■ ; 

Bal a I'Alr, most eiaborate dance 
spot in this section, appears to have 
weathered its financial, troubles. 
After a couijle of sessions with John 
Law, during one of which a door 
was battered down to get at the 
receipts to satisfy an attachment, 
all parties involved have reached an 
amicable agreement. 

Dancers are now doing their 
str-uttlng^on^an=fericlosed=rfloor-wliiile= 
the, outdoor floor will be converted 
into an artlflcial skating rink as 
soon as the weather warrants. The 
latter wlll .be new to Worcester* 

Olive Borden did a personal witii 
Jack Brown's bahd; there Friday 
night. She was a last minute choice 
as Iflllian. boiid w^^s scheduled for 
an apipearance but latter was held 
by rehearsal for show she wouldn't 
name. 



lazy Bones' SeOs 210,000 



Charles Miller, head of the Mil« 
lers Music Co., is collecting a cent 
on all copies of 'Lazy Bones' soldi 
by Southern Music, because of the. 
exclusive contract he holds on the 
services of Johnny Mercer, w**<* 
wrote" the 'Bones' lyrics. Mercer 
has also placed several songs with 
Harms, Inc., with the stipulation 
that under his name or each of the 
title pages there be a credit ' line 
reading,^ 'By Arrangement with 
Miller Music Co.' 

'Lazy Bones' to date, has sold 
around 210,000 copies, which means 
that Miller, has netted $2,100 as hia 
firm's share. Secretary, of. the 
Treasury . wilHa-Tk Woodin is . inter- 
ested in the Miller firm. 



Embassy's $$»OdO Show 

Embassy, N^w York, will have a 
$6,600 floor show, payroll when it 
reopens Thursday- (28) with Ethel 
Merman topping. 

. ilest of show comprises :the Yacht 
Club Boys,, the deMarcps, Bob 
(grant's orcheistra and Gpdby's Ar- 
gentine .band. Lou Irwin booked 
it In. 



COI.'S DISC PLAINS 

Chicago, Sept. 25^ 
Ben Selvlh of Columbia In town 
last week setting some Ben Bernie 
recordings and looking the ground 
oyer foe the installation of a sales 
head for the Columbia ridio disc 
oflUc^. Has had no man on the sales 
■end;,.for^Columbia^..fithei;^^RMte^ 
since Bill You. -g moved out to go to 
the rievirly opened RCA Victor quar- 
ters. 

Selvin also .planning for the cn- 
large.ment of- Columbia's radio plat- 
ter dlvlsip-l in New York. 



Buddy:. Morris, Remick and Wit- 
mark headman, now inot likely to 
leave for the Warner Bros. , studios 
in Hollywood .before Oct. 15. 



Tpesday, September 26, 1933 



M H SIC 



VARIETY 



4S 



Inside StuK-Music 



Publleher element on the (Hrectprate of the American Society of Com- 
posers, AuthoriB and Publishers meet today (Tuesday) for their quar- 
terly reclassification of the ranks. Monthly meetinif of the board as. a 
whole has been set for ;this Thursday (-29 ), 

Writer coterie oji the board carried -on .for- several daya last-week 
trying to devise a new system of classiiftcation. that would eliminate the 
dissatisfaction rampant among the younger generation of sohgsmiths. 
Complaint from the latter quarter is that the : method of rating the 
.newer member^har^-been -e nt i rely . un faiF-qa-iae th . Y o up Eeg-Jnembegs- 
agfee that the bldtlmers in their ranks should r^iceive ample . cphsi dera- 
tion when it. comes to divvying up the royalties but at the same tirhe, 
they icOntend, it is.uinjust for the Sodiety- to continue to Jieep the current 
creator of hits down in the lower brackets so that the older' group may 
retain their allotments Of top money out ; of the^ ASCAP 6ollectipns. 

So ifar this year only five pop tunes have gone ovier ' the . 200,000 copy 
line. No song has as yet reached anything near the 450,0.00 tally Of last 
year's 'Shanty in Old Shanty Town*. 

Top seller for 1933 Is 'Valley of the MoonV whicih at the end bf last 
week had passed arpund 305,000 copies across the counter. 'Stormy 
Weather' has- gone clPse to 225,005, but indications aire -that 'Lazy BPhes', 
which is still, on the upbuild,, will easily overreach that figure. End of 
tlie past stanza had the. 'Bohtia' tune passing the: 2l6,o6o. mark. 

EeraaiAlng two In the 20a,00p class for 1933 are 'Echo in the Valley' 
and 'i/ittle $treet\. with the edge: over that l^vel in cither instance being 
quite Slight. 

,All,,four Wai'ner ros. publishing subslds came through the past: fiscal- 
year ending Aug. 31 with slight profits if not on the even fine. Involved 
here were Har.mSi Witmavk, Remick and Famous Music Corp., .the last 
a 50-60 partnership with Paramount. What helped appreciably all 
around was the. better than $86,000 collected jointly by these, firms as 
thgir part of the $825,000 paid , to the Music Publishers Protective Asso^ 
elation by BRPI Iri settlement of the $1,250,000 'bootleg' suit. the 
cases of Wltmark and Remick another supporting factor were the seores 
from '42nd Street' and "^Gold Diggers of 1933'. ' 

Indications are that shortly after Charlie Davis pulls out of the Holly- 
Wood restaurant, Broadway spot, the international executlA^e board of 
the American Federation of Musiciiahs will hand down a decision setting 
aside the $1,000 fine imposed on the band leader by the NewTork local. 
iSame veto action will apply to the men in Davis' unit whose penalty was 
$1,000 each. Charge here- had to do with underscallhg, Davis and liis 
musicians are not members of the New York local. 



ANTIPODES FEE JAM 
CLEARED DP BY MPPA 



Edward Murphy whom the Music 
Publishers Protective Asspclatlon 
sent on tp Australia to straighten 
out .the jam prevailing thpre over 
film synchronization royalties has 
reported bad; that tb.e situation Is 
rapidly clearing up. Antipodes 
publishers, . Murphy has advised the 
MPPA, have agreed to let ERPI pay 
the Australian portion of sync fees 
to the MPPA and to depend for jrOr 
mittance of their end upon Veils as- 
sociationi 

Under the old arrangement the 
Australian pubs taxed ERPI direct 
and it was this practice that 
brought about the tangle which led 
to. Murphy's assignment. American 
picture companies > not using the 
BRPI service had complained to the 
MPPA that thiBlr product in Aus- 
tralia was being barred from show- 
ing at the instance of publishers 
there who claimed that they hadn't 
received their share of the sync 
money involved. Electrics other 
than ERPI have been in the habit 
of paying the Australian royalty 
cut on this end. 

Australian music men, also re- 
ports .Murphy, have agreed . to per- 
mit the MPPA to do the licensing 
for American radio recordings ex- 
ported to the Antipodes and to look 
to the MPPA or their share of the 
.royalty proceeds* Proviso made, 
:hpweyer,.ls that the Australian 
retain the right to hold up the 
broadcasting of- number, which 
they deem not .ready for ether , re^ 
lease. To pi^rotect themselves against 
o-verplugglng and its consequent 
efCect on sheet sales the Australian 
music men maintain a similar con- 
trol over phonograph recordings do- 
mestically made or Imported. 



MILtON 
DOUGLAS 

Acclaimed by Press and l^ubllc 
OiitstandliiRr Yoang American 
Baritone 

APPEARING INDEFINITELY 
B£N MARDEN'S 

RIVIERA 

<> 

=:Maiiaeemcnt^ 



JACK BERTELL 

LYONS & LY0N8-BATCHEL0B-ENGILL 

PAIIAMOUNT BUILOINQ 



John Green to London 
For Buchanan Musical 

Johnny Green leaves this Friday 
(29). for LPniJon on the Majestic tp 
write the music for Jack Buchan- 
an's next stage musical. .Assign- 
merit is ijeing handled through 
Chappell-Harriisy the London ally of 
Harms, Inc; Desmond Carter will 
do the show's lyrieizing and Jack 
Waller the producing. 

Green figures on returning within 
eight weeks, at which time he'll re> 
sUme his broadcasting for CBS, 
either on bis present sustaining se 
ries oiv for. a commercial that the 
network Is now on the verge of lih- 
ing up for him. Last time Green 
went over was In 19.28, and while 
there he. did a series of progranis 
for the British Broadcasting Co. 



Yank Band for Japan 

Tokyo, Sept. 10. 
Jerry Wood, of Seattle, has hooked 
on here and will bring out his 
Staters band in the fall. Outfit will 
do a round of theatre dates before 
getting Into harness at the Ginza 
Dancehall. Hall Is branching jput, 
making a bid for the class trade 
npw centered In the Florida. Will 
use four bands, two afternoon and 
two, eve. Has just renewed with 
Bob Kaai (Hawaiian) arid his Cp- 
pperatorsi 

Big changes at the Florida. Leo 
Watanabae and his band, the one 
which Columbia Phonograph, as 
sembled for recording, is moving 
into the- hall arid_ 'riierglng with 
Kiikuchi'a Syncopators. Kikuchi 
Stays at piano and Tommy Miss 
riari, of .-.Sari Diego, first;, sax, coii 
tiriues. M'SSmian recently has been 
arranging and conductlrijpr for Co- 
lumbia. Resulting i2-piece outfit 
will be spelled by Si, new . French 
tango^ band, npw en route, to this, 
country. 



EMERSON GILL 

And UIS ORCHESTRA 
NOW PLAYING 

BOOK-CADILLAC HOTEL 

DETROIT 
Direction MCA 



CHESTOE BEINSTATEB 

Hollywood, Sept. 23. 
' Following Jack. Robblns- return 
to N'ew York after resigning frprii 
the Head man spot , in thP. M^ro 
music dopartment, a post he held 
for a week, 

Jack Chertok, who formerly head 
ed the departriicnt, steps back In 
chai'ge. Ke •w&s production man- 
ager during Robblns' regime, 

Waiter Donaldson, Iri the future, 
will, release his songs through Rob 
^b lnsr=^^=^^^^=^=^=-^ 



Opera Club Non-Members 

Chicago, Sept. 25. 

Ed tieebensbergcr, taking over the 
class Opera Club, is renaming It the 
Mayfair. Opens Nov.. 1. 

He also has the 2Z5 Club, DarlP 
and Diane of the 225 show stays 
there four more weeks, then 
switches to the Mayfair for the 
opener there. 



Pigs Ghase Wolm! 



Alley has reachcd_the 
stage yvhere "Three Little Pigs' 
chases the wpit from the/ door, 
judging by the> manner in which; 
Who's Afraid of thie Big Bad 
Wolf?' (from the. wait- pisney-UA 
short) is catching oh., 

Iriitlal order was 10,00,0 .Poples and 
sold In a d^iy. 
And, boy, that's neWs in T; .» 



Jobbers-Publishers 
Milts Apart; Quarrel 
Up to Rosenblatt 



objections the Jobbers 
have, to the m'uslc code now On file 
in Washington will be 
voiced beforp Sol /RPsenblatti dep- 
uty NRA aidnjlnlstrator, when 
the constitution comes for a 
hearing, around the middle pf Oc- 
tober. . .Industry's .ooriibined code 
committiEes last week flatly reject- 
ed av-group of propositions that the. 

Jobbers, had asked to be^ Incbrppr- 
ated m the dPcitment. irvin A. Edelr 
man, cPunsel fpr the National M^" 
sic Wholesalers' Association, has 
beeTt; delegated by the jobbers to 
draft a separate. code for this faCr 
tion of the Industry: - 

Represented at last week's meet- 
ing to consider the' Ijerhands pf ; the 
jobbers were coders. from the stand- 
ard publisher, popular publisher, 
and sheet retailer ra,nkSi The group, 
after three • ^ays of discussion* de- 
cided they werei opposed to settinig 
up the wholesalers ,as ei distinct 
class .in the industry and also to 
determining; a course of conduct 
that should )>e followed in dispos- 
ing of their mercharidise, Argument 
that prevailed here was that as long 
as nothing wis said in . the code 
about , the function of the whole- 
saler the publisher would be free 
to deal as he :lridiyldually willed 
with pr wi.thput the rrilddleman, and 
on his own terms. 

Spokesmen for the Jobbers were 
Edelriian, Max Mayer of Richmpnd- 
Mayer arid W; Grant Egp, pres. of 
the wholesalers'^ assPciatlori. If the 
publishers favored keeping silent as 
far as the code was cpncerned on 
the subject of Jobber rights, this 
trio inquired of the gathering, why 
was a paragraph- Inserted Into the 
code sanctioning and protecting 
such co-operative distributor chan- 
nels as the Music Dealers Service, 
Inc. Ege later declared that since 
he has been forced to take the Job- 
ber issue directly tO Washington 
his group would diemand that this 
latter paragraph be eliminated ttom 
the code. 

. Jobbers' Requests 

Propositions that the wholesalers 
had submitted tP the combined code 
coriimittees had'asked that their as- 
sociation be included: among the 
names of the trade, bodies submit- 
ting the code to Washington, that 
.the language of the. code be changed 
so as to establish a recognized Job- 
ber's grPup,. that the Jobbers be per- 
mitted equal representation on the- 
cpde control bpard and that the 
code provide a price differential fa- 
voring the recognized jobbers' 
group. Wholesalers, included here, 
also. a. request that the .code de^ 
Clare it unfair competitiori: for pub- . 
Usher to cPmblrie for the purpose 
pf selling at one price to all deal- 
ers regardless of quantities pur- 
Chased., or to. take any pther isteps 
which might eliminate jobbers. 

While in eejssloris the combined 
code committee took up the various 
sections of the Iristruriient that 
Rosenblatt didn't like when it was, 
brigiiialiy fiubmitted. It was tlie first 
opportunity tliat the committee as 
a whple' had to discuss them. What- 
evier changes were made in the doc- 
ument following' the ■.Rosenblatt 
blue-pencilling ha-^l beeri the work 
of johri (j. Paine,' chairman of the 
general code comrtiittee, and a 
couple other coriimittee members 
with- whom he. had consulted. 
Several bf the clauses that Ros 



Radio Paying Absurdly Small Tax 

Music-^Rudy Valee 





COL TRIPLING POP 
RELEASE SCHEDULE 



Chicago, Sept. 25., 
Columbia lihbnograph next. month, 
is stepping i^p plroductibn arid re- 
lease schedule to put dance records 
on the market three times each 
month ..instead of once morithly. 

Releases will be . made on the .lOth; 
20th and 30th bt each month. Pop 
discs will figurie, rtiore than a 

100;% jump in productibn with each 
month bringing some .15. pop records 
instead. Pf six or seven. 



Rudy Vallee's talk 
Salies Executive Chr> in New York 
liiist Thursday (21) In which he 
championed the rightppf-^the song- 



Coast Musikers 



Hollywood, Sept; 
Will Jason and Val Burton are 
working on- the-tiines for .'She Made: 
Her Bed.' Charles R. Rogers pro- 
duction for Par.- 

. W. Frarike Harling^ dplrig the 
theme melodies for 'Cradle Sorig' ' at 
Pararinount, and Arthur Johnston Is 
musical advisor ori 'Alice in. Won^ 
derland.' Dlmltri TiOmkIn writing 
the riiusic for the latter. 

New three-year contracts at War- 
ners .for Sahtmy Fain and Irving 
Kahal.'T 

Harriy Barrls and Loyce White- 
man aire with .the Jay Whidden or- 
chestra at the Miramar, Santa Mon- 
ica- >- 

Ralph Rairiget" spent part of his 
vacation from Paramount, in Den- 
ver and now on the way to Hono- 
lulu. 

Jane ypung, ^ secretary . to the 
songwriters at Pa.rairiount, leaves 
soon for a" couple weeks In New 
.York. 

Charles. Watson, W. . Bailey,, 
and Dr. B; M. Hiner efected life, 
members of A. riiusiciaris' union. 

Remick will publish three songs 
from 'Laughter in . the Air,' , the 
'Myrt and Marge' pic . that Uni- 
versal is releasing. Numbers are 
'Dragging My Heels Aroupd,' 'What 
Is Sweeter,' and 'Isjie of Blues.' M. 
J. Jerome and Joan JaSmyn au- 
thored. 

Sid Lorraine here from N. T; as 
the new T. B. Harms rep. 

darOl Lofner's band, curreritly at 
Venice ballrooni, goes to the Brown 
Palace hbtel, Deriver, Oct. 4, for the' 
fall season. 

Music Sales Corp. operis si counter 
in the May, Co., downtown depart- 
ment store, Sept. 28: Firiat time the 
place has had such a department 
and songwriters will, make per- 
sonals; 

James Cagney warbles 'Shanghai 
Lil,' from 'Footlight Parade,' over 
'California Melodies,' CBS hour, 
Sept. 26. Dick Powell will sing' the 
remaining numbers from the film-. 

George Grandee has sold his .song, 
DesdCmona,' which was .used in 
'Low and Behold,' legIt play, to Hal 
Roach, who will use it in 'Luncheon 
at 12,' Charlie Chase short. 

There will, be a burlesk on 
•Shuffle Off to Buffalo' In Metro's 
'Hollywood Party;' SchnOz Durante 
and Polly Moran sing 'Fly Away to 
loway,' by Rodgers and Hart. 

Howard Jackson will orchestrate 
Kohler and Arlen's tunes for 'Let's 
Fall in Love' at Columbia. 

Witmark publishing 'Summer is 
Over,' by Cliff Friend and Joe 
Burke, who are iri Hollywood. 
" iiarry C«bailos doing the dances 
for Charles R. Rogers' 'Sitting 
Pretty' and 'She Made Her Bed.* 

Sidney Claire arid Jay ' Gbrney 
hero from N^ Y, 

Joe Burke returriing to Manhat- 
tari thi.-? week. 

Giggle .. Royce and his- ll-piece 
band' now at the Cafe de Paree, 
L. A., with Buddy Fisher. 

Willie Raskin, as president of 
the Rocky Mouritain' Songw^riters' 
Protective "Assn., says his boys are 
willing to sign the NRA if. .they 
can get ari eight-hour week. 

Red Marshall's orchestra noW at 
the Hacienda club, San Pedro. 

..Rubinoft spprllng the latest thing 
in town cars. 

Paul .Kain's. orchestra has a slx- 
morith contract to .play at Casino 
Gardens, Ocean Park. 
Doc.Ro.ss's nine-piece combo re- 
T7'xV",!:.V '"^ "'~Z.Ti' placed I'ete Pontrelli's band at Pal- 

enblatt had suggested for revisloD^^g^ ballroom.. Ocean . Park, Jari 



writer tb collect from hroadcasting 
more than he's nO.w-'lettirig. gar- 
nered lots of space In the local- 
dailies. Portion of the speech that 
carrie in fer pointed stressing by the 
printed reports was Vallee's assert 
tion that while around 90% Pf aU 
air programs, consists of music the 
American Society of . Composers, 
Authors .arid. Publish e'vs last year, 
rcceivefi fi'bm this source JiOOO.bOO, 
a picayune ariiount when contrasted 
with the $39,000,600 odd that CBS 
and. NBC alone had taken .in be- 
tween them. 

Vallce called atterition to the pc- 
cullai- setup of the contract be- 
tween radio and ■ iriuslc . which 
throws the. tax burden alriiost .com- 
pletely ori the local stations, making 
less than 20% pf the millions gath- 
fered by the two chains from porii- 
mercial sources subject- to the tax 
provisions Of the agrcemeriit. This 
less than; 20% represents the ?50, 
$25 and $12.50 fees paid the stations 
by the network- from .the riates sev- 
eral times these, flgrires that the 
latter bills the advertiser, ..Vallee 
described this angle as the. 'joker' 
clause in radio-music's contract, 
and "expressed: the hope that ■ 
cOiild be eliminated as, he said, It 
deprives songwriters of tworthlrds 
the revenue they should be getting. 



SAM FOX LADEN WITH 
MSS. FROM HOLLYWOOD 



were left as oHginally. written when 
the. final draft went to Washington, 
O ne._cla u sc^h ajL.tp dP^ 
ing away of KfiOQ orciiestrations of- 
a pop number and the other, affectr 
ing standard pubs, provided that no 
consignment business Could be done 
with dealers, but that teachers, 
school.i, colleges," etc., would be ox- 
crifipt from this restriction. At last 
week's meeting the publishor groups 
concerned agreed to' let these 
clauses stand as. is and battle out 
the Issue of their retention at the 
hearing before Rosenblatt when 
called. 



Wiley vocali.st with Ross?. 
Jan Sofer's orchestra moved from 
fiH of . the F [guerpa^ to the Up- 

Papile lirolherR, accordion trio, 
scrammed to N. Y, 

Eddie Mich affl's band- spllt-weck- 
ing betwcfn Carmol and Stadium 
thofitros. 

Jfarold Kobfrt.s, in charge of all 
mu.sif:nl activity at USfJ, bac;k from 
a world tour in tirric for the football 
scapon. 



Hollywood, Sept. 25. 

Sam Fox, who will leave here af ter 
a month at the FPx studio, has a 
lineup for his m^sic company that 
will keep It Concentrated on produc-. 
tipn- nuniberis from Fox pictures. 
Publisher has been sitting in on all 
production discussionis tliat Involve 
the use of music, getting , a line oh 
his pi^odU.cet for the" coming iaeaspn. 

So far there are three songs from 
*My -Weakness,' two from 'Good 
Companions,' English pic which Fox 
is distributing, here, the Jesse L. 
Lasky puppet film. Lew Brbwn'a 
'Movietone Follies,' George Wiiifers 
'Scandals,' three songs from 'Jlnrimy 
arid Sally,' and the Rpmberg and 
Harbach production. 

Jay' Gorriey, Sidney Claire, Fred- 
erick Hollander, Richard Whiting,- 
Leo Robin, William Kernell, . Will 
Jason,- Val Burton, iand twp pro- 
ducerSi Buddy De Sylva and Lew 
Brown, comprise the writing roster. 

Deal for Sam Fox to. publiiah the 
lilm 'Scandals' music ;Was clpSed lato 
last week. 



CASA iX)MA, BBtNSWIGE 

Casa Loma band has signatured 
an exclusive contract with Bruns- 
wick Recording. Agreement takes 
effect Immediately and stipulates 
one year with an option pn anothei". 

Comibo "ha? . beeh steiiciilirig th'enx 
for both Brunswick and Victor;, New 
deal brought with It an uppirig in 
the guarantee; per platter., 

Uriit .last week .also set itself fbr 
next sunimer's run at the Glen Is- 
land Casino. Contract here will, 
like the past seasons, run frbrrt May 
15 to Sept. 29. 



ill's Hotel 

EJmerspn piil just returned, from 
a Beririy da ' vacation was ^suddenly 
booked into the BopkrCadiUac hotel, 
Detroit, to open Sept, 28 for a: for" 
night's stay. 

••- — ^ — 



Sid Mills, Irvlng's 20-year-old, i.s 
now prof. mgr. of Mills' newly 
formed P3xclusive Publication. Inc. 



I 



Tlic ?rew Generation OfferH 
n Orund ArtiNt 

BABY ROSE-MARIE 

One Qf th.o cIoverfi.<it of 
Itiddio 'performers an'I lioanl 
.twice weekly vin NHC Kfir 
.^fU^sgnulnf;. -t hrlil -1' (■• " JL-Ji!:'!--: 
,«lriff. 

"HOLD YOUR MAN" 
'•DON'T.. BLAME WE" 
"DINNER .AT E CHJ 
"I'LL. BE FAITHFUL" 
••YOU'VE GOT EVEBYTHI 
"MARCHINC ALOHR 

TOGETHEB" 
"V» OANCIN' <N A 
RAINBOW" 



ROBBINS 

MUSIC CORPORATION 
199 9EVENTH AVeNVE till 
• • • NEW YORK • • • illl 



46 



VARIETT 



E VILLE 



Tuesdays, September 26, 1933 



ABA^s Vaudeville Code I Aimee an up uftcr 



{following n Ihe text of the ABA'a vaudeyill'c code qmnJing the exhibitoti codel 
da aubmilled to Wfuhingfon m part of the motion pkiure code. Jt hlendt vnoit of the\ 
features of the firs( ABA iode tfith that of the exhibiton'.) 

ARTICLE 43 

COLLECTIVE BARGfAINING 

Eipployees ln this industry shaH have the right to organize anS bar- 




Aiihee Senaiple Hiitton's ar- 
rival in the varieties 'revives 
stories, of how the.Itos Ahg<eles 
evangelist borrowed liberally 
from show, business foi* use in 
the pulpit. ' : ' 

About four years agOiWhlle 
oil the coast inakihg plbtures 
Jack Benny heard Sister Aimee 
ih: Angelus Temple doing; an 
entire routine of hi s about Gal- 



organization or in other concerted activities for the purpose, of coUective 
bargaining Or othier mutual aid or protection. 

2. lio employee in this industry and no one seeking. employment shall 
be required as a condition, of employment to join any company union or 
to refrain from joining, organizing, or assisting a labor organization of | 
his own choosing. ; ■ 

3. JEml)16yeri3 in this industry shall comply with the maximum hours 
of labor, minimum rates of pay, and other conditl(>ns of employment, 
approved ^r prescribed by the President. ■ 

ARTICLE^ 44 

FREE PERFORMANCES OR AUDITibNS 

it shall -be a;n unfair" trade practice for apy manager or Iridependeht 
contractor of theatrical talent, ulider the guise of a public audition, 
bk«ak->in pr try-out, to require an artist to render services gratis, at any 
public place of amusement which is operated for iiroflt, or any perform- 
ance given for a prbiflti This shaill not prohibit, however, the iippearance 
of the artist or his partltslpatlon in benefit performances which have been 
aplproved by an association of artists yrho perferm in vaudeville and 
motion picture presentation' theatres,, which .association shall be chosen 
by a fair method of selection by ballot, such method to be determined by 
the Administrator, and such voting to be con fitted to bona fide/members 
of the professioh. representing only such artists whp.se employment comes 
within the jurisdiction pf vaudeville and motipii picture presentation the- 
atreis, and the association dcslgna,ted by the greater number of such 
ballots shall have the right of finarapproval of all ben<iAt performances. 



iforhia. And Sister Aimee was 
putting it oyer heavy. 



21/2 M ORE WEEKS 
POT RKO 
AT 10 



Three HKO theatres, comprising 
"■wp and a half weeks of playing; 
Ume, are turning to vaude, all ,06t-. 
6/ They are Providence, Cleveland 
(Palace)," and . Paterson, ' two 

.ZuU .weeks ai^nd latter & split. . 

Additions .increiase .. the KKO book 
to about 16 Weeks, tip tp now; Bos- 
von has been the only additioii 
•)inc9 the beginning .of the, seisisPn 



ARTICLE 45 

REHEARSALS 

The principals. and specially artists under the Jurisdlctipii bit this code. I The stage shows are gptting Pver 
^exclusive of the chorus, provlsiphs filftectltig .M'hpm .are to -be as' sub- I thisre. Last week the- house record 
mltted by the Chorus Equity Association) vshall not be required to re> was broken by the ^Vanities' tab's 
hearse without compensation for a longer iierlod. than two Weeks, after 529 ttOO gross, 

Which period, for each additiona:i week oi rPhearsals, the Independent Cleveland talace's will 
c<mtractoror employer^hall pay A^ ihinlmum salary-of hot less than on eoinnlieatfr imattet-a" ther the 
half the minimum wage specified herein for artists jperfPrmln^ in Class A | 

ARTICLE 46'A 

MAXIMUM HOURS AND MAXIMUM PERFORMANCES 

There shall be a maximum of tien. (10) hours work, per day, . ?irid. there, 
shall be included and considered' as part of the work-day all of the time 
necessarily required of the artist in the theatre, which shall include a rea- 
sonable period;to niake up and remove J»akeTup, and in no event sh^l I 



and Class B theatres. 



doing ilAe bushj^s of the town with 
the ,bnly stage sbiow.' BKO theatre's 
stage show revival was made pbs 
sible by settlement, of union dl.s 
putes, after house had been in 
straight .pictures all summer, 
That ^ Iipew's State, . Cleveland, 



the artist be required to play niore than four (4) performances per dayKl will return to yaude is held.unllke- 



«Thbre shall be a reasonable time allowetl for the. artist to dress and un- 
dress. 

ARTICLE 46-B 

MINIMUM WAGES FOR CLASS A THEATRE^ 

Class A theatres shall be all those theatres having a seating capacity 
of at least 1,600, with an admission price of $0;6.6 minimum. 

Definition: A Principal in an act. as hereinafter referred to shall be one 
Who is the main feature in the act,.or' bWn^r-.omployee. 
■ A Specialty Artist in an act as hereinafter referred to shall be one who 
Is. an important piember of an act but not a. principal or owner-employee 
or Its main feature, as differentiated from a principal in the act; 



Best Towns for Radio Acts on Stage 

Balto.y Wash^y Phila. and New Havenl 
' Named— Acts with Bands, the Problem 



Albee m Royalty Jam^ 



RKO ..Albee's, Brooklyn, lihau- 
l^horized use of Victbr Herbert's 
FPrtune Teller,' ■ a copyright work' 
as ah overture this week brought 
a demand, for ii.OOO in royalties 
front, the publisher, Taina-Witrhark 
Music Co. It nearly resulted in the 
theatre being forced to. scrap the 
hiimber, along -with .prpduqtlon and 
lobby .display costs .incurred. 

Milton AbOrn^ rfe presenting, the 
publisher, and the theatre's man- 
ager, J. J. Franklin, Harold Fraink- 
lln's brother, finally reached a com- 
promise at ? 5 00. Theatre figured 
the $.60 fine per performance and 
cost of ■changing the show and; bill- 
ink would . amount to more anyway. 

Number was staged by Alex' Ou- 
mansky as one of a series of^ pp- 
eretta overture, conducted by Phil 
Faibello. Oumansky was imported 
from .Chip to stage the Albee's 
house stuff by J'ranklln. 



ly. lipew recently disposed, of the 
Stillmah, giving the State an. ex- 
clusive break oh 'picture product. 
Loew is understood to have decided 
tp continue with films only unless 
forced into something else by the 
Palaqis and HiPP. ppposish. 

.RKO's bther former yaude house 
In Cleveland, the .105th St:, stays; 
straight pix. Palace prbbably will 
play the same shows as the !Pal 



A Principal in Class. A theatres ishall receive a minimum of $ip.00 net per ace, Chicago, which means nanies 



When available.' 



CU RKO Office Move 



Chicago, Sept. 26. 
Move of the RKO office from the 
Sta^e-Iiake building to the Metro 
politah (Palace theatre) building is 
set for Oct; 31. This takes in 
everything from theatre pperation 
to vaude booking- 
Agents all ready to follow the 
RkO exodus with niost of the 
vaude agents already Setting them 
selves for space in . the Woods 
buiiding tb be closer to the center 
of yaude' activity. 



day. i 

ASpecidlty Artist in .Class A theatres shall receive a minimum cf $40,00. 
Diet per:. week, plus transportation expenses. 

ARTICLE 46-C 

I IMUM WAGES FOR CLASS B THEATRES 

Class B theatres shall include all theatres, having a seating capacity of 
less than 1,500, with an;admlssion price, of leas than $0.50. 

A Principal in Class B theatres: shall receive a minimum of $7.50 net 
per day. . , . 

A Specialty Artist In Class B theatres shall receive a minimum, of $35.00 
net per week, plus transportation expenses. 

(Provisions affecting the chorus to be as submitted by the Chorus 
Equity Association.) 

ARTICLE 46-p 

BREAK-IN PERIODS 

During periods when an act is being tried oiit, known as 'break-in' 
periods, thef length of such periods shall not -exceed three weeks in dura- 
tion. The salaries of all artists during such 'break- in' periods shall not 
be less than half the minimum salaries prescribed, herein, and. In no event 
less tha $15.00 net per week. , 

(Provisions afltecting the chorus to be as submitted by the Chorus K-R Circiut GtOWS 

Equity - Association.) 

ARTICLE 47 Seattle. Sept. 25. 

y A «x^A^a.« -xf K. & R. Empire Circuit adds four 

lOD OF EMPLOYMENT more towns— Miles City, Big Tim- 

tri view of the fact" that 'ft is a fixed' S^^^ theatres IH varlOQa " ber Xbbth In 'Mbhfana);; 

parts of the country to change the bill dially, bi-weekly or weekly,, no Wenatchee (both In TV;ashIhgtbn) . 
consecutive period of employrhp to be as | Latter two break jump from Bel- 

. . .. . ^ » ^ linghattii to Spokane. 

This circuit bbpklng some abts 
standard in this ' territory,; such as 
[Hooper and Gatchee, Hector ' and 
pals. Van ..HbrnS. O'Connor family, 
Les keliors, Tom Kelly, Fred 
Pisano, • Ju ■ • Fpng^, Emeri9on ' and 
Baldwin. Edison and LPulse, Claude 
1 pe • Carr & Co.; Roy CubimlngS. and 
Florence Roberts. Billy Elliott 



Downtown^Uptoivn 



.■"(Contlmiedrfroni-page- 5) - — - 
achieving a closer Rockefeller co.h- 
nectlPn. 

. Contrpl. of Loew's passing to a 
group other than Film Securities. 

Downtown money scouted on the 
wing for 20th Century, with at least 
two banking houses known to have 
been approached. 

■An uptown Uhk would figure 
also , among possible shifts.' War- 
ners, havb no active . downtown 
banker connections, as known, ibut 
uptown the possibility , of .merging 
Warners theatres with; Par's has 
been broached. 

if anything, all these proposals as 
being^ talked about would Indicate a 
renewed belief In picture investment 
downtown. That smacks of a 
healthy, outlook for the b^js almost 
immediately. . Pbssibly current imr 
prdvements in the;, general b-o. Pf 
the country during the past few 
months' niay have, much- to do with 
what's being talked abdut. 



per con tract. between the; artist and employer, 

ARTICLE 48 

TRANSPORtATlON 

Any artist receiving less than $10 net per day minimum; wbp is re 
/Quired to travel, shall receive, railroad transppivtatipn in Addition to .hiis 
salary, 

ARTICLE 49 

WARDROBE 

All artists receiving less than $10 net per day nainLmum shall be fur 
nished 'by the employer with all period or special costumes, wigs, gowns, 
hats, footwear and other necessary stage wararpbe, not including street 
wearing apparel. 

(Provisions, as to the chorus to be submitted by the Chorus Equity 
Assbciatlon.) 

ARTICLE 50-A 

ARTISTS' REPREiSENTATI VE8' CONTRACTS 

Every manager, agent or artists' representative, or any associate there 
of, who shall engage the services of ah artist; shall enter Intb a uniform 
and equitable written 'Play or . Pay' contract with the artist, setting 
forth the amount of compensation to be received by the artist for his I 
"^sSi^Ioesr^^-Xny^faill^ 
or by any associate thereof, to comply with the provisions hereof, dnd 
any issuance of a false contract in relation to any act, pi'csentatlon or at- 
traction shall be deemed an unfair trade. practice ,and a violation of this 

ARTICLE 50 B 

INDEPENDENT CONTRAOTORS' CONTRACTS 

Wherein any contract between the' operator of a theatre and ihdeDend- 
ent contractor, the latter shall undertake, or agree to do and pei-form, or 
• not to do or perform acts and deeds required to bo done or performed, or 
prohibited from being done or performed by this code, the duty, liability 
arid responsibility for so doing, or performing, or not doing or perform- 
ing, shall rest solely on such independent contractor. 



s. F. POX, vAtmniM 

San Francisco, Sept. .25; 

Fox will drop Its dual ifilms Sept 
30 and take a whirl , at flesh, w;ith 
Ted FloRItp's band in irtdef for the 
experiment. 

House will continue its Ihdie 
product and also the 15 and 25c top 



•The chan»p towns lor radio acts 
are Baltimore, Washington, l?hHa- 
d(5lphIarwdTS:ew Hayen in th^^Srdor" 
nAiiied. Latter only affords smaller 
turns at. the Palacd, but Balto and 

Wash, go big for air acts of almost 
any calibre. 

Radio turns as a' result. If new., 
are being routed first Into thpse 
towns py Ltoew'a or Warner Bros.,' 
and if clllpklng ' then to Phllly and. 
finally. JJewXbrk. 

'The- insistence, on the out-of-town 
break-iii makes It a problem for 
certain acts Which carry their own 
.orchestras. One such Instance is a, 
team which has an $1,80.0 item. for. 
musicians 'which must bo taken into 
consideration. Otherwise there are 
no ' line, charges as those towns are 
on the national hookups regardless. 



OLDKNOW FAVORED FOR 
SEATTLE ORPH LEASE 



Seattle, Sept..; 25. 
Every show outfit from .Boston 
to Guani seems to have been .dn* 
gUng for lease on , ■ Orpheum, dark 
about a year, dating from RKO re-' 
coivershlp. .That is everyone except 

the_ Qrplieum.__' _:'.:.„ _ . ,. _ . 

Jack H. McGoldrick of Broderlck 
Co.; representing bbridholders wlio 
are handling the bvillcling, say^ a 
lease is to bo signed pronto. 

House is well located, one 
finest theatres in west. , 

Indications are that Oscar Old- 
know, possibly with Mike Rosen- 
berg, will liind lease. Pantages also 
made strong bid for it. Oldknow 
regime would mean Arthur-Marco, 
operation with F&M stage shows. 
Marco and Oldknow here the past 
few days, looking into propbsition, 
Pantages. now looking to Metro- 
politan for his vaude stand, but thia 
Up In air. 



Frank Newman Lining 
Up 3 Nordiwest Wk& 

Hollywood, Sept. 25. 

Three additional weeks of stag». 
shows are in prospect for. the North* 
west. Frank ;Newman is now la 
Los Angeles cpnsultinir. with Fox 
West Coast executives on possibility 
of ^booking units frpm Loew's State 
with variations. 

Paramouiit, Seattle, and Para- 
mount and Liberty, Portland, ar# 
involved^ 



What a Break for Conucs! 



Snap of Finger and Up Comes No. 7535 to 

Floor Patrons 



Hollywood, Sept. 
• Hearken you big rhot comedlarii, 
you' Cantors, . Jolsons, Wynns anu 
Pearls, no longer do you have to 
wbrry about material for laugh get- 
.tlng. Headaches caused by fear of 
laughS' lost can be banished over- 
night. 'Comics-rrSales .Agents for 
all Comical Material;-. Correspbndr; 
enta in Every Country,' has opened 
offlces; in Los Angeles -. to flll your 
funny wants. 



ARTICLE 50-C 

EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE CONTRACTS 

Persons employing or cb.ritracting for theatrical talent of every nature 
and description who shall fail or refuse to pay salaries dnd/or transporta- 
tion expenses of artists as and when due and payable .as per contract 
shall thereafter be placed under license by the National Recovery Adminr 
istrator and. shall be required to talce out a bond In. an amount to be 
fixed by the Administrator in sUch license for the purpose of guaranteeing 
and protecting the future payment aS and when diie of salaries to all 
.talent employed thereafter. 

UNRESTRICTED EMPLOYMENT OF ARTISTS 

To effectuate the purposes and policy of the National Recovery Ad- 
ministration and help, increase ehiploymgnt of persons in this industry, 
no restrlctibns of any. kind .shall be placed on any artist or group of. 
artists oftdring entertainment in any hall, auditorium or elsewhere in pub- 
lic performance. 

Article 52 — 

SUNDAY PERFORMANCES 

In towns where artists or theatres are permitted to perform or operate 
on week-days and the law prohibits Sunday performances, then six days 
shall constitute a week's work and, the artist: shall not be required to 
i)lay any other town "for the seventh day. 



. 'Comics' busy circularizing 

local funny men, telling them of 
their service:' '"VVe have literary 
iaugh bombs your artists just havA 
to crack 'em on the stage, and the 
public will explode and rbar with 
side busting- laughter.' HoW do 
you like -that? . 

, And here's mOre! 'We supply 
your artists with the most laugh 
producine jokes, giggles, gUffawa^ 
laugh bursting costumes, all prig* 
inal, all fresh, all copyrighted stuff. 
We are. in connedtion with hUh- 
dreds and hundreds of humprlsts. 
frpm all over the world, all. eager 
to serve you, all eager to give your 
performers the creme de la creme.' 
Floors rbu 

Now that 'Coniics' has given a 
slight insiisht into its service they 
submit a sample of their work To 
be exact, Sample No. 7534. 

^Herp 'tis. This'lL kni you, 

~'Wy 'mSWev sent ' me^ to the" 
butcher's to see whether he has 
some pickled pigs feet but I could 
not see it good. He was wearing 
high boots!' Sample No. 7535. 'I 
went in the niorning to ge.t sbm?! 
sour pickles and it was evening 
when I came back. 

'\Vhat did you do there all day?' 

'Well,' the guy said, 'Walt a 
while, they are not sour yet.' 

•All, ah, boys, remember the stuff 
is copyrighted. 



Taesday, Sieptember 26, 1933 



V A n B E V I L L E 



VARIETY 4f 



Memphis Places Bbme 

palled W^st Show Town, btit Reason la 

Stale Vaud Gasrs 



. Memphis is hot such a, bad show 
iovih, :. Memphisl«,ni^ like shows.' 
Tt'ft j upt that Bhi Qw cebple doh't plve 



Ifcmphis a break. iThat's the thepry 
iff Billy ^kespler, publicity man of 
the 'Suzore theatr«^r. only Memphis 
hous<B with stage shows. ■ 
' 'The' trouble,' ' wiyiB ■ Kessler, in sL 
letter to VAiUErrt, . 'is. not with the 
Memphis, theatregoers, but .with the 
performers ? thonisely.es. Year after 
year they visit ^Memphis with the 
^me eagis, songs' and chatter, and 
expect- the public ^to- ieat their 
Btuft up,*-:" 

Ahd \to prove . his argument, 
Kessler encloses a clipping from the 
Memphis 'Press-Scimitar.' It's a 
film review by | Jack Bryan, paper's 
critic, ot , 'Hollywood to Broadway' 
(Metro) v" 

- 'Men^phisiahs. will especially ap- 
preciate; one angle :of 'Broadway to 
Holly wood/ says Bryan; 'In this. 

''«zcellent ejpic of 'the show . ■wl-prid 
emphasis is placed on the mortality 
of the. act which cirrios a pair of 
troupers to fame in their youth. Ais 
yearis go onj- so dbeg this act. .The 
actors never change a gag, a stunt, 
or' a- liiie.- i,' 

'And then they wonder why au- 
diences, fall., to. applaud, Memphis 
has;; seen a , lot . of that : .vaudeville. 
One of tlie chief 'reasons that stage 
shows have 'fizzled iix this town is 

, .becau.se so many of these .old trpup- 
ejrs' have come: again arid'agiin with 
the Same old act . they. had. been 
lairing for years.' 



REPEAT SET FOR TANK 
TOWN TOUR OF AUSTIN 



.Bob Kerr is taking Oene Austin 
but on another tour of the death- 
trail territory and has six months' 
boolcing all set, virtually repeating 
the .26 weeks which the radio- 
phonograph singer and Kerr,, his 
inahager, pioneered through thfe 
south and southwest. With a 40- 
people revue, the Austin company 
dlscovtered tank; towns and did 
plenty of bizi so mUch so that the 
'Green Pastures' (legit) company, is 
.repeating on the same territory. 
The largest cities played were of 
the New Orleans-Memphis-Bir- 
mingham calibre, but for. the main 
It was . in lesser towns Avhere the 
Aatives were hungry for variety en- 
tertainment.. 

This limel instead of a large 40- 
p«opIe company, Austin has added 
.iJandy and Coco, New . Orleans 
youngsters, and Is repeating with 
but three people, on a fouV-a-da.y 
policy with pictures, •. as against 
twice daily, stiraight vaude. 

They open Oct. 2 in Newport 
News, "Va. 



Beats llhess 



Hollywood, »Sept. 2."). 

Claude W. llumphrey.s*, who has 
been seriously ill as a result of a 
heart attack three months ago, is 
around- agalTii " " 

He is rapidly regaining his health 
Under, a, special course of treatment, 
'Tvhich Is ' being directed .by .J. 3. 
Murdock. 



Diamond Stars Poised 

For Vaud Personals 

Joe Cronift, manager of ; the 
"Washington Senators,, and Al 
Schact have been teamed xip for 
yaude by Mun-ay .itler, to open 
iipon Cqmplctlon of the World's, 
Scries, it's Cronin's first stage trip. 
Schia.ct, one of the American 
League's clowns, has been In vaudc 
many times as Nick Altvook's part- 
ner. 

Hitter also has Al . Mamaux for 
the lattcr's customary winter Vamlc 
appcarancc.s, Mamrtux again plloteO 
the Newark Bears into first place 

^JMa^yearT. ^ — . .. ^.^^ 



GILDA GEAY'S UNIT IDEA 

Piltaburgh, Sept. 25. 

Nlck Troilo, local agent, has lihod 
np four weeks of night clu'o dates 
for Gildfi Gray, opening at the Plai:a 
cafe, here Oct, 5, Cleveland and 
Detroit to foU.ow. 

►She's doing a sjinelc for the four 
datc.% but after that will line up 
MfUh a band a pro.scntation unit. 



Doubles Vaud Hbiites 



Chicago, S«pt. 26. 
TivoH goes into vaude Fri- 
day <29) with Sophie TUcker 
doubling In that spot for B & 
K from the South toym. 

Bodklni: via, the William 
Morris office arid the first, time 
a performer will, play two the- 
atres simultaneously in Chi- 
caigo in years. The Tivoll goes 
to stage enteiirtainment after, a 
of more than two years. 





AL JUST 
SEZ NO 



;. Joison has changed; hjs mind 
about playing the • Capitol, New 
York,, with Ruby Keeler and Paul 
Whiteman'S band, after .haylrig a 
$25,000 guarantee arid percentage 
offer tossed in- his lap by Xioew's. 
Circuit even .gam .In , the. trio's, 
deniands for. a split over $70,000, 
after setting. $75,000 as its own out- 
side split figure. 

Jolsori just said he didn't care to 
accept the datcj ;the cancellation 
coming through the William Morris 
office which had set the. deal. In-. 
stea.d, Joison will. hang arourid New 
York for a Couple of weeks ..and 
then return to Hollywood to start 
on the 'Wonder Bar' talker. 

Miss Keeler left Thursday .(21) 
for Nova Scotia, to visit folios 
and will . make the western trip 
with her husband upon return to 
New York. She is due on the' War- 
ner Ipt next morith for another 
musical. 

Whiteman has succeeded in per- 
suading ,tho Paradise restaurant 
peojple to postpone his opening 
there froni Oct. - 6 to the 13th to 
permit the Capitol; enga'genient. 
Zjatter would have commenced 
Oct. 6. Now it stands at Oct. 13 
anyway. 



RATE OF EXCHANGE UPS 
LIVING IN PARIS $9% 



l)ai>ny Simmon.s, former Keith 
booker who retired to live in France 
a few years, ago, returned to New 
York last week on the 'George 
Witshingtoh- and is no^y on his way 
to Hollywood. 

Simmons says he'll probably re- 
main in the U. S. Mounting cost, of 
living over there under sinking 
value of the dollar, makes residing 
in Paris 59% more expensive than 
formerly, he decla;red. Like other 
Americans living on the other side 
on incorhe from investments, Sim- 
moitg nrias things considerabiy 
phoapor hero. 



Godfrey Out as Booker 
For Circle, Lorraine In 

After, bookihs the indie hCusc for 
about four weeks, George Godfrey 
has b€ieri removed as vaude buyer 
for the ^ Circle, N. Y. 

Harry Lorraine it 
henceforth.;. 



LOAD OF MUSIC 



Lombardo and Waring In Loop Oct. 
13 Represent $16,600 

Chicago's Loop Will have $16,500 
worth of bands In two theatres the 
week of Oct. 1 3 . with Guy Lombardo 
at the; Chicago and Fred Waring at 
the; Palace. 

Both in for 47>500 salaries^ War- 
ing band Is getting transportsi,ti6n 
from New., Tork . besides, bringing 
the.^gure Up to about $9,000. 





SPOTS FOR 
VAUDE 



. /.Talent bookers .And -that the s.6uth 
haS: sonie excellent playable tiihe 
which, hadn't been capitalized, but 
are up against the proposition, of 
findirig . many' southern " theatres 
coasting and waiting for receiver-: 
ships to be cleared or new dealis to 
be riiade. 

"The theatres in. towns like Chax:- 
lottc, Richmond, Jacksonville, Motn- 
phis, Birmingham. Port Worth iind 
the like are comparable with the 
big key de luxersi Th6 drawing 
population is there state the ^would- 
be Vaude bookers. The Uatristorm- 
ing roadshows, sent out hy the Wll- 
ilam Morrii^ agency. Gene Austin's 
successful six-months tOur, etc., are 
cited, as. signal exiampies of the 
manner of response from southern 
patronage to ' iive entei'tainmiesnt.." 



Small Town Test 

Wlnooskl, V.t, Sept. 26. 
he Strarid. theatre is finding 
vaudeville a paying proposition. 
House is located In one -of : the 
smallest cities in the state and until 
a few weeks ago never tried flesh 
attractions. 

Piv.e acts are. now being used the 
f.rst half and drawing business. 
House, is located across the river 
from Burlington and is now draw- 
ing; well from that City. Acts are 
being booked out of Albany. 

Several' Burlington houses have 
been playing stage attractions but 
on rio set schedule. Policy is to book 
ind.et>endently any act or uriit show 
(Continued on page 65) 



Pin GOING VAUDFILH, 
PITTSB'G'S ONLY FLESH 



Pittsburgh, Sept. 25. 

George Shaffer, former Wheeling 
(W. .Va.) theatre, operator: who has 
taken over the Pitt here, has finally 
decided on a policy for that houSe, 
and it Opens Friday (29) with vaud- 
film. Shaffer for a while consld^ 
ered a resident stock company, bUt 
discarded this in favor of pictures 
and vaude. 

Opening bill ill have 'Dance, 
Girl, Dance' on the screen and eight 
acts, headed by Frarik Richsardson 
and Ann and . Monica Skelly. House 
will use nine rinen in the pit and it'll 
be the .only house in town with 
flesh, although Alvin, reopening in 
a few weeks under Harris manager 
ment, is expected to go in for like 
ppncy. ' 
' Shaffer, In New York last, closed 
with First Division foi* all of lat^ 
ter's product and expiects to pick 
Up the -rest of his pictures in the 
open riiarket. George Otte. is house 
riianager. 



Act Inflation 

I^aymond Baird Is .scrapjjinpf his 
single for a threc-^dct with Phyllss 
ivnd ;Kvplyn Wykoff. 

Jirnitiio Mat ti son pi'oducirig. 



£1 BBENDEL IN VAUDE 

El Brcndol is coming east for 

'\"{ufa'eVincT ^-^-^ — ~=^~- 

Curtis & Allen has the comic set 
for q. tentative Oct. 15 RKO opon- 
iiiff. 



Two Halves Add Up 
Nat Rcnard and Bert Rome have 
teamed up a.<i .a now ^ombln.atlon 
for vaudc. 
• Thoy survive two other standard 
toamf, Rcnard and West and Rome 
and Dunn. 



Crawfords as a Teani 
On Guest Tour South 

Jesse Crawford, organist, arid his 
wife have eight weeks llried up for 
O'Dohriell-Hoblitzelle iri the south 
after their initial four weeks as 
guest organists at the Keith Me- 
morial; Boston. They are being 
booked , as traveling guest attrac- 
tions as an to supplement the 
films. 

Jhe Cv.iwfords for seven years 
were iat the Broadway Paramount, 
but a recent four weeks at the Em- 
Pjr€_,.(j^cw'sjj_Lon^^^ 
Brltlsh"~provirices~g^^ave^tfiem 
idea of doing a -similar type act in 
the Amorican hinterland. 



SAILS— WITH PIANO 

Peter Higgins sailed Saturday 
(23) on the Majestic for the Palla- 
dium, London. Before, sailing he re- 
hired his former accompanist, 
Fr.ank Dixon, who went along. 

Higgins has worked sans pla.no for 
about 18 months. 



7 More RKO-U)0 l»w m ^ 
Weeks Opening; No Salary Limits; 







-^idow^Mite^ 



Boston, Sept. 

Jessie Gostello,. whose ball- 
roomi arid theatre career 
jflopped, fared better at Rock- 
ingham races. 

Putting' $2 on White Man in 
first race, she picked . up |5. 50, 
and her $2. bTi'Allgreri In second 
netted her :$8.10. 






Time for Aimee> 






Next vveek (29) in Washington 
will be Aimee Semple' McPherson's 
offrto-Buffalo fCr Loew's. Her! 
current flop at the. Capitol,^ New 
York---Aimee'B first, stage booking 
— changed the Lbew offlice's mind 
about extending her. time. 

Following : Washington7~the- «van>r- 
gelist goes to the; Stanley, Philly, 
for Warners, and then to the Chi- 
cago (BjcK), Chicago; All on the 
sarine terriis>,.$&,.(y00 iand percentage. 

Dave HUtton, the Palace and 
opposish to the missus on Broad- 
way this w.eek,' is oddly enough do- 
ing okay. Palace will get $12,500, 
which is better than . iaverage; 'Lady 
for a Day' is the picture with HUt- 
ton and .responsible lor much of ♦he 
draw. Capitol took an opposite pic- 
ture stand on the . McPherson book- 
ing, sloughing off sin average prb- 
.gramer. on the screen this week. 
House will be lucky tb get $35,000, 
or about half of. what was expected, 

Aimee had a deal on with a w. k. 
press agent to handle the Capitol 
week, but balked when he asked for 
$500. He's Jewish, with a Jewish 
name, and explained he would have 
to." get an Irishman to front for him, 
heiice the price asked. Aimee said 
the price was too high and that 
she'd get along without a ross 
agent. 

Capitol, N; divans were filled 
vvith reporters frorii the dailies at 
Airiieee Semple MacPherson's open- 
ing show on Friday (22) hoping for 
fireworks, baCk-chat from the audi- 
ence or somsthing. Nothing hap- 
pened, so the boys just covered the 
show. Some of them took it hard 
that Aimee, repeated her gigs from. 
Wednesday's press luncheon, others 
found consolation In watching the 
undulating performance of the 
Chester Hale Girls doing their 
snakie-hips directly after Airiiec's 
act. . , . 

Dailies' picture critics; usually .too 
busy to give their attention to stage 
shows,- eased up for Aimee and re- 
mained. So Aimee had a goodly 
audience of newspaper folk, at any 
rate^ 



Chi Hold$ Fan Dancer 
To Give liegion Peek 

• Chicago, Sept. 25. 
Sally Ran wlH not operi. in the 
New York,: Pja-iramount . un-tii Oct;; 6. 
Postponement made through the.in- 
sislen.ce of Balabari . A Katz to hold- 
over the fan dancCr so thiat the 
American Legiprinairos might get a 
peek. 

Following a fortnight in the Ea.st, 
the fan dancer will hof) a plane fot 
the Coast where she . starts a Para- 
mount flicker Oct. 23 vyith a fear 
tured part assigned to her, accord- 
ing to contract. 



More Fan Dancers 

■=^^>oi ly^Sand^^^arrotirei^an 
from the Chicago Fair is following 
two otliei' fan strip|)erM, Sally Rand 
and RosoJie, into vaudc. 

Polly , opens Oct. .6 Warners 
at tiio roarlo, I'hilly. 



Phil Berle, Agent 

Milton Bcrle',') bro'thcr Phil Is go- 
ing into the a^'cnry busincHs in N<»\V 
York, ' wltli Murray Ffank as his 
partner. 



^Betwee n RR e— anid-^-LofevvrHaeven 
weeks of 'now-andr ' stage time 
will be opened .up between noW arid . 
6ct.: They'll' pldy shows on .an 
irregular specidllzing 
names, ' attractions 

wiien . available, and" \v i thout . inten.- 
tion of establishing per anent stiitrfe 
policies. 

Loow is opening four-T-^yr 
Rochesterf^ Akron, Canton, and RKO 
threc-^Daytori, .Syyiacuse, Columbus. 

an- 
nouncements' t'osav ing 
means the Lbew -RKO iigreementi 
•.vhich has kept .stage shows .Out bf. 
t town for a year has ,. 
pCnded. Their agreement i 
ester, which had similar nbn-stage 
show effects, was oflicially broken 
last week }?y RKO 's opening a yeg- 
ular vaude policy there. 

The three new RKO "now-and- 
.t'hen' vveeks bring that circuit's total, 
of such playing time, to 11 weeks. 
•The other, eight >veeks,, already; us- 
ing the policy, mostly junder Nate 
Bluhiberg's direction, are Min- 
neapolis, Davenport, Cedar Rapids* 
sk JPauL _Slpux...l.ity,_ Dfia . MbJueB* 
Omaha, Kansas City. 

$3,000 Top South 

Loew is also reported considering 
the 'riow-and-then' shows, for its 
southern towns, rnost of which have 
been without sta^e shows for from 
one to three years. A reservation 
on that, though, is that a limit of 
•$3,000 top may be set for the south, 
and no chance for the policy to go 
through unless the agents and prb- 
ducers can as.iure the Lcew book- 
ing ofllce of salable shows for that 
riioney. 

The four northern weeks- will' play 
the more expensive names and 
units, with no bars on" the. salaries 
or percentage arrangements. Prices 
under the no-budget system will 
depend on the individual bookings. 

Most of the towns announced' by 
PiKO and Loew and taking on oc- 
casional stage shows came quite as 
a di.sappointmcht to those In vaude- 
ville who anticipated their return 
to regular vaude or stage show poli- 
cies. However, some satisfaction 
has been expressed over the com- 
promise policy in the belief that 
success with the -now-and-then* 
shows might lead to establishment 
of regular .policies. 



LA REINE'S NEW STRIDE 
IN EOC0 COMEBACK 

Fred LaReirie, former Broadway, 
agent and vaiide poiformer, has 
staged a great Comeback on what 
Broadway {idmiringly>. calls sheer 
guts. LaReine had his back and 
both hips broken in an auto' smash 
near Milwaukee two years ago and 
is crippled for life. 

.After a. long period of hospital- 
izatipn and a chance to adjust him- 
self tq his physical lirriltatibh.^,. La- 
Reine got biick irito -the swim.' Dur- 
ing the past summer he operated 
three profitable side shoAy cbnceS- 
slons at Coney. Island, :ii'eVCrb 
Beach, and Piiiladelphi . ' Next 
wecit he's opening an ambitious 
vaude.' unJi,. in Boston entitled 'A 
Night at Coney Island.' 

LaReirie has a limou.sirie and 
Chdufeur and. was parked, in front 
of the Bond building one day last 
weiek renewing acquairitdnccs with: 
actor , and agent , pals whp hadn't-, 
seen him" since the - accident. He 
gets ".T round in. a wheel chair. 



Woolfolk ID Chi, Has 

"-^™C!ttoperr"Buttei 



Chicago, 

Boyle Woolfolk back *in town i,nd 
has opened an office in the Woods 
bulldiiig. Comes. In as Chicago rep- 
re.scntative for the Cooper interests 
of the N. y. Tlipnodromc and the 
W. .S. Buttcrflcld time.. 

fStarts with the Cooper IvorBidtt 
In Milwaukee and .the Biitterfleld 
fitta tre l» Grand Rapids. 



48 



VARIETY 



YAU DEVI 1.1. E 



Tuesday, September 26, 1933 



Chicago Sidewalk Bookers, Gimme 
Managers Are Racketeering Again; 
Woiit Ever Learn TheirLLessbn 



New Acts 



~ ■ -CRrcagfo, Sept. 25r— 

Vaude In the mrdwest is trying 
desperately t& make ' comeback. 
But the iihaifflliafed bookera hahg- 
Iner 6nt6 the fringe of the business 
by their teeth are beginning to kill 
off another, comeback chance for 
yaude. They are' doubling, and 
tripling commission' charges on acts 
in such a way that the new vatidc 
is being stifled. 
,yNot always the booker is to blame 
twith chiseling house ma-hagers 
usually starting; the vicious circle 
by demanding a piece of the com- 
mission. They are making no bones 
about it, and the bopicers too hungry 
for business to . naake any; stani 
against this inside racketeerings 
Agent Take<Soai*8 
Result is that acts in the . mid- 
west are . now paying as high as 
2!i%,ln some instances, booking, of • 
.flees sometimes naming soinebody 
in .the .pfflce as agent in the cas'V 
in order to tilt the take from the 
performer. . 

Nothing left for the acts to do 
tiut' increase salaries; which Is: the 
trend in this town; Houses play- 
ing flesh attractions are now beirts 
racketeered by these outside book*, 
ers .and yaude- is being oommlS' 
- stoned out pt existence by conniving 
iKMkers, agents and house man- 
agers. 



Sti^e^hillyrDips; 

Despite Name Bills 



, Sept. 26. 
Strong lianies are listed in the 
stage .show bookings announced by 
William Goldnian, Stanley-Wafner 
general manager, for - the; , Stanley 
theatre: this fall; 

This week's name is Barbara 
Stanwycic, with AJmee Semple Mc- 
pherson coming next.. Oct. 13 will 
inaugurate a special radio program 
with Morton Downey, Mildred 
Bailey, Jp6 Penner, Frank rand Milt 
Brittoii, Stpopn'agie and Bud and 
others lined ' up.: 

Oct. 20" will bring AmPS 'n' Andy, 
with FreiS Waring following ^ a week 
later witii his . Old Gold unit, jack 
Denny, Ted Lewis, Ben Bernie, Guy. 
liomibardo and Frank Fay are also 
listed. 

House has been doing very well 
under new; policy, although last 
week and this have been consider- 
ably under the $23,o60 pace that 
was maintained (on average) the 
first three we'eks. 



Three-Week Fox Route 
Out of Chicago Likely 



Chicago, Sept 26. 

Possibility of a three-week yaude 
route following the conference of 
cieorge Skouras, representative of 
the Fox theatres in Wisconsin; Ciil 
len .liSpy of the Ambassador in St. 
lipuis and Dave Idzel from the Fox 
m DetrPit. 

Houses, in St. Louis, Detroit and 
Milwaukee, now being booked indi- 
vidually but .figured more successful 
In securing acts if booked in a com- 
bine. Four possibilities to handle*^ 
the new deal out of Chicago if and 
when set. 

Being considered are the local 
RKO office, Sam Bramson of the 
Morris agency, Billy Diamond office 
or Harry Singer out of Panchon.&' 
Marco office. 



WANTED 

Professional Singers, Dancers. Orches- 
tras, Badio Artists, Novelty Acts. In- 
terviews after 2 p.m. only. . 

United Theatrical. Agencies, Inc. 

802 So. Stato St., Ohicaso 
iir. J. RUBERTI, Afan. Director 

■• ■ - ' ■ 



Blend Local Musicians 
In Unit Stage Bands 

Lincoln, 

Local niuslcians scored a win 
here, at least partially, in regard to 
the tranisient bands with vaudp 
house units. Two houses, the Or- 
pheiim and Lincoln, both had vaude, 
and after three weeks of : unit shows, 
each one carrying its own music, it 
became apparent to t^^e .union that 
the- mgrs. were not goins to See need 
of a pit band.. 

Rather than hire a band they 
wouldn't use, the managers acceded 
to the proposal of the local, -"which 
had placed a minimum pfi six men 
to each house, and decided to blend 
the local men Into the visiting band 
each -week. Only conflict arising 
with this is the costuming, .§ince 
hardly any of the bands with . the 
units carry tSat many extra garbs 
tp tog put this addition. 

The units come in here for a 
guarantee of about $700 and 40% of 
the gross over the hut. Both houses 
get in the neighborhood of 3Gs for 
the week. This addition of musl 
cians costs about $250. 



McKay for Legit 

George McKay (McKay and Ar- 
dine) is going single in 'Hot and 
Bothered*, legit, which Morris Green 
and Frank McCoy are prpducing. 
. McKay has the comedy lead. 



TO ALL ACTORS! 

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE FUTURE OF YOUR 
• HONORED PROFESSION. IF THE SURVIVAL OF YOUR 
BUSINESS CONCERNS YOU— 

DO YOUR PART 

THE ACTOIIS' BE'tTERMENT ASSOCIATION is wagi 
. in your behalf. 
The rest depends wholly on yoUr cp-operationi. 
Th© JNRA code hearings are under way at Washington. 
The result cannot be satisfactory without your aid. 
Yesterday (Monday) tiie ultimate result was 
Tpday (Tuesday) may tell the story.. 

Take up tiie cudgel in youir own behalf, for your sake and that of . 
youtr brother and sister ^actors — and the welfare pf you.r Pro- 
fession. 

Wire Depiity Admiiustrator Sol A. Rosenblatt 

At the Department of Commerce Building, Wasliing1;bii> !I>. G. 

Tlr^e him-to remember the actPr and to contemplate -the provisions 
submitted for the protection of the actor. 



AIMEE SEMPLE MacPHERSON 
High Pitch 

17 Mins.; One (Special) 
Capitol, N.Y. 

Carefully introduced as Mrs. Mac- 
Pherspn and carefully avoiding any 
allusion . to her present Juisband,: 
Dave 'Big Boy' Hiitton, the shpr 
messiah from Ahgelus Temple, I^ibs 
Angeles, gave Broadway a sample 
of-hep-shownaattshlp-ih— l-T-T^lnutes.: 
Most of Broadway., wasn't enough 
interested to pay for the privilege 
of studying Sister Aimpe's. tech- 
nique in handling mobs. Which,; so 
far as the thieiiEitrical part of Broad- 
way is cpncerned, is a pilty, for Sis:- 
ter Aimee is no slouch as a precep- 
tress in thiB arts of projecting a per- 
sonality pver footlights.- 

As a bpzrofflce . attraction^ it 
looked like the founder and general 
n^anager of 226 churches was a 
washout. She didn't look like .$5,000 
worth at the C'apitpl,. but she was 
worth a look->see to the theatrical, 
colony, for Sister Aimee is a ihaster- 
showwoman and her poise in the 
face of sacrellgious titters Is some- 
thing to admire. 

All oif her 17 minutes are auto- 
biographical and there's a sharp 
division ori her private life. Hence 
when she greatfuUy refers to the 
iiord's kindness in giving' her a. 
steady income all these years,- there 
conies an unholy If partly hiuted 
hoot front- the audience. The" alsx) 
ilnd . her Insistent self-admitted 
humility a bit thick. 

A couple of other , times, she makes 
merriment withoitt intending to. 
But never a. qualm passes over the 
brow of this twinkling personality. 
There isn't a crack' in her voice or 
a moment's faltering except at . the 
bow-off when the Broadway aloof- 
ness seems nvomentarlly to capture 
the" lady's nanny. - For one fleeting 
Second .Sister Aimee shows signs Pf 
suffering from the flop Sweats. . 

Evangelist wears a white satin 
creation. Sexy, but .episcopalian. A 
large cross quivers on her bosom- 
and around her neck she wears a 
Smartly tailored ribbon. Backdrop 
showing a glazed glass church win- 
dow.- That's kindergardeh require- 
ihenta In booking any ecclesiastic 
into a theatre. 

Perfect diction, a rapid flow of 
words, boundless self-assurance, a 
chummy personal Intimacy belong 
to this wpman who\Is saint to thi^'V 
sands and front , page news to all. 
That firoadway refused to thaw out 
for her just proyes .what a stubborn 
btlnch of sinners Broadwayites are. 
It doesn't, mean that niore ty ' -My 
American centres may not respond 
to the niessage mPre lustily^ JLand. 



THREE KELLY KIDS 
Singing and Dancing 
7 IMins., Two 
Academy, N.' Y. 

'Not a new turn. It's the three 
youngsters put of the Five Kellys, 
with, the makings of a good act if 
it ever gets put together right. Bad 
routining and costuniing, chiefly the 
former. 

Act is two girls and a -fitoy. Boy 
and one girl play for the second 
sister, and when she exits they 
dance. She cok«s back and sings, 
they go Into . the dance, more sing- 
ing, more dancing and then three 
get together for the finish. Dancing; 
is all pretty much alike and the 
singer clings tP the oldies for her 
warbling. 'Waiting for the Robert 
B. Lee' is a bit passe. 

All three are nice looking chil- 
dren, but the singer is a show- oft 
whPse ability does , not warrant the 
grimaces and assumption Pf loud 
acclaim. A m6re nibdest pose would 
help. No costume changes, though 
two here anid just -about making the 
at least one is indicated. Number 
grade. Chic. 



B. & 0 MARBRO BACK; 
CHI'S 4Tfl FDU WEEK 



phl.cago, Sept. '25. 
After a two-yPar layolt the big 
west side Marbro returns to vaUde. 
this week. Now doing ti»e experi- 
ment route with a full week of flve- 
aot-show headed by Sophie Tucker, 
who went' into the hprth side Hard- 
ing for twp days and hiad tp stay 
fPur. 



House being booked -^out of - the 
local William M:orris agphcy. 



Far Off Alaska Cham 
Goes to New Control 



Seattle, Sept. 25. 
Ben . Sheai'er, head of . B. F. .Shear r 
er Co,,. th«^tre equipment, has 
taken pver the Gross & Kubley the-;- 
aire chains. In Alaska, giving him 
a siring of hpiises located in the 
following . tpwhs: Juneati, Sitka, 
Ketchikan, Douglas^ Haines, Peters- 
burg, Skagway and Wrangell., 

Shearer reports biz pickingr iip in 
Alasita. He is president and gen- 
eral manager of the Alaska-Empire 
Theatres, a new corporation formed 
to handle this chain. 



No Omaha Vaiide 



Omaha, Sept. 25. 

ij'ourth first run picture house 
Will be brought' into downtown 
when. Brandeis opens Friday, Oc- 
tober 6. House is now undergoing 
dpmplete^— rejuvenation — as— planned 
when Mori Singer acquired the 
lease. 'Willianni. brother of ' Mort 
Singer, is on hand to watch re- 
dressing, and will handle managing 
at ppenlng. and for shprt time 
thereafter. Opening policy will be 
pictures only with managennent 
still undecided about double or sin- 
gle features. "Vaude is out, at least 
for the time being. 

This leaves the World as only 
other vaude possiirillty. Case, of 
Ralph Goldberg to secure operating 
rights to World came up last Xi?eek, 
biit ( decision -was Set back one 
month. Only certainty Is that Gold 
berg has made connections with 
Pantages. it is barely possible that 
vaude might be run into Gold 
berg's Town, though he would not 
comniit himself on this. 



GASTON PALMER 

Just finished 2 weeks at the PalUdium, London, tripling at the 
Holborn . Empire and Berktt'ev Hotel 



MARY McCORMIC 
.Songs 

10 IMins.; One 
Palace, Chicago 

Mary McCprmic, who followed 
Rosalia on this bill, started her aria 
to many backs. ' She is one of the 
few American opera stars and a 
local product, adopting the name 
from Chicagi) Civic Opera when 
Harold McCormick;was its sponsor. 

Came back strong, finishing with 
a . speech. Rather .surprising for a 
pretty arty routine in a jpop variety 
spot. Two Irish tunes in the bal- 
lad thahner, 'Come' Back to Erin' 
arid 'Danny Boy,' with the 'Villa' 
from "'Merry Widow' closing. Over 
well, . proving that those who came 
in for the fan dancer had scrammed 
by this time. 

But an act of Miss McCormic's 
type needs careful booking and .spot- 
tlng J>_^^japv etai 
pop yaude show^ 



3-WAY BIDDING 
FOR NAMES IN 




-St^-iiOUlSr-SeptT-^ 



stage show opposition 
aiiipng th fllni houses is . to ppn- 
tinue three-cprnered and hot is in- 
dicated by the annpuncement that 
the St. lipuis theatre will ifeature 
big name, acts In ItS . weekly stage 
attractions. 

Two 6tj|)er houses. Fox and Am.- 
bassadpr. : have been doing it right 
alohg. 'This week, for Instance, 
former hag tab version ot old mu-- • 
slcal 'Queen High' with four, former ' 
stars of Municipal Opera In cast, 
and latter is presenting Biiiy . Rose's 
'Crazy Q.uilt' in which are Anita 
Page, Ann Pennington, Charles 
Kin£r and Smith and Dale. . Ijouis 
rieally got Into' fight three weeks ago 
with some Muny /Opera stars of its 
Pwn. 

. Making of the /policy permanent 
means: that three; hpuses instead, of 
two will . .be / bidding against each 
other f oi* the biggest hanie acts. It 
has proven a costly procedure, al- 
though somietimes houses . claimed a 
prpflt. / 

.In its first program, . iLouis 
presents Lilian Mileis from 'Mopn- 
light and Pretzels,' and Beii Blue 
isf "TOdi<5r~ HoTiBe~^fflaff ^til have 
master, pf. cer^mpnies and^ stage 
i>and. 



Morris/ Fosters Iron 
Out Their Differences 



After sonie. preliminary tiffing, 
the Fosters' agency of London cPn- 
tlnues as foreign, reps for the Wil- 
liam Morris ofllce. ' There was talk 
Pf Eiric Wolihelm replacing. GePrge 
and Ifarry Foster'^ agency as Lon- 
don''*tep for the MPrrls agency.' 

The differences arose ov^r soma, 
alleged direct booking of English 
acts .in America, through a third 
party. 




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BOOKIMO UANAOKB 



The Rochester 
Tlie .iElo6hester 



CHI EKO VAUDE ADDS 2 

Chicago, Sept. 25,. 

RKO vaude' office here adds two 
towns to its book, Stewart in Lin- 
coln, Neb., arid the Orpheum in 
Champaign, III. 

Stewart -wili be a four- day spot 
using four acts. Champaign week- 
end flesh with five turns. Booked 
by Dick Bergen. 




"Chronicle": "The Rlmics were a big hit in the 
opening bill of the Palace." 

'Jourrial": "Downey couldn't miss a box, office at- 
tractlPn, but there were other acts on the bill, 
notably the act of, Rimacs Rumba Orch., which 
supplied the needed punch to a. program -which 
gave apparent satisfaction." 




(CIRO— ROSARIO and CHARLIE BOY, with CARITO) 

iPn Unusual arid Only Act of Its Kind in America 

Real Punch Suppliers to Any Bill 

KrnSackment palace theatre, new YORK 

WEEK SEPT. 22 

Represented by. Direction: 
LEONARD ROMM HARRY A. ROWlM 

Bry. 9-8534 ^ /»aiace Theatre BIdg. 



Toesdayt September 26, 1993 



VARIETY 



49 



Variety 3ills 

NEXT WEEK (Sept. 28) 
THIS WEEK (Sept. 21) 

; Numerals tn eehnection vvith bills belpw lncI>eato ej^snlno day «if 
showr whether full' or split wsek. 



RKO 



>BW TOKK ^CTTT 
. FMlace («») 

VcQlta Qpiild. 

JM' Pennor 

Mbree to flll) 
" (22) 

^ Whirlwinds' 

%etat & Stanton 

Ittaaao's O.rch 

Block & Bully 

Save Hutton 
Academy 
Ist half lM-2) 

Jleiander Gray 

^ Jenkinn drcli: 

drbree to . fill) 
2d half (3-6) 

iQlKert Bros 

Oypey Nlh'a . . 

Ciiaa Ahearn Tr 

■JTwo to flll) ^ ^ 

' id half .(26-28) 

.IMrdland 

llall &. Plllnrd 



Loa HqUz 
fSltTl Mayfair 
: CINCINNATI 

Albee (29) 
Strike Me Pink 

(22) 
Tlirlllers 

Barney- Grant Co. . 
I<ou. Pollock Co 
William Demareet 
Gracella & Th'dore 
DKd MOINBS, lA. 
Keith's . 

.jBt half (22f 
..Shuffle 'AIone>i. 

—DETROIT ; 

Dtowniowik (20) 
Norman .ThomaB. 6 
Cookie . BoWera 
AVlDlam .Demarest 
Ethel . Biirrymore 
(One to mi) 
(22) 

■Strike Me Pink' 



BtlZABBTH- 
. lUtm .■■ 
1st half (29-'2) 
Vanderbllt Boys 

iBt half (22-25) 
Diaz Sie &: Powers 
Arlrehi & Broderlck 
Chase & .LaTour 
I.anvbertl 
2 Aristocrats . 
2d h(ilf (26t28). 
Waller & Lee 
Vornon Rath burn 
(I'wo to flU) . 
riUIiAUlSLiPJHIA 
]>:arie (20) 
Mills Bros 
Don Bedniah's. Or 

. (22) 
Thurston 

Stnuley (20)- 
Frank. Fay 



MARTY MAY 

and 

JEAN CARROLL 

4 WEEK 
. COAST TOUR 

AIIRAMGEII 

By LEDDY & SMITH 



Jules' Bledsoe - 
— JlUDtpir -A- -P<u:cl val ■ 
' Busaian Kevels ' 

-BROOKIxYN 

Albce (20) 
Xao 1'r ■ 
Aoy Siiicck 
Welst ic Stanton 
Al. Goodhart 
• (22) 
a Lordens 
Bolce ' & ■ Marsh 
Bernice Clair' 
Joe pennor 

rrospoot" 
let half (29-2) 
^a:wltt & Liock-w.'d 
(Others to fl!]). 

■2d half (S-n) 
Wells & Glimore 
Some. & (Saut 
Wallace Sis 
;<T.wo to flll) 

2d half (26^28) 
Oklahoma .Uuden 
Itiekey Bros 
Naro Ifbclcford 
.4Two to flll) 
1>06T0N 
Keltli'9 (30) 
Jf r ;& Mrs Crawfrd 
..(Others to. flli) 
; Boston (20) 
VaMl Whiteman O 
Jkok Benny Kov 
CHICAGO 
Palace (29) 
ttaldle Sc. Rae. 
Joe Woner . 
Xnw Pollock Co 
Jbne Knleht 
Lon Boltz 
(22) 

Briant Batifs A T 

gbr'don's' Dogs 
llllan Shade 



HEAIPSTISAD 

. . . .jUvoK 
let half (30-3) . 
Aarort Brodci'Ick 
Wallace Sis 
(Three to flll) 

1st half (23-26) 
4 . Spartons ' 
Waller : & i^ee 
Jack Arthur 
Bill Telaak Co 
Dance Revels 
MINNBAFOLIS 
Orphedui (SO) 
'Shuffle AIojK?' . 
BOCHBSTKR 
Keith's (29) 
Sari Carroll's Co' 
(22) 

-Bill Robinson Rev 
'Goln' to Town* 
SIOVX CITT 

Keith's 
2d half. (26-28) 
Shuffle Along 
S'TRACVSB 
. Keith's (20) 
Duncan . Sis . 

•(22) . 
Carroll's 'Vanities 
TRENTON» N. J. 

CaiHtol 
. 2d half (29-2) 
Rels & Dunn 
Naro I<6ckford 
(Three to flll) 

1st half (22-26) 
Jack Gwynne Co. 
Reed & Ray 
Wally Sharrles Co 
Bert. Walton 
Stare of the Future 

2d halt (26-28) 
Homer Romaine- 
Runaway . 4 
(Two to flll) 



NBW YORK CITT 

ttoxy (.«0) 
Jnmes' Melton 
Frank Convilie 
Sunny Dale' 
Vin CeUb & Mary 

Bti-Xteris 
(Otherh to flll) . 
BROOKLYN ': 
Panunount (29) 
Georse Olsen' Orcb 
Ethel Shutta- 
Mck'. Lucas 
Sld.,JBago Co. 
^oe Morrison 

-Bob^Rlpa 

ItOeiTON 
Metropolitan (20)' 
Borrah' Minevitch 




inEIW YORK CITY 

Capitol (20) 
Boawell Sis 
Hdwln C Hill 
Kerb Williams Co 
Betty Jane Cooper 
-Xiatbrop Bros 

Bonlcvaxd 

let half (29-2) 

fp« Bell & Sin 
larry Breen & W 
4 ■ Bton Boys 
Morris. & Shaw 
Bhythmanid 

.2d half (3-:6) 
Heileii Carlson 
Jfidson- Col6 
Ailllard & Martin 
Fields & Georgle 
Jack Sidney Co 

. Orphenm 
Ist half (29-2) 
l>alton & Rose 



Lamberti 
Rhytfamanla 

ItfetropoUtnn (20) 
Rudy "Vallee Rev ' 
Alice Fily 
Roy Sedley 
Cebe Waring 
(Two to flll) 

ValencU (20) 
Loach I.>aQuinIan ! 
John Pogarty 
M Montgomery 
Bob Hall 
Ingen-ues 
, BAI^TIMOKi; 

Century (20) 
Paul Sydcll S . 
Keller Sis &' Lynch 
Reiss Irving & R 
Cliff Edwards 
12 Aristocrats. 
BOSTON 

Orphenna (20) 




NBW Y<>RK CITY 
Paknmoiint <22> 

Ethel Merman 
Borrah Mi'nevltoh. 
Lucky Boys 
Rosainond 
C & J Prelsser 
ticstor Cole Orch 
Emery ' D<tutsch 
*Top Mlucb Harm'y* 

iioxr (22) 

Alex .Gray . 
Sidney Page 
Frd Zlhibaltst 



-Rodaey Se OawTd ^.iBentiibua 



Diamonds 

Riay Ellis & LeRue 

(22) 
Evelyh Klein 
Saa)my JLCrevoff 
Herb Williams 
Barbara Stanwyck 
Cass Mack & Ow«:rt 

WASUINGTON 
Earici (20): 
Stoiie . & . 'Vernon 
Johnny Woods 
Britt Wood 
Rarbarsk Stanwyck. 
Oracle Barri 
(•22) 
Gra.clc ' Barrie 
SVah KavitinAugb 
Phil Spltalny 
Hal Menken . 
Allen & Kent 



f anchiNi & Marco 



.Moofley. & Camp 
(Othcra' to fill) .. 
I'lnT^uABIXPHIA 
.. inox (20) '. 

York. & klniir 
Gua Vixn, 
Jack Starnes Co 
Ray HuUng &. Seal 

S-T. ijOV\B 

Fox (28) 
Barney /Grant- 
Jfell Kfillv ^ 
Brown.- Eros- 
./Qthers %Q jiU>. ... 

St. j.^nl8 (20) 
Buster Keaton 
(Others to flll). 



Weejc of Sept. 25 



Canterbury M. H.. 

let half (26-27) 
M. & li Nesbitt 
Chevalier Bros 

2a. half (28r30) 
S & M Harrison 
Co as booked 
, 'Dominion 
Byron .Poarl Co 
Fr.ederlnue 
Carlo Medint Co 
Kit Kat Rest. 
8 Rhythm. Gli-ls 
Ladd Grace & C 
New Victoria 
8. Plorid Symphony' 

Piara 
Ma'sterrlhgcrs 

BRIXTON 
Astoria 
Terry Travels 

cj>aft6n 

RIdU 
Dan Jones 

EAST HAM 
I*romler 

Moharchs of H'm'y 
EDGEWARB RD. 
Grand 

Olive Jenkins 
Boiinereill 

FINSBVRY : PARR 
. . Astoria 

Alice in Picturcl'd* 
Rod Hudson Girls 
Chevalier Bros 
Robt Algar 
HAMMERSMITH 
Palocei 
Campoli Orch 
1I.FORP 
Super 
Monarchs olf H'm'y 
ISLINGTON 
Blue Hall 
1st: half . (26-27) 
S & M Hnrrtson 
Co as booked 

2d half (28-30) 
Chevalier Bros 
M &■ H Nesbitt 
KILBURNE 
Grange 
Olive Jenkins 
Bonncrelll 

LAYTON 
Savoy' 
Tounkman Bd 



Pkhire Theatres 



■Vcrcelle * Sinnott 
Mildred Ilamll 
Dave Schooler 
'Shanghai. ■JlaiVnisa' 

BALTIMORE 
'Hlppodromo ' (22) 
Paul Whiteiiian Or 
BOSTON 
MetropoUtan (22) 
-Eddie Dlichin 
Beleit & Lamb- 
Clark & Eaton 
Jerry Frankis 
Eddie Stuart 
Eddie White 
Too. Much Harni'y' 
BUFFALO 
Baffttlo (22) 
Hal ■ Le Roy ' 
Eddie ' Garr 
"Vivian Janls. . 
Raymond Balrd 
Grace. Du I'aye 



"Morning Glory' 
Great Lakes (22) 
Joe B Browning 
Sybil Bow&n 
Chester Fredericks 
BalanoW 6 
Collette Lyons 
Irene 'Vermilion 
Bee Jung :&.'M 
Petit A Doufrlas 
•Silver Cord' 
BBTBOIT 
Usher (22) . 
Funhybohers : - 
Jack.Mulhall. 



Fox (22) 

Marcus Rev. 
Rio Bros 
Harry Savoy- 
'Shanghai M'dnese' 

MlohUcan <22) 
Ted Lewis 
Doris Dean 
iEsther Pressman 
Mildred Gaye 
Dixie 4 

Charles Whlltler 
Carroll A; Shallta 
.'l4idles Mtfst Meet' 
ST. L0VI8 
Anibossaflor . . (22) 
.'crazy QttllV. 
AAila Pa«e . 
Smith & Dale 
Chixrles King 
Ann Pennington 
Ciirdinl 

'Good Ilye Again' 



Sid Lang Orch 

CInb Yartety 

Joan Macey 
Dave Dunn 

Club Shallmar 

Ann Hammond -.. 
DeRonda & Barry. 
Al Lesing 
Buddy Lake 
Lou Pe'arl Orch.^ 

GollegiB Inn 

Jackie n<iiler 
Paul Ash 
Abbotteers 
Biiddy Rogers 

Cohefees Hotel . 
(J6« Vrban Rooita) 

Vincen t L ^e s ' 

Carlos Molina 

ColpsI 

Art Buckley 

Cole Sis • . 

Jos E Howard . Rev 

Irene Duval 

3 Simon Sis 

Geo Devron Orch 



Cabarets 



iTEW YOBE crtT 



Arrowhead. 

Irving- Conn Ortlh 

Afitor Roof 

Beii . Cutler Orch 

Bal Miasette 

Anita' A Millard 
X^onard Keller 
George MSrchal. 
Nichulas. Hepe 
Sano Mairco --' 
Walter ; Whit e 
'Georgette. - . 
Leon Bcdow: 



Ted Brown' Orch 

La Bastille 

"Maurice Shaw Ore 
Larl Vlere 

HoliBon Boyale 
Walsh & Arnold 
Antobai .Cubans 
Harden'* Rtvlcra 

■yixrlety RevUe 
Bihil Coleman' rc 

- . jjayfair . '^ 



LEITH 
Capitol' 

Thelrnania 

LEWiyHAM 
Palace 
Vio Olof C 

NEW CROSS 
. . Klnema 
Mcxano's Bd 
Anthony Be van 
Drury .& Riiymore 
OLD KENT RD. 
Astoria 
Gaucho Bd . 
J'KCKIIAM 
- I'alnce 
Mexano ' Bd 
Anthony Bo van 
Drury & -Raymond 

Tower 
Fox & Bvans 

pe.ngb 

Empire . 
Lew Lake's 'Show 
Wilklo Bard 
Fred Barnes 
Florence . Srhlihson 
Hary Champion - 
Rego ' 
Kra'zy iCasracs 
De .Siiter Brcis 
D'ORsie Desmond Co 
2'Ahartos 
Dines St .Dines . 
SUEPH'RDS B'SH 

Polvilion 
Campoli Orch 

STBEATHAM 
Astoria 
Trevor' Watldns 

Pala4^' 
■Fay Dawn 
Fox- &■ Evans 

STBATFORB 

' Broadway 
Tounkman' Bd 
8 D on C ossacks. 

BTRATFOKU 
Empire ' 
Alexander & Mose 
Trix.SIs 
Billy Bennett 
Albert Whelan 
Charladies 
Henri: Hilton. 
Damselle . & Boy 
Karo & Ptnr 
Bobby Olrac 
Yeates Sis' 



©PPICIAL CBNTIST TO THE N. V. A. 

DR. JULIAN SIEGEL 

itfCO BroAilwajr 
TUs .'Wh.: Rex Monti i>oiiglafl.& PU«er 



Foster A Batle 
Xdgar Bergen Co 
laihbertl 

Hapkett & Carthay 

2d half .(2-C). 
Ed St Morton' Beck. 
Freddy Craig Jr 
Mary Haynes Co 
■Al Wohlmah Co 
(Ono to fill) 

Paradise (29) 
Olyrtjpia'a Winners 
'Pops ft Louie 
^Bs. Mack & Owen 
Di^ye Apollon Co 
^Stftt<v_(20) ,. 
""^Winnie & DoiljT^" 
Miles & KoVer. Rev 
Bddle Garr . 
Joe Laurie Jr's Co 
'(Orto to flll) 

BROOKLYN 
. Gates Ave. 
Isl hair (29-2) 
Helen Oarlepn 
Allen Eddy ft D 
Jredifx Craig Jr 
fieilitt a< Lamb 

^ ad half i^S.S) 
SSrsnk Rei/klesH 2 
flftfy. Biipen & W 
* BtOD BBoys 



Caiitler's 7'oy Shop 
Abbott & BIsland 
Audrey Wycko.ft 
Senator .. Murphy 
Ralpli OlSen. Co 

J'RS'Y CITY. Ni J. 
iMoxv'n (20) 

Cab Calloway Orch 
Paljy Gooding 
Alma Turner 
Nlcodomusr 
RadcIlfTo Sc Rogers 
3 DiiUcs 

NEWARK 

State (20) 
j?axlnds 

"HgrTouTit r" — " '^ 
.Hunter & • Pcrclval 
Ruse Elmer A A 
Harry King Co 

PR'V'D'NCB. R, I, 

I^oew's (20) 
Goo Campo Co 
Harriett- irutchlns 
Chase & 7A<tToiir 
Renard & Rome. 
Roye & Maye Rev 

tr'SH'GT'N, B. C. 

Fox (29) 
Paul Nol.an Co 
Saranoff CJarrlr & B 
Mills OpUl & Ray 
Almco McPheruoD 




Week of S^pt. 25 



CARDIFF 
Capitol 

Billy .(iottbn Bd 

GLASGOW " 
Empire 
Garriev Wolf & H 
Cnryle & M^ndy 
Maurice Elwln 
Archie's Baby Bd 
Dick Henderson 
Mickey King 
Duncan Gray: 

iii;LL 

Palnce 

:;dyt'n .t Johnst'ne 
Vadim 3 

Wrltfht Sc Md'rlcn 
Ai-a & Zetla 
Victor Moreto'n. 
oD o n al d=^S-tuact — 
Jones & Thomas 
Juggling Demons 
7 lllnilustans 
MANCHESTER 
^. I'amimoant 
011116 Potter . 
M.ir^o Lorenzl 
. Pat< . Ross'borongh 
NEWCASTL|5 
Empire 
D &' J 6'Ciorrnan 
Joe' Toung 
Allen Sc Lnvole . 
ICrnIo Gf^rr.Trd 
Syd Railton 
Ton I UjiRlah 
itlchei & Arnova 



Arclile Gordon 
Carson Sis 
-tlra'-iy GijnBStresscs 
PORTSMOUTH 

' liippbdrome. 

Nervo- & Knox • 
Bddle Grhy 
A^arconi JlroP' 
6>'ven & Helga 
George 'Durante 
Chris RlcharOs 

' iSOtJTUAMPTON 
Hippodrome 

TiJnga-Singh 
Coram 

B- Desmond' Lndle? 
UJa & ElTrif?r Buick 
Cunga Din 
■\'ienncse'- Wallzes 
=Hy-P-on— &~I*yr-on==i 
Al Maurice 
Slta iioVI. " 
MaHa-Hiraicawa Co 

SOUTHEND 
Jllppcklrome 

Mrs Jack llyllon 
Hengier Bros 
Vernon WatBOii 
Tiny Mite & Welf'O 
Nofmo King 
FIor<nc«i & Clifton 
, SWANSEA 
Kmplr<> 
Naught on & Gold 
EparU'ca Bros 
Little Geo Kitchen 



■Biltmore Hotel 

Don Bestor Orch- . 
Isabel le Henderson 
Florla -Armstrong 
Barry Devihe 
Minora Root 

Browii- Derby 
Frank G^isssl Ore 

Central P'k Gasliio 
Pancho'.Ore 
Geo Murphy 
Ann Greienway 
Go.mez Sc Winona 

Coffee. Cliffs 
Art Kahh Orch 
Le'stra La Monte 
Isabel Brown.. 

Cotton CiDb 

Milis Blue R Bd 

Oleu Island Ohsltio 

-Jos 5?zigetl 
Gzarda Gray 'Oreo 
Zsiga Bela.' 
Ilonada. .T'hury 
Kapply .Nyaray 

l.Cliico 

•Don Alberto Ore 
Pilar Areas 
Lorenzo .Herrera 
Jernima ■ViUerlna 
Governor CUtaton 
Enoch Light Or-c.. 

.. ..uo-Ha Club 

Danny Healy 
Jack White 
Sheila Barrett 
Jerry Bergan. 
Jerry Blanchard 
Lillian Fitzgerald 
Roth -Andrew's Orch 
Harbor Inn 

Gus Van 

Bye Dears* -Rev 

Den.ntker-Elng Ore. 

H'lyw'd R'staornnt 

Chaney & Fox 
Frank Hazza'rd 
Blanche Bow 
Kendall Kapps 
Charlies Davis Or 

Hotel Lexington 

Ernie Hoist Ore 

Hotel Mpntclalr 
Wm Scottl Ore 
Mario ft . Bnialie 
Hotel New, Yorker 
Barney itapp Orch 
Hot«l rchnsylvanlo 
Phil Harris Orch 
Loah Ray 

Hotel Roosevelt : 
Marjprie Moffe.tt 
Reggy Childs' Ore 
JapIiBon's Tf^vern 

Eddie; Jackson 
-J0.CIC-. lid-.irray Ore 

Kings Terrace 

Gladys Behtley 
R'b'rl' ' Willi 



Dwlffht Fiske 
Maurell-&- Cordova 
Walter. O'Neill Ore 

Paradise 

N . T G Rev 
Jerry -Freeman Ore 

Park Central Hotel 

.Buddy Kennedy, 
Rachel Carlez. 
Bert Lown Ore-' 

Pavilion Royal 

Dlcic G'asparre Orc- 

rierre Root ' 
Henry Kinig Orch 
Dario & pia>?e 

Roosevelt. 
Reggie Childs 

Russian Arts 

Joe Morant» Orcb 
Renee Laura . 
Nlckolas. Hadaricb 
Bafra Blrs 
Mlsha TJeanoff 

Blmplon Clqb 

Frances Faye 
Clark ft De Lys 
Larry. Slry'a Orch 

St. Moritz Hotel 

Leon Belaseo Orch 
Alfredo's Orch 
Gyp^ Nina 

Bt.^ Regis Hotel 
Meyer Davis Orcb 

Smaltl.'a Paradise 
'Black Rhythm' B 
Nyra- Johnson 
Meera & Norton 
3. Speed Demons 
Geo Walker 
Wm Spellman 
3 Palmer Bros. 
May Alex 

Chas Johnson Orcb 

Tairt Orin 

<3eO Hall Orcli 

Ta«em, B'klyn 

Bddle ' Jackson 
Jack Murray Ore 

Tillage Bom 

Johnny Russell 
Josh Medder's 
Frank Myers 
Ruth Ullmar 
Tex. Fletcher 
Barr Sc Estes 
Hillbillies 
G6f stern Orch 

Tillage Nat Club 

Andy Rlcie Jr ". 
Blanche Lytell 
Flarin WestoR 
Cy -Landry .. 
Red. Dav.ies' 
Zara Le'b 

.Barr-B reen A . W . 
Milton Splelmian Or 

Waldbrf-.^atoria 

jack. Deiiny Ore - 
Xavler Cugat Orch 
.MdrgO: 



Club Alabam 

LeRoy Sc Mack 
Evelyn Nesbit 
Don' Barango's'. Ore 

brake Hotel 

Fowler Sc Tamara 
Janb Carpenter 
Qlyde McCoy. Orph 

E^^ewat<fcr B«acl<' 

Mark Fisher 
Bsiher Todd 
DeRonda &. Barry 
Art Carroll 

Frolic's 

Florence. Barlow 
Curry & Joy. 
Juiiie Carrol) 
.3 Sun Dodgers 
Lee Morse 
Al Wilde 

Joe Bucliley Orch 

otel Harding 
.Crhe Tavierii) 
Bdna Meiy MorrliS 
Moha . & Marino 
Clyde Snyder 
Phylis Rae ' 
Bddiia Meaklns. .Orp 

. liangar 
^iHolcljUaSallcL 

Chas. K-aley 
Florence -ft -Alvarez 
Gcorgle Tdpps 
Helen Kane 
Pauline Baleau 
Johnny Hamp OrcD 

Hi-Hat Chib 

-Anita. &' ' Bifiahuel 
Morey Carter 
Paula ' Tymes 
Margar't Lawrence 
Bflie Burton - 

K-0 Clab 

George Oliver 
Billy Harrero 
J'n & B'bby Lemar 
Lee Carr 
Lyle Page 
Billy Russell 
Al Benson 
F & G Doran 
Billy Braniibh 
Johnny Mangum 
Dominique Orcb 

Lincoln Tavern 

Ted Weems Orch 
Andrea Marsh 
Elmo Turner 
Dick Cunllffe 
Baron & Blair 
Sammy Walsh 
6 Lucky Girls 

MaroBl's 

Rolando. & Verditta 
Gwen Gordon 
Neecee Shannon - 
Marge St Marie 
'Virginia ' Buchanan 
Bob Wyatt 
Maurie Moret Orch 
Mlnaet Clab 

Frqink Sherman 
Phylis Noble 
Irene Cornell 
Sugar Kennedy 
Sherida Coouer 
Dick Hughes 
Marge Sc Marie 



MIr-a-Mar 
(World's Fair) 

Henrique & Adr'ne 
Herb Wellington. 
Rlcardo & Slskie 
Art Schafer 
Moral Room 
(Brevoort Hotel) 

Jaros SiS- 

Piiul Fay 

Gale Oipp 

Fay Peters 

Bob Perry- rcb 

Old Heldelbe'rc 
< World's iFahr)- 

B K rfttzinger . Orch 
Heldetberg Male t 
Roy -Deltrich 
Herr - Louie 

';Haiiiry'Fl'VB'-Bd — 

Pabst' Casino 

(World's Ptelr) 

Ben- Bernle 
Paul Ash 
Maveilos 
Jackie Heller-' 
Carter Fashion. She 

Palmer House 
Veloz & Tolonda 
Sally Sweet 
Richard Cole Orch 
Paul C^eidleux 
Richard. Bennett 

Paramdhnt 

Joe Wallace 
JUIla Gerlty . 
Sally Rand 
Anita La Pierre 
Frances White 
Eddie ;Varzos 
Jenhln Sis 

Play ground 

Lolo Bartrant 
Marie James 
JBernie Green 
Al Trace .Orcb 

Terrace GardeilB 

Benny Meroff 
Dorothy Thomais 
:'Red"' Pepper. : 
Norman Gast 
Jack 'Marshall 

The Berlin 

Waddy Wadsworth 
Alexiial,nne 
V .& F . Vestbff 
Jack Edwards 
VendaS 6 ' 
Kolya & Bertet 



—if she giggles? Her pictoral love- 
liness only makes the paJn of It 
that more acute, only fires her vlc-» 
tims with a great malicious joy 
when at last she withers into ari 
embittered old lady twisting her 
mouth whenever she thinks about 
the raw deal life dished her. De- 
libi^rately. charming young ladies,^ 
ho matter, how Drfetty, must pay 
something for the mannerisms 'they 

inflict. . 

Kay \Francis is going, to li 
pay pretty, isoori too for tha.l: eter- 
nally IpW; tnelpdious, throaty, .86- 
tluetive--voJce--off4iernSi---TAlr^a^y,-^ 
T Lioye'^J a Woman/ she is . photo- 
graphed, a bit carelessly. 



' .The Delia 

Gqy Lombardo- Or 

Vanity Fair 

Mary Ann Boyce 
Cliff WInehlll 
Don Fernando Orch 
Via Logo 

Bebe Sherntan 
Zita & Marcelle 
Jack Housh ' 
Wanda Key ■' 
Al . Handler iBd 

KHi Clab 

Muriel Love 
Corliss & Robbins 
Danny Alvin' Orch 
Billy. Gray' Rev 
Bobby Cook 
Doris ' Lenihan 

22fi Clnb 

Marlon Harris 
Fred Keating 
Darlo & Diane 
3 Tick Tocks 
Kathleen- Howard 
Jules Stein Orcb 

Old Mexico 
(World's Fair) 

Rosalie 

Dorlne & Douglas 
Mike Cozzl Orch 

Ye oide Tavern 

Mickey Scott Rev 
Cal Herbert 
Violet Crletian 
Lillian Friancis 
Crane Russell .Orch 

Villa Venice 

Faith Bacon 
Moore .& Revel 
Mildred Sc Maurice 
Wheeler Twine.. 
Sig .Given la 
Helen O'Shea 
Mildred Fenton 
Frank Quarteil Or 



Nothi Can Be Done 

Maybe 'Beiauty for Sale' \vas mo- 
tivated by any thing- for-a- laugh, 
maybe it was realism, but the point 
is, ladles, that the customers who 
walk ou.t .of the resplendent . Ijeauiy 
parlor .that make,s up thie .story's 
background— walk out quite ..as un- 
lovely as they walk in. 

Nothihg' it seems can; be 'done 
about . lady's plainness. She 
inight just as ^ell start rieading 
some gbbd books., '"rhe fidelity to 
beauty shop, <J€>tall in the picture 
makes its tip-off to the futility of 
unlovely ladies becoming; any love- 
lier all the more discouraging. 
Beauty sliop appointment .desk girla 
are no less stridently genteel than 
iSoHel Jewelli . their .coiffures no . less 
undulatingly .astpun4ine. Beauty 
shop chatter, is ho more ihtellectuai 
than that overheard in. 'Beauty for. 
Sale,' nor beauty shop proprietors 
more t)Seudo.^grand' than honeyed 
Hedda Hopiier, Ladles who stiU 
hope for beauty -shop- wrought im- 
provement in tlieir looks have* only 
tills stra w to c li iig.' to; • no operato r 



Going Places 

(Continued from page 18) 
closeness, Miss Taehman alone 
brings them something construc- 
tive, something they can go out and 
get likewise, something tlijlt. If it 
doesn't make them better, at least 
can help them gO better; 



CHICAGO 



Bisniarch Hotel 
(Walnut Room) ~ 

Bob. Nolan 

Harry Sosnick Ore 

Boulevard Rooni 
.(Hotel Stevens) 

Irving Gagnon 
Uulh. Brougbton - 
Chas Agnew Oreo 
Blackbawk 

Wade Booth 
Harriet Cruise 
-Deane Janis 
Ilai Kemp Qrcb 

=^Gn fe=-DeAlex=^ 



Irene George 
Mary - Stone 
Evelyn Hoffman 
Btirlco Clatisi 
B Hoffman Orch 

Ches Faroe 

The DeMarco's 
Yacht -club Boys 
Vivian Faye 
Ina Raye 
Frances Langford 
"Tom Gergm Orch 
Cafe de La Polx 
(World's Fair) 
Fred Williams Orcb 



Clab Udo 

Hank . Gilliam 
Bobby CastOD 
Clarence. Weems 
Lola Porter 
JIminy -Nohhe Orch 

Club. Lelsare 

Nyra Lou 
Badall. & Margb 
Keith Bcecher Or 
Bill Chandler 
Cookie Seldtl 

Club La MaBctoe 

HewJt t-..ft::.Mny 1. , 



Don WlbO 
Al Garbtll 
Edna Leonard 
Edna Mae 
Buddy Beryl 
Art West 
Earl Willis Orcb 

ciub Royale 

Nellie Nelson 
Joe L«wiB ' 
Tiffany 'I'wins 
Yvonne Bcauvals 
Rc.x -Cushlng 
Donfa Sc Darnell 
Dolly Umv'ih 
James liall 



But the GigQiesI 

Let whosoe'er . winces at Gene- 
vieve Tobin in the beginning of 'I 
Lov6d a 'Woman'-r-when. for In- 
stance she laughs musically . at the 
end -of each sentence or slowly 
drops her eyelids flirtatiously arch 
—let him but learn .to be patient: 
There's retribution round the 
ner, '...., 

Those whose nerves Jangle at 
Miss Tobin's little ways, shall be: 
avi^nged. JShe gets hers, all right; 
all . right. Not so many reels go by 
ere. she is discovered, in her lonely 
|3e<3, hor now graying head propped 
up upon a pillow — reading glasses 
beclouding her once bright, bright 
eyes.' 'Where now her .lovely shining 
.bl.o.n.(le^.c. oiffure - W-'th _ _itfl_-mQst. _be -_ 
comlntr fringe, and curls? What 
now her of her entrancing '90s 
O.ressos, her fetching net peignoirs, 
her flawlessly flattering make-up? 
What shall it profit her her maid- 
enly enticement, her unique flair 
for wearing quaint old-fashioned 
frocks -without looking as if she's 
gotten up for a ginny. costume parly 
at a 10.>3 penthouHC? What docs it 
mnttor that she's never i^hoto- 
graphed as beautifully picturesque 



in any really truly beiauty shop ever 
had: the prof eissioTial',- ■versatility- ^of 
Madge Cvans, who/ it would: have 
you believe, could do a f acis^I, mani- 
cure, eyebrow -tweeze, permanent,, 
finger wave and put Aliec Braidy 
thirotigh hip-develbping .exercisesr-^. 
ail with perfect results. Nor Is It 
commoj} to find such a beautifying 
genius quite so high-minded as. Miss 
Evans, 'with ehough salary to buy 
so many upstanding organdy i^^hdul- 
der folds for a knee-length organdy 
coat, nor yet an operator; so IJuU/of 
smiles. 

Alice Brady plays a burlesque 
pampered -wife to bring back memo- 
ries of Bert Savoy. Her blonde .'wig; 
dropping in timid curls about her 
neck, is not kind. 

Saccharine Soubret 

While Lilian Har\f^y is busily en- 
gaged in showing herself off as 'My 
Weakness's'Areakhess, there seeps 
-thiiingh tm picture aL mouhtihg 
conviction that Miss Harvey is her 
own best_ weakness, too. ." Ais she. 
flutters around daintily^- while cveiV- 
body in the cast , shouts, 

whispers, gasps at_the exquisite de- 
tails that go to make lip her,, so 
they say, extraordinary loveliness, 
Miss; Harvey overhears' nothing, It 
seems, which she herself considibrs 
debatable. Miss Harvey has poise 
afid faith. 

. Old ladies and gentlemen are go- 
ing to love Miss Harvey, dear little 
minx, just as they loved the first 
picture ingenues who used to make 
such thoroughly comprehensible 
faces. There's her virginal figure- 
not quite budding yet— her vigor- 
ously expressive fade, her hard- 
working, precocious mouth, the 
pretty grace of. her movement. A 
girl who works for her money; 
none of that be wlidering yduf - 
guess-is-as-gbod - as - mine about 
her.. The notr so-kind young things, 
however, may get restive watching 
her, may dope It out as a child 
actress who just wouldn't grow up, 
may question the eagerness of the 
chorus girls in. the picture to teach 
.her ; their own pet mari-catching 
tricks, may questioti .the sincerity 
of their tuneful good wishes for her 
success. It's much too apparent to 
bright young girls that Miss Har- 
vey will get along, particularly with 
their own best beau. 

Aiid like all genuine little men- 
aces, Jilss .Harvey looks artd dresses 
all Simple ingenuousness. Soft 
blonde curls briished biack from hot 
face, girlish bosom; so' candid, in 
fact, that even her glittering white 
seqain evening ensemble all swiah 
with white fox and provocative de- 
colletage on her Is ._as ^ h-kod &a 
flannr-lette pyjamas", ' - 



JUNE ZNIGHT COASTWAED 

After a three weeks' stage en- 
fe-agemcnt at th< . J'ar^mount, N. Y., 
June Knight left yesterday (Mon- 
day) for (GJhicago, where after filling 
a woclc at the I'al.tce she goes west 
to resume undrr hor contract with 
1-nivcrHal, 

'The Indoconl >\ge' 
set <is her next for 



50 



VARIETY 



C D IT O Rl A L 



Tuesday, September 26, 1933 




Trade Mairk Roel^tored 
ITDbUsbed Weekly by VARIETY. l0c. 

81d Sllvermaii. President 
IM West «.th Street New Torlc City 



SUBSCRIPTION: 
Annual.... .....tG -Foreign..,.. 

Single fioples. ... .■. -16 Cente 



Vol. 

f 



112 



120. 



No. 3 




WE »0 OUR PART 



To the 'Film Daily' 



'Variety' wishes publicly to 
acknowledge its gratitude and 
express Its thaifiks to Jack Ali- 
coate and the staff of his 
'Fiinri Daily' for; their more 
than: generous : oflFer of last, 
week to place at 'VaHety V ;dis- , 
posar the entire personnel 
eciiiipnient of- the piiblicatioh. 

'Vaclety' wants 'Film 
Daily' te know that it i 
grateful.. 



15 YEARS AGO 



(Frow VARiEtT and 



.. Pantaeres circuit tossed out . oC the 
-iioew — ^booklne^ - office; — -Lo^ w—- told 
.^Pantages ■tftiiBnd^ lot^^ quarters by 
Oct. IB. ; No .advantage in the coft- 
Tieotioh. I 



British, Ministry of InfornYation 
asked Famous Players, to. send 
plans .of flncst studio. To serve as 
a model for a British propaganda 
iilih planti' GIVen planis of ■ paragon 
studio at F.tJ iLee, th.en . regardeol as 
thef most up to date. 



Spanish influenzal, which: had 
started in the training camps, was 
spreading and. hurting theatre biz. 




(Cbntinued from page 1) 

(Saturday):, They get In tomorrow 
morning (Wedneiday)i Two sets. of. 
services, i Wednesday night .and 
Thursday iafternoon, will b6 held, the 
first under :ri»e . auspice^ of the . vari- 
ous theatrical organizatlbns and 
Theatrical Guilds— Catholic, Episco- 
pal and Jewish, of .which latter SIme 
was a founder arid second vicer 



president. ; 

Sime's services will be as alniple! 
as the yARiErrtmuggs Itriow he woiild 
want theinri td iie.' Sid knowia that 
Slme. wants no euioglcs) no tnourn- 
fiil turned ruleig dsv.mpufnlhg bor- 
ders. 

The paH-bearers arfe .hls staift.. AIL 
of /^m.' RusJti CHif:, Aliel, Ibee^ Big^, 
Shan, Kaut, Land, . Chat:, Walif, Odec. 
iPlus Atthur Uhgar,: HoUywbod 
braricl;! managet; HaV Halperln, 
Ghicago branch, manager; Joshua 
Iiowe ( Jdfo), iioridpn branch .man-, 
ager;: p. M. (Monte) Samuel, 
Varibtt's oldest correspondent (ever, 
since the flr^t ii^suie) ; plus Harold 
Erichs and touis Rydell, business 
and,, advertising, managers; plus. 
Jack Lait, "Varibtt: alumnus; 



Managers were shying at the plan 
to establish a theatriciEil cheering 
section for Al. Smith's campaign for 
the governorship. Felt it would be 
bad buslnesis to fool with politics. 



Five new shows were set for 
Broadway week of Sept. 30. Six 
houses ^yere dark the qurreht week. 

Harry Web.er had a vaude -act, 
•An . American Ace.' Girl .played' ja, 
lerrhan • spy drid audleinces made 
life miserable for her. Beahed by 
a woman from a box at one show. 



Chaplin's picture, 'Shoulder Arms,' 
was being booked for Oct. 20 re 
lease. Rental $62,50 a day. 



About, the first of the war com 
pilatioris. was Xiniversal's 'Crashing 
Through to Berlin.' Made vp most- 
ly of newsrect clips with only the 
titles using new negative. 



30 YEARS AGO 

(From .'C'lipper'y 

,San Francisco still in the drama- 
tic, du.iiips, but Jolin Robinson's cir^ 
cus played to big l)usiness. .H« had 
a transportatiori ccntract that kept 
all other big shows out that sea 



Altdona- \yas\6ne of the beat show 
towns in l>.cnhsS'lvanta but had; seen 
no circuses. Business came from 
the Penn R: R, ihops Ipcdted there. 
Thoy had to ishyt cto.wn circus day, 
SO' they refused to liaul shpw trains 
there; Made an exception ;.1n. the 
case of F ugh, ich was dated 
Oct. 10. 



Patti and ; Liily Langtry were 
sailing for the ■States: oh the sdme 
st^anier. Each was paying $500 for 
a bridal suite. Lotta money for 
those days, but a good ad. 



There, were about , 3Q theatres 
open in New York, arid nibst doing 
well, though there .was a dearth of 
new plays:.. 



A story bf Va^ibtt by one of .trie 
muggs is: 0. paradox in yie.>v of sun- 
dry IhVitatioha by interested book 
publishers to get . out a . book on 
VARiBtT. 'That's . the nuts,' said 
Sime. 'Cbuidn't mean a. thiner for 
anybody but ourselves. Npbody'U 
buy ' .' .Disputed on PPirit, 
Siriie's answer wa^, 'Because a book 
-about-VARiBTY^necessar;lly-must he- 1^^ 
plug for yARiHrri; and who .would, be. 
interested? .Aw, it's. the nuts !' 

Sime's sumni^tlon of anything as 
'the nuts' spoke vplumes. tt disr 
riilssed. anything frorii an urilriipor- 
tant detail to, i big enterprise or a 
self-important individual or entity 
as being not wprth bothering about. 
It was. Sime's preemptpry: way of 
appraising people arid events lie 
saw as trivial. Thi^ .judgment was 
sUmmarliy accepted by his staff as 
gospel. 

This, is supposed to be ari obit. 
But' it must necessarily . become; a 
dMcourse Pn Sime and his intimate 
riiethods. Hi self-effacement, is 
perhaps best .Illustrated by the 
nieagreriess of the matter In the 
reiference rooms of the newspapers, 
who, if interested, at all in a iSub- 
ject or a. personality always have a 
detailed history. That's all they' 
had. on Sime. He didn't do his stuff 
fPr the record. He had a medium 
of printer's ink to record much that, 
has become epochal in the. show 
business, but himself he riiade' elu- 
sive copy. 

But he was good copy. The. city 
editors' assignitients of staff men. to 
interrogate his Varietty muggs on 
anecodota was a concrete example. 
The daiiles have, recorded much al- 
ready. All wanted to know about 
Sime. About his fighting, biting 
style of theatricai journaiisni which 
prides 'itself upon its total disregard 
of adviertisers' feeHngs and reac- 
tions of adversaries in whatever 
controversy liappens to be on at 
tlie moment. 

/'Sirne fought the big shots, and 
championed the smallies. That was 
a . reverse English on what had 
been regarded as theatrical journal 
practice. 'When Bill Lewis, in 
1905, fired 'The Man in the Third 
Rpw'':6flf the N. Y. 'Morning Tele- 
grapli' for iiarijiing the act of Rad- 
ford arid Winchester, Sinie said that 
it looked as' if he*^d ^have to: start 
his own paper in order to be able 
to tell, the truth. He had had the 
idea any way. Said Managljig Edi 
tor Lewis, 'You'K ntver get far that 
way.' The 'Morning Telegraph" had 
found that a good notice the; year 
rourid was conducive to a coriapii 
nicntary ad foi' the piiristmas nurii 
ber, aiid as things had been going 
for ye.ir3 U wasn't working .put so 
bad all arpviri ^ 

.. as 'TTie Man in the Tliird 
Row,' his . nom-de-vaudcville-critic, 
had . other ideas ; that Avcre heresy 
in' face of the .rClativeTy prosperPus 
careers . of - the : N. • Y. ' 'OUppei*' arid 
the 'Dramatic TMirror,' then the 
flourishing show trade papers along 
with the 'Telegraph.' 



Sime's life beinff so closely Inter- 
twined with that of VARiETT one 
can't disassociate one from the 
other. His personality, cotirage and 
vigpr dpriilnated the sheet from Its 
eariy struggling beginnings for 2B 
years until In .i930» With the 25th 
Anpiyersary rinaklng hlriji an .em!- 
barrasslng-, subject of attentioii on 
his regular rounds bt. Broadway he 
.gcraiTimf»'^ t" fyinrldk, niiha and 
Mexico City on an aimless trip .just 
to dodge being around at the time. . 

To the staff whose exp^rlencei has 
been that the Old !Boy was usually 
plenty oii ih6 Job for such special 
Issues, and generally . working very 
miuCh at it, this shortly resolvea 
Itself Into a feeling , that he hadn't 
stepped put but was stepping down 
and letting Sid arid the staflC he had 
trained carry .0rt. This was sub- 
stantlated i>y a ^ single line . note in 
the Literati departmerit which told 
the :sta'flf; and Sid aa. well, that "he 
had been , cedeil a . 61% ownership of 
VARIETT by, his father., and that Sid 
Silvermari was the new presiderit. bf 
"Variety, inc. : 

"irhe legends about Siriie Silverman 
are legion. The dallies all' wanted 
thkt. There was so much' that tiie 
mUggs could furnish little. Perhaps 
he' wpuldn't have liked it. 

Wiieh. Sime bought the 'Clipper' 
he made the ViutiiETT staff co-part- 
rieris. Everybody on the. editoriai 
floPr, plus the branch managers and 
a coupiei of Invitees from the busi- 
ness departriient became stockhold- 
ers. They Were privileged ito invest 
any designated sum they felt they 



Opera house, Plattsburg, N, Y., 
burned and correspondent com- 
mented: 'a good one will probably 
be buiit;' Old theatre was . a con- 
'.verted church and pretty spur for 
• town of that siz6^ 



Ciilcago musician sent. M6(".'6ska 
-a song to be sung in 'Cymbeline.' 
She'countered with an inkstand and 
a. tii»e<'- volume life of Mozart 



today arid .domlriates iti Three 
years ago Radio and Music were 
back next to ;Outdpprs dnd the 
C>bitS. They were mPved iront by 
Sid:: VaudeylUe sometimes reaches 
three pages of news these days iand 
with, difficulty. 

Some Dates and Dope 

. lirie shifted geoigraphlcaily .with 
thej_" trerid of shPw . buainess. 



:-B^y-S^^Scrap& t_)}y>i?9r^ 



In 1922 Sime took over the 
floundering 'Clipper' frorii Leo Feist, 
Inc>, the musi.; publishing flrrti which 
had subsidized the publicatipn, arid 
after a year's experience of trying 
to. run two show trade, papers S.lmC 
scrapped the 'Clipper' (with an out- 
door policy) as a flop arid merged 
soihe pf its features into VAiuett. 
The 'Dramatic Mirror' liad expired 
arid is rio more. 



could attord' aniT pay "oft In four 
C[uarteriy- installments . out *of their 
earningis, Because of the added du- 
ties entailed by the acquisltlpn of 
the 'Clipper' (and also, the 'Times 
Square D^lly') Sime increased 
everybody's income^ The raises 
more than piermitted the stock pur- 
chases. 

A year later Sime concluded that 
the spark of life in the venerable 
theatrlcall publication which Frank 
Queen had founded back in 1853 had 
flickered too low. Sime . scrapped it. 
His .losises .fan into the hundreds 
of . thousands. The boys lost sev- 
eral thousand. What Sime took the 
rap for, only the business office rec- 
ords show. The bpys received a" 
personal promlssoi^ note from ^Ime' 
agreeing that on such and such date 
Sime proriiises to pay each man's 
Invested sUm, plus 6% intereist. 
That was Sime. 

'The World's Worst Daily' 

The 'Times Square Daily' was a 
gag .to. Simp. He called it 'the 
world's, worst daily.' It was a, bit 
ahead of its time in 1922. That 
self -kidding arid self -deprecating, 
most of Which Slriie wrote, panning 
his four-sheet, tablotd-sizo 'Times 
Square Dally' was a great gag to 
the BrPadway Circulation which en- 
joyfed It Sime iater felt that it 
might cut in on Variety. He 
scrapped it 

N.ow VARIETT has a Daily Variett 
in Hollywood, In existence siric.ie 
Sept. 6, 1W3. Arthur Ungar, coast 
editor, felt a Varibtt dally would 
have a field. Sid iand Sime said oke. 

Sime never' used the editorial 
'we.' He dropped the personal pro- 
nouns altogether wherWer possible^ 
or usCd VAiuETT as spo^sman for it. 
But- in personal -coriyersatlon he al::^. 
ways used 'we.' The pnly 'I' he was 
forced tb use was In telling the 
staff, 'I think , that this might be. a 
good idea," or 'will you see so,->and^ 
so' (for a story). But 1 think' or 
•will you' meant 'or else* to the 
staff. 

\ Sime was a scrapper. And. who- 
ever was VARiBTT's antagonist ac- 
cordingly b<?cairie that, of each and 
every merriber- of the staff. . The 
pa.rty on the other side couldn't be 
rfght or.iSime wouldn't be feudin'. 
jylth 'erii; Sime was a right- guy-^ 
always. 

: If sime foresaw the. decadehce 
of vaudeville arid the growth of 
the presentatipri (p<cture). theatre, 
wliere .acts wiib were worth $750 
rocclyed $2,0,00 from a larger-gross- 
infe deluxe cinema, he advocated 
that. Albee thought Sirne Was kill- 
ing Keith-Albee yaUdeVille. Sime 
4iii£l^=lQng:=since^CL0jiclude^^ 
kiUed it himself. That went for any 
of Variett's historic battles, ditd 
still goes. 

Sime's prophetic foresight was 
only manifested (n the trend- of 
Varibpy's editorial utterances. By 
tiiat nieans alone the show business 
recognized the importance of each 
branch." Films was the last de. 
partment in the m^.k6up of Variety 
11 years ago. It leads the paper 



VARiErrT's first offices were in the old 
Knickerbocker . theatre huUdlng .on- 
dSthi and Brpa<l>yay, since razed. 
Later It 'was ait 1636 Broadway iat 
the 45th' and Broadway cprner 
where. Loew's State now stands. 
Loew's bought the property^ Slirie 
had tp riiovQ afoUnd the corner Iritp 
the .present 164 West 46th street 
building, which he bpyght frpna 
Mme. Frances. It f qrmerly hbused 
her riipdlste shop. The editorial 
second, flpbf as a result is a curious 
layout of mirrors, and front arid 
rear platforms from whence the 
riiodels pardded. Sime and . Sid latr 
terly sat~ on neither of the plat- 
forniSi but around ' an elbPW on that 
.floor, alongside of the resporterS. 
Too many dropper-inners when 
they sat at that front platform. 
. W.iien oil tiie second floor pf .the. 
Broadway and 45tii street corner, a. 
Striking White' Rats . actor took a 
shPt at-. SimA through the window. 
He wk^ sitting at his i:olltop desk 
with his back Iri direct vision of the 
HPtei Astor : diagnoUy across and 
the Putnam building (now the Par- 
amount theatre stands there) at 43d 
and roadway. Sime never turned, 
his desk ar6undj_.. 
■ "The actor took a shot -Sime. 
It was .a_ bum revolver, shot, but It 
catrie through the VAribtt window 
arid the boys ducked. S^me contin- 
ued editing his copy seemingly un- 
disturbed. He had seen the . actor. 
He was coiriing by In a hansom cab, 
in. Itself uriusual in 1919. The cab 
was shaking. The aim was poor. 
Sime .'felt there wouldn't .be .a No. 
2 shpt anway. If there were, it 
would still be a bum shot. He knew 
who the man was- but never tpid. 

When Marcus Loew built the 
State theatre and office building 
now housing Loew's, Inc.,- and afflli- 
lafed enterprises, the stage entrance 
was (and is) right next door to 
'Variety's ipresent office. Loew again 
wanted to disppssess Sime, but this 
time on a purchase at haridsoriie 
profit of the present 154 West 46th 
street bulidingr. The late showmari 
felt that this would make extra 
dressing rooms and give more roorii 
backstage. Sims and. Marcus Loew 
were pals, but ho deal. 

.J^ariety's. style, its slang, its 
tempo. Its ■ disregard .for grainmar, 
inversion' of nduns to read .3,3 verbs, 
appealed, to newspapermen. 

Variety started its career in. good 
English^ Sime switched in short 
order Into the a.rgPt of the profesh. 
The prof esh . felt that Sime and the 
Variety muggs were part of the 
theatre^ , . . 

"When one act stole .another's ma- 
terial. VARiBTY'ia reviewers made no 
bones about branding the copy act. 
Got so the stage . hands, after read- 
ihg the notices; would ride the act 
for .filching soinebody else's mate- 
rial. That was the stage ' creator's 
best protection. Plenty of fights. 
Plenty of squawks. All- dated- back 
to som^thirig in Variety. The paper 
was a letter from home for the 
traveling'' artist. 

Anybody who lias ever worked for 
Variety or knows it realized . that 
each. Was. enjoyirig the fruits of the 
enioririous labor which one man ac- 
complished in founding the paper 
and- carrying it on to success. /. 

The $1,500' he borrpwed frpiri his 
father-in-iaw. Alderman George 
Freijmari of Syracuse^ was soon, 
gohe and.he was .$22,000 in hock to 
Printer C. J, O'iBrien, whose Lafay- 
ette street . printing establishment 
jstUl starids; He was the iriajor cred- 
itor. 'They told 6'Brieh tp sell out 
Variety and realize what he Could 
on the 22G l)()ss. O'Brien instead- 
personally went on a note for Sime 
ifor another $5,000. Sime subscr 
quently justified O'Brien's- belief in 
hlni. 

■the staff; has always felt that as 
an editor and publisher he was a 
wjz at figures. His training in. his 
-fa;thoris^business==Gfflce=^isf=^deeri(red= 
to be the answer. Sime's father, 
Louis, Cortland, N. Y., and Syra- 
cuse, N. Y., businessTflnancial man, 
gave Sime an elementary school 
education and a course in business 
college. Both were the nuts to 
Sime. 

His St .ff relations are as closely 
intertwined into Variety as was the 
fourider's life. No regular hours. 
Work was play and vice versa. An- 



other's piay-^the theatres or nit© 
clubs— Is Variett's work.. Also it.H 
play, It's th*e old wheeie about the 
bus. drivers' day off . ' 

iVariety's' Top -Floor 

From whence eyplved .VAiiiifi'i's 
now, famous 'top floor.' It's that— 
the top. (fifth flfppr) of Variety;s of^ 
flee building.. First floor is the dd- 
vertislng; second, editoriai;, , 

-business^— JourthK-vSwltchboardT-arid 

girls^ rest f Poni, and ,the top;. fifth* 
Is the 'Chatedu' Which the boys kid- 
dlngly equipped. -with a trick; neon 
light. ,it's a .meeting-greeting place. 
The only free drpp-In nlte club i 
the height of Sime's mixing. 

The schedule was this. After 
working aU day, he'd hand out tho 
boys' assignments. They scrammed 
at 6,: 30 or sp for dlrinier arid tb catCh 
their, shows. "They could wHte their ' 
riotices the fpilowlng day, but some- 
how they driited back after the 
shows'on any pretext. But primar- 
ily they knew Slnie woUld .be there. 
He's still there, it's 11 p.m., after 
the show. He's In his shirt sleeves. 
They had left .him editing copy. 
Thfey return to .flrid hlrii banging but 
and solf-edltlrig his own stuff. 

He was chained tp that desk read> 
Ing the grist of the world's amuse- 
ment- mill Which an army of somb 
226 news-gatherers today, thie world: 
oyer, fires into VAiiiETTrs editorial 
offices In New Yprk. He separated 
the wheat f rprii the chaff. He read 
every bit of It aided by Sid and a 
cpuple of the others. That was .tho 
machine he Idter set up. What; he 
dldri't read, he read iri the piroPfs. 
He^Ione liandled those, Later-Sid— 
and the editorial board/ ; J 

Thus; after he was through" with 
all that, Sime, would bring out his 
prodigious collection of notes. Hp 
carried a, 2-by-5-irich pad to jot 
notes on. 

He tore each note pfif and put it 
Into his other pocket. That was tho 
collectlpn basket ' "Thus the pad 
itself was always, clean.. He kept 
that iri his left-hdnd pocket along 
With a small stub of a pericil. The 
right ppcket. of his jacket' bulged 
with the notes he'd Collected. They 
were just a few words. A.name' pr 
date. The stpry he carried In his 
head. JUst as he carried everything 
else— the business worries, the, col- 
lections, notes, discounts, the bank 
balance, without, referring to rec- 
ords.. ^ " 
. His assignment, instead of ;;catGh- 
Irig a show, was to clean up His own, 
cppy^ He usually had a late lunch 
so sometimes he skipped dinner. If 
riot, he'd send out for a sandwich. 
Either th , or if he^d cleaned up at 
10 p.m. ire would then go out to eat, 
alone or with one or more of hia 
employes. Siriie. usually, came back 
at 11. 

. Then upstairs Wliere his play 
hours began-^at around 11 p.m. 
Others droppied in. The place was 
always well stocked. To this day a 
bucket of ice goes, into the Ice box 
daily. Perrier arid ginger ale arid 
the mixers always there of course. 
The bottom part of .the Ice phest 
had a special padlock placed oii it — 
he always kept chilled Champagno 
in the lower half and wanted to 
make sure It would be there if any 
of his guests wanted that. 

If tomorrow -wsiS a 'light day' for 
Sime, he'd , take the entire office 
bunch to Jimmle Durante's, Tex's 
or any other spot. Or. for. a ride to 
a roadhouse.. Depended on the. sea- 
son and' the woafher. Schnozzlo 
puratite's was the favorite. A 'light 
day' for Sirne .meant that he didn't 
have an appointment until 'ioM. 
That meant he could be horrip at 
5 a. ,m. He dveragecl fiye hours of 
sleep, , M.uCh, too little.;- Soriietimes 
It Was loss. "If he caught up on it 
after a few days he. felt that. was' 
oke too. ^le'd drive his chauffeurs 
aocordingly, bat then they'd be. off 
for two days . tp catch Up- on sleep. 
Same with, office people. It. seertied 
to work out. okay. 

Despite a legend to the contrary 
ho wasn't: a familiar figure at all 
first ni hts. He was familiar to all 
first riighters. But those, functions 
were the nuts to him.. He \vent to 
theatres to work. He enjoyed cdtch- 
ing Loew's Ajmericari iloor or the 
5th Averiue (Proctor's) or tiie 23d St 
There he saw new acts. They were 
showing.. It' was a break-in date. 
rlf-gDOd^^ttter^t^tlve'Palacr^irin^ 
Sime was - there during their bdp- 
tismal break-Iris. By the time, some 
of 'em got to the Pa,lace they had 
adopted the suggestions Sime had 
offered in his reviews. The brtdorso- 
ment was intended to influence 
bookers. It-.usually did. 

.Tomorrow (Wecinesftay) s imo 
gets back. The muggs ai^e meeting 
him at Albariy, N. Y.; and riding 
back with him to the street i^o lo.vcd. 



$ 



IME would have said, '-Aw, stick 
it back in thre obit department—- 
for the record." 



But SIme isn't herei hoW to mark 
with his stubby pencil where ''Variety'* 
copy is to run. And his boys think he 
rates editorial-page position, in this 
'^heet~or^any7T)ther, wh6ft" the~bigg^^^^ 
bravest heart on Broadway stoppMl^ it 

was a big ^tory. Show business knows that. Andy "Variety*' has 
always been edited for show business. 

Sime was often urged to run departments appealing to non-pro 
readerSfi always turned doWn the idea^ He was afraid the staff 
would start writing up t6 outsiders and- lose their trade touch. He 
thoug;ht that When villagers Started to understand ''Variety** then 
show people wbuldh't. Show people always understood Sime. He 
advised them? he panned them, he slipped them the lowdbwni s^nd 
they always Uhderstood him., 

When '"Variety' slang influenced the language of a nation, 
that wasn*t Sinie's intent. It was because he niade "Variety** so 
vital and so penetrating that laymen read it, and thus they 
picked up the terms of the trade which so fascinated them that high- 
brow sheets did nip-ups over what in this cia.se Was just everyday 
colloquial Broadwayese. 

The most sentimental Old Boy that ever lived, Sime didn't go 
for flowery, fulsom blurbs. So there will be none here. "Variety/* 
as a reporter and reviewer, is familiar with the. effective value of 
eiilogiums, oratiohs and eloquent cur^ slseeches. They have put 
over many an act. But this isnH ah act» This is Still inside stuff to 
the profession. 

The "V ariety" boys are doing their, blubbering and crying 
amb^hg/tRemse^^^^ ' WhatTarRT Tr6w~they are suffefirrg is of^mii 
interest to the readers. They are mourning a loss that even Sime's 
audience can't understand. 

But that's strictly private and will stay that way. 

What they can share with their world and his is this: 

The stage and the screen and the ir have lost their chief 
/ mouthpiece, their voice of authority speaking from its heart of loyal 
love and Its head of wisdom and vision. 

American journalism has tost a rugged soul which; confined by 
the limited horizon of a specialized fieldi has left a historic influence 
on all newspaper publication by courage, indohnitable consistency, 
Straight-shootirig independence Which, never hesitated before thie 
temptations of gain, popularity, fear or favor. 

Show business has lost its square-Shouldered, silver-haired big 
brother, the liionosyllabic* outspoken, Br6adway-wise^§ruff guy who 
did his soft deeds in the dark and his hard duties where all could sOe. 

The world has lost a genius who became and remairied unique 
and extraordinary around the globe, who commanded the admiration 
of those who were With him, those who were against himV^nd those 
who didn't know What he was all about. 

His pals havelost their pal. 

"Variety" has lost its skipper; but the "Variety" crew, raised 
by him and with him, idolizing his miemory and inoculated with his 
philosophy, will carry on in the tradition which was Sime. 

He didn't live long enough. But he lived long enough for that. 

He lived long enough to perpetuate the spirit of frankness with-> 
out rancor, positive opinion without personal prejudice, sacred 
fidelity to the trade without neiar-sighted illusions about Its weak- 
nesses, fanatical faith in the truth without puny reservations of ex- 
pediency, a hot hatred for inspired propaganda and a cold contempt 
for keyhole scandal. 

He lived long enough to convert a hostile field of egotistical and 
jealous units to a consciousness of power and purpose greater than 
the single, isolated self-seeking of the individual — ^to a realization 
that iall competitive factors and all economic enemies are interde- 
pendent and arfe lost when they unbalance the, industry each in pur- 
suit of personal acquisitiveness. 

He lived long enough to plant in the world at large the revelation 
that show business is a huge, important, bed-rocked institution, 
integral to the healthy body of the nation, essential to the morale 
of the people— not a fly-by-hight conglomeration of mountebanks, 
gyps, freaks and short-changers. 

He lived long' enough to Outlive the era of theatrical sheets 
which peddled puffs, gouged the unfortunates who slipped or who 
couldn't get. enough toehold to slip, pandered to the psychological 
vanity of ambitious weaklings or pompous potentates. 

He lived long enough to create and leave behind, out of nothing, 
a nevvspaper-which floats its banner in every land, which is the 
modern acknowledged herald of an ancient art, 

He lived long enough tb have Hollywood and Broadway, Which 
he fought and which fought him, bow their heads In lamentation 
over his passing. 

l^e'nvfeB long^en^^^^ 
wild growths against which he counseled and campaigned through 
years when his motives were maligned and his judgment was 
rejected. 




He lived long enough to say What he 
meant, take the consequences, and 
leave a million friends. 

^'Variety'* will build no monument to 
Sime. iSime bu||t "yariety" arid "Va- 
riety" is his monument. 

, Jt will always_-bft -Sime!s_sheet.---i-— ^ 



His boys didn't work for him; they 
worked with him. They believed in him. He was their idol. They 
are still his boys. They hear him and they see him every iDlrtute. 

They hear his curt, staccato orders,. his quick, incisive, decisions. 
They see his cbntagious smile, the smile that usually ckme at the 
end of the day— a:nd the day> ended anywhere frohi sundown to 
sunrise. 

They see him With his white, soft-collared shirt a bit rumpled, 
the perennial bow-tie slightly screvvy, lighting the Philip Morris 
cigarets oiie after the other, tilting forward in his chair With his 
thick, short pencil poised over copy from the Harlem cabarets or 
cable from Egypt, or running dbwn columns, of moist galley-proofs 
from Chatter to Page 1 hot stuff. 

They hear him grunt an instruction and lay down a policy — 
orders to the fellows who y/orked in their specialty lines and played 
them up vvithout his mellow and mature understanding that it Was 
all part of a great whole-show business. 

^ They see him cut their stories— for brevity; brevity was one blf 
his passions. They see him change their phraseology^^ — for sim- 
plicity; Simplicity Wsis one of hjs manias. They see him streak his 
lightning pencil through single words- — adjectives; adjectives were 
one of his pet aversions. 

_They see him reaci thelr^ notices^ and their neWs-reports and 
'pass~tlvBm^p as 

style of "Viriety". Fbr Sinie never changed "a Ime of his 

reporter's or reviewer*s opinions any more than he ever suggested a 
word that they should write or omit, or an attitude they should take 
or avoid. 

They see him write a head— the heads which bhiy Sime could 
originate, but which the "Variety" boys can write now With rapid 
fluency; a head that tells the story and tells it in the language of 
the trade. 

They see him downtown. In the printing plant, as they make up 
the edition against the Monday night deadline — ^grading the news 
and the combinations of news With the trend of show business, in 
the relative importance of affairs as they how obtain-<-pictures, 
radio, literati, legitimate, vaudeville. Times Square, outdoors, 
obituary. Obituary last. 

Sime treated that department as he trieated the others— as 
news. 

And he always held that the opening of a show was more inter- 
esting and important reading than its clbsing. 

He never gave rave notices to the ones that had closed, ho mat- 
ter how long they had run or how mighty had been their triumphs. 

VVhen we got the grand idea of starting the "Times Square 
Daily," which cost Sime a fortune ahd all of us a tremendous lot of 
work and grief, he used to call it 'the world's worst daily," and he 
wound it up without a squawk or a sigh. 

When we all chipped iri and bought the. "Clipper" , and tried to 
make it an outdoor show-business ragf and dropped about a hun- 
dred C's, Sime paid us all off every nickel that wiB had pUt in; he 
always shared his hits with us but would never let us share his flops. 
Well, he closed that one without any ceremonies or afterpieces, too. 

So we feel that we don't have to brush up the adjectives he cut 
out of our copy to touch up his last notice. We feel -we don't have 
to spread this all over "Variety" and violate his love of brevity. 

We bring it forward jn the paper to the editorial page— and he 
would probably have ordered it back vvhere he*d think it belongs. 

But Sime never could believe that he, himself. Was rtews. 

Having read the Wires that poUred in, having talked to the 
hundreds who called on the local and lohg distance phones when the 
first word of our bereavement was whispered in New Yn>rk and Hol- 
lywood, having spoken to the many who were shocked and stunned 
and staggered by the blow— we know that he is hews. 

The boys of "Variety" have written shiploads of news printed 
with oceans of ink. News is news aind they have been trained tb 
be clinical in their professional handling of it. 

They want to be, eVen here and nbw. It's hard, but Sime taught 
them to do it that way. 

They see him and they hear him. That is "Variety's" busi 
and theirs. 

But they feel him, too. And that is only Sime's and theirs. 

They feel the kindly pat of his hand, on their shoulders; they 
feel its strong, warm clasp in theirs. They feel the radiant glow of 
his inirnitable smile, which Was reserved only for his pals. 

They feel him in their own "Variety" way. 

^-^^The^eflly Way th^y'M=6V6r shew thwt^^^^^ 
be to get out "Variety" as nearly like they think Sime would get it 
out as their intimate schooling under him and their intense affection 
for him will let them. Jack Lait. 



S2 



VARIETY 



L E CI ¥ I MATE 



Tnesdayr. September 26, 19$3 



Jewish Pageant Hailed by Crowd 
Of 20,000 as a Dramatic Triumpli 



Kanfiiuui Melo Set 



*s pageant of pi'pgress was 
glvfen Sunday (24) in Kings- 
bridge Armory, Bronx, way 
of a gigantic About; 

-^ItOOO 7TK!opTe-^?taw — ^thie— show, the 
openlhg\night, AT.lth geveral thr^^ 
sand turned away. Those who got 
in saw 6ne of th^ most Colorful,, 
beautiful spbiitacles concfelvable, 
with . cast of 6;20p portraying a 
moving story in di*a.nta,tio form. 

'Romianice of a People/ as. shown 
at the Artnory Sunclay nighty is riot 
merely a pag6ari.t. 'It's real the- 
atre of the first ranH. it! , 
singing, ;actlng and staging oh. a 
gigantic: stage. Presentation., of the; 
sjb^tacle in the ^ enclosed armoi-y. 



Minturn Stages Second 

ni t ■ Cl ' I n 1.* I Aiexi^naer wooucotc^ jK.auiman laie; 
flay tor Mock Katmg cdHaborating 'Snake* will go oil af 

tei JLef 'Em Eat Cakia' ooeha a 



'Snake In the Grass' will be the 
next attraction at the MorpscQ, 
N. T., where 'The Blue Widow' Is 
current. 'Snake' Is a melpclrama« 
first play of the type In which 
George S. Kaufmaii has figured on 
the writing end. 

Play" was- originally written by 
Alexi^nder TVopUcott^ Kaiif nian later 



lilcago, Sept. .25< 
Harry Minturn company, doing 
'Uncle Tom's Cabin* at the; Stude- 
baicer, ill do another imme- 
diately/ It will be 'The itonster,' 
with the second production n.e(ie$r 
sary ' to meet . Eqiiity reqiairements 
since Minturn company - Is now 
operatirig under stock contracts | 
whicii means at least tvyo shbAvs. 

Without a second, show Miiiturn 
Would have to pay preseot conlt)?>ny 
accoirding to: Equity producer terms. 



tei -Let' 'Em ISat Cake' opens at 
the Imperial. 'Cake' is the musical 
successor of 'Of 'ifhise I Sing/ Hayr 
ing the same . authors^Kaufman, 
Morrle Ryskind .and Geprge cihd Ira 
Gershwin. 



IHOROSCO THEATRE TAX 
CASE IS COMPROMISED 



Inside Stnff-Lei^ 



■/ 



After . long cpntest over funds 

- , '1^. , i liii i I sequiestered by the Government, an 

rather than a.n qpln air arena, . as Stock contract- permitting Minturn Lj^^^^^gj^^^^^ granted 



heightens, the ! 



originally, •plahhed, 
theatrical effect. 

Armory is laid out . exactly ias are 
theatres. One ehd is completely cut 
off' for the stage and scenery, with 
seats laid put straight back of that 
fof the entire arena.. About .;three 
quarters way back, seats are 
ranged oh a slighlf Incline. 

•One gigantic set spreads across 
the gigantic stage. It :is . a i)eau- 
tlfiil job representing a hiigh dPmed^ 
temple, in the centre, with other 
buildings near it. In front of that 
there is a 125 -foot raiised circular 
stage, bri- which Is superimposed 
another somewhat smaller circular 
: stage. Stei)s from this lead to. the 
temple --gates'r";'-— 
- . Pageant, .tepresehtd the 40 - cen- 
turies of Jewish progress through 
the ag;es. First scene la in dark> 
ixess; only a scroll being yisiblev A 
vpice is heard, suppogi^dly reading 
this scroll. Ad most important items 
are ..mentioned, voice ceases, and 
actioii begins. First scene is before 
the creation p£ the world, ivlth the 
seas "turbulent and God ordering 
them to part, for creation of land 
Girls are slowly seen mpving about 
as a sea, Illusion being well, car 
rled through because of the several 
thousand, persohs doing the sceiies, 
Next scene has' pagans wPrship 
ping^ a gigantic - cow-like Gpd 
Moloch, with Abraiham appearing, 
talking of God, .and the idolatprs 
ruiuilnis: .away in "fear. From that 
scene to the Pharbahs; and Moses 
and so on In ten through 
the. ages,, lending in ak..:;^ene depict-. 
Ing: the present day settlement, of 
Jewish land In Palestine for -Jew 
ish rehabilitation. . 

Show Names to Fore 

pelicacy of handling throughout 
Is noticeable. In the Cast were a 
number of well known stage and 
radio: ifplks such as, for InstancCr 
Arthur. Tracy, but credit is diie no 
one actor, designer, or. stager. It's 
oiie case where this whole triumiphs 
most emphatically over: any In- 
dividual. If niehtlonlng names at 
all, prpbably Jacob Ben Aral's 
Should be. Yeteran actor In this 
Instance, didn't use iany makeup, but 
was in charge P£. the stager^, of 
Which there were about a dozen. 
Idaac Van GrPve, general maestro of 
the entire pageaiit, who officiated at 
the World's Fair Jewish Day in 
Chicago, again; handled: all the mu- 
sical details. 

Music was especially, arranged 
from ancient .and modern spiirces, 
SPUnd >mplihcatiPn, beneath the 
stage, was far from perfect and 
hurt, the . singers . considersthly, but 
the -quality of tlie voices and the 
music was good despite that,' 'Shir 
Hashirlm' ('Song of Spttgs*) prob- 
ably the outstanding composition, 
aft sung by Ti-dcy, -n^hp gpt his the 
atrical training,, incidentally,' in the 
Yiddish theatre, before coming to 
Broadway.. 

Capacity marked the first three 
performances. Advance sale 



tP do 10 shows weekly; meaning an;.| 
extra matinee on Sundays. 



mE HORSE' NOT OFF, 
BUT DEFERRED A YEAR 



i^ew irprk production of 'ifVhite 
Horse. Inn' is. now definitely set for 
the Hippodrome, but won't- be seen 
for anotheir .year. . Erik Charrell,. 
who's been In New Tork f or thie past 
cpuplP' mohthig to i^age - the show* 
as he did in Berlin and London, has 
meantime signed a: Fox picture 
CohtraGt and- ■will— ma;ke- two plc- 
tureSj, undecided which piles or 
Whether in Hollywood or Pariai. 

Charrell, with an Einglish financial 
syndicate backing hlnri,. wanted to 
put- "White Horse Inn' on this sea- 
son but couldn't find a theati:^ but- 
side of the Hippodrome large .enough. 
HippP'dronae, however;. Is leased to 
the opera, cPmpany, current there 
lintU Nov. 11. It will take him, lie 
figures, a minimum oiC. six weeks to 
rebuild and redeporate. the theiatre 
into a miniature village .as necessi 
tated for his play, that bringing the 
play . into, tlie hoUse too late In. the 
fall for a possibility of getting a 
lengthy riin. Therefore, the hpuse 
has been taken by. his group for. the 
following, year, with the termi pf 
entry calling, for' late July, 

There ' was also a money angle, 
While the .f rom an English isyrt- 
dica,te was. pke, up tp $150,000, a 
$260,000-^$250,opd investment seems 
necessary. 

Meantime, .<^harrell, with Fox, has 
a straight two-picture Contract with 
time out any time. he w&nts It. 'It's 
to . start In December . and. Coa^t i>rp 
duction is mentioned. . He is ordered, 
however, to cohfer with 



the- receivers of thei Mprosco .thea- 
tre. New York. Irving Trust CPm- 
pany, as receivers since 1^23] will b.e 
paid about |34,6.00. ikouse -was 
formerly owiied and pperatfed by 
Oliver Morosco, who went: bankriipti 
at the- time.. 

Govemmeht claimed admissions , 
and other taxes and stepped In with 
a writ of restraints InCliided in the*' 
mpney tied up was $7,3.00 bwed Ed 
('BuU') airous by Morosco, th*t 
money being used tP pay actors sal- 
dries,, Girpux, who continued tP 
manage tl^^ house for the Shuberts 
Will be partly reimbiirsed froni the 
receiver. Estimated he will rec€iive 
about 6iQ% .Df his claim.; 



LdBDY MUSIC tir FOUR 
STANDBY MUSICIANS 



Chicago, 

New wrinkle In legit being -tried 
at the Studebaker, where a colored 
orchestra Is being used in the pit. 
for 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' leaving np 
ropm'.for the four white musicians 
house must use. 

Since it's play or pay for tbe four 
musicians, house Is spptting the 
fpursome out in the lobby to play 
for the lobby walkabpUts. 



Sheehari, Erie ppmmer 'and Bob 
Kane, . In ■ Paris befPir© starting ac- 
tivity. He .Wprked with Ppmmer on 
production of 'Congress iDahces' and 
several other musical extravaganzas, 
leading to the supposition that he 
may continue the Pomraer partner 
ship abroad. 

No matter What the first picture 
he makes is, or whether done in 
Holly woPd or Paris, the second Is 
likely to be the same 'White Hprse 
Inn,' on. which FPx has an pption 
That would neCessarily, It Is ex' 
plained, call for production abroad 
Charrell sailed Saturday (23) on 
the lie de France for his conference 
with th(B;F0x execs abroad. 



UPSTATE GBOUP ACTIVE 

iCbchester, Sept. 26, 
Rochester Commnhity Players are 
putting on membership drive for 
2,000 members, Liast year the en^oup 
signed , up 1,600., against Its high of 
1,800 in the past six years. Mem 
bership. provides ducats for each ot 
the-iilx regular .productions. Two 
srecial .plays are put on to raise 
Winnie, I added funds. Organization. Is sell 



Current number of 'The Natlpn* carries an article headed 'The ActPr 
andHhe Pepresslpn,' .it being the seventh of a series on the ecbnoinip 
crisis and .the profession, it was authored by Robert Mlddlemas, fin 
actor who appeared in a ntimber of Broadway attractions. First point 
he makes Is^: 'Although^tbe road was dying during the years Pf the big 
buU market,, theatrical condiUons' in the: big cities was far. from bad' and 
after nanilng a scPre of Succea[se8 he adds: 'Perhaps it Is close to the 
.truth to say that the depression has Intensified many times the tcoublea 
and eylls that existed in the theatre five years ago. ' The actor has siif- 
feired accordingly, as ha,ye other workei-s in tlie theatre. Everybody has 
been hi t-^managers,. authors, musicians,, stagehands, * right down to the 
stage-dopr man.' ' 

After pointing Put that the drop in grosses, at the box bfflce forced the 
nianager.to. reduce expenses or quit producing, Mlddlemas cpntfehds that 
because of the rigid rules of back stage labor unions— -from the .transfer 
wagon to the orchestra pit— the actor has been forced to stand the brunt 
of the! nianagerial cuttings Although 'union la.bor cazinbt be blamed for 
wanting t<> . maintain its hard-won 'economic poisttion. .' . .the fact re- 
inains that the manager In hlstdespprate effort to keep the play gPing. has. 
received almpst np concession froni the unions. The actor has made many 
concessions.. The stagehands and musicians will not, and so , the- actor 
must. In tiiei cPnfiict between cai>ital and labor,, the actpr-^like many 
others in the white-collar classr-^Is crushed between them. The public 
with its buying power, reduced to almost nothing, can hardly- be blamed 
for giving Up a luxury like the theatre; the manager with bankruptcy 
Jiist around the corner Cannot be blamed for reducing expenses..,. 
Nevertheleiss, all this dpea not ameliorate the tragic plight of thousands 
of actors— 'Including, some- whose names once glittered In lights on , 
Brpadway — Who are. destitute, and of thousands of others who are living 
from, hand to mouth.* 

Evidence that actors. are In great distress: 'The Actors pinner club. . . . 
is. nightly serving SOO- inners- to unemployed actors;'. ;the FrlarS Club 
and the I^mbs,- in default of dues ; from their menibiers. Friars 
has. already passed .into the hands of a receiver and the future of the 
Lambs Is most uncertain. . Actors have always tried to .care for their 
needy; they aire doipg this rtpW, but eVery-.relief agency is strained' to 
the limit. The- ActPi's Fujid Home, the Percy Williams Home and the 
Edwin Forest ' Home, are carfng for the aged;, ^the N.V.A. at Saranac 
Lake is caring for those. In 111 health; the State Relief Fund rrpvides 
shelter, food and. clothing; the Actors' Fund expends about $200.00.6 aii-: 
nually .. .In iielplng .the sick, the aged^.and. the .destitute.. Actors . Equity.' 
and the vartpus social and religious groups, though not formed primary 
Ily for charitable purposes,, are doing their' bit. The amount of relief 
needed is Indicated by the 70% decline In paid up membership in Equity. 
Thpse who still hold paid-up cards are by no means regularly employed 
and. their salaries have been reduced from 50 to. 90%.' 

After mentioning that big time vaudeville formerly employing thou- 
sands of actors, had already passed, out of the picture, Middlemass 
Writes: 'In 1927 there weire 166 permanent stock compianies; last season 
there were 30. Tent shpws had reduced iii number from m'pre than 300 
to less than' 40. The old burlesque wheels gave up. the ghost several 
years ago;: to be .supplanted by the present-^-day resident company in 
which the 'strlppera' play hide and seek with, the police. 

'All' this Indicates unemployment and hardship, but It would not bo~ 
accurate to say that this state of affairs Is entirely caused by the de» 
prfsslph. We think of November, 1929, as the starting point of the. dis- 
aster, but long before this the theatre was in trouble and actors were 
not altogethier happy. Many things were wrong, but perhaps the grad- 
ual decline of the road— the very backbone of the theatre— was the chiief 
symptom . of ill health . . 

'.'The acting, profession Jiaa always been a precarious one. Previous to'' 
1919'; 'wheii the Equity contract now universally used came into existence, 
the. actor faced many more uncertainties that he does now....Ih 1914, 
between June and, December, I was left stranded three times. The 
manager in each case skipped out, leaving his company unpaid for past 
performances and for transportation back to New York. Let rhe say 
parenthetically that one manager wjio skipped town 'with the week's re- 
ceipts and abandoned the company in Atlanta, Is now a prominent mem- 
ber of Eq.uity and loudly taises her voice from time to time In condem- 
nation of managerial villainies,' 



supporting and owns its SO.O-rseat 
playhouse. 

Plays scheduled this, season by I 
Director Robert Stevens include i 
'One Saturday Afternoon',- 'Three- 
cornered Moon',. 'Whistling In the 
bark', 'Best SellCrs' and 'Both Your { 
HPuses'. 



GPIMAN FIAT SEADT 

Rehearsals pn *A Hat, A Coat, A 
Glove,' German, play fpr Crpsby 
Gaige, are to start early next week. 

William Drake,. Who adapted, ar- 
rived In New York Mpnday (25) 
with a completed dcrl]>t and will be 
..present at 'the :beginnlng- of re- 
hearsals. 



Revival of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin* going on tour under, the mana^emeht- 
of Rowland Stebbins,. whose production activities haye- the- corporate 
name of Hiaurence Rivers, Will be pretty much a Players Club 'outfit. 
That takes In the brace of advance agents Including Beauvais Fox who 
handled publicity on the name-cast 'Tom' When presented a,t the Alvin, 
N. Y., last spring by the Players. 

Club .made the request to' Stebbins that he use as niany Players aa 
possible. Fox selected a fellow club member, Kane Campbelli as second 
man In advance although Kane, whp was an advertising man, had no- 
experience as an agent. 

Kane's first stop out of . town was Hartford. From there he teleV 
graphed the Rivers office that he had been unable to Ipcate the house 
manager of Parsond' after searching for . two hours. Understood that 
dince the early summer try out -of Shubert shows the Parsons' manager 
was off the payroll, and was put of ..town when the: new boy with the' 
'TPm' show arrived. 



Cohan Vs. Griffin in 

Catholic Guild PoH 



the. fpllpwihg 10 scheduled per- 
formances was scattered and Ihdi' 
cations Were that the tickets were 
dcaled top high. Bulk of tickets are 
|6, Patrons' tickets piiced: at $10 
each were good for the first per- 
formance only. 

Task of exchanging the tickets 
originally calling for admission in 
the ^ ball park was taken over by 
tn'e. Leblang agency, the lower floor 
jiuarters . of the Postal Telegraph 
";ti^lret~^quaf£ers'^Tl)"eIng'^u"^e^^ 
blang's assigned 30 people tp make 
the exchangeg. Up to Saturday 70,- 
000 tickets had been switched at 
Leblang's, balance being exchanged 
In .Brooklyn and Jersey. Advance 
^ale had totaled 115,000 tickets. 
•'—Pageant is a replica of that orig- 
inally istaged on Soldiers Field, 
Chicago in July, where It was | 
scheduled for. one performance, but 
three were given. Kauf. 



There Wlll ..b6 two tickets when 
the Catholic .Actprs Guild hPlds its 
election Oct. 21, Qeprge M. &ohan 
opposing Gerald^ Griffin, who has 
f 6r 1 been president for the. past tWP 



years. 

Other officers nominated : Father 
Leonard, treasurer; Ilugh O'Con- 
nell, .first vice-president; Marie 
Louise Dana, second y ice-president; 
Ed Finney, recprding' secretary; 
June Mullen, social secretary; Wal- 
ter Connplly and Joseph. DonPvan, 
advlspry board; Elizabeth .Loner- 
gan, historian. 

■Lrndei'stood the ticket headed by 
Griffin will Include, same, nominees 
-Ttrw'tiv5nc^5K^^banefr^=^'= 



New Play By Group 

Cleveland, Sept. 26. 

Eighteenth season of the Play 
House,. Cleveland's nationally known 
repertory little theatre, is getting 
under way Oct. S with .Krnst Tol- 
lei'*.s 'Machine Wreckers.' 

First time it has been done m 
America. 



'Etienne,' comedy by Jacques 
Deyal, goes . into the Jackson 
Heights tryout. Deval ' is the. author 
of 'Madamoiselle,' done last season 
[ by Brady. 

'Give Us This Day,* by. Howard 
kpch, to ppeh ih. Phlia. Manage- 
I miertt of Curtis & Myers. 

'Bi.rthnght,' by Richard Freeman, 
is being put intP rehearsal by Irving 
•Barrett and Robert Rossen. Due 
I to show in November. 

'For God . and Couhtry,', by Daniel 
Nf Bubln, will be Al. Wpods' first 
this season. Fay Bainter will be 
starred. 

* pnica/ with Alia Nazimova In 
=the-cast>='Willi=-be=done=^by-=Robert' 
Martin productions. Adaptation 
from the Polish. 

'Spur Grapes.' Roy Atwell will 
produce this comedy which he wrote 
in cpllaboratiPn with James W. 
Davis. It's about practical Jokers. 

'Thoroughbred,' by D.pty Hobart, 
will be presented by Theodore Ham- 
merstoin and Denis Du For, whp 
have combined as a new managerial 
team. Show was tried out at West- 
port last summer. 



Late Martin iEIerman,. W/ho died suddenly of a heart .attack alone in 
his New ' Yoirk apairtment. Suffered with a similar ailment about two 
years ago. Although that illness was known to' only a . feW intimates^ 
he was regarded as being critically ill at the time, in.spite of his robust' 
appeat^ance. ^ . 

Shortly afterward he went abroad and' took treatments, 
Ing that as the reaspn for the extended stay. 



The seven musical numbers In 'Murder at the Vanities',, at the New 
Amsterdam, N. Y., are credited to nine different writers and composers. 
Two songs have; tunes and lyrics by Herman Hupfeld. All the others- 
Were done by writing teams, Edward Heyman coUaboraitlng .on two; 

Newest and youngest: writers iii the .group are Irving; and Lionel New- 
man, kid brothers of Bobby Newman. They cPntributed 'Dust In Ypur 
iSyes*. 



lOUlSyiLLE STOCK STAETS 

Sept. 25. 
Harry Martin has engaged Jean 
May and King Calder as. leading 
woman and leading man for - The 
Martin Players, who will open a 
=S;eason-=of stock^'^^ on=0ctob6r 7=2=?atf 
the old Walnut Tljeatre, renamed 
the Drury Lane. 

'Candle Light' has been selected 
as the opening, play of the season- 
tentatively set for only five weeks. 

J. Arthur Young,-- Ruth Gates, 
Hollis Durbin, Katherlne Maskayl, 
Tucker McGuire, Donald Kpehler 
and Joseph Holicky. are other mem- 
bers of the Martin Players and Ad- 
dison Pitt >vill be director. 



ENGAGEMENTS 

Geo, Murphy, Julie. 
'Gowns by Roberta.' 

Leona Hogarth, Paul Guilfoyle, 
Harlan Briggs, 'Give Us This Day.' 
Percy Warram, 'Ruy Bias.' 

~AT-Pv=Kaye,=^with-Katharine=Gornw=^ 
ell. 

Martha Hodge, Eva Condon, Mil- 
lard Mitchell, Harry Gresham, 
Leona Hogarth, Paul Guilfoyle, 
Harlan Brigga, 'Give Us This Day.' 
(Complete cast.) , 

Raymiond Middleto'n, William 
Hain; 'Gowns by Roberta.* 

Mary Servoss, Montagu Love, Al- 
fred Corn, 'Etienne,' 

Ina' Claire, Earle Larimore, Ar- 
nold Korff, Jay Fassett,' Charles 
Rlchman, ' lography' (road). 



Tuesday, September 26, 1933 



VARIEtr 



53 



26 Ticket Agencies Are Licensed 
After New flashes Between Groupsl 



With, one group bf , Broatjiwiiy 
ticket trolicn- calling the other 
group *a ilC^Cih of gyps', duting pr$- 
Smihary meetingg last week, vir- 
tually all the ticket mert signed up 
-with' the l^ationfll Association; of 
the iiegitinlate Theatre, iafter catm- 
jng down, and agreed ta abide by 
the rules aimed to eliminate goug- 
ing. .. ' 

NALT sub-committee which, was 
inaile permanent with regard to 
hahdling the ticket situation an- 
nounced that 26 agencies were given 
licenses; Theatres will niiake their 
own allotments,, but cannot sell or 
distribute tickets to any agency not 
licensed'. Agencies are permitted to 
charge 75 cents.. over the box bfllce 
price while this premium limit on 
balcony tickets Is set at 60 cents. 
Committee sessions iearly this Vyeek 
wete for the purpose pt framing a 
jpollcing system, to guard against 
yiolativh of the rules. 

Boom Days Are.; 

AlthQugh the specs, large . and 
jBiiiall;' declared they would go along 
under the new riiles, it is .certain 
that sbmie and prob?tbly the ma 
jority of agenr^ies/will be forced out 
of .. buslhesK, unless they combine 
and cut the overhead. In answ.er. to 
requested coi) cessions sought by the 
Theatre Ticket Brokers' asjsociation 
which comprises the ertallier agen- 
cies, the ducat men were told that 
It lis economically impossible for the 
legit, to e.yppojt . the., number per- 
eoris concerned with it in the bbom 
daysi when more than 60 theatres 
.were lighted — and that takes in the 
•'specs.' Loss than half that number 
of houses will be continuously 
lighted during the coming season, 
from present indications. 

When representatives of the indie 
agencies talkPd it ovbr with the 
NALiT ticliet commlttcei they asked 
for extra fees, dn tickets inter- 
changed between the various agen- 
cies. . They realized they would be' 
unable to continue in business, uii- 
iesB able to sell a large volume of 
tickets. In addition to the three 
large agencies,: grouped uhder. the 
name of the National Ticket pls- 
ti-ibutors there are a few agencies 
With chains of hotel branches quali- 
fied to distribute such, quantities of 
tlcketu. The others' method of do- 
ing business Is chiefly hy telephone. 
Permission to se^t fees for charge 
account: customers, delivery costs 
and possible other fees, not yet con- 
idered by the committee. 

New rule adopted by the NALT 
ticket committee pertains to cut 
rates. Latter may purchase or re 
celve ailotnients only from theatre 
box offices direct-— not from other 
agenbies. Rule : aimed, to take -but 
of the situation . 'possible . street 
specs who may hold tickets too 
long 'for a price' and then attempt 
to dump them Into cut rates. The 
rule, too, is expected to cut 
dowin: 'digpririg' among the smaller 
spec fry. 

Indi 

Indie agencies wanted the com- 
mittee to assure them of choice Ip 
cations in return for compliance 
with the rules. That Idea was 
ditched, along With others and the 
Indie people narh.ed pay id. Marks as 
their representative bh-.; the . NALT 
general committee, with Morris Flo 
senstein, backer of the Supreme 
agency, the alternate. Larger agen 
cies named William McBride, with 
Harry ^- Kaufman, the alternate 
^ricUct men will be permitted to sit 
in; with the committee, only when 
ticket matters are being hiihdlecl; 
When the Indie r?eople talked It 
'over with the siib-committee they 
were, told to join the National 
Ticlcct Distributors, similarly sug- 
gested' by Sol A' Rosenblatt, the 
NRA legit and picture aclminislrd- 
tbr, who hotly answbrcd a protcsi; 
from the brokers that they had hot 
been informed of the code meaning 

The indie people; however, were 
determined to have their own a.s- 
ubclation. Rosenblatt declared to 
the Indie brokers that they made a 
*Ayilifully erroneous statement' when 
claiming they liad no knowledge of 
the proceedings leading up to the 
'^a'dbp{;rprt~^6i^'tlic ""^ 

Ticket agencies now licensed by 
the NALT arc:' 

icensed Agents 
NeVtf York City 

Oscar lexander. 

Bascom, Inc. 

Broadway Theatre Ticket Co. 

Faber'& Sutton. 

Wm. G. Jackson. 

Kiesele Ticket Service, .Inc. 

Mackey Theatre Ticket .Service. 



Dabbing Again 

Hollywood, Sept. 26. 
'Double Harness,' first dubbed pic- 
ture to be produced in. Hollywood in 
more than a year, .started . work 
Thursday (21). Spanish version Is 
beinS inade f rbm. the Raidib picture. 
Ralph Navarro's voice will be 
. 1 TV Til <i"Ped for William Powell. Carmen 

UaSSlCal Drama Idea I Rodriguez talks for Ann Harding, 

and Margy Da-vies for Lilian Bond, 



Golden Gate Tries Out 



San Francisco, Sept. 
RKO Qoldeh Gate goes class and 
classical .', iibxt week - with ' Oscar 
Wilde's 'Salome* on stage. . 

Cliffff Work has Reginald .Trav- 
ers' Rerkeley Greek theatre produc- 
tion on percentage to open Wednes- 
day. (27). 

Company of 14 headed by Raoul 
Paiise and Nina Hareff. 

Booking is pointed to as example 
of Ip.cil nianagers' ' willingness to 
try anything that might bring in 
the sheck^ls. Gate has n^ver been 
known as a class ho.use, but who 
ban tell? 





LEGIT 




10^0-30 Troupe Would 
Step Into Spot Left Open 
By Buzz Bainbridge Co. 



Minneapolis, 

With the Ba-inbridge 
stock company at the Shubert quit- 
ting .after .22. yeai"s because of de- 
mands of Actors? Equity and the lo- 
cdl stage hands union for posting of 
two weeks' salaries In -^dva-nce, Au-. 
jcfer Brothers; 10, 20 and 30 repertory 
company, which- has been ' touring 
th€t .smallfisL tojwna . in. the., territory, 
the past; .16 years; wants to ..come 
Into Mlnne9.poiis. 

If it's Sticcessful in landing a the- 
atre, only flesh-and-blobd spoken, 
drama. In community of nearly .800,-; 
000. people will be that pi'bvided by 
small-toWn 10, 20, SOc 'rep' compainy, 
bxceptirig the Infrequent road at- 
tractions playing the legit Metro- 
politan which hasn't, any bbokirigs 
in sighti 

in this connection, A. Dale Riley, 
director pf dranaatics at the Univer 



Legit season gets under way here 
tonight ,(25) at Nixon with bp6n- 
ing of O'Neill's 'Ah, . Wilderness,' 
under subscription auspices. 

Indication Of. legit constancy lOr 
cally may be found in the fact that 
there's no attriactlon to follow, with 
house going pictures Monday (2) 
foi' roadshow 'Dinner at Eight.' 
Latter is in. for two weeks and pos- 
sibly three. 

Only, show definitely booked to 
cpme in is Maxwell Anderson's new 
one, 'Mary bf Scotland,' starring 
dramatic I Helen Hayes, penciled in for week 
of October 30 as second subscrip- 
tion piece in American Theatire Sp- 
ciely scries. 



CONNECnCUT UGHTS 
SOIE lEOT STAND 



New Haven, Sept. 25. 

Shubert reopens Oct. With 
three-day ruin bf 'Mtisic in the Air,' 
Hbusb, usually bpenlng Labor Day, 
has awaited return of Tale, studes 
to bblstbr. trade. 

Spot offers the only Stage fare in 
town. . Also the only active legit 
house in the state. 

E, D. Eldrldge, an uncle of the 
Shuberts, will handle managerial 



sity of Minnesota, has appealed 
through the 'Journal' for a public | end as. formerly, 
drive or appeal to the unions fo.r a 

modification of their demands . in < ■ • 

order to permit continuation of the lovAnAl AH AffSilll 

dramatic stock company. 1 JCACIICl VU ngaui 

'We have drives fpr all sorts of 
things,' he .wrot^ in the 'Journal', i -Jezebel,' ich stopped rehear- 
'Why not a drlvf for the one group g^jg j^^^ ^^^^ because bf the illness 
that has. stuck JoyaMy by this city Talluiah Bankhead, Is expected 
year .after year in the face of the ^gaih start readying about the 
greatest obstacles only to lose heart middle of October. Star Is reported 
at a time when things are beginning h^^pjjj^e^ and may leave the hos- 
to look up In every field of art and pHai . at the end of the Week. Show 
industry. I should view with ^ome L^as authored by Owen t)avis and 
alarm and much regret the passing j^jji be' presented by Guthrie Mc- 
of the Bainbridge Pldyei's frbm 

Minneapolis.' Cast was paid two weeks' salary 

when rehearsals suspended. Under 
stood hbn« :Of the players haye 
icket Co. sought othbr engagements, although 
icket Offices, I automatically released 

Inc. 

s:iM:.'„"%h?"™ V?clT's.rvi.., I FAVOWTE SOS TEYOUT 

Inc. Dubuque^ la., Sept. 25. 

Thieatre. Ticket Li 'The Rock Pile,' an operetta com 

Tyson & Co.. posed by j:dwar-d. Schroeder, Jr., lo- 

Tyson Theatre Ticket Burean, Inc. cal musician and composer, is to be 
Arrow Theatre Ticket Service, Inc.j given here during the fall, with Ip 
Beckhardt's Theatre Ticket Office, cal actors and singers. A 35-piece 

Inc. orchestra will hiandle the musical 

Cohn's Louis Theatre Ticket Of- | score 

ficeV Inc. 

PhMip'Furst; — 
Jacob.s Theatre & Opera. Ticket 
Office. 

Joe icket 
Agency. 

John A. Mahoney. 

Mayfair Theatre Ticket Service, 
Inc. 

Metro Ticket Service Bureau. 
Park Theatre Service, Fnc; 
iSussman Theatre Ticket Office, 
Inc. 

Subber's Theatre Ticket Office. 
Tyson .Operating Co., Inc. 

Meeting of the general or . emer- 



Show Travel on Party Rates Soon 
As Result of New Fare Slashes? 



Davidson, Milwaukee's 

JJew jt-ocal Control 

Milwaukee, Sept. 25. . 
Klei , Inc., newly formed, how 
opcratinF ■•'Dayidsbn|r^or--ina'ny- 
years the ■ legitln'iate hougo. 

Officers of th6 corporation are 
B. F. Klein, president^. Asher 
Levy,, vice-president, and Janics 
Higler, manager of the theciti'e, sec- 
retary-treasurer. House will be 
bboked by United. Bobking Office. 

Oscar Q'Shea and his plaj^ers, who 
have been . at the Third street house 
since Mayj. will obntinue at the Da- 
vidson as a resident cpmpany, step- 
ping out fj^om; time to time, when- 
ever the coming of a road attraction 
makes it hcdesSary. 



Showboat Dixiana in 
Prelim Lake Stand on 
Way to Chicago Front 



Milwaukee, Sept. 26. 
The 'shbw 'Dlxiarta,' tied up for 
a short engagement at Port Wash 
Ingtoni' north of Milwaukee, at- 
tracted miny Milwaukeeans, Craft 
has been in the making more than 
a year. 

The "Dixiana' was built at. Stur- 
geon Bay, seats 1,000 people, is 200 
feet: lon^- a.n-d-^as- originally -aimed 
for Chicago' lake front: The boat 
is owned by the Great Lakes Sho>y 
Boat corporation, with Ralph Emer- 
son In charge. . . 

'No Mother to Guide Her' was the 
bill at Port Washington. Piece Is 
an oldrtimer seen years ago at Litt 
.& DiTigwall's' old Bijou thieatre on 
Secpnd street. The cast, recruited 
•from other., .showboats, dncludcd 
Frederick Lees, Billy Remick,, Seana 
Neilson, Evelyn Moody, Harry 
Owens, Mrs. Owens and Ella Bur- 
tls. 

According, to present plans, the 
boat.'will be tp,ken to Chiciago fol 
lowing its Fort Wa.shington en 
gapement. 



Campanello Beaten Up 

Buffalo, Sept. 25. 

Michael Campanello, manager of 
the Buffalo opera company, was ae 
vcrely beaten and will lose hig right 
eye following an attack ujpon him 
late-Thursday by persons unknown 

Campanello has steadily refused 
to reveal who assaulted him but 
local police stated that arrests 
would be made shortly. 



PAET PAYMENT PURSUIT 

Marshalltonirn, la., Sept, 25. 

Harold L, Lockwppd, prombtcr 
and master of ceremonies of a mu- 
sicaL revue, has been returned, to 
Alton, 111., to face charges of an 
automobile theft, 

He wA^iyed extradition on charges 
preferred by an Altoft dealer, the 
purchase of the automobile having 
been made while LockWpod was 
presenting his revue there. 



Friars Forced to Qnit the Monastery, 
Study Plans to take New Quarters 



At a general .meeti. in the 

'Monastery Saturday- atternobh (23); 
the membership, of the Friars.^lub 
was informed by Chas. F., l^bpc, the 
gcncy XALT comi ittoe will . lie rcg- I club's executive secretary, that they 
ularly held on Wcdricsday, probably would ha-ve to vacate the building, 
every week. A committee was The Monastery of the Friar.s has 
named last wook to frame the ruics been the home of this organization 
limiting the hours' of show re- since 1915 and their relinquishing 
hearsals. Tlmx is. really a Theatre the property to th<5 mortgagees, the 
League mattor and manag'ors wlll be Uank for .Savings, bombs as no sur- 
called together', thi.s wook for that prise, as the club has been in rath- 
purpose. ■\VilIiani A. IJrady, chair- cr dire financial straits for some- 

roa.n'l_oJ 3M-.js!,4 ?rLT-.J^^^^ 9- 
.iTrpiiidb, as ho did ja^t ■week whon p'Tn 
the lickft Kituatio •• was .settlod. 
A'otorah .showman is still troubled 
With an inflamed foot. 

Dr. lichry Voskowjtx the 
Loiisuc sent a protest to I'olicc; C'om- 
missioncr H,oien asking for the 
elimination of panhandlor.s, .who. 
have infested tho puvomonts during 
intermissions of log'it shows, also 
dancing \irchin.«». lie rcf(rrf(l to 
such annoyances as 'ininor raOkets,' 



>senbb^"of~T]cWge'^~W" 
Cohan, jhc abbot of the PViars, (lie 
riiccti'ng was presided over by 
(Jcbrgc Jesse], Who prefaced his re- 
marks with: 

'You may not remembor ino, gon-' 
tlonion, but I'm your dean!' 

. . onastery Costs 

JoKsi'l explained that the Olub 
would have to find other quarters, 
if it w.'is the sense of the mooting 
to continue as tho Friars, or fade 



completely. He bOtUned the heavy 
expenditure necessary to operate so 
large a building as that at llO We.st 
48th street and concluded by say 
ing: 

'Even Cantor c ouldn't pay - the en 
gine .'i-bom tiills albncT" 

two buildings are under con.si 
cratioh for the new .home of the 
Friars. These are Jack Kohncdy' 
former chop house on 45th. street 
and tl)o, building which formerly 
lioused Dr. Lamportis tJanltarium 
at 21-1 Central Park South. 

^Th_orc..are_at_p ri?.se^nt,_3 

in good standing. in the organization 
and it is ventured that with opcrait 
ing expenses cut to a minimum, 
the PYiars will 1)6 able to continue. 

A comriiittec was appointed to 
arrange to olbse a deal for cither 
one of the two buildings^ Those 
comprising the committee arc Chas. 
F*". I'ope, chairman; Dr. John J. Jaf- 
fln, Charles Miller, Monroe fJold- 
Htoih, Irving Ilaini; Jlonry Ostficld 
and Irving Cae.sar. 



irst favorable break for 
since the decline bf the rpad,^ 
decision bf tho: 
radiciilly reduce .passbnger 
The iiheS propose^ tp;^ cut fi- onl .3.6 
bents per mile to two ben'ts, also to 
eliniinate . ^charges bri. Pullman 
tickets, iutei' levy being, one . of the 
most disliked features in . 
transportatipn. Ne\^; rates vvill be- 
come cfCectiye either Nov. or 

Lbwerod fares call for .major, cut 
on round trip tickets with the base 
ate .of threb cents on- one way 
tickets. While that .may 'not seem 
particulai'ly favorable to. traveling, 
shows, it is believed the'' next istep 
in the revisibn of train r.ltes will be 
the return of par(;y tickets. , Such 
tickets called for a material lower- 
ing on groups of passengers In 
Units of 25 persons. 

Cut follows tho low excursion 
rates which marked train travel 
south and west of Pittsburgh dur^ 
ing the . past summer ;v\'lien all roads 
rah excursions to' the world's fair 
in .Chicago. . Similar rates w.ere ef- 
fectl-ve In the east^ round trips be- 
ing about one and pne-quarter of 
the tisual rates for . oiie way, . but 
such tickets ,were lirtiited to. tour 
and five days, 

Planeis Force Cuts 
Most of the eastern roads have 
fa,vorbd the cut for some time, but 
the Pennsylvania and New: York 
Central -held out;: the Gost-of- .aero-«- 
plane tickets finally forcing th6m 
into line. New England was never 
included in the party rate set-up 
bebause the . junnps . are short. 

The. lowered rates as now anticir. 
pated would mean a marked saving 
for shows on tour. A company 
making, a $1,000 jump .with the 
present tariffs,' would pay about 
$600. Baggage cars without .extra 
cost apply on each 25 fares iand in 
the 'West the requirement at pres- 
ent Is .20 fjares. 

Cost of Pullman travel Is one 
cent. per mile over the regular fare, 
plus 50% surcharges. Roads have 
about broken even In "the wheeling 
charge paid to the Pullman comr 
pjany. "With the surcharges elimi- 
nated the lines will assume the 
Pullman wheeling costs, which it Is 
understood have been, lowered. 



OFT TINKERED 'HORSES' 
HAS ODD GARDEN FRONT 



Considerable switching of .'Ifold 
Your Horses,' the new Jbe Cbok 
show produced by the Shuberts, •was' 
reported frbm Boston. Show" was 
changed Intp a revue, then back to 
the book version. In which form- it 
opened at the Winter Garden, N. .Y., 
Monday (25). Bobby Cbnnolly, 
whose connection '\,'lth the Shuberts 
has to do with a new. 'Follies,' was 
called to the Hub to whip. 'Horses' 
into shape. 

iExterior of the Winter Garden 
displays a strange sight, particu- 
larly tlie. sigh which formerly was 
used to put name players of the 
muslPals there in. li For 
'Ilbrses' a large- canvas sign cb-vrers 
the space that once had bulbs. 
Filmsy sijgn affair caused more than 
passing comment among first hlght- 
ers. 



Mielton in 'Jerry* Cast 

•James . Melton, radi warbler,., 
signed by the Shuberts is one who 
has hot been Spotted in the new 
Ziegfeld 'Follies,'' but goes intp the 
Maria jeritza musical, first, callbd 
'A Night in ■y.cnice,'. latterly titled 
'Jerry.' .Signiuhd Romberg is ,tho 
tuncsmlth, currently^n-Paris-ifer-th©^- 
Pfcmiere of 'Rose of France' (li- 
bi'ctto by A. Winchnolz) for its 
world; preriiiere. 

Both Ito.mberg and the oix-j-a Iva 
are due back early next rnontli for 
rehearsals. Rowland Leigh, and Kay 
Kenny di tho book; lyric." by John 
.Sbholj. 



CIEVE. YIDDISH TKOTJP 

.It-vdand, Htjit. 

Max Fi-'-'-lxr rot>p(!ning 
Ihoairc tJjJ.^,. Wdk wifh.. 
stock f(jxn{/,iT\y 'Ooldcn 
a.s first bill 

Rop troupe i«clud<'s 'Maurjce 
VC'oiHtr.an. Jt-anotlo. I'aHkawitch, 
I'auliiK I<(.fj<')ii<:st, Harry JPi'dan^ 
aolclio Oobcn and fcJam Josophaon. 



54 



VARIETY 



L EGITIM AT E 



Tuesday^ Septemlper 26, 1933 



Plays on Broadway 



DOUBLE DOOR 

.(Ifelodraina In tht'ee oicte. presented at t|ie 
Kltz Sept. 21 by H. C. Potter and George 
Halght: Btftged by former; written by 
BU^abeth McFadd^n. 

AVery . . . . . . ... ............ .Alice . May ■ Tuck 

Telson . . . . . ^ . , .V . Frothlngham Lyepna 

Louise. . .... .Barbara; aiilclds 

■William... :,;..,....v...aeorBe H. Qulnby 

Anne Darrow. ».Aleta Preel 

Caroline Van Bret .....\-A.nn& Revere 

TVlctprta-^gir~ Bret. . ; . -.. r v ; TMaTyrMorrlg- 
Mr. Chase;. ..;.....*..;i.OeorBe K. Taylor 

Petfectlve. . ........ ,.: . . . .Elbert Griiyer 

Mortimer Nelt. ■Granville Bates 
■Rip Van ^^ret . , . . . . . ; . ; . . Richard Kendrlck 

Dr. John Sully. ....>. . . ...Ernisst Woodward 

Xjambert .'. .. .William • Foran 



Third week- o£ September brought 
In onljr. one jpremlere, but it "proved 
• distinctljr. s'uperlpi:: to any thing the 
yburier se?is6h had trotted outf 'I?ou- 
blei . Popr' is hp wonder shpw be- 
Qaus^ it is sombre all the way, but 
it spills an inteilNestlhgr. story,, well 
told, ivell |>l.ayed aiid Well staged. 

.'Door' , is the initial presentation 
of a yoiing; producing duo. Potter & 
Halght, who have been in summer 
dramatics but :6h Long Island, at 
Southampton. Play is probably tbe 
be^t tried out there. 

The "authoress, Elizabeth McFadr 
dfen, was doubtless inspired by the 
jtuster«, brownstohe mansion of the 
Weridels on New ; .Vork's Fifth aye- 
hue, a, hou.se ihipenetrable for a 
gen6r$.tion; a sort of cloister which 
held but againsti the march of prog- 
ress aiid the invasion pf shops along 
the fampus thoroughfare. 
. But it ' isn't the story of Jacob 
Wendel. . and his spihstef si$ters 
Whose fabulpuis realty holdings in 
Manhattan led to a fight over the 



obvious, faults. liudwig Satz is the 
producer and star and his name, 
couipledl with that of Rumshinsky, 
the cpmposer, ought to niean some- 
thing of a draw. Once it gets gpirigi 
It bught to swing lip sufficient mo- 
mentum tP carry through for a suc- 
cessful run, if it gets steam endugh 
Up for that haoW^ntumi ; because It 
has more than bnough entertainent. 
ToftlreTaverage^ewish attdience.. 

Biggest trouble is the lack , of 
names bbyonfj Satz' in the cast that 
have puUing power. Satz, instead 
of bothering With names, has gpttew 
himself a highly capable troupe of 
actors, which minybe is just as. Well. 

Play is pteity obvious affair built 
around familiar situations arid con- 
siderable rabbinic reference. There's 
a very funny basic idea, which helps 
considerably. . The rabbi's- son hfts 
gone to America a,nd. become • Amer- 
icanized. Old Rabbi di^B. and the 
ybungerster comes back to take, his 
hereditary place. He's got his lan- 
guage mixed with English, cant 
quite go the sihall town as opposed 
ta big city ideas, etcetera. Also, a 
marriage is arranged fpr him with 
a girl who doesn't want him. He 
doesn't want the girl either. They're 
forced through it. :Night of the wed- 
ding they agree to remain apart, then 
realisiihg (both at: the same time) 
how charihing the .other is, they fall 
in love for a finish. It's intimated 
that the boy and girl the couple pre 



aren't barrels enough to hold it. 
Then it's discovered, that a small 
wine bottle left by the visitor is c6n>i 
stantly flowing. Pot after pot is 
filled with its yield, and still there^? 
some. They throw put the milk to 
make room ior the w.ine. Now: a; 
small bag is found which the visitor 
left; A peek inside reveals a never- 
ceasing flow of gold. The wlhei-ahd 
milk are both thrown out to make 
room for the gold; Soon as all the 
wine and milk are gone, however, 
the sold suddenly ceases flowing, 
and in the next coujple o^. minutes 
all the gold turns to pebbles, The 

.pfiasaniLhaiJuigtMm.tfio_greedx.. 

That, with some repetitlpn, . Is 
spread over . ia. three-hour perform- 
ance. It isn't enough. Joseph BU- 
loff, in the young man'S: role,, is ex-, 
ceptibnally fine, arid reveals, himself, 
to be among the finest a'ctors in thie 
Yiddish theatre. He's not: as theat 



Plays Out of Town 



UNDESIRABLE LADY I UNCLE TOM'S CABIN 



Wilmington, 23. 

Melodrama' In thrM acts written, staged 
«nd . presented by Leon Gprdon, . at the 
P)a;yhoU8e, .Starring Nanfcy Carroll. Set- 
tings by P.. Dodd Ackerhnian. 

CKarloB. Fiennick. > .Lee Baker 

Sally Marsh........... Nancy Carroll 

Henry' Welsh. ....;.•<... ...Donald Campbell 

Mlsar . Wales... . i : ..... . .> . i ,i ..Claire Curry 

Hottoji . . .. . . .,♦...« :, . ; .. .... . John^.Boyq . ■ o^^.i,., 

Rbckett . ... . . ,nTrrrrr>r77T?JEcirEaBrt;Qir|^fth«r.-Sh 

Slmms .i.., ........ ..Arthur Conroy 

Adams .. ..... , ;'. .' • . . .'v. .', . <'.I>eo .Kenntedy 

Hagan .............. .'.W«. W. Shuttleworth 

Brett i;.;Vi...... Edward Lelter 



Nancy - darrb)l In leather boots 

, ^ wades through heavy stuff in this 

fical as iMaurice Schw9,rtz, though I grim, story of elementai biology in 



of the same school. His wife. IjubaJ 
Kadison, in an ingenue part, over- 
acts but . reveals surprising talent.: 
With direction she can. develop into 
9,. strong drawing card pn her b'wh. 
Moishe- Feder ' ana jsamuel Golderi- 
berg are also' very good, with .Ye- 
huda Bleich and Zvi Scooler butr 
standing, in smaller, parts. Kaftf. 



the snow-locked northlands. Plenty 
pf sex and a ..fast' third act, but 
pretty sure to, get the paddles in 
New York.. - ; , , 

Good acting^ especially by. liCe chibe. ; , » i 

Baker ^.'nd' . Edward Lelter, and two Topsy . . . . . ."i . . , ;'. 



What Happened Then? 



XohdPn, Sept. 12. 
_ _ _ Drama In. three acta by Lillian Trimble 

;ii^isg:w;di^^t^off6^ 

pwn> making tb^t okay, to^^^ fl^est Alicla DoveTton.. -...MarJonie Mart^ f^^^^ just before 

Satz is Probawy tti^.^^ nnea^i | H^y^ond Riidford...... William Freshman Uhe trial opens and there is Uttle 



fine sets . help some, but. the story 
is .one tliat just won't do. It Is 
simple melodratha' in the straight- 
forward' riiahner of the early, silent 
pictures with ;a background of howl- 
ing wind atid dogs that will seem 
funny in a Broadway hotise. Miss 
Carroll" stands Up well, .under the 
heavy going' but gets few chances 

to he. convincing, 

Sally . Mairsh, a woman of. many 
affairs, is waiting to .go .o.ri: trial 
for murder when her elderly lawyer 
announces he" loves "h'er. First act. 
la in the lawyelr.'S: office. District 



Chicago, Sept, 22. 

Moiodroraa revival of play by Harriet 
Beecher Stowe, Featuring DeWoU Hopper. 
Harry Mtnturn and . Enid Markoy. . Pro« 
duced by Harry Mliitum, At the Studci« 
baker. XJhlcago, 'Sept. 18. 
Uncle Tom . . . . .^;DeWolt Hopper 

Simon Legree..... Harry' Mtnturn 

Phlneas. . , .... .Victor : Sutherland 

Qcorge Harris. ... . « ; . ., . William Pollard 

Aythur-Shelb y , ; . , . .-.-rr . .^Qtant-goreman — : 
Qeorge Shelby. . . . .*. .... .Coikway Ferguson 

Marks , . •.....'...'..;<,.. .'. ..... Guy ' Hickmaa.' 

Haley.; . .... ... . . V. ... .... i . . < . ...Jack Boyia 

St.. 'Clalr. . • i ..'..,., • .Andrew Lieigh 

Sk'eggs. , .'.'Victor Sutherland' 

Bietrkeeper, i. . v. C. Liewis 

Mr. ' Jones. . . . , ... ..John Howard 

Col. Manh......,.......;.. ^..Robert 'Collins 

Master Harry. , . ..Normdn Swlnd 

Caesar. i .; i;-, .Francis . Schorlc 

Adolph. .'. .^1 . . .... . . ;..H<snry Young 

Sambo. f .Leonard Fisher 

Quimbo.'. . • .'>.'., .>;'>ik. • . , .Charles Svana 
laiiza. Harris. Margaret Fitch 
Marie SL Clairi^...^. ..>>.. Frances Carlon 

Helen Walters 
Enid Mapkey 



Ophelia*; 



• «'«.«« 



.Margaret Slavln 
I ■ . .'. . V. .. ..... «.. .Marianne -Pallmer 

.Emmeline.. . i . ... ...Maxine. .Qamer 

Aunt. Hager; , . .....'...>;, . . . . .Vivian- ShiiW 

Ga'ssy . .Flbrence. Meado 

Mr. Boatner's. Jubilee Singers 
Freddie William's' Orchestra 



comedian in the Yiddish theatre, hwundy; 



•itani_ Waller chance Of acquittal. So Sally and 



will when the last Pf^ the Wendel 1 5^1«^J;^'^S^,f^/''tSd' lit 
women died several years ago. . The I P®^"^ xowara 



The first act is practically lo^t and counsel for Cpwn....,.Frai^^^^^^^ decide to jumix bail 

^__.v..„„ ^.«o„o.. saf« doesn't an- I The Judge.,^. '^'f.Yf&^RKI and scrain. . 

Raymond H(jntley| Secpnd and thli'd' acts are In 



living rpom of the Van Bret house I J?»^tl^„2^^*S^ |"sSt^ 
With its old red plush furniture and H^^*^!;^.^^^^^^^^^ the 
heavy : panellBe. te-inerely -t^ -Thats 

mosphere in which the sinister Vic- 2«i^!^i,i„pJ Broadwayites might do I Robort. Bromley.......... 

torta Van Bret rules with iron hand iT^^^^ Paula Bromley,.,.;...... 

her weakllhe sister Caroline hfer weH *<> ^ee and hear once. 11 s . a Tims (Cobbler), 

ner weaKimg sister caroune, ner 1 Broadway to cheer an' 



Slr.Cavan King. 
Cooksoh. ...... . . . 

I 'D'et.' Inspector 
Peteib Rromley. . . 
I Fraser' Klrkland; 
Dr. Bristol....... 

"Mrs; -Bromleyi 



FoUowinigf the click of the Players*. 
Club revival, of this show in New 
rork, an ittenipt is being , made to 
.repeat; locally, by an Independent 
.producer. . Harry Mihturn,- yeteran 
midwest stock and ren man, has re- 
tained the spirit of the play , com- 
pletely and niiade a, .speech before; 
the: Curtain ■♦pent up on opening 
nijght to .explaln this and requested 
the audience to treat the play with 
the same respect they would their 
grandmother. Speeches by Mintura 
and DeWolf. Hopper were, in fact, 
the. big 'highlights, of the eveninigs. 



a.- 

Frank |. Strickland cabin in the north where Sally and 

■ *Qu^nton Mci^ierton P'®"'^^^^ hiding and cannot get It has gotten so with these, revivals 
' Charles Mortimer Out for . ihohths because Of the snow, that, the speeches are moire Inuior- 
QrtceT-Lahis hFennlck is sriow-blind aitd his heart 



.Martin L6wls 
..Edith Savile 
.George Blton 



young brother Rip, - and the ser- 
vants'! ■' 

Victoria might be a 1910 Medici 
tn light of What, she does and tries 
to do; Her Crueities are searing, 
but she differs, froin the women of 
the poispn cup iii that she Is as. sex^ 
less as ice. That is why the story 
seems faulty at the istart a.hd that 
Victoria permits the marriage cere- 
mony of her brother to Anne, the 



Rumshihsky's . music is quite 
good. He's a musician of. an^azing 
vitality. All of his music is di- 
rectly traceable,, but he wields the 
baton and orchestrates exception- 
ally- well. If It -weren't for his 
loyalty (if thstt's the; I 



is bad, also he takes veronal. Soli- 
tude is working on Sally, who fears 
she may have a baby pir Fennlck 
may die. 

Long scenes with hp one oh the 



The manageihent ot, the Fortune 

WellSnown°^Ttors"^is^D^^^ the I speech by Mihturn Vhd pa;r;^^^^ 

pantomime that ighows her reaction HoDner's tiloslntr enlel were' cleanlv 



ta,nt than the play. This occurred 
t'viro years ago when Billy Bryttht 
established, his -hokey Showboat rep 
here for a long stay just by making 
a hit with an.openlng-nlght spiei. . 
While not quite so obvious, that 



four plays- for one week each, and 



tf «ir +1,*.™ «..,>„A<, a„ooa=*.4'.,t It I to the howling wind and loneliness, 

make.the. second act limp badly. 



wlll 'be moved to a mpre central 
West End playhouse, 

The first of. these was liilliah 



constant 1 v..<^']^^ t,^^ 

word) to Second AvenMe, he would Bradley's "What Happened 

have a generally accepwd spot I^hen?^.a melodrama of the murder 

pretty nufse whVsaved hiVliYe.^tP 1 alongside ^ Frlml ^^^^.^i^^'^f^f- mystery variety. Criilcar opinions 
be held in the Van Bret home. There we two aong numbers i^a t^ 

From that day she begins an at- P^.^Ical that are wo^^^^^^ but on its first presentation favor- 
tempt to break down Anne. First but both ^should be Ijeard sun^^ heard from the 

act is withholding the family pearls, «°^^°§Jt^^|f„*S^hlm here. Tnd ^'''t\^J}.^-J^^l.''l 



worth .half a million, th^tt were to 
b& Rip'^B bridal gift to Anne. She 
contrives to .enmesh Rip In the es 
tate. details and confers with him at 
night so of ten that, he sees little of 
Anne, supposed mostly to. keep to 
her own rooni and forbidden the 
living room 

Victoria refers to the girl as 'that 
woman,' iaihd . regards her as an in 
truder.. .She has her followed by a 
dfetective,' who. reports frequent 
meetings with Dr. John Sully, with 
whom she worked previously. Then 
she charges, there is an affair be 
tween the doctor and Anne. That 
causes Rip to break the family 
shackles and with Anne he deter 
mines to establish his own. home. 

While he Is out to fetch a cab. 



can make any song souijd ereat. 
Despite the fact that hes not a 

^^InYhe supporting cast, Dlna Gold 
berg Is outstanding. Shes a 
sprightly, capable and pretty sou 



A young man has quarreled with 
his uncle, at whose death he will 
Inherit a fortune. The next morn- 
ing uncle Is found murdered. AmPng 



Action gears Into high when 
Bretf, who says he is a stranded! 
trapper, arrives seeking shelter. 
Tall, t<>ugh and handsome, he is bad. 
for Sally's old. trouble and the two 
surrender to Dat Ole Davil while 
Fennlck gradually regialns his sight, 
unknown to the ' others. Fehnick 
wises to the situation and to the 
fact that Brett is a detective a^ter 
them, when this comes but, he 
falsely, says he hks let the dogs, eat 
up the food supply. The Veronal 
and a phonograph record, 'Mean to 
Me,' provide a finish,Jf not a solu- 



Hopper's "Closing spiel were cleanly 
effective^ Hopper's comedy heart- 
to-heart talk doing everything to- 
cement the feelings of the audience 
for this play and tossing away any 
criticism that might be .hanging 
around;. 

Play was put on with all the seri« 
oushess of its original prissenation. 
The Boisttner Jubilee Singers are in- 
troduced to go into a number, 
'That's Why Darkies Were Born,* 
rather but of place in a play meant 
to be completely true to its period. 

Otherwise the play inoved through, 
all the old scenes, Eliza crossing the 
ice, the : death' of little Eva, Simon 



other bits of evidence against the 

nephew, the dopr-knob of uncle's Uion for a nroblem' that is never T^sree's mustache, etc. Enid Mat- 

«,ro6m bears the accused's flnger ' - ^ ii-^r ♦ - m«..„,.. 

brette. Goldie Lubritsky turns in a ^^^^^.j^g^ ^j^jg despite the statement 
nice performance in a bit, other nice hadn't been In his uncle's bed 

bits J3eing handled^by Sam After a most In- . j. yaienuno are exceuenx. i5v 

and Dave Lubritsky. Irving woss teresting trial he is convicted and] these factors with Miss CarrolVs 

inan sings "VeU- ^..^ | sentenced to be hanged. draw and the smooth performances 

A fortnight later another murder I of Baker and loiter cah figure in 



very clear. 

Settings look expensive and are 
I very good. Sound effects by Thomas 
J. Valentino are excellent. But 



Staging is clumsy.^but serves ."^ , „ ^v,.».x6«. x»... 
purpose, scenery and light are pretiy j^^^^^ Tteen • committed, and 
bad. . . .^.„ X A-n^ I nephew's finger prints are 



key turned in a heat Topsy per- 
formance. With^ Miss Markey.for 
role truthfulness was Guy Hickmajn 
as the lawyer. Marks. DeWolf HPP- 
per wias . not exactly Uncle Tpm; ho 
was jBtlll Hopi)er tinder the skin; 
with an apparent readiness any 



the into way to offset the heavy handling minute to step put and reCite 'Casey 



Play has a lot of excellent comeoy, Unbre found, just as they were In the 
cspecialiy^after the first act, ana 1 ^.^^j^y^ j^jj^j^^^ ^j^^ problem for 
enough vitality to please o^ff^^"^ the police to solve Is how could a 
customers get into tne seconu K^^n in prison commit another mur- 



once of the Jack London theme. 



Curtin, 



L;U0I'V«a1^&.0 o.'- . ' — O'fi'AT' 1 ^^^*^^x All pilOUll \^Ullllllll. «XllVbXXOL . 

stanza. It's too long "°'^',^^;,%'C^ der and leave his flnger prints, 
Victoria lures AnnC into a laree 1 *?"®+i,f' flrft act? Altogether a most absorbing mys- 

rSSrors^ft^h^^^^^^^^^ and .uncannily well played by 

wall, under the pretext, of giving I mayoe it oe mu 
her the pearls. She locks the iron 
door; prepares to shut, the house 
land go abroad, leaving, the girl to 
suffocate. Under pressure of exam 



inatlon 'by Rip; the doctor and the 
family attorney, Caroline discloses 
the./Secret room and there Is, a res- 
cue. Caroline quits the house, too. 



MEISE FIN AMOL 

('Story of the Past') 
(YIDDISH) 



a most competent— and in several 
cases brilliant — acting organization. 

It is good theatre and well worth 
presentation for a run. Jolo. 



fninedv with muslc in two acts* a.nd three 
scS b^y Peretz^Hlrsh^^^^^^^^ fo'^r^M by 
the Second Avenue theatre Sept. ^» oy j 



BALL AT THE SAVOY 

London, Sept. 10. 
-Operetta- In three acts by Alfred Griih- I 



PRIZE PACKAGE 

Newark, Sept. 22. 
Comedy In four acts and Ave scenes by 
Mary Asquith and Fdgor Franklin. Present- 
ed by Paul Ki Karrakls at the Broad 
Street, NeWrk. In the cast are Mabel Mor- 
timer, France Bendetsen, Richard Haubcr, 
Jenny Wren, Mary Newaton, Frank Camp, 
[Charles Wagenheim, Albert Berg, Leslie 
I Austin, Mary Farren, Rowland B. Twomb^ 
ly, Donid MacMlilan^ . Dean Donloy, Her- 
bert Solodarj. Robert Clear, Florence Cov- 
entry, 



at the Bat'. MInturn hlmsielf played 
Legree to the point, though he was 
more restrained, than might have 
been expected for . Legree. . 

Boather choir was mixed In'> the 
running of show to do chorus num- 
bers and spirituals. More effective 
was the Freddie Williams colored 
orchestra In the pit, the band doing 
much to lift the house to dramatio 
pitches. 

.One chancej however, for this 
show is. the low cost of the outfit. 
Large cast but no real money. 



tra direction. IHya Trilling. • 
The. Stranger; .. . . . , , . . • Samuel . Qoldenberg 



• ^ • » • • « .«'•.• 



^•MJS^Sfea comes to the {pre *o'TS^7il?4S?^'Stt 

her admirable ImpersPnation of the I "'^^ - 

grinit yictoria, 'whose very preisehce 
seems .ia menace... Aleta Freel .as 
.Anne, Anne Revere as the fright- 
ened Caroline who Vic. once locked 
In the safe, Granville Bates as the 
jawyer;^ ' Richard kendrlck as Rip, 
and Ernest Woodward as the, doc- 
tor, equally cbntrlbute in sustaining, 
the interest. 

•Double Door' is partly melodrama 
and partly mystery play, .it should 
attract profltable attendance despite 
the absence of lightness and. a cer- 
tain sameness in the play's pace. 

Ibee. 



A bad perfprniance, which brought 
an unfavorable, reaction from the 

.loft. .Staged_ by . Ossi^ .3^^ 8. Music by ?auj I '*'?^'?*®fl'^^^ ^^"'^ T^"® ^""^ cnance 



i^A..:.... -kri^i.A.t.. '«.tKKo,..i.,n. ^tro.i. *ua the accona ^v'"'"°„."'r"r ■ <a;i,„ q^miinVl -uperetia- in tnrce acts oy Aiirea urun- 
leavmg yictpria gibbering over the gaks at $2. a) top, wald and Fritz Lohner-Bedi. Adapted and 

pearls like a inaniaC before the gap- Qoldenberger, Cello. Adler and J<w^ Hammer^teln 2d at the 



- Orches- 



The. Stranger 
Chalm Duvtdi. 
Chaahe Dobe.i 
Tzlpa Ghana.. 
Meydr: Feivel, . 
Beni Lelb. . . , . 
Heiil Felgel... 
Agasha, 

Stlopka.v. ■> 

iShprintfce Weche 

Hlnde i.... 

BObe .Tzcitel. .i .^. 
6ndchcrt...,..>/^< 
Chlavro ■. 



....Moishe Fedej , „ . , , 
lha Abramowltz I Madelein 
.,.,..,Celia Adler »— ' - - 
. . .Yehuda Blelch 
Joseph BulCft 
.....Luba ICadison 
.■pannle Lubrltsky 

........ Isldor Shuohart 

, . . ; . Annie Thomaahef sky 

, , . . . . i Rose Qroenfleld 

.......Esther Neroslavsky 

Zvl Scooler 

....Vv... Itzchok Bleefold 



Abraham. 
Dpnohiie 

Arlstlde Le Marquis de Faublas 

Mr. Maurice Evans 



Archibald 
Bcbe..... 

Lily...... 

Paulctte; ; 
Maurice. . 
Rene . . . ; 1 

Mustapha - Bel.'.,, . ; 
ICathl Mlhayzy 
Albert....... i. 

Lena . , 

Angela . , , . , . .; . . , .> , . . 
I>^cla, ., • •', 



Dances and ensembles by Jack | 'Pri^fr Package' had. 'With, fift in'- 

gratlating speech; Pa.ul K, .Karrakis 
made a mild defense of the work 
dohie and Invited those jpr.esent to 
see the Iplay later In the week, 

This is a story Pf family life. 
Harry Morrow, necessarily close on 
mphey, lives with, his Wife, father, 
son and. .two daughters who, learn 



.Miss Natalie Hall | 
. . .Mr. Dick Frantls 
. . .Migs Rita .Nugent 
ls9 Brehda ' Clether | 
Isa Shela_Bh Patti;lck 
. . . . ;Mr.. Bruce . Setoh' 



BRIDGES TO CROSS 

Newark, Sept. , 22. 

Comedy :. in . three .acts by Anne Rowe. 
Presehled by Elizabeth 'Mlele 'at the Lyric, 
Summit, N. .J. Staged by MiltOn Roberts. 
Setting by Walter Roach: In the cast ard 
Arlene Francis, Ullta "Torgersoh, Geoftrey 
[ Saines, Brice Claque, Sr., Edna Archer 
Crawford; Jack Williams, Bradford HUnt^ 
Donald. Forbes-Robertson; Scndra Arleaux. 
Natalie Carpenter, ^ William Maxwell and. 
Simeon Greer. 



IGH BENK AHEIM 

C'i Lpng for Home')' 

(YIDDISH) ^. 

Operetta in three acts and 14 scenes I iTnincr^is ia, noet. One of the finest of I Original 



Mr. John. Huson I sun ana, .iwo aaugniers wiiu, jt;u,in- 1 i. ^-a, . ^^ . ; . 

..Mr.jOskar penes, ing bf the relit: being raised, insist ^i\;/Pit^ P®' i?!"*!! ^'^^^^^^^y 
'M^S^Kh>n hls.^ an old mansion for. S^^^^^i^i^.^L^/,,^^^^^ 

Mi^^Jdan' Merlin sale by Its dying owneW The father ' Competent,. direction makes the 
Mlsa Pamela Dawn dOes SO at a bargiiin and, coming to 
.Mis^'fiie^S^'cK "ve there, finds he- needs ta' spend 
.Miss Valeria Tuck I- money for fenovation. But he dis.- 
Mlsa Bobby Huby . covers bohd^ in the house, clearly 
'Mr^Ba^iy Mackay '^ft him by .the bWner.. As he is 
*, .Mr. Leo Britt too scrupulous, he .won't touch them 
Mr. Tom Scott I'They ..turn out .valueless but the 
father, through his neW. surround 
iiigs, receives, a better job. Two of 
his children .elope but the outcomie 
is happy.. 



..Mr. Barry Sherwood. 



A beautiful, poetic idea spread on. Lola 
a bit too thinly . tP get' very far. 
. Highly interesting, however, as an coiestiniFromiint 
.|.-indication of the higher grade of Bmcst.Behet 
theatre being offered on the lower Pcmeroi..v., 
East Side. 1 1 he Gardener 

Trouble* with the play lies largely „^ . _ . ^ 
in the fact that It quite evidently The new Drury Lane show, so far 
is a one-.acter spread out. Hirsh- as. plot Is concerned, is utterly .un 

' original. One Is asked Once, more 

- . , . . ^ , , , ,.,.„.,,, .,u,c=u= ..v^v ^.^^ I to believe that after a man has re 

sLtZ' at the Public Theatre, New York, "-v 

Sfent 21. at $2.20 top.- Stars. Satz; ftiuslr wrignt. ^ _ , . : . j ,. , 1 . - ; , 

by .Tosoph Rumshinsky; d.-vncea. arranged for an evening's entertainment,. Just i3 unable, to recognize his wife, -who ] amusing but the entertainment Con 
hy^LiUlaa^JmBmt;=afitiai^A^|e.x.gl\ertoy^ ___,, 4h 

Shaikenu. .,'..... '*••••■ I intcrestins "ideaj allows for some who talks, walks, and sings to hith. 

'-AVrftham o-eltelbaSm • grand thftiitrieal Contents and ' 
.Sally SPhorr brings out a pouplQ oC very fine per-: 
^'""i^ ' f oi'mances 
.•pina"Goia"crK l ^*^^y is based JirPUnd an old Yld 



by O.ershon Bad«r. P£esontca by Ludwlg | Yiddish poetS,' but . not a play 



No epoch-making story It has 

i,«wvw, .. _ ^— , , , Uttle In characters or dialog to rec- 

His idea isn't big enough: turned from a year's honeymoon, he ommend It. It is at times tnildly 



Clialm Rloveh 
Brelnc . . . . .'. . . . ^ 

Miriam . . . 
Shmlel Schmaie. . , 
Chetele. ..... . 

SSlate .Krolne... .., < 

Burach Aba 

Bella... 

Feivishke... . 
Siira. Malke. 
Count Shlavlnsky . , , 



Francea Welntraub dish legend which has a prophet 
..:.;.Boai5 Young rbamlhg the earth, poi)ping. up un- 
.Goidio Luhrltsky cxpectedly at strange places. lie is 
••uK^ta pViS at the home of a .Jewish 

irving Crortsman, pea.sant, who doesn't know his viS- 
Itor-s identity,, of course. When the 



There'.$ quite a lot of charm, and prophet loaves, it's suddenly dlscov- 
consldorabld merit in" this niuslc><U cvod that the cow is .crlvin.:; .more 
despite the fact that it has many I milk t.h.an ever before; uv fact, there 



Is- it fair to aSk one to accept such 
twaddle? On thC other hand, there 
is a gorgeous pi'oduotion, a large 
cast, pleasantly reminiscent music, 
a pretty chorus and sonie original | 
tiLScmble. dancing 

Osctar Han^merstein 2d, who made 
thie ICngli.sh adaptation'. a;nd pro- 
duced.'the piece In London, has In 



gjirian comedian. The mtin .has been 
here before and understands a little 
bit of our language. They say the 
girl dPeisn't understitnd a word of it. 
'rhey pat such dialog into their 
mouths' as 'Let's scram,' and the 



^ response is 'Okay, chief!' Imagine 

JeVted o' quantity'^^Vf "up-to-dfl^t^ tbat way and not 

American .^lang. Unfortunately the """,S':sta"<V"^ '^'^^^^ It means. It 
two comedy role.s are in the hands certainly is funny with guttural 
of a Hungarian soubret and. a Hun- I (Continued on page B6) 



Show, hold its 'grip to the last cur- 
tain and there are no. weak spots in. 
the cast. Thie opening sCerie between 
Ullta "Torgerson. and Arlene. Francis 
is a gem and throughout charni .of 
these two girls is an asset. Scenic- 
ally the production Is superior. 
. Jili Thon:ie, a divorcee, just re-" 
turning from abroad With . her sec- 
ond, husband, observes that he 
wishes to dominate and remake her 
life, alienating her old friends. She 
nieets her former husband, whom 
she likes and Thome, for his. own 
ends, throws the divorced.: palr to- 
ge ther, jAs^he^contiiiues- his - Unbeari ;.:. 
"able tactics,. Jill finally leaves hiiifi 
for her old love. But before marry- 
ing him again she reiallzos she will- 
bia back whore she was and decides 
to become nothing . more than his 
mistress. 

Without hokuni the play Is writ- 
ten In absolute sincerity and se- 
riousness. It is so well done that 
one must listen to it and believe it 
even when it is implausible.. While 
men like Thorne are Common 
enough, his character ' needs so'mo 
shading to make him more genuine. 



Tuesday, September 26, 1933 



L E G I T I M AT C 



VAKIETY 



55 



Uncle Tom' Opens to $3,800 in Chi; 
Pop Scale Opera Tops Town, 




Chicago, Sept. 26, 
'Uncle Tom's Cabin* opened with 
ptenty o£ nice words from the critics 
but doesn't look callable of stand- 
ing public .pressure at the Stude- 
baker. It was the new show of the 
week aind ga rn ered ^3, 800. Unle ss it 
bull^ quickly'TianTttle chanc'fe. 6T 
putvivlngi: particularly with the 
Players Club version of the Tonti 
Bhow- duiB in towji shortly, ;• 

Will mettri that the Studebaker 
will likely switch to its second aii- 
nounced show, 'Monster.' Now hie- 
ing readied. 

Payline Frederick cOmplany at the 
Cort now with •Her Majesty the 
Widow.' f-lso undecided about future 
plans. Has been talking of doing 
•Ambef but with present show hold- 
ing up; surprisingly well at the gate 
opening date of 'Amber^ has been 
pushed around and. inay* not. start 

at alL ■■ ■ . - 

Business on the whole is on the 
upgrade as the season gets, into 
swing. Coolier weather a healthful 
break for the legit spots .tnbst of 
which tire without cooling systeiris. 
. 'Take A Chance' run is holding 
back the opening of the Theatre 
Guild's initial piece at the Erlahger. 
Subscriptions now beirig handled by 
Thoda Cocrbf t f or the Guild. 

Ney play; Of the week is 'Danger- 
ous Corner' starting tonight (25) -at 
-the^ Hllhois. Beiiig brought , in by 



Rdp Efforts Down East 
Discourage New Stocks 



Doubtful that Wbrcaister . will 
have any stage showd this season, 
James Thaitclier had drea.ms early 
in the ^iiihmer of iestablishihg. a 
chain of stock companies in this 
seotibn, btit when the Thatcher 
Players: closed; in Springfield last 
we^k he beicanie convinced this was. 
no season for stock in this heclc of 
woods. .The troupe lasted bnly .a 
few, weeks het-e and fared little, bet 
ter Jh jilar.tford, . 

To date .Only legit ofCeriiigs 
scheduled are !]^va LeGallienn^ .and 
Civic Repertory company 4n 'AUce 
in 'Wonderland,* due at- the " Piym-, 
outh Nov. 1 for a bne-r night stand, 
and Walter: Hampden at tho sarnie 
house liter in the month for oiik 
presentation. 



Wee and Leve'nthal 

Estiniates for L«8t Week 
'Dinner at Eight/ Grand <D-l,207, 
$2.75) (IBth week). Perking, on the 
copllsh thermometer and heading for 
the record dramatic run in . this town 
In some years. LOoks like a ciiich 
at its present pace. Clipping f 16,00ft 
and better weekly. ; 

'Her Majesty the Widow,' Cort 
.(C-1,276; $2.20) (13.th week). An- 
other play picking up a few extra 
dollars with the break in wea,ther. 
Now topping $4,500 and profits are 
there without skimping. Pauline 
Frederick accounting as a draw* 

Take A Chance,? Erlanger (M- 
1,318;: $2.75) (12 th week). Only mu- 
Bical comedy and showing it at the 
box office. Touching o.Ver the $16;.t 
000 mark despite length of run. 

'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' Studebaker 
(D^l,2B0; $1.10) .(ist week). Price 
holding down chances of any real 
money andv $3,800 exhibits good 
enough ~ attendance, but hardly 
enough at the final check-up. House 
operating stock and doing 10 shows 

'Dangerous. Corner' opens Monday 
(25) at the Iliihcio.. 

Other Attractions. 
Grand Opera, Auditorium. Popu 
lar priced opera doing close to ca 
pacity. Can hit about $3,000 per 
• performance at capacity. Figuring 
first eight shows took close to $Jl, 
000. ' ' 

BALL AT THE SAVOY 

(Continue from page 54) 
accents, but not the way In- 
tended. ■ . ,L <111 X 

The lavish expenditure, brilliant 
scenic and sartorial investiture, with 
a generally capable, hard-working 
<jast, itiay put the . show over. J olo. 

Montparnasse a Travers 
Les Ages 

('Montparnasse Thro the Ages') 
Paris, Sept. 12. 

Revue In two acts and 11 Bcenea, by 
Ouy MAubcrt. -with Georg.lus.. Maraelie 
Irvin, Georgette DJlmmy, Jane . Preval, 
I*anla Golen^ Genevlve - Brabant, ajoae An- 
aftti; "Madellene Golay, . D'Ary BrlsBAC, Ro- 
latid licnolr, Paul Jorge, Guy Frorfe. Dany 
Meyd'el, Fraequlto, William RImela. Opened 
Sept C at the Studio d'Art Cpmlque, 

The old Gatte theatre in Mont 
parriasise with new sets and a new 
name.'Opened with a new company 
in an impromptu review, the subr 
ject of which is the life of Mont- 
parnasse from the time of Noah to 
the year 3033. The clothes and 
Wise-cracks of the past are retailed 
and 3033 is seen With mankind back 
to na,ture; Very aniusing , in the 
French manner, though hardly 
adaptable- for. those to whom. Mont 
pafnasse and the French laihguage 
are not, ABC, nor for press ariaylsls 

PARIS EN JOIE 

('Paris in Joy') 

Paris, Sept.. 15. 
Rovlevir In two acts and 50 scenes, by 
Henri Varna, I^eo .Lellevrc Marc-Cab. In 
collaboration with G. P. Aballno. 



Wor<5iesterr-^ept< 
that . Wbrcaister 



This a renovai,ted version of laat 
"B^easTO'g^"^iwuc===wlth='^Jo.sepM 
Baker, known as 'Jole de Paris." 
.Most .'popular, features have been re- 
tained and a few new attractions 
added, presenting .a more compact 
revue than before. . 

. Marie Dubtis is . hit of the show 
.With her u&ual song-rcpertoire re- 
vised, though Audience clamored for 
her. old successes like 'Madame IBut-, 
terflytox.' 

Maria liesty's dancing still in, 
and chorus of 16 Henla Stars and 
the King's London Boys, 



Salary Jams 



(Continued from page 7) 

and sacrifice box office chances fOr 
scores of others. 

(2) The -distributor has to con 
slder runs in each city. If he sells 
first run to the 25 cent house others 
will not follow it. If he sells to 
the-.SO cent house, as_ls now the 
practice, he will in many cities as 
he does now, be able to sell also to 
as many 16 subsequent runs 

(3) Even if the exhibitor _ with 
lower admisjsipns is Wlllinie to pay 
more tor a picture than a larger 
house with higher admissions, the 
distributor has got to figure on a 
yeajr's contract and whether that 
exhibitor wlll.be able to fulfill that 
"contract, 

Speaking for the Indies on this 
point which- he bias , chanipioned 
froni the start, Charlie O'Reilly 
said: 'T?he right to buy is as basic 
a^ the constitiltion of the U. S. The 
right to sell Is limited to credit and 
character.' 

The majors are preparing to 
argue out what they call . exhibitor 
inconsistencies such as exhibs vot 
Ing against over^buying In one 
Clause and .. endorsing double fea 
tures In another. 

On the niatter of -aiSllated thC' 
atres and the right to buy they are. 
also prepared to emphasize in 
Washington with augmented' details 
the point that two years ago when 
there were 2^800 affiliated bpx of 
flees, the independent had . some- 
thing to be concerned about,' but 
that today with but a total of 800 
affiliates, the sanie . argument .loses 
its force. 

Return of George Shaefer and 
B. B. Kahane to Washington held 
the key to why the government had 
abruptly sent tiie industry home 
during the p^st week. At Para 
mount Friday night Schaefer Was 
described as traveling under sealed 
orders. He ha^ met with trustees 
at the last moment and Had received 
their authority to act for the com 
pany in connection with the code 
Just, how far this authority will 
extend, will be reviealed...ln Wash 
ington before the end of. this week 
ivership Angle 

The receivership, status presented 
what, is n^ w regarded ias one of the 
unique points developed by the. code 
hparlngSi It wais the case ^of gov 
eriiment within governihent, the 
NRA sending honie executives to 
get instructions from people who 
had been appointed by the Federal 
court 

Criticism of the manner In which 
the industry has conducted itself 
wa^ general Friday ainOng . strate- 
gists. They held that pictures is 
the only industry in codism' which 
has attempted to crowd all phases 
of industry undtf one digest 
stead of concentrating. OnMts o\yn 
problems and getting together on 
them, distributors, behind closed 
doors ' .have beeii trylrig to tell the 
atte owners how .to exhibit, while 
the exhibs have "been telling dis 

TtTBs^TioW^To— seiir^^ 

have been telling Hollywood how 
to ^produce. The . result Is- summed 



Shows in Rehearsal 



'Gowns by Roberta' (Max 
Gordon), Selwyn. v 

'Give Us This Day' (Curtis 
& Meyers), iPorrest. 

'Fop God and Country* (A. H. 
.Woods), Empire. 

'Her Man of Vyjax' (Shu- 
berts). Ambassador.' 

'This Green Pastures' (road) 
(Roland tebbiiis), Manhat- 
tan. 

'Buy Plas' CWaiter Han>p- 
deh), Cort. 

'Hfer Master's (Max 
Gordon), Harris. 

'School for Lovers' (Theatre 
GuUd), Guild. 

'Let 'Em Eiat Cake* (Sam .H. 
Harris) , Imperial. 
• 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' (road) 
(Rowland Stebbihjs), Fulton. 

'Here Cc^es the Groorn' 
(try-outV, (Greeh & McC3oy), 
.Jacksoii Heights. 

ird Wing' (try-out^ (J. 
.Parakis), Broad, Newark. . 





2DHffliY«K. 



Two New Muskak in B way List 
Gives Blah Season First Front 



Broadway's current legit list cpnii- [.may be the season's first dram 
prises 12 attractions, inclusive of I click, 
six hew productions opening this There are but two new sho^d 
weiek. Several: shows on the pre- listed for next week, 'Ah, W.ilder- 
miere. card were postponed from last, ness,' coming to the Guild, and 'Un 
week;. Which had a single debut, desirable Lady* at the National 
something of a low for the third 'The Blue Widow' was taken off at 
w^ek in- September;- ■ : - theHMoi?osco "la^^ house 
Ticket-scales for the first nights I soing ..dark. .Village. ?how, 'The 



of the brace of niusicals oh the 
ca-rd were sharply tilted.:: Top, for 
'As Thousands Cheer* is .$7,70 at the 
moderately sized Music Box, while 
the premiere scale for 'Hold Yotir 
Horses,' which opened Monday at 
the Winter Garden, was $6-60. 
'Cheer' will have a rejguliar top of 
$4.40, orily show in Sight at the 



Mountain,' elated to come uptown, 
folded; 

Estimiates for Last WeeK 
'A Party,' Playhouse (5th week) 
(C*893-$3;30). Tops, early, season 
group but business about even 
break; approximately $4,500. 

'As Thousands Cheer,' Music Bos 
(1st week) (R-l,0OOr$4,4Q). Pre- 



price; regular scale for 'Horses' Is sented by Sam H. Harris; written 
$3.85v Interest centers, ih this pair and , composed by. Irvlrig Berlin and;. 
6f musicals because there are few Mosk Hart; .rMed a srnash in Phila. 
others due in for some time. I Opens Saturday (80) 

'Murder at the Vanities' more ] 'Amourette,' Henry Miller (1st 
than held Its starting pace and Week) (C;-946-$3.30). Presented in- 
grossed nearly $25,000, not greatly dependently (Peters and Spiller); 
under capacity. 'One Sunday After- | written by Clare Kiimmer; opens 



noon' drew its best gross, close to 
$11,000. 'Double Door,' which ar- 
rived late last week at the Rltz, won 
generally commendable notices and 



Philadelphia, -Sept.., 2S 
Philly starts oft With I five legit 
houses just when everybody was 
saying that the lisit was down to 
three and that was the right num-. 
ber. 

GarrICk, now a UBO houses, got 
under way first,, but closed after 
'Murder at the Vanities.* Relights 
this week uhder the mariageinent of 
Mrs. Constance Wolf with 'The Late 
Christopher Bean.* . 

Walnut also relighted this week 
aftier being Out of the legit ranks 
for rtearly two years. House will be 
Independently booked ahd run by a 
group called Theatregoers & Pro- 
ducers. First attraction Is 'The Pur- 
suit of Happiness,' on for two 

Forrest, Which did a whale of a 
business with the second week of 
As Thousands Cheer,' held that big 
musical in for the first three days 
of this week. Ca.pacity houi^es at 
the end of last week boosted gross 
to $29,000 and four performances 
this week should bring In $10,000, 
Next booklnlT not announced. .Prob- 
abiy won't come In until 9th. 

Broad joins the . ranks oh. the 9th,. 
also as an Indie. Samuel F, E. 
Nixon-Nirdlinger, formerly manager 
of the Garrick, has taken over the 
reins.. 'Inspector Charlie Chan' is 
first offering. 

Chestnut, starts its second Oct.. 2 
with 'Her Master's Voice.' - First 
American Theatre Society subscrip- 
tion play.k 'Biography'- comes on the 
16th, and then the house goes road- 
show pictures: "Dinner at Eight' . Is 
the first film, and there Is a hardy 
runior that the rest of the subscrip- 
tion series will be moved to the 
Garrick. 



COAST 'COUNSELLOR' IN 
IHOOO REOPENING, MILD 



Federati lection 

San Francisco^ Sept. 

Meeting in annual cohvehtion at 
Monterey, California Theatrical 
Federation elected F. V. Williams 
of the Frisco local of lATSEl as 
president. 

Anthony I* Noriega of Frisco 
Projectionists got the secretary 
treasurer job for his 14th cOnsecu 
tlve term,, while J, Jj.. Gillette., of 
Los Angeles Musicians landed ' the 
v.p.'s berth. 

Board of directors Includes H. 
Dowell. San Diego ;\M. J.^ Sandi3, Los 
Angeles; .J. W. Southwick,. Stock 
ton.; Charles 2;ilenskl,;!Richmohd, all 
projectionists, and Don poh^lly, San 
Diego Mtisiclahg. 



Film Credit Plan 



up in the present condillori bra;nded: 
by some of the leading spokesmen- 
as 'a hopeless mess.' 

Even at the three- day. public 
hearing interests rcpresbhtlng 85% 
of tiio industry's, total Investmenf 
availed themselves of but one-fifth 
of the time, .while the other four- 
fifths wore taken up by minbiities. 



(Cohtintied frbm^. t)age 17) 

the total credit will ..considered 
to he due. immediately. 
. As previously announced, the 
funds for credits will originate from 
the Dr^sdener .Bank, the Deutsche 
Ba:nk lind DiscontOg'esellschaft, the 
iielchs-Kredit-Gesellschaft, and the 
Coiiimerz-nnd Privatbank, which 
jointly have placed at the disposal 
of the Film Kredit Ba,nk a discount 
cr(edlt of . 10,000,000 marks for the 
timel lbciripr, . . which amount . ;ma^ 
however, be extended; if deemed 
necessary. 



Los Aneeles, 
•Counseljor at Law* returned to 
the SJi Capifan after nine weeks 
here laist spring. Second engage- 
ment didn't. get away to aa stroing 
a start as expected With about $4,- 



000 in the till for the first stanza 

'Whispering Gallery' continues at , , a vi^iUv.^ t>i,«h« nt^r^rnan 
the Hollywood Playhouse-Its fourth „A.dolphe P^llllp from German 



Wednesday (27). 

'Blue Widow/ MOrosco. Yanked 
off last Saturday; played three and 
one -half weeks to small takings!. 

'Double Door,' Ritz (2d week) (D- 
945-$2.7S). Drew best notices of the 
season so far; Opened late last 
week; rated having good chance. 

'Heat Lightning,' Booth (3d week) 
(C-708-$3.30).. Four picture firms 
reported interested in securing filni 
rights; trade under expectations; 
about $5,000. 

'Hold Your Horses,' Winter Garr 
den (Ist week) (M-1,498-$3.8B), Pre- 
sented by ;Shuberts; opened Mon- 
day (25) at $6.60 top; considerable 
switchirig during Boston try-out en- 

'Kultur,*^ Mansfleid (1st week) 
(r>-l,050-$3i30). Presented Inde- 
pendently (J. Ji Vincent) ; adapted 



week. . Co-opper got off the hut and 
showed a slight division for the 
cast at $2,200. 



South Vdude 



(Continued from page 47) 

that comes along. Result Is that 
city is ofteii left for .weeks at a 
time withovit stage attractions. 



Rochester Gets Going 

Rochester, Sei?i. 25. 
New yaude policy at the RKO got 
away to a good start with SBO 
business for first time in: two years. 
Prices -raised to 60 cents) ,tax in 

manager to alternate with Charles 
Freeman. 



original of Theodore Weacher; 
opens tonight. 

'Men in White,' Broadhurst (1st 
week) - (CD-i,118-$3.30). Presented, 
independently (Group Theatre and 
Harmon and Ullman); written by 
Sidney Klrigsley; opens tonight. 

'Murder at the Vanities,' New 
Amsterdam (3d week) (R-1,7I7- 
$3.30). Night performances .'Virtu- 
ally capacity second week with tak- 
ings approximating $26,000. 

'One Sunday Afternoon/ ° 48th St. 
(33d week) (C-969-$3.30)-. Gross 
went to $11,000 last week; best fig- 
ure to > date; nine performances; 
date Indeifihite. 

'Sailor Beware/ Lyceum (1st 
week) (C-967-$3.30). Presented by 
CJourtney Burr; written by Kenyon 
Nicholson iand Charles Robinson^ 
opens "Thursday (2$). 

Other Attractions 

(airand Operas Hippodrome; 
scale , to profit. 
'The Mountain,' Provincetown 



Buffalo Group's List 

Buffalo, Sept. 25. 

Buffalo Studio Theatre Player.s 
will open the winter season at the 
Playhouse (formerly Gaiety) the 
middle of October. 

Options on 15 plays have been 
secured. 



Scattered Mi -West Spots 

CinOinnati, Sept. 25. 
After\ closing week here on Fri- 
days at the Strand, five-act bills 
booked by Gus Sun move to the 
Paramount, ' Hamilton, O., and the 
Strand, Middletowh, O., for Satur- 
day and Sunday dates. Th$ latter 
two houses are supervised by Marc 
Wolf, formerly with Publlx, for the 
■Taft estate of Cincy. 

. Bob Siiaw, gen, mgr. for Sun, 
while , down from Springfield, O.,. 
announced that his office is -supply- 
ihg five-acts at the Rlvbll, Muncie, 
Ind., three . dftys a week, and will 
soon be setting similar 'vaude In 
Richmond: and "M-axion, Ind., 
three days each. 

Revue unit ., routed by the. Sun 
agency are now playing the Family 
and . iRiiey theatres in Ft.. .Wayne, 
Ihd^, the Maryland, Cumberland, 
Md., and the Majestic, Chillicothe, 
O. By mid-October, Shaw stated, 
Sun.revues will.be piayiiig the Luna. 
Loi:ansport) Ind., the Paramount, 
Anderson, Jnd.,. the Palace,' Hunt- 
ingtoh, W. Va., and the Grand, 
EyansviUe, Ind. 

The Sun office has Blaclistohe's 
magic show set in tlie Hartman, 
Columbusi O., for the week starting 
Sept. 29, ufter which, he stated, the 
theatre, will play pictures for a spell 
before settling oh its stage policy; 

Not fior a. month or sb, said Shaw^ 
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and other Dixie statea, 



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Buffalo, Sept. 25. 

The Erlanger (legit) reoper*s tJie 
season Oct. 2. with screen road- 
showing of 'Dinner a,t Eight.' 

Charles Otto continuts as ^|0U3e 
manager. 




MQM STUDIOS 
CULVER CITY," CALIF, 



56 



^ySto^^TrS* LONDON OFFIOB, 
8 St. lUfartln'8 Place, TrwffJgar Square 



FOREIGN SHOW NEWS 



C»bl« AddNOTt TABOBTV, tiOMDOUt 
Telephone Vemple Bar S0M'((M9 



O S. Acts Cofd to London Cabaret 
Bids, Despite High Pay, Concessions 



London, • Sept, 
With the London night life seasori 
approaching, 'London cabaret own- 
ers are perturbed at a . aliortage of 
hoveities. 

Cabled ^re being shot to New 
York to Jine up suitable talent ior 
the winter, as It Is expected there 
is a good season ahead. Many in- 
quiries have failed to elicit a reply 
and many other offers were tur.ri^d 
down. 

This the management cannot fig- 
ure out, as they are all under the. 
Impression business is bad In Amer-^ 
ic3L and would be - pleased to. get 
offers to play i?lsewhere. They fur- 
ther maintain their offers' have beeh: 
very reasonable. Iri some Instances, 
managements, are prepared ta. pay 
from $1,000 to. $l,5op weelf; -with a 
four weeks' guariatitee to 3uitai>le 
acts, whether dancers or comedy 
acts. 

They have even waived the exclu- 
sive clause, meaning that acts can 
double in vaudeville. Under ordi- 
nary circumstances cabarfet owners 
h^ve always tried to keep th^ act 
playing at their , plub, and'.lf an oc^ 
casidn arose 'where the act was of- 
fered a' doubling engagement in 
vaudeville th6y wiere asHed to niake 
a substantial ki(;kba,ck to the liight 
c|«ib management, 



Nancy ■ Burhe and Haddon. Show 
opens in Birmingham Oct. 9, head- 
ed for the West-End; with negotia- 
tions for Daly's. 

Pseudo-Jack- Buchanan 
Described as ah artist, Fred Wal- 
ter Hii ton, aged 24, received a sen- 
tence of six weeks, of Which two 
days: on spare . diet and. solitary con- 
flh^ment, in the Magistrate's Court,. 
Pretoria, for fraud. He represented 
to a Mrs. Oer that the present name 
le was known, by was Pred TaU 
madge, but he really was Jack 
Buchanan, the star. 

He had made a bet. he said, .virith 
film people to live incognito and 
without money, and this bet ex- 
pired July 28. He was Wiorth 80,r 
000 pounds, and if she kept him in 
board and lodging in the meantime 
she Would not lose. At the con- 
clusion of the.:bet he hiad ai'ranged 
to appear at the local opera- house. 
He. promised to take the woman 
and her children over to the States 
to appear in pictures; 

Believing him she reserved Urst- 
claSs passages to. New York, which 
would post more th. 300 pounds. 
She- advanced him money. 



Lots Chance Slip? 

London ■ Pavilion, .week of Sept. 
It, has another bill unworthy of a 
West End house. Only dots worth, 
while are Frakson, the Spanish ci.- 
garette and card manipulatorr and 
he has been. h.ei?e too often. Mrs. 
John Tiller's girls,- direct from thp 
Rex theatre, Paris, arie the best, 
bunch housed here since opening. 
Their work ts new and clever, and 
does credit to Ethel Helliwell, who 
Is responsibre. for. their training. 

Rest of ;the bill is made up of 
minor provincial, act?, tt is a puz- 
zle Why John Southern does not go 
in for big. time acts, especially now 
that the Lelcesteir, Square theatre Is 
JSoixi$ films, leavlng.hlm a clear field 
in thfr West End for his. continuous 
vaudeville policy. 



Hildegarde Does Well 

Hildegarde, American girl singer, 
booked by Paulsen during his last 
talent search in New York, opened 
at the Cafe de Paris Sept. 11, doing 
fairly. Girl has personalityi buLjier 
numbers Were not~&ufncieiitIy varied 
to get over. She needs, a few com 
edy numbers. 



Trade Looks Up 

Things', are definitely looking, up 
in show business. The past few 
Weelcs haSi shown a marked Im-. 
pi-Qvemeht In business, which seems 
to be increasing daily. The most 
glgnlflca;nt: sign is the commitments 
made by the libraries which have 
made, more deals recently than at 
any time this year. 

Just a few of them are $45,000 
worth" of tickets for Drury Lane 
(.'Ball at. the Savoy*) for six weeks; 
$40,000' for eight weeks at the 
Strand ('Nice Goings Om') ; an in- 
crease of nightly guarantees for His 
Majeisty's ('Music in the Air'), de- 
spite its long run; definite . regular 
business for the Criterion ('Fresh 
Fields') ■ and Vaudeville ('After 
Dark'), with several others. 



Paris Stages Run to 

Revivals of Old Ones 

Paris, Sept. 16, 
One. new revue and eight revivals 
on 'the boarcis for first week in 
September. 'Mohtparnasse a Tray- 
ers les Ages' opened at . the former 
Giaito-Mohtparnasse, now: called. 
Studio d'Art Comique. 

Revlva.ls include Rene Fauchois' 
niaW version of his comedy 'BbudU 
Sauve des Eaux' at the Mathurlns, 
the author playing title I'ole; :Meii- 
hac aho Halevy'a. operetta 'Le Petit 
Due' at Porte St. . Martin ; Thl-Phl,' 
with MlreiUe (who Just, baqk from 
Hollywood!), the comedienne-author 
of '(jouche?! dans le Foin' and other 
popular songs, at Bouffes-Parisiens; 
Yvan Noe'a 'Teddy and Partner*^ at 
Theatre 'Mibhel; 'Paradls Perdu at 
the Athenee; 'Trois et tJne,' by 
Denys Amiel, at the St Georges; 
'Le GrillOn du Foyer' at lAmblgu; 
and Henry Bernstein's lauded 'Le 
'Bonheur' at the. Gymnase.- with a 
top cast including Yvonne ; Prln- 
temr)S, Charles Boyer and Michel 
$imon. 

The Empire, former vatlety 
house, scheduled to open Oct. 2 W:lth 
operetta, 'Deoax Sous de. Fietirs,' 
with a cast to Include Rita Georg, 
Ge.rnialne Duclos,. and Messrs. Dra- 
henii S'riant, Dubpsc and . perlan. 



The Important Witness 

(Continued from page 20) 

In his room and is carried along 
by the muraei:ers. Big shot falls 
for her and she kids him to lull 
his suspicions, eventually making a 
getaway and taking to the bus to, 
return , to Los Angeles and give the 
testimony that will fr^e her girl 
friend of the murder charge. Gang 
pursued but she makes It, piloting 
the heavy bus herself over the laet 
miles, one of the unbelievable bit?. 
Nice suspense built into this section. 

Noel Frances, carries the bulk 
nicely with Noel Madison a smooth. 
tOufgh. Harry Myets brliigs In much 
of the comiedy, but Donald DlU- 
away handicapped by ah uhlm-. 
portant part. Several others in for 
one-Scene" bits, to ' get marquee 
namesi 

Probably can ride along where the 
general trend is against gang stuff, 
and not too heavy for the kids, 
who'll generally love' it. Still ah in- 
die, but good for Its kind. ChU;. 



'Paris Fantaisie/ the new' French 
revue at .the Prince of Wales' ther 
atre, despite good newspaper no- 
tices, is .notas good as the previous 
one. Mitty Goldin, thie. French 
agent of Rottemburg & Goldin^ is 
Interested. Dan Young, a local 
comic, is a minor . imitation of 
George Clarke. Marguerite Gilbert,. 
French sbubret, is not as .clever as 
I^yne Clevers, the lead in. the last 
show. 

Georgia Hayds, ati American toe 
dancer with a French reputation, 
was one of the hits. Margaret Sev- 
ern, another American dancer with 
a Parisian reputation, does not be- 
long here. Her stuff Is highbrow: 
To help 4Dulld up the comedy, the 
management has engaged Hermionie 
Qaddeley, a West End hanie. 

Show is doing very good business, 
despite the heat wave, and looks 
good for eight weeks. 



Jack Harris. Walks 
Jack Harris walked from the Cafe 
de Paris , although he had six more 
rnonth's. to run. Band . leader ' got 
sore when management told him to 
wield his stick for tea dances dur- 
ing the week and Sundays. Harriis 
told them It was not.in his contract, 
while management clainied his con- 
tract calls for five hours daily 
throughout the week. 

Harris and band Of seven was re- 
caivlng $1,025 per week, and will 
be replaced by Gherardi currently 
at the Cafe Anglais, operated by the 
same concern,, who In turn will be 
replaced at the. Anglais by Jack 
^'rost. . Gherardi's salary is about 
half of Jack Harris's. 



inner' London Hit 
Pre-release of 'Dihner at Eight' 
at the Palace is a smash. 

The seats were scaled up to $3, 
but depite this, so great was the de- 
mand that Sam Eckmari, Jr., had. to. 
rent the Prini?e Edward, within a 
ston'e throw, for the evening to 
handle the overflow. 
Picture: is voted, a knockout. 



Gitia Alper's Price 

, Jack Waller ■ wanted Gitla Alper 
to star in- new production, 'Com- 
mand Performance/ opposite to 
Dennis King. 

The German prima donna wanted 
$250 per performance, besides in 
slsting on star billing. So the deal 
fell throligh. 



AGENTS' COMMISH 3^ 
NEW eERMAN STATUTE 



Betlin, Sept. 8. 

Artists? agents may function 
again in this country, under a new 
law passed .by the Reich establish-. 
Ing their rights arid, rates, .Earennai. 
government agency '. which was es- 
tablished some years back, did' away, 
with agents, It flopped and was dis- 
solved several months -ago, but 
there's been no substitute si^ce. 

New arrangement is that a cer^ 
tain number of persons may be li- 
censed, as agents, with agents' fees 
consisting pf 6%. Fee, incidentally, 
is no longer entirely payable by the 
artists as everywhere else In the 
World, The 6% will be split up ac- 
cording to the new law In equal 
portions between the artist and the 
contracting' company or theatre. 
Actors -thus will have to. pay agents 
only 3%, "whether for stage or fllna 
work. 



Dennis : King to star in hew 
Gaumont-British film titled 'Spring 
in Paris,' with Albert do Coiirville, 
who is -to direct, searching France 
for femme lead to play opposite. 
Thus fai', de Courville has not been 
successful ia locating one. 



BIG SCALE PRODUCING 
REVIVES BRIT. REVUES 



U. S. Music Film Cycle 
Sways Frencli Stages 



Paris,. Sept. 
There will be no nudes in the 
new Casino de Paris reyue In which 
Cecile iSbrel makes her music-^hall 
debut. According to Floyd Du Pont, 
who's doing the musical blts,^ nudes 
and speed don't go together; 

The show being. . produced along 
American liiie^ and will feature 
large choruses and fast changes 
This departure .due . to popularity 
of American film iriUslcals here. 

Sacha' Gui try rehearsing ia. sketch 
prepared for Sorel, to be called 
'Maitresses de Rois,' in which she 
will be La Belle Ferroniere, Mar 
qUlse de Pompadour, Mme. Du 
Barry, and Celimene. 



°M.a tide's .Return 

Cyril. Maude ireturns to the stage 
In October in a new . play .called 
•Cabbages and Kings,' . adapted front 
the Itaiiah of Forzano. 



Chariot Revue People 

Besides Beatrice Lillie, Andre 
Chariot has signed LupinO Lane and 
Frank, Lawton for. his new reVue- 
Show Is, being written by pbc Mc- 
Gunicle.' in collaboration with Dion 
Titheriidge. . 

It opens at Manchester Oct, 16 for 
ia fortnight, coming to the West 
End, with nO. theatre yet decided; 



Lawley and Yates split after 
=playIng~^ralv.enpool,==Go6p(yLJLawJfry. 
returrimer to Amferlba. ITal Yates 
stays, over bn the continent for se-v- 
eral weeks. 



Lupihdi Play Set 
Peter Haddon, Ltd., new pro- 
ducing concern, with Peter Had- 
don and Paul Murray interested. 
First production is 'i?aste,' musical, 
written by- Stanley Lupiho, Irt col- 
laboration with Noel Gay and Des- 
mond Garter. Cast includes George 
Gee, Jerry Vermo, Pearl Osgood, 



London, Sept.. 15. 
.Provincial revues, which went 
into a. slump three years ago, have 
suddenly come into fashion again 
with a wallop. Matn reason for the 
revived popularity Is these shows 
are how irioVe" spectacular, the cast 
Is much.^more carefully chosen and 
the girls are re.al lookers. This has 
weeded but the -cheap producers 
.aiid left only those who spend .on 
production and cast. Only produc 
ers ieft are Tom Arnold, Walliace 
Parnell, Jack Taylor, Harry Day, 
William Henshall. 

To further bblstor up the shows, 
American standards are being en-- 
gaged. Americans now working in 
touring; revues are Wilson, Keppel 
and Betty, Rose Perfect, Condos 
Brothers, Nice, Luboy and Florio, 
With several more pending. 

Some of these touring revues are 
jiQk=gi^aaalng=^as.,hlgh^aak$5,M0.^per^ 
week. A few years ag.o $3,000 was 
con!?idcrod e^cceptional. 



LA MATERNELLE 

(FRENCH-MADE) 

. Paris: &ept: 18. 
Max. Laemmle. Universal ' Frodiictl.Qh, 
Uaseil on the novel by . Leon Fraple (Prix 
Goncourt) and adapted by Jean Benolt- 
Levy and Marie ICpstelnv with Incidental 
ittUalc by KdQuard' Flament. , Opened th^ 
fall season- at neighborhood .cinemas 
Bonaparte' and- Agrlculteurs. 

Rose > . i.' . .Madeleine Renaud 

Mme. PauUn....,.i. ..Mady Berry 
Marie. .i k . .Paulette Elambert 

Plrectrlce. .. .Alice Issot 

Dr. Xillpois: '.Henri Debaln 

rcncher. ... , .'. .... . i . . , .' . .-' Marvane 

(nspectrlce.V. , Severln 



An Interprefatlon pf child psy- 
chblbgy as seen in a goVerrimeht 
educational Institution, this filih is 
one of the best French pictures seen 
In a long time. Although It Is one 
of' a recent series of istudles of 
children's Institutions, it is Im^ 
portant by itself, and Its moVenrient 
so simjpie; "thorough 'knowledge of 
French unnecessary to appreciate 
Its impoi't. Should, appeal to select 
American film-goers as "Maedcheh 
In Uniform' and R:ene Clair's .'Sous 
les Tolts de Paris.'. 

Paulette Eiamberg as Marie, the 
abandoned child of a woman of the 
streets. Is the real star, of the . piece, 
with Madeleine Renaud. as Rioise, a 
teacher Who becomes maid of 9.II 
work in the Institution, cb-starrltlg. 
The acting Is. excellent,' and. while 
the whole la hot as 'finished a piece 
as 'Maedchen* It Is worthy of spe- 
cial attention as a document, and 
ah illustration of what French films 
can. be if they try. 

Marie, abandoned by her mother 
and cared for In the Maternelle, at- 
taches herself to Rose, in whom all 
the children find sympathetic under- 
standing. When Dr. Libols falls in 
love . 'With Rose, Marie anticipates a 
second desertion In her pathetic 
little life and tries to end it. In the 
river in which reflection she sees an 
embracing couple. The scene be-.. 
Comes a symbol which while not 
understanding, she knows prefaces 
loneliness for herself. 



30 NEW MOSCOW PUYS 
IN BURST OF ACTIVITY 

: Mpsco'W, Sept. IS. 
^ New season here promises to be 
exceptionally , after several 
year9 of relative let-down, 
: Special Interest, 'centers on the 
w.orH of Michael; Bulgakov, grad- 
ually emerging from the., heavy 
clouds of ceinsorahlp. ' His Tllght', 
which was in cold storage, for near- 
ly a decade, . . 'MoUere', his most 
recent ..opus, are .both on the Mob- 

.cbw Art Theatr© schedule. 

Of 30 new productions on tap in 
Moscow, a Soviet . glutton for sta-. 
tistics has ..figured put, ,1.4 are by 
contemporary Russians, sevieri by 
contemporiiry foreigners and nine 
are classics^ 

Maxim Gorki Will be well repre- 
sentedii Two theatres (lilttle and 
Trade-union.) will put bh hl^ 'lEne- 
miea' while two otbers (Vakhtan- 
gofC and Mio'scow Art) will continue 
his 'Egor Bulichev an ' Oth.ers\ 
Then, there; Win be -a., scattering of 
Gorki, plays in several, other the- 
atres. 

Among /. tiie classics, "Romeo :and 
Juliet' will grace the Theatre, of 
Revolution.: 'Anthony .and .CleO'^ 
patra' will be revamped, by the 
Karaerhy;' the Second Moscow Art 
will Cohtlnue 'Twelfth Night' but In 
brand new sets> Meierhpld will, do 
'Camllle' and a; play based on Bal- ' 
zac's 'Human Cpmudy' will appear 
on the 'Vakhtahgofif boards; Haupt^ 
mann's 'Before Sunset' In the^ Maly 
Theatre, . and. a dramatized .Version 
of 'Mr. Pickwick' (Dickens) in the 
Filial of the Moscow Art .Theatre.. 
: New Soviet plays- will 'include 
.'Lie' by Afinpgenyev, whose "Fear* 
Is still .going strong. 

Others announced are 'Fighters' 
by B. Romashbv; 'Right tp .tilfe', by 
Alexol Tolstoy and A. Starchakov; 
'The: Ivanov Family', by Afinogen- 
yev; 'Experiment', by K. Trenlov; 
'Optimistic Tragedy', by Vsevelod 
Vishnevsky; a play by N. Pbgodin; 
another by h. Slavln; 'Strang© 
Child', by v. . iShkvarnllc; and a 
dozen or so more. 



THE FUGITIVE 

Malvern production and Monogram re- 
leasre starring: Rex Bell, Features Cecelia 
Parker and George . Hayes, Directed by 
Harry P^asfer. Harry O, Jones.- story; 
Archie Stout, camera; Lambert' Day,, re- 
cording.. Cast . Includes Bob Kortman, Tom 
London, Gordon De Maine, Phil Dunham, 
Theo. Lorch, Dick Dickinson, Earl Dwlre, 
Geo.. Nash, At Loe'w'e New York theatre 
one day,' on a. double bill. ' Running time 
60 mlna. ' 



Stallings ^ees New Russia 
Where *GloryV Unkiiowit 

Moscow, Sept. 

, Laurence Stallings installed in 
the bridal suite . (brideless) of the 
Hotel National, here, awall^ing the 
aiTiVal of l^ewls. Milestone, "Together 
they Will try to get sPme back 
ground impressions for a Soviet 
picture, based hoyel by Ehren 
•biirg, which they will', do soon. They 
met the author in London. 
. Pending Milestone's arrival, . Stall- ' 
Ings' taking in a... good deal of thea^ 
tre, ■\yith - Nerhlrovlch-Danchenko 
acting as host, ^vtet Maxim Gorki 
himself, after witnessing '".Gorki's 
'Lower Depths' at the Moscow Art 
Theatre. 

Russia is one. of the countries 
where .'What Price Glory' has hot 
and AVill not be shown, Russians 
arc down oh capitalist wars but not, 
on war ais such. Like the Italians 
,ana=the=i3:ecmahs=^tho.>^;do^not-.=w nt^ 
to scare their youth. 



Once more, the gallant hero goes 
to jail and escapes, with the heavy, 
only to. have ttr develop that he's 
a sipcret service man stool-plgeon- 
Ing. Newer 20 years ago than It Is 
how- and no new development on 
this pne. Still, it's a not badly 
made version with some good act- 
ing Iri spotSj^ but • .thiey must.- be 
.lovers bf the. westerns to. like this. 
Action moves slOwly If the horses 
do gallop, but it . stays Inside the 
hour limit, Nice photography, but 
against the same old backgrounds. 
Sound only fair. 

Robert Kortman rather takes . the 
acting honors from Bell. Cecelia 
Parker is a tepid love Interest and 
Tom London and Phil Dunham both 
get a chance. CMc. 



Relaxed Soviet Rules 
Readmit Maeterlinck 



MpspoWj Sept. 7.. 

Maeterlinck'd 'bluebird' 'will b« 
revived by the ^Moscow Art The- 
atre sts a permanent addition on its 
repertory. The revival comes as a 
result .of ah ofilclal dispensation* 
the play haying been outlawed as 
'bourgeois' sonid four years ago. 
Before that it had been on the Mos- 
cow Art bpards for a generation 
or more, as Stanislavsky's special 
gift, to Muscovite children. 

The fact that this fantasy of the 
superhatura,! Is once more allowed 
by the authorities is a measure of 
the new spirit in the tiieatre. It 
means a let-up on part of the cen- 
sorship. 

After the Maeterlinck piece was 
barred, the theatre produced Url 
Olesha's '.Three JPat Men'- as a sub- 
stitute offering for the ktddies, The 
fat uncles represented, as you 
would never guess, Capitalism, Re- 
ligion and Imperialism. 



Sdlith Africa 



Tokio Air Show 

Japam^.'io newspaper in Tokyo is 
huhllng for a flying circus to im- 
port, 

Previously the 1 paper imported 
several big leagu? baseball teams 
■front the IT. S. and more recently 
a troupe of French boxers. 



PALAIS i)'£T£ SET 

Brussels; Sottt, 15. 

Palais d'Ete, music hall, is not 
ylanning to shutter, as reported. 

House went dark for the summer, 
but is nbw booking acts with a 
view to reppcning In another v.'eek 
or 60,' as usual* 



JUST SMITH 

(BRITISH MAbE) 

London, Sept. 15. 

Gaumoht-Britlah production. Released 
ihroufrh AV. A F. Films Service, Directed 
I)y Tom WoUa. tii cast: Tom Walls, Anne 
Grey, Carol GOodner, Hartley Power, .Eva' 
MOor«, Allan AynesWorth- and' others. - Run- 
ning 'tithe, .74 mins. Previewed TlvoH the- 
atre, London, Sept. J8. . 



This is an adaptatibn of Frederick 
Lonsdale's 'Never Come Back,' pro- 
:ducfid=last«y.ear^t=the^Ehoehix-=the»^ 
atre, which ran six weeks.. AU that 
has been done is to utilize it as a 
vehicle for Tom Walls, an English 
.stage favorite; who has more re- 
cently taken /to pictures. 

Conventional crook drama with 
stolen, necklace, scenes on board a 
yacht; wealthy people's homes;, 
titled, personages; in Contrast to a 
pair of slick American crooks. With 
admirable, east, Walls' reputation 
and tasteful production will get by 
nicely over here. ^olo. 



E. G. Thompson; on tlie staff of 
the 'Rand Daily Mail' iand 'Sunday 
Times,* Joliannesburg, collapsed 
while at his desk and died without 
recovering consciousness. He waa 
the surviving member of the staff 
that the lite . Edgar Wallace had 
with him When editor of the 'Rarid 
Daily Mail.' 



Muisiciani} Cpmplai 
;Uhemployed inuslcians are ask- 
ing the igovemment to prohibit Civil 
servants earning extra pay by play- 
ing In dahce orchestras. The police 
force has been nPtifled that they 
will not be piermltted to play t.ny 
instrument for profit. Outside their 
Own band. Clerks ih the Land Bank 
have, ineen earning extra money by 
playing at dances. 



Sioviet Gag. 



Moscow, Sept. lOi 
.Soviet offlcial concert, bureau, 
providing the provinces with talent, 
is called 'Gometz.' Concertists like 
nothing so well, as kidding this or- 
gnnizatlon.. . . 

With that much for local color, 
you are ready for a joke going the 
rounds in amusement circles: 

A good s'opranp (it Koeis) may be 
a hiczzo -.soprano. A baa ouo is al- 
Wjays a Gometzo-soprano. 



TaeBday, September 26, 1933 



LITERATI 



VARIETY 57 



Newsmen NRA 

Pretty certain now that there'll 
be some sort ot national newspaper- 
men's organization. Started off to 
be a union and may still be, but 
more likely that it'll be tsalled a 
guild. One certainty,, however, is 
that an organization o£ considerable 
.Btrength . has been stai'ted. 
■ AU began with a meeting in, New 
Torik a week ago to . form the New 
Tork Guild of , Newspajpermen and 
Women. About 250 turned out and 
about 100 more Indicated by letter 
.that" they would be there if not on 
assighmehts. Newark followed, suit, 
immediately: and sfeveral: other clti^; 
throughout the country, Until to 
date, there are fifteen that 
have indicated' definite . to 

join up. . 

Committee^ was .formed in New 
irprlc to get/ihe thing movlngi Coiii- 
stitutfon and bijr^laiws^ill be. drawn 
up within the next ten days or. so, 
with , definite formatipn and decision 
of form, .and matter at .that time, 
Gommittee is headed by John 
Kioran, Jr., o£ the. 'Times,' as chair^ 
niah. Other^. are .Hey wood. Brouni 
Scrlpps-^Howard; Morris. Watson, 
Associated Press ; Jos. Lilly, 
'World-TC'elegram'; Ed Angly, 'Her- 
ald Tribune'; Frank Emery, 'Brook- 
lyn , Eagle,' and :- Doris Pleesioh, 
'Daily News.', Miss Fleesbn is as-- 
aighed to Washington, for her paper 
temporarily, so; may have to iglve .up. 
■her berth or arippint a ^pfoxy;. .If 
giving up,, ahother woman wIU re- 
place; her.' 

First tiling the committee did was 
to go to Washington,, all seven of 
theih, to begin action there on be- 
half of newspaper folks in regard 
to the NRA code movement. Pro" 
test -lyas ehtei-ed against the i)ub- 
llshers' code,, with testimony from 
all of them sepaiyitely. and some 
.. other_jwltnuessea.i.brought. aion&r .a^^^ 
to the faults of the code and the 
possible rectifications. 

Ijast union was th6 Press Wheel- 
meh, which had a first-class saloon' 
on Spruce street. Jt dfegenorated 
into the Blue Pencil' Club of . we 
.boysi That was 30 year's ago. 



Double Chip 

Before .turning to scribbling/ 
Michellne Keating, daughter of the 
late M. J, Xeatlng, dramatic critic 
Of the liohdon, England, 'Times',- 
and the New York 'Sun', and of 
Caroline Erwin, who was starred 
yearis ago by Augustin J?aly ..and 
Charles Prohman, followed th6 foot- 
steps of both parents. She placed 
bits in 'Ladies of the EvenirigV arid 
La,ugh, eiownj Laugh% both pro- 
ductions: of her godfather; Dayld 
Belascd, and later was a 'Daily 
Mirror* and King Feiatures. Syndi- 
cate, reporter* Alfred H, kiniB' Will 
publish-- her he^- novel,. ^Bachelor's 
Heyday', early in .October. . 

It's the youthifut scribe!s third 
tome. Her first, 'Faihe', published 
at thie age of eighteen,; -was featured 
as the work of a . literary prodigy 
and made the best seller lists. She 
had hard luok with her: secondj. 'City 
Wise',, which was issued by Long ■ 
Smith, on the very day that Ray 
Long vanished. . the South Seas, 
leaving his 'bfiice'in turmpll. 



jvaf-to' Bloch 
Samuel I. :Friedman,. who has 
printed books in English on Jewish 
topics i?or .others, has an extensive 
program lined up as a publisher on 
his owni tJnder the imprint of the 
Anglo -Hebrew Publishing Co., 
Friedmiah will get out at least two 
books a month for an extended pe 
riddi all iii English and on . matters 
Jewish. Starts off with a volume 
called 'One Hundred True Stories 
of Americanr Jewish Jjife/. by Isa 
doro SclTdean. 

' Heretofore, practically the sole 
concern regularly publishing books 
In English on Strictly Jewish 'sub 
Jects has been the feloch Publishing 
Co. The Friedman company iis tak 
. ing book.Tlength manuscripts ' on a 
royalty basis only. 



Frowns] for Skippy 
Putnam's Is not 'distributing the 
new Percy Crosby book> 'Always 
Belittlin',' which the Skippy creator 
Is publishing hirtiself, as he has done 
for his two previous books., Under 
stood that sales of the previous 
book, the sole one. to be distributed 
by Putnam's, did not warrant the 
publishing house continuing the ar 
tangement. 

Crosby turned publisher with his 
first i)ook because, as he admitted, 
no publishing house would take' It. 
The cartoonist was too outspoken 
In ma!riy of .the Ijoplcs he touched 
upon. Crosby not only published 
.. the. book but jdistf ibuted it. himself, 
arid by me«(n5N)f contests arid other 
fexpioitation stunts put it. across. 



.Always Hopeful. 

Isaac Goldberg, who can't -remain 
Inactive for long, has gotten atarted 
on a new monthly literary sheet, 
somiethirig after the. fashion of the 
'American Spectator.' Assdclated 
with him this time Is Henry T, 
Schnittkindi and the two working 
out of Boston; Title of the sheet is 
•'Panorama.' Not the fli-st publica 
tion to be so titled, but the • first by 
Goldberg, anyhow. 

Line-up of names for .the .flrs.t is 
sue Includes Benjamin de Casseres 
Havelock .Ellis, Barrett II, Clark, 
Paul Eldridge, B. A< otkiri and Dr. 
Abraham Mydrson. 



Lou .Goldberg's Novel' 

'Bank Prfesldent' ' (Macaiiley), first 
of the . Lou Goldberg novels to be 
published, though siecohd written, 
was rushed out In .View of its tiine- 
iincss :Of theme. Stoify deals with the 
hysterical banking picnic which 
ended in a debacle of ruin arid troiuble 
tfs depression, dug its .'teeth into the. 
tissue . ' of Amfericah finanieing. 

Although thie novel clear ly. builds 
Itself around: banking ..iristitutidns 
and ..characters not dlfflcult for the 
layman to Identify, It develops in- 
terest as . a, work of -fiction . by the 
manner in which it presents a saga 
of . finance and, to th^ average per- 
son, with or without limited knowl- 
edge of the banking creed, will of- 
fer good reading. 

For tfajiflcriptlpn to .fljm 'Bank 
President' suggests material thiat 
should compel OOnsIderation. 



Here's Clow Again. 
Joe Burten, .one of the fix'st of the 
sexv; mag. put)lishers, making ;a 
comeback, and with Steve Clow. 
Burten gettirig. out a trio of new 
mags, -with Clow editing one Of 
them. This one is 'New York Life,' 
patterned after the old. 'Brpaldway 
Brevities' In form and content. 

Other two a-po 'Razz]berries' and 
'Squawkles.' Wayne Sabboth editing 
Razzberries,' with Burteri' person 
ally handling the editorial reins for 
'Squawkies.' 

Old Ramer Review mags gotten 
out by Burten were among the pio- 
neers of the sexy, mags, at the time 
when the newsdealers used to keep 
them out of sight for fear of a 
pinch. 



Year Books Organiie 

Mutual -aid orgPtnizatlon of the 
various, ends of. the publishing 
business, prompted, by the code's, 
has extended even to- the publish- 
ers of year books. This briinch has 
formed the National Publishers of 
Year Books, aimed to eliminate the 
usual Ills. 

Formation of the. association re 
veals year-book publishing to be a 
no small enterprise. Nuriiber^ of 
publishers getting out year books 
compares favorably- with those Is 
suing volumes at more frequent in 
tervals. present head of . the Na- 
tional Publishers of Year Bbpks IS 
Arthur N. Jareti 



Liberal 

Having .cut Its . singlercopy price 
sometime - ago from twenty-five to 
flffeeri ccrits, to meet d<?pressiori 
PoriditlonSi, . . . !Macf adden's. .'True. 
Story' mae^ is. iiow offering a year's 
subscription for . one dollar,, with 
'Secrets', a book pontaining ■. ttlne 
short stories, thro^'n- In as a pre 
mJum. Same proppsltiori ma^le' for 
'Physical 0ulture'i' -which, -was the 
first ..link in Macfadden's chain - of 
pubiicatlons. 



Best Sellers 



Best Sellers for the week ending $ept^ 23, 
American News Co.] Inc. 

Fiction 

'Anthony Adverse' ($3.00)' 

'The Farm' ($2.50) . 

•No Second Spring' ($2.50) 
Two Black. Sheep* ($2,50) . 
.'Alaster of .Jalna': ($2,50) 
'Miss Bishop' ($?,00) ... 



I « « • « • « •. • ■ -'• « •.'• •.•-< 



. . . By Horvey Allen 
,By Louis Broinfield 
. . . i . . ... . By Janet Beith 

. . . , . . < . , . .By Warwick Deeping 
, . ... t, . . .. . . .By Maze D.e la Roche 

. . .. . . . .:. . By Bess Streeter Aldrich 



Norii Fiction • 

'100,000,000 Guinea Pigs' ($2.00) . ;By. Arthur Kallett & F. J. Schlink 
•Crime of. :3uba' .($3.00) . . . . , i . . . ... . . r. . . . ... . . . .By Carleton Beals 

'Marie Antoinette' ($3.50) .... . . ...... i ..... . ^ . ... . . . . -By Stefan .Zweig 

'Life Begins at Forty.'. ($1.5aj .... . . ...By Walter B. Pitkin 

'Twenty Years a- rowirig' ($2;56) . ; . . . .ny, Maurice P'S"llvvan- 



rches'of the Years' ($2.75). 



..By Halliday .Sutherland 



petails 

Macauley'is mid-morith duo inr 
eludes 'Front Porch,' by Regiriald 
Wright Kauffman, whiph.is, for. its 
greater l.erigth, much, better literary 
material than Macauley usually 
pulps but. One pf tiipse three-gen- 
eration stories, laid in a iPennsyl- 
Vania town. It is a real study in 
small-town life that IS told with 
an- aipparerit simplicity that makes 
fpr th most pt reader interest. It 
should, fliid, a; place beyond, the cir- 
culatiiig .iibrarles;. But it includes 
a gory chapter In the delivery room 
of a maternity hospital that omits 
not a . single gynecologicai detail. 
Graphic, but not of a. piece with the. 
remainder of the fabric. It's, the 
furthest north in the present trend 
toward childbirth . yarns. . Sitting 
right lip. on top of the. pole Itself. 

Other number' Is 'Rose Gay, 
Wanted,' by Alex Campbell. It's the 
stpi*y !pf a boy -who.ihelps his sister 
flee from the consequences of a 
murder she had done. In the ' flight 
there develops an ; Incestuous love 
whleh . is - treated with the saving 
grace of delicacy. Not as important 
as. tiie' 'Porch,' but of interest. 



Local International 

Jean Bordeaux,! of (ileridale, Cal, 
sends In the prospectus and one is 
sue of the monthly pamphlet of the 
Toastmasters' International, formed 
in the YjViCA to promote Interest, in 
public speaking. Clubs hold regular 
banquets with after-dinner speech- 
es, .which are criticized from a pre- 
sumably helpful angle. Hopefully 
called the International, though the 
membership is, as yet, cpnfiried to 
li clubs in. California and' one up in 
Seattle. Ideia is to spread the gps- 
peU through the organization- and 
make things easier for those who 
have to lend .their ears to po&t- 
mocha. chatterers. 

Might be more, efficient to teach 
tliem not to talk, but the , mil - 
lenium is isf ill some . years distant 
and that's asking .too. much. 



Kronshage; 

jrnst H. Kronshage, .^formerly 
editor-inrchief . and dir.amatic critic 
on the . Milwaukee 'Free Press' and 
in re.cent yekrs editorial Writer on 
the . Wisconsin 'News* whex'e he also 
wrote drama reviews in tiie past as 
'First igh,ter.\ .died in that city fol- 
io-wing an illness, of a month. 

Mr. .Kronshage . -was at all. tim^a 
keenly interested . in the ..stage 'arid 
in 1907 helped in the organization 
of the Pabst Eriglish. Stock com- 
pany as. well as licing -Iristruniental 
in. the .fprmation of the . Modern 
Players, also at the Pabst; -in 1917. 

In addition tb his editorial duties, 
Mr. . Kronshage wrote a daily .col- 
umn called 'Around the .Tbw.ri'; . 

Interment Avas at Boscobel, Wis- 
consin. Surviving are ills widjj'w, 
three-- daughters a.nd a .brPther; 



Canadian Short Story Writers 

In co-operatiori; -with all. the other 
newspapers in largvs centers across 
CaTiada;--the Winnipeg'-'Pree TPress' 
Is running a daily contest for short 
stories \yritteri by- Cahad.'an '-writers, 
with a daily prize tp tlie winner. 
"The prizes i. money and judging of 
the contests is done by Lady Willi 
son i.t. Toronto; the latter a noted 
Cariadian writer arid critic. 

Each night . for an- indefinite 
period, in. each large' Can. news 
paper, is appearing a .winriing short 
story of not .inore thari a . 1,000 
wdrds; the same- yairn. appearing 
simultaneously in all papers, with a 
phptogi'aph and pcrii^nail sketch of 
the author. So far, , niost" of the 
•winners have been women; married 
Women; whp seenl-. to be the pi- 
oneers riiore tha'h the inert in the 
Short story, field in Canada, 



Horace Liverighi Dead 

Horace LIveright, 49, pubiisher 
and theatrical producer, died in 
Niew York Sept. .24 of pneumonia.! 

FOi'mcr head of BonI & LIveright, 
and . later of the cornpany bearing 
his nan-.e, the publisher was one of 
the first to seek freedom ..f-orii the 
sel£-assuriied censorship of the vice 
society, and had won niany no table 
victories.. 

.Livcright's firm publishied many 
notable . literary, works, including 
O'Neill's plays, Dreiser's novels and 
Van Loon's 'Story of Mankind.' 
Under'. * . sponsprship Liveright 
had at diie time" the most complete, 
list of better. America^ri. authors exr. 
istinig. He was the first to publish 
feiigene b'.f^eiii, Sherwood / Anderr 
son,- Hendrik WiUem . Van Loon; 
He was the first to publish Robln- 
sPn .J.efters,. , claimed by some to be 
the. finest American .poet .of today. 
Jacob Wasserman, one- of the: finest. 
Of Gerrifiany's- ■writers, was rfirst pub-" 
lished in the li. S. by Liveright. 
Branching' into stage production, 
Liveright produced 'Firebrand,' 
'American Tragedy' and' racula,' 
then went on to pictures wliere he 
wPrked f oi" Pathe and Paramount. 
He returned to New York about a 
year ago and had been idle since. 
He was about tP .step back into 
Liverlght's by virtue of stock he 
held In . that . firm, when the bank- 
ruptcy occurred" a- cpiiple -months 
back. 

Liverlght's, during the" heights,- 
was famous for its lavish teas, aiid 
salons,, .an alifnost daily ioccurence 
■with the . crcam of the . literary and . 
social ivorlds almost aly ay • pres^ 
erit. ..:The firm iat. pne- tirne -wag 
quoted as worth m^lh^^ 
dollars. , 

ijiverlght Is . survived his 
h:other, twa,. brothers, two Sisters 
and two children by; his first' mar- 
riage-, -- His ■; second - marriage,^ to 
iBIise Bartlett, actress, was not ft 
happy one. 



Ohe-Act Play Contest 

Through the Little Theatre and 
neiwspapers in Winnipeg, Cari.i is 
announced a one-act play contest, 
bbth French and English; each 
having a prize of $100, with second 
prizes of $50. 

Contest is Sponsored and Jnbney 
put upi by Martha Allan, directress 
of the .Montreal Little Theatre; idea 
being to encourage play writing 
amongst, the Canuck's, one of whom 
the entrees must be. Contest closes 
Dec. 1 this year. Manuscripts to be 
sent to Miss Allan at the Montreal 
Little Theatre. 



U nexpected 

ittlo Bro-^yn is going outside its 
announced ll'ist with tlic publication 
...MJKiiiLJCfljiewLby^j^^ 
l?idn't expect the book arid,; -when 
they got it, figured it too good to. 
hold ovoi' for spring publication. 
■ It'll, appear Nov. 24. Xowtpn had 
intended to take a trip arouiid the 
world but Instead fooled his pub- 
lishers by tripping arourid a llbr'arj'. 
Therein be .a spocl.il llri;iited and 
"autographed edition, on rag. paper 
and specially bound outside the reg- 
ular torn!?. 



Hustling. Hitler 
Alfred A. Knopf doing a urry 
j(jb . .dri thp. publication . of -The 
Brown Bodi: of the Hitler Terror,' 
Which exits "Thijrs.ijay (28); Re.a- 
sbh .for. the rush job :Was two- 
fold, start Of the Reichstag fire trial,, 
about which the lidbk treats, and 
prior - publication to - Hitler's 'Mv 
Battle,'' whlc?i is listed for early In 
October. "The Crown Book* wa.s 
prig'lrially .published in. England, 
wlicre it proved = sensational.. 



Skolsky to Coast 

id. Skolsky, .'Daily News' road- 
s-way coluihriist, goes . . Hoiry wood 
completely ■within t^wo weeks. Di- 
minutive scribbler has 
dei-ed to thei Coast scrib- 
ble about picture folks, asslgn- 
riient to -be a permanent one. He's 
beeri bn .the Coast chatter- riting, 
previously but . - for short - spells. 
Move •will help ■ unsnarl the 'News' 
C O 1 u ni n i s t situation somewhat, 
paper , /havirig besides Skolsky Ed 
Sullivah and .John .Chapman on 
Broadway columns at present. 



Ghost .Revives 

ilurfnG-.M.'tnc.alL ^.whbse.^.^.BoQn.d. 

iviancall Publlshirif^'. Corp, gave Up 
the ghost some time ago, I.s. getting 
i-cady to ro-ont'or the publishing 
biz as the Mancall Book Co. iMan- 
.call has' sot himself up In a new 
Ideation nearer the heart of the 
book , industry - and is now mblllng 
over .Scripts preparatory to getting 
out hi-s first li.st. -No fiction, with 
most pf the books running to tech- 
nical - stuff. 



Maybe a Chance 
Walter W. Leggitt, New "Tork and 
-Washington newspaperman, , is in 
St, Paul this week putting out feel- 
ers for a Minnesota newspap 

He is negotiating for the pur- 
chase of "irhc. Organized i-'armer,* 
Until recently editecl by F. H, Shoe- 
maker, how Minnesota congress- 
man-at-largc. The plant in owned 
by_ the estate oC th e l ate Ttcd A. 



Sclu-rf of Red AVirig. 



lonist Mag 
-PrG.sont disturbance iii (Ivrmnny 
giving ri.SG to many now publica- 
tions pertaining to Jewish matters. 
Latest is a weekly new.^papi'r to 
bear th*; title of the 'Pro-Palostino 
Herald.* Aaron Ben Ellas will pub 
li.sh. it. The sheet, as . the title in- 
dicates 'ill. be prd-ZIonist. 



Leaves .Old Hprine 

Westbrppk Pegler, goes over- to ^ 
Scripps- Howard about Nov.. 1, wiith 
his contract on the 'Chicagp . Trlb- 
une; .Syndicate* oyer at that. time. 
He .started with . Scripps -Hpwaird 
as a kid, making, the mdVe now 
some^yhat In. a sentiniental. tone. 
Plus,, of course, niore money. 

Bcripps-Howard being accused 
aroun'd town of raiding other 
papers, -with just as many folks 
saying Hearst lis raiding Scripps- 
Howard. That comes., through 
Scrlpps-Hb^\yard losing Alice Hughes 
to Hearst a .'couple weeks ago. 



imon-.& Schuateri -who now sign 
tlieir letters 'HomewreckerS-to-the 
Wholesjile Trade and Public Erte 
mlies ,bf Ennui' have put. out what 
they; think is "the newest step In 
their iidmer Wrecking series. It's 
ISnap. Judgment,' a- photo-recogniz- 
ing' game and. retails at $1. It will 
probably sell some copies a'nd 
make, a bit . of mpney but. Isn't lllte- 
ly to grow into the fad the pub- 
llsheris -would wish. 

Used once It .hepomes no^ good 'a. 
second time — -not so good lor a 
dollar. And nOt top dissimilar from 
past brain teasers tp excite much. 
Despite whlchi' there's some amuse^ 
ment In the game for pnce-overs. - 



Imps'!: Too Good 
Second number of 'Eiropa* is off 
the presses. Quarterly still looks 
better than it is and makes a 
pleasant flash. TPd. finely done, too 
hlghbrpw and too secluded ih aji- 
peal,- to -g.ct ■vpry far from a sales 
standpoint, although quite likely 
the . publiishers .haven't any dreams 
of garnering big sales, ariyway; . 

some big names Iii this second 
issue, including MU.ssplini, Herriot, 
Pix'andello and Sam Putnam. Beau- 
tiful phptdgrajphy and . an expert 
print job help; 



Publicity Value 

\vd publications are selling 
smartly in: the midwest.: One is the 
reprint of. 'Adventures of Baron 
Muridlihaufjen,' due tp the click , of 
the Jack Pearl act bri. the ctheri 

Second is a mag of photos called 
'Selected •Snapshot.s from the 
Streets of Paris',' : which latter is the 
fcmhie bait cpricesslon at the 
World's Fair; 



Two Ideas 

•hri.innolc. Siicri has .set himself 

uj / j ii til 

with" ' ide'iK Tor 
mags, Ili.s first v.ill be the 'Hobby 
Mafrazinc,* to be i.s.sued uhdijr the 
name of the Ainerlcari Hobby Mag- 
azine I' u blushing Co. 



a, couple of new 



Scribe Has $15 — News 

Louis Schaff«.M',-uowspai).(;z'inaii, 2-15 
ICast 21.'?t .stroot, N, Y., adniithvhim 
.soir broke to the extent of $1,62 
$15 assets. ■\ 



Chatter 

Marshall Hunt, the 'Dally News' 
many- worded sports writer, does 
most Of his traveling by plane 
around the inajor leagues in cover- 
ing the New York ball clubs. 

Turner Catledge recently, has been 
by-llhing .the tworcolumn' article' 
from "Washington in the editorial 
section of the Sunday New York 
'Tiriies', a. feature orlglnrted by- 
Arthur Krpcki head of the paper's 
Washington bureau^ 

Sophie .TreadwpU and Isaac Mar-, 
cossdn.ln from Europe on the Waish- 
Ington. 

Rita Welman due. back in .New 
York this week after a summer of 
Wetftpprt. 

Gilbert Gabriel iputting the finish- 
ing; touches to a new i^ovel, which he 
will call 'Great Fortune.' 

After all this time, Henry Hart 
has written his first novel. Calls It 
'The Big One,' and John Day gets it. 
.. Earlfi McCausland has gone from 
'Parents* .Magazine'^, .to Butterlck. 
Publvcb.. ;'"•"■•"■■.' 

'Americana,' the mag, phservihg 
its . first anriiveraary with art 'All- 

.. (CPntlntiea On page . 68 ) 



MEET FAY DELROY 

AND:— 

"Tou'll probably .recognize 

thlnly-vciled - characters.!' ' 

Walter. Winchell, "DAII-Tr MlBKOB" 

"tip -and down tl)e 'escalator, of 
.Brond'-way . - lame. ■•■.Racy ' chronicle. 
Maximum, ot speed. Hlnlnium 'of 
reticence. At. the height ot career. 
Fay .Delroy has everything. inc)ud-< 
Ing an illegitimate daughter. Into 
the di.rcard, Bho trlofi everything. In- 
cluding rcjuvetintlon.,, A dramatic 
cilihax— to ■ be saved ^fpr the, cua- 
tomerH." 

TAsle- pellj "JIEBALD TRinCNB" 

Ilflt of-llffhts. love aiid .laugh- 
ter. All the Uro.'Klway char.aclei-s— r 
.stirring stage molHcr— ilitughter. -who 
=;r«»BMnl)l<>fl=Her.=Odil=talc^ta.=tcU.r=JA-» 
deed.''.' Charlr..'} A. Wdfjner, 

BOOK.S, ."DAII/Y .MIIUlOB'? 

"THE FATE OF FAY DELROY" 

By JOHN WIL5TACH 
.-lutiior "Under Cover Man" 



En 



$2— tAII Bookstores 
aouuiny, rabllHliert Now York 



58 



VARIETY 



TIMES si|u;4nE 



Tuesday, September 26, 1933 



East 

BO(Jy of 'Mae liewls Sprague, sui^ 
iWe, gdved trotpi a paupet's gra^e by 
ler divorced husbandj who ai'ranered 
■Qt interment. Miss Spra&ue, who 
vas in the original 'JTJorodojra' pro- 
luctlon, and claimed been 
me of the famous was 
iVarded ?250,boi0 at the time of the 
livorce, but for the past few months 







, This depQrtment contains retvriiten theatrical nettfi items as published during the week in the 
daily papers of t^ei^ Y^^^^^ HoUswood arid London. Variety lakes no 

credit for thest neps item; each has been rewritten from a daily papers 



claimecl lAedal offered the persdn] Radio at thei expo in Md. Sq. Gar- 
who hung the shiner ion iHLuey L6hg: deri. F*ormer chorine and iv blonde. 

Great Britain's I . Harriet HlUiard, singer 



i;( i-i.i>J'ii»«WHi(.ii;t lii iti 11 I i 



Mid-West 



.ad been woricing as a^s^ryant in 1 b^^gS^aJShe ^n^S^Q-SfStl o^ 

lirlaiaflf t- t.. KilJed hfirs^If bv impersonated in *As ■ • ThousaiidsiJ i^^^^^ ^-i^tfi^"' tPJi^^ 



Jarlstadt, Jy 
nhaiing gas. Sept;- 



Killed hergelf by 1 j^nP«*'l°"°,*f^ - | fnent.of marriage which she claims 

Cheer,' May be a gag. . . ,g njegal since his first wife's decree 

Helen ; van . Dromme,. , European I A N. Tj^* starts a. 100 years ago fo^ba . 

)eauty prize winner, here for a test. . . kitty .O'Dare pressing for her 

>y MOM. That was the prize, Marlene Pletrich starts back to divorce . Irora Michael Aut Plea 

N. T. School of the Theatre group America in spUe^of the Hit^ set over Jrom^ a summer hear- 

° i caMlng Reich film stars back to to cvirrent date. 

Germarty. Dorothea Wieck dittoes. Marie Dressier ^ives a woman 

Marlon 'kiki' Roberts, former $100 fo^. a charity and thel police 

show girl and alleged aide of the take it away. Soliciting without a 

late Jack Diamond, free of Indict- licenser 



)ack in towh from their' vacaitioh 
itudy period- in Salzburg, Austria. 

Earl-Ckrroli; planning to do 'The 
3ay. Adveriture/ 

Dog. racing park near Linden, I ments^entereT'ln "Cit^^^^^^^ 
>r. J., raided by plain clothes cops [ jj^^^^f r^i^j^rging f-er with complicity. 

EtoWrls Meld tor -heavlnB Oct. 3. ™ » » 
rracW oBen a,.t„ ,„ tyi. Interim. I '"eMJ^iTlor 



Coast 



who were looking for t>aws6n, the 
dead msLn, {(.s the killer. . 

Setoh i. .Miller named to Screen 
Writers' Guild committee on con-^' 
cilla.tioh. jv. . 

Dorothy Coslpw^ divorced from 
S|i,m, Coslbw,. song wrltor, 

Mrs. Rodney iPantages home from 
Good. SainarltiEin hospital with' biaby 
daughter; born Sept^ ff. .; 

. Mrs. Peg Talmadge with flu 
1ft Hollywood hpspita,l. 

-Vloiet; Dunn divorced from Hamil- 
ton McFadden,. flilm writer, . 

"With 48 productions linder way 
30,000 workers now on studio pay- 
ifcoIlSi;,- 



Harold Neff, Cleveland -Chicago 
[•pliot, whose plane crashed in Michi- 
gari died last week. Neflt had car- 
ried and known many , people in 
show business. 

Piotro Mariphl formerly With ih 
Chicago Civic Ppersi and Revlnia 
Opiera v^as granted a divor<?o last 
week froiTj X)lga Gazzo March!, 
whom he; married 'Nov.. .1929 at;, 
Milan, itialy, on . the ' ciioirge 6t de-r 
Sertibn/ .. 

Froposa;l has . been made thuit tlyi 
South t»ark Commissioners take 
over th^ Sky Ride towers aftei- thei 
World'^s Pair for: use as mooring 
'masts for aircraft. 

Andrea Marsh, radio warbler, led 
a praecipe of a suit for $100,000 
against the Greyhound Bus . Iilnesi 



Dorothy Davenport Reld. widbw of [ J^JS? ^ 
Wallace Reid. flies bankruptcy pfctl. r^J^^Si^^^^^ 

iStS^M""'^^ ^'^'^'^ s?^s;,!si?tSh«;^^?- 

State bclrd of equalisation reidy- t^^^^^ ?tiit for 



John Warburton, actor, slugged jng t^ file tax liens on assets bf ^^O'^'®® 



Serge Eisfensteln's'Mex; film- given' .jg^iJ pic;, - 

jrivafe showing at New School for >>.-ii_„. whlt*» coes Hollywood To | by ia Stickup man while on way to 1 tango gamb ojperators/ I Emmett'. Qiiinn, motion, pibturei 

Social Research Monday (18). '^^''f^*' of Claire Windsor, actress! George W. Boyd, circus doctor, machine operator, surrended to the 

aeokler of Upton Sinclair gflven the P'^,^^^^^^ ° hi^H-L^ nf ioK^ winaso , ac grafted a divorce f^om MaWe Boyd detective bureau In Ch cago , last 

•ush. ni ox for the next five yw^^ Frisked of. ?2 5. . ^ ^ In L. A. courts. week on a warrant charging him 

court order empoWers escccufor to i.J^^^^^^ gate ' ^"Perlpr Judge W. Turney Fox | . Frances Dee and Joel JtcCrea fly | with assault with a deadly weapon 



jell to Libby Holman the. cabin air- 
jliane belonging to the late S; Smith 
Reynolds. Cost ?2,i00 but she'll pay 
)nly $i,500. 

RCA Victor denied American Fed- 
eration charges it violates the code 
It its Camd6n iplant. William Green 
charged Victoirwith forming, its own 
company 'union. 

Ma.rtha Raye .quits' Ben Marsdeh's 



is Oct; 23. 



Muphoids XiiA. county ordinance pro- 
hibiting tanso games In unincptpo- 



togelher. to 'Frisco and Holly woodr on' Clyde Osterberg, another; opera- 
hints a romance. " tor who has had difficulties with 
Hiyrls puts 'The Gjreen Bay r"^*^"^^^^ " I Oil the grounds of being 'sullen the operators uriloit; 
Tree' into rehearsal. rai.ea i^errn;ory. . ■ and,ft;oi;ose,' Gus Sonnenberg, for- feernard Drvden at^^^^^^ miin 
Miele abaridotis . the \ Mrs. ^ Josephine Young's . suit for mer wrestling bhamp, was divorced cllSd dowri? the 4htlS leneth 

nn nnft: frtr dAmiLerea from Warner 1 4n T»/>.n>v u,, T...«i*u | v-iimwea nown .ino enure lengcn pi 

cables from the -Sky Ride tpw.ers. 

Sally Rand, 'the fan dancer; liito 



Elizabeth — - - _ . „ ^, „„„ , 

idea of an ailryeaif stock tryout at ^100,000: for damages fromi Warner in Reno by Judith Allen, actress. 

Sumrrilt; Shuts Sat. (30). Brothers because machlnp gunnlngf Mrs. Dell Ahdrews, ex-wife of the 

Abbott & Diining. will renaine in a. pic allegedly fried her nerves flin„^lre<;tor. Is In L. A. court In an 

'Some People Live' 'The Drums Be- on trial in L. A. effort to get $160 a month for the 

gin.' New oil field In. Texas called the support of their son instead of this 

oi , : - i- ~ „ -a I 'Robfert .Edmond Jones h,as comr Garbo. century now being paid. 

RWiera to go to Hollywood for a |pleted the settings for «Ah_WIlder-| Adolphe Menjou files answer In | _ Jean 3^^egulescp, film art director. 



Mrs. Georges Metaxa, who mar r. Scotland,' also for the Guild. 



nesS' and Is working on , 'Mary of suit for $2,500 brou^rht by former has filed Suit -for divorce front his 



pied the actor two weeks ago, Ih 
a.h autp,> smash In Greenwich, Conihi, 
wed. (20). Struck a pole as she 



Rudy Vallee at a luncheon of the owes the dough 



wife, Katherine Carver, denying he wife in Los Angeles. 



court again follpwing.a battle with 
Sam Balkin one of the partners- in 
on . the Paraniount nlte club. Battle 
over saiarv difference". 

Bernice Dalgl, gin musician, was 
clybbed by a.-mo^;on last week when 



Receiver :has :beeii- appointed- | 



Sa:lea Executives club, Thurisday I Evalyn Knapp falls from a horse I the Alexandria hotel, L. A., jpopular 

J, ■ . I (21) , tells them ASCAP has a jolcer hn a Universal plC and hurts shoul- spot with the film m 

swerved from the road, Fractured clausp In Iti^ writers' contract which der. Federal, county an^ city authorl 

f^^- . _ . . , . robs song men of two- thirds Pf Leila Hyams sullerihg frpm ties have launched a campaign to 

Mary Ann PattPtson,: showgirl, their Just .UUes. Urges that radio bruises when a mike falls on her stamp out the gambling ships active 

1^ Eberson, architect, for be made to pay better returns. at Universal studios. oft southern California. 

RSO.OQO, -allegmg her facial .appear- Julius Hopp to sue Percival Vlv- Gossips chattering about reported gpiit in the friendship between 

ance was damaged to that extent lan for breach of contract over Vlh- engagemeht of Pola Negri and Har- Charles Chaplin and Jim Tully Is 

when she sliped on thP sidewalk In c^n^^^ 

front of his home, where she was to who . p^^ to alternate opera with lionaire. 

V^,,7^®t" T^iT^"*" V * *v V Shapespeare at the former Jolson May Robson, 50 years a trouper, 

«^ . v®^ '^-' <^ beer theatre. Hopj) had ah in last sear honored at MG studios With lunch 

mah, whps being sued by Out this year. eon and reception. 

dent In which young Ehret was ™Mario^Chamlee Mpr©^^^ . - . stage policies with regulation va- 

y**^'^' , trov^^^ Irene Fenwick, wife o£ Lionel rlety bills; It's names and nothlnff 

a bill of particulars. Court tells 'em to show police his reglstra- Barrymore, recovering from pneu- LiteroU | else, In the booking and talking. 



Coin Does Nip-Up 

(continued from page 1) 

re\'eared Tn^an 'artl^^^^ Iconspicupus standard, body-of-the 

comedian stamps the. author as a bill acts whose , salaries aren't . In the 
niud sUnger. gaudy class, are being sadly neg;- 

MariPn Payer, actress, seeks in a lected; There's little or no talk In 
Los Angeles , suit to break thp any of thie major hooking ofllces of 



}1 1^^^. ^^J}^ tlonfeard after an auto accident. monla. 



to the extent ..of their Injuries, 
damage to clothing, loss of employ 
xrietit and sickroom expenses. 

Factory gets a rubh order -for 
150(000 feet of jute felt to correct 
acPustics of armory for Jewish 
pageant. 

Second suicide attempt by jiimp- 



Harry Muthur drowned in the I Henry A. Menjou, broUier of| 
Hudson at Troy when -he fell out Adolphe, sued for divorce by Fran 
Of the ringing of a dance ship Menjou, who asks $250 per month 
moored there. malntenahce. . 

Fouip men held, for hearing Opt. 5 I Hal Roach and associated sports- 



Go Wild on Tabs 

The heavy salary bidding' goes 
(Continued from page 57) I both for Individual name turns and 

Hollywood Number.v S, J. Perelmah | iL'^i^ A^^^'^^^'J^.^f ' ."^T^J* 



and Nathanael. West — :who are re- 



the pace at which the bookers are 



datp ..hinted as an . opehihg -wedge 
for. a temple here, if they'll bite. 

Henry Rosenblatt, son pf the late 
Josef Rosenblatt, cantor, is at the 



course, It's Broun's favpritP^ title, i one grand rush on the circuits' part 
No stoppine that Bradford Ropes to settle fPr the title of a show, 
guy; DPing still another liovei, and I such as 'Vanities; or 'S candals,' 4n 
also abotit the thfeatre. "rtha. event .no individual personality 

Norman Burnstine, who used to. do r'*'^ had. Tab prices range from 



after arraignment in a Brooklyn men back of $2,000i000f hon-proflt Lj^^^g jj^pj^jg^^jg^j, jl^^^ of 

court Saturday (23) on charge of jockey club. fenders legit musicals and revues, produc- 

fr..r ' Aff tv;^ ■n'«,,.j^a <at6tv» I conducting an indecent entertain;- Former L. A. police chief, I^oulsl „ * • .„ . , _ ei-s are working overtime in the 

n ft«Triw?o^ Po"ce also took lia patrons. Oaks, quizzed by grand jury on ; al-1 Heywood Broun under contract to flies and storage houses, digging up 

K KoW «foi;^-o of whom drew suspended sen- leged^ $1,000 paid by Al dp Preltas, deliver a book to Simon & Schuster, books and ll^tes f rom as far Lc^ 

hSt & stoD wPuld have been tences after pleas of guilty. Charged tango operator, for $75^ J,ermit. will <:all it 'Shoot the, Works/ pf ag^SvS an? eight ?ears So It's 

" fl^^nrQ 1^A^nw ^ that three women danced ntidP. Sons of Charles Chaplin have I «^,.-c^ T*.i. t» ... — 1*>. I ^ve",*"^* ^*^'^^. ye»" ago. its 

Ai«rlf A>r«T>i,"^,.=«ri'» Giuseppe Bariboschek. how leader been guarded fPr the- past two years 

.t^^^'n.^r^^ ^n*^^^^^^^^^ Chi S at the^Hlpp, but for 15 from snatchers at .cost.of^ $5$6, ac- 

yeai's: with the .Met.,'»told to. come cording to accounting filed by their 

into court Thursday (28) to tell why ihbther, Lita Grey. Chaplin. 

he hasn't paid his wlfp Blanche Burglars shag $2,500 worth of _ 

BTa^Jo^ThTatre^pHoV'to a "ecitS I ^IfjiMack^ J ^qyipmeht from S^^^ to .$8,000, all guaranteed, plus 

tour He's a baritone •Monica.' in -which .Nazimova w"! Elvira MattonI divorced from 

MerrUt Crawforr^^^ Picture. 5^?*^^''' all-women cast Baron Andre MattonI on deserU^^^ to walkout with $10,000 and 

'cS,?t K^^^^^^^^^ Pitting in some fofpTk.^T^^^tt'^ir Most of the town's better knowh^^-OOO In . week 

jail under the new law Mrs Ci^w M^*'"** ^^^"^ Jeahie Miacpherson bahicrupt. scribblers turned out to welcome Some of the extra heavy salaries 
ford argued aeaihst lt\nd decision r^a?^'^,!^*^?PPy'' Col. Zach Miller falls to. attach Henri Barbusse when he arrlve'd | set within the past two weeks, 
reserved. Crawford was but oncpL^j^-PP"^^"?^^^^ 

and went to Jersey, but was caught ^^J^^^ ^lf!L^ -Tir. h'^^ m^smen% for $(?6.0po when fllm star ^ 

pn a Visit to this side of the rlveh lll"?^^ ^^aICL^^^' .^^^P^''^^ 

Numismatic societv cets the r^"'°"^^^"bin 10 days. wife, Mabel Mix. 

iMumismaiic society gets tne un MoskoWltz. of theatre league. warnpr Brothers sued for $101, 

fSSSTKIirrSfrilS^^ by Mrs. Sidney B. Young, Hol- 



Sax Ro.hmer givin 
bride in the Chink's latest advcii 
ture. 



topped by the $26,000 Jolson-Keeler< 
Fu Manchu al™^^'^*^" .^^^^' are, Weaver Bros.. 



i| pickaninny dancers and other sore ly^ood, who alleged noise of shoot 
mew York ThecUrem^&^^^^^ ^ --'^"^ m -picture Snatcher' brought on 



11 

-3" 



(T/uni ALWAYS A 
BETTER SHOW^^RKO! 



R K O 06 th ST.u/W 

"Wit. to Frt., Sept. 27 to 29 
. RIohard. Arlen, Clandette 
Collwrt In 
^'TJhree Cornered Moon" 
nna "Pollet Call" 

R N ir Mifi ST. £i!» 

Wed. to Fri.. Sept. .27 to 29 
ntcbard Arlen^ Clandetie 
. Coll>ert In 
f^Thre9 Cornered Uooq*' 



George White, passes the word hot a breakdown. 
tP worry. He'll do a stage 'Scart- Arthur Hornblow, Goldwyn ex- 
dais* as soon aig he gets through a^ gcutive, readying for a walk, 
thij Fox lot. Wedding bells soon for Fifi 

J. E. Williamson bftck from seven hotQ^gay, she says in announcing en- 
months .of aahderseas Photography Uagement tP Maurice Hill, Chicago. 
In Nassau and to. LPndon to coth- 1 Sally Ellers arid Hoot Gibson, 



$4,606; AmPs 'n' Andy, $12,000; 
Sally Rand, -^2,600; Alraee Semple 
« ^ ^ - -u ,r„^ -s,. , .Mcpherson, $5,000; Jack Benny 
Neil Gordon, whose 'The Shake- u„it, jg.ooO; Barbara Stanwyck. 

^^T^.l.}^''L^:^SLJii.^'^^' really j4,00ff; Sophie Tucker,. $3,500; Rudy 

Vallee, $6,500; Guy Lombard© band. 




Archibald Macdohniell. 

Nat J. Perber, Who used to be one I $7,500; Fred Waring band, $7,500-; 
of Hearst's book ^ critics, writing Elhel Barrymoirei, $^ 
novels again. $5,000; Helei Morgan, $2,250; Phil 

Alex Schlosser. iivho used to ..be, Baker, $5,000; Boswell Sisters. 

_ assistant city editor of the 'World,' I3'**<>Q; Mortpri Downey, $4,000; 

plete a deal to make pics for a Brit- I streen;i>layers7 free Pf marital bonds I has writteri a book called 'Lawyers Mills ros.. unit, $6,000. 
|iSh concern. Probably will go back through a Mexican divorcis granted Must Eat,,' which Vanguard will No Mmlt has been .set and none 
to Nassau, where the .water is ex- nearly a moht . publish., is likely to be. Tbe bookers say 

traordlnarlly clear. K Dorothy Coslow • sefeking divorce i ' 

.Harold ;R, Ryder released, from from Sam Coslow. pop song writer. .- . - ■ , . ^ . ^ a, , 

Sing Sing . Saturday (23). He says •^iioniflcer^ H. Wv Ta^^ and S. Pieces by Noel- Coward, and trying a draw and will spend accordingly, 
hi^'ll not go baPk into the broker- MoPre commended, by the to get set. on a titled Most favored | " S agreed all around that ;the sup- 
age , business. While at Sing; Sitig coroner's jury for killing Ed Keat- is 'Play Parade.' 
he staged the prison shows. . \ tnk in a hpldup of L. A. Gaiety. 



ply of w^'rthwhlle attractloiis can^t 
last f orever»" What they're . going to - 



iff10N.«*FRI.J 

On Screen 
KAY FRANCIS 

Fridiy-il«l«M Oletrl*h In "8«.f of 
8on|i" 



Br«;ftlyn Elks;^c«^^ seh^^nl^ed't;; Jail I ^J^^Jl^^^* ^J^J^^ 

TruStees.pald $27,000 to receivers to for petty theft in connection taking a^ .Hasl 

waivP the right to sue members for mOhey on promises to put juves in into English a poetic play en 

back dues. — i— . • ■ ■ • l ftt-lnrl 'Jn/km ' V^r ^-Wn. T Jt. 

Judy .O'Day. , .former showgirl, 
1 marries HaskeU Rogers, but still 
suing ,ifl. A.. Wood for refusing to 
marry l\pr'. 

Keating Twins ^et a judgment in 
[ Eiizabethtbwri. N, T., for $1,306 
against Gus Edwards, 
breached 



pix, I titled 'Iciro,' by the late Lauro de 

Lillian Albertson MaclOon,. the- rBosls. 
atrlcal producer, has filed petition John Held, Jr., who now doeis more „ 
Of bankruptcy- in the V. S. Dlst, I writing than illustrating, Is putting I veni,"jr." YtTmar's^pt 

camera*, valued. ^^^TS^JtftSfSiS^--?^!'" 



MARRIAGES 

Betty McMahon to Franklin Ste- 

19. Bride Is 



$2,360. from Fearless Camera .Co., ih 




IN PERSON 
World's Oraatett Woman EvantolUt 

3^'^ Mcpherson 

. and Othtro 
Oft iJrwpTHTsOUTAlRt 
*^ MAN 



TOL 



and Hardy 
Comody 



■ . • , yno f-irnnir tv,/» *^.r«r.,/» T«iov. I Betty McMahon, scrocn actrcssj to 

Charged Hollywood. zoe Girling, the femme Irish nov- p « steveha Tr i?hif*»i« in nn ain- 

reached contract. Cost $33,994 to rear two sons pf ellst who writes under the name of _ L a^I; 

Jerome Kern to stage 'Gowns by Charlie Chaplin from Sept., 193i, to Martin Hare, married. Groom is a S *y . ^ ■ luma, Ariz., 

, Roberta' ifor Max Gordon. last July, th6 mother, Lita Grey Pole,. Alexaiider Zajdler. and the pair ■ 

=TWillIJmF"HOTlbOTt"^haT^Pn^^^ 

other comedy, which makes, three Grail In L, A. ' j^e^g, shPed & Ward has more P^'na' ■AJ'^^-i Sept^^^^ 

go ng the rounds. L. A, county counsel rules antl- k„+v,«l„ *t!^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^ received her decr^A from TToht 

I , Tallulah Bankhead reported to be tango referendum petition not filed h'^J^p" in^prison than any other JJ^jeceivea ner decree from Hoot 
.so much better that they're talking In time when presented Thursday . publishing hpuse^ iwusun, 

again about doing 'JezPbel' with (21). Time expired Wednesday Macmillan will posthumously pub* Mrs. Charles E. Bell to Jpseph M. 
h^r in cast. 1(20) at midnight. Ulsh a book of Sara Tpasdale's poems Gaites, Hillsboro, Ohio. Groom Is 

'Sooky,' ,.i«ducated phimp. ' elec- James John Norman, thought tp Under the title of 'Stj-ange Victory.' the ShubPrt producer, temporarily 
trocuted at Coney Island Sundayv have been victim' of murderer Robert Gessner In from Holly- on leave for his health. 
Had appeared In many pictures, aboard Long Beach gambling ship K^nnri aftav- onannno' \,.k^\r <m-oc. > . .... 

Kept by her owner. . Mrs. Wm. 'Johanna Smith/ Srrested and Tl^J"^'.*"^^ ^^^^^^ 
i Roger.'j. she got out of her cage and charged with murder of Buell Daw- ] ^^^*^^^' National, and has Friday (22), . In Los Angelps. Slmp- 

on the third rail oiE the B. .M. T. son. Mistake In Identities almost V«S"jn.ed teaching at New York Uhl- son Is an executive Pf the Joyce- 
Diana Chase gets the title of Miss I let Norman get away from police I verslty. ' Selznick agency. 



Tuesday, September 26, 1933 



TIMES SQUAB E 



VARIETY 



59 



Code Plenty Costly 



(Continiiqd from page 7.) 

right to produce. Nothlncr Is being 
inentloned, bo far as can gleaneil 
about stockholders' clalmiiig a, Hght 
to dividends. 

There is plenty of propaganda,. 
BOnie of Tyhich is so obviously in-, 
spired as to be unworthy of reitera- 
tion. Sell-outs , for money among 
exhibs is one ;of thesie. It popped . up 
■with the . double -feiEitUre thing Vhen 
eome of the boys evidently didn't 
go for the idea 'of an uhrestrtcted 
road for duals. Alsp. that indies will 
iiot sigq code unless, they . like . it; 
With all of the meetings behind 
cloided .doors it is difficult to tell Just 
how the Indies are holding that 
front: ' evidenced at the public 
bearing. 

Code authority h«ls been . briefly 
touched upon, sufficiently Jax least to 
ihdicatei it is going to be atnong.the 
toughest items to straighten out. 
Already there have been some ex-. 
hlbitOr suggestion^ that entire in-, 
dustry be polled and that , froin' this, 
chief codlsts . be plucked , aiid their 
nanies printed in formula. This 
would require inontHs according to 
Deputy Admlni^traltor., Rosenblatt^ 
who indicated at the. time that this 
i6,not the prboedure thie Government 
. will endorse. v Sonrie of the 'Washing- 
ton hewsjpaper boys estlrtlE^te there 
aire already 6,000 ov more people iii 
the. oil code authority setup which 
runs from a national body down to 
iBtate and city subdiyislohs. 

There is an increasing belief that 
in view of the industry's inability to 
get together the government may 
shortly concentrate on hours and 
wages and let the practice head- 
aches be battled over by the- ■indus- 
try at its. ease through the code 
authority; 

Labor Deadlocked 

The labor situation is' also dead 
locked. Meeting yesterday of 
Unions, exhibitors and employes rep 
Tesehtaitlveig is reported to have 
wound up in a shag over the col 
leotlve bargaining, phase of NIRA. 
Runip Unions a,re said tO be under- 
bidding the American Federation of 
Liabor and the battle is threeroor 
hered with, exhibs . holding they are 
entitled 'to the groups offerings the, 
'ehieaper scaled. the 6tudlp mat 
ter sOund technicians and' bamera' 
men haye yet to -be eatiisfied. I*ro 
duqer representatives sayi however, 
that the majors are standing pat on 
40 hours* pay 'for 36 hours' work. 

Instead of the open hearing for 
the producers and distributors' 
scheduled to reopen the codO dis- 
cussion in 'Washington, Deputy 
Administrator Sol A. Rosenblatt 
called the entire Ifays .menibership, 
including affiliated circuit heads, 
into one star chamber conference, 
excluding all Others. When this 
iheeting recessed, three and a half 
hours later, Rosenblatt declared 
.more progress, had 'been made to 
ward getting somewhere on a code 
than had been made in the entire 
isix weeks previously. In the same 
breath he admitted that such head 
aches as the right to buy, and 
elimination had not been discussed 
and that the matters Of the agents, 
star raids and salaries were as high 
up in the air as ever. The Deputy's 
expressions of optimism were whit 
tied down to possible rulings fol 
lowing conferences with exhibitors 
Jh the afternoon. 

While: the; meetihg was . under, 
way," however, there, was plenty of 
conjecture anid observations arhong 
all .classes of . independent pro 
'.ducers and exhibitors, rrillling. about 
the Mayflower hotel, which has be 
<jt)ihe the offlcia.1 meeting ■T)lace of 
all fllmdoni. There was only one 
evidence of any agreement between 
the warring factions. '^Chis wks to the 
effect that each, was right and that 
unless each wins; 'each' would, not 
waste .any Ink signing : any doggone 
code: 

^ indie producers sidmittedly burned 
at what Impressed theni as i 
frcezcout from the morning m.ati 
nee. They were all busy in the 
lobby laying out. plans of cam 
ipalgns and strategical moves. Fa- 
vored Idea seemed to be to permit 
the majors to spend their strength 
in the early a,rguments. and then 
.^ifcJth.e.p£Qpo5ltiQns.advarkcfed=thrjui£k 
them did 'not ,meet with the ap 
proval of the outs, to tike the mat- 
ter up iairOctly with tbe President, 
if necessary. 

Some of the strongest indie lead 
CCS ■with acknowledged political 
inSi were taking it calmly. They 
regarded the -White House ulti 
matum as moaning, thai in addition 
tp keeping the Hollywood payroll? 
down for. the benefit of the stock 
holders, the execs must also abro 



gate .their bbnuseis. for the- benefit 
o£ the same stockholders. 

In these circles reports virere cur-, 
rent: that tbe . heads of three niaJor 
companies are prepared to resign 
if the drastic demands/ which it is 
opined the Goyernmeht may incor- 
porate in the code on this, matter, 
are actually written, in. In .the' 
same tumor factory originated the 
report that the majoi's sfeb a pos- 
sible ; chance .staving oif the: 
right-to-buy issue thrOugb an ap- 
peal to the Courtis in behalf of the 
companies how in bahkriiptcy. Tbe 
argument would he based on 'the 
premise that open booking, would 
Operate. to the dlsadvantiage of ; the 
stockholders through . the reduction 
ih revenues which might>" be ' re- 
jjultaixt ' from a natrowihg of the 
present rental market; 

There . was general unrest, .amohg 
the indies this morning, a feeling 
that It would be futile to continue 
further argumentation. There were 
also reports that th« CrpVernmeht 
has checked some ,of the testimony 
recorded *at the faearingig, and that 
certain of ' the' witnesses are hot 
standing pat on that testimony. 

Sonne of the indie leaiders /are 
boasting that^ they are maintiainihg 
an elaborate spy organization 
which . g:ets them informatioh as tO 
What happens.: behind the . closed 
doors • of major cbnf erenceis . only a 
few riilnUtes after:' anything of im- 
portance breaks. Early this morn-^ 
ing these reported that; Sid Kent 
and H. M. "Warner were staging 
the main, boht ill the Hays .arena. 

Not Be! rbKrary 

Just before, he; entered the con- 
ference i)eputy Rosenblatt- -reit- 
erated that .he has set ho airbitrary 
deadline but is giving lilmdom ^as 
much time, as It need^.' In answer: 
to, a query he refused to state 
whether this meant next month or 
the entire winter. 

"That wad .grand news for a num- 
ber of exhibitors who are " here jat 
their owii volition and without the 
financial backing of any organisa- 
tion. The situation \i not .unlike 
the Democratic 'convention which 
nominated Al Smith after a dead- 
lock so long continued that many 
delega,tes had to return home be-i 
cause their funds had given out. 
' Appreciating the • hold the law 
yers are getting on the code, some 
of the exhibitor.^^ Including Joe 
Seider, who has 38 houses, retained 
Ji Schechter as counsel. Tbe law" 
yer was already representing some 
indie producers and will handle 
indie exhibitioh affairs as well. 

No attempt has -bieen made to 
correlate the clause^ proposed by 
the various branches. None will be 
made until Rosenblatt is satisfied 
regarding th^ attitude of ' each 
branch toward Its own particular 
clauses; "This mekhs that! a code, 
so far as the actual written instni 
ment is concerned, is hiore dis 
tant from achievement than it was 
at the New Tork meetings Of a 
month ago. 

Rosenblatt^ indicated that there 
will probably be another adjourn 
ment declared and that it is /prob- 
able that committees will be skeler 
tonized into .drafting units which 
will remain here during the , recess 
How soon this will take place he 
is hot prepared to state. 

The Government, contrary to Its 
expectation in the morning, found 
itfielf. uhable. .. to. announce any 
rulings.- Ihs^ad it revea.led that 
'consensus of opinion' of exhibitors 
is that premiums shall be ; subject 
to zone vote as to their continued 
existence.. This is along the lines 
of ■ the system devised, and how 
contested, for double features. It 
Will require a. 15% adverse. .Vote 
on the. part of affiliates and. indieis 
to ' bar the handouts of . china, 
glassware and what have you. In 
the -, event of: such , action 90 days 
would be allowed to clban up the 
system; many of the giveaways be 
ing based on a series of . weekly a,t 
tendances to complete a set, 

Some consideration luis been given 
to the zone author: ty, but. compara 
tively little. Rosenblatt says that 
a few of the indies strongly favor 
the balloting system as a nieans to 
select members, ;with their names 
to be incorporated Into tbe code 
This would delay the code for 
months, -the.. <3o-ver nment.i .c oh.te^^ 



Boosting M. H. Grossman 



Campaign being pushed in sev-. 
eral important quarters to get 
Judge Moses H. Grosshia;n ap- 
.pointed to Succeed the late Judge 
Max. Levlhe on the General Ses- 
sions bench.. Judge Grossman is 
well known.to %hoyf folks as of the 
legal firm of Houise, . Grossman & 
Vorhaus. 

He is a. piemocrsLt with a olean 
record and comes by his Judge title 
via a brief .term, as temporary city 
magistrate In 1918; , Several dailies, 
ihciuding the New York 'Herald 
Tribune,' 'New "York American* and 
'Christian Science' Monitor* havie 
editorially boosted hlni within the 
past few weeks. 



'Not For That $5,0i But to Save 
B'way': Sster Aimee At Capitol 



lios Angeles, 25. 
Playful pastime of tossing mounr 
tains of ipuscle from local rdssling 
rings iritp the laps of long suffer- 
ing spectators gets a warning from 
Superior Court suit for $25,000 
damages filed by Alice K. Borland 
against Hollywood Legion- Stadium 
and George Wilson and James Ker- 
rigan. , 
FlalhtifE seeks to hold the Stadium 
equally accountable With the pair 
of wrestlers named for. in juries She 
allegedly sustained when Wilson 
heaved Kerrigan through the ropes 
against her necki.brea^tihg her. COlr 
larbone. 

She recites that this wa^ her 
first experience at grunt-and-heaye 
matches, and that she had no rea- 
son to " anticipate the 'propensities 
of. wrestlers to hurl one another out 
of the ring upon the spectators.* 

Steel mesh around the ring has 
been, suggested as a means of con- 
fining the catch-as-catch-canners' 
centrifugal tendencies. 



Studio Phcements 



Opposition to the ballot system ar 
gues that the balloting would only 
serve to make politicians out of the 
exhibitors; 

The Deputy is giving the boys no 
time for golf and very little for 
sleep, the pace, as set. the opening 
day, being one conUnupiis. round' of 
meetings while strength and. money 
last. And all the major issues and 
all the correlations are still to 
come. 




iliSK NEW GOVT. OPERATE 
HAVANA TMCK, CASINO 



' Havana, 19. 
. Revolutionary organizations ha've 
asked the'; govei-nment to take- over 
the . properties of the Cuban Ameri-. 
can Realty CO.,. namely: .the ,.Na^ 
tibnal Casino, the Summer Casino, 
the . racetrack and the Marianao 
Beach known as 'La Playa,' claim- 
ing this company owes $5,000,000 in 
tourist taxes to the goyernment^ 

Statehient by the Cuban Ameri- 
can Realty Go. claims charges not 
true, as. in ID yedrs. it . has paid 
$1,419,865 . . and that during; the 
1930-31 season it .paid $120,121 
and during the following sea- 
son $72,523, showing clearly that 
biz was on the decline. The Cpm,- 
pany is bankrupt and In the hands 
of receivers. 




(Continued from page 27) 
aid Cook; Maude Eburne, Montague 
Shaw, Edwin Maxwell, Wallace 
Clark, Reginald Barlow, G. Pat Col 

linsV . 

Bradley Page, •Hold the Press,' 
Col. 

Donald Reed,. 'Viva Villa,' Metro 
Jessie PrlnglOr Sana Hinds, Bob 
Montgomery, 'Mad Game,* Fox. 

Cora Sue Collins, Frank Sheridan, 
^Qiieen Christina,' MGM. 

Gay Seabrook, Arthur Hoyt, '01 
sen's Night Out,' Fox, 

Sidney Jarvls, 'Frbntier Marshal,' 
Fox. 

Roy D'Arcy, >' 
Fox. 

Leonid Snegoir, 'Smoky,* ; 
'Orient Express,* Fox.. 

Harvey Stephens, Joseph Caw- 
thorne, 'Jimmie and Sallie,' Fox. 

Victor Jory, Preston Foster, Claire 
Trevor, 'Woman and the Law,* Fox. 

Guy Vossher, "The Mad Game,' 
Fox. 

Ruth Marion, '01sen?a Night Out,' 
FoXi ..- ' 

Bette Davis, lead in 'King of 
Fashion.' Warners. 

Jane Darwell, 'Design for Living,' 
Par. 

Maude Eburne, Tox,' Col. 

pick . Winslow, _ Richard^ Quine, 
Barbara Perry, TCOuriseiror at Law,' 
Uaaiv.ersal. 

Jimmy Adams, Gale Hienry, Rolf 
Sedan, Harry Duncansbn, Frank 
Gisige, 'Luncheon, at 12/ Roach. 

Frank: Morgan, 'It Happened One 
Dayl* Metro. 

. Armahd Schaefer, .'16 
Fathoms iDeep,' Mono. 

Cecilia Parker, Esther Muir, 
Bruce Riley, Fern Emmett, Andy' 
Clyde, short. Educational. 

.Irving Pichel, -Viva Villa,' Metro- 

Harry Ci Bradley, 'Convention 
city,' WB. 

. Joseph cawthorne, liOla D'Avril, 
'Cat and Fiddle,' Metro. 

Polly Moran, borrowed from 
Metro for 'Alice In Wonderland,' 
Par. 

Emll Chautard, 'Man of Two 
Worlds,' Radio. 

Ruth Gillette, 'Frontier Marshal,' 
Fox. 

Dick Winslow,. Rich Quine, Bar- 
bara Perry, 'Counsellor-at-Law,' U. 

Jacques Lory, technical adviser 
=onrij?Eench.-=iaequence5K.=^Sh.e,^Made 
Her Bed,* Par. 

Fletcher Norton, George Hum- 
bert, George Spelvin, Joe Bernard, 
J. B. Keltoh, 'The Mad Game,' Fox. 

Harry Tenbook, Heinle Conklln, 
Chet Withey, 'Olsen's .Night Out,' 
Fox. . 

Betty Ma:ck, Billy Gilbert, Jack 
Party; Chase untitled two-rcoler, 
Roach. 

Billy Bletoher, 'Back to Nature,' 
Roach. 

Gene Fowler to 20th Century on 



With repeal the bootleggers gee a 
new wave, of prosperity in store for 
themselvesr Their lO-years' con-' 
tacts in serving antI-i>rbhIbition 
clients has established them in 
definite and— say they— now valu- 
able circles.' As super- salesmen for 
booze at bootleg prices, those that 
enjoyed a nice clientele anticipate 
retiaining it. 

The 'leggers' depreciate those syh 
dicates who have bought up Jlkker 
stocks or have oi(tiohs on popular 
imported brahds for the Ameriban 
market. As a rule, say they, these 
syndicates are money groups who 
will need more than ever the serv 
ices of . a well-connected middleman 
for contact with consumers. This 
th.e bbotleggers. haive— some 'itor 10 
years or more. ' 

The pi-ofessional liquor retailers 
avbr that there Isn't enough legal 
booze in the U. S. today to last the 
country two mohthS; It will neces 
sitate Importing Canadian rye, etc., 
and blending it with the more aged 
American brands; Legally, the 
U.S. regulations call for ryes to age 
some s€ven*ye.ars.r It's okay In Can 
ada at three or four years— ;enough 
can't be made in the Dominion 
either for it to last longer for aging 
-purposes. 

With the Anierican medicos ie 
gaily authorized to administer on 
prescription up to . a gallon a day, 
sans question, since last April, there 
already has been a great drain . on 
the bonded government warehouse 
stuff. 



Likker as Big Biz 

The New York 'Jourhal of Comr 
merce' Is getting out a. special. Spirit 
Number for the dealers. 

It will feature llqubr advertising 
In anticipation, of .repeal, but will 
hot be. issued Until all the neced&ary 
states have bhecked /and double- 
checked. 



By Cecilia; Ager 

Aimee :iSemple MacPhersohJ on the 
eve of her .Caiiltbl Theatre Opening, 
considered • the Broadway audience 
and saw /heath its rought exterior ' 
warm hearts, sloughs of the.mv; 

New Yorkers,, she felt then, were 
at bottom gbod, . lohging to. be Wnd 
•— reven as you and I^ :even a^ thoise 
splendid folk in Denver, .whoi she 
said, rolled, up fbr her a record*^ 
brer.king gross bf $i35,00p jh three 
weeks. 

To reach, thbse hearts she came 
to New Ybrk, came, lo, to a theatre. 
Understand, it wasn't for the $6,000. 
Just remember what she did ; In 
Deriveri 

Money means nothing to her, she 
said, seated Ih, her press .suite at 
iier hotel, dressed with great, 
gance and expensive simplicity in a., 
chic black, frock, her rich, blonde 
hair smartly coiffed and 'shining on 
her eloquent head. 

She ■ went on ; 'So often my asso- 
ciates have "said to m.e, 'Sister, you 
work so hard, you. give so much .of 
yourself, ■..on 't ybu thihk you ought- 
to start a. bank account?' But 
sbniehow I've neyer wanted to start 
«L bank account. The Lbrd will take 
Care of me. I like to think . of imy- 
self as an empty - channel, His 
channel, through which His lyorl. 
will pour.' 

DifRdeht Press 

Mrs. MacPheriaon wants so much 
for ..the press, to. .understand -that, 
her line is . not "a racket, that she 
really is . sihcei:e. Whenever she 
invades the .press" suite .. of her en- 
tourage, the bbys whisk oiit the Vet 
stuff, stainp out their cigarets,_. 
and explain to slightly astonished 
visiting reporters, 'After all, she 1$" 
a minister of the Gospel....' 

'Sister,* as her theatrical, nian- 
agers are won't to call hor,. does 
not ..mind a bit being deemed jtcii"- 
satlonal. ^he devil rocks the 
church to sleep,' ishe isays. *We 
need a little sensationalism to wake 
it Up. What .'kind of ah act . am I 
going to do? Act? Oh yes, .abtf 
Well, I'm just ;gbing to go out therie 
and hope for guidance'. I: want ju^ 
to reach all your hearts. Ybu have 
them, you know. Oh yes, you; have.' 

Sister's managers agree , that she's 
the best- trouper they've eyer 
worked yrith. She does what they 
tell her. No .tempermental out- 
bursts,, punctual, deternilned, tlre-r 
less, 60 eager to succeed. And 
whether, or no she's over Jn a.lb.o. 
way, she's going to be treated; the 
best, for after all she has a good- 
ly congregation In Los Angeles' 
whose theatrc'-golng propensities 
must be. nurtiured. 



STATE RIGHTS SCOTCH 
FOR REPEAL DAWN 



loanout from MG to prepare, the 
final dialog for 'The Great Barnuml' 

Ferika Boros, Margiaret Marquis^ 
'Elgbt Girls in a Boat,' Charles R. 
Rotors ~ Pfli*». " * • 

Curley Wright, 'Behold We Live, 
Radios. 

Josef Swlckard, 
Uhiversal. 

Theresa Selwyh, ?Ajl<ie ih Won- 
derland,' Par. 

Mae Busch, Edniund reese, 
Holmes . Herbert, josef Swlckard, 
Bennie Zeldman musical, U. 

Lyntbh Bren, 'Moulin Rouge,' 
20th C. 

Herbert Corthell, Irving Bacon. 
'PardnerS,' Par. 

Thelma Tbdd, 'We're Sitting 
P retty.' ^Par. -^ J- __:. 

Albert Conti, untitled musical, 
Zeidman-U. 

Sarah Paddcn, Gertrude Wise, 
•Man of Two WorId.s,' Radio.; 

Cyril Hume, scripting 'Dahce of 
Desire,' Radio. 

Frances. Dee, ' 
liacUo. 

Shirley Grjty, 
G61. 

. Dorothy Wolbcrt, Kdrtic »no 
Kdward Kf-cno, (Jtoor^e HIIIirjf.rM, 
Leon KiTol .•Jhr)rt, Itfulio. 



Los Angeles,. 

F. Warren Horowitz, youhg at- 
torney here, hag secured the ex- 
clusive distributloh rights Ih the 
United States for the Scotch 
whiskies of a Glasgow distillery. 

The attorney Is eelllhg state 
rl^ht franchises for Wholesale, dis- 
tribution and - sale,' promlslhg. de- ' 
livery Of flrst orders as sOOn as the 
ISth 'amendment Is. repealed and 
liquor sale legalized. 

It*s ' the first time that Lps An- 
geles has been, the importing head- 
qiiarters for ■ :hard !: liquor, and , the 
first . real deal for distrlbiitlon set 
locally, although a number of pro- 
mbtei*s have been attempting , to 
make tie-ups tor exclusive han- 
dling; of foreign Whisky for. many 
months... 



BIRTHS 

Mr and Mrs. Lester Welnrott, 
son, in Los Angeles, . Sept. .16. 
Father is. continuity Writer iat KHJ. 

"Mr. and MrS. Paul Love, daugh- 
ter; In Hollywood, Aug. 25. Father 
is a trombonist with Terry pahtz- 
ler's orchestra.. 

=^=»IfL^=Wd"HMiT!r^^ 

son, in" Los Axigeles, Aug, 10. Father 

Ifl a theatre musiolah. 

Mr. and Mrs.' Johnny Mack. 
Brown, son, at Cedars of. Lebanon 
hospital, ItollyWobd, MSept. iO. 
Father is the screen actor/ 

Mr. and ]y[rn. Rollln Button, son, 
at Benedict haspital, Holly"wood, 
'Sept.. 21. Mother is the former 
'ildiiye McConnell, screen actrefls» 
aha father Isi ii Hollywood attorney* 



60 



VARIETY 



TIMK S SQUARE 



Tuesday, Septeqiber 26, -1933 



Broadway 



Tom Rooncy Is happy again; 

"VVllkib "Is 5ih accompliJjhed 
pianist. 

Goodrnfth Ace is a! luncheon., date- 
forgetter. 

Ed Steveiison Crosby 
Gaige staff. 

Louis Cline has several irons 
warming up: nicely; 

Sister Hi Max. and Eddie Plohn 
died'of heart failure. ; .. 

Jack Benny is a pusli-oyer' aiildi- 
ence f6r. Jack .Waldron. • 

George Jessel has ordered a ma-' 
rlne uhifonrt to go with his yacht. 

Sister of Emile Gauvreaii, m.e. ot 
the 'lairror,' died at Hartford/ Gonn. 

Walter Eberhardt has taken up 
boxing in a big way the N. Y» 
A. C. •. 

Texks iFout. is being reotgaiiized. 
Boney B,ichardson head man as 
usual. 

Georgre Lait bai-ged into town foi" 
a fey.'- diays, -will retiirn to the coast 
shfirtjy. i 

Daytbiii Stodiartt back tp_ news^ 
paper work with a berth on the 
•American'.- 

Don fiestbr. Hotel. Biltmore maes- 
tro, now giving in Haddon. Hall. 
Tiidor City. 

Joe Shea has toSsed 'away the 
dark glasses, with the hay fevetf^ 
season over. 

Chester. Rice is planning his . 
nual trip to . the Coast a rhorith ear 
lier this seasigln., 

Tony Wohs had moved irom the 
Montclalr ; into a. private home in 
Jackson iHoights, 

Toiti iLabrum back at the Garrick, 
PhlUy, after a world cruise aind. a 
visit to Broadway. • . . 

Herb Berg returning to. .U^ ,A. 
Oct. 1 as trade paper publicity con- 
tact Yeptesewtatlve. --- - - - : 

George Brown took his 12-year 
old son, Bobby,, to Sardi^s an4 the 
kid thought it was great; 

John McCormack, Ina Glairte and 
Diana Wynyard arrived in. New 
York Sunday (24) on the Europa. 

liCOh a;hd Eddie's new 33 W. 52d 
spot air set. Vincent Zito, ZelU's 
(Paris) (iarlcatur 1st, the guest artist 
George McKay engaged for pic- 
ture version of ^Sons. o' Guns', to be 
made at. Astoria by.. Rowland .and 
Brlce. 

Ed Levin of B&K returned from 
Bermuda with money left over 
Pronounces it an unprecedented va 
cation. 

Phillip Merrlvale and George C 
Pratt, vlce-prez of EjiPI, in from 
the coast on the Pennsylvania yes 
terday (25)^ 

Leonard Hall and the mliasus 
(Alice Hughes of the 'American') 
have moved . into a new apartment 
for the winter. 

Bernard. H., Cone and. Lewis M.^ 
Greene (latter last of Nathan's Vi- 
daver's law office) in their own oC- 
flces at 521 Bth avenlie. 

Simon Ackerman, clothing com- 
pany, writing, to all show bi!s that 
they have a rehearsal hall available 
to artists free of charge, 

One mugg gettirig questions about 
Radio City as to the theatres ask^ 



C H A T T E 




de France. Included ;were Carl 
Laeihmle,. Frank Joyce,, Maurice 
Chevalier flirid his irianager-, Max 
Ruppa,. and Charles Laugh ton, 

In front of the Capitol is a- big 
blow-up of a: letter from her deacons 
okaying Sister Almee MacPhersoh's 



fling in show biz. Sister Almee. | America. 



Htigh Williams 
Films, 

Leigh toh. rill .lpatjh to. return to 



opens,, lier spiel by saying, 'when . 1 
accepted the invitation from this 
hdusc.' 'Word theatre ' nicely; | 
avoided, ;\ 

Mack Millar, press ajgrerit for the 
Hollywood' restaurant, pulled • a 
nifty last week when announcement 
went out^ that Almeie MacBherson 
wds thinking of 'saving soijls' at the 
hitery. Mack grabbed Dave Hiuttpn 
quickly,, brought him ;up. and posed 
him with some of the undraped 
^Hollywood chorines; for! pictures. It | 
made all tbe Hearst papers, and a 
few others. 



Loop 



Robb W'iltoh applauding a singing 
slibrt. of hin»sel'f. 

Earl St. .John down wltti an at- 
tack of tonsillitis. • 

Myron Pearl Trio ■have applied for 
English citizenship. 

Beri Schulberg handing out inter- 
views to the daily press,. 

Arthur Prince- stooging for 
vanni at the London Pavilion.' 

Billy and ' Elsa Newell keieplng 
their niew addres$ a close secret. 

'The. Lake' closed at the Picca^ 
dllly, S^pt. 16 after six 'months' riin. 
Iris Darbyshir6, actress, to marry 
Paul Roth, surgeon of Harley street. 

Vic Oliver due in New York early 
Noveniber, to Pick. iip .20 weeks' 
work. 

Daily 'Herald' running Para- 
mojunt's 'Woman: Accused' film ks 
serial story. 
Irving Tishman dovyii Vrith 



country; sevieral wrecks caused. by 
washouts and weakened rails. 

National Pawn Shbp, oldest Insti- 
tution 6f the kind in the. Americas, 
Fox [ is doing so much biz that it haa pro- 
vided: its pledge; clerks with roller 
skates.'. 

Automobile owners and operators 
have petltlohed federal government 
to .but; duties , on. imported gasblihe 
and allqw it to enter! in irnlimited 
quantities as means of busting mot 
nopoly they charge oil comjpanies 
have established, "^hlch holds ga^. to 
26 cents the gallon. 



Paris 



ill 



of 



H. B.. Warner breezing through to 
Ehglajid, 

Jo Davidson sculping Mrs, 
(CBS) Paley. 

Mrs. thel WblKeim, widow 
Louis, visiting here. 

Cartoonist Ellison Hbpver here; 
but nobody kiiows. wliat for. 

Maurice Tourneur. back in Paris 
after summer trip bft his houseboats 
Albert de CourvUle left , for Lpn 



Phil i3aker bought a hew home 
Evahston. 
Lou: McClune has taken over Hoi 

'^' kh^ Sixelto*'recb^^^ and tlie 1 P^^^'^'sy, having caught chill while UohTo'stai-'t ^ 

act star^ again sh<Sly^^ h^J^'^f '^^l?' , , , k, „ Maurice Livingstone oflE forBoda- 

^tSS^SmtSI^n Puke I , «J^on^gfS-„g^^ I P-t to seUUrilted Artists features 

weeks guaranteed. 

Henry Hall cabling, his London 
friends the ' .ytronderful reception he 
Is receiving in -America.. 

Oscar Hammerstein . in Paris, con 
ferrlhg . with Siegmund Romberg 
anent latter's new musical 

Jack- D.6nohue practically set; to 
do the dances for the new Chariot 

''^V^^'^lil?^^^^!^^^^ wiv *„rr. I tenor, singing 'La Travlata' .with a 
-. Russell, Marconi 4tnd J^cy- turn v;, 

«i..k<- -nraayra fr^f l lounnt, iiafinn Company. 



llngton's Chicago theatre date. 
. Fred MlHer haiidling contest p^h-. 
lid ty for the American Legion meet, 
Ben SerkoWicli in and oiit of town 
la.<}t week with a couple of p.a.. deals 
on Are. 

Jan Garber into the RCA Victor 
studios here to do six .sides of;rec.- 
brdlnigs. 

Charlie Freeman of the JPI Play-j 
ers. Into New York, to snatch ujf^ a 
piay or tvirb. . ' •,, 

Art Lihlck holding a farewell 
party for Al Bellln^ who leaves for 
the coast music field, 
LOn Vernon has opened, the Ell- 



Maurice Escande,. Boulevard fa- 
vorite, returns, this season, to Com-: 
edie-Francaise. 

3yl via. Sydney back, in' town with 
Beri Schulberg, just having f un, ac- 
cording .to own reports. 

Morgah sisteris— Marguerite, Frart-. 
ces and Virginia — sail shortly for a 
cOnce.rt tour in America, 
Albert. . Cazentre, New Orleans 



down eight consecutive weeks for 
the Stefano Pittaluga circuit, Italy. 

Noel Gov/ard and FalrbiartTks 
Junior" at Cochran's Manchester^ 
premiere of 'Nyihph Errant,' iSept. 



Madrid 



Jean Dalrymple hereabouts rldinc^ 
on-air. 

Anita Brenner digging up stuff for 
a book oh Spain. 

'Herald-Trib's' Lprlne Pruett ali<Q^ 
digging for series pf articles. 

Dorle J.armel> P> a. for Colunmbtai 
Concerts Corp., buying bullflghtltifip 
pi*. 

Index planning superproduction, 
entitled 'Miguelon,' with . Miguel 
Fleta starred. 

Sidney Franklin nya^nya aboutf 
Sylvia Sidney, though he's h6v©p 
met the feirime. 

'CbhsUelo Moreno back home to 
tell the. folks about that week at the 
Palace and h@t appearances at "Ef 
Chlcb. 

Luana Alcanlz home; telling folks 
all about Hollywood. Landed star- 
ring role in Index Fllm.s 'Luana'a 
jkfilllons.' 

■ Manuel Azana," the playwright, 
stopped being prime minister of 
Spain when the political opposition 
got too tough. 

Jose iturbi visiting relatives lit 
Valencia. . Making European debut 
as orchestra conductor in concert at 
Madrid in iOctober; 

. The M!r.; Hemingway • scratching 
his head about :buying a home soma 
pilace .in Africa, 30 he can split his 
time betyireen Africa, Key West and 
Madrid.' 

Antonio Giiasch, Barcelona- cine- 
ma director, flnlshed dubbing 'Thai 
Three Musketeers' and 'Milady' , in 
Spanish. Said to be longest dubbing 
;job ever executed, covering .23 ordi- 
nary length reels- and 47 characters* 

Hilda Moreno, Larue's ex- warbler, 
sylphlike arid ejrecatchlhg after do- 
ing a remarkable paUlwhlteman on 
the p.bundag*. Placed in Orphea's 
Spanish 'peath of the Nightingale,' 
and probably Madrid . musical show 
this winter.' 



Vee' agency on the spiithside Harlein 

for colored performers. ' 'Harry Foster trying to book' Lb 

Bemarr Macfadden Foundation p^ine and Dlgbey -after seeing a 
opening an unemployment relief . g^ort of tbe act at the Regal picture 
restaurant serving penny and nickel I theatre. 

riieals. 4 I The first rain for many weeks 

Since Morris Silver showed theni I spoiieji the operirair prertiiere - of 



how it's Hone, B. & K. yaude house | 
managers are aching to m. their 
shows. 

Boys are no longer buying those 
art mags; with all that fan dancer 
art they're getting, their flashes 
from the fan ads in the dailies. 

Joe Mitchell' Chappie auditioning 
at NBC on 'Problems of Our Presi- 
dents," .with Chappie having known 
every President since U. S, Grant. 



in Regent's Park,' 



Stroudsburg 



Bartholomew 



Apollo Male Chorus concerting 
hereabPuts. 

Bob Romlg's ork played the locJil 
Freshman hop. 

' Club Roxy press lllman 



and his Roytans, 

Hill . Top Inn lias Jimmy Demp- 

whTbh one people '>Vant— the cheap j s6yV 
one or the expensive one 



Bernle Whitman's band playing at 
Penn Hills Tavern. 

Throop's Legion Hall features 
Rdy Keatlng's band, 
Dave Harman's Columbians one- 



Olympic due today (Tuesday) 
with Frances Dean, new Par Brit 
Ish Import ee'; Gene Goossens, con 

ductPr, and S. Parkes Cadman. , „. j „,„ 

TMftt PTiAiieh Paris tourism^ SO the nlghting at Chapman Lake, - 
siikei^s T?ust Co is folding its Bob Owens and his Rainbow prk 
Pi^Kanch ofll?e.' Main busfnesl played for the C«^eo^cmb^dance 
was catering to touring Americans. L Fuzzy Lee with Roape s 14 Penn 



Leo Curley lost 30 pound? for the 
Guthrie McClintlc drama, and, now 
that Talluiah Bankhead's, illness 
postponed the show, he's getting it 

Eddie Jackson (Clayton, Jackson 
and Durante) arid Cliff Johnston 
have a new show &X their Tavern in 
Brooklyn, Jack Murray's band offi- 
ciating. . . 

David Allfen, g .m, of the Ctentral 
Casting Bureau, "has returned, to 



sylvanians orie-nlghted at Newton 
Lake, 

Harry .Richardson's Cavaliers 
succeed Bart Dutton band at, the 
Hof-Brau. 

Dbnlln's PennSylvanians with 
Mary HeAvitt leiai,ve the Pbconp. Ca- 
sinb lor the Ryto Club, 

Baron Marino : Nardelll, . Italian 
singer, made his American, debut 
Sept. 22 at 'Buck Hill Fails Inn, 

Mother of Fred Sittlg, leader of 
the Iriternatlbnally famous Sittlg 



Charlotte, N. 

By John W. Hardeh 



Hollywood af ter S^sitlrig the Ha^^^ her home, tJtlca, N. Y 

ofRee and looking oyer current g^p^'.-^g 

Broadvvay. shows, w« Rev. ' Percy Crawford,; radio's 

She had to move, hut; tO-^e ^^j^icArWCAU) youngest minister, 
easier.on the .furniture, Rose P^^^ l^ig pianist. Ruth . M: Duvall, 

wick, 'Journals': film, critxc, . changed l^jj^g married Sept. 18, at pineBroPk 
her abode by only one floor in the his church summer resort 

building where. livlng. 

Dwlght Fiske, .Maurice and Cor 
doba and. Walker O'Neill (Meyer 
Davis) orchestra back at the May - 
fair Yacht Club. Viske was in HPl 
ly wood for the summer. 

Electric sign on the Criterion, 'N- 
Y., with 'S.6.S; Iceberg,', which U 
opened there Friday (22) for a two 
a-day run, emblazons; 'The Impos- 
sible comes to the screen' 

Idea of the new' Open sesame at- 
mosphere in the nite- spots is the 
trade-mark of a new spot labeled 
•At tlie Shrine -/of Bacchus.' No 
.clo .se,d-cipor_^Stug' any where. _ _ 

Al Joison ari'd 5iiliy"K6e"]er "cel5^ 
i)rated their fifth . wedding anriiver- 
.wy last Thursday (21), Miss Keeler 
coming on from the coast. They 
will return to the coast together in 
about two weeks. . 

Eve Unsell here placing Leshe 
Swabacker's novel, 'Big Steel,' with 
Macauley. Scenarist has retained 
the book's picture rights for herself 
and plans staying on in New York 
for .»5evor-al months. 
TUffgest show list In fiome time 



The Tempest' 
Sept, 12. 

Stanley Wathon and Papa: Max 
(Max and his Gang) . talking over 
old times in New .York some 25 
years ' ago. 

Fred Sanborn and Garner, Wolf 
arid Haklns at the Palladium talk 
ing over the old stooging days -with 
Ted Healy, 

Reilly and Comfort doing their 
specialty ■ In 'Aunt Sally,' a Gau 
morit-Brltish picture starring Cecily 
Courtrieldge 

Don Alvarez due here on the 
'Champlain,' to star in latest Monty 
Banks film, with Basil Sidney to 
play the heavy. 

Actress daughters of . Huntley 
Wright iarid Seymour Hicks, both 
named Betty, announce brbken mar- 
riage enjgagements, 

Louis Dreyfus has taken over the 
management . of Jack Donahue and 
Is out to. get him the best price for 
staging his next show. 

Rosa Barsony did riot like her 
dresses in 'Ball at the Savoy,' so 
she had ' some made in Germany, 
which were sierit by plarie. 

Lillian Trimble Bradley's play, 
'What Happened Then.?' moved Into 
the Kingsway from, the Forturie 
Sept. 18 for West End run, 

Entire Leicester .iSquare theatre 
staff under fortnight's notice,- with 
General Manager A. Stevens arid 
front of house staff staying on. 

Basil RathbOne playing 'Diploma 
cy' in English for fortnight in Ber 
lin prior to his American appear 
arice. opposite Katharine Cornell. 
., From all reports Charles Cochran 
has another hit in' 'Nymph Errant^' 
with Gbrtrude . Lawrenice repiited , tp 
have; dprie the best work of her 
career. 

Billy de Wolfe (De Wolfe, Med - 
calf and. Fprd) will marry when he 
returns to^ New YOrk, Wife is. pro 
fcssional dancer, but riame is 
guarded secret. 

United Artists (LOndon)^ Limited, 
formed by Douglas Fairbanks to 
make pictures here, . arixlbus to . get 
.Reggie Hamrtierstelri : to dlrefct their 
first J|3ngllsb musical talker: 



Hendrik Willem' Van. Loon back 
after Riviera romping while Mrs, 
yislti.ns home in Holland. 

Marguerite d'Alvaress back .in 
towri for the season from her sum- 
mer place -in Cagnes-Sur-Mer; . 

Jean Armstrong, ex -wife of Rob-' 
erx of Hollywood, warbling In a 
cheap Montparna.sse night hoit. 

Cecile Sorel deliuts at Casino de 
Paris in .October: Revue, by Sabha 
Guitry, Max Reinhart dirbctlng. 

Maurice Chalom reopening nlghtr 
box Du Barry in a different manner, 
arid alpng the Moritiriartre's lines. 

CamlU'e -Cholsy and a player- 
group taking over " the ..Potlnlere 
after Oct. i for a iserles of one-act 
plays, . 

. Sydney Rayrier. and Carlton 
Gauld, the Amerlcari. warbler's, lead- 
lng»"in popularity at the French 
Opera Cpmique. 

Anita Aylla and Jack Nile, AmerU 
can dancing team, returning for 
Paris hlght-ciub engagement after 
season Iri Biarritz. 

Vldor kids, Aritonla and BelHnda, 
who crossed with Kathryn Cooper 
aboard the - He de France, through 
here on way to. Join Mrs. King Vldor 
In Biarritz, 

Slgmund Romberg dined by 
Prince and Princess of the Aus 
trlas; Sails with Maria Jeritza fOr 
Nevir, York production of; 'Jerry' 
after assisting 'Rose of France' here 
After a dinner party in honor of 
Donald Crisp and, Jane Mupfln, 
Gare Schwartz held a private sho-w- 
Ing In the JOinville projection rbOni 
of Cecil de Mllle's. latest production. 

Pola Negri unable to sail on the 
lie as planned because of a Oouple 
of added scenes in 'Fanatisme', and- 
a bit of shopping at Lanvlri for 
smart somethings to wear.. She'll 
sail next week, 

Anne Neagoe, wife of Peter, herie 
to arrange for publication iri French 
by Albln Michel Of 'StormV and 
'Easter Sun,' while Peter fighting to 
lift bah in United States on the 
former book, - Anne returns, to New 
York first week In October; 



Birminghain 

Bob Brown 



Winnipeg 

By Shannon Corbett 

Harry Dahn well liked, 
Mike Goodman to Fort William. 
John Flddes puts on 'Streets of 
Paris' "-f or Kiwanls convention. 

'Red, the Whistler' (Marlus Sar- 
raillon) returns to stage, after two 
years' absence. 

Al Kells returns to Minrieapblls, 
after looking, over stock proposition 
for Balribrldge's.. 

Eric iPlant, exr-actor, returris to 
try stage and. radio .after three 
years' . absence as. a statiori agerit in 
a lonesome railway polrit. 

Three FP neighbor 'lood houses,, 
Arlington, Crescent, and Wonder- 
land, introduce fiye acts Of vaude 
weekly. Acts recruited locally. 

James Watson Paul, laW of 
Loew's circuit "arid N.. Y,, sings at 
Lyceum; has been visiting his old 
home: towri. Dauphin, Manitoba, 

Jerry Bourke subs for the 'Great 
bouglais' on the air, Jerry, Jhow- 
ever, . is too well known and*" fans 
recognized his voice, dispelling re- 
quired air.' Of ^mystery. 

'Flower of Death,* new radioi 
serial, makes appeararice on CKY, 
put on by WBB. Written by Dr. J. 
W. Pemberton; cast includes Frank 
Wade, Bernard Lathom, Florence. 
Ward and Harry HarrOd. Twice a 

WBB boasts discovery of talent 
which has proven so good as to b» 
asked to go on CRCV such discov- 
eries include 'Doc' Guy, U. boy, who 
proved tO be one of . the most popu- 
lar singers on the air;, Leon Zuchert 
and Argentinians; and 'We Three* 
Glrlf?, singer trio. 



Montreal 



Chlet Blue Sky^ Slbux Iridiairi 
sliowman, hbre barns lorriilng. N. 
Drexel >vith him as manager. 

Grady Cole; foi-mer newscaster 
XOr Charlotte. 'News,' giving current 
events program twice dally, over 
WBT. 

Hagenbeck-WallacO Circus now 
playing Carolina dates, also Downle 
Brothers, and "Vy hee ler. . And ^Al - 
"Rimi^^s^lFcusrT " ^ '~ 

Don Lannlng playing' his ilver 
Slipper Ilovuc.' With hlrii are, 
among others, Art Stanley, Roberta 
and Anne Sherwood, Madle Davis, 
the Norma Wasser girls, and Dick 
'Whetstone and ' his orchestra. 

T. Di Kemp, Jr„ former theatrical 
agent and brother of Hal Kemp, 
orchestra leader, now writing a 
dally column, 'The Human Side.' 
for Charlotte 'Observer.* " Also Sun- 
day dcpartmont ort .muf;ift, drama 



'left for Europe Saturday on the lie and ar 



ts. 



Mexico Ci^ 



rahama 



Modern fireproof nabe to feature 
talkers, and to be . called the Eden, 
under construction, . 
• Ambrose L. Dowllng, RKO export 
manager, here fOr a few days on. a 
tou r'Of=iiatln=America 



Jerome ( Jerry) P* , £>ussman," Par 
International iexec, here from New 
York supervising local Par offices. 

Dollar still going strong, ,Rate 
for the past, three months has been 
from 3.55 to . .3:.57 ; pesos per dollar. 
Normal tariff Is two for one. 

Several local nabes have installed 
subdued llghtlrig systems tO prevent 
customers barking shins while 
hunting seats d ilrlrig shows. 

Still raining hard. Train traffic 
disrupted in many parts of the 



Cooke Players' at Flomaton. 
Temple may -return to union; 
soon. .:- 

Gene .. flridlng plenty ot 

bookings. 

Clyde Spiers up to Washington 
and back, .. 

Bob Smith now Tutwller 
night club. 

Trying to open a Venetian the- 
atre iri tbe ltajian . section. 

If there were no football to fol- 
low baseball what would Geo*'ge 
Gopdale do"? 

Frank King,, formerly a receiver 
in baseball, is' now bankrupt re- 
ceiver for . WBRC. 

Still doubtful If Walter Anibler 
wlll=open=stock=at-='the=-€iran:d=^Mont-^= 
gomery this month. 

About six companies playlrig 
stock In as malriy .southern cltiea 
arid looking still better. 

Independent operators' union 
movement seems to have ended 
rather suddenly for some reason Or 
others 

ti'ewey Robinson, elected as city 
commissioner, said in his cariQpalgn 
talks he would rid the town of slot 
machines. Extra big baptism of 
them In town. 



Harold Moon thinking up another 
Orch. - .r-: ^ . .^^^ 

Joe Carr getting big harid 
Krausmariri's. 

Babe Wallace! hittl 
at. Oommo.dore. 

B. M; Garfield .busy 
and renovating. 

ftupe Capiari going over blfe in 
ether dramatics. , 

Chris. Ellis putting a kick In DIck.r 
ens over the air. 

Vaude strongly 
Loew's, Octbber. _ 

Billy' Eckstein etherlng couple of 
stations and at Plbcadllly. 

Eddlb Sanborn OVoh opened Capi- 
tol, Halifax. Thursday (21). 

Craig and Forest lease. Rialto 
dance hall and are. out .of red. 

Further 10% cut talked for oper- 
ators,, making third In two years. 

DorPth ty Ten nant in 1 6th week at 
Lorraine cabaret, arid still strong. 

Nan Blakstone opens new revue 
Chez Ma,Uti(?e and l.s jamming them 
•In.- 

Shefler, Montroars premier dance 
master, puts over fall show with 

eciat .-^ — ^.^-^ J. 

Cecil 'West announces seven major 
productions JVIontroal op Theatre 
to October, 

Canadian Radio Commi.ssion fallt* 
from grace in announcement It Is 
going commercial. 

'Villa Maurice closes show Satur- 
Hi\y (23) and oporia fall .show with 
big I'cvue ilonday. 
.. Growth of new auburb. Snowden 
.tunctlon, north eri'd, warrantft 
hroaklng ground for new nabe house 
by United Amusement Corp., 



Tuesday, September 26, 1933 



¥ I M E S SQUARE 



VARIETY 



61 



HoDywooiI 



Charlie Ruggles buys a farm on 
Ventura blYd, ^ 

Sam Mlntz looking for a Aew 
brand of tobacco. 

Zeppo Marx getting a new front 
on his Brass Rail ejatery. 

iirs. Arch Beeve recouping after 
a siege of stomach disorder. 

Promoters trylrtg to interest pic- 
ture names in tango parloris. 

Monta Bell taking a. vacation in 
bis backyfird between pictures, 

Jimmy Durante canvassing . his 
pats for opiniohSi on hts broadcasts. 

Luclen Llttlefleld in 'East of Fifth 
AyenuOi' for Co'l, playing his 301st 
.part.. r. , • . 

jilae West popularity, restoring the 
gusset, to 'favor. Bustles ..niay do 
comeback. 

Three-year-old daughter of John 
BariTrmore Is beginning to • give oiut 
the answers, 

.Beverly Hills eating spots getting 
a break throug;h new agenciies mov- 
ing out there. . 

Bobby Stewart, formerly' . with. 
Bort licyy and West Coast, now as- 
sociated • With the Sadi Halperin 
agency, 

Alan Crosla^id is defendant in a 
$1>442 wage suit filed, by Eric Ru- 
belius,.. director's' former combo 
; chaufteur-butler. 

Florence Desmond raying over the 
treatment she receiv.i?d from .San 
Francisco natives. Warits to play a 
return engagiemient. . 

Gaekwar of .Baroda, world's sixth 
richest man, passed through Kplly- 
wood. Didn't give ,{)lctures .a tum- 
ble; Ha4 seen a picture. 

John W.. Bum^ey, formerly head 
of the American Play Co. in New 
York, Is how maitre de hotel in a 
Hollywood delicatessen shop. 



C H A T T E 




manage the house after opening, set 
tentatively for next Saturday night. 

Frank. Webb of the 'Republic- 
Oazette' advertising staff becomes 
manager of the 'Journal-Miner' ad.- 
vertislng.. department in prescott, 
Monday. 

Understood that ' f hoenix lilttle 
Theatre dickering . for rent: of 
Apach^, dark .for- several riionths. 
House is owned by publlxrRiokards 
and;Nace,; 

The Rendez^yous Galrdens is the 
city's top-notch hl^htlery now. .The 
bid Pueblo hais failetii as far as 
prestige is concerned, biit still rakes 
in the dollars. 



-By Hai d;ohen 

Harold Daniels- going to coast 
next week for another fling at the 
movies. 

Roberta Gale, flicker ingenue, here 
f rpm tlie coast for a short visit with 
relatives. ' ■' . , 

.The Joe Perinerst. and Norman. 
prOscott here. for. a day between 
motor hops. 

j:J4ck' Gilniore In town ahead of 
zo(ld($hi)!W engagehient of 'Dinner at 
■ElgUj'5 ikt Nixoh. ■ ... 
. . Stittl^^iRauh, head of ittsburgh 
Syi»iim>fiy orchestra, back from a 
vacation in Europe. 

Lico Robin, en route to coast, 
stopped ofE here for a day to visit 
friends and rielatiVes.. 

Dorothy Bushey (Ml-s, Bernie Arm- 
strong) touring with the condensed 
version of 'Strike Me Pink'. 

Repairs .being rushed on Alvin, 
with prospects now of opening 
within another three weeks.' 

Harvey Gaul, the 'Post-Gaiette's' 
.'triplerthreat critic, on the job again 
after the annual summer lay-off. 

Jerry Mayhall On from PhlHy over 
the week-end to see. the. family, and 
raving about 'As Thousands Cheer? 

One of the sax players In Happy 
Felton's band almost a dead ringer 
for General. B^lbo,.the Italian bird 
man. 

First year in long time that Dave 
Rubihoff wasn't able to get home to 
spend the Jewish holidays With, his 
parents. 

Benny Drob, the veteran property 
man and for years, at the \Stanley, 
has popped iip this season at the 
Variety. , 

. Ada Burt, cousin of. Belle Baker, 
and Mrs; Lou ' Gittleson . in private 
life, singing at her better half s Club 
Rhythm. 

Happy Felton's band Stays on at 
William Perin to open hostelry's 
Winter nite . spot,. Chatterbox, Frl^ 
ray nite. 

Mildred Cozierre, buxom burley- 
cue queen, back. .a$ her old. stamp- 
ing gi'Ounds at the V«triety, Where 
she's quite a fav. 

A. Certo, publisher of an Italian. 
hewspap6r . here, backing , a pop.- 
price grarid opera .company this sea- 
son. Opens next month at Syria 
Mosqiie. 



Denyer 



•Par, 



CantoD 

By Rex McCottnell 

Few eastern Ohio theatres dark 
now,- ... 

Pauline Le Van Joins .Fred . Hall's 
new musical show here as soubret. 

Gtay Wolf Tavern reopens after 
being dark all. summer, with Ed 
Kriowles again in- charge. 

"Fried Hurley plans to feopeii Prin- 
cess, dark .severial months, ' at 
youngstown 'Sooih with girlesk; . 

Palace, Akron, open .three ^weeks 
ago " with split- yeek. vaude-fllm. 
switches to full week .progriamBi. 

Al Katz and his Kittens, lost 
MCA -band to play Summit ■ Beach 
Park pavilion,' Akron, for H. W. 
Perry. 

Bob Rhodes, four years assistant 
manager toew's here.o now with 
Weller Mort Shea's 'new hotise at 
Zahesville. 

Russ 'Clutterbuck, tab producer, 
here supervijsing • rehearsals^- for- 
Fred. HaH'a new musical, show,. 
'WoMs and Music* 

Cy Riddle, paj-k concessionaire, 
convaleBcing in Mercy hospital here 
frpm. fractured rib. suffered several 
weeks ago in a fall. 
. Billy Foster,, latei of the Curley 
Buriis Show, Is musical director for 
'Words -and Music/ new S'red Hall 
tab, leaving here soon., 

'Pop' Crawford's Northerners 
band back at Massillon resting after 
successful summer season at Tei*.r 
race Beach/; on Lake Erie, 

Art Mallbry, for six years man- 
dgiair Craig Beach Park, near 
Ybungstown, reopens, his Trianon 
ballroom in Allianco this week. 

Lew Platt^ manager dance par 
vilion at ■ Craig Beach Pat>k, hear 
Youngstown, turns oVer. manage- 
ment of his Rainbow Giardens' ball- 
room in Salem to Ken BurcaW, and 
will devote all his time to booking 
dance- bands, 

Emerson Gill and his band close 
summer season at Youngstown> 
Iddra Park pavilion, Monday night, 
Sept. 18.. Gill to Bermuda for a rest 
.and band due. to reopen for the win 
ter at Book-Cadillac llotel in De 
trOit late this month. 



Eddie Loy, formerly 
how selling for Fox,: ■ 

Earl . KayO. and his Orchestra 
inoyes into the new Rainbow ball- 
room;.. 

Film board 'secretary, Duke Dun- 
bar,' Visiting woi^ld fair during va- 
cation. 

Athut landerd, WB saleshian 
from Pittsburgh and ..New York, 
now On staff here. 
. . Harry Brunet, manager of 
change operations for Coliimhia, - 
specting .the branch here. 
; 'Just a Sweet Memory,', by Ruth 
Ellis, Denver ; composer, played by 
West . Masters at. the Paramount 
this week. 

West Masters*., organist at the 
Paramount, and Miss Lucile Gram 
of Denver were, seicretly married 
July 28 at Colorado Sprihgs. 

Harry Huffman and A. A. , Mc- 
Vittle were given a testimonial ban- 
quet by the trust^s . of three, sani- 
tariums and hospitals ill alpprecia- 
tlon of their work lor them^- 

With the Opening of the organ 
at the State, eVery playable organ 
in the city is being worked. Bob 
Moore,' from the El 'Capitan, Los 
Angeles^ at the State consolo. 

The::f611owing out of toWn eshib 
Itors were seen on_the row: Nathan 
Salinon, Santa Fib; B. L. Hessbeck, 
Chappel, Neb.; J. g. Ward, Douglas, 
Wyo.; Tom Murphy, Raton. N. M;; 
George Besse, Gunnison, . Colo.; . L 
M. Teller, Curtis, Neb., and J. K 
Powell, Palisades, Neb. 

Musicians who baye ' resigned 
from the union (or have been . ei 
pelled),: and: arO" playing- at the 
Huffman Orpheuni and Tabor: 
Howard Tillotson, who . was direc 
;or of the orchestra at the old Or 
pheum; Dick Wallace, John Llb- 
onatl, Harry Vail, Abby McDonald 
and Doug Barnes. 



Phoenix^ Ariz. 

By Robert J, Rhodes 

J. C. Barnes Of ttie San Carlos 
back frOm Atlanta, Ga, 

Joan Huddleston, local dancfer, had 
a part in a recent picture. 

Ruth Leslie will be seen as ,a 
dancer in liolores Del liio's next. 

The Phoenix Theatre Guild will 
stage 'It's a Wise Child' as season's 
opener. 

Harry Boyle of the Biltmore back, 
from the east after drumming xip 
Winter trade. 

Betty Stoddard; is attending U. of 
JD. and^lsojgoing^to Fox^jichOol jqr^ 
"screen-star^aspifantsi ^ • ^ ^ : 

Rachel Crbthers' 'Let's Be Gay' 
,wlirbe first presentation this fall of 
the Phoehix Little Theatre. 

Western pictures were at one 
time made at an old studio here. 
Site is now occupied by the Grunow 
Memorial . clinic. 

Amateur dramatics at Phoenix 
Junior coUdsc this year will be di- 
rected by j. N. Smclsci' and at the 
liiffh school by AliUi Bray, , 

Albert Stft.so will open thp Stu- 
io la Proscott; ot kiiown who will 



Seattle 

iBy Daye Trepp 

Coliseum is re-seating and doll 
Ing. 

Paul Tutmiarc on air and special 
clubs. 

Eddie Rivers in town from Lewis 
ton, Idaho. 

Metropolitan, ^eady 
about Oct. 16. 

Al Baker back In hospital for a 
second operation. 

Harry Seb^r booking for time in 
Northwest for 'Change Your Luck' 
tab. . ' 

. Katherihe' Havlland added to staff 
of Kelghley & Roscoe as yaude 
is perking. 

J, T. Sheffield and Herb gobbotka 
to Denver and Salt' Lake et :cet .f6r 
a .month on biz. 

'Whitey' Merwin, Victory theatre, 
Tacoma, on the merid after trouble 
Witb his molars. 
. Dan Lussier pj^ess.agented for the 
Great Raym.ohd Go,-. 2 . weeks tour in 
western Canada,. ' 

There is a Dr. Bull in Seattle arid 
jim Clemmer had him as a guest 
for Win Rogers', pic. 

Howard Lang aflflUates with Cur 
ran & Bclasco, . announcing legit 
company soon for Seattle. 

Bill Connor from Ceritralla to 
Tacoma,^ as asst .:manager to Ned 
Edrlis for the Hamrick houses. 

Hi- W. ruen' again in show biz, 
operating 45th St. theatre. Bruen 
sold out for a mint to Universal 
Chain Theatres In 1927. ' 

Ai'gonaut cafe opening new beer 
parlor advertised It as 1933.2 open- 
ing. But architecture in. style of 
loe-cabin pioneer days, 
'^WaltW=Dou'Blasirprexy:='-ofT'U:nlVer 
sity Theatre Co., to N. Y. for the 
Met angling for attractions. Met is 
former Erlanger house. 

Gordon Cfaddock, salesman for 
Universal film exchange, to Port 
land, as rrianager of U Ex there 
succeeds Al O'Keefe, who gets pro 
motion to L. A, office. 

liorse racing: seasons ends with' 
. great mol) .-xt the tracks; .season so 
so. O^^oial.s insist next year pari 
iniiliK'l mao.hihos nm.«^t ho in.<!tnlU'd 
or clso not within state law. 



DaDas 



Saranac Lake 

By Happy Benwuy 



their su*rimer schools and announc- 
ing the new dances. None, however, 
have mentioned the fan dance.. 

Manager . McManus getting a lot 
of eitra merit loris In the sports, sec- 
tions, with art aplenty,: for the 
comiiig run . of 'Prizefighter and the 
Lady.' -; ,: 

The directors of the Kansas City, 
Kdns., Little Theatre have, anw 
hounced a contest for -local writers 
and hope to secure isbme original 
plays for the coming seasbn. 



Sail Francisco 

By Harold Bock 



Oscar- Qldkhow in 
plane. 

Leon Levey up from Hollywood 
on^ quickie triple, 

iFrank Newman dbwn from Seat- 
tle en route tb L, A, 

John Stein covering the town In 
advance of Tex Gulnan. 
When Hof Brau cafe opens It will 



Louie Rhelngold, still strictly a- 
bed, 

Kitty Vogelle, holding 
nice comeback. 

Marya Blake is going through H 
mass of. high terhping. 
■ Robert Brown Farley, shotying, up 
very nice toward the cure. 
; kathierine - Lowenberg 
lodge With ah arrested okay. 

The n! V: A. lodge is getting a , 
new. smeair of . hew paint, lOOka. nice. 

Toriinriy Viclts holding up great' 
.with Ibtsa exercise V;. and- added 
WCiSht. 

Bert Ford and Helen O'Reilly arb 
back Saranacing after a New York 
vacash, 

' Are you writing to those that you. 
know in Saranac and elsewbere that 
are sick? 
Tommy Abbott, I.A.T.S.E. boy, 
by I strictly a bed patient, .is .folding up 
on the oke. 1 

Chris Hag6dbrn, now. curing at 2S 
Sh6ppard avenue; ditto for Leon- 
ard Crowley. 

Hazel Gladstone , . Murray 
Weston are newcomers at the. lodge, 
under observation. 

Ruth Morris, female boo.ker. de- 
luite, left Camp Intermission after, a 
three -week vacash. . 
Nice to see Fred "Bones' Bach- . 



be with Jinimy Davis' band, 

Bruno L«a^ing's in town ■writing 
for Hearst; likes the griib hei-e. , , . . . 

Miles Lay. relief stage' doorman at ] man sitting m thejounge room, at 
the Warfield, died of heart attack, I least twice a moath 



Eleanor Bairnes. Is ott isea trips 
after a jaunt up from Hollywood by 
boait. 

Harry ipe, -radio ed . Berkeley 
'Gazette,' grabbed himself :& wife 1: 
Reho^ 

Nlta Mitchell Is warbling on 



Gebrge Harmbh. - craOks that he 
oWes his breakdo-wn to making 
Jumips. Page Gus.Sun, . 

Mannie Lowy, ex-Rudy VoUee fid- 
dler, is Showing up, to good results. 
Ably nursed by his frau, 
Salvadore Ragone up for three 



KRFC are Al Lvons and Buhhy a day with mild exercise, a 

KRFC, as are Ai i^yons ano uunny 1 united Artists Corp. boy. 

Sydney Plermont, week-ended ii 
here, hlia frau has been doing won- 
ders while airing up here. 



Paul Jones , adding , another year 
as news spreader for Sta,te fair. 

Hal Worth Oztra-busy with page 
ant plana for DaUas Day at fair; 

Koslbfif. ' back from a. coast trip 
visiting Cecil DeMllle, reopens studio. 

Dallas Little Theatre into a new 
seasbn with "Both Your Housed" 
first. 

Out-of-the-way booking for Melba 
film house is option on Ballet Russes 
de. Monte Carlo next February. 

Majestic to be refurbished with 
new seats and a perhiarient white 
velvet stage setting; an innovation. 

Lasses White and Pat Wilds, 
'Liasses and Honey,' tapping off 
their home-folks Visit to return to 
WSM-^Jashville. 

Bagdad nite spot uhlldded by John 
(Mlckle) De Grazier, with Knox 
Pugh's music and m. c. work by 
Buddy Roger's bud, B. H. 

J. J. North, ejecting unpaid . ad- 
ttish to Majestic, ia hero-of-the- 
week usher as a knife wound inflict- 
ed by the crasher will testifVi 

Staffs of WFAA, . Palace, Baker 
Hotel and dance studios In midnight 
shOw to help Rio Grande Valley 
storm and flood victims, With Par 
donating 'Three-Cornered Moon.' 

Paul Short, Majestic manager, and 
Besa Falrtraciei, Majestic publicist, 
are Mr. and Mrs. Short by recent 
announcement, but not by a recent 
•wedding; Event evented in Okla-. 
homa on April 9, . 1932, while Couple 
were Melba-ites. 



Plato. 

Baron Hartsough . in as organist at 
OrpheUm "after long' session in 
Honolulu. 

-Nat Blank will bow out as -house, 
manager of -the Fox end of the. 
month to go south. 

Jay Hurley (Putnam & Hurley) 
has grahbed himself a hotel Instead 
of the usual No. 3 spot, v 

Emma Wyhn newest hostess at 
NBC after all that staff shuffling 
that left Jane Burns as chief. 

Benny . Rubin reported dickering, 
with the Catholics after he opened, 
his Oakland cafe on New Year's. 
Anson Weeks' band and .. Lou 



Sonny Dinklris, former-ly BenWay 
and. .Dtnkins; ir:now .Automating 
after a siege of hospltallng. . ' 

Harry Namba, who has seen spe- 
cial nursing for quite Some time, la 
now bpei^ing one eye for a few 
laughs. ' ■ , , ' 

Salome 'POrk* Schllllngi late of 
the Park stbck company,, is a new 
arrival at the lodge, taking the 
cure like a vet. . 

Harry Barrett that old-time jug- 
gler, socked by- a drunk, Harry Ifl 
laid up with a broken arm- frOm the 



Will Hughes 



'jJoUrnal Poet' commentator John 
Cameron Swayze, now a papa. 

'Spike' Hennessy, of the Midlahd 
staff recuperating from a. broken 
wing, 

Joanha Downs, new addition to 
the dance .faiculty :,of the Kansas 
City conservatory. 

Taylor Myiers, , aisslstant manager 
at LOew's Midland, -started his son 
to school last -week. 

Joe Rcichman's, engagement at the 
new Hotel Kansas 'Cltl.an^ ha;S been 
extended to Its eighth' week,- 

Rumored that 'Dinner at ■. Eight,' 
picture, will come to the Shubert at 
an early date, as a road shbw. 

Lawrence; Lehman, of the Mainr 
street, has 'dreater Movie Season' 
spread all over the front Of the 
place. 

George Bowles now* on KMBC bir 
weekly with his 'Tattler' gagging 
sponsored by onO of the local 
"eiptiTigrs : .r" -—^ -- ^ ^ ^= ==,^.= 

Billy Mlllbr, for several years 
treasurer at the Shubert, is how 
handling the cash at the dog track 
at Can/ield, O. 

Two of the leading' flr.st-run 
houses ran icicles on their ad., slgs 
when the ni(*rcury registered. Iri the 
60's a "few days ago. ; 

Ray Wluttaker, manager of the 
Shubovt. is oxpected in shortly, al 
though no liookings for the- house 
liavo hrf>n. announced. 
I Darxin,!? teachers returning from 



Tobin, imitator, butting 'Hollywood results of the attack. 
Impressions' discs for MacGregor- Joseph Vaughey bf Denver, Colo.; 
Sollie. Is seeing Chicago World's Pair and 

Uzia Bermani back along the will New York It for an extended 
rialtb after a month of musical vacash, first in six years, 
synchronization on the Mae West -I Billie Jerome, who did a ya'ude- 
filckeri^ vllle act with her husband some 

Haii Ellas in for - Metro- readying years ago, is holding np oh the oke 
the campaign on "Dinner at. Eight,' [side In Liber,ty, N. Y., an Actors 
which opens Sept, 30- at the Cbltim- Fund guest. 

bia as a ioadshow. Lawrence McCarthy, .ex^N-V-A. 

Chris tykke, city ed "News,' I patiient curer, now piano playing at 
elected president of Press club; Pat [the Jack Phillips nlight club, MUir- 
Frayne, "Oall' sports ed, y.rp.; Wal- [ ray Salet still holds dOwn the job 
ter .Swansoh, p.a., secretary. as chief jsongster. , . 

— . " - - • ' Benway, old man Benway*s oldest 

I son, Happy, and your muger. Is do- 
DA«4l«kM«l AwA' Ing nicely, he has so much exercise 

rOnianUi Ure* now that he offered some Of it to 

B i T \A/ it. Ben Schaeftier, who turned It down. 

By James T. wyatt | getty Huntington, Buckley House, 

„ ^ . *t. V V ..Liberty, IT. Y„ who Is doing well, 
Alex Pantages In th© burg, but pens 'Thanks for Viubitt. I sure 
ambiguous about taking over the appreciate It and enjoy the news 



Orpheum property, 

Jaina Kay Burke Is the fancy 
name of the feme sex lecturer which 
the Columbia found. She told them' 
things they didn't know tWiCe dally. 

J. J. Parker reads incessantly. Blo- 
graphiesf of Talleyrand, Bismarck, 
Generial Grant; Disraeli, are his 
meat. Parker says that those bozos 
figured oiit the answers, and selling 
a pic isn't , so dlifferent 



that they send me up here In the 
'sticks' each week. 

Answering the morning mall .. 
No, the Harry English that Was 
here Is not the Harry English that 
managed the Los Angeles N.V.A^ 
club. . . .George Harmon here Is not 
the George Harmon of circus fame 
. . . .iMcManee, who has departed, la 
not McManee the clay moulder, .v. 
N.V.A. lodge Is situated On what Is 



Homer Gill claims disco-very of a [called Spion Kop..,. .Harry Namba 



headline -vaude' act , in Walter Bux- 
baum, young Viennese concert pian- 
ist, Who displays a jeweled stickpin 
given, himi. by ex-klng Alphbnsb of. 
Spain for a command performance 
at. Madwd, but says he likes playing 
yaude better than concerts', . . 

Part of the exploitatloh. fbr 'Sins 
of. L'o.Ve.; at an fndie. house was -a 
nurse In attendance on faintlhi;. 
Customers. Second day the screen 
went dark;ln the middle of the show. 
Investigation found the operator had 
fainted In the booth. Nurse had to 
be called to help out the help.; 



is the Original . head walker to do 
the up and downstairs routtne.- 



By Bill iley 



Trenfon 

By Qeorflfi Rosen 



bag of 



Trenton Fair Sept. 26.: 
Al CoUlsbn has new 
tricks. 

Sidney "Goldmann is back from 
Boston.' 

JOhnhy Ipp now 
meter here. 

Hunt's State all set to open next 
week with stock. 

Hunt's OrpheUm still boarded tip 
With sign outside reading: "Will 
^Open^Labor -Day-;^ , -=-^y,==^ 

RKO Lincoln and Capltbl The- 
atres haVe changed opening; days to 
Saturday and Friday, respectively, 
reversing order, 

Trenton 'Times' outing at Spring- 
dale. .Park for employees and 
families attracted more than 600. 
Twenty barrels of beer conisumcd. 

George. Ahthiel hag been notified 
that he has been decorated by the 
Prrnch Governmffnt. Nqw a mcm- 
ber of Iho Socioto Historiquc of Ihr 
French Academy. ' 



Keith's, once the host to most of 
today's stage stars. Is now show- 
ing second run pictures. 

WKBP is using .mostly lOcal pro-' 
gram-s since becoming .local outlet 
for NBC red and blue networks,. ^ 

Paramount Club, where dancing 
was in the opeti,^ has moved Into 
wiiiter quartets on the same lot, 

Tom Devlne, major dbmo of the 
Indiana ballroom,publiciy prisdicting 
that jazz dahcingr has had its day. 

Carl Niesse and Ted Nicholas get 
their daily dozen walking over town 
checking patronage at opposing 
houses. 

Now that the Indiana and Circle 
are once more jointly operated the. 
boys are always 'in conference' when 
phoned. . 

Fran Royse, mgr. of the Trees, la 
figgering on entering the mercan- 
tile industry after the nightie closes 
Jor.^thejylntcK,^- — ,^^.^-=^==^-=^^==^ 

Charle Olson, bf the Lyric, has 
given up his home at Wawasee and 
moved here to be closer to the seat 
of his troul»les. , 

. Corbin Patrick, Star crick, swells 
his chest with pride .when he . re- 
flects that he's the only pljc review- 
er In t()wn who is a parent. 

ICcn Collins of the Apollo, tthd 
Swlgcr oX the Indiana,, with their 
wivf.M, ftM-Kot. box office figures for 
tbo w«.'"k by .^pending a night at the 
I'recs. 



i52 



VARIETY 



TIMES SQUARE 



Tuesday^ Septeiiiber 26, 1933 



Minneapolis 

By Les Riees 



Mrs. Mab«$l Dletz, Film Board 
secretarsr, . t)ack atter a Yacatlon.. 

Fred Finnegan*: ■rUnlversal booker, 
back .from a vacatlbn at Itasca state 
ipark. 

Barney Cohen, ,. erstwhile- RKO 
salesman, has joined United Artists' 
sales' staff. 

Ben Fish,. United Artists' district 
: manager, In towiti agal:*, worklnig on 
Publlx dfeal. 

i^arigold . Bailrobm ' reopened " tot 
season with. Harry Coiiner. and his- 
■l2-plece«1)and. 

lack Malericlt ,aitd his nifty or.- 
Chestira oipeiiing at. the- Hotel .Learn 
Ington Sept. 30. 

Walt McKeah proiiioted from 
shipping department to. assistant 
booker at M-G-M. ' " 

•'F(integutten,V first -Korweglan all- 
tajkle to reiaich United State^^ going 
over big Iri territory. 
• ■■Pierre Andrei now an announcer 
fot WGSl Chicag'o ■ radio station, 
back home on visit with parents. 

Eph Roseii, RItO : salesriian, back 
on Job after recovering frbm in7 
juries sustained in ayitomoblle accl-. 
:dent. " . 

Charlie Jackson, Paramount 
salesman, back oh . job after, four 
weeks In north treating his hay 
fever, 

Billy Jones and Brnlo - Hare iand 
jack Craiwford's orchestra featured 
at annual " Northwest ,'. ^ladio and 
JBiectrlc^il show here. 

National Screen Service has added 
additional salesman;vSi<i Goldberg, 
to work along with .Bill Grant and 
Art Huesman under Ed.. Burke. 

Junior Repertory company pre- 
senting play. 'Glftf of Junior Man,' 
•for benefit "of Minneapolis Sym- 
phony orches.tm guwantee lund. 

Carl Les^rman^ Warner Brothers' 
district manager ff 6m Chicago,- left 
town after failing to close deal with 
Put Ux for part of product in Twin 
Cities. ' 

■ Helen G. Barron,, for nine years 
sebretary to six different managers 
• at the Orjpheum, is miarrying. Max 
Riidey, non -professional, but will 
stick to job/ ^ 

TrI-Stkte circuit, comprising a 
number , of small Minnesota and 
Wlscoii^.In' houses, made 100 per cent 
deal, for M-G-M prodU9t, Its first 
neW-s.eason purchase. , 

Cedric Adams, local columnist* re- 
ports thiCt -petty thieving Customers 
foot Belmbnt tavern, local., road- 
bouse night-spot; of 150 beer mugs 
evety Saturday night. 

Mort . H.- Singer expected back 
again this week to decide, regarding 
proposed . 'acquisition of another 
Minneapolis first-run house and 
permanent policy for his. jrecently 
. acquired Orpheum.- 

Day "before Willie Ash, local para- 
chute jumper, plunged to his death 
from ah airplane during an exhibi- 
tion at the Minnesota State Fair, he 
visited a local attorney's, office and 
drew lip a will, leaving: his $3,500 
estate to his sister. 

i)etrdit 

By Leo Elman 

Sam Boslty threatens to return to 
Hollywood. ■ 
. Charlie Rbth has a new car. Sec 
bnd one this year. 

Cliff Bell opfenlrig a new spot 
called -the tJoaimodbre Club. ' 

Richey Craig; Ji^., in town thtee 
weeks to play one at the Mich. 

liUtrelle Bradley • retiring from 
professional life to .get married. 

Vera Brown finally went to H61 
ly wood but merely- as a chaperone 

Brohileigh p6use;trylng to explain 
hia. battered .condition a few weeks 
agd. 

Phil Brestoff happy again. Garla 
Torney Girls at the Michigan, and 
Phil doings okay. . 

EJygene Bristol. Rodney here for a 
week looking .over' local theatres 
with Bernle Hynes. 

Tlreddie .Schader and .Dave Idzal 
both celebrated" weddipg annfver 
saries the sartie xveiek; 

Robert Hendbrson thinking of dp 
. ing afi Intimate miisleal revUe simi- 
lar to the continental Idea. 

Neva Lynn in .town', brought by 
her sister Joy getting an acute ap 
petidix; Grand opening took place 
•Tues; 

William Walker . at the Michigan 
.Cemocratlc lieaigue remodeling 
Pushing the bandstand back to 
make hioi-e roort for. the; paylii: 
£:uests. 



C H A T T E 




dancer, and lie's son of Chleago.prip.-, 
ducer. 

James Mnlhblland, radio, continu- 
ity writer, takes slaps at Cleveland 
figures in .his" new aatlrlcal play, 
'Alter of Hooey.' 

Bebe Barti» dance dlrefetor, won 
divorce from Stephen HI Linek, ,ed-. 
Itbr of local ' Hungarian papet; 
slfi,ted to marry Jairies Danly of 
American Shipping Bbard around 
Xmd.s.'' 



Fort Wayne 

By . Robert Baral 

Dal Harris' Rhythm Boyt into 
Uptown cliub. .. . . 

"Last Round Up" js the current 
clean-iip song over the sheetlinuslc 
counters. . "* 

Rae Weimer of 'Beacon-Journal' 
at Akrbn calling on the Old "Jpur- 
hal-Gazette' crowd. 

W. C. Quimby and M. Marcus ac- 
quire loiig term lease oh Paramount 
theatfe from Loop Realties, Inc. 

'Journia-l-Gazette' gives in at last 
ahd 'okays a daily radio column. J. 
eUfl^brd Mlinor on city desk editing 
chatter. . - . ' 

Helene Foellinger, . daughter of 
publisher Oscar FoelUnger of 'News- 
Sentinel,' just out of Illinois Uv, and 
handling film copy. ' - g " 

Clifford- Ktrkpatrick of local po- 
lice force gets three months' leave 
to return to .vaudeville 'stage as 
miaglcian. Formerly worked as 
single, 

Edna Hodell, formerly of WOWO 
and recently signed by WBBM, goes 
Mayfalr by dropping first, letter of 
her name and going, over^ the ether 
now as Edna Odell. 

Jane Hopkins, the .original Rose- 
mary Murphy In 'Abie's Irish Rose' 
during its five-year marathon In 
New York, now Mrs. Leon Levy, and 
living here. . Cast in Old Fort Play- 
ers' production of 'Enter ]!*Iadariie' 
as' a fling. 



Cleveland 

l3y Glenn C. PuMon 



Hagenbeck- Wallace clf cus cracked 
last five yi^ars' records here for at 
tendance. 

Bill McDermotti drama crick of 
.'Peedee,' back from writing Junket 
through Europe. 

Geoi'ge Young and Dave Leder 
man, partners last yeai*, now rival 
burlesque producers. 

Putney and Lofihle, radio team, 
now spilt up, Lbnnle Johnson going 
Into Mld,-Colony Club, 

It's a baby girl at the Ralph Ket- 
tering.s— she's June Love, ex-revue 



Cincinnati 

By Joe Kolii 



St Paul 

By Walt f^asehieic 

The Abe Sunbergs busy bftsslnef- 
.tlng. 

George AurellUs celebrating his 
birthday. 

Bob Rydeen seeing pculist 
a,bout a bum gllm. 
. Hbward Dale, Garrlok boss, laid 
up with blood poisoning. 

M-GtM's ittneraht sound truck 
hits this burg and has the peasant 
gawkingi q 

Ann Ostrand, Z% years at the 
Publix nabe Capitol, now cashiering 
at the loop RKO Otph. 

Mike Gibbons, former world- 
famed pugilistic 'Phantom/ running 
a night club at Hastings. 

Orpheum, .commencing with 'Foot- 
light Pairade' on Oct. 13, to show 
Warper Bros, ;'product for 50% of 
Its bookings. 
J. Darsie Lloyd, Harold's dad, 



ducks into town with his new bride 
for a look-see as; part of their world 
tour hon'^smtoon. . 

Mrs. Bust has presented Cliff with< 
a bouncing^ baby gal straining the 
scales at 8 lb. 8 oz. They've named 
•er Dorotby Geraldlne.' 

State Fair's Thrill Day. climaxed 
with death ot piarachute jumpers- 
William Ash, who' failed to jerk 
either rip-cord on two. chutes. 

Ben Pollack's bahd now in at the 
Lowry; Jaok Crawford's scrammed. 

Werner Wittkamp, former Molhar 
aide, now- in town beautifying . the 
Bbulevards of .Paris interior. 

Fiddle La Rue and Jimmy Rollins, 
who've made "gUitar strumming platr 
ters as two of the 'Three Deuces 
Wild' trio, are. now . meandering 
among the tables, ntfghtly_ at the 
Mystic Caverns. 

lyVIera, Publix. loop spot. In lobby 
bally of 'Beauty for Sale,' points to 
the pic's 'six-star cast' and men- 
tions. May Robson as star of 'Lady 
for a Day.' Latter pic showing, cur- 
. rently at opposish RKO. 



C()niparative Grosses for Septiemkr 



(Continued from page 27) 

DETROIT 



Me 



Baby hippo upping.Zoo gate. 
Howard Gale fr htlng 'Strike 
Pink'. 

Al Schenck clowning with band 
at Wooden Shoe, suburban 3.2 spot. 

Strand has Cliff Boyd as mgr. and 
Harry Willsey leadling seveh-piece 
band. 

Harris Dudelson promoted to 
salesman by UA; Jules Rieff got 
booker berth. 

Shubert reopens Oct. 1 with 'Din- 
ner at Eight' roadshow pic; W. G. 
Bishop ahead. 

Dave Bernie, brother of Ben, in 
fifth, month at Sinton /grill with 
flye-piece brki. 

Bu'rley .competlsh and ne'W CIncy 
low for stags; seven nudes and fish 
fry for two bits with beer oh side 
at 6c .a copy. 

Netherland Plaza, reopens nite 
club Sept. 30 with Duchln's combo 
in for fortnight; minimum table tap 
Is $1 and extra 50c Sat. and Sun. 

Norwood, 1,000-seat nabe, leased 
by Dr. . Geo. C. ■ Kolb, owner and 
long-time opera tox*, to 'VVm. Bein for 
five yrs. at $7,200 per annum, . plus 
taxes. 

Jack Middleton, ex-vaude and now 
an agent here, . wed to Margo 
Pranks, non- pro from N. Y.; Jack's 
first frau was Mildred Schroeder, 
who is with Bert Lalir's act. 



Des Moines 

y R. W. Moprbead 



Mbrgan Ames to operate his Iowa 
string from Chi. 

Everyone - happy to have . Herble 
and Louise Koch back" In , town. \ 

The: organ at the Paramount ren- 
ovated for Herble Koch's return. . 

The cold weather, hard on side- 
walk pitchmen and night; baseball. 

.Al Morey's orchestra opening its 
second dinner-dftnce season at the 
Younker tearoom . 

Max Wiegman, operator of th( 
Hlland, neighborhood, 'robbed of tin 
night's receipts— 10 bucks. 

•What about that Edith Evans 
Ray Mayer marriage license takei 
out In New 'York, recently? 

'Mildred Harris Chaplin .a gooi 
draw, at the WaJltathon,- which i 
now nearing a thousand hours.. 

Ray Coffin, new publicity director 
for Central States, making a lot of 
new friendships and rohowlhg old 
onesi 

-^To\VM-went=foi!=:iOtie=Sunday^£t:^ 
crrioon' even if it . Is 'artistic. 
Couldn't see 'Song of Ings' fbv 
snickering. 

Ted Stolnnietz, Jr., here from the 
Groton, New London, Conn.i to di- 
rect Kendall Community Playhouse 
fo succeed Gregory Foley. 

Hal- R.. Sheridan, city iiianoger 
for 'Publix and manager, of the Des 
Moines for three years, resigned to 
become station rrianager for KSO. 
Register and Tribune station. Sue 
ceeded by L. E. Davidson, formerly 
of the Paramount, Marion, Ind. 





Aug. 24 


Aug. 31 


Sept. 7 


. Sept. 14 


MICHIGAN 

(4,045; l6>2S-35- 
40-55) 

High. $58,100 
Low.. 6,600 


Song of 

.>8ongs 
$22,000 
J ('Street 
Singer' 
;bni Stage) 


3-:Cornsred 
.Moon 
$18,()00 


Turn Back 
the Clock 

$13,2()0 


Beauty . 
For Sale 

$16,000 


FOX 

(6,100; 15-25-35- 

40-65) 
High. $50,000 
Low.. 4,000 


Man Who 
Dared 

, $15,000 


Devil's in 
Love 

$14,000 


F. P. 1. 

$13,0()0 


Pilgrimage 

$16,800 


FISHER 

(2,665; 15-25-35- 
,40) 

High. $29,000 
Low;; 3,200 


Had to Say 
Yes 

$3,200 
(New Low) 


Song of 
.Songs 

$7,6.00 


Tugboat 
Annie 

$7,700 


Tarzan 
$7,100 


NEW HAVEN 




Aug. 24 


Aug. 31 


Sept. 7 


Sept. 14 , 


PARA- 
MOUNT 

(2,348; 85-50) 

High. $21,000 
Low.. 2,600 


Emergency 

Call 

and 
1 Have Lived 
■ $3,800 


Appointment 
Only 

$7,900 


Notorious 
but Nice 

$7,600 


Song of 
Songs 

$10,70.0 


PALACE 

(3,040; 35-50) 

High. $2Q,00a 
Low.. 4|200 


Her First 
Mate 

$8,200 
(Three X 
' Sisters 
on Stage) 


Pilgrimage. 

and 
. Devil's in 

Lbve 

$7,600 
(Robert 
Slmmchs 
on Stage) 


Paddy 

and 
Wrecker 

$7,500 


B'way to 
Hollywood 

^nd 
Shanghai 
Madness 
$8,000 


SHERMAN 

(2,260 ; 38-60) 

High. $16,000 
Low.. 1,500 


Be Mine 
Tonight 

and 
Narrow 
Corner 
. $3,800 


Voltaire 

$8,700. 


Double 
Harness 

and 
Laughing 
at Life 
$6,000 


Captured 

$5,800 


BOSTON 




. Aug. 24 


Aug. 31 


Sept. 7 


Sept. 14 


RKO 
MEMORIAL 

(4,000; ;;o-35-50) 

High. $41,200 
Low.. 6,140 


No Marriage 
Ties 

$14,000 


Secret of 
Blue Room 

$18,400 
(Ethel 
Barrymore 
on Stage) 


Morning 
Glory 

$18,600 


One Man's 
Journey 

$10,200, 


ORPHEUM 

(3,000 ; 30-40-50) 

High. $23,000 
Low . . 4,000 


Another 
Language 

$16i60O 


Sing, Sinner; 
Sing. 
$13,000 


Tugboat 
Annie 

$17,600 


Masquerader 

$13,500 


METRO- 
POLITAN 

(4,930 ; 30-40-60- 

High. $66,000 
Low. . 12,500 


Voltaire 

$24,600 


Deyil's in 
Love 

$30,600 
(Duke 
EUihgton 
on Stage) 


Song of 
Songs 

$24,500 


Day and Age 

$23,900 


BIRMINGHAM 




Aug. 24 


^ Aug. 31 


Sept. 7 


Sept. 14 


ALABAMA 

(2,800;. 25-35-40JI 
High. $29,000 
Low.. 3,500 


Tugboat 
Annie 

$7,ooa 


Song of 
Songs 

$5,500 


' Moonlight 
and Pretzels. 

$6,500 


Day and Age 
and 
Double 
Harness 

$8,000 


STRAND 

(SOO ; 25) 

High.; $5,000 
Low... 850 


Her Secret 
^900 


. Gambling 
Ship 
$850 
(New Low) 


Midnight 
Club 

$900 


No Marriage 
Ties 

$800 


EMPIRE 

(1,100; 15-25) 

High. $12,000 
Low.. 800 


Loved You 
Wednesday 

and 
B'way Bad 

$900 


Loved You 
Wednesday 

and 
Lilly Turner 

$1,200 
- (2d week) 


Lilly Turner 
and 
Hold Me 
Tight 

$900 ; 

(2d week') 


Hold Me 
Tight 

$1,000 



Lincoln 

(Continued from page 10) 

draw this week, and the competlsh 
is billing Alice Joy . as the headllner. 
It'll be a pretty even pull. 

Rumor, originating somewhere' 
around the row late last week had 
Duke EllInErton coming in the Lin- 
coln, which ialmost scared the op« 
posish to death, but it went un-* 
founded. : Howevcr> . showmen are 
still finding -more mbney available, 
and the theatres even with ad« 
vanced nuts are holding their oAvn.-. 

Musicians succeeded in getting a 
minimum of six men per vaUdd.' 
house paid, whether used or hot. 
Adds about $260 to the nut. A big 
ite.in in grosses this size. ' 

Estimates for This Week 
Liberty (Indie T-C) (l,46ci; 10)-^- 
•Hell's House' (JylV7) and Kit Car- 
son serial opening.. Probably . right 
well, but. kids' back In. school is hurt- 
ing this spot; $1,000. Last week 
'Black Beauty' (Mono) and 'Silent 
Men'- (II) spilt, with, serials all 
around. Competition smothered to 
fair $90.(y. 

Lincoln (LTC) (I,$00; 10-25-40)-^^ 
Turn Back , the Clock' (MG) iand 
vaude with. Alice Joy headlining 
shPuld get up to. $2,700 which is... 
pretty fair, although the nut is 
rather strong. Here. Last week 
'Mary Stevens M.D- and 3-act RKO" 
bill On the boards did well enough 
for' the cost of the show; $2,600. . 

Qrpheum (Indie TC) (1,300; 10- 
15-25)^'World Gone Mad' (Maj). 
and Tracy Brown's uiiit on stage 
should- be all right at this price; 
$i2,400. Last week 'Vanity Street* 
(Col) and-more than helped by F'aul 
Cholet's 'Kfeep Moving Idea' for the 
fiesh attraction. Stiff puU power all 
around kept this house down ' "to 
$2,500, but okay. 

State (Irtdle TC) (500; 10^15-26)— 
'Lady for a Day' (Col) after a word 
of mouth campaign engendered by 
a special screening, it should go big. 
Town's well papered tpo. Nice, 
$2,000. Last week 'Brief Mionient' 
(Gbl) "suffered considerably;: $8()0r 

Stuart (LTC) (1,900 : 10-25-35-55- 
00) — 'Torch Singer' (Par) mighty, 
mighty -light ifkre for this gate; 
$2,000. Last , week 'Paddy' (Fox). 
Title would describe the gross if . It 
was listed any higher than $1,950. 



BUFFALO 



BUFFALO 

High. $42,000 
Low; .. 9,000 

CENTURY 

(3,400; 23) 

High. $21,000 
Low.. 3,200 

HIPPO- 
DROME 

(2,100; 23-iO) 

High. $22,000 
Low . . 3.600 



Aug. 24 
Midnight 

:"=iCluh " 
$13,400. 

Shriek in 
Night 
and 
Whoopee 

$6,40b 

Stranger's 
Return 

$8,500 



Aug. 31 



Dou ble 

$14,500 

Zoo in 
Budapest 
and 
Mind Reader 

$4.600 . 

Moonlight 
and Pretzels 

$6,000 



Sept. 7 



Another. 

$11,000 

Supernatural 
and 
Warrior's 
Husband 

$5.500 • 

Tugboat 
Annie 

$14,000 



Sept. 14 

- Good- Bye 

"=Ag"airr== 

$20,100 

Tier 
odyguard 
and 
Samarang 

$8.000 . 

Tugboat 
Annie ' 

$10,200 
<2a week) 



Gaynor and Hepburn 
Strong B.O,, Seattle, 
Take lOG and 6^6 



Seattle, Sept. 25. 
With local showmen wary on 
booking stage shows, looks like some' 
of the outside big shots will step 
Into the fray. Pantages still on- the 
loose for his bookings, but looks like' 
Fanchon-Marco will return to this 
burg via reopening of Orpheum, 
lease now ready for the dotted line. 
K&R Empire vaude may also step 
Into- local arena. Anyhow, looks like 
showmen are getting ready for top 
activity along with NBA anticipated 
pickup." 

'Mbrning. Glory' getting major at- 
tention, although In small seaterl la 
set in for two weeks' run. Hepburn- 
girl is. getting barrage of pubilcity 
with local critics In rave reviews. 
Gaynor and Baxter team also drag- 
ging 'em in to Fifth Ave. Robinson 
and Francis a good team in '1 Loved 
a Woman,' going; 10 days at Blue 
Mouse, but the part not a natural 
for Edward G. 

Estimates for This Week 
Fifth Ave. (Evergreen) (2,400; 25* 
40)-T-^Paddy' (Pox). Gaynor-Baxter 
socko for $10,000 or more. Last 
week 'Dr. Bull' (Fox) went better 
than expected, great $12,000. 'Three 
Little Pigs' revival got big hand. 
Had also played all -around town. 

Roxy (J-vH) (2,300; 25-35)—. 
"Tarzsan' (Prln). Getting. full .quota 
olT-advertlsThg, - stunts arid- even a 
big parade .with floats, and prizes. 
Flocks of kids responairtg, means 
a good $5,000. Last week 'Brief 
Moment' (Col), fair at $4,200. 

Paramount (Evergreen) (3,106; 
25^40)— 'This Day and Age' (Par); 
Good for.$5,000. Last week,. 'Beauty 
for Sale' (MG) got along for oke 
$4,700. 

Music Box (Hamrlck) (900; 25- 
40)— 'Morning Glory' (RKO). Big. 
interest In Hepburn, opened good. 
.Looks to reach, a.. big $6,500, very 
strong.- Last week, 'Voltaire (WB), 
second week, good enough $3,100. v. 

Blue Mouse (Hamrlok) (950; 25- 
40)-^'I Loved a Woman' (FN). In 
for 10 days, getting nice biz, week 
to click for $4,000, ten. day period 
for $6,500, okay. Last "week "Rafter 
Romance: (RKO) wouldn't .start 
fermentation, very, slim at $1,200 for 
four, days, when yanked. Ginger 
Rogers.lilcod, but needs strong" team- 
mate to draw, and anyhow the title 
was n.g. . 

-,^Xib.erty_.,(J-vH)„ (1.9,00: _l0-25)-^'A 
Study In *Scariet' (WW) 'Slty^iv'ay*" 
.(Mono) dual. Headed for a steady 
$4,200, Last week, 'Life in tlie Raw' 
(Fox) ; 'Hearts of Iluinanity'- (Mas) 
with clientele liore liking huniannb.ss 
or 'Hearts,' wont for big enough- 
$4,600. ■ . ,■' 

■ Coliseum (Evorgr.oen) '(1,800 ; 15- 
25)— 'Gord Diggers." (WB). Single- 
ton and for entire week, on way to 



a good $3,800 but a bit below ex- 
pectations, ' La.<4t week, 'Niiisaiioe* 
(MO), 'I Loved Yo\J Wednesday' 
(Fox), dual, good, ?3,700. 



Tuesday, September 26, 1933 



T D O O R S 



VARIETY 



63 




O B I T U A R Y 



61 ME SILVERMAN 

Sime Silverman; born in Cprtliand, 
N. Y., on May 19, 1873, sUcldenly In 
Hollj[woQd, C^ilif., on Sl^spt.. ,. 1933, 
ABed'_ 60, ■ The Varibty founderr'pul)-^ 
Usher -Is survived his widow, 

Hattie; bis mbther, Itirisi. iRachel SU- 
vermah; his son, Sid, the prtiseht 
editor and publlisher of this iiaper; 
two slsterB, Mrs. ' Sallie GOldismlth 
and Anne Silverman stnd a brother 
Ciearfre.- 

Further, news Accopnt appears: 
elsewhere in thist lssuel 



JACK ROSSLEY 

^ Ja.ck B^OBsley, 72, rdled In Montreal, 
vSept. 16, after; a llngrerine Illness, 
Born In IJngland, he started bh tiie 
Btag.e there as a tiap dahcer 48 yearg 
ago. With Mrs. Ro9sley, wbo died 
iabout two years ago lii Montreal, he 
toured the British I$i0s and then 
Canada and the U. S., aia Mr. and 
.Mrs. Jack Rosgley/in a singing and 
aancing- act. ;' 

The . cOliple settled In St. John's, 
Newfoundland, . with three theatre 
leases, two for pictures and one for 
musical coiiniedy productibn, on their 
own. 

Xater they- shifted to St^ John, N. 
B., spending about 15 years In the 
latter place, operating a daince hall 
. and jointly producing the Rossley 
" Kiddies, local juveniles, in muslca.1 
comedies. for local picture Chouses.' • • 
Surviving aire one daughter^ BOn^ 
nlci a chbi'us girl, of New York 'Cit jr, 
and a son, Victor, a: stagie wroTket? in 
St. John, N. B., theatres. There are 
als several grandchildren. Interment 
was at Montreal. Rossley had not 
been active for the past year owing 
to 111 health, his wife's death halving 
caused- a physical iipllapse. They 
were In business as well as^ matri- 
monial partners fbr 40 .j'cars; 



MApGE <;ARR C.OpK 

Madge Carr Cook, 71, died at Sy- 
ossct, 1.. I., Siept. 20. She had been 
111 with pneumonia;- 

She made her stage debut -as a 
child actress and ;<ended her career 
on the stage In 1909, just half a 
century later. In the interim she 
had adviinced to a leadfiig position 
on the American stage; She is per- 
haps best known— and 'loved— for 
her playing in the. titlie role of 'Mrs. 
Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch.' She 
played niuch in the Charles Froh- 
nian companies and had appeared 
in some of his London prodi>ctlons. 
She was in Honolulu with, the Ted 
Frawley stock. 

She was twice married; to 
Charles Robsori ' and to Augustus 
Cook. Her daughter, Eleanor Rob- 
, marrfed the late August Bel- 
mont, retiring from the stage In 
the height of her career. It was at 
Mrs.. Belmont's home Mrs. Cook 
passed away. 



ADOLF . LI 

Ado.if Link, 82, character come- 
dian who was a favorite of the 
former generation of New York 
theatrcrgoers, died Sunday In the 
Flower hospital; where he was un- 
der the cdre of the Actors' Fund of 
America. 

. He was born. Sept. 15; , in 
Budapest, .Hungary^ and came -to 
the United States" in 1881, after 
having established himself In the 
leading German theatres , in : whlich 
he played since childhood. When 
Hcinrlch Conrled organized his fa- 
mous Company at the old Thallia 
theatre, Adolf Link became one of 
his stars arid was soon a favorite. 

He Was also under the, manage-, 
ment of George C. Tyler and Lee^ 
Shubert. His last appearance wa)3 
With 'The Student Prihce.' 
. Services will. be . held tinder ihe 
.Auspices' bf the Actors' Fund. In- 
terment in the Fund plot in Kensico 
cemetery. 



FRED ERl C K P. A R U N 0 E L 

. FredeWck Jp. Arundel, 91, died 
Monday morning in the Actors' 
I'^und Home, at Engiewood, N, J., 
where he had beieh a guest for 17 
years. He was an Englishman by 
hi£thiJiMillgJtefin=J^^ 
htaffordshire; England, on Feb; 8, 
,1842. 

He played in London with Augusr 
ttis Harris, Henry Irving, arid Carl 
Rosa, and came to the United 
'States in 1894. He was also under 
.the management of Abbey, Schoeffel 
^7K*^'*^"' ■'^'^eustiiv Daly, Fred G. 
Whitnoy and JcsCph Brooks during 
the following 10 years. 
Tntorment will be in flio Actors' 
und plot, in Ken.sico ccjjictery. 



Ml 

• Mike Donlln, 55, once a star ball 
player but most recently, of Holly- 
wood, died in Los Angeles Sept. 24i 

In his prime Doriilh was 'batting 
.330 and a star of thie. N. Y. Giants. 
In 1907 he sought to" capitalize his 
■fame by starring 'A Runaway 
Colt' which was written for him 
by Chas. H, Hoyt. It Was riot a hit 
and he turned, to vaudeville with 
little success, He twice sought to 
stage - a "baseball comeback -but 
without result. 

:pf recent years he has been play- 
ing bits in motion , pictures. His 
•wlfe,v Mabel Hlte. wro encouraged 
his theatrical ambition; died some 
years ago. 



, THEPPPRE HUMAN 

Theodore/ Human, - 82, one of the 
members :of . the original Boston 
Symphony Orchestra; which he 
helped to orgariize In :18'79, died at 
his hqine In Brooklyn, Sept. 18. 

He ■^jr^.-fi irriember of the Bee- 
thoven String Quintet - and had 
toured with, the jT. Y. Synrtiphony ; as 
concert-riiaster. For lO .years he 
was first vlolinv. the Metropolitan 
'Orchestra. 

: Survived by two daughters^ three 
sons,-: . grandchildren and one 
great-grandchild. , 



LOUIS A^ BUETTNER 

Loui A.' Buettrier^ head of the 
Cohoes. Au^^^^serilent Company . with 
theatf es in Cohoes. Hudiso'n Falls, 
^lens Fails arid : Mechariicvnie,.. N. 
Yi, arid formier..i)resident of thio New 
York State Exhibitors' League, ^Icd 
In. Cohoes Sunday following ia long 
Illriess. He was a native , of Gerr 
many : and hai; lived In Cohoes 25 
years; He had many business, civic 
arid fraternal afBillatipns.. Bift'wlfe, 
mother, three sisters and a br.other 
survive. Burial will be in. Albany 
Rural cemetery. 



: ROBERT PRAI 

Robert Cralk, 32, died of cerebral 
heniorrhage In Louisville Sept. 18 
while being removed to a hospital 
He was . understudy for Dennis 
Kin|r in 'The Vagabond King' arid 
had played in 'The Desert Song.' 
He made his stage debut with the 
iStuart "Wklker players. Recently 
he.had •dev<)ted his attention to the 
Concert stage. 

Suryive<| by his mother, ree 
sisters and a daughter. 



FRANK BREYMAI 

Frank Breymaler, singer and 
miknager of Scheriectady theatres 
for years, died in that city last, 
week. He had been in ill health for 
some months. 

Breymaler had been manager of 
the Van Curler theatre handling It 
when It played legit and burlesque. 

Qf recent years he had been man- 
aging the RIvoli. theatre, neighbor- 
hood de lUxe house. 



RICHARD A. ^EjLLV 

Tlichard. A. Reilly," manager of 
Warner's Hudson, Kearny, N. J., died 
Tuesday after an operation at the 
Presbyterian Hospital, Newark. He 
was 45 and had been 25 years in the 
blislriess, , having managed the Bran- 
ford and other houses. 

Hp is survived, by his. daughter, 
Mrs.. Helen .Llttel, Burial was held 
at the .Holy Cross Cfemeteryr North 
Arlington, N. J. 



CHfiT SUTTON 

Chester Sutton, 55, publicity i- 
rectot" of the Mason and Biltmore, 
ErlanSer hoxises, Los Angeles, died 
Sept, .23 at his. Los. Angeles honie 
after a nriorith's illness, aggravated 
by two acdiderits during the past 
year.' .Sutton came to L. A-. through 
his route as a baseball player and 
company' manager. 
^ Survived by sister and brother.. 



TOM MIX AmCHED, 
QUCEY RELEASED 



Kansas City, Sept. 25. 

Tony, Tom Mix's faivbrlto horse, 
together with, a number of other 
horses, three, trucks of scenery and 
stage equipment^ and Mix's per 
sonaj automobile,, were Iri the 
hands of the sheriff at . Emporia^ 
Kansas, for a short time last week. 
Property, was .seized . 0n a writ of 
attachment- issued "iri the suit of 
Col. .Zack Miller of the 101 Ranch 
who some time ago was given judg 
merit against Mix for |66,b00, on his 
breach of contract ' suit. 

Mix presented legial papers show 
Irig. that all Of the property Was 
owned by , his wi'^ and the sheriff 
r<eleased the attachment. 



$10 Tar Concession 
Per Day— West Vnrginia 



Morgantown, W. Va., Sept. 25. 
In^ spite of new state . tax law 
■which coileets fee |10. . per day 
from all carnival concessions. West's 
World's Wonder Shows' arrived' here 
Sunday for a week's stay. Sh<Sws 
go to Elkins for the next week. 

Concession .tax law became effec- 
tive June - 1, Most cai-nivals are 
steering clear of West Virginia now. 



Hollywood home of Frederick Sept. 

22..;.:^ .. ' . , ' .. 

Mrs. Sahtjey was formerly of . the 
stage. She-is 'suiirived only by het 
two sons. 



THOMAS C,. KENNEDY 

"Thomas Clayton Kennedy, 57, yet 
vaudevllllan arid father of the Sari 
Diego Troupers' club, died Sept. 25 
a. his home in Point Lonia, Calif. 

He came to San Diego several 
years ago with his wife and_part 



HARRY CUMIVI1NS 

Harry Gurrimlns, for the past five: 
years associated with his brother 
Samuel, as distributor; died in New 
York .Sept. 38 of- a tumor of the 
brain, . 

• Pri is association with the 

film business he was. iri the cora- 
meixial advertising flpld. 



■ dOROTHEA ^RAND 

Dorothea. Brand, CO, the Original 
Trilby in the :London premier of 
that play, died at Broadstairs, Kerit; 
England, Sept. 24. She had been 
to America but w.is chiefly known 
to the Englifh .stage 



MRS. LAURENE SANTLEY 

Mrs. Laurene .Sfintlpy, 65, mother 
of Joseph and .t<'redcrlck Santley, 
aclor.Si diod of a hf-art attock at tho 



ner, "Mattle. Rooney, .who .survives 
him; He also leaves a. son and. his 
mother. 



BERT KELLER 

Bert G. Keller. 53, for years with 
the Ringling' Bros, as a musician, 
died suddenly at his home In Wa- 
pello, la. His niother and two sis- 
ters, survive. Interment was in 
Wapello cemetery, with the Ameri 
can Legion In charge. 



IGHT 

Horace LIverlght, 49, publisher 
and leglt producer, died in New 
Ifork Sept- ,24 of pneumonia... He 
had been . Ill for about a year .but 
was thought well bri the way to re- 
coverv last week. More details in 
the'^it^Kctl column. 



OSCAR DUFRENNE 

Oscar Dufrenne, one of the lead- 
ing French theatre' .operators, was 
killed In Paris Sept- 25. Further 
details else.where In this issue. ' 



' . WILLIS L. HEAD 

Willis L. Hiead, 43, motion picture 
projectionist, . died Sept. 22 in Los 
Angeles, from Injuries received iri 
an auto accident. 



FERNANDO ALBA 

Fiernando Alba, 66, died in a Los 
Angeles hospital, Sept. . S. He was 
a troriibone . player and a member 
bf " Musicians Tbcai' 47.' 



T. Frisby, for many years 
a. stage technician In Milwaukee 
.theatres, died following several 
weeks' He=-Is survived by 

Mrsv Interment was at 

Sheboygan. 



Arthur Korst, 55, proprietor of the. 
"Theatre hotel in Buffalo, died sud- 
dierily Thursday. He arid his hos- 
telry : were well known to theatre 
people, to whom his kindnesses and 
benefactions were numberless. 



Harry J; Doherty, former presi- 
dent local nine, Greeters, Seattle, and 
a brother of Howard Russell, the 
actor, died Sept. 23 |ri Los Angeles. 
Survived. by mother, two sisters arid 
broth 



'Michael Hyams, of lATSE, for 
niaTiy years with burlesque show.*; 
in=the=:j.eyday-=of-that-entertainment 
field, died in Schenectady, N. Y., last 
week. 



Daughter of Charles Searcy, vice- 
president of the McJunkin Adver- 
tising ' agency In Chicia.gQ, died' on 
Sept. 20 In Chicago from strepto- 
coccus infection. 



Ernie Byfield Manager 
For White City Rcvrs. 

Chicago, Sept. 26. 

White City in the. harids of the 
rocei.vers. F. E. Huriimer named ■ re!- 
ceiyer, while Ernest ,Byfield has 
been appointed general manager. fbr 
the creditors. 

Expect ti pay off at least 60c on 
the. dollat. . Parle did okay this year, 
showing rib loss due to the heavily 
curtailed overhead^ ,Ho"wcYer, there 
were many bills dutstanding from 
previous seasons. 



Barnes Circus 
Nets 42G, but 





FAIR'S PROFIT CALLED 
IOWA RECOVERY SIGN 



Des Moines, ., Sept. 25. 
itibris in.Iowa are Improving 
to some extent if the final attend- 
ance results of the . Iowa state ; fair 
are to be considered ftn. index. 

The gate, showed 292,i876. for the 
1933 event,: paid admissions number 
ing 276,242. The 1932 attendance 
recbrd was topped by . 20,000,' . Re- 
ceipts amounted to $176,457.. 6per 
ating expenses . amounted to $176,- 
316, leaving the board out > of the 
red.' 

The night rOdeo a.nd racing pro - 
isramiS,, features of thie f^ir, ac- 
counted for an a.ttcndance Increase 
of 100% as "against figures. for 1932 

Mana^eriient of the fair kept Its 
pledge to' taxpayers that event 
'would be operated without expense 
to taxpayers.' 



SeattLe BasebaD, tiiii 
A Study in Contrasts 



.Seattle, Sept. 25. 

Here is a contrast; horse-racing 
got immense crowd of 30,000 on 
closing d ay Sundia.y: at Longac res. 
racetrack; near here. Baseball b.b. 
rin|ade .Sonne kind of , a record one day 
last week wheri .Sestttle was play Irig 
Sacramento at local civic park. 

When the £rame started there was 
just one- paid adriiission custoriier 
on. hand; ,When the doulileheader 
flriale started there were ten pay 
paLtrons on hand. Reported that 
Sac's end of the gate, was 69 cents. 

Trouble is with management and 
club's policy, instead of trying to 
build, up a team, present mahage- 
ment sells any player who shows 
class iand whb can be sold. So fans 
have lost interest. 



CHAMFDUi^SHOWBOAT 

Burllrigtori, Vt^Sept; 25. 
A showboat" on Lake Champlain 
now is a prospect for riext sum: 
mer. ' 

The success Of a showboat op 
eratiriig on Lake George during the 
past sumriier Is expected to result 
in the Idea being given a trial on 
the . local lake next suriimer. 



CARNIVALS 



BarrBrown! Old Hickory, Tehn. 

Barker, J. L.i Ozark. 

Barlow's Bii; .City: Alton. 

Beckmann & Gierety: Pt, Smith, 

Bee. K. H. : Cent^rvlIIe. 

Big State: Madison ville. . 

Celtln & . Wilson: Greensboro, N. C. 

Coley'B Greater: Joncsboro. 

Crafts 20 Big: Santa Barbara. 

Ciirli W, 6. : BlancHester. 

EdWif dS; . Jrrn. AHrs; Wo6«er, . 

Empire; LehlBhtbn^ 

Evanipellne; De Qiieeh, 

Gate City : Jonesboro: 

Gibson's Blue Ribbon :. 

Goldcii Belt: Linden. 

Golden Valley: Hojnaker, Va. 

Great Lyric: Owlngville. 

Greater American : Tracy City. 

Greenland Expo,; i:«xington. 

Grubere's. Max, Famous.' Lumberton. 

Hnmes it Williams: Liifkin. 

KrautKi: Greater: AsHoville. 

Lahdes, J. L.: Abilene. 

Lang, Deie,: .<;ikcston. Mo. 

Lewis, Art: New Britain, Conn, 

McPnrland, Ed.: CaiToUton: 

Mi'tropolltan; SylvcHter. 

Mighty Shesoley Midway; Lynchijure, 

ModeJ-Shows of Annerica: KnoxviUe, Tenn. 

New Deal,: Grenada, Miss. 

.Itainbow: Crockett. Mills. 

- ogers & Powell: Pdrdyco. 

Iloyal American; Borne, Ga. 

nubln & Cherry; Trenton, N. 

.Sol's Liberty: Beaver Dam. 

Thomas, Dup, Attrs. : Mariohvlll''. 

TlllPvAm. ro.: Waukegan. 

.Wade, n. II.: Pmlthfleld. 

Wft'le, W. G. : .SlurKiK. 



Hagertbeck'^Wallace 

Kept. 2.'3, (*liarle.iton; 2C, Columbia: 27, 
ueu.-ta; .Lft, AlacOn; 20, Columbus; 30 
.\Iont«otn( ry; Oct. 2, Aleipphls. 



BaldWyn iPark, Cal;, Sept, 25i 
Barnes CiricuS unloaded here 
winter: quarters last week after Cut- 
ting its tour two wc'sks,. but getting 
back ,home withi around $42,00Q 
profit on the season..; 

its "Texas stands 
■When word reached Manager 
ter Croni that .coriditioris were, wet 
in the Home oiOflce 

Okayed roxite 
,it looked 

■'would land the trick in th 

Barnes, show will get a stt-ohg 
buildup; for next season with a, spe- 
cial attraction arid several riame 
acts already spotted ' in the 
Qiitfit will be given the western ter^ 
rltory to Itself with neither the 
RInglirig or Hagenbeck- Wallace 
outfits interfering:. Iri the past,, 
Ririgiing show has played the big 
cities with the Barnes outfit kept in 
the stid.ks and playing around the 
big show. 

Past season for Barries saw every 
one of the cities played giving the 
shbW a profit. Red stands were rill 
small towns, .most of them ori the 
Pacific slope. In Jjog Angeles*. San 
Francisco, Oakland. Portlarid, Van- 
couver, Salt Lake City larid Denver, 
all. topped last year's grosses.. 
'Frisco gave the biggest boost, take 
being about 30% above last season. 



Promater-6one=«legion^ 
Denies Responsibflity 

Martinsburg, W. Va., Sept. 
E, C. MacLaughlin, also kriown as 
Ernie- Mack, Who promoted Ameri- 
can Legion Circus here last week 
is missing and is now sought on 
charges of grand larceny. Mac- 
Laughlin promoted 'Misis American 
Legion' contest and is said to have 
taken in about $500 frorin. sale of 
chances by girls participating In the 
contest... 

Rain made the circus and the con- 
cessions flop and MacLaughlin 
could nft railse the money to pay off. 
He is accused of skipping with the 
dough. Legion disclaimed any in- 
terest in the contest, which they 
said was MacLaiighlln's own Idea. 



AEFATRIATEB 

, Sept. 26. 
Three Canadian minors hailing 
from New Brunswick were deported 
at Niagara Falls Friday aftier hav* 
ing. entered the Uriited States il- 
legally with a carnival playing at 
North Tonawanda which had 
showed In Canadian cities before 
crossing the border. Two Toronto 
girls who also came with the show 
were, returned several days ago by 
the 'Federal aiilhbrities. 



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Mother of Harriet Nolan, of the 
team of "Meyers, and Nolan, dlfd 
in Kansas City (Kans.) on Kf'i)t. 19. 



INSTITUTION^ INTERNATIONALE 

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